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WIN WITH THE TIMES AP Air fares Established 1838 CBI will be Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. set to A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he is meant to be. under PM, go down — Frank A Clark By Byas Anand TIMES NEWS NETWORK NEWS DIGEST New Delhi: Determined not Advani to boost air travel, the Trouble in PoK: The Pakistan ministry of civil avia- government has decided to divest TIMES NEWS NETWORK Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s ‘‘PM’’ tion will soon bring Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan of his New Delhi: The Centre has Jaswant gets FIPB down air fares for both powers. P7 formally clarified that the New Delhi: Within foreign and domestic Central Bureau of Investiga- travel. BJP versus BSP: The BJP and hours of Arun Jaitley tion — which normally func- taking over as the new On Friday, Air-India BSP’s decision to contest the Gauri- tions under the Department will announce a cut in ganj bypoll separately could affect commerce and industry of Personnel and Training minister, the important its fares that would be ties between the two allies in Uttar effective for three Pradesh. P11 (DoPT) — would not report Foreign Investment to Deputy Prime Minister Promotion Board was months beginning Backing Iraq war: Eight Euro- L K Advani. taken away from him March 15, minister of pean leaders made an impassioned Advani was given charge and given to finance state for civil aviation appeal for unity with the US on Iraq, of the key department in minister Jaswant Singh. Shripad Y Naik told The in a rebuff to France and Germany Wednesday’s cabinet reshuf- Detailed report on page 11 Times of India. which have led calls in favour of fle despite the fact that the The ministry has also diplomacy over war. P13 CBI is formally prosecuting proposed to abolish the him for his role in the De- Bharti in a special CBI court 15 per cent Inland Air Fraud complaint: The Securities at Rae Bareli. and Exchange Commission has filed cember 6, 1992 demolition Travel Tax (IATT) for all Sources said that both Vaj- a civil fraud complaint against Congress Seva Dal workers carry posters of Mahatma Gandhi during a function organised to pay homage to him of the historic mosque. Prior domestic carriers. If ap- KPMG, claiming that it knew for on his death anniversary at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. to the reshuffle, the DoPT payee and Advani felt this proved by the finance years that Xerox was improperly in- was headed by Vasundhara separation was desirable giv- ministry, this would re- flating profits. P15 Raje Scindia. en the appearance of a possi- sult in a 17.65 per cent A notification issued on ble conflict of interest. drop in air fares. Thursday says that the CBI Formally, the CBI is an au- For instance, the fare will come under the nodal ad- tonomous agency.Concerned for a Delhi-Mumbai ministrative authority of the at the erosion of its autono- flight — currently Rs Breach again on PM route my over the years, the cabinet secretariat. In effect, 6,600 — will come down Graphic: Neelabh Supreme Court sought in the TIMES NEWS NETWORK this means the premier in- to Rs 5,400. vestigating agency will Vineet Narain case to bolster Naik is meeting Air- New Delhi: The police on Thurs- continue to function under the CBI by mandating that its India officials on Friday day detained a motorcyclist who the overall control of the chief be selected by the Cen- to finalise the new fare unknowingly strayed onto the Prime Minister. tral Vigilance Commissioner package for the lean sea- route the Prime Minister was tak- The CBI has been separat- and be given a minimum son. The quantum of the ing through Delhi. ed from DoPT so as to avoid three-year term. fare cut would be fi- The incident took place on Sub- the legal and moral anomaly In the cabinet shake-up ef- nalised and announced ramanya Bharati Marg near Khan of Advani administratively fected by the Prime Minister the same day. Market in the heart of the capital. supervising an agency which on Wednesday, Advani, who As part of the new ini- This is the third breach in 10 has chargesheeted him in the is in charge of home affairs, tiative with A-I, the min- days. The last one was on Monday Babri case. has also been given person- istry is also planning to when the Special Protection Group Criminal proceedings have nel, public grievances and prepare special pack- had to open fire on a speeding Es- and put up barricades. because of the large number of long been delayed but the pensions. The personnel de- ages in alliance with ho- PEOPLE POWER teem which had almost reached ‘‘In the current security sce- important people who are based Supreme Court last year partment, which traditional- tels and tour operators, Speak your mind—loud and free. the Prime Minister’s vehicle. nario, it has become imperative to in the city and the high-flying cleared the formal prosecu- ly used to be under the home offering a cheaper travel Earlier a motorcycle banged into close both sides of the road to visitors it receives. tion of Advani and other sen- ministry, was shifted to the Question of the week: and holiday option to Is VIP security too oppressive for the one of the cars in the Prime Minis- avoid intrusions, the likes of A suggestion given by the secu- ior BJP leaders like Murli PMO during the days of Indi- consumers. common man? What is the way out? ter’s cavalcade. which have been happening in the rity agencies, which would be wel- Manohar Joshi and Uma ra Gandhi. Call today at 23492136 ( between 12 noon and It has now been decided to tight- past 10 days,’’ said a senior Special comed by commuters, is that the 1pm ) You can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 en security when the Prime Minis- Protection Group (SPG) official. Prime Minister should use heli- e-mail: [email protected]. Your ter travels by road in Delhi. The barricades, it is felt, are es- copters to travel within the city response, along with your name, will be published in Special commissioner of police sential. ‘‘Till now, we have been and to adjoining places. ‘‘But there SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA (security) S K Kain told TNN posting armed security personnel are two hitches with that. One, it February 2, 2003 the number of policemen deployed who stop traffic from moving to the can’t be used after dark and in fog. on VVIP routes will not be in- VVIP route. Since its easy to So its hours of operation would be by Laxman creased as of now but their ‘‘effec- breach this arrangement, we will very limited,’’ the official said. YOU SAID IT tiveness would be improved.’’ He put barricades which no vehicle Comment: The Prime Minister said special care would be taken to can drive past. But we are also might consider whether the over- beef up protection for the rear of aware that this exercise will be zealous bandobast on his behalf is the carcad. tough,’’ the official said. not making him a prisoner of his It has also been decided to stop Delhi is particularly badly own security — which also poses a traffic on both sides of the road hit by VVIP traffic movement hazard to other citizens. Wet weekend ahead Use plastic abroad TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The city seems all set to beat its more freely now rainfall average this January. After having recorded 24.1 mm rainfall till Tuesday — Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Bank under the Foreign Ex- which is above the 22.6 mm average for the of India (RBI) on Thursday change Management Act on month — the Delhi Meteorological department eased rules governing for- expenditure incurred is expecting light rain and cloudy skies on Fri- eign exchange payments that through use of credit cards I’m sorry he has nothing to do day and Saturday as well. Indians travelling abroad can outside or within India.’’ with that ministry any more. Now But, the rain gave the city a miss on Thurs- make via international cred- This law governs all for- he is busy devoting all his time to day as forecasted. However, if it rains on Fri- it cards. eign exchange transactions party work. day then the temperature may go down down Until now, they had to seek undertaken by Indian citi- from the average 22 degrees Celsius. permission from the RBI to zens and companies. The clouds over the city kept the night warm make forex payments of But the RBI said that inter- indiatimes.com POLL at 12.7 degrees Celsius, five degrees above nor- more than $10,000 in a calen- national credit cards could mal, while the day was cooler than expected at dar year while on a private not be used on the Internet or Yesterday’s results: Do you think the 20.4 degree Celsius on Thursday. trip and more than $25,000 otherwise to buy lottery tick- Cabinet reshuffle will improve BJP’s ‘‘This kind of weather is typically associat- while travelling on business. ets and banned magazines. poll prospects? ed with western disturbances,’’ said Northern ‘‘This facility is available India, which is sitting on a Yes 45% No 55% Hemisphere Analysis Centre director Onkari to all residents, subject to record pile of foreign ex- Prasad. ‘‘ The western disturbance is now over their credit limit as may be change reserves, totalling • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. J&K. We are expecting light rain in the next fixed by the card issuer,’’ the $72.4 billion, has been steadi- two days after which the skies may clear. Al- RBI said in a statement. ly liberalising its strict ex- Today’s question: Do you think TV though fog is not expected mist is possible.” ‘‘There is no separate ceil- change controls over the past presenters need to be glamorous? ing prescribed by the Reserve few months. Reuters Cast your vote on www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 L-G puts hike in auto fares on hold By Shubhajit Roy Auto and taxi fares they have been paying. ‘‘It will TIMES NEWS NETWORK put an end to the endless quarrels between the auto-drivers and the New Delhi: Lieutenant-Governor Govt proposes commuters, and the drivers are ex- (L-G) of Delhi Vijai Kapoor has pected to ply with electronic me- asked the Delhi government to re- Increase in both base fare and per km rate from February 1 ters,’’ he said. WEATHER consider its decision to hike au- The L-G’s disapproval is being torickshaw and taxi fares from Feb- L-G refuses o o seen as a shot in the arm for com- Max. 20 C/ Min. 13 C ruary 1, sources said on Thursday. Summons Dikshit, Maken to Moonset: Friday — 1652 hrs. muters. Anil Sood of an NGO, Chet- The L-G summoned chief minis- reconsider the proposed hike Moonrise: Saturday — 0714 hrs. ter Sheila Dikshit and transport na, said, ‘‘The L-G is the last hope for Sunset: Friday — 1759 hrs.s minister Ajay Maken to express his What next? the helpless commuters. His stance Sunrise: Saturday — 0710 hrs. will be welcomed by all and sundry.’’ displeasure at the fare hike. If the Govt insists, L-G has to Sood, whose petition had led to the Mist/shallow fog in the morning. Mainly The new fares have to be sent to approve the new fares cloudy sky with rain/thunder shower in the L-G for his approval and he is en- installation of electronic fare me- some areas. Maximum relative humidity on titled to raise objections once. If the ters, had been campaigning against Thursday 100% and minimum 62 per cent. new fare structure is again sent to be increased substantially. the fare revision through e-mail and him after he has raised objections, It was learnt that the base fare for SMS on mobile phones. Book your Classifieds he has to approve it. The L-G’s move autos would be increased from Rs 5 However, IIT’s transport expert 24 hours service: “51-666-888” puts the state government in an to Rs 10 and for taxis from Rs 10 to 20. Dinesh Mohan, who has advised awkward position. The auto fare for every subse- the government on transport policy, Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” Maken had announced the gov- quent kilometre travelled would be said the fares have been fixed The ATM of information ernment’s decision to hike auto hiked from Rs 2.50 to Rs 3.50 per kilo- after the government consulted The Largest Classifieds Site fares about two weeks ago, though metre, while for taxis, it would go up reputed experts. he did not specify the actual hike. from Rs 5 to Rs 7 per kilometre. ‘‘Experts have decided the fares af- But sources had said that the base Maken tried to justify the fare ter they found that the operational fare (widely referred to as the meter- hike by saying that the commuters costs for CNG autos were higher * 22 + 8 pages of Delhi Times down rate) for autos and taxis would would not be paying more than what than perceived,’’ he said.

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Rohini, no ransom calls To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 TIMES NEWS NETWORK made from Delhi, the police has not been “I am planning to do an out-and-out action film” able to trace it so far. New Delhi: Even as the northwest police — TUSSHAR KAPOOR, Actor As per the first information report, the is trying to solve a nine-day old abduction victim left his house at 7:30 pm. He did not Q: How is Ekta A: It was really good working of a 20-year-old man, a kidnapping case of return after that. The family got perturbed Kapoor with him. Although I was a a minor boy was reported. and informed the police. associated with little conscious initially, but, The six-year-old boy, a resident of Rohi- your new film, soon I had to get into the The family, however, received the ran- ni, was kidnapped while he was playing Kucch Toh Hai? character and it went off outside his house on Monday evening. som call a day later. The call was received -Kiwis smoothly. ‘‘Jasmeet Singh was in a group when by the victim’s uncle. ‘‘The caller demand- A: She's like a second Q: Would you like to do any he mysteriously disappeared,’’ a police ed money to release him. When the family director. The film is written action movie?-Smita_aj official said. members tried to found who the caller was, by someone else and the A: Yeah. I am planning to do Singh is a student of Guru Nanak Public he hung up the phone,’’ an officer said. dialogues too, but the story an out-and-out action film, School, Pitampura. His father, Amrit This is the third case in which in a idea is hers. but I haven’t got any good Singh, is a transporter. The police officer month’s time where a minor boy has been Q: Which are your offer as yet. forthcoming movies?-Simi Q: Who is your favourite claimed the family had not received any kidnapped. On January 15, a six-year-old boy from St Columba’s school was kid- A: Yeh Dil which will be out co-star?-Neha ransom call so far. But, the incident has in March. It's a violent love A: I enjoy most with Amrita sent shockwaves among the residents of napped by his driver’s acquaintance. The police was, however, able to rescue him. A Tibetan is pushed away by policemen during a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in story and Shart in May. This as she's extremely fun Sector 18, where the boy lives. one's with Amrita and Gracy. loving. In another incident a minor boy was kid- New Delhi on Thursday. Since he went missing, the children of Q: How was it working with For complete chat log on to the area have stopped playing outside. napped from Vasant Vihar area. The fami- your father in the film?-Riyaa http://chat.indiatimes.com ‘‘Nobody plays once it gets dark because ly reportedly received a ransom call of Rs LNJP complex the boy went missing at 7:30 pm. And even 10 lakh. Although the police have sent CHATTING LIVE ON INDIATIMES TODAY if they are there, the parents accompany teams to various states, they have not been Rs 400 cr sales them,’’ the officer said. able to solve it. The boy was recovered work resumes 2 pm: Shubho foundation of a strong The 20-year-old was kidnapped on from outside Delhi. Shekhar entertainment brand TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bhattacharjee 5 pm: R K Bhalla January 18. The victim is the only son of a It was learnt that he was kidnapped by CEO, Filmed Astrolger businessman. The family has already his domestic help’s friend. The kidnappers New Delhi: The construc- tax deficit likely entertainment, On predicting future of your received a ransom call of Rs 35 lakh. allegedly told him that they were taking Planman Life love life, career, finance and tion work of a new multi-spe- TIMES NEWS NETWORK city in which sales tax offi- Although the call has been reportedly him to Priya complex. On what constitutes the health ciality complex at the Lok- cers are themselves the ap- nayak Jayaprakash Narayan New Delhi: Till January, pellate authorities.’’ hospital has resumed. 2003, the city government’s fi- Gandhi said appeals do not This comes after the Delhi nance department was to get amicably disposed be- state urban development de- have collected Rs 3,583 crore cause the very officers who Hospital appointments partment terminated the as sales tax. But it has man- draw up bogus demands are contract of a private con- aged to collect only about Rs made to sort out disputes. struction firm for failing 3,100 crore. ‘‘Delhi is the only city which to meet the deadline for The growth rate that the has this rule in Section 43 (5) under CBI scanner the construction of its sales tax revenue has gar- by which the administrative orthopaedic ward. nered so far has been a dis- and appellate authorities are TIMES NEWS NETWORK fluid to remove some names Kochchar said, ‘‘The candi- The 450-bed orthopaedic mal 4.88 per the same.’’ and then added those of dates were shortlisted ward was commissioned in New Delhi: The appoint- cent. The to- At a loss There are unqualified candidates,’’ an through a panel and there is April 2000 and was supposed ments of over 120 nurses, tal tax esti- about 1.4 official said. nothing wrong with these to be completed in August pharmacists and operation mated for • Sales tax revenue lakh traders The case came to light requirements.’’ next year. theatre assistants in Delhi 2002-2003 is has grown by only 4.88 in the city after MCD commissioner MCD recruited over 150 The private contractor had Municipal Corporation Rs 4,300 per cent who are in Rakesh Mehta reportedly employees for its hospitals on been able to complete only a (MCD) hospitals have come crore but the the sales tax received an anonymous com- a six-month contract in May fraction of work within the About 67,000 appeals, under the scanner after the department • net. Most of plaint saying 22 OT assis- 2002. The recruitments allotted time. is expecting involving Rs 12,000 them usually Central Bureau of Investiga- crore, are pending. tion (CBI) seized incriminat- tants were recruited in May were aimed at preventing es- a deficit of have two as- last year without proper sential services in hospitals sessment cas- ing files related to their Rs 400 crore. Till January, the screening. from being affected by Correction • es, one for recruitment. Along with department managed to sales within The CBI has been raiding The complainant alleged shortage of staff. New Delhi: The PTI story the growing assess only about the city and MCD’s health and personnel that some of the OT assis- The controversy over ap- carried in Thursday’s edi- deficit, the fi- 60,000 cases. departments over the last 10 tants did not even have pointment of medical staff tion — ‘‘Leaders get notices nance de- the other for days. Confirming the in- any work experience and comes close on the heels of for keeping cattle in bunga- partment is supplying quiry, municipal health were recruited on the basis of over 240 bogus appointments lows’’ — wrongly mentioned faced with a huge rise in the goods to other parts of the officer K N Tiwari said the fake work experience certifi- in MCD primary schools. The Congress leader Manmohan number of appeals pending country. In effect, the total investigators had sought cates issued by private recruitments were made Singh as one of those lead- before various authorities. It number of assessments are files related to appointments. nursing homes. through the Delhi Subordi- ers. Singh said he does not is estimated that about 67,000 about 2.8 lakh. ‘‘We provided them with files The OT assistants are post- nate Services Selection have cattle at his bungalow appeals involving an amount Till January, the depart- related to recruitment of ed in hospitals like Hindu Board, some of whose offi- and has not received any no- of more than Rs 12,000 crore ment managed to assess only nurses, pharmacists and Rao, Kasturba Gandhi and cials have been accused of tice. NDMC director (PR) are pending. about 60,000 cases. Another compounders for Unani and Swami Dayanand. MCD offi- irregularities. Madan Thapliyal also clari- All India Tax Advocates 2.2 lakh are still pending. homoeopathic dispensaries,’’ cials, however, said bulk of ‘‘Some candidates for the fied that as mentioned in the Forum president M K Gand- Delhi sales tax commis- he said. the recruitments in other cat- exam were given more than agency report, no challan hi said, ‘‘In Delhi, the num- sioner Rahul Khullar said, Sources said an adminis- egories were done through one roll number. In some cas- was issued to BJP leader ber of appeals have always ‘‘Almost every year we face trative officer in MCD was the employment exchange. es, up to nine candidates Sahib Singh Verma. The for- been high as this is the only such a situation in January.’’ suspected to have tampered Defending the appoint- were given the same roll mer chief minister of Delhi, with the final selection list. ments, health committee number,’’ said an education Thapliyal said, had a NDMC ‘‘The official used an eraser chairman Jitender Kumar department official. licensed cow at his bungalow. Study points to overuse of antibiotics TIMES NEWS NETWORK search will be conducted at Maulana two years will be used for intervention, Azad Medical College and Sir Ganga and assessment will take another six New Delhi: Two city hospitals have un- Ram hospital. Each centre will get a re- months, he said. dertaken an exhaustive study on over- search grant of 1,00,000 US dollars. Professor of pharmacology at use and misuse of antibiotics in the hos- Dr Ranjit Ray Choudhury, president Maulana Azad Medical College, Dr pitals. Preliminary studies in medical of the Delhi Society for the Promotion Usha Gupta, who is undertaking the institutions indicated the percentage of of the Rational Use of Drugs which study said: ‘‘Up till now the prognosis misuse was as high as 60-90 per cent. conducted the preliminary studies, said was that antibiotics cause side effects. The research is being undertaken as the project will be carried out in three But there were no definitive patterns as part of the WHO-India Essential Drug phases. During the first year, the hospi- to how much resistance is built up if the Programme, to be conducted at four tals will gather relevant information antibiotics course is not completed.’’ centres, one each in Vellore and Mum- about the antibiotics being used and the The study seeks to do that, besides oth- bai, and two in Delhi. In Delhi, the re- resistance pattern developed, the next er things.

school. School chairman A SCHOOL K Jethy proposed the vote NEWS of thanks. Visit abroad: Under the able guidance of chairman Personality workshop: A F Pinto and director The valedictory session of a Madam Grace Pinto, six week long workshop finish- students from Ryan Interna- ing touch was held at Delhi tional School, Vasant Kunj, Public School, Mathura and Trans Yamuna along Road, on January 7. The with Utkarsh Marwah visit- workshop, a project in the ed the Unesco office in personality development, Paris to get the school en- held under the aegis of edu- rolled as a part of ASP Net- cation management centre work and discussed about of DPS society aimed at the upcoming convention adding a new dimension to on clear water to be hosted quality education imparted next year. They visited the at DPS schools. Narendra international school of Kumar, chairman of DPS Hague at Amsterdam to society, Pramod Grover, attend Munish 2002. They Ashok Chandra, vice-chair- also travelled to Spain for man, DPS society; Renu one-day educational tour. Mittal, director EMC, and Suleena Sapra along with Annual sports day: Delhi other distinguished guests Area Primary School, Delhi were present. School princi- Cantt, celebrated its annual pal M I Hussain welcomed sports day Kaleidoscope- everyone. Pria Warrick con- 2002 with fanfare. Maj Gen ducted the workshop. N S Pathania, Delhi area, was the chief guest. The Peace campaign: Stu- day comprised of march- dents from all Ryan Interna- pasts, colourful formations tional schools in Delhi and dances. region formed a human chain to spread the mes- Founders’s day: Guru sage of peace. They carried Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Col- placards and vowed to rout lege (evening) celebrated its out terrorism from India. founder’s day. A shabad gurbani competition in pre- Sports Day: Tagore Inter- scribed raags was organ- national School, East of ised. The team from Guru Kailash, celebrated its sen- Nanak Public School, ior sports day with various Rajouri Garden bagged the activities and competitions. second prize. The event commenced with a welcome speech by a Math contest: R S Nia- student of Class 7 and a mat Rai memorial inter- speech by school principal school contest of investiga- Suman Nath. tory projects in Mathemat- ics was successfully con- Annual Day: Mother Tere- ducted in Springdales sa Public School, Preet School, Pusa Road. M K Vihar, celebrated its annual Singhal, Dr S P Arya and day and prize distribution. It Dr Rekha Jain were the was followed by the gu- judges. Dinesh Singh rukulam day followed by the presided over as the chief welcome dance vedgaan. guest. The winners were School principal Neeta Jeth Springdales School, Dhaula presented the annual re- Kuan and runners up trophy port. An exhibition ‘sankritik was bagged by Birla Vidya darpan’ was also presented. Niketan. The prize for the Chief guest Choudhary best speaker was bagged Prem Singh praised the by Vaibhav Aggarwal of efforts of the students and DPS, R K Puram.

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AP No tariff yet, Act fast on old Man caught DMRC gets power bill plans, police told TIMES NEWS NETWORK between two TIMES NEWS NETWORK Pending proposals New Delhi: The Delhi high New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail court has directed the city •Additional manpower Corporation (DMRC) chair- police to decide on a pending sanction for security unit. man Madan Lal Khurana on action plan on six priority ar- Requirement of addition- cavalcades Thursday criticised the pri- al patrol vans. eas, where the situation has vate firms for sending elec- TIMES NEWS NETWORK foggy at that time. to be improved. tricity bills to the corpora- •High-end electronic A cavalcade, which was A Division Bench compris- New Delhi: The Prime tion without the Delhi Elec- surveillance equipment later found to be that of the ing Justice Usha Kumar and Minister’s security was tricity Regulatory Commis- and unmarked cars. President, passed by. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog breached for the second sion (DERC) deciding the tar- ‘‘Thinking that there was directed Delhi Police counsel •Creation of 11 new po- time in 48 hours on Thurs- iff. no other cavalcade com- Mukta Gupta to convey the lice stations. day when a motorcycle got The DMRC has received ing, the policeman allowed details of their plans to the caught between two caval- bills worth Rs 76 lakh for four •Separation of crime in- me to go,’’ Tyagi said. Union ministry of home af- cades near Khan Market in months’ supply. vestigation and law and While he drove towards fairs (MHA) within 15 days. south Delhi. ‘‘They have sent us a bill order duties. Khan Market, the Prime Providing additional pa- Atul Tyagi (35), an assis- for one million units even be- Minister’s cavalcade was trol vans and more manpow- tant manager with Hero fore the regulatory body de- •Creation of Metro Rail coming from Rajghat via er for the security unit are Honda, was released after cided the tariff for the Metro police stations. Subramanium Bharti some of the pending propos- nine hours of interroga- rail,’’ said Khurana. Marg. Tyagi was immedi- als. tion. The Prime Minister The Metro is consuming ately spotted by the addi- ‘‘As soon as these proposals to how it wants to go about was on his way to his Race about 1,00,000 units of power tional station house officer are ready, they will be for- implementing it. Course residence after at- per day,said officials. of Nizamuddin. He was warded to the Delhi govern- The Bench then directed tending a ceremony at Ra- He said the price of power immediately taken to the ment and the MHA for ob- the Delhi Police to convey its jghat. Tyagi was allowed to should be equal to what the Nizamuddin police station taining sanction of the com- decision to MHA within 15 take the route on which private distribution compa- where he was questioned petent authority,’’ the Delhi days. The Bench also direct- the Prime Minister’s caval- nies pay to the government- at length. Police said in an affidavit ed the ministry to apprise it cade was expected to ar- owned Transco. Meanwhile, Delhi police filed before the court during of the future course of ac- rive by head constable ‘‘At present we are being commissioner R S Gupta an earlier hearing. tion. Ajay Kumar of the 139 bat- charged Rs 4 a unit. The gov- has ordered the suspen- However, on Thursday ad- The PIL was filed in the talion of CRPF. ernment sells electricity to sion of the assistant sub- vocate Rajiv Awasthi, who court in the year 1999, follow- Kumar first stopped the discoms at Rs 2.60 per inspector Pratap Singh of has filed the PIL in this re- ing a sudden spurt of crimes Tyagi on Subramanium unit and we are ready to pay the New Delhi district. gard, told the Bench that the including looting, dacoity, Bharti Marg. Tyagi, a resi- the same price. Since the ‘‘The assistant sub-inspec- action plan was still gather- murders and rapes that year. dent of Vasundhara, had DMRC is a government coming dust and nothing has It sought the modernisa- gone there to visit his sis- tor did not brief the CRPF pany, they should be giving been done so far. tion of Delhi Police on the ter who lives in Kaka Na- personnel as well the other us electricity at the cost MHA counsel Rakesh Tiku lines of recommendations gar. ‘‘After spending 10 officers posted on the Chief minister Sheila Dikshit at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. price,’’ he said. told the court that the action made by the Bureau of Police minutes at her house, I left route,’’ Gupta said. Khurana said the DMRC plan was sent back to Delhi Research and Development for my office at 8.40 pm. I According to a senior of- should be granted licence to Police for a detailed reply as (BPRD). took the slip road to Subra- ficer the briefing should distribute electricity. manium Bharti Marg. I have been perfect because High-capacity buses by Oct ‘‘The power companies are was stopped there by the the route via Subramani- allowed to distribute power policeman present there,’’ um Marg is a contingency TIMES NEWS NETWORK The committee comprised Other traffic will be pre- only up to 66 kv,we use 220 kv. Tyagi said. He said it was one. the chief secretary,transport vented from using these We should also be granted a New Delhi: The Delhi state commissioner, IIT professor lanes. The GPS in the buses licence. The private compa- No bail for earlier accused government plans to intro- Dinesh Mohan, Union gov- will be aligned with traffic nies are charging us Rs 3.50 duce high-capacity buses, ernment joint secretary signals such that they will as service charges in addi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK which will be assigned a ded- (training) O P Aggarwal and never have to encounter a red tion to the cost of power,’’ he icated bus lane, in the next New Delhi: The two persons who were sent to police other traffic experts. signal. The corridor will run said. eight months. An electric custody,for allegedly breaching the Prime Minister’s se- Maken said work on a 19- between Ambedkar Nagar trolley bus system will also curity on Tuesday night, were sent to judicial custody in kilometre corridor for the and Kashmere Gate inter- be put in place. Tihar Jail, and denied bail. high-capacity buses would state bus terminus. ‘‘We Addressing a press confer- Metropolitan magistrate Chandrashekhar sent ac- begin in the next four chose this stretch for our pi- ence on Thursday, state cused Ashok Kumar and Dhare Singh to judicial re- months. ‘‘It is not just about lot study because about mand till February 13 after the additional public prose- transport minister Ajay constructing a dedicated 360,000 people use this corri- cutor said the investigation was not complete and the Maken said, ‘‘The committee, lane. We are involving road dor daily,’’Maken said. matter was very sensitive. set up to study various modes engineers to relocate road- The government will pur- The defence lawyer moved the bail application imme- of transport, has recom- side shops and also install chase the high capacity buses diately but the court could not decide the application as mended that high-capacity traffic lights that would be in the next couple of months. the police failed to produce the prohibitory order for the and electric trolley buses are connected to a global posi- ‘‘These buses cost about 1.5 Prime Minister’s route. It is now deferred to Friday. two feasible systems that can tioning system fixed in the times CNG buses. But the be used in the city.’’ bus,’’ he said. benefits are many,’’ he said. Man kills Cooker firm pays relative, self for poor product in Ghaziabad Neelabh By Navneet Mendiratta TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old New Delhi: As a consumer, laboratory technician of an Urmi A Nanchahal felt cheat- Indirapuram hospital al- ed after she discovered that legedly murdered his 25-year- the electric cooker she had old sister-in-law for not al- bought at the trade fair did lowing him to use her tele- not meet the quality stan- phone. He later hanged him- dards as promised by the self on Tuesday. company. The woman’s throat had Several requests and re- been slit with a kitchen knife joinders to the cooker compa- she had apparently been us- ny, Motherson International ing to cut spinach. Private Limited, for refund The incident took place in went in vain. But, unlike Nyaya Khand in Indirapu- many other consumers who ram area. According to Indi- would have given it up as a rapuram police station chief bad investment, Nanchahal company and 10 days before Dharmendra Chauhan, took up the challenge and the product was finally deliv- Chandra Pal, the deceased’s moved the consumer court. ered. The quality of the prod- husband, received a phone Her plea was heard and the uct was also sub-standard. call in his Nehru Nagar of- New Delhi District Con- Four months later, she sent a fice at 2 pm. His wife Van- sumer Disputes Redressal legal notice to the company dana was complaining that Forum ordered the cooker for refund of the sale price of Pal’s younger brother Ravin- company to refund a sum of the cooker as well as compen- dra was making too many Rs 2,200 and pay an addition- sation of Rs 25,000. phone calls. al Rs 1,000 as compensation There was, however, no re- Pal reportedly told her not and cost of litigation. sponse from the company to allow Ravindra to use the Nanchahal had purchased still. Following which, Nan- phone. At about 6 pm, Pal’s the cooker at the India Inter- chahal filed a complaint with neighbours called him to say national Trade Fair in 2000. the consumer court. that Ravindra and Vandana She paid Rs 1,200 at the spot Holding the company were having a heated argu- and the balance was to be guilty,the judges — L C Jain, ment and the main door was paid at the time of delivery. R Narayana and Janak June- latched from inside. They Even during the purchase, ja — ruled that the company found Vandana’s body, near she was promised that the had ‘‘failed to provide the the entrance with her throat cooker would be delivered at sale service as assured to the slit. And Ravindra’s body her house the next day.But it complainant at the time of was found hanging from a took her several calls to the purchase.” ceiling fan.

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4 Friday,January 31, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rain or snow is likely to occur at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and at NATIONAL isolated places in Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers Mumbai: I-A 0700, are likely to occur at a few places in Andaman and 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, Nicobar Islands and at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,Tripura,West 2300 Jet Air 0650, Bengal and Sikkim, Jharkhand, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, Punjab and northern parts of Rajasthan. Pairing Govt, public schools 1935, 2030, 2200, Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD KOLKATA: I-A 0700, By Radhika Srivastava interaction between the two sponse from private schools. We wanted to nar- ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min 1600 ,1700,1945 Amsterdam 08 03 TIMES NEWS NETWORK sets of schools has in- schools. Though they do not row the cultural divide be- R Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 20 13 Guwahati 29 14 Mumbai 31 18 Dehradun 20 09 Bahrain 23 18 creased.’’ have any incentive to be a Sahara0705,1915 New Delhi: The Delhi state tween principals, teachers CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 31 20 Hyd’bad 33 17 Bangkok 32 22 After the twinning pro- part of it, they want to do it and students of the two sets ★★★ Kolkata 27 17 Indore 27 11 Beijing -02 -15 government plans to pair its 0640,0955 gramme, 46 government solely as a social responsi- E 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 31 15 Jaipur 22 11 Chicago -01 -04 government schools with of schools.’’ 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 29 13 Lucknow 23 12 Geneva 09 01 schools reported an im- bility,’’she said. the private schools to im- She said: ‘‘We also BANGALORE: T’puram 33 21 Patna 22 11 Hong Kong 19 12 provement of about 6 per Rajan said: ‘‘The purpose I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 25 12 Rajkot 30 15 London 09 04 prove their standard and thought this would bring cent in the Class 10 results. behind this programme was M Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 33 19 Shimla 09 03 Los Angeles 21 12 break the cultural divide be- about attitudinal changes Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 31 12 Srinagar 09 03 Moscow 01 -02 About 31 schools improved to bridge the gap between between the two sets.’’ HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 tween rich and poor stu- by 10 per cent and 17 schools government and private GOA: I-A 1200, TRAIN RESERVATIONS dents. After pairing two schools, E Sahara 1135 recorded an improvement it was left to the two to de- KULU: Jagson 0630, This decision was taken of about 20 per cent. 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2002 hrs. on cide how to share resources. 30.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. after a pilot project started AHMEDABAD: She said: ‘‘The level of ‘‘The pace, intensity and fo- M I-A 0600,1700★★1845, in 2001 led to the improve- improvement has been Hand-in-hand Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl cus of interaction varies ment of board examination heartening and we plan to GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH from pair to pair. Some pri- I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 31.01 01.02 09.02 03.02 results of government extend it to all schools. We TIMES NEWS NETWORK ★ vate schools have volun- B Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 21.02 12.02 31.01 school students. are working out the logis- 2403 Jammu Exp 31.01 10.02 10.02 11.02 teered to organise computer Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, The project called ‘‘the tics of the future pro- New Delhi: Some of the Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST training sessions for gov- Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 01.02 01.02 05.02 — twinning programme’’ was gramme.’’ private schools involved 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 ernment school teachers R Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 01.02 01.02 05.02 13.02 introduced in about 70 gov- Delhi has about 1,000 govin the programme are (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 31.01 31.01 31.01 18.02 ernment schools that were Springdales School and principals,’’ she said. Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 04.02 05.02 15.02 ernment and 800 private (Dhaula Kuan), Air At the beginning there INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 02.02 01.02 06.02 paired with 66 private schools. ‘‘Many of our A 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 31.01 31.01 31.01 Force Golden Jubilee, were teething problems. BANGKOK/TOKYO: schools. schools run in shifts. So, 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 02.02 01.02 02.02 02.02 Subroto Park, Air Force She said: ‘‘The cultural di- Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 25.02 23.02 State Council of Educa- one private school can easi- I-A 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 05.02 17.02 16.03 tion Research and Training ly twin with two shifts,’’ she Bal Bharti School, Man- vide was a problem in a few N FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 31.01 11.02 05.02 13.02 0305 (LH-761) director Janki Rajan told said. av Sthali School, Ramjas schools. In fact, most of the 2816 Puri Exp — 03.02 03.02 12.02 School (Pusa Road), Don AMSTERDAM: 2802 Purshottam Exp — 06.02 17.02 13.02 The Times of India: ‘‘Our The government has al- resistance seemed to be KLM 0140 (KL-472) 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 04.02 11.02 31.01 twinning programme has ready written to all private Bosco School, Convent from the government C LONDON: British Air 4230 Lucknow Mail 01.02 06.02 10.02 10.02 of Jesus and Mary and 0210 (BA-142) WEST had very good results. schools informing them schools as they feared that PARIS: Air France 2904 Golden Temple Mail 02.02 01.02 03.02 24.02 There has been a percepti- about the programme and Mothers’ International this programme would 0040 (AF-147), 2926 Paschim Exp 31.01 10.02 11.02 24.02 ble improvement in the inviting them to join it. ‘‘We School. eventually lead to privatisa- E A-I 0205 (AI-159) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 01.02 03.02 10.02 — SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 02.02 31.01 31.01 — board examinations and the have received a huge re- tion.’’ Airlines 2055 (SQ-407), 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 13.02 13.02 13.02 A-I 0050 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 11.02 05.02 21.02 DAHRAIN: 2916 Ashram Exp 31.01 14.02 05.02 11.02 A-I 0245 (AI-818) SOUTH ROME/MANCHESTER: 2616 G T Exp 31.01 02.02 02.02 02.02 A-I 0300 (AI-139) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 02.02 02.02 03.02 02.02 HONG KONG/SEOUL: 2432 Trivandrum Raj 04.02 04.02 02.02 — Helplines get busy before exams A-I 2340 (AI-310) 2626 Kerala Exp — 31.01 01.02 11.02 AIR INDIA 2618 Mangala Exp — 14.02 03.02 03.02 By Anuradha Mukherjee cho-social in nature. more moderate on the issue. an organisation that sets up 2628 Karnataka Exp — 03.02 01.02 03.02 TIMES NEWS NETWORK AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI: 2724 A P Exp 02.02 03.02 06.02 03.02 ‘‘These problems are there ‘‘It’s the duty of the school to helplines every year, also 0010 (AI 127) 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 31.01 04.02 03.02 — New Delhi: As the board ex- around the year and tend to deal with its students’ stress. agreed. ‘‘It’s about identify- MUMBAI: 2030 (AI 471) 7022 Dakshin Express — 02.02 — 02.02 aggravate due to the stress If they do, there would be no ing a troubled child and con- A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 No. of passengers dealt on 29.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 49,042 (N. Rly. Area) aminations draw close, many ‘In (Air.)25652050, British Air: 1,82,832. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all agencies in the city are busy induced by examinations,’’ need for such kind of periph- taining his or her fears. We (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for 23323310, Singapore Airlines said Rama Sharma, in eral services. Clearly, that is have selected 35 profession- computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. brushing up their fire-fight- 23356286, Thai Air: this 23323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) ing skills. After a year-long charge of the Central Board not happening,’’ said General als this year, who will under- hiatus, helplines are once of Secondary Education’s Raj’s School principal go an eight-day special train- again preparing to make an (CBSE) helpline scheme. Keerthi Sharma. ing,’’ said Mabood. world appearance. This year the CBSE plans to ‘‘Students in my school Some principals felt there have their teacher’s mobile was a need for an outside Every year around exam augment the lines. people time, these helplines crop up But some people dis- numbers and are free to call agency. ‘‘We have a counsel- only to disappear as soon as agreed. ‘‘It is simply another them at any hour.We even en- lor because students may are the exams are over, leaving way of molly-coddling the courage teachers to visit chil- want to speak to a stranger,’’ the children to deal with children. Students do not dren at home,’’ she said. said Ramjas School principal their problems. Experts asso- study the whole year and Abdul Mabood of Snehi, Mohini Bindra. born ciated with these helplines then think they can shift the say that while a number of blame by making it appear to children ask exam-related they have a problem,’’ said a questions, a substantial num- principal. die, ber of these queries are psy- Others, however, were and

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TOI NINAN’S CITY HC will let Afzal depose Weekend theatre festival By Pradeep Rana TIMES NEWS NETWORK performed in New Era TIMES NEWS NETWORK Footlights New Delhi: Get ready for Public School, Mayapuri, Barry John’s It’s About New Delhi: The high court the real thing, as weekend • Performances by Money, Honey in Delhi Uni- has allowed Jaish-e-Moham- theatre comes to your Feisal Alkazi, Barry John, versity, NK Sharma’s mad (JeM) militant Moham- neighbourhood colonies. Amal Alana, MK Raina group Act One, will pres- mad Afzal to appear and There’s going to be some • Children’s theatre by ent Ek Sansadiyon Ki Utak make submissions on the day maaza, masti, mirch and National School of Baithak, a political satire court takes up his appeal masala, as Delhi gets its Drama in Chittranjan Park. against the death sentence own Dilli Ka Weekend The- awarded to him in Parlia- atre. • First performances at As theatre comes to the ment attack case. And if you’re bored go- DU, Mayapuri and masses, it opens a whole A Division Bench compris- ing for expensive movies or Chittaranjan Park new world of live enter- ing Justice Usha Kumar and sitting endlessly in front of tainment which people Justice Pradeep Nandrajog the idiot-box, Dilli’s week- to witness a revival of the seem to have forgotten. In our economy, it’s not ‘‘We’re trying to bring pop- just the poor who find it allowed Afzal’s plea which end theatre brings stellar Hindi theatre culture in the ular theatre to people. hard to make ends meet was received by the court performances by some of next three months. through Tihar Jail superin- the finest theatre artistes, Initiated by chief minis- The Delhi government is tendent. like Barry John, Feisal ter, Shiela Dikshit, these trying to revive the dying Protecting The trial court had ap- Alkazi, MK Raina, Amal performances are exempt- Hindi theatre in Delhi. pointed an amicus curiae (a Alana and Arvind Gaur. ed of entertainment tax, ‘‘We’re going to promote wildlife lawyer to assist the court) as Even National School of under the Bhagidari high quality plays, this he hired no lawyer to defend Drama’s Theatre in Educa- Scheme. won’t be propaganda the- Bipin Behari (wildlife himself. tion will be giving perform- Starting today, Dilli Ka atre,’’ says Sanjeev Bharga- officer and deputy DRY RUN: People line up outside a government-run liquor shop in Darya Ganj. The appeals from all the ances for children in vari- Weekend Theatre begins in va, of Saher, the group that conservator of forests, convicts against the punish- ous colonies. three colonies, with Arvind is organising weekend Delhi). ment have already reached In fact, the city is about Gaur’s Court Martial being theatre. Born on: July 1, 1959, • the high court and will be in Varanasi. Did post taken up together on Monday, graduation in statistics Few good liquor vends February 3. from University of Alla- Apart from Afzal, the trail habad. Joined the Indian By Shivani Singh and have opened. They are in — their Indian-made foreign court awarded death sen- Forest Service in 1985. Saurabh Sinha N and D blocks of Connaught liquor or the 54 vends that tence to another JeM mili- Then did PhD in TIMES NEWS NETWORK Place, Naraina, Wazirpur, sell country liquor. tant Shaukat Hussain Guru forestry. New Delhi: Satish Chawla, a Vikaspuri, Sadar Bazar and Admitting that the govern- and Delhi University sus- Been there done • Karol Bagh-based cost ac- Pitampura. ment had no business to deal pended lecturer S A R Gee- that: As the first full- countant, finds buying liquor ‘‘There’s a high court or- in liquor trade, chief minis- lani on December 18 last. fledged wildlife officer of from government shops both der that restrains the open- ter Sheila Dikshit said she They have all been convict- Delhi, he is credited ironical and distasteful. ing of vends in residential ar- was all for pulling out of it. ed under various provisions with ef- What irks him more than the eas. So we have asked these ‘‘Once there are enough pri- of Prevention Of Terrorism ficient- ‘‘dishevelled interiors, rude applicants to shift their pro- vate liquor shops, the gov- Act (Pota) and the Indian Pe- IN THE ly co- staff and unruly crowds,’’ is posed areas. If they re-sub- ernment will shut down its nal Court (IPC). ordi- the government’s doubles- mit their amended proposals shops,’’ she said. Shaukat’s wife Navjot Sid- nating NEWS peak on liquor. She also said that the exist- hu alias Afsan Guru has been be- ‘‘On the one hand the gov- ing liquor distribution sys- sentenced to five years tween different law-en- ernment says drinking is in- tem was extremely poor as prison term. forcing agencies and PRIVATISE compared to other metros. For Shaukat, his wife Af- clamping down on the il- jurious to health and that it Besides fewer shops, avail- san and Geelani, their legal trade in wildlife can even lead to death. On PRIVATISE ability of popular liquor lawyers will appear in the products. In 2001-2002, the other hand, it sells the soon, we will be able to de- brands is also a problem in high court on their behalf on the wildlife department same in ramshackle shops. I cide,’’ an official said. Monday. made a record haul of 23 always feel buying alcohol government-run shops in Under the law, the death leopard skins, 89 shah- from these shops is doubly A source did not see any Delhi. P K Jain, manager at a sentence has to be reviewed toosh shawls, 32.6 kg harmful,’’ Chawla said. trouble with the shifting of private vend in Connaught and confirmed by the high ivory and as many as Last year, the Delhi state sites. But he envisaged an- Place, pointed out: ‘‘Brand court. 2,555 protected birds. government finally woke up other problem. ‘‘Getting a no- pushing is common in gov- to the problem and asked the objection certificate from the ernment vends. They will For this purpose the case As a result of the joint corporation running these local MLA has not been made just sell some brands and not file is sent by the trial court effort of different agen- shops to either improve or mandatory for opening pri- the others. The customer to the high court which is cies, he says, Delhi is no close them. More important- vate liquor shops. However, does not get what he wants, called ‘‘murder reference’’. longer the main transit ly, the excise policy 2002-2003 several MLAs are objecting but what is sold to him.” point for illegal wildlife envisaged the opening of 70 to this rule and are trying to In private shops, and some products. private liquor shops. get it changed,’’ the source renovated government Before coming to Delhi, But with just five months said. As a result, Delhiites shops, all the brands are dis- he was the co-ordinator left for the policy to expire, are still dependant on the 267 played properly and people of Tropical Forest Re- till now only 8 private shops government-run shops for can buy what they like. search Institute, Ja- balpur. • Loves to: Read books Credit to officers on astrology.Is an expert in reading horoscopes. New Delhi: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Loves listening to old Thursday that the annual confidential reports of officers in- Hindi film music. volved in Bhagidari programmes will have a specific men- •Mantra of success: tion of their contribution. The chief minister made this an- There is no substitute nouncement at the inauguration of a Bhagidari workshop. for hard work. She said resident welfare associations involved in Bhagidari programmes could get in touch with her directly. TNN Meet debates science of astrology

By Swati Chopra TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Is astrology a science? If not, what is the se- cret of its attraction for the human mind? These were some of the questions debat- ed at the seminar ‘Astrology: Yesterday and Today’ on Tuesday. Chaired by eminent scientist Dr J V Narlikar, the participants included psycho-analyst Sudhir Kakar, Prof Ra- jesh Kochhar (director, Na- tional Institute for Science, Technology and Develop- ment Studies), and Prof Ramchandra Pandey (head of Banaras Hindu University’s Jyotish Department). In his inaugural address, Narlikar said astrology cannot be dismissed on the ground that those who believe in it are illiterate. ‘‘On the contrary, several scien- tists also believe in astrology,’’he said. The question of belief in a seemingly unscientific system was addressed by Kakar, who classified astrology as therapy and cited examples from his research on traditional healing for emotional disorders. ‘‘I found that astrology contributes significantly to the feeling of centrality and hope in the human mind,’’ said Kakar. ‘‘One is more likely to believe in astrology when one is experiencing some sort of suffering and pain. By con- necting one to cosmic forces and movements of planets, astrology treats feelings of helplessness and meaning- lessness. It imposes a feeling of order on life, which is crucial for those suffering from emotional disorders.’’ Hope is in the possession of the future, and this is what astrology makes available for the average human being. ‘‘The upayas suggested by as- trologers are therapeutic as they engage the patient as an agent of his own destiny,’’ he said. Kochhar presented the scientist’s view point and denied that astrology has a scientific basis.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 31, 2003 7 Army, Navy shake hands on INS Mumbai Thakur’s formula for N-E Blackwill Pak ripping off New Delhi: The new minister for the north-east develop- AFP ment, C P Thakur, on Thursday said he would attempt to tackle insurgency in the region by focussing on development, discusses particularly infrastructure. all powers ‘‘One of the main issues in the north-east is that people in the region feel neglected. Money that is sanctioned is often Iraq with not utilised. There is also the problem of lack of development of infrastructure. This will be a priority area for me,’’ he told reporters after assuming charge here. While he would con- Advani from PoK Govt tinue the policy of Arun Shourie, who had held the charge, TIMES NEWS NETWORK By Bisheshwar Mishra Thakur said he will undertake a study of the region to see TNN TIMES NEWS NETWORK PoK in trouble how insurgency could be tackled through development. New Delhi: US ambassador Robert Blackwill New Delhi: The Pakistan •PM being divested of had a 30-minute meeting government has decided to powers for opposing the with Deputy Prime Min- divest Pakistan-occupied move to raise the height ister L K Advani on Kashmir (PoK) ‘‘prime min- of Mangla dam Thursday morning, ister’’ Sardar Sikandar Hayat •Raising dam height will shortly before the lat- Khan of his powers, because divert water from PoK to ter’s departure for Thai- of his vehement opposition Pak’s Punjab province land and Singapore. to the raising of Mangla •Army to be directly They are believed to dam’s height by 40 feet. have discussed the Iraq involved in day-to-day A report with the Indian functioning of Govt issue besides bilateral government, indicates that matters. Crew members of INS Mumbai and soldiers of the Maratha Light Infantry during an PoK ‘‘president’’ Maj Gen On his foreign trip, affiliation ceremony on the deck of the warship in Mumbai on Thursday. Mohammad Anwar Khan also those affected earlier. He Advani will be accompa- (who represents the Pakistan had demanded a share in the nied by home secretary government) is gradually revenue from electricity be- N Gopalaswamy and taking over all civil powers. ing generated from the dam. other senior officials. It indicates that even the PoK Hayat Khan alleged that the He will take up matters Samata patch-up cosmetic supreme court (SC) will be PoK ‘‘president’’ was putting relating to strengthen- presssure on him to accept the By Anita Katyal sured into resigning from his stated that more legislators rendered defunct soon. The ing of the global fight draft proposal sent by the fed- TIMES NEWS NETWORK post earlier this month. In a will join the anti-Nitish raising of the Mangla dam’s against terrorism with New Delhi: Defence minis- height would primarily serve eral government which the leaders of the two last-minute bid to avert a bandwagon. ter George Fernandes and to divert PoK’s water to the sought to abolish the office of nations. split, Fernandes had given Reports from Patna say railway minister Nitish Ku- drought-affected farmers of ‘‘prime minister’’, the PoK SC Advani’s first stop into Nitish’s demand for that Jha has called a meeting mar may have resolved their Pakistan’s Punjab province. and the office of the chief will be Bangkok where Jha’s removal and the ap- of party legislators and differences, but the crisis in PoK people and leaders al- election commissioner and re- he will meet Thai PM pointment of his nominee as workers on February 15, the Samata Party is far from lege that the step would sub- duce the number of seats in Thaksin Shinawatra the Bihar unit chief. where he will announce his over. merge the entire Mirpur dis- the PoK ‘‘legislative assem- and deputy prime min- Fernandes’ supporters ve- future plans. However, Sama- The latest round of fac- trict. When the dam was con- bly’’ from 48 to 26. ister and law minister hemently deny that the latest ta sources said that by pitting tional fighting has given rise outburst against Nitish has Jha versus Nitish, the effort structed in 1960, over 80,000 Anwar Khan has already Wissan Kreya-Ngam transferred PoK ‘‘chief secre- during his three-day to speculation that the patch- Fernandes’ blessings. They was to shift the scene of the people were rendered home- tary’’ Mohammad Naeem stay in that country. up is a mere facade and that point out that Fernandes and factional battle from Delhi to less with the old Mirpur against Hayat’s wishes and Security-related is- the latest public display of Nitish have patched up and Patna. Though Nitish’s de- town getting submerged. instructed all departments to sues, including the cam- infighting is being conducted that the two even attended an tractors grudgingly admit to PoK premier Sikandar stop sending files to the paign against terror and at defence minister’s behest. official programme together. railway minister’s substan- Hayat Khan had demanded steps to enhance the Raghunath Jha, a Fernan- Five Samata legislators, tial control over the party, it that if the Pakistan govern- ‘‘prime minister’’. He has or- over $ 1 billion trade be- des loyalist and former presi- known for their proximity to is stated that Jha has the po- ment goes ahead with this dered the re-introduction of tween India and Thai- dent of the party’s Bihar Fernandes, were part of tential of emerging as a ral- project, it would have to com- Army Monitoring Teams to land as also creating a unit, has now raised the ban- Jha’s convoy which toured lying force for the disgrun- pensate not only those who oversee the working of the free trade zone will top ner of revolt. Jha was pres- Patna on Wednesday. They tled elements in the party. would be displaced now but PoK government. the agenda of Advani’s talks, official sources said on Thursday. New Delhi has been No need to change Pota provisions, says Jaitley discussing with Bangkok a treaty for TIMES NEWS NETWORK fight terrorism.’’ move a Bill for putting in place the which provided for setting up of mutual legal assistance The noted lawyer, who became National Judicial Commission Lok Adalats in every public utility New Delhi: The controversial Pre- and transfer of convict- minister for the second time, how- (NJC) for the appointment, transfer department of the government and vention of Terrorism Act (Pota), ed offenders besides ever, refused to comment on the de- and removal of judges of the higher against which the lawyers are up in ways to combat drug which has been used by UP chief cision of the Mayawati government judiciary in view of large number arms. trafficking. minister Mayawati against her ad- to arrest MLA Raja Bhaiyya under of incidents pertaining to alleged He said the aim of NALSA was to The sources said no versary Raja Bhaiyya despite the Act. misconduct by them. provide cheap and speedy justice to agreement would be protests by BJP leaders, will remain signed during the visits untouched. ‘‘Aberrations can arise in the Jaitley,however, said that all pos- litigants who earlier had to run to to Thailand and Singa- This was stated by newly-ap- working of Pota and its applicabili- sible efforts would be made to work courts for petty disputes. pore. Advani, who will pointed Union law minister Arun ty but these aspects could be raised out a political consensus on the However, he added, the govern- reach Singapore on Sun- Jaitley on Thursday. before the judiciary and the same NJC. ‘‘I feel it is a welcome development was open to suggestions from day after visiting Soon after assuming charge of could be resolved by the latter,’’said ment and a good decision,’’ he the bar associations to make the ex- Phuket, will meet Presi- the office, Jaitley said, ‘‘There is no the minister,who in his earlier stint added. isting justice delivery system in dent S R Nathan, PM need to change the provisions of had successfully launched the con- He also ruled out any possibility public utility departments more lit- Goh Chok Tong and Pota enacted to fight terrorism. All cept of ‘fast track courts’. of dropping the amendment to the igant- friendly in terms of speeding home minister Wong major democracies in the world He also welcomed his predecessor controversial National Legal Ser- up the disposal of cases and also Kan Seng. have enacted even harsher laws to Jana K Krishnamurthi’s proposal to vices Authorities Act (NALSA), making the entire exercise cheap. HP assembly dissolved Shimla: Himachal Governor Suraj Bhan on Thursday dissolved the Vidhan Sabha, a month before the term of the House was due to expire, on the recommendations of the Cab- inet. This was done to avert a constitutional crisis which was in the offing as the assembly was unlikely to meet before the lapse of six months which was due on March 2. As the poll process for the February 26 elections has started, it was not feasible to convene the House for one day to avert the contsi- tutional crisis. Hence the decision to dissolve the House. The dissolution came in wake of constitutional crisis, emerged over the convening of the session within the stipulated time limit of six months between the two assembly sessions. TNN Entertainment can beat IT, says Sushma TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: With right in- centives, the entertainment industry can overtake IT and make positive contributions to the growth of the economy, said the outgoing information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj on Thurs- day. Swaraj quit the ministry to take charge of her new portfolios of health and parliamentary affairs. At the onset of the ICE era, the focus had been on information technology and com- munications, without any appreciation of the possibili- ties of the entertainment industry.‘‘This year, exports in the entertainment sector have been estimated at Rs 900 crore,’’ she said. Summing up her two-year tenure in the ministry, she said the decision to allow up- linking from India had trig- gered a boom in the news TV segment. ‘‘There are 77 news channels currently uplinked from this country and more are coming,’’ she said. The policy regarding foreign news channels is being formulated by the government, she said. Swaraj predicted that the government move to open up the print media to foreign investment would change the scenario soon. The newspaper industry, she said, was going to attract more investment and expertise because of the decision. She said the draft legisla- tion for a broadcasting regulatory authority was ready and due to come up before Parliament during the budget session. The new law will give more teeth to the authority to regulate content on television, she said.

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AP Hospital refuses Stop meddling, Enough oil, Laskhar to release body warns Hizbul till bills are paid but prices By M Saleem Pandit TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK Srinagar: The Lashkar-e- Kolkata: It was a long wait for 64- Taiba (LeT) on Thursday year-old Prannath Dey to perform are a worry warned the Hizb-ul Mu- the last rites of his 32-year-old son jahideen (HuM) against in- Sarat who died on Monday.A lead- By Himangshu Watts tion rate climbs half a per- terfering in its affairs and ing private hospital here did not and Anirban Nag centage point with a $1 per trying to impose supremacy hand over Sarat’s body to his rela- New Delhi/Mumbai: India barrel crude price hike. over other outfits. tives for two days over their failure has enough oil stocks to en- Benchmark US crude According to a local news to pay Rs 78,000 as dues incurred sure normal supplies if war soared to over $35 this month agency, the divisional com- during Sarat’s 11-day treatment for breaks out in Iraq. from an average of $26 in No- mander of the LeT, Abu hepatitis. However, a sustained rally vember, a jump of about 30 Asam, said in a statement Sarat family’s had to admit him in crude prices will stoke in- per cent. that outfits like the Laskhar- to the private hospital after the flation, widen the trade ‘‘Since November, the e-Jabbar and the Hi-Alal- government-run SSKM hospital deficit and put pressure on price of the basket of crudes Falah were a creation of the refused to admit him. ‘‘We cannot the rupee, analysts say. imported by India has gone government of India. afford the expensive treatment. Refiners have raised oil up by about $8 a barrel, The wrongdoings of such But we were told at the SSKM hos- products’ inventories to meet which means an additional outfits were aimed at deni- pital that they had no beds and his the demand for 35-40 days import expenditure of grating the image of front treatment was possible only in a Forest officials hold three two-month old tiger cubs found in Obdullaganj, 45 km from Bhopal, on Thursday. and have enough crude to more than $400 million a line militant outfits, especial- private hospital,’’ claimed Dey. keep refineries running for a month,’’ an oil industry offi- ly the LeT, the news agency He claimed that he depended en- month if there is disruption cial said. quoted the divisional com- tirely on his neighbours for Sarat’s in supplies from the Middle Oil ministry officials said mander as saying. treatment. ‘‘He was a popular per- Catch the latest film on board a train East, which accounts for two- they expected only a short The Lashkar-e-Jabbar son in the area and the neighbours TIMES NEWS NETWORK thirds of Indian imports. war and that India buys only came into prominence after collected Rs 68,000 for him,’’ Dey long-distance trains. which covers over 3,700 km Jan-Shatabdi will be the ‘‘We’re ready to face any a small amount of crude it ordered the women in the said. ‘‘There are several long from Kanyakumari to other trains to have televi- Kolkata: Had to skip the difficulty if there is an inter- from Iraq. Valley to wear burqas last But the bill of Rs 148,000, was too routes along which our Jammu, has the longest sion sets in compartments. latest Bollywood block- ruption in supplies. We are But they said India was in year.Recently,it issued a sim- much for the family.‘‘We promised trains travel. Some jour- route in the country. It In fact, Murthy said, the buster to catch a train? keeping our tanks full,’’ said touch with Libya, Brazil and ilar diktat to the women in to pay the amount in the next few neys may take over 40 takes 66 hours to complete latest Shatabdi to be You need not fret. You may the journey. Passengers of oil minister Ram Naik. Angola to purchase crude if Jammu’s Rajouri region. days,’’ claimed local MLA Manas hours. We are planning to launched had TV sets. still get to watch it en the Awadh-Assam Express India imports 70 per cent of there was a prolonged dis- The statement comes a day Mukherjee, whose intervention fi- attach a ‘movie theatre’ route. And you don’t have ‘‘This is part of our ef- its crude oil needs or 1.7 mil- ruption of supplies. after the security forces re- nally led to the release of Sarat’s also have to undertake a to make do with a small coach to such trains, on a fort to provide more com- lion barrels a day. Every $1 Officials said India was covered the body of Lashkar body from the hospital. long and strenuous jour- television screen. trial basis,’’ said minister fort to passengers. A large rise in crude prices inflates better prepared than it was militant Abu Janbaz. He was ‘‘I have already informed health ney. The Indian Railways is of state for railways A K amount will also be spent the import bill by $1.7 million during the Gulf war in 1991 killed in an inter-group clash minister Surjya Kanta Mishra and Small-distance passen- Murthy on Wednesday. on enhancing passenger a day or $620 million a year. as the country was then a big with the HuM at Kokarnag in chief minister Bhattacharjee as planning to start ‘‘movie gers need not feel left out importer of diesel. Reuters Anantnag on Wednesday. such nonsense cannot go on. We theatre’’ coaches with The Himgiri Express, as Rajdhani, Shatabdi and security,’’he said. Economists say the infla- have also lodged a complaint with the police,’’ he claimed. ‘‘They (hospital) could have taken any other legal recourse. In- stead they chose not to release the Single roof for all watershed development projects body,’’ said an infuriated Mukher- By Chandrika Mago ture, rural development and en- tral level, the government 2000. To give an example, the tricts in 14 states. Eco-development Board focuses jee. TIMES NEWS NETWORK vironment ministries. ‘‘Every would be keen to see this repli- agriculture ministry has a The rural development min- on improving degraded forest Hospital authorities blamed the department has its own views,’’ cated in states where, again, de- decade- old national watershed istry has three projects: The areas. No department wants to relatives for not signing the prom- New Delhi: The Union cabinet says Shanta Kumar, rural devel- partments as varied as environ- development project for rainfed desert development pro- give up an inch of its territory. issory note on the payment of the has the unenviable task of de- opment minister. ment, agriculture, rural devel- areas, an integrated watershed gramme, the drought-prone ar- The environment ministry , outstanding amount. ‘‘There was a ciding which ministry should The aim of putting all the dif- opment and soil conservation development project for hilly areas programme and the inte- maintaining it is focusing on misunderstanding as they initially take charge of watershed devel- ferent watershed schemes and all have watershed development eas and a watershed develop- grated wasteland development forest land, would like this to re- refused to sign the promissory opment. programmes under one roof is projects with them. ment fund in NABARD. programme, all using water- main with it. Agriculture min- note. But as soon as they agreed, Different watershed develop- to streamline funds and avoid This integration plan was The fund has a Rs 200-crore shed development as the base. istry too would like to provide the body was released,” claimed a ment programmes are current- duplication. Once integration first mentioned in the Presi- corpus for integrated water- The environment ministry’s the ‘single roof ’ , but so does the hospital administrator. ly scattered among the agricul- has been achieved at the Cen- dent’s address to Parliament in shed development in 100 dis- National Afforestation and rural development ministry. How to get farm science students back from IAS

TIMES NEWS NETWORK students, but could get Winds of change some practical answers. New Delhi: Shortly after And so, next week, Na- he became director last •Many IARI alumni join the Indian Administra- garajan, Gautam and oth- April of the Indian Agricul- ers in the Pusa faculty,with tural Research Institute tive services •Subjects which can some of their brighter stu- (IARI) at Pusa, a couple of dents (the annual convoca- doctoral students brought be optional papers in the civil services exam tion for 75 Ph.D and 100 him sweets, recounts S Na- M.Sc graduates will take garajan. are more popular Wants to build place on Friday) are sitting ‘‘Thank you, what’s the • with a number of firms to reason?’’ he asked. ‘‘We’ve bridges with students and probe what the discuss what the latter just got into the civil servic- want in a student. es,’’ they told him. students and the job market are looking for ‘‘Are they satisfied with A displeased Nagarajan the old nematology etc or asked them why they had something else? We have to taken admission into the in that order, molecular bi- find where their shoe IARI if the civil services ology and biotechnology, pinches,’’ notes Nagarajan. was their aim. But they agronomy, plant pathology, Common sense, one were not the only ones. genetics and horticulture. might think, but it has, it app ears, not been done be- Last year, as many as 36 Coincidentally,he smiles, fore. IARI alumni made it to the these are the same subjects which one may offer as IARI, a three-in-one cam- various services, eight even pus for teaching, research joining the foreign service. optional papers for the central civil services examina- and extension work, has R C Gautam, dean of tion. regularly discussed its IARI, says his personal re- field products with farm- search shows the first five Nagarajan says they sat ers and business, but not preferences of students tak- with their students and its students and staff. That, ing admission to post-grad- probed further. They knew says Nagarajan, has to uate programmes here are, they couldn’t just scold the change.

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BRIEFLY ONGC soon to become a total oil co. Kribhco Oman venture: Krishak Move to redeploy Bharati Cooperative Limit- TIMES NEWS NETWORK After re- As per the proportion of imported crude oil ed managing director V N ONGC’s takeover bid Rai will head the compa- structuring, norms of the vis-a-vis domestic crude, as it New Delhi: State-owned explo- HPCL’s stake department of will help bring down the refin- Central PSE retirees ny’s US$969-billion joint CCEA will soon endorse ration major Oil and Natural will drop to • public enter- ery’s losses. In 2001-02, the MRPL venture in Oman, Oman ONGC’s takeover of Gas Corporation (ONGC) is a 16.9 per cent prises, any incurred a net loss of Rs 492.47 By Manjiri Damle gramme throughout the coun- India Fertiliser Co.TNN Mangalore Refinery. step away from becoming the and the institu- capital expen- crore, taking the total losses last TIMES NEWS NETWORK try. Sources say about 1.50 PNB posts over 46 pc profit: country’s first fully integrated tional lenders diture exceed- lakh employees from 166 PSEs •ONGC has also taken fiscal to Rs 799.14 crore. Pune: Mitcon Consultancy Punjab National Bank posted a net oil company. The Public Invest- will have about ing Rs 200 MRPL’s agreement with have taken voluntary retire- profit of Rs 601.66 cr in nine months equity in Mangalore-Hassan- Services has been selected as ment Board (PIB) has cleared its 20.8 per cent, crore in a joint Chevron-Texaco ended on De- ment. ending December, registering a 46.6 Bangalore product pipeline. the nodal agency for coun- acquisition of Mangalore Refin- while the pub- venture, to be Mitcom’s managing direc- per cent growth compared to the cember, 2002, but was extended selling, retraining and rede- ery and Petrochemicals Ltd lic holding will ONGC wants to reduce established by for a month. Once ONGC takes a tor Pradeep Bavdekar told same period last year. TNN • ploying (CRR) employees of (MRPL) for Rs 59.43 crore. come down to a state-owned proportion of imported crude majority stake, it intends to feed the Central public sector en- Times News Network that a Canara Bank sops for housing: The deal now needs the ap- 11.3 per cent. entity, needs vis-a-vis domestic to cut the MRPL with crude from its on- terprises (PSEs) who took vol- CRR programme for Hindus- Canara Bank slashed housing loan proval of the Cabinet Committee The finance approval from refinery’s losses shore fields in Gujarat. Driven untary retirement or were tan Antibiotics employees interest rates by 50 to 75 basis point. on Economic Affairs (CCEA), and petroleum the PIB. by economics, the ONGC may di- retrenched. will begin from January 28. The floating rate for upto five years is which is a mere formality. ministries had •After take-over ONGC will The ONGC, vert its entire 3 million tonne per Bavdekar said counselling 8.5 per cent and fixed rate is 8.75 Mitcom will conduct the The ONGC is paying Rs 2 per differed on divert its crude output from already, has annum (mtpa) Gujarat output to will be an important part of per cent. For loan upto Rs 10 lakh share on a face value of Rs 10, to- whether Gujarat to MRPL. permission to programme for such PSE floating rate will incur 9.25 pc and the MRPL and not to IndianOil’s employees who are aged be- the rehabilitation programme talling Rs 59.43 crore ($12.2 ONGC’s buy- set up 600 re- Koyali refinery. the fixed rate 9.75 pc interests.TNN low 55 and based in Mumbai, which will make participants million). out of the A V tail outlets, MRPL has an economic advan- Pune, Nagpur and Nasik re- more aware of the environ- IIP website: Dehra Dun based In- It wants to acquire 13.62 per Birla group required PIB ap- particularly in southern region. tage in Karnataka and Goa as gions, according to joint ment and opportunities. dian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) cent more through a debt-re- proval. The petroleum ministry It has also taken equity in the well as south Maharashtra and The nodal agency and the launched a website, www.iip.res.in, secretary of the Union structuring package agreed with was of the view that PIB ap- Mangalore-Hassan-Bangalore north Kerala. After ONGC’s PSE from which the employ- on Republic Day. Last year, IIP com- ministry of heavy industries the institutional lenders. The ac- proval was not required as the product pipeline that will make takeover, the MRPL will be the ees took voluntary retire- pleted projects worth over Rs 4 HPCL had already taken its sanc- it easier to push petro-products and public enterprises quisition, along with the debt-re- only Indian refinery operating ment, would help them start crore, received over Rs 3 crore as- tion while forming the joint ven- into the interiors. A K Rath. structuring, is likely to be com- with crude produced by itself. self-employment ventures. payments, filed 14 patents in India ture with the A V Birla group. Rath pointed out that while and three abroad, officiating director pleted by March 31. With the PIB approval, one can ONGC’s current annual pro- it would be the endeavour The nodal agency and the The MRPL is a joint venture The ministry had said that expect to see some changes in AK Gupta said. TNN duction of crude oil is 24 mtpa. of the ministry to re-deploy PSEs have been directed to between the Hindustan Petrole- this de facto gave clearance to MRPL’s business. Crucial among MRPL’s installed capacity is 10 these employees, they would sponsor applications of these Feedback from PSUs is invited. um Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and any other public enterprise to in- these will be a decision to review mtpa, but last year the govern- not be assured of alternative employees if they seek finan- Address mail to: News Editor, Times House, the Aditya Birla Group, with vest in the venture. Besides, the the refinery’s three-year-old ment let it produce only 4.9 mtpa. The Times of India, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, jobs. cial assistance from commer- New Delhi 110002. Fax (011) 371-5832, 332-3346. each holding 37.4 per cent shares PIB route would be time-con- crude supply agreement with The MRPL plans to hike its pro- In all, 25 agencies have been cial banks and financial email ID: [email protected] of the company. The remaining suming and would hold up Chevron-Texaco. duction to utilise the installed selected to carry out the pro- institutions. 25.2 per cent is with the public. ONGC’s investment plans. ONGC’s logic is to reduce the capacity better.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 31, 2003 11 AP Byelections to impact BJP’s ties with BSP, DMK By Smita Gupta the bypolls. While the BJP is con- sistence on contesting the seat is a Sonia Gandhi’s territory, and BJP polls, the MDMK will not partici- TIMES NEWS NETWORK testing Haidergarh, vacated by for- fallout of the rift between the two national executive member Sanjay pate in the elections, so in the inter- mer chief minister Rajnath Singh, parties over the arrest of Raja Singh, the Raja of Amethi, has in- ests of preserving the NDA, we New Delhi: Two byelections in February could affect the BJP’s both the BJP and the BSP have Bhaiyya, he said it was just an fluence in the area. won’t contest the seat either.’’ equations with its allies, the BSP fielded candidates for Gauriganj. ‘‘aberration’’. Referring to Maha- But if the BJP appears uncon- The real reason, however, party and the DMK. It could also set the Newly-appointed party general rashtra where the BJP and the Shiv cerned about the Gauriganj contest sources say,is that the BJP,without stage for improved relations with a secretary Pramod Mahajan said on Sena, despite being electoral part- affecting its relationship with the any assistance from its NDA allies, possible future electoral partner, Thursday: ‘‘In the last elections, the ners, have often contested against BSP, in Tamil Nadu, it has decided cannot win the seat. the AIADMK. Congress won Gauriganj, we came each other, he said this would not against contesting the Sattangulam Moreover, if it contests Sattan- The deteriorating relationship second and the BSP came third; affect the BJP-BSP alliance. assembly seat. gulam, it would cut into AIADMK between the BJP and the BSP in UP that is why we are fielding a candi- Gauriganj is important for the Mahajan said: ‘‘Of our NDA votes and help the Congress to win appears to have had its impact on date.’’ Asked whether the BSP’s in- BJP because it is close to Amethi, partners, the DMK is boycotting the the seat.

STANDING UP FOR THE MAHATMA: Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala speaks to mediapersons near Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi on Thursday. Chautala was on a fast to protest against an American magazine which had insulted the Mahatma. FIPB shifted to finance ministry TIMES NEWS NETWORK Till afternoon on Thurs- day,when Jaitley assumed of- New Delhi: The important fice in Udyog Bhavan, nei- Foreign Investment Promo- ther he nor FIPB chairman tion Board (FIPB) was on and secretary, industrial pol- Thursday shifted to finance icy and promotion, Govin- minister Jaswant Singh darajan, were aware of the within hours of Arun Jaitley shifting of the FIPB to fi- taking over as industry and nance. commerce minister, said offi- In fact, Govindarajan went cial sources. about briefing the minister However, the sources said on the functioning of his de- a formal notification may partment during which he take some time, till after the also touched upon the work- return of Deputy Prime Min- ing of the FIPB as well as the ister L K Advani from his present foreign investment tour of Thailand and Singa- policy. Jaswant, too, had a pore on February 5. meeting with PM Vajpayee in Officials said the logic of the evening on the budget. shifting the FIPB to the fi- Foreign direct investment nance ministry is that is presently allowed through Jaswant heads a group of the automatic route under ministers (GoM) on the fur- power delegated by the RBI ther opening up of the Indian and for remaining activities market for foreign direct in- on the basis of a recommen- vestment. The GoM, till dation by the FIPB. Under Murasoli Maran was hospi- the FIPB route, projects in- talised, was seized of exam- volving foreign investment ining the far-reaching recom- with project cost of up to Rs mendations of the N K Singh 600 crore are approved at the committee. level of the minister. Uddhav is Sena’s heir, Raj ignored TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday clearly indicated that his son, Uddhav,will be his successor. At a meeting of Sena office- bearers and special invitees at Mahabaleshwar, Uddhav was elected executive president of the party. To avoid a controversy, Thackeray got his nephew Raj to propose Uddhav’s name. Raj, who entered politics through the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena — the party’s student wing — several years before Uddhav joined public life, was hoping to be anoint- ed Bal Thackeray’s heir. But in the past couple of years, the Sena chief had dropped sufficient hints to the contrary.Thackeray,who continues as the ‘‘chief ’’ of the 37- year-old organisation, justi- fied the move, saying it was based on popular demand and consensus. ‘‘I do not want to force either Raj or Uddhav on the party. I agreed to Uddhav’s election only after being assured that it was based on popular choice by the party workers,’’ he told mediapersons. Uddhav said all reports of a rift between himself and Raj were ‘‘false and base- less’’. The new executive president assured Sena workers of leading the party on the guidelines set down by his father. He also reiterated his determination to work cease- lessly for the welfare of the party. He, however, refused to term the new post as a ‘‘vir- tual coronation’’. He called it a ‘‘fresh responsibility’’. Thackeray asserted that Uddhav’s election to the new post was in keeping with the democratic traditions, cher- ished by his party. Flaying the Congress for projecting itself as the only democratic party, Thackeray said the party clearly lacked a leader of calibre to guide it. Uddhav, a soft-spoken and low-profile person with a passion for wildlife photography, has been quietly taking charge of the party organisation over the past three years.

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12 Friday,January 31, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi

Cameras set AROUND THE WORLD AP O’Toole rebuffs Oscar: Food for thought: Are kebabs, to roll for For all the accolades handed out in Hol- lywood, Kapur’s film it’s rare to find a per- burgers and fries addictive? former on Mandela who is un- willing to London: A steady diet of NYT Johannesburg: A South accept hamburgers, fries and foods African producer is to turn one. But high in fat and loaded with the story of Nelson Mandela Peter O’- calories may not only pile into a big screen epic captur- Toole is no on the pounds —some scien- ing his life from childhood, to ordinary entertainer. Acade- tists are questioning political awareness, 10,000 my Award organisers want to whether it could be addic- days of imprisonment and fi- present the 70-year-old actor tive. nally freedom. with an honorary Oscar, but Researchers who have Script writer William he says he won’t be ready to been testing the biological Nicholson, who also worked accept such an award for at effects of fast foods are dis- on Gladiator and Shadow- least another decade. In a covering that they can trig- lands, is adopting Mandela’s brief, hand-written open let- ger hormonal changes in autobiography Long Walk to ter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which could make Freedom into a screenplay to O’Toole politely suggested it difficult to control eating. be directed by Shekhar Ka- that receiving an honorary “New and potentially ex- pur,who made his name with Oscar might preclude him plosive findings on the bio- Elizabeth and Bandit Queen. from eventually winning a logical effects of fast food Kapur told a Canadian competitive statuette. De- suggest that eating yourself newspaper he initially scribing what he thought into obesity isn’t simply turned the project down, but about an honorary Oscar be- down to a lack of self-con- changed his mind after a trip ing in the offing, he wrote: “I trol,” New Scientist maga- to South Africa. “Somebody was enchanted but said that zine said on Wednesday. had to take the responsibility. as I was still in the game and Fast food meals can deliv- He (Mandela) is a sprititual might yet win the lovely bug- er nearly the recommended hero like Ghandi, he does not ger outright, would the Acad- daily calorie and fat intake need to fight a bloody battle emy please defer the honor in one meal. As people put to win,” Kapur said. until I am 80?” Reuters on weight, they become Filming, projected to cost Rare Rubens on display: Singer Britney Spears at the premiere of The Recruit in more resistant to the hor- about $40 million, will start One of the world’s three Hollywood. mone leptin, which is mid-year, and the movie most expensive paintings will Is Madonna leaving London? Is the love strongly linked to weight could hit theatres late in 2004. go on display in a public gallery Thursday for affair over between Britain and the superstar and appetite, and a brain “Their brain loses its York, have also shown that “Highly palatable foods “It’s a very prestigious the first time in its eventful 400-year history. it likes to call Madge? peptide called galanin that ability to respond to these young rats fed a high fat diet and highly potent sexual project, but also a very daunt- The Massacre of the Innocents by Flemish Recent press reports stimulates eating. hormones as body fat in- early in life grew up to be stimuli are the only stimuli ing task. Everybody feels — master Peter Paul Rubens will hang at Lon- claimed adopted Lon- Leptin releases signals to creases,” Michael Schwatz, obese adults. capable of activating the and rightly so —about Mr don’s National Gallery. The picture belongs doner Madonna has de- the part of the brain that co- an endocrinologist at the Researchers are also look- dopamine system with any- Mandela and his life. People to David Thomson, billionaire chairman of the camped to Los Angeles, Thomson newspaper empire, who bought it ordinates eating behaviour University of Washington ing into whether bingeing where near the potency of take possession of it,” pro- defeated by the dreary at Sotheby’s auction house last year for 49.5 but as people gain weight in Seattle, told the maga- on foods high in fat and sug- addictive drugs,” according ducer Anant Singh said. English weather. But million pounds — a world record in sterling Madonna’s spokes- they become more resistant zine. Animal studies by ar cause changes in the to John Hoebel, a psycholo- “When you have to make a terms. He has loaned it to the gallery for to the effects of the hor- Sarah Leibowitz, at Rocke- brain associated with addic- gist at Princeton University movie out of his life in under woman said the absence three years, after which it will be housed at is only temporary. “She’ll mone. feller University in New tion to drugs. in New Jersey. Reuters three hours it’s not easy.” the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada. Reuters be back in London in the Veteran actor Morgan spring,” Liz Rosenberg Freeman has won the role of Simpsons’ eternal youth: For more than a decade they have reigned as television’s said. “Madonna has homes in the States, DUBYAMAIL portraying Mandela. “There she has homes in England, and she moves are probably going to be favorite dysfunctional family, and now The Simpsons will soon enter the record books between the two.” AP I love my daily morning Jug of humour, three actors — Mandela as a Surahi-fuls of it each day, as I step out as the longest-running sitcom in prime-time Mailer still strong at 80: Norman Mailer into this austere world of ours. It makes child, as a teenager and then history. Now in their 14th season of animated me sing! did not expect to make it to 40, and now the young Mandela who social satire on Fox television, that beer-guz- finds himself twice that age. He has lived — Kaushal S Rana comes to Joburg,” Singh Keep your good work going, Jug and zling, doughnut-scarfing family man Homer longer than Ernest Hemingway and most of Neelabh. The hatemails are not signifi- said. Simpson and all the good citizens of Spring- his other literary heroes. His body aches, but cant as it shows that even if one hates “It may not be in a chrono- field have shown no signs of aging as they his mind remains strong. “I always liked the it, one cannot resist the temptation to logical order, but you would go through it. Surely, divulges the mo- near their 300th episode. According to cre- number 80. ... But I think you pass a certain tive and consequences of political ac- go back to his childhood ator and executive producer Matt Groening, border at that point. How long are you going tions behind political actions. because he was groomed eternal youth is a key ingredient of the to be able to keep writing? There are not that — Rajballav Dash as a royal lineage. You have show’s enduring success. “I didn’t expect to many good writers at 80,” says Mailer, whose be on the air this long,” Groening said. Reuters birthday is Friday. AP e-mail: [email protected] to give that whole background.” AFP

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The Times of India, New Delhi INTERNATIONAL Friday,January 31, 2003 13

Reuters US begins last diplomatic push Pakistan foreign Reuters Washington: President George minister’s US W Bush was to make a last diplo- 8 European matic push on Thursday to try to persuade Iraq to disarm as Bagh- dad’s UN envoy said Muslims nations side visit a disaster around the world would attack Americans in the event of war. By Chidanand Rajghatta have “appreciably led to the With thousands of US troops with Bush TIMES NEWS NETWORK lowering of tension.” pouring into the Gulf region, By Rashmee Z Ahmed While ignoring Kasuri’s Washington: Pakistan’s For- pleas to exclude Pakistan Bush was to meet Italian Prime TIMES NEWS NETWORK eign Minister Khurshid Ka- US Secretary of State Colin Powell from the registration list, Minister Silvio Berlusconi later suri ended a fruitless and (right) with Pakistan Foreign Minister London: In a remarkably Powell assured him that the in the day to discuss a possible possibly disastrous Washing- Mian Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri in public split between the US “will be doing everything deadline for disarmament. ton visit with the Bush ad- Washington on Wednesday. “old” and “new” halves of to implement the programme After Berlusconi, who has told ministration publicly reject- Europe, eight European in a dignified manner.” Washington US transport planes ing Islamabad’s plea to ex- Pak rejects US claim: Pakistan reject- nations have declared soli- The day was marked also bound for the Gulf can use mili- empt Pakistanis from a speed a claim by a US State Department offi- darity with the US on Iraq by two contrasting events cial that militant incur- tary bases in Italy, Bush will hold cial registration process and and implicitly rebuked that are symptomatic of the sions into Kashmir were talks at Camp David on Friday ignoring requests for re- France and Germany. troubled and conflicted rela- still continuing. “We with British Prime Minister Tony sumption of arms supply. The joint declaration tionship between the two have already made it Blair, his staunchest ally on Iraq. To add insult to injury, US signed by the leaders of countries. In one episode, im- clear that no such infil- “They will discuss the next officials also suggested that Britain, Spain, Italy,Portu- migration officials accosted tration is taking place steps to take in the face of Iraq’s the onus was on Pakistan to gal, Hungary,Poland, Den- and detained well-known and the claim by an of- failure to date to disarm and com- take steps that could lead to mark and the Czech Re- scribe Ejaz Haider from the ficial who is not ready ply with United Nation’s resolu- talks with India. These to disclose his identity public, appeared on Thurs- respected Pakistani weekly tion 1441,” said White House Na- moves included controlling cannot be accurate,” day in the Times, London the Friday Times right in tional Security Council cross-border infiltration, re- foreign ministry and other newspapers in front of the think-tank spokesman Sean McCormack. specting the sanctity of the spokesman Aziz In foretaste of diplomatic strug- mainland Europe. Brookings Institution, where Ahmed Khan said. A LoC, and responding to In- gles ahead, however, chief UN nu- The hard-hitting state- he is a visiting scholar. He state department official said in Washing- ment said the Iraqi presi- dia’s suggestion of normalis- clear weapons inspector Mo- ing trade relations. was later released after a ton on Wednesday that militants were still dent was “a clear threat to flurry of calls between crossing the Line of Control. “It is happen- hamed ElBaradei told the BBC he Compounding all this, Pak- did not agree with US views that world security” and Iraq Brookings scholars —several ing and it is not being stopped, and this is must not be allowed to vio- istan was also called in to ac- the main concern,” the official said after Iraq was already in “material of whom are former admin- late UN resolutions. It of- count for its nuclear prolifer- Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mah- breach” of the resolution —the le- istration officials — and cur- fered robust support to the ation activity,particularly its mud Kasuri met Secretary of State Colin gal trigger for war. ties to North Korea. Some of rent administration officials. “transatlantic relation- Powell. The official said the incursions “If they decide that this is a ma- these points were made pub- In another episode, US law ship as a guarantee of our were significantly reduced last year follow- terial breach, then that is their licly, but obliquely, by Secre- enforcement authorities an- freedom”. ing US pressure and pledges by President prerogative,” he said. “We are not tary of State Colin Powell in nounced that they had It recalled Europe’s Musharraf to stop infiltration into Kashmir. going to say that this is a material front of the media, forcing charged more than 30 Pak- “shared values” with the “It was very, very noticeable, the numbers breach unless we see a gross vio- Kasuri to counter that Pak- istanis with credit card fraud went way down,” said the official, suggest- US and said “these values lation.” White House spokesman istan had done its bit by invit- after busting an East Coast ing incursions had crept back up following crossed the Atlantic with Ari Fleischer predicted “an ing Prime Minister Vajpayee ring. a lack of counter concessions by India. Palestinians carry posters of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein during a those who sailed from Eu- uptick in the tempo” of diploma- for the SAARC summit, and ● For more go to The Pakistani spokesman said the “free- demonstration in Gaza Strip on Thursday. Hundreds of Palestinians rope to help create the cy with an increase in meetings had it been accepted it would www.timesofindia.com dom struggle in Indian occupied Kashmir” chanting ‘Dear Saddam, bomb Tel Aviv’ marched in support of Iraq. USA”. It paid obeisance to was not new but had been give a new twist and phone calls by Bush in the coming days and weeks. The diplomatic flurry comes struction and consorting with ter- Americas support in rid- in the post-September 11 scenario. “These ding the continent of “two infiltration claims are just absurd and are Saudi Foreign Minister Prince ahead of US Secretary of State ror groups, including Al-Qaida. forms of 20th-century made from time to time and we reject Saud al-Faisal will come to Wash- Colin Powell’s appearance before Baghdad’s UN ambassador, Mo- Nepal to hold talks tyranny, Nazism and Com- them. There is no infiltration.” AFP ington from Paris on Thursday the UN Security Council on Feb- hammed Aldouri, said that Mus- for White House talks, possibly in- ruary 5. He is expected to reveal lims around the world would at- munism”. Militant arrested: A Pakistani man ac- cluding Bush, a senior official intelligence showing Saddam has tack American facilities if the US ● For more go to cused of training guerrillas in Afghanistan with Maoists soon said. been hiding arms of mass de- started a war. Reuters www.timesofindia.com has been detained in central Pakistan as part of a wave of arrests against fugitive By Suman Pradhan The minister said that the members of the banned Harkat-ul-Muja- TIMES NEWS NETWORK cabinet had decided to with- hedeen militant group, officials said Thurs- draw the “terrorist” tag at- Kathmandu: The Nepal gov- day. Saeed Ahmed, 31, was captured tached on the Maoists in No- Tuesday while visiting a college friend in Pak scribe held and released in US ernment and Maoist rebels vember 2001, and had also Ahmed’s home town of Toba Tek Singh. have reached ceasefire agree- withdrawn monetary re- Ahmed has been sought by police since By Chidanand Rajghatta well-regarded liberal weekly the guest scholar, to show them that cials frantically worked the ment. Information Minister wards put on the heads of top 1998 on suspicion of possessing explo- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Friday Times, outside Brookings he had spoken with State Depart- phones to the State Department Ramesh Nath Pandey said Maoist leaders. In addition, sives and harbouring terrorists. Ahmed es- Institution as he was smoking a ment and INS office on the mat- and Justice Department, result- that the government had Washington: US immigration Pandey said that the govern- caped arrest by fleeing to Afghanistan cigarette and talking to Shirin ter. Other Brookings scholars, ing in his release late at night. agreed to a Maoist ceasefire ment had also decided to ask authorities on Tuesday detained where he trained radical Islamic recruits in Tahir Kheli, a Pakistani-Ameri- some of them former administra- Haider, who has been to the US proposal, and the cessation of Interpol to withdraw the in- a prominent Pakistani journalist guerrilla fighting and acquired the nick- can and a former US administration officials, vouched for him. several times before, said things hostilities would begin im- ternational arrest warrants name Commando, Aziz said. Ahmed also on minor visa violation charges, tion official. But the INS agents took him have changed in the country and mediately. issued against top Maoist fought in Kashmir. Ahmed boasted of his causing further disquiet in a re- They asked him for his name, away to a detention center in this is not the America he used to “The government wishes association with Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, leaders. “Peace talks will be- lationship that is in turmoil new showed him their IDs, and asked Alexandria, Virginia, where he come to. that all problems be solved gin soon now,” the minister saying it was engaged in a jehad. ‘‘The real rules requiring men from Pak- jehad is in fighting against the Jews be- why he had not appeared for an was photographed and finger- “This has never happened to through dialogue,” Pandey said. istan to be fingerprinted and reg- cause they are finishing Muslims,’’ Aziz interview with immigration au- printed twice, informed that he me even in India, supposedly our said after an emergency cabi- Later, state-run Radio quoted Ahmed as saying upon his arrest. istered. thorities between 30 to 40 days af- would be released next day on a number one enemy,” he said. “It’s net meeting late Wednesday. Nepal announced that a cabi- Police are investigating Ahmed’s possible Two armed agents of the Im- ter arrival in the US like he was bond at $5,000, and told that he now like the Stasi or the Gestapo “We will resolve our differ- net minister, Narayan Singh involvement in other cases, the police offi- migration and Naturalisation supposed to. would have to spend the night in is here.” ences on the basis of patriot- Pun, had been designated as cial said. AP Services accosted Ejaz Haider, Haider invited them into his of- the county jail. ● For more go to ism and according to monar- the negotiating team leader news editor and columnist of the fice at Brookings, where he is a Meanwhile, Brookings offi- www.timesofindia.com chical culture.” from the government’s side.

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14 Friday,January 31, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi Ethics of Conversion Brown Woman’s Burden A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Historian Veena Talwar Oldenburg’s cide was unwittingly strengthened by Don’t Try to Demonise Hinduism provocative book ‘Dowry Murder: The imperial and land-ownership policies even I am the message. Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime’ though the British outlawed the practice in By K R Narayanaswamy — Pramod Mahajan on being asked about the message asserted claims to exclusivity of rival faiths argues that dowry killings and female 1870. The British charged heavy fines and or denominations of the same faith. This was of the cabinet reshuffle The recent Tamil Nadu ordinance on infanticide received a sharp fillip by the apprehended and imprisoned culprits the only way to avoid further civil strife, to decision of the British to create individual perpetuating such a crime. They did not conversion, subsequently made into law, has make a civil, not to mention civilised, polity led the Christian community in the state to peasant ownership as the centrepiece of however think it worth their while to possible. That kind of religious freedom has their revenue policy. Dowry, which examine the social effects of their own take to the streets in protest for reasons hard no place in India, much less in today’s India. Berth Rates to understand. The ordinance, after all, served as a woman’s safety net in pre-colonial methods of governance that led to an The ground reality, however, is very times, was transformed into a deadly intensification of these problems. Atalji’s third major cabinet reshuffle since the last prohibits conversion ‘by force, fraud or inducements’ and it surely cannot be different. I remember reading, as late as the institution during the days of the Raj. Are you trying to say there was no practice of general elections also appears to be his most clear- late 1970s, letters of protest by aggrieved Hin- The practice, she tells Rashme Sehgal, has dowry before the British arrived in India? headed. While all the earlier chopping and changing anyone’s case that such conversions should be condoned or tolerated. dus and a few enlightened Christians con- continued after Independence: No, I am not saying that. Dowry, or dahej was marked by characteristic ambiguity and a careful The TN ordinance by implication takes up demning the still extant practice by Christ- as it is called in Hindi, has today become a balancing of coalition compulsions, this one leaves no a position on the subject of conversion ian evangelists of denouncing Hindus and You blame the British for the accentuation of convenient peg on which to hang all explana- room for doubt either by way of motivation or message. almost identical with that of the Roman Hinduism. That decades after India won in- the dowry problem. tions about discrimination against women. Almost all the winners of the exercise belong to what Catholic Church, as spelt out by the Second dependence, Hinduism was still being Prior to the arrival of the British in India, But in its origins dowry was one of the few has been called the BJP’s Generation Next. Beginning Vatican Council: In spreading religious faith, rubbished in the land of its origin, that land was not seen as a commodity which indigenous, women-centred institutions in with the two Aruns, they include the redoubtable everyone ought at all times to refrain the messianic arrogance of the Christian could be bought and sold. Notionally, the an overwhelmingly patriarchal and agrarian Sushma Swaraj and the fast-rising Ravi Shankar from any manner of action which might crusader was still very much in evidence land belonged to the king and no one could society. Historically, it was an index of the Prasad. While Arun Shourie has been rewarded for seem to carry a hint of coercion or a kind of as it was in the days of the British raj be evicted from it. Kings showed concern ‘appreciation’ bestowed upon a daughter in bringing a rare integrity and perseverance to a highly persuasion that would be dishonourable or speaks for itself. for the peasantry and, when required, were her natal village, and not a groom’s preroga- emotive subject like divestment, Arun Jaitley has unworthy, especially when dealing with the Ironically, it is the believer who is the prepared to live more frugally. Ranjit Singh, tive to make demands on the girl’s family. for instance, waived tax collections for a The dowry-infanticide blight was used to received his desserts for backing the right political poor or uneducated people. Such a manner of problem. He is the one who is the potential action would have to be considered the abuse fanatic, the fundamentalist in the making — year, to compensate for lack of rains. The justify the annexation of India. Colonialism, horse in Gujarat. The reshuffle also reflects the produce of the land was meanwhile shared it was claimed, was a civilising mission. increasing clout of Atalji’s deputy, L K Advani, who of one’s right and a violation of the right of unless he believes like the Hindu. If the others. (Declaration on Religious Freedom, by all the villagers. How did the codification of customary law has had a substantial, perhaps even decisive, say in whole world believed like the Hindu, the No. 4, Vatican, 1965) world would be a much better place to live in. Putting landed property exclusively in affect women? the recast. Among the prominent losers is high-profile The protesters say that the law may be Such a world would still be very imperfect male hands, and holding the latter responsi- The problem of women worsened telecom minister Pramod Mahajan. Notwithstanding misused. This can be said of almost any like the one we live in but significantly ble for the payment of revenue had the following the British decision to codify all the brave spin put on it, there is no denying that his law currently in force in different: There would be effect of making the Indian male the customary law. A key word like ‘local’ controversial image, including his role in the recent the land. My concern is the no bloodshed in the name dominant legal sub- which meant village telecom mess, has cost him a job he dearly loved. real issue behind all of God, no crusades, no ject. The British in customary law, As for motivation, the exercise was aimed not so conversion, which is its genocides of indigenes or further insisted that Q&A came to be trans- much at readying the BJP for the next Lok Sabha questionable ethics. aborigines, no fundamen- the peasants pay formed to mean Dowry has today elections as for the next round of state polls later this All religious preaching talism or fundamentalist- revenue twice a year ‘caste’ or ‘tribe.’ This become a convenient is competitive and often inspired terror,and no 9/11. on a fixed date. shift in terminology year.This is evident in the resignations of Uma Bharati, peg on which to combative. No preacher is It is time we raised the Inability to pay had implications for Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Raman Singh. They have hang all explanations likely to garner souls (or question: Why preach and would result in the women, since they all been detailed to lead the party in their respective about discrimination bodies, as is more often the seek to convert at all? land being auctioned were now seen to states in the coming assembly polls. The strategy is to against women. But case) for his faith unless The early preachers of off by the govern- belong to patriarchal replicate the Gujarat model, that is, to focus the in its origins it was a he proclaims its superiority Christianity and Islam ment. As a result, lineage rather than campaign on a strong central figure with an even woman-centred to other faiths, more knew nothing of more peasant were forced, localities. The whole stronger ideological appeal, a la Modi. Moving institution. pertinently, to Hinduism, ancient faiths professed during a bad year, to Udayshankar attempt was to trans- from motivation to message, there are two clear the Hindus being the and practised in Asia, and use their land as late social and cus- pointers. First, that the government — and particularly more likely targets of the if they asserted, as they collateral to borrow from the moneylender, tomary practice, which was flexible, into le- Atalji himself — is finally willing to forsake its evangelist. There is, however, a more basic certainly did, that their religion had a mo- in order to pay taxes. Chronic indebted- gal codes from which women were excluded. flip-flop policy on economic reforms in favour of a more issue involved. All conversion assumes the nopoly of the truth, one could understand. ness,for instance, became the fate of a large Even more significant was the fact business-like approach. Second, that the BJP would no superiority of the converter’s faith to the But today when comparative religion is a se- number of peasants who possessed small that colonial administration replaced the longer let coalition sensitivities come in the way of its converted’s — an assumption alien to, and rious subject of study in universities all over holdings in Punjab. The British resolve to indigenous version of democracy in which own political interests. Hence, the complete exclusion of implicitly repudiated by the Hindu who the world, when we know — at any rate, are rationalise and modernise the revenue was villagers had representatives, with mecha- the allies from the reshuffle, both in terms of prior believes in the absolute equality of all faiths. in a position to know — so much more about particularly hard on women. From being nisms of direct control. The British courts consultation and in the assignment of portfolios. In the Indian context, therefore, religious the various religions of the world, preaching co-partners in pre-colonial landholding replaced the authority of the village arrangements, they found themselves denied Should the BJP falter in the next round of polls, freedom should only mean the right to and propagation have ceased to be relevant. panchayat with the patwari — the man who all access to economic resources, turning practise the faith that one is born into, Saints and wise men among Hindus, kept village records — by making him a however, the party has left the door open for a course them into dependents. In the event they not the right to preach and convert. The Muslims, Christians have affirmed in no paid employee of the state. This conferred correction, well in time for the next parliamentary faced martial problems, they were left with concept of religious freedom as one that uncertain terms the essential oneness of all enormous powers on someone who was polls. In other words, the real winner of Atalji’s latest no legal entitlements whatsoever. earlier seen as a servant of the farmers. reshuffle is the party,and the loser, the allies. includes the right to preach and convert religious teaching. Not long ago, at a UN is a European concept and it made sense inter-faith conference, leaders of the world’s Basically what you are saying is that the Why has modern, independent India failed to in the European context. This concept major religions solemnly declared their entire economy became ‘masculine’. get rid of the problem of dowry? evolved slowly in Europe after centuries belief in the equality of all religions. If this Precisely. This was one of the key factors We haven’t realised that making a dowry Sharon’s Encore of inter-religious and intra-religious declaration means anything more than that made male children more desirable. demand is a cultural oxymoron that bears no persecution and fighting between the religious grandstanding or plain posturing, Also, the increasing recruitment of Punjabi resemblance to the historical meaning and Tel Aviv appears to have outdone mentor Washington in Christians, Muslims and Jews. it should mean an end to all proselytisation peasants into the army saw more and more practice of this institution. Dowry demands its swing to extreme and rigid right wing politics with There were the long drawn-out Crusades anywhere in the world. Such a consumma- families practise selective female infanticide. must be treated on a par with crimes such as the Likud party racing to a smashing victory in the in the Middle Ages. As for intra-religious tion, however devoutly wished, is unlikely in The newly enhanced worth of sons saw blackmail, extortion or insurance fraud. recent elections. The war drums from the Bush persecution, it was nothing unusual even the present circumstances. But we in India families demand cash, jewellery or expensive Instead, they are put in the straitjacket of a administration found ready echo in Israel as Ariel in later times for a Catholic sovereign to can make a modest beginning by banning all consumer durables at the time of marriage. dowry case. No wonder the law takes no note Sharon’s ‘in your face’ diplomacy vis-a-vis the massacre his Protestant subjects and conversion in the country,thereby setting an The situation has steadily worsened since of the pain and psychological trauma that a Palestinians found endorsement with the electorate. for a Protestant ruler to massacre his example for the rest of the world. Such a ban then but rather than calling it ‘dowry woman suffers in a failed marriage. In other The Labour party which could have been a counter- Catholic subjects. The concept of religious would help realise the dream of the Mahat- problem’, we should call it the problem of words, we will not be in a position to address weight to the aggression of Mr Sharon crumbled to freedom born amidst such blood-letting had ma who once said: ‘If I had the power and the paying ‘groom price’. the problem of dowry unless the state begins its worst ever defeat sliding from 25 to 19 seats. So what necessarily to mediate among aggressively authority,I would abolish all conversion.’ The pre-colonial logic for female infanti- to take a wholly different view of it. will Mr Sharon do now that he has got his party 37 seats in the 120-member Knesset, up from the earlier 19? Like Mr Bush, Mr Sharon is not likely to be magnanimous The Fine Art of now that he has got the upper hand. Though promising Poetic Business ‘painful concessions’ for peace, his party is egging him on to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from By Rukmani Ramanathan treated the $50 as gift to me, renowned’ poets. No cash Wise Parenting the Gaza, expand Jewish settlements and tighten and declined to take its prize, but I was given a cita- I love poetry. People at Call for Peace the already harsh restrictions on the three million rupee equivalent as he tion, a copper medal and an home don’t. They dread my By Swami Sukhabodhananda Palestinians in the autonomous and occupied had no use for the money. invitation to read my poem As long as Saddam passion for writing verse. Hussein behaves territories. The bottomline — prevent the creation of After this, my family at the award ceremony to be Children are very creative. ner both in the inner and out- It happened 15 years ago. However when faced with er sphere. The outer winner himself within his own a Palestinian state at all cost. read my poems out of held in a US city. To get An ad in a leading interna- kindness, but publishing — there, they said, I could failure, they might become achieves success. The inner borders, we should not For a fearful West Asia bracing for Washington’s tional magazine solicited dispirited. Good parenting winner gains satisfaction. A be addressing any military strike against Baghdad, the Likud victory is no way. I almost cried avail of the many travel new authors and poets. The like Alexander Pope who, discount offers on the Net. can enable children to accept child should learn to be suc- attack or resources unsettling. All the region’s Arab regimes believe firmly publisher wanted a small as a child, was punished My poem would be print- facts of life and persuade cessful; he also has to learn against him... I don’t that Mr Bush’s objective is not just to unseat Saddam fee of $50. Those days it was by his father for writing ed, along with others, in a them to proceed proactively to be satisfied. Striking a believe that America Hussein and secure Iraq’s vast oilfields, but also practically impossible to poetry. He had to swear book and released. I could in a creative mode. The chal- balance between success and will justifiably make an to strengthen its key ally Tel Aviv. Despite his get any foreign exchange ‘‘Papa papa pity take, verse buy the book at cost price. I lenge of life is in accepting satisfaction is important. unprovoked attack on country’s vulnerability,Mr Sharon has readily fallen in for any activity. A family will I never make’’. could also get my poem as the fact that ‘life is not fair’. “Success is getting what I another nation. It would with Washington’s plans and has begun preparations meeting was held to find a The big break came an audio-cassette, a book- Once you accept this fact, a like; satisfaction is liking not be consistent with for the war in right earnest. Among the measures being way of sending the money when I chanced upon a mark etc, at a special price. certain understanding is what I get.” Success does what we have been as a taken are constructing bomb shelters and upgrading to the publishers. We hit website which conducts The site flooded me with generated. This will enable not equal satisfaction. Our nation or what we gas mask kits. As a key ally in the region, a wiser leader upon the brilliant idea of competitions regularly. e-mails asking me to write you to accept whatever life desires should be sacred, not should be as a nation. might have cautioned Mr Bush against any hasty requesting my NRI brother- Every month there is a in with my poems. The gives you. sensuous. Our desires should US House Majority aggression without exhausting all possible peaceful in-law to lend the dollars prize for the best poem and last mail said they have Life is unfair. One child is be two-fold: one pointing Leader Dick Armey which we could repay an annual grand prize of already selected my next born physically challenged outward and the other, point- ✥ options. But restraint has never figured in Mr Sharon’s while another is born ing inward. The outward de- lexicon. Far back in the fifties, as an army officer, he with interest later, when $20,000. You had to submit poem for publication. But I It is interesting to me my poem would fetch healthy. Only when we begin sire should be to contribute wrote that his goal “was to create in the Arabs a online a poem of 20 lines. I was unmoved. that many of those who good returns. to accept life can we under- to the world. The inward de- psychology of defeat, to beat them every time and to was elated. My poem would One day, to my utter want to rush this For a few months nothing have an international audi- surprise, the book came by stand it. You are born in a sire should be to learn from beat them so decisively that they would develop the country (the US) into happened. No letter from ence. No resistance at home courier. Thrilled to get a poor family. Accept it. Use any given situation and grow. conviction that they would never win.” Mr Sharon whatever life gives you. You But desire has no end. You war and think it would the publishers. We asked because it was free, as most free copy,I opened the book, be so quick and easy has been proved disastrously wrong; the greater the my brother-in-law to such things are on the Net. only to see it was a birthday will find that acceptance may be successful, but if aggression he has unleashed, the more his country leads to creativity. Teach your mind is filled with don’t know anything enquire. He discovered — My poem was adjudged gift from the family.For the about war... We are the has come under threat from suicide bombers and to our horror — that no worthy of ‘publishing’ by a cost of a silk saree, they the child to use whatever desire, you can never be hap- life has given. Give ex- py. Children, teenagers, greatest power that the snipers. His contribution to the ‘jihadisation’ of an such publisher existed. He panel of ‘internationally had bought the book. world has ever known. essentially secular and progressive Palestinian amples of creative even parents, make people who have the mistake of But we have limits, too. society holds many lessons for the Bush administration. And these coalitions for Military might alone cannot secure what Yasser CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS faced challenges. thinking: “Suc- Helen Keller was cess is the only vi- peace, coalitions for Arafat calls the ‘peace of the brave’. What’s Up, Doc? Glover goes on to assign an alternative left sightless and sion in life.” Good change will be our fu- meaning to ‘Vedic’ by saying that ‘‘in Sans- with impaired parenting should ture, the world’s future. Apropos the news report ‘AIIMS may krit, the word ‘veda’ also means knowledge, hearing after an involve guiding Chuck Hagel, member of Sipping the Syrup lose yet another top doc’ (Jan 27). What which is beyond all limitations of culture, illness when she the child to not the Senate Foreign Dr K Srinath Reddy has done amounts to religion, race or language’’. If this were so, was barely six THE just learn to get Relations Committee, How important is the cough in our day-to-day living? flouting rules. If Dr Reddy is not available then this term could be applied to all mathe- years old. Yet, she SPEAKING what he likes but and Vietnam veteran Four hundred years ago, poet George Herbert said, for the treatment of patients, or for matics, whether by Gauss, Euler, or gained fame as also learn to like ✥ Ramanujan. Is it not then more honest to “Love and a cough cannot be hid”. Closer to our times, teaching, then why should he be allowed to a great social TREE what he gets. The world would be dispense altogether with the adjective playwright John Mortimer observes, “In the theatre, continue at AIIMS? He might be doing great worker.Poet John Our scriptures better off without ‘Vedic’ and simply call the method ‘Maths words have to prove themselves immediately, by solid work otherwise, which he can do even with- Milton had lost his eyesight talk about pleasure and pain. Saddam Hussein in of Bharati Krishna Tirtha’? laughter, which unites an audience, or by that attentive out his AIIMS position. Occupying two before he wrote his master- Sukha prapti is acquisition power, but I believe that silence, when even the most bronchial listeners forget to positions at the same time is clearly an — S R Sarma, Aligarh piece, Paradise Lost. of happiness and dukha we are better off still if cough, which is the greatest compliment that can be unfair practice and sets bad precedence for Every moment is the best; nivritti is putting an end to we live under the rule others to manipulate the system. paid to the writer”. But then coughs and cough syrups Hard to Justify live life with this attitude. Be unhappiness. If sukha (pleas- of law and eliminate — Chinmaya Deva, via e-mail ure) and dukha (pain) are seem to be in the news these days, for the wrong This is with reference to ‘Excuses for in the present where there is weapons of mass a hidden message, a mystery, perceived wisely,temptations destruction. A pre- reasons. Science has its own reasons and seasons to Empire’, the interview with Niall Ferguson to smoke and drink, for disown its own earlier recipes, making us feel rather Vedic Pretence (Q&A, Jan 27). Surely the main question is and a possibility. Accept emptive, unilateral first them and allow the magic instance, will be treated as strike would set a foolish. Once in a while, science and its backroom In ‘Swadeshi Sums’ (Q&A, Dec 30, 2002), not whether under British rule certain pain. But, the mind treats it infrastructural improvements, such as the to flow. Acceptance is not terrible international researchers delight in disparaging a popular patent James T Glover clarifies that ‘‘contrary to resigning to what is, but as pleasure — hence you precedent... Where will remedy,routinely employed to seek relief from common popular belief, Vedic mathematics is not the railways, were made or not. You might as indulge yourself. You can well justify the American intervention in allowing what is, so as to gain it end? Which dictator ailments. For the gratefully consumed cough syrup, mathematical system of India’’. It is, accord- empowerment and guidance. train your mind and say it is will be next? ing to him, the mathematics propounded by Vietnam on the grounds that they built pain. ‘Not smoking’ is pleas- however, the New Year has disappointing news. The But simply accepting with- US House member Shankaracharya Bharati Krishna Tirtha roads there. India could have perfectly well ure. ‘Why?’ ‘By not smoking’ American College of Physicians (ACP), has proclaimed out creativity is resignation. Barbara Lee in his book Vedic Mathematics and has built its own railways in its own time, or the you will be healthy; you can that “cough syrup to relieve cough due to common cold British could have built them in India on a Life should be a balance be- ✥ is, in most cases, a waste of money”. On the other hand, nothing to do with the four sacred Vedas. tween creativity and accept- live better and longer. The commercial basis as they did in Japan and moment you represent it as We need to quit making public health officials in the West are also worried over South America. The British had no right to ance. Every parent should the abuse of red cough syrup by the younger set, keen see whether the child’s prati paksha bhavana,you enemies that we don’t take over India and rule it against the wish- are reversing the whole need to make enemies on getting a ‘high’. Many cough syrups, available freely From timesofindia.com balance of Shiva and Shakti, es of its people. Nothing can justify that. thing, and then you will find out of. 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Mobile subscribers 200 Flying efficiently in million * Not so mobile Hardtalk at Hitachi Boeing’s proposed high-efficiency 150 Seven years after the launch of Hitachi president Etsuhiko Shoyama mid-sized aircraft, dubbed 7E7 for mobile phone services in India, acknowledged that the firm has not grown now, can seat 200-250 passengers. 100 there are only 10 million users. globally competitive enough and must decide China The 7E7 is a twin-jet craft which will India 50 In China, half that number, or in the next year or two which money-losing operate up to 20% more efficiently 5 million, sign up as new business operations it must abandon in than current aircraft of the same size 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 subscribers every month an effort to return to profitability Source: The economist *Estimate Selling rate travellers cheques RUPEE VALUE US $: 48.25 UK £: 79.55 C $: 31.70 Euro: 52.30 S Fr: 35.55 Yen (100): 40.70 No Kr: 7.00 Se Kr: 5.65 A $: 28.40 NZ $: 26.45 S $: 27.85 HK $: 6.20 Source: SBI, Mumbai

SEC files suit ACCOUNTANCY Govt may review BSNL, MTNL merger WATCH TIMES NEWS NETWORK AND commitments to set up Shourie speak bet heavily on the service). which aims at providing against KPMG AGENCIES phones in villages and func- Shourie saidthat he would phones on demand to all. New norms to tioning of BSNL and MTNL. not like corporate lobbies to Cellphone companies of- New Delhi: Communica- •In India, we are not Before his first press con- influence government’s deci- ten attack basic phone com- tions minister Arun Shourie able to manage mamoth ference as the communica- sion-making through ‘‘false panies for not fulfilling their indicated on Thursday that organisations in Xerox scam tions minister, Shourie held allegations’’. VPT and roll-out obligations. redefine profits he would review the merger 90-minute meeting with top Days of cross-subsidis- • Next, basic phone compa- Interestingly, cellular firms ew rules designed to prevent En- of state-owned telecom gi- government officials, includ- ation is over New York: The Securities and Exchange nies would be wary of the had recently approached ron-esque shenanigans might ants BSNL and MTNL, a pro- ing MTNL/BSNL chiefs. Commission filed a civil fraud complaint government’s raising the USO administrator, looking force companies to shift billions in posal mooted by his prede- Reacting to his comments, •Corporate lobbies N against KPMG, one of the four remaining VPT (village public tele- at a possible compensation assets and debt onto their balance sheets cessor Pramod Mahajan. industry officials said that shouldn’t influence gov- phone) issue. While, it is from the fund for spreading in a move that, in some cases, could hurt large accounting firms, claiming that it knew Shourie (who continues to Shourie needed a lot of ernment’s decision mandatory for them provide cellular telephony into hun- earnings, accounting experts say. It’s not for years that Xerox was improperly inflating be the disinvestment minis- catching up before they through false allegations VPTs, all the companies dreds of smaller towns and clear whether companies will in the end its profits and helped it do so. ter) said he would have to could take his comments se- (Tata Indicom, Reliance, villages. As the largest phone be required to make these shifts under The suit, filed in Federal district Manhat- study details before com- riously. For instance, one in- Similarly, in a statement few Bharti, Hughes) have faulted company in the country, the rules, and even if they do, there may tan, also named four KPMG partners, includ- menting on disinvestment of dustry official pointed out weeks ago, TRAI had to clar- on their commitments in BSNL, has to bear the cost of be loopholes, accountants said. ing Michael A Conway,one of the firm’s most MTNL and BSNL. He howev- that predatory pricing fell ify that tariffs filed by BSNL varying degrees. reaching phones to villages, ‘‘We’re still figuring out what the new senior officials and a former chairman of the er, said, ‘‘In India, we are not under the purview of the for its cellular service were VPTs are more expensive a proposition it finds in- rules really mean,’’ said Jim Mountain, a industry group that was in charge of assur- able to manage mammoth or- regulator, TRAI. promotional. to set up than phones in creasingly difficult to sus- partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP,the Big ing that accounting firms did quality audits. ganisations.’’ ‘‘Only recently, TRAI took Cellular industry,however, tain. BSNL is coming to grips Four accounting firm based in New York. Shourie said that the gov- about a month to clear Re- towns and cities. Besides, KPMG and lawyers for some of the part- has been skeptical of TRAI’s The worst-case scenarios looked unlikely ernment would limit its role liance’s WLL-M (mobile these connections have very with increasing competition ners denied the allegations and said the firm clearance of Reliance and in early drafts, but seemed increasingly as an ‘enabler’ of growth in wireless in local loop) tariffs low revenue realisation. All and TRAI’s tariff rebalanc- had acted properly. KPMG called the suit BSNL tariffs. It ran a cam- possible in final rules the Financial Ac- the telecom sector. The gov- and made the company companies, meanwhile, pay ing — falling STD/ISD tariffs “clearly unjustified,” adding that “at the very counting Standards Board issued earlier ernment, he added, would change its initial proposal,’’ paign accusing TRAI of five per cent of their revenue being partially compensated worst, this is a disagreement over complex this month, Mountain said. keep an eye on issues like said one industry official. favouring WLL-M (by impli- towards USO, (universal by increasing rentals and professional judgments.” predatory pricing, industry cation Reliance, which has service obligation) fund, local call rates. The rules make it harder to hide debt In its complaint against KPMG, the SEC and assets via specialised finance affili- said that auditors for the firm had repeated- ates. Companies like Enron used these so- ly pointed to ways that Xerox management called ‘‘special-purpose entities’’ to con- had manipulated its results to raise reported ceal debt and pump up their return on as- profits by more than $1.2 billion before taxes AOL Time Warner loss at $100 bn, Turner quits sets. But special-purpose entities, or from 1997 through 2000. SPEs, have legitimate uses, and account- AFP ing professionals fear that regular fi- But it said that the company had refused to New York: AOL Time “The negative was the nancing activity could be tripped up by change the process and that senior partners Warner posted a 2002 loss of goodwill writedown of $45 the new rules, increasing borrowing nearly $100 billion — the billion, which was bigger at KPMG had repeatedly decided to sign off costs and cutting into some lenders’ earn- largest annual loss in the US than expected, although on bad accounting. “Instead of putting a stop ings. For example, banks that arrange corporate history — and in their debt covenants are to Xerox’s fraudulent accounting, the KPMG low-cost financing for customers via a sign of further turmoil, still safe because they have defendants themselves engaged in fraud,” SPEs called asset-backed commercial pa- media mogul Ted Turner to keep at least $50 billion in the suit stated. “There was no watchdog at per conduits might have to move the debt said he would step down as equity and they finished the Xerox. KPMG’s bark sounded no warning to and assets connected to those conduits vice chairman. year with about $52 billion,” investors; its bite was toothless.” onto their balance sheets. The world’s largest media said David Joyce, an analyst The SEC said that Xerox managers repeat- If a bank has more assets on its balance company took a whopping at Guzman & Co. edly adjusted the results sent in by field of- sheet, its earnings could fall, because $45 billion fourth-quarter Shares of AOL fell to $13 higher assets demand higher capital. fices, making what the commission called charge to write down the in after-hours trade, after “topside” adjustments to assure that the com- Holding capital in reserve instead of us- value of its embattled closing at $13.96 in regular ing it for other purposes could cut into pany met Wall Street forecasts. America Online business NYSE trade. Chief Execu- “Although the defendants sometimes earnings, said David Thrope, partner at and other assets. tive Richard Parsons said Ernst & Young in New York. meekly challenged manipulative topside ac- Turner, 64, said he was the company expects only Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services es- counting devices at Xerox, they were easily stepping down to devote modest growth in revenues timates that banks’ assets, in total, could satisfied by untested, self-serving manage- more time to his philan- in 2003 and flat operating swell by as much as about $250 billion. ment explanations,” the SEC said. thropic and other interests. earnings. “We think 2003 Banks are not the only ones that could Xerox’s stock price reached a peak of The New York based com- will be a challenging year,” get hit — asset management companies $63.94 a share in the spring of 1999. But the pany, already reeling from Parsons said. that issue bonds secured by portfolios of price fell sharply after allegations of ac- the recent departure of AOL Time Warner posted debt might have to move those portfolios counting irregularities surfaced, and the Chairman Steve Case and earnings before a range of and that debt onto their balance sheets. company has been forced to sell assets and CNN head Walter Isaacson, items of 28 cents a share, Some asset management companies be- cut costs by laying off thousands of workers. reported a fourth-quarter compared to 26 cents a year- lieve that increasing the liabilities on net loss of $44.9 billion, or ago. This compared to ana- AND THEN THERE WAS NONE: AOL chairman Steve Case (left), Time Warner chairman Gerald The SEC is seeking to fine the accounting Levin (centre) and V-C of Time Warner Ted Turner are shown in this file photo after their balance sheets could make them ap- $10.04 a share. That com- lysts’ consensus estimates firm and its partners and to obtain injunc- announcing their merger. Turner, the CNN founder who built a media empire from his pear to have more debt than they actually tions against further violations of securities pared to a year-ago loss of of 26 cents a share, accord- cable channels, will leave his post as V-P at AOL Time Warner. Case and Levin have do, Thrope said. Higher debt levels in- $1.8 billion, or 41 cents a ing to Thomson/First Call. laws. Losing the suit would not prevent already left the media giant. crease companies’ debt-to-equity ratios, share. The company said rev- KPMG from doing business, but it could hurt which could make them less attractive to While analysts said over- enue in the quarter grew 8 the quarter. which has been suffering often called “the mouth investors and lenders. its reputation and lead some clients to seek a all operating numbers came per cent to $11.4 billion Strength in the compa- from a sharp slowdown in from the South,” will step That is especially problematic for any different auditor. “KPMG stands behind its in near expectations, some while earnings before inter- ny’s film/entertainment advertising spending and down as vice chairman at company borrowing money from a bank. audits of Xerox’s 1997-2000 financial state- were taken aback at the size est, taxes, depreciation and business, with hits like the subscriber growth. AOL’s annual meeting in Companies often have loan agreements ments and the integrity and independence of of the charge — which came amortisation (EBITDA) — a “Lord of the Rings” sequel, Turner, AOL’s largest in- May,Parsons said. that require them to maintain certain the professionals who conducted those au- on top of a $54 billion key measure of cash flow — and cable networks offset dividual shareholder and Turner as of the end of debt-to-equity ratios. Increasing debt on dits,” the firm said. “KPMG did everything charge AOL took in the first - rose 16 per cent to $2.8 bil- weakness in the fourth the originator of 24-hour July held about 122 million the balance sheet could lead companies to an auditor was supposed to do to ensure that quarter. lion from a year-earlier for quarter at America Online, news network CNN who is AOL shares. Reuters violate those agreements. Agencies the investor was protected.” Reuters

EXECUTIVE DIGEST More cuts in housing loan rates

Budget to prepare the sector 2002, over Rs 19 crore in the TIMES NEWS NETWORK NATIONAL Ajit Ninan Enjoy eco-tourism: Kerala has monthly instalment (EMI) on will be higher at Rs 9,82 per for the post quota regime be- corresponding period last a loan of Rs 10 lakh from Ca- lakh as they are charging launched eco-tourism where ginning 2005. Rana told re- fiscal. The net sales of the New Delhi: Oriental Bank of Asahi Glass approves tourists will experience how to nara Bank will be Rs 9,110 for 10.25 per cent per annum. porters prior to his meeting company grew by 43 per cent Commerce and Canara Bank 20 year. New floating rates on loan arm merger: The boards of bathe elephants, to cook and with finance minister Jaswant to touch Rs 1,574 crore as further slashed their housing feed them and also give The new rate for a loan up to 5 years from OBC and directors of Asahi India Glass Singh that he would also seek against Rs 1,100 crore a year commands while going on loan rates by 0.50-1.50 per- amount of more than Rs 10 Canara Bank are 8.5 percent. and its subsidiary Floatglass setting up of a textiles indus- ago, a company statement rides. The concept is popular centage points, effective from lakh for 6-20 years has been In the repayment period of 6 India has approved the arm’s try reconstruction fund with a said. The company registered amalgamation with its parent in Thailand and Sri Lanka. February. fixed at 9.50 per cent. The to 10 years, OBC will charge corpus of around Rs 3,000- a 104 per cent increase in its Canara Bank has fixed its company. Under the terms of 4,000 crore to provide assis- EMI on a loan under this cat- 9.25 per cent and 9.75 per cent net profit to Rs 114 crore in new floating interest rate on the merger, Asahi India will is- tance to viable sick units in egory will be Rs 932 per lakh for loans beyond 10 years. the first nine months of the a loan upto Rs 10 lakh (for 6 to sue three equity shares of Rs the textiles sector. current fiscal when compared for 20 years. In case of ICICI In the fixed interest rate 20 years) at 9.25 per cent per 1 each and four 10 per cent to Rs 56 crore profit in the Bank, it will be Rs 9,49 per category, Canara Bank will cumulative redeemable pref- Steel makers urged not same period last fiscal. annum which is half a per- lakh at the rate of 9.75 per now charge 8.75 per cent on a erence shares of Rs 10 each to up HR coil prices: The centage point cheaper than cent. The EMI on the same loan of upto 5 years and 9.75 in itself to the shareholders of Federation of Industries of In- Essar Steel operating the rate offered by ICICI loan from the State Bank of per cent on loan between 6 to FGI for every eight equity dia on Thursday urged steel profit soars 283%: Sig- Bank. The new equated India and HDFC, however, 20 years. shares of Rs 10 each held by producers not to raise prices nalling a rebound in the sec- them. Asahi also posted a of hot rolled coil further as tor, Essar Steel’s operating 21.7 per cent growth in sales any increase would be disas- profit soared 283 per cent to for the third quarter this year, trous for all the downstream Rs 203.67 crore in the quarter consumers including auto and Wales hardsells itself to India while net profits rose 89.71 ended December 31, 2002, per cent. bicycle industries. Steel pro- against Rs 53.18 crore in the ducers should not increase TNT launches bio-med previous corresponding quar- the prices of HR coil any fur- ter. Total income rose 80 per shipment service: TNT In- packaging to transport sam- third quarter this year. Its net ther at least till March-end, a Inc as gateway to Europe cent in this period to Rs dia has launched an end-to- ples at ambient, refrigerated sales grew 36 per cent to Rs FII statement said here. The 841.53 crore against Rs end, priority bio-medical ship- and frozen conditions, offer- 194.1 crore. For the first nine federation has pointed out By Rashmee Z Ahmed mer low-tech, low-earning he explored the possibility of ment service ‘medpack’. San- 468.05 crore in the previous ing customised solutions to months of this fiscal, it’s net that the prices of HR coil have TIMES NEWS NETWORK manufacturing hub gets a setting up a development of- jiv Kathuria, head (sales, mar- corresponding quarter. During pharma firms, research profit stood at Rs 38.1 crore, already gone up by nearly 50 valuable early stake in the in- fice. “We badly need market- keting & customer service), the quarter, the company Cardiff (Wales): This organisations, and labs and while net sales touched Rs per cent since April, 2002. tellectual property of India’s ing partnerships in Europe,” said that the company would diagnostic centres. 527.6 crore. reported a cash profit of may not be about Bhangra smallest software product de- said Santosh Gupta whose also assist customers in coor- IPCL net up at Rs 75 Rs 36.93 crore against cash and Baltis but Wales is still Jubilant Organosys net Rana for lower excise in velopment companies. Mumbai-based Sara Infotech dinating licence and regulato- crore: Indian Petrochemicals loss of Rs 97.30 crore in the on the bandwidth of India In- profit up: Jubilant textiles: Textiles minister corresponding quarter of last Wales is selling itself to In- is one of India’s few software ry documentation required by Corporation on Thursday ternational as it looks to get- different countries for infected Organosys Limited, formerly Kashiram Rana said on reported nearly three times year. Exports increased over dia as never before as the US product-development compa- rich-quick off the back of In- and non-infected medical known as Vam Organics, has Thursday he would seek low- increase in its net profit at the previous corresponding dian brainpower. economic downturn drives nies and offers lower-cost samples. TNT, he added, has reported a surge in net profit ering of excise duty burden to Rs 75 crore during the quar- quarter by 448 per cent to Rs Indian companies to increas- products that rival a current designed IATA-compliant to touch Rs 13.1 crore for the 8 per cent in the forthcoming ter-ended December 31, 335 crore from Rs 61 crore. Twenty years ago, this port capital of Britain’s former ingly target the UK and German staple. coal-mining region managed mainland Europe for busi- “I’m looking to locate our ness growth. European headquarters in euros, up from 24 million a cents a share, in the year-ago ternet Protocol (IP) telephone to persuade the Sonys of this But is it paying off ? Off the the UK and develop the mar- INTERNATIONAL year ago and versus ana- quarter. Excluding special technology. The two firms will world to tell Hitachi that back of NASSCOM’s key In- ket as the US one is crowd- lysts’s forecasts for a 29 mil- items, the company reported provide each other with Wales was “the gateway to Adidas Q4 net rises 25%: lion euro result. “I’m con- earnings per share of 56 telecommunications equip- Europe”. The result was Eu- dia-EU summit in London ed,” admitted Sunil Kundale- Fourth quarter profits at the vinced the positive momen- cents, helped by the sharp ment and expertise for IP rope’s highest concentration earlier this week, a clutch of ja of Mahindra Consulting. world’s second biggest tum will continue in 2003,” rise in oil prices due to expec- telephone services and will of Japanese manufacturing. Indian software companies, A European base is impor- sportswear and equipment Adidas Chief Executive tations of a US war in Iraq jointly develop applications Now, it wants the Murthys to big and small, were specially tant, said RN Raja, whose Eu- maker Adidas-Salomon Robert Hainer said. and a labour strike in software for them. tell the Mahindras the same driven to Cardiff, two hours rofind company is one of the jumped 25 per cent, accord- Venezuela. Analysts had fore- thing and create a high-tech, east of London. There, they first Indian ones here. Raja ing to company figures, Exxon Mobil Q4 profit up: cast earnings of 45 cents to ET INSTA POLL high-earning, Indian hub at were offered cheap office says he is in the process of broadly meeting market Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s 53 cents a share, with a con- the heart of Europe. space in Silicon Valley-style bringing three others as well. expectations. The company, No 1 publicly-traded oil com- Yesterday’s results: Will the sensus estimate of 50 cents a The advertised trade-off is incubator units, key market- They may be assured of best known for its three- pany, on Thursday said Cabinet reshuffle strengthen share, according to research the pro-reform lobby in ing contacts, broadband, po- their importance as tomor- striped sports shoes, said fourth-quarter profit rose, as free broadband connectivity, firm Thomson First Call. the government? tential European Union fi- rows wealth-creators. No less 2002 net income rose 10 per sharply higher oil and gas free technical and legal help A vendor selling traditional and crucial marketing sup- nancial grants and easy ac- than the Wales First Minis- cent to $249 million, at the Chinese snacks fills a bowl prices boosted exploration NEC ties up with Royal Yes 57% No 35% port to penetrate European cess to European capitals. ter, a post equivalent to that top-end of its own forecast with hot water sprouting and production results. The Philips Electronics: • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of markets. “Of course, they want In- of an Indian chief minister, and largely matching a from the mouth of a dragon- Irving, Texas company report- Japan’s NEC and Royal the general public. Reuters poll which forecast ornament . China’s catering ed fourth-quarter net income Philips Electronics of the In return, says Graham dia dot Incorporated”, said a knows and remembers the 230 million euros. The full sector registered double- of $4.09 billion, or 60 cents a Netherlands said on Thursday Today’s question: Hawker, chief executive of flattered KVS Murthy, direc- name Tata because of Tata Can India Inc. absorb the shock the Welsh Development tor of Bangalore company Consultancy Services exist- year income implies fourth digit growth for in 2002 with share, compared with net in- they have agreed to form a of a war in the Gulf? quarter net profit of 30 million turnover of $61.54 billion. come of $2.68 billion, or 39 strategic partnership over In- Agency (WDA), Britain’s for- Winfoware Technologies, as ing contract here.

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AFP Top FIs tie up to offer investment advice TIMES NEWS NETWORK that have signed up to estab- It is a part of the internation- more than just plain insur- lish the Association of Fi- al CFP Council which has 18 ance,’’ says ICICI Prudential Mumbai: For the top-end nancial Planners (AFP), member countries. In fact, Life insurance region head- customers, there is a new which will deliver certified the AFP is similar to a pro- breed of sophisticated finan- sales Mukesh Dhawan. agents offering comprehen- fessional body like the Insti- Vijay Venkat Ram, HSBC cial planners waiting to help sive investment advice viz-a- tute of Chartered Accoun- manager (financial planning them part with their money. viz the next-door insurance tants of India (ICAI) or the services), says that they have HSBC, Deutsche Bank, or mutual fund agent. Institute of Cost and Works American Express, ICICI This industry initiative Accountants (ICWA). already asked their 45-mem- Prudential Life Insurance, has launched the certified fi- ‘‘I have to offer my top 5 ber team to sign up for the HDFC Mutual and Sun F&C nancial planner professional per cent client base an advis- CFP programme. They will are just some of the leading programme which awards a er who is capable of offering complete two modules this financial services companies certification on completion. investment advice that is year itself.

Traders at Sao Paulo’s Futures Market work the floor. The US dollar closed down 1.09 per cent, putting the exchange per dollar at 3.60 reales. The stock market closed up 3.29 per cent. Sterlite to revamp copper business Russia keen on A-I’s TIMES NEWS NETWORK plane buying plans Kolkata: The board of Sterlite Indus- tries India Ltd (SIIL) has approved a re- TIMES NEWS NETWORK civil aircraft into the Indian carriers’ structuring scheme for the copper, pow- fleet,” he added. New Delhi: After offering its military er transmission line and aluminium In addition, a team of 50 aircraft, support to India, Russia has now ex- business of the company. chopper and parts maker will be visit- pressed interest in bidding for Air-In- As per the restructuring blueprint, ing India to participate in the forth- dia’s Rs 10,000-crore aircraft acquisi- Sterlite would transfer the copper busi- coming Aero India air show, to be held tion order. Russian commercial plane ness and investments of the company to in Bangalore from February 4. a new outfit. The copper business would makers have already held held discus- The team will include members from be transferred effective April 1, 2003. sions with senior ministry officials in aircraft makers Tupolev and Ilyushin, This was decided at the board meeting this regard. chopper firms Kazan Helicopters and on Wednesday. Commercial plane and chopper man- On Thursday, the company told the ufacturers from Russia are also negoti- Kamov Company,besides a leasing firm bourses that the assets and liabilities of ating with private domestic carriers as that specialises in aircraft purchases. the copper business and investments part of efforts to expand presence in the “We are even willing to offer the Indian would be transferred at their respective country. carriers cheaper financing options,” values. Sterlite shareholders would be of- “Boeing and Airbus have a strong- Voskoboynikov said. fered one share of Rs 5 in the new com- hold in the Indian aviation market. We Karen Airapetian of Kamov Compa- pany for every share held in Sterlite or are trying to break that monopoly by of- ny adds, “We have a wide variety of air- an amount of Rs 175 for every share held fering cheaper planes, but with compa- craft in our stables, that ranges from 20 in SIIL. SIIL would continue to hold pow- rable technology,” says M seaters to 210 seaters, wide- bodied and er transmission line and aluminium con- Voskoboynikov, deputy director gener- long haul planes. Now it’s the Indian ducter business and other non-metal real of Russian Aviation and Space government’s decision to allow us or lated assets. The proposed restructuring Agency. not to participate in the exercise.” scheme would be subject to approval of The Russian manufacturers, he said, This comes close on the heels of A-I the shareholders and creditors of the have already established a joint work- deciding to invite bids for 10 new air- company and also the high court. ing group along with the civil aviation craft, with an option to buy seven more SIIL is primarily engaged in the man- ministry in India. “We had held a meet- if and when needed. The A-I board has ufacture of jelly-filled telecommunica- ing yesterday and a team of senior min- also mandated the expert committee to tion cables and continuous cast copper istry officials will be visiting Russia in invite bids for 18 smaller (160-seater) rods. The company primarily caters to February to assess our planes...We are aircraft. The aircraft in contention for the telecom, power, electrical and cable working very actively with the govern- the order are Airbus A321 and Boeing industries. ment for inducting our new generation 737-900. AFP Brake in US growth Washington: US economic growth braked sharply in the final three months of 2002 as worried consumers reined in spending and businesses kept inventories in check, the commerce department said . GDP crept ahead at a 0.7 per cent annual rate in the Oct- Dec quarter, down sharply from the 4 per cent posted in the preceding quarter. Reuters

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad (left) receives a gift from Honda’s humanoid Asimo at the opening ceremony of the automaker’s factory in Pegoh, Malaysia’s southern state of Malac- ca. In the centre is Malacca CM Mohd Ali Rustam. The $ 45 million plant by Japanese car maker Honda aims to double sales in Malaysia this year and expand its regional presence. US interest rates may stay low in ’03 Washington: Americans bly stand pat for a while and may get to enjoy very low in- possibly raise rates a bit near terest rates for much of this the end of the year, Hoffman year, economists say,because said. But if a war were to Federal Reserve policy-mak- drag on or produce a big rise ers want to help the country in energy prices, there’s the navigate an uncertain chance the Fed might nudge economy. rates lower, he said. Fed chairman Alan Economists, citing com- Greenspan and his federal ments Greenspan made last open market committee col- year, said the central bank leagues decided on Wednes- wouldn’t hesitate to push its day to leave a key interest key interest rate down to zero rate unchanged at 1.25 per if necessary to try to counter cent, saying that current any fallout from a really rates are sufficiently low to messy war. help shore up the struggling Some economists said the economy. Fed decided to conserve what With economic uncertain- few rate cuts it has left in the ties including a possible war event that a war in Iraq take with Iraq making consumers a turn for the worse, disrupt- and businesses more cau- ing global oil supplies or trig- tious, the Fed probably will gering a terrorist attack. hold short-term rates at cur- Rising oil prices and rent levels through the sum- geopolitical risks have re- mer and possibly the fall, strained spending and hiring some economists said. by businesses, the Fed said “I think the Fed will be on Wednesday. But as those the sidelines probably most risks lift as most analysts ex- of the year,” predicted Stuart pect currently low interest Hoffman, chief economist at rates and gains in productiv- PNC Financial Services ity “will provide support to Group. If the US goes to war an improving economic with Iraq and scores a quick climate over time,” the Fed win, then the Fed will proba- added. AP

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188.25 25.15, 25.20, 24.85, 25.05 TISCO 160, 152.25, 152.60 170.55, 171.65, 165, 166.35 Blow Plast 12.80, 12.40 188.10, 192.80, 182.05, 188.15 Nicholas Pir 232, 234.50, 234 155, 156.15, 152.10, 152.70 Alfa Laval 245 Blue Dart Ex 66.90, 65.60, 65.95 HLL 172.50, 174.10, 170, 170.25 232.40, 235, 232.05, 233.60 Titan Inds. 64.25, 66.10, 63.20, 249.50, 249.50, 246, 248.20 67.35, 67.35, 65.80, 66.20 173.05, 174.50, 170, 170.80 NIIT 136, 140.55, 133, 138.25 64.70 Allahabad Bk 16, 17.35, 15.75, 15.85 Blue Star 75.50, 75.95, 75, 75.55 NSE SHARE INDEX BSE SHARE INDEX Sensex falls 18 points HMT 16.60, 16.95, 16.15, 16.45 133.30, 140.75, 133.30, 138.55 64.05, 66.20, 63, 64.80 15.50, 17.40, 15.50, 15.85 75.10, 76.95, 75.05, 75.65 17.50, 17.50, 16.30, 16.50 Nirma 233.60, 235.70, 232.50, TN Newsprint 43.50, 44.40, 43.65 Alok Inds. 12.95, 12.35, 12.60 Blue Star In 128.95, 130, 125, 1175 3700 HPCL 298, 299, 288.25, 289.40 235.25 43.95, 44.40, 43.60, 43.85 12.85, 12.90, 12.45, 12.50 127.05 Mumbai: Old Economy stocks gave up early gains and even regis- 297, 297, 288.05, 289.35 232.65, 235, 232.65, 234.05 TN Petro 20.20, 20.30, 20.05, 20.10 Alps Inds. 19.30, 22.25 129, 132.50, 123.45, 128.30 1150 3600 Hughes Soft. 136.50, 148.10, 136.45, Novartis (I) 266, 266.10, 256.30, 260 20.10, 20.35, 20.10, 20.20 21, 21, 20.75, 21 BOC 26.50, 27 3500 tered sharp to moderate losses on Thursday, pushing the Sensex 144.90 264.25, 268, 255, 259.90 Torrent Phar 193, 195 Alstom 21.40, 21.50, 21.05, 21.30 26.60, 27.20, 26.50, 26.90 1125 136.55, 148.40, 136.55, 145.45 ONGC 378, 382, 374, 375.30 182, 202, 182, 196.85 Amara Raja B 61.50, 60.70, 60.80 Bombay Burma 38, 37, 38.85 down by another 18 points on late sell-off by institutional investors IBP 226.80, 222, 223.20 379, 382, 374.10, 375.10 Trent 152, 154.50, 152.90 62, 62, 60.05, 60.45 40.20, 40.20, 37.20, 38.70 3400 as well as squaring up by operators. 229, 229, 222, 223.15 Oriental Bnk 60.40, 60.95, 56.50, 152.70, 154, 151.80, 152.50 Ambica Agarb 54.95, 48, 50.80 BPL 38.55, 39.45, 38.10, 38.30 1100 ICI (I) 119.90, 118.10, 118.20 56.70 TVS Electron 70, 71.40, 69.05, 69.95 Ambuja Cem.R 3, 3.05 39, 39.75, 38.25, 38.35 3300 3238.02 Heavyweighted Old Economy counters like TISCO, SBI, RIL, 122, 122.25, 118, 118.30 59.90, 61, 56.60, 56.95 69.25, 71.50, 69.10, 70.05 3.10, 3.10, 3, 3 BSEL Inform. 13.50, 13.15, 13.75 1075 ICICI Bank 150, 155.65, 148.55, P&G Hygiene 385, 394, 387.05 TVS Motor Co 500, 509, 496.10, Amrutanjan 76.85, 77, 76, 76.60 13.45, 14.05, 13.35, 14.05 3200 L&T, HLL, HPCL, BSES, BHEL and ACC suffered a sharp setback 150.15 385.05, 389.95, 384, 389 504.30 Amtek 51.20, 49.10, 50.70 Burrough Wel 210.65, 213, 209.10, 1037.20 1050 3267.84 3219.88 on selling by operators, which were believed to have squared up po- 149.10, 155.95, 148, 149.95 Padmalaya Te 78.40, 78.90, 76, 502, 505, 494, 502.30 Amtek Auto 193.45, 195.95, 191.80, 212.50 3100 IDBI 20.75, 21.15, 20.60, 20.65 77.05 United Phosp 136.60, 138, 133.50, 195.60 211.30, 212, 209.05, 209.35 1046.20 sitions at the last session of the futures trading. 21, 21.10, 20.55, 20.60 77, 79.50, 76.10, 77.15 134.30 195.35, 195.35, 195.35, 195.35 1025 3000 However,key IT stocks like Infosys, Satyam Computers and HCL IDBI Bank 27, 28.25, 26.95, 27 Parke Davis 150, 151, 148, 149.35 136.90, 138, 133.55, 134.50 Amtrex Hitac 18.45, 20, 19.10 C 1032.60 27.75, 27.75, 27, 27.05 149, 151.95, 148, 150.25 UTI Bank 42.90, 41.40, 41.60 18.95, 20, 18.20, 19.45 1000 2900 Tech which were under pressure for the past few days due to dis- India Cement 15.50, 17.10, 16.25 Pentamedia G 16.50, 16.60, 15.25, 44.40, 44.40, 41.05, 41.70 Andrew Yule 15.10, 15.15, 15, 15.10 Camlin 60.30, 60.85, 58.10, 59.10 16.30, 16.90, 16.30, 16.30 15.40 Videocon Int 27.90, 28.50, 27.75, 28 AP Paper 40.80, 42.25, 40.70, 41.60 Canara Bank 66.20, 66.50, 63.75, JANUARY 28 JANUARY 29 JANUARY 30 JANUARY 28 JANUARY 29 JANUARY 30 appointing Q3 working results by Satyam and others, attracted Indian Alumi 116.10, 118.95, 117 16.45, 16.45, 15.30, 15.45 28.50, 28.75, 27.80, 28 Aptech 32.50, 32.90, 31.50, 32.15 63.95 65.95, 66.50, 63.65, 64.05 fairly good buying support from Indian financial institutions. 116.80, 118.10, 116.80, 117.55 Pfizer 350, 345.05, 347.75 Vijaya Bank 16, 16.75, 16.20 32.60, 33, 31.60, 32.20 -0.44% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING -0.56% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING Indian Hotel 171, 181.95, 180 350, 350, 344.30, 348.50 16.25, 16.80, 16.05, 16.15 Archies 63, 63.50, 62.50 Canfin Homes 26, 27.20 The BSE benchmark 30-share index that showed signs of a rally 183.90, 187.90, 175.15, 179.50 Philips (I) 95.10, 97, 96 Visual Soft 192.70, 201, 190.30, 63.30, 64, 62.10, 63.40 27.10, 27.75, 27.05, 27.10 Indian Oil C 242, 245.85, 240, 240.50 94.70, 94.70, 94.70, 94.70 196.35 Arvind Rem. 5.15, 5.20, 5.05, 5.10 Carborundum 104.60, 105, 102, at the early stages by rising to the intra-day high of 3256.48, later 247.80, 247.80, 240, 240.75 Pidilite Ind 241 192.40, 201.60, 190.25, 196.90 5.20, 5.20, 5.05, 5.10 102.90 met with a strong resistance and ended at 3219.88 against Wednes- Indian Ov.Bk 18.45, 18.50, 17.65, 245.40, 245.40, 240, 240.05 VSNL 90.80, 92.40, 87.05, 87.70 Asahi (I) Gl 39, 39.20, 38.45, 38.95 104, 105, 100, 103.80 Elect.Kelvin 6.95, 7.10, 6.95 18.20 Odyssey Tech 11.75, 11.85, 11.05, 17.85 Polaris Soft 146, 154.90, 139.25, 89.80, 92.45, 86.55, 88.70 39.65, 39.70, 38.50, 39.15 Carrier Air. 97.80, 98.10, 97.75, Electro.Cast 220, 222 Jayant Agro 57.50, 61.70, 56, 56.45 11.50 day’s close of 3238.02, netting a loss of 18.14 points. 18.40, 18.45, 17.60, 17.80 153.40 Whirlpool 18.80, 17.10, 17.70 Ashapura Min 101.75, 102, 101 98.10 220.05, 223.25, 220, 221 59.70, 60.50, 55.05, 57.25 Oil Country 7.45, 7.80, 7.45 Indian Rayon 92.10, 89.25, 89.80 146.90, 154.95, 139.30, 152.75 17.50, 18.15, 17.50, 17.80 Ashima 12.30, 12.85, 12.35 Ceat 29.85, 29.10, 29.20 Elgi Equip 19.25, 19.85, 19.40 Jaypee Hotel 9.75 7.50, 7.70, 7.50, 7.60 The broad-based BSE-100 index eased by 6.23 points to 1593.15 94, 94, 88.70, 89.95 Pun.Tractors 144.85, 145, 143.20, Wipro 1410.60, 1442, 1388.60, 12, 13, 12, 13 30.45, 30.45, 29.05, 29.25 19.95, 19.95, 19.30, 19.45 Jayshree Tea 33.60, 33.35, 33.95 Omax Autos. 32.20, 32.85, 31.90, Centur. Bank 9.10, 9.15, 8.85, 8.90 Elgitread (I 175.30, 175, 175.15 34, 34.45, 33.50, 34.35 32.25 from its previous close of 1599.38. PTI Indo Gulf Co 52.25, 53.20, 51.90, 53 143.90 1413.80 Ashok Ley.Fn 46, 46.40, 45.50, 46.20 52.15, 53.45, 51.90, 53 144, 145, 143.10, 143.70 1563.40, 1563.40, 1388.30, 46.50, 46.75, 46, 46.35 9.05, 9.20, 8.85, 8.95 178, 178, 170, 172.15 JCT 4.15, 4.40, 4.25 Ondeo Nalco 320, 311, 320 Infosys Tech 4225, 4308, 4178.90, Ranbaxy Lab. 647, 650, 642, 648.30 1408.85 Asian Elect. 22.85, 24, 22.75, 22.85 CESC 17.90, 17.75, 17.95 Emco 29.60, 30.90, 28.80, 30.65 Jenson&Nicho 5.10, 5.35, 5.30 Onward Techn 27.95, 28, 26.75, KEY: The BSE quotations of a scrip are given in the first line while the quotes in ital- 4251.45 647.90, 652, 640.15, 649.95 Wockhardt 466, 468, 462.50, 465.05 22.95, 24, 22.95, 24 17.70, 17.95, 17.65, 17.70 Esab (I) 38.90, 38.95, 37.55, 37.75 5.10, 5.45, 5.10, 5.15 26.90 CFL Capital 1.55, 1.70, 1.50, 1.55 37.85, 38.45, 37.75, 38.20 JIK Inds. 28.95, 29.95, 25, 25.95 27.50, 27.90, 26.50, 27.10 ics are those of the NSE.The quotations are in the sequence of the day’s opening, 4225, 4309, 4181.35, 4259.30 Raymond 100, 100.25, 99.40, 99.85 468.95, 468.95, 463.85, 466.35 Asian Hotels 70, 70.65, 69.80, 69.90 Infotech En. 144, 149.80, 141.75, 100.50, 100.70, 99.50, 99.85 Zee Telefilm 80.45, 81.50, 78.60, 68.05, 71.40, 68.05, 70.20 CG Igarshi M 37.25, 35.80, 36.55 Eskay K’N’It 3.20, 3.10, 3.35 28.95, 28.95, 25.05, 26.15 Opto Circuit 33.75, 34.80, 32.60, high, low, and closing. Each time a company’s closing share price falls below its “last 145.25 RCF 16.85, 17, 16.45, 16.50 79.75 Assam Co. 14, 14.50, 13.80, 13.95 37.15, 37.20, 36.10, 36.85 Essar Oil 4.95, 5.05, 4.80 Jindal Iron 78.50, 79.35, 75.25, 76.45 33.55 offer price” on BSE, the name of the company is underlined. 145.10, 150, 142.20, 145.25 16.60, 16.95, 16.50, 16.60 80, 81.50, 79.20, 79.85 Astrazen.Ph. 357.50 Chemplast Sa 26.50, 24.10, 25 5.40, 5.40, 4.80, 4.80 77.80, 79.35, 75.30, 76.50 Orchid Chem 72, 72.50, 71.35, 71.50 Ingersoll R 212, 213.85, 208, 209 Rel Capital 52.65, 51.15, 51.25 Zensar Tech. 91.40, 93.50, 90.05, Atcom Techno 13.85, 14.05, 13.50, 24.15, 26, 24.15, 25.95 Essar Ship. 5.80, 5.90, 5.85 Jindal Photo 28.85, 29.20, 27.95, 71.15, 72.95, 71.15, 71.60 231.45 Exide Inds. 89.75, 90, 89.80 213.50, 213.50, 207.75, 208.80 52.70, 52.70, 51.15, 51.35 91.45 13.55 Chettinad Ce 38.05, 40.75, 38, 39 Essar Steel 9.15, 9.25, 9, 9.05 28.10 Orient Info. 42, 42.80, 41.10, 41.55 BSE SPECIFIED 230, 234, 229.50, 230.45 88.45, 89.95, 88.45, 89.75 IPCL 92, 94.60, 89.15, 94 Reliance Ind 273, 276, 267.10, 90.90, 93.70, 89.05, 91.60 14.15, 14.25, 13.50, 13.55 Chola.Inv&Fi 41.30, 41.70 9.10, 9.25, 9, 9 28.50, 28.95, 28, 28.10 42, 42.75, 41.15, 41.60 Bharti TeleV 29.60, 30, 28, 28.55 Federal Bank 92.40, 92.50, 90, 91.05 91.55, 94.90, 89.40, 93.90 268.05 Atlas Copco 238, 238.75, 238.60 41.95, 41.95, 41, 41.40 Eternit Ever 29, 28.35 Jindal Poly. 106, 106, 103.75, 105.90 Orient Paper 17.55, 17.50 & NSE INDEX 29, 30, 28, 28.50 90.90, 92.35, 90.10, 90.75 ITC 635, 639.80, 626, 628.10 273.15, 275.90, 266.65, 268.40 B1 - GROUP 238.50, 238.65, 238.50, 238.60 Ciba Sp.Chem 108, 109.50 29.05, 29.85, 29, 29 Jindal Strip 157, 163.70, 150, 151 17.25, 17.25, 16.80, 17.25 BHEL 189.80, 191, 179.90, 183.15 Finolex Cabl 91, 90 638.90, 639.75, 625.15, 628.60 Rolta (I) 70.50, 71.90, 70, 70.50 Atlas Cycles 68.25, 69.95, 68.30 99.60, 111.80, 99.60, 109.65 Eveready Ind 14.25, 14.45, 14, 14.30 154.10, 162, 150.25, 151.25 Oriental Hot 71, 71.50, 69, 71.30 ABB 267.15, 269, 264.10, 264.85 192, 192, 179.90, 183.10 89.70, 91.55, 89.70, 90.40 ITI 17.55, 18.60, 18.25 70.80, 72, 70, 70.50 3 68.05, 68.70, 68.05, 68.15 Cinevistaas 28.25, 29.40 14, 14.50, 14, 14.25 JK Corpn. 10.50, 10.75, 10.60 Oswal Ag.Mil 2.45, 2.55, 2.50 265, 270, 258, 264.60 Bombay Dyein 45, 44.30, 44.85 Finolex Inds 30.40, 30.70, 30.35, 18.40, 18.65, 18.05, 18.20 SAIL 10.60, 10.80, 10.40, 10.50 Atul 31.50, 31.10, 31.55 28.90, 28.95, 27.85, 28.35 Excel Inds. 88.90, 84.35, 84.75 JK Inds. 28.60, 27.10, 27.50 Oswal Chem. 4.55, 4.65, 4.50 City Union B 34.65, 34.15, 35 85.80, 86.90, 83.30, 84.25 JK Synthetic 3.25, 3.15, 3.30 4.65, 4.65, 4.50, 4.50 Abbott (I) 302.30, 309, 306 44.25, 45, 44.25, 44.95 30.50 J&K Bank 124, 126.50, 119.10, 10.50, 10.80, 10.40, 10.50 3M India 297, 295.50 31.50, 32.35, 31.40, 32 303.30, 330, 303.30, 306.85 BPCL 194, 196.50, 191, 191.70 29.80, 30.60, 29.80, 30.55 119.20 Satyam Comp 220, 225.50, 218, Auto Axles 91.10, 95 35.65, 35.65, 34.25, 34.55 F Jubilant Org 150, 158, 152.50 OTIS Elevato 311.10 ACC 145.80, 146.25, 139.80, 140.15 195, 196.30, 190.65, 192.05 Gail (I) 70.25, 71.90, 69.20, 71.60 123, 124.85, 119, 119.40 218.45 A Avanti Feeds 22.75 Clariant (I) 141, 145, 137.05, 141.05 157, 157, 150.55, 152.95 317, 317, 316.80, 316.80 140, 141.90, 139.70, 140.55 Jupiter BioS 43.25, 43.70, 43 146, 146.40, 139.50, 140.40 Britannia 508.30, 514, 508, 510.50 70, 71.80, 69.10, 70.85 Jaiprakash I 32.75, 31.50 218.10, 225.70, 217.10, 218.70 FAG Bearings 53.50, 54.50, 54 P Adani Export 135.65, 140, 132, 510.75, 516.90, 507.25, 509.70 GE Shipping 34.25, 34.35, 33.60, 32.75, 32.80, 31.55, 31.65 Saw Pipes 85.75, 86.20, 82.25, A Sarabhai 4.55, 4.70, 4.50 B Coates (I) 105.25, 107.25, 105.35 Jyoti Struct 16.25, 16.30, 16, 16 109.50, 109.85, 105.40, 105.40 53.60, 55.25, 53.60, 54.50 135.75 BSES 223.05, 223.50, 221, 221.15 33.70 JB Chemical 180, 175.70, 176.30 82.65 Aarti Drugs 30.80, 33, 32.80 FCI OEN Con. 85.10, 85.10, 85, 85.10 K Panacea Biot 269.10, 274, 267.20 134, 135.50, 133.15, 133.95 222.80, 224.80, 220.25, 221.05 34.10, 34.45, 33.65, 33.70 179.70, 180.50, 176, 176.40 84.15, 86.15, 79.80, 82.90 Aarti Inds. 64.05, 63.60, 64 Bajaj Auto F 48.50, 48.25 Colour Chem 232, 232.80, 231, 48.30, 49.30, 48.25, 48.30 231.45 FCL Techno. 22.60 277.50, 279, 273.10, 273.30 Adlabs Films 57, 57.80, 55.50, 55.70 Cadila Healt 124.90, 125, 122.50, Geometric So 430, 394.30, 417.80 Jindal Steel 365, 378, 364, 371.85 SBI 287.70, 279.10, 279.85 66.35, 66.35, 63.40, 64 23.05, 23.10, 23, 23 Kajaria Cer 17.40, 17.30 Pantaloon Re 49.75, 46.35, 47 57.25, 57.70, 55.25, 55.80 124.80 416, 424.45, 394.10, 416.35 355, 378, 355, 371.50 283, 286.70, 279.05, 280.05 Aban Loyd 165, 166.75, 164, 164.15 Bajaj Hindus 58.05, 59.35, 58.60 230.30, 233, 230.30, 231.10 59, 59.70, 58.75, 59.05 Compucom Sof 22.50, 23.50, 22, FDC 30.20, 31.40, 31 17.45, 18.30, 17.40, 17.55 46.50, 47.35, 46.50, 47 Alstom Proj. 52.20, 53, 50, 50.50 123.90, 125.10, 122.35, 124.85 German Remed 230, 217.10, 223.10 Kochi Refin. 45.20, 45.60, 43.75, Shipp.Corpn. 59.95, 64.85, 64.40 168.45, 168.90, 164, 164.50 30.50, 31.25, 30.50, 30.70 Kakatiya Cem 20.60, 21.30, 21.20 Paper Prod. 130.60, 131.40, 128, 51.25, 53.20, 48.10, 50.45 Castrol (I) 193.10, 196.80, 192.25, 233, 233, 225, 227.05 43.90 61, 64.90, 60.80, 64.40 ABG Heavy In 14.35, 12.65, 12.85 Bajaj Tempo 102.50, 104, 102 22.25 Balaji Dist. 7.60, 7.70, 7.10, 7.15 Compudyne Wi 21.05, 22.30, 20.35, First Leasin 17, 16.95, 17.10 20.80, 21, 20.80, 21 130.45 Andhra Bank 28.50, 28.85, 27.05, 192.40 Gillette (I) 297, 304, 296, 300 46.80, 46.80, 43.70, 43.95 Shyam Teleco 45.40, 46, 44.10, Abhishek Ind 9.30, 8.40, 8.50 17.50, 17.50, 17, 17.20 Kale Consul. 38, 39, 38.30 133, 133, 128.05, 130.15 27.15 197.85, 197.85, 192, 192.55 291.05, 299, 291.05, 296.50 Kodak (I) 335, 349.85, 348 44.40 8.90, 9.10, 8.40, 8.45 7.55, 7.55, 7.10, 7.15 21 Balaji Hotel 4.75 21, 22.25, 20.50, 21.25 Flex Inds. 17.50, 16.75 38.25, 42, 37.50, 38.40 Paramount Co 9.20, 9.60, 9.50 28.30, 28.90, 27.05, 27.20 Century Enka 90, 93, 89.25, 89.60 GlaxoSmith.C 265.10, 267.90, 265, 341.05, 348, 341, 348 45.40, 46, 44, 44.25 Advani Oerli 30.35, 31.25, 30.25, 16.90, 17, 16.50, 16.65 Kalyani Brak 267, 265 Parekh Plati 9.80, 9.15, 9.35 Apollo Hosp. 103, 104, 100, 101.75 90, 92.90, 89.10, 89.50 266 Kotak Mah.Fi 160.50, 162, 159.50, Siemens 302, 303, 299, 301.50 30.90 Balaji Indl. 3.50, 3.70, 3.35 Computech In 6, 5.65 Balmer Law.I 49.95, 50, 49.25, 49.80 5.80, 5.90, 5.60, 5.70 Floatglass 16.25, 18.25, 17.60 Kanoria Chem 41 9.50, 9.60, 9.15, 9.45 103, 103.75, 100, 102.10 Century Text 52.20, 52.75, 50.10, 267.25, 271.90, 262.50, 266.05 160.65 308, 308, 297.55, 301.55 30.75, 31.85, 30.75, 31 16.45, 18.30, 16.40, 17.70 42, 42, 42, 42 PCS Inds. 17.75, 17.80, 17.50, 17.65 Apollo Tyres 127, 129.40, 126.60, 50.40 GlaxoSmith.P 302, 292.10, 294.20 161, 161, 159.10, 160.15 Silverline T 14.80, 15, 14.10, 14.15 AFT Inds. 46.25, 47.80, 47.20 Balmer Lawri 92, 80.25 Corom. Fert. 62.05, 62 81.50, 82.40, 80.50, 81.10 62.80, 63, 62, 62.10 Forbes Gokak 62.20, 60, 60.10 Karnatak Bnk 64.85, 69, 57.50, 57.90 Pentagon Glo 2.20, 1.90, 2 127.05 52.70, 52.75, 50, 50.50 296, 302.95, 292, 294.35 L&T 192, 195, 185.25, 185.95 14.90, 15, 14.15, 14.25 Aftek Infosy 170.40, 173.95, 164.55, Foseco (I) 94.95, 96 75, 75.50, 70, 72.90 Pentasoft Te 7.25, 8.10, 7.90 128.80, 129.50, 126.05, 126.95 Chambal Fert 13.55, 13.60, 12.90, GNFC 30.25, 29.50, 29.80 192.50, 192.90, 185.10, 186.10 SKF Bearing 41.45, 41.85, 40.95, 171.15 Balrampur Ch 102.80, 99.05, 100.25 Creative Eye 13.25, 12.70, 12.85 98.10, 100, 97.50, 99.50 13.40, 13.40, 12.75, 12.85 91.30, 98.70, 91.30, 94.65 Karur Vysya 189, 190.90, 186.05, 7.85, 8.20, 7.80, 7.90 Arvind Mills 21.30, 21.75, 21.15, 13.20 30.10, 30.10, 29.70, 29.85 LIC Hsg.Fin. 65.90, 64, 64.85 41.05 170.85, 174, 164.15, 170.75 Fulford (I) 87.55, 88.25, 86, 86.50 189.25 Pharmacia He 126, 125.90 21.25 13.50, 13.60, 12.90, 13 Grasim Inds. 323.50, 330.70, 325.20 65.10, 65.10, 64.35, 64.45 41.55, 41.95, 41.05, 41.15 Agro Dutch I 11.35, 12, 11.90 Banco Prod. 44, 43.35, 43.40 Crest Comm. 28.55, 33.60, 28.40, Bank of Punj 15.10, 14.75 32.70 189.70, 191, 187, 189.05 123.65, 132, 123.65, 131.95 21.65, 21.75, 21.15, 21.25 Chennai Pet. 28.25, 28.70, 28.20, 311.10, 331.50, 311.10, 325.25 LML 30.90, 29.90, 30.35 Sonata Soft. 16.05, 16.55, 15.60, 11.85, 12.25, 11.30, 12.10 G KDL Biotech 15.60, 16 PNB Gilts 23.40, 23.05, 23.15 Ashok Leylan 96, 93.50, 94.40 28.65 GSFC 21.60, 20.75, 21.40 30.70, 30.90, 29.80, 30.40 15.65 Agro Tech Fd 35, 35.95, 35.90 15.25, 15.25, 14.60, 14.70 28.70, 33.75, 28.35, 32.75 Bank of Raj. 17.05, 17.25, 16.55, CRISIL 272 15.20, 15.90, 15.20, 15.35 22.70, 23.30, 22.70, 23.15 96, 96.50, 93.85, 94.55 28.50, 28.70, 28.15, 28.45 21.55, 21.85, 20.85, 21.40 Lupin 149.05, 154, 147.05, 147.80 15.75, 16.20, 15.55, 15.70 35, 35.90, 35, 35.15 Gammon (I) 108.25, 95.25, 99.85 Kesoram Inds 25.75, 26.25, 26.20 Premier Inst 157.50, 160 Asian Paints 327.50, 329.90, 326, Cipla 860, 862.50, 845, 847.85 GTL 77.90, 78.70, 73.60, 75.30 150.75, 153.50, 146.95, 148.15 SPICE 32.55, 32.60, 32.26, 32.27 Ahmed.Elect. 52.60, 53.50, 52, 52.15 16.60 270, 272, 270, 270 95.50, 98.80, 95.50, 97 17, 17.15, 16.50, 16.55 Cybertech Sy 10.45, 10.25, 10.60 25.80, 26.25, 25.70, 26.15 158, 160, 158, 159.60 329.15 865.90, 868, 840.35, 846.85 77.90, 78.80, 73.75, 75.55 M&M 100, 101, 95.85, 96.10 SSI 83.95, 90.35, 89.70 51.10, 51.65, 51.10, 51.65 Garden Silk 30.50, 31, 30.75 Khandwala Se 10.30, 9.75, 9.85 Prism Cement 4.70, 5, 4.95 330.15, 331.20, 326, 330.30 CMC 521, 525, 472.25, 483.25 Guj.Amb.Cem. 156, 160, 158 99.10, 100.65, 95.75, 96.40 85, 90.40, 85, 89.50 Ajanta Pharm 33.50, 31.10, 31.70 Bannari Aman 137, 137, 137, 137 11, 11, 10.05, 10.35 30.30, 31.15, 30.30, 30.65 Bayer (I) 1190, 1165, 1173.65 10.90, 10.90, 10.50, 10.50 4.90, 5, 4.90, 4.90 Aurobindo Ph 244.75, 246.75, 520.80, 529.85, 476, 492.30 163.90, 163.90, 157.10, 158.05 Marico Inds 166, 169.75, 168.75 STC India 103.50, 103.80, 98.50, 35.80, 35.80, 30.80, 31.05 D Garware Wall 18.90, 19.40, 18.75, Kinetic Eng. 62.65, 61.50, 62 Pritish Nand 24, 23.15, 23.30 240.05, 241.10 Colgate 134, 135, 133.55, 134.75 Guj.Gas Co. 447.95, 450, 442, 449.35 166.20, 167.95, 166, 167.10 99.30 Aksh Optifib 19.90, 20.20, 19.75, 1180, 1180, 1180, 1180 18.90 Bayer ABS 74.10, 73.60 Kinetic Moto 31.15, 30.50, 31.50 23.75, 24.20, 23.10, 23.30 244.75, 248.95, 241, 242.15 136.25, 136.25, 133.60, 134.55 441.45, 449.75, 441.45, 445.05 Mascot Systm 126.90, 128, 124.20, Sterl.Biotec 46, 43.45, 45.05 Daewoo Motor 1.50, 1.55, 1.40, 1.50 Gati 32, 32.75, 31.70, 32.50 30.30, 32.50, 30.30, 31.85 Priyad.Cemen 9.55, 9.20, 9.40 Aventis Ph. 287, 290, 285, 289.60 Container Co 234.95, 235, 232.40, Guj.Mineral 87.45, 87.50, 85.75, 125.40 46, 46, 43.50, 44.85 74, 74.50, 73, 73.30 Genesys Intl 57.50, 63.35, 61.90 Berger Paint 71.50, 71, Dalmia Cemen 139, 135.15 Kirloskar Br 106, 100.20, 104 9.70, 9.80, 9.30, 9.55 285.80, 289, 285.80, 288.60 232.60 86.20 126.40, 128.50, 124.05, 125.65 Sterl.Optica 48.05, 49.40, 47.50, 135.50, 139, 135.50, 136.80 60, 64.50, 60, 60.95 Kirloskar Oi 58 PSI Data Sys 75, 70.50, 71.75 Aztec Soft. 22.60, 22.80, 21.50, 235, 235.10, 232.50, 232.65 86.30, 87.40, 85.25, 86.40 Mastek 542, 564.50, 527.60, 558.15 48.10 71.10 George Willi 60.50, 59, 59.15 71.45, 71.50, 70.75, DCM Shr.Con 51.25, 53, 52 58, 58.95, 57.55, 57.55 68.30, 73.60, 68.30, 71.65 21.60 Corpn. Bank 150, 154, 143.40, HCL Infosys. 91.25, 91.60, 90.50, 91 541, 567, 527.20, 561.15 48.30, 49.45, 47.30, 48.10 50, 52.70, 50, 52 58, 60.15, 58, 59.60 KLG Systel 31.80, 32.70, 32.35 PSL Holdings 43, 42, 42.15 23.25, 23.25, 21.50, 21.75 144.20 91.80, 91.95, 90.10, 91.10 Mastershare 10.55, 10.50, 10.60 Sun Pharma. 285.20, 286, 282.05, 71 Glenmark Pha 230, 229, 230 Bharat Hotel 26.05, 26, Deccan Cem. 37, 36.20, 37 32.50, 33, 32, 32.45 41.10, 43.25, 41.10, 42.65 Bajaj Auto 516.10, 519.90, 514, 150, 153.25, 143.55, 144.45 HCL Techno. 156, 162.90, 154, 10.50, 10.60, 10.50, 10.60 283.10 Deepak Fert. 18, 18.50, 17.90, 18.05 227.05, 231, 227, 230.20 Kolar Inform 19, 19.50, 18.35, 18.90 Pudumjee Pul 19.70, 20.05, 20 515.75 Crompton Gr. 55, 51, 52 159.90 Max (I) 74.10, 74.45, 74, 74.05 293.85, 293.85, 281.15, 282.65 26.05 Global Tr.Bk 16.40, 16.55, 16.25, Bhartiya Int 22.90, 18.05, 18.25, 17.80, 18.15 Kopran 33.55, 35.75, 34.40 22, 22, 20.10, 20.10 515.05, 519.95, 513.55, 515.50 54, 54.60, 51.30, 52.25 156, 162.80, 154, 159.85 74, 74.95, 74, 74.05 Syndicate Bn 17.15, 17.60, 16.95, 17 Deepak Nitr. 49.75, 47.05 16.30 35.05, 35.70, 34.10, 34.40 Pun.An.Lamp 104.90 Balaji Tele. 72, 75.90, 69.50, 74.40 Cummins (I) 48, 52.45, 47.40, 51.65 HDFC 372, 376.25, 375.40 Mcdowell Co. 40.50, 40.75, 40, 40.10 17.40, 17.60, 16.70, 17 23.50, 22.20 16.30, 16.60, 16.25, 16.30 22.30, 22.90, 22, Dena Bank 14.30, 14.50, 13.90, Kothari Prod 157.95, 160.80, 155, Pun.Communi. 51.50, 56, 53.95 74.40, 76.80, 73, 74.40 47.90, 52.45, 47.15, 51.15 375, 376.95, 371.10, 375.25 43.50, 43.50, 40, 40.15 Syngenta (I) 120, 122.90, 121.95 14.05 GMM Pfaudler 78 160.75 52.60, 55.40, 52.60, 53.80 Ballarpur In 40.80, 41.40, 39.35, D-Link (I) 56.10, 57.40, 56.05, 56.50 HDFC Bank 229.05, 237, 225.55, Merck 238.05, 241, 240.25 Tata Chem 59.95, 60.15, 59, 59.10 22.90 Godfrey Phil 318.50 Bhushan Stl. 34.50, 14.40, 14.50, 13.85, 14 KPIT Cum.Inf 164.95, 173, 160, Pun.Nat.Bank 75.95, 76.95, 73, 73.40 39.95 56, 57.20, 56, 56.35 228.15 239.55, 243.50, 239.55, 242 60.30, 60.30, 58.85, 59.10 Denso (I) 23.35, 23.75, 23.50 Godrej Cons. 99, 100.45, 98, 99.25 167.80 76.50, 77, 72.95, 73.55 40.65, 41.30, 39.40, 39.95 Dabur (I) 46.80, 47.20, 45.05, 45.50 228.10, 231.75, 224, 226.95 MIRC Electr. 367, 358, 362.95 Tata Elxsi 76.15, 80, 75.60, 79.15 34.80, 33.80, 34.15 99, 100.50, 99, 100.05 Bimetal Bear 105, 109, Dewan H.Fin. 19.90, 19.95, 17.35, 164.70, 172.75, 160.45, 167.20 Bank of Baro 78, 78.75, 75.40, 76.40 46.95, 47.35, 45.10, 45.70 Hero Honda 251, 257.90, 254.85 360.25, 367.90, 360.25, 365.65 75.80, 80.25, 75.70, 79 18.30 Godrej Inds. 16.75, 16.95, 16.25, KRBL 18.05, 18.05, 18.05, 18.05 R 78, 78.60, 75.50, 76.20 Digital Glob 500.90, 543.50, 493.30, 250.20, 258, 250.20, 255.25 Moser-Baer 195, 203.70, 194.90, Tata Power 112, 112.70, 110.30, 105.05 16.35 Binani Inds. 15.60, 18, 18.45, 18, 18.45 Krebs Bioche 99, 101.60, 97, 97.55 Bank of Ind. 40.95, 41.50, 38.25, 539.25 Hexaware Tec 127.10, 134.40, 198.35 110.75 Dhanalak.Bnk 18.90, 18.10, 18.20 Goetze (I) 21.30, 21.85 Krishna Life 2.30, 2.35, 1.95 Radico Khait 29.65 38.40 502.10, 543.60, 493.30, 535.40 124.40, 130.70 195.50, 207, 195.50, 197.90 112.30, 112.80, 110.10, 111 16.25, 15.40, 16.05 22, 22, 21.55, 21.75 30, 30, 29.50, 29.85 Birla Corp. 15.50, DPIL 36.30, 30.50 Krone Comm 58.70, 57.20 41.50, 41.90, 38.25, 38.40 Dr.Reddy’s 902, 909.80, 886, 904.40 127.10, 134.60, 124.45, 131.05 Mphasis BFL 677, 700, 663, 692.65 Tata Tea 160.50, 161.30, 157.05, DSQ Software 13.90, 13.20, 13.25 Goldiam Int. 25.25, 25.50, 25.10 58.30, 59, 58.05, 58.35 Rain Calcing 7.80, 8 BASF 103.50, 105, 104.35 890.30, 904.50, 885.05, 899.95 Him.Fut.Comm 31.25, 31.50, 29.55, 605, 695, 605, 686 157.60 17.10, 16.35 Goldstn.Tech 37.90, 40.35 7.75, 8, 7.70, 7.85 15.30, 16.80, 15.30, 14, 14, 13.15, 13.30 KSB Pumps 64.50, 63.10, 63.40 103.50, 104.95, 103.10, 104.10 Dredging Cor 251, 263.75, 258.35 30.60 MRF 885, 899, 886 160, 161.35, 157.05, 157.90 Duphar-Inter 115.10, 119.95, 117.50 37.95, 40.80, 37.90, 40.65 64.25, 64.25, 62.65, 63.40 Raj.Spg.&Wvg 17.45, 17.55, 17.20 Bata (I) 31.50, 31.15, 31.20 e-Serve Intl 510, 491, 494.50 31.40, 31.40, 29.55, 30.65 899, 904, 876.15, 888.65 Tata Telcom 127, 121.15, 122.20 16.30 Gonter Peip 3.90, 4, 3.85 17.50, 17.70, 17.30, 17.55 31.25, 31.55, 31.15, 31.35 522, 522, 491.05, 494.40 Hind Lever C 148.85, 145, 145.35 MTNL 105, 114.95, 104.10, 112.20 124.75, 128, 123, 123.85 Birla Eric. 12.55, 13, E Goodlass Ner 165, 163.50, 163.70 L Rajesh Exp 108.75, 105.50, 106.80 Bayer Cropsc 152, 157.20, 152.50 EIH 182.50, 187.85, 176.60 150, 150, 146, 146.20 105.50, 114.90, 104.20, 112.65 TELCO 152.25, 154, 150.60, 151.05 12.95 163, 165.20, 163, 163.95 106, 106.75, 105.90, 106.75 150.70, 157.90, 150.70, 151.10 182, 182.90, 180, 180.30 Hind.Oil Exp 18.60, 18.25 Mukta Arts 58.25, 59.90, 56, 56.45 152, 153.90, 150.55, 151 12.90, 13.20, 12.75, Eicher Motor 84.45, 86.50, 85.95 Goodricke 26.50, 25.50, 26.05 Lakshmi Au.C 75.55, 77.45, 75.50, 77 Rallis India 69.70, 64, 64.40 Bh.Earth Mov 74.75, 76.90, 74, 74.80 Engineers (I 286, 279, 279.85 18.70, 18.80, 18.25, 18.35 59.50, 60, 56, 57.10 Thermax 148.65, 151.90, 148.25, 12.95 84, 86.95, 84, 85.90 Goodyear (I) 28.40, 27.70, 28.25 Lakshmi Mach 1125 64.20, 66.45, 64.20, 64.60 75.45, 76.75, 74.10, 74.70 283.50, 285, 279.10, 280.45 Hind.Zinc 18.30, 17.80, 17.95 National Alu 90, 91.90, 89.25, 89.70 151.40 Birla Glob.F 11.40, 12 EID Parry 80.45, 80, 80.30 Grabal Al.Im 17.45, 17.40 1135, 1135, 1133, 1133.80 Rama Newspri 3.45, 3.40, 3.45 Bharat Elect 190, 197.40, 186.60, Escorts 43.90, 43.95, 43.05, 43.40 18, 18.40, 17.80, 17.90 92.80, 92.80, 89.25, 89.90 147, 151, 147, 150.70 20.10 11.65, 12.15, 11.65, 83, 83, 80.30, 81 Graphite Ind 28.75, 28.90, 28.25, Landmarc Lei 13.05, 14 3.40, 3.50, 3.35, 3.40 196 42.60, 44.60, 42.60, 43.65 Hindalco 604, 588, 599.70 Nestle (I) 540, 545.70, 539, 539.90 Thomas Cook 219, 222.50, 218.05, 20.15, 20.50, 19.70, 20.20 12 Elbee Servic 10.55, 10.95, 10.45 28.60 LCC Infotech 4.20, 4.80 Ramco Inds. 184.90, 185.90, 176, 189.40, 197.55, 186.50, 196.15 Essel Propac 162.30, 158, 158.85 590, 601.85, 590, 599.30 540.10, 547.90, 531.25, 539.20 219 Albright & W 185, 180, 182 Birla Yamaha 15.75, 16.35, 15.80 Elder Pharma 32.70, 33, 32.80 29.45, 29.45, 28.50, 28.75 4.65, 4.80, 4.65, 4.75 178.95 Bharat Forge 234.95, 235, 228, 157, 162, 157, 159.20 Hinduja TMT 186, 192.80, 182.45, Neyveli Lign 25.10, 24.80, 25 217.50, 219, 217.20, 218.20 Alembic 170, 165, 165.05 BLB 3.25, 3.50 33.40, 33.50, 32.10, 33.10 Gravity (I) 10.20, 10.15 Liberty Shoe 50.65 186.80, 187, 175, 176.50 Greaves 10.70, 10.95, 10.50, 10.75 51, 51, 50.60, 50.60 Ramco Systm 503, 513.95, 481, Grind Norton 100 Lumax Ind 27.50, 27.40, 28 493.25 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Guj.Alkalies 29.15, 30, 29, 29.25 27.45, 28.50, 27.40, 28.50 490, 514, 482.15, 493.25 29.05, 29.90, 28.75, 29.10 Lyka Labs 28.80, 28, 28.10 Rayban Sun O 54.40, 54.45, 53.85, MUTUAL FUND (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase Guj.Amb.Exp. 9.80, 9.35, 9.95 28.95, 28.95, 28, 28.15 53.90 Open Ended Schemes 9.10, 9.95, 9.10, 9.60 M 54, 54.30, 53.80, 53.95 Balanced 7.65 7.65 7.65 Tax 2000 (G) 13.87 14.15 13.87 Dhanasahayog B 8.16 8.24 7.99 Standard Chartered Mutual Fund Guj.Flouroch 68.45 Reckitt Benc 242.60, 243.20 Corp. Bond (D-Half Y’ly) 10.22 10.22 10.21 HSBC Mutual Fund Dhanasahayog C 17.92 18.10 17.56 Dynamic Bond(G) 10.98 10.98 10.98 65.65, 70, 65.65, 68.80 244, 244, 244, 244 Guj.H.Chem 18, 17.80 Maars Soft 13.25, 13.35, 12.90, 13 Rel.Ind.Infr 35, 34.60 Corp. Bond (D-M’ly) 10.10 10.10 10.10 Cash Fund 10.09 10.09 10.09 Dhansmriddhi 2.28 2.30 2.28 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(A) 10.98 10.98 10.98 13.15, 13.40, 12.80, 13.05 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Corp. Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 Equity 9.96 10.16 9.96 Equity Fund 6.01 6.01 6.01 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(D) 10.53 10.53 10.53 18, 18.10, 17.65, 17.75 34.60, 34.80, 34.60, 34.65 Guj.Ind.Pow. 18, 18.40, 17.90, 18 Macmillan (I 157, 151.75, 152.35 Revathi Equ. 103, 99.50, 100 (Rs) Sales Purchase Corp. Bond (D-Y’ly) 10.56 10.56 10.56 Income-Invest. 10.25 10.25 10.25 Govt. Sec. (D) 11.31 11.31 11.31 GCF (D-D’ly ) 10.48 10.48 10.48 155, 156.75, 151.50, 152.20 Corp. Bond (G-App) 12.89 12.89 12.89 Income-Short 10.10 10.10 10.10 Govt. Sec. (G) 16.13 16.13 16.13 GCF (D-W’ly) 10.24 10.24 10.24 18, 18.40, 17.85, 18.10 Rico Auto 115, 117.50, 115.50 Guj.Sidh.Cem 3.90, 4.15, 3.95 Madras Alum 47.25, 47.30 115.05, 124.50, 115.05, 116.25 Liq. (D-W’ly) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Inst. Income-Invst. 10.27 10.27 10.27 Index (Nifty) 9.75 9.85 9.75 GCF (G) 11.15 11.15 11.15 Madras Cem. 3600, 3625 As on 29/01/2003 Liq. (G-App) 13.92 13.92 13.92 Inst. Income-STP 10.11 10.11 10.11 Index (Sensex Adv) 9.76 9.86 9.76 GGSF-IP (D-Half-Y’ly) 11.13 11.13 11.13 3.75, 4.10, 3.75, 3.90 Roofit Inds. 5.50, 5.60, 4.80, 4.90 Alliance Mutual Fund 3630, 3630, 3605, 3605 5.60, 5.60, 4.90, 4.95 Public Sector (D-M’ly) 10.06 10.06 10.06 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Index (Sensex) 9.78 9.88 9.78 GGSF-IP (D-Q’ly) 10.88 10.88 10.88 Madras Fert. 10 95 (D) 26.67 27.20 26.67 Public Sector (D-Q’ly) 10.18 10.18 10.18 L.Link Balancer 11.97 — — Liquid (D) 10.48 10.48 10.48 GGSF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.41 11.41 11.41 H RPG Cables 8.10, 8.25, 8.15 95 (G) 46.30 47.23 46.30 9.80, 10.30, 9.80, 9.90 8.20, 8.20, 8.10, 8.15 Public Sector (D-Y’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.55 L.Link Maximiser(G) 11.07 — — Liquid (G) 10.64 10.64 10.64 GGSF-IP (G) 11.41 11.41 11.41 Hatsun Agro 69.35 Madura Coats 40, 40, 40, 40 Basic Inds.(D) 11.53 11.76 11.53 Public Sector (G-App) 13.33 13.33 13.33 L.Link Pension Balancer 11.07 — — Tax 7.38 7.52 7.38 GGSF-ST (D-M’ly) 10.61 10.61 10.61 RPG Life Sci 27.75, 27.50 Basic Inds.(G) 11.54 11.77 11.54 Public Sector (Half Y’ly) 10.20 10.20 10.20 L.Link Pension Max.(G) 10.83 — — PNB Mutual Fund GGSF-ST (D-Q’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Havell’s (I) 117, 118, 116, 116.70 Mah.Scooter 55.85, 56 28, 28, 27.75, 28 Buy India (D) 4.27 4.36 4.27 Sovrn. Trust (D-HY’ly) 10.68 10.68 10.68 L.Link Pension Protec.(I) 11.29 — — Balanced Growth (G) 12.39 12.39 12.20 GGSF-ST (G) 10.79 10.79 10.79 115.90, 118, 114.10, 117.05 Mah.Seamless 158, 158.55, 153.65, RS Software 27.75, 26.50, 27.45 Buy India (G) 4.27 4.36 4.27 Sovrn. Trust (D-M’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 L.Link Protector (I) 12.60 — — Balanced Growth (I) 9.70 9.70 9.55 GSSIF-IP (D-Half Y’ly) 11.38 11.38 11.38 HBL Nife Pow 21.50, 21.15, 21.25 154.35 28.70, 28.70, 26.70, 27.45 Capital Tax Relief’96 53.49 54.02 53.49 Sovrn. Trust (D-Q’ly) 10.70 10.70 10.70 L.Time Balancer 11.97 — — Debt (G) 18.08 18.08 17.99 GSSIF-IP (D-Q’ly) 11.11 11.11 11.11 HEG 28.70, 29.60, 28, 28.70 159.40, 159.40, 153, 153.65 Ruchi Soya 31.45, 31.40 Cash Manager (G) 14.69 14.69 14.69 Sovrn. Trust (G-App) 17.09 17.09 17.09 L.Time Maximiser (G) 11.07 — — Debt (I) 12.36 12.36 12.30 GSSIF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.28 11.28 11.28 28.50, 29.70, 28.25, 28.90 Mahavir Spg. 61.70, 63.80, 60.05, 31.55, 31.60, 31.20, 31.50 Equity (D) 14.19 14.47 14.19 Sovrn. Trust (Y’ly) 11.32 11.32 11.31 L.Time Pension Balancer 11.07 — — Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund GSSIF-IP (G) 14.43 14.43 14.43 Henkel Spic 21.65, 21.25, 21.50 62.65 Equity (G) 24.75 25.25 24.75 Tax Saver 9.32 9.32 9.32 L.Time Pension Max.(G) 10.83 — — Balanced (D) 8.78 8.93 8.78 GSSIF-ST (D) 10.22 10.22 10.22 21.55, 21.95, 21.25, 21.40 60, 62, 60, 62 S Frontline Eq(D) 10.04 10.24 10.04 Escorts Mutual Fund L.Time Pension Prot.(I) 11.29 — — Balanced (G) 9.50 9.67 9.50 GSSIF-ST (G) 11.94 11.94 11.94 Hikal 119 Mahind.Gesco 13.80, 13.85, 13.50 Frontline Eq(G) 10.04 10.24 10.04 Balanced (D) 11.41 11.55 11.41 L.Time Protector (I) 12.60 — — Child Care Gift 10.95 11.22 10.68 Sun F&C Mutual Fund 118.50, 119, 118.50, 119 13.70, 13.90, 13.55, 13.60 S Kumars Nat 4.10, 4.75, 4.05 G-Sec Long Term (D) 11.18 11.18 11.18 Balanced (G) 12.60 12.76 12.60 IDBI-PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund Child Care Study 11.34 11.51 11.06 Balanced (G) 6.71 6.81 6.71 Himat. Seide 97, 99, 96.75, 98.50 Manglr.Chem 4.20, 4.35, 4.10, 4.15 4.25, 4.25, 4, 4 G-Sec Long Term (G) 16.46 16.46 16.46 Gilt (D) 11.57 11.57 11.57 Balanced (D) 10.09 10.28 10.09 Dynamic Plan 10.83 11.02 10.83 Bond Fund - Growth 18.49 18.49 18.49 98.20, 99.50, 97.75, 98.20 Maral Overs 14.10, 14.40 S.E.Asia Mar 40.75, 42.20, 40.75, G-Sec Short Term (D) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Gilt (G) 12.65 12.65 12.65 Balanced (G) 10.00 10.19 10.00 FMCG (D) 7.01 7.13 7.01 Bond Fund - Income 10.84 10.84 10.84 Hind.Constn. 64.05, 66, 65.65 14.50, 15, 14.50, 14.90 41.65 G-Sec Short Term (G) 13.64 13.64 13.64 Growth (G) 12.20 12.38 12.20 Benefit Debt (QD) 10.40 10.40 10.24 FMCG (G) 7.65 7.78 7.65 Emerging Tech.(G) 3.01 3.07 3.01 67.50, 67.50, 64.25, 65.35 Matsush.Tele 5.95, 4.75 S.I.Bank 38.40, 38.50, 37.20, 37.55 Income (D) 10.85 10.85 10.85 Growth (D) 11.01 11.18 11.01 Benefit Fund Debt (AD) 10.65 10.65 10.49 FMP - D-Y’ly 10.75 10.75 10.54 FIS-Intl. Plan 10.25 10.25 10.25 Hind.Inks&Re 316, 300.10, 301.35 Medicorp Tec 37, 38.40, 37.10 37.25, 39, 36.60, 37.75 Income (G) 21.07 21.07 21.07 Income (D) 10.41 10.41 10.41 Benefit Fund Debt (HYD) 10.65 10.65 10.49 FMP - Half Y’ly 11.80 11.80 11.68 FIS-Long Term 11.10 11.10 11.10 314.05, 314.25, 300, 302.10 37.50, 38, 36.95, 37.30 S.I.C.Agency 7.60, 7.80, 7.70 Income 54EA (D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Income (G) 17.78 17.78 17.78 Benefit Fund Debt(G) 10.65 10.65 10.49 FMP - Half Y’ly (D) 10.79 10.79 10.68 FIS-Medium Term 10.62 10.62 10.62 Hind.Motors 10, 10.25, 9.80, 9.95 Melstar Info 24.75, 25.35, 25 7.10, 8.25, 7.10, 7.60 Income 54EA (G) 21.06 21.06 21.06 Income Bond (D) 9.57 9.57 9.57 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (G) 11.82 11.82 11.82 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2D 10.50 10.50 10.39 FIS-Short Term 10.51 10.51 10.51 10.15, 10.20, 9.85, 9.90 25, 25.35, 24.65, 24.85 Sahara I.Med 185 Income 54EB (D) 10.87 10.87 10.87 Income Bond (G) 11.32 11.32 11.32 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (WD) 10.11 10.11 10.11 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2G 11.33 11.33 11.22 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(D) 10.05 — 9.96 Hind.Org.Chm 18.70, 18.75, 18.25, MICO 3650, 3672.95, 3670.10 Saint-Gobain 9.10, 9.15, 9, 9.05 Income 54EB (G) 20.93 20.93 20.93 Opportunities (D) 10.75 10.75 10.75 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 FMP - Q’ly (D) 10.58 10.58 10.52 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(G) 10.74 — 10.65 18.40 3650, 3665, 3650, 3650 Salora Int. 50.90, 49.10, 51 Income Q’ly (D) 10.47 10.47 10.47 Opportunities (G) 12.03 12.03 12.03 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(G) 11.62 11.62 11.62 FMP - Q’ly (G) 11.81 11.81 11.75 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP2 10.47 10.47 10.38 18.80, 18.80, 18.25, 18.40 Mid-Day Mul. 16.55, 16.95, 16.50, 51, 51, 49.60, 50 Monthly Income (G) 16.49 16.49 16.49 Tax (D) 9.73 9.73 — Child Benefit 16.64 16.96 16.14 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 11.65 11.65 11.59 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(D) 10.09 — 9.99 Hind.Power 23.05, 23.45 16.80 Samtel Color 25.90, 26.50 Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Tax (G) 9.73 9.73 — Child Benefit 16.42 16.73 15.93 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.51 10.51 10.46 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(G) 10.59 — 10.49 Hind.Sanitar 43.90, 40.15 16.70, 17, 16.70, 16.90 27, 27, 25.60, 26.70 Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.27 10.27 10.27 First India Mutual Fund Deposit 371 Days (D) 10.74 11.17 10.53 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (D) 10.42 10.42 10.37 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP2 10.48 — 10.38 40, 40.40, 39.80, 39.80 Mindteck 22, 23.45, 23.10 Sandesh Ltd. 109.50, 110 New Millennium (D) 3.84 3.92 3.84 Gilt 11.18 11.18 11.18 Deposit 371 Days (G) 10.74 11.17 10.53 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (G) 11.63 11.63 11.57 FMS (Y’ly)-FYMP4 10.48 — 10.17 Honda SIEL P 121, 121, 121, 121 Mirza Tanner 29, 28.60 106.50, 108, 105.50, 107.50 New Millennium (G) 3.85 3.93 3.85 Growth 10.09 10.29 10.09 Deposit-54 EA 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Y’ly 11.88 11.88 11.64 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP1 10.80 — 10.47 Short Term (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Hotel Leela. 15.95, 14.50, 14.55 26.30, 29, 26.30, 28.40 Saregama (I) 61, 59.40, 59.95 Income 10.90 10.90 10.90 Deposit-54 EB 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 11.67 11.67 11.44 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP2 10.73 — 10.41 14.90, 14.90, 14.45, 14.55 Modi Rubber 20, 18.60, 19.05 61.10, 62.50, 59.60, 60.20 Short Term (G) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Income Fund (D) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Equity (D) 9.78 9.97 9.78 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.59 10.59 10.38 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP3 10.54 — 10.22 Benchmark Mutual Fund Liquid (D) 10.20 10.20 10.20 Equity (G) 9.28 9.46 9.28 FMP - Y’ly Sr.3 11.40 11.40 11.18 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP5 10.24 — 9.94 Hughes Tele. 6, 6.05, 5.85, 5.90 Monsanto (I) 492, 523.90, 491.05, Satnam Over. 18.25, 18.20 Nifty BeES 105.24 — — Liquid (G) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Govt.Sec.-Invst. 11.67 11.67 11.67 FMP - Y’ly Sr.4 11.08 11.08 10.86 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.41 10.41 10.41 6.15, 6.15, 5.90, 5.90 515.75 19.05, 19.05, 18.50, 18.50 Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund Short Term 10.32 10.32 10.32 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(D) 11.39 11.39 11.39 FMP - Y’ly Sr.5 (G) 10.76 10.76 10.55 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 496.95, 519.70, 494, 515.25 Saurash.Cem. 7.35, 8.90, 8.30 Advantage (A) 23.53 23.77 23.53 Short Term (D) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(G) 13.18 13.18 13.18 FMP - Y’ly VI (G) 10.56 10.56 10.35 M’ly Income (G) 12.99 12.99 12.99 I Morepen Lab 24.10, 25.10, 24, 24.05 Savita Chem. 57.50, 57.65, 56.80, Advantage (B) 23.53 23.77 23.53 Tax Gain 35.14 35.84 35.14 Govt.Sec.-Savings 11.66 11.66 11.66 FMP Y’ly Sr. 7(G) 10.23 10.23 10.02 MVB (D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 24.75, 25.20, 24, 24.10 56.95 I-Flex Solu 806, 855, 835.60 Motherson SS 67, 66.75 57.80, 57.80, 56.80, 57.05 Balanced (D) 8.78 8.87 8.78 Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Govt.Sec.-Savings 10.39 10.39 10.39 Flexible Income 10.89 10.89 10.89 MVB (G) 17.09 17.09 17.09 824, 853.90, 815.10, 836.30 Balanced (G) 8.78 8.87 8.78 FT Asset Allocat.Bal Gr. 10.18 10.18 10.38 Growth (D) 9.81 10.00 9.81 Gilt Invst. (D) 11.77 11.77 11.77 MVL (D’ly Dp) 10.00 10.00 10.00 69.80, 69.80, 65.20, 65.80 SB&T Intl. 35.35, 36.50, 35.15, 35.95 IFCI 5.60, 5.45 Moving Pictu 11, 11.50, 10.85, 11.15 35.95, 36.50, 35.10, 35.90 Bond Plus (D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Asset Allocat.Cons Gr. 10.22 10.22 10.43 Growth (G) 9.86 10.05 9.86 Gilt Invst. (G) 18.23 18.23 18.23 MVL (Dp) 10.75 10.75 10.75 5.55, 5.60, 5.45, 5.45 Bond Plus (G) 11.03 11.03 11.03 FT Asset Allocat.Infl 10.45 10.45 10.65 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.19 11.19 11.13 Gilt Treasury (D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 MVL (Np) 13.95 13.95 13.95 Mro-Tek 17.20, 17.35, 16.85, 17 Schenec.Beck 48.15, 52 Cash Plus (G) 16.14 16.14 16.14 Ind.Swift 73.75, 74.95, 69.55, 69.75 17.25, 17.25, 16.85, 17 Selan Explor 9, 8.90 FT Asset Allocat.Pure Gr. 9.69 9.69 9.88 Income (D-Q’ly) 10.86 10.86 10.80 Gilt Treasury (G) 14.29 14.29 14.29 Personal Tax Saver 43.47 43.47 43.47 India Glycol 33.70, 33.75, 33.30, Cash Plus (Reinv) 10.68 10.68 10.68 FT Asset Allocat.Steady G 9.98 9.98 10.18 Income (G) 14.22 14.22 14.15 Growth (D) 9.08 9.24 9.08 Resurgent (I) Equity 12.36 12.61 12.36 MRPL 7.90, 7.65, 7.70 Sesa Goa 68.05, 69.50, 65, 66.10 Equity 12.46 12.58 12.46 33.50 7.95, 7.95, 7.65, 7.70 68.30, 68.30, 64.25, 66 FT Balanced (G) 9.30 9.30 9.49 Index 8.04 8.12 8.04 Growth (G) 18.70 19.03 18.70 Value (D) 8.27 8.44 8.27 India Gypsum 21.50, 21.75, 21.65 FMP 1Yr 5A(D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Gilt Invst (G) 12.67 12.67 12.67 M’ly Income(G) 11.14 11.14 11.09 Index 8.84 8.84 8.84 Value (G) 16.27 16.60 16.27 Mukand 15.60, 16, 15.25, 15.35 Sh.Cements 54, 54.40, 54.10 FMP 1Yr 5A(G) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Gilt Invst (M’ly B) 12.06 12.06 12.06 M’ly Income(MD) 10.55 10.55 10.50 Liquid (D) 11.83 11.83 11.83 Tata Mutual Fund 21, 21, 21, 21 16.40, 16.40, 15.25, 15.30 54, 54.50, 54, 54.35 FMP Long Term - A (D) 10.94 10.94 10.94 FT Gilt Invst (Q’ly) 11.23 11.23 11.23 M’ly Income(QD) 10.56 10.56 10.50 Liquid (G) 14.73 14.73 14.73 Balanced 13.50 13.74 13.50 India Nippon 175.45, 173.05, 180 Mukand Engrs 11.85, 11.80, 12 Sh.Rama Mult 8.15, 8, 8.40 FMP Long Term - A (G) 10.94 10.94 10.94 FT Gilt Liquid (G) 11.04 11.04 11.04 Short Term (D) 10.20 10.20 10.17 Long Term 11.39 11.39 11.39 Gilt Sec. (App) 19.81 19.81 19.81 190.10, 190.10, 190.10, 190.10 9.70, 12.15, 9.70, 12.15 8.30, 8.40, 8.05, 8.30 FMP Long Term - E (G) 10.74 10.74 10.74 FT Gilt Liquid (M’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.31 Short Term (G) 10.67 10.67 10.64 MIP - (D-M’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Gilt Sec. (Reg) 12.86 12.86 12.86 India Polyfi 3.50, 3.60 Munjal Showa 132.60, 139.70, Shamken Mult 8.75, 8.75, 8.75, 8.75 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (D) 10.83 10.83 10.83 FT Index - BSE 9.80 9.80 9.90 Tax Savings 14.02 14.30 14.02 MIP - Cum. 12.71 12.71 12.71 Horizon Qtrly (I) App. 10.03 10.03 9.93 Indian Card 38.60 135.50 Shasun Chem. 100, 103.90, 97.05, FMP Q’ly Group 1 (G) 11.05 11.05 11.05 FT Index - Nifty 10.22 10.22 10.32 IL&FS Mutual Fund MIP - Half Y’ly 10.66 10.66 10.66 Income (App) 20.09 20.09 19.99 38.15, 38.50, 38.15, 38.50 138, 138, 136.25, 136.25 99.45 FMP Q’ly Group 2 (D) 10.57 10.57 10.57 FT Monthly Income (G) 13.23 13.23 13.23 Bond (B) 10.59 10.59 10.59 MIP - Q’ly 10.51 10.51 10.51 Income (D-App) 11.60 11.60 11.54 Indian SeamM 14.10, 11.60, 12 Mys.Cement 6.50, 6.55, 6.35, 6.45 103, 103.60, 97.55, 99.55 FMP Q’ly Group 3 (G) 10.75 10.75 10.75 FT Monthly Income (M’ly B 12.46 12.46 12.46 Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.90 10.90 10.90 Power 13.12 13.35 13.12 Income (H-Y’ly Reg) 10.85 10.85 10.80 Indo Rama Sy 30.05, 30.15, 30 6.80, 6.80, 6.30, 6.40 Shaw Wallace 34.75, 35.50, 34.50, FMP Y Group 1(G) 10.56 10.56 10.56 FT Monthly Income (M) 10.81 10.81 10.81 Bond (D-Y’ly) 11.53 11.53 11.53 SPICE 32.36 32.36 32.36 Income (Q’ly-Reg) 10.63 10.63 10.57 30, 30.10, 29.70, 29.90 34.60 Gilt Plus Invst.(A-D) 11.59 11.59 11.59 FT Monthly Income (Q) 10.87 10.87 10.87 Bond (G) 15.89 15.89 15.89 Short Term 11.18 11.18 11.18 Income Plus Fund-A(Bonus) 10.32 10.32 10.22 Indraprast.M 11.90, 12.15 N Shrenuj & Co 31.35, 31.25 Gilt Plus Invst.(B-G) 17.15 17.15 17.15 FT PE Ratio 9.24 9.24 9.42 Bond Short Term (D) 10.21 10.21 10.21 Short Term (D) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Income Plus Fund-A(G) 10.32 10.32 10.22 12, 12.25, 12, 12.25 31.95, 32.25, 31.50, 31.95 Gilt Plus Long (A-D) 11.92 11.92 11.92 Franklin Balanced(D) 10.08 10.23 10.08 Bond Short Term (G) 10.89 10.89 10.89 Sweep 10.46 10.46 10.46 Income Plus Fund-B(Bonus) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Indus.Inv.Tr 18 Nagar.Fertil 5.75, 5.80, 5.70, 5.75 Gilt Plus Long (B-G) 18.84 18.84 18.84 Silicon Vall 10.95 Franklin Balanced(G) 10.50 10.66 10.50 E-Com (D) 2.71 2.76 2.71 Tax (D) 8.98 9.14 8.98 Income Plus Fund-B(G) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Indusind Bnk 16.10, 16.30, 15.50, 5.75, 5.80, 5.70, 5.75 Siltap Che. 46.95, 47, 46.10, 46.70 Gilt Plus Lq.(A-D) 10.59 10.59 10.59 Franklin Bluechip (D) 11.52 11.52 11.75 E-Com (G) 2.71 2.76 2.71 Tax (G) 12.31 12.53 12.31 Life Science & Tech. 8.23 8.38 8.23 15.70 Nahar Export 18.40, 18.95, 18.25 Gilt Plus Lq.(B-G) 14.39 14.39 14.39 Franklin Bluechip (G) 22.67 22.67 23.12 46.90, 47.30, 46.35, 46.90 Fixed Maturity Mar 02 10.72 10.72 10.72 Technology 2.91 2.96 2.91 Liquid (App) 13.90 13.90 13.90 16.60, 16.60, 15.50, 15.80 18, 18.90, 18, 18.40 Sintex Inds. 27, 28 IT A (D-Payout) 10.54 10.65 10.54 Franklin FMCG 10.43 10.43 10.64 Gilt Long Term (D) 11.17 11.17 11.17 Reliance Mutual Fund Liquid (Reg) 11.14 11.14 11.14 Inform.Tech. 1.95, 1.75, 1.80 Nahar Spg. 72.50, 73, 71.10, 71.40 IT A (D-Reinv) 10.54 10.65 10.54 Franklin Growth 5.48 5.59 5.48 Gilt Long Term (G) 12.14 12.14 12.14 Growth (D) 22.08 22.52 22.08 M’ly Income 10.83 10.83 10.77 Sirpur Paper 33, 33, 32.10, 32.10 ING Vysya Bk 261, 263.90, 252.35, 73, 73.25, 71, 71.40 Siyaram Silk 35.25, 35.85, 34.60, IT B (G) 12.33 12.45 12.33 Franklin Index 7.92 8.00 7.92 Gilt Short Term (D) 10.59 10.59 10.59 Growth (G) 29.89 30.49 29.89 Pure Equity 9.16 9.32 9.16 254.95 Narmada C.Pe 13, 13.35, 12.80, Income Plus (A-D) 10.99 10.99 10.99 Franklin Index Tax 8.10 8.18 8.10 Gilt Short Term (G) 11.32 11.32 11.32 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.43 11.43 11.43 Select Sector 7.44 7.57 7.44 34.75 263, 263, 252.40, 255.90 13.30 Skanska Ceme 196.25 Income Plus (B-G) 25.87 25.87 25.87 Franklin Infotech (D) 8.90 8.90 9.08 Growth & Value (D-Y’ly) 10.32 10.53 10.32 Income (D-M’ly) 11.14 11.14 11.14 Short Term Bond (App) 10.48 10.48 10.48 Insilco 15.50, 15.60, 15.45, 15.55 13, 13.25, 13, 13.15 Index Fund (D) 10.63 10.68 10.63 Franklin Infotech (G) 13.01 13.01 13.27 Growth & Value (G) 11.55 11.78 11.55 Income (D-Y’ly) 11.50 11.50 11.50 Short Term Bond (Reg) 10.46 10.46 10.46 Snowcem (I) 20, 19.15, 19.20 Intelvisions 9.10, 9.80, 9.20 Narmada Cem. 20.75, 21, 19.60, 19.35, 20.10, 19, 19.10 Index Fund(G) 10.63 10.68 10.63 Franklin Internet Opp 4.64 4.64 4.73 Growth & Value(D-Hf Y’ly) 9.12 9.30 9.12 Income (G) 18.91 18.91 18.91 Tax Savfund 10.52 10.71 10.52 Inter.Travel 28.65, 30, 28.50, 29.75 20.95 MIP A (D) 10.64 10.64 10.64 Franklin Pharma 8.72 8.72 8.89 Index - BSE Sensex 9.09 9.18 9.09 Income Q’ly (D) 11.24 11.24 11.24 Young Citizen’s 10.43 10.58 10.11 Software Tec 14.10 Invest.Trust 16.30, 17.50, 17.45 Nath Seeds 8.25, 8.50, 8, 8.40 14, 14, 14, 14 MIP B (G-Payout) 13.27 13.27 13.27 Franklin Prima (D) 14.79 14.79 15.09 Index - Nifty 9.05 9.14 9.05 Liquid - Cash (G) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Taurus Mutual Fund IP Rings 38.75, 36.50, 37 8.50, 8.50, 8, 8.25 MIP C (G-Payout) 13.27 13.27 13.27 Franklin Prima (G) 28.86 28.86 29.44 Liquid Account Call 10.54 10.54 10.54 Liquid - Treasury (G) 14.53 14.53 14.53 Bonanza Ex.(G) 10.27 10.45 10.24 Solectron Ce 24.75, 25.35 MNC A (D-Payout) 22.08 22.30 22.08 IPCA Lab. 198, 199.80, 196, 196.75 Navneet Pub. 129.95, 124.20, 124.30 Sona Koyo St 55, 56 Franklin Prima Plus (D) 12.57 12.57 12.82 Lq. A/c (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Liquid Super Cash(G) 10.24 10.24 10.24 Discovery Stock 3.68 3.74 3.67 196.55, 199.50, 195.05, 196.45 127, 128.50, 127, 127.10 MNC A (D-Reinv) 22.08 22.30 22.08 Franklin Prima Plus (G) 23.06 23.06 23.52 Lq. A/c (G) 11.11 11.11 11.11 Lq. Treasury W’ly 10.35 10.35 10.35 Libra Bond (D) 11.42 11.42 11.39 Soundcraft I 76 MNC B (G) 27.65 27.93 27.65 Franklin Taxshield (D) 11.37 11.37 11.60 ING Mutual Fund M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.62 10.62 10.56 Libra Bond (G) 11.76 11.76 11.73 Ispat Inds. 5.50, 5.65, 5.45, 5.55 Nedungadi Ba 11.70, 10.80, 10.95 SPIC 7.05, 7.20, 6.90, 7.15 Midcap (Div) 9.93 10.03 9.93 Franklin Taxshield (G) 24.19 24.19 24.67 Balanced Portfolio (D) 6.47 6.57 6.47 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.64 10.64 10.58 Libra Gilt (D) 11.10 11.10 11.08 5.55, 5.65, 5.45, 5.60 Nelco 27.70, 26.80, 27.35 6.80, 7.10, 6.80, 7.05 Midcap (Growth) 10.43 10.53 10.43 T Children’s Asset 18.05 18.05 18.05 Balanced Portfolio (G) 6.47 6.57 6.47 Monthly Income (G) 13.22 13.22 13.15 Libra Gilt (G) 11.43 11.43 11.41 IT & T 31.30, 29, 29.65 27, 27.70, 26.70, 27.25 SPL 22, 22.85, 22, 22.85 Sweep Plan (G) 10.11 10.11 10.11 T Floating Rate In LT (D) 10.13 10.13 10.08 Capital Portfolio 10.78 10.78 10.78 Short Term 10.08 10.08 10.08 Libra Tax Shield 8.35 8.35 8.35 30.50, 30.70, 29, 29.40 Neuland Lab. 44.25, 46, 45.90 SREI Int.Fin 8.55, 8.55, 8.40, 8.40 BOB Mutual Fund T Floating Rate In LT (G) 10.73 10.73 10.68 Gilt Portfolio 10.43 10.43 10.43 Short Term Fund-(D-Re) 10.01 10.01 10.01 The Starshare 5.93 6.03 5.92 ITC Hotels 44.25, 44.15 Nilkamal Pls 27.05, 26.90, 27 SRF 22.90, 23, 22.70, 22.75 Elss 96 10.03 10.28 10.03 T Floating Rate In ST (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 Growth Portfolio (D) 5.92 6.04 5.92 Vision 26.99 27.53 26.99 UTI Mutual Fund 45.90, 46, 44.60, 45.60 26.50, 27.50, 26.50, 27.15 22.65, 23.15, 22.65, 22.80 Gilt (D) 10.06 10.06 10.01 T Floating Rate In ST (G) 10.73 10.73 10.73 Growth Portfolio (G) 7.08 7.22 7.08 SBI Mutual Fund Bond (G) 17.54 17.54 17.45 IVRCL Infras 47.05, 45.10, 47 NOCIL 6.90, 7, 6.85 SRG Infotech 1.05, 0.90, 1 Gilt (G) 10.06 10.06 10.01 T G Sec (D) 11.58 11.58 11.52 Income Portfolio (G) 15.66 15.66 15.66 Income Fund (B) 11.40 11.40 11.40 Bond (I) 11.21 11.21 11.16 47.30, 47.30, 45.75, 46.85 6.90, 7, 6.85, 6.90 0.95, 1.05, 0.90, 1 Income (D) 10.59 10.59 10.53 T G Sec (G) 19.97 19.97 19.87 Income Portfolio (I) 10.72 10.72 10.72 MSFU Contra 10.27 10.45 10.27 Brand Value 7.77 7.77 7.61 J Noida Toll 5.55, 6.75, 5.55, 6.70 Sri Adhikari 74.75, 70, 70.30 Income (G) 10.58 10.58 10.53 T G Sec Tr (D) 10.44 10.44 10.44 Income Short Term 10.36 10.36 10.33 MSFU FMCG 5.65 5.75 5.65 CCP 12.73 12.73 12.23 Nova Petro. 44, 44, 42.75, 43.15 75.25, 75.25, 69.95, 70.25 Income Fund STP (D) 10.13 10.13 10.13 T G Sec Tr (G) 11.17 11.17 11.17 Invst. 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The Times of India, New Delhi, Friday,January 31, 2003 Poms go covert Quote pe quote Aussies favoured Worried about a possible security The best thing about the It’s that time again when the threat, the noisy, beer-swilling 1983 Indian World Cup side bookies come into action. Williams English fan is no longer broadcast- was that they all knew what Hill tout Matthew Hayden, Ricky ing his movements on the net. they set out to do. And they Ponting and Adam Gilchrist to be 8 Instead the Barmy Army will rely on jelled well under Kapil Dev the leading scorers. A soft spot for days to go word of mouth to convey plans — Vivian Richards the Aussies, wot? COUNTDOWN TO THE 8th CRICKET WORLD CUP

MEANWHILE... Kenya, Zimbabwe Speed king: Battle begins given green signal eff Thomson, as every batsmen of his Australian One-day skipper Ricky Ponting era acknowledges with a shiver,was just called him a “serious threat”. London: World Cup crick- terrorist attack in Mom- Jabout as quick as you could imagine. He One of the most exciting pacers operating et matches in Kenya and bassa, which left 28 people might even be the quickest of all time — he certainly is New Zealand’s Bond. The best Zimbabwe will go ahead as dead. measured nearly 100 miles an hour on a raw thing about him is that he never looks to be scheduled, the sport’s gov- Speed said New Zealand equipment. It’s too late to measure him all trying too hard. This 27-year-old policeman erning body ruled on had tabled a proposal for over again because Thommo is in his fifties has a very strong arm and a very exciting ca- Thursday, rejecting pleas their match to be moved but a time may come when a high-tech speed reer ahead, injury permitting. Lee, mean- for them to be moved on out of Kenya but the ICC gun will deliver the judgment, with the help while, has improved his discipline and is con- security grounds. board had decided there of some old TV footage, that he indeed was sequently a more potent wicket-taker. Anoth- Malcolm Speed, chief was “not sufficient the fastest of all time. er bowler who has shown marked improve- executive of the Interna- grounds” for such a move. For now,twenty years on, there is Brett Lee ment recently is South African Makhaya Nti- tional Cricket Council England, Australia and from Australia, who has closed in on the mag- ni. The energetic Ntini is wickedly fast and (ICC), announced the deci- the Netherlands all relayed ic mark of 100 miles/h. New Zealand flier will be a handful on home turf. sion at a press conference the concerns of their play- Shane Bond is also nearing top form. But Another speed merchant who will test bats- in London after a tele-con- ers about playing in Zim- Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan, his action men with his fire is the 20-year-old Jamaican ference of the organisa- babwe but did not table for- notwithstanding, still looks the fastest Germaine Lawson. He could be the best thing tion’s executive board. mal requests for their among the current lot. The coming World to happen to West Indian cricket for a long England’s players had matches to be moved. Cup will be the ideal stage for these speed time. He has already shown what he is capa- called on the ICC to switch Speed reiterated that the demons to settle the argument. ble of and he can be expected to hustle bats- their match in Harare to ICC had consulted diplo- A fast bowler on song is the most riveting men on bouncy South African tracks. South Africa, where the mats, officials and security sight in cricket and ICC should take advan- India’s own Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar, tage of the speedsters’ appeal to globalise the young Englishman Stephen Harmison, bulk of the matches in the experts before reaching an game. Cricket needs more explosions on the Aussie pacers Jason Gillespie and Andy February 8-March 23 tour- “informed decision” that field than in the bylanes of Karachi or Harare. Bichel and Sri Lanka’s Dilhara Fernando are nament are due to be teams must honour their Ever since his comeback, Shoaib has all capable of generating disconcerting pace played. commitments to playing in shown glimpses of his match-winning abili- and will provide zing to the World Cup. But Australia have also ex- Zimbabwe and Kenya. ty. The past year or so saw him turning the man who might well steal the pace thun- pressed reservations about India, Pakistan and around losing battles with a sudden flurry of der is someone who is not even in the race: playing in Zimbabwe Namibia have indicated wickets. If he was not shattering stumps, he Glenn McGrath. while New Zealand has that they are happy to play was crushing batsmen’s toes. So much so that — C Shekhar Luthra questioned Kenya’s ability in Zimbabwe. The Nether- to ensure adequate securi- lands had, not given any ty for games there in the indication of their reser- ‘Best batsmen not MASTERS OF PACE aftermath of last year’s vations. AFP rattled by speed’ The fast bowlers who will rock the Cup AFP SHANE BOND: M 18 W 32 Eco 4.52 Avg 20.53 Andy Roberts: I’m an old timer and would rather put all these speed gun The Kiwi cop has just spent his rookie year in in- phenomena to TV gimmicks. ternational cricket but has already made waves Bowling fast is very different with his searing pace and compact action. from bowling well. Anyone JASON GILLESPIE: M 46 W 71 Eco 4.37 Avg 25.80 with a strong body and good action can bowl fast but once the batsman gets use His poetic face hides a ruthless pace-monger to it, it’s about the skill to swing and seam who bowls great cutters and who works out a the ball. I think that’s more important than batsman’s failings quickly. the speed. But all the best to the guys MAKHAYA NTINI: M 62 W 89 Eco 4.22 Avg 24.86 who’re trying to hit the 100 mph mark. Joel Garner: Covered dead wickets, lop- One of the most improved bowlers on the sided One-day rules, all the protective world scene, Ntini is consistently fast and gets gear that batsmen wear, bowlers these awkward bounce. days have enough reasons to bowl quick ZAHEER KHAN: M 56 W 86 Eco 4.77 Avg 26.51 to rattle the batsmen. But I doubt the best batsmen are really intimidated by speed. The Baroda pacer is now more fit and better With all its intensity, the World Cup might equipped to handle batsmen. Bowls a fine line just throw up who’s the quickest of the lot. and good yorkers. Jeff Thomson: Bowling quick has always seemed fashionable but it’s a SHOAIB AKHTAR: M 75 W 122 Eco 4.50 Avg 21.00 bloody hardwork. Generally, The controversial Rawalpindi Express’ very the wickets these days aren’t sight in unnerving for batters. Is lightning really conducive to genuine fast and capable of swift and big destruction. quick bowling. Moreover, the guys break- down a little too often to be able to maintain WASIM AKRAM: M 350 W 490 Eco 3.89 Avg 23.69 a consistent pace. For instance, if Brett Lee The doyen of pace bowling can still be quite is injured, it’ll take him a decent time to be slippery. His quick-arm action makes him look hitting the same rhythm all over again. faster than he actually is. Fanie de Villiers: Well, I’d prefer a bowler who can move the ball at a decent pace DILHARA FERNANDO: M 45 W 64 Eco 5.20 Avg 27.28 than an out and out fast bowler. There Glenn McGrath may not be the fastest but he is definitely the meanest and most aggressive. aren’t much in that category. On the other Dilhara has a good physique and a fine high- hand there are bowlers who are quick in arm action. Uses the short-pitch stuff well. An the air but nothing off the wicket. That re- asset for Sri Lankan cricket. Rahul Dravid bats during India’s first practice session in STAROSCOPE IN THE FAMILY quires skill which I think is lacking in most. preparation for the World Cup, at Durban’s Kingsmead cricket ground on Thursday. What Indian stars can hope for during the Cup Wishes from wife Fatima Mike Procter: If they have to hit the 100 BRETT LEE: M 55 W 100 Eco 4.70 Avg 22.48 mph barrier it’ll be either at This man has no qualms about making bats- AJIT AGARKAR jit is a very quiet indi- the start or may be 15 days men shiver in their knees. Bowls with explo- Birth: 4th December, 1977 Avidual. He’s someone into the tournament. I think sive pace and a big heart. Indians feel at home Agarkar is born in the Poorva Phalguni who on most occasions you either need to be fresh or Durban: If Sourav Gangu- the city as their base for the nakshatra of Leo lunar sign. As per his won’t let his feelings out in nicely into the rhythm to be able to gen- JERMAINE LAWSON: M 5 W 7 Eco 5.43 Avg 28.71 ly’s men thought they initial stage of their World solar sign he is a Sagittarian who is capa- public. But those who’re erate that kind of pace. Generally, all would escape thronging Cup campaign. ble of hitting any fixed target with close to him know how His approach to the wicket is quite amiable, these guys bowl with the wind which can crowds and the pressure of “Durban has a special strength and enthusiasm. His lagna belongs to Aries charged up he is for the be a factor in South Africa. his pace anything but that. Could be West In- and its lord Mars is hamming between Jupiter and dies’ surprise weapon. expectations when they connection with India,” he World Cup. There are times — as told to Dinesh Chopra played in far-off South said, adding he was sure Moon. He is having Rahu in the 6th house, Sun and when he’d talk only cricket Venus in 8th, Mercury in the 9th house aspected by Africa, they were proved the Indian team would feel and I’d get put off but the wrong by the number of at home in the city. Jupiter, in the 4th house Mars belongs to water sign. fact remains that he wants BIRTH: The picturesque Oval in During the World Cup, Agarkar is having dasa of lagna Pietermartizburg has long been THE BATTLEFIELDS fans who flocked to wel- Despite experts not to do really well for the overshadowed by its big brother come them on their arrival. counting India among the lord Mars. He came into limelight during this dasa in 1998. country. And what better The Oval, Pietermartizburg He has a good phase of Mars period during February and Kingsmead when the spotlight has The newspapers here hot favourites to win the than the World Cup. been turned on KwaZulu-Natal March 2003. He may be able to get over his problems during gave wide publicity to the coveted trophy, the Indian Correction: In Thursday’s cricket. However, with two World grand welcome the Indian consul general here, Ajit this event and determined efforts will help him in gaining a Cup games scheduled, Maritzburg permanent place in the Indian team. Agarkar will also court column, Javagal Srinath’s team received, and pictures Kumar felt that India was will get some of the recognition it of the players arriving at the favourite to win. success in the 2nd and 3rd weeks of the World Cup. Due to date of birth was mentioned deserves as a breeding ground for Rahu dasa he is expected to shine and get more recognition. wrongly. His prediction was, some of the country’s greatest the airport were splashed “They are the hopes of — Pt Kewal Anand Joshi however,made on his correct cricketing names: Jacky McGlew, across front pages. Most ra- more than a billion peo- (Senior astrologer and columnist) birth date: 31st August, 1969 Vince van der Bijl andJonty Rhodes dio and TV channels also ple,” he said. ‘‘This is going all learned their cricket in the at- covered Ganguly’s press to be a fantastic tour. We tractive town with its wealth of conference and his state- are delighted they are In 1975 World Cup, Aus- magnificent Victorian architecture. THE PITCH: Gauging the quality of the fer the seamers some help. The ground ment that all teams had a here.” tralia resorted to intidimat- THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE GOOGLY When Sri Lanka take on pitch on the basis of club matches — no has an advanced drainage system which fair chance in World Cup. A section of the media, international games and very few first- will keep lost time to a minimum should ing bowling against Sri Bangladesh on Friday, 14 Feb, it will At a function to welcome however, did not take kind- Moments and images from the past be the venue’s international debut. class matches have been played at The one of the region’s severe tropical down- Lanka at the Oval. The at- the Indian cricketers the ly to the glum faces of the Ajit Ninan LIFELINES Oval — is dangerous; however, after the pours intervene. The ground also boasts a tack, inspired by Jeff Capacity: 12,000 renovations of 2002/2003, the table share of a peculiar record, being along deputy mayor of Durban, Indians as they disem- Thomson, quelled a spirit- boasts eight pitches and Maritzburg locals with Canterbury in Kent the only major Logie Naidoo, who is one barked from their flight, ed Sri Lankan chase of a FIXTURES say the quality of the square is high, offer- venue in the world to have tree growing among the 800,000 people of saying Harbhajan Singh massive Australian score Feb 14: Sri Lanka vsBangladesh ing less pace than Kingsmead but heavy inside the boundary rope. Indian origin living here, was the only player who co- of 328 off 60 overs. Feb 23: India v Namibia overhead conditions nevertheless still of- — Asia Features thanked them for choosing operated with fans. PTI Sri Lanka, the the babes of cricket, were coasting at 150 for 2 when Thomson struck Duleep Mendis with a bouncer and he had to be Gillespie: Deadlier than the devil himself taken to the hospital. Open- Ajit Ninan runs. Doctors revealed a capsule and the will to win at any cost. er Sunil Wettimuny (53) also CHERRY CHARMERS fell victim to Thommo at 164 damage to the elbow joint and the A series of injuries have greatly for 2. He had to retired. Jason Gillispie fast-bowler was subsequently ad- hindered his career. He was also in- Some other Sri Lankan vised a three-week rest. volved in an unfortunate on-field col- batsmen also suffered bruis- ason Gillispie is one Aussie who His rivals may not brand him as lision with Steve Waugh in Septem- es and the Aussie attack be- Jreally bends his back and is will- the quintessential Australian crick- ber 1999 in a Test at Kandy. It result- came matter of discussion ing to produce his best each time he eter as he may not be the robust type ed in a broken leg and weakening of as some people suspected is out in the middle. The 27-year-old who quaffs down a pint of Foster’s af- his wrist power. racial intent in it, though it paceman, who normally sports a ter a hard day at the office. But make Known for his awesome combina- was never proved. goatee, bears an uncanny resem- no mistake, Jason Neil Gillespie is tion of speed and accuracy,the pace- blance to actor Sean Penn. But this an Australian to the bone when it man’s fans across the globe were left Aussie is no ‘‘Dead Man Walking.’’ comes to true grit, determination wondering whether he would ever ‘THOMMO STRETCHED IT A LITTLE TOO FAR’ That’s for sure. regain that In fact, despite having suffered fearsome Ranjit Fernando: I was batting well on 22 Thommo didn’t like the fact that a team like several injuries, he is all ready to wicket-taking Sri Lanka were trying to dominate the off 18 balls with four boundaries. Suddenly, bounce back on the bouncy South ability. He did Aussies. Before the match we’d decided that one Jeff Thomson delivery crashed African pitches during the World so with we will attack both Lillee and Thommo just through and I was clean bowled. Honestly,I Cup next month. The latest in a spate aplomb and to catch them a little offguard. Frankly, couldn’t see the ball. Probably,that was the of injuries to this talented paceman appears ready Thommo stretched it a little too far by bowl- is the one he suffered on the fourth for the World fastest that I’ve ver faced. I don’t think you ing too much short stuff. can give a racial background to it but yes, — as told to Dinesh Chopra day of the 5th Ashes Test match in Cup hurrah. Sydney, which England won by 225 — Ranavir Bose

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AFP CUP UPDATE Defending champs ‘Wins over India, Pak land for campaign Johannesburg: Defending ty,”Ponting said. World Cup champions Aus- Mugabe’s government has will be vital’ tralia arrived in South Africa been the target of interna- Perth: Australia views on Thursday. On arrival at tional sanctions since he was opening pool matches Johannesburg International re-elected last year in a vote against Pakistan and In- Airport, skipper Ricky widely viewed as fraudulent. dia as vital to the team’s Ponting said the team put His policy of confiscating chances of defending the their faith in the Internation- white-owned farms and giv- World Cup, vice captain al Cricket Council and the ing them to landless black Adam Gilchrist said on Australian Cricket Board to peasants has also drawn Thursday. The Aus- decide whether it was safe to sharp criticism. tralians, winners of the play its February 24 fixture Criticism of Mugabe’s 1999 tournament in Eng- in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. regime and security issues land, open against Pak- “We as players have got no have dominated the build-up istan at The Wanderers, reason not to trust the ACB, to the eighth cricketing Johannesburg on Febru- they have done a fantastic job World Cup, with England’s ary 11 and face India four over the last couple of players this week asking that days later in Centurion. years,” Ponting told re- their match in Harare be “If we can win them I porters. He said players dis- moved to South Africa. think there’s probably a cussed the issue of Zimbab- Australia’s cricketers have few lighter games after we on Wednesday, and that deflected a barrage of ques- that,” Gilchrist said here “nothing has changed in our tions over recent days seek- before leaving for South stance and we are still going ing their views, saying it was Africa. “We would be to Zimbabwe”. The ICC later a decision for the sport’s gov- able to rest players or said that matches would not erning bodies despite admit- make sure everyone be shifted from Zimbabwe. ting to personal concerns. freshens up through that Ponting pointed out how- Australia play their first period of time.” ever that the players’ safety game against Pakistan on Australia’s cricketers was a main concern, special- February 11 fresh from a have just under two ly when the team is on tour. sterling summer in which it weeks to fine-tune their “There are always concerns thoroughly out-classed Eng- preparations.AFP when you leave your loved land in the Ashes series and ones at home and our main both England and Sri-Lanka ‘SA too take Shane Warne of Australia at the Johannesburg International Airport in South Africa on Thursday. concern is the players’ safe- in a one-day tournament. AFP dope test’ STORM IN THE CUP Sehwag for Leicester Cape Town: South Africa’s World Cup crick- Kenya welcome London: India’s dashing Virender Sehwag will play for eters underwent drug Hayden to avoid NZ seeks switch Leicestershire in the English county championship this tests on Wednesday ICC’s decision summer after signing up as one of the two overseas play- ahead of the tournament ers for the coming season. Australian allrounder Brad which starts on Febru- Nairobi: Kenyan cricket au- Hogg would be the other overseas player, the Leicester- ary 8. For the first time at Mugabe courtesy thorities and government of- in Kenya match shire County Club said on its website on Thursday. a major cricket tourna- ficials praised the Interna- “Virender (Sehwag) is establishing himself in the Indi- ment, drug testing will Melbourne: Matthew Hay- promises the values and tra- tional Cricket Council (ICC) Wellington: New Zealand South African police and the an Test and One-day team and is already averaging over 41 take place during the den says he does not want to ditions of what I’m about and for their confidence in the foreign minister Phil Goff United States Embassy in in Test cricket and has a strike rate in ODI of over 98... Al- World Cup, with two shake hands with Zimbabwe I wouldn’t like to do that.” country to host the two World called for the Black Caps’ Nairobi when it asked to though he is still a young man I see his experience being players from both sides president Robert Mugabe Australia’s players out- cup matches in February. World Cup tie against Kenya have the match transferred invaluable in helping bring on the other young talented likely to be selected at during next month’s World lined on Wednesday in a “Thanks be to God that the to be switched ahead of a to South Africa. players in the Leicestershire side,” Phil Whitticase, the random for tests after Cup and hopes to avoid hav- meeting with the Australian decision has gone our way, “ crunch International Cricket “Kenya, understandably I club’s head coach, said. each match. ing to do so. Cricket Board (ACB) their said Kenya Cricket Associa- Council (ICC) conference on guess, is somewhat upset Sehwag is the sixth player from the current Indian team Coach Eric Simons Hayden joined England growing concerns about tion (KCA) chairman Jimmy Thursday. New Zealand about that,” Goff said. to sign up for a English county club. Sachin Tendulkar be- said all the 15 South captain Nasser Hussain in playing a scheduled match in Rayani after receiving the de- cricket chiefs have already “No country wants to see came Yorkshire’s first overseas player in 1992. (PTI African players were expressing reservations Bulawayo against Zimbabwe cision of the ICC Executive said they want the match itself placed on a travel advi- Board’s meeting in London. tested. “It’s something about shaking hands with on February 24. against Kenya in Nairobi on sory, but our first responsi- AP that has been coming for the controversial African Australia batsman The meeting was sched- February 21 to be relocated to bility rests with giving the about a year. The players leader. “What I’m going to do Michael Bevan told reporters uled to decide on the two main tournament hosts best advice we can to our own have had lectures over is rely on the fact that we on Thursday: “The situa- matches involving Kenya, South Africa on security citizens. In this case we the past few months and have a terrific ground staff tion’s being monitored and which had been shrouded in grounds. would say they should be they have been given and support staff behind us the players make their deci- controversy following a secu- The ICC will meet via tele- cautious, there are terrorist booklets setting out what to hopefully not put us in any sions based on the ACB’s rity scare. conference on Thursday to threats in the region, the substances are prohibit- position when that can hap- findings and the govern- “The whole matter had hear concerns about the game would probably be bet- ed,” said Simons. pen,” Hayden told Australia ment’s findings. been blown out of propor- match from New Zealand ter transferred to South “They have also been television on Thursday be- “We place our trust in the tion. We are very glad and Cricket (NZC) as well as fears Africa.” told to declare any med- fore the team departed for ACB and the government now look forward to the from England about playing If the ICC does not grant ication or asthma pumps South Africa. and... the ICC as well. We just games. There is a lot for the against Zimbabwe in Harare. NZC’s request to switch the they might be on.” “In my opinion that (a trust they’ve done their best. Kenyan public to look for- The New Zealand govern- match, chief executive Mar- Meanwhile, Simons handshake) seriously com- Reuters ward to,” Rayani said. AFP ment has advised Stephen tin Snedden has hinted that said at the end of three Fleming’s team not to travel New Zealand could forfeit the days of nets practice that to Kenya, angering the game. the sessions had been Kenyan Cricket Association There was support for NZC’s valuable after a break of Pressure is on SA: Hooper which accused NZC of over- stance on Thursday from the up to three weeks from reacting in the aftermath of New Zealand Cricket Play- cricket for some of the Johannesburg: West Indies skipper Carl “We should have beaten them in the ICC the Nairobi bomb attacks late ers’ Association. “The safety Lankan fans wave the flag as their players (from left) Hashan players. Hooper said on Thursday that pressure will tournament in Sharjah. They needed 13 off last year. of the teams, supporters and Tillakaratne, Kumara Sangakkara and Dilhara Fernando look “We started off very be on hosts South Africa in the opening game the last over and we let them get away with Foreign Minister Phil Goff workers associated with the on during a function in Colombo on Thursday. rusty. The batters are of the World Cup next month but added his it,” Hooper said. “We had a drubbing when said Wednesday that NZC game should be paramount,” looking in good form but team did not expect an easy ride. we toured South Africa but when they came was acting on advice from association chief executive the bowlers still have “I do believe the pressure will be on South to the Caribbean in 2001 it was a much closer the government as well as Heath Mills said. (AFP) We’ve been at it since some work to do.” Africa, because they are playing at home and contest. We have been through a process of The players will meet everyone in South Africa will be expecting rebuilding the team, and I think West Indies up again on Friday to them to win,” he told reporters on arrival at cricket turned around after the tour of South Kenya accuses NZ continue their prepara- Johannesburg International Airport. Africa.” last year, says Sourav tions. They will play a 40- The veteran right-handed batsmen said he “We have just had a very good Test series Excerpts from Kapil Dev’s interview of India captain over friendly match believed there was no longer a big gap be- in India, and many of the younger players Sourav Ganguly for a television show: against the Western tween his team and the South Africans, did very well. I exect them to do even better of double standards How you are planning to take on this World Cup? Province team at nearby ahead of their opening clash at Newlands in over the next six to eight weeks of the turna- Nairobi: Kenya’s cricket as- in Kenya after a suicide We have started looking into the World Cup since the be- Bellville, which will be Cape Town on February 9. ment.” AFP sociation chairman accused bombing killed 17 people in ginning of last year and we had a couple of changes made in followed by more nets AP New Zealand of treating an attack on an Israeli-owned the team. Sachin coming at No. 4, Rahul keeping the wickets Sunday and Monday. Africa with “double stan- hotel outside Kenya’s Indian to facilitate batting and keeping the options in the team. Practice matches on dards” by saying that his Ocean port city of Mombasa. Indian top six batsmen have a world-class average but Tuesday and Thursday country could not provide ad- Osama bin Laden’s Al Qae- it doesn’t seem to show in the results. next week lead into the equate security for World da network claimed responsi- Being the captain of the team, it won’t be fair on my part World Cup opening Cup matches next month. bility for the suicide bomb- to criticise something that has happened in the past but there match against the West “This attitude is appalling. ing and a failed attempt to are times that bowlers have done well, like in New Zealand Indies at Newlands on We cannot accept that Africa shoot down with missiles an and in Nottingham, England, as well as the West Indies. February 9. be treated with double stan- Israeli airliner taking off Why is Rahul Dravid keeping? Exercise specialist An- dards,” Kenya Cricket Asso- nearby. It’s got to do with the balance in the side. We have had prob- drew Gray said he had in- ciation (KCA) chairman Jim- England players appealed lems with the lower order. Also no key player has performed troduced the use of a spe- my Rayani told during a din- on Monday for their match in well under pressure. Rahul is doing the job in One-day crick- cial pulley machine to ner for the Kenyan cricket Harare to be switched be- et because in ODIs not even 15 % of the total balls go behind help players including team on Wednesday. cause of the volatile political the stumps. We thought if he could that and also bat at 5, we fast bowler Makhaya Nti- “The security measures situation in Zimbabwe fol- get an extra batsman to bolster the lineup. ni strengthen the mus- put in place in Kenya are the lowing the controversial land Why is Sachin not batting at No. 1 or 2 ? cles they use when bowl- same as what is in South reforms of President Robert With the top getting out, the middle order suffers. Also ing. “It also helps get Africa and Zimbabwe. Yet Mugabe’s government. Sachin coming at No. 4, gives a psychological block to the op- them into the right bowl- New Zealand are happy to go Rayani said Kenya should position. We wanted him to bat at four when we chase as with ing action without hav- to South Africa and not be treated with the respect the amount of experience he has, he can do well under pres- ing to bowl. If the coach- Kenya. Who do they think deserved by its attainment of sure. TNN es want to work on a they are?” he said. ODI status. technical problem with a His remarks preceded a “Some International bowler they can do it this teleconference conducted by Cricket Council Board mem- AFP Jadeja stopped from way. the International Cricket bers have made remarks that Council (ICC), on Thursday suggest Kenya lacks the fi- to discuss whether Kenya nancial base to stage the and Zimbabwe can safely games. But one cannot put fi- playing in league tie Klusener set West Indies cricketers Vasbert Drakes, left, and Brian Lara arrive at the Johannesburg Inter- national Airport on Thursday for the World Cup starting on February 8. stage World Cup matches. nancial value on staging New Delhi: Cricketer Ajay Jadeja’s clearance by the Security fears heightened these games.” Jadeja was on Thursday pre- court was yet to be studied by to forget ’99 vented from playing in a lo- the cricket board (BCCI) Cape Town: South cal league match here by the working committee. A deci- Africa all rounder Lance Security alert: Pak loaded with Inzy missile Delhi and District Cricket sion on him is pending and Klusener has put the dis- Association (DDCA), just he could not be allowed to appointing 1999 World Islamabad: Inzamam-ul-Haq, a pow- with wickets likely to suit fast weak links in his batting skills, and it ry in his last 34 internationls since three days after a five-year play now,” Khanna said. Cup semi-final tie erful 32-year-old middle-order bats- bowlers in South Africa, he would has cost him dearly in the career. It is making an unbeaten 118 against Sri ban on him was quashed by a “For DDCA to allow him to against Australia behind man, is likely be Pakistan’s main surely add more catches to his tally of one reason that he has scored just Lanka in Sharjah in November 2001. Delhi High Court appointed play, we must get a directive him and is ready to go weapon in its quest to win the World 85 in One-Day Internationals. eight centuries and 64 half-centuries During the recent tours to South arbitrator. from the BCCI,” he said. one better at the 2003 Cup in South Africa next month. However, his snail-paced running after playing so many One-Day Inter- Africa and Zimbabwe, Haq developed Armed with the court or- However, Jadeja said the tournament. Haq, 11 years ago, put up a splendid between the wickets is one of the nationals.Haq has not scored a centu- a heel injury that affected his batting. der,Jadeja reached the venue court order should have suf- Klusener was involved show at Eden Park, Auckland when “But in World Cup I will take even on Thursday morning and ficed. in a mix-up that resulted his Man of Match winning knock of pain-killing injections (with the per- started playing for the club “I showed them the court in Allan Donald being 60 runs off a mere 37 deliveries en- ‘Don’t mix cricket and politics’ mission of ICC) — if needed — to for which he played earlier. order. But they said I could run out in the last over as abled Imran Khan’s team to beat New play,” Haq, vice captain of the Pak- But seven overs into the not play.I think there is some Australia tied the match Zealand in the World Cup semifinal. Johannesburg: Pak- returned from playing was meeting Aus- istan team, said. Captain Waqar You- match, some DDCA officials misunderstanding about the to scrape into the final on The right-hander notched another istani manager Shah- a series there. tralian cricket officials nis is also banking on his deputy to came and objected to Jadeja 90-day period during which a countback. key innings of 42 off 35 deliveries in ryar Khan said he be- “None at all. We have on Thursday amid give Pakistan’s brittle batting line-up playing the game. They said the BCCI has the right to ap- “That tournament was the final against England which lieved politics and just been to Zimbabwe speculation that its confidence in crucial group games the Cricket Board was yet to peal against the court order. a personal highlight but helped Pakistan add some quick runs cricket did not mix, two months ago and we World Cup match in against defending champions Aus- take a final decision on Jade- It is not that I cannot play at the same time the and beat Graham Gooch’s team by 22 adding his team had no have had no problems Bulawayo on February tralia, arch-rivals India, England and ja and as such he could not during those 90 days,” Jadeja semi-final was a bitter runs. reservations to play at all.” he said. 24 might also not go Zimbabwe. play today. said. moment,” Klusener told Since then, the man from Multan games in Zimbabwe. A political furore ahead. “He will be tested at number three The match was abandoned “I am feeling little bad be- Die Burger newspaper on has not looked back. He is just 62 runs Asked at a press con- has broken out over fix- “I would only reiter- position in important World Cup and would be replayed at a cause I turned out to play af- Thursday. “I’ve made short of completing 9,000 runs in ference whether he and tures in South Africa’s ate that our experience games,” said Younis. The vice-captain later date after taking the ter a long time and was not peace with what hap- One-Day Internationals after playing the team had any prob- northern neighbour, of separating politics is fully aware that Pak team had a suggestion of the Cricket allowed to. I am also feeling pened though and it has 284 limited overs games. Although his lem with their March 4 with England asking and cricket has been a nightmarish tour of South Africa last Board. sorry for other players be- taught me to be more pa- average is 39.20, the strike rate of game against Zimbab- that its February 13 good one,” Khan said month when the hosts whitewashed DDCA vice-president C K cause the match was aban- tient. It happened and it 71.83 is good enough to show that the we in the southwestern game in Harare be re- citing the example of them 2-0 in Test series and recorded 4- Khanna said he had spoken doned. can’t be changed,” he batsman has the ability to score city of Bulawayo, Khan considered. Pakistan and India 1 victory in the ODIs, mainly due to to BCCI president Jagmohan “But this is not a very big is- quickly. He is one of the safest slip AFP the Pakistani batsmens’ vulnerabili- added. Reuters said his team had just The Australian team playing one another. Dalmiya on the matter. sue and would be sorted out AP fielders in the Pakistan line-up and ty in facing pace on bouncy wickets. “He (Dalmiya) told me that soon.” PTI

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The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Friday,January 31, 2003 21 Inderjit sets Gunners held, Hammers off the bottom Hyderabad to host AAG National mark TIMES NEWS NETWORK AP TIMES NEWS NETWORK London: Liverpool handed the ball ran kindly into the New Delhi: Hyderabad is likely to be named as the venue for arch-rivals Manchester Unit- path of Pires, who swept it the Afro-Asian Games to be held from October 24 to Novem- New Delhi: Rao Inderjit ed a Premiership title lifeline home. Both sides were guilty ber 1 this year.According to sources, the Prime Minister Atal Singh of Haryana shot by twice coming from behind of profligacy in front of goal Behari Vajpayee is likely to give the go ahead for Hyderabad 147/150 to set a National to hold Arsenal to a 2-2 draw in a pulsating opening period as the city is well-equiped for staging the Games with good in- record in the men’s skeet in Wednesday night thriller but Liverpool finally got back frastructure. event in the Sardar Sajjan at Anfield. on level terms with a sweet Sports minister Vikram Verma and the All India Council Singh Memorial Masters’ A last-minute equaliser low drive from Norwegian of Sports chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra will meet the Prime from Emile Heskey secured fullback John Arne Riise, Shooting Championship at Minister within a couple of days and a formal decision is ex- an unlikely point for Gerard seven minutes after the the Dr Karni Singh ranges in pected after that. Tughlakabad on Thursday. Houllier’s side and denied break. It may be recalled that the empowered committee of the The previous mark - 141/150 - Arsenal what could have Bergkamp restored Arse- Afro-Asian Games, which met here on Monday, could not fi- was set by Harinder Singh been a decisive edge in the nal’s lead but with the clock nalise on the venue as Hyderabad emerged a strong con- Bedi in 1994. championship tussle. ticking away Liverpool tender than the Capital for holding the Games. Saravdeep Mann claimed The point leaves the Gun- equalised from a hotly con- Vajpayee had also hinted at Hyderabad as the Afro-Asian the silver with 143/150 while ners five points clear at the tested corner that ended up Delhi’s Rahul Rai bagged the top of table. breaking to Salif Diao on the Games venue at the closing ceremony of the National Games broze with 137/150. Newcastle, who beat Tot- right flank. held in December last year after Andhra Pradesh chief min- National champion tenham 1-0 on Wednesday, His cross was met in text- ister Chandrababu Naidu had evinced keen interest in hold- Manhser Singh was not at his are now second but Manches- book fashion by Heskey’s ing the Games. best today as he shot 141/150 ter United can cut Arsenal’s powerful downward header The empowered panel will again meet sometime in next for the gold in the Trap event. lead back to three points if and, suddenly, the title race week after the announcement of the decision. Zarovar Singh and Anwar they win the game they now was back on. Sultan scored 130 and 127 for have in hand. Arsenal manager Arsene the second and third spots re- Jermaine Jenas grabbed Wenger refused to get em- spectively. Seasoned Jaspal another three points for New- broiled in a row over the cor- Rana claimed the honours in castle with a last-ditch winner but admitted he was dis- the centre fire pistol with 579. ner at White Hart Lane appointed by his team’s fail- Mahaveer Singh (578) and C against Tottenham. ure to convert their superior- K Choudhary (578) won the Dennis Bergkamp was in- ity into three points. silver and bronze medals. strumental in giving Arsenal “I thought we should have Navy’s Satguru Das the lead in the ninth minute buried them earlier,”said the clinched the gold with a score with a typically precise Frenchman. of 593 in men’s 50m rifle through pass that eluded Liverpool manager Gerard prone. Deepak Kumar Dubey Sami Hyypia by inches and Houllier believed his side (590), also of Navy, bagged left Thierry Henry with only had put to rest their dreadful the silver. Army’s Surendra Jerzy Dudek to beat. run which had seen them slip Singh (578) took the bronze. Dudek did well to parry Liverpool’s Emile Heskey (foreground) battles for the ball with Arsenals’s Patrick Vieira during out of contention for the ti- In the women’s air rifle, Henry’s attempted finish but their Premiership match at Anfield, London on Thursday. tle.AFP Suma Shirur claimed the top honours with a score of 501.0 while Poornima Gawahne Real Madrid Sunita to get medals on Feb 4 took the silver with 497.8 and Sasi retains title New Delhi: Having been exonerated of doping charges, ath- Meena Kumari thebronze crash out lete Sunita Rani is all set to get her medals back next week at with 496.2. a “grand” ceremony here. Sunita Rani, who was given a clean with a day to spare Madrid: Real Madrid’s chit by various national and international bodies, will be giv- dreams of three trophies this en back her gold and bronze medal that she won at the Busan Chowrasia Mumbai: Top seed Woman Grandmaster S season ended when they Asian Games in September last year, an Amateur Athletic seed Grand- Vijayalakshmi to a well de- crashed out of the Spanish Federation of India press release said. chips to lead master K served draw to be placed Cup on Wednesday after be- “The AAFI is organising ‘Restoration of Medals’ ceremo- Sasikiran of third with 7.5 points. ing crushed 4-0 by Real Mal- ny on February 4,” the release said. Mumbai: Shiv Shankar Tamil Nadu Second seed GM P Harikr- lorca — 5-1 on aggregate — in The Olympic Council of Asia, which had stripped the athlete Prasad Chowrasia did not crushed un- ishna (Andhra Pradesh) was the quarterfinals. of her medals after she tested “positive”, has already sent her even need to make the putts seeded Inter- in the second spot with 13 medals to the AAFI for restoration. PTI Fernando Nino gave the when he chipped-in for national Mas- points after he held Interna- home side the lead after eight birdies on three holes, ter G B Prakash of Tamil tional Master Lanka Ravi (8.5 CAPITAL SPORT minutes before Cameroon in- snatching the lead from Nadu to retain title with a points) to a draw. ternational Samuel Eto’o Ashok Kumar on the penulti- round to spare on the penul- Third seed GM Abhijit Northern, Western in final: Northern Railway men mate day of the Rs 10-lakh timate day in the 40th Na- Kunte of Maharashtra drew grabbed the next two goals in thrashed ICF 5-0 to set up title clash with Western in the DHL Challenge golf being tional “A” chess champi- his match against R Sap- the 13th and 35th minutes. PNB All India Railway Hockey Championship. Raju scored played at the Bombay Presi- onship here on Thursday. tarshi of Bengal (9.5) to be Walter Pandiani added the two goals for Northern (12th, 15th) while Kuljit Singh (7th), dency Golf Club here on In the 28th women’s Na- placed third with 11.5 points. fourth just four minutes after Rajiv Mishra (22nd) and Bikramjit Singh (59th) netted one Thursday. Chawrasia accu- tional “A” event, WIM and Results (men’s 19th round): A Kunte the break to secure Real Mal- each. Western got past a fighting RCF by a solitary goal mulated +3 points on the third seed R Aarthie of (11.5) drew with R Saptarshi (9.5), N Das lorca’s place in the last four. margin. Prem Kumar Singh scored teh all important goal in third day to tally +21— one Tamil Nadu beat statemate (10.5) drew with V Saravanan (5), P Mokal the 65th minute to enable the team enter final. (5.5) drew with Arvind Shetty (7), S S Gan- US defeat Germany: In stroke ahead of overnight and unseeded J E Kavita in guly (10.5) beat M R Venkatesh (10), Lanka Shanghai, reigning world IAF in semis: Indian Airforce (IAF) flew past Tarun Sangha leader Ashok Kumar. the 12th round to top the tally Ravi (8.5) drew with P Harikrishna (13), Te- champions the United States 5-2 to romp into the semifinals of the DSA super-league at Leading scores (after 54 holes): +21 - Shiv with 8.5 points to her credit. jas Bakre (10) beat D Barua (11), K Sasiki- the Ambedkar Stadium. Joy Pandit put Sangha in the lead Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (+10+8+3); +20 - ran (15.5) beat G B Prakash (8), Pravin Thip- eased to a 1-0 win over Ger- Ashok Kumar (+12+7+1); +18 - Yusuf Ali against the run of play in the 5th minute. IAF struck through Bengal’s WIM Nisha Mo- say (10) beat Suvrajit Saha (7), S Kidambi many to take the women’s (+6+0+12); +17 - Mukesh Kumar (+7+4+6); (10) beat Sriram Jha (6.5), S Satyapragyan Kalyan Pal (three), Victor and Danny. Rana Sen reduced the +13 - Shatmim Khan (+5+5+3); +10 - De- hota, who drew her match Four Nations football tourna- (7.5) drew with S S Soman (6). vendra Patel (+7+2+1); Amit Dube (+2+9-1); ment here Wednesday. margin from the spot. Meanwhile, a two minutes silence was against her sister Swati, Women’s 12th round: Krutika Nadig (3) +9 - Uttam Singh Mundy (-2+8+3), Mohd Is- China needed to win their observed to mourn the death of Sharifuddin, the former Del- lam (+2+5+2); +7 - Gaurav Ghel (+5 5+7), shared the second spot with S drew with Eesha Karavade (6), Swati Ghate hi captain who was suffering from back problem passed (7) beat Tania Sachdev (6), Nisha Mohota (8) clash against Olympic cham- Digvijay Singh (+3+1+3); +6 - Rafiq Ali (- Vijayalakshmi of Tamil away on Thursday. He was 52 and is survived by his wife 2+3+5), Zai Kipgen (+1+0+5), Naman Dawar Nadu (on eight points each). drew with Swati Mohota (2.5), D Harika pions Norway to pip the (+3+4 1); +5 - Feroz Ali (+6-5+4), 5 Madaiah drew with S Vijayalakshmi (8), Sai Meera and three daughters. Sharifuddin had played for Youngmen (-1+4+2), Bhoop Singh (+4+5-4), Mohd Sal- Unseeded WIM D Harika (3.5) beat S Meenakshi (5.5), R Aarthie (8.5) Americans at the post but and Indian Nationals. im (+1+8-4). PTI of Andhra Pradesh held top beat J E Kavitha (2). PTI could only manage a draw. AFP

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AP Pierce prays for her safety and peace By Solomon S Kumar What re- This being your first trip to Florida and have been in the out and enjoy women’s ten- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ally went India, what are you looking Australian summer for the nis; it is the most exciting wrong? forward to? last four weeks. women’s sport at the Hyderabad: The tennis In- I am very excited. India is You will be the focus of at- moment. crazy denizens of the city juries one of the countries that tention in Hyderabad. How Will conducting WTA tour- wait with bated breath for caused have intrigued me and I have does it feel? naments help improve the the arrival of the WTA my slip always wanted to visit it. I be- I am honoured to know standard of the game in queens, particularly the 28- in rank- lieve I will have an awesome that most of the attention India? year-old two-time Grand ings. time out there. will be centred on me. I am I hope it does, in attracting Slam winner Mary Pierce. Are you You will be partnering Sa- used to that, so it is not some- young girls to tennis. It is a Pierce, who was known as free from injuries now? nia Mirza for the first time in thing new to me, but I always great sport and a lot of fun. much for her game as for her I had a stomach strain a the doubles. How do you feel am honoured that my fans good looks and a near perfect How many years do you few weeks ago in Auckland. about it? and the media appreciate think you have on the circuit? body,may have slipped in the But I was able to compete in what I do and are excited to rankings but her popularity PIERCE IN INDIA Have you planned for life the Australian Open without see me. beyond it? is still intact. The French- any problems. So I do not I am looking forward to What about the Indian woman, who lost to Silvia Fa- foresee any injury hamper- playing with Sania Mirza, fans? As long as I enjoy life on rina-Elia of Italy in the first ing my game in India. and getting to know her. As I don’t know much about the circuit, I will continue round of the Pan Pacific Are you working to get back long as she speaks English the Indian fans. But I am playing. I am very eager to tournament in Tokyo, speaks into shape i.e. losing all that we will do just fine because looking forward to getting to play at the moment because I of her injuries and comeback extra weight? my Hindi is non-existent! know them. I pray for safety am fresh from a two-year sab- in an e-mail chat with The I feel that everyday I am Do you have any idea about and peace batical. The break might Times of India. improving. With every Hyderabad weather? during my have extend- Excerpts of the interview. match, I am getting fitter and I am not sure. I think it stay. And ed my From a career high No 3 to my level of play is getting might be hot. I am used to the that the career! 50, it’s been a great downslide. better and better. heat because I grew up in fans come

Yugoslavia’s Jelena Dokic returns against Indonesia’s Angelique Widjaja during their second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament in Tokyo on Thursday. Dokic docks Widjaja Just Brave favoured New Delhi: Just Brave Tokyo: Second-seeded Jele- feated fifth-seeded Magdale- should lift the Royal Western na Dokic of Yugoslavia shook na Maleeva 2-6, 7-6, 6-2; Russ- India Turf Club Cup, the off a slow start on Thursday ian Lina Krasnoroutskaya main event of the Bangalore to defeat Indonesia’s An- downed compatriot Elena races scheduled for Friday. gelique Widjaja in the second Bovina 6-7, 7-6, 6-2; Tamarine Selections: Savadatti Plate (div.II): 1,200m: 2.00pm: Ocean Spirit 1, Life Is round of the US$1.3 million Tanasugarn of Thailand Beautiful 2, Emilio 3. Doddaballapur Plate Toray Pan Pacific tennis edged Italy’s Silvia Farina (div.II); 1,200m: Honest Princess 1, Coral tournament. Dokic relied on Elia 6-7, 7-5, 6-1; and Elena De- Bird 2, Nuraaz 3. Savadatti Plate (div.I): a strong serve and solid 1,200m: Silken Magic 1, Global Princess 2, mentiva of Russia breezed Khalsa 3. BG Kosaram Memorial Plate: groundstrokes to come back past France’s Stephanie Co- 1,800m: Golden Fortune 1, Mantle of Peace from being down 5-0 in the hen Aloro 6-2, 6-2. 2, Arragnto 3. R W I T C CUP: 1,400m: Just El Aynaoui crashes out: Brave 1, Angeles 2, Arrakis 3. Dharamas- TENNIS ROUNDUP thala Plate: 1,200mk: Poem 1, Strange In Milan, Morocco’s Younes Beauty 2, Star Diamond 3. Yadavagiri Cup: first set at Tokyo Metropoli- El Aynaoui, who lost an epic 1,600m: Castle Park 1, Cold Fire 2, tan Gymnasium to win Wid- five-hour, five-set Australian Crow Wood 3. Doddaballapur Plate (div.I): 1,200m: Xorra 1, Dream Coat 2, jaja 7-6, 6-4. Open quarter-final last week, Tina’s Turn 3. American Lindsay Daven- surrendered his Milan in- Discman triumphs: Disc- port, who lost in the fourth door hopes in tamer fashion man claimed the Kr Ramkr- round of the Australian when he was knocked out of ishan Singh Trophy at the Open to Justine Henin- the 380,000 Euro event in the Mumbai races on Thursday. Hardenne and is seeded No. 3 second round by Italian vet- Results: Durista Plate (div.II); Twin- in this tournament, cruised eran Andrea Gaudenzi. kling Star 1, Frontier Flame 2. Jodhpur Lad 3. Cardon Rouge Plate: Tarascon 1, Never to a 6-4, 6-4 win over Iva Ma- The third-seeded El Ay- Surrender 2, Different Strokes 3. Kr Ramkr- joli of Croatia to advance to naoui was knocked out by top ishan Singh Trophy: Discman 1, Sapphire the final eight. seed and world number one Princess 2, Louis Cyphre 3. Roman Dancer In the other matches, Plate: Incomparable 1, Miraflores 2, Zamiel Lleyton Hewitt in straight 3. Elusive Pimpernel Trophy: Mistewr Fixit American Lisa Raymond de- sets 7-5, 6-3. Agencies 1, Armies of Light 2, High Spirits 3.

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