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Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. 20 back home from Pak jails chance No one is really working Reuters for peace unless he is working primarily for the Families happy on reunion, but this time restoration of wisdom. By Jagdish Bhatt — E F Schumacher Vajpayee says more to be done TIMES NEWS NETWORK Manali: Prime Minister Atal NEWS DIGEST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ence. Singh’s mother, Mohinder Bihari Vajpayee on Sunday Kaur, expressed gratitude to the Wagah (Amritsar): There were said he will reshuffle his Modi in the clear ‘so far’: Jus- Indian government for the re- emotional scenes at the Wagah ministry ‘‘soon’’. Trinamul tice G T Nanavati, lease of her son. heading a two-mem- border on Sunday, with Pakistan Congress leader Mamata A tearful Bimal Kaur, who did ber commission releasing 20 Indians languishing Banerjee, along with some not find her son Surjit Singh probing last year’s in its jails for the last two years. new faces, may be inducted among the arriving Indians, said Gujarat riots said the The prisoners crossed over into the ministry. she was hopeful that her son will evidence recorded into India on foot through the Vajpayee said the extra make it in the next batch. Karam so far did not indi- Wagah joint check-post at burden on some of the minis- Singh, a resident of Maliana vil- cate any serious around 12 pm, where they were ters will be lightened. lage in Moga district, alleged ha- lapse on the part of the police or the received by Border Security ‘‘Soon, there will be administration in controlling the com- Force (BSF) officers. rassment by the Pakistani po- changes in the council of munal clashes that followed the The families of the 20 prison- lice. The 14 crew members of the ministers. Some new minis- Godhra carnage. P10 ers — 14 of whom were crew ship, however, blamed their luck ters will be added. Some of Patna doctor abducted: Leading members of cargo vessel Raj for straying into Pakistani terri- the ministers are over-bur- neurosurgeon Dr Ramesh Chandra Lakshmi, which sank off the torial waters. dened. Their burden will be was kidnapped on Saturday night coast of Karachi in June 2001 — The release of the 20 prisoners lightened,’’ he told mediaper- while returning from a dinner party were camping at the border was announced earlier this sons at the end of his six-day hosted by the Medical Council of In- since Saturday. month by Pakistani Prime Min- sojourn here. dia. His car was recovered on Sun- The six other persons — all ister Mir Zafarullah Khan Ja- On whether Mamata will day and a case has been lodged. P9 Punjabi youths — had entered mali as part of peace moves. be re-inducted, he said, ‘‘The possibility is there.’’ Asked Advani allays fears: Deputy Pakistan through the Iranian They were issued temporary when the exercise will be Prime Minister L K Advani said in border after being duped by trav- passports by the Indian High Thiruvanthapuram that the proposal el agents. They were lodged in Commission in Islamabad. carried out, the Prime Minis- to set up a federal investigation the Central and Quetta jails. R K Sharma, first secretary in ter said, ‘‘It will be at an aus- picious moment.’’ agency will, in no way, encroach Sources said another batch of the Indian High Commission, On whether anyone from upon the powers of the states. P9 prisoners may be released soon. visited various jails to collect de- Himachal Pradesh will be Surinder Singh, who claimed tails of the detainees. He recom- Morocco killings: Moroccan inte- Surinder Singh, one of the prisoners released by Pakistan, cries as he meets his mother at Wagah border. taken into the government, that he was lodged in a dark cell mended issuing of temporary rior minister Al Mustapha Sahel has Vajpayee replied in the nega- for eight days, said he was passports after getting their an- India is taking peace initiatives said the investigation into the string tive. Speculation had been physically abused and all his tecedents verified. when cross-border terrorism Crossings of different kinds of attacks in Casablanca points to rife that former Union minis- the Islamic militant group Djihad belongings were taken away. In Manali, Prime Minister continues. ter Shanta Kumar, who hails Salafist which has links with the Al- Singh remained in custody for Atal Bihari Vajpayee reiterated ‘‘We are making efforts to see “ We are making “ I might think of from the state, could get back Qaida terror network. P13 over a year despite a three- that cross-border terrorism an end to cross-border terrorism efforts to end going abroad into the government. month sentence. must end to create an ‘‘appropri- so that an appropriate atmos- Pattern in TV news: Six weeks ‘‘This is why I have started He said Pakistani intelligence ate atmosphere’’ for talks. Vaj- phere is created for talks,’’ he cross-border again, but with after the launch of five TV news claiming that I am a Hi- agencies tried to persuade them payee said Pakistan ‘‘must take said. ‘‘A process has begun. Let channels, there’s a perceptible shift terror to create an caution.” machali,’’ he said. (the prisoners) to work as spies, more steps to stop it’’. us see how these steps are linked in viewership patterns. While TV Vajpayee said Himachal’s for which they were promised Winding up his six-day sum- with ending cross-border terror- ” — Gurnam Singh, one of Today’s Aaj Tak continues to lead atmosphere for talks. annual plan outlay will not handsome rewards. mer retreat here, Vajpayee told ism,’’ he said. the news channel pack, Star News 6 youths returning home be curtailed and it will re- Singh said he will never think mediapersons, ‘‘Our position is On whether he will be travel- — PM in Manali and Sahara Samay are the biggest main at Rs 1,725 crore. He gainers. P15 of going abroad again and ap- this and we stick to it.’’ ling to Pakistan for the Saarc said the state government pealed to other youngsters to ‘‘There is no compulsion to meeting, Vajpayee said he has It’s official, Riaz Khan is new Pak envoy — Page 13 Schumi on song: Michael Schu- should take necessary steps ‘‘take a lesson’’ from his experi- talk,’’ he said, when asked why not received any invitation. macher survived a pit-lane fire in the to enhance its internal re- Austrian GP on Sunday to claim his source generation and pre- third successive F1 win. P18 pare specific developmental projects. YOU SAID IT by Laxman Hope springs as Narmada water flows in Kutch On the sacking of Uttar Pradesh minister Amar Mani Tripathi for his TIMES NEWS NETWORK smile as she saw water flowing in tasted such sweet water for the hearing that Narmada will arrive lems. The same is the case with alleged involvement in this semi-arid region of Gujarat, first time in his life. ‘‘Bo saru lage at their door-steps some day. the main cities of Saurashtra, Bhuj/Ahmedabad: With the the Madhumita murder case, for the first time in her life. For, chhe (It tastes very nice).’’ where water supply was a rarity Narmada water meandering its In Samakhiyali, the BJP gov- Vajpayee said he had not from now on she will not be till last season. way into a canal at Samikhiyali In the first phase, water will be ernment attempted to attach been informed about the village in Kutch district — about forced to undertake that back- provided to 70 villages of some religious significance to the Cities like Rajkot and Jamna- matter. 600 km from the dam site — on breaking journey, every morning, Bhachau and Rapar taluka where event by making the water flow gar, used to 15 minutes of water The Prime Minister was Sunday, Medha Patkar may have with a pitcher on her head. similar receptions will be organ- from a huge image of Lord Shiva. supply once in three days, water seen off at the helipad by to find a new cause soon. Folk songs and dances marked ised to record the historic event. It might not be a torrent that allowances for employees and full Himachal governor V S People from all over Kutch the celebrations. Women had For this purpose, Narmada entered Kutch, but for a district water tankers as incentive to pur- Kokje, chief minister Virb- were a jubilant lot, despite travelled several kilometres to Swagat Samitis have been organ- that has been perennially water chase white goods were quite in hadra Singh and his cabinet scorching heat and sand storms. Samikhiyali with pots to collect ised across Saurashtra and Kutch starved, the Narmada waters at vogue. Needless to add water riots colleagues. An emotional Vanita Trikam of the Narmada water. Rava Dhira where some people have spent the least holds the promise of allevi- were not uncommon. But now Cabinet reshuffle may see BSP Adhoi village could not help Ahir of Jangi village said he had second half of the last century ating the drinking water prob- things are a wee bit better. in, Ajit Singh out: Page 11
What worries me is if we don’t Your mobile is spying on you solve the crisis we too will be affected one day! Ajit Ninan By Siddharth Varadarajan assignation. Otherwise, Big Broth- TIMES NEWS NETWORK er — and, possibly, your spouse — indiatimes.com POLL will know you were there. New Delhi: Cellphone providers Mobile service providers say Yesterday’s results: Do special-effects call it the onset of the brave new keeping tabs on your whereabouts Hollywood thrillers make for better world of location-based services, viewing than song-and-dance enables them to provide location- Bollywood movies? but to others it seems like good old- specific services. You wander in to fashioned invasion of privacy. Pitampura by mistake and are Yes 71% No 29% As you drive to work every filled with the urge to eat pizza. morning, the LCD screen on your • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose Press a key and the address of the to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. mobile is recording every minute nearest Nirula’s is SMSed to you. Today’s question: Are you in favour of twist and turn of the route. At 10.25 Sounds harmless enough. But women being inducted into India’s am, you pass Nizamuddin and what happens if you start getting elite commando forces? come to Kaka Nagar, and at 10.26 spam SMS each time you drive past Cast your vote on am, turn towards India Gate, a McDonalds: ‘‘Have you tried our www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 reaching ITO at 10.35 am. new Veggie Special lately?’’ It’s always been this way, appar- And as linkages between cell- ently. Unknown to the user, but not records are meant to be made avail- phone providers, credit card com- the police and intelligence agen- able to government agencies alone, panies and retailers grow, here’s a cies, cell transmission towers note not that it’s any consolation. real nightmare: automated spam when they lock on to a phone sig- However, given the inadequate calls. ‘‘Hi there! You bought a great nal and when they hand the phone state of privacy protection in In- shirt from us last June. Our shop is over to the proximate tower, even dia, you’d be well-advised to leave two minutes from where you are when the phone is switched on but your phone in office every time you now. Come on in and look at our lat- WEATHER not being used. These location set off for that mid-afternoon est designs.’’ Max temp: 42.3oC/Min: 27.2oC Sunset: Monday — 7.07 pm Sunrise: Tuesday — 5.28 am Moonset: Tuesday — 9.15 am Yet another groom bites the dust Moonrise: Monday — 10.55 pm Clear sky with dusty haze. Maximum tem- TIMES NEWS NETWORK that they were not going to bring the perature on Monday will be around 42oC. Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Na baraat over as they wanted more Maximum relative humidity on Sunday 60% New Delhi: Farzana Zaki of May 17, 11 am: Farzana’s family dowry,’’ says Farzana. and minimum 16%. Baradari Sher Afghan, Ballimaran, By 4 pm, Farzana’s father, her un- became the third bride in almost as receives a call from groom’s side for more dowry cle, unt and other relatives were many days to land her in-laws in jail. through pleading with Nadeem and As in the case of Nisha Sharma and 4 pm: They rush his father Mohammad Takhi to tone Anupama Singh, the initial story of to groom’s home down their demand of a scooter, Rs dowry harassment, is turning into a to plead with him. 50,000 and the signing over of murky maze of allegations. He doesn’t budge Farzana’s maternal house to The facts first : The Hauz Qazi po- 4 pm: Nadeem Nadeem. ‘‘My father has 12 children, lice station was alerted on Saturday family says bride’s from where will he find the re- evening about an alleged case of Farzana Zaki sister returned sources to give this much?’’ she says. dowry harassment in Ballimaran in bridal gifts as being too cheap At 8.35 pm that evening after yet the walled city. When they reached May 18, 3.30 pm: Groom’s father another furious argument, the police Mohammad Zaki’s house they found Book your Classifieds is presented in court were called. By the next morning, an aborted wedding party, 500 con- 24 hours service: “51-666-888” Mohammad Takhi was in jail and fused guests, and a furious father of 8 pm: ‘Compromise talks’ are on, her groom absconding. Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” the bride. The reason for his anger but Farzana’s ‘Mamu’ says they At the time of going to press, The ATM of information and the police presence was a de- will not withdraw the case Nadeem’s relatives were at Farza- The Largest Classifieds Site mand for additional dowry made by na’s home trying to effect a com- the groom, Nadeem. dergo the Rukhsati ceremony, the prmise. A complicated tale, not like- According to Farzana, the two new bride’s formal entry into the ly to end soon. The immediate prob- had undergone a nikaah ceremony groom’s family. ‘‘At about 11 am in lem was what to do with the 100 hens * 20 + 8 pages of Delhi Times three and a half years ago. As cus- the morning, my father received a slaughtered for the wedding feast. + 14 pages of Education Times tom dictated, they were now to un- call from Nadeem’s house saying Pictures on page 3
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DELHI TODAY
Avoid: If you are A marriage strangled by an unseemly wrangle
driving to Connaught Mohammed Ilyas K K Laskar Place, avoid Kasturba Gandhi Marg (Masjid roundabout) up to Jaswant Singh Road; NDMC work on Madhav Rao Scindia Marg. The route will be affected due to NDMC’s digging work for about one month. Heavy vehicles like buses and other commercial vehicles will also be diverted due to this sewer construction work with the display of proper signages. People will face inconvinence due to the digging work.
Powercuts go white-collar Load shedding from 10 am to 5 pm at : Bamnauli, Kalkaji, Tughlaqabad Extension, B-Block Janakpuri, Kailash Puri, Pushp Vihar, Rajdhani Park. Electricity supply will also be cut off on rotation in Wazirabad, Jagatpur and Burari on Monday due to maintenance work at the Gopalpur sub-station.
And lift your spirits with: The sight of the golden cascades of laburnum lining the avenues of Dilli. Even in this peak summer their vi- brant colour is a visual treat for people already bogged down by the heat. Farzana, the bride from Ballimaran who refused to join her husband, now wants a divorce. (Right) The bride’s distraught father Mohammad Zaki and mother Rafia Begum. Trucks stop collecting garbage, West Delhi hit Agencies now want TIMES NEWS NETWORK Corporation of Delhi (MCD) the garbage is lifted by pri- man Ram Babu Sharma that own house in order first. ing site. Subhash Arya, the number of vate trucks. The Corporation people are going to be fined What about their decision to As a result, the CBI prose- to use treated water New Delhi: Several locali- trucks ferrying garbage from has about 300 trucks of its for littering, Arya said the not lift garbage from dumps cuted MCD employees and ties in west Delhi are facing TIMES NEWS NETWORK ter in its sprawling Lado the dumps have come down own and the remaining are Corporation was exception in these localities in west Del- truckers and the payments problem of garbage accumu- Sarai golf course. It will lay as the Corporation has not private. to its own rule. hi? They (the Corporation) is were stopped. New Delhi: Some govern- lation as private trucks have pipelines to draw the water ment agencies have finally stopped lifting garbage. extended their licences. ‘‘More than 1,000 tonnes of Under the rules, not clear- exception to its own rule,’’ he ‘‘This is not the case here. from our Mehrauli plant,’’ he initiated the process for util- Raja Garden, Basai Dara- ‘‘As a result where 10 truck- garbage is generated in Delhi ing garbage from the house said. Truck owners are willing to said. ising the waste water treated pur, Raghubir Nagar, Sub- loads are required to clear everyday.MCD does not have can attract a fine of Rs 50 to a He also denied that the ply, but many of them have by Delhi Jal Board (DJB). As Similarly,the Archaeologi- hash Nagar and Kirti Nagar the garbage, only six truck- enough number of trucks to resident. The MCD plans to truckers are apprehensive not been paid and licence of of now, only 80 million gal- cal Survey of India said it are some of the affected loads are being lifted. The lift the garbage, so it gives punish such people by de- following CBI raids last year. the several others have not lons a day (mgd) of the 380 wants to use this water to re- colonies. colony dumps look clear contract to private trucks,’’ ploying mobile magistrates The agency found that many been renewed,’’ Arya said. mgd waste water treated dai- vive the traditional water According to the local from outside, but inside they Arya said. who would fine people on the fake entries were made in the Standing committee chair- ly is used by the farmers for body of Hauz-e-Shamshi. councillor and leader of Op- are full,’’ said Arya. Reacting to the statement spot. registers of the trucks which man was not available for irrigation in rural Delhi. The Delhi Tourism will provide position in the Municipal In Delhi nearly one-third of of standing committee chair- ‘‘They should put their never appeared at the dump- comment. rest is thrown into the river the necessary infrastructure as no agency has the infra- to provide treated water at structure to use it. the Garden of Five Senses After this gross wastage near Qutab Minar. Ammunition, was highlighted in these All these places will get Fines up for letting cattle stray columns, DJB chief P K Tri- their supply from the pathi said different agencies Mehrauli plant, which will TIMES NEWS NETWORK Stemming in department has already have started approaching the initially produce three mgd papers found purchased eight more spe- board. ‘‘The Delhi Develop- treated waste water. The ca- New Delhi: In a bid to dis- cial vehicles for ferrying courage cattle owners ment Authority has decided pacity will be increased to 40 the impounded cattle, to use the treated waste wa- mgd in over a year. from letting their animals which will raise the total near Rajpath loose on the roads, the Mu- figure to 12 vehicle — one nicipal Corporation of Del- in each zone. hi (MCD) has enhanced the TIMES NEWS NETWORK newspaper, a diary, clothes But lawyer for Common and a cap. Two English mag- fine from Rs 1,400 to Rs New Delhi: A bag contain- Cause, Meera Bhatia, who azines were also found from 5,000. ing ammunition was found has filed a public interest it. The owner would have to in mysterious circumstances litigation on the cattle men- A case under various sec- pay the fine for the release near Rajpath on Saturday ace, is not impressed by the tions of the Arms Act has of the animal within two night. It contained two live MCD claims. been registered at the Parlia- days, failing which the rounds of AK-47 and empty ‘‘They always keep mak- ment Street police station. Corporation will further shells of various pistols. Be- slap a fine of Rs 1,000 per ing claims that problem is Joint commissioner of police sides, some papers were also day,per head of cattle. nearing an end. I don’t even (special cell) Neeraj Kumar found inside it. This does not include see it started. Stray cattle said, ‘‘The case has been The police have, however, the cost of feeding the cat- •MCD hopes the fine will •About 35,000 stray cattle remain a veritable hazard transferred to the special cell refused to give details of the tle at the rate of Rs 225 per deter owners from letting are found on roads at any on road,’’ Bhatia said. for investigation.’’ papers. day. cattle loose on the roads given point of time In January, the high The bag was spotted by a A senior officer If no one comes to claim court had ordered the gov- man at 11.30 pm near the Raj- said:‘‘Luckily the bag caught the cattle, within seven •If no owner claims the •MCD pounds can accom ernment to cancel the li- path-Janpath crossing. The the eyes of a person who in- days of capture, the cattle cattle, the animals will be modate only 250 animals cence of dairies whose cat- person got suspicious and formed the police. The am- will be auctioned by the auctioned at a time tle were found loitering on immediately informed a po- munitions could have fallen veterinary services depart- the road. The court also di- lice party patrolling nearby. in wrong hands.’’ ment of MCD. have become an essential Rs 22 lakh revenue by fining rected the electricity com- The police have refused to re- Though Kumar said it was There are an estimated feature of the cityscape. the owners,’’ Singh says. panies to cut the power sup- veal the identity of the in- too early to comment on the 35,000 stray cattle loitering Says the chief veterinary ‘‘This is apart from the ply of all the illegal dairies former. case, he did not rule out mis- on roads, markets, open officer, V K Singh, ‘‘That’s fine which is deposited in operating in the capital. After finding ammunition chief. places, streets, parks and why we have increased the the court of the municipal There are about 2,655 inside the bag, the team in- The recovery of ammuni- garbage dumps in Delhi. fine from Rs 1,400 to Rs magistrate,’’ he adds. unauthorised dairies in the formed the local police as tions comes a day after the The MCD faces an uphill 5,000. The subsequent fine According to an MCD of- capital. The daily consump- well as an intelligence special cell received informa- task given their minuscule too is quite a large sum and ficial, there are only four tion of milk in the capital is agency. tion that three terrorists, fol- infrastructure, handful of it should prompt the owner cattle pounds with a total about Rs 15 lakh litre of ‘‘There were two empty lowers of Ghazi Baba, have manpower and limited to get his cattle back as ear- capacity of housing 250 cat- which Mother Dairy and shells of .38 bore pistol, five entered the city. number of cattle pounds in ly as possible.’’ tle for three days. Given the Delhi Milk Scheme can of 9 mm pistol and 16 shells Following this informa- the city. ‘‘It is not that we do not these figures, the MCD can meet the demand of 7.3 lakh of .22 bore pistol,’’ an officer tion, the special cell has At almost every hearing, catch them. We do catch catch and keep not more litre only.Private and illegal said. The pellets, he added, asked the district deputy the MCD takes flak from the them and fine their owners about 80 cattle a day. dairies have mushroomed are used to prepare the commissioners of police to court for failing to rein in too. In last the seven and a In a bid to augment its in- to fill the gap and spawned rounds of .12 bore pistol. be alert and step up the vigil the cattle menace, which half months, we generated frastructure, the veterinary the stray cattle menace. The bag also had an Urdu around public places. Quacks thrive as Govt drive fails to deliver By Pallavi Majumdar TIMES NEWS NETWORK Medical hostages New Delhi: When Nanku, a •There are an estimated juice vendor in Chirag Dilli 30,000 quacks in the city developed fever last week, he •The total number of went to the local ‘‘Bengali registered doctors is about doctor’’. The doctor,qualified 25,000 only to give ayurvedic medi- cine allegedly prescribed al- •Although the Delhi lopathic medication. By Sat- Anti-Quackery Bill was urday,Nanku was dead. presented in the assembly
His relatives registered a Udayshankar in 1998, it was never passed complaint with the Malviya Nagar police station, but the Ayurvedic doctors need to be reportedly sold 40,000 fake police washed its hands off registered with the Bhartiya degrees. any responsibility. They said Ayurvedic Chikitsa Parishad There is more. In April last they could not prosecute the and homoeopathic doctors year, the decomposed body of doctor for medical negli- should be registered with the a woman was found in a clin- gence as Nanku was suffer- homoeopathic board. ic in New Ashok Nagar. The ing from pneumonia, which City health minister A K doctor, whose clinic was can at times prove fatal. Walia said registration was named ‘Das Bengali clinic’ But if the police were to re- made mandatory to check fled after the woman died. fer to the Supreme Court def- quackery. ‘‘There have been Two weeks back, chief inition of quackery,the story cases where the father did medical officer with NDMC, would have been different. the MBBS but the son was Dr Anil Bansal, received a pa- According to the apex court: continuing in his name,’’ he tient with an infection in one ‘‘A person who studies one said. of his legs. ‘‘He had been suf- system of medicine but prac- Two years back, a person fering from a boil and had tices another is a quack.’’ was arrested by the Central gone to a quack who operated The government’s anti- Bureau of Investigation for on it. The infection spread quackery drive is almost four selling fake degrees such as and his whole leg had to be years old but no tangible re- MBBS, BAMS, RMP,for as lit- amputated,’’ he said. Bansal, sults yet, despite compulsory tle as Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. He who is also the Delhi Medical registration. used to openly give advertise- Association president said A practising allopathic ments in the name of the Del- the menace persists despite doctor should register with hi Degree College. By the the government claim that the Delhi Medical Council. time he was arrested, he had they are taking action.
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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Preet Vihar SHO Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in Andaman and Nicobar islands; at a few NATIONAL places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Mumbai: I-A 0700, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala and Lak- transferred 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, shadweep and at isolated places in West Bengal and Sikkim, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, MCD plan for illegal NDSE units Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, coastal TIMES NEWS NETWORK 2300 Jet Air 0650, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Mainly dry weather will prevail 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, By Rahul Chhabra panel of lawyers and the action 1935, 2030, 2200, over the rest of the country. Permitted use of property New Delhi: Police commissioner TIMES NEWS NETWORK may not begin immediately, said Sahara 1700, 0935, INDIA WORLD R S Gupta has transferred the 1520, 1800, 2025 an official. KOLKATA: I-A 0700, Max Min Max Min Max Min New Delhi: The Municipal Corpo- Residential area: SHO of Preet Vihar police station, Delhi 43 27 Amsterdam 16 12 Demolition in South Extension- 1600★★,1700,1945 Guwahati 31 22 Basement and mezzanine floor can be used for domestic storage Davinder Kumar, after receiving a Jet Air 0600, 1720, Mumbai 33 27 Dehradun 37 20 Bahrain 37 28 ration of Delhi is preparing a poli- • I was ordered by the high court only. These cannot be used for residential purpose Sahara 0620,1915 Chennai 41 30 Hy’bad 43 29 Bangkok 34 29 cy to execute the high court’s or- during the hearing of a public in- complaint against him from a res- CHENNAI: I-A Kolkata 38 28 Indore 43 27 Beijing 27 12 der to pull down illegal construc- Ground, first, second floor can be used for residential purpose ident of the area. 0640,0955★★★ Bangalore 36 22 Jaipur 43 27 Geneva 23 12 • terest litigation against illegal 1645,1900 Jet Air Ahm’bad 44 27 Lucknow 43 26 Hong Kong 33 29 tions in South Extension-I. Kumar had allegedly thrashed 0645,1900 Local shopping area: commercial activities in the area. BANGALORE: T’puram 32 25 Patna 41 27 London 16 11 A survey conducted by a local There are about 176 buildings the 20-year-old resident, Gurmeet I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 43 29 Rajkot 42 25 Los Angeles 26 16 commissioner appointed by the • Basement: Domestic storage Singh, on May 1. According to the Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 41 27 Shimla 27 18 Moscow 21 10 with illegal constructions. These Sahara 0725, 1745 Pune 37 23 Srinagar 27 10 New York 17 08 court has identified 176 properties • Ground floor: Can be used for commercial activity buildings house 417 independent complaint, Singh had parked his HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 with illegal constructions in South First floor: Residential units which are being misused for Esteem near a park in Preet Vihar GOA: I-A 1200, • Sahara 1200 TRAIN RESERVATIONS Extension-I. commercial activities. At least, 19 area. Kumar, who was apparently KULU: Jagson 0630, Sops for professionals: patrolling the area, noticed the Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 1402 hrs. on Officials of central zone’s build- owners out of these 417 illegal 0650, 1215 ★ Advocates, CAs, engineers and doctors are permitted to use a small car. Kumar called for the owner AHMEDABAD: 18.05.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. ing department said demolition in commercial units have agreed to I-A 0600,1700★★1845, different blocks will be according portion of their residential property for professional activity. Upto 10 when Singh appeared before him. Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl rectify the misuse. Jet Air 0610 per cent of the floor area of the property or a maximum of 100 sq Without giving him any reason, GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH to the alphabetical order. ‘‘We may MCD officials said the rest of I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 24.05 27.05 04.06 28.05 begin with Block-A and start with metre can be converted into office in a residential property. Base- the 398 misusers have been asked Kumar beat him with a stick and ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 22.06 18.06 29.05 property number one. Thereafter, ment and mezzanine floor cannot be used for professional activity to file affidavits in court stating left the place. Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 23.05 10.06 14.06 11.06 Singh was taken to Guru Tegh Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST the properties will be taken up in whether their building is accord- Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Kolkata Rajdhani 19.05 23.05 23.06 — the increasing order of address- ing to a sanctioned plan, whether Bahadur hospital for medical ex- 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 21.05 04.06 12.06 12.06 es,’’ he said. be finalised by the deputy commis- tion of by-laws. ‘‘We can now start the construction is as per the amination. His mother, who is a lo- (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 23.05 10.06 16.05 16.06 Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 23.05 25.06 23.06 Executive engineer (building), sioner of the zone in consultation demolitions by giving a 24-hour building plan, whether their cal leader of Shiromani Akali Dal, INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 28.05 29.05 29.05 Man Mohan Singh Dahiya, said: with other officials.’’ notice to the owners of these prop- individual unit in the building filed a complaint with the com- 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 21.05 27.05 29.05 Dahiya said most of the 176 erties,’’ he said. missioner. The departmental en- BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 22.05 22.05 22.05 26.05 ‘‘We have started preparing an ac- has been put to permitted use, and Thai Air 0010 (TG- 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 01.07 19.06 tion plan in view of the court’s or- buildings with illegal construc- However, demolitions will be if not, what misuse is being quiry indicted Kumar who has 316), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 18.06 24.06 19.06 der. The demolition policy would tions have been booked for viola- preceded by a fresh survey by a carried out. now been transferred to the spe- FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 20.05 05.06 09.06 16.06 0305 (LH-761) 2816 Puri Exp — 02.06 12.06 14.06 cial branch. AMSTERDAM: 2802 Purshottam Exp — 17.06 16.06 13.06 KLM 0140 (KL-472) 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 24.06 17.06 03.06 LONDON/NEW YORK: 4230 Lucknow Mail 21.05 26.05 26.05 02.06 READERS’ GRIEVANCES British Air 0210 (BA- WEST 142), A-I 0715 (AI-111) 2904 Golden Temple Mail 25.05 12.06 17.06 17.06 RML faces probe for refusing first-aid say the POC from the Delhi PARIS: Air France 0040 2926 Paschim Exp 28.05 16.06 18.06 18.06 Ignou certificate (AF-147) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 29.06 12.06 16.06 — TIMES NEWS NETWORK tal is filing a reply to the in- ing away a patient requiring es official said. A CATS em- Development Authority is SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 03.06 10.06 12.06 — quiry.Bharat (24) had report- emergency help and leaving ployee said their mandate awaited. Even the electric- Airlines 2315 (SQ- 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 12.06 26.06 19.06 New Delhi: The Delhi Med- awaited ity connection has not 407), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 24.06 17.06 16.06 edly got into a fight with him to shuttle from one hos- was to rush the patient to the HONG KONG/SEOUL: 2916 Ashram Exp 27.05 17.06 16.06 10.06 ical Council has ordered an someone, sustained an injury pital to another, is against a nearest medical help. But I had enrolled for an MBA been provided to the flats. A-I 2340 (AI-312) SOUTH inquiry into Ram Manohar to his head and was bleeding. Supreme Court order. they often faced problems of course with Ignou in 1996 Although we have paid the ROME/MANCHESTER: 2616 G T Exp 27.05 10.06 17.06 04.06 Lohia hospital’s refusal to entire amount, the flats are 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 04.06 10.06 17.06 09.06 He was picked up by an The order states that no hospitals turning away pa- (enrolment no. MP- A-I 0300 (AI-131) treat an assault victim last 2432 Trivandrum Raj 24.06 01.07 01.07 — ambulance of the central ac- hospital can turn away pa- tients. Interestingly, while 967662898). I have complet- unfinished. The manage- AIR INDIA 2626 Kerala Exp — 21.06 18.06 12.06 month. The probe was or- ment is demanding addi- cident trauma services tients without administering RML is approximately seven ed all the 21 courses (in- MUMBAI: 0315 (AI 2618 Mangala Exp — 26.06 21.06 10.06 dered after the council took tional money without any 755), 0345 (AI 156), 2628 Karnataka Exp — 18.06 17.06 04.06 (CATS) at around 9.15 pm on first aid. kilometres from Punjabi cluding MS-100, project 0615 (AI 146), 2330 2724 A P Exp 10.06 16.06 21.06 10.06 suo motu cognizance of the The police has divided the Basti, where this victim was work) required for the justification. This case 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 14.06 28.06 30.06 — Friday near the Punjabi (AI 112) report published in The city into nine districts for the picked up by CATS, DDU is course by end of the term needs full investigation by GOA: 1245 (AI 643) 7022 Dakshin Express — 11.06 — 29.05 Times of India. Basti gurudwara in Baljit the authorities concerned. No. of passengers dealt on 17.05.2003 (Delhi Area): 60,181 (N. Rly. Area) Nagar and taken to Ram Ma- purpose of policing and des- almost double the distance. in December 2001. I was is- A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 2,56,984. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all ‘‘This is for the first time I am a senior citizen and (Air.)25652050, British Air: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for ignated a district hospital for Moreover, according to ex- sued a Grade Card (certifi- (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: that the Delhi Medical Coun- hohar Lohia at 9.50 pm. living in a rented house. 23323310, Singapore Airlines computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. each. ‘‘But this does not isting rules, once received in cate no 0004859, dated 23 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) However,the doctors in the 23356286, Thai Air: 3323638 cil has taken up a suo motu mean that a victim should be the emergency, a ‘‘critical’’ April 2002) for the term- Will my dream to live in casualty allegedly refused to inquiry.We have heard about taken only to the district hos- patient should be stabilised end exam, December 2001. my own flat even come help him saying that this Jeweller’s wife killed: A jeweller’s wife was killed during the private hospitals refusing pa- pital,’’ a senior health servic- and then referred elsewhere. I have already received true, even after being inauguration of their showroom here on Friday, when a tile fell on tients in the past. Now if gov- case came under the juris- three certificates (DIM, member of the society for her. The showroom’s interior designer was also injured. A VIP had ernment hospitals also start diction of the DDU PGDIM and PGDOM) on over 15 years? — Prem left after inaugurating Femina Jewellers at Krishna Apra Plaza in refusing patients, then it is a hospital. completion of the requi- Prakash, D-7 Jiwan Jyoti Noida’s Sector 18 when the mishap happened. Pushpa Jindal serious cause for concern,’’ The patient was able to site number of courses. It’s Apartments, Pitampura (40), wife of Femina Jeweller’s owner Ved Prakash Jindal, died on said DMC president Ranjit get his scalp sutured only been over a year now and I the spot, the police said. TNN Roy Chaudhury. The hospi- an hour later at DDU. Turn- am yet to receive my cer- Dead phone tificate of completion of I have been having trouble MBA with specialisation with my telephone number in HRM. I have written sev- (25019393) ever since its in- eral times to the director stallation, and yet have (SR&E) along with copies been receiving inflated of marksheet and certifi- bills. Despite complaining cates, but have received no to the exchange and the response. — Manoj Kumar SDO, there has been no Singh, Ex Engineer (IED), change. On May 8, 2003, the Northern Coalfields Ltd. P telephone stopped funtion- O Singrauli, district Sidhi ing again. I complained to (MP) the SDO as well as put up Flat awaited my complaint on the com- puter registration system. I am a member of the Ka- The authorities may either mal Vihar Cooperative restore the service or dis- Group Housing Society Ltd connect the line and re- in Sector 7, Dwarka. My fund the security deposit. membership number is — Shashi Bhaskar, F-122 330. The flats were allotted Prem Nagar, Paprawat three years ago, but the Road, Near Hanuman management is yet to hand Mandir and Mother Dairy over the posession. They Booth, Najafgarh
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Severed head found: A severed head of a woman was found Power firms distorting facts for hike: Transco wrapped in a polythene in a garbage dump in Mangolpuri. By Rahul Chhabra Delhi Electricity Regulatory and a bigger deficit, Transco contradicted their claims by current financial year.BSES companies’ claims is also re- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Commission (DERC), a sen- will be forced to sell power stating that the average re- hopes to realise Rs 3.85 aver- flected in their request to ior Transco official has said to these firms at a cheaper turn on the sale of one unit age rate per unit. DERC to examine BSES and New Delhi: The Delhi gov- that his company suspect rate. This will have an ad- of power was less than the The Transco official’s let- Tata Power’s claims on em- ernment-owned power transmission company, BSES and Tata Power are verse impact of the finan- level achieved by the erst- ter to DERC said Tata Power ployee cost, repair and Transco, has accused the misrepresenting facts in cial health of Transco,’’ said while Delhi Vidyut Board projected higher sale in the maintenance cost, invest- private distribution compa- their petition for tariff revi- an official. (DVB) before privatisation,’’ domestic consumer catego- ments and other parame- nies of twisting facts re- sion.Questioning the pri- Transco has requested said a Transco official. ry, which has the lowest tar- ters.Transco has also ques- garding sale of power here. vate companies’ statements, DERC to scrutinise the peti- In 2001-02, DVB was realis- iff, and projected lesser sale tioned the unwillingness of Transco purchases power the official said: ‘‘The legiti- tion filed by the private pow- ing an average rate of Rs of energy in other higher private companies to share from various sources and mate interest of Transco is er companies closely. 4.25 per unit of power sold in tariff rate categories result- information. sells it private distribution adversely affected by the pe- The private companies the city. ing in reduced revenue real- It has urged DERC to en- firms, BSES and Tata tition submitted by the pri- have always claimed better Tata Power has claimed it isation for the same number sure that the data extraction Power, on concessional rate vate firms.’’ bill collection efficiency and would manage to realise an of power units sold. mechanism and the relevant because of an agreement. ‘‘If the private firms con- reduction in losses due to average rate of Rs 3.66 per The growing suspicion of software of the company is In a letter written to the tinue to claim poor returns theft. ‘‘But the firms have unit of power sold in the Transco officials on private transparent and accessible.
Mohammed Ilyas Man arrested for impersonating student in MBBS entrance exam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: A 21-year-old man was arrested for impersonating a student in the medical entrance examination on Sunday morning. Vashisth Narain was apprehended by the su- perintendent (examination), N K Se- hgal, at the Hansraj College where the entrance test for MBBS and BDS was held. The officer caught him after notic- ing that the photograph on the iden- tity card was not his. Narain took the exam on behalf of Abhas Mittal, a resident of Rohini. Deputy commissioner of police (north) Sanjay Baniwal said: ‘‘We are yet to question Mittal. A team was sent to his home after Narain was produced in the court.’’ He added that Narain, a resident of Kota, received Rs 50,000 for taking the exam. Narain and Mittal met each other through a middleman, Ajay,the police said. ‘‘Ajay is still ab- sconding,’’ Baniwal said. According to him, Ajay met Narain in Kota where the accused was attending coaching classes. ‘‘Narain has himself flunked sev- eral entrance exams. While attend- ing coaching classes, Narain got in- With the summer beginning to show its true form now, children cool it in the water flowing out of the Wazirabad treatment plant. troduced to Ajay who lured him to take the exam,’’ Baniwal said. Ajay has apparently incited more unem- Robber held ployed youths to take exams on be- for 22 cases Prolonged water scarcity makes half of students. TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Delhi Police life miserable for Delhiites have arrested an alleged TOI criminal and recovered TIMES NEWS NETWORK end of the supply line will a locally-made revolver also get some water.’’ But New Delhi: Yamini Yadav even this plan doesn’t seem from him. recently came to Delhi from According to the police, to be working. Said D M Singapore to nurse her ail- Narang, an RWA member in the accused, Ajit Singh, is ing mother who lives in New Rajinder Nagar that facing 22 cases of robbery, Kalkaji. But after a month- gets water from 4 am to 7 snatching, criminal intimi- long stay,she is herself feel- am, ‘‘The supply is highly dation and attempt to mur- ing sick because of the wa- inadequate and several der. Deputy commissioner of ter crisis in the city. houses don’t get any water police (central) Arvind Deep ‘‘I wake up at 3 am every- at all.’’ said: ‘‘Singh used to target in- day to switch on the pump. With the DJB supply nocent businessmen and ex- Then I switch on the tap to down to a trickle in many tort money from them. Most store water,’’ said the 32- parts of the city,people have of the times, businessmen year-old Yamini. This way, no option but to rely on did not report the threaten- she ensures that the under- tankers. ‘‘Since we get wa- ing calls.’’ ground tank and buckets ter for about 15 minutes a Petrol pump attacked: A are full and water is filtered day, we depend fully on group of 25 youths turned vi- for drinking. tankers. But many times af- olent and pelted stones on a By the time the tap starts Parched residents put up a brave face in peak summer. ter calling up the DJB com- to run dry again around 6.30 petrol pump in Janakpuri on plaint centre, a private am, it is too late to sleep again. ‘‘I feel a good three hours after Yamini. ‘‘But Sunday morning. The petrol tanker that charges Rs 100 for 500 drowsy and tired the entire day. we just get water at very low pressure pump — Sher Service Station litres of water lands at our doorstep,’’ Think about the people who have to for about an hour in morning and on Pankha Road — is owned half-an-hour in the evening,’’ she said R S Chaudhary of Vasant Kunj. go to office after doing all this,’’ she But not everyone is having a bad by Aslam Sher Khan. said. Today she just hopes that her said. The youth alleged that the A senior Delhi Jal Board (DJB) of- summer.S N Malik in Pitampura said mother recuperates and she is able to his colony gets 24-hour supply. ‘‘The pump staff was cheating fly back to her Singapore home. ficial had said water is supplied at customers by giving less oil those hours in some critical areas ‘‘in proximity of our plots to the Haider- Mohini Khanna in Janakpuri is pur treatment plant is the reason why and also adulterating the luckier though. She wakes up at 6 am, the hope that not everyone will switch products. on their online motors and people at we are better off,’’ he said.
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,May 19, 2003 7 Rajshri against playing film songs on radio BJP relieved after Mumbai: The soundtrack of one of the most awaited releas- es of the year, Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon, hit shops around Polls a referendum for us: Venkaiah Tripathi’s sacking the world recently and whilst the likes of MTV and Channel V are airing the songs, Rajshri Films, the film’s makers, have de- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Setting a target of 300 seats in ‘‘But the coalition is sailing TIMES NEWS NETWORK High hopes cided to ban Indian radio channels from playing the tracks. ANI the Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya smoothly and doing a good Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Janata Party president de- work,’’ he said. New Delhi: The BJP heaved a sigh of relief fol- Party (BJP) president Venkaiah •Sets a target of clared that the party will con- On a possible alliance with lowing UP chief minister Mayawati’s decision Naidu on Sunday said the forth- 300 seats for the to remove Amar Mani Tripathi, the minister test the polls on its own agenda, 2004 LS polls the BSP in the forthcoming Lok coming assembly elections in linked with the murder of Madhumita Shukla. but is open to compromise with Sabha elections, Venkaiah the five states will be a referen- • Dares Cong for BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi coalition partners. Naidu said the BJP will insist dum on the NDA government, debate on ‘5 yrs said, ‘‘The step is in the right direction.’’ He Naidu said the party will versus 47 yrs’ on contesting the majority seats before the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. come up with a new slogan — said the inquiry ordered by the state govern- in the state. Speaking to mediapersons at ‘‘for a strong India, a strong ment left the opposition parties with no moral The BJP chief justified the the BJP headquarters here, BJP’’ — during the Lok Sabha ty’s popularity graph had right to make hue and cry over the case. Centre’s deposition before the Naidu said the party is taking polls. dipped before the crucial Uttar The BJP had been worried about the possible the elections in Delhi, Madhya Naidu challenged the Con- Pradesh assembly polls. He said Liberhan Commission in the adverse impact of this scandal on the BJP-BSP Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Ra- gress to hold a debate on ‘‘five they needed to work towards Babri Masjid demolition case . coalition government. Both BJP president jasthan and Mizoram seriously. years versus 47 years’’. curbing infighting. He also supported state BJP Venkaiah Naidu and Naqvi were in touch with ‘‘We have had governments in He said the the Vajpayee gov- Naidu criticised the Sama- chief Vinay Katiyar’s demand Mayawati and had advised her to act swiftly in these states (except Mizoram) ernment’s performance will be jwadi Party for ‘‘trying to cre- for a legislation to pave the way this matter. earlier. For the BJP, these elec- the BJP’s main plank in the Lok ate a rift between the Bharatiya for the construction of the tem- This scandal had provided the opposition in tions are ‘semi-finals’ to the Lok Sabha polls. Janata Party and the BSP in Ut- ple at the disputed site in the state with yet another reason to launch a Sabha polls.’’ Naidu conceded that the par- tar Pradesh’’. Ayodhya. scathing attack on the Mayawati government and this had caused concern to the BJP. Reuters
RSS activists participate in the long jump competition as part of a sports day programme in Mumbai on Sunday. Earlier, they had taken a pledge to fight terrorism. Cong gears up for battle By Rajesh Ramachandran BJP as its biggest advan- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Poll strategy tage. Changes are expected Congress is upbeat at organisational level. New Delhi: Fly-overs in Del- • AICC general secretary hi, infrastructure in Chhat- about these assembly elections Ambika Soni said, ‘‘Our tisgarh, Dalit upliftment in governments will speak Madhya Pradesh and devel- •Preparations are on at about their achievments. In opment in Rajasthan cou- the AICC level Delhi, the CNG buses, the pled with a list of scams and •In all the Cong-ruled flyovers, better water and ‘‘anti-farmer’’ policies of the states, the CMs will lead electricity supply and lesser Union government are the the campaign pollution than when we Congress’ campaign high- came into power.Along with lights for the assembly elec- this we will number the tions in the next six months. garh and Mizoram were dis- cussed with the respective anti-people, anti-farmer poli- The Congress is upbeat cies that we forced the Cen- about these assembly elec- CMs and party presidents. Rajasthan and MP will be tre to change, like urea tions that are expected to set prices, powerloom sector the mood for the Lok Sabha taken up on Sunday. In all the Congress-ruled problems, telephone tariff.’’ elections. Preparations are The Congress seems to be on at the AICC level here states, the CMs will lead the campaign. This continuity equally confident about with CMs and party bosses Chhattisgarh because of as opposed to the BJP fre- being called to the headquar- ‘‘the lack of leadership in quently changing its former ters to decide on the broad the BJP’’. The only major Delhi CMs, will be a cam- campaign strategy. controversy there is the one paign plank. So far,there has The first such election created by CM Ajit Jogi. strategy committee, chaired been no talk of any alliances by Manmohan Singh, met on except may be in Mizoram. Jogi was reluctant to dis- Saturday to make a prelimi- Though the Congress ad- cuss the issue of CBI asking nary assessment and to acti- mits to certain amount of in- him time to probe the letter vate the elecion machinery fighting in the Delhi unit, it that he distributed over a in the states. Delhi, Chhattis- claims the infighting in the month ago. CMs’ meet in J&K from May 30 TIMES NEWS NETWORK malise ties with Pakistan, the Congress too is doing its bit to declare that Srinagar is as New Delhi: The next Congress chief min- good a venue for a high profile political isters’ conclave will be held in Srinagar on meeting as any in the country. In fact, these May 30-31. Congress president Sonia Gandhi conclaves used to get hosted by Congress stated this at a public rally in Rajasthan on CMs, but this time the party has deliberate- Tuesday. ly let an ally host the CMs’ conclave. While announcing the dates for the fifth The Congress general secretary in charge CMs’ conclave, Congress spokesman Anand of Jammu and Kashmir, Ambika Soni, said Sharma said the situation in the troubled Gandhi had talked to J&K chief minister state is moving towards normalcy and the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Monday choice of venue is self-explanatory. evening and it was only after Mufti had wel- After the Prime Minister’s peace initia- comed the suggestion that the announce- tive and the government’s steps to nor- ment was made in Rajasthan.
A-I flight: Air-India will launch a bi-weekly flight between Lucknow and Jeddah via New Delhi on Wednesday, an airline spokesperson said. The flight, to be operated by an Airbus A-310, will be flagged off by PM Vajpayee at Lucknow air- port at 7 pm. TNN
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8 Monday,May 19, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi TN docs told to get back or face action Opponents of river-linking criticise Kalam Chennai: Even as the med- writing that they would not By Parul Chandra Jain voiced concern over the project will help solve ical students in Tamil Nadu indulge in strikes in future. TIMES NEWS NETWORK the President providing the What’s the grouse? problems or worsen them. President to visit decided to continue their Parents must accompany ‘‘greatest legitimacy’’ to the Several hundred thousand New Delhi: President A P J •Kalam’s support unworthy strike despite Saturday’s sus- such Ravindranath said the project. He suggested that a people across the country UAE, Morocco Abdul Kalam’s endorsement of scientist of his stature pensions, the state govern- government doctors who group of scientists be as- will be displaced to make New Delhi: President A P of the controversial river- ment on Sunday warned were now on strike in a ges- sembled to ‘‘engage him in a •But they say the President way for the planned network J Abdul Kalam will visit linking project, in his Inde- them and the doctors sup- ture of support to the stu- scientific discussion’’ on riv- may not have been provided of links, she said. the UAE, Sudan and Mo- pendence Day address last porting them of dismissal dents were liable to be dis- er-linking. with all the facts Yet another issue raised rocco in July, his first trip year, has raised the hackles from medical colleges and missed from government The project, which the Va- during the meeting was the abroad since he assumed of environmentalists. •Inter-linking rivers will ad- government service if they service if they failed to re- jpayee government has said versely impact environment impact on environment. En- office last year, diplomatic continued their stir. turn to work. No time-limit ‘‘The kind of support he it intends to push through, vironmentalist Shekhar sources said. Director of medical educa- had been set. has provided (to the scheme) envisages the transfer of wa- Singh of the Centre for Equi- The visit is expected to tion, Dr C Ravindranath said Emphasising that there is dangerous and unworthy ter from surplus basins to However,it is not known if Narmada Bachao An- ty Studies said inter-linking take place in the second the government had powers would be no more talks with of him as a scientist,’’ for- deficit ones. any other details have been dolan leader Medha Patkar of rivers was akin to con- half of July,sources said. to ‘dismiss’ and would not the striking medicos and gov- mer Planning Commission A presentation on the pro- made available to the Presi- told the meeting that the necting the blood vessels of Kalam’s visit to the UAE stop with just issuing sus- ernment doctors, he said gov- member LC Jain told a posed river-linking was dent since then. lack of information regard- different people without en- will be the first by an Indi- pension orders. ernment was confident of citizens’ meet on the made last year by National Much concern has been ing the project was cause for suring that the blood groups an President and will be Their suspension could be facing the situation by re- proposed plan on Saturday. Water Development Agency, expressed over the feasibili- concern. Members of the matched. followed by a return visit revoked only if the 5,000-odd cruiting doctors, utilising the Asked to elaborate, Jain an autonomous body under ty of the project. Expected to public as also the intelli- ‘‘Each river has its own to India by UAE President the water resources min- students, including 1,300 who services of senior faculty later said Kalam may not cost a staggering Rs 5,600 bil- gentsia and academicians characteristics and mixing Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan istry, conducting feasibility have to appear for their se- members and the private have been provided with the lion, the project is slated to need to be involved, she said. them will be disastrous,’’ he Al Nahyan, expected to- facts. studies on proposed 30 links. be completed by 2016. Patkar also wondered if said. IANS mester next month, gave in practitioners. PTI wards the year-end.
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,May 19, 2003 9 Advani calls for National security set-up needs a review federal agency By Manoj Joshi The country currently spends The issues any serious effort towards reform, success in terminating the decade- TIMES NEWS NETWORK an average of Rs 70,000 crore per the armed forces continue to focus long Mizoram insurgency. year on defence, yet, the country is on how to fight the last war better Since the armed forces have not New Delhi: Close on the heels of •Is a cut in defence spending no more secure than it was when it feasible when more weapons instead of equipping and training offered any surgical method to against terror an American request for a divi- spent a quarter of that sum. Only to win the next one. control costs, the politicians resort sion-worth of Indian forces to po- and high-tech aircraft are utopians would want to dismantle being acquired? The Army says it needs num- to amputation. They block funds TIMES NEWS NETWORK AND PTI lice Iraq, comes a report that the the armed forces, but there is need bers to police a 740-km Line of Going at it Indian Army wants to set up two for modernisation and training. Thiruvananthapuram: for a bottoms-up review of the •If expenditure is stream- Control with Pakistan and a 4,056- This is why the defence ministry additional commands. The Indian country’s security establishment. lined, then the money saved km Line of Actual Control with Deputy Prime Minister L K Air Force’s desire for an Aero- returned Rs 6,000 crore from its Advani on Sunday said the Does India require the same can be put to use in other China. At the same time, it con- last year’s budget. space Command has been around numbers of heavy armoured cedes that it will never completely proposal to set up a federal core sectors Today, numbers no longer con- for a couple of years now.Current- forces today as it did before stop cross-border infiltration. The investigation agency will, in ly, the Army and the Air Force tribute to military victory, either Pokhran and Chagai? With more Theargument that large numbers are no way, encroach upon the have five regional commands each in insurgency or conventional war. powers of the states. capable aircraft joining its inven- Group of needed to combat insurgency, too, and the Navy three. Where these numbers go is best Speaking to mediapersons tories, shouldn’t the IAF reduce BIGGER Ministers’ is fallacious considering that the India appears to be a poor coun- brought out by a probably apoc- on his arrival at the airport the number of its squadrons? Does report of ever-increasing security forces try with rich armed forces. A back- ryphal example given by a gover- here, Advani said such an the Navy really need an aircraft 2001 did have not dented the insurgency in of-the-envelope calculation would PICTURE nor of a North-Eastern state. agency,however,can come up carrier? propose Kashmir or the North-East. I believe a put the pay and allowances bill of He revealed that of the three only when all states agree to ‘‘ Dismantling a division here and some steps to reform the armed The truth is that military force a 17,000-man division at Rs 34 crore battalions of CRPF in his state, it. ‘‘Until now, no such thing federal agency a squadron there, will divert thou- forces, but most of its recommen- can only take you so far in combat- per month. If the Army can offer one guarded the Raj Bhavan, an- has happened at the chief sands of crores into education, dations have by now been shred- ing insurgencies, the rest of the against terrorism other, the route from there to the ministers’ level, though there one division for Iraq, it can better public health and infrastructure ded by the bureaucracy, both uni- distance must be covered by politi- airport, and a third, the airport it- is a broad consensus at the will not intrude into serve the nation by demobilising it and put muscle on to the country formed and civil. In the absence of cal finesse. DGPs’ level,’’ he said. the states’ and saving Rs 400 crore per year. instead of steroid ones of today. That indeed is the lesson from self. The Deputy Prime Minis- ter said there is a feeling that authority. Rather, AP the Centre is assuming pow- ers that presently vest with it would help them the state. ‘‘This feeling has tackle mindless Soft border no been there for over a period violence. of time and I hope that in ’’ course of time, the matter will be discussed as things substitute to like these require changes in scientists have tried to evolve the Constitution,’’ Advani the most effective weaponry said. and the most dangerous in- The new system will only struments against others, talks: Hurriyat supplement powers of the but it seems the suicide bomb state, he said. On the recent is the worst-ever device con- New Delhi: Hurriyat Confer- ‘‘let us not do something or spate of suicide bomb at- ceived in this category.’’ ence on Sunday said soften- say something to vitiate the tacks worldwide, Advani said He said: ‘‘Whether it is the ing of the line of control or propitious climate that has the international community 9/11 attacks in the US, the at- the border in Jammu and started generating in the sub- should take ‘‘proactive steps’’ tack on the Indian Parlia- Kashmir should be consid- continent’’. to counter terrorism. ment or the two latest inci- ered only after the talks on Asked to comment on the ‘‘I wish the two incidents dents, the instrument used in the Kashmir issue had start- present situation in the sub- (the blasts in Riyadh and all these was the suicide ed and warned that this poli- continent, the Hurriyat Casablanca) will lead to bomb.’’ cy should not be construed as chairman expressed happi- proactive thinking in the in- After 9/11, the internation- a permanent solution to the ness and said ‘‘the under cur- ternational community on al community began to de- problem. rent of India and Pakistan is how humanity, civilisation vise plans to put an end to ‘‘When talks start, we will Kashmir which has to be ad- and more particularly, terror, thus a global coalition consider each issue with a dressed with a view to ensur- democracies can overcome was formed. But after some perspective and with a pur- ing a brighter future for the terrorism.’’ time, laxity set in, he said. pose but we should not forget people of the entire region’’. Advani said: ‘‘The two in- The fact is that the danger of the bone of contention was ‘‘The Prime Minister’s cidents only highlight that terrorism has not vanished; the LoC which, by no stretch statesman like speech fol- terrorism continues to be a it still exists, and many parts of imagination, can be con- lowed by statements from menace to civilisation. Over of the world, including the strued as a base for a perma- Pakistan will surely usher in the centuries, countries and West, are potential targets. Indian prisoners released by Pakistan at the Wagah border checkpoint on Sunday. nent and lasting solution of an era of peace and prosperi- the Kashmir problem,’’ Hur- ty,’’ Bhat said. However, he riyat chairman Abdul Gani warned that no peace could Bhat said. happen ‘‘in a vacuum and no Stating that the proposed prosperity’’ could be talks should not be held for achieved by mere statements. A rough road ahead for the judicial commission the sake of talks, he said: ‘‘The leadership in the sub- ‘‘The solution has to be continent will have to rise By Rakesh Bhatnagar courts and also evolve a code Account- Kamini Jaiswal and ter in the National Judicial told the Rajya Sabha that worked out on a principle above their traditional posi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK of conduct for them. ability Prashant Bhushan, among Commission as well as rep- only the pre-1990 situation, and for a cause.’’ tions, recognise the stark re- The law minister will be a LEGAL (COJA) others. resentation for the Opposi- in which the executive was New Delhi: A debate is rag- ‘‘The line drawn as a con- alities and settle down for member of the proposed also draft- The COJA’s composition tion. the sole authority to appoint ing among law-makers from sequence of hostilities purposeful talks,’’ he said. different political parties on commission. VIEW ed a note of the proposed National Ju- The NDA government, judges, will be acceptable. amidst blood and cutting as it The Hurriyat chief said one hand and members of Soli J Sorabjee, as Attor- on the Na- dicial Commission was of however, will face a stiff test Anand talked of ‘‘uncle does across our souls, can that his amalgam was legal fraternity on the other ney-General in the V P tional Judicial Commission. five members: Leader of the when an amendment to this judges’’, judges’ lawyer-son never be a lasting border,’’ equipped to contribute its bit over the setting up of a Na- Singh government, had Opposition, a nominee of effect is placed before Par- sharing accommodation The COJA comprised for- said Bhat, who is at the fag for solving of the issue. tional Judicial Commission favoured the setting up of a the Union cabinet, a mem- liament. Congress MP R K with them, judges’ col- mer Supreme Court judges end of his chairmanship of Meanwhile, sources in the (NJC). judicial commission. For- ber of the Bar Council of In- Anand, who recently sought legium which appoints — V R Krishna Iyer, Kuldip the amalgam. amalgam said a meeting be- Law minister Arun Jait- mer Chief Justice of the dia and two judges each bail for the DDA scam-ac- judges picking up names Singh, K Jayachandra Red- The chairman was also in tween Hurriyat and Kashmir ley has already announced Supreme Court, A S Anand, dy and P B Sawant — former from the apex court and a cused Shameet Mukherjee known to them, and a for- the government’s resolve to had remarked that it was an high court. and has defended former mer Supreme Court chief favour of maintaining si- Committee was likely to take ministers Ram Jethmalani lence over the issue saying place later this week. PTI set up an NJC, which will effort to ‘‘share the judicial and Shanti Bhushan, noted The Constitution Review prime minister P V justice’s lawyer-son being appoint judges to the cake’’. lawyers Rajinder Sachar, Commission suggested the Narasimha Rao and many engaged by ‘‘top lawyers’’ Soz may be J&K Cong Supreme Court and the high A Committee on Judicial inclusion of the law minis- other politicians in the past, for ‘‘getting relief ’’. chief: Saifuddin Soz, who joined the Congress only a PTI couple of years ago, is likely to be the new president of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Kullu-Manali has a huge (JKPCC), according to sources. If JKPCC chief is changed, it would be for fourth tourism potential: PM time in two years. TNN By Jagdish Bhatt ‘‘Since early completion of ernment in the state. TIMES NEWS NETWORK this project is crucial for de- He said that the Central velopment of tourism in the government would maintain Manali: Prime Minister Atal Kullu-Manali region, the Cen- the same level of additional- Bihari Vajpayee said that the tre has decided to bear the ity for the state’s plan size as Kullu Manali region has a full cost of the project and the last year, which was Rs 553 huge potential to emerge as a major centre for internation- Airport Authority will com- crore. al tourism. plete this project in the re- ‘‘The modalities of this ad- However, lack of proper in- gion. ditional support will be frastructure and and ameni- ‘‘If the state government worked out by the Planning ties had hampered its realisa- submits a master plan for de- Commission in consultation tion, he added. velopment of tourism in the with the state government,’’ Talking to newspersons at region, concerned ministries he added. the SASE helipad just prior at the Centre may give due However, he added that the to his departure for New Del- consideration to it,’’ Vajpayee state government should take hi, the Prime Minister said said. necessary steps to enahnce the Central government had The Prime Minister also its internal generation of re- sanctioned Rs 30 crore for the said that Himachal Pradesh’s sources and prepare specific extension of airstrip at annual plan would not be cur- developmental projects, such Bhuntar airport, but the proj- tailed and it would remain at as speedy implementation of ect was stalled because of t the Rs 1,725 crore like last of the major irrigation proj- he inability of the state year, when there was a ect at Shahnehar, to avail the Punjab governor O P Verma sees off Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Chandigarh government to aquire land. Bharatiya Janata Party gov- assistance. airport on Sunday. The PM was on his way back from Manali. Leading neurosurgeon of Patna kidnapped TIMES NEWS NETWORK sought his intervention in Sunday morning and in- the matter. formed him that Chandra’s Patna: A noted neurosurgeon The doctor’s friends have car was lying on the New By- of Patna Dr Ramesh Chandra also informed RJD chief pass Road. was kidnapped on Saturday Laloo Prasad Yadav about the ‘‘The vehicle’s key is lying night, say police sources. kidnapping. The Indian Med- under one of the tyres. Doctor They recovered his car here ical Association (IMA), at its Saheb will talk to his family on Sunday and a case has emergency meeting, dis- members on phone in his clin- been lodged in this connec- cussed the situation in the ic,’’ the caller was quoted as tion. wake of Chandra’s kidnap- saying to Sushil. Chandra was allegedly kid- ping. ‘‘The message was clear.We napped while returning from Chandra’s wife and son are immediately contacted the po- a dinner party hosted by Med- away in the United States lice and told them about the ical Council of India (MCI) while his daughter is settled phone call,’’ said Captain Ma- member Ajay Kumar in in Australia with her hus- hesh Chandra, brother of the honour of leading neurosci- band. neurosurgeon. entists of eight states attend- Chandra left Kumar’s resi- The anonymous caller also ing their two-day conference dence at the same time with talked to Ramesh Chandra’s here. two of his friends’ cars be- sister-in-law Nirmala Saxena. Chandra was driving as his hind. DGP D P Ojha told an Indi- driver was on leave. Accord- In fact, the other two cars an Medical Association dele- ing to unconfirmed reports, were behind Chandra’s car gation on Sunday morning the kidnappers have demand- till he turned away to his resi- that the gang involved in ed a huge ransom. dence. Kumar said Chandra Chandra’s kidnapping had Union minister C P Thakur left his residence at 10.45 pm. been identified. has informed deputy prime An anonymous caller con- He assured the delegation minister L K Advani about tacted Chandra’s servant that Chandra would be re- Chandra’s abduction and Sushil Kumar on phone on leased soon.
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10 Monday,May 19, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Another WorldTel Godhra probe: No evidence of lapse against Govt CEO dies in mishap TIMES NEWS NETWORK & recording evidence in all ‘Riot’ testimony was limited to the incidents monies of affected persons cality in February-March AGENCIES the areas except the most-af- till April 30, 2002 beginning and government functionar- last year. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Travels while negotiating a fected Ahemdabad and with the train carnage on ies, has already indicated “An additional opportuni- Gandhinagar/Ahmed- • Evidence so far doesn’t steep curve. The impact of Vadodara districts as February 27, 2002. complicity on the part of the ty has been given to those Bangalore:Thirty-one-year- abad/New Delhi: Justice G indicate any serious lapse the collision killed Samir in- also Bharuch and Narmada Meanwhile, although the government and named the who have missed the oppor- old CEO of WorldTel, Samir T Nanavati, heading the by police or stantaneously. His body was will begin its last leg commission completed persons responsible for the tunity to file the affidavit Hanumant Singh who suc- found on the other side of the two-member commission to administration ceeded Mark Mascarenhas, probe the Godhra train car- of recording evidence in controlling recording of testimonies in post-Godhra riots. and to all concerned to yellow line that divides the from July 15 in the four dis- the Godhra carnage, some of The Nanavati and Shah say whatever they want was killed in a road accident road. nage and the riots that fol- riots, says late on Saturday night near lowed last year, said on tricts. Nanavati its riot hearings scheduled commission was scheduled to say before the commis- The incident occurred at Asked about the evidence in regions around the Vado- to submit its report in June sion on the incidents,” Ulsoor Gurudwara. about 11.45 pm. Sunday that the evidence • Panel to be- Incidentally,Mascarenhas, recorded so far did not so far collected on the role of dara district could not be 2003. Justice Nanavati said. On receiving information, gin last leg of recording too, died in a ghastly road indicate any serious lapse police and district adminis- conducted on account of Going through the stren- Prior to recording the police rushed to the spot but evidence from July 15 mishap last year while re- on the part of the police or trations, Justice Nanavati the fragile communal situa- uous process of visiting evidence in Ahmedabad found it difficult to extricate turning to Bangalore. administration in control- said that “the evidence • Another panel headed tion prevailing in these ar- each and every district and Vadodara, the two the body from the mangled Samir, returning to his In- ling the communal clashes recorded so far in other dis- by Nanavati examining eas and had to be resched- headquarters of the affected cities which were most se- car. The bus has been seized diranagar residence from a that followed the Godhra tricts do not show any seri- the role of officials in the uled. areas, the commission had verely affected in the riots, and the driver, Aijaz Ahmed, late night party and driving mayhem. ous lapse on the part of po- 1984 anti-Sikh riots Incidentally, the Con- given time to one and all to the commission will has been arrested. The GT Nanavati and KG lice and the civil adminis- cerned Citizen’s Tribunal file additional affidavits on complete the task in his Opel Astra car on Old Samir was identified on Shah Commission, which tration”. pointed on March 6, 2002 and which has already brought the alleged incidents that Bharuch and Narmada, he Madras Road, collided head- the basis of his credit cards has completed the task of The commission was ap- the scope of the probe out its report based on testi- had taken place in their lo- said. on with a speeding private and visiting cards found on bus belonging to Jabbar his person. Ship abandoned, soda ash cargo still aboard PTI Haldia (WB): The offloading of chemicals and fuel from cargo ship ‘M V Sigitika Biru’, grounded off Haldia Port, was yet to begin on Sun- day,even as there was no sign of its Indonesian agents who have been contacted by Coast Guard officials. ‘‘The front portion of the ship is slightly more inside the water, tilting five inches, but water has not seeped into the other compartments which are watertight, and we foresee no chance of the soda ash and diesel contaminating surrounding water,’’ said the Coast Guard commandant. He said the Indonesian agents of the ship have been asked to reach here and expe- dite the salvage operation of the 6,327 tonnes of soda ash and 150 tonnes of diesel, but ‘‘they have not intimated when they are coming’’. On the commencement of the of- floading operation, Wadhwa said: ‘‘We guess not before Monday.” PTI The abandoned Indonesian ship grounded off Haldia Port. Golf diplomacy has Green cover shelters this village Farooq smiling By Bharat Desai Friends of the trees conservator of forests, TIMES NEWS NETWORK Vyara. Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir But residents say they chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sun- Vyara (Surat Dist): The •Till 1985, the villages were don’t need the money from day said he felt ‘‘vindicated’’ as the Roy- jungle is becoming so denuded of vegetation the sale of trees because al Springs Golf Course developed by thick in Dhanturi village •Green revolution began the forest is already giving him was being used to promote tourism and its neighbourhood with Joint Forest Manage- enough. in the state by those who had criticised that the forest department ment All the 70 wells in the would like to cut some for him for spending an enormous amount three villages, which had the healthy growth of the •Now, villagers refuse to get of money on an elitist sport. rest. A process called ‘thin- trees thinned even for a run dry in the mid-80s, In an apparent reference to chief min- ning’. compensation are now brimming over ister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his But the 5,000-odd vil- and are used round the People’s Democratic Party, Farooq, a clock. lagers of Dhanturi, the villagers attacking says Chotubhai, who self-confessed golf buff said: ‘‘I am Palawadi and Mangalia them. adds that Dhanturi has ‘‘The villagers netted pleased to know that my opponents, who would have none of this, Chotubhai, 58, recalls played host to delegations about Rs 40 lakh from the spared no opportunity to criticise and despite being offered 50 those years with a smile. from foreign countries sugarcane crop alone malign the project, are on Sunday pro- per cent of the proceeds ‘‘Yes, some of us did get like Japan and China last year,’’ says Govindb- jecting it as a matter of pride and dis- from the sale which into trouble with the po- who wanted to see the hai Gamit, a school tinguished possession.’’ would run into lakhs of lice for beating up forest transformation for them- teacher. Welcoming the holding of the ambas- rupees. officials, a number of cas- selves. ‘‘This year a business- sadors’ golf cup by the state govern- This was not the case till es of forest thefts were Villagers give credit to man from Navsari has sup- ment, Farooq said in a statement that it 1985 when this cluster of also registered against officials like the former plied hybrid seeds of lady- was his vision for the future of tourism tribal villages, inhabited us.’’ conservator of forest R S finger to Dhanturi which promotion in Jammu and Kashmir that mainly by the Gamit All that has changed Pathan who initiated Joint is for export,’’ says range led to the development of the golf community,was complete- now with participation of Forest Management in forest officer of Vyara, course at par with international stan- ly denuded of all vegeta- the people in what is popu- Dhanturi when the con- Subhash Negi, who him- dards. tion. larly called Joint Forest cept was not even known self offered ‘shramdaan’ Abdullah said he was relieved that This is also the home Management. elsewhere. for two days recently when ‘‘wisdom has prevailed on Sayeed, who ground of the former chief But Dhanturi green rev- Today, 111 villages of the villagers decided to dig was planning to convert this world class minister Amarsinh olution started much be- Vyara, and hundreds of up a small lake near golf course into a forest and a grazing Choudhary, the present fore the Centre gave legal others in Gujarat are try- Palawadi. ground’’. He expressed hope that the Leader of Opposition in sanction to the Joint For- ing to follow the example Dhanturi hasn’t re- golf course would emerge as the sub- the Gujarat Assembly,who est Management concept of Dhanturi. ceived any recognition for continent’s most sought after golfing still faces an inquiry for in 1989. ‘‘But Dhanturi is a suc- its achievement. Some destination, opening up new vistas of encouraging large-scale ‘‘We kept on cutting cess because the people weeks back a panther employment and ensuring inflow of destruction of forests in trees and selling them till here love their trees and strayed into Dhanturi’s tourists into the state. Vyara’s villages. there were no trees left to would not even allow thin- forests with her two cubs Farooq also claimed credit for the In those days, forest offi- cut, our wells went dry,the ning of the forests in spite and decided to make it her good show of J&K in the ‘India Today’ cials could not even enter crops started failing and of being offered an incen- home. ‘‘This is our re- survey which ranked the state ahead of these villages, for fear of our cattle started dying,’’ tive,’’ says B P Pati, deputy ward,’’ said Chotubhai. many progressive states. PTI Broadcast policy on anvil By Bhaskar Roy been mired in numerous said. TIMES NEWS NETWORK amendments proposed by The fact that in addition to members of a parlimentary a 100-odd existing television New Delhi: The government committee which had exam- channels, some 10 more are in has decided to formulate a ined it. the pipeline awaiting govern- comprehensive broadcast pol- Ministry sources later con- ment clearance is a reflection icy in view of the massive ex- firmed that a draft of the pol- of the television revolution’s pansion of satellite television icy was ready and views were magnitude. Nearly 50 per cent and private FM radio. being sought before it was fi- of these are 24-hour news At a meeting convened by nally adopted. channels. the information and broad- One official ascribed the With fierce competition has casting ministry recently in absence of such a policy to come a tendency to extend the connection with a Parliament the long government monop- frontier of news, often calling question, some participants oly over broadcasting. ‘‘So for caution and restraint. wanted to know why no such long we have been guided by When the government in- policy existed. the 1885 Telegraph Act, where vites bids for another 70 FM During the discussion, it was the need for such a poli- radio stations later this year, was pointed out that the con- cy?’’ he asked. broadcasting in the country vergence Bill itself was an ex- But the technological ex- will enter an exciting phase. pression of the government’s plosion of recent years has Chaired by I&B minister intent in this regard. necessiated such a policy. ‘‘A Ravi Shanker Prasad, the In fact, the need for a policy has become urgent be- meeting was attended by top broadcast policy was being cause we have been overtaken officials of the ministry and felt only because the Bill had by technology,’’ a participant its wings. Special trains for Kalam date TIMES NEWS NETWORK noon reaching Harnaut at 1.45 pm, he said, adding that the two special trains Danapur: The Railways will run two would be kept at the Wena station till children special trains on May 30 to the function is over. extend a warm welcome to President APJ Abdul Kalam at Harnaut, where Sinha said two senior-grade guards he is to lay the foundation stone for would be posted in the ceremonial construction of a railway coach main- President’s special train on May 30 tenance workshop. from Harnaut to the Patna junction. These two special trains will bring The station manager would receive the children from Islampur and Rajgir the President at the Patna junction. stations, said senior divisional operat- The Danapur division of the East-Cen- ing manager of Danapur SJ Sinha. tral Railway is fully prepared for the According to Sinha, each special President’s visit. From the operating train will have only four coaches. side staff are being counselled and While one of them would leave Islam- every station between Harnaut and pur at 11.30 am reaching Harnaut at 2 Patna junction has been asked to re- pm, the other would leave Rajgir at 12 main alert.
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,May 19, 2003 11
AP AP Rough road for judicial panel By Rakesh Bhatnagar The COJA’s composition TIMES NEWS NETWORK of the proposed NJC was New Delhi: A debate is of five members: Leader of raging among law-makers the Opposition, a nominee from different political of the Union cabinet, a parties on one hand and member of the Bar Coun- members of legal fraterni- cil of India and two judges ty on the other over the set- each from the apex court ting up of a National Judi- and a high court. cial Commission (NJC). The Constitution Re- Law minister Arun Jait- view Commission suggest- ley has already announced ed the inclusion of the law the government’s resolve minister in the NJC as to set up an NJC, which well as representation for will appoint judges to the the Opposition. The NDA Supreme Court and the government, however, will high courts and also evolve face a stiff test when an a code of conduct for them. amendment to this effect is The law minister placed before Par- will be a member liament. (Left) Actress Rekha after winning the Samsung Diva Award at the International Indian Film Awards in Johannesburg on Saturday. Actor Akshay Kumar perfoms at the same function. of the proposed Congress MP R commission. LEGAL K Anand, who re- Soli J Sorabjee, cently sought bail as Attorney-Gen- VIEW for the DDA scam- eral in the V P accused Shameet TN warns of dismissal if strikers don’t return to work Singh government, had Mukherjee and has de- favoured the setting up of fended former prime min- Chennai: Even as the med- who have to appear for chief minister M Karunanid- health services. ‘‘Lack of a a judicial commission. ister P V Narasimha Rao ical students in Tamil Nadu their semester next month, Face-off hi appealed to the govern- vision and inability to fore- Former Chief Justice of and many other politi- decided to continue their gave in writing that they ment to give up its ‘vindictive see the emerging opportuni- the Supreme Court, A S cians in the past, told the Suspension of students will be revoked if they give an strike despite Saturday’s sus- would not indulge in strikes • attitude’ against the striking ties, has misled the young Anand, had remarked that Rajya Sabha that only the assurance they will not go on strikes pensions, the state govern- in future. Parents must ac- medicos and the government students to undertake this it was an effort to ‘‘share pre-1990 situation, in which the executive was ment on Sunday warned company such students. •Director of medical education rules out further talks doctors so that an amicable strike’’, he felt. the judicial cake’’. the sole authority to ap- them and the doctors sup- Ravindranath said the solution could be found. Meanwhile, the Chennai A Committee on Judi- •3,000 doctors being recruited and exams on schedule point judges, will be ac- porting them of dismissal government doctors who Earlier in the day,address- corporation doctors’ associa- cial Accountability ceptable. from medical colleges and were now on strike in a ges- •Medical Students Federation says strike will continue ing a press conference, chair- tion has taken exception to (COJA) also drafted a note Anand talked of ‘‘uncle government service if they ture of support to the stu- man of Apollo Hospitals Dr P state government’s action of on the NJC. The COJA comprised former judges’’, judges’ lawyer- continued their 26-day-long dents were liable to be dis- cruiting doctors, utilising Sunday. C Reddy said his hospital posting doctors of the civic Supreme Court judges — V son sharing accommoda- stir. missed from government the services of senior faculty Dr Ravindranath said the would be ‘thrown open’ to all body in government hospi- R Krishna Iyer, Kuldip tion with them, judges’ Director of medical educa- service if they failed to re- members, and the private recruitment of nearly 3,000 the medical and surgical tals. Singh, K Jayachandra Red- collegium which appoints tion, Dr C Ravindranath said turn to work. No time-limit practitioners, besides using doctors was now in full emergencies irrespective of If early solution was not dy and P B Sawant — for- judges picking up names the government had powers had been set. the services of doctors from swing. the costs. reached, the corporation doc- mer Union ministers Ram known to them, and to ‘dismiss’ and would not Emphasising that there neighbouring states. There would be no post- Appealing to the parents of tors would register their Jethmalani and Shanti a former Supreme Court stop with just issuing sus- would be no more talks with Meanwhile, a spokesman ponement of the examina- the striking students to ‘en- protest by wearing black Bhushan, noted lawyers chief justice’s lawyer-son of Medical Students Federa- tions and they would be held pension orders. the striking medicos and the lighten’ their children on the badges from May 21, when Rajinder Sachar, Kamini being engaged by ‘‘top Their suspension could be government doctors, he said tion said the strike would as per schedule. strike issue, he said by the the students and government Jaiswal and Prashant lawyers’’ for ‘‘getting re- revoked only if the 5,000-odd government was confident of continue, as decided at a Meanwhile, DMK presi- year 2020, India could create doctors have decided to go on Bhushan, among others. lief ’’. students, including 1,300 facing the situation by re- meeting of the federation on dent and former Tamil Nadu 40 million new jobs, mostly in an indefinite strike. PTI Flights of ‘gay abandon’ to escape prying eyes By Priya Adhyaru with live-in partner Payal. society’’ in New Zealand, category for skilled profes- laws. For them, Australia is TIMES NEWS NETWORK More and more gay and Australia and the US. sionals,’’ says immigration a hot immigration destina- lesbian couples are hopping ‘‘With such couples in In- consultant Sandeep Jani, tion, not only because they Ahmedabad: Out there, onto flights of ‘gay abandon’ dia becoming more and who is handling Paulomi’s are professional account- across the seas, a new life to migrate to countries more aware of their rights, immigration case. ants and fall under the occu- awaits Paulomi Shah. And, where they feel they would they are not able to adjust to Hemant Soni (27) and his pation shortage list but also this IT professional can’t be treated ‘‘equally’’and not the conservative and homo- live-in partner Hitesh Shah because homosexual cou- wait to take the flight to looked down upon because phobic tendency of our soci- (29) are planning to apply ples can legally register New Zealand which will of their sexual orientation. ety and are searching for for immigration to Aus- their partnership in that take her away from brick- Immigration counsellors immigration options. Many tralia under the skilled im- country,’’ says Jaideep bats, barbed comments and in Gujarat and Maharashtra have the required educa- migrant category. Singh Sisodia, an immigra- even threats for her say they have been receiv- tional qualification and pro- ‘‘This same-sex couple tion counsellor handling ‘lifestyle’. She feels that they ing an increasing number of fessional degrees that would has been staying together their application. won’t judge her sexual pref- queries from same-sex part- make it possible for them to for the last three years but (Some names have been erence and her relationship ners looking for a ‘‘liveable immigrate under the Visa cannot marry under Indian changed to protect identities) Many opting for combo-therapies By Jahanavi Contractor lifestyle. ‘‘I continue with al- TIMES NEWS NETWORK lopathic drugs, but the combi- • Sixty-three-year-old Jasho- nation of the two, coupled da Shah of Ahmedabad had with exercise and meditation, begun to reconcile to a life have helped me deal with the with dialysis after both her problem,’’ he says. kidneys were damaged. How- Gujarat’s health depart- ever, she decided to try a com- ment has recognised three bination of allopathy and ho- main ‘pathies’ — allopathy, moeopathy for treatment and homeopathy and ayurveda. has not been on dialysis ever Many studies in disease man- since. agement combining them are • Ramesh Shah (name already underway at the changed) was admitted at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Ahmedabad Civil Hospital The Gujarat Cancer Re- with a brain tumour five search Institute (GCRI) has years ago. He underwent studied cases of terminally ill chemotherapy and radiother- cancer patients who have apy and then took refuge in been through radiation and ayurveda while continuing chemotherapy and are now the allopathic treatment. To under ayurvedic treatment. his delight, his latest CT scan Surat-based ayurveda prac- reported him as ‘normal’. titioner Ranjitsinh Solanki, Ahmedabad: With rise in visits the GCRI regularly to chronic and stress-related research on cancer patients psychosomatic disorders, who have a relapse. ‘‘Every doctors from different ‘pathy’ has its own limita- ‘pathies’ have started work- tions. It is not necessary that ing together on holistic meth- all modern allopathic treat- ods of disease management. ment can cure completely. And patients seeking combi- Similarly ayurved by itself nations of allopathic, may not help in managing all ayurvedic or homeopathic diseases. But we believe that treatment are increasing. alternative systems help in A retired government em- chronic cases of cancer and ployee, Suryakant Mehta (70), immuno-compromising dis- was recommended a bypass eases like HIV,’’ he says. He is surgery a year ago. He decid- studying the efficacy of ed against it and incorporat- ayurved and herbal medi- ed ayurveda and yoga in his cines for HIV and cancer. Dalits convert to Christianity TIMES NEWS NETWORK Patna: There are reports that several Dalits in Bihar’s Bhojpur district converted to Christianity. ‘‘Preliminary investiga- tions reveal that a group of Dalits in Udwantnagar block have converted to Christiani- ty. But our probe suggests 10 to 15 persons have converted in the past one month and not 100 as suggested by some media reports,’’ Bhojpur district magistrate Sanjay Kumar said on Saturday. He said the district ad ministra- tion has recorded the state- ments of those who had con- verted. ‘‘In many cases, the head of a family embraces Christian- ity but not the rest,’’ Kumar said.
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12 Monday,May 19, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi
Nepal to fete AROUND THE WORLD Rice ready for tennis match Sir Edmund AP By Tony Allen-Mills void in British tennis diplo- with honorary macy that officials longed to he helped to trounce the Taliban and see off fill. When Rice expressed an citizenship Saddam Hussein, but interest in meeting Hen- S man, whose patriotic efforts now Condoleezza Rice is Kathmandu: The Nepalese facing a different challenge. at Wimbledon have often government is to confer hon- President Bush’s national made headlines in America, orary citizenship on Sir Ed- security adviser is prepar- officials began planning a mund Hillary to mark the ing to take on Tim Henman brief encounter that is ex- golden jubilee of the first as- at tennis. pected to include an infor- cent of world’s tallest peak, Britain’s number one mal lesson and a bout of Mount Everest, officials said player has been invited to mixed doubles. Sunday. play with Rice when he vis- Tennis has sometimes The Council of Ministers its Washington in late July proved a touchy subject in headed by Prime Minister for the Legg-Mason Classic, political circles in London, Lokendra Bahadur Chand is a tournament on the men’s where it was revealed last expected to make a formal de- professional tour. Details year that Tony Blair, who is cision on Monday after a rec- are still being discussed, but also a keen player, arranged ommendation from the home President Bush’s national security adviser Condoleezza Henman has “agreed to to be coached by Pat Cash, ministry, tourism officials Rice (left) is preparing to take on Tim Henman at tennis. play”, his agent, Jan Fel- the former Wimbledon said. gate, said. was spent at the US Open in Invited to play at the em- champion, before he took Hillary and Tenzing Nor- The informal White New York, watching Serena bassy soon after Bush’s in- part in a charity tourna- gay Sherpa were the first to House match-up reflects Williams, the women’s auguration in January 2001, ment. reach the summit of the Miss Switzerland Nadine Vinzens, Miss Dominican Republic Amelia Vega, Miss USA Rice’s passion for a sport world number one, in ac- Rice began a reputedly for- Rice’s main motive for 8,848-metre mountain on Susie Castillo and Miss Belgium Julie Taton in Panama City on Saturday. They will she first played competitive- tion. midable doubles partner- meeting Henman appears to May 29, 1953. Hillary will be compete for the Miss Universe title on June 3. ly at the University of Den- The invitation to Henman ship with Sir Christopher be her determination to im- in Nepal for the jubilee cele- De Niro in love with tions, ‘‘the trick is finding Ricky Martin back with ver in the 1970s. was sparked in part by Meyer, the former British prove her game, despite the brations. Naomi? Naomi Campbell bridges between my imagi- new album: Ricky Martin is One of her few days off Rice’s exploits on the ambassador. demands of a seven-day “Edmund Hillary and his has a nation and what a hearing back with during the international British embassy’s tennis Meyer’s return to London week spent close to the pres- wife will be honoured as dis- new man person understands,’’ she a new al- crises of the past two years court in Washington. in March this year left a ident’s side. The Sunday Times tinguished guests, while in her life. explained. ‘‘I don’t perceive bum he Nepal is celebrating the And he is melody. The way I’ve learned hopes will Mount Everest Golden Ju- Robert to construct music is through sway bilee, at a civic reception on De Niro. text like a poem or story.’’ AP those May 27 to be organised by the “This is Rushdie likes talking who Angelina stars in ‘blue screen’ film Kathmandu Metropolitan the first wrote him about books: Salman time in a off as a NYT Corporation,” an official Rushdie would be content to Los Angeles: In her roles as the tomb- at the camera. long time one-hit said. talk about books just books. raiding heroine Lara Croft and as a UN Last month’s shoot was so secret that that Bob- wonder. Hillary, Junko Tabei, the For the author of The Satanic champion for refugees, Angelina Jolie by (De Martin’s 1999 smash hit, even the presence of Law and Paltrow, Verses, that hasn’t often first woman to scale Everest Niro) has been single and Livin’ La Vida Loca, sold 15 is among the world’s most travelled filming her last role before announcing been the case. “I would very in 1975, Renhold Messner and available. He is the calm millions copies worldwide, celebrities. an indefinite “sabbatical” to mourn her happily not discuss radical Peter Habeler, who were the thing in her (Naomi’s) life, the but his 2000 follow up, For her latest film, World of Tomor- father Bruce, was kept under wraps. Islam any time in the near fu- first to climb without the one she would call at night Sound Loaded dropped to 4 row, filmed at Elstree Studios in Hert- ture, but it is a part of my life Jolie plays a brave British pilot who help of supplementary oxy- whenever she needed some- million. His latest, Almas del fordshire last month, Jolie had just sev- that I have obviously had to comes to the aid of Law, another heroic gen in 1978, and Apa Sherpa, one to talk to,” a source was Silencio (Souls of Silence), en days before she was off on her trav- think a great deal about,” airman, and a wisecracking New York who has reached the peak a quoted as saying by People- hits stores Tuesday. It’s the els again. Rushdie said Friday. Rushdie reporter played by Paltrow with a News. In fact, the British su- first Spanish-language album record 12 times, will all at- was in Rio de Janeiro to Yet thanks to a fresh twist in technol- permodel is so smitten by the for Martin in five years. It’s blonde wave and shoulderpads. tend the reception, the offi- launch the Portuguese edi- ogy known as blue screen — a comput- Oscar-winning Hollywood also more introspective than They investigate mysterious flying cials said. tion of his most recent novel, erised version of the old “back projec- legend that she plans to start much of his recent work. ‘‘I machines that threaten the 1939 World Beforehand they will be Fury. AP tion” system, in which actors play out a family with him. ANI really needed to go back to Fair in New York and their adventure carried through the streets of Reuters their dramas against a blank wall — the my focus, to my center, to In Angelina Jolie’s latest film, World of takes them to the Himalayas for a dra- Kathmandu in horse-driven Oscar-winning star kept to her sched- Music degree for deaf the beginning,’’ he says. AP carriages. Organisers said ule. The background is filled in later by Tomorrow, actors enact scenes against matic showdown with an evil genius. woman: A woman who lost computer programmers. a blank wall. The background is filled in Jolie said she was indebted to blue up to 500 Everest conquerors all hearing when she was Dancing bank robbers World of Tomorrow has taken the later by computer programmers. screen. “I had just finished Tomb will join in the official cele- beaten by a robber received held: Two suspected rob- process one step further, by becoming abandoned, except for a handful of Raider 2 and making another such film brations. a master’s degree in music bers were arrested after they the first Hollywood-backed film to be props used as “markers” to show where in a similar way would have taken an- However, none of the 35 composition Saturday from were spotted dancing in the shot entirely on blue screen. All loca- Jolie and her co-stars, Jude Law and other year to shoot on location,” she Chinese who have climbed Virginia Commonwealth Uni- customer area of an Athens tions, scenery and even furniture were Gwyneth Paltrow, should stand to look said. The Sunday Times the mountain will be attend- versity, becoming the first bank to distract staff, while ing because of the threat of deaf student ever to earn a an accomplice emptied the SARS, while only seven of music degree from the safe, police said Friday. Mex- BRICKBATS the 40 or so Japanese con- school. Instructor William ican Juan Sanchez and Cos- This is the worst strip I have ever en- querors will be there, organ- Eldridge described Tammie ta Rican Roberto Verduzco countered. Internet humour published isers said. Willis’ accomplishment as ‘‘a were arrested after allegedly earlier was more hilarious. Dubyaman personal act of defiance snatching $43,000 from the is full of nonsense. Officials said the celebra- against deafness itself.’’ bank and attempting to flee — Vishrut Dubey tions would kick off on May Willis, who taught herself to in a rented car. The accom- This is pathetic. I pity those who call 24 with a festival of prayers this strip good. It’s like someone who play a variety of percussion plice escaped arrest. Police has never seen Real Madrid play call- and traditional dancing in and string instruments after said the three men had ing Mohan Bagan (with due respect) front of the Royal Palace. losing her hearing, com- robbed nine banks over the the best club in the world. Similar festivals will be — Abhisar Gupta posed a four-movement, 12- Singer Christina Aguilera past year in Greece, distract- For bouquets log on to held on May 25 in Lalitpur,on person percussion ensemble performs at the Wango ing staff with inquiries about www.timesofindia.com the outskirts of Kathmandu, piece as part of her master’s Tango music festival in loans or complaints about e-mail: [email protected] and on May 26 and 27 in other program. In her composi- Pasadena on Saturday. automatic teller machines. AP areas of the city. AFP
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DIASPORIUM Suicide bombers hit Israel, 9 killed AFP Voters expect Jerusalem: A Palestinian night, killing two Jewish The Cinnamon Club suicide bomber killed sev- settlers in the West Bank. It’s expensive, exclusive and end- en people aboard a The violence was likely Jerusalem bus on Sunday, to add ammunition to politicians to lessly inventive with the carrots, coconut and cucumber shavings. prompting Israeli Prime Sharon’s insistence that But the curse of The Cinnamon Minister Ariel Sharon to the new reform-minded Club apparently means tabloid put off a trip to the White Palestinian government House to discuss a new US- subdue militant groups lie, says study ridicule for many of the rich and famous. The Cinnamon Club, of backed West Asia peace first before Israel relaxes London: It’s official — af- ly be entirely justified, course, is London’s hottest curry plan. its military grip on territo- ter intensive research, sci- such as when national se- restaurant, but it’s not your aver- Another suicide attacker ry Palestinians seek for a entists have concluded curity is at risk, and the age, British, flock-wallpapered detonated his explosives state. that politicians lie. public even has a “right to curryhouse by any means. In- belt at a roadblock nearby Sharon had planned to In a study described in be lied to” in cases where stead, it’s a supremely-refined, but killed only himself, see Bush at the White the Observer newspaper, they do not expect to be nouvelle cuisine restaurant with- bringing the overall toll to House on Tuesday to Glen Newey,a political sci- told the whole truth, such in sight and sound of Big Ben and nine dead in a fresh spasm raise his objections to the entist at the University of as during a war. just a stone’s throw from the of bloodshed hours after “road map”, which stipu- Strathclyde, concluded But the main cause of House of Commons. It’s exceed- the highest-level Israeli- lates mutual confidence- that lying is an important lying is increased probing ingly grand. So much so that it’s Palestinian talks for over building steps to bring part of politics in the mod- by the public into areas just made headlines for turning two years. Palestinian statehood in ern democracy. that the government away Rolling Stone Mick Jagger The meeting between the West Bank and Gaza “Politicians need to be would rather not discuss because he hadn’t booked ahead. Sharon and new reform- Strip by 2005. more honest about lying,” candidly. Just weeks ago, one of Britain’s minded Palestinian coun- Violence continued else- he told Ajit Ninan If vot- leading trades unionists became terpart Mahmoud Abbas where on Sunday. Israeli An Israeli police official inspects the damage after a suicide bomb attack on a bus in the news- ers only frontpage news for spending thou- failed to bridge disputes forces shot dead an 18-year- Jerusalem on Sunday. paper. asked sands of pounds from the com- over which side should act old Palestinian man in the Ac- fewer rades’ coffers at The Cinnamon first to implement the moderate opposed to vio- Seven people were killed promptly blew himself up, Gaza refugee camp of cording ques- Club. The curse of Tutankhamen “road map” peace plan. lence, and scuttle the plan and about 20 wounded police chief Mickey Levy Khan Younis and wounded to Newey, tions, is hardly less than the curse of the Palestinian militants unfurled by US President when a Palestinian mili- said. three in clashes with stone- whose politi- Cinnamon Club, mourns my food- waging a 31-month-long re- Bush and partners in a me- tant stepped aboard a com- Another suicide bomber throwers in the West Bank findings cians ie companion, weeping into his volt against Israel have diating Quartet two weeks muter bus in Jerusalem’s struck before the Sharon- city of Nablus, medics were would lunch. sworn to defy Abbas, a ago. French Hill district and Abbas talks on Saturday said. Reuters Reuters pub- tell them Paltrow’s prana lished by fewer Casablanca the gov- lies. Which reminds me, Oscar-win- ernment- Bill ning actress Gwyneth Paltrow funded Clinton could have a job for you. If you’re blasts linked Econom- famous- an ayurvedic nutritionist, that is. ic and So- ly lied The pale and interesting Paltrow cial Re- about his has apparently asked singer Sting to Al-Qaida search Council, voters ex- affair with Monica Lewin- and his equally pale and interest- pect to be lied to in certain sky, while earlier philan- Casablanca: The investiga- ing Scandinavian wife Trudie circumstances, and some- dering US presidents nev- tion into a deadly string of Styler to provide lush organish times even require it. er had to lie about their af- bomb attacks that killed 41 veggies for her forthcoming wed- “Politics should be re- fairs, because nobody ever people in Casablanca focused ding to Chris Martin of the British garded as less like an exer- asked. Sunday on an Islamic mili- band Coldplay. The whole point, cise in producing truthful “When journalists or tant group linked to the Al- says Paltrow, is to eat things with statements and more like a parliamentary colleagues Qaida terror network. “prana, energy”. Is that a job ad- poker game,” he said. “And start to probe at that area In a series of raids Moroc- vert for the vibrant, non-GM, or- there is an expectation by which the government can police arrested 33 people ganic radishes, spinach, beetroot a poker player that you try wants to keep secret, you — one of them a wounded and peas produced by genuine, to deceive them as part of are more likely to be bomber — on Saturday, in- brown-skinned, sweet-talking, the game.” pushed further and fur- cluding some linked to the hard-selling farmers in Haryana, Newey said lying by ther toward the territory radical Djihad Salafist group, Himachal, Punjab and further politicians can occasional- of lying,” he said. Reuters a senior government official afield? Contact details on applica- said. tion. Moroccan interior minis- Gurinder’s early films ter Al Mustapha Sahel said the investigation ‘‘points to a Riaz Khan is new Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s group that has been arrested rarely seen short films will be fea- recently,’’ an apparent refer- tured in this year’s day-long Asian ence to Djihad Salafist. American Documentary Show- The minister told state-run Pak envoy to India case, presented by The National 2M television that police had Asian American Telecommunica- Argentina’s president-elect Nestor Kirchner with his wife Cristina Fernandez in front of the Perito Moreno glacier identified the bodies of seven Islamabad: Pakistan has ap- President Musharraf in tions Association in San Francisco in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz on Saturday. Kirchner clinched the Argentine presidency after his of the 14-strong cell believed pointed Riaz Mohammed Camp David on June 24 in- on Sunday. Chadha’s films, partic- flamboyant rival, ex-president Carlos Menem, quit four days before a run-off election. to have carried out the five Khan, a career diplomat, as stead of the White House to ularly the early ones, are a rare almost simultaneous attacks High Commissioner to India give “more prominence” to treat because of their unusual sub- on Friday night. Thirteen as- as part of fresh peace initia- him. ject matters and fresh perspec- sailants perished, another tives that restored full diplo- The change of venue was tives. What Do You Call an Indian Children face curfew in Moscow was critically-ill. matic relations between the aimed to indicate the impor- Woman Who is Funny?, I’m British Salafia Jihadia has been two countries recently, the tance US attaches to its rela- But and Acting Our Age all take a By Mark Franchetti are accompanied by their parents or was like in the Soviet Union, but I the object of police sweeps prime minister’s office said tions with Pakistan, local look at primarily the South Asian Sunday. daily Dawn quoted officials Moscow: As a keen footballer, 13- an over-18-year-old relative. thought we were supposed to have for months. About 100 people British communities, as well as a The announcement was in Washington as saying. year-old Maxim Logunov used to Unaccompanied youngsters will more freedom, not less.” found to have ties with the few Scottish Indian and Caribbean be taken into custody, questioned The initiative also reflects desper- made by Rai Riaz, press sec- The venue for Bush- take advantage of Russia’s long, homegrown group were in ones, and how they relate to their and released only after their parents ate social and economic problems. retary to Prime Minister Za- Musharraf meeting has been bright summer evenings to train custody as recently as roots, and their views on identity. have paid the fine. The action is in- There are 3 million street children in March, including a suspected farullah Khan Jamali. Khan changed after the just con- with his team. Twice a week he tended to curb juvenile crime, but its Russia, more than after the second leader known for fiery ser- is currently serving as Pak- cluded visit of Pakistan’s for- played until 10 pm and still made it Goldwater prize critics say it is further evidence that world war. Drug addiction, prostitu- mons and anti-Western istan’s ambassador to China. eign minister Khurshid home before dark. Russia has become more authoritar- tion and alcoholism are increasing views. Initially there was some Muhammad Kasuri to Wash- The Barry M Goldwater Scholar- If Moscow legislators have their ship and Excellence in Education ian since Vladimir Putin was elected among teenagers and last year they The attacks appeared to confusion about Khan’s ap- ington. way, however, Maxim’s training will president three years ago. The cur- committed more than 300,000 target mainly Jewish and pointment. Nearly eight A host of issues, including Foundation recently announced end with him being detained by the its 2003-2004 academic scholarship few is expected to be taken up by oth- crimes. Experts say the break-up of Spanish interests. Spain was hours after state-run PTV the peace initiatives between police and his parents fined. winners, of which 19 are Indian er cities if Moscow adopts it. the family is partly to blame. a leading US ally in the war said Jamali has named Khan New Delhi and Islamabad, The Moscow city duma, or parlia- American. The foundation named “I don’t see why, if my parents let Struggling to make ends meet, on Iraq. as envoy to New Delhi, the the steps being initiated by as scholars 300 sophomores and ment, has voted to establish a curfew me out after 10 pm, a bunch of politi- parents are often not at home to care Islamic fundamentalists foreign office in a statement Pakistan to stop crossborder juniors from US colleges and uni- for under-14s. The measure, which cians should tell me I can’t go out,” for their children. Alcoholism and are well installed in Morocco, said no final decision has yet terrorism and the crackdown versities. will become law this summer if ap- said Logunov. “I’ll have to worry domestic violence among adults and are especially active at been made and that Jamali on Taliban and Al-Qaida mil- ● From Rashmee Z Ahmed in proved in a second round of voting, about some policeman harassing me have also driven many young Rus- universities and in the grind- has been “wrongly quoted”. itants, were expected to fig- London and India-West will banish children from the streets and locking me up for a few hours. I sians on to the streets and into the ing poverty of cities like Meanwhile, US President ure in the Bush-Musharraf between 10 pm and 6 am unless they am too young to remember what life world of petty crime. The Sunday Times Casablanca. Reuters Bush would host Pakistan’s talks, the daily said. Agencies
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14 Monday,May 19, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi Nuclear Caveats Afghan Angst A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Masood Khalili is possibly the longest- matter of concern by both countries. Musharraf’s Offer Makes No Sense serving diplomat in India, having arrived Whether we do it, or Pakistan does. I believe The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to By K Subrahmanyam reports that it continues to assist Islamabad here in 1996. As the ambassador of the time for terrorism is gone. We should confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience. in the development of nuclear facilities Afghanistan, he’s had to steer a difficult come together and make our land a haven — Winston Churchill General Musharraf and his colleagues must outside the international safeguards regime. course, especially during the Taliban for tourists, not terrorists. have been vastly amused at the reception While this is the position after Beijing years. Still struggling to recover from the How much of the instability in Afghanistan their proposal for denuclearisation got in the joined the Non-proliferation Treaty in 1992, injuries he received in the attack which is due to presence of multiple ethnic groups? media in this country. It attracted headlines in the period before, it supplied the weapon killed Ahmed Shah Masood, he talks Can these groups be united? Talk Straight at G-8 and discussions in the print and electronic design, tritium and other crucial compo- to Aunohita Majumdar about his Yes, there are some who argue that media. The prime minister explained in For the first time ever, India, China and Brazil have this nents for Pakistan’s bomb programme. In country’s struggle for stability: it’s because Pashtuns or some other ethnic Parliament that while Pakistan’s nuclear year been invited to participate in the final deliberations of that sense, the Pakistani nuclear programme groups are not represented (in Kabul), that arsenal is solely India-focused, India’s the G-8 countries at Evian in France. The G-8 is an exclusive is a Chinese surrogate and, therefore, de- What’s your assessment of the current there is problem. But, one, that is not true. nuclear weaponry is not directed against situation in Afghanistan? Has the global Two, it’s an attempt to justify the sabotage. club of the eight most advanced industrial nations, and nuclearisation of the region cannot exclude any one country and is meant only to deter focus shifted away from Afghanistan because We have an agreement signed by all at Bonn, the summit discusses global macro-economic issues. The China. There is now further evidence of the nuclear threats to this country. General of Iraq? under the supervision of the UN and the inclusion of China, India and Brazil is apparently in Pakistan-North Korea exchange of missiles Musharraf ’s offer is only a repetition of a Even before Iraq, the focus had defused world community. The roadmap drawn up recognition of their positions as the third, fourth and sixth for nuclear technology. This has been going Pakistani proposal which was originally put to some extent. Naturally, people don’t stay under that agreement is still valid. By June largest markets in the world. While it would be only too on since 1994. Pakistan has breached inter- forward in 1974 by Z A Bhutto and pursued focused on one country in a whole family next year, we’ll have elections. easy to interpret the invite as an affirmation of the big national norms on nuclear proliferation just relentlessly over the years in the UN general of nations. But luckily even prior to Iraq, There is not that much instability... (just) power status of the new entrants, the real picture may not as China has done. Therefore, the basic assembly by Pakistan till 1998. It used to get the US said that it will not forget Afghanistan hit and run attacks. But we still have to be be quite as rosy.India is going to Evian not to deliberate on prerequisite conditions for denuclearisation overwhelming support in the UN general do not exist in the case of Pakistan. totally because the latter is still the first very careful, very serious... and count each the international economic scene, which is a prerogative assembly and India used to vote against it battle in the global war against terrorism. If and every movement because this is how that remains with the original G-8, but to offer its views on along with one or two of its staunch friends. Denuclearisation took place in the case you forget Afghanistan, there will ensue a the Taliban started. terrorism. However,this serves India’s immediate interests The idea of a nuclear-weapon-free zone of South Africa, Ukraine and Kazhakstan. vacuum which can allow the Taliban and What about the friction between tribal rather well. Indeed, so far we have looked only to the US for (NWFZ) is generally appealing and Latin In the case of South Africa, white South Al-Qaida to return. So if you lose that first traditions and secular state practices? help vis-a-vis cross-border terrorism. But the G-8 forum America, Africa, South Pacific and South Africans wanted to get rid of nuclear battle, you lose the war. Well, that’s natural in a country like is an entirely new opportunity which India must grasp East Asia have declared themselves to be weapons and weapon-making infrastructure With people participating in elections Afghanistan. The opinion of the hundreds with all the diplomatic acumen it can muster. nuclear-weapon-free. But the entire indus- before the black majority under Nelson (in June next year), things will change of thousands of people who left Afghanistan For Atal Behari Vajpayee, the upcoming visit is a unique trial world from Vancouver to Vladivostock, Mandela came to power. It was considered to dramatically. Parallel to that is the process is different from those who’ve lived here. occasion to explain the nature of the terrorist threat in the which has the highest density of nuclear be in their interest. In Ukraine and Kazhak- of reconstruction. We need to reconstruct Despite the differences, the majority of Afghanistan-Pakistan region, with particular reference to weapon concentration, is not a nuclear- stan though, the weapons were on their soil, the education system, the political institu- people believe that Afghanistan is still a the enormous human costs inflicted on this country.It is a weapon-free zone though the but the command and control tions, the national traditional society fair bet that the Indian view will be appreciated, especially very first concept of NWFZ was systems were with Moscow.The army, the police which is based on in the context of the reported Al-Qaida involvement in advanced in Europe by the leaderships of Kiev and Almaty force and the admin- the values of faith the Riyadh bombings. The larger point here is that the Polish leaders, Rapaecki and were not in a position to use istration. Only then Q&A and religion, and on leadership of the Al-Qaida has found a safe haven in Gomulka in the fifties. The rea- the weapons on their own. will we get stability, In the beginning, I traditions, whether Pakistan. Indeed, only four senior Al-Qaida leaders have son for it is the NWFZ consti- Therefore, they made the best slowly and gradual- thought the Taliban was good for bad... been arrested since 9/11 in Pakistan. The Taliban has tutes a protectorate guaranteed of the situation and allowed ly. It cannot come broken. I was wrong. We have to do regrouped and is now emboldened enough to strike at the by the nuclear weapon powers. de-weaponisation under US overnight, but it will Taliban remnants left things gradually in international security forces posted in Afghanistan. Of So Australia and New Zealand and Russian inspection. Those come. You have to Afghanistan and went a society like Afgha- equal concern is the fact that Pakistan has allowed most of in South Pacific are not in it nor examples are not applicable give jobs to people, to Pakistan. Similarly, nistan — think twice the terrorist groups to change their names so as to Japan and South Korea. to Pakistan. give them a spade Al-Qaida elements dis- before any step... avoid being penalised. One of the major tasks in the war Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent If Pakistan is agreeable to to replace Kalash- persed all over the world, Our constitution, against international terrorism is the destruction of the strategy has been fully ex- denuclearisation which will nikovs, bulldozers including Pakistan. which is a document infrastructure of the Al-Qaida and its allies in Pakistan. plained by Messrs Aga Shahi and Abdul restore the earlier situation in which instead of tanks. Udayshankar for the future, will While the US may have its own strategy to deal with Sattar, two former foreign ministers and air India had a conventional superiority, what What about the have to be worked terrorism in this part of the world, there is no reason why chief marshal Zulfikar Ali Khan, a former prevents Islamabad from accepting the recent encounters between Taliban and the out very carefully. It has to be gradual or it India should not persuade other major industrial nations air force chief in an article published on no-first-use policy? While denuclearisation US forces? would be like celebrating Diwali six months such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia October 5, 1999 in News International.They will involve a verification regime which is In the beginning, I thought the Taliban ahead of time. You have to celebrate Diwali to apply the necessary pressure on Pakistan. disclosed that following the military defeat totally unviable under the present circum- was broken. I was wrong. Taliban remnants but you can’t do it six months before time. in December 1971, the Pakistani leadership stances, a no-first-use policy will leave Pakis- left Afghanistan and went to Pakistan. So we have to be careful and objective. concluded that the only way of countering tan with its deterrent capability and will Similarly, Al-Qaida elements dispersed all Do you have concerns about the long- VIEW India’s conventional superiority was for Pak- only require it to behave responsibly. Gene- over the world, including Pakistan. term presence of international troops on istan to acquire nuclear weapons. They also ral Musharraf has been resorting to nuclear They haven’t as yet returned but they are Afghan soil? maintained that nuclear deterrence operated sabre-rattling on Mondays, Wednesdays and showing themselves through a coordinated We have already agreed on the roadmap. in Pakistan’s favour in the mid-80s, 1987 and Fridays and asserting on Tuesdays, Thurs- strategy — mainly so as not to allow stability We Need Article 356, To implement it, we need a strong national 1990. They felt that even during the Kargil days and Saturdays that it is utterly imper- to return to Afghanistan. An unstable army, alongside the forces from outside. war, nuclear deterrence ensured that there missible to think of using nuclear weapons. Afghanistan where democratic institutions Ultimately, Afghanistan should be in our But as Last Resort was no escalation. Islamabad officially ar- This double-talk also makes it difficult for cannot be built is their best bet, so that they hands, but we need help from outside to gues that it cannot adopt the no-first-use po- the Indian leadership to negotiate meaning- can return after some time. Honest coopera- rticle 356 has been invoked more than 100 reach that point. If NATO can do that licy because India has conventional superio- ful nuclear arms control with Islamabad. tion between Afghanistan and Pakistan can times since India’s republican Constitution was more effectively than International Security A rity and cites NATO’s nuclear strategy vis- General Musharraf ’s offer has a caveat. He prevent terrorist activities on the border.The adopted in 1950 — a majority of the times for patently Assistance Force (ISAF), then NATO forces a-vis Soviet conventional superiority as the talks of denuclearisation after the Kashmir Afghan border is very important because it’s mala fide political purposes. But does that mean that are more acceptable. example they follow. Given this background, issue is settled, presumably to Islamabad’s so close to the capital. Jalalabad has always it has no place on the statute book? Opposition to the it is obvious General Musharraf cannot be satisfaction. At the same time, he has gone been the key to opening the locks of Kabul. Do you think we are in for an era of American- use — or misuse — of 356, which empowers the Centre sincere in his offer of denuclearisation and on record that even if the Kashmir issue How much responsibility does Islamabad dominated peace, given what’s happened in to dismiss a state government and impose President’s he is counting on short public and media is settled there will always be the possibility have for this problem? Iraq, Afghanistan, and the US concerns about rule in the event of “a breakdown of constitutional memory in putting forward such proposals. of low-intensity conflict between Pakistan Islamabad says it cannot control the India-Pakistan? machinery”, is based overwhelmingly not on a point of Further, Pakistan’s nuclear effort has and India, though nuclear and large- border. We think, unitedly we can. The argu- Any strategic plan of domination by one principle but on contingent historical circumstances. significant Chinese inputs in violation of scale conventional wars can be ruled out. ment of president Karzai is that it is good for country over another will not be practical But can the mere fact of misuse be sufficient justifica- Beijing’s obligations under the Non-proli- Denuclearisation is logical only among both countries to fight against terrorism. or useful. It’ll be destructive. We might tion for scrapping a necessary constitutional remedy? feration Treaty. In spite of its assurances to countries which are totally at peace with There are some concerns about Pakistan lose what we’ve gained. Alienating those One hopes not. For one, if this line of argument is the US in 1994, China supplied ring magnets each other. General Musharraf ’s offer, moving its troops towards the Durand Line. forces which believe in stability will lead taken seriously, it will require the Indian state to to Pakistan in 1995 and there have been therefore, is a public relations gimmickry. Any movement would be regarded as a to greater instability. annul a whole slew of other laws, which are routinely misused. For another, after the intervention of the Supreme Court in the Bommai case, the ground rules for applying 356 have become clearly defined, You Are What You and less liable to abuse. Courage Under Fire Finally, the changing nature of Indian polity, with coalition politics becoming the order of the day, has By Anshuman Dash pincer movement. Lt Col Hind’. Seconds later, the forced the Centre to become far more circumspect in Nair would lead the main Tigers found that the Think You Are Faced with the prospect All About Life its usage of this provision. The evidence is plain. attack with heavy machine tables had been turned all By Subhash Malhotra Since the heydays of the Congress rule in the 1970s of shortly meeting their gun fire backing him up. over again. Having been hit Whenever your life and 1980s, 356 has been used quite sparingly. Indeed, maker, most people would All went according to plan, by bullets, Lt Col Nair We human beings have a would be a mind that ends, it is all there. from the time the BJP-led NDA coalition assumed indulge in contemplation, except that the army did promptly hit upon an unique advantage over other was crowded with negative The advantage of office at the Centre, it has been employed — with the or send up last-minute not bargain for the fact that idea. He ordered his troops species: We can think and thoughts. A positive attitude living is not measured exception of Bihar in 1999 — mostly in cases where pleas for divine forgiveness. it had been lured into to conceal themselves and reason. Unfortunately, we really helps to minimise the by length, but by use: a hung assembly made it impossible to swear in a But old soldiers may seize have gotten into the habit effects of disease and pain an elaborate trap. Within await his call, while he some men have lived majority government. Not surprisingly, the repeal the opportunity to go out in of thinking negative rather whereas a negative attitude minutes, the hunters had acted as Tiger bait. The long, and lived little: of 356 no longer carries the same emotive appeal as a blaze of glory. It was than positive thoughts. For aggravates the problem. become the hunted. moment the unsuspecting attend to it while it once did. Instead, there has emerged a political one such act that earned instance, when a person The decisions you make Faced with hostile fire enemy walked into the trap, you are in it. It lies consensus which favours the retention of the Article Lt Col N P R Nair the sobri- feels intense fear or hate, it will rule your life, whichever from all sides, Lt Col the troops swung into ac- in your will, not in as a last-resort measure to ensure national unity and quet of ‘Jai Hind’ Nair. will show up in his actions, direction you choose to go. Nair ordered an immediate tion. Soon enough, they had the number of years, prevent extreme and wilful violations of constitutio- And to his good fortune, he eventually becoming part of You could stand guard at the retreat. Since he was achieved a comprehensive for you to have nal norms by state governments. No one will deny that lived to tell the tale. his experience and memory. doorway to your thoughts leading from the front, he victory.Lt Col Nair, though, lived enough. India is yet to evolve into a genuine federal polity,and The story unfolds in the was also the last to retreat. didn’t witness it first hand. In order to help us change and admit only such conclu- arming the Centre with extraordinary powers does thick jungles of northern As the soldiers pulled back, He had fainted shortly after the way we think (for the sions as you wish realised Montaigne militate against it, but let’s remember too that fede- Sri Lanka, where the IPKF their commander went uttering his clarion call. better), we must make a physically — then you will ✥ ralism is not an end in itself, but only a means for the was engaged in battle with down under a hail of bul- Still, he loves to talk conscious effort to think learn to control yourself. It is now clear that proper exercise of political authority. In other words, the LTTE. Interrogation of lets. Hit by 18 bullets in his about the incident. And so good thoughts with love On the subject of ageing science is incapable yes to decentralisation and democratisation, but no to a captured Tiger revealed chest and belly,he lay prone do the men who served and courage. We need to Ms Eddy says: “Man in of ordering life. Constitution breakdown. The way forward: Yes to 356, the presence of a huge on the ground, with life with him that day. Before understand that the way we Science is neither young A life is ordered but safeguards in place to prevent its misuse. LTTE camp south of the slowly ebbing away. With long, he was christened think controls and governs nor old”. Explaining the by values. Indian army base. The the Indian soldiers having ‘Jai Hind Nair’ — a name not only our speech and secret of remaining perpetu- Jawaharlal Nehru COUNTERVIEW camp had to be taken out dispersed, the ambushing that has stayed with him action, but through them, ally youthful, she says to ✥ at all costs, and Lt Col party came out to examine even though it’s been it will come to govern our be obsessed with ageing is Nair was assigned the task the remains of the day. years since the IPKF left life and the way we live. not a good thing — if you Life is perhaps best of doing so. The attack As they gathered around Sri Lanka. In fact, my So how you think — nega- keep thinking that you are regarded as a bad Every Use is Misuse, would begin just before the fallen officer, he uncle still loves to startle tively or positively — will growing old, then you’d dream between dawn, with two companies suddenly sprang up, with preoccupied people by decide whether you are probably age faster. two awakenings. It Must Go surrounding the camp in a a full-throated cry of ‘Jai suddenly yelling ‘Jai Hind’. going to be happy or sad. A story published in Eugene O’Neill Many people The Lancet illus- ✥ here can be no case for retaining a constitutional round the world trates this point Our life is love, and Tclause that has always been misused, misused CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS have improved well. A young girl 110 times in fact. The Congress was, of course, the peace, and tenderness; the quality of was disappointed and bearing one guilty party in most of the cases, but it is not as if points in his article ‘Doomsday Scenario’ their experiences in love and be- its adversaries have shown themselves to be any Beefy Issue (May 6). However, his assumption that there with another, and simply by chang- came mentally forgiving one another, different. That is the biggest irony of Article 356: Its With reference to your edit ‘Beef Stakes’ will not be any illiterates in India, 50 years ing the way they unstable. She lost and not laying worst critics become its ardent champions no sooner (May 8), I would like to point out that beef is from now, is to be taken with a pinch of salt. think. In her all track of time. accusations one than they join the ruling ranks. Flush with its success not a staple diet of the Buddhists as made It is most likely that the current population book Science and Believing that she against another. in toppling the Indira regime in 1977, the Janata out to be. Buddhism is a religion which of illiterates, which stands at 350 million, Health Mary Bak- was still in the THE Isaac Penington Party dismissed every one of the Congress-run state enjoins people to live strictly by the princi- will remain the same even after 50 years. er Eddy writes: moment when she ✥ governments. Chandra Shekhar and I K Gujral ple of Ahimsa. We abhor killings of any Moreover, the brain drain will continue to “Of a man it has SPEAKING and her lover dismissed the Karunanidhi and Kalyan Singh kind, be it man or animal. In fact, we oppose deplete the country of promising individu- been said, as a TREE parted, oblivious And what is life? A governments respectively. Gujral did not even bother cow slaughter as much as the Hindus. Such als because the Indians who have migrated man thinketh in of the days, weary pilgrimage to assess Kalyan Singh’s strength in the assembly. If irresponsible writing on the part of your to the US are doing wonderfully well there. his heart, so is he — hence as months and years gone by, Whose glory in the Vajpayee government hasn’t wielded the knife of newspaper has come as a shock for me and Unless the labour laws are amended to a man spiritually under- she would stand before one day doth fill Article 356 against its opponents, it is not for want other staunch believers of Buddhism. guarantee more freedom to the employer, standeth, so is he in truth”. the window, waiting eagerly the stage of trying. It dismissed the Bihar government only to — Vir Pal Shakya, New Delhi the quality and quantity of manufactured The best way to cultivate for her lover to come back. With childhood, find that it cannot pass the move through Parliament. products will continue to suffer. Not conscious of time, she manhood and Indeed, as dismissal attempts go, this must count — Devendra Kumar,New Delhi the habit of thinking posi- Doomsday Redux tively is to move from being remained forever young. decrepit age. among the most brazen. American tourists who Francis Quarles The first time Atalji and his illustrious allies — self-centred to God-centred. Vikas Singh has raised many pertinent According to Ms Eddy God saw her when she was 74 ✥ many of them staunch opponents of Article 356 in No Reservations is: “The all-knowing, all- guessed that she would be their earlier avatars — applied Article 356 in Bihar, There is no cure for Why are reservations allowed in India seeing, all-acting, all-wise, in her twenties. She had no then president K R Narayanan vetoed it. Whereupon, From timesofindia.com birth and death save where the Constitution gives us all the right all-loving, and eternal Princi- care-lines on her face, no they invoked it a second time, virtually forcing their to enjoy the interval. to equality? I’m a lady,but I’m still against ple, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Life, wrinkles, no grey hair. decision on Mr Narayanan. What ultimately saved George Santayana Poetic Justice the women’s reservation Bill. If a woman is Truth, Love, all substance, When man counts the Rabri and Laloo was the Congress’s refusal to give par- ✥ capable of representing her constituency, intelligence”. Therefore it years, and begins to feel liamentary support to the move. Can there be a better The sacking of a UP minister for alleged then she will become an MP or MLA on her is necessary for man to that he cannot do something Would that life were farce than the Congress saying no to Article 356? But criminal activities should ideally trans- own merit. She does not need the system to understand God, claim his because he is old, he loses like the shadow cast then that has become the sole logic of Article 356: Use late into a full-fledged enquiry into the prop her up. But if she becomes a represen- unity with Him and resur- track of his ever-glorious on a wall by a tree, but it in office, fight it in opposition. Yes, it is conceivable misdeeds of those in power. Stern tative of the people not because of her abili- rect his thinking from and unlimited selfhood as it is like the shadow of that a state could be in grave internal crisis. But it is measures should be taken against the ties but because of some reservations, then matter to spirit in order to a child of God. We imprison a bird in flight. precisely to meet such a contingency that our found- politicians who boss over the law. It is she will lose their respect as well as the overcome his bondage to ourselves in a cage of our time the people learn that the actual The Talmud ing fathers envisaged Article 355, which allows the moral right to speak on their behalf. the material world in all its own making, constructed power lies with them rather than with ✥ Centre to deploy its forces inside a state. From Ambed- — Sushma Dubey, New Delhi different forms. with the ego, thinking kar to the Sarkaria Commission to the Supreme Court, some criminal who has become an MLA. Life is an unanswered Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page that we are immortal and Action should also be taken against those Take pain and disease. there have been countless voices against the misuse of Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New our lives are separate question, but let’s still in the police who are hand in glove with Delhi-110002. email:[email protected] It is by now fairly well 356. 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KAUTILYA AIRLINES’ Signs of shakeout in TV news STRATEGY RAMA principle By N Vidyasagar nered 10 per cent of the TV Shifting patterns and going free-to-air has led to TIMES NEWS NETWORK news market share and NDTV viewership gain. More freebies Hindi follows at 6 per cent. Zee News is down at the New Delhi: Six weeks after •Aaj Tak’s share has AC Nielson’s TAM figures third place. And, Sahara the launch of five TV news declined, while Star and are based on TV news viewer- Samay is spreading fast in the meets VAT channels, there has been a Sahara Samay gained ship in cable and satellite Hindi heartland. However,the for passengers perceptible shift in viewer- •Industry says it will take By Jairam Ramesh does not have VAT but it is a spe- ship patterns. homes in towns with popula- English channels — NDTV cial case. In theory, if you have tion of over one million. six months to spot real 24X7 and TV Today’s Head- usan Kraut might be willing to buy It is most unfor- While TV Today’s Aaj Tak winner tunate that the very low tax rates, cascading continues to lead the news Industry watchers said it is lines Today — are yet to make another $10 chicken sandwich on Union finance does not kill. But elimination of channel pack, Star News and difficult to decide the winner •Biggest surprise has a mark in the TV news mart. S her next flight — but only if she minister has cascading is just one of the Sahara Samay are the biggest now. ‘‘The viewership pattern been marginalisation of Both the channels are not vis- can’t find her favorite $7 salad in the air- succumbed to many desirable aspects of VAT gainers. The biggest surprise, will change and it will take at English news channels ible in large parts of the cable port terminal before she boards the plane. the pressure — it’s essential for creating a so far, has been the marginali- least six months to spot the homes in Mumbai and Delhi. ‘‘In a bind, I would do it,’’ said Kraut, a brought to bear common market. The technical sation of English news real winner,’’ says a news NDTV’s English channel software analyst from Washington, DC, by Madanlal and administrative issues that channels. broadcaster. There has been a news share, is seeing a de- grossed just 2 per cent market who flies Midwest Airlines to Kansas City Khurana, the BJP leader of Del- arise from introducing a radical TAM Media Figures for the fall in TV news viewership cline. TV Today officials are share in the TV news space every six weeks and has bought sand- wiches onboard twice recently. hi and backtracked on the reform like VAT should not be week ended May 10 show Aaj this summer.Including the ab- confident about making a and Headlines Today has neg- ‘‘(But) I wouldn’t fly based on the food,’’ schedule for the implementation underestimated. Tak leading the news chan- sence of major news stories, comeback. A resurgent Star ligible viwership. she said. ‘‘I buy a ticket based on the best of value-added tax (VAT) in The Central sales tax that ex- nels with a market share of 38 other reasons include clutter News has grown by over 70 Although news channels oc- price. I fly for convenience.’’ Charging states. Jaswant Singh has been ports the tax burden from the per cent. James Murdoch-led in the news channel space and per cent in the last six weeks. cupy just 2 per cent of the en- passengers for in-flight meals may sound deftly trying shift the blame to richer producing states to con- Star News follows at 25 per poor connectivity of the new Re-launched in a new format tire television space, the re- like a way for cash-strapped US airlines to the states for the postponement, sumers in the poorer consuming cent and Zee News comes channels. on March 30, 2003, the conver- turn on investment for news restructure costs. but the truth is otherwise. The states has to be phased-out third at 19 per cent. Dark Aaj Tak, which always had sion to 100 per cent Hindi, ab- broadcasters in 2002 was over But analysts say the strategy is not state finance ministers, led by quickly with a suitable compen- horse Sahara Samay has cor- over 50 per cent of the TV solute focus on local news, 11 per cent. likely to sell airline tickets and could the MIT-educated Asim Dasgup- sating mechanism in place. The bring on a case of indigestion for airlines ta of West Bengal, have been VAT that states have agreed to at a time when they can least afford it. more than proactive on VAT and has major infirmities, clearly re- With the industry facing its worst fi- the overwhelming majority of flecting political compromise — nancial crisis ever,most US carriers elim- states want to change from sales the revenue-neutral tax rates G-7 meet bypasses currency talks inated standard meal service for coach tax to VAT. are very diverse, the base is not AFP passengers on domestic flights months Actually, even if elections comprehensive and services are Deauville: The world’s fi- ago. Some airlines still offer snacks, but were not around the corner, the not integrated. It is also not nance chiefs omitted refer- only on their longest coast-to-coast powerful trader/distributor lob- clear as to what extent VAT will ring to volatile world curren- flights. by in the Capital would have be destination-based so that the cies in a post-meeting public The experiments on certain routes al- tried to scuttle VAT. VAT intro- revenue from the entire product statement, a move that may low passengers to buy breakfast, lunch, duces a whole new discipline of accrues to that state where the be seen by markets as en- dinner or a snack for $3 to $10 — not much transparency on the trading sec- final consumer is located and dorsing the recent US dollar more than local delicatessen prices. Air- tor of our economy. According not to the state where the prod- slide. lines have tested menu items from TGI to some estimates, sales tax eva- uct is manufactured. Ministers from the Group Friday’s Inc., Einstein Bros. and other sion in excess of Rs 2,000 crore Inter-state transactions are of Seven (G-7) richest na- sandwich shops. takes place annually in Delhi just not dealt with satisfactorily tions, famous for its dramat- While carriers say passengers general- alone. I-T evasion is separate. in the present design. But it will ic currency market interven- ly have praised the food trials, many air- VAT would end all this. be futile to wait for 100 per cent tions in the 1980s, told re- lines are facing logistical problems that This point of VAT being es- perfection. In matters where porters after the meeting would have to be resolved before in-flight sential to enhance the manufac- radical changes are involved, af- they agreed to avoid explicit food sales could become permanent. turing industry’s competitive- ter detailed preparations and reference to foreign ex- America West Airlines, which began ness has been missing in the homework, the Nike dictum is change markets due to the experimenting with charging for meals in current debate. True, flexible best: Just do it and go through absence of their central January, said it is still trying to find the labour laws are needed and the learning-by-doing process. bankers. Meetings without right balance between supply and small-scale reservations have to More than Khurana, the flaw the bankers avoid written demand. be abolished, as is happening lies in the very structure of references to currencies, ‘‘One of the complications we found on gradually. But studies compar- North Block itself, populated as they said. the test is that there is a lot of variability ing India and China have re- it has been by ‘‘external evan- They also said currencies around demand,’’ chief executive Dou- vealed, for instance, that in gelists’’ pushing external sector were discussed as part of a glas Parker said in a recent conference many areas of labour-intensive reforms and not by ‘‘internal general economic assess- call. ‘‘Same flight, same day of week, manufacturing especially, the imams’’ acting as aggressive ad- ment and there was agree- (From Left) Canadian finance minister John Manley and his US and French counterparts same load factors may have twice as cost disadvantage faced by Indi- vocates for domestic trade re- ment to continue to monitor John Snow and Francis Mer respectively watch the Normandy beaches during their much demand one week as the next.’’ an companies on account of fis- forms. The finance ministry has markets and cooperate if ac- helicopter tour at the end of the G-7 finance ministers’ meeting in Deauville. Having more perishable food on hand cal factors is in the range of 20- little expertise in state finances tion was necessary — a line Last year’s pre-summit meet- ments are comfortable with He said a weaker dollar than passengers want to buy is costly for 25 per cent. Given this back- — a shortcoming that needs to that is often included in their ing of G-7 finance ministers current foreign exchange was good for US exports. But carriers. But the risk of not having ground, it is perplexing that In- be fixed soon. N Vittal once sug- communiques. in Halifax, Canada also omit- rates - showing that the US at with suspicion widespread enough meals for sale could make pas- dian industry associations have gested that all new ideas in India But the absence of this ted any reference to curren- least was not strongly op- that the US is happy to see a sengers unhappy — exactly what airlines not launched a major campaign go through the RAMA principle: standard reference to cur- cies when central bankers posed to the dollar’s fall. weaker dollar aid its exports want to avoid. in favour of VAT and acted as a Rejection, agitation, modifica- rencies is marked at a time where absent, but the dollar “There was a general dis- and economic recovery, and Balancing those risks — and deciding counter-pressure group. tion and acceptance. For VAT, when the dollar has fallen drop has accelerated sharply cussion of the backdrop ultimately its yawing bal- whether airlines or in-flight catering VAT has been under discus- RA is over. It is time for MA. For steeply to near four-year since then and has caused against which the world ance of payments deficit, the partners should bear the cost — is under sion for almost three decades, that, Jaswant Singh has to work lows against the euro and concerns in Japan and economy is functioning, and relative silence from Japan review, several airlines said. but it is only since 1994 that seri- with state finance ministers in a two-year lows against Europe. part of that backdrop is the and Europe was noteworthy. But JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker ous homework began. Other spirit of cooperative endeavour Japan’s yen and is likely to Comments from the US really fairly modest realign- The dollar is down almost said affordable fares and convenient countries, including China, and collective responsibility. fuel the view the G-7 is re- treasury secretary John ment of currencies that has 10 per cent this year against flight scheduling factor into airline ticket have moved ahead. Only the US [email protected] laxed about these trends. Snow indicated that govern- occurred,” Snow said. the euro. Reuters sales more than onboard food. Reuters
EXECUTIVE DIGEST Euro beginning to flex its Inflation falls further to NATIONAL 6.03%: Cheaper fruits, petrol, diesel and manufac- economic muscle power Korean firm mulls ATM INC tured products pushed down assembly unit in India: inflation by 0.11 per cent to AP Korea-based Nautilus 6.03 per cent for the week By Mark Landler Hyosung Inc is contemplating ended May 3, against a mere Frankfurt: Its leaders are di- to set up an assembly plant in 1.56 per cent in the previous vided and its economies are India for its automated teller year period. Continuing its distressed, but Europe stands machines (ATMs) and expects free fall for the third consecu- to garner a 10 per cent mar- tive week, the point-to-point tall in one respect. The euro, ket share over the next two wholesale price index (WPI) its toddler currency, is grow- years. “We have launched our inflation fell from the previous ing into a cheeky rival to the products in India and are cur- week’s level of 6.14 per cent, dollar,one of the most visible rently looking out for a loca- even as price of vegetables symbols of America’s power in the world. tion to set up an assembly Big boy’s back in town: After a shot up during the latest re- After a hapless debut in unit here”, Nautilus Hyosung hiatus spanning almost three decades, ported week. WPI fell by 0.2 general manager overseas Vikram Mehta’s Shell India — a per cent to 172.4 points from January 1999, marked by a sales team BK Yoo said in subsidiary of oil major Royal 172.8 a week ago. PTI long, stomach-churning slide Mumbai after the company Dutch/Shell — is back in the country in its value, the euro has launched its “Nanocash Om Kotak launches new after the government granted it investment scheme: Om made up virtually all the 3000” ATM machine. PTI In a spot: Face with declining licence to set up 2,000 retail outlets. Kotak Life Insurance Compa- ground it lost against the dol- FIIs net buyers in sales and an estimated Rs 600 ny has launched Kotak Safe lar. It now trades at an ex- equities at Rs 27 crore: crore debt burden, Sushil Suri-led Investment Plan which would change rate of about $1.15 The foreign institutional in- Morepen Labs has extended its not only provide life coverage per euro, only three cents shy vestors (FIIs) were net buyers fiscal by six months. But will this to the customers but would of its value on the first day of in equities and debt at Rs breather help Morepen claw its also give stock market-related trading. 27.2 crore and Rs 180.6 crore way back into the reckoning? returns with the guarantee And, the euro has gained respectively during the three that even in the worst situa- stature as a safe haven for in- trading days ended May 14. tion, the capital would be Games people play: Sunil vestors and governments. Mutual funds were net buyers safe. The scheme will have Mittal-led Bharti and Prithipal The dollar remains the in equities at Rs 47.68 crore Section 88 tax benefit. The Singh-managed BSNL set up world’s default currency the while netting inflows of Rs fund collected can be invest- yet another round of price war. lingua franca of oil traders 333.34 crore in debt market, ed in schemes like growth, With the tariff game taking fresh and bond dealers, and the according to SEBI. FIIs were money market, Gilt and bal- twists and turns, telecom bedrock of foreign reserves net buyers in equities at Rs anced funds. Investors can watchdog TRAI has initiated a held by central banks from 28.1 crore on the first day of shift their funds from one review of all new charges. Brussels to Baghdad. But the the trading week. PTI scheme to another. TNN euro is gaining, both as an at- tractive currency in which to as the end of this week for which analysts have pegged plan to its domestic pipeline issue bonds and as an alter- INTERNATIONAL native to the dollar for na- the upmarket department at between A$500 million companies and its interna- Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will store group through bidding ($270 million) and A$1 billion. tional assets. Enron says it tional foreign exchange re- Tchenquiz to bid $1b for serves, notably in southeast announce on June 9 whether or not Britain will replace the consortium Aletheia Partners. Minchin said his view was still has potential buyers even pound sterling with the euro in the near future. Selfridges: Iranian busi- The paper said Tchenguiz had that governments should not though no winning bidder for Asian countries with domi- nessman Robert Tchenguiz is declined to comment. A spo- own businesses in industries the utility has emerged after nant Muslim populations. cate the guardians of the union in Britain, Sweden and poised to make a 620 million keswoman for Selfridges also they regulate when there are 10 months on the block in With the US piling up vast euro, who watch over it from prospective members. pound ($1 billion) bid for declined to comment. Reuters private competitors, signalling federal bankruptcy court. AP deficits, economists say the the European Central Bank’s It could also open fissures Britain’s Selfridges, in a move a sale was likely. Reuters euro has a chance to consoli- glass-and-steel tower in between existing members to trump an already agreed Australia to decide soon date its gains. ‘‘US federal fi- Frankfurt. that depend on exports and 598 million bid for the retailer, on Medibank sale: The Enron may pull PGE out ET INSTA POLL nances are coming under in- They have always had stand to suffer from a curren- the Observer newspaper said. Australian government will of auction block: Enron Yesterday’s results: Are you more creased strain,’’ said Niall C grand ambitions for the cur- cy that rises too far, too fast. Citing unspecified sources, decide shortly whether to Corp may pull its subsidiary, optimistic about the economy Ferguson, a senior research rency, viewing it as an alter- Last week, three euro coun- the paper said Tchenguiz sell state-owned Medibank Portland General Electric, off than you were three months ago? native to the dollar and an in- tries, Germany, Italy and the could make an offer as early fellow at Oxford. ‘‘Money Private, the nation’s largest the auction block and distrib- Yes 37% No 56% Can’t say 7% that had been invested in dol- strument to drive Europe’s Netherlands, reported that health insurer, finance minis- ute its shares to creditors to • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of lar-denominated assets is integration. they were on the brink of re- An Afghan boy counts money ter Nick Minchin said on satisfy billions of dollars in the general public. shifting to euro assets. For Yet an almighty euro car- cession. The introduction of in Kabul. The exchange rate of Sunday. Minchin said the claims, officials say. The Today’s question: Is Indian the euro to become a little ries risks for champions of a euro notes and coins here Afghani against $ has climbed conservative government was bankrupt energy trading giant television targeted more at brother to the dollar seems united Europe. It could sup- last year was striking for and Afghanistan has said it assessing a study commis- based in Houston already has women than at men? perfectly plausible.’’ ply fresh ammunition to op- how smooth the process would not print more notes to sioned last year on the possi- announced decisions to apply To vote, log on to Such a role would vindi- ponents of the monetary seemed. NYT News Service maintain the value of Afghani. ble sale of Medibank Private a similar stock-distribution http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
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16 Monday,May 19, 2003 BUSINESS TIMES The Times of India, New Delhi RBI undertakes impact study of banks ‘Ships near oilfields a risk’ Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has undertaken a study covering all banks in the country to finalise a policy approach for the proposed New Basel Mumbai:Deployment foreign and Indian flag where the enemy could Capital Accord so that external perception about India conforming to the of too many foreign ves- vessels would be neces- strike at Indian ports best international standards “is positive”. sels in and around the sary to guarantee mini- and convoys carrying The apex bank has specially designed a workbook to be filled in by the Indian oil field installa- mum risk exposure to cargo to these ports”, it banks for this quantitative impact study,RBI said in a notification here. tions “is a matter of our oil fields”, TERI said. The report should be submitted on or before June 30, 2003, it added. concern” as chances of said in its study on ‘‘Sta- Several of the ports The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has been engaged in revi- disruption during ad- tus of and challenges are important from the sion to the capital accord of 1988.PTI verse times are substan- before the Indian ship- strategic point of view tially high, according a ping industry’’ commis- given the volume of report of Tata Energy sioned by Indian Na- POL products handled and Resources Institute tional Shipowners’ As- and efforts have to be (TERI). sociation. taken to protect them “Therefore, an appro- “There are a few high from any military at- priate balance between risk zones in India, tack, it added. PTI $75 million ADB credit for Petronet LNG: Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank will give Petronet LNG Ltd a $75 million loan and partial credit guarantee for the public sector LNG import firm’s Rs 2700 crore Dahej project, PLL manag- ing director Suresh Mathur said. PLL would use the partial guarantee for cre- dit enhancement of a bonds issue. PTI
CII director general Tarun Das, information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and filmmaker Subhash Ghai at the India-CII pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Sensex has reason to be bullish By J Mulraj he stockmarket is showing buoyancy and T excitement seems to be returning to it. The BSE Sen- sex rose 106 points (3.6 per cent) to close the week at 3056, buoyed by good results for the year ended Mar 31 from public sector banks (Bank of India, Andhra, Cor- poration, Canara all showed a good jump in profits and dividend yields in some cases nears or exceeds the deposit rate) and companies like Ba- jaj Auto (which had its best year ever in terms of sales and profits) and I-flex (net profit up 48 per cent). One of the reason for the buoyancy is the transforma- tion of the Indian corporate sector, doubtless aided also by the fall in interest rates. The good performance of public sector banks is an il- lustration of how granting freedom to operate without interference from Delhi can do wonders. Several banks have performed sufficiently well to return capital to the government and have provi- sioned for bad loans to make their net NPA levels fall un- der 5 per cent. The story of Bajaj Auto is one of a company facing a continuous fall in the catego- ry of two wheelers (scooters) it was a gorilla in, and of coming back with an indige- nously designed motorcycle to become a major player. Then there are companies like Moser Baer which is soon to become a global leader in data storage. Most companies are now competing on a global basis and treating the world as their market; a far cry from the days when high tariff walls made domestic manu- facturers look only at the In- dian market and, devoid of competition, provide shoddy goods/services to customers who couldn’t complain. They had nowhere to go. Several companies are now setting up manufacturing facilities out of India. The impact of the golden quadrilateral project, when completed, would be far felt. While under construction, it is generating demand and employment. When com- plete, it would provide the good roads necessary to re- duce the impossibly extrava- gant wastage that India can- not afford but has tolerated. Unless the government does something innately foolish, the Indian story has lots of things to be bullish about and the market would reflect it. DoD resumes work on Nalco issue New Delhi: Months after putting on hold the disinvest- ment process in aluminium major Nalco, disinvestment ministry has restarted work on getting regulatory clear- ances for public issue of 30 per cent shares. Sources said the move to resume work on the stalled disinvestment process fol- lows the current thinking in the ministry concerning the entire exercise. They added that there was no point in holding back on obtaining clearances as it would fur- ther delay the entire process. Government has decided to disinvest upto 60 per cent stake in the company through a combination of do- mestic offering, internation- al listing and strategic sale. As much as 29 per cent eq- uity stake in the aluminium giant would be offered for strategic sale. PTI
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The Times of India, New Delhi, Monday,May 19, 2003
Seaman’s dilemma A new lease of life Mavericks in final David Seaman, who has spent 15 years New trainer Klaus Augenthaler raised Dallas Mavericks defeated with the Gunners, is agonised over whether the hopes of Bayer Leverkusen fans Sacramento Kings 112-99 in to stay with Arsenal as a second choice by posting a convincing win against the NBA Western Conference goalkeeper or become a coach. He left TSV 1860 Muenchenthe on the 33rd semifinals in Dallas. The his fans guessing after ensuring his side’s day of the German Bundesliga. The Mavericks meet the San Antonio title victory in the FA Cup. relegation facing Leverkusen won 3-0. Spurs in the conference finals. World Cup sponsors want ICC to compensate their losses
Steve Waugh’s been a big influence, not just on me but on cricketers in general Murali spins Lanka to win 500-plus Akram — Windies batsman AP Ramnaresh Sarwan Dambulla: Muttiah Mu- shan played through the pain ralitharan took five wickets of an injured hand to top- makes way for SPORTS DIGEST as Sri Lanka snatched a dra- score for Sri Lanka with 46 Reuters matic 12-run victory over from 93 deliveries after the Pakistan in the fourth match home side had slumped to 53 fresh blood of the tri-series on Sunday. for five. Pakistan, chasing a modest Back in the side for the first London: One-day cricket’s bowler to have taken over 173 for victory, were bowled time in two years, the 26-year- most successful bowler 400 wickets in both forms out for 160 in 47.4 overs on a old added 79 in 137 balls for Wasim Akram announced of the game. crumbling pitch. the sixth wicket with on Sunday that he has re- “Maybe I will be work- They had started the run all rounder Kumar Dhar- tired from international ing in television or coach- chase confidently, the open- masena. cricket after a 19-year ca- ing.” ers adding 21 before Taufeeq The only other partnership reer and five World Cups. Wasim confirmed he Umar was run out to prompt of substance was between The 36-year-old Pak- would not be in the Pak- a collapse that left Pakistan captain Marvan Atapattu and istani all-rounder told a TV istan team for next reeling at 66 for four. Kumar Sangakkara, who channel that it was time month’s One-day series in Younis Khan and Shoaib added 34 in 68 balls for the for younger players to get England. “They’re a new Malik fought back with a 46- third wicket. their chance to play for the young side... and they must run stand and Pakistan need- The second highest scorer national side, with whom get ready for the next ed 61 runs from the last 15 was 33 extras, including 14 no he won the 1992 World Cup World Cup,” he said. overs before Muralitharan balls and 12 wides, as Pak- and was named man of the Wasim, regarded as one weaved his magic. istan’s pace bowlers strug- match after scoring 33 and of the finest left-arm seam- After Sanath Jayasuriya gled to adapt to a strong wind. taking three England wick- ers of all-time, was a shad- Tiger Woods hits out from a had Khan stumped for 26, the Shoaib and Mohammad bunker during the final round of 30-year-old off spinner dis- Sami, who finished with two ets in the final. ow of his former self when the Deutshe Bank SAP Open near missed Malik and Abdul Raz- wickets each, reduced Sri “There’s an end to every- he played in this year’s Hamburg on Sunday. zaq. When Muralitharan re- Lanka to 13 for two in the thing in life... I have en- World Cup as Pakistan won turned for his fourth and fi- fourth over. joyed every bit of it,” just two matches and failed Hussain’s Test future: Nasser nal spell with 19 runs needed Jayasuriya was caught at Wasim said during a break to make the Super Six Hussain said on Sunday he was from five overs he had Shoaib the wicket two balls after re- in a match against his for- stage. adopting a wait and see policy over Akhtar stumped off his first ceiving treatment for a blow mer team Lancashire at Like several of the other his future as England’s Test captain. ball. to his hand and wicketkeeper Old Trafford, Manchester. senior players, who under- Hussain, speaking ahead of Eng- Muralitharan had taken Romesh Kaluwitharana “There are no regrets. performed in the World land’s first Test against Zimbabwe at four wickets for five runs whipped a catch to mid-on. There have been ups and Cup, he was dropped for Lord’s which starts on Thursday,said: from his last 22 deliveries and Atapattu and Sangakkara downs but I would not have the Sharjah Cup in April “I’m concentrating on leading us out finished with five for 23 from steadied the innings before changed it for anything and not selected for the against Zimbabwe. After that, we’ll 9.4 overs. the skipper edged a catch be- else,” Wasim said. current One-day triangu- just have to wait and see.” AFP Sri Lanka top the stand- hind, Mahela Jayawardene “My future is some- lar series against Sri Lan- Rain frustrates Zimbabwe: ings on 10 points, with Pak- was run out for a duck and where else after September ka and New Zealand. Rain cut short the third day of Zim- istan and New Zealand on Sangakkara was also caught (when he finishes his con- However, judging by babwe’s tour match here on Satur- seven points each. by wicketkeeper Rashid tract with Hampshire),” Pakistan’s 12-run defeat by day despite a historic move by hosts Earlier, Tillakaratne Dil- Latif. Reuters said Wasim, who has taken Sri Lanka earlier on Sun- Sussex. With dark skies overhead 502 One-day wickets and day his decision, even at following Friday’s total washout, SCOREBOARD claimed 414 Test victims his advanced age, may be a Sussex received permission to making him the only little premature. Agencies switch on the Hove floodlights.. AFP Sri Lanka: Pakistan: R Kaluwitharana c Ahmed b Akhtar 1 Hafeez c S’kara b Nissanka 20 Akram’s factfile Rathore enjoying Yorkshire: S Jayasuriya c Latif b Sami 6 T Umar run out 3 Former India opener Vikram Rathore M Atapattu c Latif b Ahmed 9 F Iqbal c Sangakkara b Lokuarachchi 13 TESTS went to set shop in England but has K Sangakkara c Latif b Razzaq 17 Y Youhana c and b Muralitharan 13 Batting/Fielding ended up cracking three centuries M Jayawardene run out 0 Y Khan st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya 26 T Dilshan c Latif b Malik 46 S Malik hit wkt b Muralitharan 33 M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St from four games for Broad Oak and K Dharmasena c Hafeez b Malik 26 A Razzaq c Kaluwitharana b Mural 7 104 147 19 2898 257 22.64 3 7 44 0 it has pushed into the background K Lokuarachchi c Latif b Akhtar 5 R Latif c Sangakkara b Lokuarachchi 20 Bowling his original purpose of setting up a C Vaas not out 8 S Akhtar st Kaluwitharana b Murali 5 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ factory in Morley, near Leeds. PTI M Muralitharan c and b Sami 19 Md Sami not out 3 P Nissanka run out 2 S Ahmed c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 1 3771.1 871 9779 414 23.62 7/119 25 5 54.6 2.59 Extras: (2 b, 5 lb, 14 nb, 12 w) 33 Extras: (4 lb, 3 nb, 9 w) 16 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS BETTING METER Total: (All out, in 49.5 overs) 172 Total: (All out, in 47.4 overs) 160 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13, 3-47, 4-48, Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-33, 3-57, 4-66, Batting/Fielding FOOTBALL 5-53, 6-132, 7-137, 8-139, 9-164. 5-112, 6-129, 7-142, 8-154, 9-156. M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St European Championship Bowling: Mohammad Sami 9.5-0-46-2 Bowling: Chaminda Vaas 6-1-25-0 (3 nb), 356 280 55 3717 86 16.52 88.28 0 6 88 0 France 4/1 (10 nb, 3 w), Shoaib Akhtar 10-1-32-2 (2 Prabath Nissanka 7-0-13-1 (1 w), Kumar Bowling Portugal 6/1 w), Shabbir Ahmed 10-2-23-1 (1 nb, 7 w), Dharmasena 10-2-0-32-0 (5 w), Muttiah Spain 6/1 Abdur Razzaq 10-0-26-1 (3 nb), Shoaib Muralitharan 9.4-2-23-5 (3 w), Kaushal O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ (as per ladbrokes.com) Malik 8-1-30-2, Mohammad Hafeez 2-0- Lokuarachchi 8-0-29-2, Sanath Jaya- 3031 238 11812 502 23.52 5-15 17 6 36.2 3.89 8-0. suriya 7-0-34-1. Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan bats against Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on Sunday. Dilshan top scored for Sri Lanka with 46 runs. Lehmann out for Sponsors want damages two One-dayers Lara’s batting was joy unlimited New Delhi: The cricket board (BCCI) WC FALLOUT also contributed to the great chase by the West Indies in Cricket Players Association may have to forget about at least a part Kingston (Jamaica): West Indies won THE SPORTING LIFE decline in West Indies cricket the last Test hints at a revival is so much bad form, and so of its World Cup guarantee money with- Honda Motors. But GCC confirmed it the toss and elected to bat first in the Ayaz Memon remains the mostly hotly de- of the magical Caribbean blatantly befuddling the eld by the International Cricket Council was faced with compensation claims second One-day International against bated subject in the sport brand of cricket. A strong, main issue, which is the na- We were stand- (ICC) as the event sponsors have made from the sponsors. “Some of the spon- Australia at Sabina Park on Sunday. over the last decade. young side is emerging. Sar- ture of the contract between compensation claims for losses arising sors are seeking compensation from Australia won the first game of the ing just out- side the What is indisputable is wan, Gayle, Chanderpaul, the BCCI and current out of the alleged breach of contract by GCC. The amount of compensation be- seven-match series by two runs on Sat- that if West Indies cricket Banks, Dillon, Samuels — all players. the Indian cricketers. ing sought by the sponsors from GCC is urday. Queen’s Park Oval in early has to resurrect itself, Lara look high quality players. That still remains unre- Some of the World Cup official spon- still under consideration,” GCC Direc- Australia made two changes, left- will have to be in the van- Jermaine Lawson hit the solved, though the World Cup tor Ian Frykberg said from Australia. 1989. The West sors — who included Pepsi, LG and Hero hand batsman Jimmy Maher replacing guard. Aussies like a tornado and has come and gone. “GCC will be seeking to pass any com- Indies had Honda — have approached the Global Darren Lehmann, who suffered a calf His batting against Aus- had them hopping in the mid- Kapil Dev, Mohinder pensation on to the ICC because the mat- won yet anoth- Cricket Corporation (GCC), the sponsor- strain during his innings of 55 on Sat- tralia in the recent Test se- dle and the dressing room till Amarnath and Ashok Malho- ter was outside the GCC control,” he urday, and fast bowler Jason Gillespie er Test. India’s ship rights holders for the event, asking ries was joy unlimited, and his action was decreed sus- tra ranged against Tiger said. Anticipating such compensation coming in for allrounder Ian Harvey batting had crumbled like to be compensated because the Indian some. pect. It is, but not any more Pataudi, Ravi Shastri and claims, ICC had witheld India’s guaran- who has a stomach injury. freshly baked biscuit against players refused to play in the tourna- Lara versus Lee was, has than Akhtar’s, or for that Arun Lal makes good copy, tee money from the World Cup amount- West Indies named an unchanged the pace of Marshall, Am- ment under the originally agreed terms. been the contest of the year matter Lee’s. Whether this but no sense. There should be It has been reliably learnt that the ing to about $9 million. Just how much side. Lehmann was ruled out of Sun- brose, Walsh and Bishop. for me, Tendulkar’s awesome is a shame or a sham for the a collusion of forces between companies had made their claims even of that money would the BCCI lose day’s second match here and it was not The merits of the four demolition of Shoaib Akhtar game is for the ICC to deter- people who have been before the start of the World Cup in would be decided by a complex evalua- known whether he would be fit for for pacemen were being dis- and Wasim Akram during mine. through the same rigours, South Africa once it was clear that the tion process which may take up to an Wednesday’s third match in St Lucia. cussed by the Indian press the World Cup notwithstand- Yet Lara remains the focus the same problems. Indian players were not going to honour year. Once all the claims against GCC All-rounder Ian Harvey was another corps, and with some awe. the original contracts. LG confirmed are settled, GCC would lodge claims for casualty from Saturday’s game and One local who had eaves- ing. Nobody commands a of the revival. He is 34, and Instead, there is collision. dropped, then interjected that it was “suitably compensated” by compensation against the ICC for the was forced out with a stomach strain wider range of shots, nobody the flame can’t burn much There is clearly a need for with a dramatically diver- GCC before the start of the World Cup. amounts it is liable for. and replaced by fast bowler Jason is a more exquisite stroke- longer. But his form has been a players’ association, and gent point of view. ‘‘These However, the company filed a fresh “Only after this process has been de- Gillespie. “Lehmann felt some tight- player, nobody apart from glorious and he appears such an association can only guys are superb,’’ he said of claim with GCC after it was “am- termined, will the ICC seek to deter- ness early on in his innings and then Steve Waugh has the ability more ambitious and deter- have legitimacy if ‘active’ the fast bowlers, ‘‘but wait till bushed” during the tournament and mine which individual country is re- when he had to push for two runs he to raise his game to extraor- mined than ever before. Per- players, including those who you watch that boy Lara. He that case is pending. While Pepsi chose sponsible for any compensation claims felt it lengthen out and felt some pain dinary levels when the battle haps he has realised that play domestic cricket, are is something else. He will not to comment, Hero Honda was reluc- that were successfully laid against the with it which are usually the classic is the fiercest. time is running out on him party to it. guide the destiny of West In- tant to share information. “It is not ICC,” ICC spokesman Brendan Mc- signs of a strain,” team physiothera- Sadly, as we have seen so and that there is still a job Whichever of the two rival dies cricket.’’ something that we would like to discuss Clements said. pist Errol Alcott said on Sunday. often in the past, nobody to do. factions finally prevails over He might. Yet. In the 14 right now. We are happy with the way LG’s head of sales Ganesh Ma- “He had a scan which didn’t show with such enormous talent ★★★ the players (and thereby the years since, Brian Lara’s things are moving and quite hopeful halingam said it was only natural for his much, which is encouraging. We have gives it away so easily either. Former Indian players BCCI), must aim at resolving prodigality has moved crick- that the matter would be resolved to our company to ask for compensation since to wait a day and we’ll reassess it when But I am in no mood for re- hurling muck and accusa- the original dispute about et aficionados to either poet- satisfaction,” said Atul Sobti, senior its sponsorship rights could not be pro- we treat him and see how it pulls up grets. tions at each other over the contracts, or history might ry or tears. Whether this has vice-president (marketing) of the Hero tected. PTI over the next few days.”Agencies The exhilarating run- formation of the Indian repeat itself. AP Why would anybody pursue serious sport in India? hat even Milkha Singh did not The response from our readers has been overwhelming. Due to space constraints ple could just bring chess pieces in- Twant to put his son in sports we can print the views of only a few of them. stead of cricket equipment to the just echoes the sentiment of many. park. Tournaments can be played Why would anyone want their crete steps to encourage this won- obvious reasons. Unless you are a in the parks, and a strong player beloved to go in for a career full of derful sport among youngsters. INDIAN SPORT genius like Vishy Anand, there is can do a simultaneous exhibition pain and hardships? Even if one Nikhil George. no point risking one’s career. and play against several players at succeeds what is one going to do he main reason why we are un- SLEEPING Bala Iyer a time. Once interest in the game with just the medals won. Medals Table to produce world class was rather surprised at your in- grows media coverage will follow. don’t help one to live. A lot of our sportpersons is that we seek to GIANT Iterest in the hockey veterans. We Sunil Deolalikar sportsmen won a lot of admirers combine sport and study in are confident that print media will have personally always admired but not an easy life which was their schools. Undivided attention if es- (there’s adulation but no money) is one day bring justice to non glam- Milkha Singh. His story truly right after giving so much to their sential for glory.A system has to de- the right line to describe the condi- orous but faithful sons of our I saddens me as do the stories of oth- country.In fact many of them have vised that allows children to choose tion of Indian sport. The need is to motherland. Hockey players nor- er former sports people. How can even sold their medals, their only between the two. Most of the public get money and sponsors at even the mally do not have good communi- the country produce good sports earning from their whole career, to and government schools in Delhi lowest levels so that a player stays cation as they hail from the hinter- people if it does not take care of survive. Except cricket, no other have vast play grounds; there are motivated and self sufficient. land and as such do not make for them? I have been fortunate to do sport has given Indian players also children who would like to ex- Aman Dhall good bytes on TV.Hindi or English. well in the US and would like to their true worth. cel in sports but the burden of stud- hess is still not a sport where We don’t grudge the money and help eminent sportsmen. Any sug- Shipra Goel ies is just too much. one can make a living unless glamour of our cricketing C gestions on raising funds from non- truly admire Baichung Bhutia T C Hingorani you are in the Top 5. Our best brethren, but we pity our voted gov- resident Indians would be helpful. I for all that he has achieved given am a table tennis player. I even brains want to be in IIT or IIM, do ernment which seems to provide us I could certainly do that as well. the constrains. I am 16 and had Iparticipated at junior national their Engineering and go to USA or with no support. dreams of becoming a footballer. level. But the fact is that if I calcu- Canada. In computer software In- Bhupinder Singh Krishen Sud But I realised that there’s not much late my earnings from the game dia is miles ahead of China. How am a chess player and feel that to Readers are invited to write in West Indies captain Brian Lara in a pensive mood during a an Indian footballer gets in terms they are not even 10 percent of come in Chess we are so behind Ipopularise chess, it would be a their thoughts to timessport@india- rain delay during the first One-day international against of appreciation or money.I request what my family have spent on me. China? Our best brains avoid this good idea if tables with built and times.com. Or even fax them at Australia at Sabina Park in Kingston on Saturday. the authorities to take some con- ‘Izzat to bahut hai par paisa nahin’ game as a career or profession for chessboards placed in parks. Peo- 23323346 or 23324173.
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18 Monday,May 19, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi
allow an amateur to operate? You are “She will be depriving one of ours by they play,” Procter said. FEERREE the trained professionals who know taking his slot” was the response. In fact, Procter was accused by IIFFF NNTT your job and no one else should be al- “THis is a men’s circuit!” columnist Mike Gibson for not taking D lowed to teach on the range.” In Eu- stronger action against McGrath when Love or the game? D Not the done thing Udayshankar rope and the USA parents are not al- he began waving his finger at umpire avagal Sri- lowed on the course or the range. Is he West Indian victory, or rather David Shepherd. Under the headline nath’s mar- anyone listening? the Australian defeat in the fourth “Aussies are out of control”, Gibson J riage broke The Sorenstam storm! T Test, strengthened the belief of wrote: “Instead of making McGrath up. Mohammad S aware that his behaviour was unac- ST S many that the men from Down Under Azharuddin ROKE s it the battle of the sexes or is it An- are bad sports. Fortunately, Glenn ceptable and would not be tolerated, he walked out of his nika Sorenstam just wanting to “see McGrath realised his folly and was allowed the umpire to be humiliated by marriage to settle I how good I am against the best men brave enough to come forth and con- a player who had lost control. The lilly- with tinsel town in the world..”? AP livered reaction of those in charge has twinkle Sangeeta Whose championship? In 1945 when the made a laughing stock of the game.” Bijlani. Sourav great Babe Zacharias Cashing on county cricket Ganguly’s case am totally shocked! What I saw went through the was more like today is against the very spirit of same exercise in the ahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Harb- hell and back af- “I golf ! This ‘‘parents’ phenome- Los Angeles Open, hajan Singh, Javagal Srinath...the ter his alleged re- non’’ is something I have never seen there was, no TV cov- R list of Indian cricketers partici- lationship with before!” These words came from an ag- erage, so perhaps the pating in county cricket has grown actress Nagma itated Dr Donato di Ponziano, Europe’s storm in the golf cup over the years. It is strange that the became public. doyen and teacher of leading golf was less. But now very men who complain about too England’s Gra- coaches. By chance, Donato’s camp for there is no denying much cricket readily pack their bags to ham Thorpe left mid-tour from India cent article: “The problems appear teaching professionals, playing pros that the challenge play more across the seven seas when to save his sagging marriage. But he both generational and cultural, with and top amateurs at the Jaypee Greens which has drawn the the domestic calendar ends. was dismissed. the majority of divorces occurring last week coincided with the Jaypee whole gamut of male Unfortunately, the lure of the lucre What’s happening? Cricket wid- in England.” Seems true, with Dar- Greens open golf for junior and sub- reactions from Vijay that is too hard to resist. For gone are ows are as old as maybe when Ran- ren Gough, Graham Thorpe, Mark junior boys, so Dr Donato was witness Singh’s reported “I the days when cricketers used to look jitsinhji played what was later chris- Butcher and Dominic Cork being to what sadly is the normal scene at hope she misses the forward to learn a few things about the tened leg glance. Long tours are tak- seeing the splits. The administrators such tournaments when parents all cut” to Phil Michel- game in its motherland. Given the cur- ing their toll on the relationships on their part have been fairly lenient too often are an overwhelming pres- son’s chivalrous “I rent English standard, the county play- and none more than in England. As generally, allowing wives and girl- ence, with their own agenda, to the think its great”, ers would do well to learn a few things former England player- turned-jour- friends to join their men on tour. But despair of organisers. promises a unique from their overseas colleagues. nalist Derek Pringle wrote in his re- is that helping? “This is not a juniors’ tournament, TV opportunity and a Of course, Englishmen such as it is a parents’ competition! ‘My child huge viewership. Alec Stewart hold an opinion tha arena, Diwakar has been landed with a In order to send a strong warning is better than yours!’ Unbelievably, I “We wont miss a t England’s chances of international private sponsor. across the lifting community, it tilted saw parents walking on the course be- single one of her golf success were being damaged by a Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. against sending its team to the junior hind their children. I saw one father shots” said Lance decision to allow county teams to pick has vowed their assistance to the world championships. “Our intention slap his little son on the face when he Barrow of CBS. So is Annika Sorenstam two overseas players each. But the pugilist till the Olympics in Athens is clear. It’s an exemplary step and had a three-putt!” A horrified Donato the usually genial counter-argument is equally solid — next year. “It’s for the first time such a everyone should take notice of this,” pointed out that golf should be fun and Nick Price’s right when he accuses An- fess that he could make plenty of importing class players gives the thing has happened,” said Gurbax said Balbir Singh Bhatia, the newly- children pressured like this would end nika of being a publicity hound? excuses but that would not justify what counties a chance to improve and Singh Sandhu, the chief national elected secretary of the federation. up hating the game. “I saw fathers had occurred. bridge the gap. Scotland can definitely coach. And what’s interesting is that Indeed, it is. Wanderer agrees whole- teaching their kids on the range. That The fact is that she is very honest One big reason why the Australians learn from Dravid more than the latter this time he has gone to Cuba for train- heartedly. should never be allowed,’’ he told the about having selected a realtively have got away with sledging and un- can from Scotland. ing-cum-competition along with his But what’s intriguing is that most of teaching pros. “In a hospital would you short course which she feels suits her ruly behaviour is because they have Srinath, who has signed a contract coach A Lakra. the India hopefuls were in the list of 23 Udayshankar game, which “I can nobody to tell them and it wasn’t the with South Africa’s Gauteng, has “It’s nice to have someone backing that were named in the defaulters’ list handle” for she done thing. On the contrary,their own helped Durham both as a player and me in my quest for honours at the in- at the junior nationals in Chennai in makes no claims of countrymen make ludicrous excuses coach. A key reason why Yorkshire ternational arena,” said Diwakar, a January. “So how could we select a being a female John to justify the inappropriateness of chose Yuvraj is because the officials former Steel Plant boxer, who joined team?” asked a federation source. Daly. She is count- the behaviour. hope that the Asian community’s in- Railways a couple of weeks back. Moreover, even if the federation ing on her “manag- This time, while captain Steve terest would help them improve their What’s good for him is that if TISCO went ahead with the team, some senior ing” of the golf Waugh blamed back-to-back matches financial situation. finds his good they might even extend members felt, that might expose some ball. So, come on that increased the potential for the contract. of the lifters at the international are- guys, what’s the Sponsor in the ring flare-ups, prime minister John na. Promising lifter Shaileja Pujari problem? What are Enough is enough Howard stopped short of praising Mc- e is just 19, but his punches thud was among the defaulters, too. you scared of ? Grath’s reaction saying that it was a with confidence and power. He o matter what it does, controver- “No we don’t want any more embarassment for the federation,” But our own “very natural Australian thing to do” H has a penchant for delivering sies always seem to haunt its said Bhatia. PGAI, some years if somebody did say something about when needed and can duck a hook or a N shadow. The Weightlifting Feder- Bravo IWF! Beware dopers! Hope ago, had the very his wife. jab with the swiftness of a gazelle. Di- ation of India once again was split on more federations will have the courage same horrified re- Even match referee Mike Procter wakar Prasad is a boxer with attitude. the dissection table. This time for not to follow such tough measures. action when India’s came to the defence of the Australians. But how’s that different from others. sending its junior team to the world one and only “Australia have always played pretty For first timers — he has a sponsor. championships in Mexico. However, woman pro try tough cricket and I don’t think Perhaps, in one of the most significant the federation this time claims it to be the Indian circuit. anyone wants to change the way breakthroughs in the country’s boxing a ‘cleansing’ operation. Aussies beat Showmaker’s perfect hat-trick Windies in Sleem chance, AFP Speilberg (Austria): World the podium for the two Fer- champion Michael Schu- rari drivers here, albeit in truncated tie macher survived a pit-lane front of a thinner crowd than Kingston (Jamaica): World but he did it fire in the Austrian Grand last year,in what could be the Cup champions Australia By Ashis Ray Jacob lost the first of the Prix on Sunday to claim his A1-Ring’s last ever race. hung on to beat the West In- opening day’s singles to J third successive race victory Briton Jenson Button fin- dies by two runs under the ennis was introduced in Samazeuilh in straight sets. for Ferrari at the scene of ished fourth for BAR-Honda Duckworth-Lewis method at TIndia by the British army their biggest mistake. but he was more than half a Sabina Park here on Satur- But Sleem, in a display that and civil service in the last brought spectators to their Schumacher was jeered off minute behind Barrichello day, stretching their unbeat- quarter of the 19th century. the podium last year after be- with Scot David Coulthard en run in One-day cricket in- feet, outgunned and outlast- As chronicled by Pratip Ku- ed W Laurentz — 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, ing handed victory by team- even further back in fifth for ternationals to 18. mar Datta, the Punjab lawn mate Rubens Barrichello on McLaren-Mercedes. Australia scored 270 for 6-2, 6-0. tennis championships, at La- On the second day, L S the final corner of the race Ralf Schumacher finished five off their 50 overs and the hore, was held in 1885. Two in sixth place for Williams- West Indies were 114 for two Deane and AA Fyzee caused years later, the Bengal lawn another upset by beating J BMW,while Australian Mark from 23.3 overs when rain tennis championships was Brugnon and W Laurentz in Webber, of Jaguar, and Ital- stopped play for an hour. launched in Calcutta (now the doubles 6-1, 2-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6- ian Jarno Trulli, of Renault, When play resumed, the Kolkata). 4. completed the points-scoring West Indies’ revised target However, the British soon Amazingly, the Indians top eight. The race was de- was 208 off 37 overs, or 94 discovered Indians were had twice come from two sets layed after first start was runs off the last 84 balls, quick to adapt to the game to one down to win a rubber. aborted just as the lights which appeared to be in the and, indeed, become quite It demonstrated a never-say- were about to go out when home side’s favour. adept at it. By 1908, an Indi- die spirit. But the best of the Toyota driver Cristiano da But a combination of tight an, Sardar Nihal Singh had exponents tend to crack on Matta waved his hand to sig- Australian bowling and field- entered the Wimbledon the deciding day. Could the nal he had an electrical prob- ing and indisciplined West championships and a couple Indian batting got Ricky underdogs make history as lem with his car. of years later, reached the they stood on the threshold of The Brazilian rookie was Ponting’s men home in the third round of this premier first of a seven-match series. it? forced to drop to the back of tournament. In the first of the reverse the grid but once again he Ponting was named man- In 1921, Mohammed Sleem of-the-match for his innings singles, Sleem sensationally suffered a problem with his went a step further by enter- but there were no such tor- of 59, but he conceded that thrashed Samazeuilh 6-1, 6-3, car and he forced the start to German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher jubilates on the podium of the Spielberg race- ing the last 16; and this was ments this time as the Ger- all-rounder Ian Harvey de- 6-3. And India clinched the be aborted for a second time. track after winning the the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. followed by SM Jacob, an offi- man kept cool to deliver a served the accolade after hit- dead rubber, too, to complete By the third start, the left- Williams-BMW, passing sec- cer of the Indian Civil serv- smooth performance. ting an unbeaten 48 off 30 an impressive 4-1 victory. hand side of the grid was ond-placed Raikkonen and Results ice, qualifying for the quar- He ended the jinx of previ- balls in a valuable partner- Interestingly, the last time sparse of cars with Sauber’s Barrichello passing fourth- 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 69 laps, 1 hour, 24 minutes, 4.888 sec- terfinals in 1925. In a way, ous A1-Ring winners by be- ship with Michael Bevan India met the French, once Heinz-Harald Frentzen being placed German Nick Heid- onds, average speed 213.03 kph (138.38 mph). though, Sleem and Jacob’s coming the first man to win and taking 3-37 off seven again in France, a young Le- forced out of the race and feld, of Sauber, behind him. 2. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 69, 1:24:08.250, 3.62 feats were not unexpected, for here back-to-back and moved 3. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 69, 1:24:08.839, 3.951. overs. ander Paes did a Sleem, win- Webber and Spaniard Fer- But the safety car was de- India had rather stunned the within two points of the 4. Jenson Button, Britain, BAR-Honda, 69, 1:24:47.131, 42.243. It was Harvey who turned ning both his singles, beating nando Alonso, of Renault, ployed at the end of one lap 5. David Coulthard, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 69, 1:25:04.628, 59.740. championship lead by finish- the match for Australia with world in the summer of 1921 Henri Leconte in four sets starting from the pitlane. when Jos Verstappen parked 6. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Williams-BMW, 68, 1:24:12.754. ing one place ahead of title the key wickets of Brian with their David Cup debut. and A Boetsch in three. India When the red lights finally his Minardi by the side and 7. Mark Webber, Australia, Jaguar, 68, 1:24:19.742. race leader Kimi Raikkonen. 8. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Renualt, 68, 1:24:39.039. Lara (23), Devon Smith (26) Sleem, who spelt his name prevailed 3-2. went out Schumacher shot the field bunched up until 9. Antonio Pizzonia, Brazil, Jaguar, 68, 1:24:44.746. and Marlon Samuels (2) in in this uncommon, some- Paes and Mahesh Bhu- Barrichello finished third into the lead with Colom- they were set free again 10. Cristiano Da Matta, Brazil, Toyota, 68, 1:24:51.065. three overs. what anglicised manner, was pathi, albeit separately, will to complete a happy return to bian Juan Pablo Montoya, of three laps later. AFP Australia: 270 for 5wkts in 50 overs reputed to be an aristocratic be in action in the doubles in West Indies: C Gayle c Hogg b Lee 37 lawyer, but a marvellous ten- the French Open, the globe’s CROSS COUNTRY R Powell c Gilchrist b Lee 37, D Smith c nis talent, too. greatest clay court champi- Gilchrist b Harvey 26 ,B Lara c Gilchrist b India’s baptism of fire in Indians ready for new rules Harvey 23, R Sarwan not out 47, M onships. Much as many In- Samuels c Symonds b Harvey 2 ,O Banks the World Cup of tennis — dians would probably ago- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ing the penalty corner has to be more alert run out (Hayden) 12, C Baugh b McGrath 7, the Davis Cup — took place nise over this, it may be Easy for top seeds V Drakes b Symonds 1, M Dillon not out 8 now,” said Harendra Singh, the penalty cor- against France, a well-estab- thrilling to see both Indians New Delhi: A new set of problems await the Extras: (lb 2, w 1, nb 2) 5 Chennai: Barring two re- K.Ganesan (1.5) drew with P.Priya (1.5); ner coach for the side. Total: (For 8 wkts, in 37 overs) 205 lished nation in the sport, in the same final! And don’t Indian hockey team when they reach Sydney sults, all the top seeds had a Dwarak Krishnan (2)bt S.R.Santhosh (1); The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) had, Fall of wickets: 1-75, 2-75, 3-124, 4-133, that too, in Paris. Not sur- forget to follow the fortunes D Krishnadoss (1) lost to C.Delphin (2); for a three-nation tournament next week. 5-137, 6-161, 7-176, 8-185. smooth sailing in the sec- however, ensured that the players get at least prisingly, few, if any thought of 16-year-old Sania Mirza, H.Nilavoli (2) bt N.Sasi Kumar (1); S.San- India for the first time will play an inter- Bowling: McGrath 8-1-34-1, Lee 8-2-52- ond round of the 3rd Adyar thosh (1) lost to M.Vinoth Kumar (2) R.P. a feel of the rules at home and the new rules 2 (1 nb), Bichel 7-1-38-0 (1 nb), Harvey 7- such an encounter would be now in the world’s top 10 in national tournament which has new penalty Times Millennium FIDE- Senthil Kumaran (2) bt I.Shri Humurdhaa were applied during the Bombay Gold Cup, 0-37-3 (1 w), Symonds 7-0-42-1. anything other than a cake girls tennis, who could be- (1) and S.Sridev (1) lost to J.K.Gowtam corner rules. According to the new rules, it Australia won by 2 runs (Duckworth- rated Open chess tourna- (2). PTI Beighton Hockey and a tournament in Lewis method). Man-of-the-match: walk for the French. come India’s first player in will not be necessary for the attacking team ment. Bhopal. Ricky Ponting (Aus). AFP Indeed, it began that way. WTA singles! IM R.B. Ramesh of Indi- to stop the ball dead during penalty corners “But we will get a better experience and an Oil Corporation suffered Services in final while taking a shot at the goal. However, the knowledge only when we reach Sydney,” said CAPITAL SPORT a mild setback on Sunday ball still has to travel outside the circle before veteran Dhanraj Pillay. Ballia: Services defeated other matches, International lati 20; Arun Rawat 5/16). when B. Sivasankar of a shot is taken. But a shot at goal during Pakistan, the second team in the tourna- Delhi Blues win: Delhi Maharashtra 1-0 to book a Blues beat St Marks by eight Society Football Scool de- Chennai held him to a draw. penalty corners can be prevented by raising ment apart from Australia, have had a first- Laxman Dass memorial cricket tour- place in the final of the the stick above the shoulder, something only wickets in a U-15 DDCA feated Frank Anthony Public nament: RR Gymkhana: 201 for 9 in 40 In a long drawn battle, hand experience of the new rules during the overs (Deepak Sharma 48, Pardeep 12th under-21 National goalkeepers were allowed to do so far. League match. School (B) 3-2 while DAV Ramesh employed his pet Azlan Shah tournament in Malaysia. Aus- Public School thrashed St Chawla 47; Sanjeev Tomar 3/45, Amit Football Championship It will be interesting to see how India ad- St Marks: 121 all out in 42 overs (Ab- Tawetiya 3/23) beat Abhay Ram Sicilian Paulsen variation tralia too have played with the new rules. Columba’s (C) 14-1. where it will meet last just to these rules since penalty corner con- hishek Sharma 27, Raghav Ankush 3/14, Gymkhana: 167 in 38.5 overs (Sanjeev against white’s King Pawn Indian team is taking the three-nation Karandeep Singh 2/26) Delhi Blues: Tomar 37 not out, Sahil Chaudhary 54, year’s runners- up West versions have always been troublesome for 5th National inter-state veterans opening. tournament as a preparatory tour for their 125/2 in 18.5 overs (Gaurav Upadhyay cricket championship: Haryana: 221 Sachin Chaudhary 35; Gaurav Rathi Bengal. them. “We have planned a few ways of tack- Afro-Asian Games and the Champions Tro- 75 no, Amitoze Singh 36 no) 3/14, Gagan Malik 2/29). Results, 2nd rd: B.Sivasankar (1.5) drew The final would be for 8 in 40 overs (M P Singh 86, Vishal R.B.Ramesh (1.5); Sundarajan Kidambi ling this. The goallines saves can be little phy campaigns. India will play the Olympic Ambuja Cup: Mt St Mary Singh Yadav 36; Vinod Gogte 2/34, IIIrd National Yoga Championship: (2) Bt Utham Sharma (1); R.Ananth (1) played on Monday. The Bharat Thakre 2/38, Hemant Wasu 2/39) easy, but the first defender rushing out dur- qualifiers in Madrid in March 2004. School beat St Columba’s (B) Olympic Yoga Sports (junior Girls): 1. lost to G.B. Prakash (2); Deepan- only goal of Sunday’s beat Vidharbh: 174 for 6 in 40 overs Poonam Singh (Del), 2.Ashwani Tare (MP), chakravarthi (2) bt J.Sridhar (1); Vijay match came in the 83rd School 7-1 to reach the (Sameer Gujar 60 not out, Manoj Gogte 3.Aditi Nigam (UP).Junior boys: 1. Parteek Anand M (1) lost to V.Saravanan (2); INDIANS ABROAD semifinals of the Ambuja Cup 35; Rajender Madan 2/26, Vishal 2/29). minute when striker Name And Fame runs to glory Arya (Har), 2. Roshan (UP), 3. Mukesh Ku- S.Poobesh Anand (2) bt M.R.Sangeetha football tournament. Sham Goswami Ganesh Dutt memorial mar (Del).Senior girls: 1. Rajni (Pun), 2. (1); K.V.Anil Kumar (1) Lost to M.G. Ramchandran’s New Delhi: Name And Fame with B Prakash Andrady (3), Pradeep Gurjar cricket tournament: Goswami Ganesh Yasmeen (Raj), 3. Nidhi (Raj). Senior boys: K.Visweswaran (2); R.Balasubramaniam Bhupathi-Mirnyi reach final 1. D N Rudraswamy (Kar), 2. Sandeep shot found the net. atop won the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Cup, (2), Aurnob Godinho and Dutt memorial organising committee XI: (2) bt S.Anand Kumar (1); P.Malarselvi New Delhi: Second seeds Mahesh Bhu- 187 for 4 in 25 overs (Rajinder Singh 38, Rathor (Del), Rakesh Kumar (HP). (1.5) drew with R.R.Laxman (1.5); Maharashtra fought the main even of the Bangalore races. Aditya Singh scored for pathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus ad- Davinder Singh 55; Gopal Shukla 3/37) Forthcoming events:1st R.Parthiban (1) lost to J.Ramakrishna (2); back and mounted sever- Results: The Mount Everest (Plate Div. II): Exalted 1, Astor 2, De- MSM. Darru pulled one back beat Delhi Sports Journalist Association: Syed Anwar Shazuli (2) bt K.C.Krish- vanced to the ATP Masters final in Ham- manding 3; The Aureole Time Plate: Princess Gabriella 1, Diamonds Madhav Rao Scindia Memor- al attacks on the Services for St Columba’s. But St 172 for 6 in 25 overs (G S Vivek 82, Vijay ial Cricket tournament organ- naprasad (1); A.L.Kasi (2) bt Shravanku- burg, beating the third seed duo of Bob Galore 2, Surprise Gift 3; The Malenahalli Plate: Hoorpari 1, Ithica 2, Kumar 36 not out). post but some tight mark- Argentum Blue 3; The Heir Apparent Salver: Chilli Girl 1, Calescent 2, Columba’s A team managed ised by Hind Cricket Club at martalwar (1); R.Aanandh (1) lost to Bryan and Mike Bryan of the US in the J.Venkataramana (2); K.V.Shantharam ing saved the day for the Samyuktaa 3; The Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Cup (Grade III): Name And a semifinal berth by beating Rajiv Gandhi Smriti North Delhi crick- Govt Sr Sec School, An- (1.5) drew with Arun Srinivas R.S. (1.5); latter. In the first semis semifinal on Saturday. However Leander Fame 1, Tide Of Fortune 2, Just Brave Appu 3; The R Khodayar DDA Academy 3-1. Cedric et league: KN Colts: 221 for 6 in 35 drews Ganj from May 24. For T.U.Akhil (1) lost to K.Gopalakrishnan (2); on Saturday, West Bengal Paes and Czezh David Rikl as the duo lost Memorial (Plate Div. I): Florale 1, Dare You Say 2, Allespagne 3; The Rodinson scored a hat-trick overs (Harish Pandey 63 not out, Dinesh G.Dinesh Kumar (2) bt Athavan R.K. (1); Mount Everest (Plate Div. I): Smart Supreme 1, Daddys Darling 2, Es- Rai 52; Rajneesh 2/19, Shri Pal 2/22, Ar- details contact: SS mehra Arun Hariharan (1) lost to E.P.Nirmal (2); had defeated hosts Uttar to top ranked Mark Knowles of Bahamas sex 3; The Kungial Stud (Plate): Southern Goddess 1, Nimitz 2, Roy- for the winners while DDA’s jun 2/24) beat Sunheri Cricket Club: 111 9818223644, VS Rawat: P.Rajesh (2) bt R.A. Pradeep Kumar (1); Pradesh 2-1. PTI and Daniel Nestor of Canada. PTI al Carnival 3; The R Khodayar Memorial (Plate Div. II): Slanka 1, So Kshitij reduced the margin. In in 17.2 overs (Prem Kumar 32, Arjun Gu- 9810366607. Supreme 2, Tribal Dance 3.
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The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Monday,May 19, 2003 19 Greene disappoints Portland: Former world Juventus tumble to Reggina record holder Maurice Greene Rome: Juventus, the Serie A AFP stumbled out of the blocks and title and a berth in the finished a disappointing third Champions League final al- in his season opening 100 me- ready in its pocket, tumbled tres at the 13th Oregon Track 2-1 at lowly Reggina in the Classic on Saturday. next-to-last round of the Ital- Under cool and drizzly condi- ian soccer campaign. tions, Greene clocked 10.33 Reggina pocketed three vi- seconds, finishing behind win- tal points for escaping rele- ner Kim Collins of Saint gation on goals by its strik- Kitts and Nevis. AP ers David Di Michele and Emiliano Bonazzoli. La Juve, which clinched their 27th Serie A title the last weekend got their only goal from Uruguayan Marce- lo Zalayeta. The fourth loss of the sea- son left Juventus with 69 points, five ahead of Inter Milan, which defended their second place with a 2-0 win at Modena. AC Milan downed Bologna 3-1 at San Bayern Munich’s French midfielder Bixente Lizarazu holds the Bundesliga champion’s Siro to stay three points be- trophy among jubilating teammates at Munich’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday. hind Inter in third place. major setback on Saturday Bayern Munich lift title: to the occasion by beating Deportivo suffer setback: when they were beaten 2-1 at Bayern Munich received the Stuttgart 2-1 on two goals by Deportivo La Coruna’s Span- home by reigning champi- trophy for the Bundesliga Brazilian striker Giovane ish title dream suffered a ons Valencia. championship and lived up Elber. Agencies Pom football tainted London: A survey has challenged the University of Leicester, who con- the popular conception that English ducted the survey, tells Monday’s football is a relatively drugs-free ‘Real Story’ on BBC1 that football is zone. facing more of a threat than had pre- A poll of 700 players interviewed viously been thought. for a BBC documentary reveals that “It certainly is a significant mi- 46 percent of professionals know a nority and it suggests that the use of colleague who uses recreational performance-enhancing drugs is drugs like marijuana or cocaine. rather more widespread than the FA The same number believe the sport test results would indicate,” he said. is facing a substance-abuse problem. “Young players between 19 and 24, Random testing is conducted by who were most likely to report they the English Football Association af- knew players who used drugs, sug- ter games and at training grounds, gest that the increase is a very recent but the programme claims 5.8 per- phenomenon.” cent of players have advanced warn- Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark ing. Bosnich is serving a nine month ban Professor Ivan Waddington from after testing positive for cocaine. AFP Coria claims ATP title Hamburg: Guillermo Coria beat Ar- AFP gentine compatriot Agustin Calleri 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and earn his sec- ond career ATP title. Coria, who was seeded 12th, domi- nated the final, relentlessly chasing down shots and making few errors. Calleri had complied the best record on clay this year (24-7) going into the match, but he could not match Coria’s steady play. Calleri finished with 48 unforced errors, while Coria had only 12 in 2 hours and 12 minutes of play. The US$2.4 million Hamburg event is a major warmup for the French Open. Mauresmo stuns Serena in semis but loses in final: French fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo fought back from a set down to upset defending champion Serena Williams in the Amelie Mauresmo reacts after de- Rome Masters semifinal on Satur- feating Serena Williams in the Italian day. Mauresmo defeated America’s Open semis in Rome on Saturday. world number one 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. But lots to Kim Clijsters in Sunday’s fi- all on my service games,” she said. A nal 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-0. runner-up here in 2000 and 2001, Williams, who defends her French Mauresmo held serve to become Open title at Roland Garros later only the second player this year to this month, said her poor serving beat the American. was the root cause of a surprise de- Meanwhile Clijsters beat her dou- feat. bles partner Sugiyama 6-3, 6-2 in the “I made too many errors, most of semifinal . Agencies THE SPORTING WORLD AT A GLANCE BASKETBALL 6 declared (P.Jaques 222,M.Hussey 65). Northampton- NBA: Western Conference semi-finals (Game 7 (best of shire 12 points, Yorkshire 10. 7)):Sacramento 99 Dallas 112 (Dallas win series 4-3) TRACK AND FIELD CRICKET IAAF Grand Prix Adidas Oregon Track Classic, English County championships: Division one: At Portland, USA: Men’s: 100m: 1 Kim Collins (Skn) Canterbury: Match abandoned as a draw, rain. Kent 10.21, 2 John Capel (USA) 10.28, 3 Maurice Greene 472 (E.Smith 103, G.Blewett 60, M.Carberry 53, (USA) 10.33. 200m: 1 John Capel (USA) 20.38, 2 G.Jones 52; P.Weekes 4-70, J.Dawes 4-90). Middlesex Darvis Patton (USA) 20.38, 3 Ramon Clay (USA) 20.46. 221 (B.Hutton 74; M.Saggers 4-48) and 249-4 400m: 1 Jerome Young (USA) 45.23, 2 Michael Black- (S.Koenig 96, A.Strauss 93). Kent 12 points, Middlesex wood (Jam) 45.33, 3 Derrick Brew (USA) 45.55. 8. At Old Trafford: Match abandoned as a draw, rain. 800m: 1 David Krummenacker (USA) 1:45.77, 2 Essex 215 (J.Foster 57; J.Anderson 4-67) and 42-3. Nicholas Wachira (Ken) 1:46.56, 3 Jean-Patrick Lancashire 375 (I.Sutcliffe 109, M.Chilton 106; R.Irani Nduwimana (Bdi) 1:47.16. 1500m: 1 Bernard Lagat 4-59). Essex 8 points, Lancashire 11. At The Oval: (Ken) 3:34.13, 2 Kevin Sullivan (Can) 3:34.60, 3 Noah Match abandoned as a draw, rain. Leicestershire 200 Ngeny (Ken) 3:35.82. 3000m: 1 Abraham Chebii (Ken) (P.DeFreitas 65; Azhar Mahmood 5-78) and 185-8 7:45.21, 2 Shadrack Kosgei (Ken) 7:45.96, 3 Tim (V.Sehwag 81; Saqlain Mushtaq 5-46). Surrey 560-8 Broe (USA) 7:46.57. High Jump: 1 Charles Austin declared (M.Ramprakash 152, I.Salisbury 101 not out, (USA) 2.24, 2 James Nieto (USA) 2.20, 2 Terrance A.Brown 73, A.Stewart 71; P.DeFreitas 4-101). Surrey Woods (USA) 2.20. Triple Jump: 1 Von Ware (USA) 12 points, Leicestershire 7. 15.58, 2 Marcus Jones (USA) 15.14. Shot Put: 1 Division two: At Taunton: Somerset beat Glamorgan Kevin Toth (USA) 21.21, 2 Bradley Snyder (Can) by an innings and 143 runs. Glamorgan 200 (N.McLean 20.53, 3 Justin Anlezark (Aus) 20.38. Discus: 1 John 5-43) and 133. Somerset 476-6 declared (P.Bowler 92, Godina (USA) 62.98, 2 Ian Waltz (USA) 61.94, 3 Carl M.Burns 82, M.Trescothick 70, A.Laraman 61 not out). Brown (USA) 61.16. Somerset 22 points, Glamorgan 3. Women’s: 100m: 1 Torri Edwards (USA) 11.23, 2 At Bristol: Match abandoned as a draw. Hampshire 369 Tanya Lawrence (Jam) 11.26, 3 Debbie Ferguson (S.Katich 96, J.Crawley 69, W.Kendall 69, N.Pothas 63; (Bah) 11.35. 800m: 1 Diane Cummins (Can) 2:00.79, J.Lewis 4-80). Gloucestershire 316-4 (C.Spearman 103, 2 Meskerem Legesse (Eth) 2:01.11, 3 Suzy Walsham P.Weston 61, J.Rhodes 57 not out). Gloucestershire 10 (Aus) 2:02.00.5000m: 1 Meseret Defar (Eth) points, Hampshire 9. At Stockton: Match abandoned as 14:59.88, 2 Tirunesh Dibaba (Eth) 15:01.44, 3 Sen- a draw, rain. Worcestershire 395 (Kabir Ali 84 not out, tayehu Ejigu (Eth) 15:02.46. 100m Hurdles: 1 B.Smith 81, S.Peters 62, V.Solanki 52). Durham 146-3 Miesha McKelvy (USA) 12.93, 2 Melissa Morrison declared (J.Lewis 66 not out) and 151-7 (G.Muchall 74; (USA) 12.96, 3 Jenny Adams (USA) 12.96. Pole Vault: A.Hall 3-10). Durham 7 points, Worcestershire 9. At 1 Kellie Suttle (USA) 4.41, 2 Mary Sauer (USA) 4.25, Northampton: Match drawn. Yorkshire 399 (M.Vaugh- 3 Tracy O’Hara (USA) 4.25. Discus: 1 Aretha Hill an 103, R.Dawson 77,A.McGrath 51; J.Brown 4-99) and (USA) 63.44, 2 Suzanne Powell (USA) 62.07, 3 Beat- 109-1 (M.Vaughan 64 not out). Northamptonshire 402- rice Faumuina (Nzl) 61.77.
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Garcia says he tested positive for EPO: European 3,000 GRAFFITI and 5,000-metres champion Alberto Garcia said he tested positive Thierry to wed model Nicole: French AFP Weave it like Beckham for EPO after the world cross country championships at Lausanne in March. Garcia said in a statement on Sunday that the Spanish soccer star Thierry Henry who helped Eng- London: Having recently pledged his im- Athletics Federation had informed him several days ago of the re- lish football team Arsenal to their 1-0 FA mediate future to Manchester United, Eng- Cup final victory against Southampton yes- sult. The federation said it had not suspended Garcia even though land football captain David Beckham’s it is mandated by IAAF rules. Spanish law supersedes the regula- terday, plans to marry English model Nicole only close-season move has been with his Merry in July. But the pair, who filmed the 1 tion, federation president Jose Maria Odriozola said. AP hair. British newspapers on Sunday pic- million pound “Va-Va Voom” Renault Clio ad campaign together, cannot decide tured the 28-year-old sporting braids, where to hold the ceremony. A close friend likening him to US actress Bo Derek, who told the Sunday Mirror: “They are very, very sported a similar hairdo in the film “10.” happy together and are looking forward to Prior to his new look — worn by Beck- a beautiful summer wedding. But they are ham at a restaurant near Nice, southern not sure whether to have the big day in France — the footballer used a hair band to France or England. At the moment it looks keep his mane tidy.Beckham may be loyal like it will be on this side of the Channel - to his employers Manchester United but he is not so after all, Thierry’s team-mates are all here.” staunch when it comes to deciding how to fashion his The pair’s two-year romance blossomed as blond hair. In recent years, the footballer has taken to Nicole, 23 played Henry’s lover in a car ad. the pitch sporting a mohican cut, shaved head, and In the TV campaign Nicole was seen chat- long locks. AFP ting on a phone by the pool wearing one of his shirts. White House big-hitter to play Hen- man: Top British tennis player Tim Henman has accepted an invitation to play US na- Horse racing fans wear Black-Eyed Susan hats at Pimlico race track in Baltimore tional security adviser Condoleezza Rice ahead of the 128th Preakness Stakes. when he visits Washington for a tournament in July, a London newspaper reported. Rice, Ireland surprises IOC: The Irish gov- am surprised,” said Rogge on Saturday af- said to be passionate about tennis, will hit a ernment’s decision to ask athletes from ter hearing the news. “I don’t know why a few balls with Henman when he visits Asia not to come to the Special Olympics government would restrict an athlete and Washington for the Legg Mason Classic, a for disabled athletes because of the SARS let businessmen travel.” He added that ath- tournament on the men’s professional tour, scare has stunned International Olympic letes probably had a better immune system according to The Sunday Times. Committee president Jacques Rogge. “I than the average person.
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