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Established 1838 DEATHS: 93 worldwide. Beijing Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Surrounded, Baghdad defiant • reports the death of second You can’t say civilisation ● AFP expert, Finnish ILO official Pekka don’t advance - for every war, 18 more die in Aro. WHO expert Carlo Urbani, they kill you in a new way. who identified the disease, died — Will Rogers friendly fire last month. NEWS DIGEST • CHINA: Epicentre of SARS is ● the southern region. 51 deaths, Agni-III: India is making efforts to Saddam, 2 sons 1,247 infections. test-fire Agni-III by the year-end, said defence minister George Fer- may have fled • HONG KONG: Two die on nandes. P5 Sunday. 42 new cases surface. TOEFL test: The US has decided By Chidanand Rajghatta • CANADA: Worst-hit after Asia. to test the English speaking profi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK 3,500 in quarantine. 187 ciency of foreign students as part of Washington: American forces com- TOEFL. P11 infections. Eight dead. Ninth pletely surrounded Baghdad on Sun- case suspected. Delhi tops in business: Delhi day, and in an effort to stop anyone emerged as the number one city in from fleeing the besieged capital, they • KUWAIT: First suspected case the ranking of business friendly used air power to mistakenly fire on detected SARS. places among 36 cities in the coun- convoys of its own troops, Kurdish al- try. It has the best communication • SINGAPORE: Task force set up lies, and Russian diplomats. to deal with the crisis. penetration and good hotels, ac- In yet another ghastly incident of cording to a CII ranking. P13 friendly fire American jets strafed a • MALAYSIA: First death. Don’t joint convoy of US troops and Kurdish panic, says PM I don’t deny that I continue to fighters killing at least 18 and wound- AUSTRALIA: SARS becomes meet politicians, but my interac- ing 45. Among those killed was the • tion with them has nothing to do brother of Massoud Barzani, leader of “quarantinable” after 4 child with politics, says Vice-President the Kurdistan Democratic Party visitors are suspected carriers. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat . (KDP). Also injured in the incident See Edit page • DELHI: Sushma Swaraj says all was BBC television’s world affairs edi- cases will be sent to Infectious tor,John Simpson, who suffered shrap- YOU SAID IT by Laxman nel wounds in the leg. Diseases Hospital in Kingsway ‘‘I’ve counted 10 or 12 bodies around Camp. us, so there are Americans dead. It was Reports on pages 5 & 11 an American plane, dropped the bomb right beside us. I saw it land about 10 to 12 feet away,’’ Simpson told the BBC moments after the blast. US officials Armed Iraqis cheer on a US Abrams tank destroyed during a fierce battle 25 km south of Baghdad’s city centre. said the incident was being investigat- ed and made no mention of American AFP Shanta Kumar ● casualties. Heavy artillery fire east of ‘‘This is just a scene from hell here, THE BATTLEFRONT Baghdad all the vehicles are on fire, there are ● US troops stream across quits Cabinet bodies burning, there are bodies lying Euphrates to bolster positions TIMES NEWS NETWORK around, there are bits of bodies on the DAYDAY 1818 around Baghdad ground,’’ Simpson said. US officials New Delhi: A day after the BJP meanwhile warned against people ● Two major highways leading out of Baghdad seized national executive concluded, senior driving out of Baghdad if they were to party leader and rural development save their lives. Toll ● British forces push into minister Shanta Kumar resigned from The project never came up! There were also reports from heart of Basra the Union Cabinet. Moscow about US forces firing on a US, UK Anyway, as it claimed it did bring 107 ● US troops battle into centre He met Prime Minister Atal Bihari prosperity, but only to government Russian convoy that included TROOPS Vajpayee on Sunday evening and sub- officials and ministers...! Moscow’s ambassador to Iraq, of Karbala IRAQI mitted his resignation, which the PM Vladimir Titorenko, who was leaving 1252 ● BBC’s John Simpson injured in forwarded to President A P J Abdul indiatimes.com POLL Baghdad through Damascus along CIVILIANS friendly fire and NBC’s David Kalam. The President has accepted it, with a small core team of diplomats. Source: Reuters Bloom dies of blood clot reliable sources said. Yesterday’s results: Do you think Russian officials said Moscow had in- Union urban development minister Saddam’s exit will improve the formed Washington about the evacua- Ananth Kumar is likely to be given ad- lives of Iraqis? tion ahead of time. dad after reporting that they had killed ing from the Americans. US officials Congress, and US European allies and ditional charge of the rural develop- Yes 47% No 53% The two latest incidents come after between 2000 to 3000 Iraqi fighters dur- hope to be in complete control of Bagh- the United Nations on the other, about ment ministry,the sources said. US planes had also fired and killed al- ing their first sortie through the city’s dad by Tuesday and install an interim the post-war scenario in Iraq. Though no immediate reasons were • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose lied British soldiers, leading to plenty southwestern quadrant. One US sol- administration as early as Tuesday. Comment: The messy endgame begins to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. given for Shanta Kumar’s sudden ac- of bad blood between British and dier was reported killed and there was The US plan, a military occupation now, with casualties of both combat- tion, he was in the eye of a storm after Today’s question: Do you think Saddam American forces. Edgy American no account of civilian casualty. in all but name, envisages the Penta- ants and non-combatants likely to rise the defeat of the ruling BJP in the re- will disappear to fight a guerrilla troops have also shot and killed its own While some reports spoke of Sad- gon calling the shots at the expense of steeply, and concerted international war against the US? cent assembly elections in Himachal soldiers. In one incident, US troops dam Hussein having fled Baghdad for not just the United Nations, but also its political pressure being exerted on the Pradesh. At one time, there were reports Cast your vote on shot dead a GI who was not in uniform Tikrit with his two sons, most ac- allies and even the state department. coalition of the ‘willing’. that he may be asked to step down for www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 and was loitering beside an Iraqi tank. counts suggested that the Republican There are differences between the See Edit: Post-war Games his outburst against the then chief min- Meanwhile, US forces are getting Guard and fidayeen fighters were put- White House and the Pentagon on one See article ‘Criticise, not Condemn’: Page 12 ister P K Dhumal. ready for another swing through Bagh- ting up a resistance despite the batter- side, and the State Department, the See Dubyaman: Page 11 AP

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Book your Classifieds 24 hours service: “51-666-888” Mahesh Bhupathi (left) and Leander Paes in action against New Zealand’s Mark Nielsen and Alister Hunt in the Davis Cup doubles match in Kolkata on Sunday. India won the tie 4-1. Report on page 15 Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” The ATM of information The Largest Classifieds Site Nanda takes the Claridges cake TIMES NEWS NETWORK revamp will begin this year. * 18 + 8 pages of Delhi Times Revamping legacy Claridges Hotel was set up in 1950 + 10 pages of Education Time New Delhi: Claridges Hotel, the when a Dutch manager convinced city’s landmark of musty nostalgia, • The Khanna family have sold their holding to Suresh Nanda the owners to build a hotel with a has been sold to Suresh Nanda. British name and decor. The family Hopefully, the bitter chocolate cake • Nanda in talks with internation- accepted his advice, and to this day, will continue to taste the same. al chains to manage the prop- Claridges has a loyal following — Fifty-three years after setting up a erties under a joint brand many fussy,long-term visitors. hotel modelled on Delhi’s imperial The hotel is located on toney Au- past, the Khanna family have sold will continue with the Claridges rangzeb Road. Its Dhaba, Pickwicks, their 20 per cent holding in the Clar- brand but will look at adding the Jade Garden, Corbett have a dedicat- idges chain to Suresh Nanda — son name of our international partner,’’ ed clientele. Its pastry shop has held of defence agent Admiral Nanda — Nanda told The Times of India. its own among the trendier newcom- for Rs 96 crore. Nanda added that he has already ers. In the wedding season, baraatis The remaining 80 per cent is held chalked out expansion plans at an in- bhangra lustily at its entrance. by overseas investors. Nanda is keen vestment of Rs 60 crore. ‘‘The plan is There’s been a long-standing dis- to purchase that equity as well. to convert the Delhi property into a pute over ownership within the Apart from the Delhi property,the boutique suite hotel. Which means, Khanna clan. A sale has been ‘immi- chain includes a hotel in Mussoorie rooms will come down, and we will nent’ for the past couple of years. and manages two properties in Cor- only offer suites,’’ he said. Comment: Claridges was once billed bett Park and Nainital. Phase II plans include expanding as being Indira Gandhi’s favourite Nanda is in talks with two inter- the brand’s presence to other cities hotel in Delhi. Its well-wishers will national chains — the Regent group and even international markets. hope that under new ownership and and Four Seasons — to manage the Currently, the Delhi property has with a fresh infusion of funds, it will properties under a joint brand. ‘‘We 162 rooms, including 12 suites. The regain its former glory.

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2 Monday,April 7, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Old man killed for not shaking hand Record haul of pure shahtoosh wool TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: A 70-year-old The 215-kg seizure came from thousands of animals and would have gone into making shawls worth crores man was stabbed to death by TIMES NEWS NETWORK to make as many as 1,700 cluding the driver, were ar- Delhi state forest minister a vagabond near Gurudwara To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 shawls worth several crores Deadly trade rested,’’ he said. The truck Deep Chand Bandhu congrat- Sis Ganj on Saturday morn- New Delhi: In the largest- ing. The vagabond, who was of rupees.’’ had 132 sacks, 11 loaded with ulated the wildlife staff on ever haul of its kind in the • Shahtoosh shawls “I do my homework, but I am director’s boy on identified as Raj Singh and He said the wool would shahtoosh and the rest had the seizure. country, the Delhi state are brought to Delhi to the sets” — SAMEER DHARMADHIKARI, Model-turned-actor seemed to be insane, was ar- have been extracted by sheep wool. According to conservation- wildlife department seized be sold at higher prices Q. rested and sent to Shahdara killing and skinning thou- ‘‘En route to Delhi, the ists, about 20,000 antelopes Do you love the like of an actor is very small, 215 kg of pure shahtoosh film industry?- what do you plan to do once Mental Hospital for treat- sands of endangered Tibetan • Each shawl can fetch truck stopped at Haldwani are killed every year to make all_in_one you retire from acting?- ani ment, the police said. wool here on Sunday. Antelope or Chiru. anywhere between and some sacks were un- shahtoosh shawls. It was being transported in Rs 50,000 to Rs 4 lakh A: Of course. I’ve A: If you are honest to your The victim, Chand Mo- ‘‘These animals are usual- loaded there. We are trying to Meanwhile, the amended been in love with work, you can be around hammad, was on his way to a truck along with several ly found in Tibet, China, find the contents of those Wildlife Protection Act bags of sheep wool from • 11 shawls were seized the film industry right from much longer and don’t work, when he reached the Kashmir and Ladakh. Earli- sacks,’’ he said. has strengthened thepenal the beginning, because I have to worry about your Pithoragarh in Uttaranchal in November last and six Gurudwara and a man got up er, the shawls were made this February A senior forest officer said provisions for punishing love my work shelf-life!! from the footpath to shake to Majnu Ka Tila, said Delhi’s from the wool shed by the an- shahtoosh wool is usually offenders. Q. Are you a director’s boy Q. Do you feel you were not hands with him. When Mo- wildlife officer Bipin Behari. imal at the onset of the sum- smuggled into the country The minimum imprison- or you do your own stuff at able to make an impact in hammad refused to shake The wool was to be taken to mers. But thriving illegal partment had received infor- from China and Tibet via ment for offences related to the sets?- rima Satta?- jaya hand, the vagabond started Kashmir for making shawls, trade has prompted people to mation that a truck carrying Nepal. wildlife has been raised from A: I am more of a director’s A: Media has encouraged following him. Then Singh he added. hunt down the Chiru and illegal wildlife products It is then taken to Kashmir one-year jail term to three- boy because he is the only me for my performance in took out a dagger and Describing the enormity of skin it for the wool,’’ the had left for Delhi from through Uttaranchal and year’s imprisonment. Also person on the sets who Satta stabbed Mohammad in his the catch, Behari said: ‘‘Each wildlife officer said. Pithoragarh. Delhi for making the highly getting bail has been made knows the entire story. I do Q. When is your other films stomach, the police said. shahtoosh shawl can fetch Chiru comes under Sched- ‘‘Since we had the truck’s prized shawls. difficult. my homework, so it doesn’t releasing?- noel anywhere between Rs 50,000 ule 1 of the Wildlife Protec- number (UP-14-R-2967), our While shahtoosh shawls And a provision has been confuse me on the sets. I A: My film Agni Pankh is am raw clay and the director releasing on 15th August. to Rs 4 lakh. It is made from tion Act, 1972, and its hunt- staff followed it on the high- have been seized on many made to forfeit properties shapes me. just 100 to 150 gram of pure way and apprehended it near For complete chat log on to ing is banned. occasions in the past, this acquired from illegal hunt- Q. Considering that the shelf http://chat.indiatimes.com shahtoosh. The amount Giving details of Sunday’s Shahdara early Sunday is the first haul of raw wool ing and trade of wildlife seized could have been used seizure, Behari said the de- morning. Three persons, in- in Delhi. products. CHATTING LIVE ON INDIATIMES TODAY 4 pm: 5.30 pm: TOI Chaitanya Keerti Pratyasha Bole hi, organised a science dra- Editor, Osho World Model SCHOOL ma contest. Gyan Mandir On how helpful is On what it takes to Public School, Naraina, meditation in a be a ramp scorcher NEWS emerged as the winner and stressful world and her future plans bagged the first prize at unit Children safety day: level. The drama team was Greenway Modern School awarded a cash prize of observed children safety Rs 3,000 and an entry to day under the guidance of the state level contest. The school manager K K school will now compete Sachdeva and Mohit at the national level. Sachdeva. Deputy commis- Principal awarded: sioner of police (north-east) Rameshwar Datt, principal, Vivek Gogia visited the Kendriya Vidyalaya, school and spoke on social Vikaspuri, was presented and personal safety issues the women empowerment with the students. and livelihood award by the Indian Society for Essay competition: The Integration of Women and association of exploration Children Development geo- scientists, in associa- during world women tion with TCI and PEACE, summit on March 9 at India organised an essay compe- International Centre. tition for students of Classes 8, 9 and 11. Two Orientation workshop: students from Rai School, On March 3, 2003, a group Lodhi Road, brought laurels of 19 teachers of St Marks to the school. In Class 9 Senior Secondary Public HOPE FLOATS: V N Singh can relax at home if someone sponsors a ventilator. He’s now in category, Nitin Arora won School, Meera Bagh, along Safdarjung hospital’s intensive care unit. the third prize for his essay with the counsellor, attend- on ground water reserves. ed an orientation workshop In Class 11 category, on learning difficulties at Subramanya Gautam won Vidyashree. The programme the first prize for his essay aimed at understanding the On ventilator for 2 years on the topic ‘My perception different types of learning of earth sciences’. difficulties, identification of By Pallavi Majumdar Singh has been put off department Dr Anoop Raj such children, devising re- TIMES NEWS NETWORK antibiotics for the past six Gogia. Singh will not sur- Annual Day: The junior medial educational plans for months. He’s now on anti- vive for more than five min- wing of Chiranjiv Bharati these children and creating New Delhi: People come depressants that help tide utes without the ventilator. School, Palam Vihar, cele- an awareness among the in, get well and go home. over his blues. He cannot Doctors have approached brated its annual day. The people. The programme But V N Singh looks on. speak but communicates several voluntary groups to school was transformed was headed by the coordi- He’s been doing just that for into a veritable fairyland through writing. ‘‘During help Singh procure a domi- nator of Vidyashree, Dr the past 30 months, ever the first few months, he ciliary ventilator (one that with complete participation Anupama Sethi, PhD in since he was brought into from the students. The syn- would write and ask me can be fixed at home), but to learning difficulties. They the intensive care unit of chronisation and execution when he could go home,’’ no avail. A ventilator costs were also guided by Safdarjung hospital. Singh of events was perfect and counsellor Yasmin Asgar. Verma said. Now he seems about Rs 2.3 lakh. ‘‘Singh reflected the dedicated and can’t breathe on his own. to have come to terms with wants to die at peace at Boy held for sodomy untiring efforts of the teach- Trophy lifted: Students of He’s on a ventilator. the fact that he’s here to home,’’ Verma said. ers. Dr Sudha Yadav, mem- Anglo Arabic Senior Sec- A sub-inspector with the stay for a while. The only thing that wor- New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy was arrested for sodomising a ber of parliament, presided ondary School, Ajmeri Gate, Central Bureau of Investi- Having accepted this ries Singh is the future of four-year-old girl on Saturday morning. The boy was taken over the function as chief brought laurels to their gation, Singh suffers from a fact, he now makes every ef- his three sons, who couldn’t into custody under the Juvenile Justice Act and was pro- guest. She appreciated the school by exhibiting brilliant motor neuron disorder, fort to enliven the other- pursue their careers follow- duced in a juvenile court on Sunday. effort made by the students talent in lifting the trophy which also plagues physi- wise sombre ICU. ‘‘Because ing his illness. The police said the incident took place at about 10.30 am titled Akkad bakkad bambe and gave away prizes to the cist Stephen Hawking. of him we have installed a With Singh’s salary be- when the boy took the girl who was his neighbour to a deso- bo organised by ETV meritorious students from The disorder is eating late area in the locality. After the incident, the girl returned children channel. The stereo and speakers along- ing blocked for the past one the primary (junior wing). away the muscles, making competition was held in side every bed,’’ said Prem year, survival has become a to her house and told her mother about what had happened. Science Drama Con- four different categories him weaker by the day. Chandna, a senior nurse. challenge for his family. The victim’s mother informed her husband who works as test: To encourage the namely quiz, antakshari, ‘‘There is no cure. He had to Talk to him about his job ‘‘Father’s pension will a driver who in turn called the police. ‘‘The girl has been students and teachers to dances and games. School be put on a ventilator be- and there’s a sparkle in his come in only when he re- provided with medical care,’’ an officer said. TNN experiment with the dra- director praised the boys cause even breathing re- eyes. ‘‘I helped arrest Chan- tires. And if he retires now, matic form as a means of and Arif Usmani for his quires muscles,’’ said sen- draswami,’’ he writes. we’ll lose the government communication, the Nation- earnest effort in guiding ior specialist and ICU in- ‘‘How can we let him go?’’ accommodation,’’ Mahesh, EXAMINATION ALERT al Science Centre, New Del- and training the students. charge Dr P K Verma. said head of anaesthesia Singh’s youngest son, said. AIEEE 11.05.2003: All India Engineering/ Pharmacy/ Architecture Entrance Exam (AIEEE), 2003 [www.aieee.nic.in]. BANKING 11.05.2003: Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank of India [www.sbi.co.in]. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 09.05.2003: Interview for External Registration Programme (ERP) of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [www.iisc.ernet.in]. 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DELHI’S DDAGATE: THE BIGGER PICTURE Sharma offered slush money Break up DDA, to former NDMC chief: CBI say experts By Rahul Chhabra check land use violations. By Pratyush Kanth In the CBI net fence against corruption. In TIMES NEWS NETWORK Scope for corruption in TIMES NEWS NETWORK DDA, the vigilance depart- DDA is high due to its control ment was muzzled by the New Delhi: The Delhi Devel- over precious land. New Delhi: ‘‘Hello, mein bol being bribed by the bosses who thought they had opment Authority (DDA) ‘‘DDA has emerged as the raha hu. Kya abhi saman construction company. a right to bend rules for their needs to be unbundled to largest real estate agency of bhej sakta hu? (It’s me. Can I •Dharam Bir Khattar own benefit. But we can’t bring in transparency in its the world with over 50,000 send the stuff right away?),’’ (middleman): A blame them beyond a point in functioning and curbing cor- acres of prime metropolitan said the caller. ‘‘Nahi. Mera commandant with Home a agency where several top ruption, say urban planners. land at its disposal,’’ said S S husband abhi ghar pe hai Guards. Ran a timber shop officials are steeped in cor- Experts believe DDA has Shafi, who was involved with (No, my husband is at home at Paharganj. Also owned ruption,’’ said a senior IAS lost its mandate given by the planning of the city since its right now), said the person at palatial guest houses built official who is at present on Parliament. From a planning inception in 1956. the other end. illegally in connivance with deputation with the DDA. and development organisa- ‘‘The role of land owning This call, taped by the Cen- the DDA top brass. Fled CBI sources said most top tion, it has become a multi- agency has subverted the tral Bureau of Investigation after DDA V-C tipped him level officials sent to DDA on role organisation which has mandate of DDA which was (CBI), was allegedly made by off the CBI raid. deputation seem to ride a failed on all fronts. supposed to be the planning former Delhi Development high horse. They know their ‘‘The DDA has taken up too and development authority,’’ Authority (DDA) vice-chair- •Jagdish Chander much responsibility. It pre- (director, lands): Allegedly stay would be short and once he said. Shafi said politicians man Subhash Sharma to for- they move on, it will be diffi- pares development plan, im- rather than logic seem to mer New Delhi Municipal had a share in the Rs 1.1- plements these and enforces crore bribe to be divided cult to unravel their mis- drive DDA’s policy in recent Council (NDMC) chief P M deeds. So, deputationists the plan on residents by tak- times. Singh. The CBI said Sharma between him, Sharma, ing action against its viola- •Subhash Sharma Sharan and Khattar. make hay while the sun ‘‘The whole game of politi- offered Singh slush money. (former DDA vice- shines and feed those who get tors,’’ said A K Maitra, direc- cians is focused on winning CBI sources told The Times chairman): Arrested for •Anil Wadhwa and them this opportunity. tor, School of Planning and elections. And they are the of India that this conversa- allegedly accepting bribes Pradeep Kapoor: Both ‘‘An upright deputationist Architecture. But DDA has ones responsible for populist tion costed Singh her job. to bend rules in favour of partners in a company has two options when he failed on most fronts. proposals like regularisation ‘‘We have briefed top officials private parties. Was to engaged in construction of joins DDA. One, he turns a According to Maitra, the of 1,100 unauthorised in the home ministry about receive Rs 50 lakh from a Rajindra Mahavira Towers. blind eye towards corruption three prime functions should colonies and permission for her close links with Sharma. construction company for Sharma demanded Rs 20 and avoids any confrontation be carried out by au- mixed land use,’’ he said. We did not raid her because illegally permitting a higher lakh for not demolishing with his corrupt colleagues. tonomous wings to minimise Urban designer K T R we wanted more proof about floor area ratio. the tower lift. But Sharma’s Two, he becomes a part of it. scope for manipulations and Ravindran said DDA’s lack of her involvement in this case. •Anand Mohan Sharan conduit, Ved Prakash In most cases, the second op- increasing efficiency. accountability towards peo- But it is too early to rule out (commissioner, land Kaushik, settled it for Rs 10 tion is seen as the easiest,’’ ‘‘You cannot be your own ple were responsible for the the possibility of a raid,’’ a disposal): Charged with lakh. The demolition squad said a CBI source. watchdog. There has to be a rampant malpractices. CBI said source. seeking favour from the was called back. The most common joke mechanism to stop you from ‘‘Public participation in When contacted, Singh breaking the set of rules you company for getting the Ved Prakash Kaushik shared by DDA officials is DDA’s functioning has not said, ‘‘I would not like to • framed,’’ Maitra said, point- been anything more than project through. CBI (middleman): Suspected that DDA stands for Discre- comment on any allegation ing towards DDA’s failure to mere lip service,’’ he said. recovered Rs 36 lakh from hawala dealer and former tion and Delay Authority.The made by the CBI. I would his residence. Sharan procedures laid down in rather wait and watch.’’ clerk at New Delhi says the money belongs Municipal Council. Alleged DDA, say insiders, leave so CBI sources said they had to his father. much scope for officials to information about several conduit for Sharma who Vijay Risbud favour people. kick-back scandals in the • was NDMC chief before (commissioner, planning): moving to DDA. In situations where the DDA. ‘‘The arrests of these Allegedly agreed to clear Helped stop a demolition DDA brass encounter resist- senior IAS officials had to a proposal to increase following a Rs 10 lakh ance in their gameplan to happen. When we informed floor area ratio, only after deal with Sharma. seek favours — ranging from senior home ministry offi- money to women and expen- cials about the raids and builders swore by him and scandal also casts a shadow sive foreign holidays — they shared with them the infor- use the delaying tactics to used his services regularly. on Sharma’s superiors, in- mation we had about corrup- frustrate people they want to The judiciary was also le- cluding lieutenant-governor tion in DDA, they were extract money from. shocked,’’ a CBI source said. nient towards him. He was Vijai Kapoor, who remained ‘‘The favours extended by CBI sources said Dharm the main pillar of several ignorant even as DDA’s top Sharma to a construction Bir Khattar, the middleman, NGOs and trusts in the city, officials minted money. company came after two was under surveillance for which were floated only to ac- In fact, officials in the ur- decades of file work. It was about two months. ‘‘We were quire government land at ban development ministry the Rs 1.10 crore bribery deal monitoring the movement of throwaway prices. Once we had smelt a rat, but they re- that propelled Sharma, in his one broker in DDA and we had his mobile numbers, frained from confronting the 40-day stint as DDA V-C, to found that the top brass of case became a cakewalk,’’ influential DDA official. give everything the construc- the authority was eating out said a CBI source. ‘‘An institution’s in-built tion company wanted in two of his hands. Several top CBI sources said the DDA checks are its first line of de- decades,’’ said a CBI source.

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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolat- ed places in Andaman and Nicobar islands,Arunachal NATIONAL Idle machines shortchange patients Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mumbai: I-A 0700, Mizoram, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Family knew 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, TIMES NEWS NETWORK 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa states, What DDU could have done with Rs 50 lakh 2300 Jet Air 0650, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep. Mainly dry New Delhi: Deen Dayal 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, weather will prevail over the rest of the country. 1935, 2030, 2200, Upadhyay Hospital, the The Rs 50 lakh Two cycles Fifty hip Anti-HIV Multi- Sahara 0700,1800, 2025 INDIA WORLD largest secondary level that DDU of chemo- replacement drugs distance about the KOLKATA: I-A 0700, ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min hospital run by the Delhi hospital spent therapy for 1600 ,1700,1945 Delhi 35 19 Amsterdam 11 05 surgeries for 100 intra-ocular Jet Air 0600, 1720, Gangtok 19 12 state government, has on machines 100 cancer Mumbai 34 24 Guwahati 31 21 Bahrain 33 21 +++and high patients lens for 60 Sahara 0620,1915 = CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 35 25 Dehradun 30 15 Bangkok 37 28 come under fire from the that lay un- patients quality for four cataract 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 35 24 H’rabad 39 25 Beijing 23 06 Comptroller and Auditor used for two affair: Police artificial hips months patients 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 33 21 Indore 36 20 Chicago 04 -03 General of India (CAGI) years could 0645,1900 A’dabad 37 23 Jaipur 36 24 Geneva 12 04 required TIMES NEWS NETWORK BANGALORE: T’puram 35 25 Lucknow 33 18 Hong Kong 23 19 for wasteful expenditure. have funded: I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 37 22 Patna 33 20 London 19 08 According to the re- New Delhi: “We did not Jet Air 0635,1715, Talk to child: B’eshwar 35 25 Rajkot 39 NA Los Angeles 17 09 port issued by the CAGI, know about our daughter’s Sahara 0725, 1745 Pune 34 17 Shimla 19 11 Moscow 05 -01 separator was one of the two But within a couple of Patients suffering from HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 the hospital purchased two machines lying idle. months, in October 2001, the dengue, thalassemia and alleged affair,” said the ag- Psychiatrists GOA: I-A 1200, machines worth Rs 50 lakh grieved parents of 20-year- Sahara 1200 TRAIN RESERVATIONS The other machine, a mo- system developed defects as anaemia who came to the New Delhi: Psychia- KULU: Jagson 0630, but failed to use them. The bile C-Arm imaging system, rats gnawed into high voltage hospital for blood compo- old Tejta, who committed ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 1400 hrs. on trists said the suicides 0650, 1215 machines were reportedly bought at a cost of Rs 38.50 cables fixed to the machine. nents were referred to the In- suicide along with chauf- AHMEDABAD: 06.04.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. could be an indicator I-A 0600,1700★★1845, locked up in stores and the lakh in September 2000, also In 2001, the hospital im- dian Red Cross Society blood feur Anil Kumar. Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl of a total collapse of Jet Air 0610 hospital turned away pa- remained out of use for first ported another machine bank, which is situated about However, a police source GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH tients who required treat- communication be- ★★ • 10 months, the report said. from Germany at a cost of Rs 25 kilometres away. said, ‘‘The girl’s family I-A 0555 , 1010 4033 Jammu Mail 08.04 07.04 20.04 08.04 tween the victim and ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 02.05 30.04 08.04 ment using those machines. This machine was to be in- 12.85 lakh. This machine is Hospital medical superin- knew very well what was her family. Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 09.04 28.04 27.04 27.04 Patients suffering from stalled in the intensive care used for separating blood tendent Dr K N Srivastava going on between Tejta Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST dengue were refused treat- Dr Samir Parikh sug- Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Kolkata Rajdhani 08.04 08.04 16.04 — unit. The system required a components so that patients said: ‘‘Initially there were de- and the driver.’’ 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 ment as the hospital’s blood gested that parents Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 09.04 16.04 09.04 14.05 radiolucent C-Arm table requiring a specific compo- lays in using these machines But the family hesitated (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 08.04 08.04 07.04 13.05 bank could not provide plas- with wheels. nent are not infused with but we have now started us- to act as the parents did should keep reinforc- Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 08.04 17.04 14.05 ma units. Plasma, a compo- A make-shift table, earlier whole blood. ing them. For last four not know what to do. ing the point that INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 13.04 08.04 17.04 nent of blood, could not be 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 07.04 07.04 17.04 fixed to an endoscope, was But the Delhi drug con- months our blood component ‘‘They were afraid that the whatever happens, BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 11.04 11.04 07.04 07.04 made made available as the Thai Air 0010 (TG- temporarily used with the C- troller did not issue the nec- separator is working and we word would go around and their relationship 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 26.05 11.05 imported blood component 316), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 23.04 21.05 13.05 Arm imaging system. essary licence to the hospital. now have a trained person.’’ they would be defamed,’’ with their child will FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 07.04 16.04 09.04 28.05 not change. Dr 0305 (LH-761) he said. 2816 Puri Exp — 07.04 17.04 23.04 Police officers investi- Rakesh Chaddha said: AMSTERDAM: KLM 2802 Purshottam Exp — 23.04 21.04 21.04 0140 (KL-472) 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 27.04 20.04 18.04 gating the case said the ‘‘Parents need to be LONDON/NEW YORK: 4230 Lucknow Mail 09.04 11.04 13.04 16.04 fact that the family did not around for their chil- British Air 0210 (BA- Man held for posing as Maneka’s aide WEST 142), A-I 0715 (AI-111) 2904 Golden Temple Mail 08.04 08.04 08.04 28.04 sack the driver despite dren and speak to PARIS: Air France 2926 Paschim Exp 07.04 24.04 05.06 03.06 By Bhadra Sinha Gandhi,’’ said a police officer. Later, he represented himself as knowing about the rela- them frankly.’’ 0040 (AF-147) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 07.04 08.04 09.04 — TIMES NEWS NETWORK The Parliament Street police station Gandhi’s personal secretary and physi- SINGAPORE: Sin’pore tionship, baffled them. 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 07.04 07.04 07.04 — registered the case on a complaint filed cian. He also allegedly forged Bharad- ‘‘The driver’s wife has Airlines 2315 (SQ- 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 01.05 17.04 10.04 New Delhi: A member of Maneka She stayed in Sector 13, Ro- 407), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 20.05 06.06 13.05 by Gandhi’s personal secretary Ajay waj’s signature. given a statement about Gandhi’s non-government organisation hini, and was on way to HONG KONG/SEOUL: 2916 Ashram Exp 07.04 16.04 07.04 07.04 Bharadwaj. In his complaint, Bharad- Chakraborty also posed as a member the alleged affair between A-I 2340 (AI-312) her tuition class. SOUTH (NGO), People For Animals (PFA), has waj alleged that Chakraborty was only of the Animal Welfare Board of India her husband and Tejta. We ROME/MANCHESTER: 2616 G T Exp 07.04 07.04 08.04 07.04 been arrested for allegedly forging the They consumed the pes- A-I 0300 (AI-131) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 07.04 07.04 16.04 08.04 a volunteer with the PFA. He reported- and gave a fraud appointment notice to plan to scrutinise Tejta’s ticide after stopping the AIR INDIA 2432 Trivandrum Raj 13.04 N.A. N.A. — former union minister’s signature and ly took advantage of his position and get nominated to the 12th parliamen- notebooks and belongings 2626 Kerala Exp — 08.04 09.04 24.04 availing benefits by posing as her per- car on the main Wazirpur MUMBAI: 0315 (AI 2618 Mangala Exp — 04.06 03.06 22.04 misused his association with the NGO. tary affairs committee. to see if there is any addi- 755), 0345 (AI 156), 2628 Karnataka Exp — 07.04 07.04 08.04 sonal secretary. ‘‘Chakraborty has committed a seri- He also misled several district magis- tional proof that may road. They spoke to her fa- 0615 (AI 146), 2330 2724 A P Exp 07.04 16.04 08.04 07.04 The accused, Dipanshu Chakraborty, ous offence, the extent of which was re- trates. ‘‘He claimed that he was accom- confirm the possibility of ther on the mobile phone (AI 112) 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 07.04 02.06 02.06 — was arrested on April 1 and sent to po- GOA: 1245 (AI 643) 7022 Dakshin Express — 07.04 — 07.04 cently discovered,’’ the FIR alleged. panying Gandhi’s relatives and urged the relationship,’’ he said. and informed him of their lice custody. ‘‘The court said it was im- According to the FIR, Chakraborty the district magistrates to book govern- Tejta and Kumar con- intention. By the time Tej- A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 No. of passengers dealt on 05.04.2003 (Delhi Area): 62,169 (N. Rly. Area) (Air.)25652050, British Air: 2,38,310 It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all portant to ascertain the source from forged Gandhi’s signature and asked an ment premises for him,’’ the officer sumed a pesticide inside a ta’s father rushed to the (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for 23323310, Singapore Airlines computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. where he got the visiting cards repre- airline company to issue him a free tick- said. A case of forgery was registered Mitsubishi Lancer car. spot, it was too late. 23356286, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) senting him as the personal secretary to et to a foreign country. against him.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,April 7, 2003 5 Neglected hospital will combat SARS virus

TIMES NEWS NETWORK eases such as diphtheria and Swaraj said on Sunday place’’. She claimed that the cholera, is amongst the most Fate worse than... that the Delhi government proforma had been distrib- New Delhi: Passengers ar- neglected of city hospitals. It had been asked to keep the uted to all airports so that riving on international is far from being a superspe- •Suspected SARS cases will be admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital hospital prepared for taking passengers could fill in the flights, if suspected of SARS, cialised place for dealing cases of SARS if it were to details of any history of re- might be packed off to the In- with diseases such as SARS •It is not a superspeciality hospital, which is required for come to India. Three other cent respiratory illness. fectious Diseases Hospital at (Severe Acute Respiratory SARS infection Central government hospi- Swaraj said the proforma Kingsway Camp, said Union Syndrome) which require tals would also be keeping would be given to all interna- minister for health and fami- specialised as well as emer- •Three other hospitals also to keep rooms vacant for rooms vacant for suspected tional passengers, instead of ly welfare Sushma Swaraj. gency care. suspected cases patients. limiting it only to those ar- Asked whether she had visit- Director-general of health Swaraj strongly refuted riving from the affected ed the hospital ever, Swaraj services S.P. Aggarwal the charge that the govern- countries. Immigration offi- However, director-general in isolation.’’ The Union said, ‘‘No, the hospital comes claimed that the ‘‘hospital ment had been slow in its re- cials will be given masks and of the Indian Council of health ministry thus believes under the Delhi govern- would be made appropriate sponse to an epidemic that gloves so that they do not get ment.’’ for such patients’’. Patients Medical Research N.K. Gan- that IDH is an appropriate has already spread to 19 infected. suffering from SARS need to The hospital, set up on guly said, ‘‘We cannot get in- place. ‘‘Gowns, gloves, masks countries around the world. ‘‘We will not hide any- be kept in ‘negative airflow what was once the outskirts ternational standards here. needed for barrier nursing She said within a week she thing. We don’t want panic. isolation rooms’, since the of the city,so as to isolate pa- But we can have areas where will be supplied,’’ officials had ‘‘taken two meetings and We are adequately pre- virus is highly infectious. tients with infectious dis- hospitals can treat infections added. the checks were already in pared,’’ insisted the minister. No Hindutva in polls: Mahajan Maya tapes: BJP gives a TIMES NEWS NETWORK said that the electoral issues BJP doublespeak in Gujarat were completely Jaipur: BJP general secre- different from the situation Advani on Jan 5: If Oppn tary Pramod Mahajan on in the four states. He pointed clean chit, Opp for probe Sunday made it clear that his raises Hindutva, we will out that the BJP’s penetra- TOI party will not use Hindutva certainly make it an issue TIMES NEWS NETWORK tion in Nagaland in the re- as a plank in the forthcoming M M Joshi on Jan 31: Our cent assembly polls made it Lucknow: The BJP on assembly elections in four stand depends on Oppn clear that more than Hindut- states. Sunday gave a clean chit to Venkaiah Naidu on Feb 8: va, the people were happy UP chief minister Mahajan, overall incharge Hindutva will not be a BJP with the stability the BJP Mayawati even before the of the election campaign in poll plank has provided at the Centre. controversial tapes were of- Rajasthan, Delhi, MP and Mahajan was in Jaipur to ficially ‘‘released’’ by the Chhattisgarh, was speaking appease dissidents in the opposition parties. at the Press Club here. main electoral issues of the party,particularly the senior In the tapes, Mayawati is He said economic develop- party. partymen who have not been allegedly heard asking par- ment and the failure of the Asked why Hindutva included in the executive ty MLAs to contribute to Congress governments in would not be an issue as the committee set up under the the party kitty from their states to fulfil the aspirations BJP had used it as a plank in new state unit president Va- development funds. of the people would be the the Gujarat polls, Mahajan sundhara Raje. The Congress has de- manded a CBI inquiry into Agni-III to be Pawar’s stable: The the Maya tapes. Terming it ‘‘political condition of NCP chief mimicry’’, BJP general sec- test-fired soon Sharad Pawar, who underwent an angiogra- retary Mukhtar Abbas BSP supremo Kanshi Ram and UP chief minister New Delhi:India is develop- phy on Saturday, was Naqvi asked his party’s Mayawati at a rally in New Delhi on Sunday. ing Agni-III, a long-range sur- ‘‘stable’’, sources said. PTI coalition partners in Uttar between the Tehelka tapes Naqvi denied media re- face-to-surface missile capa- Pradesh not to take the con- (Bangaru Laxman episode) ports on the BJP’s eroding ble of carrying nuclear war- troversy seriously. and Jain dairies. support base in the state. heads, and is making all ef- ‘‘The BJP is against poli- Coming out in open de- ‘‘It may be the media’s cal- forts to test-fire it this year, tics based on electronic fence of Mayawati, he said, culations but alliance with according to defence minis- mimicry.If there was some- ‘‘He was not here to issue the BSP is not weakening ter George Fernandes. thing authentic in the any certificate and the par- the BJP in UP,’’he claimed, ‘‘The test-firing of Agni-III tapes, then why don’t they ty will not review the BJP’s saying both the parties is overdue and we feel the go to court,’’ dared Naqvi, relations with the BSP, were working to strengthen need for the long-range mis- refusing to draw a parallel based on media reports’’. each other. sile as part of our policy of deterrence,’’ he said. PTI Free trade tops Singapore PM’s agenda By Anita Katyal CECA is to make Singapore Destination India Indian companies. It is par- TIMES NEWS NETWORK an eastward extension of In- ticularly eyeing the telecom, dia like in the days of the IT and infrastructure sec- Singapore: India and Sin- •A free trade area will Raj,’’ Singapore trade minis- give Singapore access to tors, besides using India as a gapore will sign the Compre- ter George Yeo told a group of mass production base, given hensive Economic Coopera- a huge Indian domestic visiting Indian journalists. market its cheap labour costs. tion Agreement (CECA) next For Singapore, it means a Encouraged by the pace of week. The agreement, envis- slice of the large Indian mar- •For India, it will be a economic reforms, ‘‘Singa- aging the establishment of a ket and an opportunity to set gateway to the entire pore has positioned India to free trade area (FTA), is the the basis for working togeth- ASEAN region be its long-term partner in centrepiece of Singapore PM er in forging economic links •A 22-member business trade’’, Yeo added. Bilateral Go Chok Tong’s three-day with third countries. For In- delegation accompanies trade between the two coun- visit to India from Monday. dia, the CECA will serve as a the Singapore PM tries has been rising steadily, The two countries will gateway for the entire with Singapore being India’s hold negotiations within 12 ASEAN region. plained Lee Yock Suan, sec- 10th largest trading partner to 18 months to sort out the ‘‘CECA will not just send a and 11th largest investor. ond minister for foreign af- nitty-gritty of the FTA, the strong signal for enhanced The Singapore PM will be arrangement for avoidance cooperation between the two fairs. accompanied by a 22-member of double taxation and over countries but also be a step- Singapore last year business delegation on his 50 other economic coopera- ping stone for other ASEAN launched Network India, a India visit as part of his gov- tion pacts. countries and India to im- platform for Singapore-based ernment’s efforts to interest ‘‘The objective of the prove economic ties,’’ ex- companies to network with them in India.

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6 Monday,April 7, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi

EDUCATION

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,April 7, 2003 7 Pandya’s father says it was a political killing Experts regret TIMES NEWS NETWORK Weighed down Keshubhai. ‘‘The party had decided to correct its mistake by inducting Haren into the central executive committee, but it Ahmedabad: There were unexpected outbursts by slain was too late as he was killed before the announcement in this BJP leader Haren Pandya’s father Vitthalbhai and also for- Party did a great less funds for mer CM Keshubhai Patel against the state leadership at a regard was made,’’ Advani said. shraddhanjali (homage for Pandya) programme on Sunday. injustice, denying him He admitted that the party could not give what Pandya de- Pandya’s father Vitthalbhai told Deputy Prime Minister L a ticket...it is a burden served for being one of the most dedicated and efficient lead- K Advani, who attended the programme, clearly that ers. ‘‘All efforts are being made to track down culprits who basic education Pandya’s murder was ‘‘politically motivated’’ and described on my conscience — had killed Pandya. Investigating agencies have made a major the present rulers as ‘‘Ravans’’ (demons). Advani breakthrough and that they are about to establish a link be- By Mahendra Ved ‘‘high on rhetoric, low on Keshubhai targeted the party leadership for remaining tween Pandya’s killing with the massacre of Kashmiri Pan- TIMES NEWS NETWORK allocations’’, Sanjiv Kau- silent when injustice was meted out to Pandya, who was de- dits in Pulwama and the blasts in Mumbai,’’ he said. ra, activist of NAFRE, a nied a ticket in the last assembly elections and said even af- and said this fact was ‘‘a burden on my conscience’’. Keshubhai said, ‘‘It was really unfortunate that a bold New Delhi: The budget al- location of Rs 4,904 crore conglomerate of education ter his death, he was not accorded the honour due to him. He was almost in tears as Vitthalbhai, Pandya’s widow Ja- leader like Pandya was punished for no fault of him and was for the HRD ministry’s de- NGOs, said the inability of Advani had to make a public admission that the party had gruti, her two sons Namra and Karma took their seats in the wrongly victimised, even the central leadership of the party partment of elementary education sector to absorb done great injustice to Pandya by not giving him the ticket Town Hall, next to chief minister Narendra Modi and turned a silent spectator to this humiliation.’’ education and literacy has funds was often given as raised doubts about the the justification for low al- government’s intentions location. But this was due Missed WTO deadlines can derail talks and ability to bridge the to systemic inefficiencies. huge literacy gap in the ‘‘Instead of using these Temple, mosque By Priya Ranjan Dash talks, have not been kept and to the removal of imbalances sues,’’ additional secretary in problems of implementa- next decade. TIMES NEWS NETWORK the round has made no and inequities in the existing the commerce ministry S N Although HRD minister tion as excuses, we should progress in addressing the WTO agreements (known as Menon said at the meeting. Murli Manohar Joshi had try to remedy them.’’ New Delhi: Many develop- developing countries’ con- ‘‘implementation issues’’), The Cancun conference is Faleiro said the in- can coexist at ing countries, including In- last November challenged cerns. providing easier access to supposed to provide a push to creased allocation for the dia, are getting increasingly the UNESCO’s global mon- This, ac- medicine to the trade negotiations, be- itoring report that placed Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, disenchanted with the way cording to poor coun- sides taking crucial deci- from Rs 1,512 crore to Rs the way the current round of Forgotten promises India among the nations the disputed site trade ex- tries facing sions by ‘‘explicit consensus’’ unlikely to achieve the lit- 1,951.25 crore, was ‘‘ficti- world trade liberalisation perts, is lead- Deadlines set at Doha 18 public health on whether to expand the ne- tious’’ in that it has been talks under the WTO are go- • eracy targets, the budget By Rakesh Bhatnagar to reconsider its decision, ing to people months ago have expired crises under gotiations to some more ar- allocation has caused cyn- obtained by cancelling im- ing. The uneasiness of these TIMES NEWS NETWORK review its discussion on in many de- the WTO eas aimed at setting up mul- ics to note that the amount portant schemes like ‘‘Op- developing countries, amply • Loss of confidence in Ayodhya acquisition law veloping patent tilateral regimes on foreign is woefully inadequate. eration Black Board’’ (Rs New Delhi:If the law is to evident at the latest meeting WTO could be major hurdle and reframe its definition countries regime and investment, competition pol- Eduardo Faleiro, Con- 58 crore) and the Central be upheld despite hurdles of the WTO’s trade negotiat- to next round at Cancun of secularism, a basic fea- losing confi- making the icy, government procure- gress Rajya Sabha mem- Plan for N-E (Rs 388 crore). created by some religious ing committee (TNC) in ture of the Constitution. dence in the • Cancun meet expected ‘‘special and ment and trade facilitations. ber, says the shortage of While ‘‘Operation Black fundamentalists, a Ram Geneva this week, threatens The court’s March 31, WTO and to provide a push to trade differential Several developing coun- funds would lead to ‘‘a col- Board’’, formulated by the temple and a mosque can to derail the round, cau- 2003 judgment rejecting could pose a negotiations treatment’’ tries, including India, are op- lapse of public funding of National Education Policy co-exist at the disputed site the Centre’s application tioned trade diplomats here. major road- provisions of posed to expanding the nego- in Ayodhya. The Supreme primary education’’. 1986 and revised in 1992, for allowing religious ac- The developing countries block at the the WTO tiating agenda to these new ‘‘Saffronisation is only a had done well, in the Court judgment in 1993 tivity in the undisputed are particularly unhappy next WTO trade ministers’ pact effective so as to benefit areas, known as ‘‘Singapore makes this amply clear. small part of the govern- north-eastern region, all site attracted varied reac- that the WTO has missed all conference, scheduled to be the developing countries. issues’’. ment’s policy.The more in- states except Mizoram Another constitution tions. The reactions were the deadlines for the resolu- held in Cancun, Mexico, in This was, in fact, made Trade diplomats said the Bench of Justices S Rajen- sidious thing is the widen- have been lagging behind. obvious as the temple - tion of key development is- September. clear by India in its formal lack of progress on fulfilling ing of the rich-poor gap The SSA allotment is dra Babu, S S M Quadri, M mosque tangle has become sues, set at the Doha confer- The developing countries statement at the TNC this the promises made at Doha B Shah, N Santosh Hegde among the students at the not even 10 per cent of the more of a political issue. ence of trade ministers about are sore that there has been week. ‘‘For many developing was making the possibility of primary and elementary Rs 13,700 crore per year as- and Doraiswamy Raju also VHP’s spokesman said 18 months ago. The promises ‘‘lack of meaningful countries, Cancun’s success reaching a decision on the underlined the school levels,’’ he adds. sessed by the Tapas Ma- the judgment had made at Doha, while launch- progress’’ on development is- depends on the successful Singapore issues at Cancun Terming the budget jumdar Committee in 1999. preamble to the opened up a new ing a new round of trade sues, including those relating resolution of these key is- even more difficult. Acquisition of LEGAL front to fight ‘‘sec- Certain Area at ularists’’. There Ayodhya Act, VIEW is,however,no 1993. It rejected doubt that the the Centre’s plea for lifting Enough! I won’t work with Salman: Aishwarya VHP’s understanding of the March 2002 ban on util- the Ayodhya judgments is ising undisputed acquired perfect and the organisa- TIMES NEWS NETWORK God that it is over.’’ Bitter relations and texting me recently on land for any activity. She added that she had the pretext of the film Baji- tion does not require any Mumbai: Breaking her si- also declined to work with rao Mastani, even using The preamble says:‘‘It clarification on the issue. lence, film actress Aish- Salman in Sanjay Leela ‘‘For the sake of my Bhansali’s identity...’’ was considered necessary There has been confu- warya Rai on Sunday put to Bhanali’s film Bajirao Mas- Clearly upset with the to acquire the site of dis- sion on the purpose of the rest all speculation about her well-being, my sanity, my puted structure and suit- Ayodhya Act and its dura- relationship with actor tani. dignity and the dignity speculation about her Aish- able adjacent land for set- tion. That the Act has Salman Khan. Aishwarya is currently warya said, ‘‘they all have ting up a complex which come to stay is a fact that The former Miss World, in hospitalised in Mumbai’s and self-respect of my misrepresented my stand could be developed in a protagonists on both sides a two-page signed statement, Hinduja hospital following a and spread rumours about planned manner wherein find hard to swallow. said, ‘‘the Salman chapter freak accident while shoot- family, Enough! I will not my character and baselessly a Ram temple, a mosque... The civil suits, being was a nightmare in her life’’ ing for a film at Nashik. The work with Salman Khan.’’ alleged affairs and tried to and other suitable facili- heard by the Allahabad and that she had put an end Press statement was issued spoil healthy working rela- ties can be set up’’. HC, have taken an unusual to it two years back. by her public relations man- tions with co-stars...’’ Going by the aim of the turn. The court would ‘‘For the sake of my well- ager Hari Singh late on Sun- ty and pride of me and my ing his alcoholism’’ and said enough and ended it al- She added, ‘‘For a long acquisition, the prospect scrutinise the evidence being, my sanity, my dignity day evening. family (with irresponsible ‘‘misbehaviour in worst most two years ago...’’ time now, they have time and of utilising the entire land collected by the ASI re- and the dignity and self-re- Stating that even though rumour mongering)’’. phases’’ she was at the re- Denying rumours that she again tried to wreck my according to the whims garding the existence of a spect of my family — she had maintained a ‘‘digni- Salman is away in London ceiving end of his abuses was still speaking with peace and sanity both per- and fancies of some vested temple prior to a mosque Enough! I will not work with fied silence about him and and was not available for (verbal, physical and emo- Salman over the phone, the sonally and professionally. interests would not be at the disputed site in Salman Khan. The Salman his wrongdoings, he (his fam- comment. tional), infidelity and indig- former Miss World clarified, But they’ll forget no one can easy.The court would have Ayodhya. chapter was a nightmare in ily and friends) has repeated- Aishwarya said though nity.That is why like any oth- ‘‘I do not call him. On the con- play God because there is my life and I am thankful to ly attacked the respect, digni- ‘‘she had stood by him endur- er self-respecting woman...I trary he has tried calling me God! That is the only truth.’’

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10 Monday,April 7, 2003 GULF WAR II The Times of India, New Delhi Barrage of fire, As Iraqi Republican Guards rush to defend Baghdad, British troops storm into Basra trail of death AFP AFP in Baghdad Baghdad: Lt Col Eric Schwartz did not see much of Baghdad on Saturday morning as his battalion of roughly 60 tanks, Bradleys and other armored vehicles churned along Highway 8, rumbling through first an industrial then a residential zone not far from the city’s center. All he recalled, when it was over, were the Iraqi soldiers, the ar- tillery batteries, the trucks mount- ed with machine guns, the wisp and blast of rocket-propelled grenades, the whiz of bullets, the fiery explosions of cars packed, he assumed, with explosives. “It was three hours of organized chaos,” he said. The colonel’s battalion, part of the Army’s Third Infantry Divi- sion, rolled into the heart of Bagh- dad in what, on the Iraqi side, must have seemed like the begin- ning of the invasion of the city it- self. The casualty count was un- knowable, because the American Republican Guards shout anti-US slogans as they head to the frontline south of Baghdad on Sunday while British Marines are inserted into Basra by Chinook helicopters as coalition forces entered the city. soldiers moved virtually without stopping, but in the estimate of the Second Brigade’s commander, Col David Perkins, more than 1,000 Rebuilding Iraqi fighters died on Saturday. For commanders here, the US forces testing the mettle of their foe lessons from march was as much a psychologi- Reuters cal as it was a strategic display of By Michael R Gordon on Hilla Road into the city. tank home, but it caught on force that they hoped would hasten Travelling past Umm Al fire and they blew it up so Afghanistan the fall of President Saddam Hus- Camp Doha (Kuwait): The Tabul Square, the column that the Iraqis could not use Kabul: The Americans were sein. United States Army’s auda- then rumbled west on the it. At least six American widely heralded as liberators cious drive through the expressway to the airport. soldiers were reported to “We’re not ready to go in and oc- in Afghanistan, they had the streets of Baghdad was a The M1 tanks and M2 have been wounded in the cupy the city,” the division’s com- world behind them, and they mander, Maj Gen Buford C Blount calculated bit of muscle Bradley fighting vehicles operation, some critically. were able to hand over power III, said. “We don’t want to occupy flexing to demonstrate to left a trail of destruction, The residents of Bagh- to a credible opposition after it.” Referring to reports on Iraqi residents that the Ameri- blowing up 30 Iraqi trucks, dad are familiar with ousting a disliked regime. television that American forces can military was indeed at one tank and one armoured American firepower. They The US and its allies seemed had become bogged down in fight- the gates of the city and de- personnel carrier. About endured 43 days of air to have a strong hand after ing around this airport and far- termined to operate inside. 2,000 Iraqis soldiers and strikes during the 1991 Per- overthrowing the Taliban in ther south, General Blount de- It also served important paramilitary fighters were sian Gulf war. But this is late 2001, and as they contem- scribed the attack as a counter- tactical ends, enabling US killed, according to mili- the first time that US tanks plated the mammoth task of strike in what he called “the IO forces to test the mettle of tary officials here. have driven through the rebuilding the Afghan state campaign,” or information opera- their foe, reduce Iraq’s de- The Americans drove by streets of Baghdad. from the rubble of war. tions. fences and clear a path for infantry from the Republi- The foray into the capital similar forays in future. Turn to Iraq, and none of For the soldiers members of the can Guard Nebuchadnez- served several purposes. This was not a hurried those advantages seem to ap- Second Brigade’s First Battalion, zar Division, the division’s First, it enabled the Ameri- ply. Washington’s hand looks 64th Armored Regiment it was a drive-by through hostile command and control unit, cans to strip away the Iraqi territory, but a three-hour a lot weaker as it considers blistering gantlet of death and de- air defence batteries and D- defenders on the roads that how to put Iraq back together struction that, they said, engulfed journey along two of the 30 artillery batteries. Amer- link the airport and the city’s major arteries, bring- after the war. civilians as well as Iraqi fighters. ican officers familiar with Third Infantry Division as- The fact that it has ar- ing the soldiers into contact It began just after dawn and ended the operation said the sembly area, the two loca- guably not played its cards with thousands of Iraqi when they arrived here at the air- Iraqis had not organised tions where the Army’s well in Afghanistan gives paramilitary and other the much-feared urban de- forces have set up camps. port, already occupied by the divi- Smoke rises from central Baghdad on Sunday as bomb blasts and artillery fire thundered cause for concern, analysts fighters. fence of fortifications, ar- Second, it allowed Amer- sion’s First Brigade. across the city after US forces tightened their grip on the capital’s fringes. say. “Afghanistan is complex It was just the first of a A tank commander, sitting ex- tillery and strong points. ican forces to gauge the enough but Iraq seems a series of armoured thrusts posed in his open hatch, was killed within the capital and sta- the major roads that lead in government inside. But there was resistance. Iraqis’ strength, and third, much greater level of com- and raids by light infantry when a grenade or mortar explod- tioning troops there to turn and out of Baghdad. The in- The incursion on Satur- Firing rocket-propelled it prompted the Iraqis to re- plexity,” said Tony Davies of ed in his face, soldiers and officers that are intended to keep them into bases of opera- tent is to seal off much of day began when an ar- grenades, the Iraqis hit the act, giving US intelligence Jane’s Defence Weekly.“You said. At least six American sol- the Iraqi military confused tions within the city. the city even as American moured formation moved track of an M1 tank, scor- an opportunity to listen for are not going to have the con- diers were wounded, some of them and off balance. The Amer- As they operate inside armoured formations, light from a staging area on the ing what the military calls panicky radio messages sensus around peace you had seriously. NYT News Service icans are also considering Baghdad the Americans infantry and Special Opera- southern outskirts of a “mobility kill.” The and to observe the Iraqi in Afghanistan.” seizing strategic points are also seeking to cut off tions forces try to attack the Baghdad and roared north Americans tried to tow the movements. NYT News Service In Afghanistan, the Tal- iban movement was driven from power almost without a fight. American bombing Fidayeen to get campaigns in late 2001 did cause hundreds of civilian What will US do after Baghdad falls? casualties, but the capital AP was seized not by a foreign By Manoj Joshi throw at it, its tank treads, like invasion force but by an 50 pounds for TIMES NEWS NETWORK those of all tanks, can be taken out Afghan opposition alliance. New Delhi: With the American by RPGs and anti-tank rockets. US forces have had to do all army at the gates of Baghdad, the But these are short-range the fighting themselves in stage is set for the second more com- weapons and an alert tank or heli- Iraq, and the fighting has every kill plex phase of the war. The Ameri- copter crew can use their weapons been fierce. They have re- can forces do not appear to be oper- to locate and destroy attackers, pro- ceived a frostier reception By Mark Franchetti ating according to any set plan at vided they have a good field of fire. from the Iraqi people, and Cash bonus this stage. There are also likely to be raids on mistrust seems to grow with Nasiriya: Members of the This is evident by their strategy Iraqi command and control facili- each civilian casualty. militia headed by Saddam of tightening the ring around the ties using special forces being in- If and when Saddam is Hussein’s psychopathic son city and conducting deep raids serted and taken out by helicopter. ousted, the US has said it in- Uday and assigned to some of which are designed as much for psy- But the Americans know that tends to install a military- the Iraqi forces’ most ruth- chological dominance as to probe such tactics can go awry as was the civilian government run by less operations have been Americans, Iraqi opposition Iraqi resistance. case in Somalia that was captured promised a cash bonus equiv- groups and other collabora- Their biggest problem now is not in the film Black Hawk Down.Even alent to four months’ wages tors, rather than by the UN. military, but political — what do armoured columns entering the for each coalition soldier they do after capturing the city and It is a unilateralist position they kill. city have to do so with great skill to which may not only leave eliminating Saddam Hussein? prevent being trapped. The Fidayeen Saddam For the present, the focus re- more of the burden on the Reports of two additional brigade have been told to expect mains on the military problem. The backs of American taxpay- groups being sent to reinforce 250,000 dinars (about pounds Americans could storm the city and ers, it also risks being reject- American positions around Bagh- 50) for shooting a soldier eliminate Iraqi resistance, but that ed by the Iraqi people and by dead and 500,000 dinars for An Iraqi woman attends to two women in hospital. The women were would take tens of thousands of dad suggests that the US may make their Arab neighbours. By taking one alive. The men are injured during bombing raids near the al-Rashid military complex on the civilian lives, complicating the al- outskirts of Baghdad on Saturday. an effort to lodge their forces in contrast, the international promised 750,000 dinars for •250,000 dinars (about ready difficult scenario they con- such a manner that the city is effec- stamp of approval has been destroying anything from a pounds 50) for shooting front in running the country after their combat power, the US hopes to ters and UAV eyes-in-the-sky. In tively cut into several zones and vital in gaining the accept- four-wheel-drive vehicle to a a soldier dead eliminating Saddam and his Baath convince the average Baghdadi the such streets, American armour is cannot provide coherent resistance. ance of the Afghan people. tank, and 1m dinars for Party. futility of continued resistance. able to maintain a safe distance But sooner, rather than later, the “A lot depends on how the bringing down a plane or hel- •500,000 dinars for So, the emphasis is likely to be on The American raids take place from Iraqi regular and irregular in- Americans are likely to confront a US and UK decide on how icopter. taking a soldier alive psychological dominance charac- along the broad avenues that char- fantry carrying rocket-propelled much bigger problem — running a they want to govern Iraq,” One of the captives, a 29- •750,000 dinars for terised by raids into the sprawling acterise modern parts of the city. grenades. While the M1A1 armour military, or a colonial administra- said Mark Sedra of the Bonn year-old man who was being destroying a tank city of five million. By showing They are assisted by attack helicop- is proof against the best Iraqis can tion, in the 21st century. International Center for Con- held in a pit with his hands version. Reuters tied behind his back and a •1 m dinars for bringing sack over his head, had ac- down a plane/helicopter cepted 1m dinars for his fam- ily in return for a pledge to count, one was accused of Amid war horror,Americans indulge in black humour carry out a suicide mission. slandering Saddam. His He had lost his nerve, fled tongue was pulled out with a Reuters and been caught at a check- By Roland White Stuart Wavell British troops handed out food to fork and cut off with a pair of Iraq jokes hundreds of Iraqis,” he told view- point. shears. He and his friends t is the strategy the battle plan- The other, aged barely 18, ers. “Not surprisingly the Iraqis were then beheaded with a ners least expected: war in Iraq •What’s the national bird of was the sole survivor of a handed the British food back.” sword. has unleashed a fierce barrage Iraq? Duck. group of 15 fidayeen who had I Even America’s war leaders are During the past two weeks, of jokes, many of dubious quality.I set an attempted ambush of •What do Saddam and Gen- indulging in black humour. the fidayeen - often dressed in say, I say, I say: when does Saddam the marines. He claimed as eral Custer have in common? The favourite joke of Paul Wol- civilian clothes -have en- Hussein have his dinner? Answer: he awaited treatment for a They both want to know where fowitz, the ultimate hawk and hanced their notoriety by us- when Tariq Aziz. shrapnel wound to his thigh the hell those Tomahawks are deputy head of the Pentagon, con- In the aftermath of the Septem- that he had been coerced into ing women to report on ene- coming from. cerns Saddam Hussein’s barber. ber 11 attacks, some comedians and taking part by threats to his my positions and children as The latter keeps asking the dictator human shields to protect cartoonists felt life would never be •How do you play Iraqi bingo? family. B-52, F-16, B-2. about Nicolae Ceausescu, the Ro- The rewards for successes themselves from tanks. the same again. Laughter was manian tyrant who was executed in battle represent substan- The man ordered to under- frowned upon. A BBC producer told •And when Iraq has suffered after a popular uprising in 1989. tial sums to such men, who take a suicide mission con- how he was hushed by an American enough, there are always the An irritated Saddam asks why earn the equivalent of fessed under interrogation on a transatlantic flight with the perfidious French: “For sale: the barber keeps harping on the pounds 13 a month as mem- that he had intended to blow words: “Excuse me, you guys are French army rifle,” goes one same subject. “Because every time I bers of the Fidayeen Sad- up a target south of Baghdad, having way too much fun.” joke that’s doing the rounds. do, the hair goes up on the back of dam, despite its special sta- and had been given drugs to This time it is the Americans “Never shot. Dropped once.” your neck and it’s easier to cut,” tus in the Iraqi armed forces. strengthen his resolve. Hid- who are leading the way, especially comes the reply. Since it was founded in den under his clothes, the late-night talk show hosts. Jay One of the best one-liners of the Leno’s rival, David Letterman, 1994, the 15,000-strong mili- wrapped in tinfoil, were five Leno, presenter of the Tonight current campaign reportedly came who has been away on sick leave, re- tia, whose name means “Sad- sets of small white pills Show on the NBC network, joked from a Royal Marine, interviewed turned to his Late Show on CBS last dam’s martyrs”, has earned a which have now been sent to recently: “They said it will cost $30 after Geoff Hoon, the defence secre- week. “It took me 30 days to recover fearsome reputation for America for tests. billion to rebuild Iraq. Hey, that’s tary, compared the port of Umm crushing internal dissent The would-be bomber said still less than it cost to rebuild from shingles,” he told viewers, Qasr to Southampton. with acts of exceptional cru- the pills gave him a rush of Cher.” “but according to Donald Rumsfeld “He’s either never been to elty. adrenaline. He also reported: “In California that’s right on schedule.” Southampton or never been to On one occasion four men He was to take two sets be- 50 women protested against the war And is America grateful for the Umm Qasr,” complained the suspected of disloyalty were fore setting off on his mis- with Iraq by lying on the ground support of the plucky British? You soldier. “There’s no beer, no paraded in front of a crowd sion and the remainder as he naked and spelling out the word wouldn’t think so if you were prostitutes and people are at the militia’s barracks. Ac- prepared to detonate his ex- ‘peace’. Right idea, wrong presi- watching Conan O’Brien’s late- shooting at us. It’s more like cording to a defector’s ac- plosives. The Sunday Times dent.” night show on NBC. “American and Portsmouth.”The Sunday Times A US soldier destroys a portrait of Saddam in Karbala.

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ILO official AROUND THE WORLD Reuters Calvin Klein seeks drug Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile dies of killer rehab: Two weeks after act- ing errati- cally at a flu in China New York — is she about to have a baby? Knicks Hong Kong: The high-profile basket- death of an International ball By Richard Brooks comes from records in Florence, Labour Organisation (ILO) game, London: For 500 years, the art world’s where the painting was begun in 1503, official in Beijing and anoth- fashion greatest enigma has captivated audi- showing that Lisa del Gioconda gave er two deaths from SARS in designer ences and divided art historians. Now birth late that year. Two academics, Hong Kong Sunday provided Calvin an academic has suggested that the se- one Italian, the other American, a gloomy backdrop to efforts Klein has cret of the Mona Lisa’s mysterious showed baptism records they had to find a cure for the killer an- smile is that she is just about to have a found in Florence to the team making disease. nounced he is seeking treat- ment for a drug problem. A baby. the documentary. As the first suspected case spokeswoman for Klein, 60, Evidence for the theory is drawn Nuland believes Leonardo da Vinci of infection by the Severe would not specify the type of partly from newly discovered docu- was asked by the del Giocondas to Acute Respiratory Syndrome treatment he will receive. In ments in Italy and partly from the paint the Mona Lisa as “a celebration (SARS) virus was detected in 1988, Klein entered the woman’s physical appearance. for the child they were about to have”. Kuwait, World Health Organ- Hazelden Institute in Min- The papers unearthed in Milan and The smile, he believes “is a smile of isation (WHO) experts con- nesota for alcohol and pre- Florence also appear to confirm the the coming of life. tinued to search for the cause scription drug abuse. ‘‘For identity of the woman in the world’s This also fits in well with what we of the mystery illness in the many years, I’ve been able to most famous painting. Despite doubts know about Leonardo — his idealisa- epidemic’s epicentre, south- successfully address my sub- raised by many modern scholars, she tion of motherhood as the source of ern China. stance abuse issues, which for anyone is a lifelong is shown almost certainly to be Lisa energy. He expresses it here in this The death of the ILO’s del Gioconda, wife of a rich silk mer- process, through strict adher- painting as the pregnant mother fig- Pekka Aro was announced at chant. ence to counselling and regu- ure.” a Chinese health ministry The theory will be aired in a three- press conference in Beijing. lar attendance at meetings,’’ Separate records show that Klein said Saturday.AP part series on the BBC this month to He was the highest profile ca- Francesco, Lisa’s husband, was pa- be presented by Alan Yentob, the cor- rings. Yet a woman of that wealth sualty of the outbreak since Jude, Sadie rekindle tron of the church of Santa Annunzi- poration’s director of drama and en- would wear rings,” says Nuland. He WHO expert Carlo Urbani — romance: British actor Jude tertainment. The evidence has been concludes Lisa has removed the rings ata, near where da Vinci was living in who first identified the dis- Law and his wife Sadie Frost gathered by Sherwin Nuland, profes- because her fingers had got rather fat. 1503. Nuland also points out that to- ease — died in Bangkok last are planning to give their sor of clinical anatomy at Yale Uni- “Her face, too, is a little round while wards the end of da Vinci’s life, he month. troubled marriage another go. versity in America. her hands are folded over her ab- would show visitors “his anatomy pic- Finnish official Aro was According to reports, the war “Look at her swollen limbs. Her fin- domen as pregnant women do.” tures and a beautiful painting of a among 19 new cases an- in Iraq has made Jude recon- sider his priorities and he Singer Shania Twain will host in Ottawa on Sunday the gers, for example. She is not wearing Further evidence for the pregnancy young woman”. The Sunday Times nounced in the capital, bring- now realises how important Juno awards, which honour excellence in the Canadian ing the number of deaths in music industry. Reuters his family is to him. In fact, he Beijing to four. has already begun re-evalu- Minogue a run for her money,” a source was At least 51 deaths from Pak blocks ating divorce plans and a possible custody quoted as saying by The Sun. ANI SARS have been reported in battle over their three children. Jude even en- China and 1,247 people have sured that Sadie had a special Mother’s Day Austin Powers to return: Despite prom- porn sites been infected, according to and is rekindling their romance as she recov- ising that Austin Powers will never return to the silver screen again, official figures released Sun- ers from post-natal depression. ANI Karachi: Pakistani telecom- day. Canadian actor Mike My- Lennon tapes for sale: He was one of the munication authorities have In Hong Kong, hopes that ers, who plays the spoof biggest rock stars in the world and she was spy, has reportedly had blocked more than 1,800 the rate of infection has just a little 5-year-old girl as they sat on the second thoughts. In fact, pornographic web sites in an slowed were dashed as anoth- attempt to protect Internet floor in 1969, singing and telling stories with a Myers is currently working er two people died on Sunday tape recorder running. Sounds like just a nor- users from what they call on a script for what would and another 42 cases were de- mal family activity, except the man was Beat- be the fourth and final their corrupting and evil in- tected. It followed the death le John Lennon and the little girl was the movie in the series. Pre- fluence. of three people and the ad- stepdaughter he barely knew, Kyoko Cox. He production is set to get More than 60 percent of an mission of another 39 cases made six tapes of conversations between underway, with the shoot- estimated one million Inter- into hospital on Sunday. them. In the tapes Lennon refers to Kyoko’s ing taking place at Eng- net users in Pakistan visit An eighth person died in mother Yoko Ono as the “queen.” Of the six land’s Shepperton and Pinewood studios be- pornographic sites, said Za- Canada’s Ontario province tapes, four has been sold and the final two fore the end of the year. ANI hir Mohammed Khan, a sen- and a ninth was suspected. are now up for sale. Reuters ior official of the state-run Eastwood cuts the ribbon: The Ameri- Canada remains the worst- Kylie has got competition: Watch out can Film Institute invited an American film Pakistan Telecommunica- hit country outside Asia with Kylie Minogue, here comes the sexy Lisa legend to help welcome the world to its new tion Co Ltd (PTCL). 187 infections. More than Scott-Lee, a former member of the once- flagship location. Clint Eastwood was the “We launched a campaign 3,500 people are in voluntary popular British band Steps. The video for her guest of honour Friday evening at the open- to block such web sites in quarantine in Ontario. solo debut single, Lately, will be out on May ing of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural February and, so far, have The latest figures brought 12. “Nobody could believe how sexy Lisa Center, a refurbished 1938 Art Moderne identified and blocked 1,800 the worldwide death toll from was in the shoot — a million miles away from movie palace that local officials hope will be- of them,” he said over phone SARS to 93 and 2,705 the num- her days in Steps. She’s in great shape and come the centrepiece of a re-energised busi- from Islamabad. ber of confirmed or suspect- super confident. She’s going to give Kylie ness district in the Washington suburbs. ‘AP The PTCL was also identi- ed infections. AFP fying what Khan called anti- Actor Russell Crowe and his fiancee Danielle Spencer watch a friendly cricket match at his Islamic and blasphemous estate at Nana Glen, 500 km north of Sydney, on Saturday. Crowe and Spencer will tie the sites. Reuters knot on Monday. US to test students’ spoken English skill DUBYAMAIL Silicon Valley: Indians and other for- senior official said. The test will be con- have an acceptable level of oral English It is understandable when people write eign students planning to pursue stud- ducted over telephone. language ability,” vice president of mails to express their appreciation for Dubyaman but what with the ones who ies in the US will henceforth be tested The purpose of the TOEFL Academic teaching & learning at ETB, Mari Pearl- take great pains to condemn it? Can’t for spoken English as part of the Test of Speaking Test (TAST) is to evaluate the man, said. they just skip the strip? After all, this English as a Foreign Language (TOE- English speaking proficiency of stu- “We assess a student’s writing and read- short, humorous but sound strip is for the people who love it, not loathe it! FL). dents whose native language is not Eng- ing skills using paper and — Monica (14), New Delhi The Educational Testing Board (ETB) lish and who intend to pursue studies in computer-based tests very effectively,” I’m crazy about Dubyaman. I can’t miss board has overhauled the standard 39- a college or university where English is she said, adding “now, TAST can meas- it at any cost.You can make it more de- year-old test in response to complaints spoken. ure the ability to speak English clearly licious by adding zest of Bollywood Bazaar. that despite high TOEFL scores, many “One of the biggest challenges for and fluently using situations students — Mayur Pahal, Mumbai foreign students were unable to com- North American academic institutions may encounter in a real academic set- e-mail: [email protected] municate effectively once they arrived is determining if prospective ting. It’s a whole new level of in American schools and universities, a non-native English speaking students assessment.” PTI

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12 Monday,April 7, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi Criticise, not Condemn Veep’s Vision A THOUGHT FOR TODAY In a political career spanning half a century, role in Rajasthan BJP politics. India Must Tread Softly on Iraq War Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was never one We may face a situation where the American humanitarian That’s completely untrue. I don’t deny to shy away from criticism or controversy. writ after a possible fall of the government is not By K Subrahmanyam factory relationships with the US and China that I continue to meet politicians from But in his new constitutional avatar as as universal as presently assumed. at that time it did not make sense for India to Rajasthan. But these politicians don’t belong Prime minister Vajpayee is reported to have alienate the only reliable source of arms. vice-president, he is keen to avoid both. What to any one party. Given my background, — Malloch Brown, UN officer explained to his NDA allies that India’s Therefore, the NDA government is only he wants instead, he tells Mahesh Daga I cannot and will not suddenly stop official stand of not condemning the US following the pragmatic precedents set by the in this first-ever interview since assuming meeting politicians from Rajasthan or attack on Iraq while being critical of it was Congress government in 1956, 1968 and in office, is the role of an elder statesman: anywhere else. That is neither realistic nor Post-war Games related to the Kashmir issue. Though not 1980 in not publicly condemning Washington necessary. But my interaction with these spelt out, the implication is obvious. New What next after the war in Iraq? From the look of for its attack on Iraq. At the same time it has Given your long career in politics, many people has nothing to do with politics, Delhi expects that if India were to take a to be recognised that the Kashmir issue believe you ought not to have accepted the much less party politics. things, another battle is coming up: For the control of stronger line, the US could retaliate by today is not what it was in the fifties and constitutional post of vice-president. So you agree that you have a public profile post-war Iraq. And this battle may be even more one- increasing its pressure on the Kashmir issue. sixties. The US finds secessionism based on that exceeds your role as vice-president. sided than the last one, with the US forging ahead on all Even now, in order to placate General I don’t believe that serving politicians, by fronts, leaving the United Nations, and most of Europe, ethnicity a destabilising factor for interna- that very fact, ought to be barred from Look, you have to distinguish between Musharraf, Washington advocates a dialogue tional peace and has opposed it in Kurdistan including Tony Blair’s Britain, watching from the side- between India and Pakistan, against the holding constitutional posts. India is a politics and public life. What I am involved in Iraq and Turkey,in Bosnia between Serbs democracy and the constitutional post that in now is not politics, but important lines. The American stand is unambiguous: Having con- Indian stand and offers its facilitation and Bosnians and in Serbia and Macedonia ceived, scripted and directed the war practically on its services which India does not want. Recently, you are talking about is borne out of our public questions that go beyond politics. in the case of Kosovars. US policy-makers political system and tradition. Besides, my own, the US will not grant anyone else, least of all those they have come out with a proposal of I would like to outline five such issues, have argued that self-determination in a election though not unanimous, was one of who opposed the war, the right to decide the contours of ceasefire on the Line of Control. namely, corruption, poverty-alleviation, democratic set-up means autonomy. Even the most bipartisan in recent times. Going environment, education and population Iraq’s future — whether in respect of government for- Indian foreign policy has been dominated while Washington urges New Delhi to by the numbers, I should’ve received far control. I think by virtue of my long mation or in allotting contracts for reconstruction. As by Kashmir. In 1956, when the Soviet forces resume dialogue with Islamabad, it has fewer votes than I did. It was a token of my experience, both as an administrator and much has been made clear by Condoleezza Rice’s recent invaded Hungary and replaced the govern- disclaimed any intention to mediate in the acceptance across the political spectrum that as a public figure, I have something to statement that the leading role in post-Saddam Iraq will ment of Imre Nagy, India, as a Security issue or any preference for particular I received support even from the opposition. contribute on these issues. be played by the US and not the UN. Indeed, even the pre- Council member, voted against the western solutions. The origin of western support to If I was seen as a ‘political’ candidate, I As chairman of Rajya Sabha, I’d like the cise shape of the new government appears to have been resolution condemning the Soviet Union. Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in the forties wouldn’t have received the kind of cross- House to take up these issues and discuss worked out, judging by Ms Rice’s assertion that Iraq India was dependent on the Soviet veto to and fifties was the British Cold War design to party backing that I did. them in a bipartisan spirit, because they would be run by an office headed by a retired US gene- block any resolution in the Security Council partition India with Kashmir in Pakistan In the two sessions that I’ve presided over concern the future of our society and ral, who, in turn, would be answerable to the Pentagon. on Kashmir against Indian interests. and to use that country as a western base as Rajya Sabha polity. On the issue There have been other signals, including most impor- Western countries headed by the UK were to countervail the Soviet Union. chairman, no one of corruption, for tantly, a supplementary amendment passed by the US blatantly supporting Pakistan However,Washington, as the has accused me of instance, we’ve got Congress excluding France, Germany,Russia and Syria and were engaged in diluting sole superpower would like to partisan behaviour. Q&A to ask ourselves why from participating in US-funded reconstruction bids. the original resolution on have leverage over all major Politics has taught is it that people in Kashmir of August 13, 1948. world powers, even over those Earlier, Colin Powell had hinted at a severely cur- me the virtues of be- high places, whether The Soviet Union, which was it is friendly with. Pakistan is On the issue of ing non-conflictual corruption, we’ve in politics or bureau- tailed role for the UN by holding that a single appointee neutral in the initial stages of interested in internationalis- and I’ve brought that got to ask ourselves cracy or the police, would act as the “UN’s eyes and ears” in a US-run inte- the Kashmir dispute, came out ing the Kashmir issue and in- training to my new why is it that people routinely get away rim administration. It goes without saying that none of in full support of India during volving the US in a mediatory role. There hasn’t in high places despite having cases this can be to the liking of the rest of the world. Russia role. Its cross-border terrorism the visit of Khrushchev and been, for instance, a routinely get away registered against has already reacted by calling the move “absolutely Bulganin to India in 1955. and its nuclear sabre-rattling impermissible from the point of view of common sense single instance of despite having them? In the last In 1968, the Soviet Union from time to time have gene- members jumping cases registered 55 years, hardly any and international law.” As for Tony Blair, who overrode invaded Czechoslovakia and rated international concern. into the well of the against them? influential people Udayshankar both popular opinion at home and strong opposition toppled the reformist Alexander Dubcek. Recently, US secretary of state Colin Powell House during my have been sentenced from his own party to fight on the side of America, it Though Parliament adopted a resolution said that the US would be attending to the tenure. I’ve tried to for corruption. I’d must embarrass him no end that after all he has done, critical of the Soviet action — the govern- situation in the subcontinent after the Iraq bring fairness, focus and transparency to the like Parliament to apply its mind to this, he finds himself left out of the post-war planning. And ment allowed the resolution to be adopted — war. While the Indian foreign minister has job, and that has been appreciated. Here, so that the guilty are not allowed to get the embarrassment will be all the more considering he, the government did not condemn the action. taken exception to this, it cannot be denied I must give credit to members too, because away lightly. At that stage, several factors weighed with that both Pakistan’s terrorist strategy which of his own accord, had promised the full involvement of I’ve received tremendous affection and The same goes for poverty alleviation. the government, one of which was certainly it relates to Kashmir, and its nuclear threats the UN in the humanitarian and reconstruction aspects support from each one of them. As chief minister, I thought of Antyodaya — Kashmir.It was just two years after Tashkent are of international concern. in Iraq. Mr Blair had also projected an “Iraq for Iraqis” the uplift of the last man — long before the and the Soviet Union had started making In these circumstances, India has to weigh Critics also point to your long association vision. Clearly, having used Mr Blair’s services to idea of “food for work” programmes caught overtures to Pakistan to improve relations carefully the costs and benefits of provoking with Hindutva... strengthen its case for war, the US has no further need anyone’s fancy. It was a programme that with that country. In fact, Moscow had the US by condemning it at this stage. Even for him. What does this presage for the future? First, As early as 1977, when I first became the received worldwide acclaim. And without started shipping limited quantities of countries which are permanent members chief minister, I gave a speech in the sounding self-congratulatory, I think there’s anyone who opposes the US can face what amounts to military hardware to Islamabad. Indira of the Security Council and which have Rajasthan assembly, in which I pledged a lot to be learnt from it in terms of tackling economic sanctions. Second, even a trusted ally must Gandhi had to protest very strongly to the opposed the US on the Iraq issue have been myself to upholding rajdharma in gover- the shameful reality of mass poverty that eventually be prepared to be cast out into the cold. Soviet leadership to halt it. In those circums- very restrained in their language. Russia nance. No one who’s followed my career still exists in our midst. tances, India stopped short of condemning has declared that Iraq issue would not since can accuse me of a bias against any For me, poverty — like the other issues the Soviet Union. come in the way of developing Russian-US community, much less a religious minority. In 1980, the issue of the move of Soviet for- relations. On the previous three occasions — I’ve mentioned — is a national problem, Poison Fare It was my government in Rajasthan that, which requires us to rise above petty ces into Afghanistan came up before the UN. 1956 (Hungary), 1968 (Czechoslovakia) and In Spring 2003, there’s enough reason and more for the for the first time, gave away a huge grant to political calculations. And it’s my duty birds to fall silent. No, this is not about the potential Again India refused to join the public con- 1980 (Afghanistan) — the opposition leaders Khwaja Saheb’s dargah in Ajmer. demnation of the Soviet Union though Delhi denounced the government for not coming both as a citizen and the holder of a high environmental fallout of the war in Iraq; nor is it about In Nagaur, I helped build the biggest conveyed privately to Moscow its deep dis- out in full condemnation of the Soviet Union constitutional office, to help build a national the deadly disease outbreak that’s globalising at the Diwankhana attached to a mosque; in quiet. Here again, cold calculations of Indian just as some of the opposition leaders consensus on how to deal with it. This Tonk, the Arabic and Persian research speed of flight — two equally self-destructive and, we national interest prevailed over upholding are critical of the present stand of the has prompted some to say that I am centre, which is today regarded as one of the hope, unrelated incidents. The new concern is about vociferously principles of international law. government. It was not so much our friend- being “pro-active”. ...If raising issues that world’s finest. From Antyodaya to old-age whether it’s safe to eat homegrown vegetables. A study Kashmir was perhaps not foremost in ship for the Soviet Union but calculations transcend politics is being “pro-active”, then pension to free books for school children, conducted by Imperial College, London, in Indian cities India’s calculations in 1980. But Pakistan’s of our own national interests which led to I plead guilty to the charge. my government never discriminated against including Delhi, says we are slowly poisoning ourselves attempts at a military build-up and its those decisions. In international relations, Have you any political ambitions left? any community on the basis of caste, with toxic agents by eating the ubiquitous cauliflower, nuclear programme should have featured. as Lord Palmerston said, there are no None at all. God and the people of creed or religion... cabbage and spinach. Random samples have revealed The Soviet Union was the only reliable permanent friends and no permanent this country have been extremely kind to the presence of dangerously high levels of harmful source of arms for India. Given the unsatis- enemies, only permanent interests. It’s said you are still playing an active me. I’ve had a full life. toxic agents in these vegetables — particularly lead and pesticides — routinely expelled by industrial units around farming areas. You cannot wash away the toxins because they are present not only on the surface but Creative Math of the also within the vegetable. Potential harmful effects of Half Measures regular consumption include hampered brain develop- By Bunny D’Souza going rate for treatment. granted, senior citizens ment in children and damaged kidney functions and Origins of Universe On behalf of India’s senior There is always the danger would use their vehicles the nervous and reproductive systems. Even privately that this would cause an ec- whole time and become fat By T S Rajagopalan Law of Karma grown vegetables are reportedly vulnerable to toxins citizens, I confess being dis- appointed with the Budget. centric medico to perform and lazy.This is a fallacy.In For the creation of anything to 24. Number 25 is the jivat- since the groundwater and soil contamination levels He who knows for Although a few sops have just half an operation or mofussil areas when a park- three causes are required to ma and 26, the Brahman. are pretty high in urban areas. certain that happiness been doled out to the frater- extract half a tooth. There ing slot is finally discov- be fulfilled: Material cause, Still further evolutionary We’ve known for long that the air we breathe and the and misery,birth and nity, the major concerns is also the chance that if ered, it is invariably about instrumental cause and sup- progress is called panchi- death are due to the water we drink are a risky cocktail of several polluting have not been addressed. hospitalised, we would have two kilometres from one’s porting cause. In Creation, karana or quintuplication, agents. Bottled and branded drinking water was effects of past actions, That we pay half fare for been allotted only half a destinations. Imagine walk- Brahman is all of these the five-fold division. Here, does not find anything recently discovered to have unacceptable levels of air and rail travel is all very nurse, I mean a nurse who ing back that distance from three causes. He evolves a bit of mathematics is to accomplish, and thus pesticide residue. Besides, over the last decade, edible well, but with the increas- is half trained. But these a shopping spree, weighed Himself into Mulaprakriti involved. Each gross element becomes free from care oils, spices and pulses have all come under the hammer ing number of accidents, are minor risks as there down by the mass of pack- or primordial matter. is taken and divided into and is not attached for suspected harmful and deliberate adulteration with this is not such a great aren’t many eccentric ages that wives habitually At the time of pralaya, two halves. One half of this even though engaged colour-enhancing, shelf-life-extending chemicals. Last benefit. There are other medicos — only half of purchase. It is enough to Prakriti is in a subtle, undif- element is split up into in action. year, vegetables like parmal and bhindi sold in the mar- areas where we could have those in the register. give an individual the lean, ferentiated state, avibhakta. four equal parts and added Ashtavakra Samhita ketplace were found to have been chemically treated to profitably been granted We use our personal vehi- though martyred look. When matter evolves from its to the other remaining four xi.4 enhance their natural colouring. Watermelons were concessions. cles in dire emergencies, Junior citizens may dormant initial state, tattva gross elements. For example, ✥ reportedly injected with red colouring chemical agents. Doctors agree that at a due to the prohibitive cost wonder why we want all the mahat or reality comes out. take ether, one of the gross And the list goes on. Sadly, the average consumer/ certain age, a lot of rum is of petrol. Finance ministry above at half the cost. They From mahat, we get the elements, and divide it into On account of his grower is seldom aware of the toxic potential of man- good for the circulation. babus will feel that this must realise that we are in tattva ahankara. Both mahat two halves. One half of it connection with the made air, water, soil and consequent food contamina- If the price of liquor had forces us to walk and walk- effect the ‘half generation’. and ahankara are of three is further divided into deeds of previous tion. Public awareness is necessary but can help little if been reduced by half for ing is good for the health. We walk nowadays at half kinds; Sattvika, rajasa and equal portions, namely,1/8th incarnations, the tamasa, based on qualities. each and so 1/8th ether legislation doesn’t catch up with requirement. Our food senior citizens, we would Agreed. But with the chao- the pace we used to, we fall individual self (jiva), tic traffic on our roads, sen- half asleep whilst watching From sattvika ahankara we is added to each of the laws are archaic; they need to be immediately re-drawn have been thankful. Here I dreams and awakens. must caution editors that ior citizens run the risk of TV and most of us are half get all the senses or indriyas remaining gross elements — to include safeguards against all new age hazards, and He plays in the this circulation has nothing prematurely becoming late blind without our specta- of knowledge and karma.So air, light, water and earth. In three cities. these laws should be strictly enforced. Food quality as- we have five jnana indriyas, the same way the remaining to do with newspaper senior citizens. Hence, had cles. And if they still enter- Kaivalyopanishad 14 surance is a multi-disciplinary endeavour, and is a seri- five karma indriyas and the four gross elements are circulation. the cost of petrol been re- tain any doubts, I would ✥ ous enough issue to warrant emergency action. Indus- Doctors and orthodon- duced by half, it would have like to tell them that they mind, bringing the total to 11. also divided into halves trial effluents and sewage must be treated before they tists should have been made been a fine gesture. Killjoys are half-wits. That is one Next, from tamasa ahan- and each half is again The law of karma says are released into waterways, dumps and landfills. This to charge only half the may say that had this been half we are decidedly not. kara the sabda tanmattra divided into four portions that for every action aspect has to be closely monitored by regulating agen- or the subtle and added to the there is a reaction. cies, and defaulters must be threatened with closure of element of sound other gross ele- Driven by the stream of business, failing compliance. Merely advising indus- CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS is created, from ments. This prin- thoughts in one direc- trial units to relocate to the suburbs will only widen the which the gross ciple has been tion, which constitutes reach of industrial pollution — it does not contain it. Rule by Mob shorn of its gaurav, its only minority,the element of ether cited in a verse desire, an action is conscientious, concerned citizen, is lost is produced. From by Tamil Alwar performed. From the Last month, in a posh suburb of Ahmeda- in the midst of the mob. this is produced saint Thiruma- action performed with bad, a Hindu tribal driving a tractor hit a — M Hasan Jowher,Society for the Promo- the subtle element zhisai Alwar. desire, desire for more Sole Option local scooterist. Instantly,an upper-caste tion of Rational Thinking, Ahmedabad of touch, sparsa, There is anoth- of the same or crowd gathered and lynched the hapless which in turn pro- THE er process called something different Reverse palm technology is not, as the name suggests, a man. A few days ago, former home minister Show Evidence duces the gross trivitkarana or arises. We are born know-how for growing coconut palms the other way of Gujarat, Haren Pandya, was shot dead in The declared objective of the war in Iraq is element of air, SPEAKING trifold division. because we have ended round. It is, say agency reports, the Guntur-based a garden in mid-city.Some witnessed the to capture and destroy WMDs. News cover- vayu. This pro- The same proce- our last life still caught Pothur Murali Krishna’s way of telling the future crime and several more saw the injured TREE age of the war by journalists ‘embedded’ in duces the subtle dure is applied in this chain of action by reading not the palm but the back of the hand. Pandya. No one bothered to chase the crimi- the coalition forces, consists of attacks and element of sight, rupa, in regard to three gross and desire. Mr Krishna, a college principal, claims to be the only nal, call the police or rush medical relief to capture of Iraqi towns and cities. But even which produces the gross elements, namely light, Your personality is the practitioner of ‘reverse palm technology’ and is said to the injured. Recently,according to news- after two weeks of war, the coalition forces element of light, tejas.From water and earth. The gross conglomeration of have accurately predicted the results of state elections. paper reports, a ‘‘mob of parents’’ stormed are yet to discover any proof of the existen- this is created the subtle element of light will consist desires accumulated The science, he adds, was revealed to him directly by a an examination centre in Fatehpura in ce of the much talked of WMDs. Consequen- element of taste, rasa, and of 50 per cent light, 25 through all your deeds deity,courtesy an intuition in 1996. Mr Krishna’s latest Dahod to facilitate mass copying during tly,the war that was launched to unearth thereon, the gross element per cent water and 25 per from this moment is that both sides will use chemical weapons during Gulf school examinations. The police had to fire WMDs has now been given another objec- of water and then the subtle cent earth. Vishnupurana backwards beyond birth War II and that the US will never be able to overthrow 24 rounds and lob 12 shells to evacuate tive — regime change. The war and the al- element of smell, gandha. describes saptikarana or Saddam Hussein. Now if Dubya and Donald Rumsfeld supervisors. These incidents happened in lies, therefore, stand completely discredited. Finally, from this is seven-fold division where to your previous life had been aware of this before they launched their one of the richest provinces in the country. — R M Paulraj, Bangalore produced the gross element along with the five gross and even further. As long as we have even unilateral war with a little help from friends like Tony Around this time last year, bloodthirsty of earth, prithvi. So each elements the two earlier mobs lynched hundreds of innocents, looted one desire we are still Blair,they might have decided to act differently.One has Sticky Wicket of the subtle elements, tattvas mahat and ahankara and burnt freely while the police looked caught in the wheel of The recent decision by the Indian cricket tanmattra, is an inter- are also added. The principle heard of reverse engineering being resorted to in the the other way.As a benumbed Gujarat is karma and will take board not to send the Indian team to mediate stage of creation of division is the same. past by those who worked their way backwards from a rebirth in this world to Pakistan invokes the apogee of contra- between two gross elements, There are two types of finished product in the hope of coming up with a try to satisfy that desire. diction. It is perfectly reasonable not to bhutas. creation, samashti srishti, slightly different way of doing the same and then taking From timesofindia.com We will play again in out a process patent. But that was in the good old days, maintain normal relations with a country The stages are: Prakriti or aggregate creation and matter, mahat, ahankara, vyashti srishti, individual the ‘three cities’ of before TRIPS and TRIMS and the WTO got into the way. that is exporting cross-border terrorism, but Unite for Peace it seems somewhat illogical to prevent a sound, ether, touch, air, creation — the creation of waking, dreaming and It remains to be seen whether Mr Krishna patents his sight, light, taste, water, mahat out of prakriti, of deep sleep. The three reverse palm technology for forecasting a future which Fidel Castro said decades ago: ‘‘The cricket team from playing another. By this logic, why play Pakistan anywhere, smell and earth. So in the ahankara and the 10 indriyas cities are also known as could be shared by all. And there is no guarantee that American spy satellites have become so powerful that Cuban women refuse to including the World Cup? process of creation we have of knowledge and karma, the gross, subtle and forecasting will stop with the reverse palm. It may not sunbathe on the beach!’’ These spy — Debasis Daspal, Nagpur 24 items, beginning with of panchabhutas and subtle causal bodies, which take too long before a rival predicts the future by satellites must have become defunct now, 1) empirical or fundamental elements. All these are called refer to the physical Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page (waking), the mental studying not the reverse of the palm but the sole of the since it seems to have taken a war for the Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New matter, 2) mahat, 3) ahan- aggregate creation. This foot. 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KAUTILYA INFOTECH Delhi tops in business: Survey HIGHWAY Oil’s well as long TIMES NEWS NETWORK Top of the class for ranking were communication capa- bilities, private finance, road trans- Infy guidance New Delhi: Delhi emerged as the port, professional education and number one city in the ranking of Business Education growth of city’s economy.For example, as it ends well business friendly place among 36 •Delhi •Bangalore Kolkata bagged the number one status cities in the country. It has the best •Greater Mumbai •Pune in economic growth followed by Farid- holds the key By Jairam Ramesh communication penetration and good ports is needed to enhance de- •Chandigarh •Chennai abad, Kanpur, Surat and Chandigarh. arnings forecast from software bell- If ever proof was mand for dollars: In recent hotel infrastructure compared to oth- •Coimbatore •Greater Mumbai The study only included factors re- ers, although it has poor transport fa- wether Infosys Technologies will be needed about the months, with the supply of dol- •Bangalore •Hyderabad flecting hard facts like data from RBI, the key factor driving Indian lars increasing and demand cility and low growth. E positive impact Census 2001, tourists inflow,petrol con- Delhi was followed by Greater Finance Communication shares this week as investors shift focus of globalisation sluggish, the rupee had appreci- sumption, growth in MBA students, to the earnings season amid growing Mumbai, Chandigarh and Coimbat- Greater Mumbai Delhi on India, it has ated in relation to the dollar. • • telephone, Net penetration and propor- signs of a quick end to Iraq war. ore in the ‘How are Cities Doing’ Chandigarh Coimbatore been provided by What about the recent behav- • • tion of students to the population. “Infosys’ guidance will be crucial as it ranking done by CII. Cities which fig- Coimbatore Kochi the resilience of iour of world oil markets? Sur- • • Although Chandrababu Naidu’s Hy- is seen by investors as a guide for the sec- ured in the bottom of the list include Chennai Chandigarh the economy in prisingly,they are not turbulent, • • derabad was ranked fifth in profes- tor,” said Vipul P Dalal, COO of institu- the aftermath of the on-going even though the Iraq war has Jamshedpur, Jabalpur and Dhanbad. •Delhi •Ludhiana sional education, it was rated poor in Bangalore has topped in profes- tional equity business at brokerage In- war in Iraq. But that resilience dragged on longer than expected Road Transport Growth road transport and growth. vestmart India Ltd. will be under severe test. and even though some key mem- sional education with the highest Ahmedabad which houses the best number of institutes, followed by •Chandigarh •Kolkata Nasdaq-listed Infosys, India’s No 2 soft- Already derisking has started in bers of the 11-nation OPEC have business school in the world was found ware services exporter, will issue guid- the crucial IT industry in simple faced major supply dislocations. Pune, Greater Mumbai and Chennai. •Amritsar •Faridabad poor in education and personal trans- However, India’s Silicon Valley was •Rajkot •Kanpur ance on Thursday for the current fiscal words, this means that global For one thing, demand in the port, considering its size and charac- year that started on April 1 along with its companies are hesitant to put all summer months is not as buoy- poor in private finance, road trans- •Ludhiana •Surat ter. While Vadodara is good in finance, port and communications. •Vadodara •Chandigarh quarterly results. A survey of 45 in- their eggs in the India outsourc- ant as in the winter. More im- communication and transport, it has vestors in Asia, U.S and Europe by bro- ing basket. Belligerently over- portantly, supplies from non- Greater Mumbai topped the list in fewer engineering and management private finance — including number kerage CLSA Emerging Markets showed done posturing vis-a-vis Pak- OPEC countries like Russia Kolkata. Chandigarh was ranked num- institutions. Asansol, Indore, Vijaywada, 61 per cent believed the company would istan being carried out in good have increased so much so that of bank accounts, credit to consumers ber one in road transport, followed by Ludhiana and Madurai are emerging as and credit to deposits in commercial indicate revenue growth of over 20 per part to polarise our electorate is although it has over 75 per cent Amritsar, Rajkot and Ludhiana. The regional centres of education, trade, in- cent in the current year. fuelling this increase in the risk of world reserves, OPEC cur- banks — followed by Chandigarh, Coim- study, conducted by economist Bibek De- dustry and catering to rich agricultural batore and Chennai. ‘Indian IT experts welcome’: Singa- perception of India. rently meets just about 31 per broy and Indicus Analytics for CII, said catchments. pore PM Goh Chok Tong said in an inter- After the first oil shock of cent of global demand. For Greater Mumbai also topped the list as this was the first attempt of rating cities Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hy- view on Sunday that Indian IT profes- September 1973 when prices strategic reasons—and this the best business and leisure destination with over one million population. derabad were emerging as metros, be- sionals were welcome in his country, quadrupled, the economy was shows the awesome American to be followed by Delhi, Chennai and The factors taken into consideration sides the existing four. adding IT could help bring Asian giants stung by very high inflation influence and power to which India and China together. Goh described rates of over 20 per cent with the we also have to adjust—OPEC the recent detention of Indian IT profes- misery being compounded by a members are wary of using the sionals in neighbouring Malaysia for al- monsoon failure as well. After oil weapon punitively. Money in Myanmar 100cc bikes losing leged visa irregularities as unfortunate. the second oil shock of 1979, fol- OPEC has been following a AFP “Indian IT professionals are welcome lowing the Iranian Revolution price band with production cuts here (in Singapore). Please keep it on the that came along with another when prices fall below $ 22 a bar- record,” Goh said ahead of a visit to India monsoon failure, India ap- rel and production increases out to heavier ones beginning Tuesday. proached the IMF. After the when prices rise beyond $ 28 a Goh said he said he would be looking third oil shock of August 1990, By Byas Anand Manufacturers are now barrel. For the most part this TIMES NEWS NETWORK for ways to get IIT to set up campuses in caused by Saddam Hussain’s in- band has held. It was in January rushing in to introduce bikes in this segment. Bajaj had recent- Singapore. “If it succeeds, this place plus vasion of Kuwait, the economy 2003 that the basket averaged $ New Delhi: Indian bike mak- India becomes a centre or alternative cen- ly launched a spruced up ver- simply collapsed — by June 1991 30 a barrel and $ 31.5 a barrel in ers are rushing back to their tre to the Silicon Valley for IT services.” sion of its Caliber and is also and foreign exchange reserves February 2003. In recent days, boardrooms. Reason: After al- Offshore projects 56% of exports: Off- planning to upgrade the Pulsar had dwindled to less than a bil- prices have dropped once again most two years of growth, the shore projects accounted for about 56 per higher on the power ladder. lion dollars and massive capital to below $ 29 a barrel. With full basic 100cc bike segment is sud- cent of computer software/services ex- Hero Honda is also upgrading flight was on. The IMF stepped- production in Venezuela and denly slowing down. ports from India during 2001-02, accord- in once again but this time, Nigeria being gradually re- And, the factor forcing the its line-up to keep pace with the ing to Electronics and Computer Soft- thankfully, with tough condi- stored and the return of Iraq to manufacturers to scratch their shift in demand. ware Export Promotion Council. tions missing in 1979. the OPEC quota system immi- brains is the sudden activity in Market watchers attributed “The contribution of offshore projects The responses to the 1973 and nent, the prospects for increased the executive or the over 100cc this shift to the change in buyer during 2001-02 is estimated to be Rs 20,440 1979 shocks were fundamentally oil supplies have never looked as segment. This has led to manu- profile. “The rural buyer has crore as compared to Rs 12,100 crore dur- inward-looking. By contrast, the good as they do now. facturers and dealers offering a been a staple market for com- ing the previous year,” ESC executive di- response to the third shock was Unlike all other countries bar- host of discounts, including muter bikes, where fuel effi- rector DK Sareen said in a statement. outward-looking. The results ring China, India is no longer cash rebates and free acces- ciency was a major purchase Offshore development activities are have been obvious. India is vulnerable to external shocks. sories, to push sales of the com- criterion. With the bigger ma- still the mainstay of the Indian computer weathering the fourth oil shock That is the greatest tribute to muter bikes. chines offering equal or even software services industry and are grow- smoothly. Foreign exchange re- the Rao-Manmohan Singh re- “The basic commuter bike better mileage, consumers are ing at a phenomenal rate of 69 per cent serves are around $ 75 billion. forms continued by successive has been a favourite till last upgrading their purchases. annually,he said. Remittances and IT export earn- governments thereafter. But it year, commanding upto 90 per Youngsters in the cities are US against New Jersey bill: In what ings are more than compensat- continues to bleed internally. cent of the total bike sales. By now lining up for bigger bikes, could bring some cheer to Indian IT pro- ing for the excess of imports Unsustainably high fiscal and 2002-03-end, the market has which accentuate their macho fessionals, the US Federal government is over exports of merchandise revenue deficits are elbowing seen a significant shift in cus- image,” says an analyst. believed not to be in favour of New Jer- goods and commodities. The out desirable public investment tomer preference to these exec- But it’s not yet end of the sey’s promulgation proposing to prevent rate of inflation has increased in agriculture and infrastruc- utive bikes,” says a senior mar- road for the basic entry level government contracts from being out- but not alarmingly. Freeing ture. Deeply divisive politics is keting official from Bajaj Auto. bike. “We are witnessing a seg- sourced. diesel prices and reducing sub- stymieing badly needed reforms Hero Honda’s senior V-P Atul mentation in the bike market, Confirming the development, com- sidies for LPG and kerosene has A banking crisis in Myanmar has led to strict limits on to make the economy domesti- withdrawals, suspension of cheque and credit card Sobti agrees: “We are seeing a like the car market. The entry merce ministry sources said that the US also helped. The management of cally more productive and glob- shift towards 100cc plus bikes. level model will continue to be Federal government was not in favour of the exchange rate has been very services, no lending and a huge shortage of currency, ally more competitive. all of which are hitting people hard. This segment is expected to a high-interest segment for as- the New Jersey bill. Agencies effective. Paying more for oil im- [email protected] double in the next year itself.” pirants,” he adds.

EXECUTIVE DIGEST Bhandari appointed CMD NATIONAL of Agri Insurance Co: Government has appointed Inflation at 6% as petrol, BOSS Suparas Bhandari as the diesel prices soar: INC chairman of the country’s first Gripped by the onslaught of Agriculture Insurance Compa- war on Iraq, petrol and diesel Consumer is king? ny of India Ltd (AICI) promot- prices surged by four per cent Zee anchorman Subhash ed by Nabard, GIC and the causing inflation to surpass all Chandra’s ASC four PSU general insurers. the previous highs to touch Enterprises will offer Bhandari, who was general six per cent for the week end- direct-to-home facility manager of Oriental Insurance to the consumer within ed March 22 against a mere Company, has been appoint- the next 100 days and 1.63 per cent in the year-ago ed chairman of AICI for a pe- could compete with period. A sharp two per cent riod of three years. “The com- CAS. But will it cut hike in domestic prices of fu- pany will start with an initial into India’s 40 million els led to 0.43 per cent rise in capital of Rs 200 crore, which cable homes? point-to-point inflation, as would be hiked to Rs 750 measured by wholesale price crore subsequently,” Bhandari index (WPI), to 5.99 per cent said. GIC holds 35 per cent for the week under review stake in AICI, while Nabard from previous week’s level of picked up 30 per cent and the 5.56 per cent, belying RBI’s four general insurers would hopes of a “stable” scenario hold 8.75 per cent each. on the price front. Sigh of relief: Jet and Sahara will finally breathe easy after Huawei Tech India to FIIs net purchasers in civil aviation minister hire 900 professionals: equities: The foreign institu- Shahnawaz Hussain Huawei Technologies India tional investors have recorded decided to allow them to Pvt Ltd, the indian R & D sub- net purchases of Rs 260.2 continue with their sidiary of the Chinese tele- crore ($54.5 million) in equi- ground handling Grand design: Rupert com network solutions ties and Rs 100.5 crore ($21.1 activities Murdoch’s News Corp is provider, plans to hire 900 million) in debt during the instead on the threshold of a prefessionals to ramp up its trading week ended April 4. of the $7-bn deal that could strength to 1,500 at its Ban- Mutual funds were net sellers designated give it control of US pay galore facility by the end of in equities at Rs 42.68 crore handlers TV DirecTV. And it 2005, chief operating officer but recorded net inflows of Rs looks like he’s the James Yuan said. The Indian 46.12 crore in debt instru- only bidder! arm aims to become Hua- ments during the period un- wei’s biggest global R&D der review, according to SEBI. centre by 2005.

Youngsters wearing Sunday that Yones was con- magazines, has appointed INTERNATIONAL cartoon hero Astro sidering resigning due to fears investment bank NM Boy costumes parade the controlling shareholders Rothschild to handle talks to IBM Japan, Toshiba in with mothers for an aimed to fire him over dissat- take control of the remaining software tie-up: IBM Astro Boy look-alike isfaction with his perform- stake, the newspaper said. Japan and Toshiba Corp are contest in Tokyo on ance. Hapoalim is controlled Trader Media Group’s to cooperate in the develop- Sunday, on the eve of by the Arison-Dankner group, management and venture ment of software that auto- Astro Boy’s birthday, which owns 45 per cent. capital firm, BC Partners own matically prevents glitches in who according to the 52 per cent of the publisher. computer systems, the daily original futuristic car- Guardian Media seeks Nihon Keizai Shimbun said on toon story, was due to control of Auto Trader: ET INSTA POLL Sunday. The project, which be born April 7, 2003. The Guardian Media Group, will create software that Yesterday’s results: Would you maintenance of computer CEO of Israel’s Bank owner of Britain’s Guardian automates the operation and and Observer newspapers, opt for DTH TV ahead of servers, is the first of several Hapoalim resigns: Eli conventionl cable TV? joint projects planned by the Yones, the chief executive is poised to pay up to 500 two companies, the paper officer of Bank Hapoalim, million pounds ($783 million) Yes 66% No 28% said, without identifying Israel’s largest bank, resigned for the publisher of Auto • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of sources. Use of the software on Sunday after just a year Trader, the Sunday Telegraph the general public. reported. GMG, which already could mean huge savings in in office, a Hapoalim source Today’s question: Is the govern- costs for large companies. said but declined to comment owns 48 per cent of Trader ment backtracking on VAT Company officials were further on the resignation. Is- Media Group, which owns a for political reasons? unavailable for comment. raeli media reported earlier on stable of classified advertising

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14 Monday,April 7, 2003 BUSINESS TIMES The Times of India, New Delhi Case for caution and bullishness By J Mulraj est would thus cause a sharp he advance by US-led spurt. Especially since there forces in the Iraq war, have been almost no primary T and the taking of the issues of equity for a number airport at Baghdad, caused of years. international oil prices to Such serious buying inter- plummet and, consequently, est could be triggered by a equity prices to rise. The number of factors. One, for- Iraqi regime has threatened eign investors, wary of trav- to use martyrs in an uncon- elling to China and Hong ventional counter-attack, Kong, for fear of SARS, may which, if it results in severe divert some of those funds to casualties, could cause a re- India. Not only is India at- versal of the uptrend which tractively valued, but in resulted in a 119-point rally terms of trading and settle- in the Sensex after a first day ment (now T+2, at par with drop of 67 points. The Sensex the best), we are extremely ended the week at 3167, up 52. modern. India’s transaction Such a dip would be a buying costs are lower than most opportunity. other countries which, in There are several factors fact, should throw up oppor- which lend cause for opti- tunities for our exchanges to mism in Indian stockmar- take advantage of. kets. The leading companies Alas, domestic investors are doing well and valuations are being denied one oppor- (P/Es) are attractive. There tunity that they really ought is a paucity of alternate in- to be given, viz. to finance vestment opportunities, with margin trade. The reason is deposit rates having fallen to historical; the erstwhile ‘bad- untenable lows. Dividend la’ financing system was, de- yields are often as, or more, spite being a good system, attractive than deposit rates; badly abused and considered even more so when one con- to be responsible for a lot of siders they are tax free. the problems of stock market The main seller in the sec- crashes. Recently,the second- ondary market, UTI, appears ary market advisory commit- to have stanched the flow. tee of SEBI, has recommend- Holders of its flagship (al- ed that there be no easing of beit, a flag flying at half mast restrictions on margin trad- due to dismal performance) ing to allow non-banks to par- scheme, US 64, are quite like- ticipate in it. Were this to be ly to opt for tax free govern- allowed, with proper margin- ment bonds in lieu of re- ing safeguards, the last peg demption (at above the cur- for a good rally would fall rent NAV). Any manifesta- into place. Domestic in- tion of serious buying inter- vestors would be able to earn interest income by lending funds, higher than bank de- posit rates, provided they ac- cepted the risks which banks are averse to accepting. There is an excess of liq- uidity in the system and very little investment use being made of it. Tax refunds this year exceed those of last year by 67 per cent, or Rs 22,100 crore. Were this to be allowed to be used in margin trading, with adequate margining safeguards, it would not only help the secondary market but, thereby, make the pri- vatisation job easier. The market would react to any ‘unconventional’ attack by the Iraqis; which would be a buying opportunity.

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The Times of India, New Delhi, Monday,April 7, 2003

Italian romp No horsing around Beckham for Iraq The nation that’s synonymous with Horse racing stays the original choice The Brits are planning to use the popularity speed machines just bolstered its for the punter. Bookmakers William Hill of soccer to win the hearts of Iraqis. Plans reputation further. Valentino Rossi believe the Grand National at Aintree are being hatched that once the guns led an Italian romp at the Suzuka this Sunday generated the biggest pipe down, stars like Beckham will MotoGP with Max Biaggi and Loris betting day of all time. 150 million be shipped over for exhibition Capirossi making it a cozy threesome pounds were gambled across Britain games in the conquered nation Bopanna makes amends in the Davis Cup tie against New Zealand

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Paes is not even No. 1 in the Tough road country; it’s Bhupathi and Bopanna who formed a ahead for India, formidable opponent for us — Kiwi Davis Cup coach says Kiwi coach Glenn Wilson By Sanjib Guha SPORTS DIGEST TIMES NEWS NETWORK AFP Kolkata: Kiwi coach Glenn Wilson has no doubt as to what still plays the key role in India’s win in Davis Cup matches. “The combination of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi can beat any dou- bles pair in the world, and they are really good to watch when on song,” Wilson de- clared at a media conference on Sunday, soon after the In- dians had wrapped up the Asia Oceania Group I tie at the South Club here. He, however, put India’s 4-1 win to “team effort” after the Kiwis levelled it 1-1 after the opening singles. The Kiwi Switzerland’s Roger Federer hits a coach didn’t agree that Paes backhand to France’s Fabrice San- was the key man for India. toro during their Davis Cup quar- “Paes is not even No. 1 in the ter-final match in Toulouse, France country; it is also Bhupathi on Sunday. Federer won 6-1, 6-0, and Bopanna who combined 6-2 and Switzerland qualified for the semi-finals. to form a formidable oppo- nent for us,” Wilson pointed out. He was not so confident Hodge stars for Australia A: In of India’s success in the lat- Canberra Brad Hodge excelled with ter stages of the Cup. “Last bat and ball as Australia A beat their South African counterparts by 25 year, India were drubbed 0-5 runs in the second match of their by the Aussies, but the duo of limited overs cricket series at Manu- Paes-Bhupathi can win cru- cial matches for their coun- ka Oval here on Sunday. Hodge top- India’s Leander Paes hits a return to Robert Cheyne of New Zealand during their Davis Cup singles match in Kolkata on Sunday. scored with 69 and then took five for try,”he said. 28 off six overs as South Africa were dismissed for 209 in reply to Aus- tralia’s 234 for eight. The win gave Australia A 2-0 lead in the best of five one-day series. South Africa failed to capitalise on a promising start after opening batsmen Mrone A stroll on the grass in the end van Wyk (60) and Ahmed Amla (68) put on 101 at just under four an over. By Saumyajit Basu The first surprise of the day was then served an ace to give India a 2-0 lead. It was off spinner Hodge who TIMES NEWS NETWORK sprung by New Zealand by pairing Hunt Though Paes exposed his full reper- sparked a middle-order collapse af- and Nielsen for the doubles tie. Captain toire of strokes, the drop shots definitely Paes, Mahesh ready to reconcile? ter South Africa reached 168 for one. Kolkata: The script went according to Glenn Wilson later explained that Nielsen took the pride of place. He hit them with By Nilankur Das South African World Cup spinner the expectations for the Sunday crowd TIMES NEWS NETWORK Nicky Boje (4-44) was the visitors’ was indisposed and wasn’t fit enough to brazen carelessness that made the chaser that had gathered for an exhilarating con- play the singles. look like a fool. most successful bowler.AFP test in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania group Fit or not, they hardly had a chance The Kiwis were broken in the fifth and Kolkata: If it happens, Indian tennis fans will live the dream again. Sporting top group: Moham- I round II tie between India and New against the Lee-Hesh pair. Not for once did seventh games and Bhupathi served for Keep your fingers crossed. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, the medan Sporting, Kolkata scored a Zealand at the South Club here. the India duo show any jitters, though they the set that lasted for 100 minutes. Fit- world’s number one doubles team not too long ago, might just be coming goalless draw against Haywards The former world No 1 duo of Leander were broken in the third game of the first tingly, in front of a vociferous home together one more time. Sporting Club, Goa in a lacklustre Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi was in ram- set. But that was more of an aberration. crowd, Paes played the parting shot - an- The hint came in the garb of the answer to an unassuming, and pre- Group B match on Sunday in paging form against Alistair Hunt and a The Indian duo broke back Nielsen’s serve other deadly drop. dictable query: “The other day,Sourav Ganguly had urged the two of you Jamshedpur to top the points table to play together again. Have you given it a thought?” clueless Mark Nielsen to win 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the very next game with a Bhupathi Bhupathi, who proved the perfect foil in the second division National Foot- The answer,everyone thought would be: “No comments.’’ But Bhupathi and gave India the lead. backhand down the line. The Kiwi was on the day,rounded off with a loaded hint ball League. With both teams already picked up the microphone and said: “Leander and myself have talked In the first reverse singles, Rohan again broken in the eighth game after a in the post-match conference that they assured of berths in the final leg, the about it and it will happen very soon.” The statement took everybody by Bopanna shrugged off Saturday’s disap- heart-stopping rally. Paes served two aces may be seen together again, “sooner or only interest of the match lay in de- surprise. A reporter even cross-checked whether she heard it right. pointment and made amends with a 6-3, 6- to seal off the first set 6-3 in 37 minutes. later.” ciding the group champion. The Immediately,questions started raining from all quarters, until captain Kolkata outfit and Haywards finished 2, 6-4 victory over James Shortall to put With an audacious drop shot in the sec- The onus was on the 22-year old Bopan- Ramesh Krishnan pulled down the shutters: “I think you guys will have on 11 points, but the former was ad- the issue beyond doubt. Paes then played ond game of the second set, Paes sent the na to give India an unassailable lead and to arrange for another press conference altogether for that,” he joked. judged group champion on the basis the dead rubber tie, a best of three sets message right across the Kiwis: They he did that with gusto. He got his first of better goal difference. Mo- match, against debutant Robert Cheyne And the questions came back to where it had started from -India’s con- would be unstoppable on the day.Holding serve going early which left Shortall, the vincing victory over New Zealand in the Davis Cup tie on Sunday. hammedan Sporting scored 13 goals to take his Davis Cup singles victories to serves till the fourth game, the Indian duo tallest of the Kiwis, listless. The top- Rohan Bopanna, who buried the ghost of the cataclysmic loss to Alis- and conceded just one. Haywards 65. He won 6-0, 6-1. upped the ante in the fifth. They broke ranked Indian also produced some tair Hunt on Saturday with a convincing win on Sunday,said: “After yes- too scored 13 goals but six goals With the 4-1 drubbing, similar to what Hunt after a marathon rally involving 21 screaming returns that surprised all and went against it.PTI terday’s defeat from two sets up, I didn’t sleep well last night. The match they did at Wellington last April, India points. Paes, the livelier among the two, sundry. It’s time he shows a little more kept playing on my mind. But everybody in the team gave me confidence. Windies, Kiwis unbeaten: West qualified for the Davis Cup World Group had his delightful forehand return ac- consistency in hitting them so that India It was a new day today and a new match. I concentrated well and played Indies and New Zealand played un- play-off, a threshold which they haven’t counting for the second break in the sev- do not have to worry for the second sin- my service games better.” beaten to top their groups on Satur- been able to cross for the last three years. enth game off Nielsen’s serve. Bhupathi gles slot in the Davis Cup. day to reach the semifinals of the in- augural World double wicket cricket tournament at St. Lucia. The two teams will be joined by pairs repre- Sangakkara stars again for Lanka senting Pakistan and Sri Lanka, AFP which clinched the other two spots Sharjah: Kumar Sangakkara ran bagged three wickets for for Sunday’s semifinals. The tourna- hit a second consecutive cen- 16 runs while skipper Sanath ment winner will receive $65,000 tury to set up Sri Lanka for a Jayasuriya took two for 21. and the runner up $30,000. big win over Kenya in the Earlier, Jayasuriya became Scores: England (38) beaten by Pakistan (41) by only the fourth batsman in three runs; New Zealand (73) beat South Africa Sharjah Cup here on Sunday. (34) by 39 runs; Pakistan (-23) conceded defeat The left-hander, who made the world to complete 9,000 against West Indies (did not bat); New Zealand (57) 100 against Pakistan on Fri- One-day runs - after India’s defeated Australia (53) by four runs; Zimbabwe Sachin Tendulkar and Mo- (16) lost to England (112) by 96 runs; Sri Lanka day,scored an unbeaten 103 as (66) beat South Africa (39) by 27 runs. Lanka made 256 for five on hammad Azharuddin and Ar- avinda De Silva. electing to bat. They then Sri Lanka: S Jayasuriya lbw b Suji 36, D Gu- Sania wins title: Sania Mirza de- bundled out Kenya for 127 in nawardene c Otieno b Odoyo 24, M Atapattu c feated Tara Iyer (US) 6-2 6-4 in the 37.5 overs for a 129-run win Odumbe b C Obuya 19, K Sangakkara not out finals of the Mitsubushi Lancer and avenged their World Cup 103, H Tillakaratne c Odumbe b C Obuya 43, K Grade-I ITF championship held at Lokuarachchi b Suji 8, K Dharmasena not out Manila in Philippines. Sania seemed defeat. Muthiah Muralitha- 16. Extras (b1, lb1, w3, nb2) 7. Total (5 wkts, 50 overs) 256. Fall: 1-53, 2-64, 3-98, 4-191, well on her way to an easy win at 6- 5-220; Bowling: Odoyo 10-3-39-1, Luseno 4- 2 3-0 when Tara suddenly found her 0-26-0, Ongondo 4-0-23-0, Suji 8-0-52-2, touch and played some brilliant Obuya 10-1-38-2, Odumbe 10-0-56-0, Tikolo strokes to win the next four games 4-0-20-0. in a row, according to information Kenya: K Otieno c Jayawardene b Fernando 2 D Obuya c Tillakaratne b Nissanka 6 BJ Pa- received on Sunday. But Sania tel c Tillakaratne b Nissanka 13 S Tikolo c Gu- survived the fightback to take the nawardene b Lokuarachchi 10 T Odoyo lbw b game 6-4. PTI Dharmasena 21 M Odumbe lbw b Jayasuriya 42 HS Modi c Muralitharan b Jayasuriya 4 C Obuya c Nissanka b Muralitharan 10 A Suji BETTING METER not out 3 P Ongondo st Sangakkara b Mu- ralitharan 4 A Luseno b Muralitharan 0 ;Ex- Formula 1 tras: (lb 2, w 7, nb 3) 12; Total (all out, 37.5 2003 world driver’s championship overs) 127; Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-8, 3-35, Michael Schumacher 1/2; Kimi Raikkonen 6/1; 4-35, 5-97, 6-105, 7-111, 8-123, 9-127 David Coulthard 8/1; Rubens Barrichello 8/1 Bowling: Fernando 5-1-17-1, Nissanka 6-0- Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Dharmasena (R) greets Juan Pablo Montoya 12/1. 26-2, Lokuarachchi 6-0-22-1, Muralitharan as per ladbrokes.com 6.5-2-16-3 (1nb), Dharmasena 6-0-22-1, his teammate Kumar Sangakkara after his unbeat- Jayasuriya 8-1-21-2. AFP en ton vs Kenya on Sunday. He scored 103. Olonga gets work permit in London More skeletons in doping cupboard By Indraneel Das one rower whose A sample had In weightlifting, which is con- London: Medium pacer Henry Olonga TIMES NEWS NETWORK failed the test has already put up sidered one of the most vulnerable who protested against his case before the Indian Olympic sports, samples of all the medal President Robert Mu- New Delhi: The Hyderabad Na- Associations’ medical commis- winners and one random sample gabe’s ruthless regime tional Games doping scandal ap- sion. from a lifter in each weight catego- in Zimbabwe during the pears to be bigger than earlier an- What is most intriguing is the ry was collected. In sports like ath- cricket World Cup has ticipated as more disciplines case of the weightlifters. Their ilk letics, swimming and cycling, sam- been granted a work joined the dope-wagon. According was already under a cloud after ples of the gold medal winner and permit by the British to sources, among those who tested some of them had tested positive at one from the next three athletes immigration authori- positive are rowers and (second, third and fourth) was test- ties and he is expected to be here later weightlifters, apart from what was ed. In boxing it was randomly col- this week.According to reports here on THE DOPE TRAIL revealed earlier in these columns. lected in all weight categories, but Sunday, the pace bowler was packing Even the number of athletes the Commonwealth Games and the after the semifinals the medal win- his belonging at a safe house in South who failed the dope test during the Asian weightlifting championship ners were asked to give their sam- Africa to prepare for his epic journey to December 13-22 Games may be in 2002 and earned infamy. ples. In rowing, again the gold a new life in England. more than the 15 mentioned earli- It is worthwhile to mention here medal winners were asked to give A report in The Mail on Sunday said a er. “There are more than 20 ath- that the list of positive-testing ath- their samples. jubilant Olonga, who quit international letes in the list from five-six disci- letes positive may see more than In team sport like football and cricket at the end of Zimbabwe’s World plines,” disclosed a source associ- one medal winner because “of the hockey the procedure was differ- Cup campaign, said last night: “I am so ated with the dope testing process. process that has been followed in ent. Samples from players in the very pleased. I have a lot of people to It has been reliably learnt that collection of the samples”. last four stages were collected. thank for what they have done for me.”PTI

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16 Monday,April 7, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi

AFP fied, men were preferred because they lic for obvious reasons. had better credentials as batsmen. He There has been at least one instance Cup of joy FEREN was the chairman of the Sri Lankan of a prime minister nominating his IF T selection committee till he quit the oth- party man to head the cricket board. he international D er day, alleging too much political in- Today,the board has many high-profile hockey federation terference, even in the selection of the politicians representing state units. At T had adjudged Pak- national side. the time of the elections to the sports istan’s penalty corner specialist Suhail Ab- Not many would have had the guts bodies the political clout is openly bas and the then Indi- S and gumption to quit, refusing to take seen. At one cricket board election T R E S an skipper Baljit Singh O K the muck as Guy de Alwis did. In al- meeting, the Railways vote changed Dhillon as joint second most all the sub-continental cricket hands thrice in one night, three nomi- best in world hockey boards political interference has al- nees flying out to attend the meeting. for the year 2000. ways been there, overtly or covertly. The awards for excellence in sport A Guy with guts Suhail continues to Not just in cricket, but in the entire are not without controversy or politi- make waves and cho- ot many may remember that Guy wide world of sport. In Pakistan, Sri cal patronage. You have only to look at sen the best player of de Alwis was a wicket-keeper of Lanka and Bangladesh cricket officials the recommendation letters sportsper- the recent Azlan Shah N the Sri Lankan cricket team in stay in office at the pleasure of their sons get from politicians for Arjuna hockey tournament in the 80s because he was more out than political masters, whereas in India and Dronacharya awards. A pity,these Kuala Lumpur.His five in. Though he was the best wicket- government interference is mostly be- people get them at the expense of the goals helped his keeper in the land, other, lesser quali- hind the scenes and seldom made pub- truly deserving. team lift the cup, in the process giving Pak- istan a double distinc- tion — a remarkable If only hawans and pujas could win it for us transformation from Udayshankar the medalless disap- ishan Singh Bedi has never pointment in the last been a great admirer of Asian Games. Sourav Ganguly the captain. The Pakistani hockey team with their trophy after winning the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final ‘‘Pakistan has relied against Germany, 1-0, in Ipoh, Malaysia. B He has always maintained on seasoned and estab- that no captain can have a personal lished players,’’ says India’s coach, Ra- participants and a glittering prize dis- interest the rally generates other agenda, he should only carry out the jinder Singh. In his opinion there is tribution ceremony, SJOBA can boast events have also begun to spring up in team’s agenda. Unfortunately, only ‘‘little to choose among the top teams of an event that can put the majority of north India. what he said about Ganguly’s stew- and any team could scale the summit.’’ the other rallies in the country to The latest is the Maruti Desert ardship at the Confederation of Indi- Had India taken part in the tourna- shame. In fact, taking into account the Storm Rally which will pit rallyists an Industry’s function to felicitate ment there was every chance of the against the might of the Thar desert in fast bowler Ashish Nehra got high- team claiming the top spot, he com- early May. Aficionados hope that the lighted, not some other really valid mented. But India opted out for politi- impetus given by SJOBA will see a new points he made. cal reasons. dawn in rallying in the region. Bedi also talked about the shabby treatment domestic cricket is receiv- Rallying to a new dawn Slow and steady ing.He wondered why the Ranji Tro- phy knock-out rounds were pushed ome March and the St. John’s Old ike Cunning, who recently won into height of the searing heat of Boys Association (SJOBA) of the Indian Open golf at the Del- May when county cricket could go on C Chandigarh figures on the radar M hi Golf Club, was a keen tennis even as the World Cup was played in screen of motorsports enthusiasts. Till player in his youth before turning full- England and Steve Waugh could now divorced from the national calen- time golf pro. In fact, Cunning once prove he is fit enough to go on a gru- dar, the SJOBA rally still occupies a featured in the junior US Davis Cup elling tour of the West Indies by scor- unique place in motorsport lore. After squad and had the opportunity of play- ing tons and tons of runs in the all, it was here that stalwarts like five- ing alongside John McEnroe and Sheffield Shield while the World Cup time national four-wheeler rally cham- Peter Fleming. was on in Southern Africa. pion Hari Singh and the national two- Tennis, though, proved far to Strangely enough, the Ranji Tro- nored the in-form Sridharan Sriram. seems to have rejuvenated the Indian wheeler rally winners Amarinder speedy for Cunning and he ultimately phy semi-finals were postponed by It is the system that produces world- side. Sandhu and Rohtas Kumar earned settled for the much slower and lan- over two months so that a selected In- beaters, not those who worry about The former India captain also de- their spurs. guid game of golf. For Cunning, whose dian team could go and play in West the vote bank or the administrators cried the reported dependence on as- Over the years with the sport going Indian Open victory was one of the Indies domestic cricket! The national or players who preside over the agen- trologers and numerologists while through its tribulations as rival bodies biggest in his career,the title has come selectors took into account the per- cies for player-endorsements. picking the eleven. fought for control, the SJOBA rally has after quite a long haul — he first en- formances of Indian players in West Bedi wanted Nehra and Virender If the team could get the kind of re- remained a beacon for those who are countered the DGC greens more than Indies and not the showing in the Sehwag to share their experience of ception it has received for losing the not interested in the politics but care 20 years back. For the 44-year-old Ranji or Duleep Trophy when it came playing in the Indian team with their cup Bedi shuddered to imagine what only for the thrill of rallying. golfer, though, it was better late than to picking the squad for the Dhaka Delhi Ranji Trophy team-mates, be it would have happened had they won The 2003 episode saw the event come never. tri-series. physical conditioning or fitness regi- it. And he is not alone there. If only under the aegis of the national federa- tion as SJOBA’s application for affilia- Still, someone like Akash Chopra men. hawans, pujas and prayers alone tion was cleared in record time. With a failed to get their nod and they ig- Also, the now-famous huddle that could win you the Cup! Mike Cunning with the Royal Challenge prize money of Rs 1,50,000, a total of 61 Indian Open golf trophy

Turkmenistan CAPITAL SPORT Atwal and Jeev top Sonnet ground IA: Son- Elite C score a thumping win net Cricket Club grounded get past India star-studded Indian Airlines By Solomon S Kumar ing. In what could be termed by 5 wickets to advance to IMES EWS ETWORK seeds for matchplay T N N as the best batting period of Elite A are made to sweat in qualifiers the final of the Tara Devi Hyderabad: Plate A’s hopes the entire match, Parab and New Delhi: Following the and RK Pitambar brackets memorial cricket tourna- Goud hammered the Plate A of upsetting Elite C’s apple- By Madhu Jawali match to go. The champions New Delhi: India went confirmation that ace golfer respectively. ment. Chetanya Nanda, cart evaporated even before bowlers to all parts of the Jeev Milkha Singh would be who claimed 4 for 24 was TIMES NEWS NETWORK will be decided between Plate down to Turkmenistan 0-2 in Vijay Kumar, currently the sun really got hot. Satyajit ground. So severe was the as- playing his first full-field ranked sixth in the money the chief architect of the Bangalore: Elite A had al- B and Elite C, who are locked a first leg match in the first Sudhir Parab and Yere Goud sault that the match got over round of the Asian Quali- event on Indian soil after list but winner of two titles in facile victory. Besides nan- most let off the victory that at 16 and set to meet each oth- smashed 128 for the unbeaten before the lunch break. fiers for the 2004 Athens more than a year, the SRF 11 starts this season, and da, Mayank Sidana scored a was in their gasp. When for- er at Kochi. second wicket in 21.2 overs to While the first 50 of the in- Olympics at Ashkhabad in All-India matchplay champi- Kolkata’s Shiv Shankar strikeful 60 for the winners. malities looked imminent, Elite B resuming at their Indian Airlines: 155 in 42 overs help Elite C romp home with nings came in 27.5 overs, the Turkmenistan. onship got a further boost Prasad Chowrasia, winner of Elite B tail wagged a bit too overnight score of 64/4 in (Chetanya Nanda 4 for 24) Sonnet much to spare — nine wickets next took just 10.2 overs, the Saturday’s loss jolted In- when the current Asian PGA two of the last three events on long to make Elite A sweat their second essay,still adrift Cricket Club: 156 for 5 in 38.1 overs to be precise — on the last day third 15.3 and the last 22 came dia’s quest to progress to the Tour Order of Merit leader the Indian Tour this season, (Mayank Sidana 60). for their victory on the of 79 runs to make Elite A bat of their four-day Duleep Tro- off 2.2 overs. Plate A, who second round to play Arjun Atwal also confirmed were seeded fifth and sixth. again, lost skipper M.S.K. Khalid excels: A brilliant phy match at the Gymkhana looked a disinterested lot after fourth and final day of the Malaysia. The Indian Under- his participation in the old- The tournament, which Prasad (16) while adding just all-round performance by ground, here on Sunday. they conceded the first in- Duleep Trophy match. 23 team now face a tough task est running tournament on forms the 23rd leg of the seven runs to the total. Eris Khalid helped ABN Elite C started the day still nings lead, made a mistake by A seven-wicket victory the Hero Honda Golf Tour, Hero Honda Golf Tours 2002- Scoreboard: Elite B (1st Innings): 219. to get past Turkmenistan Amro scrape past Seagram not including may look a which begins at the par-72 needing 144 for a win. The DULEEP TROPHY Elite A (1st Innings): 362/8 decl. when the two teams fight in 03 season, is the only Match- by 4 runs in the Reebok another medi- comfortable Elite A (2nd Innings, o/n 64/4): Yadav St Delhi Golf Club on Monday. overnight pair of Parab and the second leg at Goa on play event on the Tour, and cricket tournament. Batting SS Das began their victory umpacer.The only fast bowler one. But when Sanjay Bangar Das Gupta b Sarandeep 25, Prasad c and b April 19. Atwal, who recently won offers Rs 10-lakh in prize they had was Ganesh, who collected the winning runs Pathan 16, Pandey c Sreeram b Sarandeep first, Khalid chipped in a march on a sedate note. Das, 47, Bahutule c Gandhi b Kanwat 49, Powar In a keenly contested his second European PGA money,with the winner gain- quickfire 40 to guide ABN to was not a patch on the Elite C Elite A players must have especially, played a very cau- lbw b Kanwat 35, Harvinder c and b Sodhi 1, match which remained goa- Tour title, the Carlsberg ing Rs 1,75,000 and the run- 162 for 6 in 25 overs. He mediumpacers. While the ri- tious innings. Mediumpacer heaved a sigh of relief. Not Salvi (not out) 1. Extras: (b 13, lb 2, nb 4) 19. less till the last quarter, Azad Malaysian Open, was given a ner-up pocketing Rs 1,00,000. then bagged 2 for 25 as the val fast bowlers accounted for Total: (All out in 79 overs) 220. Dodda Ganesh got the break- that they were in danger of Mohadov put the hosts ahead last-minute exemption by the The Championship will tee bankmen pipped their rivals. 17 wickets, Ganesh finished losing the match but their in- Fall of wkts: 1-5, 2-23, 3-23, 4-34, 5-71, 6- through when he had Das edg- 98, 7-126, 8-217, 9-218; Bowling: Pathan in the 75th minute. The sec- sponsors and was also hon- off with the pro-am event on ABN Amro: 162 for 6 in 25 overs: ing to wicketkeeper VS Thilak with just two. ability to mop up the tail 17-4-42-0; Bangar 6-3-14-0; Sarandeep 23- ond goal came off a penalty oured with the top seeding in Monday, 7th April, while the (Eris Khalid 60) Seagram: 158 in 25 Scorebaord: Plate A (1st innings): 263. overs (Eris Khalid 2 for 25). Naidu for 24. With the score Elite C (1st innings): 278. could have denied them a well 9-48-4; Sodhi 9-3-17-2; Kanwat 15-2-39-2; kick converted by Karimov the 64-player field. five-day main tournament reading 44, Plate A might have Plate A (2nd innings): 182. deserved victory as they were Sreeram 8-1-41-0; Venugopal 1-0-4-0. With all top-20 players on Elite ‘A’ (2nd Innings): Gambhir c Uniyal b in injury time, according to will begin with 32 first-round Rishi’s feat: Najafgarh fancied their chances of mak- Elite C (2nd innings): S Parab (not out) 95, fast running out of time. the Hero Honda Golf Tour SS Das c Naidu b Ganesh 24, Yere Goud (not Salvi 5, Bangar (not out) 36, Sreeram c Yadav information received here. ties on Tuesday. Sports Club rode on Bharat ing a fight of the match. out) 50; Extras: (LB2, W1) 3. Elite A now have the high- b Harvinder 0, Sodhi c Pagnis b Bahutule 15, India: Sangram Mukherjee, Arun Malhotra, this season participating, At- Atwal, who is recovering Rishi’s excellence to beat But, unfortunately, they Total: (for one wicket in 46 overs) 172. est points, 17, but are through Venugopal (not out) 11. Extras: (b 4, lb 3, nb Satish Bharti (captain), Vinu Jose, Dipankar wal was followed by Jeev from a severe throat infec- Khera Cricket Club by 3 ran into Parab and Goud, Fall of wickets: 1-44; Bowling: Ganesh 12- with their league proceed- 3, w 1) 11. Total: (For 3 wickets in 24.4 Roy, Sukhwinder Singh (Harpreet Singh), Milkha Singh as the second 3-16-1, Joshi 17-1-38-0, Faisal 6-1-38-0, overs) 78. Fall of Wkts: 1-12, 2-19, 3-49. Jatin Singh Bisht (Ishfaq Ahmed), Manitombi tion, said: ‘‘After being wickets in the 2nd Rajdhani who were determined to may Ananthapadmanabhan 10-0-66-0, Rowland ings. On the other hand Elite Bowling: Salvi 9-2-21-1; Harvinder 9-0-24- Singh, Tomba Singh, Asim Biswas, Alex Am- seed. Mukesh Kumar,winner knocked out in the first round Cup cricket tournament. hay while the sun was shin- 1-0-12-0. B remained on 10 with a 1; Bahutule 6-1-17-1; Powar 0.4-0-9-0. brose (Sheikh Sanjeeb). PTI of 10 titles this season and last year, I’m looking forward Rishi claimed 3 for 27 and Pradip Datta the runaway Order of Merit to doing well this time.’’ then scored a scintillating leader was seeded third, Top 16 seeds: 1.Arjun Atwal; 2. Jeev Milkha 52 to see his team through India hope to break jinx while Digvijay Singh, who Singh; 3. Mukesh Kumar; 4. Digvijay Singh; to the second division. has won three titles in 2002- 5. Vijay Kumar; 6. SSP Chowrasia; 7. Aman- Khera Cricket Club: 161 in 33.2 TIMES NEWS NETWORK 03, was seeded fourth. They deep Johl; 8. Arjun Singh; 9. Gaurav Ghei; overs (Manvinder Singh 3 for 19, Jaipur: With good chances of putting three 10. Uttam Singh Mundy; 11. Ashok Kumar; Bharat Rishi 3 for 27) Najafgarh will thus lead the IS Malik, 12. Feroz Ali; 13. Yusuf Ali; 14. Rafiq Ali; 15. Sports Club: 163 for 7 in 32.2 overs teams in the fray including their top side com- Mohinder Bal, Billoo Sethi Shamim Khan; 16. Shiv Prakash (Bharat Rishi 52, Lokender Yadav 3 for prising four Grandmasters, hosts India have a 31, Ranjan Goswami 3 for 33). good chance of toppling top contenders China in the Asian Team chess championship for the Deadly Manan: Manan Ghei finishes joint seventh Sharma’s deadly spell of 5 men which begins in Jodhpur from Monday. The top Indian team, India A, comprises New Delhi: The Indians continued to make their presence for 10 helped Sonnet Crick- et Club prevail over Gyan reigning Asian champion K Sasikiran, P felt in the Asian PGA Tour with Delhi golfer Gaurav Ghei fin- Bharti South Delhi Cricket ishing a joint seventh in the $150,000 Thailand Open golf Harikrishna, Dibyendu Barua, Abhijit Kunte Academy by 20 runs in the and GM-elect Surya Sekhar Ganguly.The hosts championship which was won by American Edward Loar on inaugural Hedgewar cricket have thus far confirmed two entries, the second Sunday. Chandigarh pro Amandeep Johl was the other Indi- tournament. including top woman player Koneru Humpy,R an who managed to make his mark finishing joint tenth on Sonnet Cricket Club: 112 in 32.2 B Ramesh and Pravin Thipsay.The third team the leaderboard, according to information received here. overs (Suhail Virmani 4 for 10) GBSD- will join the fray in case the total number of en- CA: 92 in 32.1 overs (Manan Sharma It was the first ever title as a pro for the left-handed Loar who 5 for 10). tries turns out to be a odd number. aggregated a four-round score of 19-under par 269. PTI Despite having players of the calibre of Sasikiran, Barua and Thipsay over the years, India has never won the title — their best per- formance thus far came in Shenyang in 1999 Big fellas warm up with tons when the team had to settle for a bronze de- spite scintillating performance from Sasiki- Georgetown: Centuries by cap- ran. They would be hoping to break the jinx tain Steve Waugh and opener this time around in their own backyard. The Matthew Hayden ensured the Gayle out of WI squad team had a good preparatory camp at touring Australians a fine open- Kozhikode and looks focussed. ing day on Saturday in their Bridgetown: Opening batsman Chris “China is tough team but not invincible. If warm-up match against the West Gayle was omitted from the West Indies we manage to keep our cool in crunch match- Indies Cricket Board’s Carib Beer XI. squad for the first cricket Test against es, we can put it across them,” said the 22- The visitors, who dominated the entire Australia, as questions of his eligibility remained unresolved, cricket officials an- year-old Sasi. India’s Rohan Bopanna in action during the Davis Cup clash against New Zealand in Kolkata, on Sunday. day’s play, were an imposing 377 for three at the close, with Waugh undefeated 106 and the nounced on Saturday. left-handed Darren Lehmann 44 not out. The The selectors left the hard-hitting left- two have so far shared in an unfinished fourth hander out of a 14-member squad, though Speedy Black Fighter shows he has stamina too wicket partnership of 112 in 121 minutes after the West Indies Cricket Board said he coming together at tea with the score on 265 should be eligible despite his choosing not TIMES NEWS NETWORK the field helped him prove his superi- ing capacity, everybody had his fin- Sharpman 1, Truth Prevails 2, Colour of Joy 3. Gool S to represent Jamaica in the Carib Beer Poonawalla Million: Rapidash 1, Kanthara 2, Great for three. Waugh, who is aiming to return Aus- ority.Chestnut colt Taurian, who was gers crossed about his stamina. But Challenge final against Barbados this New Delhi: A speedy customer can Strides 3. Arecibo Plate: Lochmaben 1, Battle Launch tralia to the number one world ranking team lying fifth till the final furlong, did the way he showed a clean pair of 2, Open Season 3. Rising Brave Plate: Lord of Thun- weekend. Gayle instead opted to play in the stay over longer trips if he faces a in Tests, reached the three-figure mark just be- dare to pose himself as a big threat heels, racing enthusiasts could not der 1, Secret Obsession 2, Swing 3. Simple Logic inaugural double wicket world champi- mediocre set. Black Fighter proved it Plate: Line of Control 1, Divine Elegance 2, Positano 3. fore the close of play and has so far struck 14 after cutting ground under his feet, but praise trainer Sangeet Charan onship, currently taking place in St. Lucia. while annexing the Vikram Green- Supermax pleases: Supermax, fours and a six in 215 minutes off 153 balls. finishing second by and jockey Pramod. The cricket board said on Saturday in a land Stud Farm Million over the mile RACES Posen and Desert eagle pleased in the The consistent Hayden had earlier pipping one of the Rapidash wins: statement that it believed he was eligible, here on Friday. morning test-trials here on Sunday. slammed a brilliant 102, as all the top-order favourites Super Chieftan. Rapidash (P Kamlesh astride) com- as did the Jamaica Cricket Association, In the field of 12 young runners, Inner-sand; 800m: 3 Y-O Posen (Shah) - 52 secs: ig- batsmen made full use of a good batting Mysore-based Black Fighter, who pleted an encore by winning the Gool nore last run. Mountain of Light (Shahid) - 51 secs: im- but was awaiting Gayle’s own report be- bay gelding Black Fighter made an wicket, opener Justin Langer hitting 60 and finished second to stablemate S Poonawalla Million at the Mumbai pressive. Lotus Princess (Shahid) - 51 secs: excelled fore making a final ruling. immediate dash from the block to Scrooge in the Mukteshwar Colts races on Sunday. nicely. Supermax (Shahid) and River Fantasy (Rajinder) - Martin Love 56. Hayden and fellow left-han- The squad: Brian Lara (captain), Daren Ganga, Wavell Hinds, De- make every post a winning one. Trials Stakes over seven furlongs, Results: Choreography Plate; Simply Red 1, Truf- 48 secs: former finished 6L ahead while the latter was der Langer gave the visitors a rousing start of von Smith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Carl Hooper, Marlon Samuels, fles 2, Goin N Style 3. BTC Ltd Trophy: Aerospace 1, in hand. Browning (Shah) - 52 secs: moved well within Though he had drifted out badly in had to travel 200m more. Knowing 105 in 95 minutes before Langer was ad- Ridley Jacobs, Vasbert Drakes, Mervyn Dillon, Pedro Collins, Jer- Columbus 2, Terrestrial 3. Satinello Trophy: Pitlochry himself. Desert eagle (Bhawani) - 52 secs: fully in hand, maine Lawson, Carlton Baugh Jr. and David Bernard Jr. AP the straight, his runaway lead over the fact that he did not have the stay- 1, Supreme Crown 2, Mabrukah 3.Goldilocks Plate: note. bahuratna (rajinder) - 56 secs: easy, note. judged lbw.AP

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THE SPORTING WORLD AT A GLANCE Aussie team for series against India BADMINTON AFP Japan Open badminton, Tokyo: Men’s Juventus earn a scrappy victory Perth: Mark Knowles helped in the win over Western Aus- singles final: Xia Xuanze (CHN x2) bt Lin Dan (CHN x9) 15-12, 15-10; Women’s sin- Rome: League leaders Juventus Juventus’ joy at claiming their ninth nearly pulled off the shock of the sea- Queensland to a 4-3 win over tralia to cement his place for gles final: Camilla Martin (DEN x8) bt Xie strengthened their grip on the Serie A home victory of the season however son until three goals in a drama-filled Western Australia in Sun- the May and June series. Xingfang (CHN x6) 11-1, 11-5; Men’s dou- A notable omission was bles final: Flandy Limpele/Eng Hian (ENG title by defeating local rivals Torino 2-0 was tempered by first-half injuries to last five minutes gave leaders Real day’s domestic hockey cham- x6) bt Cheng Rui/Chen Qiqiu (CHN) 15-5, in a bad-tempered derby clash. Czech international Pavel Nedved and Madrid a lopsided 3-1 victory in their pionship match and was re- Daniel Sproule, who has re- 15-12; Women’s doubles final: Gao warded with a surprise in- tired after playing 188 match- Ling/Hwang Sui (CHN x1) bt Wei Yili/Zhao An own goal by Gianluca Comotto and French striker David Trezeguet. Mid- Spanish league derby match on Satur- Tingting (CHN x3) 10-13, 11-6, 11-5; a late header from Alessio Tacchinardi fielder Nedved injured his right thigh, day. Real are unbeaten in their last 48 clusion in the national squad es for the national team. Mixed doubles final: Zhang Jun/Gao Ling settled a scrappy contest marred by four while Trezeguet tore a shoulder muscle. league games at home but were staring for upcoming series’ against Australian squad: Mark Hickman, Stephen (CHN) bt Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager India and Pakistan. Lambert, Stephen Mowlam, Matthew Wells, (DEN x1) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9. red cards. Bottom club Torino ended the Adriano’s stunning goal 13 minutes defeat in the face for most of the match Bevan George, Aaron Hopkins, Josh Hawes, TENNIS match with eight players following the from time proved decisive and dented until Fernando Morientes grabbed an Coach Barry Dancer in- Dean Butler, Paul Gaudoin, Brent Livermore, WTA Sarasota Ooen (Florida): Semi-fi- dismissals of Cristiano Lucarelli, Luca Milan’s hopes of winning the title they equaliser five minutes from time. Mori- cluded 19-year-old Knowles Liam De Young, Zain Wright, Mark Knowles, nal: Anastasia Myskina (RUS x2) bt and six of his state team- Scott Webster, Adam Commens, Ben Taylor, Nathalie Dechy (FRA x7) 6-2, 6-4; Alicia Mezzano and Carlos Marinelli, while last won in 1999. entes’ header clearly demoralised Rayo, Travis Brooks, Troy Elder, Jamie Dwyer, Molik (AUS) bt Iva Majoli (CRO) 6-3, 6-4. reigning champions Juventus had Croa- Real rally to beat Rayo: In Madrid: who must have felt they were on the mates in the 24-man squad. Michael McCann, Craig Victory, Nathan Egling- FOOTBALL tian defender Igor Tudor sent off. Relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano verge of a memorable victory. AFP Troy Elder fired three goals ton, Tristram Woodhouse, Andrew Smith. AP 2004 Olympic qualifier: Lebanon 0 d/w V. Samsonov of Belorussia Jordan 0; Turkmenistan 2 (Azad Mohdov, during the semis against Karimov) bt India 0 German Timo Boll at the Spanish league: Real Madrid 3 (Morientes 85, 94, Portillo 90) Rayo Vallecano 1 (Luis European TT tournament Cembranos 9); Villarreal 2 (Jose Lopez 58- Samsonov won. pen, Calleja 90-pen) Barcelona 0; Real Betis 2 (Fernando 35, Arzu 65) Valencia 0; (Pedersen 32, Campo 52) Manchester City Espanyol 0 Celta Vigo 0. 0; Charlton 1 (Euell 45-pen) Leeds 6 (Kewell Italian league: Juventus 2 (Comotto-og 6, 12, 76, Harte 34-pen, Viduka 42, 53, 56- Tacchinardi 88) Torino 0; Parma 1 (Adriano pen); Manchester United 4 (van Nistelrooy 77) AC Milan 0. 5-pen, 65-pen, Giggs 78, Solskjaer 90) Liv- English Premiership: Aston Villa 1 (Toure erpool 0; Middlesbrough 3 (Christie 36, 71-og) Arsenal 1 (Ljungberg 56); Bolton 2 Greening 76, Nemeth 87) West Bromwich 0. Japanese rider critical Suzuka (Japan): Japanese rider Daijiro Kato sustained serious head, neck and chest injuries in a crash during the motorcycle grand prix of Japan on Sunday and was in critical condition in hospital, race officials said. “Daijiro Kato is in inten- sive care fighting for his life,” said race medical director Claudio Macchiagodena. “The first news we re- ceived from the medical team on the track was that Kato’s heart had stopped, and he was unconscious. Only fast action in the ambulance to resuscitate his heart gave him the chance to fight for his life.” The accident occurred in a breaking zone on an ap- proach to a chicane at the 5.8- km Suzuka circuit, which is considered one of the most dangerous courses on the MotoGP circuit. Kato, 26, a former 250cc world champi- on, crashed into a wall and was in a coma when he was rushed to a hospital. AFP ‘Thorpe not afraid of Americans’ Sydney: Ian Thorpe did not pull out of the ‘duel in the pool’ showdown with the United States because he was scared of racing the Ameri- cans, his manager Dave Flaskas said on Sunday. There have been accusa- tions that absent Australian swimmers including Thorpe, Leisel Jones and Geoff Huegill withdrew from the Indianapolis meet on Sunday because they were scared of being beaten by the Ameri- cans. Flaskas said he was an- gered by claims of Thorpe ducking the meet. “I’m pretty fired up about it,” Flaskas said. “Ian was a very, very sick boy. It was a pretty worrying time.” Thorpe has been recover- ing from a bout of viral en- cephalitis in Feb which he has been told can recur. AFP

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GRAFFITI AFP Maiden Japan title for Camilla Squaring up — against a fan: Ice Jerzy Dudek’s blunder against United Tokyo: Camilla Martin defied China’s domi- mate with a 15-12, 15-10 win. hockey is a contact sport, but Toronto at Anfield earlier this season. The tough guy Tie Domi is facing legal ac- Pole had let in a header through his nation in the women’s singles to beat Xie Gao Ling took two titles for China, teaming tion following a penalty box scuffle — legs leaving striker Diego Forlan to Xingfang for her first title at the Japan Open up with Zhang Jun to beat the top-seeded with a fan. A man who fell into the score with a simple tap-in. On Satur- badminton tournament on Sunday. Danish pair of Jens Eriksen and Mette box at a Philadelphia game and tus- day, Power and his pals took to the The world number seven from Denmark, Schjoldager 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 in the mixed-dou- sled with Domi two years ago has be- pitch at Old Trafford, all in United kits who eliminated three Chinese including bles final. Gao came back to the court later gun legal action. Christopher Falcone, - one wearing a Diego Forlan-style world number one Zhang Ning and Pi with Hwang Sui to beat Wei Yili and Zhao 38, is suing Domi, his team Maple wig. Another removed his shirt to re- Hongyan on her way and who now plays for Tingting 10-13, 11-6, 11-5 in the all-Chinese veal a goalkeepers’ shirt underneath Leafs, the the National Hockey France, completed her collection of Chinese women’s doubles final. League and Comcast-Spectacor Inc, with Dudek’s name on the back. scalps with an 11-1, 11-5 win. The remaining men’s doubles title went to which owns the Flyers and the First And the “team” acted out Dudek’s Union Center, where the game was blunder and then ran over to the cor- In the all-Chinese men’s singles final, the Indonesia’s Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian, played. The suit says Falcone was ner flag to taunt Liverpool fans with 2000 All England champion Xia Xuanze fend- now representing England, who defeated seated behind the penalty box when their celebrations. ed off the challenge from his young team- China’s Cheng and Chen 15-5, 15-12. AFP Domi was sent there during the game on 29 March, 2001. According to the Marathon problem settled: suit, Domi began spraying and taunt- The controversy over start time for ing fans with his water bottle, and the 2004 Athens Olympics marathon Falcone was drenched. Falcone con- races has been resolved. The IAAF tends that he leaned on the glass to has decided that the races would be grab the bottle when the partition held from 6 pm local time (1500 gave way and he fell in. His lawyer, GMT). The 42 km races had been John P Williamson, said his client scheduled to start at 7 a.m. (0400 “got the heck beat out of him”. The GMT) because Greek organisers suit also alleges that a linesman wanted to avoid the worst of the joined in the fray, and calls Comcast- Athens heat. In November, the IAAF Spectacor negligent for having a par- had recommended that the races tition that gave way. start at 7 p.m. But that was unac- ceptable to the organisers, who ar- Playing for laughs: The man who gued that poor early evening light and played on centre court at Wimbledon technical problems would hinder TV as a prank and celebrated on the coverage if the race started that late podium after last year’s Formula One in the evening. Grand Prix at Silverstone before winner Michael Schumacher arrived, TT meet on despite SARS fears: has done it again. The table tennis world championships British prankster Karl Power, who had in Paris next month will go ahead embarrassed security people and even if some teams prefer not to travel Manchester United officials by ap- to France due to fears over the deadly pearing in a team photograph before SARS virus. “It won’t be lucky for the Champions League final against those countries (who don’t want to Bayern Munich, was up to his old travel) but the world championships tricks at Old Trafford during Satur- are going to be staged as planned,” day’s Manchester United v Liverpool An Australian tennis fan sports the southern hemisphere on his shaven Adham Sharara, president of the game. And this time he took 10 oth- skull during Australia’s Davis Cup match against Sweden in Malmoe, sport’s governing body, the ITTF, said ers to re-enact Liverpool goal-keeper Sweden on Saturday. in Courmayeur, Italy on Sunday. Molik to meet Swiss douse French fire Myskina in final Toulouse: France were left before Federer and veteran Mark Philippoussis complet- Sarasota (Florida): Anasta- feeling sore all over as their Marc Rosset teamed up Sat- ed a successful 5-0 weekend sia Myskina of Russia ad- Davis Cup dreams died here urday to see off Santoro and rout of the seven-time cham- vanced to her second final of on Sunday against Switzer- Escude in four sets in the pions from Scandinavia, who the year with a straight-sets land in their quarterfinal tie. doubles. Switzerland, losing lifted their last trophy in 1998 victory over Nathalie Dechy With the Swiss having finalists in 1992 to the United over Italy as he beat Magnus of France on Saturday at the States, now travel to Aus- gained a major psychological Norman 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. The 5-0 $140,000 Sarasota Open clay- tralia for a semifinal date in advantage by taking a 2-1 whitewash was the first here court event. September while Spain will lead following Saturday’s since 1964 for the Aussies. The second-seeded Myski- host Russia’s conquerors Ar- doubles the hosts’ top singles Argentina eliminated de- na rolled to a 6-2, 6-4 win for gentina in the other semi. player Sebastien Grosjean fending champions Russia her third win in four meet- had to pull out of the open- Australia blank Sweden: In from the quarterfinals on ings with the fifth-seeded ing reverse singles against Malmo, Wayne Arthurs sees Saturday while Spain set up Frenchwoman. She will play Swiss number one DAVIS CUP ROUNDUP the semifinal clash on clay Australian qualifier Alicia Roger Federer with a thigh between the two countries af- Molik on Sunday. strain. no reason why Australia ter taking an unbeatable 3-0 Molik topped former In stepped Fabrice Santoro can’t ride the momentum to lead against Croatia. French Open champion Iva - but he had a sore wrist and it’s first title since 1999 after In Saturday’s doubles at Majoli 6-3, 6-4, for her second was no match for Federer, defeating Sweden in the Buenos Aires, David Nalban- final berth of the year. who romped through 6-1, 6-0, weekend quarterfinals. dian and Lucas Arnold of Ar- Molik claimed her first ca- 6-2 to wrap up an unbridge- The 32-year-old British- gentina defeated Yevgeny reer WTA title in January at able 3-1 lead. based left-hander won his Kafelnikov and Mikhail Hobart. Enjoying her best Grosjean beat Bastl in four fourth straight singles rub- Youzhny 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 while season to date, she had sets but Federer thumped ber on Sunday, defeating in Valencia, Spaniards Al- teamed with men’s world No. Nicolas Escude in straight Swedish debutant Joachim bert Costa and Alex Corretja 1 Lleyton Hewitt to lead sets as the two nations split Johansson 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) got past Ivan Ljubicic and Australia to the Hopman Cup the opening singles rubbers with a 23-ace performance. Lovro Zovko 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. AFP final in January. AFP

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