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DLD‰†‰KDLD‰†‰DLD‰†‰MDLD‰†‰C Kylie Minogue’s Namrata Shirodkar THE TIMES OF INDIA Body Language is and Mahesh Babu: Friday, November 7, 2003 music to the ears! Kuch Kuch Hota Hai! Special kissing lane for Oslo doctors Page 6 Page 8 Kiss and tale? It’s what the spokesperson, ‘‘Kissing sh- doctor was ordered! Doct- ouldn’t get in the way of ors and nurses at the St Ol- ambulances. The project av Hospital in Trondheim aims to direct staff away now have their own kiss- from the emergency entra- and-ride lane to keep them nce, where ambulances ha- from blocking ambulances ve been occasionally obstr- while saying goo- ucted by the pas- dbye to loved on- sionate kisses of es as they arrive the staff.’’ for work. This la- In other wor- ne even has pink ds, safety should hearts painted be in top gear — on the pavement. even when puck- Says Marit Kv- er power is in the OF INDIA ikne, a hospital driver’s seat! ENTERTAINMENT PLUS MANOJ KESHARWANI Delhi is high on dry days! ARUN KUMAR DAS Since the next few we- Times News Network OFFICIAL HICCUPS eks are high on dry days, we need to be extra-vigi- tock up! These co- lant,’’ says Singh. By the uld well be the way, liquor sales in UP Swords on the Bac- and Haryana are expect- chus buff ’s lips this mo- ed to move up by a coup- nth. Kyunki, starting to- le of pegs on Delhi’s fo- morrow, Delhi will have rthcoming dry days sin- to grin and bear a total of ce it’s ‘wet’ for all official seven dry days within a purposes in these states. 28-day period. Nonetheless, it’s bet- For those who are thi- ter than business as usu- rsty for details, here go- al for liquor.October, for es. All liquor outlets in instance, might have be- the city will be closed on en high on dry days, but November 8 on account NEELABH liquor sales show appre- of Guru Nanak’s birthd- The city sarkar serves seven ciable improvement. ay,November 26 because ‘‘Compared with last ye- of Id-ul-Fitr, and Novem- dry days for liquor-lovers ar’s figures, this October ber 28 due to Guru Tegh within a span of four weeks has registered 16 per ce- Bahadur Martyrdom nt growth in sales,’’ info- Day.Then, with Delhi ca- ■ November 8: Guru Nanak’s birthday rms a senior official of sting its vote for the asse- ■ November 26: Id-ul-Fitr the DTTDC. mbly polls and liquor ou- Confirming the rise ■ November 28: Guru Tegh tlets downing their shut- in liquor sales, Singh ex- ters a good 48 hours be- Bahadur Martyrdom Day plains that the booze bu- fore the elections, No- ■ November 29 & 30: On account siness generally impr- vember 29 and 30 and De- of Delhi assembly elections oves after the Navratras cember 1 are dry days. and this trend continues ■ Counting of votes, in tu- December 1: Polling day till Diwali. Industry ex- rn, is slated for Decemb- ■ December 4: Counting of votes perts, on their part, pre- er 4 which, again, beco- dict that November cou- mes an official dry day. gard will be taken by the Elec- ld well record a 30 per cent rise HEAD AND TALE! With the Capital in the grip of cricket fever, Delhi Times catches the fun funda of Adam Gilchrist as the Too many dry days for Del- tion Commission shortly.’’ in liquor sales, what with polit- Australian wicket-keeper & batsman has a ball (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) hi’s liking, you say? ‘‘It is stan- Meanwhile, even as rush ho- ical parties stepping up the te- dard practice to observe dry da- ur sets in at liquor outlets tod- mpo of electioneering. ys on the day preceding pol- ay to counter tomorrow’s dry By the sound of things, the ASHOK CHATTERJEE pity that I don’t get to spend ling, on the day of polling, and day, the excise department is liquor lover’s world might have Times News Network much time with my family. also on the day votes are count- busy strengthening its drive been turned tipsy-turvy by dry INDIA BOWLS ADAM OVER! Whenever I’m home, however, ed,’’ says excise commissioner against bootlegging. ‘‘Bootlegg- days, but there seems to be no o, he isn’t the first man to I play soccer with my son. He Ranbir Singh, ‘‘at the same ti- ers invariably become more ac- bottling up Delhi’s high spirits! Nhave walked the Earth. entertain’. If I can make peo- rific gesture. India is a learn- Ask this man from New So- loves the game and hides his me, a final decision in this re- tive than usual on dry days. [email protected] But Adam Gilchrist, the prem- ple stay glued to their seats, I ing experience and, as a crick- uth Wales about his goals, and face with his shirt after scor- ier batsman-cum-wicket-keep- will be happy,’’ says the effer- eter, I don’t evaluate my trips a realistic answer follows. ‘‘I ing a goal!’’ Interestingly,ther- er in cricket, courts fame as vescent wizard of Oz. here by wins and losses. India never put myself into Ian He- e’s a soccer-lover in Adam too. easily as his more famous na- Having already tasted succ- is much more than all this — aly’s the shoes after I took ov- ‘‘I played soccer for some time Total eclipse = No moon soon! mesake courted Eve. An inte- ess in the ongoing tri-series fe- I’m touched by the poverty he- er from him — I always tried before I took up cricket,’’ he gral part of Australia’s world- aturing Australia, New Zeala- re. This is a reality of life to be myself. When I played in reveals, ‘‘My two brothers ha- JYOTI SHARMA 3:45 am and the eclipse will be- beating team, this man lives nd and India, Adam dis- the 1999 World Cup, I thou- ve played in the national leag- Times News Network come visible from 5:02 am. The life in the fast lane. So much closes his love for a coun- DIFFERENT STROKES ght I would be lucky if I co- ue and I grew up looking upto eclipse will be most pronoun- so, he sometimes gives the im- try where cricket is an obs- uld play in the 2007 World Craig Johnson, the first Aus- ood heavens, it’s now the ced from 6:36 am, when the mo- pression that he is in a real hu- ession. ‘‘India is a land of dif- which has enriched my expe- Cup. I have other priorities.’’ tralian to play for Liverpool.’’ Gmoon’s turn to be the cy- on enters the umbra and the rry at the batting crease. ferent cultures. During my vi- rience.’’ But wait, in the same Cricket apart, home is whe- Game for cricket and soc- nosure of all eyes — by disapp- Earth obscures the entire disc ‘‘I just go out and play my sits to this country, Steve Wa- breath, Adam observes that re Adam’s heart is. His 22-mo- cer. Same for life. That’s what earing! Yes, with the interven- of the sun. Over the next 95 mi- natural game. I’m here to sco- ugh has taught me a lot about India has ‘‘changed a lot’’ sin- nth-old son Harrison and wife helps Adam Gilchrist have a ing night between November 8 nutes, an arc of darkness will re runs. In fact, as Mark Wau- India. I see Steve’s association ce he first visited the country Melinda bring out the senti- field day — every day! and 9 witnessing a total lunar expand across the lunar disc. gh once said, ‘we are here to with children in India as a ter- during the 1996-97 series. mental side of the man. ‘‘It’s a [email protected] eclipse, the moon’s Houdini However, for Delhi, the moon act promises a heavenly sight. will set at 6:42 am. ‘‘If the Delhi horizon is free ‘‘While the eclipse will be vi- of dust and haze, sky-watchers sible across most of the globe, can secure an airy view of the VANISHING ACT Asia will see the initial phase,’’ Mooch ado about Aamir New domains dot Net phenomenon,’’ informs Nehru The night between November says Rathnashree. By the way, Planetarium director N Rathn- 8 & 9 offers a heavenly sight the duration of this lunar ecli- For the acclaimed actor, Mangal Pandey defines the awakening of India ANUBHA SAWHNEY uld be very difficult to man- ashree, ‘‘The best view will be pse in its totality is the shorte- Times News Network age the Internet with every- on the western horizon.’’ risers in Delhi. On the morni- st since January, 1936. That’s AFSANA AHMED the mahurat, Aamir tackled when he took it up. ‘‘It could one creating his or her own Slated to last for 6 hours and ng of November 9, the moon all the more reason not to miss Times News Network some tricky questions. As for be the British, or the Russians lick, click. So, what’s domain-name suffixes,’’ in- 7 minutes from start to finish, will enter the penumbra (the an out-of-the-world experience! whether the film would carry or even Mangal Pandey and Cnew? Well, new domain forms ICANN CEO and pres- the eclipse is reserved for early Earth’s faint outer shadow) at [email protected] hen Prince Charles was an anti-British message, Aam- his Brahmin counterparts in names — represented by the ident Paul Tomey, who ac- Wbeing introduced to the ir maintains that he didn’t ju- the British regime who looked suffix after the final dot in knowledges that freeing up a cast of the Bobby Bedi-produ- dge the script on those lines down upon Indian ‘untoucha- web addresses —such as .mu- limited number of domain ced 1857: The bles’.

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