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DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Campbell has 33 New horizons: THE TIMES OF INDIA reasons to host a Sharbani steps Wednesday, May 28, 2003 smash b’day bash past the Border Page 7 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 822 Two little ducks W omen get flirty 830 844 All the fours Heer Ranjha released 870 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 25th May, 2003 OF INDIA Numbers already announced : 81, 74, 68, 61, 42, 63, 49, 78, 33, 84, 38, 4 NEERAJ PAUL Delhi sells power at peak hour ARUN KUMAR DAS the Northern Grid. Other sources from where Times News Network Delhi procures power are the Pragati power pla- nt; the Indraprastha power plant; and the Ba- ll’s unwell, but Delhi has power to sell. darpur power plant — for a total of 1500 MW. Shocking as it sounds, even as many pa- So, how does officialdom explain the parad- A rts of the Capital face the ordeal of uns- ox? Elaborates Transco director SR Sethi, ‘‘Sur- cheduled power cuts, the city government is bu- plus power is sold to other states only during off- sy selling power to Punjab. NEELABH peak hours. For instance, Delhi su- According to Delhi principal pplies power to Punjab between secretary (power), Jagdish Sagar, midnight and 8 am at a rate of ‘‘As of now, Delhi is comfortably Rs 2.5 per unit. We are comm- placed as we have surplus power. itted to selling 200 MW of pow- While demand is pegged at er to Punjab right through 2800 MW, we have a supply of May.At the same time, the ne- 3100 MW.So, we are selling sur- eds of Madhya Pradesh will be plus power to other states.’’ The met as and when we have exc- ground reality notwithstandi- ess power supply.’’ ng, the powers that be maint- While the official line of thi- ain that Delhi has graduated nking does not dilute the serio- to the surplus category on usness of the situation at ho- the power front. Consequent- me, there seems to be no short- ly, while severe shortage lea- age of excuses as regards the ds to power cuts across the ci- ‘why’ behind power cuts. ty, Punjab is being sold power ‘‘Cuts are because of local fau- on a daily basis and Madhya CURRENT CRISIS lts and not power shortage,” Pradesh has already queued Despite a severe shortage offers Sethi, “Admittedly, cer- up to be next in line! tain areas witness power fail- Incidentally,Sagar asssures at home, the Delhi Govt ure due to grid problems or that when peak demand for supplies power to Punjab burnt transformers but, as far power in the Capital goes up as we are concerned, Delhi’s in June and July,the supply to other states will power position is on the brighter side.’’ be stopped. Nonetheless, there is no overcoming The great Indian buck is passed around... yet the irony that Delhi currently buys 150 MW of again. Meanwhile, Delhi deals with daily black- power from Uttaranchal; 300 MW from Hima- outs during a summer of discontent... yet again. chal Pradesh; 100 MW from Uttar Pradesh; 150 Some things never change. MW from the Eastern Grid; and 1200 MW from [email protected] Naseer is set to storm Hollywood Times News Network and also because Irfan Khan and Gulshan Gro- JAM SESSION! Delhi Times unplugs the wired-up RJs of Radio Mirchi as they keep pace with the resounding response to the 9-8-3 Kismat Khol ver claimed that they were initially approached De Contest, making 98.3 FM the hottest number on the airwaves (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) aseeruddin Shah is all set for international for Naseer’s role. But Naseer seems to have had Nstardom. The League of Extraordinary Gen- the last laugh and will walk away with the kudos tlemen will open in the US next month and Na- for this huge Hollywood production. The Indian seer, who stars as Captain Ne- film industry views the cros- mo in the film, gets top billing ACTOR FACTOR sover as a major achievement. Millions jam 9-8-3 Kismat Khol De phone lines with the likes of Of course, Nase- superstars Sean er is not the first Times News Network mbai, two MTNL Mumbai tel- year-old interior designer fr- test. I was impressed with the in rewriting the rules for the Connery and Stua- Indian to take a ephone exchanges had crash- om Jangpura, who discovered speed and transparency with scale and scope of radio conte- rt Townsend. bow in a major US f the telephone lines to Ok- ed due to excessive call traffic. the magic of 9-8-3 on her cheq- which I was informed and my sts in India with the cream of The film is a biz- movie. Earlier, Om hla are burning, blame it on I ‘‘This kind of traffic is unp- prize delivered.’’ advertisers and sponsors bei- arre fantasy in wh- Puri acted in the the heat generated by the 9-8-3 recedented; our network is fa- Do you have In one of the biggest-ever ng attracted to it. ich a group of her- Michael Douglas- Kismat Khol De contest of Ra- cing immense pressure,’’ says responses in the history of ra- Today’s category is the driv- oes, heroines and Val Kilmer starrer dio Mirchi 98.3 FM. 9-8-3 in a spokesperson of the telepho- dio, Delhi has inundated the ing licence number. If you other tortured sou- The Ghost and The Every day, more than 13 la- ne company serving the Radio your life? Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM call cen- have 9-8-3 or any of the two di- ls, straight from Darkness, while kh listeners are trying to call Mirchi 98.3 FM call centre. tres. The phones never stop ri- gits in any order, call 51553333 the pages of the the late Persis Kha- 51553333 to announce the mag- ‘‘We have already been asked nging from 7 am onwards, till and complete the slogan, ‘Rad- world’s best loved mbatta had done ic numbers 9, 8 and 3 in their by Radio Mirchi to put in add- the contest closes at 8 pm. Ev- io Mirchi is hot because...’ Wh- literature, are co- Star Trek: The Mo- daily lives. Despite 30 lines de- itional lines to ease the existi- ery day,nearly 150 winners are en you become one of the lu- mmissioned by vie. There is also dicated to the contest number, ng pressure,’’ he adds. bagging exciting prizes. cky winners announced every Queen Victoria to Kabir Bedi, whose enthusiastic callers have had Apart from calling 51553333, The contest is already being hour on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, combat a mad moment of glory, to jostle with others to get thr- listeners can also SMS the wo- ue number and promptly described as the KBC of radio, be sure to have a photocopy of man bent on world apart from Sando- ough to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM. rd ‘Mirchi’ to 8888 to particip- SMS-ed the word ‘Mirchi’, sa- with prizes worth Rs 55 lakh the licence with you to claim domination. Nase- kan, was playing When the same contest ran on Naseer (left) in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ate in the 9-8-3 Kismat Khol De ys, ‘‘It feels great to be a winn- up for grabs in just three wee- your prize. er’s Captain Nemo Gobinda in Octop- Radio Mirchi last year in Mu- delhitimes.indiatimes.com contest. Zareen Anwar, a 34- er.This is a well-designed con- ks. The contest has succeeded is one of the extraordinary gentlemen who tea- ussy. Looks like the West is finally taking notice ms up with Connery’s Allan Quatermain. of Indian talent — and most certainly that of Na- Earlier,the film was in the news for Connery’s seeruddin Shah, an extraordinary gentleman! Wanted: A fashion park differences with director Stephen Norrington, delhitimes.indiatimes.com VINOD NAIR Designers, on their part, feel Kabhi friend,kabhi coach! Times News Network that a fashion park can possibly solve their problems. Says Su- GAURI SINH ing an MBA degree. ‘‘He discussed the idea wi- eading designers, fashion neet Varma, ‘‘Most of us have Times News Network th me, and asked Mose to help out two months Lshows, models, choreograp- our production units at places ago.’’ Mixing the personal and the profession- hers, shopping malls — Delhi not identified as industrial ar- t’s a situation of ace meet ace. On court and al is not an issue feels Svetha: ‘‘They under- has them all. Now,a study com- eas. So, we end up facing huge Ioff it. Italian tennis player Mose Navarra is stand each other. It helps when your coach is missioned by the Fashion Des- electricity bills, shortage of wa- coaching long-time friend Mahesh Bhupathi your best friend.’’ Adds Sheetal, ‘‘I personally ign Council of India (FDCI) and ter and various problems based and it is showing positively in his game. Mo- wouldn’t mix business with friendship but, be- conducted by KPMG says that, on locality and infrastructure.’’ se’s decision to become a coach certainly took tween the two of them, there are no issues. with a slight make- Adds Rohit Gandhi, ‘‘Since we his wife, model Sheetal Mal- Mose says their friendship is over, Delhi could run around for so many things lar, by surprise. In an earlier MIXED DOUBLES strong and working together be declared In- on a daily ba- interview to wouldn’t make dia’s fashion sis, a fashion Delhi Times, a difference.’’ capital.