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2013

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DELAY NO GROUND .OR COMMUTATION IN TERROR CASES

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SC turns down Bhullars plea on death penalty

The Bench refused to commute his death sentence saying that the petitioners failed to make out a case for commutation of sentence on grounds of delay by the President in deciding his mercy plea

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Rejecting the petition for commutation of his sentence filed by Punjab terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment, that might be used as a precedent, today ruled that a death sentence cannot be commuted to life imprisonment because of a delay in execution. Bhullar was given capital punishment for his role in the 1993 car bomb blast at the Youth Congress office in Delhi that killed nine people. The attack was targeted against then Youth Congress leader M S Bitta. Today's decision will not only pave the way for his hanging, it is likely to influence the case of 16 other convicts on death row, including those held guilty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. They had also pleaded that their death penalty should be commuted because the President took 11 years to reject their appeal. They have already spent 22 years in prison. Delivering the verdict in a packed court room, a Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya dismissed the plea by Bhullar challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by the President. The Bench refused to commute his death sentence saying that the petitioners failed to make out a case for commutation of sentence on grounds of the delay by the President in deciding his mercy plea. The apex court had reserved its order on 19 April last year on the plea of Bhullar's family which had filed a petition on his behalf pleading that his capital punishment be commuted to life imprisonment as there has been inordinate delay in deciding his mercy plea and he is not mentally sound. The 48-year-old Bhullar's petition submitted that prolonged incarceration of a death row convict awaiting execution amounted to cruelty and violated the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. On 26 March 2002, the SC had dismissed Bhullar's appeal against the death sentence awarded by a trial court in August 2001 and confirmed by Delhi High Court in 2002. His review petition, too, was dismissed after which Bhullar had moved a curative petition which also had been rejected by the apex court on 12 March 2003.

Meanwhile, Bhullar had filed a mercy petition before the President on 14 January 2003, which, after almost eight years, was rejected on 25 May 2011. The lawyer of Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, expressed disappointment at today's court order. The order of the Supreme Court is disappointing, it has not taken in consideration the ground realities in the country, S Doraiswamy said. Bhullars wife today said all her hopes have been shattered after an 18-year wait and questioned why he had been singled out. The court did not consider our point. We were hopeful that my husband's death sentence would be commuted to life term by the apex court as he has already spent 18 years in jail. We had suffered a lot and we have waited for long.... Our whole family has been ruined. We have not got any justice till now, the Canada-based Mrs Navneet Kaur said. She claimed that the system had not been fair to her husband and questioned why those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have not been punished till now. I have lost all hopes now. Why all this is happening with Sikhs only. Why no one is punishing those who had killed Sikhs on such a large scale in 1984... Why are Kishori Lal, Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are not being punished. Their trial is still going after so many years and now the court has ordered reinvestigation in a case against Tytler. There is enough evidence but still they are not being punished and even though there is no evidence against Bhullar, he has been punished, she said. Differences have surfaced between the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ~ NDA allies and partners in the Punjab government ~ over the SC verdict, with the SAD describing the judgment as unfortunate while the BJP said it should be implemented. Taking a cautious position on the sensitive issue, the ruling Congress maintained that it respects the apex court's decision. The Asian Centre for Human Rights expressed regret over the judgment, saying it is an opportunity lost for recognising death row syndrome, the traumatic stress imposed on a prisoner by having to wait on prison wings set aside for those sentenced to death.

CAMPUS CHECK ~ Governor M K Narayanan during his visit to Presidency University in Kolkata on .riday. A group of people, carrying TMCP flags, broke into the campus and ransacked the Baker Laboratory and unleashed panic among students on Wednesday. dilip dutta

Governor visits Presidency, apologises

statesman news service KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: As politicians fought wordy duels over Wednesdays vandalism at Presidency College, Governor M K Narayanan, who is also the Chancellor of Presidency University, set an example, apologising to the students of the state for the "unprecedented" attack on the university. He voluntarily met the students to interact with them so that they find solace in the "presence of the Chancellor", said Mr Narayanan. On the other hand, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today called up ViceChancellor Professor Malabika Sarkar to extend the state government's support. "She said that Presidency University is her dream project and she has been devastated by the attack," said the V-C before making room for the Chancellor to take questions from students. And Mr Narayanan in his 30-minute

.ive arrested in connection with 10 April attack

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: With police today arresting three more youths in connection with the 10 April attack on Presidency University, the number of individuals rounded up in the case has gone up to five. The Trinamul Chhatra Parishad has lodged an .IR against two students for allegedly throwing stones at their rally on that day. Mr Deborshee Chakraborty, a PG student at Presidency, and Mr Chhandak Chattopadhay, a student from Jadavpur University, have been accused of attacking and assaulting TMCP supporters who had participated in the rally. The three youths arrested today are Ananyabroto Chakraborty, a management student, and Chiranjit Gayan and Munna Singh, both students of City College (North). Police today produced all of them before Bankshal Court. Of them, Munna Singh was granted conditional bail to enable him to appear for an undergraduate examination, which is due soon. The others were remanded in jail custody till 26 April. The students named in the TMCPs counter-.IR surrendered before the court and were granted bail on personal bonds of Rs 500 each. sns (see also page 5) session neither spared the Trinamul leaders who attacked the V-C yesterday, nor let the academics go scot free for their unwillingness in taking the help of the administration. "At the outset, I apologise to the students of this university as well as to all students of the state as what has happened is unprecedented. It is a blot on our hopes for the vision of excellence. I apologise as I may have failed to fulfil my responsibility as the Chancellor of the university," said the Governor. Expressing concern over the increasing security threat to women of West Bengal, the Governor said: "When I was young or till recently, I have heard that Bengal is the safest place for girls and women. Where did that culture vanish? I don't know which party did it for what reason. What I know is that it should not have happened." He called for a revision in norms which prevent police personnel to enter educational institutions on their own. Meanwhile, Mr Partha Chatterjee, industry minister, said that though the police had arrested five culprits, they have failed to arrest Pappu, the Co-ordination Committee member and former darwan of the college who reportedly led the others to ransack the Baker laboratory.

Phalke for Pran

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Veteran Bollywood actor Pran, who played villain and character roles with elan in classics like Milan, Madhumati and Zanjeer, was today chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award. The 93-year-old actor, who was in hospital recently due to ill health, retired from acting after an illustrious six-decade-long career that saw him performing in over 400 films. The award will be conferred on him on 3 May. sns

HC breather for Vodafone, Idea

statesman news service NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: A day after the Supreme Courts order barring Bharti Airtel from enrolling new subscribers with offers of 3G roaming services in seven circles, Delhi High Court gave a breather for Vodafone and Idea Cellular when it restrained the Centre from taking any coercive steps against the telecom majors which have been asked to pay a penalty of Rs 550 crore and Rs 300 crore respectively for providing 3G services outside their circles without requisite licences. Referring to the Supreme Court order on a plea of Bharti Cellular Ltd in a similar case, Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) not to take any coercive steps in pursuance of its notices issued to the telecom companies asking them to stop providing 3G services to mobile users in the circles for which they lacked licences. Meanwhile, the petitioners ( Vodafone and Idea Cellular) are directed not to add new customers for providing 3G services, Justice Shakdher said and issued a notice to DoT to file its reply to two separate petitions of the telecom service providers. Senior advocates A M Singhvi and Maninder Singh, appearing for Idea Cellular and Vodafone respectively, sought the stay on the operation of DoT notices asking the telecom majors to pay the penalty and stop providing 3G services outside their licence areas by entering into intracircle roaming pacts with other telecom firms. Distinguishing between the case of Bharti Cellular Ltd and that of Idea and Vodafone, Mr Singhvi said, In our case, no committee was constituted to hear us and not only the

Double whammy for economy

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The country's economy was today hit by a double whammy of sorts as industrial growth fell to 0.6 per cent in .ebruary as against a growth of 4.3 per cent in the same month last year and the consumer price index-based inflation still staying in double digits though it fell to 10.39 per cent in March from 10.91 per cent in .ebruary. sns details on page 9

order of the Division Bench but the principle of natural justice was violated. Our case is different from that of Bharti Cellular Ltd. Meanwhile, the court allowed the plea of another senior lawyer, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, that Reliance Communication Ltd be impleaded as a party to the petitions filed by Vodafone and Idea Cellular. The apex court had directed the Centre not to take any coercive steps against Bharti Cellular Ltd. The apex court had asked the telecom company not to extend its roaming services to new customers in seven circles where it does not have licences for 3G spectrum. Bharti Cellular Ltd (BCL) had moved the apex court after the Division Bench of the High Court vacated its stay on the operation of a DoT notice against BCL for providing 3G services outside its licensed circles.

Manmohan and Merkel agree on concluding India-EU FTA this year

BERLIN, 12 APRIL: India and Germany today set a target of concluding the long-awaited India-EU .ree Trade Agreement this year, notwithstanding a number of unresolved issues and the BJP's demand for Parliamentary scrutiny of this highly controversial move. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a joint statement here underlined their strong commitment to a successful outcome to the EUIndia negotiations for a broad-based, ambitious and balanced .ree Trade Agreement that will generate jobs and growth in both countries and their hope for a final agreement in 2013. The statement was issued at the conclusion of Mr Singh's three-day visit during which he pressed Germany, Europe's biggest economy, to provide a strong political thrust for inking of a broad-based Bilateral Investment and Trade Agreement (BITA) with the 27-nation European block. The hope for concluding the .TA this year was voiced despite Merkel having candidly

German President Joachim Gauck with Mr Singh in Berlin on .riday. afp

admitted yesterday that the two sides are yet to overcome all the difficulties, as she pressed for an increase in the foreign equity cap in India's insurance sector and reduction in tariffs on import of automobiles from Europe. Even as Mr Singh was discussing .TA with Ms Merkel, back home, the BJP took exception to his decision to engage in the talks for a highly controversial agreement without taking into account the opposition by experts and stakeholders. pti

sns & agencies

Slapgate row flares up again, Harbhajan keeps mum

footage, I have seen Harbhajan use the back of his right palm to give (Sreesanth) a slap on the right side of his face. It was clear, said Nanavati. To be whr Iam ..I ve no complaints..but now I want u All to know the truth.He (Bhajji)never Slapped me. the video will show u all..wt he did, Sreesanth wrote in a series of expletives-laden tweets, adding: All blamed me for getting emotional ..??c mon who doesn't get emotional whn u know the person who u worship is a backstabbing person Nd .. Disgusting ..that's all I can say..u should get hold of the video..then u all will know te truth..wht he did is completely out of control. Sreesanth, who is currently playing for Rajasthan Royals, demanded that the videotape of the incident be made public. I don't want Bhajji to feel bad now..I need to tell the truth to the world..wht happend was bad..it's not my fault at all," he wrote. The new-ball bowler also claimed that Harbhajan had not slapped him but elbowed him. I want the world to c it..Whn I went to shake hands afte the match..he had lost it..he had already planned to hit me(elbow me), he said, adding: It's not my fault at all ..Nd I keep getting compared to all this bull s##*..whn ever anything bad happens in ipl or cricket match..crazy. Nd whn u start to c the big change in a person whom u trust so much..the World comes down ..that's wht happ..;He Never slapped me. Everyone blaming me Nd always writing and talking about slapgate?? the truth is in the video ..which is with ipl.. Singh and Sreesanth are to square off on 17 April in Jaipur, when Rajasthan Royals play Mumbai Indians. Sreesanth, playing for Kings XI Punjab at the time the widely chronicled row took place, and Harbhajan, competing for Mumbai Indians, faced off after a game. It was an incident that left the pace bowler in tears. Singh was banned for the rest of the tournament, while Sreesanth was let off with a warning after disciplinary proceedings. He had no control over his anger..,Nd one more thing I wanna clear..he (nanavati sir) knows the truth and the full ipl..he had lost it (Bhajji Never Slapped me...all I did is play the game the way I had all my life.he lost it badly ..being the captain of MUMBAI he Lost it, he claimed. The provocation for his tirade today was a newspaper report which referred to the old showdown while reporting the Gambhir-Kohli face-off. ...very very disappointing...yesterday s incident with Gautam Bhai Nd virat ..was compared ??? I must say..Iam really sorry to have takn this topic up..plss try Nd be in my place..for a minute.u will realise how I feel..it's really bad, said Sreesanth, adding: All the videos of YouTube making fun Nd making the incident look like Iam ::;;;|>>>*###*thts bad..the real video is still not

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: .ive years after the infamous "slapgate" incident, one of the protagonists of the drama, S Sreesanth, today made an explosive claim, saying that the entire incident had been planned in advance, that Singh had actually elbowed him and that his former India team-mate Harbhajan Singh was a back-stabbing person. Singh said that he would not react. The temperamental Sreesanth made a series of revelations on the 2008 incident on his Twitter page today, creating a fresh controversy in the Indian Premier League a day after Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli had been involved in an ugly on-the-field spat. Sreesanth said that Sudhir Nanavati, the cricket control board-appointed commissioner who investigated the incident, knew the truth. Nanavati, though, contradicted Sreesanth's claim, saying that he had indeed been slapped - and not elbowed - by Singh. According to him, there was no provocation from Sreesanth and Harbhajan tried to slap him for a second time before being restrained by security guards. In the video

out. All these 5..6 years ..I was quiet..not anymore..thr is much more thn wht u all even know..that's it. I ve moved on but whn I keep reading all this bull###*itreallu hurts..it really does..but that's enough.. anyways thnks to the media. Sreesanth said that he had been forced to say that he was at fault. I was asked to say tht ..it was my fault too..I was asked ..that's the truth ...it was never my fault..it's sad.really sad It s gonna happen.may be he(Bhajji got provoked too)no idea .why he did tht..but let me clear again ..tht was not a slapgate issue, he asserted. Sreesanth said that he had been warned of such an incident happening during the tournament. I got emotional only coz..tht incident was planned by few Nd few knew about it and warned me too but I never thought It's just tht ..it's sad to c .the media still talking about it..really feels bad..slap,thappad,,,???really..it's not wht u all know. Thr r so many things I can't even say or discuss..I so t want to it's past..Nd I really don't want it..I love this game Nd wanna keep at it. I don't beg, he added. Singh refused to react, saying: No comments. I don't want to make any comments.

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Senior leader approached me to topple UPA-II: Nitin
press trust of india NAGPUR, 12 APRIL: .ormer BJP president Mr Nitin Gadkari has claimed that a senior leader had approached him to topple the Congress-led UPA-II government at the Centre. Though the senior leader got in touch with him during his stint as the BJP president, he maintained that he had outrightly rejected the advice. Mr Gadkari did not reveal the identity of the senior leader. Main mard ka baccha hun jo karta hun saamne se karunga (I am a man of principle and whatever I do, I will do it publicly). No backstabbing, the BJP leader told a gathering at a ceremony here last evening. My conscience is clear and I have no separate agenda. Referring to the recent developments in his political career, the former BJP president said he has done nothing wrong. The Income Tax department had conducted a probe into the alleged dubious investments in Mr Gadkari's Purti group of companies.

statesman news service

JD-U issues veiled threat on Modi issue

repeatedly that the prime ministerial candidate should be acceptable' to all and also must be secular. We have a meeting on 13 and 14 April. We want to know who the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is. We are not imposing our candidate on the BJP but they should at least tell us who will be their candidate, Mr Tyagi said. Recalling the days when Mr Atal B e h a r i Vajpayee was the alliances unanimous leader, he

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIl: On the eve of its two-day national council meet here, the Janata Dal-United ( JD-U) today gave a veiled ultimatum to the BJP over its choice of prime ministerial candidate saying the party was opposed to naming Mr Narendra Modi as a candidate for the top job. Speaking to reporters, the JD-U general secretary Mr K C Tyagi, said: We will reconsider ties with the BJP-led alliance if the prime ministerial candidate is not acceptable to us. The JD-U has asserted

Reforms body lodges plea for NHRC questions encounter killing of 17 tribals disclosure of I-T returns of 20 MPs
statesman news service RAIPUR, 12 APRIL: Raising serious doubts over the investigation into an alleged encounter which claimed the lives of 17 tribals including 4 women, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today directed the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh, to seek an explanation from the officer who investigated the case. A division bench of the Commission, while taking up the cases related to deaths in police action, expressed its deep anguish and dissatisfaction over the reports submitted by the SP, SIB, and Police headquarters in connection with the alleged killing of 17 tribals including four women in an alleged encounter between the police and Maoists on 1 January, 2009 near Singaram village in Dantewada district. A team led by the Constitutional bodys chairman Justice K G Balakrishnan held public hearings and sitting in Dantewada and Raipur. The Commission observed that there were serious lapses in the police investigation into the so-called encounter. Evidence from the autopsies also raises serious doubts on the police claims of an encounter. On the encounter killing of a tribal Kurtrem in Dantewada district, the Commission found it to be an unintentional killing of an innocent villager and directed the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the next of the kin. The Commission held Jagdalpur Jail authorities responsible for failing in providing a proper medical treatment to an under-trial prisoner Kunjami Kosa which caused his death. The Commission has also asked the state government to submit a detailed report within the four weeks into the allegations of removal of 7000 hysterectomies-uterus removal surgery-by unscrupulous doctors in 169 hospitals of Chhattisgarh. The Chief Secretary, Mr Sunil Kumar, who was present during the hearing, assured the Division bench that random checking will be made in all other districts also to root out the unethical practices. The Commission also asked the state government to come forth with a detailed report on the step it has taken for the rehabilitation of the 11 minor victims of gangrape by a school teacher and a chowkidar in Kanker district. abhijeet anand NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Twenty eight MLAs and MPs have voluntarily disclosed their income tax returns (ITRs), but the returns of another 42 reluctant legislators, including 20 parliamentarians, may have to be disclosed by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) if the Central Information Commission (CIC) gives an order in favour of the NGO, Association of Democratic Reforms, which has appealed that their ITRs be made public. The 20 Parliamentarians include Mrs Maneka Gandhi (BJP), Mr Naveen Jindal (Congress), Mr Beni Prasad Verma (Congress), Mr Lalu Prasad (RJD), Kumari Selja (Congress), Mr Sachin Pilot (Congress), Mr Navjyot Singh Sidhu (BJP) and Mr Ajit Singh (RLD). Till now, there have been a total of two hearings with the CIC, based on the appeal filed by the ADR to provide copies of I-T returns of legislators for larger public interest. A larger bench of CIC, including three information commissioners, will be hearing ADRs case on 16 April. The ADR wants ITRs of the 42 legislators to be disclosed. The list is based on disproportionate assets increase between two elections. Now, we have a database of 75,000 candidates. We have the ability to look at previous declarations as and when candidates file affidavits. By this we can see the increase in their assets and other differences, said national coordinator of ADR, Mr Anil Bairwal. The ADR will appeal to the CIC for disclosure of the I-T returns of the 20 MPs, as according to the NGO, they have been hesitant in giving the details. The voluntary disclosure of ITRs by 28 MPs and MLAs on the appeal of ADR has only provided the NGO the necessary ammunition to reinforce its appeal. The Chief Information Commissioner, Mr Satyanand Mishra, had in an interview to The Statesman said though I-T returns is personal information, details of ITR can be made public. Mr Mishra had said: This commission has held in the past that income tax returns are in the nature of personal information... Even personal information can be revealed if it is in public interest. It will depend on case to case basis. Normally income tax return is personal information. Whether it should be disclosed in respect of a particular person depends on the merit of that case. Unless we know what are the arguments offered by the party we cannot establish that it is in public interest. There is no ground rule as to whether this information can or cannot be disclosed.

said: 25 parties took decision during Atalji's time. If they (BJP leaders) want to take their own decision, then our ways are separate. The threat comes a day after JD-U president Mr Sharad Yadav made it clear that the party could not compromise on the principle of secularism. Though JD-U leaders remain tight-lipped about the content of the political resolution to be adopted at its two-day national council beginning here tomorrow, there are clear indications that the party will vehemently oppose projection of the Gujarat chief minister as the NDA candidate for the top job. A section of party leaders is keen to project Bihar chief minister Mr Nitish Kumar as the partys possible nominee for the Prime Ministers post.

A visitor in front of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre memorial on the eve of the 94th anniversary of the massacre. In Amritsar on .riday. afp

CLASSI.IEDS
PUBLIC NOTI.ICATIONS
Notice of holding of Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EAGM) of All India Bank of India SC / ST / OBC Employees Association (Eastern Zone). That by an Order dated 15-1-2013 passed by the Honble High Court in F.M.A. No. 1061 of 2012 [Nripen Pyne & Ors. -Versus- All India Bank of India SC / ST / OBC Employees Association (Eastern Zone) & Ors.] the undersigned have been appointed as Joint Special Officers to supervise the EAGM of All India Bank of India SC / ST / OBC Employees Association (Eastern Zone). The undersigned have held series of meetings with the parties in F.M.A. No. 1061 of 2012 and it has been decided that the EAGM will be held on 12-05-2013. The election to the following posts of the All India Bank of India SC / ST / OBC Employees Association (Eastern Zone) will be held by secret ballots: 1. President: One. 2. Vice President: One. 3. General Secretary: One. 4. Deputy General Secretary: One. 5. Assistant General Secretaries: Three. 6. Treasurer: One. 7. Asstt. Treasurer: One. 8. Zonal Secretaries: Four. The aforesaid elected representatives will elect the members of Executive Committee, at least one from each District. The provisional list of member of the All India Bank of India SC / ST / OBC Employees Association (Eastern Zone) will be published on 13-04-2013 and will be displayed in the respective Zonal Offices. Any objection to the members list is to be submitted by 20-04-2013. Final publication of the list of members will be made on 24-04-2013 and displayed in respective Zonal Offices. Members can file their nomination from 25-04-2013 to 30-04-2013 and withdrawal of nomination, if any also by 30-04-2013. Nomination forms will be scrutinized on 30-04-2013 & 01-05-2013 and final list of candidates will be published on 02-05-2013 and displayed in the respective Zonal Offices. Members will be able to cast their votes on 12-05-2013 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at MAHA BODHI SOCIETY OF INDIA, 4A, BANKIM CHATTERJEE STREET (COLLEGE SQUARE), KOLKATA-700073. Result will be declared on 12-05-2013 after counting of ballots. Provisional & Final list of the members will be forwarded to each zonal office via E-mail. Objections to the members list filing of nomination, withdrawal of nomination can also be filed through E-mail (E-mail ID: boiempasso.kdss@gmail.com). Any person claiming as life member and his / her name does not figure in the Provisional list will have right to file his objection with the following particulars along with supporting documents as evidence of his / her claim. 1. Name of employee. 2. Employees ID / P.F. Number. 3. Date of Joining. 4. Date of submission of life membership fees. 5. Fees submitted on which branch / date / particular. ENTRY IN THE VOTING ARENA WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY ON PROPER IDENTIFICATION ON PRODUCTION OF FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: FOR MEMBERS: Service Identity Card or letter affixed with photograph from the concerned Bank Manager or competent authority authenticating the identity of the employee. ALONG WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: Voter Card supplied by Election Commissioner of India / PAN Card / Passport / Driving License. FOR LIFE MEMBERS: Voter Card issued by Election Commissioner of India / PAN Card / Passport / Driving License. Kaushik Dey Sourav Sen Advocate / Special Officer Advocate / Special Officer Bar Association Room No. 2 Bar Association Room No. 2 High Court at Calcutta High Court at Calcutta M: 9830467715 M: 9831251607

I, SANGE Wangchuk, S/o. Gojung Bhutia, R/o. S. K. Road, Ghoom, P.O.: Ghoom, P.S.: Jore Bunglow, Dist.: Darjeeling, shall henceforth be known as Sangay Wanchuk Bhutia, vide affidavit sworn in the Court of the Executive Magistrate at Darjeeling on 24-3-13. Both are same and identical person. (B0011)
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Notice is hereby given that my client, Tantia Holdings Private Limited have lost the previous chain Deed in Original Bearing Deed No. 1894 for the year 1993, which was duly Registered at the Office of Sub-Registrar Alipore from their custody and for which have duly lodged a General Diary vide G.D.E. No. 651 Dated 8-4-13 before P.S.: Bishnupur, reporting such loss of previous original chain Deed. Any person having hold of aforesaid lost Deed is requested to deposit the same to the undermentioned person and it is further warned and cautioned that anybody found dealing and / or transacting on the basis of lost previous chain Deed in Original shall personally be liable for consequence. Surojit Halder Advocate Alipore Judges Court Kolkata-700027 Residential Address: 27/3, Rai Bahadur Road P.S.: Behala Kolkata-700034 Mobile No.: 9830309333
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Thus if any person has any claim/right / objection as regards transfer of the said land in favour of my clients and / or their nominee or nominees, he / she / it may contact the undermentioned with all relevant documents / papers supporting such objection within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this notice otherwise it shall be deemed and construed that no person has any objection as to transfer of the said land in favour of my clients and / or their nominee or nominees. Manik Das Advocate 12/2, Old Post Office Street 1st .loor Kolkata-700001 Mobile: 9163465309 (B0006)
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REQUIRED Director for Bagnan Uluberia Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Ananda Niketan, P.O. Bagnan, Dist. Howrah, WB. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan sponsored and sanctioned by the Human Resource Development, Ministry, Government of India provide literacy linked vocational and skill development training to the literate, neo literate, less educated and other under privileged youths looking for a dynamic person as Director / member Secretary capable of providing the organisation with leadership direction and drive. The Candidate would

I, LAKSHMAN Prasad, S/o. late Shyamal Das, resident of 54/5A, Strand Road, Om Bhawan, Kol.-6, shall henceforth be known as Lakshman Lal, vide affidavit sworn before the Notary Public, Kolkata on 25-3-2013. Both are same and identical person. (B0005) C18321 I, MISS Manisha Chakraborty, D/o. Mr. Himangshu Mohan Chakraborty, R/o. Srima Apartment, .lat No. 502, 35 R.N. Tagore Road, Berhampore, Murshidabad, W.B.-742101, shall henceforth be known as Miss .lora Chakraborty, vide affidavit sworn before the Notary Berhampore Court on 22-022013. Miss .lora Chakraborty & Miss Manisha

Chakraborty is same and one Identical Person. (B0007) C18325 I, RACHEL White Ann, R/o. 2/3, Chinar Park, Symphoni Enclave, .lat 3B, Block-I, P.O. + P.S.: Baguihati, 24 Pgs. (N), Kolkata-700059, do hereby declare that my minor son Debashis Dutta shall henceforth be known as Desmond White, vide affidavit sworn before the Notary Public at Kolkata on 03-04-2013.
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I, SAMIR Kumar Bandyopadhyay, R/o. Block B, .lat - 1 MA, 168 Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata700104, shall henceforth be known as Samir Bandyopadhyay, vide affidavit sworn before The Notary Public at Kolkata on 10-04-2013. C18323 (B0004)

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given at large that my clients intend to purchase land measuring about 25 Cottahs, be the same a little more or less, comprised in J.L. No. 22, L.R. Dag No. 855 corresponding to R.S. Dag No. 843, L.R. Khatian Nos. 136, 864, 885, 942 and 2205 corresponding to R.S. Khatian No. 448, Mouza - Kalua, within the limits of the Joka Gram Panchayat - II, Police Station - Haridevpur (previously Thakurpukur and prior thereto Behala), District - South 24 Parganas, hereinafter referred to as the said land, from their present owners, namely Dipak Mitra, Tapash Mitra, Apurba Mitra and Tora Mitra and have decided to get the said land transferred in their names and / or in the names of their nominee or nominees by registered deeds of conveyance to be executed by the aforesaid present owners of the said land.

from their be expected to have proven Certificate capabilities of motivating employer at the time of interand leading of professional. view if called for. He should have good manC18324 agement skill and be a team GOVERNMENT leader. OF Qualification & Experience: Essential: WEST BENGAL 1. At least Second Class Office of the District Masters Degree from a recMagistrate ognized University / Cooch Behar Institution or equivalent. (M.V. Section) 2. 7 years experience in a Sub: Employment News Supervisor capable in the Application is hereby invitfield of Education or Social ed from retired Motor Science. Vehicles Inspector (T) / Desirable: Motor Vehicles Inspector 1. Experience in (NT) within the age of 64 Administration / years for re-employment of their services on contractual Management. 2. Experience in guiding / basis at newly created ARTOs Office located at conducting research or Mathabhanga. For details Evaluation. please contact Office Notice Age: Minimum 40 years Board or Website No.: and maximum 55 years as cob.govt.in Regional Transport Officer on the date of receipt of Cooch Behar Application. (B0012) Terms & Conditions: C18332 Remuneration: Rs. 18,000 per month. JADAVPUR The appointment would be initially on a one year conUNIVERSITY tract basis extendable by two A walk-in interview will be more years by mutual agreeheld in the Seminar Room of ment, for the present. Department of Physics, P.G. Interested persons may Science Building, Jadavpur send in their application to: University, Kolkata-700032 The Chairman, on 25th April (Thursday) Jan Shikshan Sansthan, 2013 at 02-00 p.m., for the Ananda Niketan, P.O. recruitment of one Post of Bagnan, Dist. Howrah, West Project Fellow in the UGC Bengal, Pin - 711303. sponsored Major Research Project entitled The last date of receipt of application is one month Development of..... ceramic material / Flyash under the after the publication of the supervision of Dr. Sukhen advertisement in the Das, Principal Investigator of Newspaper. the Project, Department of Persons employed in orgaPhysics of this University. nization would be required to Details will be available have application sent from www.jadavpur.edu through proper channel. Registrar They would be required fur(B0010) C18329 nish a No Objection

THE UNIVERSITY O. BURDWAN Rajbati, Burdwan Application in prescribed form (available at University Sales Counter on payment of Rs. 200) are invited from the candidates for recruitment of a Project Assistant under DOE (W.B. Govt.) sponsored research project entitled Taxonomy, distribution and larval habitat of Aedes mosquitoes (Dipter: Culicidae) in Kolkata Metropolis and adjoining areas with study of the environmental impacts on this group. Required qualification: M.Sc. in Zoology with at least 55% marks. Desirable: Training on .ield study is desirable but not essential. .ellowship: Rs. 8,000 p.m. (consolidated). Tenure: 2 yrs. or till the termination of the project whichever is earlier. Completed application must reach Dr. Soumendranath Chatterjee, Principal Investigator, Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, Golapbag, Burdwan-713104 within 7 days from the date of advertisement. .orms may also be downloaded from University website: www.buruniv.ac.in in this case a Demand Draft of Rs. 200 drawn in favour of the .inance Officer, The University of Burdwan must be enclosed. No TA/DA is admissible. Registrar (B0008) C18328

In the Matter of: Ram Kumar Sonkar of 307, Rabindra Sarani, Kolkata-700006, P.S. Jorabagan and also at 313, Rabindra Sarani, Kolkata-700006. Whereas an application for Grant of Probate of the Will Executed by Ramanath Mali alias Ramnath Mali have been filed by the abovenamed Applicants before the aforesaid Court on 25-072012 in respect of the Debts and Securities amounting to Rs. 3,62,585.51p left by Ramanath Mali alias Ramnath Mali, who stated to have been died on 22-102007 and who has lastly resided at 307, Rabindra Sarani, Kolkata-700006. Now it is notified for general information that any person having any objection against the said application may appear either in personally or through authorised lawyer before the Ld. Chief Judge of this Court on 29-0413 at 10-30 a.m. and to file objection thereagainst, in default the matter will be heard ex-parte. By Order Sd/Addl. Superintendent City Civil Court at Calcutta Dated: 09-04-13 C18322

PROPERTIES
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Tender Notice Expression of Interest is invited from reputed, registered Engineering Farms / individual Licensed Engineers (preferably based in Jalpaiguri District) for Andrew Yules West Bengal Group Gardens as Consultant Engineers in the field of Civil Engineering. Interested parties may check the website www.andrewyule.com / Tender for scope of the work or contact at the following address with full details within 3rd May, 2013. The Manager Karballa Tea Estate P.O.: Banarhat Dist.: Jalpaiguri Pin-735202 (B0002)
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Applications under JNNSM for Supply, installation and commissioning Solar Water Heating Systems as per MNRE / BIS specifications at specified locations on turnkey basis. The tender paper is available & may be downloaded from the websites: www.treda.nic.in www. tripura.gov.in and www. tripurainfo.com and the same may be submitted after being duly filled in prescribed format along with all requisite documents in the office of the undermentioned on or before 02-052013 up to 15-30 hrs. S. Chowdhury Director & CEO Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (B0003) C18320 TENDER NOTICE The Officer-in-Charge Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore, West Bengal invites sealed tenders / quotations in duplicate for the AMC on Security & Safety Services of the College & Hostel premises. Detail guidelines relevant information and tender documents will be had from the college office between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m on all working days except Saturday on and from 16th April, 2013 to 26th April, 2013 on payment of Rs.100 in Cash / D.D. Quotations should be submitted by Registered Post / Courier / Hand Delivery within 26th April, 2013 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tenders will be opened on the 26th April, 2013 at 3 p.m. The tender documents can be downloaded from http://www.gcettb.org.in Officer-in-Charge GCETT Berhampore (B0001)
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RENT ON LEASE Approx. 2000 sq.ft. (Gr. .loor) on Bypass near Suri Vidyasagar College, 10 min. walking distance from Rly. Station/Bus Stand. Bank/LIC preferred. Ph.: 9434861366. (B0002) C18196

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EXECUTIVE Engineer, Damodar Canal Division, Court Compound, Burdwan, Irrigation & Waterways Directorate, Govt. of West Bengal invites a sealed tender vide its NIT (Short)-01 / DCD / 2013-14 circulate vide Memo. No. 1501 dated 11-04-2013 for total 2 (two) Nos. work from enlisted Class Contractors. Last date of receiving application is 18-04-2013 up to 4-00 p.m. and last date of issue of Tender paper is 19-04-2013 up to 4-00 p.m. All other details may be seen during office hours at the office mentioned above. Executive Engineer Damodar Canal Division Burdwan (B0009)
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3 INDIA Two children dead, 6 persons injured in Delhi slum fire Rajnath, Cong reach out to Sidhu
KOLKATA SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2013
indo-asian news service statesman news service CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Even as the BJP president Mr Rajnath Singh today stepped in to pacify sulking party MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, a Congress MLA from the cricketer-turned-politician's constituency has urged Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to welcome Mr Sidhu into the party. Amritsar West MLA Raj Kumar Verka said he has sent a proposal to Mr Gandhi to welcome Mr Sidhu into the party as the latter's family have been members of the Congress. Mr Sidhu's mother fought on a Congress ticket for MLA twice. His father was the Patiala district president of the party. Children should follow the footsteps of their parents. Mr Sidhu made a mistake by joining the BJP. He is the right man in the wrong party. I invite him to come back to the party with which his parents were associated, Mr Verka said. BJP president Rajnath Singh today called up Mr Sidhu over the phone and told him that no one in the party is against the former cricketer. The party chief also deputed general secretary J P Nadda to interact with the Amritsar MP and resolve the matter. Mr Nadda today described Mr Sidhu as an important worker and leader of the party. The cricketer-turned-politician has been sulking for some time now. He was recently shown the door from the national executive body of the BJP by party president Mr Rajnath Singh while his men were ignored for party posts even in the state and the Amritsar district unit. This apart, Mr Sidhu is not on good terms with the powerful minister from the Amritsar region, Mr Bikram Singh Majithia, who also happens to be the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and Punjab deputy chief minister, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal. While the two had been engaged in a war of words, Mr Sidhu has, in the past, accused the BJP's alliance partner SAD of not following coalition dharma. As he won the last Lok Sabha elections by a narrow margin of nearly 7,000 votes, the three-time MP is reportedly keen to contest from a new constituency, preferably outside Punjab. Mr Sidhu's MLA wife, Navjot Kaur, had stated on a social networking site that her husband is feeling suffocated on being sidelined in the BJP and could quit politics, but added that it was up to the party to restore his honour. NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: At least two children died and six people were injured after a major fire broke out in a sprawling slum cluster in west Delhi's Narela area today afternoon. .our fire service officials also sustained minor injuries when an angry mob attacked them, a fire service official said. The children who died of burn injuries have been identified as Sartaj and Manish, both aged around five. "All the injured were rushed to the Maharishi Valmiki Hospital," a police officer said. Armed with stones and sticks, a mob attacked fire officials for delaying the rescue operation. A fire tender was also vandalised by the mob. ".our fire service officials were injured in the attack. They have been admitted to hospital and their condition is stated to be stable," Delhi fire service director A K Sharma said. The fire erupted in a house at the J J Colony of Narela and engulfed the entire area that housed over 500 shanties. "Twenty fire tenders were rushed in. The fire is under control now but it is still to be fully doused," Mr Sharma said.

A slum resident looks on from her burnt on the outskirts of New Delhi on .riday. afp

Naval officers bail plea on 16 April

India, China look to cooperate to counter terror in Afghanistan, region

press trust of india BEIJING, 12 APRIL: India and China discussed ways to step up cooperation to counter terror in Afghanistan and in the region as the Taliban and Al Qaida militant groups attempt to stage a comeback in the resource-rich country following the withdrawal of US forces next year. The two sides had in-depth exchange of views and opinions on international and regional counter terrorism situation and bilateral cooperation in this field, Chinese .oreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei (file photo) said briefing the media on the two-day India-China counter-terrorism dialogue which ended here today. The increasingly fragile Afghan situation with increased attacks by Taliban, and initiatives by China, India and Russia to deal with critical situation emerging out of US troops withdrawal was reportedly discussed. The six round of annual Sino-Indian counter-terrorism talks were held between inter-agency delegations headed by additional secretary of external affairs ministry, Navtej Sarna, and the director general, external security of the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs, Qiu Guohong. Mr Sarna and his delegation today called on Chinese vice-foreign minister Cheng Guoping, who took part in the recent India, China and Russia trilateral dialogue in Moscow, which was also attended by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to discuss situation in Afghanistan.

KOCHI, 12 APRIL: The Kerala High Court has adjourned to 16 April the anticipatory bail plea of Lt. Ravi Kiran, whose wife has filed a police complaint against him alleging harassment and cruelty. The Naval officer, in his petition yesterday, had stated the charges were baseless. He said she had filed the complaint against him after he moved a family court seeking divorce. He said he was not involved in any criminal case so far and said his wife was a mentally ill person. The Navy had already started an internal probe based on the complaint th officer's wife had submitted to the Navy chief recently. The matter came to light after the woman filed a complaint with local Harbour Police, which registered a case against 10 people, including her husband, under Section 498 of the IPC, enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman, on 4 April. The woman had said she was tortured for dowry and her husband's seniors and colleagues had attempted to molest her. She had said she was allegedly harassed by her husband, his senior officers and their wives. She said Kerala police began a probe on the very first day she lodged the complaint, but she was under pressure to withdraw it. The Navy had denied her charges and said the complaint was the result of a marital discord and the allegations raised by the woman against superior officers were unfair. pti

Wikileaks: Offer to sell Indias uranium alarmed USA

press trust of india NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: An offer to sell uranium pilfered from India's nuclear facilities by a businessman claiming to be a relative of a Nepalese diplomat set off a flurry of mails between US missions in late 1973. A series of discussions among US diplomats, consultations with Indian nuclear establishment and tests on samples provided by the Nepalese person, however, revealed that the offer was a hoax. The Kissinger cables, released by WikiLeaks, gave a glimpse into the hectic exchange of cables and involving India as the purported fissile material was claimed to have smuggled out from nuclear facilities in Bombay area. It started with a cable from the US Embassy in Kathmandu on 26 September, 1973 informing officials in the State Department about a Nepalese businessman Mr J C Thakur contacting them and offering to sell upto three kilograms of uranium per month at the rate of US$ 40,000 per kilograms. He indicated that U-235 would be smuggled out to him from nuclear power facilities in Bombay area, the cable said, adding that Mr Thakur had also offered to provide sample for analysis. Mr Thakur, who claimed to be a brother of Nepal's Ambassador to Japan, also told his contact in the US Embassy that he would offer uranium to other embassies in Kathmandu, including that of Germany, China and Japan if the US government was not interested in buying it. Another cable from New Delhi to the State Department sought guidance on bringing the matter to the attention of the Indian government contending that the

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NCSC issues summon to senior cop in Dalit girl case

action could be a confidence game. We believe that leveling with the GoI on this case would contribute to the atmosphere of trust and confidence in which we would like to deal with the Indians on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, it said. A cable from Kathmandu dated 10 October, 1973 talks about sending a sample of the purported uranium for testing. Mr Henry Kissinger, secretary of state, informed the US missions in Delhi, Mumbai and Kathmandu on 16 October that preliminary indications were that the sample material was not radioactive.

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Taking cognisance of the incident involving a 10-year-old Dalit rape victim who was allegedly detained in a lock up by police in UP's Bulandshahr, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has issued a summon to the district senior superintendent of police (SSP). NCSC chairman P L Punia had earlier sent a commission team to Bulandshahr to gather facts of the case, after it appeared in newspapers and news channels, NCSC officials said here today. The commission has sent notice to SSP Gulab Singh asking him to appear before it on 15 April. The NCSC team has submitted a report on the incident to the commission, based on which the commission chairman has decided to summon SSP, Bulandshahr to the commission on 15 April, they added. A commission release also said that the girl was detained in the police lock up for around 20 hours. She was released only after the locals protested. Two women constables have been suspended and two sub-inspectors, including the station-in-charge, have been taken off active duty after the incident came out.

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BJP, Cong gear up for Doon election

statesman news service DEHRADUN, 12 APRIL: On the last day of filing of nominations for the local body election, the BJP showed confidence in its sitting Dehradun Mayor Mr Vinod Chamoli, while the Congress gave a ticket to its senior leader Mr Surya Kant Dhasmana for the mayors post, much to the resentment of many in the party. After rounds of consultations and meetings, the BJP decided not to change its choice for Mayor in Doon and allotted ticket to its sitting Mayor, Mr Chamoli. Mr Chamoli had won the Mayor's seat in the last local body election but his stint was full of controversies and he faced opposition from not only the rival parties but also his own party leaders. A powerful lobby in the party strongly opposed his candidature but the party thinktank finally agreed upon his name. In a show of party unity, all senior BJP leaders, including party president Mr Teerth Singh Rawat, leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt and former chief minister D R Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, were present at the filing of nomination by Mr Chamoli on .riday. On the other hand, the Congress gave a ticket to its influential leader Surya Kant Dhasmana for the Mayor's post amid strong opposition within the party. Mr Dhasmana who joined the party a few years ago was earlier the state president of NCP in Uttarakhand. Ever since he left NCP to join the Congress he had been looking for an opportunity, which it seems has now been offered to him in the form of the party ticket. However, opposing Mr Dhasmana's candidature and adding to the embarrassment of the Congress, Mr Jitendra Chaudhary, a co-contender for the ticket, has started a fast unto death saying Mr Dhasmana would not be acceptable to the people of the state, particularly those who struggled for statehood. Besides, it is a gross violation of the words of Rahul Gandhiji who, in his recent visit here, had declared that no party leader having less than five years of membership in the party would be eligible for a party ticket, said Mr Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Mr Dhasmana, who thanked the leadership for showing confidence in him said he would work to resolve the problems of the people of Doon and seemed confident of his win. However, in his previous clash with Mr Chamoli, Mr Dhasmana had lost to the BJP candidate.

40 Ktaka poll aspirants have criminal record

statesman news service BANGALORE, 12 APRIL: As many as 40 BJP and Congress candidates who have filed their nominations for the 5 May Assembly polls have criminal cases against them, according to their own admission. Of this, 24 are from the ruling party while the rest are from the Congress. They have charges like murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping against them. This information has been culled out by the Karnataka Election Watch (KEW ), a statewide network of apolitical, non-partisan citizens and citizen organisations from the affidavits filed by the candidates in the 2008 Assembly. So far, 140 BJP and 177 Congress candidates have been finalised by the respective parties as part of their first list. Out of these, the KEW could lay its hands on the affidavits of 85 BJP and 109 Congress candidates, filed during the last Assembly polls. In other words, it was able to analyse 194 candidates whose names were released by the two parties. Out of 317 candidates, 41 per cent of these from the two parties put together are sitting MLAs. The remaining 64 who are re-contesting did not win last time. This apart, the affidavits indicate that 113 out of the 194 candidates or 58 per cent were **crorepatis in 2008 itself. .rom among this list, Congress candidate from Haliyal constituency, Mr Deshpande Vishwanat, declared the highest assets at Rs 145.57 crore followed by Mr M Krishnappa, from the same party, with wealth exceeding Rs 129.32 crore. Yet another Congressman, Mr N Harris from Shanthi Nagar constituency declared his possessions at Rs 85 crore. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Mr Nandiesh Reddy from KR Pura constituency claimed to own property and related possessions worth Rs 36 crore. Overall, 44 out of BJP's 85 candidates and 69 out of 109 Congress candidates were crorepatis as per their previously submitted affidavits. In the light of the above, the KEW has urged political parties to disclose their criteria for selection of candidates.

4 Maoists, cop, 2 civilians killed in encounter

GADCHIROLI, 12 APRIL: .our Maoists, a police jawan and two civilians were killed today in an encounter between the ultras and security personnel in Sindesur forest of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. Acting on a tip-off, commandos of anti-Maoist unit C-60 combed Sindesur forest area and spotted a group of ultras who fired at them, triggering a gun battle, police said. pti

GOVT. O. INDIA, MINISTRY O. DE.ENCE ORDNANCE .ACTORY, BADMAL Dist.: Balangir (Odisha), Pin-767070
(Telephone No.: 06655-250969 to 973, Fax No.: 06655-250561, 06655-250271) E-mail: gm.ofbol@gmail.com TENDER NOTICE NO.: 4061/OTE-153/MM-12130435/OFBL DT.: 19-03-2013 The General Manager, Ordnance Factory, Badmal, Dist.: Bolangir, Pin-767070 (Orissa), on behalf of the President of India, invites bids through e-procurement system i.e. through website: https://ofbeproc.gov.in for supply of the following item(s):
SL. No. Brief Description & Specification of item Quantity Tender Enquiry No. & Date Bid submission Tender last date opening date (both Technical (Technical & Price Bid) Bid) 26-04-2013 2-00 p.m. 26-04-2013 2-30 p.m.

Notice inviting application for registration of manufacturing firms as approved suppliers for period up to 31 Mar., 2014 by NCC Directorate (WB & Sikkim), P67, Block D, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053. Sealed applications are invited from manufacturing firms located in West Bengal for registration as approved suppliers for NCC clothing & accoutrements by 7 May, 2013 as per form given in appendix A of MoD JSG-01503:2007 available on website:www.dgqadefence.gov.in Sample application form, terms & conditions and list of documents required to be submitted can be obtained from Directorate Office on working days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Documents / certificates furnished will be duly attested by Notary and countersigned by authorised signatory.

SOME JOYS THAT SUMMER BRINGS ~ In the Capital on .riday. vikas choudhary

Minister under fire for copying Nero amidst drought-like situation

statesman news service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 12 APRIL: While Kerala is reeling under an unprecedented hot spell this summer, the state agriculture minister seems unperturbed by the situation. Standing crops in thousands of hectares are wilting and water table is receding to the nadir in what was a green paradise. However, this hasn't stopped agriculture minister K P Mohan from offering costly gifts to all 141 members of the state Assembly and ten top officials in his ministry for the Vishu, the Malayalam new year. .or the festival, Mr Mohan presented them with 22-inch Sony Bravia LCD TVs at a total cost of Rs 21 lakh. The minister who has drawn flak from all quarters for his Nero-like behaviour, especially from farmers organisations, has brushed aside the allegation that he diverted part of the funds released for droughtrelief for the gifts. He claimed the funds were given by various bodies like Rubco, Campco and Plantation Corporation and Kerala

The Opposition which has been alleging scanty allocation for drought-relief operations was as thrilled and cheered by the New Year gift as the Treasury members
Livestock Development under his ministry. Incidentally, many of the organisations are in trouble and Rubco, which manufacturers furniture using rubber wood, is facing liquidation. However, Mr Mohan apologised while defending himself by saying the order had been given before the drought set in. Ironically, the CPM-led Opposition which rocked the House alleging scanty allocation for drought-relief operations and haphazard manner in which the situation is being handled, was as thrilled and cheered by the New Year gift as the Treasury Bench members. However, the Opposition leader Mr V S Achuthanandan turned down the gift stating if he accepts it, then it would be an insult to the people. Interestingly, Opposition deputy leader and CPM Politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had no qualms in accepting the gift. "Giving gifts to MLAs is not a new thing. Earlier, they were given gifts by ministers, he told reporters. Speaker G Karthikeyan also stood firmly by Mr Mohan. Earlier, labour minister Baby John and industries minister P K Kunhalikutty had also given gifts. Both times Mr Achuthanandan had not accepted. The general mood is that now MLAs can watch the drought scenes on their television screen swithout going out in the blistering sun and can make fiery speeches in the Assembly and outside it, chided some.

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UP govt expanding BPL health insurance scheme

LUCKNOW, 12 APRIL: Aiming towards more active participation of government hospitals in the BPL Smart Card National Health Insurance Scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government has ensured the distribution of such cards to 48 lakh families in one year. Identification process for such beneficiaries is on in 21 more districts whereby the number of Smart Card-benefitted families is likely to go upto 58 lakhs .Giving these figures medical and health minister Ahmad Hasan said on .riday that the past year has shown an increase of 25 lakh patients in UP. This has meant additional pressure on government hospitals. However the government will go ahead with its move to enlist more government hospitals for the Smart Card scheme. Presently 823 private and 663 government hospitals are on the list, he added. The minister also slammed the previous BSP regime for ignoring this scheme completely. Under the Smart Card scheme a BPL family is entitled to a health care cover worth Rs 30,000 on a floater basis for a one year period in any hospital. A total of 1090 ailments/packages including indoor treatment are covered under the scheme. The patient is also entitled to free meals in the hospital in addition to Rs 100 per day as travel expense, subject to a limit of Rs 1000 per year, after being discharged from the hospital. Under this scheme 75 per cent of the premium money will be paid by the the Central government while the remaining 25 per cent will be borne by the state government. The beneficiary has to pay Rs 30 while the share of the government comes to Rs 470 per family. sns

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L. slams govt for inaction about Sudipto death, attacks on front

earlier under the leadership of Priya Ranjan Das Munshi. Meanwhile, all the leaders of the different parties of the Left .ront have written to the state home secretary, Mr Basudeb Banerjee, demanding a judicial probe into the incident during the day. The judicial probe is necessary as a departmental investigation into the incident is useless, Mr Bose said. The lamp post theory which was floated to explain Gupta's death does not hold good as the post mortem report has revealed that there were marks of injury at the front and back of Gupta's head, Mr Bose said. Meanwhile, untoward incidents are occurring all over the state as a fallout of the unwanted incident involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee and state finance minister, Amit Mitra at the Capital, the front chairman said. Activists of the Trinamul Congress have looted and set on fire hundreds of offices of Left .ront constituents all over the state, he said. Motor bikes had been damaged, cycles, television sets and almirahs looted by these persons claiming to be Trinamul workers, Mr Bose said. It is regrettable that these persons did not stop short of ransacking the Presidency University which had nothing to do with the unwanted incident at the Capital, he said. There has not been a word of condemnation from the Trinamul Congress government about these unprovoked attacks,

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KOLKATA SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2013

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: Even though 10 days have gone by after Sudipto Gupta died in police custody, there is no indication of the judicial probe being initiated which the Left .ront demanded into the incident, Left .ront chairman, Biman Bose said today. On the other hand, state panchayat affairs minister Subrata Mukherjee today demanded the arrest of S.I general secretary Ritabrata Banerjee allegedly involved in the heckling of state finance minister, Amit Mitra in the Capital on a charge of attempt to murder. Not sparing the Congress, Mr Mukherjee said that incidents of vandalism took place at the Presidency College

Mr Bose said. On the other hand, the police had arrested former minister, Asok Bhattacharya, and other senior CPI-M leaders from the party office at Siliguri after a procession led by minister Goutam Deb had attacked them. More than 52 persons including a former MP had been arrested at Siliguri, Mr Bose said. Many people had to leave their homes afresh, he regretted. While the attention of the state government had been drawn in this matter earlier, there has not been any action about the attacks on front activists and their homes being set on fire, the front chairman said. He regretted that the state government is yet to take necessary action in this matter.

CM reaches out to Presidency V-C

statesman news service KOLKATA 12 APRIL: The ailing chief minister Mamata Banerjee today called up the Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University Mrs Malabika Sarkar and told her that she had worked very hard so that the Presidency University gains international fame, said Mr Partha Chatterjee, state industry and commerce minister. "The chief minister assured the Vice-Chancellor that the state government would extend all its help to her but she should ensure that the image of the university is not tarnished,'' Mr Chatterjee said. He re-iterated his stand that no Trinamul Congress workers are involved in the incident. "We have asked police to arrest the culprits irrespective of their party colours,'' the minister said. Mr Chatterjee also said that though the police have arrested five culprits allegedly responsible for vandalism in Presidency College, they failed to arrest Pappu, a Co-ordination Committee member and former darwan of the Presidency College who reportedly led the ransack of Baker laboratory. He also said that Presidency University has security guards but for "unknown reasons'' Pappu, a close associate of former labour minister Anadi Sahoo, is still living inside the campus with his family members. Mr Chatterjee said a couple of "so-called '' student leaders has created hooliganism in Delhi and so far no was arrested. A senior Trinamul leader alleged that it was the game in-charge of Presidency University who is also a member of CPI-M backed co-ordination committee that bought the javelins a week ago which were reportedly displayed on 10 April, the day when Baker Laboratory of the Presidency University was vandalised. Mr Mukul Roy, Trinamul all India general secretary, said after Indira Gandhi's assassination, Congress let loose violence across the nation. At least 100 people were killed after Jyoti Basu was attacked at Patna station, Mr Roy alleged. He asked whether after 9 April attack on Miss Banerjee and Mr Amit Mitra, anyone was killed except a Trinamul Chhatra Parishad member in Howah.
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Cong rejects Trinamul charge

statesman news service NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Rejecting the Trinamul's allegation that the Congress's invisible hand might have been there behind the 9 April incident outside the Planning Commission building, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) today slammed the Trinamul government for not doing enough to curb political violence across West Bengal. The AICC leader in charge of Bengal affairs, Mr Shakeel Ahmad said such violence being perpetrated by Trinamul workers in Bengal as retaliation to the Planning Commission episode was continuing in collusion with the state administration and police. The Trinamul chairperson and West Bengal chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, and her ministers, particularly the finance minister Mr Amit Mitra, were heckled by CPM/S.I activists on 9 April when the Trinamul leaders were entering the Planning Commission building in the national capital for an official meeting for finalising Bengal's annual plan for the current year. Taking the cue from the Trinamul leadership's "false allegation about the Congress's involvement in the Planning Commission incident too, Trinamul activists have also started launching attacks on Congress offices and workers, "including destroying Congress leaders statues, across Bengal, Mr Ahmed said. We condemn these attacks, they should be stopped forthwith, this is the state government's responsibility and a very serious issue. Violence should be stopped not only against the Congress but also against Trinamul's other political opponents (such as the Left) immediately, Mr Ahmad said. Such violence being allegedly orchestrated by Trinamul activists was supported by wilful inaction of local administration and police, the AICC leader alleged. Mr Ahmad said, People of Bengal are not ready to forget the CPM-led Left .ront's 34-year misrule there. And the people have also become disillusioned with the Mamata Banerjee government in a short span of two years. Asserting that the Congress will go it alone in the coming elections ~ panchayat, Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Mr Ahmad said Congress did not benefit from its previous alliance with Trinamul which actually was the real beneficiary of our coalition. He said, .rom 1 Lok Sabha seat in 2004, Miss Banerjee's party won 19 seats in 2009 Lok Sabha polls whereas the Congress tally in both these polls stood at 6 only. (Miss Banerjee) was in alliance with BJP in 2004 when she got only 1 seat. If she joins hands with BJP again, loss will be only hers as Trinamul's tally in the next general elections will drastically dip in Bengal, he said.

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The ongoing political violence in the state is unfortunate, said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today. She was here to unveil a portrait of her father, Babu Jagjivan Ram, who was an alumni of Calcutta University. The university authorities have set up a chair professorship in the name of the former deputy Prime Minister of India. West Bengal has a rich heritage. So I feel sorry about the violence. But I hope it will regain its lost glory. My best wishes are there for the state, said Mrs Kumar. sns

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All gravel roads to be upgraded

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: All gravel roads in the rural areas will be converted into pucca roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY ) within one year, said panchayat and rural development minister Mr Subrata Mukherjee. Mr Mukherjee today held a meeting with the senior officials of the panchayat department and later told reporters the state has been asked to complete 11000kilometre of new road by the Centre. He said Rs 4500 crore has been sanctioned for this purpose. It is our challenge for completing the roads within one year so a review meeting has been held today, he said. The state panchayat department will also hold a video-conference within 10 days to brief all district magistrates regarding the project, he said. A survey will be conducted to find out the present condition of the rural roads and new road construction works will be started very soon, he said. The Hooghly River Bridge Corporation (HRBC) will also be engaged for new road construction. Mr Mukherjee also noted that Union panchayat and rural development minister Mr Jairam Ramesh had praised the state panchayat department's performance. sns

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1984 RE-SUR.ACES

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in the Capital in 1984 are closer to justice after the CBI has been judicially directed to re-investigate a case against Jagdish Tytler is a matter of conjecture. There is no guarantee that the supposedly premier investigation agency will do anything different from what it and the Delhi Police have consistently done to protect the Congress leaders who nobody present in the city during that nightmare doubt played an incendiary role ~ the loyalists excepted. It could boil down to the newly enhanced force of public opinion exerting enough pressure for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT to try and retrieve some of the blatantly destroyed/ignored evidence. Which could be a tall order after 29 agonising years, and that explains why Congress spokespersons are shamelessly talking about innocent until proven guilty and let the law takes it course ~ a clear signal to the CBI against suddenly allowing its conscience to enter the equation. The specific case may be directed against family favourite Tytler, but what the court order has done is to ensure that the sins of 1984 will not go away, and like the ghost of Bofors will remain a negative highlight of Rajiv Gandhis tenure. The horror of the bloodshed of the highly organised killings ~ it was no communal riot, and there was little spontaneous about it ~ is matched only by the sustained brazenness of the chamcha cabal. No greater insult can be inflicted upon the kin of the thousands of Sikhs slain in Delhi ~ elsewhere too ~ than the politicised bid to draw comparisons with Gujarat 2002. Each warrants its own damnation. .or nothing can eliminate the horror of Congress-party goons, electoral rolls in hand, conducting house-to-house bloodletting exercises: at least three men who have represented the party in Parliament being repeatedly identified by the victims but to whom the cops, and perhaps sections of the judiciary too, have turned a blind eye. A situation that has been virtually condoned by successive central governments ~ including the one headed by Mr Manmohan Singh. Yet, if comparisons are unavoidable, let it be stated that the battle-plan for Gujarat was based on Delhi 1984. And if Narendra Modi is to be condemned for masterminding the 2002 genocide can Rajiv escape similar condemnation? The larger question is still open: can an order of ~ with all due respect ~ a somewhat lowly Additional Sessions Judge bring some solace to a victimised community? Tytler merely symbolises state-endorsed tyranny.

WHETHER a section of the several victims of the massacre

Alleviation Of Poverty Is A Different Proposition

bharat jhunjhunwala country has declined. In parallel, there has been an increase in inequality, a problem that is potentially more explosive. The poor and the starving do not trigger revolts; only those whose stomachs are full are in a position to revolt. And burgeoning inequality gives them a good reason to do so. We must not confuse poverty alleviation with reduction of inequality; the two concepts are different. The first implies that the basic means of livelihood such as food, clothing and shelter are made available to every individual. This can be done in parallel with the prevalence of high levels of inequality. .or example, big companies can make huge profits and pay huge salaries, leading to huge inequality. Simultaneously, taxes collected from them can help the government to finance food, clothing and shelter to the poor. In this paradigm, the task of poverty alleviation can be carried out in parallel with the increase in inequality. But the converse is not true. Less inequality does not mean less poverty. Communist Albania had a relatively equal distribution of income, but at dismally low levels. The tribal society is, relatively speaking, equal but has widespread poverty. Distribution of the wealth of the rich among the poor may create equality, but absence of investment will lead to economic stagnation and breed poverty. This is precisely what happened in China during the Cultural Revolution of the Sixties. The rich and the educated were sent to villages to learn from the peasants. Equality was promoted. But this led to economic stagnation and subsequently to the adoption of the capitalist model of development in the 1970s. Therefore, we have to choose between poverty alleviation and equality. My assessment is that increase in inequality cannot be reversed. The atoms that came out of the Black Hole, when this universe was created, were equal. Gradually elements were created and inequality increased. Inequality became more pronounced between the living and non-living and later between more-conscious and less-conscious living beings. There may be inequality between brothers, who have inherited similar genes and have grown up in the same environment, because every individual does not put in the same degree of effort. One brother may adopt tissue culture and earn considerably, while the other may be content with paddy cultivation and remain poor. Another reason for the increase in inequality is the use of labour-saving technology in industries. One skilled worker can manage 10 automatic looms in a modern textile mill. The wage of this skilled worker is high. Unskilled workers might lose their jobs or subsist on lowly incomes. Yet another reason for the increase in inequality is primitive accumulation. The common man is deprived of even subsistence income in the initial phase of industrialization, and the money is used for investment. Workers in Britain were impoverished in the 19th century when money was invested on the factories in Manchester. The industrialists became rich, while the workers became poor. The widening gulf led to greater inequality. India and China are now passing through such a phase. The rich are making enormous sums of money, while the common man is impoverished or, at best, holding on to his low income. This is inevitable in our quest for prosperity. Increase in inequality can happen despite alleviation of

Measurement of inequality
poverty. The zamindar can provide a dhoti, shoes and umbrella to the bonded labourer and lessen his poverty while inequality reigns supreme. Our Government is trying to establish precisely such a system through the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The poor are being provided with minimum employment and incomes, while big companies are earning huge profits. The loan waiver for debt-ridden farmers and the provision for subsidized foodgrain to BPL families are all designed with the same objective. The government's underpinning is that poverty, and not inequality, is the main problem. This is not a correct perception. Actually, the reduction of poverty will lead to greater social instain the market, but the people do not have the income to buy them. In due course of time, the income of the rich will implode if it is not distributed just as the zamindars haveli can be reduced to a ghastly house if there are no workers to maintain it. The model of inequality and poverty alleviation can create yet another problem. It kills the incentive to work among the poor. Easy availability of food, clothing and shelter removes the urge to work and thereby improve the quality of life. This problem is now palpable in the USA and Germany. The poor are content living with the unemployment compensation and social security benefits. Indeed, they have stopped try-

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People Can See Flavour Of Foods Before Tasting Them

press trust of india WASHINGTON, 12 APRIL: People can see the flavour of foods before actually tasting them, a new study has claimed. According to research presented at the American Chemical Societys meeting in New Orleans, the eyes can beat the tongue, nose and brain in the emotional and biochemical balloting that determines the taste and allure of food. There have been important new insights into how people perceive food flavours, said Terry E Acree. Years ago, taste was a table with two legs ~ taste and odour. Now we are beginning to understand that flavour depends on parts of the brain that involve taste, odour, touch and vision. The sum total of these signals, plus our emotions and past experiences, result in perception of flavours, and determine whether we like or dislike specific foods, Acree said. Acree explained that the popular Sauvignon Blanc white wine, for instance, gets its flavour from scores of natural chemicals, including chemicals with the flavour of banana, passion fruit, bell pepper and boxwood. But when served a glass of Sauvignon Blanc tinted to the deep red of merlot or cabernet, people taste the natural chemicals that give rise to the flavours of those wines. The sense of smell likewise can trump the taste buds in determining how things taste, said Acree, who is with Cornell University. In a test that people can do at home, psychologists have asked volunteers to smell caramel, strawberry or other sweet foods and then take a sip of plain water; the water will taste sweet. But smell bread, meat, fish or other non-sweet foods, and water will not taste sweet. While the appearance of foods probably is important, other factors can override it. Acree pointed out that hashes, chilies, stews and cooked sausages have an unpleasant look, like vomit or faeces. However, people savour these dishes based on the memory of eating and enjoying them in the past. The human desire for novelty and new experiences also is a factor in the human tendency to ignore what the eyes may be tasting and listening to the tongue and nose, he added. Acree said understanding the effects of interactions between smell and vision and taste, as well as other odourants, will open the door to developing healthful foods that look and smell more appealing to finicky kids or adults.

MODI IN KOLKATA
NARENDRA

An effort to impress Mamata

Modi played a deft balancing act in course of his performance in Kolkata. The fineprint was unmistakable ~ to please Mamata Banerjee ~ who was on a rough patch in Delhi on the same day ~ hoping perhaps that the BJP might yet have to forge an alliance with Trinamul either ahead or after the Lok Sabha elections. In the net, he has kept the door ajar though his presentation was at variance with his partys opposition to Trinamul. The thrust of his speech was the standard rhetoric that has been articulated by the CPI-M ~ both before and after it assumed power ~ and is now being vociferously iterated by Miss Banerjee. Specifically, the Centres allegedly discriminatory attitude towards states that are not ruled by the Congress. In parallel, the Gujarat Chief Minister was acutely aware that ranting against the Left in Kolkata cannot but impress Miss Banerjee. Hence the carping at the threshold of his address, holding the Left responsible for the gaddhas (holes) in Bengal. It took me ten years to fill up the gaddhas left by the previous Congress regime in Gujarat. Here it will take a long time to fill the holes of 32 (sic) years. And then the virtual certificate to the Mamata regime ~ I think work is being done in that direction. There is little doubt that Mr Modi utilised the opportunity of an interaction with the chambers of commerce to advance an essentially political message. Even in the context of the federal engagement, he echoed the sentiments of West Bengals Chief Minister. If Bengals ability to deal with adverse situations has eroded, this is a clear hint of the relentless fiscal crisis and the Centres consistent refusal to bail out the state. He appeared to be on the same page as Miss Banerjee ~ and also of course the Left ~ when he told the gathering ~ Because of the discriminatory policies of the UPA government, the federal structure is at stake. If states raise their voice against the Centre, there is nothing wrong in it. This is an echo of the Lefts traditional chant of Delhis step-motherly attitude... made since 1947. Amplified in Kolkata, the BJP chief ministers implicit message to the head of a regional party is perceptible enough. At this juncture, Miss Banerjee doesnt believe that her Gujarat counterparts speech was politically motivated. But the post-poll scenario is ever so fogbound.

The government's underpinning is that poverty, and not inequality, is the main problem. This is not a correct perception. Actually, the reduction of poverty will lead to greater social instability by enabling people to protest against rising inequality
bility by enabling people to protest against rising inequality. The poorest and the hungry do not have the capacity to protest. Neither the physical energy to participate in a mass procession or hartal. Poverty alleviation makes it possible for them to rise in protest. In areas like Bastar, the tribals were previously too poor to protest. The area had widespread poverty, but was still peaceful. Now, fortified with cheap foodgrain that is provided to BPL families, they are joining the Maoists in the protest against inequality. Inequality is also an impediment to economic growth. It kills the demand for goods. If 99 per cent of the people are making a living with, say, Rs 100 per day, then there will be little or no demand for motorcycles, refrigerators and television sets. The market needs to grow in order to sustain the general economic growth. This was pointed out by Karl Marx in Das Kapital. In his reckoning, businessmen ~ in their anxiety to reduce their cost of production ~ will always try to reduce the payment to workers. Low wages prevent the workers from buying goods. In consequence, the demand is low even if there is an increase in production. This leads to a crisis of overproduction. Goods lie stacked ing to find work. Therefore, the inequality/poverty alleviation model will not impart stability to society. We have a difficult choice to make. Inequality is likely to increase because it is inherent in the process of development. This inequality will become explosive despite poverty alleviation for the reasons that have been stated. The solution, perhaps, lies in a simple lifestyle of the rich and private charity. The poor rickshaw-puller is less likely to be restive if the rich businessman wears simple clothes. Simultaneously, distribution of wealth by the rich in building village roads, schools and hospitals and running old-age homes will transfer incomes to the people and create a demand in the market. The construction of schools and roads will make it easier for the poor to earn; it will also act as an incentive to work. Therefore, we must establish a culture of simplicity and charity among the rich. That will remove the incitement to violence ~ often rooted in conspicuous consumption ~ while maintaining incentives to growth and entrepreneurship.
The writer is former Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

THE .ESTERING WOUND

Communal strife in Myanmar
Myanmar baby-steps on the road to democracy, the inter-religion conflict in a predominantly Buddhist country appears to have shaken the system to its foundations. The Rakhine riots between Buddhists and Rohingye Muslims on the border with Bangladesh have been simmering since the heyday of the junta; the stateless might pose a challenge to the military for some time yet. The crisis flies in the face of human rights and the certitudes of international law. At another remove, the anti-Muslim violence in Mektila is a very recent phenomenon and the death toll merely rises as the purportedly civilian regime, backed by the junta, tries to grapple with the crisis. No fewer than 43 people have been killed in the Mektila riots that erupted last month, and between Rakhine and Mektila the communal wound has been festering in a country that is floundering in search of its moorings ~ democratic or military. Aung San Suu Kyi has thus far stopped short of an assertive response to the persecution of minorities; the fact that she isn't part of the establishment quite yet compels her to hold her fire. The government's suppression of the riots has been severe, when not brutal, and it required the mobilisation of the army and promulgation of the Emergency to restore a measure of normality, however deceptive. Despite the fair winds blowing in the direction of democracy, President Thein Sein, given his military background, has adopted the formulaic prescription of the cantonment to quell the disorder. However, the cut-and-paste initiative doesn't address the fundamental social problem in Myanmar ~ the ever more pronounced disaffection of the minorities. The Mektila riots appear to have erupted out of nowhere, a fact that has kept the world guessing about the provocation. Last week, they spread to Yangon where 15 children died of asphyxiation when a madrasa caught fire; the truth perhaps lies between the conflicting versions. The anti-Muslim sentiment in a city, that was until recently the seat of authority, has brought into question the process of democratic change. Is it possible that the sudden release from 50 years of authoritarian rule has ignited the communal disaffection that was suppressed for decades? Myanmar needs to rise above its prolonged phase of bitterness, as much political as religious. And protection of the minorities will be a test as much for President Thein Sein and Suu Kyi's NLD before the country goes to polls in 2015.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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to as a student movement. The CPI-M leadership ought to take exemplary steps against those S.I activists involved in the assault on West Bengals finance minister, Amit Mitra, and the heckling of the Chief Minister. They deserve to be suspended from the party. The violence has once again tarnished the image of the Left .ront as a whole. The CPI-Ms front unit has made a mockery of the democratic right to protest. The S.I could have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister or even raised slogans outside Banga Bhavan, her official residence in Delhi. It could even have sought a meeting with her. But its activists chose the path of violence and assaulted the finance minister in the high-security zone where the Planning Commission is located. Militant trade unionism has caused considerable damage to Bengal. Militant student movements can be no less deleterious. On her part, Mamata Banerjee ought to desist from such bluster as: There were 20 hooligans. I have 10 lakh people. If we wish, we can retaliate. yours, etc., rupam guha, kolkata, 11 april.

SIR, ~ Tuesdays ugly incident in Delhi cannot be referred

CPI-M should suspend SFI activists

This must stop. Democracy is at stake and the parties must pay heed to the Governors timely word of advice. yours etc., jayant mukherjee, kolkata, 11 april.

Pakistan on Guru SIR, ~ The recent resolution of the Pakistan parliament in The right word the context of the execution of Afzal Guru was nothing but a blatant display of interference in the internal affairs of India. SIR, ~ This is with reference to the report, Grass sculpThe verdict was awarded by the Supreme Court for the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament in December 2001. Pakistan has been nurturing terrorists and vitiating the region for quite some time. Its resolution condemning the execution of Guru is a direct example of its sinister games. The Government of India has the right to take stringent action in response to a challenge that can assume mortal proportions. Of course, the family of the person in death row ought always to be informed. This wasnt done in the case of Guru. yours, etc., achyut mukherjee, howrah, 10 april.

of the anti-rape bill and called for its effective implementation. Instead, he has made a sweeping generalisation by referring to women as objects of sexual enjoyment. His views can only provoke crimes against women. yours, etc., m s mukherjee, burdwan, 29 march.

tures: another step to city beautification (Kolkata Plus, 30 March). I submit that there is a proper noun in the English dictionary for grass sculptures. The precise word is topiary. Your paper is still regarded as the ultimate publication for those who wish to learn the language. Surprisingly, however, none seems to be aware of the expression. yours, etc., k s nair, kolkata, 30 march.

The conquest SIR, ~ A True Conqueror

Barbaric behaviour Objects of desire SIR ~ The S.I demonstration in Delhi and the heckling and SIR, ~ Apropos the report, I have always been a bit of a
manhandling of the Chief Minister and finance minister were virulent acts of barbarism. The democratic fabric has been damaged. A peaceful rally is permissible in a democratic set-up; but when the demonstrators take the law into their own hands and the situation turns ugly, it deserves severely to be condemned. In the aftermath of the incident in Delhi, Trinamul Congress has resorted to counter-attacks in different parts of West Bengal.

lecher (page 3, March 29), it is very distressing to note that Khushwant Singh, a nonagenarian and a columnist of international repute, considers all women as objects of lust. Considering the current campaign for womens empowerment and dignity, he ought not to have aired his derogatory and discriminatory opinion against women. As a noted columnist, he is in a position to mould civil society and the political class. He should have dwelt on the ambit

by Gopali Bandyopadhyay (Now and Again, 11 April ) took me back about half a century when I first visited the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. Apart from the awesome exhibits, I was struck by the wisdom of the principles written all over the place. Although meant for the climbers, it dawned on me that those were equally applicable to others. The axioms that cautioned that a false step could be fatal or that it was always easier to slide down than to climb up were nuggets that have guided me from my teens to the autumn of my life. I am indeed grateful to the Conquerer. yours, etc., sucheta ghosh, kolkata, 11 april.

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In war on Iraq and on Syria now, truth is the first victim

Bouthaina Shaaban is the political and media adviser to the President of Syria, Bashar al Assad. She also served as the first Minister of Expatriates for Syria between 2003 and 2008. She was in New Delhi last month as a special envoy of the Syrian President and met various Indian leaders to apprise them of the situation in her country. In an e-mail interview to SIMRAN SODHI, she talks about the Syrian crisis. President Assad finds himself increasingly isolated on the global stage. How does he intend to deal with this situation? What is being done on the world stage in efforts to isolate Syria and the Syrian people and to make their lives very difficult takes the pretext of targeting President Assad while the real target is Syria with its political, historical and civilized identity, and the Syrian people who are suffering the consequences of the global effort to destroy the country. President Assad and the Syrian government are trying their best to salvage the country and restore peace and security to it. This is not the first time that attempts have been made to isolate Syria and it wont be the last. We are 10,000 years old and Syria was attacked by many invaders; they were all defeated and Syria and the Syrian people have remained. The Opposition, including the main Syrian National Coalition, says it will accept nothing less than President Assads departure from power while his government has vowed to continue the battle until its troops crush the rebel forces. How do you see the way forward? Refusing dialogue under any pretext and in any conflict is at the core of prolonging it and closes the door on any political solution. President Assad and his government have agreed to every single initiative to solve the Syrian crisis through dialogue: they have accepted Kofi Annans six-point plan and agreed to the Geneva communiqu reached in June 2012 and went even further by submitting another initiative for dialogue on 6 January 2013 to which the Opposition did not respond. The battle is bringing destruction to the country but it is the so-called coalition which has been refusing any political solution and any dialogue. Syrias Opposition has now been given the countrys seat in the Arab League at a summit in Qatar. Is this a diplomatic failure for President Assad? The entire world knows that granting the seat to a group of people who do not even have a homogenous identity and have no geography and no base is against the charter of the Arab League and against all international legitimacy. Also, the world knows that the spearhead of this

Why should the government expect an early election? All that I said in the last 50 minutes, does that point towards early elections? It points to completing our agenda for 2013-14 and then going for elections in the month of May. Union finance minister P Chidambaram at a Press conference in Delhi The party was strengthened by Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Vajpayee has been unwell but under Advanis guidance the BJP will come to power in 2014. Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel at the partys foundation day function in Delhi If law as an instrument of justice fails to secure the dignity and security of the disadvantaged, then the very idea of the rule of law as the defining distinction of our republican democracy will collapse. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices in Delhi There is no problem. There is peace and tranquility on Sino-India border. Army Chief General Bikram Singh at Barrackpore The Trinamul Congress is scared to hold the rural polls because the panchayat elections will show how much popularity it has lost rapidly after coming to power. Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh at a Congress workers meeting at Matigara in Siliguri The state government is ready to hold the rural polls. We have given dates for the rural polls to the State Election Commission twice. Our party would win the election if its held now or after three months. All India Trinamul Congress general secretary Mukul Roy at the Darjeeling district Trinamul minority cell at Chathat near Siliguri No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains. Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Boao .orum for Asia We will convey our economic condition to the Prime Minister. We are neither begging nor demanding any special package. We are simply demanding our rightful share. Bengal chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee before leaving for Delhi to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA (government) is damaging the federal structure of India; the states are being discriminated against and treated unequally. One kind of treatment is being meted out to the UPA-ruled states and another for non-UPA ruled ones. Like several other states, West Bengal too is a victim and it is only natural that those in power (in the states) will raise their voice. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi at a business meet in Kolkata Narendra Modi returned to power in Gujarat for the third time and has achieved some remarkable progress in that state. Given this, if they (BJP) are elected to power, Modi should get a chance to lead the country. Lord Swraj Paul at a news conference in Kolkata

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this conflict that is tearing Syria apart. Those who refuse to sit for dialogue are responsible for all the killing and destruction. The refugee problem is a consequence and we have to deal with the root causes of the crisis. President Assad also wrote to the BRICS leaders who recently met in Durban. How does he view the response of the BRICS nations? The BRICS response was good for the Syrian people and the region in the sense that they are against a military solution to the crisis and they supported the implementation of Geneva agreement which is the position of the Syrian government. India is also a member of BRICS. How does Syria view the Indian governments stand on the Syrian crisis? India is a member of the BRICS but India which suffered from colonialism is entitled to make a much more forthcoming stand against the militarisation of the conflict and for a political solution of the Syrian crisis through dialogue. Russia has been a staunch supporter of the Assad government. How crucial has this support been and is there a fear of losing this vital support? Russia has been supporting a peaceful solution and dialogue among the Syrian people. To portray the conflict as if it is about President Assad and his rule is to give more time to the enemies of Syria to destroy it. Russian support has been crucial to try and stop violence in Syria while the other camp has been stirring violence in the country. It is the enemies of Syria through the Western-led Opposition which tries to portray the crisis as one about the rule of Assad. If they are not targeting the identity and the future of Syria why then destroy thousands of schools? Why target our best scholars, doctors, engineers? Why burn our strategic stocks of wheat? Why dismantle thousands of factories in Aleppo and loot them to Turkey? There have been allegations that the Syrian forces have used excessive force, even chemical weapons, to kill the rebel forces. Your comments on these reports emerging out of Syria. These rumours aim to mislead the public exactly as they did when they fabricated reports about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Where is the report about Iraq? Both in the war on Iraq and on Syria now, truth is the first victim. We count on the Indian media not to rely on western sources for what is happening in our countries and to pursue its own independent sources to try and play a positive role in highlighting what is truly going on and thus be instrumental to finding the way forward instead of adding to the agony and pain of the Syrian people.

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OCCASIONAL NOTE The report of the Superintendent of Hindu and Buddhist Monuments in the Northern Circle for the year ending March 31st, 1912, is a rather belated document, but it is worth while noting the interesting piece of evidence which it contains bearing on the question whether the ruins at Bishanpura, near Kasia, in the United Provinces, really mark the site of Kusanagara, where Gautama Buddha died. It has been deemed a settled point that the buildings on this site do not agree with the description of Kusanagara given by Chinese pilgrims. But, on a copper-plate discovered in the Nirvana Stupa of Kasia, an inscription has been deciphered ending with the words Nirvana-chaitye tamrapatta-iti, meaning The copper-plate (deposited) in the Stupa of the Nirvana. The mention of the Nirvana-Chaitya in this document, wrote Dr. Vogel, in the report above referred to, makes it highly probable that the stupa belonging to the Temple of the dying Buddha of Kasia marks indeed the spot where Gautama Buddha was supposed to have attained to Nirvana. NEWS ITEM COMPULSORY SERVICE IN THE TERRITORIALS Bill Talked Out In The Commons London, April 12 There was a debate in the House of Commons today on the Bill proposed by Mr. George Sandys for national service, obliging all who attained the age of eighteen to serve as privates in the Territorial .orce within the United Kingdom. Sir Charles Rose (Liberal) seconded the motion, and said he thought that the youth of the country would consider it a privilege honourably to serve the country. Colonel Seely, in reply, said that the General Staff considered the Territorial .orce as the situation was today to be sufficient to deter a foreigner invading the country, but the margin of safety was not large. We might want greater strength in changed circumstances. While he upheld the voluntary system, he hoped that every man who voted against the Bill would realise that there had been a failure of achievement, and would resolve by every means in his power to make the present system a success. There must be no shirking. Mr. Bonar Law criticised Colonel Seelys statements as ambiguous. He had admitted that the position was unsatisfactory, yet had said that our needs could be met under the voluntary system. The Bill was eventually talked out.
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move is a country or countries which do not have an independent will and who are carrying out orders against the interests of the Arab people. It is the Arab League which has lost a lot in this unprecedented move and not Syria. The UN says the Syrian conflict has killed 70, 000 people and almost one million have fled Syria to neighbouring countries and about four million are displaced internally. How does your government intend to deal with the refugee crisis? The best way to deal with every crisis, including the refugee crisis, is to put an end to violence and to stop

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dent? If so, he ought to have gleaned the back issues of local newspapers since 2008. If he believed that he could parachute from an aircraft directly into parliament, he has not understood the subtle change that has occurred in the mind of the Pakistan electorate since he was here last. One cynical view put forward suggests that Pervez Musharraf s return from exile has less to do with saving the country than with salvaging his own tangible assets and defrosting bank accounts frozen by the courts. Musharraf is a person who has escaped more assassination attempts than he would care to count. His sense of insecurity is understandable. Before returning to Pakistan, he demanded extraordinary protection, claiming that his life was in danger. On arrival, he received it from his former subordinates. Whatever may be ones assessment of Musharraf s political acumen, even his adversaries would concede that his return to Pakistan is an act of singular personal courage. He has demonstrated that he can endure the humiliation of appearing in local courts, that he can accept rejection of his nomination papers for not one but three constituencies at the hands of returning officers, and that he is prepared to undergo (as he may still have to) the trauma of being made to appear in the court of the very man whom he tried to evict as the chief justice. Should Musharraf survive all these attempts to assassinate him politically and, by happenstance, win a seat representing Chitral in the next National Assembly, he could find himself in the invidious position of being a powerless back-bencher, the helpless victim of daily taunts and jibes of his fellow parliamentarians whenever he enters the Assembly. Lose no hope when faced with hardships, the Afghan Shah Shuja had written, when faced with similar adversity. Black clouds soon give way to rain. The monsoons in Mr Musharraf s political calendar though may be a long, very hot summer away.

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never forget. The first was flight PK 805 that brought him from Colombo to Karachi on Oct 12, 1999. It was prevented from landing at Karachi airport on the orders of the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Musharraf had left as chief of army staff; he landed as Pakistans fourth military ruler. The second eventful flight in his life brought him back 14 years later, on March 24, 2013, to the same airport. This time he landed as a civilian commoner and political contender. In a way, Musharraf s situation parallels that of the 19th-century Afghan king Shah Shuja, who returned in 1839 from exile in what was British India to claim his throne in Kabul. Then, Shah Shuja had to rely upon the powerful support of the British Army of the Indus to restore him to that insecure eminence. Musharraf has returned this time, not on the broad shoulders of a cabal of corps commanders but instead upon the undependable advice of mothballed loyalists. Whoever advised Musharraf to return to Pakistan has done him a cruel disservice. Whoever whispered into his ear that he should return to face the music had obviously not read the score. There is no aria written in the libretto of Pakistani political opera for a failed tenor. Exile has been regarded always by those who lacked a domestic vote bank as a one-way ticket to oblivion. The first of our famous exiles ex-president Iskander Mirza, for example, spent the final years of his life abroad fulminating against his nemesis Ayub Khan, unable to reclaim power. Even when he died, he was denied a grave in his homeland. When it was Ayub Khans turn, he found himself exiled within his own country, staring from his garden across Islamabad, the capital he had founded, a deposed Shah Jahan condemned to gaze at the Taj Mahal he had had built. Ziaul Haq died as he had governed brutally, without remorse. His motto takht ya takhta (the throne or the bier) was not dissimilar to that of Aurangzeb, whom he resembled in more ways than one, for, like the brittle Aurangzeb, he was known to give no quarter to his enemies and expected none from his erstwhile friends. It is an interesting reflection of the benignity that has crept into Pakistans recent polity that our political lead-

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ers are permitted (nay, encouraged) by their tormentors to go abroad and there mark time in gilded exile. Preferred penitentiaries are London, Jeddah and Dubai. What is the blandishment, though, what is the irresistible inducement that arouses the homing instinct in such exiles? What is it that finally convinces these exiles to risk everything a comfortable life, peace of mind, even life itself to return to a country where they know that their patriotism will never be a strong enough shield? In the case of the late Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, their objectives were quite clear. They returned to reclaim their political constituencies. In the case of Pervez Musharraf, though, the purpose of his para-gliding unarmed and alone into hostile terrain is unclear. Did he believe that he would be the long-awaited saviour that 180 million discontented citi- dawn/ann zens have been praying for? If so, he has misread their lips. Did he believe that he would not be held accountable for anything he had done during the eight years Due to a technical problem, the solution to last that he ruled the country as its chief executive/presi- Saturdays crossword could not be published

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1 One assuming a tree covers 60% of another (7) 5 Send out letter overseas with label back-to-front (7) 9 Possibly hammered loose cable with a pin (9) 10 Quickly admit old man to a unit (5) 11 It checks main impression about revolutionary statute (3,4) 12 Primarily take time to wrap pre sent, needing nothing in addi tion (7) 13 Leave already wingless lark with no tail (5) 15 Complete tool (9) 17 One taking part outside prison in which The Edge improves? (9) 19 Manage to interrupt appeal (3,2) 21 I cry when broadcast is not exact (7)

23 Murmur about husband getting into quite hard stuff (7) 25 Guys Hospital department circu lating rejected fundamental pro cedure? (5) 26 Drop short summary, a gutless article (9) 27 Turner back in its original condi tion? (7) 28 Muses, in the end, about miss ing daughter (3,4)

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1 They are assumed to leave har bour, going about in North Sea (7) 2 A couple that wont fight get together over a drink (5) 3 Cook singularly unknown square meal from India (7) 4 Defiance thats intolerable after volunteers leave unexpectedly

(9) 5 Dismiss bride, finally caught wearing black (5) 6 Answer arrived about extremely dismissive intellectual world (7) 7 Wonder at prison employees breaking in (9) 8 In 7, remove/expel all traces of sulphur and iron? (4,3) 14 Subsidence in a cellar showing a small shift? (9) 16 Horse hair, note, found in neat stable (9) 17 Novel support for animal (3-4) 18 Provincial kind of game in which horse bolts (7) 19 Charlies 2 failing to get one over in English (7) 20 Tension surrounding unopened adhesive, a flammable liquid (7) 22 Undesirable to hold off rising (5) 24 Nucleus of Tahitians upset a republic (5)

NOTE: .igures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required. (By arrangement with The Independent, London)

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SEOUL, 12 APRIL: The US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, today, demanded North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatened a nuclear strike on Japan amid a chilling new evaluation of its offensive capability. Mr Kerry, visiting Seoul to give fulsome US backing to military ally South Korea, joined President Barack Obama in decrying North Koreas incendiary rhetoric ~ and urged China to step in. The air of crisis that has engulfed the region for weeks, since North Korea staged a rocket launch and atomic test, was given even greater menace from a US intelligence report that said it may now have a nuclear warhead in its arsenal. US and South Korean military officials downplayed the assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), but Pyongyang warned of direst results if Japan

China holds live fire drills at North Korean border

BEIJ ING , 12 APRIL: C hina has c onduc ted live fire drills along its borders w ith North K orea, marking the first military ac tivity in the area sinc e Py ongyang stepped up threats to attac k South K orea and the U SA. T anks and armoured vehic les from a Shenyang military unit took part in the drills on the C hinese side, H ong K ong-based South China Morning Post reported. pti executes its threat to shoot down any North Korean missile. The Norths Korean Central News Agency said that such a provocative intervention would see Tokyo ~ an enormous conurbation of 30 million people ~ consumed in nuclear flames.

Unbowed, an official at Japans defence ministry told A.P that the country will take every possible measure to respond to any scenario, while Mr Kerry warned that a North Korean missile launch would be a huge mistake. The United States, South Korea and the entire international community are all united in the fact that North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power, Mr Kerry added. If (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-Un decides to launch a missile, whether its across the Sea of Japan or any other direction, he will be choosing willfully to ignore the entire international community, Mr Kerry said, adding that North Koreans want food, not a leader who wants to flex his muscles. Intelligence officials in Seoul say the North, as a show of force, has two mid-range missiles ready for imminent launch from its east coast, and South Korea and Japan remained on heightened alert for any test.

MOSCOW, 12 APRIL: The Kremlin warned Washington today against publishing a list of Russian officials barred from entering the United States because of their alleged abuse of human rights. Russian media reports said the dozens of names included on the socalled Magnitsky Act ~ named after Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in prison after revealing a suspected state embezzlement scheme ~ would be published in the United States later today. President Vladimir Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the publication could leave lasting damage on future ties between the two former Cold War foes. The list has always been kept secret but is believed to include people involved in Magnitskys trial and prosecution as well as officials who have joined the Kremlins crackdown on Russians political rights. The Russian officials have had their US accounts frozen and added to a list of people who will be denied entry visas. Some European nations are taking steps to adopt similar measures. Yet Mr Peskov added that cooperation between the two sides would nonetheless continue on some issues if the list was published. Russia reacted with scathing anger at the US Magnitsky Act and parliament in retaliation agreed legislation barring American families from adopting Russian children. The Russian foreign ministry has since drawn up its own blacklist of US officials who are alleged to have committed human rights violations. A former US senior commander at the Guantanamo base in Cuba where the United States keeps terror suspects has already been denied entry by Moscow in a highly publicised case.

ISLAMABAD, 12 APRIL: At least nine soldiers and seven militants have died in fresh fighting in the restive K hyber tribal region of northw est Pakistan, taking the total number of sec urity personnel killed during an operation against pro-T aliban rebels to nearly 40. T he latest c asualties oc c urred during fighting in Sipah area of K hyber Agenc y yesterday , the Dawn new spaper reported today . pti

Nine soldiers dead in northwest Pak

Putin unveils drive for Russian space supremacy

agence france-presse MOSCOW, 12 APRIL: President Vladimir Putin today unveiled a new US$ 50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end of the decade. .ifty-two years to the day since Yuri Gagarin became the Soviet Union's greatest hero by making the first human flight into space, Mr Putin (in file photo) inspected the new Vostochny (Eastern) cosmodrome Russia is building in the Amur region of the .ar East. Mr Putin said in a live link-up with the multinational crew of the International Space Sation (ISS) that Russia hoped to have the first launches from Vostochny in 2015 and the first manned launches in 2018.

Ex-German prez charged with graft

BE RLIN , 12 APRIL: H annover prosec utors today said they have filed c orruption c harges against G ermany's former president C hristian Wulff over alleged favours that prompted his resignation last y ear. ap PO RT -A U -PRIN C E(H aiti), 12 APRIL: H aiti's c ommunic ations minister Regine G odefroy has resigned from her post, bec oming the sec ond C abinet member to step dow n in as many days, media outlets has reported. ap

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Y AN G O N , 12 APRIL: T hree people inc luding a gold shop ow ner have been jailed for 14 y ears in c onnec tion w ith religious riots in My anmar last month, state media and polic e said today . afp

Seven killed in China coal mine blast

BEIJ ING, 12 APRIL: Seven people w ere killed and tw o others injured in a c oal mine gas blast in southw est C hina, loc al offic ials said today .T he ex plosion took plac e today at Shibanpo Coal Mine in J insha C ounty in Guizhou Provinc e, they said. T hirty-one miners w ere w orking underground w hen the blast oc c urred, the loc al government said. pti

.ormer concentration camp inmate Petro Mischtschuk lays a flower in front of the former crematorium as visitors and former prisoners of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora take part in festivities to commemorate the camp's liberation 68 years ago. At the memorial site near Nordhausen, eastern Germany. On .riday. afp

Japan to enforce Musharraf admits deal with USA on drone strikes Pre-arrest bail of Musharraf law to counter press trust of india 12 APRIL: extended by 6 days new influenza ISLAMABAD, .ormer President Pervez ISLAMABAD, 12 APRIL: A Pakistani
press trust of india TOKYO, 12 APRIL: .ollowing the spread of human bird flu infections in China, the Japanese government today decided to enforce a law to counter new strains of influenza from tomorrow, earlier than the initially scheduled late April. Based on the law, the government will first compile an action program to spell out specific actions to tackle the possible spread of any new influenza virus. We will have to fully publicise the action program and other relevant information, health, labour and welfare minister Mr Norihisa Tamura told a press conference. The spread of human infections with the H7N9 bird flu virus in China will not immediately be subjected to the new law since human-to-human infections have not been confirmed, a government official said. Under the law, the government will create a new influenza response headquarters if any new influenza virus is detected overseas. Musharraf has acknowledged his regime secretly cleared US drone strikes, becoming the first serving or retired Pakistani official to publicly admit that the country had a deal on attacks by the CIA-operated spy planes. Mr Musharraf (in file photo) said there was no blanket agreement with the US on the controversial drone campaign and that his regime had cleared missile strikes only on very few occasions where the target was absolutely isolated and (the drone strike) had no chance of collateral damage. The drone strikes were discussed at the military (and) intelligence level and cleared only if there was no time for our own (special operations task force) and military to act, he said. That was ~ maybe two or three times only, he told CNN in an interview. Sometimes, he said, you couldn't delay action. Mr Musharraf said that one of those killed by US drones was Nek Mohammed, a tribal warlord accused of harbouring Al Qaeda militants in the tribal belt. At the time, in June 2004, Pakistan intelligence said Mohammed died after Pakistani forces launched a missile at a house where he was staying. Pakistani leaders have for long denied the countrys involvement in clearing drone strikes. The .oreign Office described the strikes as counter-productive for the war against terrorism and a violation of Pakistans sovereignty. Hundreds of people have been killed in drone strikes since 2004, including top Taliban and Al

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c ourt today ex tended the pre-arrest bail of former military ruler Mr Pervez Musharraf by sixdays during proc eedings c onduc ted amid tight sec urity . Mr Musharraf, 69, had applied to Islamabad high c ourt for the ex tension of his bail in a c ase registered against him for plac ing dozens of judges under house arrest after imposing emergenc y rule in late 2007. Mr J ustic e Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui ex tended the pre-arrest bail till 18 April after hearing arguments by Mr Musharraf's law yer. T he judge direc ted Mr Musharraf, w ho appeared in c ourt w earing a bulletproof jac ket, to deposit Rs 5 lakh as surety . pti

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Qaeda operatives. However, some political parties and rights groups say dozens of civilians have died in the attacks. Mr Musharraf s admission suggests he and others did play some role even if they did not oversee the programme or approve every attack, CNN reported. His admission that Pakistani leaders agreed to even a limited number of strikes runs counter to Islamabads frequent denunciation of the drone campaign. In a 2008 diplomatic cable made public by Wikileaks, then US Ambassador Ms Anne Patterson mentioned a discussion about drones during a meeting with then interior minister Mr Rehman Malik and then premier Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani.

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.acebook slowly wading into politics

press trust of india HOUSTON, 12 APRIL: Chief executive officers of some of America's top tech companies, including Google, .acebook and Microsoft have joined hands to champion the major issues surrounding United States immigration policy. The group which .acebooks CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls .WD.US, enables him to slowly wade into the politics and help Americas undocumented immigrants along with pushing immigration reforms in the United States. We have a strange immigration policy which is unfit in todays world, Mr Zuckerberg wrote in a Washington Post OpEd article yesterday. The new group says it will lobby in Congress and White House along with using social-media tools to mobilise public support for immigration reforms, better schools and more funding for scientific research. Along with Mr Zuckerberg, the group's initial supporters are Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Yelp Chairman Max Levchin, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Zynga CEO Marc Pincus and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, along with more than 40 per cent of math and science graduate students who are not US citizens after educating them? he asked adding Why don't we let entrepreneurs move here when they have what it takes to start companies that will create even more jobs? The .acebook co-founder is one of a growing number of high-profile figures to join the immigration debate, which brought thousands of people to a rally at the US capital and across the nation on Wednesday. Senators working on a new reform bill are trying to strike a balance between competing interests, including business and labour unions, tech companies, religious groups and political constituents. They are expected to introduce a draft bill next week that would update laws governing agricultural workers, low and highskilled workers, border security and the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.

S.N. Name of work 01 Construction of high level bridge across Koel River on Road Basariya to Suaa under Block Chainpur, Dist.-Palamu. Tender Fee EMD for 03 04 05 06 07. Date of publication of tender on website Pre-Bid Meeting Date Date / time of receipt of bid Technical Bid opening date

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influential venture capitalists Ron Conway, Jim Breyer and John Doerr. Noting that the US current economy is based primarily on knowledge and ideas, rather than the natural resources, industrial machines and manual labour of years past, Mr Zuckerberg said the US needs to attract the most talented and hard working people. And many of them, he said, are foreign-born. Given all this, why do we kick out the

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KOLKATA SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2013

SAT to hear Sahara plea against Sebi today

MUMBAI, 12 APRIL: The Securities Appellate Tribunal will tomorrow hear Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy's plea against market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's attachment order of his bank accounts and other assets, along with those of two group firms and their top executives. The tribunal will hold tomorrow its preliminary hearing of four petitions in this matter related to the high-profile case involving a refund of over Rs 24,000 crore raised through various illegalities by two Sahara companies. pti

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Kotak Bank stake

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Kotak Mahindra Bank today said Singapore's Heliconia Pte Ltd will buy 2.6 per cent stake in the bank for Rs 1,296 crore. The board of directors has approved Heliconia Pte Ltd, an affiliate of GIC of Singapore, to subscribe to two crore equity shares. pti

DTH tariffs

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today released draft tariff orders prescribing standard tariff package (STP) for set-top boxes (STBs), digital addressable cable TV systems (DAS) and consumer premises equipment (CPE) for direct to home (DTH) services to elicit comments from stakeholders by 26 April. sns

BANGALORE, 12 APRIL: Infosys Ltds fourth quarter results for 2012-13 which were released today, coupled with its forecast of lower revenue growth between six per cent and 10 per cent this year, saw the companys shares crash. Analysts were unanimous in terming the results as most disappointing, even fearing that these could indicate the ugly trend the IT sector could face this year as both the US and European markets had remained soft. Infosys revenues for the quarter ended 31 March this year at Rs 10,454 crore showed a sequential growth of 0.3 per cent with the year-on-year increase at 18 per cent. Net profit at Rs 2,394 crore was up 1.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter while the year-on-year growth was 3.4 per cent. Earnings per share were placed at Rs 41.89 though no EPS guidelines for the year were indicated because volatility is high. The companys board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 27 per share for the fiscal 2013. According to Mr Shibulal, CEO and managing director, the global economic uncertainties remain challenging for the IT industry though the company was progressing well on its strategic direction of building a high quality firm besides making all necessary investments. He said real time ramp up of deals was slower than expected even though some large engagements were there.

He, however, maintained that the pipeline remained robust, even better than what was seen last year though without doubt the environment in the USA and Europe remained soft and challenging. Nevertheless, the company is confident of doing well in India as it won some of its major projects here. Besides, the country is providing huge opportunities. Accordingly, we aim to be the most innovative tech company. Mr Rajiv Bansal, chief financial officer, on his part, noted that the global currency market continued to be volatile reflecting the uncertain economic environment. Our hedging strategy helps us to minimise the volatility impact, he added, while asserting that Infosys had a healthy balance-sheet with cash and its equivalent at $4.4 billion. .or the record, the company, along with its subsidiaries, added 56 clients during the quarter under mention with the gross addition of 8,990 employees. The strength of its staff, accordingly, has gone to 1.5 6 lakh. Commenting on the results, Mr Dipen Shah, head, private client group research, Kotak Securities, said that Infosys results were below expectations. The company had also missed the financial year 2012-13 revenue guidance. Moreover, the wide range of financial year 2013-14 revenue guidance took us by surprise. It is much below the Nasscom guidance for financial year 2013-14. The company has not provided the EPS guidance.

Stock crashes by more than 21 per cent

statesman news service MUMBAI, 12 APRIL: Information technology stocks suffered heavy reverses on today following dismal guidance announced by the Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies. The Infosys stock crashed more than 21 per cent in a free fall triggering across the board sale not only in the IT segment but beyond. The benchmark indices S&P Sensitive Index of Bombay Stock Exchange and Nifty of the National Stock Exchange closed the week with further losses. The S&P Sensex crashed to the day's low of 18,193.18 (down 349.02 points) and 50share Nifty of the NSE was down 99.10 points at 5,494.90 receding below the 5,500-mark for the first time in 2013. Apart from unrelenting selloff weak global cues arising from escalating tension between the USA and North Korea thwarted any chance of late-inday recovery. The BSE bellwether closed 299.64 points down at 18,242.56, a loss of

1.62 per cent. The Nifty ended the week down 1.17 per cent or 65.45 points at 5,528.55. The top shares losing ground fast resulted in the benchmarks taking a deeper knock. Among the 30-share Sensex shares, 16 ended up with 13 down and one unchanged. The volume was 0.94 lakh shares traded at a turnover of Rs 804.48 crore. An optimistic forecast in

some quarters that the markets are braced up to withstand below expectation corporate numbers for the last quarter of 2013 has been disproved by a single disastrous result coming from Infosys Technologies. The Infosys share closed deep in the red. On the BSE it closed at Rs 2,295.45, down Rs 622.40 or 21.33 per cent. The lowest level was Rs 2,268. On the NSE it

closed at Rs 2,296.65, down Rs 620.05 or 21.26 per cent. Only Tata Consultancy claims it has potential to breach the target set by Nasscom. However, the TCS share also came under selling pressure as the BSE's IT Index fell more than nine per cent or 585 points to 6,210 points in morning deals. All eyes will be on TCS's final performance numbers. Today the share closed at Rs 1,511.30, down 1.63 per cent on the BSE. Wipro was down 4.72 per cent at Rs 383.30. IT analysts and traders who were bullish on the IT sector in early January because of high hopes from Infosys Technologies better than expected results for Q3 now fear a panic sale in the shares. In Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's opinion Infosys Technologies is likely to see a slew of downgrades in the coming days. CLSA says: Infosys results are a disaster... We reckon a large part of adjustment has already happened (in valuation, target etc) today itself.

JP Morgan Chase fined

MUMBAI, 12 APRIL: The Reserve Bank of India today imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on US banking major JP Morgan Chase for violation of various norms, including risk-management guidelines. pti

Indo-US trade to cross $100b soon: Envoy

COIMBATORE, 12 APRIL: Bilateral trade between the USA and India is soon expected to cross $100 billion and economic ties would be at an alltime best, a senior US diplomat said today. US exports to India have quadrupled, while Indian exports to the US have grown by 180 per cent for the last three years, but despite this India was still only the 13th largest trading partner of the USA, Consul General of US Consulate, Chennai, Ms Jennifer Macintyre, said here. At a seminar on 'Evolving business opportunities in Indo-US trade', organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Ms Macintyre said given the size of the economies, both have enormous untapped potential still before us. Stating that the USA was a leading investor in India, both in terms of projects and jobs generated, she said .DI from US firms accounted for 30 per cent of investment projects in India and generated more than 355,000 jobs between 2007 and 2011. pti

OIL overseas arm for oil and gas acquisitions

press trust of india NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The board of Oil India Ltd, the nation's second biggest state-owned explorer, has approved the setting up of an overseas arm to acquire oil and gas properties abroad. The OIL board in its meeting on 10 April approved incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary, company director (finance) TK Ananth Kumar said here today. The subsidiary will be set up on the lines of ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), and Bharat PetroResources, a unit of state refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL). The yet-to-be-named subsidiary will have a full board headed by a managing director, he said. The benefit of this will be that this company can give focused attention to overseas acquisitions. Also, the parent company will be diluted from liability of overseas assets. OIL has so far been partnering Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest refinery, in its overseas ventures. They had even set up a Mauritius-based special purpose vehicle for overseas acquisition. He said all future acquisitions will be done by the new subsidiary which will be incorporated in due course. The board has given us permission for the subsidiary. Now work will be initiated. All overseas assets that OIL currently holds will migrate to the new subsidiary, he added. The then oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar had encouraged OIL-IOC to go overseas in direct competition with OVL, which he said was not nimble-footed when it came to acquisitions. The Cabinet in 2005 approved setting up of a 50:50 special purpose vehicle of OIL-IOC for overseas activities.

BHEL East profit up

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SBI mops up $1b from overseas market

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: BHEL Power Sector Eastern Region has registered a 92 per cent jump in profit before tax at Rs 259.63 crore for financial year 2012-13. The region's revenues also expanded by six per cent to Rs 2,929.92 crore for the fiscal, the company said in a Press release issued here today. sns

Suzlon debt recast

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Clearing the decks for its debt recast, Suzlon Energy today said the company's shareholders have approved the $1.8-billion corporate debt restructuring package. The CDR package of $1.8 billion (Rs 9,500 crore) includes a two-year moratorium on principal and term-debt interest payments; a three per cent reduction in interest rates and six-month moratorium on working capital interest. pti

Home Expo

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Coffee Day Hotels and Resorts today said it plans to invest up to Rs 200 crore to open seven new properties under the brand 'The Serai' in the next five years as part of its expansion plans. We are planning to invest between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore to open seven new resorts in the country by 2018, Coffee Day Hotels and Resorts head of marketing Anand Menon has said. The next property in pipeline is at Havelock Island in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands that will be opened by June this year followed by another resort at Mangalore, he added. The company currently has three resorts in Chikmagalur, Kabini and Bandipur in Karnataka. Coffee Day Hotels and Resorts is a subsidiary of Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd, which runs the popular Cafe Coffee Day chain.

MUMBAI, 12 APRIL: State Bank of India has set a new benchmark in overseas bond pricing at a low 3.25 per cent for its just-concluded $1-billion debt sale programme in the global markets which has received an oversubscription of 4.3 times, according to merchant bankers of the deal. The coupon on the latest bond sale by SBI is 150 basis points lower than the one it is paying for its five-year unsecured bonds sold last July, when it raised $1.25 billion at 3.75 per cent. This makes the current issuance cheapest/lowest in history not only for the bank but also for the domestic companies, the merchant bankers said. State Bank has successfully sold $1 billion senior unsecured bonds, denominated in US dollars and having a tenor of five years at a coupon of 3.25 per cent, to over 250 international investors, the nation's largest lender said in a statement here this evening. SBI is very pleased the transaction received such success. Strength of the order book and the fine pricing reflects the level of investor confidence in the SBI credit, chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said on the bond sale. The bank said these bonds, maturing in April 2018, are the third US dollar bond issuance in the 144A/Reg S offering format after $1.25 billion raised last July and $1 billion in July 2010, and is part of its $10-billion medium-term note programme. The offering was priced at a spread of 255 bps over the five-year US treasury bills, equivalent to a price of 99.904 per cent and yield of 3.271 per cent per annum. The bonds are denominated in US dollar, and will bear fixed interest of 3.250 per cent per annum. The notes will mature on 18 April 2018, Mr Hemant Contractor, SBI managing director and group executive (international banking), said.

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Home Expo India 2013, Asia's largest exhibition of home and lifestyle products, will get under way on 15 April at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. sns

Industrial growth slumps, inflation in double digits

statesman news service NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The country's economy was today hit by a double whammy of sorts as rate of industrial growth fell to 0.6 per cent in .ebruary 2013 as against a growth of 4.3 per cent in the same month last year and the consumer price index-based inflation still staying in double digits though it fell to 10.39 per cent in March from 10.91 per cent in .ebruary. Indicating a continuing sluggishness, the industrial growth has slipped to 0.6 per cent in .ebruary this year, mainly due to fall in power generation, mining output and dismal performance of the manufacturing sector. .actory output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had grown by 4.3 per cent in .ebruary last year. .or the April-.ebruary period of financial year 2012-13, the industrial production growth stood at 0.9 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent in the same period of fiscal 2011-12, according to official data released here today. Meanwhile, retail inflation declined to

Disturbing scenario: India Inc

statesman news service NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Corporate India today called the fall in industrial growth disturbing and sought bold steps from the Reserve Bank of India and key ministries to spur expansion. Commenting on the fall of industrial growth to 0.6 per cent in .ebruary from 4.3 per cent in the same month last year, Mr Didar Singh, secretary general, .icci, noted that growth in important segments such as consumer goods and intermediate goods remain subdued. .all in the electricity sector is indeed disturbing and could impact the fragile industrial growth, he added. Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, director general, CII, said the fall in growth reaffirms the 10.39 per cent in March, ending a five-month long rising trend, as prices of vegetables and protein-based items turned less dear.

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view that the rebound in industrial production remains elusive as weak investor confidence and subdued consumer demand continue to constrain growth. Coming close on the heels of a sharp decline in core sector growth and a drop in car sales to a 10-year low, the situation warrants remedial action, he said. Assocham president Rajkumar N Dhoot said industrial growth of mere 0.6 per cent in .ebruary and a cumulative of 0.9 per cent is hardly a growth. Industrial activity has been impacted by high interest rates, sticky inflationary scenario, volatile exchange rates, high fuel and raw material costs and weak external demand, said Mr Suman Jyoti Khaitan, president, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

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The CPI-based inflation was at 10.91 per cent in .ebruary. The inflation, however, continued to remain in the double-digit terrain

for the fourth consecutive month in March. The growth in industrial output for January has remained almost at the same level of provisional estimates of 2.4 per cent released last month. The manufacturing sector, which has a contribution of more than 75 per cent to the index of industrial production, grew by a meagre 2.2 per cent in .ebruary, as against 4.1 per cent in the same month of 2012. The growth in the output of the key sector remained low at one per cent in April.ebruary period of this fiscal, as against 3.7 per cent growth in the same period of fiscal 2011-12. There was a contraction of 3.2 per cent in power output in .ebruary this year compared to a growth of eight per cent in the same month of 2012. The mining output in .ebruary this year too contracted by 8.1 per cent, compared to a growth in production of 2.3 per cent in the same month of 2012. Under the retail inflation data, the prices in the vegetables basket eased to 12.16 per cent in March. It was 21.29 per cent in .ebruary.

MARKETS (Closing Rates)

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Specified shares ABB 473.90 ACC 1149.45 Adani Enter 210.25 Adani Ports 148.45 Adani Power 46.90 Aditya Birla Nuvo 950.20 Allahabad Bank 126.50 Ambuja Cement 175.45 Andhra Bank 90.10 Apollo Hospitals 826.50 Apollo Tyres 83.35 Ashok Leyland 21.90 Asian Paints 4667.25 Astrazen Pharma 652.30 Aurobindo Pharma 174.85 Axis Bank 1263.40 Bajaj Holding Inv 902.25 Bajaj Auto 1720.55 Bajaj .inse 749.10 Bata India 725.30 Bayer Crop 1106.00 Berger Paints 192.90 Bharat Electric 1162.90 Bharat .orge 215.80 Bharat Petroleum 374.35 Bharti Airtel 273.35 BHEL 179.45 Bhushan Steel 457.50 Biocon 289.75 Bank of Baroda 656.10 Bank of India 302.50 Bosch 8700.00 Britania Ind 535.25 Cadila Healthcare 728.85 Cairn India 293.55 Canara Bank 388.35 Castrol 306.30 Central Bank 65.85 Century Textile 282.50 CESC 274.90 Cipla 404.50 Coal India 299.95 Colgate Palmolive 1351.20 Container Corp 1070.55 Coreedutec 56.45 Corom Inter 188.00 Corp Bank 385.55 Crisil 921.05 Crompton Greaves 91.60 Cummins 493.65 Dabur 138.95 Dena Bank 88.50 Dish TV 67.25 Divi's Lab 1038.15 DL. 246.45 Dr Reddy's 1901.55 Eicher Motor 2755.55 Emami 594.60 Enginrs 152.65

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Essar Oil 78.80 Exide Ind 120.50 .ederal Bank 440.60 .inanc Tec 716.95 GAIL 315.85 Gitanjali Ge 605.10 Glaxosmith 2189.80 Glaxosmithkl 4058.55 Glenmark Pharma 486.85 GMR Infra 21.40 Godrej Consumer 804.30 Godrej Ind 307.90 Grasim Ind 2727.25 Gujarat Petronet 67.45 Gujarat .louro 290.95 Gujarat Mineral 154.20 Havells India 637.75 HCL Techno 776.10 HD.C 767.20 HD.C Bank 643.95 Hero MotoCorp 1450.55 Hexaware Tec 90.95 HUL 478.00 Hind Copper 98.30 Hind Petro 297.35 Hindalco 91.55 Hind Zinc 116.80 Housing Development 46.75 ICICI Bank 1044.95 IDBI Bank 81.70 Idea Cell 110.75 ID.C 144.25 I.CI 27.50 Indian Bank 158.50 Indian Hotel 56.05 Indian Oil 290.75 IOB 63.95 Indra Gas 289.80 Indusind Bank 399.85 Infosys 2295.45 ING Vysya Bank 524.90 IPCA Lab 507.65 IRB Infra 114.45 ITC 293.10 J&K Bank 1190.30 Jain Irrigation 58.45 Jaipra 70.60 Jet Airways 474.05 Jindal Ste 327.70 Jpinfratec 38.40 Jppower 24.60 JSW Energy 56.80 Jswsl 678.90 Jubl .ood

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775.30 Reliance Power 66.70 Satyam Computer 113.20 Sesa Goa 147.65 Shree Cement 4113.30 Shriram Tran 696.05 Siemens 491.00 SJVN 19.60 SBI 2082.05 SAIL 59.55 Sterlite In 88.50 Strides 813.95 Sun Pharma 870.20 Sun Tvnet 361.90 Suzlon Energy 13.43 Syndicate Bank 109.40 Tata Chem 315.75 Tata Comm 228.30 Tata Motors 275.40 Tata Power 95.15 Tata Steel 299.35 Tata Global 131.70 TCS 1511.30 Tech Mahindra 979.50 Thermax 559.15 Titan Ind 249.70 Tornt Power 138.35 Torrent Pharma 674.25 UCO Bank 60.10 Ultratech Cement 1814.60 Union Bank 218.30 United Spirits 1925.65 Unitech 24.30 United Brewa 746.85 United Phosphorous 123.05 Videocon Ind 209.90 Voltas 78.85 Wipro 383.30 Yes Bank 443.20 Zee Enter 207.65

Non-specified shares 3M India 3375.90 Aarti Drugs 158.40 Abbott 1383.65 Adorwelding 115.65 Aegis Logis 126.25 Aftek 5.07 Agro Tech .o 499.95 Ajanta Pharma 671.10 Alembic 16.90 Alps Ind 1.40 Balmer Lawrie 624.15 Bank of Maharashtra 47.80 Bannari Aman 850.00 BAS. India 572.65 B. Utili 246.75 BGR Energy 185.55 Blue Star 158.50 Bombay Dyeing 85.25 BPL 15.00 Carborundum 116.55 CEAT 89.95 Centum Electric 45.95 Cosmo .ilms 67.75 Decan Cement 204.95 Dewan Housing .inance 162.05 EID Parry 153.35 Emco 23.00 Esab India 411.55 Everest Ind 201.30 .ag Bearings 1365.90 .orce Motor 360.00 .oseco India 446.75 Gammon India 21.80 GIC Housing 106.25 Godfrey Philips 2562.25 GTL Infra 2.48 Gujarat Alkali 171.80 GVK Powerinf 9.15 Hind Const 14.08 Hind Oil Exp 60.35 Il&.S Trans 180.20 Indiabulls Power 8.55 IVRCL 19.45 JK Tyre Ind 98.10 Jubilant 169.45 Kanoria Chem 31.00 KSB Pumps 208.40 Lakshmi Mach 1877.40 MTNL 20.65 Monsanto 571.65 Procter & Gamble 2530.00 Punj Lloyd 52.45 PVP Vent 5.15 Ramco Ind 48.75 Religare Ent 289.95 Shipping Corp 42.70 Simplx Infra 109.30 Siti Cable 23.00 Smlisuzu 312.95 S Mobility 25.85 STC India 163.65 Syncom Heal 10.54 Tata Coffee 1491.30 Tata Invest 429.10 Thomas Cook 49.15 TVS Motor 35.55 Vascon Eng 29.40 Vesuvius Ind 325.00 Vijaya Bank 48.60 Whirlpool 195.55 Zandu Realty 1128.30

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England assistant coach Gary Neville revealed on Thursday that he has turned down several offers to start his managerial career in the last 18 months. .ormer Manchester United defender Neville joined Roy Hodgson's England backroom staff last year after working as a television pundit following his retirement in .ebruary 2011. The 38-year-old was keen to work with Hodgson to further his managerial education after earning his UE.A coaching badges and he has become a trusted member of the England set-up. glenn moore BARCELONA: Astonishingly, the team everyone has feared for the last five years may be the one to be drawn against. Barcelona started with eight of the all-conquering Spanish XI against Paris Saint-Germain but still trailed before Lionel Messi limped on. The Argentine upped the tempo and forced the goal that secured a sixth successive semi-final. Relief, though, was mixed with concern at confirmation that Bara have what the Catalan press has diagnosed as a bad case of Messidependencia. Not that this is necessarily coach Tito Vilanova's main concern. Gerard Pique is the only fit central defender, with the other options either injured (Javier Mascherano, Carles Puyol), unconvincing (Alex Song, Marc Baltra), suspended (Adriano) or easing back from serious illness (Eric Abidal). If Puyol and Abidal are not ready, Sergio Busquets could drop back. That may allow Mario Gotze, Mesut Ozil or Thomas Mller the

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Are Barcelona now the underdogs?

freedom to cause havoc. There are Xavi, Andreas Iniesta, David Villa, the under-appreciated Pedro, plus rampaging full-backs, and Bara have the experience of being here before, but... REAL MADRID: Real Madrid, surprisingly, have never played at Wembley, old or new, having not featured in the venue's eight European finals. Their coach, however, knows Wembley well, having led Chelsea to win the 2007 .A Cup final, the first at the rebuilt stadium. Jose Mourinho long ago ceded La Liga to Barcelona to focus on the Champions League, in which he aims to become the first coach to win it at three different clubs. Real are equally obsessed, having last won the trophy they are so associated with in 2002. Beaten by Barcelona and Bayern at this stage in the last two seasons, Real are as reliant on Cristiano Ronaldo, the tournament's top scorer with 11 goals, as Barcelona are on Messi. In part because of his pace, Real prefer to counter-attack as Angel di over Juventus marks them out as the form team, even if Arsenal showed they can be vulnerable. Arguably the best-balanced of the last four with excellence and experience in all areas of the pitch. Brazilian centre-back Dante, Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic and Spain's Javi Martinez have been added to the squad since last May, increasing Jupp Heynckes' options as he aims to leave incoming coach Pep Guardiola with a daunting benchmark. Key men like .ranck Ribry, Phillip Lahm and Bastien Schweinsteiger remain. The injured Toni Kroos will be missed, and banned Mandzukic misses the first leg. Thomas Mller is a fine replacement for Kroos while Heynckes, who led Real Madrid to the trophy in 1998, has Mario Gomez or Claudio Pizarro to fill in up front. BORUSSIA DORTMUND: The outsiders historically in this heavyweight quartet, having only once before reached the final. That was in 1997 and there is a link with this team. Lars Ricken, who scored within 16 sec-

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Millwall and Wigan will take a welcome break from the harsh realities of struggling to avoid relegation when the two surprise .A Cup semifinalists clash at Wembley on Saturday. Most neutrals will view Sunday's showdown between Chelsea and Manchester City as the more attractive of the two semifinals, and Wembley is unlikely to be full to capacity as Wigan were unable to sell their ticket allocation. But for a pair of clubs accustomed to languishing in the shadows, their semifinal offers a rare chance to dream of Cup glory and a much-needed distraction from the dangers still looming in their respective league campaigns.

Maria's five assists, the competition's best, underline. Alvaro Arbeloa will be banned for the semi-final's first leg after his daft dismissal in Istanbul but Xabi Alonso, back, like Sergio Ramos, after a convenient suspension, will direct play. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the one survivor from 2002, is back after injury, not that Mourinho is guaranteed to select his captain.

BAYERN MUNICH: Runaway Bundesliga winners, Bayern have responded impressively to losing last season's final in such devastating circumstances (on penalties, on their home ground, to a Chelsea team they had dominated and led with seconds remaining). Winning in Chelsea's backyard would be an apt riposte and the comfortable quarter-final victory

onds of coming on in that final, is now head of a youth academy which has produced Mario Gotze, Nuri Sahin and Marco Reus (who left at 17 and cost 13m to buy back). Having been back-to-back champions, Dortmund surrendered the Bundesliga title to Bayern this week, trailing by 20 points. However, they are the only unbeaten club in the Champions League, albeit only just after their amazing recovery against Malaga on Tuesday. Coach Jrgen Klopp admitted his team were nervous against Malaga, which may be an indication of their relative inexperience at this level, but could well have been because of the burden of expectation. That will not apply now, as Dortmund will be underdogs in the draw. Dortmund are a high-tempo, attacking team, who have played some of this season's best football. This may also be their best shot at success as Reus, Gotze and Robert Lewandowski are much-fancied elsewhere. the independent

Hodgson wary of players attitude

ian herbert ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has voiced his frustration that clubs and players are treating international breaks as a holidays, and an excuse to `go off to Dubai.' Manchester United's Rio .erdinand departed for Dubai and Qatar shortly after telling the manager that his fitness programme prevented him playing against San Marino and Monetengro this month, as did Harry Redknapp's QPR players. In a discussion of the England team at the SoccerEx convention in Manchester which revealed the manager's `worries' about the way that clubs and players are relegating international football to `a lesser stage', Hodgson said: `It concerns me that we are guilty of accepting [international breaks] as an excuse to give players time off, go to Dubai and give people a break. I would like to see it as more important than that.' The manager also said that the .ootball Association's attempts to help give players a longer summer by staging internationals earlier than usual had been thwarted by Manchester City and Chelsea's decision to go on post-season tours. Hodgson said he had not accounted for this `new' phenomenon, which will mean that the City and Chelsea players are scheduled to make a Transatlantic flight into Britain on the day that the squad assemble for fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil. `We've been a bit unlucky because we decided [to change from] the official UE.A mid-June [international] dates when we get access, meaning a good break. But of course we didn't factor in that some clubs are going to go on post-season tours.' On the day that England dropped three places to seventh in the latest .I.A world rankings, behind Portugal and Croatia, the debate between Hodgson, Kevin Keegan, Bryan Robson and Michael Owen was led by the way that club football dominated by foreign players is ruining England's prospects. Hodgson's coach Gary Neville argued the same case yesterday. `What Roy needs is four, five or six players who can be generals. You need those really top-class players and I don't think we've really got that at the moment,' Keegan said, looking at the manager. Hodgson said that generally he `could not agree more with what's being said.' Hodgson also described his astonishment at being told that nearly 60 players had withdrawn from an England under-20s squad. `I don't understand how so many people could be denied the chance to play at international level. Would could be going on at their clubs that should deny them the chance?' And the manager was dismissive of the idea that players could suffer burn-out by having to juggle Premier League and international football. `The thing about overplaying...' he said. `I was asking our IT guy to tell me how many games [my players] have played for their team and it's 15 to 19 games some of those players have played. OK, the season could be 55 games long but you show me today the players in those club games who have played those 55 games. In our set-up its Steven Gerrard and Joe Hart who have played far more games than the rest. We take these things as read because it's being fed to you, but burn-out?' He then asked Keegan: `Why didn't you burn out?' Hodgson warned against the debate becoming a `lament' and pointed to work under way from new director of elite development Dan Ashworth. `My regret is that having followed England I have seen many great players and sometimes you look back at the names and you think that was a good team with good players. We still have good players but we are going to have to build a team. A lot of the others are not going to do that at 18, 19 and they will take time,' he said. the independent

Golf tournament

The Gold Cup Tournament 2013, organised by the Calcutta Ladies' Golf Club (CLGC) began today. The three-day match is being played in the Calcutta Ladies Golf Course as well as the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. The game is a three-ball match, with 10 teams having three members each. Each team will be playing for nine holes. While Joye Ham won the ladies competition, Col A Bhattacharya triumphed in the mens.

Soccer clinics

Coaches from famous Spanish football club, Real Madrid's .oundation are all set to conduct a 12-day soccer clinic for the children of the metropolis from 22 April. The clinic is aimed at providing quality soccer training and a world-class soccer experience to youngsters between the age of seven and 18, a media release from Loko Soccer Schools, whose initiative it is, said today. The programme, to be held at the Priyadarshini Park, has been designed specifically for the region, keeping in mind the kind of training required for the Indian physique.

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Terim banned

Galatasaray coach .atih Terim was banned for nine matches on Thursday for criticising the referee during a league game against Mersin Idmanyurdu. Turkey's .ootball .ederation (T..) said Terim was guilty of insulting the referee and "unsporting behaviour" during the game while his two assistants received one and two game suspensions. The severe sanction means Terim will be barred from six games in the current season and three in the next. Terim was banished to the stands with a number of his coaching staff during Saturday's game, which Galatasaray won 3-1. The manager at one point went on to the pitch, slammed the ball on the ground to show his anger about some decisions.

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Myla Rose, who is running against a mediocre bunch of horses and will be ridden by the Singapore based apprentice jockey, S Alif, is taken to win the Thumbelina Trophy (1,400m), at the races in Mumbai tomorrow. 2.45 pm: Spirit Of Ectasy 1, Scaramouche 2; 3.15 pm: Jewels Of the Hill 1, Belle Brise 2; 3.45 pm: Only White 1, Jocelyn 2; 4.30 pm: Myla Rose 1, Barringo 2; 5 pm: Stiletto 1, Plato 2; 5.30 pm: Zaracha 1, Crrisp 2; 6 pm: .lash 1, Providence 2; 6.30 pm: This Ones .or You 1, So True 2. Best bet: Stiletto. Good double: Myla Rose and This Ones .or You.

for two-and-a-half seasons of European club competition if they are found guilty of racist offences, under new Uefa sanctions to combat the offence, the governing body's general secretary Gianni Infantino said yesterday. Uefa has never invoked its current maximum five-game ban for racism, applicable under its current rules, but has doubled that tariff for any racist conduct in response to claims that it is out of touch on racism. Infantino, speaking at the SoccerEx business convention in Manchester, said there would be partial closure of stadiums for a first incident of racist abuse by fans and a full stadium closure for a second offence, plus far tougher financial penalties. Infantino also announced referees would be encouraged to abandon matches if there was racist abuse from fans towards players at games, such as that suffered by the England Under-21 team in Serbia last year. However, the strategy is fraught with logistical difficulties, since it is a tall order for referees to monitor what fans are shouting while running a game. The general secretary

insisted there would be no problem for referees and that the idea of asking the Uefa match delegate to make the decision on abandonment had been rejected.

Infantino brushed off suggestions, made last month by the Bosman rule lawyer JeanLouis Dupont, that Uefa's financial fair play (..P) rules would not stand up to a legal challenge under European Union competition law. He said that he and Michel Platini had visited Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, on Monday and received assurances about the new regime, which means clubs must operate within their means. `We are not worried about it,' Infantino said of Dupont's suggestion. `.irst, because we have the best lawyers working for us. But also because ..P has been agreed by all of the clubs, associations and the European Commission. These haven't been imposed.' Infantino made a joke of the question of whether Manchester United's 160m Aon sponsorship must be subject to the same level of scrutiny as Manchester City's Etihad deal, which has prompted public misgivings from the governing body. Uefa has questioned whether the Etihad tie-up is a way of the club's owners covertly investing cash, rather than representing genuine income. the independent

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pete jenson self to helping England's push to find the next golden generation of players and believes an ambassadorial role with the .ootball Association beckons when he finally stops playing. English football will join him today in observing the Champions League semifinal draw with only an outsider's interest but the former England captain was optimistic about the future of the national game declaring the absence of Premier League teams in the last four a blip and saying he believed the grassroots foundations had been laid for a bright future. Asked about a future advisory role at the .A Beckham said: `I've been able to experience different footballing cultures and differences approaches at grassroots level in various countries so it is something I could do when I finish playing. `I am sure I will be involved in football my whole life. My career will contin-

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Manipur won the overall championship in the 27th NorthEast Games held in Imphal's Khuman Lampak Sports Complex from 8 April to 11 April. They won a total of 131 medals, including 77 gold, 31 silver and 23 bronze ones. Assam were second, with 95 (30 gold, 32 silver and 33 bronze medals) and Mizoram, third on 63.

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ue as some kind of ambassador after I finish playing. I want to help English football and football in general. `Over the last 10 years I have been proud of what the English teams have done. We have not got a team in the semi-finals this year but these things happen. We still have one of the best, if

not the best league in the world, and players from all over the world want to play in the Premier League. `I think that helps our league. I don't think it damages it although it is important we still continue to bring young English players through as well. There is a lot of good work being done in England at grass-roots level; if that continues it will reap dividends.' Of the England team built around Sir Alex .erguson's young Manchester United players in the late 1990s, Gary Neville is the first to emerge as an England coach. Beckham said: `I always saw Gary as someone who would go into that role. When you have players with that much knowledge it is great to have them involved in the game.' Beckham came close to featuring in today's draw until Leo Messi intervened. He said: `Messi is one of a kind. There's only Cristiano Ronaldo that can come anywhere close to him. They are both similar in technique and talent and it is incredible to have two players like that in the game at the moment.' the independent

the 2000 Champions League final, a supporter of the club who identified himself then as a 43-year-old European Union official living in Brussels wrote to the newspaper El Pais to convey his joy at the club's eighth European title. In the letter published in the newspaper on 14 June 2000, he described how after the match, in a state of some emotion, he placed a Real "Campeones" flag on the balcony of his Brussels flat. To some eyes, it looked uncomfortably like a reference to the Spanish phrase "poner una pica en flandes" literally "putting a pike in .landers" which refers to the Spanish occupation of the territory in the 16th and 17th centuries. Not in the best taste, but given the individual's euphoria and the memories he said it brought back of his childhood, perhaps it was understandable. The letter was written by Cecilio Madero Villarejo, who still lives in Brussels but has a better job than he did 13 years ago. These days, Madero is one of the four men who make up the directorate-general at the European Commission under the leadership of commissioner and fellow Spaniard Joaquin Almunia, whose job it is to enforce the rules on big business, from anti-trust, to mergers and, of course, state aid. It is Almunia's office which will have to make the decision on whether Real are guilty of receiving illegal state aid over a 2011 land deal with Madrid City Council which, as The Independent revealed last week, is under investigation by the EC. It should be made clear that there are no allegations of favouritism against Madero or any of the members of the commission's directorate-general. Indeed, they have made it very clear that they intend to stand shoulder-toshoulder with Uefa president Michel Platini (in photo) in creat-

ing a level playing field where, as they said in a joint statement last year, "no operator is given special advantages by any layer of the government". Still, 16 months after receiving the initial complaint about the deal which saw Madrid City Council pay 19.3m to Real for a piece of land it had handed over to the club 13 years earlier at a value of 357,000 the crux of the state aid allegations we are still waiting for a decision. On Thursday, El Pais reported that the estimated value that Real realised from its 2011 agreements with Madrid City Council was 170m in total. The land packets exchanged between the two parties were of equal area but those received by Real, where they intend to build a hotel and mall complex by Paseo de la Castellana, are worth much more than those the council got in return. The ramifications are enormous. If the commission waves it through then it sets a precedent that would permit councils to sell football clubs public land and then reimburse them for that land at an extraordinary cost. Perhaps Chelsea should look beyond Earls Court and set their sights higher for that new stadium. Holland Park? Uefa financial fair play, which Platini wants to work in harmony with EC state aid legislation, was never going to be as simple as regulating Russian oligarchs or Middle East oil dynasties. Sudd-

enly it is looking a bit dangerous for the old elite as well, especially across Europe's football community where relationships between clubs and government, local and national, vary dramatically. While in Madrid the council appears to work closely with its most famous club, the situation is very different in west London. Chelsea's attempts to expand Stamford Bridge have been consistently frustrated by their local authority, Hammersmith & .ulham Borough Council, which has regulations that restrict the stadium's capacity on Champions League nights. How does ..P regulate those kind of relationships? How does it ensure that the advantages which are not expressed directly on the balance sheet in transfer fees or wages are enjoyed by all clubs? Stadium infrastructure is exempt from ..P spending, but the bigger picture is that ..P adopts a zero tolerance to state aid of any kind. These are the kind of challenges that emergent clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and even Tottenham Hotspur are up against when they seek to compete with the old order. Spurs sold Luka Modric to Real last summer, and may yet end up selling them Gareth Bale one day. Spurs are also a club who have been obliged to clear considerably more obstacles in building their new stadium than Real encountered in their 2011 land deal. the independent

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agence france-presse AUGUSTA, 12 APRIL: Australia's Marc Leishman and US veteran Jim .uryk took the lead of the 77th Masters in .riday's second round after Dustin Johnson squandered a two-stroke lead. Wind, morning rain and toughened pin placements baffled players at Augusta National a day after 45 players cracked the 7,435-yard layout for par 72 or better. .uryk, who opened with a 69, birdied the par-4 fifth and par-5 eighth holes to reach five-under. Leishman, who shared the firstround lead with Spain's Sergio Garcia, took bogeys at the par-3 fourth and sixth but took a birdie on seven to grab a share of the lead. Americans .red Couples, Dustin Johnson and Rickie .owler shared third on four-under, one stroke ahead of England's Justin Rose, 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and Argentina's Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters winner. World number one Tiger Woods opened with two pars and a birdie at the par-4 third. Chinese 14-year-old schoolboy Guan Tianlang, the youngest player in Masters history, fired a 75 to stand on four-over 148 and could be the only amateur player to make the cut. Earlier, Leishman and Garcia shared the lead at the 77th Masters after both shot six-under 66s in the first round at Augusta National. Leishman had set the early pace yesterday, sparked by four birdies in a row from the 13th, but Garcia matched him late in the day with a bogey-free round that matched his best ever at the Masters, where he debuted in 1999. Johnson of the United States was a stroke further back at 67 with six players ~ .owler, .red Couples and Matt Kuchar of the United States, David Lynn of England, 2008 champion Trevor Immelman of South Africa and Gonzalo .ernandez-Castano of Spain ~ grouped together on 68. Tournament favorite Woods was tucked in with a batch of players on two-under 70 while world number two Rory McIlroy shot level par and three-time winner Phil Mickelson had a 71. Reigning champion Bubba Watson struggled to a three-over 75 By the end of a day of intense action, 45 players in the 93-strong field were at or under par and within six shots of the lead. Garcia, the former boy wonder of world golf, disparaged Augusta National last year after a poor final round and doubted his own chances of ever winning a major. He was four under by the turn and showing off some of the superb shot-making that was his trademark before he lost some of his verve and swagger. Two more birdies down the back nine brought him in nicely for a 66, which equalled his best-ever round at the Masters, set in the final round in 2004. Queried about his downbeat comments at last year's Masters, Garcia said that they had been made in the frustration of the moment, although he admitted he still had reservations about the famed Georgia layout. I mean, it's obviously not my favorite, my most favorite place, but you know, we try to enjoy it as much as we can each time we come here, he said. Sometimes it comes out better than others, but today it was one of those good days. And you know, let's enjoy it while it lasts. Leishman, the 2009 PGA Rookie of the Year, said that he had learned his lesson from his only previous appearance at Augusta in 2010 when he missed the cut after a second round of 79. You just put all your mistakes in the memory bank and try and not make them again, try and learn from them. And I hit it in a lot of bad spots my first year, he said. I managed to avoid those spots today. Hopefully I can avoid them for the rest of the week. Woods opened his 19th Masters campaign looking to crown a remarkable return to the top with a long-overdue 15th major title. The 37-year-old American, who regained the world number one spot last month after a two-and-ahalf-year hiatus, got off to a quiet enough start, but was two under by the turn with birdies at six and eight. Watched by the new love in his life, reigning Winter Olympic downhill champion skier Lindsey Vonn, the 14-time major winner stayed there until the par-five 13th, where he moved to three-under. A bogey at the bunkerless 14th hole set him back, but he parred his way in from there to tuck himself nicely in behind the leaders. I putted well today, he said. I didn't leave myself the easiest of putts, so I am very satisfied with myself, he said. Woods' rival for the world top ranking, McIlroy, blew hot and cold as once again he struggled for consistency with his new Nike golfing equipment.

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Chelsea battle past tenacious Rubin

indo-asian news service MOSCOW, 12 APRIL: A never-saydie performance from Rubin Kazan tested Chelsea before the Londoners secured their place in the Europa League semifinals, losing 2-3 in Moscow but going through 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea, cheered on by a strong contingent of fans braving chilly conditions at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, Thursday entered the tie with a 3-1 lead from Stamford Bridge last week, but found it hard going after a strong start. The Champions League holders strengthened their position within five minutes of kickoff as .rank Lampard's long pass caught out Rubin goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov. He raced to claim the pass, but was far too slow as .ernando Torres lobbed the ball over his head from 25 yards. Rubin equalised just after the break with a powerful header from Ivan Marcano. The goal came when Gokdeniz Karadeniz's corner was cleared to Pablo Orbaiz, who swung in a deep cross that his fellow Spaniard headed home. Chelsea restored order five minutes later when Victor Moses parted a sea of red Rubin shirts, helped by Ramires in a neat onetwo, to score with a lofted shot from the edge of the box, echoing his goal in the first leg. That goal left Rubin needing to score four more to give themselves a chance at progressing, but the Russians refused to give up, with Karadeniz getting his name on the score sheet after heading in an Alan Kasaev cross. Rubin went ahead on the night when Cesar Azpilicueta pushed over Alexander Ryazantsev in the penalty area to concede a penalty. Bibras Natkho stepped up to score with a shot down the middle, his second of the tie after scoring another penalty at Stamford Bridge. With Chelsea on the defensive for most of the match, Rubin had enough chances to pull off the come-from-behind victory. Marcano headed inches wide with 20 minutes remaining, unable to duplicate his earlier goal, while Jose Salomon Rondon headed at Cech from a good position on 80 minutes. Earlier, Alan Kasaev lit up the game briefly on the half-hour, dribbling past three Chelsea defenders before losing the ball. Roman Eremenko picked it up and shot wide. The match was played in Moscow because UE.A refused Rubin's request to move the tie to Kazan, citing an unsuitable pitch at the Central Stadium. It was likely the last European game to be played at Luzhniki before the stadium starts a major refit to prepare for the 2018 World Cup.

India's Olympic return quite uncertain

agencies NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: A stand-off between the government and an 81-year-old archery administrator is threatening to pierce India's hopes of a swift return to the ranks of the International Olympic Committee. The Indian Olympic Association's membership of the IOC was suspended in December after Lalit Bhanot, who is facing corruption charges over the scandal-tainted 2010 Commonwealth Games, was elected its secretary general. Indian government and sports officials have been invited to two days of talks from Monday at the IOC's Swiss headquarters with all sides apparently keen to bring India back into the fold. But now Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who became the Indian association's acting president as a result of the crisis, is trying to scupper the get-together in Lausanne in a battle against new legislation that would force him to retire. The sports ministry is putting finishing touches to a long-delayed bill that would make it mandatory for sports officials to retire at 70 as well as limit their tenures in office to 12 years. But Malhotra, who has headed the country's archery association since 1973, is arguing that such a move amounts to political interference by the governing Congress party and has asked for the meeting to be cancelled. "We are rather constrained to say that the sports ministry is bent on destroying the autonomy of the IOA and the national sports federations," Malhotra wrote in an open letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge. Malhotra, a former lawmaker for the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), added that the planned legislation constituted a "total breach of the Olympic Charter", which prohibits government interference. The government has been infuriated by Malhotra's tactics while sports stars have also lashed out at him, worried about the impact on funding and their chances of competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Suspension of the IOC membership means India does not receive funding from the world body, its officials are banned from attending Olympic events and its athletes are barred from competing in the Olympics under the national flag. "I am deeply shocked and upset by the contents of the letter," Sports Minister Jitendra Singh told reporters. "As far as the sports bill is concerned, the priority of the government is to get the bill passed in parliament and make it a law. "If the IOA is not interested in fixing a date with the IOC, I will personally go to Lausanne and speak to them. India has to get back into the Olympic fold." The government says it has been forced to act to ensure that administrators such as Malhotra cannot treat their sports as their personal fiefdom and cling to power way past India's normal retirement age of 60. The government has found itself at loggerheads with a growing number of sports bodies recently, including the country's amateur boxing federation in a dispute over the election of its chairman. .ollowing a series of scandals, sympathy for the sports administrators and their efforts to fight the government's new code is in short supply. India's Olympics movement has struggled to escape the taint left by the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, which was meant to be a showcase for the Indian capital but instead turned into a national embarrassment.

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Yann Sommer proved a spot-kick hero for .C Basel for the second round in succession as the Swiss champions eliminated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on penalties at the end of a 2-2 draw. Meanwhile, .enerbahe reached their first ever European semi-final at the expense of a spirited Lazio side, who exited despite knocking on the door throughout the 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico. Benfica withstood a stern examination from a spirited Newcastle United and qualified for the semi-finals for the second time in three seasons with a 1-1 draw.

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KOLKATA, 13 APRIL: Prayag United SC got back to winning ways after thrashing Pailan Arrows 41 in an I-League match at Kalyani stadium on .riday. United SC made their intentions quite clear when Ranti Martins hit the cross bar in the 11th minute. However, he made no mistakes when he opened the scoring nine minutes later. Kayne Vincent doubled United SC's lead just before the half time. Ten minutes into the second half, United SC bolstered their lead through Vincent, before Mohammed Rafique sealed the game in the 58th minute. The Arrows pulled a goal back deep into stoppage time through Pronay Halder. Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan will be taking on Air India and Salgaocar will face United Sikkim on Saturday. sns get back to form. I used to train hard for five days but on the sixth day I had to miss the match. He had signed a three-year contract in July last year that would keep him with the Lisbon club till June 2014. The Indian said he would assess the deal once the I-League gets over. I have a three-year deal with them. But now I am focussed on the ILeague. Let it get over and than I will assess the deal, he said. Chettri sounded confident that Churchill Brothers would lift the I-League title. There is a five-point difference between Churchill (47) and second placed East Bengal (42). Churchill have four matches in hand, East Bengal also have the same number of games. But we are more interested in what we can do and not what East Bengal can do. I am desperate to win this title, Chettri said.

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which he played for just three minutes ,coming as a substitute in the 88th minute. In fact He, never got a start in any of the 15 matches this season so far. Chettri, is the third Indian to play in an overseas league. Earlier he had a rather tentative stint with American Major League Soccer (MLS) club Kansas City Wizards in 2010. There also he spent most of his time on the bench.In 2011 Chettri had "disappointing". sixday trials at Glasgow Rangers. He had a brief stint with ILeague clubs Chirag United and Mohun Bagan before finally signing for Sporting Lisbon in July last year as a free agent. Talking to media persons here ,the Indian captain said, I am not 19 any more. I went there with a mindset that I would be playing regularly. But I didn't get much chance to play. It is not a good reflection on me being the national captain. I was getting depressed when I didn't get to play. I did have a word with the coach. But things were a bit complicated because the first team's players, who were out of form or coming from an injury, used to get preference since they had to

title when Andy Murray was in primary school, but the 38-yearold Indian is still going strong. The men's doubles title he won in Dubai last month alongside Michael Llodra was the 52nd of Bhupathi's career and means that he has now won at least one tournament every year on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour since 1997. Having graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1995, Bhupathi made an early decision to give up singles, in which he never made the world's top 200. He quickly formed a highly successful partnership with his fellow Indian, Leander Paes, winning 12 titles in their first two years together playing regularly on the main tour. In 1999, when Bhupathi became world No 1 in doubles, they played in the finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments, winning at the .rench Open and Wimbledon but losing in Melbourne and New York. Bhupathi has been particularly successful in mixed doubles, winning eight titles at Grand Slam level with seven different partners. The first of them, alongside Japan's Rika Hiraki at the 1997 .rench Open, was the first Grand Slam title won by an Indian player. the independent

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UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali: Men's Keirin .inal: 1 Maximilian Levy (Ger) 2 .rancois Pervis (.ra) 3 Hersony Canelon (Ven) 4 Teun Mulder (Ned) 5 Azizul Hasni Awang ( Ysd) DN.: Kamil Kuczynski (Pol) .inal 7 - 13: 7 Joachim Eilers (Erd) 8 Njisane Phillip (Tri) 9 Josiah Ng (Mal) 10 .lavio Cipriano (Bra) 4000m Omnium - Individual Pursuit: 1 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) 4mins 23.752secs 2 Carlos Linarez ( Ven) 4:25.848 3 Ho Sung Cho (Kor) 4:26.081 4 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) 4:26.556 5 Michael .reiberg (Aus) 4:26.765 6 Zach Bell (Can) 4:27.686 7 Artur Ershov (Rus) 4:28.533 8 Martyn Irvine (Irl) 4:29.382 9 Recep Unalan (Tur) 4:30.528 10 Aliaksandr Lisouski (Blr) 4:31.114 UCI Road World Tour Down Under, Adelaide: Leading positions after Stage 3 (Unley - Victor Harbour, 134.5km): 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol 3hrs 21mins 55secs 2 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) .DJ - BigMat at same time 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling at same time 4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank at same time 5 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) GreenEDGE at same time 6 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana at same time 7 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda at same time 8 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShackNissan at same time harpal singh bedi NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: At the end it was the same script and the fourth successive defeat for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL though Sunrisers Hyderabad made heavy weather of their three wicket victory, stretching the contest to the last over. It was another dismal showing by the hosts who seemed to have lost their way and are looking a rudderless ship. The return of Virender Sehwag had no visible impact on the Delhi batting line up which scored its lowest total in this seasons IPL so far. Batting first, the hosts struggled against the sustained and disciplined bowling and their batsmen could only put up 114 runs on the board. The visitors, after a good start, huffed and puffed midway creating scares for themselves and raising hopes for their beleaguered rivals, but at the end it was Dale Steyn who ended the suspense as he thumped Irfan Pathan for a boundary to take his teams total to 115 for 7 with four balls to spare. While Sunrisers now have three wins from four outings, Delhi is yet to taste victory. They have lost both their home matches so far. Artificial excitement was induced in this otherwise-dull contest as the visitors lost four quick wickets due to reckless batting but once Mishra and Steyn steadied themselves, they achieved the target without much fuss. Defending a small target, Delhi started well by claiming the first wicket in the second over when opener Akshath Reddy (1) was run out. However, Parthiv Patel, along with skipper Kumar Sangakkara, batted resolutely as no bowler could make much impact on them. As it looked as if the duo might see the team through, an act of discretion by Parthiv cost

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the visitors dear as the opener surrendered his wicket to Shahbaz Nadeem giving the bowler a return catch. The second-wicket partnership was worth 45 runs off 6.2 overs. Patel scored 19 off 19 balls hitting four boundaries. Botha dealt another blow to the visitors when he had Sangakkara caught by Sehwag. The Sunrisers score at that stage was 54 for 3, the skippers contribution being 28 off 28 balls. In-form Cameron White failed to make a mark as he was stumped by Jadhav. Hanuma Vihari chipped in with 17 runs before Morkel had him caught by Botha and after that two more wickets fell, but Mishra and Steyn dashed whatever hopes Delhi might have entertained by taking the total past the target. Much was expected from Sehwag, but he looked tentative and after scoring 12 runs off 10 balls with the help of two boundaries went back to the pavilion, caught by White.

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Delhi Daredevils Warner c Rajan b Steyn Sehwag c White b Sharma Jayawardene c Steyn b Sharma Juneja c White b Mishra Botha c Reddy b Anand Rajan Pathan c Vihari b Perera Jadhav not out Morkel c Reddy b Perera Nadeem b Steyn Yadav not out Extras: (LB-2, W-4, NB-1) Total: (for 8 wickets in 20 overs) 0 12 12 15 9 23 30 0 0 6 7 114 Sunrisers Hyderabad Reddy run out (Nadeem) 1 Patel c & b Nadeem 19 Sangakkara c Sehwag b Botha 28 Vihari c Botha b Morkel 17 White st Jadhav b Nadeem 4 Perera c Botha b Pathan 2 Ashish Reddy b Morkel 16 Mishra not out 16 Steyn not out 9 Extras: (LB 1, W 1, NB 1) 3 Total: (.or 7 wickets in 19.2 overs) 115 .all of wickets: 1-2, 2-46, 3-54, 4-69, 5-71, 6-89, 7-100 Bowling: Pathan 3.2-0-19-1, Kaul 2-1-8-0, Morkel 4-0-27-2, Yadav 3-0-32-0, Botha 3-0-11-1 Nadeem 4-0-17-2 Man of the Match: A Mishra

.all of wickets: 1-0, 2-26, 3-26, 4-44, 5-65, 6-95, 7-96, 8-98 Bowling: Steyn 4-1-11-2, Sharma 4-0-35-2, Perera 4-0-31-2, Rajan 4-0-20-1, Mishra 4-0-15-1

.IBT World Cup, Cesana: Leading positions after the 2-Men Bob: 1 Simone Bertazzo & Matteo Torchio (Ita 1) (1st Run: 55.43secs & 2nd Run: 55.53secs) 1min 50.96secs 2 Beat Hefti & Thomas Lamparter (Swi 1) (55.65 & 55.45) 1:51.10 3 Thomas .lorschuetz & Kevin Kuske (Ger 3) (55.58 & 55.53) 1:51.11.

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Chennai's batting also has quite a few good hitters, with opener CHENNAI, 12 APRIL: Two aggres- Michael Hussey shining in their sive and in-form sides will clash in previous match. Hussey slammed a battle of equals when former a blistering 54-ball 86 as Chennai champions Chennai Super Kings rolled over Kings XI Punjab by 10 face Royal Challengers Bangalore wickets. in an Indian Premier League game Also in good form is Murali here tomorrow. Vijay, who hit a half-century in the It will be a contest on an even team's previous match. The twokeel as both the teams are coming time champions have come back off big wins. While Chennai quite strongly after losing their thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 10 opening match to Mumbai wickets, Bangalore defeated Indians. defending champions Kolkata Add to this skipper Mahendra Knight Riders by eight wickets in Singh Dhoni, all-rounder Dwayne their previous matches. Bravo, who has been an asset with Although the Royal Challengers the ball as well, and Suresh Raina and the Super Kings seem evenly and Chennai's batting line-up matched on paper, the presence looks good enough. of Chris Gayle in the Bangalore The team management would team could also want useful prove the decicontributions .rom 8 pm on sive factor. from S Gayle, yet again, Badrinath and proved his metRavindra Jadeja Set Max tle by hitting an lower down the unbeaten 85 to ensure a convinc- order. ing victory for the Royal There is still some suspense on Challengers against the Knight whether all-rounder Albie Morkel, Riders. who twisted his ankle while bowlSuch was the ferocity of the ing in the final of the South African storm created by Gayle that the domestic Twenty 20 competition, Royal Challengers got to the target would play despite being cleared with 15 balls to spare. after precautionary scans. It was the third win for The Royal Challengers' bowling Bangalore in four matches. The attack has been delivering the imposing Jamaican, who has been goods despite missing pace spearin prolific form, got his runs off head Zaheer Khan. Vinay Kumar only 50 deliveries, hitting four has led the pack admirably and boundaries and as many as nine the spinners, Muttiah sixes. It is hardly a surprise that Muralitharan and Murali Karthik, Gayle leads the six-hitters' list with are also quite handful. .or the 14 over-boundaries. With good Super Kings, Australian paceman support from skipper Virat Kohli Ben Laughlin and Ankit Rajpoot and South African swashbuckler A have been impressive but off-spinB de Villiers, Gayle makes the RCB ner R Ashwin would be the key line-up look intimidating. bowler. press trust of india

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Warriors ready for major battle

MUMBAI, 12 APRIL: Having first game, set up the platended their 11-match los- form for Yuvraj Singh to ing streak going back to the finish off the match in 2012 season, Pune style with a belligerent 28 Warriors, led by Angelo not out. Matthews (in photo) will Uthappa, who has got now take on state rivals goodish starts in all three Mumbai Indians in what games so far without promises to be an exciting going far, and .inch gave Indian Premier League the innings a flying start clash here tomorrow. by rattling up the 50 by The Warriors' stock, the fourth over. Such a low after defeats in their start would be the need first two games of this of the hour against the season, has risen follow- battle-hardened Mumbai ing a well-achieved seven- Indians attack, boasting wicket victory with more Lasith Malinga, who than an over to spare played his first game against Rajasthan Royals. against the Daredevils on The struggling Pune 9 April after missing the franchise, which had pre- first two games because viously of a back tasted a strain. .rom 4 pm on victory in T h e the comWarriors petition can take Set Max on 21 heart April, 2012, in Delhi from the fact that when against Daredevils, would the two teams met at be eager to win again. Wankhede Stadium in More importantly, Pune's 2012, it was they who had customarily under-per- the last laugh by restrictforming batting line-up ing the strong Mumbai rose to the occasion line-up to 101. Ashok whilst playing against Dinda was the star perRajasthan Royals. former with a four-wicket A little tweak in the haul. Bowlers have done team's composition, well for the Warriors in all forced by a groin injury three games though sustained by Marlon Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Samuels in the previous went for a lot of runs match, did the trick. against the Royals. Opener Robin They would relish the Uthappa, who made a bounce that the quick-fire 32, and the Wankhede Stadium track sheet-anchoring Aaron offers whilst taking on the .inch, who made a cru- star-studded Mumbai batcial 64 in 53 balls in his ting line-up. pti

Dale Steyn celebrates David Warners dismissal in Delhi on .riday. photo from bcci

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The European Tour Africa Open, East London Golf Club, East London, Eastern Cape: Collated final round scores & totals (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 73): 265 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 62 67 67 267 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 69 64 65 69 268 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 65 68 66 69 269 Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 71 65 67 66 270 Alastair .orsyth 69 66 68 67 272 Richard Sterne (Rsa) 69 69 64 70 273 Danny Willett 67 68 65 73 274 Craig Lee 68 67 68 71, Lyle Rowe (Rsa) 73 68 65 68 275 Emiliano Grillo (Arg) 73 66 71 65, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 69 66 70 70, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 68 70 69 68, Matthew Baldwin 72 64 70 69 276 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 64 69 72 71, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 65 68 73 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 77 63 69 67, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 67 70 69 70 277 Richard Bland 67 69 69 72, Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 70 69 70 68, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 69 69 68 71, Benn Barham 70 66 70 71, Darren .ichardt (Rsa) 71 70 65 71, David Drysdale 72 69 69 67, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 70 69 68, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 69 68 69 71, Tommy .leetwood 69 66 72 70, Tim Sluiter (Ned) 68 69 69 71.

A B de Villiers. photo from bcci

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Afridi hits out at Butt for alleging rift

press trust of india KARACHI, 12 APRIL: Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has lambasted former Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt for suggesting that Muhammad Hafeez and head coach Dav Whatmore had formed a nexus against Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the national team. I think everyone knows the scandals that came about when Butt was heading the board. It is better he stop giving such damaging statements about the team and rest at home at his age, Afridi told reporters at the national stadium. Although Butt didn't mention or make any reference to Afridi in his statement in which he claimed that national Twenty20 captain Hafeez and Whatmore had put Misbah under pressure and were trying to oust him from the team but Afridi lashed out at the former Chairman. Everyone knows that it was during his time that the spot fixing scandal hit Pakistan cricket and hurt our image badly. Even at that time Butt mishandled the issue, Afridi said. There were other controversies in his tenure which didn't help Pakistan cricket at all. So he should now stop giving statements as he has played his innings as board Chairman. It is better he now rests at home, Afridi added. Butt had called on the board to remove Whatmore and appoint a local coach and also sack Hafeez as captain and either make Misbah the national T20 captain again or give this responsibility to Shoaib Malik. Misbah and Hafeez held an impromptu joint press conference on the same day that Butt's statement appeared in a newspaper and denied there was any rift between them. Afridi also insisted there were no problems in the team. I think everything is fine when the board respects the players and gives them their due because the sport is because of the players, he stated. I know there is no difference between Misbah and Hafeez and there is unity in the team. Everyone gets along well with each other. Such state-

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ments not only damage our image but also hurt the team badly, he said. It was during Butt's tenure in 2011 that Afridi announced his retirement from cricket protesting against the board's decision to sack him as the one-day and T20 captain after the West Indies tour during which a rift emerged between Afridi and head coach Waqar Younis over selection issues. Afridi only returned to cricket after Butt was replaced by Zaka Ashraf as Chairman of the board in October, 2011. The present Chairman, Zaka Ashraf has done a lot for Pakistan cricket and the team and he has taken every step to ensure there is always unity in the team, Afridi added.

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Held in South Africa last year, the Champions League Twenty20 tournament will return to India this season with the Board of Control for Cricket in India scheduling it to run from 17 September to 6 October. (It) will return to India for the third time in five years in 2013 after the dates of and the format for this year's tournament were confirmed by the CLT20 governing council, the BCCI said in a statement, adding: The tournament will follow a format similar to that of the two previous editions with a group stage preceded by a qualifying phase. A total of 29 matches will be played in the tournament by the best domestic Twenty20 teams from around the world. The prize purse contains $6 million. English teams will not participate in this year's tournament. The CLT20 governing council was said to have been advised by the England and Wales Cricket Board that its teams were not available to participate in this year's tournament. The tournament's qualifying phase will feature four teams, including the winners of Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 competition.

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Officials unaware of law to stop illegal constructions

tarun goswami KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: Unbelievable but true. Most of the senior officials in the Municipal Affairs department do not know of the existence of an Act under which promoters carrying out illegal constructions can be booked. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued instructions to stop all illegal constructions in the state, following the collapse of a multistoreyed apartment in Mumbai. Her instructions have set the Municipal Affairs minister, Mr .irhad Hakim, on his toes as he quickly held a meeting with senior officials of the department and the Mayor met the commissioner of police to devise plans for stopping all unauthorised constructions. But the crackdown on builders could have been easily carried out if steps were taken to implement the already existing Act dealing with the matter strictly, senior state government officials said. The West Bengal Building (Regulation of Promotion of Construction and Transfer of Properties by Promoters) Act, 1996 was designed to stop illegal construction. .ollowing the collapse of a block of Shivalik

Techno lab catches fire, no casualties

statesman news service KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: A fire broke out in the computer lab at Techno India College in Salt Lake Sector V today at 11 a.m, but a major accident was averted. The blaze and smoke caused panic among the students as the classrooms were packed at that time. The situation was brought under control soon. No one was injured in the mishap, police said. According to sources, a computer at the ground floor lab of Techno India caught fire during class hours. The college staff saw smoke billowing out of the lab and informed the fire brigade. Students were also evacuated from class rooms. .ire-fighting system installed at the college was first used to douse the flames before two fire tenders reached the spot. They brought the situation under control within half-anhour. Preliminary investigation revealed that an electrical short circuit in the switched mode power supply (SMPS) of a computer had caused the fire. But fire service officials said they were yet to ascertain the actual cause and the extent of damage caused by the flames.

Irregularities to be dealt with strongly

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The executive engineers of KMC's building department would lodge an .IR if irregularities are found at a construction site. Also, police have requested the KMC to amend the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 so that stringent action could be taken against errant builders. Police have also insisted that promoters and not the labourers would be arrested if irregularities are spotted. sns building in south Kolkata in 1991, the then Mayor, Mr Prasanta Chatterjee, had mooted a proposal to stop illegal constructions in the city which subsequently was cleared at the monthly meeting of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in 1992. The State Housing department made the rules in 1993 which became an Act in 1996. According to the Act, every builder will have to register themselves with the Housing

department and pay fees stipulated by the department. The number of the sanctioned plan, name of the architect and the firm carrying out the construction, area of the site along with the names of the buyers would have to be put up on a notice board in front of the construction site, thereby making it easy to pull up the builder in case of any violation of norms. Senior officials of the Housing department said though some promoters had registered themselves with the department and paid the requisite fees and also put up a notice board where the name of the architect and the sanctioned plan number were put up, no one was ready to display the names of the buyers along with the estimated cost of the proposed building. The promoters shared a good rapport with many leaders of the erstwhile Left .ront government, so it didn't force the norms on them. Senior KMC officials admitted that the Act had been flouted as there is lack of coordination between them and the state housing department. Had the Act been implemented, it would have been easy to exactly pinpoint the number of builders and projects in the city.

BY GODS WILL? ~ Near the Nimtala Ghat area. In Kolkata on .riday. mouli paul

KMC to video-record repair of sewage lines

aparajit chakraborty KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has undertaken an initiative to video record the repair works of underground sewage lines in the city for proper monitoring of the repair job. The video footage will help the KMC see whether the sewage lines are repaired and restored properly and in turn help in their proper maintenance. If a crack appears in future, the footage will also help the KMC engineers to quickly identify the spot, the nature of the damage and decide on ways and means to restore it at the earliest. The footages are being prepared in all three stages of work after silt is removed from the sewage line. After repair, new liners are installed. If new liners are not installed properly, the footage will help the KMC engineers to find it out and to reinstall the liners properly. CCTVs are used for preparing the footages. The cameras would be sent to the sewage line with a shooting crane. Wincon, an American software, is being used to prepare the footage, which can't be edited.

State invites Japan to open automobile unit

sns & pti KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The industry-hungry government has now asked Japan to drop the manna of investment in the state. The commerce and industries minister Partha Chatterjee today met a three-member delegation from Japan led by its ambassador to India, Mr Takeshi Yagi, and gave him a proposal to set up an automobile unit in the state. Later, briefing mediapersons, Mr Chatterjee said, the government is very keen on setting up a car-manufacturing unit as Hindustan Motors remains the sole factory here. The automobile units are already present in South and other parts of the country, but we do not have such factories in the state. We have also told them that investors willing to set up spare parts factory here would also be welcomed, said the minister who sounded desperate to woo investors. Land has already been allotted to Japanese company Maruti Suzuki in Siliguri and Midnapore. Two-wheeler manufactures TVS is also setting up its unit here, but we need investments. The investment-drought state has also shown its willingness to provide land to Japanese companies dealing in power, infrastructure and renewable energies. We have told them that the better transport connectivity of the state with neighbouring countries will help them ferry their goods conveniently, said Mr Chatterjee who also drew attention of the guests towards the strong cultural bond between the two countries. Meanwhile, the ailing Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) today said it has sought a loan of Rs 100 crore from the state government.

If a crack appears in future, the footage will help the KMC engineers to quickly identify the spot, the nature of damage and decide ways to restore it

Video taping have been completed on the sewage lines of Canning Street, Beadon Street, APC Road, Nimtala Ghat, Lenin Sarani, AJC Bose Road, Colootola Street. The footage preparation on Rashbehari Avenue and Hazra Road is still on. Video-taping for work at Rashbehari Avenue is likely to be completed within a week. Senior KMC engineers had mooted the plan for preparing the footage after the repair of the sewage line had started. Money spent for video recording will be covered under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme. The video recordings will be kept in the possession of the municipal commissioner and senior KMC engineers.

Bangladeshi boys still stranded in juvenile home

statesman news service KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: Seven Bangladeshi boys are stranded in a juvenile home in Behrampore, months after the Centre told the state government they need to arrange for their return. Nothing has been done. Nobody has taken any interest, said Mr Sirajul Islam, chairman of the Murshidabad District Child Welfare Committee. They are still in the home. What to do? The boys, aged between 13 and 17, came to India for different reasons. Some of them slipped across the border to visit family, others for work before they were picked up by the Border Security .orce. One has been kept in India for more than two years. The seven boys have had their addresses in Bangladesh checked and confirmed, the step in the repatriation process that usually takes the longest, said Mr Islam. But despite numerous letters to government agencies on both sides of the border, and a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission, no date appears to have been set to release them from the Ananda Ashram home in Berhampore. A spokesperson at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata said he did not have time today to look into the details of what still needs to be done before the boys can be repatriated. Officials at the state Home Department's .oreigners and NRIs division also said they could not give any specific information about progress made towards sending these children home without an official written request, as they are overwhelmed with numerous repatriation and deportation cases.

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7:00AM No.1 Mard 9:55AM Movie Fare 10:00AM Teleshopping 10:30AM Baaghi 1:25PM Movie Fare 1:30PM Purana Mandir 4:25PM Movie Fare 4:30PM Teleshopping 5:00PM Music Blast 5:30PM Main Tera Dushman 8:25PM Movie Fare 8:30PM Phool Aur Kante 9:00AM Gali Gali Sim Sim 10:30AM Manthan 11:00AM Wilderness Days 11:30AM Bombay Talkies 12:00PM Saturday Special 3:00PM Woh Hue Na Hamare 8:00PM News 8:15PM Samachar 8:30PM Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan 9:00PM Ek Kiran Roshni Ki 9:30PM Saturday Jubilee : HFF : Don 2 2:00PM Midday News 3:30PM Film Song 4:00PM Lifestyle Metro 5:30PM Bhalo Theko 6:00PM Khabarer Aakash 6:30PM Radhuni 7:00PM Aaj Bangla 8:00PM Face Book 8:30PM Khabarer Akash 9:00PM Garmagaram10:00PM Biswa Barta 10:15PM Khelar Aakash 10:30PM Aakash Barta Live 11:00PM Ulto Palta 12:30PM Sadhak Bamakhyapa 1:00PM Cine Dupure Indrani 5:00PM Jhalak Dikhla Ja 6.00PM Satin Kanta 6:30PM Annapurna 7:00PM Ranga Mathae Chiruni 7:30PM Swayangsiddha 8:00PM Sholoana 8:30PM Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 9:30PM Ashar Alo 10:00PM Shubha Bibaha 10:30PM Sadhak Bamakhepa 7:00AM Aaj Sakaler Amontrone 9:00AM Sakaler Chirantani 11-00AM Aaj Sakaler Amontrone 2:30PM Telefilm ~ 5:30PM Bikeler Chirantani 6:00PM Chirantani 6:30PM Cinemagic 7:30PM Aamar Rabindranath 8:30PM Tolly Uncut Live 10:30PM Event 9:00AM Ek Mutho Asha 9:30AM Duo Rani 10:00AM Pasher Barir Meye 12:00PM Ek Mutho Asha 2:00PM Pasher Barir Meye 2:30PM Duo Rani 5:00PM Olympicnic 6:00PM BFF 9:00PM Ek Mutho Asha 9:30PM Duo Rani 10:00PM Pasher Barir Meye 10:30PM Janmantar 11:00PM Noti Binodini 11:00AM BFF : 2:10PM Aajker Ranna 2:30PM Cinemar Gaan 3:00PM Jukti Takko 4:00PM Naari 4:30PM Khela Aar Khela 6:00PM Megh Bhanga Roddur 6:30PM Campus Theke 8:00PM Ekanto Paribarik 9:10PM Sahitya Sanskriti 10.15PM Camera Cholchhe 10:30PM TBA

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THE STATESMAN KOLKATA SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2013

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Absconding pradhan still attending CPM events

statesman news service KULTALI, 12 APRIL: A joint investigation by the block and district administration has proved the allegation of misappropriation of public funds and corrupt practices against the panchayat pradhan and other officials of Nalgora gram panchayat of Kultali, South 24-Parganas and an .IR has been lodged with police by Joynagar II BDO on 3 April this year but no arrests have been made so far, as police claim that the pradhan and others are absconding. However, the accused panchayat pradhan who is also a prominent CPI(M) leader in the area takes part at the party's programmes without any hesitation, according to locals. .ollowing allegations raised by villagers, the administration started an inquiry. After a joint investigation of district and block administration, the investigating team have given a report that it has been proved the present panchayat pradhan, Mr. Kalidas Mondal, who belongs to CPI(M) of

The accused persons are said to have withdrawn Rs. 50 lakh or above for payments of labourers under the Central scheme without any completion certificates
Nalgora gram panchayat at Kultali assembly constituency which is under Joynagar block II and other concerned officials of the panchayat have misappropriated public fund of MGNREGS (memo no. 178/MGNREGSC dated 28.3.13). The block administration then registered a case against the pradhan and other officials of the panchayat. The accused persons are said to have withdrawn Rs. 50 lakh or above for payments of labourers under the central scheme without any completion certificates for altogether 71 projects, but work has not been started at many places and at some the works have been stopped after a little progress, official sources said. SUCI staged a dharna at BDO office alleging the pradhan's culpability. BDO of Joynagar II, Mr Kamalesh Mondal confirmed that an .IR has been lodged with Kultali police station on 3 April under section 408, 409 and 120B IPC (case no. 137/13). But till today evening, Kultali police don't arrest the accused panchayat pradhan. The pradhan is absconding and search operation is on, a police official of Kultali police station said. "BDO has lodged an .IR against pradhan but the .IR is only a remark. Police can't arrest anyone on .IR basis before police inquiry," the officer added. "But this is a joke," a senior leader of SUCI district committee, Mr Gobinda Halder alleged. He claimed that on Wednesday, the accused pradhan came to the BDO's office to join a party programme by a car of Mr. Sujan Chakraborty, district CPI-M sec-

retary, and Mr Chakraborty too came there with the accused in the same car. Police officials were present there to provide security. So it's not true that the pradhan is absconding and police haven't been getting any trace of him, the SUCI leader added. While the pradhan's phone was switched off when attempts were made to contact him, Mr Ramshankar Halder, legislator for Kultali Assembly constituency and a district CPI-M committee member, has totally denied the allegations levelled against the pradhan and said, it's a conspiracy against CPI(M) before the panchayat election, nothing more. The Kultali CPI(M) is facing an uncomfortable situation ahead of the panchayat polls. The CPI-M in Kultali is now split over the issue of the arrest of their pradhan. A leader of the Kultali Zonal CPI-M said the pradhan should be arrested soon otherwise it may be the cause of the death of the party in Kultali assembly before the rural polls.

Students of Sikshasatra rehearse for a Bengali New Year function at Shantineketan. ashoke bhakat

Bid to reopen closed tea estates

statesman news service SILIGURI, 12 APRIL: The joint labour commissioner has convened a tripartite meeting to resolve the crisis at Ajemabad Tea Plantation in Darjeeling district and Ramjhora Tea Estate in Jalpaiguri on 17 and 18 April, respectively. At present five tea estates are closed in the Terai and the Dooars region. The joint labour commissioner will hold meetings with trade unions and managements in Kalimpong on 23 April to resolve the dispute in two tea plantations. The labour department failed to resolve the crisis at Ging Tea Plantation at Lebong in Darjeeling Hills, which was closed on 10 April after tea workers allegedly, assaulted management staff member. Though the assistant labour commissioner in the Hills had convened meeting, he could not resolve the crisis. According to the labour department, two trade unions are operating at Ging Tea Plantation. The Intuc-backed trade union lodged a complaint with joint labour commissioner in Siliguri. The department failed to resolve the crisis because other trade unions, backed by the GJMM, did not turn up. Similarly, the Intuc-backed labour union did not turn up when the meeting was convened in the Hills.

TMC supporter, Security personnel spot goons removing nuts, bolts from bridge, prevent mishap son killed
statesman news service statesman news service DURGAPUR, 12 APRIL: A Trinamul Congress supporter was hacked to death and his son sustained injuries during a group clash at Gajon fair in Ketugram in Burdwan this morning. Uttam Mondal (47), a local Trinamul supporter was killed by armed goons sent by Joy Ghosh, when Mondal went to attend the fair. Mr Ghosh, a member of a rival Trinamul faction, allegedly fell out with Uttam over local issues. Both are residents of Rasuighat village under the jurisdiction of the Ketugram police station area. .our months ago, the rival groups had clashed over the possession of MGNREGA job cards. Today, Mr Ghosh allegedly went to the fair with a group of armed goons, who according to police, attacked Mondals family members first. When Mondal put up resistance he was hit with a dagger on his head. Police arrived on the spot after an hour. The locals rushed Mondal, his son Chiranjit and three others of the family to Katwa sub-divisional hospital where Mondal succumbed to his injuries. The incident triggered tension in the area and to prevent further clashes, police intensified patrolling. The SP, Burdwan, Mr S M H Meerza, said: We have initiated a case though no-one has been arrested yet. TAMLUK, 12 APRIL: Another incident of bridge collapse was averted today after the security personnel deployed to keep vigil on the two newly-constructed three-lane bridges across the Rupnarayan river along the National Highway-6 at Kolaghat, discovered that some unscrupulous persons were trying to remove the nuts and bolts from the permanent bracing angles of the steel girder portion of one of the bridges. The security guards and site workers chased the unidentified persons, but they jumped into the river and escaped by boat towards Kolaghat market. "Our men tried to find them for two hours, but they were not traceable," said Mr P K Mukherjee, liaison officer of Ashoka Buildcon Ltd, which constructed the bridges in record time. He said: "We have lodged a complaint at the Kolaghat police because we apprehend that the incident more than being a mere case of theft, was a case of sabotage". Mr Mukherjee added: "Some removed

State ordinance on panchayats soon

Being part of the golden quadrilateral, this route is extremely important for transportation activities of the state especially as this highway connects Kolkata and Haldia port to major parts of the southern and western parts of the country

nuts have been seized from the place and we are now fixing those up again." The incident of the recent flyover collapse at Ultadanga in Kolkata has not faded away yet from people's memories, but today's incident at Kolaghat bridge has triggered panic among the locals. "We are worried after hearing that some criminals were removing costly nuts and bolts from the girder portion of the bridge. If they are not arrested, any mishap may happen," said Amit Bera, a shop-owner at the Kolaghat market. The much-awaited bridge projects across the Rupnarayan river were commissioned by

Ashoka Buildcon on 1 April, 18 months ahead of schedule. The travellers who had to spend harrowing hours caught in traffic jams were relieved when the bridges were opened to traffic. Mr Mukherjee said: "Before these bridges were built, there used to be an old narrow two-lane bridge that becoming a cause of concern for the government and locals alike. The bridge was not built to handle heavy traffic flow and even a small mishap led to traffic jams." "Being part of the golden quadrilateral, this route is extremely important for transportation activities of the state especially as this highway connects Kolkata and Haldia port to major parts of the southern and western parts of the country," he said. According to highways officials, the contractor had to face a number of technical challenges in the design and construction of the first bridge. Three wells could not be used as those had technical faults. "The new contractor adopted updated technology and used an innovative technique to lower the bearing, which is also unique in the world," Mr Mukherjee said.

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The state government will bring an ordinance in Assembly for running the panchayats if election is not held in time," said panchayat and rural development minister Mr Subrata Mukherjee. He said that the absence of a provision for appointing administrators since 2004, necessitates the passing of the ordinance. He said that the state would also consult legal experts before bringing the ordinance.

Youth kills brother

Fish cultivation in state One year after boat capsizal, ferry service still remains unsafe water bodies soon
statesman news service statesman news service BEHRAMPORE, 12 APRIL: The authorities refuse to learn lessons from past mistakes, or so it seems, as even after one year has passed since the Bhandardaha channel of Hariharpara boat capsizal incident, that claimed the lives of five students, including four girls on 12 April 2011, no improvement has been effected in ferry services. There have been no directives to ghat owners and boatmen and there is only one boat for hundreds of students and residents of the locality. During a condolence meeting on the school premises, the teachers and students of Lalnagar High School at Hariharpara admitted that they were helpless. The teachers instead advised the students to be cautious while crossing the channel by boat. Teachers and students from villages like Nawpara, Simulia, Pradipdanga and several others depend on ferry services on Bhandardaha channel to reach the school at Lalnagar village. On the day of the capsizal, the boat, overloaded with students, turned turtle in the midstream and some on board got drowned. The survivors swam to safety but the victims who got entangled in muddy undergrowth could not be traced till the divers rescued the bodies the following day. The DM, Murshidabad issued a directive to the boatmen to take stipulated care of boats and maintain some guidelines. But the DM's instructions have fallen on deaf ears, alleged locals residents. The teachers of the school also admitted that no step has been taken to improve ferry services. Earlier the ministers of the fisheries declared a number of schemes for enrichment of bio-diversity of Bhandardaha channel but nothing has worked out so far. The hyacinth clusters that often obstruct boat movements on the stream has not be removed yet. KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: Mr Rajib Bandhopadhayay, state irrigation minister said today at Writers' Buildings that a task force has been formed under the chairmanship of Power Minister, Mr Manish Gupta, for fish cultivation in the water bodies of the state government. Mr Rajib Bandhopadhayay, Mr Malay Ghatak, Agriculture Minister, Mr Soumen Mahapatra, water investigation department minister are the members of the task force. The agriculture department has around 300 water bodies and 150 water bodies have been identified for fish farming. "Canals and

DURGAPUR, 12 APRIL: Apparently spurred by an uncontrollable urge to pursue higher studies, 28 yearold Shailendra Harijan killed his elder brother when he refused to give him the required money. His brother, 48 year-old Hiralal Harijan, a miner in the Coal Indias Tilaboni colliery used to fund Shailendras studies in New Delhi. He had asked for a sum of Rs 80,000 a fortnight ago as he was planning to opt for management studies there. The elder brother, struggling hard to maintain his family, refused to extend the fund immediately and asked him to wait for six months. This infuriated him. He went to his brothers place in Tilaboni and had an altercation on the issue. Hiralal was depressed as he could not arrange the funds for his brother, said Mr Ravinder Pasi, colleague of the deceased. According to the family members after the heated exchange, Hiralal went out of the house followed by Shailendra, who was armed with a rod. Shailendra allegedly hit his elder brother who fell to the ground. Hiralals groans alerted the local people who took him to the Coal Indias Central Hospital in Kalla where he succumbed to his injuries. After that they handed Shailendra over to police. Police registered a murder case against him and he will be produced in Court tomorrow, officials said.

Man dies in freak mishap

bheris will be chosen for fish farming," said Mr Bandhopadhyay. New water bodies were dug up under the project Jal dharo jal bharo (Preserve Water, Reserve Water) and those water bodies will be used for fish cultivation. Senior official of the fisheries department will look after the projects and will co-ordinate with the agriculture and irrigation departments. It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her concern over the low fish production in the state and the skyrocketing price of fishes in the market. A report regarding availability of water bodies for fish cultivation will be submitted to the task force within 10 days by the agriculture department.

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: The operator of a mechanised crane died this afternoon after it fell into the Hooghly river. Police said Md Imran (22) was operating the crane and uploading goods from a ship. Suddenly the crane broke down and fell on the river along with the victim. Later, police fished out the body and sent it for postmortem.

Youth dies in road mishap

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: A 21-year-old youth died after a lorry ran over him this afternoon. According to police, Ram Paravas Shaw was working in the area when a lorry which was in reverse mowed him down and hit another man. Both of them were taken to hospital where Ram was declared brought dead. The driver of the lorry had fled the spot.

Two dead, 5 injured in accident

NVD, IIPM tie up to give boost to rural education

KOLKATA, 12 APRIL: As an initiative to provide employment opportunities and develop entrepreneurship skills among the rural mass, Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) along with NVD Group today announced the launch of NVD-IIPM National College (NINC). At the launching ceremony, Mr Arindam Chaudhuri, the management guru and director of the IIPM said, "The initiative will aim at empowering rural youth to be self-sufficient and make them capable of generating employment. IIPM will make sure that there is no compromise with the quality of education that will be imparted here." Mr Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Chairman of the NVD group said, "The rural backward people of India are in a dormant state. Given the opportunity, they will be the force to reckon with." When asked about the course fee, he said that unlike mainstream IIPM courses, which are very expensive, the courses would be affordable to the rural mass although the exact feestructure has not yet been sorted out." The NINC, which will have a franchisee-based structure, is sought to educate the rural masses of West Bengal and the northeast states like Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram initially at "a very cost-effective course fee. sns

ABAVP threatens stir against bid to impose Terai-Dooars council

statesman news service SILIGURI, 12 APRIL: Mainstream ABAVP leaders today informed North Bengal Development Affairs Minister Gautam Deb that they would launch a movement against the state government if it ties to set up a Terai-Dooars Development Council (TDDC). The ABAVP leaders, led by Mr Rajesh Lakra, today served a memorandum to Mr Debs department on different issues, including the TDDC and proposed Hindi College at Banarhat in Jalpaiguri. The Trinamul Congress was campaigning that the state should set up the council for this region under North Bengal Development Affairs Department. The matter came to light after the GJMM-backed MLA from Kalchini, Mr Wilson Chamramary, joined the Trinamul Congress. The Trinamul leaders in Jalpaiguri are also campaigning for Mr Champramary to be the head of the council. Mr Lakra said that they would start agitating against the state government if it sets up

BARRACKPORE, 12 APRIL: Two men died and five injured as a truck hit another coming in the opposite direction on Kalyani expressway near Shyamnagar, today at around 6 in the morning, Jagaddal police said. Seven fish-sellers were returning from Bagnan in a truck loaded with fish. Police took the injured to Barrackpore B N Bose hospital. Sanjay Maji, a victim has been sent to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata as his condition turned critical. Police will soon investigate the matter. BARASAT, 12 APRIL: Some Trinamul Congress supporters damaged a portion of the house of Haripada Biswas, the district secretary of .orward Bloc near Shyamnagar station in North 24-Parganas today. Police detained one youth in this connection.

TMC activists damage .B leaders house

Mr Lakra said that they would start agitating against the state government if it sets up the council ignoring their long-standing demand for setting up an autonomous body ~ Tribal Advisory Council with Constitutional guarantee
the council ignoring their long-standing demand for setting up an autonomous Tribal Advisory Council with Constitutional guarantees. We have been demanding that the state set up the TAC under 5th Scheduled of the Indian Constitution. However, the government is trying to appease the residents of the region by offering the TDDC ahead of the rural polls, Mr Lakra said.

They also demanded that the state government start rnning the proposed Hindi College through some makeshift arrangement from the current education session after laying the foundation for the college at Banarhat immediately. The ABAVP state president would hold a series of meetings with the groups members and supporters in the Dooars from tomorrow. The leaders would visit the area till Tuesday and campaign against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which has tied up with the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha in the region to contest the rural polls. The leadership has issued show-cause notices and sought clarification from three leaders, who have recently started working for the JMM in the Dooars region. Mr Lakra said they have sought clarification from Mr T Soren, Mr Rajesh Barla and Mr Amardhan Buxla in the Dooars about their present anti-organisational role and why they decided to join hands with the JMM despite a resolution against the political party.

TMC activist arrested

BHANGORE, 12 APRIL: Abu Samad, a Trinamul activist from Bhangore was arrested today by Kashipur police on charges of extorting money from a couple. He was produced before the Baruipur court, which remanded him to jail for 14 days. Samad is a close associate of Mr Arabul Islam, the controversial TMC leader and former MLA.

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parties food drink health music parties food drink

ENGLISH MOVIE Oblivion
Fame South City Mall, 8:55am, 1:50pm, 8:55pm Fame Hiland Park, 11:35am, 5:15pm, 11pm HDIL Broadway, 12.15pm; 6.45pm; 11.15pm Inox-Forum, 11:15a.m, 5p.m 11:20p.m Inox-City Centre, 9:15a.m 1p.m, 10:50p.m Inox-Swabhumi, 9:30a.m 12:35p.m, 10:35p.m Inox-Rajarhat, 11:35a.m 8:30p.m Inox-Liluah, 11:40a.m 9:50p.m PVR Howrah, Noon, 4:55pm.

HINDI MOVIE
Basusree, Noon, 6pm, 9pm Ajanta-I, 11am Ajanta-II, 6.40pm Ashoka, 1.45pm Fame South City Mall, 9:10am(G), 12:10pm, 4:35pm(G), 11:20pm Fame Hiland Park, 9:55am, 2:50pm, 10:20pm Fame Hind, 12:15pm, 10:45pm HDIL Broadway, 10am; 12.45pm(G); 2.25pm; 5.45pm; 9pm Inox-Forum, 9:10a.m 11:40a.m, 1:40p.m, 4:40p.m 8:50p.m Inox-City Centre, 10:15a.m 2:30p.m, 7:50p.m 10:20p.m Inox-Swabhumi, 9:30a.m 11:55a.m, 2:30p.m, 7:50p.m 10:20p.m InoxRajarhat, 9:10a.m

HINDI MOVIE
11:40a.m, 2:10p.m, 7:15p.m 10:55p.m Inox-Liluah, 9a.m, 2p.m 7p.m PVR Howrah, 9:30am 2:25pm, 7:20pm, 9:50pm.

around town
HINDI MOVIE
12:10pm, 2:50pm, 5:30pm, 8:10pm, 10:50pm Fame Hind, 9:05am, 11:40am, 2:15pm, 4:50pm, 7:25pm, 10pm HDIL Broadway, 9am(G); 10.15am(G); 11am(G); 2pm(G); 4.30pm(G); 7pm(G); 9.30pm(G); 11pm(G) Inox-Forum, 9:10a.m 11:50a.m, 2:30p.m, 5:10p.m 7:50p.m, 9:50p.m, 10:50p.m Inox-City Centre, 9:10a.m 11:35a.m, 2:20p.m, 5p.m 8:15p.m, 10:20p.m Inox-Swabhumi, 9:45a.m 12:20p.m, 3p.m, 5:35p.m 8:10p.m, 10:45p.m Inox-Rajarhat, 9:10a.m 11:50a.m, 2:30p.m, 5:10p.m 7:50p.m, 9:40p.m, 10:40p.m Inox-Liluah, 9:10a.m 11:50a.m, 2:30p.m, 5:10p.m 7:50p.m, 10:30p.m PVR Howrah, 9:30am 10:30am, 12:35pm 4pm 6:05pm, 8:30pm, 9:35pm.

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BENGALI MOVIE
Inox-Rajarhat, 6:20p.m Inox-Liluah, 5p.m

SPECIAL EVENT Baisakhi Blast 2013

Baisakhi Blast 2013 at Mani Square on 13th April 2013 MC Driven Activities ,Tattoo Artist Inflated Characters, Fever FM / Hoarding (noon - 6 pm)

RESTUARANT Poila Baishak Brunch

Afraa, Offer Poila Baishak Brunch Special Bengali Buffet with choice of Beverage (Wine/Beer/Cocktail) at Block G, City Centre Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064, price Rs. 800/- per person exclusive tax for booking 9748031000 from 14th & 15th April 2013; 12.30pm to 3.30pm, Menu : Aam Pora Shorbot \Starter Kucho Chigrir Chop, Panchmishali Pakori Salad Fresh Green Salad with Gondhoraj Lebu Main dish Kochi Panther Jhol Aloo diya, Fish Bathuarani Posto Murgi Jhuri Aloo Bhaja, Badam Curry Pata Diye / Begun bhaja/ Kumro phuler bora /Potol bhaja Muri GhontoEchorer Dalna, Aloo Rossa Cholar dal, Luchi, Ghee Bhat Dessert : Pantua, Malai Chamcham, Sandesh ar Gureer Souffle Misti doi, Ice-cream.

HINDI MOVIE
7:10pm(G), 10:50pm Fame Hiland Park 9am, 2:05pm, 7:45pm Hind Fame 9:40am, 8:10pm Jaya-2, 11.50am Elite 12 noon, 3 p.m, 6 p.m. 9 p.m. New Empire , 3pm HDIL Broadway, 10am; 12.30pm; 3pm; 8pm; 10.30pm PVR Howrah, 9:50am 12:15pm, 3:20pm, 6:45pm 8:50pm.

Holud Pakhir Dana

Purobi, 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm Prachi, Noon Jaya-2, 7.30pm Ellora, 5pm, 8pm Darpana, 2.45pm, 5.45pm, 8.30pm

Nautanki Saala
Roxy, 12.30pm, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm Menoka, 12.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm Jaya-II, 4.50pm Ajanta-II, Noon, 8.50pm Ashoka, 11.30am, 8.30pm Fame South City Mall, 9:10am, 11:50am, 2:30pm, 5:10pm, 7:50pm, 9:45pm(G), 10:30pm Fame Hiland Park, 9:15am,

MUSIC Indian Classical Music

Rhythm Club Garia, Indian Classical Music session at Ananda Niketan, C-5 Bus Stand , 52, Srinagar Main Road, Garia Station, on 14th April 2013; 5.30pm

Basanto Utsav
Indira, 12.45pm

Kanamachi
Inox City Centre 2:35p.m Minar, Bijoli Chhabighar 3 p.m., 5.45 p.m., 8.30 p.m. Ellora , 2pm

Jolly L.L.B.
Fame South City Mall, 11:35am(G)

Chayamoy
Fame Hiland Park 12:20pm

DANCE COMPETITION Dance India Dance

Zee TV announces the return of another astounding innings of Dance India Dance, the mother of all dance shows, DID Super Moms! Auditions for the show have already started with Zee TV calling for entries in 15 cities across the country. If you are a mommy yourself or if you know any mommies who dance like a dream, send them for the auditions of Dance India Dance Super Moms! The Kolkata auditions will take place on Saturday 13th April at Swabhumi ; 9 am to 2pm.

Jurassic Park 3D
Inox Forum 4:05p.m Inox City Centre 11:45a.m Inox Swabhumi 11:55a.m Inox Rajarhat 10:15a.m Inox Liluah 9:00a.m 1:50p.m 7:05p.m Fame South City Mall, 11:20am Fame Hiland Park, 9:35am

BENGALI MOVIE Goynar Baksho

Priya, Noon, 6.55pm, 9.25pm Pushpashree, 2pm, 5pm, 7.45pm Prachi, 2.30pm, 5.15pm, 7.45pm Navina, 2.30pm, 5pm Jaya, 2.15pm, 4.50pm, 7.30pm Ajanta-I, 1.15pm, 3.50pm, 6.25pm, 8.55pm Aleya, 1pm, 4pm, 6.45pm Ashoka, 6pm Fame South City Mall, 2:35pm, 5:20pm, 8:05pm Fame Hiland Park, Noon, 2:45pm, 5:30pm, 8:15pm Hind Fame, 2:40pm, 5:25pm HDIL Broadway, 3pm(G); 5.40pm(G); 8.20pm(G) Inox-Forum, 2:10p.m 7:30p.m Inox-City Centre, 11:45a.m 2:10p.m 4:55p.m, 7:40p.m Inox-Swabhumi, 2:20p.m 5:05p.m, 7:50p.m Inox-Rajarhat, 2p.m 4:45p.m, 7:30p.m Inox-Liluah, 2:10p.m, 7:05p.m PVR Howrah, 1:15pm, 3pm 5:45pm.

Hawa Bodol
Inox Forum 6:40p.m Inox City Centre 11:55a.m 6:05p.m Inox Swabhumi 3p.m Inox Rajarhat, 3:35p.m Inox Liluah 4:25p.m Fame South City Mall 4:15pm Fame Hiland Park, 6:45pm Priya 2.30pm Ajanta-II, 4.10pm

G.I. Joe : Retaliation 3D

Inox Forum 9a.m

HINDI MOVIE Commando

New Empire, 12.30pm, 6pm, 8.30pm Priya, 9..45am Paradise Navina, Noon, 7.30pm Moonlight (all shows) Menoka, 2.30pm, 4.30pm Jaya-II, 2.15pm Jaya, 11.50am

Chasme Baddoor
Inox Forum 9a.m, 11:35a.m 2:05p.m, 7:10p.m, 10:15p.m Inox City Centre 9a.m 3:30p.m, 7:35p.m, 10:30p.m Inox Swabhumi 10a.m 4:55p.m, 7:35p.m, 10:15p.m Inox Rajarhat 9a.m, 1p.m 4:40p.m, 10:15p.m Inox Liluah 9:05a.m, 11:25a.m 4:25p.m, 9:30p.m Fame South City Mall, 9:35am, 2:10pm(G),

EXHIBITION Art and Craft Fair 2013

Emami Chisel Art presents Art & Craft Fair 2013 an eclectic m lange of traditional Indian art, contemporary art and collectibles/sculptures/memo rabilia crafted in terracotta, etc Selected and compiled tastefully, the artworks would be available for all art-lovers at Emami Chisel Art, Emami Tower, 687 Anandapur, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata 700107 till 13th April, 2013 11 am-7pm

Flavour of the Month

Saturday, April 13th, 2013 12 pm to 3:30 pm Gelato Italiano, City Centre - Salt Lake, DC Block, Sector-1 Gelato Italiano gives a much needed breather from the scorching heat with its allnew delicious flavour of the month for April, the tantalizing "Vanilla Choco Crunch". This exciting icy cool surprise is a sure treat for all the gelato lovers.

HEALTH Health Checkup

ILS Hospitals announces special Health Check Up package On the occasion of World Health Day, ILS Hospital, Dum Dum has announced a special Health check up package. The package includes the following along with physician consultation: Haemoglobin, Total Leukocyte count(TLC), Diffrential Leukocyte count (DLC), ESR, Platelet count, ABO Rh grouping, Blood Sugar (Fasting), Lipid Profile, ECG, X Ray(Chest), Urine R/E,, Serum Creatinine, Uric Acid. The above mentioned package along with physician consultation will cost Rs.990 only at ILS Dum Dum, 1st Floor. OPD 1, Khudiram Bose Sarani Kazipara, Kolkata - 80 Contact Details: 40315000/5001/ 08335037209 till 14th April 2013; 8am 8pm

Hangover Brunch
Saturday, April 13th, 2013 12 pm to 3:30 pm Mythh, Hotel Hindusthan International, 235/1, AJC Bose Road Mythh brings to you Hangover Brunch paired with an unlimited pouring of house brands. Enjoy live stations from Japanese yaki yasi to shushis, Pan Asian delicacies, juice bar for kids, magic show live.

Photography Exhibition on Shahbag

An exhibition of photographs on Shahbag by Pulak Chanda at Boi-Chitra, 2nd Floor , College Street Coffee House Bulding till 13 April 2013; 3.30pm - 7.30pm.

Shobdo
Priya, 5pm Star Theatre, 2.45pm, 5pm Basusree, 3pm Ajanta-II, 2.15pm Ashoka, 4pm Fame South City Mall, 6:55pm Fame Hiland Park 4:40pm HDIL Broadway, 4.40pm Inox-Forum, 6:40p.m Inox-City Centre, 6:05p.m

Batik Paintings
Hashi Mukherjee exhibits her solo exhibition on Batik Paintings at Academy of Fine Arts; till 17th April 2013; 3pm to 8pm

NIGHTLI.E Liquid Buffet

Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm Roxy, The Park, 17, Park Street Pick and choose from the cocktail buffet - Cinnamon Tree, Caipiroshka, Blue Moon Martini, A long kiss Goodnight and enjoy the happiness unlimited.

Emanation
Saturday, April 13th, 2013 11 am to 6 pm Aakriti Art Gallery, Picasso Bithi, 12/3A Hungerford Street Samir Mondal celebrates 60years of being a painter with an exhibition of paintings specially created for this occassion.

A still from Oblivion showing at Inox, Fame, HDIL Broadway, PVR Howrah

BRIEF NOTICE The e-Admit Cards for the two Computer-based Recruitment Tests for (i) 04 posts Economic Officer in the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture and (ii) 05 posts of Assistant Engineer (Wireless) redesignated as Assistant Engineer (Communication) in Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources scheduled to be held from 10-00 a.m. to 12-00 noon and 3-00 p.m. to 5-00 p.m. respectively on 21 April, 2013 (Sunday) at nine centres all over India, have been uploaded on Commission's website (http://www.upsc.gov.in). No paper Admit Card will be issued for these Recruitment Tests by the Commission. The candidates are advised to download their eAdmit Cards and take a printout thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout of their e-Admit Cards at the allotted venue for appearing in the Recruitment Tests. The Time Table & Instructions to candidates are also available on the Commission's website. In case of any difficulty, the candidates may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.): (011) 23381125, 23385271 and 23098543. davp 55102/14/0004/1314

Adding colours to the steps

nita vidyarthi The Holi celebrations of Calcutta School of Music at the Sandre Hall saw the distinguished Hindustani Classical vocalist Dalia Rahut in an impressive recital followed by traditional Kathak presentation by pro Keya Chanda, both faculty members of the institution. Dalia Rahut, an exponent of the Benaras Gharana was initially trained by Pandit A T Kanan in Hindustani Classical music and later became one of its first few full-time scholars at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Here she received intensive training from none other than the legendary Girija Devi from 1978 to 1992 under the true tradition of the Guru-shishya parampara and at present heads the classical music department of the school . She began the evening with a fine Thumri dekha n rela na tumse tumse ko khele hori , tumto karti barjori in Mishra Kafi, a bolbano number in the true Benaras style. Topkhayals are not often heard in such soirees, so Gukshan mein dekho in Raga Bahar was a welcome number, with lovely vistaars, resting gulshan mein pat at pancham. Equally mellifluous was Mein Khelungi Holi a number set to raga Sohini. Chaiti , the folkloric songs of Uttar Pradesh is indispensible for Holi and embraces Bira ha Shringa r and sung expressing the yearning for the beloved. The nuances were passionately unfolded by Rahut in the soul-stirring number Charal chaitachita lageyna rama , babakey bhawanwa, the best presentation of the evening. Her easy but powerful style of presenting the light classical tradition was captivating as was her smooth moves over all the octaves portrayed in the charming Chalo guiya aaj kheley holi in true spirit of the festival of colours. Keya Chanda, a seasoned dancer presented Sa ra swa ti Vandana in the Chaturang style, showing her grip over pure dance or Nritta , followed by gat bhav . She has a good grip over rhythm and so her footwork shows her confidence to present different rhythmic patterns competently.

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Did you know...
lThat Rajeev Khandelwal is an Indian film and television actor well known for his performances and choice of scripts. lThat his most notable characters have been Dr Aamir Ali in the critically acclaimed 2008-debut film Aamir, ACP Arvind Mathur who battles inner demons in Shaitan and the Tinnitus-affected DJ from Soundtrack. lThat in 2011, he became the brand ambassador for the National Geographic Channels show, Supercars. lThat the news is in the air that Khandelwal and Prachi Desai will be seen together in Vikram Tulis debut film, Joker.

13 APRIL SATURDAY 2013

ac tuli pays tribute to Manna Dey ~ now only a few days away from his 94th birthday and deservedly resting on his laurels in Bangalore

Range of the rainbow

At last, an entertainer

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Pooja Salvi Direction ** Acting **** Verdict ***** Script ****
Sippys venture is right up there with the likes of Delhi Belly, Kahaani, Paan Singh Tomar, Vicky Donor, which have, over the last few years, proved that small films (in terms of budget) with stories to tell do relate to what the medium is meant to do entertain. Nautanki Saala! tickles the sensibilities with its clever theatrics and a layering of welcome comedy, some great lines and appreciable performances. The story, albeit borrowed from the 2003 .rench movie Apres Vous, has been aptly adapted to fit into the Indian psyche, with the Ramayana framed in. .or sure, this isnt another venture to force the laughs, but, instead, an offering for those who love new-age cinema and Sippy and company texture the original effectively to make it their own. The ball is set rolling from the very first scene, where, apart from exploring love, the focus is on how the destinies of two men locked in the most unusual manner leave them absorbedly attached, their loyalties constantly tested through quirky challenges and, ah, temptations. Sippy also resorts to the Raavan Leela play, which takes centrestage by way of a lavish costume drama displayed in London operas. Ram Parmar, aka RP (Khurrana), is a stage actor who emulates the evilminded Ravaan but nurtures a good-natured soul offstage. RPs immense generosity is what links him to the awfully depressive Mandar Lele (Kapur), whom he saves from attempting suicide. RP, hell bent on helping his friend, regaining his confidence and winning back his ladylove even sidelines his girlfriend Chitra and evades her relentless attempts at demanding attention. And in brightening up his pals lonely life, he loses himself and is, ironically,

Movie: Nautanki Saala! Director: Rohan Sippy

ROHAN

, Manna Dey was conferred with the much-coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award. At that time most of us felt that a singer of his calibre should have been given this award much earlier. .or an award, however prestigious, loses much of its charm if it takes an unconscionably long time to come to a deserving artiste. Manna Dey is now only a few days away from his 94th birthday and this Grand Old Man of Music, now settled in Bangalore, is deservedly resting on his laurels. Some of us evaluate a singers career by the size of his output, and if we measure Deys contribution to Hindi film music by that yardstick, we wont find him anywhere near his more prolific contemporaries like Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar. But where Dey scores over all other singers of his time is his versatility and the astonishing range of his voice. It was, of course, his rich voice, well trained in classical music, that enabled him to attempt difficult songs songs which were beyond the ken of his contemporaries. Born Prabodh Chandra Dey in what was then called Calcutta on 1 May 1919, he had the good fortune of getting his first musical lessons from his famous paternal uncle, Krishana Chandra Dey, more popularly known as KC Dey. During his school and college days, Manna Dey got his grooming in classical music from this uncle, who was a renowned singer-composer-actor of those days. Later, he learnt classical music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan. Besides, he came in contact with musical geniuses like Pankaj Mullick, RC Boral, Timir Baran and KL Saigal, all of whom were his KC Deys friends and fellow artists at New Theatres, Calcutta. In 1942, Manna Dey came to Bombay along with uncle KC to compose music for Hindi films. The first song he recorded was a duet, which he sang with Suraiya for the film Tamanna (1942). The music of this film was composed by KC Dey, and Suraiya, then only 12, had to stand on a little stool to face the microphone with Manna Dey. It was a melodious number and the magic of Manna Deys voice was not lost on the composers of Bombay. Music director Shankarrao Vyas was so impressed with the young singers voice that he

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mera shall always be remembered as one of his best. The beauty of this song is that its first half is composed in raga Jogia and the second half in raga Bahar. Another song of this film based on a classical raga, Torey naina raseele kateele hai Ram, was also an impeccable artistic achievement. Manna Deys association with RK .ilms began with Awara (1951). The famous dream sequence song of this film was rendered by him. In Boot Polish (1954), he sang a few memorable songs, including, of course, the delightfully comic number, Lapak jhapak tu aur badarwa, picturised in the film on convicts cooped
Dey's association with RK .ilms began with Awara

called him to sing for Vijay Bhatts Ram Rajya (1943). He was now admired for the melodious voice with its range of the rainbow. He recorded songs for some other films of the 1940s but those that were to catapult him to the top bracket among the playback singers of his time were composed by SD Burman for the Bombay Talkies film Mashaal (1950). He sang two songs for this film Ooper gagan vishaal neeche gehra pataaal and Duniya ke logo lo himmat se kaam sab ki phikar karne wala raam These songs established once and for all that Manna Deys voice was not only mellifluous but also of considerable range. The music directors of those days suddenly realised that he was as comfortable in the higher octaves as Mohammad Rafi. As a singer, 1953 was important in Manna Deys career. Bimal Roys Do Bigha Zameen had two chorus songs in which his was the leading voice Haryala sawan dhol bajata aayaand Dharti kahe pukar ke beej bichha le pyar ke, mausam beeta jaye These songs, composed by Salil Chowdhury, became so popular that Manna Dey started getting calls from many Bollywood music directors. Anil Biswas, scoring for the Nimmi-Shekhar starrer Hamdard (1953), asked him to sing a few songs for this film. A duet that Manna Dey sang with Lata Mangeshkar under Anil Biswass direction, Pee bin soona ree, patjhar jaisa jeevan

Ironically, some of the best songs based on classical ragas and sung by Manna Dey were lip-synced on screen by comedians. That definitely diluted and trivialised the artistic significance of these songs
up in a prison cell. Raj Kapoor normally preferred Mukesh as his voice for film songs, but there were certain numbers that his music composers thought only Manna Dey could sing to perfection. So, in songs like Pyar hua ikrar hua phir pyar kyon darta hai dil, Dil ka haal sune dilwala and Mur mur ke na dekh mur mur ke and Arre bhai dekh ke chalo, Raj Kapoors playback voice was Manna Dey. Then, all songs lip-synced by Raj Kapoor in Chori Chori (1956) were sung by Dey under Shankar-Jaikishans music direction. No other playback singer excelled Dey when it

came to qawwali singing. In Barsat Ki Raat (1960), he, along with other singers, rendered this immortal qawwali, Na to karvaan ki talaash hai, na to humsafar ki talaash hai It is considered to be one of the great achievements of his career as a singer. Ironically, some of the best songs based on classical ragas and sung by Manna Dey were lipsynced on screen by comedians. That definitely diluted and trivialised the artistic significance of these songs. You may be all admiration for songs like Phul gaindva na maro, lagat karejwa mein chot, Arre kaahe ko jhoothi banao batiyan, Nazara mujhe isne chilman se mara, Ik chatur naar kar ke singhar and many others when you listen to them on your music system, but when you hear the same songs lip-synced in films by comedians like Agha, Mehmood and Johnny Walker, you feel these have been sinfully wasted through shoddy and flippant presentation on screen. Apart from singing Hindi film songs, Manna Dey has sung in Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati and some other regional languages. During his career in the film industry, he was conferred with a number of prestigious awards. Apart from the Padma Shri (1971), Padma Bhushan (1987) and Dada Saheb Phalke Award (2007), he has been given many other awards, including the Lata Mangeshkar Award (1985) instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government. Though the musical tastes of the present generation have changed, Deys songs are evergreen and unforgettable. His musical riches are so overwhelming that it is difficult to choose 10 best songs from among his overall renditions so far. But there are certain songs of his that keep haunting admirers. Among these are the prominent Laga chunri nein daag chhupaoon kaise, Kaun aya mere man ke dware payal ki jhankar liye, Sur na saje kya gaaoon mein, Chali radhey rani akhiyon mein paani, Ai mere pyare watan, ai mere bichhre chaman, Kasmein vaadey pyar wafa sab baatein hain, Chalat musafir moh liya re pinjre wali muniya and Tu pyar ka sagar hai teri ik boond ke pyase hum

broken. If theres a flaw, its the unimaginative placement of music tracks that sort of drags the narrative. Despite this setback, Sippys laugh fest warrants applause for not just its talented and fairly non-celeb lead cast, but its extraordinary supporting cast as well. .rom the Malayalee hospital receptionist who rambles on in Hindi in the twang of her mother tongue, to the stout and boisterous stage-show producer Chandra, who believes he has the gumption to step into the spotlight when a role goes abegging. Of the three onscreen actresses, Mendonca is the most delightful as RPs nagging sweetheart, Chitra. Barring a funny wine-spitting scene, a curlyhaired Sharma is fairly poised and barely given scene space to cause any major distress (thank God!). However, Salvi is unable to hold her own as the female lead, though she manages to construct an attractive Nandini with her gorgeous features. But beauty without brains is what ruins it for her. Despite being just one-comedy old, both Khurrana and Kapur show extraordinary comic timing and insight, ensuring they dont slip into crass caricatures. Khurrana, who impressed in Vicky Donor, casts a spell yet again, while Kapur moulds Mandar with affectionate charm that guarantees you will be left in splits. Given the weather outside, Nautanki Saala! will give you the wherewithal to tackle rising Centigrades on exit. debameeta bhattacharya

IGNORANCE, in the case of Tom Cruises

So much for well

indulgence in this state of mind, would amount to oblivion, the title of Joseph Kosinkis venture and a word he would seem to have blatantly superimposed on the action. Then again, oblivion would describe the incognito Cruise is all set to sink into after his last venture, Jack Reacher, failed to establish him an overreacher, much as when he made a poor rock of himself as Stacee Jaxx in Rock Of Ages. As Jack Harper, Cruise very much essays the role suggested by the title, reluctantly apt, because this is a memory you will always want to erase. At 50, though Cruise looks in pretty good shape which is all for the better because hes on a mission to save the planet,

make you wonder whether this is Cruises last crack at action, vis--vis and yet again, in this science-fiction adventure his past imposDirection ** Acting *** adapted by Kosinski from his own unpublished sible missions. Script ** Verdict ** graphic novel. The immediThe year is 2077 and earth, as the USA sees ate memory of it here, has been turned into a cemetery of ashen the survivors has been wiped out before they relocate plains and denuded landmarks as an outcome of a dev- to one of Saturns moons, of all places. A visible astating war with the aliens. Jack Harper, who looks diaphaneity and a feeling of departure in a depopulatlike another mistaken US clone trying to save the plan- ed earth and a space above it should have rendered the et, has been asked to monitor what remains prior to film some credibility had the plot not marred what final emigration and oversee a fleet of pilotless drone could have otherwise been a beautiful reminiscence of craft that look for hostile scavengers scurrying around Pixars Wall E. A position of intellectual detachment the surface. Assisted by Victoria (Andrea Riseborough), haunts Harper with memories of a romantic encounter Harper, a tough soldier, skirts calcified canyons and in a once-peaceful New York and this constitutes the tries hard to display a dedication that will, at times, next set of events that introduces us to his once wife,

Movie: Oblivion Director: Joseph Kosinski Cast: Tom Cruise, Morga .reeman, Olga Kurylenko, Melissa Leo

Julia, played by Ogla Kurlyyenko. She stirs intense memories in Harper who, by this time, is sure of the hide-and-seek game the authorities have been playing with him. All the script needs now is the very-talented Malcolm Bleech (Morgan .reeman), the resistance leader stationed on earth, who makes the daredevil Harper aware of his cloned existence, thereby giving us insights into the efforts of a director who completely wasted .reemans potential. The visual effects are amazingly amplified, thanks to Claudio Miranda. The thoughtful camera delay on the planetary ruins, vast tracts of desert and highrises in New York make the film a treat for the eyes, even if it fails to satisfy intellectual demands as Cruise bores with some familiar stunts. The films adorable sense of apartness is challenged frame by frame as it heads towards illogical conclusions during moments of crises. aishwarya mondal

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Showcasing culture
Manipuri Kirtana is the gift of the Chaitanya cult of Vaisnavism, which came to Manipur as a gift from Chaitanya Mahaprabhu from Bengal. Kirtan groups, clad in white costume, wearing white turbans with kartals-cymbals in their hands sit in the mandaps ready to sing. \ Kirtana in Manipur has given birth to Pung cholom and Kartal cholom two most important dance forms associated with Kirtan. A group of seven dancers performed Pung Cholom under the direction of Guru Kirti Singh. Thy only used drummers in the Dhumal style, which added to the spark of the performance. It goes without saying that Manipur is a storehouse of culture. Pung Cholom was followed by Thang ta, which is actually a sign of warrior like people, called meiteis. A dozen of dancers rendered a spectacular performance under the choreography of Guru Roshan Longijamswa. The Nata-Sankirtana group rendered a performance under the guidance of Guru N. Shyamchand. Thang Ta which means sword and spear took birth due to the war environment in Manipur. It isnt easy to specialise in the techniques of this martial art form. One has to learn Khurumba, Leiba, thong khong and Wai teiba.

Imphal, celebrated its foundation day on 1 April 2013 inside its auditorium. Thockchom Meinya, member of Parliament and Prof. N. Tombi Singh, vice-chairman of the Academy graced the occasion as chief guests. Guru Lakpati Singh and his group set the tone of the evening. At the prize ceremony, Thounaojam Shobhachandra Singh received the Rajyapal Gold Medal, Ahongshangbam Priya Rani Devi was awarded the Lourembamtombi Gold Medal and Chakpram Narendra Singh received the Guru Gulapi Gold Medal in the diploma course category. Roshali Rajkumari was honoured with two gold medals Savita M. Mehta and Khukhu Sarkar Gold Medal for diploma course year III (dance). The beautiful solo renditions of the awardees justified the truth of their ability and quality. The rasikas were then treated to a mixed fare of the cultural wealth of Manipur with the presentation of Lai Haroaba, Kabui Jagoi, Pung Cholom, Thang-Ta, Nata Sankirtana, Mao-jagoi, Holi Pala and Vasant Ras Lai Haraoba the story of how the Earth was created is the basis of all Manipur dances. The Maibas high priests and Maibis the priestesses are the directors and star performers. The local people take part in the dance, which ensures abundance and prosperity. On the first day of the 59th foundation festival, Laiharoaba taken from Laibou Jagoi, was shown. It portrayed the art of weaving from the time it is planted till the time it is woven into cloth to a hand made loom. The final product is then washed and the first two pieces are offerings to the Gods. Pena an instrument typical to Manipur and drums helped create the music. The Phisharol dance was by the Lai-Haroaba department, choreographed by Guru Indira Devi. The dance Kabui Jagoi is meant for the culturally rich Kabui tribe, that lived on the Western side of Manipur. Their dance style and colourful costumes stand out in the crowd. However, they have a variety of dance numbers Punsha Lam, Kid Lam, Gaa Lam, and Takenu Taren Lam, to name a few. Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy has a wing to impart lessons in Kabui Jagoi.

JAWAHARLAL Nehru Manipur Dance Academy,

Holi Pala Yao Shang as it is called in Manipuri language is celebrated with great fanfare for five days in Manipur. It is a festival of colours celebrated in spring. A huge group of performers dressed in colourful costumes themed Holi Pala,

which was composed and choreographed by Guru Lakhapati Singh and Satyakam Singh. Mao is one of the 39 tribes of Manipur that belong to the southern reaches of Manipur. They performed an entertaining piece of Mao Jagoi under the tutelage of guru Dikko. Raslila of Manipur, which is a highly stylised expression, is of comparatively recent origin. It started about in the year 1768 AD, during the time of Rajarshi Bhagyachandra of Manipur. The audience got a brief glimpse of Vasanta Ras on the day of when prize distribution happened. On the second day of the festival Moirang Shai by Ojah Langathen Thoinu and Pena Pala by Ojha Mangi and troop enthralled the audience. Ojha Langathen Thoinu along with A.N Aneshori Devi, A.N.Priyarani Devi and S.N.Penki Devi, presented Khambana Kabo Leikai Koiba in folk music in which Thoibi, Chingkhubas daughter and the younger brother of the Moirang king was exiled at Kabo, Burma. Khamba, visits Kabo to meet Thoibi along with his brother-in-law Pheiroijamba. As the legend goes, pena made from a bamboo rod and the shell of a coconut is an ancient Manipuri instrument of the Meitei community, which is associated with the creation of this universe. Pena Pala was presented with the main singer Kh. Mangi Singh who was accompanied by other singers. The theme of their singing was an argument, of the two important Manipuri Gods Sanamahi and Pakhamaba, over the throne of the Meitei clan. Ariba-Pala a school that imparts knowledge in Kirtan performed on the last day. It is said to have infiltrated from Bengal and is a dying art form. Manipur has an elaborate ritual for kirtana performance. Coming at the heels of AribaPala was Monoharshai a classical form of Padavali Kirtana introduced by Thakur Narottam Das, the great Vaishnava of the 16th century. This kind of Kirtana singing became prevalent in Manipur in the 19th century and has incorporated the entire sequence of Nata Kirtana singing. The dance-drama Leima Namul Khambi by Prof. N. Tombi Singh, was based on the ancient Manipuri text Chainarol an account of combats. Its aim is to depict the life and culture of the Meiteis. .inally, there was a Shradhanjali dedicated to the father of the nation, whose sacrifices blessed India with Independence. Lokendrajit choreographed the performance. Apart from having hues of classical dance, it also had the elements of Lai Haroba and other forms of contemporary dance.

tapati chowdurie witnessed a show where a wide array of dance forms dazzled the audience

sandhya sen was impressed by a constructive attempt to promote solo expertise

Dancers of tomorrow

THE West Bengal Dance Group

.ederations recent presentation of Stars of Tomorrow at Rabindra Sadan emerged as a constructive job impregnated with the attempt to provide the opportunity to group dancers to prove their mettle as solo performers of classical dance. It was a rewarding experience to come across their individual expertise and artistry in the hard task of exposing the intricacies of rhythmic connotations. Sanjib Samaddar, who initially learnt Bharatanatyam under Subhasis Dutta, has improved with the tutelage of guru Abhoy Pal. The opening Teen Murthy dedicated to the gods Ganesh, Kartikeya and Shiva was marked by the unfolding of thematic gravity and choreographic novelty. The young dancer fancifully depicted the abstract images of the three gods in Bharatanatyam through the body language of temple dance, to the vocal accompaniment of Sukumar Kutty. The apt expansion of raga Gambhira Natta wonderfully synchronised with the holy icons of the divinities. The application of the notes kakoli ni and pratyaghat gamak added to the sombre gravity of devotional exposition. Against the varied combination of the five matras of khanda chappu, Sanjibs movement, hand poses and eye expressions clearly depicted the fearlessness, romance and divinity of the three. The concluding Dasavatar was convincing but the aharya abhinaya part needed to be more focused. Aparup Khatuas Bharatanatyam was the curtain-raiser of the festival and the beginning with alaripu spoke of his proper training under guru Amrit Khatua. The delineation of

posture, movement and subject was quite correct. The choreography of the Tagore song, Basanti hey Bhubanmohini, was neatly illustrated by the young artiste with due emphasis on South Indian slow tempo. L Swetha, a student of Sujata Ramlingam, gave an admirable account of talim in the phase of tatmet, where the footwork set to Bharatanatyam tempo was impressive. What she requires to improve is the concentration on expressive language. Arjika Ghosh, student of guru Rajdeep Banerjee played sabdam in Seetaharan that was admirable due to abhinayanga, while the thillana showed promise because of the flexibility of body along with the spontaneity of movement. Shreya Guha Mazumdar, the lone Odishi dancer, charmed viewers with the lalit bhava of dance. A student of Mrittika Bhattacharya, she started with a beautiful composition of Kelucharan Mahapatra. Her pallavi and moksham, choreographed by Sujata Mahapatra, reminded one of the exclusive gharana of Kelu Sir. Shreyas posture of trivanga, followed by single and joint stepping, was imposing. The bistar of tere kete/dha or ta dhin/tere kete in pallavi and the abhinaya in Ya Devi Sarbabhuteshi bore the touch serious approach to Odishi dance. Concluding artist Sumana Bhars Kathak exhibited her riwaji skill in andaj, amad, and tukra that she imbibed from her guru, Bandana Sen. The lively toda in varied tempo and tihai was enjoyable for her joy of expression. What she requires to improve is gat bhao of expression.

COLOURFUL MELODIES

meena banerjee soaked in their hypnotic hues

music. And that is why, accompanied by Shubhankar Banerjee on the tabla, both struck a chord of lovable camaraderie while complementing each other during their duet based on khayals (raga Shyam Kalyan), thumris (ragas Kafi, Shivranjani), Bangla Raagpradhan (raga Jhinjhoti, composed by Bose), bhajan (raga Nand/Anandi). The tabla offered excellent varieties of bols and rhythmic patterns during its solo rounds and two different flavours of laggi. But all connived to offer the promised Taste of Salvation when they, led by Shukla, gifted Smriti shudhu thhake (a timeless composition by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan in his own invented raga Chandranandan). Such presentations can infuse new interest for classical music in young minds, no doubt. Direction at the .ilm and Television Institute of India, Pune. She has written, directed and acted in English plays and founded Stageaddict, a theatre group-cum-production house. She has conducted workshops and directed plays for educational institutes. She won the award for her script Chhayankaner Jonyo. At present, the award is given to playwrights, but that scope may change in the future to include young directors, designers and actors. Any original work that expands or challenges existing theatre paradigms is especially encouraged. The award has always been for fulllength original scripts by Indian playwrights between the ages of 18-35. Eminent theatre personalities like Rajinder Nath, Santwana Nigam and Dr Ananda Lal appraised the nominees for the award.

HOLI-MILAN

There was a deep shade of pain when Pandit Vijay Kichlu said, Eminent thumri exponent Purnima Chaudhuri was supposed to perform on this special occasion; but we lost her a few days ago. The hardhitting truth stunned the audience at Birla Sabhagar as the mood was tuned to enjoy a colour-dipped Holi Milan replete with a bouquet of varied idioms deeply linked with Holi prior to the festival of colours, organised by Sangeet Ashram on 24 March. All stood silently to pay respects to the departed maestro known for her chirpy, happy persona and for her serious, selfless dissemination of the treasures she possessed. As a mark of respect to Purnimaji, we are presenting Sanjana Chakraborty, one of her disciples, along with Manasi Majumdar, Sabina Mumtaz Islam, Sanjukta Biswas and Kakoli Mukherjee, said Kichlu before giving a delighting introduction to hori dhamar, the opening idiom of the evening. The celebrated accompanists included Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay, Gopal Mishra (tabla), Sarwar Hussain (sarangi) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium). All except Sanjana joined in to showcase a beautiful dhamar in raga Patadeep from dhrupad maestro .alguni Mitras treasured collection (unfortunately without due acknowledgement). This was followed by Kanha bhar-bhar mare pichkari, a famed khayal bandish in raga Bihag with typical Agra elements. But it was the young Sanjana who gifted a sparkling hori thumri in mishra Kafi set to addha with thrilling laggi in double kaherwa. True to her gurus style, her presentation in a deep, powerful voice was beautifully encrusted with rhythmic designs. Sabina and Sanjukta, two brilliant disciples of Vidushi Subhra Guha, stood out because of their extremely sur-filled voices, delightfully emotive bol-banav and neat laggis. Both chose thumris without any hues of Holi. Kakoli, a disciple of the late Sipra Bose (Lucknow gharana) who is training under Vidushi Girija Devi (Benares gharana), performed the same. A brilliant gem with

loads of pro-thumri attitude, Kakoli, who sounded a little confused, was discovered at the Purab Anga Gayaki Utsav 2011. Manasi, a senior disciple of Girijaji was more prudent at selecting her pieces (thumri: Nandalala aao Holi khelo, dadra: Udat abir-gulaal), but her severely flawed pronunciation robbed the lyrics of their beauty an important aspect of this genre. Its a pity that Sanjukta and Kakoli could not find dadras with hori themes. Sabina (Rangi sari gulabi) and Sanjana (Mo pe daro na rang) enjoyed the cheefulness and colour of their pieces. In the arena of chaiti, only Sajukta and Manasi came forward with suitable compositions while Sabina and Kakoli sang kajri a surprise in this season. Kajri like chaiti is no doubt a folk idiom but it belongs to a particular season. That season is monsoon another very powerful and important segment of the complete cycle of an Indian year that comprises six seasons. In thumri, Vasant dominates Hemant and Shishir, the season of hori and chaiti. Varsha, the life-giving season flanked by Greeshma and Sharat, inspires a hoard of seasonal ragas along with unique idioms like kajri and jhoola. Just as morning ragas cannot be sung in the evening, there was no justifying including kajri during the melodic celebration of spring. Though hori singing begins from vasant panchami, according to traditional norms the ritual Holi-Milan, like bijoya sammilani, is organised to spread the colour of unity and amity with everyone, irrespective of caste and creed.

ON SOLID GROUND

Neev, a philanthropic organisation dedicatedly helping underprivileged children, organised a charity show featuring popular singer Haimanti Shukla and eminent sarod exponent Debojyoti Bose at Birla Sabhagar (29 March). The two musicians belong to different genres of music, albeit Shuklas grooming was on the solid grounds of classical
Debojyoti Bose and Haimanti Shukla

The Milestones series, started by the Akriti .oundation, is a commendable effort to revive the in-house baithak culture of Indian classical music and dance by a few enterprising performing artistes for likeminded musicians, dancers and spectators. At its less-known Kolkata Centre at Ta Thei, Block C, 10A, Satyajit Kanan, Mukundapur, near Devi Shetty Hospital, the evening of 23 March began with a tabla laharaa by Sumantra Guha. Initially trained by Panchu Gopal Das (disciple of the late maestro Kanai Dutta) he was groomed by Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He is a grade-A artiste of the All India Radio station and has Sharmila and Mishti accompanied several stalwarts besides carving a niche for himself as a soloist. He was accompanied by Sanatan Goswamis naghma on the harmonium and Sumantra played teental with delightful finesse. MELODY AND POETRY Shreyash presented Gaaner Kobi Kobir Gaan at the Satyajit Ray Encouraged by several fellow tabla players in the audience, he repeatAuditorium, ICCR. The event was chalked out to pay homage to two of ed some of his legendary gurus compositions on request. The alacrity with which he presented a rare chaupalli, some uncomBengals greatest literary giants Rabindranath Tagore and Nazrul Islam. The two wordsmiths penned numerous rich literary pieces and mon compositions of Amir Hussain Khan, Karamatulla Khan and composed captivating, melodious songs about spring. The theme Jnanbabu were contagious and one would like to hear him more often. revolved around basanta and the songs were beautifully rendered by The second half of the evening featured a vocal recital by Sarathi Sarmila Bose (Rabindrasangeet) and Misti Dutta (Nazrulgeeti). Pranoti Chatterjee from Delhi. Trained by his father Arun Kumar Chatterjee (Kirana Gharana) and Tagore and Sujoy Prasad Chatterjees emotive elocution added extra Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra (Benaras Gharana), his music dynamism to the presenAdwaita Das now blends elements of both their styles. tation. Tagores romantiAccompanied by Shiv Shankar Ray (tabla), an accomcism and Nazruls revoluplished and well-known disciple of Pandit Jnan Prakash tionary spirit, made Ghosh, he chose to sing raga Anandi. He took unusually apparent by Dr Arun long to uncork the familiar aroma of this uniquely scented Kumar Basu, shone raga with strong phrases. His medium-paced rupak also through the evening. looked around for the right tempo for some time before settling down. Honestly, in an ambience such as this, one AWARDED expected a stronger emotional bond and not tentative Eminent playwright, touches like this. director, actor and Padma Shri Satish-winner Alekar delivered the 2nd ShyamCOMING UP Till 14 April: Bangla Gaan Mela organised by the West anand Jalan Memorial Lecture on the art of play Bengal government will feature eminent artistes at the writing and presented the Rabindra Sadan Complex. All are welcome. Shyamanand Jalan Natio14 April: ITC Sangeet Research Academy initiates an nal Youth Theatre Award interactive Baithak series featuring Pandit Buddhadev to Adwaita Das. This Dasgupta (sarod) and Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar (vocal) award was instituted by Padatik in memory of its founder and director, along with Pandit Surash Talwalkar (tabla); Aldeen; at 10 am; by Shyamanand Jalan, who passed away in May 2010 and is one of the invitation only. ways by which Padatik continues to keep alive his vision of active 15 April: Satyananda Devayatan celebrates Poila Baishakh with encouragement and the ability to recognise excellence in young theatre classical music featuring hansaveena exponent Barun Pal from enthusiasts. Delhi after a day-long Naam-gaan and devotional songs by Balaka Adwaita Das graduated with honours in English Literature from Das Gupta at 1, Ibrahimpur Road near 8B Bus stand at 7 pm. All Jadavpur University and is pursuing a postgradiuate diploma in .ilm are welcome.

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singer Ali Haider ruled the roost in 1990s with hit albums like Purani Jeans, Qarar, Chahat and many others. However, personal issues led the pop sensation to slip ff the radar for years, following which, he also tilted towards spiritual music. Now, after a long hiatus, he is back with what he is best doing. His new album, Bachpan ki Badami Yadein, which was released on the Artist Aloud portal, talks about childhood memories and teenage years. Excerpts: Tell us about the album Bachpan ki Badami Yadein. Its a pop album with seven new tracks. I am coming back after a gap of five years. The album is very simple and the tracks are narrative in nature. The album is a compilation of songs with different moods. The title track, Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein, is perhaps everyones story from childhood to high school. You just connect with the poetry right away and while listening to the track go down the memory lane of that phase of your life.

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Art from both sides can create a bridge that would never break
You stay on and off the radar constantly. Why? Life is about coming in and going out, but I am back on the radar and I hope this time I will stay and not get away too soon. Bachpan ki Badami Yadein brings back the simplicity of Purani Jeans Indeed, it is a simple, innocent and honest song. I seriously hope it touches the hearts of all, irrespective of any age group. Luckily, people are already comparing this song with Purani Jeans. So I am happy and honoured. Purani Jeans was not an overnight success but it attained a place in peoples heart with time and, similarly, Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein will leave a mark. Would you like to work in Bollywood? I havent worked in Bollywood yet. If a good offer comes up, then I can sing here. Who are the music directors and singers you would like to work with? I would like to work with anyone who does justice to my voice and make songs that win peoples hearts. I would love to collaborate with AR Rehman, Shankar Mahadevan and Adnan Sami. According to a report, you have issues with Indian music being played on Pakistan channels? Why? No, thats incorrect. There is no issue. All I want to say is that music and musicians should not have any boundaries and they should be treated equally and respectfully from both the sides because people from both countries want to see and listen to their favourite artists from across borders. A few artists here (like Abhijeet Bhattacharya) allege that Indian artists are not welcomed in Pakistan while India hosts a red carpet welcome for its counterparts. Even a few fundamental political parties oppose Pakistani artists here. How do you react to this?

RISING STAR

Hoping to revive the success of Purani Jeans success with new tracks, Ali Haider tells karan bhardwaj bhardwaj about the album, his Bollywood plans and music beyond boundaries
Its strange because Indian artists are huge in our nation. They often visit for various events and performances there. Some of them I have personally met and attended (their performances), like Kailash Kher, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam and Saif Ali Khan. Every week, a new Bollywood film is released in Pak theaters and people go mad to see Indian actors. So, if artists from Pakistan are treated well here, then it would be a good sign because at the end of the day the winner should always be the art and not the boundaries and differences. Can music bridge the gap between the nations? I firmly believe that art from both sides will create a bridge that would be strong and concrete. It will never break with the burden of hard talk by hardliners.

Kapil Nirmal opens up about his life and career

pened to be one of the launching shows of the Bindass channel. I got selected but the show didnt work due to its poor content. The major break came in 2008 with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat on Star Plus. The show ran for three years. Then, I did Na Aana Is Des Lado, followed by Veera. Are you happy doing Veera, where kids are in focus? I did it for Star Plus. Before Veera, I couldnt do a few shows with the channel. So, it would have offended the channel. I would confess I dont have 100 per cent creative satisfaction with my character. I would quit if I get something interesting. That is quite candid! Yes! No one stops for anybody. One has to move on. If I get the better opportunity, I would go ahead. Are films the next goal? I am a laidback person and have never run after producers or directors. People have just started recognising me. I am also meeting people in the industry. As of now, there is no concrete news to share. I am glad, at least, that theres a trend of picking up TV actors in films. Have you adapted to Mumbai? I am in Mumbai because I have to work here. If the working unit shifts to Ludhiana, I will be happy there, too. I didnt have to do anything to adapt to Mumbai. I continue to live the way I used to in Jaipur. In the industry, there are 10-12 people from Jaipur who are doing very well. Are you a fitness freak? I have been working out since 1998. Earlier I would often suffer because I used to do it myself. But now I have taken my fitness regime quite seriously. In the coming days, I hope to get into better shape. Are you single? I am single and ready to mingle. I was in a relationship but we mutually parted ways. karan bhardwaj

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a abuzz with the presence of popular show Veera- Ek Veer Ki Ardaas star cast in the premises last Tuesday. While the famed cast was busy chatting with the media, posing for shutterbugs and signing autographs, actor Kapil Nirmal, who plays Nihal in the show, was quite disinterested, staying aloof from the flutter. He was reminded time and again by the publicists around to interact with scribes and allow some photographs. The Jaipur boy, who has become a household name and yet isnt given to embracing moments of fame, spilled the beans. Excerpts:

You seem very shy, uninterested. Are you? I am quite reserved, moody. I would never start a conversation. There are frequent variations in my nature but I keep these to myself and make sure I dont come across as aggressive. How did acting happen? I always wanted to be an actor but didnt know how to make it happen. I completed my MBA and started working with Wipro in Mumbai. After a year, I decided to chase my acting dreams and quit a regular job in 2006. Later, I joined call centre, where I would work the night hours. I would invest the daytime in working out and auditions. Working in a call centre also helped me improve my English. When did you learn acting? No, I never had any formal training. I just gave auditions, kept learning. Then how did the breakthrough happen? I gave auditions for Shakira, which also hap-

So much for exposure

There could, and should have been, a lot more to a cross-border installation of work by 10 artists at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, writes debameeta bhattacharya
fibreglass to teeth and brass to ten pins (bowling), functional objects of every kind and projector slides have been fashioned into art at Confundo at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture. Ideas such as the urban-rural divide, contemporary society, happiness, anti-terrorism and even depictions of class disparity have been the inspiration for 10 artists from either side of Bengal. It is a chance for artists to get exposure and for the public to see the most innovative and interesting art across borders, said Abida Islam, deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh. Manik Kumar Ghoshs zinc-plated Black Scape does not share the neat elegance of Tanmoy Kundus Ten-pin installation. Partha Kabirajs anti-terrorism theme is something that might draw your attention. He has used common household products like a betel nut-cutter, fibreglass, brass and steel rods and teeth a common element in all his works. Asked, he says, Teeth are a symbol and a weapon in the human body which, when added, not only adds to ones beauty but also to violence. Through his work, he wanted to show a world where women were no commodities to be misused and manhandled through a fiberglass, Pomegranate, and that terror has engulfed society and is gradually suffocating the world. Dulal Chandra Gain and Nazir Hossain Khan are two Bangladeshi art teachers working on canvas and printmaking. Where Gain has concentrated on ancient civilisation and recent episodes on fundamentalism, with symbolic meaning merging the past with the present, Khan has showcased terrorism and violence on a wood-cut theme. Tushar Kanti Pradhans projector slide depiction of Nature and Postmortem are too simple to be hyped. The Bangladesh-based Bikash Anando Setu has portrayed the commoners favourite medium the rickshaw. He has tried showing the class disparity with Karl Marxs dialectics through class division that dont make much sense. Sujay Mandal has done a fairly decent job. The exhibition is on till 14 April

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flown all over, signifying the free woman she will eventually be. Later, where she and her lover meet for the first time, a train passes by and she asks him why he is following her. But his words get Direction ***** Acting **** drowned in the rumble of the Script **** Verdict **** train. The scene is reminiscent of one from Ritwik Ghataks classic Meghe Dhaka toppled by Tara, and might signify the physical division the demise of the British Raj, migration of the two souls who cannot be united. across borders that bequeath identity by Mousumi Chatterjee is supreme in her religion, heritage and possession deterportrayal of Rashmoni, with Konkona Sen mined by marriage and settlement on the Sharma and Saswata Chatterjee giving other side. And yet happening history proample support. But Srabanti Biswas seems vides no lessons for men who prove to be a little out of place as Chaitali, who is the the most useless animals under the sun, third generation of these women actively doing nothing and splurging all. involved in the War for .reedom of East Based on a story by Shirshendu Pakistan. Mukherjee, Aparna Sens Goynar Baksho One of those rare women-centric films in opens with a newlywed bride and crazy the Indian context, at least, Goynar Baksho pishima Rashmoni, who is obsessed with is visually stunning and more than worth her box of ornaments. She gifts two banthe watching. gles from her prized possessions, however reluctantly, and the bride soon enough dis- subhadeep bhattacharjee covers that all the pomp at her wedding was mere illusion. Her father-in-law pays for the lights with a Burma teak cot and therein lies the twist. The newly married Somlata encounters pishimas ghost, which scares her into keeping the box hidden so that the prized ornaments are not sold by a family that would rather splurge than work. Warm and rich in its visuals, the film is stunningly mature. The first time Somalata steps out onto the terrace, she sees kites being

Movie: Goynar Baksho Director: Aparna Sen Cast: Mousumi Chatterjee, Konkona Sen Sharma, Srabanti Biswas, Saswata Chatterjee, Paran Bandopadhyay

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The gorgeous and demure actor became the face of womens empowerment with a show on Star Plus. She started her TV career with Kitani Mohabbat Hai and came into the limelight with Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya. Actor Pooja Gaur on working with Balaji and Ekta Kapoors Ek Thhi Naayka? Its always great to be part of Balaji. I began my journey in the TV industry with them so its good to be working with them again. I am someone who never forgets my roots. I consider Ekta my godmother, my mentor, so its always an honour to be part of any project that shes doing. Thankfully, even after Pratigya got over I havent been idle for a day. I did The Serial on Channel V; now I will be seen in Ek Thhi Naayka. After that, I am doing Savdhaan India on Life OK. Then I have Pratigya 2 in the pipeline.

A hairs breadth from being cheesy

.ilm: The Host Cast: Diane Kruger, Sairose Ronan, William Hurt Director: Andrew Niccol
Acting ** Script ** Direction *** Verdict **

late, science fiction films have been mostly about dystopian pre-apocalyptic societies and the originality if films in this genre lies in trying to give this perspective a fresh twist. Producers have taken to making films with political tones that highlight the future dangers of a failing democracy. An example of this is Peter Jacksons 2009 film District 9. The Host could have delivered a lot more in that context. The film is about a time in the distant future when war and suffering would be eradicated because humans would have had their bodies taken over by parasitic aliens. The aliens intentions are to help humans live in harmony and not to exploit them. A hunt is then on to find the last few remaining humans whose bodies have not been inhabited. Melanie, played by Saoirse Ronan, must resist giving out too much information about the whereabouts of her brother and boyfriend even as the alien inside her constantly questions her. But it, too, slowly starts conditioning itself to Melanies emotions. Watching an alien enter a soulless (in

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this case dead) body through an incision behind the neck might satisfy your tastes for science fiction but the storyline is poor and seems as though it is being stretched for the purpose of doing justice to author Stephenie Meyers book of the same name. The Host starts with what seems like a unique sci-fi film but degenerates into a sappy love story and ends on a majestic tone that doesnt compliment the rest of the movie, once you realise its just the background music that prevents it from getting cheesy. If youre given to watching gripping sci-fi movies, then this one is sorely lacking. Theres very little to do with mutations between technology and biology for enthusiasts who drool at scenes of gigantic abominations between man and machine. The movie could have been better had there been an element of mystery. Its placid tone dosent really work. In short, what Twilight is to vampire movies, The Host is to mundane alien abductions. christopher gonsalves

watched ET The Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg, he was amazed to see many close resemblances of his own written script of The Alien in ET. Though initially shocked, he did write an article, The Ordeal of the Alien, in The Statesman in the 80s. He never blatantly criticised its director. In fact, Ray rather admired the technical knowhow of this upcoming director of Hollywood who rose to fame with Jaws. Today, with Steven Spielberg termed the wonder boy of Hollywood having visited India for the first time, he has never confessed whether the script of The Alien did influence his magnum opus, ET. But he has stated that the world knows Indian cinema through the works of Satyajit Ray. The technical wizard known for mind-blowing special effects and other cinematic experiments did change his vision with The Colour Purple in 1985. The plight of blacks in the USA and their sufferings, which was adapted from a literary work by Alice Walter, saw Whoopi Goldberg at her altruistic best. This film, for the first time, brought to the forefront the humanitarian side of Spielberg, who considers Sir David Lean and Elia Kazan his idols. He generally keeps this rare aspect hidden in the razzmatazz of technical wonders but, when it surfaces, Spielberg is unique. The gruesome torture and mass genocide of Jews by Nazis formed the backdrop of his classic Schindlers List in 1993. Shot in black and white, it had Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler. He was

MORE than 30 years ago, when Ray

.rom technical wizard to humanist

Steven Spielberg is generally given to keeping his humanitarian side hidden but when it surfaces he is unique, writes ranjan das gupta
very convincing, just as Sir Ben Kingsley was in the film. Himself a Jew, Spielberg understood and felt the cruelty that his community suffered during World War II. .rancisco Rossi, a high priest of parallel European

NEW BWGINNINGS
Maharashtrian stars explored several new avenues over the last year. And now, in the new year, they will be seen giving a fresh direction to their careers and personal lives. Gudi Padwa marks the start of the Maharashtrian new year a great day for new beginnings! This year, many of Bollywoods well known Maharashtrian celebrities including Madhuri Dixit, Sonali Bendre, Urmila Matondkar and Riteish Deshmukh took some fresh decisions and leaped into new ventures.

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cinema, praised the film and felt it was history in motion. Roman Polanski cried while watching Schindlers List and said that all throughout the film he felt he was an inhabitant of a concentration camp. Open his chains, the dialogue by Anthony Hopkins in Amistad in 1997, remains the most humanitarian example in a Spielberg film. As the master actor was shooting for the scene, in which he addresses the American police to free a Negro captive for whom he was fighting a case in the Supreme Court, he adopted a commanding tone full of emotion and the shot was okayed in one take. Spielberg visualized a particular emotional movement and quietly asked Hopkins to hold a finger of the liberated Negro and move it round clockwise twice. The scene had the likes of .rancis .ord Coppola and Sir Richard Attenborough clap in appreciation. After Saving Private Ryan, the magically gifted director was back with a biopic Lincoln on the life and times of arguably the greatest US President. In the title role, Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar. Though not of the standards of Joan Of Arc by Victor .leming or Lawrence Of Arabia, Lincoln definitely touched unknown chords in viewers hearts with its humanistic and democratic appeal, which Spielberg poured into the film with a perfect blending of intelligence and inborn spontaneity. The humanist in Spielberg has begun to eclipse the technician within, and it is left for the whole world to await for his film on King Martin Luther Junior.

artistic objectives may have reason to be pleased that Doordarshan has revived the idea of a late-night slot for award-winning works and films that have done the round of international festivals. It may be recalled that slot had existed for some time and had included films selected for the Indian Panorama. Why the slot was removed was never explained. The guess was that most of the directors associated with serious work had entered the mainstream circuit and that popular directors had been developing styles that had closed the gap between them, on the one hand, and award-winners and festival faces, on the other. It was around the same time that there was an explosion of multiplexes where premieres and prime-time bookings became attractive. The dividing line between the two classes of filmmakers began to disappear and there was nothing so appealing as an opportunity to show films on a multiplex network with all the advantages of pre-publicity. It will perhaps not be the same for a premiere telecast on Doordarshan. A whopping fee may not compensate for the steady returns expected from commercial screenings and the subsequent sale of video rights.

AT first glance, filmmakers committed to social and

TO THE SMALL SCREEN FOR BIG REWARDS?

A premiere telecast carries the risk of contributing to the menace of piracy against which the industry has been fighting for a long time. There would also be the nagging fear that while a premiere telecast would help a section of independent filmmakers working on small budgets and keen on grabbing whatever returns they can get in a situation where a multiplex slot is out of reach for many, the majority still prefer to show their films on the small screen only after the commercial possibilities have been exhausted. There is still reason to welcome Doordarshans move for a late-night slot that would help those who have run into critical success but cannot find space in theatres. The slot would also carry the impression of the film having done well somewhere and would alert cineastes who may otherwise find a visit to a multiplex time-consuming, expensive and full of unnecessary distractions. The idea of compulsory subtitles would help take films made in a particular region to the rest of the country. The most glaring example is the new Marathi cinema, which has thrived on the support provided by the government and has brought some of the most meaningful works that juries have been pleased to recognise. The question remains as to how many films can be accommodated in the late-night slot and, if one has to go by experience, the mad scramble could result in pressures that may not finally produce the desired results. It is no secret that the arrival of digital technology has result in a production boom. The national jury this year is said to have received more than 150 entries. While there are nearly 50 categories decided every year some films or personalities being declared joint winners, in which case the number goes up there are more films sent to different festivals around the world primarily on the basis of personal contacts. If festival participation is made a criterion in the selection for a premiere telecast, Doordarshan can well expect to be flooded with applications. It will then become a matter of presenting viewers with a choice that will satisfy as many as possible from the regions. Viewers should also be in a position to appreciate films that are otherwise meant for the big screen. There were films like Satyajit Rays Sadgati, which were made for television and later shown in theatres. Goutam Ghoses Kaalbela was also a television serial based on a stormy political climate in Bengal in the late 60s and early 70s which was later edited and presented as a feature film on the big screen. But there are films whose directors would normally not like to present on television as a first impression. The visual impact may not be the same and there could well be several details in the treatment that would be lost on the small screen. While discerning directors may not like to make any kind of compromise, there are others who may believe that the small screen is good enough for the statement they are making or what is more important for the immediate returns that could help them to go on working. The best thing about premiere telecasts is that independent filmmakers are protected from the complexities of the film trade and from the uncertainties of the box-office. That could be one reason why debutant directors have generally welcomed the idea. There is still the unanswered question of what kind of cinematic awareness a late-night slot dedicated to award-winning films can produce. The government, on its part, may have been obliged to respond to a legitimate complaint that award-winners quite often have no place in the mainstream and feel badly neglected. But there is the question of whether the slot will revive a class of thinking viewers who are in a hopeless minority. Will that justify the whole exercise? swapan mullick

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A scene from Vicky Donor

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