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Chandigarh-Panchkula-Mohali
SC pulls up CBI in
Babri Masjid
demolition case
Aero India 2013
Milkha Singh charged
one rupee for biopic!
Dabur Mumbai
Magicians Lose
Their Last Battle
IS HE THE NEXT
PRIME MINISTER?
Rahul Gandhi steps up 2014 poll plan
New Delhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gan-
dhi has stepped up preparations for
the general elections with a panel to
explore pre-poll alliances meeting Fri-
day and another on coordination issues
likely to meet Saturday.
Keen to return to power with the third
edition of the Congress-led United
Progressive Alliance, the general
agreement in the party is that it needs
to have healthy alliances with friends
and allies while reaching out to dif-
ferent sections of society, said party
sources.
The issue of alliances was discussed at
the introspection-cum-strategy session
Chintan Shivir in Jaipur Jan 18-20
where party chief Sonia Gandhi urged
the workers to respect allies but not at
the expense of rejuvenating the Con-
gress and expressed concern at the par-
tys eroding traditional support base.
The Congresss Jaipur Declaration
called on all secular forces to unite in
its ideological battle against divisive
forces.
The states where the Congress is look-
ing for alliances in the run-up to the
next Lok Sabha elections scheduled in
2014 are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh and some northeastern states.
The Congress has been out of power in
major states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar for decades, while it broke
up its alliance with the Trinamool Con-
gress at the centre and in West Bengal
last year.
Among the 12-odd states where the
Congress rules, only Andhra Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Assam are major. In
Maharashtra, it is in an uneasy co-
alition with the Nationalist Congress
Party.
Rahul Gandhi, who met All India
Congress Committee offce-bearers
last week to obtain feedback on how
to strengthen the organisation, will
take the exercise further with a meet-
ing of state unit chiefs and state legis-
lative party leaders Feb 15.
He is expected to make changes in the
organisation to ready a team which
will have a mix of youth and experi-
ence for the 2014 polls.
Party sources said the panels on al-
liances and coordination have just
started meeting and would have many
more sessions in the future.
Among those who will assist Rahul
Gandhi in the poll coordination panel
are leaders Digvijaya Singh, Janardan
Dwivedi, Madhusudan Mistry, Ahmed
Patel and Jairam Ramesh.
Other members of the pre-poll allianc-
es sub-group are M. Veerappa Moily,
Mukul Wasnik, Suresh Pachauri, Ji-
tendra Singh and Mohan Prakash.
Both the groups were formed days af-
ter the Congress conclave (Samvad
Baithak) in Surjakund near here Nov
9 last year.
Whoever put my name
for the PMs post, he is
not my well-wisher. All
this pains me,
- Nitish Kumar
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
OPINION
Send your feedback and articles to editor@rajpandit.com
No India think tank in Global 50!
EDITORIAL DESK
LOUD & CLEAR
S.K. Sinha
Manu Sharma
HE IS JUST A CHILD , OR IS HE ?
All those who have a fair idea of the juvenile justice act understand
that there is a need to relook at it and make necessary changes in the
real earnest .The act was promulgated with the view that whenever
a person who is not an adult is in confict with the law shall be dealt
with softly. But the question arises as to what should be the right age
to declare a child to be an adult. In a country like India where people
still dont have identifcation documents, it becomes diffcult for the law
enforcing agencies to decide the age of a person. Hence the option lies
in medical reports involving dental evaluation or bone density tests or
other means. And there lies the loop hole where many offenders have
been able to save themselves from punishments even after committing
heinous crimes. The Supreme Court has also committed itself to see
into the factor of what should be the age of a juvenile. Punishment is
given for reformation but if appropriately used it can act as a deterrent
too. Looking at it in a simpler way a 16 year old, who can fy an aero
plane, play in the national cricket team surely understands what is right
and what is wrong unless he is insane, and if he commits a crime he
does know what he is doing. In the recent outrageous criminal act com-
mitted against a young woman in the national capital where one of the
culprits involved has been declared a juvenile on dubious evidence and
thus can escape punishment, and this has highlighted how easy it is
to circumvent the law. Whenever we talk of child laws let us also make
sure that the society understands that there should be enough deter-
rents to frighten the passion for crime.
With hope for a crime free India
Jai Hind
Gender and Workplace in India
A Nation of Mouse Charmers
If there is a systemic bias against half
of the workforce in an economy, it
rules out contributions from a wide
chunk of economically productive and
useful individuals automatically. India
has unfortunately generated a skewed
workforce by a curious combination of
social factors, family pressures, unsen-
sitized employers and poor policy sup-
port towards its working women.
Higher participation of women in the
economy has a high degree of corre-
lation with higher per capita income.
Despite having had a women Prime
Minister before many other western
For a civilization that has prized in-
tellectual attainment and indulged in
refned subjects of abstract thinking,
the colonial cliche of being called a
nation of snake charmers did not do
us justice. Despite consistently produc-
ing some of the best mathematicians
and scientists since ancient to modern
times, the defning image imposed on
India was that of a half naked snake
charmer and his serpent.
This image symbolized a very colo-
nial view of India and its traditions, a
view that reduced India to a caricature
nations, we have failed to bring wom-
en into the mainstream of work culture
barring the big cities. A strong gender
strategy can be one of the ways to kick
start the stalled economy. Economic
expansion is predicated on higher pro-
ductivity or expansion of factors of
production. Increased and enhanced
participation of women in the econo-
my can serve as the impetus required
to generate the competitive edge nec-
essary for the economy in order to sur-
vive the global downturn.
Gender diversity at workplace is
of a mode of entertainment for its rural
folk. India has made considerable ad-
vances in its quest for modernity and
prosperity. Particular sections of In-
dian economy now vie with the best in
the world and have made a mark on the
global stage. Despite all the past and
recent achievements the tag of snake
charmers has not quite left us, as prov-
en by the comments of Taiwanese busi-
ness leaders to Gujarat CM Narendra
Modi. They wanted to know whether
we still had snake charmers in India?
The Chief Minister of our industrial
known to foster better decision making
and enrich management perspectives
towards their marketplace. Women are
slated to control economic value worth
$14 trillion by the year 2015, globally.
Hence it makes eminent sense for In-
dia to beef up the diversity quotient of
its workforce to get on the bandwagon.
Gender diversity is not about positive
discrimination by other name, rather
it is about affecting a systemic shift
in the gender and social profle of the
workforce to boost the economic out-
put of the nation.
powerhouse state was faced with a
question that confounds the new age
young India. Todays India grew up on
a diet of Indian rocketry accomplish-
ments, advances in IT sector, a tech-
nocratic scientist as our ex-President,
middle class producing self made bil-
lionaires and breaching of newer fron-
tiers of human accomplishment. India
still has a long way to go in terms of
social indicators but that should not
stop us from celebrating what we have
achieved, India has unquestionably
charmed the mouse this time.
Not one Indian think tank fgures in
the Global 50 annual list for 2012 re-
leased by the University of Pennsylva-
nia end-January. China beats India in
this area as well and so do, in some
specifc cases, think tanks from such
countries as Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Bra-
zil, Egypt and Argentina.
The best India has managed is the
Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at
Number 51.
The US occupies fve of the top 10
slots, with Brookings, Carnegie En-
dowment, Centre for Strategic and
International Studies, Council on For-
eign Relations and Rand Corporation.
But for those who want India to shine
and value the contributions made by
think tanks in shaping a countrys fu-
ture, the carps arent limited to the fact
that only those in the US or even the
UK, with Chatham House, Amnesty
and International Institute for Strate-
gic Studies, make it to the top 10.
China, despite its innate disadvantages
in the English language, sits with two
such institutions in the global 50 -- the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
is at Number 17 and the Chinese In-
stitute for Social Sciences is at Num-
ber 38 and many more in the pyramid
below.
Beyond China, at Number 24 is Bra-
zils Fundacao Getulio Vargas and at
Number 39 is Argentinas Consejo
Argentino par alas Relaciones Inter-
nacionales, while Egypts Al-Ahram
Centre for Political and Strategic
Studies at Number 50, who all show
India the mirror. Even Kenya, Indo-
nesia and Chile have institutions that
fgure higher than our second-highest
ranked institution.
Our bunching in the global 150 be-
gins in the bottom 33 percentile. Af-
ter Centre for Civil Society, the Insti-
tute of Defence Studies and Analysis
(IDSA) sits at Number 105, the Indian
Council for Research on International
Economics Relations at Number 109,
The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI) at Number 110, the Observer
Research Institute (ORF) at Number
115 and Development Alternatives at
Number 141.
That said, India is Number 4 by way of
total numbers. Out of 6,603 contacted
by U-Penn across 182 countries, India
can boast of 269 think tanks. Only the
US (1,823), China (429) and the UK
(288) have more feedstock. Also, the
general trend appeared bullish given
that the relative rankings of Indian in-
stitutions has improved compared to
2011.
U-Penn offers the same listings sans
US think tanks. They also divide the
institutions by the region, and in do-
mains such as science, economics,
health and the environment. They
even slice Asia into an amusing con-
struct. In one such list only India,
China, Japan and the Republic of Ko-
rea are ranked. Naturally, Indian think
tanks rank higher when any of this is
done. But so do a whole lot of them
from China.
In the curtailed Asia (India, China,
Japan, RoK) list, for example, ORF
shows up at Number 10, IDSA (11),
Centre for Policy Research (12), CCS
(15), Delhi Policy Group (22), the In-
stitute of Peace and Confict Studies
(24), TERI (25), the Centre for the
Study of Science Technology and Pol-
icy (28), National Council for Applied
Economic Research (29), Centre for
Study of Developing Societies (33),
Institute of Economic Growth (40),
United Service Institution (42) and
Liberty Institute (43).
Beyond research output, it is funding
and resultant infuence among poli-
cymakers that drives these rankings.
Here, the role of the Indian govern-
ment (and the countrys university
system) remains the weak link. Not
one Indian entry makes it to an in-
teresting list showing the worlds 40
best university-affliated think tanks.
Among government-affliated think
tanks, theres only IDSA at Number
16. A silver lining, perhaps, is the role
two corporate notables -- Reliance and
in an earlier hue the Tatas - who seed-
funded ORF and TERI, respectively.
Both think tanks have found govern-
ment funding for their programmes. Is
that the future?
By Rohit Bansal
By Arun Prakash
Indias K-15 launch: Defence scientists do nation proud
The reason why nations place a signif-
icant part of their nuclear arsenals on
board nuclear-propelled ballistic mis-
sile submarines (SSBNs) is because
of their invulnerability, in comparison
with static airforce bases and missile
sites or even mobile launchers. Once
at its patrol station, a few hundred me-
ters underwater, the SSBN is consid-
ered safe from prying sensors, includ-
ing satellites.
From this top-secret redoubt, her bat-
tery of ballistic missiles, poses the
threat of a devastating riposte, to any
adversary who may contemplate a
nuclear frst-strike.
In this context, yesterdays fnal
launch of the K-15 submarine-
launched ballistic missile (SLBM),
marking successful completion of
its developmental programme, is yet
another feather in the DRDOs cap.
This event denotes the achievement
of mastery over a sequence of esoteric
technologies by our scientists. These
include; safe underwater ejection of
the missile, ignition of its rocket-mo-
tor at the moment of breaking surface,
control during its ballistic-trajectory
and precise delivery of its payload
over the target.
All that remains to be tested is how
the K-15s nuclear warhead will fare
during its hypersonic fight and white-
hot re-entry into the atmosphere; and
the kind of explosive yield that its
nuclear blast will deliver. However,
the last bit may remain an unknown,
in view of Indias self-imposed 1998
test-moratorium and the comprehen-
sive test-ban treaty.
The primary aim of Indias no-frst
use (NFU) nuclear arsenal has always
been to deter China from threaten-
ing it or attempting coercion with
its powerful nuclear arsenal. It is for
this reason that Indian scientists have
steadfastly persevered, since the early
1980s, in their endeavours to pro-
duce a missile capable of delivering
a sizeable nuclear warhead(s) out to
an inter-continental range of 5000-
8000 km. Their worthy efforts were
crowned by success, with the success-
ful test-fring of the Agni-V last year;
and India can now claim to have an
effective, land-based, nuclear deter-
rent against China.
An SSBN, being a vessel of immense
strategic value, has to be deployed,
with care and secrecy, in areas which
are not frequented by shipping traffc.
Their patrol stations are, therefore,
chosen in remote parts of the ocean
where they can loiter for months at a
time, without fear of detection or in-
terference. The obvious corollary is;
that their missile range must be ad-
equate to reach adversary targets from
safe waters. For example the Chinese
Jin class SSBN is armed with the JL-2
SLBM which has a range of 8000 km
and can, thus, target both San Francis-
co and Kolkata from the South China
Sea.
It becomes obvious that the 750 km
range of the K-15 is grossly insuf-
fcient for it to zero in on targets in
mainland China from home waters.
To be a truly effective third leg of the
nuclear triad, an Indian nuclear sub-
marine, will have to await the delivery
of an underwater launched missile of
intercontinental range, so that it can
threaten desired targets from safe pa-
trols areas in the Bay of Bengal and
the Arabian Sea.
However, it must be recognized that
the US, Soviet and the Chinese na-
vies had all followed a similar route
before achieving SLBM capability of
intercontinental range. Installed on
board the, soon to be commissioned,
SSBN Arihant, there is no doubt that
the K-15 will serve as a most valuable
stepping-stone and learning tool for
more capable SLBMs that will follow.
Nuclear deterrence is all about send-
ing the right signals to the adversary,
and there is a school of thought that
Even as India sought deterrence sta-
bility with respect to China, it clearly
understood that the latters strategic
calculus and nuclear arsenal looked
well beyond India to include the US
and Russia. It is a most regrettable
aspect of sub-continental geo-politics
that Pakistan has been unwilling to
acknowledge that Indias arsenal, too,
was predicated on factors other than
Pakistan, and has consistently sought
to acquire parity with India.
Regardless of Indias true intentions
in undertaking the Pokhran I nuclear
test in May 1998, Islamabad jumped
to the conclusion that India had em-
barked on a Pak-centric nuclear
weapon programme and accelerated
its own ongoing Islamic-bomb proj-
ect. The test of the liquid-fuelled,
nuclear-capable 150 km range Prithvi
missile in 1988 and that of the 1500
km range Agni, in the following year,
confrmed Pakistani apprehensions
that Indias nuclear capability was in-
tended, not against China, but itself;
the ranges of these missiles seemed to
confrm this. Since nuclear weapons
have a large kill radius, accuracy is a
relatively minor consideration for the
delivery system - as long as the tar-
geting strategy calls for counter-value
attacks against cities, envisaged in the
current Indian nuclear doctrine.
Indias scientists having done their
job well; it is high time that Indias
national security experts and analysts
stepped on to the strategic stage and,
apart from considering the strategic
context of the K-15, refect on the
state of mutual suspicion, rather than
the actual needs of deterrence and
stability that seem to be driving the
growth of nuclear arsenals on the sub-
continent.
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 COVER STORY
With eye on 2014, Modi says
he is a visionary leader
SRCC students want Modi
as next prime minister
New Delhi
In a speech with barely disguised
claims of his capabilities, Gujarat Chief
Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday
portrayed himself as a visionary who
wants to see India as a global power.
In an hour-long speech at the Shri Ram
College of Commerce (SRCC) here,
Modi underlined that the governments
job was not to run businesses but to
provide good governance -- and he was
doing so in Gujarat.
As Modi spoke in Delhi Universitys
second oldest college, hundreds of
leftwing protesters screamed slogans
against him for his role in the 2002
communal riots in the state.
Police used water cannons and batons
to disperse them after they pulled down
police barricades outside the college.
But the protest outside had no impact
on Modi, who got a roaring welcome in
SRCC. He pressed the need to re-brand
India, saying Indias young could do it.
Amid repeated applause, the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP) veteran told the
hundreds of students that Indian lead-
ers should view the countrys youths
as new age power, not new age vot-
ers.
If this thinking persists, the situation
cant change, he said. I think differ-
ently.
Modi made no criticism of any politi-
cian but left no one in doubt that he was
pitching himself as a progressive and
visionary leader.
New Delhi
After hearing Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modis speech on rebranding
India to make it a global power, some
students of Shri Ram College of Com-
merce (SRCC) said he should be the
next prime minister.
In our country it usually takes a de-
cade to change a policy, but going by
his speech where he talked about speed
and skill, he has the potential to bring
about a change and deserves to be the
next prime minister, said Abhishek
Virmani, 19, a B.Com. (Honours) stu-
dent at the college.
Mitali Gupta, 18, said Modi had done
good work in Gujarat and he should
Marshalling facts and fgures to prove
how Gujarat has developed since he
became chief minister in 2001, he said:
The root of all our problems is a dis-
ease called lack of good governance.
In Gujarat, he said, we have given em-
phasis on good governance.
A leaders job is to visualise the situ-
ation ahead, look for new avenues, and
bring about changes in the situation.
We see that in the last six decades,
we (India) have failed to do that. As a
result there is widespread desponden-
cy, he said, addressing the more than
1,000 students at the college basketball
ground in Hindi.
But I think differently, Modi went
on, and said in Gujarat he had used the
same constitution, same laws, same
rules and regulations, same fles, same
offces (and) same people to bring
about radical changes.
The 62-year-old then picked up a glass
of water, and said: The optimist will
say this is half full, the pessimist will
say it is half empty. I have a third view.
This glass is full - half with water, half
with air.
This was the way, he pointed out amid
applause, he governed -- with optimism
and hope.
Modi recalled that when he was young,
the Made in Japan brand stood for
quality. Why cant we brand Made in
India globally?
The world, he said, was eyeing India
for its market. The time has come to
make the world a market for us and
dump our products there.
Modi said the 21st century will belong
to India.
Our youths have the ability to achieve
that... There was a time when we were
seen as a nation of snake charmers and
black magic. Indias image has today
changed, thanks to our youngsters.
We are a nation of mouse charmers,
he said to laughter, referring to the In-
dian strength in software.
Modi presented himself as different
from the rest of the political class, one
who had a long-term vision and one
who had faith in the Indian youth.
He made no reference to Hindutva
issues or the growing clamour in the
BJP that he be named the prime min-
isterial candidate.
Speaking approvingly of the Delhi
Metro coaches made in Gujarat,
Modi said one of his achievements
was setting up the worlds frst forensic
science university in the state. He listed
several other successes.
Development is the answer to all our
issues. Vote bank politics has destroyed
India... I see a future (for India)... I am
an optimist, said Modi, who earlier
met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
This was Modis frst major speech out-
side Gujarat since he took oath as chief
minister in December for the fourth
time after leading the BJP to a thump-
ing electoral win.
be given a chance to emulate the same
on a national level. He deserves it,
she said.
For Neeraj Sejwal, 19, Modi is the only
prime ministerial candidate among the
current lot of leaders in the country.
He has proved that he can deliver and
he only needs an opportunity. We need
rapid and steady economic develop-
ment if we want to become a super-
power and he is the right person for the
job, said Sejwal.
However, 19-year-old Payal Jain said
Modi needs to reach out more to the
minorities in his state if he wants sup-
port from all sections of the society.
He needs to do more for the riot vic-
tims. Only then would he be
acceptable to the whole country
as a prime minister, Jain said.
As Modi spoke at Delhi Univer-
sitys second oldest college, hun-
dreds of Left-wing protestors shout-
ed slogans against him for his role in
the 2002 communal riots in the state.
However, many ABVP activists also
thronged the site and raised pro-Modi
slogans and welcomed him.
In an hour-long speech at the SRCC,
Modi underlined that the governments
job was not to run businesses but to
provide good governance, and he was
doing so in Gujarat.
Our country is not poor. We have vast resources, see eastern India is full of them. But we are unable to
use that. We are unable to utilise the opportunity
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 NATIONAL NEWS
High growth a necessity for national security:
Chidambaram
Untouchables, eat with Hindu seers at Maha Kumbh
New Delhi
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as-
serted that a sustained high rate of eco-
nomic growth is a prerequisite for India
to become a comprehensive national
power.
As a nation, we seem to oscillate be-
tween embracing growth as the highest
goal and deriding growth as no panacea
for the ills that affict the country. If we
do not have sustained high growth over
a long period of time, we will be, forev-
er, an undernourished, undereducated,
underprovided and underperforming
nation, he said while delivering the
K. Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture
here.
We will also fall behind in scientifc
and technological advancements and
the gap between India and the devel-
oped world, and the gap between India
and other emerging countries including
China, will continue to grow.
We will also be constrained in our abil-
ity to defend national security against
both external and internal threats, Chi-
dambaram stressed.
The lecture was organised jointly by the
Subbu Forum, former colleagues and
admirers of the pre-eminent national
security strategist, and the Institute of
Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA).
Chidamabaram said the choice before
India today was whether it wanted to
be the worlds third largest economy
and a middle income country, or the
largest economy of the world that mud-
Kochi
An alleged intermediary between
suppliers and ordnance factories, Subi
Mally, who was questioned by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
last month, was arrested Thursday, the
agency said.
The CBI team investigating irregulari-
ties in tendering process for the pro-
curement of parts has already booked
two senior offcials of a Kerala state
public sector undertaking here.
Mally will be brought before the CBI
court here Friday, according to the CBI.
The Mumbai-based Mally was frst
questioned by the CBI there last month
and then asked to report to Kochi.
She came here Jan 22 and was told that
she will have to report to the CBI offce
New Delhi
The Supreme Court pulled up the CBI
for its submission that BJP leader
L.K.Advani and other party leaders
present at Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992,
had committed a national crime in
the conspiracy that led to demolition of
the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid structure.
Taking a dim view of the submission, a
bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice
Ranjan Gogoi said that the investigat-
ing agency should not pre-judge the
case till it was decided either way by
the apex court or the special court.
Please dont call it a national crime or
a matter of national importance until
we or the special court (trying the case)
come to a defnite conclusion, Justice
Dattu told senior counsel P.P.Rao, who
appeared for the Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI).
The courts response came during the
hearing of a petition by the investigat-
ing agency challenging the Allahabad
High Court verdict that discharged
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader
Advani, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thac-
keray and 19 others in the Babri Masjid
demolition conspiracy case.
The CBI again came in for drubbing for
taking more than nine months in mov-
ing the apex court to challenge the Al-
lahabad High Court verdict discharging
Advani and other leaders of conspiracy
charge.
The probe agency had moved the apex
court Feb 18, 2011, nearly nine months
after the Allahabad High Court May
20, 2010, discharged Advani, Thac-
keray and 19 others of the charges of
criminal conspiracy in the demolition
of the Babri Masjid.
New Delhi
The National Human Rights Com-
mission Thursday issued notice to the
union ministry of health and family
welfare over the alleged clinical drug
trials on 3,479 children in the last fve
years in three government hospitals in
Delhi.
We have asked the secretary, health
ministry, to reply in four weeks, an of-
fcial said.
While in Safdarjung Hospital the drug
trial was conducted on 2,056 children,
Kalawati Saran Childrens Hospital
conducted the tests on 1,023 children.
In Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital,
400 children underwent such tests.
The complainant, R.H. Bansal, a rep-
resentative of an NGO, in his petition
to the NHRC, claimed that he got the
information about the number of chil-
dren subjected to clinical trials under
RTI (an application submitted through
the Right to Information Act, 2005)
said an NHRC statement.
Allahabad
Making history of sorts, the ongoing
Maha Kumbh here Thursday saw 100
former scavenging women, considered
untouchable for centuries, take a
holy dip at the Sangam here and share
food with top Hindu seers.
It was a kind of salvation for the for-
mer night-soil carriers from Rajast-
hans Alwar and Tonk districts as they
dined inside the famous Baghabanbari
Akhara of Swami Narendra Giri with
hundreds of high caste Hindu religious
leaders and mahants after a dip at the
Sangam ghat.
The welcome departure from being an
outcast for centuries was a rare sight at
the confuence of the Ganga, the Yamu-
na and the mythical Saraswati - usually
thronged by ash-smeared sadhus and
Hindu priests.
One of the liberated scavengers, Guddi
Athwal said: It was like rebirth for
low-caste women from orthodox Ra-
jasthan when top Hindu priests and
Mahamandaleshwars of the country
gladly accepted us as part of the Hindu
society.
The initiative was taken by social re-
dled along with the bulk of its people
trapped in a life of low income, poor
quality, high morbidity and great in-
equality.
These were the two models before the
country. The frst signifed a secured
and stable nation that contributed to
peace and security in the region. The
other is a threat to international secu-
rity.
There is no substitute for sustained
growth over a long period of time if In-
dia should attain the status of, at least,
a middle income country. It is only sus-
tained growth that gives us a chance to
tune the growth model in favour of in-
clusive development. Without growth,
there will be neither development nor
inclusiveness.
Chidambaram, who earlier served as
the countrys home minister, said re-
cent history had many examples of
nations that have single-mindedly pur-
sued growth, prosperity and security.
The early winners were Japan and Ko-
rea. More recently, Brazil, Mexico and
Indonesia had demonstrated their po-
tential to join the ranks of such coun-
tries. China, if it achieved its goals,
would be the country to emulate, he
said.
It is, therefore, a self-evident truth
that growth is the key for greater public
welfare and greater security...In fact,
the case for high growth will be much
stronger if one took into account the
dimension of inclusive development
that contributes to social cohesion and
harmony.
Calling for a comprehensive view
of national security, he said defending
and promoting national security stood
on three important pillars -- human re-
sources, science and technology, and
fnance.
He said it was high growth that would
create the fscal space for the mas-
sive capital expenditure needed for at-
taining national security by upgrading
human resources, research and devel-
opment (R&D) and building capacity
to the newest threat of cyber attacks to
fnancial security.
We have not used technology for bol-
stering national security, he said and
called on the industry to invest in build-
ing secuirty related sectors like the
aerospace industry.
To drive his point home, the fnance
minister quoted DRDO director V.K.
Saraswat who lamented that one HAL,
one ADE or one ADA would not suf-
fce. Industry has to accelerate and in-
crease investments in a big way if you
want India to become an aerospace and
aeronautical manufacturing centre.
former Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh
International, and it was probably for
the frst time in the history of Maha
Kumbh that such an effort at social en-
gineering was taken up.
The reason behind such an event is
social uplift and sending a message to
the people that the former scavengers
are part of our society and not untouch-
ables, said Pathak, who has been since
1970 spearheading a crusade to remove
social discrimination against scaven-
gers, condemned for cleaning and car-
rying away human excreta manually.
Lauding the role of Sulabh in promot-
ing sanitation, the Hindu seers pointed
out that Pathak has played a signifcant
role in liberating untouchable scaven-
gers from their sub-human occupation
- a practice nearly 5,000 years old.
Sulabh has converted 1.3 million buck-
et toilets into fush toilets and lakhs of
scavengers have been freed from man-
ual cleaning of human faeces, Pathak
said.
The women from Alwar and Tonk were
engaged in cleaning of human waste
till they were emancipated by Sulabh,
which has now rehabilitated them by
providing gainful employment.
This initiative will go a long way to
end the practice of untouchability,
said Guddi, a resident from Tonk.
Forty-year-old Usha Chamour from Al-
war appreciated the gesture of top Hin-
du religious leaders in allowing her and
others to take a holy dip at the Sangam
and perform the Maha Kumbh rituals.
The former untouchables formed part
of a procession with around 150 San-
skrit scholars, seers and pundits up to
the Sangam ghat to perform religious
rituals and later ate with them inside
the camp of Swami Anand Giri.
Mahamandaleshwar Swami Gajanandji
of Niranjani Akhara hoped such Sulabh
initiatives would aid in ending the prac-
tice of untouchability.
Mahamandaleshwar Gahanand Ma-
haraj of Anandi Akhara, Maharaj Ga-
janand and Jagdishwar-ji of Niranjani
Akhara and Swami Anand Giri of
Bagambhari Gaddi were among promi-
nent Hindu seers who shared food with
the liberated untouchables.
The Sulabh initiative comes days be-
fore parliaments budget session where
a bill seeking to prohibit manual scav-
enging is pending.
Rural Development Minister Jairam
Ramesh recently said that the Prohibi-
tion of Employment as Manual Scav-
engers and their Rehabilitation Bill can
be passed in the budget session if par-
liament exhibits its resolve to eliminate
this despicable practice.
The Supreme Court has pulled up the
central government for failing to enact
the law.
According to the bill, every district
magistrate has to ensure that no person
within his/her jurisdiction is engaged
as a manual scavenger or constructs an
insanitary latrine and that manual scav-
engers are rehabilitated. Those employ-
ing scavengers or making insanitary la-
trines face jail terms of up to an year or
fnes up to Rs.50,000 or both.
The law also makes it mandatory for
municipalities, cantonment boards and
railway authorities to construct ad-
equate number of sanitary community
latrines within three years of the act
coming into force.
Woman intermediary in
defence deals arrested by CBI
NHRC notice to
centre over
illegal clinical
trials
when asked. She was again questioned
Thursday and arrested in the night.
Steel and Industrial Forgings Ltd.
(SIFL) managing director M. Shana-
vas and senior manager Valsan have
already been questioned and listed as
accused by the CBI.
In the FIR fled at the CBI court here,
it mentions that certain people tried to
manipulate the SIFLs supply to the
Ordnance Factory at Medak near Hy-
derabad and also to another defence
establishment in Chennai.
According to the CBI offcials, top
ranking defence offcials - both serving
and retired - are also alleged to be in-
volved and are likely to be booked very
soon.
If you say that this is a case of national
importance... can you say that the trans-
lation of documents would take days
together and the fling of case will take
months, Justice Dattu observed when
senior counsel Rao sought some more
time.
The court read through its order sheets
to show that the investigating agency
took three adjournments for fling doc-
uments.
When you fled the frst affdavit,
court asked you to fle a better affdavit.
You did it. Can we ask you to fle an-
other affdavit to improve your case?
the court observed as Rao sought some
more time as he was appearing for the
frst time and had to peruse the records.
Adjourning the hearing for a week, the
court said that investigating agency
would not fle any more documents ex-
cept for those relied on by the special
CBI court and the high court in arriving
at their judgments. It directed the hear-
ing of the matter Feb 13.
The CBI in its appeal before the apex
court said that the high court verdict
discharging Advani and others of the
charge of criminal conspiracy is in-
consistent with the previous judgment
rendered by the Allahabad High Court
on Feb 12, 2001.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad
High court by its Feb 12, 2001, order
had held that the trial court committed
no illegality in taking cognizance of
joint consolidated charge-sheet and
all the offences were committed in the
course of the same transaction to ac-
complish the conspiracy.
The high court order had noted that the
evidence for all the offences was al-
most the same.
SC pulls up CBI in Babri
Masjid demolition case
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 NATIONAL NEWS
New Delhi
Women do not feel safe in Delhi,
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit admitted
Wednesday.
Women dont feel safe in Delhi. Fears
have risen. Im shocked to learn about
the Lajpat Nagar attempted rape case.
Its a big setback for us, she said re-
ferring to the rape bid on a 19-year-old
woman Tuesday.
The Class 9 student fought off the rape
bid in her own house by an electricity
contractor, who thrust an iron rod into
her throat to quell her cries for help. The
accused has been arrested.
However, the chief minister promised to
do everything possible to provide safety
to women.
My government will do everything
possible to provide a conducive atmo-
sphere for the women in the city, Dik-
shit said.
But Communist Party of India-Marxist
leader Brinda Karat criticised Dikshit.
It is clear that women in Delhi are inse-
cure. The chief minister is speaking the
truth. But it is surely not enough. What
is her responsibility as chief minister?
Womens security issues have be-
come political football between central
and state government. Chief minister
blames Delhi Police; central govern-
ment defends police. Its a shame.
New Delhi
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly
gang-raped by four people, including
one known to her, in west Delhis Swa-
roop Nagar, police said Thursday. All
her attackers have been arrested.
The incident came to light Wednesday
night when a Police Control Room
(PCR) van tried to fag down a car
which had tinted glasses, in north Del-
his Burari area.
The car sped away, was chased and
overtaken, and all the accused were ar-
rested, said a police offcer. The victim
was then rescued.
The woman told police that frst she was
gang-raped in west Delhis Swaroop
Nagar and later was assaulted again in
the moving car.
The victim, who knows one of the ac-
cused, had gone to meet him in Swaroop
Nagar Wednesday night. The accused
was present with his three other friends,
who took her to a nearby Uttarakhand
Colony and gang-raped her, said the
offcer.
After committing the crime the ac-
cused bundled the victim into a car and
were heading towards Burari, said the
offcer.
Patna
A 27-year-old woman is battling for her
life, while her three minor children were
killed after being set ablaze allegedly
by her husband and in-laws on charge
of stealing jewellery in a Bihar village,
police said.
Shinti Devi and her three minor children
were set on fre late Wednesday night in
Arnia village in Vaishali district, which
is about 40 km from here.
A case has been lodged against the
womans husband and in-laws on the
basis of her statement, a police offcial
said.
According to the womans statement,
the husband and in-laws frst locked her
along with the children in a room, beat
her and then set them ablaze for alleged-
ly stealing her sister-in-laws jewellery.
She was rescued by her neighbours af-
ter they saw fre and smoke in her house
and informed the police.
The woman sustained serious burn in-
juries.
She was referred to Patna medical col-
lege and hospital for treatment after her
condition deteriorated, the offcial said.
The accused are absconding since the
incident.
Ranchi
At least seven labourers were killed and
more than 20 injured Thursday when the
driver of the vehicle they were travel-
ling in lost control over it and hit a tree
in Jharkhands Hazaribagh district, po-
lice said.
Around 35 labourers were coming to
Hazaribagh district from Barkagao vil-
lage for work. The driver of the vehicle
lost control over it near Konar bridge,
which is around 130 km from here, and
hit a roadside tree.
New Delhi
Indias child rights panel chief
Shanta Sinha said she was not in
favour of the death sentence be-
ing demanded for the juvenile ac-
cused in the Delhi gang-rape or
for a change in the law.
The National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights (NCP-
CR) chairperson also said she was
against changing the juvenile law
in the wake of the alleged brutal-
ity exhibited by the accused.
I totally disagree on death sen-
tence demanded for the juve-
nile They have to be treated
like juveniles and tried according
to the Juvenile Justice Act, she
told reporters on the sidelines of
an event here.
Asked if the Class 3 certifcate
shown as proof for the juveniles
age was enough, she said: When
there is no universal birth regis-
tration in our country, we have to
depend on this.
The juvenile, who is alleged to
have been the most brutal of the
six rapists in the Dec 16 rape, is
reported to be six months short of
18 years.
To a question if changes should be
incorporated in the Juvenile Jus-
tice Act keeping in mind the bru-
tality of the juveniles act, Sinha
said: No, this case cannot be the
basis for any change in law.
She also said she was ready to
meet the victim of the Suryanelli
gang-rape case in Kerala, which
has created a storm in the state
after the Supreme Court ordered
a retrial of the case in the Kerala
High Court.
Women dont feel
safe in Delhi: CM
Woman
gang-raped in
Delhi, four
attackers arrested
Woman, children
set on fre for
stealing jewellery
Seven killed in
Jharkhand road
accident
VHP, intellectuals battle over nude art
show
Withdraw Armed Forces Special Powers Act, say
activists
Subhas Chandra Bose still inspires Indians: President
New Delhi
The capital saw two groups - Durga
Vahini, the womens arm of the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad (VHP) and a band of
20 intellectuals - engage in heated ar-
guments over an exhibition titled The
Naked and the Nude at a gallery here.
Over 50 activists of the Durga Vahini,
carrying placards against nudity, as-
sembled outside the Delhi Art Gallery,
Hauz Khas studio village, demanding
that the gallery withdraw the exhibi-
tion.
The group of intellectuals and artists,
meanwhile, including photographer-
activist Ram Rahman, critic Nilanjana
S. Roy, and painters Manu Parekh and
Kanchan Chander, defended the exhibi-
tion saying the protest was an attempt
to stife creative expression.
Durga Vahini activists raised slogans
like Ham Bharat Ki Nari Hain, Band
Karo, Band Karo (We are Indian Wom-
en, Shut down the Exhibition!) and
Nagnata bardasht nahin (We will not
tolerate nudity). The artists and writ-
ers attempted to persuade the protes-
tors, explaining that such acts would
quell freedom in artistic and cultural
pursuits.
A posse of at least 30 policemen and
private security guards cordoned off
Imphal
A week-long campaign will be launched
across the country Mar 8 to demand re-
vocation of the Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA), an activist said
here.
The Save Sharmila campaign by the
National Alliance for Peoples Move-
ment (NAPM) will be launched on In-
ternational Womens Day.
Irom Sharmila Chanu, a human rights
activist, has been on an indefnite hun-
ger strike for nearly a decade in Mani-
pur, demanding the withdrawal of AF-
SPA from the state.
The campaign is to lend support to
Sharmilas long-pending demand to re-
the exhibition venue, allowing protes-
tors to battle it out.
The gallery owner and staff refused to
be intimidated by the protests, and the
exhibition continued.
Nudity would not be tolerated in art in
view of the recent incidents of gender
atrocities and rape. It goes against In-
dian moral sensibility, a senior func-
tionary of the Durga Vahini told IANS,
refusing to be identifed.
Independent editor, free speech cru-
sader and writer Nilanjana S. Roy said:
This has been happening for the last
10 years. It is a slow set of pitched
battles... A protestor (against the show)
was spreading rumours that the paint-
ings were of rape victims.
She said nobody was buying the idea
of the VHP protestors and there was a
political motive behind the orchestrated
protests.
Roy cited Supreme Court judgments
saying dissent was fne but one could
not afford to be selective in protest.
The exhibition has been in the news
since it opened Feb 1 to coincide with
the India Art Fair Feb 1-3, which has,
in the past, courted controversy for ex-
hibiting M.F. Husains works. After the
artists death in 2011, the fair exhibited
peal the draconian APSPA
in Manipur, Faisal Khan,
coordinator of the Alli-
ance and Save Sharmila
campaign.
The objective of the
campaign is to create
awareness among people
of those states where the
AFSPA is not in force.
Such laws have created a
void between the people
of these states and the
people of Jammu and
Kashmir, Manipur and other northeast-
ern states, where AFSPA is in force, he
added.
Khans fve attempts to meet her were
thwarted by the state government. We
will seek permission to meet Sharmila
on her birthday (Mar 14). If the govern-
ment refuses to let us meet Sharmila,
we will court arrest, Khan said.
Dubbed the Iron Lady of Manipur,
Sharmila began her fast Nov 2, 2000,
after witnessing the killing of 10 people
by the army at a bus stop. She was ar-
rested after she began her protest and
was charged with attempt to suicide.
She was sent to a prison hospital in
Imphal where she has been force-fed
via a nasal drip.
She is currently lodged in Jawaharlal
Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in
Imphal.
Amnesty International has campaigned
vociferously against the legislation,
which it sees as a violation of interna-
tional human rights laws.
Several human rights groups, including
the North East Students Organisation,
have also been demanding withdrawal
of the AFSPA from the northeast.
However, army offcials maintain that
it is for the central and the state govern-
ments to decide whether to revoke or
continue the AFSPA.
Human right groups never speak
against the violence committed against
security forces. For the men in uni-
form, the AFSPA gives them human
rights protection, said an army offcial
involved in counter-insurgency opera-
tions in Manipur.
Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshaha-
ry, who favoured the repeal of AFSPA,
said: The AFSPA should be repealed
and the Criminal Procedure Code must
be amended to protect the rights of se-
curity forces and civilians.
Husains works without criticism.
Husain had to leave the country in 2006
and died as a citizen of Qatar after right
wing activists protested against objec-
tionable depiction of gods and god-
desses in his Bharat Mata paintings.
On Wednesday, the Chitra Kala Pari-
shad in Bangalore had to remove art
works of Hindu gods and goddesses by
young artist Anirudh Sainath after the
BJP protested their blatant nature.
The nude exhibition at the Delhi Art
Gallery features 258 works, and traces
the history of nudes in the history of
modern Indian art for over 150 years in
a variety of mediums.
Almost all masters of Indian art - K.H.
Ara, F.N. Souza, Jamini Roy, M.F. Hu-
sain, Chittoprasad, Gogi Saroj Paul, Jo-
gen Chowdhury, Jahangir Sabavala and
Akbar Padamsee - painted nudes as an
academic pursuit to master anatomical
drawing and sensuous form, art critic,
writer and curator Kishore Singh said.
The gallery, which has one of the big-
gest collections of modern Indian art
in the country, is known for its broad-
canvas shows on different aspects of
modern Indian art with time-sweeps of
at least 200-400 years to help viewers
understand art history.
New Delhi
Subhas Chandra Bose still inspires
Indians, President Pranab Mukherjee
said Wednesday after Netajis daugh-
ter Anita B. Pfaff presented him the
frst copy of her book on the freedom
fghter.
Netaji continues to inspire all Indians.
The book is a tribute to Netaji, who was
one among the greatest leaders of the
national movement who devoted and
sacrifced their lives to give India her
cherished freedom, said the president.
The book, Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose and Germany, has been pub-
lished by the Federation of the Indo-
German Societies of India, set up in
1971 to strengthen ties between India
and the then Federal Republic of Ger-
many.
The book portrays some interest-
ing facets of the life of Netaji and his
extraordinary contribution to Indias
freedom struggle. Through this book,
we feel inspired by the single-minded
devotion of Netaji in his efforts for the
freedom of his motherland, said the
president.
Recalling his visit to Pfaffs residence
in Augsburg in Germany in 1995, the
president said he had the privilege of
meeting with three generations of Ne-
tajis family.
They had a fascinating and memo-
rable discussion about Netaji, he said.
Noting that Netajis role in Indias
freedom struggle was unique, the
president said: The fght for Indias
independence was also a part of a
larger struggle against colonialism and
imperialism and creation of a society
that would usher in development of the
masses in the widest possible sense.
Child panel chief
against death for
juvenile rape
accused
6
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
INTERNATIONAL
Proposed law on Hindu
marriages held up in Pakistan
Presidential polls in Maldives set
for September
Bobby Jindal asks Republicans
to get heads examined
Moscow endures snowiest winter in
100 years
Iran plans to
produce drones
abroad
11,000 elephants lost to ivory poaching in Africa
Soft porn
actresss political
debut causes stir
in China
US President seeks South
Asians backing for
immigration reforms
Islamabad
A proposed law on Hindu marriages
had been held up as it bounced back
and forth between different offcial
bodies, said a leading Pakistani daily.
An editorial in the Dawn observed that
though the current National Assembly
has passed some important laws dur-
ing its tenure, its performance has re-
mained tardy in other areas where leg-
islation is direly needed.
As many as 176 private members bills
are pending approval, with some dating
back to 2008.
Considering that the life of the Assem-
bly is limited, it is unlikely they will be
passed into law, said the daily, adding
that all laws are important, yet some of
the pending bills concern long-standing
issues that require immediate attention.
These include a law relating to the le-
gal status of Hindu marriages in Paki-
stan. Some minority activists say the
Hindus Marriage Bill 2011 has been
held up as it was introduced without
consulting stakeholders. There are also
indications that some members of the
Hindu clergy have issues with certain
clauses of the bill.
Moscow
The Russian capital has not witnessed
such a snowy winter in the past 100
years, Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov
said Tuesday after heavy snowfall hit
the city Monday night.
This is the snowiest winter in 100
years, Biryukov said.
He said 216 cm of snow blanketed
Moscow since the beginning of winter,
which was 1.5 times above the climatic
norm.
The snowfall, which continued in and
Tehran
Iran is planning to produce unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAV) in other
countries, a media report said.The plan
was revealed by Deputy Defence
Minister Mohammad Eslami, Xinhua
cited the Fars news agency as saying.
Today, Iranian drones have many cli-
ents. We are in for a big market,
the minister said.He said the latest Ira-
nian UAV, which uses high
technology, will be unveiled in May.
The minister said Iran has also
succeeded in producing jet engines that
can be mounted on drones.
Washington
Gabons Minkebe Park in Africa, home
to the largest elephant population, has
lost 11,000 jumbos to ivory poaching
since 2004, The Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS) said.
The shocking unprecedented fgures
come from the Park, where recent sur-
veys of areas within the park revealed
that two-thirds of its elephants have
vanished since 2004.
Gabon contains over half of Africas
forest elephants, with a population es-
timated at over 40,000. The majority of
these losses have probably taken place
in the last fve years, according to a
WCS statement.
Male
The Maldivian Elections Commission
Thursday said presidential elections in
the island will be held Sep 7 this year.
This will be the frst presidential polls
held in the nation after President Mo-
hamed Waheed replaced former presi-
dent Mohamed Nasheed in February
last year, reported Xinhua.
The Elections Commission announce-
ment also comes days after mounting
international pressure by the European
Union and other nations reiterating
calls for free and fair polls in the Mal-
dives.
President Waheed Sunday announced
that he and his government was fully
committed to a free and fair election
Washington
Louisianas Indian American Governor
Bobby Jindal has brushed off specula-
tion about the 2016 presidential race,
saying any Republican already consid-
ering a bid needs to get his or her head
examined.
Anybody on the Republican side even
thinking or talking about running for
president in 2016, Ive said, needs to
get their head examined, Jindal said
on Fox Newss Fox & Friends.
And the reason I say that is, weve lost
two presidential elections in a row, we
need to be winning the debate of ideas-
then well win elections, he said cau-
tioning against nonstop presidential
campaigning.
The country doesnt need four years
of non-stop presidential-we just inau-
gurated a new term of this presidents
second term, said Jindal, often men-
tioned as a 2016 presidential contender.
Instead, the new head of the Republi-
Washington
President Barack has initiated a round
of meetings with business and labour
leaders as also immigration rights ad-
vocates including those representing
South Asians to marshal their support
for immigration reform.
The President made clear his com-
mitment to immigration reform, said
Deepa Iyer, executive director of South
Asian Americans Leading Together
(SAALT), who was among the invitees
at Obamas meeting Tuesday with im-
migrant rights advocates.
We intend to have a voice at the ta-
ble when issues around immigration
are addressed and will present holistic
recommendations that impact our com-
munity, said Iyer, who represented
SAALT and the National Council of
Asian Pacifc Americans (NCAPA) at
the meeting.
SAALT that coordinates the work of
the National Coalition of South Asian
Organizations (NCSO), a network of
41 South Asian community organiza-
tions has laid out a set of principles that
in its view should guide immigration
reform
SAALT said it has also submitted a
statement to the House Judiciary Com-
mittee for an immigration hearing fo-
cused primarily on employment-based
immigration and enforcement mea-
sures.
Beijing
A soft porn actress has debuted as a po-
litical adviser in a Chinese city, spark-
ing an online debate with some ques-
tioning how she was selected for the
post.
Global Times said that while some
government offcials are brewing up a
storm online for their leaked sex tapes,
one soft porn actress has made her own
splash by debuting as a political ad-
viser.
On Jan 22, wearing a pair of black
glasses and a ponytail, Peng Dan, also
known as Diana Peng, a Hong Kong
actress who used to star in erotic mov-
ies, attended the opening ceremony of
the 11th Gansu Provincial Committee
of the Chinese Peoples Political Con-
sultative Conference (CPPCC) in Lan-
zhou, capital city of Northwest Chinas
Gansu Province.
The news soon invaded social net-
works, with some questioning how
Peng was selected for the post and oth-
ers ridiculing her wholesale transfor-
mation, said the report.
It noted that at a time when old poli-
ticians are ending their fve-year term,
many new well-known faces, including
entertainment stars, have been listed on
national and regional CPPCC commit-
tees.
Some fans showed support toward
these fedgling politicians but far more
said they were convinced of their act-
ing skills but not of their ability to play
politicians.
Peng, 40, born in Changsha, Central
Chinas Hunan province, shot to fame
for her role in Hong Kong skin ficks
such as 1997s Erotic Ghost Story:
Perfect Match.
In recent years, she has acted in more
mainstream flms.
However, her move into politics this
year took many aback.
The proposed law has also bounced
back and forth between different of-
fcial bodies, perhaps a victim of the
legal confusion that has prevailed fol-
lowing devolution. For example there
is considerable debate over whether
the centre can legislate on Hindu mar-
riages, or if such matters now purely
fall within the provincial domain, the
editorial added.
It said homework should have been
done and consensus achieved before
tabling the law, which has already been
delayed for too long.
Due to the lack of a marriage regis-
tration mechanism Hindu women in
particular face multiple issues. These
include problems with accessing state
benefts as well as making it easier,
as minority activists claim, for Hindu
women to be abducted, forcibly con-
verted and married, it added.
The daily regretted that both the state
and the minorities elected representa-
tives have failed to legislate on this key
issue.
We hope the law is passed soon to give
Hindu marriages legal sanction and all
the benefts that go with it.
can Governors Association suggested
the party should focus on examining
where the party went wrong during the
2012 cycle.
We as Republicans need to reject
identity politics, reject this divisive-
ness, and instead appeal to what really
unites us as Americans, Jindal said.
Jindal, who has emerged as a vocal
critic of his own party since the No-
vember election, told the Republican
National Committees meeting in Char-
lotte, North Carolina, last month that it
needed to stop being the stupid party.
Reiterating those remarks on Fox News
Monday, he said that Republicans need
to rethink how theyre talking to Amer-
icans.
A majority of American voters think
that the government is trying to do
too much. They want smaller govern-
ment yet they still voted for President
Obama - that means were not winning
the conversation. Were not presenting
our ideas. Were not in that debate as
well as we should be, Jindal said.
But Donald Trump, the real estate mo-
gul and reality TV star criticised Jindal
saying his the stupid party, remarks
lent credence and power to the Demo-
crats.
Trump also told Fox News he did not
fault Jindal for his overall message.
However, he said the use of the word
stupid puts the Republicans at a dis-
advantage by handing a new sound bite
to the Democrats.
While SAALT supports employment-
based immigration for all workers, we
believe in holistic reform that also fo-
cuses on family-based immigration as
well as many other reforms, the South
Asian organisation said.
Additionally, we frmly advocate for
the termination of profling in immi-
gration enforcement and the inclusion
of due process and human rights stan-
dards for immigrants, including within
the detention and deportation system,
it said.
Meanwhile, business leaders at the
White House meeting on immigration
Tuesday were encouraged by the gen-
eral principles for immigration reform
that have emerged from the White
House and Senate, Goldman Sachs
Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein
said.
Obama also met Tuesday with more
than a dozen labour leaders. They in-
cluded AFL-CIO President Richard
Trumka, Eliseo Medina of the Ser-
vice Employees International Union,
and Arturo Rodriguez of United Farm
Workers.
A bipartisan group of senators as also
Obama have advanced a set of immi-
gration plans outlining a path to citizen-
ship for over 11 million undocumented
immigrants, including about 250,000
from India.
and also urged the Elections Commis-
sion to declare the election date as
soon as possible.
In April last year, just two months af-
ter Nasheed was replaced, Waheed an-
nounced that the presidential polls will
be held in July 2013 due to wide pro-
tests demanding an early election by
Nasheeds supporters.
Nasheed was overthrown in what he
calls a coup on the tropical nation.
However Waheed, who served as vice
president under Nasheed, said his pre-
decessor resigned voluntarily after pro-
tests triggered by the arrest of a judge.
He said July 2013 was the earliest that
polls could be held.
around the capital until the early hours
of Tuesday, brought Moscows traffc
to a virtual standstill.
The total length of traffc jams in the
city reached 3,500 km, equal to the dis-
tance between Moscow and Madrid.
The snowfall also caused the delay of
155 fights, while 56 planes had to seek
alternative landing sites.
Among them was that of Prime Min-
ister Dmitry Medvedev, which had to
land in St. Petersburg.
The survey was funded by ANPN, the
CITES MIKE (Monitoring the Illegal
Killing of Elephants) Programme, and
the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
This sad news from Gabon confrms
that without a global commitment,
great elephant populations will soon
become a thing of the past, said WCS
President and CEO Cristian Samper.
We believe that elephants can still
be saved - but only if nations greatly
increase their efforts to stop poach-
ing while eliminating the illegal ivory
trade through better enforcement and
reduced demand.
Until recently, Gabons elephant herds
were believed to be less impacted by
poaching than in other parts of Afri-
ca, where according to the Born Free
Foundation, an estimated 31,800 el-
ephants were lost to poaching last year.
However, Gabons National Park
Agency reported an uptick of poach-
ing in recent years, including the 2011
slaughter of 27 elephants in a protected
area just outside of the capital.
In June 2011, a signifcant increase in
human activity in the Minkebe National
Park and its buffer zone was detected.
A small camp of 300 artisanal gold min-
ers had expanded to over 5,000 miners,
poachers, and arms and drugs dealers.
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 7
INTERNATIONAL
Obamas top Indian-American
science aide quits
Arab nations need new policies
to tackle unemployment, slow
economic growth
UN warns of deepening humanitarian crisis in
syria
UN chief welcomes formation of unity
government in central African republic
Washington
Subra Suresh, President Barack
Obamas top Indian-American science
offcial, has resigned as director of the
National Science Foundation (NSF) to
become the president of Carnegie Mel-
lon University (CMU).
Obama appointed Suresh in 2010 as
head of NSF, a $7 billion independent
federal science agency charged with
advancing all felds of fundamental sci-
ence and engineering research and re-
lated education.
Subra has shown himself to be a con-
summate scientist and engineer - be-
holden to evidence and committed to
upholding the highest scientifc stan-
dards, Obama said accepting Sureshs
resignation
He has also done his part to make sure
the American people beneft from ad-
vances in technology, and opened up
more opportunities for women, mi-
norities, and other underrepresented
groups,.
We have been very fortunate to have
Subra Suresh guiding the National
Science Foundation for the last two
years, Obama stated. I am grateful
for his service.
Previously, Suresh served as dean of
the School of Engineering at the Mas-
sachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) from 2007 to 2010 and has been
on leave as the Vannevar Bush Profes-
sor of Engineering at MIT while serv-
The United Nations humanitarian arm
today warned that the ongoing confict
in Syria, which will soon enter its third
year, will lead to a sharp spike in the
number of people needing urgent aid,
including food, clean water and vital
medical services.
If the violence continues unabated, we
could, in the short term, see consider-
ably more than the current four million
in need of urgent assistance and more
than two million internally displaced
in Syria, the spokesperson for the UN
Offce for the Coordination of Humani-
tarian Affairs (OCHA), Jens Laerke,
told a news conference in Geneva.
Organizations are struggling to reach
more people, in more places, with more
aid, but lack of access is still a major
obstacle, he added.
The UN and its partners are expanding
local partnerships outside of the more
than 70 local groups now working
on the ground in Syria to reach more
needy people. OCHA has also urged
the Government of Syria to allow more
international non-governmental or-
ganizations, which could be potential
partners, into Syria.
The fghting has also disrupted health
services. The UN World Health Orga-
nization (WHO) announced today that
the National Hospital had been de-
stroyed in the last few days.
Overall, 55 per cent of the public hos-
pitals have been damaged and more
than one-third of all hospitals are out
of service, Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Rep-
United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon today welcomed the forma-
tion of the Government of National
Unity in the Central African Repub-
lic (CAR), and called on all parties
to abide by the ceasefre agreement
signed last month.
This is an important step towards the
consolidation of the peacebuilding pro-
cess, said a statement issued by Mr.
Bans spokesperson, referring to the
formation of the new government.
A list of the new members in the tran-
sition government was reportedly re-
leased on Sunday through a presiden-
tial decree. The move is in accordance
with the agreements signed on 11 Janu-
ary in Libreville, Gabon, that include a
ceasefre, statement of principles and a
political pact that defnes power-shar-
ing arrangements and a period of politi-
cal transition for the CAR.
After decades of skewed development
policies, social injustice, and poorly
managed economic liberalization, Arab
countries must rethink their growth
strategies, says a United Nations report
released today, stressing the need for
improved governance to achieve prog-
ress.
The report, produced by the Inter-
national Labour Organization (ILO)
and the UN Development Programme
(UNDP), stresses that countries in the
region must pay attention in particular
to the social consequences of their eco-
nomic policies, as the recent uprisings
against various Arab governments have
exposed a lack of social protection and
dialogue between citizens and authori-
ties.
The real issue is the need for jobs
with social dignity rather than jobs that
come at the expense of dignity, said
Mohammad Pournik, Poverty Practice
Leader at the UNDP Regional Centre
in Cairo, Egypt, noting that one of the
demands of Arab youth is having jobs
without the need for intermediaries or
connection, known as Wasta.
According to the report, Rethinking
Economic Growth: Towards Inclusive
and Productive Arab Societies, the
Arab region had the lowest produc-
tivity growth rate of any world region
between 2000 and 2010 except Latin
America, with 1.5 per cent for North
Africa and 1.2 per cent for the Middle
East against a world average of 1.8 per
cent.
Policies pursued over the past two de-
cades enabled countries in the region
to tackle debt and infation and create
ing as NSF Director.
In a note to his staff, Suresh said NSF
is blessed with a marvellous cohort of
highly talented and devoted staff, as
well as hundreds of thousands of inno-
vative grantees and investigators from
every feld of science and engineering.
Carnegie Mellon University announced
Tuesday that Suresh will be its ninth
president. He succeeds Jared Cohon,
who is stepping down after 16 years as
president.
The extraordinary ability of the CMU
faculty and students in bringing togeth-
er cutting-edge research and education
across multiple disciplines positions
CMU uniquely to address national and
global challenges, said Suresh.
I am very happy for Professor Suresh
and for Carnegie Mellon, said MIT
President L. Rafael Reif. Professor
Suresh will bring Carnegie Mellon ex-
ceptional experience and a proven abil-
ity to get important things done.
Thanking Suresh for his outstanding
service, John Holdren, Assistant to the
President for Science and Technology,
said: Subra has made critical contribu-
tions to a broad range of science and
technology priorities.
These included expanding federal
investments in fundamental research,
accelerating the commercialisation of
university research, and strengthening
our scientifc collaborations with part-
ners around the world.
resentative in Syria, told the news con-
ference by telephone from Damascus,
where she reported heavy fghting in
the rural area around the capital city.
Over two-thirds of the ambulances in
the country have been damaged and
new ones are being used for military
purposes, she added.
In addition to urgently-needed supplies
and medications, Ms. Hoff said doc-
tors and health personnel are not able
to get into Damascus to use them. Lack
of fuel and electricity cuts are further
hampering medical treatments.
She said that on a recent visit she saw
that many surgeons had left, possibly
due to cases where, rather than attend
hospitals containing security staff, doc-
tors were being approached at home to
treat the injured.
Ms. Hoff added that lack of clean wa-
ter and sanitation has been linked to
increased reports of Hepatitis A, for
which internally displaced persons
(IDPs) are being vaccinated with avail-
able supplies, and diarrhoea. Reports
of diagnoses of leishmaniasis, a disease
caused by a type of sand fy, are also
on the rise.
Meanwhile, the UN World Food Pro-
gramme (WFP) announced today it is
scaling up its food aid operations inside
Syria to reach an additional one million
people in the coming months.
In February, WFP is increasing the
number of people it plans to reach
from 1.5 million to 1.75 million people
The country saw renewed fghting in
December, when an alliance of rebel
groups known, collectively, as S-
lka launched a series of attacks and
took control of major towns, before
agreeing to start peace talks under the
auspices of the regional group known
as the Economic Community of Cen-
tral African States (ECCAS).
The UN Integrated Peacebuilding Of-
fce in the CAR (BINUCA) is working
with all parties involved in the confict
to facilitate the full implementation of
the agreements as part of its mandate
to help consolidate peace in the long-
troubled nation, including support for
security reform and reintegration of ex-
combatants.
In todays statement, the Secretary-
General encouraged the parties to re-
spect the Ceasefre Agreement signed
jobs, but growth lagged behind the
rest of the world, and new jobs were
concentrated in low productivity sec-
tors. Meanwhile, the private sector
remained among the least competitive
globally due to low rates of investment,
a poor regulatory environment, and
widespread nepotism and corruption.
In 2010, Arabs were more likely to
fnd work than they were two decades
ago, said the lead author of the report,
Zafris Tzannatos. But the question is
what type of work? Workers were in-
creasingly educated but the jobs being
created were low-skilled and low-paid.
In most countries, workers could not
make their voices heard through trade
unions or the ballot box.
The report argues that economic growth
in the next decade hinges on good gov-
ernance, which must improve to attract
investment and enable structural and
institutional reforms.
Arabs need an inclusive development
model that is grounded in social jus-
tice, said the ILOs Regional Director
for the Arab States, Nada al-Nashif.
This requires macro-policy coherence
that can enhance productivity and wag-
es, reformed labour relations to enable
workers and employers to participate
effectively in decision-making, and ex-
panded social protection systems that
provide employment and livelihoods
security.
Policy areas requiring more specifc at-
tention include migration management,
employment policies and active labour
market programmes, as well as greater
access to quality education and train-
ing.
and is gradually building its capacity
to reach two million people in March
and 2.5 million vulnerable Syrians by
April, the agency said in a statement.
WFP, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
(SARC) and other partners have fed
1.5 million Syrians since September,
but dispatching food inside the coun-
try has been increasingly hampered by
growing insecurity and truck drivers
reluctant to drive on some roads and to
deliver food assistance to certain risky
areas, according to the statement.
The situation in Syria is exacerbated by
overall economic decline in the country.
Syrias gross domestic product (GDP)
contracted by nearly 30 per cent since
the uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad began in early 2011, reported
the UN Economic and Social Commis-
sion for Western Asia (ESCWA).
The international community has
pledged more than $1.5 billion to pro-
vide humanitarian assistance to civil-
ians affected by the confict in Syria,
both inside the country and for those
who have fed to neighbouring coun-
tries.
The top four priorities inside the coun-
try include providing relief supplies
such as food, healthcare and water to
the most vulnerable; helping people
who have fed their homes and the
communities hosting them; supporting
reconstruction of critical infrastructure;
helping the poorest people avoid total
destitution.
last month and to take appropriate mea-
sures to ensure the protection of civil-
ians across the country.
He also emphasizes the urgent need for
support from the international commu-
nity to address humanitarian and assis-
tance needs in CAR.
Even before the recent outbreak of
fghting, CAR was one of the poor-
est countries in the world. It has the
ninth highest rate of child mortality
with 8 per cent of children between six
months and fve years of age suffering
from moderate acute malnutrition and
1.9 per cent with severe acute malnutri-
tion.
The recent confict affected nearly 1.8
million people and left 800,000 in ur-
gent need of humanitarian assistance,
according to the UN Childrens Fund
(UNICEF).
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 8 POLITICS
Thiruvananthapuram
State Congress president Ramesh
Chennithala asked the Left opposi-
tion in Kerala to desist from politi-
cising the Suryanelli sex case and
baying for the blood of Rajya Sabha
Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien.
The Left, to divert public attention
from its party matters, has taken the
Suryanelli sex case to the centre-
stage of a political platform. If they
do not desist from politicising this
issue, the Congress will have to pay
them back in the same coin, Chen-
Bangalore
More than Rs.125 crore for reli-
gious organisations, rice at Rs.2 a
kg for poor, schemes to woo farm-
ers, beneft for government employ-
ees working in Bangalore, and no
fresh taxes mark the BJP govern-
ments 2013-14 budget presented
Friday to poll-bound Karnataka as-
sembly.
The overall outlay of the budget
presented by Chief Minister Ja-
gadish Shettar is Rs.117,005 crore,
Bhubaneswar
A private members bill introduced
in the last winter session of parlia-
ment to seek strict tobacco control
measures in India has received sup-
port from Odishas MPs and health
experts, a Biju Janata Dal MP said
The bill of BJDs Baijayant Jay
Panda, which is expected to come
for discussion in the budget session
of parliament commencing Feb 21,
seeks plain packaging of tobacco
products in India in line with a
legislation enacted in Australia re-
nithala told reporters .
The horrifc Suryanelli sex case oc-
curred in Keralas Idukki district
Jan 1996, when a 16-year-old was
threatened, abducted and abused by
a bus conductor. She was sexually
assaulted for 45 days by 42 men,
and then threatened with dire con-
sequences if she spoke of the inci-
dent, before being allowed to return
home.
The Supreme Court Jan 31 ordered
a retrial in the case, setting aside the
acquittal in 2005 by the Kerala High
including Rs.22,310 crore for agri-
culture. The allocation for agricul-
ture is presented as a separate bud-
get since 2011.
This is Shettars frst budget and the
Bharatiya Janata Partys last of its
frst term in offce in this southern
state.
Elections to the 225-member as-
sembly, which includes one nomi-
nated member, are due in May.
Shettar continued the tradition of
doling out public funds to maths
cently.
Several parliament members from
Odishas ruling BJD have expressed
their support to the bill, Panda said.
Among those who have extended
their support include Shashi Bhu-
san Behera and Dilip Kumar Tirkey
-- both members of the Rajya Sabha
from the state, he said.
Plain packaging of cigarettes and
other tobacco products is essential
to reduce the appeal of tobacco use,
especially among youngsters, he
added.
Court of all but one of the 35 ac-
cused. As the victim and her parents
repeat that Kurien got away lightly,
without being so much as named
among the accused, thanks to his
political clout, the Left has rushed to
draw mileage from the accusations.
The budget session of the Kerala
assembly, which began three days
ago, has been repeatedly stalled by
the ruckus raised over the Suryanelli
sex case issue.
The victims mother Thursday faxed
a letter to Congress president Sonia
Gandhi, stating that she was writing
to a mother who also had a daugh-
ter about the same age as her own.
The mother claimed that as the Ra-
jya Sabha discussed issues related
to women, it was disheartening that
Kurien, her daughters tormentor,
should oversee proceedings.
The mother of the victim wrote that
she was appealing for help, in the
light of the recent apex court order
cancelling the high court verdict
that exonerate all of her daughters
attackers.
run by various communities. The
practice was started by the BJPs
frst chief minister of Karnataka,
B.S. Yeddyurappa, who has since
quit the party to lead the Karnataka
Janata Party (KJP).
Shettar said: An amount of Rs.100
Crore will be provided for build-
ings, development of works, reju-
venation works and other activities
of religious institutions of different
communities.
Besides this, he allocated over
In our country, where more than
one million people die annually due
to tobacco use and the annual health
costs of tobacco related illnesses
are a staggering $6.5 billion, this
proposed amendment to the Indian
tobacco control law will reduce ini-
tiation into tobacco use,
The bill seeks to remove extrane-
ous colours, embossing and mis-
leading elements on tobacco packs,
thus eliminating the badge value
of all forms of tobacco product
packaging.Two voluntary organisa-
Rs.25 crore mainly to maths run
by Lingayats, the states dominant
caste group which is generally be-
lieved to be backing the BJP. Shet-
tar belongs to the community.
Claiming the budget proposals
aimed at inclusive growth, Shet-
tar, who took offce in July last year
as the BJPs third chief minister in
the state, sought assembly approval
for a vote on account till July 31 as
the legislature would not have time
to debate and approve the budget.
tions - Public Health Foundation of
India and Health Related Informa-
tion Dissemination Amongst Youth
- have been engaged in advocacy
with various parliamentarians for
mainstreaming tobacco control.
The tobacco industry uses attrac-
tive packaging and aggressive mar-
keting to lure people into tobacco
use. Australia is leading the way
by introducing plain packaging as
a powerful legislation to counter
this industry tactic, said K. Srinath
Reddy, president of PHFI
Left playing politics with Suryanelli case: Congress
Bounty for religious bodies in BJPs pre-poll Karnataka budget
Odisha MPs back bill on tobacco control
POLITICAL CAMP NEWS
CAMP UPA
CAMP NDA
Women legislators storm Kerala speakers podium
Thiruvananthapuram
Four women legislators stormed to
the Kerala speakers podium dur-
ing an assembly session, demanding
action against police offcials who
they alleged assaulted two opposi-
tion MLAs outside the assembly.
Opposition Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislators
K.K. Lathika, K.S. Saleekha, P. Ai-
sha Potti and Janata Dal (Secular)s
Jameela Prakasam made a dash to-
wards Speaker G. Karthikeyans po-
dium demanding suspension of the
police offcials for their alleged ac-
tion. They made the move after ex-
pressing dissatisfaction over Chief
Minister Oommen Chandys pro-
posal to sit and watch the visuals of
the incident.
The speaker was forced to call the
watch and ward staff to control the
agitated legislator and quickly com-
pleted the listed business before ad-
journing the house for the day.
Additional Director General of Po-
lice A. Hemachandran has submitted
a report on what happened yesterday
(Wednesday). The report states that
there is no evidence that the two
women legislators were roughed up
by the police.
Moreover, the legislators are un-
able to identify who roughed them
up. Hence, the government has de-
cided to order a judicial probe into
the allegations, the chief minister
said. Chandy added: We cannot
suspend police offcials without any
evidence. We will wait for the judi-
cial probe report.
Communist Party of India MLAs
K.S. Bijimol and Geetha Gopi were
allegedly roughed up Wednesday
during a protest demanding a new
probe into the allegations raised by
the Suryanelli sex scandal victim
that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
P.J. Kurien had exploited her 17
years ago.
Manohar Parrikar ,
Chief Minister Goa
Ever yone, i ncl udi ng
politicians, bureaucrats,
sarpanches and NGOs
who get funding of Rs.1
lakh plus from the gov-
ernment, will come un-
der the ambit of Loka-
yukta.
Mamta Banerjee,Chief
Minister West Bengal :
They (Congress) are
saying they would
give food grain to poor
people. They are mak-
ing such promises only
because of the com-
ing polls. They never
thought about the peo-
ple when they repeat-
edly raised diesel, petrol
and fertilizer prices
Oommen Chandy, Chief
Minister Kerala - :
You(V.S. Achuthanandan)
were the chief minister
(2006-11) and you never
did anything when the apex
court exonerated Kurien.
We know that none can
go against the rule of law
of the land and according
to the rules, no appeal can
be given. Hence we will not
blame you,
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Planning Commission
Deputy Chairman :
It is not possible to grant
special status to Bihar as
it does not meet the ex-
isting criteria. We can in-
crease the special pack-
age for it.Bihar needed
more resources and in-
crease in special pack-
age to meet its demand
for more resources.
Bobby Jindal Louisi-
anas Indian American
Governor :
Anybody on the Republi-
can side even thinking or
talking about running for
president in 2016, Ive said,
needs to get their head ex-
amined, And the reason I
say that is, weve lost two
presidential elections in a
row, we need to be winning
the debate of ideas
Buddhadeb Bhat-
tacharjee Politician:
Why did the state govern-
ment take responsibility of
paying monthly allowances
to imams and muezzins?
The priests of all faiths have
so far survived on the dona-
tions from the devout. Now
because of the states de-
cision, the BJP is raring its
head and is asking for simi-
lar allowances for priests.
Mufti Mohammad Say-
eed Peoples Demo-
cratic Party (PDP):
The decision to ignore
the Verma panel recom-
mendations could prove
counter productiveThis
is clearly a case of dou-
ble standards and re-
fects poorly on our na-
tional resolve to uphold
womens dignity without
discrimination.
QUOTE FIRE
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 9
POLITICS
Panaji
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) su-
premo Sharad Pawar Monday came out
openly in support of the banned mining
industry in Goa.
Pawar, who is in Goa on a days visit
to oversee party affairs, met members
of the pro-mining lobby who have been
protesting for a week against the ban.
He told reporters that there should be
no war between development and en-
vironment.
Mining is a global phenomenon. Goa
cannot turn its back on the industry.
We do not support illegal mining, but
there should be legal mining. It was in
our manifesto. The ban is unfortunate,
Pawar said.
My efforts will be to speak to the
union mines and environment minis-
tries to ensure that the mining issue in
Goa is sorted out at the earliest, Pawar
said.
Mining has been banned in Goa for
over two months now, after the Su-
preme Court, hearing a petition fled by
activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, an-
nounced a probe by a central empow-
ered committee.
Shillong
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul
Manda Sangma exuded confdence that
the states people will give a clear man-
date to the Congress in the Feb 23 as-
sembly elections.
We are getting a good response from
the people. As we come closer to the
polling day, I am sure there will be
a swing in favour of the Congress,
Sangma told IANS after fling his nom-
ination paper.
The chief minister and his wife Dikanchi
Agartala
Despite the paribartan (change) slo-
gan turning a disaster in Bengal, the
Congress has been trying to impose it
in vain in Tripura, said CPI-M politbu-
ro member Surya Kanta Mishra.
Congress leaders in Bengal have
themselves become dejected with their
electoral ally Trinamool Congress-led
governments anarchism. Why are they
raising the same in Tripura, he asked
at a meet-the-press programme at the
Agartala Press Club.
Because their deposit would be for-
feited, thats why Mamata Banerjees
Trinamool Congress did not contest the
Panaji
Goas ruling BJP Tuesday promised a
rethink on a controversial amendment
to the Lokayukta law fxing a Rs.1 mil-
lion fne for false complaints, admitting
that public outcry against the provision
needed to be heeded.
Considering the public opinion on the
fne issue, we will speak to the govern-
ment to give it a rethink, Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nar-
endra Savoikar said at a press confer-
ence here.
The amendment called for a fne of up
to Rs.1 million (Rs.10 lakh) for making
false and frivolous complaints to the
Lokayukta.
New Delhi
Union Rural Development Minister
Jairam Ramesh Thursday rubbished
the BJPs demand that the Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (Prime Min-
isters Rural Roads Scheme) be named
after former prime minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
Ramesh said that although the pro-
gramme was started by Vajpayee, there
Agartala
Saying that Communism has not lost
its relevance, Tripura Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar has asserted that the Left
Front is supremely confdent of return-
ing to power for a seventh time.
Indian Communist parties, he said,
would soon overcome the dip in their
electoral fortunes.
People who say that Left parties have
lost their relevance or signifcance na-
tionally have a strong fear of us, the
64-year-old CPI-M veteran told IANS.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) lost power in West Bengal af-
ter ruling it for 34 long years in 2011. It
was also voted out, although narrowly,
in Kerala around the same time.
Forces within and outside the coun-
try do not want a strong Left in India
or a Left-supported central govern-
ment, Sarkar said. Thats why they
have been trying to destabilise the Left
strongholds.
Sarkar, who has completed 15 years as
Tripuras chief minister, said his gov-
ernment could boast of outstanding
performance on all fronts.
And so, he said, the Left would be
returned to power for a seventh time,
with more votes and seats.
Sarkar argued that although Tripura
was a small state, electing only two
members to the Lok Sabha, the out-
come of the Feb 14 election would im-
pact on national politics.
Former chief minister Nripen
Chakraborty, the father fgure of the
Communist movement in Tripura, led
the frst CPI-M government in the state
from Jan 5, 1978.
Since then, except for one stint (1988-
93) when the Congress took power, the
state has been a Left citadel.
He accused the Congress, the main op-
position party, of ganging up with ter-
rorists -- his euphemism for Congress
ally Indigenous Nationalist Party of
Tripura (INPT) -- to fght the elections.
D. Shira fled their nomina-
tions for the Ampati and Ma-
hendraganj seats in Garo Hills
respectively.
Sangmas wife is mak-
ing her political debut and
would be largely riding on
her husbands popularity in
a bid to win.
Former Lok Sabha speaker
Purno Sangmas sons Con-
rad and James also fled
their nomination from Sel-
sella and Raksamgre con-
stituencies respectively on
their National Peoples Par-
ty (NPP) ticket.
The NPP, which is making
its debut in the state elec-
tions, also has expressed confdence
that it would do well during the elec-
tions.
Conrad Sangma said his party would
focus on its manifesto released recent-
ly.
Unemployment, corruption, illegal
immigration and the inter-state bor-
der problem are some of the issues the
party would be focusing on. We would
be seriously trying to address these is-
sues, he added.
election in Tripura. Like C team,
they are witnessing all sitting in
the gallery, Mishra said.
The CPI-M (Communist Party
of India-Marxist) leader said the
Left-ruled Tripura is a model state
in India in view of its success in
many areas, including curbing of
terrorism.
There is no force to vote out
the Left Front government in the
state.
When tiny state like Tripura is de-
veloping in industrial sectors too,
98 percent industrial decrease was
reported in Bengal through various
media, offcial and unoffcial re-
ports, he said adding that if Ben-
gal develops, the other states of eastern
India would follow a similar progress.
The physician-turned-Communist
leader said the CPI-M politburo and
other Left parties would soon fnalise
the strategies for the upcoming Lok
Sabha elections.
Mishra, who is also leader of opposi-
tion in the West Bengal assembly, is on
an election campaign tour in Tripura in
support of the ruling CPI-M-led Left
Front.
The election to the 60-member Tripura
assembly will be held Feb 14. Votes
will be counted Feb 28.
The party has, however, refused to re-
look other controversial amendments
to the Lokayukta law which have been
called draconian by civil society activ-
ists.
These, passed by the state assembly last
week, allow for declarations of the Lo-
kayukta to lapse if the Chief Ministers
Offce does not take its cognizance in
three months. Another allows ministers
indicted for corruption to stay in their
posts instead of making their resigna-
tion mandatory.
The other amendments are in the
best interests of the state and there
is no question of a rethink on them,
Savoikar said.
had been miniscule allocations of
Rs.3,000 to Rs.4,000 crore for the
scheme in annual budgets while
the National Democratic Alliance
formed the government at the cen-
tre.
It was the UPA which allocated
huge amounts to the programme
since the 2007 budget, Ramesh
said, adding that Rs.24,000 crore
had been allocated for it under the
last budget.
There was thus no need to name
the scheme after Vajpayee, Ra-
mesh said.
While demanding the renaming of
this scheme, the Bharatiya Janata
Party had also asked Prime Minis-
ter Manmohan Singh to confer the
Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian
award, on the 89-year-old Vajpayee on
the Republic Day.
The PMGSY is a nationwide scheme to
provide all-weather road connectivity
to unconnected villages. The scheme
was launched Dec 25, 2000, coinciding
with the birthday of Vajpayee, who was
then the prime minister.
According to him, the INPT is the
overground force of terrorists. The
INPT denies the charge.
The chief minister also accused the
Congress-led central government of
bias vis-a-vis the Tripura government.
Why such prejudice, we dont know.
At the same time, he credited Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh with appre-
ciating the role of the Tripura govern-
ment in curbing separatism in the bor-
der state. Tripura borders Bangladesh.
Claiming that his government had
made great economic strides, he said
thousands of Congress members in-
cluding leaders have abandoned it and
Manik Sarkar, who has been the Tri-
pura chief minister for 15 years and is
leading the CPI-M in upcoming elec-
tions, is perhaps Indias poorest chief
minister.
Keeping in line with his party policy,
Sarkar gives away his salary and allow-
ances to the Communist Party of India-
Marxist, which pays him Rs.5,000 as
subsistence allowance to run his fam-
ily.
In 2008, Sarkars cash in hand and bank
deposits totalled Rs.16,120. Accord-
Pawar speaks
up for banned
mining industry
in Goa
Will re-look Rs.1 mn fne for false
Lokayukta complaints: BJP
No naming rural roads scheme
after Vajpayee: Ramesh
Manik Sarkar: Indias poorest chief minister
Left will triumph again in Tripura: Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar
Sangma confdent of win in
Meghalaya
Congress trying to impose
paribartan slogan in Tripura
are joining hands with the Left Front.
He appealed to other Congress mem-
bers to think of the future.
Sarkar said the Congress had stolen
the Trinamool slogan of paribartan
(change) -- a slogan which clicked in
West Bengal -- but it had failed to woo
the electorate in Tripura.
He blamed the central government for
price rise, corruption and economic
slowdown and farmer suicides.
Our main priority has always been the
eradication of poverty and upgrading
the standard of living of the people.This
will always top our list of priorities.
ing to his latest election affdavit, this
amount has come down to Rs.10,800.
Sarkars wife, a retired central govern-
ment employee, has Rs.22,015 in hand.
She has another Rs.24,52,395 in banks.
Of this, Rs.18,930 and Rs.84,118 are in
two savings accounts.
The rest of the money, mostly retirement
benefts, is in the form of fxed deposits.
The Sarkars have no children.
After the death of his mother Anjali
Sarkar in 2009, Sarkar inherited a small
house in Agartala. He donated it to a kin.
10
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 CAMPUS
If its Valentines Day, its got to
be roses
Orchids and lilies, hydrangeas and
heliconias, anthuriums and birds of
paradise - exotic fowers all and easy
to buy from the neighbourhood forist.
But if its Valentines Day its got to be
roses, red roses.
With the global day of love just round
the corner - Feb 14 - its all about
roses again. It could be the one long
single stem, one dozen of those deep
red blooms or a glorious profusion of
1,000, lovers will say it - and say it
best - with roses.
There are options galore, from teddy
bears and chocolates to diamonds
and fabulous dinners. But the not-
so-humble rose is what truly spells
romance and should accompany them
all with some lovers ready to shell
out as much as Rs.25,000 for a fancy
bunch of 1,000 stems.
And forists are happy to comply.
Nothing compares to one dozen red
roses, Pawan Gadia, CEO, Ferns N
Petals, told IANS.
We have lifesize arrangements and
a wide variety to offer, but 12 roses
in a simple bunch sells the most.
Somehow, people feel if they dont get
a rose on that day, they arent loved
enough, added Gadia, spokesperson
of the fower chain that sells in 400
cities across 150 countries.
Phoolmandi.com, a portal which
claims to offer the most competitive
rates, also sees the sales of red roses
soaring on Valentines Day.
Only roses are a hit for Valentines
Day, Rohit Nath, owner of online
fower store phoolmandi.com, told
IANS.
Orders for the special day have already
started trickling in.
We have already got orders for
around Rs.50,000 by now. Last year.
by this time we had got orders worth
Rs.80,000, we are keeping our fngers
crossed for better fgures this year,
Nath said.
His portal is offering a variety of
bouquets ranging from Rs.395 to
Rs.23,000.
Its not just about romance but
hardcore business as well.
According to a study by the Associated
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of India (Assocham), the foriculture
industry in India is worth about
Rs.3,700 crore (about $696 million)
and roses account for over Rs.2,400
crore (about $451 million).
About 400 million cut roses are
grown across India every year and
Karnataka alone accounts for about
75 percent of this. This is followed
by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar,
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
During Valentines Day and the run-up
to it, the demand for roses multiplies.
One stem goes for as much as Rs.25-
Rs.30, almost double the Rs.12-Rs.15
usually.
So, heres some advice for all those
romantics out there. If youre working
around a budget, it is best to head to a
real phool mandi, where you would
get a rose at a wholesale rate of around
Rs.5.
Last year, fowers worth over Rs.10
crore were sold on Valentines Day
in the capital and nearby cities like
Lucknow, Jaipur, Jammu, and Patiala,
said a report.
The craze for roses has a downside for
those who grow other fowers.
Often, the craze around Valentines
Day turns out to be negative for fower
growers, said S. Jafar Naqvi, president,
Indian Flowers and Ornamental Plants
Welfare Association (iFlora), who
estimates that there are about 10,000
fower retailers across the National
Capital Region.
According to Naqvi, in an effort to
meet burgeoning demand, growers
often harvest fowers even before
they are properly grown. This results
in over-production and low quality
roses, he said.
The other negative is that the other
fowers become out of focus and a
lot of money (on the growers part)
gets wasted, added Naqvi, who feels
the prices offered by street vendors
differs from person to person - often
depending on the vehicle he or she
steps out from.
Nevertheless, none of that is a deterrent
for people with a more romantic bent
of mind and a big pocket.
Wedding planner Amarjyot Singh
suggests lovers decorate their personal
space with roses, the most traditional
romantic fowers.
Roses again then,
this Valentines Day?
11
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
REGION
Avalanche hits Kinnaur
hamlet, seven rescued
Haryana couple to defy Khap
ruling annulling marriage
Sikh university caught in controversies galore
Punjab registers 34,000 cancer deaths in 5 years
Shimla gets highest precipitation in 105 years
Shimla
Following three days of heavy snow-
fall, an avalanche hit a remote hamlet
in the tribal Kinnaur district Wednes-
day, burying two houses. At least seven
people, who were trapped under the av-
alanche, were later extricated by rescue
teams, an offcial said.
Police and the locals laboured for over
eight hours in a rescue operation and
extricated all seven people, including
four children, from the rubble. They
were given frst aid for injuries, Dep-
uty Commissioner J.M. Pathania told
IANS by phone.
The avalanche struck the remote ham-
let of Kafnu in Bhaba Valley, about 70
km from district headquarters Rekong
Peo, around 7 a.m., Pathania said.
The hamlet witnessed more than four
feet of snow.
Offcials said six families had vacated
their houses sensing threat of the ca-
lamity in Kafnu.
The higher reaches in the state have
been witnessing heavy snowfall for the
past three days.
Shimla
For the frst time in over a century, the
Queen of Hills, as Shimla was fondly
called by the British, Wednesday re-
corded the highest precipitation on a
single day in this month, an offcial
said here.
In the last 24 hours, Shimla recorded
76 mm of precipitation, including 7cm
Sonipat
A newly married couple in Haryanas
Sonipat district, whose marriage was
annulled by a Khap (community) pan-
chayat Tuesday, have decided to defy
the diktat and have approached police,
seeking protection.
The community panchayat of Joli vil-
lage in this district Tuesday announced
that the two-day-old marriage of the
couple, Anil Mehra and Seema Sabar-
wal, stood annulled. Justifying its bi-
zarre act, the panchayat said the mar-
riage was against social custom.
The couple Thursday approached So-
nipat district police chief Arun Nehra
and submitted a written complaint
against the panchayats diktat. They
sought police protection.
The family members of the couple also
urged police to intervene in the matter
and resolve the dispute.
The panchayat had ordered that the
couple terminate their marriage since
some people in Joli village belonged
to the same gotra as the girl, and that
she could not be married to a boy from
Chandigarh
Concerned over a survey fnding
that shows Punjab witnessed 34,430
deaths - nearly 19 deaths per day -
due to cancer in the last fve years,
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
has asked the health department to
focus on making the state cancer-
free.
Concerned over the fact that 34,430
people in Punjab lost their lives due
this disease in the last fve year, Chief
Minister Parkash Singh Badal has
said that sustainable efforts be made
to make the state cancer-free, a state
Chandigarh
From bitter feuds between its vice
chancellor and the Shiromani Gurd-
wara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)
to its website being hacked, the Sri
Guru Granth Sahib World University,
the frst and only Sikh university, has
been grappling with controversies al-
most from day one.
The university, set up with the idea of
disseminating philosophy and ideol-
ogy of the Sikh religion and the Sikh
holy book, is back in the news with
the Punjab and Haryana High Court
dismissing a petition by founder vice
chancellor Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia
challenging his suspension. The court
Tuesday asked SGPC to explore other
options, including allowing Ahluwalia
to resign, to give him an opportunity to
exit.
Ahluwalia, who was removed as vice
chancellor of the Punjabi University in
Patiala in 2002 following charges of
corruption and moral turpitude against
him, was placed under suspension by
his employer SGPC in July last year.
From Ahluwalias appointment as
founder vice chancellor onwards, the
university in Fatehgarh Sahib, 50 km
from here, has been caught in numer-
ous wrangles in the 18 months since it
was formally launched in July 2011.
The government has advised people to
stay indoors in Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and
Kinnaur districts, and Pangi and Bhar-
mour areas of Chamba district. They
have also been asked not to go out in
avalanche-prone areas. Schools in
these areas have been closed as a pre-
cautionary measure.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh
Wednesday reviewed the situation after
three days of snow and rain across the
state.
He said the life in the state, particularly
in the tribal areas and higher reaches,
has been severely hit.
The chief minister also directed the au-
thorities to ensure supply of electricity,
water and other essential commodities
to the people and clear roads that have
been blocked by heavy snowfall.
The Met Offce has forecast that west-
ern disturbance - storm systems origi-
nating in the Mediterranean Sea and
moving across the Afghanistan-Pak-
istan region - will remain active over
the state and higher areas are likely to
experience heavy snow till Thursday.
their village and caste.
Since we are not complying with
the panchayats verdict, we are ap-
prehensive about any move from the
panchayats side. We have sought po-
lice protection for ourselves and our
families. We wish to live together, the
couple, who got married Sunday, told
media persons after meeting the police
chief.
Police have assured the couple and
their family members that they would
be provided police protection and said
that action as per law would be taken
against those members of panchayat
who would try to take law into their
hands.
In the past, Haryana has witnessed
several illegal diktats from Khap pan-
chayats annulling the marriages of
couples, saying that they were from the
same gotra (lineage), caste or village.
In some cases, the couples have been
victimised and even killed. Their fami-
lies have also been socially boycotted
in some cases.
government spokesperson said.
Punjab Health Minister Madan Mo-
han Mittal handed over a copy of the
survey report to the chief minister
Tuesday evening.
The survey was conducted last year
and covered nearly 97 percent of the
states 2.70 crore population.
The report also points out that 24,659
people in the state are suffering from
the disease, while another 87,403
people have symptoms of cancer.
Although cancer was found prevalent
across the state, the incidence of the
disease was high in the Malwa belt
To add to its problems, its website was
hacked too.
Ahluwalia was shot at and critically
wounded by a man inside the university
campus Aug 1, 2011, just a week after
the university was formally launched.
The attack, according to the police, was
carried out as the attacker was upset
with Ahluwalia over an admission case.
Ahluwalia, in his petition before the
high court, had accused SGPC presi-
dent Avtar Singh Makkar, who is the
chancellor of the university, of black-
mailing him over certain appointments.
Of 92 appointments made, Ahluwalia
alleged, 32 were of people recommend-
ed by Makkar. This included Makkars
grandson who, he alleged, was acting
like a super V-C.
The appointments were made when
Ahluwalia was in hospital and Gurnek
Singh, an eminent Sikh historian, was
made acting vice chancellor by Makkar.
Radical Sikh organisations had object-
ed to the SGPC -- an elected religious
body of Sikhs for control and manage-
ment of gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh --
appointing Ahluwalia as vice chancel-
lor saying that he had a controversial
past. Ahluwalia was considered close
to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal.
of south-west Punjab that comprises
districts of Ludhiana, Bathinda, San-
grur, Mansa, Muktsar and Patiala.
Badal also said that since the treat-
ment of cancer was very costly, the
health department must ensure that
every patient was able to get imme-
diate assistance from the Chief Min-
isters Cancer Relief Fund for treat-
ment.
The state heath minister said that over
40,000 feld workers had conducted
the survey by visiting 5,158,154
houses across the state. It took about
one month to complete the survey.
Besides his sacking from the Punjabi
University, a molestation case was also
fled against Ahluwalia by a research
student from the university. Though he
was acquitted by a court, the taint re-
mained.
Due to his tainted past, he was re-
moved as Punjabi University V-C.
He was not ft for this post due to his
controversial past. The university got
mired in controversy ever since he was
appointed, radical Sikh group Dal
Khalsa leader Kanwarpal Singh told
IANS.
The frst academic session of the uni-
versity was launched by the chief min-
ister in Fatehgarh Sahib. With an initial
fund of Rs.500 crore, the university
campus is coming up in 84 acres of
land.
Badal said the new university would be
a unique institution of higher learn-
ing across the globe to disseminate the
philosophy and ideology of great holy
scripture to bring awareness amongst the
mankind about the universal message of
love, peace, oneness and communal har-
mony. The university is supposed to un-
dertake research on different aspects of
the Guru Granth Sahib and also carry out
a comparative study of other religions for
better understanding. It offers regular,
professional and vocational courses also.
of snow, till 8.30 a.m. This is the high-
est ever precipitation in the town in the
month of February, India Meteorologi-
cal Department (IMD) director Man-
mohan Singh told IANS.
He said the last time the highest single-
day precipitation in Shimla was 63.5
mm, recorded on Feb 2, 1908.
Shimla and its nearby tourist spots
woke up Wednesday to a white sheet of
snow, giving the resort and its neigh-
bouring areas a picturesque look.
But the residents of this town shivered
as icy winds brought down the mini-
mum temperature to a fraction above
the freezing point at 0.1 degree Celsius.
This was the seasons second signif-
cant snowfall that froze the town.
12 EXCLUSIVE
99 So Far
How Many More!
Since 2009, 99 Tibetans have taken
the extreme step of self-immolation to
support the return of Dalai Lama and
restoration of freedom in Tibet. 80 of
them lost their lives and rests of them
are in Chinese jails. Dawa Tsering,
MP of Tibetan parliament in exile said.
Mrs. Lhamo, (MP of Tibetan govern-
ment in exile) said Both the Dalai
Lama and Lobsang Sangay, Prime
Minister of Tibetan parliament in exile,
have appealed to Tibetans not to re-
sort to self-immolation. We are against
drastic action but we must highlight it
(the situation in Tibet) to the interna-
tional community. All Tibetans resid-
ing in India have an appeals to Tibetans
not to take such drastic actions, the
exile community in Dharmsala, which
did so much to keep Tibet in the pub-
lic eye during the dark years of Chinas
Cultural Revolution, has been reduced
to the role of anguished spectator as
Tibetans inside their homeland take up
the mantle of resistance.
When the U Connectt team met the
Tibetan Parliamentarians they were
all praise for India for helping them in
protecting their culture and hoped solu-
tion of Tibet lay with India. We highly
acknowledge the timely help and moth-
erly care of Indian Government and
people. It is because of that we are able
to keep our culture and identity intact
which is not possible in Tibet, said
Dawa Tsering. All hopes are on the
Indian Government and the people of
this country for the solution of Tibet,
Dawa said. He said Dalai Lama and the
Central Tibetan Administration never
encouraged such actions, but cant con-
trol these activities from outside the
Tibet.
The issue of Tibet is a centuries-old de-
bate that appears to have no resolution
at hand. At the heart of the confict are
deep cultural divisions and distrust on
the part of Chinese and Tibetan alike.
Located in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in
southwest China in the highest region
on earth, Tibet has long been isolated
from its neighbors and existed as an in-
dependent kingdom for much of its ear-
ly history. The status of Tibet has been
at the core of the Tibet issues for all par-
ties drawn into it over the past century.
Regardless of third-party pronounce-
ments, however, the core of the confict
has been the positions held by Tibet
and China. Tibets government-with
less than total consistency-has largely
maintained that Tibet has historically
been an independent country. At the
same time the heart of Chinas position
has remained essentially steady: Tibet
is an inalienable part of China.
There are different views on whether
Tibet has historically been an indepen-
dent nation represents the core cause of
the confict. In the Tibetan view, Tibet
has been an independent nation and
at times a great empire throughout
the last several centuries. In this view,
Mongolian rule over Tibet ended with
Tibet reestablishing independence, and
its relationship with China thereafter
was not one of subservience. Tibet re-
mained independent up until the Chi-
nese invasion in 1950, which is there-
fore illegal.
On the other hand, the Chinese believe
that Tibets historically great empire
greatly declined beginning in the 9th
Century and then was fnally and com-
pletely brought down by the Mongols
centuries ago. Tibet then came under
Chinese suzer-
ainty in the 18th
Century, and it
remained under
Chinese admin-
istration until the
late 19th Cen-
tury when Great
Britain invaded
Tibet, wanting to
control Tibet as
a buffer between
China and British
India. Moreover,
China contends
that Britain cre-
ated the fantasy
of an indepen-
dent Tibet, for
this purpose of
creating a buffer
between China
and British In-
dia. China then
reclaimed Tibet
when Britain
came preoccu-
pied with a rising
Germany, and ef-
fectively gave Ti-
bet back to China
via a 1907 treaty.
China was fnally
able to reestab-
lish control over Tibet when it emerged
from foreign imperialism and civil war
in the middle of the 20th Century.
In May 1951, Tibetan representatives
signed an agreement with China which
Chinese scholars argue documents Chi-
nas sovereignty over Tibet. Years later,
Tibetan leaders would counter that the
treaty was imposed by force and never
valid. Tibetan nationalism grew in the
late 1950s and aided by the CIA, Tibet-
ans started a rebellion in 1959. They
were defeated by the Chinese military
and the 14th Dalai Lama fed to India
and established the Tibetan govern-
ment in exile.
The subsequent Cultural Revolution led
to the closing of thousands of religious
sites further isolating Tibetans. The ban
on religious practices and monasteries
lifted in 1976 after the death of Mao.
The issue fared up in March 2008, as
Tibetans led a series of demonstrations
and riots in protest of the anniversary
of the failed 1959 uprising in Tibet
against Chinese rule. The riots were
violent and when it was over, hundreds
of Chinese and Tibetans were injured
and there were several deaths reported
on both sides.
The Tibetan peoples resentment has
grown stronger and Tibetans have f-
nally resorted to self-immolation as
extreme protest against the Chinese
government. This form of protest was
started in the year 2009 and until now
95 Tibetan has immolated themselves,
80 people have become martyrs, among
rest, most of them have been arrested
by Chinese authorities and it is diffcult
to ascertain their present condition. As
such the situation in Tibet is becoming
more and more urgent. Even the one
who performs the last rites of deceased,
or organizes prayer for them and those
who contact surviving family members
of self-immolations are considered out-
laws and are arrested and imprisoned.
Rikyo, now in his 20s, grew up in a
part of China called Utsang. But came
to India with his aunt when he was 10
years old to save his life. They walked
through Nepal and then reached In-
dia. It took almost a month for them to
reach India. If the Chinese know I am
doing this interview with you, I would
never be able to come out from prison,
or I would be killed, or I would disap-
pear, Rikyo tells u connectt. We are
not using his real name, to protect him
from government retribution.
Lhamo now 41 years fed from Tibet
to save her life in 2003. At present, she
is a working as a Parliamentary mem-
ber in Tibetan government in exile at
Dharamsala, HP.
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
The Tibetans came to Chandigarh and called upon one and all to support them in their struggle for a free Tibet.
13
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
SPECIAL
Aero India has already carved a niche for itself globally as a premier aerospace exhibition, with seven successful editions organized between 1996
and 2011. In Aero India 2011, the participation of exhibitors from 29 countries with 675 companies (380 overseas + 295 domestic) and 47 overseas
delegations was accommodated over a gross exhibition area of 75,000 sqm (including outdoor), which was nearly 57% more than the previous edition
in 2009. The ninth edition of Aero India was held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, near Bangalore from 6 Feb to 10 Feb in 2013. It is favourably poised
an exponential growth over previous edition. A rapidly growing economy, defence preparedness challenges and opening up of defence production to
private sector, have given a major fllip to the defence industry in India. It has also become a hub centre for defence business in the asia region.
Aero India 2013
IAF hopes Rafale deal will be signed by June
Bangalore
The Indian Air Force (IAF) hopes that
the contract for the medium multirole
combat aircraft (MMRCA) Rafale will
be signed by the middle of this year
with the French aerospace vendor Das-
Bangalore
State-run defence behemoth Hindustan
Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) Friday handed
over its weaponised light attack heli-
copter Rudra to the Indian Army at an
air show here.
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen.
Narendra Singh received the indig-
enous weapon system integrated Rudra
(ALH WSI Mark-IV) from HAL chair-
man R.K. Tyagi at the static display of
Aero India 2013, the ninth edition of
the biennial aerospace, defence and
civil aviation trade expo at the Indian
Air Force (IAF) base at Yelahanka on
the citys outskirts.
True to its name, Rudra is a modern
helicopter with latest weaponry. The
combat platform will help our troops
to march ahead towards victory in the
future battles fought, if any, Lt.Gen.
Singh said on the occasion.
In Indian mythology, Rudra is one of
the names of Hindu god Shiva as a de-
stroyer of enemies.
The army will be inducting about 80
Rudras in its various units after the
sault Aviation.
The MMRCA project is very much
on track. If all goes well, we will be in
a position to sign the contract before
middle of the year, Chief of Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne told
fnial operational clearance and serial
production.
As the armed variant of the companys
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH),
Rudra is ftted with weapons, targetting
systems, warning and counter measure
systems and survivability features.
Rudra is a weaponised platform cater-
ing to attack roles with self-defence ca-
pability. It is ftted with three sighting
systems, viz., electro-optic pod, helmet
mounted sight, and fxed sight, Tyagi
said.
A 20mm turret gun is also ftted in the
nose of the chopper with a combination
of 70mm rockets, air-to-air and anti-
tank guided missiles.
The warning and counter measures in-
clude radar laser missile warning sys-
tems and fare chaff dispensers.
The Centre for Military Airworthiness
and Certifcation (Cemilac) granted the
initial operational clearance to Rudra
Feb 3 here.
The chopper is powered by the com-
panys Shakti engine, developed jointly
with Safran Turbomeca of France.
IANS Thursday.
Giving an update on the status of the
multi-billion dollar deal at an aerospace
event here, Browne said the contract
negotiations committee (CNC) had
completed a major part of the work
Indian Army gets light armed chopper Rudra
and discussions were underway on the
work share between Dassault and Hin-
dustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which
will manufacture the fghter under li-
censed production.
We hope by at least April-May the
CNC will complete its work so that it
(deal) could go to the fnance ministry,
where it will be examined all over be-
fore going to the cabinet for fnal ap-
proval, Browne said on the margins of
Aero India 2013, a biennial trade expo
on aerospace products and technolo-
gies in military and civil aviation areas.
Pointing out that the fourth-generation
fghter deal was an extremely complex
project, Browne said there was no short
cut to the time-consuming process,
which had to run its course cover-
ing technology transfer and the offset
clause under stringent clauses.
It was only a year ago (Jan 31, 2012)
that the L1 (Dassault) was selected for
acquiring the aircraft and the CNC was
set up to fnalise the deal soon after. We
want it (deal) to happen as early as pos-
sible for induction soon, he said.
The contract is for purchasing 126
Rafales, including 18 jets in fy-away
condition from Dassault and 108 to be
manufactured by HAL, the state-run
defence behemoth in Bangalore, later
this decade.
The twin-engine delta-wing Rafale
outsmarted Eurofghter Typhoon of
EADS (European Aeronautic Defence
and Space), which was also short-listed
in 2011 out of the six global aerospace
majors, including Russian MiG-35,
Lockheed Martins F-16 Falcon, Boe-
ings F-18 Hornet and Swedish Saab
Gripen, who participated in the global
tender foated in 2007.
The IAF will have an option to buy an
additional 63 Rafale aircraft later.
The French fghters are meant to re-
place the ageing MiG 21 feet of the
Soviet era to enhance its air prowess
and bridge the gaps in the fxed wing
aircraft.
Dassault has fown in three Rafales, in-
cluding two from the French Air Force
(FAF) frontline air base at Saint-Dizier
in northeast France and one from Al
Dhafra military air base at Abu Dhabi
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
for fying and static display during the
fve-day air show at IAFs Yelahanka
air base on the citys outskirts.
Dassault test pilot Squadron Leader
Brocard Mickael is at the controls to
demonstrate the strike power of Rafale
used by the FAF.
14
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 CELEB
Kangana to shoot for
Revolver Rani from March
Mumbai,
Kangna Ranauts next, a female-centric
flm with a quirky title -- Revolver
Rani, will go on the foors next month.
Directed by Sai Kabir, the flm is being
co-produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia and
Rahul Mittra.
As a subject, both I and Tigmasnhu
were convinced about it. Title justifes
the story. The shooting of the flm will
begin from March. Kangna is all ex-
cited to get into that space, Mittra told.
Since its a female-oriented flm,
Kangna is there and other casting is
happening. We should be locking the
rest of the cast within next three to four
days, he added.
Mittra said he approached a senior
actress for the role, who loved it, en-
joyed the script.
She was supposed to get back to us,
but we couldnt wait any longer, so we
went ahead with Kangna, he added
Rupali Ganguly gets married
Mumbai
TV actress Rupali Ganguly, who keeps
her personal life away from the pry-
ing eyes of media, surprised everyone
with her marriage news. She got mar-
ried to businessman Ashvin Verma here
Wednesday.
It is a very low key affair. The mehndi
ceremony took place Tuesday night.
Rupali is having a court marriage with
businessman Ashvin Verma, a source
told IANS.
The actress, currently seen as Pinky in
Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh
Meethi, has not been coming to the sets
for shooting, added the source.
IANS tried to get in touch with the ac-
tress, but she was not available to con-
frm the news.
Rupali is known for playing Dr. Sim-
ran Chopra in Sanjivani and Monisha
Sarabhai in Sarabhai VS Sarabhai. She
also participated in the frst season of re-
ality show Bigg Boss in 2006 and in
2009, showed her dare devilry in Fear
Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2.
Zeta-Jones had no issues with
husbands gay kiss
Los Angeles
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she
was not worried one bit when her hus-
band Michael Douglas informed her
that he was going to kiss co-actor Matt
Damon.
Im kissing Matt Damon, Douglas
told his wife.But Welsh star Zeta-Jones
says she was happy about the two
men snogging.
Douglas portrays the famboyant Lib-
erace in a movie about the late per-
formers gay love affair with Scott
Thorson, played by Damon.
Zeta-Jones revealed that Damon was
thinking of her while he was getting up,
close and personal with Douglas.
Satyagraha for Kareena on
Valentines Day
Mumbai
Actress Kareena Kapoor, who tied
the knot with actor Saif Ali Khan four
months ago, will be busy shooting for
Prakash Jhas flm, Satyagraha, in
Bhopal on Valentines Day (Feb 14).
This year, my Valentines Day will
be with Amit-ji (Amitabh Bachchan),
Ajay Devgn and Prakash Jha. So its
not bad, Kareena told reporters at an
event .
On what gift she give to Saif on V-Day,
she said: This year, Saif will have to
gift me, I gave him the biggest gift in
October. I have transformed myself
The flm, Liberace: Behind The Can-
delabra, is a TV movie by Oceans
Eleven director Steven Soderbergh.
I must say I have seen Liberace: Be-
hind The Candelabra, and if my hus-
band is going to kiss anybody else, Im
so happy its Matt Damon, she said.
Supposedly, when Matt was kiss-
ing Michael, he said that he closed his
eyes and pretended he was kissing me,
rather than Michael, which is very fat-
tering. Matt said that to Michael. Matt
was closing his eyes, kissing Michael
but pretending he was kissing me.
I thought that was one of the biggest
compliments I have ever had. she
added.
into a begum (wife). He should come
and give me a gift.
The actress, who is fond of diamonds,
said there was no special day to gift
diamonds.
There is no special day to gift dia-
monds to a women. So there is no
particular day. Any time, whenever he
(Saif) feels like.
Asked if gifting diamonds would af-
fect Saifs budget, Kareena said: This
question you should ask him. But now
that Race 2 is also a hit, I dont think
there should be any budget issue.
Deepika
launches
Facebook page
Deepika Padukone, who already has
over 2.8 million followers on Twitter,
is now reaching out to her fans through
an offcial Facebook page.
After two successful flms - Cocktail
and Race 2, Deepika is extremely ex-
cited about her recently launched Face-
book page.
I have never been on Facebook before.
Now with this launch, I am really ex-
cited to be on this interactive platform
and be able to connect with my fans,
Deepika said in a statement.
The 27-year-olds offcial Facebook
page - www.facebook.com/Deepika-
Padukone - already has over 1,500,00
likes. It looks more like a refection
of her life, marking a few milestones in
both her career and personal life.
It is a colourful and informative page,
with a lot of photographs from her
childhood to her current acting career
Kate Moss
coming to India
New Delhi
International supermodel Kate Moss is
visiting India to be the part of an ex-
hibition titled The Kate Moss collec-
tion by Gert Elfering.
The exhibition will have around 50
photographs and sculptors of Moss
done by some of the famous photogra-
phers and artists from around the
globe, said a statement.
Some of the works include paintings by
Albert Watson, Nick Knight and
Mert & Marcus, Allen Jones, Dino and
Jake Chapman.
The four-day exhibition will start here
April 25 at the Imperial and the after-
party will be hosted by Bollywood
actor Arjun Rampal at his luxury
nightclub LAP.Moss will attend both
exhibition and after-party along with
curator and art collector Elfering, reads
a statement. Arjun is also excited for
the event.
15
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 CELEB
Milkha Singh charged one rupee for biopic!
Psy to perform at Brazil carnival
Los Angeles
Actress Keira Knightley, who is en-
gaged to rocker James Righton, wants
a small wedding.She says she wants a
private and intimate affair when she f-
nally gets married.
I could have six fake weddings. God,
that would be expensive. We are not re-
ally big-wedding types. I dont need to
have all that, showbizspy.com quoted
Knightley as saying.
Knightley admits she has a limited taste
in music, but enjoys the fresh perspec-
tive that being romantically involved
with a musician, gives her.
I am not someone who listens to a lot
of music. But I get wonderful perspec-
tive by being with someone who is less
like me than more like me. The way
he thinks is something I dont get. We
come at things from totally different
angles, she said.
The couple has been dating since Feb-
ruary 2011.
Rio de Janeiro
South Korean rapper Psy, whose hit
single Gangnam Style holds the re-
cord for the most-watched video on
YouTube, will be one of the attractions
at this years carnival in the northeast-
ern Brazilian city of Salvador.
Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte con-
frmed on her website that Psy will be
in her electric trio during the Bahian
Carnival.
Electric trios are foats equipped with
stages for music groups and high power
sound systems that parade along Salva-
dors streets during carnival and other
Brazilian festivals.
The singer said Psy will have the
chance to sing Gangnam Style Feb
8 while perched on top of her electric
trio and get the public dancing with his
catchy style.
Mumbai
One of the most sought after new en-
trants in tinsel town, Huma Qureshi
has bagged a role in Vishal Bhard-
wajs Dedh Ishqiya. She says when
she watched Ishqiya, she never even
dreamt that she will be part of the mov-
ies sequel one day.
An excited Huma confrmed her pres-
ence in the cast saying, Yes, but there
will be an (offcial) announcement.
It is an Abhishek Chaubey flm as well.
I was so thrilled. I remember watching
Ishqiya, it was amazing. I didnt even
dream of the fact that I will get an op-
portunity to be part for the sequel. It is
really amazing, she told IANS.
If the grapevine is to be believed, Huma
has replaced Kangna Ranaut, who was
supposed to be part of the flm.
Asked when she will start shooting for
Dedh Ishqiya, Huma said: There is
so much of speculation going on right
now; so I dont want to say anything.
Huma frst hogged the limelight when
she featured as Mohsina in Anurag
Kashyaps Gangs Of Wasseypur.
She has some bold scenes with co-star
Emraan Hashmi in the forthcoming
Bhardwaj-Ekta Kapoor co-production
Ek Thi Daayan.
I think working with Ekta Kapoor and
Vishal Bhardwaj would be on the list
of every actor. I feel blessed that as a
newcomer, I am working with both of
them. It is really special, the 26-year-
old said.
Vishal is really one of a kind in the
country right now and Ekta has com-
pletely taken over the whole place. To
be a woman and to be able to pull that
off, hats off to her. She is a fantastic
producer.
I dont have the mental capacity to do
any more work. Its a good time. I am
reading good scripts, people are push-
ing very interesting concepts and ideas.
It is really overwhelming that such cool
flmmakers want to work with me. Like
I said, these are on the wish list of ev-
ery actor. I only pray that I am able to
do justice to whatever work that comes
my way.
A 2010 release, Ishqiya featured
Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and
Arshad Warsi. The entire cast had
wowed movie buffs with their pefor-
mance. Vidyas bold and rustic avatar,
especially, had won her several acco-
lades.
Knightley plans small wedding
New Delhi
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh took just one
rupee from Rakeysh Omprakash Meh-
ra to allow him to make a flm on his
life. Whats special about the currency
note is that it was printed in 1958, the
year when the athlete won the frst gold
medal for independent India in the
Commonwealth Games.
The biopic titled Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag features actor Farhan Akhtar
in the lead role and is slated for a July
release.
We wanted to give a priceless token
of appreciation to Milkhaji for letting
us tell his story through our flm. We
looked for that something special for a
very long time. Then we fnally ended
up sourcing a special Re.1 currency
note that was printed in 1958, Rajiv
Tandon, CEO, Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra Pictures Pvt. Ltd, said in a state-
ment.
The relevance of the note is that in
1958 independent India won its frst
gold medal in Commonwealth Games
I am very strict: Madhuri Dixit
Mumbai
One of the best actresses in tinsel town,
Madhuri Dixit is very strict when it
comes to health issues and adds she is
quite good at multi-tasking too.
I am a multi-tasker. I can do two things
together. I am very strict with myself
and my kids too. I handle my diet and I
am responsible for my health, she told
During her long and successful innings
in the flmdom, she churned out hits
like Tezaab, Beta, Dil, Dil To
Pagal Hai. However, her comeback
flm after her marriage with the US-
based doctor Sriram Nene Aaja Nach-
le turned out to be a damp squib when
it hit the theatres in 2007.
The 45-year-old has now moved back
to India along with her husband and
two sons - Arin and Raayan.
She regained her popularity as the
judge of dance reality show Jhalak
Dikhhla Jaa and has now bagged two
important flms - Dedh Ishqiya and
Gulaab Gang.
Asked her about competition, she said:
I have never believed in that. I do
what I like and I enjoy it.
What are your strengths?
I am a very hard working person. I am
creative. I like to dance and act. I love
whatever I am doing, said the actress.
Talking about her two prestigious proj-
ects, she said that Anurag Kashyaps
Gulaab Gang shooting is on and cam-
era will start rolling for Vishal Bhard-
wajs Dedh Ishqiya in mid-February.
Both the flms have strong roles and
very nice characters, she added.
Sequel to critically acclaimed Ishq-
iya, Dedh Ishqiya also stars Huma
Qureshi along with Naseeruddin Shah
and Arshad Warsi who were in the
original.
I didnt even dream Ill do Ishqiya
sequel: Huma Qureshi
because of Milkhaji and he also won
two gold medals in Asian Games,
added Tandon.
Money was not Milkhas priority -- he
only wanted Mehra to make the flm.
The legendary athlete wanted that it
should be made in such a way that it
inspires more youngsters to earn med-
als in athletics, said Tandon.
A source close to Singh said: The
legend (Milkha Singh) was extremely
moved. It (Re.one note) was like a sou-
venir for him.
Grammys
dress code: No
obscene skin
show
Los Angeles
No visible thongs and transparent
clothes are allowed at the forthcoming
55th Grammy awards, according to a
leaked email, a standard and practice
wardrobe advisory, reports thesun.
co.uk.
The Grammys have slapped a ban on
thongs, exposed breasts or any such
obscene activity. They must all be cov-
ered at their forthcoming awards cer-
emony, said the report.
A long list of rules and regulations has
been distributed for those attending the
55th Grammys Feb 10 at the Staples
Center here.
Among the instructions, it is included
that thong type costumes are problem-
atic and please be sure that buttocks
and female breasts are adequately cov-
ered.
It also reads that attendants should be
sure the genital region is adequately
covered and that bare sides or under
curvature of the breasts are also prob-
lematic, while women should avoid
see-through clothing that could possi-
bly expose female breast nipples.
16
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 LEISURE


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Sudoku Solution 03-FEB-2013
A
student is talking to his teacher.
Student: Would you punish me
for something I didn`t do?
Teacher: Of course not.
Student: Good, because I havent
done my homework.
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wo boys were arguing when the
teacher entered the room.
The teacher says, Why are you arguing?
One boy answers, We found a ten
dollar bill and decided to give it to
whoever tells the biggest lie.
You should be ashamed of your-
selves, said the teacher, When I
was your age I didnt even know
what a lie was.
The boys gave the ten dollars to the
teacher.
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rincipal: Ive had complaints
about you, Johnny, from all of
your teachers. What have you been
doing?
Johnny: Nothing, sir.
Principal: Exactly!
M
ohan was standing in sun on a
hot sunny day.
Sohan asked: What are you doing?
Mohan: Drying sweat
R
aju proposed a Girl.
Girl said, I am 1 year elder to
you. He said, No Problem,Ill mar-
ry you next year.
S
am: Im a proud father. My son is
in medical college.
Bunty: Whats he studying?
Sam: Hes not studying. They are
studying him!
Peace cannot be achieved through vi-
olence, it can only be attained through
understanding.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you focus on being a blessing,
God makes sure that you are always
blessed in abundance.
Joel Osteen
Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress; working
together is success.
Henry Ford
Success is to be measured not so much
by the position that one has reached in
life as by the obstacles which he has
overcome.
Booker T. Washington
Our greatest weakness lies in giving
up. The most certain way to succeed
is always to try just one more time.
Thomas A. Edison
Nobody can bring you peace but
yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Faith activates God - Fear activates
the Enemy.
Joel Osteen
Glory is feeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Victory goes to the player who makes
the next-to-last mistake.
Chessmaster Savielly
Grigorievitch Tartakower
You can avoid reality, but you cannot
avoid the consequences of avoiding
reality.
Ayn Rand
People demand freedom of speech to
make up for the freedom of thought
which they avoid.
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
Kind words can be short and easy to
speak, but their echoes are truly end-
less.
MotherTeresa
The artist is nothing without the gift,
but the gift is nothing without work.
Emile Zola
A person of 60 kgs. weight barely
will weigh 10 kg on Moon, but 1,680
kg on the Sun. That means, you
would weigh 1/6th of your weight on
Moon & 24 times more on Sun. This
happens due to gravitational pull at
different places.
Sirius (Dog star )is much brighter
than the sun. In fact, no star is as
bright as Sirius.
If you shout in space even if some-
one is right next to you they willnt
be able to hear you as there is no air
to carry your message.
A light year is the distance light
travels in a year.
Galileo was the frst scientist to look
at night sky through a telescope
Planet word comes from Greek,
which means wandering star.
Planets are heavenly bodies, which
revolve around the Sun in elliptical
orbits.
Earlier it was considered there were
9 planets in Solar system but lately
one planet called Pluto was de-clas-
sifed from being a planet.
It takes about 1.25 seconds for
moonlight to reach the Earth whereas
sunlight reaches earth in 8 minutes 19
seconds.
The Solar System formed around
4.6 billion years ago.
There are eight planets in the Solar
System. The four inner planets are
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
while the four outer planets are
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The inner planets (also known as
terrestrial planets) are smaller and
made mostly of rock and metal.
The outer planets (also known as
gas giants) are much larger and made
mostly of hydrogen, helium and other
gases.
Health will improve. Some
mental tension is indicated.
Maintain your cool. Jupiter
in forward motion in sec-
ond house will help in some
fnancial gains.
Do not argue with your
spouse. Remedies for Ketu
and Rahu is suggested.
A very fortunate week
ahead. Good health, f-
nancial gains, promotion
is on the cards.
Be thankful to Almighty.
People in mechanical
feld can expect good
business.
Remedy for Ketu is suggested.
Problems related to subor-
dinates or servants will be
solved. Means of short-
cuts to obtain fnance can
lead you in trouble. Do not
indulge yourself in gam-
bling of any sort. Interest
in acting and music is indicated. Strength-
ening of Jupiter will bring good results.
Jupiter in your lagna makes
you more devotional towards
spirituality.
Expenditure more than in-
come is foreseen, so spend
wisely. Some kind of skin
disease is indicated. Place-
ment of Venus in ninth, your lord indicates
travel and gain from foreign journeys.
Some unexpected events will
take you by surprise. Health
of a close relative will be of
concern. Little gain from
speculation is seen. Finance
from more than one source
is indicated. Try to make the
best out of your profession.
Remedy for Sani and Rahu is suggested.
People in artistic feld
like acting, singing, mu-
sic will excel. Addition in
family as birth of a child
or marriage is indicated.
Some wishes can get ful-
flled this week. Income
will rise. However, health
of mother will be of concern. Remedies for
ketu and Rahu is suggested.
ARIES
Mar 21-Apr 19
LEO
Jul 23 - Aug. 22
VIRGO
Aug. 23 - Sep 22
CAPRICORN
Dec 22 - Jan 19
SAGITTARIUS
Nov 22 - Dec 21
TAURUS
Apr 20 - May 20

JOKES
Now bouquets,
necklace, ring, earring
from coir
The humble coir is all set to go places.
Coir bouquets, necklaces, rings and ear-
rings have taken visitors to the ongoing
Coir Expo here by surprise.
Coir bouquets are all set to give bouquets
made out of natural fowers a run for its
money, said K.M. Muhammed Anil, man-
aging director of the Kerala State Coopera-
tive Coir Marketing Federation (Coirfed).
He said there was a ready market for coir
products in Kerala.
Once coir bouquets take roots in the state,
we will explore markets in other parts of
the country and abroad, he said, adding
that each bouquet will cost Rs.75-100.
The prototype of the bouquet has been de-
veloped with the support of NABARD.
This is among several innovative proj-
ects approved as part of our diversifcation
plan, Anil added.
Among other value-added products from
Coirfed at this years coir expo are a
range of ornaments. These ornaments
have been getting a lot of eyeballs. We are
hopeful of making these innovative coir
ornaments a commercial success, he said.
The ornaments, like necklace, ring and
earring, have a price range of Rs.750-
1,000.
The coir products are
eco-friendly and en-
joy a ready market in
Kerala.
Coirfed plans to go for
exports also.
But before launch-
ing the products in the
international market,
we have to set some standards,
he said. In the US and European coun-
tries, the quality standards are very high.
We have to take this factor into account.
INTERESTING TO
KNOW
Sudoku 10-FEB-2013
If you are thinking of in-
vesting in shares, this is
not at all a good period,
curb your thoughts for
speculation.
You have to be little pa-
tient for things to smooth
down. Remedies for Sani and Rahu is
suggested.
Guard yourself against
cervical pain and stomach
upset. Period is bad for
health. Do not trust any-
one in business.
A purchase of property or
vehicle can be delayed.
Remedies of Rahu and
Ketu is suggested.
You will spend lavishly on
comforts and luxury. How-
ever, do not over spend. Also
take care of your health as
you might suffer from ner-
vous breakdown or pain in
your spinal cord. Maintain-
ing a cool temperament can
work wonders. Remedies for
Sun and Moon is suggested.
Jupiter in eleventh house
indicates fnancial gains
through good deeds. You
will not feel happy at home.
Although health will im-
prove, but there is indication
of some mental strain. Try
to do yoga or meditation. Some gains from
government is foreseen. Remedies for Sani
and Rahu is suggested.
Take care of your expenses.
Your bank balance might be
hit with unexpected expen-
diture. Property matter can
be solved amicably and there
might be some gain through
property or purchase of land
or vehicle. Jupiter and your lord Mars in-
dicates smooth sailing.
Whatever communications
you do this week will bear re-
sults in future. A journey to a
holy place is indicated. Peo-
ple in command and author-
ity will be helpful. Success
in love affairs is foreseen.
Take care of your belongings
as there are chancing of theft and misplac-
ing. Remedies for Ketu is suggested.
GEMINI
May 21 - Jun 20
CANCER
Jun 21 - Jul 22
LIBRA
Sep 23 - Oct 22
SCORPIO
Oct 23 - Nov 21
AQUARIUS
Jan 20 - Feb. 18
PISCES
Feb 19 - Mar 20
Panchang in Brief: Week starts with Amavasaya. Karna is snake and Yoga
is Variyana. Sun, Moon and Venus is in Capricorn, Mangal and Mercury in
Aquarius, Jupiter in Venus, Sani and Rahu in Libra and Ketu in Aries.
V. Kumar (Scientifc Horoscope Consultant)
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Zinc helps control infections by gently
tapping the brakes on the immune re-
sponse, says a new study.
Scientists found in human cell culture
and animal studies that a protein lures
zinc into key cells that are the frst re-
sponders against infection.
The metallic element then interacts with
a process that is vital to the fght against
infection and by doing so helps balance
the immune response.
Zincs activity was studied in the con-
text of sepsis, a devastating systemic
response to infection that is a common
cause of death in intensive-care unit
patients, according to the journal Cell
Reports.
But scientists say these fndings might
also help explain why taking zinc tablets
at the start of a common cold appears to
help stem the effects of the illness.
We do believe that to some extent,
these fndings are going to be applicable
to other important areas of disease be-
yond sepsis, said Daren Knoell, senior
study author and professor of pharmacy
and internal medicine at Ohio State.
Without zinc on board to begin with, it
could increase vulnerability to infection.
But our work is focused on what hap-
pens once you get an infection - if you
are defcient in zinc you are at a disad-
vantage because your defence system is
amplifed, and inappropriately so, says
Konell.
The beneft to health is explicit: Zinc is
benefcial because it stops the action of
a protein, ultimately preventing excess
infammation, adds Konell, according
to an Ohio statement.
The researchers also found that if there
is not enough zinc available at the time
of infection, the consequences include
excessive infammation, which is the
bodys way of responding to an infec-
tion or illness.
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 17 REVIEW
Our Moon Has Blood Clots-depicting the tale of
exiled Kashmiri Pandits.
Author: Rahul Pandita
Publisher: Vintage Books / Random
House
Price: Rs. 499
Rahul Pandita was fourteen years old in
1990 when he was forced to leave his
home in Srinagar along with his family,
who were Kashmiri Pandits. Our Moon
Has Blood Clots is a heartbreaking sto-
ry of Kashmir which has earlier been
told through the prism of the brutality
of the Indian state. But there is another
part of the story that has remained un-
told.it is the unspoken chapter in the
story of Kashmir, in which it was elimi-
Music
Book
Movie
Murder 3 stars Randeep Hooda leading
the flm, which is directed by Vishesh
Bhatt. It is the third installment of the
Murder series and also stars Aditi Rao
Hydari and Sara Loren. The only big
change is that Emran Hashmi is re-
placed by Randeep Hooda. Bhatt-camp
always brings super hit soundtracks,
and music of Murder series may be con-
sidered as landmark. The soundtrack of
the flm is composed by Mustafa Zahid
& Pritam while the lyrics are penned
by Sayeed Quadri, who has written
many songs for Pritams music such as
Rush and Billu.
Jaata Hai Tujh Tak It is a very simple
track but it would make an instant hit.
It has some nice English lyrics in the
chorus and vocals by Nikhil Dsouza.
There is also a second version with
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
slightly different lyr-
ics and appetizing
club mix version.
Teri jhuki nazar
another soundtracks
in the Pritam-Bhatt
style sung by Shafqat
Amanat Ali. There
is also another ver-
sion of this song in
the album which is
on equality with the
frst version. The lyr-
ics are beautiful but
the song somewhere
lacks freshness as
Pritam is overdoing
the same exact songs
over and over
Hum jee lenge
largely predictable
and serious Pakistani
pop performed by
Roxen Band featur-
ing Mustafa Zahid
.There is also a Rock
Version, which con-
tains more intense
rock elements. Fine
arrangements with
increased tempo could make it a bet-
ter track with proper coordination in
instruments. But listeners will like it
shortly
Mat aazma re sung by K.K it has Sim-
ilar style .It is not boring, but it brings
nothing new to the listener. It works
only because Pritam and KK have
given brilliant compositions earlier. It
would leave the listeners unimpressed
and disappointed. Lastly it is not one
of those K.K melodious tracks.
On the whole, Murder 3 album is a not
up to the mark, it is plain and boring
to listen. The only highlight of this al-
bum are the song Jaata Hai Tujh Tak
and Teri jhuki nazar with the rest
being unrewarding. This is not one of
Pritams masterpieces.
Rahul Pandita is the author of
the bestselling Hello, Bastar: The
Untold Story of Indias Maoist
Movement, and the co- author of
the critically acclaimed The Absent
State. The 37 year old author who
is also associate editor with Open
Magazine tells us from where he got
the idea of this painful story of an
exilead community - Ive wanted to
write this book since I was at college
.After struggling with different
ways of telling his story, including
fctionalizing it. I fnally followed
my Editor Meru Gokhales advice
and wrote a memoir. This is not just
my story. Since the book has come
out I have met a lot of people who
have come up to me to tell me that
this is exactly their story. It feels
great that they connect with the
book.
Cast : Prabhu Deva,
Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay
Menon,Salmaan Khan,
Lauren Gottlieb, Mayuresh
Wadkar,Prince Gupta, Dharmesh
Yelande, Vrushali Chavan
Director : Remo DSouza
Producer : Ronnie Screwvala,
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Produced by UTV Spotboy, ABCD
is said to be the countrys frst 3D
dance flm. Well-known choreog-
rapher & director, Remo Dsouza
comes with a spectacular entertain-
er that proves yet again that if there
is a will, there is a way
Synopsis
Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) dance trainer
works at the dance academy of Je-
hangir (Kay Kay Menon) .Vishnu
walks out when his controlling
business partner Jehangir supports
an international dance trainer and
ask him to work as desk adminis-
trator which is not his cup of tea.
Dejected Vishnu decides to give up
dance and leave Mumbai forever.
However when he is about to leave
Mumbai for Chennai a group of
street dancers preparing themselves
for Ganapati celebration(an annual
festival that brings Mumbais best
dance groups against each other)
compel him to stay back in the city
and prepare them for a big competi-
tion.
ABCD - A Passion for Dance Special Chabbis- Engaging
Thriller with a Powerful Script
Murder 3
nation of the Kashmiri Pandit commu-
nity in a violent ethnic refnement sup-
ported by Islamist militants. Hundreds
of people were tortured and killed, and
about 3,50,000 Kashmiri Pandits were
forced to leave their homes and spend
the rest of their lives in exile in their
own country. Some of the most mov-
ing sections of the book deal with his
mothers great initial shock at being
called a refugee. Read this engrossing
tale to know that what circumstances
led to migration of Kashmiri Pandits.
And the last hope carried by them that
they will return some day.
This powerful and moving book
throws a sharp new light onto one of
the most tragic conficts in the modern
world. As a young boy, Rahul Pandita
was exiled from his native Kashmir.
Now, twenty years later, he returns to
the prelude and aftermath of his exile,
narrating his familys tortuous journeys
with great sensitivity and skill. Every
paragraph of this compelling memoir
rings deeply true. --
Ramachandra Guha
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Manoj
Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Jimmy
Sheirgill and Kajal Aggarwal.
Producer : Friday Filmworks,
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Director Neeraj Pandey remarkable
debut A Wednesday was engaging
thriller full of twist and turns.But
his latest fick is highly inspired
by the real-life daring heist dated
19-March-1987 where the same group
posing as CBI offcers executed a
daylight income tax raid on the Opera
House branch of Tribhovandas Bhimji
Zaveri in Mumbai and disappeared
with jewellery worth lakhs.
Synopsis
The flm is about a group of daring
thieves led by Ajay Singh (Akshay
Kumar) and his team of three (Anupam
Kher, Rajesh Sharma, Kishore Kadam)
who confdently present themselves as
CBI or income-tax offcers and raid
the rich and politicians house .Later
they face a hard confict from CBI
offcer Wasim Khan (Manoj Bajpayee)
and Inspector Ranveer Singh (Jimmy
Sheirgill) ,who is suspended from
duty. Both of them team up to discover
Ajays next operation in a well-known
jewellery store in Mumbai. Who will
win this hide and seek game is the
central plot of the movie.
CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 18 SCIENCE AND TECH
Apple loses right to iPhone
brand in Brazil
Sea urchin shows how to reduce
CO2
A capsule that suppresses cancer cells
Rio de Janeiro
US technology giant Apple lost the
right to use the iPhone brand in Brazil,
according to the countrys National In-
dustrial Property Institute (INPI).
The INPI, which oversees patents in
Brazil, ruled that the brand belongs
to Brazils Gradiente, an electronics
company that had registered the name
in 2000, seven years before Apple
launched its now world-famous smart-
phone, reported Xinhua.
Apple applied to use the name in Bra-
zil in 2007, when Gradiente had yet to
launch any products of its own under
the name, due to poor fnancial health.
But just as its patent on the name was
about to expire, Gradiente unveiled in
Berlin
Computer experts from Germany have
warned people to be more careful while
surfng the internet as malicious pro-
grams called drive-by downloads can
be downloaded unintentionally when
users visit manipulated websites.
Currently the biggest threat was the
so-called drive-by downloads, ac-
cording to the German Federal Asso-
ciation for Information Technology,
Telecommunications and New Media
or Bitkom.
Cyber criminals are operating in in-
creasingly sophisticated ways, said
Bitkom president Dieter Kempf.
Drive-by downloads are particular-
ly insidious because they are hard to
recognise.
Just a visit to a manipulated website is
suffcient to make a personal computer
vulnerable to attack.
Other important items in a list of in-
Chicago
Boeing Co. has submitted an applica-
tion with the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration (FAA) for permission to con-
duct test fights of its 787 Dreamliner
after recent incidents revealed safety
issues of the new aircraft, a media re-
port said.
In response, FAA said only that it is
evaluating Boeings request, reported
Xinhua citing Chicago Tribune.
Boeing, headquartered in Chicago, said
that it is making progress in fnding a
solution to the battery problems that
grounded the 787 feet in January.
The 787s battery systems were called
into question Jan 7 when a smouldering
fre was discovered on the underbelly
of a Dreamliner in Boston operated by
Japan Airlines.
In a separate incident Jan 16 involving
a 787 operated by All Nippon Airways,
smoke was seen swirling from the right
side of the cockpit after an emergency
Moscow
A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying
six telecom satellites has blasted off
from the Baikonur space centre in Ka-
zakhstan, Russian space agency Ros-
cosmos said.
The launch was originally scheduled
for Tuesday, but was postponed due to
bad weather, Xinhua reported.
The rocket lifted off at 8.04 p.m. Mos-
cow time.
It is tasked with sending six Globalstar
telecom satellites into an orbit some
900 km from the Earth.
The satellites were developed by Eu-
ropean company Thales Alenia Space
on orders of the Globalstar corporation,
and designed to provide high-quality
global personal mobile communication
services.
Each satellite has a weight of 700 kg
and a service life of 15 years.
London
Daily intake of vitamin C supplements
doubles mens risk of suffering from
kidney stones, suggests a new research.
It has long been suspected that high
doses of vitamin C may increase the
risk of kidney stones, said Laura
Thomas, from the Karolinska Institu-
tet in Stockholm, Sweden, who led the
study.
This is because some of the vitamin
C absorbed by the body is excreted in
urine as oxalate, one of the key com-
ponents of kidney stones. They are
made up of tiny crystals, which can be
formed by calcium combining with ox-
alate, the journal JAMA Internal Medi-
cine reports.
Vitamin C is an important part of a
healthy diet, Thomas said. Any ef-
fect of vitamin C on kidney stone risk
is likely to depend both on the dose and
on the combination of nutrients with
which it is ingested.
The study tracked more than 22,000
middle-aged and elderly for 11 years.
The current analysis included 907 men
who said they took regular vitamin
C tablets and more than 22,000 who
didnt use any supplements, according
to the Daily Mail.
Swedish supplements, like those the
study participants would have taken,
typically contain about 1,000 mil-
ligrams (mg) of vitamin C per tablet.
Most vitamin C supplements sold in
the UK contain either 500 or 1,000 mg.
Of the vitamin C users, 3.4 percent de-
veloped kidney stones for the frst time
during the study, compared to 1.8 per-
cent of non-supplement users.
The researchers said that because there
are no clear benefts tied to taking high-
dose vitamin C, people who have had
stones in the past might want to think
before taking extra supplements.
But the fndings do not mean people
shouldnt get plenty of vitamin C
through fruits and vegetables, since the
antioxidant is important for bone and
muscle health - and severe defciency
can cause scurvy.
London
A study of the humble sea urchin has
shown British scientists a process that
could revolutionize efforts to reduce
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the
principal cause of climate change.
Experts at Newcastle University dis-
covered that sea urchins employ nickel
to make use of the CO2 in the ocean, in
order to form its calcareous shell, ac-
cording to a study published Tuesday
in the Catalysis Science & Technology
magazine.
Physicist Lidija Siller said the discov-
ery was made entirely by chance and
led them to add tiny particles of nickel
to a solution of water and CO2, and
then saw how the carbon dioxide dis-
appeared completely.
In the presence of a catalyst of nickel,
Washington
A tiny capsule designed by US re-
searchers could suppress cancers
without damaging healthy cells,
shows a study.
Yi Tang, professor of chemical and
bio-molecular engineering from the
University of California - Los Ange-
les (UCLA), study co-author, report-
ed developing tiny shells composed
of a water-soluble polymer that safe-
December 2012 its IPHONE, which
costs about a third of the price of Ap-
ples latest model.
The institute said its decision will be
offcially published Feb 13 in its Intel-
lectual Property magazine.
Neither Gradiente nor Apple have com-
mented on the decision, which Apple
can still appeal, unless it comes to an
agreement with Gradiente.
Apple faced a similar obstacle in the
US, where Cisco Systems owned the
rights to the iPhone brand and reached
an agreement with Apple.
Additionally, Apples iPad brand was
owned by Proview Technology, which
sold the rights to Apple for $60 million.
ternet threats are so-called worms and
Trojans, followed by attacks on data-
bases and web applications.
The Hasso Plattner Institute for Soft-
ware Systems Engineering (HPI) called
on internet users to be more careful in
their choice of passwords.
Almost one in three people choose a se-
quence of six or fewer characters.
Short and simple words are also popu-
lar, criticised HPI Director Christoph
Meinel.
However, these fall far short of provid-
ing secure access protection.
Around half of internet users also have
the same or a similar password for mul-
tiple pages.
The HPI recommends a combination of
uppercase and lowercase letters, num-
bers and special characters.
Terms that are in the dictionary, as well
as names and dates of birth, should be
avoided.
landing related to the planes electrical
systems.
Recent events have become a public
relations nightmare for Boeing, which
has long heralded the Dreamliner as a
forerunner of the 21st century air travel.
On Feb 1, the National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) released its sev-
enth update on the investigation into
the lithium-ion battery systems, saying
it has begun CT scanning the battery
cells to examine their internal condi-
tion.
Boeing 787, a twin-aisle aircraft that
can seat 210 to 290 passengers, is the
frst large commercial jet with more
than half its structure made of com-
posite materials rather than aluminium
sheets. Its also the frst large com-
mercial aircraft that extensively uses
electrically powered systems involving
lithium-ion batteries. Boeings lithium-
ion batteries are made in Japan by Kyo-
to-based GS Yuasa Corp.
CO2 turns into calcium carbonate or
magnesium carbonate, innocuous min-
erals present in the earths crust that are
used in construction to make cement
and other materials, and in hospitals
to make plaster casts, according to the
study.
The method invented by the British
experts consists of making the CO2
that industries send into the atmo-
sphere pass directly from the factory
smokestack to a column of water rich
in nickel nanoparticles, and afterwards
recovering the solid calcium carbonate
that sinks to the bottom.
While the process would not work in
all cases, it is a cheap, effective solu-
tion that could be available worldwide
for some heavily polluting industries,
Siller said.
Russia launches
six telecom
satellites
Be careful when surfng the web
Boeing applies for 787 Dreamliner
test fights
Vitamin C
doubles risk of
kidney stones
ly deliver a protein complex to the
nucleus of cancer cells to engineer
their death.
The cell-destroying material,
apoptin, is a protein complex de-
rived from an anaemia virus in birds.
This protein cargo accumulates
in the nucleus of cancer cells and
signals to the cell to undergo pro-
grammed self-destruction.
The shells, about 100 nanometers
across, are roughly half the size of
the smallest bug, degrade harmless-
ly in non-cancerous cells, the jour-
nal Nano Today reports.
The process does not present the
risk of genetic mutation posed by
gene therapies for cancer, or the risk
to healthy cells caused by chemo-
therapy, which does not effectively
discriminate between healthy and
cancerous cells, Yi said, according
to a California statement.
This approach is potentially a new
way to treat cancer.
It is a diffcult problem to deliver
the protein if we dont use this ve-
hicle. This is a unique way to treat
cancer cells and leave healthy cells
untouched, Yi said.
Tests done on human breast cancer
cell lines in lab mice showed signif-
cant reduction in tumour growth.
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
KIDS
Strange Facts You
Didnt Know
Children need to sit fairly in major
exams. With examination time round
the corner, it is common for parents
to feel the stress. So the frst tip to
all parents is not to be stressed.
But the question arises how can par-
ents help their children manage with
Exam Stress? During exams, stu-
dents spend long hours studying and
staying awake. Consumption of food
in small quantities will keep them
alert. During exam it is wise to make
a little change in the daily routine.
Symptoms of Exam Stress
Irritable Behavior
Nervousness
Restless
Disinterest in any activities.
Tips for Parents
Emotional Support During
times of anxiety, children usually
Esoteric
Meaning: Beyond the understanding
of an average mind.
Example - His life work has been
conducting research in a somewhat
esoteric branch of business.
Perish
Meaning: expire, decease.
Example- All but fve of the
passengers perished under the water.
Elude
Meaning: escape, avoid.
Example- He managed to elude the
police after a high speed car chase.
Callow
Meaning: Inexperienced and
immature.
Example- She said I usually dont
date men younger than 25 because I
fnd that they are callow.
Sedulous
Meaning: studious, Deliberate
Example-She was known to her
teachers as a quiet and sedulous girl.
Examination Fever: Help Your Child
Reduce Exam Stress
need extra comfort and understand-
ing from their parents to help them
feel confdent. Be open to how chil-
dren are feeling as well as provide
them attention when needed.
Get to know his performance
-Often Visit your childs school and
his/ her teachers and get feedback
about your child about how he is
performing.
Take Note about food habits- Be
careful about the food items that you
are giving them on exam days. Try
to have small and frequent meals.
Avoid potato, Tapioca etc. as starchy
vegetables makes you lethargic and
sleepy.
Sound Mind in a Sound Body-
Allow them also to play and watch
television etc. if possible make them
participate in some extracurricular
activities. They should sleep for a
Ostrich(Struthio camelus)are Worlds
largest species of birds and are found
only in open country of Africa. Though
they cannot fy, ostriches are feet,
strong runners. They can sprint up to
43 miles (70 kilometers) an hour and
run over distance at 31 miles (50 ki-
lometers) an hour. They may use their
wings as rudders to help them change
direction while running. An ostrichs
Know about your Favorite
cartoon
Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical
animated cartoon flms created by
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
centering on a rivalry between a cat
(Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose
chases involved comic violence.
Hanna and Barbera ultimately wrote,
produced and directed 114 Tom and
Jerry shorts in Hollywood from 1940
to 1957.
The original series is notable for
having won sevenAcademy Awards.
A longtime television staple,Tom and
Jerry has a worldwide audience and
has been recognized as one of the most
famous and longest-lived rivalries.
In 2000, Time magazine named Tom
and Jerry one of the greatest television
shows of all time.
Tom and Jerry almost never speak in
the classic episodes but are voiced in
Tom and Jerry Tales, which debuted
in 2005
Traditionally, music plays a very
important partsince Tom and Jerry
almost never speakeffectively
emphasizing the action, adding
emotion to the scenes. Most of the
dialogue from Tom and Jerry are high-
pitched laughs and gaspingscreams,
which are thoughtfully provided via a
horn or other musical instrument.
powerful, long legs can cover 10 to
16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single
stride. These legs can also be for-
midable weapons. Ostrich kicks can
kill a human or a potential predator
like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a
long, sharp claw. They lack teeths,
they swallow pebbles which help in
grinding the food in the stomach. An
adult ostrich can carry1 kg. stones in
its stomach. They have very acute
sense of sight and hearing; they can
sense the predator from far away. Os-
triches typically eat plants, roots, and
seeds but will also eat insects, lizards,
or other creatures available in their
sometimes harsh habitat. The birds
have been trained for saddle and sulky
racing, but they tire easily and are not
well suited for training. They do well in
captivity and may live 50 years
Learn a Good
Habit
Respect Your
Elders
Be courteous to
them.
Meet the Flightless Ostrich
What has a face and two hands but no
arms or legs?
What starts with a P, ends with an
E and has thousands of letters?
I have three letters.
Iread the same forward and backwards.
I know youll get the answer, I know
youll see.
Its a word that is important to you and
me.
What word am I?
I have streets but no pavement,
I have cities but no buildings,
I have forests but no trees,
I have rivers yet no water.
What am I?
A snail can sleep for 3 years
An ostrichs eye is bigger than its
brain.
Like fngerprints, everyones tongue
print is different.
Shark is the only known fsh that can
blink with both eyes.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
Los Angeles full name is El Pueblo
de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los
Angeles de Porciuncula.
A Crocodile cannot stick its tongue
out.
A n s w e r s :
A c l o c k
T h e P o s t O f f c e
E y e
M a p
minimum of 6hrs. Ask them to take
a break instead of exhausting them-
selves in the diffcult subjects and
messing up everything else.
Encourage Your Child Boost
up the morale of your children and
talk about how they feel. Listen with
understanding so that they do not
feel dejected. Tell them that talking
about feelings can help them in feel-
ing better.
Supporting childrens conf-
dence Teach children to be brave
by showing them that you believe
they can do it .Offering words of en-
couragement and providing posi-
tive feed- back for their efforts
and celebrating successes will help
your children to feel confdent. It is
also important to teach them to keep
trying until they succeed.
TV-watching
British kids
appear unable
to walk
London
Some three-year-old children in
Britain spend so much time in
front of the TV that they appear to
be unable to walk, a top govern-
ment expert has said.
Louise Casey, Prime Minister Da-
vid Camerons adviser on troubled
families, said a teacher informed
her that one child spent so much
time alone in front of the TV screen
that he could not even chew.
Casey said the problem of young
children being unable to walk was
a clear sign of the height of the
challenge to help around 120,000
troubled families in the country,
the Daily Mail reported.
National Association of Head
Teachers general secretary Rus-
sell Hobby said it was an extreme
case, but more frequently we hear
of children who cant speak when
they come to school.
He said those children can only
grunt while some still wear nap-
pies at the age of fve.
A playschool creator earlier
warned that parents should avoid
leaving young children unsuper-
vised in front of the TV.
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 BUSINESS
Kingfshers third quarter loss at Rs.755 crore
Technosoft Corporation to hire
800 people in India
More defence spending after
economy recovers: Finance
Minister
Encourage investment, US
trade group tells India
Brazil auto output goes up
Chennai
US-based Technosoft Corporation, a
software services and business process
outsourcing (BPO), plans to hire 800
people in India, a company offcial said
Tuesday.
The $90 million Technosoft Corpo-
ration will also inaugurate its new
400-seater development centre here
soon, the offcial added.
Globally we plan to hire around 1,000
people by mid-2014 for our two opera-
tions - software services and healthcare
BPO. Eighty percent of the new hir-
ing will be in India. The company will
soon inaugurate its new development
centre near Chennai, Technosoft Cor-
porations chief executive offcer Rajiv
Tandon told IANS here.
Currently the company has three de-
velopment centres in Chennai and one
in Bangalore with a around 1,600 em-
ployees, of which 1,000 are in India
and 600 in the US.
Tandon said Technosoft Corporation is
also looking at setting up BPO opera-
tions in tier two cities like Madurai.
Ruling out the consolidation of its
three delivery centres under one roof
here, Tandon said the company plans to
move to a bigger facility in Bangalore.
As per our corporate plan, by 2014 we
should have around 3,000 employees.
Consolidation of operations under one
roof would happen then and when we
have our own development centre. We
have invested in setting up systems at
San Francisco
US e-commerce company Channel In-
telligence has announced that it has en-
tered into an agreement to be acquired
by Internet search giant Google.
For over 10 years, we have focused
on making it easy for consumers to
fnd and buy products online and help
our clients grow their business. Weve
worked with Google for years, and
look forward to the great things we will
be able to do together, Channel Intelli-
gence said Wednesday in a blog posted
on its website, reported Xinhua.
In a separate press release, ICG Group,
Channel Intelligences parent com-
pany, said that Google has agreed to
pay $125 million in cash and the deal
is expected to be completed in the frst
quarter of 2013.
Headquartered in Orlando in the US
state of Florida, Channel Intelligence
provides technology to other compa-
nies to drive product sales online.
According to information posted on
its website, Channel Intelligence has
been working with over 850 retailers
worldwide and drives 2 billion dollars
in sales online annually in comput-
ing, home improvement, appliances,
consumer electronics, toys and other
goods.
The purchase is seen as Googles lat-
est efforts to strengthen its e-commerce
business.
New Delhi
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram
Wednesday said he will spend more
money on security when the Indian
economy returns to a growth path, re-
covering from a slowdown.
Answering a question that a cut in de-
fence expenditure could compromise
the countrys defence and security pre-
paredness, Chidambaram after deliver-
ing a speech on national security said,
growth is the key to greater public
welfare and greater security.
Provided we can grow at a higher rate,
we can provide more money, he said
after delivering the K. Subrahmanyam
Memorial Lecture at the IDSA audito-
rium.
Chidambaram has driven cuts in spend-
ing, including $1.9 billion on defence
acquisitions, in an attempt to meet the
fscal defcit target.
He also ruled out higher borrowing,
saying it was not an option for India.
Washington
Ahead of Indias budget this month
end, a US trade advocacy group seek-
ing stronger commercial ties with India
has underscored the need to encourage
investment via strong signals to the
global business community.
A consequent return of investor con-
fdence would harness the tremendous
power of Indias economy to restoring
growth levels, the US-India Business
Council (USIBC) comprising nearly
400 of Americas and Indias top com-
panies.
Looking toward Finance Minister P.
Chidambarams Feb 28 union budget
announcement, the group urged the
government of India to take a broad
view on the core concerns impacting
investment levels in the country.
Citing a return to clarity on controver-
sial tax matters, USIBC commended
the framework for the General Anti-
Avoidance Rules (GAAR) and indi-
rect taxation recently provided by the
Shome Committee, but emphasised
that the fnal rules must be issued soon
as investors require certainty that all as-
Rio de Janeiro
A total of 279,332 automobiles were
manufactured in Brazil in January, up
31.9 percent from the same month of
2012 and 7.7 percent more than in De-
cember, an industry association said.
That represents the highest total for a
month of January since data began to
be tallied, said Anfavea, which repre-
sents the Brazilian subsidiaries of lead-
ing US, European and Asian automak-
ers.
The truck sector saw the biggest jump
in output, with production soaring from
3,438 units in January 2012 to 12,705
units in the frst month of 2013.
The number of light commercial ve-
hicles manufactured rose to 263,505
units, up 27.1 percent from January
2012, while a total of 3,122 buses were
Chennai
Debt-ridden Kingfsher Airlines re-
ported a net loss of Rs.755 crore for the
third quarter of the current fscal.
The airline had to suspend its opera-
tions due to labour issues and suspen-
sion of the passenger carriers fying
licence in October 2012.
The airlines auditors - B.K. Ramadhy-
ani & Co. - said the loss would have
been Rs.1,090 crore if the airline had
used the prevailing accounting stan-
dards in India.
The auditors said the accounting meth-
od applied by Kingfsher to calculate
costs incurred upon maintenance and
repairs of aircraft which were not used
during the quarter under review is not
in accordance with generally accepted
accounting standards prevalent in In-
dia.
According to a regulatory fling at
the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE),
our existing centres and they have to
pay back, Tandon said.
Technosoft Corporation currently
serves clients in fnancial services,
technology, government, healthcare,
telecom, manufacturing, retail and
utilities.
On the BPO side, Technosoft Corpo-
rations business model is outcome
based; the company gets paid on the
revenue generated by its client.
Our focus is on end-to-end revenue
cycle management, Tandon said.
The company offers its services to
healthcare providers (hospitals) and
would also venture into the payer side
of the business (insurance companies)
this year, he added.
Tandon said the healthcare business
potential in the US - for both BPO and
software services - is expected to go up
dramatically as the new healthcare bill
introduced by President Barack Obama
(commonly known as Obamacare Bill)
would add around 30 million people to
the healthcare insurance system.
Tandon said the company would come
out with predictive data analytics solu-
tion for retail, fnancial services sectors
and later extend the same to logistics
and telecom verticals.
The company has hired graduates in
ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines
for analytics and coding as they are
conversant with the anatomy of a hu-
man being and medical terminologies.
the airline said it has incurred Rs.401
crore on fnance costs and Rs.182 crore
on aircraft leasing charges during the
quarter under review.
The companys scrip at the BSE
fell 0.13 points - or 1.04 percent - at
Rs.12.41 per share from its previous
close of Rs.12.54.
The airline currently has an estimated
fnancial debt of about Rs.8,000 crore,
which it owes to a consortium of banks,
aircraft leasing companies, airport op-
erators, oil marketing companies and
other vendors.
It has also failed to clear its employees
dues of several months.
The airline said in the fling that it
has made signifcant progress towards
complying with regulatory require-
ments for it to restart its operations and
reinstate its fying licence.
Kingfshers fying licence was sus-
pended Oct 20, 2012, following a
strike by employees that crippled the
carriers operations. The licence of-
fcially expired Dec 31, 2012, while a
revival plan the airline submitted to the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) was rejected due to the lack
of more credible restart details in the
plan.
The airline, promoted by Vijaya Mal-
lya, has two years to renew the licence
to fy.
Kingfsher Airlines chairman Mallya
wrote to employees Jan 10 intimat-
ing them of a two-step plan submitted
to the aviation regulator to re-start the
cash-strapped passenger carrier.
We have submitted a detailed restart
plan to DGCA in two parts. The frst
part deals with a limited re-start utilis-
ing seven aircraft ramping up to 21 air-
craft in four months, Mallya wrote in
his letter.
According to Mallya, the second part
of the plan envisages a full scale reha-
bilitation of the airline by increasing
the feet size to 57 aircraft within 12
months of recapitalisation.
Both plans contain detailed informa-
tion on key assumptions and funding
requirements, including payment of
outstanding salaries to employees, he
said.
Mallya added that the limited re-start
plan is being targetted for the begin-
ning of 2013 summer schedule and re-
quires a funding of about Rs.650 crore,
which will be provided by the United
Breweries Group and associates.
On corruption, he said it certainly erod-
ed institutions and the social fabric of
the nation. At the same time, he said,
punishing people is not the same as
trial by the media.
To another question on why the gov-
ernment is dithering on amending the
Armed Forces Special Powers Act, he
said there was no consensus on the
issue. The army, he said, was against
any dilution of or amendment to the
act, though he personally believed that
some amendment could be made and
that would make the act more humane.
How does the government move on
such a sensitive issue? he asked.
Chidamabram also did not agree with
a questioner that India does not have a
national security doctrine.
I believe we have one, he said. If you
were referring to a particular doctrine,
he told the questioner: I am not aware
of that.
surances will be made into law.
The council confrmed that deferment
of GAAR implementation until 2016
allows for needed business planning
and thus increases investor certainty.
This years Budget presents a distinc-
tive opportunity for India to realise
the latent potential in long-awaited
reforms, including in the insurance,
pensions, technology, real estate, and
infrastructure sectors, said USIBC
President Ron Somers.
All economic indicators point to now
being the right time, he said express-
ing belief in the resolve of the govern-
ment to work through political chal-
lenges and kick-start the engine of jobs
and opportunity.
USIBC strongly supports the govern-
ments continued efforts on the Goods
and Services Tax (GST), Somers said,
as it believes the GST would dramati-
cally increase government revenue
while decreasing the cost of doing
business across states, creating a win-
win dynamic that will be good for the
economy.
produced, a 190 percent increase.
A total of 311,453 vehicles were sold
in Brazil in January, up 16.11 percent
compared to the same month last year,
though down 13.32 percent relative to
December 2012.
Vehicle production in Brazil fell 1.9
percent year-on-year in 2012 to 3.34
million vehicles, while sales climbed
4.6 percent relative to 2011 to a record
3.8 million units, Anfavea said early
last month.
The industry association is forecast-
ing a 4.5 percent increase in output this
year to 3.5 million units and an up to
4.5 percent rise in sales to 4 million
vehicles. Anfavea, however, said it ex-
pects a 4.6 percent decline in vehicle
exports.
Google to buy
e-commerce
frm
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SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 BUSINESS
Index Starting Value Close Value Your Money Change Change in Money Total Sum in Hand
S&P CNX Nifty 6025 5939 10000 -1.4% -143 9857
CNX Nifty Junior 12308 12152 10000 -1.3% -127 9873
CNX 100 5946 5862 10000 -1.4% -141 9859
CNX 200 3065 3018 10000 -1.5% -153 9847
S&P CNX 500 4791 4713 10000 -1.6% -162 9838
NIFTY Midcap 50 2317 2249 10000 -2.9% -294 9706
CNX Midcap 8359 8172 10000 -2.2% -224 9776
CNX Smallcap 3653 3535 10000 -3.2% -323 9677
CNX Auto 4647 4615 10000 -0.7% -69 9931
CNX Bank 12657 12349 10000 -2.4% -243 9757
CNX Energy 8526 8262 10000 -3.1% -310 9690
CNX Finance 5087 5049 10000 -0.7% -75 9925
CNX FMCG 15309 15119 10000 -1.2% -124 9876
CNX IT 6767 6799 10000 0.48% 48 10048
CNX Media 1842 1811 10000 -1.7% -169 9831
CNX Metal 2763 2691 10000 -2.6% -259 9741
CNX MNC 5517 5460 10000 -1.0% -104 9896
CNX Pharma 5996 5910 10000 -1.4% -144 9856
CNX PSU Bank 3663 3489 10000 -4.76% -476 9524
CNX Realty 292 286 10000 -1.9% -185 9815
CNX Consumption 2330 2301 10000 -1.3% -128 9872
CNX Commodities 2542 2482 10000 -2.4% -238 9762
CNX Dividend Opportunities 1742 1702 10000 -2.3% -232 9768
CNX Infrastructure 2544 2449 10000 -3.8% -377 9623
CNX PSE 3084 2993 10000 -3.0% -296 9704
CNX Service Sector 7316 7243 10000 -1.0% -100 9900
*In Rs *In Rs
Best Performer 10048 CNX IT
Worst Perfromer 9524 CNX PSU Bank
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provides the readers with net returns linked to CNX Nifty and also its sub-indices like IT, Realty and Automobiles to name a few. The column
is a potent tool to understand market performance in simple Rupee terms rather than percentage or basis points.
Sydney
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
has lowered its gross domestic prod-
uct (GDP) forecast for 2013 in its
quarterly Statement on Monetary Pol-
icy released Friday.
The RBA said that the Australian GDP
growth is now expected to be a little
below trend over 2013, at round 2.5
percent, before picking up a little in
2014, reported Xinhua.
The outlook for the Australian econ-
omy is slightly weaker than it ap-
peared at the time of the November
Statement, the RBA said in the state-
ment.
These forecasts have been revised
down since the November statement,
largely refecting the slightly weaker
outlook for mining and non-mining
investment.
The RBA mentions several reasons
for lowering the outlook for the Aus-
tralian economy, including the ex-
pectation that the mining investment
boom will peak in 2013, the effect
of the persistently high level of the
Australian dollar and little sign of a
near-term pick-up in non-mining in-
vestment.
The central bank expects infation to
remain in its target range of two to
three percent in 2013.
Over the next few quarters, the pace
of underlying infation is expected to
remain at an annual rate of around 2.5
percent and continue to be consistent
with the infation target for the rest of
the forecast period, the RBA said.
New Delhi
The stake sale in power generator
NTPC was oversubscribed 1.7 times
with the government receiving bids for
133 crore shares against 78.32 crore
shares on sale.
The offer has been oversubscribed 1.7
times. The government is satisfed with
the response, Disinvestment Secretary
Ravi Mathur told mediapersons here.
The government had fxed the foor, or
minimum, price at Rs.145 per share for
9.5 percent stake sale in NTPC, to earn
over Rs.11,300 crore from the biggest
disinvestment so far this fscal.
At an indicative price of Rs.145.91,
the government is likely to get around
Rs.11,430 crore from the share-sale.
This is the third occasion of NTPC
hitting the markets in the past decade.
It debuted with a listing in 2004, and
launched a follow-on public offer in
February 2010.
Post-completion of stake sale, the gov-
ernments holding in the countrys big-
gest power utility will come down to 75
percent from 84.50 percent.
Shares in NTPC closed 2.7 percent low-
er than its previous close, at Rs.148.15
on the Bombay Stock Exchange
The auction was part of the govern-
ments drive to raise Rs.30,000 crore
from disinvestment in the current fscal
year. The government last month com-
pleted a 10 percent stake sale of Oil
India (OIL) garnering over Rs.3,141
crore. The government has so far this
fscal raised over Rs.10,000 crore from
selling stakes in proftable public sector
undertakings.
Chennai
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said the
Tamil Nadu government would next
month call for tenders for setting up of
three power projects totalling a capac-
ity of 3,300 MW.Replying to the debate
on the motion of thanks on Governor K.
Rosaiahs address to the assembly, she
said: Keeping the future power needs
in mind, the government would call for
international bidding in March for 660
MW Ennore Power Plant expansion;
1,320 MW project at Udangudi; and
1,320 MW at North Chennai Thermal
Power project.
Jayalalithaa said that during the previous
DMK government the Tamil Nadu Elec-
tricity Board had borrowed Rs.35,000
crore but spent only Rs.7,858 crore to-
wards power projects. The rest of the
amount was spent on purchasing power
from outside the state and debt servicing.
Chicago
Diesel vehicles may become a new
trend in the US as American automak-
ers are offering more diesel models, re-
ported Xinhua.
General Motors Co. rolled out its diesel
version of Chevrolet Cruze at the Chi-
cago Auto Show which opened Thurs-
day. Thus, GM joins Volkswagen, Audi,
Mercedes-Benz and BMW in making
diesel passenger cars for the US mar-
ket. In 2013, Jeep will offer a diesel
version of its popular Grand Cherokee
sport utility vehicle; and Mazda Motor
Corp. will offer a diesel version of the
new-generation Mazda6 sedan.
New Delhi
The Indian economy this fscal would
grow at a sharply lower rate of 5 per
cent, lowest in a decade, due to poor
performance of agriculture, manufac-
turing and services, according to gov-
ernment estimates released Thursday.
In 2002-03, the Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) had grown at 4 per cent.
The growth in GDP during 2012-13 is
estimated at 5 per cent as compared to
a growth rate of 6.2 per cent in 2011-
12, said an offcial release quoting ad-
vanced estimates released by the Cen-
tral Statistical Organisation (CSO).
The estimates lowered the growth in
agriculture and allied activities to 1.8
per cent in 2012-13, compared to 3.6
per cent 2011-12.
The fgure is much lower than the gov-
ernment and the Reserve Bank projec-
tions of 5.9 and 5.5 percent respective-
ly. In fscal 2011-12, the economy had
grown at 6.2 percent.
C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime
Ministers Economic Advisory Coun-
cil, found the data disappointing but
said the fnal fgure could still be higher
than currently forecast.
It can be revised upward, he said.
Reserve Bank
lowers outlook
for Australian
economy
NTPC stake
sale
oversubscribed
1.7 times
Tamil Nadu to call
bids for 3,300 MW
projects in March
Diesel vehicles new
choice of US
automakers
India lowers 2012-13 growth
forecast to 5 percent
The data showed that agriculture, man-
ufacturing, electricity generation and
mining were the major drags on the
economy.
Agriculture, forestry and fshing is
estimated to grow at only about 1.8
percent from 3.6 percent, while manu-
facturing stands to increase marginally
by 1.9 percent from 2.7 percent and
electricity, gas and water supply will
inch further only by 4.9 percent from
last fscals growth rate of 6.5 percent.
The growth in the mining and quarry-
ing sector is estimated to recover by 0.4
percent from last fscals negative 0.6
percent deceleration.
The estimated growth in GDP in service
sectors such as trade, hotels, transport
and communication sectors is placed at
5.2 percent from a growth of 7.00 per-
cent in the previous fscal.
The service sectors like fnancing, in-
surance, real estate and business ser-
vices is expected to show a growth rate
of 8.6 percent from an increase of 11.7
percent in 2011-12.
Growth has slumped in recent quarters
due to the lingering uncertainties in the
global economy and domestic policy
inaction. The countrys GDP has ex-
panded by just 5.4 percent in the frst
half of 2012-13.
The fnance ministry said in the report
that growth was likely to improve in
the second half the current fnancial
year and it would remain between 5.7
and 5.9 percent.
It should be possible for the economy
to improve the overall growth rate of
GDP to around 5.7 percent to 5.9 per-
cent for the year 2012-13, the report
said.
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CHANDIGARH
SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013
SPORTS
Federation Cup Basketball:
ONGC, Tamil Nadu basket
titles
Pakistan gearing up for AFC
Challenge Cup qualifers
Dabur Mumbai Magicians Lose Their Last Battle
Bangalore
ONGC swept past Indian Overseas
Bank 72-46 in the fnal to annex the
mens title in the Federation Cup bas-
ketball tournament.
The womens title went to Tamil Nadu
who pipped Maharashtra 63-62 in the
fnal that could have gone either way. P.
Anitha (22 points) was later adjudged
Most Valuable Player, leading Tamil
Nadu from the front.
Starring in ONGCs triumph were
Vishesh Briguwanshi (18), Trideep Rai
(17) and M. Riyazuddin (17) as they
built on their commanding half-time
lead of 37-16 to emerge deserving win-
ners.
The womens fnal was closely fought
with Tamil Nadu just about managing
to nurse their seven-point (38-31) half-
time advantage to hold Maharashtra
at bay. For the vanquished, Manisha
Dange (17) was the top scorer.
Earlier, defending champions Punjab
Police avenged their league defeat to
overcome Indian Air Force 86-66 to
fnish third among men while Kerala
overcame South-East Central Railway
88-66 for the bronze medal in womens
section.
Along with Anita, Briguwanshi was
Islamabad
In their bid to prepare for the Asian
Football Confederations (AFC) Chal-
lenge Cup qualifers, Pakistans na-
tional football team will be playing in-
ternational friendlies against Nepal and
Maldives.
The 17-member team led by captain
Jaffar Khan and four offcials left for
Nepal Tuesday. The two friendlies
against Nepal are slated for Jan 6 and
Jan 9. Pakistan will then fy dow to
Male for two friendlies slated for Feb
12 and Feb 14, reports Xinhua.
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)
president Faisal Saleh Hayat on the eve
of departure of the team expressed his
satisfaction over sides preparations.
We are confdent that our team will
produce good results in the matches
against Nepal and Maldives, said
Mumbai
Ranchi Rhinos beat a misfring Dabur
Mumbai Magicians side 1-0 in the fnal
league game of the Hero Hockey India
League at Mumbai Hockey Association
Stadium.
Rhinos, who were guaranteed to fn-
ish second and face UP Wizards in the
semis before this match started, earned
fve points through a superb feld goal
from Nick Wilson in the fnal quarter.
Magicians suffered their 11th defeat in
12 games in this tournament, to fnish
on a disappointing note.
Rhinos earned the frst penalty corner
of the game in the frst quarter, but were
unable to convert it. Magicians made a
number of attacks, entering the Rhinos
circle at regular intervals. They earned
two penalty corners in the frst half, but
New York
The Los Angeles Lakers controlled the
ball so well that Brooklyn Nets players
couldnt get one single point in the fnal
two minutes, ensuring a 92-83 victory
for the visitors in the NBA contest.
Howard missed his third consecutive
game with a torn labrum in his right
shoulder and World Peace was sus-
pended by the NBA for grabbing and
striking Detroits Brandon Knight Sun-
day. So, the Lakers were without their
two best defenders, though they still
did a good job Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant had 21 points and eight
rebounds, Steve Nash contributed 17
points and eight assists, and Earl Clark
added 14 points and 12 rebounds for
the Lakers. Gasol scored 15 points
before he injured his right foot with a
little more than four minutes left.
Brook Lopez fnished with a game-
high 30 points and 11 rebounds, Deron
Williams donated 15 points and Joe
Johnson added 11 for the Nets.
New Delhi
Taking a strong stand for equality in
society, Mawana Sugars Indian Open
Marathon Thursday announced that
there will be equal prize money for men
and women participating in the race.
The marathon, one of th oldest na-
tional sports event, will fag off Feb
17 from the India Gate. The route will
run through some of the capital citys
important landmarks before it winds its
way back to the India Gate for the fn-
ish.
Sydney
Indian-origin Harry Harinath offcially
stepped down as the chairman of Crick-
et New South Wales (NSW).
Cricket NSW in a statement said that
Harinath had stepped down and he will
be replaced by current board member
John Warn.
Harinaths decision follows the resig-
nation of chief executive David Gilbert
in the wake of stinging criticism from
former Test pace bowler Brett Lee, and
Anthony Stuarts dismissal as coach
before Christmas, reports The Age.
Harinath has been the chairman of
also declared the Most Valuable Player
in the mens section as a reward for his
consistent performance through the
tournament.
Results:
Men (fnal): ONGC: 72 (Vishesh
Briguwanshi 18, Trideep Rai 17, M Ri-
yazuddin 17, Yadwinder Singh 12) beat
IOB: 46 (Mihir Pandey 16). HT: 37-16.
Third-place play-off: Punjab Police: 86
(Ranbeer Singh 25, Amritpal Singh 25,
Amrinder Singh 12, Harminder Singh
11, Harvinder Singh 9) beat IAF: 66
(Narender Grewal 16, Joginder Singh
12, Shivraj Singh 11, Praveen Kumar
10). HT: 46-37.
Women (fnal): Tamil Nadu: 63 (P
Anitha 22, Raja R Priyadarshini 17,M
Adhirai 10) beat Maharashtra: 62
(Manisha Dange 17, Shrin Limaye 14,
Radha Krishnan 12). HT: 38-31.
Third-place play-off: Kerala: 88 (PS
Jeena 25, PR Surya 23, P Lijimol 22)
beat South East Central Railway: 66
(M Pushpa 18, Kavitha 13, Bharti Ne-
tam 13). HT: 33-37.
Most valuable player - Men: Vishesh
Briguwanshi (ONGC). Women: P
Anitha (Tamil Nadu).
Hayat.
Pakistan under the supervision of Ser-
bian coach Milosavljevic Zavisa had a
short training camp in Lahore from Jan
28.
Zavisa said the camp helped the team
prepare or Nepal and Maldives tour
and also for AFC Challenge Cup-2014
Qualifers scheduled to be held in
March, 2013 at Kyrgyzstan.
The Serbian coach told local media
that the upcoming four matches against
the two countries would also help him
prepare a better side for the AFC Chal-
lenge Cup qualifers.
The matches will defnitely answer to
our queries and will support us to build
a better side for our main target of the
AFC Challenge Cup Qualifers, said
Zavisa.
NBA: LA
Lakers win
third
consecutive
road game
Equal prize for men, women in
Mawana Marathon
Harinath steps down as
chairman of Cricket NSW
The Mawana Sugars Indian Open
Marathon is held under the aegis of the
Athletic Federation of India (AFI) with
only Indian runners allowed to partici-
pate.
The winners prize money is Rs.2.5
lakh. The total prize money is Rs.15
lakh.
In addition to runners from Delhi Po-
lice, the Indian Army, Air Force and pa-
ra-military forces, this year corporates
and colleges are being encouraged to
send in their teams of runners.
Cricket NSW for fve years before f-
nally deciding to step down at a meet-
ing here Tuesday night.
I step down as chairman of the Crick-
et New South Wales Board, knowing
what an incredible honour it has been
to have been involved with such a great
state, Dr Harinath said in a statement.
It felt like the right time to make the
decision and to give the organisation
the chance to look to the future.
It has been a humbling experience to
have been part of so many positive de-
velopments in recent years and I leave
the role knowing that Cricket NSW is
in a strong position to move forward.
I am also confdent in the knowledge
that John (Warn) will bring a strong
commercial background, excellent
cricket administration skills and a new
energy to the role.
Harinath, who was made an offcer of
the Order of Australia in 2009, came
into cricket administration as doctor of
the Balmain club, now known as the
Sydney Cricket Club, in 1979.
Sandip Singh, the tournaments lead-
ing goal-scorer, misfred on both occa-
sions. The third quarter was also played
at same pace, and soon Magicians
earned their third penalty corner of
the night, as Glen Turner made a good
move to enter the Rhinos D. Rhinos
earned their second penalty corner just
a few minutes later, but the execution
was poor, as the push was not stopped
properly.
Sandip Singh went low to the goal-
keepers right this time, but Manpreet
Singh did a brilliant job of defecting
the ball out of the danger area to deny
the 26-year-old full back.
Magicians resumed where they had
left, earning another penalty corner in
the frst minute of the fourth quarter,
as Faisal Saari was brought down in-
side the Rhinos D. And once again, the
push was not stopped properly, for the
third time in this game by Magicians.
Magicians earned their sixth penalty
corner of the game just a minute later,
due to some reckless defending by Rhi-
nos. Chinglensana was the Magicians
player brought down this time. And
once again, Sandips drag fick was de-
fected wide by a Rhinos defender.
The deadlock was fnally broken
with nine minutes of play left. Vikas
Choudary collected the ball from ahead
of the half line, took the ball inside the
Magicians D, and gave a majored pass
to Nick Wilson. Wilson controlled the
bouncing ball well, and struck a reverse
hit past charging Magicians goalie Rao
to put Rhinos 1-0 ahead.
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SUNDAY 10 Feb 2013 23
SPORTS
India beat Pakistan, end ICC Womens World
Cup campaign on a high
Injury forces
Hungarys
Agnes Szavay
to quit tennis
Hindustan
Zinc to sponsor
Krishna Poonia
Smrity extends
lead at Hero
Womens Golf
Report lifts lid
on Australian
doping culture
Nadal wins
frst singles
after
comeback
Cuttack
India fnished their ICC Womens
World Cup on a high as captain Mithali
Raj led the hosts to a six-wicket win
over arch rivals Pakistan at the Barabati
Stadium here Thursday.
Despite having had a poor performance
with the bat in the group stages, Paki-
stan put on their best batting display of
the tournament so far scoring 192 for
Budapest
Agnes Szavay, 24, who was placed as
high as 13th in the WTA rankings, an-
nounced her retirement from tennis due
to injury.
Szavay had won fve WTA tournaments
as a singles player and two in doubles,
Hungarian Tennis Association reported
on its website.
She has been playing for 10 years but
has been unable to regain top form
since cracking a vertebra a year ago.
Szavay, who has won WTA tourna-
ments in Palermo (2007), Beijing
(2007), Budapest (2009, 2010) and
Prague (2010), is considering opening
a tennis school.
New Delhi
Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, the
frst Indian female athlete to win a
Commonwealth Games gold medal,
will be sponsored by Vedanta Group
company Hindustan Zinc for two
years.
Poonia, who was conferred the Ar-
juna Award in 2010 and Padma Shri
in 2011, will sign the MoU Thursday
in Udaipur, a statement by the group
said.
Vedantas group company Hindu-
stan Zinc is sponsoring me and I am
very happy that corporates like Ve-
danta are promoting sports persons,
said Poonia, a two-time Asian Games
medallist.
Pavan Kaushik, head - corporate
communication of Hindustan Zinc,
said: The company has been sup-
porting players earlier as well and
Krishna Poonia is a symbol of pride
for the women athletes in India and
we are quite pleased to sponsor her.
Kolkata
Smriti Mehra extended her lead to sev-
en shots with a brilliant two under 68
on day two of the Hero Womens Pro-
fessional Golf Tour at the Tollygunge
Golf Club here Wednesday.
Smriti started off with a bogey but got
better as the day progressed and fn-
ished with fve birdies at the 5th, 9th,
10th 13th and 14th holes Wednesday.
She now has total of 135, seven clear
of Neha Tripathi, who ended the sec-
ond round at par 70.
Neha was brilliant in the front nine
with a score of one under 33 but lost
her way in the back nine, where she
had four bogeys. She fnished with two
over 72, with a total of 142.
Vani Kapoor, who was placed second
at the end of the frst round had a disap-
pointing second round with a score of
fve over 75. She dropped to the third
spot with a total of 144. She had four
bogeys and a double bogey. Sharmila
Nicollet, the lone Indian at the Ladies
European Tour fnished the day with a
score of two over 72 is placed fourth
with total of 145.
Vandana Agarwal (76-74) is ffth and
Rani Sonti (75-76) were sixth.
Moscow
Australian sports fans faith in their
sporting heroes has been left battered
after a government report alleged ath-
letes across a broad spectrum of sports
are teaming up with organised crime
gangs to obtain performance-enhanc-
ing drugs.
Fair play in sports is a central tenet of
Australian culture and a source of pride
for many of the countrys 22 million
strong population.
The 12-month investigation by the
Australian Crime Commission, pub-
lished Thursday, found that hormones
and next-generation drugs called pep-
tides and were widely available in
multiple sports and administered by
coaches, doctors and other trusted team
members who orchestrated and con-
doned doping.
There is also increasing evidence of
personal relationships of concern be-
tween professional athletes and organ-
ised criminal identities and groups.
Criminals supplying performance-en-
hancing drugs are also smuggling other
narcotics, the report said, and could
force doping athletes to fx matches
or leak inside information for other
scams. The report identifed one sus-
pected fxed match in an unspecifed
sport.
Crime gangs could also be buying in-
fuence over clubs through seemingly
legitimate business deals, the reports
authors add.
Over the last week, the Australian me-
dia has reported a culture of unusual
injections at Australian Rules team Es-
sendon, with players allegedly forced
to take mysterious supplements even if
they voiced objections.
The medal is Australian Rules foot-
balls highest honour.
Chennai
This weekend will witness the start of
a fresh National racing season while
bringing the curtains down on the high-
ly competitive inaugural MRF Chal-
lenge Formula 2000 championship at
the MMRT track here.
The fnal two rounds of the F2000 se-
ries that will have Renault-powered
210bhp single-seaters, coincide with
the start of the 2013 FMSCI National
Racing championship that, for the frst
time in 15 years, will not be prefxed
by JK Tyre who have been replaced by
Madras Motor Sports Club as the pro-
moters.
The National championship will en-
compass the MRF Formula Ford 1600
that was launched in 2010 and the two
classes in saloon car series, the Indian
Touring Cars (Super Saloons) and the
Indian Junior Touring Cars.
Without doubt, much of the attention
over the weekend will be on F2000
Chennai
Chennai two-wheeler racer Shankar
Sarath Kumar will be participating in
the 2013 Spanish Moto3 champion-
ship wearing the colours of Monlau
Competicion, it was announced here
Wednesday.
Sarath, 21, will be backed by well-
known south Indian actor R Sarath
Kumar through his sports management
company, the SK-Sarath69 Sports Pvt
Ltd that was also launched here on the
occasion.
Sarath, who in 2011 became the frst
Indian to compete in the 125cc class of
MotoGp, also participated in the Ital-
ian championship the following year,
marked by a podium fnish in Monza.
The Spanish Moto3 Championship has
been the stepping stone for many cur-
rent MotoGP riders, including World
Santiago
Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal won
his frst singles match after a seven-
month absence, beating Federico Del-
bonis of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 in the sec-
ond round of the Vina Del Mar ATP
tournament.
In the quarterfnals, hell face either
compatriot Albert Montanes or Portu-
gals Joao Sousa.
The Spaniard won his frst doubles
Tuesday with partner Argentinas Juan
Monaco.
The 11-time Grand Slam champion,
who was bothered by a lingering knee
problem, had not played since June 28
when he was upset in the second round
of the Wimbledon.
In another match, Frances Guillaume
Rufn stunned Argentinas Juan Mona-
co 7-6 (3), 6-4. It took the 93rd-ranked
Frenchman one hour and 32 minutes
to dispose of the defending champion
who is ranked 12th.
Rufn will take on either Argentinas
Carlos Berloq or Colombias Santiago
Giraldo in the quarter-fnals.
seven. Rajs hard-fought century (103
not out) secured India victory as they
went on to score 195 for four in 46
overs.
Pakistan, after winning the toss, elected
to bat.
Nain Abidi and Nida Dar were the
pick of the batters scoring 58 and 68,
respectively. The pair added 80 runs
for the third-wicket partnership before
Nain departed off the bowling of Jhu-
lan Goswami.
Niranjana Nagarajan proved to be the
pick of the Indian bowlers, snaffing
three for 35, including the key wickets
of Bismah Maroof, Asmavis Iqbal and
captain Sana Mir.
In response, India lost Punam Raut (4)
early on, when she was declared leg-
before to the bowling of Qanita Jalil. It
was then up to Mithali Raj and Thirush
Kamini (26) to steady the India run-
chase.
Raj held the innings together even as
she lost Kamini with the score at 51.
Thereafter Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur
(16) added 49 runs for the fourth wick-
et. Despite losing Sulakshana Naik (3)
soon, Raj guided her side home in the
company of Reema Malhotra (25). The
Raj-Malhotra combine added an un-
beaten 87 runs for the ffth wicket.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan: 192 for seven in 50 overs
(Nain 58, Nida 68 not out; Goswami
2-17, Niranjana 3-35) vs India 195 for
four in 46 overs (Raj 103 not out, Ka-
mini 26)
King and Daly set to renew rivalry in MRF
Challenge
Sarath to ride in Spanish Moto3 championship
series that boats of some high-profle
drivers quite a few of whom look set to
break into Formula One in the seasons
to come.
The F2000 line-up is headlined by Brit-
ains Jordan King who leads the cham-
pionship with 100 points and three wins
from four starts, just ahead of Ameri-
can Conor Daly (95) who has two wins
to his credit. The rivalry between the
two is expected to be as ferce as in the
previous rounds.
Ranged behind the pair are three British
entries Alice Powell, (68) one of three
female drivers on the grid, Akshay Lu-
ciano Bacheta (67) of Indian ancestry,
and Hector Hurst (55), just four ahead
of Japans Yudai Jinkawa.
Joining the regulars are two notable
frst-timers, 22-year old Joshua Hill,
son of 1996 F1 champion Damon Hill
and grandson of double F1 title winner
Graham (1962, 1968), and Milan-born
teenager Vicky Piria who will be test-
ing her skills in a highly competitive
feld after stints in Italian Formula Re-
nault and Abarth series, besides GP3.
Spains Carmen Jorda is the third fe-
male driver on the F2000 grid with six
seasons of single-seater racing experi-
ence, but with just one point from her
10th place fnish in the previous round
run at the Budh International Circuit in
December.
The Indian challenge will be spear-
headed by veteran Parthiva Suresh-
waren, who cut his racing teeth at
this very track over a decade ago, and
Kolhapurs Parth Ghorpade, neither of
whom has made much of impact. Their
best performance has been a seventh
place fnish.
Of the lot, King who will turn 19 Feb
26, is all too familiar with the track
from his participation in the MRF
F1600 series in 2011 that he won com-
fortably. As such, the highly technical
nature of the track should not be an is-
sue with this talented lad.
The foursome is expected to again
dominate the show, but one cannot put
anything past Jinkawa who pulled off
an electrifying win in the second race
of last round after being involved in a
horrifc crash a day earlier.
Meanwhile, the F1600 series has an
all-India 12-driver grid headed by 2010
champion Ashwin Sundar who will
have to contend with few other expe-
rienced competitors in Sudarshana Rao
and Ajay Kini.
champion Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedro-
sa, Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez.
The backing from SK-Sarath69 could
not have come at a more opportune mo-
ment for Sarath who had struggled to
make ends meet and even drove a taxi
for a living, but never gave up on his
MotoGp dream.
Sarath said: First of all, I would like
to thank R Sarath Kumar for making all
this possible. He is committed to help-
ing youngsters and is playing an active
role in helping me succeed.
It is a dream come true to race in the
Spanish Moto3 championship, consid-
ering the great riders who have partici-
pated in the same.
Monlau Competicion is a winning
team and I hope I can help them con-
tinue their winning ways. The more ex-
perience I get the more confdent I feel
and the faster I go. This is a huge op-
portunity for me so I hope I can make
my country proud.
In 2012, Monlau Competicion won the
Spanish Moto3 Championship with
Alex Marquez, younger brother of Mo-
toGP rider Marc Marquez.
Sarath will be riding the Suter-Hon-
da Moto3, which is a 250cc 4-stroke
prototype race bike developed for the
Moto3 world championship.
Starting with the 2012 season, the Mo-
to3-class replaced the 125-cc 2-stroke
bike in FIM premier championship of
motorcycle road racing.
Jaime Serrano, Executive Director, Mon-
lau Competicion, said: India is defnite-
ly becoming a hot destination for motor-
sports and we are pleased to announce
our partnership with SK-Sarath69 and
their young rider Sarath Kumar.
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Beware of being catfshed online!
You cant fsh without bait. But in the
wake of a high-profle episode involv-
ing a college athlete and his fctitious
girlfriend, experts warn that catfsh-
ing - online romance through decep-
tion - is a rising internet risk with po-
tentially dangerous consequences.
People dont realise how much they
are playing with fre when they play
with a persons emotions, said Pepper
Schwartz, sociology professor at the
University of Washington and an author
and sexologist.
Anyone can be taken in by online cat-
fshing scammers, she said, but people
who were experientially or emotion-
ally nave are particularly at risk of be-
ing duped by people they meet through
the internet but not in person.
There is a lot of delusionary behaviour
and naivety on the part of a person who
gets catfshed, Schwartz told RIA No-
vosti.
Someone who is a little bit more expe-
rienced might say something about this
doesnt smell right.
Catfshing, a term coined from the 2010
flm Catfsh documenting a young
mans supposed romance with a woman
he met through Facebook who in fact
did not exist, has come into sharp fo-
cus following an embarrassing story in-
volving Manti Teo, a football star with
the University of Notre Dame.
In Teos case, the bait manifested
itself in the form of a woman he met
online named Lennay Kekua. He said
the girl tragically died of leukemia last
year - a gripping human drama that was
amplifed by numerous US media out-
lets which themselves fell for the tale
without checking facts independently.
Teos story of excelling on the football
feld while trying to cope with the death
of his girlfriend captivated the nation.
Until, that is, sport website Deadspin
reported that the entire story was an
elaborate hoax, forcing Teo and his
school to admit they had been catfshed.
Manti had been the victim of what ap-
pears to be a hoax in which someone
using the fctitious name Lennay Kekua
apparently ingratiated herself with
Manti and then conspired with others to
lead him to believe she had tragically
died of leukemia, Notre Dame said in
a statement.
According to US media reports, Teo is
by no means the only high-profle fgure
who has been targeted in a catfsh-style
scandal.
In that episode, an apparently volup-
tuous, wealthy blonde using the name
Samantha developed a romance with
22-year-old Cooper Jackson after the
two met online.
She failed however to show up for
a face to face meeting, claiming she
missed the rendezvous because she had
been raped.
According to local media accounts, an
enraged Jackson tracked down a man
who ft Samanthas description of
her attacker, murdered him by cutting
his throat and burned his body in the
woods.
Jacksons internet love Samantha
turned out to be an overweight 22-year-
old high school dropout who worked as
a hotel clerk in North Carolina.
The girl bore no resemblance to her
online photos and confessed she had
made the entire identity up because she
had low self-esteem.
To avoid falling for the online bait, re-
lationship experts suggest giving Inter-
net companions a deadline of no more
than one month from the initial meeting
before arranging
a meeting in per-
son.
Those who date
online should
also conduct an
online search to
verify the infor-
mation provided
during conversa-
tions.
If someone
starts making
excuses as to
why they cant
meet, end it,
Schwartz said.