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Govt lifts ban Silver lining for India on Day 1 50% rise in heart
on bulk SMSes diseases among
Following no untoward incident after
the verdict on Ayodhya title suit, the
government has decided not to extend
the ban on the services of bulk SMSes
as Aussies begin to dominate Guj school kids
and MMSes imposed till Monday night. TIMES NEWS NETWORK
The ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes,
to check any propaganda post New Delhi: A day after silencing INDIA’S HAUL WEAK LITTLE HEARTS
Ayodhya verdict, was first imposed on
September 22. P 8
a carping world with a spectacu-
lar opening ceremony, India ON MONDAY Heart disease cases detected in school health
2 Soniya Chanu
kicked off its ambitious cam-
Adani may make A$2 bn bid for paign to win 100 medals at this
check-up programme
(women’s 48kg)
Brisbane port: Close on the heels of year’s Commonwealth Games by Year Number
its acquisition of Australia’s Linc Ener- bagging four — two silver and two SILVER Sukhen Dey (men’s 56kg)
6,342
2
gy’s coal assets for A$2.9 billion, Ah- bronze. Sandhyarani Devi Atom 2009-10
medabad-based Adani group has The first medal should have (women’s 48 kg)
emerged as one of the three bidders for been a cause for celebration but
BRONZE V Srinivas Rao (men’s 56kg)
2009-08 4,247
Port of Brisbane with a A$ 2billion offer. the winner, Soniya Chanu, was
inconsolable. Chanu, a hot favou- ALL IN WEIGHTLIFTING 2008-07 3,584
Rabri to contest from two seats: rite to win gold in the women’s
Nominating his wife Rabri Devi from 48kg weightlifting category, was DAY’S STAR: 17-yr-old Nigerian schoolgirl 2007-06 3,571
two Assembly seats, RJD supremo Lalu upstaged by Nigerian schoolgirl Augustina Nwaokolo, who won the Games’
Prasad on Monday released the second Augustine Nwaololo and tearful- first gold in weightlifting (women’s 48 kg)
list of candidates for the third and ly apologised for failing to live up
2006-05 2,935
fourth phase of polls in Bihar. P 9 to expectations. The bronze went MEDALS TALLY
to India’s Sandhya Rani Atom. COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL ferent walls of the heart is an-
Bharat Yagnik | TNN
Religious honour for Justice Sukhen Dey gave India its oth- 1. Australia 4 2 0 6 other most common disor-
Sharma: Religious leaders in er silver in the men’s 56kg weight- 2. Canada 1 0 3 4 der,” says Dr R K Patel,
Ayodhya would felicitate Justice lifting category, with army man 3. S Africa 1 0 1 2 Ahmedabad: In a shocking director of the UN Mehta In-
Dharam Veer Sharma, who was one V Srinivas Rao taking bronze. find, a school health check-up stitute of Cardiology. The in-
4. Malaysia 1 0 0 1
of the judges who pronounced judge- Malaysia’s Ibrahim Amirul won survey reported major heart stitute is the chief referral
ment in the Ayodhya title suit case, a
5. Nigeria 1 0 0 1
the gold to add to the three he won diseases among children be- centre for these kids requir-
member of the Sri Ram Janambhoomi in the 2002 Manchester Games. 7. India 0 2 2 4 low 18 years up by nearly 50 ing surgery.
Trust said. India finished the day at No 7 on GOLDS AT STAKE DON’T MISS per cent compared to the pre-
vious year.
Dr Patel said that increase
in cardiac cases during
Sanjay denied US visa: Actor Sanjay SHERA-RAH | TODAY: 18 SHOOTING Abhinav Bindra and
Over 6,300 school students health check-up programme
Gagan Narang (men’s 10m air
Dutt missed his daughter Trishala’s P 17, 19 & 20 Swimming (5)
rifle pairs; 9am), Tejaswini
across the state were diag- would be largely due to high
graduation ceremony as his application nosed with major heart dis- detection rate and growing
Shooting (4) Sawant and Lajja Gauswami
for visa renewal was rejected by the US the medals tally, some way off its eases in 2009-2010 as part of awareness about these dis-
consulate. declared objective of the second Cycling (3) (women’s 50m rifle 3 position; the extensive school health eases even among the rural
spot. However, there are still Wrestling (3) 12.30pm) check-up programme. This is masses.
Taliban behind attack on Nato plenty of days and events to go. Weightlifting (2) a 49.3 per cent jump from 4,247 Meanwhile, lifestyle dis-
HOCKEY (MEN)
trucks: The Pakistani Taliban claimed Meanwhile, the Australians students found with heart eases experts say more wor-
responsibility on Monday for a pre- wasted no time in showing why Gymnastics (1) India vs Malaysia (5pm) diseases in 2008-2009. rying is alarming trend
dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to they are the masters of this ball Health authorities say among the urban students
Afghanistan for US and other NATO park as they picked up four of the ed a third swimming gold, while the men also won the weigh-in at the boxing competition was put off by a that more students of pri- who are consuming high calo-
forces, left vulnerable on the side of the eight golds on offer. Stephanie artistic gymnastics team gold — the first time Australia day, almost just ahead of the bouts, after the Australian mary and secondary sections rie junk food and not exercis-
road after Pakistan shut down a border Rice may have stayed away, but have won this event at the Commonwealth Games. team discovered — following a couple of frantic laps are being detected with heart ing enough.
crossing. P 13 the unheralded Alicia Coutts and Meanwhile, it was not all hunky-dory. The and visits to the Village sauna to lose weight — that diseases in government, “In a study conducted
Kylie Palmer rose to the occasion official website received complaints of slow updation of the weighing machines had been calibrated to an addi- semi-government and pri- in 5,000-odd school students
NZ TV host sorry for race slur: New with early gold medals in the results and delayed schedules, while the giant screen tional 1.4 kg. vate schools in Gujarat. The in Ahmedabad, we found that
Zealand broadcaster Paul Henry apol- pool. The Australian men’s at the tennis venue wouldn’t come on, leading to Hawk check-up programme covers 12 per cent students were ei-
ogized after he triggered a race row in- 4x100m freestyle relay team land- Eye decisions being relayed by walkie-talkie. The uOn job at JN stadium, cops fall in love, P 12 over one crore students below ther obese or had diabetes
volving the country’s Indian-origin Gov- 18 years of age. and cholesterol problems.
ernor General Sir Anand Satyanand. While majority of the This is alarming and it means
students who are detected that currently lifestyle dis-
Spot fixing scam accused’s
aide ends life: David le Cluse,
chairman of Croydon Athletic club own-
La Mart boy’s suicide: Principal, 3 teachers held with heart diseases suffer
from congenital problems,
doctors warn that the
eases burden is 15-20 per cent
in 2010, it will jump to over 40
per cent in 2025,” says endo-
ed by Mazhar Majeed, the suspected TIMES NEWS NETWORK Court in 2000 and the government ter he was caned. The 13-year-old’s at the chief metropolitan magist- high-on-junk and low-on-ex- crinologist Dr Banshi Saboo.
middleman between Pakistani has repeatedly said beating kids in suicide shocked the city, setting off rate’s court in the afternoon. ercise lifestyle of the Cardiologist Sameer Dani
cricketers and illegal bookmakers, is Kolkata: In the first arrests of its schools had no place in a teaching a clamour for action against the The cops wanted to book them for new-age students is sowing says eating patterns of stu-
believed to have committed suicide on kind in the country, police in Kol- system focused on reducing stress school which ini- abetting suicide but the court seeds for disorders like dents has completely
Saturday. P 18 kata on Monday picked up the and enhancing analytical skills of tially refused to disallowed that charge for lack of high blood pressure, diabetes changed from healthy roti-
principal of the city’s famous 175- the children. even allow police evidence. and heart attack in early subzi, daal-rice to high-fat,
year-old La Martiniere Boy’s As the government has dithered officers dealing The teachers were booked un- adulthood. high calorie pizza, burgers,
THE TIMES OF INDIA School and three other teachers on enacting a specific law, teachers with the suicide to der Sections 323 and 324 of the IPC “Nearly 60-70 per cent pasta and cheese. “Moreover,
and booked them for handing out have continued to lean on the cane meet teachers. that relate to “voluntarily causing of the students who are unlike the previous genera-
corporal punishment to a student to get the lessons through. But few On Monday, de- hurt” by a dangerous weapon or referred under the school tion, children do not play in
who committed suicide. Sunir- expected premier institutions like Rouvanjit Rawla tectives rounded other means, Section 352 IPC per- health check-up programme schools due to pressure of aca-
mal Chakravarthy and the three La Martiniere for boys to condone up principal Chak- taining to the use of criminal force, have 15 different kinds demics and at home due to
others were later freed on bail by a the practice which came to light af- ravarthy, head of the middle school and Section 23 of the Juvenile Jus- of heart defects from birth. Of lack of space,” he says.
city court. ter Rouvanjit Rawla, a class VIII LG Gunion and two other teachers, tice Act invoked against the acts of these, nearly 35-40
Corporal punishment was de- student, committed suicide at his David Ryan and Partha Datta, be- cruelty by the custodian, in this per cent have defect in the uVS hosp lets girl with
heart defect suffer , P 2
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VS lets girl Male streaker runs amok in NID girls’ hostel Mother Dairy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Cries of the girls
may adopt 45
with heart Ahmedabad: A peaceful Sunday
night turned scary for some girl stu-
dents at National Institute of De-
sign (NID) in the city as a male
apparently forced the
intruder to flee from the
spot, while security
city gardens
Paul John | TNN
defect suffer
streaker ran amok in the corridors guards at the campus Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad
of their hostel. gates were left stupefied Municipal Corporation
The cries raised by the girls ap- (AMC) is planning to sign PPP
parently forced the intruder to flee the flasher was not from the insti- contracts for upgradation, de-
from the spot, while security tute. “Anyone from the institute velopment and maintenance
Radha Sharma | TNN
Varsha guards at the campus gates were would have been instantly identi- of around 45 gardens with
Odedra (L) left stupefied. “When we rushed to fied at the first glance. The offender Mother Dairy. The move
Ahmedabad: Varsha Odedra, 12,
the hostel after getting a call, we must have been a local pervert,” comes after the success of the
a class VII student in Porbandar, was didn’t find the intruder,” said a said a student from the boys’ hostel.
is mostly irritable and tired these initial 55 gardens that were
diagnosed guard at the hostel, adding that a Meanwhile, no inquiry has handed over to Amul. A pro-
days. She returns from school
breathless, even if she has walked with a hole in search conducted after the incident corridor and raised a cry. Hearing rooms.” been initiated into the incident as posal has already been sent to
heart and referred to VS did not yield any results. the commotion, I along with other While the incident left the eye- NID officials denied having re- the dairy which has showed
only a small distance. Varsha was
Narrating the incident, a girl at girls rushed out of our rooms, but witnesses shell-shocked, it was a ceived any complaint. “We are yet interest in maintaining these
diagnosed with a big hole in her Hospital. But, the hospital the hostel said, “It happened couldn’t find anyone. It appeared hot topic on Monday, with many to receive any formal complaint gardens.
heart during a health check-up
programme in her school three
authorities refused to around midnight. My friends were that the streaker had fled by the terming it as a rumour. Students at from the students,” said an official
months back. give a date, saying that shocked to find a naked guy in the time the girls came out of their the NID boys’ hostel claimed that at the campus.
The doctors there advised her hospital’s cath laboratory AMC has sent a
to undergo a surgery immediate- was badly damaged in a proposal to Mother
ly. But blame it on the indifferent
attitude of authorities at a city fire and they were not ‘BJP defiled NIDians get admission Dairy for
upgradation and
hospital, she is still waiting for equipped to offer instant
some medical help. surgery more public maintenance of
Varsha’s father Jethabhai, a
poor farmer in Miyani village,
said she was referred to the VS
During our last visit, hospital au-
thorities told me that the surgery property offer from UCA London the city gardens
Dayananda Meitei | TNN While the fees for the course at UCA cost 18,000 The new PPP terms are dif-
hospital for treatment of her heart
defect but the hospital refused to
give them a date. The hospital au-
cannot be done immediately as
there was an accidental fire in the
department and there was no
than Cong’ Ahmedabad: For the students of photography de-
pounds for the two years, the students of NID will be
paying only 3,000 pounds.
ferent from the earlier con-
tract AMC has with the Amul.
thorities said the cath-laboratory equipment to perform the sur- Ahmedabad: It seems the ruling sign at the National Institute of Design (NID) in the At the moment, four students, who have com- The new terms, include up-
of the hospital was badly damaged gery. We were also told that they BJP has desecrated more public city, horizons of opportunity have opened at the pleted the photography course at NID, have applied gradation and development of
in a fire that broke out recently, would call and inform us in case of property than its Congress coun- University of Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, for the admission offered in London. gardens apart from the main-
and they were therefore not any progress and that the restora- terpart. A detailed list of activities London. Four NID students have got admission of- Nikita Dutt from the city who studied in the 2009 tenance activities. “Under the
equipped to offer instant surgery. tion work could take more than a related to the election code of con- fer for the UCA photography course after the uni- batch and completed the course said, “It is a very new contract, Mother Dairy
Here, it’s worth mentioning month’s time,” Jethabhai added. duct has revealed that the BJP has versity opened admissions to the institute. good opportunity for us. We are getting the degree can decide on the landscaping
that the VS Hospital was recently Jethabhai also tried to get his desecrated 26,480 walls in the city While the photography course at UCA is for two design and plants to be plant-
included as a referral centre for daughter’s case referred to the UN when compared to just 9,211 walls years, the students of NID will be allowed to take ad- ed in the gardens, for which
heart surgery for school students Mehta Institute of Cardiology, but by the Congress. “We have white- mission straight into the second year, an advantage CLICKING SUCCESS AMC would extend all the sup-
diagnosed with cardiac disease. with little success. There he was washed poll-related slogans paint- of getting a full-fledged degree in just a year’s time. port. Only maintenance con-
The decision was taken as part of told that the case cannot be trans- ed on public property by either Deepak John Mathew, co-ordinator of photogra- in one year along with a discount in the fees. Study- tracts will not be enticing
the school check-up programme ferred to another hospital. parties,” says a senior official of phy design at NID, said, “The agreement between ing photography in London is a good opportunity as enough for any agency willing
conducted by the state govern- “We have already been late in the Ahmedabad collectorate. NID and UCA happened as we already have collabo- there is a very good international exposure associ- to adopt these gardens. Also
ment. diagnosing the problem. My Apart from this, the officials re- ration with them. So NID and UCA discussed about ated. We will get the opportunity to meet and see the Mother Dairy will be allowed
“The doctors in Porbandar told daughter does not feel well at all moved 2,624 banners out of which exploring further possibilities of widening the ho- works of many well-known international photogra- to erect its booth in only 33
me that Varsha’s condition had and does not even go to school on 1,295 belonged to the BJP and 1,108 rizons for students through an extension of the as- phers and many of them keep coming there.” gardens,” said a senior AMC
deteriorated and she needed to un- many days. As a father, I feel help- to the Congress. In all, 31 hoard- sociation.” Another student Sharan Goel said, “We feel ve- official. Once the deal is final-
dergo a surgery as soon as possi- less to see my daughter suffer. Can ings were removed from the city. Mathew said, “The offer comes as a great advan- ry lucky. They have made the application proce- ized, AMC would have 100 gar-
ble,” said Jethabhai. she not be helped?” he said. Offi- About 4,553 flags were removed tage for the students of the 2008 and 2009 batches as dures very easy for us. We have got the offer letters dens under PPP model for
“We have been coming to Ah- cials at the VS Hospital could not from various walls and streetlight we had one-year diploma course then. The course for admission and we will now be applying for the maintenance purposes out of
medabad for quite some time now. be contacted for comments. poles. TNN has become a two-year course from 2010 onwards.” visa.” a total of 189 gardens.
Empty
DPS bus
Technical glitches bring down Children’s colourful tales of
catches fire
helium balloon at Kankaria Bhadresh Gajjar fervour and festivity
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bhadresh Gajjar
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Santana Pathak | TNN
Ahmedabad: The helium balloon, which was a
Ahmedabad: A Delhi Public recent attraction at the Kankaria lake, has been Ahmedabad: The sky was lush
School (DPS) bus standing at a grounded because of technical glitches. For the green, and the water below that met
parking lot near Vaishno Devi last two days, engineers and the agency operating the sky in the distant horizon was
temple caught fire on Monday the balloon are trying to solve an electronic prob- also green. When you ask the pain-
afternoon. The bus was empty lem in the circuitry of the machine that pulls the ter, Sagar Parikh, a class 4 student
and nobody was injured, said balloon back to its anchor. of Ahmedabad International
officials. A team of engineers has already left for Alang School why the sky and the water is
According to Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar for the special circuit board, green, he just throws his hands to
Fire and Emergency Services which conked out during one of the rides on Satur- say: “I felt like doing it that way.”
(AFES) officials, they got a day. This striking painting is one
call at 1.45 pm that a bus “The balloon would be up in a day. It’s a simple among the collection of paintings
parked at a pick up point near circuit which we wanted to source from a reliable put up for exhibition at the Contem-
Greenwood Resorts had agent to prevent future glitches. Voltage fluctu- porary Art Gallery from Monday.
caught fire. “The driver was ations in the circuitry caused the electronic cir- Along with Sagar, three other
away whereas the children cuit board problem. We now have better arrange- young students in the age group of 6-
were to be picked up. So, there ments to curb this problem,” says a senior AMC 10 are also showing their works
was nobody in the bus when official. For the last two days, engineers and which, to say the least, bring in
the incident took place. We This balloon goes anywhere between 350 feet the agency operating the balloon are fresher perspectives. They were Visitors at the painting exhibition on Monday
doused the fire after 20 min- and 500 feet above the ground. At least 30 visitors trying to solve an electronic problem in trained under Biren Bhavsar, a
utes of operation,” said an can be accommodated in its basket. freelance artist who pours his heart for technical finesse. people and even a photographer,
AFES official. The project is being launched on a public-pri- the circuitry of the machine that pulls into the paintings of his students. A beautiful Ganesha by Hridasa and when you ask Aadit Kanuga, the
The officials said the rea- vate partnership basis and a 10-year licence has the balloon back to its anchor The collection reflects the every- Joshi is surrounded by chakras on a third grader from Udgam school,
son for the fire was found to be been extended to the private party operating the day world seen through a kid’s eyes, purple haze, minutely created by what he meant, he only finds the
a short circuit. “It is possible helium balloon. ery week. like the festive fervour of Diwali, a strokes from the pointed edge of the question surprising, “but this is
that the engine got heated up The ticket rates have been fixed at Rs 75 for “No one was stranded because of the problem. 10-headed Ravana, or even the Com- brush. A still life by Udit Amin how my exhibition in the gallery
and caught fire. However, the children between the age group of 12 and 18 years Everyday a detailed test drive is conducted with- monwealth Games. brings out oil against a splash of wa- will be”.
exact cause will be ascer- and Rs 100 for adults. Ahmedabad Municipal Cor- out fail to check glitches. The moment we realized But the regularity of events is ter colour to bring the mundane The paintings will be shown at
tained after investigation,” poration (AMC) school board children would be there may be a problem we stopped public en- brilliantly complemented by the fruits to life. An interesting paint- the gallery from 4 pm to 8 pm until
said an official. provided free entry with an entry of 100 pupils ev- tries,” adds the official. striking use of colours and the eye ing depicts a gallery full of admiring October 10.
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Matrubhumi Bungalows in New Naroda, alleged that a motorcycle-borne
miscreant had accosted her near Kalyan Bungalows and had fled from
settlement the spot after snatching her gold necklace worth Rs 34,940 at 2.45 pm on
Sunday. “We’ve registered the case and started the hunt for the
accused,” said an official from Odhav police station. TNN
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TRAVELLER’S TATTLE
DANCE Of DEMOCRACY
The only minarets which surpass those of Cairo in
beauty of outline or richness of detail are those of the
Rani Sipri mosque. Indeed, that mosque is the most
exquisite gem at Ahmedabad, both in plan and detail
JAMES FERGUSSON
BATTLEGROUND AHMEDABAD 19TH CENTURY
Rot in AMC’s
Not in troubled garden dept
WATERS
Paul John | TNN in the city. The scam involving
Patel is being investigated for
A
couple of years back the the one financial year. The in-
Ahmedabad Municipal ventory logs showed that 25
Corporation launched lakh saplings were procured
a tree helpline to stop the at rates ranging from Rs 1 to
green cover from disappear- Rs 15 per sapling over the last
ing. The parks and garden di- one year. After procuring
rector Jignesh Patel took calls them, a large part of the
directly from citizens who re- process was to maintain these
ported felling of trees. saplings by employing con-
Kankaria Reaps Rich Dividends For Being In The initiative, though good,
did not reflect in the green
tractors to water them.
“In fact we realised that
cover. Later the au- the contractors never
Modi’s Constituency, But Some Problems Persist Kankaria lake at dusk
thorites found out
that most of the
made their rounds and
claimed payments for
Graphic: Ayaz Daruwala
gardening activi- the job. Jignesh was
Paul John | TNN the lake’s eastern bank started to de- during monsoon. Flooding near Man- ty to ensure trees careless enough
teriorate due to bad maintenance. inagar Crossroads and Krishnabagh WARDS WORTH TOTAL VOTERS survival rates, re- not to check these
G
iven the development along Till three years back, Kankaria lake Crossroads has been solved by laying mained only on false entries in the
the Kankaria lakefront, very
few people find faults with this
ward. Residents don’t com-
was considered a pick-up point near a
picnic spot, a bootlegging den near the
zoo and the lake was a suicide hot spot.
a new storm water drains. “We need
more greening along main thorough-
fares. AMC also needs to organise street
KANKARIA
AHMEDABAD
50,169 paper and there was
no proper auditing
of the tree planta-
log books,” says a
senior AMC offi-
cial.
plain about ‘bijli-sadak-paani’ except Then chief minister Narendra Modi vending in the ward,” says a general VOTERS tion drive. Five To avoid mis-
for sewage seeping into drinking wa- took charge. physician Dr Parimal Desai. months back, AMC management of the
ter during monsoon and parking woes Today, this ward has its own ring Purshottam Panesar, a resident near suspended Patel and some taxpayers money over
near the lake. road, it has a dedicated Best School says, “Parking has become of his subordinates for finan- greening drives, the AMC de-
But there are allegations that BRTS service and sanita- a major issue cial mismanagement. Patel vised a PPP model for main-
Kankaria ward is getting attention only tion workers clean up the in Kankaria. was accused of fudging tender tenance of saplings over two
because it is part of chief minister
Narendra Modi’s assembly con-
area several times a day.
And Kankaria is set to
The BRTS cor-
ridor requires 25,927 24,242 documents, making false en-
tries in watering contractors
consecutive seasons. “The PPP
model will save us Rs 90 lakh
stituency, while neighbouring wards have the city’s first 10- organised parking log books and corruption in in mainatenance and almost
remain largely under-developed. storeyed robotic parking on both sides of the AREAS COVERED plantation drives in the city. Rs 7.5 crore in terms of in-
Dani Limda, for instance, is home as well. Apart from corridor. Why cannot Geeta Mandir Officers like Patel are ventory costs. After the recent
to Chandola lake, a water body at least Modi, the ward is repre- the AMC mark vend- crossroads, bound to take advantage of the episode we are maintaining a
30 per cent bigger than Kankaria lake, sented by AMC standing ing zones along the Majoorgam, Parsi carelessness of the AMC day to day inventory of each
but does not have even half the sparkle. committee chairperson lake?” Agiyari, Anupam which, since its inception had tree that is being planted,”
Or Isanpur, which does not have town Asit Vora. Former Opposition Bridge, Shreedhar never conducted a green audit adds the official.
planning schemes. In Amraiwadi, ille- The lake is now better managed leader in AMC and Apartment, Kankaria
gal construction on gutter lines has led with security and lifeguards. Areas Congress leader Surendra Baxi says, lake, Apsara Cinema,
to overflowing sewage. near Shelat Bhuvan, Balwantrai Hall, “AMC officials and five consecutive Shelat Bhuvan,
Kankaria, in fact, has seen both good Digvijay Apartments, Amar Society, budgets have largely concentrated on Tejendra Apartment,
and bad times. The mid 80s had seen Raj Apartments and Dhor Bazaar area Kankaria because it is Modi’s bastion. Bhairavnath, Meera
its high point with Naginawadi, zoo have been cleared of slums. It seems Modi is beautifying his own Cinema, Best School,
and Balvatika being a major attraction One of the main issues here is constituency, while other areas are Shahealam Darwaza,
for people from across the city. But soon sewage seeping into water supply lines neglected.” Swaminarayan
College, Leeladhar
Hall, Lati Bazar
Kankaria has turned around in the Kankaria ward should be taken
last three years. It is a pleasure up as a test case for other areas ISSUES
going to the lake and the BRTS in the city. It shows how Street vending all along the lake leads to a
has helped popularise Kankaria lake beautification of a common public accumulation of a lot of garbage
among residents of western space can give residents a sense of In chawl areas drinking water often stinks during monsoons
Ahmedabad pride
Encroachments by way of building extensions constrict road space
Dipti Gondaliya | RESIDENT Deval Trivedi | HOUSEWIFE
‘SYMBOLIC’ GESTURES
Congress answer
to ‘CBI’ Bhadresh Gajjar
T
tion (AMC). They are called the he Gujarat BJP headquarters is all set
party ‘Builder Janata Party’ (BJP). to change its address. From the con-
This phrase has been coined after stricted alleys of Khanpur, the saffron
13 builders and contractors were brigade is now getting a multi-storeyed of-
given tickets to contest the mu- fice ready at Koba.
nicipal polls. This is probably the The party’s journey in Gujarat began
Congress’ answer to BJP’s expan- from a humble shop alongside the Ellisbridge
sion of the CBI as ‘Congress Bu- police station. In 1980, after Bharatiya Jan
reau of Investigation’. Sangh metamorphosed into BJP, the party
did not even have an office in the state, let
alone political presence. It started opera-
POLL tions from this shop in Ellisbridge shopping
centre in 1981.
months, a multi-storeyed building is ex- Khadia which was an office owned by Jan
After mask, comes pected to come up. Sangh. Rent was not an issue there. After
In the 80s though, even senior leaders BJP shifted out, Chhaganbhai took over the
T-shirt like Keshubhai Patel and Shankarsinh shop and still today runs his snack business
A
fter the hugely popular Vaghela (now with the Congress) were al- from the same shop.
masks, come Modi brand lotted miniscule chambers. Right outside A couple of years later, BJP leaders once
of T-shirts. A hit among the shop was a snack again felt the need to
party workers, these are saffron
coloured tees with Modi pictures
stall run by Chhagan
Kalaria who sold gan- ON THE shift. This time the deci-
sion was governed by a
on both sides and a slogan ‘Jeeta
Gujarat’. And we also have the lo-
tus brand of cellphone acces-
thiya even then. “One of
his favourite customers
was former chief minis-
SIDELINES need to be closer to the
new, western reaches of
the city.
sories. In the latest campaign ma- ter Keshubhai,” said a party leader. In 1984 BJP shifted to its current location
terial, the BJP has, apart from the For two years BJP operated from this of- in Khanpur. The party purchased a shop in
traditional caps a mobile case, a fice. Later, it became a compulsion to shift the ground floor of a two-storey complex for
strap and other stuff worn by office. “The rent seemed too high - Rs 1,100 3.5 lakh. In 1986 the first floor residential
ladies. The ladies accessories in- per month. We could not afford it then,” said unit too was purchased in the name of Pan-
clude mangalsutra, brooches and This is perhaps the only place where you will find Sonia Gandhi so close to the saffron lotus - a shop selling election material of both senior party leaders. dit Deen Dayal Trust. BJP coordinates all
purses. the Congress and the BJP The saffron brigade shifted to Golwad in its functions from this office till date.
F T
ree entry to Kankaria lakefront, no he ‘Swarnim Ahmedabad’ mani- New development plan for the city
conservancy tax for areas without festo released by the BJP for the Each ward to have a modern
Preparing development
drainage and water connections municipal corporation elections, gymnasium
plan till 2030
and property tax penalty to be scaled looked like a rehash of the announce-
down by 50 per cent. These were some of More funds under Jawa- ments made in the Ahmedabad Munic- Newly merged areas to have sport
the promises the Congress made if elect- ipal Corporation (AMC) budgets in the complexes
harlal Nehru National Ur-
ed to power in the Ahmedabad Munici- ban Renewal mission for last two years. Newly merged areas in the western and
pal Corporation (AMC). Gujarat Pradesh city The BJP talked of plans to construct eastern parts to get Narmada water and Japanese trench-less technology to be
Congress Committee chief Siddharth gyms in every ward in the next five drainage facilities used to repair cave-ins
Patel and city president Pankaj Shah Rs 1,000 crore to be al- years, and connect the BRTS to Gand-
25,000 new streetlight poles to be installed 1,000 new buses for AMTS
while releasing the manifesto for the located under JNNURM hinagar, a project that is stuck in the
municipal elections to be held on Sun- for drinking water state urban development department. Sardar Patel Ring Road to have Modernisation of garbage disposal
day, announced that the Congress would But the party chose to keep quiet about streetlights
Using scientific methods to lay drainage lines and plugging leaks Sunday market to be developed along
also not touch the current property tax the prestigious Metro Rail Link project New oxygen parks and urban forests to be Sabarmati River Front Development
structure. to Gandhinagar and Dholera. It also said developed
Improving traffic by studying bottlenecks, constructing flyovers project
Currently tax defaulters are charged nothing about celebrating 600 years of
18 per cent interest which the Congress the foundation of the city, in 2011. 15 new lakes to be developed Gujarat’s history to be showcased in
Apart from the BRTS, AMTS to be improved
plans to bring down to seven per cent. The robotic multilevel parking sys- Complete beautification of Kharicut murals
The focus of the party, if allowed to rule Improving infrastructure in municipal schools tem to be installed near Kankaria, which Canal A 750-bed general hospital 100 urban
the city, would be modernisation, infra- was cleared by the standing committee 20 new overbridges at busy traffic health centres for east part
Providing playground for each zone
structure and providing basic infra- three months back, found mention in
junctions 300 new classrooms in municipal schools
structure to the people living in the back- Setting up libraries in all wards the manifesto.
ward areas. Party leaders like standing commit- manifesto, failed to answer questions on Shah in fact, left the meeting half way
“The central government has given gress leaders told mediapersons. Election for corporators to raise people's issues. tee chairman Asit Vora, Rajya Sabha what was new in the announcement, giv- when asked questions about former jun-
grants worth Rs 5111.10 crore to the city in-charge at AMC, Narhari Amin lam- The Congress if comes to power will once member Surendra Patel, BJP vice pres- en the importance of these elections, af- ior home minister Amit Shah’s sup-
so far, but half the money has been pock- basted the BJP for cutting down on the again start organising boards every Tues- ident Kaushik Patel and city BJP pres- ter several newer areas were incorpo- porters being denied tickets and the
eted by the BJP corporators”, the Con- board meetings. “Boards are the medium day and Friday," he said. ident Rakesh Shah, who released the rated. spate of resignations that followed.
THE TIMES OF INDIA, AHMEDABAD
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010 TIMES CITY 5
A
s a practising educator for 45
years, keenly observing var-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NGO FINDINGS ied developments and changes
in school education, I, like most of
Preksha from Singane
Family. CLASS I-II LEARNING LEVELS 2009 STANDARD III-V LEARNING LEVELS the students and parents, have ap-
Selected % of % of children % of children % of children % of % of children % of out-of- prehensions about the changes being
states children who can who can who can read children who can read school girls in brought about by the CBSE.
whocan read recognize read English std 1 text who can do English the age group Despite all its limitations, the tra-
DEAR FIZA Loving letters 1-9 numbers letters subtraction sentences of 11-14 in 2009 ditional school education has stood
Birthday wishes M’rashtra 93.0 93.3 52.1 86.8 73.7 18.5 2.0 the test of time. Majority of our
Dada - Dadi - Mamma -
Daddy, Nihal Chh’garh 90.0 90.0 61.3 73.4 66.8 10.5 4.9 great scientists, technocrats, bu-
Orissa 88.9 87.1 44.2 69.5 64.4 17.4 6.0 reaucrats, doctors, and other pro- ry on the task of comprehensive con-
K’taka 85.7 83.3 45.7 67.6 60.0 19.6 6.1 fessionals, who have carved out a tinuous evaluation quite impar-
W Bengal 84.0 87.2 65.3 66.2 63.8 26.3 7.5 niche for themselves across the tially?
RTN. NITIN Joshi Resp. AP 82.9 85.1 70.6 64.0 46.0 10.3 8.5 globe, are the products of this sys- Since the problems in this coun-
Member, Happy Birth Day, Jharkhand 77.1 77.2 55.9 62.1 63.7 18.2 9.5 tem.President Obama in all the three try are not related to planning, and
Rotary Club A’bad Metro public appearances referred to the programming but to their effective
:9825096305 Gujarat 75.8 75.4 31.8 57.5 51.3 10.6 9.9
might of Indian brains. Though the execution, we need to devise fool
Rajasthan 71.3 71.3 48.7 57.3 41.1 5.0 10.2
CHANGE OF NAME higher education is good in western proof mechanism to implement the
Bihar 71.0 72.2 47.8 55.9 47.5 10.7 10.8 countries, school education is gen- reforms, loop-holes present in pre-
I HAVE change my UP 68.0 66.3 45.6 48.6 35.7 8.9 12.2
name Ritika Kamlesh erally in doldrums. vailing system are plugged, attitude
Bajaj from Tina Dinesh- All-India 78.5 78.7 54.6 64.2 56.3 16.7 6.8 I fear, we, too, are diluting the of our leaders, government officials
JYOTI WISH You kumar Sadhwani. A/201 standard of our education by mak- monitoring school education is
Happy Birthday Papa, Sagun Cassa, Nr Prerna- (against Bihar’s 81.8 per cent). With Pradesh, a Bimaru state, showed a
Alka - Jaydev, Jayu-Vijay, tirth Derasar, Satellite Rajiv Shah | TNN ing exam optional even in class X. changed, basic infrastructure is pro-
Ishu, Janu & Gulu Ahmedabad. just five per cent Gujarat children better score card, with merely 4.6 This is being done to remove undue vided in all schools and talent is
Gandhinagar: In a major embar- able to read English sentences, the per cent children in class I and II burden and stress on the students. drawn to the teaching profession, the
rassment to Gujarat’s much-hyped state’s performance is the worst failing to read letters; 5.6 per cent In fact, these problems are not nec- so- called changes would not just re-
effort to improve quality of educa- among all states. The all-India aver- children failing to read numbers 1-9; essarily due to exam phobia but due main pipe dreams.
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‘Dabangs’ of
Coming soon, Vadodara battle it out
NAAC grades for Sachin Sharma | TNN
SC declines bail
to Lt Col Purohit
New Delhi: The Supreme Squad(ATS) to invoke MCO-
Court on Monday declined to CA against them. The High
grant bail to Lieutenant Col- Court had passed the direc-
onel SP Purohit, one of the tion after reversing a judge-
key accused in the case relat- ment of a designated
ing to 2008 Malegaon bomb MCOCA court which had on
blasts which killed seven July 31, 2009, quashed the
people. “It is a grievous of- charges against the duo and
fence. Many people were nine others.
killed. The The ac-
trial is still cused have
on,” the apex MALEGAON BLAST taken the
court said plea that the
when Purohit’s counsel sub- High Court had erred in up-
mitted that the accused was holding MCOCA provision
languishing in jail for the against them and submitted
past two years. that to invoke the Act, there
A Bench of Justices Mar- should be previous history of
kandeya Katju and T S Tha- organised criminal activ-
kur, however, admitted the ities against them. It was
appeal filed by Purohit chal- submitted that they had no
lenging his prosecution un- prior criminal antecedents
der Maharashtra Control of and even in the present bomb
Organised Crime Act (MCO- blast case they were falsely
CA) and agreed to expedite implicated.
the hearing. Seven people were killed
Though co-accused Sadh- in a bomb blast on September
vi Pragya Singh Thakur had 29, 2008, at Malegaon, a com-
filed a similar appeal, it did munally-sensitive textile
not come up for hearing. town in Nasik district Maha-
Both the accused have chal- rashtra. The probe into the
lenged the Bombay High blast had brought into focus
Court’s direction allowing some right-wing Hindu
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist groups. PTI
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010 TIMES NATION 9
Watching China
with caution,
says IAF chief
New Delhi: Observing that In-
dia is watching “with caution”
China’s military moderniza-
Troopers need
tion, IAF chief Air Chief Mar- AFSPA protection
shal P V Naik said on Monday
that anything that impacted The IAF on Monday justified
the nation’s growth was a mat- the need for the Armed
ter of concern. Forces Special Powers Act
“Anything that upsets the (AFSPA), whose removal has
growth of the nation (India) ... is been demanded by the J&K
a matter of concern. It is viewed government, saying “legal
as such and planned for,” the protection” is a must for the
Air Chief said at his annual troops to efficiently perform
press conference here. their tasks. “A soldier fighting
“All neighbours – borrow- anywhere at the request of
ing Chanakya’s quotes – have the government and not
to be watched with caution on voluntarily, must have legal
the impact and growth of our protection, otherwise he
nation. So we watch all neigh- would be left inefficient to
bours, be it the smallest or the complete the job in which
largest, with caution,” he said. either the central or the state
He was responding to a que- government has interest,” Air
ry on what he thought of the Chief Marshal P V Naik said.
military infrastructure devel-
opment of China and also by it
in Tibet. 50% of IAF gear, systems
However, he said, India obsolete: The Indian Air
strongly believed in the sover- Force said that 50% of its
eignty of every neighbour and systems and equipment were
their right to do what they obsolete and steps were
wanted within their country’s being taken to bring down
boundaries. “We are neigh- the obsolescence levels in
bours and we must respect the the next four to five years.
sovereignty of each country.” “The obsolescence
He said the IAF’s modern- percentage is 50%,” Air Chief
ization plans were “capability- Marshal P V Naik said, adding
based and not adversary-spe- “by 2014-15, it would come
cific” and that it was dictated down to 20%.”
by the national aspirations.
“Even Prime Minister Manmo- Asked if the IAF too was
han Singh has said that India’s tweaking its doctrines to match
area of responsibility extends the Army’s new doctrine of pre-
from Hormus Straits to the Ma- paring for a two-front simulta-
lacca Straits and beyond. Yeh neous war with Pakistan and
hoga future mein (It will hap- China, Naik said, “Air Force
pen in the future). We see what prepares for multi-front war. It
capability is required to meet is not single-front or other front
this aspiration and according- or something ... we are prepar-
ly, modernization and procure- ing for multidimensional, mul-
ments are planned,” he added. tifaceted, multi-front war.” PTI
English Biologist
Nobel Committee, have
made it possible to treat
infertility, a medical
Scotland, where he received his
PhD in 1955 with a thesis on embryo-
nal development in mice.
He became a staff scientist at the
Russia
Trina Ray TNN
condition that plagues National Institute for Medical Re-
more than 10% of couples search in London in 1958 and initi-
Stockholm: This year's Nobel Prize worldwide ated his research on the human fer-
for medicine has been awarded to tilization process. From 1963,
British scientist Robert G Edwards bryonic stem cells research, as the Edwards worked in Cambridge,
for the development of in vitro fertil- technique is used to derive the cells first at its university and later at
ization therapy. from the embryo. While stressing on Bourn Hall Clinic, the worlds first
The announcement was made by the developments, Hugo Lager- IVF Centre, which he founded to-
Goran K Hansson, secretary of the crantz, member of the Nobel Com- gether with Patrick Steptoe.
Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska World’s first IVF baby Louise Brown (2nd R) with her son Cameron (R), her mother Les- mittee, said that IVF babies are as Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson,
Institute in Stockholm on Monday. ley Brown (2nd L) and IVF visionary Robert Edwards healthy as other children. president of the Karolinska Insti-
In vitro fertilization is a technol- Hansson on the other hand tute, also part of the Nobel Assemb-
ogy that allows a woman's egg to be panel members of the Nobel Com- time of intense controversy over hu- stressed that while choosing the No- ly, in a separate press conference
fertilized outside of her body and mittee, have made it possible to man embryo stem cell research, bel laureate, in keeping with the tra- said minutes before the announce-
then returned to her womb for matu- treat infertility, a medical condition which allows for the use of undiffer- dition of the Nobel Prize, the panel ment that the Nobel this year was ex- DESOLATE: The Bronze Age cities were built some 4,000 years ago by
ration and birth of the child. Ap- that plagues more than 10% of cou- entiated embryonic cells in the de- concentrated on the developments tremely well-deserved and like ev- the Aryans in a 400 miles long region of the Russian Steppe
proximately four million children ples worldwide. velopment of treatments and organ that has led to the research and dis- ery year, focused on the discovery
have so far been born using IVF. The Nobel Prize awarded in the transplantation. covery. that fundamentally changes the London: Russian archaeolo- world, there always seemed to
Edwards's achievements, said area of reproduction comes during a IVF is intimately tied to em- Currently professor emeritus at way people look at things. gists have unearthed some an- be this huge missing piece of
cient and virtually unknown the jigsaw puzzle.”
settlements which they be- She said: “We are all told
State Of Flux
Sudipto Mundle
over land, the forests that grow on Singur is a classic example of a
I
ndia has done well from it and the mineral resources that coercive approach that failed.
globalisation. No historic lie beneath it have become almost But in Sanad, where the Nano
Pakistan’s political establishment gets transformation can occur daily fare. From Nandigram and project moved from Singur, you
with only gains and no losses, Singur to the forests of Orissa and have an example of the induce-
itself into a bind again on which more below. But on the Chotanagpur Plateau, from ment approach. Handsome com-
net reckoning, India, like many Karnataka’s illegal mines to the pensation for farmers led to a
T
he perennially shifting world of Pakistani politics seems to be in even other developing countries, has farmers protesting against an win-win outcome for all. Other
greater flux than usual. First, there was the crisis meeting last week gained. Despite the dire predic- expressway in Noida, land has successful examples include the
between army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Prime Minister Yousaf tions of radical theories of emerged the great Indian fault Mohali international airport in
Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari. Given the multiple problems imperialism, the old Ricardian line of the early 21st century. Punjab, the Cochin international
facing the current Pakistan Peoples Party-led ruling alliance and its rather theory of comparative advan- Ominously, the frequency airport in Kerala and the pro-
lacklustre response to them, the nature of the meeting is not difficult to tage has asserted itself, albeit in and intensity of these clashes are farmer land acquisition policy
guess. Then, more recently, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf claimed a dynamic form. Today, it is the growing across the country. of the Haryana government.
that Pakistan was on the brink of another coup and called for a greater developed world that is haunted Often, though fortunately not Given our inequities, our
constitutional role for the army in the governance of the country. by the spectre of free trade, not always, the ‘law and order’ ma- law needs to be tilted in favour
These developments are different aspects of Islamabad’s ongoing crisis of the developing world. chinery of the state has backed of the weak, with mandatory
credibility. Musharraf may have made a habit of offering unsolicited advice However, the benefits of globalised India in its onslaught and harsh punitive provisions
from his exile in London, but this time it may not be all bluster. Over the globalisation have accrued only on the other India. In a recent against attempts at regulatory
past few weeks, several commentators within Pakistan have also dwelt on the to one part of India: the India of notice to the UP government capture by the strong. It is prom-
possibility of a change at the top. These apprehensions are a telling comment IT parks and financial markets, relating to land acquisition in ising that lawmakers are begin-
on the cyclical nature of Pakistani politics and the all-too-familiar phase it Singur: Globalisation, its gains and its discontents
businessmen and traders, corpo- ning to get their act together on
finds itself in right now. rate leaders and executives and, positioning themselves to repre- simple. Turn the potential losers the land question. The group of
Islamabad’s rather apathetic response yes, also the white-collar workers
If you wish to acquire sent this same constituency in from land acquisition into a sup- ministers reviewing the draft
to the floods that have devastated the in new corporate hubs like Gur- someone’s land, the democratic process. You port base of winners. If you wish Mines and Minerals (Develop-
country is the latest in a long line of politi-
cal missteps. After the solidarity shown
gaon, Whitefields or Rajerhat, make an offer attractive don’t need rocket science to see to acquire someone’s land, don’t ment and Regulation) Bill, 2010
and their blue-collar counter- enough to induce her the underlying arithmetic. This coerce her or try to rip her off. reportedly reached a consensus
by the political establishment to bring back parts in the smart new factories. other India is by far the largest Instead make her an offer attrac- that 26 per cent of annual profits
democracy and the PPP combine’s subse- Let us call this globalised India. to sell. In countries constituency in this country. But tive enough to induce her to sell. must be set aside for displaced
quent rise to power, familiar problems Then there is the other India: with competitive there is more at stake here than In countries with well-developed families. This is quite radical in
have set in. Instead of utilising the opportu-
nity to focus on governance, strengthening
Bharat as we once used to call land markets, this the rise of an individual political and competitive land markets, the Indian context.
it. The India of small farmers, leader. Mobilisation of the other this is how it works. This is also There will be strong resist-
the institutions of democracy and thus of tribals clinging to their disap-
is how it works India within the democratic space the principle adopted by multilat- ance to such initiatives from
offering a genuine, effective alternative pearing forests in Orissa, of is probably the single greatest eral agencies when they support globalised India. But if politi-
to the military, there has been recourse landless Dalits living in the Noida, the Supreme Court des- political challenge of our times. If public projects requiring land ac- cians hold firm, they will success-
to short-term political manoeuvring in a shadow of upper caste atroci- cribed such partisan government politicians of the democratic quisition: the displaced persons fully mobilise the vote banks of
throwback to the past. It is no coincidence ties, of shivering Bihari work- intervention as state-sponsored process fail, then the Maoists must be compensated enough to the other India in the democratic
that the Pakistani economy has nosedived since 2008. ers building roads in the frozen terrorism. The Naxalites thrive gain. Thus, the fault line between be better off after displacement process. Globalised India too will
In contrast, the military has been at the forefront of flood response. In deserts of Ladakh. It is another on such partisan state violence globalised India and the other than before. The coercive ap- eventually come to terms with
popular perception it has, therefore, appeared to uphold its reputation as world, till recently untouched and the sullen anger it generates India also marks the dividing line proach leads to conflict between this new reality of not taking
an effective institution, a foil to civilian authority. By reading the administra- by globalisation. in the other India. It creates the between the politics of violence winners and losers, and some- the other India for granted. Demo-
tion the riot act and demanding the removal of corrupt officials as he is Now, global competition and support base for their violent and the path of non-violence. times every one becomes a loser cracy in India will then have
reported to have done, Kayani has made his willingness to crack the whip insatiable hunger for profits are confrontation with the state. Is there a possible path of as in Singur. In the inducement taken a great leap forward.
abundantly clear. However, he will perhaps be content to remain the power driving globalised India into a Now, with great foresight, peaceful dispute resolution on the approach, everyone becomes a The writer is an emeritus
behind the throne. Given the host of problems spawned by the floods, this is a headlong collision with this other Rahul Gandhi and his mother, question of land? The answer is winner; there are no losers. professor at the National Institute of
bad time for anyone to be the visible face of the government. The army has, in India over the right to land and the leader of the Congress, are yes. The principle is really quite We have examples before us Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi.
any case, already increased its role to the point where it controls defence and
foreign as well as, increasingly, economic policy. What the latest round of
speculation shows up is the political establishment’s contribution to the
country’s seeming inability to consolidate the forces of democracy. In tune with tech-enabled education, a London school outsources maths classes to India
The smarter the better Student-teacher rapport is key
Grand Beginning T
ech-enabled education is a global rooms. Multi-media content for syllabuses
trend. Not only are teaching metho- creates scope for innovation. With inter-
dologies being reworked, techno- active whiteboards – content stored in
logy is helping plug demand-supply mis- them can be viewed online – and facilities
A
north London school’s decision to
outsource online maths classes to
India is baffling. The teachers’
union in Britain is justifiably concerned
only if a teacher-student rapport exists
and makes education stimulating. In a
classroom, a teacher gets to know the apti-
tude of students and their levels of under-
And now, let sport be in the spotlight matches. A north London school, for like video-conferencing and live broad- about the consequences of the decision. standing and engagement. Technology
instance, has outsourced maths classes to casting, smart classrooms can boost pu- Ideally, shortage of qualified teachers can only support this face-to-face between
A
week ago, most people would have had an overwhelming sense of relief India, courtesy a felt dearth of teachers pils’ interest in studies like never before. in a particular institution should be the student and the instructor. Online
had the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony just gone off in the subject at home. Thanks to online Some say tech-dependence makes addressed by recruiting more teachers, teaching sessions cannot match or even
without any glitches. But, on Sunday, what 60,000 spectators in the classes arranged by a UK firm, British students inattentive including from compensate for such live interaction,
packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and millions of television viewers across students can turn to tutors in India on and impairs basic abroad. But, in this since the teacher can’t communicate with
the globe got was a magnificent collage of lights, colours, sounds and high- condition interactive sessions are booked skills such as speak- case, the policy of or get to know his students personally or
octane razzle-dazzle. Showcasing 5,000 years of Indian culture, on display in advance. Another example is attend to their individual
were drums from 10 different corners of the country, dancers representing cross-border English teaching ■ T I M E S V I E W ■ ■ C O U N T E R V I E W ■ needs to the same extent.
different classical styles, the heritage of yoga, a montage of tribal arts and whereby instructors in, say, Asia Also, increasing use
Ajay Vaishnav
vivid sights from everyday life. A cacophony of rhythm and beats that yet co- are getting to teach students in America. ing and writing. of technology in school
hered, the opening ceremony captured the spirit of a vibrant, diverse country. Via internet, access to quality educa- Surely making tech- the school con- hampers development of skills in a child.
It was a grand showcasing of India as a carnivalesque tropical democracy. tion anywhere in the world becomes a nology an asset cerned points to a Handwriting and vocabulary suffer
There were hiccups in the run-up to the Games. But if the opening ceremony possibility, scoring a goal for choice. rather than a liability flawed assumption most. Gone are the days when students
is any indication, the challenges appear to have been surmounted and the Knowledge acquisition gets truly global- depends on a teach- that technology-ena- used to score extra marks for beautiful
Games look slated to go off smoothly. As many of the visiting foreign athletes ised, broadening the horizons of both stu- er’s skills, inventiveness and sense of bal- bled distance learning can be a substitute handwriting or elocution. Yet another
and dignitaries have affirmed, the facilities provided are world-class. As a dents and instructors. Those forwarding ance. Conventional teaching by and large for classroom teaching. problem arising from excessive use of
spin-off of the Games, sporting standards in the country are bound to improve protectionist or nationalist arguments encourages bookishness and can dull stu- Traditional modes of education can technology is the sedentary lifestyle it
manifold while the national capital will inherit impressive infrastructure against technology’s revolutionising po- dents’ sense of engagement. With access to never become obsolete simply because encourages and its accompanying health
to meet the growing needs of its residents. Delhi has so far played the good tential fail to see that. Equally, proponents classroom audio, video, graphics and 3D technology can never replace a teacher. A risks. Lastly, with increasing incidence
host and people have come together to actively support the unprecedented of pedagogical orthodoxy don’t realise that animation, children can embrace learning classroom serves as an immediate social of cyber crime, there’s a need to be vigi-
security and logistical arrangements. However, the primary task now is to fun is the key to successful teaching. Hap- as a pleasure, not a chore. As time goes on, environment, which is central to any lant about children using the internet. If
stage the Games well, and to keep the focus squarely where it really belongs: pily, in India, educational institutions are tech-savvy will increasingly be demanded quality educational experience. The value such supervision is possible in school,
on sport. If the event promotes people’s participation in an augmented sport- increasingly seeing virtue in smart class- of youth. So, let’s catch them young. of other instructional materials grows that may not always be the case at home.
ing culture, the Commonwealth Games 2010 would have secured its legacy.
SNAP JUDGEMENT
Politics As Usual Identity Crisis Twenty Years After
Empire strikes back M ulayam tried to milk
the Ayodhya high
court ruling. Now Tamil
T he BJP has accused
the Congress of “pick-
pocket-like” online identi-
I t symbolised the Cold
War’s end in Europe and
sounded communism’s.
Old habits of the Raj Nadu’s M Karunanidhi’s
old bugbears are on dis-
ty theft. A mystery portal
similar in name to its offi-
death knell. Twenty years
after the reunification of
die hard play. He suggests the ver- cial e-identity has been di-
verting users to the Con-
East and West Germany,
dict is an ‘Aryan’ ploy to the nation is seen as one
Janardhan Roye plant superstition in peo- gress’s website. Since the of the world’s strongest
ple’s minds. How else can latter denies a ‘hand’, are economies and a driving
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n a crisp sunny morning, the tricolour was unfurled solemnly at the Lord Ram’s birthplace be the redirected hits some- force of the European
club’s lawn. Men in smart blazers and striped ties took the salute. The pinpointed, while that of one’s wry way of saying Union. Given its histori-
army band rolled out good old martial notes. Independence Day it was emperor Raja Raja Chola I the BJP must overcome its cal experience, Germany
again in the country – celebrated regally in the club. The building circa is a mystery? Netas won post-2004 identity crisis? must now champion the
mid-1800s stood grandly with its abundant Victoriana, vestiges and practices praise for their restraint Or is it a take on the two cause of a vibrant Europe
in place. Anything else, members will tell you, is just not ‘cricket’. following the court ruling. biggies’ similarities, de- that celebrates openness
Such colonial club ambience was once replete with the gentlemen It’s now politics as usual. spite the shadow boxing? and multilateralism.
members’ wish to be away from their female relations. Over the years, the
clubs’ watering holes that carried the sign ‘Women and Children Not Permit- E D I T PAG E ■
■
ted’ have given ground to the winds of change. Close to a century later, such
signs have become rare and the last all-male bastion is precariously alive
today as the ‘Men’s Bar’.
■ SACRED
S PAC E
■
Hold A Mirror To Yourself MAILBOX
The trend is not something that the snobbish archaic remnant of the Raj, Sporting Spirit Girish Deshpande Similarly, when we try to see our heart in MY TIMES MY VOICE
Colonel Blimp, a cartoon character created by Sir David Low, would approve the mirror, our nurtured mind convinces us
The game is not about Wrong precedent
M
of. After taking off a long time ago, the old Colonel still turns up mysteriously, ost of us invariably take a look at that we are the most considerate and compas-
becoming somebody, it's ourselves in the mirror at least once sionate of all. In reality, however, we may With reference to the article ‘The Muddle
unexpectedly at odd times and places – indicating that old practices are hard
about becoming nobody. a day. The mirror diligently and be sympathetic in some cases but not truly Path’ (Oct 2) by Dileep Padgaonkar, the Luck-
to shake off.
Ram Dass
On a recent morning, in the sylvan settings of the club taking breakfast, i without being judgemental, reflects what is empathetic to all. All these projections that now bench of the Allahabad high court has
✥
noticed a ‘bearer’ chasing away crows from the trees. Time was not too long and what is not. We accept what it tells us distort the true reflection are created by ego. set a disturbing precedent with its verdict in
When a gifted team dedi-
ago when a ‘native’ employee was assigned this job on a full-time basis as at without much complaint. We then try to In meditation sessions, we reflect on the the Ayodhya dispute. People expected an
cates itself to unselfish
a golf club Calcutta. ‘Chokra-boys’ with catapults scared away crows on better, in whatever way possible, that which clouded state of heart and mind and when we objective verdict based on scientific facts
trust and combines ins-
branches of trees to prevent them from mucking up the outdoor dining experi- is possible to change for the better and simply see the pollution, it means we have made a rather than on religious beliefs or political
tinct with boldness and
ence. In addition to ‘crow-boy’, there was a ‘dog boy’. The latter’s accept the rest as given. We take pride in good beginning. Then there is scope for expediency. But the court chose to ignore
effort, it is ready to climb.
duty was to take the memsahib and the sahib’s pet for a walk, as Patanjali what we have in terms of form, beauty and cleaning the mind. With sustained medita- the archaeological evidence that a medieval
they demolished scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausages, ✥ appearance and try not to dwell too much on tive reflection, we are able to observe the mosque existed there. In that sense, the court
blackened tomatoes, toast, and pots of Darjeeling. Champions aren't made what we lack outwardly. We may also resolve mind and heart more and more closely and lost the historic opportunity to ensure rule of
Beyond the clubs, Colonel Blimp’s presence haunted in gyms. Champions are and work towards those areas that need to reach a stage where we are able to see them in law. One hopes that the Supreme Court will
many a British plantation and tea estate. After a hard day’s made from something be improved. We step out of the house, with their clear state, free of pollution. At last, review the judgement and approach it in an
work in the tropical sun, life became easy once the solar hat they have deep inside this ‘approved’ confidence, and are we come face-to-face with our true objective manner. Nonetheless, the political
was hung up. Managers, after a brisk round of tennis, returned to their them: A desire, a dream, ready to take on the world. nature. This whole self-cleansing class should resist from making sweeping
spacious bungalows and had a ‘native’ attendant to take care of their ‘per- a vision. They have Let’s say we are able to hold the experience takes us on the path to statements to push their electoral agenda.
sonal needs’. First it was a welcome glass of chilled lemonade. As the to have late minute mirror to reflect our mind and heart. lasting bliss. Muhammad Ziyaullah Khan, VIA E-MAIL
‘brown master’ sat down with the refreshing drink, Boy Friday took off the stamina, they have to be Chances are that most of us don’t
make the effort, not so much because
Anger, greed, ignorance of our
true nature, jealousy, pride, desire,
Questioning corruption
Dunlop Volley and gently eased the soggy tube socks, both imported from a little faster, they have With reference to the Jugular Vein ‘Ghoos
London. Minutes later, when the water was mixed to the right temper- to have the skill and the we may not know how to do so, but habitual tendencies, mental for-
story’ (Oct 1) by Jug Suraiya, the malaise of
ature, the master was led in for a relaxing hot bath. Soon after the ablution, will. But the will must be more perhaps because we may not THE mations and perceptions can
corruption is symptomatic of the society we
his bath-towel was taken off and replaced by a bathrobe. Evening clothes stronger than the skill. approve of the kind of reflection prove to be toxic and so need
we might get to see. It may be too ■ SPEAKING ■ to be phased out. Destructive
live in. Often, we readily bypass established
lay spread on the bed and before master jumped into them, the attendant Muhammad Ali
procedures and systems by paying bribes.
ensured the feet and toes were suitably dried and dusted with foot powder. ✥ much for our ego state to accept. It thoughts and actions are not
This cushy manager’s life, right from Munnar to the north-east, became First of all, our young men is never easy to get ourselves to
TREE worth retaining; they only bring
Few can say with conviction that they have
always had zero tolerance for corruption.
history only in recent times. must be strong. Religion accept what we don’t like to see in us, especially harm and suffering. Since the very purpose
will come afterwards. Be Many of us would instead admit that graft
Some months ago i checked into an outsized room in a sailing club in that which we cannot actually ‘see’. of life is happiness, all these negative tenden-
strong, my young friends; has been tolerated only under exceptional
Mumbai. After a shower, i breezily stepped out into the bedroom with nothing Imagine a plump person standing in front cies must go!
that is my advice to you. circumstances and not as a general rule. This
on but an upbeat rendition of That's the Way (I Like It) on my lips and damp- of the mirror. The person would try to see At the onset of the festive season let us
You will be nearer to hea- shows that the degree and form of corruption
ness behind the ears. To my horror i found, standing outside the door, a grin- himself from those angles that are more flat- spare some time and effort towards cleansing
ven through football than may vary, but not the fact of its existence. It is
ning toothless old uniformed gent, holding up a bath-towel. After covering tering to him. When we attempt this through of the heart and mind.
through study of Gita. commendable that the writer has the grace
myself up hurriedly and regaining some poise, i learnt that he was a ‘bearer’ a session of meditating in calm abiding, May Buddha nature be yours!
Swami Vivekananda to admit it. Self-introspection is necessary
who had let himself in with a spare room-key, and that he would organise where we are only watching our mind, we will The writer is a Pune-based Dharma practitioner.
✥ in all. Let’s begin the fight against corruption
meals, do up the bedroom and attend to other personal ‘needs’. Still reeling initially try and see our reflected mind from www.urbanlama.blogspot.com
I found out that if you by posing tough questions to ourselves.
from the shock, i politely told him that i’d ring for him when required. As i led only those angles which our ego state or nur-
are going to win games, Sanjay Dev, VIA E-MAIL
him to the door, his face took on a puzzled look, and i noticed he kept throwing tured mind will encourage us to see. For
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CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT MANAGEABLE: PLAN SAJJAN JINDAL’S JSW STEEL LIKELY TO PICK UP 5%
PANEL DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA EQUITY STAKE IN JFE OF JAPAN
Adani may make A$2 bn bid for Brisbane port SKS sacks chief exec
and MD Gurumani
say the group may put in a ate infrastructure — ports,
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Gautam Adani-led railway and development of
A$2 billion bid for the port
Ahmedabad: Close on the which is being offered for a
Adani group has mines — Down Under over
heels of its acquisition of Aus- 99-year lease under a land- emerged as one of the the next five years.
tralia’s Linc Energy’s coal as- lord-style model. Adani three bidders for Port The group is also plans to
sets for A$2.9 billion, Ahme-
dabad-based Adani group has
group, which manages In-
dia’s largest private sector
of Brisbane that is
being privatised by
develop a coal terminal with
a capacity of 30-60 MMTPA in
Queensland. Mundra Port
MR Rao To Replace Him; Stocks Take a Hit
emerged as one of the three port in Mundra is looking at
bidders for Port of Brisbane Australia to invest in coal the Queensland and SEZ Ltd, a group subsidi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK
that is being privatised by the
Queensland government.
mines and related infrastruc-
ture in Australia.
government ary is close to signing a deal to
develop Dudgeon Point ter- Mumbai: Micro-finance Major Move In Micro Field
An Adani group spokes- In August, Adani Mining coal tenement in Queen- group is India’s largest im- minal, which is located near major SKS Microfinance on ● Gurumani had joined SKS in December 2008 from Barclays
person confirmed the devel- Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani sland, the largest in Austra- porter of coal. the existing coal terminals of Monday said it has sacked
● M R Rao, deputy CEO SKS, will replace him
opment but declined to Energy Ltd, inked licence lia with resources of 7.8 bil- The company plans to in- Hay Point and Dalrymple Suresh Gurumani from the
lion tonne of coal. Adani vest about A$6 billion to cre- Bay Coal Terminal. post of managing director ● Gurumani has also worked with Indiabulls
give details. Industry sources agreement for Linc’s Galilee
and chief executive officer, group and Standard Chartered Bank
but did not cite any reason ● The SKS stock on the BSE ended nearly
RIL’s crude
Index funds shine in Sept surge
for this drastic step that 6% lower at `1,277, with the intra-day
came within three months of
the company’s hugely suc- low at `1,235
by over 31% Mid-Caps Turn Laggards, Equity Funds Yet To Scale ’08 Peaks 2008 from Barclays, was re-
placed by MR Rao, who was
chief financial officer Dilli
Raj said over a conference
more significant,” said a top
official at a finance compa-
the company’s deputy CEO, call. ny. “Also, SKS mentioning
New Delhi: Reliance In- Coimbatore: The markets (relative) out-performance of The discount in valuations with immediate effect. On his part, Gurumani, the acceptance of resigna-
dustries has seen crude oil may be on a roll but most diver- mid-caps vis-a-vis large caps between mid-caps and nifty As a reaction to the com- who had steered the compa- tion of a company director
production falling by more sified equity mutual funds has come down in the past 3-4 has come down from 40-50% to pany’s sudden decision, the ny through its successful and termination of its CEO
than 31% from its MA oil- (MFs) are struggling to catch months.” around 15% now, say market SKS stock on the BSE ended IPO in which about Rs 1,650 in the same notice shows
field in the predominantly up with the sudden spurt. Only While Sensex and Nifty observers. “It is on the lower nearly 6% lower at Rs 1,277, crore was raised, told TOI that the company is well
gas-rich KG-D6 block off the index-based funds and bank- gained 11.3% and 11.6%, re- side compared to historical av- with the intra-day low at Rs that he was seeking legal ad- aware the steps it is taking,”
east coast. “The reservoir is ing-focused MFs have man- spectively in September, the erages,” an observer says. 1,235. In August, SKS be- vice and declined further the official mentioned.
not performing as per its aged to post decent returns in BSE mid-cap and small-cap in- Large cap stocks and funds came the first micro-finance comment related to his ter- SKS was set up by Vik-
predictions,” a source in September. Out of the 300-odd dices moved up by 6% and 7.1% would do well as long as there is company in the country to mination from the company. ram Akula, a former McKin-
know of the development diversified equity funds, only respectively. The BSE-100 in- liquidity, say industry offi- list its shares on the bourses. Before joining SKS, Guru- sey consultant, in 1988 as a
said. “Production has drop- one has managed to beat key dex increased 9.8%. cials. The broader market and In the IPO, the company and mani worked with Barclays, non-profit organisation but
ped from about 32,000 bar- indices such as Sensex and Nif- “It is not a broad-based ral- indices would catch up after a some of its original share- Indiabulls group and Stan- converted the same into a
rels per day achieved in ty. But four index-based funds ly and it’s very difficult to beat brief pause, they say. holders had offered its dard Chartered Bank. full-fledged company in
May to around 22,000 bpd have made it to the top-10 list for the 33-month period that the indices when money Incidentally, a vast majori- shares to the public at Rs 985. While an SKS notice to 2005. Infosys founder NR Na-
currently.” giving double digit returns for saw the markets fall after hit- moves into a very few large cap ty of equity funds are yet to re- After the decision to ter- BSE said its board of direc- rayana Murthy, billionaire
A company spokesper- the month. ting a peak before staging a re- stocks,” says Mahesh Patil, trace the peaks scaled in Janu- minate Gurumani’s associ- tors have terminated Guru- investor George Soros and
son declined to comment on Many small and mid-cap covery. head (equities, domestic as- ary 2008. More than 110 out of ation was taken by the SKS mani’s contract with the top venture capitalist Vinod
the issue. Currently six funds — which gave stellar re- “The (September) rally was sets), Birla Sun Life MF. the 220-odd diversified equity board, the MFI said it did not company, in the same notice Khosla are among its high-
wells are on production in turns during the post-election sharp and concentrated. Mid- “The portfolios (of funds) MFs that have more than 33- replace the MD & CEO be- the company said that the re- profile investors. Market
MA field in the eastern off- rally in 2009 — have turned lag- caps (stocks) have undergone a were not positioned for such a month record are still in the cause of any financial irreg- signation by Ashish Lak- players, however, also point-
shore block. RIL, which gards now. Many funds from correction,” says Gopal Agra- fast rally,” says Sankaran Na- red. Only 13 funds managed to ularity, something that the hanpal, a director of the com- ed out that a number of its
commenced commercial oil the category are still in the bot- wal, head, equities, Mirae As- ren, CIO, equities, ICICI Pru- post double digit returns dur- market had started talking pany, has been accepted. main promoters, including
production from MA field tom of the performance chart set Global Investments. “The dential MF. ing the period, data shows. about as soon as the decision “The sacking of a CEO of a Akula, have been selling
in September 2008, had in was made public. “It is not an company is a very signifi- SKS shares for some time
its field development plan issue of any financial irregu- cant thing, and that too hap- now, including through its
Global eco to withstand BP dashes larity as you could see our pening within a few months initial public offer.
...plans to
raise $1 bn ONGC’s
RIL has approached banks
to help it raise at least $1
billion from a bond sale,
US slowdown: Experts Vietnam Dishman scraps mfg
according to three people
with direct knowledge of
the matter. The energy
explorer may use the W
all Street econo-
mists are reviving a
bet that the global
hopes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
plans in Saudi Arabia
money for acquisitions, economy will withstand the Chitra Unnithan | TNN
one of the people said, US slowdown. Just three New Delhi: Dashing flagship
asking not to be identified years since America began explorer ONGC’s hopes of Ahmedabad: Dishman
The company now
as the matter is dragging the world into its widening ownership in Viet- Pharmaceuticals and Chem- plans to manufacture
private. BLOOMBERG deepest recession in seven nam’s biggest gas-to-power icals has scrapped its plans the range of hospital
decades, Goldman Sachs project, UK major BP (former- of manufacturing a range of and home-care
envisaged a plateau oil out- Group Inc, Credit Suisse ly British Petroleum) on Mon- hospital and home-care dis-
put of 34,041 bpd in the sec- Holdings USA Inc and BofA day said it is having second infectants under Dishman disinfectants at its
ond year of production and Merrill Lynch Global Re- thoughts on exiting the Nam Arabia, the company’s 50:50 Bavla plant
28,684 bpd in the third year. search are forecasting that Con Son project and may joint-venture with Saudi
So far, the maximum pro- this time will be different. transfer the stake to an affil- Arabia-based Takamal. The ceived a soft loan of $9 mil- ties of hospital disinfectants
duction level of about 32,000 Goldman Sachs predicts iate company such as Russia- company now plans to man- lion for 15 years from Saudi including six brands of
bpd was achieved for few worldwide growth will slow based TNK-BP. ufacture the product at its Industrial Development home-care products under
days only during May 2010; 0.2 percentage point to 4.6% in CHANGING TIMES “We have made no deci- Bavla plant. Fund (SIDF) for the disinfec- the FMCG category. We are
thereafter, oil production 2011, even as expansion in the sion (on exiting from Vietnam Likely to be launched in tant manufacturing project. expecting Rs 25-30 crore
has declined gradually.Be- US falls to 1.8% from 2.6%. economist Olivier Blanchard ated for a second consecutive project)...We may think of January 2011, the marketing The Rs 1,000-crore com- sales in the first year of the
sides crude oil, the MA oil- Underpinning their anal- predicted “positive but low month in September, and in- transferring the interest to an of the product will be done by pany will make 20 different product launch,” Vyas add-
field produces 7-8 million ysis is the view that interna- growth in advanced coun- dustrial production in India affiliate company,” BP’s new the company in India. types of formulated products ed.
standard cubic meters per tional reliance on US trade tries,” while developing na- jumped 13.8% in July from a CEO Robert Dudley, here on a “We have abandoned the for hospitals, domestic use The company plans to ex-
day of natural gas. This out- has diminished and is too tions expand at a “very high” year earlier, more than twice familiarisation tour, said af- idea of manufacturing disin- and industrial disinfection. pand production capacity of
put together with Dhirub- small to spread the lingering rate. He will release revised the June pace. ter a dinner hosted by oil min- fectants under the Saudi JV These include disinfectants its pharma special economic
hai-1 and 3 gas fields, take effects of America’s housing forecasts on October 6. “It seems that recent eco- ister Murli Deora. Asked due to high costs. We have for surgical instrumenta- zone (SEZ) in Bavla. “We cer-
natural gas production bust. Providing the US pain ‘Partially Decoupled’ nomic data help to confirm whether that affiliate could be now decided to manufacture tion, hand and body wash tainly plan to expand pro-
from the KG-D6 block to doesn’t roil financial markets “The world has already the story of emerging-mar- TNK-BP, Dudley said, “That it here and market in Saudi sanitisers and antiseptics, duction capacity at our SEZ.
around 60 mmscmd. as it did in the credit crisis, become partially decoupled,” kets’ outperformance,” said is an affiliate company and through Dishman Arabia,” pre and post-operative sur- Our total investment in the
Even D1 and D3 fields Goldman Sachs expects a Nobel laureate Joseph Sti- David Lubin, chief economist that is a possibility.” said Janmejay Vyas, manag- gical scrubs and antimicro- SEZ for two years is R 200
have seen a two-year delay weakening dollar, higher glitz, a professor at New for emerging markets at Citi- BP had in July said it ing director, Dishman bial washes. crore. By 2012-13, we plan to
in reaching plateau output bond yields outside the US York’s Columbia University, group Inc in London. The gap wanted to sell its equity in group. “We have invested Rs 25 double our production ca-
of 80 mmscmd. The fields and stronger emerging-mar- said in a September 20 inter- in growth rates between the Nam Con Son as part of efforts Dishman Arabia had re- crore for launching 14 varie- pacity,” Vyas added.
are now estimated to hit the ket equities. view in Zurich. He will speak developing and advanced to raise funds for meeting lia-
peak production towards “So long as it doesn’t turn at an IMF event this week. worlds is widening, he said. bilities arising from its oil
S
sure, which helps push oil vide comfort for some of the mists in Bloomberg News ports is just not large enough pipeline that feeds gas from anofi-Aventis SA began
up to shore, is dropping. If
gas comes out too quickly,
central bankers and finance
ministers from 187 nations
surveys. Their predictions
don’t include another con-
to spread a US demand prob-
lem globally,” Goldman
the acreage to a 720-MW pow-
er plant. BP has 35% stake in Battle For Pills Pie
an $18.5 billion hostile
takeover offer for Gen-
crude oil cannot be pro- flocking to Washington for traction, with growth esti- Sachs economists Dominic the acreage and 32% stake in zyme Corp after the US bio- Industry experts said the move
duced. RIL, he said, has in- annual meetings of the Inter- mated at 2.7% this year. Wilson and Stacy Carlson the pipeline. The pipeline and technology company spurned was logical, though Sanofi might
formed DGH that it will not national Monetary Fund and Emerging markets are wrote in a September 22 re- the power plant are part of the Sanofi’s $69-a-share bid as too have to pay more to win the day
recklessly produce oil at the World Bank around October showing more strength. Man- port entitled “If the US sneez- $1.3-billion composite Nam low and refused to negotiate.
cost of reservoir. AGENCIES 8-10. Last month, IMF chief ufacturing in China acceler- es.” BLOOMBERG Con Son project. Sanofi, France’s largest The move comes a month after
drugmaker, started a tender Genzyme rebuffed an approach
offer to acquire all outstand- from Sanofi-Aventis
EARLY BIRD GETS BRONZE BROWN GIRL IN THE RING THE FIRST GOLD WINNER BAD BOY IS NO GOOD FIRST DAY, FIRST BLOW DOWN BUT NOT OUT
She suffers from reflex sympathetic A 17-year-old Nigerian schoolgirl, Indian gymnast Rohit Jaiswal got injured
Security concerns forced England's double Australian Nick D’Arcy, 23, aka ‘bad boy of Indian hopes of a medal in squash sufered
dystrophy (RSD). But that didn’t stop Augustina Nwaokolo, pulled off the on Monday during the men’s artistic
Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington to swimming’ did his reputation no good on a blow when leading player Dipika Pallikal,
archer Danielle Brown, 22, from becoming biggest surprise on the opening day by gymnastic. Jaiswal, who was already
wake up at 4 am so that she could be in Monday. The World No. 2, who had 19, was ruled out of the singles owing to a
the first English Paralympian to compete snatching the 48kg weightlifting gold with carrying an injury, hurt his leg during a
time for her event at 8.30 am. It clearly finished second to Michael Phelps at the mild fever. She is hopeful of recovering in
at an able-bodied Games on Monday. She a new Games record. Her effort left the tumble on his first apparatus floor
didn’t go down well with her, as she had to Pan Pacifics, failed to even qualifiy for the time for the doubles event, though, where
finished 14th in individual compound local favourite in tears exercise and had to be stretchered out
settle for a bronze in the 200m freestyle 200m butterfly final she and Joshna Chinappa are favourites
PLAYSTATION
Everybody MEDALLIONS
Down, Says COUNTRY
Australia 4 2 0
T
6
Silver Winner Canada
S Africa
1
1
0
0
3
1
4
2
Biswajyoti Brahma | TNN
Malaysia 1 0 0 1
Nigeria 1 0 0 1
New Delhi: She had just won England 0 3 1 4
India’s first medal at the XIX India 0 2 2 4
Commonwealth Games, but
Soniya Chanu was incon- Wales 0 1 0 1
solable. Her silver in the 48kg Scotland 0 0 1 1
weightlifting competition lift- Total 8 8 8 24
ed spirits of many but for
Soniya, the greater test was
holding back tears. Ultimate-
God was not with me or luck has
ly, she let go. not supported me today. I have
There were no tears in the missed the gold and I am
men’s 56kg later when Sukhen disappointed. I am really sad did
Dey lifted 252kg (Snatch: 112 + not live up to the expectations of people
Clean-Jerk: 140) to give India its
second silver in lifting. V Srini- —Sonia Chanu, 48KG LIFTER ENDED UP WITH A SILVER
vas Rao (248kg, 107+141) earned
bronze, while Malaysia’s Amir- OTHER INDIAN STARS IN FRAY TODAY
CAMP INDIA SWIMMING
● 100m Breaststroke Men: Puneet Rana, Agnishwar
ul Ibrahim took gold with a lift
Jayaprakash, Sandeep Sejwal● 50m Butterfly Men: Arjun
of 257 kg (116+141).
Muralidharan, Virdhawal Khade
It was such a different tale
earlier in the women’s 48kg. ARCHERY
India’s best bet in weightlift-
ing knew that she was done in ● Recurve Individual Women: Dola Banerjee, Deepika Kumari,
by her own demons. “I have let Bombayala Devi Laishram. ● Recurve Individual Men : Rahul
MAKING WAVES: South African Chad Le Clos, 18, struck gold in the 200m butterfly race at the S P Mukherjee Swimming Complex on Monday. The competition was blown Banerjee, Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar ● Compound
everyone down,” Soniya said, wide as world No. 2 Nick D’Arcy failed to qualify. The 18-year-old clocked 1:56.48, which was a new Games record
tears streaming down her face. Individual Women : Bheigyabati Chanu, Jhano Hansdah,
“I am feeling very bad that I Gagandeep Kaur ● Compound Individual Men: Ritul Chatterjee,
Jignas Chittibomma, Chinna Raju Srither
Ab tak pachhpan
Deep Kumar
Yuvi’s double puts Mumbai in trouble Pak spot-fixing scandal claims life
Wasim Jaffter’s Men Set An Improbable 782 For Victory Chairman Of Majeed’s Club David LeCluse Found Dead;
Ravi Lakhwani | TNN At the start of the day, Yuvraj re-
Could Be Suicide, Say Media Reports
ceived good support from Abhinav Mu- London: Cricket’s spot-fixing Croydon Athletic’s former close to an investigator in the
Jaipur: Rest of India (RoI) skipper Yuv- kund (63; 100b, 8x4), both adding 146 for scandal may have indirectly manager, Tim O’Shea, told the International Cricket Coun-
raj Singh served the Indian selectors a the second wicket. After Mukund’s dis- claimed its first fatality. David UK’s Times newspaper: “He cil’s Anti-Corruption and Se-
timely reminder with a whirlwind dou- missal, he joined forces with Badrinath le Cluse, chairman of Croydon was veryPTI upset at the allega- curity Unit told TOI: “The ICC
ble century against Mumbai on Day Four (61; 102b, 7x4, 1x6) to produce 149 runs in Athletic club owned by Maz- tions and about the club get- believes it has clinching evi-
of the Irani Trophy on Monday. just 27 overs. Powar dismissed both Mu- har Majeed, the suspected ting involved. It probably hit dence against the Pakistani
The 28-year-old, who is out the squad kund and Badrinath to finish with 2-75 middleman between Pakista- him harder than most because cricketers.” He added the play-
facing Australia in two-Test series, hit from 14 overs. Virat Kohli remained un- ni cricketers and illegal book- of his personal friendship with ers concerned had been previ-
unbeaten 204 off just 194 balls (28x4, 5x6) beaten at 29 when RoI eventually de- makers, is believed to have Majeed.” ously warned about their ac-
and declared the innings soon after at clared at tea, leaving their bowlers with committed suicide on Satur- Video footage made public tivities, but had ignored such
387-3, leaving Mumbai an insurmount- four sessions to dismiss Mumbai. day. Le Cluse, 44, probably by the British Sunday tabloid notice.
able target of 782. Mumbai closed the day Defending his timing of the declara- shot himself in a garage near News of the World showed un- The ICC move is a disci-
at 79-0. Skipper Wasim Jaffer was unbea- tion, Yuvraj said: “Getting twenty wick- his home in Sutton, Surrey. dercover reporters paying Ma- plinary action against Butt,
ets on this surface is always going to be Majeed was arrested in Au- jeed $150,000 for fixing the de- Asif and Amir, and a provi-
IRANI TROPHY Yuvraj Singh sends a reminder to the selectors
hard, so we batted on. The wicket is very
flat and let’s see how is goes on Tuesday.”
gust following charges that he
and Pakistani cricketers Sal-
Mazhar Majeed with the money in livery of no-balls, as he had
claimed he would during the
sional suspension is still in
force against them. All three,
a TV grab
ten on 46 and giving him company at the with an unbeaten 204 against Mumbai man Butt, Mohammad Asif passage of play. The latter was though, have appealed against
other end was Ajinkya Rahane on 21. SCOREBOARD and Mohammad Amir were devastated when the lower di- seen with bundles of cash on a the accusation.
Regular opener Sushant Marathe retired Iqbal Abdulla, Romesh Powar and Rohit Rest of India 1st innings: 668 involved in deliberately bowl- vision football got entangled in coffee table in front of him. There is, however, doubt
Mumbai 1st innings: 274
hurt on eight after an Umesh Yadav de- Sharma at the receiving end of some mas- ing no-balls in exchange for the scam. Scotland Yard said of Le whether Scotland Yard will be
Rest of India 2nd innings (overnight 45-1): A Mu-
livery hit him on the wrists. Mumbai sive sixes. He reached the magical figure kund c Rahane b Powar 63, Yuvraj no 204, S Badri- money in a Test match against The club’s website starkly Cluse’s death: “A 44-year-old able to successfully prosecute
would still back themselves to last the fi- with a ferocious sweep to the mid-wicket nath b Powar 61, V Kohli no 29. Extras (b-3, lb-8, w-1, England here at Lord’s. stated: “Croydon Athletic are man suffered what is believed the concerned cricketers on a
nal day, with the pitch showing little boundary off Rohit. nb-5) 17. Total (for 3 wkts decl in 71 overs) 387. Fall of While Majeed was released deeply shocked and saddened to have been a gunshot wound criminal offence on the
signs of wear and tear. The trophy, how- Pacers weren’t spared either. In fact, wickets: 1-21, 20167, 3-316. Bowling: Kulkarni 14-1- on bail by Scotland Yard, he by the sudden tragic death of to the head. He was pro- grounds that a bookmaker in
ever, is out of their grasp with RoI hold- the left-hander set the tone with some 79-1, Malvi 11-0-41-0, Powar 14-0-75-2, Agarkar 5- was re-arrested by revenue their chairman, David le nounced dead at the scene. The the UK may not have been de-
ing the first-innings lead. powerful drives down the ground off the 0-32-0, Abdulla 11-1-58-0, Rohit 9-0-53-0, Nayar 4- and customs for allegedly Cluse, on Saturday. Our circumstances of his death are frauded.
Yuvraj’s second first-class double, fast bowlers in the first session. Dhawal 0-18-0, Khanvilkar 3-0-20-0. laundering money. The charg- thoughts and prayers are with being treated as unexplained. The Yard, though, has sub-
Mumbai 2nd innings: W Jaffer batting 46, S Marathe
which may still prove to be inconsequen- Kulkarni and Usman Malvi seemed clue- es included using Croydon David’s wife and children, and Inquiries are ongoing.” A post- mitted a preliminary report to
retired hurt 8, A Rahane batting 21. Extras (b-2, nb-2)
tial as far as the possibility of an outright less as RoI cantered at over five runs per 4. Total (for no loss in 29 overs) 79. Bowling: Mithun Athletic club as a front. Le we would ask everyone to re- mortem examination will be the Crown Prosecution Ser-
victory is considered, saw him taking a over. Yuvraj reached his hundred with a 5-1-15-0, Unadkat 4-1-6-0, Ashwin 6-2-9-0, Yadav Cluse, who was married with spect their privacy at this dev- held. vice in the UK to consider pro-
special liking to Mumbai spinners with pull off Kulkarni in just 121 balls. 6-0-25-0, Chawla 7-1-20-0, Yuvraj 1-0-2-0. two children, was reportedly astating time for them.” Meanwhile, a police officer ceeding in the matter.
WORLD GOES GA GA
International INDIA HAS The XIX
It even managed
Media With ARRIVED: to start on time, Commonwealth
Games crawled up off
Dazzling Opening SPECTACULAR to the very the canvas last night
London/Melbourne: “India has CEREMONY OPENS second, proving with a display of
there are some pageantry and
arrived”—this summed up the
international media comments
COMMONWEALTH deadlines that technical wizardry
that, finally, projected
on the dazzling opening cere- GAMES Games the image India craved
mony of the Commonwealth
Games in New Delhi on Sunday.
THE GUARDIAN
organisers are on to two billion
Newspapers in two major Com- capable of television sets around
No collapsing scenery or the world.
monwealth countries, Australia
and Great Britain, used terms
malfunctioning sound system. meeting THE DAILY MAIL
No fluffed lines, botched THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
like ‘An ancient land opens its
choreography or missed cues
heart to the world’, ‘India opens India put on its best face
doors to the world at opening cer-
and not a single stray dog in AN ANCIENT LAND on Sunday night and
emony’ and ‘India sweeps aside
sight. The preparations for the OPENS ITS HEART TO pulled off a brilliant
Games shame’ to describe the
XIXth Commonwealth Games THE WORLD opening ceremony that
may have been an THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
two-hour cultural extravaganza was extraordinary in its
unmitigated disaster but India
that unfolded at the Jawahar Lal ambition and execution.
certainly knows how to put on The most colourful, beautiful It was everything the
Nehru Stadium on Sunday night.
a show and well-organised games I
People across Britain watched organisers had promised
the ceremony live on BBC and THE DAILY TELEGRAPH have ever been part of and more - an energetic
were all praise for it with NRI in- IRENE VAN DYK, NEW ZEALAND celebration of all India
dustrialist Lord Swraj Paul sum- FLAG BEARER has been and all it
ming up the public reaction by
After weeks intends to be
stating, “India has done itself dominated by reports India has won the THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
proud. It was a great show.”
of corruption and first unofficial gold
chaos, the new medal of the Commonwealth
INDIA AT ITS BEST “INCREDIBLE INDIA” OF DIVERSITY Games - for best Games make
‘The Guardian’ newspaper AND CULTURAL PRIDE SHOWED ITS team uniform spectacular start
said it was a moment of national SPELLBOUNDING: The splendour of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony held the world captive
FACE
THE AUSTRALIAN
HERALD SUN
pride for India, which had drawn
flak for the troubled build-up to
the Games. “‘India has arrived’:
spectacular ceremony opens Com-
monwealth Games,” read the
Dola re Dola for Oz favourite in
Feather touch: Saina, Kiwis clip
newspaper’s headline. “Concerns
cycling India’s wings
of recent weeks forgotten as daz-
zling event launches games amid
atmosphere of national pride and
men and women PTI
New Delhi: Australia will be-
gin as firm favourites to re- Chetan show class Mohammad Amin-ul Islam | TNN
celebrations,” it said. Nilesh Bhattacharya | TNN assert their supremacy in cy-
“At exactly two minutes past cling as the competition gets un- M Ratnakar | TNN Anand walked off the court and the men’s doubles pair New Delhi: Mouma Das drew
seven tonight, a huge inflatable New Delhi: Indian archers der way at the Indira Gandhi after giving Kenya’s Munga of Rupesh Kumar and the biggest applause from the
blimp rose slowly and smoothly expectedly emerged fron- sports complex on Tuesday. New Delhi: It all went Victor Odera a 21-7, 21-13 Sanave Thomas made short 300-odd spectators at the show
into the hot air above Delhi’s trunners in both individual Finishing as the No. 1 team along expected lines. Nei- whacking. work of Munga Victor court of the table tennis hall at
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to the and team events of the Re- at the recent World Track ther were there surprises The other Indians fol- Odera and Ruto Patrick Ki- the Yamuna Sports Complex on
sound of hundreds of traditional curve category, but their dom- championships in Denmark, nor pulsating contests as lowed suit. Saina Nehwal bet, beating them 21-5, 21-5. Monday. The former national
drums, pipes and conch shells, and ination at the Yamuna Sports Australia will look to better its the badminton mixed team dismissed the challenge of There was no respite for champion was in her elements
the cheers of 65,000 people. “This Complex on Monday didn’t tally of 11 gold medals at the event got off to a dour start Joseph Mercy Mwethya in Kenya even though Aparna as she spanked her Kiwi oppo-
was the moment that 1.2 billion quite follow the script. THREE STAR: Dola Banerjee Melbourne Games. at the Siri Fort Stadium just 11 minutes 21-11, 21-4 Balan replaced first choice nent Yang Sun 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-
people - there are few in India who The men’s and women’s (left), L Bombayala Devi In close pursuit will be Eng- here on Monday. PTI Jwala Gutta to pair up with 9 in a closely-fought game. But
were still unaware of the event - teams got off to perfect starts (centre) and Deepika Kumari land, New Zealand, England and Ashwini Ponnappa. despite Mouma’s win, India
had been waiting for,” it added.
‘The Daily Telegraph’ mar-
and earned top positions in the
ranking round. A smaller field There was a little concern
Canada for the 18 gold medals
on offer. Even though many star
WELL BEGUN RESULTS (mixed team event):
couldn’t stop strong contenders
New Zealand and went down 3-
velled at how smoothly the cer- in the individual events, cyclists have decided to give the India and fancied Preliminary rounds: 2 in the second round match.
emony was conducted after all
the organisational goof-ups that
ARCHERY where an expected 1-2-3 fin-
ish in the rankings could not
event a skip, young riders from
these nations are ready to leave
teams like Malaysia and
England, handed a ruth-
Group D: India 5 bt Kenya 0
(Chetan Anand bt Munga Vic-
The Indians began the day
with a confident 3-0 rout of Sri
marred its run-up. “No collaps- in the team events meant the be achieved in both the men their mark on the Games. less badminton hammer- tor Odera 21-7, 21-13; Saina Ne- Lanka but by evening they got
ing scenery or malfunctioning eves — comprising Dola Baner- and the women’s events. Hosts India, who enter the ing to minnows, Kenya, hwal bt Joseph Mercy the taste of the ‘Chinese cui-
sound system. No fluffed lines, jee (658), Deepika Kumari (662) Rahul (679) and Jayanta competition after a long gap of Isle of Man and Falkland Mwethya 21-11, 21-4; Sanave sine’ courtesy the New Zealan-
botched choreography or missed and L Bombayala Devi (624) — (676) lived up to their billing 32 years, has fielded a 24-mem- Islands respectively. All Thomas/Rupesh Kumar bt Vic-
cues and not a single stray dog
in sight. The preparations for
got a bye to the semifinals af-
ter aggregating 1944 points
but Tarundeep finished 13th
(647), spoiling the hosts’ open-
ber team but their chances mak-
ing it to the podium look
three scorelines spoke of
a 5-0 rout. Furthermore,
tor/Ruto Patrick Kibet 21-5,
21-5; Ashwini
TABLE TENNIS
the XIXth Commonwealth while the men’s trio of Jayan- ing day party somewhat. On bleak.India last participated at none of the players from Ponnappa/Aparna Balan bt ders who won 3-0 against Ghana
Games may have been an un- ta Talukdar (676), Rahul Baner- the distaff, Deepika and Dola the at Games in 1978. “Against three winning countries Mercy/Anitah Bushuru 21-8, in their first match.
mitigated disaster but India cer- jee (679) and Tarundeep Rai managed the top two positions the nations that we are compet- dropped a single game. 21-6; V Diju/Jwala Gutta bt In what can be termed as a
tainly knows how to put on a (662) made the quarters cut. with 662 and 658 points but ing (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A rousing applause Fredrick Chomba/Anna Njam- difficult outing against the Ki-
show,” it said. The eves will next take on Bombayala slipped to ninth. it will be against the odds if we from the crowd greeted bi 21-8, 21-5). wis’ Chinese origin players, the
“A dazzling, colourful, high- the winners between Malaysia India’s chief coach Limba win a medal. They will probably Chetan Anand when he Group A: Malaysia 5 bt Isle of Indian team, winners of bronze
octane opening ceremony that and Singapore while the Ram, however, was confident win all. But then I have never stepped in to open pro- Mann 0; Australia 5 bt Sey- medal at Melbourne in 2006, just
was part Bollywood, part cultural men’s team, will be up against that it would be a different looked at it at that way,” said In- ceedings for India. But even DOMINATING STUFF: chelles 0; Nigeria bt Isle of Man couldn’t hold to their nerve af-
extravaganza,” it added. PTI either Sri Lanka or Scotland. story from Tuesday. dian coach Graham Seers. TNN before the din died down, Saina Nehwal 5-0. ter Mouma gave them a deserv-
ing 2-1 lead. Mouma’s victory
came after Madhurika S Patkar
Where is
Pics: PTI
TODAY’S ARCHERY (81kg) Preliminaries Super Island - Preliminary Round - Pool B 16:00-17:23 Women’s 50m Butterfly
Farah has no
Amrita Mulchandani l TNN trauma of having to wait for other things. Some actors are
the star to arrive on the sets. of the opinion that there
G
one are the days when “Using a body double should be a genuine reason
stunt doubles and involves lot of money. Body why an actor should opt for
body doubles used to doubles are not expensive but this alternative. “I don’t quite
act as substitutes for lead ac- the entire process adds more like the idea of a body double
tors in Bollywood movies. Cut money to the budget of the but recently I had to use one
to the world of television. show. The actor for whom the because I fell sick. But I am
Now body doubles, owing to body double is used either also thankful to the dupli-
‘DOUBLE’
six pack and go shirtless on screen to Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi
F
or the first time ever, film- the more aesthetic song and dance se- Kijo, Roshni Parekh from Ek
maker Farah Khan is not quences of Paheli, Farah has experi- Chutki Aasman, Shubhangi
choreographing a Shah mented, innovated and gone larger in Atre from Do Hanso Ka Jo-
Rukh Khan produced movie and her approach to make a song for Shah daa, Amrapali Dubey from
this has got tongues wagging. It Rukh. But unfortunately for Ra.1, it Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki
has been repeatedly said that the seems like Farah’s name will not appear Chhaon Mein and Ronit Roy
once best friends Farah and SRK in the credit list. from Bandini are said to be
TROUBLE?
have gone separate ways and that According to a source, “The benefit of using body doubles in order to
she has been heavily bonding doubt in this situation is that Farah make sure that the show goes
with Salman Khan, an industry does have an alibi. She has been slog- on in their absence.
rival of SRK after their bitter fall ging her life out for Tees Maar Khan. Does body double make
out at Katrina Kaif ’s birthday a She is also a mother to three and so au- things simpler for actors?
couple of years back. tomatically can’t devote so much time “Television actors are very
Though close friends of as she used to earlier. Moreover, the post busy these days. Sometimes
Farah say that time production of her movie will also take a we have three units and we
constraints have
not allowed her to
lot of her time and then she will get into can’t cope up with all in a sin- With popular actors unable to devote
publicity designs and promotions. How- gle one day. That’s when body
do SRK’s Ra.1 as she is ever, the other side of the coin is that doubles become useful. The more time to their shows, using body
mighty busy with her Farah has always worked like a ma- work pressure gets reduced
own movie Tees Maar chine. When she was choreographing to some extent and it makes doubles has become a fad in the world
Khan, many others in for 10 films a year, she always had that life a tad easy when we are
the industry say that extra time for SRK. She did a song for juggling with multiple tasks. of television these days. AT probes...
everything’s still not Salman’s Dabangg (Munni Badnaam Moreover, it helps the show’s
fine between the two. Hui) despite her Tees Maar Khan sched- continuity,” says actor nel, says, “Body
For ten years, ule. Farah’s absence is indeed raising a Aasiya Kazi doubles are not the
every movie that lot of eyebrows and people are bound to who acts in the most ideal replace-
Shah Rukh pro- draw conclusions that all is not well de- show Bandini. ment for a miss-
duced, Farah had spite what both of them have to say From a pro- ing artist. Of
been the choreogra- about each other at press events.” ducer’s point of course, they come
pher, including We also hear that SRK might be get- view, a body handy during the
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hin- ting a Hollywood choreographer for double can times of emer-
dustani, Asoka, Ra.1. When contacted, Farah chose to reduce gency. It is just a
Chalte Chalte, Main remain silent. SRK could not be con- t h e technical device
Hoon Na, Kaal, Paheli tacted for a comment. and used only
and Om Shanti Om. prithwish.ganguly@timesgroup.com
once in 15
scenes. They
WHAT’S THE STORY? Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan. are just shot for
To SRK, sms SRK to 55558, toll-free from your Airtel (Clockwise)
Ronit Roy, 10-15 seconds.
phone, and get free updates, photos and videos But as a broad-
Ratan Rajput
and Aasiya Kazi caster we don’t
encourage
Prostitute
‘I wouldn’t call
body doubles.”
Does using
a body double
countersues for an actor
hampers
Beckham h i s / h e r
of
the entire image
an actor
R
ecently, there were re- because in the end
...says Anysha Panesar, the ‘surprise’ winner of the ports that David Beck-
ham’s lawyers had
it is the perform-
ance that suffers. In
beauty pageant, America’s Perfect Teen sued a prostitute and a UK
publication for slander. Now,
the entire
process the co-
Divya Pal I TNN listen to everybody and get upset about it. the prostitute Irma Nici has actor too faces
Just because I’m being projected in a cer- countersued David Beckham d i f f i c u l t y. ”
I
ndian-origin teen Anysha Panesar be- tain way, I won’t feel insecure. On the con- for breaking the U.S. Constitu- However, Sukesh
longs to the village of Llangan in the trary, the entire journey has helped me tion by hampering her free argues, “It doesn’t
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, has won a grow stronger mentally. speech — just days after the spoil the image of
coveted beauty contest in the United After your win, are you expected to behave sport superstar’s lawyer an actor as only the
States, and would like to give Bollywood a in a certain way? served her with a $25 million back is shown to the
try! She loved Bride And Prejudice, but is- At the moment, I’m being watched by writ for claiming the pair slept viewer.”
n’t aware of the concept of NRI grooms – everybody. It’ll be crucial for me to watch together. Nici hit headlines Does using body
read on. what I say, how I dress up and where I go. around the world last week doubles amount to
How does it feel being America’s Perfect For, I’m a role model and an icon to people. when she sensationally al- deceiving the telly
Teen? But, I wouldn’t call myself a celebrity. leged Beckham had paid for viewer? “Not quite,”
It is quite weird. Everything has been hap- Do you agree with the idea of being a skin- her services on two occasions says Ratan, adding fur-
pening at such a fast pace. But I’m really ny model? in 2007. Beckham immediate- ther, “If the reason is
happy with what I have won – modelling ly launched legal action genuine, then it is
I wouldn’t like to be a skinny and famished
contracts, cash prize, scholarship to the against Nici and the publica- okay. But if actors are
model because it will be sending out a
Connecticut School of Broadcasting and tion, which published the sto- using it just to mint
wrong message to youngsters. Honestly, it
an opportunity to walk the ramp in Winter ry and his legal team handed more money then it is
doesn’t really matter what size you are, as
Park Fashion week. If everything goes her papers in New York. The not acceptable,” says
long as you are comfortable with the way
well, I might also get my own show, which writ accuses the former pros- Ratan.
you are. David Beckham
would help me branch out to other nations titute of causing him “great amrita.mulchandani@
What was the experience of going back to and (above) the mental anguish” with allega- timesgroup.com
and explain to people what beauty pag- your school (Howells School, Cardiff) post prostitute Irma
eants can help one achieve. tions that he hired her.
the win?
How did the idea of entering the competi- Someone did tell me, ‘After poet Charlotte
save water
pride in my achievement.
Honestly, it was the scholarship to be trai- Is Bollywood the next big thing? Filmmaker wants Penelope Cruz, Cate
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cclaimed filmmaker that will be in the near future if the word forward.” Shekhar,
People are free to have their opinion. to was great. She is a big name here, and Shekhar Kapur, who we do not save water from today. however, is not open to com-
Frankly, I think it is not really important to more popular than Aishwarya. is making a film ti- It has been said that when the ment and is reportedly
tled Paani that is to have taps dry out, people who will saving his words
Hrithik Roshan in it, is have control over water will rule for a big an-
launching a global cause the world and those who don’t nouncement com-
that will see him rope will try several means, including ing soon. PG
in several interna- resorting to violence, to get it.
tional stars to We hear Shekhar’s film too is fu-
champion the turistic about the events and
cause of water water wars that will follow
c o n s e r vat i o n . as a result of lack of wa-
Shekhar has ter.”
spoken to sev- The insider adds,
eral Holly- “Penelope is very keen to
wood heavy- work with Shekhar on a
weights like film and they both share a
C a t e good equation. Cate and
Blanchett, Shekhar are close
hot bod friends especially after
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darkened cells. Since no lines can be drawn around zero, riddle or to fill in the missing word as indicated
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mark crosses around it, as shown. Now cause a deadend (Fig B)
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become my profession’
Kamlesh Surve
be loved!
Choreographer Bosco
expression at
its best
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good eight years. “I loved teaching too! Just heatre seems to only befitting to evoke
like acting, where I get to interact with so have come a full Gandhi and explore the
many creative people, being a teacher gives circle on contemporary issues of
you the chance to interact with children. I am Gandhi Jayanti when strife in the world with-
MUMS THE WORD: Bosco the students of a city- in the context of the
not the kind of person who can sit in front of a
computer everyday and do a nine to five job. based school per- writings of
I
am sure it’s not easy for
However, I didn’t really want to continue teach- any man to point out one formed a ten-minute Rabindranath Tagore,
ing after marriage and my husband was very woman who’s made a installation play at Amit Ambalal Mahatma Gandhi and
supportive about pursuing acting. I am a very huge difference in his life, Natrani. The play was his closest political ally
family-oriented person and as soon as I reach it’s always many! I am no dif- based on the writings of Abdul Gaffar Khan. Through
home, all my tiredness vanishes into thin air! ferent and like most men, it’s Rabindranath Tagore and was strong evocative word pictures
For me, my hobby has become my profession not surprising for me to ad- directed by theatre artiste and and audio-visual elements, the
and when that happens, you never really feel mit that one of them is mom. director Parnab Mukherjee. It actor took the audiences
stressed.” In fact, our moms shape and influ- was later followed by solo piece through a tale of the great polit-
Ask her whether there is a dearth of good ence our life and our outlook to- by Parnab, based on the play ical and spiritual Pashtun leader
writers as far as Gujarati theatre is concerned wards life to a great extent ‘Imagine no possessions- Abdul Gaffar Khan and left them
and she says, “May be there is, but it’s not fair whether we admit to it or not. Memories of the Frontier with more than food for thought!
to blame writers either because audiences I can’t say that my mom has al-
NEW aren’t really ready to accept something differ- ways been happy with the choices
Kinshuk engaged...
INNINGS: ent on stage as and when it is tried out.” Given I have made in my life profession-
Nimisha that Nitin Vakharia, her husband, is an actor ally, but the reason why I choose to
Vakharia too (they played the on-screen couple in Baa attribute all my success to her to-
Bahu Aur Baby as well), do they discuss work day is because whether she liked
at home? “Oh yes! We are each other’s biggest my choices or not, she’s always
Soumitra Das | TNN critics! But I hardly get to hear a word of stood by me. She has always been
praise from him for my performances,” she my pillar of strength through
But wants to keep it a secret like his buddy Angad Hasija!
B
e it the superb vampish act as Kokila in laughs. my ups and downs and I
Teen Bahuraniyan or the memorable While most people are very vocal about the love her and respect her
portrayal of Charubala Bhayani in the
A
lack of good content on television, Nimisha more with each passing ctor Kinshuk he is single! We wonder
much acclaimed Baa Bahu Aur Baby, Nimisha prefers to toe a slightly different line and says, day. Mahajan, who why! Is it because of the
Vakharia has always done quality work which “Each and every show on the small screen has I must say that I have is currently do- fear of losing out on his
has left a lasting impression in the minds of its own audience. Otherwise, why would the also been lucky to have ing Chaand Chupa female fan following? If
the audience. And things have only got bigger channels air them? I don’t believe in demean- some wonderful Baadal Mein, has been that’s the case, it’s indeed
and better for this accomplished actress, who ing any show because as someone from the fra- women in my life as keeping his love life hilarious because on tele-
has done a lot of theatre too. And she has a re- ternity, I know how much of hard work goes sisters, friends, girl- under wraps. Kinshuk vision it doesn’t really
freshing take on doing comedy, as she says, “If into the making of one.” friends! They all have has always main- matter whether an actor
I am able to make someone laugh in today’s Well, this is one actress who believes in brought a lot of positiv- tained that he is single is single, dating or even
world, where people lead stressful lives, I be- speaking her mind. ity in my life and I feel despite having a girl- married. Maybe Kinshuk
lieve spreading a smile as good as doing social soumitra.das@timesgroup.com blessed... friend. She’s not from has got influenced by his
the industry and one colleague from Bidaai
has never seen her at Angad Hasija, who kept
like to maintain that and (inset) Angad Hasija we would like to tell them.
B
inny Sharma, the
girl who bagged the
lead role in Sangini,
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he fourth sea-
after participating in Dance son of Bigg WHAT I WATCH ON TV IS MOVIE
BUFF:
India Dance, needs a quick Boss may
change in her makeup. The Hunar
‘My own
have Salman Khan, Halli
simple salwaar kameezes but the final list of
are fine, but what’s with the contestants has
gaudy red lip colour, girl? turned out to be
One ends up focussing only
show and
quite dull. The chan-
on her lips as soon as she nel did try to tap a
makes an appearance on the number of contro-
screen. The actress’ makeup versial people, but it
person probably thinks that
movies’
seems like, except
her full lips are her best fea- Veena Mallik (who’s
ture, but this isn’t working also almost forgotten
at all. We suggest Binny now!), they all turned
tones down on the lipstick down the offer. Of
and make-up and focuses on course each time
the role. they approached a ... says TV actress Hunar Halli
potential contestant,
NEW HUES: word got out adding y all-time favourite reality show is Bigg
Binny
Sharma
to the hype. But pub-
licity of any and
every kind doesn’t al-
ways help. The hype
M Boss because I like the idea of staying in
the house with a bunch of people who
I have never met. Some might be cute, some
might be weird, but it’s fun. I try and catch
had raised the audi- up on my own show 12/24 Karol Bagh. I
ences expectations closely observe my scenes and see how
BIRTHDAY TODAY: It's the
perfect time for wandering.
and they were ex- best I can improve. I tend to pay attention
Go off purpose. See places you're pecting a dhamaka to minor things like how my saree was
not particularly interested in. list of inmates which draped or how the make-up looked in the
Tip for the year: All light shades has not happened particular scene or even the colour combi-
ANUPAM V KAPIL will be best for you, and diamonds and they are left say- nation. I generally don’t like watching fic-
CONTROVERSIAL: ing ‘khoda pahad
are good for you. tion shows much. I’d rather watch movies on
Veena Mallik nikla chooha!’
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clear up misunderstandings. You are difficult matters. A close friend emember Richa Chadda? The dusky
likely to reap some well-deserved re- will fill you with positivity and make you siren had won acclaim for her Dolly fice asking me to come over and read the that’s the buzz about him in the industry,” yet-untitled project, which deals with real
wards. There’ll be a lot of opportunities see the bright side. They may also per- act in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! She is script of Gangs Of Wasseypur. Can you be- confides Richa. If all goes well, the unit will life stories around Delhi. “My character is
for you to have fun. suade you to turn your back on what has back on the big screen. And this time lieve it, Anurag sir had remembered me very textured, layered and complex. I play a
Gemini (May 22 - Jun 21): The day is like- failed in the past. Romance and social around, she intends to woo with her current from my Dev.D auditions? They had wanted woman trapped in an unhappy marriage
ly to start on a rather momentous life, all feature prominently in your life. screen outing. me for a small part,” fills in Richa. with someone much older than her. The plot
change. You have a secret source of in- Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20): Take on a For a newcomer, Richa has her head firm- The length of the role not being an issue revolves around the crimes that exist in the
ner energy and magic. Certain things new interest and stick with it. Your de- ly on her shoulders and agrees that the gap with her, she readily agreed to meet AK. “A lower middle-class rungs of the society,”
make your friends smile and feel good. termination and focus enable you to between her first and next might be a tad few days after the meeting, he asked me if I adds Richa, who will also be doing a play
All manners of irritations and difficulties work hard to overcome the problems would be interested in doing the lead role. penned by a famous Bollywood director and
long but she is “okay with it”. The actor ex-
cause obstructions. produced by someone’s awkwardness. plains, “I was clear about doing good roles. Imagine my surprise when I bagged the writer. “The music for the same will be com-
Cancer (Jun 22 - Jul 23): Romantically Misunderstandings could arise out of the
Which is why I had turned down lucrative part without having to audition for it! I was posed by someone of international repute.
you’re likely to hit a period of boredom. blue. Such situations involve opening up
offers too. My current release is an honest choked with emotions,” Richa reveals, That is all I can tell as of now,” Richa signs
Pay attention to the small details now, it new life paths that will bring happiness
will get you huge rewards soon. You and success. endeavour, a good exercise in acting and adding, “I am thankful to Anurag sir for be- off on a confident note.
seem determined to clear obstacles from hence, I took it up. But at the same time, I lieving in me. Fact is, I would work with a
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19): Hard work
your way.You just want to create a warm put in with a view to an ultimate goal don’t have my hopes pinned on it.” gifted director like him on anything.”
and loving environment around you. now stands a very good chance of bring- Ask her the reason and Richa elucidates, The actor, who plays an angry, violent
Leo (Jul 24 - Aug 23): Careful attention to ing you rich success. Arguments and an “I had a lot of expectations from “OLLO”, woman, Najma, in this film, dealing with
detail, and staying focused on unsettled working environment may cre- but it did not get a good opening. Blame it on the existing coal mafia in Jharkhand,
the matter in hand, will win the day. You ate an uncomfortable situation. Take ad- the 26/11 terror attack. Sadly, the two coin- will be paired opposite another fire-
may not recognise that there are hidden vantage of all opportunities. Patience will cided.” But having put the past well behind brand actor Manoj Bajpayee. “It is
advantages for yourself. Tie up the loose be rewarded today. her, Richa is geared up for a “good” start, or the story of one particular fami-
ends in preparation for the next stage in Pisces(Feb 20 - Mar 20): There could be if we might say, a great new innings. The ac- ly and I am the matriarch of
your life. You could suddenly find the an- an explosive argument today, watch out. tor has been roped in by Anurag Kashyap to this family. Interestingly,
swer to a longstanding problem. It is a good day to get on with all the lit- play the lead in his next, titled Gangs Of my character starts when
Virgo (Aug 24 - Sep 23): The changes tle jobs that sometimes pile up. Patience Wasseypur. An excited Richa confirms the she is 20 and ends when
that you’ll witness will revolve around is strong point for the day. You’re facing news, adding, ‘I had first met Anurag and she is 50. The film,
cash matters; a new job or career is one a number of challenges right now. Fresh which is supposed to
Kalki at the Goa Film Festival premiere of
possible reason. You’re unhappy when opportunities will come your way. Trust
OLLO. I was touched when he praised my be of four-and-a-half
your best intentions are misunderstood. your instinct now.
You are at the start of a period of change. performance in the film.” hours, will be re-
Friends will be helpful now. I ncidentally, not many know that Richa leased in two parts.
2010 ZODIAC GUIDE had auditioned for Chanda’s role in Dev.D. As far as Manoj Baj-
Libra (Sep 24 - Oct 23): You can see a BEJAN
significant boost in your cash reserves, “It was the fourth-ever audition in my life. I payee is concerned, I
although you’ll be tempted to splurge Available now was shortlisted along with Kalki and a few have always admired
money. It’s as if you have embarked on SMS “WHB” to 58888 others. But somehow, the role finally went him.”
an adventure, full of risk but also glow- to Kalki. I was disappointed as OLLO had So, would she be Richa Chadda
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here is noth-
ing Ra- Tanushree Dutta has experi-
jnikanth mented in a variety of roles. She
can’t do. But be- says she has done roles ranging from
lieve us the that of a seductress in Chocolate to a
Tamil super- victim in Apartment and scaring the
star doesn’t daylights out of people in Rokk. Now
have the she is doing a children’s fantasy film
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his Diwali is going to be — Rama, The Saviour. And if you ask
a photo finish between numbers of
any of the Tanu dear why she is so willing to ex-
two Bollywood girls periment, she talks of her growth as
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Bollywood stars
except that of his an actress. Really?
and Kareena Kapoor.
Both Bebo and Ash are favourite Amitabh
Bachchan. Rajni is (Contributed by Meena Iyer and
clashing at the box office Prithwish Ganguly)
with their respective coming to Mumbai to-
films Golmaal-3 and Ac- day and he is having a
tion Replayy. Also, special screening of his film
while Bebo has done a for the Bollywood tribe. And
Shakira style hip shake before he arrives, he has sent
in G-3, in the song Zor a couple of his men to get
Ka Jhatka from Action the number of Bollywood
Replayy, Ash has dance heavyweights like Hrithik
movements that ap- Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Ajay
parently resemble Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan
those of the interna- and a few others. We hear
tional pop icon Bey- Rajni wants to personally EXPERIMENTAL:
once Knowles. Those invite the Bollywood Bad- Tanushree Dutta
who’ve seen the shahs and Begums for his
gaana say Aish- private screening. THE PERSONAL TOUCH: Rajnikanth
warya’s look is also
reminiscent of Bey-
Around
Akshay
once. Of course,
India in
Ash’s fans say that
she moves better
than Beyonce! But
Ash doesn’t believe in all
these comparisons. She’s
happy to just do her work and
flies Tina 20 days!
move on.
I
t was date night for Ak- GOING PLACES: Rajkumar Hirani across the country. The first thing
shay Kumar and we Raju did on his return to Mumbai
heard that the Khiladi was catch a screening of the Rishi
R
ajkumar Hirani is direct-
took his wife Twinkle Khan- ing an ad for a popular Kapoor-Neetu Singh movie Do
A
arti Chhabria is playing a Khan over, Akki has got a sought after director visited Pun- sources.
very different role in Dus chance to spend quality time
Tola as compared to all the with his family. Akki will
characters she has essayed to
date. The sassy actor will not be
seen in her sexy skin sporting her
spend a week in the Middle
East and has planned a can-
dle-light dinner for Twinkle
Rihanna getting
curves but has shed all her glamour
and has even become fat for her
role in the movie. “Aarti por-
trays a small town girl ob-
and some exciting water
sports sessions with his son.
engaged?
sessed with gold who plays
R
ihanna’s boyfriend, baseball player
the love interest of a jew- Matt Kemp, is said to be preparing to
eller (played by Manoj Ba- propose after less than a year together.
jpai). In order to look the The Umbrella singer’s friends say the sports-
part she was asked by man is now ready to pop the question. Ac-
the production house to cording to a source, “They are in love. Seeing
put on five kilos so that her them interact, it’s definitely possible he could
toned bodied look would not be propose, but it’d have to be a long engage-
evident and she would look more ment, because they’re both so focused on
robust like the average girl from a their careers.” A close friend of Rihanna
small town does,” says a source. The claims she is completely smitten with Matt.
actor confirms, “It was a wonderful “He centres her, as he has a more normal life.
experience for me to play a char- He allows her space, but they text and talk all
acter like this as I have never had the time. And they really have fun like kids
a chance to essay the role of a when they're together. They like to laugh and
village girl. In order to put be silly,” said the friend. Rihanna has previ-
on those extra kilos I put myself ously admitted she loves spending time with
on a self-imposed rice and fish her boyfriend. “I’m so happy. I feel really com-
curry diet which was a little diffi- fortable, and it’s so easy,” she said. LOVING HER MAN: Rihanna
cult as I am not a rice eater at all. How-
ever, it was well worth it and I would love many such
opportunities in the future where I can get into the
ALL FOR
THE ROLE:
Aarti
skin of the character. It was tough to put on the
weight in the first place but even tougher to lose it all
and get back to my original size so I could get into all
my skinny jeans and fitted corsets.”
COUPLE
CAPERS: Akshay
Nicole’s special fans
S
Chhabria Kumar and Twinkle ultry singer Nicole Scherzinger has said that she has a special group of fans
that made her feel extra special when they created a flag dedicated to her. The
Don’t Cha singer, who was the lead singer of girl band, Pussycat Dolls, said a
group of Portuguese fans who follow her around the world, designed their own flag in
WORLD RAP JLo’s tribute to her. “I have these fans from Portugal and a couple of times they have travelled
around the world to follow me, and one time they brought this Portuguese flag. They
make me feel so special when they are holding up a huge flag of their country with my
tough act face and name on it. It's like I've got my own country! Well, I have my own flag at
least,” says Nicole with a smile.
N
ewly appointed judge on American Idol, LOVING THE
Jennifer Lopez thinks she will be the ATTENTION:
new tough judge on the hit reality Nicole
singing show. The singer/ actress has joined the Scherzinger
judging panel along with Aerosmith frontman
Steve Tyler and insists she hasn't been going
easy on the pop hopefuls since the auditions be-
gan. Describing her judging style as ‘tough, easy
and fair,’ she said, “I really want to put them
through the wringer in the sense that I don't
want to let anybody really great go because
they're nervous or whatever and not get to see
what they could’ve been. We’re working with
them a little more than maybe you’ve seen in the
past. We give them more of a chance,” she said.
BIZARRE?
Cash-strapped
UK cops sell
stolen knickers
C ash-squeezed police
forces are selling off
secondhand pants and bras
in a bid to boost their cof-
fers. Weeks before forces
expect to be hit by budget
cuts, many have taken to
GETTING punting stolen and lost
SERIOUS: items. They are sold on the
Jennifer Bumblebee police auction
Lopez site if the rightful owners
cannot be found in three
months. Among the items
up for grabs are 10 pairs of
knickers and bras from
Avon and Somerset Con-
stabulary. A disclaimer at
the site reads,“These goods
being auctioned are sec-
ond-hand, unless stated
otherwise.”
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