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fter making impressive debuts in their respective
openers, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions
will test each others’ strengths when the two new entrants
clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL), tomorrow.
The two teams feature a lot of faces from the suspended
Chennai Super Kings and at least six players, who played
in the same side till last year, will now be in opposite camps.
Close friends and CSK teammates Mahendra Singh Dhoni
and Suresh Raina will now be devising strategies as rival
captains. Both have admitted that playing in a jersey other
than ‘yellow’ has been very emotional but have promised
to give their all for their new teams.
The Dhoni-led Pune Supergiants were very convincing
and dominant when they handed defending champions
Mumbai Indians a nine-wicket drubbing. The Lions though
needed a proper team effort in taming Kings XI Punjab,
who batted well but were pretty ordinary when they bowled.
Meanwhile, DNA testing procedures to identify bodies
of 13 persons charred beyond recognition in the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy at Kollam will be carried out at
the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology (RGCB).
The testing procedures has started. Samples will start
arriving this afternoon, Institute Director, Prof M Radhakrishna Pillai said.
‘We will also have to have the DNA fingerprinting of
immediate relatives to do a comparison. We are hoping
to do the results in five to seven days’.
Three parties,
one move
FOR A SPECIAL TOMORROW
q DMK, DMDK, Cong ready with candidates list
Vendors have lined up flowers and decorative items for sale at
Triplicane in Chennai as part of Tamil New Year day celebrations.
Photo: A R JAYAKUMAR
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Now that the alliances are finalised,
political parties have moved to the
next important step- announcement
of candidates. Three parties- DMK,
DMDK, Congress- are ready with their
respective lists of contestants and they
are expected to release them anytime.
According to sources in the DMK,
the list, which was set to be released
later today, will be a mix of old and
new faces.
Partners of the DMDK-PWF-TMC
alliance are said to have done with
identification of seats and their chief
ministerial candidate Vijayakanth
is expected to make an official announcement by today or tomorrow.
‘He will also release his party’s list of
contestants,’ sources said.
Meanwhile in Congress, the list is
ready and it has been sent to New
Delhi for the high command’s approval. ‘It will be released in the next
couple of days’, TNCC president
EVKS Elangovan said.
Meanwhile, TMC rebels Peter
Alphonse, Viswanathan, Ramadoss
and other leaders, along with their
supporters, joined the Congress today in the presence of seniors leaders Mukul Wasnik, P Chidambaram
Amit Shah
in Trichy
q Holds talks with TN leaders
q To introduce BJP candidates for Assembly polls
NT Bureau
Trichy, Apr 13:
BJP national president
Amit Shah will be addressing a mega rally at
Military Grounds
here later this
evening to
kick off their
political campaign for 16
May Assembly polls in
Tamilnadu. He
reached the State
this morning and held
talks with the party’s local
leaders.
Of the total 234 constituencies, BJP has allotted 45 to its ally Indiya
Jananayaga Katchi, 24 to
Akila Indiya Makkal Kalvi
Munnetra Kazhagam, two
to Kongunaadu Jananayaga Katchi and one to Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam.
The party is set to contest
in the rest of the constituencies and it has
already announced
candidates for 84
seats.
Amit Shah
reached Trichy
by a special flight
from New Delhi this
afternoon and held
discussions with local
leaders on the preparations for the elections. He
will introduce all 84 candidates at the meeting.
Security has been tightened for Amit Shah’s visit
to the State. Strict vigil is
being maintained and police personnel have been
deployed in large numbers.
Vehicles entering the city
are thoroughly checked.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders
flagged off 50 propaganda
vans to cover all 234 constituencies in the State
yesterday. These vans are
fitted with LED screens.
State BJP leader and
Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan, after flagging
off the vans together with
his party colleagues, said,
‘It will reach the masses
with welfare measures
initiated by the Central
government led by Modi’.
BJP state unit chief
Tamilisai Soundararajan
said the party’s propaganda would drive home the
need for good governance
in Tamilnadu.
Jaya’s
mega rally in
Dharmapuri
AIADMK general secretary and
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was
set to address a grand rally in
Dharmapuri today. After Chennai on Saturday and Cuddalore
on Monday, this will be the third
campaign meeting of Jayalalithaa
for this elections.
and Elangovan.
Appreciating the initiative taken
by the rebels, Wasnik said, ‘we are
happy to receive Peter Alphonse,
Viswanathan, Ramadoss and large
number of workers into our family.
This is a major development in TN.
We are going to start campaigns with
a bang. The entrants have strengthened the Congress party in the State.’
Elangovan said, ‘Apart from DMK
and AIADMK, we have become the
third largest party in the State. With
and metropolitan cities in
the country has revealed
interesting findings on consumer insights pertaining
to their perception of homoeopathy.
According to the findings
of the report released to
the media on World Homoeopathy Day observed
on 10 April, homoeopathy
being the safest form of
medicine is the reason
behind the sudden shift.
Moreover, 77 per cent of
people believe that homoeopathy is the best form of
treatment in terms of long
term benefits, the report
claims.
Information available with
News Today says that
a computer-based programme interview among a
total of 1,228 online panel
respondents was conducted in Chennai, Mumbai,
Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru,
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
In a big relief for Nadigar Sangam,
the Madras High Court today dismissed a petition seeking to stop the
association from holding star cricket
match at MA Chidambaram Stadium
here on 17 April. A petition was filed
by an advocate Tamilvendan in this
regard. He sought the court not to
allow Nadigar Sangam hold cricket
matches in Chennai on the day.
He contended that with elections
round-the-corner, it would be difficult to
deploy police in large numbers at the
venue and such a big gathering would
result in political parties bribing voters.
The petition came up for hearing before Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
and Justice M M Sundaresh today.
After hearing the arguments, the Judges said, ‘It is a petition filed with a motive
to gain publicity. Considering the merits
of the case, we urge the petitioner to
withdraw the plea and dismiss the same’.
17 April will see members of Nadigar
Sangam play cricket match to generate
funds for constructing their building at
the Nadigar Sangam premises. A total
of eight teams with six players in each
side will take the field. The event would
be inaugurated by actor Rajinikanth.
News Today wishes its readers,
advertisers and well-wishers a
happy Tamil New Year.
The office of News Today will
remain closed tomorrow and
there will be no edition of the
paper dated 14 April, 2016.
Mullaiperiyar: TN
withdraws plea in SC
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI):
Tamilnadu government
today withdrew its interim
plea seeking deployment
of CISF to protect Mullaiperiyar dam in Kerala after the
Supreme Court objected
to filing of such pleas in an
already decided case.
‘Once the decree is passed,
you cannot file interim applications in it.
You seek execution of the
decree and
you may seek
review of the
verdict if you want any modification,’ a three-judge bench
headed by Chief Justice T
S Thakur said.
Senior advocate Rakesh
Dwivedi, appearing for
Tamilnadu, then said the
State will file a review petition in the matter.
The State government,
in its plea, had sought
a direction that the dam
be secured by Central
Industrial Security Force
(CISF), as Kerala does not
facilitate the management
of the dam by Tamilnadu
employees. Tamilnadu
government had in February last year moved the
apex court seeking CISF
security for the dam, which
is currently handled by the
Kerala government.
In its 7 May, 2014 verdict, the Supreme Court
had held that
the 120-yearold Mullaperiyar dam is safe
and allowed
the Tamilnadu
government to raise the
water level to 142 feet and
ultimately to 152 feet after
completion of strengthening measures on the dam.
In a setback to Kerala
government which had been
fighting a decade-old legal
battle with the neighbouring
state, a five-judge Constitution Bench had struck down
a law promulgated by it
declaring Mullaperiyar dam
as endangered and fixing
the water level at 136 feet.
More people in Chennai opt
for homoeopathy: Study
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
A recent study has
claimed that 59 per cent
of people in top cities of the
country, including Chennai, have shifted from allopathy to homoeopathy in
the past one year.
The study conducted by
Indian Market Research
Bureau (IMRB) on ‘Acceptance of Homoeopathy in
India’ across cosmopolitan
the coming of Peter, women and
youth voters would be attracted.’
He added, ‘We would fight for making Rahul Gandhi the next Prime
Minister. I request our cadres to start
working from today to make DMK
form the government in Tamilnadu.’
Peter Alphonse said, ‘This is a political ‘Ghar Wapsi’. We have course
corrected the mistake we had committed. By birth I am a Congressman.’
Besides he read out the list of all TMC
cadres switching to the Congress.
Meanwhile, TMC president G K
Vasan today said his party remains
strong and no one can create a divide
in his alliance with DMDK-PWF.
Khushbu from R K Nagar
The latest buzz in political circles
is that the Congress is planning to
field its spokesperson and popular
actress Khushbu from R K Nagar in
the city, from where Chief Minister
and AIADMK general secretary J
Jayalalithaa is contesting.
Even as there are unconfirmed
reports that senior Congress leader
Mukul Wasnik, who is in the city today, would seek the seat from DMK
during his meeting with Karunanidhi,
DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan
did not reply when reporters asked
him about this.
HC’s nod for
star cricket
Ahmedabad, Pune and
Hyderabad by IMRB International for a private
clinic. The report states
that a majority of people
used homepathy to treat
ailments like hair loss, dandruff, allergies, back ache
and joint pain. The report
further suggests that in the
last one year, an average
person spent Rs 9,108
on homoeopathy and Rs
12,907 on allopathy.
The study also highlights
that over 60 per cent people believe that homoeopathy works best in chronic
and lifestyle related diseases as they don’t find
complete relief from allopathy. Another reason for
the shift, cites the report,
is the people looking for
holistic healthcare options
and the strong feeling that
homeopathic treatment is
safer than allopathy.
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13 APRIL 2016
CHENNAI
CONSTITUTENCY
ROUND-UP
THIRU VI KA NAGAR
T
EC
Will
crack
whip on freebies?
R RANGARAJ
Chennai, Apr 13:
The Election Commission of India
should come down hard on political
parties offering freebies/subsidies/
gifts on the eve of elections, in the
garb of election manifesto, as such
offers of gifts amount to an attempt
to bribe the voters.
Come election time, and parties
compete with one another to make
preposterous offers of TVs, mobile
phones, laptops, mixies and grinders, which are nothing short of a
solicitation/inducement or a bribe to
influence voters. While the Election
Commission claims it cracks down
on gifts during the election campaign,
should it not view the offer of gifts
post-election as an undue
influence on the voter?
It is immaterial if
the gift is made
before or after
the election since
the freebies are clearly
poll-related.
If the Election Commission
believes that the present rules are
vague and do not permit action on
the above lines, it is high time the ECI
goes in for more specific terms in the
Code of Conduct prohibiting offers,
gifts and freebies of any kind by political parties in the Election Manifesto or
even otherwise. After all, it is not the
party that spends the
money on the gifts
or the freebies.
The payout
is from Government coffers, the taxpayers’ money
which belongs to
the Government
treasury and not
to anypolitical
party.
The Election
manifestoes
raise fundamental
issues of propriety.
While in the last few years, parties on
assumption of power have tried to
implement the gift schemes, the
track record relating to other
promises relating to better
governance, taking
up and completion of physical
projects, schemes
for agriculture, industry
and infrastructure, is poor and
tardy. Public attention from implementation of manifesto is diverted
to the freebies, and media memory,
like that of the public, too is short.
Sometimes, even shorter.
Implementation of projects, if delayed, lead to revised estimates and
cost overruns which ultimately are
SYMBOLIC GESTURE
AIADMK cadre displaying party symbol bearing images of MGR and
Jayalalithaa at party headquarters in Lloyds Road, Chennai.
CENTRE OF ATTRACTION
Big banners are erected on buildings as part of voter awareness
campaign by the Election Commission. A scene near Central Bus
Stand in Tiruchi.
borne by the voter
or the tax-payer.
Who is made
accountable
for this delay?
Promises,
based on populism aimed at
influencing voters prior to the
elections, must
be seen as inducements/
solicitation/gifts
and prohibited by
the Election Commission. The DMK, ahead of the
1967 elections, came out with the
promise of Roopaaykku Moonu Padi
(Three Measures of Rice for One
Rupee). At a time when the State
faced huge shortage of rice, forcing
long queues in front of ration shops,
this inducement was a tilting factor
for the DMK electoral strategy. The
scheme couldn’t take off as the DMK
government struggled to find a way of
implementing it. After dithering for a
few months, the DMK came out with
an experimental plan for a couple
of districts and was finally dumped,
giving way to a new slogan, Moonu
Padi Latchiyam, Oru Padi Nitchayam
(Three Measures of Rice is promised;
One Measure of Rice is assured).
If the Election
Commission believes
that the present
rules are vague and
do not permit action
on the above lines,
it is high time the
ECI goes in for more
specific terms
in the Code of
Conduct
Thus, an election promise was diluted
after coming to power. The gift was
replaced by a gift of the gab.
Nearly 40 years later, after having
been in government for a good part of
this period, -- in 2006, the DMK came
out with an election-eve offer on rice
subsidy if voted to power!
Same is the case of the DMK and
AIADMK making promises on total
prohibition though their governments
have been in power from 1967! The
Congress and BJP, not to be left behind, will make tall promises though
they have been in power at the Centre
and in many States. The DMK has
now made a fresh offer of a Smartphone. Obviously, the thinking is that
the voters are anything but smart! The
DMK manifesto will perhaps force the
AIADMK to go in for one-upmanship
and emerge with its own offer of freebies. In that sense, the AIADMK cannot
be blamed for what the DMK ushers in.
In 2011 too, the AIADMK promise on
gifts was a counter to the DMK offer.
The parties have almost run out of
a wish-out for household appliances.
After writing off agricultural loans
and educational loans, parties will
probably write off loans taken from
money-lenders. The voters will probably be rendered debt-free though the
State Government debts could go up
beyond Rs 3 lakh crore!
Between ‘Makkal’
and DMDK
NT Bureau
Chennai, April 12:
Tuesday was a day of developments in DMDK and its breakaway
group Makkal DMDK. On a day when
Vijayakanth continued its campaign
tour and came down heavily on the
opponents, the Madras High Court
adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail petition filed by his wife
Premalatha.
Meanwhile, Makkal DMDK was allotted three constituencies by the DMK
and the ‘new outfit’ vowed to work
for the victory of the Karunanidhi-led
alliance. ‘We have been given three
constituencies by the DMK. We thank
DMK chief Karunanidhi and party treasurer MK Stalin,’ Makkal DMDK leader
V C Chandrakumar told reporters here
after inking the deal with Karunanidhi at
DMK headquarters, Anna Arivalayam.
‘DMK has given us political recognition,... We have been given Erode
(East), Mettur and Gummidipoondi
seats,’ he said.
Chandrakumar, sitting MLA of Erode
East, will seek re-election from the
same constituency. Likewise, other
Makkal DMDK leaders Parthiban and
Sekar will contest from Mettur and
Gumidipoondi respectively, he said.
Stating that it would be difficult to
popularise a new symbol among the
people, he said,’we have told the
DMK leadership that we would like
to contest on its symbol of rising sun
and they have assured us that they
would give us that opportunity.’
He said Makakl DMDK will strive for
the victory of DMK alliance.
Makkal DMDK leaders led by Chandrakumar revolted against their party
leadership to align with PWF as they
wanted it to go with DMK front. Following their expulsion from DMDK,
they floated Makkal DMDK and
joined hands with DMK.
PREMALATHA
PETITION
Apprehending arrest
in connection with registration of a criminal
case against her by
Tiruppur police, she
moved the court seeking anticipatory bail on
Tuesday.
The case was registered
under various IPC sections
including 153 (wantonly giving
provocation with intent to cause riot)
on a complaint from state minister A S
M Anandan alleging that Premalatha
VK Nagar or Thiru Vi Ka
Nagar is named after Tamil
scholar V Kalyanasundaram.
It is a newly formed Assembly constituency after delimitation. It comes
under Chennai North Lok Sabha
constituency.
Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
has a dominant slum
population and the
recent real estate
development is
because of infrastructure projects.
The locality has
many challenges
in store for the
MLA who is to
be elected in the
upcoming elections, as there are
many civic demands
to be addressed.
The zone covers
wards 64 to78 including Periyar Nagar, SRP
Colony, Peravallur,
Jawahar Nagar, Agar- am,
Ram Nagar
Ramana Nagar, Teed’s Garden,
Huzur Garden, Kennedy Square,
Jaibhim Nagar, Maduma Nagar,
State Bank Colony and Vellayan
Market.
A major issue
here is frequent
inundation during monsoon.
Construction
of stormwater drains and
waterwa y s i s
a long pending
demand.
In political terms,
this constituency
went to polls for the
first time in 2011,
when V Neelakandan of AIADMK took
on Dr C Natesan
of INC. Neelakandan managed to garner
72,887 votes to win, while
Natesan got 43,646 and
lost at a margin of 29,341 votes
(23.70 per cent).
POPULATION (2011)
Male
Female
Total
:
:
:
106,777
109,296
216,090
ELECTION (2011)
Male
Female
Total
:
:
:
90,007
91,165
181,180
CURRENT MLA
Name
DOB
Education
Occupation
Residence
:
:
:
:
:
V Neelakantan
7-5-1947
SSLC
Granite Business
Ayanavaram
INK OF THOUGHTS
had, while addressing a public meeting in Tiruppur on 1 April, made certain allegedly derogatory remarks
against Chief Minister and
AIADMK general secretary
Jayalalithaa.
Premalatha submitted
that all the ‘allegations
are false and politically
motivated’ and that the
case was filed with a
view to harassing and
causing damage to her
reputation. She further
submitted in the application
that she was not involved in
any such offences, as alleged
in the complaint, and is innocent.
Justice K Kalyanasundaram, before
whom the application came up, adjourned the hearing till 18 April.
IT’S MEME
Q
UICK bytes
All political parties should ensure
that at least one
person enters the
Assembly as the
representative of
the differentlyabled community
— Dr P VEERAMANI,
founder of NGO Anbagam
In the upcoming
Assembly election,
we will support the
party which accepts most of our
demands.
— C SUBRAMANIAM,
Hindu Munnani
president
I was deeply
hurt when I recently heard that
GK Vasan was
holding alliance
discussions with
BJP, which has a
tainted history of killing Mahatma
Gandhiji and attempting to kill
Kamaraj.
— EVKS Elangovan, TNCC
president
Special parayanam
WEDNESDAY
13 APRIL 2016
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Baktha Jana Sabha conducts a special sahasranama
parayanam for Tamil New Year on 14 April at 5 pm at Aruna Mahal, followed by
variety dance by Premalaya Natya Nikethan. Special aarthi will be held at 7 p.m.
For details, contact S Ramanujam at 43588709, 9445403839.
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WELCOME
T
amil New Year day is almost upon
us, but the excitement isn’t palpable.
Tamil scholars feel that there is an apparent lack of interest in celebrating the day
and dipping enthusiasm. However, retired
teacher and secretary of IOB Colony Residents Welfare Meenakshi Sundaram said
Tamil new year day was decided some
5,000 years ago. This is scientific and
rational, he said.
In this regard, he pointed out that Tamilnadu was an advanced State much before
the modern day developments. ‘Pataliputra in the North and Nagaresu Kanchi were
known to be the most knowledgeable
places in medieval India,’ he claimed.
Explaining as to how the day was decided
to be the Tamil new year, Meenakshi
Sundaram said it was based on solar movements. ‘Even before modern science came
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DO
YOU
KNOW?
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DURMUKHI
‘Even before modern science
came into existence our
ancestors had calculated
the movement of the nine
planets, Sun, 27 stars and
zodiac based on which all
the predictions were made.
All these are scientific and
very calculated precisely.’
into existence our ancestors had calculated
the movement of the nine planets, Sun,
27 stars and zodiac based on which all
the predictions were made. All these are
scientific and very calculated precisely.’
Meenakshi said it was during the month of
There are several references in early Tamil
literature to the new year. Nakkirar, Sangam
period author, wrote in the third century that
the sun travels from Mesha / Chithirai through
11 successive signs of the zodiac.
The Tholkaapiyam is the oldest surviving Tamil
grammar text that divides the year into six
seasons where Chithirai marks the start of the
Ilavenil season or summer. The eighth century
Silappadikaaram mentions the 12 Raasis or zodiac signs starting with Mesha/Chithirai. The
Manimekalai alludes to the Hindu solar calendar
as we know it today.
Sri Lankan Tamils observe the traditional new
year in April with the first financial transaction
known as the ‘Kai-vishesham’ where elders
gift money to the unmarried young, particularly
children as a token of good luck.
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‘Chithirai’ that the Sun enters into the first
raasi ‘Mesham’ and that is why the day was
chosen as ‘Tamil New Year’.
‘It is always good to start the new year
with the blessings of God and elders and
hence we dedicate all good things to the
nature.’ he said.
Talking about the celebrations in recent
times, the retired teacher said that there
are more people coming to the temple these
days than previously.
There is a feeling that people are not
talking much in Tamil, but I don’t agree.
Language is beyond religion and everyone
celebrates the day in the same manner,’ he
added. The name of this year is Durmukhi
and it is expected to bring lot of fortunes,
he said.
—NT Bureau
Saying it with lamps
Sri Narayana Kaingaraya Sabha is organising lakshadeepam on 14 April at
6.15 pm. The venue is Sri Adhikesava Perumal Temple, Govindan Road, West
Mambalam as part of Tamil New Year celebration. For details, call 93884 60379/
98403 28460
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The Tamil calendar begins on the same date
observed by most traditional calendars in India
as in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Manipur,
Mithila, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka and
Thailand.
The 60-year cycle is ancient and is observed by
most traditional calendars of India and China,
and is related to five revolutions of Jupiter, or to
60-year orbit of Nakshatras (stars) as described
in the Surya Siddhanta.
In Malaysia and Singapore, Tamils join Sikhs,
Malayalees and Bengalis to celebrate the traditional new year in mid-April with leaders across
the political spectrum wishing the ethnic Indian
community for the new year. Special religious
events are held in Hindu temples, in Tamil community centers and Gurudwaras.
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13 APRIL 2016
WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS
Right Treatment
A
prolonged tug of war between the ‘admission industry’ and the
Medical Council of India impeded a fair and just admission
process to medical courses for long, hurting aspirations of millions
of deserving youth. An overwhelming number of aspirants with
limited availability of seats apart, lack of standard procedures allowed
private medical colleges to charge capitation fee, reserve seats for
management and NRI quotas and literally ‘fix’ the examination based
on the monetary worth of the candidate. All this will be undone by
the recall of the controversial judgment of the apex court in 2013 that
had scrapped the single common entrance test (NEET) for admission
to the MBBS, BDS, and PG courses in all medical colleges.
The decision will hurt the ‘admission industry’ worth billions
of rupees, grown in total disregard to the medical ethics. This,
in turn, may result in the closing down of a few private medical
colleges. Growth in the number of government medical colleges
has remained insignificant and the private sector’s prime motive
--- ‘profitability’ --- compromised quality at many levels. In 2012,
the MCI had announced the necessity for NEET, for admission to
all undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all government and
private medical colleges. A powerful lobby from the southern and
western states and 115 private medical colleges made a plea against
the decision, as NEET would hurt their ‘admission procedures’. The
Supreme Court, on 13 December, 2012, inexplicably allowed them
to conduct their own entrance exams.
A centrally conducted entrance test should ensure standard
competence levels. The MCI should now move ahead and introduce
an aptitude test on the lines of the JEE to eliminate coaching
institutes. The previous verdict and its recall also reflect lack of a
sound, informed debate on serious issues that affect not only quality
of medical professionals but also hamper aspirations of worthy
candidates. A centrally controlled common exit test for medical
professionals will not be out of place in ensuring credibility for PG
courses; the time is ripe for its introduction.
CHENNAI
US received 236K
H-1B applications
Completes lottery Premium processing before 16 May
Washington:
The US received over 2,36,000
H-1B petitions in just five days of
opening up the process early this
month for the most sought-after work
visa for IT professionals, including
from India, and has completed the
computerised draw of lots.
This is more than thrice the Congressionally-mandated cap of 65,000
in the general category for the work
visas for highly-skilled workers in the
general category for Financial Year
2017.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) yesterday
announced it also received more
than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions by those foreign students who
completed their higher studies from
a US academic institute in subjects
if science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM).
USCIS received over 2,36,000
H-1B petitions during the filing period,
which began 1 April, including petitions filed for the advanced degree
exemption, a media statement said.
It said it has completed the com-
puterised draw of lots that would
determine the successful applicants.
On 9 April, USCIS used a computergenerated random selection process,
or lottery, to select enough petitions
to meet the 65,000 general-category
cap and the 20,000 cap under the
advanced degree exemption, also
known as the master’s cap.
The agency conducted the selection
process for the advanced degree
exemption first. All unselected advanced degree petitions then became
part of the random selection process
for the 65,000 limit, it added.
USCIS will reject and return all
unselected petitions with their filing
fees, unless the petition is found to
be a duplicate filing, it said.
As announced on 16 March this
year, USCIS will begin premium
processing for H-1B cap cases no
later than 16 May. It would continue
to accept and process petitions that
are otherwise exempt from the cap.
H-1B visa, popular among Indian
techies, is used by American companies to employ foreign workers in
USCIS used
a computergenerated
random selection
process, or
lottery, to select
enough petitions
to meet the 65,000
general-category
cap and the
20,000 cap under
the advanced
degree exemption
occupations that require highly specialised knowledge in fields such as
science, engineering and computer
programming.
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Blackberry to launch
two Android phones
LONDON:
Blackberry will launch two midrange Android handsets this year,
chief executive John Chen has said.
One will have a physical keyboard,
the other a full touch-screen.
Blackberry has no plans to develop
handsets for its own operating system, BB10, but will continue to issue
updates for existing devices.
Its sales fell by almost
$200m in the three
months to the end of
February. Chen said its first
Android device, the Priv, had
been too expensive.
‘The fact that we came out with a
high-end phone was probably not as
wise as it should have been,’ he said.
A lot of enterprise customers have
said to us, ‘I want to buy your phone,
but $700 [£491] is a little too steep
for me. I’m more interested in a $400
device.’
Chen had previously blamed the
company’s poor sales figures on
delays in negotiations with mobile
networks about its Priv handset.
Last month, Facebook and its Whatsapp messaging service announced
they were to stop supporting their
Blackberry apps.
Blackberry said it was ‘extremely disappointed’
by the decision.
‘If Blackberry is determined to remain in the
hardware business, the
decision to offer new devices
with mid-range pricing is a sensible
move,’ said analyst Ben Wood from
CCS Insight.
‘We believe there is an opportunity
with business users who don’t want
the expense of giving iPhones to their
employees and want a robust, affordable and secure Android smartphone
tailored to business use.’
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Women in China’s big cities are choosing natural childbirth over cesareans,
reversing a decades-long trend during the controversial one-child policy
in which C-sections were favoured due to convenience and reduced risk.
China’s C-section rate is the highest in the world, with cesarean sections
used in 47 per cent of all births in 2013. The World Health Organisation’s
recommended rate is less than 15 per cent.
Limited to one child, especially in urban areas, women sought C-sections
for their convenience and reduced risk to newborns, even though recovery
times increased for mothers and surgery presented its own dangers.
However, since the second-child policy started in January, women have
been considering the risks associated with C-sections more carefully.
Maintaining a balanced diet and not eating too much will prevent the baby
from being overweight.
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Cruz accuses Trump
of threatening
delegates
ROME:
Texas Sen Ted Cruz blasted rival
Donald Trump in a radio interview,
accusing the Republican front-runner
of being a bully, inciting violence and
using dirty tricks to intimidate voters
and delegates, as Trump continued to
rail against a nominating system he
says is crooked and rigged.
Using some of the harshest rhetoric of the campaign to date, Cruz
said his billionaire rival is a bad businessman who has been surrounded
by sycophants his entire career.
‘Donald’s whole pitch is he’s a
great businessman,’ Cruz said in a
wide-ranging interview on the Glenn
Beck radio show, adding that given
how Trump runs his campaign, ‘it
appears he can’t run a lemonade
stand.’
The comments came as both
campaigns work tirelessly behind
the scenes to secure delegates who
will back them at the Republican
Party convention this summer in
Cleveland.
Syria peace talks resume
as violence surges
GENEVA:
A second round of peace talks to
end Syria`s five-year civil war are due
to resume in Geneva, as a surge in
violence in northern Aleppo province
threatened a fragile truce.
The United Nations-brokered talks
are aimed at forming a transitional
government followed by general
elections to end a conflict that has
killed more than 270,000 people
and displaced half of the country`s
population.
The fate of President Bashar alAssad remains a stumbling block, and
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura
has held meetings with Assad`s key
allies Tehran and Moscow ahead
of a sit-down with the main opposition High Negotiations Committee
Wednesday and regime representatives later in the week.
A surge in violence in the last few
days has threatened a landmark
ceasefire agreed in February -- which
had largely held -- and piled more
pressure on these talks, which follow two previous fruitless attempts
to negotiate an end to the bloodshed.
‘Right now, there are signs that this
(the ceasefire) is slipping and it is a
much more delicate environment for
de Mistura to convene political talks,’
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha
Power told reporters in New York after
a briefing by de Mistura on Tuesday.
Power said Russia must put pres-
sure on its Syrian ally to ‘get
the regime back with the
programme’, adding she was
‘very alarmed’ by Syria`s
plans to launch a Russianbacked counter-offensive in
Aleppo, the epicentre of the
renewed fighting.
Iran`s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian also voiced concerns
about the increase in fighting
following de Mistura`s trip to Tehran,
saying it was ‘disturbing and may
interfere with the political process’.
Another point of tension as the indirect talks resume, are parliamentary elections being held Wednesday in government-controlled areas
of Syria.
The UN does not recognise the
vote, which has also been dismissed
by Assad`s Syrian and foreign opponents as illegitimate.
Brazil President lashes out at VP
over impeachment effort
RIO DE JANEIRO:
Embattled Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff lashed out at the two
men in line to succeed her if she is
impeached, calling her vice president and the lower house speaker
‘heads of the conspiracy’ to remove
her from office.
Speaking to teachers and students
yesterday at the presidential palace
in Brasilia, Rousseff said Vice President Michel Temer and Chamber of
Deputies Speaker Eduardo Cunha
are jointly plotting her downfall.
The remarks came on the heels of
an allegedly accidental release on
Monday of an address to the nation
that Temer intended to deliver after
a hypothetical congressional vote
that would suspend Rousseff from
office. In the 13-minute audio, which
Temer said he unintentionally sent
fallen,’ she said. ‘I don’t really know
which one is the chief and which is
his second-in-charge,’ Rousseff said,
referring to Temer and Cunha, both
members of the Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party, which pulled out
of Rousseff’s governing coalition
late last month. ‘One of them is the
not-so invisible hand that’s leading
this impeachment process, through
perversion of power and unimagiDilma Rousseff
nable abuses,’ she said. ‘The other
to lawmakers through an instant is rubbing his hands together and is
messenger app, the vice president rehearsing the farce of a would-be
inauguration speech.’
speaks as if he had already asER On Twitter, the head
K
sumed the top job.
A
S M ay of Rousseff’s office and
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f the d
o
a close confident of the
was ‘shocked’ by the represident, Jaques Wagner, said
cording, which she said
‘reveals treason against me and that ‘there is no possibility of pardon
for conspirators.’
against democracy.’
‘After impeachment is vanquished,
‘The mask of the conspirators has
the only possibility for Temer is resignation,’ Wagner wrote. With 342
votes in the 513-member Chamber
of Deputies needed for the process
to move forward, analysts say the
outcome of that vote is too close
to call. Rousseff took a hit Tuesday
when 31 of the 47 deputies with the
Progressive Party, the country’s
fourth-largest party and a member of
her governing coalition, announced
they would vote for impeachment.
US State Department spokesman
Mark Toner told reporters that Washington is confident in Brazil’s ability
to overcome its political crisis.
‘We believe Brazil’s democracy is
mature. It’s strong enough to ensure
that its current political challenges
are met and get resolved in a way
that allows Brazil to prosper,’ Toner
said in Washington.
Enterprise
CHENNAI
City to host Bajaj
Pulsar’s ‘Festival
of Speed’
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Bajaj Auto brings the grand finale of
the Festival of Speed in Chennai on
16 April at Madras Motor Race Track.
According to a press release, singer
Benny Dayal will also perform for the
crowd to get them grooving.
The finale will witness 36 finalists
compete against each other to win
the Pulsar Cup and Rs one Lakh, Rs
50,000 and Rs 25,000 cash
prizes. These Pulsar RS 200 customers were chosen as the best of
the racers from the Festival of Speed
track racing competitions held in
Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore,Chennai,
Pune and Hyderabad.
The entire cost of their travel, stay,
and training is sponsored by the
company and will come absolutely
free for the top 36 finalists. Bajaj
Pulsar Festival of Speed is a six
city extravaganza with track racing
competition, skateboarding, bicycle
motocross, stunt shows, DJ performances, rock concert and more.
Farm industry bullish over good monsoon Forecast ups agri sector’s spirits
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
The farm industry is bullish on the
agriculture sector growth in view
of IMD’s forecast of above normal
monsoon after two straight years of
drought.
Agri-input companies including fer-
What is in store
Increased farm productivity
Rise in rural incomes
Increased consumption demand
Augmented food supplies
Inflation under check
Matters of the sky
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),
there are 94 per cent chances
of country receiving ‘normal to
above normal’ rainfall while there
is only one per cent probability of
‘deficient’ rainfall.
tilisers expect good sales during
the kharif season to begin with
the onset of southwest monsoon
from June onwards.
Sugar industry body ISMA sees revival of sugarcane crop in droughthit cane growing States- Maharashtra and Karnataka, while edible
oil industry body SEA said that
any increase in domestic output of
Cigar makers face losses due to warnings
Ramco bags order
from GMK Logistics
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Enterprise software provider Ramco Systems has bagged ERP software order from Australia-based
GMK Logistics for an ‘undisclosed
sum’.
Ramco Logistics Software would
automate the manual processes
pertaining to key ‘supply chain
operations’ by providing modules
for better management of warehousing and transportation, freight
and fleet, purchase and inventory,
a company statement said.
GMK Logistics is part of Australian logistics and transport provider
firm, CTI Logistics Ltd. ‘Australia
and New Zealand are mature
markets where organisations look
for transformational technology to
fuel their growth. We are glad our
focus on innovation and delivering
business results has struck the
right chord with enterprises in the
region,’ Ramco Systems CEO
Virender Aggarwal said.
‘The win at GMK Logistics further
strengthens our logistics footprint
and will pave the way for further
growth in the segment,’ he added.
forced to shut operations due
to lack of clarity on proposed
graphic health warnings on
tobacco items’, the industtry body said in a statement.
It said that livelihood of
more than 45 million people
engaged in tobacco industry
across India is being threatened
due to this ambiguity on policy.
Global average size of pictorial
warnings on tobacco products
is about 31 per cent whereas as
per the notification of the Health
Ministry, tobacco products in
the country are required to have
pictorial warning on 85 per cent
of packaging space, it said.
‘With such excessive warnings,
cigarette packets will virtually become unbranded thereby giving a
fillip to illegal and smuggled products’, it said.
It further noted that the size of
pictorial warnings in India is much
larger than the average of 20 per
cent that is prevalent among top
five tobacco producing countries,
including Brazil and China, comprising around 90 per cent of global
tobacco production.
Now, ‘chat bots’ in
Facebook Messenger
AI-powered software allows
lifelike exchanges
San Francisco, Apr 13:
Facebook on Tuesday extended
its reach beyond online socialising
by building artificial-intelligence
powered ‘bots’ into its Messenger
application to allow businesses to
have software engage in lifelike text
exchanges.
The move announced
at the leading online
social network’s annual
developers conference
in San Francisco came a s t h e
number of monthly users of Messenger topped 900 million and the
Silicon Valley company works to
stay in tune with mobile internet
lifestyles.
‘We think you should be able to text
message a business like you would
a friend, and get a quick response’,
Facebook co-founder and chief
Mark Zuckerberg said as he announced that developers can build
bots that could even be better than
real people at natural language text
conversations. Bots are software
infused with the ability to ‘learn’ from
conversations, getting better at figuring out what people are telling them
and how best to respond.
The bots could help Facebook over
time monetise its messaging applications and get a
start on what some see as a
new way of interacting with
the digital world, potentially
shortcutting mobile applications and
sidestepping search.
‘Our goal with artificial intelligence is
to build systems that are better than
people at perception -- seeing, hearing, language and so on’, Zuckerberg
said while laying out a long-term
vision for Facebook.
Artificial intelligence is already
used in Messenger to recognise
faces in pictures, suggesting recipients for messages and for filtering
out spam texts.
‘Indians are online
shopaholics’
Purchasing top priority for domestic internet users: Survey
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Indians voted online shopping as the
top reason to access internet, spending an average of about Rs 9,400 a
month on e-purchases, followed by
social networking, according to a
survey.
UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS
The survey by American Express and Nielsen,
titled ‘Understanding Online Consumers’, found 98 per
cent respondents
voting for online
shopping
as the top reason to access internet, closely followed by social networking (96 per cent) and banking
(95 per cent).
The survey estimates the average
online monthly spend of Indians at
about Rs 9,400, which is poised to
swell to Rs 16,000. In metros, the
average spend is Rs 10,900, while
5
Making hay as the rain pours
Tobacco industry
butt-hurt
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI):
Tobacco industry is facing losses of
over Rs 350 crore each day as cigarette makers have shut operations
due to lack of clarity on proposed
graphic health warnings on tobacco products, Assocham said on
Wednesday.
It said the lack of clarity has
s
also opened floodgates in
terms of illegal imports to the
extent of 90 per cent. ‘Tobacco industry is facing
losses worth over Rs 350
crore each day as cigarette makers have been
WEDNESDAY
13 APRIL 2016
in tier I cities, it is Rs 8,000.
SET TO GO UP
‘This is going to increase across
cities to an overall ticket size of Rs
16,000. Consumers currently spend
60 per cent of their home budget
online which is dedicated to online
shopping, making travel purchases
and utility bill payments’, the survey said.
The survey was
conducted across
six cities - Delhi,
Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur,
Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
BUYING TO KILL TIME
‘Shopping has always been the favourite pastime for Indians and now
it has become the virtual pastime’,
said Manoj Adlakha, CEO, American Express Banking Corp, India.
It also said that the youth prefer cards
over cash-on-delivery with quick and
safe refunds being the key reason,
and almost 70 per cent consumers
preferred shopping with cards.
ONLINE LOVE
The survey also revealed a growing
affinity towards online payment of
utility bills. ‘Tech-savvy youth in the
age group 18-30, aptly targeted by
online recharge and utility bill payment platforms, show higher adoption
rates (81 per cent) for online utility bill
payments’, the report said.
‘Delhi and Bengaluru lead the country with 81 per cent respondents paying bills online, Jaipur and Ahmedabad close behind with 75 per cent and
72 per cent, respectively. Surprisingly,
Mumbai bucked the trend with only 69
per cent respondents’, it added.
18-35 YEARS
Further, 60 per cent of respondents
cited that they get enticed to shop
online during discount days. Almost
every consumer in the age group
18-35 admitted to shopping online
frequently.
oilseeds would cut import of edible
oils.
India Meteorological Department
(IMD) Director General Laxman
Singh Rathore said there are 94 per
cent chances of country receiving
‘normal to above normal’ rainfall
India’s GDP at
7.5 % : IMF
Washington, Apr 13 (PTI):
Retaining its 7.5 per cent GDP
expansion forecast for India in 2016
and 2017, IMF on Tuesday asked the
government to cut down subsidies,
initiate labour reforms and dismantle
infrastructure bottlenecks to sustain
strong growth.
In its World Economic Outlook, the
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
said India should continue fiscal
consolidation, underpinned by revenue reforms and further reduction
in subsidies.
‘Sustaining strong growth over the
medium term will require labour
market reforms and dismantling of
infrastructure bottlenecks, especially
in the power sector’, it said.
In 2015, India’s growth was 7.3
per cent, which would increase to
7.5 per cent in the next two years
of 2016 and 2017, IMF had earlier
forecast.
while there is only one per cent
probability of ‘deficient’ rainfall.
‘It is good news. After a couple of
years of poor monsoon, India will
get better rains especially in Maharashtra and Karnataka, where
water in the reservoirs are currently
at its lowest. We expect revival of
sugarcane crop in these parts of the
country’, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) director general Abinash
Verma said.
Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors
Association (SEA) Executive Director B V Mehta said oilseeds area and
production will increase if there will
be good rains in the country.
Asked if edible oils imports will
reduce if domestic oilseeds output
jump, he said, ‘It is too early to
project if imports would come down.
But higher domestic production will
definitely check the rise in imports’.
Fertiliser Association of India (FAI)
director general Satish Chander sa
d better monsoon will increase sowing area and eventually push sale
of fertilisers. Good monsoon will
help farmers and overall agriculture
economy, he added.
Dhanuka Agritech Group chairman
R G Agarwal said, ‘Forecast of a
good monsoon this year is a good
sign of revival for the troubled agriculture sector’.
Federal Bank’s
initiative for students
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Federal Bank has tied up with M/s
Chillar Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd,
a technology driven start-up company to promote the start-up’s
technology produc t ‘Campus Wallet’.
A press release said,
this is a student identity card integrated with
banking technology.
Aimed at streamlining
and easing the
administrative tasks in school/
college campuses, campus wallet
is a futuristic ID card that facilitates
students to make petty payments
within their school/college campus
without opening a bank account.
Parents can pre-load the desired
amount to these cards using their
debit/credit cards or through net
banking by using Federal Bank’s
payment gateway.
Students can make payments
in stores, canteen, library etc within the
respective campuses
with these cards at
the special swiping
machines installed at
these locations.
Federal Bank’s deputy general manager
Mohan K, said, ‘Campus
Wallet will help mitigate administrative hassles at schools
and colleges
and encourage the use of new age
payment solutions among students
at a young age’.
Eli Lilly eyes big in India
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Global pharma major Eli Lilly will
launch one diabetic and cancer drug
in India, said a top official from the
company.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai
yesterday, managing director-India,
Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt.
Ltd., Edgard Olaizola said,’we will
launch one diabetic and oncology drug soon. Out of around 50
products under various stages of
Bittersweet
quarter for pharma
Mumbai, Apr 13 (PTI):
The pharma sector is
expected to report good
growth for the fourth quarter
of 2015-16 despite regulatory concerns raised by
USFDA and the recent ban
on 344 fixed dose combinations imposed by the government, as per a report.
‘We expect the pharma
sector to report good
growth for Q4FY16 despite regulatory issues
from USFDA and the recent ban on 344 FDC.
NAME CHANGE
My son, R.BARGAVAN, son
of Thiru K.C.Rajhenthiran,
born on 19th August 2004
(native district: Chennai),
residing at Plot No.1, Suraj
Avenue, Madhanapuram,
Mudichur, Chennai - 600 048,
shall henceforth be known as
R.S.VIJAYPARGAVAN.
K.R. SUNDARAMBHAL.
(Mother)
trials, seven are undergoing phase
three trials.’
The company said that it will widen
its therapeutic drug portfolio to
include pain management. Eli Lilly
recently launched its once-a-week injectable drug Trulicity, for diabetes in
India. The drug is priced at Rs 2,499.
Diabetes treatment market accounts
for about $1 billion, of which 25 per
cent is injectable market and rest oral
and insulin market.
Edgard Olaizola said in two-three
years few more cancer drugs will be
launched and the company will also
get into pain management and other
segments.’The market size of the diabetic medication in India is estimated
to be around $1 billion and injectable
medication within this is estimated to
be $250 million,’ he said.
‘One of our cancer drugs is under
regulatory approval. We may get into
stomach cancer segment. Currently,
we are into lung cancer segment,’
said medical director, Tarun Puri.
NAME CHANGE
PASSPORT MISSING
I, MOHAMED AYESHA SAEED
BATTI holder of Indian Passport
No.J4186802 issued at DUBAI
on
10/01/2011,
permanent
resident of 51 SOUTH STREET
NALATIMPUDUR TIRUNELVELI
DT TAMILNADU. And presently
residing
at
AL
SAMNAN,
SHARJAH, UAE. do hereby
change my name from MOHAMED
AYESHA SAEED BATTI to AYESHA
MOHAMED KHAJA MOINUDDIN
with immediate effect.
I, SAMUNDEESWARI D/o Chinnaraju,
aged about 32 years residing at
No.126A, Venkateswara Nagar,
3rd Main Road, Velachery,
Chennai - 600 042. I state I had
lost my Passport No. H6941593,
issued at Chennai. I had lost the
aforementioned passport while
travelling from Karapakkam to
Velachery Bus Stand. If anybody
me in the above address.
SAMUNDEESWARI
NAME CHANGE
I, K.RAJENDIRAN, son
of Thiru P.Kaliyaperumal,
born on 5th June 1969
(native district: Ariyalur),
residing at Plot No.1, Suraj
Avenue, Madhanapuram,
Mudichur, Chennai - 600 048,
shall henceforth be known as
K.C.RAJHENTHIRAN.
K.RAJENDIRAN.
My client Mrs. Rajaswari W/o
Yoganandham, residing at No.50,
Pillaiyar Koil Street, Shanmuga
Nagar, Thiruvercadu, Chennai - 77,
had last his passport No B2089234
receiving date 19/06/2000 missing
chennai floods, on 1/12/2015 if
anybody find the said passport, they
are requested to handover the same
to my client It is hereby in formed
that if any person will try to misuse
my clients passport, it will not affect
my client further, my client will take
legal action through court against the
persons who will misuse my clients
passport.
Passport No.B2089234
L. Satheeshkumar
P Rajkumar
Advocates
9444285432
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
This is to inform the General Public
that I, P. Sasikala, W/o. L. Palani,
residing at No. 39, Indira Nagar,
Kizhu Naduvangarai, Nadhamuni
Reddy Street, Anna Nagar,
Chennai – 600 040, I have missed
my Original Settlement Deed Dt.
9.12.1992 executed by Annai
Marri in favour of Mahendran and
the same registered as Doc. No.
4064 of 2010 in the Office of the
S.R.O Anna Nagar. Chennai – 600
040 at the time of travelling bus
from Thirumullaivoil to Anna
Nagar dated on 10.8.2014 in
Bus No. 70. I state that I have
searched the above settlement in
my level best. But everything is
in vain. If anyone who finds shall
be given to me on the above
mentioned address.
P. SASIKALA.
Our
client
Mr.A.Sirajudeen,
S/o.S.Abdul Rehman, residing at
No.10/16, Sagunthala Compound
7th
Street,
Periyathottam,
Gangeyam Cross Road, Thirupur
- 641 604, had lost his passport
No.A 541 6920. When he went to
Koyembedu, Fruit Market, Chennai,
along with my travel bag on
29.03.2016. The said passport was
issued at Thichy on 25.05.1998.
If anybody find the said passport
hands over the same to our client.
It is hereby informed that if any
person will try to misuse our client’s
passport, it will not affect our client,
and further, our client will take
appropriate legal actions through
court against the persons who will
mis-use our client’s passport.
Passport No.A 541 6920
M/s.AR.Rajaa Elango, M.L.,
D.Raja B.E., B.L., M.B.A., M.L.,
Advocates
94444 13909
The Original Settlement Deed
dated 6.7.2000 Registered as Doc.
No.4180 of 2000 at Joint SubRegistrar, Sembium along with
Document Assignment Order dated
12.4.76
R.Dis.No.35517/76-B,
relating
to
Door
No.5,
Krishnamurthy Salai, Erukencherry,
Chennai - 600 118 comprised in
old Survey No.110, T.S.No.66 in
Block No.4-B, Erukencherry Village
of an extent of 3,515 Sq.ft. which
is stands in the name of my client
N.Pushpa has been lost.
Any one having interest or claim
over the above suit property can put
forward their claim within 7 days
from the date of this publication to
the address mentioned below.
J.Sethuraman
Advocate,
No.9, Law Chamber, High Court
Building, Chennai - 600 104.
IYKOT HITECH
TOOLROOM LIMITED
CIN: L27209TN1991PLC021330 NO.19,
BLOCK I, SIDCO
ELECTRONICS COMPLEX, THIRU.
VI.KA.INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GUINDY,
CHENNAI - 600 032
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By IYKOT HITECH TOOLROOM LTD
-sdS.IYEMPANDI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Place: Chennai
Date : 13.04.2016
6 WEDNESDAY
13 APRIL 2016
Sports
CHENNAI
Delight to watch
AB, Kohli bat: Watson
Hails Sarfaraz for his blitzkrieg RCB starts on a winning note
Bengaluru, Apr 13 (PTI):
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Australian all-rounder Shane
d with
Watson is mighty impressed
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young Indian batsman Sarfaraz
Khan, who he says is an incredible batsman with amazing control over his shots.
Sarfaraz smashed 35 runs
rs
off just 10 balls, hitting five fours
oyal
and two sixes, to propel Royal
0-plus
Challengers Bangalore to a 200-plus
rabad
total against Sunrisers Hyderabad
last night.
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He is an incredible young man
orked
there is no doubt that he has worked
nds of
extremely hard to get all kinds
shots right. The control over shots
he has... never seen before for a
young talent like him. It shows he has
w him
practised hell of a lot, and we saw
this tonight, he told reporters at the
post-match press conference.
ure to
Watson also said it is a pleasure
watch AB de Villiers bat. The South
yderaAfrican batsman hammered Hyderabad bowlers around the park with a
whirlwind knock of 82, that was laced
with seven fours and six shotss over
the ropes.
od as
What I saw tonight is as good
batting I have ever seen. He didn’t
look like taking risk at all in his entire
you are in deep trouble, and that’s
innings. One shot he played off the
what exactly happened tobackfoot for a six is an incredible
night, he said.
shot to play, and he does it
Watson did not read
with so much of ease is really
much into Chris Gayle’s
a pleasure to watch. He
failure at the top.
executes his shots
‘It is not going to be
incredibly well, he
everyone’s day.
said.
Chris got out
Replying to a query,
early, but we
Watson said there
had depth
is no need for
changing
batting
order
of Chris
Sarfaraz Khan
Gale, Virat
Kohli and
AB de Villiers, as it gives a
momentum to the
team.
This I saw happening in the previous
season when I was
playing as a rival for
Rajasthan Royals. So,
why should one change
the order when the top three
are delivering. You need to
take early wickets, otherwise
‘It is not going to be everyone’s day.
Gayle got out early, but we had
depth in batting with likes of Kedar
Jadhav, Sarfaraz, AB and Kohli in
our side’
in batting with likes of Kedar Jadhav,
Sarfaraz, AB and Kohli in our side,’
he said.
Watson also said that the way Kohli
and De Villiers batted together in their
magnificent 157-run partnership he
felt he wouldn’t get to bat.
Watson eventually turned out to
bat and contributed in his team’s
cause with a 19-run cameo that had
three sixes.
More than anything else playing
before your home crowd is a very
nice feeling. We did not get to play
that many matches in Jaipur - my
previous home ground, he said.
Asked about his improving relations
with Gayle, Watson said it is amazing that a couple of commercials
provided an opportunity for both to
know each other better.
Relations with Gayle has been
very good so far. We had couple of
commercials as well which gave us
a chance to know each other better
after few run-ins in the past. Don’t
know how it works when I am playing
alongside him in one team. This is the
beauty of cricket, he said.
Replying to a query, Watson said he
was happy to claim David Warner’s
wicket because he has the potential
to turn the match on its head with his
power hitting.
Yes, it was a prize wicket because
David has all the potential to score
big runs. We remember him soring
150 runs in T20. I am happy to have
claimed his wicket, and once we saw
his back, we knew we could squeeze
the opponents, he said.
Rohit Sharma asserts
Mumbai will bounce back
Rohit Sharma
Kolkata, Apr 13 (PTI):
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit
Sharma asserted that his side would
bounce back from the defeat in the
IPL campaign opener and pick
up steam as the tournament
progresses as they know how
to win the trophy and games.
Mumbai Indians had a typical slow start to their title
defence in season nine,
going down to Pune Supergiants by nine wickets on 9 April but Rohit
said his team has in
it the wherewithal
to come back
stronger.
It (the loss)
was disappointing,
the performance
Ronaldo hat-trick fires
Real Madrid into semis
Madrid, Apr 13 (AFP):
Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Real
Madrid to a record sixth successive
Champions League semi-final with
a hat-trick as the Spanish giants
overturned a 2-0 first leg deficit,
beating Wolfsburg 3-0 on Tuesday.
Ronaldo struck twice in just over a
minute to bring Madrid level in the
tie inside 17 minutes.
Yet, the 10-time winners were
forced to wait until 13 minutes from
time to find the winner when Ronaldo’s dipping free-kick escaped the
clutches of Diego Benaglio to find
the bottom corner.
Cristiano deserved a magic night,
said Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
‘We need him, he gives everything
for the shirt. For a long time he has
shown he is the number one and
when he is on form you notice.’
Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane
hailed his side’s collective effort, but
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates
after scoring a goal.
reserved special praise for Ronaldo
who became the first player to score
three hat-tricks in the competition in
one season.
He is showing what he is, which
is the best player in the world, said
the Frenchman.
‘Cristiano needs the whole team,
I want to speak about the team
because they achieved this together. But he is special because
not everyone is capable of scoring
three goals.’
Wolfsburg boss Dieter Hecking
was left to rue his side’s inability to
defend from set-pieces and lack of
a killer away goal.
‘We should have defended better.
To go to the next stage, we needed
a goal,’ he said.
‘Two of the three goals were from
dead balls and so that tells you that
we didn’t defend right.’
we had is not something we would
want. But things like this can happen. What has happened has happened and we don’t want to carry
any baggage. We have gone back to
the drawing board and decided what
we can’t afford as a team. We have
rectified our mistakes. Hopefully we
have a better game here,’ Rohit said.
‘We are a team that knows what we
to do to win the trophy and win games.
This is professional unit and you don’t
need to motivate the team. Everyone
knows what is expected. You can’t get
demotivated. You have to come back
stronger. That is the only way going
forward, he added.
Rohit said every team needs some
time some time to settle down and the
first few weeks would be a challenge.
The first few games are always
challenging because as a group you
are all trying to get together and play
as a team which is difficult for every
team, not just Mumbai Indians. That
is a challenge for us as well. The first
few weeks will be a big challenge, to
get the right combination and field
your best team, ‘ he said.
Right from his decision to bat first,
the team selection also came in for
criticism as their batsmen put up a
shoddy display to be restricted to
121/8 by Pune Supergiants.
We play according to the condition
and get right balance of the squad.
Sometimes it will work and sometimes
it may not. It is important that you
identify that as early as possible in the
tournament and make sure you have a
settled squad going ahead. It is always
important to give the guys a few games
to prove themselves, said the righthanded opening batsman.
On the poor starters tag of Mumbai
Indians, he said, ‘People are there to
comment but we want to concentrate
on our processes. People will judge and
talk because we are probably one of the
popular teams in IPL history and we
have proved that in our performances.
‘People have the right to talk about it
but we don’t want to be slow starters.
We want to win as many games as
possible in the first half and see what
happens afterwards.
Narine is
a class
act: Hogg
Sunil Narine
Kolkata, Apr 13 (PTI):
With Kolkata Knight Riders’ premier spinner Sunil Narine back in
the squad, Brad Hogg’s place in
the team may be uncertain but the
Australian veteran said they share
a lot of mutual respect in the Indian
Premier League Twenty20 cricket
tournament.
Man City enters last four
Manchester, Apr 13 (AFP):
Manchester City reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first
time after Kevin De Bruyne’s fine
76th-minute goal earned them a 1-0
win over Paris Saint-Germain on
Tuesday.
A week on from their 2-2 draw in the
French capital, City saw Sergio Aguero
squander a first-half penalty after he
had been felled by PSG goalkeeper
Kevin Trapp, but De Bruyne’s late strike
settled the Etihad Stadium nerves and
completed a 3-2 aggregate success.
Fifteen points off the pace in the
Premier League and widely consid-
ered the tie’s underdogs, City advance with hope intact that manager
Manuel Pellegrini may yet bow out
with a Champions League winner’s
medal around his neck before handing over to Pep Guardiola.
Shane Watson
It’s a very great achievement for
the club, not only to be in the best
four teams of Europe, but also in
the style of play that we never
change, said Pellegrini.
‘Kevin De Bruyne is an important
player for us. We deserved a goal
before he scored. We dominated
the game from the beginning until
the end.’
But it was a bitterly disappointing evening for PSG coach Laurent
Blanc, who lost Thiago Motta to
injury and has now seen his team
eliminated in the quarter-finals four
seasons in a row.
Terming the West Indian off-spinner as a class act, Hogg said: ‘He
(Narine) is sorely missed. It’s disappointing with what happened with
him personally and with his action.
He’s a class act, he’s got the skill.
He’s sorely missed through that
World Twenty20. It’s great to have
him back.
‘As individuals, we want to be on
par. But it’s a team. If I’m not playing
and he takes my spot, I still have got
to create the energy in the changing
room and make sure everyone is up
for the challenge. It doesn’t matter
whether you’re playing or not, you
still can play a part,’ he said.
With his childlike enthusiasm, Hogg
said he always keeps the dressing
room alive.
‘I’m fairly energetic. If I’m quiet,
upset and get stressed because I’m
not playing, everyone else will feel
that and will bring everyone down. I
cannot afford to do that. It’s a team
game and we all play a part.
Vijender to take
on Matiouze
Royer next
London, Apr 13 (PTI):
Indian boxing star Vijender
Singh will take on experienced
Frenchman Matiouze Royer in
his fourth professional bout here
on 30 April.
The unbeaten Indian, who has
won all his previous four bouts via
knockouts, will fight on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders’ world
title defence against Max Bursak
at Stratford’s Copper Box Arena.
Royer is Vijender’s most experienced opponent to date.
Pak hockey fraternity
blames PHF for defeat
Azlan Shah Cup: India routs Pakistan 5-1
Karachi, Apr 13 (PTI):
Pakistan hockey community has
blasted the national federation (PHF)
after the greenshirts were routed 1-5
by arch-rivals India in the Azlan Shah
Cup in Ipoh.
This is what happens when the Pakistan Hockey Federation continues
to appoint its favorites to key positions
and ignores merit and the need of the
hour, Olympian Samiullah told PTI.
He said it was shameful to witness
the way India drubbed Pakistan.
No matter what we do in an international event but whenever we play
India our players have always picked
up their game and shown passion.
But today India showed how quickly
it was moving ahead in hockey,’
Samiullah said.
Another Olympian Ayaz Mahmood
blamed Pakistan’s poor showing in the
Azlan Shah Cup to the circumstances
that the national team went through
before its departure for Malaysia.
Just before the tournament, the
manager and chief coach Hanif Khan
left the training camp in protest over
selection issues. Then the PHF again
brought back Khawaja Junaid as chief
coach when in the past he has failed
to deliver, he said.
Another former player
Ahmed Alam added: ‘Our
hockey is just not improving
at all even after the federation was changed. It is clear
we need to bring in a foreign
coach and support staff now
or we will be nowhere in a
few months time.’
The PHF also came in for
criticism recently when they turned
down an invitation to send the national
team to the Champions Trophy in London this summer. Former captain
Hasan Sardar also rued the dismal
state of Pakistan hockey. ‘Pakistan
were already out of the Olympics
and before that the World Cup. Now
we are losing by such a big margin
to India.
A lot of brainstorming is required to
set things right. The federation needs
to reassess its priorities, he said.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
WEDNESDAY
13 APRIL 2016
BLOGOSPHERE
HAS
GOT
TALENT
q Passion has Chennaiites writing, sharing info
q Even lay people become celebs
AMREETHA GOWRISHANKAR
Chennai, Apr 13:
At first it was a venue to air one’s views
- be it on the dosai you had in the morning
or the play you saw in the evening. But
now blogging has grown into a specialised
area of writing what with people taking up
subjects as serious as weather forecast or
showing people the right way to avail of
government services.
Deepak Raghuraman indulges in informative blogging. He gives useful information
about how to avail of government services,
bus routes, why some streets were named
so, etc., on his ‘Namma Area’ blog which
focuses on Chennai specifically. ‘All government services are easy to avail of if we
follow the right steps. I’m trying to assist
people via my blog,’ he says.
Following the weather around Chen-
Challenge is
buzzword
The ongoing contest in Chennai
Bloggers Clubs is about the elections.
People are writing about how there
should be 100 per cent voting in this
election. The most creative post will
win a voucher. It started on 1 April
and ends this month.
Another interesting challenge from
CBC is ‘Blogging from A to Z April
Challenge’. Participants come up with
26 blogs for 26 days using the 26 letters. The topics can either be random
or chosen from categories suggested
by the hosts.
nai has been made easier with regular
updates on weather blogs such as the
KeaWeather blog which is an offshoot of
the KeaWeather station (kea.metsite.com)
started in 2004. The blog was started to
inform people about current weather conditions and the amateurs are being taken
seriously now.
They use virtual weather station software
and Weather Flash software simultaneously for live updates. ‘This started as a
hobby and we are not interested in making it into a commercial site. Even though
there is huge potential to get revenue,
we are happy with the way it is run currently,’ said K Ehsan Ahmed, who started
KeaWeather.
Keeping ‘Tamizh’ language alive, some
Number of patients
on rise, worries city doc
Tamil writers are avid bloggers like
Jeyamohan (http://www.jeyamohan.in/)
who is known for his posts on a wide range
of topics - even if they are controversial.
Another blogger is Charu Nivedita (http://
charuonline.com/blog/), a Tamil author
whose writing style endears him to his
readers.
Photo bloggers have also carved their
own niche in blogosphere by capturing
delightful pictures, be it food or the city
culture or people or just about anything. At
chennaidailyfoto.wordpress.com, photos
of Chennai are documented every day
and are posted by Ramaswamy N and
Shantaram R.
With so many bloggers teaming around,
it was but natural for a community to
arise out of it. Chennai Bloggers Club
(CBC) does just that. The community
consists of bloggers who write on a wide
range of topics from music, technology to
politics on www.
chennaibloggers.
in.
‘We have blogging contests also.
We had ‘write a
love letter contest’ during February, which is now
a Kindle book,’
says Bragadeesh
Prasanna, one of Bragadeesh Prasanna
the three admins of the club.
Around 30 bloggers wrote
love letters without disclosing recipients.
Many Chennai-based
authors are also a part
of CBC and some of
them had their first
novel written as blog
books - like Sharada Vijay,
On lighter side
‘The name of my blog is ‘Just Li’es’. It stands for ‘Just
Life’s Experiences’ which tend to be both serious as well
as hilarious. Under the category of ‘Issues’ the posts are
of serious nature and under ‘Lighter Side of Life’, posts
bring a smile to the readers’ face and they seem to like
my subtle humour and satire.
‘To be honest, writing 250-300 words for my blog gives
me greater satisfaction and I enjoy updating it almost
every second day for that reason.’
- N Meera Raghavendra Rao, author, journalist, traveller
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Go where
you want
‘I get excitement
while I blog and
satisfaction when
people read and appreciate my writing. I
also get the urge to
improve when there
is criticism. But the
main thing is that
I feel recognised when people actually recognise my talent.
- Praveen S, mechanical engineering
student who blogs about his passion automobiles.
whose book ‘Make it 2’ blossomed from
the CBC blog.
Bragadeesh, who has been into blogging for 12 years, said, ‘There are a lot
of people who are taking up blogging.
We have girls who are just out of school
to ace bloggers who chronicle temples
of south India. It is a good mix.’
CBC has become a vibrant community with
participation at events
organised by it. The
bloggers also meet
casually and for photo walks, food walks,
etc. ‘Each event is
like a family function
where we get to meet
all our cousins. So, we
always look forward to it and
host them. The captain is only as good
as his team. CBC is good because of
its members,’ Bragadeesh says emotionally.
Though he says blogging should not be
viewed as a ‘profitable’ exercise, it can
actually be one. Some blog networks
provide money to bloggers, thanks
to programmes like Google Adsense
which help to place ads on the website
or blog. It has become easier to earn
while you blog. So, what are you going
to blog about?
Declare Kollam tragedy
a national calamity: Chandy
q DNA tests to be conducted to identify victims
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 13 (PTI):
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen
Chandy has urged the Centre to
declare Kollam temple tragedy as
‘national calamity’. So far the incident
has claimed the 113 lives and injured
over 300 people.
The bodies of 13 people which
was charred beyond recognition has
been sent for DNA testing for better
identifaction. The tests will carried
out at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for bio
technology (RGBC).
Global Hospital chairman Dr Ravindranath, Institute of Gastro
Intenstinal Surgery director Dr S M Chandramohan and Dr V Jayanthi
at a press conference in Chennai yesterday.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
‘The number of patients with conditions such as cardiac disease,
diabetes, hypertension and respiratory disorders are increasing by the
day,’ said director, Institute of Gastro
Intestinal Surgery, Global Hospitals,
Dr SM Chandramohan in Chennai
yesterday.
Speaking at a press meet to announce an initiative by Global Hospitals for an educational global gastro
update to help all specialists to learn
the latest and deliver the best for
patients, he said, ‘Doctors should
know how to manage these conditions to ensure optimal outcomes of
their surgeries.’
Odd-even formula
successful: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Apr 13:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
today thanked Delhiites for making
the odd-even scheme a success.
He said this while addressing a programme on the scheme today.
Also, the Delhi CM claimed that
according to Fortune Magazine, the
pollution in Delhi during odd-even
phase-I came down by 13 per cent.
Moreover, Kejriwal claimed that
the sale of petrol and diesel in the
national capital during phase-I of
the scheme came down by 40 per
cent.
Talking about the transport facilities during odd-even phase-II,
Kejriwal said, ‘We’ll try to increase
frequency of buses so that more
and more people can use buses.’
‘We are trying to get luxury buses
which will be very comfortable,’
Kejriwal added.
The one day event will take place on
17 April at Raintree Hotel, Teynampet.
It will cover thirteen most commonly
encountered medical problems in
surgical patients.
Global Hospital chairman Dr K
Ravindranath said, ‘The educative
session will enlighten and sharpen
the skills of medical fraternity across
the city on various topics. It programmes will also serve the society
indirectly.’
The update will benefit various
doctors from different specialties
both medical and surgical. For
post graduates the hospital is offering free participation. Registrations can be done via Whatsapp to
9841032888.
‘The testing procedures has started.
Samples will start arriving
this afternoon’, Institute
Director, Prof M Radhakrishna Pillai, told PTI.
On how long it would
take to arrive at conclusions, he said, ‘It depends
how the samples come.
We will also have to have
the DNA fingerprinting of
immediate relatives to do a comparison. We are hoping to do the results
Prasanth had written to the RGCB,
seeking their help to conduct DNA
testing for the 13 bodies.
Police had received complaints of
21 persons missing in the fireworks
tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple
in Kollam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
visited the temple complex and met
some of the injured in hospitals on
the day of mishap and had termed
the incident as ‘heart-rending’ and
‘shocking’.
Guv talks climate change
on Tamil New Year
q Jaya extends greetings
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Governor K Rosaiah, Chief Minister
J Jayalalithaa and other leaders have
extended their greetings to people on the
eve of Tamil New Year.
In his statement, the Governor said, ‘I
extend my heartiest greetings and best
wishes to the people on the joyous occasion of Tamil New Year, Vaisaki, Baisakhi
and Vishu. Let us resolve to mitigate climate change and pledge to preserve and
protect the abundant natural resources for
the benefit of future generations. May the
New Year promote peace, progress, unity
and oneness in our mission to make India
a global leader.’
Jayalalithaa, in her statement, said, ‘I
extend my warm greetings on the occasion
of Tamil New Year. Tamil is a classical
language, which has one of the oldest
literary histories. On this day, we must
take the pledge to the State on the path
to development.’
Army not responsible for
Kashmir incident: Victim
Srinagar, Apr 13:
As Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara continues to remain tense over
a molestation case, the Indian Army
released a video, in which the ‘victim’
has denied molestation bid by any
security personnel.
In the footage, the girl is seen
completely rejecting the reports of
being molested by any soldier. She
however, claimed to have been
harassed by some locals.
Narrating the whole incident, the
girl claimed, she went to relieve herself near an Army bunker and when
she came out she was slapped by
a youth, who was accompanied by
few others.
The girl has further alleged that
in five to seven days’.
Considering the enormity of the tragedy, the
procedures are likely to
be laborious as some of
the remains are in a very
bad shape.
‘We haven’t seen the
samples, but it is likely to
be cumbersome’, he said
adding, ‘we will do it free
of cost and as quickly as possible’.
Kollam Police commissioner P
the youths misbehaved with her
and accused her of being with an
Army soldier inside the toilet. She
completely denied being with any
security official. She said could
identify the locals who harassed her.
The Army has said it has not filmed
the video. According to reports, the
girl’s statement was recorded on a
mobile phone, when she was taken
away by the police.
Meanwhile, commenting after the
release of the video footage, Defence ministry spokesperson Lt Col
NN Joshi said that the girl statement
proves that she wasn’t molested
by any personnel and the whole
incident was a malafide intention
to malign the Army.
Huge protests erupted on Tuesday
after locals alleged that a girl had
been molested by an Army soldier
in the town. Public in large numbers
gathered and attacked the Army
bunker in Handwara chowk. They
assaulted the personnel deployed
there, ransacked the bunker and
attempted to set fire to the bunker.
In retaliation, the security forces
deployed used force to disperse
the violent rampaging mob and
three people. Muhammad Iqbal (22),
Nayeem Bhat (21) and Raja Begum
(54) were killed.
The army has ordered an enquiry
into the incident and assured that
anybody found guilty will be dealt
with as per the law.
She also expressed her warm greetings
to Malayalees on the occasion of ‘Vishu’
festival.
Tamil Maanila Congress G K Vasan
also greeted the Tamil community for
the new year. In a statement, he said,
‘Last year, due to severe floods in certain
parts, Tamilnadu was severely affected.
But, on this new year, I believe the State
will not face such situations. There must
be good rain and farmers must reap
good harvest in the year.’
High Court bids farewell
to Justice Sudhakar
NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 13:
Justice R Sudhakar, who has been transferred to the High Court of Jammu and
Kashmir, was given farewell by the Madras
High Court.
Justice R Sudhakar hails from Panapakkam
village, Vellore. His father, late Justice S T
Ramalingam, served as a judge of the Madras High Court.
Sudhakar’s maternal grandfather, late S P
Sriram, served as a district judge and retired as
chairman of the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Sudhakar had his early schooling in Chennai
and Madurai. Later, he enrolled as an advocate
and started practice as an associate of legal luminary and senior advocate Habibullah Badsha,
former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu and
Public Prosecutor of the Madras High Court.
With his transfer, the strength of the Madras
High Court has come down from 42 to 41, in
the 75-judge court.
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13 APRIL 2016
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‘THERI’FIC
for Vijay fans
SLEW OF
SPECIALS ON TV
T
elevision channels
have come up with
a series of programmes on Tamil New
Year day.
From special interviews of
popular actors and actresses to blockbuster movies,
lots have been lined up.
Check out what’s on the
small screen
Vijay’s character name in the
film is Vijaykumar, an upright
IPS officer. He also comes in
three different looks
VIJAY TV
The day begins with Mangala Isai (6 pm) followed by Arul urai and songs
from new films. At 8 am catch a special show on upcoming film Manithan.
The court-room drama directed by I Ahmed features Udhayanidhi Stalin and
Hansika in lead roles. Prakashraj, Vivek and Radharavi are also in the cast.
Music is by Santosh Narayanan.
At 9 am, there will be an interesting pattimanram followed by ‘Cofee with
Gautham Menon’.
The premiere of Kamal Haasan-starrer Thoongavanam is at 11 am. At 4
pm, the audio launch of Suriya-starrer 24 will be aired. At 6 pm, Arya and
Santhanam-starrer Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga will be aired.
A comedy entertainer, it is directed by M Rajesh.
Sankara TV
Zee Tamil
The channel comes
up with a series of programmes that include special interviews with Bobby
Simha, Nikki Galrani and
Bala Saravanan at 10 am.
They will share their experience shooting for Ko2.
At 2 pm, catch actress
Tamannaah on the sets
speaking about her films.
The show involves various
segments. At 3 pm, a special
show will be aired in which
details about Vijay-starrer
Theri will be revealed. At
11 am, Uppu Karuvadu,
a comedy drama directed
by Radha Mohan starring
Nandita and debutant Karunakaran will be premiered.
At 4.30 pm, catch Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Rajini Murugan. Directed by
Ponram, the movie featured
Keerthy Suresh, Soori, Ganasambandam among others.
Watch Sri Mahalakshmi Stuthi at 6.15 am (Monday to
Thursday). Lakshmi is commonly known as Goddess of
wealth. Wealth doesn’t mean only money but also tradition
and values of life. By Chanting Shri Mahalakshmi Sthothram
one can get fame, knowledge, courage and strength, victory, valour, grain, happiness, morality and ethics.
Sri Sankara TV will be airing the chanting of Shree
Mahalakshmi Stotram at 6.15 am everyday.
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t is a time to cherish
for Vijay fans as their
favourite hero’s muchawaited Theri is releasing
this Tamil New Year day.
Vijay will be seen essaying the role of an IPS officer
in the film. His co-stars
Amy Jackson and Samantha Ruth Prabhu will play
a teacher and a doctor,
respectively.
Directed by Atlee, Theri
is produced by Kalaipuli S
Thanu and has music by
G V Prakash Kumar. Cinematography is handled by
George C Williams.
Prabhu, Raadhika, Rajendran and director Mahendran form part of the cast.
Buzz is that Theri would
likely be in the lines of the
1990s super cop crime
drama Sathriyan, which
had Vijayakanth in the
lead role.
Vijay’s character name
in the film is Vijaykumar,
an upright IPS officer. He
also comes in three different looks depicting three
different phases of his
life. Samantha is playing
Vijay’s wife.
Interestingly, actress
Meena’s daughter Nainika
would be a part of the film.
Hollywood action choreographer Kaloyan Vodenicharov worked with the
team to help shoot the
climax portions for the film.
Says director Atlee, ‘The
title Theri was chosen since
it implies spark, energy and
force. We expected that
it would provide top-ofmind recall for audiences.
Although Theri is an action thriller, we have laced
beautiful familial emotions
in the screenplay. This will
be a complete cinema,’.
‘Vijay and I wanted Theri
to be a memorable film that
should be remembered for years. There
is a strong underlying message in the film
which is told very simplistically. It will be
high on emotions,’ adds Atlee, a former
associate of director Shankar who worked
in his popular blockbusters including Rajinikanth’s Enthiran and Vijay’s Nanban.
Acclaimed filmmaker Mahendran is
making his debut as an actor in Theri by
playing the role of villain. ‘His character
will be talked about by audiences. He
will definitely earn accolades for his role,’
promises Atlee.
‘Mahendran sir is Rajinikanth’s favorite
director and now I have directed him in
my film. Seriously it is a proud moment
for me’, he says.
Theri marks GV Prakash’s 50th album
On her part, Samantha and Amy Jackson
appreciated the movie’s content and said
that the end product has come good.
— M BHARAT KUMAR
ADVT
ADVT
Peppers TV
Peppers TV will air
New Year Palangal by
Kaaliyur Narayanan.
Also in the list are special bhakthi Paadalgal by Salem Gayathri
Venketsan. Catch upclose with actor-director
Sasikumar. He is best
known for his debut
film Subramaniapuram.
Today he is a busy actor who is awaiting the
release of his movie
Vettrivel.
The channel will air
a special show on the
movies released on
the festive occasion
besides a special live
show Ethirkalam.
— NT Bureau
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