Mission Mangalyaan: MaranaMars
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Mission Mangalyaan: MaranaMars
FRONTLINE PRINTERS PRIVATE LTD Complete Printing Facilities under One Roof 3 Balancing work & family 6 Painless victory for Paine and co 7 ‘Modi’s US visit a golden opportunity’ 8 SPB & Sankarabharanam M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. & 2250 0111, 4202 1111 Chennai’s No 1 English evening daily since 1982 www.newstodaynet.com NATIONAL DAILY FOUNDER EDITOR: T.R.R VOL. XXXII NO. 288 H CHENNAI H WEDNESDAY 24.9.2014 (EVENING) H OTHER STATIONS THURSDAY 25.9.2014 (MORNING) H 8 PAGES Rs. 4.00 H Regd. No., TN/CC(S) Dn. / 223 / 12-14, RNI No: 33810 / 82 I Up and above ndia today made history by becoming the first country in the world to enter the Martian orbit in its maiden attempt. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully inserted the Mars Orbiter into the red planet’s orbit. The spacecraft (Orbiter) was successfully inserted into the Martian orbit at 515 km away from the red planet’s surface and 215 million km away from the earth in radio distance, a senior space official said. We have dared to reach out into the unknown and have achieved the near impossible, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday after India’s Mars Orbiter Mission successfully entered the red planet’s orbit. History has been created today, said Modi amidst applause. Meanwhile, after scooping six medals, including a gold won by Jitu Rai, on the first four days of the Asian Games, Indian shooters drew a blank on the fifth day of the competitions at the Ongnyeon pistol and rifle range today. India had chances of winning four medals from the 25m rapid fire pistol event for men and the 50m rifle prone for women but could not get even one on a disappointing day for the shooters. Indian men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team narrowly missed out on a bronze as they finished fourth after ending up with same points as Vietnam with a tally of 1704. The bronze was decided on ‘innner 10’ count and Vietnam bagged the medal as they had 41 hits at the innermost ring as against 39 by the Indians. Mission Mangalyaan: Marana Mars q ISRO puts ace in space q First country in world to taste success in maiden attempt TICK OF TIME Following is the chronology of events that traces the journey of Mangalyaan which lasted over 300 days: 5 Nov 2013 ISRO’s PSLV C25 launches India’s Mars Orbiter Mission from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 7 Nov First Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. 8 Nov Second Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. 9 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 16 Nov 1 Dec Cheap & best Many across the world have been dumbstruck at the low cost of India’s Mars Orbiter mission. This golden satellite, approximately the size of a Nano car, and the entire Mars Orbiter mission have been made ready at a record cost of Rs. 450 crore or nearly $67 million dollars. On his recent visit to India’s rocket port in June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had remarked, ‘The Hollywood movie Gravity cost more than our Mars mission - this is a great achievement.’ NT Bureau / PTI Chennai / Bangalore, Sept 24: India today made history by successfully placing its spacecraft in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an inter-planetary mission in the maiden attempt itself. At 7.17 AM, the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) sizzled with life as it burnt along with the thrusters to slow down the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to be captured by the Red Planet. ‘MOM has met Mangal,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said annnouncing the mission’s success, after nerve-wracking final moments at the command centre of Indian Space Research Organisation here. An elated Modi, who witnessed the operation along with the space scientists, patted the back of ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan and complimented the Indian space scientists for making space history. With the success of ‘Mangalyaan’, India has become the first country in the world to go to Mars in the very first try. European, American and Russian probes have man- aged to orbit or land on the planet, but after several attempts. Mars Orbiter Insertion was carried out automatically by commands loaded onto the spacecraft after its velocity was slowed down from 22.1 km per second to 4.4 km per second to be captured by the Martian orbit. The spacecraft had entered the Martian neighbourhood on Monday. At the time of MOM’s orbital insertion, its signals took about 12 minutes and 28 seconds to travel to Earth for reception by NASA’s Deep Space Network Stations in Canberra and Goldstone that relayed the data in real time to ISRO’s station here. The first sign of success in the final moments came when ISRO announced that burn of engines on India’s Mars orbiter had been confirmed. ‘All engines of Mars orbiter are going strong. Burn confirmed,’ said ISRO signalling that history was in the making. Igniting the main engine was critical as it had been lying in slumber for about 300 days and was woken up briefly for four seconds on Monday. (More on Page 4) Arnold writes to Jaya q Lauds her schemes, invites TN to join energy initiative NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Impressed with various welfare measures successfully initiated by Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Hollywood actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger today invited her to be part of his organisation R20 that works for clean energy future. Arnold, who visited Chennai a few days ago for an audio launch, had called on Jayalalithaa then at the Secretariat. In a letter addressed to Jayalalithaa, which was released here today, Arnold, said, ‘it was fantastic to sit down with you and discuss the success you are having in Tamilnadu and the challenges you face’. Heaping laurels on Jayalalithaa, Arnold, said, ‘the work that you do for women and children really touched me. I am not surprised that people of Tamilnadu call you Amma. The all-women police stations are such a brilliant idea and I haven’t heard it before’. He added: ‘I loved to hear that you have embraced clean, renewable energy in your State. You should be proud of leading the way and supplying 39 per cent of wind energy for India, he said. The Terminator star, went on to say, ‘Four years ago, I started an organisation called R20: Region of Climate Action that works with subnational governments around the world to move towards clean energy future. I think that Tamilnadu will be a perfect partner. Inviting her to join the organisation, he said, ‘I will have my staff follow it up with your Environmental Minister, because let’s not forget that our responsibility is not just to clean up the air but also to inspire others to do what you have done in Tamilnadu and we have done in California.’ Hailing victory, PM calls for ‘Jagad-guru Bharat’ VISION OF VISION Third Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. Fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. Fifth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. Sixth Earth-bound manoeuvre performed. MOM leaves Earth’s orbit, Trans-Mars Injection performed. 4 Dec MOM leaves Earth’s Sphere of Influence of 9.25 lakh km radius. 11 Dec First course correction manoeuvre performed on the spacecraft. 11 June, 2014 Second course correction manoeuvre executed. 22 Sept MOM enters Mars’ Gravitational Sphere of Influence; 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor test fired after over 300 days of do mancy; last trajectory correction manoeuvre performed. 24 Sept MOM reaches the intended orbit around Mars, making India the first country in the world to have successfully launched its mission to the Red Planet on the very first attempt. Tweets between Mangalyaan, NASA “Howdy @MarsCuriosity ? Keep in touch. I’ll be around”. This and a few other tweets announced the “Mars arrival” of India’s Mangalyaan, and its new Twitter account. NASA’s mission Curiosity was the first to tweet to the account with a greeting, ‘Namaste, @MarsOrbiter! Congratulations to @ISRO and India’s first interplanetary mission upon achieving Mars orbit’. A TV grab of Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharing happiness with ISRO scientists, as MOM successfully entered orbit. Bangalore, Sept 24 (PTI): An elated Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described as ‘historic’ India’s ‘spectacular’ success in reaching Mars in the maiden attempt, saying the country has dared to reach out into the unknown and achieved the near impossible. In his speech announcing the success of Mars Orbiter Mission, Modi said, ‘Today MOM has met Mangal (Mars). Today Mangal has got MOM. The time this mission was short named as MOM, I was sure that MOM won’t disappoint us.’ As the orbiter was placed in the orbit of the Red Planet, Modi patted the back of Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishan after watching the critical final moments with space scientists at the command centre of ISRO here. ‘India has successfully reached Mars, congratulations to all of you, congratulations to countrymen,’ said Modi, as India made space history having become the first to succeed in the mission to Mars in the very first shot. ‘Our scientists have achieved this in the first attempt. This is first time in the world. History has been created today. We have dared to reach out into the unknown and have achieved near impossible....’ ‘I congratulate all ISRO scientists as well as all my fellow Indians on this historic occasion,’ said the Prime Minister. Modi told the scientists that through their brilliance and hard work, ‘you have made it a habit of achieving the impossible.’ Modi said Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ‘vision had inspired us to reach for the moon. The successful Chandrayan mission in turn led to the Mars Orbiter Mission.’ ‘Modern India must continue playing this leading role of ‘Jagad-guru Bharat’. Our efforts have historically focussed on ultimate objective of nationbuilding. Of translating space technology into space applications,’ he said. The Prime Minister told the scientists, ‘Through your achievements, you have honoured our fore-fathers and inspired our future generations.’ In his message, Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah said. ‘It is a momentous occasion in the annals of Indian space history. Today India has made a history of becoming the first country in the world to make it to Mars in its maiden attempt, which has made the world nations to turn back and see.’ Dushyant settles for bronze CM announces Rs 30 lakh to Saurav Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced Rs 30 lakh cash prize to Saurav Ghosal, who won silver medal in the Squash Men’s singles event at the ongoing 17th Asian Games. In a letter to Saurav, a copy of which was released to the media, she said, ‘I was delighted to learn of one more triumph in your illustrious sporting career.’ She added: ‘I wish to convey my heartiest congratulations on behalf of the people of Tamilnadu on this magnificent achievement. As announced by me in December, 2011, the financial reward for sportspersons winning a silver medal at the Asian Games has been enhanced to Rs 30 lakhs. You will receive this cash incentive from the State government of Tamilnadu.’ Incheon, Sept 24 (PTI): Inclement weather spoilt Indian rower Dushyant Chauhan’s strong bid for a gold medal on international debut as he settled for a bronze in the men’s lightweight single sculls at the 17th Asian Games here today. The Army rower, hailing from Haryana and belonging to the Bengal Engineering Group in Roorkie, led from the 500m till the last 200m in the 2000m race before strong northerly winds and rain put paid to his gold medal hopes as he fell behind two others and finished third by clocking 1 minute, 59.02 seconds. ‘I was confident of the gold but my lane was the most affected by the strong wind. However I am happy to win the bronze medal,’ said the 21-year-old after winning the medal. Chauhan was second behind goldmedallist Lok Kwan Hai by just under two seconds in the first 500m and then caught up with his rival before overtaking him in the course of the next 500m and looked assured of a gold before inclement weather hampered his chances. He not only lost the gold medal, but also the silver as the host country’s Lee Hakbeom, who was third with 500m left, also surged past the Indian rower to clinch the second spot in 1:56.19. It was the first medal of the day after a fruitless stint at the shooting range for India and the 10th bronze in the Games. Rowing Federation of India Secretary General M V Sriram also rued the loss of a gold for Chauhan. He led for most of the race and should have won the gold,’ he said. Rowing had proved to be a happy hunting ground for the country in the Guangzhou Games four years ago when single sculler Bajrang Lal Takhar created history by winning the first rowing gold after his silver in Doha in 2006. ‘I was confident of the gold but my lane was the most affected by the strong wind. However I am happy to win the bronze medal’ 2 WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 City Centre CHENNAI Lakshmi Nagar gets lucky L STOP & PROCEED A herd of goat is the speed-breaker for motorists on Manapakkam Main Road in Porur. Photo: K VIJAY ANAND akshmi Nagar in Porur has got a new look to itself as the Chennai Corporation has bucked and decided to deliver quality as the whole area has been revamped with better roads and speedbreakers constructed according to norms. These speed-breakers have bright yellow and black checks. They are visible from some distance, unlike the conventional road humps, which are almost invisible. Many humps were unusually big and some even cause accidents. Commuters, especially in the suburbs, want civic bodies to improve the condition of the roads, especially on the small bus routes . ‘The buses a r e very benecial a n d are generating good revenue. But the problem is the condition of roads in the suburbs. Passengers, New road and speed-breaker constructed at Lakshmi Nagar in Porur. PORUR especially t h e elderly, f e e l v e r y uncomfortable while travelling on such routes,’ says Manikanadan, a resident of Lakshmi Nagar. ‘We are happy that the roads been laid, a year back the conditions were horrible, there were stones everywhere, the road was rough to use,’ adds Manikanadan. Residents of the locality have thanked the civic body for nishing the work and want more such infrastructural developmental activities done in the area. — NT Bureau A year back the condition of roads was horrible. There were stones everywhere and the stretch was rough to use ‘Stop here’, say commuters F or the residents of Jubilee Road, the joy of having a newlyconstructed bus shelter proved short-lived as MTC buses are not halting at the stop. Commuters are surprised as to why tickets are being issued for the same stop, when it has not been the listed as one of MTC’s halts. Radhakrishnan, a resident narrates his experience, ‘I purchased a ticket for Rs ve in the route 11G on 3 September from Simpson stop at Anna Salai to Jubilee Road stop. But when the bus reached the stop at Jubilee Road, the conductor refused to halt the bus saying that he has no instructions to stop the bus here. I fail to understand why tickets are issued when the bus is not going to halt at the designated place’, he says. Similarly, several other residents from streets like Krupa Sankari Street and Rajagopalan Street also voiced their concern about the MTC’s apathy towards commuters. The bus stop at Jubilee Road is now turning into a haven for anti-social activities, with tripplers making merry and beggars using the stop during night activities, with tipplers making merry and beggars using the stop during the night time. As a result, women are nding it extremely difcult to move The Jubilee Road bus stop where MTC buses do not halt. In the absence of regular bus activity, another problem has cropped up at the shelter in Jubilee Road. The place is now turning into a haven for anti-social past the area after dusk. Also, the very purpose for which the shelter was provided in the rst place is now lost as students of the nearby Anjuham AADAMA JAICHOMADA The Music Academy and The Indira Sivasailam Endowment Fund is organising The Indira Sivasailam Endowment concert at 6 pm at The Music Academy. CK TWIT PI Higher Secondary School are now forced to go all the way to Arya Gowda Road to board or deboard buses. Radhakrishnan continues, ‘The time, effort and 4 Shows Mayajaal 5 Shows Ags Cinemas 4 Shows Rakki 4 Shows Abirami 4 Shows Escape Cinema 3 Shows Devi 4 Shows AGS Cinemas 4 Shows Udhayam 4 Shows Abirami 4 Shows Santham 4 Shows Kamala 4 Shows Sangam 4 Shows Fame 4 Shows Ags Villivakkam 4 Shows Fame 4 Shows Inox 4 Shows Sathyam 4 Shows VANAVARAYAN VALLAVARAYAN PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM Kollywood Gallery New Songs Mudhalamaichar Neram Arokiya Unavu Mannan Magal New Songs News Aaha Enna Sirippu Akka Chithiram Pesuthadii Mannan Magal Adhae Kangal English News Tamil News Thenkinnam 4 Shows Pvr Skywalk 4 4 Shows Ags Cinemas 4 Shows Sangam 4 Shows Abirami 4 Shows SUN TV Fame 4 Shows Devi 4 Shows 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 6 9 7 5 in the boxes to 3 condition: each 8 1 2 6 1 row, column and 5 3x3 box must 5 8 contain the digits 6 7 7 9 6 1 through 9 exactly 5 once: Easy nah? 9 6 7 3 2 3 1 4 8 9 8 2 5 6 7 4 8 2 1 3 5 9 6 7 8 7 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 5 1 1 5 9 2 4 2 4 3 9 6 4 5 8 1 5 6 2 7 1 4 9 3 6 7 5 9 2 3 1 4 9 2 6 8 3 9 4 2 7 8 3 6 8 1 7 5 1 2 7 satisfy only one Shows 04:30 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 10:45 11:00 Udhayam insert the numbers 1 8 2 ANSWER TO SUDOKU 2849 (23.09.2014) — NT Bureau Dalai Lama @DalaiLama The idea of one side suffering defeat while the other side triumphs is out of date. Instead we have to develop dialog 4 SONY PIX JAYA TV Santham Sathyam The object is to money which was spent for the construction of the facility will go in vain if the stop is not utilised effectively’. TV TODAY Pvr Skywalk 2850 T C P Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation is organising Navaratri festival of music and will honour Veena E Gayathri with Saraswathi Music Award at 6 pm at the foundation’s premises, Alwarpet. 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Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa referring to the regulator’s proposal in a statement here assured that her government would provide additional subsidy to protect the poor. The TNERC has proposed a tariff increase of 15 per cent (average) for domestic consumers, 31 per cent for industries and 15 per cent for commercial users. For government and State aided educational institutions a hike of 60.44 per cent is proposed. As regards temporary supply segment, which is used by builders, the hike is 15.78 per cent. The hike is determined after taking into consideration factors, including the present energy charges for each segment. The hike has been proposed What’s in store Different slab Existing tariff Proposed tariff 0-100 units Rs 20 Rs 30 0-200 units Rs 20 Rs 30 201-500 units Rs 30 Rs 40 501 and above Rs 40 Rs 50 TNERC has invited objections and suggestions from the public about its proposals following which a meeting of the State Advisory Committee will be held for all consumer categories. In addition to the proposed hike, an increase of Rs 10 (bi-monthly) in fixed charges has been proposed for domestic users. For High Tension users including industries, a rise of Rs 50 in demand charges (monthly) has been proposed. Citing the Electricity Act, Appellate Tribunal orders and the National Tariff Policy, the TNERC said it decided to take up determination of Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and tariff for 2014-15 suo moto as TANGEDCO failed to file statutory petitions. TNERC has invited objections and suggestions from the public about its proposals following which a meeting of the State Advisory Committee will be held. Public hearings will also be conducted across Tamilnadu to elicit views of the public. Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa chaired a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Chennai yesterday. Jaya seeks Centre’s help to release three fishermen NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has sought the Centre’s intervention in securing the release of three fishermen -- Ayyappan, Raju and Samayamuthu, from Qatar, besides transporting the body of the deceased Karthikeyan. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, she said all the four had ‘inadvertently strayed’ into Qatar where Karthikeyan was killed when that Navy opened fire even as three of his compatriots, all hailing from Ramanathapuram in the State, had been arrested. ‘These poor, innocent fishermen who strayed inadvertently into Qatari waters had gone to Bahrain to earn a meagre livelihood and support their families. The family of the deceased fisherman is shattered and seek the early return of his body,’ she said in the letter. Jayalalithaa requested Modi to direct Indian Embassies in Qatar and Bahrain to take urgent steps to arrange for the transportation of the body of Karthikeyan from Qatar and also secure the early release of the other three fishermen. Meanwhile in a statement, the Chief Minister ordered a cash relief of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Karthikeyan. She expressed grief over his death and extended her sympathies with his family. Jayalalithaa said she had directed that the relief amount of Rs five lakh be paid from the Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund. SRU to conduct free medical camp NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Sri Ramachandra Hospital is organising a multi speciality free medical camp for two days from 27 September at Rasipuram, in memory of its founder Chancellor NPV Ramasamy Udayar. According to a press release, the camp will be held at Poovai Ammal Kalyana Mandapam, Rasipuram. Over 150 doctors and para medical staff will participate. Blood tests, special investigations like ECG, 2D echo cardiograph, ultrasound and x-ray wherever necessary will be done free. Medicine for seven days will also be given free of charge. The Tamilnadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Scheme consultation services will be available in the camp, the release said. Balancing work & family q Young, employed mothers look up to day care centres ess NIVEDHIKA KRISHNAN Chennai, Sept 24: Vaishali, an employee with a corporate company, drops her child in a popular day care centre in the city before heading to her work place. ‘It is a daily ritual,’ she said. Many young working mothers have started depending on such centres, which help them balance work and family. It is a pressing need in the modern hectic life in corporate jobs, especially IT industry which demands round-the-clock work. Divya, a software professional, said, ‘The nature of my job demands long working hours. Workers usually race against time to achieve targets. Thus, working mothers are caught in the warp’. Another software professional N S Hemalatha, agreed and said, ‘Postpregnancy, we are allowed to take maternity leave for three to four months. Otherwise, one year without pay leave can be availed, Baby day care centres which is the maximum.’ She said that taking a break to take care of child will are widely believed to not be a viable option. ‘Joining after a gap will mean ease the life of new that we have to start from scratch. The person will be inducted as a junior and she has to generation of young climb from the bottom rung again. It is not an easy job’, Hemalatha pointed out. Recently, a day care centre struck a five-year deal with a software company located inside the MEPZ complex. Accordingly, it will provide onsite child care facility, solutions, preschool, day care and post-school for tiny-tots. Such centres are widely believed to ease the life of new generation of young mothers. Divya said, ‘There must be somebody to take care of the children and the only option is leaving them at day care centre. They monitor well and keep them occupied for the day.’ Earlier, young mothers took a break from their professional life but demanding workplace and changing scenario seemed to have ruled out the option. Another working professional, Bharathi, said, ‘I don’t want to quit my well-paid job as then it becomes tough to handle financially. Also, taking a break from work will hurt my professional life. It is not advisable as when I come back the whole technology will be changed. I need to adapt and then compete with my juniors. It is also tough per se’. Vaishali said ‘My son attends a day center and I am happy with the way it has shaped him. They let children to indulge in creative and artistic work which has enhanced his emotional and behavioral development. It is more important. Also, he will not be a reluctant school-goer. Growing up among kids helped him to adapt quickly’. mothers Docs should have two hearts: Kalam NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: It is important for doctors to have two hearts - a biological heart and a compassionate heart, said former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam. Delivering the 19th Dr A Lakshmipathy Neurological Center oration at Voluntary Health Service (VHS) here yesterday, he highlighted the six virtues that doctors should possess. They are generosity, ethics, tolerance, perseverance, concentration and intelligence. Quoting from the book ‘Medicine and Compassion,’ Kalam said that these six virtues are expected to be a part of any medical practitioners. ‘These virtues will empower health providers with a humane heart,’ he said and added that a doctor is expected to work with compassion. The former President dedicated Former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam delivered 19th ALNC oration organised by Voluntary Health Service Multi Speciality Hospital and Dr A Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre in Chennai yesterday. At the function, senior neurologist R Narayanan presented the oration medal to Kalam. VHS secretary Dr Suresh, Head of the Neurology Department Dr M C Vasudevan and VHS president M S Swaminathan are also seen. renovated Neurology ALNC General ward. He also presented mementoes to Professor Atul Goel, KEM Hospital and Professor P Sarat Chandra, AIIMS. VHS president and scientist M S Swaminathan spoke about VHS activities in detail and about the facilities at renovated Neurology ALNC General ward. AI corporate tourism quiz 27 September NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: The 11th edition of Air India Tourism Quiz will be held on 27 September at Radisson BLU Resort Temple Bay, Mamallapuram. The Corporate Tourism Quiz is organised in connection with the UN World Tourism Day, which is aimed at boosting tourism industry in the country. Speaking about the event here yesterday, president of Global Conference Management Group, M K Ajit Kumar, said, ‘Asia Pacific Tours has been organising the event for the past four years. The competition will start at 9 30 am with an inauguration and end at 5 pm with prize distribution ceremony. The major focus of the quiz will be on World Tourism’. Southern Railway Chief Commercial Manager and quiz master, Priamvada Viswanathan, said, ‘This time we are expecting little more than 80 teams’. The first three winning teams will win two return tickets to London, Paris and Rome. For participation, register at www. asiapacifictours.in before 6 pm on 25 September. CARE FOR ENVIRONMENT Over 100 volunteers from Exnora International and Viveks Foundation jointly organised an awareness programme on global warming and cleaned the Marina Beach from Gandhi Statue to Light House in city yesterday. Chennaiites lend hand to flood-affected people q Over 5000 kgs relief materials to be sent to Kashmir Volunteers transporting the relief materials collected from one of the centres in Chennai. NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: A flood relief camp organised by myShare India in association with Goonj saw over a thousand people contributing relief materials that are to be transported to the people affected by the recent floods in Kashmir. According to a press release, the camps were conducted with the support of Chennai Corporation across 12 locations between 7 am and 7 pm on 21 September and had a multitude of visitors from all over the city contributing various items like woolen suits, blankets, dry rations like rice, pulses, wheat and sugar, essential medicines, footwear, kitchen utensils and more. The event was supported by Exnora International and The Interface NGOs. The camps saw atleast hundred families contributing in each location across the city through the day. It was a strong show of solidarity by the Chennaiites, helping the people of Kashmir in their time of need. There were beautiful scenes of magnanimity like a citizen from Adyar contributing five cartons of newly purchased woolen wear and blankets, a generous citizen from RA Puram contributing 500 kgs of rice and sugar, a family in Thiruvanmiyur contributing medicines worth Rs 10,000, an ex-serviceman contributing a mega suitcase and three cartons full of woollen wear and an old couple in Ramapuram offering dozens of carpets and bags of rice. T Nagar centre saw five cartons of dry ration from Exnora International and a local organisa- tion Nallor Vattam volunteered by conducting an door-to-door collection drive in Kodambakkam. ‘The situation in J&K is still dire with reports saying that this is the worst flood the region has faced in the last 50 years. Multiple people have been stranded, and have lost their entire livelihoods. We decided to conduct these camps across the city as we felt that Chennai should also stand up and do its bit to help our brothers and sisters in J&K’, said Hari Vedadri, founder, myShare India. Thanking city Mayor Saidai Duraisamy for allocating space in Corporation Schools, myShare India business consultant, Pramila Hari, said, ‘We have received over 5,000 kgs of relief materials. We will segregate them and transport them to the government relief camps in J&K.’ 4 WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 Blend WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS Right reconsideration T he Supreme Court decision to reconsider its order on identifying the whistleblower in the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha’s diary case is welcome. The court should not have even for a moment considered jeopardising the safety of conscientious citizens, who at great personal risk, expose wrongdoing in official and unofficial quarters. In the present instance, revealing the identity of the person who exposed the rotten shenanigans of the country’s top cop would have certainly exposed him to great physical and other troubles. Sinha, as the head of the country’s apex investigating agency, would have been tempted to wreak vengeance on a man who laid bare his devious design of supping with the very thugs who were under the CBI lens for all manner of scams and crimes. And these were no ordinary criminals. Some of those being investigated represented big money. Others were simply carpetbaggers, exploiting the corrupt system for making a quick buck. And all these were visiting Sinha openly and without any effort to hide the fact. If a public-spirited citizen, whether within the CBI or in any other government agency, felt revolted by the collusive and complicit behaviour of Sinha and forwarded the relevant diary recording these visits to Sinha’s official home in New Delhi to the lawyers of a well-known NGO, he needs all the protection that the apex court can provide. Whistleblowers are now entitled under the law to official protection. But in this case, the apex court erred initially in conceding the selfserving plea of Sinha’s lawyer for the identity of the person who supplied the diary. However, following outrage in the media, the SC bench seems to have relented. Even the plea that the identity of the whistleblower be disclosed to the judges in private is not risk-free. For, it would mean that at least the lawyer representing the NGO has to himself know the identity of the whistleblower. However, the fact that the visitors’ diary, it was claimed, was sent anonymously to him would suggest that even he may not be aware of the identity of the whistleblower, a situation which is not hard to contemplate, given the huge personal risks involved in exposing the person who blew the cover of respectability of the head of the CBI. Since Sinha himself fell into the trap, admitting at least to the correctness of several entries in the said diary, it was he who actually lent credibility to the story of the anonymous whistleblower. He must be penalised for his gross misconduct, especially when there is credible evidence that he personally tried to drop charges in some cases while suppressing evidence in a few others. At the very least, the court, at its next hearing in the case, must direct him to go on leave till his retirement at the end of his two-year term in December this year. For the credibility of the CBI to be restored, it is important that its head enjoys an impeccable reputation, something which Sinha never did all through his long career as a police officer. Voice CHENNAI Red carpet at red planet Indian space agency ISRO’s maiden Mars mission Mangalyaan has been a success as it entered the Mars orbit as per schedule, the space agency confirmed. India is the first nation in the world to successfully launch a Mars mission on its first try, and the first ever Asian nation to successfully launch a mission to the red planet. Brain behind Mangalyaan NASA, ISRO to set up A team of ISRO scientists is credited as being the brain behind this mission. K Radhakrishnan: Chairman of ISRO and Secretary in d partment of space. M Annadurai: Programme Director of Mars Orbiter Mission. S Ramakrishnan: Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Member Launch Authorisation Board. SK Shivakumar: Director of ISRO Satellite Centre. P Kunhikrishnan: Project director of PSLV programme Chandradathan: Director of Liquid Propulsion system. AS Kiran Kumar: Director of Satellite Application Centre. MYS Prasad: Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre and Chairman of the Launch Authorisation Board. S Arunan: Project Director of Mars Orbiter Mission B Jayakumar: Associate Project Director of PSLV project. MS Pannirselvam: Chief General Manager of range operation director at Srihrikota Rocket port. joint working group? K Radhakrishnan M Annadurai Equipment on board So now that Mangalyaan has entered Mars’ orbit successfully, how will the orbiter bring in crucial scientific information about Mars? Here are the tools on-board Mangalyaan that will help ISRO with scientific data. And if you want to keep track of Mangalyaan, follow them on Twitter here: @MarsOrbiter Mail Where is the green? Sir, With the world growing at a pace hard to match, the increasing need for space is turning out to be an area of concern. With desperate need for land for agricultural, industrial and most importantly urban needs to contain cities and their growing population, a direct action that we have come to recognise as deforestation occurs. Deforestation in simple term means the felling and clearing of forest cover or tree plantations in order to accommodate agricultural, industrial or urban use. It involves permanent end of forest cover to make that land available for residential, commercial or industrial purpose. Over the last century the forest cover around the globe has been greatly compromised, leaving the green cover down to an all time low of about 30 per cent. Deforestation can also be seen as removal of forests leading to several imbalances ecologically and environmentally. What makes deforestation alarming is the immediate and long term effects it is bound to inflict if continued at the current pace. Some predictions state that the rain forests of the world will be destroyed completely if deforestation continues at its current pace. Deforestation or clearance occurs due to several reasons, to get an overview we could include the need of money, both in terms of profitability as well as providing for one’s family in most scenarios, along with lack of or no forest laws, need for land space for housing etc among a long list of other uses. Mainly blamed on agricultural or pastoral use, farmers fell trees for increasing space for cultivation and/or as fodder land for grazing and surviving live stock. The whole concept of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture, is used to indicate this same process where farmers employ the above chain of actions for their purposes. PRIYANKA By email qqq Water war Sir, Simply put, water scarcity is either the lack of enough water (quantity) or lack of access to safe water (quality). It’s hard for most of us to imagine that clean, safe water is not something that can be taken for granted. But, in the developing world, finding a reliable source of safe water is often time consuming and expensive. This is known as economic scarcity. Water can be found it simply requires more resources to do it. When we think about our needs for water we spend most of our time thinking about the surface water found in lakes and rivers and the vast watersheds within which they and their tributaries are found. It is on the basis of a consideration of such a narrow set of all freshwater resources that we plan the location of our cities, derive most of our drinking water, build waterways for transporting people and goods, pipe vast quantities very long distances for agricultural purposes, and worry most focally about whenever we do pause to worry about water pollution and water-related environmental degradation. The problem of water scarcity is a growing one. As more people put ever increasing demands on limited supplies, the cost and effort to build or even maintain access to water will increase. And water’s importance to political and social stability will only grow with the crisis. SAI VIDHYA VIDHYA,, Saidapet ADDRESS YOUR LETTERS TO : The Editor, News Today, 85, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. or e-mail to : [email protected] / [email protected] WASHINGTON: America’s premier space agency NASA and its Indian counterpart ISRO are talking about setting up a Joint Mars Working Group, a top US space official has said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. ‘NASA is in discussions with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) regarding potential scientific collaboration with their Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), due to enter Mars orbit about two days after MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter, which will arrive at Mars later this month,” said James Green Director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA. Testifying before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space Committee on Science, Space and Technology, he said while primarily a technologydemonstration mission, MOM includes five science instruments to study the martian atmosphere, mineralogy and surface features. ‘With multiple data sets being collected, NASA and ISRO scientists will have a wealth of information to help solve mysteries regarding the Mars atmosphere,’ he said. ‘In addition, NASA and ISRO are talking about setting up a Joint Mars Working Group, under the auspices of the State Department’s US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group, that would coordinate our two agencies’ plans for studying one of the Earth’s nearest neighbors,’ Green said. Both the missions of NASA and ISRO will arrive at the Red Planet just in time to join the fleet of Mars-based spacecraft that could witness the effects of comet Siding Spring, Green told lawmakers. MAVEN, he said, will explore the Mars’ upper atmosphere, ionosphere and interactions with the sun and solar wind. Scientists will use MAVEN data to determine the role that loss of volatiles from the Mars atmosphere to space has played through time, giving insight into the history of Mars’ atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability, he added. James F Bell, president of The Planetary Society & Professor at Arizona State University, described NASA as the most active, most capable, and most successful of all of the world’s space agencies. When NASA doesn’t prioritize planetary science, no other agencies are presently capable of filling the gap, he added. The emergence of the Chinese and Indian space programs and the continued successes of the European and Japanese programs illustrate that robotic exploration of space is an international priority -- a way to gain scientific knowledge, global prestige and advance technological capability, he said. ‘In the coming decade, China is preparing a series of robotic lunar missions, Russia is preparing lunar, Venus and Mars missions, India has plans to go to the Moon and Mars, Japan is planning a second asteroid sample-return mission, and the Europeans are headed to Mercury, Mars, the asteroids and Jupiter,’ Bell said. In pace with space India’s space agency has come a long way since it sent its first tiny satellite into orbit around earth in 1963. Early days Foreign hand ISRO began as the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, headed by Vikram Sarabhai. Within a year, it launched its first rocket, the RH-75 of the Rohini series, to study geomagnetism in the atmosphere. The sounding rocket was slender, measuring only 75 mm in diameter, and was the first of several launched from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Kerala. In 1968, Indira Gandhi dedicated the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station to the United Nations for research. ISRO itself was formed on Independence Day in 1969 and was brought under the Department of Space. India’s first sounding In 1979, it moved its major launch site to Sriharikota in rocket. Photo credit: NASA Andhra Pradesh, where it remains. The Soviet Union was closely involved with India’s space programme. A major milestone for ISRO was in 1975 when the Soviet Union launched India’s first indigenously made satellite, Aryabhata, from its launch site, Kaspustin Yar. The Russians continued to be closely involved with India’s space programme. India’s first man in space, Rakesh Sharma, was a member of a Soviet space A file photo of the Aryabhata Satellite. Photo credit: ISRO mission in 1984. Satellite Launch Vehicles ISRO began to experiment with satellite launch vehicles as early as 1979, in the hope of reducing its dependence on foreign launch services. These vehicles can put satellites into orbit around Earth at varying distances from the surface. Its first programme, headed by APJ Abdul Kalam, had four Satellite Launch Vehicles, all carrying variations of the Rohini satellites. Two of these succeeded, two failed and this series was closed in 1983. The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle series that followed it between 1987 and 1994 had a similarly unsuccessful run. Only its fourth and last launch in 1994 was entirely successful. As India’s PSLVs continued to be successful in the 1990s, Antrix, ISRO’s commercial arm, began to pitch its services to other countries. Of the 26 PSLV launches since 1993, 13 had payloads belonging to countries ranging from Norway to South Korea. APJ Abdul Kalam (left) and Satish Dhawan accompanying SLV-3 to its launch pad. Photo credit: ISRO. Beyond earth India’s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, or Moon Craft in ancient Sanskrit, successfully takes off at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Photo credit: ISRO As ISRO’s unbroken run of satellite launches continued, it turned its attention to targets beyond the planet. In 2008, ISRO used one of its indigenous PSLVs to send an orbiter and lander, together called Chandrayaan-I, to the moon. The lander, emblazoned with the Indian flag, was built to crash onto the moon to collect data for future missions. Even though the lander disintegrated on striking the moon’s Shackleton crater, India still technically remains only the fourth country in the world to have its flag on the satellite. Chandrayaan-I itself crash landed into the moon on 29 August 2009, a year before it was scheduled to time out, but the mission was deemed successful for having achieved 95 per cent of its mission. One of these was to confirm evidence of water on the moon. Mangalyaan Enterprise CHENNAI ‘Excluded employees more likely to lie, cheat’ Washington, Sept 24 (PTI): Feeling excluded at work may motivate employees to engage in unsavoury behaviours such as cheating and lying, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA) Terry College of Business found that when employees feel left out, they act out. ‘When a person believes that they are at risk for exclusion, they assume that there is something about their personality or their makeup that suggests they’re not a valued group member, so they have to do something above and beyond what they’re currently doing in order to demonstrate their value to the group’, said Marie Mitchell, co-author of the research and professor of management at UGA. Researchers conducted an experiment in which participants took a personality test and were divided into groups of four and asked to talk with each other for 15 minutes. Following the discussion, they were told they would be taking two tests that would be scored against a different group. While all four members would take the first test, the group would vote on three members to move on to a second. The team manipulated perceived risk of exclusion by asking participants to report on which members of the four-member group they felt should participate in the last group task. The participants then received an update informing them about the feedback on how the team rated whether they would move forward to the last task. The researchers randomly assigned who received high versus low perceived risk of exclusion information. Participants in the high risk for exclusion group were told that only one member voted to have them continue to the last task.Participants in the low risk for exclusion group were told that three members voted to have them continue to the last task. After members were primed to feel potential exclusion, they were given a test which consisted of unanswerable anagrams. Participants were asked to record how many anagrams they unscrambled. Since there were no correct answers, every reported instance of solving the anagrams was a lie. Promotions planned to coincide with PM’s ‘Make-in-India’ speech Beijing, Sept 24 (PTI): Even as there is tension in the India-China border, New Dellhi is making big preparations to showcase Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make-in-India’ pitch to large investors in China by organising investment promotion events in various Chinese cities coinciding with his special global address on 25 September. The Indian embassy is organising investment promotion events with members of various Chinese chambers and trade bodies on 25 September which would be held after the Prime Minister’s global address, Charge d’Affaires of the embassy, Bala B Bhaskar told Indian and Chinese journalists. Besides Chinese investors, Chinese media too is invited to take part in the event, he said. Modi’s ‘Make in India’ address will be screened to the Chinese audience which will be followed by presentations by Indian officials on various steps initiated by the new government to remove various bottlenecks for investment promotion in Just 3% Indian firms ‘ready for growth’ India has fewer ‘strategically adrift’ companies than observed globally, but only three per cent of Indian companies are really ‘ready for growth’, says a study. The study titled ‘Why Indian companies need to get Fit for Growth and what you can do’ by PwC Strategy& noted nearly 80 per cent of surveyed organisations fall short of realising their growth potential because of being strategically adrift, distracted or capability constrained. As per the study, only three per cent of Indian companies are really ‘ready for growth’ and others must look to overcome specific challenges to future-proof themselves. do not comply with the mandatory procurement norm after April, 2015’, MSME minister Kalraj Mishra said. All public sector undertakings (PSUs), central government ministries and departments will have to procure at least 20 per cent of products and services required by them from micro and small enterprises German firms to jump bandwagon Days before Prime Minister Modi plans to launch ‘Make in India’ programme to boost local manufacturing, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said that German electronic firms have shown interest in India. ‘I had gone for a week to see electronic manufacturing in Germany and had a very fruitful exchange with electronics manufacturing community in that country. They are excited to come in India in a big way’, Prasad said at an event organised by industry body Assocham. German firms have shown interest in areas such as mobile phones, SIM/smart cards and smart cities The Indian embassy is organising investment promotion events with members of various Chinese chambers and trade bodies on 25 September India, Bhasksaid. Similar programmes will be held by Indian consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong, he said adding that though it is a global address emphasis will be on getting more Chinese investments. The event will be held amid the current standoff between the two militaries in Ladakh region which began be- fore Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to India. Indian Ambassador to China, Ashok Kantha who went to New Delhi in connection Xi’s visit stayed back in the capital as the two sides held consultations to resolve the issue. He is due back here to attend the event. Bhaskar highlighted the agreements reached during Xi’s visit which included setting up two Chi- HMT puts in its papers New Delhi, Sept 24 (PTI): State-run watch and tractor maker HMT, which has been incurring losses since last 15 years, has submitted a voluntary retirement/voluntary separation scheme to downsize its manpower to the government. The present manpower of the company is 1,045 with an annual wage bill of around Rs 45 crore, and there had been unconfirmed reports that the government plans to shut down the iconic watchmaker. ‘The company has been incurring cash losses since last 15 years as can be seen in our Annual Reports submitted to you and other stakeholders from time to time. The company is on budgetary support for payment of salaries and statutory dues since for over the past 10 years. In view of the above and with the aim of reducing recurring costs, the Ministry had directed the company to formulate an attractive VR/ VS Scheme to its employees in discussions with the employees’ union/ association. A scheme for downsizing of manpower has been prepared based on the direction of DHI (Department of Heavy Industries), and after due approval of the Board and has been submitted to the Government for its examination and necessary action’, HMT said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. (MSEs) from April next year. The public procurement policy for micro and small enterprises has become effective from 1 April 2012. However, the provision of 20 per cent procurement of products produced and services rendered by MSEs will be mandatory from 1 April 2015 for central ministries / departments / PSUs. Chennai, Sept 24: As part of its software solution deal with Mumbai based OPC Asset Solutions, Sundaram Infotech Solutions Ltd, the IT subsidiary of Sundaram Finance Ltd., has announced that the company will implement its SmartLend3G lending software solution at OPC. The solution, which will be deployed at the Mumbai facility of OPC, is expected to go live in the next quarter, an official statement said. Sundaram Infotech’s lending software solution will help OPC with a centralized control of its business operations, efficient cost control and management of assets and to keep an accurate digital record of all its growing business transactions. OPC Asset Solutions chose Sundaram Infotech Smartlend3G solution because of its rich features, ease of use and easy adaptability to the growing business needs of OPC, the release said. Google to get women ‘online’ Mumbai, Sept 24 (PTI): Search giant Google on Tuesday launched a new social campaign in association with Bollywood actordirector Farhan Akhtar’s initiative MARD, to increase internet literacy among women in the country. Google India had first time launched a ‘digital literacy’ initiative campaign called ‘Helping Women Get Online’ (HWGO) in collaboration with Intel, HUL and Axis Bank late last year. ‘The first phase has been very successful. In the last 12 months, the number of women using the internet has grown 35 per cent as against 31 per cent by men. This for the first time that women have surpassed men in using internet. This is just the start of the programme as it’s only 10 months when we launched it (the first phase)’, Google India vice president and manag- ing director Rajan Anandan said here. As the company ramps up its activities and takes many of them to the next level, it expects further acceleration in the campaign, Anandan said. The jointly-promoted campaign called ‘ReachForTheSky’ will look to generate awareness about the need to get women online. It will also encourage existing users to help get more women online and spread awareness of gender equality and women empowerment. Despite India inching closer to become the second largest internet users’ country, the number of women using internet is lower than most of the countries, he said adding, ‘empowering the young women population with information and internet related tools could transform India’s future’. Exim Bank gets Rs 650-crore infusion Exim Bank on Tuesday said it has received Rs 650 crore in capital infusion so far this fiscal from government and expects to get a similar sum in second half. ‘This year, we will get Rs 1,300 crore. Out of that, we have already received Rs 650 crore about 10 days ago. The rest of the amount will be received in the second half’, Exim Bank Chairman and Managing Director Yaduvendra Mathur said. He was speaking on the sidelines of a roundtable meeting with SelectUSA to promote Indian investment in the US before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to America beginning later this week. Jet to expand global operations Private carrier Jet Airways on Tuesday said it will expand international operations from November with a view to provide connectivity from four more Indian cities to Abu Dhabi and other international destinations. Jet Airways’ will launch flight services from Ahmedabad, Goa and Lucknow to Abu Dhabi and beyond from 14 November, the airline said in a release. ‘Besides, the carrier also plans to introduce a flight on the Pune-Abu Dhabi route and its schedule is being finalised’, Jet Airways said, adding that the launch will depend upon availability of slot at both the airports. Meanwhile from Chennai... Madras Steel Re Rollers Association, an umbrella for more than 85 steel manufacturers in Chennai and Pondicherry, has urged the government not to allow import and dumping of non-standard and non-ISI deformed bars manufactured and imported from China to Chennai port and other ports, and also requested the Customs to fix minimum floor price for imports of ‘deformed rebars’ for construction sector on top priority to safeguard the domestic steel industry which will go long way in fulfilling the ‘Make of India’ vision of the Prime Minister. nese investment parks in India and Beijing’s commitment to invest $20 billion. He urged the Chinese media to give wide coverage to Modi’s address in order to get the message across to Chinese investors. Suzuki unveils Gixxer NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) launched its Gixxer bike at a programme here yesterday. The bike is powered by a 155cc, single cylinder, air cooled engine with a five speed gearbox. The two-wheeler is crafted by the engineers of the Suzuki GSX-R Series Speaking at the launch, executive vice-president of SMIPL Atul Gupta said with the bike loaded with equipment power handling and trusted Suzuki quality, it will make a statement. ‘We expect Gixxer to create a strong foothold for itself in the market,’ he said. He also informed that they are also coming up with a marketing campaign featuring actor endorser Salman Khan in their attempts to reach out to buyers. The bike is now available in five colours namely metallic oort grey, candy antares red, glass sparkle black, metallic triton blue and pearl mirage white at a price of Rs 74,552 (ex-showroom, Chennai). Gamesa India signs power project with Hero Group Sundaram Info’s solution to OPC NT Bureau 5 India-China: Border hot, business cool Only 32 PSUs comply with norms: Govt New Delhi, Sept 24 (PTI): Only 32 out of 146 PSUs have complied with the mandatory 20 per cent procurement of products and services required by them from micro and small enterprises till now, the government on Tuesday said. The government is looking at amending public procurement policy to incorporate provisions against PSUs who fail to meet the mandatory at least 20 per cent rocurement by April 2015. ‘As far as procurement policy is concerned, it is true that several PSUs are not complying with the required procurement. Only 32 PSUs have complied with the 20 per cent mandatory procurement out of 146 PSUs. According to the policy, (20 per cent procurement) it will be mandatory from April 2015. We are thinking of amending the policy to incorporate provisions against PSUs who WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 Women self-help group members receiving cheques under the newly launched ‘Repco Mahalir Sakthi’ scheme from Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah, during the inauguration of Repco Bank’s 101st branch at Avadi in Chennai recently. The branch was inaugurated by the Governor through video conferencing. NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited, has signed a 90 MW wind power project order with Hero Future Energies (HFE), a new venture of the Hero Group. According to a press release, Gamesa will now supply 25 units of G97-2.0 MW turbines at Kavital site, Karnataka and 20 units of G97-2.0 MW turbines at Gunga site, Rajasthan. The commissioning is scheduled for completion by March 2015. DOCUMENT MISSING Read Every evening Land admeasuring 2400 square feet and Building constructed in it comprised in Survey No.1-A of Kuthapakkam Village, Cuddalore taluk and District, and located at Door No.5/52, Shanmuga Nagar, Kuthapakkam Village, falling under Padiri Kuppam Panchayat Union is under the possession and enjoyment of my client Mr. Gansaraam Singh residing at No.335, R.R. Flats, Ground Floor, Mudichur Road, Tambaram, Chennai-45. Original documents pertaining to the property bearing document No.1804 of 1983 on the of the document in a shop located near Peerkankaranai Bus stand on 15-08-2014 at around 6.00 P.M. Persons coming across the document or in possession of the document are requested to sent the document to the the date of publication of this document. (R.Abraham Lincoln) Advocate Tambaram Bar Association Combined Court Building, Tambaram, Chennai-45 !"!! S&S POWER SWITCHGEAR LIMITED REGD OFFICE: II Floor, New No. 67, Old No. 19, Dr Ranga Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. NOTICE The shareholders of S&S Power Switchgear Limited are hereby informed that the company as on 06.09.2014 completed the dispatch of Notice dated 30.05.2014 as per Rule 20 of the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014. It is hereby declared that all those items of business that may be transacted at the 36th Annual General Meeting to be held on 29.09.2014, may be transacted by e-voting. The voting period shall commence on Monday, 22.09.2014 at 09.00 A.M and ends on Wednesday, 24.09.2014 at 06.00 P.M Voting shall not be allowed beyond 06.00 P.M on 22.09.2014. A copy of the Annual General Meeting notice is displayed at the company’s website as well (www.acrastyle.com) The board of Directors have appointed Mr.M.Damodaran, Proprietor of M/s. M.Damodaran & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, having office at New.No.6, Old No.12, Appavoo Gramani 1st Street, Mandaveli, Chennai - 600 028, as scrutinizer for conducting the e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner. Any grievances whatsoever in relation to the e-voting process can be taken up with and shall be redressed by D.Sadasivam, Company Secretary (Mob. No. 93817 47601, Ph. No. 2498 8056) The voting rights shall be reckoned on 29th August, 2014, which is also the cut off date. By the order of the Board Place: Chennai (R.Jayaraman) Date: 17.09.2014 Director SYMBOLIC POSSESSION NOTICE (For Immovable Property) (Under Sec 13(4) of the read with Appendix IV and rule 8 (1) of the Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002) Citifinancial Consumer Finance India Limited (the “CCFIL”) had at your request, granted to you, loan against property for a sum of ` 13,20,000/- (Rupees Thirteen Lakhs Twenty Thousand Only) Vide loan agreement No (16139818) entered between you and the CCFIL, Under the agreement entered into between CCFIL and you, CCFIL had assigned the loan to DCB Bank Ltd (the “BANK”) (the “Assignment Date”), the same was intimated to you vide letter dated 23-06-2011. Accordingly, all rights and obligations in relation to the said Loan have been since assigned to the Bank with effect from the Assignment Date and your new Reference Number and Loan Account Number is as referred herein above. Whereas, the undersigned being the authorised officer of the DCB Bank Limited (Formerly Development Credit Bank Limited) under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002) and in exercise of powers conferred under section 13(12) read with rule 9 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 issued a 13(2) notice dated 02-07-2014 calling upon the borrower Mr. RAMESH K, NO 9/2, JANAKIRAMAN COLONY, 1ST CROSS STREET, ARUMBAKKAM, CHENNAI- 600106., and the Co-Borrower Mrs. GEETHA PRIYA, NO 9/2, JANAKIRAMAN COLONY, 1ST CROSS STREET, ARUMBAKKAM, CHENNAI - 600106 to repay the amount mentioned in the notice being ` 11,97,705/- (Rupees Eleven Lakhs Ninety Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and Five only) and being the amount under the loan account number HCFECHE00024137 along with interest and other charges, cost etc within 60 days from the date of the said notice. The borrower having failed to repay the amount, notice is hereby given to the borrower, guarantors and the public in general that the undersigned has taken possession of the property described herein below in exercise of the powers conferred on him under sec 13 (4) of the said Act read with rule 9 of the said Rules on this 15th September, 2014. The borrower in particular and the public in general is hereby cautioned not to deal with the property and any dealings with the property will be subject to the charge of the DCB Bank Limited, for an amount of ` 15,68,492/- along with accrued interest and other charges , cost etc., DESCRIPTION OF THE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY SCHEDULE -A All that piece and parcel of land situated that Amaravathi Nagar, First West Cross Street, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600106, bearing plot no.9-B and plot no.10-A total extent of 2418 sq.ft.,comprised in survey No. 237 and 239 T. S. No. 15 block 3 in 107 Arumbakkam Village, Egmore - Nungambakkam Taluk, bounded on the North by : 12’0’’ Road, South by : Plot No.10-B, East by : Amaravathi nagar 1st cross west road, West by : Plot No.9-A. Within the Registration District of Central Madras, and Sub-Registration District of Kodambakkam. SCHEDULE -B All that undivided share of vacant land of an extent 425/2418 sq.ft.,of schedule” A” property and Residential Flat First Floor of built up area 820 sq.ft.,(inclusive of proportionate share in common area) on the first floor constructed on the land described in the schedule –A. Date: 15-09-2014 Authorised Officer, Place: Chennai DCB Bank Limited (Formerly Development Credit Bank Limited) 6 WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 Sports Lin breaks two WRs Incheon, Sept 24 (AFP): Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-chi broke two world records to snatch gold from China’s Deng Wei in the women’s 63kg at the Asian Games and warned her rival she could lift even more weight. In another extraordinary afternoon at the Incheon Moonlight Gardens weightlifting arena, four world records were erased as Lin and Deng fought out a titanic battle. Lin took the lead with a clean and jerk lift of 143kg for a 259kg aggregate which smashed the old world record of 257kg set back in 2007. Deng then strode out and hoisted a world record 144kg clean and jerk, to equal Lin’s total and go into gold medal position by virtue of lower bodyweight. Lin, with one lift remaining, somehow hauled 145kg above her head to condemn Deng to silver and set more world records for both the clean and jerk and the combined (261kg) in the process. Taiwan’s Lin Next championship I will be stronger and do even better, Lin told AFP, looking ahead to November’s world championships in Kazakhstan. Actually, I knew I could make this weight because I had It is not fair because Umar was not keen to take on this dual role as he is primarily a batsman not a keeper, said Kamran, who has been sidelined by the selectors from the Test side since 2010 and ODI side since last year. Kamran, 32, said the dual role given to his brother had affected his game and his batting had suffered. He was not keen on this dual role and he told the authorities but they still insisted he should also keep wickets. It is unfair on him, he added. The Pakistan team management and selectors have tried Umar as keeper batsman since last year in T20s and ODIs and in recent times his form in both jobs has taken a downward spiral. CITY SPORTS Indian eves ready for the challenge Incheon, Sept 24 (PTI): India will have a chance to avenge there twin defeats of the earlier Asian Games when they take on defending champions China in the women’s hockey competition here . World No.13 India, who won their opener against Thailand 3-0 yesterday, will need to raise their game against fifthranked China by a few notches. The Chinese eves defeated M a laysia 1-0 in their opening match. India had lost 1-2 to China before finishing a disappointing fourth in the 2010 Guangzhou edition. They went down to the eventual winners 1-3 at 2006 Doha and ended up with the bronze medal. Speaking ahead of the match, India chief coach Neil Hawgood said, While the team is confident of continuing the form in the clash against China, the girls are also not forgetting their last outing against them. The team is looking forward to playing the highest ranked Asian team in the tournament to see where we stand against a side sitting amongst the top 10 in the world.’ India survives Jordan scare Incheon, Sept 24 (PTI): India, sans singles silver medallist Saurav Ghosal, scraped through Jordan 2-1 in their opening Pool B match of the Asian Games squash competition here. Kush Kumar and the experienced Harinder Pal Sandhu won their singles matches to take India home in the absence of Ghosal, who sat out of the match after losing an 87-minute long final earlier today. Mahesh Mangaonkar went down in the second singles. Kumar, who became the first Indian to make World Junior Championships semifinals last month, beat Albraikat Saif Yousef Irsheid 11-6 11-7 11-9 to give his team a 1-0 advantage in the contest. Another young Indian Managonkar gave Alsaraj Ahmad Khaleel Ahmad a tough fight before going down 9-11 9-11 12-10 11-8 to take the game to tie to the decider. Top two teams from each pool qualify for the semifinals. India had won a bronze each in the men’s and women’s categories in the 2010 Guangzhou Games. Painless victory for Paine and co Selectors spoiled Umar’s career: Kamran Akmal Karachi, Sept 24 (PTI): Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper, Kamran Akmal has blamed the national selectors and Pakistan team management for spoiling the career of his younger brother, Umar Akmal. Kamran said he was not happy that those who make team decisions had persisted with Umar as a wicketkeeper in T20 and ODI matches. Kamran Akmal achieved it in training, Lin added. Lin, the 2013 Asian champion at 58kg, had started the competition as favourite along with Deng, a world champion at 58kg last year, despite both being something of an unknown quantity at 63kg after stepping up in weight. First, congratulations to Lin for winning gold, Deng said. I did well, but it wasn’t my full potential. I wasn’t capable of beating her today. I will be striving to reverse the result in the next championship. North Korea’s Jo PokHyang, a seasoned 63kg lifter, was expected to challenge the top two but in her first snatch attempt she dropped the bar weighing 107kg dangerously on to her back, bringing gasps from the stunned audience. CHENNAI Northern Knights suffers a crushing defeat Raipur, Sept 24 (PTI): Hobart Hurricanes skipper Tim Paine was full of praise for his bowlers and batsmen and said it was a complete team effort that earned the Australian side comfortable 86-run win over Northern Knights in a Oppo Champions League Twenty match, here. The Hurricanes produced a commanding performance to beat the Knights by 86 runs in a Group B match to keep their hopes afloat in Twenty20 event. And Paine was full of praise for his bowlers and batsmen. ‘I can’t fault that bowling effort. It was as good as we’ve bowled for some time. I thought Shoaib (Malik) and Aiden (Blizzard) played really well to get us out of a disastrous start. When I got out we were probably looking at 15-0-160,’ he said at the post-match presentation ceremony. ‘I thought if we could take early wickets against them, some of their guys haven’t batted much in the qualifiers or their first game, so we thought we might get them under pressure,’ he added. Losing team captain Daniel Flynn said their game plan just didn’t work. ‘The way those guys (openers) have been playing, we just backed them to pull off their game plans, it didn’t just work for us today. We’ve got another big game in a couple of days and we look forward to that,’ he said. Man-of-thematch Ben Hilfenhaus, who rocked Knights’s chase by picking up three wickets for 14 runs, credited Aiden Blizzard and Shoaib Malik for the setting up the platform for the bowlers to have a go at the Knights batsmen. I think it was very well set up by Blizzard and Malik. Fantastic effort, gave us bowlers a pretty good chance, he said. It’s quite funny, Zico says ISL will help Indian football grow The Southern Railway team, winner of the women’s event in the 13th annual State-level basketball tournament organised by Mayor Radhakrishnan Memorial Basketball Club in Chennai with Secretary of Tamil Development and Information Department M Rajaram. SIAA snooker tourney kicks off NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: The 29th edition of the Anglo American South Indian Athletics Association (SIAA) Snooker tournament for the Jeelani Trophy got underway here today and would go on till 5 October. Over 100 cueists from various parts of Tamilnadu and other States are taking part in the tournament being played on a knockout basis, SIAA president P S Saravanan and vice-president Sunil Mathew told reporters. They said the tournament is being held under the auspices of the Tamilnadu Billiards and Snooker Association. The winner would receive Rs 40,000, runner-up Rs 25,000, semifinalists Rs 12,500 each and the quarterfinalists Rs 5,000 each. Apart from this a special prize of Rs 3,000 would be given to the players who notches up the highest break of the tournament. All cueists who come up with 100-plus breaks would also be presented a cash award of Rs 1,000 each. Popular players who would be seen in action included Varun Kumar, Rafath Habib, Girish of Western Railway, S A Saleem, R Loganathan, Praneeth, Dilip Kumar and Ashok Subramaniam. Sunil said SIAA which had been giving utmost importance to sports activities, would be conducting more events in the coming months, including a snooker event for women. I thought it came out better the other day but I was hit everywhere. There was a bit of movement and assistance, and it was good to get the overs out of the way and not get tapped around at the end.’ Ben Hilfenhaus ‘I thought if we could take early wickets against them, some of their guys haven’t batted much in the qualifiers or their first game, so we thought we might get them under pressure,’ Nadal’s coach criticises female Davis Cup captain Madrid, Sept 24 (AP): Rafael Nadal’s coach has criticized the appointment of a woman as the captain of Spain’s Davis Cup team. Gala Leon, a former WTA player, became the first woman to be appointed captain of the country’s Davis Cup team on Sunday, replacing Carlos Moya. It is preferable that (the Davis Cup captain) is someone with a background in the world of men’s tennis, said Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle. Toni Nadal said he expected the job to go to a former men’s player, such as Juan Carlos Ferrero. I have nothing against her, I don’t know what her capabilities are and I hope she does her job well, but in theory she is a person that doesn’t know men’s tennis, because men’s tennis isn’t the same as women’s tennis, Toni Nadal told Onda Cero radio on Tuesday. The truth is that the men’s game isn’t the same as the women’s game on the tactical level, not that one is better than the other. Wenger encouraged me to play in India: Pires Mumbai, Sept 24 (PTI): Brazilian legend Zico, the high-profile coach in the upcoming Indian Super League, said the two-and-half Mumbai, Sept 24 (PTI): month long league would French football legend Robert help the 158th ranked India to Pires says it was his ‘second daddy’ improve their footballing skills Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, and produce great talents in who convinced him to come out of future. retirement and play in Indian Super Football has to go through League. a process so that it becomes Pires, who is a World Cup winner, successful here too. Since will turn out for FC Goa as their marthis League is going to attract quee player in the franchise-based a lot of players from Italy, league, to be held at various venues Portugal, Spain, France, I think India has much to learn from all these top players, Zico told reporters here. They will keep on playing for many long years so that the football keeps on growing. I hope that all of them keep on improving and give their best performance. This league will definitely grow to produce great footballers, he added. Zico, who scored 48 across the country from 12 October international goals in 71 to 20 December. The celebrated midappearances for Brazil, will fielder said Arsene Wenger is like his be coaching FC Goa and father and it was he, who encouraged said his mission is to inspire him to play in India. the players and deliver good He told me if you can play in India, results. My you need to go. You love football mission is and you have the passion, the inspire the message from Arsene Wenger footballers for me was that you go. Wenger and what is is like my second daddy. For important for me me it was very positive to work is to have very with him in the six seasons, so good results when I explained this project in for FC Goa. I India he asked me not wait, the hope that all the 40-year-old Arsenal legend told Indian football reporters here. players who will I retired three years ago but be under me will I am still training with showcase their Arsenal because I talent and match have a good reZico up to great lation with the standards, he club and Arsene said. Wenger. So it’s been easy to come out of retirement. My passion is football and I can still play. I am here, I am excited and I am looking forward to the league, he said. Pires said he is certainly feeling the pressure of performace but he likes to excel i n ua these situations. I know that the ‘I retired three years ago but I am still training with h Arsenal because I have a good relation with the club b and Arsene Wenger’ weather is Robert Pires hot but I am ready and training very hard. I am like ssaan ambassance, dor for France, a and for FC Goa I have a lot of lity on responsibility ders. I my shoulders. ressure feel the pressure but I like it. I am a al and professional t. Tonot a tourist. morrow I meet my team mates bjective for and the objective n the title,’ me is to win Pires said. ho had 79 Pires, who al appearinternational ances for the national side, will be playing alongside his former France team mate David Trezeguet and Arsenal team mate Freddie Ljungberg in the league. I am sure for my ex-partners it is a good opportunity because the level is good. I am sure the Indian Super League will be a success. I have passion, I am ready and I am fit, I will like to win and I would like to train the Indian players for the future because I think you have a good future, he said. Pires said he had got offers from Major Soccer Leagues and other countries but opted to play in the ISL. Mixed Bag CHENNAI WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 7 ‘Modi’s US visit a golden opportunity’ Both countries can repair faltering bilateral ties: Think-tanks Newly-elected Coimbatore and Tuticorin Mayors Ganapathy Rajkumar and APR Anthony Gracy called on Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Secretariat in Chennai yesterday. Desalination plant to come up at Nemmeli Washington, Sept 24 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit will provide a golden opportunity to both countries to repair the faltering bilateral ties though circumstances are not favourable, according to top American think-tanks. Modi is scheduled to arrive in New York on 26 September to attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly. He will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on 29 September and 30 September. ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Washington will provide India and the US with a golden opportunity to repair their faltering partnership. The stakes are high, even if the circumstances today are not particularly propitious,’ Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said yesterday Modi will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on 29 and 30 September in an article ahead of Modi’s visit. Tellis said if Modi’s private remarks to visiting American officials recently are any indication, he seeks to end the current level of stagnation in bilateral ties. ‘But his approach, which seemingly centres on soliciting huge international investments for important, high-profile projects at home, offers poor prospects for any deep US involvement that would quickly resuscitate joint cooperation between the two countries,’ he said. Expectations are very high from the Modi-Obama meeting; the first between the two leaders. ‘Modi has said all things are possible between India and America-even a strategic alliance. But the two countries still have much distance to travel to create one,’ said Daniel Twining, a senior fellow for Asia at the German NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: The Tamilnadu Infrastructure Development Board (TNIDB), headed by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on Tuesday approved a series of projects, including drinking water schemes, running into several crores of rupees. The second board meeting of TNIDB chaired by her approved setting up two seawater desalination plants at an overall cost of over Rs 5,400 crore. The board approved setting up of two Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants with a capacity of 400 MLD and 150 MLD to be located at Perur and Nemmeli, respectively, a State government release here said. ‘The 400 MLD desalination plant at Perur would be built at a cost of about Rs 4,070 crore while the project cost for the 150 MLD plant at Nemmeli would be about Rs 1,371 crore. Both these projects would be built on Design-Build-Operate (DBO) basis,’ it said. These schemes would esnure supply of high quality drinking water to Chennai even during the dry season, it said adding Central grant was being sought for the project. Further, it okayed a Rs 556.57 crore towards improving and revamping present feeder mains and distribution system in Coimbatore to provide ‘24X7’ water supply to 1.5 lakh households. Reviewing the progress of various infrastructure projects and initiatives by different departments, the board noted that considerable progress has been made on 217 projects/programmes identified under the second phase of Vision Tamilnadu 2023. Among others, the Board approved the project structure for the proposed Madurai-Thoothukudi Industrial (MTI) Corridor, in which 29 projects covering the southern districts of Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudunagar,Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram have been planned. TNIDB also approved the establishment of Tamilnadu Infrastructure Fund Management Company Limited (TNIFMC), ‘keeping in mind the financing needs’ of infrastructure projects. ‘The TNIFMC will be enabled to roll out and manage new Infrastructure Finance Vehicles (IFV) viz., Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF), Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) as per SEBI guidelines,’ it said. The board also approved a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for Tamilnadu Infrastructure Development Fund and Rs 200 crore for project preparatory fund (PPF) of TNIDB for 2014-15. Saidapet NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: In a bizarre incident, a man in Saidapet was robbed on Tuesday by a man posing as a mobile phone seller. According to police sources, Dinesh was at Panagal Maligai bus stand when an unidentified man approached him with various mobile phone offers. At first Dinesh declined, but the man enticed him with various offers on latest mobile phones and led him to a nearby street for the purchase. It is said that the man handed him a mobile phone box and on opening it, Dinesh inhaled the chemical inside and fainted. On waking up, he found his chain, ring and some cash missing. He subsequently filed a complaint with the Saidapet police. PM calls for Centre-State cooperation A POINT WORTH SEVERAL POINTS Mumbai, Sept 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Centre and the States should work together for nation’s development. He said political differences shoudn’t come in way of nation’s development. Preventing wastage of food and agri commodities can help save up to Rs 40,000-cr per annum Modi said, adding that adopting scientific farming methods can help resolve most farming problems. Economy can grow faster if purchasing power of villagers increases, he said. 9.5 kg gold seized at city airport When spirit is willing, nothing is a handicap. These bastketballers on wheelchair seem to make an important and spirited point for the rest of the humanity to get inspired by. The picture was snapped from this pivotal angle by our lensman M SRINIVASAN at the 8th National Para Games which got underway at the SDATN stadium in Egmore this morning. Yakshagana: Dance of the demi-gods Man robbed at NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI, Adyar, in association with The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) organised a performance, ‘Yakshagana’ for school students here yesterday. Yakshagana, which is a traditional folk art form in Karnataka, was performed by the 15-member Idakunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali troupe from the region, headed by their director Keremane Shivananda Hedge. Jayashree Aradhyam, volunteer from SPIC MACAY along with school principal A Shashi and headmistress Kamala Ramamurti were instrumental in showcasing the cultural performance to the students. Artistes enact a scene during the ‘Valibha Moksha’ play staged by the Yakshagana Mandali organised by SPIC MACAY and Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI, Adyar in Chennai yesterday. Combining elements of music and dance in theatre, the enactment of Yakshagana titled ‘Valibha Moksha’ followed the story of Vali and Sugreeva, from the Indian mythological epic Ramayana. Dressed in bright yellow and red colours and with flowing manes of hair, all characters elicited much cheering from the young audience. Shooters fire a blank on 5th day Incheon, Sept 24 (PTI): After scooping six medals, including a gold won by Jitu Rai, on the first four days of the Asian Games, Indian shooters drew a blank on the fifth day of the competitions at the Ongnyeon pistol and rifle range here today. India had chances of winning four medals from the 25m rapid fire pistol event for men and the 50m rifle prone for women but could not get even one on a disappointing day for the shooters. Indian men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team narrowly missed out on a bronze as they finished fourth after ending up with same points as Vietnam with a tally of 1704. The bronze was decided on ‘innner 10’ count and Vietnam bagged the medal as they had 41 hits at the innermost ring as against 39 by the Indians. India’s chances of a medal in the individual event rested on Harpreet Singh but he even failed to qualify for the final round as he finished seventh. Harpreet started off promisingly to have a score of 197 out of 200 in his first 20 shots but could not sustain the momentum in the next 10 where he missed seven marks, including three in the last five, to end up with 290 out of 300. He still had a Marshall Fund of the United States. ‘An agenda for the Obama-Modi summit should encompass five critical areas for cooperation: defence, energy, trade and investment, the future of Afghanistan and the crisis in the Middle East,’ he added. Writing in an article for the Wall Street Journal, he said: ‘The two leaders should embrace an agenda that strengthens their role as democratic and economic counterweights to growing global disorder.’ ‘Washington and New Delhi should develop a joint plan to expand training of Afghan security forces and enhance India’s stabilising economic and diplomatic role,’ he added. Twining applauded Modi for boosting India’s stock market up by 30 per cent, and surging growth to nearly six per cent. chance to make a grand rally and did it over the next 20 shots in which he missed only five shots combined. But nerves overcame him and he was way off target in the last 10 -- missing two between 51 and 55 and three more over the last series of five shots and his tally of 578 got him the seventh spot -- one rung outside the top six who qualified for the finals. His sequence of scores read 98, 99, 93, 98, 97 and 93. Harpreet’s teammates Gurpreet Singh and Pemba Tamang performed poorly to end up 12th and 20th with respective overall tallies of 570 and 556. Gurpreet’s sequence was 97, 98, 89, 98, 97 and 91 while Tamang fired 99, 93, 85, 91, 94 and 94. The Indian women were even more off the mark with army major Raj Chaudhary, the main hope, starting well in the women’s 50m rifle prone individual event before tapering off to finish 22nd out of 43 shooters with an aggregate score of 614.6. Teammates Lasjja Gausswami (25th; 613.7 points) and Tejaswini Muley (36th; 608.8 points) were totally out of depth. As a result, the Indian women finished outside the medal bracket in the 50m rifle prone team event too, ending up 11th out of 13 countries with an aggregate of 1837.1. Main prone rifle shooting hope Raj Chaudhry also began her event very promisingly before pressure got over to her. Raj, who was shooting well till the 40th shot in the 60-shot prone finals, took a break and then had a horrid sequence over the next 10 shots during which she secured three 9-plus scores, including the lowest of 9.5, that pegged her back. After a string of 9-plus scores between the 13th and 15th shots, she took a long break and then shot consistently in the 10s till the 30th shot. She had a high of 10.7 and a low of 9.9 and tallied 103.4 in the 10-shot sequence from 31st to 40. However, another break upset her rhythm and her form dipped and she finished way behind. Later, she blamed shifting winds at the range for missing her mark. ‘The wind was changing. I had adjusted my weapon to counter these changes but I lost my rhythm,’ said the Mathura-born Mhow-based army major. Chief guests for the occasion were S M Saleem, Deputy Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for Chennai region, and Uma Shivaraman, Assistant Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for Chennai region. Principal of the school presided over the event. Speaking about the enactment by the troupe, Saleem said, ‘The cheering from the students speaks volumes about the programme. This play was staged to not only enjoy the aesthetic aspects of the art form, but also to learn values of Dharma, being virtuous, and caring for the welfare of others.’ He also added, ‘Artistes are great and blessed people because they have the gift of God in them.’ The artists were honoured with shawls and mementos by the chief guests. NT Bureau Chennai, Sept 24: In two separate incidents, 9.5 kilograms of gold were seized at the airport by customs officials this morning. According to police sources, a passenger from Singapore, Citi Sali (38) was suspected of smuggling and was taken for private interrogation by authorities. Initially denying the charges, he later confessed and handed over the gold. Four kilograms of gold biscuits were recovered from him. It is reported that two airport officials, Soundara Rajan and Balraj were involved in helping Citi Sali smuggle the gold worth Rs two crore. In another incident, two women passengers from Kuwait were taken to custody after officials found 5.50 kilograms of gold biscuits inside their clothing. Amit Shah in Mumbai Mumbai, Sept 24 (PTI): BJP president Amit Shah is reaching Mumbai this evening amid the impasse over seat sharing among ‘Mahayuti’ (grand alliance) partners. Amit is expected to discuss the alliance tangle with senior state BJP leaders, party sources said. Indian athletes display good show Incheon, Sept 24 (PTI): India made a resounding start in the individual badminton event of the 17th Asian Games with ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu sailing into the second round of women’s singles competition here today. While Olympics bronze medallist Saina made mincemeat of her lesser-known opponent U Teng Iok of Macau, notching up a 21-10 21-8 win, Sindhu whipped Kit Leng Wong of Macau 21-17 21-13 in another lop-sided match that lasted for 19 minutes at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here. Indian women’s doubles pair of Pradnya Gadre and Sikki Reddy Nelakurthi and men’s doubles combination of B Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri too stormed into the second round with easy victories. World number 55 pair of Pradnya and Sikki gave a lesson or two to their lower-ranked rivals Sichhya Shrestha and Punam Gurung of Nepal as they wrapped up their match in just 16 minutes with a 21-16 21-4 win. Sumeeth and Manu too hardly broke a sweat when they brushed aside Nasheeu Sharafudden and Mohamed Sarim of Maldavis 21-7 21-7 in another lop-sided match that lasted for just 19 minutes. In the women’s singles match, Saina did not have to exert herself as her opponent made too many mistakes to hand over easy points to the Indian. There were hardly any rallies in the match as Iok kept sending the shuttle wide and long to make life easy for Saina. , CHENNAI 8 WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 Licensed to post without prepayment under WPP. No. TN / PMG / (CCR) / 470 / 12-14 SPB & SANKARABHARANAM S ankarabharanam has been a beautiful illustration of how musical showpieces with classical essence can break the barriers of language and boundaries and reach everyone, says veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam. The film has late actor J V Somayajulu, Manju Bhargavi and Chandra Mohan in lead roles. The movie directed by K Vishwanath was shot by late Balu Mahendra. Sankarabharanam was originally produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations and the digital Tamil version is now released by T N Arts Rathnam and produced by P S Hariharan and T B Senthaamarai Kannan under the banner of Sri Sabha Girivasan Movies. It is releasing on 2 October. S P Balasubramaniam had sung all songs in the movie which became instant hits. He says, ‘The number of hours I have spoken about Sankarabharanam over 30 years would run into infinity and this is an epical journey in my career. I still remember the time when the film was shot in Telugu; my brother like filmmaker Viswanath narrated the story to my father at my home. He requested my father to ask me if I could record the songs for this film before other tracks. During that time, I was recording for around 4-5 songs a day’. ‘When Viswanath wanted me to croon the numbers, I openly confessed that I’m not expert in classical genre and someone else than me would do complete justice.’ Sankarabharanam despite being a Telugu fi lm was the fi rst of its kind movie to have a successful run in many theatres of Tamilnadu for a year, he says and adds, ‘The film was later dubbed in Malayalam, but the original Telugu songs were retained and the remake in Hindi was indeed more successful.’ Moreover, Balasubrahmanyam rejoices over the cherishing memory of Sankarabharanam as the film gained him the first National award. The film also won several National awards for playback singer Vani Jayaram, music director K V Mahadevan and Best Regional Award for Indira Gandhi National Integration. He assures that the film dubbed in Tamil with digital restoration will be a delightful experience for the present generation of audience. — M BHARAT KUMAR J V Somayajulu in Sankarbharanam ‘Sankarabharanam got me first National award. I owe a lot to director K Vishwanath’ I love challenges: Piaa K arthi starrer Madras, directed by Attakathi fame Ranjith, is ready for release this week-end. Ranjith is upbeat about the movie’s prospects at the box office. He says, ‘it is a special film for Karthi and would be totally different in his career’. The movie is set in North Chennai. Catherine Tresa from Tollywood will be making her Tamil debut with the film. Rama, Kalaiyarasan, Vinoth, Poster Nandakumar, Hari, Mime Gopi and Jaya Rao form part of the cast. Produced by K E Gnanavel Raja, S R Prakashbabu and S R Prabhu, the movie has music by Santosh Narayanan. A ctress Piaa Bajpai is eagerly awaiting the release of director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan’s Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe. The actress says her role in the film was challenging. ‘I am not a bubbly, happy girl in Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe, like how I was seen in other movies. This character demanded a lot out of me. Every day at the end of shoot, I would be emotionally drained’. The actress who shot to fame with movies like Poi Solla Porom, Goa and Bale Pandiya, says, ‘I love my character in the movie’. EXCERPTS FROM HER INTERVIEW Q: Tell us about Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe? A: The movie is about the life of four strangers and what happens to them when they meet. I love the way my character has been written. I play a strong urban girl, who faces her struggles alone. Q: How was it to work with Lakshmy Ramakrishnan? A: She is a no-nonsense director. She is my inspiration. My experience of working with Lakshmy was extraordinary. She respected her artistes. Q: What’s your next film? A: I am working on director Priyadarshan’s Malayalam film, Aamayum Muyalum. Priyadarshan produced my first film Poi Solla Porom. So, working with him now is a dream-come-true for me. He is my godfather. — MBK MIKES ON TETE-A-TETE WITH RANJITH: Q: is the movie based on real life incident? A: Yes, it is. In real life, I have a friend named Prabhu, who is so innocent, but often gets angry. This unique quality in him inspired me to sketch the character for my film Karthi in Madras ‘Karthi never behaved like a star on sets. He made us see him only as the character he was playing’ Q: How close is the script of Madras to you? A: Madras is special to me. Madras will be novel in Tamil cinema. It doesn’t focus on a character alone, but a group of individuals. Q: On working with Karthi? e A: He is a dedicated artiste. A wonderful human being. He e never behaved like a star on sets. He was one among the m residents of the place where we shot. He made us see him only as the character he was playing. Q: Why about north Madras? d A: I wanted to break stereotyped images that Kollywood had of the area and its people. In quite a few movies, they are depicted as goondas. I’ve tried to highlight the fact that not all the people here are like that. BK — MBK Madras is about namma Chennai ..... Hasty upgrade for archery venue Incheon: South Korea’s wealthy archery association has taken matters into its own hands by hastily upgrading an Asian Games venue and providing its own meals following a number of complaints. The association said it was spending tens of thousands of dollars putting up a giant TV screen and covering the archery venue’s media area, which was open to the elements. The body is also providing meals to officials and volunteers, claiming lunchboxes given by organisers -- who have already suffered a salmonella scare -- were out of date. The new awning has been put up over the media zone and construction is still underway to put up a giant screen on the left side of the arena, a spokeswoman told AFP Tuesday. We are spending several tens of millions of won for the project. There were complaints from reporters that it was impossible to see computer monitors Ranjith TALLY MEDALS and even see the giant screen on the right side, due to sunlight.’ She said the archery body took action after its chairman, Kia boss Chung Eui-Sun, heard complaints about the new Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field. We decided to fund the project ourselves since we understood organisers had no additional budget allocated for such new project, she said. We thought the project was necessary given South Korea’s status as an archery powerhouse... we just wanted to provide better experience for archery lovers and did not want to cause any trouble with organisers. Games organisers have explained the lunchboxes were not out of date but mislabelled, and that they are now giving cash instead of meals to workers on the site. —PTI Chinese on a roll Incheon: China claimed 14 golds on day four across shooting, wushu, weightlifting, synchronised swimming and gymnastics, where Yao Jinnan won the women’s individual all-round title. Eighteen-year-old hooting sensation Yang Haoran led a sweep of the men’s 10m air rifle event as the world champion claimed the individual title after helping China to team gold. 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