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cases, to fly out of the country, as Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley sought to corner the main opposition party by
saying the loans were given to him during UPA rule.
‘My charge against this government is that when so
many agencies were interrogating him (Mallya), why
was he not arrested, why was his passport not confiscated,’ Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said
in Rajya Sabha. Raising the matter during Zero Hour,
Azad said everyone knew Mallya ‘could flee any day’
and the investigating agencies should have seized his
passport and taken steps to restrict his movement.
Countering the charges, Jaitley said the banks have been
asked to recover ‘every penny that is due’, adding that the
first banking facility was given to Mallya and his companies
in September 2004 which were renewed in February 2008.
The Union Cabinet today approved a Rs 8,000-crore scheme
to provide cooking gas (LPG) connections free of cost to
women members of poor households.
The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, approved Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana with an
outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for three years, Oil Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan told PTI.
The scheme aims to provide on a war footing LPG
connections to women members of BPL families.
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Man butchers
family, kills self
Salman in court,
says he is falsely
implicated
Jodhpur, Mar 10:
Bollywood actor Salman Khan appeared before a Jodhpur court today
to record his statement in the Arms
Act case. While recording his statement in the court, Salman said that
he was falsely implicated.
The next hearing in the case will
be held on 4 April. Salman left his
Mumbai residence this morning for
Jodhpur to appear before the court to
record his statement. The Arms Act
case against the actor is an offshoot
of the blackbuck poaching incident
which took place 18 years ago near
Jodhpur while shooting for Sooraj
Barjatya’s Hum Saath Saath Hain.
Last year, in a major relief to the actor, the Jodhpur court had accepted
his plea to produce four witnesses
in the arms act case. The Rajasthan
High Court had ordered for the submission of files related to the sanction
procedure for prosecution by district
collector to the court, reportedly.
Khan had moved a petition in the
High Court seeking permission to
make the documents pertaining to
the prosecution sanction by the then
district magistrate available to him.
A case had been registered against
the actor by the forest department on
15 October, 1998, under the Arms
Act mentioning that the arms used by
him during alleged poaching of two
black bucks at village Kankani near
Jodhpur on the intervening night of
1-2 October, 1998, had their licences
expired and hence he had been using
those arms illegally.
q Black Thursday: Six dead, including 3-year-old, in two incidents
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
In a horrifying incident, a man slit the
throat of his wife, daughter and son
before killing himself at his residence
early this morning in Kothavalchavadi
at Parry’s Corner.
According to the police, Devendra
Kumar (48) lived in an apartment on
Govindappa Naicken Street with his
wife Deepthi (39), daughter Sorbi
(16), who is studying Plus-One,
and son Manas (7), a student of
class three.
The family lived on the second floor
of the rented apartment along with
Devendra’s parents, Vishwambarnath (80) and Jayadevi.
Devendra, the police said, was
working in South Africa for the last
two years involving himself in online
trading. A month ago, he returned,
reportedly with good savings.
Unfortunately, sources say, on a
friend’s advice, Devendra dabbled in
the share market and lost his fortune.
Last night, the family had returned
after watching a movie, it is said.
Around 5.30 am, Devendra’s par-
Arrest warrant against
director Cheran
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
A court in Ramanathapuram today
issued an arrest warrant against
actor-director Cheran in a cheque
bounce case filed by one Palaniappan to the tune of Rs 8.40 lakh.
According to sources, Palanaippan, a resident of Ramanathapuram deposited a sum of Rs
8.40 lakh to Cheran to be part
of the director’s Cinema2Home
(C2H) business.
Since the C2H did not take off as
expected, he sought a return of the
Lankan Coast
Guard detains 4
Indian fishermen
amount. Cheran had
given him a cheque
for the same and when
Palaniappan deposited
it in a bank, it was not
honoured.
After his repeated atCheran
tempts to meet Cheran
failed, he filed a case with a court in
Ramanathapuram. The court ordered
Cheran to appear before it on 10
March. And today since he did not
turn, an arrest warrant was issued by
the court. The case has been posted
for hearing on 13 April.
SCENE OF CRIME
The house at Kothavalchavadi
where Devendra Kumar allegedly
killed his family members and committed suicide.
Photo: R THIYAGARAJAN
ents were the first to discover the bodies in the rooms. In fact, Devendra slit
his throat at the sight of his parents.
Devendra, the
police said, was
working in South
Africa for the last two
years involving
himself in online
trading. A month
ago, he returned,
reportedly with
good savings
The police recovered a letter from
the spot, allegedly written by Devendra, stating that he killed his wife and
children and was taking his own life;
but no reason was specified.
He could have smothered the three
of them before slitting their throat,
police surmise.
They have not yet established the
reason for the brutal homicide and
suicide.
Mom ends life, takes toddler alon
Unhappy with her marriage, a wom-
an jumped into a well along with
her three-year-old at Neelankarai. The bodies were found this
morning at Bharathi Avenue in
Injambakkam.
According to the police, Jancy (25)
was married to Eswara Rao and lived
in Andhra Pradesh with their daughter
Pallavi.
The couple had several issues causing Jancy to return to her parents’
house in the city four months ago.
Her father, Dharma Rao, worked as
a security guard at a city-based doctor’s farmhouse in Bharathi Avenue
and the family lived there.
Eswara Rao had recently come to
take back Jancy and Pallavi, but left
on a sour note after his wife refused
to return with him.
Though Jancy hesitated to go back
to her husband, tickets had been
booked for the mother and daughter
to return to Andhra Pradesh today.
But, this morning, the bodies of
Jancy and Pallavi were found in the
well. The death appears to be a suicide, said the Neelankarai police, who
have registered a case.
Rameswaram, Mar 10:
The Sri Lankan Coast Guard detained four Indian fishermen and
also seized a boat from them last
night. The fishermen were detained
while they were fishing in Karainagar,
which is located 20 kms from Jaffna,
Sri Lanka. The detained fishermen
were later on, handed over to the Sri
Lankan Fisheries Department.
It may be recalled that on Sunday,
20 fishermen from Thoothukudi and
nine from Rameswaram were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on a charge
of fishing in their territory.
Though 20 Thoothukudi fishermen
were arrested at sea on Saturday
evening, P Sandhya Pacheik of
Threspuram, owner of one of three
Thoothukudi boats detained by Sri
Lankan Navy, said that he came to
know about it only at 1.30 am on
Sunday and took it up with Fisheries
Department officials.
Denials, Delays & DMDK
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
With a little over two months to go
for the Assembly polls in Tamilnadu,
news about DMDK being in talks for
alliance with major political parties
including the BJP, DMK and People’s Welfare Front (PWF), seem
to be mere false dawn and inviting
denials.
The prolonged silence by DMDK
president Vijayakanth, who seems
to be striking a hard bargain in alliance talks, has only resulted in
confusion among political parties.
Though the DMK formally formed
an alliance with their erstwhile partner Congress, frantic efforts are being made by them to get Vijayakanth
on board. Also the BJP, in a bid to
revive the NDA in Tamilnadu, is going all out to woo the DMDK leader.
For the last couple of weeks, contradicting reports about coalition
talks have been emerging.
Union Minister and BJP’s Tamilnadu in-charge Prakash Javadekar
had called Vijayakanth, a couple of
weeks ago and was all smiles after
the meeting with him stating that it
was ‘fruitful’. However, the DMDK
chose to downplay the same, describing it as a ‘courtesy call.’
Meanwhile, Vijayakanth himself
denied reports that he had clinched
a deal with the DMK as reported in
the media. Also, the visit of Javadekar last week and rumours of a
secret meeting with Vijayakanth was
denied by both parties.
Prakash Javadekar’s alleged interview to a website yesterday topped
it all. It claimed that the BJP has
struck a deal with DMDK and Premalatha (Vijayakanth’s wife) spoke
to him. Also, the NDA would have
Vijayakanth as their Chief Ministerial
candidate.
However, the reports were quickly
denied by Javadekar himself. He
stated that he had not given any
such interview and threatened tio
file a case against the portal with
the Press Council.
In the meantime, all eyes are on
the DMDK and the party’s women
conclave will take place in Chennai
later day, where they hope Vijayakanth will open up on the eagerly
awaited alliance matter.
100 days of Chennai floods: Have people recovered?
THEN
NOW
RADIAL ROAD, VELACHERI
SRINIVASA N V
Chennai, Mar 10:
It has been 100 days
since the December deluge in which hundreds
of people were killed and
thousands of crores worth
properties were damaged.
Three months back in
the first week of December, areas such as Saidapet, Jafferkhanpet, Adyar,
Velacheri, Pallikaranai,
Mudichur, Arumbakkam,
Ekattuthangal, Vandalur,
Urapakkam, Guduvancherry and Kotturpuram were
under water and had boats
floating around rescuing
people and providing relief
materials.
The city was under total
shutdown, communications
networks, road and transportation in and around
Chennai took a huge beating. After 100 days, have
the people come out of it?
B S Dinesh, a resident of
Vasudevan Nagar (one of
the worst affected areas
in Jafferkhanpet which is
still to return to complete
normalcy), said, ‘On the
night of 2 December when
the water started rising
my friends said we would
take shelter in the terrace,
THEN
NOW
MUDICHUR ROAD, TAMBARAM
but I was skeptical. I had
never seen water rise so
fast in the 30 years I have
stayed here.’ When asked
if his family had recovered
since the floods and if life
had returned to normalcy,
Dinesh said, ‘It took my
parents all their life savings
to get here and to ask me
if I could get it all back in
these three months would
be insensitive. Most of
the houses in Vasudevan
Nagar still remain empty,
many of them are being
cleaned. All of us are starting from scratch.’
Kotturpuram was the
worst hit among the city’s
posh localities as water
entered the ground floor of
over 70 per cent houses in
the area.
Murugesan K from the
Tamilnadu Housing Board
quarters at Kotturpuram
said, ‘Many cars still remain in the same place
where they were during
the floods.People say they
do not have money to repair their cars and selling
them for throwaway prices
is not an option.’
Murugesan adds that
along the banks of the
Adyar River the slope consists of clothes, glass bottles, plastic bags and other
household trash.
Efforts taken by civic staff
and private NGOs to clean
it seem to be in vain.
During the month of November, Chennai recorded
THEN
NOW
SIDCO NAGAR, VILLIVAKKAM
a whopping 1218.6 mm
of rain, three times its
monthly rainfall. The normal rainfall figures for
November stand at 407.4
mm. On the fi rst day of
December itself, Chennai
recorded 374 mm.
City
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A facelift finally
Parks, child care centre upgraded in Velacheri
The 4,000 square feet park is given a new look with walkers path,
garden and play area for children
Ananthi, a resident, said, ‘we are happy with the new look of the
park and a lot of people enjoy their leisure time here. The children
have more safe space at the park now’.
Another good news is that the renovation work of a public park at
Ram Nagar in Velacheri is also in progress.
‘The 2500 square feet park is being made new at a cost of Rs 10
elacheri is on a rejuvenation mood, one can say. Parks, public lakh. Work on the two parks will conclude soon and they will soon
toilets and children’s day-care rooms are being renovated at a be re-opened to the public’, Murthy said.
cost of around Rs 53 lakh.
Apart from these recreational spots, the toddlers have happy news.
To begin with, the AGS Colony park has got a facelift and a n
The two child care rooms, which are a creche like facility,
amount of Rs 25 lakh is being spent from the Councillor’s
are undergoing repair. ‘The units at Gangai Amman Koil
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fund. Councillor of ward 178, M A Murthy, said that the
Street and Droupathy Amman Koil Street have been
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renovation work for the park is complete.
renovated with new tiles, fresh coat of paint for the walls,
VE
‘We need to fix a new name board for the park,
extra rooms and new toys’, Murthy said.
which is pending. The 4000 square feet park is given
The cost incurred is Rs 11.5 lakh. The day care facility has been in the
a new look with walkers path, a garden and a play area f o r neighbourhood for long, it is a relief for migrant labourers who leave their
children. The play equipment are made of steel. It took around one children here while they work at the sites, he added. Another progresand a half months to complete the work’, he informs.
sive work is that two public toilets have got a face-lift with new tiles and
Residents say that AGS Colony park is the only full-fledged rec- accessories. The Corporation has spent Rs 18 lakh for it.
reational spot for residents of the area.
- NT Bureau
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Children’s centre at Dhandeeswaram gets a new look.
Two to tango
TRACKING METRO
Nanmangalam sisters breathe music
H
ailing from a generation of
singers, the ‘Nanmangalam
sisters’ are gaining honour with their
meticulous performance and rich
knowledge in Carnatic music.
Meenalakshmi and Karpagam
are descendants of the legendary
Koteeshwara Iyer, who was the
celebrated Sivagangai Samasthana
Sangeetha Vidwan. Having such a
prestigious lineage, it is quite natural
that the sisters started their training
at an early age.
‘Our father motivated us to go to
singing classes. We eventually fell
in love with the art and felt the need
to pursue it,’ says Meenalakshmi the
eldest, a commerce graduate from
MOP Vaishnav College for Women.
‘The Navaratri season is always
jam-packed for us, as we are very
busy performing at various temples
all throughout the day. We also perform at some office complexes if we
They have performed at Cambridge University, besides picking up the
during the inauguration of the ‘Tamil nuances of the veena.
Sangam’ at United Kingdom and
The sisters are happily married
at the Hindu temples in the British with two children each. Their kids
country.
learn music from the
‘We won awards and accolades
same institute where
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A
right from a very young
they teach.’We always
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age. We perform every
have
music playing in our
P
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year at the ‘Thevhomes. The children are very
A
M
aram’ where we alinvolved in Carnatic vocals, they
ways bag either the first
o r always join together to sing and we
second prize’, said Meenalak- have a good time watching them do
shmi, beaming with pride.
so’, they said.
They are currently teachers at the
Asking them about their role model
Sree Krupa Institute of Music and in music they say, ‘Our biggest role
have taught over 1000 students. ‘We model is our tutor Vasanthi Gopal.
teach a batch of 20 students in one She recognised our talents and
session. We teach every evening and helped us develop it.’
also on weekends,’ says Karpagam.
The Nanmangalam sisters are very
The duo are currently learning an keen on expanding their music career
advance level of vocals from Vasanthi and are exploring new horizons.
Gopal. They are also pursuing their
The sisters can be contacted at
second year for the degree ‘Title 9500039523.
of Isaikalaimani’ form Annamalai
- NT Bureau
Meenalakshmi and Karpagam.
are approached,’ says Karpagam, an
MBA graduate who is pursuing her
ACS Finals.
The sisters have performed at the
VDS Academy, Shree Kamatchi
Ambal and Shree Ekambhareshwarar
temples in Kancheepuram, where
they give an annual performance.
Besides that they also perform at
Varasakthi Vinayaga temple at Ullagaram, Neelavanna Perumal temple
at Nanmangalam and Anjaneya
temple at Kovilambakkam.
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Shorthand has
LONG LIFE
q Stenographers Guild sees rise in number of students
q Government sector offers job opportunities
M P SARAVANAN
Chennai, Mar 10:
Many traditional skills have withstood
the onslaught of digital media and technology. Shorthand, an important skill of
stenographers, is one such.
Listing out the facts to prove this, Stenographers Guild (T Nagar) principal, Dr
S Sekar, says that importance of shorthand has seen a rise.
He has the numbers to back him: ‘There
are around 350 students enrolled for the
stenography course which includes shorthand and typewriting at Stenographers’
Guild in T Nagar.’
He recalls that five years ago, there
were around 200 students and 10 years
back, it was only 70-80 students.
Now, apart from matric, Plus-Two and
college students, many girls who have
completed engineering also take up
shorthand for a career in stenography.
Moreover, some advocates have also enrolled in the course. They say shorthand
helps them in taking notes during court
hearings, he said.
The guild, which has been running shorthand and typewriting courses for decades,
was inaugurated by freedom fighter Rajaji
in 1937. Since the guild runs on a ‘no-profitno-loss’ basis, course fees are affordable.
Shorthand always had relevance in
society and business, but during the end
of 1990s, there was a dip in the number
of students.
Sekar says, ‘That was mainly due to the
fact that many students from the middleclass got enrolled in engineering courses.
This fall continued till
2008-09. But, it began to change after
2010, since there was a great demand for
stenographers in the government sector.’
Many factors were responsible for this
renewed interest. The first and foremost
reason was that stenographers who
served for more than 30 years in various departments retired. So, there were
large-scale vacancies to be filled.
‘Secondly, stenographers who got
enrolled in the 1990s got promoted as
senior level staff. So, there were no
junior staff left to fill those vacancies,’
he pointed out.
But due to lack of awareness, the vacancies and opportunities are not being
made use of by students.
K Sundaraman, a stenographer, says,
‘Shorthand is very easy to learn. It is
a kind of drawing, based on phonetics.
For example, when we say, ‘all over the
world’, it is written as a circle with a dot
in it.’
In India, Pitman shorthand is widely followed while in the US and UK, Teeline
shorthand is taught and used.
Speaking further about the importance
of shorthand, honorary president of the
guild, S R Sivasubramanium, says, ‘For
the past 60-70 years, there was always
good demand for shorthand. It was an
Jaya writes to PM on
medical admission
q Asks Modi to withdraw plea in SC
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to ‘instruct’
Union Health Ministry to withdraw
a review petition fi led during the
UPA tenure in the Supreme Court
over its verdict scrapping the common entrance test for admissions to
medical courses.
Stating that the case was scheduled
for hearing on 15 March, she requested that the review plea should be
withdrawn by the Centre. ‘I request
you to instruct the Health Ministry to
withdraw the review petition filed by
the UPA government pending in the
Supreme Court and it is coming up
for hearing on 15 March,’ she said.
‘I also request you not to pursue any
legislative measures to circumvent
the Supreme Court’s orders of 2013
upholding Tamilnadu’s stand on this
issue,’ she said in a letter to him.
‘Reiterating Tamilnadu’s strong objections, she said, the ‘introduction
of NEET or any Common Entrance
Examination would nullify the implementation of policy initiatives and
Congress poll
manifesto in 15
days, says EVKS
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
The Tamilnadu Congress unit
will release its manifesto for the
coming
Assembly polls
in Tamilnadu in
15 days
after approval
from the
high command.
‘The Tamilnadu Congress
Committee is now busy preparing the election manifesto and
after completing it, they will
send it for approval from AICC
and then release it in 15 days,’
TNCC president EVKS Elangovan told reporters in Erode on
Wednesday.
The TNCC president said that
he would recommend seats
to ‘real’ Congress members
to contest the polls. Partymen
who had already given in writing
their option to contest would be
given seats, he said.
socio-economic objectives of the State
since we would have to fall in line with
the regulations of the National Test.’
She recalled her letter to the Prime
Minister last month conveying
Tamilnadu’s strong objection to
the Centre’s attempts to review the
judgment against the introduction of
a National Eligibility Entrance Test in
any name or manner. Such a move
would adversely affect the interests
of students of Tamilnadu, particularly
those from weaker sections and rural
areas, she said.
‘It infringes upon the state’s right to
determine the admission policies to
medical educational institutions in
Tamilnadu,’ she said.
In 2013, the apex court had quashed
a notification by the Medical and Dental
Councils introducing NEET for under
and postgraduate medical, dental
courses holding the move ultra vires
the Constitution.
Stating that the judgment had rightly
upheld the valid objections of Tamilnadu, she said, ‘this judgment was
widely welcomed. However, instead of
abiding by it, the then UPA government
filed a review petition.’
ELECTION
important skill along with typewriting for
stenographers. Many middle-class students, particularly class 10 and Plus-Two
students, opted for typewriting and shorthand courses.’
During the college years, they can use
shorthand for taking lecture notes, he says.
When they finish college, they can immediately write stenographers’ exam conducted
by the Central and State governments.
Apart from this, for many decades, till
the arrival of audio recorders, shorthand
was an important skillset for reporters, he
pointed out.
Though for secretary and executive
secretary shorthand and typing skills are
a pre-requisite, there is no intake of stenographers in the IT sector.
Sivasubramanium says, ‘Most of the
higher officials in IT and ITes sectors don’t
depend on stenographers for fi xing appointments or typing letters. They directly
send email, and meetings are fi xed by
junior level officials and subordinates. For
the past many years, we have received
very few request letters for stenographers
or secretaries from IT companies.’
Nevertheless, he goes on to say, most
of our students have got placements in
non-IT sectors like coal, energy and oil.
Many higher officials in posts such as
general manager, vice-president, chairman and president still prefer dictating
notes to the secretary, making shorthand
a very useful and required skill.
Cataract surgery
made simpler
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10::
Uma Eye Clinic at Anna Nagar here
has launched ‘Catalys,’ robotic laser surgery system for the first time in the State.
It was launched by former Health Minister Dr H V Hande at a function held on
Saturday,
According to doctors at the hospital, the
technology provides greater precision
and accuracy.
According to Dr Arulmozhi Verman,
ophthalmic surgeon, Uma Eye Clinic,
said, ‘It is a robotic surgery using laser.
The existing cataract surgery procedure involves a human hand precision
of 1 mm to 2 mm. With Catalys the
precision goes up to 1 to 2 microns. It
guarantees a significant degree of accuracy over the other procedure and it
is beyond what a human hand can do.
It also reduces the effects of ultrasound
probe which is used to break up the
lens for removal. It gives better and
faster results.’
He further said Catalys would increase the cost of the procedure by
Rs 50,000 to Rs 65,000. A cataract
surgery for one eye can cost up to Rs
70,000 depending on the lens. There
are conventional surgery procedures
and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted
Cataract Surgery (FLACS) procedure
options available, he pointed out.
2016
Anbumani to take
questions from people
q PMK to hold seven meetings in seven cities
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
In a bid to reach out to the voters of
Tamilnadu ahead of the 16 May Assembly polls, PMK’s Chief Ministerial
candidate Anbumani Ramadoss will
hold seven meetings in seven cities
where he will discuss his party’s
strategy for State’s growth and take
questions from people.
The interactive meetings, titled
‘Tamizhaga Valarchi Patri’ (About
Tamilnadu’s Growth), will include
PMK’s pet theme, of that of implementing prohibition, the party said
on Wednesday.
Anbumani will hold meetings in
Vellore, Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruchi,
Madurai, Tirunelveli and Chennai and
discuss with the people issues concerning urban development, agriculture
Shorthand is a kind of
rapid handwriting system, which can be used
to transcribe the spoken
word. Shorthand systems
use a variety of
techniques including
simplifying existing letters or characters and
using special symbols
to represent phonemes,
words and phrases.
SC/ST get
stipend
An 11-month course conducted by Stenographers Guild
offers sops for SC/ST students.
For the benefit of such students, the government offers
Rs 500 as stipend per month
for each student. The free
course has MS-Office, English
shorthand, English typewriting,
spoken English and general
knowledge.
Fillip to agriculture
q India, Israel to set up two excellence
centres focusing on flowers, vegetables
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
Israel is planing to set up two excellence centres for agriculture in
Tamilnadu and the facilities will be
inaugurated in May.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing business meet
of Israel delegation with Indian
hospitals here on Wednesday,
Consul General of Israel,
Yael Hasyavit said,
the two centres of
excellence in Agriculture in Tamilnadu will be set
up through a joint
venture between
the Israeli and Indian governments.
The centres will be a hub,
where Israeli expertise and Indian
knowledge in agriculture and agrotech will be combined to educate and
train Indian farmers in better practices. The two new centres will focus
on flowers and vegetables, he said.
Explaining about the ongoing business meet, Head of Economic and
TMC to decide
on alliance
after 15 March
NT Bureau
Chennai,
Mar 10:
Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC)
will decide
on alliance
for the forthcoming Assembly elections after 15 March.
Speaking to reporters at Ramanathapuram on Wednesday,
TMC president G K Vasan said he
would announce party’s decision
after completing his Statewide tour
programme on 15 or 16 March.
The decision will be taken after
hearing the views of people and
party cadre, he said.
No leave
for officials
and total prohibition, it said. In the meetings scheduled between 10 and 16
March, he will also talk in detail about
how government departments had
‘suffered’ in the last 50 years, where the
State was alternatively ruled by DMK
and AIADMK, it said.
What is it ?
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
Tamilnadu Chief Secretary K Ganandesikan has issued a circular
asking all government officials entrusted with electoral responsibilities to avoid applying permission
to take leave.
Trade Seciton, Consulate General of
Israel, Bangalore, Avi Friedman said
a delegation from Israel medical device firms are holding meetings with
leading healthcare chains, including
Apollo Hospitals and SRM Institute
of Medical Sciences (SIMS). The
delegation comprised a cross section
of firms specialising in a variety of
medical disciplines - oncology, diabetology, cardiology and
orthopedics, he said.
The delegation will
also have number
of business-tobusiness meetings with other
hospitals and
companies in city on
Thursday, he added.
Pointing out the cost effective aspect of the Indian medical
industry, Avi Friedman, said ‘There
are large number of patients in India
and clinical trials here are cheap,
compared to doing them in Israel or
even Europe. In Europe, Poland offers the cheapest healthcare facilities,
but India is much cheaper than that.’
Tenth exam: DGE
despatches question
papers to centres
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
As Tenth board examinations are
to commence
from 15 March,
the Directorate of
Government Examination (DGE)
has started despatching question
papers to various
exam centres across the State.
Over 10 lakh students are expected to write the board exams
this year.
The DGE has instructed the District Educational Officers to provide
adequate police protection to the
rooms, where the questions papers
are kept. They have been asked to
see that the sealed covers are not
opened and there is no space for
question paper leakage.
To prevent students indulging
in malpractices, over 4,000 flying
squads has been formed across the
State. Students who are found copying will be barred for two years. Also,
the DGE has warned schools that
their recognition will be cancelled
if they are found helping students
in the exam.
Japanese grant for
two organisations
q The contracts for projects
to be signed tomorrow
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
The signing ceremony for the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots
Projects (GGP) for the year 2015 will
take place at the residence of the
Consul-General of Japan in Chennai tomorrow at 12 pm, to finalise
the Japanese assistance under the
GGP scheme.
According to a press release, the
grant contracts for two projects will be
signed between Seiji Baba, ConsulGeneral of Japan, and the respective
representatives of Kasturba Gandhi
National Memorial Trust (KGNMT)
and Deepthy Special School.
The KGNMT will undertake the
project ($ 88,677) to construct a
shelter cum rehabilitation centre
for victims of human trafficking for
commercial sexual exploitation in
Rangareddy, Telangana.
KGNMT established in 1945 has 22
branches across India and is working
towards empowerment of women and
girls, particularly in rural areas.
Deepthy Special School will take up
the project ($ 79,178) for the
extension of a residential special
school for the mentally challenged
children in Alappuzha, Kerala.
Started in 1992, the school provides
holistic assistance including quality special education, rehabilitation,
residential care, and skill trainings,
entirely free of cost. At present, the
school has 85 students.
With an increasing number of
students, the school is facing lack
of space and facilities for accommodations. To address this issue, the
school will construct residential facilities for girls, which will accommodate
50 students at a time. As many as
100 students will be benefited from
improved environments suitable for
learning, living, and rehabilitation in
a year, the release said.
The Government of Japan offers financial assistance under the
scheme called ‘the Grant Assistance
for Grassroots Projects (GGP)’ to
development projects designed to
meet the diverse basic human needs
of the people in developing countries.
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4 THURSDAY
10 MARCH 2016
WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS
F
Right rollback
inance minister Arun Jaitley today has rolled back a proposal
to tax employee provident fund (EPF) withdrawals. And this
does not mean that the government has blinked. It is just a realisation
of the large-scale resentment to the original announcement made in
Jaitley’s budget. The rollback of the proposal will be a huge relief
for the salaried class, a crucial voting class. Jaitley said in the Lok
Sabha that the government will now conduct a ‘comprehensive
review’ of the proposal. ‘The main argument is that employees
should have choice of where to invest, idea is to make people join
pension scheme,’ he said.
In his 29 Feb budget speech Jaitley announced that withdrawals
from EPF, a pension-like investment scheme, will be partly taxed for
all contributions made after April 1, 2016. Currently, withdrawals
are tax-free. While, according to the budget proposal, up to 40% of
the corpus could be withdrawn without paying taxes, pulling out the
remaining 60% would be taxable if it wasn’t invested in an annuity
scheme—an instrument that provides a steady source of income. A
day after the 29 February Budget, several finance ministry authorities
gave confusing signals on the EPF tax. While some said it’s on the
entire corpus, others said it’s on the interest amount and yet others
claimed the government was mulling a solution or a partial rollback.
This proposal would have hurt the retirement plans of working
class India. Typically, employees withdraw the EPF corpus after
retirement and invest it in either land, or other return-generating
instruments. Moreover, there aren’t many avenues for investments in
annuities in India. This is because the returns they generate are low.
But with EPF moving back to an EEE, or exempt-exempt-exempt,
tax regime, it again becomes a popular choice. Given the rollback,
EPF will continue to be a preferred product for retirement, but for
a long-term goal, one needs a combination of both EPF and NPS
since NPS gives one a 50% equity exposure.
While there were compelling economics reasons for Jaitley’s rollback decision, the political angle could also be not underwritten.
If in a matter of just eight days and without waiting for discussion
and debate Jaitley has withdrawn his proposal, it is because Prime
Minister Narendra Modi saw the writing on the wall and conveyed
through his office to Jaitley that a rollback would be the right course.
Modi realised that his own party and its trade union wing, Bharatiya
Mazdoor Sangh, were just not prepared to accept the proposal.
Therefore, Jaitley just had no option. Opposition to the proposal had
surfaced soon after the finance minister finished reading the written
text. Between 1 and 4 March the PMO held several high-level parleys
and officials present at those meetings veered round to the view that
the proposal should be withdrawn. Modi was advised accordingly.
The result is the rollback. In fairness to the finance minister it must be
said that his intention was good. He wanted the EPF account holders
to eventually opt for annuity products and thereby entitle themselves
to pension. Anyway, Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in
five states, and hence it may have also influenced the Government’s
decision to some extent. Just as well, in the end.
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Google Photos for iOS gets
support for live photos
CHENNAI
ISIS compromised!
Leaked document reveals identities of 22,000 recruits
BERLIN:
More than a dozen Britons and a
handful of Americans are among Islamic State fighters reportedly named
in a cache of 22,000 documents obtained by German intelligence.
Britons identified in the documents
so far had previously been revealed
to the public and are dead, killed in
US-led strikes, or their whereabouts
unknown. Sixteen Britons are thought
to be on the list, among them Junaid
Hussain and Reyaad Khan.
The documents, thought to be
from a border crossing into Syria,
are questionnaires of each wouldbe recruit. There are 23 questions,
including names, date and place of
birth, hometown, telephone number,
education and blood type.
Germany’s interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, confirmed the
documents were real and they would
facilitate “speedier, clearer investigations and stricter prison sentences”
for those returning from Syria and
Iraq. De Maizière said the materials
help clarify “the underlying structures
of this terrorist organisation”.
A spokesperson for the BKA, the
German federal police, confirmed
that the agency was in possession of
the cache of documents, adding that
experts determined their authenticity.
HAND IN SAND
German officials did not specify how
the agency had got the documents,
nor how many names had been found
within them.
German media reported that the
questionnaire asked would-be Isis
recruits about any previous experience they
had in jihad and
whether they
were prepared
to be suicide
bombers.
The existence
of the documents was revealed by the
Munich-based
Süddeutsche
Zeitung paper and German broadcasters WDR and NDR on Monday
evening. Zaman al-Wasl, a proC
opposition Syrian news website,
published examples of the questionnaires on Tuesday.
Sky News claimed on Tuesday that
it too has obtained copies of what
appeared to be the same documents, containing about 22,000
names. It said
the they were
passed on a
memory stick
stolen from Isis
internal security police by a
former Free Syrian Army convert who later
became disillusioned with Isis.
The documents held by the German authorities seem to have been
collected at the end of 2013. Even
oogle has consistently been
rolling out updates and new
features for its Google Photos application to increase its user base. It
hasn’t only been focusing
on its Android platform,
but also on a rival mobile
operating system - iOS. The
company has this time rolled
out an update for Google Photos for
iOS with a feature exclusive to Apple
iPhone models only.
The search giant on Monday rolled
out Google Photos on iOS with
support for backing up and viewing
Live Photos, a feature exclusive to
iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus.
Besides support for Live Photos,
the update also brings improved
app navigation, letting users spend
less time flipping hamburger menus.
Some of the other features included in Google Photos v1.8.0
for iOS are reduced cache usage
when the iOS device
is low on space, which
might likely be the case
with 16GB iPhone models,
Split View feature support
for iPad Pro, native iPad Pro resolution support, and some performance
improvements. The updated app
is available to download from the
App Store.
Google last week for its Google
Photos desktop version rolled out
an update that let users edit images
faster and with more ease. Users
can now swipe between images
while staying in the edit mode.
the lowest estimate of the numbers
that crossed the border in that
period indicates the sheer scale of
volunteers to Isis. The documents
will be useful to intelligence agencies in confirming names and details
of people suspected of joining Isis.
However, it was reported that there
are names not previously known to
the intelligence services.
The documents, written in Arabic
and stamped with logos used by
Isis, allegedly contain details of 16
British fighters, four from the US and
six from Canada, as well as recruits
from France and Germany.
L ICK
PIC
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sculpture as a dedication to the women team of Air India that flew the ‘world’s longest’ all-women operated and supported flight from New Delhi to San Francisco, at Puri beach of Odisha. In the other photograph, Manas Kumar Sahoo prepared
Lord Shiva’s sand sculpture in Odhisa.
India part of UN
initiative to stop
child marriage
UNITED NATIONS:
India is among the 12 nations that
will be the focus of a new multicountry initiative by the UN to end
child marriage and to help protect the
rights of child brides, whose number
can reach one billion by 2030.
‘The UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End
Child Marriage’ is part of a global
effort to prevent girls from marrying
too young and to support those already married as girls in 12 countries
across Africa, Asia and the Middle
East where child marriage rates are
high. The 12 countries that will be the
focus of the initiative are Bangladesh,
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India,
Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Sierra
Leone, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.
The initiative gains significance
since the UNICEF predicts that if the
current trends in child marriages continue, the number of girls and women
married as children will reach nearly
one billion by 2030.
‘Choosing when and whom to
marry is one of life’s most important decisions.
UAE battered & disrupted
by thunderstorms
ABU DHABI:
UAE was battered by fierce winds,
torrential rain and thunderstorms on
Wednesday morning. The skies darkened as the storm hit Abu Dhabi at
about 11.30am, blowing down trees
and lampposts and causing severe
flooding.
Dramatic videos of the storm and
its aftermath quickly spread on social
media, showing cars submerged in
water, debris flying through the air
and damage to buildings.
Winds of up to 126km per hour battered the capital, according to recordings taken by the National Centre of
Seismology and Meterorology at Al
Bateen Airport.
Over 240 millimetres of rainfall was
recorded in an area between Dubai
and Al Ain. Just after midday, Abu
Dhabi International Airport tweeted
that - due to severe weather conditions, flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport are suspended until
further notice’.
A video was also posted online of
water pouring through the ceiling
in one of the gates. By 1.30pm the
airport said flights had resumed as
normal.
Etihad Airways announced on Twitter that 10 flights scheduled to depart
Abu Dhabi International Airport had
been delayed and 11 incoming flights
had to be diverted.
Al Bateen Airport, where the Abu
Dhabi Air Expo was taking place,
Suu Kyi’s aide to be
Myanmar’s President
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The documents list
jihadists from at
least 51 countries,
including the UK
and the United
States, as well as
personal details
like their phone
numbers and family contacts
MYANMAR:
Myanmar’s new parliament has
nominated a senior aide to Aung San
Suu Kyi to be its first democratically
elected president in half a century.
Htin Kyaw, a 69-year-old Oxford
graduate, writer and close adviser
to the nation’s democracy icon, was
formally put forward for the vicepresidential position during a session at the lower house on Thursday
Htin Kyaw with Aung San Suu Kyi
morning. Myanmar’s electoral system
requires that the president be voted nominated by the former ruling Union
Solidarity and Developin from a selection of
names put forward by NEWS MAKER ment party: Khin Aung
of the day Myint and Sai Mauk
lawmakers. The losing
Kham.
candidates will become
The USDP now has very little reprevice-presidents.
Henry Van Thio, an ethnic minority sentation in parliament so, while one of
Chin candidate, was also nominated its candidates will automatically become
by the NLD in parliament’s upper a vice-president, it is unclear what if any
house, and a further candidate will position the losing nominee will have.
But it is Htin Kyaw, a senior exbe chosen by the military.
Two candidates have also been ecutive with a charitable foundation
named for Aung San Suu Kyi’s
mother, who is tipped as the ruling
party’s favourite to play benchwarmer
for their leader. It is unclear when the
final vote will take place but a director
from the parliament told Reuters it
was planned for Monday.
With a parliamentary majority of
80 per cent secured at the polls in
November, Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) is
comfortably placed to pick a winner.
Henry Van Thio, who looks set to
be confirmed as a vice-president,
told the Democratic Voice of Burma:
“I wasn’t expecting to be nominated
for presidency and I am absolutely
delighted with the news.
Aung San Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from the presidency
because her sons are British, but
she has vowed to rule from above
ideally until she can persuade the
military to amend the charter.
had to be evacuated after reports that
tents had been blown
down.
Flights were also
delayed in Dubai,
said Emirates airline.
‘Emirates passengers
in Dubai are requested to check their flight
status before heading
to the airport,’ said a
company spokesman.
On the roads, there
were numerous reports of lengthy tailbacks caused
by flooding.
Dubai Police said about 3,200 calls
were made to the command and
control room on Wednesday.
Lt Col Khazraj Al Khazraji, deputy
director of the control room, said
there were 253 road accidents but
no fatalities. Col Saif Al Mazrouei,
director of Dubai traffic police, urged
motorists to take extra caution.
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Sir,
US Vice President Joe Biden
said that the United States would
take action against Iran if longrange ballistic missile tests Tehran
said it carried out were confirmed.
Iran fired two more long-range
ballistic missiles as it continued
military tests in defiance of US
sanctions and fresh warnings
from Washington. Coming just
weeks after the implementation
of Iran’s historic nuclear deal with
world powers, this week’s multiple missile tests were described
by Iran’s powerful Revolutionary
Guards as a show of force in the
face of US pressure. After similar
tests earlier, Washington warned
it could raise the issue with the UN
Security Council and take further
action after US sanctions were
imposed in connection with Iran’s
missile programme in January.
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CHENNAI
Govt to set up panel
to review fiscal
deficit target soon
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
The Finance Ministry said the government will set up a panel in a month
to look into the feasibility of setting a
range for fiscal deficit targets rather
than a fixed figure.
‘Considering the fact that FRBM
is under implementation for the
last 10 years, time has come to
review the Fiscal Responsibility
and Budget Management (FRBM)
law. The finance minister has decided to form a committee and it
will be constituted within a month
or so,’ Economic Affairs Secretary
Shaktikanta Das said at an Assocham event.
The finance minister has remained
committed to the fiscal deficit target
for the current fiscal as well as for the
coming fiscal, he clarified.
The government is expected to
achieve fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per
cent in the current fiscal and 3.5 per
cent of GDP in 2016-17.
In his Budget speech last month,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had
said there is now a school of thought
which believes that instead of fixed
numbers as fi scal defi cit targets,
it may be better to have a fi scal
deficit range as the target, which
would give necessary policy space
to the government to deal with everchanging dynamics.
Shipping Ministry to sign MoUs worth Rs 73,000 crore
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
India’s maiden global investors
conclave for the shipping sector, the
Maritime India Summit, to be opened
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
Mumbai next month, has lined up
business agreements worth an impressive Rs. 72,000 crore (over $12
bn), the government said.
‘Maritime India Summit 2016 will
power innovation and investment in
the maritime sector. In two years, the
impact of work in roadways, waterways, ports will boost national GDP
by at least 2 per cent,’ Shipping and
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
told reporters in New Delhi.
The three-day summit, to be held at
the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre from 14 April, will have
leading shipbuilding nation South
Korea as partner country and is being
organised to create awareness of India’s untapped potential in the sector.
1 crore jobs
T
his sector will create 40 lakh direct
and 60 lakh indirect employment
in next five years, Gadkari said.
The government’s top priority is to develop waterways and ports to reduce the
high logistics cost as while it costs Rs
1.5 a km to carry the cargo from road,
the same stands at rupee one from rail
while through waterways it reduces to
only 25 paise a km, he said.
Chief Ministers of all 13 coastal
states have been invited to the summit and those of Maharashtra and
Andhra Pradesh have confirmed their
participation, Gadkari said.
Speaking of the shipping sector
potential, he said the ministry has
targeted “the creation of 40 lakh direct
employment in the next five years and
60 lakh indirect employment”.
‘One hurdle in boosting Indian
manufacturing sector is the logistics
Domestic car sales
tumble 4.21%
in February
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
Domestic passenger car sales declined 4.21 per cent to 1,64,469 units
in February, from 1,71,703 units in the
same month last year.
Motorcycle sales last month
jumped 11.05 per cent to 8,59,624
units, from 7,74,122 a year earlier,
according to the data released by
the Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM).
Total two-wheeler sales in February rose 12.76 per cent to 13,62,219
units as against 12,08,084 in the
year-ago period. Sales of total commercial vehicles increased 19.93
per cent to 62,359 units as against
51,998 in the year-earlier month,
SIAM said.
Supergiants and Gujarat Lions will
be replacing the suspended Chennai
Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals
for a period of two years.
Gupta added that the company is looking at ad revenue growth of 15-20 per
cent from IPL this year and has hiked its
advertisement rate by 15 per cent.
IPL will be aired in Hindi on Sony
MAX and Sony SIX. In addition, Sony
SIX will carry Tamil, Telugu and
Bengali language feeds.
Sony SIX HD as well as the Sony
ESPN cluster of channels will air the
English language feed.
A 10-second ad spot in IPL ranges
from Rs 5.50 lakh to Rs 5.75 lakh on
standard definition channels, while for
HD channels it ranges from Rs 1.50
lakh to Rs 1.75 lakh.
‘This year, the number of advertisers
will be less as each advertiser will be
taking a larger share, which is good
for us as there will be less clutter. We
have around 35-40 brands this year.
We had around 45-50 brands last
year,” he said. SPN has rolled out a
new campaign for IPL this year, titled
‘Ek India Happywala’.
Chief Executive Officer N P Singh
said, ‘We want to take ‘Ek India
Happywala’ beyond IPL and have
therefore decided to use it as a broad
umbrella under which we will do our
corporate social responsibility and
other initiatives.’
BSNL teams up with Tata Sky
for video-on-demand service
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
The state-owned telecom operator
BSNL partnered with DTH major Tata
Sky to offer video-on-demand (VoD
service to its broadband users.
Under the partnership, BSNL will
waive off broadband rental for
the first month while Tata Sky
will offer its VoD service free
for the first month to download
content worth up to Rs 500.
‘We will implement this MoU to
cover the entire nation within next
six months... VoD has been gaining
prominence and this partnership will
help both the partners tap into the
market better,’ BSNL CMD Anupam
Shrivastava told reporters.
BSNL has a base of two crore
broadband users in the country, he
added. Tata Sky, which has a user
base of about 11 million, will approach potential subscribers across
the country for the new service,
Tata Sky CEO Harit Nagpal
said.
Once the customer gives
consent, the BSNL team will
set up broadband and Tata Sky will
offer the VoD service. Tata Sky has a
library of over 4,000 titles. Recently,
Tata Sky had said it will launch Internet browsing application on its platform, allowing its viewers to use apps
selected by them through its existing
set-top boxes on all television sets.
Hyundai signs 4-year
pact with BCCI
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
Hyundai Motor India Ltd
(HMIL) has entered into a
four-year partnership with
the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) as
an associate sponsor for
all international matches
at home.
As per the agreement,
HMIL would be the
official partner
of BCCI for all
formats and a
Hyundai fleet
of premium
cars would
be used
for transporting various
stakeholders of the game
throughout the event.
Besides, the South Korean auto major would
get rights for putting
three logos on the pitch
floor, space at perimeter
boards, stadium display. It
would also conduct trophy
tours.
‘This partnership is a
part of Hyundai’s efforts
to expand its presence in
global sporting activities
like Cricket, Football, Golf
and World Rally Championship across worldwide
markets. Hyundai sees
this cricket partnership as a
core element of its strategy,
playing a vital role in connecting global customers to
our brand,’ said HMIL
MD and CEO Y K
Koo.
Besides title
sponsor, BCCI
has created
space for three
official associate sponsors from which
the cricket body would get
Rs 150 crore in the next
four years.
Last week, BCCI announced its association
with beverage major PepsiCo as its first official
associate sponsor for
around 80 matches which
would be played in four
years. Mobile commerce
platform Paytm is the of-
ficial title sponsor of BCCI.
‘With more money coming in BCCI’s coffers, we
would like to spend it on
betterment of cricket infrastructure, having a better
performance and nurturing
talent at ground level,’ said
BCCI Secretary Anurag
Thakur.
He further said that the
name of the third sponsor would be announced
shortly. HMIL would pay
BCCI for matches played
in every financial year, said
HMIL General Manager
& Group Head Marketing
Puneet Anand.
‘It would be payable
as on annual basis depending on the number
of games which are happening -- whether its T20,
one day or test matches.
For each match there
is a specific fee which
we have frozen and the
overall cost would culminate over a period of four
years,’ said Anand.
cost around 18 per cent, compared to
8-10 per cent in China and 10-12 per
cent in European countries. If inland
waterways and ports are developed
and we bring down logistics costs by
5 per cent, exports from the country
will double,’ he said.
In support of waterways, he said its
transportation cost per tonne kilometer is between 15 to 20 paise, while
for railways, it is Rs.1.50 and works
out at Rs.2.50 by road.
Jewellers strike:
Traders bandh
on 17 March
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
Traders in the national capital will observe a
‘bandh’ on 17 March in support of jewellers who are on
an indefinite strike against
a levy of 1 per cent excise
duty on manufacturing of
gold and diamond jewellery, CAIT said.
‘The Delhi traders will observe a Delhi trade bandh
on 17 March in support of
jewellery traders,” Confederation of All India Traders
(CAIT) said in a statement.
It said the decision regarding this was taken yesterday in a meeting which
was attended by more than
200 trade associations
from all parts of Delhi.
‘It is a joint call of all trade
associations of Delhi for
expressing solidarity with
jewellery traders. The Delhi
traders will also participate
in large numbers in a massive rally to be held on the
same day by jewellers,’ it
said in a statement.
It also appealed to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
to consider other options
for generation of revenue
and asked for a dialogue
with striking traders to resolve the issue.
‘The traders are not afraid
of paying the tax but it is
the complex taxation system which is victimising
the trading community.
Several other options are
available for augmentation
of revenue and therefore
the government should
withdraw levy of excise on
jewellery,’ it added.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
(Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction)
O.P.No.163 of 2015
In the matter of the Indian Succession
Act 1925 ( Act XXXIX of 1925)
And
In the matter of the Last Will and
Testament of Mr.S.Ganpathlal Jain,
Deceased
Mr.G.Rajesh Kumar
Son of late S.Ganpathlal Jain
Residing in Ground Floor,
No.16/33, Somasundara Devar 4th Street,
Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600 023.
...Petitioner
-VersusMr.G.Vasanth Kumar
Son of late S. Ganpathlal Jain Upstairs
No.16/33, Somasundara Devar 4th Street,
Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600 023.
2. Mrs. Usha Devi
W/o.P.Kishore Kumar
No.16, Sowrastra Nagar,
3rd Street, Choolaimedu,
Chennai - 600 094.
3. Mrs. Rekha Devi
W/o. S.Nirmal Kumar,
Old No.43, Mettu Street, Ayanavaram,
Chennai - 600 023.
4. Mrs. Chitra Devi
W/o. P.Sanjay Kumar,
OId No.11, Dadi Ratnam Street,
Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015
...Respondents
All persons claiming to have any interest
in the estate of the above named deceased,
Mr.S.Ganpathlal Jain, who was ordinarily
residing at No.16/33, Somasundara Devar
4th Street, Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600 023
died on 15.03.2014 at A.K.N.Nursing Home
No.20, Kellys Road, Chennai - 10 are hereby
cited to come and see the proceedings on
21.03.2016 at 10.30 A.M before the Learned
Master sitting in the original side of the High
Court of judicature at Madras and file their
objections if they think fit before the grant of
Letters of Administration.
Dated at Chennai on this the 2nd day of
March, 2016
(K.ARIVAZHAGAN)
Assistant Registrar - I
Original Side
High Court Madras
M/s.Rank Associates,
Advocates, No.25, Bazullah Road,
T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.
(Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction)
Original Petition No.886 of 2015
In the matter of the Indian
Succession Act, XXXIX of 1925
And
In the matter of the Estate of Selvi.
P.S.Usha Intestate-Deceased
Selvi. P.S.Savithri
Daughter of Late.P.V.Sankaran
No.3/2, School View Road,
R.A.Puram, Chennai - 600 028
...Petitioner
-Vs1) Mrs.K.Anantham
Wife of Late.K.N.Krishnamurthy,
No.3/2, School View Road,
R.A.Puram, Chennai - 600 028.
2) Mr.P.S.Rajan (Since deceased)
Son of Late. P.V.Sankaran
No.3/2, School View Road,
R.A.Puram, Chennai - 600 028
3) Mrs. Muktha Rajan
4) Ms. Renu Rajan
Respondents (3) and (4) residing at
No.3/2, School View Road, R.A.Puram,
Chennai - 600 028.
...Respondents
All persons claiming to have any
interest in the estate of the above named
deceased Selvi. P.S.Usha, daughter of
Late P.V.Sankaran, who was residing
at No.3, School View Road, R.A.Puram,
Chennai - 600 028, who died on 15/2/2015,
are hereby cited to come and see the
proceedings on 30/3/2016 before the
master sitting in the original side of
High Court of Judicature at Madras, at
10.30 AM and file their objections, if they
think fit, before the grant of Letters of
Administration.
Dated at Chennai on this the 2nd day
of March, 2016
(K.ARIVAZHAGAN)
Assistant Registrar - I
Original Side
High Court of Madras
M/s.K.V.Babu & S.Vasudevan
F-101, First Floor, Subiksha Trinity,
No.14/9, 4th Street, Bakthavatsalam
Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.
5
Ola shuts down
food,
grocery service
Mega plans for
maritime summit
Sony expects Rs 1,200 cr
ad revenue from IPL 2016
Mumbai, Mar 10 (PTI):
Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) has
sold all its inventory for the ninth season
of the cash-rich Indian Premier League
(IPL) and expects to earn advertising
revenue of about Rs 1,200 crore.
‘We have had unprecedented interest in IPL... despite this being a World
Cup year. The IPL has reached a
mature stage and advertisers like that
because you know at the beginning
of the tournament what your return
on investment will be, because the
ratings are fairly steady.
‘This is the first time that two months
before the start of the tournament we
have sold out, which has never happened before,’ SPN India President
Rohit Gupta said. The IPL will be
played from 9 April to 29 May and
two new franchises -- Rising Pune
THURSDAY
10 MARCH 2016
Central to the government’s port-led
development policy is the Sagarmala
project to connect all the country’s
coastal cities through road, rail, ports
and airports through a special development package.
The project is designed to enhance
the unique identities of coastal cities in
consonance with their seaside culture.
At least 12 smart cities and several
coastal economic zones are proposed
to be set up under Sagarmala.
The Minister also said that the 12
major ports and the three flagship
organisations under the shipping
ministry have made operating profits
for the first time.
These 15 organisations have for
the first time made a combined profit
of more than Rs.6,000 crore, said
Gadkari. Industry chambers FICCI
and CII are partners to the Maritime
India Summit 2016, and the ministry
of external affairs is assisting in inviting foreign participants, he added.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
Ola, the homegrown company rivaling Uber in India, has closed its food
and grocery ordering services less
than one year after launching them.
Ola Cafe and Ola Store were Ola’s
first non-transportation services but
they were not nationwide, being
available in a handful of tier-one cities only.
In an email marked to its customers,
Ola said Ola Store won’t be available
from next week. ‘In this time, we have
also brought to you a range of experiments and initiatives by leveraging
the unique strengths we have in terms
of technology and logistic capabilities.
Ola Store was one such experiment
that brought you groceries from
stores around you within minutes...As
we strengthen our focus on building
mobility for a billion people, we are
drawing this experiment to a close
and taking learnings from these to
serve you better in the time to come,’
the email read.
The icon of Ola Cafe, on the other
hand, has been removed from its core
app. It was started in March 2015,
following its US-based rival Uber’s
strategy to launch UberEATS in its
home market.
Tanjara comes to Chennai
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
Tanjara Trading Private Limited, a food products company, launched its range of products,
47 in number, including ready-made mix for
sweets, dosa and idly, wheat flour, pickles
and filter coffee powder here yesterday. The
company introduced popular city based chef
Venkatesh Bhat as its brand ambassador.
Present on the occasion was culinary
expert Revathi Sankaran, chairman and
managing director of Tanjara Sethurao
Ravichandran, technical director Sampath
Kumar, logistics director Nithyanandan and
business coordinator Nanditha.
Speaking at the event, Sethurao Ravichandran, said, ‘Following the success in
Tamilnadu, the company will expand in
Karnataka and plans to cover the south
by 2016. Our motto is to provide sure and
DOCUMENT LOST
I,
M.V.
BALAJI,
S/o
M.G.Venkateswarulu
(Late),
residing at No.17/19, 2nd Floor,
Ramanujam Street, Sowcarpet,
Chennai-600 079, has lost
the original Document vide its
Doc.No.118/1948,
264/1960,
911/1969 on 03.02.2016 which
was kept in my TVS STAR CITY
(two wheeler) bearing Regn.
No. TN04 AH 2329 near my
residence.
If anybody found the same kindly
handover the same to the above
address.
(M.V.BALAJI)
Cell No: 98405 79998
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
(TESTAMENTARY AND ORIGINAL
JURISDICTlON)
O.P.No.723 of 2014
In the matter of the Indian
Succession Act XXXIX of 1925
And
In the matter of the Last
Will and Testament of
Late Mrs.Krishnaveni Ammal
Mr.G.Joseph Rajkumar,
S/o Late D.Gnanaprakasam,
permanent resident of
No.54, Kodambakkam High Road,
T. Nagar, Chennai-17.
...Petitioner
-Vs1. Mrs. Theresa Martin,
W/o Mr.Martin and
D/o Mr.G.Joseph Rajkumar,
residing at No.4/3, Danakoti Ammal Street,
Kodambakkam, Chennai-24,
2. MrJ. Francis Thibusiyas,
S/o Mr.G.Joseph Rajkumar,
3. Mrs .Nancy Mohan,
W/o. Mr.Mohan
D/o Mr.G.Joseph Rajkumar,
residing at No.32/17, Dharmapuram
2nd Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17,
4. Mrs.Rosy,
W/o.Omkumar,
D/o Mr.G.Joseph Rajkumar,
2nd and 4th Respondents are
residing at No.54, Kodambakkam High Road,
T. Nagar, Chennai-17
5. Mrs.R.Rajeswari,
W/o. Late Ramachandran,
D/o.Late Manickam,
Old Door No.111, New Door No.136,
Kodambakkam High Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai-34
6. Mrs.D.Chandra,
W/o. Mr.V.C.Subramani,
D/o.Late Dakshinamurthy,
Venbakkam Village & Post,
Cheyyar Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District
7. Mrs.A.Margaret Roselin,
W/o. Late Anthony Chandrakumar,
8. Mr.N.Nicholas Devakumar,
S/o. Late Anthony Chandrakumar,
Grandson of Late D.Gnanaprakasam,
9. Ms.A.Ramya,
D/o. Late Anthony Chandrakumar,
Granddaughter of Late D.Gnanaprakasam,
10.S.Velumani,
S/o.Late D.Sampath,
Grandson of Late Dakshinamurthy,
11. S. Latha,
D/o. Late D.Sampath,
Granddaughter of Late Dakshinamurthy,
12. S.Shantha,
D/o. Late D.Sampath,
Granddaughter of Late Dakshinamurthy,
13.S.Deena,
S/o. Late D.Sampath,
Grandson of Late Dakshinamurthy,
7th to 13th Respondents are residing at
No.54/129, Kodambakkam High Road,
T. Nagar, Chennai-17
...Respondents
All persons claiming to have any interest in the Estate
of the above named deceased Late Mrs.Krishnaveni
Ammal who was resided at No.54, Kodambakkam High
Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17, who died on 24.10.2001 at
SVRRGG Hospital, Thirupathy are hereby cited to come
and see the proceedings on 22.03.2016 at 10.30 a.m.
before the Learned Master sitting in the Original Side
of Administration.
Dated at Chennai, on this the 18th day of February, 2016.
(S.Gurumurthy)
Asst Registrar
Original Side-I
High Court of Judicature at Madras
Madras-600104
Mr.G.Jayachandran,
Advocate,
450, New Addl. Law Chambers,
High Court Buildings,
Chennai-600 104
Counsel for Petitioner
safe products to our customer.’
Said Venkatesh Bhat, ‘One thing about
Tanjara is that none of their products have
monosodium glutamate, which causes
cancer in people. This is one reason why
I chose to be the brand ambassador.’
In view of women’s day celebration the
company has announced 15 per cent
discount on all its products for this month.
The management also honoured women
achievers from various walks of life.
Our products conform the best food
standards in terms of purity, food safety,
nutritional value and hygiene. Our conviction to deliver quality products at reasonable pricing has earned our brand a good
patronage from customers,’ said Sethurao.
All Tanjara’s products are available in 50,
100, 200 and 500 gm packs and the price
range varies from Rs 10 to 200.
I, JAYASREE, wife of Thiru
P.S.Narayanan, born on
14th August 1966 (native
district: Chennai), residing
at No.5/198, Gopal Street,
Madipakkam, Chennai 600091, shall henceforth
be known as N BHARATHI.
JAYASREE
Chennai, 26th February 2016.
IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY
Tribunal-II AT CHENNAI
4th FLOOR, DEVA TOWERS, 770,
ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI - 600002
O.A.No.67 of 2016
Bank of Baroda
Vadapalani Branch
No.32, Vadapalani Andavar Koil street,
Vadapalani, Chennai - 600026
Represented by its Chief Manager
….Applicant
VS
1. M/s Royal Enterprises
Represented by its
Sole Proprietor, Sri R.Rajan
No.12, K.P.Nagar, Ramapuram,
Chennai - 600 089
Also at : No.72, Five Furlong Road,
Guindy, Chennai - 600 036.
Mr.R.Rajan, S/o Mr.Raman
No.14, Balaji Nagar, 1st street,
Saligramam, Chennai - 600 093.
…Defendants
Please take summons that the above
named Applicant has filed an Application
for Recovery of Rs.13,35,055.00(Rupees
Thirteen Lakhs Thirty Five Thousand and
Fifty Five only) together with interest and
other reliefs with cost.
You are hereby summoned to appear
before the Hon’ble Debt Recovery
Tribunal-II at Chennai either in person or
through your counsel on 04.04.2016 at
10.30.A.M. failing which the matter will
be heard and determined in your absence.
W.S.JAYAPRAKASH
COUNSEL FOR APPLICANT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
(Testamentary and Intestate
Jurisdiction)
O.P.No.508 of 2012
In the matter of Indian
Succession Act XXXIX of 1925
And
In the matter of the Last
Will and Testament of Late
T.Hamsathvani. (deceased)
N.Shanmuga Priyan
S/o.V.T.Nagabushanam
Old No.21, New No.8,
11th Cross Street,
Indira Nagar, Adyar,
Chennai - 600 020.
...Petitioner
-VsMrs.Useni Hariram,
W/o.Mr.T.Hariram,
No.4, Jalan Manggir Satu,
Bandar Seri Begawan, B.C.3615,
Negara Brunei Darussalam
...Respondents
Any person claiming to have any
interest in the Estate of the above named
T.Hamsathvani who was residing at Old
No.21, New No.8, 11th Cross Street,
Indira Nagar Adayar, Chennai - 600
020 and died on 18.01.2012 is hereby,
cited to come and see the proceedings
before the Learned Master sitting in the
original side of High Court of Judicature
at Madras on 24.3.2016 at 10.30 AM
and file this objection, if think fit before
the grant of Letters of Administration.
Dated at Chennai, on this the 2nd day
of March, 2016
(K.ARIVAZHAGAN)
Assistant Registrar - I
Original Side
High Court, Madras
M/s.R.Subramanian,
G.Sumitra & I.Abrar
Md.Abdullah, Advocates,
No.33, Law Chambers,
High Court Buildings,
Chennai - 600 104.
PUBLIC NOTICE
This is for notice of the General Public that a Political
Party is proposed to be registered by the Name of
Kongu Desa Marumalarchi Makkal Katchi. The office of
the party is located at -301/14,Alagar Nagar, Pacham
Palayam, Anthiyur, Erode – District, Tamil Nadu –
638 501. This party has submitted application to
the Election Commission of India, New Delhi for its
registration as Political Party under Section 29 A of the
Representation of People Act, 1951 - Name/Address of
the Office – Bearers of the Party are as follows :
President
M.Munusamy
General Secretary
M.Santhi
Treasurer
M.Kathirvel
If any one of has any objection to the registration
of Kongu Desa Marumalarchi Makkal Katchi they
may send their Objection with reasons thereof, to the
Secretary (Political Party), Election Commission of
India, Nirvanchan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi –
110 001 within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
6 THURSDAY
10 MARCH 2016
Sports
Smith powers Aussies
to series victory
Cape Town, Mar 10 (AFP):
Australia gained a confidence boost ahead of the
World Twenty20 with an impressive run chase to
defeat South Africa by six wickets in the third and
final Twenty20 international at Newlands.
Needing to achieve the highest successful chase
at Newlands after Hashim Amla’s 97 not out
inspired South Africa to 178 for four, Australia
achieved victory with four balls to spare, clinching
the three-match series 2-1.
Usman Khawaja (33) and Shane Watson (42)
gave Australia a strong start, putting on 76 for the
first wicket in 8.2 overs.
Both fell to leg-spinner Imran Tahir in the space
of three balls, but captain Steve Smith and David
Warner made virtually sure of victory with a thirdwicket stand of 79.
Smith made 44 and Warner hit 33. Warner was
run out and Smith was caught behind, but Glenn
Maxwell made 19 not out off ten balls before
Mitchell Marsh hit the only ball he faced for four to
finish the match.
It was the last match for both teams before they
leave for the World Twenty20 in India on Thursday.
Amla hit eight fours and four sixes in a 62-ball innings as South Africa posted a challenging total.
It was the highest score by a South African in a
Twenty20 international against Australia and the
highest individual score at Newlands.
Amla and Quinton de Kock got South Africa
off to a fast start, putting on 47 for the first wicket before De Kock was caught at third man off
Nathan Coulter-Nile for 25 off 13 balls.
The six-over power play yielded 68 runs but the
scoring rate slowed when the fielding restrictions
were lifted, with leg-spinner Adam Zampa conceding only 23 runs in a four-over spell.
Oman captain eyes
main draw spot
Amir Ali happy to do the star turn for WT20 debutants
Mitchell Marsh
Dharamsala, Mar 10:
Amir Ali was the star of Oman’s
historic victory over Ireland in the
ICC World T20 at the HPCA Stadium
yesterday and was named the man
of the match for his heroics.
At a media meet after the win, Amir
Ali, with team manager Jamil Zaidi
as his interpreter, thanked Almighty
for what he did on Wednesday and
said: ‘I am delighted to be the player
who turned Oman’s historical World
Cup debut into celebration and glory.
‘I am happy that I could time the ball
well and help Oman win the match,’
said Amir, who had played such
cameos for Oman in the past as well.
‘After a great start, we wanted to
win this match badly and thanks to
Zeeshan Maqsood, Khawar Ali and
Amir Ali, we made a great start to the
tournament,’ he said.
‘This is fruit of all the hard work we
have put in all these days,’ he added.
Skipper Sultan Ahmed conceded
that he would have batted first had
he won the toss, but later realised
the dew factor also helped his team’s
cause.
‘I would have batted first had I won
Ibrahimovic continues
to haunt Chelsea
PSG reaches Champions League quarter-finals
London, Mar 10:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck the winner
as a clinical Paris St Germain team
outclassed Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League
quarter-finals.
PSG, who won the first leg of the
last-16 tie 2-1 in Paris, made the
last eight for the fourth successive season 4-2 on aggregate
after dominating a compelling match at Stamford
The Swedish striker’s cross eluded
the defence for Adrian Rabiot to
tap in.
Chelsea hit back with a superblyconstructed equaliser when Diego
Costa checked past Thiago Silva
to fire wide of Kevin Trapp after 27 minutes, but the hosts
lost their cutting edge when
Costa went off
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Bridge.
The French champions went ahead
in the 16th minute when Angel Di
Maria found Ibrahimovic, sent off
when the sides clashed at the same
stage a year ago, wide on the right.
injured and
Ibrahimovic
turned in Di
Maria’s cross
from close range after 67 minutes.
‘It was a difficult game for us but we
never change our philosophy, we try
to play with the ball and create gaps
Sharapova issue
rocks WTA Tour
Indian Wells, Mar 10:
Agnieszka Radwanska said she
was ‘shocked, like everyone else’
when Maria Sharapova revealed
Monday that she failed a drug test
in January at the Australian Open.
‘It was a very sad day for tennis,
that’s for sure,’ Radwanska said
Wednesday at BNP Paribas Open
at The Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep
used much the same words while
discussing Sharapova’s positive test
for the drug Meldonium.
Sharapova said she had been
taking the drug since 2006 to help
deal with a magnesium deficiency
and other health issues, but wasn’t
aware the World Anti-Doping Agency
had added it to the list of prohibited
substances this year because she
hadn’t looked at the updated list.
Halep, the defending women’s
champion in the Indian Wells event
that started Wednesday, called it ‘a
tough moment for the sport, a bit disappointing,’ and Kvitova said ‘I hope
it will not affect the tennis world. I
hope that the fans will still like tennis.’
Men’s star Rafael Nadal termed
CHENNAI
it ‘terrible for the world of sport in
general and for our sport especially.’
‘It’s terrible because the sport must
be clean and must look clean,’ Nadal
said. ‘We have a good anti-doping
program and the players who are
not doing the right things are going
on trial, so we will see how it goes.’
Nadal said he lets his doctor keep
track of the changes on the prohibited substance list and is ‘100 per
cent confident with my team’ and
knows everything he is taking. But he
also knows that nothing is foolproof.
‘It’s difficult to imagine that something like this can happen, but there’s
always mistakes. Everybody can
have mistakes. I want to believe that
for sure it’s a mistake for Maria, she
didn’t want to do it, but there’s always
(the possibility) that it’s negligence.
‘The rules are like this and now she
must pay for it.’
Halep said she personally checks
the WADA update each year and
‘always when I take something I turn
to the people that are taking care of
this, the anti-doping, and everything is
sure. If you take something you have
to check very carefully before.’
to score,’ PSG’s former Chelsea
defender David Luiz told BT Sport.
‘It was a collective victory. Everyone
knows how hard it is to play here.
We kept calm and we scored at key
moments.’
Chelsea’s interim manager Guus
Hiddink bemoaned the gulf in quality
between the sides.
‘You saw the difference between
the squads when we had to bring
young guys on and they have
Edinson Cavani to come in,’ the
Dutchman said.
‘We gave too much respect in the
first 10 minutes, they were dominating. They are a good side but once we
stepped up we had some chances.’
PSG settled quickly and took an early
grip on a game played at a frenetic
pace with Ibrahimovic dropping back
into midfield and linking superbly with
Di Maria and Lucas to put the Chelsea
defence under real pressure.
The visitors sounded a warning
when Ibrahimovic put the ball in
the net and although he was clearly
offside, they did score a few minutes
later through Rabiot.
Chelsea were not behind for long
and with both sets of supporters
creating a cracking atmosphere, the
home side began to impose themselves on PSG with Willian central to
most of their best moves and Costa
a constant threat.
With the score still 1-1, however,
Costa went off with a calf injury and
the visitors wrapped up the match
and the tie through Ibrahimovic’s
goal.
The Oman players celebrate the historic win over Ireland at Dharamsala.
the toss,’ said Sultan. ‘We had a
plan to set a total of over 160 runs
and then throttle them with good spin
bowling.’
Sultan said: ‘We need to play two
more matches. Making the next
round is the main objective and we
will continue with the same momentum.’
The skipper said all the players are
in high spirits and ‘this opening win
will surely take us a long way.’
Meanwhile, Ireland captain William
Porterfield said: ‘We did not expect
this to happen. The last over was
beyond our control and I am really
disappointed.’
‘In this format, anything can happen,
I believe even if we win the next two
games, we will be through,’ said
Porterfield.
LOCAL SPORTS
Eng, NZ skippers
upbeat on chances
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
The captains of the England and
New Zealand women’s cricket teams
for the World T20 said that they have
prepared well to finish and were looking forward to the tournament.
Charlotte Edwards, leading the England team which had won the trophy
in the inaugural year, said, ‘Women’s
cricket has grown massively during
the last two years. It is great to see
so many teams compete each other
today. The World T20 is a challenging tournament. We are looking
forward to it and the main thing is
that the game has improved rapidly.’
Skipper of the New Zealand side,
Susie Bates echoed Charlotte’s view
and said, ‘Black Caps have won the
World Cup and we want to annex
the World T20. We have
been preparing our team
well for this World T20.’
‘The experience we
gained from playing
against Australia before
coming here was vital.
We have made the finals in the earlier World
T20 tournaments and
we have prepared ourselves well for winning
the Cup this time. We
have the confidence and
momentum to do that,’
Susie said.
On her being an Olym-
pian and playing in cricket, Susie
said, ‘There are a couple of players
in women’s cricket today who are
double internationals having represented their respective countries in
International hockey and so on.
Asked about the difficulties for
women’s cricket in moving forward,
Susie said, ‘The biggest stumbling
block was we were not playing cricket throughout the year unlike men.
Women’s cricket is now changing.
Australia and England have been
regularly playing and these are good
improvements.’ On whether IPL for
women is around the corner, the two
captains said, ‘Absolutely, we want
to be playing in IPL cricket. IPL is
already set in the men’s game and
I hope the next step is only to introduce it in the women’s side.’
Charlotte Edwards
Bala goes berserk
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 10:
A blistering knock of 153 off 80
balls by V Balasubramaniyam, which
included 13 fours and eight sixers,
powered Jain Combines CC to a
103-run win over Palavanthangal
CC in a second division match of
the Kancheepuram District Cricket
League here.
Scores - Second Division: Gurunanak Combines CC 169 in 24.1
overs (G Satheesh 53, G Deepak
41, Prabhu 3 for 13, S Khaja 3 for
29) beat Southern Railway Institute
(TBM) 74 in 16.4 overs (E Arun Kumar 3 for 24).
Jain Combines CC 266 for 7 in 30
overs (V Balasubramaniyam 153
(80 balls, 13X4, 8X6), M Vinoth
43, N C Venkatesh 25) beat Palavanthangal CC 163 in 26.3 overs
(Prabhu 27, Chandru 28).
Jain Combines CC 147 for 9 in
25 overs (Rudesh 43, Sriram 42,
P Baradwaz 3 for 37, V Santhosh
Kumar 3 for 42) beat Syndicate
Bank RC 144 for 5 in 25 overs (R S
Akash 74 n.o, V Santhosh Kumar 38,
Shankar 3 for 39).
Easy for Chettinad
Chettinad Vidyashram registered
an easy 5-1 win over Kids Central in
the ongoing Schools Premier League
football tournament.
Scores: Don Bosco (Perambur)
beat Vana Vani 4-0; Bhavans
beat Velanmal 5-0; MCC beat DB
Egmore; Chettinad Vidhyashram
beat Kids Central 5-1; Vidhya Mandir drew PSBB KK Nagar 0-0; St
Michael’s beat Wesley 4-1.
Sharapova thanks fans
for support
Los Angeles, Mar 10:
Days after stunning the sports world by announcing she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January, Maria Sharapova thanked
her fans for their ‘wonderful words’ that put a
smile on her face.
The Russian faces a ban of up to four years
pending an investigation by the International
Tennis Federation after testing positive for meldonium, which some researchers have linked to
increased athletic performance and endurance.
‘I woke up yesterday morning with an inbox, in
full capacity of love and compassion,’ five-times
grand slam champion Sharapova, 28, posted
on Facebook. ‘In this moment, I am so proud to
call you my fans.
‘Within hours of my announcement, you showed
me support and loyalty, which I could only expect
to hear when someone would be at the top of
their profession. I wanted to let you know that
your wonderful words put a smile on my face.
‘I’d like to play again and hope to have the
chance to do so. Your messages give me great
encouragement. This message isn’t anything
else but to say thank you. Thank you very much.’
Sharapova, who has struggled with
multiple injuries in recent years but is
known for her never-say-die approach to the
game, said she was prepared to battle through
her latest setback. ‘New day, new start,’ the
former world number one wrote on Facebook.
‘It is fair to say that this day was not average.
‘Nothing came to mind at 6am, except that I
am determined to play tennis again and I hope
I will have the chance to do so. I wish I didn’t
have to go through this, but I do - and I will.
‘I needed to sweat, to push through and grind
as I have done most of my life, so I made
my way to the gym. That’s when I
realised a bunch of tinted windowed
cars were following me. The good
old paparazzi, back on the trail.’
Sharapova, the world’s highestearning sportswoman, has accepted full responsibility for her
mistake in taking a drug that has
been outlawed since 1 January,
having previously used it on the
advice of her family doctor for a
decade.
Maria Sharapova
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
q This year’s theme is centered on kids
q 'Plant extracts can tackle almost all diseases, including cancer'
careful as
uncontrolled
diabetes
and hypertension are
the leading
causes for
kidney failure,’ he said.
E l a b o Dr Divakar
rating, he
added, ‘Chronic kidney disease
(CKD) is a silent killer. It leads
to end-stage kidney failure and
needs to be treated with kidney
transplant or dialysis for life. It
is very important to diagnose
CKD in its early stages when it
is most treatable and prevent or
delay progression of the disease.
Renal function tests (blood urea,
serum creatinine, urine analysis
and ultrasound), done at regular
intervals, will help in the evaluation of kidney failure.’
Indian Medical Association
(Tamilnadu) joint secretary, Dr
Muthurajan, notes that lifestyle
changes are also an important
cause for kidney disease.
He says, ‘For the past 10 years,
good food habits and sleeping
properly has taken a beating;
people do not give importance to
health. Due to this, problems like
blood pressure and diabetes have
cropped up, which have an undesirable effect on the functioning
of the kidney. So, there is a great
need to create awareness regarding health checks and importance
of kidney health.’
As part of World Kidney Day,
TANKER Foundation, which, says
Latha, is able to provide 80 per
cent subsidy in dialysis due to
the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme,
is also conducting awareness
programmes in schools and colleges. Moreover, free pamphlets
will be distributed throughout the
city, she adds.
For adventure
sports lovers
MALAVIKKA SRIDHARAN
Chennai, Mar 10:
While Chennai has a lot of places like museum and
zoo for sight seeing, there has not been an exclusive
one dedicated for adventure sports. That wait will
end as city-based Magicland Ventures is opening its
adventure-themed activity park, ‘The Wild Tribe Ranch’
for the public tomorrow.
A number of exciting activities are in store for people,
riding high on adrenaline rush. Situated at ECR, it is
located close to the Crocodile Bank, en route Mamallapuram, towards the seaside. The ranch will be open
from 10 a.m to 8 p.m on all days except Tuesdays.
G V Sathish Kumar, founder and director, Magicland
Ventures said, ‘This road is going to attract a lot of
tourists and day travellers. We want to leverage the
proposed surge in traffic and movement on this road.
Hence, we have chosen this location.’
Over 18 activities like paintball, trampoline jump,
ejection bungee, body zorb, surf expert, flying fox will
be available. According to sources, for safety, guides
trained in first aid, fire safety and emergency operations have been arranged. First aid boxes are placed
at strategic locations along with fire exit maps and fire
extinguishers, it is learnt. They have also tied up with
a local hospital to ensure safety.
B SUDHARSAN
Chennai, Mar 10:
On what may perhaps be termed
a clarion call to governments across
the world and researchers aiming
to develop a medicine that can potentially destroy the deadly human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) responsible for causing AIDS, the director of
52-year-old Entomology Research
Institute (ERI) at Loyola College in
Chennai, Dr S Ignacimuthu, has
told News Today that a cure for HIV/
AIDS can be developed in the ‘very
near future’ using plant extracts and
molecules: but he strongly indicated
that support from the government
and industries would be needed for
coming up with a cure.
Responding to a question posed by
this reporter at a press conference
held inside the college premises today, Ignacimuthu categorically stated
that plant extracts and molecules can
cure many diseases that continue to
affect millions of people yearly across
the globe. ‘I can’t deny that a cure for
HIV can be found through the study
of plants,’ he stated, responding to
the question.
Special advisor to Entomology Research Institute S Vincent, director
S Ignacimuthu, advisor U Sreenivasan Raghavan and emeritus
scientist V Seshadri addressing a press conference at Loyola
College in Chennai today.
He added that the ERI was focuss- ised on 18 March to disseminate the
ing on developing anti-inflammatory, information to the industries.
anti-cancer and anti-diabetic prodAdvisor to ERI, U Sreenivasan Raucts as well, but expressed displeas- ghavan, told News Today that there
ure that a lot of products already
was a lot of scope for industries to
developed by ERI were not able to
conduct research in the fields of
find a suitable market.
healthcare and entomology at Loyola.
‘That is exactly why we are propos- According to Sreenivasan, who is
also a professor at LIBA, the research
ing to partner with industries in the
is set to benefit both parties, with the
fields of healthcare, biotechnology
and agriculture and develop cost- largest quantum of benefit reaching
the public.
effective products that can be used by
the general public,’ he told reporters,
‘A lot of products have already
stating that a meeting is being organ- been developed by scientists here.
Students of New College formed a human swastik to create awareness on the importance to voting in the
college campus, Royapettah in Chennai today. Tamilnadu Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni and the
college staff participated.
Pondy Assembly
adjourns sine die
q CM, Speaker thank members for their cooperation
Puducherry, Mar 10 (PTI):
Puducherry Assembly adjourned
sine die today after transacting
scheduled business, including passing of Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, earmarking Rs 3,550 crore
from the Consolidated Fund for the
first six months (April-September) of
fiscal 2016-17.
The Bill was tabled earlier by Chief
Minister N Rangasamy.
The statement of objects and reasons of the Bill said the sum has been
earmarked to enable government
meet expenditure for the first six
months (April-September) of 2016-17
fiscal. A full fledged budget could not
be presented in view of the model
code now in force before the 16 May
Assembly polls.
Earlier five of seven Congress legislators, led by leader of the Opposition
V Vaithilingam, staged a walkout in
protest against denial of permission
to discuss the statement showing
estimate of supplementary expenditure for fiscal 2015-16, tabled by the
Chief Minister.
The two Congress legislators ‘Theni
C Jayakumar and P N R Tirumurugan
remaned in the House till the end
of proceedings. Before the walkout
Vaithilingam argued with the Speaker,
stating that when the House was
seeking permission for expenditure
of more than Rs 120 crore already
incurred under ‘Revenue’ for fiscal
2015-16, there should be a detailed
discussion to know various aspects
of the expenditure.
He also said the expenditure of Rs
100 crore incurred under ‘pension
scheme’ should also be discussed.
The Speaker however reminded
Vaithilingam he was a senior member
and on most occasions in the past
there had been no discussion while
seeking permission for approval of
the supplementary expenditure.
Though the Speaker asked him to
ensure a happy conclusion of the
session, Vaithilingam and colleagues
K Lakshminarayanan and A Namassivayam insisted on a detailed discussion. Alleging there was no positive
response to their pleas for a debate,
the five Congress legislators staged
a walkout and did not turn up till the
session came to a close.
Before adjourning the House sine
die, the Chief Minister and the Speaker thanked members for their cooperation in conducting proceedings
in all the sessions of the house that
came into existence in the wake of
the polls held in 2011.
q Oppn corners Centre over the issue
q Loans were given during UPA regime, says Arun Jaitley
seen for 1 km away’. Congress
leader Mallikarjun Kharge, CPM’s
MB Rajesh and RJD MP Pappu
Yadav had given adjournment notice in Lok Sabha on Vijay Mallya
issue in the morning. BJP MP
Kirit Somaiya will also raise Vijay
Mallya issue in Zero hour in Lok
Sabha today.
Azad further raised question in
the Rajya Sabha as to how Mallya
could escape despite CBI notice. ‘I
accuse this government- why was
Vijay Mallya not arrested, why was
his passport not seized?,’ Azad
asked. Defending government’s
stand over Mallya’s escape from
India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
said, ‘A CBI investigation is underway, justice will be served’.
‘We cannot forget that Mallya was
granted loans under UPA government,’ the Finance Minister added.
Vijay Mallya was given banking
facility for the 1st time in 2004
But our focus is on expanding our
research in the field of entomology
and study of plants,’ he stressed.
According to ERI’s special advisor,
S Vincent, there are services like
insect identification, anti-microbial
screening and bioassay studies that
can be offered to various companies
by ERI in the fi eld of agriculture.
‘There are nearly seven products
created by ERI that have been
patented,’ he said. Over 10 patents
are pending clarification, added
Ignacimuthu.
The institute, said scientists at ERI, is
also focussing on developing herbalbased therapies for diabetes, obesity,
inflammatory colitis and arthritis.
As of now, scientists at ERI have
already developed over three mosquito
repellant creams, mosquito larvicides,
liquid vaporisers, anti-diabetic syrups
and a herb-based supplement for nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, among
others.
‘Ponneem, a botanical pesticide,
is already available in the market,’
pointed out Ignacimuthu.
Emeritus Scientist at ERI, V Seshadri, was present.
Cabinet gives nod
for Rs 8,000-cr
rural LPG scheme
SPREADING A MESSAGE
Will bring back Mallya to India: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 10:
A day after the Attorney General
informed the Supreme Court that
liquor baron Vijay Mallya has already left the country, probably to
UK, opposition tried to corner the
government over the issue.
The government however said
today that it will get Mallya back
to India. Union Minister Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi said that the government will not spare anyone who
flees with money from the country.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of
Opposition in the House, said,
‘Vijay Mallya is not a needle that
he couldn’t be caught. He can be
7
HIV/AIDS cure not
far away: Expert
Awareness can
save your kidney
M P SARAVANAN
Chennai, Mar 10:
As World Kidney Day is being
observed on the second Thursday
of March (10 March this year),
doctors feel that creating more
awareness regarding this vital
body organ is the need of the hour.
According to city-headquartered
TANKER Foundation, which provides subsidised dialysis to underprivileged patients, every year,
around 1 lakh people in India are
affected by kidney-related illness.
But, sadly, only around 5 per cent
of them get treatment.
TANKER Foundation’s managing trustee Latha Kumaraswamy,
says, ‘Hypertension and diabetes
are the main reasons for kidney
problems.
So, there
is a need
to create
awareness
regarding
kidney disease. The
objectives
of World
Latha Kumaraswamy Kidney Day
are to raise awareness of the
importance of the organ to the
overall health and to reduce the
frequency and impact of kidney
disease and its associated health
problems worldwide.’
Explaining this year’s theme,
Latha says, ‘Last year’s theme
was ‘Drink a lot of water’. The
theme for 2016 is ‘Kidney Disease
and Children: Act Early to Prevent
it’. This is because many children
may be at risk of kidney disease
at an early age. So, there is a
great need for early detection and
following a healthy lifestyle. One
needs to start health check-up
from birth and continue it to old
age to combat preventable disorders of the kidneys. Inborn and
acquired kidney diseases require
early and timely action to be managed effectively.’
Mentioning the need to control
the disease, Fortis Malar Hospital
Senior Consultant Nephrologist,
Dr Divakar, says that it is difficult to
prevent incidence of many kidney
diseases. ‘People having diabetes
and hypertension should be very
THURSDAY
10 MARCH 2016
even when account wasnt in order,
Jaitley said.
‘When Vijay Mallya went abroad,
Congress was in power and a case
was registered under FEMA,’ the
Finance Minister said.
He further reminded the house
that when Lalit Modi went abroad,
Congress was in power and a case
was registered under FEMA.
Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting
loans of over Rs 9,000 crores from
various banks, has left the country
a week back, government yesterday informed the Supreme Court.
The bench issued notice to
Mallya and sought his response
within two weeks on pleas filed
by a consortium of banks seeking
direction for freezing his passport
and his presence before the apex
court.
Since the court was informed that
Mallya has already left the country,
probably to UK, the bench allowed
the plea of AG that the notice to
him can be served through his official Rajya Sabha Email ID, Indian
High Commission at London and
also through counsel representing
him before various high courts,
Debt Recovery Tribunal and also
through his Company.
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
The Cabinet today approved
a Rs 8,000-crore scheme to
provide cooking gas (LPG) connections free of cost to women
members of poor households.
The Cabinet, headed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, approved Pradhan Mantri Ujwala
Yojana with an outlay of Rs 8,000
crore for three years, Oil Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan told PTI
here.
The scheme aims to provide
on a war footing LPG connections to women members of BPL
families.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,
in his Budget for 2016-17, had
announced the plan, saying
the poor do not have access to
cooking gas.
ICC to conduct regular
dope tests at WT20
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI):
The International Cricket Council will conduct
random dope tests during the World Twenty20
Championship in India,
which is a regular practice in all ICC events,
Tournament Director M
V Sridhar said today.
‘The random dope tests
have been a part of ICC
events for a long time.
Random dope tests are
performed at all ICC
events and it is not a new
phenomenon,’ Sridhar
told PTI.
Sridhar clarified that a
series of drug scandals
that have recently rocked
the sporting world, including tennis star Maria
Sharapova’s revelation,
has not prompted the
ICC to take this step as
dope tests have been in
practice since 2011.
‘I have never said that
it is being done because
of drug test failures as
this has been a practice
for a long time,’ Sridhar
insisted.
‘ICC events have had
dope tests since 2011.
They (other sports) have
their own anti-doping
agency which performs
as ICC is not part of
WADA and cricketers
have not signed any
whereabouts clause.
‘For the record, ICC had
performed random dope
tests at 2011 World Cup,
T20 editions in 2012 and
2014. There are times
when these dope tests
are done during training
sessions,’ Sridhar added.
The Tournament Director said the Indian team
had undergone random
dope tests during 2012
World Twenty20 in Sri
Lanka.
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Atlee’s next to
feature Jiiva
The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood
is that filmmaker Atlee on behalf of his A for
Apple production house has kickstarted a
movie titled Sanglili Bungili Kadhavai Thara.
It would be directed by Hari, grandson of
veteran actor M R Radha.
Playing the female lead is Sri Dhivya. Soori
is the comedian. Shooting for the movie is
on in Pazhani.
Atlee who directed Raja Rani,
is currently busy
with Theri featuring Vijay. Jiiva’s
last release was
Pokkiri Raja,
which managed
a decent run.
NT Bureau
Complaint against
Pichaikkaran
Vijay Antony starrer Pichaikkaran is in trouble now. Andhanargal Munnetra
Kazhagam, which fights for the cause of temple priests have filed a case
with police alleging that the temple priests are shown in bad light and their
sacred ‘Gayathri Manthram’ is used in wrong context.
They said the police should take action and ban the movie. Pichaikkaran,
directed by Sasi, features Vijay Antony and Satna Titus in lead roles. Music
is by Vijay Antony himself.
NT Bureau
All about friends
Rajbharath, son of veteran producer and script writer Malliyam Rajagopal is all thrilled as his Nathpathigaram is releasing this weekend. His
father had produced many films including Sivaji starrer Savale Samali
and introduced veteran actress Lakshmi to Tamil cinema.
Says Rajbharath, ‘After my impressive show as baddie in Onayum
Attukuttiyum, I am playing a fullfledged hero in Nathpathigaram.’
‘Friendship is told in an interesting manner by director Ravichandran
and I am confident that it would appease all’, he adds.
He is also acting in Andhra Mess and will shoot for a movie titled Sigai.
NT Bureau
quick mode
Vikram starrer Irumugan
featuring Chiyaan Vikram in
double role, is fast progressing. The team is planning to
start shooting from 21 March
in Chennai and scenes involving Vikram and Nayanthara
would be canned in one go. A
total of eight sets are erected
for the same.
The movie directed by Anand
Shankar of Arima Nambi fame,
has music by Harris Jeyaraj.
Meanwhile the crew is planning
to shoot few portions in Thailand after Chennai schedule.
Irumugan is produced by Shibu
Thameens.
NT Bureau
Get,
set, go for
Vijay Sethupathi
After a good outing in his last two movies Nanum Rowdy
Thaan and Sethupathi, Vijay Sethupathi’s next Kadhalum
Kadandhu Pogum releases big tomorrow.
Meanwhile the Pizza actor has begun shooting for his
next movie Andavan Kattalai from today. Sources say
Irudhi Suttru fame Ritika Singh plays the heroine
and the movie is being directed by Kaaka
Muttai fame director Manikandan.
NT Bureau
Aagam gets ‘U’
Aagam starring actor Irfan is complete and ready for release soon. The
big news is that the movie has been censored and given clean U certificate.
Irfan plays a revolutionary, who leads a movement in the movie. The film
revolves around the current education scene and unscrupulous recruiting agents. Based on real-life incidents, the movie is directed by public
speaker-writer Vijay Anand Sriram. Deekshitha is paired opposite Irfan.
Jayaprakash and Riaz Khan are also in the cast , while popular FrenchCanadian actress Aliona Munteanu is also playing a key role in the movie.
NT Bureau
India-Pak match
moved to Kolkata
Tomorrow’s
matches
The Netherlands
vs Oman,
3 p.m
Bangladesh
vs Ireland,
7.30 p.m
India favourites but have
to deal with pressure
S
Melbourne:
imilar to champions Australia
at last year’s one-day World
Cup, hosts India must deal
with raging expectations from home
fans to win the World Twenty20 but
should thrive in their own conditions,
according to former Australia paceman Ryan Harris.
Harris, who retired from all cricket
last year, expects the 8 March-3
April tournament to provide plenty
of excitement, given most teams will
boast players with experience of local pitches having competed in the
domestic Indian Premier League.
However, the quality of India’s batsmen would make the hosts very hard
to beat and ensure opposing bowlers
were in for a rough ride, Harris, who
harbours ambitions to coach Australia
at international level, told Reuters.
‘Having been there and experienced
Irumugan in
it and watched those guys, they’re
unbelievable in those conditions,’
said the 36-year-old, who played
five IPL tournaments from 2009-13
with the Deccan Chargers and Kings
XI Punjab.
ba and
‘You bowl a good
ball
y o u
walk
back
and
think
‘how has
that gone
there? Exactly where he
wanted to put
it’. And that’s
what you’ve
got to accept
Morgan hopes England
stays aggressive
London:
The current England squad has been the
most expressive in a long time and players are
encouraged to be as brash and aggressive as
they can on the field, limited-overs captain Eoin
Morgan said on Wednesday as he prepares his
side for the World Twenty20.
England have looked a completely different proposition in one-day internationals and
Twenty20 cricket in the 12 months since their
humiliating group stage exit at last year’s 50over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The team were then roundly criticised for
being too old fashioned in their approach to
short-format contests but Morgan’s youthful
side have since displayed the freedom and
exuberance England fans had craved for years.
‘I would say, it’s the most expressive we’ve
been in a long time.
as a bowler in those conditions, particularly over there,’ he added.
‘You can’t really target any of their
guys. They bat down to seven or
eight, you
you’ve got to make sure you’ve
got them all covered.
‘It’s a b
bit like Australia in the World
Cup last yyear. When you’re playing at
home, th
the expectations are obviously
quite high.
hig
‘They’re going to have billions of
peop watching it and there’s
people
pre
pressure
and all that stuff but
yyou know you’re in your own
conditions and there’s no
better place to play at. To
play India in India will be
v
very,
very hard.’
As big tournament hosts, India
have h
hardly struggled in front of
home fan
fans and won the 2011 one-day
World C
Cup co-hosted with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Stokes, Moeen,
Plunkett want
to play IPL
Mumbai:
Tree of England’s World T20 squad
members, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and
Liam Plunkett, expressed their keenness to play in the highly lucrative
Indian Premier League (IPL) whose
dates invariably clash with their domestic and international season.
‘The IPL is a massive attraction to everyone around the world. There are also
other competitions around the world in
which we, England cricketers, don’t get
an opportunity to play,’ said Stokes during
an open media session here yesterday.
‘IPL doesn’t come in great time for
us in terms of the summer of Test
cricket, county cricket. It is something
to look forward in the future,’ said the
swashbuckling all-rounder.
Ganguly feels
‘sad’ for
Dharamshala
Kolkata:
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly termed the shifting of marque
India-Pakistan World T20 clash out
of Dharamsala as an accident
dent for
Himachal Pradesh Cricket
ket
Association but said the
e
historical Eden Gardens
was ready to host the
high profile match on 19
March.
‘It must be a sad moment for them for no faultlt
of theirs.
desh
I feel for Himachal Pradesh
harCricket Association and Dharamsala. I sympathise wih Anurag
imachal
Thakur and people of Himachal
for what has happened. It’ss one of
the best stadia of the country
ntry and
could have hosted the game
me very
easily,’ the Cricket Association
iation of
Bengal president said afterr the ICC
decided the match to Eden
n due to
security concerns.
New Delhi:
The India-Pakistan World T20 match
on March 19 has been moved to
Eden Gardens in Kolkata, because
of security concerns over the original
venue Dharamsala. The ICC chief
executive David Richardson made the
announcement in Delhi on Wednesday,
ending weeks of uncertainty over the
fixture, which began with the Himachal
Pradesh chief minister saying his government would not be able to provide
adequate security for the match.
The PCB, however, has continued
to delay the departure of the Pakistan
men’s and women’s teams to India
pending assurance from the BCCI
or the Indian government.
‘The PCB has
also today
conveyed
to ICC and
BCCI that
our government
is expecting an assurance to
Pakistan
against specific threats to the Pakistan team from various political parties and groups during the tour,’ the
board said in a release. ‘Pending this
assurance and in accordance with
the recommendation by the security
delegation, the PCB has decided to
defer the departure of Pakistan men
and women teams to India.’
‘The decision to relocate the match
has been made for security reasons,’
Richardson said in Delhi. ‘The concerns initially arose following alleged
public comments recently reported
by the Chief Minister of Himachal
Pradesh, warning of demonstration
and attempts to disrupt the peaceful
conduct of the match. Our concerns
relate both to uncertainty as to the
level of those threats as well as the
level of commitment to implement any
security plan developed to mitigate
such treats.
Chandimal going back
to his old technique
Mumbai:
is decision to change his technique
didn’t bear fruit and Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal said he is now reverting back to his old technique to do well
in the ICC World T20.
‘When I came to the (Sri Lanka) side,
I played some really good cricket, then
suddenly I changed (my) technicals (techniques), but it did not suit me, that is the
period, when I went to bat and I thought that
is not my game and suddenly I should play
like before and I am doing this time,’ he said.
‘I did change my bat grip. I thought it was
good for Test cricket, I went out mentally and
I made it like when I (initially) came into the
side. I saw previous batting clips,’ Chandi-
H
mal, who will be keeping wickets
ckets
for the T20, added.
Describing Mahela Jayawaryawardane’s and Kumara Sangakara’s
akara’s
retirement as a ‘big loss,’ Chandimal
andimal
said young players like him and (skipd to fill in
per) Angelo Matthews need
their shoes.
Chandimal, who had previously
viously led
the side, said he is keenly looking ford Cup.
ward to do well in the World
‘Doesn’t matter whether I am a captain
(or) not and you should play
ay your best
ood youngsters
game, we got some really good
and seniors, I am looking forward to the
al, who looks
world cup,’ said Chandimal,
upto Romesh Kaluwitharana.
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