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Success, success
ndia received crucial support of Mexico in its bid to
become member of the NSG ahead of a plenary
meeting of the 48-nation bloc whose members are
allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced
his country’s support to India’s bid for membership of
the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) after holding
wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
here on a range of bilateral and global issues.
Mexico supports positively and constructively India’s
membership of the NSG, the Mexican President said at
a joint media interaction with Modi. On his part, the Prime
Minister thanked Mexico for its support and called the
country an important partner for India’s energy security.
We are looking to move beyond buyer-seller
relationship and into a long-term partnership. We have
agreed to develop a roadmap of concrete outcomes to
upgrade our ties to a Strategic Partnership, said the
Prime Minister, who arrived here earlier in the day from
Washington on the last leg of his five-nation tour.
Meanwhile, Philippe Coutinho completed a hattrick as Brazil routed Haiti 7-1 at the Copa America
Centenario while Ecuador produced a gutsy fightback
to thwart Peru’s push for a quarter-final berth. Coutinho
conjured up the sort of form which made him one of
Liverpool’s most potent attackers in the Premier League
last season as the Brazilians outclassed Haiti in the first
ever competitive meeting of the two nations.
Cars, cops, custody
BEST WISHES
Six held for luxury car heist One more vehicle recovered
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with the newly appointed Chief Secretary
P Rama Mohana Rao when he called on her at the Secretariat in Chennai
today to seek her wishes.
Jaya condoles her
teacher’s death
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today
expressed deep condolence over
the death of her school teacher
Catherine Simon. She also deputed
State School Education Minister P
Benjamin to place a wreath on Catherine’s body on her behalf.
In a statement here, the Chief
Minister said, ‘I was shocked and
grieved to learn of the passing
away of Catherine Simon, my
teacher in Presentation Convent,
Church Park, Chennai. She had
dedicated her life to the noble
profession of teaching.’
Jayalalithaa said further: ‘As a
student of Presentation Convent,
Church Park, Chennai, I had the
good fortune of being her student
from 1958 to 1964. She was a great
influence on my life and we shared a
very special relationship as a teacher
and student.’
‘Catherine Simon was an inspiration to generations of girl students
who came into contact with her in the
Presentation Convent. Her qualities
of compassion coupled with firmness
have honed the characters of hundreds
of young people to grow up as responsible citizens of the country. May her
soul rest in peace,’ she added.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Less than 24 hours after seven
luxury cars were stolen from an
automobile company godown at
Manapakkam, the police has managed to recover six vehicles and
detain six persons. It is to be noted
that five cars were recovered on
the same day, within hours after
the heist.
According to sources, the police
traced one more of the stolen cars to
at Maduravoyal, even as six persons,
who are alleged to be involved in the
heist, are now under custody.
A police source said, the inquiry on
six suspects is underway, with doubts
being raised on company insiders and
others too.
Refusing to divulge more information as it may affect the investigation, the police said that case
is being pursued with the available
leads and more arrests can be
expected soon, and added that
the culprits do not come across
as professionals, as the five cars
were abandoned at the same spot
yesterday itself.
Also, the police is on the process of gathering evidence from
the CCTV cameras present from
Maa Ula is a
driving force
Bike taxis vroom in north Chennai
Differently-abled run their own service
M BALASUBRAMANI
Chennai, June 9:
Don’t be taken aback if you are
waiting for a vehicle and a differentlyabled person approaches you and
offers a ride on his/her two-wheeler,
it may be one of the eight drivers from
Maa Ula (Maatruthiranaaligal Ula) or
Bike Taxi group in the city.
There have been many stories of
how disability has not been a hurdle
to people from doing what they want,
and Maa Ula is proving it once again.
The group, which is at present
operational in north Chennai, offers rides to passengers by picking
and dropping them at their desired
destinations at almost half the cost
of taxis or autos.
This group is run by differentlyabled for the differently-abled, says
co-ordinator Gadafee (35). ‘There
RATE CUTTER
‘For the first two km, we charge Rs 25 and for the next five, it is Rs 10 for
a km and the next five km, it is Rs 8 per km. On an average, we earn Rs
10,000 to Rs 12,000 per month. There are two part-time drivers who earn
at least Rs 400 to Rs 600 each day,’ Gadafee said.
are very few job opportunities for the
differently-abled; forget about the illiterate ones, there are few jobs even
for those with very good educational
qualifications. So, we wanted to start
a business to generate income for
ourselves and that is how the idea
came up. We have vehicles given by
the government but most of us can’t
even afford to fill fuel for it and this
talk led to the idea,’ Gadafee said.
Balaji was the first to test the idea
four months ago and after seeing the
reception the idea got, more drivers
pitched in in the last two months.
Gadafee holds a Ph.D in History
and was a professor in a reputed
college in the city. ‘I am earning more
than what I earned during my tenure
as a professor. Initially, people were
hesitant to climb aboard as they
found it difficult to adjust to the wobbly
nature of the special bike. But, now, I
have regular customers who call me
for pick-up and drop,’ Gadafee said.
For now there are eight ‘taxis’ and
they are stationed across north Chennai in Beach Station, Parry’s Corner,
Central Station, Vyasarpadi, Mint and
Perambur.
GONE IN 60 SECONDS
The car yard at Manapakkam where the theft took place.
nearby places, and also from the
spot where the suspects allegedly
purchased fake number plates. This
has also resulted in the department
having suspicions on company
insiders as the incident seems to
have occurred within days after the
godown was set up.
The fake number plates too, were
reportedly fixed only in some of the
cars, suggesting that the gang, having decided its too late to save all
Illicit affair: Father,
sons kill man
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
A man, his two sons and relatives have been arrested on murder
charges at Vadapalani this morning.
According to the police, Vijayakumar (42), a resident of Rajamadiya
Street here had filed a complaint
with the police last month regarding
his missing wife Kowsalya (35). The
couple has two sons Abhishek (20),
a college student and Shankar (16)
(name changed). Vijayakumar ran a
printing press at Choolaimedu.
However, it had come to light, following the police complaint, that on 18
May, Kowsalya had eloped with one
Rajesh with whom she had an illicit
affair. Rajesh, police said is a realtor,
married with three children. He was
known to the family and frequently
visited them. Yesterday, at a birthday
function at Kumaran Colony Main Road
where Vijayakumar, his sons and relatives Nagaraj and Mari were present,
an argument broke between them and
Rajesh and his brother Nageswararao
who had also come for the event.
While Rajesh and Vijayakumar began physically assaulting each other,
Rajesh’s brother Nageshwararao
intervened. The police said, Abhishek
allegedly attacked him with a sharp
object, While he died on the way to
the hospital, Vijayakumar, Abhishek,
Shankar, Nagaraj and Mari have
been taken to custody.
the seven looted cars, subsequently
abandoned five of them.
Early last morning, seven luxury
cars were stolen from an automobile company godown at Manapakkam. According to sources,
a gang of unidentified persons
targeted the godown maintained
by Hyundai here. They gagged
up the security guard, Manoharan
(40) and escaped with seven cars
at around 4 am.
‘On the contrary, the less nutritious
rice is consumed by the rich and the
ON THE FLOUR
rich nutritious millet is consumed by
The cutlery is made of flours. The
the poor making it ironical,’ he chuckflours are kneaded with plain wales, but adds seriously that it creates
ter - without additional chemicals
little market space for both.
or preservatives. They are then
‘The products made from millets,
shaped into spoons
however, are hard and not
easy to consume. Once, I
broke the millet rotis into
water, leading to shortage of the
edible pieces and used it
elixir of life,’ he explains.
like a spatula. It was then
Having cultivated rice with
that I thought why not
such difficulty, does this bear
make spoons out of it?’ he
the reward they deserve?
‘Statistically, 29.7 lakh tonnes Narayana Peesapaty recollects.
In 2007, the world’s first
of rice is rotting in warehouses
edible cutlery, branded Bakey’s
every year in India. This means the
Foods, was released across India
yield gets wasted. On the other hand,
and since then 2.5 crores of it has
millets consume 60 times lesser
been sold so far.
water and are more nutritious than
Our edible cutlery is meant to be
rice,’ he reasons.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
The Madras High Court today
issued notice to the State DGP
seeking details about the enquiry
in missing producer Madhan’s
case. They also ordered the police
to form a special team headed by
an officer and investigate the
slew of cheating cases
filed against Madhan
and also trace his
whereabouts.
The habeas
corpus petition
filed by Madhan’s mother
Thangam
came up for
hearing before
Justice Nagamuthu and Justice
Bharathidasan this
morning.
Hearing the petition, the Judges
ordered issuing notice to the DGP
and expressed worry at slew of cheating cases filed against the missing
producer. They also ordered the
Police department to form a special
team headed by a officer to enquire
the case.
The producer went missing last
‘APPADIYE SAAPIDALAM’
A picture of the edible spoons
eaten after use, says the write-up on
their website. But, if you do not want
to eat them, simply throw them away.
‘Insects and stray animals will eat
them up or they will degrade naturally
in less than three days,’ adds the site.
They are 100 per cent natural and
made under strict hygienic condi-
After Manoharan raised an alarm, locals who rushed to the spot, freed him
and informed the Nandambakkam
police.
A case was subsequently registered
and a search for the stolen cars was
conducted.
Based on information, the police
managed to trace five of the cars
to Valsaravakkam, following which
the officers reached the location and
recovered the vehicles.
Missing Madhan case:
HC notice to DGP
Don’t throw your spoon away, just eat it
MALAVIKKA SRIDHARAN
Chennai, June 9:
While it is relaxing time on a flight
for most people, for Narayana Peesapaty it was a ‘eureka’ moment when
he was flying 35,000 feet above the
ground--- he decided to do his bit for
creating sustainable living on earth.
From the conventional habit of
eating with spoons, he has created
edible spoons not just to avoid plastic
waste but also to save water.
In an interview to News Today, this
scientist revealed how the idea travelled from a long way to somewhere.
‘It all started when I was on a savewater spree. Farmers plant crops but
are not benefitted by it because of
water scarcity. Even though there is
sufficient water for irrigation, waterretentive crops like rice absorb a lot of
Photo: C SANTHOSH
tions. ‘We have tried making them
with various flours and closed on
jowar (sorghum in English and irumbu cholam in Tamil),’ informs the site.
Now, Peesapaty is into making a
machine that can produce 50,000
millet spoons at one go to enable
bulk production.
Sunday, A letter which
was allegedly written
by Madhan, stated
that he was going
to Kasi to attain ‘samadhi’.
The reason for
this extreme step
seemed to be issues
that cropped up between
him and Paarivendhar,
founder of India Jananayaka
Katchi (IJK) and the SRM group.
Paarivendhar had apparently
not spoken to him for nearly six
months and not included him for
the election campaign.
Thangam had filed a complaint at
the Chief Minister’s cell and also
filed a habeas corpus petition at the
Madras High Court.
Six TN fishermen
held by Lankan navy
Rameswaram, June 9 (PTI):
Six fishermen from Tamilnadu were
arrested and their boat seized by Sri
Lankan naval personnel for allegedly
crossing the International Maritime
Boundary Line and fishing in their
territorial waters.
The fishermen were arrested off
Talaimannar in the island nation by
the Naval personnel, who also cut the
nets of 10 other boats, Fishermen’s
Association President S Emiret told
reporters.
The fishermen, all of whom are from
this coastal village, had put out to sea
last night, he said.
Meanwhile, Assistant director of
Fisheries Sekar said fishermen from
Nagapattinam and Pudukottai did not
go fishing for the third day today due
to rough seas and strong winds.
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9 JUNE 2016
Happy
Hours
CHENNAI
Celebrate the Irish way
Pub hopping a rage
among Chennaiites
ABINESH H
The night life in Chennai has come a long way.
Gone are the days when only one discotheque,
HFO (Hell Freezes Over) reigned supreme. This
has paved the way for rise of party scene in the city.
Unlike other place, Chennai’s pubs have been given
the licence to be open all night, only if the right fee
is paid for it.
Club hoppers nowadays go to resto bars to have
drinks then head on to their favourite discotheques
and party till the wee hours. This is a sign that Chennaiites are taking the party scene seriously.
Flying Elephant, a popular watering hole in city witnesses jam-packed crowd even at 4 am. Most of the
crowd is made up of the high end hipsters who are
in their 20s and 30s. There also pubs which serve
the niche section of the crowd in the city. With the
bar deadlines being extended club hopping has
become an ideal norm.
On a average, a club hopper hits about three venues on a Saturday night spending anything from
Rs 5,000 to Rs 30,000 including the entry charges,
drinks and dinner.
Clubbing scene has become more varied than before, with an array of DJs, music genres and prices.
‘People have become more used to the clubbing
scenes but nothing has changed over the years.
Chennai has always partied late. People used to
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When was the last time you really
had a whale of a time with friends to
celebrate?
If you want to bond with real people over a common love for music,
favourite food or football match, then
head to The Moon and Sixpence at
Hablis.
Spread across 4,000 square feet,
and set in an authentic Irish pubhouse-style, The Moon and Sixpence is a space that celebrates
simple good times.
Popularly known as MASP, it is also
is a stage for creativity and talent.
Enjoy themed Wednesdays and
Fridays featuring rising talents of the
music world as well as established
bands who give you a taste of international music as well. They also
have a special salon that is perfect
for conversations, poetry, laughter
and all that will ‘build and bond.’
‘This is my regular weekend spot,
my friends and I come here for the
food, amazing ambience and most
important of all the music. The pub
regularly have live acts performing.
Popular city based bands often perform high tempo music. The prices
are pocket friendly, I would usually
go for the roast chicken which is a
crowd favourite,’ said Sebestian
Victor a regular.
The cuisine here is another revelation. The garden burgers are
made from naturally fermented sour
party till 6 am in HFO many years ago. Crowds used
to queue up to get in, as the party got more intense
after three in the morning. EDM (Electronic Dance
Music) is always the crowd puller, it makes even the
conservative type to shake a leg,’ said, DJ Akara,
a local favourite.
These days people don’t party only on the weekends but also during the week with family and
friends. After work people go out with colleagues
to grab a pint.
The current trending scene is that youngsters head
to pubs like Illusions, the vault etc to do pre-party
drinking and then head on to places where is the
party is just beginning.
‘Q bar is my favourite place to be on a Saturday
night, with good deep house music and lovely cocktails it is the best. It is a late party starter, so my night
starts with Hablis as pre-party drinks go then my
night always ends at Q bar. Every pub has its own
set crowd and music. But these places are always
ready to cater to the mixed crowds. The prices does
burn a hole in your pocket but it is worth the fun.’
said, Kiran Naig a regular club hopper.
Sundowners are for people who party away the
weekends. Staying up till the early hours of Sunday
and sleeping all through the day is the new it factor
youngsters are practicing now.
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CHENNAI
Jaya to meet Modi
in Delhi 14 June
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will visit
New Delhi on 14 June
and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
discuss key State issues.
This will be Jayalalithaa’s first visit to the
national capital since assuming the post for a
second consecutive term
in Tamilnadu after her
party AIADMK secured a
thumping victory in the Assembly polls that concluded last month.
‘Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will
be leaving Chennai for New Delhi
on the morning of 14 June and will
call on Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and discuss important issues
relating to Tamilnadu,’ an official
release said here on
Wednesday.
She will be returning
to Chennai the same
day, the release said. A
meeting between the two
took place last August
when Modi had visited
Tamilnadu.
Breaking protocol,
Modi called on Jayalalithaa at her Poes
Garden residence and she had
submitted a memorandum comprising several State specific requests
to him.
Deva thanks CM
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9
Noted music
composer and
Tamilnadu Iyal Isai
Nadaga Mandram
chairman Deva has
thanked Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa
by providing Rs 10 lakh financial
assistance to ailing music assist-
ant master Govardhan.
Speaking to press persons, Deva
said, ‘I thank the Chief minister Jayalalithaa for helping the ailing music
assistant, who worked in several films
in the past’. Master Govardhan has
been suffering from various ailments
and Chief Minister has came forward
to help him. ‘I would like to express
my gratitude on behalf of all the musicians to our Chief minister’, he added.
Low platform has people risking life and limb
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Cleanliness not a priority at entrance
S VISHNU SHARMAA
Chennai, June 9:
Even if you are the ‘athletic’ type
of commuter who likes to get off
the train even before it halts, do not
attempt this at Park Station. For the
height of the platform is so low that
you could be at great risk if you got
off a moving train there.
S Rajarathinam, a commuter, just
managed to escape without getting
hurt while getting down from a local
train at Park Station the other day.
That is the situation commuters like
him have been enduring for more
than four years now.
The platform at Park Station, where
passengers get down to reach Chennai Central, is lower than usual. As a
result, if passengers are not cautious,
they could hurt their ankle while getting off the train.
Head of Department of Chemistry at SRM University M Arthanareeswari
receiving the proccedings of a seminar on environment and
sustainable development from Tagore Engineering College
principal P Kasinadha Pandian at Kattankulathur near Chennai
recently.
(Dindigul) spoke on ‘Green electrochemistry - A versatile tool in green
synthesis’. D Mohan, director of
FDP (Anna University) delivered a
talk on ‘Membrane technologies for
TNPSC certificate
verification from 4 July
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Tamilnadu Public Service Commission will conduct certificate verification for candidates qualified for Group
II Services from 4 July onwards.
According to an official press release, the written examination for
the 1,676 vacancies in the posts of
Personal Clerk, Assistant, Planning
Junior Assistant, Lower Division
Clerk and Junior Co-operative Auditor
included in Combined Civil Services
Examination-II (Non-Interview Posts)
(Group-II A Services) was held on 24
January 2016.
Out of 6,54,322 candidates appeared in the written examination,
the marks and rank position of the
6,48,595 candidates are hosted in
the Commission’s website ‘www.
tnpsc.gov.in’.
The overall rank, communal category wise rank and special category rank of the candidates are
also hosted. The candidates may
get their marks and rank by entering
their register number.
The ranking list has been arrived
based on the claims relating to age,
educational qualification, technical
Free infertility
camp by
SRU 15 June
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre,
Porur, is organising a free infertility
camp at Ramasamy Udayar Block
(SMART) E2, II Floor, on 15 June,
from 8 am to 1 pm.
According to a press release, consultation and some investigations will
be done free and others at reduced
rates for those registering on 15 June.
The Department of Reproductive
Medicine is conducing the camp,
where couple with difficulty in conception can attend. They can bring any
medical records if they have.
For details, contact 4592 8544.
The marks and
rank position of the
6,48,595 candidates
are hosted on the
Commission’s website
‘www.tnpsc.gov.in’
qualifi cation, communal category,
special category status made by
the candidates in their online applications.
If any of their claims are found to be
false or incorrect at the time of certificate verification, their candidature
will be cancelled and they will not be
permitted to attend the counselling.
After the certificate verification, candidates will be called for counselling
according to their ranking position,
vacancy position and rule of reservations of appointment.
The details regarding the date of
counselling will be hosted in the Commission’s website soon. The marks
of the candidates who have not
acquired the qualifying marks is also
hosted in the Commission’s website.
waste water treatment.’
Head of Department of Chemistry
M Arthanareeswari and seminar
convenor P Kamaraj were among
others present.
The most dangerous
part is when
commuters try to
detrain even before
the train comes to a
halt, say a couple of
other commuters at
the station
Rajarathinam held the metal rod at
the entrance to the compartment just
in time to save himself from falling flat,
he says. Authorities need to do something to increase the platform height
Texbooks for
needy students
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Rajasthan Youth Association Educational Trust is lending college
textbooks for needy students.
According to a press release, application forms can be downloaded
from the website - www.ryabookbank.com.
Textbooks are given for Arts, Commerce and Science subjects covering
B Com , B Com CS, B Com A & F, B
Com CA, B Com ISM, BBA, BSC CS,
BCA , BISM, BSc Physics, Chemistry
and Maths.
Textbooks are also given for engineering courses covering EEE,
ECE, Mechanical, Computer Science, Information Technology and
Civil. Students are requested to
submit the filled-in application at
Rajasthan Youth Association, No 4,
Jothi Venkatachalam Street, (Atkinson Road) Atkinson Palace, Vepery,
Chennai - 600 007 (Behind New
Commissioners Office), between 10
am and 5 pm on all working days.
For details, contact RYA chairman
Praveen Kumar Jain at 98401 24440.
so that entraining and detraining
becomes easy for senior citizens
like me, says Ramanathan, another commuter.
The most dangerous part is
when commuters try to detrain
even before the train comes to a
halt, say a couple of other commuters at the station. Though There is many a slip for passengers
not a usual occurrence here, one between the train and platform at
can see passengers deboard Park Station because of its low height.
even before the train comes to Commuters hope the railways will raise
a halt. While this by itself is not the platform to a comfortable height.
say the travellers. One can always
safe, when the platform is as low
find garbage on the road, making
as it is in Park Station, it can be really
one wonder if it is ever cleaned, says
dangerous, says Ganesh, a regular
Ramakrishnan.
commuter at the station.
The entrance that used to be ocThis is only one of the problems
that commuters face at Park Station. cupied by vendors in the recent
Many of them demand a clean en- past, has been cleared. Now, the
focus must be on keeping it clean,
trance to the station. The entry/exit
he
suggests.
route to the station is far from neat,
Rama Mohana Rao
is new TN Chief Secy
Gnanadesikan to head TIDCO
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
In a major reshuffle of top bureaucrats after the AIADMK was re-elected
last month, Tamilnadu government
on Wednesday appointed P Rama
Mohana Rao as State Chief Secretary.
Incumbent Chief Secretary K Gnanadesikan has been transferred as
Additional Chief Secretary, Chairman
and Managing Director, Tamilnadu
Industrial Development Corporation
(TIDCO), a government order said.
A 1985 batch officer, 58-year-old
Rao was additional Chief Secretary/
Secretary-I to the Chief Minister before he was named Chief Secretary.
Rao would also hold full additional
charge of Vigilance Commissioner
and Commissioner for Administrative
reforms, the order said.
According to the government order,
K N Venkataramanan (retired IAS
official), Shiv Das Meena, S Vijayakumar and A Ramalingam have been
designated Secretary-I, Secretary-II,
Secretary-III and Secretary-IV to
the Chief Minister. Santha Sheela
Nair, a retired IAS official has been
appointed Officer on Special Duty in
the Chief Minister’s Office.
Pradeep Yadav, Principal Secretary,
Sports Development Authority has
been posted as Principal Secretary,
Cooperation, Food and Consumer
Protection in place of Shiv Das
Meena. Gagandeep Singh Bedi,
Secretary, Rural Development and
Panchayat Raj has been posted
as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary, Agriculture in
the place of S Vijayakumar holding
additional charge.
Hans Raj Verma, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests will
head Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in place of Bedi while Atulya Misra, Principal Secretary, Commissioner, Revenue Administration
has been posted in Verma’s place.
Marathon yoga event to
enter Guinness records
Mahayogam organising 40-hour performance
Madras varsity Senate House to be venue
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Mahayogam, a spiritual organisation that promotes yoga for a happy
life, is planning to enter the Guinness
Book of World Records by conducting
a 40-hour, non-stop yoga performance by 43 of their disciples on 11-12
June.
Mahayogam is an organisation
that practises yoga taught by Omkaraguru, the founder of Rishi’s
Meditation Mahayogam, and claims
it is the essence of the ancient system of yoga.
The present event, organised for the
weekend, is to be held by Mahayogam at Senate House, in association
with the Department of Yoga of the
University of Madras, ahead of International Yoga Day on 21 June.
‘India gave yoga to the world.
Though Indians have started realis-
What is
Zenskar?
Zenskar is an integrated martial
art practised by Omkaraguru who is
a doctor, scientist, Tamil poet, karat
expert, yogi and spiritual master.
Zen means meditation
Kar stands for defence by hand
ing the values of yoga, more efforts
are needed to increase awareness.
Mahayogam is organising the
event to reiterate the advantages
that yoga will bring us if it becomes
our way of life. Yoga is the panacea
that will not only set right our physical problems but also cure psychological illnesses,’ said Ramesh
Rishi of Mahayogam.
The participants will be performing
4,000 asanas in a cycle and some
may be repeated. Mahayogam aims
to break its own earlier 32-hour
record for Limca Book of Records
with the extraordinarily long yoga
exposition this Saturday-Sunday.
‘It will be entering the bigger
league of Guinness Book of
Records,’ says a press release from the organisation.
When Ramesh Rishi
was asked if the participants in the record attempt
needed special training, he
was quick to answer in
the affirmative. He said
since they needed extra
strength to sustain the effort for 40 hours, they were, indeed,
given special training. This was given
in the form of an integrated martial
art - Zenskar - which increases the
stamina level of the participants.
All the disciples participating in the
Two lakh seats available for TNEA
Engineering counselling to commence from 27 June
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Anna University, which is the nodal
agency for conducting Tamilnadu Engineering Admission (TNEA), has announced that there would be around 2
lakh seats available for students this
year, when the general counselling
begins from 27 June.
Announcing TNEA 2016 schedule at a press meet here on
Wednesday, Anna University
registrar S Ganesan said, ‘Like
last year, we expect around two
lakh seats for this year. However,
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Landing in troub
ble
at Park Station
Seminar throws light
on eco management
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
As many as 73 papers were presented at a seminar on environment
and sustainable development held
at SRM University, Kattankulathur
recently.
Organised by the Department of
Chemistry in association with IRD
India, the seminar inaugurated
by Tagore Engineering College
principal P Kasinadha Panidan,
witnessed four technical sessions,
where experts delivered lectures
and papers were presented on
core areas like sustainable life style,
ecocity, ecosystem and wildlife,
green lifestyle, pollution control,
waste water treatment, solid waste
management, hazardous waste
management and green synthesis,
a release said.
S Rajendran of RVS School
of Engineering and Technology
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The schedule
Number of students applied for TNEA - 1,34,722
Random number to be released - 20 June
Counselling under sports quota - 24 June
Counselling for differently-abled - 25 June
Counselling under general category - 27 June
the total number of seats available
under Single Window System will
be known only on 22 June, when
the ranklist are released.’
He said that the university received
1,85,070 applications online, of which
1,34,722 candidates have paid their fee as of
31 May. Students can download
their call letters by registering their
register number, name and date of
birth from the university’s website.
Last year, close to
1.9 lakh candidates
registered, 1.54 lakh
paid their fees, with 1.1
lakh taking up the final
offer, he said.
For the first time, the university will arrange accommodation for girl aspirants,
who are accompanied by
women companions, coming to Chennai
from outstations for counselling.
Students wishing to avail accommodation can use the TNEA helplines
-044-2235 8265/6/7.
event have received special training
in Zenskar, which is a higher level
of training meant to prepare them
for the gruelling long yoga session. This martial art form was
taught to them by their guru, K P
Gunaneethi.
There will be a glaxay of
guests participating in the
record-smashing event
through the two days.
Ramesh adds that the
event would also help onlookers get free yoga
training - it will be imparted by organising
three sessions each day
for the general public.
Apart from this massive effort to
create a record, Mahayogam is also
tentatively planning to hold an allwoman yoga event on International
Yoga Day.
Suvidha train to
Ahmedabad
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Southern Railway will be operating
a Suvidha train from Chennai Central to Ahmedabad on Saturday to clear
the extra rush
of passengers.
The train
(no
00618)
will
leave Central station at 9.15 am
and reach Ahmedabad at 7 pm on
Sunday, the press release said.
The train will have 12 sleeper
coaches and advance reservations for the train are open, the
release added.
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When Modi swayed
US Senators
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PM’s speech at Congress draws applause & appreciation
s the Rio Olympic Games nears, the selection of various Indian
teams and athletes is set to hit the headlines, for both the right
and wrong reasons.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar, a two-time Olympic medalist has been in
the news for seeking a court direction to the Wrestling Federation
of India (WFI) to hold a selection trial to decide who will represent
India in 74 kg freestyle category. The court, however, declined
to entertain the plea and said it was ‘untenable in law as well as
contrary to facts.’
Sushil, who has been hugely successful in the 66kg category is now
left in the limbo as the class has been scrapped and his attempts to
gain a berth in the 74 kg have proved in vain.
Joining the debate, Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra felt spending
time away from competitive tournaments went against the star
wrestler (Sushil Kumar).
The court observed that a trial may ‘jeopardise’ the chances of
selected candidate Narsingh Pancham Yadav and the country would
be the ‘loser.’
It must be said Sushil’s feats in the international arena are
commendable and the court even termed him a ‘legendary wrestler’
in the 66kg weight category but did not provide any relief for him
as he continued the battle to win a chance for a spot at Rio.
As Bindra pointed out, the Wrestling Federation should be very clear
with their policies and they should make it public even before the
qualification of athletes for the Games begins.
While there may not be any more drama in this regard, a lot is likely
to be witnessed in the selection of the tennis teams for Rio. One can’t
forget what happened in the lead-up to the London Games in 2012.
With Rohan Bopanna sealing a spot by securing a top-10 ranking,
he is free to choose his partner for sporting extravaganza. Veteran
Leander Paes, who recently won the mixed doubles title at the French
Open is highest ranked Indian, but Bopanna has made known his
dislike to partnering Paes.
Though the selectors are likely to take a call on the team composition,
it must be said predence would be given to Bopanna’s views.
Meanwhile, Sania Mirza, who is ranked number one in the women’s
doubles too gets to chose her teammate for the Games and a possible
mixed doubles partner.
While Paes is chasing a dream of figuring in a seventh straight
Olympics, his hopes now rest with Bopanna and the selectors. Also,
with the Indians not enjoying high rankings, only one mixed doubles
team can feature in Rio, thus dimming Paes’s hopes.
The coming days would be interesting as the selectors will need to
walk the tightrope in picking the teams, keeping the players’ and
country’s interests in mind.
Khushbu Sundar @
khushsundar
The kind of films n
songs made by CBFC
chief then will by n
large be banned 2day
if d censor board hd
behaved d same way as
he does now..
Ruling party: Right wing
Opposition party: Left
wing Censor board: Cut
wing. So, Udta Punjab
is grounded.
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Snapchat seen
surging in US
SAN FRANCISCO:
Ephemeral messaging app Snapchat by year’s end will
have more US users
than either Twitter
or Pinterest, a market tracker said. The
number of people
using Snapchat in
the United States will
leap more than 27
percent this year to
58.6 million, meaning
that nearly one in five
people in the country
will be using the service, according to an
eMarketer forecast.
Twitter was expected to have
56.8 million US users
this year, and online
bulletin board Pinterest
to have 54.6 million users.
By the year 2020, the ranks
of US Snapchat users was expected
to swell to 85.5 million, according to
the report.
However, eMarketer forecast that
Facebook Messenger smartphone
communication application would
remain in the lead in this segment
with its US user base growing from
105.2 million this year to 139.2 million
in the year 2020.
Snapchat estimates it has more
than 100 million users globally of the
service for sending videos, images
and text messages which vanish
after being viewed. Some reports say
it generates 10 billion video views
per day.
Snapchat’s allure
includes letting users ‘cut through the
clutter by injecting
fun back into social
sharing,’ according
to eMarketer analyst
Cathy Boyle.
Snapchat has also
tapped into an interest, particularly
among young Internet users, in communicating intimately with one or a few
people instead of
broadcasting messages across networks,
the analyst said.
The messaging service
has been working with media
partners and advertisers to reach its
youthful audience.
Snapchat this week rolled out a
redesign making it a more attractive
stage for publishers or brands to
attract online audiences. A recent
Bloomberg news report maintained
that the number of people using
Snapchat daily around the world already outnumber those using Twitter,
giving the figures 150 million users
versus 140 million.
Those figures have not been confirmed by either company. Snapchat
disclosed last month that it raised
more than $1.8 billion in new funding.
WASHINGTON:
With Pakistan obviously in mind,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Wednesday said terrorism is being
‘incubated in India’s neighbourhood’
and pressed for action without making any distinction against groups
like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Taliban and
ISIS who share the ‘same philosophy
of hate, murder and killings’.
Addressing a joint sitting of US
Congress, he also described America as an ‘indispensable partner’ and
stated that a strong India is in the US’
strategic interest.
In the course of his 45-minute
speech, he covered all major aspects
of the growing relationship between
India and the US, particularly strategic ties and civil nuclear cooperation,
and emphasised that the two countries should leave constraints of the
past behind as the foundations of the
Yoga for all
on matters routine but transformational ideas.’
He said these ideas should focus
not just on creating wealth but also
creating value for our societies; not
just on immediate gains but also
long term benefits; not just on sharing best practices but also shaping
partnerships; and not just on building
Cooperation Agreement, it changed
the very colours of leaves of our
relationship, he said.
On the road ahead
Turning to the Indian economy he
said that his to-do list by 2022, the
75th anniversary of India’s independence was ambitious. ‘My to-do list
is long and ambitious. But you will
In Modi’s 45-minute speech, he covered
all major aspects of the growing
relationship between India and the
US, particularly strategic ties and civil
nuclear cooperation
future are firmly in place.
Indo-US bhai bhai
Dressed in trademark white kurta
pyjama and grey-coloured halfjacket, Modi was warmly received
by the American lawmakers who
interrupted his address more than
40 times to cheer him, a few times
by standing.
In every sector of India’s forward
march, I see the US as an indispensable partner,’ Modi said, adding,
‘Many of you also believe that a
stronger and prosperous India is in
America’s strategic interest.’
He said India could be an ideal
partner for US businesses searching
- for new areas of economic growth,
markets for their goods, a pool of
skilled resources, and global locations to produce and manufacture.
India’s strong economy, and growth
rate of 7.6 per cent per annum, is
creating new opportunities for our
mutual prosperity, the Prime Minister said.
Transformative American technologies in India and growing investment
by Indian companies in the United
States both have a positive impact
on the lives of our citizens.
He also pointed out that today India
was the destination of choice for
American companies for their global
research and development centres.
Thank you
The Prime Minister thanked the
US Congress for passing the IndiaUS civilian nuclear deal in 2008. In
the fall of 2008, when the Congress
passed the India-US Civil Nuclear
understand. It includes a vibrant rural
economy with robust farm sector; a
roof over each head and electricity to
all households; to skill millions of our
youth; build 100 smart cities; have a
broad band for a billion, and connect
our villages to the digital world; and
create a twenty-first century rail, road
and port infrastructure,’ Modi said.
Modi, who invoked Martin Luther
King, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami
Vivekananda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his speech, said India and
the US, the world’s largest and oldest
democracies, had learnt a lot from
each other’s philosophies and practices, making them natural allies.
As we deepen our partnership,
there would be times when we
would have differing perspectives.
But, since our interests and concerns converge, the autonomy in
decision-making and diversity in our
Narendra Modi
a bright future for our peoples, but
in being a bridge to a more united,
humane and prosperous world.
And, important for the success of
this journey would be a need to view
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it with new eyes and new sensitivities. When we do this, we will realise
the full promise of this extraordinary
relationship.’
Vision for peace
Economic co-operation
UP IN FLAMES
C
ism remains the biggest threat” and
it must be fought at many levels as
the traditional tools of military, intelligence or diplomacy alone would not
be able to win defeat it.
In the territory stretching from West
of India’s border to Africa, it may go
by different names, from Laskhare-Taiba, to Taliban to ISIS. But,
it’s philosophy is common: of hate,
murder and violence, Modi said.
Although it’s shadow is spreading
across the world, it is incubated in
India’s neighbourhood, he said an
apparent reference to Pakistan.
He said those who believe in hu-
India lives as one; India grows as one and India celebrates as one.
For my government, the Constitution is its real holy book. And, in that
holy book, freedom of faith, speech and franchise, and equality of all
citizens, regardless of background, are enshrined as fundamental rights.
Connecting our two nations is also a unique and dynamic bridge of three
million Indian Americans. They are among your best CEOs, academics,
scientists, economics, doctors, even spelling bee champions.
In every sector of India’s forward march, I see the US as an indispensable
partner.
As the US businesses search for new areas of economic growth, markets
for their goods, a pool of skilled resources, and global locations to produce
and manufacture, India could be their ideal partner, Modi said.
Modi also hailed the achievements of the Indian diaspora in the US.
Connecting our two nations is also a unique and dynamic bridge of three
million Indian Americans, he said.
‘Today, they are among your best CEOs, academics, astronauts, scientists,
economists, doctors, even spelling bee champions.’
The Prime Minister described the Indian Americans as the strength of the
US and the pride of India.
perspectives can only add value to
our partnership, he said, adding ‘So,
as we embark on a new journey, and
seek new goals, let us focus not just
Modi brought in yoga, and much to
everybody’s amusement, said that
though there were 30 million practitioners of this ancient Indian physical
exercise, India has still not claimed
intellectual property right over it.
That Modi was not lacking in
humour became evident when he
compared the functioning of the US
Congress with the chaos in Indian
Parliament.
I am informed that the working of
the US Congress is harmonious,’ he
said much to everybody’s laughter.
‘I am also told that you are wellknown for your bipartisanship,’ he
said.
‘Well, you are not alone. Time
and again, I have also witnessed a
similar spirit in the Indian Parliament,
especially in our Upper House.’
Underscoring that both India and
the US share the vision of peace
and prosperity of the world, the
Prime Minister said globally, terror-
manity must come together to fight
against terrorism as one and speak
against this menace in one voice.
I commend the members of the US
Congress for sending a clear message
to those who preach and practice terrorism for political gains, Modi said,
adding Refusing to reward them is
the first step towards holding them
accountable for their actions.
He was clearly referring to the blocking of sale of 8 F-16 fighter jets to
Pakistan by the US Congress recently.
Emphasising that terrorism must
be delegitimised, he said, ‘The need
of the hour is for us to deepen our
security cooperation.’
He said the cooperation should be
based on a policy that isolates those
who harbour, support and sponsor
terrorists; that does not distinguish between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ terrorists; and
that delinks religion from terrorism.’
L ICK
PIC
People watch after a Kurdish rebel suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a police headquarters in Midyat, near Turkeys
border with Syria. In the other photograph, a brush fire burns in Yarnell, Ariz.
‘Setbacks haven’t weakened
Islamic State strategically’
United Nations:
The United Nations political chief
says the Islamic State extremist
group hasn’t been weakened
strategically or irreversibly despite
military setbacks in Iraq and Syria.
Jeffrey Feltman told the UN
Security Council that the threat
posed by IS and its associates
‘remains high and continues to
diversify’ and the inflow of arms and
ammunition into territory held by the
group remains a serious concern.
He said the military setbacks in
Syria and Iraq ‘could be one of the
The threat posed by
ISIS and its associates
‘remains high and
continues to diversify’
Jeffrey Feltman
KER
S MA
day
factors behind the marked NEoW
f the
increase in the rate of
returnee foreign terrorist
fighters.’
As a result of the setbacks,
Feltman said, IS may also be
moving to a new phase,
elevating the role of its
affiliates, moving funds out of
conflict areas ‘and increasing the
risk of complex, multi-wave and
international attacks.’
6.2 undersea
earthquake strikes
central Indonesia
JAKARTA:
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake
struck off the coast of central Indonesia on Thursday, US seismologists
said, but no tsunami warning was
issued and there were no immediate
reports of casualties or damage.
The undersea quake hit about 300
kilometres (185 miles) south of the
popular holiday island of Lombok at
12:13 pm (0413 GMT), at a depth of
29 kilometres, said the US Geological Survey.
Indonesia`s disaster agency said
officials were checking to see if the
quake had any impact.
Indonesia experiences frequent
seismic and volcanic activity due to its
position on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire,’
where tectonic plates collide.
Enterprise
CHENNAI
Consulting firm top official goes verbal on venture
S BEN RAJA
Chennai, June 9:
CrackVerbal, a consulting firm, has
been making waves in the field of
education for the last few years. In
a chat with News Today, its CEO
Arun Jagannathan speaks about the
venture and his plans.
How did you get the interest to
start this company?
I always felt that my real calling in
life was teaching. In the early 2000s,
I started teaching part-time at training
institutes for CAT, and later moved on
to the GMAT and GRE space.
I was also a popular contributor on
various online forums such as Pagalguy.com and Beatthegmat.com.
However, I was frustrated at teaching
preparatory courses made for Americans to an Indian audience. Finally in
2006, I started CrackVerbal to teach
Indians in a unique way that made
sense to them. I ended up designing
the CrackVerbal curriculum from the
scratch to include every feature I saw
as missing in traditional courses.
How did you go about starting it?
CrackVerbal started at a coffee shop
in Bengaluru in 2006, when I decided
to meet a few prospective students
who had approached me through an
online forum. Initially I used to have
a few workshops every year and
was happy to keep it as a part-time
avocation.
It was not until 2009 that Shreekala
(the other co-founder) and I started
looking at this as a full-time business.
In 2010, Shreekala, after having
spent over a decade in IT, decided
to plunge in as the first full-time employee of CrackVerbal. I followed in
2011 by quitting my job as a delivery
manager with an IT product company.
We started with test-prep ( GMAT
and GRE), and within a few years,
added admissions consulting for
MBA and MS to the services we
offer. From day one, our biggest
motivation has remained the same:
how do we act as a bridge between
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NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
India and the US on Wednesday resolved to
deepen cooperation in cyber security space
and engage on issues concerning internet
governance. The complete framework for the
US-India Cyber Relationship is expected to be
signed within two months.
IT’S A DEAL
During their meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President
Barack Obama emphasised that cyberspace enables economic growth and
development, and reaffirmed their commitment to an open, inter-operable,
secure, and reliable internet, underpinned by the multi-stakeholder model
of internet governance.
‘They committed to deepening the cooperation on cybersecurity and
welcomed the understanding reached to finalise the framework for the USIndia Cyber Relationship in the near term’, said an India-US joint statement.
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The leaders committed to enhance cyber collaboration on critical infrastructure, cybercrime, and
malicious cyber activity. They have
committed to continue dialogue
and engagement in internet governance fora, including in ICANN,
IGF and other venues, and to
support active participation by all
stakeholders of the two countries
in these fora.
Cooperation on cyber issues is
a key component of the bilateral
relationship between India and the
US. Both sides recognise the value
of enhancing their broad-based
cooperation on cyber issues, and
in that respect, intend to complete
a framework based on the following shared principles and intended
forms of cooperation.
MORE ON NORMS
The leaders affirmed their commitment to the
voluntary norms that no country should conduct or support online activity that intentionally
damages critical infrastructure or otherwise
impairs the use of it.
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They also vowed that no country should conduct or knowingly
support ICT-enabled theft of
intellectual property, including
trade secrets or other confidential business information, with
the intent of providing competitive advantages to its companies
or commercial sectors.
They also pledged that no country
should conduct or support activity
intended to prevent national computer security incident response
teams from responding to cyber
incidents, or use its own teams
to enable online activity that is
intended to do harm.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
TI Cycles of India announced the
inauguration of its state-of-the-artbicycle manufacturing factory in
Rajpura, Punjab on 9 June 2016. A
press release said, this facility - a
Greenfield project, is set up with the
support of the Punjab government.
This factory has been set up to cater
to the growing demand in the North
and East Indian markets.
The plant has been built with a
capital expenditure of Rs 105 crore
and has the capacity to manufacture
2.50 lakh cycles per month, with the
ability to expand when required. It
is a state-of-the-art plant with the
most modern bake-on-bake painting
technology. The plant will have three
Top officials of TI Cycles at the launch of its new factory at Punjab
Wednesday.
modern painting lines with German
applicators.
This plant is an environment-friendly
factory with zero-discharge and 100
per cent recycling of water. It will soon
have a 350kW rooftop mounted solar
panel installation to take care of part
of the energy needs of the factory.
TII chairman and Murugappa Group
vice chairman MM Murugappan said,
‘We are very happy to be a part of
the industrial activity in Punjab. We
already have a factory manufacturing Tubes in Mohali which is running
successfully. We are encouraged
by the positive industrial climate in
Punjab and the support extended by
the Government. This plant will cater
to the demand of bicycles in the North
and Eastern parts of India’.
What’s eating the data,
ask smartphone users
Chennai, June 9:
Smartphone users have seen
a spike of up to 50 per cent in
their mobile internet data bills
but are clueless about what is
draining their data, says a study.
‘64 per cent of Indians have
indicated an increase of more
than 10 per cent in their data
charges and 21 per
cent noticed an unbelievable surge
of more than 50 per
cent in their data cost’,
the study by internet calling app Nanu said.
Among all participants from
Bihar and Jharkhand, 34 per
cent claimed they have noticed
more than 50 per cent increase
in their data cost-- one of most
price sensitive market.
The study conducted between
in 3-6 June across 23 states
covering 14,154 respondents
has attributed rise in data consumption to video advertisements on various websites.
It, however, claimed that majority of smartphone
users it surveyed
were not aware about
source of data consumption.
‘With mobile advertising growing
exponentially, there is an increasing possibility of consumers facing hidden data charges
without their knowledge’, Nanu
founder and CEO Martin Nygate said.
LeEco launches smartphones
& e-commerce hub
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ramp up its retail presence in the country. LeEco, which entered the Indian market in January this year, had
filed an application with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), seeking approval for opening single
brand retail shops in India.
‘We have also asked the government to give us an exemption on it, on the 30 per cent (local sourcing)
norm. We haven’t heard from them as yet on where the status is. But we believe the application is on right
now, so it’s really with the government to come back to us,’ LeEco India Smart Electronics Business COO
Atul Jain said.
He added that the norms should not be applied to it as it is a hi-tech company and it should not be forced
to comply with the local sourcing norms.
‘Many of the phones can be manufactured here, many of the TVs that we will make we will bring into India
can be made here but can we do them effectively the way we want, that is a question, so we will still explore
that option’, he said.
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TI Cycles sets up
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India & US join hands to
boost cyber security
H ABINESH
New Delhi, June 9:
Two new smartphones Le 2 and
Le Max 2, and an e-commerce
platform LeMall, were launched by
Chinese handset maker LeEco in
New Delhi on Wednesday.
Speaking at the launch, head of
North American operations Brian
Hui said, ‘Customers will get access to our devices and accessories as well as offers and content
through LeMall, our marketplace
website. LeMall is an important
step in establishing our footprint in
India and will serve as the primary
channel for customers to engage
with the brand’.
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jewellery sector’
New Delhi, June 9 (PTI):
The government should extend
incentives like interest subsidy to
promote gems and jewellery exports
that have been marred by the global slowdown, an industry body on
Wednesday said.
The slowdown has put at risk livelihood of over 30 lakh people employed
by the sector across India, ASSOCHAM said in a statement. ‘The exports are likely to remain under pressure this year as well, even though
there are indications of improvement
in business sentiment in the US which
takes nearly half of country’s diamond
jewellery production’, it said.
It also said while import of rough
diamonds and semi-precious stones
have fallen by over 11 per cent in
2015-16, the net diamond exports
and semi-precious stones have declined by about 43 per cent year-onyear to $2.4 billion in 2015-16.
Besides, exports of jewellery have
fallen by about 17 per cent to $11 billion in the last fiscal. The chamber has
also appealed to the government for
granting industry status to the gems
and jewellery sector to give a fillip to
investments.
‘Requirement of more export-oriented economic zones, establishment
of a gold board, ensuring access to
better financing, relaxation of certain
taxation laws, setting up a gold tourism circuit are certain key areas to
focus on which can help in reviving
the sector’, it added.
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9 JUNE 2016
is powered by 2.15 GHz quadcore Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
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rear and 8MP front camera. The
device will come in two variants,
4GB RAM and 32GB on board
memory (Rs 22,999) and 6GB
RAM and 64GB on board memory
(Rs 29,000). LeEco will have its
first flash sale for Le Max 2 on 28
June and for Le 2 in early July.
Registration for both the models
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I service No.6934854N Rank
Hav Name A. Selvakumar my son
S AKHIL SELVA (DOB 06.11.2000)
Present address O.D. Quarters,
O.D. Avadi Chennai - 55 (Permanent
Address: TC 33/159 (3) Varuvilogam
House, Shangumugom Beach (Post),
Vettucaud, Trivandrum, State: Kerala
Pin 695007) my son shall henceforth
be know as S AKHIL SELVA (DOB
06.11.1998).
Father
No.6934854N Rank Hav Name
A Selvakumar
PUBLIC NOTICE
My client Mr. Dennis, S/o. Eliyas,
permanently residing at No.54,
Block - 8, Kadmparavilai, Colachel,
Reethapuram Town Panchayat,
Kanniyakumari - 629 159, issuing
this public Notice:
My client has acquired the Property
situated at Kancheepuram District,
Tambaram Taluk, Kaspapuram
Village, Comprised in Survey No.
39, to an extent of 1,800 Sq.ft,
having purchased out of our own
income from Mr. Balaram Devar
and others duly represented by
their GPA Agent G.Robinson, S/o.
Gurubadham, Regd.Sale Deed
Doc. No.1493/1995, dt. 05.05.1995,
has been misplaced by me
containing with bag, while coming
from Kaspapuram to Camp Road
Junction, for taking Xerox at Camp
Road Bus Stop, on 05.06.2016.
Hence, any body found the aforesaid
Original Sale Deed Documents,
kindly to be returned to my client
address or below mentioned
address. If any attempt is made from
the said original sale Deed by way
of sale or mortgage, any founder will
not bind on my client.
C. SURESH KUMAR, B.A. B.L.,
Advocate & Notary
No.5, Bharatha Matha Street,
E. Tambaram, Chennai - 600 059.
Mobile No.94443 64743
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Balance budgets,
says IMF to oil
exporters
Dubai, June 9 (AFP):
The International Monetary Fund
today welcomed austerity measures
by Middle Eastern oil exporters but
warned that greater efforts were
needed to plug budget deficits resulting from plunging crude prices.
The IMF said the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, along
with Algeria, were implementing
‘ambitious fiscal consolidation
measures’ but predicted that shortfalls would continue to grow amid
cheap oil.
‘An additional substantial defi cit
reduction effort is required over
the medium term to preserve fiscal
sustainability’, it said in a report.
For GCC States -- Bahrain, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
the United Arab Emirates, further
measures are also necessary to
protect their currencies’ peg to the
dollar, it added.
6 THURSDAY
9 JUNE 2016
Sports
CHENNAI
‘LES BLEUS’ HOPES TO
AVOID EARLY BLUES
Maria Sharapova
q Host France takes on Romania in Euro opener
Sharapova’s future in
doubt after 2-year ban
France will be keen to capitalise on home advantage and win the Euro.
Russian star to challenge ITF verdict in CAS
London, June 9:
The career of Russian former world
number one Maria Sharapova was
in tatters on Wednesday after she
was given a two-year ban by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
following her positive test for the
banned drug meldonium.
In a statement the ITF said the five-
A 33-page report of the tribunal’s
findings said: ‘The ITF accepts
that the player did not engage in
conduct that she knew constituted
an antidoping rule violation,’ but it
rejected her assertion that there
was no ‘significant’ fault on her part.
‘She was the sole author of her
own misfortune,’ it said.
Factbox on Maria Sharapova who was banned until January 2018 on
Wednesday after testing positive for the banned drug meldonium at this
year’s Australian Open:
Grand Slam titles: Five: Wimbledon (2004); US Open (2006); Australian
Open (2008); French Open (2012, 2014)
l
Born in Siberia, moves to Black Sea coastal resort of Sochi aged two.
l
Moves to Florida in 1996 to train at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy
in Bradenton. Sharapova’s father Yuri, armed with just $700, moves
to US with her. Her mother Yelena has to stay in Russia due to visa
restrictions.
l
Turns professional in 2001.
TENNIS CAREER
l
Wins first tour title in Tokyo in 2003. Finishes inside top 50 for first time.
l
Becomes first Russian woman to win Wimbledon in 2004 aged 17,
beating holder Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in the final.
l
In August 2005 becomes first Russian woman to reach the top of
the world rankings.
l
Wins a silver medal in her Olympic debut at the 2012 Games in
London, losing the final against Serena Williams 6-0 6-1.
l
Wins fifth grand slam title at 2014 French Open.
l
Sharapova tells a news conference in Los Angeles in March that
she tested positive at this year’s Australian Open for meldonium,
which is used to treat diabetes and low magnesium and has been
banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 1 January.
l
She is provisionally banned by the International Tennis Federation
(ITF) pending the outcome of an anti-doping hearing in London in May
l
*ITF announces a two-year ban for Sharapova backdated to 26 January. Sharapova says she will appeal against the length of the ban.
times grand slam champion’s ban
would be backdated to 26 January
this year, meaning her results and
prize money from the Australian
Open, where she reached the quarter-finals, would be cancelled out.
Sharapova, 29, said she would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS), describing the punishment as
‘unfairly harsh.’ She said an independent tribunal in London on May 18-19
had found that she had not intentionally
violated anti-doping rules.
On its website, the ITF said
the ban, which could have been
as long as four years, had been
backdated due to Sharapova’s
‘prompt admission’ of taking the
substance, and would end on
midnight of 25 January, 2018.
The World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) later issued a short statement saying it would review the
decision before deciding whether
to use its independent right of appeal to CAS.
Nadal in doubt for Wimbledon
London, June 9:
Rafael Nadal remains a doubt for
Wimbledon with his coach and uncle, Toni, admitting there is no date
scheduled for his return.
A wrist injury forced
Nadal to pull out of the
French Open ahead
of his third-round
match against Marcel
Granollers, the world
number four revealing he had a painkilling injection to see him
through his prior match
against Facundo Bagnis.
The Spaniard subsequently withdrew from the Queen’s Club Cham-
pionships and his coach insists he will
not take part at Wimbledon unless he
is ‘100 per cent.’ ‘He is in the rehabilitation phase,’ said Toni Nadal.
‘We haven’t fixed a date for his
return because the important
thing is that he returns at
full strength.
‘He will return when the
doctors are convinced
that all is going well. He
won’t play unless he’s
100 per cent.’
Nadal, a two-time Wimbledon champion, missed
the chance to retain his gold
medal at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 through injury.
Paris, June 9:
France kick off their Euro 2016 campaign against Romania on Friday with
the host nation desperate for a ray
of sunshine after being hit by strikes,
floods and scandals in the build-up.
Protests against a labour law and
torrential rain that has caused the
Seine river to rise to levels not seen
in decades have created a bleak
backdrop to the tournament where
France will start as favourites. A state
of emergency is also still in force after last November’s Islamist attacks
killed 130 people in Paris at several
sites including the Stade de France,
the venue for Friday’s opening game.
As if that were not enough, France’s
ICC retains Elite
Panel of Umpires
Dubai, June 9 (PTI):
The International Cricket Council
has named an unchanged Emirates
Elite Panel of Umpires for the year
2016-17 following an annual review
by its selection committee, which also
includes celebrated former Indian
captain S Venkatraghavan.
The decision was made by the ICC
Umpires Selection Panel consisting of
Chairman and ICC General Manager
- Cricket Geoff Allardice, ICC Chief
Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle,
ex-England player, coach, umpire
and now a commentator - David
Lloyd, and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, a former international umpire.
The Emirates Elite Panel of ICC
Umpires for 2016-2017 will be:
Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena,
Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian
Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard
Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce
Oxenford, Sundaram Ravi, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker.
Ravi is the lone Indian in the
panel as announced by the BCCI
on Tuesday.
preparations have been hampered
by a string of injuries and a scandal
involving striker Karim Benzema, who
said last week that he was denied
a chance to play in the tournament
finals because of his Algerian origins.
Benzema was suspended indefinitely
by the French federation (FFF) last
December because of his involvement
in an alleged blackmail scandal. The
FFF upheld the ban in April, effectively
ruling the striker out of the tournament.
His accusation of racism was widely denied, with promising forward Kingsley
Coman calling it ‘nonsense.’
His comments did, however, deepen a row about alleged racism in a
national team once hailed as a model
for ethnic integration after they lifted
the World Cup on home soil in 1998.
Current coach Didier Deschamps
captained France to that success,
but 18 years later he faces a very
different challenge.
DEFENSIVE WOES
It seems a formality that France will
survive a group, arguably the weakest
in the competition, that also features
Albania and Switzerland. ‘I trust my players,’ said Deschamps. ‘The first game is
not decisive but it is important because it
sets the tone for the whole tournament.’
Romania have struggled in front of
goal, but their resolute defence could
make them a difficult side to break down.
The hosts, by contrast, have plenty of
Coutinho sizzles as
Brazil routs Haiti
Orlando, June 9:
Philippe Coutinho grabbed a hattrick as Brazil ramped up their Copa
America campaign with a resounding 7-1 win over a hapless Haiti on
Wednesday. Renato Augusto scored
a brace and substitutes Lucas Lima
and Gabriel also goaled for Brazi,
while James Marcelin put in Haiti’s
consolation goal.
The scoreline -- identical to Brazil’s nightmare 7-1 defeat by
Germany in the World Cup
semi-final two years
ago -- takes
Brazil to the
top of Group
B with four
points, ahead of the evening’s
second game between Peru
and Ecuador.
Coutinho got Brazil off to a
positive start in the Camping
World stadium with a goal after
14 minutes when he skipped past
a defender and hammered home
from 20 metres out.
He doubled Brazil’s lead 15 minutes
later thanks to Jonas, who was on
hand to poke a loose ball across goal
and leave the Liverpool player with
the simplest of tap-ins.
Renato Augusto made it three in
35 minutes when he rose unmarked
to head home a cross from the right.
Although the eight-times Copa
America champions appeared to
take their foot off the pedal in the
second half, they still created
chances at will against
74th-ranked
Haiti.
Gabriel
scored the fourth just 13
minutes after replacing Jonas
at half-time and his Santos
team mate Lucas Lima nodded
home a Dani Alves cross eight
minutes later.
Phili
Philippe
Coutinho celebrates
aft scoring a goal against
after
t Haiti during the Copa
the
America match.
Former TN
footballer
passes away
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Former Tamilnadu State and Integral Coach Factor football player P.V.
Sriramulu passed away after a rail
accident recently. He was 78.
Sriramulu, who was suffering from
dementia, is survived by wife, son
and daughter. A forward, Sriramulu
played for Indian XI against the visiting Russian team in Chennai in
1968. He played for WIMCO, a senior
division team, for three years before
turning up for ICF from 1965 to ’74.
After his playing days, Sriramulu
completed his coaching stint at National
Institute of Sports (Patiala) in 1972 and
was a National referee for a decade.
Apart from coaching the State senior,
junior and sub-junior teams, he also
guided Universal RC, a second division
team in the CFA, in the late ’80s.
‘He was supported by Fr McFerran
and Fr Gerard of Don Bosco (Broadway) for the major part of his life,’ said
Ravikumar David, former secretary,
Tamilnadu Football Association.
Chennai District
carrom
Financial aid for
Heena hiked to
Rs 1 crore
New Delhi, June 9 (PTI):
In a huge boost for Heena Sidhu,
the Sports Ministry has increased
the financial aid for the Rio Olympicsbound ace pistol shooter from Rs 75
lakh to Rs one crore under the Target
Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme for
her training till the showpiece event.
Heena secured an Olympic quota
for the country in January when she
led from start to finish and claimed
the gold medal in women’s 10-m air
pistol at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers
for Shooting.
Besides raising the amount of her
financial assistance, the Ministry has also
approved the release of 90 per cent of
total estimated cost for the former world
number one’s training, which is scheduled from June to August.
attacking talent with Coman, Antoine
Griezmann and in-form Olivier Giroud,
who struck twice in a 3-0 win over Scotland in their final warm-up game.
Deschamps’ worries are in defence
after centre back Raphael Varane
and holding midfielder Lassana Diarra had to pull out with injuries.
Laurent Koscielny and Adil Rami,
who are likely to be paired in central
defence against Romania, have
rarely played together and showed
signs of nerves when they did.
Once a defensively-minded outfit,
Les Bleus will have to focus on looking for goals. If they discover their
scoring touch, France could soon be
in party mood again.
The 19th Sub-Junior and Inter-State Challenger Sprint National
Rowing championships event was inaugurated at SRASSC Water
Sports Centre, Porur, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, by Rajiv
Yadav, Secretary, Ministry of Sports, government of India and
K P Singh Deo, president - emeritus, RFI. Chacko Kandathil,
president, TARA, is also present.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
The 32nd Annual District Carrom
Championship 2015-2016 will be organised by Chennai District Carrom Association from 15 to 19 June at Hall of Carrom,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.
The events are Open Singles, Open
Doubles, Non Medalist Singles, Women’s Singles, Veteran Singles (above
50 years) - Men and Women, Junior
Singles (Under-18) - Boys and Girls,
Sub Junior Singles (Under 14 years)
- Boys and Girls and Cadet Singles
(Under 12 years) - Boys & Girls.
The last date for entries is 12 June
(6 p.m). For further details and entries,
contact A Maria Irudayam, honorary
general secretary (I/C), Chennai District
Carrom Association, at 77, Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium or call 9841306430.
EURO: FOCUS ON PITCH AFTER OFF-FIELD DISTRACTIONS
Paris, June 9:
Bigger than ever, the European
Championship kicks off in Paris
on Friday with a four-week feast of
football that promises to elevate the
game above the corruption scandals
and security fears that have overshadowed its build-up.
All eyes will be on hosts France
when they get the ball rolling
against Romania in the Stade de
France -- 210 days after suicide
bombers at the same venue triggered a night of horror across the
capital which killed 130 people.
It should have been a proud moment for former UEFA president
Michel Platini.
The France great, who inspired his
country’s 1984 title on home soil,
be in a purely unofficial capacity.
Against such a backdrop it can
only be hoped that
the
tournament,
the
first since
the
sleaze
For Spain’s
hit the
old guard, players
fan last
such as Andres Iniesta,
summer and
the last with
Sergio Busquets, Gerard
a single host
Pique and Sergio Ramos,
before it goes
Euro 2016 could be their
continentlast hurrah after the
wide in 2020,
England players at a training session ahead of Euro.
disappointment of the
can deliver
Brazil World Cup
achieved his wish of expanding the corruption scandal
some memorathat has rocked the
tournament to a record 24 nations.
two years
ble moments on
But a four-year ban, handed down
after becoming engulfed by the FIFA
sport, means his presence at the tournament will
the pitch.
It certainly has the
potential to do so with 51 matches in
31 days spread across France from
the coal-mining country of Lens in
the north to the Mediterranean port
of Marseille.
Unfamiliar qualifiers will be hoping to show they belong and vindicate Platini’s brainchild, criticised
by some as substituting quality for
quantity.
The establishment should prove
again, however, that the cream
inevitably rises to the top and that
Greece’s surprise triumph in 2004
was an anomaly.
Spain retained the title four years
ago in Poland and Ukraine, a tournament comprising only 16 nations,
and will be among the favourites
to make it a hat-trick, although
three-times champions Germany,
2012 runners-up Italy, France and
a resurgent England will all fancy
their chances.
Northern Ireland, Albania, Iceland, Slovakia and Wales are
all appearing for the first time in
the tournament which is second
only to the World Cup in terms of
prestige and not too far behind
in quality.
For Spain’s old guard, players
such as Andres Iniesta, Sergio
Busquets, Gerard Pique and Sergio
Ramos, Euro 2016 could be their
last hurrah after the disappointment
of the Brazil World Cup two years
ago, and with old sage Vicente del
Bosque at the helm, they will take
some stopping.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
THURSDAY
9 JUNE 2016
7
NSG BID: MEXICO BACKS INDIA
q Modi thanks Nieto for his country’s support
Mexico City, June 9 (PTI):
India today secured Mexico’s backing in its bid to become member of the
NSG as it aggressively scouted for
support ahead of a crucial meeting
of the 48-nation nuclear trading bloc
in Vienna.
Mexican President Enrique Pena
Nieto announced his country’s support to India’s membership for the
elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
after holding wide-ranging talks with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a
major focus on further deepening cooperation in a range of areas including trade and investment, information
technology, energy and space.
‘Mexico recognises India’s bid to be
part of the NSG. As a country, we are
going to be positively and constructively supporting India’s request in
recognition of the commitment by
Prime Minister Modi to the international agenda of disarmament
and non proliferation of nuclear
weapons,’ Nieto said at a joint media
interaction with Modi.
Mexican President
Enrique Pena Nieto with Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
On his part, the Prime Minister
thanked the Mexican President for his
country’s support and called Mexico
an important partner for India’s energy security.
He said both the countries have
agreed to work and develop a ‘roadmap of concrete outcomes’ to upgrade ties to a strategic partnership.
He added: ‘We both feel that our
growing convergence on international
issues allows us to join our capacities
to strengthen international regimes of
strategic importance. I thank President
Pena Nieto for Mexico’s positive and
constructive support for India’s membership of the NSG.’
Modi on Monday visited Switzerland,
another key member of the NSG, and the
European country - known to have strong
proliferation concerns - had announced
its support to India’s candidature at the
bloc that looks after critical issues relating
to nuclear sector and its members are
allowed to trade in and export nuclear
technology. Membership of the grouping will help India significantly expand its
atomic energy sector. A meeting of the
NSG later today in Vienna is scheduled
to discuss India’s membership application which will be followed by another
meeting on 24 June in Seoul.
India has been reaching out to NSG member countries seeking support to its membership. China has been opposing India’s
membership at the premier club, arguing that
it was not a signatory to the Nuclear.
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
The US has been strongly supporting
WHEN TWO
LEADERS DROVE
TO RESTAURANT
Mexico City, June 9 (PTI):
In a special gesture, Mexico President Enrique Pena
Nieto today drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a
restaurant for dinner, a Mexican vegetarian fare.
‘In a very special gesture, President @EPN personally drives @narendramodi to a restaurant for Mexican photos showing the two leaders chatting away
vegetarian fare,’ External Affairs Ministry spokesperson while sitting at a table in the restaurant.
Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a photo that showed the
Earlier, Nieto also took to Twitter to welcome
49-year-old Nieto behind the wheel with Modi sitting beside Modi, who flew in from Washington for a brief
him. The two headed to a restaurant called ‘Quintonil’ to visit to Mexico.
bond over vegetarian dinner.
‘It’s an honor to welcome you to our country, PM
‘Bonding over bean tacos! President @EPN and PM @ @narendramodi. I trust that your stay in @Mexico
narendramodi share a meal,’ Swarup tweeted along with will be both productive and pleasant,’ he wrote.
India and asked various NSG members to support New Delhi’s bid. The
issue had figured prominently during
talks between Modi and US President
Barack Obama in Washington on Tues-
day. The US and many other NSG
member countries have supported
India’s inclusion based on its nonproliferation track record. The NSG
works under the principle of unanim-
ity and even one country’s vote against
India will scuttle its bid. India has been
pushing for membership of the bloc for
last few years and had formally moved
its application on 12 May.
Frontier Lifeline set to
make artificial hearts
TVS Motor company chairman Venu Srinivasan called on Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Secretariat in Chennai today to
congratulate her on assuming office for the sixth time.
Jaya’s gesture
to destitute
woman
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
AIADMK general secretary and Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa has come to
the rescue of a physically-challenged,
destitute woman, hailing from Thirumullaivoyil in Tiruvallur district by sanctioning funds to get artificial limb and also
five motorised sewing machines to set
up a tailoring unit.
According to a press release, the
AIADMK supremo came to know
about the sufferings of Muthulakshmi, who had lost her left leg in a
mishap involving a temple car and
was separated from her husband.
The release said Muthulakshmi had
appealed to the Chief Minister for
help through a petition.
After going through the petition,
Jayalalithaa through ‘Puratchi Thalaivi
Best Charitable Trust’ ordered funds
to enable Muthulakshmi undergo treatment and get an artificial limb fitted.
Today, the AIADMK general secretary met the woman at her Poes
Garden residence and handed over
an amount of Rs 25,000 and five
sewing machines so that she could
set up a tailoring unit.
Muthulakshmi thanked Jayalalithaa
profusely for her gesture.
DMK, TMC leaders
join AIADMK
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Eight members, belonging to various parties, including the DMK and
TMC, today joined the AIADMK in the
presence of party supremo and Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa.
DMK district propaganda committee
head S Kanmani, State women’s wing
deputy secretary G Vijayakumari, Tiruvannamalai district Chetupattu union
former DMK secretary C Elumalai,
former DMK Tiruvannamalai west
district youth wing deputy organiser
E Senthilkumar, TMC Tiruvallur west
district youth wing head, advocate
Himalaya K Arun Prasad, comedian
‘Bonda’ Mani alias M Ketheeswaran,
were some of the prominent people
who joined the AIADMK today.
Kanyakumari’s late leader Marshal
Nesamani’s grandson W Ranjith
Apolos Nesamani was also taken
into the party. Jayalalithaa issued
the AIADMK membership card and
welcomed them into the party.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 9:
Frontier Lifeline Hospital’s medical
science park, Frontier Mediville, is set
to manufacture mechanical artificial
hearts in association with a Russiabased firm.
‘We have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with a Russian
manufacturer who makes the device,
Sputnik, to manufacture artificial
hearts. These hearts, also known
as left ventricular assistive devices,
are generally used in cases of heart
failure, where patients are awaiting
a transplant. They help pump blood
from the heart to the rest of the body.
The latest such device, the HeartMate 3,’ manufactured in the United
States costs around Rs 90 lakh. We
are hoping to manufacture such a
Kudligi DSP refuses to
withdraw resignation
q Threatens to release CD
‘not meant for children’
Bengaluru, June 9:
Anupama Shenoy, who has grabbed
headlines for her relentless fight
against the Congress government’s
alleged patronage to the State’s
liquor mafia, is set to meet the Superintendent of Police of Ballari today.
However, the braveheart woman
police officer has categorically
refused to take back her resignation letter.
Shenoy had recently resigned as
Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Kudligi Sub-division in Ballari district,
in protest against the Karnataka Labour Minister Parameshwar Naik’s alleged interference in her official work.
Shenoy, who resigned as DSP on 4
June, later moved to an undisclosed
location. Shenoy has since waged
a war against Labour Minister Parameshwar Naik.
In a Facebook post earlier, Shenoy
had dared Naik to resign: ‘I have resigned already, Parameshwara Naik,
when will you?’
In her Facebook post, Shenoy also
threatened to release a CD that
should be viewed only in the midnight
if Naik fails to resign.
She had also warned that the CD
is not meant for children, as per
OneIndia report.
Anupama Shenoy
She wrote: ‘CD beku?... Audio
beku?... ‘ (Do you want a CD or
a audio tape?) using hashtags
#ParameshiPremaPrasangaBhaga1 and #WashingPowderNirmaPart2.
She also took a dig at former Chief
Minister HD Kumaraswamy and
described the Siddaramaiah government as `Rum Rajya`.
Shenoy’s resignation has snowballed into a major political controversy with the main opposition BJP led
by state president BS Yeddyurappa
accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of silently backing some Congress
workers who caused ‘mental agony’
on the officer.
Frontier Lifeline Hospital chairman Dr K M Cherian with officials of
Russian company ‘Sputnik’ at a function to sign an MoU in Chennai
yesterday.
device within Rs 30 lakh, making it
affordable for people in India,’ K M
Cherian, chairman, Frontier Lifeline,
said at a press meet here yesterday.
He said as of now the Committee
New Pondy
MLAs take oath
NT Bureau
Puducherry, June 9:
Elected members of the 14th Puducherry Assembly were administered the oath of office today by pro
tem Speaker V P Sivakolundhu.
Congress Ministers A Namssivayam,
Malladi Krishna Rao, A Kandasamy,
M O H F Shahjahan, Kamalakannan
and other Congress MLAs took oath
today. Malladi Krishna Rao took oath
in Telugu.
While AIADMK and DMK MLAs
Shiva, Geetha Anandhan also took
oath in the Assembly, eight AINRC
MLAs, headed by former Chief Minister Rangasamy, took oath in the
Speaker’s office.
Former Chief Minister Vaithilingam has filed papers for the post of
Speaker on behalf of the Congress.
The Assembly is set to be convened
on 11 June at 11 am.
Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will
hold the portfolios of Home, Planning
and Finance, among others, in the
territorial government. He would also
look after General Administration,
Irrigation and Flood Control, Hindu
Religious Institutions, Port, Law and
all other subjects not allocated to any
other Minister.
A Namassivayam, the No. 2 in the
Ministry, has been assigned the
Public Works, Malladi Krishna Rao
has got Health and Family Welfare,
M O H F Shahjahan has been assigned Revenue, M Kandasamy will
hold charge of Social Welfare, R
Kamalakannan has been allocated
Electricity and Education.
for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals
had given their facility permission to
conduct trials, so that manufacture of
the devices can begin.
The artificial heart will be an implantable device which means the patient
can leave the hospital while awaiting
a transplant, or, in some cases, may
not need a transplant at all if the heart
recovers, Dr Cherian said.
The hospital will also soon begin phase
III of its clinical trial to evaluate the safety
and efficacy of xenograft valves for the
heart -- valves sourced from animals.
About 35,000 heart valve replacements
are performed annually in the country, he
said and added most of these use imported mechanical valves, with prices
ranging from Rs. 50,000.
TTK Chitra, an indigenous mechanical heart valve, which is cheaper, is
used too, but mechanical valves, Dr.
Cherian said, required life-long anticoagulation, necessitating frequent
blood testing.
Long way to go:
Cook on matching
‘Genius’ Tendulkar
London, June 9 (PTI):
He might have beaten Sachin
Tendulkar’s record of being the
youngest to 10,000 runs but England captain Alastair Cook says
he is well aware that he is nothing
like the ‘incredibly talented genius’
from India and has a long way to go
before matching up to him.
Cook became the 12th player in history to score 10,000 Test runs during
England’s nine-wicket win against
Sri Lanka at Durham last month but
he is nearly 6,000 runs short of Tendulkar’s record aggregate of 15,921
runs from 200 matches.
The left-handed opener, 31, broke
Tendulkar’s earlier record of being
the youngest to score 10,000 Test
runs by more than five months.
Cook, who has now scored 10,042
runs in 128 Tests, said Tendulkar’s
record Test runs are a long way off
for him as of now.
‘Six thousand runs is a long way
away. It was set by an incredibly
talented genius. I’m no genius and
Tendulkar is, so that is a long way
ahead,’ Cook said at the Lord’s
ahead of the third Test against Sri
Lanka.
‘I want to play for England for as
long as I can and at the moment
I’m really enjoying it.
I am
really motivated and
hungry and where that takes me
who knows.’
‘I’ve never lived my life by saying
where I want to get to publicly. In
private you have a few goals you
want to try and achieve, but at the
moment a lot of my goals are very
immediate with this England team
and as a captain that takes me away
from personal milestones as a batter.’
The England skipper has 28 Test
hundreds to his name at an average
of 47, whereas Tendulkar bowed
out of Test cricket with a record 51
centuries at an average of nearly 54.
Former India captain Sunil
Gavaskar, the first man to score
10,000 Test runs, said last week
that Cook had it in him to set a
new aggregate record for most
Test runs because of his age and
the fact that England play more
games over the long format than
many other nations.
STAGE SET FOR ALI’S MEMORIAL SERVICE
Louisville, June 9 (AFP):
All of the roughly 15,000 tickets
for tomorrow’s public memorial
service in Louisville honoring boxing legend Muhammad Ali, the
city’s most famous son, have
been distributed, organisers
said.
Hundreds of people formed
long lines early in the day for
a chance at a seat in the KFC
Yum! Center, a large sports
arena, for Friday’s interfaith ceremony, at which former president
Bill Clinton and comedian Billy
Crystal will eulogise Ali.
Ali, whose remarkable boxing
career and civil rights activism
made him one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century,
died last week at age 74 after a
decades-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Louisville, the largest city in the
southern State of Kentucky and
home to 600,000 people, will play
host Thursday and Friday to a mass
public celebration of Ali’s life.
‘This is part of our history and I
feel like Muhammad Ali has an
awesome legacy,’ said 23- yearold waitress Andeja Tyler, who
stood in line waiting for tickets.
‘I just want to be part of it,’ she
said.
Ten ticket booths were set up
to distribute four free tickets per
person. In just one hour, all of
them had been handed out.
‘Muhammad Ali memorial tix are
SOLD OUT. Looking forward to remembering #TheGreatest! Service
will also be streamed on our outdoor
jumbotron,’ the KFC Yum! Center
said on its Twitter account.
Some people spent the night in line
on camping chairs and wrapped in
blankets to make sure they got tick-
ets. ‘Muhammad Ali was such an
amazing person, not only as an athlete but really a humanitarian,’ said
Jessica Moore, the local county’s
assistant district attorney.
‘He was the people’s champion and
we, being from Louisville, feel like
family to him.’
The Louisville ceremonies will
have three key moments: an Islamic
prayer service open to all on Thursday, a long public funeral procession
through the city on Friday and the
public memorial service.
Organisers have said several
heads of state will attend.
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Santhanam’s loss
is Soori’s gain
Sathya is all
smiles
Among young music composers, Sathya has made a mark
for himself. His songs in Nedunchaalai, Theeya Velai Seyyanum
Kumaru, Thirai Kadhai Vasanam Iyakkam and Kanchana
2 won him laurels. His work in
recent-release Velainu Vandhutta
Velaikaaran is topping the charts.
Speaking to News Today, Sathya, says, ‘My father wanted to
me make it as music composer.
I studied Carnatic music and
worked as keyboard player with
Ilayaraja, Gangaiamaran and
Rahman.’
Sathya made his debut as
music composer with En Ippadi
Mayakinai, directed by Krishna.
Says Sathya, ‘I should thank
director Saravanan. he gave the
opportunity to work in Engeyum
Eppodhum. And they became
popular.’
Says Sathya, ‘Interestingly
the success of Unnodu Ka and
Velainu Vandhutta Velaikaaran
(VVV) has brought me more fans.
The song Aaravalli Soorvalli in
VVV is topping the charts’.
Ask his his forthcoming ventures, Sathya, says, ‘ I am working
in Asurakulam, Jet Li and a movie
to be directed by Parthiban’.
NT Bureau
Nivin Pauly begins
his Tamil film
Malayalam’s popular actor
Nivin Pauly began shooting for
a Tamil movie a couple days ago
in Tuticorin. The film is directed
by Gautam Ramachandran.
It is a remake of Kannada hit
Ulidavaru Kandanthe. Sraddha
Srinath of the recent Kannada
film U Turn fame is the heroine.
Nivin’s Neram was a bilingual,
made in Malayalam and Tamil.
He has also signed a Tamil
project, which is being produced
by Theri director Atlee.
Nivin is also part of Siddhartha
Siva’s Malayalam project. Interestingly Nivin Pauly’s Neram
was a huge hit and won him fans
here. Also his Premam ran for
over 200 days in Chennai.
NT Bureau
Its three cheers for comedian Soori. Last three weeks, he had three
releases and all of them have become hits. His comical roles in Marudhu,
Idhu Namma Aalu and Velainu Vandhutta Velaikaaran have gone down
well with the masses. Now he has his hands full.
Interestingly with comedian Santhanam keen to do only hero roles, all
offers come pouring in Soori’s kitty. Soori is now part of director Hari’s
Singam 3. The shooting of the Suriya starrer is almost
nearing completion.’
Soori says, ‘I want to do meaty roles and I wish to
do what I know the best’.
I am not
behind awards,
says Dhanush
‘I am not keen on awards. But
when my production venture gets
accolades and appreciation, it gives
me immense joy’, says National
Award winning actor and producer
Dhanush.
His forthcoming production venture Amma
Kanakku is releasing
24 June. It is a remake of the Hindi
woman-centric
social drama, Nil
Battey Sannata,
which received
critical acclaim in
addition to being a
box-office success.
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
who directed the original is helming the remake
too. Amala Paul, veteran
actress Revathy and filmmakeractor Samuthirakani play lead roles.
Music is by Ilayaraja.
Our production ventures Kaaka
Muttai and Visaranai won not just
National awards but also global
recognition. But we make movies
not for any awards. Amma Kanakku
is a movie that carries a strong message, he says.
‘The movie will create an
awareness between parents and children. I
was thoroughly impressed by the
trailer of the Hindi version, that
I chose to buy
the rights for remake from producer Anand L
Rai without even
seeing the movie’, says Dhanush.
Ilayaraja’s musical score adds more
weight to the film. Aari’s
bright cinematography and
Amala Paul’s realistic performance deserve special mention,
adds the Aadukalam actor.
Amala Paul thanked Dhanush for
the opportunity given to her. She
said, ‘When I heard the story, I
‘When
I heard
the story, I
jumped in joy
and readily
agreed to do
it’, says Amala Paul
The tracklist of Rajinikanth’s
Kabali was out on Wednesday
much to the delight of his fans.
No sooner, it was revealed by
the makers of the movie in social
media, it went viral.
The album has four songs besides Neruppu Da track which is
interestingly has lyrics written by
Rajinikanth himself. There will be
no star-studded function to commemorate the launch on 12 June.
It would rather be a soft release.
NT Bureau
Vikram Prabhu’s
film gets a title
jumped in joy and readily agreed
to do it’.
On her part, Ashwini Iyer Tiwari,
said, ‘The film is about relationship
between parents and children. I
have changed some of the dialogues and the setting of the story.
The emotional equation between
mother and child never changes,
be it Hindi or Tamil. So, the basic
premises remain the same.’
NT Bureau
Actor Vikram Prabhu seems to be
on a signing spree. Joining the list of
movies that he is committed to do is
one with director SR Prabhakaran of
Sundarapandian and Ithu Kathirvelan
Kadhal fame. It would be produced by
Sathyajyothi Films. Sources say that
the movie has now been titled as Mudi
Soodaa Mannan. Manjima Mohan,
who is the heroine of Simbu’s film
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
has been roped in as the leading lady.
The film also has Aishwarya Dutta
has been as the other heroine in Mudi
Soodaa Mannan. Yuvan Shankar
Raja will be composing the music.
NT Bureau
Think Music India has snapped
the audio rights of Kabali.
The movie has Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Kalaiarasan, Dhanshikaa among others. Directed
by Pa Ranjith, it has music by
Santosh Narayanan.
A major portion of the movie
was shot in Malaysia. Rajinikanth
plays an ageing international don
in the movie. Radhika Apte plays
his wife.
NT Bureau
Rajini fans
celebrate as Kabali
tracklist is out
A
Wedding bells
s the screen opens, comes the credit
line from debutant filmmaker Nelson
thanking K Balachander and Balu
Mahendra besides Alexander Gonsalez Inarritu. For those who don’t know who Alexander
Gonsalez is, he was the Academy award winner who made films like Amores Perros, Babel,
Birdman and The Revanant. This makes one
sit up as the film begins.
Nelson had worked as the broadcasting head
at a popular radio station before trying his
luck in cinema. His maiden directorial venture
addresses marriage from the perspectives of
different people. The story is based on issues
related to a wedding.
A multi-layered storyline with three women
as the pivot, Oru Naal Koothu travels back and
forth in their lives. With Attakathi Dinesh, Mia
George, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rithwika, Karunakaran, Bala Saravanan and Ramesh Thilak in key
roles, the movie has cinematography by Gokul
and music by Justin Prabhakaran.
Wedding comes with lot of stress these days.
It makes or breaks an individual’s life. Nelson
has come out with a women-centric plot.
It is about Mia George, whose father post-
pones her wedding plans, a radio jockey Rithika
whose marriage gets delayed as she could not
find the right partner and Nivetha Pethuraj, who
is caught between her love and family. Dinesh
plays Nivetha’s lover. The drama involving them
makes up the movie. What transpires their lives
and why wedding becomes a stressful thing for
them forms the crux.
Dinesh gets a make-over. Hitherto seen playing a rustic youth, he plays a software professional with a high-end IT firm in Chennai. His
emotional battle with his ladylove has been
brought out well. Ramesh Thilak plays a bubbly RJ and Karunakaran does a character role
with ease. Veteran actor Charlie does a cameo.
The scene-stealers are Rithivika, Mia George
and newcomer Nivetha. The trio gives a splendid show and adds value to the script with their
show.
There are some loose ends and dramatic
sequences in the film. But they can be overlooked as the filmmaker tries to explore human
emotions and arrive at a solution to a problem.
Produced by Kenanya Films, Oru Naal Koothu
is a light-hearted show.
M BHARAT KUMAR
(ORU NAAL KOOTHU)
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