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wo persons were killed in separate rain-related incidents
in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts of coastal
Andhra Pradesh today as the very severe cyclonic storm
Hudhud triggered heavy downpour in the region.
One person was killed when the compound wall of a
building collapsed in Visakhaptnam district.
Another person died in Srikakulam district when a tree
collapsed following pounding rains, according to State
disaster management department.
The strong winds and heavy rains led to large-scale
disruption of power lines in three coastal districts of AP.
Tens of thousands of people had been evacuated from
vulnerable areas of the districts.
Meanwhile, Pakistani troops heavily shelled 15 border
outposts (BOPs) and hamlets along the International Border
(IB) overnight, leaving three persons injured, one of them
seriously in Jammu district.
BSF troops retaliated and intermittent ﬁring and mortar
shelling was continuing when last reports came in. ‘After
heavy ﬁring, Pakistani Rangers resorted to heavy mortar
shelling in Arnia and parts of RS Pura sectors of Jammu
district overnight,’ a BSF spokesman said on Sunday.
He said about 15 BoPs were targeted. Earlier last night,
‘ﬂat trajectory weaponry ﬁre came at 2010 hours in our
area of Operation in three BoPs along International
Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu district,’ he said.
‘Hudhud’ makes landfall on AP coast
q Heavy rains lash Andhra, Odisha q Several thousands evacuated q Two killed
Vishakapatnam/ Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (PTI):
With Cyclone Hudhud hitting the coast in
Andhra Pradesh today, heavy rains coupled
with high-speed winds lashed several parts
of Vishakapatnam district and south Odisha
and several thousands were evacuated from
vulnerable areas to safety.
Meanwhile, two persons were killed in
rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam and
Srikakulam districts under inﬂuence of severe
cyclonic storm
In Odisha, to deal with the calamity, as many
26 teams - 16 of NDRF and 10 teams of ODRF
- have been deployed in vulnerable places for
rescue work, according to Chief Secretary G
C Pati. Each team comprises 40 personnel.
As a precautionary measure, East Coast
Railways cancelled train services on Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatanam route, while the
State government has stopped bus service in
ﬁve districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada,
Nabarangpur and parts of Kalahandi. The
private bus operators have also been asked
not to operate service tomorrow.
According to the latest IMD bulletin, rain and
thundershowers would occur at most places
during the next 48 hours.
‘The wind on the Vizag cost is around 180
UNDER ATTACK
High tides were seen at the Visakhapatnam coast as ‘Hudhud’ made a landfall.
kmph. The waves surge up to one to two
meters than the normal level.
Strong winds and heavy rains led to largescale disruption of power lines in three coastal
districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Two persons were killed in separate rain-
Countdown for IRNSS
1C launch tomorrow
Chennai, Oct 12 (PTI):
The countdown for the launch of
India’s navigation satellite IRNSS
1C, the third of seven satellites in
the series to put in place India’s
navigation
system on par with US’ Global Positioning System, on board PSLV C
26 will commence at the spaceport
of Sriharikota tomorrow.
The earlier planned launch on October six was postponed following a
technical problem.
The 67-hour countdown for the mission will commence at 0632 hrs IST
on October 13, ISRO said.
IRNSS 1C with a lift-off mass of
1,425.4 kg would be launched on the
28th ﬂight of India’s PSLV-C26 from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota, some 100 km from here.
Like the launch of similar missions of
IRNSS 1A and IRNSS 1B earlier, this
mission would be launched on the XL
version of the PSLV.
As part of its aspirations to build a
regional navigational system equivalent to Global Positioning System of
the US, ISRO plans to send seven
satellites to put in place the Indian
Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS).
The ﬁrst two satellites in the series, IRNSS 1A and IRNSS 1B
IRNSS 1C with a lift-off
mass of 1,425.4 kg would
be launched on the 28th
ﬂight of India’s PSLVC26 from the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota,
were launched from Sriharikota on
1 July, 2013 and 4 April 4 this year
respectively.
ISRO needs to launch at least four
of the seven satellites to start operations of IRNSS, ISRO ofﬁcials said.
IRNSS is similar to US’ Global Positioning System, Russia’s Glonass and
Europe’s Galileo. China and Japan
also have similar systems, ‘Beidou’
and ‘Quasi Zenith.’
related incidents in Visakhapatnam and
Srikakulam districts.
One person was killed when the compound
wall of a building collapsed in Visakhaptnam
district. Another person died in Srikakulam
district when a tree collapsed following
Nobel winner
calls on PM
New Delhi, Oct 12:
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
for 2014, Kailash Satyarthi, called
on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi
congratulated him warmly on winning
the award.
Kailash Satyarthi expressed enthusiasm about the Prime Minister’s
initiatives on Swachh Bharat and
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and
said he was keen to contribute to
these causes. He expressed his
commitment towards a child-labour
free India. Prime Minister Modi also
shared with Satyarthi his views on the
use of social media and internet for
tracking missing children.
Two minor girls
gangraped
Bahraich, Oct 12 (PTI):
Two minor dalit girls were gangraped
in separate incidents in the district,
police said here today.
In the ﬁrst incident, a 14-year-old
girl was gangraped by two youths,
Pradeep and Somnath, in Payagpur
area on Thursday, police said.
Police said the incident came to
light on Friday and an FIR was lodged
by the victim’s father yesterday. In
another incident, a 15-year-old girl
was gangraped by Dinesh and Netram in Motipur area on Thursday,
police said.
pounding rains, according to state disaster
management department.
Except East Godavari, power entirely failed
in the three districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. There were gale
winds. The situation is very severe. National
Highway in the region has been shut,’ Special
Commissioner, State Disaster Management
Authority, K Hymavathi earlier told PTI.
Andhra Pradesh government has identiﬁed
356 villages in 59 mandals of the four districts
as cyclone-prone. More than 300 relief camps
have been opened.
As many as 19 National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) teams (each consisting of
45-50 members) were deployed in the four
districts.
Army columns are positioned at Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam with power boats and
other equipment for rescue and relief. Six
helicopters have been positioned in the Naval
base at Visakhapatnam.
The Indian Air Force has tasked Headquarters Training Command, Bangalore to be the
nodal agency for all relief operations in connection with severe cyclone Hudhud.
Some electrical poles and trees were uprooted in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam dis-
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
scheduled to chair a high-level
meeting this evening to review the
preparedness of both the States.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
had a talk with Andhra Pradesh and
Odisha Chief Ministers N Chandrababu Naidu and Naveen Patnaik
to take stock of the situation.
Five diving teams have been dispatched to Srikakulam, 10 teams
to low lying areas in and around
Visakhapatnam for rescue and relief
operations, as per ANI.
Part of DM ofﬁce building in Visakhapatnam collapsed due to heavy
rains.
tricts which also reported power breakdown
following heavy rains.
Telecom network also failed following which
a control room in Visakhapatnam failed to
operate, ofﬁcials said.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is reviewing the situation arising out of the cyclone
from the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat here, an
ofﬁcial release said.
Pak ﬁres at
border outposts
Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI):
Pakistani troops heavily shelled 15 Border Out Posts
and hamlets along the International Border overnight,
leaving three persons injured, one of them seriously in
Jammu district.
BSF troops retaliated and intermittent ﬁring and mortar
shelling was continuing when last reports came in.
After heavy ﬁring, Pakistani Rangers resorted to heavy
mortar shelling in Arnia and parts of R S Pura sectors of
Jammu district overnight, a BSF Spokesman said.
He said about 15 Border Out Posts (BoPs) were targeted.
Earlier last night, ﬂat trajectory weaponry ﬁre came at
2010 hours in our area of Operation in three BoPs along
International Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu district,
he said.
Pakistani troops also shelled several border hamlets in
these areas, in which, three persons were injured, one
of them critically in Jabowal village along the IB, District
Magistrate, Jammu, Ajeet Kumar Sahu told PTI.
The critically injured person has been shifted to Government Medical College Hospital here for specialised
treatment, he said, adding ﬁring and shelling is going on
when the reports last came this morning.
The shelling hit Arnia town besides villages of Kuku-Da
Kothay, Mahasha kothe, Jabowal, Treva, Chingia, Alla,
Sie, Chenaz and Devigarh.
Dozens of shells landed and exploded in deserted Arnia
town, the reports said.
However, peace prevailed in forward sectors of Samba,
IT dept comes up with
secured email system
Ramgarh, Hiranagar and Kathua as there were no reports
of any ﬁring or shelling in these areas.
Yesterday, Pakistani troops had resorted to ﬁring on
forward Indian posts along the LoC in Banwat-Shahpur
sector of Poonch district from 1300 hours, a senior Army
ofﬁcer said.
Pakistan heavily shelled civilian areas in Shahpur,
Kirni, Banwat, Mandaar, Kalsaam, Doda along LoC in
Poonch.
Pakistani troops of 641 Mujahid Regiment also shelled
six Posts including Doda, Jangalvon, Jungal two, Kranti,
Sher and Shakti in the area.
Five houses suffered minor damages and one house
caught ﬁre in the area but there was no casualty.
Modi to address
series of rallies
Mumbai, Oct 12:
The campaigning for Maharashtra Assembly polls is in the crucial ﬁnal phase as
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address four rallies in the State.
The Assembly elections in the western
State has become a four-cornered ﬁght.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
‘The new email system is for process of ﬁling is completed. The new email BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena and NCP are
system is for secure communication within the
pitted against each other.
To curb misuse of ofﬁcial cyber tools and atsecure communication within department which will ensure no conﬁdential intempts of phishing, the Income Tax department
The BJP broke a decades-old alliance
formation or data is pilfered, the ofﬁcer said.
has rolled out a secure email system for all its
with Shiv Sena, while Congress, which
the department which will en- Under the new mechanism, an IT ofﬁcer or em- ruled Maharashtra in alliance with NCP
employees and ofﬁcers.
The department, official sources said, has
sure no conﬁdential informa- ployee will have to ﬁll up a proforma which requires for 15 years, chose to ﬁght the elections
him or her to share their employee code, desigalone and severed its ties with the Sharad
recently discontinued its existing email systems
tion or data is pilfered’
nation, personal email ID, mobile number, the
Pawar-led party.
(called Lotus mail and IMail) and has issued inCommissionerate they are working in and bona
Modi spearheaded his party’s campaign for elections, knowing that victory
structions to its countrywide staff to get new email
in the home of ﬁnancial hub Mumbai will make it easier to push through
IDs prepared after validation of their bona ﬁdes.
funds. The new email system is more secure and ﬁde signatures after which the database cell of
the CBDT will create an email ID and a password.
economic reforms.
The I-T department’s work over email involves reliable,’ a senior I-T ofﬁcer said.
The
new
IDs
of
the
department
will
be
registered
Modi has campaigned personally in Maharashtra, betting he can help his
some very secret and proprietary information
The ofﬁcer said the I-T department does not
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win big in a State with a population of 110
about taxpayers like refunds and tax returns data. directly deal with taxpayers for want of information under iincometax.gov.in or incometaxindia.gov.
million spread across an area the size of Italy.
There have been few instances of breach in this and its I-T returns collection centre in Bangalore in domain and all its records will be maintained
once
it
is
launched,
the
ofﬁ
cer
said.
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CHENNAI
The new spark
Renovated park at JJ Nagar attracts many
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The park at JJ Nagar East which is widely used by residents.
Facilities such
as properly laid
walking track,
attractive lush
Korean lawn,
shade grass and
decorative lights
add beauty to the
park
beauty to the park.
Malathi who works for
a BPO company says,
‘Visiting the park once a
week has become a habit
now. It is a great stress
buster ‘. Since it’s the
termly vacation for school
children, they throng the
park with their parents.
Thenmullai, a resident
who brings her children
to the park feels that
during holidays, this park
enables her children to
spend time in a healthy
way, playing, rather than
watching television at
home. However, on the
contrary, few residents
feel that children don’t
have sufcient place to
play.
‘Due to lack of spacious
play space, children are
forced to play in a small
patch and this creates
problem. This is a major
cause for discomfort to
senior citizens like me’
says Mohan, who walks in
the park everyday.
‘I am very careful while
walking as many balls
cross my way and I might
trip and fall if I ignore
them’, he further says.
Nandakumar, a regular
visitor grieves, ‘In the
recent times, the park has
been overcrowded in the
evenings which affects its
serenity’.
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at Mugappair East
sports a new look after
its renovation. It has
been attracting multitudes
of people from all age
groups in the recent
times. Facilities such as
properly laid walking track,
attractive lush Korean
lawn grass, shade grass
and decorative lights add
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Waiting for ‘nod’ for a road
H
aving
gone
through so much of
discomfort, the residents of
Krishnamachari Nagar First
Street are dejected as they
are being denied the facility
of walking down a good
road.
The condition is so bad
that it doesn’t look like
a road anymore. In this
rainy
season,
muddy
puddles and water curvets
completely cover what
little remains of the road.
Though
the
residents
have been struggling to
get something done, they
are still stuck in the same
situation even after all
these years of complaining
and yearning for a new
road structure.
‘The work of relaying all
roads in our area started
about three years back.
Underground drainage and
water line was supposed to
be laid, up to the approved
length of the road. It was
stopped by people owning
In rainy season,
muddy puddles
and water curvets
completely cover
what little remains
of the road
First Street at Krishnamachari Nagar, Valasaravakkam,
which is badly in need of a new road.
the land in the extended
portion of the stretch, due
to a dispute between them.
‘When
it
rains,
the
condition becomes worse’,
grieves a resident of the
street. Another inhabitant
of Krishnamachari Nagar
expresses his despair over
this unsolved problem. ‘I
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almost lost my life due the
condition of the road.
I had a heart attack a
few weeks back and the
ambulance refused to
come to my house through
this street because of its
condition. Luckily a call
taxi driver came to my
rescue and we got to the
NAGAR
ASHOK
hospital on time. This may
not happen every time.
If the road is not relaid at
the earliest, we might even
lose a life’, he gushes out
in angst.
The locals say that they
have represented the issue
to the local Corporation
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authorities.
The
then
Assistant
Commissioner
had inspected the area and
had given order for relaying
the road to the approved
length. But nothing has
been done so far.
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12 OCTOBER 2014
Around Town
CHENNAI
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Coast Guard fully
prepared for Hudhud
q Air Cushion Vehicle H-197 inducted into service
Consul General of Japan, Masanori Nakano giving away prize to a
team that won the IX Fuji Cup Quiz on Stem Cells and Regenerative
Medicine during the IX annual international regenerative medicine
meet in Chennai yesterday.
Civil services coaching
centre to issue forms
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
Application forms for the admission for coaching of UPSC civil service main
examination 2014 at All India Civil Services Coaching Centre, Chennai - 28
will be issued for three working days from the date following the publication
of results of UPSC preliminary examination 2014.
According to a press release, forms will be issued at Kanchi building, No
163/1, P S Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Chennai-28. In all, 225 aspirants belonging to Tamilnadu will be admitted for coaching.
Aspirants, who had studied in the above institution / other institutions, will be
eligible for admission. Preference will be given to the aspirants who underwent
coaching in the above centre for the preliminary examination.
Classes for main coaching will be conducted till the commencement of
UPSC main examination. Free boarding and lodging will be provided to all
the selected aspirants with monthly stipend of Rs 3,000 by the Government
of Tamilnadu.
For further details contact: Principal, All India Civil Services Coaching Centre
Chennai -28. Ph: 246 21475/ 2462 1909.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
The Indian Coast Guard is fully
prepared to meet any eventualities
arising out of cyclone Hudhud, said
Regional Commander Coast Guard
(East) Inspector General Satya Prakash Sharma.
He said this to reporters on the sidelines of commissioning Air Cushion
Vehicle (ACV) H-197 here yesterday.
He also said that Coast Guard with
the help of radio and television stations has advised ﬁshermen and other mariners not to venture into sea.
The Regional Commander said 17
ships, two ACVs and nine aircrafts are
kept on standby to meet any emergencies arising out of cyclone. Five
air crafts and six ships are deployed
in Chennai, he added.
He said the Coast Guard seized 93
foreign ﬁshing vessels engaged in
illegal ﬁshing in Indian waters and
conﬁscated 48,000 Kg of ﬁsh which
is valued Rs 4.8 crore in international
market.
The Coast Guard inducted Air Cushion Vehicle H -197 into its service in Chennai yesterday. (Inset) Madras High Court Chief Justice
Sanjay Kishan Kaul commissioned the new hovercraft in presence
of Regional Commander Coast Guard (East) Inspector General Satya
Prakash Sharma.
He also said the Indian Coast Guard
is fully prepared to protect all vital installations including nuclear stations
Receive speed post
on Sundays too
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
Chennai city residents can hereafter
receive speed post even on
Sundays, said Chief Post Master
General Tamilnadu Circle T Murthy.
He said this at a press meet to announce the Postal week celebrations
here recently.
He said more than seven lakh speed
post are being delivered in Chennai
City Region every month and the
department has decided to launch
weekend speed post service on
pilot basis at Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam and T Nagar.
‘Based on the response it would be
Chief Post Master General Tamilnadu Circle T Murthy addressing
the media as part of postal week
celebrations in Chennai recently.
extended to other post ofﬁces in the
region,’ he added. He also said speed
post is becoming very popular owing
to online tracking from origin to the
destination. Murthy said International
Postal Day is celebrated on 9 October to commemorate the formation
of International Postal Union. He
said there are host of programmes
planned to celebrate the postal week
ranging from promotion of letter writing among school children to special
meeting on philately.
He further said that Postal Department would promote savings
account and Postal life Insurance
in the coming week. People can
also buy my stamps a special
initiative through which they can
buy postal stamps embossed with
their picture.
Murthy also said a battery
operated vehicle has also been
launched in railway mail service.
Currently, Railway Mail Service (RMS) workers pull trolleys
through platforms to load mailbags
and parcels. Southern Railway
plans to replace iron wheels on
mail trolleys with rubber coated
ones (pneumatic) to ensure that
trolley pullers can move them
around with minimum effort.
On an average, about 24 lakh
packages of mail, including speed
and registered post messages and
28,000 parcels, are transferred
from one point to another in 11
mail carrying trains across the
State in a month.
from external threat by forces inimical
to country.
During the last two years Coast
Guard saved 296 lives during its
rescue and relief operations, he said.
Sharma said H-197 is a advanced
hovercraft manufactured by UKbased Griffon Hover Works Limited
which has the capacity to reach maximum speed of 45 knots.
He further said the vehicle would
be based in Chennai for time being,
after which it would be based in Mandapam in Ramanathapuram District.
Speaking on the occasion, Madras
High Court Chief Justice Sanjay
Kishan Kaul lauded the efforts of the
Coast Guard in protection of our vast
coastline.
He appreciated the role played
by the organisation in rescue and
relief operations during calamities,
protecting ﬁshermen and other vital
installations along the coastal areas.
He also said the newly inducted
H-197 would protect the Indian coast
like a true warrior.
Kaul further said like judiciary is
important to protect civil liberties
security forces are important for protection of national security.
British Council
invites applications
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
The British Council’s English Language Centre invites applications for
its new term starting November 2014.
According to a press release, the English courses would focus on clear language
learning objectives, speaking and listening practice, regular feedback with endof-course counselling and offers an internationally recognised British Council
certiﬁcate on successful course completion.
The centre uses an international business English course book, focusing on spoken ﬂuency to improve the grammar, vocabulary and professional communication
skills required to advance conﬁdently in one’s career. The highly qualiﬁed teachers
ensure that one develop skills that are required in meetings, e-mail and report writing,
in negotiations and on the telephone. The classes are organised according to the
language ability of the students, which is determined by a level assessment. The
centre offers more than just a regular classroom language teaching experience. It has
recently launched a whole range of new and exciting value additions for students, like,
conversation club, movie nights, a dedicated English zone at the library, discounted
annual library membership for students and many more customer engagement
activities aimed at helping you improve your language skills.
For more details contact: 1800 102 4353 or email: chennai.enquiry@
in.britishcouncil.org or visit the centre at 737, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
Counselling for
homoepathy courses
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
The single window counseling for spot selection of
candidates for BSMS / BAMS / BUMS / BNYS / BHMS
courses 2014-2015 in both government and self-ﬁnancing
and homoeopathy medical colleges will be held from 17
October to 20 October.
According to an ofﬁcial press release, the counselling
will be conducted at the ofﬁce of Selection Committee,
Commissionerate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy,
Arignar Anna Government Hospital of Indian Medicine
campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-106.
Individual intimation / call letters have already been sent
to all eligible candidates by post. Also individual SMS will
TN bags award
at national level
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
Tamilnadu bagged the Best Performing State Award at the fourth
national-level exhibition and project
competitions (NLEPC), organised
by the Department of Science and
Technology (DST), between October 6 and 8, at Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi.
be sent. Candidates who have not received the same
may download their individual call letters from website:
www.tnhealth.org by entering their respective application
register number.
Candidates may attend the single window counselling
on the date and time mentioned here under against his
/ her aggregate marks with all the original certiﬁcates
/ documents or bonaﬁde certiﬁcate from the institution
where they are studying at present with the prescribed
fee of Rs 5,500 in the form of demand draft drawn on or
after 10 October from a nationalised bank drawn in favour
of ‘Director of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Chennai-106’ payable at Chennai.
For further details please visit www.tnhealth.org.
Nominations invited
from women scientists
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
Science City, Department of Higher Education has invited nominations from
women scientists of Tamilnadu for the ‘Tamilnadu Young Women Scientists
Award - 2013’ and ‘Tamilnadu Lifetime Achievement Award for Women
Scientists - 2013’. According to a press release, the nomination forms can
be downloaded from the Science City website www.sciencecitychennai.in
The last date for submission of ﬁlled in nomination is 3 December, 2014.
For further details contact the ofﬁce of Science City on all working days
between 10 am and 5.45 pm. Ph: 2445 4054/34.
Industrialist A C Muthiah and Chettinad Group of Companies chairman M A M Ramasamy at an award
function organsied by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Memorial Trust in Chennai yesterday. On the occasion,
‘Rani Lady Meyyammai Achi Birthday Commemoration Award’ was given to LASTI secretary Krishnammal
Jeganathan for rendering services for the upliftment of women and ‘Sigapi Achi Birthday Commemoration
Award’ to Sitadevi Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya MHSS for spiritual related education.
‘Plans afoot to start cruise service from Ennore’
NT Bureau
the conference schedule, Bhaskarachar
to now building the same, indigenously.
said that the Sagar Mala project currently
Chennai, Oct 12:
Delivering the welcome address, Ravibeing discussed is about port-led developchandran Purushothaman, Chairman, CII
There are plans to start a passenger cruise
ment of the regions in an integrated manner,
Chennai Zonal Council and President,
service from Ennore (Chennai), linking up
with a maritime authority at the apex level
Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd, noted that a
tourist destinations such as Mahabalipuram,
for single-window clearance. ‘At Kamarajar
sound maritime infrastructure plays an
Puducherry, Kanyakumari, and RameswarPort, the growth has been phenomenal.
important role in the pace, structure and
am, said M A Bhaskarachar, Chairman and
Last year, the growth was 50 per cent. We
pattern of our economic development.
Managing Director of Kamarajar Port Ltd.
will be constructing ﬁve more berths to add
The conference seeks to ﬁnd answers to
‘We have also entered into an agreement
capacity,’ he informed.
questions such as what the linkages are
with the Government of Puducherry to deReminding the audience about the
between our maritime research institutions
velop the Port there,’ he said while delivering
ancient glories of India in maritime, Comand the industry, and where we stand in
his special address at the inaugural session
modore K Subramaniam, Chairman and
the ﬁeld of offshore energy technologies,
of the two-day conference on ‘Approach to
Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard Ltd,
he said.
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Blend
Q2: Infosys scores big
Consolidated revenue
was up 2.9 per cent to Rs
13,342 crore in the said
quarter from Rs 12,965
crore in the year-ago period.
In the April-June quarter this scal, Infosys reported a
net prot of Rs 2,886 crore and a revenue of Rs 12,770
crore. Buoyed by a strong set of numbers, the company
has declared an interim dividend of Rs 30 per equity share
as compared to Rs 20 in the previous year.
It has also recommended a bonus issue of one equity
share for every equity share held, and a bonus issue of a
stock dividend of one American Depositary Share (ADS)
for every ADS held, respectively.
The better-than-expected set of numbers pushed the
company's stock up 5.61 per cent to Rs 3,850.05 apiece
in early trade on the BSE.
For FY15, the country's second-largest software services rm maintained its revenue guidance of 7-9 per cent
growth.
Top finance officials
urged to boost growth
Finance ofcials from the world's largest economies are
being urged to prevent the global economy from falling into
a 'new mediocre' in which growth remains stuck at subpar
levels for years to come, trapping millions of people on unemployment rolls.
Finance ministers and central bank presidents of the Group
of 20 nations, which include traditional economic powers
such as the United States, Japan and Germany, and emerging economies such as Russia, China and India, were wrapping up two days of talks on Friday with a joint statement
of goals and a news conference expected in the early afternoon.
The meetings were coming at a time when the news from
Europe has been gloomy, raising the prospect that the 18
nations that share the euro currency could be in danger of
slipping into another recession.
Germany reported on Thursday that it had the biggest
monthly plunge in exports in ve years. That came after earlier news of sharp declines in industrial production, factory orders and business condence in Europe's biggest economy.
Sunanda poisoned: Family
demands CBI probe
After the controversy over the death of Sunanda
Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, took
a new twist, her family
on Friday said that it
knew her death
was planned.
On Thursday,
her latest postmortem report,
submitted to
AIIMS,
was
leaked, which
claimed
that
Sunanda
died due to poisoning. Delhi
Police
Commissioner
BS Bassi has,
however,
dismissed the
report.
Talking to a
news agency,
Ashok Kumar, a
cousin of Sunanda Pushkar, said
that the family
knew it wasn't a natural
death, but was planned.
Raising questions over Tharoor, Kumar asked why
would the Congress leader go out for a meeting when
his wife was unwell. Even cameras weren't working,
Kumar pointed out.
Seeking justice for Pushkar, Kumar demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident.
Nobel winners agree
to work for Indo-Pak peace
ANGADI THERU
Beating market expectations, IT major Infosys today
posted 28.6 per cent jump in consolidated net prot to Rs
3,096 crore for the quarter ended 30 September.
The Bangalore-based rm had reported a net prot of Rs
2,407 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a BSE ling.
Deepavali season is incomplete without two things--crackers and photos of Ranganathan Street in
newspapers. Our lensman R THIYAGARAJAN has clicked the customary, but inevitable picture, at the
city’s business hub.
Modi launches model
villages scheme
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi launched the ‘Saansad
Adarsh Gram Yojana’, an
ambitious village development project under which
each MP will take the responsibility of developing
physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages
by 2019.
Speaking at the launch
here, Modi said, under the
scheme it is envisaged that
under the leadership and
through the efforts of Members of Parliament, on village
would be developed by each
MP by 2016.
He said on the basis of the model created by this experience, it is envisaged that two more villages would be developed by each MP by 2019 and that one village will be developed every year.
After days of speculation, finally the BJP today extended an official
invitation to actor Rajnikanth to enter politics
and support it.
A section of media
recently reported that
sensing a political opportunity in Tamilnadu, the BJP has been taking
efforts to convince Rajnikanth (who enjoys a mass
appeal) to join the party.
Construction on
next - gen telescope on
Indian Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi
and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai agreed to work jointly
to build 'strong relations' between their countries, amid
growing tensions along the border.
'We will work together and try to build strong relations'
between India and Pakistan, she said, adding that it was
'really disappointing' that India and Pakistan were engaged in confrontation.
'We want to have good relations...I really believe in
peace,' the 17-year-old told reporters after being chosen
for the coveted prize along with Satyarthi.
She said it was important to have progress and development instead of ghting. Malala said she and Satyarthi
had a telephonic conversation during which they agreed
to appeal to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join them (in
Oslo) for the award ceremony in December. She also
made a 'humble request'to Sharif and Modi to ensure
peace. 60-year-old Satyarthi, who gave up his job as an
electrical engineer to run an NGO in India for rescuing
children from forced labour and trafcking, and 17-yearold Malala, who survived a near-fatal Taliban attack two
years ago with determination advocating education for
girls, were named by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee
for the prestigious global award this year.
Nadal recovering well
Cash awards for Asiad
medallists
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has congratulated
the 11 sportspersons from the State who won medals at
the recently concluded Asian Games in Incheon, South
Korea and also announced cash incentives for them.
An ofcial press release said gold medallists Kush Kumar, Harinder Pal Singh and Saurav Ghoshal (squash),
and Sreejesh Parattu Ravindran (hockey) will get Rs 50
lakh each.
Silver medallists Aparajitha Balamurukan, Anaka
Alankamony, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallika
(squash) will get Rs 30 lakh each.
Chennai sailors Varsha Gautham and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan, who won bronze medals and athlete Rajiv Arokia (400m race) would receive Rs 20 lakh each.
In separate letters to the members of the squash team
gold medalists, the Chief Minister wrote: 'I am glad to
know that you have won the rst ever gold medal in
men's squash team event at the 17th Asian Games
2014 held at Incheon, South Korea. I convey my heartiest congratulations to you on behalf of the people of
Tamilnadu on your splendid achievement.
Making those speculations true, addressing
media persons at the District Secretaries Conference at Kamalayalam, State unit president of
the party Thamizhisai Soundarajarajan, invited
Rajnikanth to enter politics and support the BJP.
She said the actor should support the BJP to ensure a corrupt-free government in the State
Join us: BJP's open
invite to Rajni
CHENNAI
Huge haul of
gold at airport
Customs ofcials seized 1.800 kilograms of gold from
two passengers at the city airport. According to police
sources, Mohammed Ansari (32) from Royapettah and
Abdul Sathaar (28) from Royapuram, were found carrying 800 grams and one kilogram gold, respectively,
in their luggage.
However, the two alleged that they were unaware of
the gold in their baggage, as a man in Singapore had
given it to them and asked for it to be handed over to
someone in Chennai.
Rafa Nadal is recovering satisfactorily from appendicitis and
will continue a course of antibiotics in a bid to be t for the remainder of the 2014 season, the
world number two's spokesman
said on Thursday.
Nadal returned to the court for the rst time since Wimbledon last week in Beijing before he was diagnosed
with appendicitis ahead of the Shanghai Masters.
He was able to play his second-round opening
match against Spanish compatriot Feliciano Lopez on
Wednesday but lost 6-3, 7-6 before returning to Spain
for tests in Barcelona.
'In medical terms his development is satisfactory and
he is not currently showing any symptoms,' Nadal's
spokesman said in a statement.
'The (antibiotics) treatment will continue for 4-5 days
and depending on his recovery the necessary decisions
will be taken on further treatment,' he added.
Nadal said after his Shanghai exit he was planning to
play the indoor hard court tournament in Basel later this
month as well as the Paris Masters and the seasonending ATP Tour Finals in London.
The 28-year-old will then have surgery to remove his
appendix and hope to be back in time for the beginning
of the 2015 season.
Skipper Misbah vows
to stay despite defeat
Under-pressure Pakistan skipper
Misbah-ul Haq vowed to ght on despite
losing the one-day series against Australia, insisting he has not thought about
relinquishing the captaincy.
Pakistan went down by ve wickets in
the second day-night international in Dubai on Friday, handing
Australia an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
The defeat added further pressure on the embattled Pakistan
captain as former greats demanded Misbah be sacked.
The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Misbah as one-day captain until the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in February-March next year.
Asked if he was thinking of standing down, Misbah said: 'I have
not thought about the captaincy. I will ght on.'
Pakistan were bowled out for 215 after having been well set for
a 250-plus total as they lost their last nine wickets for just 89 runs.
Pakistan openers Sarfraz Ahmed (65) and Ahmed Shahzad
(61) had put them on a solid footing of 126 runs for the rst wicket.
Scientists use light to
manipulate memory
Washington:
of Science and Technology
planets around other stars.
For about 40 years, Wiltgen
through a ber-optic cable.
The construction of ambitious
(DST) and the Department of
This partnership will also ensaid, neuroscientists have
They trained the mice by placing
next-generation Thirty Meter
Atomic Energy (DAE).
hance India's technological
theorised that retrieving epithem in a cage where they got a mild
Telescope, to be built at an esWith its contributions, India
capabilities in high-technology
sodic memories - memories
electric shock. Normally, mice placed
timated cost of USD 1.47 billion
will be a 10 per cent partner in
areas such as primary mirror
about specic places and
in a new environment will nose around
by an international consortium
segment
guring
events - involves coordinated
and explore. But when placed in a cage
consisting of institutions from
and polishing, miractivity between the cerebral
where they have previously received a
India, the US, Canada, Japan
ror support system
and China, has begun this
and edge sensor ascortex and the hippocampus,
shock, they freeze in place in a 'fear
week in Hawaii.
sembly and testing,
a small structure deep in the
response.'
The gigantic telescope,
software for obserbrain.
Tanaka and Wiltgen rst showed
scheduled to be ready by
vatory controls, data
'The theory is that learning
that they could label the cells involved
2020, will provide astronoanalysis pipelines,
involves processing in the
in learning and demonstrate that they
mers with unparalleled power
adaptive optics techcortex, and the hippocampus
were reactivated during memory recall.
to observe the intricacies of
niques.
reproduces this pattern of acThen they were able to switch off the
the universe from the comfort
The TMT will be
tivity during retrieval, allowspecic nerve cells in the hippocamof Earth.
one of the largest
ing you to re-experience the
pus, and show that the mice lost their
India is a signicant partner
optical-infrared teleevent,' Wiltgen said.
memories of the unpleasant event.
in this ambitious international
scopes to come up
If the hippocampus is damThey were also able to show that turnproject, which would enable
in the next decade.
aged, patients can lose deing off other cells in the hippocampus
scientists to answer some of
Its 30 meter diamcades of memories. But this
did not affect retrieval of that memory,
the most fundamental questions
the project and 70 per cent of
eter primary mirror will consist
and to follow
in modern science.
its contributions will be 'in kind'.
of 492 segments of 1.44 meter
bers from the
Last month, the Union CabiThis will translate into 25 to 30
diameter each.
hippocampus to
net chaired by Prime Minobserving nights on the
These mirror segments will be
specic cells in
ister Narendra Modi had
telescope for Indian
cleverly positioned relative to
the cortex.
given its approval for
scientists per year.
each other through sophisticat'The
cortex
Washington:
India's participation in
The TMT will
ed sensors, actuators and conmodel has been difcult to test directly,
can't do it alone, it needs input from
Scientists have used light to erase
the Thirty Meter Teleenable scientists
trol systems, so that the entire
until the arrival of optogenetics.
the hippocampus. This has been a funspecic memories in mice, and proved
scope (TMT) Project
to study fainter
assembly behaves like a single
Wiltgen and Tanaka used mice gedamental assumption in our eld for a
a
basic
theory
of
how
different
parts
of
at Mauna Kea, Haobjects far away
monolithic mirror.
netically modied so that when nerve
long time and Kazu's data provides the
the
brain
work
together
to
retrieve
waii, USA at a total cost
from us in the
From the Indian side, the projcells are activated, they both uoresce
rst direct evidence that it is true,' Wiltepisodic
memories.
of Rs 1299.8 crores from
Universe, which will
ect would be led by Indian Instigreen and express a protein that allows
gen said.
Kazumasa
Tanaka,
Brian
Wiltgen
2014-23.
give information about
tute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangathe cells to be switched off by light.
They could also see how the specic
and
colleagues
at
University
of
CaliThe project is an international
early stages of the evolution of
lore, with the help of Aryabhatta
They were therefore able both to folcells in the cortex were connected to
fornia
Davis
applied
Optogenetics
a
consortium consisting of instithe Universe.
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the amygdala, a structure in the brain
new technique for manipulating and
tutions from the USA, Canada,
It will also give ner details of
tional Sciences (ARIES), Nainicortex
and
hippocampus
were
actithat is involved in emotion and in genstudying nerve cells using light - to test
Japan, India and China.
not-so-far-away objects such as
tal and Inter-University Centre
vated in learning and memory retrieval,
erating the freezing response.
a
long-standing
idea
about
memory
reFrom India side, this will be a
undiscovered planets and other
for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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with light
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CHENNAI
Kawasaki India
plans big
Chennai, Oct 12 (PTI):
Aiming to garner a larger pie in the premium superbike segment,
Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Kawasaki pegs to grow at 30-40
per cent during the current ﬁnancial year, according to a company ofﬁcial.
Last year, our cumulative sale was 250 units. Currently, the superbike
market is growing around 30 to 40 per cent year-on-year. Yes. We
expect to grow with the market..., India Kawasaki Motor, Deputy Director,
Shigeto Nishikawa told reporters, after launching the company’s fourth
exclusive outlet, here.
Currently, India Kawasaki Motors has exclusive retail outlets in Pune,
Bangalore and Delhi.
Declining to reveal any ﬁgures, he said the company currently holds
less than 10 per cent of the market share in the super bike category.
Kawasaki sells the motorcycles as completely built unit in India and
competes with Harley Davidson and Triumph Motorcycles in the superbike
category.
Jai Autos, one of the main retailers for Bajaj Auto in Tamilnadu, has
partnered with Kawasaki to sell the superbikes.
Premium motorcycles above 800 cc will be sold under India Kawasaki
Motors while 300 and upto 650 cc would be sold under KTM outlets..,
he said.
Noting that ‘Z-800’ model was driving sales for Kawasaki in India,
Nishikawa said the company would soon introduce its motorcycles in
green colour along with existing black color.
According to Jai Autos, Managing Partner, A V Jayachandran a 250cc
Kawasaki Ninja would be introduced soon. ‘It will be sold along with the
current 300cc and 600cc range models’, he said.
New team for
TANSTIA
NT Bureau
Chenani, Oct 12:
C Muthusami was elected as
president and Babu as secretary of
Tamilnadu Small and Tiny Industries
Association (TANSTIA) at the AGM
held recently.
The other office-bearers are C K
Mohan (vice president - Chennai
Region), S Ravichandran (vice
president - Trichy region), K Mariappan
(vice president Coimbatore region),
V S Manimaran ( vice president
-Madurai region), M Hindunathan
(treasurer), S Ganesh (joint secretary headquarters), S Ashok (joint secretary
- Chennai region), T Raju Rebero (joint
secretary - Trichy region), V Natarajan
(joint secretary - Coimbatore region),
K Nehru Prakash (joint secretary Madurai region), K Gopalakrishnan
immdediate past President.
SUNDAY
12 OCTOBER 2014
Enterprise
Chinese economy
may hit ﬁve-year low
Govt to step up easing measures in the last quarter
Beijing, Oct 12 (PTI):
China’s economy likely grew at its
weakest pace in more than ﬁve years
in the third quarter of the current
financial year, official media said
as the government is set to release
economic ﬁgures next week.
Investors in the country are biting
their nails as they anticipate the
release of economic data on Monday,
which may show the world’s secondlargest economy grows at its weakest
pace in more than ﬁve years, staterun Xinhua news agency reported.
Wang Tao, chief China economist
with UBS, expected China’s thirdquarter GDP growth to slide to 7.1 per
cent, from 7.5 per cent in the second
quarter and 7.4 per cent in the ﬁrst
quarter. It may be the lowest pace
of increase since the ﬁrst quarter
of 2009, when the global ﬁnancial
A Chinese ofﬁcial think tank has
projected this year’s GDP may be
around 7.3 per cent which is lower than
the ofﬁcial target of 7.5 per cent
crisis brought growth down to
6.6 per cent, the report said.
China is scheduled to release
its major September economic
indicators next week, along
with its third-quarter GDP growth.
A Chinese ofﬁcial think tank has
projected this year’s GDP may be
around 7.3 per cent which is lower
than the ofﬁcial target of 7.5 per cent.
The World Bank projected it to be
7.4 per cent. China’s GDP grew at
around 7.7 per cent last year.
Forecasts improving export and
Mukesh’s twin kids
made directors
Mumbai, Oct 12:
In signs of succession planning at
India’s largest private ﬁrm, billionaire
Mukesh Ambani’s twin scions Isha
and Akash were today appointed
as directors on board of Reliance
Industries’ telecom and retail
ventures.
Isha and Akash, 23, were appointed
to the boards of Reliance Jio
Infocomm Ltd and Reliance Retail
Ventures Ltd, the company said in a
statement here.
Ambani, the world’s richest energy
billionaire, has three children - Isha,
Akash and Anant. While Isha and
PepsiCo’s India revenue
grows in double digits
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
PepsiCo India’s revenue grew in double digits for nine months ended
September 6, 2014 making the country amongst the fastest growing
emerging markets for the global beverages and snack giant.
Our developing and emerging markets business has proven to be resilient
with high single-digit organic revenue growth year-to-date, including doubledigit growth in Egypt and India, PepsiCo Inc Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi
said in an earnings call.
Even though the political environments are
relatively stable, GDP and consumer spending
growth remains mixed. Despite these challenges,
our businesses performed well in the third quarter
and year-to-date, she added.
Other developing markets for the company such
as China, Brazil and Turkey recorded high single
digit growth while revenue in Russia grew in mid single-digit.
During the third quarter ended September 6, 2014 PepsiCo’s
Asia Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region reported 11 per cent growth
in organic revenue and net revenue.
It was driven by 11 per cent volume growth in snacks and 3 per cent
volume growth in beverages.
Globally, PepsiCo reported organic revenue growth of 3.1 per cent and
net revenue growth of 2 per cent in the third quarter.
PepsiCo has termed India as high priority market. In November 2013,
PepsiCo said it will invest Rs 33,000 crore in India by 2020 to ramp up
operations. The company said the investment will be utilised to strengthen
its capability in various strategic areas including innovation, manufacturing,
infrastructure and agriculture.
India has been one of the top ﬁve markets of PepsiCo and it has eight
brands which clock turnover of over Rs 1,000 crore in the market. The
company has 42 plants across India and apart from cold drinks like Pepsi,
7UP, Mirinda and Mountain Dew, it sells snacks under brands such as
Lehar, Uncle Chipps and Kurkure.
5
Akash are twins, youngest sibling
Anant is pursuing studies in US.
Isha, who graduated from the Yale
University with majors in psychology
and South Asian studies in 2013,
worked with global consultancy ﬁrm
McKinsey in US brieﬂy.
Akash, who graduated from Brown
University with major in Economics,
had been working closely with
Ambani family conﬁdant Manoj Modi
on RIL’s 4G telecom venture.
The two are joining around the
same age as their father Mukesh,
who was 24 years old when he joined
RIL in 1981. While the Ambani scions
‘India can be a
tough market for
AndroidOne’
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Google’s ambitious move to address
the fragmented Android ecosystem
with its AnrdoidOne devices will
help in redefining the affordable
smartphone segment, but the Indian
market will be a tough call for the
US-based tech giant, feels research
ﬁrm IDC.
Last month, Google launched
AndroidOne range of devices in
partnership with Indian handset
makers Micromax, Karbonn and
Spice and mobile operators like Airtel
and Reliance. The smartphones are
priced Rs 6,399 onwards.
‘Despite signiﬁcant marketing spend
already in evidence on AndroidOne,
IDC believes India will be a tough
crucible for Google. Blocked out of
China, Google has no choice but to
make a large downstream investment
in the Next Billion consumer segment
in India,’ the research ﬁrm said.
India is the first country where
the California-based ﬁrm’s Android
One devices have been launched.
Roll out across other markets like
Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka will
follow in coming months.
Success in this segment will
greatly enhance their ability to
leverage Android to drive adoption
by the Next Billion of the Google
consumer cloud, it added.
have been seen at company’s annual
general meetings, Akash possibly
made his first appearance on a
company’s business deal when RIL
in 2011 signed agreement in London
to sell 30 per cent stake in 23 oil and
gas blocks including the producing
KG-D6 ﬁelds to BP plc for USD 7.2
billion.
Isha first came under public
limelight as a 16-year-old when
Forbes ranked her number two
in a list of the world’s youngest
billionaire heiresses.
The two enter the long list of
scions joining family businesses.
import growth for September,
which is likely to register
a trade surplus of USD 37
billion, Wang said in a report
to clients.
Analysts expected the country’s
inﬂation to remain contained, with
consumer price index seen coming
in under 2 per cent for September, in
line with weak demand and continued
industrial oversupply. Lian Ping,
chief economist with the Bank of
Communications, said he expects
third-quarter GDP growth at 7.3 per
cent, with a sharp decline in property
investment pulling down the country’s
total investment and weighing on the
economy.
To stabilise growth, Wang said
the government will step up easing
measures in the last quarter.
They may include lowering down
payment ratios for ﬁrst home-buyers
and accelerating reforms to boost
growth momentum.
HSBC also believes China’s
policymakers will step up fiscal
spending and targeted quantitative
easing in the coming period to stabilise
growth.HSBC lowered its forecast for
third-quarter to 7.3 per cent from 7.4
per cent, saying the effect of some
earlier mini-stimulus measures are
starting to wear off and the spill-over
from the property slowdown continues
to be felt in related sectors.
CSL receives ‘in principle’
approval for drydock
Kochi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Cochin Shipyard (CSL) has received ‘in principle’ approval of the
Shipping Ministry for the construction of a large drydock which is
estimated to cost Rs 1,200 crore.
The company intends to raise capital to meet its expansion plans
through a judicious mix of debt and equity options, a CSL press
release said.
To maintain the growth momentum, CSL has identiﬁed projects
for expansion in the short, medium and long term.
The yard has identiﬁed considerable potential in the ship repair
business and has taken land on lease in the Cochin Port Trust
premises for setting up of an International Ship Repair Facility with
Ship lift system.
The capital cost for the facility is Rs 487 crore and is expected to
take about ﬁve years for setting it up.
EPFO to launch online
PF transfer for PF trusts
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Retirement fund body EPFO is all
set to launch this month an online
facility for transfer of PF accounts
for the organised sector workers
covered under private PF trusts,
that manage their employees’
retirement
fund themselves.
The EPFO has planned to launch
the facility of online transfer of PF
account from private PF trusts to
un-exempted ﬁrms which are ﬁling
PF returns and vice-versa, this
month, a Labour Ministry ofﬁ cial
said.
At present this facility is available
to workers of (un-exempted) ﬁrms
which do not have their PF trusts
and manage their employees’
accounts with their respective
regional fund commissioners of the
EPFO. It was launched in October
last year.
There are 3,621 private provident
fund trusts (PPFT) which are
managing the accounts as well as
retirement fund of their workers.
These trusts are regulated by the
EPFO.
According the ofﬁcial, the EPFO
has developed a mechanism by
which PF accounts can be transfered
online from an un-exempted ﬁrm to
exempted organisation (PPFT).
There were certain technical
issues for online transferring of PF
accounts on changing jobs from a
PPFT to an un-exempted ﬁrm.
Now since the EPFO has
almost completed the work on
the mechanism to enable transfer
JSW Steel to acquire
London Mining
of PF accounts from a private PF
trust to an un-exempted ﬁrm and
vice-versa, the facility could be
launched anytime this month, the
ofﬁcial added.
There are over ﬁve crore active
subscribers whose accounts are
being managed by EPFO. But
these are all un-exempted firms
which don’t operate a trust and ﬁle
provident fund returns with EPFO.
The facility of online transfer of
provident fund accounts is aimed
at reducing the work load of the
body substantially as over 13 lakh
applicants ﬁ le such claims every
year.
The EPFO settled 1.21 crore
claims in 2013-14, including about
12 lakh PF transfer claims.
APERC keen to develop
power sector
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Set to expand its global footprint, the
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (PTI):
country’s third-largest steelmaker JSW Steel
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) will
is close to acquiring embattled West African
function with commitment and determination to create a conducive
iron ore miner London Mining in a bid to secure
atmosphere in the state to develop the power sector, APERC
raw material for its plant.
Chairman G Bhavani Prasad said here.
JSW Steel is very close to ﬁnalising a deal
Chief Secretary I Y R Rao presided over the swearing-in ceremony
to acquire London Mining which is battling big
and administered the oath of ofﬁce and secrecy to Justice (Retd)
debts amid crashing iron-ore prices and the
Prasad at Lakeview Guest Househere.
Ebola outbreak in Africa, where it operates a
Prasad said that as per the apex electricity regulation body, the
mine, a source privy to the information said.
APERC would encourage and support power utilities to adopt
The announcement of acquisition may be
internationally proven best practices in areas like reduction of
made on October 21 along with the ﬁnancial
losses, adopting infotech enabled services and other energy
results, the source said without divulging
efficiency measures.
details of the deal or ﬁnancial considerations.
Such steps would ultimately result in rendering better and value
to show sympathy to private
It further said that the same may
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Queries sent to the company about any
added services to the consumers of all categories of the state.
companies which submitted that possible acquisition of London Mining
be shared with this ofﬁce.
Commission shall ensure development of renewable energy
The PMO has asked the Coal
as well as scrupulous implementation of Energy Conservation
Rs 2.87 lakh crores have been remained unanswered.
Nripendra Misra, Principal
Ministry to work out a plan of
However, the Sajjan Jindal-led ﬁrm last week
Act-2001, he said.
invested in 157 coal blocks and
Secretary to Prime Minister
action to deal with the present
The APERC chairman said that Electricity Act 2003, vested
Rs 4 lakh crores in end-use plants. had said that it is open to expansions through
Narendra Modi, had written earlier
situation -- arising out of the
powers with the state electricity regulatory body to look into
I t , h o w e v e r , s a v e d f r o m t h e acquisitions besides augmenting present
to the Coal Ministry regarding the
Supreme Court’s cancelling the
interests of all power sector stakeholders like generators,
guillotine four allocations -- one capacities.
contingency plan to deal with the
allocation of 214 coal blocks -- in
transmission and distribution licensees to beneﬁt the consumer.
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statement
had
followed
reports
that
the
each to SAIL and NTPC and two
implications of the Supreme Court’s
consultation with infrastructure
blocks to Sasan Power Ltd owned steel major is in advanced stages of acquiring
judgement on coal block allocation.
ministries so that end-use plants
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by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power London Mining.
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Cook takes
a dig at KP
London, Oct 12 (PTI):
Denying Kevin Pietersen’s claims
that a bullying culture had ﬂourished
in the England dressing room in recent years, captain Alastair Cook
says the maverick cricketer’s controversial autobiography has ‘tarnished’
one of the most successful eras for
the national team.
‘I’m very proud of that era we
played in to win
three Ashes series and become
the best side in
the world. I only
have fond memories of that, but
I do believe it’s
kind of been tarnished and I’m
sad about that,’
Cook told ‘BBC’.
‘I think it’s been a really sad week
for cricket. We have to draw a line
under it at some stage and this is a
good time,’ the 29-year-old said.
The release of ‘KP: The Autobiography’ this week has been accompanied by controversy with former and
current players either backing or criticising the former batsman’s claims in
the book.
Pietersen’s international career effectively ended in February when his
central contract with the England and
Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was terminated.
He scored 8,181 runs at an average of 47 in 104 Tests and captained
England in three Tests.
A ‘hurt’ Cook denied that a bullying
culture ﬂourished in the team in recent years.
‘International cricket is a tough
place and, as a team, you’re striving
for excellence
at all times.
Certainly
at
some stages
those frustrations
boiled
over more than
they
should
have done, but
that was only
people
who
were desperate to succeed and wanting to know
the other 10 blokes around were
committed 100 per cent to it also.
‘Did it overstep the mark a couple
of times? Possibly, but we addressed
those issues. That’s what happens in
teams, but it certainly wasn’t a bullying environment as such,’ Cook said.
Cook also did not agree with Pietersen’s views about former coach
Andy Flower.
‘I’ve known Andy since he was a
player in the Essex dressing room.
A few things are
missing, says Dhoni
Indian skipper praises Raina after levelling ODI series
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Despite staging a remarkable recovery act to level the series, India
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was
not at all satisﬁed with his team’s effort as he feels that there are ‘few
things missing’ in their game and the
boys need to ‘pull up their socks.’
‘We have not played to our potential. I feel quite a few things are missing. We have to pull our socks up.
This game is a crucial eye opener for
us. We are on the winning side, but
we could have lost this,’ Dhoni said
on a cautious note at the post-match
presentation ceremony yesterday.
The skipper said that it was difﬁcult
to get to 263 but they were 20 runs
short of par-score.
‘Quite difﬁcult to get 263 but quite a
few batsmen got off to a decent start.
We lost two wickets close to the 40th
over. That was very crucial. We were
short by 20 runs because of that,’
Dhoni said.
Dhoni also seemed a bit relieved
that Virat Kohli atleast had some sort
of form going his way.
‘Virat is an important character in
our team the way he bats, he got
runs today which will deﬁnitely help
him.’
The skipper was effusive in his
praise for Suresh Raina, who
showed positive intent during his innings of 62.
‘Raina batted excellently, has carried his form from the Champions
League T20. They have to convert
these starts into bigger innings.’
Dhoni reckoned that man-of-thematch Mohammed Shami used the
reverse swing to good effect despite
there being dew.
‘There was a bit of reverse swing,
he got us vital breakthroughs. Amit
Mishra’s contribution was crucial
again as he was willing to ﬂight the
ball. Once the ball gets wet or there
is no turn, Jadeja does not ﬂight the
ball. That is why I used Mishra more,’
Dhoni reasoned.
West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo
was at his wits end to explain how
they lost their way as they were
cruising along at 170 for two in their
pursuit of 264. ‘Thought at one point
we had it in the bag. We need to give
State volleyball
at Rajapalayam
‘Thought of early
exit spurred me’
Shanghai, Oct 12:
Roger Federer said thoughts of his near-elimination
early in the Shanghai Masters helped propel him to a
crushing victory over Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals
on Saturday.
The 33-year-old Swiss remembered that during the 6-4,
6-4 win his mind wandered to the second round when he
saved five match points against Leonardo Mayer.
‘I was thinking about it midway through the match when
I was up a set and a break going, ‘Hmm, should I be here
or elsewhere? I’m here, let’s make the most of it,’ he said.
‘I still remember how lucky I got. Clearly I feel very fortunate being in the tournament. But that’s sometimes how
things go.
It took a ‘perfect match’ by Federer for Djokovic’s
28-match winning streak in China to come to an end.
In their first match since Djokovic edged Federer to
capture his seventh Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, the
Swiss star exacted a measure of revenge with a commanding victory in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters
on Saturday.
‘He played a perfect match,’ Djokovic said. ‘Tonight is
definitely one of the best matches he has played against
me, that’s for sure.’
Federer also ended Djokovic’s 43-match overall win
streak to start the 2011 season when he beat him in the
French Open semifinals that year.
‘I look forward to the big occasions,’ Federer said.
‘Doesn’t matter where it is in the world because there’s
always a lot on the line, it’s a good story. It was the same
again tonight.’
In their last match in the Wimbledon final this summer,
Djokovic and Federer battled for five grueling, momentum-shifting sets before the Serb finally finished it off in
four hours to capture his seventh Grand Slam title.
Federer relentlessly charged the net and volleyed with
precision, winning 20 of his 35 forays. He also served
CHENNAI
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
The 64th Senior State Volleyball
Championship will be held at Rajapalayam from 2 to 7 December
2014 and will be organised by Virudhunagar District Volleyball Association and Rajapalayam City Volleyball
Club.
The championship is open to all the
afﬁliated clubs/institutions/ departments of TNSVA and they can send
their entries on or before 31 October
to A K Chithraipandian, general secretary, TNSVA, 74, Nehru Stadium,
Chennai-3. Phone: 9444054355) or
by email: tamilnadustatevolleyball@
gmail.com. A press note said players will be selected during the above
championship to represent Tamilnadu
State Senior Men and Women teams
in the Senior National Volleyball
Championship to be held in Chennai
from 3 to 11 January 2015. Tamilnadu
State men’s team was the national
champion and women team won the
bronze medal in the previous edition
of the National Volleyball Championship held at Muradabad (UP).
Roger Federer
Suresh Raina
credit to India. Jaddu (Jadeja) bowled
really well. Mahi and the boys put
pressure on us. We batted well upfront but lost wickets at crucial times.
We lost our way in the middle and we
deﬁnitely have to work on that.’On a
lighter note, Bravo was asked as to
why Dhoni didn’t hit his slower deliveries and the Caribbean skipper
cheekily replied, ‘I am still waiting for
him to hit me. At CSK (nets), he always hits my slower deliveries.’
CITY SPORTS
N Vijayan, chairman, Zion Group of Schools, inaugurated the third
Chellammal Memorial Chess Tournament for Kanchipuram District
School Boys and Girls at Alwin Memorial Public School in Selaiyur
yesterday. Over 750 players are taking part in the event.
Bhupathi plays down
ATP chief’s remark
strongly, hitting four aces in a row to win one
game in the first set and fighting off the only
break point he faced.
Federer next plays Simon, a player who hasn’t
beaten him since 2008. That match, however,
was also played in Shanghai, at the seasonending Tennis Masters Cup.
Simon rediscovered some of his old form to
defeat Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (1) to reach his
first Masters-level final in more than six years.
Shock loss for
Vidit Gujrathi
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Reacting to ATP chief Chris Kermode’s ‘gloriﬁed exhibition’ remark
on the inaugural International Tennis Premier League (IPTL), league
founder Mahesh Bhupathi has said
that ‘everyone is entitled to their
opinion and we are going to put on
a world class show.’
‘We are going to put on a show
that the world is going to watch in
a few weeks,’ said Bhupathi of the
league beginning 28 November in
the Philippines.
K Sokkalingam, Inspector General of Police, Coastal Security Group,
Chennai, the chief guest, being introduced to the players at the
inaugural of 9th Sub-Junior State Throwball Championship at Sethu
Bhaskara Matriculation School in Pudur, Ambattur, on Saturday. T
Bala Vinayakam, treasurer, Throwball Federation of India and general
secretary, Tamilnadu Throwball Association and D Gunasekaran,
treasurer, TNTBA, are present.
Messi, Ronaldo
in friendly shadows
Pune, Oct 12 (PTI):
Grandmaster and highest rated Indian Vidit Gujrathi suffered a shock
defeat at the hands of Norwegian
Benzema said. It took Ronaldo
Paris, Oct 12 (AFP): world with a great tradition,’ beamed changed the game.’
talent Aryan Tari in the sixth round
At the Stade de France in Par until late in the ﬁrst half to ﬂicker
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ron- coach Dunga, who is rebuilding folPadmini Rout
of World Junior Chess ChampionKarim
Benze into life. He looked to have the
aldo spent a rare Saturday in the lowing the 7-1 World Cup semi-ﬁnal is,
ship now underway here at the Hyma scored an early goal and set France back line beaten in the
shadows as Argentina and Por- defeat to Germany.
att yesterday.
‘We have no big players, we are up Paul Pogba’s winner as France 51st minute but Steve Mandantugal slipped to defeats in friendly
Gujrathi missed upon an excellent
da’s outstretched ﬁngers stopped
beat Portugal.
internationals staged more than now acting as one team.
chance with white pieces, could
Real Madrid striker Benzema a deft header from ﬁnding the botThe whole team is evolv8,000km apart.
not spot an immediate win in one
outshone clubmate Ronaldo as tom corner of the net.
Messi missed a ﬁrst-half penalty ing, including me.’
move and instead ended up making
Ronaldo, the 2013 Ballon D’Or
France ripped into Portugal from
Barcelona
icon
Messi
as
Brazil
beat
Argentina
2-0
in
a
complicated
struggle.
a blunder to let Tari turn the tables
the off, taking the lead after winner, was later substituted and
ﬁercely contested ‘Superclasico’ in has now missed two
Grover shares the ﬁfth spot along
immediately. The loss proved costly
had an ice-pack put on his knee.
three minutes.
front of 50,000 fans in the Chinese successive penalfor Gujrathi (3.5 points) as he will now with Bai Jinshi of China, Benjamin
Seconds later Portugal were
Portugal
goalkeeper
ties
-two
weeks
capital.
Bok
of
Holland,
Grigoriy
Oparin
of
have to make a big comeback in the
Rui Patricio could only back in with a chance at 2-1 when
Seven hours later, Ronaldo’s Por- after he also
premier championship for players un- Russia, Karen Grigoryan of Armenia,
parry Bacary Sagna’s Pogba clipped Joao Mario in the
miscued one
tugal lost 2-1 to France in Paris.
der-20. On the brighter side for the Ulvi Bajarani of Azerbaijan, Wei Yi,
shot, leaving Benze- box.
At Beijing’s Olympic Stadium, for his club
hosts, Grandmaster Sahaj Grover Fedoseev and Tari with all having 4.5
showcased his deep preparation to points apiece in their kitty.
Ricardo Quaresma duly conma to twist and conjourneyman Diego Tardelli was the against
In the girls championship being
get an easy draw as black against
vert unmarked on the verted from the spot, sending his
Levante.
unlikely hero with his ﬁrst two goals
organised simultaneously, Padmini
third seed Wei Yi of China.
penalty down the middle as Mansix yard line.
‘We
alfor Brazil.
S L Narayanan inched towards his Rout remained in the joint lead after
Benzema then gener- danda dived right.
but
Atletico Mineiro striker Tardelli, ways try to win
Grandmaster norm by getting an- a ﬁne victory against Ioana Gelip of
Chile international defender
ously set up Pogba, the
29, put Brazil ahead on 28 minutes, today we couldn’t. It was a
other easy draw against formidable Romania. It was some brilliant piece
swashbuckling Juven- Gary Medel needed surgery after
before Messi curled his soft penalty match deﬁned by our two
opposition. The Indian also remained of calculation by Rout from the white
tus midﬁelder, to ﬁre a facial injury picked up in the 3-0
attempt close to goalkeeper Jeffer- mistakes,’ said Messi.
in joint lead on ﬁve points after shar- side of a French defence that inhome a precise side- win over Peru in Valparaiso.
‘The error
son just before half-time.
ing the point with top seed Vladimir volved sacriﬁcing her queen.
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footed effort from
for
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Rout shares the lead with Daria
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tooth
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box
on
goal
the
second
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as
Brazil
restored
Narayanan stayed in front with Lu Pustovoitova of Russia who also
Rinaldo
Cruzado.
69
minutes.
and
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Cup,
when
the
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He needed an operation to re‘We won with style and were
hosts were hammered in the semis p e n a l t y
of Peru after a draw between them. Furtado. With both leaders on ﬁve
really strong from the start. It pair a damaged crown and a cut
were crucial.
If I had
while Argentina reached the ﬁnal.
Mikhail Antipov of Russia joined the points the stage is set for an exciting
to his tongue.
was
a great
team
performance,’
converted,
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could
have
‘Brazil
are
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best
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in
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12 OCTOBER 2014
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
7
Pranab leaves for
Norway, Finland
Number of agreements to be signed including education,trade
The processional deity of the Almighty at Swarna Venkateswara
Perumal temple in Moulivakkam, Chennai was taken out on rounds
on peacock chariot as part of the auspicious Puratassi Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
With an aim of giving a boost to
India’s relations with Scandinavian
countries, President Pranab Mukherjee today left on a tour of Norway, the
ﬁrst by the Head of State, and Finland
during which efforts will be made to
attract investment from Norway to
India.
Accompanied by Union Minister of
State for Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises Pon Radhakrishnan, the
highlight of Pranabs’s visit to the
two nations will be that he would be
crossing the Arctic Circle and visiting
the village of Santa Claus before he
returns to India on Friday.
The focus of the visit would be work
out a mechanism for attracting investment from Norway to India in the
infrastructure sector and other areas.
At present a meagre four billion dollar
of investment of the 850 billion dollar
Norwegian Pension Fund ﬂows to
India, said Secretary (West), MEA,
Navtej Sarna.
But there is a commitment to raise it
BPL category may
get free medicines
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
The Centre is working on a solution to
ensure that poor get beneﬁts like free
medicines and check-ups in speciality
government hospitals on the basis of
their BPL ration cards while eliminating
income tax payers and top ofﬁcials from
the ambit of PDS.
The new moves are aimed at better
targeting of subsidies which the government wants should reach the needy
and the deserving.
‘This issue is under consideration.
We are trying to ﬁnd some workable
solution to ensure Below Poverty Line
(BPL) category people can avail other
facilities like free medicines with ease
on the basis of a ration card,’ says Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
He told PTI in an interview that the
poor are facing problems, especially
in those states where the new food law
has been implemented.
The Minister was asked whether the
UPSC exams:
Panel submits
report on errors
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
A three-member committee has
submitted its report on issues relating
to Hindi translation in various examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The committee under the chairmanship of Professor Purushottam
Agrawal, former member of the UPSC,
was formed following complaints of
alleged errors in Hindi translation of
questions asked in different examinations, including the prestigious civil
services examination to select IAS, IPS
and IFS among others, conducted by
the Commission, ofﬁcial sources said.
The details of the committee report
was not immediately known. The committee was mandated to look into various issues relating to the Hindi translation in the bilingual question papers
of various examinations conducted by
the Commission and to develop an
appropriate system, the sources said.
government will take steps to ensure
that new ration card serves as an ID
card for other beneﬁts.
Meanwhile, the government is working on plans to take out income tax
payers and ranking officials in the
government out of the ambit of Public
Distribution System (PDS). The Modi
government has asked states to try
such a scheme and Paswan will be
discussing the issue with them.
It has also given enough signals that
the much-touted welfare food security
programme of the UPA government will
not be shelved.
In fact, plans are afoot to ﬁne-tune the
scheme to target the beneﬁciaries in a
better way and address the foodgrains
entitlement, a sensitive issue raised by
states. ‘It is possible. We are thinking
on these lines. I believe that instead of
identifying poor beneﬁciaries, it would
be better to identify those who can be
excluded from the scheme,’ he said.
He was asked whether the government has any plans to implement the
much-discussed idea of excluding
income tax payers from the ambit of
PDS beneﬁts.
The Minister cited the case of Madhya Pradesh government already
implementing a scheme on these lines.
‘Class I and II ofﬁcers and income tax
payers are kept out of the ambit of PDS
beneﬁts in the state. We have asked all
states to try this. I will discuss this issue
with the state governments,’ he said.
At the same time, Paswan also expressed dissatisfaction over operation
of PDS. ‘The beneﬁt that should reach
the poor is not reaching. There are
many complaints about PDS.’
Prior to the new food security law,
ration cards served as identity cards
to the below poverty line (BPL) families
for not only getting highly subsidised
foodgrains but also government beneﬁts meant for BPL people.
The focus of the visit would
be work out a mechanism
for attracting investment
from Norway to India in the
infrastructure sector and
other areas
to 20 billion to 40 billion dollars, ‘and
we want to see how we can push that
further and with which sectors we can
do that,’ he said.
A number of agreements would be
signed during the visit which will cover
the fields of education, trade and
cooperation in several other areas
including Earth Sciences. Norway
has given unconditional support
for India’s candidature in the Arctic
Council as an observer. There are 12
non-Arctic countries which have been
admitted as observers to the Arctic
Council. India has a station ‘Himadri’,
NABH renews
pact with BD
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
NABH (National Accreditation
Board for Hospitals & Healthcare
Providers) and Becton, Dickinson
India Pvt Ltd (BD) renewed the
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for three years to support
hospitals in attaining quality-of-care
standards for infection control.
A press note said that the NABHSafe-ITSM certiﬁcation programme
is a precursor to prepare healthcare
organisations and small healthcare
organisations for NABH accreditation, a gold standard in healthcare
delivery. Under this programme,
NABH evaluates nine standards and
64 objectives on infection control
which is to be implemented across
the hospital that registers for the
program.
NABH has its technical partner
in BD which provides access to
consultants, technical expertise,
develop educational materials, and
training to the healthcare organisations in improving and propagating
‘quality’ as a minimum requirement.
Tendulkar backs
‘Swachh Bharat’
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today
called for taking forward Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s resolve of a ‘Swachh
Bharat’ as he said that clean surroundings should be complemented with the
creation of a healthy individual.
‘Outdoor sports and activity is very essential as this ensures that the health of
the nation remains good. As our Prime
Minister has given a call to all of us to
create a clean India, I would urge you
to also build a healthy body. Clean surroundings and healthy body keep the
nation ﬁt,’ Sachin
said as he ﬂagged-off the CRPF ‘Run
for Unity’ half-marathon from the JLN
Stadium here.
Every child, the ‘Bharat Ratna’ awar-
dee said, should ‘get involved’ in outdoor activities and sports. Sachin was
one of the nine icons who were chosen
by Modi to take forward the ambitious
‘Swachh Bharat’ or clean Indian campaign that was launched on 2 October
by the Prime
Minister on the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti. The cricketer consented to be
the chief guest at the early morning
event despite having a tight schedule
after he came to know that the the halfmarathon was organised by CRPF to
honour its martyrs in the 75th year of
its establishment.
CRPF ofﬁ cials said the ‘master
blaster’ came to the national capital
just for this event and he ﬂew out in
two hours time.
He complimented the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops
and officers along with other security forces personnel for working
tirelessly and for even laying down
their lives in the line of duty.
‘You are the protectors of this
nation. We are able to celebrate
festivals at home with our families
because you make the sacriﬁce and
render your duties by remaining
away from your homes and families
during these happy times,’ he said.
Sachin was flanked by other
sporting heroes like boxer Vijender
Singh, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt
and veteran actor and national
shooter Nana Patekar during the
event.
located in the middle of North Pole
and Norway.
In the second leg of his tour, Pranab
will reach Finland on 14 October
where the Mayor of Helsinki will host
a lunch for the President.
‘There will be meetings of the
business delegation and the Indian
community.There will be a visit to the
Parliament of Finland where he meets
the Speaker and other Parliamentarians. He will also lay a wreath at the
Hietaniemi Cemetery which is a national monument for people who lost
their lives in the wars,’ Sarna said.
He said the President would visit a
town which is across the Arctic Circle,
the ﬁrst time that the President of
India actually steps across the Arctic
Circle. ‘The town is called Rovaniemi.
This is an actual village. There is
a Santa Claus post ofﬁce, there is
a Santa Claus house and various
things,’ he said.
He said Finland has been very
supportive of India on the Nuclear
Suppliers Group issue, in the IAEA,
on UN Security Council reforms, as
well as for India’s entry into the Arctic
Council.
The two countries hope to sign a
number of agreements once again
covering education, energy, ﬁshing
etc on government-to-government,
business-to-business as well as
institution-to-institution. ‘Finland is
also one of the countries which has
already been listed for waiver of
diplomatic ofﬁcial passport holders
for visa purposes,’ he said.
The President returns to India on
17 October.
Focus on employment
generation, says MP
Rajya Sabha member T K Rangarajan during the launch of the book
authored by T L Raghavan in Chennai yesterday. M Velayudham of
Kothari Sugars, Kattur, Lalgudi and founder and managing trustee of
Ungalukagha Charitable Trust Dr Suneel are present.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Oct 12:
‘We need to focus on securing employment generation prospects,’ Rajya
Sabha member T K Rangarajan has said.
He said this at a launch of a book -- ‘With Malice Towards None And Love
To All,’ authored by T L Raghavan.
Rangarajan said it is amidst a situation of uncertainity in the economy that
job prospects lie unsure. ‘Until we focus on secured job prospects many would
continue to lose their livelihood’, he said.
The book was launched by Rangarajan and ﬁrst copy was received by
founder and managing trustee of Ungalukagha Charitable Trust Dr Suneel.
The book is dedicated to brother of the author T P Raghavan, author’s driver
Basheer and N Nandakumar, who worked with News Today and Talk Media
apart from other publications, and is a compendium of numerous articles the
author had written over the years and are mostly satire and humour streaked
on certain noteworthy incidents.
It also has write-ups on seemingly ordinary and run of the mill happenings
in one’s day to day life interestingly elaborated.
The proceeds from the book inclusive of donations would go to a noble cause
of a scholarship in the name of Basheer, N Nandakumar and T P Raghavan.
The scholarship will beneﬁt underprivileged school children of HCK Balavihar
in Kattur near Lalgudi.
M Velayudham of Kothari Sugars, Kattur, Lalgudi, was among others present.
SC raps govt
over Air India
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI):
With Air India grappling with ﬁnancial crisis, the Supreme Court has
rapped the government for giving
‘proﬁtable routes’ to private carriers
and asked it to plan a turnaround in
the national carrier saying it ‘faces
extinction’ if things continued like
this.
‘Why many lucrative routes have
been given to private carriers,’ a
bench comprising justices Vikramjit
Sen and Kurian Joseph observed
while expressing concern over
Air India taking a beating against
private airways, post merger of Air
India and Indian Airlines.
The bench, which wanted the Civil
Aviation Ministry to think over the
various issues plaguing the national
carrier, also said other area of concern was the priority given to private
airlines with Air India aircraft being
asked to hover around during the
peak landing hours causing huge
loss of money on fuel.
Change in slot helped Virat and team: Dhoni
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI): we will see,’ he added. Ambati Rayudu, who
fast bowlers and spinners have delivered Yadav’s awaited entry into the team,
whenever it has mattered.
Dhoni said it’s never about individuals
Lauding Virat Kohli for agreeing to drop a took Kohli’s place at No.3, made a valuable
rung in the batting order for the team’s sake, 32 after India lost their openers early on a
‘There was little help for the bowlers but it’s all about the team.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said slow-paced Kotla wicket. Dhoni, who also
in the ﬁrst match. For instance Mishra’s
‘Look we have to feature the best XI.
the strategy used in the second ODI against contributed with an unbeaten 51, was happy
strength is ﬂight bowling. He learnt form It’s about winning games and keeping the
the West Indies here could be continued as with the batting order.
the previous game and used the experi- momentum going. So for Kuldeep I can just
the batsman adjusted well to the change.
‘I believe it’s good for the team to have your
ence now. The ball got a little wet and say, wait and watch. We also have to sort
Shami got the reverse swing going,’ he out the issue of the third seamer.
Kohli (62), who registered his 31st ODI ﬁfty most experienced players bat at No.5, 6 and
said.
to return to form, stitched a crucial 105-run 7. And yes it helps Virat to change his slot
‘It’s important to get our act together befourth-wicket partnership with Suresh Raina and have the cushion of runs behind him. It
Known for his hard-working approach, fore the series Down Under and the World
(62) to help India put up a respectable 263 was a win-win situation as Rayudu (Ambati)
Dhoni also looked at the short- Cup to follow. If the lower-order batsmen
for seven in 50 overs. The hosts eventually also got more balls to settle down. It also
comings of the team and opined or the ‘tail’ contributes then it’s a big plus
levelled the ﬁve-match series 1-1 by winning disrupts the strategy of the opposition team. we maybe 20 runs short but
that powerplays is one area which for a side and you don’t have to delay the
the bowlers bowled really well.
So everything fell into place,’ said Dhoni.
the match by 48 runs.
needs to be worked upon. India slog,’ said Dhoni.
The batsmen did their job but the bowlers It’s important to put pressure
though did manage 29 runs be‘Kohli is very experienced and he knows
The Men in Blue sure came back well
tween overs 35 and 40 but lost after a 124-run thrashing in the ﬁrst ODI to
what the team wants. We were able to were not far behind. Chasing 264 for a win, on the batsmen and not allow
a wicket.
convince him to bat down the order and he West Indies were cruising at 170 for two then to take singles and twos.
beat the visitors by 48 runs in the second
understood that it’s good for the team and when Man of the Match Mohammad Sha- Shami bowled an excellent
‘We have not been consistent match, but Dhoni never forgot to mention
himself. We have to look at everything,’ said mi, who registered his career-best ﬁgures spell. Mishra was in his elements and in the powerplays. If you lose wickets how dangerous a side West Indies is.
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‘He is a kind of player who scores at a brisk Amit Mishra (2 for 40) and Ravindra Jadeja (Ravindra) played his part,’ said Dhoni.
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Vishal is upbeat
about Poojai
Vijay and Samantha
in Kaththi
C
rossing swords with Vijay-starrer Kaththi this Deepavali is Poojai. Directed by Hari, the movie
stars Vishal and Sruthi Haasan in the lead roles.
‘Poojai’, which has an ensemble cast including actors like Sathyaraj, Jayaprakash and Prathap
Pothen, has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Andrea has made a special appearance in a song
that was shot in the backdrop of Koyambedu market.
Interestingly Vishal’s home banner VFF has produced the ﬁlm.
He says, ‘It is Deepavali, a festival of lights, when families
like to watch movies together. It is a ﬁlm any family would
like to watch on a festive day. I was very particular
Poojai must release on this day’.
‘While the storyline and characterisation may
seem familiar, it is the way the ﬁlm is presented
that makes all the difference. I play a youth who
lends money in a market,’ he says.
On her part, Sruthi Haasan, says, ‘Hari is
wonderful; he knows the pulse of the audience and I felt he will help me reach out
to an audience I haven’t been exposed
to until now’.
‘I’ve been busy with Telugu and Hindi
commitments. Poojai came at the right
time when I had dates to spare’, she
adds.
-NT Bureau
Kaththi
gets U
W
ith less than a couple of weeks to go for Deepavali, the
Kaththi team is busy promoting the ﬁlm in every possible
manner.
Produced by Lyca and directed by A R Murugadoss, the movie
brings together Vijay and Samantha for the ﬁrst time. Bollywood
actor Neil Nitin Mukesh plays the baddie while Sathish dons the
comedian’s role.
Songs by Anirudh are already topping the charts.
Sources say that Kaththi has been censored and given U
certiﬁcate.
The movie will release in maximum screens not just in Tamilnadu but also in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Malaysia, Dubai, USA
and the UK.
According to Murugadoss, ‘The movie will be an entertainer
and will have action, romance and comedy in right mix.’
Remember Vijay and Murugadoss had earlier teamed up to
render a blockbuster in Thuppaki, which crossed Rs 100 crore
mark in business.
- NT Bureau
A still from Poojai
The trio
is back
Jai & Andrea
come
together
A
J
ai and Andrea are sharing the screen for
a movie titled Valiyan. Interestingly, Saravanan who made his debut with Engeyum
Eppodhum (which featured Jai in the lead)
is wielding the megaphone.
Jai plays the role of a mall manager in the
new ﬁlm. Andrea dons the role of a banker
in Valiyan. A major portion of the movie
has been shot and Saravanan is planning
a release in early 2015.
After a series of average shows, Jai is pinning hopes on Valiyan. He is conﬁdent that
the movie would revive his fortunes.
-NT Bureau
Andrea
T
he trio of Harris Jayaraj, Thamarai and Gautham Vasudev Menon have given us musical hits such as Kaakka
Kaakka, Pachaikili Muthucharam and Varanam Aayiram.
Now after a long gap, the music composer, lyricist and director are back together for Ajith’s 55th venture, which is untitled
as yet. The ﬁlm is said to be a musical-action extravaganza.
‘We are working overtime to ensure that each and every
song in this movie will become evergreen in the minds of
the audience. All of us are giving our best,’ says Gautham.
‘Ajith is thoroughly impressed with the songs, especially
Thamarai’s lyrics. The audio launch date will be announced
soon,’ Gautham adds.
-NT Bureau
Jumbo
aempt
fter Kumki comes Seeni. It is a movie
that revolves around a man’s love for
an elephant. Rajadurai, who directed choreographer Raju Sundaram starrer I Love
You Da, wields the megaphone for Seeni.
Says the ﬁlmmaker, ‘After I Love You Da,
I joined director Suraj and worked with him
in several ﬁlms. Gaining substantial experience, I have now started shooting Seeni
with Oviya in the lead. The story revolves
around an elephant and its mahout, played
by Senthil. And, there is Sanjeevi, and a
new comedian, Bharat Ravi’.
The movie is almost complete and ready
for release soon.
- NT Bureau
Jai
A still from Seeni
One more on
North Chennai
M
ove over Madurai. It is time for movies to be set around
North Chennai. After the likes of Polladhavan, Nan
Mahan Alla, Atta Kathti and Madras now comes Aakkam.
Directed by Veludas Gnanasambandham, a former associate of M Kalanjiyam, the movie stars Satheeshravan and
Vaidehi in the lead roles. Yesteryear hero Ranjith and dance
master Tharun Kumar play prominent roles. Produced by E
Selvam and E Raja, the movie has music by Srikanth Deva.
Speaking about the ﬁlm, the director says, ‘It is based on
a real-life incident. We shot the entire movie in north Chennai. I lived there for almost a year and ﬁne tuned my script
to get the act right’.
Aakkam has a strong technical team and the ﬁnal output
has come good, he adds.
- NT Bureau
Prakashraj, Prabudeva and Boomika
KP to release soon
A
fter a long delay, director-actor and cinematographer Thangar Bachan’s
Kalavadiya Pozhuthukal will see light of the day.
Produced by Ayngaran International, the movie has Prabhudeva, Bhumika, Prakashraj in the lead roles. It has music by Bharadwaj and lyrics by
Vairamuthu.
Thangar says, ‘Everything is realistic in the movie. It will repeat the impact
of Azhagi’.
Prabhudeva on his part said, ‘I just did what Thangar told me. I was happy
to have done a movie in his direction. The actor in me has come out’.
The movie ran into rough weather and was lying in the cans for a long time.
Now Ayngaran has announced that the audio will be released soon followed
by the movie in November.
-NT Bureau
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Frontline
Chennai
600
032.
Ph:
4202
1111.
Editor:
K.
Balakumar.
Phone:
Editorial/Admn
/Advt:
22504000,
Fax:
2250
1800
(Editorial)/2250
1200/2250
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(Advt/Admn).
e-mail:
[email protected],
Circulation:
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1111.
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Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. Phone: Editorial/Admn /Advt: 22504000, Fax: 2250 1800 (Editorial)/2250 1200/2250 0101 (Advt/Admn). e-mail: [email protected], Circulation: 4202 1111. Fax: 4212 0000.
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Published by K. Balakumar on behalf of News Today Media (P) Ltd., from 85, Mount Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy,
Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. Phone: Editorial/Admn /Advt: 22504000, Fax: 2250 1800 (Editorial)/2250 1200/2250 0101 (Advt/Admn). e-mail: [email protected], Circulation: 4202 1111. Fax: 4212 0000.
Published by K. Balakumar on behalf of News Today Media (P) Ltd., from 85, Mount Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy,
Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. Phone: Editorial/Admn /Advt: 22504000, Fax: 2250 1800 (Editorial)/2250 1200/2250 0101 (Advt/Admn). e-mail: [email protected], Circulation: 4202 1111. Fax: 4212 0000.