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Lingaa shoot
completed; Rajini
returns to Chennai
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Fans gave actor Rajinikanth a
rousing reception when he landed
at Chennai aiport this morning
from Dubai. The actor had gone
abroad recently
to shoot song
sequences for
his forthcoming
release Lingaa.
Directed by K
S Ravikumar,
Lingaa has RaRajinikanth jinikanth, Anushka and Soankshi
Sinha in the lead
roles. Music is by A R Rahman.
After completing the shoot, Rajini
rached Chennai from Dubai this
morning.
His fans gathered in large numbers at the airport and cheered
his arrival.
Recently the movie’s 41-second
teaser was released on Youtube.
The audio of the movie is exoected
to be launched on 9 November.
Actor Karthik
joins Congress
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Popular actor and All India Naadalum Makkal Katchi president Karthik
today enrolled himself in the Congress. He joined
the national party
in the presence of
its State president
EVKS Elangovan
at headquarters
Sathyamurthy Bhavan here.
Karthik
Speaking to reporters, Karthik
said he felt like coming to his home.
‘I have been given a very warm reception. I feel happy,’ he said, adding that
he would stay in the Congress and
‘this marriage will not end in dovorce’.
Meanwhile, attempts are being made
in full swing by G K Vasan supporters,
to ensure that their conclave in Trichy
turns out to be a grand success.
Vasan would unveil the name and
the ﬂag of the party at the Trichy
meeting, which is to be held soon.
Sources said around two lakh persons would attend the rally.
In a first, Sensex
breaches 28,000 mark
Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI):
The benchmark BSE Sensex
breached 28,000-mark for the first
time and the NSE Nifty hit a new peak
of 8,363.65 in early trade today on
sustained fund inﬂows amidst optimism
over encouraging corporate earnings.
Besides, falling global crude oil
prices which dipped to its lowest
closing point since October 2011
also inﬂuenced trading sentiments,
brokers said.
The 30-share index ﬂared up by
141.57 points, or 0.50 per cent, to
hit a new peak of 28,001.95, surpassing previous intra-day record of
27,969.82 reached on Monday.
ndian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said
that the government had sent clear signals that it
is willing to speak to Pakistan, normalise relations;
but there are red lines.
‘We want to talk, but you must decide if you want to
speak to our Foreign Secretary or those who want to
break India,’ Jaitley said in the capital.
He said retrospective taxation policy was a bad
idea and undoing is not enough. However, Jaitley
maintained that no steps will be taken to give contrary
signals.
The FM added that a lot needs to be done to improve
the Indian economy which has seen stagnation in the
last couple of years.
Asserting satisfaction with government’s performance so far, Jaitley said that there are bound to be
certain obstructions and hurdles but one need not be
bothered much about those.
Meanwhile, differences between the BJP and the
Shiv Sena over forging an alliance in Maharashtra
continued on Wednesday, with sources indicating that
the latter may not join the State government after all.
The BJP and the Shiv Sena have so far failed to
resolve their differences over terms for the latter’s
participation in the ministry, and the main sticking point
is deputy Chief Minister’s post.
TALIBAN THREAT TO
NARENDRA MODI
q Pak terror group vows to take revenge on PM
New Delhi, Nov 5:
After claiming responsibility for
the suicide bombing at the Wagah
border in Pakistan that killed at
least 60 people and left over 110
injured, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter
group of the Pakistani Taliban, has
directly threatened Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
The suicide bombing near Wagah
check point in Pakistan has drawn
wide condemnation in India, with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
tweeting: ‘Terror attack in Pakistan
near Wagah Border is shocking. I
strongly condemn such a dastardly
act of terrorism.’
Responding to Modi’s condemnation on microblogging website Twitter,
Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for
JamaatulAhrar, said: ‘You are the
killer of hundreds of Muslims. We wl
take the revenge of innocent people
of Kashmir and Gujrat (sic).’
According to a news agency, Indian
and Pakistani intelligence agencies
High alert
A high alert has been
sounded at the Kolkata Port,
with central agencies warning of a terror threat. Two
Indian Navy warships, INS
Khukri and INS Sumitra,
that had docked at Kolkata
for Navy week celebrations,
have gone back to sea.
A Defence Ministry statement said they had been
‘withdrawn for undisclosed
operational reasons.’
had both picked up plans for an imminent strike on their Wagah land
border ahead of the blast. Heightened
security possibly averted a more devastating attack.
A Pakistani intelligence ofﬁcial said:
‘It appears the bomber wanted to
target ground zero where Pakistan
and India border ofﬁcials stand together to perform the ﬂag ceremony
but he could not enter due to tight
security on the last gate. Had he
managed to reach the place, there
would have been the worst scenario
at both sides.’
Meanwhile, an official from the
Research and Analysis Wing
has been quoted as saying by
the news agency that the blast
at the border was squarely
aimed at Pakistan’s security
forces.
‘It is reprisal attacks against the
establishment there. It’s been a long
time coming, ever since the TTP (the
Pakistan Taliban) has been under
pressure,’ he said.
He said the attack may have been
an attempt by al Qaeda’s new Indian
Subcontinent wing to demonstrate its
potential at a time when the network
has been overshadowed by Islamic
State, which anecdotal evidence
suggests is gathering support in
South Asia.
‘They have tried to focus on large
casualties and a sensational incident,’
he said.
An Indian ofﬁcial said the Home
Ministry received two intelligence
warnings in mid-October of possible
attacks along the border or at the
Golden Temple in the nearby city
of Amritsar, the most sacred site for
Sikhs.
‘Based on these reports the BSF
was ordered to upgrade security and
a red alert was also issued,’ said a
senior Home Ministry ofﬁcial, who
declined to be named because he
was not authorised to speak to media.
‘Warnings from intelligence departments are a regular feature but this
time we had a clear input that the
retreat and Golden Temple could
be prime targets. This message was
conveyed to the local police.’
A teenaged suicide bomber blew
himself up on 2 November near the
Wagah border in Pakistan’s Lahore
district, minutes after the popular
ﬂag-lowering ceremony at the main
India-Pakistan land border crossing.
Derogatory speech:
Actors to ﬁle complaint
OFFICE HOUR
Director General of Police Ashok Kumar taking charge today.
New DGP vows to
put people ﬁrst
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Apparently annoyed with derogatory
remarks made against them by senior
ofﬁce-bearers of Nadigar Sangam, a
section of actors have preferred to
lodge complaint with president of the
sangam Sarath Kumar.
In the past few days, videos of
speeches by a veteran actor (known
for his character and villain roles and
who is also a senior ofﬁce-bearer of
the Nadigar Sangam), has been doing rounds in social media networks.
Addressing drama artistes in various
places, he allegedly spoke ill of a few
artistes. Also, the speech by another
senior member has left bad taste
among a section of senior actors.
Speaking to News Today on condition of anonymity, a senior actor, said,
‘It is sad that a few senior members
of the association are making such
remarks against us for no reason.
Initially we did not take it serious. But
they repeatedly speaks ill of us in public forums, which has hurts us a lot’.
‘We are like a family in cinema. To
speak bad of one another will spoil the
environment and create needless animosity. To put an end to it, we are planning to knock the doors of our association
president Sarath Kumar’, he added.
Meanwhile another said, ‘We have
always maintained cordial relationship
with all in the sangam. We always abide
by their decisions. But wonder why they
feel so insecure about us and make
such remarks against us’.
We hope Sarath Kumar would intervene and bring an amicable solution
to the whole issue, he added.
GIVE THEM WINGS
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
The newly-appointed Director General of Police (Law and Order) of Tamilnadu, Ashok Kumar assumed ofﬁce this morning.
An ofﬁcer of the 1982 batch, Ashok has served extensively in both State and
Central government departments and has had a long stint with the CBI. After
assuming charge, Ashok said the safety and security of people of the State
would be given top priority. Outgoing DGP K Ramanujam also took charge as
the new Advisor to the State government this morning.
A grand farewell was organised at the St’ Thomas Mount grounds yesterday for
Ramanujam who held the top ofﬁce for two years and served the department for
more than 35 years. Interestingly, Ramanujam retired the same day his father,
Kuppuswamy had joined the Madras police regiment, 4 November 1946.
In his farewell speech, Ramanujam mentioned that the Tamilnadu police
force was the ﬁrst in the country to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for law
and order surveillance as well as for crime investigations.
Sena not to join BJP govt
q Inists on Deputy CM’s post in Maharashtra Cabinet
Both sides had been maintaining since last Friday when the
Mumbai, Nov 5:
Differences between the BJP and the Shiv Sena over forg- Shiv Sena chief attended CM Devendra Fadnavis’ swearinging an alliance in Maharashtra continued on Wednesday, in that discussions were on to sort out the differences, a Sena
with sources indicating that the latter may not join the state MP on Tuesday had said that talks were stuck over deputy
CM’s post.
government after all.
‘The talks between the two parties are stuck on the
The BJP and the Shiv Sena have so far failed to resolve
their differences over terms for the latter’s participation in question of deputy Chief Minister’s post. We have been
the ministry, and the main sticking point is deputy chief demanding deputy chief minister’s post for our nominee
minister’s post. With indications that the BJP may not which they don’t want to give. We can make adjustments
yield the deputy CM’s post, sources said Shiv Sena has with regard to portfolios but not this,’ the MP said, speakmore or less decided on neither joining the government ing on condition of anonymity.
The Sena has been insisting on following the 1995-fornor supporting it during trust vote.
The party led by Uddhav Thackeray would sit in the mula under which the BJP, being the junior partner, had
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5 NOVEMBER 2014
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Tipplers trouble in
Pozhichalur
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Motorists
ambiar Road, next to Corporation Colony, in
Kodambakkam has been topped with cement
about three months back. This has lowered the
level of Nambiar Lane which is a narrow stretch
extending from Nambiar Road.
The low level of the road has brought in number
of problems for the residents. With rain, water
stagnation is an undeniable addition to their woes.
‘Ofﬁcials laid the surrounding roads about three
months back. They must have raised the level of
the Nambiar Lane along with the other roads, but
they failed to do that. As a result of that, we are now
suffering due to the road level. Water stagnation
has led to a number of problems in its own regard.
Since the road level is lower compared to the
surrounding ones, even the slightest rain spell
causes water stagnation. Also, water from other
roads drain into Nambiar Lane since it is at a lower
level. For students and ofﬁce goers the problem is
elevated, they have to risk getting their uniforms
dirty in the stagnant water. We have repeatedly
complained to the authorities, they have a ﬁxed
answer- ‘work will be completed in ﬁfteen days’. I
plead with them to kindly take notice and solve our
problems’, says a resident of Nambiar Lane who
seeks anonymity.
Reportedly, the residents gave a written complaint
(signed by ten residents) to the Corporation ofﬁcials
but the issue has not yet been addressed to.
‘Water logging also paves in way for mosquito
problems during monsoon. Motorists ﬁnd it difﬁcult
since the road level is low and waterlogging
misleads them about the level of the road. Accidents
can occur due to this. Senior citizens can not walk
through the road without someone accompanying
us because water stagnation makes the road
ﬁnd it difﬁcult
since the road level is low
and waterlogging misleads
them
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locality. A resident also alleged that some of the
residents break the manhole so that the stagnant
water drains into it.
Residents also complained that civic workers don’t
enter Nambiar Lane to collect garbage or clean
the road since the road is water logged always.
‘Usually the cement roads are relaid after a period
of ten years. The problem with Nambiar Lane is
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road already. So now we are getting permission to
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Women want wine shop removed
wine shop located near a burial ground in
The nuisance created by tipplers
Pozhiachalur is a cause of nuisance for members
seems to be never-ending and
of the public, especially women. R e s i d e n t s
said that the tipplers found
women are the worst affected
hanging around near
the outlet, often cause
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authorities, efforts haven’t
been
taken to remove the shop.
The road is an arterial one
connecting to Pammal
Main Road is sandwiched between the burial ground and
the wineshop. Local people have no other go but to use
the lane, which is seen with people in inebriated state
lying on the road, at times.
A local resident said that people start lining up in front
of the shop early in the morning. Women are subject to
lewd comments by tipplers and try to walk past the area
in a hurry. ‘Police patrol is a rarity here and we are forced
to put up with the abject behaviour of tipplers for a long
time,’ said Navya, a resident of the locality.
The presence of a wine shop gives residents a hard time.
‘We have even pleaded with the authorities to remove
the residences of the people if the police come. We have
the shop, but nothing has come of it,’ she added.
Things are worse as tipplers use the stretch as an open no other choice but to shift our residence,’ said Prameela,
urinal. ‘They tried to assault me when I asked them not a long-time resident of Pozhichalur. ‘They even come to
to dirty the road. It stinks so badly that women hesitate the burial ground to disturb the ceremonies causing more
to use the road,’ lamented Kumar, who uses the road to woes to the kin of the deceased,’ she added.
The residents have taken up the issue with Kancheepuram
reach Pammal.
Residents ﬁnd it hard to take their children through that Collector, who has promised help.
‘This information has never reached me. I cannot take
road as they keep asking about the unusual behaviour
of tipplers. ‘A group of tipplers were dancing on the road any action unless residents give a written complaint,’ said
and my four-year-old son said he wanted to join them. the Pallavaram MLA P Dhansingh.
There are many incidents where the drunkards get into
— NT Bureau
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5 NOVEMBER 2014
Around Town
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Andy Green
Aavin cards in
much demand
World record-holder
to speak in Chennai
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
The Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET) will be bringing British
Fighter Pilot and current world land speed
record holder Andy Green to Chennai.
According to a press note, Green will
be Chennai on 14 November to deliver
the IET’s Lord Austin Prestige Lecture
on project ‘Bloodhound’, a supersonic
car aiming to set a new world land speed
record of 1,000 mph (1,609 kmph).
UK-based IET is an international
professional society for the engineering
community and has a strong presence
in India, with over 10,000 members. IET
works closely with industry, schools,
colleges and government to facilitate
the exchange of ideas and promote
the positive role of science, engineering
and technology in the world.
Project ‘BLOODHOUND’ is an international education initiative focused on
achieving the next land speed record of
1,000mph (1,609 kmph). The primary
aim of this project to inspire the next
generation of scientists and engineers
by showcasing these subjects in the
most exciting way possible, by designing,
building and racing the ultimate jet and
rocket powered car. The lecture would
be held at SRM University in Chennai.
Free coaching
session
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
A three-day free coaching session
would be held for OBC candidates
at Chennai, organised jointly by the
Union Bank of India OBC Employees
Association and EMPOWER, a trust.
Applicants should sent a copy of
their IBPS application form to the
General Secretary, Union Bank OBC
Employees Welfare Association,
Union Bank of India, 139, Broadway,
Chennai - 600 108, or send it toaiobc.
[email protected], a release said.
The classes will be conducted from
7 to 9 November, at Periyal Thidal,
50, E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Chennai-7.
For further details contact: 93810
07998, 94451 74128.
q Quantity of milk to be increased
to meet the growing need
tthe exrtra money’, says Rani, a
rresident of Alwarthirunagar. Not
more than three liters is supplied
to an family due to the constant
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need of this basic subsidy.
Chennai, Nov 5:
Speaking to News Today, an Aavin
The recent hike in the milk price spokesperson said, ‘In Chennai
has seen an increase in the number region, milk processing diaries at
of Aavin milk card holders as people Ambattur, Madhavaram and Shollindo not want to shell out extra penny. ganallur have the capacity to produce
Confused? Well, a difference of Rs 6 11.44 lakh liters of milk on a daily
per litre prevails between those
basis. It was around 10 litres
who buy milk using the card
a year ago. Now since the
There has been
and those without.
price has increased, we
a rise in number
are trying to increase
In other words, one
of people seeking
the quantity too. There
litre costs around Rs
monthly cards as
are around 7.40 lakh
34 for card users and
they seek to offset the
liters which is sold
the same is sold at
cost incurred due
only to card holders.
Rs 40 in retail shops.
to the hike in the
Apart from which, re‘Rs six might not be
price of milk
tailers and other inbig money a day. But
stitutions like hospitals,
getting more than two
colleges take up to four lakh.
litres per day, we spend
Asked about any visible changaround Rs 400 a month which
is not a small amount for many es, he says, ‘The supply is intact,
middle class families. So we have even today people are requesting to
opted for cards from the month of get new cards and we are trying our
November so that we can save best to increase the statistics, but still
Garbage & woes
overﬂow near school
we cannot do this immediately
since our capacity is sufficient
only for 11.50 lakh liters. To get
the cards, one need to hand over
requisition and address proof
to the authorities concerned. If
someone is getting a transfer or
expires, the cards will be allotted
on a priority basis. For each family,
there is no such restriction on the
number of cards’.
Madhan, a dealer, alleged that ‘the
price of milk for non-card holders is
Rs 18.50 for half litre. But many retail
shops are selling it for Rs 20. Frustrated people are now rushing into
the ofﬁces requesting for milk cards
as it is the cheapest among all now.’
Suguna, a home maker lamented,
‘Coming from a middle class background and a joint family, it is difﬁcult
for us to make both the ends meet.
Now we have to cut down from
three to two packets of milk’.
The State government had recently announced the rise in milk
price, following demands from
milk producers to increase the
procurement price. Accordingly, the
government hiked the price of one
litre toned milk from Rs 24 to Rs 34.
INS Sudarshini
to sail to S’pore
To mark the golden jubilee of bilateral ties
Chennai, Nov 5 (PTI):
INS Sudarshini is
Indian Navy’s sailing ship INS
presently sailing
Sudarshini is set to sail from Kochi
to Singapore next month to mark
from Chennai to
the golden jubilee of bilateral ties
Nagappattinam,
between India and the island state
in South-East Asia.
to mark the
‘To mark the completion of 50
Indian Navy’s
years of diplomatic ties between
India and Singapore, the Indian
commemoration of
Navy has decided to set to sail
emperor Rajendra
INS Sudarshini to that country. We
are planning to leave Kochi by the
Chola’s millennium
end of next month,’ Commander T
of coronation.
Rajasekhar, Commanding Ofﬁcer of
INS Sudarshini told PTI.
The ship would be open for visitors
Belonging to the First Training
between 19 and 23 January next Squadron at the Southern Naval
year in Singapore, he said.
Command of the Indian Navy, INS
Earlier this year, External Affairs Sudarshini is primarily engaged in
Minister Sushma Swaraj kicked training naval and NCC cadets on
off year-long celebrations to mark the seamanship but also goes on
50 years of establishment of India- historic voyages around the world.
Singapore diplomatic ties jointly Since its ofﬁcial launch in 2011, the
with Singapore Foreign Minister K three-masted sailing ship with a
Shanmugam, who noted that India barque rig has been on signiﬁcant
was one of the ﬁrst countries to give voyages of national importance.
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to Singapore.
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To mark the feat, President Pranab
20 sails has been on a sixMukherjee and his Singapore
month voyage to nine ASEAN
counterpart Tony Tan would exnations during 2012-13 rechange state visits next year.
tracing the ancient route
Shanmugam had also said
taken by Indian mariners
the year-long celebration
to South East Asia
would also include a Sinduring the 18th cengapore festival in India
tury.
and an Indian festival in
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WALKING AT EASE
Students of a school on
Venkatesan Street are a
scared lot as stray dogs
can be found loitering
around the (overﬂowing)
bins in search of food
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
As the nation takes a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swacch
Bharat’ campaign and gets down to work with regard to cleanliness, the
neighbourhood seems to be lagging behind. While many areas resemble
garbage dumping zones, the greatest fear is due to the stray animal menace
around such areas.
One example is Venkatesan Street in Selaiyur. There is a kindergarten
school on the stretch and there are two bins, which are overﬂowing most of
the time. Not only does the garbage produces foul smell but also has become
a place for ﬂies to breed. Another issue is stray animal menace around such
places. The litter attracts a large number of stray dogs and cows, which pose
a threat not just to the kids of the school but residents of Venkatesan Street
as well as Bethelpuram.
‘I have been noticing this problem for long and nobody seems to be bothered. The problem of stray dogs biting people is nothing new to us here and
still authorities seem to be careless. Imagine the extent of danger that this
garbage, that is all littered around the bins, poses to the houses in the vicinity,
especially children,’ said Niranjan Thomas, a resident of Arignar Anna Street.
A few other local residents said that repeated pleas have been made to the
civic authorities about garbage clearance and they hoped that a solution would
be found at the earliest.
Works are on to lay new pavement at SBI Colony Extension at Nanganallur.
‘IIT’s report, a boon
for entrepreneurs’
Job fair
on 8 Nov
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Don Bosco Vazhikaatti, an
NGO that works towards creating an ‘optimistic learning
environment for poor youth’, is
organising DBV Job Fair 2014
to help unemployed youngsters
and job seekers ﬁnd the right job
opening. The fair is scheduled
on 8 November at Our Lady
of Lourdes Shrine campus, in
Perambur, a press release said.
The fair is meant for people in
the age group of 18 to 30 from 9
am to 4 pm.
Graduates/ post graduates,
ITI holders, diploma holders,
computer operators, nurses,
lab technicians, retail jobs,
Tenth, Plus Two pass/ fail, DTP
operators, ofﬁ ce boys / ofﬁ ce
assistants, drivers, tailors, accountants, receptionists, hotel/
catering technology, BPO, printing technicians and machine
operators are the different categories of candidates who can
participate in the job fair.
Registration can be done at TMF
Smart Centre, Broadway (97109
01772) and Ennore (98845
87575).
Diabetes
awareness
camps 9 Nov
NT Bureau
searched and fact-based, but also
rich in perspective gained through
Chennai, Nov 5:
extensive interactions with industry
IIT Madras has brought out the 2014
practitioners and stakeholders. I am
edition of the ‘Indian Venture Capital
NT Bureau
sure it will be a very valuable referand Private Equity Report’, which
Chennai, Nov 5:
ence for industry professionals and
Speaking after the release, IIT MaChoolaimedu Exnora Innovators
policy makers alike.’
dras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Club and Aruna Diabetes Centre
The chief guest at the
said, ‘This report is the sixth in the
are jointly organising diabetes
event was founder and
series of India Venture Capital and
awareness and detection camps
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5 NOVEMBER 2014
Inputs to India
Rolls-Royce to
axe 2,600 jobs
Rolls-Royce, the maker of aircraft engines, said on Tuesday
that it plans to shed 2,600 jobs,
mainly at its aerospace division,
over the next 18 months to cut
costs.
The British company said headcount reduction was necessary
following the completion of development programmes for engines
used to power Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 passenger
planes.
It also hinted in its statement at
further cuts to a global workforce
currently at 55,000.
The announcement to reduce
staff numbers by almost ﬁve percent comes after Rolls had last
month slashed its earnings forecasts partly as a result of Western
trade sanctions against Russia
over the Ukraine crisis.
Ivory Coast
invites Indian
investments
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister
Daniel Kablan Duncan on Tuesday invited Indian ﬁrms to invest
in the West African nation and
asked businesses to diversify the
trade basket to boost commerce.
Côte d’Ivoire, also known as
the Ivory Coast, exports largely
primary articles such as farm produce, while its imports consist of
ﬁnished items such as pharmaceuticals, automobiles and plastics among others.
Duncan said the bilateral trade
was below potential and needed
to improve substantially.
Anand Mahindra
calls for
rate cut
Stating that the economy has
started
improving,
Mahindra
Group chairman and managing
director Anand Mahindra on Tuesday said the RBI should consider
cutting interest rates to boost
growth.
‘It might be time for the RBI to
think of a rate cut’, Mahindra said
on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit.
He added that in the past the
central bank hasn’t been able to
bring down the rates due to high
inﬂation.
‘The need of the hour has
changed and its time to start to
look to support growth’, Mahindra
said.
The comments comes within days of the
country’s position slipping further to 142 among
189 countries in the ease of doing business
ranking, as against 134 last year
working site Facebook. The comments comes within days of the
country’s position slipping further
to 142 among 189 countries in the
ease of doing business ranking, as
against 134 last year.
The latest ranking, however, does
not take into account the latest slew
of measures taken by Modi government to make India a business
friendly destination.
‘There are two things to keep in
mind. First, ‘ease of doing business’ is a ranking which means that
Private carrier Jet Airways on
Tuesday expanded its international operations with launch of
services to Vietnamese commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City via
Bangkok and additional ﬂights to
the Gulf.
The enhanced frequencies from
Mumbai to Doha, Colombo and
Bangkok will provide guests with
the convenience of an additional
service, Jet Airways said in a release.
The roll-out of a third daily direct
service from Mumbai to Bangkok
will provide onward connectivity
to Ho Chi Minh City from Thailand
capital (Bangkok), it said.
performance is relative. So, even
though the country’s actual score
has improved, the scores of other
countries improved even more. This
means that one always has to keep
an eye on competitors’, he said.
During
the
hour-long
chat,
Medvedev expressed optimism
about the country reaping the demographic dividend in the next decade,
when the population over the world
starts to age. ‘I certainly think India
will reap the demographic dividend.
Govt jobs to be opened
up for private sector
New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI):
In a step to rope in professional
experts from the private sector, the
Centre has asked all ministries to
carry out an exercise for identifying posts that require people with
specialised or technical knowledge.
Keeping in line with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s
promise to the electorate,
the government may also
amend the recruitment rules
in government services for
accommodating such experts
on contractual basis with salaries matching that in the private
sector, ofﬁcial sources said.
According to the sources, the aim
of such a move is to ensure entry of
best talents into higher government
posts and to bring in a higher sense
of participation among the citizens
who would have an opportunity to
contribute in the higher echelons of
the government provided they possess the right qualiﬁcations and ex-
perience required for a job.
This option is also available for government employees, and, in case, a
government employee opts for an
appointment on salary equivalent to
that of private sector, he or she will
have to resign or seek premature retirement before
applying for the post.
‘Candidates selected
from outside the government will invariably
be appointed on contract for a ﬁxed tenure
and their remuneration
will be for a ﬁxed term
that could, however, be
renegotiated once the term expires at the option of the employing
agency’, according to a concept note
prepared by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
The Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT), which is under
the charge of the Prime Minister, is
awaiting comments from the ministries and departments in this regard,
Maruti launches
Alto K 10
Jet expands
international
services
V-Guard’s profits
increase by 32%
World Bank’s tips on how to improve country’s rating
Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI):
The World Bank, which recently
ranked India 142nd in its ease of doing business list, on Tuesday said
the ranking will improve by at least
50 notches if the country includes
the best practices followed at the
State level.
‘A few years back the World Bank
did a sub-national ‘ease of doing
business exercise,’ looking at how
different States perform. What we
found was that if all of the country’s
best practices were put together,
the ranking would increase by more
than 50 places’, World Bank senior
country economist Denis Medvedev
said.
‘So, many of the solutions can be
found right here in India’, he added,
during an interaction on social net-
Vice-president (marketing), Maruti, Manohar Bhatt and zonal service
head Sanjay Dhiwani at the launch of new Alto K 10 car in Chennai
Tuesday.
is said to be designed for youth, has
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5: a fuel efﬁciency of 24.07 kilometers
Maruti Suzuki India Limited per litre and comes with the motto
launched the new version of its Alto ‘Drive it and chase life’.
The features of the car inK 10 in the city yesterday.
clude piano ﬁnish stereo,
Vice president (marketgear shift indicator,
ing), Maruti, Manohar
Alto targets
fog lamps, increased
Bhatt
said,
‘Since
value conscious
space and higher fuel
2000, Alto has been
customers,
efﬁciency. It has six
targetting value conﬁrst-time car
variants and is availscious
customers,
able at a starting price
ﬁrst-time car buyers
buyers and
of Rs 3,19,334 to Rs
and the youth. Known
youth
3,96,366 in six colours
for its reliability, many
with the signature colour,
style-conscious consumers
tango orange, newly added granhave also opted for this’.
Known for its Auto Gear Shift tech- ite grey, cerulean blue and other exnology, the vehicle features a bold isting colours like ﬁre brick red, silky
and sporty outlook. The car which silver and superior white.
the sources said, after which necessary rules will be amended in this regard. The Pay Commission recommendations envisaged that selection
to such posts be done through the
Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC) and the government employees applying for the posts, at the
time of applying, be given the option
to continue in the normal pay and allowances or receiving market driven
salary, on selection.
The Pay Commission’s recommendations have been examined
in consultation with the Department
of Expenditure and the UPSC. The
UPSC, which selects IAS, IPS, IFS
and other senior ofﬁcials for the government, can make selection for all
posts so identiﬁed, according to the
note. The scheme, the Central Pay
Commission felt, will facilitate infusion of younger persons that have
excelled in their ﬁeld and break the
relations between seniority and selection to such posts with high emphasis on performance.
5
India will be in a unique position
10 to 20 years down the line when
the rest of the world will be well advanced in terms of aging and Indian
labour force is young and better educated’, he said.
On the government’s recent moves
to have an expenditure management
commission, he said it will identify
steps to improve ﬁscal performance.
To make growth more sustainable
over a longer-term, the World Bank
economist said the country has to focus on bottlenecks in the near-term
such as business environment and
lack of energy supplies, establish
foundations for stronger long-term
growth by managing urbanisation
and building skills, and ensuring that
growth is sustainable.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
V-Guard on Tuesday announced its
results for the second quarter ended
30 September, 2014 of the ﬁnancial
year 14-15. According to a press release, the net revenue from operations for the second quarter, ending
30 September, 2014-15 ﬁscal, were
Rs 431.25 crore; an increase of 29 per
cent over the corresponding period of
last ﬁnancial year (Rs 334.04 crore)
The proﬁt after tax for the quarter,
ending 30 September, 2014-15 ﬁscal, was Rs 19.17 crore; showing an
increase of 32 per cent over corresponding period of last ﬁnancial year
(Rs 14.48 crore). The growth in topline
and bottom line is aided by strong performance in non-south and superior
product mix. During the quarter under
review, three new models of mixer
grinder were introduced.
Managing director Mithun. K. Chittilappilly said, ‘The company maintained growth momentum during the
quarter under review’.
Indian-origin bizman
launches new service in UK
London, Nov 5 (PTI):
A London-based Indian-origin entrepreneur has launched a unique
‘pay-what-you-want’ money remittance service that abolishes compulsory fees.
India-born Rajesh Agrawal believes his Xendpay online platform
will save customers in the developing world £60
million over
the next ﬁve
years.
India is the
largest recipient of remittances in the world, with $71 billion
sent last year. World Bank ﬁgures
show global migrants last year sent
home 250 billion pounds in remittances to developing countries with
an eight per cent increase predicted
for 2014.
‘It is a social imperative that the
cost of sending money abroad is
signiﬁcantly reduced’, said Agrawal,
who announced the launch here this
week.
‘The remittance industry takes far
more than it needs to in proﬁt and in
doing so drains away a lot of money
that would otherwise reach those in
developing nations. By launching a
no fees, best rate transfer service I
hope to challenge and change this’,
he added.
Under the Xendpay model, customers can send anything from one
to 100,000 pounds and will be asked
to ‘tip’ what
they want for the
service even if it’s
nothing
and
will also be
given the best
exchange
rates
usually reserved for
multinational corporations.
‘I set up Xendpay not to be the biggest or to make money but to make
money transfer better and cheaper.
I believe people will recognise the
value in what we are doing both ﬁnancially and socially and that as a
result the discretionary ‘tips’ model
will work’, explains Agrawal.
The Xendpay model has been accepted as a Clinton Global Initiative
(CGI) Commitment to Action, with
an objective to save people sending money through the platform.
‘Global data centre
trafﬁc to triple by 2018’
New York, Nov 5 (PTI):
Data centre trafﬁc is poised to triple by 2018 from the
current levels as almost half of the world’s population
goes online, a Cisco study said on Tuesday.
The US-based networking solutions giant’s fourth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2013-2018) forecast
a strong growth of cloud trafﬁc, workloads and storage with the private cloud segment
emerging signiﬁcantly larger than
public cloud.
Cisco said: ‘Over the next ﬁve
years, the study projects data centre trafﬁc to nearly triple, with cloud representing 76 per cent of total data centre
trafﬁc. By 2018, half of the world’s population will have
residential Internet access and more than half of those
users’ (53 per cent) content will be supported by personal cloud storage services’. The study forecast that
global data centre trafﬁc will nearly triple from 2013 to
2018 with a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of
23 per cent, growing from 3.1 zettabytes / year in 2013
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to 8.6 zettabytes / year in 2018. A zettabyte equals a
trillion gigabytes, the ﬁrm added.
‘The 8.6 zettabytes of data centre trafﬁc predicted for
2018 is equivalent to streaming all of movies (approximately 500,000) and television shows (three million)
ever made in ultra-high deﬁnition (UHD) 250,000
times’, the study said.
Global cloud trafﬁc is growing faster than the
overall global data centre trafﬁc. In 2013, cloud
accounted for 54 per cent of total data centre
trafﬁc, and, by 2018, cloud will account for 76
per cent of total data centre trafﬁc.
Data centre trafﬁc includes data centre-touser trafﬁc along with data centre-to-data
centre trafﬁc and trafﬁc that remains within data centres, it added. By 2018, 53 per cent of all residential
Internet users globally will use personal cloud storage
and the average consumer cloud storage trafﬁc per
user will be 811 megabytes per month by 2018, compared to 186 megabytes per month in 2013, the Cisco
study said.
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of the Listing Agreement, that a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company will be held
on Thursday, 13th November 2014, inter-alia,
to consider and approve the unaudited ﬁnancial
results of the Company for the quarter & half
year ended 30th September 2014
Chennai, Nov 5:
Infosys on Tuesday announced that it is helping
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quarter ended 30 September 2014.
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CHENNAI
Benzema goal
sinks Liverpool
q Real Madrid, Dortmund ease into last 16
Paris, Nov 5 (AFP):
Holders Real Madrid and 2013 ﬁnalists
Borussia Dortmund eased into the last 16 of
this season’s Champions League with two
group games to spare yesterday.
Madrid recorded their fourth win in four
Group B games, and their 12th consecutive
victory in all competitions, beating Liverpool
1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to a
ﬁrst-half Karim Benzema goal.
Meanwhile, Dortmund shrugged aside their
dreadful domestic form to maintain their perfect record in Group D, crushing Galatasaray
4-1 in Germany.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid and Bayer
Leverkusen won to close in on qualiﬁcation
for the last 16 while Juventus, Basel and
Benﬁca all recorded precious victories but
Arsenal threw away a three-goal lead to draw
3-3 with Anderlecht in London.
Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid utterly outclassed
Liverpool in winning 3-0 at Anﬁeld two weeks
ago and a similar outcome appeared on
the cards when visiting manager Brendan
Rodgers named a side missing regulars
such as captain Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling.
However, in the end the only goal of the
game came in the 27th minute, Benzema
converting a Marcelo cross at the back post.
That meant Cristiano Ronaldo remains on 70
Champions League goals for now, one short
of the competition record still held by Madrid
great Raul. ‘I think we played well, albeit the
tempo wasn’t that high,’ said Ancelotti, while
Rodgers praised Liverpool’s display.
‘I thought we were very unfortunate not to
get something from the game. You see many
teams come here and the game is over after
20 minutes. For our attitude and courage to
play I thought we could have got at least a
draw,’ he said.
Liverpool are now three points behind second-placed Basel, who crushed Ludogorets
n Switzerland
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Dortmund
Basel and Benﬁca all recorded
followed
precious victories but Arsenal
up a 4-0
win away to
threw away a three-goal
Galatasarayy
lead to draw 3-3 with
wo
in Turkey two
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema celebrates scoring against Liverpool during the
weeks ago by
Anderlecht in
Champions League Group B match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid
defeating the same
yesterday.
London
he return
team 4-1 in the
things under ccontrol from the ﬁrst minute,’ Chamberlain put them 3-0 up at home to Anderlecht.
arco Reus, Sokﬁxture with Marco
coac Jurgen Klopp, whose team
said Dortmund coach
However, the Belgian champions produced a reratis Papastathopoulos and Ciro Immobile
will guarantee ﬁrst place in their group with a draw markable comeback in the last half hour to rescue a
all ﬁnding the target before a Semih Kaya
at Arsenal in three weeks.
draw, Anthony Vanden Borre scoring twice, includown-goal late on, with Hakan Balta grabbing
Arsenal should also have clinched their place in ing once from the penalty spot, before Aleksandar
a consolation for the visitors.
the last 16 on Tuesday as a Mikel Arteta penalty Mitrovic equalised in the last minute to keep them
‘That was very disciplined, the team had
and strikes by Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade- in the competition.
Team showed great
resilience: Materazzi
Michael Clarke
Clarke looks for better
luck in SA ODI series
Melbourne, Nov 5:
A disappointed Michael Clarke arrived home from United Arab
Emirates on Wednesday eager to shake off Australia’s test series
loss to Pakistan and begin his side’s World Cup buildup in a oneday series against South Africa.
Clarke’s side were hammered by Pakistan in the two-Test series,
losing the ﬁrst game in Dubai by 221 runs and second in Abu Dhabi
by 356 runs for a ﬁrst series loss to Pakistan in two decades.
The 33-year-old captain also struggled with the bat -- 57 runs in
four innings -- but he was keen to refocus his attentions to the ﬁve
match series against the Proteas, who are the top-ranked one-day
side in the world.
‘I’m extremely disappointed with our results,’ Clarke told reporters at Sydney airport. ‘I’m more disappointed with my personal
performances.
‘But we have had a couple of days to think about things and in
a week’s time we have a really important one day series against
South Africa.
‘I guess I see that as a positive with the quick turnaround. We’re
back on the ﬁeld. I know it’s a different format but in Australian
cricket, winning is what’s important.’
Clarke, Australia’s best batsman for the last three years, was
somewhat taken aback at having to ﬁeld a question over whether
his captaincy was in jeopardy.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Chennaiyin FC player-coach Marco
Materazzi praised the players for
showing great reslience to ﬁght back
and secure a draw against Atletico De
Kolktala in a crucial ISL game at the
Nehru stadium here last night.
Talking about the red cards at the
post match press conference, Materazzi said, ‘I won’t comment about
the refereeing. All I know is that we
showed great character and team
spirit to come back in the end. The
fans helped us to get back into the
game.’
Asked asked about the change in
strategy after being down to 10 men,
the Italian said, ‘Yes it is never easy
when you are down to 10 but we
adapted well. I felt Mendoza had the
energy and pace to last the whole
game so I kept him on and replaced
Maurice who only recently joined the
team.’
Chennaiyin FC managed to maintain its unbeaten run at home, after a 1-1 draw against Atletico De
Elano Blumer slots home Chennaiyin FC’s equaliser in the match
against Atletico De Kolkata on Tuesday.
Kolkata with Elano Blumer scoring a
late penalty.
The game had a lot of physicality to
it, with Kolkata receiving a massive
advantage at 33 minutes when goal
keeper Shilton Paul was sent off for
a tackle on Mohammed Raﬁ who was
in a clear goal scoring position. To
maintain its defensive line Chennai
substituted debutante forward Jean
Maurice for reserve goal keeper Gen-
naro Bracigliano. Taking advantage
of the situation, Luis Garcia stepped
on to the penalty spot scoring his ﬁrst
goal of the Indian Super League.
In the later part of the game Kolkata were reduced to 10 men from
a poor referee decision after Joffre
Mateu was brought down inside the
box and was given a second yellow
for diving.
When it all seemed over for Chen-
Dravid denies
Ganguly’s charges
Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI):
It seems the much-awaited Sachin Tendulkar autobiography, ‘Playing It My Way’ has already caused
a few ripples and brought a bolt or two into the
Indian cricket. In the build up to the book launch,
his contemporaries have started opening their accounts on what is right or wrong.
In an interesting turn of events, Rahul Dravid has
denied
Sourav Ganguly’s take that he had told him
Rahul Dravid
he could not control Greg Chappell despite knowing that the Australian was trying to get rid of some players during his
reign as India coach between 2005-07.
Dravid, in an interview to a leading news channel, said that, ‘If Ganguly
is saying I could not control Greg Chappell, he is entitled to an opinion.
nai, who were about to loose their
first home game, forward John
Mendoza was brought down by
Kingshuk Debnath on the 90th
minute. Elano Blumer scored the
penalty with a low shot taking his
tally to six goals in the tournament.
The standout teams so far in the
inaugural edition of the football
league, Atletico de Kolkata and
Chennaiyin FC occupy the top two
spots in the points table sharing a
point each from their clash.
Chennai player Harmanjot Khabra
said after the game, ‘It was a great
challenge to play against world
class midﬁelders like Borja and Garcia. But when you have someone
like Marco alongside you are more
conﬁdent. We played as a team and
got a point in the end.’
He had also a good word for the
Chennai crowd and said: ‘The crowd
kept cheering for us throughout and
inspired us to come from behind and
earn a point. We are expecting a
great atmosphere against NorthEast
also on Tuesday.’
Laxman backs
Tendulkar
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (PTI):
Coming out strongly in support of Sachin
Tendulkar in his criticism of Greg Chappell,
former India cricketer VVS Laxman said the
dressing room atmosphere during the Aussie’s two-year tenure as national team coach
was the ‘worst.’
V V S Laxman
Reacting to a series of startling allegations Sachin Tendulkar
made in his autobiography Playing It My Way, Laxman said he
totally believed in what the iconic batsman had written in his
book. ‘I think 2006 was a very tough period for Indian cricket. The
dressing room atmosphere was probably the worst. I remember
in 2006 when I was added for the last one day game in South
Africa and then for the Test series.
Nishikori, ‘Project 45’ and all that
Paris, Nov 5: when I wass 18 (to
be ranked higher have chance to beat the top players if I can p
play good, I appointed I couldn’t play good tennis in the ﬁnal because
world). Now it’s a
matches
have some chance to win some matches.
I was playing really well for two weeks and then in the last
After becoming the ﬁrst Asian man to reach a grand than 46th in the
ferent situation. I
wh do you match I couldn’t. But I needed a little more experience
slam singles ﬁnal and coming agonisingly close winning completelyy difQ: After the year you’ve had, what
m for
London last year
as I got a little bit tight in the ﬁnal.
nickna
the title, Kei Nishikori will achieve another milestone tried to aim
feel about the ‘Project 45’ nickname?
tle with) finishing
when he becomes the ﬁrst player from the continent to but (I had to setMarin (Cilic) played really great tennis so I couldn’t
(o reaching
A: Having that as my ﬁrst goal (of
in the Top 20.
It’s a great feeling.
compete at the ATP World Tour Finals.
45 in the rankings) was great for my career. really do much. But after that I won two tournaments in
vation for the good
While many other ﬁrst-time grand slam ﬁnalists might I have motivaIt’s not easy to aim for Top 10 when you Asia. The next goal is to win a grand slam but I know
’s
a great feeling.
think falling at the ﬁnal hurdle at the US Open was goals so it’s
are 18 (years old), so it was a great goal it’s not easy to go even to the semis or ﬁnal, so it may
will be making your
Q: You
something to shout about, Nishikori is determined not
for me. It took some time to get there, but take some time but hopefully I can reach a grand slam
e
Finals, what are your
o the best ﬁnal again.
to get carried away by the feat because as far as he is debut in the
I’m very proud that I’m now one of
tions?
expectaconcerned -- there is unﬁnished business to complete.
players in Japan.
Q: What more do you have to do to climb that ﬁnal
get nervous first time
A: I mightt
As he prepares to make his debut in the season-ending
Q: One of the best? Think the rank- hurdle?
y
to
spectacular featuring eight of the world’s best players, but I’ll try
ings say you are the best.
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more experience, you have to be ready mentally to play
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to have a chat about how a move to the US helped him best tennis
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to become an Asian trailblazer, about the weaknesses and try not to
nisingly cclose to be- has to be a little more stronger to try and play couple of
he is still working on with his coach Michael Chang and think too much
coming the first ﬁve sets in two weeks.
of it being the Tour
about the weight of expectation on his shoulders.
Q; Why do you think Asia still does not have a
Asian man to win
Q: You were given the ‘Project 45’ nickname when Finals. It’s a great achievesin
a singles
grand men’s singles grand slam champion?
ay in the Finals for the ﬁrst
you were starting out in tennis with the aim of sur- ment to play
slam title. How
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do you feel ally don’t know. I know there are lot of talented players
re, so it will be really great.
You have now become the ﬁrst Asian man to qualify playing there,
a b o u t t h a t in the juniors but when they get older.... I don’t know.
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India issues
warning to Pak
New Delhi, Nov 5:
Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said India
would like to normalise relationship
with Pakistan, but the neighbouring
country has to decide whether it
wants to (hold talks or not).
Speaking at the World Economic
Forum’s India Economic Summit,
he said the government sent clear
signals that it is willing to speak to
Pakistan, normalise relations; but
there are red lines.
‘We want to talk, but you must
decide if you want to speak to our
Foreign Secretary or those who want
to break India,’ he said.
Jaitley voiced optimism that the
measures initiated by the government
will soon show results. ‘I am quite satisﬁed with the beginning made by the
government. We will take time to rectify
the economy,’ Jaitley said. Stating that
India is now being viewed as a global
investment destination, Jaitley added,
‘People are now getting convinced that
India is a place to invest in.’
Criticising UPA government’s move
to introduce retrospective taxation,
Jaitley said, ‘Retrospective tax was a
bad idea which damaged the economy. We should not take a step which
sends contrary signal to investors.’
‘A lot of work can be done within the
political framework. Indian administers need to change their mindset,’
he said.
‘Need measures to
tackle hunger challenge’
Noted agri scientist calls for responsible genetic engg research
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
Grain mountains and hungry millions
tend to co-exist. Our universities should
analyse the reasons for such a situation
and help to apply appropriate public
policy measures which can help to end
hunger in our country, chairman and
chief mentor of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, M S Swaminathan
said today.
Speaking at the 35th annual convocation of Anna University here, he said,
‘Even the latest Global Hunger Index
published by the International Food
Policy Research Institute ranks India
55th out of 76 countries in terms of
prevelance of hunger as measured by
undernourishment, child underweight
and child mortality.’
Taking about how 55 per cent of the
TB cases in India are related to under
nutrition he said, ‘These facts might be
discouraging but food grain production
in India has reached a level of over 265
million tonnes, we produce over 260
million tonnes of fruits and vegetables.
These remarkable achievements have
Over one lakh students
received degrees at the
35th annual convocation
of Anna University in
Chennai today
Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah presenting a degree to a graduate
at the 35th annual convocation of Anna University in Chennai today.
State Higher Education Minister P Palaniappan, chairman of MS
Swaminathan Research Foundation, M S Swaminathan and ViceChancellor of the university M Rajaram are present.
been the result of Mahatma Gandhi’s
approach of production by masses
rather than production technologies.
He said there is a need for pan-political
support for promoting the safe and responsible genetic engineering research.
‘Every research institution should
have a project selection committee
which will examine carefully whether
recombinant DNA technology is necessary to achieve the desired breeding
goal,’ he said.
Taking about the vision 2020 paper of
Denied nod for rallies,
RSS moves court
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 5:
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) has moved the Madras High
Court after being denied permission
to carry out marches in seven cities/
towns in Tamilnadu on 9 November
to mark its Foundation Day.
The outﬁt has approached the Madras High Court and sought a direction in this matter.
RSS had planned to carry put processions/rallies in Chennai, Karur,
Coimbatore, Tuticorin, Thuckalay,
Thiruvarur and Tenkasi.
In the petition, the RSS said, ‘it is
a patriotic, nationalistic and cultural
WEDNESDAY
5 NOVEMBER 2014
organisation which is patronised by
majority of the people in the country.’
Further more, while the procession
(route march) was being permitted by
all State governments, including Jammu and Kashmir, it was ‘unfortunate
that only in Tamilnadu the permission
is refused.’
Rejection of permission to hold the
procession in the seven places was
discriminatory when such clearance
Sena against separate
statehoold for Vidarbha
‘It is like mother-child separation’
Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI):
Describing BJP’s stand on separate statehood for Vidarbha akin to ‘protectors becoming perpetrators’, the Shiv Sena today reminded its former ally of
the resounding mandate it got in Vidarbha and said the vote was in favour of
development and not for a separate statehood.
‘The BJP won handsomely in the Vidarbha region in the recently held Assembly
elections. But they should not think they have got this mandate to divide Maharashtra. Separating Vidarbha from Maharashtra is like separating a child from its
mother,’ the Sena said in an edit in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
‘When a CM who hails from Vidarbha talks about its separation, it is just like
the protector of Maharashtra getting ready to become a perpetrator or wrongdoer,’ it added. The Sena said that instead of speaking about separation of
Vidarbha, the BJP should concentrate on developing the region.
‘While on his ﬁrst visit to Nagpur after becoming the CM, (Devendra) Fadnavis
said that Vidarbha will be carved out at an appropriate time. Instead, he should
have spoken about the development of the region. He should have spoken
about empowering the security agencies in Naxal-hit areas like Gadchiroli and
Chandrapur,’ the Sena said.
Its hypocrisy on the part of BJP to now talk about carving out a separate
state, when the same party accused the Congress of making a mistake when
it created Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, it said.
was given to all political parties, the
petition contended.
Relying on various court orders, the
petition said ‘while police had power
to control and regulate processions,
they did not have power to forbid or
ban processions. The power to control
does not include the power to forbid.’
Justice V Ramasubramanian issued notice to the district authorities
concerned and police when the petitions by seven units of RSS came up
for hearing on Monday and directed
Additional Government Pleader P
Sanjay Gandhi to get instructions and
posted the matter for further hearing
on 6 November.
Prez disssolves
Delhi Assembly
New Delhi, Nov 5:
President Pranab Mukherjee today
announced dissolving the Delhi
Assembly following recommendatiosn by the
Union Cabinet.
Ending the
eight-month-long
political uncertainty, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung
yesterday recommended to the
President, dissolution of the Delhi
Assembly as major players BJP, AAP
and Congress have expressed inability to form government and preferred
holding of polls.
Following Lt Governor’s recommendation, the Union Cabinet took
a ﬁnal decision to dissolve the Assembly. Fresh polls will be held in
the national capital.
Anna University, Swaminathan said it is
important for the university to develop
an excellence centre for translational
research which can help to convert
scientiﬁc know-how into practical applications and accomplishments. Earlier,
Vice-Chancellor of Anna University
M Rajaram said, ‘There are a total of
1,84,942 graduands who have qualiﬁed
to receive their degrees in the convocation. Among them there are 1,41, 726
under-graduates, 42, 140 post graduate and 1010 Ph.D scholars.’
Chandy rejects
CBI probe on
‘bar bribe’ issue
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (PTI):
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today rejected the
demand of opposition leader
V S Achuthanandan for a CBI
probe into the ‘bar bribe’ issue,
holding that an examination by
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
Bureau was progressing on the
matter.
A vigilance probe into the allegation against Finance Minister
and Kerala Congress (M) supremo K M Mani was ordered on the
basis of Achuthanandan’s letter
seeking vigilance probe, Chandy
said, adding, ‘I cannot change
my stand in accordance with
that of the opposition leader’.
He said today Anna University is one
of the largest technological universities
with 609 afﬁliated colleges under its
academic control with student registration of about eight lakh and there are
13,000 Ph.D scholars on roll.
The Vice-Chancellor said the university was highly sensitive towards the
welfare of the society.
‘The unmanned aerial vehicle
called ‘Dhaksha’ designed and developed by Anna University joined
the rescue team to trace those who
were trapped beneath the concrete
debris at the Moulivakkam crash
site.
Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah and
Minister for Higher Education P Palaniappan presided over the function.
7
Court stays
release of
Rang Rasiya
Kochi, Nov 5 (PTI):
In a blow to makers of Bollywood
movie ‘Rang Rasiya’, claimed to be
based on the life of legendary 19th
century Indian painter Raja Ravi
Varma, a Kerala court has stayed
the release of the ﬁlm which was
due to hit theatres on Friday.
The interim stay order was issued
by the Mavelikkara munsiff court
in Alapuzha district yesterday on a
complaint by Varma’s grand daughter Indiradevi Kunjama.
Judge Prasun Mohan made it
clear that the makers of the movie
should not exhibit it without adding
a disclaimer that the ﬁlm has no
connection with the personal life
of Varma.
A munsiff court is the lowest court
handling civil matters. The Ketan
Mehta directed film is based on
Ranjit Desai’s novel titled ‘Raja
Ravi Varma’.
Meanwhile, a PIL seeking a ban
on the ﬁlm has also been ﬁled in
the Kerala High Court. According
to the petitioner, S Amrutha Kumar, the ﬁlm portrays the artist as
a womaniser and claims that it was
a true story.
The petitioner pointed that a well
known artist had been depicted as
a playboy and the makers of the ﬁlm
have not even given a disclaimer.
BJP gaining
ground in AP
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (PTI):
With Congress relegated to the
margins post bifurcation of Andhra
Pradesh, the BJP appears to be
gaining ground in the new State and
also emerging as an alternative for
senior leaders from Congress and
other parties.
Former Minister and senior Congress leader from Guntur district
Kanna Lakshminarayana has already
announced his plans to join BJP and
several other leaders in Congress
and YSR Congress, who feel insecure about their political future, are
reportedly contemplating joining the
saffron party. Prior to the elections,
senior Congress leaders like D
Purandeswari and K S Rao, who quit
as Union Ministers in protest against
the bifurcation of undivided AP, joined
the BJP. ‘We are open to those who
come voluntarily. We are not encouraging or luring anyone to join BJP,’
Andhra Pradesh BJP president and
Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha member
K Hari Babu told PTI.
Facing the wrath of electorate over
the division of Andhra Pradesh, Congress, which had been in power for
10 years, failed to win even a single
Assembly and Lok Sabha seat in the
elections earlier this year.
On the other hand, BJP, in alliance
with TDP, made impressive gains by
bagging two Lok Sabha seats and
four Assembly segments.
Haribabu said there is a political
vaccum with the decline of Congress
in the State. ‘There is a vacuum with
the decline of Congress. Deﬁnitely,
there is a momentum in favour of BJP.
Hearing in Salman
case adjourned
New Delhi, Nov 5:
The trial for Salman Khan’s hearing in the
infamous 2002 hit-and-run case has been
adjourned by the Court till 24 November. The
actor failed to appear for the trial.
In the hit-and run-case, one person was
killed and four others were injured when
Salman’s Land Cruiser, allegedly driven by
him, crushed a group of people sleeping on
the pavement outside a bakery in suburban
Bandra in the wee hours of 28 September,
2002.
Last month, the witness conﬁrmed in his statement
to the court that Salman was on the driving seat, while
leaving the hotel premises on that ill-fated night.
On 23 June, 2014, during the retrial of the infamous
case, a manager of liquor bar in Juhu had identiﬁed Salman, saying the actor had come to the restaurant with
friends hours before his car was involved in an accident
‘WC triumph made
Sachin’s career complete’
in 2002, but said he was not sure whether
the Bollywood actor had taken drinks
himself or not. Witnesses were expected
to testify in the Mumbai court regarding
the identiﬁcation of the 48 year-old actor.
If Salman is convicted then he may even
face a punishment of 10 years in prison.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today
reserved order on the Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case. The court is yet to
decide Salman Khan’s fate in connection
with the black buck poaching case. Reportedly, today was supposed to be the ﬁnal hearing
in connection with infamous 1998 case.
Salman was convicted and sentenced to one year and
ﬁve-year prison term in separate cases of poaching of
two Chinkaras at Bhawad and one black buck at Ghoda
Farm (Mathania) on the intervening night of 26-27 September, 1998 and 28-29 September, 1998 respectively.
Former Brazil
striker linked with
drug trafficking
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 5 (AFP):
Former Brazilian international Adriano was charged by Rio de Janeiro
Dubai, Nov 5 (PTI):
prosecutors yesterday over alleged
‘There are some of the modern
Sachin Tendulkar’s awe-inspiring career,
links to drug trafﬁcking, ofﬁcials and
which lasted more than two decades, would
reports said.
day icons who have never tasted
have been incomplete had he not been a part
The former Inter Milan, Fiorentina,
a World Cup success. Ask Brian
of the 2011 World Cup winning Indian cricket
Parma and Roma striker, 32, who is
team, feels Pakistani pace legend Wasim
Lara, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Gantrying to revive his career in France, is
Akram.
accused of buying a motorbike in 2007,
guly and Jacques Kallis, and they
In a column for the ICC on the eve of 100
that was later used by drug dealers in
days to go for the World Cup, Akram, who
will tell you what is missing from
the Vila Cruzeiro favela, where he grew
played in four ICC Cricket World Cups against
up, reports said.
their
distinguished
careers’
Tendulkar, wrote, ‘Personally, I think a World
He faces up to 15 years in prison if
Cup triumph completes the career of a profound
guilty, ESPN
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fessional cricketer. And the testament to this
catch of Steve Waugh in Headingley
reported. Prosecutors did not request
are the reactions of Sachin Tendulkar when in 1996. However, his last World Cup
in 1999 still haunts Herschelle Gibbs.
Adriano’s arrest but asked for him to
he lifted the World Cup in his sixth attempt in appearance was a forgettable one as
Pakistan failed to reach the Super Six
Similarly, Waqar Younis will be cursing
surrender his passport.
Mumbai in 2011.’
his early career ﬁtness issues which
‘These were an expression of total satisfaction stage.
According to Brazilian media, Adriano
forced him to return home just before
‘In contrast, there are some of the
from a modest and humble player who wanted
has been in France in a bid to revive
to win the World Cup so desperately. On 2 April modern day icons who have never tasted a the start of the 1992 World Cup.’
his career with second-division French
Akram was the player of the 1992 World Cup
2011, Tendulkar engraved his name in gold as World Cup success. Ask Brian Lara, Rahul
club Le Havre. The former international,
the greatest, most accomplished and complete Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Jacques Kallis, ﬁnal in Melbourne, and is the third leading
who hit 27 goals in 48 appearances
and they will tell you what is missing from their wicket-taker in the World Cup history, behind
cricketer.’
for Brazil, last played for the Brazilian
Glenn McGrath (71) and Muttiah Muralidaran
Akram won the World Cup with Pakistan in distinguished careers,’ he said.
club Atletico Paranaense. But they
‘Likewise, talk to Mike Gatting and he will share (58), with 55 wickets. In 2009, he was inducted
1992, skippered the side to the ﬁnal in 1999,
terminated
his contract
six months
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Tamil lmdom to
meet to ght piracy
Jungle
book
A
movie should not
only entertain
but also educate
masses, says debutant
filmmaker Stalin
Ramalingam. His maiden
directorial venture Kaadu,
produced by Nehru Nagar
Nandhu in association
Shyam Karthik, stars
Viddharth in the lead role.
Music is K while lyrics are
by Yugabharathy.
The audio of the movie
was launched in Chennai
on Tuesday. Addressing
media persons, Stalin
Ramalingam, said, ‘Today
we have lost a major
portion of our forest land.
The need preserve our
greenery is highlighted in
a best possible manner
in Kaadu. But it is not
preachy. Ther are enough
commercial elements in it
to entertain masses’.
He thanked his producer
Nandhu for giving him
enough liberties to get a
quality product.
On his part, Viddharth,
The various trade bodies of Tamil cinema including Tamil
Film Producers Council, Tamil Film Directors Association,
Nadigar Sangam among others will come together for a
meeting on 16 November in Chennai.
The agenda is to nd a solution for the pirated DVD
menace which is killing the industry. The trade bodies
have been taking various efforts but nothing seems to
have put an end to it.
It was announced that on 16 November, all shootings are
cancelled after 1 pm and the meeting would begin to put
an end to piracy.
— NT Bureau
said, ‘After Mynaa, I play
an intense role in Kaadu.
The whole cast and crew
were enthusiastic. We shot
in virgin locations in the
forest’.
The movie has
Samuthirakani,
Samskruthy, Thambi
Ramiah, Aadukalam
naren, Singam Puli among
others in the cast. Camera
is by Mahendran Jayaraju.
Plans are on to release
Kaadu later this month.
— NT Bureau
Thirudan Police
starring Attakaththi Dinesh and
Ishwarya Rajesh is all set for release
on 14 November.
Produced by S P Charan and
Selvakumar jointly, the movie is
directed by Caarthik Raju and features
the music of Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Sources say the film has come
good. It has been censored and
given a clean U.
It is hilarious and romantic. Dinesh
plays a police ofcer and would
be a movie to reckon with in his
career.
— NT Bureau
From
Canada to
Kollywood
P
arasuram, a debutant director who
was trained in lmmaking in Canada,
is making his foray to Kollywood with
Kalaivendhan. The movie stars Ajay and
Sanam Shetty in the lead roles. Ajay made
his debut in Akku while Sanam Shettty
was the heroine in Ambuli 2D. Produced
by Kamalakannan on behalf of S K Films,
Kalaivendhan has music by Srikanthdeva.
Kalabhavan Mani, T P Gajendran,
Manobala, Kadhal Sukumar, Thalaivasal
Vijay among others play prominent roles.
Speaking about the lm, the director,
says, ‘It is the story of a martial arts expert,
who falls in love with a young girl. He
encounters several problems in his lovelife.
What happens when the girl is murdered?
This forms the crux’.
The audio of the movie was released in a
gala manner in Chennai.
— NT Bureau
Thirudan police is
Dinesh’s big release
All at peace
T
he music of Srikanth-starrer Om Shanthi Om, composed by Vijay
Ebenezer, was launched at a grand function in Chennai on Tuesday.
Directed by D Suryaprabhakar, the lm is produced by P Arumaichandran.
Saregama has unveiled the audio album.
The music release function was attended by many top guns of Tamil lm
industry, who lauded the good work of Vijay Ebenezer.
They also said that the movie would provide a big break to Srikanth.
Na Muthukumar has penned all the lyrics for Om Shanthi Om.
Speaking on the occasion, veteran lmmaker R K Selvamani, said, ‘producers
‘shouldn’t function like corporate companies’. Responding to Arumai Chandran
(the producer of Om Shanthi Om), who revealed that he intends to establish
his production house as a corporate company, Selvamani said, ‘Corporate
producers don’t treat cinema like art. They don’t love cinema.’
— NT Bureau
POWER PLAY
The 21st match in the Indian Super League in which
Chennaiyin FC took on Atletico de Kolkata at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium in Chennai was a keenly-contested game
which ended in a draw last night. People gathered in large
numbers to catch the action live which included Chennaiyin
FC owners Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai.
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