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2 MONDAY
9 MARCH 2015
City
Centre
CHENNAI
For their convenience Vacant land spells trouble
What residents at Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakkam want?
New toilets to come up in Virugambakkam
The Community hall at Virugambakkam that may get new rest
rooms soon.
A
proposal to construct new
restrooms in Chennai
School
and
Community
Centre at Virugambakkam
have been made recently,
as part of neighbourhood’s
infrastructural development plan.
When asked about this recent
development, Councillor of 127
Jayanthi (Zone 10), says, ‘we
understood
that
the toilets in the
I
AN Virugambakkam
APAL
VAD
Corporation
School and the Community
Centre were inadequate. Hence, I
put forth a request to the Corporation
for new toilets and permission has
been granted for the same. The
works for constructing the toilets
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will begin soon. Since it will be
easier to do the construction
work when the school children
are not there, we are waiting for
the right time when there will be
three to four days of vacation
together’.
The number of students
who study in the school has
been on the rise recently. The
existing restrooms and hand
wash basins are inadequate to
cater to the sanitation needs
of all the children. This new
development has met with
relief and appreciation from
the staff and the students of
the Corporation school. People
are also glad with the idea of
new and clean restrooms in the
community centre.
Rajan Samuel, Managing
Director of Habitat for Humanity
said, ‘India stands first in
the world in terms of poor
sanitation. So we are aiming to
tie up with the State government
and other corporate companies to
build toilets in schools, community
centres and individual houses.
Hence, the idea to build restrooms
in schools and community centres in
Virugambakkam is a good one’.
s each locality develops
and
houses
and
multistoreyed buildings come
up on every piece of land. In
such a scenario, vacant plots
are turning out to be ‘problem
zones’ for residents.
One such at Srinivasa
Nagar Third Cross Street has
become a dumping yard now,
much to the discomfiture of
those living in the vicinity.
Residents alleged that the
heaps of waste attracts stray
animals in large numbers,
looking for food. Meanwhile, it
is also said that the presence
Vacant plot on Srinivasa Nagar Third Cross Street must be kept clean.
of snakes and dangerous
insects adds to the problems
of those living in the area.
This has been the state-ofaffairs for some four years or so,
says Subramanyam,
a resident.
M
He
points
AKKA
VILLIV
out that lack of
concern is the
reason for this and
s a y s
that the authorities
need
to
ensure that the plot is cleaned up
or the owner directed to take steps to
fence it.
The problem is that neither the
person(s), who owns the land nor
the local authorities have taken steps
to maintain it - which means regular
cleaning, says Subramanyam.
‘When people came to know that
there was no one to question them
if waste was dumped into the vacant
plot, residents began to do so, which
has led to the present situation,’ he
opines.
With wild vegetation not being
cleared, no one gets an idea about
the waste lying around. It has become
a breeding ground for mosquitoes
and those living nearby are forced to
spend sleepless nights, at times, says any concern for the same and things stray dogs and snakes take refuge
have gone from bad to worse now, here. We have taken it to the notice
Ramanarayana, a local resident.
of the authorities concerned, hope
The plot was attached to a district he adds.
‘During the rains last year, things they take some action at the earliest
library earlier and a librarian posted
there used to show some care for almost became unbearable for us. in this regard, says Ramanarayana.
- NT Bureau
the place. He used to do something The stagnant water here did not dry
for its maintenance. Librarians who for a long time and mosquito breeding
took charge after him did not show was at an all-time high. Currently,
Residents alleged that the
heaps of waste attracts
stray animals in large
numbers, looking for food.
- NT Bureau
The presence of snakes
and dangerous insects
LEANING TOWER
adds to the problems
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Kamala Theatre, Udhayam Theatre, PVR Cinemas,
08:59 PM Grown Ups 2
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Woodlands Multiplex, Mayajaal Cinema, Sangam
HBO
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10:50PM
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09:00 PM Night at the Museum: Battle
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11:00 PM The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Voyage of the Dawn
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09:00 PM Mahabharatham
04:30 PM Cricket Extra : Post Show
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09:30 PM Super Singer Junior
05:00 AM Fresh Ticket Trailor Based
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05:25 AM Logo Theme Song
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Varai
05:30 PM ICC Cricket World Cup
2015 H/ls : England vs.
Bangladesh
05:25 AM Logo Theme Song
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11:30 PM Movie
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Region
CHENNAI
MONDAY
9 MARCH 2015
3
THE CYCLE OF LIFE
Frontier
Lifeline’s new
initiative
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Frontier Lifeline Hospital (FLL)
and Dr K M Cherian’s Heart
Foundation launched India’s first
Cardiovascular Risk in Young
(C-R-Y) Clinic and organized a
unique heart health conference
at Frontier Mediville, Elavur near
here yesterday.
A press note said former DGP
Letika Saran was present along
with Industries Commissioner Dr
Swaran Singh and Chairman of
Frontier Lifeline Hospital Dr K M
Cherian.
Letika Saran spoke on the need
for awareness in women about
the heart disease and importance
of regular exercise and good
habits.
The centre is also aiming to
launch advanced heart failure and
transplant assessment clinic at
the hospital to assist and provide
treatment for patients suffering
from advanced heart failure that
requires treatment like special
pacemakers.
q Cafe to connect bicycle enthusiasts opens at Kotturpuram
JAYANTHI PAWAR
Chennai, Mar 9:
It is one of a kind, so to say. There
are several themed restaurants in
the country, but Ciclo Cafe, the first
bicycle themed restaurant in the
entire country opened recently at
Kotturpuram here and has already
started drawing crowds.
Walls with leather-seat hangings,
tables supported with wheel rims,
chandeliers from cycle chains and
wheels, pictures of cycles on the
wall, a row of bar stools built out of
cycle frames and cycles arranged
in rows is a sight of the lifestyle
store.
The restaurant, can accommodate
70, and has open seating for large
groups, single seats, and places for
families.
News Today caught up with Nidhi
Kapoor Thadani, director, Absoulture Speciality, a restaurant and
service-apartment operator, who
have opened ‘Ciclo Cafe’.
Q: Who was the brainchild behind
the restaurant?
A: It was Arun Alagappan, managing director of TI Cycles idea and
they approached us (Absolute) and
we readily agreed to it.
Q: Why did you choose Chennai?
The owners of Ciclo Cafe
have plans to conduct
among others events
to create awareness on
cycling and also set up a
library
Cycling enthusiasts will be hoping
to connect at ‘Ciclo Cafe’ at
Kotturpuram.
A: Both the companies have a
strong base in Chennai and that was
the major reason for opening the cafe
in the city. Secondly, people always
have a wrong notion that Chennaiites never open up to new things/
ventures. Conversely, the response
has been good in just a week after
it was thrown open. The crowd here
likes to explore new things but have
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Tamilnadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram in association with Naradha Gana Sabha Trust
is organising ‘Historical Plays Festival’ till 13
March. The inaugural play was Thamizharasan
Theatres Sri Krishna Dharisanam.
The other dramas to be staged include
Bhaktha Prahaladha, Avathara Purushan
Sri Ramanujar, Killivalavan Kadhal and
Karaikal Ammaiyar.
Iyal Isai Nataka Manram chief Deva and
member-secretary Chitra Viswesvaran
were present at the inauguration.Educationist Dr Mrs Y G Parthasarathy inaugurated the festival.
A scene from play Sri Krishna Dharisanam.
Minister’s role in uplift
of women hailed
Choolaimedu Exnora Innovators
Club, said the ‘occasion was a
moment to reflect on ourselves,
to appreciate how much has been
done and what more needs to be
done in the field of gender equality.’
‘Moreover, it is the day to acknowledge all the men and women
in the world for making this world a
better place for everyone to live in.’
Valarmathi spoke on the role of
women in maintaining harmony
in the family. She distributed the
prizes to the winners of Kolam
Competition.
Supporting women
with diabetes
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Aceer Health has launched
‘Sweet Talk’, a support goup for
women with diabetes. Women
will be encouraged to share their
stories for staying in good control.
At a press meet here, Usha Sriram,
director, Aceer Health said, ‘Diabetes
in women is different, more challenging, more harmful to her in many ways.
Heart disease and stroke seen to have
a preference for women with diabetes.’
‘Sweet talk’ is the first support
group for women with diabetes.
Support groups have always been
of great help in inspiring, motivat-
TFPC talks tough
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
With a serious of issues plaguing the
Tamil film industry, the honchos met
in Chennai to sort out various issues.
It was decided at the meeting to
release big films only during festive
days. Interestingly any film which
exceeds the budget of Rs 15 crore
or films involving the top stars in Kollywood should be released on festive
days alone.
They also decided that talks would
be initiated with those in UFX, Qube
to iron out differences before release
of films. The meeting was presided
over by Tamil Film Producers Council
president Kalapuli S Dhanu.
A: We have also planned to rent
out cycles. Because cycling awareness in Chennai is high and in the
morning we see people do so near
the beach. We have also plans of
setting up a library which has books
on cycling. And set up a space and
bring in people who can talk about
cycling and bring in sports personalities. We also have appointed people
who can interact with customers on
cycles. Also, there are plans to have
a health section where people will be
offered no carbohydrates food, food
with millets. We have plans to conduct
cycling events to increase awareness
among people.
Award for Manorama
Drama fest
in city
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Choolaimedu Exnora Innovators
Club and East & West Namachivayapuram Civic Exnora celebrated World Women’s Day in a
grand manner.
State B Valarmathi was the chief
guest for the event and came in for
appreciation for her initiatives towards
the uplift of downtrodden women, girl
child protection, poor and needy.
Choolaimedu Exnora conducted a
kolam competition to mark the day.
S Kasturi Rangan, secretary,
limited options.
Q: There a number of themed
restaurants in the city, what makes
Ciclo Cafe different?
A: This restaurant basically aims to
make it a place for cyclists to connect.
Incidentally, every person is connected to the bicycle at some point of
time in their life. We wanted to set up
this place where people from all the
age group can walk in. For instance,
an elderly person can walk in with his
grandson and share his stories about
his cycle rides.
Another main feature about this cafe
is it is a lifestyle store, which sells
bicycles, accessories and food all
under one roof.
Q: What brands of cycles are
available here?
A: International brands such as
Bianchi, Cannondale, Mongoose and
Schwinn, all marketed by TI Cycles in
India. The prices range from about Rs
15,000 to over Rs 3.5 lakh.
Q: What are the future plans?
ing and empowering members of
the group.
Women with diabetes will be encouraged to share their stories, their
difficulties, their strategies for staying
in good control and other ‘secrets’ to
leading a healthy, happy life.
She said, ‘women need to be more
attentive to the health, place it higher
on their priority list and diligently adhere
to their diabetes care regiments.’
Dr. Srividya Venkataraman and
Dr. Bhooma Srinivasan also spoke
at the launch event. Hundreds of of
woman participated in the ‘Sweet
Talk’ launch and shared their experiences.
Talk on Tiruvasagam
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Swami Apavargananda will give a talk
on Tiruvasagam (Tamil) on 11 March at
5 pm a the Ramakrishna Math.
Swami Buddhidananda will give a
discourse on Swami Vivekanandarin
Bhakti Yogam (Tamil) on 12 March
at 5 pm at the Ramakrishna Math .
About life
Swami Gautamananda will give a
discourse on Life and Teachings of
Swami Yoganandaji on 10 March at
7 pm at Ramakrishna Math.
Lecture on Kathopanishad
Swami Suprajnananda will give a
talk on Kathopanishad on 13 March
at 5.30 pm at the Ramakrishna Math.
Swami Apavargananda will render a
discourse on Annaiyin Anbu Mozhigal
(in Tamil) at 5.30 pm on 14 March at
the Ramakrishna Math.
For details, contact 24621110.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Veteran actress Manorama was
among the women achievers honoured during the International Women’s Day celebrations organised by
Take Care India at Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women, Anna
Nagar, here.
The event was organised to acknowledge the contribution of women
to society.
Speakers at the function urged
women to continue rendering service
to society. Chairman and Managing
Director of Tamilnadu Police Housing
Corporation Mohd Shakeel Akhter,
director of Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women, Arun, founder and
chairman of Aachi Group of Companies, A D Padmasingh Isaac,
music director Karthik Raja, and
others were present.
Actress Manorama, and cardiologist
Cardiologist Dr P S Sreemathi being presented the Lifetime Achiever
award by ADGP Md Shakeel Akhter during the Women’s Day celebrations
held at Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women in Chennai.
Dr P S Sreemathi were honoured with
Lifetime Achiever awards, while advocate Sudha Ramalingam, educa-
Award for young achiever
Free swine flu
dosage at
Dr Batra’s
Post offices to sell
mobile phones
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
After portable fridges and watches,
post offices are now selling mobile
phones from this month. The Department of Posts recently tied up with Pantel Technologies Private Limited for the
sale of ‘PF 301-Bharath Phone’ through
400 post offices across the State.
The mobile phone priced at Rs.
1,999 is available at nearly 90 post
offices, including those in the city and
neighbouring areas.
A press release said the model of the
phone is available for customers to view
before purchase. The list of post offices
selling these phones is available on the
websitewww.tamilnadupost.nic.in.
tionist Dr K Sujatha Balasubramanian
and others were presented Inspiring
Women Icon awards.
E S Satajit being conferred the ‘Upanyasa Selvan’ title at a function in
Chennai recently.
NT Bureau
Satajit had performed at several
important temples and sabhas in
Chennai, Mar 9:
Tamilnadu, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Ten-year-old prodigy E S Satajit
The release said the ‘Young Achievhas been conferred the ‘Upanyasa
er Award’ was initiated by Suneel to
Selvan’ title by Dr Suneel, founder
encourage, motivate and promote
and managing trustee of Ungalukachild prodigies in various talents like
gha Charitable Trust, T Nagar, under
education, invention, sports, etc.
the ‘Young Achiever Award’ category.
Satajit is son of U Ve E B Sriram
A press note said the award was
Swamy and Padma Sriram and
presented to Satajit after a spirgrandson of U Ve Srinivasa Bhuvaitual discourse rendered by him at
rahacharyar Swamy, a noted ‘Upanan ‘Panniru Thirumurai Isai Vizha’
yasam’ exponent.
held at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T
Nagar. Swaminathan, organiser of
The release said Satajit began to
the ‘Panniru Thirumurai Isai Vizha’
deliver spiritual lectures on religious
was also present.
topics at the age of four.
A day out for underprivileged kids
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
For more than 2500 children
from various orphanages in and
around the city, it was a fun-day.
They were taken for a special
show at the Great Bombay Circus
yesterday following an initiative by
Chennai Food Bank- RYA Madras
Metro Trust.
A press note said that it was not
entertainment alone as the children
were given food with gift hampers.
The whole effort was to bring happiness in the life of the children.
The event was inaugurated by
Venugopal of Naidu Hall and Dulichand Bagmar graced the occasion.
The project chairman Ajit Gothi presented the report on the activities of
Chennai Food Bank and the trust
Secretary Devendra Mehta proposed a
vote of thanks . Chennai Food Bank is
located at No.12, Saravanan Street,
T Nagar and can be contacted at
24312096/42128153.
Children from various homes in Chennai were taken to the circus
on Sunday.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Dr Batra’s hospital is offering free
preventive dosage for H1N1 (swine
flu) across all its 184 clinics in India.
A press note said in face of the
increasing number of cases, the preventive homeopathic dosage will be
available free to walk-in patients at
Dr Batra’s 184 clinics across 97 cities
from Noon till 5 pm till 14 March 2015
(from Monday-Friday).
Mukesh Batra, founder and chairman, Dr Batra’s said, ‘Swine Flu
cases have been on the rise in the
last few weeks. The situation has only
deteriorated with panic spreading
across the country.
However, it must be noted that
swine flu is not a dangerous, deadly
disease; at the same time it needs to
be given immediate and urgent medical attention.’
Suriya joins
Twitter
Chennai, Mar :
Popular Tamil actor Suriya made
his debut on micro-blogging site
Twitter on Sunday. ‘What
you see here is what I
am.. Will stay connected
as much as I can! Happiness always.. Once
again, Happy women’s
day,’ he tweeted on his
handle @suriya offl.
Other popular actors of the Tamil
film industry, who have already joined
Twitter, include superstar Rajinikanth.
A much sought after actor, Suriya has
churned out some big hits such as the
Singam series and Khakka Khakka.
He had also featured in Ramgopal
Varma’s Rakhtacharitra.
6 MONDAY
9 MARCH 2015
Sports
CHENNAI
Afghanistan must build on
WC success: Moles
Coach says cricket is a big sport in the country now
Wellington, Mar 9 (AFP):
Afghanistan have exceeded expectations at their first World Cup but
need to keep playing against
top sides to maintain
momentum and
become a real
force in
the game,
coach
Andy Moles
Andy
Moles said Monday.
Afghanistan proved
competitive in their tour-
City Sports
Deepan emerges
champion
The winner Deepan
Chakkaravarthy receiving
the prize from Sports
Minister S Sundararaj in
the presence of SIDCO
Chairman J C D Prabhakar.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
Grandmaster Deepan Chakkaravarthy with cent per cent score
of 9/9 emerged champion in the
Lightning Chess tournament held
as a part of the 67th birthday celebrations of AIADMK supremo J
Jayalalithaa, at the Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai here today.
According to a press note, champion Deepan received a cash award
of Rs 67000, along with the winner's trophy from the Minister for
Sports and Youth Welfare Dr
S Sundararaj.
In the final round, Deepan
crossed swords with Grandmaster-elect Karthikeyan Murali, who were both on eight
points. The champion showed
his superior skills to post a
facile win.
A total of 623 players including three Grandmasters and 18
FIDE titled players took part.
Cash prizes to the tune of Rs
2,04,000 were distributed by the
Minister. Villivakkam MLA JCD Prabhakar, who is SIDCO Chairman,
Tamilnadu State Chess Association general secretary V Hariharan,
TNSCA patron S Ganesan and
others were present.
Final placings: 1. Deepan
Chakkravarthy 9 pts, 2-8. Karthikeyan Murali, N R Visakh, R Ashwath,
Shyam Nikil, R S Prasanna, M
Muthu Alagappan, A Sankar 8 pts,
9-10. P Maheswaran, N R Vignesh
7.5 pts.
nament debut, including posting a win
against Scotland, even though the
minnow nation only contested their
first one-day
international in
2009.
Moles said
his players, many of
whom learned their cricket
in refugee camps,
were passionate about showing the world
there was more
to their country
than war and unrest.
‘These guys have
got nothing really compared with Full Member nations
in terms of rewards for playing
the game,’ he told New Zealand’s
Radio Sport. ‘But they have an enormous passion and pride to do well for
their country... they talk openly about
wanting to represent their country and
their fans.
‘It’s a difficult country to live in. It’s
in the newspapers for all the wrong
reasons and yet here we are giving
everyone an opportunity to talk about
Afghanistan in a totally different light.’
However, Moles said passion could
only take a team so far and competitive games were needed to nurture
young talent in Afghanistan.
‘It’s vital really,’ the South Africanbased Englishman said. ‘They’ve
made enormous strides over the last
five or six years to get where they are
but the reality is we need to develop
the group underneath this group.’
Afghanistan had just three matches
against top-eight nations in the two
years leading up to the World Cup.
In contrast, New Zealand had 17
Watson grabs second
chance with both hands
Sydney, Mar 9:
The death knell for the
all-rounder’s career had
The obituaries had been written only
appeared to sound when
three days earlier, Shane Watson’s
he was left out of the team
13-year international cricket cafor Australia’s fourth
reer declared dead and buried.
World Cup match
And yet at the Sydney
against AfghaniCricket Ground on Sunday,
stan in Perth last
there was the unmistakeWednesday.
able figure of the AusHe was omitted
tralian raising his bat in
because of poor
celebration of his 32nd
form, chief
one-day international
selector Rod
half century.
Marsh said,
The 33-year-old was
and someonly the support act to
thing would
Glenn Maxwell’s brilliant
need to change
53-ball 102 in a matchgoing forward if
winning partnership of
he was to return to
160, and his bowling later
the side.
in the match was expen‘Had his immediate
sive at 1 for 71, but Watson
return been confusing
was back, back, back.
for Clarke and his team
‘I thought he played really
Shane Watson mates?’ the Australia skipwell, yeah. His batting was
per was asked after the 64how we know Watto can bat.
run victory over Sri Lanka
He’s got amazing power,’
that put Australia through
said his captain Michael
to the quarter-finals.
Clarke.
Clarke, who had spent
‘He played a big part in
much of his pre-match news
helping set the game up, that
conference on Saturday
partnership between Maxi
emphasising that he was no
and him. He held his nerve
longer a selector, grinned and
under pressure with the ball
mimed a fisherman reeling in
as well.’
his line.
‘I am not going there,’ he laughed.
‘The selectors pick the 11 players and
my job is to get the best out of the 11
players. No chance am I getting hold
of that hook.
‘The selectors made it pretty clear
and I tried to make it clear at the
toss of the coin that it was horses for
courses in terms of selection
today.
‘They went for the extra
experience with Watto in
the bowling department
with only playing two
front-line fast bowlers so
that was a big part of why
they made that call.’
Clarke had relegated Watson down
the order to bat at number six, leaving
the in-form Steve Smith in the crucial
number three position.
Watson’s 86-ball 67 kept his oneday average above 40 and Maxwell at
least was grateful for his experience
and support as he scored his maiden
one-day century.
‘He played beautifully, to see the
way he hit the ball was special,’ said
the 26-year-old.
‘It was a really special partnership
we could have together ... it was a
lot of fun.’
ODIs in the five months before the
event opened.
Moles said there was a new generation of players in Kabul, where
cricket’s popularity has soared in
recent years.
‘(But) if they’re going to be able to
hold their own against better sides
then they need to get exposure
against those better players... so they
don’t just get exposed just at World
Cup events,’ he said.
He said security concerns meant
top teams would never play in Afghanistan but they could arrange
fixtures in the United Arab Emirates
as a warm-up for touring sides.
‘We could offer a package of say
drop in on the way to Sri Lanka or
on the way back home if Australia
or New Zealand are returning from
England,’ he said.
Hamilton & co gearing
up for new season
London, Mar 9 (AFP):
Even before the first engine roars,
Formula One can be heard drawing
breath this week in readiness for
another year of drama, intrigue and
trepidation, starting with the final
countdown to the season-opening
Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Fewer cars, teams and drivers will
start this year’s championship, one
of the sport’s stars is mysteriously
missing amid a spiral of conspiracy
theories, and, as financial constraints
continue to eat
into its balance
sheets, the
global juggernaut that mixes
glamour, danger and speed
faces an uncertain future.
At 84, the
sport’s enduring commercial ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone is also
under scrutiny.
After the tumultuous events in 2014
when Briton Lewis Hamilton seized
his second drivers world championship from the clutches of Mercedes
team-mate and season-long rival
Nico Rosberg in a brutal finale in Abu
Dhabi, a similar on-track sporting
scenario is in prospect.Pre-season
testing has suggested that Mercedes
have improved both chassis and engine and extended their advantage.
‘Catch me if you can’ is the most-used
headline in the run-up to Sunday’s
race at Albert Park where Rosberg
was flawless and triumphant a year
ago, setting up a duel with Hamilton
that shifted through the gears as the
story unfolded.
I lost focus and got nervous, says Saina
Birmingham, Mar 9 (PTI):
After her dreams of winning All England badminton championship ended
in agony with a defeat in the final, a
crestfallen Saina Nehwal said it was
her lack of focus and nervousness
which led to her loss.
Olympic bronze medallist Saina on
Sunday let go of a huge opportunity
to script history as she squandered
an opening game lead to go down
21-16, 14-21, 7-21 to the reigning
world champion Carolina Marin of
Spain in the women’s singles final.
‘I just lost focus and began hurrying,
which was not right,’ Nehwal said
after the match. ‘Playing against top
players anything can happen at any
stage, and you can always get nervous at some point in time. That’s what
happened here,’ she added.
It was a case of so near yet so far
as the World No. 3 Indian failed to
emulate her long-time coach
Pullela Gopichand (2001)
and legendary Prakash
Padukone (1980), who
Saina Nehwal
had won the prestigious
title in the past.
Saina, who has been
competing at the All England since 2007, had never
lost to Carolina and looked on
Pospisil delivers for Canada
London, Mar 9:
Vasek Pospisil beat Go Soeda 7-5,
6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to give Canada
a 3-2 victory over Japan on Sunday
in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Pospisil sent Canada to the quarterfinals after Japan tied it at 2 with
fourth-ranked Kei Nishikori’s 3-6, 6-3,
6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Milos Raonic
in the first match Sunday.
Pospisil, ranked 62nd in the world,
ended the match with an ace.
Canada will face Belgium in quarterfinals. Belgium beat visiting Switzerland 3-2. On Saturday in doubles,
Pospisil and Daniel Nestor beat
Soeda and Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-5,
2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The teams split
the opening singles matches Friday.
Raonic topped Tatsuma Ito 6-2, 6-1,
6-2, and Nishikori beat Pospisil 6-4,
7-6 (5), 6-3.
Vasek Pospisil
Switzerland’s reign as
Davis Cup holders was
swiftly ended when they
paid the inevitable price
for fielding a secondstring team and lost
3-2 to Belgium in
the first round in
Liege on Sunday.
Just over
three months
since Roger Federer and Stan
Wawrinka drove
them to an historic title in Lille,
i t
was a different story
without their big two as
the Swiss became the
first champions in 10
years to fall at the first
hurdle.
Federer and Wawrinka had chosen
to stand aside after achieving their
ambitions and the stand-ins were
not able to upset the odds against
much higher-ranked players
despite a heroic effort from
22-year-old Henri Laaksonen.
The world number 344,
who previously played for Finland,
levelled the tie at 2-2 with a 6-3
3-6 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-1 win over Steve
Darcis, a player ranked 242
places higher.Switzerland’s
hopes, though, were extinguished in the deciding
rubber when David Goffin,
the world number 21 who was rested
on Friday because of concerns over
a back injury, proved too good for
number 321 Adrien Bossel and won
6-4 6-0 6-4.
course for an encore before the
World No. 6 Spaniard scripted a
remarkable comeback in the
second game to put paid to
the Indian’s hopes at the
Barclaycard Arena.‘This is
quite amazing for me. I lost
to her every time before, so
to beat her like this, and in
this tournament, is very special
indeed,’ said Marin.
After dominating the opening game
completely, Saina was leading 11-9
in the second but lost steam after
the break, as Carolina fought back
brilliantly and bagged eight out of the
last nine points.In the decider, Carolina stamped her authority with her
sharp smashes and better movement
to completely make it a one-sided
contest as Saina could only watch
her hopes went up in smoke.
Real Madrid wary
of Schalke test
Madrid, Mar 9 (AFP):
European champions Real Madrid
will expect to take another step
closer to becoming the first team in
25 years to retain the Champions
League when they host Schalke
on Tuesday holding a 2-0 lead
from the first leg of their last
16 tie. Madrid have strung
together 10 consecutive
victories in Europe stretch- i n g
back to their successful run
to their 10th European
Cup last season, but have
found the going a lot tougher
domestically in 2015.Los Blancos
surrendered their lead at the top of
La Liga at the weekend as they were
beaten 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao, whilst
Barcelona thrashed Rayo Vallecano
6-1.That was Madrid’s fourth defeat in
14 games this year with coach Carlo
Ancelotti admitting he was at a loss
to explain how his star-studded strike
force of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim
Benzema and Gareth Bale has so
suddenly gone off the boil.
‘It seems strange to say Madrid have a problem up front
when we have scored so many
goals throughout the season,
but I think it is the truth,’ said
the Italian on Saturday.
However, captain Iker Casillas has insisted that they won’t
suffer a hangover from their La Liga
woes at the Bernabeu.‘This competition is different. For Madrid fans it
means everything,’ he told the club’s
website.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
MONDAY
9 MARCH 2015
7
Oppn creates ruckus
over Alam release
BJP’s role comes in for flak from Cong
AIADMK cadres filing nomination papers for the
organisational polls at Thousand Lights in Chennai today.
party’s
Members of South India Insurance Employees Federation staging a
protest in Chennai today pressing for various demands.
Former Indian hockey captain Vasudevan Baskaran at the
inauguration of ‘Sprint 2015’, the inter-school athletic meet of Padma
Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary Schools at Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium in Chennai today. PSBB, dean and director Dr (Mrs)
Y G Parthasarathy and deputy dean and director Sheela Rajendran
are also present.
Satyam case: Final
verdict on 9 April
Hyderabad, Mar 9:
A special court here trying the multicrore accounting fraud in erstwhile
Satyam Computer Services Limited
(SCSL) today said it will pronounce
its judgement in the CBI-probed case
on 9 April.
Citing voluminous documents in the
case, Special Judge BVLN Chakravarthi said, ‘On April nine, the judgement will be pronounced. I am making
it very clear.’
‘It is mandate of the Supreme Court
that judgement has to be pronounced.
If any obstruction is caused it is contempt of (apex) court...it is your (accused) duty to bring your advocates.
Court will go ahead with its proceedings,’ he said.
The judge’s observation came as
defence counsels were not present
in the court ostensibly because of
the ongoing agitation of Telangana
advocates, who have been boycotting
courts demanding separate high court
for the new state. ‘April nine will be the
final date for the verdict. No question
of further adjournments. Court will not
wait,’ the judge said.
During the last hearing on December 23, 2014, the court had said it
would pronounce the verdict today.
On the possible reason for pushing
further the judgement date again,
CBI counsel K Surender cited the
voluminous documents of the case
as well as the time needed for ‘typing
the judgement.’
Box:
Touted as the country’s biggest accounting fraud, the scam had come
to light on 7 January, 2009, after the
erstwhile firm’s founder and then
Chairman B Ramalinga Raju allegedly confessed to manipulating his
company’s account books and inflating profits over many years to the tune
of crores of rupees.
New Delhi, Mar 9:
The opposition today created a
ruckus in the Lok Sabha over the
release of separatist leader Masarat
Alam by PDP-BJP government in
Jammu and Kashmir demanding
an explanation from Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, even as the government asserted that it was not
consulted on the issue.
As soon as the House met, several Opposition parties, including
Congress, raised the issue and
demanded suspension of Question
Hour. Amid the din, Parliamentary
Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu
said Centre ‘was not consulted’ on
the release of Alam.
‘This is a very serious issue.It
As soon as the House met, several
Opposition parties, including Congress,
raised the issue and demanded
suspension of Question Hour
concerns the entire country and not
just one party (Congress),’ he said.
Naidu said that Home Minister
Rajnath Singh, who is handling
Kashmir issues, would make a
statement later in the day detailing
the facts about the release of Alam.
He said the Prime Minister would
also be present and ‘if required, the
Prime Minister will intervene.’
However, a dissatisfi ed Opposition, including members from Con-
gress and TMC, trooped into the
Well raising slogans. As the protests
continued despite repeated appeals
from Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, the
proceedings were adjourned for 15
minutes. Rejecting the Opposition’s
adjournment motion to suspend the
Question Hour, Sumitra Mahajan
said she would allow them to raise
the issue during the Zero Hour.
Congress leader in the House Mallikarjun Kharge said that releasing
Aus cops release
CCTV footage
Melbourne, Mar 9:
Australian police released the CCTV
footage of the Indian IT consultant
walking from a train station just before she was fatally stabbed and appealed to people
for information to
crack the baffling
case.
The
New
South Wales police launched a
probe following
the stabbing of
41-year-old Prabha Arun Kumar, Prabha Arun Kumar
who was on the phone with her
husband in India, when the ‘horrific’ attack happened on Saturday
in Westmead, a suburb of Sydney.
Police said the emergency services
Smriti Irani’s plea to
women scientists
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI):
Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today favoured increased participation
of DRDO’s women scientists in various initiatives taken by her Ministry in
promoting girl education and bringing
a change in rural lives.
With women scientists comprising
about 20 per cent of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) workforce, she said
they can be a source of inspiration
for countless girls who seek opportunities to realise their dreams. ‘We
have launched the Udaan initiative to
prepare girls coming from disadvantaged sections to excel in competitive
exams to IITs and IIMs. Some of the
brightest minds in DRDO can interact
with girls who are trying to take flight,’
the Minister said.
The special focus of ‘Udaan’ is to
address the issue of low enrolment
ratio of girl students in prestigious
educational institutions and to enable them to join them and go on to
take leadership roles in the future.
responded to reports of a seriously injured woman on a public walkway between Argyle Street, Parramatta, and
Amos Street, Westmead, at around
9:30pm (local time) on Saturday.
Ambulance Paramedics treated the
woman at the scene before transporting her to Westmead Hospital,
where she died at about 12:45 am
yesterday.
Confirming her identity, the police
statement said, it was believed that
Prabha got off a train at Parramatta
Railway Station about 9pm, before
walking along Argyle Street and
turning left onto the walkway. Police
believe she was attacked while on
the walkway.
She sustained a number of injuries,
which it is believed were inflicted by
a sharp-edged weapon. Strike Force
Marcoala has been formed to investigate the death. It comprises police
from Parramatta Local Area Command and State Crime Command’s
Homicide Squad.
‘We are hoping this will jog the
memory of anyone who was in the
vicinity of Argyle Street, Park Parade
or Amos Street that evening, and
encourage them to come forward and
speak with police,’ Homicide Squad
Commander, Detective Superintendent Michael Willing, said.
Prabha worked for IT firm Mindtree
in ‘The Rocks’ and had reportedly
been working a double shift the day
of her death. Prabha’s distraught husband Arun Kumar and her 9-year-old
daughter had reached Australia from
Bangalore to formally identify her
body, media reports said.
The taste of Burma
in Chennai
terrorists like Alam would result in
a great damage for the country. ‘If
such people are released, no one
will survive in this country,’ he said.
Kharge alleged that the J&K government, led by Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammed Sayeed, would not have
done it without consulting its ally
BJP. Observing that BJP, which is
part of the J and K governmnent, is
also ‘equally responsible’, he said
the Chief Minister had earlier allegedly appreciated Pakistan for the
peaceful conduct of assembly polls
in the state.
‘Now this has again happened,’
Kharge said as Opposition members
were heard shouting to seek a reply
from the Prime Minister Modi.
Karun, Rahul
push Karnataka
ahead
Mumbai, Mar 9;
Karnataka batsmen today showed
they were made of sterner stuff as
they battled an inspired Tamilnadu
attack to gain the crucial lead on day
two of the Ranji Trophy final at the
Wankhede stadium here today.
Resuming at 45 for 4, the defending champions lost the wicket of
Abhimanyu Mithun, who made a
vital contribution of 39 before being
dismissed by offie
Malolan
Rangarajan.
K L Rahul, who resumed after
retiring hurt yesterday, joined forc
es with Karun Nair to steer Karnataka
to safety and in the process took the
score past the moderate Tamilnadu
total of 134.
The Karnataka team total had
moved to 156 for 5 a little after lunch
with Rahul on 42 and Karun on 52.
Earlier yesterday, skipper Vinay
Kumar took five for 34 as defending
champions Karnataka skittled out
Tamilnadu for 134 on the opening
day. The holders wrapped up the
Tamilnadu first innings in 62.4 overs,
just 28 minutes after the tea session.
At stumps, Karnataka were 45 for
four.
Man held with
foreign currency
at airport
Chefs from Burma at Residency Towers for the food festival.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 9:
The Burmese are here. Chefs
from India’s neighbouring nation
are in the city to cook up some
delicious stuff at the Burmese
Food Festival at Residency Towers hotel. The festival will be on
till 15 March.
Giving details, Burmese food
consultant and promoter Najma
Mubarak said the festival began
on 6 March and is offering brothy
noodles, salads with nuts, stewed
meat and slurpable desserts. Items
like the famous Khao Suey, Burmese home-styled Hilsa, Shauk
thi thoke are part of the menu.
Burmese food festival is available
for dinner on all days, lunch on
weekends. The timings are from
12:30 to 3pm, 7 to 11:30 pm.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI):
A man has been arrested for allegedly carrying foreign currency worth
Rs 25 lakh at the international airport
here.
The accused, who was going to
Hong Kong by an Air India flight, was
intercepted by customs officials on
Thursday.
‘On examination of his baggage, he
was found containing $40,000 having
denomination of 100 and 50 (equivalent to Rs 24.72 lakh),’ a Customs
official said.
Shami, Yadav’s performance de Villiers wicket
pumps up Sohail
helped me, says Mohit
Hamilton, Mar 9 (PTI):
He has impressed with his miserly bowling effort in the ongoing
cricket World Cup but seamer Mohit
Sharma says credit also goes to the
new ball bowlers Mohammed Shami
and Umesh Yadav, who have put the
rival batsmen under lot of pressure.
Mohit has got six wickets in four
matches but more importantly has
been among the most economical
of Indian bowlers with an economy
rate of 3.90.
‘The way Shami and Umesh bhai
are bowling, it has helped me a lot.
They have been bowling really well
and have been able to exert a lot
pressure up-front. My job is to maintain that pressure, so that Ashwin
and Jadeja are benefitted from it
later on,’ Mohit said at the pre-match
press conference on the eve of their
match against Ireland.
‘So it helps me a lot that the batsmen are under pressure and my job
then will be to bowl to my strengths
which I have been doing for the last
10 years.’ Mohit has got wickets with
short-pitched deliveries and feels
that a lot of batsmen are taken aback
Mohit Sharma
by the pace of his bouncers.
‘Nobody expects my bouncer to
come so fast because it skids as
well. That’s a plus for me because
my bouncer catches the batsmen off
guard and as a result there will either
a top edge or they will get beaten.
I have been hit for fours and sixes
also off my bouncers but that’s how it
goes,’ said the 23-year-old Haryana
seamer.
The Rohtak-born Mohit agreed that
although they have bowled well as
unit, they do have room for improvement as they are yet to be truly
‘tested’ in slog overs. ‘Well, there’s
no limit to doing well, what we have
to keep in mind is that we have not
yet faced any pressure situation. We
haven’t had to bowl in the slog overs
and there are other things where we
have the scope to do well.’
The youngster also agreed that
Seddon Park being comparatively
much smaller ground than Adelaide
Oval, MCG or the WACA would need
to adjust the length on this ground.
‘There will be a difference in your
thinking when you have to
play in smaller grounds after playing in big grounds
for a long time. You will
have to change your
lines, but we can’t keep
thinking too much about
the size of the ground.
‘It’s the same for both
teams, what we have to
do is concentrate on our
strength and try and do the
best of our abilities,’ Mohit said.
Although he was included after
Ishant Sharma was ruled out, Mohit
said that the time he spent and the
match-time he got at Perth during the
tri-nation ODI series was worthwhile.
Auckland, Mar 9 (AFP):
Pakistan paceman Sohail Khan said
Monday that taking the wicket of South
African master blaster AB de Villiers
would inspire him to greater heights at
the World Cup.
Sohail, who turned 31 on Friday, celebrated his birthday in style a day later
when he dismissed the South Africa
skipper who was threatening to take
the Pool B match away from Pakistan in
Auckland. Sohail produced a back of a
length delivery which de
Villiers edged to wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed to
end a blistering innings of 77.
It was a dismissal that all but
sealed Pakistan’s third
win in five pool matches, leaving South Africa
nine wickets down, before
Pakistan-born No 11 Imran Tahir was last man out as
Misbah-ul-Haq’s side won by
29 runs.
‘He (de Villiers) was taking the match
away, so when I came to bowl with
around 30-odd runs left to defend I
bowled one full length delivery and then
a back of a length and my word, I was
thrilled to see he edged it to the keeper,’
Sohail told AFP.
‘It was a big wicket, the biggest of my
career so far because his is a big name,
the world’s top batsman,’ the seamer
added. ‘That helped us win the game and
we were all delighted with that wicket.’
Sohail said he believed de Villiers’
wicket would act as as a springboard for
further success.
‘Now I have more confidence and I
want a five-for in the next game,’ said
Sohail of Pakistan’s group-stage finale
against Ireland in Adelaide on 15 March.
That game will decide Pakistan’s fate
in Pool B with Ireland, the West Indies
and South Africa also in the hunt for a
quarter-final spot behind already qualified defending champions India.
Sohail, who took five for 55 in the
team’s tournament-opening loss to India,
said Pakistan’s bowlers had performed
with plenty of passion against South
Africa.
‘We bowled as per the plan given to
us by the coach (Waqar Younis) and
the skipper (Misbah) and bowled with a
lot of heart and energy,’ said Sohail who
finished with one for 36 in his five overs.
He added that if the Pakistan attack
maintained that form they would go far
at this World Cup.
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Afghanistan tops online
search among minnows
GUWAHATI:
War-torn Afghanistan,
which made its debut in the
ongoing ICC Cricket World
Cup, topped the chart of
most online searches
among the new and lesser
experienced teams.
According to a latest
analysis of online trends
by global giant Google,
there is a growing interest
and increase in search
queries for the new teams
compared to the old and
experienced ones.
‘Interestingly and basis
the efforts and enthusiasm that team Afghanistan
has displayed on the field,
this team has witnessed
the highest search interests among the minnows,’
Google said.
The war-ravaged Afghanistan is the newest team
making its debut in this
World Cup.
‘Bangladesh comes second on the list followed
by Ireland, the UAE and
finally Scotland. Surprisingly Scotland surpasses
Zimbabwe when it comes
to online search trends
as Zimbabwe stood last
Shoaib’s advice
helped, says Shami
PERTH:
Crediting Shoaib Akhtar
for bringing back rhythm in
his bowling, Indian pacer
Mohammad Shami has
said the former Pakistan speedster
advised him to
shorten his
run-up, which
has helped
him increase
his pace.
‘The recent
change in runup has surely increased my pace. So I
am continuing with it and
hoping that it pays rich
dividends. I did have a
chat with Shoaib (Akhtar)
bhai and he suggested
that I should reduce my big
strides. So shortened my
stride and it has worked. It
(the new run-up) is smooth
and comfortable and it
has also increased
my pace,’ Shami
said in a postmatch chat on
Star Sports.
Shami, who
returned to
action against
West Indies
after missing a
game due to a niggle, bagged three wickets
at the WACA to help tabletoppers India register their
fourth straight win and book
a quarter-final berth from
pool B.
Destination
Malaysia
in terms of search interest online,’ the analysis
pointed out.
The study said that the
new teams have their
share of great players and
have proved on more than
one occasion that whether
experienced or not, they
are no walk-overs.
‘The minnows have consequently sprung a surprise or two against older
and more experienced
teams,’ Google said.
On the most searched
players in the lesser experienced teams, the study
said Shakib Al Hasan of
Bangladesh lived up to his
reputation in this World
Cup and topped the chart.
‘The best batsman in the
Ireland batting line up Ed
Joyce takes the second
spot followed by Bangladesh ‘keeper Mushfiqur
Rahim, who comes in at
third position,’ it added.
— PTI
TOMORROW’S MATCH
India vs Ireland at Hamilton (6.30 a.m IST)
Waqar Younis
POINTS TABLE
POOL A
NAPIER:
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi could not
separate New Zealand
and Australia when it
came to choosing between the form teams in
the World Cup Sunday.
Zealand is the best, both
of the teams are quite
good and quite balanced.’
Afghanistan, making
their World Cup debut,
scored an historic win
over Scotland and were
impressive when losing
to Sri Lanka before falling
apart against Australia
and New Zealand.
Nabi believed more substantial performances by
the top order Afghanistan batsman would have
made a difference.
Against Australia they
were 103-6 and against
New Zealand the situation
was more dire at 59-6.
P
W
L
NR
Pts
NZ
AUS
SL
BAN
ENG
AFG
SCOT
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5
5
4
4
5
4
5
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
10
7
6
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
6
6
6
6
2
0
POOL B
INDIA
SA
PAK
IRE
WI
ZIM
UAE
Tough to pick between
Australia, NZ: Nabi
The Afghans played the
two frontrunners and World
Cup co-hosts in quick succession and were soundly
beaten both times.
After losing to Australia
by a massive 275 runs
last Wednesday in Perth
they suffered a six-wicket
thrashing by New Zealand
in Napier on Sunday.
‘New Zealand, they’re
quite good. Also Australia,’
Nabi diplomatically said
when asked to rate the two
sides after comprehensively losing to New Zealand by
six wickets.
‘I’m not saying that Australia is the best or New
Team
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5
5
4
5
5
4
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4
0
3
2
3
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
0
4
8 March)
Waqar clueless about Pak’s
WC record against India
KARACHI:
Pakistan cricket coach
Waqar Younis was clueless for his side’s wretched
losing streak against archrivals India in the World Cup,
but said time spent by the
Men in Blue in Australia before the mega-event could
be one of the reasons.
India defeated Pakistan
by 76 runs at Adelaide
in their opening match of
the ongoing World Cup
and have since won four
games on a trot to qualify
for the quarter-finals. For the
record, Pakistan has lost all
the six encounters against
India in the World Cup.
‘I don’t have an answer
for that (why Pakistan has
failed to beat India in the
World Cup). There were
different eras, different
teams and different pressure situations. I am not trying to give excuses but one
has to understand that India
has been playing in this Australia for the last couple of
months and we just arrived
in Australia. It could be one
of the reasons,’ Waqar told
PTI in an exclusive interaction from Australia.
36 Vayathinilae
in Jothika
Deepthi Shetty
Jothika: Of
style & grace
T
D
irector Manoharan, who
made Maharaja starring
Nasser and Anjali in the lead
is back with a movie titled
Ghilli, Pambaram, Goli.
Producd by Sri Sai Films
Circuit, the movie is being
shot entirely in Malaysia.
The movie stars Naresh,
Thamizh and Prasadh in lead
roles. PLaying the heroine is
Deepthi Shetty. Ganja Karuppu and Thalaivasal Vijay are
also in the cast.
Y R Prasadh scores music. Says the director, ‘’traditional games like Ghilli,
Pambaram and Goli are
neglected today. But it forms
the crux of the lives of four
individual. That is what the
movie is all about’.
— NT Bureau
he first look of Jothika’s comeback film titled 36 Vayathinilae
was out on Women’s Day.
It is the Tamil remake of Malayalam
hit How Old Are You and the shooting has completed. Produced by
2D Entertainment and directed by
Roshan Andrews, the movie gains
importance for it is the comeback
vehicle of Jothika, who stayed away
from cinema for a long time, after her
wedding with Suriya.
The movie went on floors a few
months ago. The post-production
works have begun for an early release in summer. The movie has
music by Santosh Narayanan.
— NT Bureau
World
around us
Indraya Dinam on Puthiya Thalamurai (Monday to Sunday 7 pm)
gives a comprehensive look of every
happening and news that gathered
momentum. A viewer gets to know the
complete round up of the day’s events
with simplified presentation. Various
segments include Indha Naal, Vinthai
Ulagam and Kaatchi Pezhai.
— NT Bureau
The show begins
K
allappadam, directed by J
Vadivel, a former assistant of
director Mysskin is getting ready to
hit the screens soon. The trailer of
the film released recently is getting
a good response from the audience.
The film revolves around the four
cinema technicians who thrives
hard to make their first film.
‘It is an undeniable fact that every other cinema aspirant in Kodambakkam dreams about working
for the stars in their films. This film
is about four youngsters of that kind,
we wanted to express the same in
the trailer. Cinema Industry remembers only the successful person but
it doesn’t want to know the struggles
behind those successful people.
Every artiste has a saturation point
of dreaming about his future. What
happens beyond the point is Kallappadam’, says actor-director J Vadivel.
— NT Bureau
Rewind to
the past
Varalatril Indru on Sathiyam TV is a
package of historical events, delineating out of the public eye documentations on downfall of empires, results
of wars, inventions, politics etc. The
show will be aired on all days at 8 am
and a repeat telecast in the evenings
at 6.30 pm.
— NT Bureau
100 and still
going strong
I
n the history of Tamil television, Mahabharatam is creating history by completing 100 episodes on Sun TV. The
mythological is entering its 3rd year of telecast with this
100th episode. Cinevista Ltd, the producer of the show, is
proud of this achievement.
Being shot entirely in Tamil language, the epic show has
more than 400 artistes featuring in different roles. Prominent
among them are OAK Sundar, Poovilungu Mohan, Saakshi
Shiva, Manohar, Bose Venkat, Ilavarasan, Bharath Kalyan,
‘Director’ Raja. The show has been shot extensively in and
around Bangalore.
— NT Bureau
Cinema,
cinema
All New Reach Out on Peppers
TV will feature favourite actors and
actress who will go live and talk
to viewers and share their experiences on upcoming projects, on
their favourite books, dress, past
time, and much more, on Peppers
TV. It will be aired Monday to Fridays at 5 pm.
— NT Bureau
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