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Jaya flays
petro price hike
CM announces 100 more
small buses for city
Maternity leave extended from six to nine months Several
hospitals in State to be upgraded Major fillip for tourism sector
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
‘100 more small buses will be
operated within various part of the
city this year’, said Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa today.
She made a slew of announcements in the Assembly under Rule
110, and they included increasing the
maternity leave for women working in
government office from six months
to nine months, beautification and
providing additional facilities on the
coastal areas at a cost of Rs 95 crore
to attract tourists besides measures
aimed at upgrading the hospitals in
the State.
The Chief Minister said, ‘the government headed by me has been taking
various measures to renovate historical
places, beaches, places of worship, hill
stations, memorials. And as a result of
this Tamilnau tops the country in getting maximum number of tourists from
within and outside the country’.
‘A mega tourism plan will be drafted
within next five years that would ensure
historical and heritage sites are preserved, renovated, well-documented.
Measures to improve the transportation and infrastructure facilities around
such places of tourist attraction would
also be initiated’, she said.
According to the mega plan, beautification and providing additional
facilities in coastal areas will cost of
Rs 95 crore. Rs 22.35 cr has been
allotted for developing facilities at
Kanchipuram and Velankanni. And
for renovating class rooms at Government College of Fine Arts Rs 1.40
crore has been allocated. The Chief
Minister said 54 exhibition halls at
hospitals and providing quality health
Chennai Government Museum would
care to the people in these hospitals.
be refurbished.
Stating that Tamilnadu has created
Making another statement under
a record in reducing the Infant MorArt 110, she said, ‘an additional 100
tality rate (IMR), she said Tamilnadu
small buses will be introduced this
was ranked second among the major
year in various routes across the
states in respect of IMR.
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city. This will be in addition to
IMR that stood at 24 per 1000
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the 200 buses being operated
births in 2010, has come down
already’. She further said
to 20 per 1000 births now.
that 1600 posts in various
Promising that her governtransport corporations would
ment will take more steps
be filled on compassionate
to bring this down further,
grounds (200 posts each in eight
Jayalalithaa said to achieve this
transport corporations)’.
new equipment would be purchased
In a major fillip to the health sector,
at a cost of Rs 14.41 crore for neoJayalalithaa announced a slew of
natal intensive care units at Egmore
measures aimed at upgrading hosChildren’s Hospital and at Chenpitals in the state. She came out with
galapttu, Coimbatore and Vellore
21 new announcements which were
Medical College Hospitals, besides
aimed at upgrading the government
in 22 District headquarters hospitals
Beware! Stalkers
are on prowl
Men chase women and, if spurned, kill them
NAOMI N
Chennai, Sept 1:
In a span of three months, four
women lost their lives to spurned
lovers - which turned out to be cases
of premeditated murders, exposing
an insecure environment for women
in the State.
After the brutal hacking of S Swathi
(24) by stalker P Ramkumar of
Tirunelveli on 24 June at Nungambakkam station, it was assumed no
one would dare a repeat.
However, on 31 July, Naveena (17),
was burnt alive by Senthil Kumar (32)
a spurned lover, at her residence in
Villupuram. In August, two more
case were reported: on 30 August, K
Sonali was clubbed to death by her
college senior, P Udayakumar, for
rejecting his love proposal, at Karur.
On 31 August, Francina (24) was
hacked by stalker Keegan Jose
Gomez at a church premises. He had
been making advances towards her
Cinema
Connection
While this can be seen as a
chicken and egg situation, movies
take inspiration from society and
vice versa.
Actor Raja Krishna Murthy said
cinema having influence is secondary. ‘The primary factor is
cultural realities. Machoism is
considered as a valuable ‘in thing’
for decades.
for a year. Francina’s wedding was
scheduled for 8 September.
At Thoothukudi, Monicka (22) is
battling for life at a hospital in Trichy
after being stabbed multiple times by
Bala Murugan, a rejected lover.
A police sub-inspector in the city
says that men who follow women
and disturb them with love proposals
have a common attitude: ‘if I don’t get
her, then I will kill her. They also think
that nobody else should get what we
have laid eyes on, even if it means
murdering her and going to jail’.
He says that this rings true in the
recent acid attack on a 23-year-old
income tax employee, Mohit Pathak,
at his residence in Central Revenue
Quarters at Anna Nagar.
The attacker, G Prabu (30), targetted Mohit after he found that his
love interest was ignoring him and
was getting close to Mohit. ‘If the
law is stricter, then the men will not
dare. There has to be a case where
someone was punished severely for
the crime’, he says. Crime Inspector
from Otteri, Anbukarasi, has participated in various counselling sessions
for girls in schools and colleges.
‘Now, crime incidents are soaring
at an alarming rate,’ she says. The
recent incidents were reported at a
college, house, place of worship, railway station and even on a busy road.
Stalking must be made non-bailable
for three to four months, she says.
‘The moment a perpetrator is brought
to the station, an advocate arrives to
take him out, which is not advisable.
Young girls do not even know what
to do if they receive a text/call from a
stalker,’ she says, speaking from her
experience of handling such cases.
A woman IPS officer commented that
a girl might talk politely to a stalker in
order not to appear as a snob, ‘but we
must remember that while women have
love on their mind, men think about sex.
Even courteous or polite interaction can
encourage a potential stalker’.
Head of the Department of B.Com,
Guru Nanak College, and a mother
of a young daughter, Gayathri Harikumar, said young girls must not
be brought up being taught ‘they
are just girls’. This makes them feel
powerless and vulnerable. Boys and
girls must be nurtured alike, she said.
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NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Slamming the latest increase in
fuel prices, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today once
again pressed for
revising the price
fixation mechanism for petrol and
diesel.
I have often
pointed out that
determining prices
of petrol and diesel based on international fuel rates is not right, she said in
a statement here, and sought rollback
of the hike.
Such a price fixation mechanism
paves the way for oil marketing companies making profit, she said, adding, in the past the government had
not completely passed on the benefit
of fall in oil prices on consumers by
revising excise duty.
Opposing the latest hike, Jayalalithaa reiterated that fuel prices should
be based on factors such as cost of
imported crude and its refining.
Effecting the latest revision citing
global trends was not right, she said.
The hike will result in increase in
prices of goods which will severely
impact the poor and middle classes,
she said.
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On the overdrive
hief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a slew
of welfare measures including one with regard to
operation of 100 more small buses within various parts
of the city this year’.
She made various announcements in the Assembly
under Rule 110 that includes increasing the period of
maternity leave for women from six to nine months and
beautification and providing additional facilities on the
coastal areas at a cost of Rs 95 crore to attract tourists
besides measures aimed at upgrading the hospitals in
the State.
The Chief Minister said, ‘the government headed
by me has been taking various measures to renovate
historical places, beaches, places of worship, hill
stations, memorials. And as a result of this the Tamilnau
tops the country in getting maximum number of tourists
from within and outside the country’.
Meanwhile, slamming the latest increase in fuel prices,
Jayalalithaa today once again pressed for revising the
price fixation mechanism for petrol and diesel.
‘I have often pointed out that determining prices of
petrol and diesel based on international fuel rates is not
right,’ she said in a statement here, and sought rollback
of the hike. ‘Such a price fixation mechanism paves the
way for oil marketing companies making profit,’ she said,
adding, in the past the government had not completely
passed on the benefit of fall in oil prices on consumers
by revising excise duty.
and six government hospitals.
She also announced purchase of
new modern equipment at a cost of Rs
8.95 crores for 55 CEmONC Centres
and 64 neno-natal ICUs which were
playing a major role in reducing IMR.
She also announced purchase of
new equipment for the blood banks
functioning at 20 Medical college hospitals and 20 headquarters hospitals,
besides upgrading the infrastructure
and purchase of new equipments for
government hosptials across the State.
Making another statement under
Rule 110, the Chief Minister said in
line with fulfilling the promise made in
the election manifesto, the maternity
leave period for government staff
would be increased from six months
to nine months to enable them to take
care of the new born child.
Rajini’s shoot creates
tension at Saligramam
Residents up in arms over
filming bomb blast sequence
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Arunachalam Road in Saligramam
saw chaos and confusion yesterday
as the crew of 2.0, an upcoming
film starring Rajinikanth, directed by
Shankar was shot on the streets.
The crew sans Rajinikanth were
filming a few stunt sequences that included a bomb blast on a moving car.
In the evening, the crew led by
Shankar and cameraman Nirav Shah
were filming a group of stuntmen
chasing each other on the streets.
This led to a traffic-jam and traffic
was blocked as people gathered in
large numbers to watch the shoot as
the news of Rajinikanth’s movie being
shot there spread. Many complained
that a huge sound that followed the
blast shocked them.
Also a few wondered how the team
managed to get permission for the
same.
In the meantime, it was also reported that the team without getting
any approval of the owners of a
tall building in the stretch managed
to go to the terrace to shoot some
aerial scenes. They apparently filed
a complaint with the local police, who
summoned the crew and enquired
about the incident.
After getting their apology and
assurance that there would be no
disturbance to the residents of the
locality, the police let them off.
It may be recalled that reports of
traffic-jam and chaos on the streets
were reported when Shankar shot
few scenes involving Rajinikanth for
Enthiran on Kathipara flyover in broad
daylight a few years ago.
People still rely on newspapers to validate facts, news: Venkaiah
Union Minister says regional publications gaining popularity Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad happy with revamp of Postal dept
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
It has been found that newspapers
are still the medium for deep reach
and credibility as people often turn
to them to validate facts, news and
analysis already gathered from news
channels and other media, Union
Minister for Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting M Venkaiah
Naidu said.
He was delivering the inaugural
address at the Regional Editors
conference organised by Press
Information Bureau at the Rain
Tree hotel here.
Editors of various media including
Managing Director of News Today,
Maalai Sudar and Talk Media T R
Jawahar were present.
In his address, Venkaiah Naidu
said in a democracy media serves
a important purpose of being a
conduit between government and
the citizens. ‘Media in India has
been tranforming people’s lives
by setting up progressive agendas, shaping up public opinion,
maintaining social cohesion and
building a well-informed citizenery.
Speaking on the government’s
approach to communication,
Venkaiah said the Ministry of I&B
is also in the process of formulating
a national policy on communication
for the government.
‘There is a need for the government communicators to adopt
innovative ways to reach out to
each and every individual in the
country. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has not only emphasised on
innovative methods of communication but has also implemented it
himself through the ‘Mann Ki Baat’
programme.’
The Union I&B Minister also
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu addressing the gathering at the Regional
Editors Conference in Chennai today. Tamilnadu Minister for Information
& Publicity Kadambur Raju and PIB officials are also present.
inaugurated the exhibition - ‘Azadi
70 Saal - Yaad Karo Kurbani’ at
the hotel. Talking about the impact
of social media, he said that the
paradigm shift in communication
technology had enabled commu-
nication between the government
and citizens.
Venkaiah Naidu said regional
newspapers had gained immense
popularity and also saw a tremedous rise in circulation due to the
localised content enabling readers to connect with them.
‘The growth in the regional media
space largely came from Tier II and
III cities with regional language
editions outperforming the national
editions and English dailies. Print
players are also launching hyperlocal editions dedicated to particular areas, comunities or sections of
society to increase their reach in
regional markets,’ the Minister said.
Meanwhile, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology
Ravi Shankar Prasad who spoke on
a session on IT and Digital India, said
that some Rs 36,500 crore had been
saved which went to middlemen
and this was made possbile due to
digitization.
He pointed out to the various apps
launched by the Modi-led government and said that each was a
transformation and revolution. ‘60
per cent of Railway tickets and 35 per
cent of air tickets are booked online,’
he said. He said that ‘Ganga Jal’ has
been a huge hit and there is more
demand for it in Tamilnadu.
‘I am personally satisfied that the
175-year-old Postal department has
been revamped. I pushed them in to
e-commerce which is on the rise jn
the country.’
Answering a question raised by
Jawahar as to whether MSMEs were
being left out in the digital revolution, the Minister said that the digital
spread is equal.
Earlier, Tamilnadu Minister for
Information and Publicity Kadambur
Raju addressed the gathering and
conveyed the wishes of Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa for the conference. He elaborated on the various
schemes and welfare schemes that
were being made available to journalists in the State.
Happy
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CHENNAI
Virundhu at Lalgudi
Swanky outlet in Alwarpet offers fine veg experience
- two for idlis and dosas and the third
for mixing with rice.
Says Mark, the floor in-charge, ‘We
make the podis in our kitchen. They
are ground coarse and each has a
different flavour.’
Another specialty dish they offer is
stuffed mushroom. The button vegetable is filled with finely chopped
cheese, chillies and mushroom.
They are then marinated and grilled.
Served with green sauce, the mushrooms come out juicy and chewy.
Thaalippu Dosa, where a dosa is
made with seasoned batter, is both
light and different. It is served with
three different types of chutneys and
a bowl of sambar.
Not just the podis, but the sambar
masala is also made here. May be
it is because of it, the sambar has
a unique flavour that has a sweet
after-taste.
A dig into their veg pulau makes the
meal almost filling. It is served with
onion raitha. One can also order for
other sides. The place has more to
offer if your appetite is large.
In the dessert section, the beetroot
halwa is a must try. The delicacy is
served hot and has abundance of
ghee and khoa.
The place also has Chinese cuisine,
although they specialise in south and
north Indian cuisine. The restaurant
is located at 64, C P Ramaswamy
Road, Alwarpet. The place is open
for lunch and dinner.
From the
simple rose
milk to the
heavily
laced ghee
in the
desserts, the
place has
lots to offer
MARIAYN JENNIFER
lwarpet may look like a quiet
corner of the city, but the
place is dotted with several
eateries, with a new one coming up
every other day. There is no dearth
of cuisines here as innovation and
varieties take centrestage.
Joining the race is the newlyopened restaurant, Flavours of
Lalgudi, on C P Ramaswamy Road.
Just as the temple town in Trichy district has much to offer for devotees,
so does this vegetarian restaurant.
From the simple rose milk or sweet
lassi to the heavily laced ghee in
the tradition desserts, the place has
a number of items. The number of
items was as long as the massive
menu card. This also includes, platters, snacks, beverages and all-time
favourites.
Now one can eat in different ways.
You can either choose to just grab
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a bite from any one of the items on
offer or sit for an elaborate meal.
The traditional south Indian meals,
called Virundhu Unlimited is served
with rice, sambar, rasam, vegetables
and appalam. It is enough to satisfy
even a gourmand.
The Business Lunch and North Indian Thali is a constant on the menu.
The specials are a must try. The
lime and coriander soup is one of
their signature dishes. Made using
lemon juice and some natural flavouring agents (which they are not
ready to share), the clear liquid has
a unique blend of sourness with a
hint of sweetness.
The starters are a delight, and the
panneer tikka is a good pick. They
have varieties in it like the puthina,
malai and achari.
Fried idlis with spicy molagapodi
is a must try. The podis are made
in-house. They have three varieties
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food. I just eat the sushi and maki.
It’s totally worth the money. At the
end of the day, you have bellyfull of
the best, fresh sea food,’ said, Keerthana K, a college student.
Teppan is among the many sushi
bars in Chennai but it stands out
when it comes to authentic Japanese
cuisine.
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sashimi is fresh and my best is the
cuttle fish. The wasabi is perfect, it
makes the whole experience complete,’ said, Lidya J, a foodie.
Teppan offers an all you can eat
platter for Rs 1,000, which has become a hit among sushi lovers.
‘The unlimited platter is my favourite, they just keep bringing in more
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Sushi culture has made its way into
Chennaiities dinning habits. Many
sushi bars have opened due to the
demand for good Japanese food.
Teppan at Alwarpet is one such
place. The restaurant has been dishing out sushi for a long time.
They offer variety of sushi, sashimi,
nigiri and maki. The uniqueness
though is their ‘New Age Makis’
which consists of crumb fried chicken
rolls with sushi vingared rice. The
menu offers a variety of sea food
like cuttle fish, eel, octopus, tuna,
sea bass, Norwegian salmon and
mackerel. There are also something
for meat lovers - the chicken, tenderloin and lamb dishes are a good eat.
‘Whenever I crave for sushi, Teppan is the place to visit. They have a
variety of sushi to choose from. The
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Cinema, Raj Theatre, INOX
National Hall, Rakki Multiplex,
Maharani Theatre
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Devi Cineplex, Kamala
Theatre, Udhayam Theatre,
PVR Cinemas, AGS Cinemas,
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Multiplex, Sangam Multiplex
Mayajaal
Devi Cineplex, PVR Cinemas,
AGS, Abirami Theatres, Sri Ganga
Cinema, INOX National Hall,
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Around Town
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ANTI-SOCIALS HAVE
FREE RUN AT PARK
Turnbulls Road green space vandalised every night
Corpn promises to set things right soon
C P BALASUBRAMANYAM
Chennai, Sept 1:
Greater Chennai Corporation-run
park on Turnbulls Road, just abutting the historic Madras Boat Club,
has been attracting hundreds of
visitors every day with its large open
space adjoining the Adyar river.
But a close look at the
state of the park
‘We
shows how
are
maintenance
works have
working on
gone dorthe complaints
mant in
the reand will complete
cent past.
all maintenance
‘For the
past five
works in two weeks.
months,
t h e y
Steps will also be
who looks after the daily afhave not
taken to avoid fairs of the park, that the prime
watered
cause of the park’s poor state
the plants,
any thefts
was because of the unruly crowd
and only a
hereafter’ that comes from the nearby slums
few days back,
in Kotturpuram in the wee hours.
they started trimThough in 2013, the civic body took
ming the grass which
had grown up to three to four feet,’ a decision to keep open all its parks
from 5 am to 9 pm, the group uses
said a retired government official
the facility in the small hours for variwho regularly visits the park.
News Today learnt from an official, ous purposes.
Rosaiah goes, Maha Guv
gets additional charge
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Maharashtra Governor
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao was
on Wednesday given additional charge
of Tamilnadu
where the tenure of incumbent
K Rosaiah ended
on Tuesday.
According to a
communication
from the PresiC Vidyasagar Rao dent’s office, Rao
will discharge the functions of the
Governor of Tamilnadu, in addition to
his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of
Tamilnadu are made.
Rosaiah had assumed charge of
Tamilnadu Governor on 26 August 2011, after
a short stint as
Chief Minister of
undivided Andhra Pradesh from
2009 to 2011.
K Rosaiah
One of a few
UPA-appointed Governors to survive
a full-term in Raj Bhavan, Rosaiah
had succeeded Surjit Singh Barnala. Rosaiah also briefly held additional charge of Karnataka after H
R Bharadwaj’s term ended.
Rosaiah was previously an MLC, MLA
and MP from the Indian National Congress numerous times and has handled
many Ministerial posts over his long political career spanning over half a century.
Chennai District Election Officer and Corporation Commissioner
D Karthikeyan released the draft electoral roll for 16 Assembly
costitutencies in city at Ripon Buildings today. District Revenue Officer
(Elections) Ramesh is present.
I go to check what’s happening, but
they shoo me away by pelting stones
at me. As they come in groups of
seven or eight members, I am not
able to keep them off the park.’
Though the front portion of the park
is protected by a compound wall,
the rear is just fenced with a net.
‘The groups enter one of the openings in the net. We had created
the opening to bring in the pipes
of Metro water tankers to fill up
the sump. But the opening does
‘They broke into the motor room
and stole the borewell motor using which we water the park. They
open the concrete lid of the sump
that is filled daily with Metrowater
by tankers, and use it for swimming. They broke the pipes so that
there is enough water available for
swimming in the sump,’ claims the
in-charge, who sought anonymity.
He added, ‘Whenever I hear a noise
Art &
workshop
for women
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
A free art and craft workshop is
being organised by Fevicryl, one
of India’s leading art and craft
brand, at Prince Venkateshwara
A r t s & Science College,
Velacherry Main
R o a d ,
G o w r i vakkam near
here on 10
September.
A press note
said
the workshop
is an
initiative to focus on empowering women to utilise their skills
and artistic senses to be selfsufficient. The workshop would
help the participants realise their
potential to persuade a business
in the art and craft sector.
The training will include the
necessary training for making different kinds of fabric: Kerala mural
painting and non-fabric Filigree
work with Shilpkar. Also, Fevicryl
would share the necessary skills
and expertise to the participants
and also provided a step-by-step
tutorial on the making of embroideries.
The participants who successfully complete the training at the
workshop will also be given certificates. The workshop would
be held from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
For details, call Prabhakar at
9940657385.
Apollo gives health
tips to senior citizens
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
As a gesture of support towards
the older section of the society,
Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram organised a health awareness camp
faced by elders
to mark Senior Citizen’s Day and
handed out 20 per cent privilege
coupons for the members of Tamilnadu Senior Citizen’s Association
on Apollo health checks recently.
The awareness programme focused
on orienting the senior citizens towards doing an extra bit of justice to
their health by taking special care and
not serve the purpose any more.
Instead, it facilitates the rogues to
enter the park premises,’ said the
in-charge.
According to Corporation’s directions, all the greenery developed by
it is watered every day to ensure
their healthy growth. Borewells are
also provided in parks for watering
the plants.
‘Just take a walk in the park and
you will notice lamp posts standing
without lamps. All this mischief is
Senior citizens at a health awareness campaign held at Apollo
Hospitals, Vanagaram, recently.
bringing to light any signs of illness
at its early stage. The camp also enlightened them on certain preventive
measures to tackle common health
issues that could potentially catch on
during old age, a release said.
The session was headed by cardiologist Anand Gnanaraj, urologist
Sezhian, orthopaedician Bharani
Kumar and neurologist Prabhas.
The session was attended by more
than 50 elderly people including
men and women above the age of
45 years. The participants benefited
from the session by becoming aware
of problems that they are facing and
also getting to know how they can
handle it better. Tips on health, lifestyle and diet for senior citizens were
also shared during the session for the
prevention and control of diseases
and disorders, the release said.
committed at night by the visitors,’
alleged an aide of the in-charge.
However, when Corporation officials were contacted on the issue,
they assured that the park’s charm
will be restored within two weeks.
‘We are working on the complaints
and will complete all maintenance
works in two weeks. Steps will
also be taken to avoid any thefts
hereafter. We will be replacing the
watchman,’ said a high Corporation
official who is in-charge of the park.
Broken net fence through which the anti-socials enter the park.
‘Sex education will keep
rape incidents at bay’
Kamaraj Multispeciality Hospitals
to conduct expo on sexology
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
‘The rising incidents of rape cases
in the recent times are only due to
lack of awareness among people on
sex. No one is ready to discuss about
it in detail, as they consider it as an
embarrassing topic. The need of the
hour in the country is sex education
and awareness on it,’ according to
Indian Sexology Association chairman Dr T Kamaraj.
To create awareness among public,
Kamaraj Multispeciality Hospitals is
organising a three day exhibition on
sexology (exclusively for men) here
from tomorrow. Also, a human chain
and a signature campaign from 10
lakh volunteers to spread awareness
on sexual health among the general
public will be held.
‘Sex is absolutely necessary for
a healthy and happy life. So many
youngsters still have no idea about
sex and other related queries. This
leads to depression, confusion and
Indian Sexology Association
chairman Dr T Kamaraj
addressing mediapersons in
Chennai on Wednesday.
anxiety. So these kind of awareness
camps will surely help them,’ said
Kamaraj, while addressing mediapersons here on Wednesday.
‘Eliminating sexual health myths’ is
the theme for this year’s World Sexual
Health Day, which is celebrated on 4
September across the world. ‘Sexual
Knowledge in India is very low and the
people here are not aware that sexuality in human being is quite normal.
Around 40 per cent of marriages end
up in failure because of the sex related
issues,’ said Kamaraj.
The exhibition will highlight many
sex related problems like impotence,
sexually transmitted diseases, impotence caused due to alcohol addiction,
male infertility, latest medical and
surgical advancements in the field of
sexology. Professors in the field will
talk about these issues.
The exhibition will also screen
videos related to sexual education,
sexuality in human being and news
related to sexology and sexuality.
As part of the exhibition, the newly
built Kamaraj Multispeciality Hospital
will be inaugurated on 2 September
by Vasanth & Co chairman H Vasanth Kumar. The hospital will also
provide free consultation, counselling
on sexual health during the three day
exhibition, Kamaraj said.
Talking heads of
Corpn Council
Last meet may extend for a day
One more chance for non-participants
NT Bureau
Common issues
Arthritis
Heart diseases
Osteoporosis
Alzheimer’s
Urological issues
Psychological problems
Lamp-less posts shed light on the woeful condition of the park.
Chennai, Sept 1:
In total, 58 council meetings were held between
November 2011 and July 2016 in Greater Chennai
Corporation Ripon Buildings. Councillor K Sivakumar
of ward 72 raised a question regarding this in the last
corporation council meeting.
Replying to the query, Mayor Saidai Duraisamy said the
council clocked 160 hours and 54 minutes in proceedings.
‘During this time, around 3,423 resolutions have been
passed,’ said the Mayor. According to data, the Mayor,
during this period, spoke for 66 hours and 27 minutes,
while total questions that the councillors raised is pegged
at 510, excluding the 360 supplementary questions.
Also, 105 councillors out of the 200 raised questions
during the duration of the council. Among the lot, P
Srinivasan (also known as MGR Vasan) the councillor
of ward 116 (Triplicane), asked a maximum of 27 questions, followed by A Ezhilarasi of ward 1 (Tiruvotriyur)
who raised 24 questions.
However, on scrutinising the data, activists question
the remaining 95 councillors who have not raised any
questions. ‘The silence of the other concillors makes it
seem like their wards have no issues, which is contrary
to ground realities,’ said T Gopalakrishnan, an activist.
The Mayor, during the previous meetings, had announced that all the councillors should take initiatives to
SEEN AND HEARD
P Srinivasan (also
known as MGR Vasan)
A Ezhilarasi
G R Srinivasan
P V Tamilselvan
P Arumugam (a.k.a.
Chinnayyan)
M Saroja
T Vijayaramakrishna
Vasugi Bhavani Sankar
P Santhi - Ward 113
M S Baskar - Ward 194
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Ward 116 - 27 questions
Ward 1 - 24
Ward 80 - 24
Ward 91 - 23
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Ward 117 - 17
Ward 76 - 15
Ward 115 - 15
Ward 103 - 14
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get involved in the system. ‘It seems some councillors
affiliated to other parties are hesitant to meet us. What
they should realise is that it is for the public that one has
to come together,’ said the Mayor at one of the meetings.
According to Corporation officials, the remaining councillors who are yet to be heard in the council, would be given
an opportunity. ‘Plans are on to extend the last council
meeting for a day more just to accommodate all the other
councillors, though the plan is still tentative,’ said an official.
As local body polls are around the corner, the last
council meeting would be held in early September.
Blend
4 THURSDAY
1 SEPTEMBER 2016
WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS
CHENNAI
TIME FOR CELEBRATIONS
C
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PIC
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Tactical tie-up
he US-India ties are bound to be strengthened further following
the signing of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of
Agreement (LEMOA) in Washington. Indian Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar and the US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter
were present at the time of the signing by senior officials from the
two countries.
With this, the protracted negotiations lasting over a decade
have finally borne fruit. But it will be a mistake to construe from
LEMOA that the two counties have entered into any strategic
defence relationship. They have not. As the Indian Defence Ministry
explained, the agreement sets out “basic terms, conditions and
procedures for reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies, and
service between the armed forces of India and the US.”
Indian warships and military aircraft, for example, can now reach
farther from the home base since they will be able to refuel and
draw on routine maintenance services available at the US bases in
the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Notably, the logistics support
is for only peace-time missions. It can be drawn by either country’s
military for authorised purposes. Joint exercises and joint training,
humanitarian missions such as disaster relief automatically qualify
under LEMOA.
For any other purpose prior permission will be required. The US
has entered into such agreements with a number of countries, some
of which are not its allies. India was careful not to sign a similar
agreement for fear of being seen as a camp follower of the US. It
painstakingly negotiated a special agreement which incorporated its
sensibilities. Regardless of the criticism that the agreement signals
India’s abandoning of an independent foreign policy, the Modi
Government has advanced bilateral defence cooperation with the
US while taking care not to in any way affect its independence.
A weak Manmohan Singh afraid of controversy had dragged his
feet for ten years. No such indecisiveness distorts the functioning
of the Modi Government. Given the hostile environment in India’s
neighbourhood, given the rise of China as an assertive economic
and military power, and the growing uncertainties of the Islamic
world, safeguarding India’s interests through a logistics support
pact with the biggest military and economic power in the world
makes immense sense. LEMOA and other such steps pave the way
for closer defence between the world’s biggest democracies which
have common strategic interests in the region. It is significant that
the Chinese media have cautioned India against closer defence
cooperation with the US.
Kiran Bedi @thekiranbedi
ZIKA FEAR MOUNTS
Malaysia, Singapore put on high alert
Indonesia screens travellers for infections
JAKARTA:
Indonesia is screening travelers
from neighboring Singapore for the
mosquito-borne Zika virus as the
city-state reports a growing number
of infections and its first case of a
pregnant woman testing positive.
Indonesian Health Ministry spokesman Oscar Primadi said that health
officials are recommending that the
Foreign Ministry issue an advisory
against travel to Singapore, particularly for pregnant women.
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hardwork n determination..get gng
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Google unveils ‘In Apps’
search for Android
Highlights
The new ‘In Apps’ feature will be
seen on the upcoming LG V20
The search mode will also work
without the internet
In Apps can be accessed via
Google app
to expand the number of apps. ‘In the
coming months, we’ll
also be adding more
apps, including Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn,
Evernote, Glide, Todoist
and Google Keep,’ writes Timo
Mertens, Product Manager, Google
in a blog post.
Some of the use cases of
the new ‘In Apps’ search
mode are for finding contacts
and messages by just typing
the name of a friend or a place
someone suggested. You
can also search for a song
by just typing the lyrics, any
long-lost email, or a to-do list
and the new search mode will
surface the content from the
relevant app.
The biggest highlight of the
feature is it works offline, as
the search happens entirely
on the Android device. Users can
change the apps that appear in
results by going to Settings within
the Google app. The updated Google
app for Android should be rolling out
gradually globally, and has not yet
reached Google Play India.
13 Indians among those
affected in S’pore
Malaysia reports 1st case
Malaysia’s Health Ministry says a
woman who traveled to Singapore
has been diagnosed with the Zika
virus, the country’s first case of the
mosquito-borne disease.
The ministry says the 58-year-old
woman tested positive for Zika in
her urine after she developed a
rash a week after her return from
Singapore. It says her daughter
in Singapore also tested positive
for Zika.
It said the virus was believed
imported from Singapore since
the woman started experiencing
symptoms on the same day as her
daughter.
Singapore says more than 40 people have been infected by the virus.
Singapore issued a statement yesterday evening saying it had identified
22 new Zika cases in one particular
area of the city and its first case involving a pregnant woman.
Zika has mild effects for most people
but doctors believe infection during pregnancy can result in babies
with small heads, which is known
as microcephaly, and other serious
developmental disorders. Singapore
had 155 cases as of yesterday.
Primadi said thermal imaging equipment to detect abnormal body tem-
Pre-requisites for problem solving
leadership are: Integrity,Focus, Intention,
willingness to learn & collaborate.
Else its a problem itself
Google has introduced a new search
mode dubbed ‘In Apps’ where it will
show content from installed apps on
the Android device. The company has
long offered the ability to search for
content present on your device, and
with recent iterations of the Google
app for Android, users should already
see a ‘Phone’ tab to filter their search
results. The new In Apps mode is an
upgrade, with wider app
integrations, and also
works offline.
The new ‘In Apps’ search
mode will be available via
the new Google app on Android devices, and users need to look for the
In Apps tab in results. The search
engine giant also confirmed
that the LG V20 will be the
world’s first smartphone to
sport a dedicated shortcut
for the ‘In Apps’ feature on
both the home screen and
Second Screen. Users will
be also able to search the
preinstalled LG apps via
the new search mode on
the LG V20. Notably, the LG
V20 will be also the first new
smartphone in the world
that will run the Android 7.0
Nougat operating system
out-of-the-box.Google believes that
the new search mode will be handy
for Android users to ‘find exactly what
they are looking for.’
The new search mode will at
launch work with Gmail, Spotify, and
YouTube though Google has plans
People lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual tomatina tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside
Valencia, Spain. In the other photograph. Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) recruits jubilate after the passing out parade in Moradabad.
Australia outlines
new measures
against ISIS
CANBERRA:
Australia’s prime minister warned
against fomenting distrust of Muslims
as he outlined tougher measures
against the threat posed by the Islamic State movement.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
said that Australian laws would soon
be amended to give Australian F/A-18
Hornet fighter jet pilots the same legal
standing as their coalition partners
when conducting airstrikes against
Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.
The Australian legal definition of
combatants will be expanded to
include people supporting armed
fighters and will become consistent
with international norms. The tighter
Australian definition has limited the
potential targets that Australian war
planes can attack and has affected
the timing of those attacks.
Turnbull, who is resisting pressure
from lawmakers to ban Muslim immigration and to relax hate speech
prohibitions, described the Islamic
State group as the most pressing national security threat that Australians
face. But he also warned there had
been an increase in far-right extremism directed against Muslims in Australia. The latest alleged terrorist plot
disrupted by police led to the arrest
of an anti-immigration campaigner
who was charged last month with
preparing a terrorist attack in the city
of Melbourne.
The government will introduce legislation to Parliament this month that
would enable courts to keep prisoners convicted of terrorist offenses
behind bars for indefinite periods after
their sentences are completed if they
continue to pose threats.
A National Environmental Agency (NEA) scatters mosquito pellets in a
drainage around the Aljunied neighbourhood in Singapore.
peratures was installed at eight for three days from 19 August. The
Indonesian ports with routes serving woman developed a rash a week
Singapore, including the capital Ja- after her return and later tested posikarta’s airport.
tive for Zika in her urine, he said. Her
He said travelers will also be given daughter in Singapore tested positive
a health questionnaire so they will for Zika on Tuesday.
Indian foreign ministry confirmed that 13 of its nationals had
tested positive for the Zika virus
in Singapore, after an outbreak
of the mosquito-borne disease
that at first affected three dozen
workers on a construction site.
According to our mission in
Singapore 13 Indian nationals
have tested positive for Zika
in Singapore, Vikas Swarup,
spokesperson for the ministry of
external affairs, said in response
to a Reuters inquiry.
Foreign construction workers
have been hit hardest in the
first days of the mosquito-borne
disease’s outbreak. Singapore
announced the first locally contracted case of Zika late on
Saturday.
believed to be imported from Singapore because the woman started
115 infected in Singapore, first
pregnant woman diagnosed
Singapore has confirmed its first case of a pregnant woman testing positive for the Zika virus infection, as the number of cases of
the mosquito-borne virus in the city-state rose to 115.
The Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency said the
pregnant woman was living in the virus-hit housing and industrial
area of Sims Drive/Aljunied Crescent in the southeast of the island.
The woman, who displayed mild symptoms of the virus, was
taken to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. A member of her
household was also diagnosed as positive for Zika.
recognize symptoms and know to immediately report to health authorities.
Malaysia’s Health Ministry said a
58-year-old woman who traveled to
Singapore had become that country’s first Zika case. Health Minister
S Subramaniam said the woman
and her husband visited Singapore
‘We can conclude that it is rather
easy to get infected by the virus when
visiting places that has outbreak,
including Singapore,’ he said. ‘Proactive action from the community can
help stop the spread of Zika virus in
Malaysia.’
Subramaniam said the virus was
Trump failed
his first foreign
test: Hillary
WASHINGTON: ald Trump has made his outlandish
Republican presidential nominee policy of forcing Mexico to pay
Donald Trump has failed in his first for his giant wall the centerpiece
foreign policy test, his Democratic of his campaign. But at the first
rival Hillary Clinton said as the real opportunity to make good on his
offensive campaign promises,
estate tycoon returned from
Trump choked,’ said John
Mexico City after meeting
Podesta from Hillary for
the Mexican president.
America Chair.
‘Trump just failed
‘What we saw tohis first foreign test.
day from a man who
Diplomacy isn’t as
claims to be the uleasy as it looks,’
timate ‘deal maker’
said 68-year-old
is that he doesn’t
Hillary in a tweet.
have the courage
Trump, 70, has alto advocate for his
most no experience
campaign promises
in foreign policy as
when he’s not in front
compared to Clinton
Hillary Clinton
of a friendly crowd. We
who served as the US
know who he is,’ he said.
Secretary of State during
‘After today’s trip, we still
the first term of the Obama
Administration. Hillary’s critical know where Trump stands: an
comment came after a controversy immigration plan that would deport
erupted on building a wall along 16 million people, end birthright
the Mexico border, a major election citizenship, repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arplank of Trump.
The Mexican President tweeted rivals) and build a USD 25 billion
stick the American
that during the meeting he told wall and
taxpayers with the
Trump that Mexico
MAKER bill,’ Podesta said.
S
would not pay for the
W
E
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N of the da
However, the
wall. However, Trump
Trump campaign
said that he never
discussed this with
the defended the decision to travel to
Mexico. ‘Today was the first part
Mexican president.
The Hillary Campaign slammed of the discussion and a relationTrump for visiting Mexico to meet ship builder between Trump and
its president at his invitation. ‘Don- President Pena Nieto.
experiencing symptoms on the same
day as her daughter. The ministry has
started control activities such as
eliminating mosquito breeding sites
and fog spraying in her residential
area and other places that the patient
had visited. Indonesia has not yet
reported any Zika infections.
Brazil’s Rousseff
stripped of Presidency,
Temer sworn in
BRASILIA;
Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff has been
stripped of the country’s presidency
in an impeachment vote and replaced
by her bitter rival Michel Temer, shifting Latin America’s biggest economy
sharply to the right.
Rousseff, 68, was convicted by 61
of the 81 senators of illegally manipulating the national budget. The
vote, which exceeded the needed
two-thirds majority, meant the veteran leftist leader was immediately
removed from office.
Three hours later, Temer -- her
center-right former vice president
and one time crucial coalition partner
whom she now accuses of orchestrating a coup against her -- was sworn in.
Cheers -- and cries of disappointment -- erupted in the blue-carpeted,
circular Senate chamber as the impeachment verdict flashed up on the
electronic voting screen.
VOICE MAIL
Congrats Jaya
Sir,
Kudos to Tamilnadu Government
for their achievements in 100 days
under the leadership of Chief
Minister Dr J Jayalalithaa, who
has also became the longest serving woman Chief Minister in the
history of India. She has served
the people of Tamilnadu for 5405
days on 28 August 2016 and thus
transforming Tamilnadu, breaking
the previous record of former Chief
Minister of Delhi Sheila Dixit.
T S KARTHIK,
Valasaravakkam
Enterprise
CHENNAI
THURSDAY
1 SEPTEMBER 2016
5
Expecting economy
to expand: Industry
India Inc feels country is poised for growth
Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd executive director Shekhar Bhargava and
Deccan Park director Doulat Jain with other dignitaries, at an event in
Chennai Wednesday.
Royal Orchid Group
enters TN
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
‘Royal Orchid is one of India’s
fastest growing hotel chains and we
are proud to venture into Tamilnadu
for the first time in association with
Deccan Park Hotel Ltd,’ said its executive director Shekhar Bhargava
while launching the group’s 37th
outlet in Chennai yesterday.
‘The launch of the new hotel is part
of an ongoing strategy to expand
our footprint in Tamilnadu. Given
Chennai’s status as a strong economic hub within the South-Eastern
region, and against the backdrop of
a rising middle-class, we are confident about the venture,’ he added.
Royal Orchid shall henceforth be
managing Hotel Deccan Plaza. With
this, the hotel gets a new name as
‘Regenta Central Deccan’.
‘We will be adopting various strategies like visa packages inclusive of
stay, food, transfer, pick and drop
to US embassy. Tirupati packages,
etc. In addition, we will cover the all
major business hubs and sectors
like IT, pharma, import, export and
banking’, Bhargava emphasised.
On the occasion, director of Deccan Park Ltd, Doulat Jain, said,
‘We are glad to partner with Royal
Orchid group. With a strong 65
per cent occupany we are eyeing
a sustained growth in the days to
come.’
Joint directors of Deccan Park,
Pradeep Gadhiya and Nirmal Gadhiya, along with general manager
Gowri Shankar were present during the event.
New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI):
As economic growth slowed to 7.1
per cent in the first quarter, India
Inc on Wednesday said it expects
economy to grow at a healthier pace
in coming quarters on the back of a
good monsoon even as a pick-up in
investments remains elusive.
‘We expect growth to gain momentum in the second half of the current
fiscal year. The good monsoon is a
huge positive and an improvement
has been noted in the kharif acreage’,
FICCI president Harshvardhan Neotia
said.
He said the agriculture sector performance is likely to pick up, giving
Job jamboree
on its way
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI):
Indicating improved hiring activities,
over 77 per cent of recruiters and consultants expect creation of new jobs
in the coming six months, a survey
released on Wednesday said.
Job portal Naukri.com’s latest Hiring Outlook Survey showed that IT,
ITeS, retail and BFSI are expected
to emerge as top sectors for new
employment opportunities.
US Consul General
visits Sri City
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Phillip A Min, Consul General of
the USA in Chennai visited Sri City
recently.
A press release said, Ramesh
Subramaniam, president, Sri City
Foundation briefed him on the infrastructure, unique features and the
brisk pace of development in Sri City.
Commenting on the visit Ravindra
Sannareddy, founder and managing
director, Sri City, said, ‘As its growth
trajectory presents a significant opportunity for investment, India has
been ranked ‘best’ for investment by all
global agencies. It remains a consensus favourite investment destination
for companies looking for investment
opportunities in diverse sectors’.
Thanking the Sri City management
Sri City Foundation president Ramesh Subramaniam briefing the US
Consul General Phillip A Min, at the industrial plant recently.
for arranging the visit, Phillip A Min
said, ‘Facilities and infrastructure are
highly impressive and inspiring. Sri
City embodies and projects a true
vision for the future’.
The purpose of the visit was to see
the new industrial city in person and
get a first hand knowledge of the
progress achieved. Following the
briefing session, the Consul General visited the units of PepsiCo
and Colgate Palmolive and had
a close glimpse of the production
facilities and witnessed the works
in progress. The Consul General
had a meeting with the senior representatives of some the American
companies in Sri City.
Electrosteel Castings
Q1 net up 86%
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Electrosteel Castings Ltd. reported that
its total income for the quarter 30 June,
2016, was Rs 420.90 crore. A press
release said, EBITDA showed a healthy
increase of 24 per cent and stood at Rs
77.50 crore.
The EBITDA margins for the period
showed improvement on account of re-
duction in material cost and increased
operational efficiencies. Profit After Tax for
the quarter showed a steep rise of 86 per
cent to Rs 10.07 crore as against Rs 5.40
crore for the corresponding quarter in the
previous year.
The company has received part compensation amounting to Rs 73.20 crore
on account of deallocation of coal mine,
the release said.
India, US to mobilise
clean energy funds
New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI):
India and the US on
Wednesday emphasised
on the need to enhance
access to both public and
private funding for the
development of clean
energy.
Both sides underscored
the vital ‘importance of expanding access to public
and private financing for
clean energy development in order to enhance
energy access and sustainable development’,
a joint statement on the
Second India-US Strategic and Commercial
Dialogue said.
‘The sides recognised
their collective efforts to
advance the US-India
Clean Energy Finance
(USICEF) initiative, the
US-India Clean Energy
Hub, the expansion of
USAID programme for
Utility-level support and
the US-India Catalytic
Solar Finance Program,
which will collectively mobilise public and private
capital towards clean energy solutions’, it added.
On the progress of the
US-India Clean Energy
Finance Task Force, India
and the US announced
their intent to expand
the Task Force’s work to
include new clean energy
finance initiatives for joint
collaboration.
Besides, both the countries reiterated their commitment to doubling their
clean energy R&D investment towards fulfillment of
the objectives of Mission
Innovation, resolved to
increased cooperation
between national labs and
announced the creation of
the PACE Fellowship, the
statement said.
The US also affirmed
support for pursuing its
membership of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA), recognising the
critical role it can play in
the development and deployment of solar power.
The countries applauded
continued engagement
between Westinghouse
and the Nuclear Power
Corporation of India toward finalising the contractual arrangements by
June 2017 to build six AP
1,000 mw reactors that
will provide clean, reliable energy to millions of
people in India, it said.
an impetus to rural consumption.
Also, the Seventh Pay Commission
is expected to push demand and
the uptick is likely to give a thrust to
industrial growth as well.
According to ASSOCHAM secretary
general D S Rawat, while a durable
pick-up in investment activity remains
elusive, consumption will continue to
provide the main support to aggregate demand and Indian economy
may grow at a healthier pace in coming quarters.
This, he said, will be through a
boost from revival of rural demand
following an above-normal monsoon,
implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations which will
further stoke consumer demand and
benefits arising from recently passed
Face-off with forgery
‘IT, telecom cos investing in tackling fraud & bribery’
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Large Indian IT and telecom companies, as
well as retail, e-commerce and private equity
firms are now investing in ways to tackle fraud,
bribery and corruption and create more awareness about such issues, an EY official said.
WHAT CAN BE DONE
REWARD TIME
To encourage forensic
talent in the country, EY
Fraud Investigation and
Dispute Services and
Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners (ACFE),
Western Region Chapter,
have launched the flagship ‘Forensic Trailblazer
Award’.
NAME CHANGE
I,
ARCHANA
DEVI
NITYANANDAM RAJENDIRAN,
D/o. Rajendiran, Date of
Birth: 16-12-1995, residing at
No. 125/107, Muniappan
Street, Perambur, Chennai
- 600 011, shall hence forth
be known as SARANYA
NITYANANDAM RAJENDIRAN.
I,
EGNAPRIYA
RANGAMANNAR
W/o
V.Nagarajan,
born
on
06.07.1975, residing at No
28/31, Flat-E, Aaji Court 1st
Floor,
Venugopalapuram,
Nanganallur,
Chennai
600 114, shall hence forth
be known as SUJATHA
NAGARAJAN.
EGNAPRIYA
RANGAMANNAR
ARCHANA DEVI
NITYANANDAM RAJENDIRAN.
NAME CHANGE
PASSPORT MISSING
I, SATHYA SAI SWAPNA
SIVAKUMAR, D/o, Rickdah
Sivakumar, born on 08/05/1989
residing at Plot No.122,
Green Acres, Poonthandalam
Village,
Vengambakkam,
Thirukazhikunram
Taluk,
Kanchipuram Dt, Tamil Nadu
603 102, shall henceforth
be known as SAI SWAPNA
SIVAKUMAR.
SATHYA SAI SWAPNA
SIVAKUMAR.
It is hereby informed to the
public that I, B.Ranjith kumar,
S/o. Baskaran, residing at D2,
Kanagadhara
Apartments,
No.2/16, New Giri Road,
T.Nagar, Chennai-17, have
lost my Passport bearing No.
Z3628018 at Pondy Bazar,
T.Nagar on 17/08/2016 during
transit. Any one found the
same kindly contact me for
which I will very much obliged.
B.Ranjith kumar
Mobile No. 09171012466
I, JACOB PATRICK SHAKILA
W/o Christian Thilagaraj, born
on 04-06-1968, residing at
Old No.2, New No.3,
Reliance Rice Mill Street,
Wall Tax Road, Sowcarpet,
Chennai-600079, shall hence
forth be known as SHAKILA
SHANTHI THILAGARAJ.
JACOB PATRICK
SHAKILA
I,
PATEL
SANGITA
BHIMJIBHAI W/o Suresh
Kumar, born on 13.01.1980,
residing at No 4, Anjugam
Nagar 7th Street, Kolathur,
Chennai-600 099, shall
hence forth be known as
SANGITA PATEL.
PATEL SANGITA
BHIMJIBHAI
I,
MANIKANDAN
SOUNDARRAJAN
S/o
Soundarrajan,
born
on
26.05.1989, residing at No
Okkiam,
Thuraipakkam,
Chennai-600
097,
has
with the name of PIO AMAL
CHRISTO SOUNDARRAJAN.
MANIKANDAN
SOUNDARRAJAN
This is to inform general public
that we have been accorded
environmental clearance by
State Environmental Impact
Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
for our proposed construction
of residential at S.No. 85/1 part,
3A2, 11, 13B, 13C,13D, 13E,
13F, 505/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11,12,13,14,15,16,17 Pondur
Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk,
Kanchipuram District in the
state of Tamil Nadu. The copies
of the said clearance available
in Tamilnadu Pollution control
Board (TNPCB) and also can
be seen in the website of SEIAA
http://www.seiaa.tn.gov.in/
MR. K. L.V. RAMA RAO
Managing Director
Sterling Estates and
Properties limited,
Sterling Point,
No.124, G.N.Chetty road,
T.Nagar, Chennai -17.
My client Mrs. B. Meera Bai, W/o.
S. Mohan Singh residing at No.
9, Rajaji Street, Radha Nagar,
Chrompet,
Tambaram
Taluk,
Kancheepuram District has lost her
original documents (Document No.
(1) 2259/91, (2) 38/91, and (3)
491/66 all the documents which has
been registered in Sub-Registrar
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29.8.16 at 12.00 noon. My client
$ $
said documents till date. If anyone
makes any transaction based on
the said original documents without
my client’s consent the same would
not bind my client Mrs. B. Meera
Bai. Anyone who any information or
claim with reference to based on the
said lost original documents may
communicate to my client or the
undersigned within 7 days of the
publication.
B.B. VENKATESAN, M.A., L.L.B.,
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No. 362, Addl. Law Chambers,
Highcourt Campus,
Chennai – 104.
Cell: 9500104123/9940230922
CSR CONCERNS
As corporates continue with
their commitment to drive antifraud and anti-corruption practices, internally as well as in third
party dealings, their role will be
instrumental in demonstrating
India’s renewed stance to the
world, it added.
A recent EY report on fraud and corruption
stated that over 80 per cent of Indians believe
CORRUPT TO THE CORE
individual prosecutions will help deter such
‘India has seen a rapid rise in
(fraud) instances, while 84 per cent regional
cases related to fraud, bribery and
respondents believe they can be more transcorruption in recent times, sparkparent in business.
ing the need to have specialists
India’s focus on maintaining
to secure and shield businesses’,
its global perception as an avid
Shrivastava said.
business destination requires a FINGER FACTS
thorough follow-through in terms
He indicated that there was increasing demand for forensic talent in the
of adherence to global compliance country, which is evident from the growth of the practice from 50 individuals
principles.
a decade ago to about 4,000 currently.
I, ANAND CHITRA D/o.
Anandha Krishnan, born on
22.12.1993, residing at No
32/1, Venkatachalam Street,
Oldwashermenpet, Chennai
- 600 021, shall hence forth
be known as SUMATHI
ANANDHA
KRISHNAN
RATHIYA
ANAND CHITRA
PUBLIC NOTICE
the GST legislation. Economy grew
at the slowest pace in last six quarters
at 7.1 per cent in April-June of the
current fiscal, mainly on subdued
performance of mining, construction
and farm sectors.
GDP had recorded 7.5 per cent
growth in April-June of last fiscal
and 7.9 per cent in January-March.
The previous low was 6.6 per cent in
October-December of 2014-15.
According to the data released by
the Central Statistics Office (CSO),
the Gross Value Added (GVA),
which is estimated at the basic price,
showed a growth of 7.3 per cent in the
first quarter of 2016-17.
PUBLIC NOTICE
My client A. PICHAI KANNAN, son of
Aramudhu Iyengar, aged about 78 years,
residing at No. 2617, Viswanathapuram II
Street, Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam,
Chennai-600 024, states that he is the
owner of the property comprised in R.S.
No.196.5 to an extent of Acre 0.7 ½ cents
and in Survey No. 196.3 to an extent of
2 ½ cents, situated at Ezhuveli Village,
Pazhavanakudi, previously Nagapattinam
Taluk, presently Thiruvarur Taluk,
Thanjavur District. He purchased the above
said properties by registered Sale Deed
dated 15.07.1974, bearing Document
No. 1885 of 1974 and Sale Deed dated
18.04.1977, bearing Document No. 653
of 1977. My client had lost the above said
Two Sale Deeds when he went to take
Xerox in a Xerox shop at Rangarajapuram,
Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.
I therefore hereby call upon the General
Public to hand over the said documents
if in possession or make any claim if any
over the said properties to the undersigned
or my client within 15 days from the date
of this publication, failing which, it will be
presumed that there are no claims and my
client would proceed further in this matter.
Sd/N RAJENDIRAN
Advocate
Law Association of Saidapet,
M.M. Court Campus,
Chennai-600 015.
Cell: 9841122650.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
members of Essel Finance Wealth
Zone Limited (Formerly known as
Essel Finance Wealth Zone Private
Limited) (Formerly known as Wealth
Zone Financial Services (India) Private
Limited) (“The Company”) at their
Extra Ordinary General Meeting held
on Tuesday, 30th August, 2016, have
passed a special resolution for the
conversion of the Company, Essel
Finance Wealth Zone Limited to Essel
Finance Wealth Zone Private Limited
under the provisions of section
18,14,15,13 and other applicable
provisions and rules made thereunder,
if any, of the Companies Act, 2013.
Anybody having objection for such
conversion may raise their objection
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evidences, if any, with the Registrar
of Companies, Chennai, with a copy of
the same to Company at the Registered
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will proceed for issuance of fresh
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the Company to a Private Company,
after expiry of 21 days from the date
of this notice.
For Essel Finance Wealth
Zone Limited
(Formerly known as Essel Finance
Wealth Zone Private Limited)
(Formerly known as Wealth Zone
Financial Services (India) Private
Limited)
ADITYA BIYANI
DIRECTOR
DIN: 07423120
Place: Chennai.
Date: 30th August, 2016.
ABIRAMI
FINANCIAL SERVICES
(INDIA) LIMITED
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NOTICE is hereby given that the
Register of Members and Share
Transfer Register of M/S. ABIRAMI
FINANCIAL SERVICES (INDIA)
LIMITED will remain closed from
Monday the 12nd September,
2016 to Wednesday the 14th
September, 2016 (both days
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Place: Chennai
Date : 01.09.2016
PUBLIC NOTICE
My client A. PICHAI KANNAN, son of
Aramudhu Iyengar, aged about 78 years,
residing at No. 2617, Viswanathapuram II
Street, Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam,
Chennai-600 024, states that his mother
Smt. Jayalakshmi Ammal, W/o Aramudhu
Iyengar the owner of the property comprised
in Survey No. 196.3 to an extent of Acre 0.2 ½
cents and in Survey No. 189.6 to an extent of
Acre 0.6 ½ cents, situated at Ezhuveli Village,
Pazhavanakudi previously Nagapattinam
Taluk, presently Thiruvarur Taluk, Thanjavur
District. My client states that his mother Smt.
Jayalakshmi Ammal purchased the above
said properties by registered Sale Deed dated
18.07.1952, bearing Document No. 2439 of
1952. My client states that his mother Smt.
Jayalakshmi Ammal expired on 14.11.1991
and after her death, the said Sale Deed was
in my client’s possession. My client states
that he had lost the above said Sale Deed
when he went to take Xerox in a Xerox shop at
Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.
I therefore hereby call upon the General
Public to hand over the said documents if in
possession or make any claim if any over the
said properties to the undersigned or my client
within 15 days from the date of this publication,
failing which, it will be presumed that there are
no claims and my client would proceed further
in this matter.
Sd/N RAJENDIRAN
Advocate
Law Association of Saidapet,
M.M. Court Campus,
Chennai-600 015.
Cell: 9841122650.
NATIONAL PLASTIC
TECHNOLOGIES LTD
(CIN:L25209TN1989PLC017413)
Thiru Complex, 44, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008
NOTICE
Dear Shareholder,
Notice is hereby given that the 27th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of National
Plastic Technologies Ltd is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 22,
2016 at 10.30 A.M. Indian Standard Time at The Hall of Ragaas, 47, First Avenue,
Sastri Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600020.
We have completed mailing of notice to members individually by courier or
registered post together with Audited Financial Statements for the year ended
31st March, 2016. These documents have been sent to those members who
have registered their email addresses. These documents are also available on the
Company’s website www.nationalplasticsgroup.com.
Pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013, Rule 20 of the Companies
(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, as amended and Regulation 44
of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company is pleased to provide the facility to
the Members to exercise their right to vote on the resolutions proposed to be passed
at the AGM by electronic means. In addition, the facility for voting by physical ballot
forms shall also be made available at the AGM and the Members attending the AGM
who have not cast their vote by remote e-voting shall be eligible to vote at the AGM.
The Company has entered into an arrangement with NSDL for facilitating remote
e-voting for the AGM. The detailed procedure for remote e-voting is provided in
the Notice of AGM.
The Company has appointed Mr. S Bhaskar, Partner, BP & Associates, Company
Secretaries, to act as the Scrutinizer, to scrutinize the entire e-voting process in a
fair and transparent manner.
The remote e-voting period will commence at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, September 19,
2016 and will end at 05:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. At the end of
remote e-voting period, the facility shall forthwith be blocked. The voting rights shall be
as per the number of equity shares held by the Member(s) as on Thursday, September
15, 2016, being the cut-off date. Members are eligible to cast vote electronically only
if they are holding shares as on that date. Any person who becomes member of the
Company after dispatch of notice and holding shares as on cut-off date may obtain the
user ID and Password inter alia by sending request to evoting@nsdl.co.in.
The Members of the Company who have registered their email address are also
entitled to receive such communication in physical form, upon request to the
Company at contact@nationalgroup.in.
By order of the Board of directors
For National Plastic Technologies Limited
August 30, 2016
E.Balasubramanian
Chennai
Company Secretary
6 THURSDAY
1 SEPTEMBER 2016
Sports
CHENNAI
ROOF COMES ON, RAFA TURNS IT ON
q Nadal, Djokovic break no sweat in advancing q Raonic, Muguruza sent packing
New York, Sept 1:
Rafael Nadal cruised into the third
round of the US Open with a straight
sets win over Italian Andreas Seppi
on a historic night at Arthur Ashe
Stadium on Wednesday, which saw
big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic
and women’s third-seed Garbine
Muguruza, the French Open champ,
bow out.
With Nadal leading 6-0, 3-3 rain
became to fall in Flushing Meadows,
prompting the tournament referee
to order for the first time the newly
installed roof to be closed.
Spectators inside the stadium, the
premier court at the US Open, took
photos and videos as the roof shut
so play could resume with Nadal
leading 6-0, 3-3.
The short delay and changed in
conditions following the closed roof,
making it an indoor match, did nothing halt Nadal’s momentum as he
powered on to a straight sets 6-0,
7-5, 6-1 victory.
He will play Russian Andrey Kuznetsov in the third round on Saturday.
A FIRST AT THE US OPEN
The roof was closed
osed at the US Open during a
match for the first time Wednesday night.
he cover resulted in a suspension
The shutting of the
an 7 1/2 minutes at 3-all in the
of play of less than
fael Nadal’s 6-0, 7-5, 6-1
second set of Ravictory against
Andreas
Seppi in the second round.
n‘I feel that the conty
ditions are pretty
similar when
d or
the roof is closed
open,’ Nadal
said afterward.
able difference was the amount of
The most noticeable
atter from spectators, mainly - that
ambient noise - chatter
ring points.
could be heard during
sociation Executive Director
US Tennis Association
aid tournament organizers will
Rafael Nadal battles Andreas Seppi under the roof at the Gordon Smith said
look into that.
Flushing Meadows in New York.
Nadal’s match was the last on day
three of the tournament, a day which
saw Wimbledon runner-up Milos
Raonic ousted by a qualifier.
The Canadian was knocked out by
American Ryan Harrison, the 120th-
ranked outsider winning 6-7(4), 7-5,
7-5, 6-1 and going on to face Marcos
Baghdatis for a place in the last 16.
Novak Djokovic had no such trouble,
and has been handed a fortuitous
couple of extra days to rest up from
his various ailments.
The defending champ moved on to
the third round when his opponent
withdrew before their match in the
early hours of Thursday morning.
The top-seeded Djokovic had faced
a potentially tricky matchup with Jiri
Vesely, who defeated him last spring
in their only meeting.
But a couple
o f
hours before they
would have taken
the
court at Arthur
Ashe Stadium,
Isner had a chance to close out the
victory in the third-set tiebreaker but
wasted four match points.
Two-time US Open runner-up
Caroline Wozniacki defeated a top-10
opponent for the first time in nearly
a year, bouncing back from a horrid
start to beat 2004 champ Svetlana
Kuznetsova.
The ninth-seeded Kuznetsova won the first four
games of the match and
Ryan Harrison
the 49th-ranked Veswas one point from goely pulled out because
ing up 5-0. Then Wozof left forearm inflammaniacki ran off seven
tion. He said the muscles were
straight games en
starting to pinch a nerve, resulting in
route to a 6-4, 6-4
numbness that made it hard to control
victory in the sechis shots. ‘Playing Novak you have to
ond round.
be 100 per cent ready,’ he said.
Johanna
Ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Konta won
proved too strong for Australian wilda threecard James Duckworth, the Frenchs e t
match
man running out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
after
colwinner. Elsewhere, 20th seed John
lapsing
t o
Isner beat Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-4, 6-7
the court
(10), 6-3 in 2 hours, 54 minutes in
late in the
their second round meeting.
second.
HAT-TRICK MAN
SIVA KUMAR IS
OVER THE MOON
‘Mini IPL’ in US
put on hold,
says Thakur
q ‘Happy to shine on my home ground’ q Need to learn
to play without Dinesh Karthik, says Patriots’ Aushik
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Lyca Kovai Kings’ M K Siva Kumar wrote his name into the history books, by becoming the first
bowler to grab a hat-trick in the
India Cements Tamilnadu Premier League, against Albert Tuti
Patriots at the M A Chidambaram
stadium here yesterday. He was
overjoyed to get three in a row at
his home ground and said, ‘I’m
really feeling very happy!’
Siva Kumar’s hat-trick set up
a big nine-wicket win for the
Kings as the Patriots folded up
for a paltry 95. Speaking to the
M K Siva Kumar
media later, he said, ‘This is my first
hat-trick. I didn’t think about it when
I was bowling because I didn’t know
it was the hat-trick ball! Only after I
got the wicket did I realise that I had
gotten a hat-trick!’
He said he was thankful for the
advice given by Syed Mohammed
(captain) and ‘Monk’ (Murali Vijay) for
the useful tips and encouraging him.
Asked if it would would have been
better to take four wickets, Siva
Kumar quipped: ‘I would have been
happy if I got another wicket but then
it turned out to be a run-out!’
Also, the medium-pacer said the
team had laid extra emphasis on the
fielding and said, ‘We had a threeday break and we had two fielding
sessions with Lance Klusener, Hemant Kumar and R Prasanna.
The end result was evident.’
And, what tips did Lance
Klusener give, the Kings
player said, ‘He has
given a lot of useful
tips to us. It is limited
but useful. He gives
us tips based on the
wicket.’
The hat-trick man
was delighted but
cautious about the
rising expectations
and said, ‘expectations will be high for
the next match so we
have to be ready.’
He said they were not
surprised after the Patriots won the toss and opted
to bat. ‘Even if we had won the
toss we would have opted to bat.
It was a good batting wicket. You
just had to mix the speed while
bowling and you could do well.
We produced good pressure.’
Siva Kumar informed that Murali Vijay did not open the batting
as part of a team strategy.
The Kings’ bowlers said it was
good to see the crowd come in
and added ‘the fact that the tournament helps the local players
is a good sign. There are a lot
of unknown players and the fact
that people come to watch them
bodes well for us.’
Meanwhile, Patriots’ experienced spinner Aushik Srinivas
said they lost the plot after losing
three wickets. In fact, the team
faced 56 dot balls and asked if
this contributed to the downfall,
he said, ‘They (Kings) bowled
well and did not allow us ones
and twos. We have to find a
solution to our woes. We lost the
plot after losing three wickets and
it was very difficult to score the
ones and twos.’
He admitted that the team
missed inspirational skipper Dinesh Karthik but said ‘We missed
him but then it was definitely not
the reason for the loss. We need
to learn playing without DK. We
do hope to learn and improve in
the coming matches.’
Aushik said the team opted to
bat first because the plan was to
score big and pile on the pressure
as they did in the last match.
The left-arm spinner said he
wanted to be consistent and
improve in the next few games.’
Schweinsteiger bids
tearful farewell
Dinesh Karthik
shines on another
rain-hit day
Frankfurt, Sept 1 (AP):
Bastian Schweinsteiger captained
Germany for the last time in a 2-0
friendly victory over Finland, receiving
an emotional send-off to cap a 12year international career that included
the 2014 World Cup title.
Schweinsteiger burst into tears as
he was honored before kickoff and
was cheered nearly every time he
touched the ball. The 32-year-old
midfielder decided to quit the national
team after the European Championship, where Germany lost in the semifinals to host nation France in July.
Leaving the match in the 67th
minute, Schweinsteiger received
another standing ovation. Minutes
earlier, a fan managed to run onto
the pitch unchallenged and took a
selfie with the smiling Schweinsteiger
before running off.
‘I was very touched, I was enjoying every second,’ he said. ‘It was a
great honor to play for Germany and
Greater Noida, Sept 1 (PTI):
Dinesh Karthik and Sheldon
Jackson added 85 runs at a fair
clip in only 16.2 overs before a
sharp evening downpour rendered the outfield unplayable
in the rain-hit Duleep Trophy
cricket match between India
‘Red’ and India ‘Blue’ here yesterday. Jackson impressed with
a strike-filled, unbeaten 48 off 55
balls, which contained eight hits
to the fence.
Old guard Karthik was batting
on 35 off 65 balls, with the help
of four boundaries as yet another
day of cricket was curtailed by
the elements at the Greater
Noida Sports Complex Ground.
India Blue were placed at 285 for
five in 78.2 overs when play was
called off. This was due to the
sixth-wicket unbeaten partnership of 85 runs between Sheldon
and Karthik.
Bastian Schweinsteiger
you fans.’ Germany used a largely
second-string lineup and eased past
a Finland team that rarely threatened.
The match was played at a leisurely
pace, with Germany’s goals coming
in the second half. Max Meyer broke
the deadlock in the 55th and substitute Mesut Ozil completed the win in
the 77th.
Action from the HCL Junior Tennis Tour
and Masters tournament being held in Chennai.
Adhithyan
routs
Anirudh
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
M Adhithyan of PSBBSSS, KK Nagar, trounced B Anirudh of
PSBBSSS, 6-0 in the boys under-14 singles in the ongoing HCL
Tennis Junior Tour and Masters tournament, organised here by
Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy. In other matches, Sai Bhairav
of Saraswathi School beat Shiv Chabbria of Sishya School 6-1 and
Manothilan of Bhavans edged out Raghav Pradhan of Velammal
Matriculation 6-4.
Delhi snaps up Ramiro
Delhi Dynamos Football Club has signed up former Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Tébar Ramiro for the upcoming season of the Hero Indian
Super League. The 30-year old defensive-midfielder has been signed
after his short stint with Spanish Club UE Llagostera. Marcos started his
career as a Real Madrid player and is a product of the club’s academy
in Madrid. He has also played for English championship side Brentford.
TN women win gold
The Tamilnadu women’s team bagged gold while its men’s team settled
for a bronze in the Federation Cup National throwball championships
held at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh recently.
A press note said Tamilnadu defeated Delhi 15-7, 15-10 in the women’s
final while the men’s team defeated Haryana 15-9, 15-7 in the men’s
third-fourth play-off. Tamilnadu’s Harshini was given ‘the best player
award’ in the women’s category.
Winning starts
for Indian stars
q Paes, Sania, Bopanna reach second round
New York, Sept 1 (PTI):
Indian tennis stars Leander Paes,
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna
made a rampaging start to their campaign at US Open as they advanced
to the second round of the US Open
along with their respective partners
after notching up contrasting wins at
Flushing Meadows here. Defending
champions in mixed doubles, Paes and
Swiss Martina Hingis prevailed over
USA’s Sachia Vickery and Frances
Tiafoe 6-3, 6-2 in just 51 minutes.
They will take on the winner of the
match between Anastasia Rodionova
of Australia and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and seventh seeded
American pair of Coco Vandeweghe
and Rajeev Ram. In women’s doubles,
seventh seeded Sania and her Czech
partner Barbora Strycova defeated
American pair of Jada Myii Hart and
Ena Shibahara 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and
nine minutes first round match.
The duo will meet the winner of
the match between Swiss Viktorija
Golubic and USA’s Nicole Melichar
and US-German combo of Madison
Brengle and Tatjana Maria.
Lauderhill, Sept 1 (PTI):
BCCI president Anurag Thakur
has said the Cricket Board has put
on hold plans of hosting a ‘mini IPL’
in the USA, with T20 Internationals
being seen as the preferred platform to reach out to the American
market. The main hurdle, according to
Thakur, was the time
zone difference.
‘I think we
must understand the
time difference. IPL
is seen in
India from
7 o’clock to
11 or 11.30 at
night. So you have
to play somewhere in the east
coast here (USA) so (that) the timing matches. If we have to play in
the day here, the matches should
be seen in India at night because
broadcasting is a big thing. So you
can’t make your home fan lose (by)
playing outside India. So which
are the provinces you can play in
United States? That’s a big task,’
Thakur was quoted as saying by
‘ESPNcricinfo’.
He added, ‘IPL, we are not even
thinking of hosting it outside India.
It has to be hosted in India, but
there are many other options what
you can do which we’ll let you
know over a period of time when
we come out with a long-term plan
for this market.’
Lodha Panel
sets deadline to
BCCI to hold AGM
New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI):
The Supreme Court-appointed
Lodha Committee has given the
BCCI a second set of timelines
besides setting a 15 December
deadline for conducting AGM
and forming an Apex Council.
The decision was taken during a committee meeting on
Sunday.
The panel instructed the Indian
Cricket Board to create new IPL
governing council by
30 December.
The committee
also instructed
that all State associations should
have their elections
b y
15 November latest
and by the same time form the
executive committee of Players
Association.
It will be interesting to see what
is the status of BCCI AGM which
has been slated for 21 September
as per the old constitution.
The creation of new BCCI committees and appointment of management as per new rules should
happen by 30 December.
However, it is unlikely that BCCI
would proceed with the reforms
part till the verdict of the Review
Petition, seeking recusal of CJI TS
Thakur from the case, is out.
The Lodha Panel has withdrawn
its suggestion of having two representatives of franchise in Apex
Council as this could have created
a situation of conflict of interest.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
THURSDAY
1 SEPTEMBER 2016
Kanchi seer
out of hospital
NCERT begins golden journey
q Educational council was established on 1 Sept 1961 q Plans are afoot to march with technology
NIVEDHIKA KRISHNAN
Chennai, Sept 1:
When Akshay Kumar, the State
topper of NEET, was quizzed whether the controversy surrounding the
competitive examination bothered
him in his preparations, he said,
‘Though announcement of exam
date was made in a hurried manner,
the CBSE portions overlap NEET
syllabus and it gave us an edge
over others.’
Many others studying in CBSE
stream, prescribed by the National
Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT), would concur with Akshay. NCERT, which has
changed the approach towards education, completed 50 years today.
The council came into existence by
merging seven institutions like Central Institute of Education (1947),
Central Bureau of Textbook Research (1954), and National Fun-
INTRIGUING LOGO
The logo design has been adopted from an Ashokan
period relic of the 3rd Century BCE, The intertwined
hansas (swans) symbolise the integration of the
three aspects of the work of NCERT - Research and
Development, Training, and Extension.
The motto has been taken from Isavasya Upanishad
and it means ‘life eternal through learning’.
damental Education Centre (1956), the
Central Bureau of Educational and Vocational Guidance (1954), the National
Institute of Basic Education (1956),
Directorate of Extension Programmes
for Secondary Education (1958), and
the National Institute of Audio-Visual
Education (1959). It is believed that
the amalgamation of the institutions
was the first step in heralding a new
national perspective on development
of education in the country.
Further, NCERT, which was estab-
lished on 1 September 1961, has the
aim to strengthen the national system
of education. In the National Curriculum
Framework for School Education 2000, NCERT designed the framework
that stressed the need for a healthy,
enjoyable and stress-free childhood
and reduction of curricular load.
In the National Curriculum Framework - 2005, the framework laid
emphasis on systemic reforms, like
community participation, academic
planning and leadership at the school
level, as well as examination reforms
and partnerships between schools
and civil society.
Apart from designing curriculum,
NCERT undertook research in the field
of education. The most noted among
them is the series of books under the
title ‘Meet Our Tribal People’, brought
out after conducting extensive field
studies, to sensitise other children to
the life and culture of different tribal
groups across the country.
Adding to it, NCERT has promoted
enrollment of children with special
needs, their inclusion into normal
schools, improved educational facilities and developed mechanisms
to deliver these services across the
system in all these years.
With technology invading all walks
of life, NCERT is also quick to adapt.
According to the NCERT website that
talks of the golden jubilee, the council
has initiated a number of experiments
7
in exploring the digital medium.
It has mentioned that textbooks,
research documents and journals,
training materials and audio-visual
materials will be made available on
the web, to reach a larger section of
students/teachers.
‘We have been associated with
NCERT for a long time. They set
the standards for quality education, which all of us look up to. The
most beautiful thing is that a student
belonging to any part of the country
can study in a new State without
having to worry about missing continuity of studies. As we all know that
CBSE schools across the nation follow their textbooks. The student is
certain to pick up as the NCERT has
achieved its aim of implementing
the national system of education,’
points out Asan Memorial Senior
Secondary School principal Suma
Padmanaban.
Vijayawada, Sept 1(PTI):
Head of the Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetham Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati
was discharged from a local hospital
this morning after his health condition
improved. A team of doctors, under
the supervision of NTR University of
Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor T
Ravi Raju, attended on the pontiff
who was admitted to the hospital here
three days ago after he complained
of breathlessness.
Woman cop hurt
NT Bureau
Chennai, 1 Sept:
A woman constable was injured after
a motorist rammed into her this morning
at Kamarajar Salai near Ice House.
According to sources, Divya (26)
was discharging duties on Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa’s convoy route
today. While she was manning the
crowd on the stretch, a two-wheeler
hit her. She was immediately rushed
to a nearby hospital.
The motorist Praveen (19), an engineering student was interrogated
by the police.
‘Jio’ offers free voice calls
q Mukesh Ambani unveils 4G mobile network, ‘free roaming’ among slew of measures
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu releasing
the INAE newsletter at the engineers conclave at IIT-Madras today. HRD
Secretary (Higher Education) Vinay Sheel Oberoi, IIT-M director Bhaskar
Ramamurthi and IIT professor B N Suresh are present.
Replicate space
achievements on
ground, says Venkaiah
q Inaugurates three-day engineers conclave
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
Mangalyaan was sent to Mars at
1/10 of the cost of what the United
States spent. With India recognised
as a space power, other countries
want us to launch their satellites,
said Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and information and
Broadcasting, M Venkaiah Naidu,
Chennai today.
Speaking at the three-day engineers
conclave organised by the Indian
National Academy of Engineering and
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
in partnership with the Ministry of Urban
Development, the Minister said, ‘When
we can do so much in space, why do
we import so many other technologies?’ and added, ‘We spend so much
importing defence technologies.’
The Minister said we were dominating Silicon Valley, most of the
heads of global companies are
from India, like Sundar Pichai,
Sathya Nadella and Indira Nooyi.
‘There is so much of inherent
knowledge in this country. We can
be a super power,’ said Venkaiah.
Vekaiah added that the world is
moving fast and engineers have a
great responsibility and have to contribute in value addition.
The Minister added that Atal Bihari
Vajpayee connectivity revolution
made India move faster. ‘People were
initially skeptical about paying money
for travelling by road but now people
are paying and time and money is
being saved. You provide proper
services, people will be willing to pay.’
Secretary, Department of Higher
Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, Vinay Sheel Oberoi,
said, ‘The future is in online education. I am not saying it is going to
replace conventional methods of
teaching, but this can go places.’
The secretary also added that DTH
has reached places that Internet
has not and has helped in educating
rural India.
This year, the conclave is themed on
two critical engineering challenges,
faced by the nation in current times:
‘Engineering Education 2020’ and
‘Smart Cities’.
Mumbai, Sept 1:
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh
Ambani today laid out his plans to unveil a
4G mobile network in the country, including making all domestic voice calls and
roaming free, while saying data would be
priced well below its competitors.
Ambani, speaking at the company’s
annual general meeting in Mumbai,
added the 4G network would cover 90
per cent of India’s 1.25 billion population
by March 2017 and would eventually
cover 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages.
He announced ‘free welcome offer’ for
Jio customers from 5 September till 31
December and targetted 100 million customers in shortest possible time.
He said telecom operators had the
legal obligation to provide points of
So what do we do now? Earlier,
we could just reject a man, and get
away with it. The maximum we had
to endure was emotional and verbal
abuse. But now, this increasingly
q
q
q
q
interconnection to other players and
not to limit customers from migrating
to other networks. Further, he said
Jio’s pricing is about solving customers’ pain points; customer should pay
only for one service - voice or data.
‘All voice calls for Jio customers will
be absolutely free.’
‘Reliance Jio will move India from
data shortage to data abundance’, he
said. Devoting an hour of his speech
at the RIL’s 42th Annual General Meeting, the billionaire industrialist said Jio is
targeting 100 million users in a shortest
possible time. The company also announced ‘super-affordable’ handsets
under the LYF brand starting Rs 2999.
Ambani said: ‘Customers should
pay for only one service, voice or
data not both.... Worldwide operators
charge only for data, and voice and
messages are free... All voice calls for
Jio customer will be absolutely free...
The era of paying for voice calls is
ending. Jio will usher India into the new
era.’ He said roaming charges will also
be nil across India for Jio customers.
Stating that the data must be ‘affordable’, he said Jio’s base rate
will be one-tenth of the prevailing
data rates.
‘80 overbridges to come up in TN’
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi
Shankar Prasad, speaking at a session on IT and Digital India at the
two-day Regional Editors’ conference in Chennai today.
misogynistic world is not the same
anymore. While it might take eons
for the male mindset to reform,
it is left to us to fi ght our battles
ourselves.
The first and foremost rule is to ‘report’. Several incidents of ‘love-killing’,
could have been prevented, had the victims reported the man to the law.
However this method too, is not fool-proof. As in the case of the teacher
who was murdered by a rejected suitor in Tuticorin, in which the police
were allegedly in the know. This case apart, always seek official help
when stalked or harassed.
Next, humble items like the pepper spray can do wonders in cases of
emergencies. While it might not be enough to match the machete or
billhook the potential assaulter is carrying, it can atleast help to immobilise the person for a brief amount of time.
Also, never ever glamourise stalking. Having a couple of boys in pursuit,
is nothing to feel proud of. So, do not get carried away by movies, and
encourage your stalker by showing him off to friends and associates.
Be alert and look for signs all the time. Ensure you have your mobile
phone in hand, along with a set of emergency contacts ready.
Do not assume that the person has reformed, just because you give
him a piece of your mind. Most men resorting to stalking, have lost all
notions of right and wrong. Knocking sense into their heads is not our
job, leave that to the police.
All said and done, there is only so
much that we can do. Nothing will
truly change in practical life, unless
the men decide to take a step and
RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani
addressing the AGM in Mumbai today
New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI):
Shares of Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel plunged up to 9 per cent today after
RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced free voice calling and cheaper
data tariffs for Jio customers. Idea Cellular tanked 9 per cent to Rs 85 -- its
52-week low on BSE. Shares of Bharti Airtel dropped 8.99 per cent to Rs 302.
Ambani also announced a ‘free welcome offer’ for Jio customers from 5 September till 31 December. R Jio will offer users data services free for four months,
after which it will offer 10 tariff plans starting at Rs 19 a day for occasional users,
Rs 149 a month for low data users and Rs 4,999 a month for heavy data users.
Dos and don’ts
q
Lyf devices will be launched with prices starting at Rs 2,999 and going up
to Rs 5,999. The 4G LTE JioFi router will cost Rs 1,999.
l Jio TV will offer access to 300-plus channels. Jio Cinema will have a
library of 6000 movies and 1,00,000 episodes of TV shows. Jio music
will have as many as 10 million songs.
l All voice calls will be free and there shall be no roaming charges across
the country.
l There will be 10 tariff plans with no blackout dates.
Idea, Airtel tank up to
9% on Jio’s lower tariff
How can girls
tackle stalking?
N SAHANA AROORAN
Chennai, Sept 1:
Guess who has benefited the most
out of techie Swathi’s murder? It is
none other than her alleged killer
Ramkumar. For, overnight, the boy
from a nondescript village, has turned
into a hero, one who has fought for
the cause of the rest of the ‘soup
boys’ in the State.
So much so, that some of them who
have been ‘inspired’ by him, have
gone on to commit similar crimes, all
in the name of love.
It is least surprising that Ramkumar who first made ‘stalking’ a
household term, is now a poster
boy for men with similar tendencies,
who feel that a girl who spurned a
proposal, does not deserve to live.
In this game of ‘I lead, you follow’,
it is the State, which is witnessing
one horror after the other.
For the uninitiated, three of our
women have been assaulted in a span
of 48 hours, with two losing their lives,
and another battling for the same.
All of them shared one aspect in
common- they were victims of the
male ego, which gets pricked when
a girl dares to say ‘No’.
HIGHLIGHTS
sensitise their own community on the
significance of the simple sentence
which says- ‘When it’s a no, it means
a no’.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Sept 1:
State PWD Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said a thorough inspection would be taken up for constructing
an overbridge at Kundrathur.
Replying to a query raised by Sriperumbudur MLA Pazhani in the Assembly, the Minister said, ‘Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced in
the Assembly that overbridges would
be constructed at places where it is
needed and plans are on to come up
with such structures in 80 places.’
Inspection on tenements
To a query raised by Opposition
leader M K Stalin, Minister for Housing, Urban Development, Udumalai
Radhakrishnan said, ‘The Tamilnadu
Housing Board tenements would be
inspected and if found damaged and
weak, steps would be taken to reconstruct them after taking it to the notice
of the Chief Minister.
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1 SEPTEMBER 2016
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Kajal on
cloud nine
Nayanthara
opposite
Atharvaa
Keerthy Suresh
to romance
Suriya
Actress Kajal Agarwal is going great
guns. The actress who recently
wrapped up the first schedule of
her movie opposite Ajith in Bulgaria
and Georgia joined the sets of actor
Chiranjeevi’s 150th venture.
Sources close to Kajal say, ‘She
shot for a song sequence in Georgia
with Ajith and completed few talkie
portions too. Directed by Siruthai
Siva, the movie brings together Kajal Agarwal and Ajith for the first time’.
Chiranjeevi’s 150th project is a
remake of Vijay’s hit Kaththi.
The film is being bankrolled
by Ram Charan and Lyca
Production A
Subashkaran
as V V Vinayak dons the
director’s
hat for
Chiranjeevi for
t h e
s e c o n d
time.
Nayanthara is the sought-after heroine in Tamil
cinema. Though she is known to take a huge
remuneration, yet she has been the preferred
choice of many filmmakers, for she has a good
opening at the box office.
She is currently busy with Vikram’s Iru Mugan,
Kashmora with Karthi, a horror film titled Dora
and a movie being directed by Minjur Gopi.
Now the big news is that she has signed to
act opposite young actor Atharvaa. The movie
titled Imaikkaa Nodigal is helmed by Ajay
Gnanamuthu of Demonte Colony fame and will
be produced by CJ Jayakumar’s Cameo Films
banner. Cinematography is by RD Rajasekar
and dialogues are by Pattukottai Prabhakar.
When Ajay Gnanamuthu narrated the story to
Nayanthara, she was mightily impressed and
readily agreed to be part of the project. Imaikkaa
Nodigal will go on floors this October.
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K
eerthy Suresh, who
shot to fame with a
successful outing in Sivakarthikeyan’s Rajini Murugan, is a busy bee in the
industry today.
She has completed shoot
for Dhanush’s Thodari and
Vijay’s 60th film, which is
directed by Bharathan. Also
she is pinning all hopes
on Remo which stars Sivakarthikeyan in the lead.
Keerthy has been reportedly
finalized as the leading lady
opposite Suriya in his upcoming film with director Muthiah.
Suriya’s film with Muttaih is
said to be an action drama
based on father-son relationship, set in the rural backdrop
of Tamilnadu. Actor Rajkiran,
who previously featured in
the director’s Komban, has
been approached to
play Suriya’s father in the film.
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Sneha happy to be back
2016 has been great for young
actress Tamannaah. She followed
the huge success in Baahubali with
a stupendous show in Thozha. A
Nagarjuna-Karthi starrer Tamannaah was acclaimed for her wonderful performance. And recently
came Dharmadurai in which
she played Vijay Sethupathi’s
heroine. She says, ‘All credit
should go to my director
Actress Sneha, who chose to take a break from
acting after she gave birth to a baby, is back to don
the greasepaint. She will be playing a prominent
role in Sivakarthikeyan’s forthcoming film,
to be directed by Thani Oruvan fame
Mohan Raja. It is bankrolled by RD
Raja’s 24 AM Studios.
Says Sneha, ‘I wanted my comeback film to be big. But this film is
perhaps the biggest. I am delighted
to work with such a good production
house and I thank the director for
giving such a challenging character.
I am confident that my role in this
film will definitely make an impact
among the audience.’
-NT Bureau
Seenu Ramasamy. He helped me
give my best in a deglam role’.
Her forthcoming releases include
Devi(L) opposite Prabhudeva and
Kaththi Sandai alongside Vishal.
She adds, ‘I absolutely idolise
Prabhu Deva and was thrilled to
work with him. And it was great fun
working with the likes of Vishal and
Vadivelu in Kaththi Sandai.’
-NT Bureau
FOR THE PEOPLE
The ongoing TNPL has generated
a lot of excitement among the
fans and a contest at the M A
Chidambaram stadium. Several
of those coming to witness the
matches tried their hand at the
competion.
Tomorrow’s match
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Madurai Super Giants at Tirunelveli,
6.30 p.m
‘R Ashwin puts
teammates at ease’
Dragons’ assistant coach says offie keen to develop cricket in TN
Tirunelveli:
Indian off-spinner R Ashwin is very
approachable and puts teammates
at ease, said the assistant coach of
his TNPL team - Dindigul Dragons
M Sanjay.
Ahead of the Dragons’ match
against VB Thiruvallur Veerans at the
India Cements Ground, Sankarnagar
in Tirunelveli, Sanjay said, ‘Ashwin
is the number one all-rounder in the
world and everyone is in awe of him.
But he is approachable as well and
he puts everyone at ease. History will
probably record him as one of the
greats in India, but he is a great person too. He is very proactive, he does
a lot of preparation and he takes a
personal interest on everything that
is going on. I have learnt a lot from
him last year, when he led the Vijay
Hazare side. He is an intense person
and that rubs off on the boys.’
Also, he said that Ashwin would be
given adequate rest and may not feature in most of the team’s games outside of Chennai. ‘Ashwin is expected
to play the game (on Thursday). He
has asked for some rest somewhere
along the way. We have to see which
match we can rest him so that he
recovers. He wanted some rest, that
is why he is not playing in the Duleep
Trophy also. We give him total free-
dom - he has the rights to pick his
games because we understand he
is a Tamilian, but he is also Indian.
So we give him importance there as
well. He loves contributing. He wants
to develop cricket in Tamilnadu and
he wants to pass on his experience.
So whenever he can, he will play,’
Sanjay said.
He however, said that the team
was prepared to handle Ashwin’s
absence and had planned accordingly. ‘We had factored already that
he might not be there and so we
have our plans in place. If he is not
there, we will need someone else to
fill the gap. Basically we have our
combination with or without him,
with or without M Ashwin - we have
planned and kept (ready).’
He also said winning the first two
games was very nice and said the
manner in which the players were
shaping up was very good. ‘We
are happy with the way the boys
have played. It has gone beyond
expectations and a lot of planning
and preparation has gone (into it).
All of us (the trainers and coaches)
have experience - trainer (Ramji
Srinivasan) was with the Indian team
and F1 teams, (M) Venkatramana is
a top-level coach in India and I have
coached the State team.’
THREE
FOR JOY
It was a rather one-sided contest
in game eight of the TNPL as
Lyca Kovai Kings steamrolled
Tuti Patriots by nine wicket on
Wednesday but the spectators
didn’t seem to mind it as M K
Siva Kumar stole the show with a
hat-trick, the first of the League.
PHOTOS: C SANTHOSH
R Ashwin
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