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SATURDAY 9.7.2016 (EVENING) H OTHER STATIONS SUNDAY 10.7.2016 (MORNING) H 8 PAGES Rs. 4.00 H Regd. No., TN/CC(S) DN/223/15-17, RNI No: 33810 / 82
Super Sunday
t is gonna be a big day for sports-lovers as the finals
of two sporting events - the Wimbledon tennis championships and European football tourney are set to take
place on Sunday.
In Paris, Cristiano Ronaldo’s battle-hardened Portugal
stands between hosts France and a victory in tomorrow’s
Euro 2016 final at Stade de France. The stadium was
targeted by suicide bombers during France’s friendly
against Germany last November in attacks across Paris
that left 130 people dead.
It cast a black shadow over the tournament, but following a joyous semi-final victory over Germany, France
aim to prevail in a third major final on home soil after the
1984 European Championship and 1998 World Cup.
In London, home hope Andy Murray will aim for a
second Wimbledon title when he takes on Canadian
giant Milos Raonic in the summit clash.
Meanwhile, the Tamilnadu government today said it was
in a position to sell surplus wind power generated in the
State and urged the Centre to allocate dedicated transmission capacity on a priority basis for its evacuation.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a letter to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said the wind season in the State was
from June to September and presently, 4400 mw of this
power was being utilised in Tamilnadu Grid based on
the evacuation infrastructure available.
Jaya to PM: Speed up
power corridor works
AANI CAR
q CM wants steps from Centre to enable TN sell surplus electricity
The processional deity of Lord Nataraja temple in Chidambaram
being taken around on car as part of Aani Thirumanjana Ther
festival. Thousands of devotees thronged the event.
Photo: S RAVI
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Asserting that Tamilnadu has
already met its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) and was
in a position to sell 1000 MW of
wind power to other States, Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa today urged
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
speed up the process of establishing the inter-State Green Energy
Corridor (GEC).
In a letter to Modi, a copy of which
was released to the media here,
she said, ‘Many States in India who
are unable to meet the RPO, are
now approaching Tamilnadu for
assistance. To facilitate the sale of
surplus wind power to the States
in need of renewable energy, it is
important that a dedicated interState Green Energy Corridor is
established.’
Stating that the Power Grid Corporation already proposes to establish such an inter-State Green
Energy Corridor, she urged Modi
to instruct the Ministry of Power
to speed up the process of establishing the inter-State GEC at
the earliest to enable Tamilnadu
to transmit renewable power of
1000 MW to other States, which
are in need of such power.
While dedicated infrastructure
would take some time to be created,
in the meantime, the Power Grid Corporation may be directed to allocate
dedicated transmission capacity on a
Will tomorrow be
free of accidents?
q City cops’ initiative to raise
awareness on road safety
TEN THOUGHTS
The police has also released a ten point agenda to those hitting the
roads tomorrow. These, they say, will help in achieving the motive of
‘zero accidents’.
l Do not drink and drive
l Follow all traffic rules
l Do not use cell phones or get distracted while driving
l Drive with consciousness about road safety
l Wear helmets while riding two-wheelers
l Avoid triple riding in two-wheelers
l Do not overspeed or drive rashly
l Give way for pedestrians
l Do not allow minors or persons without licence to drive your vehicle.
l Educate your friends and family on road safety and convey the
message of ‘Accident-Free Day’ to everyone.
KISHORE S
Chennai, July 9:
In an attempt to reduce accidents
and create awareness on road
safety, the Chennai city police has
announced that 10 July (Sunday) will
be observed as ‘Accident-Free Day’,
and has also appealed the public to
be extra cautious tomorrow.
Speaking to News Today, Commissioner T K Rajendran, said, ‘We are
trying to create an awareness among
the public to minimise road mishaps’.
‘This will be a first of its kind awareness day to be held in Chennai’, said
Joint Commissioner of Police, North
Chennai Traffic, T R Ganesamoorthi.
He said that vehicle checks will be
done at several places across the
city, right from 8 am to 8 pm.
‘Traffic police will distribute pam-
Speaking to
News Today,
Commissioner
T K Rajendran, said,
‘we are trying to
create an awareness
among the public
to minimise road
mishaps’
phlets to motorists and they will also
speak to the people about precautionary measures’, added Ganesamoorthi. The department has advised
motorists to carry all the necessary
documents of their vehicles, since
its personnel would be carrying out
intensive vehicle checking.
‘Many States in India who are
unable to meet the RPO, are now
approaching Tamilnadu for assistance.
To facilitate the sale of surplus wind
power to the States in need of renewable
energy, it is important that a
dedicated inter-State Green Energy
Corridor is established’
priority basis to evacuate the surplus
wind energy available in Tamilnadu to
other States this season, she added.
Jayalalithaa said Tamilnadu was
a pioneer in promoting Renewable
Energy in the country. ‘Today,
Tamilnadu, with an installed capacity of 7600 MW of wind power
contributes about 27 per cent of
the country’s total installed wind
capacity. In addition, there is an
installed capacity of 1142 MW of
solar power’, she said.
‘Our goal is to add a further 4500
MW of wind power and 5000 MW of
solar power over the next five years’,
she added.
Jayalalithaa said Wind energy was
Trio held for
robbery
in Sowcarpet
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Three persons were held
by the city police on Friday,
for allegedly looting Rs 19
lakh from the house of a
businessman in Sowcarpet.
Police sources said, Saravanan and Sudhakar from Ennore, and Naveendhar from
Senkundram, were arrested
for stealing money from the
house of Surendhar Bothra.
Police enquiries revealed
that the trio got away with
the cash from the almirah,
while they were engaged
in electrical repair work at
the businessman’s house.
Money amounting to Rs 11
lakh, a van and three twowheelers have been recovered
from the three, added sources.
15 youth go
missing, ISIS
links suspected
Meanwhile, an official release from
the office of the City Police Commissioner read, ‘The rise in traffic
accident deaths is a serious cause
for concern throughout the world.
Greater Chennai Police has been
taking various steps to control the
occurrence of traffic accidents and
reduce fatal accidents in Chennai’.
According to the National Crime
Records Bureau data, Chennai recorded 1341 fatalities due to road
mishaps in 2013, and the numbers
reduced to 1046 in the year 2014.
While in 2015, around 886 people
have lost their lives in road accidents.
‘Though the number of fatalities
have reduced through gradual enforcement, that alone is not enough
as the public should also co-operate’,
said an official.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 9:
At least 15 youths from
Kerala’s Kasaragod and
Palakkad districts who had
travelled to the Middle East
have gone missing for the last
one month and their families
suspect they may have joined
the Islamic State.
This informaton comes
close on the arrest of a
suspected ISIS operative
based out of Tirupur, who
was allegedly recruiting men
for the terror organisation.
Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan has directed the
police to launch a probe
into the matter (youth missing) urgently, Kasaragod
MP P Karunakaran said.
seasonal and generated at particular
times of the year mainly from June to
September in the State.
Pointing out that the real benefit
of renewable energy was only if it
was actually generated and consumed, substituting conventional
power, the Chief Minister said for
this it was very important that
adequate evacuation infrastructure
was established.
She said in this context, Tamilnadu decided to establish an intraState Green Energy Corridor and
that she had written to the then
Prime Minister on 16 September,
2013 seeking assistance from the
National Clean Energy Fund to
establish the intra-State Green
Energy Corridor.
‘Based on financing from the NCEF
and further assistance from the German aid agency, KfW, an intra-State
Green Energy Corridor is well on its
way to being fully operational’, she
added.
Jayalalithaa said normally the wind
season was from June to September
of every year which coincides with the
South West Monsoon.
During the current wind season,
wind power to the extent of 4400 MW
was being utilised in the Tamilnadu
Grid based on the evacuation infrastructure which has been established,
she added.
2 SATURDAY
9 JULY 2016
Bits
Mad rush meet
Travelling in suburban trains is not for everyone and
you have to be ready to be pushed and pulled and do
yoga poses while hanging on to something or someone.
During one such rush hour,
the ladies compartment
was packed with sweaty
passengers. Amid this,
two strangers began socialising and exchanging
numbers right in the middle
of the compartment. It was
hilarious to see them talk
even while they were being
pushed and pulled by other
passengers.
GREATER
GOAL
A liquor shop near
Nanganallur railway
station was a matter
of concern for commuters. A young florist
nearby had to guard
herself from tipplers
who caused her disturbances. When enquired
why she continued to
work there despite
such circumstances,
she said, ‘I am student,
and I support my family.
The money I earn here
matters a lot, so I don’t
mind the hindrances.’
& Pieces
CHENNAI
Chain
snatching
So, a dog is meant to guard
a house. But at Tirusulam,
it became victim of a theft.
That day, the dog, sporting
chain and collar, was having
a merry time running around
the house. After sometime,
owners found that the chain
and collar were missing from
the dog and he was standing
near the gate happily wagging his tail at a stranger, who had
‘relieved’ of
its burden.
Evening rounds
Lately, at 6 pm sharp, a police van makes
rounds at the shopping and residential
areas of this neighbourhood, with a blaring
siren. The noise of the siren is so heavy
that it grabs the attention of everyone. A
shopkeeper was telling his customer: ‘This
sound is enough to alert trouble makers
from a distance itself, so that they can go
into hiding till the police leave the place.’
Contributions from Malavikka Sridharan,
Kishore S. S Ben Raja, Nivedhika
Krishnan, M Bhaskar Sai, Vinitha T S and
Amreetha G.
Alarmed!
A young lad was
walking out of a garment outlet in Velacheri after making purchase. It so happened
that the alarms started buzzing, indicating
unbilled items.
This startled the
shop’s securityman
who came rushed towards the youngster.
Soon, staff members
at the counter realised that the fault was
at the billing counter.
The customer certainly looked a little
annoyed, but didn’t
want to make a fuss
and departed the
scene.
Go Fast
A man on a two-wheeler was travelling on Sembakkam Main Road.
Suddenly he noticed a marriage
procession going in front of him.
As the road was too narrow, he
was unable to overtake the slow
moving crowd.
Safety l(o)ast
This correspondent was travelling by a share auto, while
a man, his wife and daughter were co-passen- gers.
The man had the toddler on his lap and was
cuddling her. One of the passengers had to
alight and as soon as she did, the door was
shut and the baby started to wail. Only then
it was noticed that her hand had got caught
in the door lever. The shocked passenger
apologised a hundred times but the baby’s
mother started crying. The family alighted
at the next stop for first-aid. The next week,
while travelling by another share auto, the
correspondent noticed a mother sitting next to the door, her toddler’s
leg hanging out. Remembering the
previous incident, the correspondent
cautioned the fellow passenger. It is
infuriating that at their age mothers have to
be taught basic safety measures while travelling.
Determined to go past them, the
man ventured into the parallel
streets.
He turned left at the nearest cross
street and went through various
streets that were parallel to the
main road.
When he felt that he had advanced
much forward, he decided to join
the main road again. But by the
time he came to the main road, the
procession had already crossed
him. So he again trailed behind it.
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CHENNAI
Jaya wants strong
action against Lanka
q Seeks Modi’s help to secture release
16 fishermen held by island nation navy
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Taking up the latest detention
of 16 Tamilnadu fishermen by Sri
Lankan Navy, Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa on Friday urged Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to take
strong, decisive action and secure
the release of all 73 fishermen and
101 boats in Lankan custody.
In her second letter to Modi over
the fishermen issue this week, she
referred to Thursday’s arrest of 16
fishermen and their three boats by
Sri Lanka and sought his personal
intervention to secure their release.
‘I request your personal intervention to secure the immediate
release of the 73 fishermen and
101 fishing boats, including the 16
fishermen and their three fishing
boats apprehended yesterday from
Sri Lankan custody,’ she said.
Seeking ‘strong and decisive action,’ by the Centre, the Chief Minister
said ‘the present situation cannot be
allowed to fester in this manner.’
Expressing concern over the prolonged disuse of the fishing craft
and gear lying with Sri Lanka, she
said, such a condition will make
them unusable and unseaworthy
compounding the financial losses
of the poor fishermen.
She also demanded that the
fishing boats to be given back
to fishermen in a refurbished
condition. She reiterated her
request for an early, permanent
and peaceful solution to the
livelihood issue affecting lakhs
of fishermen of Tamilnadu.
Traders can
file returns
online
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
The State’s Commercial Taxes
department has made arrangements for traders and dealers to
file their monthly returns online
from July 2016. Dealers can now
go to https://ctd.tn.gov.in and file
their returns every month, a press
release said.
As part of the department’s ‘total
solution project’ under its “e-C
Tax” initiative, traders and dealers have been able to get their
registration certificates and other
documents online, the release
said. Extending the service, they
would now be able to file their
monthly returns online too.
Training sessions
To educate dealers and traders about the process, training
classes are being made available
at the head office of the department in each taluk; a help desk
has also been set up at each
office of the commercial taxes
department to assist them, the
press release said.
The department has also set up
a 24- hour toll-free helpline, 1800
103 6751, to resolve any queries
of dealers.
Doctors at SIMS
perform rare surgery
q Aortic replacement done without open operation
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Dubbed as the first such surgery in
India, an aortic replacement without
open surgery has been carried out
by the cardiac surgeons at SIMS
Hospital.
Speaking at the press meet here
on Friday, chief of aortic surgery and
cardiothoracic surgeon at SIMS Dr
V V Bashi, said, ‘There were a lot of
risks involved while performing this
surgery. Only very few operations
without open surgery has been done
in our country. The aortic arch is an
important blood vessel as it supplies
blood to the entire body.’
The procedure was considered as
the patient’s aortic arch had developed an aneurysm of about 5.5 cm
that resulted in his renal failure.
Hailing from Hyderabad, 53-yearold Kolla Sathyanarayana already
had an open heart surgery for root
damage. ‘We noticed that his aortic
arch and the descending aorta were
weak but we left it alone as often the
aneurysm develops very slowly. But
in one of the subsequent reviews,
we noticed that the aneurysm was
enlarging significantly. We do not
perform surgeries until the aneurysm
threatens to rupture the blood vessel,’
said Dr Bashi.
After two months of assessment
APP TO RESCUE OF ANIMALS
q Engineer’s novel idea to save suffering creatures
KISHORE S
Chennai, July 9:
Sagar Sheth, a 21-year-old
resident of Adyar, Chennai, has
paved a new way for rescuing
animals in distress.
Thanks to him smartphoneusers can just geo-tag the location of animals anywhere in
the city. His ‘AnimApp’, which
is available for Android users,
works in collaboration with
Blue Cross, Chennai, and tries
to make a positive difference
in the lives of animals. News
Today caught up with Sagar
Sheth recently.
Sagar Sheth with pet animals
Q: What made you to think up AnimApp?
A: Though, initially, I was not much of an animal lover, I was
drawn into the concept of equality among all species, which
might appear as a far-fetched idea. Also, I would say that two
instances made me think of working for animal welfare. One of
them is when I saw a puppy in need of desperate help during
an awareness marathon. Though around 1,500 people participated and ran past it, no one offered help but just felt pity for
it. That was when I realised that people want to help, but they
don’t know how to do it. Hence, I came up with AnimApp, which
might solve the problem.
Q: How should one proceed
with AnimApp?
A: It is very simple - just like
booking a cab. People can take
up to three pictures of an animal,
which is in need of help, from
anywhere in Chennai. Then they
must select the tick mark on the
top right corner, which would lead
them to the next page in which
they can select the animal name,
the help it needs and severity
of the need. That’s it, job done.
They would get a call, and people
from Blue Cross will attend to the
issue right away by prioritising the
ticket based on the severity of the
animal’s condition.
Q: How is the response for
this initiative so far?
A: The app was launched on 9
June this year and the response
has been positive so far as we
have attended 49 cases in this
three weeks’ time. Though AnimApp can be downloaded from
anywhere, its service is currently
limited to Chennai. We have future plans to extend this service
to other cities.
Q: Being a civil engineer, how was it to develop an app?
A: Right from my childhood, I was more attracted towards technology, and I would say Steve Jobs as my
role model. I wanted to bring about a change for good, through technology. Though software was my cup of
tea, I chose civil engineering due to various other reasons.
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Judges number
down, pending
cases going up
q Madras HC has only 36 judges
against sanctioned strength of 75
M BALASUBRAMANI
Chennai, July 9:
The Supreme Court collegium
should immediately give clearance
to the recommendations given by
the Madras High Court collegium on
appointing new judges, considering
the number of cases that are pending,
says Bar Council of TN and Puducherry vice-chairman P S Amalraj.
At present, there are only 36 judges
(against the total sanctioned strength
of 75), with another seven to eight
retiring in the coming year.
‘The delay in the appointment of
judges is because of the difference
over key clauses of a document
between the executive and judiciary
which will guide future appointments
to the higher judiciary,’ said Amalraj.
According to latest data, the 24 High
Courts in the country are short of 470
WHAT LED TO THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
THE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY?
Parliament had enacted the National Judicial Appointments Commission
Act to do away with the over-two-decade-old collegium system where
judges appoint judges. The law was struck down by the apex court on 16
October last year.
A Supreme Court bench, while deciding on ways to make the collegium system
more transparent, had asked the Centre to re-draft the Memorandum of Procedure
(MoP) in consultation with the States. The MoP is a document which guides the
appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the 24 High Courts. At present,
there are two MoPs -- one for the apex court and the other for the high courts.
The government had sent the MoP to the SC collegium in March. The CJI
had returned the document in May raising objections on the various clauses.
WHAT IS A
COLLEGIUM?
LAW MINISTER’S
PROMISE
Last week, then Law Minister D V
Sadananda Gowda had met
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur
to iron out differences but sticking
points remain.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, who has
taken over as the Law Minister
after the Cabinet reshuffle, said he
will strive to find ‘common ground’
between the government and the
judiciary on the issue of appointment of judges to the Supreme
Court and the high courts.
judges. At the beginning of the year,
the shortage was of 443
judges, while in the later part of
2015, it was 392, says data available
with the Law Ministry.
Sathyanarayana Kolla with SIMS doctors V V Bashi and Gopalamurugan
at a press meet in Chennai on Friday.
doctors decided to do an endovas- patient’s aorta while diverting the
cular procedure, considering that the blood vessels supplying blood to the
patient was not fit for an open surgery. brain and head.
But first the surgery was done as
‘The heart had to be stopped for
a trial using a rubber mould of the a few seconds to insert the arch.
patient’s aorta to ensure that errors It is a major part of the body as it
can be rectified and ensure better supplies blood to the whole body.
response towards the patient.
If the arch bursts, the person will
The customised graft which was die within few minutes,’ said chief
not available in India had to brought of endovascular intervention Dr
in from Israel. In the five hour proce- Gopalamurugan.
dure, the custom stint graft for the
The surgery was performed sucaortic arch was introduced in to the cessfully and the patient is fine now.
SATURDAY
9 JULY 2016
As on 1 July, the Allahabad High
Court has the maximum vacancy of
82 judges. The Punjab and Haryana
High Court is short of 39 judges,
followed by Madras (37), Andhra
Pradesh/Telangana (36) and
Karnataka (35).
‘In earlier days, notification would be
sent as early as two weeks as soon as
the admission of the case was made,
but now, it takes up to two years. The
Madras High Court collegium has
selected 30 judges and has sent for
the approval of the Supreme Court
collegium. If approval is granted,
the judges can be sworn-in within a
week,’ explained Amalraj.
The Chief Justice of the respective high courts and two other
senior judges of the court comprise
a collegium. They identify suitable
candidates and recommend them
for the appointment of judges of
the court.
The short-listed candidate
will be scrutinised by the collegium of five senior most
judges of the apex court,
headed by the Chief Justice
of India, before clearing the
name for appointment.
‘Judges should be appointed based
on their credentials and the collegium
should decide on judges and then the
list should be sent to the Supreme
Court for consideration,’ said Madras
High Court Advocates Association
president Paul Kanagaraj.
With only 36 judges at present, almost half of the positions are vacant
out of the 75 in Madras High Court.
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9 JULY 2016
WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS
I
Flying high
t is indeed a matter of pride that India finally boasts of its
own deadly Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The multi-role
supersonic fighter will give the much needed shot in the arm of
Indian Air Force apart from being a morale booster because it is an
indigenous product.
No doubt the project dragged on for almost 30 years, but with more
Tejas aircraft joining IAF in the next two years, the much awaited
replacement of the old Russian MiG-21s, nicknamed ‘Flying Coffins’
because of their poor safety record, will finally become a reality.
Far too many aircraft and pilots were lost in multiple crashes of the
MiG-21s. Hopefully the crashes would be a thing of the past with
Tejas recording a flawless performance and no accident in 3,000
hours of flying.
The 45 squadron, nicknamed ‘Flying Daggers’, will be getting a
total of 18 Tejas aircrafts, including four trainers, by 2018. The good
news could not have come at a better time considering that India’s
fighter aircraft fleet, made up of a mix of Russian, British and French
planes, is down to 33 squadrons as against IAF’s requirement of 45
to face Pakistan and China.
Another reason to feel happy is that the Flying Daggers will give
IAF the much required edge over the JF-17 aircraft jointly building
by China and Pakistan. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
deserves kudos for developing Tejas and giving IAF more teeth to
tackle any infringement of our country’s air space. Group Captain
Madhav Rangachari, commanding officer of 45 Squadron, has
already given thumbs up to the multi-role aircraft claiming that it
was like being on the top of the world after flying the aircraft post
its induction in IAF.
The Tejas may have a long way to go provided there are no further
delays in the development of the subsequent two versions — MkIA and Mk-II — in which some shortcomings are expected to be
addressed. The next challenge will be to develop Tejas into a fully
mature and dependable fighter.
But putting aside the debate on why this aircraft was delayed
inordinately, what the defence ministry needs to do is to keep up
the tempo and ensure that the target of empowering the 45 squadron
with 18 aircraft by 2018 is not missed. Along with this, work on
the proposed naval version of the LCA, which is being developed,
should be speeded up to boost Indian Navy’s strike capabilities when
a variant of Tejas would fly off the deck of one of India’s aircraft
carriers out at sea.
Punit Goenka @punit_goenka
You cannot always wait for the perfect
time. Sometimes you must dare to
jump. #thoughtoftheday
‘Looking back u realise tat a very special
person passed briefly thru your life- &
it was you. It is not too late to find tat
person again.’
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Google teams up
with NHS to treat
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CHENNAI
Spample This!
hese days, probably like many
of you, I buy most of my stuff
online, and I can tell you from
my experience that it has helped me
save a lot of time, which I put to productive use like dealing with the relentless ‘spams’ that the same online
companies cannot stop sending me.
When you start to shop at ‘ecommerce’ outlets you basically get
yourself the life-long guarantee of
being swamped by ad junk via app
notifications, sms alerts, email announcements and what not. In fact,
I am inclined to put down the steady
rise in the pigeon population in and
around my building to online firms
perhaps trying to market their stuff
by pigeon post.
The thing is when you buy anything
offline, the same shop may reach
out to to you for more business.
Online, things, however, work differently: You so much as log into an
e-commerce site, immediately every
internet merchant in the block starts
spamming you. You might have seen
this: When one dog in the neighbourhood, for some reason, starts to bark
at something --- sometimes even at
a desultory wind --- the other dogs,
one by one, join the chorus and soon
enough the entire area reverberates
with the concerted cacophony of the
canines. This is, broadly, the marketing strategy adopted by e-commerce
entities.
But who gives permission to these
companies to spam you non-stop?
The answer in one word is: You. I
mean it must all be there in the ‘Terms
and Conditions’ page, which you
signed without reading at the time of
registering yourself on the site. But
you can take heart from the fact that
you are not alone in this. Along with
the Indian Constitution and Salman
N Korea test-fires
submarine-launched
missile: Seoul
SEOUL:
North Korea appeared to have
test-fi red a submarine-launched
ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul’s
defence ministry said, a day after
the US and South Korea decided
to deploy an advanced missile
defence system in the South.
‘The North launched what was
believed to be an SLBM from waters off the (northeastern) port of
Sinpo at around 11:30 am (0230
GMT),’ the South Korean defence
ministry said in a press statement.
No further details were immediately available.
North Korea previously fired an
SLBM on 23 April in a test hailed
as an ‘eye-opening success’ by
leader Kim Jong-Un, who at the
time declared his country had the
ability to strike Seoul and the US
whenever it pleased.
Saturday’s launch came after
Seoul and Washington announced
their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence
system, or THAAD, to the Korean
peninsula and the North warned
US sanctions against its leader
amounted to a ‘declaration of war’.
Tensions have soared since
Pyongyang carried out its fourth
nuclear test in January, followed
by a series of missile launches
that analysts said show the North
is making progress toward being
able to strike the US mainland.
The plan to deploy the powerful
THAAD system in South Korea
has angered Beijing and Moscow,
which both see it as a US bid to
flex military muscle in the region.
News of the deployment came after the US on Wednesday placed
‘Supreme Leader’ Kim on its sanctions blacklist for the fi rst time,
calling him directly responsible for
a long list of serious human rights
abuses.
Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, the
‘Terms and Conditions’ page remains something that nobody has
ever read fully down to the end. But
one of these days when one of you
actually make bold to read it, don’t
be surprised if it reads something
like this: “The undersigned, who will
be hitherto referred to as ‘Moron’
because we don’t expect him to read
this, grants the company unfettered
rights to disturb the ‘Moron’ at any
point, including on his honeymoon
trip, while the Moron also authorises
the company to seize his one or two,
whichever is numerically higher, kidneys without providing any reason,
and, while at it, the Moron further
gives full access to his bedroom and
also...”
You might think that I am exaggerating. For your sake, I would like
to think I am. Anyway, what are the
typical spam messages that one gets
these days? Special sale and offer
announcements are understandably
many (‘Get further 10% cashback on
goods that are anyway marked lower
than their cost price because this is
not our own money but since some
stupid VC has chosen to invest somebody else’s money and we might as
well splurge it’). And there are the
earnest spams asking your feedback
about the goods and services of the
place you shopped at. These days
they want you to ‘rate’ everything.
(‘On a scale of 1 to 10 how will you
rate our rating scale?’)
But the one spam junk that I am
very fond of are the ones that I am
besieged with whenever I order food
via one of those apps. They carry
minute-to-minute developments with
regard to whatever I have ordered.
The messages are usually tame stuff
about when the food is arriving or
why is it getting delayed. But if ever
they send out what really happens
all along, this would be more like it:
7.15 p.m.: Thanks for placing your
order via ‘WhatSappadu’.
7.16 p.m.: We have placed the order for the same with Hotel Stomach
Burn.
7.30 p.m.: Your delivery person
Kalaiarasan has reached Hotel Stomach Burn to collect your parcel but is
currently fighting vehemently with its
manager for giving five more orders
to deliver. He has already done 15
deliveries for the evening. If he stays
the course, we will reward him handsomely with the ‘Employee of the Day’
badge later tonight.
7.35 p.m.: Kalaiarasan is now using
extremely bad words. In this mood,
you better tip him well or else he will
ride his motorcycle over your crotons,
or your mother-in-law if you are lucky,
on the way out.
7. 40 p.m.: Kalaiarasan and the
manager are still sparring verbally.
Five more minutes, the naan you
ordered, which was rubbery to start
with, will be leathery by the time it
reaches you. And if we were you, we
wouldn’t even touch the malai kofta.
It tasted foul yesterday itself.
7 45 p.m.: Kalaiarasan has quit and
left the place in a huff. Don’t worry,
in this trade people quit on an hourto-hour basis.
7. 50 p.m.: We are in the process
of urgently recruiting delivery personnel. If you have any leads, pass it on.
You get referral bonus points that will
come handy to gain more referral
bonus points.
8.00 p.m.: Your food is still lying
at Hotel Stomach Burn, but as it
is more than 45 minutes since you
placed the order, we will run this
message just to placate you: ‘Your
delivery is being delayed due to
unexpectedly high traffic along the
route’.
8.01 p.m.: Huh! Since when high
traffic in Vadapalani was unexpected?
8.15 p.m.: Sorry for the delay.
But there seems to have been an
earthquake, measuring 8.5 on the
Richter scale, on just the road leading to your house. This is preventing
our delivery person from delivering.
8.30 p.m.: Good news, the earthquake was only 7.5 on the Richter
scale.
9.00 p.m.: We are surprised that
you are still tracking this. Your food
is anyway safe and will be used for
some other order by somebody else
on some other day.
9. 30 p.m.: Hah. Some hope at
last. Kalaiarasan has rejoined us.
In this trade people rejoin on an
hour-to-hour basis.
9.31 p.m.: Whoops! He just landed
an upper cut on the manager and
walked away with the ‘Employee of
the Day’ badge.
9.45 p.m.: Not that we need to tell
you, but still: ‘Due to unforeseen
circumstances we are unable to
process your order and hence cancelling it and also closing down this
app business itself’.
e-mail the writer at
balakumarkb@gmail.com
(Courtesy: Talk Media)
Dallas shooter
was a loner
Suspect amassed personal weaponry
at suburban home, says top cop
WASHINGTON:
An Army veteran killed by Dallas
police after he fatally shot five officers amassed a personal arsenal
at his suburban home, including
bomb-making materials, bulletproof
vests, rifles, ammunition and a journal
of combat tactics, authorities said
Friday.
The man identified as 25-year-old
Micah Johnson told authorities he
was upset about the fatal police
shootings of two black men earlier
this week and wanted to exterminate
whites, ‘especially white officers,’ officials said.
with a specialty in
He was killed by
carpentry and maa robot-delivered
sonry. He served in
bomb after the
the Army Reserve
shootings, which
for six years startmarked the deadliest
ing in 2009 and did
day for US law enone tour in Afghaniforcement since the
stan from November
11 September, 2001,
2013 to July 2014,
terrorist attacks. In
the military said. AfMicah Johnson
all, 12 officers were
ter the attack, he
shot. In Georgia, Missouri and Ten- tried to take refuge in a parking
nessee, authorities said gun-wielding garage and exchanged gunfire with
civilians also shot officers in individual police, Police Chief David Brown said.
attacks that came after the black men
The suspect described his motive
were killed in Louisiana and Min- during negotiations and said he acted
nesota. Two officers were wounded, alone and was not affiliated with any
one critically.
groups, Brown said. Johnson was
President Barack Obama and Texas black. Law enforcement officials didn’t
Gov. Greg Abbott asked for the pub- disclose the race of the dead officers.
lic’s prayers. In a letter posted online
The bloodshed unfolded just a few
Friday, Abbott said ‘every life matters’ blocks from where President John F.
and urged Texans to come together. Kennedy was slain in 1963.
‘In the end,’ he wrote, ‘evil always
The shooting began Thursday
fails.’
evening while hundreds of people
Johnson was a private first class were gathered to protest the killings
from the Dallas suburb of Mesquite in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and sub-
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE...
C
As per the officials,
the 25-year-old Micah Johnson told
authorities that he
wished to exterminate ‘white officers’
for fatal shootings
of two black men
urban St. Paul, Minnesota. Brown told
reporters that snipers fired ‘ambushstyle’ on the officers. Two civilians
were also wounded.
Authorities initially blamed multiple
‘snipers’ for Thursday’s attack, and at
one point said three suspects were in
custody. But by Friday afternoon, all
attention focused on Johnson, and
state and federal officials said the
entire attack appeared to be the work
of a single gunman.
L ICK
PIC
NEW DELHI:
Google’s DeepMind, world’s
most advanced artificial intelligence (AI), recently announced
its collaboration with UK’s National
Helath Service (NHS) funded
Moorfields Eye hospital to detect
the early signs of eye diseases.
The British AI company, acquired
by Google in 2014, will
use machine learning to
detect and identify the
degenerative eye conditions.
In order to test DeepMind AI
technology, Moorfields is applying
company’s AI to one million anonymous with Optical Tomography
Coherence (OCT) scan. According
to Business Insider, their aim is to
determine whether the algorithms
can spot the early signs of eyediseases, age-related muscular
degeneration and sight loss that
occurs as a result of diabetes.
The search engine giant
hopes that this collaboration to develop less complex
scans with greater speed and
accuracy of diagnosis that will
spot signs of future eye problems
early than ever before.
A view of Bamna river which is flowing above the danger mark due to heavy rains in Gyaraspur in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. In the other photograph, SDRF jawans rescue flood affected people of Anil Nagar after heavy rains in Guwahati.
Enterprise
CHENNAI
SATURDAY
9 JULY 2016
5
Affairs in Africa:
Modi means money
q PM hardsells country to foreign CEOs
q Calls India one of the most ‘open’ economies
Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah inaugurating the office space of Jain
International Trade Organisation (JITO) Chennai Chapter in the city
Friday. Chairman Jaswant Munoth is also seen.
JITO opens office space
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
The Chennai Chapter of Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO)
inaugurated its own office space at
Spencer Plaza in the city Friday.
Inaugurating the new facility, Governor of Tamilnadu K Rosaiah said
seva, education and economic empowerment are the mottos which
inspire this organisation’s service
activities.
‘I hope opening the new office
space would serve its purpose. Moving to their own place would help the
organisation perform its duties in an
effective manner’, he said.
JITO Chennai Chapter chairman
Jaswant Munoth said opening their
own office space is a landmark day
in the history of their organisation.
Informing its future plans, he said,
‘soon we would be opening the
chapters of our organisation in USA
and Japan and will also setup SEBIregistered VC (Venture Capital) Fund
for the purpose of encouraging startup ventures. Chennai Chapter chief
secretary Ravikanth Choudhry proposed the vote of thanks. Chairman
and president of JITO Apex Tejraj
Gulecha and Rakeshh Mehta, JITO
Chennai chapter convenor Narendra
Srisrimal were also present.
Pretoria, July 9 (PTI):
Presenting India as the one of
the most open economies, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Friday
invited South African businesses to
participate in its transformation march
and tap the huge opportunities by enhancing investment and diversifying
the basket of trade.
Addressing top business leaders of India and
South Africa here, he said South
African business excellence and Indian capacities must leverage each
other for growth and development
in our two countries. Out to hardsell
India, he described the country as ‘a
bright star in the global economy’ as
he referred to its high growth rate of
7.6 per cent and spoke about efforts
to improve ‘ease of doing business’
in an environment-friendly manner.
Talking about the opportunities,
Modi said, ‘India today is among
the most open economies. We have
liberalised our FDI regime in most of
the areas and in all possible ways.
We have rationalised our norms and
GO FOR THE CUT,
SAYS INDUSTRY
ON DAIRY
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Animal Husbandry Secretary Devendra Chaudhary on
Friday said taxation on dairy products could be rationalised via value-added activities of the milk produced as
the industry pitches for excise duty cuts.
DAIRY DEALS
The industry also demanded that the dairy sector should be kept outside the ambit of goods and
services tax (GST) bill, which is not yet passed in
Parliament.
EXCISE EFFECT
In the seminar, the industry players gave a unified
call for reducing the excise duty structure for dairy
products from present level of 5-6 per cent.
‘The seminar recommended to the government that
indigenous dairy sector be a part and parcel of the
agri activities, its excise levy be rationalised and the
sector should be kept outside purview of GST’, the
statement said.
‘IndiaSkills
Competition’
on 15 July
New Delhi, July 9 (PTI):
President Pranab
Mukherjee will inaugurate the first edition of ‘IndiaSkills Competition’ to
mark the World Youth Skills
Day on 15 July.
In order to select the best talent
to represent India at IndiaSkills,
the Ministry of Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
and National Skill Development
Corporation India (NSDC) have
completed more than 80 regional competitions in 24 skills/
trades including hair stylist,
welding, car painting, auto
body repair, graphic designing, robotics to name a few.
advice to them is to see that their
business results into socio--economic
transformation of this great country’,
he said. ‘I have been advocating
three ‘P’s for India -- Public Sector,
Private Sector and People’s Partnership. I have been emphasising on the
Personal Sector. The same applies
here. Skill development and community empowerment should be central
to your business plans’, he said.
Modi said it was encouraging to
see that the business engagement
between India and South Africa was
not one way. ‘South African compa-
nies are also active in India. Many
of them have presence on ground.
We have learnt from your knowledge
and benefited from your innovative
products’, he said.
Talking about the steps taken by his
government over the last two years
to attract more foreign investment,
like easing of norms and regulations,
Modi said “all this is having a good
impact on expansion of job market
and rise in purchasing power of the
people. This finally leads to India
becoming a place with better quality
of life and higher living standards.”
Dolby Labs’ big plans
‘No significant Brexit
impact seen’
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Dolby Laboratories, the American
audio and video technology company
plan to set up their technology in 100
theatres this year.
Speaking to reporters in the city
recently, senior regional directorIndia, South East Asia, Australia
and New Zealand, Dolby Singapore Pte Ltd, Pankaj Kedia said,
‘This calendar year we plan to
install Dolby Atmos in 100 screens/
theatres. Last year the number
was less than 50 screens. Most of
our growth comes from multiplexes. There are some stand-alone
theatres that are modernising and
installing Dolby Atmos systems.’
He also said around 200 Indian
movies have Dolby Atmos sound
technologies and globally yhr
number is around 465. Kedia said
New Delhi, July 9 (PTI):
There will be no significant impact of
Brexit on India due to strengthening
of India’s economic resilience on account of economic reforms undertaken
by the government, industry body PHDCCI said.
‘No significant impact of Brexit is
seen on any sector of the Indian
economy’, the chamber said in a
statement.
Though financial markets volatility cannot be ruled out, it said India’s economic resilience has been
strengthened on account of big bang
economic reforms undertaken by
the government to boost investment
sentiments.
The reforms measures would
mitigate the impact of adverse
international economic developments, PHDCCI President Mahesh
Gupta said.
made it simple for businesses to establish
and grow’. Emphasising that the ‘scope
is tremendous’, he said, ‘The potential is
increasing day by day. This is because
both countries are strengthening their
economic fundamentals. Therefore, we
must look at ways to diversify our trade
basket, to complement our needs and to
serve the people’.
‘For Indian companies, South Africa
is a home in this continent. Many
leading Indian companies have a
foot-print here. They are engaged
in a wide range of activities. Many
Indian CEOs are here with us. My
PRIME
PLAYERS
GST
GAME
Reliance Dairy
Foods CEO Anup Kalra, Agrinnovate India
CEO Harsev Singh,
Ayurvet Managing Director Priyanka Mittal,
were among other private players present in
the seminar on ‘Doubling Farmers Income
Through Dairy Sector’.
It was also feared that
with the enactment of
GST bill, the dairy sector may be subjected
to about 18 per cent
of GST which would
make it economically unviable at a time
when talks for doubling
the farmers’ income
through dairy also are
advancing, it added.
Coimbatore, July 9 (PTI):
The 16th edition of agriculture trade fair ‘Agri Intex 2016’
beginning on 15 July here will have special focus on coir
and its export potential through an exclusive fair.
*The India International Coir Fair (IICF), jointly organised
by Coir Board, MSME, Government of India will have three
major components such as exhibition of coir products and
technology for coir industry, seminar and a buyer-seller
meet with international buyers, Agri Intex chairman R
Shasi Kumar said.
l About 350 products made of coir and also relevant
machinery will be on display for the buyers, particularly
from foreign countries, he said.
l Eight international buyers including China, Italy and
Israel have shown keen interest in the products and
a 20-member delegation from Israel is vising the expo
to explore market potential, he said.
E-com boosts warehousing
space demand: CBRE
New Delhi, July 9 (PTI):
E-commerce continues to
drive demand for logistics
and warehousing space
in the country and has attracted a lot of interest from
developers and private
equity players, property
consultant CBRE said.
‘With the logistics and
industrial segment witnessing significant development, there is a lot of
interest from both developers and private equity
investment’, CBRE South
Asia managing director,
that the company is studying the
Indian market’s readiness for Dolby
cinema in India.
‘Our business model is different
for Dolby Cinema. It involves joint
investment in theatres,’ Kedia
said.
On the other hand, Dolby is in discussions with direct-to-home (DTH)
players in India offering high definition
broadcast service for its Dolby Audio
solutions. The company is also working with several content developers,
Kedia added.
‘The HD market is growing in
India. 45 HD channels are in
Dolby,’ he said.
He said globally the company is
in talks with several television makers for its Dolby Vision solution that
provides better picture clarity and
with mobile phone makers for Dolby
Atmos.
What will Agri Intex 2016 focus on?
RATIONAL RAMP-UP
‘The taxation on dairy products could be rationalised through value-added activities of the milk
produced’, Chaudhary while addressing a seminar organised by industry body PHD Chamber of
Commerce.
‘We have liberalised our FDI regime in
most of the areas and in all possible
ways. We have rationalised our
norms and made it simple for
businesses to establish and grow’
Advisory and Transaction
Services, Ram Chandnani
said in a statement.
The government’s investor-friendly investment policies, improving
domestic economy and
progressive legislative
reforms are all steps
boosting the sector, he
said at a conference
here.
‘India is yet to achieve
its full potential when it
comes to the logistics
sector, even though the
World Bank has ranked
India 35th in logistics.
China is ranked 27th but
India is not too far behind’,
said M T Murthy, Member
(Operations) India Post,
Ministry of Communication and Information.
Stating that lack of adequate infrastructure has
slowed down India’s economy in the past, Murthy
said the government is
committed towards capacity
building.
E-commerce is playing
a major role in driving up
the demand in logistics
that witnessed a growth
of 57 per cent between
2009 and 2015, the statement said.
‘India Post now has 700
e-commerce partners who
rely on the government
for their service delivery’,
Murthy said.
1991 reforms offer lessons: Jairam Ramesh
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
The 15th Madras Management Association (MMA) awards were presented for managerial excellence at a function here yesterday.
Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh was the chief
guest for the event. Speaking on the occasion, Jairam Ramesh said, the reforms of 1991 has larger lessons to offer and this nation must take a look at
them to take ahead, things like GST (Goods and Services Tax) which remain
unfinished. He said, in the present context, political management and larger
public debate are necessary.
‘Create political environment for reforms’, he hinted, adding, ‘Broader consensus that
something needs to be done, is possible in a democratic system’.
NEW TEAM ELECTED
The MMA also held elections for its office-bearers on
Friday.
According to a press release, Brakes India Pvt Ltd joint
managing director R Srikanth has been elected as the
president for the year 2016-17, The KCP Ltd’s executive
director Kavitha D Chitturi as the senior vice president,
Tube Investments of India Ltd’s MD L Ramkumar as
vice president, Chemplast Sanmar Ltd’s deputy MD C
V Subba Rao as the secretary, Danfoss Industries P
Ltd’s president P Ravichandran as the treasurer.
l
The four-day Agri
Intex, the Centre has recognised this fair and has
extended logo support for
the first time, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University vice
chancellor, Dr K Ramasamy,
the joint organisers, said. Besides, United Nations
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has extended
its support to the fair, which will open up many new
business opportunities in the field of agricultural
mechanisation, he said.
l Stating that annual meet of the Regional Council of
Agricultural Machinery Association in Asia and the
Pacific will also happen at the expo, Shasi Kumar
said that sourcing personnel from 21 countries will
be visiting the event.
Famed designer
now at Dior
Paris, July 9 (AFP):
Dior today named Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri
as its new creative director, making her the first woman
to lead the iconic French fashion house. The 52-year-old
left the Italian label Valentino on Friday, paving the way
for her appointment. She will present her first show in
Paris on 30 September, the company said, following in
the steps of legendary
founder Christian Dior
and such designers as
Yves Saint Laurent,
Gianfranco Ferre and
John Galliano.
Dior has been without a leader since the
shock departure of the
Belgian Raf Simons last
October, which sparked
soul-searching in the
industry about the pressure creators were now
under.
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Authority Tamil Nadu for the purposed of Savudu Deposit quarry at
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Sports
6 SATURDAY
9 JUIY 2016
CHENNAI
CR7 & CO WARY OF FINAL BLUES
Tomorrow’s match
Griezmann seeks redemption for ‘Les Bleus’
Last chance for Ronaldo to claim major international trophy
ophy
FINAL:
France vs Portugal at 12.30 a.m
IST (Monday morning)
Paris, July 9 (AFP):
Cristiano Ronaldo’s battle-hardened
Portugal stand between hosts France
and a cathartic victory in tomorrow’s
Euro 2016 final at Stade de France.
The stadium was targeted by suicide bombers during France’s friendly
against Germany last November in
attacks across Paris that left 130
people dead.
It cast a black shadow over the tournament, but following a joyous semifinal victory over Germany, France
aim to prevail in a third major final on
home soil after the 1984 European
Championship and 1998 World Cup.
‘There is lots of fervour and lots
of joy and happiness in France,’
France coach Didier Deschamps
said after the 2-0 win over
Germany in Marseille.
‘It’s a really great story. We don’t claim
to have
t h e
THE TOP MARKSMEN
Player
Antoine Griezmann
Alvaro Morata
Cristiano Ronaldo
Dimitri Payet
Gareth Bale
Nani
Olivier Giroud
Country
France
Spain
Portugal
France
Wales
Portugal
France
Atletico Madrid in their Champions
League final defeat by Real Madrid
in May and made a poor start to
the Euro in France’s 2-1 win over
Romania.
But after coming on to net a 90thminute opener against Albania, he
has emerged as the star
of the tournament, scoring in knockout-phase
wins over the Republic
of Ireland, Iceland and
Germany.
With six goals -- three
more than any other player -- the 25-year-old is in
line for both the Golden
Boot and the UEFA
player of the tournament
prize.
Ronaldo, however,
power to solve
served a timely reall the problems of the French
minder of his abilpeople. But we have the power
ity to decide a
to generate emotions and
game with
make them forget their wora brilliant bullet
ries.’
header
in PortuThe November attacks,
gal’s 2-0
semi-final
claimed by Islamic State,
win over Wales.
struck particularly close
And having turned
Antoine Griezmann
to France forward Anto31 in February, the
ine GriezReal Madrid superstar knows he
may not get a
better chance
to inspire his
mann.
counHe was on the pitch at Stade de
try
France and his elder sister, Maud,
survived the assault on the Batacto
lan concert hall in central Paris that
a first maclaimed 89 lives.
jor international
Griezmann missed a penalty for trophy.
Head to Head:
Goals
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
Clatterburg to
oversee final
Mark Clattenburg has been
chosen to referee Sunday’s Euro
2016 final between Portugal and
France, completing a unique
treble of showpiece fixtures in
one season.
The 41-year-old also refereed
May’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and
Atlético Madrid in Milan and
Manchester United’s FA Cup win
over Crystal Palace at Wembley
a week earlier.
Clattenburg would not have
been chosen if Wales had defeated Portugal in Wednesday’s
semi-final. He has not officiated
since the last-16 fixture between
Switzerland and Poland; Uefa
held him back with an eye on
the final.
Internationals:
France won: 3, Portugal: 0
All matches including friendlies :
France won: 18,
Portugal: 5, Drawn: 3.
Key players
France:
Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann
Portugal:
Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani
Route to final
France
beat Romania
beat Albania
drew Switzerland
Last 16: Beat Ireland
Last 8: Beat Iceland
Semis: Beat Germany
Portugal
drew Iceland
drew Austria
drew Hungary
Last 16: Beat Croatia
Last 8: Beat Poland
(via penalties)
Semis: Beat Wales
2-1
2-0
0-0
2-1
5-2
2-0
1-1
0-0
3-3
1-0
5-3
2-0
Lucky Deschamps
Ronaldo has never tasted victory
against France, but he is not alone as
Portugal have lost the last 10 meetings between the countries, stretching
France veteran Patrice Evra will be expected to play an important
role in the final against Portugal.
back to 1975.
France have twice beaten
Portugal en route to Euro
success, Michel Platini and
Zinedine Zidane netting extra-time winners in the
semi-finals of the
1984 and 2000
tournaments.
They also overcame them in
the semi-finals
of the 2006
World Cup,
before losing on penalties to Italy in what
was their
last major tournament
final.
Portugal were
stunned
1-0 by
Greece
as hosts of
Euro 2004
in their only previous major
final appearance.
Deschamps, 47, captained France to glory at
the 1998 World Cup and
Euro 2000 and is seeking to
add a third major title to his
international trophy collection.
The former Juventus midfielder has a reputation in France for
being lucky and it was enhanced
by Thursday’s win over Germany,
who dominated the game for long
periods.
His side will start as favourites, but
although Portugal’s win over Wales
was their first inside 90 minutes since
their arrival in France, they are wily
and dangerous.
‘We believe in ourselves, we
have always believed,’ said
midfielder Joao Mario. ‘The
coach has given us this confidence, this spirit.
‘There are always critics, even
in Portugal, but we believe and we
will try to show that in the final.’
Cristiano Ronaldo
Special welcome
for Wales team
Federer vows to be back at Wimbledon
Swiss ace sweats on fitness after fall in Raonic clash
London, July 9:
Roger Federer admits he faces
a nervous wait to discover if he
suffered serious injury when he
fell heavily in the closing stages of
his Wimbledon semi-final defeat to
Milos Raonic on Friday.
However, Federer insisted he will
be back at Wimbledon in 2017,
when he will be pushing 36, despite
his heartbreaking loss to Raonic
Seven-time champion Federer
turned his left ankle and jarred his
left knee in the fourth game of the
final set of his 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6,
7-5, 6-3 loss.
‘I just I hope I didn’t hurt myself. Is
it a three-day thing, is it a 24-hour
thing or is it more? I don’t know at
this point. I hope it’s not so bad,’
said the 34-year-old, who underwent
surgery on the same knee earlier
this year.
‘I walked it off. I was able to finish.
But I don’t slip a lot. I don’t ever fall
down. It was a different fall for me
than I’ve ever had.
‘With the body that’s been playing
up this year, I just hope I’m going to
be fine. I believe I am, but I’ll know
more tomorrow when I wake up.’
Federer missed the French Open
this year because of a back injury.
It was the first Slam he had been
forced to sit out since 1999.
Federer refused to blame the fall
for his surprise defeat, which ended
his hopes of a record eighth Wimbledon title and 18th major.
He had been in control of the tie
Milos Raonic
and seemed destined to reach
an 11th final at the All England
Club, which would have made
him the oldest man to get
that far since 39-year-old Ken
Rosewall in 1974.
Federer had break points in
the fifth and ninth games of the
fourth set before slipping from
5-6, 40-0 with back-to-back
double faults to hand Raonic
a lifeline.
‘I just didn’t feel the same after
the fall,’ he said.
‘Regardless, he played a great
breakpoint to get the break.
From then on, if I would have
been fresh as a daisy or injured,
maybe wouldn’t matter because
he was serving 140mph anyway. ‘I had missed my chances
by then. It was a very disappointing half an hour there for me,
getting broken at 6-5, getting
broken again at 2-1 in the fifth,
having the slip.
‘Something went wrong. I
can’t believe I served a double
fault twice. Unexplainable for
me really, yeah.
‘Very sad about that and
angry at myself because never
should I allow him to get out of
that set that easily.’
Federer, who is now without
a Slam since he captured a
seventh Wimbledon in 2012,
admitted Raonic deserved to
be the first Canadian man to
reach a Grand Slam final.
‘He earned it at the end. But I
helped him so much to get back.
I would like to see a tie-breaker
because I was the better player for
the fourth set,’ he said.
‘Then again, I know he’s great in
breakers and all that, it was always
going to be tough. But I would have
liked to see him scramble more
than that.’
Raonic hails McEnroe influence
Milos Raonic has hailed the influence of coach John McEnroe after
reaching his maiden grand slam
final with a last-four victory over
Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
Having claimed the opening set,
Raonic lost the next two to the 17time major winner.
But the 25-year-old recovered
brilliantly to come away with a 6-3
6-7 (3-7) 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory and is
the first Canadian to reach a grand
slam final.
‘It’s an incredible comeback from
me really,’ he said. ‘I was struggling
through the third and fourth set.
‘He was playing some great tennis, but I found a little opening and
managed to finish it off.’
McEnroe joined Raonic’s coaching
team in May to work on his grasscourt game and says the three-time
Wimbledon winner has had a big
influence.
‘What he told me today is to leave
it all out there,’ he added. ‘I showed
a lot of emotion out there, always
positive, and I think that’s what got
me through.
Cardiff, July 9:
Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined the streets of Cardiff
on Friday to give a special welcome
home to Wales’ European Championship squad.
Chris Coleman’s team, featuring in
a major tournament for the first time
since the 1958 World Cup, exceeded
all expectations by reaching the semifinals in France before being knocked
out by Portugal.
Fans greeted the players and backroom staff at Cardiff Airport before
the squad went on an open-top bus
parade through the city.
‘They are amazing scenes and we’ll
never forget,’ said talismanic forward
Gareth Bale. ‘It’s very special seeing
what it means to the whole country.
‘It’s an incredible feeling and there
is no prouder honour than putting on
the red shirt for Wales and to share it
with all these fans is incredible.’
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey was also
moved by the welcome home.
‘To see all the support has been
phenomenal,’ said Ramsey. ‘Because
we have been away from it we haven’t
seen the impact it has had back here.
‘We have heard from our families
and stuff like that...but this is the first
time we are experiencing any of this
and it is really special.’
One member of the squad who
missed out on the homecoming was
midfielder Joe Ledley, who is in Ibiza
to get married.
Confident Murray
has all to play for
Federer-slayer Raonic guns for Slam glory
London, July 9:
Canadian Milos Raonic will not be
Andy Murray
the only man experiencing something
new on Wimbledon’s Centre Court on
Sunday -- for the first time Britain’s
Andy Murray will start a grand slam
final as favourite after crushing Tomas
Berdych in the semis.
Murray was seeded to meet world
number one Novak Djokovic in another
major showdown but the Serb’s shock
early exit opened the door for sixth
seed Raonic to reach his maiden grand
slam final after making the semis two
years ago.
All 10 of Murray’s previous grand
slam finals were against either Djokovic or Federer, which explains why the
29-year-old Scot has endured more
than his fair share of pain and still only
has two majors to his name.
One of those defeats came against a
sublime Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final and a repeat of that duel was
expected until the Swiss maestro lost to Raonic on Friday.
With a 6-3 head-to-head career lead over the 25-year-old Raonic, Murray
will be expected to get his grand slam collection rolling again, three years after
beating Djokovic to become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champion
for 77 years.
Leading bookmakers were quoting Murray as 2-7 on favourite hours after
he beat Berdych on Friday.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
SATURDAY
9 JULY 2016
7
Fact-finding on
Chennai waterbodies
NGO Arappor Iyakkam to present findings to PWD
AISMK president and actor Sarath Kumar and Radhika Sarath Kumar
today met Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to invite her for the wedding
of Rayan with cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun, at the Secretariat in
Chennai today.
Governor K Rosaiah presenting a prize to a student during the 36th annual day celebrations of Sri Venugopal Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher
Secondary School in Chennai on Friday. Andhra Pradesh MLC Magunta
Sreenivasulu Reddy, school president E S Reddy, vice-president K Anilkumar Reddy, treasurer K Ranga Reddy and correspondent V Govind
and secretary Shivaraman are present. (inset) Students performing
folk dance as part of the celebration.
Woman, two
daughters
commit suicide
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
A woman committed suicide along
with her two daughters at their house
at MGR Nagar here, reportedly distressed following the arrest of her
husband, a retired Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments Department official.
Police sources said Devarajan,
aged 59, belonged to Chidambaram
and worked as an HR & CE official at
Vallalar Madam in Vadalur. Devarajan was married to Usharani, aged
55, and had two daughters, Kalaivani
and Vijayalakshmi, aged 29 and 27
respectively. They also have a son,
Sivabalan, aged 25, who is said to be
mentally retarded.
Cuddalore district police received a
complaint against Devarajan alleging
that he had received Rs 1 crore from
three persons, including Manoharan,
and cheating them by giving assurance for a government job. Following
these charges against him, Devarajan
and his family absconded after the
police started their investigations.
Later police found that Devarajan
had been hiding in Coimbatore, along
with his family. But after knowing that
his hideout had been revealed to the
police, Devarajan took flight again
with his family.
NIVEDHIKA KRISHNAN
Chennai, July 9:
The effect of the December deluge
sees people taking up initiatives
to ensure there is no repeat of the
flooding. Arappor Iyakkam, a citizens
group that works towards increasing
the participation of the common man
in efforts to solve social issues, has
identified four places that were worst
affected during the Chennai floods
last November-December.
The areas - Villivakkam, Mugalivakkam, Pallavaram and Pallikaranai
- were the most affected, as these
parts serve as water channels for the
Adyar river.
An extensive research by the Iyakkam, under the guidance of Madras
Institute of Development Studies’
Professor Janakaraj, involved vital
factors like irrigation mapping, GIS
mapping, original and current width,
and usable area of the water bodies.
The members dipped into their own
pockets to do the study.
Based on social auditing, the team,
comprising various like-minded
residents, have identified the primary
problems pertaining to these water
bodies.
Elucidating, Jayaram Venkatesan,
convenor, Arappor Iyakkam, says,
A 10 member team comprises
of Engineers from various backgrounds and GIS experts took part
in the study and research.
Around 80 citizens, mainly consists of architects, across the city
took part in the social audit.
Equipment related to Geographic
Information System and digital meters were used for estimation.
Pallikaranai marshland, which is just one or two metres above the sea
level, needs good draining channel.
‘Pallikaranai belt is a low-lying area,
with elevation being just one or two
metres above sea level. Okkiyam
canal is the only outlet present in
the marshland to prevent overflow.
Previously, Rs 104 crore was spent
on Okkiyam Madavu expansion from
20 metres to 100 metres for 13 km.
But, according to CAG reports, the
project was not successful.’
In 1954, Villivakkam Lake was
spread over 214.063 acres, but in
2016 the water body can claim a mere
35 acres as its space. Here, the lake
Double joy for
elderly patient
Senior citizen undergoes twin
procedures for knee-related problems
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Doctors usually advise total knee
replacement surgery or the more
experimental stem cell therapy depending on the severity of the pain
and damage due to osteoarthritis,
which is an age-related joint disease.
Noted orthopedic surgeon Dr A K
Venkatachalam has performed the
two different treatments on the same
person - K Balasubramnian, 72, a
retired manager from Reserve Bank
of India.
He underwent both the procedures
at Guest Hospital here after he approached doctors with severe pain
and deformity in his knee .
Venkatachalam said, ‘I suggested
knee replacement in the patient’s
right leg as it was severely deformed
and stem cell therapy for his left leg
which had minor deformity with pain’.
‘The stem cell therapy is still under
trial in many countries,’ he pointed
Orthopedic surgeon Dr A K
Venkatachalam with patient K
Balasubramani, who underwent
knee replacement surgery and stem
cell treatment in Chennai recently.
out. ‘After the patient’s right knee was
replaced with a metal implant, stem
80 students get BDS
admit cards at AU
NT Bureau
Chidambaram, July 9:
Eight students got admission cards
for BDS courses through counselling at
Annamalai University here on Friday.
The university Vice-Chancellor Dr S
Manian gave the cards. This follows
MBBS counselling held on 6 July,
where 150 students were admitted.
The admissions are made only on
the basis of merit in conjunction with
the reservation policy of Tamilnadu
government. Merit lists were drawn
based on the marks obtained by the
candidates in relevant subjects in
HSC or equivalent examinations.
The university had received 4,906
application forms for MBBS courses
and 1,079 for BDS courses. Of them,
The team
Annamalai University Vice-Chancellor Dr S Manian handing over a BDS
admit card to a student during the counselling session held on the university campus at Chidambaram on Friday.
276 MBBS applications and 52 BDS
applications were rejected.
The university registrar(i/c) K Arumugam, controller of examination
R Chandrasekaran, principal Dr V
Krishnan and students’ admission
counsellor T Ramkumar were present
during the counselling session.
cells were harvested from his bone
marrow and injected into his left knee’
he added.
‘These adult stem cells activate the
cells and help relieve pain. It is an
outpatient procedure that requires no
incision or fixing metal implants,’ said
Venkatachalam.
This biological treatment needs no
prosthesis as they are performed
with the help of needle and it needs
no anesthesia and hospitalisation.
The whole process costs around Rs
2 lakh. As for the stem cell treatment
it can’t correct the deformity but can
sometimes offer pain relief, he said.
The medical signalling cells have their
own value of making the pain go.
They utilise the platelet-rich plasma
obtained from the bone marrow and
produce a natural repair capacity.
‘They alleviate pain and enhance
the quality of life’ said Venkatachalam
. ‘This treatment would be useful for
the young and very elderly’ he added.
Aerospace park
work to start soon
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
As the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority has given
environmental clearance for the
proposed aerospace park in SIPCOT
Vallam-Vadagal Industrial Park, the
work is expected to commence soon.
The aerospace park is being set
up here at an estimated cost of Rs
200 crore. Being set up for manufacture of aerospace components,
maintenance and repair services for
avionics, the venture got the approval
in May, the State government said in
an official release on Friday.
Work for providing basic infrastructure facilities like roads, street lights,
storm water drain in the over 245 acre
facility will begin soon at an estimated
cost of Rs 50 crore. Industries Minister MC Sampath and top government
officials inspected the ongoing work
at aerospace park on Friday.
Gutkha raids continue
26 places in Chennai come under I-T scanner
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Income-Tax sleuths continued
their raids against paan and gutkha
manufacturers today for the second
day. According to I-T sources, the
raids were carried out in 26 places in
Chennai alone.
I-T sources said during the
raid conducted yesterday, unaccounted money amounting to Rs
75 lakh was seized. Inspection is
being carried out in two godowns
located in Vadaperumbakkam,
near Red Hills.
Sources said more than a 100
tonnes of tobacco were kept hid-
den in these godowns.
During the raids yesterday, I-T
sleuths are said to have seized
documents related to tax evasion
of close to Rs 400 crore. ‘The actual value of the evasion can only
be known after the documents are
evaluated,’ sources said.
Though tobacco is banned in the
State, there are many places in
Chennai that manufacture them illegally and sell them with a huge profit
without paying tax. These products
are stored in godowns near Red
Hills and Madhavaram and are also
transported to nearby States.
The raids in the godowns began yesterday following the order of Chennai zone I-T director
Balakrishnan. ‘The raids that began
yesterday at 8.30 am continued
throughout the day and the officials
have raided the residence of the godown owners and brokers involved
in the trade of tobacco products in
the State,’ sources added.
is being used as a dumping ground,
with waste churned by Metro Rail
work being regularly dumped here,
he said.
Similarly they found that Ambattur
Lake is another water body that was
reduced from 1,146.493 acres in
1954 to 410.07 acres at an alarming
rate over the six decades.
According to nature’s law, the
Villivakkam Lake’s channel was
supposed to pass through Korattur,
SIDCO Nagar, Villivakkam, Otteri and
then reach Buckingham Canal. But,
in this case, the waterway is choked
near SIDCO Nagar due to incessant
dumping, points out Jayaram.
Same is the case with Thirupananthal Lake in Pallavaram: encroachers
have completely wiped off the water
channel that connects it to Periyar Eri.
With Mugalivakkam channel, it’s a different story with desilting not having
been carried out by the civic body for
the past 15 years, he said.
According to Jayaram, the organisation will tie up with like-minded NGOs
and present the findings before the
Public Works Department and urge it
to take concrete measures to benefit
the people. But he also insists that
the public take more interest in social issues and lend support to such
endeavours.
Chennai-Chongqing
‘bhai-bhai’ to benefit both
City to get solid waste management
expertise from China
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
The ‘sister city agreement’ between
Chennai and Chongqing is gaining
momentum with the former likely to
benefit from China technology in the
area of solid waste management
for dumpyards in Kodungaiyur and
Perungudi.
On Friday, an exchange of ideas
took place between Chongqing Mayor
Huang Qifan and Chennai Mayor
Saidai Duraisamy at Ripon Buildings
here, which is seen as a step towards
development of the sister cities.
In 2015, Chongqing was announced
as a sister city to Chennai after an
agreement signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Chinese
counterpart.
Being sister cities means the two
countries have a social agreement
between two cities of the country in
order to promote cultural and commercial ties. This move will also foster
friendship and congenial relationship
between the countries. As a result,
Chongqing Municipality will be replicating various welfare measures of Chennai Corporation like the popular Amma
Canteen where meals are served at
affordable rates for the poor.
During Huang’s visit, the six-member
delegation was said to be impressed
by the Amma Canteen scheme that
was announced in 2013 and followed
by other States like Andhra Pradesh.
Chennai Corporation has also
planned to increase the number of
canteens by 107.
In turn, Chennai would also adopt
some technologies from Chongqing.
Solid waste management, monorail,
education and development of automobile manufacturing will be some of
the main areas of focus.
Students discuss
global issues
q Chettinad Vidyashram
conducts Model UN meet
National Stock Exchange (NSE-Mumbai) managing director and chief
executive officer Chitra Ramakrishna speaking at ‘Model United Nation Conference’ at Chettinad Vidyashram, R A Puram in Chennai on
Friday. The school secretary and correspondent Meena Muthiah and
school principal Amudhalakshmi are present.
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 9:
Around 500 students from 15
schools discussed various global
issues at ‘Model United Nation
Conference’ held at Chettinad
Vidyashram, R A Puram on Friday.
The event provided a platform for
budding orators and diplomacy enthusiasts to showcase their skills.
Speaking on the occasion, National Stock Exchange’s (NSEMumbai) first woman managing
director and chief executive officer
Chitra Ramakrishna, said, ‘Model
United Nations Conference is one
of the effective way of developing
the skills of students. I am very
much happy to see such kinds of
initiatives taken up by schools.’
‘We at NSE adopt various initiatives like these to inculcate financial knowledge among students.
As much as 15 lakh students have
been benefited by our initiatives.
Financial literacy is one of the
important factors governing the
country’s economy and happy to
see that students are discussing
world wide issues,’ she said.
This year’s event also saw the
formation of 10 new committees
in addition to the existing ones.
They included Triple Joint Crisis
Committee, The Historic Human
Rights Council, The Futuristic Environment Committee, The Invictus
Summit, The International Police
Task Force, The Intelligence Conclave and four other committees.
Chettinad Vidyashram’s secretary and correspondent Meena
Muthiah and school principal
Amudhalakshmi, who were present
on the event, appreciated the enthusiasm shown by the students.
, CHENNAI
8 SATURDAY
9 JULY 2016
newstodaynet.com
Kamal Haasan
to do it again for
K S Ravikumar
Actor Kamal Haasan and filmmaker K S Ravikumar share an
excellent rapport. The duo have
been part of several hits including Avvai Shanmughi, Thenali,
Panchathantiram, Dasavathaaram and Manmadan Ambu in
the past.
For his good friend Ravikumar,
Kamal Haasan has agreed to
release the audio of the movie
Mudinja Ivanai Pudi. Starring
Kiccha Sudeep and Nithya
Menen in the lead role, the
movie directed by Ravikumar.
It is being is made in Tamil and
Kannada simultaneously.
Sadhu Kokila, Chikkana,
Prakash Raj, Nasser, Sharath Lohitashwa and Sathish
are in the film. It is produced
by M B Babu and Rockline
Venkatesh. Cinematography
is by Rajarathinam and music
by D Imman.
Kamal Haasan is in USA
shooting for Sabaash Naidu.
During his short visit to Chennai next week, he would attend
the audio launch function of
Mudinja Ivanai Pudi.
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ndo Cine Appreciation Foundation in association with Embassy
of Swedan, New Delhi, Consulate of Swedan, Chennai and Goethe
Institut, Chennai are organising a
Swedish Film Festival, from 18 to 20
July at Goethe Institute.
Movies to be screened at the festival includes Mon Call Girl by Mikael Marcimain and docu-dramas
Trespassing Bergman by Jane
Magnusson, Hynek Belleville Baby
by Mia Engberg and Karin Ekbergl’s
A Separation.
Ingmar Bergman’s Home on Faro
island occupies something of a mythical status among filmmakers. Some
call it Mecca, others are intimidated
by the long, narrow house at Hammars, near the Persona beach.
In Trespassing Bergman, some of
the world’s leading directors and
actors, several on site at the house,
talk about their relationship with the
demon
Curtains go up for
films from Sweden
director and his films.
Belleville Baby is about
a man from the past,
who calls the filmmaker
and tells her that he
spent many years in
jail. She remembers
the spring when they
met in Paris, the riots,
Want to sing for
Santosh Narayanan?
W
ith over half-a-dozen
movies in his kitty, Vijay Sethupathi is the busiest
star in Tamil cinema. He had
three releases in 2016 so
far - Sethupathi, Kadhalum
Kadandhu Pogum and Iraivi.
The actor will begin shooting
for filmmaker K V Anand’s
movie that would also feature Madonna Sebastian and
T Rajhenderr.
Also Vijay Sethupathi is
working in films including
Rekkai, directed by Rathina
Siva, Idam Porul Eval and
Mellisai.
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Vijay Sethupathi is
a busy actor
in K’town
Actor Santhanam is playing the
lead role in Server Sundaram,
directed by debutant Anand Balki.
Santhanam plays a chef in a star
hotel in the movie. The movie has
music by Santhosh. The makers of
Server Sundaram have announced
a contest - ‘Best Singers’, which is
open for college students with singing talent.
Participants can send a one minute
sample of their voice in MP3 format
to voicehunt4serversundaram@
gmail.com. The last date is 15 July.
‘The Best voice of the contesting
students will get an opportunity to
work with Santhosh Narayanan and
their voice will be featured in Server
Sundaram’, says Anand Balki.
Vaibhavi Shandilya will be making her debut in Kollywood.
Bijesh plays second lead in
the movie. He is the first
grandson of the late comedian Nagesh, the hero of
the original classic Server
Sundaram released in 1964.
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A Separation is a tragicomic documentary exploring
the very last acts of a long marriage. A film about the
tentative search for a new beginning when something
finally and unfortunately over.
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Amala Paul in;
Samantha out
D
Meanwhile the actor has
completed shoot for Dharma
Durai and director Manikandan’s Aandavan Kattalai.
the vespa and the cat he gave her. She also remembers that one day he disappeaed. A film about time,
memories and things that got lost on the way.
irector Vetrimaaran’s Vada
Chennai went on floors
with a simple muhurat recently.
The movie that brings together
Dhanush and Vettrimaran after
Aadukalam also features Samuthirakani, Andrea, Daniel
Balaji, Karunas among
others.
There were reports that
Samantha was initially
assigned to do the female
lead. But the Theri actress
has chosen to opt out of
the project and the team
is busy looking for a
replacement.
Sources close to
Vettrimaran, say
that Amala Paul,
who acted in
Dhanush starrer
Velai Illa Pattadhari and the actor’s home production Amma
Kanakku is being
considered for the
heroine’s role.
The movie
has music by Santhosh Narayanan. Reports say that the movie
is set in North Chennai.
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‘Pleasure to work
with Ajith’
T
G Thyagarajan of Sathyajothi Films, who is
producing Ajith’s 57th flick, said, ‘It is our
immense pride to be associated with Ajith
Kumar.’
Directed by Siruthai Siva, the movie has music
by Anirudh and cinematography by Vettri Mahalingam.
According to Thyagarajan, ‘We as a company
have a tradition to produce films that has commercial value as well as strong content. AK 57 as
it is called now, will be our biggest so far.’
‘This film will be short extensively abroad and the
title and details will be announced very soon’. An
urban-centric movie, the flick brings together Ajith,
Siva and Anirudh, after a huge hit in Vedhalam.
Meanwhile Sathyajothi’s other production venture
Thodari starring Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh is complete and ready for release. It is directed by Prabhu
Solomon, with musical score by D Imman.
T G Thyagarajan
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Simbu, Shriya
shoot for AAA
The first schedule of Simbu starrer
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (AAA) began today.
Scenes involving Simbu, Shriya,
VTV Ganesh and Mahat are being
shot in Chennai. The movie is directed by Trisha Illana Nayanthara
fame Adhik Ravichandran and
produced by Michael Rayappan.
Yuvanshankar Raja had been
roped in as the music composer for
AAA. Remember Simbu and Yuvan
had worked together in Manmadhan
and Vallavan before.
The movie would have two more
heroines. Simbu’s look in the movie
was revealed by the director recently.
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