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n what is likely to cause a major embarrassment
to the Congress party, a leading contractor on
Wednesday filed an FIR against Sonia Gandhi over
non payment of dues. According to initial reports, the
FIR was lodged by Heather Constructions Managing
Partner in Kerala.
The other leaders who have been named in the
FIR include Rajiv Gandhii Institute of Development
Studies Chairman Ramesh Chennithala, former Kerala
chief minister Oommen Chandy and Kerala Pradesh
Congress Committee president VM Sudheeran.
Importantly, the project to build the Rajiv Gandhi
Institute of Development Studies was commissioned
by former KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala.
Meanwhile, reports say that Islamic State (IS), the
world’s deadliest terror group, is reported to have tried
hard but failed to make its presence felt in India.
And now, the IS is reported to have changed its
tactics and is believed to be co-ordinating with regional
terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to carry
out attacks in India. An alert issued by the Intelligence
Bureau, says, ‘ISIS is desperate to make its presence
felt in India and for this purpose is trying to co-ordinate
with LeT to outsource some of its operations.’
The alert further says the IS would plan and supervise
the entire operation while it would be executed by the
LeT, which already has a presence in India.
JAYA REVAMPS AIADMK
Names new office-bearers for important posts Dissolves key bodies
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
AIADMK general secretary and
Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today restructured the party. In
a series of statements to the media
here, she announced new officebearers for the party besides appointing 11 spokespersons. She also
announced new secretaries for many
districts while dissolving the party’s
disciplinary action committee and
CM orders
release of water
from 3 dams
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today ordered release
of water from Papanasam,
Servalar and Manimutharu
reservoirs for agriculture
purpose from tomorrow.
In a statement here, she said
she has received requests
from farmers in the area to
release water from the above
dams.
‘Accepting it, I have ordered to release water from
Papanasam, Servalar and
Manimutharu from 9 June,’
she said, adding that the
decision would benefit
20,595 acre farm lands in
Ambasamudram, Nanguneri,
Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai
areas in Tirunelveli district.
the petitions committee. Apart from
these, Assembly-wise committees
have also been dissolved.
Jayalalithaa retained senior leaders
E Madhusoodanan as party presidium chairman and Finance Minister O
Panneerselvam as treasurer.
There will be 11 organising secretaries including former Minister
R Vaithilingam, who is now Rajya
Sabha MP. PWD Minister Edappadi
K Palanisamy has been made as the
of the organising secretaries of the
party. While former Minister Natham
R Viswanathan has been relieved as
Dindigul district secretary, Dindigul
Mayor Marudaraj has been appointed to the post.
Eleven members have been
named as the party’s spokespersons. They are C Ponnaiyan, Panruti S Ramachandran, R
Vaithilingam, B Valarmathi, Nanjil
Sampath, Samarasam, S R Balas-
ubramanian, Vaigai Selvan, C R
Saraswathi, K Pandiarajan and
Nirmala Periasami.
Former Ministers Mukkur N Subramanian and Thoppu N D Venkatachalam have been relieved from the
post of secretaries of Tiruvannamalai, Erode Rural and Kanyakumari
district units.
Environment Minister K C Karuppannan has replaced Venkatachalam, while Transport Minister M R
Vijayabaskar will helm Karur district
unit and IT minister M Manikandan
will take care of Ramanathapuram
district unit.
Ulundurpet MLA R Kumaraguru,
who trounced DMDK president
Vijayakanth in the recent Assembly election, has been made
Villupuram south district secretary. Erode West MLA and former
Minister K V Ramalingam has been
made Erode district secretary.
It’s rain mode in Chennai
Downpour lashes many parts of city More predicted in next 24 hours
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Chennaiites woke up to cloudy skies
for the third consecutive day as rains
and thundershowers continued to
lash the city. And there is more in
store, say officials.
After recording 30 mm of rain on
Monday, the capital city recorded 4 mm
of downpour on Tuesday evening in
less than an hour. Thunderclouds had
developed late evening and rain started
around 8 pm that continued till 4 am.
According to Met officials, weather
conditions still remain favourable for
rain and thundershowers to continue
over the city during the next 24 hours.
They said the wet spell can be
attributed to the presence of two
cyclonic circulations on either sides
of Peninsular India. ‘A circulation is
marked in west-central Bay of Bengal
A year after
Dornier mishap...
S BEN RAJA
Chennai, June 8:
8 June 2015. It was on this day
the Coast Guard’s Dornier Aircraft
crashed into the Bay of Bengal near
Chidambaram. Flying at about 9000
feet from Chennai on a routine mission, on the fairly well-lit evening,
the flight CG791 disappeared from
the tracking radars at 9:24 pm. After
weeks of intense search, only the
remains of the aircraft and the three
officers in it were found.
A year after the ghastly mishap, a
higher official of Coast Guard, speaking to News Today, reiterates the
strict safety standards followed. ‘We
will strive hard to make sure that such
incidents don’t happen in the near future. As of now everything is fine and
streamlined. We learnt lessons from
our past experiences and we assure
that we will do our best in future.’
On this day, let us remember the
brave officers, who died while on
duty for the country, he adds. The last
recorded position of the plane was
32 miles north east of Karaikal, near
headquarters secretary.
W h i l e
f o r m e r
Minister N
Thalavai
Sundaram
has been
relieved as
party’s Kanyakumari district secretary, he has been elevated as one
Puducherry. The plane, CG DOR 791
was to return to Chennai at 10 pm.
ICG’s Board of Inquiry report, prepared by its Regional Headquarters,
stated, ‘The cause of crash is a device
known as Attitude and Heading Reference Unit. That is said to be the single
biggest aid to a crew flying at night over
sea, which ranks among the toughest
forms of flying given the absence of
any reference points for the pilots.
That unit tells the pilots how the plane
is performing, if the controls are being
fully followed or there is a lacunae.’
The aircraft was being flown by Deputy
Commandant Vidyasagar and had on
board Deputy Commandant MK Soni,
the co-pilot, and Navigator Deputy Commandant Subash. Hailing from Nanganallur, Subash was survived by his wife
Deepa Lakshmi and a son.
WRITING ON THE WALL
Monsoon strikes, claims one life
Monsoon today hit Kerala with heavy rains claiming the life of a 36-year-old
man following a landslip in Idukki district.
South-west monsoon has set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, said
K Santosh, head of India Meteorological Department’s regional centre.
Several parts of the State have been receiving heavy rains since last night.
The IMD had earlier said that monsoon was likely to hit Kerala on 9 June.
Jobi John, former SFI Idukki district president, died and his mother was
seriously injured when mounds of earth and rocks fell on their home following
heavy rains at Vazhavara early today, police said.
Due to rough weather, waves hit walls of houses at Pattinapakkam.
Photo: A R JAYAKUMAR
off the Andhra Pradesh Coast and
Coastal Karnataka.
has been primarily responsible for
As per the weathermen, when two
the rains over Chennai,’ they said.
circulations exist in such a close proxMeanwhile, another cyclonic circuimity, they tend to complement each
lation is prevailing in Arabian Sea off
other. Hence, both the systems have
7 luxury cars
stolen at
Manapakkam
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Seven luxury cars were stolen from
an automobile company godown at
Manapakkam early this morning. The
police jumped into immediate action
and retrieved all the stolen vehicles.
According to sources, a gang of
unidentified persons targeted the
godown maintained by Hyundai here.
They gagged up the security guard,
Manoharan (40) and escaped with
seven cars at around 4 am.
After Manoharan raised an alarm, locals who rushed to the spot, freed him
and informed the Nandambakkam
police. A case was subsequently
registered and a search for the stolen
cars was conducted.
Based on information, the police
managed to trace the cars to Valsaravakkam, following which the officers
reached the location and recovered
the vehicles.
However, there has been no information on the gang, said sources,
and added that a hunt is on to nab
the culprits.
been strengthening the monsoon surge
over entire peninsular India, pounding
rains over several parts of the region.
Met officials have predicted that
weather over Chennai will once again
go dry as both the systems are likely
to move in northerly direction during
next 24-48 hours. The weather office
has also forecast rain at a few places
in South Tamilnadu and over one or
Ilayaraja urges
fans to relax
q Airport officials did their duty, says maestro
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
The news of Maestro Ilayaraja allegedly insulted at Bangalore airport for
carrying prasadam during a security
check by officials recently angered
his fans. Social media was flooded
with comments condemning the officials. However Ilayaraja chose to
put an end to the issue by coming
out with a clarification.
Speaking to a news channel, Ilayaraja, said that the incident was
no big deal, and that he was only
asked to open the prasadam packet
and show, which he did. He further
asked why Indians bother themselves
with such issues, and said that he
has come past far more offensive
instances in his life.
‘They have come from a different
State, having left their kids. They
could also be irritated with their
tough jobs - they have to be on time,
cannot have food on time. They do
not know who is who’, he said.
According to Karthikraja, Ilayaraja’s
elder son, ‘They had reached Bangalore from Mangaluru and was about
to board a flight
to Chennai. Even
before checking
the baggage, we
informed security
men that we were
carrying the temple prasadam, including a coconut.
The coconut was
broken into two, but that did not stop
the security men, who were checking
it with a hand-held bomb detection
machine’.
The prasadam was earlier cleared
by the security personnel on duty at
Mangaluru airport and there were no
unpleasant scenes there, he said.
However, noticing the security
check on CCTV camera, a senior
officer came and apologised.
two places in the northern parts of the
State for the next 24 hours.
Temperatures are expected to remain between a minimum of 27 and
a maximum of 35 degree Celsius.
The sudden thunder showers last
night left certain areas in the city water
logged, causing traffic snarls on arterial
roads such as GST Road, Anna Salai
and Nungambakkam High Road.
Legal trouble
for Sonia
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8:
In what is likely to cause a major embarrassment to the Congress party,
a leading contractor
today filed an FIR
against Sonia Gandhi
over non payment of
dues.
According to initial reports, the FIR
was lodged by M/S
Heather Constructions Managing
Partner in Kerala. The other leaders who have been named in the
FIR include Rajiv Gandhi Institute
of Development Studies Chairman
Ramesh Chennithala, former Kerala
chief minister Oommen Chandy and
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
president VM Sudheeran.
In his complaint, the Heather
Constructions Managing Partner
Rajeev alleged that he was given
a contract for building the Rajiv
Gandhi Institute of Development
Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
However, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) now says
that it has no money for project, he
further alleged.
Experts blame doctor, not treatment
‘Hair transplantation can’t be faulted, infection may have killed medico'
M BALASUBRAMANI
Chennai, June 8:
‘I always wanted to do hair transplantation, but now, after the death of
the medico, I am dropping that plan
and have decided to stay bald and
alive,’ says Srinivasan, a youngster.
Such is the fear that has been created in the minds of people after the
death of a final-year medical college
student, who died a day after undergoing a hair transplant surgery at a
salon in Nungambakkam.
While the cause of death is speculated to be because of anaphylaxis,
a strong allergic reaction which can
been triggered by anaesthesia, a few
doctors say that hair transplantation is
completely safe and the death might
have been caused by infection due to
non-sterilisation of instruments.
Talking to News Today, plastic surgeon, Dr Karthik, said anaesthesia is
short-lived and it could not have definitely led to the death of the student,
certainly not after a day.
‘I personally feel that this tragedy
could have been averted if clean
surgical equipment and proper antibiotics had been used before and after
the surgery respectively,’ he said.
Karthik added that different bodies react differently to anaesthetics
and the surgeon should know how
to handle them. ‘Cosmetic surgery
is not a joke and cannot be done
anywhere, at any time. Proper hospital credentials are needed for it.
Consultation can be done anywhere
Why docs should advertise
Before going to a doctor, the credentials should be verified. But with the
ban on doctors advertising being in place, this could be a tough task. Now
one can directly ask the doctor to show the medical council certificate. The
medical council is also trying to make things easy by giving certified boards
to doctors which should be displayed in the reception.
But plastic surgeon, Dr Karthik, suggests a better way. He says the advertisement should be vetted by the Medical Council of India. This could
then be released to the media, he says.
but the surgery should definitely be
done in a hospital environment with
ICU facility,’ he said.
Tamilnadu Medical Coun-
cil executive committee member
P Balakrishnan said the credentials of
the doctor should be checked before
undertaking treatment. ‘Just because
someone offers to do the surgery at
low cost people should not be carried away and end up in the wrong
place. Even in many beauty parlours,
people use local anaesthesia so that
the customers don’t have to endure
more pain while waxing or removing
a pimple. All this should be screened
and monitored,’ he said.
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8 JUNE 2016
The
lighter side
CHENNAI
On-screen presence, off-screen nuisance
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V industry is
one of the
toughest indus- tries for anyone to survive
in. Even getting a break and rising to
be a TV actress is very tough. But
what is tougher is being friend of a
TV actress.
From parties to get-togethers, marriage reception to Tirupati tours, one
has to bear a lot when their companion is a well-known TV star.
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first and
foremost whether the
actress is short or tall,
plump or voluptuous - getting ready means the friend has
to wait for hours.
There is a reason for this: The women reach the top in terms of finance
as they are paid a few thousands
per episode and for the professional
power of crying for hours together.
Despite all their other accomplishments, like wearing crimson red
or parrot green sarees, 4-5 bindis
on their forehead, the women are
acutely concerned as they think they
will be judged by their appearance on
the occasion. So, most TV actresses
take 30-40 minutes getting ready.
But if that is a shopping trip, make
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that two hours!
Another factor is the need to be the
centre of attraction on any given occasion: even if it is the funeral rituals
of a 90-year-old grandma who died
of colon cancer or the birthday of a
4-year-old child!
They jump into the event, wearing
transparent sarees, attracting the attention of the 19-year-old grandson
of the granny or 55-year-old bachelor
uncle of the child - who is often described as the Great Brahmachari of
the joint family. He eventually loses
sleep for the next few days!
So, the friend who accompanies her
is forced to get her out of the event
like a sanitary worker emptying a
garbage bin.
Being beautiful is not always enough,
as the TV actress is the centre of attention. Her glamourous face and
Oru Varthai Oru Latcham Juniors
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looks
draw all the good looking guys
towards her. During a get-together
she becomes a magnet and pulls the
iron and steel men towards her! The
leftovers are like wood and plastic.
Showing a mirror to the actress
is one of the dangerous things
you can do! The minute they
see a mirror on the wall or
cupboard or even in the
washroom, them start to
pose in front of it as though
they are preparing for a
photoshoot for new ‘Kolmol’
coconut oil or ‘Kunjara’ coffee
powder. Some of them go further, imagining themselves as
being the over-slim or over-fair
Bollywood actress and stand
dreaming regardless of the persons
standing around her!
For all their preening, most TV
actresses are quite far from being
fit. They foray into TV serials like
newly-arrived apples from Shimla;
but over a period of time, everything
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starts to change when lunch boxes
from catering service arrive at the
shooting spot.
The minute their tongue touches
delicious foods like ven pongal,
vatha kuzhambu, sambar, rasam or
vadai, they forget everything. Except
for a handful of youngsters, most
of them don’t bother about weight
or fitness, size or shape. So, apart
from tongue and eyes, every part
of the body becomes big! The cute
actress becomes plump; the tall one
turns voluptuous; and the normal
actress turns fat... So, when you
watch the same serial after a year’s
break - after all, serials run for years
together and you can be excused for
not watching it every day - you ask
everyone around if it is the same
actress.
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Jaya’s gesture to
ailing musician
Rs 10 lakh aid for Govardhan
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
on Tuesday ordered Rs 10 lakh
financial aid to ailing octogenarian
music director Govardhan,
on his request for some
aid as he did not have
any other source of
income.
The amount would
be put as fixed deposits in his name, considering his illness.
Eighty eight-yearold Govardhan, who
had worked as assistant
music director to several
legendary musicians including
M S Viswanathan, Illayaraja and
Deva, had requested Jayalalithaa
to provide financial assistance as
he does not have any source of
income, an AIADMK party statement said.
Acceding to the request, the
AIADMK chief said Rs 10
lakh would be released
from the Dr MGR Trust
and the fund would
be deposited as
fixed deposits under
Govardhan’s with a
monthly interest of
Rs 8,125.
Also taking note of
Govardhan’s inability to hear, the Chief
Minister issued orders to
provide adequate treatment
from the Rajiv Gandhi General
Hospital here.
City to get
7 new parks
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
The city Corporation has announced
that seven new parks will come up in
Valasaravakkam (Zone 11), Alandur
(Zone 12), Perungudi (Zone 14) and
Sholinganallur (Zone 15) for Rs 13.70
crore. Of the designated amount,
Rs 1.76 crore is being spent on renovating a park on Nathamuni Street,
Thiruvalluvar Nagar in Ward 156. A
new park is coming up in Sabari Nagar for Rs 49.99 lakh. Another park
at a similar cost is coming up on 31st
Pvt candidates
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Street, Balaji Nagar in Ward 169.
In Ward 191, electrification and
greenery of a park on Jayachandran
Nagar First Main Road is underway
at Rs 47.09 lakh. Anna Main Road
will get a park for Rs 3.08 crore while
Thoraipakkam Ananda Nagar park
will receive upgraded amenities and
a badminton court for Rs 92.55 lakh.
Balamurugan Garden Third Main
Road has been allotted Rs 8.66 lakh
and in Ward 198, on TNHB land, a
park is coming up at a cost of Rs
2.99 crore.
WEDNESDAY
8 JUNE 2016
It is not an 'app'y way out
Experts point out perils of online fitness tutorials
Best to have a guru or trainer in person, they say
AYSHVARYA NARAYANAN
Chennai, June 8:
From 30-day fitness challenges to
healthy recipes that include a bodyshaping drink to salads and snacks
that are not junk, everything trends
on social media. Websites and apps
try to strike a deal with you - have a
free online fitness coach - and this
eggs everyone on to turn into a fitness freak.
Social media, which was just for
sharing pictures and on-the-go messaging, is now witnessing a series of
fitness ideas that are trending online.
‘I follow fitness videos on YouTube,
Instagram and Facebook. These
are really helpful. They even post
pictures of step-by-step workouts
and the best thing is it really works
and I’m very happy,’ said Nandhinii,
a software engineer who says that
online portal helps her to stay fit
despite her busy work schedule.
‘I would recommend people to follow fitness accounts on Instagram
like body-shred program, lazy girls
abs, squat goals, etc., which are the
best that one can follow for home fitness. What’s more exciting is these
apps even send you notification so
that you don’t miss to work out that
day,’ she added.
The new media offers a great
platform for experts to educate the
beginners with simple one-minute
videos and pictures on home workouts which many believe work.
The app store has got plenty of
apps under ‘fitness and health’ category. These offer online trainer for
water at frequent intervals,
which contributes a lot to
weight loss.
When you get free fitness
advice and diet plans online, can one ask for more?
While the online portal offers you a lot to choose
from, little did people get to
know about the drawbacks.
Many experts alert people
to be wise about choosing
a fitness plan as it can have
adverse effects if not done
the right way.
Fitness freak Ashwath
Raman, a
parkour
everyone from beginner level to expert. Narayani Srinivasan, a college
student, said she would recommend
fitness apps to everyone as it has
many types and levels for people
to choose from. ‘There are a lot of
videos which tell you how to do a
workout. It also comes with calories
requirement table that allows you
to count how much you need to eat
every day,’ she said. Also, there is
an app that reminds one to have
While the online
portal offers you
a lot to choose
from, little did
people get to
know about the
drawbacks
from Chennai,
calls
fitness apps as a gimmick as most
of them misguide. ‘People should
rather choose YouTube videos over
apps as there are proper tutorials
there. Even if the apps are good,
utilising them in a proper manner
is challenging,’ he emphasised. His
YouTube preferences are bodybuilding.com, AskDoctorJo and Athlean X.
Dr Kumar, a diabetologist at SRM
People throng lotus
pond at Pallikaranai
Corpn renovates 3.66 acre water body at Rs 91 lakh
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Private candidates who wish to appear for the special supplementary
exams for class X for the academic
year 2016-17, can register for practical classes from today. It will go on
till 30 June.
Candidates who had appeared
for class X prior to 2012 and failed
and those who had not registered
until now may register their names
in the respective district education
offices.
Such candidates must undergo
training in the schools designated
by the education officers. Only
those with 80 per cent attendance
would be allowed to appear for the
exams.
Applications of candidates who do
not appear for the 2016-17 practical
exam, will be rejected for the March
2017 exam, according to a release
from the Directorate of Government
Examination.
Chennai Corporation has removed the hyacinth from the lotus pond and has added many features to attract people in Pallikaranai.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Chennai Corporation has renovated
the lotus pond at Pallikaranai at a cost
of Rs 91 lakh. The renovation work
was taken up based on the instruction
of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on 27
February, and was implemented under
Chennai Mayor’s Development Fund.
The 3.66 acre lotus pond comes
under Ward 189 of Pallikaranai zone.
For women,
by women
Short film talks about empowerment
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Women empowerment is one of
the much-talked about subjects
these days and is seen as one the
important factors contributing to a
nation’s growth.
Keeping this in mind, Kirtilals Jewellers, has
been recruiting school
girls from all
spheres of
the society
and training
them with requisite skills to
enhance their
standard of living
and making them independent. Also,
the group associated itself with a
Telugu short-film, ‘Natyam’. Starring
Sandhya Raju in the female lead, the
film directed by Revanth Korukonda,
runs for half an hour.
It was released on the eve of the
World Dance Day on 28 April this
than 1 million views and more than
5000 likes on YouTube.
At a press meet here, the cast and
crew discussed women empowerment. Present were Sandhya Raju,
Nirmala, Sandhya’s mother and
secretary of Arsha Vidhya Mandir,
Revanth Korukonda, Nina Reddy of
Savera
Group of Hotels and
Suraj Shantakumar, director of
Kirtilals.
Suraj Shantakumar said,
‘We are overwhelmed with
the success of the film. It
gives immense pleasure to be
a part of the film as it portrays
our core ideologies art and women
empowerment.’
Nina Reddy said, ‘I am proud of
the movie’s crew. They had indeed
conveyed a great message in a
small movie. All of them gave their
best efforts. Hope this movie touches
the hearts of women throughout the
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Hyacinth has been removed from
the pond and its retaining walls have
been strengthened.
Residents living at Pallikaranai
had been demanding the cleaning
up of the pond since 2006. Even
organisations like Environmentalist
Foundation of India (EFI), which is
involved in cleanup and restoration
of lakes across 5 cities in the country,
offered support to the government in
TV, radio channels
asked to promote
Yoga Day
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked TV and
radio channels to carry special
programmes to promote the second
International Yoga Day on 21 June.
In a letter to all broadcasters, the
Ministry said that on 11 December,
2014 the UN General Assembly had
declared celebrating 21 June as the
International Yoga Day (IYD) every
year.
Earlier Prime Minister Narendra
Modi had given a call for the adoption
of 21 June as the IYD, it added.
‘The forthcoming 21 June will be the
second IYD and hence, it will hold
special significance for India, particularly when the genesis of practice of
Yoga is associated with our country
and several initiatives have been
taken by institutions, both public and
private, to promote the cause,’ the
Ministry said.
To take the same forward, it asked
all TV channels, FM stations and
community radio stations to take
all possible steps this year also
to promote IYD carrying special
features or in any other befi tting
manner during the period leading
cleaning up the pond and organised
a ‘Pallikaranai Lotus Pond Clean-up’
programme in 2014.
Chennai Corporation officials said
though the cleaning up work started
in 2013-14, it was only in the past few
months that work picked up.
The renovated pond gets added
features like a yoga stage, concrete
seats, a pebble footpath, tower clock,
music systems and two play areas
for kids. The green cover has been
strengthened by around 150 herbs
like Tulsi and Cactus.
Councillor (Ward 189), C Rengan
said, ‘People from the surroundings
have started to come in large numbers to enjoy the ambience of the
pond and the park after the revamp.
The government has fulfilled a long
pending request from the Pallikaranai
people’.
Making rail users
eco-friendly
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Safeguarding environment was the
hot topic at Central Railway Station
on Tuesday, when Chennai Division
of Southern Railway celebrated
World Environment Day. Various
programmes were conducted as a
part of the celebrations.
According to a press release, an
exhibition showcasing various envi-
Handouts on
environmental
awareness were given
to passengers
at the Central
Railway station
ronmental issues was put up at the
Central station by Central District
Southern Railway Bharat Scouts
and Guides.
The exhibition was inaugurated by
Chennai Division divisional railway
manager Anupam Sharma. He also
distributed handouts on environmental
awareness to passengers at the station.
He also released a video film of five
Chennai Division divisional
railway manager Anupam
Sharma inaugurating an
exhibition on environment
issues at Chennai Central
Railway Station on Tuesday.
plant at Basin Bridge. A seminar on
environmental issues was conducted
in DRM’s office. Assistant professor
and head of Max Planck Partner
Group (IIT-Madras) Sachin S Gunthe
gave a lecture on ‘Climate Change - A
Global Warning’.
Retired TNEB engineer K R
Govindan spoke on ‘Energy conservation opportunities in industrial
power distribution system’. Tree saplings were also planted as a part of
medical college, explains the pros
and cons of the fitness apps. He said,
‘If you’re looking for home fitness,
then apps may not be of much use
without some guidance in the form
of videos to start with. But, again,
the problem is one doesn’t know if
the posture and techniques are right
which can have dangerous results.’
He insists that posture is important
when it comes to weightlifting or
yoga. For instance, he said, weightlifting involves so many techniques
like how a person squats and how
one shouldn’t put more weight on
his knees. The same applies to yoga
that one should be conscious about
when they do aasanas. One should
have someone to assist them when
trying indoor fitness regime, else it
can cause grievous injuries.
He also recommends a few outdoor apps for running - like counts
to 5k, counts to 10k - which he had
used to good benefit. He said, ’I
have an app as a coach... when I
work out, it analyses my BP and
other details with technical tools. It’s
always better to have a coach who
doesn’t run with you. You will also
know what’s your progress.’
Dr Kumar suggests that one can
rely on fitness apps when they
have worked under a coach for few
months and are sure about the work
out techniques - otherwise it is not
advisable. ‘Someone has to assist
you. But, in an app there’s no interaction. Unless and until there’s an
interactive app, this is not possible,’
he concluded.
S Rly staff to
go on strike
from 11 July
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Southern Railway employees would
go on an indefinite strike from 11 July,
pressing for various demands, including wage revision.
‘We have been requesting the
Centre to meet our demands including continuation of existing pension
scheme and increasing salaries
to employees under B categories,’
Southern Railway Mazdoor Union
General Secretary N Kanniah told
reporters here.
‘Since there was no progress so
far in our meetings with the Railway
Ministry, we will be going on indefinite
strike from 11 July,’ he said.
Meanwhile, the National Federation
of Indian Railwaymen, in a press release, said the strike will begin from
11 July as the Government had not
held any formal meetings to discuss
the charter of demands.
Some issues include assignment of
pay scales to technical, safety categories; raising the minimum wage to
Rs 26,000 and other issues raised by
the National Joint Council of Action
(NJCA) on the recommendation of
the Seventh Pay Commission, it said.
BCI worried
over rally,
seeks action
Chennai, June 8 (PTI):
Taking a serious view of the 6 June
rally taken out by Advocates Associations of Madras High Court here in
protest against amendments to existing rules under the Advocates Act,
Bar Council of India today instructed
the State Bar Council to initiate action
against those responsible.
Blaming the Bar leaders for not
putting forth their views at meetings
held in connection with the framing of
rules, BCI chairman Mannan Kumar
Mishra, however, said he was also
opposed to certain rules framed by
High Court. If the advocates had any
grievances, they could have
written to the Bar Council, he said.
Stating that the bar leaders may
have to sit together to resolve the
issues, Mishra said he is worried
about the situation in Tamilnadu,
where ‘despite repeated suspensions,
the lawyers are still resorting to the
old ways.’
Referring to boycott of courts
by lawyers in some districts
against the new set of rules, he
said he had instructed the State
Bar Council to initiate tough action against the perpetrators of
indiscipline in the bar.
While stating again that BCI was
also opposed to certain rules, Mishra
who spoke over phone from Delhi,
said ‘You cannot punish without a
show cause notice or an opportunity
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President Barack Obama backing India’s bid for membership
of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) amid a major push
to the strategic ties between the two countries which finalised a
roadmap to give India the status of US’ close partner in the defence
sector deserves applause. Obama held over hour-long talks with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washongton. The good thing
is that Obama promised to cooperate with India against terrorist
threats from groups such as Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammad, LeT
as well as ‘D’ Company, a reference to underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim. The two leaders directed their officials to identify specific
new areas of collaboration at the next meeting of US - India Counter
terrorism Joint Working Group. The Joint Statement issued after the
talks between the two leadesr shows the good work of the Indian
government. .
The American side committed itself to treating Pathankot attack
at par with 26/11 terror strike in terms of ensuring punishment to
perpetrators based in Pakistan. The two countries also decided to
start work on construction of six American nuclear reactors in India
amid affirmation that the Liability issue has been addressed. Six
pacts, including one on exchange of screening of terror information,
besides two other documents were signed after the talks that mainly
covered issues like terrorism, clean energy, climate change, defence,
regional security, cyber security, economic ties and people-to-people
contacts.
Obama further said it was natural for India and the US, two biggest
democracies, to deepen and broaden partnership. Progress made
in the Civil Nuclear agreement was among the issues discussed. I
indicated support to India being a part of NSG, the US President
said in remarks which assume significance since China is opposing
such a move. Obama underlined that India needs technology, which
is critical for its progress and prosperity. Modi’s successful mission
to USA has enthused many.
Today they say don’t
mention there is a drug
problem in Punjab. Tomorrow
they will say don’t mention
there is corruption in India.
Sustainable societies
& economies can be build
by protecting People, Planet,
Peace & Prosperity @NPPF
#peaceitforward
Chetan Bhagat @
chetan_bhagat
Kailash Satyarthi @
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Google’s app converts
live photos into images
Google has introduced a new app
called Motion Stills
for iOS users. The
app allows users to
turn their Live Photos
into stabilised gif images. The company
has surprisingly not
released the app’s
counterpart on Android.
The app allows you to
enhance Live Photos and
make non-shaky, easy-toshare gif images. Gif images
today are used generously while chatting on instant messenger apps and
sharing on social media, and Motion
Stills aims to create personalised gif
images for users. Additionally, it also
brings the ability to stitch gif images
together and make an entire movie
clip.
Live Photos taken from the handheld smartphone can be shaky and
stuttery. Google claims that the Motion Stills app comes with advanced
stabilisation and rendering technology
that will smoothens the video, and the
end result is a seamless GIF.
Of course, Google asserts that this
app requires Live Photos, and hence it
will only work on the latest iPhone 6s,
iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. Live
Photos was introduced only last year,
and has been a part
of its smartphones
since.
However, iPhone
users can just download third party apps
like LiveMaker, Fyuse, DSCO, and
many more that are
available in the App
Store, that create animated photos. The Motion Stills app automatically collates all the Live Photos
on the iPhone and shows them inside
the app. There’s an option to see the
unstabilised original live photo, and
the stabilised one that the app creates to really know the difference. It
allows you to share it in the form of
a gif image to any instant messaging
app. We tried it on Facebook Messenger and it worked seamlessly. For
all those instant messaging apps that
still do not support gif images, Motion
Stills gives an option to share the Live
Photos as a video clip as well.
There is no word on availability for
Android users, but the Research blog
does claim that it intends to integrate
the feature into existing products like
Google Photos, based on the feedback it receives. The Motion Stills
app can be downloaded from the App
Store for free.
We’re stronger
together: Hillary
Creates history, becomes first woman Prez nominee
US President Barack Obama congratulated Hillary
for securing the 2,383 delegates necessary to clinch the
Democratic party’s presidential nominee. However, he did not
formally endorse Hillary - his former Secretary of State
WASHINGTON:
Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination after
decisive victories in the New Jersey
and New Mexico primaries, creating
history by becoming the first woman
to lead a major American political
party in the race to the White House.
‘Thanks to you, we’ve reached a
milestone, the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a
major party’s nominee,’ Clinton, 68,
told her supporters at her campaign
headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
US President Barack Obama congratulated Hillary for securing the
2,383 delegates necessary to clinch
the Democratic party’s presidential
nominee.
However, Obama did not formally
endorse Hillary - his former Secretary
of State.
‘Her historic campaign inspired
millions and is an extension of her
lifelong fight for middle-class families
and children,’ White House Press
Secretary Josh Earnest said in a
Papua New Guinea
police open fire on
protesting students
SYDNEY:
Police in Papua New Guinea opened
fire on students protesting against the
prime minister, with witnesses saying
at least four people had been shot.
Students have been locked in a
month-long standoff with authorities
and have been boycotting classes
as they demand Prime Minister Peter
O’Neill step aside over corruption
allegations.
Witnesses said the clashes broke
out in the capital Port Moresby as
students prepared to march from
the University of PNG to parliament,
where O’Neill was due to face a no
confidence vote. Anti-corruption campaigner Noel Anjo Kolao, who helped
organise the protest, said police had
set up road blocks and pointed their
guns at students.
‘Then they started shooting at them,’
he told AFP by phone, saying that he
saw several students were injured.
order our troops to commit war
crimes by killing the wives and children of suspected terrorists become
Commander-in-Chief. This election
isn’t about the same old fights between Democrats and Republicans...
It’s about who we are as Americans.
And it is an argument we must win,’
Hillary said.
In most of the polls, Hillary is leading
Trump, though the margin has been
reducing every passing day. Hillary
said the Republican candidate would
take America back ‘back to a time
when opportunity and dignity were
reserved for some, not all.’
‘He’s not just trying to build a wall
between America and Mexico, he’s
trying to wall off Americans from each
other,’ she alleged.
‘When Donald Trump says a distinguished judge born in Indiana can’t
do his job because of his Mexican
heritage, or he mocks a reporter with
disabilities, or calls women pigs, it
goes against everything we stand for
because we want an America where
Hillary Clinton
everyone is treated with respect and
their work is valued,’ Hillary said.
‘It’s clear that Donald Trump does
not believe we’re stronger together,’
Hillary continued.
‘He has abused his primary opponents and their families, attacked
the press for asking tough questions,
denigrated Muslims and immigrants.
He wants to win by stoking fear and
rubbing salt in wounds and reminding us daily just how great he is. We
believe we should lift each other up,
not tear each other down,’ she said.
Hillary said she would reach out to
Sanders and his supporters to unite
the party. She now faces Donald
Trump, the Republican presidential
candidate, in the November general
elections. Sanders said he would
consult his supporters about how to
move forward if Obama endorses
Hillary.
US names India as
‘major defence partner’
WASHINGTON:
The US has recognised India as
a ‘major defence partner’, a significant development which paves the
way for the country to be treated
at par with America’s closest allies for defence related trade and
technology
transfer.
‘Noting that the US-India defence
relationship can be an anchor of
stability and given the increasingly strengthened cooperation in
defence, the United States hereby
recognises India as a Major Defence Partner,’ said a joint statement issued after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi held talks with US
President Barack Obama.
According to the statement, un-
der the ‘Major Defence Partner’
recognition, the US will continue to
work toward facilitating technology
sharing with India to a level commensurate with that of its closest
allies and partners.
Meanwhile, the White House also
said that the meeting between
President Obama and Prime Minister Modi resulted in progress on
finalising some key defence agreements between India and the US.
‘I can tell you that there was
important progress on finalising
agreements relating to defence
logistics, sharing of maritime
information, and even the movement of US aircraft carriers in the
region,’ White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told report-
C
ers at his daily news conference.
The joint statement said, ‘the
leaders reached an understanding
under which India would receive
license-free access to a wide range
of dual-use technologies in conjunction with steps that India has committed to take to advance its export
control objectives.’
In support of India’s ‘Make In India’
initiative and to support the development of robust defence industries
and their integration into the global
supply chain, the statement said
the US will continue to facilitate the
export of goods and technologies,
consistent with US law, for projects,
programmes and joint ventures in
support of official US-India defence
cooperation.
L ICK
PIC
Turkish security officials and firefighters work at the explosion site after a bus carrying riot police official was struck by a bomb in Istanbul.
In the other photograph, riot police chase protesters calling for the disbandment of the national electoral commission over allegations of bias
and corruption, in Kisumu, Kenya.
Bashar al-Assad vows to
retake ‘every inch’ of Syria
Time to sort difference
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Obama called both Hillary and her
Democratic rival Bernie Sanders to
applaud them for ‘running inspiring
campaigns that energised Democrats.’ The President will meet Sanders at the White House tomorrow at
the Vermont senator’s request, the
statement said.
In the November presidential elections, Hillary would face fellow New
Yorker Donald Trump, from the
Republican party, whom she said is
not fit to lead the country. If elected
in the November general elections,
she would be the first ever woman
president of the US.
‘To every little girl who dreams big:
Yes, you can be anything you want
even president. Tonight is for you,’
Hillary said.
‘We cannot let a man who demeans
women, attacks people for their race
or religion, and traffics in paranoid conspiracy theories take the oath of office,’
she said, attacking 69-year-old Trump.
‘We won’t let a man who said he’ll
UP FOR A FIGHT
VOICE MAIL
Sir,
The current meeting is a great platform for both India and the US to sort
out their difference and strengthen the bilateral tie-ups.
Also these two countries must take urgent steps and think of united strategies in order to tackle the menace of terrorism that has long been posing
grave danger to the international community.
Moreover the heads of both India and America should put in a lot of hard
work in the matters of developing the important areas like defence, industry
and education.
P Senthil Saravana Durai, Vazhavallan
CHENNAI
Bashar al-Assad
WASHINGTON:
Syria’s president promised to retake
‘every inch’ of the country from his
foes in a defiant speech that appeared to reject the humanitarian
relief effort and peaceful transition of
power that the United States, Russia
and more than a dozen other nations
have pressed for since last fall.
The speech by President Bashar
al-Assad was his first major address
since the effort to mediate an end to the civil war
broke down in Geneva in
April. It reflected his sense
that Russian intervention
in the war has bolstered
his position and his ability
to remain in power for the
NEWS MAKER f o r e s e e of the day
able future
as the war
enters its sixth year.
Assad’s defiance was
notable partly because of
efforts in recent months by Secretary
of State John Kerry and other leaders
of a 17-nation collaboration, known
as the International Syria Support
Group, to set a series of deadlines
and limits that Syria could not violate.
Every one of the directives has
been broken. A cease-fire devised
in Munich in February collapsed.
Kerry’s demand at that time that
humanitarian access had to begin
within weeks was briefly observed in
a few towns before access was again
largely blocked.
‘The speech was, unfortunately,
vintage Assad unrepentant and damaging to international efforts to end
the brutal civil war that has ravaged
the country for more than five years
the same international efforts that
his principal backers, Russia and
Iran, support,’ Mark C. Toner, a
State Department spokesman, said
in a statement on Tuesday night.
‘His remarks show once again how
delusional, detached and unfit he is
to lead the Syrian people.’
Toner argued that Syria was defying
not just Kerry, but also its two most
vital allies, Russia and Iran.
Kerry was in Beijing and, because
of the time difference, could not be
reached for his reaction to Assad’s
speech, Toner said.
Three weeks ago in Vienna, Kerry
appeared before reporters to declare that if Assad continued to
obstruct humanitarian convoys, the
West would help the United Nations
relief agency conduct airdrops of
supplies to starving towns, beginning 1 June. The deadline passed
with little comment by Kerry or
the State Department. It remains
unclear when those airdrops will
commence, if at all.
At the same Vienna conference,
Kerry rejected the notion that President Obama and other allies would
not use force to stop the Syrian government’s indiscriminate bombings
or enforce humanitarian access.
‘If President Assad has come to
a conclusion there’s no Plan B,’
he said, ‘then he’s come to a conclusion that is totally without any
foundation whatsoever and even
dangerous.’
Enterprise
CHENNAI
Murugappa Group
grows by 9%
Murugappa Group’s executive
chairman A Vellayan and director (finance) N Srinivasan at a
press meet in Chennai Tuesday.
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Murugappa Group recorded a
growth of nine per cent during
financial year 2015-16.
Announcing this at a press meet
in Chennai Tuesday, executive
chairman A Vellayan said, ‘The
company clocked a turnover of
Rs 29,470 crore. Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) posted
growth of four per cent at Rs 3,035
crore. Profit before tax and extra
ordinary items was Rs 1,880 crore
registering a growth of six per cent’.
‘Vehicle finance disbursements
and home equity disbursements in
India & US team up
for clean energy
Washington, June 8 (PTI):
India and the US on Tuesday announced the setting up of two financial assistance programmes worth
$60 million for supporting India’s
much-needed clean energy initiatives
including in solar power and other
renewables.
‘The United States is committed to
bring to bear its technical capacity,
resources and private sector, and
is jointly launching with India new
efforts, to spur greater investment
in India’s renewable energy sector,
including efforts that can serve as a
model for other ISA Member Countries’, the White House said.
An announcement in this regard
came after the meeting between
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
US President Barack Obama in the
Oval Office.
This includes a creation of a $20 million US-India Clean Energy Finance
(USICEF) initiative, equally supported
by the United States and India. This
is expected to mobilise up to $400
million to provide clean and renewable electricity to up to one million
households by 2020.
The White House said India and
the US committed themselves to
establish the US-India Clean Energy
Hub as the coordinating mechanism
to focus United States government’s
efforts, in partnership with leading
Indian financial institutions, to increase renewable energy investment
in India.
The two leaders also agreed on a
$40 million US-India Catalytic Solar
Finance Programme, which would
be equally supported by the United
States and India.
This the White House officials said
would provide much needed liquidity
to smaller-scale renewable energy
investments, particularly in poorer,
rural villages that are not connected
to the grid, and could mobilise up to
$1 billion of projects.
This would help in expansion of
handholding support to Indian utilities that are scaling up rooftop solar
and continuation of successful cooperation with USAID on ‘Greening the
Grid’, the White House said.
Cholamandalam investment and
finance company grew by 32 per
cent and 14 per cent respectively.
In addition, Cholamandalam MS
General Insurance company’s
gross written premium recorded
a strong growth of 30 per cent
against the industry growth of 14
per cent’, he added.
Speaking on the company’s
performance in engineering
business, Vellayan said,
‘Carborundum Universal Limited
witnessed a growth of 25 per cent
in EBITDA supported by improved
performance of abrasives and electromineral divisions. Tube Investment
of India Limited sold 14 per cent
shareholding in Cholamandalam MS
general insurance company to its
joint venture partner Mitsui Sumitomo
insurance company’.
In the agricultural sector, the gross
sales of Coromandel International
grew by two per cent and stood at
Rs 11,614 crore. EID Parry Limited
recorded a growth of 46 per cent in
revenues on account of full working
of the sugar refinery business, it
is learnt.
WEDNESDAY
8 JUNE 2016
5
Dormant rates,
disappointed industry
India Inc feels cut would have helped restore investment cycle
NT Bureau / PTI
New Delhi, June 8:
Disappointed with the RBI’s decision
to leave policy rates unchanged, India
Inc on Tuesday said a rate cut would
have helped restore the investment
cycle as the industry continues to
battle a slump in demand.
Experts said a future rate cut would
depend on the inflation trajectory, behaviour of monsoon and global factors.
‘At this time when credit demand is still
flat and industry is facing a demand
crunch, a rate cut would have done
much to restore the investment cycle.
CII is hopeful that RBI will resume the
rate cutting cycle and support growth
impulses in the economy in the next
monetary policy’, its director general
Chandrajit Banerjee said.
Anand Natarajan, head (strategy and
business execution), Fullerton India
Credit Company Limited, said, ‘The Re-
‘Any reversal in CPI trajectory led by good monsoon,
improvement in transmission and the effect of the US Federal
Reserve policy meet on the USD/Rupee will guide future
measures from RBI’
serve Bank of India’s stance on holding
policy rates was expected. Inflationary
pressures have increased, and external vulnerabilities continue to loom.
Against this context, the statement of
an accommodative monetary policy
comes as a welcome reassurance. A
more immediate priority is an improved
transmission of the rate decreases thus
far: this, as much as the monsoons is
vital for further economic growth’.
‘This has lowered the chance for
any reduction in interest rate in the
medium term. Any reversal in CPI
trajectory led by good monsoon, improvement in transmission and the ef-
fect of the US Federal Reserve policy
meet on the USD/Rupee will guide
future measures from RBI’, the head
(research) at Geojit BNP Paribas
Financial Services, Vinod Nair, said.
‘The timing of the next rate cut
would take a cue from whether a
well-distributed monsoon in 2016
dampens inflationary concerns, the
pace of improvement in transmission and the extent of volatility post
any major geo-political events such
as the Brexit’, ICRA MD and Group
CEO Naresh Takkar said. ‘It appears
that the uncertainties on the global
horizon with Fed policy overhang
and UK Brexit vote tipped RBI’s decision in favour of a status quo. With
its accommodative stance still in
place, I now see high probability
of a rate cut in August by at least
50 bps’, YES Bank MD and CEO
Rana Kapoor said.
By choosing to retain the benchmark
policy interest rate at 6.5 per cent, the
RBI has not given any surprise to the
industry since the central bank wants
to wait and see the impact of Monsoon along with certain global factors
such as rising commodity prices on
inflation, ASSOCHAM president Sunil
Kanoria said.
India poor in
payment: Survey
‘Country has lowest annual base
salaries among APAC nations’
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Annual base salaries in
India across levels are
the lowest in the Asia
Pacific region, says a
survey by Willis Towers
Watson.
WHO
TOOK
WHAT DOES
IT SAY
The annual base salaries in
India are the ‘lowest in the Asia
Pacific (APAC) region and significantly lower than China’, it said.
LEADING FROM
THE FRONT
Sambhav Rakyan, Data Services
Practice Leader, Asia Pacific at
Willis Towers Watson said that a
young and tech-savvy workforce
as well as comparatively lower
salaries, especially at the entry
level, augur well for India’s quest
to emerge as a top manufacturing
destination.
Members of the Indian Overseas Bank Officers’ Association at the
inaugural ceremony of its golden jubilee celebrations, in Chennai
Tuesday.
PART
The findings are
based on a survey
that covered over
5,500 companies
in the APAC region
and around 313
firms from India participated.
LOW ENTRY
In the APAC region, entry-level salaries
for white-collar professionals are among
the lowest in India and the Philippines at
an average annual base salary of around
$11,000. Their peers in China receive
almost twice as much, the survey said.
RELATIVITY IN NUMBERS
‘China salaries are notably higher across levels as compared to India - 81 per cent higher at entry-level, 84 per cent at mid-level, double
at senior level and 64 per cent at top management level’, it noted.
BAD TIMES AHEAD
These factors, combined with a focus
on skilling, could give India an advantage
in comparison to China, where an ageing
population and shrinking workforce mean
salaries would remain higher, he added.
HITTING ROCK
BOTTOM
STRONG ON
TOP
‘At approximately
$66,000, India offers the
lowest average annual
base salary across the
region, which is almost
half that of China’, it
added.
In terms of highest paying
countries, Australia tops at
entry and mid-management
levels while Singapore is on
top when it comes to senior
and top management positions.
LVB inaugurates
e-lounge in city
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Lakshmi Vilas Bank on Tuesday
launched its new e-lounge facility at
West Mambalam in the city.
According to a press release, this
new age initiative by the bank is a
one stop banking facility for all its
consumers depending upon their
requirements.
LVB’s E-lounge will provide
banks’ customers with cash deposit, withdrawals, cheque depos-
NAME CHANGE
My Son JAYDIP KUNDU, Born
on 25.09.2001. Residing at No.
SMQ.110/6, DC:-1, AFS, Avadi,
Chennai-55 (Service Address
‘D’-commerce
to dance ahead
To touch Rs 2.1 lakh crore by year-end: Report
New Delhi, June 8 (PTI):
Driven by strong growth in e-commerce, digital
commerce in India is expected to touch Rs 2.1 lakh
crore by end of this year, growing 68 per cent from
December 2015, a report has said.
The digital commerce market has grown at a
CAGR of 30 per cent between
December 2011 and December 2015. It was valued at Rs
125,732 crore by the end of
December last year, the IAMAIIMRB report said.
Online travel continued to account for 61 per cent share of
the market at Rs 76,396 crore. This is further
expected to grow at a CAGR of around 40
per cent to reach Rs 1,22,815 crore by end
of 2016.
Online non-travel, comprising segments like etailing, financial service and matrimony and classifieds accounted of Rs 49,336 crore at the end of
December, 2015.
The report said online hotel bookings have
seen a substantial movement growing 165
per cent year-on-year to Rs 5,200 crore in
December last year from Rs 1,965 crore in the
year-ago period.
Spending on online railway ticket booking has
also grown at around 34 per cent from Rs 16,200
crore in 2014 to Rs 21,708 crore in 2015.
Etailing, which grew 57 per cent y-o-y, saw mobile
phone and accessories (Rs 14,109 crore), PCs
(Rs 4,726 crore), consumer durables (Rs 6,452
crore), apparel and footwear (Rs
7,142 crore) continue to dominate
the category.
Financial services market grew at a
CAGR of about 17 per cent between
2012 and 2015, it said.
‘The market reached close to
Rs 5,231 crore in terms of transactions as of December 2015. The demand for
online utility payment is expected to reach
Rs 6,068 crore by December 2016’, it added.
Other online services market that include booking movie tickets and tickets for other events,
online commuting or cab hire, online grocery
and food deliver, stood at Rs 3,823 crore in
December 2015, up from Rs 2,025 crore in the
previous year.
Also, demand for other online service is expected to grow at a CAGR of 36 per cent to
reach Rs 5,207 crore by December 2016, the
report said.
‘Rupee top
performer in Asia’
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Indian Rupee is the top outperformer
among the Asian currencies, Japanese brokerage firm Nomura said on
Tuesday. Here is more on this:
Craig Chan, head of Asia FX
research at Nomura, listed Rupee,
Indonesia’s Rupiah and Malaysia’s
Ringgit with scope to outperform
among Asian currencies from now till
end of this year, supported by strong
macro fundamentals.
‘From the macro side, these
three currencies are supported by
some of the strongest fundamentals’,
said Chan at the annual Nomura
Investment Asia Forum 2016 being
held here from 7-9 June.
India has a basic balance surplus. Current account deficit plus net
Foreign Direct Investment provides
surplus, according to Chan.
The Rupee is 3.7 per cent undervalued on trade related basis, he
pointed out.
All three currencies are undervalued and have adequate reserves
support, Chan said.
Chan also observed that there
has been ‘no strong evidence thus
far that these countries’ central banks
have been buying US dollars aggressively and accumulating reserves’.
MTTI AFS Avadi Chennai-55)
shall henceforth be known as
my son is JAYDEEP KUNDU.
Father
Pradip Kumar Kundu
its, internet banking, pass book
printing among others all under
one roof without any manual interference. The E-lounge was inaugurated by the bank’s and CEO
Parthasarathi Mukherjee.
‘With this E-lounge, we have ensured that the banking services
provided to our consumers will be
of the next level meeting most of the
banking requirements through simple user interface on the self-service
terminals’, she added.
MISSING
The Original Settlement Deed’s
dated 09.10.2009 registered as
Document No.7630 of 2009 and
Document No.7631 of 2009 on
the file of Sub-Registrar Office,
Kundrathur, were find missing
at the premises of Madras
High Court, Chennai – 104 on
04.06.2016.
If anybody found please contact
me immediately.
M.Janarthanan,
S/o.Mr.Mani Iyer.
No.2A,Othavadai
Street,Madhuravedu,
Vellappan Chavdi,
Chennai- 600 077
Mob:9380865447
PUBLIC NOTICE
My client Mr. ALFRED EBENEZER
JOSEPH, S/o. Late. Joseph Issac,
Residing at Plot No.17, 15th Cross
Street, New Colony, Chrompet,
Chennai - 600 044, had lost the
Original Sale Deed, dated 21.05.1982
bearing Doc. No. 1801/1982, S.R.O.,
Saidapet stands in the name of his
Elder brother’s Wife namely C.M.S.
Samuel, W/o. Late.J.D.Samuel, above
said document property in Plot No.
37, VGP Shanthi Nagar, Pallikaranai
Village, approved lay out LPDMOOTP
No. 73/75 comprised in Survey No.
622 part of Pallikaranai Village,
Saidpet TK, presently Sholinganallur
Taluk, Kancheepuram District, land
measuring 2400 Sq.ft., despite his best
efforts, above said document could
not be traced. If any one finds, or is
in possession of the said document
should contact/state the claim to the
under signed within seven days from
the date of this publication. Otherwise it
will be strictly presumed that no one has
any claim what so ever on this property.
Rm. Subbiah, Advocate
No. 163/11, 2nd Floor,
Kutchery Road, Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Phone: 2466 1095
Advertise in
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
(Testamentary and Intestate
Jurisdiction)
Original Petition No.772 of 2015
In the matter of the Indian
Succession Act 39 of 1925 of
the Tmt.R.Revathi (deceased)
1. A.R. Sabapathi,
Son of late A. Rajagopal
No.41/43, Ramanujam Iyer Street, Old
Washermenpet, Chennai - 600 021.
2. R. Loganathan,
No.2/796A, Ganesh Nagar, 8th Street,
Mukkiam Thoraipakkam
Chennai - 600 096.
3. M. Mohana, Wife of Manickam,
No.161/1, Karunanidhi Nagar, 3rd
Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081.
4. R. Nithyanandam
1/249, Jothi Nagar, Bharaniputhur,
Kancheepuram District.
5. R. Mohan Raj,
Son of Late. A. Rajagopal,
13th Street, Nehru Nagar, Tondiapet,
Chennai - 600 081.
...Petitioners
All persons claiming to have any
interest in the Estate of the above
named deceased, Tmt. R. Revathi,
who ordinarily resided at No.53/60,
Mannappan Street, Korukkupet,
Chennai - 600 021 who died intestate
on 19.07.2011 are hereby cited to come
and see the proceedings on 14.06.2016
before the Learned Master sitting in
the Original Side of the High Court
of Judicature at Madras and file their
objections, if they fit, before grant of
Letters of Administration (without Will).
Dated at Chennai this the 4th day of
May, 2016.
(K.ARIVALAGAN)
Asst. Registrar, Original Side-I
High Court Judicature, Madras - 104
K. VENKATESWARAN
Counsel for Petitioner
No.71, Old No.35,
Sri Venkatesh Bhavan,
First Floor, 1B, Armenian Street,
Chennai - 600 001.
Sports
6 WEDNESDAY
8 JUNE 2016
CHENNAI
South Africa bounces back
Defends low score against Australia
alia
Providence, June 8 (AFP):
South Africa roared back into contention in the Tri-Nation One-Day International series with a 47-run victory
over Australia in the third match of the
tournament at the Guyana National
Stadium here.
Defending a modest 189 for nine on
another pitch that challenged the patience and technique of all batsmen,
the Proteas bowlers were resisted
only by opener Aaron Finch’s defiant
72 before he was ninth out as the
World Cup-holders folded for 142 off
34.2 overs.
By virtue of their margin of victory,
South Africa also earned a bonus
point and leapt from last to first on
net run-rate over Australia, leaving
hosts West Indies third. Competition
resumes in St Kitts on Saturday with
South Africa and Australia renewing
their rivalry at Warner Park.
Farhaan Behardien’s workmanlike
innings of 62 held South Africa’s innings together and earned him the
‘Man of the Match award.
However pacer Kagiso Rabada
shared the plaudits with a useful
unbeaten 15 as the tail contributed
important runs and then led the way
Diptayan Ghosh
emerges sole leader
Mumbai, June 8 (PTI):
Indian Grand Master Diptayan
Ghosh maintained his good form to
defeat compatriot and International
Master Shyam Nikhil and emerge as
the sole leader at the end of the 7th
round of the Mumbai Mayor’s International Open Chess Tournament.
Ghosh is leading the field with 6.5
points, followed by the 2nd seed, GM
Boris Grachev of Russia, Himal Gusain of India and Amanatov Farrukh of
Tajikistan -- all with 6 points apiece.
Other key results: IM Visakh N R
drew with Swapnil S Dhopade; IM ikramaditya Kulkarni bt GM Rahman Ziaur
(BAN); FM Raghunandan K S drew
with GM Shardul Gagare; Evgeny
Gleizerov (RUS) bt FM Ahmed S Nasir
(BAN); IM Saptarshi Roy bt Akash P
C Iyer; WIM Ivana Maria Furtado drew
with IM Krishna C R G.
ets each in restricting the Proteas
after de Villiers surprisingly chose to
bat first on winning the toss.
We didn’t adapt well enough with the
bat today, was Smith’s assessment of
his team’s reply. ‘We’ve got a couple
of tough games ahead of us now and
we have to improve on this effort.’
Coulter-Nile, who replaced Mitchell Starc from the opening victory
over West Indies two days earlier,
made the most of the opportunity
with a spell of two for 38 off 10
overs.
He claimed the vital wickets of de
with the ball as he claimed three for
13 off seven probing overs.
Rabada disposed of Usman Khawaja in his opening spell and returned
to account for wicketkeeper-batsman
Matthew Wade and tailender Nathan
Coulter-Nile in an excellent display
of controlled fast bowling. His effort
was supported by Wayne Parnell,
who shared the new ball and got rid
of the dangerous David Warner in his
very first over.
Playing his first ODI for almost 16
months, Parnell then trapped Australian captain Steve Smith leg-before.
Spinners Imran Tahir and Aaron
Rabada disposed of
Usman Khawaja in his
eturned to
opening spell and returned
eeper-batsman
account for wicketkeeper-batsman
Matthew Wade and tailender Nathan
Coulter-Nile in an excellent
xcellent display
of controlled fast bowling
wling
Villiers and J.P. Duminy in consecutive overs to reduce the South Africans to 104 for five midway through
Mumbai, June 8 (PTI):
India pacer Dhawal Kulkarni said
he was focused on bowling in the
right areas and that helped him take
18 wickets in the recently concluded
Indian Premier League.
Everywhere you go and wherever
you play, you have to stick to your
basics and back your stock ball and
my stock ball is to hit the right line and
length and that’s what I kept doing
with the new ball. There has been a
lot of practice behind that and that’s
what helped me in this IPL,’ said
Kulkarni before leaving with the
Indian team for the limited overs tour
to Zimbabwe.
The difference was the number
of wickets that I got. I have been
consistent, it’s just that the hard
work put in for my bowling paid off
(in the IPL) and looking forward to
the Zimbabwe tour, said the pacer
who represented the Gujarat Lions
in the IPL.
an Olympic berth in the mega-event
in Astana, Kazakhstan.
‘The Indian Olympic Association
and ad-hoc committee (of boxing)
are trying their best to get me a wild
card. If I get it, I will be very happy.
It is not in my hands. It is a fifty-fifty
chance,’ the 33-year-old boxer said.
Mary Kom said she was still doing
d keeping
eep g
her workouts earnestly a
and
herself in good stead.
I am still doing my workouts
orkouts earnestly, and still have high
igh hopes. I
am keeping up my physical
sical fitness,
she said.
Gurusaidutt in main
draw of Australian Open
Sydney, June 8 (PTI):
India shuttler R M V Gurusaidutt qualified for the main draw
w of the USD
750,000 Australian Open superseries badminton tournament
nt with easy
victories in his qualifying matches here.
In his first match of the day, world No. 89 Gurusaidutt defeated
d a local challenger Michael Fariman 21-7 21-14 in 33 minutes to advance to
o the second
qualifying round, in which he got the better of Malaysian Jiann Shiarng
hiarng Chiang
21-16 21-12 in a contest that lasted 30 minutes.
Gurusaidutt has now joined other Indian men’s singles players
rs in Kidambi
ent.
Srikanth and Sameer Verma in the main draw of the tournament.
In the first round of the main draw, Gurusaidutt will face world
rld No.14 Hu
Yun of Hong Kong, while World No.12 Srikanth will take on another
nother player
from Hong Kong -- NG Ka Long Angus, ranked 11th in the world.
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spinner opined.
Yadav said India legend and his
coach at Daredevils Rahul Dravid
asked him to make his own plans.
Rahul bhai stresses on being your
own coach as in making your own
plans and then discussing those with
the captain, making the captain aware
about a particular batsman, wicket. It
was more about making my own plan,
that’s what he stressed on and always
said back your abilities in whatever
situation you are and you will do it for
the team, said Yadav.
We’re trying to restore
cricketers’ faith: ICC
New Delhi, June 8:
Stung by Brendon McCullum’s
scathing criticism of its casual handling of match-fixing evidence against
Chris Cairns, the ICC today said it is
trying to regain the trust of cricketers by continued review of its anticorruption activities.
Former New Zealand captain McCullum, during his ‘MCC Spirit of
Cricket’ lecture in London, lashed out
at the ICC for the manner in which
the game’s governing body handled
issues of corruption.
His particular reference was to the
case against his compatriot Cairns,
in which McCullum gave evidence,
which was leaked to a British tabloid
during the course of the trial.
The ICC said it could never figure
out the exact source of the leak, which
Lionel Messi
Santa Clara,
June 8 (AFP):
Argentina coach Gerardo Martino expects Lionel Messi to be fit for
his team’s second Copa
America Centenario fixture
this week -- even if he is
satisfied that the two-time
world champions are adjusting to life without their
injured superstar.
Martino was a happy
man after watching the
Argentines open their
Group D campaign
with a convincing
according to McCullum, shook his
faith in the body.
Cairns was cleared of any involvement in match-fixing at the end of a
nine-week trial in November last year.
The ICC, reacting to McCullum’s
outburst, said it respects the former
New Zealand captain’s contribution in
the fight against corruption.
Farhaan Behardien
tic chance they had of posting a
formidable total.
Sticking to basics helped me
in IPL, says Kulkarni
Rio Olympics:
Mary Kom keeps
fingers crossed
Bengaluru, June 8 (PTI):
Star Indian woman boxer M C
Mary Kom said she was keeping her
fingers crossed for a wildcard entry
into the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Mary Kom could not make the
cut through qualifiers but the star
boxer’s Olympic dream is not quite
over as India has decided to seek
a wildcard entry for her in the Rio
Games, scheduled from 5 August.
‘I am having my fingers crossed
and hoping for the best. It will be
known by this month end,’ she told
reporters at the sidelines of a function to announce CP Foods foray
into the packaged food business in
Indian market here.
Mary Kom (51kg) had missed out
on qualifying for the Rio Games after
bowing out in the second round of
last month’s World Championships
-- the second and final qualifying
event for women for the Olympics.
The London Olympics bronze
medallist was required to make at
least the semifinals to be assured of
Phangiso then tightened the stranglehold with two wickets apiece, while
Tabraiz Shamsi, the left-arm leggie,
marked his debut with the wicket of
Glenn Maxwell in his first over to ensure
there was no escape for the Aussies.
We started well with the two seamers although this wasn’t the kind of
surface where they were having the
time of their lives, captain AB de Villiers said. ‘(Tabraiz) Shamsi was a
handful for their batters. I didn’t see
a lot of them picking him.’
Earlier, Australia’s fast bowling pair
of Coulter-Nile and Josh Hazlewood
proved most effective with two wick-
the
i n nings, effectively
killing off
any realis
Hazlewood was even more economical in conceding 20 runs off
10 metronomic overs. He earned
an LBW verdict against Quinton de
Kock to break the opening partnership with Hashim Amla and
returned to get rid of Parnell.
South Africa entertained
hopes of a challenging
total when de Villiers
and Amla were at
the crease.
The ICC commended Brendon McCullum two years ago - and continues
to do so today - for his brave, courageous and principled stand against
corruption in cricket. The ICC also
understood and shared his dismay
at the leak of his confidential statement, which prompted a thorough and
detailed investigation by the ICC, an
ICC spokesperson said.
While the probe proved that the
origin of the leak was not from within
the ICC, it failed to establish beyond
doubt the actual source. Nevertheless, the ICC has already put strong
measures in place to ensure this
type of incident is never repeated,
he added.
The official said the ICC has worked
towards making its anti-corruption
procedures foolproof.
India books
berth in Asian
Cup Qualifiers
Guwahati, June 8 (PTI):
Striker Jeje Lalpekhlua scored
twice as India recovered from a
one-goal deficit to thrash Laos
6-1 in one of the biggest ever wins
and book a berth in the 2019 AFC
Asian Cup football Qualifiers here.
India trailed 0-1 in the 16th
minute through a Khonesavanh
Sihavong strike but the home side
replied in a remarkable fashion
as they dominated all through
the remaining part of the match,
pumping in six goals -- including
three in seven minutes -- to walk
away with an easy win.
Jeje Lalpekhlua (42nd and 74th
minute), Sumeet Passi (45th),
Sandesh Jhingan (49th), Mohd.
Rafique (83rd) and debutant Fulganco Cardozo (87th) were the
goal-getters for India in the second
leg of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers play-off match at the Indira
Gandhi Athletics Stadium.
India won the home and away tie
7-1 on aggregate to book a berth
in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
They had beaten Laos 1-0 in the
first leg in Vientiane on June 2.
This was one of the biggest ever
wins for India.
They had to play in the play-offs
after finishing at the bottom of their
group in the joint preliminary round
of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and
2019 AFC Asian Cup.
The victory and a berth in the
Asian Cup Qualifiers will ease a
lot of pressure on coach Stephen
Constantine whose future has
been under a scanner after a
string of poor shows by the national team.
India took some time to settle
down in the match played under
slippery conditions and Laos were
the better side in the initial 15
minutes. The visiting side created
problems for the Indian defence
from the right flank in this period.
India paid the price of relying on
off-side trap as Sihavong found
himself unmarked inside the box
and he sent a low left footer past
Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh
Sandhu to the stunned silence of
a sparse crowd at the stadium.
Messi could return for
second game: Martino
2-1 win on Monday
over reigning
Copa America
champions Chile,
a result that
should ease
their passage
into the
quarterfinals.
Goals
from
manof-thematch
Angel Di
Maria and
Ever Banega
secured the
points for Argen-
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tina, who
left the injured Messi
on the substitutes bench at Levi’s
Stadiu as he recuperates from an
Stadium
injured back.
Mart
Martino revealed the 28-yearold FIF
FIFA World Player of the Year
could be fit to return for Argens
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group game against
Panama
Panam at Chicago’s Soldier Field
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on Friday.
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Although Messi’s replacem
ment,
Benfica’s Nicolas Gaitan,
performed well on the right side of
Argentina’s front three, Martino is
not discounting the importance of
their absent talisman.
‘We’re always a better team when
Messi is in the team,’ Martino said.
‘Our chances of winning the Copa
are always going to be higher when
he’s playing.’
Argentina struggled in their fi rst
three 2018 World Cup qualifying
matches last year when Messi was
absent with a knee injury, posting a loss and two draws. Martino
however believes his team is learning how to adapt in their captain’s
absence. It’s important to respond
the right way when he’s not there,
Martino said
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
WEDNESDAY
8 JUNE 2016
7
‘World needs new
engine of growth’
q India has now emerged as one of fastest growing economies: Modi
Ambattur MLA Alexander along with his family called on Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Secretariat in Chennai today, and
sought her blessings on his birthday.
Washington, June 8 (PTI):
Asking developed nations to open
their markets for goods and services
from countries like India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India
is poised to contribute to the global
economic
d e -
US names India as
major defence partner
Washington, June 8 (PTI):
The US has recognised India as a
‘major defence partner’, a significant
development which paves the way for
the country to be treated on par with
America’s closest allies for defence
related trade and technology transfer.
The White House
said that the
meeting between
President Obama
and Prime Minister
Modi resulted
in progress on
finalising some key
defence agreements
between India
and the US
‘Noting that the US-India defence
relationship can be an anchor of
stability and given the increasingly
strengthened cooperation in defence,
the United States hereby recognises
India as a Major Defence Partner,’
said a joint statement issued after
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held
talks with US President Barack
Obama yesterday. According to
the statement, under the ‘Major
Defence Partner’ recognition, the
US will continue to work toward
facilitating technology sharing with
India to a level commensurate with
that of its closest allies and partners.
Meanwhile, the White House
also said that the meeting between President Obama and
Prime Minister Modi resulted in
progress on finalising some key
d e f e n ce a g re e men ts b e tw e e n
India and the US.
‘I can tell you that there was important progress on fi nalising agreements relating to defence logistics,
sharing of maritime information, and
even the movement of US aircraft
carriers in the region,’ White House
Press Secretary Josh Earnest told
reporters at his daily news conference. The joint statement said, ‘the
leaders reached an understanding
under which India would receive
license-free access to a wide range
of dual-use technologies in conjunction with steps that India has committed to take to advance its export
control objectives.’
New Pondy Assembly
to convene tomorrow
Puducherry, June 8 (PTI):
The fourteenth Assembly of Puducherry has been convened to meet
on 9 June, when the newly elected
members will be administered
the oath of office.
V P Sivakolundhu, a
first time member of
ruling Congress who
would be inducted as
pro tem Speaker tomorrow by Lt Governor Kiran
Bedi, would administer the oath of
office to the members at 9.30 am on
9 June, Secretary to the Assembly S
Mohandas told PTI.
The Assembly polls in Puducherry was held on 16 March. A
Congress government, headed
by senior party leader and former
Union Minister V Narayanasamy
BJP Councillors
stage protest outside
Kejri’s house
New Delhi, June 8 (PTI):
Scores of Councillors from BJPruled MCDs led by three Mayors
today staged a protest outside Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s
residence, demanding clearance
of their pending dues by the AAP
government.
During the protest, BJP Councillors raised slogans against
the Kejriwal Government and
slammed it for calling a two-day
special session of Delhi Assembly to discuss the working of civic
bodies, saying the move is only
intended to ‘defame’ the Municipal Corporations.
Councillors and mayors alleged
that the city government has
not implemented the report of
Fourth Finance Commission so
far following which all the BJPcontrolled civic bodies are facing
a fund crunch.
During the protest, the police
tried to pacify the Councillors
and three Mayors, but they did
not relent. Thereafter, police
detained them and brought them
to the nearest police station
where they were released after
sometime.
To express their protest against
the government’s decision to call
the two-day special session starting tomorrow, all three MCDs East Delhi Municipal Corporation,
North Delhi Municipal Corporation
and South Delhi Municipal Corporation - have called a one-day
joint session at Ramlila Ground
on 9 June.
was installed in office on 6 June.
Congress has a strength of 15
members and its ally DMK two in the
30-member Assembly.
On the Opposition side, AINRC has eight members,
followed by AIADMK
(four) and Independent
(one). Meanwhile Chief
Minister Narayanasamy
chaired a Cabinet meeting today to review the government’s fiscal position. He later told
media that a detailed review on the
financial position of various public
sector undertakings was also done.
Narayanasamy said he would soon
meet the Union Finance Minister and
Home Minister to seek clearance of
funds due from the Centre for various
schemes.
the American businesses to come
and invest in India, set up efficient
manufacturing units.
‘India is much more than a market,’
he said, adding that it is a ‘reliable partner’, as he listed out the
key features of a resurgent Indian
economy that is geared to become
‘driver of global economy’. A partnership between American capital
and innovation, and Indian human
resources and entrepreneurship can
‘India is much more than a market,’
Modi said, adding that it is a ‘reliable
partner’, as he listed out the key features of
a resurgent Indian economy that is geared
to become ‘driver of global economy’
velopment as a
‘ n e w
engine of growth’.
‘This is the time when the world
Rs 570 cr is
SBI money,
reiterates Ponnar
NT Bureau
Chennai, June 8:
Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan has said the Central and State governments
have nothing to do with the Rs
570 crore that was seized during the Assembly
elections in
three containers.
Addressing
mediapersons at the
airport, Radhakrishnan
said this showed
that even after the
election has got over, election
fever is still gripping the DMK and
Congress.
‘The Election Commission has
conducted a thorough investigation and has solved the issue (seizure of Rs 570 crore).
In spite of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announcing
that the money belonged to
the SBI, the DMK and its alliance partner, the Congress,
and PMK are still crying foul
which clearly shows that they
have not come out of the election mode,’ he said.
He also assured that the Central government will extend full
support to the Tamilnadu government for the development of
the State.
INDIA’S FIRST BULLET
TRAIN PROJECT HITS
A ROADBLOCK
q Maharashtra govt not ready to
allow the work at BKC
Mumbai, June 8:
India’s first bullet train project
between Ahmedabad and Mumbai
appears to have hit a roadblock,
and that too a major one.
As per a report in a newspaper,
the Maharashtra government has
told the Indian Railways that it
would not allow the most crucial
station of the Rs 98,000-crore
project ‘Mumbai’ to be built at the
proposed site.
The Railways is set to construct
the Mumbai station underground at
the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC),
which is a central business district.
The plan to construct the Mumbai
station at BKC was prepared by
Japanese consultants, who had
done a thorough research before
zeroing in on the area. However, the State government is
now reported to have told
the Railways that the
proposed station at
BKC would affect its plans
to come
up with a
financial
centre
at the
same
needs new engine of growth. It
would be nice if the new engines are
democratic engines,’ Modi said in his
address to the American business
community at the annual gala of the
US India Business Council (USIBC).
‘Today India is poised to contribute
as a new engine of global growth. A
larger Indian economy has multiple
benefits for the world,’ the Prime
Minister said as he listed out the
achievements of his government
place. The Maharashtra government is not ready to budge despite
the fact that the bullet train station would be underground, the
newspaper report said. The State
government estimates a loss to
the tune of Rs 10,000 crore if the
station is built at the proposed site.
Officials from the Railway Ministry
have already met Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis and other
officials but no breakthrough has
been reached. It is expected that
the matter would now be taken to
the Prime Minister’s Office where
a solution could be found or a
compromise reached.
And that is a real possibility keeping in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party
rules in Maharashtra.
in economic reforms and liberalisation of policies.
As a result, India has now emerged
as the one of the fastest growing
economies of the world and urged
be very powerful, he said, adding its
very important for ‘us that developed
countries open their markets, not only
to goods from countries like India but
also to services.’
India and other developing countries often complain that rich nations
like the US have trade policies which
give preference to domestic firms,
preventing market access to products and services from developing
nations. The Prime Minister said as
India marches ahead on the path of
development, it needs to learn from
the America experience, in particular
its entrepreneurship, technological
advancement and products which
ranges from drugs to drones. ‘Indeed,
to me America is not just has a great
past, but it is a country with an exciting future,’ the Prime Minister said.
Modi exuded confidence that Indo-US
partnership would benefit both the countries. ‘We will continue to make progress
on improving the investment climate and
Ease of Doing Business,’ he said.
Modi said his government has taken
decisive steps to curb corruption.
‘We would continue to have disciplined and prudent macroeconomic
policies,’ he told the US corporate
leadership.
It's possible to hold LS,
State polls together: EC
New Delhi, June 8:
The Election Commission (EC) has
indicated to the government that
holding of elections to Parliament
and all State Legislative Assemblies
simultaneously was possible.
As per a report in a daily, the EC
has supported the idea of holding the
polls together, in a letter to the Union
Law Ministry dispatched last month.
It is for the first time that the poll
panel has officially said it could
conduct Lok Sabha and state polls
together.
Even Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is in favour of holding all polls
together to save cost and time.
In March, at a meeting of the
Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi had
said that the polls to panchayats,
urban local bodies, states and Parliament should be held simultaneously.
‘In so far as the Election Commission is concerned, the issues involved
Two killed as portion
of building collapses
Mumbai, June 8 (PTI):
Two persons were killed when a
portion of a five-storey building
collapsed in Matunga area of
South Mumbai, officials
said today.
‘The incident took place
late last night, when
a part of the building,
situated on Bhandarkar
Road outside Matunga
train station, collapsed,’ officials of Disaster Control (DC) department of Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) said.
‘Two persons, both of them pedestrians who are yet to be identified,
came under the debris. They were
rushed to Sion Hospital, where
they were declared dead on arrival,’ police said.
‘The building is over 70
years old. Furthermore, no
notice was issued by the
BMC to the landlord,’ the
DC officials said.
The building, which housed
a lodge, a coaching centre, a
bank and several shops, also
had two mobile towers installed on
the terarce, police said.
A case has been registered, police
said, adding they would be recording
the landlord’s statement.
in holding simultaneous elections are
not insurmountable for it. If there
is political consensus and will
across the board, needless to
say that the Commission supports the idea of considering
simultaneous elections,’ the EC
said in its two-page letter, as
per the newspaper.
The Law Ministry had sought from
the EC its views on the 79th Report
of the Department-related Parliamentary Committee on the ‘Feasibility of
Holding Simultaneous Elections to
the House of People (Lok Sabha)
and State Legislative Assemblies’.
The EC letter was in response to that
communication.
Over 60 Hindu
inmates keep
Ramzan fast
Muzaffarnagar, June 8 (PTI):
Setting an example of communal
harmony, more than 60 Hindu inmates of the district jail here are
keeping ‘roza’, the dawn-to-dusk
fast during Ramzan, along with
1,150 Muslim inmates. The holy
month of Ramzan commenced
yesterday.
On the first day of the Ramzan, 65
Hindu inmates kept fast with 1,150
Muslim inmates here, said Satish
Tripathi, jailor of the district jail.
Special arrangements have been
made for the inmates to perform prayers
and enjoy their pre-dawn ‘sehri’ meal and
evening meals known as ‘iftars’.
Four Indians in
Forbes’
new
list
q SBI, ICICI Bank chiefs among most powerful women
New York, June 8 (PTI):
Four Indian women, including SBI
Managing director Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing
director Chanda Kochhar, are in the
new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most
powerful women who are building
billion-dollar brands and calling the
shots in the financial markets.
The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ in the world list 2016,
topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes PepsiCo Chief
Indra Nooyi, Biocon Founder Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media
head Shobhana Bhartia.
Forbes said this year’s most powerful women are the ‘smartest and
toughest female business leaders,
entrepreneurs, investors, scientists,
philanthropists and CEOs making
their mark in the world today’.
‘They’re women who are building
billion-dollar brands, calling the
shots in the financial markets, and
crisscrossing the globe to broker international agreements and provide
aid,’ the magazine said.
Bhattacharya, 60, ranked 25th on
the list, is facing her ‘most challenging test’ yet with State Bank of India
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chanda Kochhar
facing mounting bad loans, which
stood at $11 billion in December,
Forbes said.
Kochhar comes in on the 40th
spot and Forbes said as boss of the
country’s largest private-sector lender,
Kochhar, 54 has to contend with the
‘current bane of India’s banking system: bad loans.’ In a bid to retain female staff, Kochhar launched ‘iWork@
home’, which allows employees to
work from home for a year.
Mazumdar-Shaw is ranked 77th on
the list. The 63-year old ‘self-made’
business leader positioned Biocon
as a large player in insulin and her
company is the only Asian firm ranked
among the top 20 biotech employers
worldwide by Science magazine.
Bhartia is ranked 93rd on the list
and the 59-year-old media baroness
serves as chairperson and editorial
Indra Nooyi
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
director for India’s largest listed media company, HT Media.
Nooyi is ranked 14th on the list and
Forbes said in May 2016, she successfully sidestepped a proxy war
with activist investor Nelson Peltz’s
Trian Fund, which had pressured
the company to split, by adding
another board member. The list also
includes Democratic presidential
candidate
Hillary Clinton on the second spot,
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
(3), Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (7), US First Lady Michelle
Obama (13), Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (26), Queen
Elizabeth II (29), Bangladesh Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina (36), Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari
(52) and UNESCO Director General
Irina Bokova (89).
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8 JUNE 2016
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planning a mega release on 17 June. Directed by
Darling fame Sam Anton, the movie is bankrolled by Lyc Productions.
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GV Prakash plays Johny, who
timid auto driver in the film. Music
atogis by GV himself and cinematogant.
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busy doing half-a-dozen movies as hero.
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cast and crew and the audience
for the success.
Q:
WHAT DID YOU THINK
WORKED WELL IN VVV?
A:
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The movie was a mix of my taste
and Ezhil’s style. I always pick
stories from audience point of view.
The comedy especially Soori’s
tremendous work ensured that it
reached all. I should thank Ezhil.
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laugh and where they want
emotions in a script.
Premam girl opposite
Vijay Sethupathi again
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EIPI
gets UA
HOW IS LIFE AFTER VVV?
Ajith
ajinikanth’s next Kabali is complete and
ready for release next month. Rajinikanth
plays a stylish gangster in Malaysia in
the movie. Perhaps inspired by him, Ajith plays
a stylish gangster in his next to be directed by
Siruthai Siva.
The first schedule of the film will commence
in July and the director is said to be planning to
start the shoot in Europe.
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WHO IS MORE HAPPY PRODUCER VISHNU OR
ACTOR VISHNU?
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It was a big risk taken by the
producer in me. Frankly the actor
Vishnu Vishal never wanted
to become a producer. But he
always had the desire to break
the shackles of restricted image
that he had. When Ezhil sir
narrated the story to me, I had no
second thoughts. I know that a
comedy entertainer will never do
a mistake.
Keeping faith in his credntials, I
agreed not just to play the lead
but also produce the same. I
would say the movie’s success
has brought joy to the actor in
me, while the producer has learnt
a lot. Now people know that I
can be part of such light-hearted
commercial fare with dance, song
and comedy that commands an
opening.
emember Madonna Sebastain of Premam fame acted as Vijay Sethupathi’s
heroine in Kadhalum Kadandhu
Pogum (KaKaPo), directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. The movie went on to become a huge
hit. The big news is that the two are coming
together again for another film, to be directed
by K V Anand. Interestingly actor-director T Rajendher dons an important character in the film.
Says K V Anand, ‘Vijay Sethupathi is a
Chennai-based guy, who works in a corporate setup. He meets T Rajendher, an agent
for corporate companies, at his workplace.
The combination scenes between the two
will definitely satisfy the expectations of the
audience. The film will go on the floors from
the first week of July’.
Hip Hop Adhi will compose the music for
the film. Abi Nandan who has worked as
assistant cameraman in Ko, and has done
cinematography for Malayalam films like
Amen and Double Barrel, has been roped
as the cinematographer for this project.
The movie would be produced by AGS
Entertainment.
— NT Bureau
A
ctor Vishnu Vishal is all smiles. His recent release Velainu
Vandhutta Velaikaaran (VVV) has made it big. For the first
time, the actor has tried his hands at a full-fledged commercial
entertainer. Directed by Ezhil and produced and enacted by Vishnu
Vishal himself, VVV has been making right noise at the box office.
Having made his debut with Vennilla Kabbadi Kuzhu, he was known
for his acting skills doing different roles in his subsequent films.
Speaking to News Today, Vishnu Vishal, says, ‘This has been my
biggest opening so far. I am happy for the actor in me has managed
to achieve what he wanted to through the film’.
Success has given me more confidence. But at the same time made
me more responsible, says the actor.
Q:
ON APPRECIATIONS YOUR
RECEIVED SO FAR
A:
Arya and Vishal were
confident ever since the trailer of
VVV was out . Udhay(anidhi) sir
saw the film and heaped laurels
on me and my team.
My buddies including
Vikranth predicted that the
movie would do no wrong
at the box office.
Q:
Vishnu Vishal
WHAT’S NEXT FROM YOU?
A:
I carry a lot of confidence now.
I will still try to do things in a
different way. I always approach my
movies from audience perspective. I will
better myself. I am almost
through with my next Veera
Threera Sooran, a
comedy family entertainer and a
Suseenthiran film.
— MBK
VVV MAKES VV HAPPY
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