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Exultant New
announces upward Padukone to pair York Giants fans
solatium revision in Rajini in celebrate
economic growth ‘Kochadaiyaan’ Super Bowl with
3 2 4 parade 4
Money laundering case Yet another scandal rocks-
registered against Maran BJP govt in Karnataka
brothers
BANGALORE: Three
Karnataka ministers ex-
MAX: 30O C MIN: 23O C posed by local television
RH: 90% RAINFALL: NIL Act (PMLA), pertains to an tigating the case for alleged channels while watching
SUNSET TODAY 6.06 PM alleged illegal gratification contraventions of foreign porn MMS inside the As-
SUNRISE : TOMORROW 6.36
MOONRISE : TODAY 7.06 AM of about Rs 550 crore alleg- exchange rules in this deal sembly hall today resigned
MOONSET : TOMORROW 7.06 PM edly received by the Maran as it registered an Enforce- to save the Sadananda
brothers in the Aircel-Maxis ment Case Information Re- Gowda government from
3GB deal. port (ECIR), an equivalent opposition ridicule.
Maran, a former Union of the FIR. The resignation of min-
memory Telecom Minister, had quit The agency has also reg- isters -- Laxman Savadi was seen only in the context
of a rave party exposure in
decided to voluntarily re-
sign as ministers. We will
from the Cabinet last year istered another case in the (Cooperation and Agricul-
cards seized after allegations were made
that he had favoured Malay-
2G case, pertaining to the
NDA regime and has named
tural Marketing), C C Patil
(Women and Child Devel-
Udupi had sought an inquiry
by Speaker K G Bopaiah
be sending our resignation
letters to the Chief Minis-
from Air sian firm Maxis over Aircel
in grant of telecom licences
former telecom secretary
Shyamal Ghosh, then depu-
opment and Krishna Pale-
mar (Environment, Ecology
into the episode that hap-
pened around 1700 hrs yes-
ter D V Sadananda Gowda
and also request Speaker K
passengers, in 2004-05. Maran had de-
nied the allegations.
ty director general J R Gupta
and few telecom companies
and ports) – which were
forwarded to the Raj Bha-
terday inside the Assembly.
The Ministers held a meet-
G Bopaiah to order a probe
into the incident and bring
NEW DELHI: The En- er Kalanidhi in connection
two held forcement Directorate has with the 2G spectrum allo-
The CBI too is probing
Maran and his brother and
for alleged irregularities in
the grant of additional 2G
van by Chief Minister D V
Sadananda Gowda had been
ing with senior leaders in the
party office here this morn-
out the truth.’’
He said even the opposi-
CHENNAI: Air Customs registered money launder- cation case. Sun TV MD Kalanidhi in spectrum during 2001-03. accepted by Governor H R ing and decided to put down tion parties wanted them to
officials arrested two peo- ing case registers against The case, registered on connection with these alle- ED will now record the Bharadwaj, a Raj Bhavan their papers. resign and the trio did not
ple, including a woman, former Union Minister Day- Tuesday under the Preven- gations. statements of the individu- communiqué here said. Emerging out of the meet- wish even to ‘’embarrass’’
who arrived here from anidhi Maran and his broth- tion of Money Laundering The agency is also inves- als named in its ECIR. The ministers claiming ing, Savadi told newsmen, the opposition. ‘’Let them
Bangkok by a Thai Airlines that they had done noth- ‘’As we do not want to em- be happy,’’ they said. Pa-
flight, and seized 62,400
numbers of 3GB memory
65 year age limit has been “unreasonably ing wrong as the footage barrass the party, we have Continue p-2
cards from them at the Anna
International here late last
fixed” : Ganguly
night. NEW DELHI: Justice AK ment age of a judge should of retirement for an apex
Ganguly, who retired as be “much more flexible” as court judge, he said, “I am
Airport sources said, act-
Supreme Court judge after “before he gets to know the not suggesting that. But
ing on information, customs
delivering the 2G verdict, scheme of things” he has to retirement age of a judge
officials intercepted Pooja feels there is a strong case demit office. Justice Gan- should be much more flex-
(30) and Ashok Rattan (56), for increasing the age of su- guly, who was part of the ible”.
who arrived from Bangkok perannuation of apex court bench which cancelled the Considering the increased
at around 2345 hrs. The au- judges, saying the 65 year 122 licences for 2G spec- longevity of human beings
thorities subjected them to age limit has been “unrea- trum, said the tenure of the in recent years, 65 years for
thorough frisking and found sonably fixed”. judge in the Supreme Court a Supreme Court judge and
memory cards pasted in “A judge is not a football is “rather short” which is not 62 years for a High Court
their body from thigh to the player, i.e. physical prowess the case in major democratic judge to retire “in my opin-
loser limbs with stickers. is not a prime requisite (to countries in the world. with age the level of matu- ion has been unreasonably
be a judge),” said Ganguly “While I say this for the rity and wisdom reached. A fixed”.
In all 62,400 3 GB mem-
ory cards, valued at Rs one
expressing his views on su-
perannuation of apex court
Supreme Court judge, the
same should be true about
judge is not a football play-
er. That is physical prowess
Asked what he thought
could be the retirement age
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judges. high court judges also. The is not a prime requisite,” he for judges, Justice Ganguly ACADEMY FOR RECOGNITION
market were seized from He said “the position of position of a judge is one said in an interview. said it is for the authorities PRESTIGIOUS, GENUINE, NON POLITICS,
them. However, airport a judge is one of maturity of maturity and wisdom. It Asked whether there concerned to do the research
sources said the value of the and wisdom” and the retire- is accepted universally that should be an upper age limit and come to opinion. NON COMMERCIAL
seized cards in Indian mar-
ket was put at Rs 66 lakh.
Both of them were ar-
Violence mars temple car festival
TIRUNELVELI: Police in a free for all.
rested and remanded in
burst tear gas shells and Both the community
judicial custody. During
lathi-charged to quell vio- people clashed with each
questioning Ashok Rattan lence between people of two other with wooden logs and
said he had chose to smug- different communities dur- stones. Petrol bombs were
gle memory cards after he ing a temple car festival at also hurled by both sides
suffered extensive losses in Sankarankoil, late last night. resulting in a war like situ-
his textile business. Police sources here today ation. A load van, a car
The woman, Pooja, was said that the trouble started and five two wheelers were
working as his assistant. when a group of people were torched; besides several
taking out temple car proces- houses were also badly dam-
sion from Kamaraj Nagar on aged in the violent incidents. the situation went out of varaj and Deputy Inspector
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PM did not hide anything on Antrix-Devas deal
METRO CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh never wanted to hide anything of the
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controversial Antrix-Devas deal that led to blacklisting of former ISRO Chief G
Madhavan Nair and three other senior scientists
- Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily.
Metro- Insight
WEDNESDAY 08
FEBRUARY 2012 2
Yet another Pranab hopes upward revision in Apollo doctors performs rare
scandal rocks surgery
BJP govt in economic growth HYDERABAD: Doctors aiah was suffering from dia- Network. At Hyderabad,
Karnataka NEW DELHI: Union Fi-
nance Minister Pranab
tor along with slowdown in
construction sector has also
likely to grow at 3.9 per cent
during 2011-12, against a
of Apollo Hospitals here
have performed a complex
case of ‘Marginal Decreased
betes and kidney failure and
was on dialysis for last four
years. He got a new lease of
many centres also refused
to accept the kidneys due
to old age of the donor and
Continue p-1 Mukherjee on Tuesday said contributed to the decline in growth of 7.6 per cent dur-
til said they had decided to he anticipates an upward economic growth. ing the fiscal year ended Donor Transplantation’ on a life when he received dou- prolonged transportations
quit as ministers following revision in the GDP growth The Minister said though March 31, 2011. Construc- 49-year-old kidney failure ble kidneys which were do- time. Then it was decided
the ‘’colourful’’ reports in numbers when the full data figures ‘somewhat look dis- tion sector is estimated to patient. nated by a 67-year-old who to do kidneys transplanta-
the media and they never for year 2011-12 becomes appointing by our recent grow by 4.8 per cent in Informing this at a press suffered brain death at Vel- tion on Janaki Ramiah, Dr
wanted to embarrass the available. growth experience’, yet con- 2011-12, against 8 per cent conference on Tuesday, lore CMC Hospital, Tamil Subramanyam said. The
party which had provided Mukherjee was reacting sidering the current global growth in FY11. Transplant Surgeon Dr Sub- Nadu. transplanted kidneys did
them their political life and to the figures released by the context and the slowdown in Financing, real estate and ramanyam said the kidney The doctors at CMC, Vel- not work for first one week
a chance to serve the people. Central Statistical Organisa- the domestic industrial sec- business services are fore- transplantation was delayed lore could not find a suitable after the procedure on Janu-
‘’The reports are wrong tion (CSO) earlier in the day tor in particular, the growth cast to grow 9.1 per cent this more than 24 hours after recipient for kidney Trans- ary 17. Thereafter, they
and we will come out clean. which pegged the growth of performance is ‘not all that financial year, as compared removal from the cadaver plantation in Tamil Nadu, had started working and his
We request the Speaker to Indian economy at 6.9 per surprising’. He said there According to the data, the to 10.4 per cent in lat fiscal. or live donor known as Dr Subramanyam adding kidney functioning now has
order a probe and help us cent, a three-year low, in the have been some encourag- ‘agriculture, forestry and Electricity sector is pegged ‘Marginal Decreased Donor said the kidneys were flown become normal. He is not
clear our names. We are fac- current fiscal. ing signs in the recent weeks fishing’ sector is expected to expand at 8.3 per cent, Transplantations. to Hyderabad with the help requiring dialysis any more
ing certain allegations, but The economy had regis- on business sentiments, to grow at 2.5 per cent in while GDP growth in trade, Dr Subramanyam said of Mohan Foundation, a and is in sound health, Dr
we are confident that will tered a growth of 8.4 per cent rupee exchange rate, mod- FY12, against the growth hotels, transport and com- 49-year-old P Janaki Ram- Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Subramanyam said.
come out clean,’’ he said. during the year ended March eration in headline inflation, of 7 per cent during the last munication sector during
The exposure sent shock
waves among the politi-
31, 2011. Mukherjee said
the main reason for decline
possibility of a bumper rabi
crop, and continued strong
fiscal. The GDP growth in
mining and quarrying is esti-
2011-12 is estimated at 11.2
per cent.
NCPCR asks WB govt to enumer-
in the GDP growth is slow-
cal circles when the local
Kannada News Channels down in industrial growth,
performance of the service
sector.
mated at -2.2 per cent for the
year ended March 31, 2012,
Community, social and
personal services are ex- ate steps to prevent crib deaths
repeatedly beamed the visu- in particular in investment These factors should help against an expansion of 5 pected to register a growth NEW DELHI: The National said. The Central body October 1 and November
als of the ministers watch- growth. He said the nega- in recovering the growth per cent in previous fiscal. of 5.9 per cent during the Commission for Protection has asked for details of the 23, 2011, and 12 deaths re-
ing the porn clipping when tive growth in mining sec- momentum, he said. Manufacturing sector is current fiscal. of Child Rights (NCPCR) mechanism put in place ported in BC Roy Hospital
the house was discussing the has asked the West Bengal
incident of miscreants hoist-
ing Pakistani flat atop a gov-
Unearthing black money; ASSOCHAM for Government to spell out in
detail steps taken to tackle
by the administration to
deal with identification of
with their registration par-
ticulars.
high risk pregnancies, their Details of SNCUs made
ernment office on the New
Year day that had caused amnesty scheme the situation arising out of
the neonatal deaths in vari-
timely referral and promo-
tion of institutionalised de-
operational till date district
wise with number of beds
disturbances in Bijapur dis- ous hospitals in the state liveries, the arrangements
NEW DELHI: To unearth Handoo, chairman and co- that tax evaders should not However, the amnesty in each SNCU have also
trict. including Kolkata, Malda, to strengthen the infrastruc-
black money, ASSOCHAM chairman of the chamber’s get away and be shown leni- scheme should not be ap- been sought along with the
The opposition parties in- Burdwan and Berhampore. ture and required number of
on Tuesday suggested an expert committee set up in ency. plicable in cases where details on strengthening the
stantly took up the issue and ‘’We have sought the de- trained personnel in PHCs,
amnesty scheme for six September last year to ex- However, ground reali- authorities have detected Medical staff in the hospital.
demanded the resignation of tails from the State Govern- its sub-centers and Angan-
months to bring back illegal amine the issue and recom- ties cannot be ignored. The unaccounted money and The Commission has
the government. Leader of ment on the measures initi- wadi centers.
funds stashed in foreign tax mend a realistic strategy to fact remains that as on date proceedings have been initi- asked for a status report on
the opposition in Legislative ated to tackle the situation. The Commission has
havens and a flat 40 per cent the government. it may not be possible to ated, it said. To improve off- the number of newborns
Council Motamma said the We will intervene in the mat- asked for the registration
tax on the disclosures on the ASSOCHAM Secretary get hold of these persons shore compliance, various covered under the cash less
ministers should also resign ter only after receipt of the details of pregnant moth-
current value. General D S Rawat said who have stashed money countries have taken initia- service under each block
from the legislature mem- information from the State ers from Anganwadis for
‘The funds collected the amnesty scheme be ap- abroad. That is why such tives with significant results. and number of Nischay
berships, while BJP spokes- Government,’’ Vinod Kumar 75 deaths reported in Malda
should be used to develop plicable to the black money scheme could be an invita- Italy generated additional Jan/Matri Jan selected and
man C T Ravi said the party Tikoo, Member, NCPCR, District Hospital between
physical and social infra- stashed abroad as well as tion for these people to come revenue yield of 5.6 billion trained under the same.
also would hold an inquiry
structure in the country,’ in the country. The book forward and pay taxes,’ the euros, the United States 2
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the Speaker held discussions PODHIGAI
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METRO American varsities Metro- Crime &
DAILY EVENING NEWSPAPER Andhra Pradesh contributes a major chunk of about 100,000 Indian students
WEDNESDAY 08
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pursuing higher education in the various American Universities.
- Ponnala Lakshmaiah Ponnala, Andhra Minister for IT and Communication Politics
Jaya 2G licence cancellation will hit Plea to reduce power cuts
TIRUCHIRAPALLI: The across the state. The increase in the power
announces
solatium
investment flow: Moily Federation of Consumer
and service organisations
has urged Tamil Nadu Chief
He said with the increase
in unscheduled power cuts
load shedding had increased
cuts had raised apprehen-
sions among people over the
power situation in the ensu-
CHENNAI: The cancella- licences, Moily said ‘We are tion... This is the decision Minister J Jayalaithaa to to about eight hours a day, ing summer, he said.
tion of all the 122 2G licenc- not going on appeal. We will of the UPA government’, he take necessary steps for much to the disquiet of resi- He suggested that indus-
es by Supreme Court will abide by the Supreme Court added. reducing the existing load dents. tries be encouraged to go in
hit investment flow into the order’. Asked about govern- shedding duration. Though the official load for captive power genera-
telecom sector, but the Cen- If the Corporate bodies go ment coming out with a bail Federation President Seka- shedding duration was said tion. TANGEDCO should
tre will not go on an appeal for an appeal, it was a differ- out package for the cash- ran, in a memorandum to to be just two hours, TAN- also impose restrictions
against the court order, Un- ent matter, he noted. crunched national carrier Ms Jayalaithaa, a copy of GEDCO was resorting to on power consumption for
ion Corporate Affairs Minis- Moily took a dig at the Air India, Moily called for which was made available power cuts for three hours commercial establishments,
ter M Veerappa Moily said. previous NDA regime for al- introduction of a profession- to press today, expressed each in the morning and af- especially with respect to
Talking to reporters here lotting 2G spectrum on the al management to revamp it. concern over the increas- ternoon. the use of decorative lights,
after inaugurating the Chen- controversial ‘first come, He said the Government ing unscheduled power cuts This apart, power cuts and spare domestic consum-
nai leg of India Corporate first serve basis’. He said has to adopt many strategies for domestic connections in were enforced in the ers from any increase in
and Investor meet organ- during the UPA-2, when the to bail out such companies. and around the city as well evening, he added. power cuts, he said.
ised by his Ministry and the Empowered Group of Min- ‘It is not easy to build an
Institute of Chartered Ac-
countants of India, Moily cause of the Supreme Court
isters led by Finance Minis-
ter Pranab Mukherjee met,
organisation. We need to Wanted bank Manager surrenders
make them survive. Killing TIRUCHIRAPALLI: A 52 D Manoharan Manager Fed- and are looking for him.
admitted that the Apex Court order). But, the business it was decided against con- is very easy...Taking away Meanwhile, he surren-
year-old Manager of a pri- eral Bank Tirupur allegedly
order would derail invest- vibrancy in this country is tinuing the policy put forth the oxygen is very easy. But dered before Rajendran Ju-
vate bank, who was wanted escaped with 160 sovereigns
ment flow into the sector. so good, particularly in tel- by the NDA. pumping in the oxygen and dicial Magistrate-II here,
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu in connection with a theft of gold ornaments, pledged
However, he said the tele- ecom sector, it will pick up Moily, who is also a mem- making them survive re- who remanded him to 15
Chief Minister J Jayalalith- case, surrendered in the Ju- with the bank.
com sector was very vibrant soon’, he said. ber of the EGoM, said ‘we quires multiple solutions’, days judicial custody, police
aa on Tuesday announced a dicial Magistrate Court here Based on the complaint
in the country and it would Ruling out the Union will get a lot of revenue he added. added.
solatium of Rs One lakh to on Tuesday. from bank customers, Tiru-
bounce back from this set government going for an out of open auction. That is We need to have multiple
the family of a pilgrim who Police said, the accused pur police registered a case
back. ‘Temporarily there appeal against the Supreme why for 3G (licences) we strategies and make these
was killed in a road accident
at Kanakkampatti Village in may be some set back (be- Court order canceling 122 are going for an open auc- airlines survive’, he said. Passenger falls ill, flight makes
Dindigal District two days
ago. Narayansamy did nothing for Puducherry: emergency landing
The pilgrim, Balasubrama-
ni was knocked down by a
State Transport Corporation
Rangasamy CHENNAI: An Ahmeda-
bad-bound Singapore Air-
ering around Chennai, the
pilots contacted the air traf-
others, who accompanied
her, were disembarked from
Bus. He was on a padayatra PUDUCHERRY: Puduch- worked hard to bring nor- support of the people who lines flight made an emer- fic control authorities and the aircraft and were rushed
to the temple town of Pazha- erry Chief Minister R Ran- malcy here and succeeded wished a change in guard gency landing at the Anna sought permission for emer- to a private hospital.
ni when the mishap occurred gasamy on Tuesday alleged in it. and good governance. Just International Airport here gency landing. After the Later, the aircraft took off
on the National Highway. that Union Minister of state The Central government two months after the forma- after an aged passenger flight landed at 2330 hrs last for Ahmedabad at around
Ms Jayalalithaa also con- for Prime Minister’s Office had sanctioned Rs 125 crore tion of the party, it faced the complained of low blood night, the woman and two 0030 hrs.
veyed her condolences to (PMO) V Narayansamy had as relief and Narayansamy general elections. People pressure and giddiness.
the victim’s family members not done anything for the de- was going on asking what voted the party to power Airport sources said the
velopment of the union terri- happened to the Rs 125 trusting the promises made flight did not have a sched-
LJP demands tory utilising his area devel- crore. The fact was that the in the election manifesto, uled stop in Chennai. When
opment fund. central government had he said, adding the prom- the flight was crossing the
immediate Addressing All India N provided only Rs 50 crore ises would be fulfilled in the Chennai airspace, a woman
withdrawal of R Congress workers on the
occasion of the party’s first
and of Rs 125 crore, Rs 96
crore was deducted stating
there were 36 murders and coming four years. Already
certain promises were ful-
passenger Anjali (51) com-
plained of giddiness and
in 2010, 33 murders. ‘I am
AFSPA from anniversary, the Chief Min- that already excess central not justifying anti-social filled, he added. low blood pressure.
ister said Narayansamy was fund was provided for Pu- activities,’ he said, adding He said to provide free Since the aircraft was hov-
J&K always having a ‘threatening ducherry. In this situation crimes should be brought rice, the previous govern-
NEW DELHI: Ram Vilas
Paswan-led Lok Janshakti
sound’ because of which the
officials could not function
Puducherry would get only
Rs 29 crore, he added.
down availing the existing
acts. The Goondas Act was
ment paid Rs 3-16 a kg in
addition to the Rs 15-25 per
Man wanted in cheque bouncing
Party on Tuesday demand-
ed the Central government
freely here.
He said the N R Congress
Rangasamy said there
was allegation against him
introduced during the last
government but did they
kg sanctioned by the Centre,
thus resulting in a loss of Rs case nabbed at airport
to immediately withdraw government here faced the on law and order problem. succeed in curbing crimes, 26 Crore. The rice should be CHENNAI: A 30-year-old person, Sheikh Kharimul- issued an alert in all the air-
the controversial Armed ravage of the Thane cyclone. During the last government he asked. purchased through the Food man, who was wanted in lah, was wanted by the Cen- ports.
Forces Special Powers Act But all the ministers and oth- also there was law and or- Rangasamy said N R Con- Corporation of India (FCI) connection with a cheque tral Crime Branch Police in When he came to the air-
(AFSPA) from Jammu and ers rose to the occasion and der problem and in 2009 gress was started with the Continue p-4 bouncing case, was arrested connection with a cheque port to board a Sri Lankan
by the immigration authori- bouncing case. Airlines flight to proceed
Kashmir for alleged abuse
by the security forces.
Unearthing black money; ASSOCHAM for ties at the Anna Interna- He has been evading arrest to Malaysia via Colombo,
tional airport here early this for the last three years. immigration authorities ar-
‘’The shocking report
in Tuesday’s English daily amnesty scheme Continue p-2 in undervalued properties
morning.
Airport sources said, the
Since he had gone under-
ground, the CCB police had
rested him and handed him
over to the CCB police.
that the Home Ministry has exchange of tax informa- lowing credit of stamp duty the economy are restriction
and precious commodities
rejected at least 42 requests
to sanction the prosecution
tion.
Back home, says the ASS-
paid at the time of purchase.
The circle rates need to
on expenditure a candidate
is legally allowed to spend
and absence of legitimate
like gems and jewellery.
This can be checked by in-
Rs 1 Lakh worth fake currency
of military personnel guilty OCHAM report, generation be notified each year on the
of crimes such as murder,
homicide and rape in Kash-
of black money is mainly
due to understated real es-
basis of data input for previ-
ous year to ensure that they
source of a candidate’s in-
come, it says. ‘It is high
fusing accountability, im-
posing penalty on culprits notes seized, 3 held
COIMBATORE: The offi- that he wanted fake cur- itself and found that Ram-
mir should open the eyes of tate transactions, huge ex- are as good as prevalent time the country undertook and restricting discretionary
market rates. One of the electoral reforms and en- powers of civil servants. cials of Organized Crime rency notes in exchange of anujam was expert in print-
those who have stubbornly penditure incurred on elec-
main factors contributing to acts laws relating to public India is the biggest con- Intelligence Cell on Tuesday original notes. ing fake currency notes.
opposed the withdrawal of tions, misuse of discretion
the parallel economy in the funding while considering sumer of gold whose import arrested three persons and Kumar asked the official They also revealed that
AFSPA from Kashmir,’’ by public authorities, huge
form of black money is huge ground realities,’ the Report is on payment of foreign seized counterfeit currency to come near by petrol bunk Kumar and Idhayathulla
LJP secretary general Abdul gold consumption and for-
expenditure incurred dur- says. exchange, while the sale is notes with face value of Rs with original notes. The of- were working together in
Khaliq said in a statement. eign exchange restrictions.
ing elections for Parliament, Misuse of discretion by mainly in cash, leading to one Lakh in the denomina- ficial went with money and Tirupur and they had habit
‘’The Lok Janshakti Party A uniform stamp duty rate
State Assemblies, Municipal public authorities has also generation of huge black tion of Rs 500 from them in Kumar along with his friend of drinking alcohol in TAS-
strongly condemns the pro- of three per cent should be
Corporations and Panchay- led to generation of black money. There is an urgent the city. Idhathulla came to the pet- MAC shops. During that
tection afforded by the state applicable across the coun-
ats. Two main reasons for money which either gets need for a mechanism to Police said on informa- rol bunk and paid the fake time they met
to the armed forces people try for real estate transac-
huge unaccounted money in stashed abroad or finds way curb this tendency. tion that lots of Rs 500 notes money after accepting the Ramanujam and developed
involved in such crimes,’’ tions with the benefit of al-
were in circulation in Tiru- original. contact. So far they had
Khaliq added.
Under AFSPA, prior ap-
Women Help Centre formed: Dist Collector pur, Erode and Coimbatore The police officials imme- spread Rs 2.5 Lakh worth
TIRUVARUR: With a today, Tiruvarur District ing the Sangam will help learn stitching and embroi- districts and fake currency diately caught them. Dur- fake currencies notes in the
proval is required before view to helping poor and Collector C Nadarajan said Muslim women form self dery, and manufacturing notes had been distributed ing interrogation, the duo area.
prosecution or any other orphaned Muslim women, the formation of the San- help groups, start industry, footwear, he added. in Udumalpet in Tirupur revealed that they were get- All three were remanded
legal action can be initi- Muslim Mahalir Udhavum gam follows the order from trade, khadi or handicrafts Muslim women could district, a trap was laid and ting the fake money from to judicial custody. Ramanu-
ated against armed forces Sangam (Muslim Women government to form such units, provide monthly as- approach the District Back- an official was sent to con- Ramanujam living at jam was booked for circulat-
personnel operating in areas Help Centre) has been an entity. A sum of Rs one sistance, construct dwelling ward Class and Minorities tact one Narayanamurthy Papanayakkan Palayam, ing fake currency in Kerala
declared ‘’disturbed’’ by the formed in Tiruvarur district. Lakh has also been allotted units, organising free medi- Welfare officer for further alias Kumar at Udumalpet. near the city. Police arrested during in 2003 also, police
government. In a press release here as seed money, he said, add- cal camps, helping them to details, he said. The official informed him Ramanujam Monday night added.
RNI-TC No. TNENG 05413 / 2010. R.Dis.No. 981/11
We could see Pattinson at the back end of the one-day
METRO series: Aussie coach Mickey Arthur
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WEDNESDAY 08
FEBRUARY 2012 4 of the second ODI of the tri-series between India and Sri Lanka at WACA.
Exultant New York Giants fans celebrate Ritesh-Genelia
Deepika Padukone to pair
visits Vaishno
Super Bowl with parade Devi shrine Rajini in ‘Kochadaiyaan’
ther. After tooting into a long
plastic horn, he said he had
to “live it up” in his grandfa-
ther’s memory.
“Watching that game took
years off my life. It was back
and forth, back and forth,”
Guth said. “The stress watch
is over. They won it.”
In addition to Manning, the
big draw, especially among
female fans, was wide re-
JAMMU: Days after their
The New York Giants ride a float during their ticker tape Super Bowl victory parade ceiver Victor Cruz, who won
grand wedding, Bollywood
through the Canyon of Heroes along Broadway to celebrate their win in the Super Bowl in over halftime singer Madon-
New York on February 7, 2012. actors Ritesh Deshmukh and
na as a fan for his salsa-danc-
Genelia D’ Souza paid obei-
Exultant fans of the Super the crowd, an allusion to ing New York proud,” said ing touchdown celebrations.
sance at the holy cave shrine
Bowl champion New York the Giants’ team color, after Keishla Gonzalez-Quiles, One group of students from
of Vaishno Devi situated in
Giants packed into down- the ticker-tape parade that 19, a college student from New York came to the pa-
Trikuta Hills of mountainous
town Manhattan for a vic- wound from the southern tip New York. “Since I was a rade wearing T-shirts declar-
Reasi district, police sources
tory parade on Tuesday, of the island of Manhattan to little kid, I was a Giants fan ing “Mrs. Cruz.”
here said.
blowing on horns, dancing City Hall. through the ups and downs, “We don’t really know any-
Sources said the couple
salsa and hoisting signs with New York police declined no matter what. Nothing thing about football. We just
arrived here on Tuesday
the triumphant line “Believe to estimate the crowd size, feels better than this.”Among really wanted a parade,” said
evening.’ They performed
in Blue.”Led by quarterback although turnout was easily the thousands of fans were Courtney Lindner, 18, who
special prayers at the cave
and game Most Valuable in the thousands. The Giants people from New York, the admitted she was interested
shrine and will attend aarti
Player Eli Manning, the Gi- had looked to have no hope city that claims the Giants in catching sight of Cruz.
today morning,’ they added.
ants erased an eight-point of even competing for the as its own, and New Jersey, Megan Haraz, 19, a college
The couple would reach
third-quarter deficit on Sun- National Football League the state that is home to the student from Spotswood,
Katra in the morning and
day to defeat the New Eng- title after enduring a four- Giants’ stadium.A separate New Jersey smiled along-
rush to Jammu from where
land Patriots in a stunning game skid late in the regular ceremony was scheduled for side a sign reading “I want to
they would fly back to Mum-
repeat of their last Super season that put them in dan- later Tuesday at the stadium tango with Cruzzz!”
bai, police sources said.
Bowl win, also against the ger of missing the playoffs. in New Jersey, where the Gi- “It was terrifying. I almost
Patriots four years ago. But the team reversed its
fortunes to reclaim the great-
ants play. Jason Guth, 27,
a New York cook, said he
had a major heart attack,”
Haraz said of the game. “But
TN will be-
“Are you feeling deja blue
all over again?” Mayor est prize in North American grew up watching football it was worth it for the thrill of come water
Michael Bloomberg asked sports. “They’re just mak- games with his late grandfa- attending a victory parade.”
sufficient
Multi facet man becomes TV Channel state: Minister
CHENNAI: The Tamil
president Nadu Government headed
by Chief Minister J Jayala-
CHENNAI: Kalaignar TV personalities from various ducer for ‘Lalithavin Pat- lithaa has been taking all
Network which belongs to house, He is an MBA from tuku Pattu’ a popular TV steps to make the State a
DMK president and former IIM Kolkatta and B Tech programme now in the run water sufficient state in the Photo : kumar srinivas
Tamilnadu Chief Minister from MIT, Anna Univer- of 17th year which estab- country, Environment and
M.karunanidhi’s administra- sity, a good writer on man- lished by Lalitha Jewellery CHENNAI: It’s official. lan and Southern Sensation shot using Motion Capture
Pollution Control Board
tion has appointed Ramesh agement and motivational in Chennai city. Bollywood Diva Deepika Anushka. Technology in 3D format.
Minister B V Ramana said.
Praba as its President re- speaker. He was the person behind Padukone would pair with ‘But it has been finally de- Sarath Kumar, Nasser,
Inaugurating the sixth edi-
cently. Self employed entrepre- the successful re-launch of Tamil superstar Rajnikanth cided that Deepika will play Aadhi, Sneha were among
tion of ‘Water Expo 2012’
Ramesh Praba is to as- neur Ramesh praba is the Tamil daily Dinakaran and for his forthcoming period the lead role in Kochadai- others who would be part of
here last evening, he said
sume the office from Febru- Chairman & Managing Di- weekly magazine Kungu- film ‘Kochadaiyaan’. yaan,’ sources said. The first the film the music for which
under the guidance of the
ary 6, he is to be the incharge rector for Galaxy group of mam, and also advisor to Deepkia, who was initial- look of the movie was re- would be scored by Maestro
Chief Minister major water
of the overall organizational companies which already Puthiya Thalaimurai Maga- ly slated to act in Rajini’s leased a couple of days ago A R Rahman. K S Ravi-
projects have been devel-
functions which includes in the field of advertising, zine and TV ‘Rana’, has now been roped with Rajni sporting long hair kumar has written the story,
oped. Apart from creating
Programming, Marketing, TV programming, book Ramesh Praba said, “This in for ‘Kochadaiyaan’. and performing martial arts. Screenplay, Dialogue and is
infrastructure, steps were
Administration, Technical publishing and he himself is a great honour for which This was confirmed by his It has raised both anxiety doing the direction supervi-
taken to set up desalination
and entire network consist- in the domains of market- I thank Dr Kalaignar for daughter Soundarya Ra- and curiosity among his fans sion for ‘Kochadaiyaan.
plants, besides recycling and
ing of 6 channels – Kalaig- enced in the media profes- ing, advertising, journalism, having the confidence in me jnikanth, who is a popular Deepika was initially The film is being directed
reuse of water.
nar TV (GEC), Isaiaruvi TV sion for more than 26 years. production, education, rural and in my abilities. . . producer and director. slated to act in ‘Rana’. But it by Soundarya Rajinikanth.
He said Ms Jayalalithaa
(music), Seithigal (news), He is known personality to marketing, political market- It is a challenging assign- In her microblog, Sound- was temporarily shelved af- The film is produced by
has launched a pioneering
Sirippoli TV (comedy), all, earlier in Sun TV and ing, and media launch sup- ment .My priority is to re- arya said, ‘Guys. Deepika ter the muhurat of the film in Eros International and Me-
initiative in comprehensive
Chithiram TV (kids’), and now in Kalaignar TV by port. gain the No.2 position in the Padukone confirmed to play April last year due to Rajni’s dia one Global Entertain-
waste water management
the recently launched Mu- conducting interviews in so- Earlier in Sun TV and now Tamil-GEC space immedi- Appa’s pair in Kochadaiya- ill-health that led to his treat- ment Limited. The work is
under which Rs 200 crore
rasu TV (GEC). cial upliftment for which he in Kalaignar TV he is the ately and aim for the No.1 an :) great to have you back ment in Singapore. Sources progressing in a fast pace
have been allotted on an in-
Ramesh Praba is experi- interviewed more than 4000 Anchor, Director and Pro- position in the long run.” with us @deepikapadukone close to the actor said ‘Rana’ and is scheduled for release
terest free basis for develop-
:):) big hug!’. Many names was not shelved and the in August 2012.
Narayansamy did nothing for Puducherry: ing the water infrastructure,
while another Rs 844 crore had been doing the rounds
including Bollwyood actors
shooting would resume after
completion of ‘Kocahaiya-
After the release of ‘Ko-
chadaiyaan,’ Rajinikanth
has been allotted to improve
Rangasamy Continue p-3 the water supply in urban Katrina Kaif and Vidya Ba- an.’ ‘Kochadaiyaan’ will be would act in ‘Rana’.
and permission of the Cen- This contract could not be per cent of the GDP. The institution was do-
areas.
The three-day Water Expo
Shruti to dinner with Mauritius PM
tre needed to be obtained for terminated, he pointed out. On the termination of the ing business for Rs 60,000 is a specialized event on
direct purchase. The admin- When an annual plan allo- daily rated and voucher em- per month in a building water and waste water man-
istration had sought permis- cation of Rs 2,750 crore was ployees, with a rent of Rs 70,000 per agement organised by Water
sion for direct permission announced, the central grant Rangasamy said during month, he said and asked Today that showcases the
and quality free rice would was only Rs 369 crore and December 2010 and Febru- latest technologies in water
when the situation was like
soon be supplied to the peo- the rest would be mobilised ary 2011 as many as 1,400 and waste water manage-
this how could the people
ple here, he added. by loan and own resources, persons were appointed in ment. Water Expo 2012 is
He said the government he said, adding now the gov- be paid and presently the
institutions such as PASIC the South-East Asia’s largest
was yet to rectify the ‘irreg- ernment could not obtain and PAPSCO at Rs 100 as permanent employees could
water event that had attract-
ularities’ of the three-and-a- loan also as the previous wage a day. Despite the not be paid their salary. ed prominent global players
half year rule in which 19 government had obtained high court ban on appoint- The administration, how- in the industry.
years contract was given for 27 per cent loan while the ment, 1,037 persons were ever, would consider their More than 400 Exhibitors
garbage cleaning. maximum loan should be 20 appointed. reinstatement, he said. from US, UK, Finland, Ger-
many, Italy, Norway, Den-
Yahoo! Roy Bostock chairman, three mark, Indonesia, Malaysia,
China, Taiwan, Korea, Sin-
gapore, Dubai, Oman, Saudi
directors stepping down the company, although at
Arabia, South Africa, Ja-
pan, Pakistan, Australia and
France have displayed their
After Dhanush now, the dinner Prime Minister Man- happy about the invitation,
SAN FRANCISCO: Ya- PM’s office has invited the mohan Singh will be hosting and said “I am honoured and
hoo! chairman Roy Bostock this time there have not been stall at the expo, in which actor’s co-star in ‘3’, Shruti at his Race Course residence at the same time, excited! I
has announced he was step- any proposals which have ‘WATMAN 2012’, an Inter- Haasan, for a similar event. in New Delhi for his Mauri- consider myself very lucky
ping down from the board of been deemed by the com- national Conference on Wa- The actress-singer-musician tian counterpart Navin Ram- to get this opportunity so
the struggling Internet Com- mittee to be attractive to our ter Management, was being Shruti will be one of the goolam.Shruti elder daugh- early in my life”.
pany along with three other shareholders,” he said. “We held concurrently. special guests for the State ter of Kamal Hasan is very
directors. are also in active discussions
Bostock, in a letter to with our partners in Asia
shareholders, also said Ya- regarding the possibility of
hoo! was in “active discus- restructuring our holdings in
sions” with its partners in Alibaba Group and Yahoo!
Asia on restructuring its Gary Wilson. tegic review of Yahoo! has Japan,” Bostock said. DAILY EVENING NEWS PAPER
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