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Vasan aims to
get old name for
new party
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Supporters of former Union Minister G K Vasan have approached
the Election Commission of India to
get �Tamil Maanila Congress’ as the
name of their new
party.
According to sources, senior leaders of
Vasan’s party have
camped in New Delhi
to get TMC as the
party name.
TMC was the party
floated by Vasan’s father G K Moopanar in 1996. It was later
merged with the Congress by Vasan.
Vasan, who announced quitting the
Congress and floating a new party recently, is expected to unveil the name
and flag of the party at a conference
in Trichy on 28 November.
More than 1.5 lakh people are
expected to attend the meeting at
Trichy’s G Corner ground.
Vasan had said it would �draw the
attention of the whole country’.
He said that his party would be a
trendsetter and would draw the attention of the entire country and not
just Tamilnadu.
The cadre were enthusiastic about
the launch throughout the State,
Vasan said.
T
Homecoming
he five fishermen from Tamilnadu, who were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka for alleged drug trafficking but set free after President Mahinda Rajapaksa
pardoned them, arrived in Rameshwaram to a huge
welcome today. A grand reception was held for the п¬Ѓve
-- Emerson, P. Augustus, R Wilson, K Prasath and J
Langlet, in Thangachimadam on their arrival.
The п¬Ѓshermen from Rameswaram, who were released
by Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday, arrived by an
Air India flight at 1.05 a.m, airport officials said.
Tamilnadu Ministers B Valarmathi, S Sundararaj and K A
Jayapal, Union Minister of State and senior BJP leader Pon
Radhakrishnan and State BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan were among those who received the п¬Ѓshermen.
Meanwhile, police on Friday started questioning selfstyled godman Sant Rampal after he was arrested at
his ashram with more than 400 followers following a
10-day deadly standoff. Rampal was sent to a п¬Ѓve-day
police custody on Thursday.
Police have п¬Ѓled criminal charges against him and his
supporters over the stand-off that left six people dead
and about 200 others injured.
Rampal and 38 others have been charged with murder
and other offences after a clash between his supporters
and another group killed one person in July 2006. He
was freed on bail, which was cancelled after his followers entered a courtroom and threatened lawyers in July.
5 п¬Ѓshermen back in TN
q Rs 3 lakh each as п¬Ѓnancial aid: CM q Warm welcome at Thangachimadam
Support showers
from govt
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said Rs three lakh each has been provided to the п¬Ѓve п¬Ѓshermen who were freed from a Sri Lankan prison yesterday.
In a statement here, he said the cheques for Rs three lakh were handed
over to the п¬Ѓshermen by State Ministers B Valarmathi, K A Jayapal and Dr S
Sundararaj, when they (п¬Ѓshermen) reached Chennai airport late last midnight.
Panneerselvam said the п¬Ѓnancial assistance was given to enable them start
a new life.
Listing out various steps taken by the AIADMK government headed by J
Jayalalithaa for the welfare of п¬Ѓshing community in general and for the release
of п¬Ѓve п¬Ѓshermen in particular, the Chief Minister said Jayalalithaa stands at
the forefront when it comes to protecting the rights of п¬Ѓshermen.
�As soon as a false case was foisted on the fishermen, Jayalalithaa took
all necessary steps to face it. Since this is an international issue, Tamilnadu
government could not contact with the Lankan government directly. So the
State government and Jayalalithaa continously persuaded the Centre to take
up the issue and ensure their release. The Central government took steps
accordingly and the fishermen were freed, which is a good thing,’ he said.
Panneerselvam added: �At this juncture, it is sadenning that some politicians
in Tamilnadu are trying to politicise the issue, by stating that they were the
reason behind the release of the fishermen.’
HIT & SIT
Parents staging protest at Kodambakkam seeking justice for the physical education teacher of a private
school, who was brutally attacked.
Photo:B ANAND
Protest throws traffic out
of gear at Kodambakkam
q Attack on PT master q Parents stage rasta-roko
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Tension prevailed in the Kodambakkam area this
morning after hundreds of people took to the roads to
seek justice for Loyola Matriculation School’s Physical
Education Teacher (PET) S Baskar.
The protestors shouted slogans near the Kodambakkam bridge and gathered in front of Meenakshi
College, bringing traffic to a halt for couple of hours on
the stretch.
A huge posse of police was deployed at the spot to
avert any untoward incident. City Commissioner of Police S George and Additional Commissioner for South,
Abhash Kumar and Joint Commissioner for South R
Thirugnanam arrived at the spot to investigate into the
teacher-student assault case.
At around 11 am, headmaster Father Edward Selvaraj and
Arul Raj appealed to the protesters to end their agitation.
After being assured of a fair investigation, the crowd
dispersed and traffic resumed on the road.
Police also claimed to have arrested 17 persons who
were part of a mob that waged an attack on Baskar(42)
the PET within the school premises last afternoon.
According to police sources, while Baskar was
conducting a PT class on Thursday morning, a
student of class VIII imitated his whistle, which
enraged the teacher.
He then reportedly warned the student in front
of the class and sent him to another teacher who
reprimanded him.
During the third hour of the day, the boy complained
of a heachache and stomach pain, following which his
mother Aruna took him home.
Soon after, a gang of three arrived at the school and
showered blows on Baskar in the school playground.
Later, another group of around 10 persons joined the
mob and dragged him to a room and attacked him with
furniture.
The school management claimed that even though it
had tried to convey to the men that an amicable solution could be п¬Ѓgured out, the men continued to attack
Baskar.
Assistant Headmaster Alphonsa, who intervened to
stop the attack was also manhandled by the assailants.
The assault is said to be recorded in the school’s
CCTV camera.
Police has stated that the men are employees of Rich
India Company run by the student’s father, T Arul Anandan, which supplies security guards and manpower.
The п¬Ѓrm allegedly has a reputation of its employees
resorting to rowdyism, and that yesterday’s incident has
only confirmed the same.
Baskar is reported to be shifted from Royapettah
Government Hospital to the ICU in Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital.
His condition is said to be stable.
Happy waves at
native village
NT Bureau
Rameswaram, Nov 21:
The five fishermen, who escaped death sentence in Sri
Lanka and reached India Thursday, received a warm reception
at their native Thangachimadam
here today.
Family members, colleagues
and general public of the area
thronged in large numbers to
welcome Emerson, P Augustus, R Wilson, K Prasath and
J Langlet.
Unable to control their excitement and happiness, many local
fishermen were seen dancing,
while women were singing devotional songs.
Family members of the fishermen expressed happiness at the
release of their bread-winners
and thanked Central and State
governments for the steps taken
to free them.
�Today is our New Year’s Day.
Our joy can’t get bigger than
this,’ said wife of Augustus,
who was at the venue along
with her son to receive her
husband.
Defence
Minister’s
apology to Rajini
Srinivasan acted against
guilty player: BCCI to SC
Panaji, Nov 21:
Uion Defence Minister and former
Goa Cief Mnister Manohar Parrikar
on Thursday missed out on mentioning the legendary actor’s name while
formally acknowledging the presence
of dignitaries present at the 45th IFFI
inauguration ceremony here.
After reading out the names of Information and Broadcasting Minister
Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for I&B
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Goa
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar,
Sate Governor Mridula Sinha, Parrikar appeared to have missed out
on Rajinikanth’s name.
But the former Goa Cief Minister,
known for his ready wit, immediately
made up for the lapse with a smile.
Addressing Rajnikanth with a
sheepish smile, Parrikar said, �Sorry
for that goof. I had written (the names
down). Forgot the paper down there.’
Rajinikanth, known for his п¬Ѓery persona onscreen but gentle otherwise,
smiled back with equal warmth.
New Delhi, Nov 21:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today filed an affidavit to
contest the Justice Mudgal panel’s finding that its president in-exile N Srinivasan and four other board officials were aware of a player’s code of conduct
violation but did not act on it. According to reports, the BCCI refuted the Mudgal
committee п¬Ѓnding that no action was taken against a player, known as the
Individual 3 in the report, for his misconduct, saying he was �reprimanded.’
The affidavit by the apex cricket body said that a BCCI working committee meeting was held on 18 November to analyse the report and it was deciphered that the
incident was about an overseas tour in which Ranjit Biswal was the team manager.
The affidavit said that Biswal, in the meeting, informed that the incident about
�individual 3’ (player) violating Players’ Code of Conduct was reported to the
then BCCI president Shashank Manohar. The BCCI said the nature of violation
by the player was �minor’ in nature and the player was �orally reprimanded.’
Along with the BCCI affidavit, Biswal also filed a separate affidavit explaining
the entire episode. The Mudgal Committee, which had submitted its report on
17 November had said that N Srinivasan, along with four other BCCI officials,
was aware of the violation of the Players Code of Conduct by the player, but
no action was taken by any of them. The player was not named in the report.
BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel in his affidavit said: �On 18 November, BCCI
discussed Justice Mudgal Panel report and Ranjib Biswal, representing Orissa
cricket Association, who was the manager at the time of incident, mentioned
that the incident referred to by the panel took place when he was the manager
of the Indian cricket team. The incident was a minor one and player was orally
reprimanded and Sashank Manohar, President of BCCI at that time was satisfied with the explanation given by the player.’
24 more
in island jail
A Sri Lankan court today reportedly extended the custody
of 24 Indian п¬Ѓshermen up to
5 December. This information
has sent shock waves among
п¬Ѓshing community, even as it
is rejoicing the release of п¬Ѓve
п¬Ѓshermen.
Modi’s victory: Pon Radhakrishnan
Meanwhile, Union Minister
of State for Road Transport
& Highways, Shipping Pon
Radhakrishnan has said Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has
scripted history by securing the
release of the fishermen.
He said this while receiving the
fishermen at Chennai airport late
last night.
Elsewhere, in Chennai, speaking at a function organised by
the BJP to celebrate World
Fishermen Day, state president
of the party, Tamilisai Soundarrajan said that her party was not
playing politics in the fishermen
release.
She added that the Centre was
always committed to the welfare of
п¬Ѓshermen.
India can make a difference
on the world: Modi
New Delhi, Nov 21:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
who returned from an official trip to
Australia, Fiji and Myanmar recently,
has blogged about his visit and experience there.
Modi wrote, �I saw a reflection of the
energy of our youth, keeping pace
with rapid changes across the world. I
am convinced, with even greater consciousness, of the positive difference
India can make on the world stage’.
�In the case of Australia, this was the
п¬Ѓrst bilateral visit by a Prime Minister
of India in 28 years. Fiji witnessed
such a visit almost 33 years back. On
one hand, the IT and Communication
revolution brought the world closer
but on the other hand, we could not
reach the shores of these two countries, each important in its own way,
for almost three decades’, the Prime
Minister wrote.
�I attended five Summits including the one with leaders of Pacific
Islands that I hosted in Fiji and met
38 world leaders. The number of full
bilateral meetings I had stands at
20. In fact, I had the opportunity
to meet leaders from every part of
the world! These meetings were
frank, comprehensive and fruitful.
We covered substantial ground on
several issues. I met a wide range
of business leaders as well’.
Modi further wrote, �During these
bilateral meetings, I noticed one
thing- that the world is looking at India
with renewed respect and immense
enthusiasm! I see a global community
that is tremendously keen to engage
with India.’.
�With every leader, we discussed
how we could make our relations
more extensive, diverse and wideranging. Strengthening trade and
commerce and drawing industry to
India was a central part of the discussion. Numerous leaders I met were
very optimistic about our �Make in
India’ initiative and are keen to come
to India and be a part of the extensive
and diverse opportunities India has to
offer. I see this as a positive sign, one
that will bring several opportunities to
India’s youth and give them the right
exposure that will make them shine.
Such exposure has become imperative keeping in mind the pace at which
the world is developing. Several world
leaders also showed keenness on our
plans to create �Next Gen Infrastructure’ and smart cities.
�I had the opportunity to address
the Parliaments of Australia and Fiji
during this visit.’
2 FRIDAY
21 NOVEMBER 2014
City
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than a month. We fear that
if it left unused
A corner of the
for longer periods then it
may throw up a
few problems .The entire
walkers path has not
been swept and presents
a dirty picture with dust and dry leaves. Walkers are also Еїnding it
difЕїcult to walk around and the atmosphere is polluted, said H K
Lakshman Rao, a long time resident of the area.
'Officials from the Corporation
Initially the park was maintained by us residents and looked
used to visit the park frequently
neat and tidy. However when the Corporation said that the
for inspection but for the last
park came under their
jurisdiction
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stopped
maintaining several months nobody has turned
it. The Corporation
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the
maintenance
and
the
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brought to the notice of the zonal
job was entrusted
to an agency.
Now for more than a
month nobody comes to clean
office and the main office
it. We cannot appoint
anybody because it comes under the
in Ripon buildings'
jurisdiction of the Corporation, said T R Venkatakrishnan, another
long-time resident of the area.
What agonises the residents is despite several complaints to the ofЕїcials the problem has not been addressed.
�Ofſcials from the Corporation used to visit the park frequently for inspection but for the last several months
nobody has turned up even after the matter has been brought to the notice of the zonal ofЕїce and the main
ofЕїce in Ripon buildings. Complaints are registered promptly but no action is taken on any of them. Should the
tax payers remind the authorities of their primary responsibility every time through complaints?. Can they not
be proactive?’ quizzed Lakshman Rao.
— NT Bureau
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say
nothing, and be nothing.”
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he �battle’ between auto drivers in Kodambakkam
and residents is a long fought one. Commuters
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However, auto drivers tell us a tale of how the meter
rate is not fair for them.
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station. Suppose a customer comes up and asks a trip
to Vadapalani, I have to hesitate to switch on the meter.
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drivers allegedly overcharge commuters at
we are forced to charge more’, says Anniyappan. He
Kodambakkam.
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make the minimum fare Rs 30 instead of the current rate which is Rs 25. �During peak hours, we spend more
petrol as we wait for the trafЕїc to clear. However, the meter shows only the distance and charge accordingly.
It doesn’t show the amount of
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�I am done ſghting with
the auto drivers. Few months back, when meters were compulsorily installed in
all the auto-rickshaws. I, amongst general public, was the happiest. However, within few weeks, it became pretty
evident that the auto drivers were not going to pay any heed to the law. They were charging over the meter fare.
I honestly prefer a taxi since I don’t feel cheated while paying my fare. It is scary to even go and ask for an auto
since you have to be ready to ſght over the fare’, says vice-president of Kodambakkam Residents’ Civic and
Welfare Association, Balaji. He also complains that the TrafЕїc Police do very little to regulate this.
�A few weeks back, I called an auto rickshaw in Nungambakkam around 6 in the evening and asked him to
turn on the meter. He shook his head and said a Еїrm no. Frustrated, and due to language barrier, I went to the
nearest trafЕїc constable who was regulating trafЕїc in that area and complained about this. To my shock, the
policeman merely asked me to �go ſnd some other auto-rickshaw then. With the police having such an attitude,
I doubt the situation will ever get better’, says a female college student who seeks anonymity.
With auto drivers blaming that meter fares are ridiculously low, the only possible solution to this
tug of war would be for the government to look into the meter rates and revise them if the claims of
the auto drivers are genuine and ensure that rules are followed.
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Around Town
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Monorail now a reality in Chennai
q Centre gives nod for the Rs 3,267 cr project
NT Bureau/PTI
The monorail is a
pet project of former
Chief Minister
J Jayalalithaa to
improve transport
facility in Chennai
and it could become
India’s second city
after Mumbai to have
a monorail.
Law school
admission test
on 17 May
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
The Law School Admission Test
(LSAT-India) will be held on 17 May,
2015 in 16 cities across India.
According to a press
release, the test is established as one of the
leading law tests for
under-graduate and
post-graduate law admissions in the country
and more than 50 law colleges accept
LSAT-India scores as one of their
admissions criteria.
Prominent law schools including VIT
Law School - Chennai, Jindal Global
Law School - Sonipat, RGSOIPL - IIT
Kharagpur, UPES Dehradun, Alliance
University Law School - Bangalore
and Sharda University - Greater
Noida accept LSAT-India scores for
admissions.
The LSAT-India exam, offered by
the global Law School Admission
Council (LSAC), assesses criticalthinking, logical reasoning, problemsolving skills and traits that are needed for successful law practitioners.
For registrations and details, visit:
http://www.pearsonvueindia.com/
lsatindia/.
Metrowater
office shifted
HOMELESS
& VOICELESS
Chennai, Nov 21:
Chen
Chennaiites will have another mode of transport
facility a
as Union Urban Development Ministry has
accorded �in-principle approval’ to the
Tamilnadu Government
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for taking up the Rs 3,267 crore
Chennai Monorail
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project.
Under the 20
20.68 km-long monorail project, services will
be provided b
between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a
link from Poru
Porur to Vadapalani in Chennai.
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would be implemented under Design, Build,
Finance, Ope
Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) model with
entire funding from the State government/State government agencies
agencies/ PPP partner without any п¬Ѓnancial support
from the Cent
Centre.
As per the co
conditions stipulated by the Centre for such
projects, the T
Tamilnadu Government would have to ensure price-bas
price-based measures to promote ridership as part
of an integrate
integrated traffic rationalisation plan for the city.
There would be a suitable arrangement, independent of
Activists say
it will be good
to adopt stray
dogs rather than
buy �breeds’ so
that homeless
ones would
be provided a
�shelter’ forever
q Stray animals look
for love and shelter
ANURADHA C
Chennai, Nov 21:
Puppies and kittens left to fend
for themselves on the roads have
found new homes this season.
Residents of the city have taken
pity on these animals and have accommodated them in their houses.
Initially, the dogs were taking
shelter in garbage bins. However,
in the recent past, people have
started adopting stray dogs. Even
if they don’t let them into their
houses, they atleast allow them in
their compounds.
It is to be noted that stray animals
have been living in the harshest
weather conditions, forever. Not
only are they stronger than most
bred pups, they’re more immune
to diseases than those �so-called’
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Metrowater’s depot
191 office will be shifted
to a new building at
1/78A, Veerathamman
Koil Street, Jalladianpettai from today.
It is now functioning at 1/89A, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Jalladianpettai.
Consumers may approach the new
office regarding water supply and
sewerage complaints and payment
of water charges and taxes.
The contact number of the depot
engineer is 8144930189.
Mohan
Docs’ tips to students
on healthy living
handsome breeds that one sees in
the market.
�I keep water in bowls for the animals on the roadside during summer.
Most of the stray dogs and cows used
to drink water and quench their thirst.
Even during rainy season, they come
here for shelter. I give them food and
water whenever they come seeking
protection’, said Kiruthika, a resident
of Valasaravakkam.
Most of the neighborhood prefers
adopting stray dogs over buying one.
�Give a home to a puppy that needs
one. Don’t buy a breed, when there
are so many homeless pups on the
road. A recent incident that happened in the neighbourhood, left me
shocked. Personnel from a breeding
company picked up mongrels in a
big van where their medical п¬Ѓtness
was checked. On п¬Ѓnding that three
puppies had developed some kind of
allergy, they threw them on road and
sped away. Residents should save
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for periodic fare revision
for other competing modes.
The service aims to provide multi-modal integration,
including sub-urban railways to provide network connectivity in the region for seamless travel.
As per the conditions, a Unified Metropolitan Transport
Authority, duly backed by legislation would be set up to
facilitate coordinated planning and implementation of
urban transport projects.
The Central and State government would set up a joint
oversight mechanism, the details of which would be incorporated in the Memorandum of Understanding to be
signed between the two parties.
Chennai Metrorail is the fourth urban rail transport
project to be approved under PPP model after Mumbai
Metro Line-1 and 2 projects and Hyderabad Metro.
The monorail is a pet project of former Chief Minister
J Jayalalithaa to improve transport facility in Chennai
and it could become India’s second city after Mumbai to
have a monorail.
Students of Great Lakes Institute of Management take part
in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Chennai.
The Karma-Yoga project is a unique
medium for students to connect with ground
realities and experientially learn
transformational-leadership
Kiruthika
these puppies and protect them.
This is a healthy trend to follow. By
choosing to adopt a homeless dog,
you’re taking a stand against cruelty to animals by money-minded
breeders’, said Mohan, a software
engineer.
Animal activists too advocate
adoption of dogs and said it would
be good if people provide shelter to
stray animals and also take steps to
protect them from attacks.
In a perfect world, every dog
would have a home and every
home would have a dog. Dogs may
not live as long as us, but they make
moments that last for a lifetime, and
even beyond. Money can buy a dog
but not the wag of its tail. Adopt a
stray that actually needs shelter
and it would love you like no one
else in the world.
The city’s dogs, for a change let
out joyous barks rather than angry
ones or sad whines, these days.
What can be better than providing
shelter to the homeless?
It is something we’d be proud of
for the rest of our lives.
B-school students
join clean-up mission
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Great Lakes Institute of Management, a leading B school, has incorporated Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as part of its leadership
experiential project Karma Yoga at Jamberi village and Perumalcherry
Colony near its campus.
According to a press note, Vaidy Jayaraman, Associate Dean, Great
Lakes Institute of Management said, �We have launched the Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan initiated by the Prime Minister as part our experiential
leadership program to inspire our students and imbibe the sense of
responsibility in keeping their environment clean. The students have
taken this as an opportunity to create awareness on the campaign and
its benefits amongst the village community. We will add more villages to
our campaign and contribute to a clean and healthy India.’
The release said as part of the campaign the students started the
cleaning program by picking up covers, bottles and other plastic items
and putting them into the trash bags. Seeing the enthusiasm amongst
the students towards this initiative the villagers also lent support with
the spadework and waste collection. The students and the faculty
interacted with the village community and created awareness about
the importance of the campaign.
The Karma-Yoga project is a unique medium for students to
connect with ground realities and experientially learn transformational-leadership.
Corpn to build Amma
hostels for women
q Chennai Central and Anna Nagar areas have been selected
Students of Sarada Vidyalaya Matriculation School forming a human
chain to highlight about diabetes at Muhturangan Salai, T Nagar recently.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
In 1970, only two per cent of population was affected by lifestyle disease,
and it has now slowly increased to 25 per cent (approximately), said city-based
diabetologist, A Panneerselvam. Participating at an awareness programme
on diabetes organised by Greater Chennai Exnora and Lions Club of Central
Madras at Sarada Vidyalaya Matriculation School at T Nagar recently, he said
the disease will affect the productivity of the nation and will put large burden
on individual to meet out the expenses, once complications develop.
Diabetes affects all organs of the body, if it is not under control, he said and added
that one must go for periodical check up for blood pressure, eye examination and
complete check up, including for feet, with a diabetologist at least once in a year.
In his presidential address, president of Lions Club Central Madras,
GN Venkat Rajaram stressed on having a healthy breakfast and active
participation in sports.
Similarly, past president of the club, Andal Rajram urged, �Students to completely forego soft drinks and keep good physic and avoid becoming obese.’
Meanwhile, around 100 persons were screened at the diabetes camp and a book
titled �Know your Diabetes’ authored by Dr A Sundaram and Dr A Panneerselvam
were distributed. Apart from it, a human chain was formed on Muthurangan Salai,
with the participation of students, teachers, club and Exnora members.
D S GOPINATH
Chennai, Nov 21:
Two paying guest accommodations exclusively meant for women
are coming up in Chennai. Thanks
to the initiative taken by Corporation
of Chennai.
An official from Corporation says,
�In order to provide safety to working
women, we have decided to build
Amma hostel for women at two
places - Chennai Central and
Anna Nagar. Suitable locations are being scrutinised
to build the hostels’.
Apart from locals, thousands of women from various towns and cities visit
Chennai for study and job
purposes. They stay at
private hostels and as
paying guests. Many
of them charge exorbitant
amounts. Due to this, some women
join as a group and stay at separate
houses and safety is a concern. In
order to provide adequate safety to
women, Chennai Corporation Mayor,
Saidai Duraisamy announced setting
up of Amma hostels for women, during his last budget speech.
Considering the safety of women
two places. The hostels will have
adequate toilet, bathroom, dressing
room and locker facilities. They will
accommodate around 2,000 persons,
the official says.
When asked about the rent, he
says, �It will be less when compared to private hostels. However,
no decision has been taken yet on
this regard’.
Lakshmi, a native of Thanjavur says,
�I stay in a hostel at Thiruvanmiyur.
The hostels will have
adequate toilet, bathroom,
dressing room and
locker facilities.
They will accommodate around
2,000 persons, says an official
travelling to Central, Park, Egmore
railway stations, those travelling to
CMBT, Koyambedu and those studying at Anna Nagar IAS training centre,
Corporation felt that it is necessary to
build hostel for women at the above
The hostel lacks basic infrastructure
facilities and they charge more.
Corporation’s decision to come up
with Amma hostels for women is a
welcome measure. It will definitely
benefit the outsiders’.
Somalian girl
gets new lease
of life in city
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
A six-year-old girl from Somalia,
who was suffering from a complex
heart problem, got
a new lease of life
following a surgery
at the Frontier Lifeline Hospital and
Dr K M Cherian’s
Heart Foundation
here recently.
A press note said
the girl Mourino
Mohammed from
the capital of Somalia - Mogadishu,
was diagnosed with
severe complex heart problem. The
child has been suffering from severe
heart problem since birth and has
been going for checkup without knowing the actual problem for the past
six years. Doctors there could not
diagnose the problem and referred
them to Frontier Lifeline Hospital,
renowned for heart surgeries, transplants and stem cell treatment.
About the treatment, Dr K M Cherian,
CEO and Chairman of Frontier Lifeline Hospital and Dr K M Cherian
Heart Foundation said, �This is the
п¬Ѓrst time a patient has come down
to India for treatment from Somalia.
Mourino was suffering from complex
heart disorder. She had a hole in
the heart and a badly leaking wall,
mitral valve. We have performed the
surgery successfully and the patient
is doing well.’
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4 FRIDAY
21 NOVEMBER 2014
WHAT NEWS TODAY PRINTS IS NEWS THAT COUNTS
T
Blow for Sinha
he removal of CBI chief Ranjit Sinha by the Supreme Court
from the 2G Spectrum case holds many implications for the
investigation agency as well as other probes he is monitoring.
The CBI director has also made it clear that he has no intention to
challenge the SC order by п¬Ѓling a review petition. Sinha said that
he will obey the apex court order issued by a bench headed by the
Chief Justice of India. Coming twelve days before his retirement, the
Supreme Court indictment of him from the 2G scam case, saying
the allegations against him of protecting some accused appears to
be �prima facie credible’ is a major blow to Ranjit Sinha and also to
the agency he is heading. The apex court, in an unprecedented order,
handed over the case to the senior-most officer after Sinha in the 2G
scam investigating team. A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu,
however, refused to pass an elaborate order on the issue saying that
it would “tarnish” the �image and reputation’ of the premier agency.
The apex court also recalled its earlier order by which it directed
the NGO to disclose the name of whistleblower who had provided
documents and visitors diary of Sinha’s residence.
This is undoubtedly one of the most, most embarrassing moments
in the CBI’s history. The apex court was kind enough to pull its
punches, in order to prevent the CBI’s name from being tarnished,
but Sinha’s ignominy is complete. In many ways, the director made
matters more difficult for himself by accusing an senior officer of
DIG rank of being a mole for Bhushan’s NGO. Needless to say, such
allegations only ended up harming the CBI’s name further.
Sinha had been mired in controversy right from his appointment
on 3 December, 2012. The BJP had opposed his appointment with
Arun Jaitley, then leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, even
writing a letter to the prime minister on the matter. Of course, the
BJP itself split on the matter with a few leaders like Shatrughan
Sinha coming to his rescue.
Ranjit Sinha got into more trouble when he took the CBI’s
investigative report on the coal scam to the then law minister
Ashwani Kumar for vetting. In September this year, Ranjit Sinha’s
role in the 2G investigation came under a cloud when a national
daily revealed details from the visitor’s diary outside his home,
alleging that corporate honchos representing the accused in the 2G
scam were frequent visitors to his home. With the Supreme Court
raising doubts over the integrity of the CBI director, it would be best
for the agency if Ranjit Sinha immediately tenders his resignation.
The larger point is: However perfect the system, it still necessarily
relies on those who are put in charge of it. The CBI Director was
given a two-year п¬Ѓxed tenure on the premise that it would insulate
him against undue pressures from the political executive. But as
the experience with Ranjit Sinha shows, the security of tenure only
emboldened him to do his own rotten thing. He was clever, though,
playing the ruling party’s tune when it suited him, pretending to be
independent at other times, but all along feathering his own nest.
In a sense, Ranjit Sinha has met his come-uppance just when he
seemed to be getting away with his double act, running with the
scamster hares and hunting with the unscrupulous hounds and, п¬Ѓnally,
settling the winner as per his own personal convenience. Ranjit Sinha,
to say the least, has further besmirched the already low image of the
country’s apex investigating agency. Sooner the last infliction of
the UPA is out of the CBI, the better it will be for the restoration of
some of its lost credibility. Hopefully, the next incumbent will be
free from the taint of a crooked political connection.
Voice
Mail
Successful trip
Sir
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit as extraordinarily
successful, a top official in the Obama administration has said US-India
relationship has come a remarkable distance.
We’ve just had the extraordinarily successful visit of Prime Minister Modi
here to the United States, and an agenda that is working across virtually
every issue of importance to us with India that we’re carrying forward,
Anthony Blinken, nominee for US Deputy Secretary of State, told Senators
during his confirmation hearing.
Blinken was responding to questions from Senators on India-US
relationship. I think we’ve seen the US-India relationship come a remarkable
distance, he said referring to the recent visit of Modi to the US.
It started with the end of the Clinton administration. The Bush
administration did a tremendous job in carrying the relationship forward,
he said. Republican Senator Tim Kaine said the US-India relationship is
entering a new phase for a variety of reasons, where there’s a huge upside
opportunity on economic cooperation and trade, on military cooperation,
on cooperation on cyber issues.
The United States is seeking to forge new global partnerships with India,
said Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
JAMES
Avadi
Checks needed
Sir
Surprise checks will be carried by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to
assess cleanliness level at its premises and departments coming under it,
as part of implementing the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Under annual plan for the Mission, an award would be presented to the
best maintained and clean section at the Ministry.
Regular cleaning of premises, including staircase, ensuring adequate
drinking water supply are among the steps that are part of the plan.
An inspection team has been set up to carry out surprise check to assess
cleanliness level. Swachh Bharat is a major initiative of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi-led government to ensure cleanliness across the country.
Repairing electrical points and putting sagging wires in channels as well
as timely disposal of obsolete items are also part of the Ministry’s plan.
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Pak, Russia inks
defence deal
Aimed at maintaining staility in Asia
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and Russia signed a
military cooperation agreement
to deepen their defence ties
and vowed to translate their
relationship in tangible terms
during the first visit of a Russian
defence minister in 45 years.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei
Shoigu’s visit to Pakistan comes at
a very critical juncture as US-led
NATO forces are drawing down
from Afghanistan by the end of this
year. The signing of the Military
Cooperation agreement between
the two significant countries of the
region is a milestone. Both sides will
translate this relationship in tangible
terms and further strengthen
military-to-military relations, said
Pakistan’s Defence Minister
Kasparov likens
Putin to Hitler,
urges West to act
WARSAW:
Russian chess
master and political
activist Garry
Kasparov has
compared President
Vladimir Putin’s �oneman dictatorship’
to the rule of Adolf
Hitler, warning that if the West fails
to stop him now the price to do so
could get much higher.
Kasparov also argued that
Western leaders should not try
to appease Putin in a search
for strategic ground with him on
issues like Iran’s nuclear program
and the war in the Middle East.
He says Putin thrives on
instability, and that trouble in the
Middle East benefits his regime by
boosting oil prices.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei
Shoigu’s visit to Pakistan comes at a
very critical juncture as US-led NATO
forces are drawing down from Afghanistan by the end of this year.
Khawaja Asif without elaborating
on the agreement.
He said strong ties between
Pakistan and Russia will help in
building stability and prosperity in
the region.
We shared views on the scope of
pressing problems of international
and regional security. First of all,
this concerns Afghanistan. Our
assessments of the situation in
that country are mainly close or
coincide, Shoigu said.
The visit by the Russian Defence
Minister comes against the backdrop
of reports that Moscow had given
go-ahead for the sale of MI-35
helicopters to Pakistan, which is
interested in purchasing up to 20
helicopters.
The last visit took place as
far back as 1969, when USSR
Defense Minister Andrey Grechko
made a trip to the country.
$9.3 billion funded
for climate change
BERLIN:
Thirty nations meeting in Berlin on
Thursday pledged USD 9.3 billion
for a fund to help developing countries cut emissions and prepare for
global warming, just shy of a $10
billion target.
The South Korea-based Green Climate Fund aims to help nations invest
in clean energy and green technology
and build up defences against rising
seas and worsening storms, floods
and droughts.
German Environment Minister Gerd
Mueller, after co-hosting the donors’
conference, hailed the achievement,
saying humanity must п¬Ѓght climate
change so �it doesn’t go the way of
the dinosaurs’.
Hela Cheikhrouhou, the fund’s
executive director, praised the �gamechanging’ pledging conference which
had raised a record amount for
international climate п¬Ѓnance in just
п¬Ѓve months.
She said the money would be spent
equally for climate change adaptation
and mitigation, especially for the most
vulnerable nations, including small
island nations and Africa’s poorest
countries.
Cheikhrouhou said raising the
billions had created �renewed trust
and enthusiasm’ ahead of international talks in Peru next month, and
in France a year later, on slashing
worldwide carbon emissions.
The fund is designed to help those
countries least to blame for, but
most at risk from, climate change
Slain Miss World
contestant, sister buried
SANTA BARBARA (US):
A shaken Honduras held a funeral for its Miss World
contestant and her sister on Thursday after the sister’s
boyfriend shot them in a jealous rage, according to police
and media reports. Under a white tent set up in the street
in front of the family’s house in the northwestern town of
Santa Barbara, mourners held a dawn vigil for Miss Honduras, 19-year-old Maria Jose Alvarado, and her sister
Sofia Trinidad Alvarado, 23.
After forensic analysts in Tegucigalpa examined the
sisters’ bodies overnight, authorities returned them for
a morning funeral service in Santa Barbara, some 200
kilometers from the capital.
The violence-plagued Central American nation has been
in shock since police found the sisters’ bodies buried along
the banks of the Aguagual River yesterday and accused
Sofia’s boyfriend Plutarco Ruiz of killing them on the night
they went missing a week ago.
Maria Jose, who won the Miss Honduras crown in April,
Poisoined
envelope mailed
to Czech minister
PRAGUE:
An official says an envelope
mailed to the Czech Republic’s
interior minister from abroad
contained poison.
Radek Pokornik, a spokesman
for the National Institute
for Nuclear, Chemical and
Biological Protection that
conducted tests on the
suspicious envelope said on
Thursday that it contained
�a cyanide-like material in a
life-threatening amount’.
A defence source told Dawn
that Russia was unlikely to make
any major announcement during
Shoigu’s trip because of President
Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi
next month.
Both sides expressed hope the
agreement will pave the way
for exchange of information on
politico-military and other issues.
Both Pakistan and Russia
stressed on continuation of
momentum gained during Moscow
Conference and expressed
satisfaction over convergence
of views on most international
and trans-regional issues, said
Pakistan’s Defence Ministry.
The two defence ministers held
detailed discussion to improve
cooperation in defence.
had been due to fly to London yesterday to compete in
the Miss World pageant.
According to Honduran media reports, police believe
Ruiz, who was holding a birthday party last tonight at a
resort outside Santa Barbara, flew into a fit of rage when
he saw Sofia dancing with another man, shooting her in the
head and then her beauty queen sister twice in the back.
Police arrested Ruiz and an alleged accomplice, Aris
Maldonado, on Tuesday.
They said they had seized a Colt-45 pistol and two vehicles, including a white pick-up truck allegedly used to
transport the sisters’ bodies some 20 kilometers from the
resort to the spot where they were buried.
Yesterday, police also arrested the owner of the resort,
Ventura Diaz; his wife, Elizabeth Alvarado; and their
daughter Irma Nicolle.
�We’re interrogating the suspects to see if there were
more people involved’ in trying to cover up the crime,
police spokesman Jose Coello told AFP.
Philae’s comet
landing sound recorded
BERLIN:
Scientists have released a brief
recording of the sound that
Europe’s space probe Philae
made when it became
the п¬Ѓrst to land on a comet
last week. The twosecond recording features
a short, sharp thud
as the lander touched down
about 500 million
kilometres from Earth on
comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s icy
surface.
Martin Knapmeyer of the German Aerospace Centre,
DLR, said yesterday that sound was recorded by instruments in the lander’s
feet. Scientists are carefully analysing data collected during Philae’s 60-hour
operation on the comet, which already yielded evidence of plentiful frozen
ice and organic molecules on 67P. They hope to awaken the lander from its
hibernation in the coming months, provided its solar panels generate enough
energy as the comet nears the sun.
with grants, loans and private capital
for projects such as solar and wind
farms, planting trees or disasterproofing infrastructure.
UN climate chief Christiana
Figueres has called for an initial
capitalisation of at least $10 billion
by the end of the year, to be disbursed over four years from 2015.
The United States days ago
pledged $3 billion and Japan $1.5
billion. Germany and France and
Britain have promised about $1 billion each, and Sweden over $500
million.
Smaller amounts have been offered by countries including Switzerland, South Korea, the Netherlands,
Denmark, Norway, Mexico, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.
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�Olive oil improves heart health’
LONDON:
Regular consumption of olive oil can drastically
improve heart health and reduce the risk of cardiac diseases, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and
Lisbon and Mosaiques Diagnostics in Germany
teamed-up to study the effect of olive oil, a Mediterranean diet staple, on heart health in a group
of non-consumers.
The study, published in The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition, was set up to examine the
effect of phenolics, natural compounds found in
plants, including olives, on heart health.
Phenolics, along with monounsaturated fatty
acids, are thought by the Federal Drug Administration in the US and European Food Safety
Authority to be responsible for the protective
effect of olive oil.
The researchers recruited 69 healthy volunteers who were split into two groups and asked
to consume 20ml of olive oil either low or high
in phenolics every day over a six-week period.
A particular feature of the study was the target
group studied: healthy individuals who did not
regularly consume olive oil.
The research team applied a new diagnostic technology to study the impact of the oil
supplements on health: urine samples were
examined for a range of peptides (produced by
the breakdown of proteins) already identified
as indicators or bio markers of diseases such
as coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic kid-
ney disease (CKD) and
diabetes.
The results showed
that both groups saw
a big improvement in
scores for CAD – the
most common form of
heart disease.
Dr Emilie Combet of
the School of Medicine
at the University of Glasgow, said: �What we
found was that regardless of the phenolic
content of the oil, there was a positive effect
on CAD scores’.
�In the population studied, any olive oil, low
or high in phenolics, seems to be beneficial.
Enterprise
CHENNAI
DoT shortlists
new firms for
spectrum auction
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI):
The Department of Telecom on
Thursday shortlisted three new technology п¬Ѓrms for conducting spectrum
auction, likely to be held in February.
DoT will open technical bids on
Friday, while the п¬Ѓnal selection of
the auctioneer is scheduled for 28
November.
The list issued by DoT features
three companies - Kolkata based
mjunction services; a consortium led
by Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation and C1 India.
Gujarat based IT п¬Ѓrm E-Procurement, which operated last three
spectrum auctions held in November
2012, March 2013 and February 2014
did not feature in the list.
The п¬Ѓrm had participated earlier with
Times Internet as the lead partner.
C1 India, the Noida based technology п¬Ѓrm, has been awarded to conduct the proposed radiowave auction
for 839 FM radio channels to be held
in this п¬Ѓscal.
The auctioneer will be selected for
three years and the contract can be
further extended for a period of one
year. The DoT is selecting auctioneer to operate auction of spectrum
across various bands which are -700
MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz,
2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz
bands.
Kotak Mahindra to
acquire ING Vysya
Tech Mahindra to buy
Lightbridge Communications
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI):
Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday decided to acquire mid-sized lender
ING Vysya Bank in an all-share transaction to strengthen its position ahead
of entry of new players.
The Uday Kotak run bank said the consolidation was founded on leveraging �significant complementaries that exist between the two banks’.
The merger would be done through a share swap in which 725 equity
shares of Rs п¬Ѓve each of Kotak Mahindra will be issued for every 1,000
shares of Rs 10 each held in ING Vysya Bank.
�Post amalgamation, shareholders of ING Vysya Bank will receive shares
of Kotak Mahindra Bank in the aforementioned ratio, resulting in change
in shareholding of the Kotak Mahindra Bank’, a statement from Kotak
Mahindra Bank said.
The transaction would be subject to approval of shareholders of both the
banks as well as statutory approval from RBI and Competition Commission
of India, it said. Netherlands-based ING holds 42.73 per cent stake in ING
Vysya Bank through two investment vehicles routed through Mauritius.
The statement further said: �this revenue synergy led and growth oriented
amalgamation, adopting the best practices of the banking, governance
and prudence from both banks is expected to result in a superior platform
benefiting from efficiencies of size and scope over time for all shareholders, customers and employees’.
�I am excited to announce the merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING
Vysya Bank, subject to approvals. We will work to create stakeholder
value’, Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director and vice chairman Uday
Kotak tweeted. Following the acquisition, Kotak Bank’s number of branches
would more than double. This is Kotak Mahindra Bank’s first ever acquisition of any bank.
The last merger in the banking space took place in 2010 when ICICI Bank
amalgamated Bank of Rajasthan.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI):
Tech Mahindra will acquire global network services п¬Ѓrm Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) in an all-cash deal worth $240 million (over
Rs 1,486 crore).
The move will help the Mumbai-based п¬Ѓrm tap the rapidly growing market
opportunity in the telecommunications and enterprises network space.
Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close by
the fourth quarter of 2014-15.
�We welcome a diverse workforce of 5,700 network professionals across
п¬Ѓve continents and more than 50 countries. We expect network services to
be a major growth engine for our organisation’, Tech Mahindra executive
vice chairman Vineet Nayyar said.
He added that the total cash outflow for the deal is expected to be between
$200-220 million as LCC has a shareholder debt of about $85 million, some
part of which Tech Mahindra may pay later.
The deal will be funded through internal accruals.
Headquartered in Virginia, US, LCC is one of the world’s largest independent global providers of network engineering services to the telecommunications industry. �We have a lot of common clients but the deal will give
us access to 20-30 new clients in parts of Asia, Israel and Latin America.
The acquisition positions us as a pre-eminent partner for network services
globally’, Tech Mahindra MD and CEO CP Gurnani said.
It will also help further differentiate Tech Mahindra’s offerings to both
communications and enterprise customers, he added.
For the quarter ended 30 September, 2014, Tech Mahindra’s net profit
stood at Rs 719.7 crore, while its revenues were at Rs 5,487.9 crore.
Ernst & Young was Tech Mahindra’s diligence partner and Dechert LLP
was Tech Mahindra’s legal advisor for this deal. Jefferies LLC acted as
sole п¬Ѓnancial advisor to LCC and Covington & Burling LLP served as
LCC’s legal advisor.
q To invest 100 million Euros in п¬Ѓve years
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Spanish wind energy firm Gamesa
plans to invest 100 million Euros in India,
over the course of next п¬Ѓve years
Speaking at a press conference after inaugurating its new production line at the
Nacelles plant in Mamandur near here
yesterday, executive chairman, Gamesa
Group, Ignacio Martin, said, �The postive
political climate coupled with growing
demand for renewable energy was the
key driver for us to further expand our
presence in India.’
He said India is one of the top three
markets for Gamesa contributing 27
percent of overall revenues in the third
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Everstone Capital, along
with Solmark, recently
signed an agreement to
invest Rs 403 crore ($66
million) for acquiring a
controlling stake in Serviont Global Solutions Ltd
(Serviont).
An official statement
here said, the investment
has been done through
Evertech Pte Ltd, the Everstone Group’s technology
investing platform.
Everstone managing director, Prateek Dhawan,
who led this transaction
and will be joining the
board of the company,
said, �Servion’s cutting
edge solutions and outstanding management
team offer a unique and
strong investment opportunity. Combining efforts with
our long standing friends
and partners at Solmark
will enable us to propel the
company’s growth to the
next level’.
quarter of 2014.Chief executive officer
Xabier Etxeberria said the company has
two facilities in Gujarat--- a blade manufacturing plant and a tower facility, which
is part of joint venture with Daniel Alonso
Group.
The company also has an integrated
turbine monitoring and service training
centre at Red Hills near Chennai.
Gamesa India chairman and managing
director, Ramesh Kymal said, �In 2013,
Gamesa India added around 400 MW
and this year, expects to close around
700 MW.’
In 2015 Gamesa will be introducing the
next generation G114-2.0MW turbines
with longer rotors.
EID Parry’s initiative for
sugarcane production
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Rabobank, EID Parry and WWF India signed an
agreement to collaborate on sustainable production
of sugarcane and work towards reducing business
risk in the face of high water and carbon footprint.
According to a press release, the partnership will
produce tools that will track and measure two key
issues related to sugarcane production - water use
and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. It will also
advice on efficient management of water along the
supply chain. The three-year project will be carried
out across EID Parry’s sites in southern India, with
Rabobank being the facilitator and WWF-India providing the knowledge input.
The project will undertake an assessment of water
availability risk, water footprint sustainability and an
estimation of the GHG footprint and carbon reduction potential in sugarcane cultivation practices.
Recommendations for the improved production
systems will be formulated following these assessments.
The recommendations will be tested through pilot
projects which will eventually be scaled up. The
project will be executed in EID Parry’s select facilities in Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh,
which will provide for testing in conditions with differing rainfall patterns, irrigation sources and natural
water resources.
Twitter boss launches
global cash register service
London, Nov 21 (AFP):
Twitter`s co-founder outlined plans
to make cash registers a thing of the
past on Thursday as he held a global
launch for new software
that he said would help
small businesses grow.
Jack Dorsey, who is
chairman of Twitter and
chief executive of the mobile payments company
Square, said the software would allow
shopkeepers to track sales and provide
digital receipts.
�We think it`s a great replacement to
any cash register’, Dorsey said at a
Financial Times conference in London.
�It means we`re now a global company’, he said.
The software, Square Register, was
only available in Canada, Japan and
the United States, where it tracked
around four million sales a day.
It can now be downloaded for free
everywhere else and supports 130
currencies, although it will
not allow actual payments
for the moment.
The company offered testimonials from businesses in
Australia, Hungary, Mexico,
Philippines and Vietnam
and Dorsey said many had already
begun using the software by getting
around national controls.
Square teamed up with the smartphone app Snapchat earlier this
week for a service that allows users
in the United States to send money
to friends by simply typing dollar
amounts into new �Snapcash’ messages.
5
�More heads may
roll at Infosys
BPO’
Big deals in banking & IT
Gamesa’s gameplan
for India
Everstone to
acquire stake in
Serviont Solutions
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21 NOVEMBER 2014
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI):
Infosys, which had sacked its BPO
unit CFO Abraham Mathews, is looking at п¬Ѓring a few more senior executives for allegedly overcharging Apple
Inc for IT support services.
While Mathews, chief financial officer of Infosys BPO, was sacked on
Tuesday for failing to comply with
the company’s code of conduct, the
unit’s chief executive officer Gautam
Thakkar has quit on �moral grounds’
and would leave the company by
month end.
Infosys is reportedly mulling sacking a few other senior executives for
the irregularities which came to light
during an internal audit.
While Apple did not immediately respond to an email sent for comment,
Infosys said the �financial irregularities are not material in nature’ and it
has taken �disciplinary action’ against
the employees involved.
Earlier on Tuesday, Infosys BPO
showed the door to Mathews for not
complying with the code of conduct,
while CEO Gautam Thakkar resigned taking responsibility on moral
grounds.
Apple outsources application development and maintenance work to
Indian IT services providers and the
contract is tipped to be in the range
of $100-500 million.
Mother Dairy
steps into Chennai
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
New Delhi-based Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Private Ltd, a Rs 6,500 crore company, plans
to launch its range of milk and milk products in
Chennai the coming month.
The company will be retailing its standard toned
milk at 39 a litre and does not plan on hiking prices
in the coming months.
Business head, Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable
Pvt Ltd, Sandeep Ghosh, told reporters here, �We
will enter the Chennai market with 20 products such
as milk, lassi, yoghurt, milkshake and flavoured
milk.’
�Chennai, Hyderbad and Bangalore account for
milk consumption of 66 lakh litres per day and
we plan on capturing atleast 10 percent of this
market,’ he said.
Tirupathi-based Balaji Dairy will supply milk to
Hyderabad and Chennai. Initially, the residents of
Chennai and Hyderabad will have access to milk
and milk products.
Of the Rs 6,500 crore revenue of the company the
milk division accounted for Rs 4,500 crore, milk
products Rs 900 crore, frozen foods Rs 700 crore,
and horticulture Rs 400 crore. The company has
set a target to reach Rs 10,000 crore-mark by 2017.
Sandeep also said that the company plans on
starting door delivery of its milk in Chennai ones
the operations start.
Govt to roll
out new pharma
policy in 15 days
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI):
Government on Thursday
said it will rollout a new
pharma policy for bulk drugs
in 10-15 days which will help
the sector grow manifold
over the next 5-7 years.�The
government is working on
industry friendly bulk drug
pharma policy. It is likely to
be rolled out by the Prime
Minister in next 10-15 days’,
Pharmaceuticals Secretary
V K Subburaj said at an
event organised the PHD
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
The committee and task
force set up by the government for preparing the
policy have finalised their
recommendations which
have been sent to the Prime
Minister’s Office, he said.
Non-financial
cos’ ratings
revised: Moody
Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI):
International ratings agency
Moody’s Investors Service
on Thursday revised outlook
of the country’s non-financial
corporates to stable from
negative in view of momentum in economic recovery and
political stability.
�The stable outlook for nonfinancial corporates reflects
our view that economic recovery, enhanced access to
global capital markets and
successful implementation of
pro-market policies will lead
to improved corporate cash
flows and will be broadly supportive of business growth’,
Moody’s vice-president and
senior credit officer Vikas
Halan said in a report.
RBI allows FIIs to buy equity in Yes Bank
The Reserve Bank on Thursday said FIIs can buy equity shares in private lender
Yes Bank as shareholding by foreign investors has gone below the prescribed limit.
The RBI has removed Yes Bank from its caution list of monitoring foreign investment following the dip in shareholding by foreign investors below the prescribed limit.
�The restrictions placed on the purchase of shares of the above bank are withdrawn
with immediate effect’, an RBI notification said.
�Equity shares of Yes Bank can now be purchased through primary market and
stock exchanges’, it added.
Act professionally: Jaitley to bankers
Concerned over rising bad loans, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday asked
the chiefs of PSU banks to deal sternly with the issue of rising non-performing assets
without any fear or favour.
He also said the government has already taken various steps to streamline the
appointment of PSU bank chiefs, which will help in making PSBs professional organisations. The minister was addressing the heads of Public sector Banks (PSBs)
and п¬Ѓnancial institutions in New Delhi.
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
State Bank of Travancore is conducting a multi brand
car loan mela at its Anna Nagar (West), Vadapalani and
Velacheri branches on 22 November from 9.30 am to
6.00 pm, a press release said.Cars of leading brands will
be on display. For further details, contact 9840838854.
Companies sales up
in Q2 FY15: Report
Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI):
The performance of 3,042
companies showed their
net sales increasing by
3.7 per cent in the second
quarter of 2014-15 compared with 9.4 per cent in
the same period of previous year, a study by Care
Ratings said. The study
also showed that net profit
of these companies grew
by 14.7 per cent against a
negative growth of 24 per
cent in the second quarter
of 2013-14.
The half-yearly performance for 2,913 companies
showed that net sales increased by 6.4 per cent
(8.6 per cent) and net profit
by 21.6 per cent (6.3 per
cent).
However, a sub-sample
of 2,986 companies, excluding banks, IT and oil
companies, showed that
net sales increased by
6.4 per cent in the second
quarter this year as against
6.7 per cent in the previous year while net profit
increased by 28.7 per cent
(-16.6 per cent last year).
Lower growth in costs,
especially interest costs
did assist in pushing the
profits up.
Consequently, net profit
margins increased to 8.1
per cent as against 6.7 per
cent in the second quarter
of 2013-14.
When looking at the
half yearly performance
of 2,759 companies, excluding banks, IT and oil
companies, their net sales
went up by 6.3 per cent in
the п¬Ѓrst half of this п¬Ѓscal
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JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Car loan mela by SBT
as against 6.9 per cent in
the previous year, while
net profit rose by 23.4
per cent.
Net profit margins increased to 8.4 per cent as
against 7.2 per cent in the
п¬Ѓrst half of FY2013-14,
the report said.
In the banking sector,
the п¬Ѓnancial performance
of 40 banking companies indicate that the
aggregate net sales (interest earned) increased
by 11.8 per cent in the
first half of the current
п¬Ѓnancial year as against
11 per cent recorded in
the corresponding period of the previous п¬Ѓscal.
The provisions and contingencies, which include
provisions for NPAs declined by 3.9 per cent visa-vis a positive growth of
53.7 per cent over the
corresponding period
in the п¬Ѓrst half of 201314.
The study showed that
net profits recorded an
increase of 13.1 per cent
in the six month period
as against growth of 10.8
per cent in the year-ago
period.
CORRECTION
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the advertisement regarding the auction
sale of land scheduled in Form 7A, has
published in News Today newspaper on
17.11.2014 without Auction Date. The
public request to read in the advertisement
with Auction Date 17.12.2014.
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It is notified for the information that
my Original / Duplicate Qualifying
Examination Certificate of main
Senior Secondary Examination
of year 2010-2012 and Roll
No.4126067 issued by CBSE
has been actually lost/destroyed/
mutilated. If any body п¬Ѓnd these
document, please contact and
hand over to me with the following
address.
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3/319, Gandhinagar, Athivetti P.O.,
Pattukottai T.K - 614613
(Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction)
O. P. No 354 of 2014
In the matter of Indian
Succession Act XXXIX of 1925
and
In the matter of last Will and
Testament of Mrs. Sundara Devi,
W/o. Late Muthiah Ganapathi- Deceased
M.G.Thirunavukarasu
S/o. late. Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
S/o. late. Mrs. Sundara Devi,
Ekkatuthangal, Chennai - 600 097.
Petitioner
-Vs1. Mrs. E. Thillai,
D/o. late. Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
And late. Mrs. Sundara Devi,
Plot No.19, Lakshmi Nagar,
2nd Cross Street, Porur,
Chennai- 600 116.
2. Mrs. M.Meenakshi,
D/o. late. Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
And late. Mrs. Sundara Devi,
No.23, Venkatarathinam Nagar
Extension, Adyar, Chennai- 600 020.
3. Mr.M.Ayyappan,
S/o.late Tmt.Kalyani,
D/o. late. Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
And late. Mrs. Sundara Devi,
No.2, First Cross Street, Kalaimagal
Nagar, Ekkatuthangal, Chennai- 600
032.
4. Mr. M. Arumugam,
S/o. late Tmt. M. Kalyani,
D/o. late Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
And late Mrs. Sundara Devi,
No. 4956, Shellbert Terrace,
Free Mont, California 9455, USA.
5. Mrs. Meenambigai,
D/o. late Tmt. M. Kalyani,
D/o. late Mr. Muthiah Ganapathi,
And late Mrs. Sundara Devi,
No. 12, Ponmani Colony,
Maharaja Nagar,
Thirunelveli - 627 011.
...Respondents
All persons claiming to have any interest
in the estate of the above named Mrs.
Sundara Devi, W/o. late Muthiah
Ganapathi, who was residing at No. 15,
Venkatarathinam Nagar Extension, Adyar,
Madras - 600 020 and died on 18.01.2002
are hereby, cited to come and see the
proceedings before the learned Master
sitting in the orighinal side of High Court
of Judicature at Madras on 22.12.2014
at 10.30 a.m. and п¬Ѓle their objections, if
they think п¬Ѓt before the grant of Letters of
Administration.
Dated at Chennai on this 11th day of
November 2014.
Sd/- (S. GURUMURTHY)
Assistant Registrar
Original Side - I
High Court of Judicature At Madras,
Madras - 600 104.
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Advocate
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Sports
CHENNAI
Wawrinka puts London
behind, ready for Lille
French not surprised by Federer inclusion
Lille, Nov 21:
�Sunday was also a difficult
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka day. It’s always difficult to take.
left the ATP World Tour Finals I was hurt.’
feeling wrecked last weekend
But a change of scenery and
but said on Thursday he had a new objective have helped
fully recovered for the Davis Wawrinka turn the page.
Cup п¬Ѓnal against France.
�When I came here with
T h e w o r l d n u m b e r f o u r the physio and everything,
wasted four match points in everything was different. It was
losing a tight semi-final to a new week, a new state of
Roger Federer in London last mind,’ he said.
Saturday when he fumed at his
�So mentally it was easy for
team mate’s wife for heckling me to switch, to forget about
between serves.
this big disappointment, start
Both players settled the on something positive.’
argument and have played
�Things have been going well
down the row with Wawrinka out there this morning. I was
having showed he is back to really happy with the way I felt,’
his best after struggling for Federer, who made his decision
form following his
Australian Open
triumph.
He showed
Day one: S Wawrinka vs J Tsonga and
t e r r i f i c
R Federer vs G Monfils
improvement
Day two: M Chiudunelli & M Lammer vs
in London
R Gasquet & J Bennteau
and is now
Day three: Tsonga vs Federer followed
mentally
by Monfils vs Wawrinka
rested as well.
�Clearly on
Saturday night I
was destroyed. It was difficult to play after Thursday’s early
to accept that loss. I did practice session, told a news
everything I could to win that conference following the draw
match,’ Wawrinka told a news ceremony. Asked if he was
conference on Thursday after 100 per cent п¬Ѓt, Federer said:
the draw ceremony fort this �Only the match gives you the
answer. I’m just pleased that I
weekend’s Davis Cup final.
The draw
The Swiss team got a boost ahead of the Davis Cup п¬Ѓnal
against France when Roger Federer was named to play the
singles.
can play tomorrow, give it a go. who lost to Federer in п¬Ѓve sets
Things have been going well.’ in the US Open quarter-finals
Federer’s inclusion did not in September and has never
beaten him in п¬Ѓ ve matches
surprise the French.
on clay.
�It is not a surprise for us,
Reflecting on his
we prepared ourselves
London week, where
to play against Roger
he rediscovered his
and Stan,’ said
touch, Wawrinka said
France captain Arnaud
the overall
Clement.
experience
�He’s had
w
a
s
three days
rewarding. �I took
to rest and
before that he played his best a lot of positives from that
tennis (in London) so it’s all week. I’m feeling great from
good for him,’ said Monfi ls, London, a lot of confi dence
While the Swiss are trying
to win their maiden Davis
Cup, the French team is
aiming to win the Davis Cup
for the 10th time, having last
lifted the title in 2001. They
lost in their last two п¬Ѓnals
against Russia in 2002 and
Serbia in 2010.
from there. Playing really
good tennis,’ he said.
�I had five days here to
change surface, to play on
clay. I did what I could here
with some good practice. I’m
feeling ready for the weekend.’
He will open proceedings in
the best-of-п¬Ѓve series against
French number one JoWilfried Tsonga on Friday.
Switzerland captain
Severin Luthi named
Marco Chiudinelli and
Michael Lammer to
play in Saturday’s
doubles against
Julien Benneteau and
Richard Gasquet but
he has until one hour
before the
start of the
match to
change his
lineup.
Advani & co
impress in
World Snooker
Have to try harder with
white, says Anand
Sochi, Nov 21:
Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go,
Viswanathan Anand said he was п¬Ѓne with an easy draw in the
ninth game and insisted that he still has a chance of posting
a win in the World Chess Championship match.
�You have to just play the positions you get, the situations you
get. I can count, I know the score but I think I still have some
chances,’ Anand said at the post-match conference after the
ninth game ended in a quick draw.
Asked about the level of confidence at this point, the fivetime world champion said, �Quite reasonable. I just have to try
harder with white,’ Anand said, pointing to his remaining two
white games in the last three rounds. �A lot of this (theory) is
known, this idea is often met with Bishop move, but I didn’t
really expect it. But when it happened there is not really much
that black can do.’ Anand refused to draw comparisons to his
match in Chennai: �I am going to focus on this match, I don’t
sit and think about Chennai a lot, even though we are off early
(today) there is a game going to be played tomorrow, so I will
go and focus on that now.’ Meanwhile, calling it a pretty even
match so far, world champion Magnus Carlsen said nerves will
play a part in the remaining games. On the shortest game in
the match so far, lasting barely an hour, Carlsen said, �It was
very short indeed, I didn’t quite see what to do in this (final)
position, he is better prepared than I am.’
We let them off the
hook, says Southee
Dubai, Nov 21 (AFP):
Ross Taylor hit a return-toform half-century to help New
Zealand recover after Sarfraz
Ahmed hit a п¬Ѓghting hundred
for Pakistan in the second Test
in Dubai on Thursday.
Taylor was 77 not out for
his 23rd п¬Ѓfty to help his team
recover from a shaky 79-4 to
close the fourth day on 167 for
6, having an overall lead of 177
with four wickets intact.
Mark Craig (nought) was
in Taylor’s company as New
Zealand will seek a serieslevelling win in the three-Test
series on an intriguing п¬Ѓnal day.
Pakistan won the п¬Ѓrst Test
by 248 runs in Abu Dhabi last
week.
Meanwhile, Tim Southee, who
rocked the Pakistan line-up
before wicket-keeper Sarfaraz
Ahmed led the п¬Ѓghtback with
a ton, said �We started so well
and we got those three wickets
and then unfortunately we
couldn’t quite, I guess, deliver
the finishing blow there.’
�They batted well, I think
Sarfraz batted extremely well
with the tail and worked the
strike nicely and batted a good
tempo. So they deserve some
credit but I also think that we
didn’t quite get it right all the
time in that first session.’
Sarfraz’s 112 led Pakistan’s
п¬Ѓghtback as they managed 393
in their п¬Ѓrst innings in reply to
New Zealand’s 403, conceding
a slender 10-run lead.
Pakistani spinners Zulfiqar
Babar (3 for 60) and Yasir
Shah (3 for 65) had jolted New
Zealand but Taylor stood п¬Ѓrm.
Babar removed Brendon
McCullum (45), Kane
Williamson (11) and Jimmy
Neesham (11) in another
display of beguiling left-arm
spin on a Dubai stadium pitch
which is taking notable turn.
Bengaluru, Nov 21 (PTI):
Top Indian cueists Pankaj
Advani and Kamal Chawla
registered routine wins to give
the home fans enough smiles
on the second day of the IBSF
World Snooker Championship
here yesterday.
Smarting from having given
away two frames in his 4-2 win
on Wednesday, Advani did
not take his foot off the pedal
to humble Chi Wai of Hong
Kong 4-0.
Hot favourite to pick up his
13th world title, India’s poster
boy of cue sports never faltered
once in his 99(47)-24, 67(45)39, 65(53)-0, 84(63)-45 victory.
Madhya Pradesh cueist
Chawla, bronze medallist in
2011 Bangalore Championship
and now playing with a
bandaged п¬Ѓnger, was on the
fast lane to п¬Ѓnish line with a 3-0
lead against Marwan Alfalasi of
the UAE before he came across
a speed breaker.
On the women’s table,
eight-time national champion
Vidya Pillai showed no Indian
hospitality to a hapless
Fernando Irinen of Brazil,
demolishing her 3-0 with a 44
break.
IPTL boss not concerned
over Federer injury
Singapore, Nov 21 (AFP):
The head of the new International Premier Tennis League
(IPTL) shrugged off concerns over Roger Federer’s fitness
yesterday as the Swiss star battles a back injury.
Founder and managing director Mahesh Bhupathi said he
had received reassurances from Federer’s camp as the clock
ticks down to the innovative tournament’s debut season.
�We spoke to them. He’s fine, he’s playing Davis Cup this
weekend,’ Bhupathi told AFP in Singapore, one of four venues
for the IPTL which starts in Manila next week.
A possible withdrawal by Federer, who pulled out of Sunday’s
World Tour Finals decider but is playing the Davis Cup п¬Ѓnal
against France this weekend, would be a major blow to the
IPTL.
Rafael Nadal, who is recovering from appendix surgery, is
the notable absentee in a tournament which features a who’swho of current and former tennis stars.
Bhupathi said he hoped the made-for-TV IPTL, which puts
a limit on match-times and features a shot-clock, DJs and
cheerleaders, would become a strong
draw for players even at the end of a
long season.
�We’ve created this exciting format
and they’ll hopefully schedule us along
with the four Slams and they can work
around it,’ he said at the launch of the
Singapore Slammers team.
�People say that the season
is long but we’re creating
something that is exciting
enough for them to come so
that they’ll automatically
schedule us.’
Doubts have been
raised over the viability
and format of the
tournament, which has
ties of п¬Ѓve single-set
matches in men’s
and women’s singles,
mixed doubles, men’s
doubles and men’s
veterans.
Teams representing
Manila, Singapore, New
Delhi and Dubai will
play each other in the
four cities in a minileague packed into a
compact schedule of
about three weeks.
Pune gains from �tie’
against Bangalore
Bangalore, Nov 21 (PTI):
Pune Marathas made a remarkable
recovery from 0-2 down to win their
next three matches in a row as their
contest against Bangalore Raptors
ended in a thrilling tie to run away with
a bonus point in the Champions
Tennis League here yesterday.
Marcos Baghdatis played superb
tennis against Feliciano Lopez to win
the super tie-breaker as the п¬Ѓve-match
contest ended 24-24 at the Karnataka
State Lawn Tennis Association
Stadium.
Both played their hearts out and
hardly showed any signs of fatigue as
they played three -- the mixed doubles,
men’s doubles and men’s singles -- of
the п¬Ѓve sets of the п¬Ѓxture.
It was the Cypriot Baghdatis who
prevailed over Spaniard Lopez in a
nerve-wracking encounter which saw
each of them refusing to yield any
inch. While the Spaniard
produced some
exquisite flat returns,
Baghdatis regaled
the the motley
spectators
with his п¬Ѓne
overhead
placements.
Bagdatis and
India’s Saketh
Myneni then
defeated Lopez
and Ramkumar
Ramanathan of
India 6-4 in men’s
doubles.
Earlier, impressive
wins by Thomas
Enqvist and the mixed
doubles pair of Venus Williams and
Feliciano Lopez helped Bangalore
Raptors take a 15-12 lead over Pune
Marathas.
Throwball selection trials
NT Bureau
Santhome girls
team enters п¬Ѓnals
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
Santhome High School girls team sealed
their title clash spot against Vidyodaya School
on Day 11 of Premier League of Indian School
Basketball League organised by Basketball
Federation of India (BFI) and Basketball
Association of Tamilmadu in collaboration with
IMG Reliance at Santhome High School here.
The home team’s girls, who got a walkover
on Wednesday, dominated the proceedings
against Lady Sivasamy’s HSS. They sealed
the п¬Ѓnal spot with a 47-33 win with Sri Vidya
scoring 12 points for the hosts. In the other
semifinal, it was anyone’s game till the 4th
quarter buzzer went off. St Joseph Anglo
eventually lost to Vidyodaya School by 31-32.
But the boys semifinal matches were a
complete no show. Sir MCTM HSS and hosts
Santhome HSS gave a walkover to St. Peter’s
HSS and Vellamal Maitri HSS respectively.
Semifinals: Boys: Vellamal Matri beat
Santhome HSS (Walkover); St. Peter’s HSS
beat Sir MCTM (Walkover).
Girls: St Joseph Anglo (Ashmi Maria 10)
lost to Vidyodaya School (Gayanthiri 11) 3132; Lady Sivasamy HSS (Deepika 13) lost to
Santhome HSS (Sri Vidya 12) 33-47
Melbourne, Nov 21:
Australia selector Mark
Waugh refreshingly candid
departure from sport mediaspeak when he let slip that
Cricket Australia wanted their
Test team selected early
for �marketing reasons’ has
been swiftly rebuffed by the
governing body on Friday.
Waugh made the comment
on �Inside Cricket’ a TV chat
show, but the governing body
said on Friday the team was
being selected early to allow
them to prepare better.
The makeup of Australia’s
team for the four-test series
against India has become a
sensitive issue, with fitness
worries over captain Michael
Clarke and wicketkeeper Brad
Haddin.
The squad is expected to be
named on Monday, with the
п¬Ѓrst test to start in Brisbane
on 4 December. which would
prevent selectors from making
a decision after candidates
play another domestic Sheffield
Shield match in the leadup.
uncomplicated approach to
racing. �Obviously I haven’t
worked with him before in the
same team but I know him
best out of any of the guys,’
said Raikkonen, who won his
title with Ferrari in the same
2007 season that saw Vettel’s
F1 debut.
�Our relationship has
been always been very
straightforward and I don’t
expect any changes...we try to
City Sports
Chennai, Nov 21:
The 12th Senior State Throwball Championship for men and women organised by Tamilnadu
Throwball Association will be held at Karur in the last week of December.
The trials to select the Chennai men and women teams will be held at Jaigopal Garodia
Hindu Vidhyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Postal Colony 4th Street, West
Mambalam, 23 November at 8 a.m.
For details, call T Bala Vinayakam, president, Chennai District Throwball Association at
9841025254 or M Panneer Chelvan, secretary, Chennai District Throwball Association at
9444040970.
CA hits back
at Waugh’s
remarks
Raikkonen sees fun
times with Vettel
Abu Dhabi, Nov 21:
Kimi Raikkonen saw fun
times ahead after Ferrari
ended months of waiting and
confirmed that Sebastian
Vettel would replace Fernando
Alonso at the Formula One
team next season.
Where Alonso and
Raikkonen were
seen as a п¬Ѓre and ice
pairing of champions,
�two roosters in one
henhouse’ as former
chairman Luca Di Montezemolo
put it, the team’s 2015 lineup
of champions promises to be
easier. The Finn and German
get on well, both sharing a
dry sense of humour and
beat each other all the time, but
we can have fun and get things
done in a good way,’ he added.
Vettel looked forward
to following in Michael
Schumacher’s Formula One
footsteps after Ferrari
confirmed on Thursday
that the four times world
champion would replace
Fernando Alonso next
season on a three-year
deal.
�The next stage of my
Formula One career will be
spent with Scuderia Ferrari and
for me that means the dream
of a lifetime has come true,’
said Vettel.
Mixed Bag
CHENNAI
�Good to see more people
willing to study abroad’
Meet on �Internationalisation of Higher Education’ at VIT Chennai campus
NT Bureau
Chennai, Nov 21:
There has been a lot of talk
about brain-drain and all that but
the Cultural Affairs Officer of the
US Consulate General in Chennai Andie De Arment today said
that it is good to see people going abroad to study as it helped
students get a wider perspective
of things and also enhance their
skillset.
De Arment was speaking at an
one-day international conference
on �Internationalisation of Higher
Education’ at the Chennai campus premises of VIT University.
The conference was organised
by the university in association
with the US Consulate (in Chennai).
�Studying abroad would expose
students to international atmosphere which adds value to not only
education but also provides an opportunity to hone their competitiveness at the global level,’ she said.
There is a lot of awareness
among school students too, which
Assistant Vice-President of VIT University Kadhambari S
Viswanathan and Cultural Affairs Officer at US Consulate in Chennai
Andie De Arment interacting with students during a conference
on education at Chennai premises of VIT University today. Vicepresident of the university Sankar Viswanathan is also seen.
she was nice to note.
She said when they had interacted with 15-year-olds in
Bangalore recently to select
them for academic programmes
in the US as part of international
exchange programmes, the increased awareness levels were
clearly evident in them. There
was a six per cent increase in
students coming from India to the
US last year, she said and added
that around 100,000 students
were in the country last year from
India. Similarly, there was a 60
per cent increase in the number
of American students coming to
India in the last п¬Ѓve years.
Such two-way programmes,
internationalisation of education
help foster stronger ties between
the two nations, De Arment said.
Assistant Vice-President of
VIT University Kadhambari S
Viswanathan said technology
had a great impact on education,
it took the platforms of learning
to a global level. A professor
sitting in a university abroad can
educate students in any part of
the globe, thanks to technologies
like internet.
Vice-President of VIT University Sankar Viswanathan
and International Alumni and
career connections coordinator at Binghamton University
Amanda Bailor were among
others present.
FRIDAY
21 NOVEMBER 2014
HINDUJA FOUNDRIES LIMITED
Registered Office: Kathivakkam High Road, Ennore, Chennai-600 057.
PART I - STATEMENT OF STANDALONE AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND FINANCIAL YEAR (EIGHTEEN MONTHS PERIOD) ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Rs in Lakhs
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Tamilnadu BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan, State secretary
Vanathi Srinivasan and vice-president Chakravarthy during the World
Fishermen Day celebrations at the Marina in Chennai today.
Repco Bank Director and Principal Secretary, Commissioner of
Rehabilitation Government of Tamilnadu, B Anand, along with other
Directors L Munishwar Ganesan and P Mahalingam, at the bank’s 46th
Foundation Day celebrations in Chennai recently.
New Delhi, Nov 21:
With an aim to unite Hindus across the globe, the World Hindu
Congress 2014 (WHC) began here today.
The conference is being organised by the World Hindu Foundation and is expected to be attended by about 1,500 delegates from
40 countries.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai
Lama will address the inaugural session.
Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman
are also scheduled to address the gathering.
BJP president Amit Shah is among those set to take part in later
sessions.
The conference, which has attracted educationists and scientists,
will have 45 sessions.
The organisers said the WHC intends to serve as a channel for
Hindus across the globe to congregate on a common platform and
deliberate on ways to strengthen the community.
They said the Congress will also help organise the talent of Hindus
that remains scattered and help people network with one another.
The need of the hour was to have a �pressure group’ of Hindus
just as the Jews do in the US, one activist said.
�We are a united society. But we are not an organised society.
The purpose is to have an organisational structure and institutional
framework so that Hindus across the globe can leverage each other,’
Liza Bhansali, coordinator of WHC, said.
The conference will see discussions on economy, politics, education, women and media.
NLC adds extra bus
services for public
NLC Chairman and Managing Director B Surender Mohan along with senior
officials flagging off new Leyland buses in Neyveli yesterday.
NT Bureau
Neyveli, Nov 21:
NLC Transport Department has added eight more
new buses to its existing
fleet, to enhance the connectivity and transportation for the public here on
Thursday.
According to a press release, NLC Chairman and
Managing Director
B Surender Mohan,
flagged off new Leyland
buses in the presence of
director (Mines) Subir Das,
C Senthamil Selvan, N Ilamparuthi, R Srinivasan, K
M Suresh Babu executive
directors, senior officials
and employees in Neyveli.
The commercial bus services zone of NLC Transport
Department is operating
40 buses exclusively for
the public transport. These
buses are plying from Mandarakuppam to Neyveli
Arch Gate by connecting
important junctions of the
Neyveli Town Ship.
As many as 15,000 public utilises this service
every day. Especially,
the night bus services
from Neyveli Arch Gate
to Mandarakuppam provided by the Transport
Department of Neyveli
has got very much appreciation from the public.
Apart from commercial
services, NLC Transport
Department gives free
passes to the special children of Sneha Opportunity
School and the physically
challenged members of
Neyveli Health Promotion
Society. Moreover, 1500
passes are issued to Neyveli School Children at a
concessional price.
Meanwhile, NLC transport driver V N Seshadri,
and conductor M P Rangarajan were honoured by
the chairman for generating higher revenue to the
department. The division
with 250 employees, including 10 executives is
exploring the possibilities
of reducing the expenditure, that is utilised for bus
services.
Relief for
Indian
techies in US
Washington, Nov 21 (PTI):
US President Barack
Obama today bypassed
Congress to announce the
most sweeping immigration
reform in a generation that
will protect 5 million illegal
workers from deportation
and may benefit hundreds
and thousands of Indian
techies seeking legal permanent status.
Obama rejected accusations by conservatives
that he is offering a free
pass to undocumented
immigrants and warned in
a prime-time address that
he would bolster border
security and make it harder
for unauthorised outsiders
to get into the country.
The executive action, said
to be one of the largest
measure by a US President
on immigration, is expected
to help a significant number
of Indian techies who currently have to undergo
a painful and agonising
process of H-1B visas to
get legal permanent status
(LPR), popularly known as
Green Card.
line in Mumbai. Kohli said it was already obvious that he and Anushka were in a relationship
and people should not be curious about them
anymore. �If you are seen together somewhere
and still people ask �is it confirmed?’, then it is
a matter of common sense. If you know then
why ask the same question, that is our basic
logic behind it. It is not something wrong apparently for people that we are doing. We will not
personally like to speak about it because it is
something very personal for us and that should
be respected by the media and everyone else
as well,’ Kohli said.
The 26-year old stand-in-skipper also batted
for boxer Sarita Devi and felt that her decision
to not accept the bronze medal at the Incheon
Asian Games wasn’t against the rule. �I know
about this incident and I think a sportsman
needs utmost support from his sporting association or sporting firm. I personally don’t think
her decision was against the rules. She felt
something and took that decision. I am feeling
that it could have been on the wrong side or a
different view. I don’t know what is the actual
issue but what I have seen from outside, this
is my opinion,’ he said.
Income from operations
(a) Net sales/income from operations
(Net of excise duty)
(b) Other operating income
Total income from operations (net)
Expenses
(a) Cost of materials consumed
(b) Purchases of stock-in-trade
(c) Changes in inventories of п¬Ѓnished goods,
work-in-progress and stock-in-trade
(d) Employee benefits expense
(e) Depreciation and amortisation expense
(f) Power and fuel
(g) Other expenses
Total expenses
Profit / (loss) from operations before other
income, п¬Ѓnance costs and exceptional items (1 - 2)
Other income
Profit / (loss) from ordinary activities
before п¬Ѓnance costs and exceptional items (3 + 4)
Finance costs
Profit / (loss) from ordinary activities after finance
costs but before exceptional items ( 5 - 6)
Exceptional items (refer note 7)
Profit / (loss) from ordinary activities
before tax (7 - 8)
Tax expense / (credit)
Net Profit / (loss) from ordinary
activities after tax (9 - 10)
Extraordinary items (net of tax expense Nil)
Net Profit / (loss) for the period (11 - 12)
Paid-up equity share capital
(Face value of Rs.10/- each)
Reserve excluding revaluation reserves as
per balance sheet of previous accounting year
Earnings per share (after extraordinary items)
(of Rs.10/- each) :
(a) Basic and diluted - (Rs.)
Financial year
(Eighteen months)
ended
Financial year
(Six Months)
ended
Sept. 30, 2014
(Audited)
(See Note 8)
March 31, 2013
(Audited)
(See Note 6)
Sept 30, 2014
(Audited
(See Note 2)
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
Sept. 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
18,522.15
16,762.99
15,640.89
99,679.30
30,421.92
60.77
18,582.92
38.60
16,801.59
37.72
15,678.61
232.04
99,911.34
250.14
30,672.06
9,092.88
(436.45)
8,447.69
957.52
7,855.82
(176.94)
49,909.98
1,212.21
14,921.09
1,875.85
3,473.32
1,216.78
2,944.77
5,067.36
21,358.66
3,105.93
1,280.66
2,906.05
3,022.80
19,720.65
3,296.14
1,194.89
2,807.60
3,054.49
18,032.00
19,468.15
7,224.56
17,583.65
19,709.26
115,107.81
6,215.07
2,033.07
5,646.14
6,002.20
36,693.42
(2,775.74)
79.33
(2,919.06)
29.72
(2,353.39)
89.34
(15,196.47)
694.72
(6,021.36)
120.89
(2,696.41)
2,020.50
(2,889.34)
1,729.26
(2,264.05)
1,761.44
(14,501.75)
10,612.54
(5,900.47)
4,007.44
(4,716.91)
(1,129.53)
(4,618.60)
-
(4,025.49)
-
(25,114.29)
(1,129.53)
(9,907.91)
-
(5,846.44)
-
(4,618.60)
-
(4,025.49)
-
(26,243.82)
-
(9,907.91)
470.45
(5,846.44)
(5,846.44)
(4,618.60)
(4,618.60)
(4,025.49)
(4,025.49)
(26,243.82)
(26,243.82)
(10,378.36)
(10,378.36)
7,265.46
7,265.46
2,873.07
(9.25)
(7.52)
(16.92)
(Not annualised) (Not annualised) (Not annualised)
7,265.46
2,873.07
(39,407.01)
(23,164.23)
(65.07)
(39.13)
(Not annualised) (Not annualised)
PART II
Quarter ended
A
1
2
Particulars
Sept 30, 2014
(Audited
(See Note 2)
PARTICULARS OF SHAREHOLDING
Public shareholding **
- Number of shares
- Percentage of shareholding
Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding
a) Pledged / Encumbered
- Number of shares
- Percentage of shares (as a % of the
total shareholding of promoter and
promoter group)
- Percentage of shares (as a % of the
total share capital of the company)
b) Non - encumbered
- Number of shares
- Percentage of shares (as a % of
the total shareholding of the Promoter
and Promoter group)
- Percentage of shares (as a % of the
total share capital of the company)
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
Sept. 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
Financial year
(Eighteen months)
ended
Financial year
(Six Months)
ended
Sept. 30, 2014
(Audited)
(See Note 8)
March 31, 2013
(Audited)
(See Note 6)
33,394,726
45.96%
33,394,726
45.96%
7,289,309
25.37%
33,394,726
45.96%
7,289,309
25.37%
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
38,038,850
38,038,850
20,220,402
38,038,850
20,220,402
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
52.36%
52.36%
70.38%
52.36%
70.38%
** Total Public Shareholding as defind under Clause 40A of the Listing Agreement excludes shares held by Global
Depository Receipt Holders.
B
INVESTOR COMPLAINTS
Pending at the beginning of the quarter
Received during the quarter
Disposed of during the quarter
Remaining unresolved at the end of the quarter
Quarter ended September 30, 2014
4
4
-
NOTES:
1. The above results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their respective
meetings held on November 20, 2014.
2. Figures for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 are the balancing п¬Ѓgures between audited п¬Ѓgures in respect of full п¬Ѓnancial
period ( 18 months) and the published period to date п¬Ѓgures upto the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Also the п¬Ѓgures upto the
end of the quarter ended June 30, 2014 were reviewed and not subjected to audit.
3. The Company operates in a single business segment - castings. Further, the Company markets its products primarily in the
domestic markets. Hence there are no reportable geographical segments.
4. The Company’s performance has been impacted by automotive market slowdown, inadequate price compensation, volatile
material prices, delays in recovery of certain long pending balances and consequent extended working capital cycles etc. As
a result, the company has significant accumulated losses as at September 30, 2014. In February 2013, the Company had
intimated to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (�BIFR’) about erosion of more than 50% of the Company’s
peak networth pursuant to section 23 of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provision) Act, 1985. (�SICA’). The Company has
initiated various steps to improve its operational performance / liquidity, remove bottlenecks relating to its projects, improve
the networth including raising of capital etc. Based on business plans, availability of short-term and long-term bank funding
arrangements, independent impairment testing, increase in capital by way of preferential allotment and qualified institutional
placement and in view of the continued support by the promoters including assistance in relation to certain long pending
balances, the Company believes that it would be able to realize its assets and settle its liabilities in the normal course at their
carrying values and that no adjustments would be required in respect of the carrying value of assets/liabilities as at September
30, 2014. Accordingly, the п¬Ѓnancial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
5. The Company had acquired a piece of land from APIIC (Andhra Pradesh Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation Limited)
and the registration of the land in favour of the Company would be completed upon the Company commencing commercial
production before March 31, 2012. Whilst steps are being taken to implement the project on such land, the Company has not
been able to do so in view of the delays in basic infrastructural facilities (electricity, water supply etc) being made available to
the Company. The Company has been seeking extension of time from the Government Authorities to implement the project.
The Telengana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (pursuant to the formation of the state of Telengana) has
sought to cancel the allotment of the aforesaid land and has requested the Company to surrender the possession of the vacant
land by October 20, 2014 for which the Company sought a further extension of time up to September 2015. The Company has
also communicated the tentative timelines for implementation of the project. Based on legal advice, the Company believes that
it has adequate grounds to defend its position on retaining the possession of the land. Pending the resolution of the aforesaid
matter, the associated project costs incurred to date aggregating to Rs.1,658 lakhs (excluding land cost) have been carried at
cost as at September 30, 2014.
6. The Company’s previous financial year was for a period of 6 months ended March 31, 2013. The aforesaid format of presenting
the п¬Ѓnancial results is in the context of shorter period for the previous п¬Ѓnancial year and the related guidance provided by the
stock exchange.
7. Exceptional item of Rs. 1129.53 lakhs for the eighteen months ended September 30, 2014, represent amount incurred towards
voluntary retirement arrangements with the employees in one of the plants.
8. The Company has obtained an approval from the Registrar of Companies vide its letter dated 18 March 2014 for extension of
the Company’s financial year upto September 30, 2014 (18 months).
9. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT SEPTEMBER 30,2014 IS GIVEN BELOW
Rs in Lakhs
A.
1.
2.
3.
B.
1.
2.
Leave me & Anushka alone: Kohli
New Delhi, Nov 21:
India’s top batsman Virat Kohli has asked
the public to use common sense on his much
talked about relationship with actress Anushka
Sharma, saying they indeed are seeing each
other and their privacy should be respected.
�It is out in the open (Jo hai sabke saamne
hai abhi). We are not hiding anything, we are
not trying to hide anything. I don’t want to hide
anything. But if you get repeatedly asked on
the same thing and if it is made a matter of
debate then both the individuals don’t feel it
is right,’ said Kohli at the launch of his fashion
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EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders’ funds
Share capital
Reserves and surplus
Sub-total - Shareholders’ funds
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings
Long-term provisions
Sub-total - Non-current liabilities
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Trade payables
Other current liabilities
Short-term provisions
Sub-total - Current liabilities
Total - Equity and liabilities
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Fixed assets
Non-current investments
Long-term loans and advances
Other non-current assets
Sub-total - Non-current assets
Current assets
Inventories
Trade receivables
Cash and bank balances
Short-term loans and advances
Other current assets
Sub-total - Current assets
Total - Assets
10.
30-Sep-2014
(Audited)
(See Note 8)
31-Mar-2013
(Audited)
(See Note 6)
39,432.12
(20,566.88)
18,865.24
35,039.74
(4,307.25)
30,732.49
36,137.95
2,299.01
38,436.96
26,702.29
1,527.36
28,229.65
15,728.49
14,520.62
11,939.54
13.09
42,201.74
99,503.94
22,076.56
13,957.25
13,167.88
8.32
49,210.01
108,172.15
68,844.32
1,214.94
4,408.70
371.92
74,839.88
71,248.63
1,204.38
6,207.61
509.99
79,170.61
8,716.20
12,478.95
493.12
1,327.11
1,648.68
24,664.06
99,503.94
10,102.35
14,318.04
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period presentation.
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It is a honour for
my fans: Rajini
Jeevan is back
A
ctor Jeevan, who
was part of п¬Ѓlms
like Khaakha Khaakha,
Naan Avan Illai and
Thiruttu Payalae is
making a comeback.
He will play the lead
role in a movie titled
Jeyikira Kuthirai.
Directing the п¬Ѓlm is
Sakthi Chidambaram,
known for his hilarious
entertainers in the past.
Dimple Chopra, Ambika
Soni and Thiraviya play
heroines. Saranya,
Jayaprakash, Karuna,
Thambi Ramiah are
also in the cast. The
movie has music by
Srikanth Deva and is
produced by Pyarilal
Gendecha for Pinky
Productions.
Speaking about
the п¬Ѓlm, Sakthi
Chidambaram, says,
�impossible is nothing.
One has to strive hard
to achieve laurels in
life. This forms the crux
of the film’.
The movie went on
floors today.
— NT Bureau
A
ctor Rajinikanth was
bestowed with the Centenary
Award for Indian Film
Personality of the Year at the
opening ceremony of the 45th
International Film Festival of India
(IFFI) in Goa on Thursday evening.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley and
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan,
who was the chief guest, presented
the award, which consists of a cash
Fans mob
Big B, Rajini
The inaugural function of the
45th International Film Festival
of India was marked by chaos
with Amitabh and Rajinikanth
getting mobbed by fans even
as some foreign delegates were
seen scurrying about to locate
their seats.
While celebrities like
Bachchan and Rajinikanth were
almost mobbed inside the hall
after they walked the customary
red carpet, police had a tough
time dispersing the enthusiastic
fans who were jostling with one
another to click pictures of their
favourite п¬Ѓlm stars.
prize of Rs 10 lakh, a certificate and
the Silver Peacock Medal. It was
instituted last year to commemorate
100 years of Indian Cinema.
Amitabh Bachchan called
Rajinikanth a �wonderful human
being’ and an �incredible
Rajinikanth receiving Centenary Award for the Indian Personality of the year at the
inaugural ceremony of 45th International Film Festival Of India (IFFI) at Panaji,Goa.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley and actor Amitabh Bachchan are also seen.
phenomenon.’
Speaking at the event,
Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee
said: �Rajinikanth is such a big
star, and the contribution that he
has made to Indian cinema is
also huge. I think the award has
come really late.’
In his acceptance speech,
Rajinikanth said, �I came here to
receive an award and not give a
speech. Have no words to say
after Amitabh Bachchan gave a
wonderful speech’. �I dedicate
the award to my producers,
directors and fans, said an visbly
Emotional
moment
A visibly moved Rajinikanth was seen
wiping his tears as he thanked the Centre
for the honour.
emotional Rajinikanth’.
Union Ministers Manohar Parikkar, Arun Jaitley,
Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, Goa Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar and Union Minister of State
Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan
Rathore, were present on the occasion.
Action time for
Sarath
A
stunt sequence for
Sarath Kumar starrer
Sandamarutham was shot in
Binny Mills, Chennai for over ten
days. A huge set resembling a
palace made of glass was put
up where the stunt was shot.
Sandamarutham stars Sarath
Kumar, Meera Nandhan, Oviya,
Samuthirakani, Vijayakumar,
Radharavi among others in the
cast.
Written by Sarath Kumar,
Sandamarutham is directed by
A Venkatesh.
James Vasanthan has scored
the music.
Says Venkatesh,’Sarath
Kumar has given his best in
dual roles. Sandamarutham has
come good to entertain fans’.
— NT Bureau
Comedy on the cards
for Jayam Ravi
R
omeo Juliet
starring Jayam
Ravi and Hansika will be a hilarious
entertainer, says п¬Ѓlmmaker Lakshman.
Produced by Nandhagopal for Madras
Entertainments, Romeo Juliet has Poonam Bajwa,
Vamsi Krishna, Ganesh among others in the cast.
Dialogues are penned by Chandru. The music is by
D Imman.
Heaping laurels on Imman, Lakshman, says, �He
has come up with half-a-dozen songs that are sure
to top the charts.’
Romeo Juliet is a colourful comedy flick.
Youngsters will fall in love with it, he adds.
— NT Bureau
�MTP will
reflect today’s
youngsters’
T
Rendavuthu Padam to
release in December
D
irector Krishna after Nedunchalai is busy with Maane
Thenae Payae (MTP). The movie stars Aari, Daniel
Balaji and Subhasree Ganguly in the lead. Produced by
Kalsan Movies, the movie has music by Sathya C.
Says Krishna, �My Sillunu Oru Kadhal was a breezy
romantic entertainer, while Nedunchalai was action
on the highway. Maane Thenae Payae is totally
different. There are many in it to woo masses’.
Shooting for the movie is on at hectic
pace. Daniel Balaji is all thrilled
about his role. he says,
�It is a challenging
character and I
am confident of
pulling it off’.
— NT Bureau
hamizh Padam fame
C S Amudhan’s
Rendavuthu Padam, lying
in the cans for over a
year, will eventually hit the
screens this December.
The movie stars Vemal,
Arvind Akash, Richard,
Vijayalakshmi and Ramya
Nambeesan is touted to
be a comedy thriller. It
has been been censored
with a U certificate with
a few cuts. The ad п¬Ѓlm
maker-turned-director
has music by Kannan,
cinematography by Vijay
Ulaganathan and editing
by Suresh.
Produced by
ScreenKrafts
Entertainment, sources
say that one more trailer
of the movie would be
out today. Amudhan’s
Thamizh Padam was a
spoof on Tamil п¬Ѓlms was
a hit, so a lot is riding on
Rendavathu Padam.
— NT Bureau
V
ellaikara Durai starring Vikram Prabhu and Sri Dhivya is complete
and ready for release soon.
Produced by noted п¬Ѓlm distributor Anbu Chezhiyan and direced by
Ezhil, the movie has Soori, John Vijay, M S Baskar, Manobala among
others in the cast. Music is by D Imman and cinematography by Suraj
Nallusamy.
Having successfully distributed over 1000 п¬Ѓlms, Anbu Chezhiyan,
says, �This is my maiden production venture and I want to come out
with a commercial entertainer. Thanks to Ezhil, Vellakara Durai has
come good and clean’.
Plans are on to release the movie at the earliest.
— NT Bureau
Promises a commercial fare
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