Statesman (India) articles from April 2009

Statesman (India) archives from April 2009

Defeated four times in a row, Trinamul man still hopeful.
April 30, 2009... ASANSOL, April 29: Apparently, Robert Bruce, the Scottish monarch is as different from the Trinamul Congress candidate for the Assansol parliamentary constituency, Mr Moloy Ghatak, as chalk and cheese. Yet, like the persevering Scotman who...

Left pushed out Tatas.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service KOLKATA/HOWRAH/KRISHNAGAR,April 29: Holding the CPI-M responsible for the Tataspulling out the Nanoplant from the Bengal, BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP)leader Mr LKAdvanitoday said peasants should not be ignored for...

Citi seeks Treasury nod for bonus: Report.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, April 29: At a time when bailed out firms are trying hard to come to terms with government-imposed pay restrictions, Citigroupis seeking US Treasury's permission to shell out special bonuses to several key...

IIMB among top 10.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service BANGALORE,April 29: TheIndian Institute of Management, Bangalore,has been ranked sixth in the Asia-Pacific region in the QSGlobal 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers Choice, published recently by Quacquarelli...

Mobile portability in city soon.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service BANGALORE,April 29: Come September,Kolkata,as a metro, and Andhra Pradesh,Karnatakaand Tamil Nadu,ascircles, willget to enjoy the facility of mobile portability. Theclearing house for the purpose, incollaboration with...

Stimulus will show results soon: Montek.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, April 29: Planning Commission deputy chairman Mr Montek Singh Ahluwaliatoday said the stimulus packages to revive the economy would start showing results in the data for April-May and definite signs of recovery...

ArcelorMittal reports $1.1b net loss.
April 30, 2009... LONDON, April 29: Steel behemoth ArcelorMittaltoday reported a $1.1 billion loss for the first quarter ended 31 March 2009, primarily on account of exceptional charges related to write-downs of inventories amidst a slump in demand for the...

Banks focus on micro-finance sector.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India MUMBAI,April 29: Betting big on the fast-growing micro-finance sector, leading private and foreign banks are all set to scale up their MFIoperations in the country. Apart from providing financial support to fund-starved...

Biz Briefs.
April 30, 2009... Dunlop KOLKATA,April 29: The management of Dunlop India Ltd has said it is ready to resume production at its Shahgunjplant from the first week of May, if power is restored, which coincide with the scheduled general elections in...

Advanced laptop from HCL.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service KOLKATA,April. 29: HCLInfosystemslaunched ~ HCLLeaptopZ39~ claimed to be the most powerful laptop of the country, in Kolkataon Wednesday. Mr George Paul, executive vice-president of HCLInfosystemssaid that this laptop...

Infra sector on recovery path.
April 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, April 29: Cement,electricity and coal are leading the recovery in six key infrastructure sectors which grew by 2.9 per cent in March 2009 compared with 1.3 per cent in the previous month. However, growth for the infrastructure...

Airtel net profit up 8%.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service NEW DELHI/MUMBAI,April 29: BhartiAirteltoday said that its net profit had gone up by eight per cent for the quarter ended 31 March 2009, even as its average revenue per user (ARPU)slipped during the period. The companys...

Sensex jumps 401 points.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India MUMBAI,April 29: Frantic short-coverings on the last day of the April series as well as firm global cues helped the bellwether Sensexto rebound by 401.50 points to close at a six-and-a-half month high of 11,403.25....

Edits.
April 30, 2009... Probing the CBI Critical to national credibility Just because the demand for probing the probe-machine has been made by opposition parties in the thick of electoral mudslinging does not render it invalid. The functioning of the Central Bureau...

Special Article.
April 30, 2009... Power and Glory Regional And National Parties Share A Common Goal By Ajay K Mehra The Prime Minister remarked at a press conference of the Editors Guild of India on 15 April that growing regionalism and the accompanying spread in the...

Ambani: Victim kin seek CBI.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service MUMBAI, April 29: The autopsy report of Bharat Borge ~the key witness in the Anil Ambani's helicopter sabotage case, has revealed that he died of multiple fractures and injuries, police said. Government Railway Police...

Its caste clash in Mysore.
April 30, 2009... Tyagaraj Sharma MYSORE, April 29: Election fever is slowly but surely gripping Mysore ~ the city more famous for Dusshera, the royal family and the old world charm. As the city goes to polls on 30 April, the fight is between the Kurubas with...

Bofors: BJP trains its guns on AG.
April 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, April 29: A day after blaming the Congress-led UPAgovernment and the CBIfor allegedly acting in connivance to get the Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN)against the key multi-crore Boforsscam-accused Mr OttavioQuattrocchi,a fugitive...

Delimitation scenario worries CPM.
April 30, 2009... Biswabrata Goswami RANAGHAT, April 29: In the rough terrains of the newly carved Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency, the CPI-M is worried about the change in voter demography caused by delimitation in this traditionally Left bastion. CPI-M...

Lalgarh tribals dont know where to vote.
April 30, 2009... Sabyasachi Roy LALGARH, April 29: Confusion reigned in Lalgarh a day before it goes to polls, with the tribals not still aware where to cast their votes. After a meeting with the agitating PSBPC committee leaders, the state chief electoral...

Defeated four times in a row, Trinamul man still hopeful.
April 30, 2009... Tirthankar Mitra ASANSOL, April 29: Apparently, Robert Bruce, the Scottish monarch is as different from the Trinamul Congress candidate for the Assansol parliamentary constituency, Mr Moloy Ghatak, as chalk and cheese. Yet, like the...

An MP liked by all.
April 30, 2009... Snehamoy Chakraborty BOLPUR, April 29: It's a different tale over here. Leave aside his supporters, even supporters of the Opposition party do not find it right to criticise or point a finger at this MP's performance ~ the sitting MP for...

864 Cooch Behar booths declared critical.
April 30, 2009... COOCH BEHAR, April 29: About 8,500 polling personnel would man polling booths in the Cooch Behar constituency tomorrow. Of the 2,097 polling booths, 864 have been declared critical. The district has been divided into 203 sectors and nine...

N Bengal, Sikkim ready for polls.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service SILIGURI, April 29: Preparations for elections to the eight Lok Sabha seats in north Bengal and the one seat in neighbouring Sikkim is complete. Alongside the Lok Sabha polls tomorrow, Sikkim will also vote for the 32...

Left pushed out Tatas: Advani.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service KOLKATA/HOWRAH/KRISHNAGAR,April 29: Holding the CPI-M responsible for the Tataspulling out the Nanoplant from the Bengal, BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP)leader Mr LKAdvanitoday said peasants should not be ignored for...

Gurkhas defeat British govt in parliament.
April 30, 2009... Indo Asian News Service London, April 29: The British government today suffered a humiliating defeat after parliament voted to reverse regulations seeking to curtail the rights of Gurkha ex-soldiers to settle down in Britain. MPs voted...

Gurung seeks time.
April 30, 2009... KURSEONG, April 29: GJMM chief Mr Bimal Gurung today sent a reply to the Darjeeling district magistrate and district election officer, Mr Surendra Gupta, seeking 15 days time to explain his action regarding a show cause notice issued against...

Lalgarh tribals dont know where to vote.
April 30, 2009... SabyasachiRoy LALGARH, April 29: Confusion reigned in Lalgarh a day before it goes to polls, with the tribals not still aware where to cast their votes. After a meeting with the agitating PSBPCcommittee leaders, the state chief electoral...

Cooch Behar all set to vote today.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service COOCH BEHAR, April 29: Cooch Behar district is ready for tomorrows Parliamentary election. Polling officials have left for the booths today. About 8,500 polling personnel are to man the polling booths tomorrow. Of the...

Lama thrashed for poll forecast.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service GANGTOK, April 29: The Lama who made a poll related prediction recently has faced dire consequences for speaking out. Lama Dawa Sangpo Dorjee, who had last week predicted the outcome of the Sikkim Assembly polls, was...

Heat claims polling official.
April 30, 2009... MALDA, April 29: A polling official died and several others fell ill in the continuing heat wave in Malda today. The victim has been identified as Noor Mohammad (55). Two others - Mr Prakash Dasgupta and Mr Pankaj Roy - fell unconscious and...

People for Animals back animal rights & good hygiene practice.
April 30, 2009... SILIGURI, April 29: The Siliguri unit of People for Animals has demanded immediate construction of scientifically and hygienically managed abattoirs in the fast growing town in view of the pollution- peril emanating from the conventional...

Dept of mines recce team gets memo from tribals.
April 30, 2009... StatesmanNews Service KORAPUT, April 29: The Orissa Adivasi Forum, an outfit formed by people living in the periphery of the Nalco mines at Damanjodi here, presented a memorandum to a central team from the department of mines and the CMD...

Ravaged by storm, district in need of help.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service PARALAKHEMUNDI, April 29: Did the district administration fail in tackling the aftermath of the recent gale and sandstorm that created havoc in the entire town and had its impact on a few blocks of the district as...

BJD stages roadside protest against CEO.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR, April 29: The ruling Biju Janata Dal today staged a silent dharna alleging discriminatory and prejudicial attitude of the chief electoral officer during the general elections. A few MLAs were present...

Left pushed out Tatas.
April 30, 2009... KOLKATA/HOWRAH/KRISHNAGAR,April 29: Holding the CPI-M responsible for the Tataspulling out the Nanoplant from the Bengal, BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP)leader Mr LKAdvanitoday said peasants should not be ignored for carrying out industrial...

Nun rape identification tomorrow.
April 30, 2009... PHULBANI, April 29: The second phase of the test identification parade (TIP) in the sensational nun rape case is slated to be held at Baliguda sub-jail on 1 May. In this phase, five accused will be produced in a parade which will be conducted...

Laxmanananda deposition.
April 30, 2009... PHULBANI, April 29: Two revenue officers, Mr BC Kanhar and Mr CS Pradhan, were deposed in the court of CR Dash here in connection with the trial of the Laxmanananda Saraswati murder case. The two confirmed the sketch presented of Jalespeta...

Pro-Posco activists seek security.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service JAGATSINGHPUR, April 29: More than a thousand pro-Posco activists, who have expressed an interest in taking part in the ensuing panchayat election slated for 5 May, have sought adequate security arrangements even as the...

Vigilance sleuths conduct raids.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR/PARALAKHEMUNDI, April 29: Vigilance sleuths conducted raids on various establishments connected with Mr Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra, joint director, technical education and training, Cuttack on allegations of...

Antique smuggling racket busted.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service JAJPUR, April 29: The district police have arrested three persons and detained two on charge of involvement in an antique smuggling racket. Police seized an idol of Lord Buddha worth over Rs 50 lakh in the international...

Outbreak of water-borne disease claims two.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service KENDRAPARA, April 29: The latest outbreak of water-borne diseases, mainly gastroenteritis and diarrhoea, has assumed epidemic proportions, reportedly claiming two lives and affecting hundreds of people in as many as 45...

Tribal students denied facilities.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service BARIPADA, April 29: Though tall claims have been made regarding the flagship Sarva Siksha Abhijan (SSA) scheme in the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, the ground reality here tells a different tale altogether. ...

Lawyers protest police inaction over rape and murder of advocate.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service CUTTACK, April 29: Lawyers of Orissa High Court started a cease work today to protest against the failure of police in arresting the culprits who had raped and murdered a woman advocate. The body of the victim,...

Hijacked train rams into wagon, 7 die.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service CHENNAI,April 29: Seven people died and 20 personswere injured when a local suburban electric passenger train leaving from the Moore Market Complex at the ChennaiCentral railway station was hijacked by a stranger who...

Bengal votes today.
April 30, 2009... Statesman News Service KOLKATA, April 29 : The most dramatic battle of the ballot during the more than three-decade-long Left regime in West Bengal begins tomorrow when about 1.69 crore voters spread across 14 of the state's 42 Lok Sabha...

LTTE: Saviours or mass murderers?
April 30, 2009... COLOMBO, April 29: Two top LTTE leaders, who gave themselves up to the Sri Lankan Army, have said the Tamil Tigers used the civilians as hostages never allowing them to flee the war zone and resorted to mass killings if they failed to heed....

Six city tourists killed in Kullu.
April 30, 2009... KOLKATA, April. 29: Eight people, including six from the city, were killed and five were critically injured after the car they were travelling in fell into a 1,000-feet deep gorge by the Aut Luhri road near Achharu Nallah ~ about 8 km from...

Toy chopper scare at Parliament.
April 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, April 29: A remote-controlled toy helicopter today flew into the Parliament House complex in a major security breach spurring security agencies to investigate whether it was just an accident or a deliberate experiment by some...

briefs.
April 30, 2009... Gift for Bhutia Baichung Bhutia, gifted a car by Mahindra on Wednesday, said he'd had a good season - and it would have been better had Mohun Bagan won the I-League. He said he'd long known he'd be getting the gift but it did not influence...

T20 isn't only for young players.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India DURBAN, April 29: Those who consider Twenty20 a young man's game don't know much about cricket, says Sachin Tendulkar (in AFP photo), insisting that age has nothing to do with a player's performance in the shortest format...

Chelsea emerge unscathed.
April 30, 2009... Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, April 29: Chelsea saw mission accomplished after they stood firm against a barrage from Barcelona at the Camp Nou to draw 0-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday leaving the hosts...

Chargers run into Daredevils.
April 30, 2009... PRETORIA, April 29: On a roll with four wins in as many matches, the all-conquering Deccan Chargers will look to extend their unbeaten run while the Delhi Daredevils will hope to shrug off their last night's loss when the two teams clash in...

Super Kings downcast.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India CENTURION, April 29: Their morale low after two defeats in their last three matches, the Chennai Super Kings brace themselves up for a tough battle against the defending champions, the Rajasthan Royals, in the Indian...

Kings XI edge past.
April 30, 2009... Press Trust of India DURBAN, April 29: A brave effort by the Kings XI Punjab bowlers glossed over the frailties of their batting colleagues as the Mohali-basedoutfit edged out MumbaiIndians by three runs in a low-scoring thriller in the...

School of the Week: Announcement.
April 30, 2009... Schools which would like to be featured in The Statesman Voices School of the Week column are requested to send in details about their institution as follows: 1. Year of being established 2. Present number of students; method and time of new...

THE Q FILES: Pet peeves.
April 30, 2009... We know they are adorable but before you keep a pet, check out your knowledge on them Questions 1. Whose pet dog is famous in history as Diamond? 2. With which famous dog is the word dog biscuit associated? 3. By what name are the cat lovers...

Children of the world, arise!
April 30, 2009... AishaneeSinha and Torsa Saha tell us the significance of May Day and why the childhood of so many young ones need to be safeguarded It's 1 May tomorrow. What significance does this day have in our lives? Well shockingly true, it means just a...

Zip, zap, zoom!
April 30, 2009... The grand finals of the AmaronKartingChallenge 2008 - 2009 whizzed its way to an exciting finish on 19 April at Powai,Mumbai. PD Nanjappa,Abha Mankarand ArjunVernekartook the champs' places on the podium and won AmaronScholarships worth...

Calling school students!
April 30, 2009... Do you want to be a Coordinator of The Statesman Voices? You must be a student from an English medium school studying in Class VII or above to apply. You will have to send a 300-word write-up on 'Myself' giving details about your background,...

Different strokes.
April 30, 2009... 'AmraShilpi' - Strokes of Little Wonders - an innovative programme in the field of visual arts for children between 10 - 16 years has been initiated by Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City and Research Institute for Human and Agricultural...

The right learning environment.
April 30, 2009... 'Schools need to become social institutions conducive to learning and, for this, the learning environment in schools needs to planned, structured and mobilised so that the schools become an extended larger family of both teachers and...

Fun with creativity.
April 30, 2009... A three-day creative workshop conducted by theatre actor and director SushantoMukherjee was recently held at Oxford Junior. The purpose of the workshop was to take children aged between 6-12 years back to their roots through fun and...

Serve VOICES 457: Source of love.
April 30, 2009... Hello girls and boys, All those lovely figures and faces that draw our attention to the magazines and the newspapers and the TV screen - well, it's nice of course that they look attractive, but it seems so silly. There they are, leaning out...

Poets' Corner.
April 30, 2009... Thoughts I sat at my window, Looked at the sky, And watched the birds fly, And thought' about what? Why, thought about thoughts, Lots and lots! I wondered what they are, Do they come from near? Or do they come from far? Do they travel through...

Send your poems.
April 30, 2009... Are you a poet too and would you like to contribute to this page? Send your poems (between 50-100 words) with your name, class and school by email to voices@thestatesman.net

The best company.
April 30, 2009... A pet can change the home environment completely and it also teaches a child to be caring and responsible, says EshaPandit Remember Snowy, Tintin'scute pet dog? Or Granny's pet cat Sylvester, who is always too eager to gobble up sweet...

in school:.
April 30, 2009... Elocution time The students of classes III and IV of BirlaHigh School (Girls) had a Hindi Elocution competition on 13 April. For the class III Hindi Elocution competition AabdikaSharma of III A stood first, RechalAroraof III A stood second...

Pyongyang threatens fresh N tests.
April 30, 2009... Associated Press SEOUL, April 29: North Korea threatened today to conduct nuclear and missile tests unless the UN apologises for criticising its 5 April rocket launch, dramatically raising its stake in the worsening standoff over its atomic...

Airstrikes on Taliban den kill 50.
April 30, 2009... Associated Press ISLAMABAD, April 29: Government troops sought to drive stubborn Taliban militants from a district near the Pakistani capital after unleashing airstrikes that killed more than 50 enemy fighters, the military said. One...

Berlusconi battles it out on home turf.
April 30, 2009... Associated Press ROME, April 29: Mr Silvio Berlusconi may be one of Italy's most popular politicians, but the premier's approval ratings are sinking fast with at least one Italian ~ his wife. Mrs Veronica Lario publicly voiced her rage over...

Trinamul man on a song as he mixes work with play.
April 29, 2009... Sulagna Sengupta KOLKATA, April. 28: Kolkata Knight Rider's theme song ~ korbo lorbo jitbo re~ sounds more like a dirge now with the team being thrashed in almost every outing, but that hasn't stopped the Trinamul Congress candidate for the...

Deprived villagers will not vote.
April 29, 2009... Abhisek Roychowdhury KOLKATA, April 28: Voters of a village near Sonarpur have decided to boycott the elections this year. In the Ardida village in Sonarpur, villagers seem not to know the meaning of development. Twelve thousand of the...

This MP did not deliver.
April 29, 2009... Snehamoy Chakraborty SURI,April 28: The sitting MPfor the Birbhumparliamentary constituency, Dr Ram ChandraDome has failed to fulfil his promises. One of these promises included ensuring pure drinking water for the fluoride-affected village...

SHORT TAKES.
April 29, 2009... Intellectuals want free and fair election KOLKATA, April 28: Intellectuals under the banner of Forum of Artists Cultural Activists and Intellectuals today urged the state election commission to conduct free and fair elections in...

Vote boycott call may work in CPMs favour.
April 29, 2009... Shyam Sundar Roy MIDNAPORE,April 28: The election heat is missing in the three gram panchayatareas of the Belpharaiblock, parts of Lalgarhunder the Binpur(ST) Assembly segment, parts of Salboniand GarbetaAssembly segments in West Midnaporeand...

CPI heavyweight against Trinamul novice.
April 29, 2009... Statesman News Service MIDNAPORE, April 28: The contest for the Ghatal Lok Sabha seat will be closely watched as none other than heavyweight CPI Parliamentarian Mr Gurudas Dasgupta is in the fray there. The Ghatal seat was carved out of the...

Congress finds it tough to fight CPM here.
April 29, 2009... TirthankarMitra BURDWAN,April 28: A Congress candidate winning the Burdwan-Durgapur parliamentary constituency is an almost impossible proposition in the backdrop of the organisational weakness of the Opposition combine coupled with electoral...

EC reviews poll preparations in state.
April 29, 2009... Statesman News Service KOLKATA, April 28: Apart from two observers being deployed in the Ghatal Parliamentary constituency, the Election Commission (EC) will deploy four additional central observers, election commissioner, Mr VS Sampat said...

Biz Briefs.
April 29, 2009... Biocon BANGALORE,April 28: Hit by volatility in foreign exchange value, Biocon today reported a hefty 62 per cent dip in its net profit at Rs24.9 crore for the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2008-09. It had registered a net profit of Rs65.30...

BEL, BHEL in JV to generate solar power.
April 29, 2009... Statesman News Service BANGALORE,April 28: BharatElectronics Limited has joined hands with BharatHeavy ElectricalsLimited to invest more than Rs3,000 crore for generating solar power for commercial purposes, the first such venture of its kind...

Hind Paper stops work at Assamplant.
April 29, 2009... Press Trust of India HAILAKANDI(Assam),April 28: Production at HindustanPaper Corporation plant here has come to a standstill following lack of raw material supply from violence-hit North CacharHills district, causing jobs loss for 1,200...

Sensex dips after 3-day rise.
April 29, 2009... Press Trust of India MUMBAI,April 28: The BSESensexsnapped a three-day winning streak and declined by a whopping 370 points on the back of weak global cues and fears of political uncertainty after the general election. The Bombay Stock...

SBI education loans cheaper.
April 29, 2009... Press Trust of India MUMBAI,April 28: The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), today said that it had lowered interest rates on education loans by up to 250 basis points for a limited period. Interest rates on education loans,...