Statesman (India) articles from May 2009, page 2

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Sensex may touch 19,500.
May 30, 2009... ; Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: Driven by the election outcome, the benchmark index Sensexmay touch 19,500 level this year, provided the government pushes through the reform agenda, analysts said. Market experts believe that the...

Tata Motors profit down 51%.
May 30, 2009... ; Statesman News Service KOLKATA,29 MAY: TataMotors today reported a 50.7 per cent decline in profit after tax (PAT) for the financial year 2008-09 at Rs1,001.26 crore due to severe demand contraction in the automobile industry. The same...

Biz Briefs.
May 30, 2009... RCom plan NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: AnilAmbani-ledReliance Communications is planning to launch a Rs150-crore advertising campaign for its nation-wide GSMservices and is believed to be on the verge of signing Bollywoodstar HrithikRoshanas its brand...

GDP growth falls to 5.8%.
May 30, 2009... ; SNS & PTI NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: In what must be a dismaying prospect for the new government, the shrinking production of the manufacturing sector pulled down economic growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2008-09 to 5.8 per cent and 6.7 per...

Rate cut after bankers meet.
May 30, 2009... ; Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: The country's largest lender State Bank of India today said it would consider a cut in interest rates after the bankers' meeting with finance minister Mr PranabMukherjeescheduled for 10 June. As...

CIL & NTPC sign pact.
May 30, 2009... ; Statesman News Service KOLKATA,29 MAY: NTPCand CILtoday signed a model fuel supply agreement (FSA)paving the way for signing of FSAwith all other state and Central generation companies. The tenure of the FSAwith power utilities will be...

Biz Briefs.
May 30, 2009... Engg job cuts NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: More than 15 lakhpeople in the engineering exports sector may have lost jobs during the 10-month period ending June this year, mainly on account of drying up of orders from the overseas markets, says a study....

Global oil price at new high.
May 30, 2009... LONDON, 29 MAY: Oil extended gains above $65 a barrel today to reach a fresh six-month high after the USA reported a fall in oil inventories and further signs of economic improvement. Benchmark crude for July delivery was up 67 cents to...

Deora hints at fuel price hike.
May 30, 2009... ; Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: The UPAgovernment is likely to hike petrol and diesel prices. This was indicated by the Union petroleum minister, Mr MurliDeora, who took charge for a second consecutive term today. He said the...

Special Article.
May 30, 2009... The Maoist spread Develop The Core Area With Supportive Policing Parthasarathi Bhattacharya THE Spring Thunder of May 1967 at Naxalbariin West Bengal has had its echo in the countrys heartland. Left-wing extremism poses a definite...

Edits.
May 30, 2009... Team in Place A few aberrations, but generally good FOR the most part, the Prime Minister and his advisers have done a reasonably good job of ministry formation. There is some continuity, some change and some infusion of new blood, without...

Can Women Be Finally Persuaded To Buy Erotica?
May 30, 2009... Jerome Taylor LONDON, 29 MAY: SurayaSingh used to have a mundane job working for an education quango.Like millions of women the 30-year-old would often spend her lunch breaks perusing the womens magazine section at a nearby newsstand. ...

BRIEFS.
May 30, 2009... Curfew JALANDHAR, 29 May: After lifting the day curfew for the second day in violence-hit areas of Punjab following return of normalcy, the district administration today extended the curfew period from 12 hours to 16 hours. Deputy...

Navy foils piracy in Gulf of Aden.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: The Indian Navy for the fifth time successfully foiled a bid by pirates in the Gulf of Aden to board a merchant ship but in a departure from the practice of capturing the pirates, the Indian Navy...

Sabarimala trademark contested in Kerala HC.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service Thiruvananthapuram, 29 MAY: Tea from Darjeeling, Thanjavur and Madhubani paintings, chappals from Kholapur, and oranges from Nagpur are all protected under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights....

Sen tells prison tales.
May 30, 2009... KOLKATA, 29 May: It's a Kafquaesque world in the jail in Chhattisgarh where Dr Binayak Sen, the civil rights movement icon, had been lodged for about two years. The jail inmates have to bribe medical assistants to get an injection and stand in...

Ties with LJP didnt work: Lalu.
May 30, 2009... PATNA, 29 MAY: About a fortnight after facing a humiliating defeat at the hands of NDA in the just-concluded LS polls in Bihar, the RJD president Mr Lalu Prasad formally conceded that his pre-poll alliance with the LJP did not work in this...

Girl outdo boys in CBSE Class X test.
May 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: The central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) annoucedthe Class X results for six regions and it was the same old story again ~ girls outshone boys. The overall pass percentage this year is 88.84 per cent, up 1.76 per...

Moily open to course correction on Quattrocchi.
May 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: Mr Moily,who headed the Administrative Reforms Commission during the previous government, made it clear soon after assuming charge as the new Union law minister today that he was set to implement many of his recommendations as...

Team Manmohan takes charge.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service New Delhi, 29 May: Getting down to business, new Union ministers today made it clear that changes will be brought in policies wherever required to meet growing challenges but said there will be continuity of programmes...

Scripting success in CBSE.
May 30, 2009... KOLKATA, 29 MAY: Most of the students who featured in the unofficial merit list from the city-based CBSE schools have attributed their success to their schools. They said it was their teachers who helped them perform well in the exam. ...

Cry for relief measures.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service KOLKATA, 29 MAY: Around 3,000 people, who were rendered homeless after cyclone Aila hit several parts of Hasnabad in North 24-Parganas, today staged a demonstration in front of the BDO office demanding relief and...

Girls strike gold in HS exams.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service BALURGHAT,BANKURA,29 MAY: Three girls have bagged the probable first three positions in the unofficial merit list of the state. MadhumitaSaha(473) of BalurghatLalitMohonAdarshaUchhaVidyalayawants to pursue a...

Hard work pays off.
May 30, 2009... KOLKATA,29 MAY: As the results of the CBSE class X examinations were declared today, girls have outperformed boys with the girls registering a pass percentage of 91.81. The figure for boys is 88.31. The overall pass percentage in the Allahabad...

Sisir sees trouble for Angaria CPM duo.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service MIDNAPORE, 29 MAY: The newly-appointed Union minister of state for rural development, Mr Sisir Adhikary, said the CPI-Ms joy over the acquittal of its Midnapore West district committee members Tapan Ghosh and Sukur Ali...

KEIP raps contractor.
May 30, 2009... ;AbhishekLaw KOLKATA,29 MAY: The KolkataEnvironment Improvement Projects (KEIP) has served a notice on a private contractor engaged in carrying out construction of pumping stations in Chowbhaga,alleging breach of contract and negligence of...

CPM councillor in power pilferage row.
May 30, 2009... ;Kanchan Siddiqui DURGAPUR, 29 MAY: The family of former state animal husbandry minister and CPI-M MP, Mehboob Zahedi, was found to be consuming electricity by illegal means in order to run an ice-cream factory at Guskar in Burdwan. Officials...

The future engineers...
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service KOLKATA,29 MAY: Most of the students who have featured in the unofficial merit list of Higher Secondary examination from the city had done well in the Madhyamikexaminations. DebdipMukherjeeof South Point High...

Nandigram scores in HS & Madhyamik.
May 30, 2009... TAMLUK, 29 MAY: Students of East Midnapore, the trouble-torn district in the state that is still in the news due to the events at Nandigram, proved their mettle after results for the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinations were announced....

Romantic tales of Dustin Hoffman.
May 30, 2009... The star of The Graduate, Rain Man and Meet the Fockers tells Gill Pringle the best way to act out a love story To say that Dustin Hoffman has 'a bit of a crush' on Emma Thompson is putting it mildly. It's a crush that began four years ago...

Change is constant.
May 30, 2009... Sony Entertainment Television makes a drastic change in its programme line-up to catch up with leaders in the industry WHEN Sony Entertainment Television first went on air, its shows had a distinct charm, but along the way the programming...

Living and loving for the moment.
May 30, 2009... Madly Bangalee Rating **** Life is not about looking back or ahead. It's about living every moment to the fullest, a thought that permeates through Madly Bangalee. Yes, Anjan Dutt once again expresses his love for the city, speaks about...

Tour guide tripe.
May 30, 2009... Angels & Demons Rating It's sad that a film about riddles and cyphers should take such pains to stop its viewers having to figure out anything for themselves, says Nicholas Barber The best that can be said for Angels & Demons is...

telly tattle.
May 30, 2009... Love & marriage Zee TV will launch a new show, Pavitra Rishta, which highlights mother-daughter relationship. Mothers often ask questions such as 'who will make a good life partner for my daughter' and 'should she believe in her instincts...

FIRST LOOK: Dark as the night.
May 30, 2009... Daringly original, genre-busting and certain to cause debate, Deadgirl is an odyssey into the soul of our alienated youth. But by injecting universal teen moral moorings into something fantastical and terrifying, the film takes the conventions...

A peek into untold misery.
May 30, 2009... Understanding Trafficking Rating **** One of the highlights of the film is the wonderful rehabilitation programme for trafficking victims. A review by Shoma A Chatterji Who is a good woman? Who is a bad woman? What measuring rod do we...

Harsh realities.
May 30, 2009... After several decades, a Hindi black-and-white film will be released that also marks the debut of a promising actor, Gauri 'COLOUR adds warmth but in black-and-white life is harsh,' says Gauri of her debut film Frozen, which is being...

Taboos in Indian cinema.
May 30, 2009... Derek Bose writes on five unfilmable topics (other than sex) in the Indian context. Now, if some self-seeking publicity-monger tries to upset the applecart and agitate the masses by taking a dig at the national anthem, clearly, the man is up...

Preview: Cutting across boundaries.
May 30, 2009... Karma, Crime, Passion, Reincarnation During his formative years, MR Shahjahan worked with the best ~ Richard Attenborough (Gandhi), Aamir Khan (Afsana Pyar Ka), Ivory-Merchant (Heat and Dust, and Muhafiz) and David Lean. Thus, much was...

the buzz: Moment of truth.
May 30, 2009... After facing the wrath of those with political backing for being part of a bold bikini photo shoot for a men's magazine, Neetu Chandra has now developed cold feet. Recently, she did a photo shoot for The Man at a three-star hotel with model...

hi hollywood.
May 30, 2009... Surround sound Academy Award-nominated composer David Newman has helped create and elevate American pop culture for more than 20 years. Both an accomplished violinist and conductor of leading orchestras around the world including the Los...

75 and still quacking.
May 30, 2009... One talking duck's semi-intelligible speech continues to rise above the din. Sudipta Chanda points out a few milestones in Donald Duck's career DONALD Fauntleroy Duck turns 75 this year but he still doesn't fail to cheer up adults and...

the buzz: Practical magic.
May 30, 2009... She unintentionally created quite a stir by escorting Salman Khan to the IIFA Awards a year ago. Ever since there has been speculation that Govinda's beautiful daughter, Narmmadaa Ahuja, would enter Bollywood. Putting rumours to rest, it's now...

the buzz: Clothes line.
May 30, 2009... Actor Zulfi Syed is working with his friend Suresh Raina to open a snazzy boutique in the latter's hometown Ghaziabad. Zulfi, who already owns a high-end boutique ~ Flo in Mumbai, which is doing great business designing for top shots like...

Three killed on NH 34.
May 30, 2009... MALDA, 29 MAY: Three members of a family were killed and two others injured when they were hit by a speeding lorry on National Highway 34 at English Bazaar town in Malda today. The lorry lost control and struck a rickshaw on which the family...

Toppers make schools proud.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service SILIGURI, 29 MAY: It was a moment of mixed feelings in Siliguri. While Madhumita Saha and Pampi Saha of Lalit Mohan Adarsha Uchha Vidyalaya, Balurghat, who scored 473 and 471 respectively rejoiced after their results,...

Hunger-strike over school fees continues.
May 30, 2009... SILIGURI, 29 MAY: An indefinite hunger strike by Mr BN Rai, president, Rashtriya Kalyan Samity (RKS), in Siliguri entered the fourth day today. Mr Rai is protesting against the hike in tuition fee and improper sale of textbooks and school...

Flying colours for North Bengal.
May 30, 2009... SILIGURI, 29 MAY: Titas Chanda (465) of Baradakantha Vidyapith has most likely secured the highest marks in Darjeeling district in the Higher Secondary examinations 2009. Attriduting his success to his parenta and teachers, Titas said he wanted...

Lavatory to come up at Bidhan road.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service SILIGURI, 29 MAY: The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to construct a public pay lavatory at Bidhan Road (in picture) to stop people from defecating in the open. The proposed lavatory will be...

Malbazaar poll: LF list ready, Opp divided.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service JALPAIGURI, 29 May: While the Left Front today declared its candidates for the Malbazaar municipal elections slated on 28 June, the Congress and Trinamul are yet to finalise a decision on whether they would contest the...

Villagers stall bird culling.
May 30, 2009... RAIGANJ, 29 May: The culling of poultry birds following the detection of a Bird Flu outbreak in North Dinajpur district had to be called off last night following villagers resistance. The district authority had swung into action last night after...

A lesson or two from the locals.
May 30, 2009... ;Romit Bagchi DUKKA(Kalimpong),29 May: In an unparallel gesture of protest against protracted administrative apathy, the villagers of Dukka,18 km into the impassable hilly terrain from Kalimpong,constructed a motorableroad absolutely on...

Cash prize announced for students, teachers.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service GANGTOK, 29 MAY: The state human resources development department has announced cash prizes for the best students in primary and secondary levels and also for best teachers serving primary, middle and senior secondary...

Ananya and Ayushi bag Class-X state ranks.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR, 29 MAY: Ms Ananya Dash, of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar and Ms Ayushi Mohapatra, of DAV Public School, MCL Kalinga, Talcher, jointly bagged the top slot, among the students of the...

Maoists kill contractor.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service MALKANGIRI,29 MAY: Armed Naxalsshot dead a contractor BadriPatraat Mantriamba,two kmsfrom Chitrakondatown today. Police sources said Patrawas shot from close range. No leaflet or letter claiming responsibility for...

Sleuths raid engineers house.
May 30, 2009... BERHAMPUR, 29 MAY: Vigilance sleuths, conducted raids on various establishments, connected with Mr K Badrinarayan Patra, executive engineer, RWSS division no. I, in Ganjam district, on charges of acquisition and possession of disproportionate...

Sudarsan wins award in S Korea.
May 30, 2009... Bhubaneswar,29 MAY: SudarsanPatnaikwon an award in South Korea for his sand sculpture on the threat of nuclear war today. Pattnaikreceived award from Mr Lee Kyu-bal at Haeundae-gu,Busanmetropolitan city. I took the decision of creating a...

Rain in Sambalpur punctual as ever.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service SAMBALPUR, 29 MAY: It is again the human perception of the divine presence. With a good shower of rain today evening, the very name Sital Sasthi (Cool Sasthi) justifies again. Much to the relief of the citizens, the...

Parida quits as chairman.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service JAJPUR,29 MAY: Ending the twelve-day suspense over his continuance as the block chairman, Mr RameshChandraParidasubmitted his resignation yesterday. Mr Paridahad contested the Assembly elections on a BJPticket after...

Plus Two results raise eyebrows.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service PARALAKHEMUNDI, 29 MAY: The not-so-impressive result in the Plus Two examination, in the government colleges here, in comparison to other small semi-government and private colleges, without substantial infrastructure...

Locals protest eviction drive.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service BALASORE, 29 MAY: The district administration, failed to execute an eviction order, due to fierce protest by the local residents here, today. Sources said that, the official team comprising of Sadar tehsildar, Mr...

Committee clears project proposals.
May 30, 2009... ;Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR,29 MAY: The Single Window committee today recommended several project expansion proposals pertaining to the metal and power sectors with riders relating to availability of bauxite and reports from the state...

Stalin named TN deputy CM.
May 30, 2009... ;Radhika Giri CHENNAI, 29 MAY: The elevation of Mr MK Stalin (photograph top), son of DMK president and chief minister, Mr M Karunanidhi (photo middle) today ~ even as his elder son Mr MK Azhagiri (photo bottom) took over as Union minister...

City schools do better in HS examination.
May 30, 2009... KOLKATA/SILIGURI, 29 MAY: The pass percentage in the Higher Secondary (HS) examinations, the results of which declared today, has increased marginally with an outstanding performance by the city schools. An overall pass percentage of 82.08 was...

Trinamul to make Left pay as Aila losses climb.
May 30, 2009... ;Nirendra Dev NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: Having given its rival a pasting in the Lok Sabha polls, TrinamulCongress is now set to exploit Bengals pathetic disaster management mechanism on its mission to oust the 32-year-old Left Front government. ...

PMs talk, another Indian hurt in Oz.
May 30, 2009... MELBOURNE/NEW DELHI/BANGALORE, 29 MAY: Even as Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh conveyed Indias concerns to his Australian counterpart, Mr Kevin Rudd, over the recent assaults on Indian students in that country, authorities arrested five...

100 YEARS AGO TODAY.
May 30, 2009... Editorial Notes The result of the appeal in the Midnapore Conspiracy case following upon the decision of the Special Tribunal of the High Court in regard to the persons accused of participation in the Barrah dacoity is calculated to create a...

National history has been fragmented too callously.
May 30, 2009... PROFESSOR Mushirul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2007 for his contributions as a historian and administrator. He has to his credit almost a dozen books and numerous papers. The renowned...

Delhi Durbar.
May 30, 2009... THERE is always a gap between private stance and public posture. Sometimes, the difference is disturbing. There is a story about a young and highly-rated minister. Despite his royal background, he is projected as an egalitarian to the core, with...

Formula One.
May 30, 2009... All Formula One teams have met a deadline set to enter cars for the 2010 season. ICL row Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq have left the Indian Cricket League to become eligible for Pakistan. British team A football team of only...

Chelsea take on Everton in final.
May 30, 2009... LONDON, 29 MAY: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard wants to hand Guus Hiddink the perfect going-away present tomorrow: an FA Cup winners' medal. In less than four months, the Dutch coach has rejuvenated players who seemed to lose their way...

Barca give a fillip to Spain.
May 30, 2009... ;James Lawton ROME, 29 MAY: Barcelona's historic treble of Champions League and Spanish league and cup is a stunning tribute to the club's enduring belief about the way the game should be played. But it is one that may have to take its place...

Selections.
May 30, 2009... BANGALORE, 29 MAY: Southern Charge is fancied to win the 1,400m Dharmaprakasha L S Venkaji Rao Memorial Cup here on Saturday. Selections: 1.30 p.m.: COORG HONEY 1, Spark Of Salerno 2, Gurujosh 3; 2.p.m.: LEONARDO 1, Arabian Prince 2, Flower...

Gill promises fresh panel.
May 30, 2009... NEW DELHI, 29 MAY: Sports Minister Mr M S Gill today said Hockey India would replace the Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc committee within the International Hockey Federation deadline to ensure it does not jeopardise the hosting of...

England better off without the big duo?
May 30, 2009... ;Stephen Brenkley In a drab, routine contest there was one hugely significant feature. The "Big Two", the biggest stars in English cricket, the most expensive players in the world, were missing. England not only won at a canter, they did so...

Venus out, Nadal in fourth round.
May 30, 2009... ; Agencies PARIS, 29 MAY: A tortured and tormented Venus Williams whimpered out of the French Open on Friday while Portuguese teenager Michelle Larcherde Britomade a very noisy departure from the big stage. After labouring through her...

Dhoni confident India can win.
May 30, 2009... ;Agencies MUMBAI, 29 MAY: Captain Mahendra Dhoni is confident India can retain the Twenty20 World Cup in England next month. I've got a team with outstanding talent. If we play to our potential, we can defend our title, Dhoni told reporters...

Archie chooses... Veronica.
May 30, 2009... ;Press Trust of India NEW YORK, 29 MAY: Archie Andrews, the redhead hero from Riverdale, has ditched a loyal and kind Betty to marry rich but spoilt Veronica, breaking the hearts of millions of plain Janes, who identified with the blond's...

Lanka offensive killed 20,000 civilians: Report.
May 30, 2009... LONDON, 29 MAY: More than 20,000 trapped Tamil civilians were killed as the Sri Lankan army launched its final assault to end the country's nearly three decades old civil war with the LTTE guerrillas, a media report said today. An investigation...

North Korea tests another missile.
May 30, 2009... ;Associated Press YEONPYEONG (South Korea), 29 MAY: North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile today and warned it would take self-defense action if provoked by the UN Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions...

Too early to gauge success of Af-Pak policy: Obama aide.
May 30, 2009... ;Agencies WASHINGTON, 28 MAY: It is 'too early' to gauge the success of the new Af-Pakpolicy of the ObamaAdministration, the US National Security Advisor has said, hoping that all concerned nations will meet their shared responsibility to...

Pelosi appeals for China's help on climate change.
May 30, 2009... ; Associated Press Beijing, 28 MAY: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosiurged Beijing today to cooperate on climate change, calling a safe environment a basic human right. Speaking at Beijing's elite TsinghuaUniversity, Pelosicontinued the theme...

Gerald Ford's would-be assassin breaks silence.
May 30, 2009... ;Associated Press Washington, 28 MAY: The woman who fired a gun at President Gerald Ford in 1975 and spent the next 32 years in prison said in an interview today that she believed the country would change only through a violent revolution. ...

'Pak has 60 nuke bombs, is building more'.
May 30, 2009... ;Agencies Washington, 28 MAY: Pakistan with about 60 nuclear warheads; primarily targeted towards India, is continuing production of fissile material for weapons and adding to its weapons production facilities and delivery vehicles, a US...