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Basha files plea before SC to cancel bail to BSY Bangalore Beat Bureau Bangalore: Advocate Sirajin Basha today filed a petition before the Supreme Court asking it to cancel bail granted to for- mer chief minister B S Yed- dyurappa in alleged illegal land denotification cases. Yeddyurappa, who has been facing five cases of land denotification filed by Basha, has got bail in four, while awaiting an order in the fifth. The Kar- nataka High Court granted him bail. The Lokayukta special court, which has tak- en up the five private complaints against Yed- dyurappa, had denied him bail and sent him to the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail on judicial custody. Basha had got permission from governor H R Bhardwaj to prosecute then chief minister Yed- dyurappa and filed cases before the Lokayuk- ta special court. Maya could be jailed for corruption, says Uma Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Monday reiterated her controversial threat to "set afire Walmart out- lets", but said she has nothing in common with "corrupt" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati who has also protested Foreign Direct Invest- ment (FDI) in retail. "While I could be in jail for torching Walmart stores, Mayawati could be jailed for misuse of public funds and other corrupt practices," Bharti told a press conference here. "So, in a way there's a possibility we both can share the same barrack for different causes - one for helping the poor and the other for cheating them," added Bharti. She accused Mayawati of merely projecting herself as a "saviour" of the poor and down- trodden with her "false protest" against FDI in multibrand retail. "Her protest is just an eyewash... She (Mayawati) herself is being controlled by capitalists and involved in looting the poor people of the state...Don't draw a similarity in our protest against FDI...We could only come on a same platform in the jail barrack," said Bharti. "Setting Walmart stores on fire would be the last option...It's wrong to say by giving such a statement I don't believe in a democratic system. I firmly believe in the democratic system. Even partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are against FDI in multibrand retail," said Bharti. She declined to accept that her controversial statement could be linked with any kind of vi- olence. "I am among those who doesn't kill even an ant...It (the statement) should not be linked with violence," she added. Terming Mayawati as an "enemy" of Dalits and OBCs (Other Backward Castes), Bharti said, "Despite claiming to be the custodian of Dalits' rights, she has failed to work for the peo- ple of her community and OBCs. Mayawati has even failed to deliver justice to Dalit women, who have been particularly targeted in her regime." "Mayawati government is the most insensi- tive government...Like a static elephant (BSP's poll symbol), which cannot move, she also shows no sentiments for the poor and under- privileged," said Bharti. Attacking Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for his "ventilator" remark against the BJP, Bharti said, "As the entire country is curi- ous to know the prime ministerial candidate from the BJP, it indicates our party would be forming the next government at the centre. In such a situation, there's no question of BJP be- ing on a ventilator." "Rahul Gandhi must enlighten himself by reading newspapers before giving such a state- ment. In fact, a person like him (Rahul Gand- hi) who had termed the people of Uttar Pradesh beggars has no right to come to the state," said Bharti. Asked whether she would be in the race to be- come chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bharti said, "I don't think of chief ministership or prime ministership...I just want to do my work prop- erly...I will continue to work as per the in- structions of BJP president Nitin Gadkari." Harish D L Bangalore beat Bureau Bangalore: The BJP government has chalked out a strategy to counter any moves by for- mer minister B Sriramulu and company to topple the first government in South India. The BJP is desperate and want to serve out the remaining two-and-odd years of power. The strategy includes digging out old cases against legislators of other parties, which have been pending decision for a long time. With this, nearly 20 opposition legis- lators could be suspended, disallowing them to enter Vidhana Soudha during the session. The first includes the findings of Hemachandra Sagar committee, which has recommended seven opposition MLAs for creating trouble during the election of K G Bopaiah as Speaker. Zameer Ahmed Khan and other MLAs had stormed into the well of the House, pulled out Speaker’s mike and created a scene. The House committee head- ed by Sagar had been formed after that. The other case relates to the trouble dur- ing the no-trust motion against the govern- ment last year when B S Yeddyurappa was in power. Here, 13 opposition MLAs, in- cluding opposition leader in the assembly Siddaramaiah, have been named guilty. The committee was headed by Kodagu MLA Appachu Ranjan. With the 20 MLAs kept out of the assem- bly during the session, the BJP government could easily sail through any no-trust motion. The Congress is already thinking of moving such a motion during the coming winter ses- sion beginning on December 5. Speaker Bopaiah has the powers to open these cases at any time and order their sus- pension. Sriramulu, who has been contesting as an independent in the Bellary Rural by-election, today declared that he would float a new par- ty in the state once the election results are de- clared on December 4. Already, 2 MLAs, 2 MLCs and two MPs from the BJP have been openly campaigning for Sriramulu in the by- election. The BJP too has served show-cause notices on them. Sources close to Sriramulu said he will take away at least 20 MLAs from the BJP if he forms a new party. He holds a considerable sway over four districts in the northern parts of the state, including Bellary, Raichur, Chitradurga and Koppal. Whether he wins or not, Sriramulu’s aim would be to topple the BJP government, they said. Continued on page 2 Works to fix grills at BBMP begin Bangalore Beat Bureau Bangalore: Works to turn the BBMP office into a fortress with fortified grills began today. The works were inaugurated by mayor Sharadamma and commissioner Siddaiah. The works will be executed at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore and will be completed in four months. The BBMP will restrict entry and exit of visitors once the works get completed. The grills would be on the lines put up around Vidhana Soudha. B Sriramulu CID to probe BBMP scam Bangalore Beat Bureau Bangalore: The state govern- ment today handed over the BBMP works scandal running into Rs 1,539 crore to the Crime In- vestigation Department. Announcing this at Bellary, chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda said as the investigation was an important one, it is being taken away from the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force and handed over to the CID. The scandal invovles passing bills to unfinished and substan- dard works and providing funds twice to single works. The scam took place in three assembly constituencies in the city. The BMTF has already arrest- ed BBMP executive engineer Idiya Vendon for his alleged role in the scandal. He has now been sent to the Parappana Agrahara Cen- tral Jail. Recently, a fire broke out on the third floor of the BBMP, de- stroying hundreds of files. Though some palike officials said they pertained to the inves- tigation, others said the relevant files were safe. Now-transferred palike com- missioner Siddaiah was con- ducting a probe to find out whe- hter it was a case of arson. Opposition parties at BBMP and assembly had been de- manding that the state govern- ment hand over the investigation to a higher authority. Evening daily Book Festival makes Rs 16 cr P 3 Bangalore Beat Vol. 1, Issue 363 n Monday n November 28, 2011 No. of pages: 4 n Price: ` 2 Hazare protests near Parliament P 4 BJP GOVT PLANS COUNTER‑MOVE To disqualify 20 oppn party MLAs for ruckus BSY in hospital Bangalore Beat Bureau Bangalore: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa missed out the last day of campaigning at Bellary Rural assembly constituency today. A severely ill BJP strongman was admitted to a hospital as he complained of uneasiness and ag- gravation of blood pressure and dia- betes. Yeddyurappa was today shifted to Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta road for treatment. The BJP strongman was campaigning for party official candidate GaadiLin- gappa over the last week in the intense heat and dust of Bellary. Though seemed reluctant to take part in the campaigning in the initial days, he jumped in along with other saffron par- ty leaders to garner votes for Lingappa, who has been contesting against former minister in the BJP gov- ernment and now an independent can- didate B Sriramulu. Yeddyurappa has been complaining of ill health for a while now. Even when the Lokayukta special court had ordered his arrest, the former chief minister had got himself admitted to hospital. Even after his arrest, he was admitted to Jayadeva hospital and from there shift- Swamy files black money complaint with CBI New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Monday registered a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about black money stashed away in tax havens, an official said. "Swamy met the CBI director today (Monday) morning and handed over a complaint regarding alleged illegal bank accounts of Indians abroad," said a CBI official. CBI Director A.P. Singh told Swamy, who heads an Action Committee Against Corruption, that this will be examined and acted upon if the investigative agency has the necessary jurisdiction. SIDDAIAH shifted out OF BBMP Shankarlinge Gowda new chief Bangalore Beat Bureau Bangalore: BBMP commissioner Sidda- iah has been transferred. Bangalore Met- ropolitan Transport Corporation principal secretary Shankarlinge Gowda will re- place him. The state government, which took the decision today, has not announced further posting to Siddaiah. The transfer comes at a time when the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is being wracked by a works scam in three assembly constituencies of Bangalore running into Rs 1,539 crore. BBMP engi- neers have absented themselves from work and have been protesting indefi- nitely demanding handing over of the probe to either the Lokayukta or an in- ternal committee. The transfer should bring relief to Sid- daiah, who had been requesting the gov- ernment to shift hhim out of the palike. Around three months ago, he had gone on a long leave after differences with the elected representatives. Sources had told Bangalore Beat that Siddaiah had approached then chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to transfer him out of the Palike. But the latter had convinced him to continue for a while. Siddaiah was appointed BBMP chief on July 30 last year. He replaced Bharat Lal Meena, who has since been serving as Bangalore Development Authority com- missioner. Siddaiah Shankarlinge Gowda S Radhakrishna Mayor Sharadamma and BBMP commissioner Siddaiah inaugurate the works to fix grills at the BBMP headquarters today.

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Basha filesplea beforeSC to cancelbail to BSY

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: Advocate Sirajin Basha today fileda petition before theSupreme Court asking it tocancel bail granted to for-mer chief minister B S Yed-dyurappa in alleged illegalland denotification cases.

Yeddyurappa, who hasbeen facing five cases ofland denotification filed byBasha, has got bail in four,

while awaiting an order in the fifth. The Kar-nataka High Court granted him bail.

The Lokayukta special court, which has tak-en up the five private complaints against Yed-dyurappa, had denied him bail and sent him tothe Parappana Agrahara Central Jail on judicialcustody.

Basha had got permission from governor HR Bhardwaj to prosecute then chief minister Yed-dyurappa and filed cases before the Lokayuk-ta special court.

Maya could be jailed for corruption, says Uma

Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Monday reiterated her controversial threat to "set afire Walmart out-lets", but said she has nothing in common with"corrupt" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawatiwho has also protested Foreign Direct Invest-ment (FDI) in retail.

"While I could be in jail for torching Walmartstores, Mayawati could be jailed for misuse ofpublic funds and other corrupt practices,"Bharti told a press conference here.

"So, in a way there's a possibility we both canshare the same barrack for different causes - onefor helping the poor and the other for cheatingthem," added Bharti.

She accused Mayawati of merely projectingherself as a "saviour" of the poor and down-trodden with her "false protest" against FDI inmultibrand retail.

"Her protest is just an eyewash...She (Mayawati) herself is being controlled by capitalists and involved in looting the poor people of the state...Don't draw a similarityin our protest against FDI...We could only comeon a same platform in the jail barrack," saidBharti.

"Setting Walmart stores on fire would be thelast option...It's wrong to say by giving such astatement I don't believe in a democratic system.I firmly believe in the democratic system. Evenpartners of the United Progressive Alliance(UPA) are against FDI in multibrand retail," saidBharti.

She declined to accept that her controversialstatement could be linked with any kind of vi-olence. "I am among those who doesn't kill evenan ant...It (the statement) should not be linkedwith violence," she added.

Terming Mayawati as an "enemy" of Dalitsand OBCs (Other Backward Castes), Bhartisaid, "Despite claiming to be the custodian ofDalits' rights, she has failed to work for the peo-ple of her community and OBCs. Mayawati haseven failed to deliver justice to Dalit women, whohave been particularly targeted in her regime."

"Mayawati government is the most insensi-tive government...Like a static elephant (BSP'spoll symbol), which cannot move, she alsoshows no sentiments for the poor and under-privileged," said Bharti.

Attacking Congress general secretary RahulGandhi for his "ventilator" remark against theBJP, Bharti said, "As the entire country is curi-ous to know the prime ministerial candidatefrom the BJP, it indicates our party would beforming the next government at the centre. Insuch a situation, there's no question of BJP be-ing on a ventilator."

"Rahul Gandhi must enlighten himself byreading newspapers before giving such a state-ment. In fact, a person like him (Rahul Gand-hi) who had termed the people of Uttar Pradeshbeggars has no right to come to the state," saidBharti.

Asked whether she would be in the race to be-come chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bhartisaid, "I don't think of chief ministership or primeministership...I just want to do my work prop-erly...I will continue to work as per the in-structions of BJP president Nitin Gadkari."

Harish D L Bangalore beat Bureau

Bangalore: The BJP government has chalkedout a strategy to counter any moves by for-mer minister B Sriramulu and company totopple the first government in South India.The BJP is desperate and want to serve outthe remaining two-and-odd years of power.

The strategy includes digging out oldcases against legislators of other parties,which have been pending decision for a longtime. With this, nearly 20 opposition legis-lators could be suspended, disallowingthem to enter Vidhana Soudha during thesession.

The first includes the findings ofHemachandra Sagar committee, which hasrecommended seven opposition MLAs forcreating trouble during the election of K GBopaiah as Speaker. Zameer Ahmed Khanand other MLAs had stormed into the well ofthe House, pulled out Speaker’s mike andcreated a scene. The House committee head-ed by Sagar had been formed after that.

The other case relates to the trouble dur-ing the no-trust motion against the govern-ment last year when B S Yeddyurappa was

in power. Here, 13 opposition MLAs, in-cluding opposition leader in the assemblySiddaramaiah, have been named guilty.The committee was headed by Kodagu MLAAppachu Ranjan.

With the 20 MLAs kept out of the assem-bly during the session, the BJP governmentcould easily sail through any no-trust motion.The Congress is already thinking of movingsuch a motion during the coming winter ses-sion beginning on December 5.

Speaker Bopaiah has the powers to openthese cases at any time and order their sus-pension.

Sriramulu, who has been contesting as anindependent in the Bellary Rural by-election,today declared that he would float a new par-ty in the state once the election results are de-clared on December 4. Already, 2 MLAs, 2MLCs and two MPs from the BJP have beenopenly campaigning for Sriramulu in the by-election. The BJP too has served show-causenotices on them.

Sources close to Sriramulu said he will takeaway at least 20 MLAs from the BJP if heforms a new party. He holds a considerablesway over four districts in the northernparts of the state, including Bellary, Raichur,Chitradurga and Koppal.

Whether he wins or not, Sriramulu’s aimwould be to topple the BJP government, theysaid.

Continued on page 2

Works to fix grills at BBMP begin

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: Works to turn the BBMP office into afortress with fortified grills began today. Theworks were inaugurated by mayor Sharadammaand commissioner Siddaiah.

The works will be executed at a cost of Rs 2.25crore and will be completed in four months.

The BBMP will restrict entry and exit of visitorsonce the works get completed.

The grills would be on the lines put up aroundVidhana Soudha.

B Sriramulu

CID toprobe BBMP scam

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The state govern-ment today handed over theBBMP works scandal runninginto Rs 1,539 crore to the Crime In-vestigation Department.

Announcing this at Bellary,chief minister D V SadanandaGowda said as the investigationwas an important one, it is beingtaken away from the BangaloreMetropolitan Task Force andhanded over to the CID.

The scandal invovles passingbills to unfinished and substan-dard works and providing fundstwice to single works. The scamtook place in three assemblyconstituencies in the city.

The BMTF has already arrest-ed BBMP executive engineer IdiyaVendon for his alleged role in thescandal. He has now been sent tothe Parappana Agrahara Cen-tral Jail.

Recently, a fire broke out onthe third floor of the BBMP, de-stroying hundreds of files.Though some palike officialssaid they pertained to the inves-tigation, others said the relevantfiles were safe.

Now-transferred palike com-missioner Siddaiah was con-ducting a probe to find out whe-hter it was a case of arson.

Opposition parties at BBMPand assembly had been de-manding that the state govern-ment hand over the investigationto a higher authority.

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BJP GOVT PLANSCOUNTER‑MOVETo disqualify 20 oppn party MLAs for ruckus

BSY in hospitalBangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: Former chief minister B SYeddyurappa missed out the last day ofcampaigning at Bellary Rural assemblyconstituency today. A severely ill BJPstrongman was admitted to a hospital ashe complained of uneasiness and ag-gravation of blood pressure and dia-betes.

Yeddyurappa was today shifted toApollo Hospital on Bannerghatta road fortreatment.

The BJP strongman was campaigningfor party official candidate GaadiLin-gappa over the last week in the intense

heat and dust of Bellary. Though seemed reluctant to take part

in the campaigning in the initial days, hejumped in along with other saffron par-ty leaders to garner votes for Lingappa, who has been contestingagainst former minister in the BJP gov-ernment and now an independent can-didate B Sriramulu.

Yeddyurappa has been complaining ofill health for a while now. Even when theLokayukta special court had ordered hisarrest, the former chief minister had gothimself admitted to hospital.

Even after his arrest, he was admittedto Jayadeva hospital and from there shift-

Swamy files black moneycomplaint with CBI

New Delhi: Janata Party president SubramanianSwamy Monday registered a complaint with theCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about blackmoney stashed away in tax havens, an official said.

"Swamy met the CBI director today (Monday)morning and handed over a complaint regarding

alleged illegal bank accounts of Indians abroad,"said a CBI official.

CBI Director A.P. Singh told Swamy, who headsan Action Committee Against Corruption, that thiswill be examined and acted upon if the investigativeagency has the necessary jurisdiction.

SIDDAIAHshifted out OF BBMPShankarlinge Gowda new chief

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: BBMP commissioner Sidda-iah has been transferred. Bangalore Met-ropolitan Transport Corporation principalsecretary Shankarlinge Gowda will re-place him.

The state government, which took thedecision today, has not announced furtherposting to Siddaiah.

The transfer comes at a time when theBruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike isbeing wracked by a works scam in threeassembly constituencies of Bangalorerunning into Rs 1,539 crore. BBMP engi-neers have absented themselves fromwork and have been protesting indefi-nitely demanding handing over of theprobe to either the Lokayukta or an in-ternal committee.

The transfer should bring relief to Sid-daiah, who had been requesting the gov-ernment to shift hhim out of the palike.Around three months ago, he had gone ona long leave after differences with theelected representatives.

Sources had told Bangalore Beat thatSiddaiah had approached then chiefminister B S Yeddyurappa to transferhim out of the Palike. But the latter hadconvinced him to continue for a while.

Siddaiah was appointed BBMP chief onJuly 30 last year. He replaced Bharat LalMeena, who has since been serving asBangalore Development Authority com-missioner.

Siddaiah

Shankarlinge GowdaS Radhakrishna

Mayor Sharadamma and BBMP commissioner Siddaiah inaugurate the works to fix grills atthe BBMP headquarters today.

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THE RUM DIARY (U/A) Johnny Depp, Aaron EckhartInox (Magrath Road) (10.15 am,1.30, 4.45, 8 pm) Inox (Malleswaram)(10 am, 9.45 pm)

DOLPHIN TALE (U)Cinemax (10 am, 8 pm) PVR Cinemas(10.20 am, 2.55, 7.25 pm)

Movie ListingsKANNADA

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MILEY NAA MILEY HUM (U/A)Kangna Ranaut, Kabir BediApsara (11.30 am, 2.30 pm) Bhu-mika (10.30 am, 1.30, 4.30, 7.30pm) Cinemax (3.30 pm) Cinepolis(1 pm, 10 pm) Gopalan (Ban-nerghatta Road) (10 am, 5.15 pm)Gopalan (Rajarajeshwari Nagar)(10 am, 3 pm) PVR Cinemas (12.40pm)

RA.ONE (U/A) Shah Rukh Khan, KareenaKapoor ‘3D’ Abhinay (10.30 am,1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) Anand (10am, 1, 4, 7 pm) Cinepolis (10 am,11, 1, 4, 7, 10 pm) Cinemax (10 am,1, 4, 7, 10 pm) Everest (11.30 am,2.30, 6.15, 9.30 pm) Fame (Lido)(11.15 am, 2.30, 5.45, 9 pm) Fame(Shankarnag) (11.15 am, 2.30, 5.45,9 pm) Gopalan (BannerghattaRoad) (10 am, 1, 10 pm) Gopalan(Rajarajeshwari Nagar) (10 am,9.40 pm) HMT Cinemas (4 pm, 7,

9.30 pm) Inox (Magrath Road)(11.15 am, 2.30, 5.45, 9 pm) Inox(Malleswaram) (11.15 am, 2.30,5.45, 9 pm) Lakshmi (BTM Layout)(10 am, 11.15, 5.15, 8.30 pm) Lak-shmi (Gottigere) (10 am, 1, 5, 8pm) Lakshmi (Taverekere) (10 am,1, 5, 8 pm) PVR Cinemas (10.20am, 3.40, 9 pm) Rex (10.15 am,1.10, 4.05, 7, 9.50 pm) Vaibhav(Sanjay Nagar) (11.30 am, 2.30, 6,9.30 pm) Veeresh (10.30 am) VisionCinemas (10 am, 1, 7, 9.45 pm) Ur-vasi (10.45 am, 2.30, 6, 9.30 pm)Fame (Lido) (10.05 am) Fame(Whitefield) (10.15 am, 10.55, 12.25,1.30, 2.25, 4.45, 5.40, 8, 8.55 pm)Gopalan Cinemas (Mysore Road)(10 am, 7, 9.45 pm) Inox (Jayanagar)(10.25 am, 12.40, 3.45, 9 pm) Inox(JP Nagar) (10.15 am, 12.55, 2.30,5.45, 9 pm) Inox (Magrath Road)(10.15 am, 1.30, 4.45, 8 pm) Inox(Malleswaram) (12.55 pm, 5, 6.40pm) PVR Cinemas (1.20 pm, 2,3.25, 4.40, 5.20, 8. 8.40, 8.50 pm)

HINDI

TAMIL

7AUM ARIVU (U/A) Suriya, Shruthi HassanAjantha (10.30 am, 1.30, 4.30, 7.30pm) Amruth (10.30 am, 2, 5, 8 pm)Cinemax (12 pm, 3.15, 6.30, 9.45pm) Cinepolis (10.10 am, 1.10, 2.15,4.10, 7.10, 10 pm) Fame (Lido) (10.45am, 2.05, 5.25, 8.45 pm) Fame(Whitefield) (10.15 am, 1.40, 5.05,8.30 pm) Gopalan (BannerghattaRoad) (4 pm, 7, 10 pm) Gopalan(Mysore Road) (1 pm, 4, 6.45, 10pm) Gopalan (Rajarajeshwari Nagar)(10.10 am, 6.30, 10 pm) Inox (Jayana-gar) (1.40 pm, 5.05, 8.30 pm) Inox(JP Nagar) (10.15 am, 1.40, 5.05,8.30 pm) Inox (Magrath Road) (10.45am, 2.05, 5.25, 8.45 pm) Inox(Malleswaram) (10.30 am, 1.55, 5.20,8.45 pm) Maheshwari (10.30 am,1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) Pushpanjali(BN Pura) (6, 9pm) Pallavi (10 am,1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) PVR Cinemas(10.40 am, 10.45, 2, 5.20, 5.30,

8.40, 8.45 pm) Sampige (10.30 am,1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) Vinayaka (SultanPalya) (11.15 am, 2.30, 6.30, 9.30pm)

VELAYUDHAM (U/A)Vijay, Genelia, HansikaCinepolis (10 am, 4.10, 9.40 pm)Fame (Lido) (6.20 pm) Inox(Malleswaram) (3.30 pm) Lavanya(10.30 am, 1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) Ma-hadeshwara (11.15 am, 2.15, 6.15,9.15 pm) Natraj (10.30 am, 1.30,4.45, 7.45 pm) Prithvi (11 am, 2.30,6.30, 9.30 pm) Poornima (10.30am, 1.30, 4.30, 7.30 pm) Pushpanjali(BN Pura) (11 am, 2.30 pm) Push-panjali (Sultanpalya) (10.45 am,2.15, 6, 9.15 pm) PVR Cinemas (2pm, 3.40, 9 pm) Srinivasa (SG Palya)(10 am, 1, 5, 8 pm) Vaibhavi (11.30am, 2.30, 6.30, 9.30 pm) Vijay (11.15am, 2.30, 6.15, 9.15 pm) Vision Cin-emas (10 am, 1, 4, 7 pm)

LOOT (U/A)Hansika Motwani, Govinda, Mahaakashay Chakroborty

Cinemax (11 am, 5.45 pm) Cinepolis(11 am, 3.20, 7.10 pm) Fame (Lido)(1.10 pm, 9.30 pm) Fame (White-field) (10 am, 9.50 pm) Gopalan(Bannerghatta Road) (4 pm) Inox

(Jayanagar) (9.50 pm) Inox (JP Na-gar) (9.50 pm) Inox (Magrath Road)(10.15 am, 3.45, 9.15 pm) PVR Cin-emas (10.15 am, 1.20, 6.45 pm)Vision Cinemas (4 pm, 9.45 pm)

My DreamTrust to

come outwith list

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: My Dream Trust isall set to bring out a list of achiev-ers from politics, science, med-ical, social and culture fields.Those who achieved various featsin their respective fields shouldsend details of their achieve-ments, their photograph and bio-data to: Siddaraj, honorary sec-retary, My Dream Trust, No. 177/3,MarutiNilaya, 2nd main road,Bovipalya, Mahalakshmipuram,Bangalore– 560086 or email:[email protected]. Theentries should be sent beforeDecember 12. For more details,contact: 9008245970.

Womenʼsmeet on

Nov 29, 30Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The All-IndiaWomen’s Cultural Organisationhas organised an internationalwomen’s conference at Ravin-draKalakshetra on November 29and 30.

The conference will discussdowry, sexual and social harass-ment against women. RetiredChief Justice of India M N Venkat-achalaiah, wrier Vaidehi,Supreme Court Justice (retd) BN Srikrishna and others will takepart in the meet.

Sainik FlagDay on Dec 7

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The Sainik Welfareand Rehabilitation Centre is cel-ebrating its Flag Day on Decem-ber 7 at Raj Bhavan. At the pro-gramme, governor H R Bhardwajwill be presented the flags of thethree forces.

Home and transport ministerR Ashok and other dignitarieswill take part in the function.

Mock Parliament

sessionBangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The Young Men’sChristian Association and RotaryClub, Peenya, have organised amock parliament session. Theprogramme has been organisedto create awareness on politicsamong the youth, said YMCAgeneral secretary S V Ratnaku-mar.

“These days, values in politicsare getting diluted. Political lead-ers have been serving their self-interests. The programme willeducate youngsters about thevalue-based politics,” he said.

The session will be held atthe YMCA auditorium on No-vember 30. It will be inauguratedby law and parliamentary affairsminister Suresh Kumar at 10.30am.

Youths will be taught aboutdemocracy, political administra-tion and other related issuesthrough a series of lectures thatday, he added.

BJP govtplansmove

Continued from page 1At the time of quitting the

MLA’s position from the party,he had said that the partydamged his self-respect and partysenior leaders did not come tohis or his mentor Gali JanardhanaReddy’s rescue at times of crisis.Reddy has now been arrestedby the CBI for his alleged role inillegal iron ore mining in Anan-tapur district, and has beenlodged at the ChanchalagudaCentral jail in Hyderabad.

There are also indications thatthe new party would be launchedonce Reddy walks out of jail. Hisfollowers are expecting that theformer minister and Bellary min-ing baron would get bail soon.The CBI arrested Reddy on Sep-tember 5. The CBI special courthas kept him under judicial cus-tody since then.

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The ninth edition ofBangalore Book Festival recordeda turnover of Rs 16 crore afterconducting business for 10 days.

During the festival, a fund ofRs 1 lakh was raised to help vi-sually impaired children. It hasbeen decided to provide educa-tion to these children with thefund. The programme will beexecuted with the help of NGOView Finder Organisation.

The book festival,the biggestin South India, attracted over 2lakh book lovers over the 10days. The festival concluded yes-terday.

Last year, the book festivalhad a turnover of Rs 15 crore.This year, there was an increaseof Rs 1 crore. This year, the num-ber of visitors too went up by50,000 as compared to the lastyear’s footfall of 1.5 lakh.

Apart from the state, publish-ers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

and Delhi took part in the festival.More than 340 stalls had beenput up, displaying over 10 lakhbooks.

Of the books on sale, the de-mand for children’s books wasthe highest. Majority of the visi-tors had come to the festival withtheir families, who were moreinclined to buy children’s books.The next in the list were man-agement and business tomes.Educational institutions and li-braries showed interest in sourc-ing books at the festival, as therewere special discounts on offer.All the books were sold with atleast 10 per cent discount. Thenovel section too attracted similarinterest.

More books were sold in Hindi,English, Tamil and Telugu. Thisyear, the sale of Kannada booksconstituted 25 percent of the en-tire business, while it was 30percent last year. The reason isthe high interest shown by cor-porates in buying books at thefestival.

Book festival recordsa business of Rs 16 cr

Bangalore: Jayanta Roy fromKolkata won the grand prize inthe “Frames of My City” 2011Grand Finale at Alliance Fran-caise de Bangalore.

DivyaOstwal from Bangaloreand AmitAnshu from Mumbaiwere the two runners-up. Sel-vaprakash from Bangalore wasalso honoured with a specialmention award.

Ram Rahman, a legendary In-dian photographer from Delhi,AmitMadheshiya, an award-win-ning Indian photographer fromMumbai, and Nathaniel Gaskell,curator, Tasveer, London, werepresent.

Ram Rahman inspired pho-tographers with his insightfultalk on photographing hisbeloved Delhi, while AmitMad-heshiya shared his award-win-ning story on “travelling tentcinemas”.

The event was also watchedlive through a webcast acrossthe globe.

‘Frames of My City'was a pho-tography contest to recognisephotographers at all levels andgive an unique platform to allaspiring, amateurs, hobby andprofessional photographers toshowcase their works.

The contest had a uniquetheme ‘city’ which was the city

of residence, birth or choice. The objective was to capture

the unique city moments, places,people, activities that symbolisethe cities that one loves, lives in

or works in. The contest received over 7,800

submissions. Photographers from all over

the country took part.

Sufi now comes toKannada, CD out

Bangalorean runner‑upin Frames of My City

Bangalore: A Kannada musicCD with a touch of Sufism, cre-ated by RamyaVasishta, waslaunched in the city.

The CD “Preeti EmbuduGelati” is the fifth album byRamya, who is also an actress.Veteran poet N S L Bhatt releasedthe CD.

Flautist PravinGodkhindife-licitated the musical team ontheir new release.“I have heardthe tracks of PreetiEmbaduGelatiand must congratulate RamyaVa-sishta for bringing out the rarecombination of folk, ghazal andSufi singing to our state.”

The album is a musical ex-periment by Rajesh Krishnan,

Ramya and young talented mu-sician and singer Nitin. The eight-song album brings out the sooth-ing effect of Sufism and ghazals.Ramya said,“The focus was toreduce the number of instru-ments, and give to people thesheer pleasure of good lyricscoupled with good music”

Rajesh Krishnan, who hassung over 6,000 songs in Kan-nada, Telugu, Tamiland Hindilanguages, said, “I liked singingthese songs, not just because itwas Ramya’s initiative, but thefact that the lesser number ofinstruments actually ensure thatthe voice stands out in thesongs.”

Job Mela sees more engg graduatesBangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: Most of IT and BT candidatesreturned disappointed at the 32 MegaJob Mela held at Rajajinagar yesterday.

The mela had been organised by di-rectorates of vocational training and em-ployment and training at Venkat Inter-national School.

Though the mela was to open at 8.30am, candidates could be seen as early as6.30 am.

They braved chill and rain with thehope of landing jobs at the fair.

They stood in a queue that stretched

for few kilometres.This year, quite surprisingly, the number

of IT-BT graduates and engineers, whilethe number of aspirants with SSLC andPUC was lesser than expected.

Mela organisers took details of candi-dates from their applications and fedthem to computers.

Companies had different booths toconduct interviews, and queues wereseen here too. 88 companies took part inthe mela, offering over 8,000 jobs. Butmost of them offered jobs to ITI, diplomaand SSLC passouts. Candidates were letin in batches with thousand in each

batch. By 11 am, close to 5,000 job aspi-rants had registered their names. Of these,the number of SSLC passouts was only150, while engineering graduates werenearly 3,000.

Most of BE and BTech graduates re-turned empty-handed. They said, “Thenumber of companies that fit our quali-fication is less. The number of softwarecompanies too is low.

The mela organisers had said appoint-ment letters would be given on the spot.

But when we met company represen-tatives, they asked us to meet them thenext day.”

Legendary Indian photographer Ram Rahman gives away prize to Jayanta Roy, winner of Frames of My City

photo contest.

Veteran poet N S L Bhatt, singers RamyaVasishta and RajeshKrishnan release music CD Preeti Embudu Gelati.

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CITYMonday, November 28, 2011 3CITY EVENTS

GeneralVijaya Evening PU College:Kannada Rajyotsava-2011, jour-nalist Nagesh Hegde to attend,Prof Narayana Rao Auditori-um, Jayanagar, 4th Block, 6pm.

Commercial Tax DepartmentEmployees’ Association: Tal-ent Awards-2011 and fruit andvegetable exhibition, Depart-ment building, 1st Main Road,Gandhinagar, 5.30 pm.

CulturalHAL Central Kannada Sang-ha: Eighth Kannada SahithyaSammelana, Prof Chan-drashekhar Patil, Prof H CShanthaveeraiah, RichardLouis participate, HMA Audi-torium, Near HAL Hospital,3.30 pm.

Magnitude Gallery: Exhibi-tion of paintings on the theme‘Just Reflections’, 140/13, 27thCross, 13th Main, 3rd Block,Jayanagar.

Kannada SangharshaSamithi: ‘Rajyotsava KaviGoshti’, poet MarkandapuramSrinivas presides, Kuvempuauditorium, 2nd Floor, Kan-nada Sahitya Parishath, Pam-pa Mahakavi Road, Chama-rajpet, 6 pm.

Reserve Bank Kannada Sang-ha: Karnataka Rajyotsava and42nd annual function, RBI Re-gional governor Uma Shankar,actor Ananth Nag and play-wright V Ramamurthy to par-ticipate, Yavanika, State YouthCentre, Nrupathunga Road,5.25 pm.

Sambhrama: ‘Karthika Ran-gotsava’ inauguration by Kan-nada Books Authority Chair-man Siddalingaiah, writer SG Siddaramaiah, Seva Sadan,14th Cross Road,Malleswaram, 6 pm.

KPTCL: Kannada Rajyotsava,M Chidananda Murthy to par-ticipate, Bharatiya Vidya Bha-van, Race Course Road, 3.30pm.

ReligiousChinmaya Mission: BhagwadGita discourse by Swami Ga-hanananda, Jayarama SevaMandali, 8th Block, Jayanagar,6.30 pm.

MusicDr Nithyashree MahadevanLive: 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. Anight of Carnatic music withDr Nithyashree Mahadevan.Performances by NithyaShikaripur & Party (Hindus-tani) and and flautist MasterS Akash precede the event.

Dubstep & Drum ‘n’ BassNites: 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.Bacchus. DJ Vachan treats thecrowd to dubstep and D’n’B .

Eating outThe Grand Indian Lunch Buf-fet: Noon to 3 p.m. Turquoise,Koramangala. The Grand In-dian Lunch buffet with over35 dishes with around 5starters, 4 vegetarian gravies,2 non vegetarian gravies , 7desserts and lots more.

Lunch Buffet: 12:30 p.m. to 3p.m. at Applewood. A Globaland Indian lunch buffet, whichincludes soups, starters, maincourse and desserts, priced atRs. 299 plus taxes per head.

Mediterranean Set Lunch:Noon to 3:30 p.m at Fireflies,Lavelle Road. A set lunch ofsoups, salads, appetisers, maincourse and dessert. The twocourse meal is priced at Rs299, and the three course mealat Rs 399.

New Soups and Starters: Till11 p.m. The Tasty Tangles, UBCity, introduces new soupsand vegetarian starters. Guestscan expect picks like WontonNoodle Soup, Spinach andSweet Corn Soup, and SeafoodCilantro Broth, as well as Sweet

and Sour Crispy Vegetablesand Spicy Lemongrass PaneerCakes.

Kebab and Wine Pairings:Till 11 p.m. Jashn Restaurant,Le Meridien. Kebabs to bepaired with Four Seasonswine. Salmon Tikka pairedwith Four seasons CheninBlanc, and mushrooms andbroccoli for the vegetarians.

Loi Krathong Festival: Till11:30 pm Benjarong, UlsoorRoad, HalasuruBenjarong cel-ebrates the Thai festival oflights with Thai delicacies.

Jashn-e-Lahore: Till 11:30 p.m.Great Kabab Factory, MantriSquare, celebrates the kababsof Lahore with a series of sig-nature menus, titled Jashn-e-Lahore.

Russian Food Festival: Till11:30 p.m. Touche, Indirana-gar, celebrates Russian farewith a menu that showcasescharacteristic dishes, such asBorsct, Okroshka, Kubasa andBlini.

Masala Klub: Till 11:30 p.m.Masala Klub, The Taj WestEnd, introduces a new menuthat highlights the cuisine inand around Amritsar, Jammu,and Srinagar. New additionsto the menu include Nadruaur Channe ki Tikki, KhadeMasale ka Murgh, Kalimirchaur Currypatte ka Jhinga, Teen-mirch Paneer, and RabriGulkand ki Chakki.

Night lifeLive night with David James:8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. BananaBeach Bar, Koramangala.David James performs reggaeand retro at Banana BeachBar.

Ladies Night: 8 p.m. to 11:30p.m. The Beach, Indiranagar.DJ Deepak plays house at TheBeach. Unlimited drinks forthe girls till 10:30 pm.

Karoake Wednesday: 8 p.m.to 11:30 p.m. Love Shack,Amarjyoti HBBCS Layout, Ko-ramangala. Martin Dsouzaspins. Girls get two drinks free,while guys pay Rs 1,000.

Retro Night at Retro Price: 8p.m. to 11:30 p.m. i-Bar. DJVicky spins retro hits thisWednesday. Drinks at 50% off.

Ladies Night with DJ Rohit:8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Cirrus,100 Feet Road, Indiranagar.House with DJ Rohit. Ladiesdrink for free till 10:00 pm.

Wow Diva’s Night: 7:30 p.m.to 11:30 p.m. F Bar & Kitchen,No 18, Ali Askar Road, Cun-ningham Road. A night dedi-cated to the ladies, who getfree cocktails while DJ Ivanspins the best tracks fromaround the world on LEDscreens.

Ladies Rock: 8 p.m. to 11:30p.m. Hard Rock Cafe. Cus-tomised cocktails, music and

tons of games.

ComedyLOL: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. UrbanSolace - Cafe for the Soul, Ul-soor Lake. A stand-up comedyand open mic night that fea-tures guest comedians and aplatform for the audience toshow off their entertainingskills.

ShoppingHigh on Heels: 10:30 a.m. to8:30 p.m. Mochi, CommercialStreet. A collection of stilettos,wedges and pumps in thecolours of the season.

Bangalore Book Festival 2011:Till 8 p.m. Palace Grounds,Jayamahal Road. 398 stallswith close to a million books,spread over more than 2.5 lakhsq. ft.

The Great Garuda ShoppingFest: Till 10 p.m. Garuda Mall,Magrath Road. A shoppingfestival with special discounts,decorations, and games forshoppers.

Members of the Bangalore Contract Teachers’ Association begin an indefinite dharna inthe city demanding 12-month wages instead of the present 10 months and other requests.

Contract teachers protestGangadhar Pujar

BBMP engineers go on strike,want internal probe into scandal

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: BBMP engineers today sus-pended work and sat on an indefinitedharna demanding a fair probe intothe alleged irregularities in works inthree assembly constituencies of thecity running into Rs 1,539 crore.

More than 400 engineers wore blackbadges and sat on the dharna in frontof the BBMP office since yesterday. Theycarried placards, condemning the uni-lateral decision of the BBMP in orderingan inquiry and arresting executive en-gineer IdiyaVendon. Vendon has sincebeen booked under various sections ofthe IPC and sent to the ParappanaA-grahara Central Prison.

Some of the Bruhat Bangalore Ma-hanagaraPalike engineers have refusedto attend work, while a larger numberhas gone on mass leave to pressure theBBMP to hand over the case to theLokayukta or an internal investigationcommittee. The case is now being in-vestigated by the Bangalore MetropolitanTask Force.

B T Ramesh, engineer in chief, BBMP,said, “There is a problem with the reportsubmitted by the Technical VigilanceCommittee, on whose basis the BMTFhas taken up the investigation. The TVCsubmitted the report within two daysof investigation. How can it go through

some 10,000 files in such a short time?One can imagine how many minutesor seconds have been dedicated to findout the truth.”

The case relates to alleged large-scale irregularities in three assemblyconstituencies of Bangalore, where billsfor unfinished and sub-standard workshave been cleared. There are also alle-gations of clearing bills twice for sameworks.

Ramesh said, “We want an internalinvestigation to dig out the truth inthese alleged irregularities. There havebeen talks of more engineers being ar-rested. But the BBMP should have firstresorted to various options availablewithin the palike rules to act againstthe erring engineers.

“Booking guilty officials through the IPC is not the only solution. We are not trying to protect corrupt officers, but a proper internal investi-gation has to be conducted before actionis taken.”

Today, chief minister D VSadanandaGowda announced that theCrime Investigation Department wouldprobe the case.

On November 19, a large number offiles pertaining to the case were burntdown. A parallel investigation by BBMPcommissioner Siddaiah is going on toestablish whether it was arson.

PM to visitblockade‑hit

ManipurImphal: Prime Minister Manmo-han Singh will visit blockade-hit Manipur Dec 3 to attend aseries of programmes and ad-dress a public gathering, an of-ficial said here today.

The prime minister is likelyto be accompanied by UnitedProgressive Alliance (UPA) chair-person Sonia Gandhi during theone day visit.

"Singh would inaugurate acity convention centre, inter-state bus terminus, the assemblycomplex and the Imphal benchof Gauhati High Court building,"an official said.

He would also open the Na-tional Institute of Technology(NIT) complex after which hewill address a public gatheringat Kangla fort complex in the af-ternoon. This will be his thirdvisit to Manipur after he becamethe prime minister. On Nov 2,Home Minister P. Chidambaramvisited the state.

The northeastern state hasbeen facing ethnic troubles asthe United Naga Council (UNC)

and the All-Naga Students' As-sociation (ANSAM) have contin-ued their road blockade agitationin northern Manipur to protestthe Manipur government's agree-ment with leaders of the SadarHills Districthood Demand Com-mittee (SHDDC).

The SHDDC had Aug 1launched road blockade agitationon the two arterial national high-ways that link the state with therest of the country, demandingconversion of the Kuki tribal ma-jority Sadar Hills area into a full-fledged district.

The UNC and ANSAM haveblockaded the two National High-ways since Aug 21 to counter theblockade launched by the SHD-DC. Tribal Nagas inhabitingnorthern Manipur, adjacent toNagaland, are opposed to thecreation of a full-fledged SadarHills district.

The SHDDC had lifted theblockade Nov 1 after the stategovernment agreed to their de-mand of creating a district, amove opposed by the Nagas.

Stomach that!421 coins, boltsfound in belly

Raipur: It took S N Yadav a fewseconds to make sense of whathe saw in the operation theatre.After all, it isn't every day adoctor sees a patient carryingsix kg of iron – 121 coins, dozensof nuts and bolts and three keyrings — in his stomach!

Though the doctor in Chhat-tisgarh's industrial town Korbasuccessfully completed the two-hour surgery, a question is stillhovering in his mind: "How washe carrying six kg of iron-madeitems for several months?"

Patient Kaleshwar Singh, 26,was brought to Shristi Instituteof Medical Research Saturday inacute pain. After serious blockagewas found in his stomach in a

sonography, Yadav decided toconduct an immediate surgery.

"I was stunned to find 421coins, dozens of nuts and boltsand three key rings in his stom-ach. Luckily the patient survivedand his condition is stable now,"Yadav told IANS over phone fromKorba, located some 220 kmnorth from here.

Yadav said Kaleshwar was inacute pain for about threemonths and had consulted a fewdoctors in his village Korkoma,about 20 km from Korba, but hisproblem was not detected.

Kaleshwar's family membersthink he is suffering from somemania and he has a habit of eat-ing everything he finds.

BBMP engineers protest near the BBMP headquarters today. They are demanding the investigation into themulti-crore works scandal be handed over to either the Lokayukta or an internal probe committee.

Interlocutors todecide on talks

New Delhi: The six state ap-pointed interlocutors in WestBengal will decide if they wantto be part of the peace talks withthe Maoists on Monday.

Sources have told CNN-IBNthat a majority of the interlocu-tors do not want to press aheadwith dialogue.

They said that after Kishenji'skilling and the renewed offensiveby the government against theMaoists in Junglemahal, the in-terlocutors fear for their life.

West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee had last weekmet the interlocuters and per-suaded them to stay on board.

However, they feel talks with theMaoists are now redundant afterKishenji's killing.

State appointed interlocutorChoton Das said, "It is very un-fortunate that a war-like situationis on, given these circumstanceswe don't think there is a need tocarry on as interlocutors."

Mamata Banerjee is standingat the cross roads.

Her tough talk with the Maoists and the resumption of joint forces operations againstthe Maoists has left many of hersupporters among the intellec-tuals confused and some evenfeel betrayed.

Cong: Oppn can'tdictate terms onpolicy decisions

New Delhi: As both LokSabhaand RajyaSabha were adjournedyet again over Foreign Direct In-vestment (FDI) in retail, the rulingCongress Monday accused theopposition of deliberately stallingproceedings and said it couldnot dictate terms to the govern-ment on policy decisions.

"The government is ready tohold discussion on any issue,but the opposition is deliberatelystalling the proceedings," Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi told reporters outsideparliament.

"Opposition cannot dictateterms to the government regard-ing policy decisions," he said.

Party leader Rajiv Shukla,meanwhile, said there was noquestion of accepting opposition

demands for an adjournmentmotion on the FDI in retail.

"There is no question of ac-cepting the opposition demandon adjournment motion, onlyone adjournment motion.

Opposition should assist inrunning the house rather thaninsist on adjournment motions,"Shukla said outside parliament.

Opposition parties, includingthe BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP),Left parties and the AIADMK,have been protesting against theFDI in retail.

The BJP gave a notice for anadjournment of Question Hourto take up the issue, which wassupported by the Left.

The AIADMK also gave noticefor a separate adjournment mo-tion in both houses.

Buddharelevant

even now,says Dalai

New Delhi: Buddhism has a spe-cial role to play in the modernworld because unlike many otherreligious traditions, Buddhismuniquely propounds the conceptof independence which accordsclosely with the fundamentalnotions of modern science, Ti-betan spiritual leader the DalaiLama said on Sunday.

Elaborating on the importanceof Buddhism as tool for promot-ing peace, he said, “The 20thcentury was a century of warand violence, now we all needto work to see that the 21st cen-tury is of peace and dialogue.”

The Tibetan spiritual leader,who along with many of his sup-porters fled Tibet and took refugein India when Chinese troopsmoved in and took control ofLhasa in 1959, addressed a gath-ering of nearly 900 Buddhistmonks and scholars at a four-day Global Buddhist Congrega-tion 2011, which began in thecapital Sunday, in a televisedmessage.

“We can think of Buddhismin terms of three main categories- philosophy, science and reli-gion. The religious part involvesprinciples and practices that areof concern to Buddhism alone,but the Buddhist philosophy ofinterdependence as well as theBuddha science of mind and hu-man emotions are of great benefitto everyone,” said the DalaiLama, who after coming to Indiaheaded a Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala in Hi-machal Pradesh which neverwon recognition from any coun-try.

The spiritual leader said while“modern science has developeda highly sophisticated under-standing of the physical world,including the subtle workingsof the body and the brain, Bud-dhist science on the other handhas devoted itself to first-personunderstanding of many aspectsof emotions - areas that are stillnew to modern science”.

“I believe that a synthesis ofthese two approaches has greatpotential to lead to discoveriesthat will enrich our physical,emotional and social well-being,”the Dalai Lama said.

The spiritual leader said “hewas convinced that the most sig-nificant obstacle to religious har-mony is the lack of contact be-tween different faiths and com-munities and, consequently, thelack of appreciation of their mu-tual value”.

“However, in today’s increas-ingly complex and interdepen-dent world, we have to acknowl-edge the existence of other cul-tures, different ethnic groupsand of course other religiousfaiths. Whether we know it ornot - most of us experience thisdiversity on a daily basis,” hesaid.

“I think the time has nowcome to communicate freely withone another - those in the Palitradition engaging in dialoguewith those in the Sanskrit tradi-tion,” he said.

Ashwinchosen for

SardesaiAward

New Delhi: Rewarding Ravichan-dran Ashwin for his stupendousshow in the just-concluded Testseries against the West Indies,the BCCI on Monday decided tobestow the Dilip Sardesai awardon the off-spinner.

The 25-year-old, who was theMan-of-the-series in the three-Test series with 22 wickets, willbe presented the trophy at theBCCI Annual Awards Ceremonyin Chennai (a south Indian state)on December 10.

"R Ashwin will receive theDilip Sardesai Award for beingIndia's best cricketer in the 2011-12 Test series against the West Indies," a BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)release said.

The award comprises a trophyand a cheque of Rs 5 lakh.

TN copsface sexual

assaultprobe

Chennai: A judicial inquiry isbeing conducted into the sexualassault charges made by fourtribal women against Tamil Nadupolicemen in Villupuram district,an official said Sunday.

The Irula tribal women com-plained against policemen be-longing to Tirukoilur police sta-tion in Villupuram district,around 150 km from here, said apolice official.

"The judicial magistrate ofTirukoilur is conducting an in-quiry on the complaint," Villupu-ram Superintendent of Police N.Baskaran said.

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India will look to continue dominance in ODIs tooCuttack: After thrashing the West Indiesin the Test series, India would look tocontinue their domination over theCaribbean side when the two teamsclash in the opening match of One-Daycricket series at Barabati Stadium onTuesday.

India are a dominant force in the 50-over format and the world championswould aim for no less than a 5-0 white-wash, which they had inflicted on astrong England side recently.

With Mahendra Singh Dhoni gettingthe much-needed rest ahead of the gru-elling tour of Australia, Virender Sehwagwill lead the side and he will be seenin action in this format for the first timesince the memorable World Cup winon April 2.

Having missed out on the One-dayseries in England because of hearingproblem, Sehwag returned in the just-concluded Test series with his sparklingform intact even as a big score eludedhim.

The 33-year-old Delhi player has ledthe side in seven matches, winning

four of them, though he is yet to get ahalf-century as a captain with 44 ashis best score.

When Sehwag last captained Indiain place of Dhoni, the side had chaseddown Sri Lanka's 316 in Kolkata in 2009.

Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and RohitSharma will form the three pillars ofthe Indian middle order and with thetrio in fine form, the hosts can beassured of a good show from them.

Raina, who turned 25 on Sunday, isamong runs having scored his personalbest of unbeaten 204 against Punjab ina Ranji Trophy match recently.

The stylish southpaw, who has cen-turies in all the three formats, will lookto make it count with an in-form Kohli.

Fresh from his 175 against Railwaysand 100 vs Rajasthan in the recent RanjiTrophy matches, Rohit is also back inthe one-day fold after missing out onthe England tour due to injury.

Following a double century and cen-tury in two matches, Bengal skipperManoj Tiwary too retains the placealongside Ajinkya Rahane, even though

the duo may not get a chance to figurein the XI till India seal the series.

In the absence of Dhoni, Parthiv Patelwill be the man in charge behind thestumps while the middle order will alsomiss another star player in Yuvraj Singhwho is battling a non-malignant tumorin his lung.

But even without the star powers ofSachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Dhonithe Indian batting will remain India'smain strength.

In fact, India have the prowess tobat as deep as number nine with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and off-spinnerR Ashwin giving ample show of theirtalent with the bat.

Fresh from a century and a five-forin the same Test match, Ashwin willadd that sting to the exciting battingline-up, while the Indians will not beshort on bowling ammunition either.

The just concluded Test series sawthe emergence of young Indian bowlerswith the spin duo of Pragyan Ojha andAshwin leading the attack remarkablywell, taking 42 of the 60 West Indies

wickets.In the pace line-up Umesh Yadav

and Varun Aaron too looked hungryfor success as they played a perfectfiddle to pace spearhead Ishant Sharma.With Ojha and Sharma not figuring inthe one-day scheme of things, Ashwinwill lead the spin front while leg-spinnerRahul Sharma will hope to make hisODI debut.

West Indies in their last one-day ap-pearance were skittled out for a mere61 against minnows Bangladesh andIndian spinners will once again look tostifle the spin-weary visitors.

Dew being a factor in the second in-nings, India will hope to win the tossand elect to field to chase a total, some-thing they had done successfully intheir last two outings here.

"We will take all the precautionarymeasures like spraying and mopping,but dew cannot be ruled out," curatorPankaj Pattanaik said, predicting a totalof around 300.

For West Indies, who lacked experi-ence in the Test series, one-day format

presents them a good chance to returnhome with some pride.

Windies defeated Bangladesh 2-1 inthe ODI series before coming to Indiaand barring the last match hiccup inChittagong where they werer bundledout for 61 they showed fine mettle,something they can take confidencefrom before taking on heavyweightsIndia.

The return of opener Lendl Simmons,who missed out the last ODI againstBangladesh and then India Test seriesdue to an injury, will bolster the side.

Simmons, who totalled 177 from fiveODIs against India in June at an averageof 35.40, will look to give Windies afine start along with Adrian Barath whotoo is in fine knick.

The middle-order will bank on thebrilliance of Darren Bravo who sparkledwith two centuries in three matchesagainst India in the Test series, whileMarlon Samuels experience will comein handy in the subcontinent condi-tions.

Presence of allrounders in Kieron

Logjam continues inParliament over FDI

New Delhi: Amid uproar over issues likeallowing 51 percent FDI in multi-brandretail, demand for Telangana state andthreat to people of Kerala due to Mul-laperiyar dam, both Houses of Parliamentwere adjourned till tomorrow.

Both LokSabha and RajyaSabha re-spectively were adjourned after Oppositionmembers were on their feet demandinga debate on the FDI issue.

BJP member MurliManohar Joshi, who had given an adjournment notice todiscuss government's policy on FDI, in-sisted that the issue be taken up imme-diately.

He was supported by SharadYadav(JD-U) and other NDA members. BJPmembers also displayed a banner de-manding cancellation of the governmentdecision on FDI.

Left parties were also demanding adiscussion on the same issue and someof their members walked up to the well.

TRS members too walked into the Welland raised their demand for a separatestate of Telangana. They were holdingplacards to press for their demand. Con-

gress members from the Telangana regionof Andhra Pradesh also walked up to theWell to make the same demand.

CPI-M members from Kerala demandedsteps for safety of the people of the state,who, they feared, would be affected ifthe age-old Mullaperiyar dam is breached.

There were tremors in the area lastweek.

Earlier, the Speaker led the House inpaying respects to those killed in the26/11 Mumbai terror attacks three yearsago. She also welcomed a Parliamentarydelegation from Bulgaria which was

seated in the Special Box. In the RajyaSabha, BSP, JD-U, AIADMK

and SP members raised slogans againstthe government's FDI policy soon afterChairman Hamid Ansari took his seat.

"FDI vapas lo (withdraw FDI)," theychanted, as BJP members joined them.

Team Anna stages protestoutside Parliament

New Delhi: Team Anna members stageda silent protest outside Parliament onMonday to put pressure on the govern-ment to pass a strong Lokpal Bill. Reportssay Team Anna will be moving the protestoutside Patiala House Court at 4.30 onMonday evening.

Anna Hazare has indicated that hewill launch another agitation if the anti-corruption Bill is not passed in the ongoingWinter Session.

While Team Anna has said that theMCD has given them the go ahead forthe protest at RamlilaMaidan, the MCDhas flatly refused any such permission.

Standing Committee Chairman of MCDYogenderChandolia said that the Ramlilagrounds have been booked on December27 by someone else.

"The place is booked for somebody's

function in between, so I do not thinkthat permission can be cancelled andthat is why they (Anna Hazare's team)have changed their programmme fromDecember 27 to January 5," Chandoliasaid.

However, Team Anna member ManishSisodia said the MCD has granted per-mission for the protest from December27 to January 5.

"See we had written a letter to MCDthat we want to use the Ramlila groundsfrom 27th December. So the MCD hassaid that it does not have a problem ingiving the permission, but after January5 they have a booking for one or twodays, so the permission granted to us byMCD is from December27 to January 5.But we hope that the date is extended asper need," said Sisodia.

Pak military rejects NATOchiefʼs regret

Islamabad: The Pakistani mil-itary today rejected the regretexpressed by the NATO chief fora cross-border air strike thatkilled 24 Pakistani soldiers andwarned that the action couldhave ‘‘grave consequences’’.

The regret expressed by NATOover the killing of the Pakistanisoldiers is “not enough”, chiefmilitary spokesman Maj GenAthar Abbas said.

“The NATO strike can havegrave consequences,” he said.

NATO secretary-general An-ders Fogh Rasmussen yesterdaysaid he had written to PrimeMinister Yousuf Raza Gilani toexpress regret over the “tragicunintended incident”.

In a statement, he said: “Ihave written... to make it clearthat the deaths of Pakistani per-sonnel are as unacceptable anddeplorable as the deaths ofAfghan and international per-sonnel.”

Pakistan has reacted angrilyto the killing of two dozen sol-diers, including two officers, inthe NATO air strike in Mohmandtribal region on the border withAfghanistan.

It has closed all NATO supplyroutes and asked the US to vacateShamsi airbase, believed to beused by CIA-operated drones.

However, Abbas said NATO’sexpression of regret was inade-quate.

“We think this is not enoughand we do not accept it. Suchraids have also been conductedin the past. Such attacks are un-acceptable,” Abbas told BBCUrdu.

Pointing out that 72 Pakistanisoldiers were killed and nearly250 injured in NATO strikes inthree years, Abbas said the Pak-istani leadership will decide

whether more steps would betaken in reaction to the NATOstrikes.

Pakistan says that NATO fight-er planes and helicopters struckits border post in Mohmandtrial region on Friday nightand killed 24 soldiers andinjured 13 others.

NATO sources haveclaimed that the air strikewas carried out after its spe-cial mission was attackedfrom Pakistani soil.

But Abbas rejected thisclaim and said NATO wouldhave to clarify if any its per-sonnel died due to an attackfrom the Pakistani side.

“It is ridiculous to findjustification for NATO’s un-provoked attack throughsuch notions,” Abbas said.

When his attention wasdrawn to the NATO SecretaryGeneral’s statement that thestrike was an accident, Abbassaid this could be provedonly after an investigationis completed.

He said NATO represen-tatives were informed whenthey started firing.

“The NATO representativeswere told to immediately stopfiring but the attacks continued,”he said.

“When our people were mar-tyred and NATO continued morefiring, then the Pakistani troopshad the right to respond to stopthe NATO attacks,” he said.

The US, which depends onPakistani supply routes for trans-porting about half the suppliesneeded by 130,000 foreign troopsin Afghanistan, has been tryingto salvage the alliance by backinga full inquiry into the incident.

The crisis has further strainedUS-Pakistan relations which have

Long lines as Egyptiansvote in historic election

Cairo: Defying expectations ofchaos and violence, unexpect-edly large crowds of votersturned out at dawn Monday tocast their votes in Egypt's firstparliamentary election since theouster of Hosni Mubarak in Feb-ruary.

By 9 a.m, voters had formedlong and peaceful lines underthe watchful eyes of a heavy po-lice and army guard to cast votesin rich and poor neighborhoodsacross Cairo. In several places,queues stretched as long as ablock along the banks of theNile, and there were similar re-ports from Alexandria and PortSaid.

The Muslim Brotherhood, thegroup that defined Islamist pol-itics, poised to win a dominantrole in the Parliament of thecountry that for nearly sixdecades was the paradigmaticsecular dictatorship of the Arabworld.

But the prospect of that his-toric turn has been largely over-shadowed here by another, moreurgent contest unfolding outsidethe voting booths: between themilitary council that seized powerat Mr. Mubarak's ouster and aresurgent protest movement de-manding the council's exit.

The ruling generals have de-fied a week of protests to reiterate,more forcefully than ever in re-cent days, that they expect toyield almost no authority to thenew Parliament, and might claimspecial permanent powers underthe new constitution that theParliament is to write. The coun-cil's top officer, Field MarshalMohamed Hussein Tantawi, de-clared on Sunday that "the po-sition of the armed forces willremain as it is - it will not changein any new constitution."

At the same time, the generalshave set a political timetablecalling for the Parliament to beseated in March and disbandedperhaps as early as July. Theyhave established a convolutedand opaque voting system thatis almost doomed to lack credi-bility. And nearly everyone ex-pects widespread violenceamong supporters of rival can-didates - a hallmark of past Egypt-ian elections and a preoccupationof pre-election commentary thistime.

"The elections will have nolegitimacy," said Sally Moore, apsychiatrist of Egyptian and Irishdescent who was among theyoung organizers behind theoriginal revolt against Mr.Mubarak.

"It won't be a working Parlia-ment. It will be a Parliamentthat people want to overthrow,"she said. "It is a sideshow. But itis being portrayed as a mainevent, because people want tohave some hope. They will endup disappointed."

Many liberal candidates sus-pended their campaigns lastweek because of the protests.Several said they were urgingtheir supporters to go to the pollson Monday just to limit the Is-lamists' gains, even at the riskof appearing to legitimize a ques-

tionable result. "I expect a lot of violence,"

said Shady el-Ghazaly Harb, aliberal organizer who also tookpart in the original uprising. "Butwe are telling people to go andvote, because we don't want theIslamists to have the whole thingfor themselves." The atmosphere,he said, was "very depressing."

A widely followed Facebookpage that played a crucial rolein rallying opposition to Mr.Mubarak captured the deep am-bivalence of many of the originalrevolutionaries. It urged votersto go to the polls dressed inblack, in part to mourn the morethan 40 people killed last weekin clashes with security forcesduring the protests against mil-itary rule.

"We want the elections to bethe first white mark in the historyof the revolution" but "a blackmark on the front of the regime,"the Facebook page, We Are AllKhaled Said, declared. "We willgo to the elections, because it isthe first step on the path of takingpower back from the military,who we think should go quicklyback to their barracks."

In interviews, many Egyptianswere already looking past theelection, which will take placein stages over the next fewmonths. Some said they fearedits failure could give the militaryan excuse to keep power, perhapsunder a reshuffled council.

But others argued that even aflawed election would lend theParliament more legitimacy thanstreet protesters could musteragainst the power of the militarycouncil, and the very act of votingwould carry Egypt one step fur-ther from dictatorship and closerto democracy.

"This is a test, and the peoplehave to take it," said Ali Khalifa,55, a government worker whovisited a cafe in Sayed Zeinab, aworking-class area of Cairo. "Butyou don't take tests just to passor fail. We can study for it andlearn from it, because this is thefirst step in our future life."

The Muslim Brotherhood wasabout the only major faction inEgypt to withdraw from theprotests against the military, orto assert that the election resultscould be credible.

That stance opened divisionsin the Brotherhood, with somecritics accusing it of selling outthe cause of democracy for short-term political advantage.

"I wasn't comfortable with theMuslim Brotherhood's absencefrom Tahrir Square," Sheik Yusufal-Qaradawi, one of the mostpopular Islamist thinkers in theregion, said on state television."Absence is not a correct position,in my opinion."

Still, in an interview Sundaynight, Essam el-Erian, a leaderof the group's new party, Free-dom and Justice, put off anyquestions about the powers ofthe military or Parliament untilafter the election, for fear of un-nerving voters.

"We are not going to have adebate with the military now,"he said. "The battle will be after

the election, if there is a need tobattle."

The Brotherhood – oncebanned, but now Egypt's best-organized political force – facescompetition from Islamic-orient-ed parties both to its right (found-ed by the ultraconservativesknown as Salafis) and to its left(the Center Party and the Egypt-ian Current, each founded bymoderate former Brotherhoodmembers).

Among the liberals, there aretwo major coalitions. One, theEgyptian Bloc, is an anti-Islamistalliance of culturally liberal par-ties with economic policies rang-ing from business-friendly tostate-run socialist. The other,the Revolution Continues Al-liance, includes the EgyptianCurrent and a party founded byyoung leaders of the revolution.And there are many smaller par-ties and a profusion of 6,000candidates for about 500 seats.

Election experts say Egypt'svoting system seems almost de-signed to confuse. Each voter isexpected to pick one party listof candidates and then two in-dividual candidates, who mayalso be running on party lists.The individual candidates qualifyin one of two categories, one asa worker or farmer, the other asa professional, following adecades-old rule that bedevilsparty recruitment. Candidatesappearing on television over theweekend were unsure whethervoters had to pick one from eachcategory or could pick any twocandidates.

"We are walking into a com-pletely unknown scenario," saidKamel Saleh, a candidate fromthe new Social Democratic Party,who is running in central Cairo."We should probably think ofthe scale of mismanagement asbeing intentional."

Nor do the polling proceduresinspire confidence. With stag-gered rounds of voting by region,the first round extended to twodays from one, the ballot-count-ing to be done at central locationsrather than at polling places,and final results to be withheldfrom the public for weeks, therewas at least the appearance ofmuch opportunity for manipu-lation. All told, the staggeredrounds and possible runoffsmean that Egyptians may be vot-ing on as many as a dozen daysbetween now and June, electingan upper and lower house, ap-proving a constitution and elect-ing a president. The authoritiesin Egypt have done little to edu-cate voters about the elections,beyond running simple cartoonson state television.

"We are all lawyers, so we aresupposed to know what to do,and we are still trying to figureit out!" said Mohamed Gamal,33, walking with two friends inSayed Zeinab."I don't understandanything – I don't know what todo at all," complained a womanpassing by.

But when she declined to giveher name, Mr. Gamal smiled ather. "Don't be so scared — thereis no Mubarak," he said.

Ponting backs cricket captain, coach as selectorsBrisbane: Former captain Ricky Pontinggave a ringing endorsement of Aus-tralian cricket's new selection and squadpolicies on Monday, saying it shouldhave happened a decade ago.

Ponting, lining up for his 157th Testagainst New Zealand at Brisbane's Gab-ba Ground on Thursday, was enthusi-astic in his support for his successorMichael Clarke and new coach MickeyArthur being selectors in a major revampled a change in youth and rotation Testteam policies, while Cricket Australiahas appointed former rugby adminis-trator Pat Howard as its high-perfor-mance manager.

Ponting, 36, under pressure to hold his place in Australia's batting top order, said cricket was taking a more professional track under thenew regime. "I think it's terrific. I thinkit's the way the game should have gone

a long, long time ago," Ponting told re-porters.

"I think the way things have turnedout at the moment is what (formercoach) John Buchanan was asking for10 years ago."

"It's a much more professional ap-proach." "We've got quality people inand around the team and I think, evenalready now, we're starting to see justa slightly different feel and a few dif-ferent results as a result of that." "Ithink Australian cricket is definitely onthe right track."

Ponting revealed during Australia'stour to Sri Lanka two months ago thathe had wanted to become a selectorwhen he replaced former skipper SteveWaugh in 2004.

He felt Clarke was in a better positionas a selector as he would have morecontrol of the team to go along with

the amount of responsibility that cap-taincy brings. "It was pretty hard to beaccountable for everything that happensbut that's the way it was right throughmy time," he said.

"I think it's a really good decision togo that way to make the captain andthe coach both selectors."

Ponting, who has scored 12,557 Testruns at 52.54, said he no thoughts ofretirement, even with the second andfinal Test against New Zealand beingstaged in Hobart where his cricketcareer started.

"I honestly have not thought aboutretirement," he said.

"I can't afford to think about it andwhen that time is going to be." "I'm aproud person as well and I want tomake sure that I'm giving myself everychance to be a match-winning cricketerfor Australia."

Delhi HC grants bail toSukhram in telco case

New Delhi: Delhi High Court onMonday granted bail to formertelecom minister Sukhram,presently lodged in Tihar jail fortaking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to awarda lucrative contract to a privatefirm in 1996.

The court, while granting bailto Sukhram on medical grounds,directed him to furnish a suretyof Rs ten lakhs each prior to hisrelease.

Sukhram had applied for bailon November 23 and challengedhis conviction and five-year jailterm.

A trial court had earlier con-victed 84-year-old Sukhram formisusing his official positionwhen he was in the PVNarasimha Rao cabinet in 1996.

Sukhram was alleged to havebeen giving undue favour to acable supply company in 1996.

The CBI, in its charge sheetfiled in 1998, had accusedSukhram and another person ofallegedly showing undue favourin supply of excess quantity ofcable and acceptance of Rs 3lakh. In 2009, Sukhram was heldguilty of possessing dispropor-tionate assets worth Rs.4.25 crore.

In 2002, he was awarded athree-year jail term under thePrevention of Corruption Act.

PM meets PrezNew Delhi: Prime Minister Man-mohan Singh on Monday metPresident Pratibha Patil to briefher about his recent foreign visitsand the ongoing session of Par-liament. The meeting lastedabout 40 minutes, a RashtrapatiBhawan statement said.

"The two leaders discussedthe ongoing session of Parlia-

ment," it said. Singh briefed Patil about his

recent visits abroad to attendmulti-lateral Summits like G-20in France, SAARC in the Maldivesand the India-ASEAN and EastAsia Summit in Bali.

He also apprised the Presidentabout his bilateral visit to Sin-gapore.


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