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MAMATA EXPRESS-2011Bengal gets lion’s share

of Didi’s largesse

Showers goodies on

poll- bound states

Critics claim rail finances

in dire straits

New Delhi : MAMATA Banerjee flogged thecashstarved railways towards poll- bound stateswith a slew of populist sops in her third consecutivebudget without any hike in passenger fares. Thethrust undoubtedly was on West Bengal with theexpected bonanza of 47 new trains and 107existing lines being augmented from nine to 12coach rakes. But the railway minister wasconscious of the coalition partner Congress’spolitical demands in Assam, Kerala and Tamil Naduthat face elections in less than three months.Railways officials later confirmed that the four poll-bound states have received a staggering two-thirds of the infrastructural investments not just interms of new train services but coach factories,passenger terminals and other cash- intensiveprojects. In keeping with her record, the ministerannounced a staggering number of 56 new trains,including nine non- stop Duronto trains and threeShatabdis. With the pronouncement – “ We loveKerala” — she allotted 12 new trains to the poll-bound state, including seven “express” services.The minister announced a “Student Express” on theChennai-Puducherry-Thiruvananthapuram route.She also gave one of the specials — VivekanandaExpress, introduced in the name of SwamiVivekananda — to Kerala. It will reachThiruvananthapuram from Assam via Kanyakumari.Tamil Nadu, too, received a fair share of the budgetbonanza as Mamata promised to beef up thesuburban train services and announced the settingup of an integrated suburban train network in thestate. She gave an assurance that the capacityexpansion at Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory (ICF),which was announced in the last budget, would

shortly take off. She sanctioned two air-conditionedDuronto trains (Madurai- Chennai and Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram, both bi-weekly). She also proposedweekly express trains between Kharagpur-Villupuram viaVellore, Purulia-Villupuram Express via Midnapore,Kharagpur-Vellore-Chennai Shirdi Express via Bangalore,and Mysore-Chennai Express. A daily express betweenCoimbatore and Tuticorin and a daily passenger trainbetween Coimbatore and Mettupalayam will also beintroduced. However, Kerala’s track capacity utilisation isat an alarming 130 per cent. Critics say that the new trainswould worsen the congestion. In fact, the Railways couldintroduce three of the new trains announced in theprevious budget only a couple of weeks ago. “Kerala’simmediate need is not new trains but new tracks,” O.Rajagopal, former minister of state for Railways, said.“Without doubling the lines, the Railways cannot offerbetter service to the state. Kerala chief minister V.S.

OPNIONS

It is the

common

man's

Budget

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'wthout fare hike.

Railway minister

has done a

commendable job.

-Manmohan Sing

This is grossly

inadequate

''-Naveen Pattnaik

A national

resource

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serve her local

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-Jayalalitha

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'Another

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neglect

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-Prafulla Ghadei

Second Termfor Samantain UGCBhubaneswar : Dr. AchyutaSamanta, Founder, KIIT & KISShas been re-appointed as aCommission Member of theUniversityGrantsCommission(UGC) for aterm of threeyears. Beingthe first Oriyain theCommission ofthe UGC,AchyutaSamanta's appointment hasbeen hailed by academiciansthroughout the state.Dr. Samanta was first appointed aCommission Member of UGC in2008. Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’bleUnion Minister of HumanResource Development re-appointed him before the end ofhis term in February 2011. AGazette Notification to this effecthas been issued on 25thFebruary 2011 by the Ministry ofHRD. His contributions and hisactive participation in formulationof different policies earned himthe distinction of being the firstchoice of the Ministry of HRD forthe consideration of an extensionof his term at a time when theprivate education providers in allover the country are under thescanner of the Ministry. It is asignificant achievement forSamanta as well as the state ofOdisha as a whole. Samanta hasalso been included in a 9-memberRound Table constituted by theMinistry of HRD during Januarylast for the development ofeducation of the downtroddenchildren in the society. It is amatter of prestige and pride forthe state of Orissa. Samanta isexpected to continue providing hisexpertise and views for thegrowth of higher education inIndia. Presently, Samanta hasbeen member of several othernational and international bodiesincluding AICTE; Coir Board ofIndia; CAPART; Forest Right ActCommittee of the Ministry ofEnvironment, Forest & TribalAffairs, Government of India;National Executive Council ofISTE, Government of India;Academic Councils of the CentralUniversity, Orissa, Assam CentralUniversity, Silchar; Chairman -Advisory Committee of NehruGram Bharati Viswavidyalaya,Allahabad; Chairman - AdvisoryCommittee of Padmashree Dr. D YPatil University, Navi Mumbai;Chairman Advisory Committee ofDatta Meghe Institute of MedicalSciences University.

Railway Budget is most disappointing:NaveenBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik disappointed with Railway Budget2011-12. Reacting to the proposals in theBudget for the State in the Railway Budget,Patnaik said the Ministry of Railways wasrequested to allot ̀ 2,085 crore for variousongoing projects in the State, but only anamount of ̀ 1,168.02 crore has been providedin this Budget. “This is grossly inadequateconsidering the requirement of the ongoingprojects in the State and completely falls shortof our legitimate demand,” he remarked.Expressing his displeasure, he further said,“None of our requests for new rail lines, newsurveys and capacity expansion has beenconsidered which is hugely disappointing.” TheChief Minister resented the Railway Minister’sapathetic attitude towards the State, particu-larly relating to the demand for expansion ofrail network and improving rail services in the

Maoist-affected underdeveloped areas.Former Union Railway Minister and Con-gress Lok Sabha member, Bhakta CharanDas echoed in the same term as the ChiefMinister. Describing the Budget proposal for

Odisha as "most disappointing", Das said ," I amsorry to say that the Union Railway Minister didnot responded to the proposal given to her for thedevelopment of Railways in the State" Similarly,State Youth Congress President and Lok SabhaMP, Pradeep Majhi said that the request of theOdisha Congress MPs was not heeded to. On theother hand, the ruling BJD has lodged strongprotest against the Union Railway Minster for herattitude towards to the development of railwaysin Odisha and threatened to organise an agitationagainst the Central apathy . Senior BJP leaderand Rajya Sabha MP, Rudra Narayan Pani whilecriticising the anti-Odisha attitude of UnionGovernment as far as railway development , healso accused the Odisha BJD government led byNaveen Patnaik for its lack of concern for theState in putting pressure on the Centre to get isdue. He said BJP would highlight the Centralneglect towards Odisha.

SA bank ondepth for Windieschallenge

Nalco CMDtakes bribe ingold bricks

WHAT TO DO IFYOU BITE YOURCHEEKS OFTEN

It is asurrender toTerrorists

2G scam:Pranab, Sushmaspar over JPC

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Finally Maoists releaseMalkangiri CollectorMalkangiri : Finally Maoists release Malkangiridistrict Collector R Vineel Krishna evening. Maoistsreleased him after holding him in captivity for ninedays. Krishna reaches Malkangiri district headquarter with district SP. Huge crowd welcomesCollector outside his residence in Malkangiri. ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik expresses happiness afterthe release of collector. He said Government will fullfill all the demands made by Maoists. It should benoted that Krishna and Majhi were abducted byMaoists from Chitrakonda area in Malkangiri districton February 16 during a visit there for a camp forlocal development. The release of junior engineer Pabitra Mohan Majhiyesterday had brightened hopes for release of the Collector. While address-ing the media, Majhi expressed that the ultras would release Krishna in 48hours. Freed from captivity after a week-long ordeal, junior engineer PabitraMajhi on Wednesday said the Maoists have promised to release Malkangiridistrict collector R V Krishna within two days and that the official was fineand being treated well. Maintaining that the rebels treated them properlywithout harassment or torture in their captivity, Majhi told reporters at Malkangirithat the both, he and Krishna, were served good food, including rice and dal.

14,089 Sikhayak /junior teacherspost regularizedBhubaneswar : About 14,089Sikhayak /junior teachers hasbeen regularized as ZillaParishad teachers. Replying toa question of legislature AnupKumar Sai, School and MassEducation Minister Pratap Jenaexpressed in the house that theDirector of state primary projectand Director of state primaryeducation to appoint Sikhyasahayak / junior teachers asregular teacher who has completedsix years and done satisfactory.

Assembly paralysed for over dal scamBhubaneswar: The StateAssembly on Wednesdaywitnessed uproarious scenesand was paralysed for the thirdconsecutive day over dal scamas Congress MLAs stormed intothe well demanding probe intoirregularities in supply of pulsesfor mid-day meal (MDM) and otherschemes in all 30 districts. Theissue was raised by the leader ofthe Opposition Bhupinder Singhof Congress as soon as theHouse assembled for the day. Heaccused the BJD government offailing to keep its promise made atan all-party meet about investiga-tion into supply of dal for MDMand supplementary nutritionprogramme (SNP) meant forchildren and pregnant women.Supported by BJP members,Congress members shouted anti-government slogans as SpeakerPradip Kumar Amat allowedreading out a statement by thegovernment side on the ongoinghostage crisis. As Congressmembers displayed placards

demanding a broader probe into thedal scam, Singh said that though thestate government had promised toproduce all information and docu-ments relating to the scam before theHouse, it was yet to do so. However,parliamentary affairs minister RaghunathMohanty, said that the state govern-ment had never promised to place alldocuments relating to vigilance probeinto the dal scam. Opposition chiefwhip Prasad Harichandan ofCongress, however, accusedMohanty of telling lies relating to thegovernment's assurance on tablingprobe documents. I will request theSpeaker to verify the recording of theall-party meeting, he said.

1991 villages inOdisha declareddrought affectedin Khariff seasonBhubaneswar: About 1991villages of 107 blocks of 17districts and 104 wards of 14Municipality has been declareddrought in Khariff season. The Minister of Revenue andDisaster ManagementSuryanarayan Patra hasexpressed that the affectedfarmers have been providedwith Rs2,000/-per Hectre ofnon irrigated land, Rs 4,000/-per Hectre irrigated land and

Rs 6,000/- for all season.About Rs 53.46 crore hasbeen to the collectors for thesame. The Minister hasexpressed that Rs 105 crorehas been provided to 23district from Disaster Manage-ment fund.

Lok Adalats clearshuge backlog casesShradhanjali PradhanBalasore : The Lok Adalats are notonly proving benefits to the parties, ithas also helped in clearing a hugebacklog of cases. Under the guidanceof incumbent Chief Justice of theOdisha High Court V Gopalagowdaand further encouraged by State LegalServices Authority executive chairmanBP Das, portfolio judge SC Parija andjudge of Balasore and Bhadrakdistricts SK Patnaik, several landmarkrecords have been achieved here.With 11 district-level Lok Adalats, threeState-level and two mega Lok Adalatsbesides the 21 legal awarenesscamps, over 20,000 pending cases,including 13,623 criminal cases and7,118 cases of civil nature weredisposed of in 2010 against thepending 91,823 while in 2009, the

disposal was of 17,088 cases,sources added. The cases pendingout of marital disputes too have foundquick disposal with the formation ofFamily Court since July 5, 2010. Whileseveral cases were disposed, otherspending are moving at a faster pacewith the establishment of exclusivecourt in the district, sources said. Thesettlement of as many as 290 cases,amounting to 15 per cent of the MotorAccident Claim Tribunal (MACT)pendency, in one go by the state-levelLok Adalat with a compensation ofover Rs 4 crore have been one amongthe notable achievements. Thedisposal of cases under the Nego-tiable Instrument (NI) Act was alsounique in nature and was organisedfor the first time resulting in a massivesuccess with disposal of 284 cases.

NTPC Kanihabags IBEM AwardTalcher : The NTPC's 3,000-MW Talcher Super ThermalPower Station has been placedin the second position in theIBEM assessment. In order tomeet its future challenges, theNTPC has launched its ownBusiness Excellence Model in2010. Seventeen coal and gas-based stations of the NTPChave implemented this model.These plants' performanceswere evaluated by a team oftrained assessors. The NTPCKaniha came second along withSimhadri and Vindyachal. RVenkateswaran, ExecutiveDirector, and KK Sharmareceived the award fromMinister of State for Power KCVenugopal in New Delhi.

His excellency Governor of Odisha and the Chancellor of North Odisha UniversitySj. Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare at the 6th convocation of the Unviversity.

Photo by Santosh Madhual Baripada

Demand to increasefreedom fighter's pension

Free Health Checkup Camp at remote tribal Area by M/s. Seerajuddin & Co.Photo by : Samarendranath Das Keonjhar

Government provides 38 vehicles to 19 MinistersBhubaneswar: About 38 vehicles have been provided to 19 Ministers. The Parlia-mentary Affairs Minister Raghunath Mohanty has expressed that the Minister ofHigher Education, Tourism and Culture Debiprasad Mishra has been provided 3vehicles ( one from each dept), Minister of Sports Prabin Chandra Bhanja Deo one,Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei two, Minister of Agriculture and Coopera-tion Dr Damodar Rout two, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister SuryanarayanPatra two, Minister of Industries and Mining Raghunath Mohanty two, Planning andCoordination Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo two.

Kabita MohantyNilgiri : A meeting was organisedby the Freedom fighter's YubaSamukshya here to press thedemand for increasement ofFreedom Fighter's Pension upto500/-. The meeting was presidedover by the Secretary BidhanChandra Ray and the former MLA

Akshyaya Kumar Acharya was theChief Guest. Some of the familieshave been deprived of the pensionby which they are facing financialconstraint. It was decided torequest the Government toregularise the pension to the familiesand to provide loan to the kin of thefreedom fighters.

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Sadhus demand probe into Baba Ramdev’s assets YOGA GURU’SMULTIPLYINGWEALTHu Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali

Yogpeeth Trust reportedly has

property worth ` 1,000 crore in

Hardwar alone The property

include the Divya Yoga Mandir,

Divya Yoga Ashram, Kripalu

Bagh, Divya Pharmacy ( phase

1 and 2), Patanjali Herbal,

Patanjali Yogpeeth ( 1 and 2),

Patanjali Yoga University,

Patanjali Mega Food Park,

Herbal Vatika ( garden) and

Ayurvedic Chikitsa Aur

Anusandhan Sansthan

u Ramdev is even reported to

have acquired a Scottish isle

for about £ 2 million ( approxi-

mately ` 14.7 crore) a few

years ago to set up a wellness

retreat

u Some reports say his trust has

acquired major stakes in the

Aastha TV channel

u The trust has bought land in

various parts of the country

which, according to its general

secretary, are yet to be

developed

Baba Ramdev's ashram Patanjali Yogpeeth in Hardwar.

BABA Ramdev’s campaign against blackmoney appears to have earned him manyenemies among the political class as wellas seers. The Akhil Bhartiya AkhadaParishad, one of the leading groups ofsadhus, is planning to write to the PrimeMinister and the President seeking a CBIinquiry into the assets and wealth of theyoga guru. The national spokesperson ofthe Akhada Parishad, Baba Hat Yogi, said: “A decade ago, Ramdev used to move on abicycle. He even had to struggle to findmoney to fix his punctured cycle. Now heflies on a chopper. We demand an inquiryinto the income and assets of the Ramdevashram.” Hat Yogi wasn’t alone; a demandfor a probe into the baba’s assets alsocame from Trivender Panwar, president ofthe Uttarakhand Kranti Dal that recentlywithdrew support from the RameshPokhriyal Nishank government inUttarakhand. “ Baba Ramdev is shoutingagainst black money to protect his own ill-gotten wealth. He is even planning to enterpolitics to protect his black money,” Panwaralleged. “ He had claimed last year that oneUttarakhand minister had asked for `2-crorebribe from him for some favour. If he is socommitted to weeding out corruption fromIndia, he should disclose the name of theaccused minister.” The outbursts againstRamdev come just days after a CongressMP in Arunachal Pradesh allegedly abusedhim when he talked about corruption at aspiritual camp at Pasighat in the East Siangdistrict. Many claimed that the popularityand political clout of Ramdev had made a lotof people jealous and they were now

making allegations against him. But they, too, agreed that the babashould disclose his assets. The yoga guru, however, remainedunfazed. Hitting out at his critics, he told the Aaj Tak news channel:“We are ready for any inquiry. The central government hasconducted such investigations twice and they are welcome to do soagain. Is it a sin to speak about corruption in India? “Five crorepeople have donated for the development of our ashram. We willhold rallies on February 27 and March 23 in New Delhi against thefailure of the Congress government to bring back to India theblack money stashed away in foreign banks.” His detractorsdismissed his aggressive stance as mere posturing and allegedthat his ashram was involved in many dubious activities. BabaHat Yogi said: “ In 2006, Mahant Shanker Dev of the Divya YogaMandir disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Anindependent inquiry should be conducted on the missing Mahant.”The phenomenal rise in the wealth of the trust run by the yogaguru in the last few years has raised many eyebrows. Accordingto a rough estimate, the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust has propertyworth more than ` 1,000 crore in Hardwar alone.

2G scam:Pranab,Sushma spar over JPC

New Delhi : The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government onThursday moved a motion in the Lok Sabha for an investigation by a JointParliamentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam. Leader of LokSabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved the motion in the LokSabha for setting up of the JPC to look into the telecom policy pursued from1998 to 2009 and was involved in a war of words with Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, who is also the Leader of Opposition. "Ifeel that I should express my regret that I could not sort out the issue due towhich the entire winter session was lost. The fact clearly demonstratedcertain areas of concerns which we have to address together. When weseek the vote of the people, immediately after the elections we assume theoffice and we have to take the oath to protect and follow the Constitution.It's our constitutional responsibility to discharge our duties as parliamentar-ians," said Pranab while moving the motion. "I might have failed to under-stand the sentiments of other parliamentarians. My gratitude to the Opposi-tion that impasse was resolved. It's not arrogance that we didn't agree toJPC. We thought that all the measures were taken needed to look into 2Gspectrum. There was no lack of interest in resolving the issue," he added.He also criticised the Opposition for not allowing Parliament to functionduring the Winter Session. "Please remember not to have or not to agree tohave a JPC is not arrogance or obduracy, or obstinacy. We thought weshould be able to carry convictions with our friends sitting on the otherside. There we thought that when all these measures have been takencare of, issues have been adequately addressed, perhaps it would beadequate and there would be no need of JPC," he said about theGovernment not agreeing to a JPC earlier. However, Sushma defendedthe Opposition's protests over the issue and asked Pranab why theywere likened to Maoists for their protests. "Why were we called Maoistswhen we demanded JPC? Is demand for JPC illogical, unconstitutionaland equal to violent behaviour? When you were in opposition, you alsodemanded for JPC, were you behaving like Maoists then? Whenever abig scam happened, the party in opposition demanded JPC and theparty in power agreed to JPC. Our demand was called illogical whenwe demanded for JPC in the last session.

Libya:efforts underwayto bring back IndiansNew Delhi : As theunrest in Libya intensi-fies, New Delhi'sevacuation efforts aregathering momentum torescue 18 thousandIndians trapped there.The Ministry of ExternalAffairs (MEA) hasconfirmed that theevacuation process tobring back Indians stuckin Libya has begun.The first civil ship is expected to sail from Alexandria to Benghazi where itwill pick up the first batch of a thousand labourers. Air India flights are stillwaiting for clearance to land in Tripoli, Benghazi, Sabah and Kufra - wheremore Indians are waiting. Back home, their families are praying for a safereturn. Two special Air India flights are expected to reach Tripoli any timenow to bring home the first batch of 700 stranded immigrants. Three navalwarships will also set sail for Malta on Saturday. The island across theMediterranean has become an evacuation hub for several countries.Additionally, a passenger ship will set sail for Benghazi on Sunday; it isexpected to return with Indian evacuees to Alexandria the same day. Twomore ships are also being pressed into service and a military aircraft is alsoheaded to Egypt for bringing back a group of 90 Indians who crossed overby road from Libya. “Two aircraft will be reaching Tripoli and we are hopingthat the evacuation from Tripoli to Alexandria can take place and from thereother arrangements can be made. We are thinking in terms of evacuatingaround 18,000 people,” Foreign Affairs Miniater SM Krishna told the news-men. Meanwhile, another Indian casualty has been reported in the country.

Common man’s CM readies Bill to fix babus & copsPOLICE VERIFICATION report forpassports in seven days,postmortem report in three daysand caste certificate in a fortnight!And if there is a fault in yourelectricity connection, it will berepaired within four hours. All thissounds unbelievable for an Indianstate notorious for corruption andred tape over the years. But then,the Nitish Kumar government inBihar is ready to introduce theRight to Service Bill during theBudget session of the assemblythat began on Tuesday. The Billseeks to weed out graft and bringabout transparency in gover-nance. The draft Bill proposes to

make it mandatory for stateofficials to get the work of thecommon man done within aspecific timeframe or face apenalty of up to ` 5,000. The chiefminister has already held tworounds of meetings over the draftBill. “ Under its provisions, publicutility services will be provided tothe people within a stipulatedtimeframe,” he said. “ If govern-ment employees or officials fail toensure that, they will have to paypenalty.” Nitish said people wouldno longer have to run aroundoffices greasing the palms ofemployees to get their work doneonce the Right to Service Act was

enacted in the state. According tosources, the state governmentmay also constitute a State PublicService Delivery Commission forachieving the objectives of theproposed Act. The draft Billincludes all those services forwhich people run from pillar topost for days.

FDI in retail willhelp combatrising food pricesALLOWING FOREIGN directinvestment ( FDI) in the retail

sector is one of the fastest waysto eliminate substantial price

difference for the same foodproduct at different places, the

annual Economic Survey tabled.The Survey notes that the sharpincrease in the price of

vegetables, such as onions duringDecember 2010 and January 2011

brought to light the “ greatdifference in prices” for the sameproduct at various locations. For

instance, when onions wereselling for ̀ 30 in Agra on January

7, 2011, in Delhi it was priced at ̀57.50. Such price differentials

could not have existed in anefficient and competitive market,the report notes. One of the

quicker methods to curtail themargin between farm gate and

retail prices is to allow FDI in multi-product retail in the country.

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It is a surrender to Terrorists

Is CVC a Rubber Stamp ?Indian conscience remains bitten by a bug called corruption.

Sadly the year 2010 will be etched out in history with multi-crore scamsat the Centre. While this bug reguses to die, the Government's watch-dog, Central Vigilance Commissioner, remains a mute spectator. Be it theCommonwealth Games goof-up of Rs. 70,000 crore or the DG Spectrumallocation sell-off at an alleged loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore to the nationalexchequer, the CVC's recommendations, inquiries and advice on furtherproceedings on these and many other scams are just a pile of files invarious government offices.

While social activists resemble the Central Vigilance Commission toa post office and have declared it as a paper tiger, the governmenthas virtually made the CVC a rubber stamp with inaction on itsrecommendations. The problem lies in the Central Vigilance Commis-sion Act 2003 and the way it functions in its present form. The CVC'srecommendations are not mandatory. The Government is not obliged toabide by them. Juxtapose the popular opinion of amending the CVCAct 2003, a faction also believes that one should adopt an incrementalapproach to the problem and the Act should not be rushed into foramendments. What is apparent is that the CVC is in dire need ofreforms. The CVC Act, 2003 should, therefore, undergo an immediateoverhaul either within the existing Act or by way of introducingamendments.

The CVC ACTAccording to the Act, the CVC's under the administrative control of

the Department of Personnel and Training which in turn is under theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

It is argued that several sections of the Act do not make the CVC atoothless body. But if gone through in detail, the CVC actually does nothave real powers. The powers of the CVC encompass functionssuch as giving directions, reviewing, advising and exercisingsuperintendence and giving recommendations.

Sample this : The CVC has 'powers' to exercise superintendenceover the functioning of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (CentralBureau of Investigation) in cases related to the investigation ofoffences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention ofCorruption Act, 1988 or an offence with which a public servant isspecified under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

But it also has a sub-clause which provides that while exercisingthe powers of superintendence or giving directions under this clause,the Commission shall not exercise powers in such a manner so as torequire the Delhi Special Police Establishment in vestigate or dispose ofany case in a particular manner. Does it not amount to giving powersto exercies them with the handcuffs on ?

The CVC cannot act or order a vigilance inquiry against a publicofficer of the Joint Secretary rank and above without the consent ofthe Central Government. This provision is surprising when seniorbureaucrats and technocrats are involved in mot of the high-profilescams in India.

It may be noted that in 1997, the Centre abolished the SingleDirective or Section 6A of the Delhi Police Special Establishment Act,after the Supreme Court quashed its validity in the iconic Vineet NarainHawala case Judgement. Since then the CVC and the CBI had beencarrying out investigations without any prior approval of the CentralGovernment.

The NDA Government made an attempt to introduce this provisionin the CVC Bill 1999 but was unsuccessful after the apex courtexpressed its discontent over it. After which a Joint ParliamentaryCommittee recommended introduction of the 'Single Directive' provisionand the provision found its place in the CVC Act, 2003.

Former CVC N Vittal thinks that the singhel Directive must beabolished as the CVC and the CBI are not insulated from political andbureaucratic control. He says that there is no confidentiality as far asleaks and disclosures are concerned. He opione, "The Government isvery sympathetic to corrupt bureaucrats."The fact is that by the timecorruption emerges and the CVC seeks approval for an inquiry theofficer in question is either transferred or superannuates."

THE PHILOSOPHER George Santayana once said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemnedto repeat it.” He was probably talking about Indians,even though he did not quite say it. The Orissagovernment’s decision to concede all fourteen demandsof the Maoists, in exchange for its collector R. VineelKrishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, marks yetanother surrender by an Indian state to the armed mightof a militant group. Clearly we have learnt nothing fromthe fiasco of the IC 814 hijack of 1999 or the release ofRubaiya Sayeed in 1989. In part, the problem seems tobe in our muddled response to Maoism. Because theyclaim to speak on behalf of the people and haveorganised poor tribals to fight what they say are thedepredations of the state, there is an assumption thatthey are some kind of Gandhians who use guns onlywhen compelled to do so.That is simply not true and let us not fool ourselves: TheMaoists have obtained their ends by threatening toexecute the two officials. Looked at any way, this is anact of terrorism.

PriceThere will be people who will say that the Maoistdemands were largely reasonable. That is true, but themasters of public relations that they are, they have takencare to camouflage their real demands— the release ofimprisoned senior cadre— with the ones which showthem as friends of the poor and the exploited. So, it istrue that some good ends will be served by the epi-sode— justice may be nudged a bit on behalf of tribalswho lost their land because of a NALCO project, theOrissa government will harden its existing opposition tothe Polavaram dam project in Andhra Pradesh, trumpedup cases will be withdrawn against some tribal activists,and so on, so forth. But, all these have been obtainedwith the real threat of death hanging over two people.

The consequences of this surrender are bound tobe negative. The next time the Maoists want to spring acolleague from jail, they will kidnap another functionaryof the state, perhaps some lowly policeman andthreaten to kill him. If the official is relatively junior, thestate may not even react and the hapless person couldbe executed.

I wonder whether the alacrity with which the Orissagovernment acted had something to do with the fact thatthe officer in question is from the Indian AdministrativeService, and that the officials advising the Chief Ministeron the issue are also members of the same prestigiousservice which is known to look after its own to theexclusion of everyone else.

Another consequence of the statekneeling before the Maoists will be in theconduct of the anti- Maoist operations.

Already, as one of the pre- conditionsfor the release, the government hassuspended anti- Maoist operations in thejungles of Malkangiri. If Maoist cadre,presumably arrested after a great deal ofeffort by the police, can get away likethis, why should the police personnelwaste their time and effort, and risk their lives, inactively pursuing them ? The penalty for the Orissasurrender could be long lasting. Even today the countryis dealing with the consequences of releasing fiveJammu and Kashmir Liberation Front militants for thekidnapped daughter, Rubaiya, of the then Union HomeMinister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.

This disastrous decision gave the still fledglingKashmiri militancy its greatest boost in December 1989.For the first time, the Kashmiri militants felt, they hadactually bested the Indian state. The result was thattens of thousands of young Kashmiris went across theLine of Control to receive arms training from the waitingPakistani handlers.

Ironically, the militants had been on the verge ofreleasing Rubaiya anyway. The public opinion may havebeen heavily influenced by the JKLF’s azadi propa-ganda, but the outfit itself came under a great deal of

social pressure for the dastardly act of holding a youngwoman hostage.

FollyYes, Kashmir was still in its age of innocence. FarooqAbdullah, then Chief Minister of the state was aware ofthis and he refused to release the jailed JKLF leaders,Hamid Sheikh, Sher Khan, Javed Ahmed Zargar, NoorMohammed Kalwal and Mohammed Altaf Butt. However,Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s ministerial colleagues inDelhi— Arun Nehru, I. K. Gujral and Arif MohammedKhan— recommended to Prime Minister V. P. Singh thathe be overruled and the JKLF militants were released.

The next historical lesson came from the IC 814hijack. A passenger aircraft with 176 passengersaboard was returning from Kathmandu to Delhi when itwas hijacked on December 24, 1999 by some PakistaniHarkat jihad- e- Islami terrorists. The authorities bungledin not being able to stop the aircraft when it landed inAmritsar, and so it went to Lahore, then Dubai and finallylanded in Kandahar, then under the control of the Taliban.Twenty- seven passengers, including one RupinKatyal— who had been stabbed several times and wholater died— were released in Dubai.On the ground, the aircraft was surrounded by Talibanpersonnel who claimed they were there to protect theaircraft and its passengers, but in reality had beendeployed to prevent any Indian military action. Afterseveral days of negotiations, the hijackers obtained therelease of Masood Azhar, a top terrorist leader who hadbeen in jail since 1993, Ahmad Sayeed Omar Sheikh, aBritish- Pakistani terrorist who was in jail for kidnappingseveral foreigners in New Delhi in 1994, Mushtaq AhmedZargar, a Kashmiri militant leader under arrest since1992.

RetrieveAfter their release, Masood Azhar split with the Harkatjihad- e- Islami and set up the Jaish- e- Mohammedwhich was involved in the attack on the ParliamentHouse in New Delhi in December 2001 and other terroristacts. Sheikh’s career has been even more notorious. Hewas reportedly involved in the murder of Wall StreetJournal reporter, Daniel Pearl, as well as in the assassi-nation plots against President Pervez Musharraf. He iscurrently in a Pakistani jail. Both Azhar and Zargarremain free.

The result of the IC814 hijack and the 9/ 11 incident inthe United States in 2001 compelled New Delhi to adopt atough antihijack policy. India would not negotiate withhijackers, authorities had pre- authorisation to immobilise

aircraft on the ground, the air force would,under certain circumstances, shoot downan aircraft under the control of hijackers.

But the whole can only be the sum ofthe parts. The Union government can onlydo so much, the states need to do their bit,especially in the case of the Maoistmovement which confronts the state witha complex problem. It feeds on poverty anddeprivation and the systemic injustice andexploitation in many parts of the country.

But it is also a fact that the leadership cadre of the

Maoists are a bunch of cold blooded killers who

ruthlessly run an empire of extortion and exploitation of

their own. There is little point in lamenting over what has

happened. The Union and the Orissa state governments

must now focus their efforts in retrieving the situation to

the extent they can. Instead of going easy on the

Maoists, they should press on with the anti- Maoist

campaign.

This does not mean a relentless military effort, but a

sophisticated strategy which separates the Maoist fish

from the waters in which they are swimming through

effective political engagement with the locals, more

development work, better security for government

officials, and an overall resolve to press the campaign

into a fight to the finish. -Prasanna Patnaik

Thedisastrousdeal

MAMATA AND THE ART OF HISTRIONICSIT WAS some time before one could realise the cause ofthe Bihar MPs sudden aggression during railway ministerMamata Banerjee’s Budget speech. The Bihar lawmakerswere sore that little had been done to fulfil the loftypromises made for the state, particularly when RJD chiefLalu Prasad was in command of the railways. A feistyDidi, who was in high spirits reading her last Budgetspeech before the West Bengal polls, prevailed duringthose crucial moments in the Lok Sabha, despite thedisruptions. Obviously, there was no change in theturbulent Mamata- Lalu chemistry with the ministerthrowing side glances at her predecessor whenevernames of places in Bihar figured in her speech. RebelJD( U) parliamentarian Lalan Singh, at the forefront of

the protest, later said nothing wasbeing done to complete three railbridges — at Digha, Munger andNirmali — promised in the previousBudgets. “ We have no problemswith the minister announcingeverything for Bengal, but

Bihar, like otherareas, should getits due,” he said.

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WHAT TO DO IFYOU BITE YOURCHEEKS OFTENTOOTH EXTRACTION If it’s the awkward positioning of thewisdom tooth that’s troubling your cheeks, get it extracted.BRACES In case of misaligned teeth that rub against yourcheeks try orthodontics to correct the problem.LASER TREATMENT If the problem is chronic, making cheektissues hard due to frequent bites, you need to get soft tissuelaser treatment.ENAMELOPLASTY Go for it if your teeth are too sharp or haverough edges that cut into your cheeks. This includesrecontouring the teeth to change their length, shape andsurface.NIGHT GUARDS These silicone guards are to be worn forupper and lower teeth separately. They block cheeks fromcoming in between them. Use them if you subconsciouslybite your cheeks while sleeping.

Vitamins make teeth strongerCARROT is rich in vitamin A thatbuilds strong teeth. Deficiency ofvitamin A delays healing of mouthulcers. Other sources include milk,chicken liver, green yellow colourfruit and vegetables like orange,pumpkin, sweet potatoes, papayaand mango.FISH such as salmon, tuna andsardines are good sources ofvitamin D which helps in theformation of teeth. Its deficiencycan increase the risks of jawfracture and periodontal diseases.

Vegetarians may opt for mushrooms, fortified milk and egg yolk.WHOLEGRAIN FOODS are rich in vitamin E that protects against cavity, plaque,tartar and gum problems. Sources include egg, milk, nuts, and green leafyvegetables. Also vegetable oils such as canola, corn, sunflower, soybean, andolive oil contain vit E. SPINACH contains a good amount of vitamin K which helps inhealing of mouth ulcers and other cuts in the oral cavity. Its deficiency may causeexcessive bleeding after a tooth extraction or a dental procedure. It’s also found inmost green leafy vegetables, sprouts, broccoli, milk, eggs and beef.

HEALTHY ENERGY FILLERSThese dishes are low on cholesterol and fat buthigh on calories and energy

CABBAGE SALAD WITH BACONCOOK three bacon slices in an oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan,reserving 1 tsp drippings in pan. Crumble bacon andset aside. Cook bacon drippings and one smallshredded onion over medium heat for one minute.Bring two cups of apple cider to a boil in a smallsaucepan over medium heat and cook for about 15minutes. Remove from heat and add the onionmixture, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Placecider mixture and 1/3 cup of crumbled cheese in ablender and process until smooth.

APPLESAUCE PANCAKESCOMBINE one cup of wheat flour,1 tsp baking soda, 1/8 tsp saltand 2 tbs toasted wheat germ ina medium bowl. Make a well incenter of the mixture. Combineone cup non-fat buttermilk, 1/4cup unsweetened applesauce, 2tsp vegetable oil and one large

lightly beaten egg. Add this mixture to the flour mix,stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Heata nonstick griddle coated with cooking spray overmedium heat.

CHICKPEA PATTIESGRIND 440 g chickpeas, half cuprinsed flat leaf parsley, onechopped garlic and ¼ tsp groundcinnamon with 1/4 tsp of saltand pepper. Add one whiskedegg and 2 tbsp flour and forminto eight 1/2-inch-thick patties.Tap off excess flour.Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.Cook patties for 2-3 minutes per side or until golden.Whisk together half cup low-fat yogurt, 3 tbsp lemonjuice. Serve the patties with mixed salad ofshredded cabbage, tomatoes and thinly sliced onion.GRILLED PINEAPPLECOMBINE 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup dark rum, 1/2 tsp driedthyme, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon,1/4 tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground redpepper, 1/8 tsp ground ginger and1/8 tsp ground cloves in a largezip-top plastic bag. Add eight slices of freshpineapple and chill for one hour, turning occasionally.

The ̀ 17- crorehandbag you don’twant your wife to seeIF YOU thought Victoria Beckham’s £ 18,000hand luggage was a little pricey, you probablywon't be snapping up the ‘Mouawad 1001 NightsDiamond Purse’. The heart- shaped handbag isvalued at £ 2.35 million ( roughly ` 17 crore) —setting the record for the world's most expen-sive handbag according to the Guinness WorldRecords. The Mouawad is made of 18 caratgold, which is encrusted with 4,517 diamonds —105 of which are yellow, 56 pink and 4,356colourless. The bag, which weighs 381.92carats, took 10 artisans more than 8,800 hoursto make. The co- guardians of the House ofMouawad, Fred and Pascal Mouawad, unveiledthe scarily expensive purse at the DohaJewellery and Watches Exhibition over theweekend. Mouawad’s purse is, unsurprisingly,inspired by the epic Arabian tale of romance andintrigue. Pascal Mouawad, said: “ Just as thetales of Scheherazade have captivated readerswith their intricately woven plots of uninhibitedpassion and daring, the Mouawad 1001 NightsDiamond Purse is designed to mesmerise with itslavish attention to detail and elaborate workman-ship incorporating thousands of diamonds.”

How tomatoes cut prostate cancer riskThe University of Illinoisscientists, who suggestedthat eating tomatoesreduces risk of prostatecancer, have developed atool that may help tracethe metabolism of tomatocarotenoids in the humanbody. "Scientists believethat carotenoids-thepigments that give the red,yellow, and orangecolours to some fruits andvegetables-provide thecancer-preventivebenefits in tomatoes, butwe don't know exactlyhow it happens," saidJohn W. Erdman, of theUniversity of Illinois. Theresearchers will useisotopic labelling of threetomato carotenoids with

heavier carbon atoms than are commonly seen innature, which will allow tracking of the tomatocomponents' absorption and metabolism in thebody, he said. "We have two questions we'dlike to answer. First, are the carotenoidsthemselves bioactive, or are their metabolic oroxidative products responsible for theirbenefits? Second, is lycopene alone respon-sible for the tomato's benefits, or are othercarotenoids also important?" he said.

Exercise to fight weight regainExercise can help control weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and burning fat before burningcarbohydrates, according to a new study. According to researchers from the University of ColoradoDenver, burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the day slows weight regain and mayminimize overeating by inducing a feeling of fullness to the brain. They insist that exercise prevents theincrease in the number of fat cells that occurs during weight regain. This discovery also challenges theconventional wisdom that the number of fat cells is set and cannot be altered by dietary or lifestylechanges. These coordinated physiological changes in the brain and the body lower the 'defended' weight,that is, the weight that our physiology drives us to achieve, and suggest that the effects of exercise onthese physiological processes may make it easier to stay on a diet. During the study, the researchersused obesity-prone rats. For the first 16 weeks, the rats ate a high-fat diet, as much as they wanted,and remained sedentary. They were then placed on a diet. For the following two weeks, the animals ate alow-fat and low-calorie diet, losing about 14pct of their body weight.

‘Murg’ the Afgan way!Ingredients:First marination Ginger garlic paste 20gmsDeggi mirch powder 30gms,Salt to tasteSecond marination Hung card 50gmsGaram masala powder 15gms, Kasori methipowder 10gms, Red chilli powder 10gms, Lemonjuice 15gms, Saffron 2gmsStuffingChicken mince 60gms, Walnut 20gms, Almonds20gms, Pistachio 20gms, Raisons 20gms, Mint10 leaves (chopped), Green chilli 2, Blackcardamom powder 5gms, Ginger 10gms, Salt10gms, White butter 20gms,Chicken breast: 2Method :u Wash chicken breast and carve pockets inthem, Use ginger garlic paste, deggi mirchpowder and salt to marinate the same (firstmarination). Refrigerate for 40 minutes.uRemove from refrigeration and squeeze out allthe excess water., Chop the walnuts, almonds,pistachio, raisons, mint, green chilli, ginger.uMix these with minced chicken to prepare a

mixture.uAdd salt, black cardamom and melted butter tothe above.uStuff the chicken breast with this mixture.Keep aside in refrigeration for 15-20 minutes.u Pre-prepare the clay oven.u Use skewers to cook the chicken breast in theclay oven at 200 degree C.u Cook for 6-7 minutes, remove from the clayoven and coat with white butter. Cover thechicken breast with silver foil (to avoid over-cooking).u Cook again for 6-7 minutes in the clay oven at200 degree C.u Remove from the oven and check fordoneness.u Slice into slant pieces.u Serve hot with mint chutney, lacha onions andlemon wedges.

6 26 February - 4 March 2011 BUSINESS

Reliance inks $ 9 bn stake sale deal with BPIN YET another big leap inthe oil and gas domain,Mukesh Ambani- controlledReliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Monday announceda deal with British Petro-leum ( BP) of over ` 40,000crore ($ 9 billion) to divest30 per cent stake in its 23 oiland gas fields in India. Thecompanies have alsodecided to set up an equaljoint venture ( JV) firm toexplore and supply naturalgas in the country. Thispartnership agreement,touted as one of India’sbiggest ever foreign directinvestments ( FDI), wassigned in London, the

headquarters of BP on Monday. Only theVedanta- Cairn deal seems to surpass thisvolume at $ 9.6 billion. As per the deal, BP wouldpay $ 7.2 billion ( over ` 32,000 crore) to RIL topick up the stake and the balance $ 1.8 billionpayment is linked to the success of the explora-tion blocks. BP would also pump in additionalinvestment for the natural gas JV and thecombined investment could amount to $ 20billion ( ` 92,000 crore), Reliance said. Whilemany analysts are highlighting the positives ofthe deal for the country’s largest private com-pany and India’s energy sector as a global

investment destination, some questions are beingraised on the intent and future course of theMukesh Ambani group’s focus. Particularly,whether oil and gas will remain the future ofMukesh’s group? “ The deal will benefit RIL withstrong cash flows. It is definitely a positive thatway. BP’s expertise in deep water exploration isexpected to help expedite exploration in the 23 oiland gas blocks in the east coast of India,” saidPrayesh Jain, analyst at India Infoline. Most ofthese oil blocks are located in the Krishna-Godavari ( KG) basin, off the coast of AndhraPradesh and Mahanadi basin, off Orissa coast.

'Grain exports tobenefit from high prices'New Delhi : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, citing high globalprices, called for wheat, rice and sugar exports to resume onWednesday to take advantage of high global prices for the com-modities. Pawar's call for exports came as at least 100,000 tradeunionists marched through the Indian capital on Wednesday in aprotest against high food prices and unemployment. India, theworld's 2nd-largest producer of wheat and rice, has kept a tightcontrol over grain exports since 2007, allowing only limited salesthrough diplomatic deals, while the nation's stocks swelled afterthree straight years of bumper harvests. "This is the right time togive serious thought over allowing exports of certain quantities ofrice, wheat and sugar as we have ample stocks. World prices arevery good while the harvest looks favourable," Sharad Pawar toldreporters on Wednesday. "Exports should be allowed only to theextent where it doesn't hurt domestic consumers." The demonstra-tion against food prices was the biggest in New Delhi in years andincluded members of a trade union linked to the ruling Congressparty, reflecting disquiet within the party over food inflation, which hita high above 18 percent last December.

IT firms hope for STPIextension in budgetIndian information technologyfirms are looking for increasedspending on education, e-governance and defencesectors, and an extension by atleast one year of tax benefitsunder the Software TechnologyParks of India (STPI) scheme,but many think it is unlikely. STPIwas a society set up by theMinistry of Information Technol-ogy in 1991 to boost softwareexports. Among other benefits,the STPI scheme provides a 10-year income tax exemption forunits situated in software technology parks. "I think extension ofSTPI is a bleak possibility in the current form," said Ganesh Murthy,chief financial officer at MphasiS. In the 2009-10 budget, the govern-ment had extended tax benefits for units in STPI by a year to March2011, in the backdrop of a financial crisis in the United States, whichaccounts for more than 50 per cent of India's software exports. Thebudget for 2010-11 went without any mention of extending the STPIscheme, disappointing IT companies. "We believe, an extension willnot come," Anand Rathi Securities analyst Naushil Shah said,adding most analysts have factored in higher tax rates for the nextfiscal. "So, if STPI is not extended, it will be neutral for the sector andif it gets extended, it will be a positive surprise."

Jet Airwaysplans to increaseflights to Odisha’scapital cityBhubaneswar: Jet Airwaysplans to increase flights toBhubaneswar from March.The airlines has unveiledplans to enhance connectiv-ity to the city with theintroduction of a daily Boeing737 service on theBengaluru-Bhubaneswar-Raipur sectors, effectiveMarch 1, 2011. Furthermore,

the State capital will now belinked with Delhi andHyderabad through a directdaily morning return servicewith effect from March 27.The new flights connectingBhubaneswar with Bengaluruwill depart the garden city at0925 hrs, arriving inBhubaneswar at 1125 hrsand will depart Bhubaneswarat 1200 hrs, arriving in Raipurat 1300 hrs. On the returnjourney, the new flight willdepart Raipur at 1330 hrs,arriving in Bhubaneswar at1430 hrs and departing forBengaluru at 1500 hrs. Thenew connection on the Delhi-Bhubaneswar sector willdepart Delhi at 0630 hrsreaching Bhubaneswar at0830 hrs. On the return leg,the aircraft will departBhubaneswar at 0905 hrsand reach Delhi at 1105 hrs.

Distribution companies invest

1426 crore on capex says MinisterBhubaneswar : Energy minister Atanu SabsyasachiNayak on Tuesday informed the State Assembly thatthe four distribution companies operating in the state-Central Electricity Supply Utility of odisha Ltd (Cesu),Northern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd(Nesco), Southern Electricity Supply Company ofOdisha Ltd (Southo) and Western Electricity SupplyCompany of Odisha Ltd (Wesco) have invested Rs1425.58 crore on capital expenditure since theprivatization of electricity distribution in the state.These four discoms have incurred a capitalexpenditure of Rs 515.73 crore, Rs 394.80 crore, Rs304.19 crore and Rs 201.86 crore respectively,Nayak said in response to a question in the House. Cesu's revenue income in2009-10 stood at Rs 1201.16 crore whereas its expenditure was Rs1218.64 crore Similarly Nesco's income and expenditure in the last fiscalstood at Rs 983.68 crore and Rs 1012.98 crore respectively, he said.

Nalco CMD takes bribe in gold bricksNew Delhi : THE CENTRAL Bureauof Investigation ( CBI) on Friday ar-rested the chairman- cum- manag-ing director ( CMD) of the NationalAluminum Company Ltd ( Nalco),Abhay Kumar Srivastava, and hiswife for allegedly taking bribe. Theagency seized about ` 30 lakh incash and more than 10 kg of goldfrom the couple’s locker in a publicsector bank. CBI officials allegedthat Srivastava had accepted goldin lieu of cash for alleged favoursextended to a private company.Acting on an information, thesleuths arrested Srivastava’s wifeChandni, who was leaving the Bankof Maharashtra’s branch near theUPSC office in Delhi after deposit-ing three kg gold in her locker. Theofficials also searched her andfound that she was carrying ` 5lakh in her handbag and the key ofanother locker in the name of thewife of a middleman, the CBIspokesperson said. The middleman,Bhushan Lal Bajaj, and his wifeAnita were also arrested.

“The CBI arrested the Nalco CMDwhen he got his wife to accept anillegal gratification of three 24 caratgold bricks, each weighing one kg.His wife had accepted this illegalgratification from the wife of amiddleman who was brokering adeal between the CMD and a MadhyaPradesh- based private group ofcompanies,” the CBI said in a pressrelease. The locker, being operatedby Srivastava’s wife, had beenopened under Anita’s name so as toprevent the illegal money beingparked in the bank from beingtraced. In fact, the CBI team nabbedChandni along with Anita just afterthe duo had allegedly deposited thegold bricks in the bank locker. Thesleuths searched the locker, whichled to the further recovery of sevenmore gold bricks of 1 kg each, gold

ornaments weighing 188 gram and `9.5 lakh in cash. The total recoveriesso far have been 10.188 kg gold and` 29.5 lakh in cash, the overall valueof which comes to approximately `2.43 crore at the current gold rate,the CBI spokesperson said. All thefour accused are being questionedto find out other details of the moneythe CMD of the Navratna company,which has its headquarters inBhubaneswar, might have amassed.Searches in various parts of thecountry, including Bhubaneswar, arealso being carried out. Srivastavatook over as the CMD of Nalco inOctober 2009. Prior to that, he wasthe CMD of the Cement Corporationof India, a government of Indiaundertaking under Union ministry ofheavy industries, for nearly fiveyears. Incorporated in 1981, Nalcois Asia’s largest integrated aluminiumcomplex, encompassing bauxitemining, alumina refining, aluminiumsmelting and casting, powergeneration, rail and port operations,the PSU’s website says.

7 26 February - 4 March 2011 SPORTS

SA bank on depth for Windies challengeNew Delhi : Even after a recentseries win over India and acomfortable pre-tournamentvictory over defending championAustralia, South Africa's talent-filled team still needs to prove ithas the mental strength to claim afirst World Cup title. The Proteasagain carry the tag of thetournament's biggest underachiev-ers into this year's event and startagainst a team that has contrib-uted before to their World Cupmisery. In 1996, West Indies pulledoff a surprise quarterfinal winover the Proteas at the last WorldCup on the subcontinent, lendingan extra edge to Thursday'sGroup B game at the Feroz ShahKotla ground. It will also be thefirst match at the New Delhi venuesince a one-day international in2009 between India and Sri Lankawas abandoned because of adangerous pitch. South Africa hasalready had to fend off the'chokers' tag here, with off-

spinner Johan Botha this weekcalling the description "overused"and allrounder Jacques Kallissaying it is not something thataffects the 2011 team. "I think theword choker gets used far toooften every time a team losesnowadays," Kallis said. "It iscertainly not something thathaunts us. We have a lot of youngplayers ... so that doesn't evencross our mind. We don't worryabout the past." With key playerKallis back to full fitness after aniggling side injury, South Africahas no obvious weakness in itslineup — apart from its tendencyto mess up its World Cupcampaigns. Batsmen Hashim Amlaand AB de Villiers occupy two ofthe top three places in the ODIbatsmen rankings, Kallis is widelyconsidered the best allrounder inthe world and Dale Steyn andMorne Morkel form one of thegame's most feared fast bowlingcombinations.

Anand backs India to lift World Cup

Mumbai : Backing India to win the ongoingcricket World Cup, world chess championVishwanathan Anand on Wednesday said thethumping victory over Bangladesh justreaffirmed his faith in the team. "Before theWorld Cup I thought India were the favouritesand after the Bangladesh match they justconfirmed that," Anand told PTI here. "I think itsalmost 100 per cent certain that India willqualify (for the knockout round). The tough partbegins now. It all comes down to the knockoutstages." India defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs

in their first match in Dhaka last week. Stating thathe was not following the performance of any onecricketer in particular, Anand praised flamboyantopener Virender Sehwag for his magnificentknock of 175 that paved the way for victory forthe former champions. "(I follow) whoever playswell on the given day. Sehwag played very wellagainst Bangladesh." The chess wizard said itwas a good opportunity for batting maestro SachinTendulkar to fulfill his dream of winning thecherished trophy. "It's very nice for him. What isthe aim for him is also the aim for India," he said.

Federer tamesSomdev at Dubai OpenDubai: Somdev Devvarman went down in straight sets to RogerFederer in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free TennisChampionships . World No.2 Federer was largely untroubled ashe came through 6-3, 6-3 against the 26-year-old Devvarman,who is ranked 77 places below the Swiss maestro. The matchwas the biggest in wildcard Devvarman's career on the ATP Tourand he never really looked like pulling off a shock victory. Federermarched into the last-16 as he bids to win his first title of theyear. Federer, who has won the tournament four times previously,is making a comeback to the Aviation Club after a two yearabsence. The Swiss champion has 67 titles in his 12-yearcareer, including 16 Grand Slam titles. Devvarman has reachedtwo ATP Tour finals, the first in Chennai 2009 and later at SAOpen in Johannesburg earlier this year.

Champs League:Man Utd held,Bayern beat InterLondon : Mario Gomez's last-minute goalearned Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory atdefending champion Inter Milan and three-timechampion Manchester United was held 0-0 atMarseille in the first-leg matches in the last 16of the Champions League. Gomez hooked theloose ball into an empty net after goalkeeperJulio Cesar had failed to hold winger ArjenRobben's shot, giving the German side ameasure of revenge for its 2-0 loss to Inter inthe 2010 final in Madrid. "I am very happy with

our performance," Bayern coach Louis vanGaal said. "Inter played very well. It couldhave been a different result but we deservedto win after the way we played in the secondhalf." In a game of few chances at the StadeVelodrome, Marseille's Steve Mandanda wasthe busier of the two goalkeepers, keepingout shots by United midfielders DarrenFletcher and Nani. "It was very important notto concede in the first game and we did it,"Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said. Thesecond legs are played on March 15, withBayern and United now favorites to gothrough to the quarterfinals.

Nehra's fitness,Sree's form bringChawla into equationBANGALORE : Optional nets are not new, as faras Indian cricket is concerned. But even when itis compulsory, no one in the team is forced to doanything by rote. The team management allowsthe players to plan their own stints, based on theirneeds. However, it is always easy to pick up somesignals from the nets, to understand what thethink-tank is planning for the games ahead. The firstcue has to be taken from the man who missed

Pollard can playjust one wayHAVING made his name smashingthe ball around various grounds inIndia in the twenty20 format, thepressure on West Indies all- rounderKieron Pollard to repeat thoseperformances at the World Cup isobvious. But like a few otherplayers in his team who havedone well in India in the IndianPremier League and ChampionsLeague, the Trinidadian is hopingto turn the burden of expectationsinto an incentive to do well. Talkingto Mail Today ahead of the crucialGroup B match against SouthAfrica at the Ferozeshah Kotla,Pollard seemed confident.

the opening World Cup match in Dhaka: AshishNehra. The injuryprone pacer failed to bowl on thefirst two days here, and the amount of time hehas spent with physios, indicates that he is a verydoubtful starter for the game against England . SSreesanth's terrible showing against Bangladeshalso means that the team has a problem on theirhand: can they afford to play him again? Or willthey be forced to bring in the second spinner?Sreesanth did bowl at the nets on Wednesdaybut didn't really show that he has recovered fromthe pasting at Dhaka. He remains a dangerousproposition. But instead of making the batsmendance, if he is all over the place himself, won'tthe options have to be revived?

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No intimacy between Saif,Deepika in 'Aarakshan': JhaMumbai : There is anticipation about the Love Aaj Kal pairsizzling again in Aarakshan, but director Prakash Jhaclarifies that there are "no torrid moments" between the leadpair in his movie about the reservations issue. "There's noroom for any physical intimacy between Saif and Deepika.Though that's what is expected of them, I'm not forcing anylove scenes into the script. And if that is a problem for thedistributors and the audience, so be it. I can't shuffle aroundthe cards in my screenplay just to get the audiencetantalised," said Jha who is busy shooting the movie inBhopal. The relationship between Deepika and Saif unfoldsand develops on a college campus and Amitabh Bachchanplays Deepika's father who is also the principal of thecollege. A similar scenario had unfolded when after thegrand success of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani whendistributors expected a feast of fireworks between RanbirKapoor and Katrina Kaif in Raajneeti.

Ajay, Sanjay go an extra mile for SalmanNew Delhi : When Bollywood starSalman Khan wanted a fewBollywood stars for a cameo forAnees Bazmee's Ready in Bangkok,

he didn't think twice about ap-proaching his friends Sanjay Duttand Ajay Devgn, who happilycomplied. Even Kangana Ranaut,

who was with Sanjay and Ajayshooting in Bangkok itself for DavidDhawan's Rascals, agreed for theshoot for Salman's sake. "WhenSalman Khan calls everyone has torespond. And these are his dearestfriends. Salman has the highestrespect for Sanjay and he is veryclose to Ajay. So when a scenecame up which needed film stars,Salman thought why wait to go toIndia and shoot when the unit ofDavid Dhawan's Rascals is presentin Pattaya. "He made calls to Sanjayand Ajay and they readily agreed.David cancelled his shoot forRascals and let the three actors goshoot for Ready," said a source.Salman did his bit to make hisfriends feel special for agreeing tofeature in the film. "Salman went tosurprise Sanju and Ajay at HotelRoyal Cliff in Pattaya. Salman toldthem that he had come to pick themup as they were coming to shootespecially for him. Kangana alsojoined them and the three actors leftfor the shoot together in Salman'scar," the source added.

SRK has uniquepromotional strategies: AbbasMumbai : Actor Roshan Abbas, who is making his directorial debut withAlways Kabhi Kabhi under Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainmentbanner, said the superstar has some unique promotional ideas up hissleeve. "His involvement is there but he is also shooting for two movies.He has Ra.One on one side and Don 2 on the other, but in the midst ofthese, his support is always there and you will get to see some uniqueShah Rukh ideas as we go along," Abbas told in an interview. Shah Rukhis in touch with his office from Malaysia, where he is shooting for Don 2,said Abbas. "Currently, he is in Malaysia. But he has seen the marketingplan of the film. He is continuously in contact with Red Chiiles becausehe wants to know what we are doing, what our ideas are to promote thefilm. He has also given us some ideas," said Abbas. "Once you see theposters, which would be out soon, you will see how the Red Chillies'look and feel has come into this film," he added.

Harman,Genelia's'7 days inParis'?After 'It's My Life' - afilm that is yet torelease, HarmanBaweja and GeneliaD'Souza will cometogether yet againfor Sanjay Gadhvi's'7 Days in Paris'. Itcan be recalled thatearlier Gadhvi (of'Dhoom' fame) hadsigned Imran Khan and KatrinaKaif for the same film. But Imrandemanded changes in the scriptmuch to the chagrin of Katrinawhose role was reduced tonearly nothing. Anyway, both actorsopted out of the movie, andGadhvi was then keen to castNeil Nitin Mukesh in the lead.

Things didn't work out even thenand the film ultimately got shelved.Sanjay has re-surrected themovie from the backburner, andapproached Harman Bawejaand Genelia D'Souzato play thelead roles in this romantic caper.If all works out well, '& Days inParis' will roll by this year end.

Katrina signsfilm for free!Katrina Kaif will make a cameoin her hairdresser's film forfree. Bollywood actors arefamily people. Their love doesnot stand restricted to theiractual family. Their coterie toogets all their love andaffection. Every time a staff-member expresses interest inmaking a film of his own, hisstar employer, does not leavea single stone unturned to fulfilhis wish. Amitabh did it for hismake-up artist of many yearsDeepak Sawant. The super-star worked in Sawant'sBhojpuri film since the two goa long way together. Deepak

Sawant has worked withBachchan for over 30 years.They have been togethersince Zanjeer and when Big Bgot to know about Sawant'sBhojpuri venture 'Ganga', hehappily offered all his support.Following suit is Katrina Kaif.Pomila Hunter who happens tobe Kat's hairdresser for sometime now, will be producing aHindi film titled, 'Main Krishna Hoon'.

Mahesh, Lara getrude to mediaMahesh Bhupati and Lara Dutta maybe in romantic bliss right now butapparently they have certainlyrubbed people from the media thewrong way during their wedding.The industry is majorly pissed offwith some even alleging that theywere dished out with bad behaviourfrom Mahesh. Sources from Goapoint out that when people from thefraternity asked the newly wedgroom to pose for pictures, hesharply told them, "Who invited youhere?" The couple also refrainedfrom posing for pictures despiterepeated requests. Lata, on theother hand, was courteous. Butshe, too, is in the middle of

controversy because of her betterhalf. Gossip also has it that thephotographers are planning to talkamong themselves and ban thecouple for sometime much like theydid to Amitabh Bachchan someyears back. "There was no need togive us such bad behaviourspecially when we have alwaysstood by the couple and coveredeach and every event of theirs sowell for so many years now. All wewanted was a little co-operation.We know that they were busy andthat it was a private thing but theyare celebs and their lives are notmeant to be private.