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Battle for Writers’ reaches Wild West 

Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and Burdwan vote today: Acid test for Left in old stronghold 

Nilanjan Hajra 

Bishnupur (Bankura): 

Finally, the battle for votes 

has moved west, Bengal’s 

‘Wild West’. Going by all data 

available till the 2009 Lok 

Sabha polls, the 38 constituencies 

spread over 

Burdwan, West Midnapore, 

Bankura and Purulia that will 

vote on Friday, constitute the 

state’s last Red bastion. 

Surprisingly, the region is also 

among the state’s poorest and 

has virtually no representation 

in the CPI(M)’s or the 

government’s highest decision-making 

bodies. 

No wonder since 2006, 

Mamata Banerjee’s Trina - 

mool Congress (TMC) has 

made inroads into the area 

which is also a happy hunting 

ground for Maoists who 

regard the Left Front as the 

“reactionary right.” 

Except across the 

thin strip along the 

Bankura-Burdwan border 

and West 

Midnapore’s eastern 

boundary, politics in this 

“Wild West” is interesting. 

Economically, the rest of the 

region becomes progressively 

poor as you move westward. 

This is so until you reach 

that dry, rugged, red-lateritic 

zone where you are bound to 

lose all sense of time. The 

asphalt road, glistening under 

the hot summer sun, is an 

aberration. It is there and 

kept these days in impeccable 

order to ensure smooth 

troops movement. 

BRIEFLY 

Court adjourns 

Kanimozhi hearing 

New Delhi: The CBI special 

court hearing the 2G scam 

case in Delhi has adjourned 

hearing on Kanim ozhi’s bail 

plea till Saturday. The Tamil 

Nadu chief minister’s 

daughter had applied for 

bail via her high-profile 

lawyer, Ram Jethmalani as 

soon as she reached court 

on Friday. — P6 

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Chronic malnutrition and 

starvation deaths are too 

common to be reported or 

acted upon until covered by 

the media, health and educational 

infrastructure is rudimentary 

and whatever irrigation 

is available dates back to 

the British era. Vast areas 

have no electricity and those 

that have are reconciled to 

interminable power cuts. 

This is how it was when the 

Left Front came to power in 

1977 and this is how it 

remains. Poll pundits predicting 

the end of 34 years 

of Left rule gleefully cite 

these facts. They are not 

to blame. 

Paradoxically, still, 

this is the region that has consistently 

given the CPI(M) and 

its allies the richest electoral 

returns. Even in 2009, when 

the Left bit the dust elsewhere 

in Bengal, it maintained 

a comfortable lead in 

31 of the region’s 38 seats. 

Does this indicate in any 

way that the CPI (M) has a 

vested interest in keeping the 

people here poor? That’s for 

socio-political scholars to 

debate. But there is enough 

empirical data to prove that 

despite the rich dividends 

reaped from this area, it is virtually 

unrepresented in the 

upper echelons of the party. 

It might sound astounding, 

but the region which has kept 

the CPI(M) in power with 

unflinching commitment 

decade after decade has just 

one central committee member: 

Suryakanta Mishra. 

He has been the only one 

since the inception of the 

party in the 1960s. The other 

big name is Deepak Sarkar, 

the lone state secretariat 

member. Both are from West 

Midnapore. 

The poorer and more western 

districts of Bankura and 

Purulia do not have a single 

leader holding a similar position. 

Being in the politburo, 

for the comrades here, is not 

even a distant dream. 

Even in the corridors of 

power—forget about being 

chief minister—MLAs from 

this Red bastion have never 

headed important departments 

like finance, home, 

information and culture, 

commerce and industry, 

higher education, urban 

development or land and 

land reforms. 

The ‘bastion’, however, has 

been under growing attacks. 

Unlike in the pre-2006 elections, 

Left leaders are not taking 

anything for granted. 

Although the Left did hold on 

to a comfortable lead of over 

16,000 votes in the 

Narayangarh Assembly segment 

from where Mishra, the 

CPI (M)’s only high-profile 

minister and CC member 

from the region, is contesting, 

the indications for him this 

time are not good. 

Similarly, at least four seats 

in Bankura, Bankura (town), 

Sonamukhi, Barjora and 

Bishnupur are likely to see 

close contests. In Purulia district, 

the Left actually trailed 

behind the TMC-Congress 

alliance by more than 13,000 

votes in the 2009 Lok Sabha 

election. 

One person who can claim 

due credit for this is Mamata 

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Candidates 

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Bin Laden’s assassination is 

‘abhorrent’, says Fidel Castro 

Havana: Cuban leader Fidel Castro 

called the death of Osama bin Laden an 

“abhorrent” assassination, warning in 

an article on Friday that it would reap 

“hatred and vengeance” against the 

United States. 

“Whatever actions may have been 

attributed to bin Laden, the assassination 

of an unarmed human being surrounded 

by his family constitutes an 

abhorrent act,” he said, writing in the 

Cuban press. Castro, the revolutionary 

ic on who led the island nation for dec - 

ades, warned that after an initial period 

of euphoria, the US public would wind 

up criticising the use of methods that 

“far from protecting citizens, ends up 

multiplying the feelings of hatred and 

vengeance against them”. “Ass - 

assinating him and sending him to the 

dangerous figure,” he said of bin Laden. 

The mastermind of the September 11, 

2001 attacks on the United States was 

shot dead early on Monday by US commandos 

in a daring raid on his hideout 

deep inside Pakistan. After initially saying 

bin Laden was armed when he was 

shot, US officials have since corrected 

their initial account to say he was un - 

armed but resisting when a US Navy Seal 

team shot him in the head and chest. 

Castro said US President Barack 

Obama “has no way to hide the fact that 

Osama was executed in the presence of 

his children and wives. How will he 

prevent the women and children of the 

person who was executed extra-legally 

and without trial from explaining what 

happened?” he asked. — See Page 7 

Air India pilots call off 10-day-old strike 

New Delhi: Air India pilots on Friday 

called off their strike after 10 days 

following the government’s decision 

to reinstate their sacked and suspended 

colleagues, restore recognition 

to their union and look into 

their allegations of irregularities. 

Over 800 pilots, belonging to the 

erstwhile Indian Airlines and owing 

allegiance to the ICPA, as also exe - 

cutive pilots, had returned to work 

on Friday night, Capt AS Bhinder, the 

ICPA president, told reporters. 

Emerging after five hours of negotiations 

with civil aviation ministry 

officials, Bhinder said all the pilots, 

sacked and suspended during the 

stir, would be reinstated. 

The ICPA, which was derecognised 

soon after the agitation 

Fifth phase of Election 2011 

This is the region that has consistently given the CPI(M) and its allies 

the richest electoral returns. Even in 2009, when the Left bit the dust 

elsewhere in Bengal, it maintained a comfortable lead in 31 of the 

region’s 38 seats 

started, would be recognised again, 

they said. “The government has 

given us assurance that it will look 

into all our demands and complaints 

of irregularities against the airline 

management,” Bhinder said. 

One of the major sticking points 

was the pilots’ demand for compensation 

of 75 ‘fixed flying hours 

allowance’. The striking pilots have 

Qaida confirms 

Osama’s death 

Dubai: Al Qaida on Friday confir m - 

ed the death of its chief Osama bin 

Laden, five days after the dreaded 

terrorist was killed by Amer ic an 

would not be “wasted” and attacks 

against the US and its allies would 

continue. The confirmation came 

in a statement posted by the terror 

network on jihadist websites, acco - 

rding to the US monitoring group 

Site. In the statement, al Qaida wa - 

r ned that bin Laden’s blood would 

not be “wasted” and attacks on the 

US and its allies would continue. 

The confirmation came in a statement 

posted by the terror network 

on jihadist websites, according to 

the US monitoring group Site. In 

the statement, al Qaida warned 

that bin Laden’s blood would not 

be “wasted” and attacks on the US 

and its allies would continue. — PTI 

been demanding that all sackings, 

suspensions and transfers during 

the strike period be revoked, ICPA’s 

recognition be restored, the ‘contempt 

of court’ petition filed by the 

management be withdrawn, a CBI 

probe into the alleged corruption 

and mismanagement be ordered 

and all other issues be tackled in a 

time-bound manner. — See Page 6 

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Banerjee. When most of the 

Left’s top-rung leaders had 

shunned the region since 

2007, Banerjee kept visiting it 

whenever she got an opportunity. 

She, for example, has 

planned to address rallies in 

support of all the TMC candidates 

from Bankura. It has 

definitely enabled the TMC to 

make inroads. 

On another front, in the 

more remote areas, growing 

discontent among people has 

given the Maoists a perfect 

opportunity to move in from 

Jharkhand and Orissa. This 

could not have happened 

without some measure of 

popular support at the grassroots 

level. More than anything 

else, the Maoists targeted 

the CPI (M)’s lowerlevel 

leadership, the party’s 

operating wheels. 

The central forces’ presence 

has certainly forced the 

Maoists on the back foot over 

the past one year, but the militants 

have already derailed a 

significant portion of the 

CPI(M)’s poll machinery. 

More than anything else, 

this is probably for the first 

time in decades that over 96 

lakh voters of the 38 constituencies 

will approach the 

EVMs with a democratic alternative 

to the Left Front in sight. 

The EC, going by its spotless 

record from the past four 

phases, will surely ensure 

that nothing stands between 

the voters’ wish and the EVM. 

How this translates in terms 

of results will be known only 

on May 13. —See Page2 

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BENGAL 

ELECTIONS 2011 

Phase V: Polling in 38 constituencies 

DISTRICTS GOING TO POLLS 

West Midnapore (12 seats) 

Bankura (9 seats) 

Burdwan (12 seats) 

Purulia (5 seats) 

Ashok Mukherjee 

Asansol South 

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NO. OF VOTERS 



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FIFTH PHASE POLL SUM-UP 


74,03,006 

12 (out of 25) 

23,32,810 

NO. OF CANDIDATES 51 

PROJECTION BASED ON 2009 LS POLL RESULT 

Opposition alliance ahead: 4 Left Front ahead: 8 

5 (out of 9) 

9,62,654 




PURULIA 

Our Correspondent 

Purulia: Known as a Red fort — 

Purulia district — witnessed a change 

in the 2009 Lok Sabha election itself. 

In the 2006 Assembly election, the 

Left Front won 10 of the 11 seats up 

for grabs. Though Narahari Mahato of 

the Forward Bloc won the Purulia Lok 

Sabha seat in the 2009 parliamentary 

polls, the margin was reduced to half 

with the ruling LF winning five seats 

and surprisingly, of the four it lost, 

three were from Jangalmahal. 

Due to the comparatively bad 

results of CPI(M) in Purulia district in 

the Lok Sabha elections, new candidates 

like Koushik Majumder, a youth 

leader, Himani Hansda, a third-year 

student, and Manindra Gope, who is 

No. 1 on the maoist hit-lit, have been 

fielded by the party this time, discarding 

the powerful Nikhil 

Mukherjee and Saumyapyari Mahato, 

who won last time. 

The biggest challenge that the 

Apurba Mukherjee 

Durgapur West 

CPI(M) is facing in Purulia is that of 

Maoist terror and lack of development. 

However, the dummy candidates 

of Balarampur and Joypur and 

dissent in the Opposition have given 

some relief to the CPI(M). Of the 

course, the Marxists refuse to 

acknowledge this. 

BURDWAN 

Koushik Majumder 

Purulia 

K P Singh Deo 

Purulia 

NO. OF CANDIDATES 

193 

Kashinath 

Mishra 

Bankura Sadar 

Left bent on keeping Purulia fort intact 

� The biggest challenge that the CPI(M) is facing in Purulia is that of 

Maoist terror and lack of development — File photo 

On the other hand, Balarampur’s 

TMC candidate, Shantiram Mahato, 

expects the TMC-Congress combine 

to win five more seats in Purulia 

besides his own. But Joypur, where 

Trinamool won by 6,000 votes in the 

Lok Sabha election, is not on his list. 

There, TMC’s Kirtan Mahato is in the 

PROJECTION BASED ON 

2009 LOK SABHA POLL RESULT 

OPPOSITION ALLIANCE AHEAD:7 

LEFT FRONT AHEAD: 31 






9 (out of 12) 

17,30,108 




12 (out of 19) 

NO. OF VOTERS 23,77,434 



fray against the FB. Again, Manbazar, 

Kashipur and Raghunathpur, where 

TMC lagged behind by 10,000-14,000 

votes in the Lok Sabha election, are on 

his list. 

However, Purulia’s TMC candidate 

K P Singh Deo expressed dissatisfaction 

over the choice of candidates in 

Jangalmahal. The outraged Congress 

members are displeased because 

TMC candidates have been fielded at 

places where the ratio of Congress 

and TMC is 12:1. 

CPI(M) is quite confident of winning 

Para. But it is also worried about 

Maoist terror. Twice LF supporters 

have been killed and that has instilled 

fear among the supporters in 

Jangalmahal and people could be 

reluctant to vote due to Maoist terror. 

But the Left cadres have admitted 

that they have a fight on their hands. 

On the other hand, Singh Deo is 

quite confident of victory, claiming 

Mamata Banerjee has transformed 

despair into hope in the area. 

Surjya Kanta Mishra 

Narayangarh 

Pratip Mukherjee 

Bankura Sadar 


WEST MIDNAPORE 

Kolkata: The Election 

Commission has made stringent 

security arrangements, 

including mapping of vulnerable 

areas, for the fifth phase 

of state polls in the four districts 

of West Midnapore, 

Purulia, Bankura and 

Burdwan on Saturday. 

For the second consecutive 

day, helicopters with security 

personnel were keeping a 

close watch from the air in 

West Midnapore, Purulia and 

Bankura districts. 

During the vulnerable 

mapping, 8,000 people were 

identified as vulnerable. “We 

have kept their mobile numbers 

and are continuously 

keeping in touch with them. 

The exercise has been on for 

the last two months,” said 

chief electoral officer Sunil 

Kumar Gupta on Friday. 

According to Gupta, all the 

electronic voting machines 

(EVMs) were ready, with all 

technical checks completed. 

Gupta said that 12,000 EVMs 

were ready, including 2,300 

extra EVMs to replace any 

malfunctioning machine at 

any of the 9,425 polling 

booths. 

The EC has instructed all 

Kolkata Saturday May 7, 2011 

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Gyan Singh Sohan Paul 

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Poll panel beefs up security 

� Poll personnel check their EVMs a day before the fifth 

phase of the election in Burdwan —Sanjoy Karmakar 

polling officials to keep their 

senior officials updated via 

the SMS-based poll monitoring 

system. “If any EVM stop 

working, the polling offi cials 

have been instru cted to 

inform sector officials, retur - 

ning officers and district ele - 

c tion officers through SMS in 

a coded language,” said 

Gupta.


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BENGAL 

ELECTION 2011 

CPM plan to help Jangalmahal voters tide over fear 

Biswajit Bhattacharya 

Jhargram: The CPI(M) is in the 

process of drawing up a master 

plan to ensure that thousands of its 

supporters in Jangalmahal — who 

recently returned home in the 

Maoist-affected areas of Salboni, 

Chandabila, Nayagram, 

Gopiballabhpur, Binpur and 

Jhargram under police protection 

— can get to cast their vote in the 

sixth phase on May 10. 

The last phase of polling would 

cover 14 seats spread across 

Jangalmahal. The plan has been 

chalked out as senior CPI(M) leaders 

are apprehending that the 

Opposition would try to scare its 

voters away. 

These CPI(M) supporters had 

fled the area in the face of Maoist 

insurgency, which assumed alarming 

proportions following the Lok 

Sabha election in 2009. The 

Election Commission (EC) has 

asked the police to provide protection 

to them so that they can at 

least exercise their franchise. 

Now that its supporters have 

returned, the CPI(M) is hell-bent 

on ensuring that not a single vote 

is wasted in the election, considered 

the toughest electoral battle 

to date for the ruling Left Front. 

As part of the plan, the CPI(M) 

candidates of four Assembly constituencies 

have been told that 

they would have to ensure that the 

voters make it to the booths, come 

what may. The four candidates — 

Amar Basu of Jhargram, Dibakar 

Hansda of Binpur, Bhutnath Soren 

of Nayagram and Rabilal Maitra of 

Gopiballabhpur — have been asked 

to keep a close watch on the movements 

of voters since early morn- 

Solve your own ailments, 

Buddhadeb advises PC 

What is he doing 

for Kashmir and 

other Maoist-hit 

states? Instead 

of playing a 

doctor here, he 

should concentrate 

on those 

places, the CM 

says about the 

home minister 


Kolkata: Chief minister Buddhadeb 

Bhattacharjee on Friday hit back at 

home minister P Chidambaram asking 

him to take care of the rest of the country 

instead of just pointing a finger at 

West Bengal. 

The battle of words between the 

two, which had begun after the Netai 

killings of January 7 and the ensuing 

exchange of official letters, turned 

fierce during Chidambaram’s visit to 

Garbeta in West Midnapore on a campaign 

trail for the Congress-Trinamool 

Congress alliance on April 25. The minister 

had termed Bengal the “worst 

governed” state in the country. 

With 14 constituencies in 

Jangalmahal, including the Maoistaffected 

parts of West Midnapore, 

Purulia and Bankura, going to the polls 

on May 10 in the sixth phase of the 

Assembly election, the chief minister 

chose to return the favour. 

In a tone of underhand sarcasm, 

Bhattacharjee urged the home minister 

to be “a doctor and solve his own 

ailments” (problems in other parts of 

� Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee addresses a press conference at 

Alimuddin Street on Friday — Debabraota Biswas 

the country) instead of just looking to 

instruct the state. 

“Please tell him not to pose as a doctor. 

We do not need his advice in running 

the state’s administration,” the 

chief minister said, while addressing 

journalists at the CPI(M) state committee 

headquarters at Allimuddin Street. 

Bhattacharjee said: “What is he 

doing for Kashmir and the other 

Maoist-hit states, like Andhra 

Pradesh? Instead of playing a doctor 

here, he should concentrate on those 

places. I will request him to concentrate 

on his job because I know what 

my job is.” 

Bhattacharjee’s demeanor rekindled 

the memories of Chidambaram’s 

attack on the Left Front government 

during his public addresses at Caning 

in South 24-Parganas and Garbeta in 

West Midnapore. While the Union 

home minister had warned that the 

Centre was keeping an eye on the 

state’s law and order situation, he had 

expressed his shock at how the situation 

in the state had been in a mess. 

He had pointed out how the likes of 

Sushanta Ghosh, CPI(M) leader and 

minister for Paschimanchal development 

affairs, were spreading terror in 

the area before the poll. 

But Bhattacharjee said “The Netai 

incident had no connection as such 

with the polling in the Maoist-affected 

areas. “But, we have learnt a lesson 

from the incident at Netai as well as at 

Singur and Nandigram.” 

Chidambaram had also lashed out at 

the state’s paradigm of development. 

But Bhattacharjee said whatever 

funds the state received from the 

Centre was its due payment. “They did 

not do any favour to us. Government 

employees are getting their salaries 

properly and they do not believe in the 

Opposition’s false campaign,” he said. 

He also refuted Chidambaram’s 

claim that the CM had never visited a 

police station and had to visit a police 

station in Jangalmahal to reopen it 

after being left locked for days. “I never 

dial the number of any officer-incharge 

of any police station because it 

is not my job. Although it appeared in 

newspapers that I had called up the OC 

of Nandigram police station, it is not 

right,” he said. 

ing on the day of polling. 

If they find or sniff anything 

untoward being hatched to terrorise 

their committed voters, the 

four candidates should immediately 

get in touch with the EC officials, 

who would be approached 

with the plea of escorting the voters 

to the booths under the protection 

of paramilitary forces, specially 

posted in the area to ensure a 

free and fair election. Party leaders 

hope that if the candidates 

approach the EC, their cases would 

be taken up seriously. In monitoring 

the entire operation, if the candidates 

do not get to cast their 

vote, the party will not mind, said a 

senior CPI(M) district leader. 

“The master plan has been 

drawn up because we have defi- 

nite inputs that such a conspiracy 

is being hatched by the 

Opposition,” asserted a senior 

party leader. 

The supporters, for whom the 

plan has been drawn up, are based 

in Salboni, Nadabahara and 

Manikpara under Gopiballabhpur 

constituency, Chhotopatina, 

Barapatina, Chandabila and 

Barakhankri under Nayagram, 

Kanko gram panchayat area under 

Jhargram and half of the Jamboni 

block under Binpur Assembly constituency. 

The facility of webcasting by 

which the EC can monitor the voting 

procedure in the booth 

through webcam has been 

installed in 15 booths, spread over 

four seats. 

� CPI(M) workers at a rally— File photo 

Mamata slams Buddha 

for ‘violating model code’ 

TMC chief asks 

how the CM 

could hold a 

press meet 24 

hours before 

the poll. It is a 

violation of the 

model code 

of conduct, 

she says 

Sudarshana Mukherjee 

Chhatradhar may not be able to campaign 


Kolkata: The desire of 

Chhatradhar Mahato, the leader of 

the People’s Committee against 

Police Atrocities (PCPA), to campaign 

in Jhargram Assembly constituency, 

from where he is contesting 

as an Independent, has run 

into a hard wall and come to a 

naught. 

The Election Commission (EC) 

did not comment on Mahato’s 

petition seeking permission to 

campaign and said it was for the 

legal system and the state correctional 

home department to 

decide. The PCPA leader is at present 

in Midnapore central jail and 

had approached the court, seeking 

permission to campaign in 

Jhargram. 

The Election Commission’s 

response came after a Jhargram 

court on Wednesday had said that 

the jail authorities or other competent 

authorities in the state had 

to decide on allowing Mahato to 

campaign during the Assembly 

election. 

EC officials said the petition 

seeking permission to campaign 

was filed by additional director 

� Chhatradhar Mahato 

general (prison) on Mahato’s 

behalf. “We examined the petition 

and decided it is not an Election 

Commission matter. The issue will 

be decided by the concerned 

authorities,” said chief electoral 

officer Sunil Kumar Gupta on 

Friday. 

POLL STRATEGY 

� CPI(M) supporters had 

fled the area in the face of 

Maoist insurgency 

� Candidates have been 

told to ensure that voters 

make it to the booths, 

come what may 

� If committed voters are 

being terrorised, the four 

candidates should quickly 

tell EC officials who 

would provide protection 

The correctional 

home department 

or any other competent 

department 

will think about his 

security. The permission 

to campaign 

for the candidate 

behind the 

bars is not under 

our jurisdiction 

—Dibyendu Sarkar, joint 

chief electoral officer 

Gupta added that in his petition 

letter, Mahato added that he had 

got exemption from the court to 

campaign. 

“But it is not a matter for the EC. 

There is no EC law to bar him from 

contesting or campaigning. 

Mahato filed a petition in court,” 

said Gupta. 

Mahato is an undertrial, who 

has been charged under Unlawful 

Jhargram/Balarampur: Mamata 

Banerjee concluded her election campaign 

in Jhargram on Friday. 

“The countdown to the CPI(M)’s 

demise has begun. As soon as the EVM 

machines will be opened, it will ring 

the death-knell for the Marxists,” she 

told the gathering in Jhargram while 

campaigning for Sukumar Hansda of 

the Trinamool Congress (TMC). 

She also gave her piece of mind to 

chief minister Buddhadeb 

Bhattacharjee. “How can a chief minister 

hold a press conference just 24 

hours before the election? It is a violation 

of the model code of conduct,” 

said the Trinamool chief. 

“The chief minister did not even 

dare to enter Jangalmahal. He is the 

nayak (hero) of the Maoists. He also 

could not go to North Bengal. Then, 

where is his government’s credibility? 

People will throw him out after this 

election,” she railed. 

She said the CPI(M) could kill her 

and proclaim that she had been killed 

by the Maoists or any other extremists. 

Activities Prevention Act. A senior 

official said Mahato had not been 

convicted and therefore he was 

not violating the model code of 

conduct and the Representative of 

People’s Act. 

“The concerned correctional 

home department or any other 

competent department will think 

about his security and campaigning. 

The permission to campaign 

for the candidate who is behind 

the bars does not come under our 

jurisdiction,” said joint chief electoral 

officer (expenditure monitoring) 

Dibyendu Sarkar. 

The EC clearly mentioned that 

giving permission to campaign to 

an undertrial candidate was the 

prerogative of the concerned 

authorities and court. 

However, Mahato’s desire to 

campaign has virtually come to a 

naught. A senior Election 

Commission official said the court 

and government departments 

stay closed on Saturday and 

Sunday even as campaigning for 

the sixth phase ends on Sunday. 

Mahato is contesting against 

CPI(M) candidate Amar Basu and 

Trinamool Congress candidate 

Sukumar Hansda. 

� TMC chief Mamata Banerjee at a rally in Balarampur on Friday — PTI 

She also accused People’s Committee 

against Police Atrocities leader 

Chhatradhar Mahato of being hand in 

glove with the CPI(M). “What is the 

reason behind Chhatradhar Mahato’s 

contesting the election?” she said. 

The CPI(M) candidate and MLA of 

Jhargram Amar Basu is a strong contender, 

having won the seat by 40,000 

votes in 2006. There is also the possibility 

of the anti-Left vote getting divided 

here as the Jharkhand Adivasi Bikas 

Parishad is also in the fray. In the last 

Lok Sabha election in 2009, too, party 

MP Pulin Bihari Baske polled 66.89 per 

cent against the 26.39 per cent polled 

by Amrito Hansda of the Congress. 

The TMC, though, is banking on 

Netai, which falls in this constituency, 

where the carnage took place on 

January 7, to extract the same mileage 

Nandigram had given to the party. CBI 

has found a number of CPI(M) leaders 

guilty and charge-sheeted them. 

TMC got a shot in the arm following 

land agitations in Singur and 

Nandigram. But the Netai killings may 

not help TMC reap the same benefit in 

the Red bastion of Jhargram. 

The firebrand Trinamool supremo 

also campaigned in Purulia’s 

Balarampur earlier in the day. “The 

poor tribals have been exploited for 

ages by every possible dispensation 

that has ruled the state. And, when 

they try to break free from the shackles 

of injustice and oppression, they are 

called rebels,” she thundered amidst a 

roar from the crowd. 

She said that of the 341 blocks in 

Balarampur constituency, the residents 

of 147 blocks cannot manage even two 

square meals a day while starvation 

has affected 42 blocks of the area 

despite over three decades of Left rule. 

So, she exhorted the people to help 

her party candidates, Shanti Mahato of 

Balarampur and Kirtan Mahato of 

Joypur, win the election. 

Banerjee stressed that the deprived 

people of Jangalmahal desperately 

needed proper service delivery mechanism 

in education, primary healthcare 

and overall development of the 

hitherto neglected region. She also 

emphasised rainwater harvesting as a 

remedy for all the deficiencies in this 

arid region. 

Kishanji questions heavy 

deployment of forces 

Our correspondent 

Purulia: Maoist leader 

Kishanji on Friday questioned 

the rationale behind the massive 

deployment of security 

forces in and around 

Jangalmahal for the fifth and 

sixth phases of the state election 

and asked whether it 

“reflected democracy”. In a 

four-page letter signed by him 

and sent to the media, Kishanji 

said though the Maoists did 

not believe in the democratic 

system, they respected the 

views of those who did. 

For the last two phases, the 

Centre has decided to deploy 

an additional 800 companies 

of central forces, 200 companies 

of the state police and six 

BSF helicopters. The massive 

deployment of forces was in 

addition to the paramilitary 

forces already present in the 

area for the last three months. 

In his letter, Kishanji asked: 

“Is this the reflection of 

democracy?” He added: “The 

CPI(Maoist) does not support 

� File photo of Maoist leader Kishanji (head covered) 

speaking to reporters 

the democratic system but we 

will not stop others from 

believing in the system. We do 

respect their view.” Kishanji 

said that they gave a call for 

vote boycott as the Maoists 

never believed in a “failing” 

system. He added that despite 

that the Maoists would not 

stop anybody who believed in 

it. The CPI(Maoist) politburo 

member, however, said: 

“Whoever wins should concentrate 

on democracy and 

welfare of the people. We will 

keep a close watch.” 

In his reaction, at a press 

conference, chief minister 

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 

said: “ I do not believe in its 

authenticity and I do not want 

to comment.”

4 

Briefly 

Track bomb blast 

hits train services 

Alipurduar/Assam: A bomb 

exploded on the railway 

tracks between Shreerampur 

and Gosaingaon in Alokjhar 

bordering Assam, about 72 

km from Alipurduar. The 

Chennai-Guwahati Express 

had barely sped past when 

the bomb exploded, causing 

a 6-foot crater in the tracks. 

Indrajeet Singh, additional 

district railway manager, 

said the blast had disrupted 

train services in the entire 

north Bengal zone. 

� Two men carry 

colourful balls for sale 

on a motorcycle at 

Ashoknagar on Friday 

—Kumar Basu 

Trinamool 

man shot 

dead at 

Bally 


Howrah: Trinamool Congress 

leader Tapan Dutta was 

shot dead at Bally in Howrah 

district by some goons on 

Friday. Dutta was shot in the 

head around 10 pm near the 

Ghoshpara level crossing and 

died on the spot. The 

deceased was the president 

of the TMC’s Domjur zone. 

Soon after the killing, the 

TMC pointed fingers at the 

CPI(M), holding it responsible 

for the murder. The latter, 

however, denied the charge, 

and claimed that he was 

killed following the rivalry 

over brokerage from land 

dealings he had been 

involved in. 

His brother Bijoy Duta was 

killed in the same manner 

about two years earlier, 

claimed the CPI(M) and 

added that the TMC had also 

brought allegations against it, 

too. Soon after the killing, 

Howrah ASP Sumanjit Ray 

rushed to the spot with a 

large team of policemen and 

began a search for the 

assailants. After the news of 

the killing went around, 

locals blocked trains at Bally 

as they squatted on the level 

crossing to protest the killing. 

Train services were disrupted 

for half-an-hour. They left 

after police convinced them 

to withdraw the blockade. 


SEEKING BLESSINGS 

� Governor M K Narayanan visits the Sankar Math in Howrah 

on Friday—Dipankar Majumdar 



BENGAL 

ELECTIONS 2011 

People still support Left, feels Somnath 

� Somnath Chatterjee 

TMC wants police 

officers removed 


Kolkata: The Trinamool 

Congress (TMC) on Friday 

demanded removal of the 

officers-in-charge of 

Lalgarh, Salboni and 

Kotwali police stations in 

West Midnapore district 

from poll duty. In a complaint 

to the Election 

Commission (EC), senior 

TMC leader Mukul Roy 

alleged that the three officers 

had allowed the main 

accused in the Netai killing 

of January 7 to escape. He 

said these officers were 

playing a partisan role. 

The TMC also alleged 

that chief minister 

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 

violated the model of code 

of conduct by holding a 

press conference on Friday 

just a day ahead of the fifth 

phase of polling. 

“We are surprised to see 

that the three OCs are still 

holding on to their old 

posts despite being accused 

of manipulating the case 

files. Even the CBI investigation 

officers had found 

them guilty and they 

should be removed immediately,” 

said Roy after 

meeting chief electoral officer 

Sunil Kumar Gupta. 

According to the EC 

norms, all forms of advertisement 

and campaign 

should be stopped 48 hours 

before the polling. Roy 

claimed that the TMC followed 

the EC norms and 

did not hold any press conference 

neither gave any 

advertisement in print and 

electronic media after the 

campaigning for the fifth 

phase came to an end. 

“But Bhattacharjee was 

seen attending a press con- 

Poll code leaves 

bananas to rot 


Raiganj: The imposition of 

the model code of conduct 

after the announcement of 

the Assembly election in 

Bengal has led to an unexpected 

consequence. 

A total of 1,800 banana 

plants meant to be distributed 

to cultivators, rotted 

away at the Hemtabad 

block office. 

The plants were transported 

to the Hemtabad 

block office on February 28. 

However, with the 

announcement of the election 

being made on March 1 

and the model code of conduct 

coming into force, the 

administration was unable 

to distribute them among 

cultivators. 

The West Bengal state 

food processing and horticulture 

department had 

sent these plants to be distributed 

via self-help 

groups to cultivators. 

The staff at the Hemtabad 

block office said the plants 

wilted away after being 

exposed to the sun. The 

staff said they had contacted 

the district administration 

but had not received 

a response. 

An office staff said: “We 

sent a request letter to the 

district administration to 

protect the banana plants, 

but we did not get any 

proper answer. So, we do 

not know what to do with 

these plants.” 

He added: “This type of 

tissue culture banana plants 

is not available very easily. 

So, we do not know how to 

manage the situation. We 

have sent a report to the 

district administration.” 

Subhojit Gupta, the block 

development officer of 

Hemtabad said the administration 

had sent a letter to 

the state election commission 

with regard to the 

plants. However, it had not 

received any order with 

regard to the issue. 

We are surprised 

to see the three 

OCs are still 

holding on to their 

old posts despite 

being accused of 

manipulating the 

case files 

—Mukul Roy, TMC leader 

ference a day before the 

polling day. If he is allowed 

to address a press conference, 

why are we barred 

from giving advertisement 

or holding press conference?” 

asked Roy. 

The TMC also urged the 

CEO to ensure proper security 

arrangement at Raina, 

Jamuria, Raniganj, 

Sonamukhi, Taldangra, 

Keshpur, Ghatal, Garbeta 

and other sensitive areas. 

“We have received complaints 

from the TMC and 

forwarded it to the EC office 

in New Delhi. We will look 

in to the allegations,” said 

Gupta. 

Bhaskar Mukherjee 

Santiniketan: “Whatever happened 

in Nandigram was unfortunate. 

I completely disagree 

with that. But the Left Front is 

ruling the state for the last 35 

years only due to the immense 

support of the people of West 

Bengal and not as anyone’s 

favour,” said Somnath Chatterjee 

as he lashed out at the 

Opposition in an interview at his 

residence in Santiniketan on 

Friday. 

When asked about the winds 

of change blowing across the 

state, the former Lok Sabha 

Speaker said: “Change is an 

inevitable part of society. Even at 

the Centre, six different governments 

were formed in the last 11 

tenures. But since it is West 

Bengal, this is being exaggerated 

as if everything is coming to an 

end. The Left Front government is 

in power for the last 35 years. 

This has been possible due to the 

support and love of the common 

people, especially towards 

CPI(M). However, there have 

been some changes since 2005. 

Still the maximum number of 

zilla parishads and gram panchayats 

are under CPI(M). So, it is 

useless to think that people are 

no longer with the Left Front.” 

He regretted the Nandigram 

firing issue. 

“But after that the role of the 

Opposition was astonishing. They 

are supporting the Maoists, 

whom the Centre has called the 

‘biggest security threat to the 

nation’ and who are responsible 

for several bomb blasts in the 

country. The common people will 

not tolerate this. They are not 

fools,” said the expelled CPI(M) 

leader accusing the Opposition of 

harbouring links with the 

Maoists. 

He could not forget former 

chief minister Jyoti Basu either. 

“He was a different person and 

a mass leader altogether. I’m 

grateful that I came in touch with 

him. The way he left his settled 

life and dedicated it to the betterment 

of the common mass is 

worth admiring. Once he told me 

that politics is the only way 

through which we can serve 

humanity and I always wanted to 

walk the same path,” said 

Chatterjee walking down memory 

lane. 

“I’ve been to quite a few public 

meetings and people have 

thronged those in large numbers. 

The people of the state are still 

with the Left Front. This has been 

proved. But I cannot say anything 

about who will form the next 

government,” said Somnath 

Chatterjee when asked about 

supporting the CPI(M) in the 

ongoing Assembly poll. 

EC seeks probe into EVM hacking 


Kolkata: The Election 

Commission (EC) has asked 

the state police to investigate 

and submit within 24 

hours, a report on complaints 

by the CPI(M) that 

electronic voting machines 

used in polling had been 

hacked into. 

A copy of the complaint 

was sent to the EC headquarters 

in New Delhi. 

“We have asked the ADG 

(Law and Order) to conduct 

an enquiry on this matter. 

The commission has taken 

the matter very seriously. It 

is a very serious allegation 

with respect to EVMs,” said 

CONCERNED MOVE 

chief electoral officer Sunil 

Kumar Gupta on Friday. 

CPI(M) representatives 

including senior leaders Md 

Salim and Sukhendu 

Panigrahi met Gupta and 

CPM worker held 

for bribing official 


Purulia: A CPI(M) worker in 

Kashipur was arrested on 

Thursday for allegedly bribing 

a government official 

two days ahead of the fifth 

phase of voting. Jagadish 

Mandal of Rangamati was 

caught red-handed handing 

over `48,000 to an official for 

distribution among voters. 

Swapan Belthoria, the 

Trinamool Congress (TMC) 

candidate from Kashipur 

constituency, had complained 

to the police about 

the bribery. Police then 

arrested Mandal. 

However, the accused, still 

in police custody, said he was 

being framed. But police said 

he had confessed to the 

crime during interrogation. 

On Friday too, three men 

were caught distributing 

sacks of rice at Malati village 

under Balarampur police station. 

The villagers and TMC 

workers in the area informed 

the policemen, who arrested 

the men for allegedly bribing 

voters. 

Jagadish Mandal 

of Rangamati was 

caught handing 

over `48,000 to 

an official 

TMC leaders said they 

knew CPI(M) workers would 

such things and as such had 

alerted the police beforehand. 

But CPI(M) leaders 

denied allegation of bribing 

voters. 

CPM, Trinamool engage in 

post-election violence 


Contai: Violence has 

re-started in East 

Midnapore’s Khejuri after 

voting ended on Tuesday, 

May 3. 

Two days later, on 

Thursday night, Trinamool 

Congress (TMC) workers 

allegedly beat up three 

CPI(M) supporters, and 

later, CPI(M) men allegedly 

thrashed three TMC workers. 

In between, police 

have taken into preventive 

custody 26 alleged miscreants 

from both the parties. 

“Three of our comrades 

were severely beaten up 

by a group of TMC workers 

while they were harvesting 

paddy near Khejuri. 

They were badly injured 

and had to be hospitalised,” 

said Jishanshu 

Das, convener of 

Khejuri Zonal Organising 

Committee. Later, Ashim 

Mondol, the Left Front candidate 

from Khejuri constituency, 

visited the hospital. 

Police sources 

said 26 people 

were arrested 

and personnel 

were sent to the 

troubled spots 

“TMC men started the 

trouble but irony is that 

police arrested 20 of our 

supporters,” said Das. 

But TMC men on the 

other side accused CPI (M) 

‘goons’ of assaulting their 

supporters. 

“CPI(M) brought goons 

from outside and set up a 

camps at Serkhan Chawk. 

Some armed miscreants 

from the camp attacked 

three students of the local- 

ity since they had worked 

for our party during the 

poll,” said Shyamal Mishra, 

a TMC leader. The three 

were given emergency 

treatment at the health 

centre. One teenager was 

later sent to Contai district 

hospital after his condition 

deteriorated. 

He said 30 goons were 

staying in the armed camp. 

“We have asked the police 

to dismantle the camp, 

which is the creating 

terror in the area.” 

Superintendent of police, 

rural, later told reporters at 

a press conference that 26 

men had been arrested so 

far and a police contingent 

had been sent to the troubled 

spots to contain postpoll 

clashes. He said the 11 

companies of paramilitary 

forces deployed for poll 

duty would stay put in the 

district for the entire 

month. 

� The EC has asked the 

state police to investigate 

and submit a report on 

the complaints made by 

the CPI(M) about 

hacking of EVMs 

� Senior party leaders like 

Md Salim and Sukhendu 

Panigrahi lodged the 

complaint 

lodged their complaint. They 

demanded the intervention 

of the EC into the matter and 

an investigation. 

The CPI (M) leaders said 

their party’s Bankura district 

committee had received a 

fraudulent email, purportedly 

from state Congress 

president Manas Bhunia. 

Salim said that in a bid to 

malign the image of politicians, 

cyber criminals were 

trying to entrap the CPI(M) 

by making local leaders 

believe that they could hack 

EVMs and get a better margin 

for the party in Bankura. 

Meanwhile, a senior official 

said the state police’s 

cyber crime wing has been 

asked to prepare the report. 

“The EC is very sensitive 

about EVMs. Therefore, the 

EC wants investigation 

reports as soon as possible,” 

he said. 

Trinamool 

Congress 

supporter 

injured 


Krishnagar: A Trinamool 

Congress worker in Nadia 

district, who was wanted by 

the police in connection with 

some criminal cases, was 

seriously injured in a clash 

with unknown persons 

reportedly backed by the 

CPI(M). 

Shankar Ghosh, a resident 

of Govindapur village under 

Krishnagunge police station, 

was attacked and injured by 

the men armed with sharp 

weapons at a local primary 

school on Thursday night. He 

was reportedly hiding in the 

school. 

The panchayat pradhan of 

Govindapur gram panchayat 

belonging to the TMC, 

Ramesh Chandra Biswas, in a 

statement alleged that 

Ghosh was assaulted by 

CPI(M) backed goons following 

a verbal duel with them 

at a marriage party on 

Thursday night. 

He said Ghosh had been 

admitted to the Shaktinagar 

Health Centre for treatment. 

The district CPI(M), however, 

denied any connection 

with the incident and 

termed the incident a case of 

rivalry between two feuding 

factions of locally active 

criminals. 

Meanwhile, the incident 

had created a flutter in the 

locality with residents of 

that panchayat area raising 

questions regarding the 

security of students of the 

school that reportedly has 

become a hideout for active 

criminals. 

Left goes all out against 

Centre on petro price hike 


Kolkata: After the black 

money allegations, the Left 

Front has come up with a 

new poll plank before the 

last two phases of the ongoing 

Assembly election, with 

chief minister Buddhadeb 

Bhattacharjee and state 

Citu president Shyamal 

Chakrabarty going all out to 

corner the Centre on supposed 

price hike of petroleum 

goods. 

“The Centre is waiting for 

the Assembly elections to be 

over in five states to increase 

the prices of petroleum 

products. It would be the 

Centre’s gift to aam admi. 

The prices of the petroleum, 

diesel, kerosene and cooking 

gas would be out of touch for 

the middle class. Moreover, 

this hike would consequently 

shoot up the prices 

of other essential commodities. 

At the time when we are 

talking about subsidies, the 

central government will hold 

We suspect that 

the decision in this 

regard (petro price 

hike) has been 

taken much earlier 

—Buddhadeb 

Bhattacharjee, 

chief minister 

a meeting on May 11 and 

probably take the final decision 

on the petroleum price 

hike,” Bhattacharjee told 

reporters. The chief minister 

further said: “We suspect 

that the decision in this 

regard has been taken much 

earlier and they are waiting 

for the election to be over.” 

Chakrabarty claimed that 

the railway ministry had 

raised the freight rate on 

transporting coal which 

would result in increasing 

electricity charges. 

“The Centre is referring to 

a loss and saying it is under 

recovery. But why they have 

chosen the time after the 

election? The Left trade 

unions are asked to demonstrate 

against it on May 12 

throughout the state, especially 

the workers in transport 

sector,” he said. 

Taking a dig at Trinamool 

Congress (TMC) 

chief Mamata Banerjee, 

Bhattacharjee said: “The 

TMC is claiming that they 

will introduce a special package 

for Jangalmahal. But we 

have already implemented 

it. We believe that the Maoist 

problem is not because of 

lack of development. The 

reasons are something else. 

The Left Front government 

has implemented several 

schemes for the benefit of 

the poor, like distribution of 

land pattas, health scheme, 

special facilities for students 

and employment generation,” 

said the chief minister.


www.thebengalpost.com CITY 5 

Briefly 

� Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at 

a felicitation program - 

me in the city on 

Friday —Debasish Bhaduri 

One held for 

molestation bid 

Kolkata: Nabin Gupta, 24, 

was arrested for allegedly 

trying to molest a 16-yearold 

girl in Badurbagaan lane 

on Friday. Gupta, a mentally 

unsound person, pulled the 

girl by her hand when she 

was going to Vidyasagar 

swimming club and tried to 

molest her. The girl raised 

the alarm and locals came to 

her rescue. Gupta was later 

arrested. —BP 

DYFI stir against 

police inaction 

Kolkata: Family members 

and members of the CPI (M) 

youth organisation DYFI 

protested in front of 

Burrabuzaar police station, 

alleging police inaction 

against those who forced 

Shashikala Yadav to commit 

suicide. A case was lodged 

against Shashikala’s in-laws, 

who allegedly tortured her 

for dowry. While her 

brother-in-law Dharmendra 

was arrested, her husband 

Jitendra and his mother are 

absconding. —BP 

2 held with `17 

lakh on Rajdhani 

Kolkata: Deep Giri and Bijay 

Gupta were arrested for 

allegedly carrying `17 lakh 

illegally on the Sealdah- 

Delhi Rajdhani express. They 

had boarded the train at 

Sealdah. Both of them are 

residents of Serampore. 

Getting a tip- off, RPF officials 

carried out a raid and 

found out that they were 

carrying seven bags which 

contained `17 lakh. They 

told the RPF that they were 

in the business of selling old 

notes for new ones in Delhi 

and were carrying the 

money for the same. —BP 

ICSE, ISC results on 

May 18 

Kolkata: The results of the 

ISC and ICSE exams are 

likely to come out on May 

18, the CISCE said on Friday. 

The two examinations 

ended in April. —BP 

Passenger dies of 

cardiac arrest 

Kolkata: Prem Kumar 

Sharma, a passenger on the 

Down-Guwahati Express, 

died of cardiac-arrest as the 

train arrived at Howrah 

Station on Friday night. The 

GRP called a doctor for 

treatment, but he died 

before that. Sharma was a 

resident of Fokajam village 

in Assam. —BP 

QUOTE TALE 

Everyday was a struggle 

for us these five years. I 

still shudder when I 

think of those days. 

When the doctors told 

me that my child could 

be cured, I felt as if God 

had answered my 

prayers. My child is 

absolutely fine 

—Monisha Pal, 

Moinam’s mother 

State fails to arrest drowning cases 

Youngsters travelling to seaside are known to flout safety rules, causing frequent cases of death by drowning 

Sujit Nath 

Kolkata: Despite the 

increasing number of 

drowning cases among 

youths at various beach and 

river resorts in the recent 

past, the state administration 

seems to be reluctant 

to take preventive measures. 

In the last one year, 

nearly 20 such cases were 

reported where school and 

college students were 

found violating norms by 

consuming liquor at these 

spots and then drowning 

despite warning notices 

put up listing the dos and 

don’ts when venturing into 

such areas. 

The situation is further 

aggravated by the lack of 

proper policing. In most 

areas, there are hardly any 

police patrols to prevent 

such visitors from creating 

a nuisance. 

At the Purana Qilla Ghat 

in Diamond Harbour, two 

B.Com. students, Pritam 

Naskar and Krishnendu 

Ghosh, had drowned due to 

a lack of policing. 

The authorities do not 

take action against private 

boat owners and hotel 

managers who take tourists 

for joyrides without providing 

safety measures like 

life jackets. They also freely 

provide liquor without 

bothering to check proof of 

age. 

In the context of increasing 

drowning cases, inspector-general 

of police, law 

and order, Surajit Kar 

Purakayastha assured that 

he would look into the matter 

and would ensure that 

all district police would 

increase patrolling to prevent 

such mishaps. 

SSKM staff 

beaten by 

patient’s 

family 


Kolkata: A contractual 

labourer, Sujit Mondol 

was beaten up by family 

members after they 

charged the SSKM for not 

keeping a close eye on one 

of its high-risk patients. 

On Thursday night, 

mentally challenged Sunil 

Kumar Ghosal, 71, 

escaped from SSKM leading 

to the fisticuff 

between family members 

and hospital staff. 

Admitted with brain 

tumor and supposed to 

undergo surgery, Ghosal 

escaped from the hospital 

leaving a trail of questions 

behind. 

On Friday, when his 

family went to visit him, 

they did not find him on 

his bed. 

Even after searching for 

Sunil, he was nowhere to 

be seen either within the 

hospital premises or even 

its vicinity. 

“The hospital did not 

bother to look after the 

patients as they are just 

busy making money,” said 

Tapan Ghoshal, the 

patient’s son. 

The hospital authorities 

informed that family 

members did not use their 

green card to stay back for 

the patient. Police intervened 

to bring the situation 

under control. 


Kolkata: Google Earth will 

not only help you find the 

streets of Kolkata, you can 

now also find a slum, thanks 

to some children. They have 

put up their sprawling slum 

in Rishi Aurobindo Colony in 

eastern Kolkata on the city 

map. It has been a year since 

they have been gathering 

data about people, small 

brick huts, crowded alleys, 

scattered temples, trees and 

other details. 

He said: “In some areas, 

there might be a lack of 

proper policing but the situation 

is not the same 

everywhere. There are 

tourist spots where our 

officers keep a close watch 

to ensure safe tourism. We 

are preparing a report to 

implement tourist guidelines 

immediately in all 

such places.” 

In many cases, it was 

found that private boat and 

hotel owners were guilty of 

indulging in illegal activities 

such as providing call 

girls with whom tourists 

can go out on boat rides. 

There have been previous 

cases of youngsters revelling 

on boats and falling to 

their death in the ocean. 

Naturally, a large sum of 

money exchanges hands. 

“While enjoying the trip, 

most of the time youths 

ignore safety measures and 

often land in a problem,” B 

Bhowmik, a private resort 

owner in Digha said. 

The president of the 

Mandarmoni Hotel 

Owners’ Association, 

Debudas Mahapatra, 

alleged that some police 

officers were too busy collecting 

bribes from hotel 

owners and did nothing for 

the safety and security of 

tourists. “You will hardly 

find any policeman 

patrolling tourist areas,” he 

said. 

Mahapatra stated: “I 

would like to request all 

hotel owners to maintain 

strict guidelines for all 

tourists to prevent such 

deaths. Some tourists are 

good but there are a number 

of young people who 

indulge in such activities 

resulting in more drowning 

cases every year.” 


Kolkata: Moinam, a fiveyear-old 

thalassaemic boy 

from Siliguri, has become the 

first person in India to have a 

successful mixed stem cell 

transplant. 

Moinam was diagnosed 

with HbE-Beta Thalassemia, 

an inherited blood disorder 

in which the body produces 

abnormal form of hemoglobin 

from birth. His family 

had no other option but to go 

for blood transfusions every 

month until doctors advised 

them stem cell transplant, 

and they met Dr Ashish 

Mukherjee at Netaji Subhash 

Chandra Bose Research 

Institute. 

“Consultation with several 

doctors confirmed that our 

son had HbE-Beta 

Thalassemia. Our search for 

right treatment began from 

then till we came across Dr 

Mukherjee who suggested 

and guided us on the procedure 

of stem cell therapy. 

Stem cell banking of our second 

child was the only way 

left to cure thalassemia. As 

suggested by the doctor, we 

planned a second child and 

preserved our daughter’s 

cord blood with CordLife,” 

said a teary-eyed Ashim Pal, 

Moinam’s father. The stem 

cells that were transplanted 

came from his sister’s cord 

blood and bone marrow. 

Their struggles have now 

paid off after the stem cell 

transplant on April 3. 

“Thalassemia is an inherited 

blood disorder in which the 

body produces an abnormal 

form of haemoglobin which 

is the metallo protein in red 

blood cells that carries oxygen. 

The disorder results in 

excessive destruction of red 

blood cells which causes 

severe anemia that can occur 

within months after birth. If 

left untreated, severe anemia 

can result in insufficient 

growth and development, as 

well as other common physical 

complications that can 

lead to a dramatically 

decreased life-expectancy,” 

said Dr Prosanto Chowdhary, 

CordLife’s medical director. 

Moinam was initially put 

on an iron-based tonic which 

helped in raising the level of 

hemoglobin in blood, in iron 

deficient conditions, but 

when there was further drop 

Currency 

racket 

busted, two 

arrested 


Kolkata: Here was the classic 

‘black money’ converter. 

Dubiously-earned cash and a 

little extra as commission 

can earn back ‘white money’. 

Things seemed fine for the 

two accountants, till they 

decided to detain a client 

after a rift on Thursday night. 

The client called the police 

and the racket went bust by 

dawn. Police said accused 

Sanjay Jain and Nitin Shaw, 

who ran a chartered accountancy 

firm at 8, Chowringee 

Lane, received `1.1 crore from 

six businessmen for such 

transactions. 

The police arrested the duo 

after receiving a complaint 

from Abhishek Mohka, a 

businessman who had gone 

to seek their services. After 

taking his money, the duo 

had refused to convert the 

sum into cheques and 

instead detained him till 

midnight at the office, said 

the police. 

“The duo used to run the 

racket and charge 1.5 per cent 

as commission. They have 

been remanded to police custody 

since May 12,” said joint 

commissioner of police 

(crime) Damayanti Sen. 

She said the duo had 

earned `1.1 crore from six 

businessmen after taking `10 

lakh-`15 lakh from each as 

commission. “We are now 

trying to find out of how 

many businessmen are 

involved in the racket.” 

She said that on Thursday, 

the duo called Mohka to their 

office. “Mohka gave them `20 

lakh and asked for a cheque. 

But then he was caught in a 

fight between the duo, who 

accused one another of 

cheating.” 

Stem cell transplant saves 5-yr-old thalassaemic boy 

Moinam diagnosed with HbE- Beta type of disease where the body produces abnormal form of haemoglobin 

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE 

Salim Sheikh, 13, and his 

friends with the support of 

Unicef and local NGO 

Prayasam have made use of 

their creative skills and created 

a colourful, handdrawn 

map of their community. 

Soon, they will also 

upload much of the information 

on to Google Earth, 

one of the world’s bestknown 

mapping systems. 

“After I upload the information, 

I will finally feel secure 

that my locality can be 

traced in the map like many 

� Villager watch as rescue operations are on to find relatives at Lot No. 8 in South 24 Parganas on Tuesday—File photo 

REVELLING YOUNGSTERS FALL PREY TO DANGEROUS WATERS 

�February 12, 2010: Two girl students were feared drowned 

at Shantipur’s Barabazar ghat in Nadia district. It was found 

that the girls, Sangita Roy, 13, and Dipali Roy, 14, Class VI students 

of Baigachi Vivekananada Vidyapith, ignored warnings 

and decided to enter the water. Local people alleged 

that despite repeated requests for a police posting, nothing 

has been done 

�September 15, 2010: Seven people drowned as a trawler 

capsized in the Muriganga River near Kakdwip in South 24- 

Parganas district. It was found that some of them were in an 

inebriated state and started dancing causing the boat to 

turn turtle 

Google Earth zooms in on sprawling slums 

other areas. With this map, 

everyone in the world will 

know us along with our 

ideas and problems,” said 

Salim. 

The mapping project 

started in 2010 as part of a 

larger child participation 

programme. It was supported 

by Unicef and implemented 

by Prayasam. The 

project was meant for children 

who were both in and 

out of school in select areas 

of the city. Salim and his 

friends came up with the 

� Moinam 

� A Muslim organisation holds a protest rally against America for killing Osama bin Laden and offers prayers for his 

departed soul, in the city—Debabrota Biswas 

idea to create a community 

map during workshops. 

The children were trained 

to use traditional mapping 

tools. Later, they were 

trained to use innovative 

mobile phone technology 

developed by Matt Berg at 

Columbia University’s Earth 

Institute in the US. 

These child volunteers 

work in a community with a 

population of 9,000. Along 

with mapping, they have 

been gathering lists of residents’ 

concerns and volun- 

�November 2, 2009: Two engineering students from West 

Bengal drowned while bathing in the sea at Puri. Ranjit 

Singh, 22, and Sayan Barui, 23, were part of a group of 105 

students who went there for an excursion. 

�April 23, 2008: Two students from Delhi, studying engineering 

at the Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, 

drowned in a barrage in Birbhum district. The post-mortem 

examination report revealed that victims Gaurav Singh and 

Supratik Chakraborty had consumed liquor 

teering for polio and malaria 

campaigns, helping impoverished 

children attend 

school, finding water 

sources and improving public 

hygiene. 

“We have tried to involve 

children in activities to better 

society for years now and 

mapping was just one of the 

activities we wanted to 

use,”said Piyali of 

Prayasam.“The children 

worked very hard for the 

project,” said Bharati Das, a 

resident of the area. 

Jhilam Karanjai 

Kolkata: Medical graduates 

and postgraduates will now 

be able to enrol for the 

National Health Services 

(NHS) in the UK, even sitting 

in the city. 

Offered under the Medical 

Training Initiative (MTI), the 

programme is meant for a 

small number of medical 

graduates from different 

parts of the world which will 

give them an opportunity to 

experience training at leading 

medical schools in the 

land of Fellow of the Royal 

College of Surgeons (FRCS) 

and Member of the Royal 

College of Physicians 

(MRCP). 

In the city, the MTI programme 

will be offered 

through one of the leading 

private healthcare providers 

Peerless Hospital which is 

the only examination centre 

in eastern India. 

Although it is an old programme, 

there was no centre 

in the state or other parts 

and eastern India. Now, 

medical graduates and postgraduates 

from the city will 

no longer have to travel to 

Thiruvananthapuram or 

New Delhi to appear for the 

MTI exams. 

Going through the MTI, 

aspirant doctors can gather 

experience working as a part 

in his haemoglobin, the parents 

decided to seek a second 

opinion. 

“Every day was a struggle 

for us these five years. I still 

shudder when I think of 

those days. When the doctors 

told me that my child 

could be cured I felt as if god 

had answered my prayers. 

My child is absolutely fine,” 

said Manisha Pal, Moinam’s 

mother. Dr Mukherjee, 

director of NCRI, said 

Moinam was recovering and 

was expected to be completely 

cured as his blood 

tests had been heartening. 

Kolkata hospital 

offers NHS entry 

of the NHS for up to two 

years before returning home. 

Till date the Peerless authorities 

have received as many 

as 25 applications. The representatives 

from the hospital 

have already been to the 

UK to finalise the list of doctors 

who would be sent for 

the programme, informed a 

senior administrator with 

the hospital. 

Representative 

from the hospital 

have been to the 

UK to finalise the 

list of doctors to be 

sent for the 

programme 

The applicants will thus be 

spared of any other exam 

apart from the IELTS. NHS 

representative will fly down 

in mid May to conduct the 

interview of the short-listed 

candidates,” the senior 

administrator said. “Selected 

candidates will be paid 

according to the British 

scales,” said Dr Pradip Mitra, 

director of SSKM Hospital. 

He said since doctors were 

needed to acquaint themselves 

with more and more 

super specialty degrees, the 

MTI was hugely popular 

among budding doctors.

6 

NATION 

Briefly 

� An injured passenger is 

being taken to a hospital 

at Dhamni, Jammu, on 

Friday. At least 20 people 

were killed in separate 

road mish aps in the 

Valley — PTI 

14 Myanmarese 

held, boat seized 

Port Blair: The Coast Guard 

apprehended 14 Myanma - 

rese poachers and seized 

one boat from a creek off sea 

in south Andamans, a senior 

Coast Guard official said on 

Friday. They were later 

handed over to Andaman 

and Nicobar Police. — PTI 

Marandi’s fast 

enters sixth day 

Ranchi: JVM-P chief Babulal 

Marandi, whose fast-untodeath 

entered the sixth day, 

on Friday said it was sad 

that the plight of displaced 

people “failed” to move 

Jharkhand chief minister 

Arjun Munda even as the 

party decided to hold a 

“people’s court” on Saturday 

to step up its agitation. — PTI 

New case against 

6 OC officials 

New Delhi: The CBI has registered 

a new case against 

six Organising Committee 

officials and two private 

firms for extending undue 

favours while appointing 

official Master Licensee for 

merchandising and retailing 

during the Games and carried 

out search operations at 

10 locations in Delhi, Mum - 

bai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh 

and Panchkula. Meanwhile, 

Suresh Kalmadi, arrested on 

charges of cheating, conspiracy 

and corruption in award 

of Games-related contracts, 

on Friday moved a Delhi 

court for bail. — PTI 

Adarsh: 3 officials 

in CBI custody 

Mumbai: Three officials of 

Maharashtra urban development 

department were on 

Friday remanded in CBI custody 

till May 10 in the Ada - 

rsh Society missing files case 

by a local court, which wondered 

if the agency was trying 

to divert attention from 

the main housing scam by 

not combining the “theft” 

case with it. — PTI 

Pak, Bangla spies 

get 5 years’ RI 

New Delhi: A Pakistani spy 

and his Bangladeshi conduit 

have been sentenced to five 

years in jail by a Delhi court 

for indulging in espionage 

activities against the country. 

Mohd Muzaffar Khan of 

Pakistan and Bangladeshi 

national Ali Rehman Jalal 

were arrested in 2006 with 

sensitive and restricted military 

documents. — PTI 

Victim fails to 

recall sex assault 

New Delhi: A man accused 

of sodomising a girl 12 years 

ago was acquitted by a court 

after the alleged victim cou - 

ld not recall if she was subjected 

to sexual as s a u lt 

when she was six years old. 

Also, the forensic lab failed 

to give any opinion on the 

semen sample of the 

accused as it was found 

putrefied. — PTI 

Orissa arson 

mastermind held 

Berhampur: A man who 

allegedly mastermin d ed an 

arson at a stone-crus her unit 

in Orissa’s Badagada village, 

in which eight people were 

burnt alive, was arres ted on 

Friday, police said. Subash 

Sahu, absconding after the 

incident, was arr es ted from 

a place near Aska. With 

Sahu’s arrest the number of 

arrested reached 84. — PTI 

NE halts Pawan Hans flights 

DGCA is undertaking checks and examining why the emergency 

locator transmitter fitted in the CM’s helicopter did not transmit signals 

Guwahati: Pawan Hans commercial 

he licopter services in the North-East 

have been suspended following the 

death of former Arunachal Pradesh 

chief minister Dorjee Khandu along 

wi th four others in a chopper crash on 

Saturday. 

The flights of Asia’s largest helicopter 

company were not operating since 

Sunday as the Directorate-General of 

Civil Aviation (DGCA) was undertaking 

checks and reviewing its choppers op - 

e rating in the region, sources in the 

Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL) 

said on Friday. 

The DGCA would examine why the 

ad vanced emergency locator tra ns m - 

itter (ELT) fitted into Khandu’s helicopter 

did not transmit signals on heavy 

impact during the crash, they said. 

The signals of the ELT, fitted for 

locating a chopper in case of a mishap, 

can be picked by Isro satellites or any 

other aircraft flying over the crash site 

as the equipment is activated automatically 

on heavy impact, they said. 

But as no signal was picked up by 

the satellites or the search operation 

aircraft, the sources said, the DGCA 

would also look into why the ELT did 

not get activated. The Dauphin, Bell 

206 L4, Bell 407 and MI-172 helicopters 

in service in the North-East by the 

PHHL were ma i n tained as per the stipulated 

guideli n es of the manufacturers 

and approved by the DGCA, they said. 

Unable to state from when the services 

would resume in the area, the sou - 

r ces said they were confident of re - 

starting the chopper operations after 

the company’s entire fleet was carefully 

examined and declared airworthy. 

DGCA sources in Guwahati confirmed 

that the Pawan Hans helicopter 

services were not operating in the 

North-East since Khandu’s crash. 

They, however, could not confirm if 

the suspension was following an order 

from the DGCA or the civil aviation 

ministry. — PTI 

BSP MLA 

gets life in 

engineer 

murder case 


Lucknow: BSP MLA Shekhar 

Tiwari and nine others were 

on Friday sentenced to life 

imprisonment by a sessions 

court here for murdering 

PWD engineer Manoj Kumar 

Gupta after he refused to pay 

donations for chief minister 

Mayawati’s birthday celebrations 

in 2008. 

Additional district judge 

Virendra Kumar also sent e - 

nced the MLA’s wife, Vibha 

Tiwari, to two-and-a-half ye - 

ars imprisonment on charges 

of destroying evidences. The 

court imposed a fine of 

`68,000 each on all the 10 

convicts besides slapping a 

fine of `4,500 on Vibha. 

Kiran Bala, mother of Ma - 

noj Gupta on Friday welcomed 

the Lucknow court 

decision of awarding life 

imprisonment to a BSP MLA 

and nine others for her son’s 

murder along with BJP, SP 

and Congress party leaders. 

“Justice has been do ne... 

We are thankful that the 

co u rt has awarded life im - 

prisonment to the ac cused, 

but the manner in which my 

son was tortured to death 

demanded ca pital punishment”, 

she said. 

Special public prosecutor I 

B Singh also hailed the verd i - 

ct and said, this was one of 

the most difficult cases of my 

life, the accused left no stone 

un turned to get the case sta l - 

l ed. The accused even oppo s - 

ed the extension of his term. 



BJP blames UPA govt for 

AI plight, people’s trouble 


New Delhi: The BJP blamed 

the UPA government and 

civil aviation minister Praful 

Patel of perpetrating a huge 

“Air India scam” that has la n - 

ded the airline in a serious 

plight, sparked off pilots’ str - 

ike and caused great inconvenience 

to the people. 

“Over the past 10 days, the 

passengers have been subjected 

to tremendous uncertainty,” 

said BJP spokesperson 

Pra kash Javadekar. Ter m - 

i ng the government’s appro - 

ach “lackadaisical” and “in 

utter disregard of the problems 

being created for the 

common people,” he said the 

government did not move 

swiftly to put an end to the 

Turtles are sensitive to bright lights. It drives away the adults while attracting the hatchlings 

Ramesh writes to Antony for turtles’ safety 


Bhubaneswar: Union environment 

and forest minister Jairam Ramesh 

has urged the defence minister A K 

Antony to intervene over allegations 

that missile tests were being carried 

out near a famous turtle nesting site 

in Orissa without adequate protection 

measures. 

Ramesh has written a letter to An - 

t ony on Monday asking him to en s - 

ure that the Defence Research and 

Development Organisation (DRDO) 

which operates under his ministry 

ta ke extra measures suggested by 

the state government. The turtle 

ma ss nesting islands at Nasi in Bh i - 

� Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi 

meet the family members of former chief minister Dorjee Khandu, in 

Itanagar, on Friday — PTI 

Khandu was a visionary: PM 

Our Special Correspondent 

Guwahati/: Prime Minister Man m o - 

han Singh on Friday praised deceased 

Aru nachal Pradesh chief mi n ister 

Dorjee Khandu and described him as a 

visionary who worked tirele s s ly for 

the development of the border state. 

Paying his last respects to the de p a r - 

t ed soul, Singh said: “Unfortu nately, he 

couldn’t realize his dream owing to his 

un t imely death. We and the people of 

Arunachal Pradesh will now have to 

work to fulfill the unfinished task and 

his vision.” 

Singh was accompanied by Congress 

president Sonia Gandhi and home 

minister P Chidambaram. They intera - 

c ted briefly with Khandu’s wife, Ri n c h - 

in Drema, eldest son Pema, elder br o t - 

2G scam: CBI court to hear 

Kanimozhi bail plea today 


New Delhi: Days after she was named as a 

co-conspirator in the `1.76 lakh-crore 2G 

Sp ectrum scam, Tamil Nadu chief minister 

M Karunanidhi’s daughter and DMK MP, 

Kanimozhi, appeared before a packed cou r - 

troom of special CBI Judge OP Saini on 

Friday. However, court proceedings ended 

in an adjournment prolonging the suspense 

over Kanimozhi’s arrest after senior advocate 

Ram Jethmalani moved a bail plea on 

her behalf, claiming that his client “has no 

role, whatsoever, in the scam”. 

The court will take up Kanimozhi’s bail 

plea along with the bail applications of 

other accused on Saturday. The CBI is certain 

to oppose grant of bail to the DMK 

patriarch’s daughter, submitting that being 

a parliamentarian and an influential figure, 

she could tamper with evidence in the case 

and manipulate witnesses. It is learnt that 

the special CBI court could reserve its order 

on Kanimozhi’s bail following the probe ag - 

ency’s submissions and a final decision on 

her arrest may come on Monday. 

The DMK meanwhile is backing Kanim - 

ozhi to the hilt. While five senior party MPs, 

tarkanika wildlife sanctuary in the 

coastal district of Kendrapada are 

close to the Wheeler Island which is 

used by DRDO for testing of missiles. 

Ramesh in his letter said he visited 

the Bhitarkanika national park 

and sanctuary and he was informed 

about the alleged violation by the 

DRDO. He said the state government 

officials informed him that while 

granting permission to DRDO to 

establish the test range, the state 

forest department had imposed certain 

conditions, which included 

restrictions on test firing during turtle 

breeding and nesting time. 

Inspite of regular requests to stop 

defence activities during the nesting 

h er Goleng Khandu and nephew Ja m - 

bey Tashi, an MLA, and expressed condolences 

before leaving for New Delhi. 

Later, the body of Khandu was flown 

to Itanagar in an IAF chopper. Lok 

Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh 

West, Takam Sanjay, said the last rites 

would be performed on May 11. 

Son may find place in ministry 

The former chief minister’s eldest 

son, Pema Khandu — district Congress 

president of Tawang — may find a pla - 

ce in the Jarbom Gamlin ministry in 

Arun a c hal Pradesh, Lok Sabha memb - 

er Ta kam Sanjoy said in Itanagar. 

The party high command has given 

a “positive hint,” Sanjoy said. “Ho p e - 

fully after Khandu’s funeral things will 

take shape and a family member will 

find place in the ministry,” he said. 

� DMK MP Kanimozhi outside a special court in New Delhi on Friday — PTI 

including former minister T R Baalu and sp - 

o kesperson TKS Elangovan were present in 

the court throughout Friday’s proceedings, 

Karunanidhi, son M K Stalin and other DMK 

leaders kept a close watch on the developments 

in the courtroom from Chennai. 

More interestingly, Jethmalani’s defence 

of Kanimozhi hinted at the DMK’s prepare - 

dness to sacrifice former telecom minister 

and DMK leader A Raja at the altar of the 

Sp ectrum scam in an effort to save the CM’s 

daughter from being put behind bars. 

On several occasions during his submiss i - 

ons before the court Jethmalani asserted 

that Raja, arrested by the CBI in February 

and now lodged in Tihar Jail for his dubious 

role in the controversial Spectrum allocation, 

was the main conspirator in the scam 

while Kanimozhi had no role in it. 

In a cleverly worded defence of his client, 

which showed a mix of legal technicalities 

and emotions, Jethmalani told the court 

that Kanimozhi is only a minority stakeholder 

in the 2G scam-embroiled Kalaignar 

TV with 20 per cent shares and has no role 

in running its day-to-day affairs as “she is 

neither a board member nor had attended 

any board meeting of the channel”. 

season from November to March, 

DRDO continues with such activities 

without being concerned about the 

turtle population, they said. 

Every year, numerous letters are 

dispatched by the local DFO and the 

chief Wildlife Warden, Orissa to the 

DRDO urging them not to carry out 

missile testing during the breeding 

season of the turtle and to shut off 

all lights, Biswajit Mohanty, coordinator 

of operation Kachhapa, a turtle 

conservation group, told The Bengal 

Post. “Sea turtles are extremely sensitive 

to illumination and bright 

lights. It usually drives away the 

adults while attracting the hatchlings,” 

he said. 

Gamlin pledges to take up 

unfinished work in hill state 

Our Special Correspondent 

Guwahati: Jarbom Gamlin, who was 

sworn in as the chief minister late on 

Thursday, said his priorities would be to 

boost the education, communication and 

health sectors in the state. The Prime 

Minister’s words were echoed by Gamlin 

who was of the view that Khandu had initiated 

several development schemes to 

improve connectivity in the hill state and 

improve the socio-economic condition of 

the people. 

“We will continue with the development 

process begun by him. In the aftermath 

of Mr Khandu’s death, my appeal to 

the people is that we all must work to 

realize his dream,” he said and added that 

there were some spots along India-China 

border where the villagers of both countries 

crisscrossed but there had been no 

incursion. 

Brushing off China’s claims over Aru - 

nachal Pradesh, Gamlin asserted that the 

state was an integral part of India and the - 

re was no doubt about it. He said any 

problem occurring along the international 

boundary was reported to the defence and 

external affairs ministries for redressing as 

this was beyond the jurisdiction of the 

state government. “It is for New Delhi to 

take up the matter with their Beijing 

counterparts,” Gamlin said. 

China claims 90,000 sq-km of the In - 

dian territory, including the whole of 

Arunachal, which India denies. Gamlin 

appealed to the people to remain calm as 

the state was passing through a crucial 

Hasan Ali 

faces ED 

charge sheet 

Mumbai/Hyderabad: The 

En forcement Directorate on 

Fr iday charg e s heeted Puneba 

sed stud fa rm owner Ha s - 

an Ali Khan and his associate, 

Kashinath Tapuriah, in a case 

of alleged money laundering. 

Khan, 53, is alleged to ha ve 

st ashed huge amount of bl - 

ack money abroad including 

over $8 billion in the Un ion 

Bank of Switzerland in Zur i - 

ch. Khan was arr e s ted in Mu - 

m bai on March 7 af ter seve r - 

al hours of gr i l l ing in the wa - 

ke of the SC’s criticism of the 

government over its in a ction 

against the black mo ney 

hoarders, particul arly him. 

Meanwhile, city police, 

who are investigating the 

alleged theft of Nizams’ jewellery 

and antiques from the 

Salar Jung Museum by Hasan 

Ali, are now finding out 

whether the stolen articles 

belonged to some other citybased 

royal family. — PTI 

� Jairam Ramesh at a conference 

in New Delhi on Friday — PTI 

Blame Game 

strike by holding negotiation 

with the pilots and trying to 

find a workable solution. 

Citing CAG report which 

has expressed concerns abo - 

ut the future of Air India as it 

is loosing its share in the ma - 

r ket and is burdened with in - 

creased losses everyday, the 

BJP said that “decisions such 

as merger of AI and IA, large 

acquisition of 111 aircr a ft, 

adverse bilateral agreements 

and cance llat i on/wit h drawal 

of profitable routes in the 

name of route rationa l isation 

are not only bad de c i sions 

but constitute the wo r st ‘Air 

India scam,’ whi ch ne eds 

immediate investigation”. 

Javadekar said the withdrawal 

and cancellation of 

pro fitable routes by Air India 

though having a good 90 per 

cent occupancy in the name 

of consolidation is also a ma - 

t ter of enquiry. “All these de - 

c isions benefited private airlines. 

The standing com m i t t - 

ee of ministry of transport 

un der Sitaram Yechury and 

committee on public undert - 

a king under Kishore Chan dra 

Deo have given detail findin - 

gs and its recommendations 

but the government has chosen 

to ignore all this,” he said. 

The BJP said these decis i o - 

ns need detailed investigations 

as many other airlin es 

were able to successfully ba - 

rgain aircraft at lesser price 

from same manufact u r ers. 

Navy saves Chinese 

vessel from pirates 

� The hijacked M/T Asphalt Venture 

New Delhi/Mumbai: The In - 

d ian Navy has thwarted an 

attack by Somali pirates on a 

Chi ne se vessel in the Ar a bian 

Sea, saving 24 Chinese nati o - 

n als in an operation th at ea - 

rned gratitude from Bei jing. 

The Indian Navy swung in - 

to action and mobilised its 

ai r craft and ships after rece - 

iv ing an emerg ency call from 

the Chinese au thorities early 

on Thu rs d ay. The Chinese 

vessel MV Fu Cheng (Full 

City), registered in Panama, 

faced a pirate at t a ck 450 

nautical miles off the Karwar 

Coast while it was on its way 

from Jeddah to Tut ic o rin 

port, Navy spokesman said. 

Over 20 Chinese crew me - 

m bers in the vessel had lo c k - 

ed themselves in safe rooms 

of the ship. Within 30 minutes, 

the TU 142 (Maritime 

Reconnaiss an ce) aircraft was 

flying above MV Full City. 

“It observed a pirate mo t - 

h er ship and an empty skiff 

alongside the ship,” the sp o - 

k esman said, adding the pi r - 

a tes were already on the de - 

ck of the ship. To drive away 

the pirates, the aircraft made 

sorties over the ship and di r - 

e cted the pirates, over radio, 

to leave the merchant ship, 

wa rning that naval wa r ships 

� Colleagues congratulate Jarbom 

Gamlin (left) after his swearing-in 

as chief minister — PTI 

Rights group demands 

governor’s recall 

Itanagar: The Arunachal Citizens’ Ri - 

ghts group on Friday urged the Centre 

to recall Governor Gen (retd) J J Singh 

for airing a wrong statement that the 

helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh 

chief minister Dorjee Khandu had 

landed safely with all the passengers 

on board somewhere in Bhutan. — PTI 

juncture with the death of former chief 

minister Dorjee Khandu. “It is time for us 

to stand united and work with consensus 

to take Khandu’s dream of a prosperous 

Arunachal forward,” he said. On the PDS 

scandal in which former chief minister 

Gegong Apang is on bail, he said the law 

would take its own course in all cases of 

corruption. — With PTI inputs 

were closing in. 

The warning had the des - 

ir ed effect and the skiff fled 

from the Chinese vessel al o - 

ng with the pirates and he a - 

d ed for its mother ship. 

As there were no surface 

fo rces in the immediate vic i - 

n ity to board MV Full City and 

sanitise the ship, the aircraft 

remained over the Chinese 

sh ip for over three hours 

assisting the rescue operation 

by coordinating with 

the Nato Task Force in the 

nearby region, Navy officials 

added. 

Pirates want talks with govt 

The Somali pirates holding 

seven Indian crew of the M/T 

Asphalt Venture hostage have 

refused to negotiate with the 

ship owners and insisted 

they would engage only with 

the government authorities. 

“The pirates are refusing to 

deal with us...they want to 

ta lk only with the governm e - 

nt for release of the remaining 

seven crew members, in - 

c l uding six officers,” a company 

representative said. The 

company is in touch wi th the 

external affairs mi n istry and 

the shipping ministry for the 

release of the crew members, 

which is a top priority 

right now, he said. — PTI


www.thebengalpost.com OSAMA AFTERMATH 7 

Briefly 

Imran demands 

Zardari resignation 

Lahore: Describing US operation 

in Abbottabad that 

killed Osama bin Laden a 

“failure” of Pakistan’s political 

and military leadership, 

cricketer-turned-politician 

Imran Khan on Friday sou - 

ght the resignation of Pres i - 

dent Asif Ali Zardari and 

Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani. 

“The Abbottabad operation 

has put the country’s security 

at stake as it was a failure 

of the government and 

its agencies,” Khan said. 

He demanded the resignation 

of President Zardari and 

Premier Gilani. — PTI 

UN wants details 

of Osama’s killing 

Geneva: Two UN human 

rights watchdogs have asked 

the US to give details about 

the operation that killed 

Osama bin Laden, who was 

unarmed, in particular 

whether there had been any 

plan to capture him. There 

are growing speculations 

that international human 

right principles might have 

been jettisoned in the 

deadly operation after 

reports emerged that four of 

the five people killed, when 

an elite unit of US Navy 

Seals raided the house in 

Pakistan's Abbottabad, were 

unarmed - bin Laden among 

them. — PTI 

Dog helped US in 

Osama operation 

Washington: The elite unit 

of US Navy Seals which 

killed Osama bin Laden 

inside Pakistan had a specially-trainedexplosivessniffing 

dog for the surgical 

strike. The commandos 

numbering 79 brought 

along the military dog for 

the covert operation at bin 

Laden’s compound in the 

garrison town of Abbottabad 

on Sunday, according to US 

media reports. The fearless 

four-legged recruit was 

strapped to an assault team 

member during the operation 

in which the special 

forces lowered themselves 

down ropes from the helicopters 

to storm the al Qaida 

leader’s secret lair. — PTI 

Protests against 

Osama killing 

Islamabad/Lahore: 

Hundreds of workers of the 

hardline Jamaat-e-Islami 

party rallied in cities across 

Pakistan on Friday to protest 

the killing of Osama bin 

Laden in a US commando 

raid as al Qaida called on the 

people of the country to rise 

up in revolt over his death. 

Four days after US special 

forces gunned down bin 

Laden in a pre-dawn operation 

in the garrison city of 

Abbottabad, Jamaat workers 

and leaders organised 

protests in several cities, 

including Lahore, Peshawar 

and Quetta, after the Friday 

prayers. — PTI 

‘Mullah Omar 

should be worried’ 

Washington: Taliban leader 

Mullah Omar should be 

“worried” after the annihilation 

of his close associate 

Osama bin Laden, a top US 

general said on Friday, predicting 

the killing of the al 

Qaida chief will be a setback 

to the morale of insurgents 

battling Nato in Afghanist - 

an. major general Richard 

Mills said the assault on bin 

Laden’s compound in 

Pakistan demonstrated 

“that we don’t leave our 

missio ns.” Mills recently 

finished his tour commanding 

Mar i nes in southern 

region of the war ravaged 

country. — PTI 

Kasab curious 

about Laden killing 

Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist 

Mohammad Ajmal Amir 

Kasab, who is currently 

lodged in high-security 

Arthur Road jail here, appe - 

ared very curious and asked 

a volley of questions on 

hearing of the killing of al 

Qaida mastermind Osama 

Bin Laden, a jail official said 

on Friday. “Kasab had overheard 

about Osama bin 

Laden’s kill ing on 

Wednesday while the security 

men guarding him were 

talking about it. He th en 

curiously started enquiring 

to know how Laden was 

killed,” the official said. — PTI 

Information gathered from materials recovered from Osama bin Laden’s house suggests the al Qaida was planning another strike 

‘Al Qaida plotted 9/11 anniversary 

attacks on US railway network ’ 

Washington: Al Qaida plotted 

a possible train attack 

at an unspecified location 

in the US to grimly mark 

10th anniversary of the 

September 11 attacks this 

year, American officials said 

based on intelligence found 

in the home of slain Osama 

bin Laden. 

The preliminary set of 

information obtained from 

the huge cache of materials 

recovered from the Abb o - 

ttabad hideout of bin Laden 

deep inside Pakistan rev e - 

aled that his outfit was pl - 

anning to attack Ame rica's 

railway network, especially 

in key cities and bridges, on 

September 11, 2011 so as to 

maximize casualties. 

Based on the information 

available, the department 

of homeland security 

issued an intelligence message 

about potential al 

Qaida contemplation in 

February 2010 plots against 

the US rail sector. However, 

it said, as of now, it has no 

information of any imminent 

terrorist threat to the 

US rail sector, but wanted to 

make agencies aware of the 

alleged plotting; it is unclear 

if any further planning had 

been conducted since 

February of last year. 

The New York Times rep o - 

r ted that the docum ents 

included a handwritten 

notebook from Febr uary 

2010 that discussed tampering 

with tracks to derail 

a train on a bridge, possibly 

on Christmas, New Year’s 

Day, the day of the state of 

the Union address or the 

10th anniversary of the 

September 11, 2001, atta c - 

ks, officials said. 

“We want to stress that 

this alleged al Qaida plotting 

is based on initial rep orting, 

Islamabad: The 

Abbottabad compound, 

used by Osama bin Laden 

as a safe house till US commandos 

shot him dead, 

will be demolished soon 

by Pakistani security agencies 

so that it does not 

become a "sacred building 

for jihadis." 

The compound, located 

about 800 yards from the 

Pakistan Military 

Academy, has been sealed 

by the army to gather any 

information that was left 

after a US special forces 

team raided it on Monday 

and killed bin Laden. 

"Like we have done in 

the past, we will also raze 

to the ground this building 

so that it should not 

become a sacred building 

for the jihadis," an 

unnamed source from a 

security agency was 

quoted as saying by The 

News daily today. 

US President Barack Obama on his way to Ground Zero —PTI 

which is often misleading or 

inaccurate and subject to 

change,” department of 

homeland security spokes - 

man Matt Chandler said. 

“We remain at a heightened 

state of vigilance, but 

do not intend to issue an 

NTAS alert at this time. We 

will issue alerts only when 

we have specific or credible 

information to convey to 

the American public,” 

Chandler said. 

CNN quoted officials as 

saying that material gathered 

from the Abbottabad 

compound also suggested 

that al Qaida was particularly 

interested in striking 

Washington, New York, Los 

Angeles and Chicago. 

“Our security posture, 

which always includes a 

nu mber of measures both 

seen and unseen, will cont - 

inue to respond appropriat - 

ely to protect the American 

people from an evolving 

threat picture both in the 

coming days and beyond,” 

he said. — PTI 

Osama was sidelined, claim Pak officials 

Islamabad: Slain al-Qaeda 

chief Osama bin Laden had 

been sidelined by his deputy 

Aiman al-Zawahiri in the terror 

outfit which was also 

divided over financial matters, 

Pakistani military officials 

have claimed. 

The unnamed military 

officials made the claim during 

a background briefing for 

Pakistani reporters on 

Thursday, BBC Urdu said. 

The officials did not give 

details of the purported split 

between the two top al- 

Qaeda leaders. 

The military officials also 

briefed the media on revelations 

made by bin Laden's 

family, including his three 

wives and 13 children who 

are in the custody of 

Pakistani authorities. 

The al-Qaeda chief was 

killed along with four others 

when US special forces car- 

� Aiman al Zawahiri, the al Oaida No.2 

ried out a daring pre-dawn 

raid on a compound near the 

Pakistan Military Academy 

in the garrison city of 

Abbotttabad on Monday. 

Bin Laden's Yemeni wife, 

identified in some media 

Osama house to be demolished 

� The Abbottabad house where Bin Laden was killed 

The security agencies 

had demolished Jamia 

Hafsa, a seminary affiliated 

to the radical Lal 

Masjid in Islamabad, after 

a military operation in 

2007 to avoid "any bitter 

situation", the source said. 

Authorities had not yet 

decided whether the 

media will be allowed to 

enter the compound, the 

report said. 

There was nothing left 

in the compound for security 

agencies and a decision 

to demolish it will be 

taken soon, it said. 

The walls of the compound 

are higher than 

normal for the area 

though almost every 

house in the Bilal Town 

neighbourhood of 

Abbottabad has barbed 

wire. 

The compound was 

built in such a location 

that it could not be seen 

easily unless one got really 

close to it. 

The compound had 

three portions -- a big 

open area for farming, a 

built-up structure and a 

lawn on the north side 

that was smaller than the 

farming area. 

There was no other 

building measuring seven 

'kanals' in the area. — PTI 

reports as Amal Ahmed 

Abdul Fattah, has told investigators 

that she had not 

gone out of her room for five 

years and that her husband 

too stayed in the compound 

during the same period. 

The Yemeni wife, who was 

hit by a bullet in her leg, said 

bin Laden was alive till she 

lost consciousness. 

A daughter of bin Laden 

confirmed that her father 

was shot dead in front of her. 

The military officials told 

the media that the US should 

have informed Pakistan 

about the raid on bin Laden's 

compound and there should 

have been bilateral cooperation. 

"The US should have done 

what we had done when 

(Afghan Taliban leader) 

Mullah Baradar was 

arrested," one official was 

quoted as saying. 

Mullah Baradar, the number 

two in the Afghan 

Taliban hierarchy, was 

arrested near Karachi in a 

joint Pakistan-US operation 

in February last year. 

The officials said 

Indonesian al-Qaida leader 

Umar Patek, a suspect in the 

Bali bombings who was 

recently arrested in 

Abbottabad, had provided 

useful information but had 

no links with bin Laden. — PTI 

Washington won’t compare 

9/11 with Mumbai attacks 

CIA spied on Laden hideout from Abbottabad safe house 

Washington/Islamabad: US 

has refrained from drawing a 

parallel between 9/11 and 

deadly Mumbai attacks and 

also declined to commit if India 

had the right to go on a "hot 

pursuit" against 26/11 suspects 

in Pakistan like the American 

strike that killed Osama bin 

Laden. 

The Obama Administration, 

however, said the attack on bin 

Laden's home on Sunday last in 

Abbottabad deep inside 

Pakistan that eliminated the 

9/11 mastermind was clearly 

unique in the history of the US 

and the history of the world. 

“I don’t want to speculate too 

broadly about an operation that 

was clearly unique in the history 

of the US and the history of 

the world, where we had an 

individual who was possibly 

the most wanted man in the 

world and had perpetrated 

heinous crimes against not only 

American citizens but citizens 

around the globe,” State 

Department spokesman Mark 

Toner said in Washington. 

He was responding to question 

if the US policy of “right to 

self-defence” applies to other 

countries including India as the 

perpetrators of the 26/11 

Mumbai terrorist attacks are 

roaming freely inside Pakistan. 

“I don’t want to draw too 

broadly a picture here. What 

we’ve said all along is that this 

was an individual where, 

when we had actionable 

intelligence against him, 

we acted upon that 

because we believed 

he was a direct 

and imminent 

threat to the United States,” 

Toner said. 

Toner said he was aware of all 

those terrorism-related cases in 

India including the attack on 

the Indian Parliament and the 

Mumbai terrorist attack. “Our 

counterterrorism cooperation 

both with India and with 

Pakistan is ongoing and we 

believe that it’s directed at 

exactly these kinds of elements,” 

he said. Pakistan-based 

terror outfits have been 

accused of planning, 

facilitating and financing 

the Mumbai 

attacks that 

killed 

166 people. 

The Washington Post 

reported that the CIA maintained 

a safe house near 

Abbottabad town for a small 

team of spies who conducted 

extensive surveillance on bin 

Laden’s compound for months 

before President Barack Obama 

signed an order to kill the most 

wanted terrorist on April 29. 

“The CIA maintained a safe 

house in the Pakistani city of 

Abbottabad for a small team of 

spies who conducted extensive 

surveillance over a period of 

months on the compound 

where Osama bin Laden was 

killed by US Special Operations 

forces this week, the 

newspaper said 

quoting US officials. 

— PTI

8 

EDITORIAL 

Vol: 1, Issue: 308 

TheBengal Post 

Less than a week remains to May 13, the counting day, as 

West Bengal plunges into phase-5 of its critical assembly 

election. This phase sees 38 assembly constituencies go to 

poll, distributed over parts of West Midnapore, Bankura, 

Purulia and western Burdwan. Though both the Left Front 

and the Congress-Trinamool Congress mahajot have been on 

the hustings dedicatedly, it has to be admitted that in this 

segment, the Left has a clear advantage. These parts have 

always been left strongholds and the trend had not changed 

significantly even in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. It is true 

that the opposition has succeeded in wresting a number of 

crucial municipalities in Bankura (Bankura and Bishnupur 

municipalities) and Burdwan (Asansol Municipal 

Corporation); but, then, these are urban hubs. The village 

voters seem still to be backing the Left Front, notwithstanding 

the formidable ‘wind of change’. In Purulia, the opposition 

alliance will be unrealistic to expect much success. 

Apart from the Purulia AC seat, where Trinamool heavyweight 

K.P. Singh Deo is contesting, the Left Front is expected 

to win the rest of the four seats. Out of the 12 seats of West 

Midnapore, in 2006, the CPI(M) alone had bagged eight and 

the CPI one. The Congress had managed to get two, including 

Sabang where the Pradesh Congress President Manas 

Bhunia had won. This time around, it is no longer a cakewalk 

for the Left Front in West Midnapore. The winds of change 

have crept in surreptitiously from the east. 

There are still formidable organizers and 

leaders like Dipak Sarkar, Sushanta Ghosh 

and Surjya Kanta Mishra here. But, Dr 

Mishra, for instance, is himself unsure of 

retaining his seat, Narayangarh. The possible 

loss of Narayangarh, to be fair, is compensated 

by the countervailing possibility 

Ananya Ghosh 

My tongue was still savouring the 

heavenly taste of the last crumbs 

of my pyaz ki kachouri. It was raining 

and the bus was passing through lush 

green meadows dotted with ponds. But 

wait! This was supposed to be an arid 

land riddled with cactus; there ought to 

be a railway-track somewhere and the 

road was supposed to be strewn with 

broken glasses. Something is surely 

wrong. I should have checked where 

the bus was heading, but I was too busy 

buying kachouris. The autowallah, who 

had made it his responsibility to put me 

on the right bus, got me the ticket and 

almost hurled me into the already moving 

vehicle — I have always depended 

on the kindness of strangers! The bus 

was packed, but a ‘girl travelling alone’ 

has her advantages! And the ‘helper’ 

obliged me with his own seat (the lone 

‘single sitter’) to make sure ‘Madam’ 

doesn’t have to huddle with rustic passengers. 

I was on my way to the Mecca 

of Bengali travellers. 

But three hours into the journey and 

things were getting too green for comfort. 

What if all this is part of some sinister 

plan? What if all these people are 

part of some bandit group and I am 

being abducted? It was four in the afternoon 

and the highway was empty. 

There was no network on my mobile 

phone. I was trapped. 

Then suddenly I saw the sign! 

Pokaran! Wasn’t this the place where 

the evil Mandar Bose and the fake Dr. 

Hajra had their secret rendezvous? So, I 

was on the right bus and was not being 

abducted (I was a tad disappointed 

though … Not every day do you get the 

chance to play the helpless princess). 

After Pokaran the landscape began to 

change and looked every bit what it was 

supposed to look like: the luxuriant 

green melted into rocky brown and 

then turned rough sepia. A few camels 

started appearing now and then and I 

could almost hear Mr. Lalmohan 

Ganguly’s famous lines: ‘Utera ki kanta 

bechhey khaye?’ But, thankfully, there 

“A politician 

thinks of the next 

election. A statesman, 

of the next 

generation.” 

—James Freeman Clarke 

(1810-1888) 

Penultimate trial 

In phase-5, 

the Left 

Front has 

a clear 

advantage 

of Sabang slipping from the hold of Dr Bhunia, where a triangular 

fight between the Congress, the CPI(M) and the 

SUCI(C) may play spoiler. These are, of course, observations 

drawn on the basis of the intricate algorithm of electoral politics. 

Such calculations are definitely undergirded by broader 

issues such as that of Maoist insurgency in West Midnapore, 

Bankura and Purulia. The question of unspeakable abjection 

in these three districts would also play a role. After all and at 

the end of the day, it is uplifting to believe that voters do not 

exercise their democratic right only out of blind partisan 

affinities but sometimes also with livelihood and life conditions 

in mind. 

As the countdown to the counting day speeds up, there is 

also an observable gloom that is gathering. From the look of 

things, the die has been cast: if there is no major upset of 

psephological assessment, it is the opposition alliance that is 

coming to power. It is in this context, that an ominous forecast 

of post-poll violence is being made by leaders. Chief 

Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has warned of such violence 

if Trinamool comes to power; a senior minister has 

spoken of a ‘bloody evening’ on May 13. Even as such irresponsible 

and provocative statements are being made from 

the highest offices of the state, violence has spread like 

prairie fire over south Bengal — in Keshpur, Khejuri, 

Nandigram, Netai, Mangalkot and farther. It is unfortunate, 

but not unanticipated, that the state is on the verge of 

hurtling down a spiral of violence and terror. 

were no shards of glass scattered on the 

road — I suppose Mandar Bose now 

works in some IT firm and is happy in 

his ‘cubicled’ life — and within an hour 

we crossed a road sign that said: 

‘Welcome to Jaisalmer’! 

So, I was finally there! 

Bengal’s love affair with this sleepy 

speck of a hamlet amid the Thar desert 

began way back in 1971 with Satyajit 

Ray’s famous detective novel, Sonar 

Kella, and turned into an obsession with 

the release of its film adaptation. And 

this had spawned the phenomenon of 

mass migration of Bengalis to this once 

obscure place. 

I do not remember when I first saw or 

read the book. Born a decade after 

Prodosh Mitter aka Feluda — the 

famous detective and one of the most 

loved characters of Bengali literature — 

had chased the goons in the narrow 

alleys of Sonar Kella (Golden Fortress), I, 

To kill for authenticity 

Modern crime fiction writers are incapable of shedding blood 

Daniel Kalder 

Writers, by and large, are a boring 

lot — even more so now that so 

many are employed by the state (or 

states in the case of the US) to teach 

middle-class youth how to tell imaginary 

stories in prose. Yes, yes, the academy 

is a fascinating subject and you 

can’t have enough tales about college 

politics or balding, paunchy middleaged 

lecturers lusting after young girls. 

But even so, something elemental has 

been lost: a connection to the blood and 

piss and fecal slime of life. 

Take killing for instance. For millennia, 

humans have taken great delight in 

slaughtering each other. Indeed, in 

some cultures, a man was (is) not a man 

until he had (has) shed another’s blood. 

Read a modern literary novel about 

killing however, and you’ll get a lot of 

angst-ridden waffle ripping off other, 

older books — an imaginative projection 

of the postmodern self onto earlier, 

more openly violent times. Naturally 

this waffle will be written by somebody 

with little or no experience of violence. 

Of course, I am not suggesting that 

authors should kill just so they can 

know what it feels like. Killing is bad. 

But given that we live in an extremely 

violent world, a world indeed that is 

predicated upon violence, where even 

tiny little insects spend a lot of time 

fighting, I have been wondering 

recently about authors who have direct 

experience of killing. Who are they, and 

what can they tell us? 

In my efforts to identify violent men 

of letters, I have come up with two categories: 

the professional killer and the 

inspired amateur. 

The first category is the broadest, and 

contains some of the greatest names of 

world literature. Cervantes, for instance, 

was a professional soldier who lost the 

use of his left arm in battle. Extremely 

like every Bengali born after 1971, 

inherited the legacy of Ray and knew 

the lanes and by-lanes of the majestic 

sand-stoned fort of Jaisalmer like the 

back of my hand. 

Yet, almost half-an-hour into Jaisal - 

mer, all I could see was a vast expanse of 

monochromatic landscape. And then 

suddenly it rose from the sand! And it 

rose like magic! The first glimpse of the 

magnificent edifice that has become a 

cynosure of a state some 2000 kilometres 

away from the sandy hues of 

Rajasthan and shimmering under the 

last rays of a fading sun. Ray’s Sonar 

Kella shimmered like a dream, and disappeared 

like a dream — of course the 

bus had to take a turn into bumpy reality. 

When I reached RTDC’s Moomal it 

was 7pm. The hotel looked straight out 

of some Walter de la Mare’s poem! The 

following morning when I reached the 

gates of Eden, the new-born sun had 

proud of all the killing he did, he went 

on to write Don Quixote, a humorous 

novel about a demented knight who 

believes the world is like the one you 

encounter in story books, and not the 

extremely violent place Cervantes 

knew it to be. 

Another great author-killer is Leo 

Tolstoy. It’s been a while since I read The 

Sevastopol Sketches, his account of his 

military experiences in the Crimean 

war, but I do note that in later life he 

grew a very long beard and took to 

munching vegetables, so he was 

undoubtedly much less gung ho about 

killing than Cervantes. 

Then there is Winston Churchill, who 

had few qualms about killing when he 

felt it necessary. In The River War he 

recounts his youthful experiences massacring 

tribesmen in the Sudan, which 

do not appear to have caused him many 

sleepless nights. 

But then, war is war and it’s acceptable 

to shed blood on the battlefield. It’s 

a different story when you’re located in 

civilization, amid teacups and sofas. But 

how many of the crime fiction authors 

writing about killing have actually 

snuffed out another's life? 

Precious few, as far as I can see. I suppose 

the most famous freelance authorkiller 

is William Burroughs, who shot 

his common law wife, Joan Vollmer, in 

1951. It didn’t do his career any harm, 

that’s for sure, but only added to the 

myth of the skeletal narco-fiend. But 

alas, I find his work unreadable so 

there’s not much I can learn there. 

Recently, however, I read a fascinating 

story in an old copy of Life magazine 

(the October 29, 1971, issue to be exact). 

Inside was a story about Jesse Hill Ford 

— an acclaimed and bestselling southern 

novelist in his day — who shot and 

killed a man for parking on his lawn. 

Ford was subsequently tried for murder, 

only to be exonerated of all charges. 

imbued the yellow sandstones with an 

ethereal golden glow and the castle 

emanated fairytales. Like Mukul I 

gasped and heard myself say: S-H-O-N- 

A-R K-E-L-L-A! Was this ‘really real’? 

The willing suspension of disbelief was 

short-lived. As I walked into the ‘walled 

city’ the shrill voice of a bargaining 

Bengali spoiled my slow-mo dream 

sequence — the supposedly deserted 

desert fort of the crime-thriller is actually 

a buzzing town! The 800-year-old 

citadel is home to several thousand 

people and is in fact the only fort in 

India still inhabited by people, the chaiwallah 

enlightened me. In the next few 

hours I discovered a whole new 

Jaisalmer where intricately carved 

sandstone havelis still speak of traders 

with long trains of camels loaded with 

silvers, rugs, and perfumes travelling to 

far off lands and of riches unimaginable, 

and the narrow strips of streets res- 

Incredible! I thought. 

Ford had established his reputation 

with a novel entitled The Liberation of 

Lord Byron Jones, a searing indictment of 

racism in the deep south. A black 

undertaker names a white sheriff as corespondent 

in his divorce suit; the sheriff 

kills him; and then the white community 

pulls together to protect the 

murderous lawman. The book was 

filmed, and Ford became very wealthy. 

But it also earned him the enmity of his 

neighbours, since it was based on an 

actual event that had happened in their 

community. 

The thing is: the man Ford killed was 

black. Ford claimed that he had suffered 

a history of harassment from the local 

black community. He feared for his 

family’s safety and hence opened fire. 

According to the article, Ford rapidly 

made nice with the local racists who 

still preferred to side with a white man 

against a black man, even if he was the 

author of a book they all hated. And so 

he was found not guilty. 

Had Ford possessed a great soul like 

Leo Tolstoy, he might have been able to 

gaze directly into the darkness of his 

actions; he might then have written a 

true masterpiece. Instead, burdened 

with massive debts, he moved to 

Hollywood where he churned out 

unproduced screenplays for cash. In the 

late 1980s he re-emerged as an angry 

right-wing columnist, before in 1996 

turning to violence again, only this time 

of the sort more commonly practiced 

by writers — he killed himself. 

But that is an entirely different category 

of killing, and a topic well explored 

elsewhere. There are whole studies on 

‘The Author and Suicide’, and those 

books do indeed have a macabre 

appeal. Nevertheless, it’s the other kind 

of author-killer, the man (or woman) 

who sheds another's blood, who has 

more to teach us. —The Guardian 

onate with all languages — Rajasthani, 

Bengali, Hebrew, Hindi, Gibberish. It 

was a heady mix of fairytale, folklore 

and urban legend strewn with mirrorworked 

lehenga-clad village belles, 

dhakai saree wrapped mashimas and 

tattoo-covered lonely-planet hippies. 

As I wandered through what I 

thought I knew like the back of my hand 

I suddenly heard Mukul whisper into 

my ears: ‘Eta Mondir’. I was standing 

right in front of the breathtakingly 

beautiful Jain temple which Mukul had 

remembered from his past life! He took 

my hand and led me through the dingy 

by-lane next to the temple. We crossed 

Ratan’s house and Giridhari’s house and 

the place where they played Holi. But, 

he abandoned me just as we reached 

the lane that led to his house. I turned 

around. The whole town was made of 

the same yellow sandstone and was 

glistening like gold! Ray couldn’t have 

possibly found a better setting for his 

story about a 7-year-old boy who was 

getting visions from his past life: he had 

precious stones lying in his house and 

the walls were made of gold. The 

‘dushtu lok’ (evil guys) kidnap the boy 

and embark on a treasure hunt only to 

find out that the fort of gold was in reality 

a fort made of yellow sandstone and 

Mukul was no prince but a son of a jeweller 

and there was no treasure hidden 

in the ruins of his house. 

Indeed, Mukul was no prince, but he 

must have been pretty lucky living in 

such an intricately carved, seven-storey 

haveli. And the view from the roof-top 



Comedy of errors 

From Ray’s Golden Fortress to a goldmine of experiences 

Illustration: Sambaran Das 

Alison Flood 

Cuisine Calypso 

It might have achieved ‘astounding new flavours and textures’, 

run to 2,400 pages and six volumes and claimed to 

reinvent cooking, but I dread to think what readers of 

Modernist Cuisine who haven’t checked the book’s extensive 

list of corrections and clarifications are creating in their 

kitchens. 

Take a look: it’s ridiculously long, exhaustively thorough 

and has me, at least, giggling like a schoolchild. I think my 

favourite is in the top left paragraph, ‘tories’ should read 

‘laboratories’ — but I’m also fond of ‘Normal Rockwell’ 

should read ‘Norman Rockwell’, ‘your own spirts’ should 

read ‘your own spirits’ and ‘Dripping’ should read ‘Dipping’. 

‘Causal’, the corrections tell us firmly, elsewhere, should 

read ‘casual’ and ‘desert’ should read 

‘dessert’. 

Who knows, meanwhile, what 

would have been cooked up if readers 

had followed the original instructions 

here? In the recipe for ‘compressed 

tomato, an additional step should be 

taken before step one: ‘Remove the 

cores’. 

Or here? In the recipe for Goulash 

broth, steps three and seven should 

be omitted. 

Or here? In the note in the margin, 

‘192.2 °C’ should read ‘192.2 °F’. 

Who knows, 

meanwhile, 

what would 

have been 

cooked up if 

readers had 

followed the 

original 

instructions? 

“Why do you need a copyeditor? Because you don’t want 

to have to make these kinds of corrections in your second 

edition,” writes editor Erin Brenner, who tweeted about the 

corrections extravaganza. 

They’re certainly bad, but not as embarrassing as — in 

another cookbook cock-up, strangely enough — Penguin 

Australia’s misprint, which suggested that a recipe for tagliatelle 

with sardines and prosciutto should include ‘salt and 

freshly ground black people’, rather than pepper. Or how 

about HarperCollins mistakenly printing an early version of 

Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, littered with errors? Or 

Penguin accidentally chopping off the fictional foreword 

from Lolita? 

It’s mean to laugh, but it’s hard to resist. Any publishing 

howlers you’re particularly fond of which might give us all 

a chuckle? —The Guardian 

was stunning — the sprawling sandstone 

town hemmed by a desert of 

molten gold was dazzling under the 

midday sun. 

The priest at the Jain temple had recommended 

three must-visit havelis. 

First was the Patwon-ki-haveli — if the 

beauty of the stone filigree at a mere 

trader’s house astonished me, the price 

of the fine fabric they sell to tourists 

almost gave me a heart-attack! Next 

was Salim Singh’s haveli. The architecture 

is exquisite. There are 38 odd balconies 

and each distinctly different 

from the other. The owner, a nice and 

knowledgeable man in his mid-forties, 

patiently took me through each of the 

rooms, explaining the exquisite architecture 

in intricate detail. 

Nathmalji-ki-haveli was less touristy 

and a bit difficult to find, but it is argu - 

ably the grandest of the havelis! Like in 

Salim Singh’s, the owners still live in this 

magnificent mansion but their days of 

glory are long gone — the descendants 

of the prime minister of the royal court 

now sell homemade artworks for a living. 

I spotted one of the successors of 

Nathmalji’s legacy in a dimly-lit corner 

giving finishing touches to a peacock. It 

was so life-like that I could almost feel 

his heartbeat! Naresh and I struck a 

chord instantly. We spoke for hours over 

cups of kesariya chai. He told me about 

his art, how they make colours from 

stones and brushes from peacock feathers, 

and also gave me a ‘student’s concession’ 

on the painting I bought! 

When I left the haveli, the sun had 

sobered and as I made my way through 

serpentine alleys lined with harlequin 

kitsch, friendly locals, over-friendly 

shopkeepers, visibly lost tou rists, Ben - 

gali-speaking tourist guides, flying peacocks 

and fleeting memories of Mukul 

and Feluda, I realized that Satyajit Ray in 

his book had only given a teaser of the 

actual experience. It is much more than 

the golden citadel from Mukul’s past life, 

much more than a desert castle of 

dreams; it is a city that oozes romance, 

opulence, myth and life. It is a city frozen 

in time; a city that has transcended time.


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Beauty of emotions captured for all 

Adam Thirlwell 

There are many methods 

for turning your life into 

a piece of performance art, 

and one of them is to get a 

dog. A dog is a wild experiment. 

Or so you can argue 

by observing the example of 

JR Ackerley, who was a 

friend of Forster and Woolf, 

editor of the Listener, determined 

prowler for boys and 

the owner, for 15 of her 

161/2 years, of a German 

shepherd called Queenie, 

whom he described, under 

a transformed name, in his 

memoir My Dog Tulip — first 

published in 1965, two 

years before he died aged 71 

— which has now been 

made into a gorgeous animated 

film by Paul and 

Sandra Fierlinger. 

This book is the greatest 

of dog books, and now this 

film is the greatest of dog 

films — to invent two 

unnecessary genres — but 

before the unprepared 

reader imagines an account 

of cuteness, it’s necessary to 

state an opposite truth: the 

basic subjects of My Dog 

Tulip are pissing, shitting 

and reproducing. 

And so one way of admiring 

My Dog Tulip is to see it 

as a manic critique of the 

usual norms of representation. 

In Ulysses, James Joyce 

recorded Bloom on the lavatory, 

"calm above his own 

rising smell"; or in his hallucinations 

offering his wife’s 

lover a helpful tub of 

Vaseline. But then there is 

Ackerley. One long chapter 

of his short book is correctly 

called "Liquids and Solids". In 

another episode, trying to 

encourage Tulip to have sex, 

he "smeared Tulip lavishly 

with vaseline". 

The experimental, radical 

forms of the novel have 

often processed with dogs 

as their motif. Like Celine in 

From Castle to Castle — 

praising the gracious, private 

manner in which his 

dog died — "the trouble 

with men’s death throes is 

all the fuss " Or I remember 

the interview David Foster 

Wallace gave to Dave Eggers 

in the Believer in 2003: "If 

you live by yourself and 

have dogs, things get 

strange. I know I’m not the 

only person who projects 

skewed parental neuroses 

on to his pets or companion-animals 

or whatever." 

It’s only correct, this rueful 

observation of the OuLiPian 

constrictions that a dog 

places on a life - but this 

parentless, I think, is only a 

Moulay Idriss opens to night tourism 

Stephanie Theobald 

Until 2005, non-Muslims 

were not permitted to 

stay overnight in Moulay 

Idriss. Guide books warned 

the tourists who dared to 

visit to be out of town by 

3pm. This is what Edith 

Wharton had to do in 1919 

when she visited the town, 

known as the holiest place 

in the country, to research 

her classic travel memoir In 

Morocco. Although there 

was nowhere for her to stay, 

she claimed she was the 

first foreigner to witness the 

town’s frenetic moussem - 

the music- and dancedrenched 

summer celebration 

considered by many 

Moroccans as an alternative 

to the Muslim pilgrimage to 

Mecca. 

Well, there are places to 

stay now, and an intriguing 

new restaurant run by Mike 

Richardson, former maitre 

d’ of the Wolseley and the 

Ivy who recently became 

the first foreigner to buy a 

property here. The redheaded 

pioneer moved to 

Fez, an hour east, five years 

ago to set up Cafe Clock 

(concept: crazy Moroccan 

souk meets Venice Beachstyle 

cafe, with camel burgers) 

and now intends to do 

the same thing in Moulay 

Idriss. 

"Foreigners are warmly 

welcomed now," he says, 

adding that Moulay Idriss’s 

reputation as an unwelcoming 

place wasn’t down to 

religious sensitivities alone. 

"From what I can gather," he 

says, "the myths come about 

because the place is so special. 

The Moroccans wanted 

to keep it a secret." 

His new restaurant, Dar 

Akrab (Scorpion House), is 

perched on one of two hills 

in this ancient town where 

Moulay Idriss el Akhbar, 

great-grandson of the 

prophet Muhammad and 

the man who brought Islam 

to Morocco 1,200 years ago, 

is buried. It has the exciting 

allure of a place not yet starstruck 

by the promises of 

tourism. 

Tour buses from Fez used 

to come no nearer than 

Volubilis, an eerily abandoned 

Roman city 20 minutes’ 

walk from the town. 

There is still no regular public 

transport; the cheapest 

way to get here is in a 

shared "grand" taxi from Fez 

or Meknes. The climb to Dar 

Akrab is steep, but worth it 

for the incredible mountain 

views from the white minimalistterrace 

Once a no-go area, Morocco’s holiest town is starting to woo tourists 

as you eat your scrambled 

eggs with desert truffles, or 

your Moroccan barbecue, 

the house speciality. In a 

Moroccan barbecue the 

meat, usually lamb, is 

cooked Mechouia-style (a 

Berber as opposed to Arabic 

method) - outdoors over hot 

coals and basted with a 

herby, spicy marinade made 

of cumin, paprika and 

coriander. 

Even for the non-famous, 

Fez can feel claustrophobic 

after a couple of days, and 

the huge skies and dramatic 

views of Moulay Idriss are a 

tonic. Other attractions 

include ancient Roman hot 

springs, a 10-minute walk 

away in the peaceful hills, 

with two moderate-sized 

baths built into the foothills 

of Mount Zerhoune. You can 

swim here: the water smells 

of cumin and hot stone. (In 

the summer, Richardson 

says, it is "boy soup".) But 

even if you don’t take a dip, 

it’s worth the climb for the 

astonishing views. Looking 

down on the vast plains of 

Volubilis gives a 

real sense of 

being in 

Africa - as 

well as a 

My Dog Tulip by J R Ackerley has won several awards and is being lauded as the greatest dog film 

flash of what Roman Africa 

might have felt like. 

Thanks to Dar Akrab, 

Moulay Idriss is starting to 

wake up. Mike’s local friend, 

Fayssal, runs a new fiveroom 

guesthouse, Dar 

Zerhoune. It’s a modest 

wood-framed, tile-floored 

boutique hotel with classic 

keyhole-shaped doors, lots 

of romantic balconies and a 

rare baraka or carving to 

Muhammad in the central 

courtyard denoting that 

part of the house originally 

came from Mecca. 

The conservatory-style 

dining room on the cushioned 

roof terrace has 

(again) incredible mountain 

views. Breakfasts come with 

local honey and couscous 

bread dipped in olive oil 

from a grove just down the 

road. 

Food and friendliness are 

the biggest attractions of 

Dar Zerhoune. The only 

other real competitor is La 

Colombe Blanche (maisondhote-zerhoune.ma),opposite 

Moulay Idriss’s tomb. It 

has eight bedrooms in classic 

mis-matched Moroccan 

style (inexplicably, most of 

the furniture is covered 

with doilies). 

Fayssal’s dad, Mustapha, 

is a great host, too. 

Once a week, he offers 

guests the option of his tangia, 

the Moroccan hotpot 

famously only cooked by 

men. It’s a very male dish in 

that there’s lots of meat and 

not much work. You take a 

big ceramic urn to the 

butcher, get him to fill it up 

with spiced meat and then 

you take it down to the 

hammam. You leave it in the 

hammam fire, go off and 

have a good steam, and 

when you’re ready, you take 

it home and announce, "Hey 

honey, I made the dinner!" 

The big show-off moment 

comes when Mustapha 

empties the urn in front of 

me. The richness of the 

sauce and the tenderness of 

the meat momentarily 

shock me to silence as the 

inscrutable Fayssal and his 

jovial dad smile down at me. 

There seems to be a bit of 

an invasion of London 

maitre d’s in these parts: 

Mike has just named his former 

Wolseley colleague 

Robert Johnstone (also a former 

maitre d’s at the Ivy) as 

the manager of Dar Akrab. 

He’s also putting Muslimfriendly 

cocktails on the 

menu: "Alcohol-free but full 

of bright colours and glitz. 

We’re going to bring in a bit 

of glamour." — The Guardian 

small part of the strange 

lurid transference and mess 

that exists between dogs 

and humans. Really, the 

experiment is even crazier. 

It might be common to 

observe that dogs and their 

owners begin to resemble 

each other - but I think this 

is the mind’s illusion, a convenient 

way of observing 

that each dog, instead, 

exists in relation to its 

owner’s unconscious. And 

an unconscious is a complicated 

thing. Sometimes, the 

wildness of a human 

requires a corresponding 

neatness in the dog; and 

sometimes the neatness of a 

human requires a corresponding 

wildness. 

But then, in the end, 

there’s no such thing as an 

unwild dog. 

Consider the following 

moment in Ackerley’s 

description of Tulip. He 

takes Tulip to a series of 

vets, with all of whom she is 

in a manic flurry. She can 

only be sadly compared, say, 

to an obedient spaniel he 

can observe "standing quietly 

on a table with a thermometer 

sticking out of his 

bottom, like a cigarette". 

Finally, he discovers Miss 

Canvey. With Miss Canvey, 

Tulip is calm. And Ackerley - 

Tim Rushby-Smith 

The first time I got into a 

wheelchair I felt 

euphoric. After a month 

spent in bed, reflecting on all 

the things I would never do 

again - no more climbing or 

playing football - it was a joy 

just to be able to move again. 

Four weeks earlier my physically 

active lifestyle had 

come to a sudden stop when 

I fell from a tree, resulting in 

a spinal-cord injury which 

left me facing life with paraplegia. 

Yet, on my second day in 

the chair, I felt crushed 

again; as though I had just 

learned to ride a bike only to 

be told that I had to stay on 

the bike for the rest of my 

life. The restrictions of four 

wheels quickly became evident. 

I couldn’t move while 

holding anything, and it felt 

like everywhere I looked I 

saw stairs. The wheelchair 

suddenly represented everything 

I had lost. Then one 

afternoon I went along to a 

wheelchair-skills session at 

Stoke Mandeville hospital 

near London, which specialises 

in spinal injuries, 

organised by a charity called 

The Back Up Trust. Trainer 

David Ball had been injured 

for 15 years and was preparing 

for a fundraising push up 

Helvellyn, a 950-metre peak 

in the Lake District. 

He was relaxed and 

assured — but most inspiring 

was how he seemed at 

one with his wheelchair. As 

well as learning practical 

what else? — is distraught: 

Was it not even possible 

that, in the course of time, 

under these civilizing 

processes, she would 

become so tame, so characterless, 

so commonplace, 

that she might one day be 

found standing in a surgery 

alone with a thermometer 

in her bottom? 

Ackerley is in love with 

the dogginess of dogs - 

impervious to the artificial 

disgusts which humans call 

civilisation. For if kitsch is 

the negation of shit, then 

there are very few things 

less kitsch than a dog. 

Which is why, after 

Ackerley’s examination of 

liquids and solids, the main 

subject of My Dog Tulip is 

his attempt to offer Tulip a 

sex life. And there’s a way in 

which this search for sex is 

also Ackerley’s, so it’s possible 

to see this book as a 

great fantasia of the unconscious 

— but its real truth is 

more radical. 

This book is a study in the 

problem of otherness. This 

is its deeper critique, of the 

conventional art of representation 

— the fake 

Forsterian categories of flat 

and round character. 

Early on, Ackerley 

describes the one moment 

� Life in a wheel chair isn’t as limiting once you’ve learnt the moves 

Acquiring traits of 

a second nature 

skills, the session helped me 

to start rebuilding my ambitions. 

I would even get back 

to the great outdoors. The 

logistics might be challenging, 

but it was possible. 

Five years later, I am one 

of 28 Back Up wheelchairskills 

instructors, striving to 

offer the same confidence 

boost to others. We take the 

programme to all 13 spinal 

units in the UK. 

Naturally we cover the 

basics: pushing forwards, 

backwards and turning. But 

there are also more complex 

moves — pushing with one 

hand, negotiating ramps and 

kerbs, going down and even 

up stairs. 

Some skills, such as stairclimbing 

are only going to be 

possible for a few people 

(the technique requires the 

wheelchair user to go up 

backwards pulling on one 

wheel and a handrail) but 

we hope to inspire participants 

to rethink what the 

future might hold, at a time 

when many people can’t see 

beyond what they can’t do. 

Luckily for me, I was 

active before my accident so 

my arms regained their 

strength fairly easily after a 

month’s bedrest, but it’s 

more difficult for those who 

had a sedentary life before, 

as it takes time to build up 

the muscles, especially in 

the backs of the arms, that 

you need to manoeuvre easily 

in a wheelchair. It is estimated 

that 20% of people 

with spinal-cord injury 

undergo rehabilitation in 

when, by mistake, Tulip bit 

his hand. 

We all make mistakes and 

she was dreadfully sorry. 

She rolled over on the grass 

with all her legs in the air; 

and later on, when she saw 

the bandage on my hand, 

she put herself in the corner, 

the darkest corner of 

the bedroom, and stayed 

there for the rest of the 

afternoon. One can’t do 

more than that. 

The beauty of that deftly 

inclusive "one" is very moving. 

Just as it is moving 

when elsewhere Ackerley 

correctly pauses, and notes: 

"She too has her feelings, 

and now that I have put the 

human point of view it is 

proper to attend to hers" 

And the beauty of this 

film by the Fierlingers is 

that Ackerley’s respect for 

the otherness of dogs, their 

lurid overlap with and total 

difference from humans, 

has been given a visual 

form. The humans in this 

movie are dilapidated 

abbreviations. Tulip is a 

detailed flowing sketchiness 

— a process of intricate 

movements. In this movie, 

the humans are stripped of 

all their fuss, while the 

dogs are just themselves: a 

shimmer. — The Guardian 

general hospitals, and this 

number seems to be increasing. 

This means many people 

don’t get access to specialist 

spinal rehabilitation 

or peer support. Back Up frequently 

sends trainers into 

general hospitals to offer 

additional support. And for 

some, a three-hour session 

with us is the only wheelchair-skills-trainingexperience 

they have. For those 

who miss out on even this, 

there can be profound implications 

for the rest of their 

lives, ones that may prevent 

them from realising their 

full potential. 

The youngest person I 

have taught is Kitty, who is 

eight years old. She contracted 

transverse myelitis 

(a condition that affects the 

spinal cord) a year ago. 

Kitty’s father, Stewart 

Catherine, says the programme 

is really important 

to her: "After such a hard 

year, she responds really 

well to anything that’s fun. 

She’s always been very 

active and competitive. 

And because the [Back Up] 

instructors are all wheelchair 

users themselves, Kitty 

is less inhibited about asking 

questions. There is a chance 

that Kitty’s condition could 

improve, but in the meantime 

it’s important to make 

the most of today." I have 

learned a lot in my six years 

using a wheelchair. If I knew 

back at the start what would 

become second nature in 

time, I would have felt a lot 

less anxious. —The Guardian

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Sri Lanka to 

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Colombo: Sri Lanka will 

raise the issue of a UN panel 

report during a foreign ministerial 

meeting of the non 

aligned nations this month. 

A delegation headed by the 

external affairs minister G L 

Peiris will attend the meeting 

to be held in Bali, Indonesia 

on May 26 and 27, a 

government release said.—PTI 

UN flays Nepal over 

Maoist minister 

Kathmandu: UN human 

rights watchdog today 

slammed the Nepal government 

for appointing a 

Maoist leader as a minister, 

who is facing charges of 

abduction and murder. 

The United Nations Office of 

the High Commissioner of 

Human Rights (OHCHR) 

flayed the appointment of 

Agni Sapkota as the information 

minister in the communist-led 

coalition headed 

by Prime Minister Jhala Nath 

Khanal.—PTI 

Cambodia rejects 

Thai demands 

Jakarta: Cambodian foreign 

minister Hor Namhong on 

Friday rejected a Thai 

demand to withdraw troops 

from an 11th-century Khmer 

temple at the disputed border, 

saying Bangkok was not 

sincere about peace. “We 

never can withdraw our 

troops from our own territory. 

That should be very 

clear,” Hor Namhong told 

reporters. —AFP 

Karachi gambling 

den blast kills 3 

Islamabad: Unidentified 

attackers lobbed a grenade 

at a gambling den in the 

southern Pakistani city of 

Karachi today, killing at least 

three persons and injuring 

27 others. The attack 

occurred at the crowded 

Jhatpat Market in Lyari area 

of Karachi. Scores of people 

were present at the gambling 

den. The injured and 

the bodies were taken to 

two nearby hospitals. At 

least three persons were 

killed and 27 others injured 

in the attack, TV news channels 

reported.—PTI 

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Friday—AP 

SA minister’s wife 

gets 12 years 

Johannesburg: Sheryl 

Cwele, the wife of South 

Africa’s intelligence minister, 

was today convicted of drug 

trafficking for using young 

women as mules to smuggle 

cocaine into the country. 

Cwele, who is married to 

state security minister 

Siyabonga Cwele, was convicted 

along with Nigerian 

Frank Nabolisa in the High 

Court in the eastern city of 

Pietermaritzburg. Judge Piet 

Koen said Cwele and 

Nabolisa had clearly worked 

together to recruit two 

women as drug mules, 

according to the Sapa news 

agency.—AFP 

1.5 tonnes of ivory 

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Nairobi: Kenyan authorities 

have seized nearly 1.5 

tonnes of elephant tusks 

hidden in metal boxes at the 

country's main airport in 

Nairobi, officials said on 

Friday. The 115 elephant 

tusks weighing 1,446 kg had 

been coated with pepper, 

wrapped and sealed in the 

boxes in a bid to put off sniffer 

dogs, said Kennedy 

Onyonyi, senior deputy 

commissioner at the Kenya 

Revenue Authority. —Reuters 

West, Arabs pledge cash to rebels 

Tripoli: France on Friday expelled 

14 Libyan diplomats loyal to the 

government of Muammar Gaddafi, 

the French foreign ministry said. 

France, the United States, Britain 

and others are trying to go beyond 

a Nato bombing campaign against 

troops loyal to Gaddafi to find 

other ways of helping an uprising 

that prised eastern Libya from his 

control but then stalled. 

The bombing and imposition of 

a no-fly zone, both intended to 

protect civilians, have not prevented 

scores being killed in government 

attacks on remaining 

pockets of rebellion in western 

Libya, notably the besieged cities 

of Misrata and Zintan. 

Amnesty International said on 

Friday that indiscriminate attacks 

on Misrata, including the use of 

snipers, cluster bombs and 

artillery in civilian areas, might 

amount to war crimes. 

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that we have seen by al-Gaddafi 

forces to intimidate the residents of 

Misrata for more than two months 

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Rovera, Amnesty International's 

senior adviser in Libya. 

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the lives of ordinary people and is 

in clear breach of international 

humanitarian law.” 

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Saleh still 

defiant, 

GCC exit 

deal stalls 

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on Friday dismissed 

President Ali Abdullah 

Saleh's stance on a revised 

Gulf plan to ease him out 

of power, as security 

forces gathered in anticipation 

of mass demonstrations 

for and against 

him. 

The ruling party said on 

Thursday night that Saleh 

would not sign the deal 

until after representatives 

of the ruling party and 

the opposition had 

signed. Opposition leader 

Sultan Atwani told 

Reuters on Friday his 

coalition would not 

accept. 

The plan proposed by 

the Gulf Cooperation 

Council (GCC) envisages 

Saleh stepping down 30 

days after signing the deal 

in the hope that this will 

end three months of bitter 

protests demanding 

his resignation, in which 

at least 130 people have 

been killed. 

But the Opposition distrusts 

Saleh, a wily political 

survivor for over 30 

years and until now a key 

ally of the United States 

and Saudi Arabia in the 

fight against al Qaida. 

“We won't accept 

unless the president signs 

as a party to the deal, and 

we call on the GCC and 

the United States and the 

European Union to put 

pressure on Saleh to sign 

the initiative,” Atwani 

said. 

The GCC offered a modified 

plan on Thursday in 

which 15 representatives 

from both the ruling 

party and the political 

opposition would ink the 

plan in Sanaa, instead of 

only Saleh and the head 

of the Opposition, but to 

no avail.—Reuters 

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2. Restless 

3. Melancholia 

4. Sleeping 

Beauty 

5. This Must Be 

The Place 

6. Ichimei/Hara-Kiri: Death of a 

Samurai 

7. Midnight in Paris 

8. Pirates of the Caribbean:On 

Stranger Tides 

9. La Conquete/The Conquest 

10. The Kid With A Bike 

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countries agreed on Thursday to 

provide Libya's eastern rebels, 

based in Benghazi, with millions of 

dollars in non-military aid to help 

them keep services and the economy 

running as well as try to top- 

21 protesters shot in Syria 

Amman: At least 21 Syrian 

protesters were killed on 

Friday, most of them in the 

central city of Homs, rights 

activist Ammar Qurabi said. 

“Six confirmed dead in 

Hama and 15 in Homs so far,” 

Qurabi, head of the National 

Organisation for Human 

Rights in Syria said. 

He also said residents in 

the coastal city of Banias 

feared the army, which they 

said was posted 4 km away, 

might storm the city. 

Activists and witnesses said 

demonstrations broke out 

after the main Friday prayers 

in cities across the country of 

20 million people, from Banias 

on the Mediterranean coast to 

Qamishly in the Kurdish east. 

International criticism has 

mounted against Assad, who 

has gone on the offensive to 

maintain his family's fourdecade 

grip on power and 

crush demonstrators dema- 

Kan shuts down 

of Hamaoka N plant 

Tokyo: Japanese Prime 

Minister Naoto Kan said on 

Friday that Chubu Electric 

Power Co should halt all 

operations at its Hamaoka 

nuclear plant in central 

Japan, due to worries a 

strong earthquake could 

cause another nuclear crisis. 

Kan, who has been under 

fire for his response to a 

nuclear crisis at another 

plant triggered by the March 

11 quake and tsunami, added 

the government would try to 

prevent the halt of the 

Hamaoka nuclear reactors 

from causing power supply 

problems. 

Companies served by two 

quake-affected utilities in 

Tokyo and the north have 

already been asked to curb 

electricity usage this summer 

when demand peaks. 

The shutdown at Hamaoka 

raises the risk of power disruptions 

in the Chubu 

� Protesters hold up banners during an anti-government 

rally in Sidon, in Syria on Friday—Reuters 

nding freedom. 

European Union governments 

agreed on Friday to 

impose asset freezes and 

travel restrictions against 

Syrian officials responsible for 

the violent repression, which 

rights campaigners say has 

killed more than 560 people. 

region, home to Toyota 

Motor Corp and many other 

major manufacturers. 

Kan said he made the decision 

“out of concerns for 

public safety,” given an 87 

percent probability forecast 

by government experts that 

an earthquake with a magnitude 

8.0 would hit the area 

served by Chubu Electric 

within the next 30 years. 

“If there were a major 

accident at Hamaoka 

nuclear plant, it would have 

an enormous impact on the 

entire Japanese society,” Kan 

told a televised news conference. 

The 3,617 megawatt 

Hama-oka plant accounts for 

about 7 percent of Japan's 

combined nuclear power 

generating capacity. It is 

located about 200 kilometres 

southwest of Tokyo and 

sits near an active earthquake 

zone.—Reuters 

London: The Cannes film festival 

is gearing up for what critics 

say should be a vintage year, 

with Hollywood stars out in 

force, revered directors there in 

droves and political controversy 

thrown into the mix. 

The world's biggest cinema 

showcase has suffered from 

studio cost-cutting and lacklustre 

lineups in recent years, but 

news that Terrence Malick's 

eagerly awaited The Tree of Life 

is in the main competition has 

cinephiles licking their lips. 

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, 

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, 

Sean Penn, Mel Gibson, French 

First Lady Carla Bruni and jury 

president Robert De Niro are 

among big names expected to 

walk the red carpet and hit the 

French Riviera party circuit. 

And in addition to Malick, 

movie lovers can admire the 

ple Gaddafi, in power since 1969. 

The rebel Transitional National 

Council has said it needs up to $3 

billion to keep going in the coming 

months, and the UN World Food 

Programme said on Thursday that 

It was not immediately clear if 

Assad himself would be targeted 

under the sanctions, 

which follows last week's 

agreement in principle to levy 

an arms embargo on Syria. 

The measures will be 

approved on Monday if no 

member state objects.—Reuters 

Cannes 2011 boasts ‘one of the best lineups’ 

latest works from Pedro 

Almodovar, two-time Cannes 

winners the Dardenne brothers, 

previous Palme d’Or laureates 

Lars Von Trier and Nanni 

Moretti and Japan's prolific 

director Takashi Miike. 

“It’s the strongest lineup in 

ages,” said Mark Cousins, a film 

critic and regular Cannes 

attendee.“It’s the Malick that 

most excites. Some film makers 

make films about their home 

town, or their country, but 

Terrence Malick makes films 

about what it's like to be alive.” 

The Tree of Life stars Pitt and 

Penn in a family saga set in the 

Midwest during the 1950s. The 

long wait for its arrival, and a 

trailer featuring mysterious 

cosmic scenes, have raised 

expectations for what is only 

Malick's fifth feature. 

Penn also appears in Italian 

Libya's food supplies could run out 

in six to eight weeks. 

At Thursday's Libya Contact 

Group meeting in Rome, Kuwait 

pledged $180 million and Qatar 

promised $400-500 million to the 

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director Paolo Sorrentino's incompetition 

“This Must Be The 

Place”, in which he portrays a 

retired rock star who sets out to 

find his father’s executioner, an 

ex-Nazi war criminal living in 

the United States. 

Kicking off the May 11-22 

marathon of screenings, press 

interviews, deal-making and late 

night revelry in the palm-lined 

Mediterranean resort will be 

Woody Allen’s romantic comedy 

Midnight in Paris, starring Owen 

Wilson and Rachel McAdams. 

Much of the media's focus is 

likely to be on former model 

Bruni, who has a small role in 

the film and is at the centre of 

intense speculation in France 

over whether she is pregnant. 

By coincidence, Cannes also 

includes biopic La Conquete 

(The Conquest), which portrays 

Bruni’s husband, French 

France expels 14 

Libyan diplomats 

Paris: France has ordered 14 people 

who served as Libyan diplomats 

under Muammar Gaddafi's 

regime to leave the country 

within two days, the French foreign 

ministry said today. 

“France has declared persona non 

grata 14 Libyan ex-diplomats 

posted in France,” the ministry 

said in a statement, indicating 

that Paris no longer recognised 

their diplomatic status. 

“Depending on their case, those 

concerned have a deadline of 24 

to 48 hours to leave French 

national territory.” The ministry 

accused them of “"activities 

incompatible with the relevant 

UN resolutions ... and contrary to 

the protection of Libyan civilians,” 

citing the UN mandate under 

which international forces are 

bombing Gaddafi's strategic sites. 

France was the first foreign power 

to formally recognise the 

Transitional National Council.—AFP 

rebels. A US official said the 

administration was considering 

unblocking more than $150 million 

for humanitarian purposes 

and France said it was evaluating 

its contribution.—Reuters 

Kayani doesn’t back 

‘no-first-use’ N-policy 

Washington: Pakistan's 

powerful army chief Gen 

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani does 

not support Presid-ent Asif 

Ali Zardari's “no-first-use” 

nuclear policy, according to 

US diplomatic cables 

released by WikiLeaks. 

“Although he has 

remained silent on the 

subject, Kayani does not 

support Zardari's statement 

last year to the Indian 

press that Pakistan would 

adopt a 'no first use' policy 

on nuclear weapons. 

“Despite increasing 

financial constraints, we 

believe that the military is 

proceeding with an expansion 

of both its growing 

strategic weapons and missile 

programs,” the “scenesetter” 

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then US Ambassador to 

Pakistan Anne Patterson 

prior to Kayani's 

Washington visit between 

February 20-27, 2009, said. 

The major US concern 

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Islamic militant could steal 

an entire weapon but 

rather the chance someone 

working in government of 

Pakistan's facilities could 

gradually smuggle enough 

fissile material out to eventually 

make a weapon and 

the vulnerability of 

weapons in transit. 

The cables, generated just 

months after the Mumbai 

terror attacks, also talk about 

Pakistan military and ISI 

providing support to terror 

groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba 

as a foreign policy tool.— PTI 

� A man walks past the outside wall of the Art In The Streets exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of 

Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Friday —Reuters 

President Nicolas Sarkozy, during 

the 2007 election and the 

collapse of his previous marriage 

to Cecilia. 

Women feature more prominently 

in the main competition 

than usual, although they still only 

account for four of 20 entries. 

Scotland’s Lynne Ramsay 

presents We Need To Talk About 

Kevin, based on Lionel Shriver's 

bestselling novel and 

Australian Julia Leigh directs 

Sleeping Beauty, described as a 

“haunting erotic fairy tale”. 

French actress/director 

Maiwenn Le Besco has directed 

Polisse about a photographer 

who begins an affair with a cop, 

and Japan's Naomi Kawase 

brings Hanezu No Tsuki, four 

years after her “The Mourning 

Forest” won the runner-up 

Grand Prix award in 2007. 

Belgium's Dardenne brothers 

US drones 

kill 17 

‘militants’ 

in Pakistan 

Islamabad: US drone aircraft 

fired missiles into a house in 

Pakistan’s North Waziristan 

region on Friday, killing at 

least 17 suspected militants 

as Islamists protested against 

the killing of Osama bin 

Laden. 

Four drones took part in 

the first such attack since US 

special forces killed the al 

Qaida leader on Monday not 

far from Islamabad, further 

straining ties between the 

strategic allies whose cooperation 

is needed to stabilise 

neighbouring Afghanistan. 

Facing relentless suicide 

bombings by Islamic militants 

and struggling with a 

stagnant economy, 

Pakistan's leaders now face 

criticism from all sides on 

bin Laden. 

Both Islamists and ordinary 

Pakistanis are questioning 

how their leaders can just 

stand by while the United 

States sends commandos 

deep inside the country into 

a garrison city to eliminate 

the al Qaida chief. 

At the same time, suspicions 

that some Pakistani security 

forces might have known he 

was hiding in the country 

threaten to strain already 

uneasy ties with Washington. 

“The country's political 

and military leadership 

should immediately resign 

as they have failed to ensure 

the country's integrity,” said 

Fareed Ahmed Paracha, a 

senior leader of the biggest 

Islamist political party, 

Jamaat-e-Islami, at a rally in 

the eastern city of Lahore. 

“This is an attack on 

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Paracha of the raid by US 

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Meanwhile, about 1,500 

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Baluchistan province in the 

southwest, saying more figures 

like bin Laden would arise 

to wage holy war against the 

United States.In Abbottabad, 

dozens of Islamists marched 

through streets calling on the 

United States to stay out of 

Pakistan.—Reuters 

have a chance to become the 

first directors to scoop the coveted 

Palme d'Or three times 

with The Kid With A Bike and 

festival favourite Almodovar 

will aim to lift his first Golden 

Palm with The Skin I Live In. 

Denmark’s Von Trier is back two 

years after his Antichrist became 

the most talked-about film at 

Cannes for years for its graphic violence 

and sexual content. 

This time he is in competition 

with Melancholia, starring 

Kirsten Dunst as a bride celebrating 

her marriage as a planet 

threatens to collide with Earth. 

Rubbing shoulders with the 

“auteurs” of high art will be 

Hollywood's big guns —blockbuster 

sequels Kung Fu Panda 2 

starring Jolie and Jack Black and 

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger 

Tides with Depp and Cruz will 

boost the star power.—Reuters

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Kolkata: Ferry Warnke has 

been appointed as the new 

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Swissôtel Kolkata. Warnke 

has moved to Kolkata from 

Swissôtel Merchant Court, 

Singapore where he was the 

executive assistant manager 

since 2007. — BP 

Mirc Electronics 

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Kolkata: MIRC Electronics, 

the makers of the Onida and 

Igo brand, registered a 

topline growth of 28 per 

cent in 2010-11 over the 

previous year. The revenue 

figures crossed `2000 crore 

and the main growth drivers 

were flat panels, air 

conditioners and mobile 

phones. — BP 

Kotak Mahindra 

FY 11 PAT up 20pc 

Kolkata: Kotak Mahindra 

Bank posted a 20 per cent 

increase in profit after tax 

(PAT) to `1567 crore from 

`1307 crore the previous 

year. For the fourth quarter 

of 2010-11, the bank 

reported a 17 per cent 

increase in PAT at `491 

crore. — BP 

Eveready Q4 net 

nosedives 96pc 

Kolkata: Eveready 

Industries India Ltd posted a 

96 per cent decline in its net 

profit to `3.86 crore in the 

fourth quarter of 2010-11 on 

the back of cost pressures 

and degrowth in certain segments 

of products. — BP 

Tata Sponge Iron 

Q4 net profit up 

Mumbai: Tata Sponge Iron, 

a Tata Group company, 

reported a growth of 28.42 

per cent in net profit to 

`42.83 crore during the 

quarter ended March 31, 

2011. Net sales of the company 

rose by 14.56 per cent 

during the quarter to 

`191.64 crore. — PTI 

Tea output up 

16pc in March 

New Delhi: India’s tea production 

increased by nearly 

16 per cent to 56.73 million 

kg in March as against 49 

million kg in the same 

month last year on account 

of higher output in 

Assam, according to Tea 

Board data. — PTI 

SKS down 20pc 

amid JP reports 

Mumbai: SKS Microfinance 

nosedived by nearly 20 per 

cent to hit the lower circuit 

limit on BSE amid reports 

that J P Morgan has cut its 

share price target by more 

than half. The scrip ended 

19.83 per cent lower at 

`331.30 on BSE. – PTI 

Vishal founder 

to launch new 

‘V2’ stores 

New Delhi: After selling off 

stores and assets of debt-ridden 

Vishal Retail, the company’s 

founder R C Agarwal on Friday 

said he is ready to make a comeback 

in the retail space with a 

chain of stores under the ‘V2’ 

brand within the next 2-3 

months. 

In an e-mailed interview, 

Agarwal said that his new venture 

will be rolled out under the 

already publicly listed, Vishal 

Retail Ltd, with an initial investment 

of up to `8 crore. “The 

name of the brand is V2...It will 

be done under Vishal Retail Ltd, 

a listed company,” Agarwal said. 

In March this year, Vishal 

Retail sold off the wholesale and 

franchise business to private 

equity firm TPG and the retail 

undertaking to Chennai-based 

Shriram Group for a total consideration 

of `70 crore. 

The transaction also included 

rights to all trademarks and 

intellectual property for brands 

like Vishal, Vishal Retail, Vishal 

Megamart and Vishal Fashion 

Mart. 

Consequently, Agarwal has 

chosen a different brand for his 

new retail venture. 

Asked when he would kick off 

operations of the new venture, 

he said it will happen “within 2- 

3 months”. — PTI 

Sensex ends losing 

spell; spurts 308 pts 


Mumbai: Snapping its 

longest (nine days) losing 

spell in about a decade, the 

BSE Sensex spurted over 

308 points on Friday to 

close at 18,518, as investors 

bought stocks at lower levels 

amid falling crude oil 

and commodity prices. 

The 30-share Bombay 

Stock Exchange index, 

Sensex, which had lost 

about 1,392 points in the 

last nine sessions, bounced 

back 308.23 points to 

18,518.81. 

The gauge touched intraday 

high of 18,568.48, and 

brokers said it was the best 

performer in the Asian 

region. It had lost 7.1 per 

cent in the past nine days, 

the longest losing spell 

since September 2001. 

Similarly, the broadbased 

National Stock 

Exchange index Nifty shot 

up 91.60 points to 5,551.45 

as stocks in banking, auto 

and IT sectors recorded 

handsome gains. The Nifty 

New Delhi: After detecting 

several cases of misuse of 

incentives, the commerce 

ministry has tightened the 

norms governing the 

deemed export benefit 

scheme, a move expected 

to save the exchequer about 

`1,800 crore annually. 

Deemed exports refer to 

those transactions in which 

goods supplied to the 

users do not leave the 

country and payment for 

such supplies is received 

either in Indian currency or 

in foreign exchange. 

Generally, supply of 

goods to projects financed 

by multi-lateral or bilateral 

agencies qualify for these 

benefits. 

However, concerned over 

the cases of misuse, especially 

in the power sector, 

the directorate general of 

foreign trade (DGFT) has 

decided to send recovery 

notices to those under its 

scanner, sources said. 

The decision to make the 

rules tough follows a meeting 

of the Policy 

Interpretation Committee 

of the DGFT held in March. 

“By taking these measures, 

the government 

would save around `1,800 

crore annually,” a source 

said. 

It has been decided 

that deemed exports will 

touched the day’s high of 

5,564.40 points. Brokers 

said easing world commodity 

prices reduced inflation 

concerns and bolstered 

sentiment. The Standard 

and Poor’s GSCI index of 24 

commodities fell the most 

since January 2009. 

Crude oil plunged 8.6 per 

cent to $99.80 a barrel in the 

US. Brent crude prices also 

fell sharply. India imports 

about 75 per cent of its 

Deemed export 

norms tightened 

not be available if the bill of 

entry is in the name of the 

authority executing the 

project. Besides, it was also 

clarified that supplies made 

to the project authority by 

an entity other than the 

main contractor shall 

not be eligible for the 

incentives. 

However, the decision 

has not gone down well 

with some of the independent 

power producers 

who said the government 

should not throw the baby 

out with the bath water. 

“If there are issues, corrective 

actions can be taken 

but do not discard the 

scheme,’ an industry expert 

said. 

The deemed export benefits 

include rebate on duty 

chargeable on imports or 

excisable material used in 

the manufacture of goods 

which are supplied to the 

projects eligible. — PTI 

crude oil requirements. 

Besides, some metals on 

the London Metal Exchange 

Index showed the biggest 

drop since November. Gold 

and silver also declined. 

The most beaten BSE 

stocks recently - banking, 

auto, IT and realty - were 

the major gainers. 

The banking sector index 

gained the most by 3.71 per 

cent to 12,670.76 as ICICI 

Bank rose 5.16 per cent to 

`1,081.35, leading the gains. 

The auto sector index was 

second best performer, rising 

3.13 per cent to 9,218.92 

as M&M, gained 2.98 per 

cent to `712.55 and Tata 

Motors rose 5.65 per cent to 

`1,200.95. 

The two most heaviest on 

the Sensex, with 23 per cent 

weightage - Reliance 

Industries and Infosys 

Technologies - recorded 

smart gains and supported 

the uptrend. 

Reliance Industries rose 

0.62 per cent to `955.40 and 

Infosys by 1.54 percent to 



Banks increase lending rates 


Mumbai/Kolkata: A host of 

public sector banks, including 

the Union Bank of India, 

United Bank of India, Bank of 

Maharashtra and the Indian 

Overseas Bank, and ICICI 

Bank joined the rate hike 

bandwagon on Friday by 

raising their base and minimum 

lending rates. 

This comes within days of 

the Reserve Bank of India 

announcing an increase in its 

short-term lending and bank 

savings rates to tackle inflation. 

The move also comes close 

on the heels of a similar decision 

by various lenders like 

YES Bank, Indian Bank, 

Punjab National Bank, 

Oriental Bank of Commerce, 

Bank of Maharashtra and 

IDBI Bank. 

ICICI Bank raised its base 

rate by 50 bps to 9.25 per 

cent and BPLR to 18 per cent. 

Union Bank of India raised 

its base rate, the minimum 

lending rate by 50 basis 

points to 10 per cent from 9.5 

per cent. The revised rates 

will be effective from May 7. 

The bank also increased its 

benchmark prime lending 

rate (BPLR) from 13.75 per 

cent to 14.25 per cent with 

effect from Saturday. The 

base rate system replaced 

the BPLR system with effect 

from July 1, 2010. 

However, the BPLR is 

applicable for old customers 

who took loans earlier. 

Bank of Maharashtra also 

increased its base lending 

rate by 50 basis rates to 10 

per cent per annum w.e.f. 

May 5, 2011, from 9.5 per 

cent. The bank also revised 

its BPLR to 14.25 per cent on 

a monthly compounding 

basis. On the other hand, 

United Bank of India has 

increased its base rate and 

BPLR to 10 per cent and 14.25 

per cent respectively w.e.f. 

May 6, 2011. 

State-owned Indian 

Overseas Bank(IOB) raised 

its base rate by 50 basis 

points to 10 per cent, within 

days of the Reserve Bank 

announcing an increase in its 

short-term lending and bank 

savings rates to tackle inflation. 

The revised rates will be 

effective from May 6. 

The higher lending rates 

will make loans dearer for 

Jyothy Lab to start open 

offer for Henkel next week 

both new and existing auto, 

home and corporate borrowers. 

The RBI hiked the shortterm 

lending (repo) rate and 

borrowing (reverse repo) by 

50 basis points in its Annual 

Credit Policy Review on May 

3. The repo rate and reverse 

repo rate now stand at 7.25 

per cent and 6.25 per cent 

respectively. The savings 

bank deposit interest rate 

have been increased by 50 

bps to 4 per cent. 

Base rate is the benchmark 

below which the bank cannot 

lend funds to its customers. 

The repo rate and 

reverse repo rate now stand 

at 7.25 per cent and 6.25 per 

cent, respectively besides 

raising the savings bank 

deposit interest rate by 50 

bps to 4 per cent. 

Piramal Life 

unit to 

demerge 

into PHL 

New Delhi: Jyothy managing director Ullas total stake in HIL is being 

Laboratories on Friday said Kamath said. 

estimated at about `774 

that it will start the manda- The open offer would be crore," he said. 

`2,886.90. — PTI tory open offer by next week managed by MAPE Advisory When asked about the Kolkata: Piramal Life 

for 20 per cent in Henkel Group. 

future of Henkel India, if it Sciences (PLSL) and Piramal 

SC issues 

India following its acquisition 

of majority stake on 

Thursday. 

On Thursday, Jyothy 

Laboratories Ltd (JLL) that 

makes of the 'Ujala' fabric 

would be de-listed from the 

stock exchanges, Kamath 

said: "It will be merged with 

Healthcare (PHL), on Friday, 

announced a demerger 

scheme whereby the new 

contempt 

notice to 

Sahara chief 

The company, which plans 

not only to re-position 

Henkel brands but also bring 

in new products from the 

German firm's global portfolio 

into India, said it will 

merge the acquired company 

with itself in due 

course of time. 

wash said it would acquire 

50.97 per cent stake in 

Henkel India Ltd (HIL) from 

Germany-based Henkel AG & 

Co for `118.7 crore. 

Last month, JLL had 

bought 14.9 per cent stake in 

HIL from the Indian promoter 

Tamil Nadu 

JLL." 

According to JLL general 

manager finance Neetu 

Kashiramka, completion of 

the open offer will take 

another three months, post 

which the company will 

make an application in a 

court for merging HIL with 

chemical entity (NCE) 

research unit of PLSL will be 

demerged into PHL with 

effect from April 1, 2011 

According to a press 

release issued by the Piramal 

Group, each shareholder of 

PLSL will be entitled to one 

fully paid-up equity share of 

New Delhi: Holding that "The open offer for the Petroproducts for about `60 JLL. 

two of PHL for every four 

there was prima facie case, mandatory 20 per cent stake crore. 

"The entire process is equity shares of 10 each held 

the Supreme Court on Friday in Henkel India will begin If the 20 per cent open likely to take anywhere in PLSL. All assets and liabili- 

issued notice to Sahara from next week... We will be offer is fully subscribed, JLL between six to nine months ties of the NCE division will 

group chief Subrata Roy for informing the stock will own 85.87 per cent in and even after the merger be transferred to PHL at book 

initiating contempt proceed- exchanges on Monday," Henkel India. 

HIL will continue to be value. 

ings against him for allegedly Jyothy Laboratories deputy "The acquisition value of listed," she said. — PTI 

Through this demerger, 

interfering with the investi- 

PHL will have an access to an 

gation in 2G spectrum case. 

innovation platform of PLSL 

The apex court also issued 

notices to two journalists, THE FACADE 

through which it can build 

its Innovative discovery and 

Upendra Rai and Subodh 

commercialization business. 

Jain, for allegedly threaten- 

Subsequent to the significant 

ing and blackmailing 

progress that PLSL has made, 

Enforcement Directorate’s 

the risk profile of NCE R&D 

Investigating Officer 

activity has reduced consid- 

Rajeshwar Singh, who is 

erably and hence presents a 

probing the case. 

good investment opportu- 

“Having gone through the 

nity to utilize some of the 

records we are prima facie of 

proceeds from the sale of 

the view that an attempt has 

domestic formulations busi- 

been made to interfere with 

ness. 

the investigation conducted 

PHL can also better utilize 

by Rajeshwar Singh in what 

its manufacturing infrastruc- 

has been described as 2G 

ture and leverage its market- 

spectrum scam case and 

ing experience with prod- 

related matters. Therefore, 

ucts from PLSL. 

we take suo motu congi- 

PHL can also avail 200 per 

sance and issue notices to 

cent weighted average 

them,” the bench said. 

deduction both on opera- 

The bench also banned 

tional expense and capital 

Sahara India news network 

expenditure on R&D work. 

and its sister concerns from 

The development projects 

publishing and broadcasting 

from pipeline would need 

any story or programme 

strong financial support 

relating to Rajeshwar Singh 

in response to 25 questions 

sent by Subodh Jain to ED 

official. — PTI 

� A woman cleans a real state publicity sign in downtown Shanghai. Chinese inflation 

will moderate in the second half of the year as government measures to curb price 

rises hit their mark, a central bank official said — Reuters 

going forward. Hence the 

board of PLSL has approved 

the demerger of NCE 

research unit into PHL. — PTI 

Central Bank net down at `133 cr 


Mumbai: Central Bank of 

India has posted a net profit 

of `132.70 crore, down 

22.22 per cent during the 

fourth quarter of financial 

year 2010-11, due to huge 

provisioning on account of 

pension liabilities and gratuity. 

S Sridhar, CMD, 

Central Bank said: “We did 

overall pension provisioning 

of `1,467 crore during 

fourth quarter of 2010-11 

compared with `221 crore 

during same period last 

year, for which our net profit 

has dipped significantly 

during the last quarter.” 

However, during the full 

financial year 2010-11 

bank’s net profit stands at 

`1,252 crore, up 19 per cent 

year-on-year, he added. 

During current fiscal the 

government undertaking 

bank which is primarily 

rural centric is planning to 

expand aggressively in 

urban centers to boost the 

profits and net interest margins. 

A P Dwivedi, GM, priority 

sector, Central Bank 

said: “We have an ambitious 

plan of adding 342 branches 

this fiscal, out of which 30 

per cent will be opened in 

rural and semi-urban market.This 

fiscal our focus will 

be on metros and second 

priority would be on achieving 

growth in agricultural 

lending. We will be hiring 

about 500 agricultural business 

officers by September 

30, 2011 to pursue growth in 

agriculture lending”. 

During 2010-11, Central 

Bank’s disbursement was 

less about 18.5 per cent just 

on the threshold of minimum 

requirement. 

According to Sridhar 

drought conditions in 

Madhya Pradesh, West 

Bengal, JharKhand and 

Vidarbha in Maharashtra 

loan disbursement was less 

than anticipated. However, 

this year we are confident of 

achieving higher growth in 

agriculture lending, he said. 

Central Bank of India’s net 

interest margin (NIM) for 

year 2010-11has improved 

at 3.31 per cent compared 

with 1.81 per cent previous 

fiscal. He expressed confidence 

of maintaining NIM 

at over 3.25 per cent. 

According to Sridhar, 

emphasis on low cost current 

account, saving account 

(CASA) deposits and bulk 

deposits will help the bank 

to maintain net interest 

margins. Central Bank’s 

CASA deposits comprised of 

35.17 per cent of the total 

deposits as March 31, 2011 

as compared to 34.45 per 

cent as on March 31, 2010. 

Ozone may sell off Nomarks 

New Delhi: FMCG firm 

Ozone Ayurvedics said on 

Friday it will consider selling 

off its flagship personal care 

brand Nomarks to exploit 

the full potential of the 

product and already up to 

seven companies have 

approached it. 

“We are open to all sort of 

alliances and whichever 

route is appropriate for the 

brand to grow we will go 

ahead,” Ozone Ayurvedics 

chairman and managing 

director S C Sehgal said when 

asked if the firm is looking to 

sell off the brand. 

Explaining the reasons for 

the company considering 

such a move, he said: “We 

have not got the kind of distribution 

that we should 

have for the brand to grow. 

We are looking for an aggressive 

marketing strategy this 

year. 

“However, if we find any 

firm, with great distribution 

channels, who wants to buy, 

we will consider it.” 

Asked if Ozone Ayurvedics 

is in talks with other companies 

for the same, he said: 

“Till date, top six to seven 

firms have approached us”. 

He, however, did not disclose 

the names. 

He said the company has 

not exploited the true potential 

of Nomarks and the 

brand has been ignored as it 

has been focusing on other 

priorities. He said the company 

has not been aggressively 

promoting Nomarks 

“as it should be doing”. 

At the same time, Sehgal 

said the company may also 

consider alliances with other 

companies, “if that is appropriate 

for the brand to make 

it more lucrative”. 

At present, the brand garners 

sales of around `60 

crore and plans to make it a 

`150-crore brand by the end 

of this fiscal. — PTI 

Sony CEO Stringer apologises for internet breaches 

New York: Sony chief executive officer 

(CEO) Howard Stringer has apologised for 

the inconvenience and concern caused by 

the “cyber attack” on the company’s 

PlayStation and Qriocity network and has 

launched a $ 1 million identity theft 

insurance policy for its customers. 

“I know this has been a frustrating time 

for all of you,” he said in a statement 

posted on Sony’s US PlayStation blog, 

adding that the company will restore “full 

and safe service as soon as possible”. 

For the US PlayStation Network and 

Qriocity customers, the company has 

� Easing commodity 

prices reduced 

inflation concerns, 

bolstering sentiment 

� This was Sensex’s 

longest losing streak 

(9 days) since 

September 2001 

The bank did 

overall pension 

provisioning of 

`1,467 cr in the 

fourth quarter 

launched a $ 1 million identity theft 

insurance policy per user and said 

“announcements for other regions will be 

coming soon.” 

He said that till date, “there is no confirmed 

evidence any credit card or personal 

information has been misused.” 

Personal information like credit card 

data, email addresses and other information 

from around 100 million Sony Online 

Entertainment (SOE) accounts were 

hacked in two massive data breaches. 

Sony began investigating unusual 

activity on the PlayStation network on 

� Howard Stringer 

April 19, but notified its consumers of the 

breach on April 26. 

“I wish we could have gotten the 

answers we needed sooner, but forensic 

analysis is a complex, time-consuming 

process,” he said, adding that “hackers, 

after all, do their best to cover their tracks 

and it took some time for our experts to 

find those tracks and begin to identify 

what personal information had — or had 

not — been taken.” 

The company is planning to reward its 

customers for their patience and is offering 

a “Welcome Back” package to its cus- 

tomers once the PlayStation Network and 

Qriocity services are up and running. 

This package will include a month of 

free PlayStation Plus membership for all 

PSN customers, and an extension of subscriptions 

for PlayStation Plus and Music 

Unlimited to make up for time lost. “We 

are working with the FBI and other law 

enforcement agencies around the world 

to apprehend those responsible. Our 

investigation is ongoing and we are 

upgrading our security so that if attacks 

like this happen again, our defences will 

be even stronger,” he said. — PTI


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Abbott(I) 1594.7 0.59 1699/903 55.1 

ACC 989.7 988.65 1.14 1142/700 55.1 

Adani Enter 618.35 617 1.70 785/505 21.7 

Aditya Birla Nuvo 835.5 831.35 3.20 913/704 68.2 

Alfa Laval India 1617.35 1615.05 0.21 1806/1114 66.7 

Allahabad Bank 203.1 202.95 3.78 270/148 32.2 

Alok Ind 25.85 25.85 1.17 35/17 2.6 

Alstom Projects 597.15 597.3 1.64 874/503 25.2 

Ambuja Cements 140.25 140.3 2.56 166/100 - 

Andhra Bank 141 141.45 5.52 190/113 24.6 

Apollo Hospitals 470.5 471.6 -2.84 599/327 13.3 

Apollo Tyres 70.55 70.5 1.88 88/44 8.4 

Arvind Ltd 71.35 71.3 -1.59 79/30 5.3 

Asahi India Glass 96.1 95.75 2.08 123/62 1.5 

Ashok Leyland 49.95 49.95 2.25 81/45 4.1 

Asian Paints 2700.15 2700.15 1.19 3027/2009 88.6 

Aurobindo Pharma 182.35 182.55 0.47 275/156 19.6 

Aventis Pharma 2011.85 2013.1 0.82 2117/1710 73.7 

Axis Bank 1258.2 1253.9 3.70 1608/1146 81.8 

Bajaj Auto 769.4 768.9 -0.44 952/619 178.6 

Balaji Telefilms 36.1 36 -0.55 63/32 0.2 

Ballarpur Ind 32.05 32.1 -0.93 43/27 3.0 

Bank of Baroda 870.6 870.3 2.67 1050/655 105.8 

Bank of India 422.1 421.8 5.29 588/310 43.8 

BASF India 588 589.8 0.37 725/401 31.8 

BEML 668.7 666.7 1.19 1238/565 55.7 

Bharat Electronics 1794.9 1791.8 0.64 1927/1602 100.5 

Bharat Forge 338.9 337.7 0.22 412/247 12.1 

Bharti Airtel 350.95 350.75 -1.92 390/254 20.3 

BHEL 2061.15 2057.7 2.98 2695/1905 92.1 

Birla Corp 350 347.5 -0.43 448/290 41.6 

Bombay Dyeing 349.85 350.4 0.10 692/290 -3.6 

BPCL 666.05 665.5 3.62 814/511 36.4 

Britannia Ind 370.65 369.9 1.87 534/322 4.9 

Cadila Healthcare 871.6 875.65 3.04 941/552 31.8 

Cairn India 336.1 336.65 -2.93 372/266 21.7 

Canara Bank 579.8 579.7 3.79 844/345 88.5 

Castrol India 469.55 467.35 2.59 556/351 20.6 

Central Bank of India 130.1 129.9 1.80 211/116 23.8 

Century Enka 203.75 202.3 2.56 306/159 36.4 

Century Textiles 331.2 332.3 1.10 575/279 26.2 

CESC 286.75 287.8 0.40 432/263 35.1 

Chambal Fertilisers 83.4 83.35 0.42 104/52 7.4 

Chennai Petroleum 213.7 214.1 -2.42 284/184 9.2 

Cipla 305.55 305.05 0.54 380/286 12.8 

CMC 2044.2 2051.8 0.45 2736/1327 118.4 

Colgate Palmolive 891.7 891.15 -0.05 996/691 29.6 

Container Corp 1130.05 1137.05 -1.68 1452/1051 61.6 

Corp Bank 568.3 569.85 3.34 814/484 99.0 

Crompton Greaves 243.5 243.75 0.08 349/219 14.4 

Cummins India 688.3 688 -0.26 810/528 28.6 

Dabur India 102.1 102.1 2.10 112/86 3.3 

Dena Bank 98.2 98.2 3.53 151/80 20.6 

DLF Ltd 219.5 219.3 - - 10.1 

Dr Reddy Lab 1606.4 1604 1.39 1855/1160 51.7 

Dredging Corp 332.5 332.5 0.14 624/322 19.7 

Edelweiss Cap 34.7 34.8 -1.00 68/34 3.2 

EIH 84.1 83.8 0.48 159/74 0.5 

Engineers India 288.3 287.2 1.86 538/265 11.2 

Escorts 132.55 132.55 1.53 245/94 17.4 

Essel Propack 46.15 46 -0.11 65/38 2.9 

Exide Ind 153.7 153.65 0.95 179/109 7.3 

FACT 39.45 39.4 0.13 65/37 -0.6 

FDC 102.65 102.2 1.04 117/81 6.9 

Federal Bank 402.7 403.45 -1.26 501/269 31.1 

Finolex Cables 50.85 50.75 0.20 66/42 5.7 

Finolex Ind 86.8 87.2 1.51 128/64 10.3 

G E Shipping 284.7 285.85 -0.45 393/242 40.3 

GAIL (India) 450.05 450.9 0.21 535/402 29.1 

Geometric Soft 60.75 60.9 0.74 87/57 9.2 

Gillette India 1812.7 1807.4 -0.69 2038/1487 31.3 

GMDC 136.05 135.7 -0.70 172/101 11.1 

GMR Infra 37.1 37 1.51 66/29 0.4 

Godrej Consumer 392.65 392.1 2.10 479/273 15.9 

Grasim Ind 2333.35 2328.85 1.21 2625/1740 210.6 

GSK Con 2262.8 2258.05 1.31 2460/1540 74.7 

GSK Pharma 2294.35 2287.85 1.92 2430/1818 68.3 

GTL 417.4 417.1 0.35 488/340 19.1 

Gujarat Gas 360.15 362.3 0.83 454/260 20.9 

Gujarat Ind Pow 83.4 83.55 0.30 126/80 7.8 

Gujarat Narmada 99.75 99.6 -0.10 146/88 5.9 

HCL InfoSys 105.95 105.95 1.97 139/83 10.3 

HCL Tech 500.35 499.95 0.74 528/347 20.8 

HDFC 664.8 664.75 1.38 780/520 22.9 

HDFC Bank 2297.25 2299.15 3.55 2518/1785 86.5 

Hero Honda Motors 1765.55 1764.65 3.93 2074/1377 96.5 

Hexaware Tech 67.75 67.7 2.34 74/33 4.5 

Hindalco Ind 201.7 201.6 -0.02 251/129 10.9 

Hindustan Unilever 275.9 274.7 2.77 329/225 10.2 

Hindustan Zinc 130.1 130 -1.92 155/90 10.3 

HMT 60.2 60 0.67 88/52 -0.8 

HPCL 400.5 400.9 2.83 555/307 34.6 

ICICI Bank 1083.8 1081.35 5.16 1277/803 53.4 

IDBI 136.85 136.55 3.33 202/105 17.4 

IDFC 137.15 137.3 1.89 218/115 8.7 

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Indian Hotels Co 79.9 79.9 0.44 118/76 1.5 

Indo Rama Synth 61.7 61.7 1.15 81/32 9.2 

Indusind Bank 250.95 250.95 6.47 309/173 11.8 

Infosys Tech 2893 2886.9 1.54 3493/2510 119.5 

ING Vysya Bank 320.2 320.7 2.18 443/283 26.3 

Ingersoll-Rand 491.05 489.6 0.24 531/335 22.0 

IOB 155.75 155.7 3.01 176/87 19.6 

IOC 352.85 353.15 2.63 458/290 37.5 

IPCA Lab 301.5 299.65 1.58 350/233 18.7 

Ispat Ind 22 21.75 0.93 26/15 -3.8 

ITC 183.6 183.45 0.49 194/126 6.2 

J&K Bank 784.9 782.65 0.33 938/694 123.1 

Jaiprakash Asso 86.55 86.5 2.49 149/70 5.2 

JB Chem 153.75 154.3 -1.41 185/75 15.5 

Jet Airways 490.9 491.55 11.87 926/392 -48.7 

Jindal Saw 187.15 187 2.13 234/170 19.5 

Jindal Stainless 90.1 90.45 3.55 135/76 21.0 

Jindal Steel & Pow 630.25 630 1.70 755/572 40.3 

Kotak Mah Bank 432.25 430.95 2.05 529/333 21.7 

Lanco Infra 34.75 34.8 0.87 74/31 2.3 

Larsen & Toubro 1546.1 1544.45 0.81 2212/1463 59.0 

LIC Housing Fin 205.85 205.7 3.60 299/150 20.1 

Lupin 419.45 419.55 -2.87 519/340 19.1 

M&M 714.4 712.55 2.98 826/501 40.0 

Maharashtra Seamless358.85 358.7 -0.36 455/317 47.1 

Maruti 1273.5 1268.85 1.04 1599/1125 82.5 

Mastek 95.15 94.75 -1.92 311/95 -8.7 

Merck 609.35 608.5 -0.46 1006/553 36.9 

Mirc Electronics 26.15 26.2 6.72 30/15 1.6 

Moser Baer India 42.05 42 0.84 74/37 -16.0 

Mphasis 435.1 436.65 2.08 711/355 50.0 

MRPL 72.45 72.35 -0.41 89/55 5.9 

MTNL 45.6 45.45 1.22 72/38 -23.4 

National Alu 89.1 89.05 0.28 120/83 4.4 

National Fertiliser 102.65 102.4 1.19 144/91 32.8 

Nayveli Lignite 103.75 103.4 -0.34 180/91 6.3 

Nestle India 4023.4 -2.50 4199/2710 90.5 

NIIT 53.45 53.5 1.33 74/42 2.2 

Novartis India 738.25 -0.97 785/545 43.9 

NTPC 174.8 174.9 0.78 222/168 10.1 

OBC 336.95 337.05 5.97 545/303 59.9 

Omaxe Ltd 131.4 131.75 1.93 155/85 7.3 

ONGC 305.25 305.95 -1.02 368/253 23.3 

Orchid Chem 309.9 309.45 4.03 344/128 69.5 

P&G 2000 1991.4 0.28 2311/1460 38.6 

Parsvanath Dev 41 41.15 -0.60 74/25 3.6 

Pfizer 1299.65 1300.55 2.35 1388/1000 54.7 

Pidilite Ind 152.3 152.6 -0.75 164/105 5.8 

PNB 1099.9 1099.9 3.19 1395/933 145.1 

Polaris Soft Lab 197.5 196.95 2.23 215/132 20.4 

Ramco Sys 100.8 100.65 5.34 154/87 1.0 

Ranbaxy Lab 430.15 431.2 1.13 624/364 35.6 

Rashtriya Chem 81.9 81.75 1.81 132/70 4.0 

Raymond 336.65 336.5 -0.38 458/195 8.8 

Reliance Cap 527.55 527.15 1.57 881/388 14.1 

Reliance Infra 605.4 606.75 -1.60 1225/492 - 

Reliance Ind 955.05 955.4 0.62 1187/840 67.8 

Reliance Power 117.6 117.85 -0.67 191/106 2.7 

Rolta India 136.2 136.85 3.24 189/128 22.6 

SAIL 154.75 154.45 0.46 234/150 13.2 

Satyam Computer 70.4 70.35 1.01 113/54 1.2 

SBI 2649.9 2642.95 1.55 3515/2138 189.9 

Shipping Corp 106.35 106.5 1.04 202/98 16.7 

Siemens India 857.6 859 1.66 901/645 24.7 

SKF India 619.1 617.2 2.62 655/418 36.9 

Sterling Biotech 93.25 93.25 0.05 125/90 5.7 

Sterlite Ind (India) 168.05 167.6 -1.47 206/148 15.0 

Sun Pharma Ind 441.05 441.15 0.72 511/303 17.5 

Sun TV 406.75 407.45 0.63 556/371 18.5 

Suzlon Energy 48.5 48.45 -0.82 71/42 -10.6 

Syndicate Bank 114.55 114.5 4.04 164/84 18.4 

Tamil Nadu Petro 132.25 131.7 0.57 163/92 24.7 

Tata Chem 367.8 367 1.96 446/295 25.8 

Tata Elxsi 246.8 246.8 0.24 340/224 10.4 

Tata Motors 1199.95 1200.95 5.65 1381/670 194.3 

Tata Power Co 1228.7 1227.65 -0.09 1465/1142 101.9 

Tata Steel 594.5 594.05 1.85 713/448 87.9 

TCS 1148.95 1144.55 2.70 1247/692 44.4 

Thermax 596.7 598.95 1.41 926/542 32.1 

Titan Ind 3955.65 3953.45 1.45 4244/2096 89.6 

Torrent Pharma 612.8 614.15 1.52 640/490 33.8 

TVS Motor Co 55.05 55.05 7.00 87/43 4.0 

Union Bank 320 319.65 10.00 426/275 41.1 

United Phos 155.7 155.6 -0.51 219/125 11.9 

Vijaya Bank 77.1 77.05 3.77 115/52 11.1 

Tata Com 224 226.35 2.51 354/192 -38.9 

Welspun Gujarat Stahl 187.3 187.45 1.32 280/144 32.3 

Wipro 442.45 441.95 2.29 499/327 19.9 

Wockhardt 334.25 334.25 1.98 425/115 -58.1 

Wyeth 894 892.2 2.36 973/750 51.9 

Zee Ent 133 132.65 -0.60 161/106 5.5 

BSE OTHERS/NSE 

20 Microns 43.5 43.25 3.97 63/34 - 

3i Infotech 45.6 45.65 1.67 75/38 12.8 

3M India 3955.85 3950 -0.94 4335/2232 87.4 

A 

A P Paper 365.95 365.55 -0.92 415/88 13.1 

Advanta(I) 234.55 234.9 -1.16 574/236 -17.6 

Aarey Drugs 22.85 0.00 36/17 1.8 

Aarti Drugs 140.65 141.65 2.64 165/107 20.5 

Aarti Ind 51.75 51.75 3.29 87/42 8.0 

Aban Offshore 618.65 616.35 5.03 1195/515 0.5 

ABC(I) 119.2 -1.28 175/99 7.0 

ABG Heavy 174.95 2.91 231/135 9.1 

ABG Ship 369.2 368.5 4.07 498/226 45.1 

ABM Knowledge 74 1.79 99/42 9.9 

Accel Trans 19 0.00 35/12 -1.6 

Accentia Technologies 79.95 2.17 372/74 71.7 

Acrow(I) 130.2 5.00 212/112 0.9 

Acrysil(I) 111.9 2.66 158/91 21.5 

Action Fin 37.2 -4.49 53/18 0.4 

AD Manum 27.9 3.33 36/20 6.9 

ADF Foods 61.6 2.92 96/51 6.0 

Ador Multi 24.95 -4.04 45/15 1.6 

Ador Weld 167.95 170.05 1.22 241/152 18.9 

Advanced Mic 34.8 1.02 65/31 -0.4 

Advanced Syn 70.75 1.14 83/27 10.0 

Advani Hot 35.25 33 1.23 64/32 0.3 

Aegis Log 248.65 248.8 0.00 416/157 10.1 

Agrotech Food 341.2 340.4 0.56 404/205 12.1 

Ahlcon Paren 68 -2.44 132/40 8.9 

Ahmedabad Ste 25.45 1.80 37/16 4.1 

Ahmedngr For 120.05 120 1.44 209/100 25.1 

AIA Eng 355.6 352.25 0.44 479/305 18.0 

AK Cap Ser 346 -4.19 944/305 84.3 

Akar Tools 73.7 -1.01 100/32 4.2 

Albert David 117.65 0.13 177/110 21.5 

Albright & W 268.9 -1.14 306/150 -13.3 

Alchemist 228.25 -0.35 272/166 15.3 

Alembic 21 21 0.48 43/19 4.7 

Alfa Trans 22.1 -2.64 43/21 0.6 

Alfred Herb 217.85 4.74 263/145 5.1 

Alkyl Amine 86.45 82.95 -1.19 120/71 11.0 

Allianz Cap 17.65 4.44 47/15 6.7 

Allianz Sec 34.1 4.76 82/25 3.4 

Alphageo 111.55 0.41 241/97 -15.6 

Alsthom(I) 270.4 270.65 1.35 349/223 7.8 

AmaraRa Bat 190.3 191.05 3.33 228/144 16.8 

Amarjothi Spin 63.4 2.26 80/45 18.4 

Ambika Cott 220.45 4.60 300/157 62.9 

Amco Vinyl 23.5 1.95 47/20 4.9 

Amrit Corp 278.9 -1.76 345/185 57.1 

Amtek Auto 150.4 150.6 -1.28 200/106 9.6 

Anant Raj Ind 76.95 77.25 -2.77 160/66 5.9 

Andhra Petro 30.4 -1.14 35/14 2.1 

Andor Font 106.3 2.56 132/49 9.8 

Andrew Yule 25.8 -1.15 47/23 2.4 

Anik Ind 43.2 -0.23 73/37 4.0 

Anjani port 27 -4.26 43/24 -5.2 

Ankur Drug 54.35 0.83 241/47 12.0 

Ansal Build 50.75 3.05 88/41 14.9 

Ansal Hous 44.5 44.3 0.68 75/38 17.6 

Ansal Prop 42.35 42.25 7.51 97/32 7.2 

Antifrict Brngs 145.25 -0.82 180/101 20.8 

Anuh Phar 137.2 -1.33 229/118 13.7 

Apar Ind 221.25 220.7 0.52 251/169 31.0 

Apcotex Lat 159.25 159.65 -0.13 200/117 20.7 

Aplab Ltd 37.5 17.74 48/22 -12.4 

Archies 42.2 42.05 0.36 48/19 3.0 

Arihant Cap 32.5 4.67 85/29 6.5 

Arihant Fou 68.7 -0.29 145/55 2.9 

Aro Granite 42.5 1.19 71/36 9.3 

Aroni Ch 61.05 1.58 103/34 22.1 

Artson Eng 45.95 0.33 103/45 1.9 

Arvee Denim 58.25 -0.51 93/48 11.9 

Ashapura Mine 29.65 29.75 1.54 75/25 6.2 

Ashiana Hous 119.75 2.92 191/110 23.1 

Asian Hotel 217 221.95 1.63 525/201 23.3 

Asian Oilfield 55.95 3.52 75/40 -1.9 

Asian Star 1157.5 12.50 1579/787 26.1 

Asian Tea 24.55 0.20 41/21 1.8 

Asso Alcohol 30.45 5.00 40/23 2.2 

Asso Stone 36.5 1.39 56/27 4.9 

Astrazeneca 1308.55 1306.2 -0.52 1448/802 22.3 

Atlanta 73 73 -0.54 133/49 5.5 

Atlas Copco 2699.7 0.16 2701/870 78.1 

Atlas Cycle 257.3 257.1 0.14 306/190 12.0 

Atul 181.35 182.5 1.98 217/83 34.1 

Atul Auto 127.5 -0.89 159/48 15.7 

Austin Eng 76.65 -0.71 115/61 18.8 

Autoline Inds 141.35 141 0.82 279/106 27.7 

Autolite 20.45 -0.24 39/15 2.3 

Automo Stamp 84.45 84 2.44 150/59 8.7 

Automob Corp 362.65 1.26 420/220 42.5 

Automot Axle 429.1 428 1.90 559/330 34.5 

Avanti Feeds 37.95 -1.17 44/22 -1.5 

Avon Org 32.1 1.42 47/22 4.5 

AVT Natural 146.05 4.73 148/88 6.1 

Axis Cap 36 -8.16 61/26 5.4 

Axon Info 17.5 -3.31 24/10 - 

B 

B L Kashyap 22.25 22 0.69 50/19 2.4 

Bafna Pharma 42.4 -2.97 60/36 - 

Bajaj Auto Fin 625.8 623 0.06 839/406 55.0 

Bajaj Elec 246.45 -1.52 347/190 12.6 

Bajaj Hind 71.05 70.9 1.00 144/65 1.5 

Bajaj Steel 155.7 3.08 269/135 6.6 

Bal Phar 26.25 26.05 0.19 46/23 -1.9 

Balaji Amines 40.9 0.25 57/27 8.8 

Balasore Alloys 22.6 1.80 42/18 3.1 

Balkrishna In 142.9 142.75 0.11 161/104 20.4 

Balmer Lawr 566.4 565.6 0.08 769/499 75.0 

Balrampur Chi 72.45 72.55 1.68 97/62 1.1 

Bambino Agro 34.25 -0.72 52/28 1.1 

Banco Prod 71.05 72 0.91 138/64 9.2 

Bang Overseas 37.65 37.5 1.35 65/27 - 

Bank of Maha 57.7 57.7 1.50 84/51 9.3 

Bannari Amm 570.15 570 1.53 1052/552 11.6 

Banswara Syn 139 0.00 151/100 27.5 

Bartronics (I) 60.8 60.85 0.75 154/56 29.6 

Bata 429.05 429.3 0.35 515/235 29.6 

Batliboi 22 1.85 44/18 -1.9 

Bayer(I) 873.6 0.69 1173/655 36.7 

BDH Ind 19.4 1.04 33/13 1.2 

Benares Hot 473 -0.94 562/350 37.7 

Bengal Tea 48.95 -0.41 75/39 11.0 

Berger Paint 90.85 90.7 -1.36 123/56 4.1 

Bhageria Dye 27.9 1.64 58/24 1.5 

Bhagiradha Ch 32.75 -3.53 88/28 -4.5 

Bhagwati Auto 39.45 -3.78 56/26 9.0 

Bhagyangr Met 19.25 19.3 -1.53 28/16 1.7 

Bhansali Eng 32.5 32.55 1.40 45/16 1.8 

Bharat Bijlee 1066.15 1069.8 0.74 1316/735 92.7 

Bharat Fert 57.3 -3.37 108/44 9.4 

Bharat Gear 60.9 60.75 -3.88 102/42 8.3 

Bharat Seats 19.2 0.26 27/14 2.6 

Bharti Ship 150.05 149.8 -0.20 293/129 38.7 

Bhartiya Int 58.1 58 -0.43 131/42 6.1 

Bhatinda Ch 29.25 -4.88 58/23 6.1 

Bhoruka Al 31.3 13.82 54/27 2.3 

Bhushan Ste 472.35 472.45 -0.05 545/252 40.7 

Bhuwalka Ste 42.7 0.00 77/27 6.7 

Bilcare 413.15 1.52 787/389 69.3 

Bimetal Brng 270.5 2.00 374/221 20.1 

Binani Inds 188.2 187.75 0.81 263/106 -9.4 

Biocon 359.5 358.95 0.03 464/272 18.8 

Birla Eric 17.95 17.7 2.02 35/13 -1.2 

Bliss Ch 25.45 -0.97 47/22 5.1 

Blue Dart 1357.8 1354.25 -1.12 1558/830 45.0 

Blue Star 340.7 340.7 -0.03 553/316 19.6 

BNK Cap 40 -0.62 61/31 4.0 

BOC(I) 298.75 300.7 1.26 366/201 11.3 

Bombay Burm 416.3 413.8 2.94 685/297 19.6 

Bombay Rayon 288.6 288.15 -0.10 293/179 19.3 

Borax Morarji 46.85 1.41 84/43 4.9 

Borosil Glass 686 1.48 947/522 -27.2 

BPL 24.35 24.15 1.68 46/19 -0.9 

Brady&Morris 94 4.56 136/71 -2.5 

Brahm Ispat 99.55 0.10 253/94 7.3 

Brigade Entr 89.1 89.35 -0.28 158/87 - 

Bright Bro 55.55 2.11 94/45 8.4 

BSL Ltd 27.45 -1.61 48/21 4.1 

C 

Cable Corpn 29.5 -0.17 43/19 -4.5 

Cambridge Sol 34.4 34 -0.15 72/32 -5.9 

Camlin 64 2.56 78/25 2.4 

Camphor & All 227.8 -0.81 303/95 18.2 

Canfin Home 111.35 111.35 -1.46 172/84 20.5 

Caprihans(I) 74.15 -0.60 113/55 3.5 

Carborundum Un 250.95 250.95 -1.10 279/186 18.3 

Cenlub Ind 18.45 0.00 48/16 3.5 

Central Prov 83.05 -3.54 254/73 -0.2 

Centrum Fin 1266.85 4.57 2231/966 1.6 

Chaman Lal 31.8 -0.78 53/27 7.2 

ChAndini Eng 44.25 -0.78 143/40 1.7 

Chandra Prab 18.3 5.78 22/13 - 

Chartered Cap 46.85 3.77 62/31 8.9 

Chbond Ch 197.95 5.74 237/135 19.9 

Chfab Alka 57.45 57.35 0.09 79/45 10.5 

Choksi Imag 34.75 5.14 73/31 11.5 

Cholamand Inv 157.45 155.6 -0.16 212/112 7.7 

Chordia Food 56 3.61 102/42 7.1 

Chowgule Ste 33.1 -1.19 49/31 -0.7 

Cindrella Hotel 26.4 4.97 35/13 0.4 

City Union Ba 42.55 42.35 0.71 54/31 4.9 

Clutch Auto 47.4 -0.94 76/39 5.2 

Coal India 369.75 369.25 0.42 384/287 - 

Coates 253.4 250.9 0.90 343/216 28.9 

Cochin Min 51.05 0.99 84/50 5.8 

Colour Ch 709.95 702.6 -0.20 839/595 113.8 

Compact Disc 57.55 -2.46 77/33 59.0 

Competent Auto 50.9 4.95 75/43 10.7 

Conart Eng 22.6 -5.24 41/16 3.7 

Consolidated Sec 47.9 4.47 76/39 17.1 

Continental Coff 234.25 233.7 -3.33 380/157 20.0 

Control Print 34.7 -1.00 56/32 7.6 

Coral Lab 88 2.39 148/55 15.2 

Coral(I) Fin 25.5 0.00 35/21 4.3 

Cord Cable Ind 34.7 35 0.00 54/27 - 

Core Projects 300.6 -0.10 350/150 20.6 

Coromandel Fer 323.3 321.2 -0.48 373/150 25.2 

Cosco(I) 53.6 3.78 68/29 0.9 

Cosmo Film 102 102 1.04 187/86 12.0 

Crest Anim 60.5 60.4 3.07 129/47 3.5 

CRISIL 6548.15 6550.2 -0.14 7040/5255 285.1 

D 

Dai ichi Karka 45.75 0.33 63/39 4.7 

Dalmia Cem 24 23.85 -0.21 95/23 -20.2 

Damodar Thread 39.7 1.66 90/31 8.1 

Datamatics Tec 28.6 28.75 -1.20 40/26 2.3 

DCM 77.9 77.65 1.64 170/42 40.5 

DCM Shri Co 46.4 46.6 9.39 60/39 -1.3 

DCM Shriram 69.65 3.80 108/64 -13.0 

Deccan Cem 142 142.95 1.02 196/120 -30.1 

Deccan Chro 76.55 76.75 8.63 154/55 8.9 

Deepak Fert 162.2 161.65 2.02 212/102 20.2 

Deepak Nit 186.35 0.78 219/135 25.2 

Delton Cable 65.65 -6.21 123/51 3.7 

Denso 69 0.58 116/61 0.8 

Dewan Hous 238.1 238.05 0.21 347/202 26.9 

DFM Foods 124 -8.08 141/40 6.4 

Dhampur Invert 17.3 -1.14 33/15 0.5 

Dhampur Sug 56.5 56.55 3.67 85/53 -18.0 

Dhanalaksh Bank 116.85 116.5 0.95 212/94 3.3 

Dhanuka Agri 81.6 0.93 103/60 14.2 

Dharani Sug 34.15 35.2 -1.40 58/31 -16.5 

DHP Fin 30.35 0.33 46/23 8.0 

Dhunseri Tea 158.95 1.24 243/120 35.4 

Diamines& Ch 72.65 -0.27 96/50 17.4 

Diamond Cable 164.1 0.67 264/126 32.3 

Dintex Dye 25.05 -1.18 43/23 1.9 

Dintex Dye 25.05 -1.18 43/23 1.9 

Disa India 1702.7 0.15 1980/1256 100.0 

Dishman Phar 91.75 91.55 1.38 230/87 9.7 

Dolphin Offsh 138.15 138.25 0.80 371/132 11.7 

Donear Ind 23.95 -1.24 47/22 -0.4 

Dr Agrawal Eye 93.5 1.63 94/53 8.0 

DS Kulkarni 51.1 50.8 0.10 91/46 9.6 

Dynamatic Tec 1248.6 1249.7 0.78 1409/906 30.5 

E 

eClerx Services 664.45 667.55 0.47 797/317 - 

Ecoplast Ltd 38.95 4.28 53/21 6.4 

Educomp Sol 442.25 442.45 2.21 702/387 26.6 

Edserve Soft 135.2 135.9 0.55 296/105 - 

Eicher Motors 1150.35 1157.8 -0.47 1449/770 70.5 

EID Parry 226.75 227.15 -1.84 289/169 18.1 

EIH Asso 143.4 -0.07 250/132 5.7 

Eimco Ele 224.4 223 -0.67 398/213 23.2 

Eldeco Hous 229 5.63 259/132 42.2 

Elder Health 98.55 0.61 168/61 2.3 

Elecon Eng 68.65 68.5 -0.36 103/59 9.8 

Electric Cont 297.65 1.80 388/220 40.1 

Electrosteel Ca 29.65 29.5 -0.84 56/28 4.2 

Electrotherm 198.45 -0.35 349/176 42.8 

Elegant Marble 39.35 -8.38 55/35 8.1 

Elgi Equip 84.55 84.55 -1.40 106/49 5.9 

Elnet Tech 39.15 2.09 84/33 8.6 

Elpro Intl 422 -0.50 699/312 -19.2 

Emami 425.8 425.55 1.16 512/312 14.1 

Emco Trans 64.75 65.15 6.37 94/55 10.1 

Emmsons Intl 84.15 0.66 136/76 13.3 

Empee Sugars 54.65 3.41 83/33 5.5 

Empire Ind 708.85 2.02 910/434 46.5 

Eng Indian Cl 49.75 -0.40 112/41 5.5 

Engine Valves 234 243.2 3.91 336/210 - 

Entertainment Net 235.75 234.05 1.50 275/179 2.6 

Envair Electro 22.15 0.45 38/17 1.6 

EPC Ind 141.3 0.28 171/47 1.6 

EPIC Energy 25.2 -0.20 45/19 5.8 

Era Cons 184.95 184.8 -0.73 243/185 13.1 

ESAB(I) 491.35 491.15 -0.91 690/425 37.6 

Essar Oil 129.65 129.4 0.39 161/94 4.8 

Essar Ship 87.6 0.40 136/70 1.5 

Esskayjay Isp 59.95 -1.15 73/19 0.6 

Ester Ind 38.05 -2.56 104/18 9.2 

Eurotex Ind 31.15 31.9 2.74 50/23 11.0 

Eveready Ind 45 45.1 -7.20 81/42 18.3 

Everest Inds 148.45 148.05 -0.94 284/127 27.1 

Everest Kanto 76.75 76.8 1.79 145/63 3.3 

F 

Facts Sec 18.25 -6.17 42/15 1.0 

FAG Bearings 1060.5 1066.3 2.21 1245/508 85.4 

Fairdeal Fila 19.2 -4.00 26/14 2.9 

Fairfield Atlas 61.9 1.23 89/42 6.4 

Falcon Tyres 134.2 1.86 195/85 13.5 

Fedders Lloyd 77.95 78.25 -0.45 115/71 14.5 

Federal-Mogul Goetze 276.45 277.35 1.84 273/97 6.8 

Fenoplast 41.15-10.93 64/35 5.1 

Ferro Alloys 17.65 1.15 33/10 2.0 

Filatex(I) 37.9 1.07 92/28 9.9 

Financial Tec 826.25 826.1 1.73 1576/689 54.8 

First Leas 95.4 95 0.00 108/48 15.4 

Flex Foods 27.7 0.91 36/24 2.7 

Fluidomat 30.7 1.99 53/22 4.8 

Foods&Inns 252.15 -3.02 335/221 13.9 

Forbes Gokak 405 2.14 519/335 -9.5 

Force Motors 674.25 0.14 1045/306 67.7 

Fortune Fin 89.85 4.96 210/85 13.3 

Foseco(I) 530.15 532.95 0.52 565/403 32.7 

Freshtrop Fruit 17.25 -2.54 35/13 -1.1 

Fulford(I) 909 0.04 1273/792 30.9 

G 

Gabriel(I) 50.55 50.8 0.20 73/36 4.0 

Gammon(I) 107 107 -0.28 235/100 8.1 

Gandhi Special 110.35 -5.16 140/92 17.5 

Gandhimathi Appl 194.25 2.18 204/62 9.3 

Gandhinagar Hotel 70.15 -2.84 270/64 1.8 

Ganesh Housing 130 129.3 1.06 279/126 14.8 

Garden Silk 100.2 99.75 0.91 154/68 22.1 

Garnet Intl 198.85 -0.03 340/128 19.2 

Garware Poly 119.8 -0.50 293/85 48.8 

Garware Ship 128.9 126.55 0.08 185/102 11.4 

Garware Wall 63.3 62.9 0.48 93/55 9.7 

Gateway Distri 116.1 116.15 -0.30 134/97 7.9 

Genesys Int 166.25 165.85 4.87 315/155 16.2 

Geodesic Info 77.45 77.4 0.45 142/67 32.5 

GG Dandekar 76.25 -0.78 105/57 2.4 

GHCL 39.5 39.55 0.38 53/36 11.8 

GIC Housing 108.9 108.6 4.37 161/89 21.3 

Gini Silk 40.95 -3.31 89/36 7.7 

Gitanjali Gems 262.8 262.95 -0.34 395/94 38.2 

Global Cap 23.8 1.71 26/6 - 

GM Brew 108.85 109.15 1.02 132/66 22.6 

GMM Pfaudler 101.9 3.24 129/86 6.8 

Goa Carbon 90.5 -0.22 114/63 9.7 

Godfrey Phillips 2040 2008.15 -2.60 2219/1602 119.2 

Godrej Inds 188.9 189.05 2.61 247/142 8.2 

Gokaldas Exp 97.05 99.7 0.71 173/83 -22.1 

Gontermann Peiper 19.9 -0.50 52/18 0.2 

Goodricke Group 158.5 0.96 175/111 20.8 

Goodyear 297.05 0.00 409/203 32.3 

Gowra Leas 21 -0.71 25/16 7.1 

Graphite India 95 95 0.80 111/79 10.4 

Grauer and Weil 63 2.11 109/55 8.3 

Greaves Ltd 88.45 88.1 0.86 112/63 6.4 

Greenply Ind 195 195 1.83 227/158 22.2 

Grindwel Nort 225.65 225.75 0.71 251/183 14.7 

GRUH Fin 398.6 399 -0.97 540/255 26.2 

GSFC 372 372.05 3.48 412/215 72.9 

Guj State Petro 96.9 96.8 -2.07 128/88 8.2 

Gujarat Alkali 138.85 138.7 -1.46 158/106 19.6 

Gujarat Ambuja Exp 32.55 32.6 2.68 51/21 7.1 

Gujarat Flouro 356.3 357.2 4.35 391/140 27.2 

Gujarat Foil 94.45 2.66 118/56 5.2 

Gujarat Hot 123 5.22 158/62 7.1 

Gujarat Intrux 29.5 -3.91 42/24 2.7 

Gujarat Narmada 99.75 99.6 -0.10 146/88 5.9 

Gujarat NRE 48.75 48.75 -0.31 91/41 1.8 

Gujarat Reclaim 1137.55 -2.69 1399/613 114.7 

Gulf Oil 80.9 1.00 146/70 4.5 

GVK Power & Infra 22.8 22.8 1.56 51/22 1.0 

H 

Hardcastle 540 1.47 630/340 31.9 

Hariyana Ship 47.4 2.60 64/38 22.1 

Harrisons Malay 76.4 76.2 0.59 124/65 -2.9 

Hatsun Agro 202.3 0.12 251/78 1.1 

Havell(I) 383.65 383.4 4.88 446/264 18.7 

Hawkins Cook 1019.05 -0.61 1360/827 56.5 

HBL Nife 18.7 -0.27 39/17 0.6 

HEG 225.45 225.25 0.40 376/176 28.3 

Hercules Hoist 224.85 -0.18 385/199 13.2 

Heritage Food 223.65 221.5 -4.98 258/141 -1.4 

Hester Pharm 121.25 0.08 171/111 13.1 

Hi Tech Plast 94 0.43 137/75 10.8 

High Energy 93.4 4.94 124/71 -16.3 

Hikal 293.05 292.05 -2.97 487/262 30.5 

Himachal Fut 17.9 17.95 -2.97 20/7 -1.1 

Himadri Chem 40 39.95 -0.12 63/31 9.6 

Himalya Intl 23.45 1.52 43/19 3.3 

Himatsingka Sei 35.15 35.4 0.85 64/30 -1.1 

Hind Copper 277.55 -0.14 537/230 2.7 

Hind Dorr 77.55 77.55 -0.45 159/75 9.0 

Hind Everest 48.95 4.15 54/17 -18.1 

Hind Ind 58.45 3.54 104/23 3.0 

Hind National Gl 204.25 -1.80 308/192 13.3 

Hind Oil Expl 190.9 191.4 -1.31 293/155 5.9 

Hind Organic 34.55 34.5 2.37 63/29 1.1 

Hind Rect 43.9 44.4 1.14 78/39 4.9 

Hind Sanit 158.8 158.2 -0.38 167/77 14.8 

Hind Tin 71.05 -1.32 136/60 10.7 

Hindoostan Spi 39.55 5.05 54/25 0.7 

Hindustan Motor 17.9 17.95 2.28 30/15 -1.5 

Hipolin 43.9 -3.30 67/29 1.6 

Hitachi Home 207.85 208.65 1.31 402/170 12.9 

Honda SIEL 403.25 401.05 0.29 648/320 35.7 

Honeywell Auto 2369.45 2369.65 -0.76 3130/2015 120.1 

Hotel Leela 40.25 40.3 0.62 58/34 0.9 

HT Media 151.1 150.3 0.54 185/125 7.5 

Hyderabad Ind 353.6 353.25 -0.42 761/324 67.8 

Hydro S&S 23.35 -0.64 75/19 0.9 

I 

ICSA (INDIA) 109.9 110.15 -0.18 162/109 26.1 

IDFC 137.15 137.3 1.89 218/115 8.7 

IFB Agro 72 73 -0.82 120/53 13.6 

IFB Ind 128.1 128 0.43 182/84 16.8 

IFCI 49.6 49.55 0.81 80/46 10.0 

IFGL Ref 34.75 34.65 1.02 73/28 5.5 

IG Petro 29.45 29.05 1.57 53/25 5.9 

Igarashi Motors 53.05 53.5 2.29 99/43 7.7 

IMP Power 83.3 83.4 -0.36 132/55 6.9 

Inani Marbles 101 -1.94 121/48 15.8 

INCA Fin 120.75 -3.67 126/20 - 

Ind Bank Hous 17.85 7.53 29/16 -2.9 

Ind Swift 31.2 31.05 -1.11 49/27 11.2 

Indag Rubber 102.65 1.18 118/76 19.6 

Indiabulls 160.1 159.9 -1.60 240/129 23.9 

India Gelat 35.45 5.82 58/28 2.7 

India Gly 123.7 123.25 3.66 212/105 7.1 

India Infoline 72.4 72.3 1.54 129/62 7.9 

India Sec 60 1.18 76/17 0.1 

Indn Card 110.55 115.7 2.25 185/94 17.3 

Indn Hume 135.05 135.6 -0.29 199/111 13.9 

Indn Toners 17.1 -5.00 39/16 3.1 

Indo Amines 21.8 3.32 36/16 2.0 

Indo Asian Fuse 80.5 2.09 160/61 -25.0 

Indo Borax 87.7 -0.34 92/61 17.0 

Indo Tech Trans 145.85 146.15 -0.07 298/138 -23.1 

Indoco Remedies 424.15 423.5 0.70 552/366 41.5 

Indrapras Gas 322.8 322.5 0.02 374/215 17.3 

Indraprastha Med 36.1 36 0.70 50/30 3.1 

Indsil Electro 34.45 -2.41 66/30 9.0 

Inducto Steel 29.35 0.00 57/28 11.9 

Info Drive Soft 17.35 -1.14 32/16 2.6 

Infomedia(I) 20.25 20.15 1.51 39/16 -6.1 

Informed Tech 21.5 -1.83 38/20 5.5 

Infotech Entr 159.5 159.35 1.82 202/144 12.6 

INOX Leisure 44.75 44.9 0.90 87/41 4.6 

Integra Hind 216 0.00 497/197 -13.9 

Interlink Petro 49 4.37 100/38 0.1 

Intl Comb 265.1 -1.81 421/212 46.9 

Intl Travel Hou 190.5 -0.42 316/150 20.3 

Ion Exchange 128.3 -1.08 263/121 8.4 

IP Rings 78 0.65 141/66 54.6 

IRB Infra 162.65 163 -1.30 312/148 14.8 

ISMT 50.25 0.10 70/42 3.4 

ITI 32.75 32.95 2.17 48/31 -16.5 

IVP 44.1 48.3 4.09 85/34 -2.7 

IVRCL Infra 75.55 75.35 2.24 194/60 6.7 

J 

J.Kumar Infra 146.2 145.7 2.00 272/127 - 

Jagatjit Ind 69.5 -1.28 130/60 9.4 

Jagran Prakashan 119.95 120.05 1.52 148/104 6.7 

Jai Corp 162.15 161.8 0.43 309/125 5.3 

Jaihind Proj 130.4 1.99 315/125 31.6 

Jain Irrig 185.25 184.9 2.58 264/155 7.9 

Jaipan Ind 19.55 4.83 38/15 0.5 

Jaiprakash Hydro 46.05 46 1.66 75/35 0.9 

Jamna Auto 136.4 -0.15 174/75 10.0 

Jay Bharat Mar 82.45 83.5 -1.82 116/66 17.7 

Jayant Agro 96.65 95.7 0.53 160/73 14.2 

Jayaswal Neco 24.4 24.35 0.21 47/21 3.4 

Jayshree Tea 175.2 175.3 4.97 210/114 40.2 

JBF Ind 172.5 172.75 0.73 228/125 69.7 

Jenburkt Phar 100.15 8.09 108/51 14.4 

Jetking Info 107 1.81 181/95 14.4 

Jindal Dril 458.45 458.3 -0.02 668/416 43.8 

Jindal Hotel 33.9 2.73 81/30 5.1 

Jindal Photo 165.1 165.5 -0.51 306/138 14.3 

Jindal Poly 385.3 386.15 -4.19 700/180 115.7 

Jindal World 214.1 0.92 364/183 6.8 

JJ Export 18.1 -3.21 30/12 0.4 

JK Cement 120.95 121.05 0.00 199/110 16.9 

JK Tyre & Ind 92.45 92.4 0.54 202/75 18.3 

JK Lakshmi 47.7 48.05 0.84 72/40 7.9 

JL Morison 308.2 4.85 444/255 -10.0 

JM Share 26.45 26.45 3.12 47/20 2.3 

JMC Project 145.45 144.7 2.33 239/138 18.7 

JMT Auto 66.05 1.62 99/52 5.9 

Jolly Board 392.45 2.74 596/308 35.7 

JPT Sec 50 -3.94 117/50 1.0 

Jumbo Bag 24.75 1.85 78/21 0.6 

Jupiter Bio 21.25 -0.47 149/18 15.4 

Jyoti 98.5 5.80 129/67 7.7 

Jyoti Struct 78.7 78.7 -1.56 169/76 12.4 

Jyothi Labs 221.95 221.55 -0.23 321/169 - 

K 

Kabra Extru 60.35 59.35 0.68 103/51 6.3 

Kailash Ficom 29.6 -1.33 62/26 0.5 

Kajaria Cera 85.6 85.6 -1.78 90/56 7.5 

Kakatiya Cem 70.1 70.05 -1.27 107/57 -6.1 

Kalindee Rail 102.15 2.10 202/81 7.8 

Kallam Spin 58.4 1.13 72/26 21.9 

Kalpana Ind 93.5 -2.76 154/70 19.6 

Kalpataru Power 121.2 121.25 3.15 219/106 12.9 

Kalyani Forge 147 -1.97 254/128 16.1 

Kalyani Steel 79.55 2.51 156/63 15.0 

Kamadgiri Syn 43.35 3.46 63/34 3.4 

Kamat Hotel 88.6 88.95 0.74 167/71 7.5 

Kandagiri Spin 99 0.00 134/68 24.1 

Kanoria Chem 41.05 40.65 -1.81 65/25 3.0 

Kanpur Plast 28.7 0.17 48/20 6.5 

Kansai Nerolac Paints 842.45 845 1.59 1055/675 38.2 

Karur KCP 36.45 -0.27 74/33 9.8 

Katwa Udyog 18.6 3.22 29/13 - 

KEI Ind 24.5 24.35 -0.20 43/20 1.8 

Kemrock Ind 500.85 -0.68 777/475 20.1 

Kennametal Widia 596.75 -0.89 684/326 33.9 

Kesar Enter 45.2 -0.66 115/41 -39.2 

Kesoram Ind 198.6 196.8 2.29 357/175 -46.0 

Keynote Corp 50.9 -3.32 106/41 14.1 

Keystone Ind 94.75 2.82 130/65 2.8 

Khaitan Chem 134.25 -0.56 254/52 32.6 

Khaitan Elec 114 114.7 4.37 247/74 3.2 

Khatoo Syn 63 4.13 155/54 4.7 

Khoday 39.55 -1.62 82/34 -1.7 

KIC Metaliks 302.8 -2.89 345/92 41.0 

Kiduja Ind 46.9 4.92 72/32 -85.4 

Kilburn Chem 47 -4.47 66/35 7.8 

Kilburn Eng 65.45 1.00 89/56 5.6 

Kilitch Drug 58.95 0.51 144/56 7.9 

Kilpest 32 1.11 32/9 1.4 

Kinetic Eng 124.55 1.22 205/71 -12.4 

Kinetic Honda 20.5 20.5 1.74 49/18 -2.8 

Kirloskar Brot 168.1 168.55 5.67 299/111 12.2 

Kirloskar Ferrous 26.75 5.94 41/20 3.5 

Kirloskar Pneu 450 0.00 665/375 34.2 

Kisan Mould 38.25 -0.39 64/29 5.3 

KLG Systel 58.6 58.45 0.69 135/56 -41.4 

Kohinoor Foods 49.75 49.55 1.85 73/37 3.8 

Kopran 21.5 21.55 -3.15 46/19 -1.1 

Kothari Product 406.05 405.6 1.00 663/355 85.8 

Kovai Med 122.05 -0.77 167/109 8.8 

KRBL 28.75 28.7 0.88 54/21 5.1 

Krebs Bio 33.25 -5.00 48/28 -1.4 

Krypton Ind 21.3 0.00 39/13 0.8 

KS Oils 30.9 1.31 67/28 5.3 

KSB Pump 256 256.5 -1.27 305/205 16.8 

KSK Energy 111.65 111.55 -0.53 206/98 - 

Kulkarni Power 60.65 0.75 123/51 12.4 

Kwality Dairy 147.8 -0.64 154/76 1.4 

L 

La Opala 69.95 0.94 86/39 6.5 

Laffans Petro 25 0.60 50/19 3.8 

Lakshmi Cem 47.7 48.05 0.84 72/40 7.9 

Lakshmi Elec 297.65 1.80 388/220 40.1 

Lakshmi Mills 1910 -0.15 2999/1741 239.1 

Lakshmi Preci 51.05 51.1 -1.73 87/40 5.7 

Lanco Ind 38.25 38.4 -1.54 68/32 11.0 

Liberty Phos 56.3 2.46 85/25 5.7 

Liberty Shoe 86.95 86.95 1.10 134/72 7.0 

Linc Pen 71.05 -0.35 99/57 6.1 

Lincoln Pharma 34.2 1.63 54/26 0.3 

LKP Merch 127.85 2.36 170/110 20.1 

Lloyd Elec 59.4 59.1 2.52 93/48 11.4 

LMW 2270.25 2278.3 -0.80 2920/1752 123.3 

Lok Hous 24.15 0.42 60/22 0.7 

Lotus Choc 31 1.47 51/29 -2.5 

Loyal Text 292.7 0.64 368/150 64.8 

Lumax Inds 353.7 354 -0.28 417/189 14.8 

Lumax Auto 150.15 148.3 -1.49 222/106 27.1 

Lyka Labs 22.4 22.35 0.22 39/19 -0.5 

M 

M&M Fin 723.55 724.7 7.68 913/398 50.8 

Machino Plast 58.65 -0.59 95/56 14.1 

Madhucon Proj 106.25 106.05 0.47 169/77 3.7 

Madras Cement 94.3 94.2 -0.63 133/85 7.3 

Mafatlal Ind 198.35 1.64 345/92 38.8 

Magna Elec 74.85 5.35 100/54 9.1 

Maharaja Shree 400.4 0.62 460/99 173.2 

Maharashtra Poly 157.95 3.07 222/110 2.2 

Maharashtra Poly 157.95 3.07 222/110 2.2 

Maharashtra Scoot 359.65 361.4 0.68 494/275 19.9 

Mahindra Ugine 51.4 50.95 -0.68 78/49 -1.8 

Majestic Auto 80.95 0.68 165/70 18.6 

Makers Lab 31.45 2.95 58/29 7.1 

Malwa Cotton 45 44.6 -3.78 68/32 -23.5 

Man Ind 99.15 99.45 1.53 109/54 16.0 

Manappuram Gen 127.7 -4.09 189/66 7.5 

Mangalam Cem 118.5 118.05 0.08 213/90 14.3 

Mangalam Timber 17.3 17.1 -0.29 37/15 -2.0 

Mangalore Chem 31.5 1.29 48/25 6.5 

Manugraph Ind 55.1 55.2 0.36 76/43 8.6 

Marg Cons 103.65 0.48 243/100 18.1 

Marico Ind 128.45 128.15 -1.69 153/99 4.4 

Master Trust 84 5.00 122/64 22.8 

Max India 166.25 166.1 -0.09 186/132 1.0 

Mayur Uniq 281.35 -1.21 340/131 39.1 

Mazda Control 91.65 2.40 142/80 17.5 

McDowell 1035.65 1034.9 1.81 1683/951 28.1 

Medi Cap 58.85 3.79 97/49 7.3 

Medicamen Bio 25.25 2.85 37/21 4.0 

Menon Bearings 46.55 -4.71 75/43 7.0 

Menon Piston 111 0.91 143/75 16.1 

Mercator Lines 39 39 2.23 76/33 5.2 

Metrochem 46.5 0.00 67/37 1.8 

Milkfood 142.95 2.14 287/100 -7.6 

Millennium Beer Ind 28.3 -1.05 35/13 -1.0 

Mirza Tanner 22.1 21.95 2.57 28/13 3.4 

MM Forg 123.85 122.25 -0.12 148/70 17.9 

Modern Dairies 19.75 -3.42 51/16 -4.7 

Modern Mill 80.75 -1.10 175/80 1.3 

Modern Steel 31.05 1.80 62/24 5.9 

Modison Metal 29.05 3.75 42/23 4.7 

Mohit Ind 20.35 -3.33 44/16 3.0 

Monnet Ispat 515.35 515.5 0.04 682/350 51.1 

Monsanto(I) 1725.7 1718.55 0.46 2265/1499 65.9 

Moonstar Inv 52.25 -5.00 63/44 0.8 

Morganite Crucible 247.1 -0.76 379/168 31.6 

Motherson Sumi 219.65 219.85 1.34 243/122 9.8 

Motor&Gen Fin 44.2 44.25 -1.34 66/36 7.8 

Mount Everest 76.05 0.93 101/67 -3.9 

Mount Shivalik 32.5 -0.76 56/30 -11.4 

MRF 6993 6986.95 0.81 9812/5332 834.6 

Mukand 44.4 44.5 -1.55 86/41 7.5 

Mukand Eng 27.85 27.75 -1.25 60/25 4.9 

Mukesh Babu 18.2 3.41 24/12 5.1 

Mukta Arts 38.65 38.7 0.78 64/34 -10.9 

Muller and Phipps 86.9 10.00 124/73 27.8 

Mundra Port 131.9 132 2.40 185/112 3.7 

Munjal Auto 115.1 2.04 162/100 19.3 

Munjal Showa 52.55 52.5 3.14 73/44 8.1 

Murli Agro 30.95 0.49 118/25 -14.0 

Murudeshwar Cera 19.45 19.35 2.65 33/16 1.9 

Muthoot Cap 174.9-11.55 214/94 11.8 

Mysore Petro 18.1 -1.09 43/13 -6.9 

N 

Nagarjuna Agrich 146.55 -2.17 352/117 19.7 

Nagreeka Exp 27.45 27.2 0.00 64/17 8.5 

Nahar Exp 31.85 31.9 -3.33 55/20 0.8 

Nahar Indl 58.25 58.35 -0.77 104/53 13.3 

Nahar Spin 96.95 97 -0.26 152/73 34.6 

Nalwasons Inv 775 761.35 0.29 1425/740 29.5 

Natco Pharma 275 274.3 -0.13 357/152 19.3 

National Oxy 54.55 -2.85 83/42 -0.9 

National Per 541.9 -0.54 688/235 101.2 

National Steel 21.1 21 0.24 33/16 11.5 

Natural Cap 42 2.07 71/35 9.3 

Nav Bharat Ferro 234 234.95 -0.36 447/216 46.9 

Navneet Publi 62.85 62.55 2.54 75/46 3.3 

Nayveli Lignite 103.75 103.4 -0.34 180/91 6.3 

NCL Ind 33.8 0.00 44/23 1.0 

NDTV 64.3 64.55 1.25 130/63 -27.0 

Neha Intl 187.05 3.51 271/79 10.1 

NELCO 78.3 78.4 0.32 145/67 10.2 

Neo Sack 49.15 0.31 69/45 10.3 

Nesco 511.2 3.10 777/417 47.1 

Network 235.75 234.05 1.50 275/179 2.6 

Networth Stock 43.05 0.58 74/30 -10.5 

Neuland Lab 126.7 1.24 164/85 -15.9 

Nexxoft Infotel 21.15 1.93 237/20 3.6 

Nicco Park 21.2 0.47 25/5 0.7 

NIIT Tech 191.2 191.05 1.76 234/164 19.6 

Nikhil Adhe 40.5 3.58 49/32 5.6 

Nikki Global 249.7 3.42 246/101 - 

Nile Ltd. 199.65 1.06 213/83 23.9 

Nilkamal Plast 305.35 302.25 -0.38 441/237 34.7 

Nippo Batteries 428.55 435.85 2.48 580/386 39.8 

Niraj Cement 39.8 -3.75 93/29 - 

Nirlon 45.7 1.11 84/45 1.2 

Nitco Tiles 61.4 61.15 -2.24 98/40 -2.7 

NOCIL 17.2 17.1 0.00 26/14 2.0 

Noida Medi 23 -0.86 37/17 3.8 

Novopan 37 38.5 0.52 45/27 -7.3 

NR Agarwal 59.9 0.67 108/35 17.1 

NRB Bearing 53.65 52.8 1.25 64/35 8.1 

NSL 44.5 44.3 0.68 75/38 17.6 

Nucleus Soft 85.45 85.45 -0.35 159/72 8.1 

Numeric Power 259.55 260.6 -1.81 409/205 39.0 

O 

OCL(I) 101.9 102.8 1.68 149/87 23.9 

Odyssey Fin 275.15 3.85 293/105 2.8 

Oil Country 76.45 76.6 0.72 125/60 6.9 

Ok Play 21.95 5.78 44/18 -4.1 

Omax Autos 42 42.15 -1.52 66/37 9.1 

Onward Tech 41.7 41.85 3.08 55/17 0.4 

Orbit Export 87.2 3.13 97/26 10.1 

Organic Coating 17.15 0.88 26/16 0.9 

Orient Abras 36 35.8 -0.83 42/27 3.7 

Orient Cera 58 -0.43 107/47 13.6 

Orient Paper 58.05 57.85 -0.17 69/44 7.4 

Orient Press 93 5.68 144/74 17.8 

Oriental Carbon 121.15 4.39 161/88 35.6 

Oriental Cont 315.35 0.67 419/305 20.7 

Oriental Hotel 29.4 29.45 1.03 45/26 4.6 

Orissa Sponge 305.05 -0.96 406/275 -16.5 

Oscar Inv 385 -1.03 645/308 33.8 

Oudh Sugar 30.9 31.5 3.45 50/27 -31.4 

P 

P T L Enter 29.6 -4.36 56/17 0.8 

Panacea Bio 189.65 189.35 0.03 240/152 23.6 

Panama Petro 225 -1.42 319/172 55.0 

Panasonic Battery 71 2.75 99/58 8.5 

Panasonic Carbon(I) 152.65 -0.55 199/122 9.2 

Panasonic Home 133.95 -1.03 244/91 2.8 

Panchmahal Steel 71.25 -4.81 180/65 6.9 

Panchsheel Org 17.95 4.97 30/14 3.2 

Panoramic Uni 18 1.98 45/14 3.6 

Pantaloon Ret 250.25 250.1 2.27 531/218 3.4 

Paper Prod 70.75 70.7 3.36 71/50 6.3 

Parenteral Drug 164.45 2.56 399/134 16.2 

Patel Eng 148.25 148.2 1.72 458/131 24.2 

Patel Road 23.7 0.21 47/19 2.3 

Paushak 70.45 -0.28 122/58 11.5 

PBA Infra 67.7 68 1.42 99/50 6.0 

PBM Poly 50.4 -5.00 78/23 18.1 

Peninsula Land 53.25 53.3 -3.00 79/47 10.4 

Pennar Ind 41.7 1.71 57/35 7.6 

Petron Eng 370.05 369.6 -3.06 489/253 35.2 

Petronet LNG 130.7 130.55 1.48 140/76 8.3 

PG Foil 78.65 2.01 112/31 2.6 

Phillips Carbon 141.85 141.55 0.04 242/113 38.1 

Phoenix Mills 209.4 1.95 269/160 6.3 

Photoquip(I) 50 -0.70 58/25 7.6 

Pioneer Distil 50 -1.77 94/34 -15.2 

Pioneer Embr 19.6 19.35 0.00 35/17 15.1 

Pitti Lami 41.55 0.97 56/32 9.0 

Pix Trans 76.35 -1.10 105/61 5.0 

Plastiblends 197.95 1.54 233/138 24.3 

Poddar Pig 43 -2.60 64/36 13.7 

Poly Medi 272.75 1.39 337/116 17.3 

Polychem 188 7.03 294/165 5.8 

Polyplex Corp 199.85 200.2 -1.38 509/100 247.8 

Pradeep Met 19.05 2.97 29/13 2.3 

Praj Ind 76.65 76.7 0.33 96/61 3.0 

Prakash Ind 75 75 -0.60 236/70 21.9 

Pratibha Inds 55.4 55.65 1.09 89/50 7.7 

Precision Ele 43.3 0.23 57/26 0.3 

Precision Wire 116.35 117.05 1.56 147/81 25.9 

Premier Auto 86.95 86.6 -0.86 161/73 6.1 

Premier Auto El 27.6 27.9 -1.59 53/22 5.3 

Premier Expl 61 -3.10 147/58 10.3 

Pricol 18.4 18.3 -1.08 33/15 3.1 

Prime Property 26.7 -1.11 55/20 -2.6 

Prime Sec 25.95 25.95 0.00 47/23 1.9 

Prism Cem 52.05 52 -0.10 65/44 4.3 

Prithvi Info 29.7 29.45 -0.67 61/24 -28.1 

Pritish N Com 17.25 17.15 -2.56 32/14 -2.1 

Priya 34.9 0.43 43/20 4.9 

Priyadarshini Spin 85.35 0.18 136/33 12.1 

Provogue 39.55 39.6 0.38 83/32 2.7 

PSL 76.95 76.75 -0.90 154/64 15.9 

PTC India 84.85 85.15 1.43 145/74 3.0 

Pudumjee Pulp 22.15 22 -0.68 30/16 2.6 

Punjab Alkali 27.7 0.73 52/24 -14.6 

Punjab Chem 90.3 91.1 2.82 166/86 -84.3 

Punjab Comm 57.55 2.31 122/44 -0.6 

PVR 99.55 100 -0.94 193/93 3.7 

R 

Radico Khaitan 139.1 139.25 0.00 185/116 5.1 

Rain Commo 174.55 3.99 202/131 34.0 

Rainbow Paper 62.7 0.56 68/38 4.9 

Raj Pack 29.1 -0.68 203/15 2.0 

Rajasthan Tube 19.1 -2.05 23/9 1.5 

Rajesh Export 87.15 87.25 0.98 145/74 10.3 

Rajshree Sugar 53.05 53.45 2.00 86/49 1.8 

Rallis(I) 1387.25 1381.2 0.71 1590/934 103.2 

Ram Ratna Wire 44 -2.11 70/25 5.2 

Rama News 17.25 17.25 -0.58 25/14 -11.6 

Rama Paper 45.45 1.79 46/11 -0.7 

Rama Phosph 71.3 -3.45 146/25 26.1 

Rane Holdings 240 243.6 3.29 354/178 48.7 

Rapicut Carb 48.5 3.85 68/34 7.2 

Rasandik Eng 48 2.13 76/40 9.1 

Rasi Electro 24 4.58 30/17 2.9 

Rasoi 329.9 1.51 485/270 10.8 

Rasoya Prot 161.95 1.82 165/31 4.7 

Ratnabali Cap 105.05 0.05 132/100 18.6 

Ratnamani Metal 125 125 0.20 149/110 17.3 

Ravalgaon Sugar 6071.9 -1.43 9345/5802 4.7 

RDB Ind 27.4 -4.86 160/23 2.6 

Real Strips 81.05 -0.18 140/45 13.7 

Relaxo Foot 265.1 -4.12 514/215 26.3 

Reliance Ch 115.35 -2.86 140/28 5.3 

Reliance Com 89.7 89.8 0.84 204/74 11.4 

Religare 476.4 476 0.26 528/385 - 

Remsons Ind 18.5 18.7-16.52 31/16 2.8 

Repro India 103.55 103.65 0.53 140/81 18.7 

Revathi CP 439.85 428.35 -3.74 710/391 24.5 

Rich Capital 129.2 0.51 136/67 0.1 

Riddhi Siddhi 330.85 -0.23 518/225 98.1 

Riga Sugar 23.5 1.51 36/21 -13.1 

Rishi Laser 52.9 2.72 88/43 5.9 

Rollatainers 207 6.70 438/181 -7.7 

Roselabs Ltd 17.15 -4.72 44/7 -0.9 

Roto Pump 95.1 0.00 136/74 17.9 

Royal Orchid 64.25 64.35 -1.00 94/55 3.7 

RPG Life Sc 76.2 75.5 -1.11 122/62 8.1 

RPG Ricoh 33.8 1.05 52/30 4.3 

RR Fin 41.35 6.03 80/28 9.6 

RS Soft 59.15 59 -1.58 68/33 33.3 

RSWM 160.5 160.9 -1.71 204/102 57.8 

Ruby Mill 784.2 781.35 0.08 1362/774 119.7 

Ruchi Infra 22.9 22.95 3.15 60/17 0.2 

Ruchi Soya 101.15 101 0.95 143/79 6.6 

S 

S East Asia Mar 102.35 104.15 2.46 203/95 17.5 

S Kumar Syn 65.8 65.7 -0.08 97/48 10.5 

SAAG RR Infra 20.05 0.00 44/16 -0.1 

Sabero Org 55.85 55.95 -0.18 87/36 8.1 

Sadhana Nitro 19.4 0.78 40/15 -11.7 

Safari Ind 81.65 -1.21 115/36 8.3 

Sagar Cem 147 147 0.00 194/113 -0.9 

Sahara Housing 91 -1.14 185/70 3.5 

Sahara India 161.1 7.11 222/117 -0.1 

Sai Ind 18.4 9.52 55/14 1.0 

Sainath Com 24.2 1.04 62/20 -0.7 

Sakthi Sugar 36.1 36.15 0.98 68/35 -21.1 

Salora Intl 31.7 32.8 2.66 63/25 -8.0 

Salzer Ele 60.5 -2.58 131/47 8.1 

Sambandam Spin 106 0.95 158/70 17.9 

Samkrg Pist 76.55 -0.07 105/65 10.1 

Samtex Fash 25.3 -1.17 39/21 13.6 

Sanco Trans 189.45 -5.13 459/170 37.6 

Sandesh 262.65 266 -0.80 331/177 45.8 

Sandur Manganese 566.3 -0.05 1097/532 72.2 

Sangam(I) 47.6 47.4 3.16 63/30 14.4 

Sanghi Ind 18.8 19.25 2.67 34/16 2.6 

Sanghvi Movers 119.2 3.74 232/103 20.7 

Sanjivani Paran 37.5 1.35 70/36 7.7 

Sanwaria Agro 77.55 78 -1.20 148/20 1.4 

Sarda Plywood 30.45 0.66 50/26 6.2 

Saregama 63.7 63.5 0.55 163/53 0.4 

Sarla Poly 130 2.32 165/81 32.9 

Sarup Tanneries 34.4 -1.57 64/28 6.8 

Sat Invest 39.9 1.40 50/28 0.5 

Sathavahana Isp 46.65 46.65 0.76 66/39 14.5 

Saurashtra Cem 18.85 -4.07 25/13 -11.3 

Sayaji Hotel 110 -0.09 144/97 0.8 

Schrader Duncan 118.9 -2.54 269/111 1.9 

Scooters(I) 35.9 0.98 50/19 -6.5 

Selan Explo 331.05 329.9 1.54 410/259 17.7 

SER Ind 57.3 -3.37 108/44 9.4 

Sesa Goa 290.35 290.35 -2.71 427/220 49.1 

Seshasayee Paper 253 253.8 1.24 289/194 53.6 

Setco Automotive 126.3 0.96 143/102 12.1 

Shakti Pump 63.15 -4.03 169/43 11.9 

Shanthi Gears 33.3 33.2 -0.45 55/33 2.9 

Sharp India 31.65 0.00 47/23 0.8 

Sharyans Res 61.3 61.4 -2.46 129/50 5.7 

Shasun Chem 70.25 70.55 0.07 100/48 -0.3 

Shilp Gravures 47.85 1.81 60/41 6.3 

Shilpa Medi 240.2 -0.56 379/209 19.8 

Shiv Vani Uni 290.55 291.15 -0.78 494/237 45.9 

Shiva Texyarn 49.2 49.05 1.98 75/29 12.4 

Shivalik Bimetal 20.7 -0.24 40/18 2.1 

Shopper's Stop 352.55 353.45 0.86 396/185 6.5 

Shree Cem 1885.5 1890 -0.19 2323/1504 20.8 

Shrenuj&Co 52.15 52.1 5.15 63/33 3.5 

Shreyas Ship 33.35 33.5 -3.87 58/30 4.1 

Shri Dinesh Mill 94.55 -0.58 145/88 12.6 

Shriram EPC 154.2 158.1 2.00 313/141 - 

Shriram Trans 652.95 650.8 6.68 899/518 49.2 

Shrivatsa Int 92.55 2.49 210/74 44.4 

Shriyam Sec 68 0.22 196/60 2.6 

Shyam Star 18.5 -2.89 35/12 -2.4 

Shyam Tele 44.35 44.15 1.03 80/39 6.5 

Silver Smith 26.95 4.86 50/21 1.0 

Simbhaoli Sug 42.25 42.15 -0.24 53/32 -32.3 

Simplex Cast 89.55 0.96 137/76 22.2 

Simplex Mills 123.75 -3.77 279/112 9.7 

Sintex Ind 189.15 189.55 2.88 237/131 15.6 

Sirpur Paper 60 60 0.00 70/41 -12.5 

Siyaram Silk 368.85 369.6 1.87 450/156 57.8 

SKP Sec 25 0.20 34/17 3.6 

Sky Ind 79.2 6.38 165/63 11.5 

Sona Koyo 17.2 17.25 0.29 24/14 2.3 

Sonata Soft 40.15 39.9 1.66 64/31 8.1 

South India Corp 73.7 73.5 -1.14 96/61 -1.4 

South Indian Bank 22.75 22.65 0.89 29/13 2.6 

Southern Petro 25.4 25.4 3.67 35/15 9.3 

Span Diag 62.35 -4.74 98/32 11.4 

Spanco Tele 152.05 -1.90 208/89 25.2 

Spice 99.3 -1.14 152/62 13.2 

Spicejet 44.4 10.72 97/36 5.9 

SREI Intl 43.6 43.65 4.05 78/35 10.1 

SRF 333.4 333.3 1.77 444/209 75.7 

Sri Adhikari Bro 66.8 66.85 -4.50 81/26 1.4 

Sri Lakshmi Saras 32.9 -4.91 45/13 20.7 

Sri Nachammai Cot 30.35 -4.86 66/19 12.1 

Srinivasa Hatch 105 -4.85 170/68 21.0 

Srinivasa Ship 22.85 -2.77 72/23 3.4 

St Bank of Mysore 649.05 1.15 1266/524 112.9 

St Bank of Travan 745.2 1.05 1080/574 145.5 

St. Bank of Bika 521.6 0.32 781/384 102.5 

Standard Ind 27.4 27.15 -0.18 55/23 0.5 

Star Paper 24.55 24.95 4.83 51/18 -1.3 

STC 81.9 81.75 1.81 132/70 4.0 

Steel Strips Whe 277.7 278.95 -0.75 474/129 20.8 

Steelcast Ltd 90 0.00 133/76 9.6 

Sterling Holi 73.1 0.41 111/60 -3.8 

Sterling Holiday 73.1 0.41 111/60 -3.8 

Sterling Tool 119.75 121 1.13 163/97 22.9 

Stewarts&Lloyds 64.3 -7.28 174/55 -16.2 

Stone India 35.85 0.42 75/31 6.0 

Stovec Ind 356.85 -1.79 438/270 30.5 

Su Raj Diam 55.95 55.75 2.58 75/39 17.0 

Suashish Diam 141.8 -1.08 294/130 38.4 

Subros 33.2 33.15 -2.93 55/29 5.4 

Sudal Ind 29.45 -5.00 58/26 4.1 

Sudarshan Chem 740.6 751.45 0.08 795/430 81.1 

Sukhjit Starch 286.2 -0.81 364/127 53.6 

Sumedha Fiscal 21.8 1.40 41/18 7.8 

Sun TV 406.75 407.45 0.63 556/371 18.5 

Sundaram Clay 155.35 156.3 1.43 259/137 6.8 

Sundaram Fast 59.3 59.45 2.50 76/43 4.7 

Sunflag Iron 28.15 28.15 0.72 34/21 5.3 

Suniti Commer 342.3 2.30 714/275 0.3 

Sunshield Chem 45.15 -0.88 109/45 2.9 

Super House 47.8 1.70 76/41 13.2 

Super House 47.8 1.70 76/41 13.2 

Super Sales 294.9 1.78 452/245 79.2 

Supreme Ind 153 153 0.66 169/98 13.6 

Supreme Petro 59.65 59.2 -0.17 79/37 7.3 

Suraj Finsec 58.75 0.86 85/53 3.7 

Surana Fin 103.05 -1.86 140/61 31.2 

Surana Metal 320 -0.56 330/215 18.8 

Surya Roshni 94.5 94.7 -0.84 123/76 17.0 

Suryajyoti Spin 38 38.45 3.64 64/21 5.4 

Suryalakshmi Cot 92.4 93.15 0.98 149/57 23.3 

Suryalata Spin 138.4 2.98 212/62 41.5 

Suryanagri Fin 35.25 -4.99 40/13 0.2 

Suryavanshi Spin 23.75 0.85 45/21 8.9 

Suven Pharma 19.55 19.6 -1.51 33/16 0.7 

Swan Mill 90.65 3.84 173/86 3.7 

Swaraj Engine 422.8 421.95 0.45 557/307 35.4 

Swastika Fin 50 -4.49 87/41 9.1 

Swiss Glascoat 40 1.91 55/32 6.5 

Switching Tech 23.55 4.90 47/17 0.2 

Syncom Form 30 0.50 45/24 1.2 

Systematix Corp 71.45 1.85 313/24 0.3 

T 

Tainwala Chem 19 19 -2.56 28/14 1.1 

Talbros Auto 64.6 64.5 1.49 91/53 9.8 

Taneja Aero 34.05 -2.30 56/29 0.9 

TANFAC Ind 27.95 0.00 41/23 -2.5 

Tasty Bite 141.8 5.23 346/100 7.3 

Tata Inv 509.95 509.3 0.99 669/439 42.8 

Tata Metalik 108.85 109.05 0.55 161/101 0.2 

Tata Sponge 353.25 353.2 5.09 405/295 59.7 

Tayo Rolls 86.55 0.12 158/86 -29.7 

TCI Fin 76.6 76 9.99 129/20 -0.6 

Tech Plast 94 0.43 137/75 10.8 

Techno Elec 228 1.22 444/204 - 

Techtran Poly 24.15 -1.43 32/16 2.0 

Texmaco 28.9 28.85 -1.54 160/29 6.8 

Themis Medi 175 1.04 330/171 24.0 

Thirumalai Chem 106.7 106 0.09 152/97 25.3 

Thomas Cook 51 51.05 1.09 77/43 2.1 

TIL 533.65 530 0.01 750/392 54.6 

Tilaknagar Ind 56.2 1.35 147/42 10.2 

Times Guaranty 41 40 -0.87 187/36 0.4 

Timex Watch 36.35 0.97 51/24 -1.0 

Timken(I) 209.05 209.05 2.48 230/106 9.8 

Tinplate Com 62.9 62.95 0.16 91/55 3.4 

Tips Ind 27.05 26.9 1.51 57/25 -3.3 

Tonira Pharm 20.85 -6.92 44/16 -0.9 

Torrent Gujarat 75.05 -1.44 144/67 11.6 

Tourism Fin 27.7 27.5 1.66 43/25 5.0 

Transformers & Rec 259.8 259.75 -0.23 472/235 - 

Transgene Bio 40.9 -1.45 95/34 0.1 

Trent 958.25 953.85 -1.55 1196/751 24.0 

TRF Ltd 545.75 0.06 1175/414 6.3 

Trigyn Tech 19.8 19.9 0.25 34/16 4.1 

Triton Valves 723.9 2.87 1100/476 74.9 

Triveni EngInd 39.95 39.9 -0.25 74/31 1.6 

TTK Pharma 427 0.36 472/310 18.3 

TTK Prestige 2216.75 2214.5 0.30 2606/574 74.0 

Tube Inv 138.5 138.75 0.84 164/91 9.2 

Tulip IT Services 155.35 155.15 -0.61 201/132 21.0 

Tulip Star 129.1 4.96 216/95 -7.9 

Tulsyan NEC 47.55 1.06 94/44 19.2 

TV 18 79.85 79.45 2.38 98/60 1.3 

TV Today 59.8 59.5 -0.50 113/53 -1.2 

TVS Srichakra 276.2 277.05 1.04 369/226 46.0 

Tyroon Tea 28.8-16.03 39/21 15.2 

U 

UCAL Fuel 70.7 70.35 2.55 97/60 10.2 

UCO Bank 100.35 100.4 4.58 152/67 19.3 

UltramarinePig 43.3 1.52 47/30 5.7 

Ultratech Cem 1045.6 1044.6 4.06 1174/820 61.4 

Uni Abex Alloy 148.75 -3.69 257/122 40.4 

Unichem Lab 182.3 181.9 1.34 269/150 14.1 

Uniflex Cable 18.3 1.10 29/13 -12.9 

Unitech 36.05 36.05 2.27 98/30 2.6 

United Brew 501.95 2.39 536/185 6.7 

United Credit 20.7 -2.36 52/16 3.9 

Universal Cab 69.65 68.05 -2.79 131/60 10.4 

UP Hotels 269 2.28 380/196 22.5 

Upper Ganges 58.65 58.3 0.52 69/45 -32.4 

Usha Martin 60.8 60.9 0.25 96/49 5.5 

Uttam Steel 110.95 111.55 0.45 172/98 7.9 

UTV Soft 641.35 643.15 3.07 684/386 37.4 

V 

Vadilal Ind 145.95 0.90 194/75 8.4 

Vaibhav Gem 38.95 39 0.39 43/18 -2.7 

Vakrangee Soft 379 379.4 1.62 394/131 20.6 

Valiant Com 18 -2.17 40/17 0.3 

Valson Syn 22.25 -0.45 31/19 3.6 

Vamshi Rubber 25.3 1.40 58/21 7.8 

Vardhman Ind 48.2 -0.10 66/24 13.3 

Vardhman Poly 65.5 65.75 -3.31 89/40 1.0 

Vardhman Spin 424.4 0.81 540/300 23.2 

Varun Ship 27.55 27.6 0.91 51/25 2.3 

Vasparr Sec 97.7 -2.64 188/48 5.4 

VB Desai 18.4 9.52 55/14 1.0 

VBC Ferro 236.25 1.66 451/200 24.8 

Veejay Lakshmi Eng 60.85 -2.95 87/41 5.6 

Venky's (I) 673.5 675.5 2.41 1012/368 84.3 

Venus Rem 205.15 -1.49 340/195 52.6 

Vertex Sec 274.65 4.99 390/41 -1.0 

Vesuvius 363.45 368.45 -0.42 399/222 25.5 

Viceroy Hotel 31.9 3.91 60/26 0.3 

Victoria Mill 3013 0.33 7942/2567 114.7 

Videocon Leas 192.5 192.4 0.05 294/175 23.0 

Vikas WSP 17.15 3.94 37/16 9.1 

Vikram Ther 22.75 -1.52 29/18 4.5 

Vimta Lab 21.35 21.45 1.66 48/20 0.5 

Vinati Org 74.65 -0.47 97/61 9.4 

VIP Ind 654.3 652.85 1.15 801/224 19.9 

Vipul Dye 20.25 -7.95 46/11 1.7 

Visa Steel 54 54 1.79 56/33 4.1 

Visaka Ind 102.65 103.7 -0.86 192/90 31.4 

Vishal Retail 30.05 29.95 -0.99 71/25 - 

Vivimed Lab 290.45 290.9 1.46 350/145 18.2 

Voltas 168.25 168.2 0.03 262/147 11.9 

VST Ind 861.9 849.45 -0.32 943/500 61.5 

Vulcan Eng 33.5 -3.04 66/30 0.9 

Vyapar Inds 20.5 -7.66 57/20 - 

W 

Walchandnagar 130.25 130.05 0.46 248/110 6.0 

Wall Street Fin 26 7.44 53/20 -1.8 

Wallfort Fin 45 -0.55 63/32 8.2 

Wanbury 31.4 -0.16 91/26 8.2 

Warren Tea 360.7 0.04 367/144 15.2 

Wearology 106.75 -0.28 184/73 -1.2 

Webel SL Ener 62.35 -4.22 159/56 -3.2 

Welcast St 380.05 -3.30 675/371 25.8 

Welspun(I) 52.45 52.4 -4.64 97/36 8.8 

Wendt(I) 1296.8 1271.5 -2.12 1394/706 84.2 

West Coast Pap 89.45 89.7 0.84 111/63 9.7 

Whirlpool 275.8 2.60 338/180 12.6 

Williamson Fin 32.5 -4.41 58/25 5.1 

Williamson Mag 52.5 52.3 -2.43 83/41 19.5 

Wim Plast 197.4 -1.15 242/141 29.4 

Windsor Machine 55.3 0.36 107/37 22.7 

Woolite Merc 80 1.07 85/23 -0.1 

WS Ind 23.9 24 0.84 50/21 -10.8 

Y 

Yashraj Cont 22.7 2.95 39/19 -4.7 

YES Bank 300.25 300.3 5.33 388/233 19.6 

Yuken(I) 249.85 1.48 340/160 28.4 

Z 

Zandu Pharma 2039.85 2068.05 1.20 3741/1910 242.1 

Zenith 210.05 208 -0.02 356/127 21.0 

Zenith Comp 20.95 21.05 -0.47 36/20 1.7 

Zenith Fibre 25.6 -3.40 36/24 6.7 

Zenotech Lab 65.45 4.97 122/42 -4.0 

Zensar Tech 180.1 180.1 3.77 193/140 27.8 

ZF Steering 319.7 0.53 519/242 43.8 

Zicon Elec 37.6 37.15 -1.85 97/34 -23.7 

Zodiac Cloth 390.95 384.9 2.64 440/267 27.6 

Zodiac JRD 23.9 22 -3.51 41/19 0.4 

Zuari Ind 623.65 621 1.03 895/557 56.4 

Listings are in this order: Company, Open, High, Low, Close, % Change. The last column gives 

dividend on Tuesday, Yield on Wednesday, P-E ratio on Thursday, Face Value on Friday and EPS 

on Saturday. BSE prices in regular style, while NSE prices are italicised. 

Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS 

Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS Company NSE cls BSE clsChg% 52-wk H/L EPS 

Listings are in the order of scheme 

name and NAV. 

NAVs of schemes with * are as on 

June 16, 2010; the rest are from 

June 15. 

Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV Scheme NAV 

AIG 

Eq -Reg Div 11.86 

Eq -Reg Gr 11.86 

Infra. & Eco.-Div 8.90 

Infra. & Eco.-Gr 8.90 

World Gold -Div 13.27 

World Gold -Gr 14.71 

BENCHMARK 

Bank BeES 1,076.53 

BEDOF-Div 10.96 

BEDOF-Gr 12.30 

S&P CNX 500 -Div 11.61 

S&P CNX 500 -Gr 18.56 

Junior BeES 107.49 

Nifty BeES 552.08 

PSU Bank BeES 407.65 

Shariah BeES 121.38 

BHARTI AXA 

Eq Fd-Eco Bo 16.97 

Eq Fd-Eco Div 11.94 

Eq Fd-Reg Bo 16.86 

Eq -Eco Gr 16.97 

Eq -Reg Div 11.88 

Eq -Reg Gr 16.86 

Eq-Eco QD 11.28 

Eq-Reg QD 11.20 

Tax Advt Fd-Eco Div 11.73 

Tax Advt Fd-Eco Gr 21.55 

Tax Advt Fd-Reg Div 11.69 

Tax Advt Fd-Reg Gr 21.44 

BIRLA SUNLIFE 

AA-Agg-Div 33.41 

AA-Agg-Gr 33.41 

AA-Cons-Div 20.70 

AA-Cons-Gr 20.70 

AA-Modt-Div 27.96 

AA-Modt-Gr 27.96 

Bas Indus-Div 10.92 

Comm Eq-Glo Agri-D 17.12 

Comm Eq-Glo Agri-G 17.12 

Inc +Disc Adv 11.12 

Inc-Disc Adv 11.10 

India GenNext-Div 13.25 

India GenNext-Gr 23.48 

Infra-A-Div 10.85 

Infra-A-Gr 15.75 

Infra-B-Gr 11.43 

Sav -M 10.28 

Tax Relief 96-Div 75.71 

Tax Relief 96-Gr 10.73 

95 -Div 104.08 

95 -Gr 304.50 

Ad-Div 77.05 

Ad-Gr 150.59 

Bas Indus-Div 25.01 

Bas Indus-Gr 94.84 

Buy India-Div 21.06 

Buy India-Gr 39.91 

Cash +Gr 26.10 

Div Yield +Div 13.62 

Div Yield +Gr 83.53 

Eq -Div 65.75 

Eq -Gr 248.90 

Freedom Fd-Div 14.95 

Freedom Fd-Gr 31.77 

Inc Fd-54EA-Div 10.65 

Inc Fd-54EA-Gr 35.30 

Inc Fd-54EB-Div 15.57 

Inc Fd-54EB-Gr 35.08 

Inc Fd-Qtrly 11.47 

Inc -Gr 36.15 

Inc +Div 11.81 

Inc +Gr 44.07 

Inc-Hlf Yrly 11.75 

Index-Div 20.76 

Index-Gr 53.70 

India Oppor-Div 16.44 

India Oppor-Gr 52.00 

Intl Eq-A-Div 10.14 

Intl Eq-A-Gr 10.14 

Intl Eq-B-Div 9.46 

Intl Eq-B-Gr 9.46 

Midcap-A-Div 20.98 

Midcap-A-Gr 103.44 

Midcap-B-Div 12.51 

Midcap-B-Gr 12.51 

MNC -Div 78.64 

MNC -Gr 208.81 

M Inc-Gr 36.52 

NM -Div 12.44 

NM -Gr 19.05 

Pure Value-Div 15.35 

Pure Value-Gr 16.39 

Tax -Div 45.03 

Tax -Gr 13.36 

Top 100-Div 14.50 

Top 100-Gr 22.22 

C Mgr-Gr 24.04 

Spe Situ-Div 9.27 

Spe Situ-Gr 9.27 

Enh Arbi-Div 10.67 

Enh Arbi-Gr 10.92 

BARODA PIONEER 

Bal Fd-Div 28.33 

Bal Fd-Gr 28.33 

ELSS 96 23.25 

Gr -Div 28.11 

Gr -Gr 49.90 

Inc -Div 15.49 

Inc -Gr 15.49 

Liq Fd-D 1,006.06 

MIP-Gr 13.27 

MIP-M Div 12.31 

MIP-Qtrly Div 12.45 

CANARA ROBECO 

Emer Eq-Bo 18.94 

Eq Diversified-Inc 24.41 

Eq-Taxsaver 17.81 

Emer Eq-Gr 22.62 

Emer Eq-Inc 15.61 

Eq. Diversified-Bo 24.45 

Eq Diversified-Gr 53.66 

Bal-Div 52.27 

Bal-Gr 60.24 

Eq-Taxsaver Gr 25.27 

Inc-Bo 13.42 

Inc-Gr 20.78 

Inc-Inc 13.16 

Infra-D 17.71 

Infra-G 22.24 

Liq-Gr 17.84 

MIP-Gr 29.50 

MIP-MD 13.99 

MultiCap-Div 14.44 

MultiCap-Gr 15.57 

Nifty Index-Div 19.09 

Nifty Index-Gr 28.77 

DWS 

Alpha Eq -Div 16.08 

Alpha Eq -Gr 73.86 

Glbl Thm Offsh-Div 8.84 

Glbl Thm Offsh-Gr 8.84 

Inv Opp-Wlth-Div 12.27 

Inv Opp-Wlth-Gr 16.03 

Invt Oppor-Div 24.54 

Invt Oppor-Gr 35.43 

Mon+Ad-Div 10.42 

Mon+Ad-Gr 13.00 

Mon+Bo 11.41 

Mon+Gr 13.95 

Mon+MD 10.29 

Tax Saving -Div 12.14 

Tax Saving -Gr 12.99 

Twin Ad Fd-QD 10.45 

Twin Ad -Gr 16.65 

Twin Ad-AD 11.44 

DSP BLACK ROCK 

Bal -Div 21.33 

Bal -Gr 64.87 

Eq-Div 47.33 

Fltg-DD R 10.03 

Fltg-WD R 10.04 

Oppor Fd-Div 27.25 

World Ener-Div 11.71 

World Ener-Gr 11.71 

World Gold-Div 14.84 

World Gold-Gr 18.12 

Oppor Fd-Gr 83.94 

Micro Cap -Reg-Gr 14.90 

Ntrl Res & N En-Rtl-Div 12.83 

Ntrl Res & N En-Rtl-Gr 14.37 

Small & M Cap Fd-Div 14.40 

Small & M Cap Fd-Gr 17.15 

Tax Saver -Div 11.78 

Tax Saver -Gr 16.51 

Tech.com -Gr 31.05 

Technology.com-Div 22.66 

Top 100 Eq -Div 20.72 

Top 100 Eq -Gr 97.67 

India T.I.G.E.R.-Div 16.71 

India T.I.G.E.R.-Gr 43.52 

EDELWEISS 

Absolute Rtn Eq-Div 10.90 

Absolute Rtn Eq-Gr 11.24 

Dvsd Gr Eq-A-Div 13.56 

Dvsd Gr Eq-A-Gr 13.56 

Dvsd Gr Eq-B-Div 13.80 

Dvsd Gr Eq-B-Gr 13.62 

Dvsd Gr Eq-C-Div 13.65 

Dvsd Gr Eq-C-Gr 13.66 

ELSS -Div 12.75 

ELSS -Gr 18.60 

ESCORTS 


Bal -Gr 60.60 

Gr -Div 11.62 

Gr -Gr 70.20 

Inc -Bo 16.40 


Inc -Gr 31.15 

Infra Fd-Div 7.03 

Infra Fd-Gr 7.02 

Leading Sec Fd-Div 10.43 

Leading Sec Fd-Gr 10.43 

Oppor -Div 9.86 

Oppor -Gr 27.88 

Pow & Ener Fd-Div 10.20 

Pow & Ener Fd-Gr 14.25 

Tax -Div 9.60 

Tax -Gr 44.65 

FIDELITY 

Cash Fd-WD Rein 10.01 

Cash -DD 10.00 

Cash -Gr 13.16 

Cash -M Div 10.02 

Eq -Div 20.37 

Eq -Gr 34.47 

India Gr -Div 11.94 

India Gr -Gr 11.94 

India Spe Sit -Div 16.33 

India Spe Sit -Gr 18.01 

Intl Opp-Div 13.36 

Intl Opp-Gr 13.36 

Tax Ad Fd-Div 17.74 

Tax Ad Fd-Gr 21.31 

Wlth Build-A-Div 10.34 

Wlth Build-A-Gr 11.73 

Wlth Build-B-Div 10.88 

Wlth Build-B-Gr 13.00 

Wlth Build-C-Div 11.55 

Wlth Build-C-Gr 14.80 

FT 

F I Idx-BSE-Div 51.22 

F I Idx-BSE-Gr 51.22 

Fr Asian Eq -Div 11.29 

Fr Asian Eq -Gr 11.29 

Fr Build India -Div 10.87 

Fr Build India -Gr 11.38 

F I Bluechip Fd-Div 37.64 

F I Bluechip Fd-Gr 209.83 

F I Flexi Cap-Div 14.57 

F I Flexi Cap-Gr 31.84 

F I FMCG -Div 41.99 

F I FMCG -Gr 66.91 

F I Index Tax 41.79 

F I Index-Nifty-Div 42.82 

F I Index-Nifty-Gr 42.82 

F I Smaller Cos-Div 12.89 

F I Smaller Cos-Gr 13.92 

F I Taxshield-Div 29.62 

F I Taxshield-Gr 204.15 

Fr Infotech -Div 19.42 

Fr Infotech -Gr 62.71 

Fr Pharma -Div 32.91 

Fr Pharma -Gr 62.18 

FT(I) Bal -Div Pl 20.52 

FT(I) Bal -Gr 47.81 

FT(I) MIP-M Bo 11.37 

T IBA-M Bo 15.52 

TICMA-Div Re-inv 10.00 

TIEq Inc-Div 14.71 

TIEq Inc-Gr 20.73 

TIGr Fd-Div 50.98 

TIGr Fd-Gr 117.23 

TIIBA-Div 11.49 

TIIBA-Gr 32.41 

TIIBA-Hlf Yrly 11.71 

TIIBA-M 12.23 

TIIBA-Qtrly 12.01 

TIInc Fd-Div 10.72 

TIInc Fd-Gr 33.64 

TIPension Pl-Div 14.29 

TIPension Pl-Gr 57.85 

TIU-S Bd-D 10.01 

TIU-S.Bd-Ins D 10.01 

T MIP-M Option 10.34 

HDFC 

Arbi -Gr 12.58 

Arbi -MD 10.12 

Arbi -Qtrly Div 10.55 

Arbi -WP-Gr 12.69 

Arbi -WP-M 10.00 

Arbi -WP-Qtrly 10.40 

Bal -Div Pl 19.39 

Bal -Gr 55.25 

Cap Build -Div 23.56 

Cap Build -Gr 108.10 

CM -Call Pl-Gr 16.20 

CM -Sav-Gr 20.66 

CM-Call-DD Rein 10.43 

CM-Sav-DD R 10.64 

CM-Sav-WD 10.64 

Children Gift Fd-Sav 22.71 

Children Gift -Invt 42.15 

Core & Satellite -Div 20.41 

Core & Satellite -Gr 39.43 

Eq -Div 46.33 

Eq -Gr 274.25 

Gr -Div 30.21 

Gr -Gr 85.24 

High Int -Gr 33.06 


Inc -Gr 22.66 

Index Nifty 47.23 

Index Sensex 150.93 

Index Sensex + 223.53 

Infra -Div 11.43 

Infra -Gr 11.43 

Liq -Gr 19.53 

Liq -M 10.29 

Liq -Prem-Gr 19.81 

Liq -W Div 10.32 

Mid-Cap Oppor-Div 15.21 

Mid-Cap Oppor-Gr 15.21 

Multi Yield-Div 10.81 

Multi Yield-Gr 17.94 

Prudence -Div 28.65 

Prudence -Gr 210.17 

Taxsaver-Div 57.61 

Taxsaver-Gr 226.77 

Top 200 -Div 44.55 

Top 200 -Gr 205.74 

HSBC 

Cash Fd-W Div Reinv 10.03 

Cash -DD Reinv 10.19 


Dyn - Div 9.96 

Dyn - Gr 9.96 

Emer Mkts -Div 10.65 

Emer Mkts -Gr 10.65 

Eq -Div 25.23 

Eq -Gr 100.29 

-Reg.MD 10.31 

Inc -Invt Pl-Qtrly 10.96 

Inc -Invt -Gr 16.88 

Inc -ST Pl-Gr 16.64 

India Oppor -Div 16.14 

India Oppor -Gr 34.27 

Midcap Eq -Div 10.52 

Midcap Eq -Gr 19.69 

MIP-Reg Pl-MD 10.69 

MIP-Reg -Gr 16.96 

MIP-Sav Pl-MD 11.26 

MIP-Sav -Gr 19.09 

Prog Themes Fd-Div 9.75 

Prog Themes Fd-Gr 11.46 

Small Cap -Div 10.13 

Small Cap -Gr 10.89 

Tax Saver Eq -Div 12.91 

Tax Saver Eq -Gr 14.00 

ICICI PRUDENTIAL 

Banking & Finl Svcs-Div 17.15 

Banking & Finl Svcs-Gr 17.55 

Focused Eq Fd-Div 15.24 

Focused Eq Fd-Gr 15.97 

Inc Opp(s)-Rtl QD 10.47 

Inc Opp(s)-Rtl Div 11.02 

Inc Opp(s)-Rtl Gr 13.49 

Indo Asia Eq-Rtl Div 10.58 

Indo Asia Eq-Rtl Gr 10.58 

Med Trm-Gr 10.96 

Med Trm-MD 10.06 

Med Trm-QD 10.12 

Target Res-Gr 13.63 


Bal -Gr 45.50 

Blended A-Div 11.36 

Blended A-Gr 15.22 

Blended B-Div 12.33 

Blended B-Gr 14.82 

CCP-Gift 54.56 

CCP-Study Pl 29.35 

Discovery-Div 19.37 

Discovery-Gr 48.15 

Dyn -Gr 106.03 

Dyn-Div 17.91 

Emer Star-Div 15.60 

Emer Star-Gr 31.34 

FMCG -Div 35.80 

FMCG -Gr 66.24 

Fusion Fd-Div 13.51 

Fusion Fd-Gr 14.33 

Gr Pl-Gr 132.88 

Gr -Div 14.13 

Inc Multi-Cum 19.34 

Inc Multi-Div 12.01 

Inc Pl-Hlf Yr 11.44 

Inc-Ins-Gr 32.54 

Inc-Qtrly Div 12.62 

Inc Pl-Gr 31.11 

Index 50.70 

Infrastr-Div 11.50 

Infrastr-Gr 28.55 

MIP-Cum 25.71 

MIP-Hlf Yrly 12.38 

MIP-M 11.47 

MIP-Qtly 12.32 

Pow Pl-Div 16.35 

Pow Pl-Gr 110.16 

R.I.G.H.T.-D 11.83 

R.I.G.H.T.-G 11.83 

ST Pl-Cum 20.13 

Sweep 157.93 


Tax -Gr 137.86 

Technology Fd 17.76 

Real Estate Sec-Div 11.26 

Real Estate Sec-Gr 11.26 

IDFC 

All Seasons Fd-A-Gr 15.43 

All Seasons-A-An 12.18 

All Seasons-A-HY 10.97 

All Seasons-A-Q 11.63 

Cash Fd-C-M 10.00 


Cash -C-Gr 12.02 

Classic Eq -A-Div 12.37 

Classic Eq -A-Gr 19.97 

Classic Eq -B-Div 10.74 

Classic Eq -B-Gr 15.87 

Entr Eq-A-Div 11.76 

Entr Eq-A-Gr 12.26 

Entr Eq-B-Div 10.74 

Entr Eq-B-Gr 12.80 

Imperial Eq Fd-A-Div 13.71 

Imperial Eq Fd-A-Gr 18.94 

Imperial Eq Fd-B-Div 13.12 

Imperial Eq Fd-B-Gr 16.33 

India GDP Gr -Div 13.68 

India GDP Gr -Gr 15.85 

Liq -D-Gr 11.18 

Liq Mgr-Gr 13.64 

Liq Mgr-M 10.12 

Pre Eq -A-Div 22.98 

Pre Eq -A-Gr 31.36 

Pre Eq -B-Div 18.98 

Pre Eq -B-Gr 23.13 

Small & MdCp Eq-Div 13.50 

Small & MdCp Eq-Gr 18.13 

Tax Ad (ELSS)-Div 11.69 

Tax Ad (ELSS)-Gr 18.96 

Tax Saver (ELSS)-Div 13.77 

Tax Saver (ELSS)-Gr 13.77 

ING 


Bal -Gr 24.95 

C.U.B -Bo 16.70 

C.U.B -Div 12.19 

C.U.B -Gr 16.70 

Contra -Bo 15.07 

Contra -Div 12.85 

Contra -Gr 15.06 

Core Eq -Div 19.83 

Core Eq -Gr 37.48 

Div Yield -Div 20.54 

Div Yield -Gr 22.59 

Dom Oppor Fd-Div 13.23 

Dom Oppor Fd-Gr 35.03 

Inc -Annual 10.53 

Inc -Gr 26.00 

Inc -Half Yearly 10.55 

Inc -Qtly 11.57 

Latin America Eq-Div 11.13 

Latin America Eq-Gr 11.14 

Liq -Gr 20.63 

Liq -W Div 10.83 

Midcap -Div 16.26 

Midcap -Gr 20.47 

MIP B-Annual 10.70 

MIP B-Gr 14.70 

MIP B-Half Yrly 10.84 

MIP B-M 10.70 

MIP B-Qtly 11.33 

Nifty+Div 18.22 

Nifty+Gr 27.33 

Glo Comm.Fd-Div 14.30 

Glo Comm.Fd-Gr 14.31 

Tax Sav -Bo 28.80 

Tax Sav -Div 14.19 

Tax Sav -Gr 28.76 

JM 

Arbi Ad Fd-Div 10.31 

Arbi Ad Fd-Gr 13.94 


Bal -Gr 21.73 

Basic -Div 8.87 

Basic -Gr 12.70 



Emer Leaders -Div 7.04 

Emer Leaders -Gr 7.03 

Eq -Div 13.94 

Eq -Gr 34.24 

Fin Serv Sector-Div 10.03 

Fin Serv Sector-Gr 10.03 


Inc -Gr 29.56 

Inc -Gr Bo 12.09 

Large Cap -Div 14.23 

Large Cap -Gr 19.35 

M Cap -Div 16.02 

M Cap -Gr 23.38 

Mon Mgr -Gr 13.59 

M Inc Pl-Qtly 11.43 

M Inc -Annual 12.19 

M Inc -Gr 15.17 

M Inc -M 10.01 

Multi Strategy -Div 12.20 

Multi Strategy -Gr 13.12 

Nifty+Div 15.77 

Nifty+Gr Opt 17.31 

Small & Midcap -Div 4.87 

Small & Midcap -Gr 4.87 

Tax Gain - Div 6.49 

Tax Gain - Gr 6.49 

Telecom Sector -Div 7.38 

Telecom Sector -Gr 7.38 

JP MORGAN 

Grtr China Eq.Off-sh 12.31 

Actv Bd-Ins-Gr 10.17 

Eq Fd-Div 11.96 

Eq Fd-Gr 12.88 

Smaller Co-Div 7.51 

Smaller Co-Gr 7.51 

Tax Adv Fd-Div 14.47 

Tax Adv Fd-Gr 17.87 

KOTAK 

Bal 21.86 

Contra Div 16.06 

Contra Gr 19.93 

Emer Eq-Div 10.18 

Emer Eq-Gr 10.90 

Eq Arbi Fd-Div 10.67 

Eq Arbi -Gr 14.81 

Eq FOF Div 34.37 

Eq FOF Gr 35.31 

Glo Emer Mrkt-Div 10.10 

Glo Emer Mrkt-Gr 10.10 

Indo World Infra. Fd-Div 6.78 

Indo World Infra. Fd-Gr 6.78 

Lifestyle Div 11.29 

Lifestyle Gr 13.04 

Midcap Div 15.35 

Midcap Gr 24.33 

Oppor Div 14.23 

Oppor Gr 43.99 

PSU Bank ETF 420.99 

Select Focus -Div 10.18 

Select Focus -Gr 11.28 

Sensex ETF 185.20 

Tax Saver Div 10.90 

Tax Saver Gr 17.80 

LIC 

Bal -A-Div Pay 11.40 

Bal -C-Gr 53.93 

Children 10.16 

Eq -Div 10.13 

Eq -Gr 25.72 

Gr -Div 10.13 

Gr -Gr 12.56 

Inc -DD 10.98 

Inc -Gr 18.08 

Inc+D 10.00 

Inc+Gr 13.23 

Inc+M 10.04 

Inc+W 10.01 

Index -Nifty Div 11.12 

Index -Nifty Gr 30.16 

Index -Sensex Div 11.64 

Index -Sensex Gr 33.97 

India Vision -Div 8.46 

India Vision -Gr 8.46 

Infra - Div 8.78 

Infra - Gr 8.78 

M Inc Pl-M 9.89 

M Inc Pl-Qtrly 10.07 

M Inc Pl-Yrly 10.50 

M Inc -Gr 32.55 

Oppor -Div 10.39 


Saving+Fd-Gr 15.66 

Sav+Fd-MD 10.02 

Sav+Fd-W 10.02 

Sav +DD 10.00 


Tax -Gr 28.57 

Top 100 -Div 7.83 

Top 100 -Gr 7.83 

Unit Lnk Insur.Sch 9.80 

MORGAN STANLEY 

A.C.E-Div Re-in 13.41 

Ac.Bd-Ins +Gr 10.10 

ACE-Gr 14.25 

Gr -Div 18.21 

Gr -Gr 59.65 

MIRAE ASSET 

Glo Commodity Stk-Gr 13.20 

China Advt-Rtl Div 11.13 

China Advt-Rtl Gr 11.13 

Gl Comm Stocks-Div 13.20 

India Opp Fd-Div 13.45 

India Opp Fd-Gr 16.05 

Liq-Gr 1,045.08 

Liq-M Div 998.57 

PRINCIPAL 


Bal -Gr 29.67 

CBF-Career Build 84.76 

Div Yield-Div 16.73 

Div Yield-Gr 22.67 

Emer Bluechip-D 21.44 

Emer Bluechip-G 28.13 

Glo Oppor Fd-An 18.65 

Glo Oppor Fd-Gr 18.65 

Gr Fd-Gr 49.30 

Gr -Div 22.34 

Inc -Annual 11.33 

Inc -Gr 20.34 

Inc -Qtrly 11.01 

Index -Div 49.30 

Index -Gr 22.34 

Large Cap -Gr 27.78 

MIP-Gr 21.30 

MIP-M 10.56 

MIP-Qtly 11.27 

M Inc-+Qtrly 11.37 

Personal Tax Saver 92.22 

Resurgent Eq-Div 14.00 

Resurgent Ind Eq-Gr 98.57 

Tax Sav 71.81 

QUANTUM 

Eq of s-Div 13.73 

Eq of s-Gr 13.73 

Gold Exchange Trade1,062.41 


Tax Saving -Div 21.40 

Tax Saving -Gr 21.41 

RELIANCE 

Banking ETF 1,097.52 

Banking Fd-Gr Pl-Gr 99.65 

Banking Fd-Gr-Bo 99.68 

Banking -Div 37.25 

Divers Pow Sec-Div 39.10 

Divers Pow Sec-Gr 68.87 

Divers Pow- Bo 68.87 

Eq Advtg Fd-Bo 12.76 

Eq Advtg Fd-Div 11.75 

Eq Advtg Fd-Gr 12.76 

Eq - Bo 13.49 

Eq -Div 13.49 

Eq -Gr 13.49 

Eq Oppts -Div 22.68 

Eq Oppts -Gr 35.07 

Gr -Div 50.87 

Gr -Gr 447.81 

Gr -Gr-Bo 74.28 

Infra Fd-Div 8.76 

Infra Fd-Gr 8.76 

Infra-Bo 8.76 

M & E -Bo 25.99 

Nat Res-Bns 10.72 

Nat Res-DP 10.72 

Nat Res-Gr 10.72 

NRI Eq Fd-Div-Pl-Div 20.49 

NRI Eq Fd-Gr- Pl-Gr 38.63 

NRI Eq Fd-Gr-Bo 38.63 

Pharma -Bo 54.17 

Pharma -Div 37.70 

Pharma -Gr 54.17 

Quant+Bo 13.22 

Quant+Div 10.80 

Quant+Gr 13.22 

Tax Saver -Div 14.66 

Tax Saver -Gr 20.84 

Vision -Div 38.97 

Vision -Gr 264.80 

Vision -Gr-Bo 44.48 

RELIGARE 

A G I L E -Div 6.53 

A G I L E -Gr 6.52 

A G I L E Tax-Div 7.36 

A G I L E Tax-Gr 7.36 

Arbi -Div 10.65 

Arbi -Gr 13.02 

Banking -Div 15.19 

Banking -Gr 19.48 

Business Leaders-Div 10.95 

Business Leaders-Gr 11.95 



Credit Opps -Gr 11.00 

Credit Opps -Mtly 10.23 

Eq -Div 12.25 

Eq -Gr 12.25 

Gr -Div 11.49 

Gr -Gr 12.64 

Infra-Div 7.92 

Infra-Gr 7.92 

Mid N Small Cap-Dv 13.91 

Mid N Small Cap-Gt 13.92 



Overnight -Gr 1,176.66 

Overnight-D Re-in 1,000.00 

PSU Eq -Div 9.53 

PSU Eq -Gr 10.56 


Tax -Gr 17.16 

SAHARA 

Banking & Finl-Div 12.24 

Banking & Finl-Gr 28.89 

Classic -Div 13.68 

Classic -Gr 13.68 

Gr -Div 22.60 

Gr -Gr 77.86 


Inc -Gr 18.99 

Midcap -Auto Payout 29.71 

Midcap -Bo 29.71 



Pow & Nat Res-Div 10.60 

Pow & Nat Res-Gr 12.43 

R.E.A.L -Div 7.77 

R.E.A.L -Gr 7.77 

Star Value -Div 10.35 

Star Value -Gr 11.29 

Sup 20 -Div 11.09 

Sup 20 -Gr 11.09 

Tax Gain -Div 13.52 

Tax Gain -Gr 36.02 

SBI 

Arbi Oppor Fd-Div 11.76 

Arbi Oppor Fd-Gr 13.65 

Blue Chip -Div 10.92 

Blue Chip -Gr 13.97 

CPO Fd-I-Gr 10.98 


Bal -Gr 49.02 

Childrens 22.56 

COMMA -Div 16.23 

COMMA -Gr 24.03 

Eq -Div 28.32 

Eq -Gr 42.15 

Glo -Div 30.56 

Glo -Gr 54.68 

Inc -Bo 14.31 


Inc -Gr 23.62 

Index -Div 23.74 


MidCap -Div 16.76 

MidCap -Gr 21.85 

Multi+ 93-D 49.13 

Multicap -Div 12.86 

Multicap -Gr 16.93 

Multiplier+93-Gr 77.66 

Tax Gain -Div 35.52 

Tax Gain -Gr 58.20 

MSFU Contra-Gr 53.94 

MSFU Emer Bus-Div 15.23 

MSFU Emer Bus-Gr 40.22 

MSFU FMCG 29.95 

MSFU-Contra-Div 21.51 

MSFU-IT 22.16 

MSFU-Pharma -Div 36.10 

MSFU-Pharma -Gr 43.67 

One India -Div 10.53 

One India -Gr 10.53 

SUN. BNP PARIBAS 

Bal -Gr 47.04 

Bal-Div 10.55 

Ener Opp Fd-Div 7.76 

Ener Opp Fd-Gr 7.76 

Ent. Opp(s)-Div 11.20 

Ent. Opp(s)-Gr 14.18 

Eq Multiplier Fd-Div 11.36 

Eq Multiplier Fd-Gr 13.93 

Glo Ad-Div 12.13 

Glo Ad-Gr 12.13 

Gr -Div 11.99 

Gr -Gr 89.34 

Inc +Apprec 15.05 

Inc +Div 12.21 

India Leadership-Div 12.62 

India Leadership-Gr 41.17 

Rural India Fd-Div 10.75 

Rural India Fd-Gr 14.84 

S.M.I.L.E.-Div 10.91 

S.M.I.L.E.-Gr 30.53 

Sel Small-Cap Fd-Div 11.53 

Sel Small-Cap Fd-Gr 12.39 

Select Focus-Div 9.17 

Select Focus-Gr 84.74 

Select Mcap-Ins Gr 147.21 

Select Midcap-Div 16.55 

Select Midcap-Gr 146.12 

Tax Saver-Div 9.78 

Taxsaver OE-App 41.46 

TATA 


Bal -Gr 81.12 

Cap Build -Div 13.51 

Cap Build -Gr 14.48 

Contra - Div 15.57 

Contra - Gr 17.70 

Gr -Bo-Gr 37.58 

Gr -Div 16.54 

Gr -Gr 41.35 

Index -Nifty A-Gr 32.42 

Index -Sensex A-Gr 44.13 

Index -Sensex B-Div 14.40 

Infra Tax Saving -Div 14.44 

Infra Tax Saving -Gr 15.26 



Life Sci & Tech-Div 35.21 

Life Sci & Tech-Gr 70.05 

M Cap -Div 14.24 

M Cap -Gr 16.59 

Pure Eq -Div 35.33 

Pure Eq -Gr 93.89 

Select Eq -Div 41.91 

Select Eq -Gr 64.80 

Tax Ad -1 16.04 

Tax Saving 45.48 

Young Citizens 14.99 

TAURUS 

Bonanza -Div 41.39 

Bonanza -Gr 41.12 

Discovery 13.99 

Discovery -Div 14.01 

Ethical -Bo 22.64 

Ethical -Div 15.29 

Ethical -Gr 22.65 



Starshare 56.65 

Starshare-Div 39.89 

Tax Shield 34.29 

Tax Shield-Div Opt 16.07 

UTI 

Bal - Inc 22.28 

Bal -Gr 78.64 

Banking Sector -Gr 41.33 

Banking Sector -Inc 21.49 

Childrens C areer Bal 13.97 


Contra -Inc 11.96 

Div Yield -Gr 31.76 

Div Yield -Inc 14.57 

Ener -Gr 10.54 

Ener -Inc 11.94 

Eq -Div 47.08 

Eq -Gr 53.28 

Eq Tax Sav Pl-Gr 38.56 

Eq Tax Sav Pl-Inc 15.39 

India Lifestyle -Div 11.49 

India Lifestyle -Gr 11.49 


Infra -Inc 17.83 

Leadership Eq -Div 13.75 

Leadership Eq -Gr 14.83 

Mahila Unit -Div 20.62 

Mahila Unit -Gr 20.62 

Master Eq Pl Unit Sch 48.13 

Master Index -Gr 56.38 

Master Index -Inc 56.38 

Master Value -Gr 52.02 

Master Value -Inc 22.81 

Master+ Unit -Gr 81.26 

Master+ Unit -Inc 58.58 

Mastershare-Gr 52.75 

Mastershare-Inc 28.35 

M Cap -Gr 30.53 

M Cap -Inc 20.81 

Nifty Index -Gr 33.90 

Nifty Index -Inc 17.26 

Oppor Fd-Div 13.41 


SPrEAD -Div 11.73 

SPrEAD -Gr 14.26 

Sunder 584.74 

Top 100 -Gr 27.73 

Top 100 -Inc 21.54 

Unit Lnk Insurance 16.76 

Variable Invest -Gr 17.38 

Variable Invest -Inc 13.07 

Wlth Build -Div 13.88 

Wlth Build -Gr 15.93 

Gainers 

Aplab Ltd 37.50 31.85 17.74 

Indus Fin Corp 181.45 157.95 15.86 

Tricom Fruit Prod 53.90 47.10 14.44 

Bhoruka Allumin 31.30 27.50 14.36 

Ledo Tea 80.65 73.55 14.21 

Company Cl Prv.Cl %Chg 

BSE 

Aplab Ltd 38.05 32.25 17.98 

Jet Airways 490.90 440.30 11.49 

Kingfisher Airlines 44.40 40.10 10.72 

Union Bank 320.00 290.05 10.33 

TCI Fin 76.60 69.60 10.06 


NSE 

Losers 

SKS Microfin 331.30 413.25 -19.83 

Remsons Inds 18.70 22.40 -16.52 

Tyroon Tea 28.80 34.30 -16.03 

Muthoot Cap Ser 174.90 197.75 -11.55 

Martin Burn 37.05 41.65 -11.16 


BSE 

SKS Microfin 331.80 413.40 -19.74 

Allied Digital Serv 66.60 74.00 -10.00 

Ausom Enterprise 42.55 47.00 -9.47 

Sri Chamund. Sug 44.25 48.85 -9.42 

Pioneer Distilleries 47.60 51.55 -7.66 


NSE 

AT A GLANCE 

MUTUAL FUNDS 

BSE - TOP TURNOVER 

Muthoot Fin 22,676,312 

Bharti Airtel 16,163,476 

Cals Refineries 8,688,667 

Himachal Futuristic 7,240,589 

Spicejet Ltd 6,513,911 

Birla Cotsyn 5,548,468 

Sanraa Media 5,407,935 

Shree Ashtavinayak 3,302,568 

Suzlon Energy 2,894,962 

Alok Inds 2,555,759 

Company Number 

NSE - TOP TURNOVER 

Muthoot Fin 60,613,615 

Unitech ltd 16,948,054 

Suzlon Energy 16,322,031 

JP Associates 11,133,278 

HDIL 10,642,535 

IFCI Ltd 10,053,595 

GVK Power & Infra 9,899,776 

Alok Inds 8,597,337 

Sterlite Inds 7,611,766 

Reliance Comm 7,316,062 

Company Number 

Domestic Markets Global Markets 

Domestic Markets Global Marke

14 

SPORTS 

Jose banned for 

five matches 

� Jose Mourinho 

Berne: Real Madrid coach 

Jose Mourinho has been 

given a five-match touchline 

ban in European competition 

for his red card and verbal 

outburst at the Champions 

League semi-final first leg 

against Barcelona, Uefa said 

on Friday. Mourinho was also 

fined 50,000 euros ($72,650) 

for his behaviour by a Uefa 

disciplinary panel. 

Uefa said Mourinho’s ban 

included the second leg of 

the tie, which he has already 

served, while the final match 

would be suspended for a 

probationary three-year 

period. That means the 

Portuguese coach will be 

banned from the touchline 

for the first three European 

matches next season. 

Barcelona’s reserve goalkeeper 

Jose Pinto was suspended 

for three matches 

after being sent off in a scuffle 

on the touchline at halftime 

of the same game. He 

will miss the final against 

Manchester United at 

Wembley as a result. 

Mourinho, the former 

Chelsea and Inter Milan 

coach, was dismissed in the 

second half of the first leg 

against Barcelona for his 

protests over the sending-off 

of Real midfielder Pepe for a 

studs-up challenge on an 

opponent. After the match, 

Mourinho belittled the 

achievements of his counterpart 

Pep Guardiola and suggested 

there was a conspiracy 

among referees to favour 

the Catalan club, citing its 

links with Unicef. 

Real Madrid lost the match 

2-0 at the Bernabeu and 

were eliminated after a 1-1 

draw in this week’s return, 

when Mourinho’s place on 

the touchline was taken by 

assistant Aitor Karanka. 

Pinto also served the first 

match of his ban in 

this week’s second leg. Real 

were fined 20,000 euros 

($29,060) for the improper 

conduct of their supporters. 

Uefa did not add to the 

minimum one-match ban 

for Pepe. — Reuters 

AIFF summons Pradeep 


New Delhi: The All India 

Football Federation, on 

Friday, asked midfielder N P 

Pradeep to appear before the 

apex body while Dempo’s 

Joachim Abranches was let 

off with a warning after he 

apologised. 

“AIFF has asked national 

team midfielder N P Pardeep 

to show cause for abusing 

AIFF on a social networking 

Maidan 

Uncut 

East Bengal 

colts win 

Kolkata: East Bengal beat 

Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the U- 

19 I-League at the Salt Lake 

stadium on Friday. 

Meanwhile, AIFF CEO 

Sunando Dhar has assured 

Mohun Bagan that they 

would probe into the club’s 

complaint that around 10 

players in the East Bengal 

side have played for different 

clubs during the Calcutta 

Football League and take 

necessary action. 

Football talent 

hunt in Bengal 

Kolkata: A football talent 

hunt was launched in West 

Bengal under the aegis of 

Ideas Sports Management to 

spot young talents in the 

state. Under the project, 30 

talented boys from different 

schools will be sent to I- 

League football clubs in the 

country for trial process. 

EB may sign two 

Churchill players 

Kolkata: Defender Robert 

Lalthalma and midfielder 

Khan Thang Paite of 

Churchill Brothers are likely 

to sign up with East Bengal 

for the season. 

Nandy to stay 

with Aryans 

Kolkata: Aryans coach Raghu 

Nandy has turned down 

Kalighat club’s offer and has 

decided to stay back with his 

present club this season. Alok 

Mukherjee will coach Port 

Trust this season, while 

Kalighat Club is likely to rope 

in Tamal Sen as their coach. 

Punjab Sports Club 

victorious 

Kolkata: Punjab Sports Club 

beat Police AC 4-0 in a Ist division 

match of Sahara Kolkata 

Hockey League.While, CC & FC 

drew 1-1 with ERSA. 

— Our Correspondent 

website. Pradeep has been 

asked to give a written 

explanation by May 11 and 

present himself at the 

Football House on May 16,” 

an AIFF statement said. 

Pradeep made derogatory 

comments on a social networking 

site while Abran - 

ches criticised AIFF in an 

interview to a Pune newspaper. 

They criticised the governing 

after India coach Bob 

Houghton was sacked. 

Istanbul: Formula One 

world champion Sebastian 

Vettel gave his mechanics 

plenty of extra work after 

crashing heavily in a wet first 

free practice for the Turkish 

Grand Prix on Friday. 

The 23-year-old German, 

who has been on pole position 

at all three races so far 

this season, spun on a slippery 

track at the exit of the 

challenging triple apex turn 

eight and smashed front first 

into the barriers. The session 

was red flagged with 27 minutes 

remaining, with marshals 

clearing mud off the 

track while the battered Red 

Bull was hoisted onto a 

flatbed truck and brought 

back to the pitlane. 

“There was some water on 

Manchester: Manchester United 

are counting on their formidable 

home record to take them to a victory 

in the big game against 

Chelsea on Sunday that manager 

Alex Ferguson says will secure 

them the Premier League title. 

Ferguson’s side have dropped 

only two points at home all season 

and are in good spirits after reaching 

the Champions League final this 

week with a 6-1 aggregate win over 

Schalke 04 which was completed 

using a second-string team. 

Having rested first-choice players 

including striker Wayne Roo - 

ney, who has now recovered from 

a tight hamstring, Ferguson 

believes his team is in ideal shape 

for the huge game. “If we win, I 

think we should win the league,” 

Ferguson told a news conference 

on Friday. “Our home record is fantastic, 

it’s probably the best in 

Europe, and it has to be on Sunday, 

it’s a big game.” 

With three games left, United 

have 73 points to Chelsea’s 70 with 

both on the same goal difference, 

meaning the London side would go 

top with victory at Old Trafford 

while a win for United would leave 

them needing one more point for a 

record 19th title. 

United’s 0-1 defeat at Arsenal 

and Chelsea’s 2-1 win over 

Tottenham Hotspur last weekend 

has set up this game as key for the 

title race, a notion that looked 

unlikely two months ago when the 

champions trailed the leaders by 

15 points. The loss at Arsenal 

forced Ferguson into some drastic 

squad rotation against Schalke, 

making nine changes from the 

side that started the first leg, and 

he was glad his players would be 

as rested as Chelsea’s who did not 

play midweek. 

“That makes a difference at this 

time of the season. You’ve got two 

fresh teams and it should be a fantastic 

game,” Ferguson said. 

Chelsea were the last team to win 

at Old Trafford, more than a year 

ago, and their late charge to retain 

their league crown owes much to 

March’s victory over United at 

Stamford Bridge when they came 

from a goal behind to win 2-1. 

“The result against us was the 

change for them,” said Ferguson. 

“That gave them that lift from being 

out of the game to winning it and of 

course us losing to Arsenal on 

Sunday is going to open the door 



Beat Chelsea & title is ours: Fergie 

Chelsea deserve praise for comeback 

Paul Hayward 

� Lewis Hamilton covers his ears 

during a practice session in Istanbul 

on Friday. — Reuters 

In November 2006, before 

Chelsea were due to face 

Manchester United in an earlier 

“Super Sunday” clash, Peter 

Kenyon, their then chief executive, 

delivered an infamous pledge. 

Describing Stamford Bridge as “a 

fairly soulless place” before Roman 

Abramovich’s takeover, Kenyon 

said: “By 2014 we want to be internationally 

recognised as the No. 1 

club. Our revenue has grown dramatically 

and is now on a par with 

United. It’s a very ballsy vision but 

one that has captured the interest 

of the owner.” 

This corporate bombast made 

most Chelsea supporters wince. It 

was the price they paid for ending a 

50-year wait for a second English 

championship and for 

Abramovich’s generosity. But the 

cost was higher than they thought. 

The shallowness of Kenyon’s 

proclamation rendered it harder for 

Chelsea to spread the word around 

the world because audiences in 

America and the Far East thought it 

presumptuous for a Russian oligarch 

to think he could buy their 

affections. 

the exit. There was nothing I 

could do,” the championship 

leader, whose Australian te - 

am mate Mark Webber en - 

ded the morning 11th qui cke - 

st, said over the team ra dio 

after his car skidded down 

the barriers to a halt. Ferrari’s 

Fernando Alonso was fastest 

in a session full of spins and 

spray with a best lap of one 

minute 38.670 seconds, 

although the times were alm - 

ost meaningless at a cold and 

gusty Istanbul Park circuit. 

Spain’s double world 

champion was followed on 

the timesheets by the 

Mercedes pairing of Nico 

Rosberg, 1.402 slower, and 

Michael Schumacher ahead 

of Renault’s Nick Heidfeld 

and Russian Vitaly Petrov. 

Istanbul: Boyhood memories of 

Michael Schumacher keeping 

calm under fire helped McLaren’s 

Lewis Hamilton to stay cool in a 

crisis and win in China last 

month. The 2008 world champion 

said ahead of Sunday’s 

Turkish Grand Prix how watching 

the great Ger man on television 

as a teenager had taught 

him the importance of holding 

his nerve. 

In Shanghai, with the McLaren 

mechanics swarming around his 

car and racing against time to fix a 

fuel problem and get the car out 

to the starting grid with seconds 

to spare, Hamilton stayed focused. 

“It was good experience for 

myself as well to see how I was 

able to maintain my nerves and 

remain calm,” said the 26-yearold, 

who won in Turkey last year 

after his Red Bull rivals had collided 

while leading. 

“I remember growing up 

watching Schumacher in Grands 

Prix — there was a race at the A1- 

Ring (the last Austrian Grand Prix 

in 2003) where his car caught fire 

in a pit stop. You could see his 

head just didn’t move, he stayed 

Chelsea are a “ballsy team” again, 

a fact that was in doubt before the 

2-1 home win over United on 

March 1 started a run of eight wins 

in nine league games. Victory at Old 

Trafford this weekend would lift 

Carlo Ancelotti’s side to the summit, 

on goal difference, 

with two games left. As 

ever with Chelsea, the 

question is: would 

anyone outside 

Stamford Bridge 

feel anything 

grander than apathy 

should the 

blue bulldozer 

crash its way to a 

successful Premier 

League title defence? 

The question is asked 

neutrally. The hostility to Chelsea 

around the land is irrational, in 

part, because it is rooted in the old 

antipathy to the idea of “buying” 

trophies, which is a ludicrous allegation 

these days, because they 

almost all do: either through sugardaddyism 

(Chelsea, Manchester 

City) or debt (United, since the 

Glazers took charge). 

The lingering disgust at 

Abramovich’s spending is not so 

Ferrari’s Brazilian Felipe 

Massa, a three-time winner 

in Turkey, was seventh. 

McLaren propped up the rear, 

with last year’s Turkish GP 

winner Lewis Hamilton 24th 

and failing to set a timed lap 

while teammate Jenson 

Button did just four as the 

team opted to concentrate on 

practising their starts. 

A little piece of history was 

made at the slower end of 

the Istanbul pitlane, with 

India having two Formula 

One drivers setting a timed 

lap together for the first time 

at a Grand Prix weekend. 

Karun Chandhok, the Team 

Lotus reserve, was given 

time in the car instead of 

Finland’s Heikki Kovalainen 

while HRT’s regular racer 

calm. And that definitely helps 

the guys around you,” said 

Hamilton of that incident, where 

the German’s Ferrari suffered a 

brief flare-up while refuelling. 

“I just think from things you’ve 

learned from watching TV over 

the years, you try to apply that to 

your mentality and the way you 

approach things. Perhaps that 

experience from watching him, 

and some other experiences I 

saw from watching some others, 

I’ve tried to take that on board 

and I was able to apply it for that 

occasion.” 

Hamilton joked in Shanghai 

after the race that he would have 

to devise some new routines for 

his mechanics and engineers to 

keep their hearts racing as they 

had delivered some of their best 

ever pitstops that Sunday. He 

smiled when asked what he was 

planning now. 

“Maybe before the race I’ll say 

my pedals aren’t there or they 

aren’t working or something like 

that, make them panic and then 

see if it works again,” he said. 

Joking apart, Hamilton was cautious 

about his prospects for the 

sophisticated that it reveals our 

concern about the appropriation of 

public wealth by Russia’s oligarchs. 

Oh no, let’s not pretend it’s the 

hungry family in the Moscow 

tower block people care about 

when Chelsea go out and 

snatch Fernando Torres 

for £50m. But there is 

still a visceral 

resistance to the 

ostentation: the 

fleet of yachts 

and the ex-SAS 

bodyguards, not 

to mention the 

inscrutability of 

Abramovich himself, 

which can 

come across as a kind 

of rich man’s contempt. 

Even this is selective. There are 

corporate people who have damaged 

British society far more than 

Abramovich ever could or would, 

but are still allowed their larcenous 

bonus culture. In the football 

context, though, Chelsea players 

are still judged in relation to their 

owner. Each indiscretion becomes 

a display of “decadence” or “arrogance” 

— an image that is harder 

to dispel when John Terry misuses 

Hamilton learnt from 

Schumi’s calm under fire 

weekend in taking on the Red 

Bulls of world champion Sebastian 

Vettel and Mark Webber. 

McLaren were gifted a one-two 

by them last year but they cannot 

hope for lightning to strike twice 

— even though Hamilton said 

with a chuckle that “you never 

know what to expect with 

Sebastian, I guess.” He was speaking 

before Vettel crashed his car in 

a wet first practice. The German 

was unhurt. 

Hamilton and teammate Jenson 

Button, the 2009 world champion, 

must also make sure they do not 

put each other out of the running 

either. “We have to be faster than 

them and outpace them, which 

I’m not confident is going to happen,” 

said Hamilton. “I have confidence 

in terms of my driving ability. 

I have no worries about that. 

“We’re teammates, we want to 

finish as high up as we can for the 

team, and we have no problems 

racing together,” he added. 

“We proved that in the last race, 

and we proved here last year. 

We’re fair fighters, but of course 

aggressive in hopefully the right 

ways.” — Reuters 

Narain Karthikeyan was also 

out on track. Chandhok, who 

made his race debut with HRT 

last year before Karthikeyan 

made his comeback this season, 

had taken part only 

briefly in the first practice in 

the office of England captain or 

Ashley Cole shoots an intern with 

an air gun. 

Harder, too, when Abramovich 

fires managers the way Cole dispatches 

work experience staff. 

With his sackings, Abramovich has 

about a 50% success rate. Claudio 

Ranieri was popular and capable 

but it took Jose Mourinho to drive 

the team over the finishing line. 

Avram Grant was steady but out of 

his depth. Luiz Felipe Scolari was a 

bust, as several senior players told 

the owner. But both Guus Hiddink 

and Ancelotti have been solid bets. 

It is the instability that causes the 

damage, of course: the constant 

culture shifts, which this team has 

done well to assimilate over seven 

years. The global proselytising continues 

but with less chutzpah. 

This week Chelsea, who posted a 

loss of £70.9m in their most recent 

accounts, hired a firm called ECN 

Management to market players 

such as Torres and David Luiz in 

China. What does this really mean? 

Search me. But ECN says: “Chelsea 

players are some of the most 

prominent ambassadors of the 

world game.” 

Anyone whose love of the game 

Daniel Taylor 

� Wayne Rooney and Alex Ferguson 

Carlos Tevez has made a 

significant breakthro - 

ugh in his bid to play in 

the FA Cup final and will alm - 

ost certainly now be involved 

against Stoke City at Wem - 

bley on May 14, after defying 

medical opinion at Man ch - 

ester City to declare hi ms elf 

fit. Tevez has even to ld Ro be - 

rto Mancini that he can pl ay 

in Saturday’s game at Eve rt - 

on, after taking part in full tra - 

ining for the first time on Th - 

ursday and reporting no pr o - 

blems after a practice match. 

That is unlikely, with 

Mancini opting for a policy of 

better safe than sorry, but 

Tevez’s latest diagnosis is a 

consi derable boost for the 

club, coming a few days after 

their medical staff informed 

the club’s manag ement they 

had little hope of the striker’s 

being involved at Wembley. 

Tevez will undergo another 

scan to assess the hamstring 

inj ury that has kept him out of 

the past three games but 

there is clear evidence now 

Australia in March when he 

was first out of the pitlane and 

promptly crashed. 

Karthikeyan did not take part 

in that practice session due to 

problems with his car. 

Force India drivers had a 

for them. It’s a hard league to win, 

we know because we’ve been 

involved in championship races for 

almost 19 years.” — Reuters 

predates this new imperialism 

could tell these air-mile collectors 

that it is all about the team, results, 

trophies, the personality of the 

manager and the ethos around the 

club. These are the things neutrals 

warm to. 

Ancelotti and Hiddink have both 

been statesmen, and there are several 

Chelsea players you would 

enjoy having a drink with: Petr 

Cech, Frank Lampard, Nicolas 

Anelka and Didier Drogba, who, 

from personal experience, is 

charming company away from the 

combat zone. 

Their curse is to be associated 

with a style that has drawn more 

on power than finesse, and which 

elevated gamesmanship to a dark 

art during the Mourinho years, 

while their bosses frantically 

opened soccer schools in America 

and started websites in Mandarin, 

which is standard business 

practice these days in the crusading 

Premier League. 

But if Chelsea sneak up on 

United’s blindside with a £50m 

striker adding little, it would not be 

the usual win for mammon. It 

would be a victory for the powers 

of recovery. — The Guardian 

Tevez recovering 

fast for final 

that Mancini can be optimistic 

about a man who has 

scored 51 goals in 82 appearances 

for the club being 

involved in City’s first FA Cup 

final for 30 years. 

Mancini rated Tevez’s 

chances as only “50%” in a 

Press conference held before 

training session and said it 

would be “impossible” to consider 

picking his leading 

scorer if he were not involved 

in Tuesday’s match against 

Tottenham Hotspur. The 

Italian talked at length about 

the importance of his other 

players learning how to cope 

without Tevez and not being 

so reliant on his goals, a message 

delivered in part beca use 

of the feeling within the club 

that Tevez is considering trying 

to engineer a move at the 

end of the season. 

It sounded like Mancini was 

alre ady prep aring for the possibility 

of Tevez missing 

Wem bley, but the truth is that 

that City are encou raged by 

the player’s progress after two 

and a half weeks of rehabi - 

litation. — The Guardian 

Vettel crashes in wet Turkish Grand Prix practice 

� Sebastian Vettel (top) 

walks in the pits on 

Friday. He had spun on a 

slippery track at the exit 

of the challenging triple 

apex turn eight and 

smashed into the barriers 

on Thursday. His car 

(right) is being loaded 

onto a truck after the 

crash. — AFP 

good time at the practice 

ahead of Sunday’s Turkish 

Grand Prix with all three 

managing top-10 finishes in 

at least one of the sessions 

at Istanbul Park, here on 

Friday. — Reuters


www.thebengalpost.com SPORTS 15 

Short 

Takes 

Waqar, Afridi on 

collision course 

Karachi: Pakistan coach 

Waqar Younis and skipper 

Shahid Afridi are on collision 

course after it was revealed 

that latter isn’t too happy 

with the former’s interference 

in selection matters. 

Afridi is so upset with 

Waqar's behaviour that he 

was reluctant to play the last 

two ODIs against the West 

Indies and was persuaded 

by manager Intikhab Alam 

to lead the team. Sources 

aware of developments in 

the team also disclosed that 

Afridi had even left the team 

meeting held before the fifth 

and final ODI match because 

of his differences with the 

coach. 

SL coach calls for 

IPL window 

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s 

interim coach Stuart Law 

on Friday said cricket 

administrators should 

schedule a window for 

Indian Premier League fixtures 

to stop players choosing 

club over country. Law, 

who has stepped in to fill 

the job left by outgoing 

coach Trevor Bayliss, has a 

tough assignment ahead as 

Sri Lanka leave for a grueling 

tour of England on 

Tuesday. 

Mani surprised by 

ICC’s stance 

Karachi: The former ICC 

president Ehsan Mani has 

expressed his surprise over 

the response of the ICC 

and its anti-corruption and 

security unit (ACSU) over 

the allegations made by 

former Sri Lankan captain, 

Hashan Tilakaratne about 

fixing taking place in the 

Lankan team since 1992. 

Mani said he was a bit surprised 

at the way the ICC 

had maintained silence on 

the issue. 

Adhiban stuns 

Wesley So 

Mashhad (Iran): 

Grandmaster B Adhiban of 

India crashed through the 

defenses of ace Pilipino 

Wesley So in the fourth 

round to occupy the joint 

third position in the Asian 

Individual Chess championship 

here. 

Rai in joint lead 

in Malaysia 

Kajang (Malaysia): Himmat 

Rai went into shared lead at 

the midway stage of the 

PGM-ADT-CCM Impian 

Classic here on Friday. Rai 

shot an eight-under 64 in 

first round and added a fourunder 

68 to go to 12-under 

after 36 holes to share the 

lead with Filipino Artemio 

Murakami. 

Jeev drops in 

second round 

Barcelona: Jeev Milkha 

Singh, who opened with a 

67 in the first round, 

dropped down with a 74 in 

the second at the Open de 

España here. He was down 

to tied 10th but a fair bit of 

the field was yet to finish. 

Other Indian Shiv Kapur 

shot a 75 in first round and 

was six-over through nine 

holes in second. 

Atwal cards even 

par in 1st round 

Charlotte (North Carolina): 

Three birdies in a row at the 

end of the first round saw 

Arjun Atwal salvage himself 

from disaster and card an 

even par 72 in the first 

round of Wells Fargo Cham - 

pionships at Quail Hollow 

Club. He was tied 57th. 

Former champions 

down Bihar 

Sibsagar: Former champions 

Manipur started their 

San tosh Trophy campaign 

with a bang by thrashing 

Bihar 4-1 here on Friday. 

Striker Santosh Singh 

pumped in two goals in 

either half while W Kumar 

Singh and W Dini Singh 

netted a goal each. Sanjoy 

Bisnoi pulled one back for 

Bihar. Hosts Assam thrashed 

Puducherry 8-1. In another 

match, Chattishgarh beat 

Daman and Diu 9-0 while 

Uttar Pradesh beat Gujurat 

3-1. — Agencies 

Rookie Pal fires India to victory 

Ipoh (Malaysia): Rookie dragflicker 

Rupinder Pal Singh 

fired in a hattrick as India 

made amends of their first 

match loss with a convincing 

3-1 victory over Britain in the 

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here 

on Friday. 

Young Rupinder, who was 

included in the squad due to 

the absence of penalty corner 

specialist Sandeep Singh, 

struck in the 10th, 54th and 

57th minutes to give the 

champions the upper hand 

against a strong Britain who 

had come here with a nearly 

full-strength side. 

With the win on Friday, 

India, who had come here 

without at least half a dozen 

senior players, bounced back 

into the tournament in style 

after going down to South 

Korea 2-3 in their campaign 

opener. 

India junior team regular 

member Rupinder, who had 

featured in a few internationals 

with the senior side last 

year, sent three low dragflicks 

to sound the board of 

the opposition goal. 

India, who dominated the 

midfield, converted three of 

the five penalty corners they 

earned in the match and led 

3-0 before Britain pulled one 

goal back through James 

Tindall in the 62nd minute. 

After a couple of initial forays 

into rival territories by 

both teams, Rupinder opened 

Kuala Lumpur: Star Indian 

shuttler Sania Nehwal survived 

a scare from giantkiller 

Lin Wang before booking 

herself a place in the 

women's singles semifinals 

of the Malaysia Open Grand 

Prix here on Friday. 

The top seed and World 

No. 4 dug deep into her 

resources to edge past the 

Chinese qualifier 14-21, 21- 

19, 21-19 in the intensely 

fought quarter-final, lasting 

57 minutes. 

Lin had upset Japanese 

sixth seed Eriko Hirose in her 

the scoring for India in the 

10th minute with a grounder 

that surprised Britain goalkeeper 

James Fair to sound 

the board. 

At the other end, Indian 

goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri 

padded away three penalty 

corner shots as the defenders 

Saina enters last-4 

stage in Malaysia 

� Saina Nehwal 

previous outing. 

“I am happy with the 

way I played.I am happy 

with my recovery after that 

and I hope to go for the win 

in the tournament this 

time,” Saina said after the 

match. 

Saina will next take on the 

winner of the match 

between third seed Chinese 

Yanjiao Jiang and seventh 

seed Korean Ji Hyun Sung. 

Saina is the only Indian left 

in fray in the tournament 

after all her compatriots 

crashed out. – PTI 

rushed out to narrow the 

angle for the British strikers. 

Just before the breather, 

Indian striker Roshan Minz 

broke into the rival circle from 

the left flank, but found no 

support from other forwards. 

India increased the lead 

midway through the second 

session when Rupinder found 

the mark with a low push into 

the goal past the outstretched 

pads of the custodian in the 

55th minute. 

Two minutes later 

Rupinder completed his hattrick, 

this time directing the 

drag-flick into the right side of 

the board as the goalkeeper 

moved to the other corner in 

anticipation of the shot. India 

then went into the defensive 

to hold the lead, allowing 

Britain mid-field space. 

Britain had a couple of cracks 

at the Indian citadel. 

Tindall found the target in 

the 62nd minute off a cross 

from the right. He also got 

another chance but shot wide 

past the bewildered Indian 

goalkeeper. 

Pakistan asserted their 

strength by scoring thrice in 

the final 10 minutes to edge 

past joint defending champions 

South Korea 4-2. Trailing 

1-2 until the 60th minute, 

Pakistan went all out into the 

attack to create several openings 

and succeeded in breaching 

the Korean defense thrice 

for their second victory in the 

tournament. Hyun Hye-Sung 

converted two penalty corners 

in the 13th and 46th 

minutes for South Korea, 

while Rehan Butt scored for 

Pakistan in the 21st minute. 

Pakistan’s rally began in the 

61st minute when Sohail 

Abbas scored his first goal of 

the tournament with a 

dragflick to restore parity. 

Then Abdul Haseem Khan 

managed to take a second 

strike in open play after picking 

up a long diagonal ball in 

the 63rd minute to put 

Pakistan in the lead. Pakistan 

strikers opened up a couple of 

more openings in the last two 

minutes and Waqas Akbar 

picked up Muhammed 

Zubair’s pass to sound the 

boards with eight seconds to 

go for the hooter. 

Meanwhile, the summit 

clash and the playoffs of the 

ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah 

Cup will be decided by 

shootout instead of usual 

penalty stroke tie-breakers, 

tournament director Dallas 

Riseley said. 

Riseley intimated to the 

participating teams in the 

seven-nation tournament 

that the trial rule will be used 

on May 15 in the playoffs for 

determining the tournament’s 

final standings. The 

shootout, which requires five 

players from each team to 

take on the goalkeeper oneon-one 

in case of deadlocked 

matches after extra-period, is 

under trial by FIH ahead of 

2012 London Olympics, 

where it may be seen in action 

if converted into a rule later 

this year. 

In the shootout, the striker 

starts the one-on-one attack 

against the goalkeeper from 

23 yards. The striker has eight 

seconds to enter the striking 

circle and score the goal. He is 

allowed to flick, push, drive or 

dribble past the custodian, 

who can come off the goalline 

to try and block the 

striker and deny him a goal. 

Like the penalty tie-breaker, if 

the deadlock persists after the 

five mandatory attempts by 

each team, the shootout will 

go into sudden-death. 

The FIH introduced the trial 

regulation last year. If the 

sport’s governing body converts 

the trial as a rule, it will 

be applied in the Champions 

Trophy in New Delhi, the 

Olympic qualifiers and then 

the London Olympics. 

Inter-Club meet in India? 

FIH president Leandro 

Nerge on Friday said that India 

has offered to host the inaugural 

edition of the World 

Inter-Club Champion ship in 

2013. Negre said the FIH was 

considering making the proposed 

tournament an eightteam 

event for both men and 

women. 

“India has agreed to bear 

the cost of the World Inter- 

Club Championship, which 

will be a knock-out competition 

played over one weekend,” 

said Negre at a seminar 

for young umpires conducted 

jointly by the Asian Hockey 

Federation and the Malaysian 

Hockey Confederation. — PTI 

Colombo: Former Sri Lanka 

captain Hashan Tillakaratne 

urged the government to 

beef up his security before 

he reveals information on 

the match-fixing issue. 

“As an eyewitness to 

match-fixing, I will reveal the 

names of those involved, if 

my security is guaranteed,” 

Tillakaratne told reporters 

after the CID interrogated 

him for the second time this 

week. His wife Apsari said the 

family feared for their lives, as 

they have received several 

death threats warning against 

identifying those involved. 

Tillakaratne claimed last 

week that Sri Lanka players 

had been fixing matches 

since 1992 and said on 

Tuesday that he would reveal 

names to ICC. “I made the 

statements (about matchfixing) 

neither to get political 

mileage nor to put anyone in 

an awkward position.” 

“I made the comments in 

good faith and I will share 

the information with the ICC. 

The exercise was meant to 

protect the game and the 

players we all love so much.” 

Tillakaratne said he had 

kept quiet for so many years 

as he feared for his life. His 

allegations have raised a 

storm, with Kumar Sanga - 

kkara challenging him to 

prove his claims. — PTI 

Pak slump to quickfire defeat 

Providence: Pakistan’s batting 

was undermined by the 

West Indies’ three frontline 

seamers and their bowling 

upstaged by another blistering 

innings from Lendl 

Simmons in a 10-wicket loss 

in the fifth One-Day 

International on Thursday. A 

fluent 55 off 83 balls from 

Mohammad Hafeez failed to 

inspire the Pakistanis, and 

their batting crumbled for 

the first time in the series as 

they were all out for 139 in 

41.2 overs after they chose to 

bat on an unpredictable 

Providence Stadium pitch. 

The visitors’ bowlers 

found it difficult to defend 

such a modest target as 

Simmons hit a career-best, 

unbeaten 77 from 73 deliveries, 

and fellow opener Kirk 

Edwards supported with 40 

from 71 ball to guide the 

hosts to victory with 159 

balls remaining. Pakistan, 

however, won the fivematch 

series 3-2, with comfortable 

victories in the first 

three matches, securing the 

result. 

“It is a disappointing end 

to the series for us because it 

was not a pitch on which we 

should have been dismissed 

for 139,” said Pakistan captain 

Shahid Afridi. “Our batting 

has been struggling for a 

long time, and I think we 

need someone to help us 

with situations like this. We 

all wanted to bat on this 

pitch and that is why the 

management and I decided 

to bat, but we did not play 

well. The thing that I always 

keep stressing — building 

partnerships — we did not 

build any partnerships and 

this is what was missing.” 

Afridi added: “The series 

victory is important for us. 

We are not playing any 

cricket at home, so winning 

this series is very important 

and will keep the morale 

high, and I think for the future 

it will be good for us.” — AFP 

Nadal advances to the semi-finals 

Madrid: Rafa Nadal cleared 

the latest hurdle on his quest 

for a third claycourt title in 

under a month when he 

overpowered Frenchman 

Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2 on 

Friday to reach the Madrid 

Masters semi-finals. 

The Spaniard was joined in 

the last four by unseeded 

Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, 

who caused another upset 

following Thursday’s thirdround 

victory over fourth 

seed Andy Murray when he 

knocked out Czech Tomas 

Berdych 7-6, 6-3. 

Bellucci, a stylish left-hander 

whose previous best at a 

Masters event was a fourthround 

berth in Miami in 

2010, will play second seed 

Novak Djokovic or sixthseeded 

Spaniard David 

Ferrer for a place in Sunday’s 

final. 

Nadal, defending champion 

at the Magic Box arena 

in the Spanish capital, 

recorded back-to-back titles 

on his beloved clay at the 

Monte Carlo Masters and 

Barcelona Open in April, 

beating Davis Cup team 

mate Ferrer in both finals. 

The 24-year-old 

Spaniard’s win against the 

� Indian goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri padded away three 

penalty corners on Friday 

� Diego Forlan and his partner Zaira Nara during the match between Andy Murray 

and Thomaz Bellucci in Madrid on Thursday. — Reuters 

unseeded Llodra was his 

36th consecutive victory on 

the red dirt since falling to 

Robin Soderling in the 

fourth round of the 2009 

French Open. 

He reclaimed the title at 

Roland Garros last year and 

could face Soderling in the 

last four in Madrid if the 

Indians 

static in ODI 

rankings 

Dubai: Top rankings continued 

to elude Indian bowlers 

with the only change in the 

One-Day International 

positions coming in the 

form of Pakistan off-spinner 

Saeed Ajmal, who made 

a 16-point leap to rise to 

third spot. 

In the absence of any 

international exposure after 

the culmination of the 

World Cup on April 2, Indian 

players remained static in 

the latest ICC player rankings 

for ODI’s. 

While Virat Kohli continues 

to be the top Indian 

batsman at No. 8 with 733 

points, skipper Mahendra 

Singh Dhoni and Sachin 

Tendulkar follow the 

youngster at nine and ten 

respectively. 

Rankings 

Teams 

1. Australia, 2. India, 3. Sri 

Lanka, 4 South Africa, 5. England 

Batsmen 

1. H Amla, 2. A B de Villiers, 3. T 

Dilshan, 4. S Watson, 5. K 

Sangakkara, 6. M Hussey, 7. J Trott, 

8. V Kohli, 9. M S Dhoni, 10. S 

Tendulkar 

Bowlers 

1. D Vettori, 2. R Price, 3. S 

Ajmal, 4. G Swann, 5. D Steyn, 6. M 

Morkel, 7. M Johnson, 8. L Tsotsobe, 

9. A Mendis, 10. N Kulasekara 

All-rounders 

1. S Watson, 2. S Hasan, 3. S 

Afridi, 4. Y Singh, 5. J Ka l lis. 

— Agencies 

Swede beats Roger Federer 

later on Friday. 

Nadal moved into the last 

eight on Thursday without 

hitting a shot after resurgent 

former world number four 

Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew 

from the tournament 

due to a hip injury. 

Serb Djokovic has won 31 

consecutive matches going 

back to December’s Davis 

Cup final and equalled the 

third-best start to the season 

when he secured his 29th 

victory of the year by beating 

Spaniard Guillermo Garcia- 

Lopez on Thursday. 

Julia Goerges continued 

her impressive run on clay 

Scoreboard 

Pakistan 

Md Hafeez b Sammy 55 

T Umar c Baugh b Rampaul 3 

A Shehzad b Sammy 9 

U Salahuddin lbw Bishoo 8 

M Haq lbw Sammy 1 

U Akmal b Rampaul 24 

S Afridi c Baugh b Rampaul 9 

Md Salman not out 19 

W Riaz c Sammy b Rampaul 0 

S Ajmal lbw Bravo 5 

J Khan lbw Bravo 1 

Extras: (lb-1, w-4) 5 

Total: (in 41.2 overs) 139 

Fall of wkts: 1/16, 2/48, 3/67, 4/72, 

5/93, 6/108, 7/113, 8/113, 9/127 

Bowling: Rampaul 10-1-45-4, 

Martin 9-2-21-0, Sammy 10-1-30- 

3, Bishoo 7-0-26-1, Bravo 5.2-0- 

16-2 

West Indies 

L Simmons not out 77 

K Edwards not out 40 

Extras: (b-2, lb-6, w-12, nb-3) 23 

Total: (for no loss in 23.3 ovs) 140 

Bowling: Afridi 6-0-31-0, Khan 3- 

1-16-0, Riaz 5-0-38-0, Ajmal 7-0- 

33-0, Hafeez 2-0-10-0, Shehzad 

0.3-0-4-0 

MoM: Lendl Simmons 

when she brushed aside 

Russia’s Anastasia 

Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-2 on 

Friday to claim a place in the 

last four of the Madrid Open. 

The rangy, big-serving 

German climbed to 27th in 

the rankings following her 

win against world No. 1 

Caroline Wozniacki in the 

Stuttgart final last month. 

She followed that up by 

knocking the Dane out in the 

third round in Madrid on 

Thursday on her debut in the 

Spanish capital. A break of 

the Pavlyuchenkova serve in 

the first set and two in the 

second were enough to see 

Goerges through to the 

semi-finals, where she will 

play fourth seed Victoria 

Azarenka of Belarus or 

unseeded Czech Lucie 

Safarova. 

Goerges sealed victory 

against world No. 21 

Pavlyuchenkova on her first 

match point with a forehand 

winner down the line before 

shrieking with delight and 

pumping a fist. Azarenka will 

attempt to maintain her blistering 

form at the Magic Box 

arena when she plays her 

quarter-final against 

Safarova. — Reuters 

Archers continue 

with poor show 

New Delhi: Jhano Hansdah 

and Bheigyabati Chanu were 

the only Indians to manage 

wins on yet another miserable 

day for the country’s 

archers at the World Cup 

(Stage I) in Porec, Croatia. 

Indian compound archers 

failed to lift the sagging spirits 

of the 21-member contingent 

with a trite display in 

the elimination round. Only 

veterans Jhano and Chanu 

won matches on a day when 

everybody else lost in the 

first round of action. 

Former national champion 

Jhano eased into the prequarter-finals 

where she was 

beaten by fourth seed 

American Erika Anschutz 

140-144 points. Bheigyabati 

won her first round against 

Erika Anear of Australia but 

fell to 10th seed Marcella 

Tonioli of Italy, 134-139, in 

the next round. National 

champion Namita Yadav, 

ranked 19, failed to go past 

46th-ranked Anne Lantee of 

Finland, losing 128-136 in 

the second round after getting 

a bye in the first round. 

Gagandeep Kaur, occupying 

the 26th position after 

Tillakaratne 

wants more 

security 

� West Indies’ Lendl Simmons in action during the fifth 

ODI at Providence, Guyana, on Thursday. — AFP 

the ranking round, got a first 

round bye but was stopped 

by 39th placed Viktoria 

Balzhanova of Russia, 132- 

136. The men compound 

archers were even worse. 

Reigning Asian champion, 

Isaiah Rajender Sanam, 

ranked 60th, lost to 53rdranked 

Swiss Gregoire 

Fumeaux 137-139. 

Commonwealth Games 

team gold medallists, C 

Srither, Ch. Jignas and Ritul 

Chatterjee, all stumbled in 

the first round. Srither lost to 

much lower-ranked Croat 

Vladimir Bartol 141-143, 

Jignas fell to Italian Pieto 

Greco 138-139 and 

Chatterjee was upstaged by 

42nd placed Belgian Sam 

Kyritsoglou 138-142. 

Even in the newly introduced 

mixed team events, 

the Indians failed to make a 

mark. Having qualified as 

fourth seeds, recurve archers 

Rahul Banerjee and Deepika 

Kumari were defeated by 

13th-ranked Polish team of 

Piotr Piatek and Justyna 

Mospinek 137-140 in the first 

round of the 16-team knockout 

competition. — PTI

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PREMIER 

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KKR need to be superb v Chennai 

� Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni and his wife Sakshi at the city airport on 

Friday. The Chennai players gave practice session a miss. — PTI 

SRK’s best wishes 

for Ganguly 

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight 

Riders co-owner Shah Rukh 

Khan said on Friday that his 

team has done well in the 

current edition of the Indian 

Premier League without the 

services of Sourav Ganguly. 

Shah Rukh also said that 

KKR had offered Ganguly a 

role in the team but he was 

not game. KKR, who dumped 

Ganguly for the ongoing season, 

were in for a shock as 

Pune Warriors roped in the 

former India captain as 

replacement for injured pacer 

Ashish Nehra. 

“I have been often asked this 

question. We would have liked 

Dada to play in the scheme of 

things we wanted,” the 

Bollywood superstar said, during 

a promotional event, making 

it clear that Ganguly did 

not like what was there in the 

offing. Incidentally, KKR CEO 

Venky Mysore had said before 

the tournament that they 

would like Ganguly to play the 

role of a mentor, which he had 

refused. Although Shah Rukh 

did not directly point fingers 

at Ganguly’s leadership skills, 

he did admit that there was 

“not one but many reasons for 

the team not doing well in the 

previous seasons.” 

“This time we wanted to 

start off with a clean slate. We 

wanted to give the reins to 

the coaching staff. And they 

have done wonderfully,” Shah 

Rukh commented. 

Khan, however, admitted 

that some of the old KKR 

players like Chris Gayle 

“came back to haunt” his 

team. Shah Rukh, in a diplomatic 

style, concluded: 

“Dada is my favourite player. 

But we need to move on. I 

wish him all the best with 

Pune Warriors and hope that 

he does really well.” — PTI 

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take on MI 

Mumbai: Their hopes of qualifying 

for the playoffs kept 

alive by a magnificent 

Virender Sehwag, Delhi 

Daredevils would be keenly 

looking forward to an encore 

from their skipper when they 

take on table-toppers Mumbai 

Indians in a must-win IPL 

match here on Saturday. 

Chasing a stiff 176-run target, 

Sehwag single-handedly 

demolished the opposition 

attack with a blistering 56ball 

119 that included 13 

fours and six sixes to guide 

Delhi to a four-wicket win 

over Deccan Chargers on 

Thursday night. The swashbuckler 

turned the match 

around after the Daredevils 

had slid to 25 for three at 

Rajiv Gandhi International 

Stadium in Hyderabad. 

Daredevils would be hoping 

for an encore from their 

skipper when they take on 

mighty Mumbai Indians on 

Saturday. — PTI 

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Kolkata: The fourth edition of 

the Indian Premier League 

had begun on a thumping 

note with champions Chennai 

Super Kings stamping their 

authority over Kolkata Knight 

Riders at M A Chidambaram 

Stadium on April 8. Now, a little 

over halfway through the 

tournament, the Super Kings 

are raring to take on KKR, this 

time in the Knights’ den. They 

will lock horns at Eden 

Gardens here on Saturday, 

hoping the rain gods do not 

play spoilsport. 

The equation, however, is a 

tad different this time. Both 

teams, at this stage, are in the 

fray for the playoffs with 12 

points each. KKR are holding 

on to the second spot — two 

points behind the mighty 

Mumbai Indians — and CSK are 

resting at the third spot, having 

played a game less than their 

opposition. Both teams, therefore, 

have lot at stake as a victory 

in Saturday’s match could 

ease their passage to the 

knockout stage. 

The possibility of a showdown 

between fellow South 

Africans Jacques Kallis and 

Albie Morkel on one hand, 

and Aussie mates Brett Lee 

and Michael Hussey on the 

other enhances the 

encounter’s entertainment 

value. The icing on the cake is, 

however, World Cup-winning 

captain Mahendra Singh 

Dhoni and his lieutenant 

Gautam Gambhir displaying 

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals 

captain and Australian spin 

legend Shane Warne will 

retire from the Indian Premier 

League at the end of his 

team’s campaign this season. 

The 41-year-old inspirational 

player, who guided the 

underdogs to the inaugural 

IPL trophy in 2008, will step 

down, but has promised to 

stay with the franchise in an 

advisory role. 

“Yes this is my last year playing 

IPL — please come down 

and support RR last 2 home 

games v chennai & Bangalore! 

We need your help!!!!,” the 

legendary spinner, who quit 

Tests in 2007 and bid adieu to 

ODIs in 2005, wrote on his 

Twitter page. 

IPL was the only event he was 

playing after leaving the international 

stage. “...next year who 

knows what or if I will be 

involved in IPL re mentor/coaching 

— am focused on doing best 

for RR,” he added. 

The leg-spinner, who cap- 

conflicting aspirations. 

In spite of the fact that the 

Knights will enjoy the advantage 

of playing at home, they 

will also be under tremendous 

pressure, having lost by 17 runs 

to newcomers Kochi Tuskers 

Kerala in an away match on 

Thursday. The Kolkata team 

has won six of their 10 matches 

so far. With a new, expectedto-be-high-scoring 

pitch for 

Saturday’s match, the onus will 

be on the batsmen. The 

indomitable Jacques Kallis has 

been inconsistent of late, 

though he scored an important 

45 against Kochi on Thursday. 

But that failed to deepen the 

dimple on owner Shah Rukh 

Khan’s face. Thursday was also 

a day of redemption for Eoin 

Morgan, who displayed some 

of his batting prowess. But the 

day lacked a fairytale ending. 

On the other hand, the Kochi 

match was a reality check for 

Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary, 

whose fantastic knocks have 

pulled the team out of many a 

sticky situation in IPL IV. 

Charismatic spinner Iqbal 

Abdulla also failed to produce a 

destructive spell. Yusuf 

Pathan’s fiery 17 had no bearing 

on the outcome either. 

Brett Lee, in his timeless avatar, 

dazzled in the first over but 

was a delight for Brad Hodge in 

the last, giving away 22 runs 

which, in the end, cost Knights 

the match. 

Skipper Gautam Gambhir, 

who carried the team to victory 

on a couple of occasions, 

was dismissed for a duck in the 

tured 708 Test and 293 ODI 

wickets during his international 

career, will be at the 

helm for another four IPL 

matches for Rajasthan unless 

they make the final. 

“To my teammates (all) 

can I say (is) thanks for your 

support — you guys have 

made it fun/enjoyable to 

play. To my fans — 

THANKYOU — your the 

best!,” he said. 

The controversial bowler, 

who has also been hitting the 

last match. He will have to at 

his best on Saturday not just 

with the bat, but also with his 

leadership skills. 

The Knight Riders have been 

on a team-changing spree even 

when they have had the winning 

momentum. The decision 

to replace in-form 

Lakshmipathy Balaji on 

Thursday, with leg-spinner 

Sarabjit Ladda on a seaming 

pitch proved suicidal in the 

end. They should probably also 

consider the wisdom in playing 

medium-fast bowler Rajat 

Bhatia, who has not been particularly 

valuable to the team’s 

cause and keeping local boy 

Laxmi Ratan Shukla on the 

bench. KKR could think about 

the inclusion of youngster 

Shami Ahmed and the usefulness 

of James Pattinson in the 

team. They also have the luxury 

of playing Shakib-al Hasan, 

who is back after a brief visit to 

Bangladesh. Mark Boucher will 

be donning the ’keeper’s gloves 

and Jaidev Unadkat is likely to 

keep his place. 

The visitors are no strangers 

to the electrifying atmosphere 

of Eden Gardens and are ready 

to silence the crowd. They are 

coming on the back of four 

straight wins, including a 

comfortable eight-wicket victory 

over Rajasthan Royals in 

their last match. With Michael 

Hussey and Suresh Raina playing 

showstoppers with the 

bat, even the sweltering heat 

and humidity will not perturb 

captain cool Mahendra 

Singh Dhoni. 

Warne to retire from IPL 

� Shane Warne with Elizabeth Hurley in Jaipur 

headlines for his on and off 

romance with British actress 

Elizabeth Hurley, has been 

the standout performer for 

Rajasthan, picking up 56 

wickets in 52 matches at an 

average of 24.66. Rajasthan 

are currently fourth on the 

points table. “We have a 

spirit in the squad similar to 

IPL 1 — it would be great to 

leave on a high — I’m proud 

of the way we have developed 

young players,” Warne 

wrote. — PTI 

Bangalore: The West Indian 

swashbuckler Chris Gayle 

played one of the most 

destructive Twenty20 

innings, with a 49-ball 107 as 

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

crushed Kings XI Punjab by 

85 runs in a lopsided Indian 

Premier League match here 

on Friday. 

Gayle single-handedly 

took RCB to 205 for six, IPL 4’s 

second highest total after the 

home side were put into bat, 

with a sensational exhibition 

of big hitting as he butchered 

KXIP bowlers with nine sixes 

and 10 fours on a spongy M 

Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch. 

Chasing a stiff target of 

206, KXIP could score 120 for 

nine with none of their batsmen 

contributing a substantial 

score. All-rounder Ryan 

McLaren top-scored with 28 

on a forgettable day for KXIP 

whose top five batsmen 

were back at the pavillion by 



Brutal Gayle sets 

up RCB victory 

Present yearns 

for the past 


Kolkata: Every time Kolkata 

Knight Riders flop, the fans 

usually find a couple of 

names missing from the 

squad whose inclusion, they 

believe, would have made 

the difference. 

David Hussey, Brendon 

McCullum, Brad Hodge and 

Ashok Dinda are just some of 

those high-flying names 

who were left out of the 

team for the fourth edition of 

the Indian Premier League. 

For the sake of sanity, it is 

safe not to reignite the 

Sourav Ganguly controversy 

here. 

But on Friday evening, it 

came to the fore that even 

KKR players are not immune 

to the aforesaid psychology. 

One could not miss that 

truth in the gasps and cheers 

from the likes of Gautam 

the eighth over for just 50 

runs. — PTI 

Scoreboard 

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

C Gayle c Harris b Chawla 107 

T Dilshan c Kumar b McLaren 16 

V Kohli b Chawla 27 

A B de Villiers not out 27 

S Tiwary c&b Harris 13 

A Pathan lbw Harris 0 

M Kaif b Harris 3 

A Mithun not out 6 

Extras: (lb-5, w-1) 6 

Total: (for 6 wkts in 20 overs) 205 

Fall of wkts: 1/43, 2/154, 3/155, 

4/186, 5/186, 6/198 

Bowling: Kumar 4-0-37-0, Harris 

4-1-38-3, McLaren 4-0-40-1, 

Ablish 3-0-39-0, Chawla 4-0-37-2, 

Nayar 1-0-9-0 

Kings XI Punjab 

A Gilchrist run out 0 

P Valthaty c Mithun b Gayle 21 

A Nayar c Tiwary b Aravind 1 

S Marsh c & b Aravind 4 

D Karthik lbw Gayle 20 

S Singh c Pathan b Vettori 4 

R McLaren b Aravind 28 

P Chawla b Gayle 5 

R Harris c Pathan b Aravind 17 

P Kumar not out 15 

L Ablish not out 0 

Extras: (w-4, nb-1) 5 

Total: (for 9 wkts in 20 overs) 120 

Fall of wkts: 0/1, 2/5, 3/28, 4/34, 

5/50, 6/57, 7/67, 8/104, 9/105 

Bowling: Khan 4-0-35-0, Aravind 

4-0-14-4, Gayle 4-0-21-3, Mithun 

3-0-29-0, Vettori 4-0-15-1, Kohli 1- 

0-7-0 

MoM: Chris Gayle 

Gambhir, Sreevats Goswami 

or Yusuf Pathan as they sat 

down for dinner in a city 

hotel and watched ex- 

Knight Chris Gayle cruise to 

a century against Kings XI 

Punjab. 

Gayle, a natural for the 

Twenty20 format, was not 

recruited by his former team 

at the auction. He finally 

made it to the RCB squad 

after the exit of Dirk Nannes. 

Meanwhile, the city is 

gearing up once again for a 

Kolkata Knight Riders match 

— this time against Chennai 

Super Kings. 

The excitement may not 

be evident at the ticket counters 

but a very different tale 

unfolded at the lobby of the 

team hotel. People of all ages 

thronged the place to have a 

glimpse of the Knights as 

also of Mahendra Singh 

Dhoni and his men. 

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Thanks to 

boutiques, 

you can 

stand out 

from the 

crowd without 

spending an 

exorbitant 

amount of 

money 

Supreeta Singh 

There’s good news 

for Kolkata fashionistas. 

Last 

month, three boutiques 

were launched in the 

city offering varied 

styles and silhouettes. 

If Lopamudra Saha’s 

Studio Eye on Sarat Bose 

Road provides clothes for 

everyday wear, Souvik and Aditi’s 

eponymous store at Salt Lake, houses a collection 

of embellished ethnic garments. On 

the other hand, Bappaditya and Rumi’s 

lifestyle boutique Bailou at Hindustan Park 

is a one-stop shop for accessories, homefurnishings, 

jewellery as well as traditional 

designer wear. In the wake of a burgeoning 

mall culture and international brands setting 

up kiosks and outlets, home-grown 

boutiques are carving a niche for themselves 

slowly but steadily. 

At least 16 boutiques have opened up in 

the less than a year indicating a steep rise 

in Kolkata’s fashion conciousness. 

Lopamudra, a former model, says, “I used 

to wear self-designed clothes and women 

started requesting me if I could design for 

them too. There was so much demand that 

it forced me to open a boutique. I spotted a 

good business opportunity where I can also 

hone my skills.” 

At Debasree’s, at least 80 pieces of salwar 

suits are stitched and handed over to 

clients every day. “Is there anyone who 

does not want to look good today? I have 

customers who earn Rs 15,000 a month 

and spend around Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 

every season to revamp their wardrobe. 

Awareness of trends through films, serials, 

CUSTOM 

made for you 

magazines etc play an important role and 

it’s foolish to think Kolkata will remain 

unaffected by it,” observes Debasree, 

whose ninth outlet opened on May 6 in the 

last seven years that she has been working. 

Designer Pooja Shroff whose boutique 

was launched last July is surprised by the 

response to her western wear garments. “I 

was initially skeptical whether a city like 

Kolkata would accept western wear. But I 

am amazed at the response. Although, it’s 

too soon to count profits, the demand is 

huge,” smiles the young designer who 

recently launched a bridal collection. 

Strictly speaking, the boutique business 

is spurred by three main factors – affordability, 

fashion for the mass and direct 

interaction with clients. At the above mentioned 

boutiques, prices of kurtis or tops 

start from Rs 500. Talking about them, 

Debasree comments, “A designer saree 

starts from Rs 10,000 onwards. Normally a 

person buying it cannot wear it at two consecutive 

functions, for example. Boutiques 

like ours can fill that gap of affordable fashion. 

Moreover, it’s a bigger challenge to 

cater to the masses. You have to balance 

your design sensibility keeping in mind 

their budget, personality, profile etc.” 

For Souvik and Aditi, it was direct interaction 

with clients that prompted them to 

start their boutique. “We have been in the 

retail business for almost 10 years now. But 

we opened the store to cater to individual 

demands of our customers,” informs 

Souvik. 

Customised clothing is hallmark for any 

boutique. Clients get to pick up the fabric 

and select the design with valuable inputs 

from designer or the store owner. Anvesha 

Harlalka, whose bridal wear and kids wear 

boutique Palki opened in mid-2010, says, 

“Women know want they want and they 

want it to be made exactly like that.” 

While most of the boutique owners 

started their business from home, the urge 

for venturing into a full-blown business is 

dictated by a rising demand from clients. 

For example, Suchishmita Dasgupta whose 

boutique Nextiles opened last July, has 

been working in this industry for 10 years 

now. “I used to work in the merchandising 

department of a textile export company 

and I picked up my skills and interest from 

there. In 2004, I started to work on my 

own. As orders began to pour in, I decided 

to open a proper store,” she says. The same 

goes for Bidisha Das of Kaara located on 

Lee Road. She says, “I was into sourcing 

materials for a shop, when I saw that there 

was a lack of women’s office wear and 

that’s what I mostly offer in my boutique.” 

Some of the boutiques are also an experience 

by themselves. The interiors of 

Abhishek Dutta’s Monopoly which opened 

its doors last year, is heavily inspired by 

traditional elements and motifs, Bailou is a 

walk-in wardrobe making one almost feel 

like being in someone’s bedroom or drawing 

room.” 

Each boutique also has its unique 

flavour and character with a target clientele 

in mind. “The trick of a successful boutique 

business is to know where your 

strength lies. If the product is good, there is 

always a market for it,” says Bappaditya. 

With 13 domestic brands under his 

umbrella, his boutique has sarees, tops and 

dress materials crafted from handloom. 

Spoiling women for choice, there are 

other boutiques like Kavita Tulsian, 

Brocade, Trezo, Anita Dongre and Kaji, not 

to forget Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s first and 

only outlet at Vivekananda Park.

Mixed Bag 

Fate Line 

ARIES 

TAURUS 

GEMINI 

CANCER 

Down 

LEO 

VIRGO 

Archie 

Rugrats 

1. Tote 

2. Burden of proof 

3. Meltdown site 

4. ___ under (gave in) 

5. Crow’s-nest cry (2 

wds.) 

6. Unfamiliar 

7. Repair 

8. Prince Val’s son 

9. Messy place 

10. Hoity-toity (hyph.) 

11. Board mem. 

12. Harsh criticism 

13. Playing cards 

21. Icicle locale 

Your personality and your way of 

living might appear to change at a 

moment’s notice. 

Note: It is time to jazz up your life a 

bit. Take salsa classes to add some 

rhythm and grace. 

You should be careful in bending backwards 

to help someone as you might 

feel your energies being drained. 

Note: Meeting an old friend might lead 

to a new romance. Go with the flow. 

Your professional possibilities are 

promising today. Keep yourself up to 

date with new work opportunities. 

Note: It is okay to be impulsive for a 

change. Add some excitement to your 

mundane life. 

Keeping a finger on the pulse of all that’s 

happening around will create for you a 

scope to study and learn the unique features 

and ways of human behaviour. 

Note: Wake up with a fresh mind this 

morning and enjoy the smell of hot coffee. 

You will feel good. Positive energy will 

inspire you to be active and emerge as 

an achiever today. 

Note: If not romance then defintely a 

new friendship is on your cards. 

A quiet and calm time this evening, 

especially after a full day, is a great way 

to bring unsettled energies into 

balance. 

Note: Relax and take a quick breather 

to recharge your low energy. 

Daily Crossword 

22. All-out battles 

24. Plunders 

25. Austen heroine 

26. Pleiades count 

27. Walled Spanish 

city 

28. Silk or linen 

29. Poet Thomas 

30. Illuminate 

31. JFK landers, once 

32. Zillions 

33. Semblance 

36. Wisecrack 

37. Caressing 

39. Fido’s cousinl 

Across 

1. Spring beer 

5. Prayer-wheel 

turners 

10. Port side 

14. Well-known 

auth. 

15. Storm warning 

16. Wheel rod 

17. Meditation 

guide 

18. Dingbat 

19. Faculty honcho 

20. Withdrew formally 

22. Oil-lamp cords 

23. A c t r e s s 

Madeline 

40. Join 

42. More than enough 

43. Added (on) 

45. Perfumer Nina 

46. Swears solemnly 

47. Eddie’s cop character 

48. “One For My Baby” 

singer 

49. Field cover 

50. Happily Ñ after 

51. Woman of rank 

53 Olduvai loc. 

54. Ewe’s plaint 

56. Without delay 

Birth Day 

May 7 

You have a quiet, and 

highly principled 

nature. Your concern 

for others nearly 

always outweighs 

your concern for 

yourself. You are 

uncritical in the 

extreme. Yet despite 

your seeming mildness, 

there is nothing 

weak or unreliable 

about your nature. 

Your ability to put 

your own strength 

quietly behind the 

people you love is 

remarkable. 

Breckin Meyer 

24. Heavy metal 

26. Cannon boom 

28. Good friends 

32. Sandbags, 

maybe 

33. Latches onto 

34. Fabric meas. 

35. Classical poet 

36. Immigration 

factor 

37. Dart about 

38. Util. bill 

39. Business attire 

40. Idles away 

time 

41. Apt to bite 

43. Like a cheap 

piano 

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION 

p2 Weekender May 07, 2011 

It is time to face the evil and negative 

forces in your life. The gossip and 

rumours being spread about you need 

to be stopped. 

Note: Find yourself in good health this 

evening. LIBRA 

You will have to take care of a cornucupia 

of emotions today. Try to strike a balance 

while you deal with them. 

Note: Prove to your peer group that you 

are the best host, plan the liveliest party 

in town. 

A change in your lifestyle is resulting from 

some recent changes in your environment. 

Note: An unexpected twist might 

deepen the bonds of your current love 

relationship. 

SAGITTARIUS 

This is a time when you can expect a 

little boost, some sort of extra support 

from a friend or family member who 

understands you. 

Note: Take turns to talk about some 

future goals with a close friend today. CAPRICORN 

You can take full advantage of your 

position at workplace. Try to manipulate 

the situation according to your will 

and well being. 

Note: Learn ways to relax and reduce 

stress in your life. AQUARIUS 

If you are tending to other people’s 

business, check and recheck what you 

say. Your timing is right for anything 

you want to initiate. 

Note: There is a collision of powerful 

energies spilling into your life in 

unpredictable ways. 

44. Unhurried gait 

45. Cash, in 

Pretoria 

46. Parking attendant 

49. Amused 

52. Draft animals 

53. Taken ___ 

(startled) 

55. John, in Siberia 

57. Had a turn 

58. Silly comedy 

59. “ N a utilus” 

skipper 

60. Dispatch, as a 

dragon 

61. Very quick 

62. Ballooned 

Sudoku 

SCORPIO 

PISCES 

Roobee Roy 

Got a problem? Don’t know who 

to turn to? Is it too personal to 

tell your mum or your partner? 

Look no further. Let our love 

guru Roobee Roy give you a 

shoulder to cry on. Her tips may 

be whacky, but they work! 

Write to roobeeroy@gmail.com 

Q. I am a 16-year-old girl 

and I have a huge problem 

with people irrespective of 

gender, who tend to touch 

me, even if they do not 

have any bad intentions. 

But I have relatives, both 

male and female who 

seem to think that 

hugging me tight or 

clasping me to their 

bosoms and almost 

suffocating me in the 

process is the best way to 

show their affection. I 

have complained to my 

mother but in vain. She 

feels I overreact. How do I 

escape these people’s very 

physical love and 

affection? 

- Resham Ghosh, Taratala 

A. Sweat all the time. As 

soon as you spot them 

coming, switch the fan or 

air conditioner off and do 

some vigorous physical 

exercises. Also keep ready a 

dripping nose. You could 

also try scratching your 

head like crazy to give the 

impression that your scalp 

is the breeding ground of 

lice. Then volunteer to hug 

them to show your love. 

Yes, your reputation as the 

huggable young thing in the 

family might suffer a blow, 

but I’m sure you won’t 

mind. Only make sure you 

know where to draw the 

line lest this becomes a 

habit and you end up giving 

wrong impressions to the 

cute boy next door. 

Q. I am a 30-year old man 

who works in an MNC. My 

imediate boss is a 

beautiful and smart 

woman and I used to 

share a very good 

rapport with her. We were 

friends and enjoyed working 

together. But of late I 

have started feeling that 

she likes me as more than 

a friend. I like her too and 

I think any guy would be 

more than lucky to have 

her as his girlfriend, but I 

am apprehensive too. Is it 

a good idea to enter a relationship 

with a woman 

who is in a higher position 

financially and status 

wise. What can I do? 

-Saikat Chatterjee, 

Bagbazaar 

A. Honey, whether in office 

or at home, she will wear 

the pants in your 

relationship anyway. So 

why be apprehensive of the 

inevitable? Rather, because 

you’ll have the experience 

and practice of obeying 

your better half at office, it 

will be easier to do the 

same at home, don’t you 

think? Honestly, has she 

even told you she likes you? 

Sure, it’s not a figment of 

your over-reaching 

imagination? To clarify you 

could always go and 

propose to her and write to 

us about the fireworks. Best 

wishes. 

Q. I hailed from an 

economically and socially 

backward class. My son 

must be admitted to a 

college but I am 

apprehensive about using 

the advantage of the quota 

system. I don’t want him 

to suffer like me from the 

supercilious behaviour of 

his classmates nor be low 

in self-confidence because 

of his status. At the same 

time, I want him to get a 

good education. Please 

help me.- Kailash Kole, 

Baruipur 

A. Eveyone is out there to 

take advantage. And if you 

are doing it legally, what’s 

the harm. But if you feel too 

strongly about it, let your 

son get admitted by 

strength of his merit. If he 

puts his mind to studying 

properly and diligently — 

no education is bad 

education. 

Q. I don’t get along well 

with my mother at all. 

Mother has a lot of 

expectations of me and 

does not take to it kindly 

if I fail in any way. 

Sometimes I feel that all 

she cares about is being 

able to boast of her 

daughter’s success. I have 

been thinking of moving 

out but can’t because my 

father will be deeply 

upset. Is there a way my 

mother and I can engage 

in a healthy 

relationship? 

-Sromona Sen, Dhakuria 

A. Start failing in 

everything. That way the 

level of her expectations 

will come down and she 

will find reasons to rejoice 

everytime you do 

something marginally well. 

Sincerely, my dear, every 

mother has expectations. 

Talk to her very nicely, 

show her some signs of 

affection and consult her 

every now and then. Do 

things together, At the risk 

of sounding cheesy, this is 

the best relationship on 

earth and do your best to 

salvage it. Have patience 

and faith in yourself.

What’s On 

Canvas 

An artwork by Samaresh Poddar on display at Chemould Art Gallery 

Sublime Contours 

An exhibition of paintings by 

senior as well as upcoming artists 

from Andhra Pradesh 

Venue: Mon Art Galleries, 6 

Hungerford Street 

Date: Till May 7 

Time: 11am - 7pm 

Artistry 

A painting and photography 

exhibition of works by Shiladitya 

Ganguly 

Venue: Birla Academy Art and 

Culture 


Time: 4pm - 8pm 

Life in Motion 

An exhibition of bronze sculptures 

by Bimal Roy 

Venue: The Palladian Lounge, 

The Bengal Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry 



Brushstokes 

An exhibiton of paintings and sculpture 

featuring works by Kaushik 

Raha, Rajib Deyashi, Manojit Bera, 

Subhankar Roy and Durbananda. 

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, 

North Gallery 

INB X 



Painter’s Paradise 


Samiran Sarkar and Panchanan Das 

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, 

New South ‘A’ Gallery 



Reborn 


Samir Chanda 

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts 



Baisakhi 

An exhibition of paintings by BR 

Panesar, Bappa Halder, 

Pramathesh Chandra, Debabrata 

Chakrabarty, Dipti Chakrabarty, 

Debendra Laha, Arun Kumar 

Samaddar, Nitya Kundu, 

Milanendu Mondal, Prabal Roy, 

Ranjan Sarkar, Ranadip Das, 

Subrata Das, Samir Paul, Sambhu 

Saha among others 

Venue: Shree Art Gallery 

11, Gurusaday Road, 

Kusum Apartment, 

WEEKENDER TEAM 

The Bengal Post, 

Kolkata 

To Our Readers, 

It’s already the fifth month of the year. 

Time sure does fly! But with the 

progress of time, Kolkata’s sense of and 

love for fashion is increasing by leaps 

and bounds. Sattvik food for special 

religious occasions or for daily diet to 

beat the summer heat is the newest 

trend in the city. Don’t wear your hair 

in the same old boring way. Here’s 

looking at fancy hair art. Most 

importantly, flood us with your letters. 

Flat No. 61, 6th Floor 



Artwork 


Supam Adhikary 

Venue: ECA Art Walk, South City 

Mall 


Time: All Day 

Devine Love 

The third solo exhibition of paintings 

by Samaresh Poddar, guests 

Wasim Kapoor, Sonendra Mohan 

Goswami, Sourav Mondal (Lokgeeti 

and Actor), Ajoy Kumar etc 

Venue: Chemould Art Gallery 

Date: May 19 


Uttar Purab 

An art exhibition by selected artists 

from North and Eastern India 

presented by Emami Chisel Art Pvt 

Ltd featuring eminent artists like 

Subha Broota, Jayasree Burman, 

Kanchan Chander, Paresh Maity, 

Sanatan Dinda, Samir Aich, 

Subhabrata Nandi and Ritendra Roy 

Venue: Ground & First floor 

galleries, ECA 


Time: 6pm 


Champa Roy via e-mail 

Workshop 

Munch and Crunch 

Worshop on dips and cold starters 

(veg) organised by Mama Mia! 

Venue: Mama Mia, Ballygunge 

Circular Road 



Yogic Knowledge 

A live healthy workshop to 

experience a new level of well 

being with yoga, pranayam, 

ayurved, diet tips and weight control 

suggestion! 

Venue: SmartTree, New Alipore 


Time: All Day 

Parental Tips 

Birth and Beyond presents a 

workshop on child birth and 

preparation, to be conducted by 

Dr Rekha Sudarshan of Chennai 

Venue: Bhagirathi Neotia 

Hospital 

Date: May 7 

Time: All Day 

Food 

Thai Lands here 

The Wall presents a Thai food 

festival with a delicious spread 

including Summer coolers from 

Thailand like Maya Beach Magic, 

Patong Paradise, and Krabi Cooler, 

and authentic Thai starters, soups 

and main courses 

Venue: The Wall, off Sarat Bose 

Road 


Time: 12noon - 8pm 

Mouse and Coolers Festival 

A festival at the Tea Lounge, 

featuring mousses along with 

mouthwatering refreshments 

Venue: Peerless Inn 

Date: May 5 

Time: 8am - 11:30am 

Exhibition 

Home Decor 

An exhibition of bedsheets, 

towels, doormats and napkins 

Venue: 836 New Alipore 

Date: May 7 

Time: 11am - 4:30pm 

Shutter- Bug 

An exhibition of photographs 

by Ayan 

Venue: Chitrakoot Art 

Gallery 



To the Bard 

Nijaswa Communication has 

organised a programme to 

commemorate Rabindranath 

Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary 

Venue: Fani Bhushan Vidya 

Binod Jatra Manch 

Date: May 8 

Time: 5pm 

Kabi Pronaam 

Bhavna records and cassettes 

present a programme of 

Tagore songs aand readings 

from his work to celebrate 

Tagore’s 150th birth 

anniversary 

Venue: Rabindra Sadan 

Date: May 8 

Time: 9:30am 

Rabirkar 

A play produced by Bidhan 

Nagar Chandanir. Directed by 

Debasis Roy 

Venue: Purbashree at EZCC, 

IB 201 Salt Lake 

Date: May 14 

Time: 6:30pm 

Foundation’s Day 

Children’s Little 

Theatre celebrates its 

foundationday 

Venue: Madhusudan 

Mancha 

Date: May 7 

Time: 7pm 

Congratulations! Dhobi Ghat must be interesting to all Mumbaites. I have lived for several 

years in Mumbai and after reading your review I feel you have done a good job. 

Salmoli Nath Siliguri 

I have a child who is an avid follower of PostClass, but I do not understand why the 

cartoon section which is primarily meant for children looks so gruesome. 

Simran via e-mail 

I liked your article on ‘Fat is Fit’ but all the same, I am fat and dark and I don’t know 

what to wear to my brother’s wedding. Can you suggest something? 

localbloom222@googlemail.com via e-mail 

Bhardwaj was acutely mediocre and wanting in his direction of 7 Khoon 

Maaf and Priyanka Chopra could have done better. The world is not made of 

18th century upholstery and old china! 

Performance 

Play 

Miscellany 

Jorasanko 

An exhibition of photographs 

by Salil Biswas 

Venue: BoiChitra Gallery, 

Coffee House 

Building, Bankim 

Chatterjee Street 


Time: 3:30pm - 7:30pm 

Hoppe’s Santiniketan 

An exhibitions of photographs 

from1929 by Emil 

Otto Hoppe 

Venue: Potrait Gallery, 

Victoria Memorial 

Hall 



Beyond Freud 

Padatik and Oglam present a 

play in English, design and 

direction Janardan Ghosh 

Venue: Padatik’s Buildwell 

Theatre 

Date: May 7 and 8 

Time: 7pm 

Send mail to 

response@thebengalpost.com

Illustration: Sambaran Nature 

Centre Splash 

Weekend 

Getaway 

at 

Netarhat 

Netarhat is an ideal destination for people 

oppressed by the summer heat in 

Kolkata. Situated at a height of 3,700 ft above 

sea-level it is a plateau covered with thick, 

dense forests. Once a popular tourist destination 

, now it is not frequented as often by 

tourists, which should be all the more 

encouraging for people looking for quietude. 

How to reach 

Netarhat is around 544 kms from Kolkata. 

Take the Howrah-Hatia Express to reach 

Ranchi. You could also travel by road or air. 

From there it is about 156 kms away. Cars 

and government buses are available. 

Where to stay 

You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to 

accommodation. You could stay at the Bihar 

State Tourism Development Corporation’s 

Hotel Prabhat Vihar. Contact: 06569-277628. 

It overlooks the Koel river valley. The PHED 

rest house and private lodges are other 

options. 

What to enjoy 

Netarhat which is also called the ‘Queen of 

Chhotanagpur’, derived its name from 

Nature’s Hut as the British called it. Situated 

at quite a height above the sea level, it is 

chilly even on summer evenings. The actual 

town is a sleepy little one with small, unpretentious 

dwellings in a row and a 

village school. The entire place seems out of 

a fairyland, with its rolling verdant fields, tall 

deciduous trees and clear blue lakes. Sunrise 

and sunset from Magnolia point 12 kms 

away from Netarhat is a must in every 

tourist’s itinerary for it is visually 

spectacular and one of the main attractions 

of the place. From here, the Lodh waterfalls, 

one of the highest waterfalls in the state can 

be seen in the distance. Satyajit Ray had shot 

Aranyer Din Ratri here. There are tribal 

colonies deep within the forest covering the 

hills of Netarhat. The Upper Ghaghri fall is a 

small waterfall about six kilometres away 

from the main town. It is also a picnic spot. 

The Lower Ghaghri fall drops from a greater 

height and is exquisitely beautiful. The 

forest around the Lower Ghaghri fall is so 

thick that even sunrays cannot penetrate it. 

karam, khair and bamboo are the main 

forms of vegetation here. The beauty of 

Netarhat however lies in its lack of modern 

comforts and abundance of natural beauty. 


SATTVIK FOOD 

for health and vitality

Centre Splash 

Samabrita Sen 

According to ayurveda and yoga, a 

sattvik diet, also referred to as 

yoga diet is not only healthy but 

beneficial to the body and mind. 

Sattvik food with its non-garlic, non-onion 

and less spicy spread is equally delicious at 

the same time. 

Every region in India is known for its 

special sattvik spread which changes 

according to taste and preference of the 

region, influenced by tradition and culture 

of the place. 

From soulful read to music and now food, 

Sattvik food is supposed to be clean and 

wholesome. It provides more nutrition than 

a proper mix of proteins, carbs, fats, etc. 

Few restaurants around the country 

have incorporated sattvik food in their 

menu. For example, an Isckon run, 

Bangalore-based restaurant, Higher Taste, 

serves pure sattvik food platters. They 

believe in food as a ‘philosophy’ and vegetarianism 

as a way of life. The restaurant 

endorses the idea that sattvik food is the 

purest form of spread available. When 

cooked in typical Vedic style, sattvik food 

generates positive energy in us. The restaurant 

serves special dishes catering to both 

South Indian and North Indian palates 

with items like iddiyappam, kothu parota, 

ginger paniyaram, tomato dosa, rajshahi 

naan and kesariya sheerma on the menu. 

Back in Kolkata, Chef Sushanto Sengupta 

of 6 Ballygunge Place says that they do not 

serve sattvik food on a regular basis, but on 

special request, they do. A lot of Hindus 

and Jains are frequent customers. “We 

serve sattvik food on special occasions. 

There are a few dishes sans onion or garlic 

like shukto and bati chochchori which are 

categorically sattvik . The reason behind 

this craze for sattvik food is more ‘religious’ 

than people becoming health conscious. 

My favourite sattvik food will be a 

Bengali mixed vegetable dish tempered 

with panch phoron (five spices), a little bit 

of turmeric along with a hint of green 

chillies,” says the chef. 

Again, Sattvik, a restaurant in Delhi 

serves only Jain and sattvik food. Arpita 

Nath, a working professional from Delhi, 

says, “I was unaware of this concept before 

but since my friend and I were on a vegetarian 

diet for a week, we thought we 

would give this place a try. I loved the 

spread they had to offer. Sattva the drink I 

tried was actually Virgin Mary (non-alcoholic 

tomato juice) with an Indian name. 

But what I loved most was poached jamun 

with raspberry sauce. Sattvik food is definitely 

delicious.” 

The acceptance of sattvik food as mainstream 

cuisine is on the rise. However, chef 

Utpal Mondal of HHI, Kolkata, says the 

penchant for sattvik food has been there 

for quite a while, but the awareness is 

growing among the youth only now. “We 

have a separate counter for non-garlic and 

non-onion food on all occasions for each 

and every type of cuisines. Marwaris, 

Gujaratis and Bengalis are our dominant 

customers. They come and ask for sattvik 

food on festivals, if they are breaking a fast 

or if there is puja at home. It is easier for 

them to come out and enjoy this kind of 

food in restaurants. Chef Mondal challenged 

that no one would be able to find 

out any difference if he serves them a normal 

dish with garlic and onion and the 

same dish sans garlic and onion. HHI has 

consciously incorporated innovative nongarlic 

and non-onion dishes in their regular 

menu. Chinese, Lebanese, Italian as well 

as Indian dishes have a sattvik counterpart 

at HHI. “My personal favourite would be 

sattvik risotto but I would also recommend 

the Indian black dal, chana (grams) and 

paneer makhani kofta,” says chef Mondal. 

APPETIZER 

Rosemary and Potato Scones 

Ingredients: 

1 pound potatoes 

1 cup flour, sifted 

2 tablespoon olive oil 

oil or butter for greasing 

2 tablespoon powdered rosemary 

salt and pepper 

Directions: 

Boil potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes 

until tender. Drain and return to a 

clean pan and mash. 

Add flour, olive oil, rosemary and a little 

salt and pepper and mix into a soft dough. 

Roll out dough on a floured surface to a 

thickness of 1/4 inch and stamp out rounds 

with a 2-inch round cookie cutter. 

Lightly grease the pan with oil or butter. 

Cook in batches on hot pan for 10 minutes 

turning once till golden on both sides. 

Serve hot to enjoy the wonderful taste. 

MAIN DISH 

Ratatouille 


Ingredients: 

Olive oil 

Hing (optional) 

1-2 bell peppers cut into strips 

3-4 tomatoes cut into chunks 

Herbes de Provence (basil, thyme, parsley) 

Tomato paste 

1 zucchini, sliced 

1 medium eggplant, sliced or cut into 

chunks 

Salt and pepper 

Directions: 

In a large cooking pot, heat plenty of oil. 

Briefly fry hing, if using. 

Add bell peppers, tomatoes, and herbs. For 

a stronger tomato taste, add tomato paste 

or tomato puree. 

Add zucchini and eggplant. Season with 

salt and pepper. 

Cook slowly for up to two hours, depending 

on how chunky you want your ratatouille 

and how hungry you are. 

Serve with a crusty baguette. 

DRINK 

Almond milk 

Ingredients: 

1 cup almonds, or any other nut 

2 1/4 - 4 cups water 

1/2 tablespoon maple syrup or honey 

(optional) 

Directions: 

Soak almonds overnight. If desired, remove 

skins. Discard water. 

Blend nuts with water and sweetener. 

If using as a drink, strain first. 

Serve chilled to enjoy this drink 

DESSERT 

Carob Cake 

Ingredients: 

3 cups all purpose flour 

2 cups turbinado sugar 

6 tablespoons roasted carob powder 

2 teaspoons baking soda 

1 teaspoon salt 

2 cups cold water 

10 tablespoons cooking oil 

2 tablespoons vinegar 

2 teaspoons vanilla 

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Mix dry ingredients. 

Add wet ingredients and mix until smooth. 

Pour evenly into two nine-inch cake pans 

and bake for 30 minutes, or until an 

inserted toothpick comes out clean. 

Cover each cake in frosting or thin slices of 

kiwi or strawberry and stack. 

Launch 

Peppy & smart 

Coffee delight 

Cool Comfort 

pad 

Bata Naturalizer is the first 

brand dedicated exclusively 

to women. It combines current 

fashion with unique 

comfort features. It has both 

shoes and sandals in many 

trendy designs in good material 

with all leather upper, 

soft and light soles. N5technology 

offers great comfort 

and good fit. The range starts 

from `2499. 

Woodland’s Spring Summer 

2011 collection is all about a 

relaxed and peppy look. The 

collection includes women’s 

wear in bright shades of 

aqua, red, etc. Men’s wear 

consists of trendy shorts and 

half-sleeved shirts. Shoes and 

sandals are also on offer. The 

price range starts from `1550. 

Kaya skin clinic has on offer 

till May 15 a range of 

products and services 

designed for the occasion of 

Mother’s Day. The Forever 

Young Essential packages 

which contain cleansing gels, 

moisturisers, etc are available 

within the range of `1,180 

and `2,350 

Lavazza launched its 

premium, Lavazza Blue 

Coffee Maker LB 1100 Series. 

It is a delight for coffee lovers 

with its uber style, dashing 

and impressive looks yet easy 

to use. Using Lavazza Blue 

capsules containing coffee 

powder, the machine keeps 

the flavours intact. 

Spice has launched Spice 

POPKORN which has an 

inbuilt projector viewer 

JAVA and EDGE and comes 

with laser pointer, tripod 

stand and an external 

speaker. Priced at `6699, this 

mobile phone is the ultimate 

luxury for a film buff. 

Onida recently unveiled its 

PreCool range of air 

conditioners which can be 

operated even from outside 

one’s home. Available from Rs. 

`17,990 it comes with a `2990 

fully loaded multimedia 

mobile phone free. 

Naturally stylish 

Treat your mom 

Spicing it up

Masquerade 


Tresses that 

SPEAK 

Get rid of boring styles and 

pep up your hair with new 

add-ons available 

in the market 

Hair styling 

isn’t just about getting a 

new haircut, blow drying 

it or quickly straightening it to 

get the right look. There is much 

more on offer depending on 

your mood, occasion and personality 

and not to forget the size 

of pocket. Step into a salon or 

select some funky clips, clutches 

and hair bands from the nearest 

market. City salons have options 

galore to help you add that hint of 

bling to your personality. 

Dying to give your hair a funky 

appearance for a college party? Get a 

red heart or pink stars done on your 

hair by using colourful hair sprays. If 

sprays are not your cup of tea then artificial 

colours can also be an option. A small 

bottle of hair colour can be picked up for 

`150 from Tress Talk at Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani. 

With the IPL season in full throttle, you can 

flaunt your team’s colour on your hair be it the 

combination of gold and purple for KKR, or that of 

any other team you might support for every such 

combo is available as well. It is as easy to apply the 

colours as it is to wash them off. 

If you are a no-chemicals person there are other options 

for you. Try out the hair extensions that come in a variety of 

hues, size and styles. Choose from long, curly to half coloured 

fringes available in earthy shades of bronze, copper and bright 

cones like electric blue, red, purple among others. While the long 

extensions can cost you `750, half coloured fringes come for `250 to 

`300 

and the 

ones with 

invisible pins 

range from `35 to 

`50 per extension. 

Extensions are available in 

many salons of the city. 

Artificial buns can also be a 

choice for you to cover your 

hair into a small, composed 

and stylish bun for an elegant 

look for a party. 

Hair tattoo or stickers are 

also on offer. Glittering flowers 

or cartoon characters can adorn 

your hair complimenting the 

outfit to get the ‘pretty girl’ look 

right. Hair tattoos are also available 

in Indian motifs and can be 

worn with traditional or ethnic 

outfits. Wear to an occasional 

theme party or wear them daily, the 

choice is always yours. Available for 

`100 they can be found in the market 

or in hair saloons like Bridget Jones’s 

saloon, Ozone or Tress Talk. 

To add shine to your lustrous hair get 

swarovski art done. Ornament your tresses 

with strands of stone to attain that bejewelled 

look. One strand of Swarovski with 12 stones on it 

can be bought for ` 300 from Bridget Jones. 

But don’t dwell under the misconception that hair 

art is solely for women. Men have options to, albeit limited. 

Gel art, available in most of the city salons can help 

guys get a spiky look or a classic one depending again on the 

occasion. And hair sprays are more for men then anyone else. 

Now everyday can be your good hair day! 

— Compiled by Farah Khatoon

Picture courtesy: Yogen Shah 

Mumbai Wrap 

Suniel and Mana Shetty 

Anuu Malek 

The cozy musical mehfil hosted by music 

connoisseur Saurabh Daftary and his wife 

Nasreen, saw singers like Udit Narayan, 

Madhushree, Anu Malek having a great 

time mesmerising the audience with their 

soul-stirring numbers. Suniel and Mana 

Shetty were seen enjoying the 

entertaining event. 

We caught a glimpse of Rajnikanth and Deepika Padukone, when they attended the mahurat of their film Rana. The film 

Rana will star Rajni and Deepika in the lead roles. Rajnikanth reportedly collapsed during the photoshoot of the mahurat, 

but Rajni fans have no cause to worry, as the superstar is doing fine. Rana is a historical action film that has been 

co-written and directed by KS Ravikumar. 

Claudia Ciesla 

PVR Cinemas Juhu hosted the premiere of the much awaited 

Fast & Furious 5. The event witnessed a massive celeb turn 

out that included the Raghu Rajiv duo and Raghu’s wife 

Sugandha Garg, Claudia Ciesla and Sonu Sood. Fast and 

Furious 5 is a film about Dominic and his crew who find 

themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they 

try to switch lanes between a ruthless druglord and a 

relentless federal agent. The film stars Vin Diesel, Jordana 

Brewster and Dwayne Johnson. 


Madhusree and Udit Narayan Sunil Khosla and Anil Sharma 

Sonu Sood 

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The premiere of Gajaar: Journey of the Soul 

that was held at Cinemax saw Vibha and 

Sunil Khosla, Makrand Deshapande and 

Anil Sharma in attendance. Vibha and Sunil 

Khosla’s Gajaar – Journey of the soul is a 

path-breaking film on Waari (a great 

cultural event of Maharashtra), which 

narrates the saga of the dream of Parth, a 

young and ambitious film director, whose 

passion is cinema. 

Controversial Pakistani actress Meera, who recently made headlines by accusing filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt of being 

abusive towards her has now turned singer. The actress was seen recording songs with singer and music director Sailiff 

Balucchi and lyricist Arif Muskaan has cut an album titled Queen Meera-Mausiqui. 

Rajiv and Sugandha Garg 

Makrand Deshpande 

Vibha Khosla 

The mahurat of Rana Arif Muskaan 

Meera and Sailiff Balucchi 

Raghu and Rajiv Yana Gupta 

We saw actress and model Yana Gupta attending 

the launch of dermal filler ‘Juvederm XC’ 

in Mumbai.

The Woods 

Reviews 

Tagore revisited 

Shauli Chakraborty 

Film: Bidehir Khonje 

Rabindranath 

Director: Sanghamitra 

Chowdhury 

Cast: Abhishek Chatterjee, 

Arpita Mukherjee, Angshuman 

Rating: Average 

This year being Rabindranath 

Tagore’s 150th birth 

anniversary, a lot of people 

have decided to commemorate 

the occasion in different ways. 

Filmmaker Sanghamitra 

Chowdhury too has, in her 

own way, paid tribute to 

Tagore through this film. 

Sanghamitra explores 

Tagore’s grief after suffering 

various personal losses. He 

saw the deaths of Notun 

Bouthan Kadambari Debi, his 

wife Mrinalini Debi, his daughter 

Madhurilata and son 

Samindranath. Tagore is said to 

have attempted planchets in 

order to reach out to the 

souls of the departed. 

It is a film within a 

film. Jeet (Abhishek) is a filmmaker 

who is planning a documentary 

on Tagore. He loves 

Bolpur and makes it a point to 

visit Santiniketan whenever he 

can. Jeet’s brother has a gang 

of friends who think this is the 

perfect opportunity for a 

weekend getaway and convince 

Jeet to let them accompany 

him to Bolpur. Like most 

youngsters these people know 

very little about Tagore and are 

on a constant lookout for 

opportunities to dope and 

booze and show very little 

respect for all things Rabindrik. 

How Jeet deals with this bunch 

and manages to shoot his film 

is for you to find out! 

The music is heartwarming 

and soulful. In fact, it is the 

music which keeps much of 

the film afloat. There is a tribal 

dance sequence that has been 

shot in Bolpur and is pure 

delight to watch. 

As far as performances 

are concerned Abhishek 

Chakraborty alone is 

worth a 

Spiritual crises 

Supreeta Singh 

Film: Haunted 

Director: Vikram Bhatt 

Cast: Mahaakshay, Tia Bajpai, Achint Kaur, Arif 

Zakaria, Mohan Kapoor, Sanjay Sharma 

Rating: Poor 

Aghost film is the perfect opportunity for couples 

to cosy up in a darkened hall. At the first show of 

Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted, the number of boyfriends 

and girlfriends that turned up could give fair competition 

to any public park. But giggling school girls with 

their teenage lovers seemed to enjoy the antics of the 

ghost the most. At every shriek, crash and boom, they 

burst into peals of laughter and settled back into the 

arms of their boyfriends. Unfortunately, Bhatt himself 

would not be so amused if he heard the comments 

that they made. Even without the 3D option, the film 

is scary for all the wrong reasons. 

To be fair, the plot has a twist to it. Haunted by the 

screams of a young woman, our hero, Rehan 

(Mahaakshay), goes back 80 years in the past to save 

the girl from the clutches of an evil professor who 

tries to rape her, when alive. In his bid to change the 

destiny of the girl and free her from her sorry state, 

Rehan must put his own life at risk. Unlike other 

romantic ghost tales, the story has an unusual end as 

well. But like most Bollywood films centering on the 

watch. None of the other 

actors manage to make an 

impression. From body language 

to fake accents — nothing 

seems to work for this 

motley crowd, most of whom 

are first timers. They seriously 

need to attend grooming 

classes before attempting 

another celluloid appearance. 

The film deals mostly with 

Tagore’s dealings with the 

supernatural and the kind of 

impact those episodes had on 

his life. It is more of a docufeature 

than a full fledged documentary. 

However, editing is 

poor and a number of scenes 

could have been easily done 

away with. 

This is not a great film – as 

the filmmaker has acknowledged 

herself. But this is 

definitely a positive beginning. 

We hope such films encourage 

other filmmakers, old and new, 

to make more documentaries 

on Tagore and other greats 

as well! 

supernatural, the film turns a turkey. 

After giving a stylish and slick film like Raaz that 

employed scare tactics to its right effects and boasted 

of hotties like Bipasha Basu and Malini Sharma, 

Vikram Bhatt has steadily deteriorated in his casting 

choice. Mahaakshay looks like a kid and consistently 

carries just one expression throughout the film — 

whether he is sad, happy, angry or romantic, his facial 

muscles seem to go on a strike. Tia Bajpai as the victimised 

girl Meera, should have worked on her 

appearance. Her plight too fails to arouse pity. 

Mahaakshay does not look mature enough to shoulder 

the responsibility of saving a girl and Tia does not 

look worth saving! 

This is largely due to the character of the villainous 

professor, Iyer (Arif Zakaria) — a lecherous man with 

an enormous sexual appetite. Just imagine, he traps 

Tia’s soul when she commits suicide and rapes her for 

80-long years! It is torturous to watch a spirit 

undressing another spirit and deflowering her again 

and again! 

Moreover, the otherwise serene, chiseled and artistic 

face of Zakaria was hardly suitable for portraying a 

beastly character. 

The background score is jarring and loud. Even the 

songs are average and do not leave any haunting 

impression. Bhatt has also unnecessarily dragged the 

plot. Check the film out only if you have no other 

place for PDA! 


Celebrating girlpower! 

Jaya Biswas 

Film: Luv Ka The End 

Director: Bumpy 

Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Taaha Shah, Shenaz 

Treasuryvala, Pushtiie Shakti, Jannat Zubair 

Rahmani and Ali Zafar 

Rating: Good 

Luv Ka The End is all about one crazy night as 

three girls discover love, life, friendship and 

more... Now, that's not something which Yash Raj 

Films hasn’t tried before. It was attempted earlier 

in Pyaar Impossible and more. With the new 

Y-Films coming into picture where the focus is on 

making films of, for and by the young, one can 

expect the production house to go full throttle 

keeping youth in mind. 

The story of Luv Ka The End also runs somewhat 

on the lines of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na or Wake Up 

Sid! in the beginning, with the plot revolving 

around a gang of girls just out of college, but soon 

takes a twirl and an interesting one at that. 

The film focuses on Rhea (Shraddha Kapoor), 

who is the quintessential girl next door. She is 

lovable, cute, lively, vivacious and always dressed 

in funky clothes that she puts together for herself. 

Her dream is to watch her favourite rockstar, 

Freddie Kapoor. Rhea is madly in love with Luv 

Nanda (Tahaa Shah), the richest and the most 

popular boy in college. Luv, who so far has been 

easily befriending almost every hot chick in college, 

and has even ‘made out’ in the library with a 

Sohini Dey 

Film: Fast And Furious 5 

Director: Justin Lin 

Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, 

Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster 

Rating: Average 

Fast And Furious 5, the fifth film 

in the series is a no holds 

barred action entertainment, full 

of every masala from hot girls, 

hotter cars, goofy humour, elaborate 

chase sequences and ricochetting 

bullets to camaraderie 

and family bonding, all in the 

right proportion. The lack of an 

engrossing plot has been compensated 

by spectacular visuals of 

car chases and crashes in this 

Justin Lin directed film which 

sees a re-union of all the stars 

from previous films in the same 

series. After Dominic Toretto (Vin 

Diesel) is rescued from police 

custody by his sister Mia (Jordana 

Brewster) and her ex-FBI agent 

lover Brian O’Connor (Paul 

Walker), they decide to plunder 

the corrupt businessman Hernan 

Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) 

whose path they have crossed. To 

pull off a $100 million heist, they 

round up a team of sleek and stylish 

criminals who, in between 

chalking out the plan and 

rehearsing it keep the quotient of 

entertainment high by prattling 

enthusiastically. Obstacles to the 

task are two. For one, Reyes has 

locked his wealth up in a safe in 

the police station and secondly, 

DSS special agent Luke Hobbs 

(Dwayne Johnson), who is equivalent 

to an entire police force, is 

after Dom and his gang. 

The stunts performed are 

entertaining no doubt, with some 

heart-in-your-mouth moments, 

but seem too convenient to be 

plausible. Take for instance the 

final chase scene where Dom’s 

and Brian’s cars drag the humongous 

safe along crowded roads 

manoeuvring the safe itself to 

smash enemy cars into 

smithereens. But you know it’s an 

action film and you know how it 

will end, so after a point of time 

you stop worrying about the 

treacher Miss Naaz, now eyes Rhea for a reason. 

He wants to be the highest scorer at ‘Billionnaire 

Boys Club’, an online portal that ranks them in the 

order of their ‘female conquests’. It is Luv’s personal 

mission to take Rhea's virginity. 

On the eve of her 18th birthday, Luv and Rhea 

plan to take their relationship to the 'next level'. 

Accidentally, Rhea finds out that Luv is not as nice 

as she thought he was. Rhea decides not to cry 

but to give it back, in style — to get even and bring 

Luv Nanda down — and all in the span of one 

night with the help of her two friends. While 

most rom-com musicals start with a mushy number, 

this one is different as it aims to put love to 

an end. 

The song, Tonight by Suman Sridhar is a slow, 

dreamy number about a young girl in love. Suman 

has really crooned the song well, effectively capturing 

the mood. This is followed by the title track 

of the film Luv Ka The End, sung by Aditi Singh 

Sharma, which is definitely the second best in the 

album. 

Another interesting fact is debutant director 

Bumpy's Hitchcockian screen presence. In almost 

all of his films, Hitchcock made an appearance 

much like Bollywood’s showman, Subash Ghai. 

Last but not the least, popstar Ali Zafar’s special 

appearance as Freddie Kapoor adds cherry on the 

cake. Performancewise, Shraddha Kapoor and 

Taaha do justice to their roles. However, Pushtiie 

as Shraddha’s friend is the real show stealer. 

Overall, Luv Ka The End is hip and zappy; a fun 

film worth a watch. 

In which brawn is brain 

truth value of whatever’s shown 

on the giant silver screen. 

Somehow you don’t even mind 

the predictability of it all and lie 

back and enjoy. 

Everybody plays their parts 

well. Malleability is not a trait 

Diesel’s face is famous for, but in 

a film that requires him to display 

only three emotions at the most, 

and a lot of his rippling muscles, 

he is perfect. The same holds for 

Dwayne Johnson. But the physical 

and behavioural similarities 

between the two in the form of a 

chiseled body, shiny bald pate 

and steely determination make 

the chaser and the chased two 

sides of the same coin. 

Apart from the unexplained bit 

about Vince’s betrayal and return, 

there are a couple of questions 

the film raises — Is the huskiness 

of a mafia lord like corrupt businessman’s 

voice an acquired trait 

or a pre-requisite for the role? Is 

the impending birth of a child in 

the family the only incident that 

can swerve criminals by choice 

off the path of crime?

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