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VOL: 2 ISSUE 35Feb. 09, 2009
ChennaiTimes
 
India's first dual voltage air conditioneddrivers cab for EMU trains
The newly inaugurated, India's first dual voltage air conditioned driverscab (AC/DC) for EMU trains at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai todayChennai, Feb. 09The Tamil Nadu Budget forthe year 2009-10 will bepresented in the StateAssembly on February 17,at least a month ahead, inview of the coming LokSabha elections.State FinanceMinister K Anbazhagan willpresent the budget at 0930hrs in the House that day,when the session beginsfor the budget session, anofficial release said heretoday.Unlike last year,when the budget for theyear 2008-09 waspresented on March 20,this year the budget isbeing presented muchearlier, in view of theforthcoming Lok Sabhaelections.The DMKGovernment ispresenting the budget, atleast a month ahead asonce the electionschedule wasannounced, the modelcode of conduct wouldcome into force and theGovernment would notbe in a position toannounce welfareschemes.TheGovernment, whichrecently announced afree medical healthinsurance scheme forone crore poor families inthe Governor's address,is expected to come outwith some more sops inthe budget proposals,keeping an eye on theLok Sabha poll.The House,after discussing andpassing the budget,would take up demandsfor grants for variousdepartments and passthe same after debate.Unlike last year,when the budget sessionlasted for close to twomonths, the presentbudget session isexpected to last for lessthan a month.The House hadmet on January 21, whenGovernor Surjit SinghBarnala delivered hiscustomary address to theHouse in the new yearand adjourned sine-dieon January 30, afteradopting a motion,thanking the Governorfor his address.
TN Budget to be presentedin the Assembly on February 17
Kollam (Ker),Feb. 09
Terming the SriRam Sene as a "threat" tothe country, Home MinisterP Chidambaram onMonday said the Centrewas watching its activitiesand expected theKarnataka government totake firm action against theoutfit, accused of beinginvolved in the Mangalorepub attack."Sri Ram Sene isa threat to the country. TheCentre is watching itsactivities with greatconcern", the ministertold reporters here.Condemningthe activities of the outfit,he said "no organisationcan become a self-styledpolice force.That cannotbe allowed. Sene hadalready crossedlimits.They cannot saywhat one should wear,one should eat or towhere one should go," hesaid.Asked if theCentre could impose banon the outfit, he said "letus see what KarnatakaGovernment is doing. Weexpect Chief MinisterYeddiyurappa to takefirm action against themas promised", he said.Members of the Senewere allegedly involvedin the attack on women ata pub in Mangalore onJanuary 24 whichsparked a nationaloutrage.
Centre watching Sri Ram Senewith concern: Chidambaram
Abducted Indian worker SimonParamanathan killed inAfghanistan: Report
Kabul, Feb 09:
Media reports claimed on Monday that SimonParamanathan, an Indian worker kidnapped in Afghanistan, has been killed by hisabductors, the Taliban.Paramanathan, who was working in the Herat province, was abducted inOctober last year.According to reports, Afghanistan’s investigating agencies who werepursuing the case, have informed the Indian Embassy in Kabul that the hostage wasno more alive. It is not clear whether his body has been retrieved by the Afghanauthorities.Reports did not say when Afghan officials informed the Indian authoritiesabout Paramanathan’s death, but they claimed that Embassy officials passed on thenews to the hostage’s family in Tamil Nadu today only.The abductors had demanded USD 50,000 for the Indian worker’s release.Pleading with the Indian government for help, Paramanathan’s wife, Vasanthi hadsaid, "We cannot give the money. I beg the Indian government to protect my husband."Simon, who went to Afghanistan in 2007, was working for an Italian company. Heworked in Muscat before joining the present company in Afghanistan.The deadline for his release had ended in December but there was no newsabout him since then.
 
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Chennai, Feb. 09
The Murasoli Trust, whichhad been honouringeminent people from thefields of arts, literature andculture with awards, hasselected DravidaKazhagam (DK) PresidentK Veeramani for the'Kalaignar award'.A release fromthe Trust here said threepeople, including MrVeeramani, writer Solaiand photographer Yogahave been selected for'Kalaignar Award' for theyear 2008.Actor Thiaguhas been selected for'Murasoli Maran SpecialAward', the release said.The awards,which carries a cash ofRs One lakh each, wouldbe presented by DMKPresident and ChiefMinister M Karunanidhiat a function presidedover by DMK generalSecretary K Anbazhaganhere on February 25, therelease added.
Murasoli Trust selects Veeramanifor 'Kalaignar Award'
Chennai, Feb.09 :
Power supply willbe suspended from 9.00a.m. to 5.00 p.m. onTuesday, Feb. 10 in thefollowing areas formaintenance work. Thesupply will be resumedbefore 5.00 pm if theworks are completedearlier says a TNEBrelease.Cooks Road:TNHB Mangalapuram,C.Y.S. Road and LinkStreet, Shastri Nagar,Adisesha Nagar 4th, 5thand 6th Streets,Semathamman Colony3rd Street, Krishna DossRoad 2nd and 3rdStreets and JamaliaNagar.Flower Bazaar:Nainiyappa NaickenStreet, V.M. Street,Raghunayakulu Street,Devaraj Mudali Street,N.S.C. Bose Road,Rattan Bazaar, TheradiLane and SubrayaNaicken Lane.Sowcarpet:Thulasinga Street andLane, Mint Street, PeriyaNaicken Street andPerumal Mudali Street.Kellys: 230 KVKilpauk Water Works SS,New Avadi Road andMandapam Road 1st to6th Streets.Mandaveli:R.K. Mutt Road, VaithiyarAnnamalai Street andPillaiyar Koil Street.Neelankarai:Canalpuram, PandianSalai, Saraswathi Nagar,Kabaleeswarar Nagar,Chinna NeelankaraiKuppam, Renga ReddyGarden and parts of EastCoast Road andPerungudi industrialestate.Injambakkam:Akkarai, Panaiyur,Uthandi, Nynar Kuppamand parts of East CoastRoad.Ashok NagarEast: Indra Colony 1st,4th, 6th, 8th and 9thAvenue and AshokNagar 48th Street.J.J. Nagar: J.J.Nagar Industrial Estate,Mogappair Village,BSNL, 10th Block,Vishwakarma Quarters,DABC, Green Field andEverest Colony.Nolambur:V.G.N. Nagar,Adayalampet, Periyarand Chinna Nolambur,Sakthi Nagar, S and PGarden and N.N.S. Area.Thiruvanmiyur: PeriyarNagar, East and WestKamaraj Nagar,Thiruvalluvar Salai, RajivGandhi Salai, Avvai Nagar,Rajaji Nagar, KannappaNagar, A.G.S. Colony,Natco Colony, VSI Estate,MGR Nagar, and parts ofIndra Nagar, Kottivakkamand L.B. Road.SAF GamesVillage Area: GamesVillage C Block.Royapettah:Balaji Nagar: V.M. Streetand Balaji Nagar 1st and4th Streets.Shanthi Colony:R.K. Nagar, PoonamalleeHigh Road Door No. 619 to630.
- Staff Reporter
Power shutdown tomorrow
Chennai, Feb.09:
Young men have morereasons to be stalked bywomen, for they will now beable to sport the newfragrances launched byOld Spice recently inChennai.One of the world’soldest brands in men’stoiletries and personal careproducts, Old Spice hasnow introduced a range ofnew, young and vibrantfragrances of bodydeodorant sprays and aftershave lotions - Ice Rock,Lagoon and Sport.Speaking duringthe launch of the products,GK Bhat, ManagingDiretcor of MPCL India thatmarket Old Spice productsin the country said, “OldSpice has loyal customersin Tamil Nadu andparticularly in Chennai.”Old Spice thatmarks its 40th year in thecountry has come up with tthree products maintainingthe usual Old Spicestandards and eachfragrance has its ownindividuality. Ice Rockunleashes the feel of afresh mountain breeze;Lagoon gives a relaxingfeel of a crystal oceanpool and Sport- arefreshing crash of anocean wave. “Thepresent generationdoesn’t want to use thosefragrances that theirfathers have been using.They all want somethingnew young andenergetic. Old Spice’snew range will fulfill that,”said Ronnie Netto, one ofthe board members ofMCPL adding that OldSpice’s products aresignificantly male in amarket that is overloadedwith many deodorantsand after shave lotions.With the launchof Ice Rock, Lagoon andSport, the Old Spicerange of after shavelotions now expands tosix fragrances anddeodorants to sevenfragrances.The campaignfor the launched productswill kick-start in 10 daystime. The after shavelotion that come withatomiser (spray) isavailable in a 100ml packfor Rs 195 and the bodydeodorant spray isavailable in a 150 ml packfor Rs 175.
- Agencies
Old spice for young men
Chennai: Feb.09 :
Tamil and Sanskritshould be considered onequal terms in Hindutemples,’ orator SukiSivam has said.He was speakingat a function organised atMylapore in Chennaiyesterday by Sri KrishnaSweets to felicitate veteranvocalist Sula-mangalamJayalakshmi. . Suki Sivamsaid, ‘Chants like KandhaShastikavasam make yourmind healthy. Thesechants mean a lot inHinduism as they were allcomposed for the benefitof the human being. It willbring positive energy inyour body.’He further saidSulamangalam Sisterswere great vocalists whopopularised the divinechant KandhaShastikavasam whichpraises Lord Muruga.They used tochant them in a simpletune that reached everyHindu temple and housesall over the world.’After accepting thefelicitations,SulamangalamJayalakshmi said, ‘It’s angreat honour for me to berecognised.There shouldnot be any war around theworld and I pray toKadhirgama Kandhar inSri Lanka to save Tamilcivilians who wereaffected by the ethnicconflict in the islandnation.’
Sulamangalam Jayalakshmi honoured
Chennai, Feb.09
 
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BSA Motors, aStrategic Business Unitof Tube Investments ofIndia (TII), part of theRs.9582 crore (USD2.4billion) MurugappaGroup, launched theirauthorized 3’s facility(Sales, service & spareparts) showroom inAmbattur today. Locatedon Red Hills Road, the1000sq.ft, ‘BSA Motors’showroom is the first ofits kind in the Ambattur.BSA Motors’ authorizeddealers ‘Sastha Motors’ isa one stop shop for sales,service and spare parts.said a press release.Commenting onthe inauguration, Mr. K BSrinivasan, VicePresident, BSA Motors,said, “The launch of BSAeScooters received anoverwhelming responsethroughout South India.Backed by this success,today we launch ourdealership showroom inAmbattur with an in-depth understanding ofthe buying behavior ofour potential customers”.He also added, “Toeliminate the concern ofafter salesservice for theeScooters, ourshowrooms areequipped withbest in classequipments toprovidecompleteservice andsatisfaction tothe BSAcustomers.” Theshowroom wasinaugurated byMr. M AAlagappan,ExecutiveChairman,MurugappaGroup, in the presence ofMr. A Vellayan, ViceChairman, MurugappaGroup and Mr. ArunAlagappan, Senior VicePresident, BSA Motors.All the five models of BSAeScooters would be sold inthe showroom..Each eScooterwill have four colouroptions with the exceptionof Diva which will have fivecolour options. The uniquefeatures of these eScootermodels are its protectivesafety switch, twinpassenger foot rest,ergonomically designedseats, great storage space,side reflectors and manymore innovative featuresthat are not currentlyavailable in the market. Theforte of BSA Motors lies inproduct design and topnotch quality. Out of the fivemodels, three models arein 250 watts, one in 500watts and one in 800 watts.BSA Motorsinitially plans to set up 45exclusive dealerships byMarch 2009 in states ofTamil Nadu, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka,Kerala, Puducherry andGoa.- Bureau Report
BSA Motors launches itstwo wheeler showroom in Ambattur
 
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E-PaperFeb. 09, 2009
National
New Delhi: Feb.09 : In what may bedescribed as an omissionin law enforcement, theCentre has admitted that ithas not formed anyauthority to sanctionprosecution for violationunder the State Emblem ofIndia (SEI) Act, 2005 asprescribed by the law itself.The Ministry of HomeAffairs which deliberatedwith the Law Ministry torespond to an RTI query fordetails regardingprosecution authority forSEI Act, has said no suchauthorised body has beenformed in the Ministry.According toSection 8 of the SEI Act,"no prosecution for anyoffence punishable underthis (SEI) Act shall beinstituted except with theprevious sanction of theCentral Government or ofany officer authorised inthis behalf by general orspecial order of theCentral Government."The ministry, inits reply to the applicantwho also wanted to knowthe number of cases ofprosecution institutedunder the Act throughoutthe country along withdetails of convictions thatmay have taken place,said, "No suchauthorisation has beenmade in MHA so far forgiving sanction forprosecution underSection 8.""It is quite sad toknow that thegovernment has notformed any authority tosanction prosecution forthe violation of StateEmblem of India Actwithout which the Actdoes not have any teeth.It is an Act just fornamesake," RTIapplicant RakeshAgarwal said.
'No authority named to prosecuteState Emblem Act violators'
Mumbai, Feb09:
A major tragedy wasaverted on Monday whenthe pilot of an IndianAirlines plane appliedemergency brakes afterspotting an Armyhelicopter suddenly landon the Mumbai airportrunway just when theaircraft was about to takeoff.The pilot of theAir India flight to Delhi--IC 866-- aborted take offwhen he saw thehelicopter landing on therunway he was about touse, official sources said.It was not immediatelyclear whether Patil wason board the helicopter.A probe into theincident has beenordered by theDirectorate General ofCivil Aviation, thesources said. A seniorDGCA official is comingfrom New Delhi toMumbai to join theinvestigation, they said.Pilot of IC 866 Captain SS Kohli wondered howthe chopper landedwhen he had been givena clearance by the ATC totake off. “The chopper just landed without takinga landing clearance. Icannot say much more,”he said.An IAFspokesman said, “thepilots of the chopper hadfollowed the instructionsfrom Bombay approachmeticulously. ThePresidential entouragewas cleared to take offfrom INS Kunjali and landat Santa Cruz betweentwo taxiways”. An inquiryhas been ordered by theIAF into the incident, hesaid.A fleet of threehelicopters including theone carrying Patil, alongwith MaharashtraGovernor SC Jamir andsome other dignitaries,had taken off fromMumbai's Naval base'INS Kunjali' and were ontheir way to the airportsince the President wasto fly to Gondia by herspecial IAF plane toattend a function."At around09.00 hrs today, an AirForce chopper landed onthe same runway fromwhich Air India flight IC866 (with 150 passengerson board) was taking offfor Delhi, forcing the pilotof the plane to abort takeoff at the last minute," aMumbai Airport officialsaid.The Air Indiaaircraft, he said, wastaxiing to reach the mainrunway for the take offwhen the Air Traffic Controltalked to the pilot regardingthe helicopter. The pilotapplied the brake to bringthe aircraft to a halt, hesaid.Official sourceslater said that the Presidentwas not on board thehelicopter and she latertook off by her specialaircraft for the schduledfunction.MumbaiInternational Airportauthorities did notcomment on the incident,saying that, "this is purelyan issue concerning theMumbai Air Traffic Control,which had allowed the boththe landing and the takeoff."
Major tragedy averted at Mumbai airport
Kollam (Kerala),Feb 09:
The Centre hasdecided to set up a CoastalCommand by integratingthe functions of the Navyand Coast Guard, tocombat possible terroristattacks from the sea, inlight of the recent Mumbaiterror attacks, Union HomeMinister P Chidambaramsaid here Monday.The Navy wouldlook after the security ofblue waters, the CoastGuard would take theterritorial waters and thecoastal police would keepvigil at the grassroot level,he said, while inauguratingKerala's first CoastalPolice Station atNeendakara near here.The decision onsetting up the CoastalCommand would be takenin a few days, he said.The Mumbaiterrorist attack hadbrought to light the factthat India was vulnerableto dangers from the sea.For long, the securityagencies had beenconcentrating on landborders against enemyattack. To counter the seathreat and ensureintegrated security, theCentre had ambitiousplans and the CoastalCommand was part of it,he said.The placesidentified to set upCoastal police stationsare Vizhinjam, Fort Kochi,Thottapally, Azheekkal,Beypore, Kodungallurand Bakel, covering thelong stretch of the state'scoastline.
Centre to set upcoastal command: PC
Gulbarga(Karnataka), Feb 09:Karnataka Chief MinisterBS Yeddyurappa onMonday said he wouldrequest Prime MinisterManmohan Singh to rein inUnion Minister for Womenand Child DevelopmentRenuka Chowdhury, whohas been unleashing"baseless charges" againstthe state government."Without verifyingthe facts, the UnionMinister has been making
PM should rein in Renuka: K’taka CM
false allegations againstmy government," he toldreporters here.Condemningthe kidnap case ofShruthi, daughter ofKerala MLA CHKunhambu,Yeddyurappa poured outhis anger at Renuka wholast week hit out at theKarnataka governmentcharging that there wasno law and order in theBJP ruled state.Yeddyurappasaid, "I will request thePrime Minister to adviseher".Of the five arrested inconnection with theShruti abduction case,investigations hadrevealed that two of thembelonged to CPM and theothers were Congressactivists.“The state isseriously thinking to bookthem under the GoondaAct", he said.
Bangalore,Feb 09:
In order to cut"wasteful expenditure"and duplication of efforts,Chief of Air Staff F HMajor Monday soughtcreation of an apex bodyto coordinate andregulate aerospaceindustries.India'seconomic upswing in thelast two decades hasresulted in substantialsurge in aerospaceindustries in the country,the Air Chief Marshalsaid, adding "this is anencouraging sign".However, as theaerospace industry isunregulated, "we run therisk of wastefulexpenditure andduplication of efforts", theAir Chief Marshal saidaddressing a seminarconducted bienniallyalong with Asia's biggestair show, Aero India2009, which getsunderway here onWednesday."Therefore,there is a definite need foran effective apex agencyto coordinate andregulate the activities of
IAF Chief F H Major pushes forregulation of aerospace industries
many organs thatconstitute our aerospaceindustry and to providefocus so that (there is)development of acoherent nationalaerospace capability", hesaid.The Chief of AirStaff said India mustidentify coretechnologies to bedeveloped, andaggressively design andmanufacture them.Attempting to design anddevelop "every thing" isnot cost-effective, hesaid.
Bangalore,Feb 09:
The currenteconomic slowdownwould not hurt themodernisationprogramme of India'sarmed forces in any way,Defence Minister AKAntony said on Mondayand also announced thegovernment'swillingness to spendmore on DefenceResearch andDevelopment.Antony,responding to Air ChiefMarshal FH Major whospoke earlier stressingon defencemodernisation at aninternational seminarhere, said, "We willprovide you what everyou want to safeguardIndia's nationalinterests."The ministercategorically said that theeconomic slowdownwould not affectmodernisation of thearmed forces.But he said thecountry is "far far away"from Jawaharlal Nehru'sdream of India becomingself-reliant in the defencesector. He also pointedout that only 30 percentof India's defence needsare met within thecountry, while 70 percentare imported.He said that acountry like India, whichboasts of the "fourthlargest scientific group"and is "growing likeanything", depending onforeign sources for mostdefence items is "notsuitable for us".Antony said hefeels "guilty" that growth -- as far as indigenousdevelopment andproduction of defenceitems are concerned -- is"very, very slow".
Slowdown won’t hit defencemodernisation: Antony
Bhopal , Feb. 09
Will the election for theBhopal Lok Sabha seat thisyear in Madhya Pradeshwitness a fight betweenthree prominent womenincluding two actresses?This question hasassumed significancefollowing reports that filmstar Jaya Bachchan maycontest from Bhopal on theSamajwadi Party ticket andthe Congress may field filmactress Naghma, while theBJP is planning to give theticket to its senior leaderSushma Swaraj.Sushma'scandidature from Bhopal isconsidered almost certainfollowing theannouncement on Sundayat Nagpur by the BJP'sprime ministerial candidateL K Advani that she wouldcontest the parliamentarypolls from MadhyaPradesh.Advani had alsoannounced that Sushmawould be the party in-charge during the LokSabha elections for bothMadhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh.Of the threewomen, Jaya and Nagmahave got strong links withBhopal while Sushma is arank outsider who hailsfrom Haryana.BJP sourcespointed out that theexercise to give Sushmathe party ticket from Bhopalis gaining momentum,although former MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister andcurrent Lok Sabha memberfrom the city, Kailash Joshi,is not ready to give up hisclaim for the seat.
Prominentwomen likelyto fight forBhopal LS seat
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