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WORLD TRADE CENTER ‘CROSS’ FIGHT RETURNS TO COURT BY A STAFF WRITER

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steel beam recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center (WTC) is once again at the center of a legal fight. At issue is whether the cross is a religious symbol or a piece of history that belongs in the 9/11 Museum. American Atheists is appealing a ruling by the Southern District of New York last year that the cross and the 9/11 Museum “demonstrate how those at Ground Zero coped with the devastation.” “I lost my friend, Fr. Judge, the fire chaplain. I lost 10 other friends. This was a sign of consolation. It was never meant to hurt anyone, the atheists or anything like that,” Fr. Brian Jordan, Ground Zero Chaplain, said. But atheists say they were hurt. In court on March 6, one lawyer said “the

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historical artifact,” Ken Bronstein, NYC Atheists, said. But a panel of judges questioned the difference between a cross at the 9/11 Museum and religious objects at the Mets Cloisters in northern Manhattan. It includes all kinds of medieval religious objects. A lawyer for the museum argued “rescue workers had a horrific experience (after 9/11) and they took some comfort in this object”. He also argued a plaque for atheists might sound nice, but it was not justified. “The cross is a part of the story of 9/11. Museums don’t’ censor history, they don’t’ make up history, they tell history as it happened. And the cross is part of history. And the plaque is not,” Eric Baxter, Beckett Fund Lawyer, said.

healthcare N fraud artifact screams Christianity”. He went on to propose a plaque be

included in the museum that would read “atheists died here too.”

Physician faces 30-year jail for healthcare fraud BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK: An Indian American physician and his colleague have been indicted on charges of healthcare fraud, which could land them as much as 30 years behind bars. Mahesh Kuthuru (43), along with his 42 year-old employee Bonnie Meislin are at the center of a Medicare scheme in which they allegedly billed the federal program to reimburse them for medical procedures they never actually conducted. Additionally, the two allegedly distributed several Schedule II controlled substances illegally, such as Oxycodone and Oxycotin. The fraudulent activities occurred at Upstate Pain Management, a clinic Kuthuru ran in New York. Kuthuru bought a new clinic in Las Vegas in 2008, and ended up selling his New York home in 2009 to spend more time setting up his new business. As a result, he began spending less and less time at Upstate Pain Management, andPages between 10 & 20 Dr Mahesh Kuthuru 2010 and 2011, it got to the point where long Said Mayor Thomas Lankey: “My periods of time transpired during which no administration together with police qualified healthcare professional were actually Dr Mahesh Kuthuru SPECIAL AIRFARES administration, share in the positionLOWEST that administering the clinic’s care. million each, respectively. counts of health care fraud, each carrying open communication is FROM a key component Me i s l i nTO w a s i n d i c t e d o n Ja n u a r y ALL USA CITIES a maximum sentence of 10 years, as well Kuthuru, who specializes in “Pain Medicine,” to any successful relationship. It is our duty 8, while Kuthuru was later arrested in Las as 15 counts of drug distribution which each will have his arraignment date next week before and responsibility to utilize any and all Vegas and indicted on February 28. Now, carry a 20 year maximum sentence. The charges US Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks in avenues available to disseminate information both Kuthuru and Meislin are facing 30 also come with fines of $250,000 each and $1 Syracuse, New York Travel Agency is not responsible for any Airline to the public as expeditiously as possible. schedule change, milage credit I commend the Chief and his department Ensure to have proper travel documents, valid passport/visa/transit visa/ travel insurance etc... for moving forward with this essential We recomment to reconfirm your filghts initiative.” schedule before 72 hours to departure

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merican upscale fashion retailer Nordstrom has removed swimwear carrying image of Hindu Lord Ganesh from its website after Hindus protested, calling it ‘inappropriate’. Neiman Marcus and Amazon.com, who also carried “Mara Hoffman” swimwear with Lord Ganesh image have already removed it from their respective websites. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded this protest, in a statement in Nevada (US) thanked Nordstrom for understanding the concerns of Hindu community, which thought Lord Ganesh’s image on swimwear was inappropriate.

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amily members of Reny Jose, a 21-yearold Rice University student who went missing on Spring Break in Panama City, Fla., are encouraging people to continue looking for him. Jose was reported missing on March 4 after he disappeared from a house he was renting with friends. Jose’s clothes, cell phone, and wallet were found in a trash can. Jose’s friends reported they saw him near the house they were renting on March3.. “We do not suspect foul play,” said a Bay County Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson. Jose’s family started a Facebook page with information on the missing student and the search. An online fundraising campaign to

Reny Jose

help with the search was started on March 7. “At the moment, our family is still extremely devastated; we’re just hoping for good news,” said his sister, Reashma Jose. Reashma Jose told the station that her brother rented a house with about 20 of his university friends. Some of those friends have indicated that Jose may have taken LSD, When asked about her brother’s possible drug use, Reashma said that she wasn’t aware of any drug use. “Reny is one of the most rational people I’ve ever met and he has a level head. He does so well with school and he strives so hard to do his absolute best,” Reashma said. Her family just wants to find Jose and make sure he is safe, she added.

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India, US can achieve a lot together: Obama S Jaishankar, new Indian ambassador to US, presents his credentials to President Barack Obama ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

elcoming new Indian ambassador Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, United States President Barack Obama told him that the two countries could accomplish a lot together Obama also wished Jaishankar success in his responsibilities as he presented his credentials to the president at the Oval Office of the White House on March 11 according to the Indian Embassy. Jaishankar, in turn, conveyed warm greetings from President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Obama and Michelle Obama. Jaishankar also assured Obama of his commitment to expand key pillars of the bilateral relationship, including economic relations and trade ties, defense and security, energy, science and technology and global issues. Jaishankar was second of the six ambassadors who presented their credentials to Obama one by one in a traditional ceremony that marks the formal beginning of an

Nisha Desai Biswal with Union Minister Manish Tewari in New Delhi.

Committed to boost trade and investments with India: US IANS, NEW DELHI

S. Jaishankar with US President Obama at the White House on March 11.

ambassador’s service in Washington.Although he formally presented his credentials to Obama only on March 10, Jaishankar has spent the last couple of months since his arrival here on Christmas eve to put the India-U.S. relations back on track after the diplomatic row over the Khobragade affair. Jaishankar, who played a key

Modi is welcome to apply for a visa, repeats US

role in negotiating the landmark India-U.S. civil nuclear deal and other initiatives, used his wide contacts within the Washington bureaucracy dealing with South Asia to defuse the crisis over the December 12 arrest and strip search of India’s then consul general in New York, Devyani Khobragade.

Welcome Sikhs in army: Congress to Pentagon ARUN KUMAR,WASHINGTON

O WASHINGTON: Even as a visiting United States official indicated the country’s willingness to work with India’s new leader post elections whoever it may be, Washington insisted there is no change in its visa policy in respect of Narendra Modi. Bhartiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate was “welcome to apply for a visa, and obviously that would be considered through the normal process”, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on March 7 repeating an old formulation. “We don’t speculate on visas, of

course, and our position hasn’t changed on this case,” she said when asked to clarify remarks made by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal to a TV channel in response to a specific question about Modi. “I would just say that the United States has welcomed every leader of this vibrant democracy, and that a democratically elected leader of India will be a welcome partner,” Biswal was quoted as saying when asked if Narendra Modi would be granted a U.S. visa if he becomes the prime minister. —IANS

mid lingering diplomatic row and frictions over patent laws and visa issue, senior United States diplomat Nisha Desai Biswal said Washington is committed and focused on growing trade and investments with India and willing to resolve the difference through talks. “Like any trading partners, we do have our differences, and the willingness to talk about them indicates that we are in fact confident, mature partners,” said Biswal, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia. Biswal, who was on her first visit to India after she assumed

her new office, said: “We want to work with India, trade with and invest in India, innovate with India, and grow with India.” “We need to keep focused on growing our trade and investment ties. The United States are committed to this,” she said while addressing an event at the American Center here. Biswal was the first top-level U.S. official to visit New Delhi after the recent India-U.S. standoff over the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York. Strip search and arrest of the Indian female diplomat in New York caused a diplomatic row between the two countries.

ver 100 members of Congress from both Democratic and Republican parties have urged the United States defense department to end the presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the U.S. military with their beards and turbans. In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the lawmakers specifically requested that the U.S. Armed Forces update their appearance regulations to allow Sikh Americans to serve while abiding by their articles of faith, such as wearing a turban or beard. The major bipartisan push for change was led by Joe Crowley, Democratic Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the House, and Rodney Frelinghuysen, Repub-

lican Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. “Given the achievements of these soldiers and their demonstrated ability to comply with operational requirements while practising

Only three Sikh Americans have been allowed to serve in the U.S. Army while wearing turban in the last 30 years their faith, we believe it is time for our military to make inclusion of practicing Sikh Americans the rule, not the exception,” wrote the lawmakers in the letter. In the last 30 years, only three Sikh Americans-

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Maoists’ deadly ambush kills 16 Over 200 guerrillas ambush a patrol party of CRPF in Gheeram Ghati in Chhattisgarh IANS, RAIPUR

ifteen security men and a civilian were killed on March 11 when Maoists sprang a deadly ambush on a patrol in a thickly forested area of Chhattisgarh, a short distance from the spot where 27 people were gunned down last year. Over 200 guerrillas ambushed with indiscriminate fire and bomb attack a patrol of 50-55 men from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police on a remote stretch of a forested road in Gheeram Ghati in Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur in the Bastar region. The Maoists then walked away with AK-47 assault rifles of the slain security personnel. “It was a deadly ambush,” Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Gupta told IANS. He said the ambush site in Sukma district appeared to be near the place where Maoists massacred 27 people, including state Congress president Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh, and former legislator Uday Mudali-

Rahul Gandhi booked for defaming RSS LUCKNOW: A defamation case was filed against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for saying at a rally in Maharashtra on March 6 that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) killed Mahatma Gandhi. The case was filed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on March 11. The case, filed by Sanu Shukla, a lawyer and also the convenor of People for Legal Aid Society, contends that the investigative agencies and the Kapoor Commission had given a clean chit to the RSS from any direct or indirect role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. —IANS

The vehicle that was attacked by the Maoists in Gheeram Ghati in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.

Maoists-hit Odisha district seeks choppers, forces BHUBANESWAR: District authorities in Maoists-hit Malkangiri in Odisha have asked for three choppers and additional central forces for conducting free and fair Lok Sabha and assembly elections next month. The district, which shares its border with Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

district, has asked the government to provide three more battalions of central forces, Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh told IANS. He said the Malkangiri district currently has about three battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel

11 killed in avalanches, Sahara approaches SC house collapses in Kashmir IANS, NEW DELHI

he Supreme Court will on March 13 hear the plea by Sahara group chief Subrata Roy challenging the court’s March 4 order sending him to judicial custody, which he described as illegal. An apex court bench of Justice

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leven people were killed on March 12 in avalanches and house collapses in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A senior police officer told IANS that two soldiers were killed when an avalanche hit the Batra camp of the army in Kargil district early on March 12. Three Nepali labourers were also killed in another avalanche in Kaksar area of Kargil district. “The labourers were working in a stone quarry when the tragedy struck,” the officer said. “Four members of a family were buried alive under

another avalanche in Balsaran Danau Kandi Marg village in Kulgam district of the Valley.” A woman was killed in a house collapse in Qazigund area as the roof of the house gave way under heavy snowfall, and another woman died in a house collapse in Shopian district.

‘Rise from home-makers to nation-makers’ IANS, NEW DELHI

JP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on March 8 urged women to graduate from being home-makers to becoming nation-makers as they have both the potential and the capacity to change the destiny of the country. Emphasizing on health and

deployed there. “We have asked for three more battalions,” he said. Similarly, the district administration has asked the state government to provide three choppers during the election. Voting will be held simultaneously for assembly and Lok Sabha in the state.

yar, in May last year. Former central minister Vidya Charan Shukla too was injured in that attack and died of his injuries later. There was confusion over Tuesday’s toll, with initial reports saying 20 security personnel were killed. The toll figure was later revised down to 15 security personnel and one civilian killed. Gupta said even as the Maoist attack triggered a gun battle, the guerrillas also exploded bombs, causing more damage to the security patrol that was passing through the area. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in New Delhi: “Eleven CRPF people have died and four policemen from Chhattisgarh (were killed). One civilian has died...This is the second (attack) in the same area.” “We will fight against Naxal (Maoist) movement,” he said, adding it cannot be immediately said “whose failure” it was. President Pranab Mukherjee condemned the attack, saying such attacks “must be put down with a firm hand”.

education of women, Modi stressed they should have the right to take decisions on the matters concerning their lives, such as career choices, timing of marriages and size of families. The Gujarat chief minister was interacting with women from 1,500 places in India and abroad, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, through

video conferencing from the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in his second edition of the ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ program. “If we educate women, we are educating not just a family but educating also the generation,” said Modi. He said safety and security of women is the joint responsibility of the administration and the police.

Subrata Roy

K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Kehar said that they would hear the matter Thursday as they have to go through the pleadings. At the outset of the hearing, senior counsel Ram Jethmalani told the court that in the A.R. Antulay case, the Supreme Court is obliged to rectify its own errors. Having said so, Jethmalani noted that it is embarrassing to tell the two judges that their order was not right. “It is a deep embarrassment for me. If your lordship wants to hear me, then I have no problem,” said Jethmalani. Justice Kehar then said: “We will see if we are embarrassed by the pleadings. We will see it. You should know you have drafted it.” The court directed the hearing of the matter at 2 p.m. on March 13. Roy had challenged the March 4 order seeking it to be set aside.

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Congress down,

BJP far from Mission 272 Though BJP appears ahead of Congress, there is still no certainty that the saffron party will be able to accomplish its ‘Mission 272-plus’ AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

ext month’s general elections may prove to be the most significant ever because they can determine the fate of the Congress’ first family. It is open to question whether in the event of the party’s defeat, as is anticipated, the NehruGandhi dynasty can continue to play its present dominant role. True, the family has survived other setbacks, notably in 1977 and in 1989. But it had the advantage in those days of being headed by charismatic leaders. That was the reason the Congress survived the crushing blows it received in 1977 to return to power in 1980 by raising its tally of Lok Sabha seats from 153 to 353. Four years later, its tally went up to

415 under another popular leader, Rajiv Gandhi. This time, however, the party cannot claim that it is led by widely acclaimed leaders. Neither Sonia Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi have the appeal and commanding personality of Indira Gandhi, or the charm and modern outlook of Rajiv Gandhi till he was tarred by the Bofors howitzer scandal. There is another disadvantage for the Congress this time. Its 1977 defeat was at the hands of a hastily assembled group of parties ranging from disgruntled Congressmen like Morarji Desai, angry over Indira Gandhi’s rise in the party, to the Jana Sangh (now BJP) which merged with the newly-formed Janata Party. Moreover, the latter’s inability to provide a semblance of effective gov-

ernance revived Indira Gandhi’s image even as the popular anger against her emergency rule of 197577 subsided. In 1984, a sympathy wave over her assassination, coupled with Rajiv Gandhi’s Mr. Clean image, helped the Congress. No such extraordinary circumstances — suppression of civil rights or a tragic death — exist now. Instead, a replay of the Bofors scam on a far wider scale along with economic slowdown has eroded the Congress’ standing. If the party had leaders who were in sync with an aspirational India, the scene might have

been different. But Sonia Gandhi does not seem to have outgrown the years when she lived as a young bride in Indira Gandhi’s household. The ideas which she imbibed from her formidable mother-in-law — socialism as an ideology and cynicism as policy — continue to influence her. Not only that, she has passed them on to Rahul Gandhi, who may be well-meaning and compassionate, as Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on television, but not particularly politically astute or with economic insight.

The result is that mother and son are unable to comprehend that the country has changed since 1991 because of the opening up of the economy. The common people are no longer enamored of official sops and subsidies. Instead, they look to economic growth and increased opportunities for their livelihood. In the event of a setback, therefore, the dynasty’s flawed understanding of the political scene is bound to be questioned. But the jury is out on whether Congressmen, so long dependent on the family for guidance, will find the courage to break free. However, there is a silver lining for the Congress. It is the scene reminiscent of 1977 and 1989 and also the period between 1996 and 1998, when there was no stable government at the centre. Although the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narendra Modi is well ahead of Rahul Gandhi in the prime ministerial race, according the opinion polls, there is still no certainty that the BJP will be able to accomplish its “Mission 272-plus”, as it highlighted at a recent convention. It will be happy if it can reach the 182-mark which it did in 1998 and 1999, but there are doubts on this score.

Crucial women’s quota bill lapses for the fourth time After the dissolution of Lok Sabha, all bills, except the bills introduced in Rajya Sabha, lapse IANS, NEW DELHI

mid a plethora of gestures on women’s empowerment, a crucial piece of legislation, a bill reserving 33 percent of seats in Parliament and the state assemblies for women, has again lapsed with the 15th Lok Sabha holding its last sitting ahead of the April-May general elections. This is the fourth time the bill has lapsed. If cleared, it would have set aside 390 and 2,060 seats in the Parliament and the state assemblies respectively for women in this election. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on March 9, 2010, and sent it to the Lok Sabha.

Since the bill was not passed by the Lok Sabha before the end of the extended winter session on February 21, it stands lapsed, according to PRS Legislative Research. Under article 107 of the constitution, only bills which are introduced and pending in the Rajya Sabha do not lapse when the Lok Sabha term ends. Also according to the Rajya Sabha Legislative Guidelines: “After the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, all bills, except the bills introduced in the Rajya Sabha and pending therein, lapse.” “The women’s reservation bill has been passed by the Upper House and is currently the property of the Lok Sabha, thus it

A total of 68 bills lapse with the end of the term of 15th Lok Sabha.

stands lapsed the day the new Parliament is constituted after the general elections,” G.C. Malhotra, a former Lok Sabha secretary general, told IANS.

A total of 68 bills, including the women’s reservation bill and another reserving 50 percent of seats in panchayats for women, are slated to lapse with the end of

the 15th Lok Sabha. The second bill would have set aside a staggring 14 lakh seats for women. The next government would have to restart the entire process, from the introduction to getting the bill passed in both houses of parliament, PRS Legislative Research said. The main opposition to the bill had come from parties like the Janata Dal-United, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Samajwadi Party, which demanded a separate quota for OBCs and SC/STs within the women’s quota. The Shiv Sena, the All India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen Party (AIMIM) and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) also opposed the bill in its present form.

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Goel asked to quit Congressional race Manju Goel asked to withdraw over accusations of putting up fake web, social media sites ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

anju Goel, a Republican Indian-American Congressional candidate in Illinois, has been asked to withdraw from the primary race over accusations of putting up fake web and social media sites to discredit her opponent. The head of the Cook County Republican Party asked Goel to withdraw after her opponent in the

gutter”. “Everything is a façade. They’ve created imaginary images,” Kaifesh was quoted as saying by the local WLSTV. “There’s a Where’s Larry web site. All malicious in nature.” According to the phony site,

which resembles Kaifesh’s official campaign web site, it was paid for by a super political action committee called Indian Americans for Freedom, which lists Goel’s address. Under U.S. law, Super PACs, officially known as “independentexpenditure only committees”, can engage in unlimited political spending as long as they don’t make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties. The PAC was formed by Indian-American businessman Shalli Kumar, a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Endorsed by former House speaker Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, a 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination aspirant, and former 8th District Congressman Joe Walsh, Goel said

‘Her behaviour regarding this campaign has been unbecoming of a GOP (Republican) congressional candidate’ March 18 primary Larry Kaifesh accused her campaign and supporters of taking her “campaign into the

Indian writer wins Yale prize Washington: Indian writer Pankaj Mishra is one of the eight writers from seven countries winning a $150,000 Yale University prize each in recognition of their achievements and to support their ongoing work. Mishra, an Indian essayist, memoirist, travel writer and novelist, won the Windham Campbell Literature Prize in non-fiction category, The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale announced. “Pursuing high standards of literary style, Pankaj Mishra gives us new narratives about the evolution of modern Asia,” the New Haven, Connecticut based institution said. “He charts the journey from the Indian small town to the metropolis and rebuffs imperialist cliches with equal verve.” “Such delightful news!” said Mishra. “As a freelancer obliged to make a living from writing, you are always scrounging for bits of time in which to write the next book, and this wonderfully generous prize will help me secure a long undistracted period.” Mishra’s work “expands our understanding of the encounter between Western and Non-western culture”, the announcement said. “His prose is distinguished by a mellifluous yet precise phrasing whose generous intelligence speaks to the general reader and specialist alike.” In addition to a novel, The Romantics, Mishra has published four works of non-fiction: Butter Chicken in Ludhiana: Travels in Small Town India; An End to Suffering: the Buddha in the World; Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and

13-year old wins spelling bee contest IANS, WASHINGTON

Pankaj Mishra Beyond; and From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia. From the Ruins of Empire, his most recent book, attempts a re-visioning of the geo-politics of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries from multiple Asian perspectives. His literary and political essays and long-form journalism regularly appear in The New York Review of Books, The London Review of Books, The Guardian, The Hindu and elsewhere. Other winners in the three categories are: in fiction, Aminatta Forna (Sierra Leone), Nadeem Aslam (Pakistan), and Jim Crace (Britain); in non-fiction John Vaillant (United States/Canada); and in drama, Kia Corthron (United States), Sam Holcroft (Britain) and Noëlle Janaczewska (Australia). All eight writers will accept the prize in person at a ceremony at Yale on September 15. The ceremony will be followed by a three-day literary festival celebrating the work of the prize recipients.

she has no control over the IAFF organization. “I cannot account on anybody else’s actions,” Goel said. “I cannot tell you, because I do not know where the PAC is.” However, Cook County Republican Chairman Aaron Del Mar said he’s seen enough. He wants Goel to drop out of the race. “I felt Ms. Goel needs to step out of the race,” Del Mar was quoted as saying. “Her behavior regarding this campaign has been unbecoming of a GOP (Republican) congressional candidate.” “One person’s opinion means nothing to me,” Goel said, according to WLS TV. One of the founders of the Indian Americans of Freedom said the organization is a social organization and not a political action committee. There is a complaint on file with the Federal Elections Commission regarding the group’s activities during this campaign.

fter a two-week 90-round gruelling battle, a 13-yearold Indian American student Kush Sharma finally broke a tie in a local county contest to go to the National Spelling Bee competition. The Indian champ on March 8 faced his 11-year-old adversary Sophia Hoffman again to resume the Jackson County Spelling Bee in Kansas City, Missouri, that had ended in a tie on February 22 when the judges ran out of words. The two had eliminated 23 other contestants and went another 47 rounds against each other in their previous encounter, But in the end, in the 29th round Kush, a seventhgrader from Kansas City, won with not a tongue twister but a simple word —

‘definition’ after Sophia, a Lee’s Summit fifth-grader too stumbled on her word — ‘stifling’ — in Round 28. After an appeal, a judges’ huddling to review a recording and then a break, “Kush stepped to the microphone in the bone quiet of Helzberg Auditorium at the Kansas City Central Library”, as the Star recounted. After

Kush Sharma

nailing earlier killer words like “hemerocallis”, and “jacamar”, Kush spelled “definition” after first, of course, asking for its definition. “Behind him, Sophia was first to clap, happy for the friend she got to know in passing 75 times back and forth to the microphone,” Star said. In their previous epic battle, the two had traded ‘madeleine’ for ‘scherzo’, ‘mukhtar’ for ‘bobbejaan’, and on and on for more than five hours before the judges ran out of words resulting in a rare tie. But Scripps officials rejected a groundswell push on Twitter to “Send Them Both!” to the nationals in Washington D.C. in May. In March 8 contest, neither skipped a beat until Sophia’s miss in Round 28. During the ensuing break, she gathered with her family, and Kush saw Sophia crying. He walked over and bent to her. “Stop crying or you’re going to make me cry,” he told her, according to the Star. She looked up and laughed.

Doctor charged with healthcare fraud IANS, WASHINGTON

n Indian-American physician has been indicted for health care fraud in Syracuse, New York, and faces up to 30 years in prison with a million dollar fine if convicted. Mahesh Kuthuru, 43, who owned and operated Upstate Pain Management, a medical practice in Utica and Fulton-area, was indicted with his employee Bonnie

Meislin, 42, by a federal grand jury last week, according to The North Country Gazette.

The indictment charges Kuthuru and Meislin with engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare, a government healthcare scheme for senior citizens, by submitting false claims for reimbursement for medical services that were not performed. According to the indictment, Kuthuru purchased a medical practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, known as Desert Pain Management in November 2008.

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Where the hell Malaysian airliner has vanished? Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board disappears after taking off from Kuala Lumpur; search is on IANS, KUALA LUMPUR

he mystery behind the missing Malaysia Airlines plane continued to dodge the multinational search operation for the fifth day on March 12 as Malaysia’s air force chief denied reports that radar had detected the plane over the Strait of Malacca. “I wish to state that I did not make any such statements,” Xinhua cited Gen. Rodzali Daud as saying in a statement. But he said the air force has not ruled out the possibility that the Beijing-bound aircraft had turned back before it vanished from the radar. The belief resulted in the search area being widened to the vicinity of the waters off the west

Relatives of the missing Malaysia Airlines passengers trying to get the latest information in Beijing on March 10. (Photo: IANS)

coast of Malaysia, he said. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board vanished without a trace about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur early Saturday. The Boeing 777-200ER was presumed to have crashed off the Vietnamese coast into the South China Sea. The plane took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 a.m. on March 8

and was due to land in Beijing at 6.30 a.m. the same day. The 227 passengers on the flight included five Indians, 154 Chinese and 38 Malaysians. Contact with the plane was lost along with its radar signal at 1.40 a.m. Saturday when it was flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area in Vietnam. An international terrorism

probe triggered by two Iranians boarding the missing plane with stolen passports has not finished, with John Brennan, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), saying on March 11 the possibility of a terror link could not be ruled out. Asked if the agency could rule out a terror link in the case, the CIA head said: “No, we’re not ruling it out. Not at all.” Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said that it appeared increasingly certain the two Iranians, Seyed Mohammed Reza Delavar and Pouria Nourmohammadi, were probably not terrorists, but illegal migrants seeking a new life in Europe. Echoing Noble’s statement, Khalid Abu Bakar, Malaysia’s national police chief, also said authorities believed that Nourmohammadi is not likely to be a member of any terrorist group, and that he was trying to migrate to Germany. Even as over 10 countries are scouring the waters around Flight MH370’s last known location, more countries like India, Japan and France have joined the massive search and rescue.

A Vietnam aircraft searches for the missing flight off the country’s southern coastline. (Photo: IANS)

Search for plane on at Andaman sea KUALA LUMPUR: Search and rescue teams have been moved to the Andaman Sea to the south of Thailand to continue the search for a Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing on March 8, an official said here on March 12. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Shahidan Kassim said the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) had widened the area of its operations in the hope of finding clues that may lead to the discovery of the missing plane. Earlier on March 12, Malaysia’s air force chief denied reports that radar had detected the plane over the Strait of Malacca.

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Art of Living’s centre destroyed in Pakistan

Ravi Shankar had visited Islamabad in 2012 and inaugurated the centre. IANS, ISLAMABAD

he Art of Living (AoL) centre near Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has been vandalized by unidentified gunmen, the city-based humanitarian and educational non-government organization said on March 9. “Around 15 gunmen entered the centre at Bani Gala on the outskirts of Islamabad on March 8 and vandalized it after tying up the security guards to trees in the complex,” the NGO said in a statement here. “Two cars with around eight men came inside and tied two guards. They hit the guards on the head and legs. They burned four rooms com-

pletely and there is petrol in other rooms”. She said that when people of nearby areas came and made noise, the miscreants fled. Ravi Shankar had visited Pakistan in 2012 and inaugurated the centre for his Art of Living movement. He had also offered to hold talks with the Taliban to bring in peace in the region, saying it would help foster understanding among people with divergent views. “I am ready to go and talk to the Taliban. I want to talk to them, understand them and give them my opinion. So we can definitely make a difference. We should try it again and again even if we have to try it 100 times,” Shankar had said.

Pak PM orders aid for drought-hit area ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on March 10 announced a Pakistani `1 billion aid package for the droughtaffected people of Tharparkar district in Sindh province. Sharif made the announcement during a briefing by the district administration to the prime minister on the situation in Tharparkar, Dawn online reported. Sharif said steps should be taken to prevent a similar situation from occurring in the future and wondered if the situation in Tharparkar and Cholistan desert was similar then how come there was no famine in Cholistan. The briefing was also attended by patron-in-chief of Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Zardari, Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, former provincial chief minister belonging to the district A.G.Rahim, provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Memon and several others.

Maldives Parliament protests removal MALE: The sentencing and deposing of Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thaufeeq is unlawful and without any proper procedures, Parliament Speaker Abdullah Shahid and Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim said in a joint statement, media reported. The statement was issued on March 10, after the speaker and deputy speaker wrote a letter to President Abdulla Yameen, Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz and Attorney General Mohamed Anil that the

Supreme Court’s verdict against the elections commissioner was issued unlawfully, Haveeru news online reported. According to the Parliament secretariat, the two had come to the conclusion after reviewing the court’s verdict from a legal perspective. The Supreme Court issued a suspended sixmonth prison sentence to Thaufeeg, and sacked him and his deputy. The prison sentence has been suspended for three years, according to Xinhua.

Sri Lanka defiant on human rights violations COLOMBO: Sri Lanka won’t be bothered by criticism on the human rights front, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said, as he dubbed the Sri Lankans critical of his regime as “tale carriers”. Recounting the challenges Sri Lanka faced during the three-decade war against the Tamil Tigers that ended in 2009, Rajapaksa said the numerous largescale infrastructure projects in the erstwhile war zone were aimed at “winning the hearts and

the minds of the people”, Xinhua reported. He was referring to the third U.S.-backed resolution before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling for greater reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa insisted that his development strategy was indeed aimed at bringing people of different communities together. The U.S.-led resolution accuses Sri Lanka of failing to implement adequate reconciliation measures and investigate allegations of war crimes.

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Kejriwal rides auto, train in Mumbai Kejriwal dodges media queries all through the journey, BJP calls AAP dramebaaz IANS, MUMBAI

AP leader Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday took an auto-rickshaw from the airport to Andheri station from where he traveled in a suburban train during the launch of his campaign in Maharashtra. The BJP said the AAP was a “dramebaaz” party. Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said that if any laws were violated by the Aam Aadmi Party, action would be taken and payment for damage to any public property would be recovered from it. Welcomed by a huge crowd of AAP activists, a large media contingent and a significant police presence, the former Delhi chief minister stepped out of the Mumbai airport and hailed an auto along with two other party leaders. A contingent of police personnel, media persons and party activists tailed the auto over the entire fivekm distance till Kejriwal alighted near Andheri station east. At least another dozen auto-rickshaws hired in advance by AAP supporters drove in hot pursuit to keep pace with Kejriwal’s auto, and at one point reportedly broke a traffic sig-

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal travels in an auto-rickshaw during his visit to Mumbai on March 12.

nal. Enthusiastic AAP supporters were seen hanging out of the autos and stopping them haphazardly near Andheri station, creating a traffic jam for a few minutes. As he got down, another crowd

cheered and virtually mobbed Kejriwal, who was clad in a skyblue shirt, sleeves partly rolled up, his trademark AAP cap and dark trousers. “I paid the auto fare of `48 for the ride to the auto driver, who was in

turn mobbed by the electronic media for his bytes,” city AAP treasurer Suresh Acharya told IANS. Wearing a bewildered expression, Kejriwal acknowledged the AAP supporters by raising his hands and

saying something but it was drowned in the cacophony. At one point, the former Delhi chief minister even briefly climbed onto a wall near the station to give his supporters a ‘darshan’ (glimpse), but was then whisked away by party activists inside the railway station. He then climbed the bridge to go to Western Railway Andheri platform No.2 and entered a second class compartment of the suburban train which was as usual full. Acharya had bought a single ticket for the Andheri-Churchgate commute. Kejriwal took a window seat in the 11.26 am Andheri-Churchgate regular local train. A few commuters managed to chat with Kejriwal briefly while a college professor was convinced by the AAP leader and joined the party on the spot. All through the journey Kejriwal dodged the media microphones aimed at his face as AAP volunteers craned their necks to catch a glimpse and police personnel jostled with commuters to prevent them from getting too close to the leader. At Churchgate station, some AAP volunteers brought down a metal detector to clear the way for Kejriwal’s entourage.

BJP facing seat blues — despite poll trends Ahead of elections, it

is defection season

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he BJP, notwithstanding the many straw polls showing it well ahead of its rivals, is having a fairly tough time internally in declaring seats for its top leaders as also in deciding about some alliances for the Lok Sabha polls, say party sources. “Not everything is hunky dory in the party on decisions concerning seats,” acknowledged a party insider. Among the issues facing the party is the decision on a parliamentary constituency for the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. The party also has to decide if he will contest from two seats including a constituency in his native Gujarat. There is a strong

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Not all is hunky dory inside BJP, acknowledge party insiders.

pitch in party circles that Modi leader Murli Manohar Joshi, the sitshould contest from Varanasi in UP ting MP from Varanasi. If Modi is to bolster the party’s prospects in the fielded from Varanasi, Joshi would crucial state. But there is also the have to be accommodated on seat question of accommodating senior he feels sure of winning.

Regional parties gaining online visibility BANGALORE: Regional political parties such as the Bahujan Samaj Party and the DMK are gaining visibility online, if one goes by their popularity on Google search platform. “Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and its supremo Mayawati are the most searched regional party and leader in the country online,” the global firm said in a statement here on March 12. The BSP is followed by DMK in Tamil Nadu and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra,

All India Anna DMK (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu and the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Google said. “Incidentally, maximum hits for BSP originate from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh though it is primarily an Uttar Pradesh-based regional outfit,” a Google spokesman said.

“Regional parties are stacking up and driving search trends,” the spokesman noted. Other most searched parties include TMC, CPI and Akali Dal.

Rashtra Samithi. Karnataka’s tainted former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is back with the BJP.

ith the Lok Sabha battle set to kick-start in less than a month, disOne of the biggest blows to the gruntled politicians across the Congress came in Haryana -- the country are joining political par- birthplace of ‘Aya Ram, Gaya ties offering them greener pas- Ram’ culture -- when Ambala legtures. Almost all parties have been islator Venod Sharma, a confidant hit hard, although the Congress, is of Chief Minister Bhupinder the worst sufferer amid growing Singh Hooda, has quit. signs that it is set for major elecSo has Congress MP and fortoral reverses. mer union minister Rao Inderjit In contrast, the Bharatiya Jana- Singh, who has joined the BJP. ta Party (BJP), led by a confident Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Narendra Modi, has won over Prasad’s biggest setback was the most deserters nationally as well as defection of senior leader Ram LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan as an Kirpal Yadav, who is joining the BJP. Yadav is now set to take on ally in Bihar. Nowhere has the Congress suf- Lalu Prasad’s daughter in the very fered more than in Andhra constituency where he was not Pradesh, where its decision to cre- allowed to be the RJD candidate. Another prominent RJD leader, ate a Telangana state has led to mass desertions, with N. Kiran Ghulam Ghouse, has joined the Kumar Reddy, the last chief min- JD-U. So has BJP’s suspended legister, forming a new party. islator Avinash Kumar Singh. Another prominent defector is The JD-U has also suffered D. Purandeswari, a central minis- desertions to the BJP. JD-U legister who too dumped the Congress lator Chedi Paswan has gone over to the BJP. Both Congress and to embrace the BJP. In Telangana region, the Telugu BJP suffered in Odisha, with more Desam Party saw three former leg- than a dozen leaders crossed over islators cross over to the Telangana to ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

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Javed Akhtar speaks up for Khan eteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar finds it a “shame” that certain people have abused actor-filmmaker and Satyamev Jayate 2 host Aamir Khan and doubted his intentions of amassing donations via the social issue-based TV show. “Shame! Instead of appreciating Aamir, the great grandson (great grand nephew) of Maulana Azad for highlighting the real issues, some sick people are abusing him,” Akhtar posted on his Twitter page on March 10. Aamir made his TV debut with Satyamev Jayate (SMJ)

Over the years, actor Vivek Obroi has involved himself in several philanthropic causes NIVEDITA, NEW DELHI

n a film career spanning a decade, Vivek Oberoi has essayed diverse roles and tasted both successes and failures on the big screen, but he says the joy of social work and supporting charitable causes for others’ happiness is far more fulfilling an award or reward for him. “Acting in movies is my passion, but the kind of human satisfaction and meaningfulness that comes into my life by helping others, wiping away tears and trying to bring a smile to someone else’s face is exceptional...that joy is more fulfilling that any award or reward I have ever got,” the 37-year-old told The actor helped IANS in an interview. rebuild a village, Over the years, which was hit Vivek has involved himself in several philseverely by the anthropic causes, 2004 tsunami in leveraging his celebrity Tamil Nadu. He status for social uplift, also adopted a la Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Salman another village Khan and Aamir Khan. Vivek helped rebuild a village, which was hit severely by the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu. In fact, he was in Chennai when the disaster struck and he assembled six truckloads of relief supplies. Later, he also adopted a tsunami-ravaged village in the state’s Cuddalore district. The actor also runs a school at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh. Named Project Devi, the facility caters to underprivileged girls abandoned by their families. He often goes there to check on their progress.

I’m a big Rajinikanth fan, says Shah Rukh CHENNAI: Bollywood supestar Shah Rukh Khan on March 9 said he is such a big fan of Rajinikanth that he decided to attend the audio launch of his film Kochadaiiyaan. “I came here for three reasons. Firstly, like all of you, I am a big Rajinikanth fan,” Shah Rukh told reporters at the launch. Reminiscing his earlier days, SRK said that many years ago when he landed in Mumbai, he went to see the shooting of a Hindi film starring Rajinikanth and learned an important lesson after observing the southern superstar. “I saw from far away that he was standing in front of a big mirror and practising throwing cigarette in his mouth. “There were a lot of actors minding their own business, but Rajini sir kept on practising. He was getting it right like he does every time in the film, but he kept practising. That’s one of my learning lessons of my life, says SRK. — IANS

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in May 2012 and the show, dealing with sensitive social issues like female foeticide, domestic violence and child abuse, received a warm welcome from TV viewers after it went on air on Star Plus. Some of the episodes dealing with female foeticide and malpractices in the medical field recorded the highest ratings. The show’s second season went on air on STAR India channels on March 2. Its first episode dealt with the issue of rape, and the seco n d episode, talked a b o u t police force.

‘Great time for female actors’ MUMBAI: With heroine-centric films like Gulaab Gang and Queen getting a good response at the box office, actress Prachi Desai says it’s a great time for all female actors as they are free to choose the kind of films and roles they wish to do. Prachi was last seen in box office dud Policegiri. “For all the female actors, it’s a very good phase because today you don’t

have to worry about a project that you really like,” the actress told reporters here at the unveiling of clothing brand Central’s spring summer collection on March 9. “Maybe at any other point and time, the girls would have thought twice before taking up a project, but today I guess you can do just what you like,” she added. Prachi Desai, who rose to fame with her small screen stint, made her Bollywood debut in the year 2008 with Rock On!!. — IANS

‘Gulaab Gang’: Chick Flick with a social conscience Film: Gulaab Gang; Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla; Directed by Soumik Sen; Rating: ** 1/2

omen in pink sarees dot the lush rural landscape. They want revenge. Men, all raunchy paunchy rapists, leery bribe seekers and rowdy merry makers, get their comeuppance in the hands of these pink ladies armed with sickles, sticks, knives and gumption. Director Soumik Sen’s film is designed as a flamboyant loud and message-driven film on women empowerment.In parts it looks like a government-sponsored documentary on rural development with Madhuri in it to ensure people care and respond to the message. This would be as good as any place to reveal that the makers’ claims that the film is NOT based on Sampat Pal’s mis-

sionary zeal, is blatantly untrue. From the color of the saree to the whole idea of making the male species look and feel really really saree..sorry, sorrry...Bro, this is Sampat’s kingdom all the way. If you have any doubts on that

score, check out Nishtha Jain’s excellent documentary Gulaabi Gang clevery released to preempt this imposter’s endeavour. The problem is Madhuri Dixit hardly looks like the rural Mata Hari-Om. She tries hard. Oh boy!

Does she try! The Yankee twang is put away firmly from public view and replaced by a sexy village tongue that rolls out stinging jibes at corrupt netas, male and female villains who enunciate cheesy lines with the lip-smacking relish of junior artistes in Prakash Jha’s trademark parables of rural oppression. Trouble is, director Soumik Sen’s vision lacks the socio-historical perspective of Jha’s cinema. Sen’s conscience bleeds all over the place. He seems to invest a great deal of idealism in his saga of girl power. But he forgets to apply brakes on his narrative so that very often the plot hurls forward in uncontrollable spasms of sarcastic stock-taking. — Subhash K.Jha

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Deepika jealous of Kangana? MUMBAI: Actress Deepika Padukone, who was on a roll with one hit performance after another in 2013, is jealous of another actress! She is in awe of Kangana Ranaut’s work in the recently released Queen. “I have seen Queen’and I am jealous of her performance, I think she was outstanding,” the 28year-old said here at the HT Mumbai Most Stylish Awards. Deepika also praised Queen director Vikas Bahl for portraying a woman’s emotions so beautifully. “What a beautiful film. I think if you are a woman and have been in a relationship, just the way he has captured the emotion of the girl and the way he has portrayed it, it’s one of the best films I have seen in the longest time and it’s outstanding,” Deepika said. Queen hit the theatres on March 7 and is getting rave reviews from both critics and audiences. It also stars Rajkummar Rao and tells the story of a girl who goes for her honeymoon alone and captures her journey of self-discovery.

Kangana is endearing: Arbaaz MUMBAI: Kangana Ranaut seems to have swept the entire Hindi film fraternity off its feet with her performance in Queen. Actor-director Arbaaz Khan is the latest celebrity to be floored by the actress’ performance in the movie. He has called her an extremely gifted actor. “I am going to personally talk to her (Kangana) and congratulate her. She is fabulous in the film, she is so natural, she is so gifted and talented. In this film you can see her come into her own, she is so endearing, watchable and this film is beautiful,” the 46-year-old said following a special screening of Queen.

Ali Zafar on cloud nine MUMBAI: The Karachi premiere of Bollywood film Total Siyappa was rocking, says its lead hero, Pakistani actor Ali Zafar. “The Karachi premiere rocked on March 6. We got a massive applause. The Lahore premiere at the Super Cinema Vogue Theatre was equally successful,” Ali said on phone from Karachi. According to a source from Karachi, the film’s Indo-Pak love story was warmly accepted by the Pakistani audiences. “They laughed at all the Indo-Pak jokes. It was an evening of fun and no one was getting hyper over cross-border issues.”

Soha in film on Sikh riots

Rajat’s awkward moment with Naseer MUMBAI: Filmmaker-actor Rajat Kapoor says he faced an awkward moment while casting for his film Ankhon Dekhi. Kapoor’s first choice for the main role was Sanjay Mishra, but when he couldn’t contact the actor, he approached Naseeruddin Shah for the same. As luck would have it, when Naseer gave his nod for the role, Sanjay too returned and the director found himself in a fix. “When Sanjay had become unavailable and unreachable, I approached Naseer sir. But fortunately or unfortunately he (Sanjay) came back,” Kapoor told IANS. “Meanwhile, Naseer sir had read the script in three days and he liked it and by that time Sanjay had come back and I must say it was a bad timing, terrible timing.” “But Sanjay was my first choice and I went through a lot of shit. I told Naseeruddin Shah I will give him some other role in the same film, but he said he will not do it. Then I wrote a long mail and he replied nicely, saying Sanjay deserves it and all. But it was an awkward moment.” A quirky film, Ankhon Dekhi revolves around Raje Bauji (Sanjay), a man in his late 50s, living out a dreary but eventful life in a small house in old Delhi, in which he lives with his extended family.

MUMBAI: Actress Soha Ali Khan is awaiting the start of shooting schedule of her next project, which is based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. “My next film is on 1984 Sikh riots and we will start shooting quite soon,” Soha said here on March 10 at an event held to announce the winner of Classmate Spell Bee 2014 championship. “National Award winner Shivaji Patil will be directing it and I am looking forward to it,” she added. Soha was recently seen in comedy Mr Joe B. Carvalho. Currently, she is busy with another film Chaarfutiya Chhokare.

Nargis Fakhri tries to sail in two boats MUMBAI: Nargis Fakhri has been dropped from Shaukeen remake. “She had confirmed her dates but then, all of a sudden, she called up from London requesting us to adjust our schedule so she could accommodate a Hollywood film which required her dates between April 20 and 27. “We obliged, but two days later, she told us that she would need another three-four days as the schedule of that film has got stretched,” co-producer Murad Khetani was quoted as saying. It was impractical for the unit to keep waiting so long for the heroine to turn up in a foreign country.

‘Who is afraid of Rishi Kapoor?’ MUMBAI: Ayushmann Khurrana, who made a fruitful debut with Vicky Donor believes that he has a major plus point in the fact that he can act as well as sing. Bollywood currently has a whole lot of young blood, and when asked who does he consider as a competitor from among the likes of Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, Ayushmann said: “There is no competitor as such. I think my biggest plus point is that I am an actor and singer as well.” In Bewakoofiyaan, Ayushmann features with Sonam Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor. The senior Kapoor’s presence in a movie can be unnerving for some, but Ayushmann is not a wee bit nervous about being overshadowed. “I have huge respect for Rishi Kapoor. He is playing a prominent role in the film, but I don’t think I will get overshadowed because at the end of the day, Sonam and I are playing the lead roles in the film,” he said.

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glance is enough to see all the realms that Indian-Americans have conquered in the current and yesteryears. May it be academics, sports, fashion, politics or the enchanting world of beauty, Indians have broken all stereotypes of the past. And it is this past that the Smithsonian Museum has unearthed for the world to see at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Using a 5,000-squarefoot space, in an exhibit “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation,” this gallery is solely dedicated to chronicle the history and culture of Indians that made America their home since the 1960s. The grand opening of “Beyond Bollywood” exhibit at Smithsonian took place on February 26 with a ribbon- cutting ceremony. This groundbreaking exhibition shows how the American spirit is the complex sum of contributions from communities with vibrant and diverse heritages. The exhibition shares narratives of individuals and communities in motion, tracing their stories from Silicon Valley, California, to Edison, New Jersey, from struggle and sacrifice, to achievement and celebration. Beyond Bollywood raised its curtains for

L to R: HR Shah (Saffron, Founders Circle Member), Richard Kurin (Under Secretary for History, Arts, and Culture), Wayne Clough (Secretary, Smithsonian Institution), Congressman Ami Bera, Konrad Ng (Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center), John McCarter (Chair, Smithsonian Board of Regents), Congresswoman Grace Meng, Kirk Johnson (Sant Director, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

Seminar on banking and taxation benefits seniors BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK -- A seminar on banking and taxation orgnized for seniors through the efforts of Shashikant Patel and Gopi Udeshi at Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, Glen Oaks turned out to be an enlightening event with attendees seeking more such programs. While Patel threw light on NRE, NRO, FCNRE accounts and explained tax deduction rules and procedures for filing tax returns., Udeshi covered topics like banking safety at ATMs, on-line banking, direct deposits as well recurring payments from bank accounts and safe deposits rules in India and the USA as well as importance of a living will and beneficiary name. Well known CPA/Tax Auditor Dwarka Kalantry spoke about tax planning for seniors who raised many questions which were answered by the expert to their satisfaction. Some questions psoed before Kalantry were: Do I need to file tax return? How do I report social security benefits? Is my

SUV knocks down elderly Indian

Kumar Raghunath

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(From L-R) Pankaj Parikh,Kashmira Shah,Sarla Kalantry, Dwarka Kalantry, Labubhai Upadhyay, Gopi Udeshi, Shashikant Patel, Kantibhai Patel,Asha Dharawat, Navin Jani, Laxman Patel, Bharat Patel and Rancho

income taxable or not taxable? What are the tax credits available? Do I pay estimated taxes? How do I report foreign assets and

income from foreign country? The seminar ended with vote of thanks and volunteers for their support.

Atlantic City police to use body cameras BY A STAFF WRITER

TLANTIC CITY (NJ) -- After Wildwood, the Atlantic City Police Department is also preparing to equip its officers with body cameras as part of a pilot program initiated after several allegations of police brutality. The department has ordered the cameras and plans to begin using them soon. The small cameras are mounted to the officers’ shoulders and record what the officer sees while on duty. Footage can be used to help clear up any disputes and aid in investigations. “A lot of times we get accused of doing things we should be doing, and not doing things we should be doing,” says Sgt. Ed Gorski of Wildwood Police Department which has been using the body cameras for about two years.

the public on February 27. The exhibit carries small and big collections that have been rarely seen or witnessed before, and this was made possible by the generosity of the supporters of Smithsonian, the national complex of museums. The curators at the museum have conglomerated artifacts, photographs, videos and interactive learning stations that each tells the anecdote of immigrants from India and their descendants in America. Attracting a throng of spectators, local and international, this exhibit has broken several stereotypes and assumptions of many about the people that make about 3.3 million population of America. Some of the artifacts on the pinnacle of the exhibit include a dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama designed by Indian-American Naeem Khan, 2004 Olympic Silver Medal won by Mohini Bhardwaj in gymnastics, NFL helmet worn by Brandon Chillar, the first American-Indian to win the Super Bowl, a larger-than-life photo of Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to win Miss America title. Beyond Bollywood will be a yearlong exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History and will move on to become a part of a tour to over 15 sites including, museums, libraries, community centers, and universities across the United States. After the tour, the exhibit plans to travel overseas to India.

Police officers experimenting with body cameras

“But pretty much, it’s as simple as, ‘Let’s take a look at the tape and see what happened and how it went down”, he said.

The Evesham Police Department also plans to arm their officers with body cameras this summer.

ONG ISLAND CITY (NY) -- With only one witness, and so far no solid leads, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help to find the person who hit and killed 64-year-old Kumar Ragunath. On the night of March 8, officers made their request in neon lights, setting up a digital sign at the intersection where Ragunath was hit. Ragunath was walking to work when he was hit. March 7 night would have been his second night working on his new job at the Holiday Inn in Long Island City. Ragunath was near Northern Boulevard and 40th Road when he was struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV kept going, leaving Ragunath lying in the middle of the street with severe head trauma and a broken leg. He was briefly placed in a medically induced coma, but later died. A witness told detectives the person who hit Ragunath was driving a black Chevy Blazer with New York plates, but they could not get the license plate number. Ragunath was a husband, father of three, and grandfather to six. The family is overwhelmed with grief and are devastated to lose Ragunath. They are hoping the driver of the SUV will come forward and confess, giving them justice and a peace of mind.

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INDIAN WOMAN FACES LIFER FOR KILLING HUSBAND BY A STAFF WRITER

OUSTON, TX: US prosecutors have rested their case against a 27-year-old Indian-origin woman, who faces life sentence for allegedly killing her husband by setting him afire two years ago. Shriya Patel’s trial began on March 4 in Austin, Texas, with prosecutors accusing her of luring her husband into the bathtub for a massage, dousing him with gasoline and then setting him ablaze before shutting him in the bathroom. Bimal Patel, 29, died at the burn centre of the San Antonio Military Medical Center, nearly five months after the April 17, 2012, incident. During the testimony, the state presented evidence from DNA experts who said Shriya Patel’s fingerprints were found on a 10-gallon white bucket that contained gasoline and plastic bags that

Nursing student missing

Shriya Patel

Bimal Patel

witnesses have said were used to cover the sprinklers in the couple’s North Austin

apartment. The evidence came during a heated

Airport baggage handlers caught stealing credit cards, checks from mail BY A STAFF WRITER

N Jasmine Joseph

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young Indian American nursing student has gone missing in Ne w York, and her family has been frantically searching for her. Jasmine Joseph, 22, of Syosset, Long Island, claimed to be in her junior year as a student at the New York Institute of Technology, but school records state that she has not attended the college since May of 2013. Joseph’s father, who was recently in India with his wife over the school term winter break, said he left a credit card with his daughter to pay for the spring semester, and was surprised to learn that she never did pay the school for the spring term. Joseph is a graduate of Syosset High School, and her family has lived in the community since 1997. Her college issued this statement after she went missing: “The NYIT community has recently learned of the disappearance of one of our former students, Jasmine Joseph, who until May 2013 was a student in the nursing program. Many students and staff members are helping to spread the word and share photos, in hopes that the public will recognize this young woman and contact her family or the authorities. ” Friends have been distributing flyers about the missing girl, and on March 4 led a campaign to blanket the town of Syosset with flyers.

cross-examination of an arson investigator in the capital murder trial for Shriya Patel. Her lawyers are arguing that her husband killed himself and forced her to help. In opening statement, Assistant District Attorney Jim Young said Bimal Patel, who had been born in India, “grew up basically an American kid” in Amarillo. He went to Texas Tech and moved to Austin, where he became involved in business, but his father was a traditionalist and had pushed him to seek a partner through an arranged marriage service in India. Through this service, he submitted a resume and met Shriya Patel. The two married, but it took about a year for her to get her passport to come to the US, and she had only been in the country a week when she decided to kill her husband, the prosecutor said.

EW YORK -- Five baggage handlers at Kennedy Airport have been charged with stealing credit cards, checks and money orders from the US mail. Prosecutors say the accused stole credit cards from mail and used them to purchase electronics, adding that they also deposited stolen checks and money orders into their own bank accounts. The thefts totaled more than $27,000. According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, the handlers, whose jobs included loading US mail onto outbound international flights, stole money orders and checks bound for Japan, China and Korea, and elsewhere. The undercover video shows baggage handlers allegedly using credit cards they had stolen from mail bags to purchase iPads at a JFK Kiosk. What these five alleged airport thieves didn’t know is that they were under surveillance for stealing money orders, credit cards, and checks from mail bags inside the belly of planes. “The baggage handlers were going through the mail in the belly of the planes

looking for credit cards, cashier checks money orders. They’d cash them and use credit cards,” said Tom Boyle of the US Postal Inspectors. Prosecutors say the baggage handlers stole checks ranging from $100 to $1,000 and then deposited them in their own bank accounts. The stolen credit cards funded their shopping spree. Port Authority Police and Postal Inspectors caught the five after tracing back the stolen checks to some of the baggage handlers’ accounts. In some cases, authorities say they were stealing from the soldiers and children. “They were taking money from people sending child support and money from people in military sending money to their families,” Boyle said. The District Attorney identified the defendants as Anthony Austin, 26, of 193-14 Jamaica Avenue, in Hollis, Queens; Michael Williams, 29, of 489 Atkins Avenue, in Brooklyn; Alexander Fluellen, 29, of 2676 Linden Boulevard, in Brooklyn; Samuel Wright, 31, of 888 Franklin Avenue, in Brooklyn; and Ariel Weaver, 20, of 149-51 127th Street, in South Ozone Park, Queens.

Share and Care honors 13 heroic women

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aramus (NJ) – Thirteen women are set to be ‘Heroes’ as part of “Shades of Shakti” a partnership venture between T V Asia and Share and Care Foundation in the US. “Shades of Shakti”- 13 episode series, has been focussing on the achievements and compelling life experiences of inspiring South Asian women – Every week on T V Asia from March 8 at 8pm (EST)/ 5pm (PST) and Repeats Sunday 7.30pm (EST)/ 4.30pm (PST). In keeping with Share and Care’s quest for excellence for innovative solutions to current challenges, achievements of 13 women who have done everyone proud are being showcased. They are here in our own backyard,

consistently ‘inspiring change’ to other victims like them. Many victims of physical and emotional abuse never return to normal life: they often go to great lengths to hide their disfigurement, torture, and suffering, many forgo education or employment rather than appear in public, and suicide is not uncommon. These 13 ‘heroes’ did not hide but chose to become “Courageous Champions”, and fought not only for themselves but for others as well. They are the standard-bearers for the movement to end gender inequality. They made consistent appearances and took their causes to the masses. “These achievers are the true epitome of ‘Shakti’,” says Nisha Mathur, producer and director of the series and concept developer.

The defendants were arraigned last week in Queens Criminal Court on separate criminal complaints in which they are variously charged with third- and fourth-degree grand larceny, third-, fourthand fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and first- and second-degree forgery. Defendants Fluellen, Wright and Weaver were released without bail and Austin was held on $5,000 bail. Defendant Williams is being held pending arraignment. Following numerous reports of thefts of credit cards, money orders and checks from the US mail, specifically mail allegedly being handled by Ground Services International (GSI) baggage handlers at JFK International Airport, a joint investigation was commenced by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Port Authority Police Department, including an investigation of GSI employees allegedly pilfering mail which they were supposed to transport from the JFK postal facility to outbound overseas aircraft at Terminal # 7, including Cathay Pacific Airlines, which flies to Japan and Korea.

Hackensack bans smoking at public parks

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ACKENSACK (NJ) — Bergen’s largest city, Hackensack, has joined 22 other municipalities in the county in passing a legislation to ban smoking in public parks, recreation areas and near public buildings. Violators could be subject to a $250 for the first offense, and up to $1,000 for three or more violations. Smokers must be 35 feet away from all public buildings when they inhale, according to the ordinance. The ban covers smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco and also encompasses vapors emitted from electronic cigarettes

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WORLD TRADE CENTER ‘CROSS’ FIGHT RETURNS TO COURT BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK -- A cross-shaped steel beam recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center (WTC) is once again at the center of a legal fight. At issue is whether the cross is a religious symbol or a piece of history that belongs in the 9/11 Museum. American Atheists is appealing a ruling by the Southern District of New York last year that the cross and the 9/11 Museum “demonstrate how those at Ground Zero coped with the devastation.” “I lost my friend, Fr. Judge, the fire chaplain. I lost 10 other friends. This was a sign of consolation. It was never meant to hurt anyone, the atheists or anything like that,” Fr. Brian Jordan, Ground Zero Chaplain, said. But atheists say they were hurt. In court on March 6, one lawyer said “the

Edison cops’ new Facebook and Twitter accounts

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DISON (NJ) -- The Edison Police Department announced the addition of a Facebook page and Twitter account for citizens to access information pertaining to the police department as well as the township as a whole. Information which may be made available through both Facebook and Twitter will include: road closures, upcoming events, requests for assistance from the public, noteworthy arrests, employment opportunities, press releases, recent crime information, etc. Chief Thomas Bryan stated: “I am very pleased to have the Edison Police Department on these social networking sites. This will further allow the exchange of information between the department and the community in a more timely and efficient manner.” Said Mayor Thomas Lankey: “My administration together with police administration, share in the position that open communication is a key component to any successful relationship. It is our duty and responsibility to utilize any and all avenues available to disseminate information to the public as expeditiously as possible. I commend the Chief and his department for moving forward with this essential initiative.”

Nordstrom withdraws Ganesh swimwear after Hindus protest

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artifact screams Christianity”. He went on to propose a plaque be

included in the museum that would read “atheists died here too.”

“What we have here is a definite, consecrated religious object. It is not a historical artifact,” Ken Bronstein, NYC Atheists, said. But a panel of judges questioned the difference between a cross at the 9/11 Museum and religious objects at the Mets Cloisters in northern Manhattan. It includes all kinds of medieval religious objects. A lawyer for the museum argued “rescue workers had a horrific experience (after 9/11) and they took some comfort in this object”. He also argued a plaque for atheists might sound nice, but it was not justified. “The cross is a part of the story of 9/11. Museums don’t’ censor history, they don’t’ make up history, they tell history as it happened. And the cross is part of history. And the plaque is not,” Eric Baxter, Beckett Fund Lawyer, said.

Physician faces 30-year jail for healthcare fraud

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Dr Mahesh Kuthuru counts of health care fraud, each carrying million each, respectively. a maximum sentence of 10 years, as well Kuthuru, who specializes in “Pain Medicine,” as 15 counts of drug distribution which each will have his arraignment date next week before carry a 20 year maximum sentence. The charges US Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks in also come with fines of $250,000 each and $1 Syracuse, New York

Nursing student missing F BY A STAFF WRITER

amily members of Reny Jose, a 21-yearold Rice University student who went missing on Spring Break in Panama City, Fla., are encouraging people to continue looking for him. Jose was reported missing on March 4 after he disappeared from a house he was renting with friends. Jose’s clothes, cell phone, and wallet were found in a trash can. Jose’s friends reported they saw him near the house they were renting on March3.. “We do not suspect foul play,” said a Bay County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. Jose’s family started a Facebook page with information on the missing student and the search. An online fundraising campaign to

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Why not Dravid as India coach? Sunil Gavaskar lashes out at coach Duncan Fletcher for Team India’s poor performances overseas of late IANS, NEW DELHI

ormer Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has suggested that Rahul Dravid should be Team India’s next coach and replace Duncan Fletcher’. In an exclusive interview to a news channel on March 11, Gavaskar lashed out at Fletcher for non-performance of the team in last few overseas tours.. “If players like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh can be dropped for lack of form and performance, why not the support staff?” Gavaskar said, adding that Fletcher did very little for Indian cricket ever since replacing Gary Kirsten after the 2011 World Cup. “What has Fletcher done? He has done nothing for Test cricket or One-day cricket. I think that makes a huge difference,” said Gavaskar. Fletcher earned a poor rating from Gavaskar, who called him an “England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reject” and “much inferior to Indian coaches who have done a

India, UAE to co-host IPL MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled April 16June 1, will be co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India while Bangladesh has been kept as a stand-by due to the general elections, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced here on March 12.A BCCI statement said that UAE will host 16 matches from April 16-30 and if matches are not possible in India during May 112 due to the elections, it would be held in Bangladesh. The remaining matches from May 13, including the play-offs and the final slated for June 1, will be held in India. “At least 16 matches will be held in the UAE. BCCI is very grateful to the Emirates Cricket Board, its chairman, Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, and the government of the UAE for their offer of wholehearted support to host the Pepsi IPL for this period,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in the statement. Patel also said that if it was not possible to host the IPL at home during May 1-12 due to the elections then it would be shifted to Bangladesh during that period. —IANS

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good job with the team before.” “I would rate Fletcher 1.5 on 10 at best. ?” said Gavaskar. When asked who should replace Fletcher, Gavaskar said, “I think the first name that comes to my mind is Rahul Dravid because he is enormously respected. He has been one of India’s most successful skipper—

he doesn’t get much credit for that because his was a shorter reign.” “A younger person is needed because a younger person will want to prove that he has coaching credentials. We tried Fletcher for a year, year and a half, two years and nothing worked. Now is the time for us to take a hard call,” Gavaskar added.

SPORTS

Wait to enter IPL gets longer for Lalit Modi IANS, NEW DELHI

ormer Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi will have to wait for some more time to know the results of the Rajasthan Cricket Association’s presidential election as the Supreme Court on March 11 adjourned the hearing in the matter till March 25. The bench directed the listing of the matter March 25 as parties to the case sought adjournment. The election for the RCA president was held on December 19, 2013, under the supervision of Justice (retd) N.M. Kasliwal who was appointed by the apex court.The apex court had on January 27 directed the listing of the matter for March 4 as counsel C.A. Sundaram, appearing for the Board of Control for Cricket in India had urged the

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court to first hear the cricketing body before the envelope containing the results of the RCA election was unsealed. The BCCI has contended that a person is under life ban of the board cannot even become its ordinary member, not to talk of becoming its office bearer or that of its affiliate body.

F1 boss’ fresh allegations jolt to Indian GP dream

IANS, NEW DELHI

ormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has contended that the promoters of the Indian Grand Prix have not fully met their contractual obligations to see through the five-year deal. The Indian promoters, the Jaypee Group, in a polite yet firm retort, refused to discuss the contractual terms in public. They have promised to sort them out with the Formula One Management (FOM).

Ecclestone’s revelation comes days after he said that he wants the race to be pushed to 2016 so that the country “gradually gets over all the bureaucratic and the tax issues to improve the general financial conditions”. His statement fuelled speculation whether the race will ever see through the remaining two races of the contract. Ecclestone hastened to add that he was still hoping India to be back on F1 calendar next season. “I was hoping that things would get better in India but they

.V. Sindhu, World No.9 shuttler, will not be defending her women’s singles title at the $120,000 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold being held at Johor Bahru on March 25-30. The World Championship bronze medallist won her first Grand Prix title last year in May when the tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur. She then went on to add the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold crown to her resume later in December. “Sindhu will not be playing in Malaysia. She is playing back-to-back tournaments. Having played in the All England Open, she is now at the Swiss Open and she will need time to recoup to prepare for the India Open,” Sindhu’s father P.V. Ramana told IANS from Hyderabad on March 11. The $250,000 India Open Super Series is scheduled to be held here April 1-6. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has tweaked the 2014 calendar, Malaysia GP Gold

Ecclestone told IANS from his London office on telephone that he and his organization was still committed to see through the fiveyear contract, provided what he called certain “surmountable obstacles” were sorted out. He said the Indian GP promoters have not fully complied with the race contract to put the 2015 race in jeopardy. It now seems that the tax and bureaucratic hurdles cited for the uncertainty over the race returning to the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) were not the only reasons.

haven’t unfortunately. The race promoters there have not been able to comply with parts of the contract and they are mostly money related. “I must clarify here that we still have very good relations with the promoters and we still want to see through the remaining two years of our contract. But that can happen only if we get the financial guarantees,” said the 83-year-old Monday night, adding that Jaypee did meet most of the terms of the agreement in the first three years (2011-2013).

Sindhu not to defend Malaysia GP Gold title

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preceding the India Open instead of in May. “The calendar is quite tight this year, the Commonwealth and Asian Games adding to it. In the end, it is the decision of chief national coach Pullela Gopichand to prepare the training and competition schedule for Sindhu,” Ramana said. Ramana added that after the India Open, Sindhu will play in the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series on April 8-13.

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Andhra to see voting four times in five weeks Voters in 22 districts will cast their votes for the Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad, closely followed by assembly and Lok Sabha elections in April and May

IANS, HYDERABAD

rom rural and urban local bodies to assembly and parliament, voters in Andhra Pradesh will vote four times to elect their representatives in a span of five weeks. The State Election Commission on March 10 announced that elections to panchayat raj institutions would be held on April 6. Barring Hyderabad, voters in 22 districts will cast their votes for the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies

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(MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC). The state commission last week issued notification for March 30 elections to municipalities and corporations. The simultaneous elections to 294member state assembly and 42 Lok Sabha seats are to be held on April 30 and May 7 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India. In Telangana, which is set to be born as 29th state in India on June 2, polling will take place on April 30 while Seemandhra or residuary state

of Andhra Pradesh will go to polls on May 7. The state has more than 6.24 crore voters. About one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in urban local body polls. Already grappling with the problems created by bifurcation of the state in both the regions, the parties are finding it tough to decide candidates for many elections at one time. Even as they were coming to terms with the schedule announced for urban local body elections, the state election commission on March 10 declared that elections to rural local bodies would be held on April 6. State election commissioner P. Ramakanth Reddy said counting of votes would be taken up on April 8 and the results would be announced the same day. The commission announced the schedule two days after the Supreme Court directed it to hold the polls without any delay. The apex court had warned the poll panel that if notification is not released in two days, it can be treated as contempt of court. Ramakanth Reddy said the polls could not be held on time as the previous government did not prepare the reservation quota for various sections. The results for the 146 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations are scheduled to be announced on April 2.

Fund-raising dinner with Kejriwal in B’lore IANS, BANGALORE

ell-wishers of the AAP will host a fund-raising dinner at `20,000 per head with party leader Arvind Kejriwal at a hotel here on March 15. Touted to be the young party’s novel initiative on the lines of dinners held by political parties in countries like the U.S., the highprofile event is reportedly a brainchild of former Infosys director and AAP member V. Balakrishnan, who is inviting about 200 high net worth individuals working in the IT sector, private equity investors and venture capitalists.

Clarifying that the proposed dinner is not a party event and not

connected with its campaign for the ensuing general elections, AAP’s state unit spokesman Rohit Ranjan told IANS that Kejriwal had agreed to attend and interact with the invited guests.

“We are not hosting the dinner. It is being organized by our party’s well-wishers, ostensibly to raise some funds for the ensuing elections. Kejriwal has agreed to attend. We are in the process of finalizing the program, where, how many and who all will be present at the closed-door event,” Ranjan said. Election to Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha constituencies is scheduled on April 17. In case all the 200 invitees, including celebrities, high-profile businessmen and noted personalities from across the city and state attend the dinner, the AAP is expected to raise about `4 million.

Infosys co-founder Nilekani joins Congress BANGALORE: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress party here on March 9 as a primary member to contest from the Bangalore South parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha election. Congress state unit president G. Parameshwar admitted the 58-year-old Nilekani, who is also the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), into the party in the presence of hundreds of cadres and leaders, amidst bursting of crackers and beating of drums at the party office in the city centre. Dressed in casuals and sporting the famous Mysore turban, a beaming Nilekani thanked Parameshwar for admitting him into the party and permitting him to contest in the Lok Sabha

election from his home constituency. Nilekani will face BJP’s candidate and five-time winner H.N. Ananth Kumar, who has been representing the constituency since 1996. “I deem it as a privilege and honour to serve the people through the Congress. I am also humbled by the party’s decision to field me from the Bangalore South constituency in the upcoming general elections,” Nilekani told the media. Nilekani’s wife Rohini or his family members were conspicuously absent on the occasion. Incidentally, Nilekani’s name figured on March 8 in the first list of candidates to contest the polls even before he became a party member. Nilekani’s entry into the party, however, was marked by chaos and unruly

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scenes as scores of party workers and supporters of local leaders gatecrashed into the party office hall and mobbed him. Nilekani was registered as the 121789th member of the party.

Kerala ‘Great Backwaters’ campaign wins tourism ‘Oscar’ IANS, Thiruvananthapuram

erala Tourism has won the top prize, the ITB-Berlin’s Golden City Gate Gold Award, dubbed the “Oscar of Tourism Communications”, at the world’s largest tourism trade show held in Germany. Kerala Tourism Secretary Suman Billa received the award at a ceremony held on March 6. In a first, Kerala Tourism won the gold prize for its print campaign titled “The Great Backwaters” launched last year, beating tough competition from major tourism boards of the world. The print campaign presents the state’s famous water bodies as a single destination and once-in-a-lifetime experience for the traveler, in the big league of the Great Wall of China and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. This is the third honor in as many months for Kerala Tourism at the international and national level. In January, it won the United

Nations World Trade Organisation Ulysses Prize, a first for India, for excellence and innovation in tourism. Last month, it took home four prizes at the National Tourism Awards for 2012-13.

The print campaign presents the state’s famous water bodies as a once- in- alifetime experience “We are truly honored by this remarkable recognition from the world’s biggest travel trade show,” said Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar. “It is a huge achievement for Kerala and a major boost to the state’s reputation as one of the top tourism destinations in the world,” said Billa. Started in 1966, ITB-Berlin is the world’s leading travel trade show, with the Who’s Who of the tourism and travel industry present at the event.

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Sonakshi scorches the ramp at LFW

The sizzling actress enthralled the audience in a Manish Malhotra outfit at the latest edition of Lakme Fashion Week IANS, MUMBAI

anish Malhotra opened the summerresort 2014 edition of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) with his A Summer Affair collection and he roped in actress Sonakshi Sinha to walk for him in a soft and feminine attire. The audience gave his collection a standing ovation as Sonakshi walked the ramp in a midnight blue ensemble here on March11. Malhotra said his line is “influenced by the romanticism that exists in today’s day and age.” “Summer 2014 for me is about the feelings and emotions this modern day romance evokes,” he said. The designer incorporated colors like pink, powder blue, beige and ivory along with navy and grey on different prints and embroideries. From zip saris and summer skirt lehengas with pockets, to dress-styled kurtas and easy slim pants, the collection is apt for fashion forward youngsters. The men’s collection introduced print on print and different textures in contemporary Indian jackets. Sherwanis were overruled by bandis, and kurtas got a makeover as shirt kurtas by the designer in his latest range. The front row was completely SHILPA RAINA, KARACHI

akistan might not yet have granted India the longpromised most favored nation (MFN) status but that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of fashion-

‘Summer 2014 for me is about the feelings and emotions this modern day romance evokes’

packed with some known faces from tinsel town — Kangana Ranaut, Kajol with sister Tanisha Mukherjee, Sonali Bendre, Urmila Matondkar, Ameesha Patel, Zarine Khan and Zayed Khan, Lisa Haydon, Sophie Choudry, Esha Gupta, Richa Chaddha, Swara Bhaskar, Tusshar Kapoor, Punit Malhotra and Hard Kaur.

store of its established Labels brand in August 2012. The idea was to reach out to a new customer base not only in Pakistan but in other countries as well, with India being one of them. “Pakistan doesn’t have the luxury

toola, the CEO of Labels, told a visiting IANS correspondent recently. “What happens in Pakistan is that you are basically catering to the same audience and in the retail operation everything flattens out in such a closed system. So, the next

of a transient population because of the political situation, and more so in Karachi which is perceived as a dangerous city. There is a scare perception that restricts a lot of tourist and transient activity in the country,” Rahim-

best thing we thought for our business was to go online because there is a huge Indo-Pak diaspora across the world,” he added, saying shipments are sent to countries like Canada, the U.S., Afghanistan, Botswana, and Brunei.

PAKISTANI FASHION RETAILERS

eye Indian markets

retail chains here who view e-commerce as a means of fostering crossborder business and penetrating new global markets. One of the pioneers of Pakistan’s fashion-retail chains, Zahir Rahimtoola, became the first to open an e-

LIFESTYLE

Reveal your caffeine persona with this App! NEW YORK: Before you fill another cup of coffee, switch on this App that would tell you exactly how much coffee can impact your sleep. It would also tell you how your caffeine levels change throughout the day as you gulp down espressos, energy drinks and even chocolate! Named ‘Up Coffee’, the App is developed by San Francisco-based firm Jawbone Labs. “It helps you understand more about your caffeine choices by correlating caffeine intake and projected sleep time,” said a Jawbone Labs press release. To make this App work, you need to wear a wristband called UP24 or UP band. The wristband plugs into your smart phone via

the Simple Sync connector to help you learn how you sleep, move and eat. Simply log a coffee, tea, energy drink or other caffeinated beverage in the ‘UP Coffee’ App to see a visual display of where you fall on a spectrum from ‘Wired’ to ‘Sleep Ready’ at any given time. Jawbone analysed the data of more than 1,600 UP wearers and more than 5,000 nights of sleep to verify the relationship between caffeine and sleep and how we feel the next day. “With billions of people around the world enjoying coffee, tea and other caffeinated drinks each day, the ‘UP Coffee app’ delivers daily insights with new information on caffeine that is relevant to you,” the firm added. —IANS

Now winemaker machine for your kitchen! NEW YORK: Three cheers for wine lovers out there. Here comes a new machine that can turn water, grape concentrate, yeast and a finishing powder into wine in your kitchen in flat three days. Developed by wine expert Ken Boyer and entrepreneur Phillip James, the device named Miracle Machine is also controlled by an App that helps you choose the right ingredients to make the wine of your choice. The App, linked to the Miracle Machine via Bluetooth, also tracks the wine-making progress. Designed as a table top appliance, the machine has a clean shape that would look good in any kitchen.

How does it work? The fermentation techniques involves “electrical sensors, transducers, heaters and pumps”. A digital refractometer measures the sugar content of the liquid during the fermentation process. Then, a custom-designed ceramic air-diffuser pumps filtered air under a regulated micro-oxygenated environment — aerating the wine and thus softening the tannins. An ultrasonic transducer resonates effectively to give wine its flavour. Each of these components is connected to an Arduino microcontroller that ensures the machine is working fine, said a report in the magazine Giz Mag. —IANS

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HEALTH

Soon, smart phone to diagnose diseases

According to a new research, seemingly healthy cells may hide clues that lung cancer would later develop IANS, NEW YORK

eemingly healthy cells may, in fact, hide clues that lung cancer would later develop, an alarming study shows. The researchers examined gene expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It showed the area adjacent to tumours is rich with cancer markers. In addition, researchers from University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Centre discovered the previously unknown role of a cancer-promoting gene in the airways of smokers with lung cancer. “These cancer-associated changes that distinguish the airways of smokers with lung cancer and healthy smokers may help us diagnose lung can-

cer earlier and develop more effective strategies for treatment,” explained Humam Kadara, assistant professor at MD Anderson Cancer Centre. Field cancerisation (FC) is a phenomenon in which large areas of cells are affected by a cancer-causing event such as smoking. This is the first effort to comprehensively examine gene expression, known as the transcriptome, of the adjacent air-

way field cancerisation in NSCLC. Previous research has shown normalappearing tissue close to lung pre-malignant and cancer lesions may have tumor-associated molecular abnormalities. It is known that cigarette smoke induces widespread cellular changes and pre-malignant lesions in the lungs of smokers, said the study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Eating red, processed meat increases gut cancer risk IANS, LONDON

hose red meat balls and readyto-eat nuggets that you pick up from the supermarket may actually put you at an increased gut cancer risk, scientists warned. In humans, they found the link between red and processed meat intake and cancer to be relatively small in magnitude but consistent. “Therefore, it may still present a

serious public health impact,” said a team of researchers from Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Norwe-

gian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo.Though, there is a silver lining. Other foods, in cooperation with the bacteria that live in the gut, may protect the gut. So any potential adverse effects of meat may become less pronounced or may even be fully prevented, the study said. The team said that science does not yet have a full understanding of how food that we eat affects our gut and health.

WASHINGTON: Not just helping us with road directions, finding favorite food joint, photo sharing and chat sessions, smart phones would soon diagnose diseases for us in real time. Researchers from University of Houston are developing a disease diagnostic system that offers results that could be read using only a smart phone and a `1,200 lens attachment. This new device relies on specific chemical interactions that form between something that causes a disease — a virus or bacteria, for example - and a molecule that bonds with that one thing only, like a disease-fighting antibody. A bond that forms between a strep bacteria and an antibody that interacts only with strep, for instance, can support an ironclad diagnosis. “The trick is finding a way to detect these chemical interactions quickly, cheaply and easily. The device involves a simple glass slide and a thin film of gold with thousands of holes poked in it,” explained Jiming Bao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at University of Houston. The device starts with a standard slide covered in a light-sensitive material known as a photoresist. It uses a laser to create a series of interference fringes — basically lines — on the slide, and then rotates it 90 degrees and creates another series of interference fringes. The intersections of these two sets of lines creates a fishnet pattern of UV exposure on photo-resist. The photo-resist is then developed and washed away. While most of the slide is then cleared, the spots surrounded by intersecting laser lines — the 'holes' in the fishnet - remain covered, basically forming pillars of photo-resist. The end result is a glass slide covered by a film of gold with ordered rows and columns of transparent holes where light can pass through. These holes are key to the system. The device diagnoses an illness by blocking the light with a disease-antibody bond - plus a few additional ingredients.

Your week ahead... Aries You must be longing for life to be normal again, but try not to jump the gun and make a big judgement call at the Full Moon near March 16. You still don’t have all the correct facts

Taurus You have already seen a surprising turnaround with your old friend or group project in the last week or two, and it has been to your benefit. The last thing you expected him, her or them to deliver has manifested.

Gemini No matter how tempted you are to rush to conclusions after Sunday’s Full Moon, it may not be until the weekend of March 22nd that you are actually able to pass informed judgement.

Cancer Don’t be fooled by the Full Moon on Sunday which is so uncomfortable it seems to demand a band-aid solution or even a full remedy. You don’t have all the information yet.

Leo There may have been issues about an old affair; again, whatever was on the internet is not exactly a finished verdict. There are possibilities but whatever you assumed in February is here to be rewritten over the next 7 or 8 days.

Virgo This week is too premature in terms of a big choice. You need to let things backtrack or alter in front of your very eyes, all the way to next March 17 when at last you can say you know something with certainty.

(March13-19) Libra Don’t be fooled by Full Moon which appears to lay things on the line – that is not the time to make any proper decision, purely because the Mercury is still shadow retrograde.

Scorpio You will finally be in full possession of the facts from Monday 17th March. This week is likely to show you things you were not aware of earlier; lucky you suspended judgement and read your horoscope, right?

Sagittarius Sagittarius please fill in the gap with your own comment on life since January. You have been longing to ditch someone or something, or perhaps reframe the situation.

Capricorn By the 22nd, though, you should be fully armed with what you need to make a choice. By April it looks like a revolution. You don’t want reality to interfere with the rest of your life any longer.

Aquarius Don’t be fooled by a very recent substitute for reality. Get back to where you were before this happened and try to size it all up again, with the final set of facts and figures you’ll have in your hand from the 21st.

Pisces With any luck, the new arrangement about your name, face, profile, brand or image will allow you to go off and do other things. You have no doubt had enough of the time-sapping muddle of the last few weeks. —Jessica Adams

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