A project hangs in balance

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Even before elections, Jayalalitha hums a discordant note

Though Left parties, MDMK and PMK have all come together on a single platform in Tamil Nadu by aligning with AIADMK, the unity between them is more fragile than it appears.

Even before general elections are over, one of the cracks in this phalanx is already showing up: their joint approach to the controversial Sethusamudram project. The 2,427 crore project envisages a 167 km navigable channel to link India’s west and eastern coast. It saves 36 hours of sailing time by not circumnavigating Sri Lanka. The only hitch: construction of this channel in its current form entails blasting the mythical Ram Bridge, which finds mention in Ramayana, believed to have been used by Lord Rama’s all conquering army to reach Sri Lanka. The BJP, among others, has raised objections over 'hurting Hindu sentiments.’

Mired in this politico-religious controversy, the project was stalled when 33 per cent of it was complete. AIADMK chief and former chief minister, Jayalalitha, once an ardent supporter of this project, has opposed it citing religious and environmental reasons. Left, PMK and MDMK, then allies of DMK-Congress, were vocal supporters of this project. Recently, when alliance partners came together at a public meeting headed by Jayalalitha to introduce their candidates, they preferred to keep their silence on Sethusamudram. At the meeting a copy of the AIADMK manifesto was presented to CPM General secretary. Typed in bold letters was her categorical announcement: AIADMK will scrap Sethusamudram.

The AIADMK manifesto says the project will render millions of fishermen jobless. In addition, the Ram Bridge would be destroyed, both ideas unacceptable. Virtually, the only beneficiaries would be Union Shipping Minister, TR Baalu and Chief Minister, K Karunanidhi. How has the Left taken it? Says AM Gopu, central committee member of the CPI, choosing his words carefully: ''It is the opinion of AIADMK. We have a different opinion about this. Right now our goal is to make a non-BJP, non-Congress government. If voted to power we will decide on a policy of consensus.’’ The DMK, whose election manifesto presses for an early completion of the project, is already crying foul. Party organ 'Murasoli’ has ticked off its former alliance partners for keeping quiet on a project that had caught everyone’s imagination just a year ago. While more than Rs 600 crores have been already spent, the Centre has set up a committee of experts with TERI chief, RK Pachauri, as head to examine an alternative route without damaging the Ram Setu. The report is expected by this year end, a long time after a government is in place at the Centre.

N Asokan


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In his battle of attrition with Pradesh Congress chief Suresh Pachauri, the younger Scindia looks like a certain loser.

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What brinkmanship!

Jyotiraditya Scindia & Suresh Pachauri : MP

Is Jyotiraditya Scindia’s influence in Madhya Pradesh waning? It would appear so. In his battle of attrition with Pradesh Congress chief Suresh Pachauri, the younger Scindia looks like a certain loser. For the Bhopal seat, for instance, he first backed kayastha candidate Brajmohan Shrivastava. But when Pachauri got wind of this, he put up his own man for the job. Scindia, naturally, is hopping mad!


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THE PRISTINE BEAUTY’S MEMORABILIA…

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"GHAJINI" ACTRESS ASIN GOES DOWN MEMORY LANE TO HER BEST TIMES IN KERALA AND SRINAGAR, WITH TSI

Istarted working at the age of 14, so I haven't really had the chance to travel on my pocket money. But there are places that I have been to where one needn’t spend too much but can still enjoy the beauty that the place has to offer.

One such place is Srinagar, where I had recently been for a photo shoot. It is exactly like it is oft en described – a paradise. Th e place is calm and the people are warm. Th ough I was on a shoot, the fi rst day was free and so I just took off in the car to the surrounding villages. Th e women, children and all village folk there were very welcoming and extremely hospitable. I loved the dinner I had on the last day of my shoot. A campfi re was organised and we had a feast with about 30 food items from authentic Kashmiri cuisine.

One thing that should not be missed is the kawa (tea), which has a very diff erent and refreshing taste. Th e Dal Lake is the main attraction of Srinagar. I don’t think any shoot has taken place there for the last many years but I was lucky to be there, thanks to the nature of my job. Th e beauty of the lake and the scenery is something that will be etched in my mind forever. Th e people in the houseboats and those living on the banks are quite warm. Th ey invited us to their houses and also off ered us food. It was really nice to see that despite being complete strangers, the locals were so warm and friendly towards us. I basically like scenic places so, apart from Srinagar, the place that I have really enjoyed being in is Kerala. It is a refreshing break from cities like Mumbai. Th ough a modern state, Kerala still has that old world charm to it. Th e people are relaxed and lead a very slow paced life. Kerala is very popular for its backwaters. But there's a lot more to Kerala than the backwaters. Th ere are forests, hill stations and beaches. It’s a great holiday destination for anybody who wants to unwind and relax.


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Raj Babbar remained a staunch supporter of the ‘Janata’ cum ‘socialist’ ideology where the Congress was the enemy.

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Raj Babbar

This man’s political trajectory is more like that of a modern day politician than a film star. His baptism in politics was in the heady days when V.P. Singh rode high on the platform against corruption. Singh faded into oblivion, but Raj Babbar remained a staunch supporter of the ‘Janata’ cum ‘socialist’ ideology where the Congress was the enemy. He did win Lok Sabha elections from Agra and proved that he was no mere upstart by winning again. Babbar became a senior leader of the party headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav. But then, this is politics in India. The ‘villain’ of Insaaf Ka Taraazu revolted against Amar Singh and parted ways with Samajwadi Party. He is now a Congress candidate from Fatehpur Sikri.


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Among scenic hues Rahul Chaudhary walks the budget talk in gorgeous Geneva

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Switzerland - Geneva in a flash

Speaking from experience, I can tell you that the so-called low-cost budget hotels aren’t really budget. The best option are youth hostels that can cost as low as $14 per night.

Accommodation taken care of, travel is the next biggest expense. A smart move is to get a travel pass, (and there’s a variety of them available) so choose the one that best suits your purpose. Better still, get your hands on a Rail Pass, in which are included busses and ferries. A day’s pass costing $35-$40 is not all that bad a choice for it gives you the option to travel anywhere in Switzerland. However, as long as you are confining yourself to Geneva, a Geneva Public Transport System day pass should suffice. And thanks to the efficient train service (you could set your watch to them), you’ll never find yourself lost. Finally, I could easily cut my food bills by half. If you can restrict alcohol consumption to what you buy from the convenience stores (Migros and Coop being not too far from wherever you might be), you’ll be cutting the food budget by half automatically. Look out for Coop (spoken as Co-op) and you can grab a quick bite and a refreshing drink in about $5-$10.

Geneva, by the way, isn’t cheap, but then nothing in Switzerland is. But in spite of that, I could scrape through in as little as $80 per day. Once there, you’ll realise that the biggest expenses in Switzerland are on accommodation, transportation and food... However, these can be cut down to a great extent without having to cut down on the experience, for the real beauty of Switzerland lies not in man-made marvels but in nature’s raw hues.


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Go couch surfing, The granny flat out back that isn’t used any more.

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This isn’t exactly armchair travel we’re recommending. Peter Moore, an irrepressible travel enthusiast – having charted one short of hundred countries so far – and author of books including "Vroom By The Sea", "The Full Montezuma", and "The Wrong Way Home" – proves that perfect holidays can be had for a pittance, if you went to some virtual ‘sites’ first…

I just spent the weekend in a narrowboat in Wiltshire, England. The boat was moored on a canal on a lonely stretch of farmland in Stanton St Bernard. I had cows for neighbours and a clear view of a giant white horse carved in the green hills when I woke up in the morning. I ate gammon, eggs and chips for breakfast and spent my evenings huddled around a campfire on the bank, swapping local tales and cider in the cold, clear night with my hosts Mitch and Kristy.

It was one of the most incredible travel experiences I’ve had on my journey around the UK – a rare moment where I got to commune with the English countryside. And do you want to know the best thing about it? All it cost me was a flagon of cider that I bought cheaply from a farmer across the way.

I found Mitch and Kristy through www.couchsurfing.com, a web site that provides a safe forum for people with a spare sofa to offer other people somewhere to stay. It was started in 2004 by Casey Fenton, a young American software programmer looking for somewhere cheap to lay his head in Reykjavik. Now users create profiles that include photos, interests, languages spoken and a description of their couch. Both hosts and guests rate each other – just like sellers and buyers on eBay – making the sleeping on a total stranger’s couch a somewhat safer concept.

At last count the site offered 1,017,429 couches across 232 countries and 55,911 cities. There are four in Bhutan, 17 in Afghanistan and 15 in Libya. More traditional destinations like the US, Australia and Europe offer the choice of thousands.

It’s not always a couch. It can be a spare room in a house where the children have left home for university. The granny flat out back that isn’t used any more. Or in Mitch and Kristy’s case, a bed at the back of a recently restored narrowboat. The ‘couches’ range across all levels of comfort from a basic futon in the lounge room to something altogether more amenable, even luxurious.

Travellers who use www.couchsurfing.com have quickly discovered that it offers more than just an affordable bed for the night. Mitch and Kristy proved to be willing and knowledgeable guides to the local area, taking me to fairy trees where people tied ribbons to the branches for good luck and to hilltop tombs where ancient Pagan kings were buried, introducing me a side of the Vale of Pewsey that I would have otherwise missed.


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Maj. Gen. Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri (retd), who is instead headed towards warmer Delhi to keep his seat cool.

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HRD Minister, Arjun Singh’s wife Saroj in a biography of her husband.

Madam’s (Sonia) prestige wouldn’t have been lowered, if she had appointed such a person (Arjun Singh) as President of India.

A stich in time saves nine

B C Khanduri : Uttaranchal

The world may go to beautiful, cool Uttaranchal as summers approach, but not its chief minister, Maj. Gen. Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri (retd), who is instead headed towards warmer Delhi to keep his seat cool. His gall bladder `surgery’ at Delhi’s Apollo Hospital has given rise to various speculations. State Congress leaders claim the general was escaping the heat generated by factional feuds and dissidence within the BJP. The adage “A stitch in time saves nine”, could’nt have applied better.


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