tuesday, january 28, 2014 midweek 1 - south...

MidWeek 1MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014

CIRCULATED THROUGH : TORONTO, MARKHAM, SCARBOROUGH, RICHMOND HILL, VAUGHAN, WOODBRIDGE, ETOBICOKE, NORTH YORK, MALTON, REXDALE, BRAMPTON, MISSISSAUGA, OAKVILLE, HAMILTON, MILTON, STONEY CREEK, BURLINGTON

POLICE OFFICER B.J.SANDHU FILES HUMAN

RIGHTS COMPLAINT

The current State of Canadian Cricket ...a perspectiveDETAILS ON PAGE 8

DETAILS ON PAGE 23WITH the loss to Scotland,Canada is effectively out of

further play in the World Cup2014. This is and should be amatter of grave concern to allCricket loving fans and playersin this country. We havewitnessed a continuous slide ofthe standard of the game inCanada for some time now. Thisseemingly downward spiral oflack of success internationally,is further aided by the rise ofnew powers in the AssociateWorld of countries like Ireland,Afghanistan, Hong Kong etc.who are knocking on the doorsof the Full Member ICC

Baljiwan "B.J." Sandhu, a detec-tive sergeantwith Peel RegionalPolice has launched a humanrights complaint with the HumanRights Tribunal of Ontario for al-legedly facing discrimination atwork. Sandhu, who speaks fourlanguages, has been workingwith the Peel Police for almost25 years.During this time he has receivedmany awards from differentcommunities one of which is aQueen's Diamond jubilee medalin 2012.Sandhu's lawyer Barry Swadronsaid he has been a valuable re-source for the force and they'veused his services extensively.However, his superiors do notclassify his services as "realpolice work" said the lawyer.Swadron confirmed thatSandhu's recent application fora promotion was denied and hewas told that if he doesn't with-draw his application he will re-ceive a "poor performance re-view." "He is disadvantaged be-cause of his ethnicity," said

Swadron. Peel Police did nothave any comments at this time.Swadron confirmed Sandhu willcontinue to work as usual untilhis human rights application isdealt with. He said the Tribunaldoes conduct mediation ser-vices which they would be readyto accept.

PEEL POLICE DETECTIVESERGEANT, B.J. SANDHU

AS SEEN DURINGMIDWEEK SOUTH ASIAN

AWARDS 2013

I am personally working hard to promote greaterconnectivity between the Consulate and the community -Consul General of India in Toronto, Akhilesh Mishra DETAILS ON PAGE 3, 4, 5

I am not a cynic because I know thatdemocracy has this marvellous ability to self-correct - Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

My Fellow Citizens:1. On the eve of 65th RepublicDay, I extend warm greetings toall of you in India and abroad. Iconvey my special greetings tomembers of our Armed Forces,Paramilitary Forces and Internal

Security Forces.2. The Republic Day commandsthe respect of every Indian. Onthis day, sixty four years ago, ina remarkable display of idealismand courage, we the people ofIndia gave to ourselves a

sovereign democratic republic tosecure all its citizens justice,liberty and equality. Weundertook to promote among allcitizens fraternity, the dignity ofthe individual and the unity ofthe nation. These ideals becamethe lodestar of the modern IndianState. Democracy became ourmost precious guide towardspeace and regeneration from theswamp of poverty created bycenturies of colonial rule. Fromwithin the spacious provisionsof our Constitution, India hasgrown into a beautiful, vibrant,and sometimes noisy democracy.For us, the democracy is not agift, but the fundamental right ofevery citizen; for those in power

democracy is a sacred trust.Those who violate this trustcommit sacrilege against thenation.3. Some cynics may scoff at ourcommitment to democracy but ourdemocracy has never been betrayedby the people; its fault-lines, wherethey exist, are the handiwork of thosewho have made power a gateway togreed. We do feel angry, and rightlyso, when we see democraticinstitutions being weakened bycomplacency and incompetence. Ifwe hear sometimes an anthem ofdespair from the street, it isbecause people feel that a sacredtrust is being violated.

‘ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA,SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE ON THE EVEOF REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA 2014

countries. Canada which wason top of the Associate Worldnot so long ago, is now at thebottom of the barrel. Rightly orwrongly, the Cricket Canadamanagement and even theplayers themselves, will be thetargets of the frustration ofCricket fans here and I am sure,you would be reading suchremarks in news columnsshortly if not already.The state of the CanadianCricket is very un-healthy atpresent.The question "why is it so?" has

been debated many times beforeand the opinions will fly all overagain. The blame game has beengoing on for some time now.However when the dus tse t t l e s , no c lea r p ic tu reemerges and we go back tostatus quo as nobody has thereso lve to cha l lenge thehighly questionable actions,t aken by ind iv idua l s o rorganizations controlling theCanadian Cricket. The resultsspeak for themselves.

Taylor leads NewZealand to historic ODIseries win against India

‘INDIA (ROHIT SHARMA 79, MS DHONI 79, TIMSOUTHEE 2-36, KYLE MILLS 1-42) LOST TOBLACKCAPS (ROSS TAYLOR 112, KANE WILLIAMSON60, BRENDON MCCULLUM 49) BY SEVEN WICKETS

New Zealand sealed a one-day series win over India by recording aseven-wicket victory last night, with Ross Taylor hitting an unbeaten112 to lead the hosts to a seven wicket win with 11 balls to spare.

Taylor's ninth one-day international century, compiled from 110balls with 14 boundaries, comfortably steered New Zealand pastIndia's total of 278-5, and gave New Zealand a 3-0 series lead withone game remaining.

New Zealand has recorded consecutive series victories overthe West Indies and India, boosting its hopes of a strong showingin next year's World Cup, which it co-hosts with Australia.

Taylor shared partnerships of 130 with Kane Williamson (60)and 92 unbroken with captain Brendon McCullum (49 not out), whohit a six off the first ball of the penultimate over to complete the win.

India lost the early wickets of Virat Kohli (2), who was promotedto open, and Ajinkya Rahane (3) and was a meager 28-2 after 10overs but opener Rohit Sharma stabilized the innings, making avaluable 79.

MOHAN (MIKE) KENDALLPresident, Ontario Cricket

Association,Former VP, Cricket Canada.

CONTD. ON PAGE 22

2 MidWeek MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY




page 3 ARJUN RAMPAL INLEGAL TROUBLEOVER HIS LOUNGEBAR LAP

Arjun Rampal inlegal trouble over hislounge bar LapAfter being blamed for actor HrithikRoshan’s split with wife Sussanne,Arjun Rampal has now landed in freshtrouble. The actor has been slappedwith a legal notice by the India TourismDevelopment Corporation Limited(ITDC) for not clearing theoutstanding rent of Rs. 2 crore for hislounge bar Lap, which he runs in ITDC’sHotel Samrat in the Capital. Whencontacted, Rampal, who had launchedthis luxury nightclub in 2009, directedus to his legal team, that confirmed thatthere is a dispute regarding the duespayable. “There is some issue pendingwith regard to settlement of certainaccounts with ITDC in respect of LAP,and the matter is now sub -judice. Weare -working on it and are confidentabout resolving it with ITDC amicably,”said Rampal’s advocate, Ateev Mathur,adding that they believe there could besome accounting errors, too. ITDCsources reveal that the actor was sentreminders several times before a legal noticewas issued. “Arjun Rampal’s contract willbe -renewed only once he clears his dues,”said a source from ITDC.

Veena Malik retiresfrom commercial

cinema, will do onlysocial films

Pakistani actress Veena Malikhas formally announced herretirement from the commercial

film industry. Malik, who tied the knotwith Dubai-based Pakistanibusinessman Asad Bashir Khan inDecember, revealed that while filmshave seen the last of her, she will stillbe part of welfare projects. She toldthe publication that it's just that shewill not be a part of any new films. "Asfar as the entertainment industry isconcerned, I will continue to engagein any project which aims for welfareor social development. But I will notbe part of any new films from here on,"she said. "Well-wishers from all overthe globe, whether east or west, Indiaor Pakistan, have been congratulatingand blessing us with their prayers."Malik, who married Dubai-basedPakistani businessman Asad BashirKhan last year, performed Umrah withher husband and his family. Malikrecently appeared on a television showin which she announced that she hadchanged her lifestyle after coming intocontact with Maulana Tariq Jameel.

INDIAN COMMUNITY IS GOING TO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ANCHORING THE GROWING INDIA-CANADATRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP - CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA IN TORONTO, AKHILESH MISHRA

FOR MORE PICS SEE PAGE 4 & 5


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014special report

Quebec Charter unfairto immigrants

Formal hearings in Quebechave continued regarding thevalues char ter with one videoreceiving over 300,000 hits,while some exper ts concludeBill 60 in unfair to immigrantsThe Bill, if in power, will pro-hibit public workers to wearreligious symbols such as acrucifix, turban, hijab or akippa while they're at work.Liberal Par ty Candidate fornominat ion for BramptonSouth, GurjitSidhuhas said Bill60 is unfair to some immi-grants who wear rel igioussymbols at work. "For some people it's choosing a hijab or ajob, or a turban or a job. It is unfair," he said.He added such a bill should not be introduced in a country likeCanada where multiculturalism is often praised about.When asked if the PQ had a hidden agenda, he said the hiddenagenda behind introducing such a bill is to get immigrants outof the province so the government can be in full power in timefor next election. Currently, PQ is a minority government inQuebec. He recommends the provincial government to workon infrastructure, jobs and basic necessities for the people ofthe province.

GURJIT SIDHULiberal Party Candidate for

nomination for Brampton South

INDIAN COMMUNITY IS GOING TO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ANCHORINGTHE GROWING INDIA-CANADA TRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP -

CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA IN TORONTO, AKHILESH MISHRA

Main Points made by Consul General Akhilesh Mishra during hisremarks on the occasion of the Republic Day of India, 26 January 2014 India-Canada Friendship" I am deeply appreciative of the hospitality and warm friendshipwith which we have been received by this great country, Canada, ourgreat friend and strategic partner, this beautiful province of Ontario andthis glorious city of Toronto." I am truly inspired by the vibrancy, dynamism and ingenuity ofCanadian economy and entrepreneurship, and exemplary social harmonyamong extremely diverse and pluralistic population, I deeply admire theCanadian citizen centric philosophy of governance and public servicedelivery" There is great synergy and complementarity between the uniquestrengths of the Canadian economy and the needs of a rapidly growingeconomy of India. We are working to leverage the enormousopportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation." I would like to take this opportunity to update you on my approachand work as Consul General.Consular Services" I recognise that our first and foremost concern and priority has tobe prompt, transparent and efficient delivery of services to the people.Like you all, we are also not perfect or faultless, and work under numerousconstraints - of manpower, complex regulatory framework, lack ofeffective back up and feedback from Headquarters - amid growingworkload and even more importantly rising expectations and impatienceof the public. But I can assure you that I and all my officials in theConsulate are working hard, working on weekends, working overtimeevery day to improve delivery of services, and render them astransparently as possible. At the end of August 2013, we had a backlogof over 2500 services, including passports, OCI, PIO, PCCs, surrendercertificates and visas - by December 2013, they all have been cleared.Now we are providing services on day-do-day basis. By doing so wehave successfully eliminated all sorts of middlemen and intermediaries

who thrived on the bottlenecks in the processing and delivery of consularservices." At every opportunity, we have been encouraging the public towrite to us if they have any problems, concerns, constructive advice." All emails are being responded to promptly, mostly same day. Imyself monitor the responses." I am personally working hard to promote greater connectivitybetween the Consulate and the community. I have interacted with, andalso welcomed in my office, the entire cross-section of the diaspora. Idon't believe in the barrier of the glass window between the Consulateand the community - I don't believe in the - me versus you discourse -but in the philosophy of we, who have to work together and makethings better and solve any problems that anyone may have - you orme. My team and I will be there with you, always.Outreach to mainstream Canadian society " I called on Lieutenant Governor, Premier, most of Cabinetministers, MPs, MPPs, major business organisations." Engaging large number of mayors, including those outside GTAin an eco-business partnership discourse." Held detailed discussions with the Presidents and top managementof Universities of Toronto, York, Ryerson, Waterloo, McMaster, Guelph- working on plans to strategically upscale our engagement andcooperation in education sector.Role of Indian community" I am grateful to the Indian community for the extraordinarygenerosity, kindness and warmth extended to me, my wife and mycolleagues in the Consulate. We are truly privileged and blessed tohave you for friendship, support and guidance." In my view the Indian community is going to play a pivotal role inanchoring the growing India-Canada trade and economic partnership -especially in transfer of technology and collaboration in SMEs sector.My vision is to develop at least 1,000 focal points in the community tocatalyse and guide flow of trade and investment, both ways, between

India and Canada. I seek your support and guidance." Indian community enjoys unprecedented goodwill and respect inCanada. Almost every Canadian political leader I have met has spokenvery warmly and positively about Indians in Canada and how theyhave enriched the Canadian society. " I believe as India's economy grows, and India-Canada strategicpartnership flourishes - your profound knowledge of India, and yourcontacts in India would be increasingly precious. So please have faithin yourself, have faith in India's future and have pride in your Indiaheritage. You are going to be evermore precious and evermore in demand!We have a bright future, and exciting times ahead." I wish and pray for your continued happiness, peace, prosperity,success and well-being.

FOR MORE PICS SEE PAGE 5


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 breaking news

COURTESY: FLICKR COMMONS

Harper Government to Focus on Economy andDelivering Results as Parliament Returns

Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in theHouse of Commons, and the Honourable Denis Lebel,Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and

Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the EconomicDevelopment Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, welcomedthe return of Parliament and set out the Government's priorities in the Houseof Commons in 2014."The Harper Government's top priorities will continue to be those that matterto Canadians - jobs, growth and long-term prosperity," said Minister VanLoan. "The cornerstone of our agenda in Parliament will be the Budget.Canadians can count on our Government to build upon our strong record ofcreating jobs, keeping taxes low and returning to budgetary balance."" open new markets for Canadian goods;" create a Victims' Bill of Rights;" protect our children from high-risk child predators; and" strengthen the value of Canadian Citizenship;"We will also continue to work on legislation to make our communitiesstronger and families more secure by putting the rights of victims first,"added Minister Lebel. "This includes final work on the Not CriminallyResponsible Reform Act, which ensures public safety is paramount indetermining how people found not criminally responsible should beaddressed by mental health review boards and courts.""We take pride in our Government's ability to run a productive, hard-workingand orderly Parliament," concluded Minister Van Loan. "It is part of whathas allowed us to continue to deliver results for all Canadians, including arecord-setting performance in 2013 which saw 40 bills receive Royal Assent."CBC reported 2014 would prove to be an important year considering electionsnext year. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Feb. 11 to be the federalbudget date, he announced Monday.Looking forward, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will flaunt new star, critic ofinternational trade MP Chrystia Freeland, reported CBC News.While NDP already has an agenda to keep Canada Post's door-to-doordelivery, confirmed reports.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014c o m m u n i t y

(L TO R): NAVAL BAJAJ, PRESIDENT, ICCC; ANDHRA PRADESH MINISTER HON. G. SRINIVAS RAO; MP HON. JOE DANIEL;INDIA MISSION DELEGATE SURYA BEZWADA

ICCC-INDIA MISSION 2014

46yr Old Punjabi Charged inBrampton HomicideBrampton – On Tuesday, January 21,2014 at 10:00 p.m. Peel Regional Po-l ice were cal led to an address onKingknoll Drive, in Brampton. Policearrived to find two people suffering frommultiple stab wounds. Both par tieswere taken to hospital, where the vic-tim, Anita SUMMAN, a 51 year old fe-male, succumbed to her injuries. Thesecond victim, Gurcharan DOAL, a 46 yearold male, remains in hospital in life threatening condition. Both victims arefrom the Brampton area. The accused, Iqbal SINGH, 46 years of age fromBrampton, turned himself in to 22 Division at approximately 10:00 a.m. onWednesday, January 22, 2014.Iqbal SINGH has been charged with Second Degree Murder andAttempted Murder. He will appear at the Ontario Cour t of Justicefor a Bail Hearing on Thursday, January 23, 2014.Anyone who may have information with respect to the homicideis asked to call investigators in the Homicide Bureau at (905)453-2121, ext. 3205. Anonymous tips may also be submitted viaPeel Cr ime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), orwww.peelcrimestoppers.ca, or by sending a text message toCRIMES (274637) with the word ‘PEEL’ and then your tip.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY JOINSRYERSON UNIVERSITY TOCOLLABORATE AND GROW GROUNDBREAKING INCUBATOR IN INDIASimon Fraser University has joined with Ryerson Universityand the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute (BSEI) to developand expand a groundbreaking incubator in India.The BSEI-Ryerson Digital Media Zone was established in July2013 and this week Ryerson, SFU and BSEI signed a letter ofintent to collaborate on its fur ther development through an ac-celerator program. The incubator allows entrepreneurs to fasttrack their star tups and connect with mentors, customers andinvestors. It lays the groundwork to help young entrepreneursexpand into both the Indian and Canadian markets and pro-vides support and resources for entrepreneurship developmentand professional development education.The five-year agreement between Ryerson, Ryerson FuturesInc., Simon Fraser University and SF Univentures will suppor tcollaboration on a number of fronts, including accelerating thedevelopment and commercialization of innovative research andnew technologies in India and Canada and providing oppor tu-nities for entrepreneurship education, training and develop-ment. The par tnership is another example of how SFU is con-tinuing to fur ther its activities in India with university and in-dustry par tners, says SFU President Andrew Petter. "We areexcited to par tner in this ground-breaking initiative which willbenefit young entrepreneurs and their innovations in bothCanada and India. Suppor ting students in entrepreneurshipactivities is an impor tant par t of our commitment to being an'engaged university.' This unique par tnership with the BSEI andRyerson University will help us extend that commitment bothnationally and internationally."For Ryerson, the arrangement will enhance oppor tunities foryoung entrepreneurs. "Ryerson looks forward to working withSimon Fraser University and continuing to generate oppor tuni-ties for young Indian and Canadian entrepreneurs," saidMohamed Lachemi, Provost and Vice President Academic ofRyerson. "We are bringing a successful model to India, andwith this collaboration with Simon Fraser University we canprovide even more resources to fast track innovative researchand help train and develop the next generation of entrepre-neurs."The BSEI-Ryerson Digital Media Zone is built on a unique modeldeveloped at Ryerson University that has attracted interna-tional attention. The Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University(DMZ) is one of Canada's largest incubators andmultidisciplinary co-working spaces for young entrepreneurs.The DMZ leads the way in experiential learning and businesssuccess by creating a unique ecosystem of education and en-trepreneurship. Emerging leaders fast-track their productlaunches and grow their companies in this suppor tive com-munity by connecting with mentors, customers and each other.

NAVAL BAJAJ GREETING MINISTER RAO

Indo-Canada Chamber ofCommerce’s India Mission2014 had a stopover at

Visakhapatnam on January 18,2014. The delegates participatedin three events there thatincluded B2B meetings, a summiton bilateral trade andinvestment, a visit to the GitamUniversity. The delegates alsomet with Hon. Ganta SrinivasRao, Andhra Pradesh’s Ministerfor Minister for Infrastructure &Investments and Ports, Airports,Natural Gas.Canada-India Summit on BilateralTrade & InvestmentHon. Ganta Srinivas Rao,Minister for Infrastructure &Investment and Ports, airportsand natural gas, was the guestof honour at the summit. Thepanellists in the summit fromAndhra Pradesh includedSolomon Arokia Raj, thecollector of Visakhapatnam; MTKrishna Babu, Secretary,Infrastructure & InvestmentDepartment; Jayesh Ranjan,Managing Director, AndhraPradesh InfrastructureCorporation; Anoop Singh,Special Secretary, InformationTechnology andCommunications department;

Chandana Khan, SpecialSecretary, Youth Advancement,Tourism & Culture; MVSatyanarayana, IAS; Dr. N.Yuvraj, Visakhapatnam UrbanDevelopment Agency.Although the summit was heldon the board theme of Canada-India bilateral trade andinvestment opportunities, itfocussed on Visakhapatnam and

the coastal Andhra Pradesh.Minister Hon. G. Srinivas Raohighlighted the development ofcoastal Andhra Pradesh and theopportunities that are availableto global investors. The officialsfrom the Andhra Pradeshgovernment made a series ofpresentations on differentaspects of the state’s economythat included opportunities in

petroleum, chemicals,petrochemicals, informationtechnology and PPP projects intourism, youth advancement,and culture.In the second session theparticipants from Canadaprovided a briefing on thegrowing investment and tradeopportunities in Canada. Thespeakers in the session includedHon. Joe Daniel, Member ofParliament; Naval Bajaj,President, ICCC; Vikram Jain ofCanada’s Trade Commissioner’sService; Ray Chan, Governmentof Saskatchewan; SurvaBezawada, and Abu Becker.In his remarks, Naval Bajaj,President, ICCC, emphasized theneed for Indian states to step upto forging links with Canada bothat the federal and at theprovincial levels. “In IndiaMission 2014, we have visitedaltogether eight Indian statesprimarily to underline thesignificance of the opportunitiesin the different parts of India,and away from the mainmetropolises,” he said.He added, "In each of thesestates, we have covered differentsectors, taking care to highlightthe sectors that are important forthe state." Subsequently, theIndia Mission delegates had aninteractive session with theMinister Hon. G. Srinivas Rao.Interactive session at GITAMUniversityThe India Mission 2014delegates then visited theGITAM University inVisakhapatnam. K RamakrishnaRao, Chancellor; and GSubrahmanyam, Vice Chancellor;greeted the delegates and led thedelegation into an interactivesession. The session witnessedparticipation by close to 350faculty members, students ofthe un ivers i ty. Dur ing thepas t 33 years , GITAM hasbeen committed to excellencein higher education foraying intodiversified disciplines oflearning.

CONTD. ON PG 7

India’s Republic Day Statementfrom Official Opposition

Multiculturalism Critic AndrewCash (Davenport)

Off ic ial OppositionMulticulturalism Critic AndrewCash (Davenport) made the fol-lowing statement on India’s Re-public Day:“Today, on behalf of all NewDemocrats and our LeaderTom Mulcair, I would like toextend my best wishes to theRepublic of India and all Ca-nadians of Indian heritage onthis Republic Day.January 26 marks the day thatthe world’s largest democ-racy became fully independentwith the adoption of India’s Constitution. Since that day in 1950,the bonds between Canada and India have grown strong. Thecontributions of Indian immigrants to Canada have enrichedour collective cultural heritage and continue to strengthen oursociety. As the Official Opposition Critic for Multiculturalism, Isend my hear tfelt congratulations to the people of India andeveryone celebrating in Canada.”


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 c o m m u n i t y

Minister Tim Uppal Condemns RecentAttack against Polio Workers in Pakistan

PROVINCE ORDERING 65 NEW GOTRAIN CARS FROM BOMBARDIER

Minister Tim Uppal is joined by MP Brad Butt (Mississauga-Streetsville), Senator Salma Ataullahjanand Senator Nancy Ruth in a meeting with UNICEF officials, doctors and polio vaccinators to an-nounce Canada's latest contribution to the fight to eradicate polio in Pakistan and around the world

The Honourable Tim Uppal,Minister of State forMulticulturalism, issued thefollowing statement in responseto the recent violence againstpolio workers in Pakistan:"I join all Canadians incondemning the indefensiblekillings of three polio workers inPeshawar, Pakistan."On January 6, 2014, I had thehonour of meeting with Poliovaccinators, doctors andUNICEF staff while in Lahore,Pakistan. During the meeting, Iwas given an update on the poliosituation in Pakistan and the riskthat these workers take to helpthe eradication efforts."These humanitarian anddevelopment workers do anadmirable job to provide crucial,lifesaving assistance and violenceagainst them is inexcusable."Canada, like all partners engagedin the ongoing fight to rid the worldof polio, remains undeterred by suchviolence. While attacks of this naturemake global efforts more difficult,they will not keep us fromcontinuing our work to end this

debilitating disease. "On behalfof all Canadians, I would like to

extend my deepest condolencesto the families of those killed

working to eradicate Polio inPakistan.

Ontario is supporting jobsin Thunder Bay andimproving public transit

by purchasing 65 new bi-levelGO Train cars from Bombardier.The order will increase GOTransit's fleet of train cars to 743,and is an important step towardintroducing two-way, all-dayservice on all seven GO rail linesas part of The Big Move. About250 workers will work on the $481million order, which will be

delivered between June 2016 andJuly 2017."This significant investmentsupports our manufacturingsector and stimulates theeconomy in northern Ontariowhile enabling more people tochoose public transit," saidMinister of Transportation,Minister of Infrastructure, GlenMurray in a statement.Investing in northerncommunities and improving

public transit is part of theOntario government's economicplan to invest in people, buildmodern infrastructure andsupport a dynamic andinnovative business climate.Quick FactsBi-level cab cars and passengercoaches have been part of GOTransit's fleet since 1978 and aremanufactured by Bombardier inThunder Bay - the only Canadianmanufacturer of commuter rail

coaches.Ontario has purchased 382 GOTrain cars since 2003.Since 2003, the Ontariogovernment has added 10 newGO s ta t ions and 28 ,600park ing spo t s ac ross thesystem.Since 2003 , Onta r io hasinves ted more than $19 .3bi l l ion in publ ic t rans i t inOntario, including $9.1 billionin GO Transit.

ONTARIO IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSIT, SUPPORTING 250 JOBS

ICCC-INDIA MISSION 2014Contd. from pg 6It has steadily evolvedinto a world classuniversity recognized forthe experiential learning itoffers, the competent andcompassionate faculty, thestellar researchlaboratories, academicvibrancy andcosmopolitan culture.The university has threecampuses –Visakhapatnam, Hyderabadand Bengaluru. Known forits creative dynamism andflexibility, the universityoffers varied programsblending skill developmentand value orientation toshape the career ofstudents and developholistic personality to beprivileged members of thecivil society. Theuniversity also offersseveral programs throughdistance learning toincrease access to highereducation with emphasison reaching theunreached.GITAM already has atwinning program with acouple of Canadian

(L TO R): NAVAL BAJAJ, K RAMAKRISHNA RAO, CHANCELLOR; AND G SUBRAHMANYAM, VICECHANCELLOR GITAM UNIVERSITY

ICCC INDIA MISSION 2014 PARTICIPATING IN B2B SESSIONS WITHLOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

educational institutions.During the meeting with theChancellor and the ViceChancellor, ICCC PresidentNaval Bajaj agreed to aproposal for signing amemorandum ofunderstanding between theChamber and the University.The University and theChamber would be workingon different educationalinitiatives. The Universityrepresentatives also agreedto lead a delegation toCanada in 2014.

Peel - Arrest Made in Investment FraudPeel - After a lengthy investigation, officers from the Peel Re-gional Police Fraud Bureau have arrested a female in relation toan investment fraud.Nuzhat MAMOON, also known as Umme RUBAB, a 46 year-oldBrampton resident, is alleged to have committed the fraud over a periodof at least one year, targeting victims from the South Asian and Muslimcommunities in Brampton and Mississauga. MAMOON convincedvictims to invest in her business ventures, promising to return themoney with a profit within two weeks. To date, MAMOON has de-frauded various victims of over $79,000.00.On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Nuzhat MAMOON/Umme RUBABwas arrested and charged with Defrauding the Public. She appeared atthe Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday, January 23, 2014.Anyone with information in relation to this investment scam is asked tocontact Fraud Investigators at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3330. Informationcan also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting their website atwww.peelcrimestoppers.ca, or by sending a text message to CRIMES(274637) with the word "Peel" and then your tip.

Winter getaway:Direct train to Pearson

airport in progress

A direct train to Pearson airport from Union station that wouldtake 25 minutes is set for 2015 in time for Pan Am Games duringthe summer. The new station will be located between Terminal1 and the parking garage, directly adjacent to the AutomatedPeople Mover (APM) station. The station platform will beenclosed and will have free Wi-Fi, ticket-vending machinesand fare card validators. Guests will be able to access TorontoPearson's two main terminals either by walking to Terminal 1 orby taking the APM to Terminal 3. UP Express will provide aconvenient, 25-minute service to and from Toronto Pearsonand Toronto Union station with departures every 15 minutes.The service will begin running in spring 2015.

"We want the train to be like an oasis because it's adecompression zone. It's 25 minutes people have to get theirwork done and take their time. They want it to be quiet andcomfortable and serene," said president Kathy Haley in aninterview with the Star. "I don't think there's any other place inToronto where you can get views like that in such a panoramicway," said Haley. "It will probably be the most inviting,impressive moment that people will have coming into Toronto,"she said. In late November 2013, hoarding was installed on thewest wall of the APM station which will eventually serve asthe entrance to the new UP Express station. The hoardingdisplays details about the service as well as renderings of thestations at both Terminal 1 and Union Station.

Wayne Gates challengescandidates to jobs debate

Wayne Gates, the New Democrat candidate for the ridingof Niagara Falls, says he wants to see an all-candidates debate focused on creating and protecting jobs

in Niagara Falls. The City Councillor running for MPP says anopen debate is more vital than ever since Conservatives made itclear yesterday that they're all over the map when it comes to theirjobs plan. "Too many people in this community have lost jobs, or areworried about their jobs disappearing. It's time for candidates to de-bate how we can get people working," said Gates. "This is the singlebiggest challenge facing people in this riding and they deserve anopen and honest debate about jobs plans, not the same-old excusesand political games." Newspaper reports today indicate that the HudakConservatives are downplaying controversial "right to work" policiesto increase their chances in the Niagara Falls byelection (TorontoStar,January 22, 2014). "Right to work" policies have a track record ofdriving down wages and PC Leader Tim Hudak has insisted he wantsto move ahead with the scheme in Ontario. However, when askedabout his plans yesterday, he dodged the question but later in the dayfired a Windsor-region PC candidate who denounced the plan on twit-ter writing, "I'm not the loudest-just 1st to say it." "In the morning TimHudak refused to back his own policies. In the evening Hudak fired acandidate who criticized the same policy. That's not leadership. InNiagara we have a serious jobs challenge but the only job TimHudak cares about is his own," Gates said.

Liberals giving up on manufacturing, Conser-vatives talking out of both sides of their mouth,Niagara voters deserve a real debate


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014opinion

Published By

Asian World Today Inc.1310, Midway Blvd, Unit # 31, Mississauga Ontario L5T 2K5

Direct Line - 647-272-8182Tel: 905-670-3687 Fax: 905-670-5344

E-mail : For Advertising

[email protected]

YUDHVIR JASWALYUDHVIR JASWALYUDHVIR JASWALYUDHVIR JASWALYUDHVIR JASWALCHIEF EDITOR & CEO

647-272-8182647-272-8182647-272-8182647-272-8182647-272-8182yudhvir@southasiandaily.com

All Rights Reserved. No material herein or portions thereof may be printed without the written consent of thepublisher. DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: Asian World Today Inc. assumes all advertisers to be reliable and responsible for anyand all liability from their claims. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement he may see unfitfor publication. The opinions expressed in Midweek may not be those of the publisher.

Published By

Asian World Today Inc.1310, Midway Blvd, Unit # 31, Mississauga Ontario L5T 2K5

Direct Line - 647-272-8182Tel: 905-670-3687 Fax: 905-670-5344

E-mail : For Advertising

[email protected]

Newspaper

MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLYPublished in English every Tuesday

Radio

SOUTHASIAN PULSE Mon to Fri; 10:30 AM to 12 Noon on AM 770

Television

SOUTHASIAN 360 DEGREESOn FILMYChannel Right Across North America

Canada - (Rogers - Channel-830, Bell fibe TV

Channel-798 ),

USA - DirecTV - Channel 2008

Timings- Friday6-7 PM,Sun -1-2 PMWed - 6:30-

7:30PM-EST

Online

WWW.SOUTHASIANDAILY.COMONLY News Portal for Southasian-Canadians

Cricket

CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL

CRICKET (CPC) 6th Annual

CPC Inter-City Cricket Cup Starting June 2013

6 Months of Non-stop cricket action

Events

6th AnnualMidweek Southasian Awards 2013

MidWeek

MAMTA LULLAMAMTA LULLAMAMTA LULLAMAMTA LULLAMAMTA LULLACONTRIBUTING WRITER

SUNIL VERMASUNIL VERMASUNIL VERMASUNIL VERMASUNIL VERMAGRAPHICS DEPARTMENT

BASHIR NASIRBASHIR NASIRBASHIR NASIRBASHIR NASIRBASHIR NASIRPHOTOGRAPHERS

THAPLIYAL & RAI LAWTHAPLIYAL & RAI LAWTHAPLIYAL & RAI LAWTHAPLIYAL & RAI LAWTHAPLIYAL & RAI LAWOFFICEOFFICEOFFICEOFFICEOFFICE

LEGAL ADVISOR

NAVEEN SHARMANAVEEN SHARMANAVEEN SHARMANAVEEN SHARMANAVEEN SHARMA INDIA MARKETING HEAD

CHETAN PATILCHETAN PATILCHETAN PATILCHETAN PATILCHETAN PATILMARKETING EXECUTIVE

DR. PUSHPINDER BRARDR. PUSHPINDER BRARDR. PUSHPINDER BRARDR. PUSHPINDER BRARDR. PUSHPINDER BRARCONTRIBUTING WRITER

ALI - NICE PHOTOGRAPHYALI - NICE PHOTOGRAPHYALI - NICE PHOTOGRAPHYALI - NICE PHOTOGRAPHYALI - NICE PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHERS

WYNNE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TOTAKE ACTION ON AUTO INSURANCE

By Linda Jeffrey, MPP Brampton-SpringdaleMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

As a long time Brampton resident I know that for most people,a car is not a luxury. It is a necessity that is closely tied to theirlivelihood. People use their car to get to work, to get their kids toschool, to get to medical appointments and to visit their parents orgrandparents.

I also know that auto insurance rates are too high, and that theyare particularly outrageously expensive for Brampton residents.That's why I was proud to support our government's 2013 Budget,which proposed to lower insurance rates by 15% on average overthe next 2 years. Recent rate approvals indicate that our government'sactions are beginning to work. On January 15th 2014, our fiscal

services regulator released a report indicating a decline in averageauto insurance rates of 4% per cent in Ontario in the third quarter of2013.

In addition, as part of our Auto Insurance Cost and RateReduction Strategy, our government has introduced new measuresto reduce costs and uncertainty in the auto insurance system, whichwe believe will help further reduce rates for drivers and protectconsumers. These measures will shine a light on where fraud occursin the system, particularly in the towing industry and in practicesrelated to vehicle storage and collision repair.

Consultations are currently underway to develop a province-wide system to oversee the towing industry and ensure that driversinvolved in traffic collisions and in need of roadside assistancehave confidence that the tow truck operator helping them is reputable,

safe and honest.Advisory Groups charged with bringing recommendations to

the government are expected toconclude their work next month.I know firsthand that the cost of auto insurance can be a burden

for many families in Brampton, but we have taken action and we areon the right road. We are working hard to ensure that auto insuranceis affordable and available to everyone across this province.

I am anxious to see rates come down sooner rather than laterand I am working with my colleague, the Minister of Finance to makesure we bring reductions to the people of Brampton as quickly aspossible.

By working together, and staying on the road set out duringlast year's Budget, we will continue to see real savings for theresidents of Brampton.

Defending Canada's Prostitution LawsThe Supreme Court of

Canada has struck downCanada's prostitution

laws. In a year's time, thisdecision would make theoperation of brothels, living onthe avails of prostitution, andcommunicating in public forthe purposes of buying andselling sex legal.

Pros t i tu t ion v ic t imizeswomen and th rea tens thesafety of our communit ies ,which is already of growingconcern. Our Government willv igorous ly defend theconstitutionality of Canada'sprostitution laws.

The decision is currentlybe ing rev iewed whi le a l lposs ib le opt ions are be ingexplored in order to ensuretha t our l aws con t inue toaddress the th rea t tha tp ros t i tu t ion poses tocommuni t i es , sex t radeworkers , and thosevulnerable. Our Governmenti s f i rmly commit ted topro tec t ing Canad iancommunities from the effectsof l ega l i zed p ros t i tu t ion ,including the impact of illegaldrugs and the vulnerability ofwomen. These effects will betaken into account while ourgovernment works diligently

to implement a new lega lframework to govern the sextrade. The Supreme Court hasstipulated a one-year windowfor the task.

While our Government isfocused on defend ing ourcommunities from this threat,the Liberal party intends tolega l i ze p ros t i tu t ion andmarijuana. While we look todefend Canadian families andthe safety of our communities,the Liberals seek to ensurethat those who profit from thesex trade are able to maintain"successful business," to betaxed in the t ax-hungryLiberal tradition like any otherenterprise.

The Prime Minister has madeit clear that our ConservativeGovernment knows prostitution isdetrimental to society and we viewits effects as harmful for ourcommunities and women, andparticula r ly fo r vu lnerab lewomen, and we will continueto oppose prostitution inCanada. The Liberals fail toprotect Canadian communitiesand values, and choose insteadto discuss the merits oflegitimizing the sex trade, whichwill make prostitution morewidespread in Canadiancommunities.

I am not a cynic because I know that democracy has this marvellousability to self-correct - Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Fellow Citizens:4. Corruption is a cancer that erodes democracy, and weakens thefoundations of our state. If Indians are enraged, it is because theyare witnessing corruption and waste of national resources. Ifgovernments do not remove these flaws, voters will removegovernments.5. Equally dangerous is the rise of hypocrisy in public life. Electionsdo not give any person the licence to flirt with illusions. Those whoseek the trust of voters must promise only what is possible.Government is not a charity shop. Populist anarchy cannot be asubstitute for governance. False promises lead to disillusionment,which gives birth to rage, and that rage has one legitimate target:

those in power.6. This rage will abate only when governments deliver what theywere elected to deliver: social and economic progress, not at a snail'space, but with the speed of a racehorse. The aspirational youngIndian will not forgive a betrayal of her future. Those in office musteliminate the trust deficit between them and the people. Those inpolitics should understand that every election comes with a warningsign: perform, or perish.7. I am not a cynic because I know that democracy has this marvellousability to self-correct. It is the physician that heals itself, and 2014must become a year of healing after the fractured and contentiouspolitics of the last few years.My Fellow Citizens:8. The last decade witnessed the emergence of India as one of thefastest growing economies in the world. The slowdown of oureconomy in the last two years can be some cause for concern butnone for despair. The green shoots of revival are already visible.The agricultural growth in the first half of this year has touched 3.6per cent and rural economy is buoyant.9. 2014 is a precipice moment in our history. We must re-discoverthat sense of national purpose and patriotism, which lifts the nationabove and across the abyss; and back on to the road of prosperity.Give the young jobs and they will raise the villages and cities to 21stcentury standards. Give them a chance and you will marvel at theIndia they can create.10. This chance will not come if India does not get a stablegovernment. This year, we will witness the 16th General Election toour Lok Sabha. A fractured government, hostage to whimsicalopportunists, is always an unhappy eventuality. In 2014, it could becatastrophic. Each one of us is a voter; each one of us has a deepresponsibility; we cannot let India down. It is time for introspectionand action.11. India is not just a geography: it is also a history of ideas,philosophy, intellect, industrial genius, craft, innovation,and experience. The promise of India has sometimes been mislaid bymisfortune; at other times by our own complacence and weakness.Destiny has given us another opportunity to recover what we havelost; we will have no one to blame but ourselves if we falter.Fellow Citizens:12. A democratic nation is always involved in argument with itself.This is welcome, for we solve problems through discussion andconsent, not force. But healthy differences of opinion must not leadto an unhealthy strife within our polity. Passions are rising overwhether we should have smaller states to extend equitabledevelopment to all parts of a state. A debate is legitimate but itshould conform to democratic norms. The politics of divide and rulehas extracted a heavy price on our subcontinent. If we do not work

together, nothing ever will work.13. India must find its own solutions to its problems. We must beopen to all knowledge; to do otherwise would be to condemn ournation to the misery of a stagnant mire. But we should not indulge inthe easy option of mindless imitation, for that can lead us to a gardenof weeds. India has the intellectual prowess, the human resourceand financial capital to shape a glorious future. We possess a dynamiccivil society with an innovative mindset. Our people, whether invillages or cities, share a vibrant, unique consciousness and culture.Our finest assets are human.Fellow Citizens:14. Education has been an inseparable part of the Indian experience.I am not talking only of the ancient institutions of excellence likeTakshashila or Nalanda, but of an age as recent as the 17th and 18thcenturies. Today, our higher educational infrastructure consists ofover 650 universities and 33,000 colleges. The quality of educationhas to be the focus of our attention now. We can be world leaders ineducation, if only we discover the will and leadership to take us tothat pinnacle. Education is no longer just the privilege of the elite,but a universal right. It is the seed of a nation's destiny. We mustusher in an education revolution that becomes a launching pad forthe national resurgence.15. I am being neither immodest, nor beating a false drum, when Iclaim that India can become an example to the world. Because, thehuman mind flourishes best when it is, as the great sage RabindranathTagore said, free from fear; when it has the liberty to roam intospheres unknown; in search of wisdom; and when the people havethe fundamental right to propose as well as oppose.My Fellow Citizens:16. There will be a new government before I speak to you again onthe eve of our Independence Day. Who wins the coming election isless important than the fact that whosoever wins must have anundiluted commitment to stability, honesty, and the development ofIndia. Our problems will not disappear overnight. We live in aturbulent part of the world where factors of instability have grownin the recent past. Communal forces and terrorists will still seek todestabilize the harmony of our people and the integrity of our statebut they will never win. Our security and armed forces, backed bythe steel of popular support, have proved that they can crush anenemy within; with as much felicity as they guard our frontiers.Mavericks who question the integrity of our armed services areirresponsible and should find no place in public life.17. India's true strength lies in her Republic; in the courage of hercommitment, the sagacity of her Constitution, and the patriotism ofher people. 1950 saw the birth of our Republic. I am sure that 2014will be the year of resurgence.Jai Hind!

Parm Gill, MP for Brampton-Springdale



canadaBANK OF CANADAMAINTAINSOVERNIGHT RATETARGET AT 1 PERCENT IP10

PM announces additional support for thedestruction of chemical weapons in Syria

QUEBEC VILLAGE FIRE KILLED FIVE

Canadians deserveanswers on FATCAConservative Finance Minister Jim Flaher ty must address grow-ing public anxiety about the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compli-ance Act (FATCA), and secret negotiations over an Intergovern-mental Agreement (IGA) for the implementation of FATCA inCanada. "A complete lack of transparency, communication andconsultation on the par t of the Conservatives has exacerbatedfears among those who have serious concerns about FATCA,"said NDP pensions critic Murray Rankin (Victoria). "Negotia-tions are being held behind closed doors while Canadians re-main in the dark as to the integrity of their personal bankinginformation." Repor ts suggest that if implemented, an IGA mayrequire Canadian banks, investment funds and other financialinstitutions to disclose annually to the U.S. Internal RevenueService (IRS) information on accounts held by American citi-zens, including dual citizens in Canada. Concerns have beenraised that such a system could potentially violate existing Ca-nadian privacy laws. "Canada cannot accept an agreement thatviolates Canadians' rights," said Rankin. "I am asking that thegovernment acknowledge the very legitimate public concernsabout the FATCA, bring transparency to this process and informParliamentarians on the state of negotiations as soon as pos-sible." Rankin sent a letter to Flaher ty outlining several con-cerns about FATCA and demanding urgent action.

L'Isle-Verte, Que., a villagenortheast of Quebec Citywitnessed a tragedy at

seniors' residence where a fire ledto death of five people while 30are still missing.

The small town of about1,500 people is not accustomedto disasters.

About twenty people weresaved as fire started earlyThursday, while crewscontinued to work in freezingtemperature of -30 with thewindchill confirmed reports.

"This is a very difficultsituation for everyone,"Lt. GuyLapointe of the Sûreté duQuébec and Quebec coronerGeneviève Guilbault.Lapointetold CBC News in an interview.

"It's a tough situation. Onethat you would never want toface as a police officer andfireman, and everybody isdedicated and working hard, andno one is complaining regardless

of the difficult climaticsituation," he said.

CBC reported the water putout by firefighters on site wasfrozen due to weather conditions.

"Our first concern is thesafety of the people working onthe scene. Again, we have to dothis very delicately for thedeceased in there. We can't justgo in and break the ice," he toldCBC News.

Screams were heard as thebuilding was ablaze and peoplecould only watch helplesslyreported CBC News.

Jean-Eudes Fraser receiveda phone call from his mother whowas trapped in the buildingasking her son to save her,reported CBC News. Frasergrabbed a ladder and rushed inthe car and arrived before theemergency crews.

"Five minutes later, the firewas everywhere," he said. "Icried [to a man below], 'Quick,

get a ladder! I'm on the balconywith my mother! We need aladder!' .… I screamed, 'Hurry up!Hurry up!' But the longer it took,the worse the smoke got," hetold CBC News.

They were both overtakenby the smoke and he knew if hedid nothing, they would bothdie.

"I had to decide if I wasgoing to die with her or go backdown myself," he said,struggling to hold back tears. "Ihad to make a decision. It wasnot easy," he told CBC News.

Cause of the wild fire at theresidence is still unknown.

The building had 52 peopleliving in it with at least 37 people85 years of age reported CBCNews. "Our thoughts andprayers go out to the injured andthe families and friends of thoselost in this morning's horrific firein L'Isle-Verte," tweeted PrimeMinister Stephen Harper.

Another member of the Canadian Forces has died in an apparent sui-cide - the eighth in just over two months - another sad reminder that theConservative government's efforts and investments in mental healthservices for the Armed Forces are insufficient. "Let's be clear - everysuicide is one too many. New Democrats extend their deepest condo-lences to the family of Lieut.-Col. StephaneBeauchemin," said NDPNational Defence critic Jack Harris (St. John's East). "We must domore to facilitate access to mental health services for these men andwomen who serve our country and due to post-traumatic stress see noother solution but to commit this act out of desperation." Earlier this month,NDP Leader Tom Mulcair urged the prime minister to make this issue apriority in order to adequately address the mental health needs of CanadianForces members. The NDP also called for an acceleration of the investiga-tion process for suicides within the military, some of which have beenpending for five years. "Grieving families deserve answers and these in-vestigations can help us learn from these cases and prevent them fromhappening again. We must do everything we can to understand oursystems' shortcomings to put an end to this crisis," added deputy criticÉlaine Michaud (Portneuf - Jacques-Cartier).

PRIME MINISTER MUSTMAKE SOLDIERS' MENTALHEALTH NEEDS A PRIORITY

SUPPORT TO HELP ENSURE THAT CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE NEVERAGAIN USED AGAINST THE SYRIAN PEOPLE

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Canadian supportto the international effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. Theannouncement was made at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan,during the last leg of the Prime Minister's first official visit to theMiddle East, from January 18-25, 2014.

"The use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians was anatrocity that cannot be allowed to happen again. Canada is pleasedto join the international community in helping destroy Syria'schemical weapons stockpiles, said Harper in a statement.

Support is being provided through Canada's Global PartnershipProgram and will go to the Organisation for the Prohibition ofChemical Weapons' (OPCW) destruction trust fund, which was setup to finance the treatment and disposal of organic and inorganicchemicals declared by Syria. Additional support will be provided tothe U.S. Department of Defence to assist with the destruction ofpriority chemicals on board the U.S. ship, the MV Cape Ray.

"I commend the work by inspectors from the Organisation forthe Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, including Canadians such asScott Cairns, who have shown extraordinary bravery in carrying outtheir duties throughout the Syrian crisis. Their dedication is

instrumental to the success of this operation in the short and longterm," said PM.

These contributions are in addition to the support that Canadaprovided proactively to the OPCW early in 2013 to support a possibleinvestigation of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. As well,in October 2013 a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft was provided todeliver 10 U.S. armoured civilian vehicles to the region for use bythe joint OPCW-UN inspection team in Syria.____________________________________________________

QUICK FACTSNew suppor t through Canada's Global Par tnership Program (GPP)will aid OPCW effor ts to rid Syria of its chemical weapons.The GPP is the main program through which Canada suppor ts inter-national effor ts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass de-struction (WMD) and related materials, and knowledge to non-stateactors and states of proliferation concern.Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to the Middle East is the first bya sitting Canadian Prime Minister in more than a decade.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014c a n a d a

BANK OF CANADA MAINTAINSOVERNIGHT RATE TARGET AT 1 PER CENT

BANK OF CANADA BUILDING IN OTTAWACour tesy: Brian Bowrin/Flickr Commons

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining itstarget for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate iscorrespondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per

cent. Inflation in Canada has moved further below the 2 per centtarget, owing largely to significant excess supply in the economyand heightened competition in the retail sector. The path for inflationis now expected to be lower than previously anticipated for most ofthe projection period. The Bank expects inflation to return to the 2 per centtarget in about two years, as the effects of retail competition dissipate andexcess capacity is absorbed. Global growth is expected to strengthen overthe next two years, rising from 2.9 per cent in 2013 to 3.4 per cent in 2014 and3.7 per cent in 2015. The United States will lead this acceleration, aided bydiminishing fiscal drag, accommodative monetary policy and strongerhousehold balance sheets. The improving U.S. outlook is affecting globalbond, equity, and currency markets. Growth in other regions is evolvinglargely as projected in the Bank's October Monetary Policy Report(MPR). Global trade growth plunged after 2011, but is poised torecover as global demand strengthens.In Canada, growth improved in the second half of 2013. However,

there have been few signs of the anticipated rebalancing towardsexports and business investment. Stronger U.S. demand, as well asthe recent depreciation of the Canadian dollar, should help to boostexports and, in turn, business confidence and investment. Meanwhile,recent data have been consistent with the Bank's expectation of asoft landing in the housing market and a stabilization of householdindebtedness relative to income. Real GDP growth is projected topick up from 1.8 per cent in 2013 to 2.5 per cent in both 2014 and2015. This implies that the economy will return gradually to capacity overthe next two years. Although the fundamental drivers of growth and futureinflation appear to be strengthening, inflation is expected to remain wellbelow target for some time, and therefore the downside risks to inflationhave grown in importance. At the same time, risks associated with elevatedhousehold imbalances have not materially changed. Weighing theseconsiderations, the Bank judges that the balance of risks remains within thezone articulated in October, and therefore has decided to maintain the targetfor the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The timing and direction of the nextchange to the policy rate will depend on how new informationinfluences this balance of risks.

NDP calls on Conservatives toimmediately implement TSBrecommendations on Lac-MéganticThe NDP welcomes the recommendations of the Transpor ta-tion Safety Board following the terrible events in Lac-Mégantic."We commend the work of the Transportation Safety Board andwe fully suppor t the recommendations issued by both Cana-dian and US authorities", said NDP Transpor t critic, Olivia Chow(Trinity-Spadina). "The Conservatives must take immediateaction to stop the shipping of highly flammable crude oil usingthe old and unsafe DOT 111 tank cars. Inaction is no longer anoption. Keeping Canadians safe must be the top priority of thegovernment".Recommendations from previous TSB repor ts on the phasingout of DOT 111 cars have gathered dust without being imple-mented. "These unprecedented recommendations of the TSB andUS National Transportation Safety Board are a mandatory action planfor the Conservatives. The half measures proposed by the Ministerlast summer, after shutting down our request for comprehensive study,were clearly not enough" said Hoang Mai, NDP Transport deputycritic (Brossard-La Prairie).The TSB recommendations must be implemented and information onrail safety must be available to municipalities and Canadians.

Minister Kenney issues statementrecognizing the Republic Day of India

The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issuedthe following statement recognizing the celebration this coming Sundayof India's Republic Day:"January 26th commemorates one of the most important and definingmoments in Indian history. On that day in 1950, the world's largestdemocracy became a fully-independent republic when the Constitutionof India came into force, replacing the Government of India Act as thecountry's governing document."Today, almost 65 years later, Republic Day is one of three nationalholidays in India, and it continues to be a source of pride and occasionfor celebration for the people of India."While the main celebration is a massive parade in the Indian capital,

New Delhi, citizens throughout India come together for a day of paradesand festivities that pay tribute to India's great democracy. Flag-raisingceremonies and other celebrations also take place outside India incountries with large Indian communities, including Canada."For over a century, Canadians of Indian heritage have made vitalcontributions to Canada, in every area of Canadian life. Today, wellover a million people of Indian origin live in Canada. And with Indiaperennially being among Canada's top source countries for immigrants,Indo-Canadians will continue to help shape our national story. "AsMinister for Multiculturalism, I extend my best wishes for a happyRepublic Day to everyone celebrating the day in India, here in Canada,and around the world."

Aging and unskilled workforceamong challenges facing CanadaAn aging workforce and new employees entering the labormarket with a lack of skills are among the challenges that areset to face businesses in Canada this year.This is according to a study of 900 human resources profes-sionals across British Columbia and the Yukon regions by BCHuman Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) onthe challenges that employers are expected to face during 2014.The top challenge facing businesses this year is finding enoughpeople with the right skills to fill positions that are emerging,with 53 per cent of respondents concerned about the lack ofskilled labor.Replacing an aging workforce when employees retire is thesecond biggest challenge, with 43 per cent of employers citingthis. The other top challenges that HR professionals predictthey will be up against this year include changes in federal andprovincial legislation that will affect their depar tments, with 29per cent stating this, while 25 per cent said that the increasinguse of technology in the workplace could potentially be prob-lematic. Senior manager of professional practice at BC HRMAChristian Codrington said: "Employers, private and otherwise,need to realize it's going to take skilled HR professionals tohelp ensure these kinds of workforce matters are dealt withnow and in years to come. Providing the right resources forthem to do that is impor tant."A lack of skilled employees is a matter that has received a lotof publicity in Canada in recent years. Among the measuresthat some businesses are taking to fill in the skills gap is todraft in employees from abroad. Additionally, provincial gov-ernment in Canada have been launching research projects intothe reasons why skills gaps have been emerging across thecountry and to uncover methods in which they can ensure thatmore potential employees are matched up with the oppor tuni-ties available. MrCodrington said that businesses that chooseto ignore such issues as a lack of talent could see a great lossin competitive edge when trying to find new workers and en-courage them to stay.



india INDIA AND JAPANPUSH FOR NUCLEARAGREEMENT IP12india

BANKNOTES ISSUED PRIOR TO2005 TO BE WITHDRAWN

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstories

The Reserve Bank of India announced it will completely withdraw fromcirculation all banknotes issued prior to 2005. From April 1, 2014, the publicwill be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. Banks willprovide exchange facility for these notes until further communication. TheReserve Bank further stated that public can easily identify the notes to bewithdrawn as the notes issued before 2005 do not have on them the year ofprinting on the reverse side.The Reserve Bank has also clarified that the notes issued before 2005 will

continue to be legal tender. This would mean that banks are required toexchange the notes for their customers as well as for non-customers. FromJuly 01, 2014, however, to exchange more than 10 pieces of `500 and`1000 notes, non-customers will have to furnish proof of identity andresidence to the bank branch in which she/he wants to exchange thenotes.The Reserve Bank has appealed to the public not to panic. They arerequested to actively co-operate in the withdrawal process.

Rahul Gandhi: First in-depthone on one interview

For the first time in almost ten years Congress vice presidentRahul Gandhi who will lead the LokSabha polls had an openinterview with Times Now Editor-in-Chief ArnabGoswami touch-ing on various subjects. Goswami star ted the interview withCongress's announcements that Rahul Gandhi would lead thepar ty in the upcoming election but not announcing whether hewould become the prime ministerial candidate facing BJP'sNarendraModi. "The way the Prime Minister is chosen in thiscountry is through the MPs. Our system chooses MPs & MPselect Prime Minister. I said pretty clearly in my speech in AICC,that if the Congress par ty so chooses & Congress party wantsme to do anything for them, I am happy to do that. It's respect forthe process. In fact announcing your PM prior to an election, an-nouncing your PM without asking the members of Parliament, is not actu-ally written in the constitution," said the Gandhi heir. Goswami redirected thequestion a few times to find out whether the young Gandhi would be theprime ministerial candidate for the country, but he did not get a straightanswer. Goswami asked him about Gujarat riots, saying Congress oftenpins the incident on Modi despite the clean chit he received recently fromcourts to which Mr. Gandhi replied, "He was CM when Gujarat happened."The conversation involved 1984 riots as well. "I am saying that there wasdifference between the 1984 riots and the riots in Gujarat. The difference wasthat the Government in 1984 was trying to stop the riots, trying to stop thekilling whereas the Government in Gujarat was allowing the riots to hap-pen," he said. He said the two parties - Congress and BJP have two differentideologies whereby BJP like to give the power to one person and Congressbelieves in democracy. "The congress party and the BJP have two com-pletely different philosophies, our attack on the BJP is based on the idea thatthis country needs to move forward democratically, it needs push democ-racy deeper into the country, it needs to push democracy into the villagers,it needs to give women democratic powers, it needs to give youngstersdemocratic powers. It is about opening the doors of the congress party,about empowering the youth," he said. He opposed dynasties in politics."I didn't choose to be born in this family... I am absolutely againstthe concept of dynasty. But you are not going to wish awaydynasty in a closed system, you have to open the system."

INDIA THREE YEARS POLIO-FREEWild poliovirus has not been found in India since 13 January 2011meaning that, from that date, India is no longer a country where poliois endemic. Three years of being polio free is a notable milestone forthe country as a whole, but the success of the immunization andawareness campaign has had a wider impact - with this achieve-ment, it is hoped that soon the entire South-East Asia Region can beconsidered cer tifiably free from polio. A commission of experts willmeet at the World Health Organization offices at the end of March toanalyze the data and determine the polio status for the Region.Historically, India has been the largest endemic reservoir of polio inthe world with between 50 000 to 100 000 paralytic polio cases occur-ring each year between 1978 and 1995. It has also been one of themain sources of polio impor tation for other countries. This achieve-ment has been driven by the par tnership between the Government of

India, international organizations, local NGOs and other institutions.An extraordinary mobilization of health workers was necessary toreach this point, par ticularly in the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states.The outcome of this has been an improved vaccine delivery system,better trained health staff and high quality surveillance, monitoringand research mechanisms.This does not mean that the virus cannot reemerge within any of thecountries or the Region. There is no room for complacency with ongo-ing polio vaccination work. High immunity levels must continue inorder to protect those in the Region and as newer, more comprehensiveinterventions are developed, these too need to be rolled out. Furthermore,whilst no new cases of wild polio have been recorded recently, the diseasein different forms can be brought in to the Region via those who have con-tracted it in other parts of the world and then travel to South-East Asia.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014i n d i a

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesIndia and Japan push for nuclear agreementIndia and Japan seek

agreements on energy andtelecommunications while

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abewas in New Delhi, during India'sRepublic Day weekend.

"It is a great pleasure towelcome Prime Minister Abe toIndia. We are delighted that hewas able to accept our invitationto be Chief Guest at our RepublicDay celebrations this year.Together with the visit of TheirMajesties the Emperor andEmpress of Japan to India lastmonth, his visit exemplifies themomentum in our Strategic andGlobal Partnership.

Japan is at the heart ofIndia's Look East Policy. It is alsoa key partner in our economicdevelopment and in our quest fora peaceful, stable andprosperous Asia and the world.Anchored in our shared valuesand interests, the partnershipbetween a strong andeconomically resurgent Japanand a transforming and rapidlygrowing India can be an effectiveforce of good for the region.

"Prime Minister Abe and Ihave just concluded acomprehensive Annual Summitmeeting. We noted withsatisfaction the growingfrequency of our political

engagement and our expandingdefence and securitycooperation. Our bilateralmaritime exercises have nowbeen established on an annualbasis and we have welcomedJapan's participation in theMalabar exercise this year," saidPrime Minister ManmohanSingh.

"Our negotiations towardsan Agreement for Cooperation inthe Peaceful Uses of NuclearEnergy have gained momentumin the last few months. Our JointWorking Group on US-2amphibian aircraft has met to

explore the modalities ofcooperation on its use and co-production in India. Morebroadly, we are working towardsincreasing our cooperation in thearea of advanced technologies.I reviewed with Prime MinisterAbe the current status of thesetransformative projects andshared my expectations withhim," said Singh.

Japan is a privileged partnerin India's most ambitiousprojects for world classinfrastructure, which ourgovernment has launched inrecent years - the Western

Dedicated Freight Corridor, theDelhi-Mumbai IndustrialCorridor, IIT Hyderabad and theplanned Chennai-BengaluruIndustrial Corridor.

"We took stock of theseflagship projects. I apprisedPrime Minister Abe of the stepswe have taken to facilitateJapan's association with India'sgrowth story in general andthese projects in particular. Inthese projects and in manyothers, Japan's OverseasDevelopment Assistance hasplayed a transformative role, forwhich I expressed our gratitude."

The Chief Guest Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe and the President, ShriPranabMukherjee being received by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on their arrival at the65th Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi on January 26, 2014

Shri Rajnath Singh Launched'Mere SapnoKa Bharat'initiative on India272.comOn the occasion ofthe Indian Republicday, the Nat ionalPresident of BJP,Shr iRajnath Singhhas extended hisgreetings to all Indi-ans, a l l over theworld. Going with thespirit of the republicby which our consti-tut ion gives equalrights to every citi-zen in the process ofnat ion bui ld ing,ShriRajnath Singh launched BJP's nationwide initiative 'MereSapnoKa Bharat' on the India272 por tal.ShriNarendraModi recently shared his Idea of India with all ofus. Taking the message forward, this initiative by the Tradi-tional Campaign Committee, under the leadership of Smt.SmritiIrani is aimed at giving a platform to common citizens toshare their dreams for India and ways to achieve them.Despite the era of poor governance by the Centre that has ledto inflation, nepotism, colossal corruption; every Indian stillhopes for a new dawn, a new day that will lay the foundation ofthe country of their dreams. It is time to transform this dreaminto reality with small ideas that can make a big differencemaking our daily lives simpler.'Mere SapnoKa Bharat' is an idea-centric and pro-people ini-tiative, with its focus on empowering the average Indian tocontribute towards Nation building. The emphasis, herein, isto invite ideas from the common man - ideas that will contrib-ute towards improving the current-day governance and work-ing.Mere SapnoKa Bharat offers a paradigm of change through theonline medium, wherein the volunteer simply has to record/click a video/photo, and post them on the India 272+ Volun-teering platform. Their thoughts on bettering day-to-day func-tioning will then be reviewed by a panel of esteemed judgeslike KirronKher and PareshRawal. The group of finalists shallbe facilitated for a meeting to discuss ideas with BJP's PMcandidate ShriNarendraModi, who has now captured the imagi-nation of citizens as a role model for good governance.To strengthen the concept of par ticipatory governance theproject shall facilitate par ticipation of common people at 60Venues in Delhi this week. Next week the Volunteers of 'MereSapnoKa Bharat ' shall touch 300 venues in 100 cities acrossIndia before it star ts its statewise effor t.

RAHUL GANDHI INTERACTS WITH FAMILIESAFFECTED BY UTTARAKHAND FLOODS

On the occasion of the 65th Annual Republic day, childrenand families affected by last year’s devastatingUttarakhandfloods interacted with Congress Vice PresidentMr Rahul Gandhi.The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) engaged in relief andrehabilitation work in the region, had taken the initiative ofinviting affected familiesto Delhi as guests for the RepublicDay parade. During their interaction with Mr Gandhi, thechildren shared their experiences and expressed theirappreciation for thework done by the IYC. Mr Gandhi assuredthem that his par ty is committed to taking all necessary

measures to bring relief to those affected by the devastatingnatural disaster.In June 2013 unprecedented flash floods and landslides inUttrakhand had wreaked havoc uprooting countless familiesand resulting in loss of life and destruction on an unimagin-able scale.Under the guidance of Mr Gandhi, the Indian Youth Congresshas under taken extensive relief and rehabilitationworkprimarily focused on providing scholarships to childrenbelonging to families most affected by the calamity, medicalsuppor t for the aged and livelihood suppor t to widows.



world PRESSING FORPEACE IN SOUTHSUDANI P14

Canada strongly condemns killingof protestors in Ukraine

night. "We strongly urgethe Ukrainian government tofind a political solution byengaging in a real dialoguewith the people of Ukraine.Continued violence willfurther underminedemocracy and freedom inUkraine and bring seriousconsequences. Canada,together with ourinternational partners, isconsidering all possibleoptions."On behalf of all Canadians,I extend heartfeltcondolences to the familiesof those killed yesterday.Canada stands with theUkrainian people, whocourageously continue tospeak out in support ofdemocracy."

Harper's first official visit to the Middle East

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen tour the Petra Archaeological Park during their first official visit to JordanCour tesy: PMO photo by Jason Ransom

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen visit the Za'atari Refugee Camp during their first official visit to JordanCour tesy: PMO photo by Jason Ransom

South Sudanceasefire couldmean access to

children affectedby conflict

The ceasefire announced inAddis Ababa betweenSouth Sudan's

government and oppositioncould mean that aid agencies canfinally access areas wherechildren and families have beensuffering due to the conflict.The ceasefire is a first step toensuring safety for children andfamilies impacted by the conflictand safe passage for aid workers.However, several other actionsneed to be in place beforeagencies can send their teams tothe most volatile areas. WorldVision is working closely withother non-governmentalorganizations and the UnitedNations to continually assessthe situation across thecountry."Until now, several parts ofSouth Sudan were simplyinaccessible," says PerryMansfield, program director forWorld Vision South Sudan."We know that there arechildren across the countrywho need humanitarianassistance. Many have beenseparated from their families,haven't had a meal in days, orare injured. They need our helpwhether it be in protection,food, or health services, but aslong as violence continues tobreak out, we cannot get tothem.""In any conflict, and SouthSudan is no exception, childrenare always the most vulnerable.World Vision is ready to movein to the areas where childrenhave been most affected, as

soon as it is deemed safe for usto do so. In l ight of thisceasefire, we hope it will besoon," Mansfield adds.In South Sudan, World Vision:World Vision has been workingin the South Sudan region since1989 and was among the key aidagencies that providedemergency assistance duringwar to the displacedpopulations in the thenSouthern Sudan region ofSudan, which became theRepublic of South Sudan afterindependence in the year 2011.World Vision embarked onimplementing recovery anddevelopment activit ies tostabilize the region, after thesigning of the ComprehensivePeace Agreement.Spread across seven of theten s ta tes of South Sudan,Wor ld Vis ion programsinclude Health and Nutrition,Food Security and EconomicDeve lopment , Water andSanitation, Education, PeaceBuilding and Protection, FoodAssistance and EmergencyResponse.World Vision is still operatingongoing programming inWestern Equatoria, Warrap andNorthern Bahr el Ghazal Statesand also scaling up operationsin conflict affected areasWorld Vision will continue tomonitor the security andhumanitarian situation in thecountry and respond to theimmediate needs of the conflict-affected population within itsoperation areas.

"I am extremely concernedabout the dramaticdevelopments in Ukraine and thereports of several deaths inKyiv. "I strongly condemn theuse of violence. Violence cannever be the answer to apolitical crisis."It is urgent that all partiesengage in a real dialogue,show restraint and avoid anyfurther escalation.

Foreign Affairs MinisterJohn Baird today issued thefollowing statement:"Canada condemns in thestrongest possible terms thekilling of protesters by

Ukrainian police forces. Mydeputy minister has calledin the Ukrainian ambassadorto express Canada'scondemnation of theviolence that occurred last

STATEMENT BY THE NATO SECRETARYGENERAL ON EVENTS IN UKRAINE


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014w o r l d

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstories

US FIRMS AIM TO HELP FINANCIALHEALTH OF WORKERS IN 2014

A number of employers inthe US have setthemselves the goal of

improving the financial health oftheir workers during 2014.

According to a study fromAon Hewitt, as many as 76 percent of US firms say they areeither "very likely" or

"somewhat likely" to focus onthe financial well-being of theirstaff over the year ahead.

The global managementconsulting services surveyed400 US companies, representingclose to ten million workers, tofind out what their approach isto financial wellness benefits as

well as how they intend to adapttheir plans in the future.

Director of retirementresearch at Aon Hewitt RobAustin said: "In the past,companies were primarilyconcerned about whetherworkers were participating intheir 401(k) plans, but we're nowseeing employers expand theirfocus beyond just retirementsavings."

Among the steps thatcompanies intend to take in 2014are offering help to managebudgets, including paying forday-to-day living expenses. Innoting that this plays animportant part in the financialwellbeing of employees, aquarter of companies said theywould aid with budgeting.

Mr Austin added:"Employers understand thatworkers can't adequately save

for retirement if they don't havetheir financial house in order."

Other methods to aidemployees with finances includeoffering access to online third-partyinvestment advisory services,with 44 per cent of companiesalready offering this and afurther 14 per cent likely to offerthem in 2014. Previous studieshave shown that finance is oneof the main areas of stress amongUS employees. During the thirdquarter of 2013, a survey byFinancial Finesse revealed that41 per cent are unsure aboutwhether they will be able to meetfinancial objectives in the future.This was up by seven per cent fromthe previous year's results. Duringthe same period, 19 per cent said thatthey had faced high levels offinancial stress, which is up by sixper cent from the same quarter in2012.

PRESSING FOR PEACE IN SOUTH SUDAN

On Friday, Special Envoy forSudan and South Sudan Amb.Donald Booth, and U.S.Ambassador to South SudanSusan Page had a meeting withPresident Obama in the OvalOffice. It was a chance for him tothank them for their extraordinary

service and many contributions asthe United States continues todevote every effort to helpingachieve lasting peace in SouthSudan. It was also a chance todiscuss next steps in resolving thecrisis. The United States stronglysupports full implementation of

the Cessation of HostilitiesAgreement signed this week inAddis Ababa, the immediaterelease of the eleven detainees,and the establishment of a politicalprocess that leads to a durablesolution.

President Obama thanked

Special Envoy Booth for hisenergetic support to the mediationled by the IntergovernmentalAuthority on Development. ThePresident also conveyed hisgratitude to Ambassador Page forher leadership and the invaluablework of US Embassy Juba. ThePresident underscored as well ourstrong support for the UnitedNations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS) and the importance ofensuring that it can carry out itsmandate to protect civilians andsupport efforts to ensureaccountability for atrocities andsafe delivery of humanitarianassistance throughout SouthSudan.

The United States remainsdeeply committed to the people ofSouth Sudan and fully supportiveof their aspirations for a morepeaceful and prosperous future fortheir young country.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MEETS WITH AMB. DONALD BOOTH, U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDANAND SOUTH SUDAN, AND AMB. SUSAN D. PAGE. AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTHSUDAN, IN THE OVAL OFFICE JANUARY 24, 2014 Courtesy: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

AS PEACE PROCESS UNFOLDS,CHILDREN IN EASTERN CONGO LIVEIN FEAR, SAYS NEW REPORTChildren in eastern Congo experience disturbing levels of vio-lence and fear, a new repor t by aid agency World Vision finds.More than a third (38 per cent) of children interviewed for NoOne To Turn To said they were scared all the time or on a dailybasis. "I am always afraid since I was raped. Every time I heara loud noise, like a plate dropping, it grabs my hear t. I amalways scared because there is always conflict," said Laini,14. 36 per cent had experienced or witnessed violence firsthand, often extreme and graphic in nature."The atrocities children spoke of - seeing their parents' killed,fleeing their home, being attacked - are committed so frequentlythat many regard it as a normal par t of daily life," said FrancesCharles, Advocacy Manager for World Vision in eastern DRC.More than 1.5 million people have fled their homes in easternDRC, and almost every child World Vision interviewed for therepor t (96 per cent) has been forced from their home, manymore than once. The continual violence, and their exposure to it,puts children at risk of permanent physical and psychological dam-age, the report warns. As the various parties to the conflict in the DRCnegotiate, World Vision stresses that it's critical to prioritize the needsof children. The Congolese government and 10 regional African gov-ernments are now developing a plan of implementation for the Peace,Security and Cooperation Framework, an agreement signed last yearthat aims to bring an end to foreign backing of armed groups, supportan overhaul of Congolese security and government services and im-prove relations between countries in the region. The eastern Congo isone of six countries where World Vision is running Raw Hope pro-grams that specifically address the needs of children and familiesliving in unstable circumstances, many of whom are subjectedto the horrific atrocities of conflict.

BRITAIN TO INCREASE INVESTMENTIN EMERGING ECONOMIES ANDPARTNER WITH LEADINGCOMPANIES TO IMPROVEBUSINESS CONDITIONS IN AFRICAAND SOUTH ASIABritain will more than double its investment in growing emerg-ing frontier economies to end their dependency on aid, Interna-tional Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.The UK government will also agree a series of new par tnershipswith leading British and international companies to improvebusiness conditions in Africa and South Asia, kick-star t em-bryonic capital markets and drive more investment into fron-tier economies.In a keynote speech at the London Stock Exchange this morn-ing, Justine Greening set out the Depar tment for InternationalDevelopment's new approach to suppor t growth and createjobs in developing countries.She also met the first delegation of East African businessmen,civil servants and regulators to be trained in managing capitalmarkets through the DFID-backed London Stock Exchange GroupAcademy.Justine Greening said:Economic development is, without question, the only way coun-tries can leave behind enduring and chronic poverty for good.I have restructured my depar tment to focus on jobs and growthand can now commit to more than double the amount we willinvest in this crucial area. Working with world-class businessesensures frontier developing economies get the best suppor t,advice and exper tise they need to grow and Britain is wellplaced to benefit from this growth.



80 PERTOSA DRIVE, UNIT 12,BRAMPTON ONT., L6X 5E9



After Salman, now'Big B in Narendra Land'

'RAGINI MMS 2' TRAILER TO BEUNVEILED WITH 'HASEE TOH PHASEE'

PROMOTION OF GUNDAY

ARJUN KAPOOR, RANVEER SINGH AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA

'Satyamev Jayate 2' setto go on air March 2

It stars superstar Salman Khan andhas masala aplenty -- but `Jai Ho`could manage to garner barelyover Rs.17 crore on its openingday at the domestic box office.Trade experts say in comparisonto the star's previous films, thiswon't create any fireworks in termsof records.Reportedly made on a budgetof Rs.75 crore, ̀ Jai Ho` hit about4,500 screens in India. I tcollected Rs.17.55 crore in thecountry Friday, according to anofficial statement.Às per my knowledge, it's lessthat Rs.17 crore. The figure isquite low," Rajesh Thadanifrom Multimedia Combines toldIANS. "When 'Ek Tha Tiger'released in 2012, it collectedaround Rs.30 crore on i tsopening day. It's Republic Daytoday (Sunday), so the figureswill be better. But it is expected

The second season of Aamir Khan's much-awaited television show"Sataymev Jayate" will premiere March 2.Aamir made his TV debut with "Sataymev Jayate" in 2012 and theshow dealing with sensitive social issues like female foeticide,domestic violence and child abuse received a warm welcomefrom the TV viewers after it went on air on Star Plus in May. Someof the episodes recorded the highest ratings.Now the 48-year-old, whoselatest movie "Dhoom: 3" cre-ated fireworks at the box of-fice, is coming back with thesecond season of the ta lkshow, which will be beamedon the same channel.Promos hit the video sharingwebsite YouTube Satur-day and so far it hasgot over 34,000hits.When IANScontacted thes t a r ' srepresentative,it confirmedthe newssaying: "It 'strue". However,the format will bedifferent this time.According to reports,the makers havedecided to break thesecond season intothree par ts witheach segment airingfour shows onSundays.

As part of the endeavour to enhance Gujarat's tourism, Shoojit Sircar willbe shooting with the Big B Amitabh Bachchan,the brand ambassador forGujarat tourism, in wildlife areas of Gujarat. And the focus would be onthe black bucks, birds and,ahem, wild asses. Says Shoojit, `BachchanSaab and I are heading for various places in Gujarat to shot images ofbirds and animals. The wild ass in the Ran Of Kutch is famous. So wehead there to capture them on camera in all their unfettered glory.We willalso be shooting images of black bucks and many species of birds. Doyou know, numerous species of birds migrate to Gujarat in the Winter andthen leave after the season is over? We want to capture these birds incamera.There is a very vibrant and prolific wildlife prevalent in the sanc-tuaries and forests of Gujarat.` The Big B and Shoojit intend to rough it outin the wild terrain, visiting places where no basic amenities let aloneluxury hotels are available. Says Shoojit, Ìt's going to be a challengingweek in Gujarat in the last week of January.Mr Bachchan and I off toexplore the wildlife of Gujarat.The creative consultant Piyush Pandeywould also be joining us.We're ready to rough it out.`

The teaser of Ragini MMS-2 released last year created an onlinestir with more than 8 million cumulative views.Now the main trailer of the keenly awaited Sunny Leone Horrex(horror and sex) feature is ready to be unveiled.Balaji will attach it with Dharma Productions' Sidhar thMalhotra-Parineeti Chopra starrer Hasee Toh Phasee, releasing on 7February. The steamy and spooky uncensored version of the trailer willbe released online earlier, on 3 February.Confirmed Tanuj Garg, CEO - Balaji Motion Pictures, "Dharma is family.They kindly consented to attach the trailer of Ragini MMS-2 with HTP. Toreciprocate the gesture, we will attach the trailer of their TwoStates to Shaadi Ke Side Effects."Ragini MMS-2, top-lined by Sunny Leone, releases in cinemas onMarch 21.

SHATTERED DREAMS'JAI HO' WON'T BREAK RECORDS

to earn maximum Rs.25 crore,`he added.Directed by Salman's brotherSohail, the movie, which alsostars newcomer Daisy Shah alongwith Tabu and Danny Denzongpa,is a political thriller with a heavydose of action sequences featuringSalman.Coincidentally, Salman's super hits"Wanted", "Dabangg","Dabangg 2" and "Ek Tha Tiger"-- were all action-packed dramas.And "Jai Ho" too belongs tothe same category.Puneet Sahay of Spice Cinemassays audiences are not soexcited about the film becauseof the same genre.Òn Friday, the occupancy wasjust 40 percent and Saturdaywas 50 percent. Sunday'smorning shows were around 80percent."Going by the performance, 'Jai

Ho' will probably touch Rs.100crore in a week, but not in thefirst three days of its release.Some people from the audience

said that it's repetitive. Peopleare probably fed up of the factthat he is continuously doingaction movies,` said Sahay.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 b o l l y w o o d

2 Dedh Ishqiya Dil Ka Mizaaj Ishqiya

3 Yaariyan Baarish

4 Dhoom 3 Malang

5 Yaariyan Meri Maa

6 Hasee Toh Phasee Ishq Bulaava

7 Gunday Mann Kunto Maula

8 Hasee Toh Phasee Zehnaseeb

9 Gunday Tune Maari Entriyaan

10 Hear tless Main Dhoondne Ko Zamaane Mein

top

10

MOVIE COLLECTIONS

HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEKJAI HO AVERAGE

YAARIYAN SEMI HIT

DEDH ISHQIYA FLOP

DHOOM 3 BLOCKBUSTER

UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

FILM

songs

HEARTLESSRELEASE DATE: February 07, 2014

STAR CAST: Adhyayan Suman, Ariana Ayam, Om Puri, Deepti Naval,

Madan Jain, Shekar Suman

DIRECTOR(S): Shekhar Suman

HASEE TOH PHASEERELEASE DATE: February 07, 2014

STAR CAST: Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Adah Sharma

PRODUCER(S): Karan Johar, Phantom Films

GENRE : Romance, Comedy

Movie Review

SONG

ZABAANJALE HAI

Film: Dedh Ishqiya1

With superlative action 'Jai Ho'is an absolute Salman affair

QUOTES AND SAYINGS

WE DREAM TO GIVE OURSELVES HOPE. TO STOP DREAM-ING - WELL, THAT'S LIKE SAYING YOU CAN NEVER

CHANGE YOUR FATE.

SUNDAY EVENINGS OFTEN FEEL LIKE THE WEEKEND IS OVERBEFORE IT'S EVEN BEGUN.

WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD, OPENING NEW DOORS, ANDDOING NEW THINGS, BECAUSE WE'RE CURIOUS AND CURI-OSITY KEEPS LEADING US DOWN NEW PATHS.

THE GREATER PART OF OUR HAPPINESS OR MISERY DEPENDSUPON OUR DISPOSITIONS, AND NOT UPON OUR CIRCUM-STANCES.

WE CAN COMPLAIN BECAUSE ROSE BUSHES HAVE THORNS,OR REJOICE BECAUSE THORN BUSHES HAVE ROSES.

ONE BY TWORELEASE DATE: January 31, 2014

STAR CAST: Abhay Deol, Preeti Desai, Rati Agnihotri, Jayant Kriplani

Darshan Jariwala, Lilette Dubey, Anish Trivedi, Smita Jaykar

PRODUCER(S): Amit Kapoor, Abhay Deol

GENRE : Comedy, Romantic

GUNDAYRELEASE DATE: February 14, 2014

STAR CAST: Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka

Chopra, Irr fan Khan, Sushant Singh

PRODUCER(S): Aditya Chopra

DIRECTOR (S): Ali Abbas Zafar

GENRE : Action, Romance

CAST: SALMAN KHAN, DAISY SHAH,

DANNY DENZONGPAA, TABOO, SANA

KHAN, ASHMIT PATEL, MOHNISH BAHAL,

NADIRA BABBAR;

DIRECTOR : SOHAIL KHAN

RATING: ***

After seeing SRK andAamir's fans gettingexulted, post the grand

success of Chennai Express andDhoom 3 it was Salman's fanbrigade which was eagerlywaiting for something explosivefrom the the lee of their superstar.And finally their elongatedlonging for something rockinghas come to an end with therelease of Salman's much awaited'Jai Ho'.With "Jai Ho", it 's not onlySalman who has ended hisprolonged hiatus from bigscreen, but at the same time hisbrother Sohail has alsoculminated his decade longsabbatical from direction whichcommenced post the disaster,called "Hello Brother".Well with "Jai Ho" another thingwhich somewhere down the lineseems to be delitescent is that,after establishing Arbaaz Khanin successful director's leaguethis time, Salman has attemptedto bring, Sohail back in the eliteleague of directors and has quiteconveniently succeeded in his

this endeavour too.Anyhow getting back to "JaiHo", this much awaited movie of,Salman sailing on the board ofnoble idea i.e. of "Aam Aadmi's"plight beneath it, can be definedas a blended cine-chronicleinspired from southernblockbuster "Staline' and

Hollywood movie "Pay Itforward".As the plot of "Jai Ho" takes ofit showcases the story of a"Good Samaritan" Jai Agnihotri(Salman Khan), a highlydecorated ex-army-men whoafter getting suspended ( asreported in movie instead ofcourt-marshal) is leading a lifeof a common man. Jai, who isthoroughly pro-social in hisa t t i tude and can go up- t i l lany extent in order to makeothers life blissful, and at thesame time inspires them tounleash their human side byhelping three other individuals,in lieu of obligations which theyowe to someone else. Unawareof, what destiny has in its womb,one fine day, Jai finds himselfpitted against the a gang ofgoons backed by a corruptpolitician, Dashrath Singh Patil (Danny Denzongpa). With framesrolling ahead the battle betweenour incorruptible good Samaritanstarts getting even nastier. Butit's Jai's elder sister, Geeta ( Tabu),who after the gazing the extentof disaster which may eruptconvinces Jai to make peacewith, Dashrath Singh Patil andtakes him to latter's mansion.

But on rea l i z ing tha t h i sbro thers longan imi ty andsufferance is not doing anygood and is rather garnering ahumiliation for him, she alongwith her brother declares an openwar against the antagonists. Andon the hind side it's Jai's "BeingHuman" attitude which startsfinding a space for itself in thethe masses. So what followsnext, does Jai succeeds inoutmanoeuvring DashrathSingh?or, does he succumbs to thewidely prevailing corruption? Toknow, watch this high octaneaction saga of Salman.Scripted by A.R. Murugandoss,(just like the the original i.e."Stalin" which was directed byhim) the script of, "Jai Ho" toohas got all the condimentsrequired to make it a captivatingstory-line, which besidesimpressing the diehard Salmanfans may find true admirers in restof the society too. Primarily it'sthat perfect blending of pro-social concept "pertaining tothe plight of Aam Aadmi" withthose h igh oc tane ac t ions ,which up- t i l l g rea t ex ten tmagnifies the over all appealof the movie.


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014b o l l y w o o d

When Shilpa forced stylistAyesha Khanna to make

AN ACTING DEBUT

SHAHID TO GOBALD FOR 'HAIDER'

Tanishaa feelSHE'S 'HOME'

When RanveerSingh hugged Mika

Dedicate Padma Shri honour to my family:

VIDYA BALANNamed for the Padma

Shri Saturday,Bollywood actress

Vidya Balan found herself"running out of words" todescribe her "gratitude".The National awardwinning talent, who is"overwhelmed", hasdedicated the fourthhighest civilian award toher family."I'm thrilled. I'm overjoyed.I'm overwhelmed. I'mhonoured. I'm humbled.....! I'mrunning out of words toexpress my feelings andgratitude," Vidya said in aSMS to IANS. "To bereceiving this honour from thegovernment of my country isa matter of great pride for meand I dedicate this award tomy family who make me, me,"she added. Vidya featuredon the small screen

entertainer "Hum Paanch"before taking baby stepsinto the big Bollywoodworld. She made hercinematic debut in 2005with "Parineeta", anadaptation of a 1914eponymous Bengali novel.She then proved herversatility film after film.Her strong presence andperformance in films like"Paa", "Ishqiya","No OneKilled Jessica" and"Kahaani" have made her asought after name in the Hindifilm industry. Her most power-packed performance came inthe form of "The DirtyPicture", where her portrayalof southern sex siren SilkSmitha won her a best actressNational award. In 2012, shemarried Siddharth Roy Kapur,managing director of Studios,Disney UTV.

HOW SUNNY'S OWN PEOPLE

BEFOOLED HER?Karishma Tanna, Tahaa Shah and Sunny Leone had unit hands play aprank on them on the sets of Devang Dholakia's upcoming film, Tina

and Lolo. They dipped vada pavs in chocolate sauce and passed themoff as doughnuts. The trio was in splits after consuming the 'spicy'

doughnuts.

What is Salman'sWEAKNESS?

Superstar Salman Khan has scoredseveral blockbuster. Yet, the"Dabangg" star believes that he needsto work on his weaknesses and im-prove his acting and dancing skills. "Iwill work towards my dancing, act-ing and myself. Everything else isgoing on fine, my films are beingappreciated...I just want to take myweaknesses to another level,"Salman told reporters here. He spokeat the unveiling of the trailer of hisbrother-in-law Atul Agnihotri's "O Teri"Thursday.

Actress TanishaaMukerji, who wasoverwhelmed whenher mother veteranactress Tanuja washonoured with thelifetime achievementFilmfare award hererecently, was alsohappy aboutreceiving so much"love" from thefraternity that she feltlike she had "comehome".Tanuja was awardedhere Friday night.Tanisha, who was byher mother's side withelder sister Kajol,gained limelight withher latest appearancein reality show "BiggBoss Saath-7"." O v e r w h e l m e d !Thanks to the filmfraternity for honouring mom this year and for all the love andpositivity showered on me. I feel like I've come home," Tanishaaposted on Twitter Saturday. Tanishaa has earlier been seen in filmslike "Neal N Nikki", "Sarkar" and "Tango Charlie", but her Bollywoodcareer is yet to take off well.

Ayesha Khanna, who waspar t of Aditya Chopra's pro-duction house in the past, willnow make her acting debutin the film, Dishkiyaoon. Asource says that af terParineeti Chopra, Ayesha isthe latest talent from the pro-duction house to have such apromising star t to her career.Ayesha has earlier worked asa stylist in films like BandBaja Baraat and Ladies VsRicky Behl. `She had metShilpa Shetty for some styl-ing work, but she ended up bagging the lead role oppositeHarman Baweja. She was coaxed into auditioning for the par tand immediately after, she was selected as the lead,` saysthe source. When contacted, Ayesha confirmed the news say-ing, `Being an actress was never par t of my plan. Shilpa in-sisted that I audition and luckily for me, director Sanamjit (SinghTalwar) loved my performance.`

Shahid Kapoor has finally decided to break away fromhis lover boy image and shave his head for his up-coming film helmed by Vishal Bhardwaj

Speculation has been rife over whether Shahid Kapoor willtake the bold step of going bald for his next film, Haider. Shahidhas had a consistent hairstyle in most of his films so far, bar-ring Kaminay, where he had grown his tresses. But if sourcesare to be believed, this is now set to change. The actor will bebreaking away from his lover boy image by going bald on Janu-ary 27. When contacted, Shahid's spokesperson confirmed thenews. `It has been a tough decision for him but he will go baldfor his role in Haider,` says the spokesperson, adding that theactor debated this at length with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj.Shahid will leave for Kashmir on January 26 to shoot for thefilm's second schedule and will be shaving his head the nextday, says the spokesperson.

Singer Mika Singh has a rather interesting take on stardom. He tells CS, "For me, being a star singer is notabout getting awards.It's about people recalling me and

not the actor for a popular song. It's the biggest high as a per-former and completely unmatched. Recently, I bumped into ac-tor Ranveer Singh at a par ty. As soon as he saw me, he star tedsinging 'Saawan mein lag gayi aag' before wishing me with awarm hug. This was a song from my private album that hadreleased 15 years ago. It felt nice that an actor was identifyingme with my song. It was overwhelming to say the least."


TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 h o l l y w o o d

Uday Chopra's maiden Hollywoodproduction pulled from March release

Piers Morgan spills the bean on Penn, Theron

DANIEL RADCLIFFE TO PLAY ENGINEER WHOBUILT BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN NEW FLICK

FOR BEST DEALS AND INFORMATION SEE PAGE 31

Distributors of Uday Chopra’s maiden Hollywood co-production, based on the life of Princess Grace, pull the film from its releasecalendar Bollywood actor-turned-producer Uday Chopra has been in the news of late for venturing into Hollywood. The first film hehas co-produced is Grace of Monaco, based on the life of ’50s Hollywood actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly. The film, whichstars Nicole Kidman in the titular role, was set to release in the US on March 14. However, according to the American trade paper, TheHollywood Reporter, the release has now been pushed, without a new release date being announced. The report further suggests thatdirector Olivier Dahan has been at odds with Weinstein Co (distributors for the movie) over the film, and that Dahan publiclycomplained last earlier that the company wanted changes made against his wishes. “…when you confront an American distributorlike Weinstein, not to name names, there is not much you can do,” Olivier had told French newspaper, Liberation, at thetime. The movie has now been taken off the release calendar by The Weinstein Company, and they have not explained thedecision. Earlier, it was also reported that Monaco’s royal family had criticised the script, saying it gives an inaccurateview of the late Princess Grace.Despite repeated attempts, Uday, who is presently out of the country, could not be reached for a comment. However,Rafiq Gangjee, the official spokesperson of Yash Raj Films (YRF Entertainment is the banner under which Uday is co-producing the film) says, “The Weinstein Company is the US distributor, and they are in the process of deciding on analternate release date that would best suit the film.”

TV host Piers Morgansays actors Sean Pennand Charlize Theron

have confirmed theirrelationship to him. Morganhas shared the news aboutPenn and Theron’s relationship

in his column for the Eventmagazine. According to him,Penn gushed about his ladylove at the Help Haiti HomeGala in Beverly Hills, reportsaceshowbiz.com.“At 2 am Sean came over

and bear-hugged me.‘Congrats on a great night,’ Isaid. ‘And congrats onCharlize too.’ He laughed,“She’s a keeper, that’s forsure... well, I’ll do my best tokeep her anyway!’” Morgan

recalls.Theron, 38, also praised herbeau, 53. The pair was firstromantically linked afterthey were spottedcelebrating New Yeartogether in Hawaii.

Daniel Radcliffe is set to play the roleof civil engineer WashingtonRoebling, who was instrumental inbuilding the Brooklyn Bridge, in hisnext film. Producer Christine Vachonsaid that not only is the 24-year-oldactor perfect for the role, but he'sconsistently proved himself to beone of the very few actors who isgenuinely a massive draw foraudiences of all ages, the BBCreported. He added that they loveDouglas McGrath's extraordinaryscript and working with Radcliff isone of the rare treats in the business.The Brooklyn Bridge took 14 yearsto build, at a cost of 15 million dollarsand 20 lives, and Roebling himselfhad endured decompressionsickness after supervisingconstruction of the structure'sunderwater supports.

Kurt Russell: Paul Walker's death creatingcatastrophic Fast and Furious 7 rewriteKurt Russell, who has joined the cast of Fast and Furiousfranchise, has revealed that Paul Walker's death has created a"catastrophic situation" for the writers of the latest installment.The 62-year-old actor said at the Sundance Film Festival thatwriters have to rewrite the script and are doing whatever they canto do to deal with the untimely death of Walker, the Daily Star

reported. Russell asserted that rewriting is the worst thing thatcould happen to a movie but it's not as bad as what happened toWalker who died in November 2013 in a horrific car crash. ThePoseidon star added that he was just one day away from finishinghis scenes when Walker died, so he will have to return to setslater this year.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Daft Punk, Random Access MemoriesSONG OF THE YEAR: Lorde, “Royals”RECORD OF THE YEAR: Daft Punk, “Get Lucky”BEST NEW ARTIST: Macklemore & Ryan LewisPOP DUO OR GROUP PERFORMANCE: Daft Punk, “Get Lucky”BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: Lorde, “Royals”BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: Bruno Mars, Unorthodox JukeboxPRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Pharrell WilliamsBEST ROCK SONG: Paul McCar tney, Dave Grohl , Kr istNovoselic, Pat Smear, “Cut Me Some Slack”BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE, Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”BEST ROCK ALBUM, Led Zeppelin, Celebration DayBEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Black Sabbath, “God Is Dead?”BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: Vampire Weekend, Mod-ern Vampires Of The CityBEST R&B ALBUM: Alicia Keys, Girl On FireBEST R&B SONG: Justin Timberlake, “Pusher Love Girl”BEST R&B PERFORMANCE: Snarky Puppy & Lala Hathaway,“Something”BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE: Gary Clark Jr.,“Please Come Home”BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM: Rihanna, UnapologeticBEST DANCE RECORDING: Zedd feat. Foxes, “Clarity”BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM: Daft Punk, Random Ac-cess Memories

BEST REMIXED RECORDING: Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais,“Summer time Sadness”BEST RAP SONG: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop”BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: Jay Z feat . Just inTimberlake, “Holy Grail”BEST RAP ALBUM: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The HeistBEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE: Darius Rucker, “WagonWheel”BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer, Dif-ferent ParkBEST MUSIC VIDEO: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z, “Suit & Tie”BEST MUSIC FILM: Paul McCartney, “Love Kisses”BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA: Adele, “Skyfall”BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA: SoundCity: Real to ReelBEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM: Cyndi Lauper, Kinky BootsBEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE: PaulMcCar tney, Wings Over AmericaBEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: Michael Buble, To BeLovedBEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Herb Alper t, Steppin’ OutBEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: Daft Punk, Ran-dom Access MemoriesBEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFOR-MANCE: Tasha Cobbs, “Break Every Chain” BEST GOSPELSONG: Tye Tribbett, “If He Did It Before… Same God”BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM: merica Again: Stephen Colber t,America AgainBEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM: Jennifer Gasoi, Throw A Penny InThe Wishing Well

GRAMMY WINNER LIST

AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE THEIR 4-1 SERIES WIN, AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND, 5TH ODI, ADELAIDE,

ODI century notenough for Guptill to

make Test cut

AUSTRALIA HIT BACK FOR

‘AUSTRALIA 9 FOR 217 (BAILEY 56, BROAD 3-31,STOKES 3-43) BEAT ENGLAND 212 (ROOT 55,COULTER-NILE 3-34, MCKAY 3-37) BY FIVE RUNS

five-run winBrilliant for much of this summer, Australia settled for simply

being the lucky country on their national day, as a fortuitousmoment at the pointy end of the final ODI effectively handed

the hosts a fourth limited-overs victory out of five over England anda ninth from 10 encounters including the Ashes clean sweep.

In a scrappy contest dictated largely by the sluggishness ofAdelaide Oval's drop-in pitch, Australia posted a mediocre total butdefended it grandly against an England team who threatened to takecontrol at several stages of the chase but could never quite manageto wrest command of the evening.

Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan all contributed usefulscores to take England close, but it was left to Ravi Bopara to try totake his team to a second win in a row. He seemed likely to carrythem there, until falling victim to a most unfortunate end, as MatthewWade's fumble behind the stumps bounced back onto the leg bailwith the batsman's foot barely raised.

The Australians celebrated their win raucously and fittingly - itwas one more moment of joy in a summer brimful of them, whileEngland rued the swings of outrageous fortune that inevitably seemto go against the side to fall behind. The hosts owed much to NathanCoulter-Nile, who delivered perhaps his best and most disciplinedspell for Australia, before Clint McKay gave nothing away in theclosing overs.

James Faulkner also bowled well despite complaining of kneesoreness earlier in the day, while Shaun Marsh may be under hisown fitness cloud having left the field midway through England'schase. Aaron Finch was the beneficiary of two dropped chances inthe afternoon but was beaten for pace by a revved up Stuart Broad,before Shane Watson, Michael Clarke and Shaun Marsh all perishedto loose strokes as they tried to raise the hosts' run rate.

The remainder of the innings was a struggle despite the bestefforts of George Bailey, the only batsman to pass 50 in the face of adiligent England bowling line-up. Broad's pace and direction showedthe way for his colleagues, while Ben Stokes, Tim Bresnan, ChrisJordan and James Tredwell also delivered sturdy spells.

Ian Bell and Cook began smartly, until the difficulties posed forshot-making on a decidedly slow surface began to rear. Bell tried todrive on the up and was taken at mid-off. Stokes' attempted pull shotwas not middled and settled in the hands of midwicket. Then after apartnership with Root that hinted at success, Cook himself mistimedto short cover.

Root showed admirable composure on his return to the team,unhurried and unflustered while building another stand with Morgan.At 3 for 154 they were close to breaking the back of the chase, onlyfor Morgan to follow his predecessors in perishing to a lofted stroke,this time finding Shane Watson at mid-off from the bowling of JamesFaulkner.

Three runs later and Root was trudging off too, his attemptedpaddle only succeeding in picking out short fine leg. A previouslyrestive Australia Day crowd found its voice as the Australian huddlegrew more enthusiastic. Jos Buttler enhanced their anticipation whenhe picked out deep midwicket with a pull shot, and Bresnan's onemowed six over wide long-on was cancelled out when he was thrownout by Glenn Maxwell, running in from cover.

Those who had witnessed the final day of the Adelaide Testagainst South Africa were made nervous by the sight of Wadestationing himself up to the stumps for McKay, but the bowler avertedany problems by bringing one between bat and pad to bowl Broad.That left Bopara with just Jordan and Tredwell for company, and thefourth ball of the penultimate over brought unexpected reward forWade's decision to stay up.

Beaten outside off stump by McKay, Bopara very briefly liftedhis back foot, and at the same moment Wade's failure to glove theball cleanly had it ricochet back onto the stumps. It was anexceptionally tight call, but the third umpire Kumar Dharmasenawent the way of Australia. Bopara walked off in a daze, and Watsonbowled a suitably tight final over to make the match safe.

Jordan and Broad had almost as much reason to curse their ill-fortune early in the afternoon, when Cook and Bopara both droppedchances they should have taken from Finch. Jordan's new ball swingposed problems at one end while Broad's pace was notable at theother, eventually rewarded when Finch was far too late on a ball thatuprooted off stump.

James Faulkner's late wickets helped turn the match on its head

SWANN FELT 'HORRENDOUS' QUITTING Graeme Swann has spoken of his hear tache at quitting midway throughthe Ashes but believes it was the only decision he could make havingfelt "awful" in his bowling as the elbow problem he managed through-out his Test career became unmanageable.Swann announced his retirement after England lost the series in Per th,at the time saying his body was no longer up to the demands ofinternational cricket. His decision to hang up his boots with two Testsstill to go split opinion between those who praised a courageousdecision and others who felt he should have seen out the tour.He had earmarked the end of the Ashes as when he would bring aclose to his Test career, but as early as the warm-up matches heknew he was struggling. He had undergone a second elbow operationearlier in the year - missing the Test matches in New Zealand - and

admitted that since returning during the last English season he hadnever felt himself."Quite simply, I was awful," he said on his BBC Radio Five Liveprogramme, Not Just Cricket. "Whenever I bowled in the past, I couldalways get a lot of revolutions on the ball, dip and trouble most bats-men I bowled at. "But from the outset of the tour, in the warm-upmatches, I just couldn't do it. After my second elbow operation, I'venever really got the same revolutions I got before it, but it just [dete-riorated] and I really felt powerless to tie people down."Swann took seven wickets at 80 in the three Tests - meaning hefinished his career with 255 scalps at 29.96 - and it was during theAdelaide Test, as Australia posted 570 in the first innings, that realitybegan to set in for him.

HAMILTON: Despite a classy century in the third one-dayer,Martin Guptill could not force the door open for himself into theTest squad. The New Zealand selectors opted to stick to theside that featured in the recently-concluded series against WestIndies.Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton will carry the mantle ofopening the innings at Auckland's Eden Park, come February 6."Mar tin was discussed," revealed team coach Mike Hesson."We are showing some faith (in the incumbent openers). We allknow what Peter did (two centuries against England) at EdenPark during his last stint. Hamish also showed good qualities atHamilton in getting us through in the win against West Indies. "Itis a hard side to make at the moment," he added.Jesse Ryder and Hamish Bennett would agree. Ryder is in the12, though only as a cover for Ross Taylor, who is expecting tobe summoned for family duties any time. "Jesse's been greatsince he's come back. He's an enthusiastic guy. He has hit formvery quickly once he got back into the group. That would havegiven him a lot of confidence. The guys enjoy playing with him,and he enjoys playing with the guys. It's nice to have him back,"the coach declared.Hesson wasn't too per turbed by the challenge at hand though."More than that, it is a great oppor tunity for the side to showwhat it is made of. We were thrilled the way we played to beatthe West Indies 2-0, but realise we'll have to step it up anothergear against India," he said. "It's an exciting challenge and welook forward to giving it our all."New Zealand have a strong middle order, with Taylor, KaneWilliamson and Brendon McCullum. Corey Anderson will playat No. 6. Expectedly, they have a full complement of five pacersto choose from, with Ish Sodhi being the lone spinner.

We're very much on targetto win the series: RonchiHAMILTON: Unper turbed by India's remarkable come-from-be-hind performance in the thrilling tied third ODI, New Zealandwicket-keeper Luke Ronchi on Monday said with a comfortable2-0 lead, the hosts are well on course to win the five-match ODIseries.The series currently stands at 2-0 in favour of New Zealandafter India lost the first two ODIs in Napier (by 24 runs) andHamilton (by 15 runs), while the third ODI at Auckland finishedin a scintillating last-ball tie on Saturday.New Zealand just need one win out of the two remaining ODI toseal the series, and Ronchi exuded confidence of achieving thetarget."We didn't lose in Auckland. We obviously would have liked towon. I think a tie was pretty fair result since both sides playedsome good cricket. It was a serious game of cricket to watchand be a par t of. I think it was a fair result in the end," he saidahead of the four th ODI on Tuesday."We are still playing good cricket and still in a good mind frame,we have to keep going that way. We are very much on target towin the series," he said.The Black Caps had scored 314 runs and India looked set to godown 0-3 in the series, before stunning half-centuries fromRavichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja helped the visitorssnatch a sensational tie from the jaws of defeat in the last game.New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and coach MikeHesson had rued the chances missed by the Kiwis in the tiedthird game, and Ronchi impressed upon the need to make themcount.

Taylor leads NewZealand to historic ODIseries win against IndiaContd. from Page 1Dhoni's 73-ball innings contained six fours and three sixes,and Jadeja played an equally impor tant role, making an un-beaten 62 from 54 balls with eight fours and two sixes.Dhoni and Jadeja cut loose in the closing overs, adding exactly100 in the final ten overs, including 17 off the last over, butIndia was ultimately undone by its slow run-rate in the earlystages."This game again our batsmen struggled but they bowled well,"Dhoni said. "They put pressure on the batsmen to play the bigshots and at times it didn't pay."From that point we were doing the catching up job. Once you'velost a couple of wickets you have to get some kind of a par tner-ship going. Again we lost wickets at the wrong times."Dhoni was also critical of his pacemen, who failed to find thelengths required on a slow pitch.

sports

R Ashwin's maiden ODI fifty and an unbeaten 66 from Ravindra Jadeja helped India tie the third ODI in Auckland to keep the series alive.

OPENERS, BOWLING BLUES

CATCH INDIA COLD

NEW ZEALAND ADD RYDER TOTEST SQUAD FOR INDIA

HAMILTON: The golden rule fora team to get out of a wretchedrut is to first accept that it is in arut; the moment it acknowledgesthis predicament, things willbegin to resolve themselves. Or,at least, it will start thinking ofways to rise from the hellhole.

The logical consequence ofthis cognizance is that the think-tank will realise that somethingis amiss; it will acknowledge thatit's time to make changes, evenif they are minor tweaks.

India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni and his think-tankmight look at Saturday night's tieand convince themselves thatthey are not on a downwardspiral; what else can oneconclude by looking at their rigidtactics and dogged refusal toring in the changes?

Ironically, or maybe oneshould say misleadingly, Indiaescaped from jail in the third one-dayer primarily because the weak

links made a desperate attemptto break free from their shacklesand self-doubts.

Rohit Sharma and ShikharDhawan, who have visiblylooked uncomfortable since theylanded in South Africa, tooktheir chances and made the mostof them; they added 64 beforeretreating in quick succession,both succumbing to vain shots.They have clearly not realisedthe virtue of patience, or thevalue of discretion.

No doubt, they are excitingas a pair, capable of demolishingany attack; but there is a casefor understanding if Rohit ismore comfortable in the middleorder (at least away from home),or even if he is more useful there.Especially, when there is areadymade option: AjinkyaRahane.

The lanky youngster isbeginning to look solid;importantly, he rotates the strike

and keeps the scoreboard on themove. In the middle order, heoften succumbs to the mountingrun-rate; he is clearly not apower-hitter despite having theshots and the ability to pierce thefield.

Suresh Raina is a truewonder: devastating at home,even more so in T20, he isstruggling with short-pitchedattacks on bouncy tracks; often,he falls for the bluff, playing thepull shot when it is not needed.His last two knocks of 31 and 35,however, save him but that isonly a travesty.

The spin twins provideanother quandary: the captainbelieves that R Ashwin andRavindra Jadeja are an integralpart of every scheme, and theirSaturday heroics will stand themin good stead; but the factremains that their success ratewith the ball, on tours, is dipping.

Dhoni refused to opt for

four pacers, on the premise thathe will be banned for slow over-rate; moreover, we still lose, hecounters. He may be right on thesecond count: the pacers on thebench don ' t en thuseconfidence, and one needs toask if it's a commentary on thetalent at hand or a selection flaw.

And finally to the bigquestion: to chase or not. Giventhe ba t t ing s t reng th andbowl ing weakness thecur ren t p loy seemsinevitable; but the bowlersare going for big runs evenon helpful pitches and that isa cause fo r concern . Theba t smen invar iab ly beg inunder the cosh, and that isnot healthy in the long run.

For now, though, it is clearthat India will stick to the troddenpath; will it help them come outof the rut or will they go deeperinto it? The next couple of gameswill tell us.

WELLINGTON: Jesse Ryderwas on the verge of completinga remarkable return tointernational cricket on Sundaywhen he was named on the fringeof the New Zealand squad fornext month's two Tests againstIndia.

New Zealand have kept thesame 12 players who won thesecond and third Tests againstthe West Indies last month withRyder added as cover for RossTaylor whose wife is expectingtheir second child.

The 29-year-old Ryder'sfirst step back into theinternational arena after aturbulent two years on thesidelines came last month whenhe was named in the NewZealand one-day internationalside.

Although loathe to tinkerwith a winning Test unit, chiefselector Bruce Edgar said Ryderwas one of a number of playersin the ODI squad -- includingMartin Guptill, Hamish Bennettand Jimmy Neesham -- pushingfor Test selection.

While New Zealand havekept the same frontline 12 Testplayers as a reward for how theyhave played, coach Mike Hessonsaid they realised India posed amuch tougher prospect than anunder-strength West Indies.

"We were thrilled the waywe played to beat the WestIndies 2-0, but realise we'll haveto step it up another gear when

playing India. It's an excitingchallenge," he said.

Ryder, a self-confessed"bad boy" who is regarded bymany in New Zealand as a culthero, went into a self-imposedexile 22 months ago to sort outpersonal issues followingseveral alcohol-relatedincidents.

In March last year, hesuffered a fractured skull and wasplaced in an induced coma inhospital after being beaten up

outside a bar.He also received a six-

month ban last year after testingpositive to a performance-enhancing drug found in weight-loss pills he was taking.

The burly left-hander is aprodigiously talented batsman,averaging 40.93 from 33 Testinnings and 34.00 in ODIs, from40 innings.

New Zealand: BrendonMcCullum (captain), CoreyAnderson, Trent Boult, Doug

Bracewell, Peter Fulton, HamishRutherford, Jesse Ryder, IshSodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor,Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, KaneWilliamson.

Test openers Fulton andRutherford will also play in theNew Zealand XI side in a two daywarm-up match against Indiabeginning on February 2.

The first Test starts inAuckland on February 6 and thesecond is in Wellington startingon February 14.

JESSE RYDER PASSES ON BOXING TIPS TO HIS TEAM-MATES.

The current State ofCanadian Cricket

...a perspectiveCONTD. FROM PAGE 1At the time when OCA, a founding member of CC, was kicked out ofCricket Canada, illegally and unconstitutionally in my opinion, Ipersonally pleaded with all members of the then Cricket CanadaBoard, not to take such precedent setting action, as this wouldundermine the future of Cricket in Canada and open floodgates forother possible dictatorial actions.They did not listen and the result was a division of the game inOntario. I am not beating OCA's drum but you can not ignore thefacts that since then the game has deteriorated badly and Ontariohas lost the overall control of Cricket..Again I do not agree with people who are ready to reduce Canada toa weekend club playing country due to lack of sponsorship,infrastructure and quality players. In November, OCA team where alot of top players were absent due to prior commitments or work,toured Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. We played some of thebest teams that included both current and former test players, indream facilities and held our ground. Former CC Coach Pubudu alsoonce told me that there is plenty of aspiring talent in Canada. Itneeds to be groomed properly.The above tour was made possible by a sponsorship from Bank ofNova Scotia and other smaller sponsors for which the OCA Boardworked extremely hard. Over the years OCA has had success inobtaining sponsorship from other major sponsors as well. There arefunds available but you need to go out and knock on doors. Cricketin Canada is starving for cash.Another argument is that unlike Ireland and Scotland who are inproximity to England and hence benefit from it, Canada does nothave that luxury. Wrong again.. We have some of the most prolificplayers and coaches next door in the West Indies who would gladlycome to Canada and extend a helping hand. I have had privateconversations with Members of the Guyana as well as TT Cricket Boardswho assured me of their full co-operation in this matter. I am sure itwill be the same if other WI Cricket Boards are approached as well.During an ICC week long High Performance course in ManchesterUK, I had the opportunity to speak with the then CEO of Scotlandand I asked him about his relation with the his Cricket Board. He toldme that he meets may be once a month with the President to bringhim upto date with the cricket operations. Other than that he has nointerference in his work from any member of the board or anyoneelse. I also remember similar sentiments echoed by Richard Done,the ICC High Performance Manager in a meeting of the Cricket CanadaBoard that " The Board should operate at 30,000 feet and let the CEOand other professionals do their jobs". A competent CEO and staffis a pre-requisite of course.I have stated before and I say it again, player selection must beindependent and free from politics. Until that happens, results are goingto be hit and miss and never consistent. Here again, we have a greatsource of selectors available locally and in the Windies. All you need iscourage to do the right thing and not be afraid to loose votes.In thecurrent climate that is not likely to happen any time soon and "thebarbers are going to continue to select the brain surgeons".So where do we go from here?Starting from the top, the current Cricket Canada regime should do theright and honourable thing and resign and new elections should becalled immediately. Judging from the comments posted, they have lostthe confidence of the cricketing fraternity and in my opinion have nomoral or ethical grounds to continue. They can no longer hide behind theexcuse that they inherited this from the previous management. For one, theywere also part and parcel of that regime and secondly they have had plentyof time to turn things around. Instead, things have gone from bad to worse.We are now likely off the ICC radar as well.At the province level, in the interest of Cricket, provincial organizations insome important provinces, particularly in Ontario, must rise above theirdifferences and make honest efforts to resolve the outstanding issues ASAP.I have personally made at least four such initiatives in the past but scheduledmeetings were called off by the other party at the last minute.. Again OCAunilaterally withdrew its case against Cricket Canada, so that their ICCfunding will not get affected and with a view for peace, with theunderstanding that OCA will be part of CC again. Nothing has happenedso far. Today again, I am making a public commitment that OCA is prepared tooffer a clean start and is ready to resolve and negotiate in good faith,any outstanding issues, with goal of contributing positively to theprogress of the sport as part of Cricket Canada.To all those who predicted OCA's demise, I will only say that we haveflourished even more since your prediction and will continue to grow.To the leagues, teams, players and officials, a reminder that Cricket is agentleman's game. Winning is not everything, it is how you conductyourself that matters. We need to clean up our act and play fair, bringback honesty and integrity in to the game and most importantly respectof the umpires, senior players, captains, coaches and other officialsmust be maintained. Discipline needs to be instilled no matter howimportant the player is. I am proud to say that OCA member leagues andplayers have respected this all along. Umpires conducting OCAtournaments have commented about the great respect they havereceived from our players, coaches, officials and fans and never everfelt threatened in any way.And finally, you the fans must be prepared to back up your words withaction. i.e. support Cricket in your area financially and otherwiseDemand accountability and transparency of everything at all levels... fromyour team, league, provincial as well as National organizationsKeep track of the vague statements or broken promises and hold the personto it. If need be form an organization like "Concerned Fans of Cricket inCanada" (CFAC) and use its strength to bring about the changes that arenecessary. It is your game, you make a contribution to it and you have everyright to make sure that the game is going in the right direction.This is a drastically critical situation and you need to undertake some strongmeasures to tackle it.Having said all this, I would like to emphasize to you all that there is everyhope for Cricket in this country. There are many individuals and organizationswho are dissatisfied and alienated by the unethical and bullying behavior ofsome. Yet they are privately contributing tremendously to the game. Weneed to bring all of them under one flag, unite the efforts of all and moveCricket forward. A bit here or a bit there is not having the desired effect. Oncethe private sector and the Governments see us united, they will also comearound with funding and support. They are not oblivious to the state ofCricket in Canada. They are also looking for a ray of positive light ofunity in the game and given hope, will be happy to join hands withus. But we the cricketing fraternity, have to take the first stepIf we conduct ourselves with honesty, fairness, and integrity, I haveno doubt Canadian Cricket will be at the top again.This the way I see it anyways..May God bless us all..

tuesday, january 28, 2014 midweek 1 - south...

Documents