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Putting state on innovation map P7
‘Winning medal is priority in Rio Olympics’ P 16
CHANDNI CHOWK or ACCIDENT CHOWK?
ANIRUDDHA RAJANDEKAR
Poor traffic management coupled with a high degree of traffic indiscipline have turned Chandni Chowk into a major accident prone junction in western Pune. Some improvements were made after a mother and her child were killed in a traffic accident here in 2011. However, a lot more needs to be done. See Spotlight, p7-8
Supporters are now looking at Modi to give a final, dramatic push to the BJP’s march into the Valley BY SANDIPAN SHARMA SRINAGAR: Kashmir is waiting for Atal Behari Vajpayee; it may instead get to see Narendra Modi soon. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address an election rally at Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium on Monday, where Vajpayee’s shadow is waiting to both welcome and haunt him. Though the BJP is among the front runners to form the government after the ongoing election in Jammu and Kashmir—the third phase of polling is on December 9—the opinion is divided on Modi and the BJP. Depending on whether you are north of Banihal Pass or south of the divide between Jammu and the Valley, Narendra Modi is seen both as
Signpost 8 die as militants attack army camp in Kashmir SRINAGAR: Heavily-armed militants mounted an audacious attack on an Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district early Friday, triggering a fierce gunbattle that left the three rebels dead. Three soldiers and two policemen were also killed. The terror attack took place at army’s Field Ordinance Camp located at Mohra near the border town of Uri. The attack took place in the midst of the five-phase elections in the state. The next phase of elections is December 9. The gunmen struck at 3 am, but were quickly challenged at the main gate of the army camp. IANS
a divisive figure and hope away from Lal Chowk, for the future in the state. where five people were But the BJP injured past week when is hoping that somebody lobbed one at the division would a CRPF team but instead disappear on hit some civilians. Monday when around Till a few years ago it KHALID JAHANGIR, ‘one lakh’ people will was unimaginable for the come and listen to Modi BJP KASHMIR SPOKESPERSON BJP to have its office in at the cricket stadium. Lal Chowk; a fact that is “You are here, constantly reminded by the I am here. Let us two armed security guards all wait for him to who hover over Jahangir. speak at the stadium. But it is a clear sign that He will change the game the BJP has finally arrived completely,” says BJP’s in the heart of Kashmir, Kashmir spokesperson both geographically and Khalid Jahangir. literally, even if under the Jahangir is sitting in his office at umbrella of security. Hotel Pamposh, just a grenade’s throw Supporters are now looking at Modi
“Modi will change the game completely”
to give the final, dramatic push to the BJP’s march into the Valley. When the Prime Minister lands here on Monday, his party is planning to bring one lakh people to Srinagar to listen to him. “It would be a record,” gush his enthusiastic supporters in the party. “Vajpayee was the last PM to have been welcomed by a huge audience in Srinagar,” says Vir Saraf, a BJP office-bearer from Srinagar’s Habbakadal constituency. In 2003, Vajpayee had addressed around 20,000 people at the Sher-eKashmir Stadium, where the Indian team had to almost abandon a one-day match against the West Indies in 1983 when the pitch was dug up by protesters during the lunch break. Contd on p 10
China describes disputed PoK region as Pakistan
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Modi in Srinagar: Is the visit a PR stunt or will the PM fulfill Vajpayee’s dream?
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Refugees from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) stage a demonstration in Jammu
BY RAJEEV SHARMA China has come up with yet another provocation. The Chinese state-run media has just described the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan occupied Kashmir as ‘Pakistan’, thus taking sides with Pakistan at the expense of India in the 67-year-old
India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir. While reporting closure of the Khunjerab Pass, a highly strategic road which links China’s far-western Xinjiang region and PoK, for the winter season, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency described the pass as “a strategic point on the Karakoram highway. Contd on p 10
Korean Film Festival to make debut in city Pune gears up to host the city’s first ever Korean film fest
Posters of some of the Korean films that will be shown at the festival
BY PRACHI BARI @prachibari
Ku said. The six films that will be screened, represent modern Korean film-making, The Korea Foundation, The Consulate having been made in the last five years. General of Korea in association with Mama, directed by Choe Ik-Hwan, National Film Archives of India (NFAI) focuses on the lives of three families, have a special treat in store for the film dealing with issues affecting their buffs of Pune, as they host the first ever mothers, Officer of the Year by Lim Korean Film Festival in the city. Chan-Ik, highlights the competition The Consul General of Korea and rivalry amongst police stations Seokgu Jang and Alpana Pant Sharma Wonderful Radio has been directed will inaugurate the film festival on by Kwon Chil-In, who is known for December 9, 2014 at the NFAI. his melodramas. Papa, directed by FREE This festival is open to all. Han Ji-seung deals with problems ENTRY Director of the festival, of finding one’s roots in a foreign Mikyoung Ku states that besides land, and A Reason to Live, offering a glimpse of Korean filmdirected by Lee Jeong-Hyang, is about making, the event will also promote Indoforgiveness. Korean relationship. “The films have “Each of these films is from a been handpicked to showcase the artistic different genre and each of them focuses value, unique style of cinematography on various aspects of either Korea or and direction and also to give an Korean people,” Ku said. insight into Korean culture and lifestyle,” prachibari@gmail.com