1. An illegal iron ore mining scam is uncovered in Karnataka involving the Chief Minister and other ministers. 2. The Lokayukta report estimates the scam to be worth Rs. 60,000 crores through illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port. 3. The report implicates the CM and four ministers for underreporting royalty payments and illegal mining in Bellary region.

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Edgeabove Sunday, July 25, 2011
After Four Decades, Border Iran’s Threat to India to halt the
Haats Reopen petrochemical supply
Ankit Agrawal TeenaBalani
ankitagrawal1806@gmail.com teenabalani5555@yahoo.in
As India and Bangladesh reopen a The leading oil companies in India said
border haat (market) in Meghalaya Saturday, that they will be moving towards Saudi Arab,
These border haats stopped after the 1971 Kuwait and UAE for extra oil supplies in future
Bangladesh liberation war. Border markets are because Iran has threatened India that it would
popular among people on both sides of the halt the oil supplies from August 1, 2011 if the
border living in remote enclaves and hilly areas previous payment of $5 billion is not paid till
as they find it difficult to buy and sell products the time.
needed in everyday life. Commerce and
Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his The matter has started from December,
Bangladesh counterpart FarukKhan 2011 when United Nations Organization and
inaugurated the border haat at Kalaichar in United States of America had pressed hard on
Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district and governments and companies to deal with Iran.
Baliamari of Bangladesh’s Kurigram district. Although, they did not forbid buying the
State Chief Minister MukulSangma said that ―It Iranian oil. But it made harder to trade due to
is very important for us (India) to maintain financial limitations. That’s why India’s central
bilateral ties with Bangladesh and one of the bank stopped doing payments in previous
means to maintain this good relation is through payment mechanism.
trade and commerce,‖. The senior officials of Indian Oil
The two sides also decided to intensify Companies say that since India is importing
their joint efforts to combat terror and renewed 400,000 barrels per day (bpd), it would be hard
their pledge not to allow their territories to be for Iran to close market for us. And the
used by forces inimical to each other. The probability of the threat to remain a threat is
bilateral trade between the two countries has more.
risen from $2.7 billion in 2009-10 to $3.9 Sources say that Reserve Bank of India
billion in 2010-11, showing an increase of and Indian Government are doing their efforts
around 45 percent. to clear the debts.
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2. ‘India has the potential to Apple up in the market
lead’Hillary Clinton KarthikaPillai
Karthika.pillai@ymail.com
AnshulKhandelwal
Ansh_khandelwal@yahoo.in
Apple,Inc company, formerly
Chennai: Hillary Clinton, the US known as Apple Computer, Inc., was founded
secretary of state was at a public library in the in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino,
city and used the place as a platform to California, has captured the whole market with
highlight the India’s growing global power. its mobile communication and media devices,
She was at Anna Centenary library, and portable digital music players- related
south Asia’s largest public library and software, services, peripherals, networking
expressed her views about the role of India in solutions, and third-party digital content and
Asia-Pacific region. She said that much of the applications. Its products are sold through its
history of the 21st century will be written in online stores, retail stores, direct sales force,
Asia and much of the future of this region will third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-
depend on the decisions taken by the Indian added resellers.
government along with the governments across
India as well as the 1.3 billion people of India. The company sells its products to
consumer, small and mid-sized business,
She is the first high-ranked US education, enterprise, government, and creative
official to visit Chennai in recent years. markets. As of September 25, 2010, it had 317
According to her, there was no place better than retail stores, including 233 stores in the United
Chennai to speak about the Asia-Pacific as it States and 84 stores internationally.Apple’s
looks like an out onto the Bay of Bengal which market cap is now just under $350
are influenced by the Indian sailors for so many billion.Apple’s market cap is now a full $120
years. billion higher than Microsoft’s. To look at it
Finally in her 40 minutes address, she another way, Intel’s entire market cap is $118
said-―We are betting that the advances in the billion. Or, another way, Apple is now worth
science and technology made here will enrich more than Microsoft, HP, and Dell combined
lives everywhere. We are betting that India’s — with about $17 billion left over.It seems
pluralistic society will inspire the others to soon its going to take over the place of "the
follow a similar path of tolerance. We are most valuable company of the world".A
making this bet because we have watched your thumbs up for all apple-ians and others who are
progress with great admiration.‖ willing to buy the apple products.
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3. End of an era: Last space shuttle space shuttle's earned its place in history. And
it's come to a final stop," Also the commander
comes home shared words of gratitude with a dozen of his
ZainabPakiza
Zainab.pakiza@gmail.com past and present flight controllers were "The
work done in this room, in this building, will
never again be duplicated."Now the spaceship
along with two remaining shuttles will become
museum pieces ,like the Mercury, Gemini and
Apollo capsules and many more. And those this
will prove to be a matter of melancholy as it
will leave thousands of workers jobless.
NASA is getting out of business of sending
cargo and astronauts to the space station,
outsourcing the job to private companies.
On Thursday,21st July 2011 space shuttle
A matter of concern to the people of NASA , as
ATLANTIS landed at the CAPE
long term future appears dim and dull.
CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) and marked the end
President Barack Obama has set a goal of
of NASA's 30 year space program . The return
sending astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 and
of Atlantis captured floods of human emotion ,
Mars in the mid-2030s. Though the designs
tears of joy .
from the space agencies is not finalized yet.In
It was a moment of great pride when the meantime, Atlantis will go on display at the
ATLANTIS made its inaugural flight on 8th Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex in
July 1981.It was NASA's longest running space 2013. And Endeavour is bound for the
exploration program . Atlantis with its four California Science Center in Los Angeles.
astronauts coasted to a dark ghostly land after
the last visit to the international space station.
Altogether, the shuttle fleet flew 542 million
A 7 Letter Game
RinkySolanki
miles, circled Earth 21,152 times, carried 355 rinkysolanki19@gmail.com
SagarPalliwal
people from 16 countries and spent a combined paliwalsagar12@gmail.com
1,333 days in space — nearly four years. NishaChoudhary
choudhary2nisha@gmail.com
Initially two of the five shuttles were destroyed,
one at the time of launch and the other during
its journey.
The words from the Shuttle commander
Christopher Ferguson before the shuttle landed
"After serving the world for over 30 years, the
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4. Deed Of The Week: the money to return to his boss. Vivek
suggested him to stop working for that person
A step ahead to diminish the and make a complaint against that person in
child labour police station and went to orphanage.
AnkitaKhatri
khatri.ankita24cs@gmail.com We should also try to stop this activities
ZainabPakiza
mantri.vibhuti@gmail.com and give them right direction so that they can
ZainabPakiza lead their life happily.
ekta_chawla26@yahoo.in
A Fiction Story
Shivangi Gupta
shivangi gupta.sg@gmail.com
NifazShiekh
nifazsheikh@yahoo.in
One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African
American woman was standing on the side of
an highway trying to endure a lashing rain
"Child Labour" is, generally speaking, storm. Her car had broken down and she
work for children that harms them or exploits desperately needed a ride. A young white man
them in some way (physically, mentally, stopped to help her. The man took her to safety,
morally, or by blocking access to education). helped her get assistance and put her into a taxi
Recently a incident took place with our cab. She seemed to be in a big hurry! She wrote
friend vivekupadhyay who helps a small boy down his address, thanked him and drove away.
screaming and crying on the road near by M.Y Seven days went by and a knock came
hospital. When asked about the reason he told on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant
him that, he used to sell news paper in this area console color TV was delivered to his home. A
for a man who provides him the shelter and special note was attached. It read: "Thank you
food in turn for his selling of a day. so much for assisting me on the highway the
But that day,two-three people came to other night. The rain drenched not only my
him to bought the newspaper and snatch all the clothes but my spirits. Then you came along.
news papers from him and ran away and no one Because of you, I was able to make it to my
helps him to caught them. He was crying as he dying husband's bedside just before he passed
has no money to give to his boss. away. God bless you for helping me and
unselfishly serving others."
When my friend tries to handover some
money to him,he denied.As it seems that he Then suddenly a uproar came ―Wake up
was an honest boy. But when insisted he took now,its 6’o clock‖ then I realized that It was
my dream & den she decided to help everyone.
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5. The Cash for Vote Scandal of soon supported its three MPs with
―Documentary and Conclusive Evidence‖ of
2008 the bribery. It contained transcripts of the video
M Vignesh
mvignesh1990s@gmail.com recordings and written explanatory letter from
two of the three MPs. The videos of
The United Progressive Alliance bribingwere later broadcast on the popular
was elected as the governing alliance in India news channel CNN-IBN after allegations that it
in the year 2004.But unfortunately, the alliance didn’t show the videos that it had taken on a
didn’t hold strong for too long. There was a series of sting operations on the suspects.
heated debate on allowing the Indo-US nuclear
deal to proceed further. The deal would ensure
that the US supplied India with nuclear
technologies but also required Indian nuclear
development programs to be transparent to the
US. The government wanted to pursue the deal.
But the Communist Party of India’s Left Front
withdrew its support from the government. This
called for the No-Confidence Motion. The RajyaSabha member Amar Singh -who
confidence vote was put up in the year 2008 belonged to the Samajwadi Party which was a
and the government was retained by the ruling party that started supporting the government after
party. But the victory was tarnished by the BJP
the Left Front walked away- and Ahmed Patel
and its 3 MPs Ashok Argal, Faggan Singh were accused of bribing but no conclusive and
KulasteandMahaveerBhagorawho alleged that satisfactory evidence was obtained and the
the government has bribed them for votes and charges were dropped. Further investigations
waved bundles of cash from a bag supposedly were launched on SanjeevSaxena aide of Amar
containing cash of 1crore rupees standing right
Singh, Sohail Hindustani member of
in front of the parliament. BharatiyaJanataYuvaMorcha
and SudheendraKulkarni aide of L. K. Advani
for their possible involvements.Soon after,
Wikileaks an organization supporting whistle
blowing revealed that NachiketaKapur, a
Congress Party political aide, had boasted to US
Embassy officials in July 2008 that his party had
funds to bribe MPs in order to obtain a
favourableoutcome.The allegations led to the
The speaker SomnathChatterjee ordered a arrest of Saxena and Hindustani and interviews
police investigation into the matter. The BJP of Amar Singh and Kulkarni. The final culprit is
yet at large
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6. Illegal Mining Scam in
Karnataka
MayuriShrivastava
m29hina@yahoo.in
This scam is Belekeri port scam .
It relates to 3.5 million tons of confiscated iron In photo: B. S. Yeddyurappa and the Reddy brothers(L);
ore that was exported illegally from Belekeri
port near Karwar in Karnataka. After Deputy This report has inputs from the CBI and
Conservator of Forests R. Gokul seized the ore Income Tax department, which had also probed
and the high court refused to permit it to be the issue of illegal mining in the state. The
exported, a large part of it was surreptitiously report is submitted to supreme court on 22 July
exported from the port. After persistent protests 2011.The Lokayukta has reported that
and public pressure, Karnataka Chief Minister Karnataka's Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa
Yeddyurappaa, who is balancing political was involved in an illegal mining scam that
considerations with control of corruption, cost the southern Indian state $400m (£250m),
admitted to an illegal iron-ore export racket at according to an anti-corruption ombudsman.
Belekeri Port involving 35 lakh metric tons of With Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's role
iron ore .It is said that the scam was worth an there are four ministerial colleagues with
estimated 60,000 crore rupees (US$12 billion). regard to illegal mining in the state. Four
This iron ore from the Bellary region is alleged Ministers who were named in the report are:
to have been illegally mined after paying a G Janardhana Reddy, G Karunakara Reddy, B
minuscule royalty to the government. The Sriramulu, VSomanna. He also sought security
major irregularities involve mines in Bellary, for his top officials fearing they might be
including those of Obulapuram Mining harassed. In a bid to dispel rumours, he said
Company owned by G. Karunakara Reddy, and over 500 people have been indicted in his
G. Janardhana Reddy, who are ministers in the report. He said there were several Lokayukta
Government of Karnataka. A report constituted officials also involved and action would be
by the LokAyukta covers major violations and taken against them soon.
systemic corruption in mining in Bellary, Retired judge SantoshHegde said he had
including in the allowed geography, evidence of a "huge racket" involving members
encroachment of forest land, massive of the state's BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)
underpayment of state mining royalties relative government. Correspondents say illegal mining
to the market price of iron ore and systematic of iron ore has been rampant in Karnataka
starvation of government mining entities. which produces about 45 million tons of iron
ore a year and exports more than half of it to
China.
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7. said.History awaits for the
England-India Lord’s Test
Akshat Mittal
akkicute.witty@gmail.com
Purvi Kala
purvisheenu@gmail.com
KirtiSomani
kirtisomani91@gmail.com
Ret. Judge SantoshHegde(R)
After all this Chief Minister B S
Yeddyurappa held an emergent meeting of top
officials in Bangalore.The meeting, attended by
Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, officials from
Mines and Geology Department and Public
Works Minister C M Udasi, discussed the CEC
report which pointed out that 304.91 lakh tons
of iron ore had been exported from Karnataka
without permits between 2003-04 and 2009-10. The first Test between England and India
Yeddyurappa has repeatedly stressed that his had started this Thursday (21 July). This is the
government banned illegal iron ore exports last 2000th Test in cricket’s colorful history. In
year itself."It is not my government that gave 1985, we came up with a book ―1000 Tests‖
permission to mining. Loot of mining ore has (Strata) which gave the highlights of the first
been happening since 2003. No action was thousand Tests from March 1877 to December
taken to bring to a halt. It is my Government 1985. So it took more than 108 years to
that is responsible for checking it", complete the first 1000 Tests. But it has been
Yeddyurappa, who slapped a ban on illegal less than 26 years to complete the next 1000.
export of iron ore last year, a decision which That is, four times quicker, and this despite the
has been struck down by the Supreme Court blossoming of One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
recently, said. and the mushrooming of Twenty20s! Below are
"I am responsible for saving the resources listed the landmark Tests:
of the state. The Centre also should have done First Test: Australia vs. England, Melbourne,
it","The allegations against them (three Bellary March 15-19, 1877. Australia won by 45 runs.
ministers) are baseless", Yeddyurappa Centenary Test (Test number 803): Australia
vs. England, Melbourne, March 12-17, 1977.
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8. Australia won by 45 runs – the coincidence of of 48 played. But India leads in India; 14 to 11
the century. with 26 drawn out of 51.
100th Test: Australia vs. England, Sydney,
February 21-27, 1908. Australia won by 49 Both India and England are currently on a high,
runs. with victories over the West Indies and Sri
500th Test: India vs. Pakistan, Madras (now Lanka respectively in the recent Test series.
Chennai), January 13-18, 1960. Drawn. India won 1-0 (two drawn) in the just-
1000th Test: Australia vs. West Indies, concluded series in the Caribbean and England
Melbourne, December 22-27, 1984. Drawn. defeated Sri Lanka in England by the same
2000th Test: England vs. India, Lord’s, margin, 1-0 (two drawn).
London, this week, July 21-25, 2011.
By coincidence, the above 2000th Test will The plus for India is that they will be
also be the 100th Test between England and strengthened by the presence of the legendary
India. They had played their inaugural Test also Sachin Tendulkar, opening bat
at Lord’s, 79 years ago, from June 25-28, 1932. GautamGambhir, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and
We wonder how many roarers were born then. reverse-swing specialist Zaheer Khan.
What a strong team England had fielded for the The flamboyant VirenderSehwag will also join
Anglo-Indian Test initiation! the squad, but he will not be playing the
They had opened with Herbert Sutcliffe and historic first Test at Lord’s as his injury has not
Percy Holmes, followed by Frank Woolley, healed.
Wally Hammond, Douglas Jardine (captain), Now to the third milestone.
Eddie Paynter and Les Ames behind the
stumps. Despite such a batting line-up, England If Tendulkar scores a century, it will be his
was dismissed for 259 and 275 (India’s fastest 100th international century. He has so far hit 51
ever bowler MahomedNissar claiming 5-93 and in 177 Tests and 48 in 453 ODIs.
1-42).
Australia’s master bat Ricky Ponting is
But with Bill Voce, Bill Bowes, Fred Brown, the second highest, but way behind with 39
Hammond and Walter Robins taking vital centuries in 152 Tests and 30 in 362 ODIs.Thus
wickets England won by 158 runs. Tendulkar is a whopping 30 centuries ahead of
the next best.
The same England team (plus Harold Larwood)
defeated Australia 4-1 the following Australian It will be magical if Tendulkar notches
summer. In the 99 Tests between England and his landmark 100th international ton in the
India, the former lead 34 to 19 with 46 drawn. headquarters of cricket, Lord’s, in the 100th
Test between the nations
On home turf, England’s record is even more
impressive, leading 23 to 5 with 20 drawn out
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9. Movie Review
Zindaginamilegidobara
Let yourself go
AvaniRathore
rathore.avani@gmail.com
SurbhiParnekar
Parnekar.surbhi@gmail.com
VarleenBatra
varleen.batra@gmail.com
A boundless self awaits within, a
journey into this self would end all the The movie is very well picturized, and
suffering. the beautiful cinematography allows one to feel
the excitement and emotions within. The movie
The fun filled entertainment directed by reveals the beautiful friendship between the
ZoyaAkhtar tries to convey the same in an three and the way they overcome their fears
amazing way. The story is all about three and problems. The poetic expressions by
friends (the three musketeers as they were JavedAkhtar are too good to be expressed by
called), HrithikRoshan (as Arjun), a financial words. The storyline is heart-touching and at
broker at London, AbhayDeol (as Kabir) a son the same time makes one ponder about one’s
of construction tycoon who’s engaged to own life. It is a perfect blend of humor and
Natasha (KalkiKoechlin) and FarhanAkhtar (as sense. Critics have rated it at 4.5. It’s a kind
Imraan), an advertisement copywriter. They all movie you would love to watch dobara.
plan an adventurous road trip cum bachelor
party to Spain, in order to overcome their fears
and to eliminate the grievances between them.
During this journey they choose deep sea
diving at Costa Brava where they meet Katrina DESIGNED BY
Kaif (Laila) who turns out be their instructor.
Then they move to Seville for Sky Diving and Ankit Agrawal
then finally to Pamplona for the Bull run which CS-IV Year
is one of the most dangerous customs of Spain.
Laila makes Arjun realize the beauty of life and ankitagrawal1806@gmail.com
suggests him to live each day to its fullest
because the time that we are living in will never
come back; providing an explanation to the
title. The three of them keep on pulling each
others legs, but at the same time are very
considerate about each other.
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