Hrishikesh Mukherjee dead

August 27, 2006 19:44 IST

Veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who made directed several memorable movies including Anand that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died here at a hospital in Mumbai.

He was 84.

Mukherjee was admitted to the Leelavati hospital in June in critical condition following chronic renal failure, pneumonia and sepsis, hospital sources said.

He had been coming to the hospital regularly for dialysis.

The end came at 1630 hours.

Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held on Monday or Tuesday after his son returns from the United States.

Mukherjee directed many a blockbuster Hindi movie, regaling the audience with the typical Hrishida touch. He won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke award and Padma Vibhushan.

Some of his memorable films include Anand, starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh among others, Abhimaan, featuring Amitabh, Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, Chupke Chupke with Amitabh, Jaya and Dharmendra in the cast and Khubsoorat starring Rekha.
Having done his apprenticeship under legendary Bimal Roy, Mukherjee started his career with Musafir in 1957 and his last work was Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, released in 1998.

Ramya and Dino Morea in sensual mood

Video Song ‘Dava Dava Yedeyali’ from the Kannada movie ‘Julie’ starring Ramya and Dino Morea. The movie is a remake of Hindi movie Julie

Video: Ramya and Dino Morea in ‘Julie’

Video of the song ‘Nanna Ninna Preethiyalli’ from the remake of Hindi movie in Kannada ‘Julie’, starring actress Ramya and actor Dino Morea

Same-sex visa a tough process

Radha Sharma, [ 20 Aug, 2006 0111hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
AHMEDABAD: The lesbian girl who got a visa to Canada initially wanted to go on a student visa but when the consultant realised she had a lesbian partner in the country, he advised her to try out sexuality as grounds for immigration.

“Applying for immigration on same sex grounds requires lot of expertise as the couple is required to prove the relationship on paper.

Application requires details like how many times they had physical intercourse, details of gifts they exchanged, joint property they hold together and lot of other intimate information,” immigration consultant Lalit Advani said.

Visa power! Canada welcomes Ahmedabad’s lesbian migrant

Radha Sharma, [ 20 Aug, 2006 0124hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

AHMEDABAD: Sexual preference helped a 29-year-old woman from the city secure a permanent resident (PR) visa to Canada. The lesbian woman migrated earlier this week after she was sponsored by her girlfriend in Canada, who declared her as conjugal partner.

“She is probably the first first-ever lesbian from the country to immigrate to Canada as a conjugal partner,” immigration consultant Lalit Advani, who assisted the girl in securing the resident visa, told TOI.

Changes made to immigration regulations in June 2005 allow Canadians to sponsor someone of the same sex as a common-law or conjugal partner.

Couples must prove they have lived together for at least one year to qualify as common-law partners. Those who cannot live together because of laws banning homosexuality in their home countries can qualify as conjugal partners if they live together for at least one year once they are in Canada.

The girl, who prefers to remain anonymous, is happy that unlike in India, she would be able to freely express her sexuality in Canada.

“People like prince Manvendrasinh Gohil of Rajpipla may dare make their gay status public, but there is no hope for people like me,” said the girl, who says she and her partner now wanted to adopt a child.

At a time when most wannabe immigrants are condemned to waiting endlessly for the coveted visa, the girl considers herself lucky to get the visa in less than six months.

More so as her girlfriend from Ahmedabad also migrated to Canada on a skilled category visa just a year back.

The two were introduced at a party in 2001. They started going out for movies and became attracted to one another.

Udupi: Padubidri Police Nab Four Chain Snatchers Including Two Security Guards

Daijiworld News Network - Udupi (GA)

Udupi, Aug 18: The Padubidri police led by SI Naveenchandra nabbed four persons including two security persons with regard to a chain snatching case on Wednesday August 16.

The arrested have been identified as Chandra (36) alias Chandrahas Hegde, Shiva alias Shivanna Shetty (22), Natesh alias Ganesh Bangera (22) and Harish Poojary (33). While Chandra and Ganesh are security guards by profession, Harish is a tailor.

On Tuesday August 15, the accused had fled the place after snatching a gold chain worth Rs 20,000 from one Ida D’Souza’s (45) neck at Neechalu bus stand near Santhoor Kopla here. She immediately shouted for help and news was passed on to Padubidri police station.

The police in an immediate action managed to nab Shivanna and Chandra. But they did not have the stolen booty. During enquiry then revealed that the chain was with Ganesh who is also the prime accused. So police managed to arrest Angaragundi resident Ganesh in Karkala. Even here police had to face failure as chain had been given to the master mind of the theft Harish Poojary who is a tailor.

The police intensified their action and arrested from his home and recovered the gold chain. All this happened within 24 hours of theft.

A case now has been filed with the Padubidri police.

Udupi: Fallen Tree Blocks NH 17 at Thenka Yermal - Images

Daijiworld News Network - Udupi (GA) - pics - Durga Digitals

Udupi, Aug 17: Traffic on the National Highway 17 was blocked for long after a huge tree fell on the road at Thenka Yermal near Padubidri here on Thursday August 17 morning.

All vehicles playing on the road were stranded for more than an hour till the tree was cut and the road was cleared by the forest department staff with the help of the locals.

Meanwhile some vehicles reached Mangalore and Udupi via Padubidri-Nandikoor-Yellur-Uchila and Padubidri-Nandikoor-Shirva and Katapadi route.

Daily commuters such as office-goers and students could not reach their destination on time and were late almost by two hours to office and colleges.

Bangalore: Narayana Murthy to Start Second Innings at Infosys

The Hindu

* He will step down on Sunday as executive chairman of company
* Infosys has revenues of $2. 15 billion
* God has been kind, he says

Bangalore, Aug 19: Curtains will come down on an illustrious corporate career in an executive post when N.R. Narayana Murthy steps down on Sunday as chairman of the company he founded along with six others in 1981 with a paltry sum of Rs. 10,000 each and took it to dizzying heights in 25 years.

Bangalore-headquartered Infosys Technologies Limited is India’s second largest software exporter with revenues of $ 2.15 billion, a market capitalisation of $ 21 billion and employees in excess of 58,000. Mr. Murthy turns 60 on August 20 and, as per the company’s corporate governance policy, he will relinquish his executive post to become a non-executive chairman from Monday after passing on the baton to chief executive officer, president and managing director Nandan M. Nilekani.

I am a happy man

“I am a very happy man… God has been kind,” Mr. Murthy said while talking to presspersons at the company’s annual general meeting recently. He was quick to add that his “commitment to Infosys will continue” even after giving up the full-time position and plans to keep himself busy through the board assignments at several companies that entailed travelling abroad 20 to 22 days in a month.

The board of NASDAQ-listed Infosys has put in place a succession plan which will see Mr. Nilekani, the senior-most founder-member of the company after Mr. Murthy, re-designated as CEO and MD after ceding the post of president to his aide S. Gopalakrishnan who will be the president, chief operating officer (COO) and Joint MD from August 21. Mr. Gopalakrishnan is currently the COO and deputy MD.

The board of Infosys has decided to leave vacant for the time-being the post of executive chairman and asked Mr. Murthy to continue as the non-executive chairman and chief mentor and also inducted him as an additional director on the board after his retirement.

Mangalore: City to have Two More Police Stations Soon - SP

Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (GA) - pic - Dayanand Kukkaje

Mangalore, Aug 17: “The city has not been the same as it was some years ago. It has been registering a fast growth in all spheres. Population too has been increasing. Along with that the number of vehicles too is increasing. This coupled with pathetic roads have been posing innumerable challenges to police in controlling the traffic. In keeping mind the increasing populace of the city, we have been contemplating of starting two more police stations and an additional circle. Recommendations in this regard have been made with concerned persons,’ said Dakshina Kannada SP B Dayanand.

He was speaking at the “Meet the Press” programme held at Press Club here on Thursday August 17 morning.

He said that he has been planning to start a few more projects to provide the best service to the people. “We have been thinking of introducing a special project called “Electronic Beat” in order to tighten our night patrolling. We have necessary facilities for this. However, the staff need training in this regard which will be given shortly. Once they are trained, the facility will be introduced in phases with city and Panambur being first on the list,” he added.

He also mentioned that the city needs 6 more traffic signals since the existing 4 are proving inefficient in controlling the ever-increasing traffic. He also said that more alcometres will soon be introduced.

Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Association president Ravindra Shetty was also present at the press conference.

Beltangady: Person Accused of Rape Commits Suicide

Daijiworld News Network - Beltangady (GA)

Beltangady, Aug 18: A person accused of rape on minor girl ended his life by consuming poison in his house at Kalmanja near Ujire here.

Keshav Moolya (40) had been accused of raping his housemaid who was a minor. Keshav owned a tyre works near Ujire petrol pump. His neighbour Aithaparava’s daughter was coming to work in his house. It is said that during this period he had used her sexually for long.

His sexual abuse came to light when the said girl conceived. The girl had recently delivered a baby after which her family members had filed a case with the police. In the complete the girl had stated that Keshav Moolya had raped her many times.

Having been insulted by all these developments, Keshav, a married person with two children, ended his life on Thursday when no one except his children was at home. It is said that the fact that the said girl had physical relationship with several others but had stated only his name in the police station had hurt him a lot.

Coupled with this, was already married with two children. His wife has been in the hospital for some days now owing to ill health. So when he consumed poison, she was not in the house.

The Beltangady police have registered a case in this regard.

Kundapur: Unidentified Persons Snatch Rs 45,000 by Diverting Person’s Attention

Daijiworld News Network - Kundapur (GA)

Kundapur, Aug 18: A person was stolen of Rs 45,000 by three unidentified persons, by diverting his attention near the bus stand here on Thursday August 17.

It is reported that one Suresh had withdrawn Rs 45,000 from Vijaya Bank here, on behalf of his employer. He was on his way back to his employer, when three persons who were following him slashed muck on his shirt from behind. They later told him that his shirt had been soiled.

So Suresh went to a nearby bar and restaurant to wash his shirt. He asked the restaurant staff to give water to clean his shirt. As he was cleaning the shirt, the threesome snatched his money bag and disappeared in the crowd.

At this Suresh shouted for help. The locals immediately got into action and tried to catch the culprits. But the latter had managed to escape by then. This is for the second time in the last one month that such an incident has taken place. It is suspected that a professional gang might be working in the city.

Mangalore: Police Raid CD Centres - Seize Porn Films

Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (GA)

Mangalore, Aug 19: The city police conducted a sudden raid on many CD parlours in the city on Friday August 18 night seizing many porn CDs. The raids were conducted as per the directions given by SP Dayananda.

Though nothing unacceptable was found in many CD centres, the police team led by traffic inspector Uday Kumar found 234 porno DVDs, 210 flaps in ‘Mayur’ CD centre near Clock Tower here.

The police arrested Ganesh Raj, a resident of Attavar, Jagdish of Meramajal near Farangipet and Ashok of Mijar in this regard. The police also seized Rs 1320 in cash and a mobile handset from the arrested.

Pune: Allotted Rs 55 crore, spent Rs 2.7 crore!

[ 15 Aug, 2006 0339hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

PUNE: While Puneites are facing a harrowing time — thanks to the infamous pothole-ridden roads — another glaring example of the lackadaisical approach of civic babus towards executing budgeted road works has come to light.

The civic road department has failed to execute 10 major road projects in the city, even though contractors for these projects were shortlisted between October 2005 and January 2006.

A whopping Rs 55 crore had been set aside for the job. In an official reply to BJP corporator Ujjwal Keskar, the civic road department has admitted that so far, it has been able to spend just Rs 2.71 crore of the allotted Rs 55 crore.

Interestingly, Rs 2.4 crore (of the Rs 2.71 crore spent so far) has been issued as “mobilisation advance” to contractor S.A. Patel for constructing the Nagar road section between the Ramwadi octroi post to PMC road.

“The contractor has not yet started the work,” Keskar said. “This means the amount spent for actual road works is just Rs 31 lakh.”

Last week, the administration had admitted that 25 roads — which it had repaired at a cost of Rs 22 crore — are in a bad state. Now it has acknowledged that despite the provision of Rs 55 crore, work hasn’t begun.

The end result: miserable roads. Keskar said there was a possibility that the civic standing committee or the general body may have delayed the actual work orders.

“It is the responsibility of the civic chief and the ruling party to release the actual work orders,” he said.

Karnataka taking Coke to court

[ 19 Aug, 2006 0133hrs IST, TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

BANGALORE: While five states banned the sale of Coke and Pepsi and several others mulling the move, Karnataka has gone a step ahead and registered a case in a civil court in Bangalore against Coca-Cola.

After bans by Kerala, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab, Karnataka has taken further corrective action — the first in the country to file a case against the MNC.

Health minister R Ashok on Friday said the state itself conducted tests and found the level of chemical pesticides higher than the permitted levels.

“We bought the Coke at a general shop, took a receipt for it and submitted the bottle to tests at a fully equipped private lab in Whitefield. The tests were conducted by government technicians. It was found that Coke contained chemical melathin to an extent of 0.142 ppm as against the permitted 0.1,” he said.

The state has quoted provisions of the Food Adulteration Act and registered a case against Coca-Cola in the Small Causes Court on Nrupatunga Road.

The case was admitted on Aug 12. The state has also submitted all 12 carbonated drinks identified by the Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment as having a very high concentration of pesticide for testing.

“We got results for Thums-Up and Mirinda, both of which have a higher amount of pesticide than is permitted. While hepatachlore in Thums-Up is above permitted level, chlorophyripas in Mirinda is high. We will file cases against these two drinks also,” he said.

That is not all. The state has over 500 local brands of carbonated drinks, all of which will be submitted to similar testing and action.

“The health of our children is very important. We will take action whether it is an MNC or a local company,” Ashok maintained. The state is contemplating a total ban like Kerala.

The government will get details from Kerala on how they imposed the ban, then discuss the issue with legal experts and try to put a similar ban in place.

“We’ve already enforced the ban in government educational institutions and hospitals. Action will be taken against anyone violating the ban. We have also issued a directive to all private establishments to refrain from the sale of such carbonated drinks,” Ashok stated.

Delhi girl saved from rape by valiant citizen

Indo-Asian News Service, August 19, 2006
Amritsar
Efforts by a brave man saved a young girl from New Delhi from being abducted and raped by six men in this Sikh holy city. Four of the men have been arrested.

The girl told Isher Singh, the man who rescued her from the clutches of her would-be rapists, that she is the daughter of an Indian Army officer and had come from New Delhi.

Six men were involved in the incident and four of them had been arrested, said Amritsar Police chief Sidanshu Srivastava on Friday evening. The van in which they were travelling has been impounded. A search has been launched to nab the other two men.

The men were identified as owners of a liquor shop, said the official.

The men had in an inebriated condition forcibly pushed the girl into their Maruti van near the city’s famous landmark Hall Gate on Thursday morning. She was on her way to the Golden Temple and was looking for some transport at the time.

She had reportedly arrived from Delhi early in the morning to visit the shrine and meet relatives.

When the men tried to drive away with her, local resident Isher Singh, who was returning from the Golden Temple, saw her being pushed into the van. He chased the van in his vehicle and forced it to stop near Rambagh.

The valiant Isher Singh entered into a physical fight with the men and the girl managed to free herself and rushed to Singh’s car. Her clothes had been torn by the men in their bid to rape her.

He took her to a local police station. When he went along with the police to locate the van and the kidnappers, the girl quietly slipped away from the police station without lodging a complaint.

According to Srivastava, the police had no clue about the identity of the girl and were trying to locate her bag, which could give them some clues to her identity.

Isher Singh registered a police case against the men.

Rs.1000 core plant near Chennai city coming up

ChennaiOnline, Saturday, 19 August , 2006, 11:44

US-based Tessolve Services Limited will set up a Rs 1000-crore assembly and production test centre for integrated circuit devices at the electronic hardware park at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

An MoU for this was signed today between the company and the state government in the presence of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and Union IT and Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran at a function here.

Maran also laid the foundation stone for the facility, which will commence operations in December 2007.

Karunanidhi said Tamil Nadu had become a favourite destination for FDI during the past three months.

Maran said more foreign investors should come forward to set up their units in India.

Tessolve, a semiconductor test development provider, is to set up the unit on a 50-acre plot. It will provide direct employment for 1,700 people and indirect employment to 5,000 people in the next five years, Rajamanikam, the firm’s CEO, told reporters.

Mumbai on red alert for Sunday the 20th of August

Sheela Bhatt, Rediff, in New Delhi
August 19, 2006 19:23 IST

According to a senior central government officer, Mumbai has been put on ‘red alert’ for Sunday, August 20.

Intelligence agencies have assessed that August 20 is a crucial day for Mumbai and they have certain intelligence reports about active terror modules.

Accordingly, central and state authorities have made arrangements to have extra security around temples, malls, theaters, sensitive establishments, public places and places of economic importance.

What is intriguing is that Sunday is the Parsi New Year and the birthday of late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi; intelligence agencies are unable to gauge the significance of these events for terrorist outfits.

After the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts, a senior police officer had told rediff.com, “We have to solve the mystery of the serial blasts as soon as possible because perpetrators of crime should not get emboldened. If the blasts mystery is not solved soon, the Mumbai runs the high risk of another terror act.”

He had said, “If we are lucky we won’t have another incident within the next month. The terrorists have been unsuccessful in their objective of provoking communal riots in Mumbai. So they will try again and see if they succeed the next time. But no crime is perfect. These terrorists should remember that.”

All security agencies have been alerted about the risk Mumbai is carrying on and according to sources, “There is no need to panic.”

People crowd to taste ‘miracle water’ in Mumbai and Gujarat

Rediff, August 19, 2006 16:58 IST, Last Updated: August 19, 2006 21:23 IST

As people thronged Mahim beach in Mumbai to taste ‘miracle’ water after reports of sea water turning sweet spread across the city, the scientific community and government agencies sounded a warning against consumption of such water. A similar incident was also reported from the coastal area of Teethal in Valsad district of Gujarat.

“We would appeal to people not to consume water from the creek or for that matter any sea water as it is highly unpotable and contaminated,” Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Johnny Joseph told reporters in Mumbai.

In Gujarat, sea water samples from the coastal area of Teethal in Valsad district, where a similar incident was reported, were sent for testing on Saturday.

“The Arabian sea water indeed has turned a bit sweeter. Samples have been taken and sent to laboratories in Pune for testing,” Valsad district development officer Indrish Vora who tasted the `sweet’ water told PTI in Ahmedabad.

Hundreds of city residents thronged Mahim beach, following reports of sea water turning sweet even as Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and government agencies cautioned them on Saturday against drinking water from the creek.

Chief Minister Deshmukh has appealed to the people not to drink the water as it could contain ‘dangerous substances’.

Delhi, Bangalore need to improve urban governance

UNI, Monday, 14 August , 2006, 12:04

Five cities of Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Chandigarh which have shown great economic vigor in the last decade will have to accelerate in building infrastructure and improve urban governance to enhance their competitiveness, RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan has said.

‘’The competitiveness of cities, such as Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Chandigarh, which have shown great economic vigor over the last decade in India, will depend on acceleration in urban infrastructure investment and improvement in urban governance and management,'’ Mr Mohan said in a paper published in the RBI Bulletin.

The successful financing of such an enhanced level of investment will depend crucially on the financial viability of such projects, he said.

The continued high growth of the Indian economy would get strengthened if the efficiency of Indian cities improves, he added.

Given that the level of Indian urbanisation is still less than 30 per cent and 60 per cent of the total population in India still dependent on agriculture, the continuation of high economic growth will depend on the higher rate of labour absorption by cities.

This will need much higher rate of labour using manufacturing, higher levels of urban infrastructure investment, along with knowlewdge-based forward looking city management. Thus, the Indian situation is quite different from that of China.

The availability of component engineering skills at a lower cost in India is contributing significantly to the relocation of product development band design from developed countries.

Thus for Asian cities growing in the next 30-50 years it is becoming increasingly clear that the key to their success will indeed lie in the continous enhancement of human resources.

Similarly, in India it is the southern region where a large number of private colleges and universities have emerged to cater to the increasing demand from industry for technical personnel.

‘’The magnitude of urban population growth expected in India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh over the next 30 years is such that pressures on international resource mobilisation are bound to arise,'’ Mr Mohan said, adding that the urban infrastructure investment would then exceed available savings in these countries and the current alleged savings glut will disappear over a period of time.

The efficient intermediation of financial savings within countries, and across countries will therefore be as important for urban development as for financial market development per se and for monetary policy makers in the years to come, Mr Mohan added.

Blue Dart sets up Back-up Technology Hub

UNI
Friday, 18 August , 2006, 11:47

Blue Dart Express Ltd, South Asia’s largest integrated air express, courier and logistics company, has set up a back-up technology hub in the city as part of its Business Contingency and Continuity Plan (BCCP).

The BCCP was aimed at ensuring that all centralised applications and web interface for its customers were made available to them seamlessly.

Speaking to newspersons here today, company Senior Vice-President (South II region) Gopinath Menon said Bangalore was chosen as it was strategically best suited to set up its back-up hub. The facility would be used as a real time switchover in the event of its main hub at its Mumbai headquarters failed. Before the setting up of the back-up facility, Mumbai hosted the the entire centralised applications and bluedart.com website, he said.

The back-up facility in Bangalore, part of the company’s Rs 25 crore million investment on IT, was set up mainly to cater to the growing size of its business and had nothing to do with the floods or the terrorist acts in Mumbai. ‘’This was planned years ago. We had no problems with our operations during floods in Mumbai in the last two years,'’ he said.

Mr Menon said the company had recently increased its air support of chartered flights to seven aircraft with the induction of two Boeing 757s. It also had five Boeing 737 operating each night to the seven metros in the country. It operated its flights at night to allow late cut-offs and early deliveries. The network was supported by sophisticated security system and x-ray machines, which eliminated the need for the mandatory cooling period imposed by passenger airlines.

OPI opens large facility in Bangalore

UNI
Friday, 18 August , 2006, 11:48

Outsource Partners International Inc (OPI), a leading professional services firm dedicated solely to finance and accounting outsourcing, today added a new 65,000 sqft facility here with the capacity to accommodate over 1,000 staff.

The facility, together with the 1,37,000 sqft facility in Kochi, allowed OPI to accommodate more than 3,000 professional staff in India. It provided state-of-the-art technology and numerous amenities, security and privacy, the company said in a release here.

‘’We are aggressively expanding to keep up with the fast-growing demand for finance and accounting outsourcing services. Just two years ago, we doubled our previous capacity in Bangalore with the expansion of our service centre. Now, the demand has commanded a move to this new facility with over two times the capacity of even our expanded office,'’ Mr Kishore Mirchandani, OPI President and CEO of OPI’s Indian subsidiary, Business Process Outsourcing Pvt Ltd, said.

States of India and their Capitals

The states of India are more diverse than the countries in Europe. From the largest to the smallest, each has a unique history and culture, dress, festivals and way of celebrating them.

National Capital Territory		Capital
Delhi		New Delhi
States		Capital
Andhra Pradesh		Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh		Itanagar
Assam		Dispur
Bihar		Patna
–>		Raipur
Goa		Panaji
Gujarat		Gandhinagar
Haryana		Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh		Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir		Srinagar (Summer capital) Jammu (Winter capital)
Jharkhand		Ranchi
Karnataka		Bangalore / Bengaluru
Kerala		Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh		Bhopal
Maharashtra		Mumbai / Bombay
Manipur		Imphal
Meghalaya		Shillong
Mizoram		Aizawl
Nagaland		Kohima
Orissa		Bhubaneswar
Punjab		Chandigarh
Rajasthan		Jaipur
Sikkim		Gangtok
Tamil Nadu		Chennai / Madras
Tripura		Agartala
Uttar Pradesh		Lucknow
Uttaranchal		Dehradun
West Bengal		Kolkata / Calcutta
Union Territories		Headquarters
Andaman and Nicobar Islands		Port Blair
Chandigarh		Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli		Silvassa
Daman and Diu		Daman
Lakshadweep		Kavaratti
Pondicherry		Pondicherry