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Corrections and clarifications

"Above all, a new and genuinely democratic and inconclusive Constitution will allow Nepal to transcend the violence and bloodshed that has marred the better part of the past decade," does not make sense, says a reader (Op-Ed, "In Nepal, the beginning of the end", April 22, 2006). "... inconclusive Constitution" should be " ... inclusive Constitution".

In "Kerala headed Left, decisively" (Editorial, April 20, 2006), there was an incorrect reference to a finding of The Hindu-CNN-IBN Poll. The sentence read: " ... Mr Achuthanandan was the preferred choice for 36 per cent of those polled, ahead of Mr. Chandy and A.K. Antony, who were at 25 per cent each." Antony polled seven per cent. The wrong figure for Antony was in the election analysis published on April 13, 2006 ("As always, the floating voters hold the key"), and the correct figure was in the "Corrections and Clarifications" column on April 14, 2006.

"Juventas was the last team to beat Barcelona — in the 2004 Champions League quarterfinals", was the sentence in "It's advantage Barcelona after first leg" ("Sport, April 20, 2006). The fact is right, but the year wrong. It is the 2003 Champions League quarterfinals.

In "Requiem for a river" (The Hindu-Magazine, April 16, 2006), the quote at the end of the article has been wrongly attributed to Joan Muir, says a reader. It is by John Muir. John Muir (1838-1914) was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. He was one of California's most important historical personalities and has been called "The Father of our (America's) National Parks", "Wilderness Prophet", and "Citizen of the Universe".

According to the Indian Register Quality Systems (IRQS), Namakkal town in Tamil Nadu is not India's first town to get ISO 14001 certification, as stated in "The making of an eco-city" (The Hindu-Magazine, April 9, 2006, page 4). IRQS clarifies: "Tata Steel town division covering the command area of Tata Steel of Jamshedpur city was certified to ISO 14001:1996 on October 23, 2002. Before that, Chittaranjan Township, under the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, was certified to ISO 14001:1996 on April 26, 2002. Both these townships were audited for conformance to ISO 14001 by our auditors and internationally accredited certificates were issued."

Pelicans and painted storks are not visitors from Siberia, as said in "These birds go by celestial navigation" (Newscape, April 10, 2006). The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), a local migrant, is a tropical species that breeds in Asia. The point of the bird traversing the 12,000 km route from the snow deserts of Siberia to the coastal village of Telineelapuram in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, and back, as the text said, does not arise, a reader pointed out. There are eight species of pelicans and none does this route as well. The pelican species in this area is the Spottedbilled or Grey Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis), which is also a resident of Asia and a local migrant, according to "The Book of Indian Birds" by Salim Ali. Also, a scientist of the Bombay Natural History Society, who is studying bird migration from South India for the last two decades, says there are no records of both species of birds mentioned in the article having migrated from Siberia to India, especially South India.

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