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Corrections and clarifications

* * The picture published with a report “Chandrayaan-1 gets ready for launch” (October 12, 2008) showed the second launch pad, also called the umbilical tower, at Sriharikota. Because of a mix-up, the caption said it was the picture of the fully-assembled PSLV-C11 encased in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

* * The sixth paragraph of a report “‘Economic burden of diabetes in India among highest in world’” (October 10, 2008) said the WHO estimated that mortality due to diabetes, heart diseases and stroke cost India about $210 billion in 2005, and the cost would be about $333.6 million in the next 10 years in India. It should have been $333.6 billion. The estimation is for 2005.

* * The sixth paragraph of a report “National council coming to probe complaints against higher judiciary” (October 10, 2008) was “Any person can complain to the National Judicial Council (NJC) against judges of the Supreme Court (except the CJI), and the Chief Justices and judges of the High Courts. If the complaint is against a Supreme Court Judge, the NJC will consist of the CJI and four seniormost judges of the apex court. If it is against the CJI, the CJI will not take part in the proceedings and the President shall nominate the next seniormost judge.” The report stated in the beginning that no one can complain about the CJI. The Legal Correspondent clarifies that if the complaint is against the CJI, it will have to be forwarded directly to the President who will send it to the National Judicial Council. The second seniormost judge will head the NJC to conduct the probe.

* * An item in “Snapshots” — “Amitabh Bachchan hospitalised” (October 12, 2008, page 1) — and the text of a detailed PTI report “‘No cause for worry’” (Inside pages, October 12, 2008) said that actor Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. The caption of the accompanying PTI photograph (in the report) gave the name of the hospital as Nanavati hospital, leading to queries. Mr. Bachchan was in the midst of his 66th birthday celebrations at his residence when he took ill. He was rushed to the Nanavati Hospital at Vile Parle and later moved to Bandra’s Lilavati Hospital.

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