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Last morning a reader forwarded me a mail purportedly sent by Ravi Dhariwal to all employees of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited. Considering who forwarded the mail to me, I have no doubt that the mail in question is genuine. In the mail, Dhariwal talks of the troubled times that BCCL is going through. Rising newsprint prices and a fall in advertising demand has forced him to suggest a restructuring of the salaries, variable pay and increments.