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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 31 December, 1997   Naushad, Amol support FTII students' cause Legendary music director Naushad Ali and prominent film makers Amol and Chitra Palekar are among members of the film fraternity who have expressed anguish over developments at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and their solidarity with the students.   The culture-capsule: words and voices This year was a hectic one for the arts. It began on a sour note following the controversy over M F Husain's painting and the destruction of his work at the Gufa in Ahmedabad. The controversy appalled the art world and left us all feeling apprehensive. Path Breakers The country's first wholly indigenous auction of Contemporary Indian Art accomplished all that its curator Neville Tuli promised it would. For instance, the auction sold India's most expensive painting ever -- Raja Ravi Verma's The Begum's Bath went for a whopping Rs 32 lakh. Police pack caution with New Year greetings The Mumbai police have struck upon a novel concept to promote security consciousness among members of the public by bringing out a special card on the eve of new year. The resolve is: Blow the whistle on frauds and enjoy the new year.   Pak: haven for traffickers & hell for women They are kidnapped, "married" off to agents by unsuspecting parents, or enticed by prospects of a better life -- but these Bangladeshi and Myanmarese women finally end up in the brothels of Pakistan. The queen of substance Koneru Humpy, the 10-year-old school girl from Vijayawada, has carved a niche for herself in Indian chess this year with her under-10 world title at Cannes (France). Humpy's triumph is significant because it is the first for an Indian female.     The culture-capsule   Police pack caution with New Year greetings   Path Breakers   The queen of substance   Naushad, Amol support FTII students' cause