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"So it was necessary that a case be registered. We have registered a case and we will will be concluded soon and investigate," he said in reply to questions. the guilty prosecuted. Asked whether Tharoor Nearly a year after 51-yearold Sunanda was found dead would be questioned in the in a luxury hotel here on January 17, Delhi Police filed the case of murder under section 302 of the IPC but no one has been named in the FIR. "Nobody has been named in the case," Bassi told PTI. Sunanda's death had created a sensation as it came hot on the heels of a bitter spat between the couple over the twitter over his alleged affair with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar. "On 29th December, the medical board of AIIMS has given us a report. The main thing they have informed us is that the death is unnatural and not natural. Secondly, it is due to poison that could have been taken orally or injected and they have told us other things as well," Bassi said. He said since tests to find out the quantum and nature of the poison cannot take place in India, the police have decided to send samples abroad for examination.
Accusing fingers are being pointed at husband Shashi Tharoor
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EW DELHI: In a sensational twist to the death of Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a murder case on the basis of a medical report that concluded her death was unnatural and due to poisoning but nobody has been named as a suspect as yet. Disclosing this, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi did not rule out questioning Tharoor, now a Congress MP and a former Union Minister. It was not clear whether she had consumed the poison on her own or it was administered forcefully or by injection, he said. "Stunned" by the Delhi Police action, Tharoor, who had married Sunanda in 2010, sought full details from the investigators on the basis of which the police action came. "I am stunned to hear that the Delhi Police have filed a case of murder against unknown persons in the demise of my late wife Sunanda. Needless to say I am anxious to see this case is investigated
A file photo of Sunanda Pushkar. The Delhi police confirmed that she was murdered, with the medical board calling her death 'unnatural'. thoroughly and continue to assure the police of my full co-operation," Tharoor said in a statement. While Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said registration of a case one year after the death raises question marks and suspicions. "It is a legal process. Every case need not be sensationalised," he said. BJP spokesman GVL Narasimha Rao said the registration of a murder case has ended the confusion and hoped that the investigation
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light of the latest development, Bassi said, "Now as we have registered a case of murder, all those people who were connected with the case will be examined." "All the witnesses in this
case were examined by the SDM, as he conducted inquest proceedings. So, all relevant witnesses were examined by him, we had also examined them under Section 174 of the Cr.PC.
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Mumbai's who's who were present at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's Photo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, on Tuesday
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray briefing tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain about his photograph of ancient temple of Ankor Vat, Cambodia. Also seen are Uddhav's wife Rashmi Thackeray and noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj. Zakir Hussain inaugurated Uddhav's photo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery on Tuesday.
Guests and well wishers at the photo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, yesterday. warts together. Whatever was anticipated for the event, seemded to have taken place. ot often does one see lumiThe art gallery was filled with Udnaries of art, music, films, dhav's photographs, some of them politics and business brought out the intimacy of human hobnobbing with each other like experience, while some captured old mates. The opening of still moments and others the Uddhav Thackeray's photo exhibi- rigours of the city. The exhibition retion yesterday was one big affair flected the different shades of life. which brought together these stalUddhav Thackeray and his family
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Rashmi Thackeray lights the traditional lamp while Zakir Hussain, Uddhav and Aditya looks on.
Uddhav greets AIAI president Vijay Kalantri, while actor Sanjay Khan and Sena leader Manohar Joshi looks on. arrived right on time. He was accompanied by Ustad Zakir Hussian, who himself was a subject of one of the photographs. Later he was joined by Rahul Bajaj and Sanjay Khan, and other celebrities like Milind Gunaji, Sachin Pilgaonkar and his wife. Besides celebrities, the prominent politicians present were Manohar Joshi, Mayor Snehal
Ambekar, Ramdas Kadam and many Sena MLAs. The mood was buoyant in the Sena camp. One Sena supporter and avid lover of art said, “It's now common knowledge that creativity is abundant in the Thackeray family and Uddhav is no exception.He is a brilliantly acquired and pensive photographer.His third eye has seen labours of the arduous wild-life,
‘Sounds of Peace’ with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar By A Staff Reporter
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he Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be on a twoday tour of Maharashtra for the ‘Sounds of Peace’ series from Sunday, January 11. His visit will witness two momentous events -- ‘We Chant with Sri Sri’ and ‘Venunaad – Music for Peace’. ‘We Chant with Sri Sri’ on January 11 will create a wave of peace across the world, with Mumbai as its epicentre. Led by the spiritual leader, about three million people will join in and chant to create positive vibrations in the environment. Krishna Kumar, trustee, Vyakti Vikas Kendra of The Art of Living said, “On one hand, we have countries like Iraq where violent acts have shaken the world. It has, however, been our effort to spread peace. Mantras create positive vibrations. Meditation creates seren-
Andheri Sports Complex, Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West), between 6 pm and 8 pm and there will be a LIVE webcast across the world - www.wechantwithsrisri.in. ‘Venunaad – Music for Peace’ organised by The Art of Living is a gathering of 4,000 flautists performing on one stage for the first time in world history. In the presence of founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt Ronu Majumdar will lead the ensemble. About five lakh people will gather for this spectacular event with a live webcast to 75 countries. The purpose is to increase awareness about classical music and to emphasise Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder, The Art of Living. the power of music for peace and ity in the environment. The more wandi, Dr Srikant Shinde MP – harmony. people that meditate – the more Kalyan, and Manda Mhatre MLA – ‘Venunaad’ will be held on Januharmony is spread in the world.” Belapur. ary 12 at 6 pm on the banks of God‘We Chant with Sri Sri’ will be atThe event, jointly organised by havari, Sadhugram, Opposite tended by Rahul Shewale MP – The Art of Living and Yuva, an inter- Janardhanswami Math, AuChembur, Kapil Patil MP – Bhi- national NGO, will be held at the rangabad Road, Tapowan.
temples and famous people.” The exhibition was not short of the emotion as it aptly revealed the hidden genius of the Sena chief. A walk through the exhibit also reveals certain unseen moments of people from all walks of life. The dexterity of Thackeray's work is quite visible. The photo exhibition will be open to for public viewing from today.
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BLESS US, BABY JESUS: Pope Francis kisses a statue of Baby Jesus as he celebrates a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark Epiphany, on Tuesday. The Epiphany day is a joyous day for Catholics in which they recall the journey of the Three Kings, or Magi, to pay homage to Baby Jesus.
Midnight call: Mumbai is peaceful
At around 2 am yesterday, many Mumbai residents were woken up by the beep of a text message from the city police. “Please don't believe in rumours, situation is peaceful and normal,” it said.Though many who received the text weren't sure exactly it was about, the message was intended to dispel anxiety spreading through the city that a
confrontation between Muslim bikers celebrating Eid-e-Milad on Sunday night and Hindu residents in the Lalbaug neighbourhood was flaring up into a larger conflagration. The internet was full of activity from Mumbaikars asking what the message was about, and if they should actually be scared. The midnight police message had the
effect of only increasing anxiety, rather than subduing it.
A mini Taj Mahal memorial for late wife
True love, as they say, never dies. Even if your partner has already left this world, your love for him or her can still make you do things you never thought you could do. And that’s exactly what Faizul
Singapore Superhero: Batman Bin Suparman You should never judge a book by its cover, but what if that book turned out to be a comic? Batman Bin Suparman might not be a joke, but his name sure is. In Singapore, English is the most widely used language and all names are translated or converted to English when their birth certificate is issued. On May 13, 1990, this young man was blessed with being named after two superheroes: Batman and Superman. Unfortunately no one was able to find the boy for comment, as no one seems to know his alter egos.
Faizul Hasan Kadari in front of his Taj Mahal
Hasan Kadari’s love for his wife did to him. After his wife passed away in December 2011, this 77-year-old retired postman decided to create a replica of the great Taj Mahal in honour of his beloved wife. Yes, the Taj Mahal – and not just a small sandcastle-like replica, but a lifesized structure for that matter. Months after starting the project, the structure now stands on a piece of land measuring 5,000 sq. feet, in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. Standing at 561 feet high, this magnificent replica already cost Mr Kadari almost Rs 19 lakh with plans on spending more. Kadari said he used to think that
Shah Jahan insulted the common man by building a magnificent monument to love. But after the death of his own wife in December 2011, he said he realised that it had more about the intensity of love than the money. Since they had no children, he had no other liabilities, so he started construction of his own Taj Mahal on a piece of land [that] was not useful for agricultural purposes. When his time finally comes, he wishes to be buried inside his masterpiece — beside his wife. “I have written in my will that my graveyard should be besides her,” he said. Now that is true love.
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I have changed my name from Lilabhai Bhikhabhai Jadav to Lalitbhai Bhikhabhai Jadav as per Affidavit dated 27-10-2014. C-41395 I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Lilabhai Jadav to Nareshbhai Lalitbhai Jadav as per Affidavit dated 02-09-2014. C-41396 I have changed my name from Pradeep Kumar Surendra Kumar Sharma to Pradeep Surendra Sharma as per Affidavit Dated 05/01/2015. C-41397 I have changed my name from Surendra Kumar Jainarayan Sharma to Surendra Jainarayan Sharma as per Affidavit Dated 05/01/2015. C-41398
CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Bharathi Ramachandra Nayak, to ‘Tanvi Omkar Kamat’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 31117) Dated: 20/11/2014. C-41411 I have changed my name from Yasim Tariq Pervin, to ‘Yasmin Banoo Tariq Pervin’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/2015. C-41412 I have changed my name from Harish Ambrat Wadhwani alias Harish Jote Singh Ajwani, to ‘Harish Ambrat Wadhwani’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/2015. C-41413 I have changed my name from Gunvantiben Velji Jakharia, to ‘Geeta Dinesh Gada’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41414
I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammed Sajid Abdul Razzaq to Mr. Sajid A Razzaq Loriya as per Affidavit Dated 01/01/2015. C-41399
I have changed my name from Ghulam Dastagir Mehdi Hasan to Idrisi Ghulam Dastageer Mehdi Hasan vide Govt of Maha. Affidavit No (LV 136030). C-41415
I have changed my name from Nadim Khan to Nadeem Khan as per Affidavit Dated 05/01/2015. C-41400
I have changed my name from Sharukh Rehman Siddiqui to Shahrukh Rehman Shaikh vide Govt of Maharashtra Gazette No. (X-36659). C-41416
I have changed my name from Ishwarbhai Jethabhai to Ishwarbhai Jethabhai Lakhani as per Affidavit Dated 29/12/2014. C-41401 I have changed my name from Sayed Nanja Abidi to Sayed Najna Abidi as per Affidavit Dated 05/01/2015. C-41402 I have changed my name from Ishwarbhai to Ishwarbhai Lakhani as per Affidavit Dated 29/12/2014. C-41403 I have changed my name from Jainab Bakir Bhanpurwalla to Zainab Bakir Bhanpurwala as per Affidavit Dated 03/01/2015. C-41404
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I have changed my name from Leena Rajendra Kashyap to Leena Kunal Patankar vide Govt of Maharashtra Gazette No. (U-25538) C-41417 We Mr. Sourish Mitra and Mrs. Mayurakshi Mitra have changed our minor son's name from Praneel Mitra to Saatvik Mitra vide Govt of Maharashtra Gazette No. (U-24707) C-41418 I have changed my name from Miss. Kavita Jayprakash Gangadhar Swamy to Mrs. Kavitha Hemanth Kumar as per Affidavit Date 06.01.2015. C-41419
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I have changed my name from Shirishkumar Amratlal Patel to “Shirish Amratlal Patel” as per Affidavit. C-41426 I have changed my name from “Kamleshkumar Mohanbhai Makadia” to “Kamlesh Mohanbhai Makadia” as per Affidavit. C-41427 I have changed my name from “Rohit Jaysing Chavhan” to “Rohit Jaysing Chavan” as per Affidavit Dated 3rd December” 2014. C-41428 I have changed my name from “Sudhir Kumar Nema” to “Sudhir Nema” as per Affidavit Dated 03rd December” 2014. C-41429 I have changed my name from “Shruti” to“Shruti Nair” as per Affidavit Dated 03rddecember” 2014. C-41430 I have changed my name from “Menaka” to“Menaka Nair” as per Affidavit Dated 3rd December” 2014. C-41431 I have changed my name from “Nagnath Nivrutti Chougule” to “Nagesh Nivrutti Chougule” as per Affidavit Dated 3rd December’ 2014. C-41432 I have changed my name from “Chandreshkumar Dhuria Faudar” to“Chandresh Dhuria Faudar” as per Affidavit Dated 03rd December” 2014. C-41433 I have changed my name from “Ritesh Jayraj Ingale” to “Ritesh Jayraj Ingle” as per Affidavit Dated 6th January” 2015. C-41434 I have changed my name from Jayraj Ingale to Jayraj Dipchand Ingle as per Affidavit Dated 6th January” 2015. C-41435 I have changed my name from “Meena Jayraj Ingale” to “Mangala Jayraj Ingle” as per Affidavit Dated 6th January” 2015. C-41436
I have changed my name from Jahamara Vasi to Jahanara Vasi as per Affidavit Dated 03/01/2015. C-41405
I have changed my name from Mr. Sahabjan Shaikh to Mr. Sahebjan Shaikh as per Affidavit Date 06.01.2015. C-41420
I have changed my name from Julekha Khatoon Mohammed Nayeemuddin to Zulekha Aftab Alam Ansari as per Affidavit Dated 03/01/2015. C-41406
I have changed my name from Ms. Dhanalaxmi Suresh Nirmal to Ms. Dhanalaxmi Suresh Shetty as per Affidavit Date 06.01.2015 C-41421
I have changed my name from Devadas Hanmanthu Gaddam to “Devdas Hanmanthu Gaddam” as per Affidavit.
I have changed my name from Mr. Raju Bhikha Brahmaniya, to ‘Mr. Raju Bhikha Bamaniya’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/2015. C-41407
I have changed my name from “Nishid Rajendra Jangid” to “Nishit Rajendra Jangid” as per Affidavit Dated 06/01/2015.
I have changed my name from Abdusamad Hasan Bandri to Abdul Samad Hasan Bandri as per the affidavit. C-41438
I have changed my name from Nisar Moosa Desai, to ‘Nisar Moosa Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/01/2015. C-41408
I have changed my name from Divya Vishwanath Nayak tO Divya Neeta Shenoy AS per Affidavit Dt.23/7/2014 C-41423
I have changed my name from Iqbal Nisar Desai, to ‘Iqbal Nisar Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/01/2015. C-41409 I have changed my name from Ayeub Shah Abdul Karim Shah Fakir, to ‘Ayyub Abdul Karim Shah Fakir’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 24868) Dated: 18/12/2014. C-41410
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I Ramasubramaniam Balaji have changed my minor son's name from Mithilesh Balaji to Mithilesh Balaji Fredericks as per Affidavit No. LS 657905 C-41424 I have changed my name from “Obaidul Kareem” to “Abdul Karim Obaidul Haleem Khan” as per Affidavit. C-41425
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I have changed my name from Deepak Arjundas Lakhpati to Deepak Arjundas Lakhpatiani as per the affidavit dated 5-1-2015. C-41439 I have changed my name from Khishboo Deepak Lakhpati to Khshboo Deepak Lakhpatiani as per the affidavit dated 5-12015. C-41440 I have changed my name from Chandni Deepak Lakhpati to Chandni Deepak Lakhpatiani as per the affidavit dated 5-12015. C-41441
I have changed my name from Vanita Mohandas Agicha to Vinita Deepak Lakhpatiani as per the affidavit dated 5-12015. C-41442 I have changed my name from Virbala Vrajlal Mehta to Veena Ramesh Desai as per affidavit dated 3rd January, 2015. C-41443 I have changed my name from Atul Rameshchandra Desai to Vipul Ramesh Desai as per affidavit dated 3rd January, 2015. C-41444 I have changed my name from Rizwan Ahmed Ijaj Ahmed to Rizwan Ahmed Ijaj Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit dated 6/01/2015. C-41445 I have changed my name from Baby Sharmila to Sharmila Amaladass Nadar as per the deedpoll affidavit. C-41446 I have changed my name from A. Aziz Ahmed Wadkar to Abdul Aziz Ahmed Wadkar as per Affidavit C-41447 I have changed my name from Saba A. Aziz Wadkar to Saud Abdul Aziz Wadkar as per Affidavit C-41448 I have changed my name from Rais Ahmad Matiullah, to Rais Ahmad Matiullah Shaikh as per Affidavit C-41449 I have changed my name from Mohammed Saeed Mohammed Naeem to Mohammed Naeem Mohammed Saeed Kaluke as per Affidavit C-41450 I have changed my name from Hajra Musarat Mohammed Naeem Kalukhe to Hajra Mohammed Naeem Kaluke as per Affidavit C-41451 I have changed my name from Mohammed Naim Mohammed Saeed Kaluke to Mohammed Naeem Mohammed Saeed Kaluke as per Affidavit C-41452 I have changed my name from Akhtar Fatima Gesudaras Hussaini Sayyed to Akhtari Fatima Gesudaras Hussaini Sayyed as per Affidavit C-41453 I have changed my name from Laveena Singhavi to Laveena Singhvi as per Affidavit. C-41454 I have changed my name from Pranay Kumar Singhavi to Pranay Kumar Singhvi as per Affidavit. C-41455 I have changed my name from Solanki Akshaykumar to Solanki Akshay as per Affidavit. C-41456 I have changed my name from Gupta Rakeshkumar Ramprasad to Gupta Rakesh Ramprasad as per Affidavit. C-41457
I have changed my name from Jawa Bharatlal to Jawa Bharat as per Affidavit. C-41458 I have changed my name from Rajendrakumar Gulabchand to Solanki Rajendrakumar Gulabchand as per Affidavit. C-41459 I have changed my name from Vijaykumar Shankar Dalvi to Vijay Shankar Dalvi as per Affidavit Dated; 06/01/2015 C-41460 I have changed my name from Sreenesh Sreedhar to Sreenesh Shreedharan Pulikool as per Affidavit C-41461 I have changed my name from Rohit Subhash Panari to Rohit Subhash Lad as per Affidavit C-41462 I have changed my name from Narayanlal Chimnaram to Narayan Chimnaji Solanki as per Affidavit C-41463 I have changed my name from Mohamed Adil Mohamed Isak Shaikh to Adil Ishaque Shaikh as per Affidavit C-41464 I have changed my name from C. K. Cicilykutty to Rosamma Alex as per Affidavit
I have changed my name from Amirunnisha Shaukat Ali Shah to Amimunnishah Shaukat Ali Shah as per Affidavit C-41476 I have changed my name from Jiteshkumar Yogeshchandra Shah to Jitesh Yogeshchandra Shah as per Affidavit C-41477 I have changed my name from Jiteshkumar Yogesh Shah to Jitesh Yogesh Shah as per Affidavit C-41478 I have changed my name from Janviben Jiteshkumar Shah to Jhanvi Jitesh Shah as per Affidavit C-41479 I have changed my name from Jignasaben Rakeshbhai Gaudana to Jhanvi Jitesh Shah as per Affidavit C-41480 I have changed my name from Vipulkumar Yogesh Shah to Vipul Yogesh Shah as per Affidavit C-41481 I have changed my name from Shabbir Ahmed Chuadhri to Shabbir Ahmed Chaudhari as per Affidavit C-41482 I have changed my name from Maz Mohd Tayyab Tanwar to Maaz Tanwar as per Affidavit
C-41465 I have changed my name from Sujatabai Tensing Jadhav to Sujata Tensing Jadhav as per Affidavit C-41466
C-41483 I have changed my name from Rahid Khan to Mohammed Rahil Khan as per Affidavit C-41484
I have changed my name from Fiona Michelle Dcambra to Fiona Michelle Cardozo as per Affidavit C-41467
I have changed my name from Mohad Irfan to Mohammed Irfan Kazi as per Affidavit
I have changed my name from Jeelani Syed to Jilan Syed as per Affidavit Dt. 06.01.2015.
I have changed my name from Fazruddin Kaji to Fazluddin Kazi as per Affidavit C-41486
C-41468 I have changed my name from Deeparam Chaganlal Prajapat. to Deeparam Chaganlal Prajapati as per Affidavit C-41469 I have changed my name from Sonia Ravi Matta to Soniya Ravi Matta as per Affidavit C-41470 I have changed my name from Riya Haresh Matta to Ria Haresh Matta as per Affidavit C-41471 I have changed my name from Hareshkumar Bhajanlal Matta to Haresh Bhajanlal Matta as per Affidavit C-41472 I have changed my name from Anis Ahmad Ansari to Anis Mohammad Ansari as per Affidavit C-41473 I have changed my name from Pramod Kumar to Pramod Jain as per Affidavit C-41474 I have changed my name from Pinkey Jain to Nalini Jain as per Affidavit C-41475
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I have changed my name from Shaida Fazruddin Kaji to Saida Kazi as per Affidavit C-41487 I Mr. Kumar Moorthy Iyer have changed my daughter's name from Lalitha Kumar to Jyoti Lalitha Kumar as per Affidavit C-41488 I have changed my name from Abdul Hai Abdul Gaffar to Abdul Hai Abdul Gaffar Ansari as per Gazette No.84843 C-41489 I have changed my name from Azahar Kader Kaji to Azhar Kader Kazi as per Annexure-E /Deedpoll Affidavit C-41490 I have changed my name from Sangeeta Surendra Shrivastav to Sangita Mukesh Saxena as per Affidavit C-41491 I have changed my name from Arvindkumar Ganeshbhai Sandha to Arvind Ganeshbhai Sandha as per Affidavit C-41492 I have changed my name from Viriben Deva Dhadhi to Viri Arvind Sandha as per Affidavit C-41493
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CM addresses Diva incident By A Special Correspondent
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fter the incident at Diva railway station on Friday which brought the city to a halt when enraged commuters went on a rampage, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has accepted the fact that the Mumbai suburban rail services need urgent attention. He made it clear that the government will leave no stone unturned to improve the infrastructure. Speaking at a function, Fadnavis said, “City's suburban railway capacity should have been enhanced by 35 per cent by now, going by the present demand. We need to do a lot and need to look far ahead while improving the infrastructure. For this we have to create a mechanism for better co-ordination between the central and the state governments.” Replying to a question about the recent Diva episode, he said, “Against the backdrop of immense bur-
den on the railway route, new rail connectivity must be developed. When I commuted recently in a train, I was bombarded with the problems being faced by the commuters. They say the Thane railway station is so crowded that it is unmanageable even to stand there during rush hours. The capacity needs to be increased. We are keeping all these things in mind.” Drawing attention towards better co-ordination between the central and state government authorities, Fadnavis said, “We will create a joint venture or a mechanism so that both the central and state government authorities work together to improve the railway services and development of infrastructure. We have a Railway Minister who gives special attention to Mumbai and loves the city.” The CM finally stressed the need of investment in infrastructure and made it clear that the government will aggressively invest in it.
Danve appointed state BJP chief By Prashant Hamine
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nion Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Rao S a h e b Danve (59) has finally become the 16th state president of t h e Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the second party leader from Marathwada, after late Gopinath Munde, to become the state unit party president. Soon after his name was announced formally, Danve remarked that his first priority will be to enroll one crore BJP members in Maharashtra. Commenting upon the one person one per post principle in the party he said that he will consult the party leadership and tender his resignation from the union ministry. He thanked party president Amit Shah, union minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his appointment.
His appointment to the state post is expected to be ratified at the party's state executive meeting to be held some time in January 2015, probably at Jalna. The election to the post of the state BJP president has been necessitated with the incumbent Devendra Fadnavis having become the Chief Minister of the state. As per the party's rules, constitution party leaders cannot occupy more than one post at a time and have to resign from their earlier post. It remains to be seen whether Danve will retain his Lok Sabha membership as his presence will be required in the state to address local issues. Danve is a loyalist of the late Pramod Mahajan–Gopinath Munde camp. Danve's appointment is being seen as an attempt to keep a check on the political ambitions of Minister for Rural Development Pankaja Munde-Palwe in Maharashtra. Fourth term Lok Sabha MP from Jalna, Danve was earlier an MLA from Bhokardhan in the state Legislative Assembly.
New appointments at BMC, BEST By A Staff Reporter
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r Sanjay Mukherjee, former commissioner of the State Excise department, was appointed as the new Additional Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) (projects), in place of Rajeev Jalota who has been made the sales tax commissioner. J.D. Patil has been appointed as the BEST general manager, replacing OP Gupta. Last year on December 31, there was a sudden transfer of Vikas Kharage, whose tenure as additional municipal commissioner (city) lasted only three months in the cash-rich corporation. Kharage took charge on October 1, 2014, after additional municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani retired. Till date the government has not deputed any officer to replace Kharage as additional municipal commissioner (city) in the civic body.
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pposing the new hawking guidelines framed by the state government, hawker unions claim that they are anti-hawker and if passed, then hawking could be impossible in the city. According to the proposed rules, almost every important area of the city has been marked as no hawking zones. The proposed non-hawking zones include 50 metres radius from any railway station or bus stop, any junction, entrance of a shop and other commercial enterprises, any building premises, government office building, municipal hospital and major hospital, place of worship (temple, mosque, church), turning point of busy roads, etc. The Mumbai Hawkers' Union leader Shashank Rao claims that if these rules which were framed on December 6, 2014 are implemented then hawkers will have no place to go in the city which may lead them to wind up their professions. The union has threatened to take out a morcha at
Mantralaya on January 28 and also to meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to make changes in the rules. Shashank Rao said, “On the one hand, the government and BMC are claiming to be making these rules for hawkers' welfare, but on the other hand, they are making such rules which are against hawking. The police and BMC are already accepting hafta from these hawkers. Once these rules are passed,
then the harassment will only increase.” Another member of the Mumbai Hawkers' Union, Mahabal Shetty, said, “The Supreme Court has already instructed not to take any action t unless hawker’s policy gets finalised. But the BMC and police are violating the rules and harassing the hawkers. We are fighting for the rights of hawkers from the last 13 years. What will be the use of this long battle if
these new rules are passed.” A senior official from License Department, on the condition of anonymity, said, “We have not got a copy of state government’s rules. We will only be able to comment after reading a copy.” In the 99,000 hawkers registration forms surveyed by the BMC recently, 44,000 hawker applications were found to be eligible. They rest were found to be bogus. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in
Toll Free numbers to complain about unauthorised banners By Khushboo Panjabi
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he Bombay High Court yesterday provided the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with Toll Free numbers for citizens to lodge complaints against unauthorised posters, banners, cutouts, etc, and has directed the civic body to administer its functioning. Last December, the civic administration and the Mumbai police started taking criminal action against those putting up illegal posters and
To lodge complaints MTNL users can call 1292 or 1293 toll free
Mobile phone users should first dial 022-2269 followed by 1292 or 1293 banners in the city. So far 119 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered by the police. Sharad Bande, superintendent of the licence department of the BMC, said,
“During Diwali, Christmas and New Year last year, the number of illegal banners increased between October to December.” In an affidavit submitted to the court, the BMC said around 4,800 illegal hoardings, posters and banners had been removed till October 2014. Of these, more than
2,800 were religious banners, while 700 were political. The FIRs have been registered under section 3 of the Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act (1995). This means a person can be fined up to Rs 2,000, or imprisoned for up to three months, or both, for putting up illegal banners.
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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Nathalal Ganesh Sandha to Naresh Ganesh Sandha as per Affidavit C-41494 I have changed my name from Neelaben Gangji Vaviya to Neelavanti Naresh Sandha as per Affidavit C-41495 We Mr Naresh Sandha & Mrs Neelavanti Naresh Sandha have changed our child’s name from Panthika Naresh Sandha Patel to Panthika Naresh Sandha as per Affidavit C-41496 I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Sandha Patel to Naresh Sandha as per Affidavit C-41497 I have changed my name from Neelavanti Naresh Sandha Patel to Neelavanti Naresh Sandha as per Affidavit C-41498 I have changed my name from Baljit Singh Paramjeet Singh to Baljeet Singh Paramjeet Singh Bhayana as per Affidavit C-41499 I have changed my name from Madhu Tirathadas Nagpal to Muskan Ashwin Hinduja as per Affidavit C-41500 I have changed my name from Ratna Tulsidas Menghani to Sangeeta Tirath Nagpal as per Affidavit C-41501 I have changed my name from Ushaben Haribhai Patel to Lata Deoram Patil as per Affidavit C-41502 I have changed my name from Shamim Hashim Mirza to Shamim Banu Hashim Hussain Mirza as per Affidavit C-41503 I have changed my name from Ali Abbas Sabihulla Hassan Sayyed to Sayyed Ali Abbas Abidi as per Affidavit C-41504 I have changed my name from Sabihulla Hassan Sayyed to Shabihul Hasan Abidi Sayyed as per Affidavit C-41505 I have changed my name from Ramdarash to Ramdaras Pitambar Maurya as per Affidavit C-41506 I have changed my name from Saiyadabi Hafiz Miya to Saida Hafij Miya as per Affidavit C-41507 I have changed my name from Hafiz Mushir Miya to Hafij Mushir Miya as per Affidavit C-41508 I have changed my name from Gauravdeep Basantsingh Lotey to Gauravdeepsingh Basantsingh Lotey as per Affidavit C-41509 I have changed my name from Jasbir to Jasbir Kaur Basantsingh Lotey as per Affidavit C-41510 I have changed my name from Rajesh Gopalbhai Prajapat to Rajesh Gopal Prajapati as per Affidavit C-41511
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I have changed my name from Manojkumar Kantilal Patel to Manoj Kantilal Patel as per Affidavit C-41512
I have changed my name from Sheebha Puthenveedu Sreedharan to Sheebha Ajai Kumar as per Affidavit C-41531
I have changed my name from Shantana Ramkrishna Ghosh to Santana Ramkrishna Ghosh as per Affidavit C-41549
I have changed my name from Laljibhai Ravabhai Hathiyani to Lalji Ravji Hathiyani as per Affidavit C-41513
I have changed my name from Jasvir Singh to Jasbir Singh Saini as per Affidavit. C-41532
I have changed my name from Vithal Kamlakar Pawar to Vitthal Kamlakar Pawar as per Affidavit C-41550
I have changed my name from Panjabi Naraindas Uttamchand to Punjabi Narayandas Uttamchand as per Affidavit C-41514 I have changed my name from Panjabi Deepak Kumar Naraindas to Punjabi Deepak Narayandas as per Affidavit C-41515 I have changed my name from Dilip Tolaram to Dilipkumar Tolaram Punjabi as per Affidavit C-41516 I have changed my name from Kadar Salamat Mohamed Ali to Salamat Mohamed Ali as per Affidavit C-41517 I have changed my name from Chitra Shatrughna Hinge to Chitrarekha Shatrughna Hinge as per Affidavit C-41518 I have changed my name from Anjani Shridhar Loke to Anjani Shridhar Gaonkar as per Affidavit C-41519 I have changed my name from Shridhar Babi Loke to Shridhar Babi Gaonkar as per Affidavit C-41520 I have changed my name from Shaikh Rahima Begum Hanif to Shaikh Rahima Bee Abdul Hak as per Affidavit C-41521 I have changed my name from Humera Shafiuddin Ansari to Humaira Mohammad Khalid Ansari as per Affidavit C-41522
I have changed my name from Simida Priya Linus Dsouza to Simida Philip Correia as per Affidavit. C-41533 I have changed my name from Saqiba Kauser Abdul Rauf to Saqiba Kausar Ikhlas Khan as per Affidavit C-41534 I have changed my name from Kunwar Pal Singh Yadav to Kunwar Pal Yadav as per Affidavit C-41535 I have changed my name from Kajal Kiran Dinesh Panchal to Kajal Vipul Panchal as per Affidavit C-41536 I have changed my name from Namchand Sampatlal Dafariya to Nanchan Sampatlal Dafariya as per Affidavit C-41537 I have changed my name from Sachin Ashok Nagaria to Sachin Ashok Shah as per Affidavit C-41538 I have changed my name from Mahendrakumar Morarji Savla to Mahendra Morarji Savla as per Affidavit C-41539 I have changed my name from Dipak Dhondu Kokate to Deepak Dhondu Kokate as per Affidavit C-41540 I have changed my name from Aasheesh Kumar Dubey to Aashish Sabha Dubey as per Affidavit C-41541
I have changed my name from Zohebali Sartajali Sheikh to Zoheb Sartajali Shaikh as per Affidavit C-41523
I have changed my name from Ahmed Mohd. Rasool Jamil Choudhary to Muhibbe Rasool Jamil Choudhary as per Affidavit C-41542
I have changed my name from Mohamad Saklen Khan to Shakline Husain Basadali Khan as per Affidavit C-41524
I have changed my name from Mina to Mini Kishor Bhatia as per Affidavit C-41543
I have changed my name from Nausheen Banoo Mohammed Yunus Shaikh to Shaikh Nausheen Fahad as per Affidavit C-41525
I have changed my name from Kishor Bhatiya/Kishor Kumar Ratansi Bhatia to Kishor Ratansi Bhatia as per Affidavit
I have changed my name from Saeema Nizamuddin Ubare to Saima Adeeb Kadiri as per Affidavit C-41526
I have changed my name from Kamini to Kamini Dharmendra Parmar as per Affidavit
I have changed my name from Jovitha Anisha Serrao to Jovitha Serrao as per Affidavit C-41527
I have changed my name from Dharmendra to Dharmendra Devjibhai Parmar as per Affidavit C-41546
I have changed my name from Sanjay Jaykisan to Sanjay Kumar Chavriya as per Affidavit C-41528
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I have changed my name from Vicky Wilson to Vicky Wilson Kandamkulathy as per Affidavit C-41529
We Mr. Dharmendra Devjibhai Parmar and Mrs. Kamini Dharmendra Parmar have changed my name from Drashti to Drashti Dharmendra Parmar as per Affidavit C-41547
I have changed my name from Dipak Panchanan Dutta to Deepak Panchanan Dutta as per Affidavit. C-41530
I have changed my name from Pratap Shamrao Gharge to Prataprao Shamrao Gharge as per Affidavit C-41548
I have changed my name from Virendra Rambali to Virendra Rambali Yadav as per Affidavit C-41551
I have changed my name from Mehboob Shaikh to Mehboob Pathan as per Affidavit C-41567 I have changed my name from Mumtaz Shaikh to Mumtaz Pathan as per Affidavit C-41568 I have changed my name from Jamaluddin Mohammed Yunus to Jamaluddin Mohammed Yunus Shaikh as per Affidavit C-41569
I have changed my name from Saeeda Shahid Jagrala to Saeeda Abbas Shelia as per Affidavit C-41552
I Shabaz Samsudin Sheikh have changed my name to Shabaz Shamshuddin Shaikh as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U- 25232) C-41570
I have changed my name from Mohd. Imran Shaikh Abdul Rahman to Imran Hussain Shah as per Affidavit C-41553
I Alpaben Sunil Chheda have changed my name to Alpa Sunil Chheda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41571
I have changed my name from Steven Ravindra Fernandes to Steven Ravindra Singh as per Affidavit Dated:19 Dec 2014
I Saroj Smitesh Zaveri have changed my name to Saroj Smitesh Jhaveri as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41572
C-41554 I have changed my name from Surendra Chandanmal Jain to Surendra Chandanmal Dhoka as per Affidavit Dated: 27/12/2014 C-41555
I Mr. Ramji Lal have changed my name to Mr. Ramjilal Dudul Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41573
I have changed my name from Fatimabai Haroon Miyaji to Fatmabi Haroon Chawan as per Affidavit C-41556
I Mr. Dhananjay Kumar have changed my name to Mr. Dhananjay Ramjilal Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41574
I have changed my name from Bhavisha Sanjay Vora to Bhanu Sanjay Vora as per Affidavit. C-41557
I Rampati Devi have changed my name to Mrs. Rampatidevi Ramjilal Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41575
I have changed my name from Narendrabhai Gokuldas Vora to Narendra Gokuldas Vora as per Affidavit. C-41558
I Mohanbhai Varsani have changed my name to Mohan Hansraj Varsani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41576
I have changed my name from Kalpeshbhai Narendra Vora to Kalpesh Narendra Vora as per Affidavit. C-41559 I have changed my name from Phalguni Kalpesh Vora to Falguni Kalpesh Vora as per Affidavit. C-41560 I have changed my name from Ashfaque Ahmed Abdul Kadir Chaus to Ashfaque Abdul Kadir Chaus as per Affidavit C-41561 I have changed my name from Arif Ahmed Ashfaque Ahmed Chaus to Arif Ashfaque Chaus as per Affidavit C-41562 I have changed my name from Sureshchandra Jain to Sureshkumar Arjunlal Sisodiya as per Affidavit C-41563 I have changed my name from Dileep Shankar Karale to Dilip Shankar Karale as per Affidavit C-41564 I have changed my name from Bharati Yeshvantrao Shinde to Shaila Dilip Karale as per Affidavit C-41565 I have changed my name from Sarah Mohammed Asif Shaikh to Rafa Mohammed Asif Shaikh as per Affidavit C-41566
I Sita have changed my name to Sitadevi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41577 I Dharmishta Vijaykumar Trivedi have changed my name to Dharmistha Vijay Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41578 I Akash Vijaykumar Trivedi have changed my name to Akash Vijay Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41579 I Nafisa Barkatali Serva have changed my name to Nafisaben Barkatali Sherva as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41580 I Mr. Jayantkumar Maganlal Dedhia have changed my name to Mr. Jayant Maganlal Dedhia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/12/14 C-41581 I Sumeet Sadanand Suvarna have changed my name to Sumeet Harold Nigli as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X105377 Dated: 19/05/2011 C-41582 I Masoom Moinuddin Noon have changed my name to Mohammed Masoom Moinuddin Noon as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/12/14 C-41583
I Mr. Pankajkumar Amratlal Kotadia have changed my name to Mr. Pankaj Amratlal Kotadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41584 I Kaminkumar Rameshkumar Panchal have changed my name to Kamin Rameshbhai Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41585 I Nami Chand Dayma have changed my name to name Chand Ram Chand Dayma as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41586 I Vikram Nemi Chand Dayma have changed my name to Vikram Name Chand Dayma as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41587 I Nikita Devang Vyas have changed my name to Niketa Devang Vyas as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41588 I Padmavati Damodar Bangara have changed my name to Padmavati Damodar Bangera as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41589 I Abdul Aziz Mohamed Hushye have changed my name to Abdulaziz Mohammed Hushye as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41590 I Kashmira Kantilal Shah have changed my name to Kavita Hitesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41591 I Sunilkumar Chintamani Tiwari have changed my name to Sunil Chintamani Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41592 I Roshan Coutinh have changed my name to Roshan Coutinho as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41593 I Aaseef Shaikh have changed my name to Asif Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41594 I Pushpaben Dharamshi Popatlal have changed my name to Pragna Jitendra Bhagadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41595 I Jitendrakumar Gaurishanker Bhagadia have changed my name to Jitendra Gaurishanker Bhagadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41596 I Sanjeev Kamlakar Waghamare have changed my name to Sanjeev Kamlakar Waghmare as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41597 I Kamlakar Waghamare have changed my name to Kamlakar Waghmare as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41598 I Clara Coutinh have changed my name to Clara Coutinho as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41599 I Vaishali Bhaurao Vikhe have changed my name to Suvarna Anil Nanote as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41600
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State minority commission writes letter to CP Rakesh Maria about communal riots, says they were pre-planned
By Zuber Ansari
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he state minority commission has written a letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria about Sunday's communal riots which erupted over a petty issue in Lalbaug. The letter voices doubts about the police action and believes that the attack on one particular community was pre-planned. The minority commission in their letter mentioned that, the riots in which various innocent youth were badly beaten up by mobs in Parel, Byculla, Dadar, Worli, etc might be pre-planned
terming it a complete law and order failure. Talking to ADC, Chairperson of state minority commission Munaf Hakim said, “As we know, city police have intelligence unit and during any festivals this department has internal inputs about anti social elements, but why they did not get any information about the preplanned attack on this occasion. “Mobs were waiting inside 'gullies' in Lalbaug and they attacked every biker, once their colleagues provided them signals about the bikers. Many bikers were beaten up in front of their
wives when they was passing on the routes where untoward incidents took place, thus they showed their muscle power,” Hakim said. “We got information about few injured youth who received major injuries, we found that the violators attacked them with fibre sticks which are normally used in Police departments, and after this it seems that, violators just wanted to tarnish the good image of Mumbai Police in front of the community who were beaten-up badly,” Hakim added. “We are very thankful to Mumbai Police Commis-
sioner Rakesh Maria who landed at the spot and took the situation under control, if he was not present in Mumbai the situation may have turned very critical,” Hakim said further. The city police has registered four different FIRs in four different police stations in Sunday communal riots against unidentified persons in Bhoiwada, Kalachowki, Byculla and Worli police stations. At Bhoiwada police station FIR is registered against unknown accused section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty).
7-yr-old dies during basketball game By Zuber Ansari
and family.According to an officer from the Matunga poseven-year-old boy died lice station, the school had in mysterious circum- arranged a basketball pracstances during a basketball tice session for students of game on his school’s grounds the primary section. Pupils late on Tuesday morning. lined up on the court before The deceased has been iden- each got a chance to throw tified as Kenneth Joseph the ball at around 11.30 am. Shawn Rosario, a student in “Kenneth threw the ball Class 2 of a renowned school but suddenly sat down for a in Matunga. few seconds before getting Primary information from back up and exiting the the police has ruled out foul court. He sat on the court’s play. The findings in the boundary with the other stupost-mortem are still to be dents and teachers and sudcommunicated to the cops denly collapsed when
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everyone rushed to his aid. The staff tried reviving him by sprinkling water on his face but his eyes had rolled up. He was then rushed to a private clinic and later to Sion Hospital,” the officer said.The episode lasted until 12.30 pm when the Sion Hospital doctors declared him dead, informed the police. After getting an account of the incident from the teachers, staff and doctors, the Matunga police registered a case of accidental death. Kenneth leaves be-
hind his mother and a younger sister who is four and a half years old. His father is in the merchant navy and is currently sailing according to his family’s statement to the police.“His father was slated to return home in March and the school has communicated the incident to him via email,” the officer added. While the family has claimed the body, it is unclear if the last rites would take place soon or be kept on hold until his father returns.
Advocate Gaikwad granted bail, complainant claims he was not heard Vijay Gaikwad was arrested for allegedly posting defamatory remarks against a community on face book By Santia Dudi
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dvocate Moin Khan who filed a case against advocate Vijay Gaikwad for making objectionable remarks against a community on face book, claims that he was not heard by the court before the accused was granted bail. Gaikwad was granted bail by Bhoiwada court on Tuesday. The complainant told the ADC, “On Monday the court considered us as a party and we were allowed to oppose the bail application along with the prosecution. Also our intervention application was accepted and we were directed to make written submissions. But today the accused was granted bail without listening to our arguments. We were not given
a chance to argue the matter. It's not a fair trial.” The complainant's lawyer advocate Yusuf Khan said, “A fraud practice took place and as a result the bail was granted. On Monday we were told that the matter will be heard at 11 am. We have moved an application in the court requesting the court to recall it's order. An order can't be passed like this, the court is supposed to listen to both the sides.” Whereas defence counsel Sujit More claims that nobody from the complainant's side was present in the court. He said, “The matter was kept at 11 am, but nobody from the complainant's side came. The court waited till 1 pm. But when nobody representing
the complainant came till 1 pm, only then the order was passed. It's absolutely a false statement that their side was not heard or they were not given a chance.” Advocate Rizwan Merchant, who is supporting the complainant from day one, told the ADC, “It's a matter of record that the matter was kept at 1 pm on Tuesday. So there is no question of the court waiting for two hours and then passing the bail order. And if at all the court waited for two hours then when the application challenging the court's order was filed, why did the magistrate accept the application? Why didn't he straight away say that he waited for the complainant for two hours before passing the order? This
doesn't happen generally. This is not correct. This is not at all acceptable. The question is, why was the court in such a hurry to pass the order? Why the accused, who is capable of hampering the peace and harmony of the society is allowed to get away so easily? We have filed an application requesting the court to withdraw the bail order, and the matter is kept for hearing on Wednesday. If the court doesn't withdraw the bail order we will approach the High Court.” Advocate Vijay Gaikwad was arrested by the police on January 2 and was sent to police custody till January 5. And on January 5 he was granted judicial custody till January 19, and was granted bail on Tuesday.
07 CITY Major drug arrests made in Deonar By Tariq Khan
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olice officials in almost all police stations of the east region are doing their best to weed out the menace of drug peddlers. Many peddlers were caught in December, but peddlers processing high-worth drugs evaded their arrest. The Deonar police, in a successive investigation, laid a trap and arrested five peddlers for processing the MD drug (powder-like substance), including the main supplier. API Vijaykumar Ambarge of Deonar police station and his team, on the orders of senior police inspector Munir Khan Inamdar, arrested five persons and recovered 39 grams of MD worth between Rs 80,000 to Rs 1 lakh. The men have been identified as Maushin Khayyum Sayyad (29) (the supplier), Suleiman Abdul Khadar Shaikh (20), Gyandeo Dashrath Lokhande (22), Mohammad Arif Intezar Khan (19) and Ajay Kumar Maurya (20). The drug menace is rampant in areas like Mankhurd, Shivaji Naga, Trombay and Cheeta Camp. Many youngsters have fallen prey to this powder-like white substance. But the police have been unable to catch peddlers supplying this high net worth drug in the region. “This breakthrough came after placing a trap, based on a tip off. It will pave the
way to bust the racket,” said an official. The API's team comprised ASI Meghwale, ASI Karde and staff Dagdu Kadam, Parsare, Chowgle, Lohate, Jadhav and Kale. The accused were arrested from Moshin's house in New Gautam Nagar, Govandi. The accused were arrested under sections 328 and 34 of the IPC and were produced in court. Mankhurd and Shivaji Nagar police, too, have made many arrests in December, but were unable to catch the suppliers. API Sushant Bundkar of Mankhurd police station arrested Laxmi on December 31 and recovered large quantities of ganja from her. Similarly API Sarjerao Netke, from ATC of Shivaji Nagar police, arrested Julie who came from Churchgate to Rafique Nagar in Govandi to supply white ink on the same night. The initiative of Mumbai police Chief Rakesh Maria to weed out drug menace in the city is bearing fruit now as the police are using all the resources at their disposal to crackdown on the drug menace.
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I Baby Mohan have changed my name to Komalavalli Mohanan Thothil as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41601 I Komal Mohan have changed my name to Komalavalli Mohanan Thothil as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41602 I Jain Alpesh Rameshkant have changed my name to Alpesh Rameshkumar Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41603 I Vimal Kumar Shantilal Kachhara have changed my name to Vimal Shantilal Kachhara as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41604 I Miss. Minakshiben Ratilal Shah have changed my name to Mrs. Minaxi Kiran Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41605 I Mr. Jayantilal Harilal Mawani have changed my name to Mr. Jayantilal Harilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41606 I Mr. Harilal Patel have changed my name to Mr. Harilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41607 I Mrs. Leelaben Harilal Patel have changed my name to Mrs. Leelaben Harilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41608 We Mr. Jayantilal Mavani & Mrs. Khushbu Mavani have changed our minor daughter’s name from Yashvi Jayantilal Mawani to Yashvi Jayantilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41609 We Mr. Jayantilal Mavani & Mrs. Khushbu Mavani have changed our minor daughter’s name from Toral Jayantilal Mawani to Toral Jayantilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41610 I Mrs. Khushboo Jayantilal Mawani have changed my name to Mrs. Khushbu Jayantilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41611 I Miss. Khushbubahen Mohanlal Pokar have changed my name to Mrs. Khushbu Jayantilal Mavani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41612 I Bharti Gokulbhai Rana have changed my name to Bharti Jitendra Rana as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 01/12/14 C-41613 I Altaf Jabir Seth have changed my name to Altaf Jabir Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41614 I Jabir Idris Seth have changed my name to Jabir Idris Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41615 I Samina Khadat Jabir Seth & Samina Khatoon Jabir Shaikh have changed my name to Samina Jabir Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41616 I Kavita Keshav Humraskar have changed my name to Arpita Ajit Chavan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41617
CLASSIFIEDS I Ali Ahmad Ali Asghar have changed my name to Ali Ahmed Ali Asghar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41618 I Najma Begum Mohammed Yunus have changed my name to Najmabano Imtiyaz Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41619 I Mo. Imtiyaz Mo. Hussain Baksh have changed my name to Mojd. Imtiyaz Mo. Hussain Baksh Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41620 I Kailas Jaynath Gupta have changed my name to Kailash Jaynath Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41621 I Mohammed Asif Mohd.Yasin Sheikh have changed my name to Asif Yasin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41622 I Zubeda Mohd. Yasin Sheikh have changed my name to Jubeda Yasin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41623 I Mohd. Yasin Tajmohd Sheikh have changed my name to Yasin Tajmohammad Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41624 I Zubedabagum Mohammed Yasin Shaikh have changed my name to Jubeda Yasin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41625
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I Abdul Khalique Shaikh have changed my name to Abdul Khaliq Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41627
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I Jayantlal Dayabhai Patel have changed my name to Jayantibhai Dayabhai Nakrani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41629 I Madan Singh have changed my name to Madan Singh Sabarwal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41630
C-41632 I Chandaben Jagjivandas Panchal have changed my name to Mrs. Chandan Kishore Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/01/15 C-41633 I Hiren Kishore Panchal have changed my name to Mr. Hiren Kishorebhai Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/01/15 C-41634
Supriya Pathare code language," she said. Pathare said her family members in Mumbai then rushed to the Sena founder for help who got in touch with senior police officers in Rajasthan. "One day, as many as 50 constables from Rajasthan Police arrived at the spot asking for me. I later came to know from them that Balasaheb had intervened in the matter. I then travelled 20 hours without a break and reached Surat...Believe me with just Rs.12 left with me," she said, adding that she will always remain indebted to Thackeray for his help.
tion project to construct housing units under the Basic ense moments were wit- Services for Urban poor nessed in the Janta Housing (BSUP) scheme. Nagar area of Kashimira on On Tuesday, the MBMC Tuesday afternoon, after a team was attacked by a bob mob of irate slum dwellers, of 25 to 30 slum dwellers. Five including women, mounted people, including four civic a violent attack on the per- personnel recruited for the sonnel from the Mira BSUP scheme – Deepak ShinBhayandar Municipal Cor- gare, Sadashiv Thanke, Anuj poration (MBMC) who had Srivastav , Tushar Choudhary been deputed to serve evic- and an employee of the projtion notices to illegally oc- ect consultant – Udesh cupied hutments. Kurlawala, were injured in While four civic personnel the attack. were seriously injured in the “There is ongoing conattack, two women have struction activity in the vicinbeen arrested in connec- ity to rehabilitate the eligible tion. It should be noted that beneficiaries and we are in no Janta Nagar is one of the position to take any chances sprawling slum clusters in in case of any unfortunate Kashimira that has been se- mishaps. Moreover we have lected for a pilot rehabilita- already sent several notices,� claimed MBMC engineer, Yatin Jadhav. PUBLIC NOTICE Alleging foul play, the slum Notice is hereby given to the public at large, dwellers claimed that they that M/s AIRCONDITIONING SPARES CENTRE, addressed below, have purchased were victims of step motherly Shop No 8, Grd Floor, Radhika Niwas CHS treatment by the MBMC who Ltd, 22, Gundavali, Andheri Kurla Road, Opp have been trying to displace Prakash studio, Andheri (East), Mumbai us without handing over al400069 & Share Certificate No 55, Shares no lotment letters and monetary 0231 to 0235 (Both inclusive), through compensation. Following a agreement for sale dated 30/03/2013 from complaint registered by the Mr. Ajit Damodar Desai & Mr. Veena Ajit Desai Any person or persons having any right, title civic officials, the Kashimira or interest by way of inheritance or by claim police registered a case under against the said property and shares, should the relevant sections of the send their claims in writing to the undersigned Indian Penal Code, against 12 address, along with documentary evidence in miscreants. support of the said claim thereof within 15 “Two women identified as days of publication of the said notice, failing Vanmala and Vidya have which claims if any shall be deemed to have been arrested in this context been waived. M/s AIRCONDITIONING SPARES CENTRE while a manhunt has been Shop No 7, Grd Floor, Radhika Niwas CHS launched to nab the abLtd, 22, Gundavali, Andheri Kurla Road, sconding rioters,� confirmed Opp Prakash studio, Andheri (East), Senior Police Inspector Anil Mumbai 400069 Kadam.
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I Chirag Jayantlal Patel have changed my name to Chirag Jayantibhai Nakrani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/01/15 C-41628
I Falguni Naresh Kumar Panchal / Falguni Naresh K Panchal have changed my name to Mrs. Falguni Hiren Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/01/15
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arathi theatre and TV actress Supriya Pathare on Tuesday claimed she was held 'captive' for three months by a producer in Rajasthan during the shooting of a film and was rescued at the intervention of late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Addressing 'Mahila Suraksha Parisanvad' (seminar on women's safety) at an auditorium in the city, the actress alleged how she was deceived into acting for a movie in Rajasthan by the producer concerned whose name she did not disclose. "I was alone at the shooting from here. ....Then for the next three months, he made me act at gun point," she said without mentioning the exact location where the incident had taken place. Pathare said she was held 'captive' on the premises of the producer and was allowed to talk to her family only using landline phone. "They asked me not to speak in Marathi. But somehow I managed to convey the SoS to my sister over phone in
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I Sahnowaz Muhammed Khokon have changed my name to Mehboob Bi Mohammed Khokon as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-41631
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Mumbai Pride March is being ignored because the issues of the LGBT community are not talked about on a regular basis, say members of the LGBT community
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hile January is merely the beginning of a new year for many us, for the LGBT community – lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders – it is a month that celebrates their sexuality and themselves. It is the month of The Mumbai LGBT Pride Walk. While the excitement about the Mumbai LGBT Pride Walk which will take place on January 31 is in the air, the organisers are still looking for funds to make the celebrations happen. “This year is looking tough. Last year, we collected Rs 2 lakh from 15 to 20 people, but this year, despite 52 people having already contributed, there is still a deficit of Rs 64,000,” said Bhushan Kulkarni from Queer Azad Mumbai (QAM), a collective collaboration of nonprofit organisations and individuals whose aim is to celebrate gender diversity and equal rights of sexual minorities. QAM has been using crowd funding as a major source to garner money for the celebrations. Attributing the 'lack of hype' around this issue as the reason for this dip, Bhushan said, “Last year the Supreme Court's verdict on re-criminalisation of homosexuality
The LGBT community — lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders — celebrate their sexuality and themselves during The Mumbai LGBT Pride Walk. came around the same time as the Pride March was to happen and hence there was a buzz about the rights of the LGBT community. People from outside the community also came out in support of the community and made the event a grand success through means of donations as well as participation. But after that, the issue died down. Then recently it was taken up on a talk show and
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people responded positively through calls and tweets. But then again, the fizz died down. So what I feel is that these issues should be talked about on a regular basis so that it doesn't fade from people's memory. People are ready to help, provided the issue is kept alive and burning.” QAM has six more days to achieve its monetary target. “We have to raise these funds by January 12. If we don't manage to do that, then we will return the collected money to the contributors. The Pride events might get affected but the Mumbai
March will definitely happen. We will take the help of traditional sources to raise the money. Right now we are asking people to donate through other means like our collection boxes, but that is a small part of the fund raising process. The main source is crowd funding,” said Bhushan. The crowd funding initiative is being overseen by Humsafar Trust, an NGO in Mumbai which promotes LGBT rights.
or a long time now, there have been no available PhD guides available for new students, which has led to PhD aspirants scrappy their dream or opting for other universities. As most of the PhD guides are already occupied, students are now willing to wait for a year or two for spots to open up, so they can pursue their PhDs. According to the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC), once a student clears his PET exam, he is eligible for three years to pursue a PhD. A student can also pursue a PhD after clearing the National Eligibility Test (NET) or the State Eligibility Test (SET). Once the student is deemed eligible, she is interviewed by the University and allotted a PhD guide based on the subject and preference. The guides mentor the student and guide in the research work, without a dedicated fees. As per the rules of the UGC, a guide cannot mentor more than eight students at a time. A student who cleared the PET exam last February said, “I am still waiting for a
vacancy with the guide under whom I want to do my thesis. I have to wait for two years until the current students finish their PhDs and new vacancies arise. There is only one guide for my faculty, so I have no choice but to wait.” Mumbai University currently has 254 PhD centres with 707 guides. Though the records of the university state that there are 1,899 vacancies for PhD students, subjects like botany, microbiology, pharmaceutics, physics, zoology, bio-analytical science and biophysics do not have a single vacancy at most of the PhD centres. Students have no option but to wait till a PhD guide has a vacant seat.The ADC spoke to Dr Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor at MU, who said, “There are many more PhD students who will be passing out soon and vacancies will be available under them. Students should not worry as vacancies will be created when the old students get their PhDs and register as guides. Students will not have to waste their time waiting for a vacancy as the MU is doing its best to accommodate eligible students!”
1 killed, 5 hurt as trolley crashes in Thane
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worker was killed and five others injured when a construction trolley came crashing down at a building site in Thane, police said. The incident took place yesterday in Kolshet locality at the under construction complex of the Wadhwa Group, API V.S. Dalvi of the Kapurbawdi police station told PTI on Tuesday.
Police have booked three persons – Chandrashekar Srinivas, Sanjay Gaware and Nikesh Shah – from the construction site in connection with the accident under sections 304-A, 336, 338 rw 34 and 287 of the IPC. However, no arrests have been made so far, he said. The TMC Disaster Cell Chief Santosh Kadam rushed to the scene. Sushil Kadam | ADC
Cabbies to meet CM; MMRTA clears backlog By Aroosa Ahmed
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axi drivers and union leaders are going to meet the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis next week to convey the various problems they are facing and to also discuss the increase in CNG prices. AL Quadros, leader of the Mumbai Taximen's Union, said, “We are going to meet the CM to raise the issues which were never solved even after approaching the MMRTA and other transport authorities. We are struggling to reduce the sales tax on CNG. There is no such tax in the capital. Another important issue is that the number of taxis are increasing every day, but the CNG pumps
have been decreasing. More than 16 pumps have been shut in the last year.” The prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) was increased in November 2014. The autorickshaw and taxi drivers had earlier protested against increse in the CNG price which had been hiked by Rs 4.50 per kg in Mumbai. The taxi and autorickshaw unions held a protest in front of the Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) office located at the Bandra-Kurla Complex. The union had decided to approach the Bombay High Court and later had a meeting with the transport commissioner, who directed them to approach the Cheif Minister.
Meanwhile, the Regional Transport Offices in the city who were running a special drive till December 31 to clear pending work have achieved their target and cleared all pending work. Speaking to the ADC, KT Golani, secretary of the MMRTA, said, “We have cleared the work which was pending from a long time. The backlog was due to the lack of staff and staff being deployed in election duty. However now all the work has been cleared and if there is anybody who has not received their license or any work which has not been covered, then they should approach the assistant RTO who will direct them and get the work done.”
READY TO SOAR HIGH... A wholesale kite-maker displays his attractive collection of kites ahead of the forthcoming Makar Sankranti festival at his workshop in Kurla on Tuesday.
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Ponder awhile… “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” — Buddha
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ID the Congress party try to hush up the murder of Sunanda Tharoor? It has been established now with strong evidence. Sunanda was poisoned to death. It becomes clear that the Congress made no effort to get one of its own party leaders Shashi Tharoor into trouble over the issue. Tharoor, husband of Sunanda, faced no investigation by the police. After one year, this matter has come up: It is an action prompted by vengeance – on the part of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) which is making all-out efforts to show the Congress in poor light. The conclusion now is that she was killed by polonium poison mixed with some other poison as well. The poison is said to cause widespread damage. When once injected, it cannot be defected. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was also killed by the same deadly poison. Accusing fingers are pointing at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. How long will the Congress party protect him? According to a recent medical report, Sunanda was poisoned. The police have at last filed a FIR – a year later than what it should have been. Tharoor is clearly in deep trouble. The police will call him for interrogation. They will soon find out what made him commit the horrible act. He has been putting up innocent face so far, but he can do that no longer.
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HE Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) made a significant counter move even as it backed down on the conversion row under pressure from Narendra Modi. On the face of it, the man in the eye of the ghar wapsi storm, Rajeshwar Singh, was sent on long medical leave to spare Modi more blushes. At the same time, the Sangh approved another three-year term as international working president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) for Rajeshwar Singh’s mentor and Modi’s bete noir, Praveen Togadia. The upshot of this chessboard power play between the RSS and Modi is that while Rajeshwar Singh has been silenced, Togadia is keeping the issue alive as he traipses around the country defending reconversion and calling for a 100 per cent Hindu nation. No gag order on him. In fact, it’s just the opposite. The RSS has in effect conferred a badge of honour on Togadia by giving him another term as VHP chief. Those who know the troubled relationship between Modi and Togadia say that the former cannot be pleased about this development. That’s putting it mildly. In fact, Modi would probably be hopping mad. Insiders maintain that ever since he became prime minister, Modi has been pressing the RSS to defang Togadia and ease him out. Those who have followed Modi’s career would remember that one of the first moves he made after he emerged triumphant in the post-riots Gujarat assembly election of 2002 was to get Togadia banished from the state. The two former friends and colleagues turned bitter rivals in the aftermath of the riots to claim the Hindu hriday samrat crown with Modi managing to snatch the coveted title from under Togadia’s nose. They say Togadia has not forgiven him and after his banishment from Gujarat, he has vowed eternal vengeance. Rajeshwar Singh is said to be one of Togadia’s protégés, entrusted with the all important VHP ghar wapsi programme. His enforced medical leave is a definite setback for Togadia and a clear signal to the VHP that it must heed the sensitivities of the Modi government. But the RSS seems to be following a one step backward, two steps forward policy. There’s a signal to Modi too in the extension sop to Togadia. The RSS would seem to be telling Modi that while they do not want to destabilize his government, he must be careful not to dictate terms to the Sangh, either on personnel issues or on core Hindutva issues. A section close to Modi believes that the
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PM has driven home a polite but firm message about his governance agenda in heart-to-heart chat he had with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat after the winter session of Parliament ended on a sour note for the government. This section claims that the RSS moves in mysterious ways but it will take Togadia down a couple of pegs in time, possibly at the 'pratinidhi sabha' in March when important organizational matters will be addressed. Others believe that this is not the end of the story. The RSS and Modi will continue to dance around each other as they pursue their
OUR thoughts go on creating a world around you. Your thoughts are things, so be careful about them. Handle them carefully! If you are not very conscious, you can create misery for yourself and for others -and you have done that. And remember, when you create misery for somebody, unconsciously, at the same time, you are creating misery for yourself -- because a thought is a two-edged sword. It cuts you also simultaneously when it cuts somebody else. A few days back, one Israeli, Uri Geller, who has been working on thought energy, displayed his experiment on BBC television. He can bend anything just by thinking: somebody else keeps a spoon in his hand ten feet away from Uri Geller, and he just thinks about it — and the spoon bends immediately. You cannot bend it by your hand, and he bends it by his thought. A very rare phenomenon, even Uri was not aware that this is possible. Thousands of people in their homes were seeing the experiment. And when he did his
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S a trust deficit opening up between Sonia and Rahul Gandhi? Speculation is rife in Congress circles that Rahul is upset with his mother after he didn’t show up for the different agendas. They may converge on Congress foundation day celebrations at the some issues; they may diverge on others. And party headquarters on December 28. This is while neither will want to get into confronta- an annual ritual at which the Congress presition mode, a certain degree of friction is in- dent hoists the party flag. Normally, Rahul attends, especially after he evitable. Watch this space for more. became vice-president but he was missing this year, leading to a lot of raised eyebrows. In fact, interestingly, only the old guard atFTER issuing three ordinances in quick tended. These include old timers like Motilal succession, the Modi government is likely Vora, Janardhan Dwivedi and Sheila Dikshit. to go slow for the moment and shelve its They kept Sonia Gandhi company while she plans for others that were on the anvil after a raised the party flag. failed winter session of Parliament. The reaRahul’s entire team was absent as were son: President Pranab Mukherjee is believed younger leaders like Ajay Maken and Jitin to have warned the government that while he Prasada. It’s not that Rahul wasn’t in town. would sign the three ordinances presented to The very next day, he chaired a Youth Conhim at the end of December, he doesn’t ap- gress meeting. So, the question that’s being prove of using this route for legislation unless asked is: Is Rahul upset and why? there is an emergency. One story doing the rounds in Congress cirAs a veteran parliamentarian with a healthy cles is that he is annoyed because his mother respect for constitutional mechanisms, has advised him to put on hold his experiMukherjee believes in going by the rule book. ments with internal democracy following He has always maintained that the su- complaints from party rank and file about premacy of Parliament must be respected corruption and mismanagement. It was a at all times. sorry ending to a bad year for Rahul and Even for the three ordinances he signed re- the Congress.
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cently, he asked Modi to send a responsible minister from the government to brief him on the urgency. He would give his assent only after he is convinced that the proposed legislation cannot wait till Parliament is in session again. The government explained the urgency for the three ordinances in this way. The coal ordinance was necessitated because of a Supreme Court ruling canceling all coal block allocations. The insurance ordinance was kosher because the bill had been approved by a select committee of the Rajya Sabha. But the explanation for the land ordinance was trickier. The government sent its legal eagle minister, Arun Jaitley, to convince the President. Apparently, there were some intricate legal issues involved which only Jaitley could explain. Still, it took him over an hour to persuade the President who first wanted a full briefing on the provisions of the ordinance and then a detailed explanation on the urgency.
experiment, bent things, in many people's houses many things fell and became distorted — thousands of things all over England. The energy was as if broadcast. And he was doing the experiment at a ten-foot distance, then from the television screen in people's homes, around the area of ten feet,
MATTER & SPIRIT many things happened: things got bent, fell down, became distorted. It was weird! Thoughts are things, and very very forceful things. There was one woman in Soviet Russia, Mikhailovana. She can do many things from far away, she can pull anything towards herself — just by thought. Russians were not believers in occult things — a communist country, atheistic — so they had been working on Mikhailovana, on what is happening, in a scientific way. But when she does it, she loses almost two pounds of weight; in a half-
hour experiment she loses two pounds. It means that through thoughts you are throwing energy -- and you are continuously doing it. Your mind is a chatterbox. You are broadcasting things unnecessarily. You are destroying people around you, you are destroying yourself. You are a dangerous. And it is a great network. The whole world goes on becoming every day more and more miserable because more and more people are are broadcasting more and more thoughts. The further back you go, you find more and more peaceful — less and less broadcasters. In the days of Buddha, or in the days of Lao Tzu, the world was very very peaceful, natural; it was a heaven. Why? The population was very, very small, for one thing. People were not thinkers too much, they were more and more prone to feeling rather than thinking. And people were praying. In the morning, they would do the first thing and that would be a prayer. In the night they would do the last thing — the prayer. And throughout the whole day also, whenever they would find a moment, they would be praying inside. — Osho
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LAST Friday, January 2, a pantograph malfunction triggered a furore to an extent that this part of the suburban railway got stalled for six hours. In a section of the print media, I have read that most of the readers blamed those who had vandalised the vital and expensive railway property outrageously, which is certainly condemnable as it would all have to be repaired using tax payers' money. However one thing I want to add, which no body had mentioned, is that in view of lack of proper maintenance, this kind of a situation rose. Such a heavily used railway system ferrying estimated seven million daily passengers certainly demands a far better, appropriate upkeep to avoid such upheavals. This is an extremely important thought for Mr Prabhu, the new incumbent holding the vital Indian railway minister's post, to ponder upon.
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VARIOUS train delays, and talk about new and improved trains, has come to the naught, and has resulted in frustration and boiling over of pent-up emotions. This
It is the responsibility of the railways to improve services for passengers, rather than only make announcements; if this is not taken seriously, the day is not far off when the agitation of the passengers escalates, and the Railway authorities and state government will be fully responsible for what results.
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What we deserve APROPOS your front page story 'New property tax rule: BMC will lose Rs 1,200 crores' (ADC, January 6), the BMC is reluctant to reduce property tax on the grounds that it will suffer a substantial loss. What it fails to mention is that much of the loss is self-inflicted. A recent survey showed that there is a rate card for bribes at every level of the BMC. Twenty per cent of the total cost of civic works is consumed by bribes and more than a fifth of tax payers' money is routinely squandered with no returns. Even after public exposure, the BMC is unlikely to mend its ways; and why should it? During the last municipal election, the same Shiv Sena-BJP bunch that had provided such shoddy administration during its previous tenure was re-elected for another term – and are likely to be re-elected again this year. What is the motivation for the BMC to change the way it does business? In the end, we the people get the administration we deserve. — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba
Brand ambassador for Bihar IT is very interesting that after the Gujarat government roped in Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to promote tourism, the Jitan Ram Manjhi government and the state tourism department wants to make Rekha its brand ambassador and have requested her to visit Bihar and win the hearts of the people of Bihar. No doubt Rekha has the stature and popularity but the Tourism Minister has even popular lyricist and script writer Javed Akhtar on the list. However their first choice is Rekha. According to Nand Kishore Yadav, Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, though they do not mind if Rekhaji becomes the brand ambassador of
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IT is rumoured that the IITs are going to be renamed as IISF – Indian Institute of Scientific Fekulogy. Ancient papers recently discovered have established how gas powered technology existed in those glorious ancient days. Take commercial flights. Passengers then, as now, had to report two hours before the flight. Once checked in they were fed complimentary moongfali, chana, etc followed by pure Ganga jal. The process is now known as timepass. Once passengers were OF Rekha ready, they boarded LETTER THE DAY flights with seats having Bihar tourism, the image of the apertures. That was the beginning state has already been desecrated of gas-powered, self-propelled by this government because of may- flights. If any solid matter exited, it hem and other reasons. It is hoped automatically fell on the fields that saner council will prevail and below to be used as fertilizer. AirRekha will be the brand ambassa- craft carried sufficient “fuel” and dor and make Bihar tourism vibrant water depending on the length of like Amitabh Bachchan did to Gu- flight. Unfortunately even with alternative fuels available today, the jarat. — KV Raman, Malad inherited genetic chromosome still exists which compels Indians to pass wind and hot air in flights and other modes of transport. SomeTHE Mumbai University is playing times this raises a stink. — TR Ramaswami, Kandivali host to the 102nd session of the Indian Science Congress at its Kalina campus. Considering that it is a huge academic mela with some 12,000 delegates, including seven INDIA is a land of diverse religions. Nobel Laureates participating, the It is rightly said cleanliness is next to university deserves to be compli- godliness. Unfortunately in our mented for having done a reason- country cleanliness is not getting ably good job, with all its 'domestic' the kind of attention it deserves. problems. The best part of the The ambitious project of PM Modi arrangements was the one for the – Swacch Bharat Abhiyan will be a lunch – the huge sophisticated big hit if every Indian takes this shamiana put up in a sprawling project to heart and considers it his quadrangle was excellent and the national duty to keep his surroundmeals were also good. The registra- ings clean. The urge must come tion of the delegates, with web- from within. Together we can and camera photographs and barcoded we will. Nothing is impossible for a identity garlands, was quite willing mind. NSS volunteers of smooth. The only aspect where the every college can play a key role in organisation was found wanting educating people in their respective was in the adequate guidance to the localities to keep their houses and delegates for locating their sessional surroundings clean. Further, there venues – a few more information is a need to provide dustbins near desks would have been helpful. All every bus stop and depot to restrain in all, it was a good experience for the bus passengers from throwing away their bus tickets on the road. me to be an invited speaker. —Dr V Subramanyan, Thane And these dust bins need to be
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provoked passengers to go on a violent rail roko agitation at Diva railway station near Thane. A number of people were injured, including policemen, and the cops had to resort to lathi charge after commuters started pelting stones and burning vehicles. The problems have their roots in two primary things. Commuters expectations soar as the railways make grandiose announcements about improvement in services and new trains. There was no communication between railway authorities and the commuters which led to frustration increasing at an alarming rate. It is the responsibility of the railways to improve services for the passengers, rather than only making announcements. If this is not taken seriously, the day is not far off when the agitation of the passengers will escalate and the Railway authorities and state government will be fully responsible for what results.
gender getting elected to a mayor’s post is the first of its kind in the country, it is not the only one from the category. A couple of decades ago, two transvestites were elected as people’s representatives in a state of central India. Their names were Shabnam Mausi and Kamala Jaan. During the felicitation function, one of them had said that it was the prophecy of Lord Rama made in the Treta Yug that during the Kali Yug the members of the Third Sex will become the rulers.
—Bhagwan Thadani, via email
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‘PK’ is good entertainer
THE film 'PK' is a good entertainer. Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma both have acted well. Anushka deserves some awards too. She is quite POLICE Commissioner Rakesh natural in her acting. Aamir is Maria and his men deserve to be known for good acting but here his lauded for controlling the situation role of an alien was quite tough but at Lalbaug, as a group of revellers he performed well. Though PK has from an Eid procession clashed some resemblance to 'Oh My God', with members of another commu- it is different. PK is a pure fictional nity on Sunday. To ensure that the film meant for entertainment but situation doesn’t escalate further some real life of society is shown. Maria, with his top IPS officers im- The Belgium scenes are phomediately reached the spot and tographed too well. The wellhandled the situation with smart cleaned cities of Belgium can be an thinking and alacrity. Watching the inspiration for Swacch Bharat for us daily threats by our unfriendly to follow. The songs and lyrics are much better than the present trend of un-hummable songs. I feel '3 Idiots' was much better than PK. On the whole I give 3.5 out of 5 marks to 'PK'. There is no basis for the controversy that was raised. Such absurd objections must be ignored, at first instance by all media. — Prof KH Karkera, Mumbai
Lalbaug handled with alacrity
— Mahesh Kapasi, New Delhi
Marathi road names RECENTLY the BMC has started replacing the old street sign/name boards with new ones having white and blue acrylic sheets fixed upon grey square poles. One such board Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria which has been replaced is Homi Mody Cross Road in Fort, Mumbai neighbour Pakistan, members of all 400001. On this new board, in religious communities should unite Marathi the name of this road is to avert any disaster and foil Pak- written as 'Homi Mody Chhed istan’s attempt to attack our coun- Marg'. 'Chhed' in Marathi language try. Even if there are minor means a slit or a cleft. Definitely not misunderstandings it shouldn’t es- a cross. There is no need to translate calate into full fledged riot-like sit- every English word into Marathi. uation. This gives a room for our There is every possibility that after enemy country to make a laughing few years when these signboards stock of the peace, tranquility and become old and are replaced, the brotherhood which prevails in our new boards will have 'Homi Mody country and especially in Mumbai Chhed Road' written in English as city, where members of all religious well. All this will only increase confraternity live with peace and love. fusion and uncertainty in the minds The Mumbai Police have worked of the public. Hope that the BMC strenuously to provide security for will let the word 'cross' remain in Marathi on the sign boards as has the New Year. — Fayyaz S Pathan, Dahisar been done all these years. Even the local Marathi speaking population is aware and comfortable with its usage. THOUGH the news about a trans— Sandip Merchant, via email
Prophecy fulfilled
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By Philip Varghese
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he All India Bar Association (AIBA) has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on recommendations for reforms in legal system in India. In the letter – which has also been sent to Justice HL Dattu, Chief Justice of India; DV Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Law and Justice – Dr Adish C Aggarwala, chairman of AIBA Association, has said, “We demand the following reforms from your good self. For the reforms in the judicial system to be effective, it is imperative that all reforms are brought in force at the same time and not one after another. In the National Judicial Appointments Commission, two 'eminent personalities' to be nominated by a committee comprising of the PM, CJI and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, it is suggested that the personalities not be lawyers or relatives of any judge or practising lawyer. This is required so that the nominated members can work impartially, without any bias and influence of any kind.” AIBA has suggested that there be proportionate representation on the basis of population of all states at the Supreme Court. It has been observed that there are three judges from Maharashtra (110 million population) and only two from Uttar Pradesh (UP) (200 million population), even though the population of UP is nearly two times of the population Maharashtra. He has further mentioned that there is only one judge each from Bihar (100 million population), West Bengal (90 million population), Gujarat (60 million population), North Eastern states (45 million popula-
tion), and there is no judge from Rajasthan (68 million population), Chattisgarh (25 million population) or Himachal Pradesh (6 million population). No retired judge should be appointed in any tribunal or commission, according to AIBA's recommendations. Only sitting judges should be appointed to such posts. To enable the appointment of sitting judges in the tribunals and commissions, the sanctioned posts of judges should be increased suitably. AIBA has suggested that the age of retirement for judges should also be increased from 65 years to 68 years of age in the Supreme Court, from 62 years to 65 years of age in the High Courts, to 62 years of age in case of the judges of district courts. According to the AIBA, promotion of judges should only be carried out on the basis of seniority. If any judge is not found suitable of being promoted to the higher court, that judge should not be allowed to continue as a judge and should be removed from his position. There
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should be four benches of the Supreme Court across India – East, West, North-East and South. It will aid in implementing the policy of the government to provide justice at the doorstep of the litigant, the letter said. Judges of the Supreme Court whose relatives are practising in the Supreme Court may be posted at a bench where the relative is not practicing. This shall ensure an unbiased judicial system. The letter stated that the system of appointing the Chief Justice of any particular High Court from another state should also be put to an end. “It has been observed that the Chief Justices of High Courts coming from other states do not make just and proper administrative decisions as they are usually unaware of the local and social affairs of the bar, and of the ability and reputation of the local lawyers. They have to be totally reliant on the local Judges of the particular high court,” he said. AIBA goes on to suggest that all court proceedings be videographed. “The video recording of a case should be preserved in the judicial file of the case. Judges, lawyers and litigants, who are all part of the judicial system, will then take the court proceedings more seriously and sincerely. There will greater transparency and it will curb filing of false complaints against judges and lawyers. It will also lead to reduction in filing of false and frivolous appeals. There should be a live broadcast of the proceedings of all courts on the website of that court. Persons interested in cases can watch the proceedings without visiting court complexes,” said Aggarwala. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in Vishwanath Salian | ADC
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journey, scientific and technological tools were not advanced. Scioble laureate Dr John Robin ence believed that bacteria Warren visited students at Wel- couldn’t grow in stomach, good ingkar Institute of Management biopsies were rare, and there were Development and Research on no clinical specimens. Gastritis Tuesday for a straight-from-the- was not understood well by the heart interaction where he shared medical fraternity. his dictum for creating excellence “But we refused to be discourin professional pursuits, cutting aged, kept experimenting with deacross domains and specialisa- termination and after years of tions. Warren was in town for the dedicated hard work, discovered 102nd Indian Science Congress at the bacterial strain. It was a University of Mumbai. quite a miracle and opened Warren was bestowed with the new vistas in discovering treat-
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(LtoR) Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe and Dr J Robin Warren at WeSchool. noble honour for his work in Physiology (Medicine) in 2005 for his discovery on the ‘bacterium Helicobacter pylori’ and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer diseases. Warren, on a request from Welingkar, decided to share a few of his collections and stories from the journey of his life as he went ahead chasing his convictions and passion with perseverance. While addressing the young MBAs at WeSchool, through a presentation aptly titled ‘Heliobactor the ease and difficulty of a new discovery’, Dr J Robin Warren had the following words of wisdom to share, “When we started on our
ments for Gastritis and peptic ulcers for making the life of human beings more productive and healthy.” The students had their share of questions. A relaxed Warren happily responded to the volley of questions showered on him by the young minds. “Qualities of consistency, strong belief and patience are critical for breakthrough innovation to happen, irrespective of the field or sector that one is working in. Interacting with Dr Warren was indeed an inspiring and learning experience for us,” shared one of the students from WeSchool.
ZP elections to Thane, Palghar on January 28 E
(LtoR): MLA Raj Purohit, Justice R.C Chavan President of Maharashtra State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission and Girish Bapat, Minister for Consumer Affairs along with Vidya Thakur, Minister for State for Women, Child and Rural Development on the occasion of National Consumer Day organised by Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI) at the Sydenham College Auditorium on Tuesday.
lections to Thane and Palghar Zila Parishads and a total of 13 Panchayat Samitis under these two districts in Maharashtra will be held on January 28. The State Election Commission yesterday announced the election programme for the two Zilla Parishads which came into being after the splitting of Thane district on August 1, 2014. The Panchayat Samitis which will go to polls in Thane district include Bhiwandi, Sahapur, Ambernath, Kalyan and Murbad. Those under Palghar include Vasai, Talasari, Dahanu, Vikramgadh, Jawhar, Mokhada, Wada and Palghar. The nominations will start from January 8, and will go on upto January 13. The last date for withdrawl is fixed as January 19 and 23, it was stated. The model code of conduct comes into being from midnight. The government release also said that the expenditure limits for the ZP election is Rs 3 lakh and for the Panchayat Samiti election, it is Rs 2 lakh.
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THE APP A
n average internet user now spends nine per cent more time using mobile applications than the internet. The usage of mobiles has become so high that every entertainment, lifestyle, education, telecom, and many industries are developing mobile and game apps. Due to this, accessibility becomes easier and the demand for such products and technology increase. As a result, there are opportunities in the field of app development, design, testing, monetisation, programming, software analytics and so. According to one news report, India is one of the world’s fastest growing mobile phone markets, having relatively larger number of mobile connections than landline phones, computers or TVs. Nowadays, brands are moving ahead to build their apps on the Android OS keeping in
Mobile web surfing is fading away thanks to the development of apps. The fastest growing generations of mobile phones are changing the world of communication, and hence career opportunities are always growing in this field
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mind the wide competition and popularity in the consumer domain. This trend has given way to numerous employment opportunities vis-a-vis the Android software. According to a Gartner report, the number of active mobile connections in India is expected to cross 900 million by 2016. Also every Smartphone user in India spends around 54 minutes of the day using one or more mobile applications. This has seen an increasing rush for skilled developers as well as innumerable IT institutes offering special courses for Android application development. But only a course would not suffice. For a successful career in the mobile app world, one should know the importance of delivery mechanism in an app. To have a simple app, a complex yet proficient back end is required.
Industry Overview The mobile and technology industry is still in its infancy as there is a lot of growth left in the market. But at the same time, there is a huge scale of research and design taking place in many software companies every day. There is a big technological advancement happening in many spheres of the world which could make great changes in the industry in the near future. The world is shifting online specially the rise of Smartphones by right from young to middle-aged and above. The usage and preference of these age groups are also different. The mobile applications market is not just restricted to general users but has also reached out to business and institutional users. This ever-changing and growing industry and its revenue generation opportunities have not only enticed customers, but also business conglomerates. This year and next year will see the growth in location-based services, social networking application, m-commerce, context-aware service, object recognition, mobile instant messaging and mobile payment or mobile money transfer. Also, social games apps in mobile devices will be developed. The future is mobile and all the services and offerings are going to run through application. Mobile app development is evolving to integrate with television, in-car navigation and entertainment, shopping, commerce and banking. This talks about future growth prospects in the industry. Mobile operators have seen a significant growth in revenues through VAS, which has significantly increased demand for mobile application developers.
Apps are not just restricted to the games domain; there are now informational, social networking, shopping, news, marketing, travel, music, professional apps and much more. There is a necessary trait of advanced and sharp mindsets which will help to keep up with the dynamic field. One should have the desire to be able to learn at a rapid pace and stay up to date with technologies. As the mobile world and app technology is new, it is hard to find experienced developers but more importantly, there should be people who can keep up with the changes in this field.
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JOINING THE TERRITORIAL ARMY
I am a 25-year-old TYBcom graduate from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University(YCMOU). I want to pursue a career in the Territorial Army. Please give me information regarding this. I also want to know if a graduate student from YCMOU can appear for MPSC or UPSC exam? —Suryakant The Territorial Army is part of the regular army and its main function lies in relieving the regular Army from static duties, ensuring a regular flow of trained personnel as well as providing essential services to the countrymen in natural as well man-made calamities. There are a number of positions in various capacities and the educational qualification differs as per the position. Since you are graduate from a recognised university you are eligible. For more details please log on to www.indianarmy.nic.in I am a student of Class XII Arts. I want to know if there is any course in animation which is equivalent to graduation. I am also interested in event management. —Nikita Sharma
Assuming that you mean to ask – is there a Graduation Degree in the field of Animation. Some institutes like National Institute of Design [www.nid.edu], MAEER's MIT Institute Of Design [www.mitid.edu.in] do offer under-graduate programme in Animation Film Design. In addition there are a number of private institutes offering courses in animation. You can choose any of the programmes. Diploma in Event Management can be done after HSC as well as after Graduation however there is no Bachelor’s degree in this field so far. I am third-year BMM student. I am confused about my options after BMM. I am considering an MBA but do not want to specialise in finance, HR or marketing. Can I pursue an MBA related to media? If yes, please suggest universities/institutes which offer it in India and abroad? —Pratham Most of the recognised institutes offer postgraduate diploma course in media-related programmes and not necessarily a MBA degree. There are a number of institutes offering programmes related to mass media/communication. To name a few: MICA, St Xavier’s, Symbiosis, and so on. IfIf you you have have any any queries queries for for this this column, column, contact contact us us on on education@afternoondc.in education@afternoondc.in
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Areas of profession There is plenty of work for people of all experience levels in app development. But at first, one should understand and identify the work and which profile one wants to work as. Engineers and designers are required for mobile app development. Android app development is a big career boost for students and it may even overcome the Apple market. Android software and app development explores many job profiles for the IT sector. These roles are not confined to the mobile application development, but also cater to hardware solutions like Android customisation or optimisation, device drivers, analysis etc. This kind of employment requirement is pacing higher where companies are looking out for candidates to work as Android app developers. Learning qualifications and credentials For such requisite skills, one has to go through a specific course or training. Training institutes help you have a wider view of the whole process. The live training experience helps you exercise your creative skills practically, which is essentially required to gain proficiency in Android programming. Since Android application development is a new domain, classroom training makes it a holistic experience for all those who want to acquire the knowhow about the subject. What makes a good app developer? While many companies have job listings for programmers on specific platforms (such as iOS or Android), many also say that the platform is less important — especially long-term — than just the ability to program. There are many things in mobiles that are changing rapidly. There is something unpredictable, about how the mobile market is going to look like in five to ten years. Recruiters in such fields are looking for people who are not just developers, but those who are problem-solvers and can pick up on technologies quickly. The ability to solve problems is also key in such a young industry. There is a constant need to adapt because working in such an industry means working on so many different things. A client might request some functionality that was not present and thought of before. Someone who can’t overcome those types of challenges, are not going to be able to make it. Many companies hire young engineers and stress the value of mentorship from their more senior employees, but all of them talk about the importance of focus and passion. While most Android applications are written in Java, an adept Android professional should have the basic knowledge of Java, HTML and other general
ing is specialization and expertise oriented. This stream requires candidate to possess an Engineering Degree with specialization in Mobile Computing, Wireless, Tele-communications or any other streams related specifically with networking. In many cases, CCNACCNP could be an option. Some of the educational qualifications required to join the stream of mobile and wireless computing are: • BE/BTech in electronics and communications engineering • MTech wireless sensor networks • Diploma holders in electronics and communications engineering • Certificate in mobile technology • Certification in wireless networking • Associate of science in mobile technology • Associate degree in mobile communications technology • Bachelor’s degree in mobile And networks engineering • Master’s degree in information technology — mobility • Master’s degree program in mobile Salaries technology and business An app developer has numbers on the high end. There is a big difference in a mobile • Learning design and technology Masters program (education) developer compared to a regular software developer, the former making a premium • PhD with specialisation in telecommunications, wireless networks, mobile compared to the same amount of expericomputing, mobility, security, wireless ence. The average salary starts from Rs sand networking. 15,000 to Rs 18,000 per month, depending Mobile app development is far beyond on the expertise, experience and the position of the individual. The rapid growth of technical knowledge. An app developer the Android market will soon see compa- must have creative thinking to build a user nies fighting it big to hire more talented friendly application. An actual training developers and this will, in turn, give way to environment will let you explore your crehigher remuneration. The high demand for ative skills, which are very essential in app developers means that both salaries mobile app development. Smartphones are definitely the future and benefits are very good. Besides salaries, there are also quality of life incentives such and all the major services are to be delivas flexibility in scheduling and freedom to ered through applications. According to all the major recruiters, the demand for skilled make decisions that affect them. mobile app developers exceeds the availability by a major proportion. For those Career options The career options in the wireless and who aspire to make a career in mobile app development, the sky is the limit. Market mobile technologies include: watchers say it's the ability to grasp • Mobile Phone System Engineer • Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Windows mobile's new usage rules, and not simply the ability to master new programming Mobile Applications Developer skills, that separates those with an affinity • Mobile Applications Testing Specialist for mobile development from those who • IPAD Developer just don't get it. It's not just about making • Game Developer • Mobile Architect/Mobile Software things smaller or splitting things up into separate screens. Developers have been Platform Architect trained to think that more features equate • Mobile Technicians to better applications, but on mobile • Mobile Plant Equipment Mechanic • Telecommunications Tower Installation devices, that's simply not true. They need to make a full commitment to doing as and Maintenance Engineer much as possible in the mobile environ• Mobile Security Expert ment to experience firsthand both the con• Mobile Phone Verification Manager straints and the new • Mobile Architect opportunities. • Customer Care Officer • Marketing Manager The article has been written by: • Technical Support Engineer Subhash Agarwal, • KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Managing Director, Engineer. Cheers Devices He is the Chief Education and qualifications for joining Managing Director of his career in mobile technology own venture Cheers The stream of mobile and wireless computDevices. technical skills. Developers who know the principles of object-oriented programming and understand user interface will have an advantage over others. But getting trained in a good institute will definitely help them cope with the requirements of the job market. A proficient programmer should be able to juggle between languages effortlessly, since Android apps development essentially needs learning a new syntax. Innovative thinking to work on the differing needs of the consumers will spell success for an Android programmer and this is possible once you get good training. Communication skills are also critical, since you may be working directly with the client that has hired your company to develop an app. The ability to communicate is a really huge part of the industry. Recruiters want people who are able to talk. Because building applications for clients also means the engineers need to be able to talk to clients as well.
Masters in marketing, strategy, management
I am looking to do a Masters in marketing, strategy,management. What are some of the courses and or universities that I can look at? —Shivam There are several courses in the UK that are marketing focused with management and/or strategy. Warwick University, Durham University and Imperial College have a Masters in marketing and strategy course. Masters in marketing and management is offered at the University of Reading, University of Lancaster and Coventry University to name a few. In
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order to apply to any of these courses make sure you have a statement of purpose (approximately 600 words), your undergraduate level transcripts, recommendation letters from a teacher and an employer (if applicable) and the online application. While most of these courses require a high GPA/percentage in any undergraduate degree, some of them do prefer a degree in management or business studies with at least one core marketing module.
Arunachal Pradesh students share stage with VES students
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any North-Eastern people may still believe that they face racial discrimination in other parts of India. But at least 60 students from Arunachal Pradesh, `the land of Rising Sun’, would go home back from Maharashtra with a different opinion. At the Vivekanand Education Society (VES) campus, which houses 28 educational institutions under its fold at Chembur, the visiting students felt `at home’ after the warm welcome they enjoyed from hundreds of their peers, engaging into long chats, and sharing the stage for cultural programmes. Papul Toyeng, FYBA student from Arunachal Pradesh, summed up the feelings of his friends, when he said they had learnt a lot about racial discrimination. But this crosslearning experience had changed their perception very much, he said. The students, from different districts of the NorthEastern state belonging to different tribes, had come to the city of dreams as part of a student exchange programme. The students, who came to
VES on Saturday, were excited at the sight of sprawling campuses, classrooms, libraries, labs and other facilities. Students from both sides took part in the cultural programme to display the rich culture and heritage of both the states. A heady mix of music, dance and games, played out the theme – more
similarities than differences. A similar number of VES students are also expected to visit Arunachal Pradesh soon. “The aim of the programme is to expose the students to the diversity of India and to foster an understanding of each other’s traditions and culture,” said Dinesh Tahiliani, secretary of VES.
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Call for Shell Junior National Science Scholarship R
oyal Dutch Shell has opened registrations for its third Shell Junior National Science Scholarship programme 2014-2015. The purpose of this programme is to encourage high-school students to consider a career in engineering. The students of Class IX and X, from across 20 cities, will be taking the online examination this year. Shell has expanded the number of cities from seven to 20, and is targeting more than 15,000 students. The examination is scheduled for January 2015 and will test the students in physics, chemistry, maths, and general knowledge (energy). The questions will mainly be objective type with one subjective question to determine the student's aptitude and motivation for science. The medium of the examination is English. There will be 20 regional winners, one from each city, and winners will receive a one-time scholarship of Rs 50,000. Three toppers (based on marks scored) from among these regional winners will
receive the national level award of Rs 75,000. Mentor teachers of the winning students will also be felicitated. Programme highlights: There will be 20 regional winners, one from each city, who get a one-time scholarship of Rs 50,000. Three toppers from among these regional winners will receive the national level award of Rs 75,000. A student could win two prizes: the Shell Junior Regional Science Scholar Award as well as the Shell Junior National Science Scholar Award. A total of 25 students can participate from each school, and it is up to the discretion of the school to nominate these students from Classes IX and X only. There are no examination fees. Mentor teachers of the winning students win the Science Excellence Award which includes an opportunity to attend an enriching workshop and availing free oneyear subscription of carefully chosen reading material.
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By Chandragupta Amritkar
During their Mumbai sojourn, they also met the Maharashtra Governor, visited the Nehru Planetarium, Bandra-Worli sealink, Juhu’s Iskcon Temple, Goregaon Film City, etc. A day’s sightseeing in Kolkata has also been planned before they continue their journey back home.
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hen asked to describe his time participating in last summer’s Yale Young Global Scholars programme (YYGS), Yash Mittal, a student at GD Goenka Public School in New Delhi, said, “I never expected that a fortnight-long educational programme would turn out to be the best period of my life…I felt a spark within myself to learn and explore.” Mittal was one of 600 high school students selected through a competitive application process to participate in the fourteenth year of the YYGS programme. Taking place on Yale’s campus, YYGS offers three distinct, twoweek long sessions that take an interdisciplinary approach to global issues: (1) politics, law, and economics; (2) international affairs and security; and (3) science, policy and innovation. All three sessions emphasise leadership development, analytical writing and reading, and public speaking—essential skills for preparing students for their careers in college and beyond. “YYGS was challenging enough to make me
push my limits, but friendly enough that I never felt that I couldn’t do it,” said Ayush Sharma a student at KV. Throughout the programme, students live in one of Yale’s historic residential colleges, learn from worldrenowned faculty, and engage with visiting practitioners. This year, speakers included Thomas Donilon, the former national security advisor to President Obama; and Ambassador John Negroponte, senior lecturer in global affairs at Yale’s Jackson Institute and former US permanent representative to the United Nations. Summer 2014 also was the inaugural year for the Science, Policy, and Innovation session, which focused its multi-disciplinary curriculum on the global challenges of energy, environment, and global health. Featured lecturers included Mike Skonieczny, Executive Director of the Global Health Leadership Institute, Daniel Prober, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, and Michelle Addington, Professor of Sustainable Architectural Design.
Students in the SPI session had the opportunity to tour Yale’s LEED platinum building Kroon Hall and participate in a special session with the Executive Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design. Within this immersive learning environment, students increase global awareness by engaging in challenging discussions and collaborative projects. The Yale Young Global Scholars of the 2014 programme reflected this commitment. They represented 80 countries and territories, including India, China, Brazil, Turkey, Singapore, and Mexico, as well as Ghana, Egypt, Kenya, Peru, Poland, Afghanistan, and many more. Almost half of the cohort attended high school outside of the United States. This year, 22 Indian students participated in the programme. Alicia Hu from Canada cites this global diversity as instrumental to her experience. “Our diverse backgrounds and talents gave us each something unique to contribute to the group,” she says. Geeta Rao, from the
United States, agrees, saying, “I have learned that there is so much more to the world than my small town in Ohio. For me, that realization is not simply refreshing but truly inspiring.” The programme will offer three sessions in summer 2015: June 23-July 6: Politics, law and economics – which focuses on understanding American legal principles, economic ideas, and government in historical and comparative perspective July 9-July 22: International affairs and security – which is modelled on the Yale’s Brady-Johnson programme in Grand Strategy for students interested in global affairs July 25-August 7: Science, policy and innovation – which emphasises scholarship and entrepreneurship in the fields of global health, environment, and energy The summer 2015 application is now available at http://globalscholars.yale.ed u. The application deadline is February 26, 2015.
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“The only way to create magic is to understand the logic,” says Hansel V Henriques, audit executive, Asit Mehta and Associates (chartered accountants – partnership firm)
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did my B Com and ACA while studying in junior college. I found mathematics and accountancy subjects very interesting and hence developed an urge to give it my best throughout the year and score well in the examinations. I am grateful to my mathematics professor Biplab Samodar at whose tuition centre I studied for my SSC. For the first time my view about Mathematics was changed to a positive one. My sir had taken a keen interest in teaching me with a strong logic base for each concept and he had advised me to opt <<Hansel V for the chartered accountancy. Henriques Similarly my accountancy professors encouraged me to give 100 per cent input for 100 per cent output at the examinations. From then I changed my aim of just passing to a challenge for securing perfection. I must say that without the prayers and support in my good and bad times, of my Mother Irene Henriques and best friend CA Rajkumar Tripathi, this course would have been just a dream. The baseline: If you enjoy a particular career you will never complain about it. To complete the CA course successfully you need to dedicate four to five years to the studies. The ICAI offers CA course as a national level course with international recognition. India needs well educated individuals to develop it and eradicate poverty and illiteracy. Among others, the ICAI also contributes in nation building by raising the quality of education from mugging up to conceptual understanding. Education – be it at school or college, has to be taken seriously, but at the same time one has to strike a balance between leisure and selfstudies. A ‘pre-planned exam-preparation’ is always essential. Learning does not stop at graduation or PG, but is a continuous process of improving and updating to get better. There is always room for improvement, so we should strive to be a better person day after day. The only way to create magic is to understand logic. As per the ICAI rules, every CA student has to complete three years of articleship training in a CA firm, so as to be accustomed to the work pattern and to become eligible to appear for the CA final examination. We as trainees had to manage work and studies simultaneously, to correlate the concepts learnt in our lectures with its
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practical application at work. It was a tough time, during the compulsory three years training period. I had to also attend lectures at a coaching class in the mornings, then work at office and then again attend lectures after work, though at times I have taken exam leave when needed. The training period has boosted my confidence as I am aware of work techniques and updates in audit related laws. My job profile includes execution and finalisation of company’s statutory audit, internal
audit, and audit under Income Tax Act. Investment in your education gives you the highest returns on investment. My family invested Rs.1 lakh in total towards coaching class fees for my education – from entrance exam (CA-CPT) up to completion of the CA final. As a fresher the pay scale ranges from a package of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 7 lakh per annum. The amount depends on the job profile, the candidate’s competence, and the employer’s goodwill. In the initial five years, one may earn about
Rs 12 lakh pa on an average, and later on may earn more as the profession expands. This is dependent on the ability and opportunities availed of. The CA course is one of the toughest at the international level, and is considered to be a prestigious degree. One may earn money with or without pursuing a professional course, but the respect one can gain as a qualified CA is priceless. The opportunity a CA is offered is excellent. We have four fields open to us after passing the CA examinations. These are – practice as a CA (auditor), financial advisory, working with the industry (job), and set up a business. So here, you can have an alternate mode of income, simultaneously. The only difficulty is that this course needs four to five years of dedication. At the beginning a CA student has to manage his academic and professional studies simultaneously. After graduation to manage the article-ship training and professional studies. Dedication towards this course will demand a lot of sacrifices from a candidate and may challenge ones self-esteem, as it is time-consuming and a successful result of which one is not certain. Your career is at stake, and so you cannot take chances. At the same time a positive attitude towards the course and a continuous determination will keep one moving forward. There is a rise in the competition level for CAs in general, and thus it is a challenge for survival of the fittest. Even after qualifying as a CA, nothing becomes easy. The expectations from a CA keep increasing and it is a continuous challenge to be updated with related taxation laws and its application. I am looking forward to build a strong foundation of work experience in auditing, which will help me in setting up an office to practice. Teaching being my passion, I am keen to simultaneously conduct part-time lectures for accounting and taxation subjects to college students, and students pursuing professional courses. For those who want to take up my profession I say – if you have the determination and the patience needed to pursue a bright career, then plan it well. Take advise from your mentors and select the career that is appealing and which interests you. Don’t be carried away with peer pressure or any negative influence which gives short term satisfaction. As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira
MICA’s Workshop On ‘Positive Deviance And Liberating Structures’
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ICA has announced a two-day workshop on Innovative Interventions for Change‘Positive Deviance and Liberating Structures’ from January 15 to 16, 2015, at its campus in Ahmedabad led by Dr. Arvind Singhal, Samuel Shirley and Edna Holt Marston, Professor & Director, Social Justice Initiative, Department of Communication, University of Texas at El Paso
(UTEP). The workshop is targeted towards corporate executives in strategy, marketing, HR, communications and CSR teams of business organisations across sectors. Faculty and scholars in business, organisational behaviour, communication and media studies, health and nursing, social work and social change will also find the workshop relevant and useful.
Participants in the workshop will be enlightened on Positive Deviance (PD) as a novel approach to individual, organisational, and social change. The workshop will include understanding the foundations of positive deviance, a survey of positive deviance applications in multiple contexts and sectors, and the richer nuances of when to consider utilizing the PD approach, how
to get started with it- by defining the problem, and how to engage in the whole PD Project cycle, including its scale-up and diffusion. The other section of the workshop includes ‘Liberating Structures’. The programme fee for participants is INR Rs. 5000 and the last day of nomination is January 12th, 2014. Nominations can be sent to: mdp@micamail.in.
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IIHMR BANGALORE INVITES PG APPLICATIONS
Course duration: Two years full-time Courses offered: PGDHM (Postgraduate Diploma In Hospital and Health Management) Specialisations: - Hospital Management - Health Management - Health Information Technology
Eligibility: For fresh graduates: A Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 per cent marks Valid score of MAT/CAT/CMAT/ATMA/XAT For working professionals: A Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 per cent marks At least two years of work experience (candidates are exempted from entrance exams) How to apply: Candidates can apply online or download a form from www.bangalore.iihmr.org and send it to Institute of Health Management Research, Bangalore. For assistance call: 1800 200 9898 (TOLL FREE) or 080 3053 3800 Selection Procedure: Screening of applications are done based on initial application of the candidate and shortlisted candidates are called for Group Discussion/Personal Interview (GD/PI) at the Institute’s campus at Electronic city, Bangalore and selection is done based on composite scores in academic qualification, entrance exam scores, and performance in GD/PI. Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Bangalore is the south campus of IIHMR; was established with a fundamental purpose of creating knowledge and developing innovative practices of improving healthcare through management research, education and training. The Institute has significantly contributed to the areas of health research management in the country and in South-East Asia Region.
IIHMR INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR MBA PHARMA
Number of seats: 60 Course duration: 24 months Two-year full-time flagship educational programme taught by experienced faculty members through on-campus, and field-based coursework, a programme with ample number of career opportunities in the fast paced pharmaceutical sector. Eligibility: Recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum three years duration Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 50 per cent marks in aggregate (Pharmacy/Science/ Biotechnology/Management/Medicine) Valid CAT/MAT/CMAT/ATMA/XAT/GPAT score Candidates with relevant two years work experience are encouraged to apply and are exempted from the above mentioned scores Candidates awaiting final year results/candidates appearing final year examination of Bachelor’s degree. These candidates must produce evidence of graduation within two months of commencement of the course How to apply: Candidates can apply online or download the form from www.iihmr.edu.in. Send the completed application form with all the relevant documents to the University’s address or submit online. Last date for request for application form is June 30, 2015. Group discussion and interview – April 9-10, 2015, June 11-12, 2015 and July 9-10, 2015.
Switzerland for hospitality management For more than a century, Switzerland has educated talent and has seen future global leaders graduate in hospitality management. It is home to the world’s top-ranked hotel schools. Sonia Tartar, CEO worldwide Les Roches writes what makes the swiss approach to learning so successful A history of hospitality excellence Considered by many as the birthplace of hospitality, Switzerland looks back on a longstanding history of tourism. It started out with Europe’s nobility and ruling classes, who sought the soothing tranquility of the landscapes and pureness of the mountain air. British mountaineers were also attracted to the location, climbing the snowy peaks and establishing winter sports in Switzerland. These foreign guests needed accommodation, which required a skilled workforce to run numerous hotels and health resorts. As a consequence, hotel management schools began to emerge all over Switzerland and over time developed a unique, holistic approach to educating skilled hotel management staff. Students not only learned about keeping the books of a hotel property, but also mastered the necessary practical operations, from service and kitchen to rooms division, which led them to understand all the necessary steps to take to build a successful hospitality business.
for qualified graduates with the necessary management skills and knowledge of practical hotel functions and services is continuously increasing. According to the World Travel and Tourism Balanced curriculum and industry Council (WTTC), travel and tourism is expected preference This focus on both academic and applied to increase its GDP contribution by USD $3.5 learning represents the core of Les Roches’ trillion to USD $10.4 trillion in 2023. During this transformative education and helps students time, employment within the sector will unlock their personal and professional poten- increase by one quarter, supporting $338 miltial. For employers, these trainees have hands- lion, or one in 10 jobs around the world. The WTTC has identified a serious shortage on experience in operations; they look and act professionally, are customer-oriented and of talent with the right skills to meet the work on multicultural teams, which is a great growth of the travel and tourism sector over asset in a globalised industry. The internships the next 10 years. According to David Scowsill, provide valuable experiences to students and President and CEO of the WTTC, “This human guarantee that they are fully capital crisis needs immediate action. Public and quickly operational once and private sectors must collaborate to solve this very concerning issue and to prevent the they graduate. Apart from practical training economic contribution of the industry from and internships, students have a range of being severely constrained. We are a people management and business courses to com- industry; we depend on quality people to plete. These range from marketing and sales to deliver a quality product. If the situation is not finance and human resources management. addressed immediately, it could have serious Students also choose a specialisation during consequences on the forecast social and ecothe final semester. The latest concentration nomic growth in many countries in the next focuses on spa and health management and decade.” Global recognition for Swiss schools The need for both vocational and manageriIt comes as no surprise then that the three high- was developed with leading companies from a est-ranked hospitality management schools in sector that is struggling to find new talent with al training is felt throughout the industry and across the globe. Both levels of talent require the world are all found in Switzerland (TNS the right skill-set. The hospitality industry shows a strong training and knowledge that will ensure the Global Survey, 2013). Among them is Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, preference for graduates with both the practi- sustained growth and dynamism of the hospiwhich is located in the Swiss Alps in vicinity to cal knowledge of day-to-day operations and tality industry. the ski and golf resort of Crans-Montana. Here, the theoretical knoweldge of how to run a sucstudents from close to 100 countries enroll in cessful business. More than 50 companies visit Global network of campuses undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate pro- the Les Roches campus every semester to Les Roches has long understood the changing grams in the fields of hospitality, tourism and recruit interns and graduates to join their landscape and increasing globalisation of the teams. The relevance of a Swiss hospitality hospitality industry and established branch event management. “In one of Les Roches’ flagship programs— education also reflects in the latest employ- campuses in Marbella, Spain; Shanghai, the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) ment statistics, where 89% of graduates have China; and Amman, Jordan. Each of these in International Hotel Management—stu- signed a contract or received multiple job branch institutions follow Les Roches’ mission dents spend equal time in operations as in the offers at the time of their graduation (based on of preparing the next generation of business leaders through an educational approach that classroom during the first two semesters. The 2013 data from Les Roches). balances both theory and practice and helps training on campus is complemented by two students reach their full personal and professix-month internships, usually starting out in Skill shortage in a fast-growing industry a service setting at a hotel property and later With the hospitality sector experiencing sional potential for a global career in a dynamaccepting a more managerial role. This allows above-average growth, the industry demand ic and exciting industry. students to apply the lessons learned on campus in a real-world environment,” says Sonia Tatar, CEO of Les Roches Worldwide.
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To set up a school in Gunde village from the funds raised
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his New Year the youth of the city joined hands and pledged to make this world a better place. They came together to light up the lamp of literacy and stood up for the worthy cause of education as they worked towards realising the dreams of the underprivileged and the needy. The young and vibrant Rotaractors of Mumbai celebrated ‘World Responsible Youth Day’ (WRY) 2015 on January 3 and 4. The day is celebrated on the first Sunday of every year. The event is happening for the seventh year in a row. For the first time, Rotaract Mumbai (RI 3140) will be setting up a school in Gunde village from the funds raised through WRY.
On January 4 various road shows including skits, street plays and a rally, were held at Worli, Malad, Juhu, Dadar and Marine Drive. The rally started with the mega marathon 'Dream Run' where Mumbaikars ran for the cause of education at Worli Seaface. After the marathon, enthusiastic
Rotaractors performed outside Aarey Dairy at Worli Seaface and moved on to Kurar Village, Malad after which they performed at Juhu Beach, post which the rally headed to Dadar for performance arts at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Thus the grand two-day rally ended with the last performance at Marine Drive.
The performances spread the desired message of eradicating illiteracy and appealed to the youth to come forward for this cause. The Rotaractors performed at key locations, which started off with a street play and ended with a flash mob which garnered a lot of attention. They then enacted a skit that por-
trayed various social evils that lead to illiteracy and how we could be the change we wish to see by taking a step as simple as investing our time to educate our house help. The performances and cause was appreciated and supported by the audience who witnessed the WRY rally, flashmob and streetplay.
Entrepreneurship is in the air Two-part course on D signals and systems r Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel Group and ZEE, dedicated a special episode of his show, the Dr Subhash Chandra Show, to young entrepreneurs of India. Dr Chandra addressed over 200 budding and established entrepreneurs as well as management students from Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research recently. Dedicating the episode to the special topic of entrepreneurship, Dr Chandra engaged in a lively and interactive session with the entrepreneurs. By sharing key insights and examples from his own entrepreneurial journey, Dr Chandra discussed several important facets of entrepreneurship, including the traits required to become a successful entrepreneur, how to develop entrepreneurs in an organisation, risk
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assessment and analysis. Commenting on the special qualities that make an entrepreneur, Dr Subhash Chandra said, “Experience can be acquired, knowledge can be transferred but talent cannot be acquired nor transferred. Either you have it or you don’t have it.” Towards the end of the session, Dr Chandra bequeathed a remarkable message to the young entrepreneurs – “Learn from failure, it teaches you better and faster than success.” Besides entrepreneurship, Dr Chandra also touched upon various significant issues that affect an organisation, like attrition, how to retain and motivate employees, and corruption. While discussing these pertinent concerns, he also emphasised on 'Better India', a dream seen by most Indians.
<< Kohinoor Business School (KBS) management students recently took a cleanliness pledge and participated in the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ at Kohinoor City, Vidyavihar (west)
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dX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard and MIT, had announced the addition of IIT Bombay in its distinguished group of xConsortium members across the globe last year. As a result of this partnership, IIT Bombay has launched its two-part course on signals and systems on the edX platform. This course will help students and learners become better equipped for the thousands of jobs across India and the world that require understanding of the basic toolkit for any signal processing application – the abstraction of signals and systems, from the point of view of analysis and characterisation. “We are excited to announce the launch of the two-part course on signals and systems by IIT Bombay on the edX platform,” said Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX. “India is an important market for us, and is home to the largest population of edX learners outside of the United States. We are pleased that IIT Bombay has launched its courses on our platform. Systems and signals are excellent courses which can help learners around the world. ” This course will equip students to deal with gathering, storing, transmitting and processing information from the physical world efficiently by learning the basic mathematical framework of signals and systems. Signals and Systems, Part 1 – An
eight-week course, will start on January 15 and will explore the various properties of signals and systems, characterisation of linear shift invariant systems, convolution and Fourier transform Signals and Systems, Part 2 – an eight-week course, will start on April 2nd and will deal with the sampling theorem, Z-transform, discrete Fourier transform and Laplace transform Ideas introduced in this course will be useful in understanding further electrical engineering courses which deal with control systems, communication systems, power systems, digital signal processing, statistical signal analysis and digital message transmission. The concepts taught in this course are also useful to students of other disciplines like mechanical, chemical, aerospace and other branches of engineering and science. This course is taught by Prof Vikram Gadre. He is currently the head of centre for distance engineering education. His research areas are communication and signal processing. He has taught 16 courses like signals and systems, control systems. Registrations for these courses have started. Students who register for these courses, will have the option to either pursue an honour code for free (with complete access to all course material, tests, and online discussion forum), or pursue a verified certificate of achievement for about Rs 1,500.
« ADMISSION ALERTS IMT EXTENDS LAST DATE OF APPLICATION
IMT Ghaziabad, a premier top ranked Bschool in the NCR region has extended the deadline for submission of online application for its two-year PGDM programme via the Common Application form (www.imt.edu/admissions2015). The extension resultant of the delay in announcement of CAT 2014 results, provides students who missed the earlier deadline with a golden opportunity to apply at one of the leading management schools offering world class education and pedagogy. Candidates who have not yet applied to IMT Ghaziabad/Nagpur/Hyderabad/Dubai can now do so through IMT’s online application process. To apply to IMT, an applicant must complete the online ‘Application Form’. There is one common Application Form for all four campuses – Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Dubai (July 2015 intake). The students also have to pay an application fee of Rs 1750 either through online or via DD favoring 'Institute of Management Technology' payable at Delhi. Students with minimum three-year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum 50 per cent aggregate marks in any discipline can apply for the PGDM courses. Along with this, IMT Ghaziabad will be accepting CAT/XAT/GMAT scores; while IMT Nagpur and Hyderabad will be accepting CAT/XAT/GMAT/ CMAT scores. The applicant is required to fill the IDs of the entire test score that he/she wishes to submit. Applicants will be short-listed for Communication & Personal Interview Process (CnPI) on the basis of one of the best score/s out of available test scores: CAT, XAT, GMAT or CMAT (for Nagpur and Hyderabad only). Short-listed candidates will be called in for the CnPI process at the centre they had selected through Communication and Personal Interview Schedule Form, which will be available on IMT's Admissions Portal and enabled for specific period in the month of January 2015. For more details, visit website www.imt.edu/admissions2015
BNHS BRUNCH WITH BIRDS
BNHS has played a crucial role in bringing birds into the limelight and making bird watching a popular activity among nature lovers. Winter is the best time as many migratory birds visit Mumbai. Brunch With Birds Workshop is a combination of outdoor and indoor sessions which will be highly interactive. You will get acquainted with high fliers of the natural world through sessions on bird watching, bird architecture, bird migration, bird calls and bird quiz. For children fun-filled activities such as treasure hunt, nest building, quiz, bird calls and face-painting have been arranged. A sumptuous brunch will be served to make the event complete. An informative programme kit comprising of education material and souvenirs will be provided to participants. Date: 11th Jan 2015, Time: 7.00 am - 12.00 noon, Venue: BNHS Conservation Education Centre, Goregaon, Near Film City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, Fees: Rs. 550 per Adult, Rs. 500 per Child (Up to 12 years). Contact: 9594929107
THE PLAY WAY
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While adults find it easy to explain upsetting issues, a child is almost always at a loss for words and his sole form of expression and perceivable haven is ‘play’. And it is through play that treatment is deemed most effective. Mary Jose, a Child Counsellor and Play Therapist at Aavishkar Centre for Self Enrichment, tells Naressa Coutinho about this novel field in Child Counselling which is known as ‘Play Therapy’
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eaching methods have considerably changed over the last decade and the stress is now on more innovative techniques of learning. In the age of tablets and Mac Books, children find textbooks obsolete and disinteresting. If it is a lesson on fruits and vegetables, don’t be surprised to find teachers towing wicker baskets full of fresh vegetables to class. In fact, child counsellors call it play therapy, as ‘play’ is every child’s natural form of expression. Play therapy is used to treat problems that are hindering a child's normal development. It is a mode of therapy that helps children express their feelings, thereby developing their emotional and social interactive skills. “Play Therapy is employed to convey to children what they need to understand through play. The therapist will guide children with instructions during play that will help achieve the desired responses from them,” explains Mary Jose, a Child Counsellor and Play Therapist at Aavishkar Centre for Self Enrichment. Play sessions provide a safe environment for the child and may help them cope with issues that they wouldn’t normally express in spoken language. Moreover, therapeutic play does not distinguish between the healthy or hypersensitive, intelligent or dull. “The job of a counsellor is to observe,” says Jose “and to recommend the best possible treatment for children with low self-esteem, behavioural issues and other painful experiences.” Often the job of a counsellor doesn’t merely stop at the clinic but may require an equal participation of parents in the growth and development of a child. In fact, Jose believes that one must first become a good counsellor or psychologist before branching out into play therapy because it is as important to understand and work with parents as much as with their kids. Through playcentric therapy, a child is able to
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deal with problems of loss, attachment etc. This form of therapeutic play is not adopted in the curriculum in schools and parents usually approach practicing child psychologists for help. Play therapy is used to help students right up to the age of 15. The therapist may work either with a single child or with a group of children at a time. Academic institutions may invite counsellors to help children deal with problems through short sessions using play therapy or even guide teachers through new and innovative teaching mechanisms that make learning more fun. “This is a career that requires constant interaction and patience with kids and anyone who loves children is sure to do good work in this field,” says Jose. She pursued a course in child development from the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, Delhi and since then has been closely working to help children grow and overcome problems.
Nowadays, it has become the norm to enrol your kid in preschools and play groups to stand a better chance at International schools (IB). Play Therapy has grown and will gradually develop into a more broad practice over time. With the pace of innovative techniques being introduced in the existing education system, therapeutic play is here to stay. In fact, Jose advices aspiring counsellors to adopt a contemporary and innovation-ridden path to succeed. She cites the example of Brain gym for kids, a technique that involves detailed exercises to help develop intelligent levels, memory and hand-eye coordination in children. To become a Play therapist, one may acquire a Bachelors Degree in Psychology or a Masters degree before branching out into child counselling. In fact, students from any field may pursue a diploma or a certificate course from a reputed institute and intern with an established clinic or under a practicing psychologist for hands-on experience. While child counsellors may find work at clinics and hospitals, there is also the opportunity to work with community groups, academic institutions and private clients. One may start their own private practice and build their network through self-promotional activities and word-of-mouth. One must constantly update themselves on the latest in child counselling by attending work-
shops, training sessions and even enrolling for intensive coursework. Play therapists may even conduct sessions for budding counsellors and become research professionals in the field. The scope of the field is vast. More importantly, one must understand the sensitive nature of the therapy and must act responsibly where confidentiality, uniqueness and welfare of the child are concerned. “Anyone looking to pursue a career in child counselling and play therapy must possess a genuine passion to work with children; only then will success be yours. Your innovative bent of mind will help your interactions with children, making them better citizens of tomorrow. I firmly believe that we as psychologists must educate parents about the different styles of learning and the fact of multiple intelligence, wherein the parent understands that every child is unique and not everybody is born to do a PhD or become a doctor or engineer. You must work hard and be responsible in all your dealings especially with young minds,” concludes Jose. SNDT Women’s University Department of Guidance and Counselling, 5th Floor, Annexe Building, 1, N T Road, New Marine Lines, Mumbai- 400020 Contact: +91-22-22036506
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Here's a list of fun craft activities that can be undertaken by children by Craft Expert, Fevicryl Hobby Ideas
1. MOSAIC HAPPY TREE:
Material: Wooden decoupage placemat, mosaic chips, scrapbooking handmade stickers, Fevicryl acrylic colours – lemon yellow 11, light green 12, dark green 06, dark brown 05, mauve 15, white 27 and Fevicol mr and quilling strips
Method: 2. CUTE YELLOW CHICKEN: 1. Take a rectangular wooden placemat. Material: Decoupage wooden place2. Mix Fevicryl colours mauve 15 mat, card paper – white and red, thin and white 27 to get a light shade for the base coat of the sky. Let it dry. 3. Paint the grass in the shades of Fevicryl colours light green 12 and lemon yellow 11 and the tree trunk in dark brown 05 and white 27. Let it dry. 4. Arrange the mosaic chips on the placemat for the tree and stick them with Fevicryl no stitchfabric glue. Let it dry. 5. Sponge dab the tree in the shade of Fevicryl colours light green 12 and lemon yellow 11 and dark green 06. Let it dry. 6. Stick some handmade stickers of flowers, bees and the birds to complete the wall hanging
Let Passion be the focus
By Murtaza Rupawala BCCA's Institute of Management Studies (Burhani College)
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o confused? About where you will land up after completing your graduation degree? Or just looking out for good options that are better than an MBA or other ‘herd-following diplomas’? Some of you may have planned to work for a year, earn some petty cash or join dad's business to help him and bring repute to the family. While the rest are still in a dilemma jumping from option to option, advice to suggestion, or sitting in a corner, leaving everything to fate, hoping it would send you somewhere. Guys, chill out, relax and do what you are passionate about instead of going into a 'lucrative' field and doing what you are told to do.
Don't do something that you are merely interested in. Yes, you heard me right! Interest is something you tend to lose with age and other natural phenomena. I have heard people saying, “Do what interests you.” But my fellow brothers and sisters, interest is an attribute that may not last forever. So then what is suitable for you? The answer is – do what you are passionate about. That's the real success mantra. Passion is what lasts forever irrespective of the circumstances. Passion is the strong liking to do something. You may be passionate about teaching, socialising, playing or may be even talking. People who follow their passions rather than their interests are always successful. It may be possible that your interest may be a passion, but your passion can never be measured in numbers. Thus before planning for your future, identify your passion and then jump into the field that allows you to pursue your passion. You may find your passion wrapped in the memories of your childhood or you may find the essence enclosed in the happiness of the present. Passion may be by virtue of your birth or by virtue of the environment you are brought up in. Following your passion and making it your occupation will bring out the best from you. That's what today's industries look for.
his own. 4. 'Bean's Bounty': Whilst digging for buried treasure, Mr Bean digs himself a hole too deep to get out of. 5. 'The Fly': Mr Bean fights a losing battle with a winged beast from hell. 6. 'Artful Bean': Mr Bean gets a real bug for painting. Then several bugs...and flies and slugs and mice. 7. 'Mime Games': Mr Bean meets a mime artist in the park. 8. 'Spring Clean': Mr Bean finds that cleanliness can be a filthy business. You can never seem to tire of the stories, which are child friendly, even though it's packed with adult themes, some that the kids won't understand but it gives immense
coloured paper – yellow and brown, Fevicryl acrylic colors golden yellow 09, white 27 and black 02. Method: 1. Give a base coat of Fevicryl acrylic colors golden yellow 09 to the wooden placemat and let it dry. Then paint the eyes in white 27 and black 02. 2. Cut white card paper in the shape of wings, crown and the feet. Now cut some fringes in thin yellow paper for the crown, wings and brown paper for feet. 3. Stick the fringes on the wings, crown and the feet, and stick all of it on the backside of the placemat as shown in the picture. Let it dry. 4. Cut a triangle from the 6”x6” red card paper and fold it to form a square. Further fold the square diagonally in the centre to form the pointed beak.
joy to watch Mr Bean in various moods and adventures. The cartoons are nicely animated with great music, composed by Howard Goodall himself. Definitely worth a buy. As bonus material there’s 'The Making of Mr Bean - The Animated Series' and 'Interactive Game'. The ‘making….’ shows Rowan Atkinson in a different setting and discussing how he makes his animated features. Most of these episodes have already been telecast on Indian television. But if you want to view the antics of Mr Bean anytime, get this collection or the whole set — Verus Ferreira of 8.
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HE first volume in a series of eight, we have eight episodes of the animated series based on the popular British television comedy about the eccentric loner and his slapstick adventures, voiced by Rowan Atkinson. In this volume, Mr Bean causes chaos while searching for a parking space, meets a mime artist in the park, and decides to clean his house, with disastrous results. Episodes are: 1. 'In the Wild': Whilst out snapping nature with his camera, Mr Bean gets angry when nature snaps back. 2. 'Missing Teddy': Mr Bean discovers that in the world of organized crime, a teddy isn’t always a teddy. Sometimes it’s a rabbit. 3. 'No Parking': Mr Bean can’t find a parking space. So he makes one of
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NEWS IN BRIEF
K Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti gets VIP security cover
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, whose hate speech kicked up a political storm and stalled Parliament, has been given VIP security. Jyoti, 47, who is a Minister of State in Food Processing Ministry, will now have 11 para-military personnel guarding her round-the-clock, official sources said.
Large number of fake voters in Delhi: AAP
Aam Aadmi Party yesterday claimed that there are a large number of "fake" voters in Delhi and alleged that it was result of collusion among local level officers, against whom it sought exemplary action.Holding that free and fair polls would not be possible if such discrepancies are not dealt with, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal today met Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath and Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar to press for the removal of anomalies in the voters' list for Delhi.
Intl Kite Fest in Gujarat from Thursday
The 27th edition of the popular International Kite Festival to be held across four cities in Gujarat will kickstart in Vadodara on January 8 and subsequently travel to Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Surat districts of the state. Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and the Vadodara District Collectorate have collaborated with Gujarat Tourism to conduct this event at Navlakhi compound spread in 700 acres land of Royal Lakshmi Vilas palace in Vadodara.
Maoists, police face-off in Khammam
An exchange of fire took place between Maoists and police on Tuesday in Telangana's Khammam district while six vehicles used for laying roads were found burnt, police said. The face-off took place at around 8 AM between the rebels and the special police party in a forest area of Khammam bordering Chhattisgarh. Security forces have stepped up combing in the area, Additional Superintendent of Police Bhadrachalam (sub-division) N. Prakash Reddy told PTI.
OLKATA/NEW DELHI: Coal industry employees across the country on Tuesday went on a five-day strike, halting production at over 60 per cent of state-run Coal India units that may also severely hit fuel supply to power plants, while talks failed late tonight to end the industrial action. The government officials held hours-long negotiations with union representatives, but failed to convince them to call off the strike, which is being billed as the biggest industrial action since 1977. Claiming that over 5 lakh coal industry workers across the country have gone off-work, the union leaders said they are open to negotiations at 'political' level, including with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal. On its first day itself, the strike is estimated to have caused production losses to the tune of Rs 70 crore in first two shifts today, officials told PTI. The strike call has been given by all five leading trade unions of the country, including the BJP-backed
The Labour Ministry said in a statement that the strike has affected the working of CIL and its subsidiaries, as also the mines of Singareni Collieries Co Ltd. The strike, joined by all five major trade unions - BMS, INTUC, AITUC, CITU and HMS -- is likely to affect production of up to 1.5 million tonnes (MT) of the dry-fuel per day besides fuel supply to power plants which are already grappling with fuel shortages. Coming out of late-night talks, INTUC Secretary General S Q Zama told PTI, "Negotiations at the secretary-level have failed, but we are open for discussions at political level, at the level of Prime Minister or Coal Minister. "We did our best to arrive at an amicable solution, but the (Coal) Secretary has his own limitations. Employees of Coal India Ltd. shout slogans during a protest for their demands at Coal Around five lakh workers, including India head office in Kolkata on Tuesday. 3.5 lakh from CIL, are on strike." CIL Chairman Sutirtha Bhatand to press for demands including tacharya, who assumed charge yesBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS). The industrial action is in protest the roll-back of what they call as terday itself, said that he was against 'disinvestment and restruc- "process of denationalising of coal hopeful that the situation would be turing of state-run Coal India' sector". resolved in an amicable manner.
Pak targets villages, border posts J
AMMU: Pakistan fired mortar shells and gunshots at over 60 villages and scores of forward posts in Kathua and Samba districts in Jammu & Kashmir in continuing ceasefire violations over which it has refused to take protest notes from the Indian side. Nearly 10,000 people have fled from the border areas with 7,500 taking shelter in camps set up by the government in safer areas in Kathua and Samba districts since the latest round of ceasefire violations by Pakistan started on New Year Eve, officials said on Tuesday. As tensions on the Indo-Pak border escalated, Border Security Force(BSF) Director General D.K. Pathak asserted that India wants peace along the border but will retaliate strongly if fired upon. "We cannot go on taking their(Pakistan) bullets," he told reporters after paying floral tributes
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Villagers in Samba district of Jammu shows the mortar shells fired from across the border by Pakistan, on Tuesday.
here at a wreath laying ceremony of Khawara post in Samba sector on Jawan Devinder Singh, who died in Monday. shelling by Pakistan rangers at Pathak said Pakistan has refused to take protest notes from the BSF on ceasefire violations resulting in breakdown in communication between the two sides. The latest round of ceasefire violations by Pakistan has left four jawans and a woman dead while five Pakistani rangers were killed in retaliatory firing. As many as 50 villages and many border posts were targeted in Kathua up to 2300 hours on Monday and the shelling resumed around 0400 hours today, Deputy Commissioner Kathua Shahid Iqbal Choudhary told PTI, adding it was so intense that mortar shells landed about four km inside the Indian territory. The 82mm mortar shells landed in Sherpur, Chakra, Lachipur and BABAS IN DIGITAL AGE... Sadhus working on a laptop in their tents during the Londi areas of Hiranagar sector, Magh Mela Festival in Allahabad, on Tuesday. which are located deep inside Indian territory, he said.
HUBANESWAR: Hitting out at Congress for raising doubts over the Pakistani boat incident, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the opposition party whether it was fighting elections in India or Pakistan. On his maiden visit to Odisha, Shah said it should be the 'duty' of the Congress to boost the morale of the defence personnel instead of finding faults with NDA government's determined efforts to curb terror. "I will like to ask the Congress from where (do) they fight elections? In India or Pakistan ?" Shah asked while addressing BJP's 'Mahasangram' rally here. Congress has raised doubts over government's version of Pakistani boat incident near Porbandar last week and asked it to "come clean" and explain "which terrorist organisation" was behind the episode that unfolded on the high seas. The Congress stand triggered a war of words with the BJP which accused the opposition party of touching a "new low" and doing politics over terror, reports PTI. Shah lauded the Coast Guard and the defence intelligence wing for saving the country recently from another terrorist attack through water route. Shah said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre was determined to foil any attack and and give a befitting reply to cross border firings. "They (Pakistan) fire bullets from across the border, but the nature of India's response under NDA government has changed. We are giving a befitting reply.
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Can we think of gifting LEDs in Diwali/Navvarsh – instead giving out dairies and sundry gifts?
Power Minister Piyush Goyal’s tweet on Twitter BUSINESS BRIEFS No ‘Fat Finger’ In Market Crash, Says NSE
Markets Slump On Global Woes…
NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (January 7, 2015) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell substantially on Tuesday (January 06, 2015) a net 251.05 points (3%) and closed at the 8127 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 8325 points level. It then rose by a few points and registered the day’s high at the 8327 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then declined sharply and turned into a range bound movement until 2.28 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 8111 points level at 3.10 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 217 points and closed below the psychologically important 8200 points level. Sentiment was extremely bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 48 were losers, while just 2 stocks closed in the green. All the sectoral indices closed in the red.
support is at the 7909 points level. The next support is at the 7831 points level.
Resistance Levels : The immediate main resistance is at the 8334 points level. The next resistance is at the 8581 points level.
Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 8189 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (1) = 8050. Volume: Support (2) = 7972. Volume (Qty shares) increased 10.44%. This change is Resistance (1) = 8266. substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors. Resistance (2) = 8405. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 198 were gainers, 1283 were losers and 33 remained unchanged.
Slow Stocha stic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined and has exited the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal).
RSI Indic ator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).
MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is now declining (negative). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).
ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines are diverging (negative if it continues). The ADX is flat while the Market Index is falling. No signal here.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a long black body candle on substantially higher volumes. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the sell side of the market. Further, the index has dropped below the 5, 15, and 25 days moving averages in a single session. Moreover, the velocity parameters which were positively trended have now turned negative. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.
Work with strict stop losses on all positions
Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Has dropped below its 5-day average (at 8293) Negative. Has dropped below its 15-day average (at 8227) Negative. Has dropped below its 25-day average (at 8297) Negative. Is above its 200-day average (at 7658) Positive.
Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a neutral market but with a negative bias.
Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main
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As stock markets crashed sharply, the marketplace was yesterday rife with speculation about a ‘fat finger trade’ in a future contract of benchmark Nifty even as NSE officials maintained that trading was normal.”The trade was within the price range and we have not received any complaint about it being an erroneous trade. Trading has been happening normally,” an NSE official said. However, there was widespread speculation in the market that a huge ‘fat finger error’ took place in Nifty futures contract for the current month, which swung wildly and fell by 5 per cent from a high of 8,422 (also opening level) to an intra-day low of 8,000 before recovering some lost ground. NSE officials, however, maintained that there was no freak trade. In market parlance, freak trades have often been referred to as ‘fat-finger trades’ and punching errors, as they are often claimed to have been executed erroneously due to entry of wrong parameters or pressing of wrong keys on trading terminals. However, there have been fears that some manipulators might be at work in the name of erroneously entered trade orders. After a long-drawn upward trend, markets crashed today with BSE Sensex plummeting 855 points and NSE Nifty by over 251 points.
HC Rejects ED’s Plea Against Tech Mahindra
In a relief to IT firm Tech Mahindra, the High Court of Judicature Hyderabad, dismissed a petition filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the court’s earlier decision of issuing stay orders on agency’s attachment of fixed deposit worth Rs 822 crore belonging to the company. In 2012, the ED had issued attachment orders freezing fixed deposits of Mahindra Satyam (now merged into Tech Mahindra) in connection with its probe in a money laundering case. A single bench judge had later stayed all further proceedings pursuant to the attachment order. Challenging the single judge order, ED had filed a writ appeal before the bench. The bench comprising Justice B Subhash Reddy and Justice A Shankar Narayana on December 31, 2014, issued orders dismissing the ED’s appeal, saying that the act of ED is contrary to the rules.
Google CEO Named As Business Person Of The Year
Google’s Larry Page has emerged as the ‘business person of the year’ for 2014, edging past the likes of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to Fortune magazine. Page, who is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of Google, came on top in the 20 global corporate leaders’ list compiled on the basis of various factors including company’s performance, leadership style and total shareholder returns, the magazine said while bringing out its list. Apart from Jack Ma and Zuckerberg, others in the race included Apple’s Tim Cook and fast food chain Chipotle co-CEOs — Montgomery Moran and Steve Ells— and Fedex chairman & CEO Fred Smith. Besides, five women have made the cut to the top 20 list. Interestingly, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who led Fortune list in 2012, failed to make in to the top 20 list.
Jain Irrigation Receives National ‘Best Innovation’ Award Jain Irrigation has received the National Award for Best Innovation in Manufacturing and Servicing in Water Resources given by Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Government of India for its outstanding contribution in inventing, designing, manufacturing and servicing for effective use of water resources. State Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sawarlal Jat, presented the award to Somnath Jadhav, Sr. Vice President, JISL, at a function held recently in Delhi. The Union Minister, Uma Bharti was also present on the occasion.
BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on KNR Constructions CMP: Rs. 349
Target Rs. 391
ICICI Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on State Bank Of India CMP: Rs. 300
Target Rs. 374
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Twin Deficits Widen, But Unlikely To Be Flashpoints
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FDI medical devices policy to come into effect from Jan 21 PM to review India Post Task Force report today Jubilant gets USFDA nod for generic anti-hypertensive tablets Lupin launches generic Diovan tablets in US MCX commences futures trading in crude oil mini contracts NCDEX gets FMC nod to launch forward trade in 7 commodities.
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aking stock on the Indian economy’s twin deficits – current account and fiscal situation – the imbalances have widened marginally so far in FY15 (Apr14-Mar15). In H1 (Apr-Sep14), the current account deficit stood at 1.9% of GDP, widening from 0.6% in the prior six months. There is likely to be little relief in the Dec14 quarter, as the average monthly trade deficit jumped by 20% in Oct-Nov vs first half of the year (see chart). Higher gold imports and rise in non-oil non-gold purchases offset the beneficial impact from lower oil imports so far in the year. That said, “a blowout of the fullyear current account balance is unlikely” says DBS Bank, India . According to DBS, the “authorities have kept a close eye on gold
imports to reinstate curbs were investment demand to return. At the same time, falling global crude prices should also provide relief to the trade balance in rest of the year. We expect the full-year current account shortfall to remain well within the central bank’s comfort level of -2.5% (DBSf: -1.6%) this year and the next. Funding risks are also minimal given strong capital inflows in the equity and debt markets accompanied by an increase in the FDI flows. Panning over to the fiscal balance, the deficit has already reached 99% of the annual target between Apr-Nov14. While expenditure remains on track, low revenue collections are the main cause of the fiscal gap (see Daily note on 5 Jan 2015). As things stand, the FY 15 fiscal deficit target of -4.1% of GDP is at
risk. However, the government has oft-emphasized the need to meet fiscal targets and thereby are likely to take more corrective steps through additional spending cuts, seek dividends from public-sector companies, spectrum auction proceeds and delay in tax refunds. While necessary, these steps raise doubts over the quality of fiscal consolidation achieved. In our view, while the FY 15 deficit target will be met, risks of a modest overshoot cannot be completely ruled out. In sum, despite the marginally wider twin imbalances, we do not expect either to emerge as a major flashpoint this year. Nonetheless it is important for the authorities to ensure that the deficits remain in control on a sustainable basis, not withstanding gradual recovery that is underway”.
India Inc Demands Cut In Corporate Tax, Income Tax By A Business Reporter
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itching for a non-adversarial tax environment, India Inc yesterday suggested reduction in tax rates on corporate as well as individuals to boost economic growth. In the customary pre-Budget consultation with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, industry demanded increase in public spending in the infrastructure sector and expediting the reform process to promote 'Make in India' campaign. "We had a good discussion. We raised several issues. The rate of MAT should be restricted to 10 per cent to provide a fillip to manufacturing. The developers and units in SEZs should be provided relief from MAT and DDT," CII President Ajay Shriram told reporters in New Delhi. He said there are enough in-
dicators to show that the economy is on the cusp of recovery. "We are certain that the Budget would chart out new ideas and initiatives to make the recovery process more robust," he said, adding that the CII suggested steps for boosting agriculture growth, creation of jobs and improving ease of doing business. Ficci President Jyotsna Suri said that efforts should be made to move away from the aggressive revenue approach and provide "a genuine non-adversarial and conducive tax environment" for industry and economy to flourish. "I requested for rationalisation of tax regime. There is a revenue target given to tax officers and because they have to attain that, they often use irrational tax demands and also use coercive methods. They should be judged on their performance and
Aegon Religare Life Introduces New Online Plans By Dominic Rebello
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egon Religare Life Insurance (ARLI) yesterday, announced the launch of two plans for its online platform – an iMaximize Insurance Plan - a unit-linked protection plan that is available as a single premium payment plan as well as a regular premium payment plan and an iReturn Insurance Plan - a return-of-premium term plan. Both the plans are available exclusively online and can be bought on the company's website. Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the two plans, Yateesh Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer of ARLI said “The online space continues to grow for the insurance sector with more and more customers turning to the Internet for either information or actual purchase. As pioneers in the online space the time is just right to expand our product portfolio with two new plans tar-
geted at the ‘New Age’ consumer. The Aegon Religare iMaximize Insurance Plan is a Unit Linked Plan (ULIP) which has a 0% Premium Allocation Charge. The plan comes with a ‘triple-benefit’ option which pays out a lump sum in the case of death of the policy holder, an annual income benefit for the life of the policy and also pays all remaining premiums in order to ensure that corpus creation is not compromised. This makes it an ideal savings instruments for parents saving for their child’s future. Our other plan, Aegon Religare iReturn Insurance Plan is a return of premium term plan with an in-built terminal illness benefit and offers competitive premium rates. The plan offers term protection with a survival benefit, which is a return of 100% of the premium. For Aegon Religare introducing the two new online plans is a step towards creating a broader set of online offerings.”
not on their achievement of targets," she said. The industry leaders were of the view that the Reserve Bank should cut key interest rates to boost demand and investments. On General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), they asked to defer its implementation by two years to improve business climate. To revive consumption and savings, CII said there is a need to increase disposable incomes of households by increasing tax exemptions."Investment allowance should be extended to infrastructure sector to give a fillip to investment activity without significantly affecting government finances. We asked to provide tax incentives. Restore tax benefits for individuals for investing in infrastructure bonds," Shriram said.
India Needs To Build Pension Net For Millions Fiscal burden of pensions can be 3.4% to 4.1% of GDP by 2030 By A Business Reporter
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here are nearly 100 million people aged over 60 in India today, and that number will triple to 300 million by 2050, says a Crisil Research study. In other words, every fifth citizen will be a sexagenarian compared with every twelfth now. The worry is that most of them will be financially insecure in their sunset years if a social security net doesn’t get built starting right now. And if a large number of the old end up having no pension by 2030, the government will have to bear the heavy fiscal burden of providing minimum sustenance to them. A multifold increase in pension coverage to the private-sector workforce is therefore an imperative. “With the focus on India’s demographic dividend, the fiscal cost of ageing is not at the forefront of discussion. However, unless addressed, this cost can be onerous in coming decades,” says Roopa Kudva, MD & CEO, and CRISIL. Government employees joining after 2004 are covered under the defined contribution formula of the National Pension System; hence the government’s pension liability on account of these employees will decline to 0.7% of GDP by 2050 from 2.2% of GDP currently. The problem, however, lies in the private sector. CRISIL Research has built a best-case scenario where pension coverage expands such that 70% of the private-sector retirees by 2030 (63 million) will get a pension compared with just 8% (4.8 million) now. Even if this happens, and the government has to provide
pension to only 30% of the old, in addition to retired government employees by 2030, its pension bill will rise by 120 basis points to 3.4% of GDP by 2030 from around 2.2% currently, assuming each pensioner gets Rs. 2,000 every month. Under the worst-case scenario, if private-sector coverage stays chronically low at its current level of 8% even by 2030, the government will have to formulate a pension scheme to support the entire population of the old. This will raise the fiscal burden to as high as 4.1 % of GDP, assuming a monthly payout of Rs. 1,000 per pensioner – or half the amount in the best-case scenario. While all old citizens will receive pension through such a scheme, the amount each one gets will be significantly lower than in the bestcase scenario because of the sheer number of dependents. Adds Kudva: “In either event, the fiscal burden of pension ranging from 3.4% to 4.1% of GDP in 2030 is high. In comparison, the central government today spends 3-3.4% of GDP on education and just over 1% of GDP on medical and public health, water supply and sanitation.” Therefore, the government will have to facilitate access to pension plans for a huge section of the private-sector workforce to avert fiscal stress, and it will have to complement this by incentivizing retirement savings. “India is not the only country set to witness a steep increase in old-age dependency. Indeed, the proportion of its old people will be less than those of several countries and also the world average in 2030. But the rise from where we stand today will be steep – hence the need to act fast.” says Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL.
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Just a few days ago model Diandra Soares was in the news for her alleged pregnancy and subsequent eviction from the Bigg Boss house. But now the buzz goes that the bald beauty is set to re-enter the Bigg Boss house. Earlier on, Diandra shed light on all rumours of her pregnancy. The sizzling model reportedly has a cyst in her ovaries. After getting eliminated from the
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‘Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai’ on Sab narrates
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Sarah Ross and enjoying their normal life. Out of the blue, Marvin Boggs meets Frank in the supermarket and tells that Wikileaks has released the information that they had participated and know the whereabouts of the Nightshade, a portable nuclear weapon that was smuggled in pieces and hidden in Russia. Now the top agents in the world are under contract to seek them out to discover where Nightshade is. The trio travels to Paris and teams-up with the Russian Katja to track down the former Russian Agent ‘The Frog’ to get more information about the operation. They learn that the brilliant inventor Dr. Edward Bailey might know where the weapon is. They discover that Bailey has been interned in an asylum in London by the MI-16 for thirty-two years and the British Victoria joins the team. H BO, 9 p.m.
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SOAPS & SERIALS
In tonight’s episode, we will see Bhaiyaji drops his pan card
when he is heading for an important meeting. Tejaswini spots the card and sends Lakhan with it to Bhaiyaji while ignoring Chakor’s offer to run and deliver it to him instead. To keep her occupied, Chakor is given some house chores to complete. Tejaswini further expresses her non-tolerance for Chakor’s increasing audacity to question the family’s authority. Kamal soon ends up calling Tejaswini and asks for his pan card number. At that moment, Tejaswini finds herself in a fix. Just then, Chakor walks in and claims to remember the number and surprises everyone by narrating the correct number to Kamal on the phone. Color s, 8.30 p.m.
SATRANGI SASURAL
Vihaan is excited to meet ‘Dilli se Dilwaali kudi’ as he believes
that she will have the solutions to all his problems with Aarushi. Little does he know that he is in for a surprise. Will Vihaan and Aarushi be able to reconcile their differences? Zee TV, 10 p.m .
AFRICA
AFRICA takes one on a breathtaking journey to explore its in-
credible array of wildlife and the people who inhabit one of the world’s most diverse landscapes. Tune into the show as it delves into the heart of this valley and discovers what makes it such an amazing geographical phenomenon. Anim al Plan et, 8 p.m.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED is a fast-paced countdown of the
world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Discover y, 10 p.m.
YE HAIN MOHABBATEIN
Shagun gets a call from Australia informing her that her
mother has fallen ill and is critical. Mihir isn’t able to go because his passport has gone for renewal and hence Shagun is left with no choice but to go instead. Before Shagun leaves, she poisons Adi’s mind against Ishita and the Bhallas. Once Shagun leaves, Ishita tries to divert Adi’s mind and books tickets for Raman and
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theme ‘Plug-in to the tamasha’ with an unmatched blend of plays, live performances, workshops, book readings and film screenings, ended with the awards night at Sitara Studio. Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur was there and performing was singer Shubhangi Joshi. Also present to give away the awards were Gerson da Cunha, Farid Currim and Dolly Thakore among many others.
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ACROSS:
1.Begin (5) 4.Predatory bird(6) 7.King (7) 11.Singles (4) 16.Pine fruit (5) 17.Male deer (7) 18.Lure (7) 19.Rock concert instruments (5) 20.Tap (6) 21.Aquatic mammal (5) 22.Detox centre (5) 25.Vaccine target (7) 26.Shade trees (4) 27.Calm (5) 28.Toys for girls (5) 32.Chimes (5) 34.——Pal (3) 35.Nasal passage (5) 43.Divine inspiration (8) 44.’E’ in BSE (8) 45.Take money (6) 48.——-rings-vegetable (5) 49.Cold winter dangler (6)
CROSSWORD NO 225 Nita Jaggi 50.———-and saree (6) 51.Bile producer (5) 53.Norway neighbour(6) 54.Amount(8) 55. Happening (8) 58.Challenges (5) 59.Cost (3) 60.Sacred song(5) 67.Bunch of people (5) 68.Hides (5) 70.Speechless (4) 72.Drum (7) 76.Pattern (5) 77.Metal joint (5) 78.Official rule (6) 79.Breathe noisily in sleep (5) 82.Sri Lanka’s capital(7) 83.Bath linen (7) 84.Sytiff switch (5) 85.Small mountain (4) 86.Fowls (7) 87.Regret (6) 88.Eagle’s nest (5)
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ACROSS: 1.Denominator 7.Papier Mache 13.Oberon 14.Negligence 15.Nipper 17.Can 18.Ent 19.Sleeve 22. Yardage 25.User 27.Huddle 30.Impose 31.Carbohydrate 32.Fiasco 33.Astute 37.Sty 38.Pickle 41.Belong 43.Leo 44.Sai 45.Efface 47.Sickle 49.Float 50.Minion 52.Cot 53.Ire 54.Our 55.Tar 56.Carted 57.Thigh 58.Octroi 59.Indeed 61.Ere 62.Ova 63.Etudes 66.Mandir 69.Sheen 72.Lariat 75.Philip 76.Appreciation 77.Sister 78.Thedas 81.Deny 83.Measles 88.Elli 89.War 91.Pco 92.Arabia 94.Budgerigar 95.Babble 97.Cricket Team 98.Gerrymander . DOWN: 1.Dub 2. Nurse 3.Mince 4.Nanny 5.Tiger 6.Raita 7.Pink 8.Press 9.E Ager 10.Month 11.Cupid 12. Eve 13.Obstinate 16.Reed Organ 20.Expat 21.Visit 23.Adam 24.Debut 25.Ugric 26.Extol 28.Unite 29.Disco 34.Unassisted 35.Electrodes 36.Post Mortem 37.Succession 39.Knob Kerrie 40.Estimation 41.Bimestrial 42.Landholder 46.Fibula 48.Launch 49.Frolic 51.Office 56.Cleopatra 60.Determine 64. Utile 65.Elisa 67.Apple 68.Derby 70.Hates 71.Elope 73.Arid 74.Intel 79.Dubai 80.Swank 81.Draft 82.Noble 84.A Frog 85.Lager 86.Spray 87.Cobra 88.Embed 90.Adam 93.Roc 96.Lar.
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Cancer 2nd Paush Krishnapaksha Pushya Karaka (Cancer) H.D. Pale Blue 4
BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A new project or enterprise is going to come your way that will entail overseas travel. You will be able to accomplish your task successfully. You will meet influential people who will benefit you in your career and work dealings. Differences or disputes with friends or loved ones will get resolved amicably this year. You are likely to acquire a new house. BABIES BORN TODAY: The baby will have a well-proportioned body, moderate to tall, pleasant face and good hair. The child will be Amicable, Submissive, sincere affectionate but moody. After basic education a career in any creative or artistic field is indicated. Fond of traveling will be multi-faceted and well read. Will nurture and care for love ones. They can look forward to a fortunate happy life. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Meetings go off well. Be patient and consider all factors before arriving at any decision. An advance payment is likely. There may be something that crops up at work that you need to resolve. Although this may be tricky you will manage to settle the issue. Even Though the views of family matter to you do not hurt someone who genuinely cares for you and is also willing to wait for you.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Difficult situations will arise if you give advice when it has not been sought. It would be better if others came on their own to you seeking your help and guidance. In matters concerning money and finance you will support from an area that you least expect. Just when things are well in a relationship you could face some problems concerning the past, which is not important right now.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will have unexpected financial gains and your good judgment and ability to work against all odds will prove to be very successful. In your over exuberance to get things done you could bungle. Nevertheless help will be at hand and you would have learnt something today. Stressful phase in love relationships are over and you can look forward to good times ahead.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Banking on a single project could result in a loss or you could block your money indefinitely. Large investments should be made in different projects. Those in entertainment or show business will make huge profit through some quick transaction, which may require substantial investment. There will be distances between you and you’re beloved, real or imagined but they will be there. You will have to find a solution.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): A lot of things work at cross purposes. You have to unravel things. Streamline work rather than bring about drastic changes. Continue with your regular work which will lead to gain. Do not take chances as there is nothing new on the horizon right now. Your trying to play one against the other amongst friends could land you in a soup. People look up to you do not disappoint them.
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): A good financial position is indicated. A purchase of some property or house will be an asset that you have been planning for long. Your new proposals will do well and bring in profits. Try to concentrate on one thing at a time. You may not need to take loan after all. Happiness and excitement is all around. You will be making important plans for the future with loved ones or your mate.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You are going to have unexpected financial gains and your good judgment and ability to work against all odds will prove to be very successful. Your services will be in great demand and you will be given an important post or designation. There could be some changes in a travel plan.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You are certain to make money if you take a few calculated risks in new ventures. The employed seeking a change of a job will receive suitable offer. Some of you are likely to move into a new house or bring about some good changes in the present one. Personal activities connected with romance have to be postponed or cancelled. Explain your position to loved ones to avoid hurt.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Brisk work activity will take its toll. Keep cool and control outbursts. You can earn more respect and goodwill by being tolerant. At the same time watch out for new work proposals which may not be above board. You are cautioned against an element of deception. A get-together with colleagues and friends will be refreshing. This is a good opportunity to get to know a person whom you are attracted to.
CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): Pressures at work could take its toll on your functioning. You have to deal with seniors and those that matter tactfully. Where money is concerned you need to be extra careful and make sure that your interests are safeguarded. Plans for travel are indicated. If you have had a recent altercation with your beloved Make an effort to patch up differences for a happy reunion is likely.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You have a very busy day at work. You will be meeting a lot of people. Perhaps some will come with new work proposals. Some unpleasantness around can be upsetting. You have a wonderful opportunity to solve some of the long-standing issues in the family, which have caused a lot of pain and anxiety. Do not make any impulsive decisions.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You have energy and vision. Improve your position by doing something effective and worthwhile. It will be a stepping stone for success soon. Developing a smart idea for a new business or work will give you immediate returns. Cash in the favorable phase without hesitation. Socially, you have a busy time when you will be meeting a lot of people. The single can look forward to something exciting coming their way.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 5169 ACROSS: 1 Attack verbally (4,2) 5 National Defence Academy, in short (3) 8 Indian unleavened bread (4) 9 Wine sediment (4) 10 Capital of Poland (6) 11 Form of communication (9) 13 English painter (4) 15 Bollywood's Aishwarya __ Bachchan (3) 16 Poses or parts? (5) 17 Pertaining to ships (5) 20 A tough, hard wood (3) 22 Container for carrying thing (3) 23 One of superior rank (5) 24 Middle distance runner, colloquially speaking (5) 26 Large cask for wine (3) 27 Indolent (4) 28 Upset (9) 31 Wide stiff collar (6) 32 Girl; servant (4) 33 Lunch, supper or dinner? (4) 34 Beast of burden (3) 35 Imposed or collected by legal authority (6) DOWN: 1 Mark Twain's Tom ___ (6) 2 Ex-Indian tennis pro Vijay ___ (8) 3 Smell __ (4) 4 Gained eminence - but not only in architectural profession ! (7) 5 Japanese-American (5) 6 Sacred river of "Kubla Khan" (4) 7 Cloth bag filled with beans (7) 12 Vegas opening (3) 14 Lennon's widow (4) 18 First family member (4)
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SUDOKU 2355 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.
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Today’s clue: H equals U
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
19 Holy place for majority of Indians (8) 20 ___ ___ cluster : a U.S. military decoration? (3,4) 21 Ore (7) 24 Austrian river - "rum" anagram? (3)
25 An expression of surprise (2,4) 26 ___ and conditions : points discussed in a contract, perhaps? (5) 29 Carbonated water? (4) 30 ____ Evans : actress and singer, married to Roy Rogers? (4)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Till, 4 Azazel, 8 Nog, 10 Amla, 13 Wormwood, 14 Solvent, 15 Limpid, 17 Tale of woe, 21 Dew, 22 Iii, 23 Jab, 26 Blistered, 27 Affirm, 28 Sonnets, 32 Ambedkar, 34 Suss, 35 Yaw, 36 Sinker, 37 Dogs. DOWN: 1 Teas, 2 Lull, 3 Lown, 5 Zombie, 6 Zoo, 7 Ladida, 9 Got, 11 Monad, 12 Aview, 15 Lois, 16 Pear, 18 Leaf, 19 Film, 20 Wii, 23 Jeans, 24 Belts, 25 Harass, 26 Bridle, 28 Say, 29 Oral, 30 Euro, 31 SSES, 33 Ben.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2174 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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David Warner who witnessed the freak accident involving Phil Hughes at this venue on Nov 25, slammed his 12th Test century By Chetan Narula
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YDNEY: Opener David Warner continued to torment a hapless India by slamming a fluent century as Australia reached a resounding 348 for two on the opening day to take early control of the fourth and final cricket Test. Electing to bat on a hot and sunny day, the hosts rode on a 200-run opening stand between Warner (101), registering his third ton in the series, and Rogers (95) to once again expose a toothless Indian attack. After a strong opening show, Shane Watson (61 batting) and captain Steven Smith (82 batting) ensured that Australia stay on the saddle by stitching a 144-run unbeaten third wicket partnership on what turned out to be a frustrating day for the Indians at the SCG. Playing their first game at the SCG after the passing away of teammate Phillip Hughes six weeks back, an emotionally charged Australia reacted by scoring runs at a fast clip to demoralise the opposition attack. Rogers though got an early reprieve after Lokesh Rahul dropped the left-handed batsman at second slip off Mohammed Shami (1-58). The opener was on 19 and made full use of the 'life'. Warner, who was one of the players to witness the freak accident on November 25 at this venue, was in control from the very start and slammed his 12th Test century after lunch. Rogers, who always played match-up with
Umesh Yadav (0-97) on the penultimate ball of the day.Earlier, after lunch, it looked to be a long day in the field for the visiting side, who despite improving their bowling in the second session still his aggresssive partner at conceded too many runs. the other end, also batted Warner-Rogers continued with assurance only to be de- scoring as the 150-run mark nied his century. He scored came up in the 34th over of his fifth fifty of the series. the innings and two overs India though struck back later. At 158/0, they had surafter the first session by send- passed the highest opening ing back the openers in quick stand of 157 runs they had succession but Smith and previously put together Watson had other ideas. against England at Perth in Smith notched up his 10th 2013. Test half-century while WatIn the 42nd over then, son recorded his 24th fifty in Warner brought up his hunthe longest format to deny dred off 108 balls. It was an India any more celebration in emotional celebration for the the day. left-hander as he looked up at Ravichandran Ashwin (1- the skies and paid tribute to 88) got Warner back in the Hughes. pavilion after inducing a Three overs later, he leading edge to gully where brought up the 200-mark for Murali Vijay made no mis- Australia and within only take. three hours of play. Shami finally got a wicket Ashwin then got the prized after Rogers followed his wicket of Warner and with an partner in the over after, in- economy rate of 2.89, the side edging a lenght ball on to spinner had looked the only his stumps. bowler in some control From then on it was a case against the rampaging partof leather hunt for the Virat nership. Kohli-led side, which stayed It became a double blow on the field for 43 overs with- for Australia as in the very out a wicket. next over, Shami bowled India though got another Rogers, an inside edge robchance of getting a wicket but bing him of a deserved hunAshwin let Watson's edge fly dred. past him at first slip off Afterwards, Smith and Wat-
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son batted with solidity and avoided any further losses while part-time off-spinner Suresh Raina too turned his arm over. Making just one change to their playing XI after bringing in Mitchell Starc for the injured Mitchell Johnson, the hosts were unchanged in their dominating style of play. India though made wholesale changes with Kohli opting for Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Wriddhiman in place of Shikhar Dhawan,
BRIEF SCORES:
Australia 1st innings 348 for two in 90 overs [David Warner 101, Chris Rogers 95, Steven Smith batting 82, Shane Watson batting 61] vs India.
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Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kumar's inclusion though did not solve the bowling woes as Warner and Rogers put on 39 runs in the first 5 overs, the scoring rate zooming past seven-an-over. It was only with Shami's introduction into the attack that the scoring rate came down. The Bengal mediumpacer was also unlucky after Rahul dropped a sitter at slip and Rogers, rubbed salt into Indian wounds with a boundary off the very next delivery, bringing up the 50run mark came up in the 8th over.
Clarke leads emotional tributes to Hughes at SCG S
YDNEY: Emotions ran high on the opening day of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia as injured skipper Michael Clarke led a series of tributes for late Phillip Hughes, who was fatally struck by a bouncer six weeks back at the SCG. Clarke, who is part of the Channel Nine team, has been been with the Hughes' family since the fateful incident took place on November 25 and once again gave his emotions voice in the first international match after tragedy struck on this ground. "This was his ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground," Clarke said in a Nine Network tribute. "I never had a blood brother but he was my
brother. Together we enjoyed life and celebrated one another's successes, when he made runs when I made runs. It felt like we made our hundreds together. "His love of life, it helped me get out of bed in the morning, I didn't want him to beat me at anything, yet loved it when he did," he added. In another moving tribute, the crowd stood to applaud when it was announced during the pre-match ceremony that Hughes's parents Greg and Virginia and siblings Jason and Megan were in attendance. Players of both teams, Australian teammates pause for a moment at the Sydney Cricket Ground stood shoulder to shoulder in as a photo of their teammate Phil Hughes appears on a screen before the front of the Members Pavil- final Test match against India in Sydney on Tuesday.
ion ahead of the national anthems, also joined in the round of applause from the crowd as an image of Hughes was displayed on the big screen on the eastern side of the ground. Hughes, who had represented Australia in 26 Tests and 25 ODIs, was hit by Sean Abbott delivery in a Sheffield Shield game at the SCG and succumbed to his injuries two days after. Clarke spoke of Hughes' resilience. "A good guy who fought for everything he ever got and then fought some more, who never gave up," Clarke said. It would have been another heart-wrenching moment for the Australian players, particularly David Warner, Brad
Haddin, Shane Watson, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc, who were in the middle of the SCG to witness the freak on-field accident. Warner made his own personal tribute when he reached 63 - the score Hughes had reached before tragedy stuck - by bending down to kiss the brown patch of grass at the Randwick End that marks the spot where the man from Macksville was felled. Also when the Australian openers walked out onto the ground for the first ball, Warner stopped to put his hand on the bronze tribute to Hughes that was installed just outside the players' rooms yesterday.
JADEJA, AXAR MAKE CUT FOR WORLD CUP SPORTS
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Sanjay Patel, secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sandeep Patil, chairman of the national cricket selection panel during the announcement of the Indian team for the World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday.
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UMBAI: Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, still recovering from a shoulder injury, and young left-arm spinner Axar Patel were included in India's 15member squad for the cricket World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand from next month. Allrounder Stuart Binny also made the cut while there was no place for Murali Vijay and Robin Uthappa in the squad, announced by BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel after a
selection committee meeting here. The five-man selection panel, however, ignored Yuvraj Singh, who was not in the list of the 30-member probables but had come into reckoning after his three back-to-back centuries in the Ranji Trophy. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who struggled in the ongoing Test series against Australia, has also been retained in the squad for the high-profile event to be held from February 14 to March 29.
Not only Yuvraj Singh but other names were also discussed apart from the 30 probables. There were deliberations between five selectors and captain Dhoni and coach Duncan Fletcher were on the conference call.
SANJAY PATEL SECRETARY, BCCI
The squad, to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no major surprises with the selectors opting to go with four specialist pace bowlers -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav -- considering the pacy wickets in Australia and New Zealand. The 20-year-old Axar Patel, who has made a reasonably good impression in the few ODIs he has played, was expectedly picked in the squad, considering that Jadeja's fitness could be an issue. The selectors have however taken some risk in picking Jadeja in the squad but Patel expressed confidence that the all-rounder will be fully fit before the biggest cricket tournament. "Jadeja at present is undergoing rehabilitation programme. He is doing wonderfully well. We had detailed discussion with BCCI physio (on his inclusion) and we are confident that he will return to training within 10 days," Patel said on Jadeja's fitness. Patel said Yuvraj's name was deliberated upon but they decided against selecting him. "Not only Yuvraj Singh but other names were also dis-
Gavaskar all praise for India’s WC squad
NEW DELHI: Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar today said while India's batting line-up for the upcoming ODI cricket World Cup looks formidable, the all-rounders in the side are expected to play a major role in defending the title at the quadrennial extravaganza in Australia and New Zealand. The Indian selectors today included all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, still recovering from a shoulder injury, and Stuart Binny in the 15-member squad for the World Cup. "The Indian batsmen are capable of putting a lot of runs on the board. Batting has been India's strength. But the fact that we won the last World Cup and the Champions Trophy on the all-round performance, so the Jajedas, Binnys, Ashwins could play a role in India defending the title," said
cussed apart from the 30 probables. There were deliberations between five selectors and captain Dhoni and coach Duncan Fletcher were on the conference call," Patel said. The selectors also announced the team for the tri-series to follow the Test matches in Australia. Hosts Australia, India and England
Gavaskar. "India's batting looks good and as far as bowling is concerned, if they can bowl well on the surfaces in Australia, they have a good chance," he told 'NDTV'. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who struggled in the ongoing Test series against Australia, has also been retained in the squad, and Gavaskar feels he is a better choice over Murali Vijay\. "The World Cup is 50-over format and this is the format which will suit Dhawan more," he pointed out. The fans have taken to the social networking sites after the World Cup squad was announced today, criticising Stuart Binny's inclusion in the side. His father, Roger, incidentally is a member of the selection committee.
will compete in the tri-series. Apart from the 15 selected for the World Cup, Dhawal Kulkarni and Mohit Sharma have been included. Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane can perform the role of the opener while Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rayudu and Dhoni will bat in the middle order.
Williamson, Watling record Good pitch and poor fielding helped Australia, feels Warner smashes Sri Lanka hopes By Chetan Narula
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ELLINGTON: A world record sixth-wicket partnership of 365 by Kane Williamson and BJ Watling, who both posted career bests, slammed the door on Sri Lanka in the second Test in Wellington today. Williamson's unbeaten 242, with Watling not out 142 rescued New Zealand from a deep hole and carried them to 524-5 declared in their second innings. Sri Lanka were left facing a 390-run target on a ground where the record for a successful fourth innings chase is 277-3 set by Pakistan 11 years ago. At stumps they were 45-1 with Kaushal Silva on 20 and Dhammika Prasad on one. Dimuth Karunaratne was out for 17 four overs before the close to be the only
dismissal of the day. With wickets hard to come by on a flat track, and with Sri Lanka holding middle-order strength led by Kumar Sangakkara, a draw seemed the likely outcome which would give New Zealand the two Test series 1-0. Brought together as New Zealand's last recognised batsmen with the score at 159-5, a perilous 24-run lead, Williamson and Watling methodically ground the Sri Lankan bowlers into submission over the following eight hours. The declaration came when they were 13-runs ahead of the previous sixthwicket record of 352 set by Watling with Brendon McCullum in similar Test-saving circumstances against India a year ago.
Kane Williamson and BJ Watling added a record 365 runs for the sixth wicket during their match against Sri Lanka.
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YDNEY: Australian opener David Warner today said that a good pitch coupled with India's poor bowling and fielding helped him score his third hundred of the series and place Australia at a commanding 348 for two at stumps on day one of the fourth and final cricket Test here. Warner hit 101 and Chris Rogers made 95 as Australia put on 200 runs for the opening wicket to give the hosts a rousing start. The batsmen benefitted from some poor fielding, as Rogers was dropped on 19 by KL Rahul at second slip, while Shane Wat- Skipper Virat Kohi tosses the ball to Umesh Yadav during the final Test in son, too, enjoyed a life as R Sydney. The Indian bowlers were milked by their Australian counterparts Ashwin let go off a chance at along with being sloppy with their fielding. first slip off the penultimate ball of the day. "When you are not fielding at your best, then everything else also doesn't go in your SYDNEY: Australian Opener because that's the way favour. If your tempo is upDavid Warner is worried forward for me," Warner wrote beat from the start, you take about mental fatigue that in a column for Herald Sun. those chances. We too have creeps in from playing non"I started off playing done it before, dropped a stop cricket and said he Twenty20 and it was fantastic couple of chances in the might quit the Indian Premier — I still love playing for my slips," Warner said after the League (IPL) to concentrate country in that format. But in first day's play. on Tests. the future I may need to "It does really set your tone "I Pinch myself every day weigh up my options and at from ball one, if you're up that I'm opening the batting the very least, consider how and about that sets you. We for Australia in Test matches, much longer I play in the IPL try and thrive on that when especially on an occasion like for. "I'll play in the IPL this we see that. I think their this at the Sydney Cricket year, but the schedule is so heads were down when we Ground. And from now until I hard for us to play and there's were 100 for no loss and retire, I want to focus on Test six weeks you could have off," that's expected some times in cricket as much as I can, he added. the field. They didn't get their line and length right.
"Also there was no swing and sideways movement so you have to try and dry up the runs somehow. It must have been frustrating for Virat Kohli because it is tough to captain when the bowlers bowl both sides of the wicket," he explained. Warner, however, admitted that Australia were lucky to have won the toss. "We were lucky that the coin fell our way and it was a fantastic toss to win. 348/2 is a fantastic position to be in. There was no swing or sideways movement at all, so it was quite challenging for the Indian bowlers. It's going to be challenging for us to take 10 wickets as well. We have to dry runs up when we bowl," Warner said.
Warner may quit IPL to focus on Tests
The 28-year-old burly cricketer said he doesn't want to burn out playing too much cricket as the next five years of his career will be crucial. "We've got a long 18 months ahead and I need to have a clear mind about where I want to go for the next five years right through to the end of my career," he wrote. "My forearm and thumb are both really sore leading into this Test, not that there's anything courageous about me taking the field.”
RAWAT BAGS FIFER AS MP BOUNCE BACK AGAINST MUMBAI
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UMBAI: Young medium pacer Yogesh Singh Rawat returned a sensational five-wicket haul to trigger a batting collapse as Madhya Pradesh shot out Mumbai 404, allowing the hosts to add just 29 runs to their overnight total. It was madien fifer for Rawat, who made his first class debut in MP's previous game at Gwalior against Baroda in which he was wicketless. Yesterday he claimed 5 for 14 in an 8-over spell for one run with the second new ball after Mumbai resumed at 375 for four. Then MP replied strongly by putting on board 221 for 3 before stumps, riding on opener Jalaj Saxena's excellent knock of 85 in 111 balls with 16 fours. Wicketkeeper Naman Ojha hit an 60 from 142 balls. At close, Ojha - who has struck 7 fours and a six - was accompanied by captain Devendra Bundela (42 in 89 balls with six fours) as the two remained unconquered after putting on 91 runs for the fourth wicket. It was Rawat's brilliant spell, supported by Puneet Datey's tight spell of bowling from the other end that saw Mumbai fold like a pack of cards. The 22-year-old Rawat packed off three batsmen in his fourth over of the morning. He dismissed overnight unbeaten batsman Sarfraz Khan through a catch in the
Tamil Nadu captain Ramaswamy Prasanna gets injured during Ranji Trophy match against Bengal at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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ball to be on a hat-trick. Rawat added the scalps of Wilkin Mota and last man At Kolkata - Tamil Nadu 246 for 103 overs by 227 runs Kshemal Waingankar to end At Lucknow - Baroda 498 all out nine in 88.4 overs lead Bengal up with 5 for 74 in 24 overs. in 142 overs lead Uttar Pradesh 183/2 in 52 overs by 63 runs Spearhead Datey acAt Guwahati - Services 113 all 103 for one in 40 overs by 356 counted for the other wicket out in 39.5 overs trail Assam 211 runs - Iqbal Abdullah - to end up At Agartala - Tripura 184 all out for eight in 85 overs by 98 runs with 3 for 76 as Mumbai lost At Sambalpur - Vidarbha 129 for trail Hyderabad 487 for nine in six wickets in a heap while four in 56 overs vs Odisha 126 overs by 303 runs adding only 29 runs. At Hubli - Jammu & Kashmir: At Rajkot - Maharashtra: 519 in BRIEF SCORES: 160 & 36 for one in 12 overs trail 150. 5 overs lead Saurashtra: 94 Mumbai 404 all out (A Tare 37, A Karnataka: 423 for nine decl in for three by 425 runs Herwadkar 97, S Yadav 135, S Lad 73; P Datey 3 for 76, Y S Rawat 5 Siddesh Lad (73) off the fifth for 74) lead MP 221 for 3 (J Saxena slip cordon. He then trapped the other ball and added the scalp of 85, N Ojha batting 60, D Bundela overnight unbeaten batsman Shardul Thakur in the last batting 42) by 183 runs.
PIFA Colaba cruise to victory
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UMBAI: PIFA Colaba riding on Nigerian striker Elvis Ozowara’s twin strikes cruised to a creditable 4-3 victory against Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers in an Elite Division encounter of the Mumbai District Football Association League played at the Cooperage ground on Tuesday morning. Jay Panarkar and Zeeshan
Shaikh scored the other two goals for the Colaba side who went into the break with a 1-0 lead. Ubaid Ansari, Gadam and Rahul Jadhav were on target for RCF who with two late goals managed to reduce the margin of defeat. The Colaba side showed good understanding to take total control and dominate the proceedings from the outset.
HENDERSON NETS AI COLTS WINNER Henderson Dias’ lone strike helped Air India Under-19 clinch a hard-earned 1-0 win against Guru Nanak SC in a Super Division match of the MDFA League played on Tuesday. Earlier, Salcette FC proved too strong for Naval Dockyard SC as they romped to a facile 8-0 victory.
Pil Sung Taekwondo Academy conducted its 18th Annual Taekwondo Games in Goregaon which was headed by Master Sujay Bangera and had a participation of nearly 600 students from 38 different schools.
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Now, Vijender wants to try his luck for Padma Bhushan N
EW DELHI: With Saina Nehwal getting the Sports Ministry's recommendation for the Padma Bhushan after a furore over her nomination being rejected, star India boxer Vijender Singh also threw his hat in the ring for the civilian honour but insisted he won't be "hurt" in case of a rejection. Speaking to PTI, Vijender said he preferably wants two-time Olympic medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar to get the honour, as originally recommended by the Sports Ministry.
I am just trying my luck, I am not saying that give it to me or I will be hurt if I don't get it. I am merely saying, consider my name and take a call accordingly.
VIJENDER SINGH
But in case, one more sportsperson is taken into consideration following Saina's late application, then the Ministry might as well give his name a thought as well. "I was awarded Padma Shri in 2010, the same year as Saina. And if you compare, then me and Saina are at par on the performance front. Since my 2008 Olympic bronze and the 2009 World Championships bronze, I have gone on to win an Asian Games gold, a bronze and a silver in Commonwealth Games besides a gold in the World Po-
Kinshuk guides Bagan to victory V
ASCO: Kinshuk Debnath scored the match-winner to guide Mohun Bagan to a 1-0 win over Shillong Lajong to end their campaign on a happy note in an inconsequential Group B league match of the 36th Hero Federation Cup football tournament at Tilak Stadium. The all important goal was scored by defender Debnath following a free kick taken by Sony Norde in the 74th minute. Bagan finished their league engagement with five points from four matches. Shillong Lajong drew blank from the four matches they have played. Both the teams played for pride as they were out of the tournament. Bagan started brightly and created numerous scoring changes with Yusa Katsumi, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sony Norde failing to cash in on the chances that came their way. They could have easily led by four goals by half time. Bagan also missed a penalty after Jeje's feeble
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shot was saved by rival keeper Vishal Kaith who was largely responsible for keeping the slate clean in the first half. Luck also was not in Bagan's favour as woodwork twice came in their way twice. Sony Norde's try from top of the box and Kinshuk Dednath header hit the cross bar. Lajong defence did well with Airbor Khongjee standing tall to thwart rival moves and looking to attack on the counter and nearly succeeded on a couple of occasions but Shilton Paul did well to make saves from David Ngaiate and Rupert Nogrum. Bagan continued to press for a goal after the break and Sony Norde along with Jeje were on target in quick succession but rival keeper Vishal did well to frustrate them until Debnath finally scored in the 74th minute. Lajong keeper Vishal spilled the ball from a free kick taken by Sony Norde to give Mohun Bagan their first win and end their campaign on a winning note.
lice Games. So if her name can be considered then I can also try my luck," Vijender said. "My first preference is Sushil. He is without doubt the most successful Indian athlete ever and he should be given preference over everybody but in case the government is considering other names, then they can consider my name too," he added. The 29-year-old, a former world number one in the middleweight division, said he would have no hard feelings should he be rejected for the honour this year. "I am just trying my luck, I am not saying that give it to me or I will be hurt if I don't get it. I am merely saying, consider my name and take a call accordingly," he said. Vijender has already requested Boxing India to forward his name but it remains to be seen whether the Sports Ministry would oblige.
AIFF offers coach’s job to Constantine
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation decided to offer Stephen Constantine to become head coach of Indian football team after the recommendations of the Technical Committee. Constantine, who had earlier worked as Indian team head coach from 2002-05, has been recommended by the AIFF Technical Committee headed by former captain Bhaichung Bhutia. "All India Football Federation, based on recommendations of the Technical Committee, took the decision to give an offer to Mr. Stephen Constantine to become the Head Coach of the Senior Men's National Team and the U-23 Men’s National Team," the AIFF said in a statement. "The offer will be communicated to Mr. Constantine by the AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das," the statement said.
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier MUMBAI
| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015