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Professional errors by Paraskar, says Commisioner of Police, Rakesh Maria. Accused violated Central Civil Service Rules (Conduct) belitting officers image

LAPSES In the same case, section 123 (conspiracy) has been added by the Chembur police against Paraskar.

By Neel Shah

resh trouble is brewing for suspended IPS officer Sunil Paraskar, as the Preliminary Enquiry (PE) proceedings found professional lapses on the part of the officer while he was additional commissioner. PE was conducted by joint commissioner of police (Administration) Vivek Phansalkar in connection with the allegations of rape and molestations against Paraskar. PE report has been submitted to city police chief Rakesh Maria as well as the state Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal. "There were professional lapses by Paraskar while performing his duty as additional commissioner (North Region),” said Maria. “PE report is based on the recorded statements of Paraskar, the lady victim and witnesses as well as other evidences gathered by crime branch while carrying out investigation in the case,” asserted Maria. The report will be submitted to

Sunil Paraskar state Home Minister by DGP following which a departmental inquiry will be ordered against Paraskar. The latter was suspended on August 26. Earlier, city police submitted an investigation progress report of Paraskar's rape case to Dayal, who had then forwarded it to the state

government. Based on this report the state government placed Paraskar under suspension. Subsequently, PE had been ordered to find out if there were any administrative lapses by Paraskar while dealing with the victim. According to sources, Paraskar, who claimed to have "friendly relationship" with the 25-year-old victim, a model by profession, violated Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules and his behaviour amounts to belittling the image of All-India Service Officers. One of the main points in the PE report is that Paraskar had travelled with the model beyond his professional jurisdiction (Navi Mumbai). Further, the officer accepted expensive gifts from her without prior permission of his seniors. Regular Continued on pg 8 «

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Maria gets back power he lost in 26/11 case State CIC had ordered a judicial inquiry against CP Rakesh Maria in connection with alleged discrepancies in 26/11 call records

By Zuber Ansari

ity Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has finally been shown the green signal by the state government with regard to moving the Bombay High Court to challenge an order passed by Maharashtra Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) directing a judicial inquiry against Maria in connection with the alleged discrepancies in the 26/11 call records. An affidavit in this regard would be filed soon after consulting the lawyers concerned, the top cop said. The city police had approached the State Home Department seeking permission to challenge CIC Ratnakar Gaikwad's July order in the court. The transparency watchdog

had asked the state government to institute an inquiry headed by a sitting or retired judge under the Commission of Inquiry Act to go into why "misleading" information was provided to Vinita Kamte, wife of slain IPS officer Ashok Kamte, by Maria. "Considering the information available, it looks like in this matter misleading information was provided, deliberately no information was shared or information was destroyed, delays were caused in providing information etc. The commission agrees with the doubts raised by the complainant (Vinita Kamte)," Gaikwad had said in a scathing three-page order passed on July 9. "Hence, I order the state government through the Chief Continued on pg 8 «

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s the idea of Third Front making a mark again? This time though not before the general election. On Thursday, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh hosted leaders of some other regional parties over lunch at his residence in New Delhi where they spoke on the effort to put up a united front against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. The meeting took just a few days ahead of the commencement of the Parliament's Winter Session. RJD leaders Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, both former chief ministers of Bihar, were present at the meeting apart from JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, JD(S) chief and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and INLD's Dushyant Chautala. The Left was, however, conspicuous by its absence at the meeting although it had initiated the formation of the Photo shows from (LtoR): Mr. Kamal Morarka, Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mr. Deve Gowda, Mr. Sharad Yadav, Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav and Third Front before this year's Lok Mr. Nitish Kumar during a luncheon meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.

CR GM initiates reformative action for transport agencies By Vishnudas Sheshrao

t least 60 transport-related mega projects are pending for years owing to the lack of coordination and communication between different central and state government transport authorities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Central Railway GM Brig S.K. Sood has now planned to call representatives of all agencies under one roof for better communication and coordination to hasten the speed of some projects and facilitate passengers.

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Who is he? Is he an AAP follower ready for Delhi poll campaign, or a member of the BJP on his way to support ‘CLEAN INDIA’ drive?

At present there are 17 different transport agencies in the MMR. Some of these are the Central Railway, Western Railway, MRVC, Mono rail, Metro, BEST, State Transport, BMC, TMC, KDMC, MMRDA, CIDCO, NMMC and taxi unions. Only on a few occasions, all authorities are called under one roof either by the Chief Minister or the Chief Secretary of the state. And in rare cases, Municipal Commissioner of the BMC calls a few authorities by the virtue of the office under the Disaster Management Act 2005. So far, only twice has this act been invoked. At other times, there is no coordination among these authorities. All they do is exchange letters. To overcome this, Brig Sood said that his office will take charge and call representatives of respective agencies under one roof. Brig Sood opined that transportrelated decisions must be discussed with other agencies before they are implemented to ensure safety of passengers. Construction of bridges, roads, conducting mega blocks for railways, prospective strikes of employees must all be shared with other agencies in advance so that they can make alternate plans to help passengers, he said. Brig Sood said, “At present there are 60 different issues related to transport which are stuck in the files on different tables. If all officials come under one roof and on one table, these files can be sorted out faster.” He added, “Our plan is to have a weekly meeting of representatives of all authorities, probably on Tuesday or any other consensual day and time. We will discuss our problems and possible solutions.”

Sabha election. Nitish Kumar said the plan is to face the BJP unitedly in parliament and accused the Narendra Modi government of not doing enough to bring back the black money stashed abroad. He also said the regional parties have decided to work together at the moment and will see whether they will merge in future. Modi's BJP, with 282 seats, has a majority in the 545-member Lok Sabha. Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party has five seats, RJD four seats while the JD(U) and JD(S) and INLD have two seats each in the Lower House of the parliament. In Bihar, arch-rivals Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar recently buried their differences to contest the bypolls together in August to stop the BJP. The grand alliance, also comprising the Congress and NCP, succeeded to check the BJP. The INLD and NCP though failed to counter the BJP in the assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, consecutively, where itfinished as the single largest party.

BMC against the thirsty Mumbaikar BMC to demolish drinking water fountain at Bombay Gymkhana because it ‘blocks the view of Azad Maidan’ By Aroosa Ahmed & Santia Dudi

he water fountain near the Bombay Gymkhana which has been quenching the thirst of many Mumbaikars daily is going to be demolished by the BMC. The civic body claims that the area is becoming filthy and that people are complaining about the dirt around the fountain. The water fountain was inaugurated in 2004 by Gopinath Munde who was then a Member of Parliament, and has been serving the people from the past ten years. In 2004, Puncham, a child aid organisation, approached the BMC with a plan to build water fountains in the city. The BMC agreed to the plan of building the fountains in front of the Bombay Gymkhana and several other locations in the city. “Now I have received a notice from the BMC saying that they will demolish the water fountain by November 7 because it is unhygienic. We do a check every week to see if the water available is clean and maintained properly. We have also appointed a person to clean the area around the fountain,” Rani Podar, founder and president of Punchamsaid. The BMC had earlier demolished two fountains that Puncham had built at Tata Garden and Mahalaxmi without serving a notice. Podar further elaborated, “The reason the BMC is giving does not appear logical. They state that the water fountain blocks the view of Azad Maidan. The walkers are apparently not happy because people drink water and spit around there

The water fountain at Bombay Gymkhana brings relief to hundreds of Mumbaikars as they go through their days under Mumbai's sweltering heat making the place dirty. However the BMC is not taking any action against people who are spitting but is going to demolish the water fountains. The fountains are for the people. It is meant to quench people's thirst.” Puncham has managed to get a stay on the demolition order. Advocate Abha Singh, said, “The BMC has not mentioned the prohibition under which they are planning the demolition. They cannot do it without proper permission. The ward officer is not following the guidelines. The heritage committee, as per the BMC, claims that walkers are inconvenienced because of the fountain.” Passersby share some of their observations about the fountain. Shehkar Sharma, a teacher at the J J School of Arts, said, “I pass by the

area and I have seen many people who drink water from the fountain. There is a vada pav stall and a sugarcane juice stall nearby. So I do not understand why the BMC wants to demolish something which is actually helping the people who cannot afford a Bisleri and doing nothing to the stalls present over there.” Ramiz Khan (22), owner of a stall at Fashion Sreet, said, “The stall owners generally go to the water fountain to drink water and it is very helpful as we cannot afford bottled water every day. The water in the water fountain is potable and hygienic too.” Repeated attempts by the ADC to approach the Assistant Commissioner of A Ward, Chandrakant Chore, went futile.

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salesman) that these goods generate in India? If and when we ultimately reach a stage where no one is buying these goods, they will stop entering the Indian markets and take away the employment of many people here. How do we ensure that such people have immediate solutions to their unemployment problem?

Cartoonist Laxman is 94

PM Narendra Modi

Social networking sites and mobile phone messengers have lately been abuzz with messages discouraging use of foreign goods and services, claiming to have come as a message from PM Narendra Modi as part of his 'Make in India' campaign, which encourages Indian businesses and is all for the appreciation of the Indian rupee. While all that sounds nice, and we even recognise the good in the PM's intentions, what we do not have an answer to is, what are we planning to do about the employment that these foreign companies generate in India? On the ground level, when say we are told to avoid buying Chinese goods, what about the employment in some form or the other (may be of a middle-man or transporter or

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman, who has turned 94, was felicitated by his friends and admirers at a function in Pune yesterday.Fans of the nonagenarian from all walks of life attended the birthday celebration as they fondly recalled his masterful strokes that immortalised and endeared the 'Common Man' to the reader over decades. The birthday of Laxman

R.K. Laxman turns 94.

which falls on October 24 could not be celebrated on that day as he was indisposed and the deferred function was organised yesterday by Kailash Bhingare of Saraswati library in the city. "We also displayed Laxman's selected cartoons at his residence on the

occasion," he said. Laxman's wife Kamala welcomed the guests. Laxman is one of India's top cartoonists. He is famous as a cartoonist, but he has also displayed his art. He has an excellent sense of line and creative sensibility.

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He started work in the Free Press Journal. His colleague there was Balasaheb Thackeray. He left the FPJ and joined the TOI. He stayed there until his retirement. Apparently his health is not good now, he is a bit disabled but his creative mind is as sharp as ever.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I miss beerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Ghana chief visiting Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, which has a reputation for being a 'dry state', recently gave a hard time to the head of Akyem Abuakwa, Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, who was in Ahmedabad to undergo an eyesurgery. Panin II, devastated to know that he will be deprived of alcohol during his stay in the city, asked, "How do the state's subjects survive without booze? What's dry?" Akyem Abuakwa is a unitary traditional state in Eastern Ghana. The head of the state is known by the title 'Okyenhene'. "How odd it is! It feels a bit like role reversal...for the first time, the chief and not the subjects are being punished," Panin II said. Describing his stay in Gujarat as 'tough', thanks to deprivation of alcohol, the chief said, "I have not been able to drink. For tipplers like me, it's difficult to come to terms with this kind of situation. How do Gujaratis survive without liquor?" However, the chief said he was happy and satisfied with the state's medical facilities. "I am very impressed with Gujarat's

Chief of Akyem Abuakwa in Eastern Ghana: Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II in this file photo.

affordable healthcare," he said. But he added that he was missing beer. "I've never had as much mineral water in my entire life as I've done over the past two days in Gujarat," he said. He made a quick comparison of his state with Gujarat. In Akyem, he said, beer, vodka and wine is found everywhere. People go to pubs and have a colourful lifestyle. Why didn't he apply for a liquor

permit at the city airport's international terminal? "I am not supposed to stand in queues," he said. His status as the state's chief doesn't permit him to stand in queues. However when he was told that the ban of liquor in the state is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the chief was impressed. He was of the opinion that Gandhi was the greatest man the world has ever seen.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Kiranbai Kasturchand Jain to Mrs. Kiran Somesh Narad as per Affidavit dated 0311-2014 . C-30777 I Raja Mohan Mudaliyar have changed my name to Raj Mohan Mudaliyar as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No (X-20688) Dated - June 30 to 06 July -2014. C-30778 I have changed my name from Nishrin Banu to Nishreen Huzefa Attari as per Affidavit Dated 05/11/2014. C-30779 I have changed my name from Manjula Savjibhai to Manisha Lakhani as per Affidavit Dated 05/11/2014. C-30780 I have changed my name from Anisha Anil Dsouza to Anisha Priya Dsouza as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014. C-30781 I have changed my name from Burhanuddin Bohra to Burhanuddin Fakhruddin Bhadsorawala as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014. C-30782 I have changed my name from Zulfekhar Shaikh to Zulfiqar Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014. C-30783 I have changed my name from Musarat Ebrahim Shaikh to Musarratbanu Ebrahim Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014. C-30784 I have changed my name from Mariya Pinto to Maria Dcosta as per Affidavit Dated 05/11/2014. C-30785 My old name is - Ashwini Shyam Pednekar and now my new name is Anuradha Bhavesh Parab as per Deed Poll Affidavit No. LT399316. C-30786

I have changed my old name from Zitruban Tulsiram Jaiswar to Jhinkuram Tulsiram Jaiswar as per Affidavit dated 14/10/2024. C-30787

I have changed my name from Hemantkumar Chandravadan Bhagat to Hemant Chandravadan Bhagat as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Ibrahim Hussain Khaja to Ibrahim Hussain Khwaja as per Affidavit dated 3/11/2014. C-30788

I have changed my name from Laxmi Mangal to Laxmidevi Sureshchandra Agrawal as per Affidavit. C-30803

I have changed my name from Mamta Ram Lashkar to Jia Singh as per Affidavit dated 3/11/2014. C-30789

I have changed my name from Haresh Jivanlal Chorera to Haresh Jivanlal Thakkar as per Affidavit Dated: 5/11/2014.

I have changed my name from Nasim Sadiq Ali Siddiqui to Naseem Sadiq Ali Siddique as per Affidavit dated 6/11/2014.

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C-30790 I have changed my name from Abdul Salam Nasim Siddiqui to Abdul Salam Naseem Siddique as per Affidavit dated 6/11/2014. C-30791 I have changed my name from Jitendra Vallabhbhai Zaveri to Jiten Vallabhdas Zaveri as per Affidavit dated 5/11/2014. C-30792 I have changed my name from Solanki Parul Narandas to Harsha Jiten Zaveri as per Affidavit dated 5/11/2014. C-30793 I have changed my name from Farhan Gulam Nabi, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Farhan Gulam Nabi Sualehâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-30794 I have changed my name from Sunil Dinanath Tarkar, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Suniil Dinanath Tarkarrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 20783) Dated: 23/10/2014.

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I have changed my name from Heenaben Ramesh Prajapati to Heena Gautam Yadav as per Court Affidavit Dated : 08/10/2014. C-30805 I have changed my name from Sandipkumar Indramohan Sharma to Sandeep Indramohan Sharma as per Gazette No. U-20145. C-30806 I Seema Paul (mother) have changed my minor son's name from Aditya Mukunda to Alex Paul as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 6/11/2014 C-30807 I have changed my name from Prerana Kalpesh Joshi to Prerana Pramod Badkar as per Maha. Gazette No (U-12210) C-30808 I have changed my name from Shoeb Siddique Selia to Shoaib Siddique Selia as per deed poll Affidavit C-30809

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I have changed my name from Nadir Ahmed Rehmatullah to Nadirali Rahimtulla Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 05/11/2014.

I have changed my name from Minaxi Sudhakar Puthran, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Meenakshi Sudhakar Puthranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 26884) Dated: 16/10/2014. C-30796

I have changed my name from Rameshchandra Mohanlal Thakkar to Ramesh Mohanlal Thakkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 5 Nov 2014.

I have changed my name from Hemalata Sudhakar Puthran, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hema Sudhakar Puthranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-14847) Dated: 11/07/2013.

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C-30811 I have changed my name from Deesha Nitin Panchal to Disha Nitin Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 5 Nov 2014.

C-30797 I have changed my name from Hemakala Sudhakar Puthran, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hema Sudhakar Puthranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-13288) Dated: 04/07/2013.

C-30812 I have changed my name from Shabbir Shaikh to Md Shabbirâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 06th Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014.

I have changed my name from Zarina Begum to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zarina Shaikhâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 06th Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-30817 I have changed my name from Tresa Jenette to Jenette Alappat as per Affidavit. C-30818 I have changed my name from Dhaval Ashok Chedda to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dhaval Ashok Chhedaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30819 I have changed my name from Ashok Morarji Chedda @ Ashok Morarji Cheeda @ Ashok Kumar Morarji Jainâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashok Morarji Chhedaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30820 I have changed my name from Asha Ashok Chedda @ Asha Ashok Cheeda @Ashaben Shivji Galaâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Asha Ashok Chhedaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30821 We, Ashok Morarji Chheda and Asha Ashok Chheda change our minor daughter's name from Disha Ashok Dheeda to Disha Ashok Chheda as per deed poll Affidavit. C-30822 I have changed my name from Devraj Gawad to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devaraj Gowdaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30823 I have changed my name from Laxmi Devraj Gawad to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laxmi Devaraj Gowdaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30824 I have changed my name from Sonika Devraj Gawad to Sonika Devaraj Gowda as per Affidavit. C-30825 I have changed my name from Surendrakumar Jugraj Mehta @ Suresh Jugraj Mehta to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surendra Jugraj Mehtaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit. C-30826 I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar Bhagwatsingh Thakur to Ashok Bhagwatsingh Thakur as per Affidavit. C-30827 I have changed my name from Mohammad Zameer Mohammad Shamim to Mohammad Zameer Mohammad Shamim Shaikh as per Affidavit C-30828

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I have changed my name from Taherabi Ainuddin to Tahirabi Sharif Khan as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Kajal Abdul Munaf Shaikh, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fauziya Abdul Munaf Shaikhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 26879) Dated: 16/10/2014. C-30799

I have changed my name from Ravikumar Gadia to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ravi Shankarlal Gadiaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 06th November 2014. C-30814

I have changed my name from Mariya to Mary Dsouza as per Affidavit C-30830

I have changed my name from Asif Iqbal Asghar Ali Gori, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Asif Iqbal Asgar Ali Gauriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/11/2014. C-30800

I have changed my name from Md Jabir Shabbir Shaikh to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Md Dilnawaz Shabbir Shaikhâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 06th Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-30815

I have changed my name from Chitraben Hemantkumar Bhagat to Chitra Hemant Bhagat as per Affidavit. C-30801

I have changed my name from Ashokkumar Mehta to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashok Mehtaâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 06th Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-30816

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I have changed my name from Iyer Kirshnan Devendran to Iyer Krishnan Devendar as per deed poll Affidavit. C-30831 I have changed my name from Abad Ahmad to Ebad Ahmed Mumtaz Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-30832

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fixed quota of votes for candidates to win. But they will have to secure a minimum of 145 votes to get elected. In the 13th Legislative Assembly the BJP has 122 MLAs, Sena 63, Congress 42, NCP 41 and Independents and others making up the rest of 20 MLAs. The Congress and NCP are no longer in a position to muster up 145 votes to retain their respective individual seats. If the BJP camp. Sena and BJP join hands together Since it will e a by-election to the they can easily wrest the other two four seats, there will not be any seats from the Congress-NCP.

BJP ropes in Suresh Prabhu; everything depends on the Union cabinet expansion and MLC by-polls

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hiv Sena remains undecided as ever on the issue of joining the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry. Yesterday once again the Sena meeting chaired by party president Uddhav Thackeray at Sena Bhavan, Dadar, remained inconclusive. Speaking to newspersons later, party spokesperson Dr Neelam Gorhe reiterated the party stand that the leader of party's legislature wing will be elected on November 9. She added that the party could announce the decision before the due date. She added that party president Uddhav Thackeray will take a decision on joining government in Maharashtra and about its presence in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). When asked about the Sena response, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the leaders in New Delhi are having positive talks with the Sena leadership and hoped that all will be fine soon. Speaking to the ADC on conditions of anonymity, sources in the state leg-

Neelam Gorhe, spokesperson, Shiv Sena. islature secretariat rejected reports appearing in the press that the Sena could stand to lose its claim to the Leader of Opposition post in the Legislative Assembly if it does not elect its legislature party leader by November 8. Sources in the Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) disclosed that it all could well depend on the impending expansion of the union cabinet and legislative council elections. Even before the Sena decides on joining the BJP government or seeking more berths in the union cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already roped in former Sena MP and ex-Union Power minister

Suresh Prabhu to head the panel to revamp the power sector. Prabhu is also to head the Indian delegation at the ensuing G20 summit. Sources added that the BJP could rope in Prabhu in the union cabinet. The other Sena probables include Sena Lok Sabha MP's Rahul Shewale and Chandrakant Khaire. But more than that, for both the Sena and BJP, the impending byelections to four vacancies to the Elected by MLAs (EMLA) constituencies in the Legislative Council necessitates that the two firm up their alliance once again as early as possible. The four vacancies have been caused recently with sitting Congress and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan getting elected to the Legislative Assembly from Karad South Assembly constituency. Two BJP former MLC's – ex-Leader of Opposition Vinod Tawde and Ashish Shelar – have been elected to the lower house from Borivali and Vandre (W) Assembly constituencies. While sitting Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Vinayak Mete was disqualified after he switched over to the

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n an apparent indication of a thaw in the strained relations in the aftermath of the recent legislative Assembly elections, Shiv Sena sources yesterday claimed that in the conversation between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Sena president Uddhav T h a c k e r a y, the former has asked the Sena to recUddhav Thackeray ommend two names to be included in the union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At present Anant

Geete, union minister for heavy industries is the lone Sena representative in the union cabinet. After the two allies broke their 25-year-old alliance on the eve of the legislative Assembly elections in September last, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray had chided his estranged cousin Sena president Uddhav Thackeray about why he's not walking out of the Modi cabinet. According to sources Sena MPs whose names are doing the rounds include: Rahul Shewale, Chandrakant Khaire, Suresh Prabhu and Anil Desai. Sources argue that this could be the first step towards the Sena eventually joining the BJP government in Maharashtra.

Will the ‘son’ shine? Sonia authorised to choose For a week now, Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray is being seen at the party's student wing meetings

By Yatin Ingle

fter Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray failed to retain his party seats in the Assembly elections, his son Amit Thackeray is now conducting meetings with the party's student wing Maharastra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) vibhag pramukhs (area heads). Although Amit has not officially announced his entry into politics, his meetings and discussions with the student wing indicates a new chapter in MNS history. With Aditya Thackeray, Amit's cousin and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's son, already active in Shiv Sena's student wing 'Yuva Sena', a tug of war for the University elections seems to be in the offing. Amit studied at Balmohan school in Shivaji Park and R A Podar College in Matunga. He then joined an architecture course at LS Raheja College but later moved to Ruparel College. Since Monday, Amit Thackeray accompanied by MNVS President Aditya Shirodkar, has been conducting discussions with the vibhag pramukhs of MVS in Mumbai. In 2010, Aditya Thackeray was declared as the president of the Yuva Sena. The Yuva Sena then won the Mumbai University senate elections with eight seats whereas the MNVS was able to bag two seats. Later, the Yuva Sena won the Mumbai University Students' Council Election in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 and 2013, the MNVS ousted the Yuva Sena and took

Cong Legislature Party boss Former CM Prithviraj Chavan says he has requested high command not to give him any responsibility By Suyash Padate

Amit, Raj Thackeray’s son. over the seats of the Students' Council of the MU. With both the parties having a tie of two wins each, the upcoming students' council elections and the University Senate elections are crucial for both. Amit Thackeray told the ADC, “I have been attending the MNVS meetings; but I have just been listening to the proceedings. The discussions with the MNVS area heads are held by Aditya Shridokar and I have been going along with him for these meetings.”

he much hyped meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) which started on a stormy note yesterday concluded quietly authorising party president Sonia Gandhi to nominate their leader amidst calls to give the post to a youth leader. Restraining the agitated members from reacting over the debacle, a one-line resolution, authorising Congress president to select the new CLP leader was moved by state Congress president Manikrao Thakre and unanimously adopted by 39 newly-elected legislative Assembly members (MLAs) and 22 legislative Council members (MLCs). Three MLAs were absent due to various reasons. The resolution was passed in the presence of Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, the central observer who later met the legislators individually to seek their views on the new CLP chief. During the meeting, the former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan indicated that he is not in the race for the CLP leader's post. Chavan pointed out that he has requested the party leadership not to assign any responsibility to him now. He said, “I want to meet and spend maximum time with the people of my constituency, Karad South, and work for them”. Former minister, Vijay Wadettiwar, a legislator from Chimur, in

Now, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will nominate CLP leader in Maharashtra. Chandrapur district demanded that a youthful leader from Vidarbha be considered as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also hailed from the region. Speaking to reporters after the legislature party meeting, Manikrao Thakre said, “Kharge will meet Mohan Prakash, AICCI general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra, and discuss the legislators' views before taking the final decision”. The name of the leader will be announced by Congress president

Sonia Gandhi from New Delhi very shortly. In the Lok Sabha elections held in May and recently concluded Assembly elections, the Congress received its worst drubbing for which Chavan faced the party's ire at various levels. Many were up in arms against the former CM and had decided to take him on in the meeting. However, a one line resolution was passed and the ball was tossed into the court of the Congress high command.

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The husband used to forcefully perform unnatural sex and also wanted his wife to abort the baby

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umbai police on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old husband for performing unnatural sex with his wife and going against the latter’s will to prevent the birth of a baby. The accused, whose name

ACP Minoo Faredoon Irani passes away

and identity has been withheld to protect the victim’s identity, has been arrested by police personnel from Nehru Nagar police station in Kurla (E). Police registered FIR against the cruel husband and arrested him, said police adding that the lady’s condi-

The former constable lied that he would get the victim admission in an engg college and duped him of `2.90 lakh

etired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Mr. Minoo Faredoon Irani passed away in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son and grandchildren. Minoo Irani, a self-made man to the core joined the police force in 1950 as Sub-Inspector (CID) and retired as ACP Vigilance (CID) in 1989. In his 39 years in the Mumbai Police he was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service and also the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. After retirement he took over as Chief Vigilance Officer at the RWITC Mahalaxmi and was instrumental in curbing illegal betting and bookies at the Race Course. He will be remembered as an upright and totally honest officer and a gentleman who always helped everyone who knocked on his door for help and justice. His passing away is a great loss to the Zoroastrian Community and to Malcolm Baug in particular, where he will be sorely missed.

accused used to force his wife to have unnatural sex with him. When she got pregnant, the accused told her that he would not like to have child at this stage and told her to go for abortion. However, the victim declined to go for abortion and the accused then, in a bid to

Ex-cop arrested again for cheating

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tion is better but she is in a depressed state. The couple got married in February this year, informed police. The accused was working with a reputed company in the city and the girl’s father is a highly placed government employee. According to the police, the

ormer constable Milind Salvi, who had been booked by the Dahisar police on May 17 for allegedly cheating a retired Food Corporation of India (FCI) employee of Rs.5 lakh, has been arrested in a separate case at Kharghar on Wednesday where he had duped a family of Rs.2.90 lakh by promising their son admission in an engineering college. He is likely to be transferred to the Dahisar cops after their Kharghar counterparts conclude their investigation. Salvi’s two sons have also been booked in the case. The complainant is Kandivali (west) resident Balkrishna Ranganekar (54).

According to Ranganekar, his son Abhishekh (22) had finished a diploma in electronic and telecommunication. “He couldn’t get admitted into any of the colleges in the city when one of Milind’s sons Nitesh, who is acquainted to my daughter Shraddha, said he could help,” said Ranganekar in the FIR. Nitesh is a resident of Shiv Krupa CHS at Belpada in Kharghar. In September last year, Nitesh and Milind visited the Ranganekars’ house where the former cop talked about his “pull” in such institutions and suggested us one Saraswati College in Kharghar where he could get Abhishekh admitted. After initially quoting an amount of Rs.3 lakh as a ‘donation’, the Salvis reduced it to Rs.2 lakh that did not include the primary fee amount. On September 13, Abhishekh met Nitesh at his Kharghar residence and handed over Rs.75,000 cash. Nitesh then took him to the college and after spending a few minutes inside the prin-

cipal’s cabin while Abhishekh waited outside, came out and confidently announced that everything was “set”. Again on September 17, following Nilesh’s instructions, Shraddha and Abhishekh took Rs. 2.50 lakh – that comprised of Rs.90,000 as donation and Rs.1.25 Lakh as the primary fees – to the Salvis’ Kharghar residence to be converted into a demand draft. Milind Salvi, his wife and sons Nitesh and Manish were present there when Milind kept the Rs.1.75 lakh with himself. Then Nitesh, Manish, Abhishekh and Shraddha headed to nearby SBI branch where Manish deposited Rs. 90,190 in his account and immediately prepared a DD of Rs. 89,910 in the name of Saraswati College of Engineering. “The three then later began giving unclear answers to our queries on the status of the admission. Enquiries with the college revealed that they had received no such fees while the SBI Kharghar branch said Manish had

prevent the birth of a baby, again started having unnatural sex. This led to excess bleeding from the private parts of the victim. Immediately, the vicitm approached the doctor and then complained to the police about her husband’s cruel acts.

Police arrested the accused under sections 377 (Unnatural offences), 315 (Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth) and 325 (Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of IPC. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

Wadala rape: Police still clueless By Tariq Khan

he Wadala TT police are still groping in the dark in the sexual assault case where a nine-year-old girl was brutally raped and then released, in the incident that took place in Diwali. Several accused matching the description given by the traumatised girl were investigated but were not found to have an involvement in the murder. “We brought several accused who were similar in appearance as described by the girl but none were found to be the assailants. For instance, the girl had said that the man was tall with a thick volume of hair. We rounded up several suspects having that kind of hair but were later released as their claims about their movements and activities on the day of the crime didn’t add up. Around 70 such persons had been questioned. Her younger brother, who too briefly saw the man, gave conflicting descriptions. He first said that the accused had a dark

brown skin tone but later claimed that he was fair. We also picked up a few persons with a black patch on their left hands which was identified by the girl but they too were found to be innocent,” said senior PI Suhas Garud. Police now suspect the accused to be a drifter who has already left town as he could have been otherwise identified by the residents had he been a local. Late night on October 24, the girl was picked up by the accused where she was bursting crackers and playing with her brother and other children in the Shanti Nagar area. Her disappearance was discovered at around 12 am and her parents began searching for her when she returned around 1 am in a brutalised state with bleeding private parts and torn clothes. A case of rape and kidnapping under the IPC along with relevant sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (PCSOA) was registered against the unknown accused.

Jawadekar assures faster approvals to city projects Dy.Ch./M&E/3600/ES dt. 03-11-2014

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nion Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Jawadekar yesterday assured Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that his ministry will look into the state’s projects with an open mind in a transparent manner and grant approvals as early as possible. He said this while chairing an intensive review meeting that discussed key infrastructure development projects of Mumbai and Maharashtra. The projects and issues that came up for discussion included the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) related issues, construction of coastal roads in Mumbai, Metro II CharkopMankhurd project, approvals for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Smarak in the Arabian Sea and the Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial at Dadar.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed his departmental secretaries to visit New Delhi and personally follow up in securing approvals for the infrastructure projects within the next fortnight. Jawadekar stated that his ministry would soon grant its approval to the construction of a memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj off the coast of Girgaum Chowpatty. Fadnavis stated

that work on the construction of the memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Indu Mill compound and beautification of the Chaitya Bhoomi at Dadar will be paced up. The second and third phase of the memorial has been held up due to the CRZ regulations. The Chief Minister urged the Union Environment Minister to resolve some environmental issues related to the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) on fast track mode. Fadnavis also urged Jawadekar to work towards making amendments to the environment guidelines so that the Metro II project between CharkopMankhurd can be revived. Jawadekar stated that the Centre will soon take a decision paving the way for redevelopment of fishermen colonies in Mumbai that are currently affected by CRZ III provisions.

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Don’t throw garbage on the public street. Put it in the bins provided

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ive days after a trader was robbed of Rs 6.7 lakh in Vasai, sleuths of the Palghar district police have apprehended all the three members of the gang who used to keep a watch and target people carrying large amounts of cash. The armed trio would fling chilli powder and then snatch cash and other valuables from the victims who were left helpless due to acute burning sensation in the eyes. According to the police the gang had used the same modus operandi to rob local iron rod trader – Durgesh Mohan Tiwari – who was near the railway station in a shared autorickshaw near Vardhaman junction, in Vasai after collecting payments amounting more than Rs 6.70 lakh from his clients.

However thanks to the alertness of an on-duty police officer from the Valiv police station, one of the miscreants – Satyadev Vishwakarma (22) – was nabbed a few hours after the crime. After rounds of sustained interrogation and intensified search operations, the investigating team led by police sub inspector Prakash Sawant, they managed to nab the other two gang members – Suver Shaikh and Mahesh Khedkar. The police also recovered the stolen cash from the trio who have been booked under sections 394 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The district Sessions Court has remanded the trio to seven days in police custody. Not ruling out the involvement of the trio in other similar crimes, the Valiv police is carrying out further investigations into the case.

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t is a curious case of a missing man returning home giving relief to his family when actually the man was put behind bars by the police under NDPS Act. According to sources, a few days ago, the Trombay police arrested Cheeta Camp resident Yunus Khan (36) under the NDPS Act for consuming drugs and subsequently sent him to Arthur Road jail. Family members

who were unaware of Khan’s arrest frantic a l l y searched for him but to no avail. Eventually they lodged a missing complaint at Trombay police station on November 4. Despite sending Khan to Arthur Road jail a few days ago, the Trombay police lodged a missing complaint and as-

sured his family of finding his whereabouts and advised them to keep searching at their end too. The very same day, Khan was released from Arthur Road jail after which he proceeded straight to Trombay police to collect his mobile, purse and ID card. Even then the Trombay police did not inform him that a missing was lodged complaint against him by his family members. When Khan narrated the

whole incident to his family members, they had nothing to do but laugh at the hilarious deed of the Trombay police. “This shows how the police bungle up complaints causing agony to aggrieved family members,” said a social worker from Cheeta Camp. Senior police inspector at the Trombay police station refused to take phone calls, while officials concerned with the goof-up refuse to comment on the case. Pics : Sushil Kadam | ADC

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Man found hanging from tree in Vasai

Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India Piyush Goyal visited his alma mater – the Don Bosco's High School in Matunga as the All India Don Bosco Educational Society ( AIDBES) in association with the Salesian Province of Mumbai has organized the “3rd National Educational Conference of Don Bosco Schools India” from November 6 November 9, 2014 at it's Matunga premises in the city. Goyal graduated from Don Bosco's Matunga from the 1979 batch.

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young man from Manickpur was yesterday found hanging from a tamarind tree at Umela in Vasai. Early morning joggers found the body and informed the police, who have registered a case of suicide Continued from pg 1 « Secretary to initiate an inquiry under the Commission of Inquiry Act 1952 headed by a sitting or retired judge," the order of the CIC had said. Maria as then Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) had led the probe into the brazen terror assault launched by 10 Pakistani terrorists on November 26, 2008

and sent the body for postmortem analysis. According to the police, the victim, Deelip Madheo Pawar, is learnt to be an alcoholic and committed suicide at about 4 am. Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Waredkar of Vasai Gaon police station.

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was kidnapped, assaulted, intimidated of dire consequences and compelled to sign blank papers by my employer, of which police refused to take cognizance,” lamented Kishor Bhandari, a resident of Krishna Township, Vasai (West), when he first visited an advocate.

After many meetingsbetween Bhandari, who was accompanied by his father, cousin, neighbour and a friend, two notices were prepared; when suddenly Bandari requested the advocate not to serve any notice to the police, and only to his employer. After a few days,

Bhandari once again visited his advocate and begged her to serve the police with a notice, sand it being Saturday evening, post was out of question, therefore it was sent through someone and the police refused to accept it; thereafter the advocate had to personally go to Waliv Police Station on Sunday afternoon, but she learnt from the police that her client himself was a thief.

Maria gets back power he lost in 26/11 case and was heading the police control room for some time during the 72-hour siege. Vinita Kamte had under RTI sought call logs of wireless conversations between the control room and Kamte's van in which he was killed with Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare and en-

57-year-old officer molested and sexually assaulted her on two occasions last year. Continued from pg 1 « As per the complaint, the victim had first met Paraskar conversations between in 2012 when he was AddiParaskar and the accused tional Commissioner of Poalso has a mention in the re- lice (North region) with port. regard to a case. In July, the victim in her neel.shah@afternoodc.in complaint alleged that the

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counter specialist Vijay Salaskar. She had alleged that the details were first denied to her. However, when information was provided in November 2009 and February 2010, there were "serious discrepancies". "Maria did not allow information to be shared with Vinita Kamte. It is highly irresponsible. Is he trying to hide some information in the matter? It looks like if an impartial inquiry is not initiated then Vinita and the public will not be able to receive true information," the order that read like a virtual indictment of Maria, who took over as Mumbai police commissioner in February this year said.

Kamte has accused Maria of not telling her who sent her husband towards Cama Hospital where he was killed even though he was in charge of the main control room during the first few hours of the attack. The commission had criticised Maria and Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Amitabh Rajan, saying that they did not attend two previous hearings, which showed their lack of seriousness about the entire incident. "Maria gave various reasons for not attending the hearings, while Rajan did not give any reason for remaining absent," Gaikwad had said. After Kamte's lawyers had raised the issue of certain discrepancies in information

provided to her about the call logs, regarding timings mentioned in those, and raised doubts about their manipulation, the commission had asked Rajan to probe it. Her lawyer had claimed that there was a difference of six minutes in the call logs and the main voice logger was not secured. "Instead of himself (Rajan) conducting an inquiry into the incident, Rajan relied on the findings of the officers, who themselves were under the scanner, and then submitted the report. This is a very serious matter as he did not follow the commission's order. Such behaviour does not befit a senior bureaucrat," the CIC had said. Kamte had

also claimed that she was given two completely different call log records from the south control room. The state had, meanwhile, submitted a different call record in the chargesheet it filed in the case. In the book, 'To The Last Bullet' co-authored by her, Kamte had blamed Maria for not sending reinforcements to help her husband, appearing to give wrong information about the shootout that left three officers dead, and not helping them get medical assistance after they had been shot. Following the allegations levelled against him in the book that was released in 2009, Maria, one of the most high-profile IPS officers in the country, had reportedly offered to resign.

BJP penetrates the BMC

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By Khushboo Panjabi

he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a strong hold on the state with its recent victory in the Assembly elections and it is gearing up to use this power to its advantage in the BMC, despite the fact that its al-

liance partner has hitherto dominated the civic body. The BJP will work hard to push policy changes and eventually install a mayor of their choice. A BJP spokesperson from the BMC said, “Our first job will be to remove Octroi and the Local Body Tax (LBT), work on the

redevelopment policy, Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, and of course to fight for the betterment of the city, as always. We are not only at the top in the state but also in the city.” The BJP is looking to obtain more seats than the Sena in the next BMC elections

and are confident of winning. “Our hard work has already begun and the next mayor in the civic administration will be ours,” said the spokesperson. The BMC runs on an annual budget of more than Rs 32,000 crore. which is substantial to say the least.

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Death toll due to dengue is 11 The latest victim of this cursed disease is a 3-year-old baby By A Staff Reporter

three-year-old baby succumbed to dengue on Thursday noon. Manasvi Mangesh Devrukhakar who was admitted to the Paedi- BMC worker at Sena Bhavan. atric Intensive Care Unit of Holy Spirit hospital at Bandra hospital as yet. We are trying on November 5 passed away to find out details about it.” This death has taken the at 2:55pm on November 6. The cause of death is said to toll of death due to dengue to be dengue shock syndrome 11 this year. “We are doing several awaredue to Thrombocytopenia. Baby Manasvi was a resident ness programmes, conducting checks and doing fumigation. of Andheri. When asked about this But it is not possible for us to death, at the time of going to check every household. The the press, Dr Mangala Go- public should also be responsimare, Epidemiologist, BMC, ble and make sure that there “I also have heard about this are no breeding spots in and death. We have not got any around their area. It is only notification about it from the through joint efforts that

dengue can be controlled,” said Dr Rajan Naringrekar, chief insecticide officer, BMC. This is what the BMC has done: In 2014, till the month of October, the BMC has sent 13,215 notices to residential areas, commercial set ups and individuals as well, 344 investigative reports have been made, 864 people have been prosecuted while Rs 23,22,400 has been collected as fine.

While correspondingly in 2013, the number of notices sent were 19,677, 690 investigative reports were made, 1,166 prosecutions were done and Rs 36,25,000 was collected as fine. So the number of notices, prosecutions and fine amounts seem to have come down this year which can probably be a result of increased awareness. To this Dr Naringrekar said, “One can not compare these numbers as 2014 is yet to end. Also, the elections had an impact on the work being carried out so certain procedures have been delayed. But yes, awareness with regards to public and private premises has increased but when it comes to taking precautions inside houses, much needs to be done by the people of the city.” So, the BMC feels that it has done all that can be done, and now the public need to do their bit.

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he affected residents of the Worli Campa Cola Compound on Wednesday met the newly elected Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and have submitted a petition, hoping that he would do something to regularise their illegal flats. They are also happy after the Supreme Court’s recent statement that it is not averse to any possible relief given by the new government to the residents of the society. Fadnavis assured them that a solution will be found and that his government would seek time from the apex court to bring a legislation. A resident who did not wish to be named said, “Our hopes are on the new government as they have always stood with us even before the elections, and all Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have always been supportive during our fight.” The apex court earlier had rejected the submission that at least the illegal flats be not demolished till the time it decides the curative petition of the residents' association

in the case. The residents had mentioned that under section 53 of the MRTP Act, there is a clear provision for regularisation of unauthorised properties. However, the government may save 81 flats out of the 97 flats which are to be demolished, which fall under the permissible Floor Space Index (FSI) limits, and so can be regularised. The residents are planning to submit a clarification request to the apex court. The next hearing in the Supreme Court is on November 10. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.i

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DIRTY stream is flowing along the Eastern Express highway. An effort appears to have been made to cover it all the way with plastic material. Along the entire stretch of the stream, there are many openings. Why has the BMC left these openings? And then, the covering itself has been done in a shoddy way. It is certain that thousands of dengue mosquitoes are born here. And when they are ready to fly out they do so through the openings. Among other places, they can make a beeline to Matoshree. This is one clear instance to show that the prevention of dengue has not been done as it should have been. The BMC appears to be quite ignorant about how to go about it. For instance, in some buildings across the suburbs, BMC men have moved in and got all pots carrying plants taken away from balconies and other places. They have allowed however the pots to be kept outside the building – with plants being watered everyday. The spraying of pesticide is also far from satisfactory. There are many areas where they never go. There have been over 1,000 reported dengue cases in the city. What is to be noted is that all the cases are not reported. Already nearly a dozen deaths are confirmed by the BMC. In the last several years, this year dengue has claimed more lives. Proper preventive measures do not seem to have been taken. What is pathetic is citizens are even threatened with arrest if they do not do what the BMC says.

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VEN as Australia gears up for the two- bane on November 15 and 16. day G20 Leaders' Summit which will be "Structural reforms and attracting investheld on November 15 and 16 in Bris- ment in infrastructure are essential to move bane, Queensland, the principal meeting India to a higher growth path. Investment is venue will be the Brisbane Convention and important considering India's abundant deExhibition Centre. As many as 4,000 delegates mographic dividend," the paper said. "Australia can serve as a natural partner for and 3,000 media representatives are expected to attend the summit. The summit provides a India by providing the capital required for valuable opportunity for leaders to discuss a both social and physical infrastructure," it wide range of global economic issues and to said adding India's long drawn out power use their collective power to improve people’s shortage was due to end with the two sides lives. The summit is informed by the policy inking a civil nuclear deal recently. discussions held throughout the year. At the The return on capital (real rate of interest) end of the summit, leaders release a commu- in Australia is low and Australian capital will niqué which outlines the G20 policy discus- have better returns when invested in physical sions and commitments. infrastructure in India, the paper pinpointed, Seeing the significance of the upcoming reports PTI. summit, India should closely partner with "As the level of capital already deployed in Australia to bring about a clarity in tax policy India is low, the return on additional capital to prevent money laundering and to undermine the black economy, an Australian think tank has said.

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Challenges ahead Australia has been correct in pinpointing that there was a need to know that governments will not change or tinker with the rules after investments were made by investors and that tax systems be reinforced to ensure fairness, a research paper 'The G-20: Challenges and opportunities Ahead' by Australia India Institute has said. The paper added, that clarity in tax policy is essential to prevent money laundering and to undermine the black economy. Avoidance of legitimate tax through transfer pricing and other strategies should be stopped.. "India should underpin this Australian initiative through its own assent and also by not changing investment rules and tax policies retrospectively," it said ahead of the two-day G20 summit to be held in Bris-

investment will always be higher in India than in other ASEAN countries or in China," it said. "There is therefore value in this partnership. And indeed, Australia-India cooperation has gone beyond energy to areas ranging from defence collaboration to science, water, education and skills. Australia's formula for growth through public-private partnerships merits the support of other G20 economies, both advanced and emerging, including India," it added. The research paper said since March 2012 India's image as a favourable investment destination was severely dented specially post Vodafone case, where the centre retrospectively changed the tax laws to penalise the UK-based telephone giant, the cancellation of 2G mobile licenses, introduction of Gen-

‘Love is not of the mind’ L

OVE is a fusion between two people, it is exclusive, and in it there is both pain and joy. Can a commoner like me ever know love? Sir, everybody can know love, but you can know it only when you are capable of looking at facts very clearly, without resistance, without justification, without explaining them away - just look at things closely, observe them very clearly and minutely. Now, what is the thing that we call love? The questioner says that it is exclusive, and that in it we know pain and joy. Is love exclusive? We shall find out when we examine what we call love, what the so-called common man calls love. There is no common man. There is only man, which is you and I. The common man is a fictitious entity invented by the politicians. There is only man, which is you and I, who are in sorrow, in pain, in anxiety, and fear. Now, what is our life? To find out what love is, let us begin with what we know. What is our love? In the midst of pain and pleasure we know it is exclusive, personal: my wife, my children, my country, my God. We know it as a flame in the midst of smoke, we know it through jealousy, we know it through domination, we know it through possession, we know it through loss when the other is gone. So, we know love as sensation, do we not? When we say we love, we know jealousy, we know fear, we know anxiety. When you say you love someone, all that is implied: envy, the desire to possess, the desire to own, to dominate, the fear of loss, and so on. All this we call love, and we do not know love without fear, without envy, without pos-

session; we merely verbalize that state of love which is without fear; we call it impersonal, pure, divine, or God knows what else, but the fact is that we are jealous, we are dominating, possessive. We shall know that state of love only when jealousy, envy, possessiveness, domination, come to an end, and as long as we possess, we shall never love. Envy, possession, hatred, the desire to dominate the person or the thing called 'mine', the desire to possess and to be possessed — all that is a process of thought, is it not? And is love a process of thought? Is love a thing of the mind? Actually, for most of us, it is. Do not say it is not - it is nonsense to say that.

MATTER & SPIRIT Do not deny the fact that your love is a thing of the mind. Surely it is, is it not? Otherwise, you would not possess, you would not dominate, you would not say, "It is mine." And as you do say it, your love is a thing of the mind; so love, for you, is a process of thought. You can think about the person whom you love, but thinking about the person whom you love - is that love? When do you think about the person whom you love? You think about her when she is gone, when she is away, when she has left you. But when she no longer disturbs you, when you can say, "She is mine," then you do not have to think about her. You do not have to think about your furniture; it is part of you - which is a process of identification so as not to be disturbed, to avoid trouble, anxiety, sorrow. So, you miss the person

eral Anti-avoidance Rules (GAAR) in the 2012 Budget, and the case of South Korea's steel major POSCO. It also said that Australian government led by Tony Abbott has favoured created the right conditions for private enterprise as the best way governments can increase job opportunities and raise productivity. "Through it presidency of the G20 Australia thus has the standing and the motivation to press European leaders to undertake structural reforms, including more liberal immigration policies". "It will not however be an easy task," the paper said adding that Australia will find an able partner in India, given the latter's experience with Mode-4 services.

India's infrastructure deficit In the classification scheme of the WTO, Mode-4 services are those supplied by individuals present in person. The term is used to refer to the movement of natural persons, such as IT professionals, scientists and others, traveling from their own country to provide services in another country. It also stressed that Australia was keen to help developing and less developed economies lacking expertise to prepare project reports required to attract infrastructure related funds which can be significant benefit for India, that has huge infrastructure deficit. The G20 countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States — and the European Union. (From Natasha Chaku in Melbourne, with inputs from PTI) whom you say you love only when you are disturbed, when you are in suffering; and as long as you possess that person, you do not have to think about that person, because in possession there is no disturbance. But when possession is disturbed, you begin to think, and then you say, "I love that person." So your love is merely a reaction of the mind, is it not? - which means your love is merely a sensation, and sensation is surely not love. Do you think about the person when you are close to him, sirs and ladies? When you possess, hold, dominate, control, when you can say, "She is mine" or "He is mine," there is no problem. As long as you are certain in your possession, there is no problem, is there? And society, everything you have built around you, helps you to possess so as not to be disturbed, so as not to think about it. Thinking comes when you are disturbed - and you are bound to be disturbed as long as your thinking is what you call "love." Surely, love is not a thing of the mind, and because the things of the mind have filled our hearts, we have no love. The things of the mind are jealousy, envy, ambition, the desire to be somebody, to achieve success. These things of the mind fill your hearts, and then you say you love, but how can you love when you have all these confusing elements in you? When there is smoke, how can there be a pure flame? Love is not a thing of the mind, and love is the only solution to our problems. Love is not of the mind, and the man who has accumulated money or knowledge can never know love because he lives with the things of the mind; his activities are of the mind, and whatever he touches he makes into a problem, a confusion, a misery. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Tendulkar’s timing questionable THE truth in Tendulkar's tale is coming out in open from the horse's mouth. Rahul Dravid made it clear that there was no difference of opinion and everything is just made up to make Greg Chappell, the villain of Sachin's story, made public after seven years of its happening. Rahul Dravid, one of the legends in Indian cricket, countered former skipper Sourav Ganguly’s claim that The Wall was fully aware of what Greg Chappell was up to during his stint as India coach, but could not control the Australian. The former skipper refuses to join the bandwagon of Chappell bashers and asked Ganguly not to put words into his mouth. Dravid made it clear that he had no such conversation with Ganguly. While most Indian cricketers from the Chappell era have wasted no time in calling him a dictator, Dravid begged to differ and made it clear that he had no issues with the Australian. Dravid also refused to take the bait when asked if he was willing to react to Tendulkar’s claim that Chappell had offered the captaincy of the team to Tendulkar prior to the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. Further he was not privy to any such conversation and would like to wait before reading the book and only comment then if he feels necessary, rather than reacting now.

– Sachin, Laxman, Dravid and Ganguly lost out their place without the interference of the coach. It was just a tit for tat way of criticising the coach and will not serve any purpose in improving the standard of the game in India. — S Abhisheck Ramaswamy, Sion

IT has been a sordid state of affairs after the release of 'Playing it my way'. Tendulkar could play with a straight bat during cricketing career but now did not show restraint in blaming Greg Chappell. Sachin is getting support from Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and the monkey gate fame Harbhajan Singh. Sachin saved the Sardar of spin from that epic episode and now he is trying to save his saviour. But I don't think it is right to blame the coach for the debacle in the 2007 World Cup. An opinion poll endorses this view. To get cheap publicity for his autobiography, Sachin did all this and wanted to settle scores with a senior coach after his retirement. Greg Chappell spoke his mind on the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar and felt that the player went overboard in revealing certain things which were not discussed with the record holder in world cricket. — C K Subramaniam, Sanpada

AMID controversies surrounding Bharat Ratna award to undeserv ing recipients, it seems to me that CRICKETING controversies con- there have been ethical lapses in tinue to haunt Indian cricket and the choice and reasoning towards this time Chappell denies that he bestowing national awards wherewanted to replace Dravid with upon many genuine cases had Sachin and contested his account been omitted leading to many of visit to clear the controversial heart burns and jealousies. Indeed, air. Dravid was made to quit by our many deserving candidates were selectors and Greg Chappell was in overlooked and undermined. Also, no way connected. Sourav Gan- it seems that once someone casuguly was sacked because he lacked ally appreciates someone, he/she physical fitness, Harbhajan Singh reaches the sky and doesn't come showed all the tantrums on the down. — P Chakravorty, Fort field and did not get wickets, Zaheer Khan was up the hill and was on the injured list most of the time, Sehwag lost out due to his incon- SACHIN Tendulkar hardly ever sistency, Ashish Nehra was not up spoke out of turn as long as he to international standards and Yu- played for India. His speech was alvraj Singh did not have physical fit- ways measured and his words ness and were dropped by the never betrayed his emotions. The selectors and not by Greg Chap- only time he was rattled and depell. Sachin chose the wrong time cided to react was when Greg to open his mind and made a silly Chappell tried to tinker with his comment after all the famous four batting order during the 2007 — Anandambal Subbu, Kharghar

World Cup. When Tendulkar tried to reason out why he should only bat at the top of the order, his stand was seen by some as selfish and he felt his commitment to Indian cricket was being questioned. On his return from the World Cup, where India failed to make even the second stage, he lashed out at Chappell and took it up with the Indian cricket board. There are a number of instances when the board went by what the seniors said and sacked Indian coaches quietly. Chappell, in an interview a couple of years later, was in a mellow mood and regretted his decision to force Tendulkar to bat lower down. So Tendulkar’s narrative has to been seen in the backdrop of what happened before the disastrous World Cup. Chappell had picked on a technical detail when he suggested to Tendulkar that he should replace Rahul Dravid as captain, by saying the only time he visited the Master Blaster’s residence was 12 months before the World Cup and not “just months away.” Be that as it may, Tendulkar’s credentials as a player cannot be questioned. When he decides to tell his story, it cannot be only on what happened out in the middle, he is bound to discuss what transpired behind the iron curtain the board had created. — Bhagwan Thandani, via email

SACHIN Tendulkar has always played his cricket with a straight bat but his outburst against former coach Greg Chappell after a decade of the events happening surprises us all. We believe every word Tendulkar says but what amused us is the reason why he kept quiet when all these irregularities were happening? Greg Chappell as an Indian coach was always a misfit as he tried to bestow his authority on some of India's biggest cricketing heroes like Ganguly, Dravid, Tendulkar and Co. People like Tendulkar who are national icons should have protested at the time when such filth was dished and what good would it do now if these facts are made public. At best, it would give Tendulkar's autobiography publicity which would sell like hot cakes and nothing more to

— K V Raman, Malad

QUOTE: You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. — Michael Phelps

benefit the game of cricket in general. The person too is at fault if one keeps quiet in spite of knowing the damage that is being done around you and Sachin I am afraid too is at fault and has done Indian cricket some damage by not revolting against Greg Chappell when the Australian was busy damaging the morale of our side.

— S N Kabra, Goregaon

RIP: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Marathi and Hindi movie actor, known for his villainous roles, passed away on November 3.

THE death of actor Sadashiv Amrapukar on November 3 is a loss to the his soul rest in peace and may the entire film industry. Amrapukar was younger generation remember him my favourite actor and I enjoyed forever. — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili watching most of his movies. May

IT is widely known that the Australian cricketers put their country's interests above their personal interests whereas it is the other way round in Indian cricket. Greg Chappell was considered one of the best batsmen of his time and as an Indian Coach he was enforcing the Australian culture. The grapevine has it that he felt that Tendulkar was obsessed with promoting his own interests than that of the team and hence wanted him to bat at No 4 instead of opening in the onedayers. When Tendulkar still insisted on opening without having regards to the teams' requirements, Greg Chappell did not seem to have minced words by asking him to warm the bench if he was not willing to bat at No 4. Tendulkar, not used to such frank talk, was upset and must have felt that he was being probed for the first time.

The ‘villain’ will be missed

have been so successful. Sadashiv has acted in many films and all of IT is profoundly sad that a great them have proved successful. His actor of the status of Sadashiv Am- advantage to essay roles effortlessly was that he was a stage actor. Even rapurkar is no more. He was the one and only actor Amitabh Bachchan who has worked who excelled in villainy. It was Ma- with Sadashiv in 'Akhri Raasta' has hesh Bhatt’s 'Sadak' in which he es- commented that Sadashiv has left a sayed the role of Hijra Maharani vacuum in his life in his death. May almighty God rest the dethat catapulted him as a great actor to reckon with. As Mahesh Bhatt has parted soul in eternal peace and commented that without Maharani give fortitude to his bereaved family (Hijra Sadashiv), his Sadak wouldn’t members to bear this irreparable loss. You will be missed badly.

AMID CONTROVERSY: Sachin Tendulkar, known largely as the God of cricket, has stirred controversy with the allegations made against former Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell in his autobiographical book.

Tendulkar continued to be in the Indian Team notwithstanding his prolonged poor form and managed to have a farewell series with the weakest West Indian side to complete his 200 Test matches to fulfill his personal interests. Hence, Tendulkar has to address himself and answer more about his attitude than commenting on some coach merely because he did not dance to his tunes. It will be hard for Tendulkar to answer the facts but easy to bulldoze. — T M Uday Shankar, via email

WELL, the autobiography is out, but like a careful establishment man, nothing has been said against officialdom or officials in cricket. After all, how then will you get awards and other quid pro quos. But here is the real achievement of the author. Single-handedly, with the help of media, sponsors and officialdom, he has killed all other games and sports in this country for at least two generations. While the process did begin earlier with the advent of colour and channel TV and the 1983 World Cup win, the author ensured that there was no hope for any other game to be revived. — T R Ramaswami, Kandivali

artists in recent times and Sadashiv Amarpurkar's death has created a big vacuum in the film industry. It is a great loss for Bollywood. Marathi and Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away after battling with lung infection for over a fortnight. Amrapurkar was put on ventilator support and had been in a critical condition for the past few days. The actor had worked in movies like 'Ishq', 'Aankhen', 'Gupt' and several others. With strong roots in rural and Marathi theatre, Amrapurkar made his film debut with Govind Nihalani’s acclaimed — Bhavesh Jani, Nala Sopara 'Ardhsatya' in 1983. His performance in the film as a local mafia don won him several awards. BOLLYWOOD is losing seasoned — Jayanthy S Maniam, Sanpada

WITH the demise of Sadashiv Amrapurkar, we lost not only the actor, but also a great villain and a comedian. It is very difficult to prove such versatility in reel life, and this great actor did it. From Ramashetty of 'Ardhasatya' to Pyaare Mohan of 'Aankhe' was the evidence of his growth. In the middle of his career growth, one can not forget his milestone acting of the villain role of Maharani of 'Sadak'. He was a true all-rounder actor for the Hindi-Marathi movie industries. We pay homage, from the bottom of our heart that may his soul rest in peace.

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aranasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi for the first time after assuming charge, where he is likely to firm up plans for its development. Preparations are in full swing and tight security is in place in the ancient temple town where Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre for weavers and also adopt a village under his "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana" (MPs' model village scheme). UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be here to welcome the Prime Minister. Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar will also be present, Additional District Magistrate (protocol) OP Chaubey said. According to Inspector General of Police (Public Grievances) Ashok Jain, 12 SP rank police officials of Uttar Pradesh, 18 Additional SPs, 20 Deputy SPs, 135 sub-inspectors, besides more than 1000 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed. The Special Protection Group which is responsible for the Prime Minister's security would be assisted by officials and personnel of the Uttar Pradesh police. The Prime Minister's visit, which is likely to last a little over 24 hours, has sent soaring the hope of a bet-

PM greets people on Gurpurab ew Delhi: Prime Minister N Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with former Israeli President Shimon Peres in New Delhi on Thursday. ter future among residents of the holy town, which has been facing crumbling infrastructure and lack of basic amenities. Among the oldest cities in the world, Varanasi has been constantly in the spotlight ever since Modi chose to retain the constituency he had won by a huge margin of 3.7

lakh votes, vacating Vadodara in his home state of Gujarat where his victory (by 5.7 lakh votes) was even bigger. Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Lok Sabha elections in May, Modi had visited the city and offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Mandir and taken part in

Ganga Aarti. During his tour, the Prime Minister is likely to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre and a crafts museum, announcement for which was made in the first general budget presented by his government in June this year. The project is aimed at the uplift

Guru Nanak Jayanti and urged the people to take a pledge to embrace the path of service and work towards a just and equal society. "I bow to the venerable Guru Nanak Devji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. The life and teachings of Guru Nanak Devji inspire us eternally," the Prime Minister said. He urged the nation to work towards a just and equal society which is free from all kinds of social evils. "Let us follow the path of compassion, truth and peace as shown by him (Guru Nanak). of the weavers, whose plight had been repeatedly highlighted in election speeches by Modi who had vowed to take steps for their betterment. He will also inaugurate a powerloom centre.

Rajnath Singh in Israel to bolster bilateral ties T

el Aviv: Vowing to strengthen India's "very warm" relations with Israel, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived here for his first bilateral visit abroad to discuss issues like security cooperation and fight against terror. "'Shalom' to the people of Israel. Reached Tel Aviv last night. Shall meet the Prime Minister Mr Benjamin Netanyahu today in the evening," Singh tweeted after reaching Israel. "India and Israel share very warm & cordial bilateral relations. We look Rajnath Singh forward to strengthen it further," he reschedule his plans after his flight said. Singh was scheduled to arrive from Monaco was cancelled due to here yesterday morning but had to bad weather. The Minister was in

Less than half of HSBC list accounts have no money: SIT report N

ew Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney has found that less than half of the HSBC bank list of over 600 accounts did not have any money while more than hundred names were a repeat, hampering the possibility of any action against them. The Income Tax department is now mulling prosecution against 300 entities figuring in the list of 628 entries in the HSBC Geneva list given to the Supreme Court recently, official sources said. The SIT found and reported that there was no amount shown in almost 289 HSBC Geneva entries, while 122 of them were repeated twice in the same list. "The SIT found that the biggest impediment in taking action against the people listed in this particular lot was that there were no

details about the operations of these accounts. It was not reflected in the list as to when these accounts were opened and what was their transaction history," the sources said. The report of the SIT, headed by retired Supreme Court Judge M B Shah with Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat as its Vice-Chairman, said the I-T department had undertaken 150 search or survey operations against those named in the list but prosecution proceedings were yet not final against them. "Now that this list has been handed over to the apex court and the cases are nearing time barring stage by the end of this fiscal, the department is mulling to launch prosecution in close to 300 cases," they said. The SIT has also sought "renegotiation" of various tax information exchange treaties.

Monaco to attend Interpol's General Assembly. Despite the unexpected change in Singh's plans, the Israeli government rolled out a red carpet in welcoming him with Netanyahu, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich re-adjusting their tight schedules to meet him. Singh started his Israel visit by visiting Holy sites in the old city of Jerusalem. The Home Minister then left for a helicopter tour of the Jordan Valley and Israel's northern and southern region with National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen to get a sense of the security situation in the country.

Fishermen hold token strike C

hennai: Protesting the death sentence awarded to five members of their ilk by a Sri Lankan court for drug trafficking, about 30 lakh fishermen in Tamil Nadu today went on a one-day strike, urging Centre to put pressure on Colombo for their release. Fishermen stayed off the sea in 13 coastal districts of the state including Nagapattinam, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram among others, fishermen association representatives claimed. Shops were downed in fishermen-dominated localities of the state with black flags hoisted on their homes as a mark of protest, they added. The Sri Lankan court's decision had come as a 'shock' and Thursday's protest was a 'token strike,' they said.

In this Wednesday photo, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (left), accompanied by his wife, Gursharan Kaur, walks in the compound of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers awarded by Japanese emperor. AP/ PTI

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Finger food is easy to prepare and always a tasty addition to elaborate dinners and quick meals. So, whether it’s for your next party or for days when you’re too lazy to cook something substantial, Dev Goswami & Shirley Mistry tell you about the finger food that you can prepare or order in

e honest. Can you think of ever being at a party where there was no finger food? These delicious snacks are popular for a reason. They are usually so easy to prepare that even those who do not know their way around a kitchen will be able to whip up a plate or two of some basic finger food. So, we’re paying homage to this party saviour by bringing you some brilliant recipes (and a few ready-to-cook options for cooking sceptics), tell you what restaurants have great options on their menus and tell you all about finger food from around the world.

Finger Food across the world Expand your horizons with these delicious finger food options from countries the world over.

BeeF empanadas, argentina

These dough parcels are filled with a spicy, minced beef mixture, chopped boiled eggs and cheese. They are similar to hand pies, making them a worthy contender if you’re looking for substantial finger food option.

smoked salmon smørreBrød, denmark

make it at home

Perfect for your next high-tea party, this finger food is a slice of pumpernickel bread, topped with a pat of butter, dill, a slice of cucumber and slivers of smoked salmon. Delicious!

Bacon & parmesan wrapped dates with mustard crème Fraîche Chef Kamal Thapa, from Terttulia, gives us this easy, but impressive recipe. Ingredients n 7 dates n 7 strips of bacon n 35g parmesan cheese n 60ml balsamic vinegar n 15g crème fraîche n 2g grainy mustard Method n Divide the cheese into seven equal portions and stuff a piece into each date. n Then, wrap it with a strip of bacon and lay the dates on a baking tray. n Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the dates and bake them for 20 minutes, at 200°C. n Meanwhile, mix the mustard with the crème fraîche and serve the dates with it once they are cooked through. >> Fish & Chips and Onion Rings (inset) are crowd pleasers

romeo & Juliet, Brazil

>> Try these bacon wrapped dates at your next party

Beer Batter Fish taquitos Chef Vikas Seth, from Sancho’s, gives us this seafood recipe, which is a spin on classic fish fingers. Ingredients n 12 corn tortillas n 100g chipotle mayonnaise n 100g salsa n 100g guacamole n 25g sour cream n 250g fish fillet, cut into 12 strips n 15ml lemon juice n 100g flour n 35ml beer n 25ml chilled water n ½ tsp baking powder

n ½ tsp salt n Oil for frying Method n Combine the flour and baking powder in a large bowl, season and then spoon 1 tbsp into a plate and set aside. Gradually pour the beer and water into the bowl, stirring with a whisk until you have a smooth, lump-free batter. n Marinate the fish with lemon juice and salt, pat it dry with a kitchen towel, then toss it in the reserved flour mix. Shake off any excess, dip it into the batter and carefully lower it into hot oil. n Fry the strips for 4-5 minutes (depending on how thick the fish is) until they are golden and crisp. n Then, simply place a piece of fish on each tortilla, top with guacamole, salsa, chipotle mayonnaise and sour cream and serve warm.

Beer Batter onion rings Chef Subhash Shirke, from Woodside Inn, gives us a recipe for a crowd pleaser — onion rings. Ingredients n 300g onions, cut into rings n 40g flour n 30g cornflour n 250ml beer n 5g parsley n Salt and pepper to taste n Oil for frying Method n Mix all the ingredients (barring the oil and the onions) together to form a batter. n Then, coat each onion ring in it and fry it for five minutes or until it is golden and crispy.

This snack is served both as an appetiser and a dessert and takes just a few minutes to rustle up. Simply pierce squares of white cheese and guava cheese alternately on a toothpick and you’re done.

spiced Feta, armenia

Another easy-to-make finger food, all you need to do is whip up an easy dressing using white wine vinegar, olive oil, paprika, tarragon and oregano and drizzle it over cubes of feta.

meatBalls with pomegranate sauce, russia

These spicy beef meatballs, coated in a glossy, pomegranate-honey sauce, are sweet and spicy at the same time. You can make these well in advance, as the flavours enhance over time. >> Smoked Salmon Smørrebrød is a classic finger food from Denmark

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Tandoori lasuni Prawns at Treesome Café: If you’re looking for something with a strong Indian flavour, we recommend you head to Treesome Café in Andheri. The prawns have a predominant smoky flavour, with a delectable hint of garlic. The dish is served with mint chutney. Price `325 Cottage Cheese Fritters with Pesto Drizzle at Dinshaw’s Xpress Café: The cottage cheese fritters, available at Dinshaw’s Express Cafe in Oshiwara, are an extremely simple, light dish that is perfect for days when you aren’t very hungry. The combination of pesto and fresh herbs makes this dish a delight. Price `199 >> Fish Taquitos are a finger food that can be assembled in a jiffy

Wasabi Waterchestnuts at Nom Nom: Waterchestnut and wasabi are a brilliant combination — as long as you can get the recipe right — and Nom Nom in Bandra does exactly that. The dish perfectly balances the delicate flavours of the chestnuts, with a delightful hit of wasabi. Price `310

Fish & ChiPs Chef Kshama Prabhu, from White Owl, gives us an easy recipe for fish and chips. Ingredients n 1 cup flour n 1 cup beer n Salt and pepper to taste n ½ cup soda n 1 tsp chopped parsley n 200g basa fillet, cut into strips n Oil for frying Method n Mix all the ingredients (except the oil and fish) to form a batter. n Coat the fish in the batter and deep fry on medium heat for 4-5 minutes, until they are golden brown and cooked through. n Serve the fish with hand cut French fries and a squeeze of lemon juice.

>> Try making Caramel Popcorn for your next movie marathon remove it from the heat and add the popcorn to it. n Mix the popcorn to coat it and distribute it equally in each muffin case, while it is still warm. n Wait for the popcorn to harden (this may take 10-15 minutes) and serve.

CaraMel PoPCorN Perfect for a movie marathon, Cremica gives us a recipe for caramel popcorn — a simple and indulgent treat.

oUr PiCks

Ingredients n 500g raw corn kernels n 100ml Cremica Caramel Syrup n 60ml vegetable oil n 150g butter n A lined, 12-case muffin tray

Want to try some delectable finger food at restaurants across the city? Check out our list of recommendations:

Method n Heat the oil, add the corn kernels to it and cover it immediately. n Once all the kernels have popped, empty them into a bowl and let them cool. n In a separate pan, heat the butter and caramel syrup on medium heat. Once combined,

Kung Tempura at o:h cha: If you love prawns, you shouldn’t miss out on trying the Kung Tempura at o:h cha, in Lower Parel. The deep-fried dish truly lets the prawns shine, with no flavours overpowering it and a soy sauce served alongside. Price `600

Chicken Nuggets at Roadhouse Bluez: If you’re looking for a meal on a budget, check out Roadhouse Bluez in Andheri, which offers good ambiance and value-for-money food and drink. Their chicken nuggets make for a classic finger food dish that will complement your drinks. The dish is served with a delicious, chilli garlic mayonnaise. Price `260

DesserTs oN a sTiCk A perfect end to your finger food extravaganza, take a look at some finger food appropriate desserts that you can serve skewered on sticks. n Donuts on a stick: Simply make donut batter and fry it, much like you would fry pakodas. Then, drizzle them with a chocolate or fruit-based icing before poking a skewer through each one. n Strawberry & almond butter French toast skewers: Make a french toast sandwich, with slices of strawberries and an almond butter stuffing. Then, slice the sandwich into squares and carefully skewer them. n Pop Tarts: While pop tarts are delicious, they are certainly too large to be finger food. So, modify the recipe to make miniature ones (or buy and cut up regular size ones) and poke a skewer through each. These are perfect for goody bags as well. n Crispy treats: Take your favourite cereal and add it to melted chocolate (you could also use peanut or almond butter), shape it around a skewer (to resemble a cake pop) and let it harden. n Candied apples: Poke a skewer through a small apple, dip it into warm, melted chocolate or caramel sauce and coat it with chopped nuts before the coating hardens. >> Candied apples are easy-to-make and taste delicious

Sizzling Garlic Prawns at The Local: With a minimalist bar bites menu, The Local in Fort has a good range of finger food for you to choose from. We recommend you try their sizzling garlic prawns, which is a simple, but delicious garlic flavoured prawns dish. Price `350

Bang Bang shrimps at Brickhouse: Lokhandwala’s Brickhouse Café & Bar has an excellent range of European fare and their Bang Bang Shrimps are a must-have. Cooked in a spicy, red chilli sauce and deliciously flavoured with lime, they are the perfect accompaniment to their refreshing cocktails. Price `345

Wine Battered Fish & Chips at Vicnia:Vicinia Café Bar, located on Kemps Corner, has a classic finger food dish that you shouldn’t miss out on. The fish is flavourful and worth the high price tag. Price `525

GeT reaDY-To-eaT Whether you’re feeling lazy or need to get some food ready for a party you’re throwing in two hours, these frozen food packs will come in handy. Available at most supermarkets and a few online websites, all you need to do is deep or pan fry most of them and you’re done! Check out our recommendations:

Yummiez Chicken Popcorn Price `175

Cambay Tiger Basa Nuggets Price `135

Venky’s Chicken Fingers Price `390

McCain Chili Garlic Potato Price `95

McCain Cheese Mozzarella sticks Price `225

Afternoon Despatch & Courier >> Colours of Bengal will showcase the work of 12 different artists

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« exhibition colours oF benGal at nehru centre

Colours of Bengal

Yamini Walia tells you why you should visit the Colours of Bengal exhibition

ehru Centre Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition titled Colours of Bengal, which will showcase the work of 12 veteran Bengali artists, including Anupam Karmakar, Anjan Sengupta, Sukumar Das, Malay Chandan Saha, Arpita Basu, Subuddha Ghosh, Tarun Banerjee, Swapan Kumar Palley, Biswajit Mondal, Anup Kumar Giri, Murari Mohon Basu and Samir Saha. Their work revolves around the Spectrum Artists Circle, a three decade old Bengali art movement, which gives artists the opportunity to showcase their work and attempts to popularise Indian art on a global platform. Artist Samir Shah explains, “As part of the Spectrum Artists Circle, we have been exhibiting in

various cities over the last few decades. In our show at Nehru Centre, we will be showcasing over 61 paintings in various sizes, with subjects ranging from folk art, Baul, nature and Ganesha, to a joker in front of a heritage structure and agony, romance, women, tradition and untitled work. Although our work is so different from each other, our passion for art is the common thread that binds not only our work, but all of us as well.” Head over to Nehru Centre to see paintings from these artists, who have dedicated their lives to art on a global platform. When Up to November 10, from 11am to 7pm Where Nehru Centre AC Art Gallery, Dr. E Moses Marg, Worli Contact 24920482

« walk to health diabetes

>> The Bloomville Saga is India’s first acoustic festival

walkathon by p.d. hinduJa hospital

Frisco FeaturinG vishal shetty

ishal Shetty is a Mumbai-based artist, whose forte is entertainment and dance music. For nearly two decades now, his involvement with music has spanned across several dimensions, as he has been part of Ear Damage (a popular mobile DJ & sound service provider) in the early ’90s, cult nightclub brand Fire N Ice, MyFav Awards (India’s First DJ Awards) and the Stomp Festival in Sri Lanka. After performing with heavyweights such as Infected Mushroom, Skazi, Riktam & Bansi, Astrix, Badmarsh and Sri, he is now performing solo at Boveda, where he will play a mix of tech house and techno styles. The best part is that entr y to this gig is free. When Today, from 8pm onwards Where Boveda, G04, Morya Landmark One, Off New Link Road, Near Infiniti Mall, Andheri (w) Contact 67080858

the bloomville saGa

ith factors such as a sedentary routine and lack of exercise leading to unhealthy lifestyles, diabetes is fast becoming a growing concern. P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre is organising a Diabetes Walkathon on the occasion of World Diabetes Day. The idea behind the event is to raise awareness about the various factors that can induce this dangerous condition. The walkathon will start from P.D. Hinduja Hospital in Mahim and move towards Shivaji Park. Participants will also be served a special diabetic breakfast, which will be followed by an informational talk on mindful eating by Dr. Roshani Sanghani, a renowned consultant endocrinologist at P.D. Hinduja hospital. When November 9, from 7.30am onwards Where Hinduja Clinic Building , Ground Floor, Mahim Contact 9757262566

« GiG Guide

« Festival

ndia’s first acoustic festival, The Bloomville Saga, is all set to take place in Lonavala this weekend. The exclusive event, organised by Spaced Out Spirits (SOS) will bring together an interesting line-up of artists under one roof. Apart from music, you can also enjoy local food, art installations and fun activities. The audience limit is set at 300 and tickets for the festival are available from `1,000 onwards. So, hurry up and book your place at the festival! When Up to November 8 Where Pawna lake, Lonavala Contact www.spacedoutspirits.com

« exhibition Group show at

JehanGir art Gallery

umbai-based professional artists, Ramesh Naik, Sahebrao Hare and Pankaj Chapele will be showcasing their latest series of paintings at Jehangir Art Gallery. They are known for their solo and group shows and their artwork is a permanent fixture at the Art Society of India and is also showcased at Bombay Art Society’s annual art shows. Ramesh’s paintings are unique because his subjects are based in various locations across the country. His oil paintings, such as Ice falls in Himalaya and Shikara and Temples in Vai village, show his excellence at handling his subjects and are among his most noteworthy pieces. On the other hand, Sahebrao Hare is a watercolourist, whose work depicts the hues and moods of villages, nature and cityscapes. One of his pieces, titled Nasik Ghat, which showcases a village scene, depicts his approach towards the various moods of the world. Pankaj’s work in charcoal and acrylic is especially commendable and in his latest series, he depicts subjects such as a Rajasthani man, a monk, Buddha and Ganesha. The combination of charcoal and acrylic gives his paintings a unique, mesmerising touch. The exhibition is a treat for art lovers across the city, and is something to watch out for. When Up to November 9 Where Jehangir Art Gallery, Auditorium Hall, M. G. Road, Kala Ghoda Contact 9820756511/ 9757025982

>> Cinnamon Gully will be the first to perform an Indie gig at Gostana

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cinnamon Gully at Gostana

et-friendly health café, Gostana, will be hosting its first Indie gig, where Cinnamon Gully will perform at its Andheri base. Fronted by Neha Bhasin, the band features Shanay Shah, who will be opening for the band, Sameer on lead guitar, Kenny on bass, Dhaval on sitar, Abhishek on percussion and a special guest on flutes — Petra Misquitta. Entry to the gig is priced at `300. This is definitely an event that you don’t want to miss. When Tonight, from 9pm onwards Where Sharyans-Audeus, Hard Rock Cafe building, Link Road (Fun Republic Lane), Andheri (w) Contact www.gostana.com

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new mexiCAn flAvours AT mexiloko

Dhrushtikon by digAmbAr ChiChkAr

Jehangir Art Gallery is exhibiting Digambar Chichkar’s latest collection of paintings, titled Dhrushtikon. His paintings represent the human mind and reflect various scenes inspired by everyday life. Speaking about his exhibition, Digambar tells us, “I draw inspiration from my constant observations and contemplations about my surroundings and hues of everyday life. My artwork is a culmination and expression of these real-life forms, shades and elements.” when Up to November 9 where Jehangir Art Gallery, 161-B, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda Contact 9870408899

FITNESS booT CAmp AT musCle n mind If you are looking to give your fitness regime a boost, check out Muscle N Mind’s sixweek long strength and fitness boot camp, which promises to boost your stamina and endurance, while helping you lose weight. Huzefa Lokhandwala, fitness expert and managing director of Muscle N Mind Gym, tells us, “The Muscle N Mind Fitness Boot Camp is developed with people who want results, but don’t have the motivation to carry on their fitness regime for a very long period of time in mind. It is also for people who lose interest in their workout as it becomes repetitive and those who lose confidence because they don’t see substantial results.” The workout offers a lot of variety and includes massages, outdoor training and consultations with nutritionists and fitness experts. The programme is priced for `11,250, including taxes. when November 10 onwards where Muscle N Mind, Near Radio Club, Kamal Mansion, Colaba Contact 22888999

spA lA vie by l’oCCiTAne

If you enjoy a scrumptious Mexican meal, head to Mexiloko as they have introduced a host of new dishes such as the Grand Chipotle Chicken Nachos; Potato, Mushroom and Paneer Tacos; quesadillas and Chicken Corn Carne Empanadas. They also have a number of dessert options including the Spongy Tres Leches and their signature Toffee Cake. Sameer Uttamsingh, director at Ceres Hospitality, says, “We have exciting times coming up at Mexiloko with our newly introduced menu, which promises unexplored, yet delicious Mexican flavours to the foodies of Mumbai.” when Ongoing where Mexiloko, Bela Court Shop No. 1, Bela Co-Op Housing Society Ltd., Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Colaba Causeway Road Contact 22023100

high TeA AT nido Experience the elegance of high tea at Nido with their new menu, which includes classic tea time delights. You can sip on their array of coffee and sparkling bubbly. Vikas Seth, executive head chef at Nido tells us, “We are introducing our take on hand-crafted finger sandwiches, delectable tea cakes and freshly-baked scones. We aim to provide a enchanting evening and an elegant high tea experience to our guests.” when Monday to Saturday, from 4pm to 7pm where Nido, 21, Union Park, Khar Contact 67706336

fesTive seAson wiTh pAuse wines Raise a toast this festive season with Pause Wine’s new range of classic and refreshing wines. Rajesh Patil, chairman and managing director of Pause Wines tells us, “With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, what is a better way to celebrate with friends and family than with a bottle of wine? It is the best way to pack joy, good times and a promise of good health all in one bottle.” Their new range includes the award winning Shiraz, Cabarnet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Chardonnay, as well as the Indian Pearl, which is a Pause speciality. where Select wine shops across the city Contact www.pausewines.com

AuTumn/ winTer ColleCTion by shoppers sTop Shoppers Stop has launched their Autumn/ Winter collection, which features a range of uber stylish clothes in bold designs, rich colours and chic cuts available across all Shoppers Stop brands such as Stop, Elliza Donatein, Insense’, Life, iJeanswear, Haute Curry and Kashish. From florals, stripes and checks to well fitted and flowy, you can pick from a range of designs and silhouettes in the season’s latest prints, colours and cuts. when Ongoing where All Shoppers Stop outlets across the city Contact www.shoppersstop.com

Trunk show by ATosA

Child friendly brunChes AT TilT All dAy

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The last few days saw Thailand organising the Yi Peng Chian Festival, also known as Loy Krathong. The festival, which is coming to a close today, featured Buddhist chanting ceremonies, lantern processions, candle lighting ceremonies, boat races as well as several contests and competitions. Soraya Homchuen, the director at the Tourism Authority of Thailand in Mumbai, tells us, “Loy Krathong fascinates people from all over the world. Celebrations dot the sky, with countless glowing lanterns making for an idyllic atmosphere. Indians are enamoured by the festival, with many couples setting off a lantern for their destination weddings while in Thailand.” Contact www.tourismthailand.org

With Children’s Day around the corner, Tilt All Day is hosting child friendly brunches every Sunday. Siddharth Bhatia, founder of Tilt All Day, says, “We have trainers who coach children in different outdoor activities such as net cricket, football, relay games and sand art activities. Apart from this, we have activities such as pretend play with costumes, juggling acts, guitar training and magic tricks lined up. While children are occupied with these fun activities, their parents can relax and enjoy our gourmet brunch.” The buffet is priced at `1,500 (without alcohol) and `2,500 (with alcohol). when Every Sunday, from noon to 4pm where Tilt All Day, Trade View, Oasis Complex, Kamala Mills Compound, PB Marg, Lower Parel Contact 24927400

Atosa, in Khar, is organising a trunk show where they will host Abraham and Thakore. The collection is called Urban Shikhar and features structured silhouettes that are comfortable and easy to wear. Aparna Badlani and Azmina Rahimtolla from Atosa, tell us, “We are absolutely delighted to be hosting a trunk show with Abraham and Thakore. Their design aesthetic and outfits are something that we have grown up admiring. The Urban Shikar collection is for the confident, new-age woman who is a gogetter in every aspect of her life.” when Up to November 10 where Atosa, Aman Villa, 20th Road, Khar Contact 26052509

wedding weAr by sTyleTAg With wedding season setting in, Styletag has an extensive range of bridal and wedding wear for you. Their collection includes saris, lehengas and dresses embellished with sequins and luxurious embroidery, in vibrant colours. Sanjay Shroff, director at Styletag, tells us, “The collection comprises of on-trend silhouettes and styles that you’ve been spotting everywhere.” The range starts from `895 onwards. when Ongoing where www.styletag.com

Head to Spa La Vie by L’occitane for some pre-wedding pampering with their new range of bridal and pre-wedding packages. Their latest offer includes four indulgent packages for brides-to-be and couples. You can opt for their premium and classic packages, which include a body massage of your choice, facials and paraffin manicures and pedicures. Vikas Rajput, spa manager at Spa La Vie by L’occitaine says, “The Spa La Vie by L’occitaine is offering four pampering packages to help brides-to-be look their radiant best on their wedding day, as it is important to pamper yourself a few weeks before your wedding day to get your skin and body ready for the occasion. You can choose a pampering Bride’s Day at the Spa package, a romantic couple’s package or opt for something unique like hosting an intimate spa soirée for your bridal shower. Sip on champagne and socialise with your guests while everyone is enjoying a delectable spa tasting session. where Spa la Vie by L’occitaine, Next to Lodha Bellissimo, Apollo Mills Compound, Lower Parel Contact 23059055

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« stORe RevIew RARe heRItAGe & D’DeCOR

RARE CLASSICS

Yamini Walia visited the newly opened luxury boutique, Rare Heritage, to find out whether it lives up to its promise of providing timeless pieces

store that houses antique designs with a modern sensibility is how I would describe Rare Heritage, a luxury boutique that has set up shop in Malad. The store is located near the station, right opposite the famous Natraj market, but finding it can still prove to be a task. I recommend you ask for directions, so as to avoid getting lost, which I came close to doing. You’ll have to ring a bell to enter the store, which makes it seem rather exclusive. The door is embellished with intricate, ethnic work, giving off a very royal vibe. Spread over two floors, Rare Heritage houses jewellery and silverware on the lower level, while the second level showcases a wide range of bridal attire such as saris, lehengas and gowns, as well as a limited range of shoes and clutches. All the bridal pieces are studded with lapis lazuli, emerald and authentic zari embroidery. While this may seem a little oldfashioned, they’ve managed to add a contemporary touch to every piece. From peplums to structured jackets, you can pick an outfit in your favourite style. Even the clutches are adorned with exquisite zari work. As I looked at the jewellery, I realised that the pieces are not limited to bridal wear, as the store also has everyday options for both men and women. If you’re looking for customisation, the store is a good place to visit as it allows brides to customise everything from clothes to jewellery, to suit any requirement or budget. The silverware too can be personalised by engraving dates and names on it, and

« New LAuNChes

PeteR eNGLAND’s Aw’14 COLLeCtION Peter England brings you their Autumn/ Winter ’14 collection, which draws inspiration from the concept of young India. Their new collection is an amalgamation of bold, bright colours, checks and stripes. You can choose from a variety of formal wear, casual sportswear, blazers, Nehru jackets and bandhgalas, jeans and multi-functional smart trousers in breathable fabrics. Where Peter England outlets across the city PriCe `899 onwards

>> The diamond work on most of the jewellery pieces is exquisite Where Rare Heritage, 201, Hetal Arch Building, Opposite Natraj Market, Malad (w) Contact 40032987 accessories such as potli bags, clutches and phone covers can be customised to match your wedding outfit. The store also provides high-end luxury services such as personalised pick-ups and drops for customers and you can also ask the store to remain closed for the day if you want complete privacy. One of the USPs of the store is their policy that lets you browse through the merchandise by yourself, so no one hounds you while you are looking through. While this may work for some, it can also backfire if a

customer is looking for personal attention — so remember to ask for help if you need it! The store caters to all budgets, with the jewellery priced between `1 lakh and `1 crore and the bridal wear range starting from `30,000 and going up to `7 lakhs. I was quite impressed by the collection at Rare Heritage and while for walk-ins and casual shoppers, there’s not much to see, I would recommend visiting if you are looking for something timeless, yet trendy, especially for a special occasion.

DAZZLING DÉCOR

>> Rare Heritage houses a wide range of bridal wear

If you like simplicity but want some glamourous décor, Sara Shah tells you why D’Decor is the place for you

ctober marked the launch of D’Decor’s flagship store in Bandra. Located amongst the hustle and bustle of Turner Road, this plush store houses D’Decor’s trademark home décor merchandise. Although the launch was a sparkling, classy affair, the store stood out because of the simplicity of its interiors. The store has minimalistic décor, with concrete flooring and a high, wooden ceiling. Strategically placed lights beautifully illuminate the collections housed at the store. Spread over two floors, the collections are placed in a manner that allows customers plenty of room to walk around and browse through. The store doesn’t have a vast collection, but it’s sufficient to fulfill your décor requirements, housing contemporary European designs in plush fabrics that are classy and luxurious. Most of the products, including the upholstery, curtains and bed furnishings, are available in colours such as black, white and various shades of brown. Their versatile bedroom furnishings come bearing pretty floral patterns in gold and silver and can be purchased in sets, complete with bed sheets, pillow cases, curtains and scented candles. However, it was their wallpapers that caught my eye, as many of them were available in colours such as bold pink, lime green and blue, in varied styles such as stripes, ornamental patterns and geometric prints, which contrasted beautifully with the otherwise subtle furnishings. D’Decor also has a separate collection for kids, which is a joint venture with Disney and Marvel. The bedding has popular Disney and Marvel cartoon characters printed on them, and even though I’m not a fan of cartoon prints, I thought they had done a good job. The store is expensive, so much so that all their prices are on request. However, I think their collection is impressive. Their home décor and furnishings are simple, but ooze class. If elegance and sophistication is your style, you won’t leave disappointed.

Where Notan Heights, Opposite Turner Road, Bandra (w) Contact 66782030

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Dining DelighT

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014

>> The king prawns, with roasted garlic and chive risotto was flavourful

the Wood fired, oven baked Chilean sea bass, with arugula mashed potatoes, dill and lemon sauce, served with a lemon risotto (`2,700) and the Chilly, lime and oregano marinated king prawns, with roasted garlic and chive risotto (`1,200). The sea bass was cooked to perfection, and flaked beautifully even at the slightest touch of my fork, while the king prawns, were definitely messier to eat, but flavourful nonetheless. A special mention goes to the risottos that accompanied both dishes, as they complemented them beautifully. Although we were stuffed to our gills, we tried the Salted Caramel Tart (`395) for a spot of dessert. Now, I’m not too keen on caramel, but this tart is sublime. The tart itself is buttery and baked perfectly, not hard as a crisp and not so crumbly that you can’t eat it with a fork. As for the filling, the burnt, salted caramel was delicious and paired well with the dark chocolate ganache it was topped with. While there is no denying that dining at Two One Two Bar & Grill is an expensive proposition, it is money well spent. If a fine dining experience is what you are after, visit them and rest assured that your meal is in capable hands. Where 12 A, Ground Floor, Hornby Vellard Estate, Opposite Nehru Centre, Worli Alcohol served Yes (Pint of beer starts at `350) Meal for two `4,000 Contact 24901994

SamPle Some SangRia Sangria, the classic cocktail, is usually quite a hassle to make at home, but with Turning Point offering sangria in a bottle, it just got easier, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

art green apples with a hint of fruity white wine... swirls of orange mixed with robust reds... you’ve suddenly got a craving for sangria. However, going out to a restaurant just to order a glass is not something you want to do — forget making one at home. Well, Turning Point comes to a quick rescue, with its newly launched sangria — available in colourful bottles with youth-friendly graffiti prints. With 11% alcohol content in each bottle, the bottled sangria is an easy, no-fuss way to enjoy a glass (or two!) — and if you miss the chopped fruits, add some of your own and pour it in to a glass. I couldn’t wait to try them out, especially since they’re affordable enough to keep going back for more. Here’s what I thought of the two flavours available.

aBSTRakT if you live anywhere in or around chembur, we’re sure that you’re bemoaning the lack of good eateries in the area. So, when a restaurant like abstrakt Bistro & lounge opened its swanky doors, yamini Walia couldn’t wait to visit

Two one Two Bar & grill recently revamped their menu, and it’s definitely worth trooping to Worli for. Shirley mistry tells you more

ocated opposite Nehru Centre, Two One Two Bar & Grill doesn’t have an outer façade that screams for attention. But, step into their premises, and you will feel the opulence in the air. The restaurant doesn’t go all out in terms of décor, but head into the cool interiors, past the small al fresco seating area, and you can almost anticipate the fine dining experience you are about to sit down to. Since we happened to visit them on a dry day, we couldn’t sample any of their cocktails, but going purely by what’s on paper — their selection seems delectable. Diving straight towards the food, we started our meal with the Cappuccino of baby spinach, truffle foam with garlic baguette (`345), which was smoky, creamy, mildly flavoured and had us craving for seconds. We followed it up with Tenderloin carpaccio, with parmigiano cheese and rocket leaves (`650). The salad was rather simple, but it’s simplicity is what made it so delicious. The sharp rocket pairs well with the slivers of cheese and wafer-thin slices of tenderloin that have been seasoned mildly, with a balsamic dressing that this salad together beautifully. We also tried the Bacon wrapped prawns with chilli-garlic butter and iceberg lettuce (`610) and Wild mushrooms and goat cheese phyllo wraps with spicy harrisa sauce and mixed greens (`450), both of which were exemplary. The prawns packed a punch, but it was the phyllo parcels that were our favourite — the wild mushrooms and goat cheese filling was delicate, but with a great flavour profile and the wispy, phyllo casing added just the right amount of crunch. For main course, we started off with the 212 signature pizza with streaky bacon, chorizo sausage, camembert Cheese, blue cheese and portobello mushrooms (`790). Although the cured sausage and sharp cheese made this pizza a touch too salty, we got used to it after a few bites and were left marvelling at the great quality of chorizo sausage used. Next up was Malfati (`690), an Italian pasta made with ricotta, spinach, buffalo’s milk mozzarella in a spicy, fresh tomato sauce. This dish was one of the highlights of our meal. The ricotta and spinach mixture was delicious, as was the sauce it was doused in, made with fresh tomatoes (as promised) and seasoned perfectly — neither too sour, nor artificially sweet. Then, we tried two seafood dishes,

PeRfecTly

and you won’t taste it as orange — which worked for me. It’s airy and refreshing, something I’ll be going back for more of. Price: `135 for 330ml

MetroPolitAN [red]

NAshik Mule [White]

What it contains: Orange and ginger ale how it tastes: Ginger ale was a flavour I was excited to try. Orange? Not so much. I’m used to green apple in my sangria — and I usually pick white just to avoid orange, since I’m not a fan. However, this surprising combination really works. The orange lifts the flavour of the ginger ale

What it contains: Orange and cranberry how it tastes: I’m a fan of red wine, so I thought this would be right up my alley — minus my distaste for orange. However, the subtle hints in the white wine, perked my hopes up. However, while light and airy works well with white wine, here it tasted watered down. There’s a slight bitterness on your palette after and while it’s a decent sangria, I wasn’t as impressed. Price: `135 for 330ml Where Wine shops across the city

ith lighting that resembles forest foliage at its entrance, Abstrakt Bistro & Lounge is visible from quite a distance. As soon as I entered the place, the casual vibe of the restaurant caught my attention. The décor has a pub feel, with blackboards over the bar listing specials, a community table and yellow lights hanging from the ceiling. My dining companion and I were definitely impressed. We sat on the comfortable sofas and looked forward to our experience. First, we tried their soups — Seafood Broth (`160) and Seafood Manchow (`160). The broth was exactly how I like my soup to be — subtly spiced but richly flavoured. The manchow, another excellent option, is for people who enjoy tangy soups. I don’t usually order salad, but their menu had some interesting options, so we opted to try their Chicken Tikka Salad (`189), which sounded unique. The vegetables were extremely fresh and the chicken was melt-in-the-mouth. >> The interiors of Abstrakt Bistro & Lounge give off a casual vibe

We tried a few appetisers, such as the Mushrooms in Pesto Sauce (`169), Loaded Nachos (`189), Prawns Salt & Pepper (`265), Chicken Satay (`249) and Amritsari Fish Tikka (`289). While the non-vegetarian starters were delicious, it was the vegetarian options that left us asking for more. The consistency and the texture of the pesto sauce was perfect and the beans added a classic, spicy touch to the nachos that we really enjoyed. I am huge pesto fan, and I couldn’t get enough of their delicious pesto sauce, so I ordered their Pesto Pizza (`299) — a mixture of grilled chicken, sautéed mushrooms, olives and sundried tomatoes — just so I eat more of it. The thin crust pizza was extremely delectable and was peppered with enough chicken pieces to satisfy my cravings. We also tried their Mushroom & Pepper Risotto (`259). If you have had risottos before, you know that the rice can get a little bland for a palate more suited to spice. However, the peppery touch added a nice flavour to an otherwise plain risotto. Very often, restaurants that serve excellent starters and main course dishes fail to deliver good desserts, but this is not the case with Abstrakt. Both desserts — Caramel Custard (`125) and Panacotta (`125) were extremely soft and mind-numbingly delicious. The staff at the restaurant is quite friendly and the service is quick. I would definitely recommend this to everyone who lives in or around Chembur and even if you don’t, this restaurant is a good reason to stop by when you’re passing through. Where Abstrakt Bistro & Lounge, Opposite Bezzolla Complex, Suman Nagar, Sion Trombay Road, Chembur Alcohol Yes, a pint of beer costs `140 Meal for two `1,000 (approximately) Contact 30151523

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Travel

Seeing Switzerland MUMBAI MUMBAI| |FRIDAY, FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER03, 7, 2014 2010

Switzerland, the land of cheese and chocolate, has a lot more to offer than indulgent treats. Sifat Shah tells Sara Shah how even a short trip here can be filled with breathtaking sights and sounds

>> Mount Matterhorn is the second highest peak in the Alps

population of bears, complete with a o you picture quaint, cobble-stoned swimming hole. The bears were playing and streets, cottages and snow-capped relaxing — almost as if they were living in a mountains when you think of luxury hotel, made especially for them. Switzerland? While those are some of the things you will find here, there is definitely Cutting our trip to Bern short, we made our more to the destination. Bollywood might have way to Zermatt, where we stayed for the next captured the best of Switzerland on film, but it two days. After freshening up, we set off on a has not done it complete justice. A word to the five-minute walk to the base station of Sunnega Paradise — a ski resort — via the wise — you might arrive in Switzerland and funicular (a cable railway), which is known to expect a leisurely, luxurious stay, but brace be the fastest in the world. The resort offers an yourself to walk and climb up steep and winding roads and for countless train journeys. amazing view of the entire Matterhorn Valley However, if I had to walk long distances in such and the mountains surrounding it. We spent 10 a beautiful place, I’d walk all day. minutes just standing there, soaking in the immense beauty and might before our eyes, before heading back to our hotel for some wellFIrsT sTop deserved rest. The flight to Zurich (which takes nine hours) and the long journey to our 4-star hotel might have worn us out, but the sight of the towering AT ThE Top alps and cottage-style houses were enough to We spent our second day trying to get a closer restore some, if not all our energy. Since we had look at the mighty Matterhorn mountain. After to cover a handful of different locations in just a 30-minute journey to Klien Matterhorn, five days, we decided to board a train from which involved three cable car rides, we finally Zurich Flugafen (the airport) to the capital city reached the top. Since Matterhorn is the of Bern. Our first stop was the Parliament second highest peak in the Alps, it is not Square, which houses a myriad of colourful possible to reach the summit. So, we visited the shops. We were told that the square was Klien Matterhorn to get a good view of formerly used as a parking space before being Matterhorn. I, for one, have always pictured inaugurated in 2004 as a gathering place for skiing and paragliding, every time I have locals and tourists. It also hosts a traditional pictured the Swiss Alps. And, that is exactly market for fruits, flowers and vegetable sellers, what you will see at the top. What really twice a week. Another crowd-puller was the excited me was the glacier palace, which water feature, which was recently installed in housed perfectly carved, beautiful ice front of the Parliament building. With 26 water sculptures. It was extremely cold, and even the LuCErnE jets that represent Switzerland’s 26 cantons heavy winter clothing that we had on wasn’t The next day, at 6.30am, after a light breakfast, (states), this fountain is a tourist magnet enough to keep us warm. But, one glimpse of we boarded a train from Zermatt station because you can walk around in the fountains. the gorgeous white blanket of snow, and all (Matterhorn Gothard Bahn) to Lucerne. Once Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Our last stop in was forgotten. Although it wasn’t really winter, at Lucerne, we put our luggage in the luggage Bern was Barenpark. The name translates to Klien Matterhorn is perpetually snow-capped. lockers and took another train to Stanserhorn, bear park and it houses a fairly large We grabbed a quick lunch at one of the Indian which was a mere 15 minutes away. Once we restaurants, before heading back down the reached the Stans station, we walked to same route that we came up. Remember that Stanserhornbahn, where a funicular took us to packaged drinking water is quite expensive, a small town called Kalti. We then boarded the open, double-decker cable car for another 20so it is best to carry your own water bottle minute journey to the top. You’ll feel like you’re with you — considering how tiring it can get, walking on clouds at the top, and there are you will require water sooner than you several places where you can eat and lounge. anticipate to. You will also see a fair number of marmots (large squirrels), that roam freely. After lunch, we went back to Lucerne to collect our luggage. Once we were done exploring Stanserhorn, >> The Parliament we took the same cable car back down and building overlooks the caught a train back to Lucerne. Come evening, perpetually active >> The Lion monument can we visited Luzern Bahnhof, where we walked parliament square move the coldest of hearts near the lake and fed the swans and ducks some bread. If the food is too bland for your seasoned Indian palate, Switzerland has enough Indian restaurants to satiate your spice cravings. All the walking might have made me lose some kilos, but I wasn’t done — another 15minute walk led us to the Lion Monument, with its finely sculpted details, carved out of natural rock, in memory of the heroic deaths of the Swiss mercenaries at the Tuileries, during the French revolution in 1792. The sculpture depicted a mortally wounded lion — I’ve never seen something so moving. There is also a Glacier Garden nearby that exhibits glacier potholes from the last Ice Age (which we were told occurred around 20,000 years ago), as well as fossils of mussels and palm leaves of the subtropical sea region,

FACT FILE n Popular chocolate, Toblerone, originated in Bern, the capital of Switzerland, in 1908. n The image of the mountain on the packaging is believed to be that of Matterhorn. n Food and water resources are carried up to the top by helicopters — which is why packaged water is so expensive. n Several places in Switzerland are car-free zones and many vehicles work on electricity.

which existed nearly 20 million years ago. The exhibits are supplemented by interactive stations and multimedia presentations. The landscape is literally at your feet when you view the world’s oldest mountain chain relief of Central Switzerland. You can also visit the mirror labyrinth, Alhambra, with 90 mirrors, originally built in 1896 for the Swiss National Exhibition in Geneva.

InTErLAkEn Next up, we took the Interlaken Express from Lucerne, switched trains and finally reached Lauterbrunnen, which took us approximately two hours. We purchased tickets to Jungfraujoch, home to the highest railway in Europe, and boarded the train to Kleine Scheidegg — the base station for Jungfrau. We visited the cliff walk, where you get a view of the Jungfrau region and the Sphinx observatory, which is an astronomical observatory. We also visited the Ice Palace, which is similar to the one at Matterhorn. Since there is a lot to see, it’s better to set out early, preferably at sunrise. On our last day, we boarded a train from Luzern station to Alpnachstad. The Alpnachstad valley station is just across the road from the station, and you can buy your tickets to Mount Pilatus here. The highlight of my trip to Pilatus was the steepest cogwheel train. At the top, you get a breathtaking 360° panoramic view of the valley below. That view marked the end of our five-day trip. There is a lot of walking and several railway trips, but rest assured, you will leave satisfied. There are plenty of attractions to see and every place has an overwhelming sense of serenity and magic about it. Despite so much walking and travelling, I left reluctantly!

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Vibhav Roy hits big tv

Vibhav Roy, the well known model who has quite a few commercial ads to his credit, will be seen entering Zee TV's popular primetime drama 'Doli Armaanon Ki'. Playing the character of Ishan, Vibhav will be seen playing a pivotal role in the show. Ishan is Samrat’s best friend, a lawyer who has just completed his studies in London and is back home in India to visit his family. On taking up the role, Vibhav said, “I’m glad to have bagged the role of Ishan in the show. It’s not a cameo or a bit role, but a substantial part that will change the course of the show. I

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

After Nick is mur-

dered by his own partner, he joins the Rest in Peace Department to protect the world from the undeads. While working with his new partner, many undeads are seen gathering in Boston. Soon he realizes that someone close to him is behind all a plot to bring on the apocalypse. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

UDANN

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode of Udann, we will see that a determined Ishwar fulfills his promise to Chakor and leaves for Azadgunj. On his departure, a traditional Abha satisfies the custom of giving him sindoor, a moving moment between the husband and wife. Chakor is still dismal after Ishwar’s promise. Imli, triggered by her mother’s appreciation of her brave efforts to get the money in order to go to Lucknow, gets more inspired and decides to make money on her own. Abha gets a call from Arjun. Upon arriving, Abha discovers that Chakor is not performing and if she continues to slack, she won’t have a chance at the big race. Colors, 8.30 p.m.

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

DO OR DIE- FIRE IN THE SKY

National Geographic Channel presents the compelling new series Do or Die. Hold tight as a skydiving accident makes you plummet back to earth from 13,000 feet, and engage in arm-toarm combat with an angry octopus. Do you have the survival instincts when its Do or Die? NGC, 10 p.m.

KUMKUM BHAGYA

Having slowly fallen in love with Abhi, Pragya is very excited

when she learns that he has to go for rock concert. She helps Abhi in the preparation for the same and can’t help being completely smitten by him. Little is she aware that Alia has other plans for her. How will Pragya counter Alia’s next game-plan? Zee TV, 9 p.m.

MUTANT PLANET

Have you ever wondered why the planet is filled with such a be-

wildering diversity of mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, insects and plants? MUTANT PLANET on Animal Planet reveals why the nature allows strange and eccentric animals and their patters of behavior to flourish through the miracle of natural selection. Tune into this astounding show as it takes its audience on journey detection and discovery to understand the powerful forces that cerate the mysteries of evolution. Animal Planet, 8 p.m.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT

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

THE MIST

Udann, Colors, 8.30 p.m.

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. Discovery, 10 p.m.

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THE GADGET SHOW on Discovery Science reviews all the lat-

est and future technology to give the viewers an insight into tomorrow’s gadgets today. Follow the Gadget Show team of experts as they test a variety of consumer products in its own unique style, making them entertaining and accessible to the viewer. Discovery Science, 9 p.m.

CID

CID team will be seen solving an unusual case of murder and

theft! A thief gets caught while stealing a baby girl from a house. However, the parents of the baby girl are found murdered and the thief is caught as the prime suspect. As the CID team investigate the murder, they find another baby boy in the house. The team is left baffled when they come to know the baby boy does’nt belong to the dead couple. Then who is he and how did he reach the couple’s house? Was he kidnapped by the couple? Sony TV, 10 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Dave Drayton notices a strange mist on the lake, he thinks nothing of it. When he, his son, Billy Drayton, and his neighbor Brent Norton travel to the supermarket, the unthinkable happens. On their way to the market, they see the army, firefighters, and the police heading toward the mist. When he sees this Brent mentions something about “Project Arrowhead”, a secret military project that no one knows about. As they are shopping, they see three soldiers walk in, pick up a few things, then head toward the mist. All eighty of the store’s shoppers have no clue what is going on until an old man runs in the market with a bloody nose and declares “Something in the mist!” He tells them to close the door. About five seconds after they close the door, the entire store shakes, as though it has been lifted several feet above the ground. Pix, 11.20 p.m.

THE ITALIAN JOB

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally. Starring Mark Wahlberg. Charlize Theron. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

A youth chooses manhood. The week Sam Witwicky starts col-

lege, the Decepticons make trouble in Shanghai. A presidential envoy believes it’s because the Autobots are around; he wants them gone. He’s wrong: the Decepticons need access to Sam’s mind to see some glyphs imprinted there that will lead them to a fragile object that, when inserted in an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, will give them the power to blow out the sun. Sam, his girlfriend Mikaela Banes, and Sam’s parents are in danger. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Sam’s principal protectors. If one of them goes down, what becomes of Sam? HBO, 9 p.m.

RANGEELA

Mili is a very poor Indian, and like many would like to be rich and famous one day. She wants to be an Indian actress. She is friendly with another poor man named Munna, who she knows from her childhood. One day while she is singing and dancing on the beach, she is approached by a rich and famous movie actor,

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Raj, who wants her to act in his next movie. Raj has actually fallen in love with Mili and wants to get married to her. Mili finds her dreams coming true when she gets very famous. Will Mili marry Raj and live a life full of wealth and fame forever? CVO, 9 p.m.

ZEHER-A LOVE STORY

Police Inspector Sonia Mehra is married to her subordinate

Siddharth, and both are employed by the Goa Police Force. They share a fairly harmonious relationship. Then one day, a woman named Anna Verghese goes missing and is believed dead. To add to this mystery, there is also the question of a suitcase full of cash that is also missing. Sonia assumes charge of this investigation - and the deeper she probes the more sure she is that Siddharth is also somehow involved with both Anna and the missing cash. What she does not know that Siddharth was having an affair with Anna, and is also responsible for stealing the cash. B4U, 9 p.m.

KING NO.1

A hoodlum look-alike assumes the identity of a King after he

is murdered by his relatives,Wheher he manages to hoodwink the people around him forms the crux of the story. Max, 9 p.m.

Life coach

Love is a powerful emotion that can help bring out the best in a person. The upcoming episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui on BINDAAS will portray how

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true love has the ability to transform a person’s life. The story revolves around Ashish, who is a rich spoilt brat, famous for his misdeeds in college. Malini played by actress Priya Bhatija is a life coach from the U.S who comes to Ashish’s college with the intent of guiding students and helping them find meaningful life. The dean of the college hands Malini the responsibility of looking after Ashish and his gang of unruly friends. As Malini tries to help Ashish by spending time with him, their bond eventually starts blossoming into love. But the question remains, does true love really help change a person?

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P.M. 1.50 Scandal 2.45 Desperate Housewives 3.40 American Funniest Home Videos 4.35 Just for Laughs 5.30 Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan 6.00 Scandal 7.00 The 100 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two And a Half Men 9.00 Desperate Housewives 10.00 Scandal 11.00 The Big Bang Theory

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am sure the makers of the show saw the potential in me to play this character and approached me for the role as a result. All I hope is to live up to that faith and do full justice to that character. Hope the audiences like my part and the upcoming track.”

STAR PLUS P.M. 2.00 Everest 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Everest 10.30 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein

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Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Doli Armaanon Ki Kumkum Bhagya Maharakshak Aryan Qubool Hai Bandhan… Saari Umar Doli Armaanon Ki Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale Bandhan… Saari Umar Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Jodha Akbar Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya

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ZEE MARATHI P.M. 2.00 Ka re Duraava 2.30 Jai Malhar 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juloon Yeti Reshimghathi 4.00 Asmita 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Ka Re Duraava 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe 8.00 Honor Suun Me Hya Gharachi

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STAR SPORTS1 P.M. 2.00 Team Dada 2.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 3.00 Cricket World Cup 2011 4.00 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 2nd ODI 5.00 Close Encounters 5.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 6.00 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 6.30 Jai Ho 7.00 Cricket World Cup 1983 8.00 Close Encounters 8.30 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 9.00 Close Encounters 9.30 Great Knocks 10.00 Cricket World Cup 1983 11.00 Indian Super League 14 h/ls

STAR SPORTS4 P.M. 2.00 The Inside Line 2.30 Inside Grand Prix 3.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 5.00 La Liga Fillers 5.25 FIA F1 World C’ship 14 Practice Session 7.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 7.30 Liga Bbva 14/15 h/ls 8.00 The Inside Line 8.30 Inside Grand Prix 9.00 La Liga Fillers 9.25 FIA F1 World C’ship 14 11.00 Football Today

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STARMOVIES P.M. 12.25 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2.35 Taken 4.30 Speed 2: Cruise Control 7.00 Police Story II 9.00 R I P D 10.50 Scorpion King 2: The Rise of A Warrior A.M. 9.05 Speed 2: Cruise Control 11.35 Terminator : Judgement Day HBO P.M. 12.08 Shanghai Knights 2.20 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 5.05 ONG BAK 7.05 Step Up Revolution 9.00 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen A.M. 8.35 Daddy Day Care 10.20 Step Up Revolution P.M. 12.55 2.30 4.15 6.25 9.00 10.50 A.M. 10.55 P.M. 12.25 2.10 4.05 7.00 9.00 11.20 A.M. 7.45 9.50

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ZEE STUDIO

Hellbound The Spirit Enemy Fo The State Lincoln The Italian Job Gone In 60 Seconds

CARTOON NETWORK P.M. 2.00 Tom and Jerry Tales 8.00 Roll No 21 9.00 Oggy and the Cockroaches 10.30 Pokemon Black and White 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Roll No 21 8.30 Krishna in Makhan Chor 10.00 Tom and Jerry in a Nutcracker Tale P.M.

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ZEE CINEMA P.M. 2.15 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon: Hrithik Roshan 5.10 Mahaveer No 1: Ram P 9.00 Aar Paar – Judgement Day: Nitin Kumar A.M. 11.05 Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi: Soni Sood CVO P.M. 2.00 Chachi 420: Kamal Hassan 5.30 Yes Boss: Shahrukh Khan 9.00 Rangeela: Aamir Khan A.M. 9.30 Dus Kahaniyaan: Naseeruddin Shah FILMY

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STAR GOLD P.M. 12.00 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 3.40 Bol Bachchan 6.30 ISL Pre Show 6.50 Indian Super League 14 : Atletico De Kolkata vs Fc Pune City 9.00 Dangerous Khiladi 11.40 Ek Hi Raasta: The Power A.M. 7.20 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? 9.45 The Hero: Love Story of A Spy

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Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Gravity Falls The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir Best of Luck Nikki Doraemon Have a Laugh Austin and Ally

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Kiteretsu Avengers Spiderman Iron Man: Armored Adventures 9.00 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telematches A.M. 8.00 Kick Buttowski 8.30 Kid vs Kat 11.00 Kiterestu.

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TOP VIEW

A huge investment opportunity of nearly $250 billion beckons in the energy sector over the next four to five years, including $100 billion in renewables and $50 billion in transmission and distribution. This government is sincere in giving power to all and this government will protect investments as we go forward.

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal BUSINESS BRIEFS Mutual Funds Lap Up Shares Worth Rs 6,000 Cr In Oct

Uptrend Continues

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (November 7, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Wednesday (November 05, 2014) a net 14.15 points (0.17%) and closed at the 8338 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 8351 points level. It then turned into a range bound movement until 12.10 p.m. The index then declined and registered the day’s low at the 8323 points level at 1.20 p.m. It then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 8365 points level at 2.46 p.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 42 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 23 were gainers while 27 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in banking and healthcare stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in metal stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 5.57%. This change is small but indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 853 were gainers, 706 were losers and 49 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is at the slow D line (neutral). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here.. The ADX is rising while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is increasing in strength.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market but with a neutral bias. Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8144 points level. The next support is at the 8026 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 8372 points level. The next resistance is at the 8419 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 = 8342 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 8319. Support (2) = 8300. Resistance (1) = 8361. Resistance (2) = 8385.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive doji pattern. This indicates that the indecisiveness amongst investors continues. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market. However, the index is above the 5, 15, 25 and 200 day moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Further, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further upmove unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions. Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8248) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 8023) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 7985) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 7204) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of this newspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employees and/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.

Continuing their buying spree for the sixth straight month, mutual funds pumped in close to Rs 6,000 crore (about USD 1 billion) in the equity market during October amid a market rally. As per the latest data compiled by market regulator Sebi, Mutual Funds purchased shares worth Rs 17,483 crore last month, while they sold stocks worth Rs 11,543 crore - a net inflow of Rs 5,940 crore. This is the sixth consecutive month when mutual funds have been net purchasers in equity market.

ONGC Disinvestment Roadshows From Nov 17

The government will begin roadshows to attract investors to the planned 5% stake sale in Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) from November 17. Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, a top government official said. The government has not yet firmed up a timeline for the stake sale that at current rate will fetch it over Rs 17,200 crore. Citigroup, HSBC Securities, UBS Securities, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra Capital are managing the sale. Government, which holds 68.94% stake in ONGC, is selling 42.77 crore or 5% of its holding.

International FoodTec India Exhibition From Nov 14

The 9th edition of International FoodTec India and PackEx India 2014, a platform for food processing and packaging intensive sectors will begin from November 14-16, 2014 in Mumbai. The exhibition is organized by Koelnmesse YA Tradefair., an Indian subsidiary of Koelnmesse GmbH, Germany - one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers. The event will give the much required thrust to the food processing and broad packaging sector. The exhibition is organized in conjunction with Sweet and SnackTec India and Dairy Universe India as concurrent shows

WEF recognizes RBL Bank As A Global Growth Co

RBL Bank (also known as Ratnakar Bank), one of India’s fastest growing scheduled commercial banks has been recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a “Global Growth Company” (GGC) 2014. RBL Bank received this year’s honour for being an innovative, dynamic, high-growth company with a robust business model and a strong executive leadership team. Companies in the GGC community are among the most influential and successful within their industries.

Anchor Electricals Unveils Professional Led Lighting Solutions

Anchor Electricals (A Panasonic Group Co), yesterday announced the launch of its new professional LED lighting solutions for its consumers. The latest offerings from the house of Anchor offer reliable lighting solutions for all kinds of commercial, retail and hospitality sectors. With the launch of this range of solutions, the company is aiming at tapping lucrative opportunities present in the solutions business. Along with an already established expanding residential LED luminaire portfolio, the company aims at growing its presence as a lighting solutions provider.

Henkel Appoints Aditya Ahuja As The Head Of Human Resources

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany and the leading market leader in adhesives, sealants and surface treatments announces the appointment of Mr. Aditya Ahuja as the Head of Human Resources for Henkel in India. Aditya Ahuja will be responsible for the company’s national HR operations and policies. He will be working closely with the India management board to develop and execute various innovative employee development strategies and initiatives.

— Business Desk with inputs from PTI

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Gateway Distriparks CMP: Rs. 291

Target Rs. 340

Emkay calls a ‘Buy’ on Coromandel International CMP: Rs. 338

Target Rs. 370

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Great Black Money Farce NPAs A Drag On Banks Credit Quality AThe SIT report has found that there was no amount shown in NEWS FLASH

Godrej Properties Q2 net profit up 36% at Rs 46.6 cr GlaxoSmithKline Pharma Q3 Net up 27% at Rs 128.67 cr Karur Vysysa Bank Q2 Net rises 9.18% to Rs 90.50 cr Dhanuka Agritech Q2 net up 30% at Rs 41.73 cr Ramco Cements Q2 Net jumps five-fold to Rs 89.71 cr Torrent Pharma Q2 net up 75% at Rs 198 cr IRB Infrastructure Q2 Net up 14% to Rs 121.73 cr

Although the asset quality of public sector banks may have hit a bottom, the recovery in corporate credit quality will take some time, says Moody's By A Business Reporter

he asset quality of state-owned banks will continue to be burdened by weak financial health of Indian corporates, credit rating agency Moody's said yesterday. It said although the asset quality of public sector banks may have hit a bottom, the recovery in corporate

credit quality will take some time. The non-performing assets of banks will continue to act as a drag on the bank's credit quality, Moody's said. "We expect net new non-performing loan (NPL) formation rates for public-sector banks to be lower than those observed over the last three years, while the impaired loan ratio may stabilise at current levels," Moody's Vice President and Senior Analyst Srikanth Vadlamani said. The agency said that over the next two years new NPL formation rates would witness a gradual decline It said the health of corporates in India, while having stabilised, continues to be fragile on an absolute basis with high debt levels and weak debt-servicing metrics. "This is par-

ticularly relevant for public sector banks, which have a higher share of corporate loans in their loan books than private sector banks," it said. Moody's expects that Indian corporates will increase their de-leveraging efforts as conducive market conditions make it easier to raise equity and sell assets. However, despite the favourable market conditions, it will take at least 2-3 years for a meaningful reduction in leverage owing to the high debt levels, it said, adding that the PSU banks will continue to have a high level of credit. "This will constrain their internal capital generation and make them dependent on external capital infusion to increase their low capital levels," Moody's added.

Valuation Of BSE Listed Cos Nears Rs 100 Lakh Cr By A Business Reporter

s the benchmark BSE Sensex is witnessing a dream-rally, the total market valuation of BSE-listed companies has inched closer to the Rs 100 lakh crore mark. At present, the total market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies stands at Rs 97,13,196 crore which is just Rs 2.86 lakh short of the Rs 100 lakh crore milestone. In terms of the US dollar, the total market valuation of BSE-listed companies has surged to USD 1.58 trillion at the current rupee rate of 61.41 against the Greenback. India had first entered the trillion-dollar club in June 2007, but moved out in

September 2008 after a global meltdown. It again got back into the elite league in May 2009 and largely remained there except for some brief time, including once in 2012. In August 2013, it had again slipped out of the list. The Sensex has gained 6,745.2 points, or 31.86 per cent, so far this year. The index had hit its all-time high of 28,010.39 yesterday. Experts said expectations of more reforms by the Narendra Modi-led government and a rate cut by the RBI has helped markets scale new heights. The Sensex blue-chips whose market valuation is more than Rs 1 lakh crore include TCS, ONGC, RIL, ITC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Coal India,

SBI, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, HDFC, HUL, L&T, Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, Wipro, NTPC, HCL Tech and Axis Bank. Outsourcing giant TCS is the most valued Indian company with a market cap of Rs 5,09,435.77 crore. Market-men said Indian markets are also making merry, helped by smart foreign fund inflows. Since the beginning of this year, overseas investors have infused a net amount of Rs 82,266 crore (USD 13.7 billion) into the equities, while they invested a net of Rs 1.36 lakh crore into the debt market (USD 22.5 billion) taking the total to Rs 2.18 lakh crore (USD 36 billion).

UBM Flags Off Indian Nuclear Energy Event By Dominic Rebello

ndia Nuclear Energy 2014, the three day nuclear show hosted by UBM India, commenced yesterday at Nehru Centre and will end on November 8. The show, which is India’s largest Civil Nuclear event, is recognised as an integral part of the power industry in India by the Associations and the industry at large. Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India inaugurated the event, which is one of the largest civil nuclear exhibitions in Asia. The first day of the 6th edition of India Nuclear Energy 2014, proved that Nuclear Energy is the need of the hour, no matter how the economy is, with exhibitors from across the globe, like France, UK, Canada, Korea and USA in ad-

dition to India, showcased their products and technologies for the civil nuclear industry. The grand inauguration of India Nuclear Energy 2014 was represented by industry dignitaries like S.A. Bhardwaj -DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Dr. Srikumar Banerjee –Ex Chairman DAE & Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Prabhat Kumar - CMD, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), S.K. Malhotra - Head-Public Awareness Division Department of Atomic Energy, Dr. Natarajan, IGCAR, S.F. Vhora Executive Director (Technology Development) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and Prof. Kannan Iyer - Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay. “India, today, under the leader-

Joji George, Managing Director, UBM India, Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Former CMD, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), S.K. Malhotra, Head-Public Awareness Division, Department of Atomic Energy and Saifullah, Adviser UBM India at the event.

ship of the new government, has a vision of leading nuclear technology and it is a matter of pride that the world today recognizes India as a country with advanced nuclear technology and is coming forward to collaborate in our nuclear power programmes,” said Joji George, MD, UBM India.

almost 289 HSBC Geneva entries, while 122 of them were repeated twice in the same list By A Business Reporter

he Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has found that less than half of the HSBC bank list of over 600 accounts did not have any money while more than hundred names were a repeat, hampering the possibility of any action against them. The Income Tax department is now mulling prosecution against 300 entities figuring in the list of 628 entries in the HSBC Geneva list given to the Supreme Court recently, PTI quoting official sources said. The SIT found and reported that there was no amount shown in almost 289 HSBC Geneva entries, while 122 of them were repeated twice in the same list."The SIT found that the biggest impediment in taking action against the people listed in this particular lot was that there were no details about the operations of these accounts. It was not reflected in the list as to when these accounts were opened and what was their transaction history," the sources said. The report of the SIT, headed by retired Supreme Court Judge M B Shah with Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat as its Vice-Chairman, said the I-T department had undertaken 150 search or survey operations against those named in the list but prosecution proceedings were yet not final against them. "Now that this list has been handed over to the apex Court and the cases are nearing time barring stage by the end of this fiscal, the department is mulling to launch prosecution in close to 300 cases," they said. The SIT has also sought "renegotiation" of various tax information exchange treaties which India

has with various countries and tax haven nations in order to effectively curb the menace of illegal funds stashed abroad. In the report submitted to the government early this year, the SIT has cited the areas of concern for the investigating and enforcement agencies which are tasked to keep a check on these 'black' funds and illegal economy. "The SIT has asked the government to take up renegotiation of the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) and the Tax Information Exchange Treaties (TIEAs) in context of some specific countries. "This is a timeconsuming affair but an early start would help the country in accomplishing its desire to crack down on illegal funds kept overseas by Indians," official sources said quoting the SIT report. As a consequence of this specific request, the government told the SIT that the Finance Ministry has already begun the exercise in this direction. "The government informed the SIT that out of the 78 DTAAs India had, renegotiation has been taken up with 75 countries for providing banking information under this legal mode of exchange of tax information. The other three countries-- Tajikistan, Iceland and Myanmar-- already have this arrangement," sources said. The government also told the SIT, sources said, that it has completed re-negotiations in approximately 31 cases, has sought the approval of the Cabinet for the same in about 30 cases while India is wanting to have new DTAAs, which will include banking related clauses, with over 50 countries.

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uperstar Akshay Kumar says the Rs 100-200 crore clubs in Bollywood do not excite him as an actor anymore.

The 47-year-old star, who is behind hits including 'Entertainment', 'Holiday', 'Special 26', 'OMG – Oh My God!', says he wants to take risks as a producer-actor. "I do four films in a year. And I do that quite easily and I get a lot of holidays. I always reach on time on sets. So why shouldn't I do four films? I like to do new things in films. I don't look out for 100-200 crore clubs. I love to take on risky stuff that I see as creatively satisfying." Akshay will start his next project with Karan Johar. Titled 'Brothers', the film also has Siddharth Malhotra. "I am going to start my schedule in 'Brothers'. I have lost about 10 kilos for this role. Siddharth Malhotra has gained 10 kilos. He is bulked up and is looking great. And as his brother I am supposed to look weak in front of him," he said. Akshay, who will be seen in a guest appearance in his upcoming production venture 'The Shaukeens' says he does not want to do hero-centric films as he is bored. "I don't want to do only hero films...I have to change myself because I get bored. I just can't do films like 'Rowdy Rathore' again and again. There are films like 'Gabbar', 'Baby' and 'Airlift' where I will be seen in different avatars," he said. The 'Khiladi' star has wrapped up the shooting of Neeraj Pandey's action-thriller 'Baby' in just 32 days. "Neeraj Pandey has worked on the film for 1.5 years and he must have made 10-12 drafts of the film. He has completed the film in total 50 days," he added.

‘The Shaukeens’ again Piyush Mishra is a popular actor, writer, and music director. He plays one of the lead roles in ‘The Shaukeens’ which is creating a lot of buzz. We had a candid chat with the multifaceted Piyush at the press meet for the film.

By Sandeep Hattangadi

You accepted a role that Paresh Rawal rejected... It’s not a role that Paresh Rawal rejected, it's just that he didn’t have dates to spare for the film. When I was offered this plum role in the remake of Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Shaukeen’ I was happy to accept because I'm a fan of the original. The script has been reworked for this film. After doing serious films, this movie gave me a chance to let my hair down. I had the best time of my life. I'm glad I got the opportunity to do something different.

What is your character like in the film? I play a wealthy food grain businessman called Harishakar Goel whose pet name is Pinky. He has money but has no

class. He knows only to lech, even in Mauritius! Pinky, who has not consummated his marriage, is sexually frustrated and lusts after Lisa Haydon along with his friends played by Anupam Kher and Annu Kapoor. Akshay Kumar plays himself, the star after whom Lisa is crazy after. It’s not sleazy or vulgar. The writer Tigmanshu Dhulia has written a clean, flirtatious comedy which. Which films have given you the maximum satisfaction? I'd say 'Maqbool' and 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.

Who is your favourite director? I'm a fan of Raj Kumar Hirani, Anurag Kashyap, and Dibakar Bannerjee.

Unlike certain Bollywood actresses who raise hypocritical shields to justify their dare-bare skin show, the uninhibited Nandana Sen has no apologetic pretences about “having performed sensuously erotic, yet aesthetic” scenes in the slice-of-history movie ‘Rang Rasiya’.

Ranveer is a Govinda fan

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ctor Ranveer Singh, who is working with Govinda in his upcoming film 'Kill Dil', says he is a huge admirer of the 'Raja Babu' star and has grown up on his movies. Directed by Shaad Ali, maker of 'Saathiya', the Yash Raj Films' latest venture will see Ranveer sharing screen space with Govinda, Ali Zafar and Parineeti Chopra. Ranveer says it was a dream come true to work with '90s superstar. "It is a very entertaining film full of comedy, romance,

drama and action. Govindaji is a legend. He really is a master and his approach is very very old school. I am probably one of his biggest fans. I have seen his films – some of them more than 50 times. I don't love all of his movies but I love him. He is an icon," Ranveer said in a group interview. The actor feels it is Zafar's best work so far. Ranveer revealed that unlike his previous toned avatar, Shaad Ali asked him to put on weight for 'Kill Dil'. "In 'Gunday' my face

looked very hard and manly. That was needed in 'Ramleela' too. But in 'Kill Dil' I needed a face which is cute and sweet. So I shaved, got a hair cut and if you look at me from closely, my cheeks look very chubby. "My character is like a child who has no philosophy. He always follows his big brother's instructions and then Parineeti comes in his life. She makes him realise that there can be a different life too," he said. 'Kill Dil' will release on November 14.

SENSUOUSLY EROTIC, YET AESTHETIC

By Chaitanya Padukone

Indian heritage-centric movie, which celebrates the bohemian genius of irected by the acclaimed Ketan 19th century legendary artist-painter Mehta (of ‘Mangal Pandey’ Raja Ravi Varma.” fame), the release of this period But what was the motivating movie, despite its ‘sizzling hot visuals’, factor for the savvy Sen to accept was delayed for over five years and ‘Rang Rasiya’? With an impish smile will finally hit the cinema screens this she counters, “Even before I was week. Shrugs Nobel laureate Amartya approached for this movie, my house Sen’s daughter Nandana, now walls were adorned with beautiful married to Penguin publishing house paintings by Varma and I always head honcho John Makinson, as she related to his kind of classy art. quips, “Guess this release delay was a Secondly, the role of sensuous blessing of sorts. With liberated Sugandha which I play, celebrates mindsets, present-day audiences are femininity and oomph. It’s a glorious accolade for my screen-character definitely more receptive to a ‘bold’

that the ‘colourful’ visionary artist Varma chooses to attribute my facial features to the portraits of venerated Hindu goddesses. Interestingly, the revered Dadasaheb Phalke, hailed as the father of Indian cinema, had worked as a ‘trainee’ under Raja. The icing on the cake was, that I had always wished to work with an illustrious director like Ketan Mehta, whom I fully trusted, as there were bold and intimate scenes in ‘Rang Rasiya’. ” Off screen the exuberant Bong actress, with curvy tresses is an eminent child's rights activist.

Goodbye Rama Shetty!

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he audience may not care, but there is such a thing as perfect casting. And when Govind Nihalani cast Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Rama Shetty in Ardha Satya, he found the right man for the job. He looked like the South Indian gangster he played, even though he did not bother to lose his Marathi accent. In fact, he never got rid of it, and still had a reasonably long innings. (His accent got commented upon regularly, but it didn’t seem to bother him enough to do anything about it.) If an actor—who is not the leading man— gets one seminal role in his career, he should count himself lucky. Amrapurkar got two— Maharani in Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak, the eunuch brothel ‘madam’—without scruples or mercy. He couldn’t have known it then, but there would be other actors playing eunuchs in films in the future, who would work with the template Maharani created (all except Paresh Rawal in Tamanna.) Just like any character playing an ‘Anna’ kind of gangster had shades of Rama Shetty. He did over 300 films in his career, but it is these two that will always come to mind

Sadashiv Amrapurkar in the movie Ardh Satya.

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when his name comes up. Character actors seldom get such memorable roles—they play generic villains or comedians, fathers, uncles, servants, henchmen, which are more or less interchangeable. Only the most devoted or attentive move buff would remember who played the hero or heroine’s father, brother of buddy in which film. A supporting actor could, for instance, be typecast as a cop (like Iftekhar was), or sad sack father (Nasir Hussain, Man-

Kat visits ailing Rishi Kapoor

mohan Krishna), a typical Mausi (Leela Mishra) or school master (A.K. Hangal). In some old films, you could see the same actor playing a temple pujari in every third film, or a judge, or police constable, or Ramu Kaka. There were no casting agents then, so an actor could probably have a comfortable career playing the same character, because nobody had the inclination to look for another actor for the part. Maybe it was reassuring for the audience too—if they saw an actor playing a pandit in one film and a goonda in another, they could probably be disconcerted. The industry and media spotlight is always on the young hero or heroine, everyone else has to fight to be noticed. If one looked at Sadashiv Amrapurkar’s vast filmography, one might be hard pressed to recall just who he played in what film and whether it was a part that only he could have done. But he escaped oblivion by playing two unforgettable characters, and got his name into the roster of greats—no small achievement. Sadashiv Amrapurkar, RIP.

ven though Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor have always denied their relationship, but recent events that took place suggest a different story. If rumours are to be believed then Kat paid a visit to an ailing Rishi Kapoor her alleged beau’s father. Ranbir and Kat who finished their Thailand schedule of ‘Jagga Jasoos’ returned to Mumbai on yesterday and drove straight to the Kapoor residence, Krishna Raj, in suburban Mumbai. The veteran actor was diagnosed with dengue and subsequently hospitalised. While he was discharged and is at home currently, we hear that the to- be Kapoor bahu is keeping a close watch on Rishi’s health. ‘Jagga Jasoos’ directed by Anurag Basu will hit the theatres on August 28, 2015.

Sonakshi pledges Kareena, Salman engulfed to donate her eyes in selfie mania fter Amitabh A irector Kabir Khan took his much-talked Bachchan, Aishwarya D about film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ on floors in Rai Bachchan and Aamir New Delhi a few days ago and the lead actors Khan, it is Sonakshi Sinha, who has decided to donate her eyes for a noble cause. Sources close to the ‘Dabangg’ dame claim that the actress has pledged to donate her eyes to a Haryana-based foundation which works towards the eradication of corneal blindness. Talking about the same, Sonakshi said that she has also appealed to her fans and friends to pledge to donate their eyes too. Sonakshi will be next seen opposite Arjun Kapoor in ‘Tevar’ and opposite Ajay Devgn in ‘Action Jackson’.

Bips urges fans to help street kids B

ong bombshell Bipasha Basu is presently holidaying in Thailand with her friend, fitness expert Deanne Pandey and though she is unwinding there and having a gala time that’s not stopping her from helping street kids. Bips recently spotted a cute little toddler on the road, in Bangkok, and offered her some food and posted a picture of the baby on instagram, writing, ‘’Met another adorable angel last night :) So heartbreaking to see lil babies on the street. Doing my bit. Help children.’’ A compassionate Basu also used to spend time with a young girl, who sells garlands in Chaweng Street, while she was in Koh Samui. Bipasha had also posted a picture of the garland girl along with Deanne a few days ago, writing, ‘’Lil baby girl Lida stole my heart! Meet her everyday on chaweng street selling these lil garlands! Will miss her when I leave Kohsamui!’’

Sonam Kapoor replaces Rekha? W

hile we all know Sonam Kapoor took over the reins from Rekha to play her character in ‘Khoobsurat’ remake, the former is set to replace the veteran actress in yet another project. Rekha who was the face for an international chocolate brand, will now be replaced by the ‘Aisha’ actress. It was the first ever commercial for the veteran actress but the brand felt they needed a younger face and roped in Sonam. Sonam has also replaced Urmila Matondkar who used to feature in commercials of the chocolate brand also.

of the film- Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan just can’t get enough of their selfies. The actors recently shot in front of the Jama Masjid, in the National Capital and there they took a lot of selfies and also included Kabir in a few of them. While Salman was spotted in a blue kurta, Kareena was seen in a colourful salwar kameez. ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and is slated to release on Eid 2015.

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014 seems like a romantic year for Parineeti Chopra. The 26-year-old actress starred in two romantic films ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ and ‘Daawat-E-Ishq’. However her chemistry with Ranveer Singh in ‘Kill Dil’ is sizzling and will set the screen on fire. The ‘Ishaqzaade’ girl has shot for multiple intimate scenes with co –star Ranveer

and will also share a liplock with him. Knowing the kind of controversies onscreen lip-locks create, Parineeti says that such scenes are simply mechanical and she does not have any limitations as an actress. After Shaad Ali’s ‘Kill Dil’, the bubbly girl has also signed a film opposite Saif Ali Khan.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 857

ENIGMA CODE 857 Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

ACROSS:

9 Let everybody shout a greeting (3-4) 10 Possibly old, bald and certainly eccentric (3-4) 11 Seasons when they'll put two and two together? (7) 12 Speak in support of getting robbed (5,2) 13 Don or Bryl's miscast as George Gordon (4,5) 15 Mark finally changes direction, giving rise to contempt (5) 16 Twice break coach journey (3,4) 19 Less important scheme to maintain interest in play (3,4) 20 See what's nearly the best but hang down ! (5) 21 As battered as a veteran campaigner (2,3,4) 25 Left about ten, the forecast being bad (7) 26 Bearing depression back when you sit around (7) 28 Break that's upset cockney lady (7) 29 A rising of workers (7)

The Clue: Rebellion

O O SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE CARING, ANGINA, AIRING, RARING, INNING, RACING, RAGING

MATH PYRAMID 857

DOWN:

A girl distributes medals (6) Attractiveness of good, moral converted (6) 3 Decline a new arrangement (4) 4 Nearer, having many a failure (6) 5 Acquiesces in dispersing no scents (8) 6 Such evidence as one might be able to give (10) 7 Put money into Rev. Spooner's smelly bowl (8) 8 You can see it run along rope and quickly put on speed (4-4) 14 Chinese soup ingredients that may include eggs (5,5) 16 One may be pressed to summon

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assistance (4-4) 17 Coach reverses prohibition on a biblical city, on its outskirts at least! (8) 18 Dogs making a good showing? (8)

22 Work in that? It's formal wear (3-3) 23 A chunk is for an Egyptian god (6) 24 Become more of a bore on board ship (6) 27 Eats perhaps, to satisfy (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Sledges, 5 Catwalk, 9 Nuncupate, 10 Shove, 11 Improve, 12 Skiffle, 13 Guiderail, 15 Gusts, 17 False, 19 Hazy heads, 22 Carve-up, 25 Belgium, 26 Sofia, 27 Ring a bell, 28 Parable, 29 Stepson. DOWN: 1 Sinking, 2 Exnuptial, 3 Glucose, 4 Saasenach, 5 Clews, 6 Tossing, 7 Adolf, 8 Keepers, 14 Lazy-bones, 16 Snakiness, 17 Faces up, 18 Ewe-lamb, 20 Haldane, 21 Simplon, 23 Refer, 24 Puree.

QUICK CROSS 857

ACROSS: 1. Old, in the dict. 4. Chinese philosophy 5. Knocks out 8. Convened 9. French resort 12. 52, in old Rome 13. CPR provider

The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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DOWN: 1. Off. Training Sch. 2. Baseball equipment 3. Drunkard 6. Navigation, in short 7. Fence steps 10. Fire preceder 11. Insect egg

HIDATO 857

The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 857

Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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Moon in Aries till 8.44 p.m. 1st Kartik Krishnapaksha Bharni Mesha (Aries) A.L.I. Red 8

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Financial gains and government awards are assured to those connected with television, films or IT industry. The employed will consolidate their position; younger employees will get opportunities to show their merit. The married will enjoy domestic felicity. Youngsters will have a delightful romance this year. Regular exercise and yoga can help you towards leading a healthy life. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be of medium height with lovely eyes and ruddy complexion. They are honest, generous, forgiving but can be very obstinate. They generally are good in studies and hardworking. They attain success in their career after considerable effort. They generally lead successful life. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): A new business proposal is likely, but this could take its toll on your regular work. You have a busy but rewarding day. Plans for a journey are afoot. News from distant lands concerning work will also be favorable. Domestic issues come to the fore and need attention. The choices that you have to make in a love relationship could be difficult. Try not to get too emotional about in your own interest.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Be contented with what you currently have in your career for no better options are likely to come your way right now. Actually you are in quite a good position which has potential for further growth. Be patient and you will attain your goals step by step. It is time to tell the one you love of your feelings rather than remaining just a silent admirer. Look forward to warm response.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): If you are thinking of starting a new venture this is the right time provided you have completed all preliminary work in advance with an eye to the details. Be more practical and less emotional while taking a decision which conflicts with what you believe and what you should do. A happy relationship is a twoway fare. Your mate may need to be assured of your love and care today.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You may be investing more money in your work, which gets you an instantly favorable response. Look for long term benefits. Matters concerning meetings, travel, may require a change or additional expenses. Those in the performing arts will do very well and win fresh accolades. You are doing well but seem to be missing out on what you really want out of life. Open your heart to the one you love and find solace and direction.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You can look forward to unexpected gains. The successful completion of a contract will lead to an improvement in your finances and a better position in your work. Try to be more flexible while negotiating terms and conditions for a new contract. A journey undertaken now will prove fruitful.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): A long-standing problem situation is eased out bringing much relief. There are temptations to start new work promising instant gains. Time is not the right to make investments or change your job or work. There will be ample opportunities for you to improve your financial situation. You appear to be reserved but are not normally one to be tongue-tied when you meet a new over-whelming person today.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): All your efforts put into a certain venture fail to bring any results. Seek help of someone, even if it means sharing your profits. There is no shortcut to success. You will have to work hard and pursue your goal with a singleminded dedication. You will have the help and support of others. An improvement in your love life makes you happy and secure. However, you need to reassure your mate by being demonstrative.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will be happy that a unique and novel idea of yours will be appreciated and could turn out to be real money-spinner. You may be tempted to start an independent new venture all on your own. Support that you are seeking will be made available to you. You have a hectic evening ahead. You may meet a person whose company you enjoy. A frivolous association can only be shortlived.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You are on a threshold of a vital breakthrough which will make way for tremendous growth. Concentrate and move ahead. These are rare moments. Good news you are waiting for is conveyed by evening. You can look forward to substantial monetary gains coming your way. Be warmer in your love and affection to achieve a better rapport with your beloved. You will be very happy because you have discharged a great responsibility towards your family or someone you love.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are all set for change for the better things in life and it is time you took the plunge. Your aggressive stance or taking of risks in money matters could upset others. No doubt it is better to be cautious and scrutinize all angles before you make any move after due diligence. Confidence returns and you will be oozing charm and magnetism. A new comer will be totally bowled over and respond positively.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You feel a bit bored with your circumstances. You will be jolted out of your complacence with news that you may have to do something which is not convenient right now. You should not take changes around you personally. Do not jump to any conclusions but wait for an explanation. Money matters are cause for differences with your mate which disturb harmony at home. Interfering relatives will add to your woes.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): There are minor adjustments to be made. Pay attention to paper work and study documents carefully before giving your approval. A tempting job offer is likely but you may discover later that things are not what they seem to be. Home life exudes warmth. This is the time to make it up to your beloved and restore faith and confidence in those who love you.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5117

ACROSS: 3 Jack __ __ .... and master of none? (2,3) 8 Strip of leather often with a buckle on it to hold things together (5) 10 Used to show or express a moral duty or obligation; to be advisable or correct (5) 11 "Stomach", shortly and slangishly? (3) 12 Salivate (5) 13 Talked foolishly (7) 15 Folds under - belonging to Robin Hood's friar, for the cryptic minded? (5) 18 Med. country (3) 19 An injury; a wound (6) 21 Showed good manners; conducted oneself well (7) 22 A section in a hospital (4) 23 Burkina __ (4) 24 French mineral water (7) 26 Disney duck (6) 29 North North East, on the compass (3) 31 More, surplus or superfluous (5) 32 Mandela's predecessor (2,5) 34 Ganges for one, Narmada for another? (5) 35 Form of Esperanto (3) 36 Promo pro (5) 37 Tie oneself in ___ : become confused? (5) 38 Belgian violinist (5)

DOWN: 1 Lucknow is the capital of this Pradesh (5) 2 Speculated or betted (7) 4 A shallow river crossing (4) 5 Plundered or pillaged (6) 6 Humdingers (5) 7 Military cap (5) 9 ___ the wrong way : irritate? (3)

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SUDOKU 2303 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.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

12 Depriciated coin by alloying, etc. (7) 14 J&K district (3) 16 Cheroot (5) 17 Snub (5) 19 Beginner or tyro; rookie (7) 20 Stockholm native (5) 21 The main force or impact (5) 23 Sensing or touching (7)

24 Not the hilly regions? (6) 25 Writing fluid (3) 27 A compound of oxygen and another element (5) 28 Imposing arrangement (5) 30 Foam at the mouth, in a way (5) 32 Dispute or oppose (4) 33 Old name for Tokyo (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Sadder, 7 Initiate, 8 Pigsty, 10 Erect, 13 Sans, 14 Rose, 15 Auld, 16 Peg, 17 Lawn, 19 Imam, 21 Ulan Bator, 23 Croc, 24 Ewer, 26 Can, 27 Heal, 29 Arms, 32 Team, 33 Clout, 34 Lading, 35 Luminous, 36 Gentle. DOWN: 1 Tiger, 2 Vibes, 3 Fist, 4 Sepal, 5 Digs, 6 Esteem, 9 Indite, 11 Row, 12 Cello, 13 Sunbeam, 15 Awn, 16 Par, 18 Aachen, 20 Moral, 21 Urn, 22 Awl, 23 Carafe, 25 Emu, 28 Eagle, 30 Robot, 31 Stash, 32 Tilt, 33 Crib.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2122 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

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: M equals G

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 11 average; 13 good; 15 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: brim, ember, embitter, EMBRITTLE, emir, emit, emitter, item, limb, limber, lime, meet, melt, mere, merit, mete, meter, mettle, mile, mire, mite, mitt, remit, teem, term, termite, timber, time, timer, tremble, trim.

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WHEN A FUMING SACHIN PREFERED TO BE LEFT ALONE SPORTS

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Unceremonious sacking as captain was humiliating: Tendulkar

Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar during the launch of his book on Wednesday. Tendulkar in his book speaks about the declaration by Dravid leaving him reeling at 194 not out at Multan, a decision which left him shocked.

EW DELHI: Stranded on 194 when stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid declared the Indian innings in the 2004 Multan Test, Sachin Tendulkar has spoken about the anger and shock he felt by the decision which "did not make any sense". In his autobiography 'Playing It My Way', Tendulkar reveals how hurt he was at the declaration and he told Dravid to "leave him alone" so that he could come to terms with his disappointment of missing out on a double century. "I assured Rahul that the incident would have no bearing on my involvement on the field, but off the field, I would prefer to be left alone for a while to come to terms with what had happened," Tendulkar writes in the book. However, the batting legend said that the incident didn't have any adverse effect on his relationship with Dravid. "Despite this incident, I am glad to say Rahul and I remained good friends and even on the field, our camaraderie remained intact until the end of our careers. We continued to have some good partnerships and neither our cricket nor our friendship was affected." In the book, published by Hachette India, Tendulkar has narrated the entire story of the Multan declaration and what happened behind the scenes

Disappointed and upset, I made my way back to the dressing room and could sense that the whole team was surprised at the decision (Rahul Dravid declaring with me stranded at 194). Some of my team-mates perhaps expected me to throw my gear about in the dressing room in disgust and create a scene. However, such things are not in me and I decided not to say a word to anyone about the incident.

SACHIN TENDULKAR ON THE MULTAN DECLARATION

after he was back in the dressing room. Tendulkar writes, "At teatime, I asked stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid, who was in charge because Sourav was out with a back injury, and coach John Wright what the plan was. I was informed, we were looking to give Pakistan an hour to bat, so would put them in with 15 overs left on the second day. It was perfectly sensible and I went about my business after tea with this plan in mind." Tendulkar said that he paced his innings in a manner that he could reach double century in time to give Pakistan 15 overs to bat as per plan. "But then, a little more than half an hour into the post-tea session, Ramesh Powar, who was substituting in the game came on the field and asked me to accelerate. I even joked with him, saying I

Kapil as coach disappointed Tendulkar

One of the finest Indian all-rounders of all time, Kapil Dev was a "disappointment" when it came to coaching, reveals batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in his just-released autobiography 'Playing It My Way'. Tendulkar has claimed that he was left disappointed by Kapil during one of the Australia tours since the coach never involved himself in strategic discussions. In the chapter -- Tumultuous Times: India in Australia, November 1999â&#x20AC;&#x201C;January 2000 -- Tendulkar has written that he had high expectations from Kapil. "During my second stint as captain, we had Kapil Dev as our coach. He is one of the finest cricketers to have played for India and one of the best all-rounders of all time, and I had great expectations of him in Australia.

was aware that we needed quick runs but with the field totally spread out, there was only so much we could do", he writes. "A little later, when I was on 194, he came out again and said I should try and get my double hundred in that over itself because Rahul had decided to declare. I was startled to say the least, because in my mind I still had 12 balls in which to score the remaining six runs before 15 overs were left for the day", Tendulkar writes. But as it happened, Tendulkar did not get to play a single ball in that over. "...As it happened, I did not get to play a single ball in that over with Yuvraj on strike against Imran Farhat. He blocked the first two balls before picking up two runs off the third ball. He once again blocked the fourth ball and was out to the fifth ball. "Then just as Parthiv Patel, the next batsman started to come out, I saw Rahul gesturing us to go back to the pavilion. He had declared the innings with me stranded on 194 and with 16 overs left for the day -- one more than we had agreed. Tendulkar admitted that he was indeed "shocked" at Dravid's decision. "I was shocked as it did not make any sense. It was Day 2 of the Test match and not Day 4, as it had been in Sydney, a month earlier."

haring his anger and pain after being stripped of the captaincy in 1997, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that the "unceremonious" sacking was very "embarrassing" and "humiliating". Writing in his autobiography 'Playing It My Way', published by Hachette India, Tendulkar recalled the drawn three-match series against Sri Lanka, which preceded his sacking. "At the end of the series, I was unceremoniously sacked as skipper. No one from the BCCI managed to call me or inform me of my removal as captain before someone from the media called to say I was no longer captain,"

Tendulkar has written. Tendulkar, 41, said the being removed from the position made him more determined to play better cricket. "I was actually with my friends in Sahitya Sahawas. I felt extremely humiliated to hear this, but the manner in which the whole thing was handled strengthened my resolve to be a better cricketer in the years to come. I told myself that the BCCI mandarins might be able to take the captaincy away from me, but no one could do the same as far as my own cricket was concerned," he wrote. Even as he vowed to do better, Tendulkar said the "sense of ignominy and the pain were still there".

COUSINS DEVINDER, YUVRAJ LEAD CENTRAL RLY TO EASY WIN

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who trailed 0-2 at the end of the first half. Central Railway, who had defeated Maharashtra State Police 5-2 in the previous match, have now earned a place in the main draw of the Bombay Gold Cup, scheduled to commence from Sunday, November 9. The railwaymen started off steadily and gradually asserted their dominance against their rivals who put up quite a good fight. However, RCF were unable to stop the railway outfit

UMBAI: Cousins, Yuvraj Walmiki and Devinder Walmiki combined effectively scoring two goals each to steer Central Railway to a 4-2 victory against Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) in a Qualifying league match of the 49th Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Championship, organised by the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited and played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate. Aatish Shikre and Laxman Rao scored the goals for RCF

RCF fought gamely and from striking the opening goal through Devinder in the produced a late charge scor18th minute. ing twice in the remaining Later international Yuvraj period to reduce the margin doubled the lead finding the of defeat. First Shirke scored target in the 33rdminute to from a field effort in the give Central a 2-0 half-time 59th minute before Laxman Rao converted a penalty corcushion. After the break the trend of ner in the 63rd minute. the match continued in the same vein and four minutes Results – Qualifying into the half, Devinder league: Central Railway 4 scored his second to increase (Devinder Walmiki 18th, 39th, the lead to 3-0 before Yuvraj Yuvraj Walmiki 33rd, 54th) beat scored from Central’s fifth Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers 2 penalty corner in the (Aatish Shirke 58th, Laxman Rao 63rd). 54th minute.

Nicholson, Panchal qualify for prequarters M

UMBAI: Seasoned cueists Kekoo Nicholson and Manav Panchal registered impressive wins to qualify for the senior billiards knock out pre-quarterfinals, in the Malabar Hill Club Maharashtra State Selection Billiards & Snooker Tournament, on Thursday. CCI president Nicholson prevailed over Mithil Shinde of Thane 3-0 for his third win in as many ties, to top Group G without dropping a frame, while Panchal overcame Abhishek Bora by the same margin to finish second in the group. Pune’s Nishad Chaughule, of PYC, who needed just one frame in his tie against Kishore Laungani of Khar Gymkhana, did much better with a 3-1 win to qualify from Group B. The others who qualified were Rishabh Thakkar and Raajeev Sharma from Group D, Chandu Kansodaria and Nikhil Saigal from Group E, Vishal Madan and Ishpreet Singh Chadha from Group F and Rohan Jambusaria from Group H. Saigal snatched a crucial win over K.K. Bhatia of PJ

Selection trials for the World Body Building on Saturday

Kekoo Nicholson Hindu Gymkhana in a tight contest, while Madan hit the day’s highest break of 62 in the opening frame, in his 3-0 win over Hitesh Kotwani. Results: Senior Billiards: Group B: Rishabh Kumar bt Chintamani Jadhav 100(60)-5, 100-45, 10187(56); Nishad Chaughule bt Kishore Laungani 100-77, 91-100, 100-61, 100-92. Group C: Sanchit Gemawat bt Farhad Tengra 92100, 100-72, 100-62, 83-100, 100-97; Farhad Tengra bt Sanjiv Bijlani 100-80, 72-100, 100-47, 100-62; Hasan Badami bt Sanchit Gemawat 100-67, 76(58)-100, 100-67, 100-58. Group D: Amit

Sapru bt Shyam Kotak 100-75, 100-80, 29-100, 100(59)-55. Group E: Nikhil Saigal bt K.K. Bhatia 101-92, 101-93, 100-98; Chandu Kansodaria bt Amit Joshi 9-102, 100-58, 100-95, 100-61. Group F: Vishal Madan bt Hitesh Kotwani 100(62)-22, 100-88, 101-96; Hitesh Kotwani bt Rajwardhan Joshi 100-95, 10042, 35-100, 100-53; Ishpreet Singh Chadha bt Rajwardhan Joshi 100-35, 80-100, 100-42, 100-39. Group G: Kekoo Nicholson bt Mithil Shinde 100-99, 100-72, 100-46; Manav Panchal bt Abhishek Bora 100-57, 100-27, 100-54.

MUMBAI: State Body Building Association, Gujarat and Vadodara Body Building Association under the patronage of Indian Body Builders Federation have organized selection trial for the Indian team on November 8 for the 6th WBPF World Body Building & Physique Sports Championship. The international event will be held from December 5-10 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, NESCO, Goregaon in Mumbai, India. IBBF is all set to produce World Body Building Champions from a plethora of participants who will be present at the selection trials in Vadodara. The trial will consist of the following categories: Junior, Masters, Senior Mens’ and Womens’ Body Building, Fitness and Athletic Physique for men and women, Women Model Physique and Mens’ Sports Physique categories.

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Suresh, Shivani, Shivanuja upset seeds to enter semis A

URANGABAD: Suresh Dakshineshwar of Tamil Nadu, Shivani Ameneni and Shivanuja Peddada of Andrapradesh caused upsets to move into the boys and girls semifinals at the Yonex Sunrise under 14 national on clay organised by Endurance Marathwada MSLTA tennis Center (EMMTC) at the EMMTC tennis courts at the divisional sports complex in the city. In the quarterfinals, fifth seeded suresh Dakshikeshvar Caused a minor upset ousting fourth seed Himanshu Mor of Haryana 7-5, 6-1, the Andhra Pradesh girl Shivani Amineni out rallied second seeded Prinkle Singh of Jammu and Kashmir 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. In the girls section, Ameneni set up a clash with with unseeded Shivanuja Peddada who slugged out to upset third seeded Sai Dedeetya5-7, 6-3, 7-5. Top seeded Siddhanth Banthia struggled against Shanshank Theertha of AP before winning 7-6(3), 6-3. Third seeded Srivatsa Ratkonda stopped the giant killing streak of state player Piyush Salekar 6-4, 7-5, while in a all Gujarat battle second seeded Megh Patel thrashed

Aman B. Patel 6-1, 6-0 to book a last four slot. In the girls section, top seeded Mehak Jain of Maharashtra scored a 6-4,6-3 win over Humera Shaikh (AP) and will clash with state mate Shivani Ingle who ousted Punjab's Sarah Dev 6-2, 6-4. RESULTS: Quarterfinal round: Boys: Siddhanth Banthia(Mah,1) bt Shanshank Theertha (AP) 7-6(3), 63; Srivatsa Ratkonda (AP,3) bt Piyush Salekar(Mah) 6-4, 7-5; Dakshikeshvar Suresh (TN,5) bt Himanshu Mor(Hariyana)7-5, 6-1; Megh Patel(Gujarat) bt Aman B. Patel (Gujarat) 6-1, 6-0. Girls: Mehak Jain(Mah) bt Humera Shaikh (AP) 6-4, 6-3; Shivani Ingle (Mah) bt Sarah Dev(PB,6)6-2, 6-4; Shivanuja Peddada (AP) bt Sai Dedeetya (AP) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5; Shivani Amineni(AP) bt Prinkel Singh (J&K) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Boys: Semi- Finals: Megha Patel (GJ) & Srivatsav Ratkonda(AP) bt Sacchit Sharma(DL) & Shashank Theerth (AP) 7-6(6) 6-1; Siddhanth Banthia & Himanshu More (HR) bt Hritvik Choudhary (AP) & Rishabh Sharda (CH) 4-6, 6-2, 10-5. Girls: Semi- Finals: Mehak Jain (Mah) & Sai Dedeepya (AP) bt. Kritika Chabra (Mah) & Sravya Shivani(AP) 6-4,6-1; Humera Shaikh (AP) & Shivani Amineni (AP) bt Sara Dev (PB) & Prinkal Singh(JK) 7-5,6-1.

Don Bosco ‘B’ enter semifinals M

UMBAI: Don Bosco, Matunga 'B' overcame the stiff challenge of Dominic Savio, Andheri 2-1 to advance and book a place in the semi finals of the school boys group at the 27th WCG inter Parish floodlit rink football tourney organized and conducted by the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana. In a close match that was decided on the basis of shootouts, Ashish Shetty netted two decisive goals for Don Bosco while, the only goal for the losing team was scored by Karan Kutty. In the men's group, Grenville Murzello enthralled everyone at WCG with his skills netting five goals as Our

Lady of Assumption, Kandivali 'B' trounced Our Lady of Health, Sahar 'B' 7-0 to enter the pre quarters. James Castelino and Godwin Mendonca played the supporting role, netting a goal each.

MMK WOMEN’S TEAM HANDED FIRST DEFEAT Women’s team from MMK College were finally beaten on day 10 of Premier League of Indian College Basketball League, organized by organized by Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in Khalsa College, Matunga on Thursday. St. Xavier’s team staged a turnaround in the situation thanks to Larissa’s 19 points as MMK women were beaten

49-42. Earlier women from VJTI College lost to SIES 2-22 in a one-sided affair. In the men’s category, Jhunjhunwala College played two matches and beat both their opponents. They first beat hosts Khalsa 41-32 and then Podar 48-32 in the last match of the day. Results: Women's: SIES (Devika Naidu 2) lost to VJTI (Jahnavi Bhat 6) 2-22, St. Xavier’s (Larissa 19) beat MMK College (Sakshi 18) 4942, Men’s: Jhunjhunwala (Aaqib 13) beat Khalsa (Paras 16) 41-32; MMK College (Jonathan 16) beat KC College (Usama 13) 57-49; Jhunjhunwala (Sanket 8) beat Podar (Harshal 11) 48-32.

Chief guest and former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Savant, MCA Vice President and CMD of RCF R.G. Rajan with the RCF team, winners of the All India PSU T-20 Cricket Tournament.

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RAYUDU SCORES MAIDEN TON SPORTS

India wins the second ODI comfortably by six wickets, Rayudu unbeaten on 121 By S S Ramaswamy

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is tackled by Ajax's Niklas Moisander during the Champions League match in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Messi equals record, Barcelona lead quartet into last 16 P

ARIS: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Porto all qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with Lionel Messi setting another personal milestone. Messi scored both goals -one with a header for only the fourth time in the competition -- as Barca beat Ajax 2-0 to equal Raul's record of 71 goals in the tournament. "I am happy for Leo because of the work he does for the team. He is the number one, the best," said Barca midfielder Xavi Hernandez. Bayern went through after a 2-0 victory at home to Roma, PSG saw off APOEL 10 while Porto beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 with their goalscorers Colombian Jackson Martinez and Algerian

Yacine Brahimi both taking their tallies to four in this season's competition. Champions Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund made sure of their last-16 places on Tuesday. However, Chelsea missed a chance to also reach the knockout stages as they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw with minnows Maribor in Slovenia. The 2012 winners, though, are in a far better state than English champions Manchester City whose mystifying failure to perform well in the competition continued as they had two men sent off in an embarrassing 2-1 home defeat to Russian outfit CSKA Moscow, who recorded their first ever win in England.

Salgaocar FC beat Bengaluru FC to enter Durand final M

ARGAO: Goalkeeper Karanjit Singh proved to be the saviour as Salgaocar survived anxious moments before edging out Bengaluru FC via tiebreaker(5-4) in the first semi-finals of the 127th Durand Cup, played at Raia Panchayat ground, here this morning.

With both the teams failing to break the deadlock in the regulation and extra time, tie-breaker was introduced and Salgaocar scored all the five penalty through Gilbert Oliveira, Rocus Lamare, substitutes Nicolau Colaco, Zakeer Mundampara and Drryl Duffy.

HMEDABAD: Ambati Rayudu slammed his maiden hundred as India produced yet another comprehensive batting performance to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second One Day International. India now lead five-match series 2-0. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 274 for eight in stipulated 50 overs with skipper Angelo Mathews scoring 92. In reply, India never looked in any sort of trouble as they chased down the target with minimum fuss in only 44.3 overs. With Virat Kohli promoting him at No 3, the 29-year-old Rayudu justified his skipper's faith scoring an unbeaten 121 off 118 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes in an innings that was paced perfectly. He shared two fruitful partnerships off 122 runs for the second wicket with Shikhar Dhawan (79) and 116 for the third wicket with Kohli (49) as 'Men In Blue' again made the inexperienced Sri Lankan bowling attack look pedestrian. Fittingly enough, it was Rayudu, who finished the match with an inside out boundary off leggie Seekkuge Prasanna. With this century, 29-year-old Rayudu became the fourth oldest Indian batsman to score his maiden ton in ODIs after Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath and Robin Singh. Growing in confidence after reaching his half century, Rayudu lofted Dhammika Prasad for his third six when in the 80s, then confidently smote off spinner Suraj Randiv for another maximum in his 90s before reaching the coveted landmark with a single to square leg.

Indian batsman's Rayudu and Shikhar Dhawan greet each other during the 2nd ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 274/8 in 50 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 61, Angelo Mathews 92 not out, Dhammika Prasad 30 not out; Axar Patel 2-39) lost to India 275/4 in 44.3 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 79, Ambati Rayudu 121 not out, Virat Kohli 49; Seekkuge Prasanna 3-53) by six wickets.

port from number-ten batsman Dhammika Prasad and the duo stitched a valuable 54-run unbeaten partnership to give the islanders the necessary push in the end. Indian pace spearhead Umesh Yadav (2-54) struck Rayudu's previous highest played on November 9. with two important wickets Earlier, skipper Mathews before spinners Ravichanwas 64 not out made in England at Nottingham in August struck a fighting 92 to lift a dran Ashwin (2-49) and as he showed a lot of maturity struggling Sri Lanka to 274 for young left-arm spinner Axar eight after being pting to bat Patel (2-39) took charge to during his innings. Having taken two catches on a slowish Motera track. hurt the Sri Lankan batting. The visitors lost early wickand also effected a run-out, Ravindra Jadeja, brought Rayudu deservingly won the ets but Mathews' unbeaten into the side for injured man-of-the-match award. innings laced with 10 fours Varun Aaron, disappointed The Guntur-born batsman and a six - and Kumar San- though he took a wicket with first steadied the ship after gakkara's useful 61 took the his slow left-arm spin as he the cheap dismissal of side to respectability. The duo conceded 64 runs. Ishant Sharma bowled well Ajinkya Rahane to stitch the stitched a crucial 90-run first century stand with fourth-wicket partnership initially but gave away runs in Dhawan, whose 79 off 80 after Lanka were struggling at the last over to conceded 58 runs without any success balls was laced with 1 six and 64 for three. With the visitors being re- while Yadav (2 for 54) bowled 7 fours. The two teams now head to Hyderabad for the duced to 220 for eight in the a bit too short or too wide at third match of the series to be 44th over, Mathews got sup- times.

Over 6000 kids to play in QPR Junior Soccer challenge M

UMBAI: A record number of over 6000 children (boys and girls) from 134 schools will be seen in action during the 6th edition of the QPR-South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2014, conducted in association with English Premier League Club Queens Park Rangers (QPR), which will kick-off at Mumbai’s Western Railway football ground, Lower Parel, from Saturday. This event, which has gained tremendous popularity and growth, is an initiative of Milind Deora. Last year the event was a grand success

with over 5,100 children from over 640 teams participating. The event is conceived and managed by Saran Sports. South Mumbai will witness exciting football packed weekends during the month of November as India’s largest community football tournament will enthrall the city. The Championship would also serve as a talent hunt for 40 talented youngsters, who will be shortlisted for a coaching clinic that will be conducted exclusively by the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) coaching teams from UK, in December.

This year, the tournament will witness around 6000 children from over 134 schools representing 700 teams and playing over 900 matches, with boys’ and girls’ teams in the under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 categories. The matches will be conducted. The Championship is open to all South Mumbai schools including Private schools; Government aided and Municipal schools which comprise 85% of the participants. The tournament will provide an equal and fair opportunity to kids from different backgrounds to

showcase their talent and skills on a common platform.

MILLWALL THUMP HEARTS 5-1 Millwall FC were on a roll as they scored a thumping 5-1 victory against Hearts FC in a First Division match of the MDFA League played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday. Sumit Ravinran, the spearhead of the Millwall attack led the charge with two superb strikes while teammates Issac Cardoz, Sumin Ravinran and Kevin Barnes, all contributed a goal each to complete their winning tally.

Milagres Gonsalves of Kerala Blasters FC celebrates a goal during the Hero Indian Super League against FC Goa held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. The Kochi based side won the match 1-0.

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