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COPS FILE FIR AGAINST COPS

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n a major embarrassment to the Thane (rural) police, a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against three cops including an Assistant Police Inspector from Mira Road police station on alleged

Nitish, Lalu to contest Bihar polls in alliance

Three Mira Rd cops accused for kidnap, extortion; FIR registered, investigation ordered

charges of kidnap-for-ransom and extortion from a local businessman.

However further action including possible arrests will be made only after the investigating officer carries out a detailed enquiry into the alle-

gations levelled by the complainant.

Following judicial directions, an FIR was lodged at the Navghar police station against API Prafful Wagh and two constables under Sections 364(a), 387, 452, 324, 323,

504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The cops have been charged for assault, kidnap and demanding ransom from the complainant, Bhavar Singh Rao, a 27-year-old

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It rains... and it pours!

Pre-monsoon rains in many parts of Mumbai, says IMD

By Abhishek Vissapragada

the monsoon season will begin in Mumbai as yet,” said Rajeev. The lthough there were reports of IMD recorded 2.1 mm rainfall at water-logging in some parts of Santacruz while in Colaba 2.2 mm Mumbai due to rains on Sunday, the rainfall was recorded.

Indian Meteorological Department The IMD on Sunday reported (IMD) has said that the monsoon maximum temperature of 36.8 deseason is yet to begin. The IMD also grees Celsius and minimum temrecorded high humidity on Sunday. perature of 25.8 degrees Celsius in IMD Director at Mumbai, V.K. Ra- Mumbai. At Santacruz, the maxijeev said that Mumbai experienced mum temperature recorded was only pre-monsoon rains on Sunday. 36.8 degrees Celsius and minimum “These are only pre-monsoon rains Continued on pg 2 « and we cannot confirm as to when

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cellphone dealer residing in the Indralok area of Bhayandar (East), who has also accused the police personnel of forcefully taking away Rs.4.5 lakh from his home.

“A FIR has been registered and investigations were on into the case,” confirmed-SDPO, Suhas Bawache.

Dark clouds gather over Mumbai skyline on Sunday.

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By Priyanka Bhatt

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very year Mumbaikars eagerly anticipate that monsoon will save them from the long bout of sweltering summer. While rain is always a relief post warm and balmy days but it can be rather troublesome if it comes unannounced.

Monsoon has already arrived in Kerala and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that monsoon will hit Mumbai by next week. High humidity was recorded on Sunday, much to the annoyance of the city's population.

Sunday evening, though, saw showers lashing the city unexpectedly.

On Sunday, being the holiday for

many, people came out with families to frolic but the evening did not turn out to be so much fun as they imagined. The promenade around Marine Drive was seen scattered with very few people as opposed to the usual bustle that a typical Sunday evening sees every week.

With none having any umbrellas or rainy wear to protect themselves, a lot of people seemed mildly annoyed after seeing the grey sky. It was reported that some areas around Powai and the JJ flyover were slightly waterlogged.

With water levels lowering in the lakes that supply water to the city, monsoon is definitely a blessing.

People are hoping monsoons this year to be less troublesome unlike Unexpected downpour caught many Sunday revellers unaware, and they had to trek quietly to their destinations. previous years.

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Continued from pg 1 « temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius. At Colaba the maximum temperature was 34.7 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature was 25.8 degrees Celsius.

While the humidity at Santacruz was 85 per cent, Colaba recorded 94 per cent humidity on Sunday. With regards to the high humidity recorded by the IMD, Rajeev said that it is due to cloud formation that THEY HAVE RE-INVENTED ‘CRICKET’... Youngsters had a field day with the game Mumbaikars also experienced high of cricket at Lower Parel. humidity. “The cloud formation are happening due to the water vapour that is accumulating in the sky and cloud formation also causes high humidity,” concluded Rajeev.

The IMD is also observing a depression at the Arabian Sea but has said that it would be too early to call it a 'cyclonic storm'. “It is too early to say whether this depression can cause heavy rains in Maharashtra and other adjacent states. We cannot call it a cyclonic storm either and it doesn't have any connection with the pre-monsoon rains today,” said Rajeev.

ROMANCE IN THE RAINS... Couples had a god-sent opportunity at Worli Sea Face.

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

Now it’s ‘Achee Din’ for the homeless. The government is going to construct more such flyovers to accommodate them!

FIRST FEW DROPS, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENNED... Shopkeepers and vendors get the first test of Mumbai rains at Hindamata in Dadar, on Sunday.

State cop to lead Indian Body Builders in US event

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By Asif Rizvi

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ishor Dange, a constable in Maharashtra police, famously known as 'Arnold' in the force, is set to lead the Body Builders of Indian Police in the upcoming World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) scheduled to be held this month in Virginia on June 27.

Dange, who had won a gold medal in the 2013 WPFG, hopes to win the title of 'Champion of Champions', which is given to one who is the best in the competition among the world participating country's police or fire officer athletes.

The 30-year-old Dange has been practicing body building for the last 13 years along with managing his police duty.

Currently posted at SP po- A constable with Maharashtra Police, Kishor Dange, flexes his muscles.

Good Samaritans to the rescue of thalassemia kids After a call regarding blood shortage for young thalassemia patients, 60 donors rush to participate in emergency drive in Bhayandar

By Suresh Golani

worries about shortage of blood needed for young that took just a phone call lassemia patients. Dr. Jadhav from a civic-run hospital in immediately swung into acMumbai informing about tion and organised an emershortage of blood for tha- gency blood donation drive lassemia affected kids, to and nearly 15 hours later wake up the spirit of 60-odd managed to collect 60 units people from Mira Bhayandar of blood. and participate in an emer“After receiving the call, I gency blood donation camp. immediately passed on the Dr. Charan Jadhav of Balaji message with the help of soHospital received a phone cial platform including Whatcall from the hospital on Sat- sApp and Facebook. urday night echoing their Responding to the emer-

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gency, around 60 donors rushed to the camp and donated blood, on Sunday,” Dr. Jadhav said.

Children who undergo transfusions every two to three weeks depend on blood, which must be fresh and not stored. Apart from other serious medical complications, not getting transfusions in time makes them weak, dull and inactive. For this reason, the parents need to have donors ready.

Sea of humanity, thousands walk 27-km to bid farewell to Jain saint Devotee bids Rs.1.08cr for cremation honours in Bhayandar

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t was a sea of humanity that braved the scorching heat and gathered for the Palkhi Yatra (final journey) of Acharya Suryoday Suriji Maharaj on Saturday. Born in Dabhoi village of Gujarat, the Jain saint was one of the highly revered spiritual mentors to lakhs of Jains.

The 84-year-old Acharya Suryoday Suriji Maharaj had taken Diksha (became a monk) at the age of 16. He passed away on Friday evening. Thousands of devo-

The final journey culminated at the historic Bavan Jinalaya (Jain Temple) in Bhayandar (West) where the holy saint was laid to rest. The unique ritual of bidding to perform the final rite of the saint and other religious rituals was also held as devout Jains came forward and bid huge amounts.

Eventually, Asian Star Group’s Vipul Shah, got the Acharya Suryoday Suriji Maharaj privilege of 'Agni Daan' to lit the funeral pyre after a hightees from across the country est bid of Rs.1.08 crore. Variwalked along with hundreds ous aspects of the final rites of Jain saints on the 27-km including carrying the saint’s long Palkhi Yatra which body to the pyre, shouldering started off from the Jain tem- the Palkhi had a bid of several ple in Andheri, where lakhs for the honours. The Acharya Suryoday’s body had practice of bidding for the been kept in the meditating last rites started centuries ago posture to enable people to to catalyse the community pay their final obeisance. towards charity.

Kishor Dange during duty hours.

lice office of Jalna, Dange has been getting support from various seniors including the Marathwada Zone IG. His coach is PI Jitendra Kadam of the RPTS police station of Jalna who said, “ Dange is a very hard working person. He has worked very hard, I am sure he will once again make the country proud.”

With 174 cms height, 104 kgs and having 21' biceps, Dange will leave on June 24 for participating in the competition with 12 other body builders in country's police from states including Punjab, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Sikkim and Haryana.

“My duty is first, I always wanted to do something for the country. In 2004, I got into the police force, looking at the financial conditions of my family, the earnings were

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just a support to overcome the difficulties. However, I never let it affect my passion for body building, if I don't hit the gym, I work out at home for almost 3 to 4 hours a day either before or after my duty. It made me feel very proud when India won gold in 2013 in the WPFG. My target now is to win gold and also the title of 'Champion of Champions' that was given to Malaysia in 2013,” said Dange.

Adding further Dange said, “Before leaving for the Competition, I would seek blessings from the DGP of Maharashtra, Sanjeev Dayal sir. In next few days I will meet him and will thank him too for allowing me to represent the country.”

More than 120 contestants of 77 countries will be participating in the WPFG 2015.

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Neeta Chandrakant Malaye to Neeta Siddheshwar Pawaskar as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. M-154986.

C-12010 I have changed my name from Prathmesh Mukesh Garg, to ‘Prathmesh Mukesh Agarwal’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (M- 152117) Dated: 14/05/2015.

C-12011 I have changed my name from Ms Vandana Harishchandra Sankhe, to ‘Mrs Akshada Arvind Sankhe’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/2015.

C-12012 I have changed my name from Ms Alpa Vishwas Worlikar, to ‘Mrs Pooja Prasad Shirke’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/2015.

C-12013 I have changed my name from Roydin Rocky Dmello, to ‘Royden Rocky Dmello’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/2015.

C-12014 I have changed my name from Alinabanu Altaf Hemani to Alina Altaf Hemani as per Gazette No. U-28813 dated 13.01.2015.

C-12015 I have changed my name from Mrs. Leena Karim Dodhia to Mrs. Alisha Karim Dodhia according deedpoll Affidavit dated; 6/6/2015.

C-12016 I have changed my name from Miss Shajmin Karim Dodhia to Miss Shazmin Karim Dodhia according deedpoll Affidavit dated; 6/6/2015.

C-12017 I have changed my name from Mr. Amit Pravin Chauhan to Mr. Mohammed Aarif Khan as per Affidavit No. MP 819904, dated 23/04/2015.

C-12018 I have changed my name from Dipak Vithal Malusare to Deepak Vitthal Malusare as per Deed Poll Affidavit Dated 4th Day of June 2015.

C-12019 I have changed my name from Vithal Sakharam Malusare to Vitthal Sakharam Malusare as per Deed Poll Affidavit Dated 4th Day of June 2015.

C-12020 I have changed my name from Mehndi Hasan to Mohd.

Mehnndi Hasan Latif Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 3.06.2015 Affidavit No. NA860483.

C-12021 I have changed my name from Shamimbanu Maredi Husain Shaikh to Samina Khatun Mohd. Mehndi Hasan Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 3.06.2015 Affidavit No. NA860479.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Maredo Husain Mohmed Latif Shaikh to Mohd. Mehndi Hasan Mohd. Latif Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 3.06.2015 Affidavit No. NA860482.

C-12023 I have changed my name from Dilsar Maredi Husain Shaikh to Mohammed Dilshad Alam Mohd. Mehndi Hasan Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 3.06.2015 Affidavit No. NA860480.

C-12024 I Rani Bhaskar Pardeshi have changed my name to Rani Bhaskar Bhagwat vide Affidavit dated 20-5-2015.

C-12025 I have changed my name from Kamble Harshad Rajendra (old name) to Alegaonkar Harshad Rajesh (new name) as per Affidavit.

C-12026 I have changed my name from Kamble Darshan Rajendra (old name) to Alegaonkar Darshan Rajesh (new name) as per Affidavit.

C-12027

I have changed my name from Vijaya Baliram Jadhav to Suchita Shashikant More vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (MB 233730).

C-12038 I have changed my name from Harshal Devdas Rai to Kiaan Devdas Rai vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (MR 321389).

C-12039 I have changed my name from Sunil Sateshwar Prasad to Sunil Sateshwar Khankriyal vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (MM 321144).

C-12040 I have changed my name from Jagdish Santoshkumar Sharma to Jagdishprasad Santoshkumar Sharma by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-12041 I have changed my name from “Deepali Dhanak” to “Dipalidhanak” as per Affidavit C-12042 I have changed my name from “Yasin Mohd Shaikh” to “Yasin Shaikh” as per Affidavit C-12043

I have changed my name from Sandip Parshuram Shembekar to Sandeep Parshumram Shembekar vide Notary dtd 06/06/2015.

C-12028

I have changed my name from “Md Anwar Ali Shaikh” to “Anwar Ali Shaikh” as per Affidavit C-12044

I have changed my name from Ahmed Faraaz Khan to Faraz Khan vide Notary dtd 06/06/2015.

C-12029

I have changed my name from Syed Nusrat Jahan Ibrahim to Nusrat Abuzar Dakhni as per deed poll Affidavit C-12045

I have changed my name from Mohd Furqaan Shakil Anjum Shaikh to Furqaan Shakil Anjum Shaikh vide Notary dtd 06/06/2015.

C-12030

I have changed my name from Varsha Kumari Mohanlal Ladhani to Varsha Ashokkumar Jain as per deed poll Affidavit C-12046

I have changed my name from Noorbe Javed Khan to Noorsaba Javed Khan vide Notary dtd 06/06/2015.

C-12031

I have changed my name from Mudasser Hussain Ata Hussain to Mudassar Hussain Ata Hussain Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit C-12047

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 I Miss. Varshaben Gangjibhai Chheda have changed my name to Miss.

Varsha Gangjibhai Chheda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12055 I Mrs. Nidhi Thareja have changed my name to Mrs. Deepa Dinesh Thareja as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 14/05/15 C-12056 I Mr. Dinesh Thareja have changed my name to Mr. Dinesh Kumar Thareja as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/15 C-12057 I Jigar Rasikbhai Suhagiya have changed my name to Jigarkumar Rasiklal Suhagiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/15 C-12058 We Mr. Apresh Amarnath Deokar & Mrs. Meenaxi Apresh Deokar have changed our minor son’s name from Shantanu Apresh Devkar to Shantanu Apresh Deokar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12059 I Mr. Shreedhar Apresh Devkar have changed my name to Mr. Shreedhar Apresh Deokar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12060 I Mrs. Meenakshi Apresh Devkar have changed my name to Mrs. Meenaxi Apresh Deokar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12061 I Mrs. Minaxi Apresh Devkar have changed my name to Mrs. Meenaxi Apresh Deokar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12062 I Mr. Apresh Amarnath Devkar have changed my name to Mr. Apresh Amarnath Deokar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12063

I have changed my name from Noorsaba Begum Khan to Noorsaba Khan vide Notary dtd 06/06/2015.

C-12032

I have changed my name from Vijay Shriram Yadav / Durgvijay Shriram Yadav to Durg Vijay Shriram Yadav as per deed poll Affidavit C-12048

I have changed my name from Pradip Maruti Gaikwad to Pradeep Maruti Gaikwad as per Affidavit.

C-12033

I have changed my name from Abdul Rahim Aziz Khan B to Abdul Rahim Abdul Aziz Khan as per Affidavit C-12049

I have changed my name from Vanita Vijay Shinde to Naina Vijay Shinde as per Affidavit Dtd 4 June 2015.

C-12034

I have changed my name from Rahin Abdul Rahim Khan B to Rahin Abdul Rahim Khan as per Affidavit C-12050

I have changed my name Varunkumar Mangilal Jain to Varun Mangilal Ambawat vide Maharashtra Gazette No. X79576 Dated-27/02/2013.

I have changed my name from Mohanalakshmi Subramaniyan to Sanjana Subramaniyan as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No (M-154181) C-12051

I Dastagir Khan Ahmed Khan have changed my name to Dastageer Ahmed Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12035

I Pareshkumar have changed my name to Paresh Shashikant Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/15 C-12052

I Sureshchandra Mangalbhai Patel have changed my name to Suresh Mangalbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Vishwal have changed my name to Vishwal Paresh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/15 C-12053

C-12067

I have changed my name Arunkumar Mangilal Jain to Arun Mangilal Ambawat vide Maharashtra Gazette No- X79577 Dated-27/02/2013.

C-12036 I have changed my name from Lilawati Baliram Jadhav to Nilima Shailesh Jadhav vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (MB 233731).

C-12037

I Namishaben have changed my name to Namisha Paresh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/15 C-12054

I Bhagwati Baldewa have changed my name to Shweta Lalit Kothari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12064 I Delicia Dixil Dsouza have changed my name to Delicia Dsouza as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/06/15 C-12065

C-12066

We Mr. Siddesh Siddappa Doddametikurke & Mrs. Surekha Sangappa Bukankere have changed our minor son’s name from Arjun Siddesh Doddametikurke to Arjun Siddesh Dev as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12068

I Vora Pravinchandra Hiralal have changed my name to Vora Pravin Hiralal as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12069

I Pavlas Sona Sonavane have changed my name to Pawlas Sona Sonawane as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12085

We Mr. Amish Mody & Mrs. Falguni Mody have changed our minor daughter’s name from Dhvani Amish Mody to Dhwani Amish Mody as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12070

I Sangeeta Pavlas Sonavane @ Sangeeta Pawlas Sonawane have changed my name to Sangita Pawlas Sonawane as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12086

I Gandhi Dhruviben Harshad have changed my name to Dhruvi Mihir Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12071 I Nilufarben Ismail Mahammed Seta have changed my name to Nilufar Altaf Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12072 I Maya Jayprakash have changed my name to Maya Jayprakash Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12073 I Aman Jayprakash have changed my name to Aman Jayprakash Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12074 I Chandrikaprasad Sharma have changed my name to Chandrika Amar Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12075 I Nitin Kumar Babulal Patel have changed my name to Nitin Babubhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12076 I Saeedabanu Sayyed Chand have changed my name to Sayeeda Aziz Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12077 I Nasreen Banu Abdul Aziz Pathan have changed my name to Nasreen Abdul Aziz Pathan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12078 I Champakbhai Chapadia have changed my name to Champaklal Chapadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12079 I Manishkumar Champakbhai Chapadia have changed my name to Manish Champaklal Chapadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12080 I Bhavini Manishkumar Chapadia have changed my name to Bhavini Manish Chapadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12081 We Manish Champaklal Chapadia & Bhavini Manish Chapadia have changed our minor son’s name from Dheer Manishkumar Chapadia to Dheer Manish Chapadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12082 I Premavati Nagendranath Tripathi have changed my name to Premvati Nagendranath Tripathi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12083 I Vaibhav Pavlas Sonavane have changed my name to Vaibhav Pawlas Sonawane as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12084

I Rashmi Bharat Maniar have changed my name to Rashmee Bharat Maniar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12087 I Krishnavanshi Kumar Jiwas Jha have changed my name to Krishnavanshi Jibachi Jha as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12088 I Jiwas Jha / Jibachh Jha have changed my name to Jibachi Rampunit Jha as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12089 I Fathima A. Sattar Sayyed have changed my name to Fatima Sattar Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12090 I A. Sattar Sayyed have changed my name to Sattar Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12091 I Rehan Sattar Sayyed have changed my name to Rehana Sattar Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12092 I Anjum Anwar Husein Vora have changed my name to Anjum Anwar Husain Vohra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12093 I Anwar Husein Vora / Anvarhussein Vohra have changed my name to Anwar Husain Vohra as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-12094 I Zarina Anwar Husein Vora have changed my name to Zarina Anwar Husain Vohra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12095 I Shivaram Krishnaswamy have changed my name to Shivram Krishnaswamy as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12096 I Saraswati Shivaram have changed my name to Saraswathy Shivram as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12097 I Vinod Kumar Babulal Mewada have changed my name to Vinod Babulal Mewada as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12098 I Jayshreeben Vinod Kumar Mewada have changed my name to Jayshree Vinod Mewada as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12099 I Kiritkumar Kumudchandra Oza have changed my name to Kirit Kumudchandra Oza as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-12100 I Mestri Mahendra Balkrushna have changed my name to Mestry Mahendra Balkrishna as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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Nitish, Lalu to contest Bihar polls in alliance

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he way the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading the government and the slew of decisions that it has taken of late, especially those related to Mumbai, leaves nobody in any doubt that it has set in motion its game plan to come to power in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on its own.

Though the BMC elections are due in early 2017, decisions taken by the government to scrap the contentious 2034 Development Plan, give relief in Property Tax to tenants living in tenements below 500 sq ft in area, pre-monsoon cleaning up of drainage systems, giving nod to Mumbai Metro 3 or waiving off payment of

ally celebrated the one year in office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It chose not to fill its party mouthpiece 'Saamana' with editorials, news, features, opinion polls on the government which it too is a part and parcel of.

But as BJP president Amit Shah made it clear that the separate statehood of Vidarbha was on the back burner, it chose to hail him as the visionary and the only leader in BJP whose word they took as the final word.

That in itself is a huge climbdown after pinning all their hopes on the BJP stalwart L K Advani to broker a truce.

While Fadnavis is doing the saber rattling, on the other hand newly coronated state president Raosaheb Danve

Devendra Fadnavis

Uddhav Thackeray

premium for builders for their luxury apartments are just a few of the decisions aimed at wooing the voter.

But while training its guns on the country's largest and cash rich civic body, its relations with its rather reluctant partner in government--the Shiv Sena--appears to be frosty ever since they split in September 2014. The BJP has been sending confusing signals to its estranged ally and to its other Mahayuti allies on how it views its ties with them. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the first one to tick the Sena off by arguing that had the BJP not snapped its ties with the Sena it would never have realised what its true strength was.

The Sena was quick to retaliate in equal measure; first its senior minister Diwakar Raote claimed that it was the gutsy party president Uddhav Thackeray who managed to halt the Modi juggernaut in the assembly elections. It poured more cold water as its

hinted at possible alliance with the Sena. He has even dangled the carrot of a possible cabinet expansion before the monsoon session.

Though he did not make it clear as to where, at the Centre or in the state.

The Mahayuti allies of the BJP have begun to express their displeasure as they feel they are being overlooked.

But that is not their only case, it has been the grouse of the BJP workers themselves. Taking serious note of it the party has now asked its union ministers from Maharashtra and from the state government to interact with the party workers. Another significant change the BJP has brought about in the BMC is to have its handpicked men like Ajoy Mehta and Ram Dotonde as its points men at the helm of affairs as the civic body goes for polls in a year from now.

The plan is clear to keep the Sena in check as it goes for polls hoping to neutralise potential political enemies.

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EW DELHI: Ending suspense over the issue of a tie-up, Bihar's ruling JD(U) and Lalu Prasad's RJD on Sunday decided to contest the state assembly elections in alliance and constitute a six member committee to finalize seatsharing.

"It has been decided in today's meeting that a committee of three members each from RJD and JD-U will decide seat sharing and leaders of both parties will give a final shape to it. It has been decided now that both parties will fight the election in Bihar in alliance," Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav told PTI. He was talking to reporters after a two-hour long meeting between CM Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad at the residence of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was approached by the two parties to broker peace after days of sparring between leaders of the parties.

Asked about the contentious issue of chief ministership, the SP general secretary said,"There is no dispute (Koi gahma gahmi nahin hai). These things will be taken care of later. The real thing is seat sharing..."

Emerging from the meeting Ram Gopal expressed confidence that the leaders of the two parties will complete the task of devising an effective seat-sharing arrangement very soon.

RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav leave from the residence of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, in New Delhi, on Sunday.

The SP general secretary was reading from a resolution adopted at the meeting which was also read out separately by JD-U general secretary K C Tyagi.

Leaders from the three parties refused to elaborate on the matter further.

These decisions were taken after back to back meetings here. Nitish Kumar, who had arrived in the national capital yesterday, drove down to the residence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi where they held discussions for almost an hour-and-a-half.

RJD chief Prasad had landed in the national captial when Kumar was meeting Rahul.

After weeks of sparring by leaders of their parties, Kumar and Prasad, who had not met for quite some time, today sat across the table at Mulayam's residence in order to remove the irritants in the path of forging an alliance to thwart BJP's attempt to wrest power in the politically sensitive state.

Congress has lent its weight behind the Bihar Chief Minister, making it clear that while it would like

Cricket bug bites Ramdas Athawale, throws his hat in the MCA poll ring

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he cricket bug seems to have bitten Republican Party of India – Athawale (RPI-A) faction president and Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale. According to party sources he is likely to announce his plans to contest the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections that are due to be held on June 17. The RPI-A leader is banking his candidature by virtue of his presidency of the Peoples Education Society (PES) that runs the Siddharth College and other educational institutions.

However, Athawale might face tough legal challenge first as Anandraj Ambedkar has challenged Athawale holding the post of president of PES that runs the Siddharth College.

Sources disclosed that the

Ramdas Athawale RPI-A leader is likely to file his nomination paper for the post of vice president of MCA. He is representing the Siddharth Law College in the MCA poll ring. Athawale faces an uphill task as he will face stiff challenge from the Nationalist Congress Party

(NCP) president Sharad Pawar led Madhalkar group and the rival Cricket First group of Vijay Patil.

Besides this, according to unconfirmed reports Shiv Sena too is planning to contest the MCA elections. However, the party is not yet decided on who among party president Uddhav Thackeray, his son Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray or party MP Anil Desai will contest the elections.

Sources also added that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai unit president Ashish Shelar too is contemplating to contest the MCA elections. Sources added that it will take some maneuvering for support for Athawale to create an upset in the ensuing MCA elections which at present looks remote.

a grand alliance with Lalu and Kumar, it would rally around the latter if an alliance between the two Bihar-centric parties fails to materialize.

While Kumar immediately left for Patna after the meeting, Lalu Prasad stayed on and was later joined by Sharad Yadav for another round of talks at Mulayam's residence. Kumar, who came out of the meeting smiling, did not talk to reporters.

Kumar, who stayed in Bihar Bhavan, drove to residence of party MP RCP Singh in the morning.

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he water management expert Rajendra Singh has categorically stated that the scheme like Jalyukt Shivar is good to make the state drought-free, however, the government must ensure that the lobby of contractors are kept away from the processes of implementation.

Singh, who is popularly known as waterman, was speaking at a 'meet the press' programme organised by Mantralaya journalists association. He praised the state’s much-hyped Jalyukta Shivar scheme. “The scheme is good but the contractors are quite capable of spoiling the whole concept. The govt should involve people in the scheme. People's participation is the only way for effective implementation”.

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wo married couples from Ulhasnagar were booked for allegedly beating up an 18-year-old girl and tearing off her clothes near a court on June 2, a police official said in Thane on Sunday.

Police sub-inspector H.B. Dagade of the Ulhasnagar Central Police station told PTI that one of the accused named Sandeep Gaikwad, allegedly photographed the 18-year-old girl while she was bathing.

Later, he allegedly blackmailed her and raped her several times at different places for six months, the girl's complaint stated.

On June 2, 2015, the two

married couples caught hold of the girl near the Chopda court beat her up and tore off her clothes, the complaint said. The four accused have been charged under Section 376, Section 354(k), Section 323 and Section 405 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the police official stated.

According to the police official, the other three accused who beat up the girl are Madhukar Birhade, his wife and Sandeep Gaikwad's wife, who are all residents of a slum colony near the Chopda court.

However, nobody has been arrested so far, the police official said.

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he Bombay High Court has refused to grant interim bail to a man accused of cheating people to the tune of Rs 65 lakh by taking money under the false promise of getting their children roles in movies.

Justice V.L. Achliya, in a

June 5 ruling, declined to grant any interim relief to the man, Vilas Waghmare (38), and observed that allegations levelled against him are of serious nature and his custodial interrogation is necessary.

The HC, however, granted interim bail till June 10 to his wife Reshma (30), a co-accused. It posted Vilas and Reshma's anticipatory bail pleas for hearing on June 10.

The couple had moved the HC after a sessions court rejected their anticipatory bail pleas on June 1.

Navi Mumbai Police had in January this year registered a case of cheating against the couple after a woman, Sangita Shete, alleged the duo had duped her.

According to Shete, she had given a cheque of Rs 8.70 lakh to Vilas as advance payment for getting her daughter a role in a movie. Vilas and Reshma had claimed to own a film production house.

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olice on Sunday registered a case against thirteen persons for allegedly murdering a man over a minor issue in Bhandup, police said. According to police, the victim Anil Pande, died after he was assaulted with swords and knives as his dog had caught hold of the ball with which the accused were playing cricket.

"The accused and the victim live in the same locality.

The accused were playing cricket, when Pande's dog caught hold of the ball and chewed it. When one of accused tried to get the ball off its mouth, he received bruises as the dog charged at him," a police release said.

Jilted youth arrested for killing Model Jimmy Gonda fake arrest minor ‘girlfriend’ in Jogeshwari case handed over to Pydhonie Police

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24 year-old youth has been arrested by Meghwadi police for brutally killing his alleged girlfriend near Jogeshwari talao after she came to collect photographs of both of them in happier times. The arrested accused asked the girl to come and meet for the last time if she wanted to end the relationship with him. The 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her jilted lover on Saturday night because she refused to meet him in future and told him that she could not continue the friendship as her parents were against it.

According to Meghwadi police station sources, the deceased has been identified as Dhanshree Molkar who was living in the slum near Jogeshwari caves in Jogeshwari (east) along with her parents. The accused, Prateek Kubal, works as a hardware engineer in a private firm and resides in Virar along with his parents. Kubal and Molkar, both are from the same village, Malwankar, and they knew each other since childhood. The victim met Kubal at their native place when she used to go there with her parents.

Both fell in love few months ago and after that they started chatting on a social networking site. During her 10th Std. Exams, the victim’s father came to know that instead of concentrating on her studies she was busy

Accused ask girl to collect photographs to rid of old memories, killed her. chatting with Kubal, said a police officer. “The victim’s father asked her to focus on her studies and warned her that she was very young and should not spoil her future for the sake of Kubal,” added a police officer. The victim then started avoiding Kubal and also stopped chatting with him on the net.

Kubal then tried to contact her several times. He then called the victim and asked her to meet him on Saturday for the last time. The duo then met near the talao on JogeshwariVikhroli Link Road around 5pm, added an official. Around 8 pm when the girl was heading towards her home, the duo had an argument and she warned him that she could not continue the friendship as her parents did not like it and she wanted to focus on her studies.

Kubal got angry and he pulled out a knife and started stabbing her.

He stabbed the victim four times on her chest and abdomen. He later stabbed

himself but the public nabbed him. The girl was rushed to hospital but died during treatment. The police rushed to the spot and by then Kubal was thrashed by the people. “We first took Kubal to Cooper hospital where he got stitches and later he was arrested for murder. As per the preliminary investigation it seems that it was a one-sided love affair but as of now we have not interrogated the accused. We will question him to know the exact reason behind the murder”, said police. During panchnama at the spot where the incident took place, bottles of alcohol which pointed to the fact that the accused has drunk alcohol before killing the girl. Her parents revealed that their daughter was a respectable and well mannered girl.

The accused has been charged under several sections of the of the IPC including murder and further investigation is on.

Accused misguides police, nabbed in 4 days

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hen 19-year-old victim Akbar Qurban Lahri, a zari worker lay murdered at GM Link Road in Bainganwadi, police reached the spot on a telephone call made by an unknown person.

Accused Hashim Ansari (19), who is a friend of the victim concocted a story and mislead the police team by saying that when they were playing cricket two unknown persons took the victim to a secluded place and robbed him before stabbing him to death. He also said that when he went to protect Lahri he too was attacked.

Speaking to ADC, Sangram Singh Nishandar, DCP-ZoneVI said that victim, a native of UP worked as a zari worker at Shivaji Nagar. Both Lahri - the victim and Ansari - the accused, a school bag maker and resident of Shivaji Nagar Road No.3 were friends and into drug addiction. To fulfill their drug addiction habit, at night both used to rob passerby at secluded places in the area.

Nishandar further stated that one week before the

The Deonar Police team with the accused (in mask). murder, both Lahri and Ansari had robbed a person and pocketed Rs.4,000 from him, the crime which was unreported. Lahri, the murder victim instead of giving half share to Ansari, offered him only Rs.500 which he refused.

Later, on the day of murder i.e. on June 1, when Lahri called Ansari and offered him Rs.500 again. An argument ensued between them. The angry Lahri attacked Ansari with a knife, but Ansari managed to overpower Lahri, snatched the knife from him and stabbed Lahri to death.

Crime PI Gulabrao Patil of Deonar police station said that initially Ansari succeeded in misleading the investigating team.

“On the basis of his concocted story we made him as a complainer and also as a witness, besides lodging murder and robbery charges on two unknown accused. We also prepared a sketch based on Ansari’s statement. But it turned out to be of a person who informed us about the murder. He was one of the three persons who came to relieve themselves in a nearby toilet at the murder spot who saw the victim lay murdered.

This made us suspect Ansari.

Finally when we interrogated Ansari thoroughly he spilled the beans and hence booked him for robbery and murder,” narrated Patil, the crime PI. API Vijaykumar Ambarge of Deonar police station.

he sub inspector Rekha Sangpal attached to the LT Marg Police station of South Mumbai had sought bail in the fake arrest case of Model Jimmy Gonda. Sangpal had approached a court for bail but was asked to move to lower court where she was granted bail on surety of Rs. 15,000 on Friday.

One of the investigating officers said, “The case has been handed over to Pydhonie police station,

earlier it was handed over to JJ Marg Police. Initially the Addl. CP, South Mumbai had ordered JJ Marg police to inquire the case but is now transferred to the Pydhonie police station for unfavorable inquiry.”

Jimmy Gonda was arrested following a molestation complaint by a women on April 6. Ten officers from LT Marg police station turned up at his residence in Agripada area, gave him a copy of a first information report filed against him

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for molestation and arrested him. Samina Usmania had filed the Investigations revealed that Usmania had filed a false complaint to extort money.

Officers examined the CCTV footage of the spot where she claimed Gonda had molested her, but did not find any evidence and the call details record also did not support her complaint.

After Gonda's complaint an FIR was registered under Sections 166, 167, 182, 193, 342 and 122 (d) of IPC.

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ditch near Kajupada on the Thane-Ghodbunder Road on round 25 passengers Sunday evening. had a miraculous esThe bus was headed cape when the State towards Borivali from NavaTransport (ST) bus in which pur when the mishap octhey were traveling skidded curred. off the road and fell into a Apart from minor bruises

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sustained by some passengers nobody was seriously injured, police said.

While all on-board passengers and ST personnel were rescued, efforts were on to pull out the bus, till reports last came in.

“Although the spot where the incident occurred is accident prone, the first spell of rains apparently turned the road slippery which led to this particular mishap,” Police Inspector (Traffic) Vilas Chougle said.

History sheeter murdered by local goons in Bhandup

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n a shocking incident, a history sheeter was murdered by a few local goons following an argument over his pet dog during the wee hours of Sunday in Bhandup.

After the incident five persons have been arrested while seven others are absconding.

According to police sources, the accused brazenly attacked the gangster by barging inside his house with knives and swords around 10 hours after the early morning altercation. The deceased has been identified as Anil Pandey (30), a gangster with several

cases of threatening and assault registered at Bhandup, Vikhroli and Ghatkopar police stations.

Sources also said that Pandey had been associated with the Kumar Pillai gang.

According to an officer from the police station, Pandey lived in the Durga Mata chawl in Ramnagar, near Tembipada at Bhandup (west) with his wife Priya, two daughters and a friend.

On Saturday evening around 5 pm, Pandey came out of his residence to walk his dog and reached the semi-forest area close to the jungles around Powai where some of the accused were playing cricket in an open ground.

“Pandey’s dog picked up the ball that strayed his way which led to an argument between him and the accused. He refused to return the ball to the accused and challenged them to do whatever they wanted and walked away. However later in the night, Pandey again stepped out of his house, this time heavily under the influence of alcohol and walked to the same ground near Matoshree Mitra Mandal where the youth were sitting and began another argument angering them even further,” said an officer from the Bhandup police station.

Incensed, the youth planned to murder him and

hence collected weapons including swords, knives and sickle, which they used to hack and stab him around dawn on Sunday inside his residence.

Pandey was rushed to the Mulund General Hospital where he was declared dead.

The Unit-7 of the crime branch and the Bhandup police meanwhile apprehended Sameer Chavan (21), Gautam Ghadge (25), Sagar Gawas (24), Ravi Ware (22), Sameer Kadam (26). Seven others have been declared absconding and are being traced by the cops, all were booked under relevant section of IPC including 302 (Murder).

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her parents who had come down from their native place 21-year-old bar girl was in Rajasthan. found dead in a decomThe deceased has been posed state at her residence identified as one Manju in Chembur on Verma, who lived in a slum at Sunday morning by her fam- Chembur Camp in the Indra ily, with the police having Nagar area with her two initiated a murder probe. other sisters and a brother.

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bai from her native place in Rajasthan looking for a job around two years ago and had begun working at some local bars, eventually ending up as a bar girl. Her siblings then joined her around a few months ago and the four began staying together at their Chembur residence.

“Around two weeks ago, the four left for Rajasthan to attend a wedding in the family but Manju returned home alone a week ago. Her phone was then found to be switched off when her family tried contacting her getting her parents worried,” said Senior PI Dnyanesh Devade.

Prof. Dr. Keiki R. Mehta honoured Prof. Dr. Keiki R Mehta, was presented, for Outstanding Services to Ophthalmology, with a trophy and a shawl by Dr. Prashant Agnihotri at the International Retina Congress: a congress for advanced retinal techniques, held at Sahara Star Hotel, Mumbai.

Prof. Dr. Keiki R Mehta, the Surgical Chief & Medical Director of the Mehta International Eye Institute in Colaba, Mumbai had done outstanding research work on Diabetic Retinopathy, its management and treatment over a number of years for which he was recognised at this recently concluded congress.

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Fellow residents in Powai hold prayers for those who lost lives

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ith back to back fire incidents throughout the city, it seems like not just old dilapidated buildings but high rises as well as slums are at equally high risk of catching flames. Seven people lost

building premises.

Post the incident, the residents living around took an initiative to help the heroes who lost their lives in the fire trying to save lives of the residents of 14th floor. They collected donations from all the nearby residential complexes

Neighbours and family members console a woman who lost her husband in the Powai blaze. their lives and 28 were in- to help those in need. One jured in the tragic incident on resident from the society, on Saturday in the Lake Homes a condition of anonymity, Housing Society in Powai. said, “We are grateful that Among the seven who these people who were not a died, few were not residents part of our residency put of the building, but lived in their lives on line to save oththe huts around the complex. ers. We shall always remain Despite being not the resi- indebted and are trying to dents of the building a few help their families in every brave hearts went inside to possible manner.” save the residents stuck in They also held a meet in fire. Among them were the morning to pray for Tauseef Sheikh - a social and peace to their souls. Another political activist who lived in resident from the society a nearby chawl, Babu Lohar - said, “What these people did a driver of one of the resi- to save lives of those stuck in dents, Hiralal Gupta - watch- the fire is unforgettable. The man of the building. Pradeep least we can do for them is to Sarkar, the electrician was the pray that they are in a haponly one who lived in the pier place right now.”

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from the fire. “He was utilising the lift of the building to abu Lohar (26), one of rescue some of the residents. the seven people who Later the lift got stuck and died during the Lake might have died due to suffoLucerne building fire at cation,” said the resident.

Powai on Saturday, had resBabu's body was brought cued some people before his to a slum area which is closed tragic death, according to lo- to MHADA Police station and cals. Babu used to work as a Nahar Group buildings at driver for one of the residents Chandivali. His family memat the Lake Lucerne building bers and neighbors were disas told to the ADC by his traught as his body was being neighbours on Sunday. taken for his last rites.

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A kin of Hiralal Gupta (in photo), who was a watchman and one of the deceased in the blaze at the Lake Lucerne.

The floors affected by the fire at Lake Lucerne building. and very good by heart. “He and his family members were working very hard. Babu, who was a driver, used to earn Rs 500 per day. His job was a day and night shift which we pursued enthusias-

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tically,” said Inwale.

According to Inwale, Babu is survived by a younger brother Basoraj (20) and sister Sonali (16), father Ladappa (45), mother Ambubai (35) and wife Priti (22).

“His younger brother Basoraj used to be a cleaner and was also going to become a driver. His father Ladappa also has a driving license and works close to the slum area.

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while his mother Ambubai used to work as security at DMart mall near Hiranandani gardens. He got married two years ago and his wife is a homemaker,” said Kashinath Aarenkari, Babu's neighbour.

The Lohar family live in a rented flat near the slum area. “Babu had a house here along with his father Ladappa's brother. He used to visit here at times along with his family,” said

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Aarenkari. Seven people died and 28 others were injured in a major blaze on the 14th floor of a 21-storey Lake Lucerne building of Lake Homes complex in Powai.

The fire broke out at 4.15 pm on June 6 and was brought under control around 8.30 pm. Among the dead also included 30-year-old watchman of the building Hiralal Gupta who succumbed to injuries rescuing the residents.

Painting Exbn by Artist Pranali Harpude & Dinesh Mane

wo young artists from Pune, Dinesh Mane and Pranali Harpude will showcase their recent work in oil on canvas elaborating vivid emotional mindscapes of sensitive human beings.

Acting Chief Fire Officer P.S. Rangdhale briefing the media.

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cting CFO PS Rangdhale briefed media on Sunday about the rescue operation conducted by the firefighters at Lake Lucerne building on June 6 in which a total of 46 people were saved.

Rangdhale informed that seven people died during the incident even before the fire brigade arrived the spot.

“Seven people including 6 males and 1 female were found dead in the incident.

Two dead bodies were found in the lift and passage of the 14th floor of the building.

Three other dead bodies were found in a lift at the 21st floor of the building. The remaining two bodies were found on the 19th floor,” said Rangdhale.

He also said that firefighters had rescued around 20

Acting Chief Fire Officer P.S. Rangdhale showing a rough sketch of the victims of the Powar fire. out of 28 injured people during the incident and had taken them to Hiranandani Hospital at Powai and Airoli National Burns Centre (NBC). “The firefighters rescued 18 people from the17,18,19 and 20th floor.

Among these, there were 8 females and 5 senior citizens.

There were also 5 children who were rescued among whom there was a sixmonth-old baby on the 17th floor. All 18 were taken to the terrace of the B wing through the staircase and then were safely brought to the C Wing,” said Rangdhale.

“Out of the 28 injured, 10 were discharged after treatment and 17 have been admitted at Hiranandani Hospital and are receiving further treatment. Among these 17, there are 10 males and 7 females. ASO PN Pawar is among those admit-

ted to the hospital. Ashok Mukherji, has been admitted to NBC for treatment,” said Rangdhale.

The official said the water systems present at building was functioning well. “The water pipes and the fire extinguisher's present at the building functioned well.

Since the building was constructed in 2008 it didn't have the water sprinkler system.

We are investigating whether the fire alarm system in the building was working or not,” said Rangdhale.

Officials at NBC said that Mukherji was doing well.

“Mukherji suffered around 40 percent burns around his head, neck and upper parts of his body. But he is doing well and is not in a serious condition at present. We will be planning to conduct an operation on him soon,” said the official.

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Privileging inflation over growth can fail to rev up the elusive economic engine

Better ties with R Bangladesh T was Atal Behari Vajpayee who expressed the firm view – when he was the prime minister – that India and Bangladesh must have cooperative and close relations. Somehow, instead of having close relations, the two countries have been quarrelling with each other.

India is against migration of Bangladeshis and despite all efforts made, there has been a huge influx of population. It cannot be said that Hindus in Bangladesh enjoyed equal treatment. There have been – and perhaps there still are – forces in Bangladesh that have been hostile towards the minority community. Then there were two other disputes; those relating to the border between the two countries and sharing of water.

There is hope now after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, there will be better understanding between the two countries. Thanks to this visit, Bengal is likely to attract some big industrials; already there has been a huge power deal with an Indian company. There could be more such Indian enterprises in Bangladesh which is a highly underdeveloped country.

Plans are underway to build better transport between India and Bangladesh. There should be free movement of people and also goods between the two countries. All suspicions by both the countries must be abandoned and in its place, there should be trust. Bangladesh is a Muslim country but it has more affinity with India than with Pakistan. While Pakistan threatens to scuttle any good relations with India, Bangladesh has no such problem and can live with India as a peaceful neighbour.

So, what ails the Indian economy?

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BI Governor Raghuram Rajan is fortunate that Arun Jaitley is Finance Minister. For Jaitley is a much gentler person than his immediate predecessor who was an inveterate control freak. Had Rajan kept up his free speaking not only about his direct remit but generally about all things economics he would have felt the heavy hand of P. Chidambaram’s North Block trying to prescribe no-go areas, at least when it came to the central bank chief airing his views publicly.

Earlier in the week, Rajan probably had his own reasons to disappoint both the markets and the economic policy makers who wanted him to act ‘aggressively.’

A mere quarter percent cut in the basic rate had long been discounted by the markets.

Even after the warning about deficient monsoon, at least a 0.50 basis point reduction in the repo rate was deemed necessary under the current economic conditions.

Striking a balance between the diametrically opposite schools of inflation versus growth would have well met expectations all around.

But more than the niggardly rate cut, what surprised observers were the comments which accompanied the announcement. The RBI chief ought to have steered clear of these.

That is where the difference between the genial Jaitley and stern Chidambaram comes into play.

At a time when the Government is trying its best to get the economic engine to spring fully to life, when the cobwebs of the previous regime are finally being swept away, Rajan, instead of talking up the economy, was engaged in dampening the sentiment.

While no one would want a central bank which is out of touch with the economic reality, at the same time, nobody would approve of a central bank which declines to appreciate, if not partner, efforts of the economic policy-makers to boost growth.

Dialogue between Mint Street and North Block ought to be constantly on. Neither should try and act independent of the other, though, admittedly, their respective spheres of activities are well-defined and duly grant them sufficient autonomy.

Maybe the fact that both the RBI and North Block boast of well-regarded economists with excellent academic backgrounds and work experiences in the US somehow precludes closer cooperation in devising mutually agreed economic policies fit for the occasion.

Economic experts, not unlike politicians, are not immune from carving their own spheres of influence and then fiercely protecting their turf. Nor is jealousy and competition between rival academic dons unknown. Whatever it is, Rajan ought to be more appreciative of the concerns of North Block while framing his monetary policy.

It is not as if the central bank alone wants to hold the price-line down. No. Being a politician, finance minister, any finance minister, would accord foremost priority to containing inflation for the simple reason that without so doing he courts unpopularity and, thus, puts his job on the line.

But unlike the RBI boss, a finance minister would be vitally concerned with growth too, boosting of which must always be a central objective of his ministry. It is here Rajan, by taking an insular view of his remit without making any concession to the need to boost the economic mood, put himself in the cross hairs of independent observers.

His gratuitous comments about ‘goldilocks policy’, whatever it means, needlessly aggra-

vated the shock of a tiny cut in the policy rate last Tuesday.

under his finance ministry and what part of those have now gone bad. That might reveal a scandal in itself.

Twin failings of politicos: hypocrisy and opportunism

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ETURNING to Chidambaram, it must be noted that so long as he was the finance minister, there was always tension between the ministry and the RBI. Left to him, Chidambaram would have liked to run the central bank from North Block. Because, fortunately, the RBI governors were made of sterner stuff, they did not give in to the bullying that was discernible to the keen observers of the Finance Ministry. Independent economy watchers had often commented about

A double-faced spokesman

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PARTY spokesperson who seems to be the darling of a Delhi media which unfailingly highlights his trite Twitter posts ought to refrain from talking about Indian culture. Adultery and a case of humongous tax theft is certainly not part of our culture, is it? Indeed, the surprise is that he continues to retain his high-profile position as a spokesperson.

Rude and crude television anchors

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INSIDE STORY Virendra Kapoor Chidambaram’s inability to co-exist with anyone who might have a different opinion. And here we are not talking about the bugging of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s office.

Chidambaram’s authoritarian streak was clear early on in his political career. As Internal Security Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi Government, he virtually authored the controversial anti-defamation law meant to muzzle the free press. And journalists in the capital are fully aware what they risk when they write anything true but hurtful to the great Chettiar. For someone who has always walked the thin line that separates scandal from legality, Chidambaram’s arrogance is truly breathtaking.

Admittedly, he is happy dealing with journalists who are camp-followers, or editors who for mutual gain devote reams of newsprint to build him up, or pretty things masquerading as economic reporters whose number had grown exponentially during the time he was Finance Minister but has seen a noticeable decline since his departure from North Block.

Hypocrisy being an intrinsic character flaw of all political professionals, now that Chidambaram has taken to writing a charade of a column what surprises us is that such an intelligent man should be opening himself to the charge of blatant opportunism, week after dreary week. The other day he made out a strong case for repealing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Anticipating the question as to why this wasn’t done when he was a powerful minister for ten years in the UPA Government, he offered a weak and unconvincing explanation.

Likewise, he regularly pins holes in the current management of the economy, without realizing that it is the mess left behind by him which has taken the Modi Government so long to clear before it could lay the foundation for double-digit growth. By the way, it would be interesting to inquire as to what percentage of the over Rs. six lakh crore bank loans were sanctioned

HINDI news channel ought to put its anchors through a refresher course. The other day they hauled up HRD Minister Smriti Irani for what they thought will be a public roast in front of a live audience of college kids. That Irani proved more than a match, effectively countering every verbal arrow flung at her by the hostile anchors, is not the point. If there is anyone who oversees the functioning of the television channel, he will have a lot to say about the behavior of the two anchors. Their anger, the bloodshot eyes, the sheer viciousness reflected on their faces clearly revealed that they were woefully lacking in professional skills.

Sonia and Rahul’s ‘achhe din’ are here

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NTERNET is a source of instant comment on public affairs, some quite clever but much of it real banal. But this one needs wider notice: “ How can Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi complain? Their achhe din are already here. Under Modi Sarkar, her serious illness has happily got cured. While Rahul Baba has learned to speak.” Samajh Gaye Na?

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal defies commonsense

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HE best joke of the year so far is that the Delhi Chief Minister, the one and only Arvind Kejriwal, considers the Bihar Police more honest than the Delhi Police. Be that as it may, but here is an alleged exchange that took place when Kerjiwal met the Delhi Lt. Governor Najeev Jung after the higher courts made it amply clear that in the matter of appointments the latter was the final authority though he should consult the chief minister.

So, apparently, Kejriwal went to Jung with a list of names for a number of posts. The conversation seemed to have gone something like this: Kejriwal: ‘Aap Madan Lal ko Power Secretary appoint kar dey.’

Jung: ‘Theek Hai, Madan Lal ko Power Secretary appoint kar detey hain.’

Kejriwal: ‘Nahi, Ram Lal ko Power Secretary Bana dey…’

Jung: ‘Theek Hai, aap usko bana dey, mujhe koi objection nahi hain.’

Kejriwal: ‘Kya, aap ko us pey bhi aapti nahi hain… to Sham Lal ko power secretary bana dey.’

It went on like this for quite some time till Jung said, ‘arrey baba jisko banana hai banayo, par dilli ko acchi sarkar to do.’

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015

BE it through air, water or food, sub-continentals generally take slow (and not-so-slow) poisoning as a part of life. This is as true of the state as of ordinary citizens across the social strata. Quality and safety-control bodies exist at the Centre and in the states, as do laws and regulations on paper but none of these 'authorities' knows what it is up to, nor do the 'consumers' whom it is supposed to protect. So, the ongoing countrywide turmoil over the detection of unacceptable and undeclared levels of lead and monosodium glutamate in a particular brand of instant noodles is most likely to die out with time, after perhaps a few token 'actions' taken and 'reforms' recommended. A few heads might roll here and there before people, important as well as unimportant, go back to their serene acceptance of danger and risk, of passive ignorance and active misinformation, in the daily struggle of staying alive. But the Maggi controversy opens a Pandora's box that has to be looked into and attended to seriously and concertedly by the government, manufacturers, advertisers, retailers and, not least, by consumers.

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Messy Maggi opens Pandora’s box

country they love it. This will be a good lesson for such other people, so that they do not dare to think against the country. All political parties must unite on this issue. Political considerations are just not applicable for traitors of the country.

— M. Kumar, New Delhi

Now, PM plays Yoga card

Despite court orders to withdraw the product from the market, the same is yet to be done

up in air. Similar is the case of milk products and soya beans. It is dangerous that food items are being sold in the market without the essential information. The food/ — Bhagwan Thadani, Pune health inspectors need to be nudged to do their duties as the

impact of their neglect on vulneraIT is surprising that Nestle’s Mag- ble sections of society can be dangie noodles were approved by the gerous. Why hold the celebrities Food Safety and Standards Author- responsible. The media too must ity of India (FSSAI), a government not blow matters out of proportion organisation entrusted with the and sensationalise it merely to task of checking the quality of eat- boost the circulation of their publiables. The presence of heavy metal cation.

— K.V. Raman, Malad indicates that either the organisation conducts a once-in-a-life in spection or is incompetent to maintain safety standards. Despite IT’S the Food and Drug adminiscourt orders to withdraw the prod- tration (FDA) with the food...err... uct from the market, the same is foot in their mouth actually as yet to be done. On the contrary, it there is a strong possibility of many is continued to be advertised on deviations by corporates. They TV, radio and newspapers. This would have got away due to corcase may meet the same fate as ruption or inefficiency at FDA. When Gutka was legal do you soft drinks. Despite the hue and cry, iconic Bollywood celebrities think it was in any way consumkept endorsing it and the ban went able? I am sure the deviations

Dress code

look at how those who take umbrage at other people’s apparel RECALL how a collector was pulled dress themselves. The best example up for wearing sun glasses when is the current Defence Minister. On meeting the PM? Earlier there was a a solemn wreath laying ceremony case of a judge who wanted to enter for fallen soldiers he turns up with the Madras Gymkhana in dhoti and his shirt out and looking as if he just sandals. Would judges allow people woke up from bed and came just to enter courts in half pants? But like that.

goers to provide as a breakfast for both the children and their husband. The popular instant snack brand, Maggi noodles faced the heat from authorities across the country. The two minute noodle brand arrived in the country in the year 1980 turned into a staple good for middle class Indians living away from home and is ubiquitous at school and college canteens. The recent controversy came to view after 10 out of 13 samples of the popular 2 minute snack failed laboratory tests in Delhi and were found with lead exceeding the permissible limit. Government ordered Nestle to recall Maggie noodle packets and the ban led to a 9 percent drop in Nestle India shares on — Chandrakant Kotian, Mumbai the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

All the popular brands face such a

bad patch and now Maggi noodle MAGGI is in a soup and the people suffers the same fate. Noodle row taking the noddles for their morn- has taken a heavy toll on the reguing break fast on a regular basis or lar users, share holders and the in trouble. It was an easy item to Nestle manufacturers.

— S. Abhishek Ramaswamy, Kharghar make for housewives and for office would have been humongous. The FDA is trying to be a good boy in all the fiasco. The gun should also be trained at the FDA to review how many rules by corporates have been flouted with the FDA handin-glove with the corporates. May be a forensic audit is in order.

Instead of blaming the stars who market the products the fact of the matter is the consumer now should get smart and have less or no faith in these packed edible products. These packed food items have all sort of preservatives, food colour, huge amount of sodium content, vegetable oil, and sugar content. Try and stick to fresh food and snacks made on the same day instead of packed one.

Then at the recent NDA passing out parade he comes with a bush shirt and sandals on a parade ground that is the holiest site of any defence academy. Will media have the courage to take up this crass disregard for protocol by those who want it for themselves? Had the Minister been a cadet, he would have been given 3 days restrictions for being 'naked on parade'.

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivali

APROPOS your cover story 'Yoga day order turns a hornet's nest', it is fairly evident that the yoga extravaganza planned for June 21 is the brainchild of our self-aggrandizing Prime Minister. He has already let it be known through HR team that he was the chief architect in persuading the United Nations to proclaim International Yoga Day. Now he wants a grand spectacle which will ensure that it is covered extensively by television channels, not only in India but internationally - and perhaps earn him another featured piece in Time and European publications. Of course, the sycophantic HRD minister is only to eager to oblige her lord and benefactor. I do feel that the Muslims are shooting themselves in the foot by bringing religion into what is essentially a public relations exercise. What they and many right thinking citizens should be agitating about is the increasing tendency of forcing government diktats down the throats of the population. This is not how a democracy is supposed to function.

— Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba

BMC’s shameless act

APROPOS 'Vacate quarters: CFO's wife gets a bolt from the blue' (ADC, June 4), it is indeed hugely agonising to learn about the municipality's ridiculous move to send the evacuation notice just on the verge of completion of the post demise ten day ritual. Rather the OF way he became a martyr LETTER THE DAY by sacrificing his life selflessly, he certainly demanded a better treat than this kind of rude and thoughtless move. Many of our netas and the babus keep staying in the federal accommodation provided to them longer for days than LATELY anti–national activities like they are entitled to for the reasons waving Pakistani flags in Jammu best known to them and thereby ruand Kashmir by pro-Pakistani peo- ining the discipline set by the auple has increased beyond tolerable thorities. In this case a sincere limits. Such people are traitors and officer that too a chief died in harenemies of the country and have no ness leaving behind his family to right to live in India. They must be face the wrath and in addition this strictly dealt with like terrorists and uncouth move of the BMC which in put them in jail with life imprison- turn, added agony to this hapless ment or should be asked to leave family's grave wound.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai India and settle in Pakistan - the

Anti-national stunt

Bloodbath on Dalal Street

The defence minister (2-L) turns up with his shirt out; speaks ill of his alertness

THE bloodbath on Dalal Street comes on expected lines as the markets had run too fast too soon after Modi government's landslide win a year back and the euphoria has now died down with not so impressive governance by the BJP led government at the Center. The drought forecast by the weather bureau too has expedited the fall in stock prices and RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's assessment that the economy may be weaker than they thought should be taken seriously by the investors.

The global markets too look

gloomy as unemployment in the US is rising, crude prices are up the world over and weak data on all fronts from global financial markets are a matter of grave concern. Serious stock market investors with long term view should utilise this fall in stock price to invest in quality stocks with good dividend track record to build a healthy portfolio in the coming The global markets too look gloomy as times. The golden rule of the mar- unemployment in the US is rising kets to mint money is 'to buy stocks when everybody sells and and never bet on tips for easy vice versa' but stick to quality money.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon names with good fundamentals

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D Karat likely to take over as editor of People’s Democracy Former CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat is likely to take up the role as editor of party mouthpiece People's Democracy (PD). Party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury presently edits the weekly. "Given the responsibilities Yechury has now as General Secretary, there is need to lessen load on him. Karat will replace him as the editor," sources said.

Centre formulates plan for ‘Jal Kranti’ campaign

The Centre has prepared a comprehensive plan for a campaign for ensuring maximum utilisation of water in view of decreasing availability of water.

Under the 'Jal Kranti' campaign, 'Jal Gram Yojana' will be launched in which at least one village from each of 672 districts in the country with acute water shortage would be selected as 'Jal Gram' and maximum water utilisation would be ensured in it, a senior officer said.

Apache-Chinook deal likely to be signed soon Government is likely to soon clear a contract worth over US $2.5 billion for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with US aviation giant Boeing. Defence sources said the file relating to the offset conditions for the contract was cleared by the Defence Ministry last week.

Govt may seek damages, drags Nestle to court

In more trouble for Nestle over the Maggi row, Government may seek damages from Nestle, dragging it to the consumer court for "unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements". "On behalf of the Indian consumers, the Dept of Consumer Affairs has now filed a petition in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). It is based on the order of FSSAI saying that Nestle indulged in unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements," a senior official said.

HAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for his 'active role' in its independence struggle and consolidating friendship with India.

President Abdul Hamid handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering ceremony at Bangabhaban, the President's house, which was attended by Premier Sheikh Hasina and top officials, reports PTI. "This day is a matter of great pride for all Indians that a great leader like Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being honoured. He dedicated his entire life to the service of the country and he fought for the rights of the common man and from a political point of view he was our inspiration for political workers like myself," Modi said after receiving the award on behalf of 90-year-old Vajpayee who is unwell.

He recalled the words of Vajpayee, who during a speech in Parliament on December 6, 1971, had said that the friendship between India and Bangladesh was like a bond which would not break under any pressure, and would never be the victim of any diplomacy.

Modi said that though he had entered politics quite late, he had been one of the many youth activists who

2 SEZs to Indian cos

With an aim to boost bilateral trade, Bangladesh has offered to establish two Special Economic Zones for Indian companies besides allowing Life Insurance Corporation to start operations in the country. As per the MoU on the economic zone, Bangladesh will offer SEZs to Indian companies in Mongla and Bheramara.

At Dhakeshwari temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the famous 12th century Dhakeshwari national temple, the most revered place for Hindu community in Bangladesh.

The Prime Minister spent around 15 minutes at the temple, which is considered an essential part of Dhaka's cultural heritage and one of the major 'Shaktipeeths' of the region.

Floating aluminium fence along border PM Narendra Modi receives from the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Abdul Hamid the 'Bangladesh Liberation War Honour' on behalf of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at President House in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina is also seen. had come to Delhi in response to Vajpayee's call for Satyagraha for the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. He described himself as one of the crores of people who wanted this vision to be realised.

The Prime Minister, who is here on a two-day visit, said it would have been wonderful if Vajpayee had been present to receive this honour himself. He expressed hope that Vajpayee would soon become well, and guide everyone once

again.

In her speech at the award ceremony, Prime Minister Hasina said Vajpayee's activities had a "significant contribution" in the struggle for liberation of Bangladesh.

She took the opportunity to describe Modi as "Vajpayee's able successor and a great friend of Bangladesh as Vajpayee."

Hasina also acknowledged India's assistance in Bangladesh's freedom struggle and recalled that "Indians

The BSF is working on a project to erect a floating fence made of aluminium to plug holes along the large riverine West BengalBangladesh border.

The 'pilot project' for erecting this light-weight fence, half submerged in water, is underway in the Gojadanga border area near here where both the land and riverine International Border (IB) between the two countries meet at a place called Panitar.

"The project is being undertaken by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in the border areas.

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EW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally launch the Rs.98,000 crore Smart City and AMRUT projects on June 25, in an attempt at tranforming the urban infrastructure burdened with ever-growing population.

Modi will announce the implementation guidelines for the two big-ticket urban renewal projects Smart City and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) -- at Vigyan Bhawan in the presence of senior officials from state governments and Union Territories dealing with urban affairs including municipal commissioners and mayors.

"It (June 25) will be an important day for the urban development sector and thereafter the main challenge for state governments and urban local bodies to get things going for making effective use of huge investments by the Centre and other sources in the sector," Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu told PTI. Naidu said the main objective of the twin projects is to change the landscape by addressing the issue of infrastructure gap in urban areas so that cities become more liveable, besides enhancing the business and investment climate for the benefit of the poor.

The Union Cabinet had some time ago cleared the projects — 100 Smart Cities and a new urban renewal mission for 500 cities named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, replacing the one christened after Jawaharlal Nehru, with a total outlay of Rs 98,000 crore for the next five years.

While Rs.48,000 crore has been earmarked for Smart City project, Rs.50,000 crore will be spent on AMRUT. A senior Urban Development Ministry official said Modi will unveil the roadmap for developing 100 Smart Cities and 500 AMRUT cities at the launch. He will also announce the number of Smart Cities to be allotted to states and the quantum of Central grants.

The projects envisage recasting the urban landscape to make them more livable. Countries such as Singapore, Japan, France and the United States have shown interest in partnering with India on Smart City project.

Migration from rural areas have put a great burden on the existing civic infrastructure in cities, posing a major challenge for the town planners. There was an urgent need for development of urban infrastructure as population has increased many times in cities.

EW DELHI: The AYUSH Ministry is mulling to rope in celebrities from Bollywood and sports like Amitabh Bacchhan and Virat Kohli for the mega event to be held on 'International Yoga Day' at Rajpath here on June 21.

"We have made many celebrities

brand ambassadors for publicity of the event. We are also trying to include them in this. In that, there are names like Amitabh Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty and Virat Kohli," Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said at the sidelines of an event.

AAM... FOR THE LORD & AAM JANTA.. Hindu devotees sing religious songs next to baskets of mangoes kept as offerings for Lord Krishna inside a temple during a mango festival in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

CHALLENGES THE GOLD MONETISATION

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While the proposed Gold Monetisation Scheme (2015) has been initiated for reducing India’s CAD through utilization of idle gold reserves, it's operational clarity is the key to the success of the scheme, says Care Ratings.

Educating the consumers over the presence and benefits of scheme shall be crucial (especially for the rural population), along with offering them attractive interest rates to part away with their gold holdings. The interest rate on the proposed GMS scheme as determined by the banks will ultimately impact the cost of financing for the G&J players. While, it is expected to be majorly beneficial for G&J players using fund-based bank limits for gold procurement, the impact on players using GML are to be seen. Post further clarity as regards to the working of the scheme, Care Ratings expects the scheme to take reasonable amount of time to gain popularity among consumers for active participation in the scheme

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20,000 tonnes of domestic holding of gold in the country.

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he Ministry of Finance (MoF) on May 19, 2015 had come out with the draft Gold Monetisation Scheme through its e-portal to allow for public suggestion & comments, before the scheme is finalized. The scheme aims at mobilizing domestic holding of gold to provide more self-sustenance to the Indian Gems & Jewellery (G&J) industry. The Indian G&J industry plays an important role in the Indian economy, as it contributes in large-scale employment generation, foreign exchange earnings through export and value addition in terms of both aesthetics as well as investments. Indian G&J industry is dominated by gold which accounts for almost 80% of the total jewellery demand in the country, while investment demands are entirely based on gold.

Globally, India is one of the largest consumers of gold, accounting for around 26% of the total demand for gold in the world in 2014. The total consumer demand for gold in India in 2014 stood at whopping ~843 tonnes as against the world’s total consumer demand of ~3,217 tonnes, making her the largest demand center in the world surpassing China.

Gold also forms India’s one of the largest imports, second only to petroleum. Since the domestic production of gold in negligible, India has to primarily depend on imports for its gold requirements leading to a heavy foreign currency outflow from the country. In FY13, India’s current account deficit (CAD) increased to US$ 87.8 billion, constituting around 4.7% of the GDP, forcing Government of India and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to introduce a slew of measures in FY14 like 80/20

Monetisation of Gold According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in its Annual Budget 2015 there is over 20,000 tonnes (worth over Rs.60 lakh crores) of domestic holding of gold, which is mostly lying as an ‘unproductive asset’ since its neither traded nor monetised. In the budget 2015-16, the Union Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley has announced several steps for monetising gold which are as follows:

rule, restriction on lease-based gold procurement, etc. (most of which have been withdrawn subsequently in FY 2015) to curb the domestic consumption of gold.

To avoid similar situation in the near future, the Government of India announced its intention to introduce a Gold Monetisation Scheme in the Annual Budget 2015, to channelize the

Monetisation Scheme This scheme will allow household/institutions to deposit gold and

earn interest on the same. Also, it will serve as another channel for jewellers to obtain loan in their metal accounts. The scheme aims at channelizing gold from temples, charitable trusts, individuals and other institutes who have physical holding of gold.

Sovereign Gold Bonds Sovereign Gold Bonds are to cater to the investment needs of individuals, wherein, anybody can buy these bonds instead of physical gold for investment purposes. The bonds carry a fixed rate of interest. At the time of redemption, the bonds will be

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redeemed in cash in terms of face value of the gold. The details of the same are awaited.

Indian Gold Coin To reduce dependence on imports of gold, finance minister has also proposed to commence work on developing an Indian Gold Coin (with an engraved Ashok Chakra) which would help reduce the demand for coins imprinted outside India and also help to recycle the gold available in India.

Draft Gold Monetisation Scheme The draft gold monetisation scheme released by MoF is aimed at providing impetus to gold and jewellery industry in India by mobilizing gold held by household and institutions in the country thereby reducing the reliance on import of gold to meet the domestic demand and providing the same as raw material to jewellery players on loans from banks.

The primary requirement for the successful implementation of the scheme is a vast infrastructure setup to facilitate easy and secure handling of gold. Thereby, the scheme is initially proposed to be launched in a few select cities and thereafter, with the improvement in infrastructure for assaying and refining of gold, the scheme can be extended to other cities.

Salient features of the draft scheme...

Minimum Deposit Quantity: The minimum quantity of gold that a consumer can bring is proposed to be reduced to 30 grams from the present minimum deposit level of 500 grams, so that even small depositors are encouraged. Gold can be in any form (bullion or jewellery).

Gold Savings Account: Consumers will be paid interest on their gold savings post 30/60 days of opening the Gold Savings Account. The

proposed amount of interest payable to the consumers has been left for the banks to decide.

Both the principal and interest payable to the depositors of gold has to be valued by physical quantity of gold.

Redemption: The customer will have the option of redemption either in cash or in gold, which will have to be exercised at the time of making the deposit.

Tenure: The tenure of the deposits is proposed to be minimum 1 year and with an option of roll-over in multiples of one year. Like a fixed deposit, breaking of lock-in period will be allowed.

Tax Exemption: Like the erstwhile Gold Deposit Scheme (1999), the interests on deposits for consumers are proposed to be exempted from Capital Gains Tax, Wealth Tax and Income Tax. Custodian: The deposited gold post purity check by the certified purity centers has to be transferred to the refineries. The refineries will be responsible for storage of the gold against a fee paid to them by the banks, unless banks prefer to hold it themselves.

Tripartite Agreement: The banks will have to enter into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with refiners and purity testing centers, as regards to the payment of fees, services to be provided and the details of arrangements for the working of the scheme.

Process Gold collected from consumers will be preliminarily tested for purity and value, which is done after taking consent of the consumers. The same is melted after removal of dust, studs, meena etc and further detailed purity tests will be conducted. Post the tests, the consumer can either take it back after paying a nominal fee or deposit the gold in which case, the fee will be paid by the bank. The re-

fineries are proposed to act as another custodian for the refined gold.

The deposited gold can be re-used by the banks to lend to jewellers or sell them in the international market.

Expected benefits Through the scheme the consumers have an opportunity to earn interest income on their idle gold holdings. Further, proposed exemption from capital gains tax, wealth tax and income tax can make the scheme more attractive.

The scheme aims at channelizing gold from temples, charitable trusts, individuals and other institutes who have physical holding of gold.

It is proposed (still under examination) that banks may be permitted to deposit the mobilized gold as part of their of CRR/SLR requirements with RBI. This is expected to incentivize the banks.

The banks can also sell the deposited gold in the foreign market to generate foreign exchange reserve, sell them in the form of coins or commodity for commodity exchanges or lend them to G&J players.

The G&J players can now procure gold against a Gold Loan Account opened with the concerned bank, possibly at a lower interest rate, which will be more beneficial for G&J players who are presently procuring gold through fund-based bank limits.

For the government, the scheme could provide a breather against Current Account Deficit (CAD) caused by gold imports. Further, the mobilization of 20,000 tonnes of ‘unproductive assets’ would reduce its dependence on imports and also has the potency to provide trade surplus given the good export market Indian G&J sector commands.

Given that India is one of the major consumers of gold in the world, increase in domestic supply of gold

BSE To Auction Investment Limits For `654 Cr Govt Bonds

By A Business Reporter

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he BSE will auction investment limits for foreign investors to buy government debt securities worth Rs 654 crore today.

The auction will be conducted on BSE's e-bidxchange platform from 1530 hours to 1730 hours after close of normal market hours today. The debt auction quota gives overseas investors the right to invest in the debt up to the limit purchased.

Depository data showed that total investments, including limits acquired by foreign investors through the auction route, stood at

Rs 1,21,748 crore till May 14, 97.84% of the total permitted investment limit of Rs 1,24,432 crore in government debt securities.

"BSE will auction investment limits worth Rs 654 crore for overseas investors on Monday i.e, June 8, 2015," the exchange said.

During earlier auctions, government bonds have always been subscribed multiple times, given the huge interest among foreign investors, while the demand for corporate bonds remains less. Foreign investors are allowed to invest up to USD 25 billion (Rs 1,24,432 crore) in government debt securi-

ties through auction while an investment of up to USD 5 billion (Rs 29,137 crore) is permitted 'on tap'.

"The minimum bid is Rs 1 crore and the time period for utilisation of the limits is 15 days from the date of allocation. Upon sale/redemption of debt securities, the FII/QFI will have a re-investment period of 5 days," BSE said, adding "If the reinvestment is not made within 5 working days, then the limits shall come back to the pool of free limits." Last month, NSE had conducted an auction for government bonds worth Rs 2,684 crore, which attracted bids worth Rs 6,657 crore.

will most likely reduce the international demand for gold thereby the international gold prices can see likely downward trend. This will also reduce the procurement cost of gold for Indian importers.

Challenges The Indian consumers attach a high degree of emotional value to their gold holding, especially traditional jewellery; thereby deposits of gold jewellery for re-casting are likely to be low. Additionally, major gold holding in India is in the form of jewellery (contributing almost ~80-85% of the total domestic holding), thereby, for diamond & other stone-studded jewellery, recasting the gold jewellery will significantly decrease the value of the ornament. The consumer also loses on the making charges paid by them for the ornament.

The process of purification testing and assaying of gold is a cumbersome process both for the consumer as well as the bank. While rural India possess a good chunk of domestic gold deposit, thereby refineries located at urban & suburban centers may create logistic problems for the rural consumers.

While banks will play a central role in the working of the scheme; they do not possess any expertise in terms of purity testing or custody of physical gold. Thus they have to depend on other players for the smooth working of the scheme.

Thereby, presence of multiple intermediaries along with smaller minimum deposit amount of gold will lead to higher number of transactions and will most likely increase the transaction & handling cost of the banks.

The duration of the deposits will also play a role in the decision making of the depositors, wherein smaller duration schemes of minimum one year with option of roll over will provide more flexibility to consumers. While pre-mature re-

demption feature has been proposed by the MoF in the draft schemes which makes it attractive for the consumers similar to present gold deposit scheme (GDS) the banks.

Another important assessment of the scheme is the price risk assumed by the parties involved in the process (individuals, banks & jewellers). While jewellers do normally hedge their price risk of gold, bank also have to secure their gold price fluctuation risk, given the probable duration mismatch between gold monetization scheme for consumers and credit period allowed to the jewellers.

The MoF has proposed Know Your Customer (KYC) fulfillment for depositing gold, which can be a deterrent, in case of incremental scrutiny by the Income-Tax Department on deposited gold. Also majority of the consumers may not possess the original bill or voucher of the jewellery which in many cases can be inter-generational & archaic, thus posing additional roadblock in case of documental evidence for gold holdings are sought by the authorities.

Further, the interest rate for gold deposit has to be kept attractive for the consumers, which presents dimensional problem in cases where the bank is further lending the gold to the G&J players. Higher interest on gold deposits to consumers will make gold procurement through GMS for G&J players dearer, thereby, its attractiveness in terms of interest and credit period benefit against the present Gold Metal Loan (GML)4 The prevailing GML scheme has inbuilt mechanism which covers the gold price fluctuation risk for the G&J players; however the proposed scheme has been silent about it. It puts additional pressure on the banks to hedge their exposures and this will tend to inflate the forward lending rate of gold to jewellers.

JNPT And Maharashtra Maritime Board Sign MOU For Development Of A Major Satellite Port Off Dahanu

Speaking at a function organised for entering into a MOU between JNPT and Maharashtra Maritime Board, Union Shipping Minster Nitin Gadkari said, “Development of Satellite Port for JNPT off Vadhavan Point South of Dahanu Port on the coast of Maharashra will help generate employment for 1 lakh people in the Konkan Region”. Seen in the picture: JNPT, CMD, Neeraj Bansal exchanging copies of MOU on development of Satellite Port off Dahanu with Maharashtra Maritime Board, CEO, Ashish Sharma in the presence of Union Minister of Shipping, Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai last week.

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More Downside In Store For Markets?

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By Dominic Rebello

ast week the Nifty declined for all the five sessions during the week and lost 3.73% to close at the 8114 points level, its biggest decline since December 2011. The decline was triggered by the lowering of the monsoon forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) .

This incidentally on the same day that the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points, but also warned that future easing would depend on how the monsoon impacts prices and inflation.

However, on Friday RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said, “The central bank has not shut its door on rate cut and will take a view depending upon the evolving situation with regard to monsoon and external environment.”

"Growth is very weak, but we also have inflation mandate that we have to respect and we are trying our best in doing as much as for growth given the inflation mandate. The three big uncertainties clouding the economic prospects are monsoon, oil prices and external environment.," added Rajan.

On the global front Greece's is on the verge of a default of a loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund. It has already sought some time till the end of this month

and will be bundling four debt repayments to one which will be payable on the 30th of June.

The imminent Fed rate hike on the back of positive job data is expected anytime soon, while will lead to a fall

in the Rupee. The markets are bound to react to these news.The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has decided to maintain its production levels for at least another six months, Saudi Ara-

bia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told reporters Friday.

As regards the markets, the "Domestic bourses traded volatility and closed marginally in red on Friday.

Sentiments were downbeat from the

beginning, tracking mixed global cues over the Greece debt issue, which triggered negative start.

Though some rebound was witnessed in the middle of the trade but sudden fall in last one hour retraced all the gains and pushed benchmark in red again. We expect negative bias to extend further with immediate support at psychological mark of 8000 in Nifty. So, traders are advised to maintain sell on rise approach and restrict your positions to highly liquid counters especially while trading stock options," says Jayant Manglik, President-retail distribution, Religare Securities Ltd. “A confluence of factors influenced sentiments in the Indian stockmarket leading to the consequent weakness.

Going forward, the progress of the South West monsoon, which has hit Kerala a few days delayed, will be on market radar. Further, the Industrial Production (IIP) and CPI Inflation data will also be released this week.

Nonetheless, with no visible triggers in sight, the market may continue to remain volatile with a possible downward bias. However, we see this as an opportunity for investors, before the next leg of the bull-run gets underway as indicators of the Indian economy improving start to get stronger,” said Hitesh Agrawal, Head Research, Reliance Securities Ltd.

MF Assets Claw Back To Rs 12 Trillion Mark

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By A Business Reporter

Rs 200.37 billion to a record high of Rs 3.65 trillion in May, buoyed by higher inflows and mark to market (MTM) gains. Although ridden with volatility, the market as represented by the CNX Nifty gained 3.1% in May, after the benchmark fell 3.7% and 4.6%, in April and March, respectively.

Positive sentiment for equity funds rubbed off onto balanced funds, which invest a major portion of their AUM in equity. The category attracted net inflows of Rs 12.02 billion in May, marking the 12th consecutive month of gains. The category’s AUM went up 6.4%, or Rs 17.34 billion, to a new high of Rs 287.49 billion.

Gilt and income funds logged inflows on growing expectation that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would cut the interest rate amid falling inflation and to boost economic growth. The central bank subsequently lowered

he Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management (AUM) rose 1.4% in May to reclaim the Rs 12 trillion mark and close at its record high as per the latest numbers declared by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

The increase was primarily propelled by inflows in equity and income funds. Outflows in liquid funds, though, capped further gains, according to Crisil Research.

According to the report, Investors continued to pump money into equity funds despite volatility in the asset class in recent months. The category logged inflows for the 13th consecutive month in May, with Rs 100.76 billion flowing in. Cumulatively, the category has seen inflows of Rs 918.49 billion over the 13-month period. Equity funds’ AUM rose 5.8% or

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the key repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 7.25% at its policy review meeting on June 2. Inflows of Rs 8.75 billion helped gilt funds’ AUM boast a new high of Rs 156.52 billion. Income funds’ AUM rose 1.5% to Rs 5.22 trillion, led by inflows of Rs 42.05 billion.

Net outflows of Rs 156.57 billion in liquid funds capped gains in the industry’s overall AUM. The category’s AUM dropped 4.8% to Rs 2.54 trillion.

Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been weighed down by net outflows since May 2013. Negative sentiment continued to prevail in May 2015 as well due to the yellow metal’s discouraging performance. The category’s AUM fell 1.9% to Rs 66.88 billion due to net outflows of Rs 0.86 billion and MTM losses. The price of gold (represented by the CRISIL Gold Index) fell 0.3% in May.

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Your EMIs Are Not Getting Smaller Anytime Soon RAJIV RAJ

is Director & Co-Founder, www.creditvidya.com

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« PERSONAL FINANCE

f you thought that the repo rate cut that happened on June 2nd will translate into home and auto loans at drastically cheaper rates of interest, we are sorry to disappoint you, as that will not be happening anytime soon! On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India slashed the repo rate by 25 bps to 7.25%. Read on to find out more.

While the RBI expects this rate cut to translate into lower lending rates to be passed on to the consumers, banks may not be able to do so soon as their demands of a 50 bps cut in the cash reserve ratio (CRR), or the money that banks must park with the RBI, without being paid any interest for the same, has not been met.

How the rate cut impacts you When the RBI cut its repo rate by 25 bps in two tranches earlier this year, it was categorical about the fact that banks should pass on the benefits of the same to borrowers. But the fact is only a few banks did so. Even State Bank of India, India's largest commercial bank has reduced its base rate by 30 bps in two tranches whereas the apex bank has slashed the repo rate by 75 bps in three tranches this year.

The current rate cut too may thus have little or no impact because bankers had hinged their hopes on a CRR cut instead of a puny cut in the repo rate. The markets were disappointed and therefore reacted with a fall of 300 points in the benchmark BSE Sensex on Tuesday and bankers dubbed it a "non-event". The result is while there may be some tweaking of base rates, your monthly outgo on your EMI on home loans is not set to change substantially. Banks are likely to wait and watch the RBI's actions in the upcoming quarters before they lower their lending rates, as they claim that they are in quandary themselves as they as strapped with bad loans on the one hand and lack of capitalization on the other.

What's holding the RBI back?

The RBI on its part, is playing it safe because it is concerned about the delay of the onset and the forecast of a below normal south west monsoon which is crucial for food production in India. Food production and its management have a direct impact on the inflation. RBI believes that the inflation may rise from August onwards to 6% (from the current sub 5% levels) by January 2016.

The other factor that seems to have been a deterrent for a larger rate cut are the worries over the crude prices that have spiked up recently. RBI has also expressed concerns over the external volatility that will be influenced by the normalization of US Federal Reserve policy. The FED has pushed back its plan of gradual hikes in their interest rates to the latter half of 2015.

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The bankers’ stance Bankers think that despite these threats RBI had enough room for a CRR cut that would bring down their cost of funds and help them pass on the benefits of the same to their consumers immediately. They have opined that their bad loans have been piling up on account of slow economic activity that is translating on the ground despite the slew of measures that have been taken by the NDA Government to catalyse economic development. Only if the banks have more "lendable" capital, will they be in position to lend to good projects that will lead to better credit offtake, thus spurring economic recovery.

When the heads of leading banks met the RBI chief prior to the monetary policy review, they put forth the point that there is no deficit of liquidity in the banking system as of now that prompts them to borrow money from the RBI from liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) window.

During the current fiscal year, banks have borrowed only Rs 2,355 crore a day on an average as compared to Rs 6,703 crore in the previous year. On the other hand, a 50 bps cut in the CRR would have freed up lendable capital by nearly Rs 45,000 crore that would have served as a shot in the arm to banks extending credit facilities to their customer base thus expanding their loan books.

ASHWINDER RAJ SINGH is CEO – Residential Services, JLL India

« REAL ESTATE

Rental Yield In simple terms, rental yield is the ratio of annual rent of a property to the total cost of the property. For example, if your annual rental income is Rs. 1,20,000/- and the value of your house is Rs. 50 lakh, the rental yield will be 1,20,000/

C The RBI retort RBI however does not buy this logic. It says that CRR is primarily a "monetary tool" and is also a solvency measure of the banks and must remain unchanged. The RBI Governor categorically mentioned that a 1% reduction in the CRR would be equivalent to a 0.25% reduction in policy rates, that is a direct instrument and can be effectively used by banks to reduce their lending rates if they so wish to. This was also his way of nudging the banks to do more to reduce lending rates and pass on the benefits of rate cuts to their customers. The RBI Governor has however not ruled out the possibility of further rate cuts going forward.

The bottom line The current rate cut is therefore a clear indication to banks to play a role as a catalyst in the economic development of the nation, by expanding their loan books. Banks however may be not be too willing to action this directive just as yet and are likely to wait till substantial rate cuts come in later this year. Till then, you may have to shell out just as much as you were before on your home loan interest. New borrowers may get a marginally better deal, but its not prudent to take the plunge to take a home loan or any other loan product right now, if you have not done so yet.

mary workplace hubs of these cities is invariably lower than the demand. Both near the business districts as well as the peripheries, tenants are ready to pay higher rents for flats which allow them some degree of ease in the daily commute to and from work.

If you have some surplus funds and are looking to invest in a property purely for generating rental income, your highest chances for success lie in educating yourself about the right opportunities and avoiding the wrong ones. Among many other things, you need to know how the different rental markets (read ‘cities’) are performing across the country, and how you can make your potential rental income grow faster than the market trends.

But first, you need to understand how the rental property business works in the first place. A central concept here is rental yield.

apability building in many organizations is gaining strategic significance. Trainers and people development professionals have a very serious responsibility. A lot of effort and money is spent on this critical activity. Yet it doesn't always occupy a place of reverence in many companies. And in some unfortunate cases, it is a completely expendable function. HR generally owns this learning function and all other functions treat it like an HR responsibility.

In short, Training, now known as L&D is evolving as a serious function. Many matured organizations have senior professional heading this function.

Those that are growing rapidly with presence in multiple locations are choosing to have internal Trainers, who roll out learning programs across all locations.

With Capability building as one of the key initiatives, many companies start Training with lot of zest. But have to abandon it half way through the year. The choice of the Training program and Trainer is one of the most important decisions to be taken that will solely decide the fate of this strategic initiative. Seldom do organizations spend time in Training their internal Trainers.

TRAINERS Trainers in HR function fall in two categories – Ones who fell into the L&D function by chance and others who choose it by interest. Both of which does not qualify them to take the responsibility of people’s learning agendas.

The work done by the L&D function has a long term impact on how learning, self-development, skill enhancement is looked at. It has a strong influence on the learning culture and attitude of people towards personal development.

We have seen many organizations spinning under the negative effect of earlier weakly planned training programs. Poor attendance, low participa-

50,00,000, or 2.4%. Rental yields vary across the globe, but an average of 2% of rental yield is considered a good deal for residential properties in India.

The next ingredient in a successful rental income strategy is to be up to speed on which the cities to invest in are.

Best Cities For Rental Income Generation In India, the cities which currently offer a higher rental yield are Mumbai, Pune, NCR-Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

All these cities offer a rental yield of 2% and above, and you can be assured that the average is not going down anytime soon. Investing in these cities will offer you the maximum returns on investment in properties bought for generating rental income.

These cities do not rank high by pure chance – there are sound market fundamentals driving their strength as lucrative rental markets:

Employment Opportunities All the above-mentioned cities are driven by a lot of employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled labour. In other words, inward migration in these cities happens not only from different cities, but also outlying towns and villages.

This invariably results in higher demand for housing.

High Prices One defining aspect of most migrants into these

cities is that they do not immediately want to invest in self-owned homes to live – often because they cannot immediately afford such an investment, but also because they are not sure whether they will actually want to continue living in the city over the long haul. This causes the very healthy demand for rental homes in these cities.

Low Supply The supply of residential apartments in the pri-

Realty Sector Pressures In the past couple of years, despite various residential projects coming up in these cities, not enough have been sold. This has led to a lot of unsold inventory and a pressure on demand-supply equation, which eventually leads to higher rentals for a few properties on the block.

In terms of rental demand, no single type or size of property rules the roost. Since there is a shortage of space, all kinds of residential flats have potential tenants vying for them. This results in a very favourable equation for landlords.

However, to command a good rent from your property compared to other residential units on the market, there are certain vital guidelines to follow: Make sure your property is in the right locality, meaning that it should have the right kind of local amenities nearby. The convenience of having a school, hospital, bus and train station and a market nearby has a lot of impact on the kind of rentals you can earn.

If your property is in a building, the floor it is on and the kind of window view it offers also play a role in how much rent you can ask for.

This is an important thing to keep in mind while purchasing a rental property.

How well is your property maintained can earn you brownie points, and has a direct correlation to the size of the rental cheques. Make

sure the flooring, plumbing and paint job of the unit is good order to attract the kind of tenants who are willing to pay a premium for living in well-kept, fully-functioning homes.

The size of a flat is often not as important as much as its constituent parts. For example, bedroom, kitchen and bathrooms should be, on scale, as spacious as the living rooms. This simple factor can tilt the odds in your favour when it comes to attracting tenants.

Rental income-producing properties are one of the safest forms of investments which can give you lifelong returns, and the simultaneously appreciate in capital value as well. It therefore makes sense to do your homework and ensure that you are investing in a property that works well on every front.

Finally, the amenities a potential tenant gets along with the rental house can play a significant role in the rent you can earn. For example club facilities, swimming pool, central air conditioning and reserved, covered parking will always be attractive features for prospective tenants.

Rental income-producing properties are one of the safest forms of investments which can give you lifelong returns, and the simultaneously appreciate in capital value as well. It therefore makes sense to do your homework and ensure that you are investing in a property that works well on every front.

Are Your Trainers Trained Enough To Train?

ALINA MENON

is Executive Coach & Director- Edify Consultants Private Ltd.

« HUMAN RESOURCES tion can often be traced back to some training initiatives that were taken thoughtlessly, leaving indelible marks on people’s minds that Training is a time wasting activity. This has a lasting effect and new more enthusiastic L&D Managers have to put in a lot of effort to undo this unconstructive mindset. What should HR heads be looking at when assigning the L&D function to a new Manager? What skills should he/she possess?

And how to assess them when recruiting them?

MYTHS Here are some myths that need to be busted about Training and Trainers.

People with good personality and communication skills make great trainers.

If Trainings are full of fun and activity, people like it and give positive feedback.

Training is HR’s responsibility and all other functions should steer clear of their way in it’s execution.

Product – Process Trainers make good behavioral Trainers.

One size fits all…Training classrooms can have all levels in the same class.

Training must help to get more customers or retain them. All else is feel good and useless.

TNI is talking to Managers about what their employees need to learn.

Training is a one-time activity and change should happen instantly.

All trainers can train on any subject.

Good Training feedback is good training.

These myths and many other incongruous facts make training a lesser-accepted activity.

WHAT TO DO? What can organizations do to Train their internal Training Managers so that the training function is able to partner with business. Training can be an enabler to business growth. Internal Training Managers must be trained at TNI, Content creation facilitation and effectiveness measurement.

They should know how to conduct an effective and informative TNI. They should use various TNI tools viz – Employee surveys, senior management interviews, document analysis, Questionnaires etc.

They should be able to identify essential skill gaps at the end of the TNI. They must plug this TNI data with the organizational strategy, vision and future plans of the organizations.

Respective business heads must whet program Outlines, once created. This in turn builds account-

ability with them to send their employees for the training.

Trainers training on the program must understand the function’s roles and responsibilities.

All Training Managers should have attended a TTT to understand facilitation.

They must be able to differentiate between cognitive and affective learning modules.

They must know adult learning styles and expectations; this will enable them to address all learning styles in the class.

Creating business relevance in the class is not a necessity but a mandate. Trainers must be ready with examples, instances and anecdotes that will have business relevance yet be interest-

ing to hear.

Trainers must understand that facilitating realization and allowing reflection should be their biggest tool in the class.

Training Aids like games, videos, activities fall flat if not debriefed well. They also need to be relevant to the learning.

Training effectiveness can be measured only when there is action planning and commitment to bring about change in workplace behaviors.

To begin with internal trainers should watch for translation of learning into workplace behaviors.

To measure effectiveness, one has to first recognize and identify this change. Trainers must work with Managers of the trainees to be able to detect positive behavioral changes.

Mature HR heads don't ask for Training feedback so much on Trainers as on how the learning has benefitted the participants. That the Trainer is good and fitting for the role has to be ascertained much before assigning him/her the Training.

Internal Training Mangers KRA should not have items like Training attendance and no of training man-days. It should be able to track behavior changes and sustainability of the learning.

Internal Trainers develop themselves as Training professional. They should spend time on finding ways to create effective learning.

Gradually but definitely various functions will start asking for Training to enhance their productivity. They will look at Training as value adds that cannot be discounted. Attendance will improve and so will participation.

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015

« TOP VIEW Without faith in his own judgement no man can go very far in this game. Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.

—Legendary Investor Warren Buffett

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

ANGEL BROKING CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON POWER GRID CORP

Indecisiveness Prevails…

NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (June 8, 2015) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell marginally on Friday (June 05, 2015) a net 15.95 points (0.20%) and closed at the 8114 point level.

The market opened down with a gap at the 8119 points level. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 10.05 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8100 points level at 10.31 a.m. It then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 8181 points level at 12.11 p.m. The index then dropped sharply into the red and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 82 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 30 were losers, 19 were gainers, while 1 remained unchanged. Substantial buying was witnessed in metal, PSU and FMCG stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in realty stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 22.38%. This change is substantial and indicates a less than full participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 770 were gainers, 670 were losers and 36 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the over-sold zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 30 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market but with a neutral bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8075 points level.

The next support is at the 7857 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 8444 points level.

The next resistance is at the 8523 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 = 8132 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8083.

Support (2) = 8050.

Resistance (1) = 8164. Resistance (2) = 8214.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a 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 below its 5, 15, 25 and 200 day moving averages. Further, the 5, 15 and 25 day moving averages are declining. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at present levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line but both lines are converging (positive if it continues).

The ADX is rising while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is increasing in strength.

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 8210) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 8325) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 8282) Negative.

Is below its 200-day average (at 8345) Negative.

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.

CMP: Rs. 145 Target Rs. 170 Revenue and earnings growth in-line with estimate: Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) reported a healthy 19.6% yoy increase in transmission revenues at Rs4,426cr, marginally below our estimate of Rs4,487cr. Consultancy revenues from services increased 6% yoy to Rs157cr, well ahead of our estimate of Rs133cr. Telecom revenues too were ~15% ahead of our estimate at Rs79cr. The increase in consultancy and telecom income more than offset the lower than expected transmission revenues, resulting in total operating income of Rs4,703cr, 0.3% higher than our estimate of Rs4,689cr. EBITDA margin increased 140bp yoy to 86.3% led by higher income from consultancy and telecom. Net profit increased ~20% yoy to Rs1,412cr vs our estimate of Rs1,378cr.

Capitalisation below expectations, capex guidance maintained: 4QFY2015 capitalisation came in lower than expected at Rs4,986cr, vs our estimate of Rs6,383cr. This was largely on account of delay in the commissioning of certain projects, which would be capitalized in 1QFY2016. PGCIL incurred a capex of ~Rs22,456cr in FY2015 in line with its target of Rs22,500cr. The company has guided for ~Rs45,000cr capex (Rs22,500cr in FY2016 and Rs22,550cr in FY2017) over the next two years.

Outlook and valuation: Led by strong capex plans and a healthy capitalisation rate, we expect PGCIL to report a revenue and EBITDA CAGR of ~15%. At the current market price of Rs143, the stock trades at a P/B of 1.8x and 1.6x its FY2016E and FY2017E BV of Rs81.5 and Rs91.2, respectively. We remain positive on the stock with a target price of Rs170, based on ~1.85x FY2017E book value, implying an 18% upside from the current levels. Maintain Buy. Huge investments lined up for augmenting power generation and transmission capacities: Power generation capacity in the country is expected to increase to ~318GW by the end of the XII plan and a further addition of ~110GW has been planned during the XIII plan. The transmission sector is also expected to see huge investments of ~Rs1,80,000cr and ~Rs2,00,000cr during the XII and XIII plan, respectively. A majority of these investments are expected to be towards interregional transmission. PGCIL has planned a capital outlay of Rs1,10,000cr during the XII plan.

EMKAY CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON NHPC

CMP: Rs. 19 Target Rs. 25 Result highlights: APAT of Rs3bn was below our expectation of Rs3.8bn.

During the quarter (as in previous three quarters) the company charged borrowing and admin expense related to Subansiri and TLDP-IV projects to P&L. During the quarter the construction work at TLDP-VI has resumed.

Overall commissioning is expected to remain muted over the next 3 years resulting in low earnings growth. However, valuations at 0.6x book is attractive and we upgrade our rating to Buy with a PT of Rs25/sh (based on 1.0x FY15E book). We expect overall RoE to remain depressed as ~20% of the book is invested projects that are stuck and have poor visibility; OFS to remain an overhang. APAT below our estimates: APAT of Rs3.0bn was below our estimates of a profit of Rs3.8bn. Core RoE for the quarter was 1.5% vs our estimates of 2.4%. In reported terms the company has a PBT of 6.4bn, which included Subansiri administration and interest cost charged to P&L to the extent of Rs60mn and rate regulated income of Rs5.2bn. _ The PLF of all the generating stations of the company was 27% (vs 25% in Q4FY14) and the realizations were Rs4.99/unit (+15%). _ For the full year company reported a core RoE of 14.9%.

Commissioning to remain muted over next three years: In all, we expect the company to commercialise only 2 projects in the next 3 years (TLDPVI of 160MW and 1 unit of Parbti-III of 130MW) on base of 4,857MW. Hence, overall the regulated equity growth in next 2-3 year will remain muted. Inspire of managements assurances the construction work at Subansiri (2,000MW) has still not resumed. Developments relating to start of work at Subansiri would be key to event to track in the near-term.

Rating upgraded to Buy: Given the slow pace of commissioning going forward, the earnings are also expected to remain muted (8% over FY15-18E).

However, valuations at 0.6x book is attractive and we upgrade our rating to Buy with a PT of Rs25/sh (based on 1.0x FY15E book). We expect overall RoE to remain depressed as ~20% of the book (Parbati II and Subansiri lower) is invested projects that are stuck and have poor visibility. Additionally, OFS will remain an overhang.

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Stay Invested In ULIPs For Long Term Benifits Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE

I am 34 years old and I want to buy a mediclaim / health insurance which covers existing illness (after the waiting period) and also the diseases which may occur due to the illness. Which policy covers a wide range of diseases and which company has a good customer service record?

—Sonu Pawar, Kurla Most insurers which do cover pre existing diseases have a waiting period for 3-4 years. However, it is still worth taking the plan, since you would get coverage for all other ailments. The plans that you can consider now are: 1. Apollo Munich Easy Health Individual Policy covers all pre-existing diseases after 3 years of waiting.

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Every insurance policy comes with a free look period of 15 days from the date of receipt. You can cancel and return the policy back to the insurance company and they will refund your premium amount within 15 days from receiving the policy document.

2. Max Bupa Heartbeat Individual Plan covers all pre-existing diseases after 4 years of waiting, 3. HDFC Ergo Health Suraksha and Tata AIG Medi Prime can be looked at too

I have an ICICI Pru Pension ULIP from 2007 for 15 years whose premium is Rs. 5000 per month.

But now when I have checked my fund value that is much lower than what I have invested. Now I am in the state of confusion whether I should continue this policy or not?

—Babu Kulkarni, Chembur It is quite normal for the fund value to be lower than the actual premiums paid because of the charges which are levied in the initial years. A pension ULIP will have relatively lesser charges so your fund value should start looking good in a couple of years. Since you have opted for monthly mode of payment, the market fluctuations will also not impact you too much. Stay invested in my opinion. It is also a good value to show your entire portfolio to a chartered financial expert and seek a holistic opinion.

I purchased a Reliance Money Multiplier Plan two days ago and wanted to confirm if the plan is

good. What can I do if I do not want this policy now?

—Kamlesh Jadhav, Colaba Reliance Life Insurance Money Multiplier Plan is a non linked endowment plan. It will offer guaranteed returns but will not participate in the profits of the company which means you are not eligible for any bonus. The plan features are –

By Manoj Aswani

BI Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between the State Bank of India (74%) and BNP Paribas Assurance (26%). The company launched its business in the year 2001. SBI Life Insurance is now among the top life insurance providers in India.

It is the largest private life insurer and was the 1st private life insurance company to become profitable. The huge customer base and the reach of its banking channel are the advantages which SBI enjoys over the other insurance companies. It has a wide array of life insurance products to adequately cater to the Indian consumer.

Summary of SBI Life eShield Plan SBI Life eShield Plan is an Online Term Plan. It is a pure risk cover plan and provides high insurance covers at attractive premiums.

How it works: In this plan, premium needs to be paid for the entire policy tenure as chosen at policy inception. There are 4 variants of the plan: Level Cover- the Effective Sum Assured in this option is the Basic Sum Assured chosen at Policy Inception.

Level Cover with Accidental Death Benefit- the Effective Sum Assured in this option is the Basic Sum Assured chosen at Policy Inception.

There is an inbuilt rider of Accidental Death Benefit where an additional Death Benefit due to an accident would be paid which is equal to the Basic Sum Assured or Rs 50 lakhs, whichever is lower.

Increasing Cover- the Effective Sum Assured in this plan is the Basic Sum Assured which increases by 10%

Double life cover – life cover of twice the basic sum assured.

Increasing life cover every year – Life cover which increases with time, through Guaranteed Loyalty Additions On maturity you will get Sum Assured + Accrued Guaranteed Loyalty Additions + Guaranteed Maturity Addition

My city does not appear in the list of cities in which Aviva i-Life available. Should I put the closest city and proceed to buy?

—Vikram Pandit, Dahisar Aviva iLife Policy is available only to 162 cities for the time being. Thus, if you are not residing in any of the mentioned cities, you would not be able to avail the same. Do not make the mistake of entering any other city name than the one which is applicable to you. Your policy application will not be accepted. There are many other online term plans which may cater to your city so go ahead and buy one of those which is available in your city. Some options are: 1. Hdfc Click2Protect Plus 2. Reliance Life Online Term Plan 3. Max Life Online Term Plan

(The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India.

You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com).

« PRODUCT REVIEW: SBI LIFE ESHIELD PLAN

An Online Term Plan With No Bonus Facility

simple interest after every 5th policy year without increase in premium.

Increasing Cover with Accidental Death Benefit-the Effective Sum Assured in this plan is the Basic Sum Assured which increases by 10% simple interest after every 5th policy year without increase in premium.

There is an inbuilt rider of Accidental Death Benefit where an additional Death Benefit due to an accident would be paid which is equal to the Basic Sum Assured or Rs 50 lakhs, whichever is lower.

Key Features: It is an online Term Plan with no Bonus facility There are 4 options for choosing coverage in this plan The Effective Sum Assured in this plan is the Basic Sum Assured chosen for Level Cover options The Sum Assured increases by 10% every 5th policy year for Increasing

Cover options There is an option of choosing an Additional Accidental Death Benefit at Policy Inception

Additional Accidental Death Benefit is equal to the Basic Sum Assured of Rs 50 lakhs, whichever is lower There are non-smoker benefits of premium discount in this plan

Benefits of SBI Life eShieldPlan Death Benefit – In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Effective Sum Assured as Death Benefit. The Effective Death Benefit depends on the plan option chosen: Effective Sum Assured = Basic Sum Assured chosen for Level Cover options Effective Sum Assured = Sum Assured which increases by 10% every 5th policy year for Increasing Cover

Eligibility and Restrictions for SBI Life eShieldPlan Parameters

Basic Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in Rs.) Entry Age of Life Insured (in years) Age at Maturity (in years) Premium (in Rs.) Payment modes

Premium Payment Term (in years)

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30

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For Level Cover Options, 65 For Increasing Cover Options, 60 70

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No Limit

Equal to policy tenure

options Maturity Benefit – Being a pure term plan, there are no Maturity Benefits.

Income Tax Benefit - Life Insurance premiums paid up to Rs. 1,50,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C and the Maturity Proceeds are tax free under section 10(10)D subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions.

Other Features of SBI Life eShield Plan Riders – There are no Additional riders in this plan.

Accidental Death Benefit Rider is provided as an inbuilt option for Plan variants 2 and 4 at Policy Inception, i.e.

Level Cover with Accidental Death Benefit Option and Increasing Cover with Accidental Death Benefit Option. The Accidental Death Benefit Sum Assured is equal to the Basic Sum Assured chosen at Policy Inception of Rs 50 lakhs, whichever is lower.

What happens if?

You stop paying the premium – If the policy holder stops paying the premium, the policy lapses and all benefits cease. However, the policy can be revived within 3 years from the due date of the policy inception.

You want to surrender the policy – There are no Surrender Benefits in this plan.

You want a loan against your policy – Loan facility is not available in this plan.

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There are Lit Fests taking place all over the country, but the community of readers is dwindling. Still, passionate book lovers would like to know what others like themselves are reading. This Book Nook suggests some books, but would also like to connect with serious readers, or even casual airport book browsers. Do write in about books you have loved or hated and why. The best entries will be shared on this page. Please send your recommendations to adc.booknook@gmail.com.

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icholas Sparks’s bestselling novel, The Longest Ride, has already been turned into a movie (by George Tillman Jr.). He writes the kind of books that are made for the screen.

Excerpt from The Longest Ride

I sometimes think to myself that I’m the last of my kind.

My name is Ira Levinson. I’m a southerner and a Jew, and equally proud to have been called both at one time or another.

I’m also an old man. I was born in 1920, the year that alcohol was outlawed and women were given the right to vote, and I often wondered if that was the reason my life turned out the way it did.

I’ve never been a drinker, after all, and the woman I married stood in line to cast a ballot for Roosevelt as soon as she reached the appropriate age, so it would be easy to imagine that the year of my birth somehow ordained it all.

My father would have scoffed at the notion. He was a man who believed in rules. “Ira,” he would say to me when I was young and working with him in the haberdashery, “let me tell you something you should never do,” and then he would tell me. His Rules for Life, he called them, and I grew up hearing my father’s rules on just about everything. Some of what he told me was moral in nature, rooted in the teachings of the Talmud; and they were probably the same things most parents said to their children.

Similarly, I was often told what I should do. He expected honesty and integrity in all aspects of life, but I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people’s names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected. His rules, I came to realize, not only were the basis of a philosophy that had served him well, but said everything about who he was. Because he believed in honesty and integrity, my father believed that others did as well. He believed in human decency and assumed others were just like him. He believed that most people, when given the choice, would do what was right, even when it was hard, and he believed that good almost always triumphed over evil.

He wasn’t naive, though. “Trust people,” he would tell me, “until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back.”

More than anyone, my father shaped me into the man I am today.

But the war changed him. Or rather, the Holocaust changed him. Not his intelligence – my father could finish the New York Times crossword puzzle in less than ten minutes – but his beliefs about people. The world he thought he knew no longer made sense to him, and he began to change. By then he was in his late fifties, and after making me a partner in the business, he spent little time in the shop. Instead, he became a full-time Jew. He began to attend synagogue regularly with my mother – I’ll get to her later – and offered financial support to numerous Jewish causes. He refused to work on the Sabbath. He followed with interest the news regarding the founding of Israel – and the ArabIsraeli War in its aftermath – and he began to visit Jerusalem at least once a year, as if looking for something he’d never known he’d been missing. As he grew older, I began to worry more about those overseas trips, but he assured me that he could take care of himself, and for many years he did. Despite his advancing age, his mind remained as sharp as ever, but unfortunately his body wasn’t quite so accommodating. He had a heart attack when he was ninety, and though he recovered, a stroke seven months later greatly weakened the right side of his body.

Even then, he insisted on taking care of himself. He refused to move to a nursing home, even though he had to use a walker to get around, and he continued to drive despite my pleas that he forfeit his license. It’s dangerous, I would tell him, to which he would shrug.

What can I do? he would answer. How else would I get to the store?

My father finally died a month before he turned 101, his license still in his wallet and a completed crossword puzzle on the bedstand beside him. It had been a long life, an interesting life, and I’ve found myself thinking about him often of late. It makes sense, I suppose, because I’ve been following in his footsteps all along. I carried with me his Rules for Life every morning as I opened the shop and in the way I’ve dealt with people. I remembered names and gave more than was expected, and to this day I take my hat with me when I think there’s a chance of rain. Like my father, I had a heart attack and now use a walker, and though I never liked crossword puzzles, my mind seems as sharp as ever. And, like my father, I was too stubborn to give up my license. In retrospect, this was probably a mistake. If I had, I wouldn’t be in this predicament: my car off the highway and halfway down the steepembankment, the hood crumpled from impact with a tree.

And I wouldn’t be fantasizing about someone coming by with a thermos full of coffee and a blanket and one of those movable thrones that carried the pharaoh from one spot to the next. Because as far as I can tell, that’s just about the only way I’m ever going to make it out of here alive.

I’m in trouble. Beyond the cracked windshield, the snow continues to fall, blurry and disorienting. My head is bleeding, and dizziness comes in waves; I’m almost certain my right arm is broken.

Collarbone, too. My shoulder throbs, and the slightest twitch is agonizing. Despite my jacket, I’m already so cold that I’m shivering.

I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t afraid. I don’t want to die, and thanks to my parents – my mother lived to ninety-six – I long assumed that I was genetically capable of growing even older than I already am. Until a few months ago, I fully believed I had half a dozen good years left.

Two very different love stories unfold and come together in an unpredictable happy ending. In the first, 91-year-old Ira Levinson drives his car off a snowy road and is wounded. He is unable to extricate himself from the car, and in a haze he sees his dead wife Ruth appear to sit by his side and reminisce about the old days. The second has bright student art history student Sophia, meeting a bull-riding cowboy, Luke, who is unlike any man she has come across before.

The two love stories belong to different eras, different class of people and very different families. What they have in common is the young lovers’ ability and willingness to transcend all barriers.

Starving, dehydrated and in pain, Ira keeps himself alive by going over his romance with Ruth. Both belonged to Jewish families, scarred by Hitler, World War II and the Holocaust.

The shy son of an old-style haberdasher, Ira goes to war and is severely wounded. He comes back alive but with a disability that keeps him away from Ruth.

In the end their strong bond survives and they go on to build a happy life together, and a home filled with beautiful art.

I was told that I should never lie or cheat or steal, for instance, Sophia Danko, the daughter of but my father – a sometimes Jew, he called himself back then – immigrants who run a small town was far more likely to focus on the practical. Never go out in the delicatessen, goes against her famrain without a hat, he would tell me. Never touch a stove burner, ily’s wishes, and moves to college. on the off chance it still might be hot. I was warned that I should She is just over a bad relationship never count the money in my wallet in public, or buy jewelry from when she runs into handsome cowa man on the street, no matter how good the deal might seem. boy Luke Collins. She is fascinated by On and on they went, these nevers, but despite their random nathe idea of his life on a ranch he runs ture, I found myself following almost every one, perhaps because with his mother, and his passion for I wanted never to disappoint my father. His voice, even now, folthe dangerous sport of bull-riding. lows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.

If in the case of Ira and Ruth, the similarity of their lifestyle and culture draws them together, it’s obviously Nicholas Sparks, best known for millions of readers. Can’t say The opposites attract in the tentative romance between Sophia and Luke— The Notebook and Walk to Remem- Longest Ride is a great book, but they have nothing in common except ber writes in a simple, no-frills style, Sparks writes for his fans, and they which is probably what wins him have no complaints. curiosity about the other.

The Longest Ride

By Nicholas Sparks Published by Grand Central Pages: 464

ALSO RECEIVED RAMESH S Arunachalam’s slim novel Where Angels Prey comes with high praise from people in the finance and IT industries among others. A pacy book that can be read in one sitting, it goes into a world that may not be familiar to lay readers, and keep them hooked.

The author is a columnist, entrepreneur, filmmaker and economic development strategist, so he knows what he is talking about as his journalist protagonists enter a maze of corruption and financial skullduggery.

According to the blurb, the book is, “Set against the backdrop of ‘Andhra Pradesh (AP) crisis’, that erupted in 2010, the novel chronicles the events of a 13-month period, from August 2010 to August 2011. Though the story unfolds in villages, jungles, dusty roads and tea-stalls in two districts (Warangal and Ranga Reddy), the reader is also taken to a stock exchange in Mumbai, chief minister’s office, secretariat, hotel rooms in Hyderabad, district magistrate’s offices, police stations in district headquarters and newspaper and investment bank offices in New York.”

Where Angels Prey

By Ramesh S Arunachalam Published by Shruthikka Media World Pages: 190

‘The Voice India’ is a dream come true for me: Shaan

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How does it feel to be the coach of a reality music show?

As a coach there is certainly a lot of responsibility involved but at the same time it’s easier when you know your job. However, being the coach, I will be involved in things such as selecting songs, figuring scales, thinking how we can add a twist to it, how we can enhance the performance and decide on a few variations that the contestants can do. I do have a little experience of being a coach and I’m going to put that into practice to make this role even bigger and better. A lot of time and energy needs to be put into this, and I want to be able to be there for the contestants.

Why did you choose to be a part of The Voice India?

The Voice is an extremely popular format globally. It’s the most sought after show for any singer/musician. If you want to be on television and on a music show it has to be The Voice India.

What is so different about The Voice India from other reality music shows?

Every round is exciting – very different and innovative. The blind auditions itself is an amazing concept because it’s just your ears and your instinct that you rely on. Even when we make the teams, one needs to make sure that what you have heard is not repetitive, adding versatility within the talent. It will become more interesting as it proceeds. But, of course, one needs to use a lot of their singing experience as well as logic to make it happen.

What kind of talent are you looking for in your team?

I am looking for talent who are all-rounders, which means I will prefer someone who is not a specialist or one dimensional. Someone who is comfortable across genres and can add to versatility is who I will be looking out for.

Have you followed the international editions? Who has been your

favorite coach?

I have never followed an entire season. But whenever I sit to watch an episode of The Voice, I get immersed into it and it is a lot of fun. I have watched a lot of episodes with Shakira and I thought she was brilliant because there was no wall between her and the contestant.

Though they were all so enamored by her, she quickly made friends and created a kind of bonding, it’s fantastic watching her train them and she is so amazingly talented. It’s fantastic.

Why do we not see the contestants being judged on their expertise in classical or folk music rather than on the basis of their performance on popular numbers?

Within popular songs you will find folk, you will find classical, you will find these genres that have been very smartly infused by composers over the years. Being an entertainment GEC channel, you can’t do something that is absolutely unheard of or very vague. You can bring in freshness to the same song by giving it a twist, by making it sound new and different; that’s what we’re trying to do. You don’t feel that it’s the same song again, sung the same way and you don’t choose the songs that have been done to death. At the same time, I wouldn’t sing a song that would completely switch my audience off. It won’t work for the

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In India, open romance is forbidden, as is showing affection in public. A college principal named Narayan is a strong believer in this, aware that a male student named Vicky is in love with Ishika; while another male student is hopelessly in love with Sanjana; and a third man named Karan is in love with a married woman named Kiran. No amount of persuasion can get Narayan to change his mind. Then the college recruits a music teacher named Raj, who eventually starts fanning the flames of love among the students, much to Narayan's chagrin, anger, and displeasure. CVO, 9 p.m.

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College student Mala has dreams of becoming a Bollywood movie actress; her dreams began materializing into reality when she is approached by Mr.

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CHAL CHALA CHAL

Pune-based widower Omkar Nath used to work as a Headmaster with a local school. When he was fired, his son, Deepak, hired a lawyer to sue the school. The school was represented by none other than Omkar's livein son-in-law, Vinayak Agrawal. After some years the Court finally came to

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Sharma and his assistant Mr. Verma who promises to take her to the way of stardom. Unfortunately when her parents learn about this they oppose to this and decide to arrange her marriage so that she will be restricted to go above her limits forcing her to approach Sharma for advice who asks her to run-away with huge sums of cash. Greed over comes the duo resulting in Sharma killing Verma; Mala who witness this is on the run for her life; she then board a bus that run between Bombay to Goa without realizing where this journey will end. Zee Classic, 9 p.m.

AASHIQUI 2

Aashiqui 2 is a musical love story of Rahul Jaykar a famous, successful and self-destructive singer and Arohi Shirke, an aspiring female singer.

The leads after a series of coincidental meetings, finally start dating. Believing in her talent, Rahul gives her a helping hand and her career begins to eclipse his. Arohi is ambitious to become a star. Rahul’s career is his defense against a self-destructive part of himself that has led him into outrageous bursts of drunkenness, drugs, love affairs and fights. His career is also what gives him his sense of who he is. Will they accept their success and live life together or do their egos separate them forever? Max, 9 p.m.

What kind of mentor are you going to be?

I want to be approachable and be very connected so that they don’t feel that they can’t contact me. Very honestly, I feel that one needs to have that student alive within, only then will you be able to mentor and guide the other person because you yourself are learning so much in the process.

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TWIN SERIES

Two brand new comedy series – The Brink and Ballers – are all set to premiere back to back in India, just within 24 hours of their US premiere – on Monday, June 22nd exclusively 100 percent ad-free on HBO Premium Channel, HBO Defined.

Both the shows will premiere back to back, launched by 'The Brink', which is a ten episodic season on Monday, June 22 at 9 pm followed

by Ballers, which is also a ten-episodic season at 9:30 pm. The new comedy series The Brink begins its ten-episode season on Monday, June 22 (9:00 -9:30 pm). This epic dark comedy focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate, desperate men: Secretary of State Walter Larson, lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot and ace Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson, who must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War Three. The series stars Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Executive produced by Jerry Weintraub, Jay Roach The new comedy series Ballers will follow with its ten-episode season on Monday, June 22 (9:30 -10:00 pm). Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the former superstar Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

Judging an aspiring talent purely based on his/her voice… is it restrictive or is that how it should be?

I have been judging talent for a while now and I don’t use contact lenses or wear my glasses. So most often I judge blind (laughs). I have been judging on the basis of the voice. I think it makes a lot more sense as you can be influenced by the body language, by the confidence that the person is showing physically, which may not be shown in the voice.

You can also be influenced by knowing the fact that the person may not be comfortable with the genre and has still made the effort and done it. It’s much more objective when you only hear the voice.

Will you be opening a music academy soon?

Not at all.

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Getting back to nature…going off the grid…searching for a more truthful existence…however you describe it, the 'simple life' is not so simple.

Mountain Men, premiering on Monday, 8th June at 9 pm only on History TV18, follows three men, who have chosen to live in the wilderness as they race against time to obtain the food and supplies they’ll need to make it through the brutal winter months ahead. From the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to the seven-month-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana to the frigid northern range of Alaska, the country is full of some very unforgiving terrain. Ancient survival skills can mean the difference between life and death in the wild. Meet Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto - three men who have devoted their lives to surviving off the grid in the unforgiving wilderness. This nine part series follows the real-life challenges of living off the land, far from civilization.

As a coach, what kind of challenges will you put them through to enhance their talent?

I will definitely not want to stress them out and I don’t want them to tire their voices, so it’s not going to be very rigorous. At the same time, I want to keep them engaged and not lose focus.

I would certainly want a lot of cohesive learning to happen from within the team.

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The G.I. Joe team is framed for crimes against the country by Zartan, disguised as the President, and Cobra Commander has all the world leaders under his influence, with their advanced warheads headed towards innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and outgunned, the surviving team members form a plan with their original leader, General Joseph Colton, to rescue the President and face off Cobra Commander, his accomplices and the world leaders. HBO, 9 p.m.

When a deadly satellite weapon system falls into the wrong hands, only Agent 007 can save the world from certain disaster. Armed with his license to kill, Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for "Goldeneye," an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pulse toward Earth. But 007 is up against an enemy who anticipates his every move: a mastermind motivated by years of simmering hatred. Bond also squares off against Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon. Pix, 11.15 p.m.

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show neither for the talent. In all these years you realise that there are certain things that you need to adhere to and within that how much freshness you can bring in, how much you can play around with it. It’s all a matter of audience preference. So it’s very dynamic, things change, you never know tomorrow maybe a classical show might just become popular.

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Kangana Ranaut Turned Down Sultan For Rangoon A

couple of days ago, there had been news that Kangana Ranaut has been approached to star opposite Salman Khan in upcoming YRF flick Sultan, in which Salman will be seen playing a boxer.

However, it seems that though Kangana was interested in the project on realising that the female lead has a pivotal role in the film (Kangana was slated to play a wrestler), she had to turn down the film as the dates of her upcoming film Rangoon were clashing with the dates of Sultan. For those who do not know this, Rangoon, which will be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, also stars Saif Ali Khanand Shahid Kapoor and is said to be a love triangle set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Kangana, who was last seen in a double role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, will be next seen opposite Imran Khan in Katti Batti.

Jacqueline cool about not being a part of 'Kick 2' J

acqueline Fernandez joined Bollywood's big league with Salman Khan starrer 'Kick' and though it was being said that the actress has become very close to Khan, he recently declared that she won't star in 'Kick 2'.

At the recently held AIBA Awards, Salman announced that they are planning to come up with a sequel to 'Kick' but Fernandez has been 'kicked out of Kick 2'.

The Sri Lankan beauty however, has no qualms about not being a part of the movie. The actress, who is presently in Malaysia to attend the IIFA Awards, said that being a part of 'Kick' was the most amazing experience of her life and that if not 'Kick 2', she is hopeful, she'll get to do some other film with the superstar.

Jacqueline definitely shares a crackling on-screen chemistry with Salman Khan.

Deepika Padukone to quit acting post marriage?

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impled dame Deepika Padukone, who was last seen sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in Shoojit Sircar's 'Piku', recently disclosed that she would not mind quitting acting after getting married.

Dippy, as she is affectionately called, said that she would have no issues with giving up her career after tying the knot as she feels that nothing is more important than one's family and the feeling of completeness that comes with being a member of a family.

The actress also added that she wants lots of children and that she appreciates the importance of family.Deepika will be next seen opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Imtiaz Ali's 'Tamasha.'

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ollywood actor Emraan Hashmi says on-screen kissing has lost important in the current era because every other movie features intimate scenes. "It (kissing scene) lost value long back.

I didn't think it had shock value when I started off but obviously it did. I didn't think about it too much but people around were more conservative than me," Emraan told PTI. The 35-year-old actor is happy to be a part of upcoming film 'Hamari

the industry will see me in a different light post 'Hamari Adhuri Kahaani'," he said.

Emraan said people were eager to see another romantic act between him and National Award-winning actress Balan Adhuri Kahani (HAK)' and on the big screen after they says he wants to do more starred in 'The Dirty Picture'. emotional roles from now on.

"I think when mature film comes my way I am spoilt by choice, I want to play more emotional roles. Something in this film has touched me and I want to do more such film that evoke that emotion. I feel

Feel blessed to work with Kareena: Alia

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ctress Alia Bhatt calls herself lucky as she will share screen space with her "idol" Kareena Kapoor Khan in their upcoming film 'Udta Punjab' and counts the opportunity as "a big deal". 'Udta Punjab', a thriller directed by Abhishek Chaubey of 'Ishqiya' fame, also features Shahid Kapoor and Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh in lead roles and is being produced by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures.

"It is too soon to talk about the project. I feel blessed that I will work with her (Kareena). I am really happy to share screen space with her. It's a big deal for me," Alia told PTI in an interview here.

The four-film-old actress said she has already learnt a lot by just observing Kareena, 34, on the film's set. "I have been on the sets when she was shooting and I was observing her the way she acted. I learnt from the way she did her scenes. She is my idol. In real life, she is a warm, down-to-earth to person," she said.

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LOVIN’ IT UP

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 going to be except that there will be some flashes of the old passion occasionally.

Couples who experience differences in their desire levels require to develop good communication skills so that they both feel free to express their feelings without hesitation and fear that they will be misunderstood or misinterpreted. Also you need to be open to the sexual cues of your partner, as well as being able to indicate “not today” without it being seen as a put-down, refusal or rejection.

Frequency Of Sex

What is the correct and healthy frequency of sexual activity between couples?

The frequency of your sexual activity mainly depends at which stage your relationship is currently. When a person is just falling in love, the intimacy is at its peak, and so is the excitement. You just cannot get enough of each other! That is the passionate, mad phase, which is also called as “lust and limerance”. This phase lasts for the initial few

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months. Then it simmers down and one moves into ‘compassionate love’. It is not as exciting but more meaningful, tender, comfortable and fulfilling. That is the way it is

How Can I Find A Partner?

I am handsome 5'4" male wheatish complexion, good well mannered sweet in nature, smart. I want to marry a girl of sweet nature. How should I find one of my choice?

Should I go to parties, marriages, bars, discos? Match making sites seem to be a waste of money. Should I give an ad in newspaper? I want to marr y a girl who loves me and I love her most where our interests are common and shared. How can I find where to star t from?

All your socializing ideas seem okay except

the bars and discos, as the ‘sweet natured’ girl you are looking for will definitely not be there. Matrimonial columns are not a bad idea, though it is important to check her credentials through some other known source.

It is important that you continue to interact in society and wait for your ‘lady love’ to walk into your life. However, a compatible life-partner cannot and should not be found in a desperate hurry.

Remember – ‘It is man who is always in a hurry, but God is always on time’.

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What the cards say: Time of peace Path: Seek friendships.

Don’t doubt but go ahead with your decision Ally: Libra with show you the path of love. Be a little careful with criti-

What the cards say: Please be fair and face your mistakes Path: Listen and learn. Don’t justify and argue knowing that you are wrong Ally: Pisces will show you the emotional perspective. Avoid Gemini and their analytical nature Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVII The Star. New insight will transform your being and give you a great understanding of your role in life. Great love will be given and received

What the cards say: Purge your inner sophistry Path: Be simple and transparent.

Don’t close your eyes to avoid the truth Ally: Taurus will tell you the truth. Avoid impulsive Aries Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. Know your deeper impulses and surrender to the will of God...Let go and you will gain

What the cards say: Justice is at play Path: Face the issues with equanimity and good grace. Don’t cover up Ally: Capricorn will give you good advice. Avoid Sagittarius who will fan your emotions Card for the week: Tarot key no. XI Justice. As you have sown so you will reap. If you have suffered injustice you will be compensated but if you are the perpetrator of injustice nemesis is at hand

What the cards say: Love will blossom Path: Enjoy love but with moderation.

Don’t go overboard and blind to all else Ally: The stable Taurus will be a good support.

Avoid Cancer and their clinging ways Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVIII The Moon creates poetry and magic, love and imagination. Be aware of the fears and morbid imagination as well

What the cards say: Resolution Path: Be detached. See things as they are. Don’t be afraid.

You will be taken care of Ally: Leo confuses you. Go with strong Scorpio Card for the week: Tarot key no. X The Wheel of Fortune. The spinning wheel indicate the changing fortunes.

Things will look up and lucky breaks can be expected

What the cards say: Peace on its way Path: Spiritual growth. Don’t be sad. God will take care Ally: The Aquarius will connect to your problems and help you. Avoid Leo. Their ego could come in the way Card for the week: Tarot key no. VI The Lovers. You need to seek Harmony and connections

What the cards say: Loneliness could hurt you Path: Let bygones be bygones and re-connect.

Don’t stand upon ceremonies but make up Ally: Gemini will know your mind. Be careful of Sagittarius who could irritate you Card for the week: Tarot key no. XX Judgment. You need to understand yourself and others in the right way

What the cards say: Let your generosity surface Path: Rearrange your life and relationship. Don’t keep a closed mind. Let it expand to include contrary perspectives Ally: Leo could help you. Avoid Cancer they will cling to you and confuse you Card for the week: Tarot key no. VIII Strength. Seek within the power that you have and you will be able to tame the beast

What the cards say: Be less dissatisfied.

There is no reason Path: Use your strength and intelligence to know the positives that you have. Don’t see things through a prism of bleakness Ally: Listen to objective Virgo. Avoid Pisces who will be emotionally inclined Card for the week: Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. See the truth and be wise and objective

What the cards say: Uncertain times. Go with what is definite Path: Compromise and adapt. Don’t sit on a high horse Ally: Gracious Libra will help you. Avoid Scorpio and his biting negativity Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIII Death. Change is the order of the day.

Know and flow

What the cards say: You will be rewarded if you are sincere Path: Be relaxed and open. You will win new friends. Don’t worry but trust a new relationship Ally: Be guided by generous Sagittarius.

Avoid Capricorn for their negativity Card for the week: Tarot key no. X The Wheel of Fortune.

Surprises and happy undertakings. Lucky breaks and new opportunities

cal Virgo Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIV, Temperance. Will bring joy and satisfaction

June 8-1y4 Monda to Sunday

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An open letter to the prime minister

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NOTES FROM NEW DELHI

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r. Prime Minister, a year has passed and the speed at which you prepared a blueprint last year for the country to move forward, more than that our colleagues in the media are engaged in propagating that map. I consider this a good sign and I also believe that you have that capability of always making a correct assessment of your direction through a compass. A compass means that you will make this your test: how much benefit the very last man is getting, in your view, from your schemes.

But I am having a little trouble in understanding one thing. The map which you kept before the country in the last one year and which you have been citing from the 16th till

be irrigation or the matter of getting the crop ready for being taken to market after harvesting – any attempt to make available all these things to farmers was not seen by me in any Budget. Second, I did not see in any Budget any attempt to save the product created by agriculture from middlemen. The biggest thing, for getting ready the finished product from agricultural yields, can a series of factories for that not be set up in every block of the country? Can such industries not be set up in which youth can be included and from there the finished products be sent to the country’s markets?

The Government too is a big buyer. It has the army, the police, in a lot of places it goes to the public distribution system, why should it purchase all the goods from middlemen or

easily be engaged in increasing livestock based products. And the result of this will be that in our country people will get a weapon to fight unemployment, but in this your assistance is needed and there is a need to fight those methods which speak of increasing unemployment in the country.

That is why Mr. Prime Minister, it seems very strange to me that in the platter of food in place of the main dish we have made a chutney, we have cut up a salad. We kept some cucumber, onions, tomatoes. Describing this as the main dish we are talking of feeding people with it. The people of this country have been oppressed since the last 60-65 years. Can you not help them to take one step towards those ‘acche din’ (good days) which you talk about? I am confident

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he vital Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been without a full-time head since the unceremonious removal of Avinash Chander in January mid-way through his renewed contract. Before his retirement Defence Secretary RK Mathur held this additional charge. Now his successor G Mohan Kumar too has been given DRDO as an additional charge. Sources say that Modi sarkar is now close to appointing a full-time chief for DRDO. Still, at the time of Chander’s removal Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had assured that the crucial position would be filled without delay but has remained vacant all these months. Babus in the Ministry have been concerned that in the absence of a fulltime chief, several crucial projects, some related to upgradation of weapon systems, have been delayed. Obviously they are tight-lipped about why the Government has not moved quickly to appoint Chander’s replacement. Some say that Manohar Parrikar always stepped in to make decisions whenever the need arose.

But that still doesn’t explain why the Government removed Chander without having a successor in mind.

Note: At the time of going to press, news has come that eminent scientist S Christopher was appointed as the director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for a two-year term.

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Farmers working in the field (Inset) Prime Minister Narendra Modi. today, have been getting counted the number of works done by you, where are all those works linked with bringing change in the lives of the people of this country? What you have done it was essential and necessary to do, but all these are like chutney (sauce), salt and salad on a plate. Where is the main meal on the platter of food? I am asking you this question because for the first time in recent years it seemed that you will certainly do something through which a small ray of hope will awaken in 80 per cent of the people of this country. It was also those 80 per cent of the people, who voted you to power, want change in their lives.

Mr. Prime Minister, when I say basic changes in the lives of the people of this country or the main meal on their plate of food, then I talk of those people whose life is based on the largest industry – farming or agriculture – of this country and this farming or agriculture word is not connected only to farmers. The word farming or agriculture is connected to the youth, education, health, development, and communication in this country. Because one of the largest production ‘instruments’ in the country – the farm – is in the village and the youth connected with it are also in the village. The biggest hope was that the wall of darkness which had come before their lives, that wall of darkness would become a bit clearer through your efforts and they will find a path.

But in the last two Budgets no way out is being seen. Was any way to make farming or agriculture productive seen in the Budget? A test of the soil of the land in a laboratory is necessary, but it is not paramount. Mr. Prime Minister, it is paramount that the items which are used in agriculture, whether it be water, seeds, fertilisers and then power, whether it

brokers? Why does it not make its priority the industries to be set up in blocks its main source of purchase and as many kinds of crops are produced in these blocks, the finished product from those crops go to the Government through the medium of small industries in the blocks? One, farmers will get a guarantee of purchase of their products and two, good products will start going to the markets as well.

Mr. Prime Minister, it is true that this way will not suit large corporates, but through this route the biggest wealth of the country, the youth will go in the direction of becoming productive cultivators and then a road will reach every village, means of communication will also reach, and the thing which you dream about – solar power – that too will develop speedily in every block. There are many such companies which can set up 10 MW, 20 MW, 25 MW plants in various blocks and from them people can take electricity and increase their production.

This method is not entirely against major industries, is not anti-corporate either. The market of the whole world is open to our corporates and from these small units corporates can purchase Indian agricultural products and easily sell them to the world market. With this, Indian production will get a berth in the world market, will get a place in the market of the country too, and there will also be competitiveness in prices. This is in the interest of farmers, agriculture and youth of the country.

Another great benefit from this will be that the large number dependent on agriculture but who do not have agricultural land, whom we call landless labourers, can be absorbed at the block level in all the industries which I am talking about. Not only that, along with absorbing them in those industries, they can

that you can do it, but you are not doing it.

You do not have the time to think about the obstacles that can come in implementing these things in this country and removing them. It seems to me that there are such people in your Cabinet who can give you results.

I want to give you a small suggestion.

Please give targets to your colleagues in the Cabinet, put on them the responsibility of fulfilling them, and give them time. In a systematic manner give them the right to go by their decisions. After that, give them a reward or then politely ask them to leave, so that other people can come and complete the targets.

Not only that, Mr. Prime Minister, you will also have to see whether those who have completed the targets are getting attention and priority from you. Are you giving them a pat and praise, or are you giving a pat and praise to those who have not done anything, and who are only circumambulating you?

Mr. Prime Minister, today, the way in which conch shells are resounding around you, perhaps you will not hear my words, but I feel it is my duty to say these things to you and also hope from you that you will realise while there is still time and will talk about taking your Government towards that basic direction. If you do not talk of going in that basic direction, then this country will be disappointed. If the large number of people get disappointed from you, then it will be difficult for them to repose their faith on anyone. If you do it, you will be registered in history as such an extraordinary Prime Minister, who rose from a common life, who holds the top post and who did remarkable, amazing work for change in this country. I think I will get some meaningful reply to the questions raised by me. I am waiting.

he suspension of senior Karnataka IPS officer Alok Kumar for alleged role in a lottery scam has sent ripples across the State’s babu corridors. It’s perhaps the first time in the State’s history that an IGP rank officer has been suspended under a cloud.

The decision to suspend him was reportedly taken by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and conveyed through chief secretary Kaushik Mukherjee to the state DGP Om Prakash. Apparently the 'evidence' against the cop left no option to the Government.

But sources say, the Government is still treading carefully in the case as Kumar apparently has a history of challenging the Government in court. The officer has already indicated that he will approach the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his suspension. The State IPS Officers’ Association too has expressed concern and has asked the Government to proceed carefully against the 'real culprits' as not all cops are tainted.

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any expected Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka’s woes to end when the BJP came to power at the Centre and later in his state. But that did not happen.

The much-transferred official who paid the price after cancelling a land deal involving Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, thought the Khatter Government would rehabilitate him as befitting his seniority in the service, and drop the chargesheet against the babu which was filed by the Congress Government of Bhupinder Hooda. That did not happen. Until now. It does appear that the one-man commission appointed by the State Government to investigate the irregularities in the controversial Gurgaon land deals is very likely to drop the charges against Khemka, twoand-a-half years later. Some believe that the delay in dropping the charges against the honest Khemka has as much to do with his rivals within the service as with vindictive politicians whom he had taken on. But there’s a glimmer of hope for the senior babu now that his travails may soon be behind him.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 976

ENIGMA CODE 976 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: 1 Father's holding kind of pastry flowers (7) 5 Watch removed after work? (4,3) 9 Having material backing I lend out (5) 10 Enter into arrangement for storage (9) 11 Persons involved in commendable exploits (3) 12 Apparently remained fairly sedate (5) 13 What's around us can drive some apes wild (5) 14 Could be about fifty for the actors, but only just around twenty five here (5) 16 Domineering and irreverent about the Queen (9) 19 Beastly harp angel broke (9) 20 A charming woman? (5) 22 Leaves hotel attendants (5) 24 Pilot sometimes sounded more irritated (5) 26 Lighted and sent back for source of oil (3) 27 Schedule - in time trains must follow it (9) 29 Oddballs go right to Kansas (5) 30 Putting one's name down? (7) 31 Get nothing back on a litre of wooldressing (7) DOWN: 1 Compile dreadfully controversial speech (7) 2 Revised plan in use for a land project (9) 3 Business lacks go in Indian liquid asset (5) 4 Bookie taking measurement as if it's contagious (9) 5 Carried to Edward (5) 6 Authority to dispose of a date person (3) 7 Board has the agreement of the French and German (5) 8 Identifies by certain touches (7) 13 Bad tempered little beast ! (5) 15 Roughens up an old broad aboard (5) 17 Description of beam in door (9) 18 Not working but attending a cad who appears poor (3,2,4) 19 About to secure the seeds from the

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The Clue: Capital of Iran

A SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE BAFFLE, FEEBLE, RAFFLE, BEFALL, FEELER, BEFELL, FELLER

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MATH PYRAMID 976 apples (7) 21 Waits and doesn't let go (5,2) 23 About to be sold, as a concern may be (5)

24 Some thieves' language (5) 25 President half-hearted in Shakespearian role (5) 28 Throwing pie about, to begin with? (3)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Votes, 4 Polka dots, 9 NOC, 10 Arc, 11 Gagster, 12 Sold, 13 Hexahedron, 15 Bosun, 16 Split vote, 17 Anchorage, 21 Narks, 23 Spare parts, 24 Flew, 27 Reefers, 28 Arm, 29 Par, 30 Equations, 31 Guess.

DOWN: 1 Venus, 2 Tackles, 3 Soar, 4 Pickets, 5 Lugsail, 6 Augmenting, 7 Ontario, 8 Springers, 14 Incoherent, 15 Brasserie, 18 Chapeau, 19 Alassio, 20 Entraps, 22 Relapse, 25 Wares, 26 Smug.

QUICK CROSS 976

ACROSS: 1 Way down (5) 6 Corporate illustration (5) 7 Debate (5) 8 Carried (5) 9 Win every game (5)

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Strike-breakers (5) 2 Stadium relay (5) 3 Tidal bore (5) 4 Trim (5) 5 Exorbitant (5)

MATHDOKU 976

HIDATO 976

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.

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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.

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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TIGER BUD BLAKE

TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Aquarius 6th Jyesht Krishnapaksha Dhanishta Kumbh (Aquarius) G.S.Sh. Deep Red 8

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A fortunate period begins for you and you will be able to accomplish your goals in your career. Students will feel enthused to work hard to improve their grades. Success in academic and sports activities is assured. Home and family affairs proceed smoothly. You will be going on a long vacation with family and friends. Those in love will strengthen their bonds and if eligible, may even decide to get married.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy and long-lived. Will be tall, slim, in extreme cases stout. Very independent, intelligent and good at logic. A career in law or government services is best suited. Family life will be happy and contented. Should avoid putting trust in people.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Keen thinking and able planning is required. Instinctively you will know what to do. You can achieve the results you want. Long distance travel will be beneficial. Socially too, you are very much in demand. This is a good time to catch up with people whom you have not met for some time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): The successful completion of your current project will lead to a promotion and substantial increase in salary. Home and family come into focus due to a happy occasion or celebration. You will be entertaining a number of guests visiting you from out of town.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Chasing deadlines could be a strain and stress you out. Put aside your self-esteem and share your difficulties with your mate who will not only will be helpful in sharing your burden but also inspire courage. You will feel much relieved and happy about the way things turn out by evening.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will get encouraging news later today. You are on to something good. Do not give up. On the contrary this is the time to give your work all your attention for you may be considered for something more significant and important to your career in the international arena. Your mate or beloved will not disappoint you and may even manage to spring a pleasant surprise.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will be pleasantly surprised by the offer of help from a colleague just when you need it Remember to show your gratitude when the chance to repay comes along. You will now receive news of a good reward in the form of promotion, raise in income and open respect from others. A chance encounter with a person of opposite sex will assume romantic undertones. Proceed subtly if you wish longterm association.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Be practical in matters concerning money. Pending issues get sorted out and you will be better organized. Find time to renew old ties with associates. You may be traveling to a place of religious or spiritual interest.

You will feel recharged and exultant with your experience.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You are on the threshold of achieving a work target that you had set for yourself. Concentrate energies in consolidating your position in your job or business. There are self-appointed advisors offering suggestions primarily to be on the bandwagon. Be firm when handling such elements. In a close relationship, try to have more confidence in your partner to get things back on track. On introspection, you realize that you have been a bit touchy over small issues.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): A much-awaited assignment is delayed. Some insecurity could creep in. Be patient and don’t make impulsive decisions. You may feel depressed and not want to do anything. Not everything works out quite the way you may have planned. But you stand to gain in the long run for you endeared yourself to loved ones. You may decide to go to the gym or for a long drive and that will certainly help elevate your mood.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You do not have to go out of the way to express your opinion and annoy your colleagues.

Your view will prevail, as it is practical and valid. There is no threat to your job or status in at work. In fact, the developments within the Organization will prove to be more profitable for you soon.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): You may just have to make sudden plans for travel out of town briefly. There may also be additional responsibilities coming your way, which you may not be in a position to shoulder right now. Be vocal about your difficulties and your sincerity will be appreciated.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will get opportunity to explore fresh areas with the able assistance of a close friend. You will feel inclined to seek a change in your job or if in business. This is the right time to bring about radical changes in your career before you get stagnated. Your family will support you in your every endeavor.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): An offer coming through someone you have had dealings with before would be worth considering. You are likely to invite an old friend or an associate to join your new venture. If seeking financial assistance or loan, you will get it soon. An invitation to an important function will bring you in contact with an eminent person.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5297 ACROSS: 3 Our national animal (5) 8 ___ Tata : Former chairman of the Tata Group? (5) 10 Of necessity (5) 11 Before, poetically speaking (3) 12 Male swines (5) 13 The money paid to employees (7) 15 Like some old buckets (5) 18 The path of virtuous conduct according to the Chinese? (3) 19 Moving through the air (6) 21 Kind of falcon (7) 22 Tunes or affectations (4) 23 A story (4) 24 Mental strain (7) 26 Searched for or pursued (6) 29 Tax deducted at source, in short (3) 31 Ward off (5) 32 Suffering on board (7) 34 To use up (5) 35 Unwell, sick (3) 36 Name on a cheque (5) 37 Work into dough by pressing with hand (5) 38 English resort - "by ten" anagram?

(5) DOWN: 1 Song of triumph (5) 2 Ophelia's brother (7) 4 A symbol (4) 5 Register (6) 6 Express again (5) 7 Madison Avenue types (5) 9 ___ for : apply or compete for? (3) 12 ___ one's books : did something that spoils one's name? (7) 14 Org of Amer. States (3) 16 Ex-India and Baroda stumper More (5) 17 Monetary unit of Zambia (5) 19 Dined and wined in style? (7)

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SUDOKU 2483 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.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: K equals T

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

20 Arithmetic or algebra (5) 21 Basic monetary unit of Sweden (5) 23 ___ and turning : having an uncomfortable night? (7) 24 Red Indian's tent (6) 25 Highest mountain in Crete (3)

27 Lucknow is the capital of this Pradesh (5) 28 Idiot box in the house? (2,3) 30 Showy actions (5) 32 Rebuff (4) 33 French island (3)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Assume, 7 Sanskrit, 8 Overly, 10 In tow, 13 Onam, 14 Aust, 15 Avec, 16 Oca, 17 Tile, 19 Ache, 21 Generates, 23 Furs, 24 Sled, 26 Won, 27 Atap, 29 Alec, 32 Gnaw, 33 Grime, 34 Emblem, 35 Indirect, 36 Global.

DOWN: 1 Ostia, 2 Knits, 3 Skew, 4 Atone, 5 Stem, 6 Malice, 9 Vacate, 11 Nun, 12 Otter, 13 Oversaw, 15 Ale, 16 Ohs, 18 Insane, 20 Cedar, 21 Gun, 22 Alp, 23 Formal, 25 Gem, 28 Tamil, 30 Liked, 31 Cents, 32 Glib, 33 Grin.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2302 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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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

B M Z W A P X Z N Q K

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTI ON: He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

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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: 35 average; 40 good; 45 outstanding.

SATURDAY’ S SOLUTION: aver, avert, gave, give, giver, grave, pave, private, PURGATIVE, rave, rivet, vague, vaguer, viper, virtue.

HEATHCLIFF

Saturday’s

SPORTS

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Wawrinka shatters Djokovic's dream of a career Grand Slam; Becomes the oldest player to win Frech Open in 25 years

Russia, Qatar face losing World Cups if bribery proven: FIFA

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aris: Stan Wawrinka spectacularly shattered Novak Djokovic's dream of a career Grand Slam on Sunday when he became the oldest winner of the French Open in 25 years.

The 30-year-old Swiss claimed a famous 4-6, 6-4, 63, 6-4 victory to secure his second career major after the 2014 Australian Open.

It ended world number one Djokovic's bid to become only the eighth man to secure a career Slam as he slumped to his third defeat in a Roland Garros final in four years.

Wawrinka became the oldest champion in Paris since Andres Gomez in 1990 after just his fourth win in 21 meetings against the Serb.

Sunday's shock defeat, meanwhile, was only Djokovic's third in 44 outings

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in 2015 and ended his 28match win streak.

Djokovic, playing in his 16th Grand Slam final to Wawrinka's second, had the Swiss player under siege in the first set.

Eighth-seeded Wawrinka had to save break points in the opening game -- which featured a 39-shot rally -- and the fifth. But the world number one broke through for a 4-3 lead when Wawrinka served up a double fault.

The battling 30-year-old Swiss saved two set points in

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the 10th game -- one after a botched forehand put-away

by Djokovic -- and then carved out a first break opportunity.

That was swiftly saved and the Serb gobbled up the opener after 43 minutes, celebrating with a mighty, arena-shaking roar.

Wawrinka cranked up the forehand winners early in the second set but was unable to convert two break points in the fourth game as Djokovic's renowned powers of recovery made him an intimidating

target to pass. Wawrinka, who had knocked Roger Federer out in the quarter-finals, saw another break point disappear in the sixth game.

In the eighth, it was the same story as Djokovic saved another break point causing Wawrinka to violently smash his racquet into the net in frustration.

But he wasn't to be denied as Djokovic surrendered the set in the 10th game with a wild backhand, collecting a warning for destroying his racquet in the Paris clay.

Djokovic was playing for the third day in succession having needed five sets to beat Andy Murray in the semi- finals.

He looked suddenly jaded and unplugged, fighting off three break opportunities in the second game of the third set. He dropped serve again to trail 4-2 and when he carved out a break point in the next game it was his first such morsel since the seventh game of the opener.

Stan Wawrinka reacts after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their final match of the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium on Sunday. [Below] Serbia's Novak Djokovic breaks his racket after losing the second set in the men's final .

Geneva: Russia and Qatar could lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if irregularities are proven in them being awarded the hosting rights, a FIFA official told a Swiss newspaper published Sunday.

"If evidence exists that Qatar and Russia received the (World Cup) awards only thanks to bribes, then the awards could be annulled," head of FIFA's auditing and compliance committee Domenico Scala told the 'Sonntagszeitung' weekly.

He stressed though that "this evidence has not been provided" so far. His comments are the first by a senior FIFA official to even open up the possibility of either Russia or Qatar not hosting the football showpiece in the wake of the recent scandals that have engulfed football's world governing body. Scala's comments come amid a corruption scandal engulfing football's world governing body, centring around 14 current or former FIFA officials and sports marketing executives accused

by US prosecutors of taking part in a sweeping kickbacks scheme going back 20 years involving a total of $150 million in bribes.

The scandal, which also involves a Swiss probe into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, has led to the resignation of long serving FIFA president Sepp Blatter last week, just four days after his reelection for a fifth successive term.

On Thursday, Britain said it was ready to step in and hold the 2022 World Cup if it was taken away from Qatar, whose hosting has consistently been dogged by controversy.

Late last month, FIFA ruled out a revote for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, insisting the hosts would not change.

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aris: Lucie Safarova made sure she left Roland Garros with at least one winner's trophy after the Czech lefthander and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the women's doubles title on Sunday.

Less than 24 hours after losing to Serena Williams in the singles final, Czech Safarova and American Mattek-Sands beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6 6-4 6-2 in front of a sparse crowd on Philippe Chatrier Court.

It was their second successive major title following success at the Australian Open in January.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S., and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic hold the trophy after winning the women's doubles final of the French Open tennis tournament in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, against Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France.

Serena Williams of the U.S. kisses her dog Chip in the cloakroom the after winning the French Open against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Williams won 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.

[Inset] Serena Williams of the U.S. poses with her trophy with the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background.

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IM Dhopade and IM Nitin score shock wins

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umbai: Indian challengers, Swapnil Dhopade and Nitin S., both International Masters recorded upset wins against GM Aleksandrov Aleksej of Belarus and GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh respectively in the eighth round Mumbai Mayor’s International Chess Tournament, being played at the Goregaon Sports Club, hereon Sunday.

Aleksej overestimated his chances and made a crucial mistake to hand over the full point to Dhopade. The trend of GM’s losing to an IM’s continued as Rahman went

down to Nitin. Both Dhopade and Nitin are joint second place with seven other players. Meanwhile, Indian contenders, GM R.R. Laxman and IM Priyadarshan along with GM Kravstiv Martyn of Ukraine continued to share the lead with 6.5 points each at the end of the eight round.

The match between the two overnight leaders, Laxman and Martyn turned out to be a tame affair as the duo decided to draw their encounter in just 14-moves from the Catalan opening and they now wait for the right opponents in the next two rounds.

Meanwhile an interesting battle was witnessed on board two in the game between GM Alexander Zubov and joint overnight leader Priyadarshan, who is rated 150 points below the GM on the ELO ratings. Zubov, who is trailing Priyadarshan by half-a-point used all his experience to try and win the game.

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By Anant Bhagwat

n astute captain always tries to keep the control of the game in his hands. In Bridge too, the declarer must narrow down the opponents’ attack to his advantage. Consider this hand.

S- A Q 2 H- 7 5 D–AJ965 C- 4 3 2 S- J 5 4 3 H- A Q D – K Q 10 7 2 C- A K

You are south. With the help of some inspired bidding you reach the excellent contract of 6 diamonds. West leads the jack of clubs. You assess your chances by counting your losers. You have no losers in minor suits. In majors you can finesse in spades or you can finesse in hearts. You have another advantage in finessing the spades.

Even if the spade King happens to be with east, you can still make the contract if the spades are 3-3. Pleased with your thorough analysis you proceed to win the first trick in hand & draw trumps in two rounds. Then you play a small spade to Queen in dummy.

East wins as feared & fires back a heart & now the enormity of the situation dawns on you. If you finesse the heart King you may lose it & the spades could be 3-3 all the time. On the contrary if you reject the heart finesse by going with the

Ace then you may find that the heart King too is with east & the spades are not 33. What do you do?

Have you noticed the flaw in your play? You have not preserved your options. You have given the reins in the hands of the opponent. You should not give the opponents a chance to force you to guess the heart King till you know how the spade suit is breaking. How should you do it?

After winning the second round of trumps in dummy you should continue with a low spade towards your Jack. If east has the King & plays it, your problems are over.

If he plays a heart, you can go up with the Ace, cash the spade honours in dummy & throw dummy’s heart loser on the spade Jack. If east does not have

BRIDGE

the King you will play the Jack. West may win, but will be unable to attack hearts from his side, & your control in hearts will remain intact.

Whatever the return, you can win & test the spades. If they are 3-3 you can throw dummy’s heart loser.

If they are 4-2 you can play a small heart to your Queen making the contract when east has the heart King.

Of course you will go down if the spade King is doubleton with west & he also has the heart King. But then there never was any play for the contract This is the fascinating inevitability of Bridge!

I MIGHT BE THERE LONGER THAN EXPECTED: SHASTRI

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Kolkata: Asserting that the Indian cricket team does not require "more coaches" than what it already has right now, Director Ravi Shastri today said he might just be there "longer" than expected.

Shastri was retained as Director of the team for the tour of Bangladesh, which starts with a one-off Test on June 10 and also features three ODIs after it.

Addressing a pre-departure press conference here, Shastri said the team is not exactly hard-pressed for a chief coach right now.

"We have got three coaches, we don't need another coach. I will double up as head coach if need be, so there is no issue whatsoever," said Shastri when asked whether the side would miss having a national coach after Duncan Fletcher's tenure came to an end earlier this year.

"Speculation, perception, that is your problem, not my problem. As far as coach is concerned, we don't need one," he insisted.

Quizzed further on how long he will continue with the team, Shastri said, "When we come back from Bangladesh, I will sit with them (the BCCI)

"I have already had a chat with Dravid. There is no better news for Indian cricket ...

There cannot be a better man for that job. He will be with the youngsters and that will help the senior team," he said.

Speaking about the newlyappointed BCCI cricket advisory committee, comprising retired greats Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, Shastri said the trio's contribution would be good for Indian cricket.

"Look at the people there, they come with a lot of quality, they have been there for a lot of time, they can only conIndian Cricket team director Ravi Shastri and Captain Virat Kohli interact tribute. They are to take Inwith the media in Kolkata on Sunday ahead of their Bangladesh tour. dian cricket forward so thats very good and I am sure they and decide. I don't rule out the Indian attack, Shastri said would have done that yesteranything. I might be there it would be a combined ef- day in that meeting as well," much longer than what you fort.

Shastri said referring to the think."

"We welcome Harbhajan committee's maiden meeting Asked whether the team is back in the side, he is a good yesterday. confident of a good show operator and will bring "When we come from against the lower-ranked plenty to the plate. (But) it's Bangladesh obviously I will Bangladesh, Shastri said, "We going to be an India bowling have a chance to sit with the respect every opponent and outfit, not anyone in particu- Board and take things from Bangladesh is another oppo- lar leading the pack," he said. there. So take one step at a nent."

On to other developments time. Focus now Bangladesh.

A talking point ahead of the in Indian cricket, Shastri wel- And as far as coach is contour has been the Test come- comed the appointment of cerned, there is no need we back of veteran off-spinner batting great Rahul Dravid as have got enough out there to Harbhajan Singh and asked the new India A and Under- sort things in Bangladesh," whether he would be leading 19 coach. he asserted yet again.

Kaleem Pasha rides away with two victories V

asai: Rider Kaleem Pasha had a field day, with two victories and a third place finish, in the motorbikes competition of the ‘Roaring Champions’, the country’s first nigh lit drag race, being conducted at Yashwant Smart City, a new layout of 55 acres in Vasai East. Roaring Champions is a FMSCI sanctioned event which is being jointly promoted by the Ameya Group of Companies and Elite Octane.

Pasha warmed up nicely by snatching the third spot in the M1 (Class from 100cc to 225cc - 2 Stroke) category in a

timing of 14.549 secs. Iqbal Nanba Shaikh (14.079s) and Syed Afsar (14.343s) took the first two positions respectively.

Having had a good feel of the surface, Pasha exhibited excellent riding skills to claim the top position in the M2 (Class from 250cc to 360cc - 2 Stroke) event. He finished with a time of 12.406secs, while A. Anthony (13.853s) and Sundeep Singh Sokhi (14.068s) were placed second and third.

Later in the evening, Pasha came out all guns blazing to emerge victorious in the O1

(Indian Open - any motorcycle with an Indian engine of upto 500cc ) category. He completed the one lap race in 12.554secs, while Siddharth Ratan Parmar was second in 13.633secs and Iqbal Nanba Shaikh with a time of 13.764secs bagged the third spot.

Another rider who had a good day was, Sokhi who was runner-up in the M2 category. He had another secondplace finish in the M4 (Class from 250cc to 360cc – 4 Stroke) event, which was won

by Ajinkya Bandivdekar in 14.733secs.

Luka wins gold, India finishes 3rd in overall medal standings

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uhan: Tintu Luka bagged her maiden gold in a major international event by winning the women's 800m finals as India finished with five medals on the final day of competitions to sign off third in the 21st Asian Athletics Championships here today.

India secured a medal haul of 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze in the championships to finish third behind China (15, 13, 13) and Qatar (7, 2, 1).

Japan (4, 3, 11) and Bahrain (3, 3, 2) finished fourth and fifth respectively.

This was India's best finish

after 2007 in Amman, Jordan where the country was placed second.

National record holder Luka clocked her season's best timing of 2:01.53 to clinch the gold at Wuhan Sports Center. China's Zhao Jing (2:03.40) took the silver while Sri Lankan Nimali Klarachchige (2:03.94) won the bronze.

This was 26-year-old Luka's first individual title in a major international event after breaking into the scene in 2008-09 with a lot of promise under the tutelage of the legendary P T Usha.

She had won gold as part of the 4x400m relay teams in both 2013 Asian Championships and 2014 Asian Games. Her national record stands at 1:59.17 which she clocked at the Continental Cup in Croatia in 2010. Since then, she had been able to breach the two-minute mark on a very few occasions.

With the gold today, Luka has qualified for the Beijing World Championships in August as continental championship winner. She is yet to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics for which the standard is 2:01.00.

Dravid as India A and U-19 coach is brilliant: Pietersen New Delhi: BCCI's decision to appoint Rahul Dravid as India A and under-19 cricket coach is being lauded not just in the country but also far away in England where maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen has termed it an "absolutely brilliant" move. "BCCI appoint Rahul Dravid as U19 & A team coach! Absolutely brilliant!

Imagine how those players will feel in a room & training with him!" Pietersen tweeted.

"Rahul Dravid - temperament king, in touch with the modern day game, scored runs all over the world & a very tough competitor! Well done, BCCI!" he added. The 42-year-old Dravid, a veteran of 164 Tests (13288 runs) and 344 ODIs (10889 runs), had been sounded out for the national coach's job but he was reluctant to take up the assignment owing to his family commitments, sources said. Dravid was, however, keen to take up the responsibility of shaping up the next generation of Indian cricket.

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Leaving Barca â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;brutalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;for recordbreaking Xavi

BARCELONA MAKES HISTORY WITH SECOND EUROPEAN TREBLE

Barcelona players celebrate with the trophy after winning 3-1 the Champions League final match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on Saturday.

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erlin: Luis Suarez and Neymar scored secondhalf goals to give Barcelona a 3-1 Champions League final victory over Juventus as the Spaniards became the first team to twice win the European treble.

Luis Enrique capped his first season as Barcelona's head coach by matching Pep Guardiola's feat from the 2008/09 season when the Catalans captured the European, Spanish league and cup titles. An early goal by Barca's Ivan Rakitic late last night was cancelled out by Juventus' exReal Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, who equalised on 55 minutes.

But Suarez put the game beyond the Italian champions with a 68th minute strike off a rebound at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Neymar added the third with the last kick of the game in the 97th minute.

Juventus suffered the indignation of becoming the first team to lose six European Cup finals, 30 years after winning the trophy for the first time amidst the tragedy of the Heysel Stadium disaster.

trophies you have to suffer," he said. "The best thing about this side is the spirit and the fact we've been united since the start of the season."

In 2009 Barcelona joined the elite club of treble winners that include Celtic, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. Now, they are the first to have done that twice.

Despite brief moments of magic, Lionel Messi failed to become the first player to score in three Champions League finals as he equalled Dutch star Clarence Seedorf's tally of four winners' medals.

Barcelona showed early This was the fifth time lieve it!" said Eduard Ocana, a nerves with two uncustomary Barcelona have been crowned 23-year-old student, in the mistakes in defence straight European champions and it is Catalan capital, as cries of from kick-off before Rakitic their fourth Champions "champions, champions!" gave the Catalan giants the League title in the last decade echoed around the famous lead with just four minutes after their 2006, 2009 and 2011 party street of Las Ramblas. gone. triumphs. On the streets of Neymar fed his captain AnBarcelona, where you could SUAREZ TRIUMPH dres Iniesta from the left wing have heard a pin drop during For Suarez it was a tri- and the Spain international the final, thousands of ecstatic umphant end to a first season squared for Rakitic to drill fans dressed in their team with the Spanish champions home from close range, past colours of blue and red cele- after his ignominious biting Juventus captain Gianluigi brated with cheers, chants ban at the World Cup. Buffon. Juve came back into and fire crackers.

"It's incredible, it's some- the game midway through the "It's a dream, I still can't be- thing unique. To win these first half, but Suarez forced

Buffon, who failed to claim a winners' medal at the 12th attempt, into another save as it finished 1-0 at the break. The Spaniards picked up where they left off in the second half when Rakitic fed Suarez, who forced Buffon into a diving save with 48 minutes gone before firing over moments later.

BRUTAL XAVI FINALE Juve got the equaliser they had threatened when defender Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross found Carlos Tevez, whose shot was parried by Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, only for Morata to rifle home the loose ball on 55 minutes. It was the ex-Real striker's first goal against Barcelona despite four years at the Bernabeu having left Madrid last year.

The goal breathed life back into Juve's ambitions, but it was a touch of Messi magic which led to the decisive goal.

The Argentina international attacked the Juve defence with a mazy run and although Buffon blocked his shot, Suarez fired home the rebound on 68 minutes.

Berlin: Record-breaker Xavi Hernandez says it will be 'brutal' to leave Barcelona after lifting the Champions League trophy on his final appearance in the famous shirt.

The 35-year-old came on in the 78th minute to set a new record of 151 Champions League appearances in Barcelona's 3-1 win over Juventus in the Berlin final. Having started at the Catalan giants as an 11year-old, Xavi will join Qatari side Al Sadd next season. He admitted that leaving Barcelona will hit him hard having just won his 25th title with the club. "To leave this way is brutal," said the Spain international, who lost his place in the starting side to Ivan Rakitic this season. "I have a bit of nostalgia thinking I'm never going to play for this side again and I really wanted to lift the cup."

TRIUMPHANT DEPARTURE Xavi said the best thing for Barcelona now is for Luis Enrique to stay on with the head coach having left his future open, despite winning the treble of European, cup and league titles in his debut season.

"Luis Enrique deserves this because he's had a lot of criticism, but he's been a great leader for the side.

The best thing for next year is for Luis Enrique to stay," said Xavi.

Defender Gerard Pique said that Xavi was part of a "unique generation" at Barcelona that has overcome seasons without a trophy as well as enjoyed triumphs.

"Xavi deserves everything," said Pique.

"He is leaving us with an important legacy: how to play football and take on victory and defeat. He will always be with us."

An early goal by Barca's Ivan Rakitic was cancelled out by Juventus' ex-Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, who equalised on 55 minutes.

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engaluru: Pitted against formidable Asian powerhouses like Iran and Oman in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Indian national football team coach Stephen Constantine said that his main aim is to target an all-win record in the home games.

India will start their campaign against Oman here on June 11 followed by an away match against Guam on June 16.

“In these kind of contests like World Cup Preliminary Qualifiers, ideally we would like to win home games. Anyway beating teams like Iran, Turkmenistan and others, at home or away is difficult," he told reporters here after team's training session.

The Indian squad are here for a preparatory camp ahead of its 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualification

Members of the Indian National Football Team going through team building exercises organised by the Indian Army at the ASC Camus, Bengaluru. matches against Oman and qualifiers along with Iran, Guam. India have been Oman, Turkmenistan and clubbed in Group D of the Guam.

‘Bengaluru Stadium not fit to host U-17 WC matches’

Bengaluru: The football stadoum in Bengaluru, which is set to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup matches came under severe criticism from chief coach of senior national football team Stephen Constantine, who made it clear that the facility is still not ready to host the mega event.

"It (Bengaluru Football Stadium) needs a lot of work.

If the AIFF is trying hard to host the U-17 World Cup,

suppose if the event would have happened now, I can tell you this stadium wouldn't have qualified (to host the event)," Constantine told reporters.

Constantine is in the city with the Indian squad for a preparatory camp ahead of its 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualification matches against Oman and Guam. India play their first match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on June 11

while the next match against Guam will be played in Guam on June 16.

The hosts are clubbed in Group D of the qualifiers along with Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam. Constantine's remarks comes in the wake of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Tournament Director Javier Ceppi, did not pay a visit to the city, even as he provisionally selected Kochi and Mumbai as venues.

Indian men's and women's hockey team members with staff cutting a cake during an event to wish good luck to them in New Delhi on Saturday for upcoming FINTRO FIH World League Semi-Finals.

HI wishes good luck to WL semi-bound teams N

ew Delhi: Hockey India has hosted a 'good luck dinner' for the Indian men and women teams ahead of their departures for the upcoming FIH World League Semi-Finals to be held in Antwerp, Belgium from June 20 to July 5.

During the occasion held yesterday, HI also gave presented the players of both teams with caps, which has their own individual unique number inscribed on it that will stay with them for lifelong.

The numbers given to players are based on each player representing HI since the national federation's inception in 2009.

While Gurbaj was the 13th player to have made it to the Indian men's team so No. 13 was being given to him. Similarly Sardar Singh and Ritu Rani, being the captains of the present men and women teams, were bestowed with No. 1 as their Unique Cap Number.

Speaking on this initiative, HI president Narinder Batra

said: "The idea behind this initiative of giving a unique number to each player was done keeping in mind that players across the world are very attached to their jersey numbers. Hence, we thought to give a permanent number to each player and it will stay with them for lifelong."

Present at the dinner were 25 male and 24 female players, including both the 18member squads of the men and women teams which will taking part in the World League Semi-finals.

Constantine said Oman is a very good side and boys will be under pressure. "Oman

has been a very good side for a very long time. You don't go to Asian finals if you are not a good side. Boys will be under pressure playing against Oman. They have to deal with pressure," he said.

Constantine further said there are no easy games at international level, even teams like Iran and Turkmenistan would be difficult to beat.

"There are no easy games for us, whomever we play against. Oman, Turkmenistan and others will not be easy to beat," he said.

Constantine said it is not about good or bad team, but about participating regularly, unlike playing two matches in a year. “It also depends on how active and inactive you are. If we play two games in a year - that is why we are so low because you are not active. It is not just about how good and how bad is the

team is, it is about your participation," he said.

Constantine said he would like to have two to three weeks at his command before going into the match against Oman because he had some new players in his side.

“Obviously, I would have liked two or three weeks. We have new players and obviously takes time to make them understand what we need but there is no point crying about it.We want to do as good as we can in shot span that we have," he further added. Replying to a question, Constantine said he had picked players for the national side watching them perform in I-League.

"I-league is the first option where I would have to see players perform and pick them up for the national side.

If I don't find players from ILeague, where will I find?" he said.