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MAN POINTS GUN AT OWNER-DRIVER WHO JUMPS OUT OF CAR AND RUNS FOR HIS LIFE

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The owner goes to police who finally come back to the car after 6-hour search, nakabandis. They find the gun is a toy-gun and the man mentally imbalanced

By Zuber Ansari

100 from a businessman. The man who was in a state of n the end it all amounted panic man told the police that to nothing. An HIV positive he was parking his car at the man was arrested by the Veera Desai Road meters away Amboli police on charges of from his house when the incirobbing the car of a business- dent took place. man by threatening him with The businessman identified a toy revolver. as Jitesh Kalra (25), stopped According to the Amboli his Honda City car to park police offiers, at 10pm on when he saw a man sitting on Tuesday they received a call the sidewalk. He flashed the on their emergency number headlight to alert the man

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when the stranger suddenly approached him with a revolver. Stricken with fear, Kalra opened the car door and fled from the spot in a bid to save himself.

After crossing the Veera Desai signal, he immediately called the police control room number. As soon as the police received the information about the armed robbery, they initiated Nakabandis at all

roads with the description of the car and the robber.

After an hour and checking each car thoroughly, the police officers failed to find Kalra's car.

The cops then returned to the scene of the 'crime' along with Kalra for the panchnama. The officers were shocked when Kalra pointed to a car parked just 150 meters from the spot claiming that it AP/PTI

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was his car. Kalra also pointed that the person sitting on the driver seat was the same person who had threatened him. ''When we searched the man on the driver's seat, we found a revolver in his pocket but it was a toy,'' said Ramesh Khatkare, Senior Police Inspector of the Amboli police station.

The man was arrested and taken to the police station

where the accused revealed, he was played a prank since he was irritated when Kalra flashed the headlight of the car right on his face. ''We have arrested the man, however after his medical examination we found that he is an HIV patient. The man stays on the footpath at Pydhonie and had found the toy revolver on the road a few days ago,'' said Khatkare.

Uber cabs GM slapped outside transport commissioner’s office

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Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India hold their Nobel Peace Prize diplomas and medals during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday. The Nobel Peace Prize is being shared between Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor, and the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi in a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday.

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ber cab General Manager Shailesh Sawlani was attacked by a man reportedly from the Swabhiman Sangathana as he was leaving the Transport Commissioner's office yesterday. The man slapped Sawlani, and then attempted to slap him again but without success. The identity of the attacker is not known.

Earlier, the Swabhiman Sangathana had called for a ban on Uber cabs in Mumbai as well. The Sangathana has sent a letter to the transport commissioner, Mahesh Zagade, calling for a complete ban on radio taxis such as Meru, Genie, TABcab, Ola and so on. The drivers of the radio taxis do not maintain proper identification. Since the drivers do not have proper identification, untoward incidents could happen in Mumbai too, the letter stated.

However, the private fleet

cabs operators insist that the verification system for drivers is proper.

Jagdish Purohit, Managing Director, TABcab, said, “In case of any emergency, our Contact Centre immediately springs into action by tracking the cab, maintaining constant contact with the customer, alerting the Saathi Management Team who then maintain constant contact with the Saathi. The Saathi Management Team also starts networking with senior Saathis in the system to move towards the area/location of the emergency and to alert the liasoning and enforcement field teams who use their skilled networking to re-direct TABcab special forces towards the location of the emergency.”

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SAVE THE CITY SPARROWS N

ature’s creation is bountiful. As a part of the scheme of nature, certain animals and birds are made to live with humans. This is what makes life beautiful. A city is a human settlement and crows, rock-pigeons, sparrows, mynas, etc. are among the birds that give company to the city dwellers. Over the decades this list has shrunk due to concretization and an uncaring attitude of the people. The birds that have survived are those who have adapted themselves to the harsh conditions of the city life. To start with, Crows are nature’s scavengers and perform many functions in the environment which goes unnoticed.

They are called the ‘birds of opportunity’ as they teach us that no opportunity should be missed. The grey colored Rock Pigeons have always been a companion to the people in the city.

The next bird in the list is the Sparrow. A cute, innocent, chirping bird, who builds its nests wherever it can, be it on the window sills, tops of the doors and almirahs and in the nooks and corners of buildings and trees, among which the Banyan and Peepal trees are the most suitable for their nests, because of the adequate space they allow for nesting. According to a study conducted by The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which has taken initiatives to protect the nature, a lot of sparrows were reported missing during the period of 2005 - 2012 as compared to that before 2005. While a flock of around 30 birds were spotted fre-

Over the decades their numbers have shrunk due to concretization and an uncaring attitude of the people

quently, clusters of 30 + birds saw a 60% decline after 2005. While nests could be often seen before 2005, this again fell by about 65% in the last decade. Sighting a few reasons, Mr. Sunish Subramanian, Plant and Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) says, “A lot of changes have taken place in our cities in the last few years and this has affected the lives of birds. Urbanization has lead to reduction in the number of trees and old grocery stores have been replaced by swanky malls which leave no room for these sparrows to build nests or nibble on grains and other food items that were earlier accessible in small retail shops”.

distribution of more than 50,000 bird feeders in the city. Mr. Dilawar has also addressed the Architects’ Association to incorporate some environment friendly features in building designs that would leave some scope for the birds to build their nests. America’s TIME magazine has honored him as the “Hero of the Environment” in 2008 and he is being listed among 30 most influential environmentalists in the world. Another such initiative is called the “Sparrow Shelter” which is being undertaken by Mr. Pramod Mane to save the birds. The Nature Forever Society throws light on such unsung heroes by felicitating them with awards for their contribution in this noble cause.

A city is a human settlement and it should not lose out on nature’s treasures but efforts should be taken to preserve and maintain them for the next generations. The Constitution of India has rightly included the mandatory function of “Urban forestry, protection of environment and promotion of ecological aspects” for the municipalities, In this disappointing scenario in the 12th Schedule. Protection of where there is a danger of decline in the fauna, creating conditions conthe population of these birds, there ducive for them to survive and are a few individuals and organiza- flourish squarely fits into the four tions that are taking noble efforts to corners of the constitutional mancare for the same. The lead in spar- date for a municipal corporation. It row conservation is taken by Mr. is important that the Mumbai MuMohammad Dilawar, the Founder nicipal Corporation takes some iniPresident of the Nature Forever So- tiatives in this regard by ciety. A Masters in Ecology, he is encouraging and supporting the fighting a lone battle to save this initiatives of the organizations in small bird. One of his initiatives is this field. the Nest Box and Bird Feeders The writer is author of ‘Understanding which has been made available on Climate Change’ and ‘Commentary on the Sale in order to encourage this Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Tree Protection cause. Late Syedna Burhanuddin, and Preservation Act,’ among other books. head of the Bohra community imHe can be contacted at fazalbk@gmail.com pressed with his appeal, led to the

Special meeting for `11,000cr scam in BMC

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Of course! That’s ‘highly inflammable’ liquid.... disputed river water from Ahmednagar district.

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“A lot of changes have taken place in our cities in the last few years and this has affected the lives of birds. Urbanization has lead to reduction in the number of trees and old grocery stores have been replaced by swanky malls which leave no room for these sparrows to build nests or nibble on grains and other food items that were earlier accessible in small retail shops”.

— Sunish Subramanian, Plant and Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

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tanding Committee chairman Yashodhar Phanse on November 28, had ordered a probe into the huge unaccounted amount in the ‘suspense’ account ', for which a special meeting is scheduled with the accounting and the auditing department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the presence of the Additional Municipal Commissioner Rajeev Jalota with the detailed report of the unaccounted suspense account from the year 2007-2012.

After the recent Rs.100-crore CWC scam, the MNS group leader in the BMC had brought to the notice of the Standing Committee chairman a much bigger scam regarding the BMC's suspense account which allegedly holds Rs.11,000 crore which cannot be accounted for. It has been noted that after the civic body

handed over their data processing to the Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) in 2007, goof ups in the accounting department started rising as their data was not processed into the system which led to mistakes in the final accounting balance sheet these five years of which the BMC has no data at all.

Sandeep Deshpande, group leader of the MNS,who was supported by all the political parties said, “According to the MCGM Act 1888, under section 135 states that the Municipal Chief Auditor conducts a monthly examination and audit of the Municipal Accounts and reports thereon to the Standing Committee.

And we have not received any detailed report from his end.”

Additional Municipal Commissioner SVR Srinivas replied saying, “Before SAP got introduced, all the transactions were done manually.

from 2007 up to 2012,” he said.

“When I asked for the entries of such a huge amount, the reply I got was the entries were incorrect. My question to the corporation is, if the entries are incorrect, then how did the balance sheets tally all these years?”“The BMC's is a public account, and Rs 11,000 crore is not a small amount and I am not going to back down without finding details of the transactions done and entries noted for this sum. The closing balance of last year should be the same as when we open the new year's balance sheet, but there are discrepancies in those figures as well. How is Six months ago Deshpande had that possible?,” Deshpande asked. written a letter to civic chief, Sitaram The depreciation amount of the Kunte, asking him for a detailed copy cars purchased by the BMC has been of the Balance Sheets from 2007 up entered, but on the asset list, the to 2014, because cash in hand word 'car' is missing. That is to say amounted to a mere Rs.437 crore. there are mistakes on those counts “There were accounting errors in the as well. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in Balance Sheets of the financial years

We do not have the monthly data available with us but an overall annual audited report from the year 2007 upto 2012 is submitted to the Municipal audit chief.”

Rayis Shaikh, group leader of the Samajwadi Party, BMC said, “Audit to be conducted yearly is next to impossible, we need a detailed report of every year. All these answers are not accountable, the accounting reports have to be audited monthly and brought to the standing committee for due examination.”

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As many as 25,000 reported rapes have taken place in the country so far this year. The picture shows girls participating in a procession in the city on the occasion of Human Rights Day yesterday.

Vintage ‘Volkswagen Kombi Type 2’ passes through India; 1st stop Mumbai Five years ago, Jens Jacob, a German-born entrepreneur, embarked on an ambitious journey to explore the world, with the view to understanding different cultures and traditions. What is truly remarkable about this journey is that Jens set out in his 1965 Volkswagen Kombi Van, nicknamed ‘Bluee’. Yes, an around-the-world trip in a vehicle that’s almost 50 years old! Of course, it helps that the van is equipped with a small kitchen, a water tank, spares, tools and some books.

Jens started the journey alone, but now travels with his wife Cynthia, whom he met in Dubai.

The duo have travelled over 26 countries, over 60,000 km, including Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Dubai, Oman and Iran. They are now in India.

The India leg of their journey began in Mumbai and will continue along coastal roads in the country, until the couple finally leaves for Nepal and Tibet, via West Bengal, and then on to Indonesia, via Vietnam. With extensive travel comes deep introspection, and Jens carries with him experiences and learnings to last a lifetime, that are captured brilliantly in his eBooks.

Yogathon Challenge?

'Yogathon', a unique nation-wide initiative by The Art of Living, will see over 1.5 million people across 28 states performing Surya Namaskars (Sun Salutations).

Yoga enthusiasts will inspire people of all age groups to get together for this entry-free event in their respective cities to experience and promote the benefits of Surya Namaskar and yoga for a healthier living. Mumbai will witness the Yogathon at different locations – Chembur with 1,100 participants, Borivali where around 4,000 people are expected and Khar, Kadivali, Cuffe Parade, Goregaon.

The Yogathon Challenge will allow people to participate to the best of their ability and will challenge participants to complete 54 sets (108 rounds) of Surya Namaskar.

“In today's world, everyone is looking for a shortcut to health.

Surya Namaskar is a series of 12 asanas which helps tone up the body, rejuvenate internal organs and bring good health in a simple yet effective manner”, shares Sri Dinesh Ghodke, faculty at The Art of Living.It will be held in 3,000 venues across India in schools, parks, colleges, stadiums, prisons, rehabilitation centres, orphanages and clubs. "We spend half our health to gain wealth; and then half the wealth to gain back the health!” said Divya Kanchibotla, coordinator of the Yogathon.This event has also garnered enthusiastic response from around 600 schools and over 100 colleges across India. Delhi alone is set to witness over 1 lakh students from more than 200 schools taking up the challenge.

Motivated by the objective of promoting good health and wellbeing, Member of Parliament, Meenakshi Lekhi will be the guest of honour at the Yogathon to be held at Connaught Place, Delhi.

Over 10,000 prisoners across 41 prisons in India take up the Yogathon challenge. The event will take place on December 14.

Participants of The Yogathon Challenge will receive a 'Spirit of Yoga Certificate' and the winners who successfully complete 54 rounds will be awarded the Gold Certificate.

‘The lady of the order of civil merit’

Jens and Cynthia Jacob at the Asiatic Library in Mumbai.

International fashion designer Ritu Beri having been conferred the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), one of the highest civilian awards by the French government, for her contribution to the fashion industry now adds another feather to her

hat when she was awarded the distinguished decoration of the Lady of the Order of Civil Merit, by His Royal Decision.

In the presence of distinguished chief guest Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, and Ambassador of Spain Gustavo de Aristegui, Ritu Beri was decorated with the Order of the Civil Merit (Orden del Merito Civil) acknowledging her efforts in enhacing Indo-Spanish relations at

International fashion designer Ritu Beri

the residence of the ambassador in New Delhi.

The evening was called 'Blessings of Buddha'. She said “In December this year, I'll start my 25th year in fashion. Blessings of Buddha was my first collection.”

There was a huge empowering Buddha that adorned the stage along with five outfits reflecting her inspiration. Spain has been her muse in most of her collections, even in the 'Blessings of Buddha'.

There were about 60 monks holding candles welcoming the guests at the venue, that made the evening magical. It was an amalgamation of beauty, power, grandeur and style.

The guests included illustrious personalities from different fields like Pavan Verma, French Ambassdor S E M Francois Richier, Portugese Ambassador H E Jorge Roza de Oliveira, Sharon Lowen.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Ninoomar Ramroop Rajbhar to Ninoohram Ramroop Rajbhar as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. X-96414.

C-36559 I have changed my name from Meena Kamlesh Hemlani to Priyam Kamal Punjabi as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. U-21230.

C-36782 I, Ratheesh Chandran Poolakkal, have changed my name to Poolakkal Abhilash Chandran Vide Affidavit/Deed Poll No. LU 166141 dated 26th November, 2014.

C-36783 My old name is Subhashchand Shankar Jaiswal and now my new name is Subhash Shankar Jaiswal as per Affidavit 11508/ 2014 dated 24-11-2014.

C-36784 My old name is Purva/Tejal Sudhindra Mannur and now my new name is Tisha Sudhindra Mannur as per Affidavit 12820/ 2014 dated 912-2014.

C-36785 My old name is Ajinkya Vasudeo Rane and now my new name is Ajinkya Haribhau Patil as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X-26293.

C-36786 My old name is Sunny Joseph and now my new name is Sunny Joseph Paul as per Affidavit dated 12-10-2014.

C-36787 I have changed my name from Urmilkumar to Urmil Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit Dated 10/12/2014.

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I have changed my name from Rajendrakumar to Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit Dated 10/12/2014.

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I Geeta Kandalkar have changed my name to Anita Nagesh Kandalkar as per Affidavit dated 10.12.2014.

C-36803

I have changed my name from "Taranu Nawab Sharif Shaikh" to "Tarannum Nawab Sharif Shaikh" as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Jaivanti Maruti Chavan to Vaishali Yashwant Jadhav as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sunil Kishinchand Talreja to Sunilkumar Kishinchand Talreja as per Affidavit.

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I Agnes Dolly Singh have changed my name to Agnes Lancy D’souza for all purposes as per Affidavit dated 14 -May 2012.

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I have changed my name from Narsappa Bankappa to N. Bakappa Madiwal vide Govt of Maha. Gazette No. (U-22605).

C-36804

I have changed my name from "Samir Ali Sayyed @ Sameer AliSaiyyad" to "Sameer Ali Sayyad" as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Pranali Yashwant Chavan to Amruta Anand Jadhav as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sachin Abhimanyu Vibhate to Sachin Abhimanyu Vibhute as per Affidavit.

C-36856

I Cristopher Joseph Singh have changed my name to Christopher Lancy D’souza for all purposes as per Affidavit dated 14 -May -2012.

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I have changed my name from Mrs. Ashaben Prashantkumar Patel to Mrs. Asha Prashantkumar Patel as per Affidavit Date 08.12.2014.

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I have changed my name from "Anvar Mahmad Vora @ Anvar Mahammad Vora @ Anwar Mohmad Yusuf Vora" to "Anwar Mohmad Vora" as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Urmila to Urmila Maurya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Roopesh Yeshwant Patil to Rupesh Yashwant Patil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saba Parveen Iqbal Hamed Shaikh to Saba Parveen Iqbal Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 2nd December, 2014.

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I have changed my name from Mrs. Faimida Bano Hanif Khan to Fehmida Bano Hanif Khan as per Affidavit Date 10.12.2014.

C-36806

I have changed my name from Aquid Shaikh to Aqid Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 6th December 2014.

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I Gilbert Joseph Patil have changed name to Mohammed Ali Joseph Patil vide Maharashtra Govt. Gazette (U1455) dt. 17.4.2014 – 23.4.2014.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Anwar Abdul Rahim to Mr. Anwar Abdul Rahim Shaikh as per Affidavit Date 10.12.2014.

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I have changed my name from Sharifa Abdul Ghafour Hassan, to ‘Sharifa Abdul Gafoor Gantare’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/12/2014.

C-36794 I have changed my name from Abdul Ghafour Hassan Gantare, to ‘Abdul Gafoor Hassan Gantare’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/12/2014.

C-36795 I have changed my name from Akhtari Begum Binte Husain Miya Ghansar, to ‘Akhtari Abdul Shakoor Kunke’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/12/2014.

C-36796 I have changed my name from Faisal Jafar Kureshi, to ‘Faisal Jafar Qureshi’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/2014.

C-36797 I have changed my name from Panchabhai Jiva Wagdiya, to ‘Parshottam Jiva Vagdiya’ as per Deedpoll/Sworn Affidavit Dated: 10/12/2014.

C-36798 I have changed my name from Kalyanji Shantilal Gohil, to ‘Kalyanchand Santilal Gohil’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-22449) Dated: 20/11/2014.

C-36799 I have changed my name from Shruti Bhawsar, to ‘Shruti Mitesh Bhawsar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/11/2014.

C-36800 I have changed my name from Nadeem Ahmed Hayat Choudhary, to ‘Nadeem Ahmed Hayat Choudhary Ansari’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-22697) Dated: 20/11/2014.

C-36801 I, Nadeem Ahmed Choudhary Ansari have changed my Son’s name from Asad Nadeem Choudhary Ansari, to ‘Mohammed Asad Nadeem Ahmed Choudhary Ansari’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-22686) Dated: 20/11/2014.

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I have changed my name from Vaheeda Irshad Mohd to Waahida Irshad Khan as per Affidavit Date 10.12.2014.

C-36808 I have changed my name from Mohd Irshad Mohd Ibrahim to Mohd Irshad Khan as per Affidavit Date 10.12.2014.

C-36809 I have changed my name from Zeeshan to Zeeshan Irshad Khan as per Affidavit Date 10.12.2014.

C-36810 I have changed my name from Indrajit Mukund Thakur to Indrajeet Mukund Thakur as per Affidavit.

C-36811 I, Dolly Khemlani have changed my name to 'Neha Mahesh Khemlani' vide Affidavit Dated 28.02.2011.

C-36812 I have changed my name from "Salma Rehman Mansuri" to "Salma Rehman Mansoori" as per Affidavit Dated 08th December" 2014.

C-36813 I have changed my name from "Chaudhari Nitesh Jagarnath" to "Chaudhary Nitesh Jagannath" as per Affidavit.

C-36814 I have changed my name from "Rajshree Gajanan Sawant" to "Pooja Narendra Rane" as per Affidavit.

C-36815 I have changed my name from "Kamalesh Ramesh Machivale" to Kamlesh Ramesh Machivale as per Affidavit.

C-36816 I have changed my name from "Shainaj Khurshid Shaikh" to Shahnaz Mohammed Khurshid Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-36817 I have changed my name from "Khurshid Bashir Shaikh" to "Mohammed Khurshid Bashir Ansari" as per Affidavit.

C-36818 I have changed my name from "Sabrinnisa Khurshid Shaikh" to"Sabirunnisa Mohammed Nazimuddin Shah" as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Friya Derek Spencer to Friya Minocher Tavadia as per Deed Poll Affidavit dated 08/12/2014.

C-36824 I have changed my name from Ms. Hansa Makanji Vaghani to Ms. Jyoti Arvind Shakrani as per Affidavit dated 10/12/2014 and as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-22904).

C-36825 I have changed my name from Hina Kausar to Heena Kauser Gulam Mustafa as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36826 I have changed my name from Rahul Rachamaudu to Rahul Rachamadugu as per Affidavit dated 10/12/14.

C-36827 We Hamid Hasan Siraj Ahmed Shaikh and Yasmin Banoo Hamid Hasan Shaikh have changed our minor son's name from Mohammed Yousuf Hamid Hasan Shaikh to Mohammed Yusuf Hamid Hasan Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36828 I have changed my name from Rakesh Govind Machwala to Rakesh Govind Machh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Bhagwandas to Bhagwandas Maurya as per Affidavit.

C-36840 I have changed my name from Jaiprakash to Jaiprakash Maurya as per Affidavit.

C-36841 I have changed my name from Kishore to Kishore Wara as per Affidavit.

C-36842 I have changed my name from Shyam Dhawalu Bhawar to Shyam Dhavlu Bhavar as per Affidavit.

C-36843 I have changed my name from Malendra Kumar Ramkumar Vishwakarma to Malendra Ramkumar Vishwakarma as per Affidavit.

C-36844 I have changed my name from Pravinbhai Bhachu Chhadwa to Pravin Bhachu Chhadwa as per Affidavit.

C-36845 I have changed my name from Dipti Pravin Chhadwa to Diwali Pravin Chhadwa as per Affidavit.

C-36846 I have changed my name from Iftedar Ahmad to Iftedar Ahmad Sayyad as per Affidavit.

C-36847 I have changed my name from Iktadar Ahamad Sayyad to Iftedar Ahmad Sayyad as per Affidavit.

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I have change my name from Ajay Kumar to Ajay Onkar Rana as per Affidavit dated 08/12/14.

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I have changed my name from Manish Kumar Dipnarayan Jaiswal to Manish Deepnarayan Jaiswal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Chandraprakesh Pabuwal to Chandraprakash Pabuwal as per Affidavit Dated 10/12/2014.

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I have changed my name from Geeta Dipnarayan Jaiswal to Bindu Deepnarayan Jaiswal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Eashpak to Mansuri Ashfaque as per Affidavit dated 11/12/2014.

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We Mr. Abdul Jabbar Abdul Latif Patel & Mrs. Reshma Abdul Jabbar Patel have changed our minor son’s name from Mohamed Usman Abdul Jabbar Patel to Usman Abdul Jabbar Patel as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shah Naimishkumar Dipakbhai to Nemish Deepak Shah as per Affidavit.

C-36833 I have changed my name from Mithi Gholakia to Mithi Dholakiya as per Affidavit.

C-36834 I have changed my name from Jivabhai Gholakia to Jiva Dholakiya as per Affidavit.

C-36835 I have changed my name from Vinod Gholakia to Vinod Dholakiya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shah Israel Mustkim to Mohammed Israel Mustkim Shah as per Affidavit.

C-36852 I have changed my name from Ketan Vastupal Shaha to Ketan Vastupal Shah as per Affidavit.

C-36853 I have changed my name from Dileep Nebhandas Thakur to Dilip Nebhandas Manwani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mukhtar Ali Nawab Ali to Mukhtar Ali Nawab Ali Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-36858 I have changed my name from Rauf Ahmad Mohammed Yusuf Momin to Abdul Rauf Mohammed Yusuf Momin as per Affidavit.

C-36859 I have changed my name from Mohammad Arshad Abdul Samad to Mohammad Arshad Abdul Samad Malbari as per Affidavit.

C-36860 I have changed my name from Simon Duma Ludrick to Simon Domnick Rodrigues as per Affidavit.

C-36861 I have changed my name from Sagar Kiran Desai to Sagar Kiran Goda as per Affidavit.

C-36862 I have changed my name from Kiran Desai to Kiran Chunilal Goda as per Affidavit.

C-36863 I have changed my name from Priti Kiran Desai to Priti Kiran Goda as per Affidavit.

C-36864 I have changed my name from Kumar Rawan Ananda Babu to Anand Baburao Rawan as per Affidavit.

C-36865 I have changed my name from Kirplani Rajesh Nanikram to Kirpalani Rajesh Nanikram as per Affidavit.

C-36866 I have changed my name from Narani Rajesh Kanayalal to Dadlani Rajesh Kanayalal as per Affidavit.

C-36867 I have changed my name from Narani Kanayalal to Dadlani Kanayalal as per Affidavit.

C-36868 I have changed my name from Kateja Lavina Jaipal to Kateja Lavina Jaipaldas as per Affidavit.

C-36869 I have changed my name from Rameshchandra Hirji Savla to Ramesh Hirji Savla as per Affidavit.

C-36870 I have changed my name from Junaid Abdul Latifuddin Shaikh to Junaid Latifuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36871 I have changed my name from Abdul Latifuddin Shaikh to Latifuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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Govt cancels appointments to minority body, dist Haj committees

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By Prashant Hamine

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n a series of decisions taken after coming to power barely a month ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)–Shiv Sena alliance government of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cancelled all political appointments to state-run Maulana Azad Minorities Economic Development Corporation (MAMEDC). It then appointed its undersecretary Sameer Salunkhe as the joint managing director. Besides this, the government has appointed a five-member committee headed by P A Inamdar to devise new schemes for minority development. In another related development, the government has also dissolved the district level Haj committees in 27 districts, in-

cluding Mumbai.

The BJP-Sena-led governments move to dissolve all such political appointments and district-level minority bodies has once again raised eyebrows in the state political circles. It may be recalled that in 1995, when the BJP-Sena led alliance government had come to power, the then government of Chief Minister Manohar Joshi had scrapped the minorities welfare department raising criticism from the then opposition Congress. This time however, the state government has not scrapped the minorities welfare department altogether.

In a first, by its Government Resolution (GR) dated December 4, the state government cancelled the appointments of chairman and directors of the 13 member

Despite good rainfall, water woes persist in parts of city

By Khushboo Panjabi

T

he water crisis in the city is getting worse day by day.

Even though the catchment areas received good rainfall this year, citizens of Ghatkopar, Kurla, Andheri are still facing water issues like low pressure, not getting water at regular timings. The residents of Rajawadi in Ghatkopar west upto east except Pant Nagar have been surviving without water for the last four days.

The reason for water not being supplied by the civic authority is not yet justified, Praveen Chhedha a corporator from Ghatkopar said, “There is a lot of water available with the BMC then what is the problem. The residents have lost their trust over the civic authority as when it comes to bill, it is always in

time. When the bill is issued, I request that it be sent to these residents on an average basis after deducting four days when there was no water.”

An official from the hydrualic department of the BMC said, “We will make sure that the bill is sent after deducting the four days, normally, the water meter is off when there is no water supply:” A similar problem is being faced in H west ward wherein Asif Zakeria, a corporator said,”The residents are getting water at a very low pressure because of which many areas are not getting water on time.” Anuradha Pednekar, a corporator from L west ward said, “Residents have not received their water bills from the last six to seven months and later they get an excess bill which becomes difficult.”

MIM bags dy mayor’s post in Malegaon’s civic body

By Prashant Hamine

T

he All India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM – MIM) yesterday further expanded its party's footprint in Maharashtra by bagging the post of Deputy Mayor in the Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC).

MIM candidate Yunus Issa won the election to the post by a margin of just two votes.

Shiv Sena, which earlier was supportive of MIM developed cold feet and instead abstained from the voting in the elections to the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor in MMC. Mohammad Ibrahim Haji of Tisra Mahaj was elected as the Mayor. Besides Malegaon civic body, the MIM has 11 corporators in the Nanded Municipal Corporation (NMC).

Speaking to ADC yesterday, Sena group leader in MMC Sanjay Dusane dis-

ers. On November 11, the government appointed its undersecretary Sameer Salunkhe as joint managing director to MAMEDC. The Fadnavis government, however, has continued with the previous Congress-NCP government's decision taken on September 5 to appoint a five-member committee headed by P A Inamdar to make recommendations for implementation of new welfare schemes for the minority CM Devendra Fadnavis community. However, the government on December 5 MAMEDC appointed by the dissolved all the district-level previous Congress-National- Haj committees in 27 districts ist Congress Party (NCP)-led of the state. The dissolved government. In doing so it district-level Haj committees has set aside the appoint- include Mumbai City, Mumments of MAMEDC chair- bai Suburban district, Thane, man Javed Shroff, directors Palghar, Raigad, Nagpur, Nizamuddin Rayeen, Nigar Nashik, Aurangabad among Sultan Baraskar and 10 oth- the 27 districts.

By Khushboo Panjabi

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he standing committee yesterday gave the approval for the appointment of a consultant for the project in a major step towards setting up a bird park in Powai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appointed Ms Universal Organics as the project management consultant for preparing a master plan of the project.

However, all the political parties have alleged that this is a move to shut the Byculla zoo, to which the corporation is claiming that the bird park will be an extension of the zoo and is also slated to de-congest the bird population in the zoo. The Byculla zoo currently includes exotic bird species like the Japanese Crane, Military Macaw and the African Parrot. The BMC had issued tenders inviting an expression of interest (EoI) to draw up a master plan for the proposed bird park at Babasaheb Ambed-

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the consultant will be responsible to get all the necessary permissions within four months of submission to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).

25-acre plot allotted

kar Udyan in Powai. Four agencies responded to this, of which Mumbai based Universal Organics emerged as the lowest bidder.According to the civic officials, the master plan includes preparing the site survey report, site feasibility report, animal collection plan, making images of bird cages, birds hospital

The 25-acre plot in Powai has been allotted by the BMC to house the huge bird and reptile population. The site was chosen due to its dense tree coverage and moderately etc and making estimates for hilly landscape that would the same.According to civic be suitable for a bird park. officials, the site will be de- The park will be an extension veloped with a view to make of the Byculla zoo. The Byit an eco-tourism spot in the culla zoo has 355 birds of 31 city. The bird park is a re- species. These include exotic placement for the initial plan species like the Japanese of constructing an avian Crane, Military Macaw and walk-through in the existing the African Parrot. zoo, which was scrapped.BMC officials say khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

The entire Marathwada region and parts of Vidarbha is in the grip of drought, says the NCP leader

T

he NCP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar yesterday demanded that the new government should offer Rs 10,000 crore to tackle the drought-like situation in some parts of the state.

During a debate on the situation, Pawar presented a gloomy picture of the drought-like situation in the state. He said, “The entire Marathwada region and part of Vidarbha was in the grip of drought and there was a need for providing immediate relief to farmers, especially soya and

paddy growers besides milk producers. The ruling combine is making a hue and cry about debts to tune of more than Rs 3 lakh crore whereas developed nations like United States are also under debt. The previous Democratic Front government has availed only 18 per cent of the debt limit while the remaining seven per cent can still be availed by the present government. There is a cap of 25 per cent debt on per capita income.”

Pawar said that widows of farmers who have ended their lives due to debt and crop failure should be granted pension to overcome the NCP leader Ajit Pawar

closed that the Sena decided to abstain from the election to the post of deputy mayor as the party was in a minority. What is unique about the MIM victory is that all the nine corporators in the MMC earlier belonged to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). During the recent Assembly elections all the former nine NCP corporators joined the MIM. In the 80 member MMC, in the partywise break up, the Congress-led alliance had a strength of 32 corporators. The MIM-led alliance had a support of 46 corporators. The Congress-led alliance comprised of – Congress 24, JD-S 4 and Malegaon Vikas Aghadi 4.

While the MIM-led alliance comprised of – MIM 9, MNS 2, Sena 11, JSS 1 and Independent 1. However, Sena at the last moment withdrew from the MIM-led alliance.

BMC standing committee gives nod to appoint consultant for Powai bird park

Ajit Pawar seeks `10,000cr to tackle drought

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financial crisis since the sum of Rs 1 lakh provided by the government to the family of deceased farmers is completely inadequate.

He said it is ironic that a mineral water bottle is available for Rs 20 in the market and milk is priced Rs 17 per litre. “Milk prices have fallen from Rs 27 to Rs 17,” Pawar pointed out.

The debate on the drought-like situation was initiated today after opposition members relented and the ruling combine agreed to discuss the issue threadbare.

Both the houses of the legislature had experienced huge uproar over the issue on Tuesday.

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06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Javed Ayub to Javed Ayub Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36873 I have changed my name from Wakeel Ahmed Rafique Ahmed Ansari to Vakil Ahmed Rafique Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-36874 I have changed my name from Ennus Bashirkhan Modi to Yunus Bashirkhan Modi as per Affidavit.

C-36875 I have changed my name from Nazar Abbas Kalbe Hasan Shaikh to Nazar Abbas Kalbe Hasan Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-36876 I have changed my name from Kalbe Hasan Shaikh to Kalbe Hasan Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-36877 I have changed my name from Mohammed Salim Abdul Aziz to Mohammed Salim Abdul Aziz Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36878 I have changed my name from Sayed Noorjahan Asad / Afrin Irfan Shaikh to Afrin Irfan Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36879 I have changed my name from Shaikh Irfan Ibrahim to Irfan Ibrahim Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36880 I have changed my name from Shaikh Ibrahim Dadamiyan to Ibrahim Dadamiyan Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36881 I have changed my name from Shaikh Ibrahim Dadamiya Karnekar to Ibrahim Dadamiya Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36882 I have changed my name from Safiya Ibrahim Shaikh to Safiya Ibrahim Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36883 I have changed my name from Sufya Bi Kasim Dolse to Safiya Ibrahim Karnekar as per Affidavit.

C-36884 I have changed my name from Ather Ekram Husain to Ather Ekram Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36885 I have changed my name from Rizwana Bano Iqubal Shaikh to Rizwana Jamshed Khan as per Affidavit.

C-36886 I have changed my name from Matta Gowri to Gauri Matta as per Affidavit.

C-36887 I have changed my name from Syed Shabbir Syed Dada Miyan to Shabbir Dadamiya Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-36888 I have changed my name from Shainaz Abdul Aziz to Shehnaz Shabbir Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-36889 I have changed my name from Shahnaz Syed Shabbir to Shehnaz Shabbir Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-36890 I have changed my name from Leandra George D’souza to Leandra George Desouza as per Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS We, Mr. Raymond John Mascarenhas and Mrs. Felcy Shaila Raymond Mascarenhas have changed our son’s name from Eldrin Hilary Mascarenhas to Hilary Raymond Mascarenhas as per Affidavit.

C-36892 I have changed my name from Ramya to Kurup Ramya Raghoothaman as per Deed Poll Affidavit No LT 445295.

C-36893 I have changed my name from Munnilal Mistri to Munnilal Chhogaram Suthar as per Deed Poll Affidavit No LH 117981.

C-36894 I have changed my name from Saly James Karimpaniyil to Elizabeth Vincent Arrackal as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-36895 I have changed my name from Zahida Bano Mohammed Ibrahim to Zahida Mushtak Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-36896 I have changed my name from Sairunnisa Abdul Auwal Malik to Sahrunnisa Abdul Auwal Malik as per Affidavit.

C-36897 I have changed my name from Sayedul Islam Abdul Zabbar Shaikh to Saidul Islam Abdul Zabbar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36898 I have changed my name from Irshad Ahmed to Irshad Ahmad Sayyad as per Affidavit.

C-36899 I have changed my name from Ramachandra Kamath to Ramchandra Kamath as per Affidavit.

C-36900 I have changed my name from Rudabhai Pancha Patel to Ruda Pancha Patel as per Affidavit.

C-36901 We Mr. Ruda Pancha Patel & Mrs. Gangaben Ruda Patel have changed our child’s name from Kaval Ruda Chaudhary to Keval Ruda Patel as per Affidavit.

C-36902 We Mr. Ruda Pancha Patel & Mrs. Gangaben Ruda Patel have changed our child’s name from Kayur Ruda Chaudhary to Keyur Ruda Patel as per Affidavit.

C-36903

I have changed my name from Aranha Jenifer Sharmila Robert to Khatri Ayesha Akeel as per Affidavit.

C-36909

I have changed my name from Jatin Murji Vachhani to Jack Murji Vachhani as per Affidavit.

C-36927

I have changed my name from Krishna Rajchandra Jha to Krishnakanhiya Rajchandra Jha as per Affidavit.

C-36910

I have changed my name from Ritika Ritesh Vatturkar to Jyoti Ritesh Vatturkar as per Affidavit.

C-36928

I have changed my name from Ananda Atmaram Pawar to Anand Atmaram Pawar as per Affidavit.

C-36911

I have changed my name from Khemraj Singh Parmar to Khemraj Parmar as per Affidavit.

C-36929

I have changed my name from Chintabai Gajanan Jadhav to Usha Gajanan Jadhav as per Affidavit.

C-36912

I have changed my name from Ms.Shabanam Abdul Razak Dukka to Mrs.Shabnam Aufa Sunesara as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-36930

I have changed my name from Jestin Jenson to Justin Jenson as per Affidavit.

C-36913

I have changed my name from Shaikh Siraj Mian to Shaikh Siraj as per Affidavit.

C-36931

We Mr.Yogesh Kumar Chhotelal Panchal & Mrs. Yogita Yogesh Kumar Panchal have changed our minor child name from Monika Yogesh Panchal to Monica Yogesh Panchal as per Affidavit.

C-36914

I have changed my name from Saleem Khan to Salim Khan as per Affidavit.

C-36932

I have changed my name from Jeevan Gehrilalji Swarnkar to Jeevan Gehrilal Soni as per Affidavit.

C-36915 I have changed my name from Kishorkumar Hansraj Hariya to Kishor Hansraj Haria as per Affidavit.

C-36916 I have changed my name from Hansraj Vershi Hariya to Hansraj Vershi Haria as per Affidavit.

C-36917 I have changed my name from Sushama Singh to Sushma Singh as per Affidavit.

C-36918 I have changed my name from Laxminarayan Gordhandas Poddar to Laxmikant Gordhandas Poddar as per Affidavit.

C-36919 I have changed my name from Kamalprakash Roshanlal Chavan to Kamal Roshanlal Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-36920 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohamed Ashraf to Ashraf Ahamed as per Affidavit.

C-36921

I have changed my name from Ganga Ruda Chaudhary to Gangaben Ruda Patel as per Affidavit.

C-36904

I have changed my name from Raghunath Santu Sonavane to Rangnath Santu Sonavane as per Affidavit.

C-36922

I have changed my name from Ruda Pancha Chaudhary to Ruda Pancha Patel as per Affidavit.

C-36905

I have changed my name from Harishkumar Panchal to Harish Ganpatlal Panchal as per Affidavit.

C-36923

I have changed my name from Miraj Husain Raza Husain to Miraj Husain Raza Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36906

I have changed my name from Minal Ramesh Chavan to Manasi Santosh Ghadge as per Affidavit.

C-36924

I have changed my name from Mohammad Shakeel Mohammad Shareef to Mohammad Shakeel Mohammad Shareef Khan as per Affidavit.

C-36907

I have changed my name from Nambrata Harichandra Chaugule to Nikita Harishchandra Chogale as per Affidavit.

C-36925

I have changed my name from Dilshad Bano Mohammad Shakeel to Dilshad Begum Mohammad Shakeel Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Harichandra Mahadev Chaugule to Harishchandra Mahadev Chogale as per Affidavit.

C-36926

I have changed my name from Shaikh Khalid Mian Siraj Mian to Khalid Siraj Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36933 I have changed my name from Mohamed Iqbal Mohamed Yusuf to Mohmmed Iqbal Yusuf Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36934 I have changed my name from Sabir Suleman Sayyad to Sabir Suleman Sayed as per Affidavit.

C-36935 I have changed my name from Abdul Rased Abdul Gani to Abdul Rashid Abdul Gani Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-36936 I have changed my name from Ms. Ishrat Jahan Zahiruddin to Mrs. Ishrat Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-36937 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohd Akber Mohd Haneef Shaikh to Mr. Mohamad Akbar Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-36938 I have changed my name from Vasanti Sharad Gadge to Shobha Sharad Gadge as per Affidavit Dated. 10/12/2014.

C-36939 I have changed my name from Asim Bano Abdul Hameed to Naseem Abdul Hameed Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated.

10/12/2014.

C-36940 I Sangoi Mahendrakumar Ratansinh have changed my name to Sangoi Mahendra Ratansinh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/12/14.

C-36941 I Sangoi Manjula Mahendrakumar have changed my name to Sangoi Manjula Mahendra as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/12/14.

C-36942 I Dixita Pravinchandra Shah have changed my name to Disha Harshad Sanghavi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/11/14.

C-36943 I Kevil Hitesh Galani have changed my name to Kevvil Hitesh Galani as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X90156 Dated: 19/01/2012.

C-36944

I Siddhesh Gadkar have changed my name to Siddhessh Gadkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36945 I Jyoti Gadkar have changed my name to Mrs. Jyoteey Gadkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36946 I Mr. Jayeshkumar Rajnikant Shah have changed my name to Mr. Jayesh Rajnikant Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/12/14.

C-36947 I Ashok Mhaske have changed my name to Asharam Mhaske as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36948 I Vidyashri Mahesh Shetty have changed my name to Vidhyashree Mahesh Shetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36949 I Jismy Alias Mary have changed my name to Ms. Jismy Johnson as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36950 I Shilpaben Hemantkumar Solanki have changed my name to Shilpa Hemant Solanki as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36951 I Hemantkumar Jashvantlal Solanki have changed my name to Hemant Jashvantlal Solanki as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

C-36952 I Sureshchandra Laxman Sapara have changed my name to Suresh Laxman Sapra as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 06/12/14.

C-36953 I Nadeem Qureshi have changed my name to Mohammed Nadim Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36954 I Maqbbol Ahmed Gulam Ahmed have changed my name to Maqbbol Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36955 I Sultana Begum Maqbool Ahmed have changed my name to Sultana Begum Maqbool Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36956 I Javed Khan have changed my name to Javed Chaudhary as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36957 I Abulhasan Khan have changed my name to Abdul Hasan Chaudhary as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36958 I Subrunnisa Abulhasan Khan have changed my name to Sabrunisa Abdul Hasan Chaudhary as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36959 I Juber Shahabuddin Shah have changed my name to Zubair Shahabuddin Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36960 I Mahesh Bharwad have changed my name to Bhopa Bharwad as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Anto George have changed my name to Andrew George as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36962 I Rajeshwari Mahabal Kuckian have changed my name to Unnati Utsav Gawde as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36963 I Utsav Shrikant Gawade have changed my name to Utsav Shrikant Gawde as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36964 I Daxa Himatlal Shah have changed my name to Daksha Rajnikant Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36965 I Ana Joaquina Fernandes have changed my name to Anna Joaquina Mascarenhas as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36966 I Krishnaben Kakadiya have changed my name to Krishna Kakadiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36967 I Rajeshbhai Kakadiya have changed my name to Rajeshkumar Kakadiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36968 I Pratibha Ramchandra More have changed my name to Vrushali Vishnu Sawant as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36969 I Mrs. Noorjahan Ramzanali Chaudhry / Noorjahan Khatun Ramzanali Chaudhari have changed my name to Mrs. Noorjahan Ramzanali Chaudhari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36970 I Mr. Rizwan Ahmed Khan Ramzanali Chaudhry have changed my name to Mr. Rizwan Ramzanali Chaudhari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36971 I Mr. Ramzanali Abdul Rehman Chaudhry have changed my name to Mr. Ramzanali Abdul Rehman Chaudhari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36972 I Mr. Kishor Kumar Sevantilal Shah have changed my name to Mr. Kishor Sevantilal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36973 I Mr. Sevantilal Okhalal Shah have changed my name to Mr.Sevantilal Okhalal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36974 I Mrs. Sharadaben Sevantilal Shah have changed my name to Mrs. Sharadaben Sevantilal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36975 I Mr. Sevantibhai Savani have changed my name to Mr. Sevantilal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36976 I Miss. Hemaliben Pukhraj Shah have changed my name to Mrs. Hemali Kishor Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36977 I Mr. Kishorkumar Sevantilal Savani have changed my name to Mr. Kishor Sevantilal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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Irish youth dies mysteriously in city hotel

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24-year-old Irish national was declared dead before admission into the civic-run Cooper Hospital after an employee of a five-star hotel in which the deceased had been staying rushed him to the hospital.

The deceased has been identified as Devenney Brendan and his body is currently at the Cooper Hospital morgue. On Tuesday night,

the deceased was brought to the hospital but was declared brought dead. No one knows what exactly happened with him since he was staying alone in the hotel room.

A politician, Nicolas Almeida, who brought the incident to light, said, “I have given a written complaint to Dr Dhumal regarding a thorough probe into this death.”

According to Senior Police Inspector from Sahar Police station Prashant Marde, “The

deceased Devenny had checked-in on Monday and on Tuesday he was expected to catch a flight for Goa, but before that he was declared dead.

“We did not find any external injury on his body. It is too early to say anything about the case, we will investigate and later include the sections but on the basis of primary information, we have filed an Accidental Death Report (ADR).”

While sources from Sahar Police station revealed that the hotel staff themselves took the deceased to the hospital without informing the police. The police later got a call from Cooper Hospital about the incident.

Almeda further said, “This type of incident are giving wrong impression to foreign tourists. We demand through investigation into the case, because it seems to be a murder case.”

History-sheeter arrested Huge wire theft under for killing labourer security noses

Accused Altaf Khan thought the deceased, Sagar Kambale was a police informant

By Zuber Ansari

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he Powai police have arrested a history-sheeter for murdering a labourer he suspected of being a police informant. The deceased is believed to have been stabbed and beaten, his body was dumped in the forests of Aarey colony.

According to the officials at Powai Police, the incident happened at around 2 am on Wednesday. The accused Altaf Khan (21) is a resident of MHADA colony at Milind Nagar in Powai. Arrested on three charges of theft that ranged from housebreaking to stealing bicycles, he got into an argument with the deceased, Sagar Kambale, a labourer by profession, who he believed was a police informant and tipping them off about his activities. Kambale was also a resident of the same area and was, at the time of the argument, accompanied by three to four of his friends.

“The argument turned violent and Kambale hit Khan a couple of times. Khan called up some of his friends for help and they arrived on spot with a few weapons,”

said senior inspector Vilas Chavan of Aarey police station. His friends, on seeing the weapons, fled from the spot even as the group attacked Kambale. Finally, the group took Kambale to Moraji Nagar and pushed him down a slope into the forest.

“Going by the blood marks that are found on the streets connecting Milind Nagar to Moraji Nagar, we believe that the accused and his friends chased and dragged the deceased to the spot,” said an official from Powai police station.Around 3 am, the Aarey police received a call from the local residents about a body lying in the forests. “We reached the spot and recovered the body.

There were several stab marks on the body and the man was dead by the time we got there,” said Chavan.

The Aarey police informed their counterparts at Powai who had already been approached by the deceased’s friends about their friend being taken away.One of the friends was familiar with the accused and knew his place of residence. Based on the information, the police arrested Khan from his house.

“We have recovered a kitchen knife used for the murder. We are now hunting for Khan's other friends who had accompanied the accused,” added the official.

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ll the Engineering Services of the civic body were paralysed on Wednesday as unidentified persons had stolen major electricity wire, that supplies electricity from the electricity substation to the headquarters of engineering services in Worli. The incident took place in close proximity to the civic security head office.

Police officials notes that the heavy wire was worth Rs.8 lakh and are wondering whether it is job of some electrician or drug addicts.

Director of Engineering Services ordered a report on the loss and damage due to the loss of electricity.

Director Engineering Services officials said that except emergency lights, the entire electricity supply was cut off to the Engineering Hub that houses offices of all Chief Engineers of respective wings of the municipal corporation.

According to the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Undertaking (BEST) unknown people broke the locks of the electricity sub station that supplies electricity to the Engineering Hub. Without any damage, they put off the electricity supply and cut wires from both ends.

More interestingly, the

electricity substation is very close to the the head office of the civic security. Before anyone could sense what is going on, thieves put off the electricity supply of the sub section and cut off the the very thick wires from both ends and managed to run away.

The BEST officials said, “There were three circuitbreak-wires out of which two were stolen by the unidentified persons. We have registered the case with Worli police.”

Since the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has embarked on 'paperless office' hence due to absence of electricity work in its entirety came to a standstill.

Director Engineering Services and Project Laxman Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Undertaking (BEST) Vhatkar said, “I was informed by my office that there was no electricity in the Engineering Hub today (Wednesday). I am yet to get the official report on full extent of damage to the services and system due to lack of electricity.”

Worli police station senior police inspector Sunil Jain said, “The case has been registered against unidentified persons under 379 of IPC. The whole wire was worth Rs.8 lakh. We are investigating the case.”

Robber arrested for looting paanwallah in Kanjurmarg

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n a late night chase the Kanjurmarg police arrested a robber from a gang of three as they assaulted and robbed a man who had taken a lift in their car from Navi Mumbai on early Wednesday. Somnath

Pujari, 32, has a paan shop outside Rabale station. He shut his shop and was waiting for an auto rickshaw. It was around midnight when three people in a Maruti Zen car stopped near him and offered him a lift till his home in Digha, a suburb in Navi Mumbai, for Rs 20.Pujari ac-

cepted the offer unaware that these people are robbers. The accused didn’t stop at Digha and reached Nahur at around1 am. When asked about the route change they told Pujari that they have to drop a passenger at Nahur after which they will go to Digha.The accused stopped

at a secluded area off Eastern Express Highway, Kanjurmarg, and bashed up Pujari.

They robbed Rs 20,000 cash from his bag and his mobile.

Pujari came on the road and shouted for help. PI Ashok Gajbhiye from Kanjurmarg police station was on night patrol and he spotted Pujari.

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ension gripped the Ostwal Nagri area of Nalasopara (East) Tuesday following the gang rape of a minor girl allegedly by a group of local junkies. The 15-year-old girl who was returning to her tenement was abducted and taken to a nearby under-construction commercial unit where she was gagged and gang raped by a group of local junkies at about 11 pm on Tuesday.

In her statement to the police, the girl has claimed that she has seen the accused men frequenting the area and hanging around in the bylanes of their chawl, however she could not identify them by their names. As news of rape spread in the area, irate people took to the streets and also gheraoed the Tulinj police chowky. Raising slogans against Nalasopara police for their failure in maintaining law and order of the region, the locals demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and intensified patrolling to flush out anti-social elements, mainly drug addicts who have been moving around and committing crimes with impunity.

The Palghar district police is already under fire for their

gross insensitivity in handling cases related to crime against women. Meanwhile, the PRO was quick to issue a press release stating that immediately after receiving the complaint, a case under section 376 (d) of the IPC and under sections 4,8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 had been registered against two unidentified accused and Police Inspector Kalantre was carrying out further investigations into the case. The gang-rape of the minor has raised questions over the security of women in the Vasai-Virar region which falls under the recently carved Palghar district police.

Meanwhile three persons have been detained for their suspected involvement in the crime, a relative is also said to be under the scanner of investigations.

Elderly couple murdered in farmhouse

By Suresh Golani

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n yet another brutal episode apparently executed by professional robbers, an old-aged couple was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants at their farmhouse in Kotim village near Dahanu. According to the Vangaon police, the deceased who have been identified as Nausir Irani (76) and

his wife Nargis (74), were found in a pool of blood with severe head and other injuries on Wednesday morning. Even as robbery seems to be the motive behind the gruesome murder, an investigating team led by SDPO Vijaykant Sagar is probing all suspected angles which may have led to the crime. A case under sections 302 and 460 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified accused.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I Mrs. Hemaliben Kishorkumar Savani have changed my name to Mrs. Hemali Kishor Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36979 I Miss. Bhanumati Shankar Dabholkar have changed my name to Mrs. Seema Suhas Kale as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Mrs. Mamta Manjunath Gowda have changed my name to Mamta Gowda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14.

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I Mr. Kishorkumar Sevantibhai Savani have changed my name to Mr. Kishor Sevantilal Savani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36981 I Mr. Mohammad Yasir have changed my name to Mr. Mohammad Yasir Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36982 I Laxmi Madhusudan Rao have changed my name to Laxmi Madhusudan Rao Pechetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36983 I Mr. Ishwer R. Gada have changed my name to Mr. Ishwarlal Rasiklal Gada as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36984 I Mrs. Amruta Ishwer Gada have changed my name to Mrs. Amrutaben Ishwarlal Gada as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36985 I Miss. Amritaben Malashi Gindera have changed my name to Mrs. Amrutaben Ishwarlal Gada as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36986 I Shrutika Kalindar Manchekar have changed my name to Shrutika Kalendra Manchkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36987 I Kalindar Malhari Manchekar have changed my name to Kalendra Malhari Manchkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36988 I Mahananda Kalindar Manchekar have changed my name to Mahananda Kalendra Manchkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36989 I Sindhubala Dahyalal Pandya have changed my name to Sindhu Kaushik Vyas as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36990 I Jigar Dhudabhai Ilasariya have changed my name to Jigar Dhudabhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36991 I Bikiben Dhudabhai Ilasariya have changed my name to Bhikhiben Dhudabhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36992 I Dhudabhai Lakhubhai Ilasariya have changed my name to Dhudabhai Lakhubhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36993 I Patel Mahemudbhai Umarji have changed my name to Patel Mehmood Umarji as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36994 I Sharma Santosh Kumar Surendranath have changed my name to Sharma Santosh Surendranath as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-36995 I Shajahanbegum Shameem Akhtar have changed my name to Shajahan Shamim Akhtar Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Mr. Prafulla Narayan Mogre, Owner of Flat No. 201, on 2nd floor, B wing, in Alica Nagar Bldg. No. 10 CHS Ltd., at Lokhandwala Township, Kandivli (E), Mumbai–400101. As Mr. Prafulla Narayan Mogre expired on 04/06/2014 without making any nomination so his wife Mrs. Suman Prafulla Mogre had made an application to the said Society to transfer her husband’s Flat & Shares in her name. So the Alica Nagar Bldg.

No. 10 CHS Ltd., & its office bearers do hereby invites claims/objections from the heir/s/third party within a period of 15 days from this notice any person/s having any kind of claim/objection should contact the Chairman/Secretary and/or the undersigned Adv. P.S.Shamdasani & Associates at A/11, Divine Heritage CHS, Jesal Park, Bhayandar (E), Thane, with copies of such documents, proofs, in support of their claims, demands etc. If no claims/ objections are received within 15 days of this notice, then the Society shall be free to transfer the said Flat No. 201 in favour of Mrs. Suman Prafulla Mogre & no claims thereafter shall be entertained by the Society & it shall be assumed that the title of the above said Flat premises is clear and marketable.

Dated : 11.12.2014 Sd/P. S. Shamdasani & Associates (Advocate High Court).

report of the special drive which was started by the Central Railway in Mumbai in January this year to nab hawkers, trespassers, people travelling unlawfully in reserved compartments or compartments reserved for women, reveals that 58,005 cases were registered, Rs 1,54,16,665 was collected as fine and 529 people were detained between January and October 2014.

Rs 53,61,620 was collected as fine under 144(a) of the railway section act which deals with prohibition on hawking and begging. Rs 46,42,290 was collected as fine under 155(a) of the railway section act which deals with entering into a reserved compartment or resisting entry into a compartment not reserved. Rs 9,88,850

was collected by the Central Railway and 22 people were detained under the 162(a) Railway act that deals with entering the carriage or other places reserved for women.

Central Railway officials note that the number of cases had increased from last year and that is the reason that the drive was launched and is getting a positive response. People are slowly starting to think twice before committing any sort offence knowing well that a huge penalty will be charged.

Speaking to the ADC, A.K. Singh, Senior Public Relation Officer, Central Railway, said, “We had launched a special drive in order to curb the railway offences and the results are positive. The Central Railways will continue with such drives and try our best to bring control

Item songs on campus

By Yatin Ingle

there was a cricket tournament at the sports complex. music competition or- The last day was the awards ganised for the staff at function. From evening to the Kalina Campus was night this function was led brought to a musical end by an orchestra which was when the Mumbai Univer- playing Bollywood item sity faculty residing on cam- numbers. How can the unipus were disturbed by the versity permit such explicit orchestra which performed lyrics in music?”

Bollywood songs at the end In 2011, a similar incident of the event. occurred when the police The resident faculty found liquor bottles at a members said that the item function organised inside numbers and Bollywood the Kalina Campus. songs that were being perPradeep Sawant, senate formed would tarnish the member of MU, says, “Such prestige of the academic in- events have been taking stitute. place in the MU campus More than 50 professors and the senate members live on campus in the staff have already asked the MU quarters. to conduct an inquiry. The Every year various de- University should not allow partments of the university such events on campus. have their inter-college fes- Strict action should be tivals, award ceremonies, taken against staff members and staff get-togethers. who have been involved in These functions usually organising such events.” have a band or orchestra Dr M A Khan, registrar of playing at the end of it. But the MU, said “The MU will the orchestras have now be- be investigating this matter come the cause of major and strict action will be disturbance to the resident taken against the staffers if staff members. such events have been conA professor who lives on ducted on the university campus said, “Recently campus.”

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over the offenders.”

Sameer Zaveri, Railway activist, said, “There is no need for a special drive to take place, the RPF monitors all the CCTV cameras live and it should be a part of their day routine to catch hold of the hawkers that come in the compartment. If a person by mistakel enters a reserved compartment or a ladies compartment he is also fined, so in order to find out who the actual culprit becomes very difficult. The tresspassers fence should be created on Central Railway stations as well which will stop the people from trespassing, and if still trespassing is done, then an officer could catch hold of the person easily once he jumps from the fence, this would actually save many lives.

Prevention steps should be taken and not special drives.”

TODAY Valediction of the Exhibition: ‘Sir M Visvesvaraya: The Legendary Nation Builder’ & JSW-NSC, Mumbai Annual Lecture Series in memory of Sir M. Visvesvaraya at Nehru Science Centre, 11.30 am.

National Centre Performing Arts: Argentine Film Festival 2014, Little Theatre, Nariman Point, 4.30 pm.

ART & EXHIBITIONS Jehangir Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings by Manisha and Prabhakar Patil, M G Road, Kala Ghoda, till Dec 14, 11 am to 7 pm.

Jehangir Art Gallery: Gallery Art & Soul presents ‘City Of Magical Light’ recent works by renowned artist Manu Parekh, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, till Dec 14, 11 am to 7 pm.

Painted Rhythm Art Gallery: Group Exhibition of Paintings 'Rhythm of Colour' by Contemporary artist Subrata Sen, Devidas Dharmadhikari, Jagannath Paul, Ranjit Kurmi, Jayant Patil, Ramdas Gorjala, Om Swami & K. Sukumar, 2, Ramjanki, 356, Linking Road, Khar till Dec 15, 11 am to 8 pm.

The Easel Art Gallery: Group Exhibition cum Sale of Paintings by Anita Goel, Bushra Sheikh, Bindiya Shetty, Jigisha Dwivedi, Jyotika Bachwani & Gurvinder Kaur at 32 Janki Kutir, Near Prithvi Theatre, till Dec 15 11 am to 7.30 pm.

Gallery Pradarshak: `My Moment' solo exhibition by Kale Manchak, 100 Kalpana Bldg, 12th Road Khar, till Dec 13, 11 am to 7 pm.

No rule prevents opposition from joining govt: AG to HC

By Philip Varghese

the post and was sworn in as a minister last Friday) to preour days after a Public In- vent the Opposition from terest Litigation (PIL) was joining the ruling benches, filed in the Bombay High the government on WednesCourt against Shiv Sena join- day opposed the petition. ing the Maharashtra governThe petition was filed a ment and seeking directions day after the Sena formally to the Speaker Haribhau joined the BJP government Bagade, Chief Minister De- in Maharashtra by activist vendra Fadnavis and Leader and former journalist Ketan of the Opposition Eknath Tirodkar who had claimed Shinde (who resigned from that the Sena, after seeking

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the Oppn leader’s post in the Assembly, engaged in “horse-trading and merchandising activities for forming an alliance government” with the BJP. “As a noconfidence motion cannot be brought within six months of the govt winning the trust vote and as the ruling party cannot be brought down to the Oppn benches,” the petition stated.

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SP leader Rais Shaikh says, the civic body should not depend on State govt. for this purpose

By A Staff Reporter

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he idea of the BMC having its own budget for dealing with the issue of malnutrition in the city was tossed in the BMC by Rais Shaikh who heads the Samajwadi Party in the civic body, on Wednesday.

According to Shaikh, the body that governs the city should have its own budget to deal with the issue of malnutrition instead of waiting for the State to do the needful.

“Malnutrition is a matter of concern in the city and the BMC doesn't have a budget of its own to deal with this issue.

So, it is for the good that the BMC should allocate a nutrition budget to tackle this issue rather than depending solely

on the State government that runs the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS).

The ICDS should now be

handed over to the BMC. The BMC should be able to run and supervise such programs,” said Shaikh.

The amount for the nutrition budget that Shaikh has proposed is Rs 25 lakh.

“The amount I am asking for is not very big. It is only Rs 25 lakh annually and the BMC can manage this,” said Shaikh.

“I will get this budget allocation in place within two months. I will do whatever it takes to make this happen,” he added.

“This is a state subject. The Government has a department and the manpower to take care of this issue and also, there has been no transfer as yet of the subject to any local body. Now whether to transfer or not is the Government’s decision,” said BMC additional municipal commissioner, Sanjay Deshmukh.

NGO urges govt to check talk of reconversion by RSS men Christians all over the country and NRIs have been called upon to observe a Black Christmas

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he Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), activist community NGO has taken strong exception to the reported utterances of certain RSS functionaries to reconvert 5,000 minority families on Christmas day and calls upon the government to investigate the matter and prevent communal disharmony, which has far-reaching effects.

“The Hindu fundamentalists seem emboldened with the new government, which is giving India and the BJP a bad image in India and abroad. We therefore appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to caution the RSS and restrain it from stirring up communal frenzy. We have no issue with any one changing religion, but not under duress or through inducement, as has been proved.

Further, the Union Minister

for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said that the government was not in favour of granting schedule caste status to Dalit Christian and Muslims, which is why these re-conversions are taking place. Those who re-converted are from the lower castes are extremely poor, and government needs to focus on this strata of Indian society, rather than use them as fodder for social engineering,” said Joseph Dias, CSF general secretary.

According to Dias, within months of the NDA taking over, incidents of 'ghar wapsi' have increased, especially in UP and Christians even in the national capital are unsafe, with a church burnt, another stoned and yet another attacked. “The RSS itself has put out figures of 2.73 lakh minorities being reconverted in the Braj area of UP alone.

Reports reaching the CSF

point out that thousands of families, especially in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura, Firozabad, Etah, Meerut, Mainpuri and Uttarakhand are unable to freely practice their faith. We have called upon the community all over the country and NRIs to observe a Black Christmas, with prayers that Indian Christians may truly have freedom of religion. The danger is that such unchecked and encouraged communal activities by non-state actors pose an imminent danger to the development agenda which got the BJP government elected.

If the government and secularists remain silent to give impetus to the Hindutva forces, then the day will not be far, when India will be reduced to another Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan,” Dias said.

He also cautioned that many of the minorities who had voted for the BJP, which

otherwise would not have been able to win the elections, will be compelled to turn away from the party.

“Christians being a peace loving community have their religious sentiments hurt with such statements coming from prominent BJP politicos. The timing and frequency of such provocations makes it suspect that the government is only for Hindus, of Hindus and by Hindus, with not even lip service being paid to minorities. Such governance is bound to draw the ire of the developed nations, who presently have a good opinion of the establishment, but are also committed to human and minority rights. It is well documented fact that Indian Christians, individually and as a community have contributed immensely towards the progress of the nation and should not be treated as second-class citizens,” Dias said.

Auto union demand state action against illegal vehicles Says, drivers of illegal autorickshaws fleece passengers and also behave rudely with them

By A Staff Reporter

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he Mumbai Auto Rickshawmen's Union has sent a letter to the state government requesting it to take action against the illegal auto rickshaws which are plying in the city. The union has listed the places where illegal auto rickshaw drivers ply and charge hefty amounts from the passengers. The places

include Vikhroli, Andheri (West), Malad, Sion, Godrej Compound in Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg, Goregaon, Airoli Signal and Chembur.

The Union has also demanded that the vehicles that are plying with tourist vehicle permits do not have proper identification and are not verified. Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) have not been issued to these tourist

cab drivers and that makes it more unsafe to travel in them.

Shashank Rao, President, Mumbai Auto Rickshawmen's Union said, “Due to the illegal auto rickshaws, there is a huge queue outside the CNG pumps and the number is increasing. The illegal rickshaw drivers also charge any amount from the passengers and do not treat

the passengers with respect.

Nabbing such drivers is difficult as there is no proper record. We have asked the state along with the Transport dept and the RTOs to take action against the illegal auto drivers, and have suggested that prepaid booths should be installed outside airports and major railway stations so that illegal plying of auto rickshaws stops.”

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n a move aimed at offering the much needed quality medical facilities to the people of Mira Bhayandar, Shiv Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik has reiterated his demands of converting the yet-to-be started Tembha Civic Hospital into a sub-district hospital. An official meeting has been scheduled on Thursday with Public Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Deepak Sawant.

Even though the fourstorey hospital building which can accommodate 200 beds has been completed for the past couple of years, the MBMC has been expressing financial incapacity to sustain the huge administrative expenses to run the medical institution.

However clear directives from the judiciary in response to a PIL filed by former Janta Dal corporator Milan Mhatre, puts the onus of initiating and operating the civic hospital on the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC).

The MBMC now claims to have chalked out an elaborate plan to start a 50-bed limited facility in March 2015, before commissioning of the full-fledged hospital in a phased manner. “Upgrad-

ing the status of the civic hospital into a sub-district would not only enhance the quality of medical services but would also ease the financial burden of the MBMC,” Sarnaik said.

The then civic chief Vikram Kumar had also sought JNNURM funds for the hospital. Unfortunately nothing came off it.

Presently the entity has set up an Out Patient Department, gynaecology and pathology services. While there is not a single fullfledged government hospital in the Mira Road – Dahanu belt, serious cases are referred to municipal hospitals located in the Western suburbs of Mumbai.

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Gordhandas Shivchandrai Garodia Trust, Ratilal Damji Shah & other, M/s Viral Construction Co, and those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

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HE authorities seem to wake up only after tragedy strikes. Without bothering to check up, they usually come to the conclusion all is well. They never thought that private companies running taxis should be checked. For instance, the companies showed first investigate the background of drivers before employing them. Evidently they don't do this.

The Uber cab service in Delhi evidently has not made inquiries about the driver who raped a girl. She had hired the taxi and she must not have thought for a moment that the driver was a criminal.

She took for granted all was well and she even dozed off as the taxi sped to her destination. The taxi driver – a serial rapist – stopped and raped her.

This criminal had raped other women before only a couple of years ago, he had committed the crime. He got a forged character certificate and got his job. Police inquiry is going on and it will not be a surprise if he had raped several girls before and got away with it. What is important to note he was under the police scanner before.

The police too take for granted that the cab service has honest drivers. What is necessary is a thorough check. The private cab service is guilty and so is the police who also should have checked more into the entire working of the cab service. In Mumbai also, there are private cab services. People blindly believe they are safe and get hit by criminals.

After the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi two years ago, the expected action was not taken. The latest frightening incident also will not attract any serious response by the authorities.

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ISTORICALLY, Mumbai has always remained in the eye of storm, whether on political, social or economical issues or terror threats and attacks. Truly the Urbs Prima and the financial capital of India, Mumbai waged many wars and battles. The wars were, of course, not for the welfare the metropolis but to establish supremacy over the city. Whether wars between the British and Portuguese and French, between Peshwa’s forces and pirates of the Arabian seas, Gujaratis and Maharashtrians, Muslims and Hindus, Maharashtrians and South Indians or between political parties, battles, wars or riots were engineered for supremacy in the mega city.

Till the creation of Maharashtra state in 1960, Mumbai was under the deep and decisive influence of left party activists.

Communist leader S.S. Dange or Socialist George Fernandes had kept the city under their fullest control. This leadership was snatched by Shiv Sena, that not only won the labour unions but also Mumbai Municipal Corporation that runs the civic administration of the city.

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honest intentions, the pace of improvement of Mumbai is far lower than expectations.

The question then arises is, how to address this problem? Many efforts were undertaken in the past at the state government-level.

Sharad Pawar, when he was the Chief Minister had floated the idea of having an independent ministry in his cabinet to take care of Mumbai. Former top bureaucrat, Ram Pradhan, was elected to the Legislative Council to head the ministry. However, the scheme did not materialize as there was hue and cry over the design to look after Mumbai independently. The efforts were seen as an attempt to cut Mumbai off Maharashtra. It was the same cause for which the four-and-halfyear-long historical agitation of ‘Samyukta Maharashtra’ movement that was fought. The

Political power While the city's political power remained with Shiv Sena, the financial power was always in the hands of big business houses, like the Tatas, Birlas, Godrej, etc. However, as years passed, new Nawabs emerged on the industrial and financial scene. New sultans were the Ambanis and Wadias. On the other hand, a parallel power of underworld also emerged.

Goondas-turned-social workers-turnedpoliticians emerged. Earlier Varadarajan Mudaliyar, then Mirza Ali Khan Haji Mastan, Yusuf Patel, followed by Arun Gawli, Amar Naik and finally Dawood Ibrahim came on the scene and the media described them ‘uncrowned kings of the city’. They had ‘no mercy’ muscle men on their rolls, who worked with honesty. Many political leaders fell to their prey as they did not fall in line.

Prem Shukla, Datta Samant were the big leaders who fell to gangsters' bullets, while noted industrialist Sumit Khatau was also killed on the middle of the road in a broad daylight. At one time considered to be a ‘don’, Arun Gawli contested Assembly elections and was elected. His close relatives also won civic and state elections. In short, now Mumbai’s fate had gone in the hands of the underworld.

Days passed, during which Mumbai was rapidly growing. The little island city and its suburbs became home for over 10 million people, who came from all over the country and are of different castes, creed, religions and languages. Mumbai accommodated all and this was proudly described as ‘miniIndia’. But each praise also comes with its price. As the metropolis was growing by leaps and bounds, its problems also increased in the same proportion. The civic administration, state government and the Union government worked hard to improve infrastructure facilities and also to create a a few new ones. As railway lines, stations, telephone connections, roads, flyovers, public transport system was considerably improved, new facilities, such as mono-rail, metro rail, sea-links, freeways were introduced. Mobile phones improved the communication system. However, all such efforts fell short to meet the basic needs of ever-growing population. To add to the fury was the red-tape in the government affairs and lack of coordination between government departments at various levels. The end result was that despite

THINKING ALOUD Bharatkumar Raut repercussions of the moment are still felt time and again.

The issue came up for wide and angry public debate recently after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lauded a demand in Delhi to form a high power committee headed by the Prime Minister to look in to the problem and issues of development of Mumbai, particularly the issues which involve state and the Centre. Fadnavis’s argument and intention seems to be that many schemes of public interest remain in cold storage due to lack of coordination and absence of proper decision-making mechanism. If the decisionmaking is prolonged, the cost of projects escalates and finally the projects become non-viable. There are many projects, which turned out to be white elephants only because their execution took criminally longer time due to bureaucratic lethargy and red-tapism.

The costs of Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Worli-Bandra Sealink, Mumbai Metro Project, Eastern Freeway scaled three-times more due to enormous delay in completion of the projects. Had there been a unified agency to coordinate intra-government issues, the state exchequer would have burdened less and taxpayers' money could have been saved.

High-level committee The most ambitious Jaitapur Atomic Power Project in Konkan still remains in cold storage as the state government or the Atomic Energy Commission or National Atomic Power Corporation could not resolve the political issues or meet people’s demands and aspirations.

However, one sincerely hopes that if a highlevel committee under the leadership of the Prime Minister is empowered to look in to the issues of coordination and clearance of various projects, the matters would be easier than now.

If that is the intention, there should not be any opposition to the formation of such a mechanism. However, a doubt is raised that such a committee is a step towards separating Mumbai from Maharashtra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his election campaign, had made it amply clear more than once, that he had no intention of breaking Mumbai from Maharashtra.

Should we bank on his words during election campaign? Another question raised is, why this committee only for Mumbai when many other big metros like Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad are also facing development problems? Is the state government and its Urban Development Ministry not capable of handling the coordination task? Is Chief Minister of the state less important to seek immediate intervention of Union ministers on a project-to-project basis? What will be the role of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, that is an elected self-government body and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, that comes directly under the state government and the Ministry for Urban Development is obliged to answer any question about the working of the authority?

Fadnavis or Modi need to answer these queries immediately before they take the shape of protest and agitation.

Twitter: @BharatkumarRaut

Osho’s enlightened quotes

Mind functions in 'either/or' way: either

this or its opposite can be right. Both together cannot be right — as far as mind, its logic, its rationality is concerned. If mind is 'either/or' then the heart is 'both/and.' The heart has no logic, but a sensitivity, a perceptivity. It can see that they both can not only be together,

MATTER & SPIRIT in fact they are not two. It is just one phenomenon seen from two different aspects.

If the whole existence is one, and if the existence goes on taking care of trees, of animals, of mountains, of oceans — from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest star — then it will take care of you too. Why be possessive? The possessiveness shows simply one thing — that you cannot trust existence.

You have to arrange separate security for

yourself, safety for yourself; you cannot trust existence. Non-possessiveness is basically trust in existence. There is no need to possess, because the whole is already ours.

Drop guilt! — because to be guilty is to live in hell. Not being guilty, you will have the freshness of dewdrops in the early morning sun, you will have the freshness of lotus petals in the lake, you will have the freshness of the stars in the night. Once guilt disappears you will have a totally different kind of life, luminous and radiant. You will have a dance to your feet and your heart will be singing a thousand and one songs.

If the mind wants to comprehend reality, it will have to come out of the past and the future. But coming out of the past and the future, it is no longer the mind at all. Hence the insistence of all the great masters of the world that the door to reality is no-mind.

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014

DELHI has become a rape city. Is it possible to stop rapes or for that matter any other crimes by harassing the owners of the organisation who provide services? No. But our police and other investigative agencies are so lethargic and corrupt that no culprit is punished.

Our courts and lawyers cannot disown their share in the mess. It may be recalled that Jayalalithaa did not attend the court for more than 18 years and the court was lenient after which the Supreme Court had to set the time limit and the case was concluded. BJP president Amit Shah has been refusing to attend court case for the last so many years and the court is not bothered about it. A lot of hue and cry was also created in the Nirbhaya case but the case is not still over. Despite having scientific evidences, our courts, especially lower courts, take their own time and follow traditional methods to decide the cases. As a result, even the witnesses do not come forward for fear of police and court harassment. In the recent case, Uber might have had provided the service of the driver but how can they be held responsible? If every one has to get police verification, then the verification will be routine and casual. Policing every one is not possible. Therefore, the punishment should be severe and an exemplary one.

— Maneshwar Nayak, via email

TIME and again we across rapes in the capital city and there is no end solution to the problem faced by women in the Metro. Both drivers and security guards are appointed without doing background checks thereby running the risk of miscreants taking up key jobs and creating trouble for women in a cabbie or in a housing society. The US-based service providers made a mess of their identification and the fake certificate helped out the cause. Now after the rape, Mumbai cops have ordered a check on all private cabbies. In the Uber case, banning is not the ultimate solution, the police should also contemplate legal action against the American firm without any consideration. We cannot come across such crimes against women and if we keep quiet now, then this will become a prece-

Happy Birthday LITTLE must have late Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the fruit merchant, thought that a day isn’t far that among a family of 12 children, one of his kids will make a name and mark in the annals of the Bollywood history. Yusuf Khan aka Dilip Kumar is unquestionably considered to be one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.Starting his career in 1944, he has starred in some of the biggest commercially successful films in the period 1949-1961. He was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best

QUOTE: Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.

— Coco Chanel

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Banning not the solution rapists do not fear law or police. It would be worthwhile in this case to take cue from Kolhapur police.

It had good result when policewomen and police-men moved about in plain clothes in likely places and attack and thrash would-be molestors and road-side romeos. It created fear of the law.

Social media, movies, soap opera and electronic and print media can play a major role in enlightening people that rape is a great crime. Female artists are made to dance in a seductive and tempting way in scanty dresses purely for commercial gains when they should be presented in more respected and dignified way.

— S P Sharma, via email

CABBIE CONTROVERSY: A 27-year-old female executive was recently raped in the national capital by an Uber cab driver. dence. Cabbie controversy should conclude with an amicable solution to the crux of the problem. It appears that single woman is always facing such danger and it is time to make rape laws stricter.

— C K Ramani, Kharghar

THE decision to ban Uber cab services in Delhi in the wake of the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman in a taxi plying under it is not be a solution. New developments are taking place in transport systems through electronics. Banning the railways for train accidents, buses for bus accidents and taxis is not correct. The decision came a day after Delhi government banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital following the alleged rape committed by a driver registered with it. “It is up to the state government to decide because the subject is in Concurrent List. State governments have equal right to take a decision about it.

The new systems with modern concepts must be encouraged and

lacunae in such systems should be plugged. As per a report, 30 per cent of the driving licences in the country are bogus and the government must change the 1988 Motor Vehicles Act by which we will have a centre comprising all records of drivers.

— Bhagwan Thadani, via email

AS reported, it is indeed very shocking and disturbing to know about the alarming rise in sex crimes in Delhi. This is the oldest crime in the history of mankind.

Publicity of punishment, hanging, new rules have not mitigated sex crimes or rape. People are angry and justified when they ask for death penalty or severe punishment on such depraved culprits, but death or severe punishment cannot be a deterrent and not a solution for rapists or would-be rapists as it does not send out a clear message or warning. Even if the culprit is given death penalty, the chapter is closed and gives relief and satisfaction to general public but it will not have any affect or deter would-be culprits.

Prevention is better than cure. The (1952), the dramatic 'Devdas' (1955) with the comical 'Azaad' (1955) and the historical romance 'Mughal E Azam' (1960) with the social 'Ganga Jamuna' (1961).The only thing in life which is a matter of concern is age. At 92, he is still strong at heart, due to the unwavering and impregnable support from his wife Saira Bano. Today December 11, Dilip Kumar turns 93, wishing him a very Happy Birthday and praying for his fast recovery.

— Fayyaz S Pathan, Dahisar

Amitabh unveils Phalke mural THE film fraternity must feel ecstatic that one of its iconic member Amitabh Bachchan has been found Yesteryear Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar creditable by Start India Foundation to do the honours of unveiling the Actor Award and holds the record 120x150 ft foot mural of Dadasaheb for most number of Filmfare Awards Phalke – the father of Indian cinema won for that category. Though he painted by Mumbaibased Ranjit has done films of other genres occa- Dahiya of Bollywood Art Project on sionally like – he balanced out with the MTNL building at the Bandra roles such as the intense 'Andaz' Reclamation along with ace ad (1949) with the swashbuckling 'Aan' maven Piyush Pandey.

IT is a matter of grave concern and shame that rape incidents have reportedly become a regular feature in our country, clearly questioning the policing skills of our country.

The PM in his rallies prior to the Lok Sabha elections boasted that a lady could travel all alone even at 2 am in Ahmedabad which was confirmed by many residents of that city. There are tangible proofs that the rest of our country is not the same as the crimes have ramified in one form or another and seems to be an everyday affair thus making a mockery of the entire domestic system. There is no gainsaying the stark fact that there is imperative need on the part of the governments, both at the Centre and the states/UTs to enforce and ensure a very high degree of disciplinary measures so as to induce fear in such of those habitual offenders that the government would get down heavily and very harshly on them by not hesitating to subject them to severe punishment in a quick period of time without any mercy. The gravity of the punishment should be widely published and propagated in such a manner making the best use of the latest technology duly backed by a close and effective network of strict vigil. A few decades ago the police personnel would go around

the streets in the mid-night blowing whistles which is totally forgotten. This may be revived.

— T M Uday Shankar, via email

THE rape of a 27-year-old finance professional in Delhi by a cab driver comes as a shock and the capital city of our country notorious for rape cases has once again created a fear among the fair sex not just in Delhi but the entire country. However, banning the cab service provider was a knee-jerk reaction which is not going to tackle rape as a crime in Delhi or the country in general. Rapes and molestations are the work of perverts, the frustrated and the deprived. It could well be committed by anyone for that matter.

Prevention is better than cure and all safeguards should be in place to prevent this heinous crime. Past records of people employed should be properly scrutinised and details must be submitted at the nearest police station or special cells. Utilise the technology like cameras etc to monitor sensitive areas through the help of satellites. Females too should should dress and behave decently in public places so that people they come in contact do not lose their balance of mind to commit such crimes.

Also, legalizing prostitution in the country is the need of the hour so that the deprived can fulfill his lust in a legitimate and safe manner without having to commit such crimes.

— S N Kabra, Goregaon

Character Certificate joke A lot of noise is being made that the character certificate of the taxi driver accused in the recent rape case was forged. So be it. If it was genuine, was there a guarantee that he would not rape? Do all rapists and molesters have character certificates? Recall the IMF chief Daniel Strauss-Kahn. What character certificate did he have?

What about Tarun Tejpal and the IG of Police in the Ruchika case – SPS Rathore? The recent Mumbai case involving police officer Sunil Paraskar? Did they have character certificates, even a forged one?

— T R Ramaswami, Kandivali

five-year successful run which is also a credit to Amitabh Bachchan for portraying the most difficult role in the film.

— K V Raman, Malad

Adieu, Deven Verma I entirely agree with what K V Raman has stated in his letter regarding Bollywod forgetting actors once they are in retirement.

It immediately brought to mind, the demise of Bhagwan dada.

Many Directors/Producers created songs to which they could get Bhagwan Dada to dance, to increase the viewership of their movies. However, after retirement, he lived in poverty and when he passed away, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan the big guns of Bollywood were conspicuous by their absence at his fuIt is also a matter of pride that the neral. Even those who tried to foundation could never think of any imitate him in their own dance seother actor to do the honours other quences, failed by not attending his than Amitabh Bachchan who opu- funeral. In politics and in business lently merits it. By the way the it's said 'Nothing succeeds like sucAmitabh Bachchan starrer 'Paa' di- cess’.

— H S Krishna Prasad, via email rected by Balkiji has completed its

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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Kailash Satyarthi (left) and Malala Yousafzai, pose with Queen Sonja and King Harald of Norway as they were received at the Royal Palace in Oslo, on Wednesday. AP/PTI sion, but transformative compassion that leads to justice, equality, and freedom," Satyarthi said after receiving the award here at ornete Oslo City Hall.

Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, he said, "If we are to teach real peace in this world... We shall have to begin with the children." 'I humbly add, let us unite the world through the compassion for our children.'

"I represent here the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I have come here to share the voices and dreams of our children, our children, be-

Amjad Ali Khan, sons perform at Nobel concert

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arod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons Amaan and Ayaan performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert yesterday after India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafazi were honoured with the prestigious award. The trio spread the message of peace, harmony and nonviolence with a special 'Raga For Peace' conceived for the occasion.

The ceremony began with an Opera performance by Norwe-

gian classical pianist Edward Grieg and singer Hans Christian Andersen.

It was followed by Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's performance on his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali's famous Sufi composition 'Allahu Allahu' with his troupe. Amjad Ali, Amaan and Ayaan took to the stage post the felicitation of Malala and Satyarthi to perform their 'Raga For Peace'.

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Champions of peace: India’s Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai receive Nobel Peace Prize

SLO: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai -- an IndoPak, Hindu-Muslim 'champions of peace' – on Wednesday received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their pioneering work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent, as they made an impassioned plea to globalise compassion.

"Satyarthi and Yousafzai are precisely the people whom Alfred Nobel in his will calls 'champions of peace'," Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland said in his speech before awarding them the prestigious prize here. "A young girl and a somewhat older man, one from Pakistan and one from India, one Muslim, the other Hindu; both symbols of what the world needs: more unity. Fraternity between the nations!," he added.

Satyarthi, who gave up his job as an electrical engineer to run an NGO for rescuing children from forced labour and trafficking, said: "I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global military expenditure is enough to bring all of our children into classrooms."

"I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be... Stronger than the quest for freedom," said 60-year-old Satyarthi, who asked the audience to feel the child inside them and globalise compassion.

The audience included King Harald V of Norway and Pakistan's former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, reports PTI. "Let us inculcate and transform the individuals' compassion into a global movement. Let us globalise compassion. Not passive compas-

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cause they are all our children," he said, adding that the crime against children has no place in a civilised society.

Satyarthi's NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement) prides itself on liberating over 80,000 children from bonded labour in factories and workshops across India.

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) there are about 168 million child labourers globally. There are roughly 60 million child labourers in India alone.

Satyarthi and 17-year-old Malala, who survived a near-fatal Taliban attack two years ago with determination advocating education for girls, were named by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee for the prestigious award on October 10.

They received the Nobel medal which is 18 carat green gold plated with 24 carat gold and weighs around 175 grams. They will share US $1.1 million prize money.

Malala, who was nominated in the peace prize category last year also, became the youngest ever Nobel laureate.

In her speech, she said, "I am honoured to receive this award together with Kailash Satyarthi, who

has been a champion of children's rights for a long time. Twice as long, in fact, than I have been alive. I am also glad that we can stand together and show the world that an Indian and a Pakistani can be united in peace and together work for children's rights."

"This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change," she said in her acceptance speech.

"I am here to stand up for their rights, raise their voice...It is not time to pity them. It is time to take action so it becomes the last time that we see a child deprived of education," she said. Recalling her speech at the UN, she said "One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world."

She dedicated the Nobel Prize money to the Malala Fund, to help give girls everywhere a quality education.

"The first place this funding will go is where my heart is, to build schools in Pakistan—especially in my home of Swat and Shangla," she said. She said Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and

Modi congratulates Satyarthi, Malala EW DELHi: Prime Minister N Narendra Modi yesterday congratulated Kailash Satyarthi

and Malala Yousafzai who received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 in Oslo.

"The entire nation watches the ceremony in Oslo with great joy and immense pride.

Congratulations @k_satyarthi!

"I also congratulate the young Malala Yousafzai for the momentous achievement," Modi tweeted soon after the awards were conferred.

Satyarthi, an activist working against child labour, was awarded the Nobel prize while the Pakistani teen bagged the award for her activism to promote female education.

Aung San Suu Kyi once stood on the same stage and hoped the steps that Satyarti and she has taken so far will also bring change – lasting change.

"It is not time to tell the leaders to realise how important education is they already know it - their own children are in good schools. Now it is time to call them to take action.

We ask the world leaders to unite and make education their top priority," she added.

Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jagland said that violence and repression cannot be justified in any religion. "Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism protect life and cannot be used to take lives," he said.

Echoing his views, Satyarthi said, "All the great religions tell us to care for children. Jesus said: 'Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to them.' The Holy Quran says: 'Kill not your children because of poverty.'

"I refuse to accept that all the temples and mosques and churches and prayer houses have no place for the dreams of our children," he said.

"I challenge the passivity and pessimism surrounding our children. I challenge this culture of silence, this culture of neutrality," he said and called upon all the governments, intergovernmental agencies, businesses, faith leaders, the civil society, and everyone to put an end to all forms of violence against children.

"Today, I see thousands of Mahatma Gandhis, Martin Luther Kings, and Nelson Mandelas marching forward and calling on us.

The boys and girls have joined. I have joined in. We ask you to join too," he added.

India pitches for finance & technology for developing nations L

IMA: India on Wednesday strongly pitched for finance and technology for developing nations from developed countries to deal with challenges posed by climate change, amidst intense negotiations here to agree on a new ambitious and binding deal to cut global carbon emissions.

Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance here, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar also suggested ways to enhance global climate finance, a key demand of the developing countries.

Investors from developed countries stand to gain by utilising these commercial opportunities, he said, referring to India's recently announced plans to scale up actions for clean air, water, rivers, energy and habitations, reports PTI. "This will be beyond the resources from the US $100 billion in global public climate finance by 2020 that I have talked about as a minimum for global efforts," he said.

"My argument is that developed countries need to think much more innovatively to collectively tap their financial markets, their long-term

pension funds and bond markets, reducing costs and risks, and bring this financing and join our national efforts, as in other developing countries.

"This cannot be a substitute for predictable public climate finances of a sufficient size, but is a complementary way," he said.

Noting that finance is a key enabler of ambition and action, he said, "If there is no clear roadmap in the provision of public resources by developed countries to provide new and additional financial resources approaching $100 billion annually by 2020 and rising thereafter, then

outcomes will be sub-optimal for a safer world."

The minister said the need for finance and technology support as a key element under the "Intended Nationally Determined Contributions" (INDCs) cannot be overstated.

The range of actions is not limited to mitigation alone, but also to all other areas, including adaptation, he said.

Noting that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) cannot do everything given its limited size, he said, "That is why the need of quickly moving to the goal of $100 billion annually

Prakash Javadekar by 2020 is so crucial for everything we are discussing at Lima and in the run-up to 2015" Paris summit.

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 >> We decorated a Christmas tree using decorations made from household objects. Read on to find out how you can do the same

There’s only a few weeks left for Christmas, which means that you’ve probably started to dust your Christmas tree and shake out the tinsel to decorate it. If your decorations need a slight overhaul, but you don’t want to spend too much on new ones, take a cue from The Woman’s World Team and make your own!

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hristmas is a great time to indulge in a few homemade treats — no we’re not talking about cooking up a storm with the family. It’s time to start putting up your tree and taking stock of your decorations! If you don’t have too many impressive decorations this year, don’t panic. We’re going to show you how to use household items along with a few arts and crafts supplies to make some of the cutest decorations you’ll ever see. The best part is that they’re so easy to make, that you can ask your children to be your little helpers — making it a fun activity for the entire family!

COOKIE CUTTER DECORATIONS

Materials: Christmas-themed cookie cutters, Christmas-themed wrapping paper, fabric glue, twine and scissors.

Method: This is one of the easiest decorations to make and it took us only a few hours to finish because of the drying time. Your children can make this one on their own too. All you have to do is lay cookie cutters on wrapping

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier >> Snow globes take long to make, but they look extremely pretty

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clear plastic bottles for your children and place them face down on a newspaper. Hand them colourful glitter glue and help them make snowflake designs on top of them. Make a tiny hole with a pin and insert a thread through it to hang these on your Christmas tree.

>> All you need to make these glittery Christmas balls are a handful of sequins and pins!

CHRISTMAS BALLS

SNOW GLOBES

Materials: Christmas trees, snowmen and other small decorations, M-Seal, silver glitter, distilled water, glycerine and a clean mason or jam jar.

Method: While this one is easy to make if you’ve got leftover decorations and old jars at home, it does take slightly longer than the rest. It’s simple enough, but if you’re making it with children, you need to supervise the procedure. Unscrew the lid of the mason jar and stick the Christmas decorations in the centre of the lid. We used M-Seal to stick ours, but if you are using wooden decorations, fabric glue will work too. The glue/ M-Seal will take a few hours to harden, so set it aside overnight to allow it to dry well. Then, fill the actual jar with water and glycerine in a 3:1 ratio and add 1 tsp loose glitter to it. Mix it with a spoon to disperse the glitter, screw on the lid and turn the jar upside down to create your own snow globe.

Materials: Thermocol balls, sequins, pins and twine.

Method: If your children love arts and crafts, we’re sure that you’ve got some leftover sequins at home. While thermocol balls are available at craft shops, you can also use old, faded Christmas ornaments instead of throwing them away. These look impressive, are ridiculously simple to make, but are quite time consuming. Making one ornament took us a good half hour, so make sure that you have ample time on your hands. All you have to do is pin individual sequins onto the ball in a pattern, or fill it up like we did. Twist a piece of stiff wire over one of the pins to hang the ball from your tree. Remember not to try and use glue or the thermocol will melt.

BOTTLE BASE SNOWFLAKES

Materials: Small plastic bottles, glitter glue, twine and a knife or cutter.

Method: This one is the easiest, but will still sit pretty on your Christmas tree. Cut the base of

>> These bottle cap snowmen are a great way to upcycle waste

BUTTON RING DéCOR Materials: Old buttons, twine and a ribbon.

Method: This is not only one of the easiest on the list, it’s also one of the most pocket friendly options. All you need to do is string the buttons on a piece of jewellery wire or twine and then tie the top together with a piece of ribbon!

BOTTLE SNOWMAN

Materials: A plastic bottle, acrylic paints in black, white and red, a matchstick and a string of fairy lights.

Method: If your children have an artistic flair, this is the best project to do with them. You can make several to put around your house, or just one to place under your tree. Using acrylic paint, paint the base of the bottle (¼th) white. Paint a snowman on the front, with a red scarf around his neck. Use a matchstick dipped in black paint to create buttons, eyes and a smile. Finally, make the snowman’s hat and use the matchstick to add his nose and the red band around the hat. Carefully place fairy lights inside and your snowman is ready!

and push a twig into each ball to make the arms. Then, paint the eyes, nose and buttons with acrylic paint. Let the paint dry and your snowmen are ready! Wrap jewellery wire tightly around the cap of the bulb to hang them on the tree. They can shatter if they fall, so be careful where you place them!

GLITTER STARS

Materials: Metallic paper in any colour, twine, glue, scissors and loose glitter.

Method: These are perfect for young children who can’t handle a complicated craft project.

Help them cut out star shapes from shiny paper and draw a smaller star in the middle.

Fill the shape with glue and then dust some glitter into the centre. Poke twine through a hole at the top to hang them up. If you want them to sit stiffer, paste them on cardboard.

STENCIL PLATE

LIGHT BULB SNOWMEN

Materials: Frosted light bulbs, acrylic paint, glitter glue, twigs, M-Seal and jewellery wire.

Method: These are easy to make, but if your children are planning to help, you will have to supervise every step in order to avoid a crushed light bulb disaster! These are a great way to use blown light bulbs that you might have lying around the house, but remember to use frosted ones to ensure that these cute decorations look like actual snowmen. While they are very easy to make, you’ll have to start working on them a day in advance so that there is enough time for the glitter glue to dry. First, clean the bulbs and use a paint brush to thinly coat them with glitter glue. You will usually have to wait for 4-5 hours for one side to dry, before moving on to coating the other side. However, this hack will make it easier — cut an x-shaped slit in the base of the bulb boxes and push the bulbs in so that they stand upright — this way you can coat the entire bulb with glitter glue and let it dry overnight. The next morning, stick two tiny balls of M-Seal on opposite sides of the bulb

snowman and cut the excess ribbon off the bottom. You can make a loop with the ribbon at the top, but ours was too thick so we simply used the glue to stick a thinner ribbon on top.

Paint eyes, a nose and a smile on the topmost cap and then add buttons to the second one.

Sprinkle a little glitter in each cap and hang them on your tree!

BOTTLE CAP SNOWMEN

Materials: Bottle caps (three per snowman), thick ribbon, all-surface glue, glitter or glitter glue, acrylic paint in white, black and orange and thin ribbon.

Method: These are one of our favourites. They require a little more time and effort to make, so ensure that you’re around your children to supervise them. Paint all the bottle caps white (you can just paint the insides if you’re short on time. Remember you will need at least 4 coats to cover them well) and stick them lengthwise onto a strip of ribbon — three caps to a

Materials: A paper plate, acrylic paint, handmade paper, a strip of ribbon, glitter, sequins and all-surface glue.

Method: This is a great craft for children to do on leftover party plates. Give them free hand with a brush and paint and let them explore their creative side. Allow them to dust glitter over it, stick on sequins — whatever they wish! Stick the plate onto coloured paper. You can add some ribbon at the back, like we did, for a little more embellishment. Put it up in their room or let them hang it in a corner of the house for a homemade Christmassy feel.

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Delicious scents, inseparable friends and a passion for body products. A recipe for success brought Karishma Gupta & Shefali Shah together, to start Bliscent — a beauty brand. Rhea Dhanbhoora spoke to them to find out more

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first stumbled upon Bliscent whilst on a shopping spree, when I just couldn’t resist picking up some of their delicious smelling handmade products at The Lil Flea this year. A little digging later, I found that the brand’s owners were as interesting as the new brand itself. With the company still in its nascent stages, they’ve managed to rustle up an impressive fan following. Take a look at what they have to say about their brand and their journey...

n What made you decide to work together?

We first met as teenagers while we were studying in a boarding school in Ooty and have been inseparable ever since. We graduated from different colleges, in different countries, but somehow wound up in the same city, working for the same company, two years ago! Both of us love trying and buying body products, and over coffee breaks, we discovered that we can actually make them ourselves! We are equally passionate and determined, so we kept our nose to the grindstone and Bliscent was born! n What’s the secret behind the name —

apart from the obvious combination of words?

We absolutely adore sweet, fruity, floral and spicy scents and wanted our brand to reflect our shared love for beautiful, fragrant body products!

best options for us at the moment and so we’re focusing all our energies on it. n From what we’ve seen — all your products

are handmade and completely natural. Is it tougher to create products that are allnatural? How much in advance do you make and store your products?

Going all-natural definitely has its challenges, especially in the context of balancing out the oiliness in some of our products. We don’t add any preservatives and just let the skin absorb the natural oils and it does that quite well! We make all our products 7-10 days before a sale and they have a shelf life of six months. n Is it difficult to work together sometimes?

What would you say keeps your partnership strong?

We’ve been close friends for over a decade and have had many ups and a few downs in between! But, we love working with each other and wouldn’t have it any other way. n What do you think sets your brand apart

from other brands that are trying to do the same thing?

We make our products with a lot of love and passion — each one is a result of sheer hard work, months of planning, preparation, mixing, re-mixing and whathave-you. It’s this pure love for what we do that sets us apart!

n We first saw you at The Lil Flea — but we

n Tell us, what sort of woman do you have in

didn’t know that you launched there!

That must have been great, because your stall seemed very active. Did you get the sort of response that you had expected?

We had just debuted on Facebook and wanted to start with a bang! We’ve been fans of The Lil Flea ever since they held their first market in Mumbai and swore to ourselves that the moment we were ready to launch Bliscent, this would be the platform that we would use. The Lil Flea was an amazing start and we had a blast too! The response was everything that we had hoped for and we’re looking forward to their next event this month. Come see us there!

mind when you create your products. If there is a variety, do give us examples.

Women who love trying new body products and love divine fragrances! We envision all women — young and young at heart, women who have desk jobs and ones who run homes, teeny-boppers and millennials. After all, which lady doesn’t like to smell great?

n You’re working on a website — do you

have any other plans of expansion apart from that?

As of now, we’re only focusing on our website and social media platforms. We think that retailing online is the one of the

IN A JIFFY... n Your favourite body products of all time: Body butters. n Your inspiration for your products: Blissful fragrances! n Ingredients you would love to experiment with: Jojoba oil, avocado oil, oatmeal and aloe vera. n Body products a girl absolutely must have: Lip butters, because nobody likes chapped lips! n A flavour/ scent you detest: Strong, typical soapy scents.

>> Karishma Gupta (right) and Shefali Shah’s (left) brand Bliscent depicts their shared love of fragrant body products

GET IN TOUCH Visit The Lil Flea on December 20 and 21 to pick up some of their delicious products. Their website is currently under construction, but you can visit their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ bliscent or call 9819293388/ 9920576495 to order products from their brand.

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>> This look is a unique take on the classic bun

Perfect for high-fashion soirées, this hairstyle will complement gowns, while giving an edgier, more modern look. It’s especially trendy on off-shoulder gowns, as the loop on one side adds an attractive highlight.

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1. trend smart Invest in this trendy skater dress from FabAlley, available at www.myntra.com.

Team it with a pair of stilettos and red or orange lipstick for a stunning look. price `1,750

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Keep curling till you reach the back of your ear on the other side and leave the rest of your hair as it is.

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Twist the ponytail by wrapping it around itself — remember the direction that you’re wrapping it in (wrap slowly, so that you don’t knot your hair), whether it’s clockwise or anticlockwise.

3. cLassy Fit If you’re attending a formal event, pick this paisley printed dress by Micheal Kors, available at www.elitify.com. Pair it with a brown tote, a bracelet and black pumps and you’re good to go. price `12,990

Smoothen the edges (use hairspray if you need to) and double pin the loop to hold it in place.

Take sections of your hair and curl the ends in any direction that you want.

ast week we showed you how to play with the natural texture of your hair — but what if your hair has barely any of its own? Straight hair might be more convenient to manage, but it is sometimes more difficult to style, because nothing stays put! We managed to get you two edgy, modern styles that are party ready — whether you want to wear your hair up or down. Emily Schofield, international style director for Lakmé Salons, helps us out again for the second part of our series, by demonstrating how to create them. If you still can’t wrap your head around them, head over to the salon for a little style update.

You can never go wrong with a bun, but if you want to avoid the been-there-done-that look, you can try this unique take on the classic updo.

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Twist the remaining section of your hair over your head to create a loop above your ear.

2. stay the same This paisley printed top will look uber-chic with a midi skirt in a similar print. Available at www.koovs.com, this top will enhance your silhouette. price `850

We started you off on some great party looks by telling you how to style wavy hair, and now we’re completing our party series by bringing you two looks that you can create if you have straight hair

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6 2 3 Now, backcomb the rest of your hair.

Use hair spray to set the look and bring the curled hair over your shoulders — remember to brush out the curls with your fingers. Also smoothen the hair behind your head for a finishing touch.

4. muLti desire We love this multi-coloured paisley printed dress, available at www.idreammart.com.

The dress has a lot going on for it, so keep your makeup and accessories minimal.

Combine it with nude pumps to nail a party look. price `978

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Garnier Fructis tripLe nutrition shampoo and conditioner

Finding the perfect shampoo for your hair can be a real test — and sticking to it can be extremely hard, what with all the brilliant marketing schemes and tempting ads that most shampoo brands come up with. Garnier Fructis’ latest offering, the Triple Nutrition shampoo and conditioner, comes in attractive, bright yellow packaging, with tall claims to nourish your hair with a formula that includes a mixture of three different oils.

Unfortunately, for me this shampoo was far from nourishing. Garnier shampoos in particular are quite strong and this was no different. While the combination smells amazing, the shampoo left my hair dry and dull. And although my hair was softer after using the conditioner, I could still feel an oily residue at the roots. With such a stark contrast between the effects of both the shampoo and conditioner, I really don’t think they’re worth a second purchase. price `230 (shampoo) and `135 (conditioner) Where Retail outlets across the city rating **

5. comFortaBLy chic This chic, printed top, available at www.fashionara.com, exudes comfort.

The frills at the neck, as well as those along the placket add a feminine touch to your entire look. Wear this with skinny jeans and ballerinas. price `559

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Separate your hair into two parts so that you can make two ponytails — one at the top of your head, and one just below it, near the nape of your neck.

Collect the top half together, leaving a small tuft falling over your eyes like side-bangs.

Make a semi-tight ponytail with a rubber band.

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Secure the bun with pins and remember to keep the final inch of your hair hanging out of the bun, resting on your forehead.

Take the second part of your hair, brush the lower section and make a ponytail below the bun that you just created.

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We love how this piece falls on Shilpa’s figure, since it isn’t figure hugging but doesn’t leave her swathed in drapes and pleats. The shoes are just so-so, but her tasteful makeup and minimal accessories let the work on the bodice stand out as it should.

If we were at a wedding, this look would be a decent one, barring the lipstick, which we’re not fans of. The skirt falls beautifully past Deepika’s waistline, but the colour combination doesn’t make the look pop at all, and neither do the unimpressive earrings. An edgier hairdo may have created a more red-carpet worthy look here.

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both ends — spread the hair out on your head to create an interesting fan, or backcomb it if you want to add volume. Use hairspray to set the style in place.

Wrap the ponytail around itself to create a bun — wrap it in the opposite direction from the one you followed for the first bun.

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We love Bipasha’s hair and makeup! The slight side-bangs frame her face beautifully. While we’re not big fans of this outfit, she carries it off very gracefully, managing to skip past looking bulky, which can very easily happen with a style like this. The colour and border give the look a very regal vibe.

We love this look from the waist up. The slightly daring neckline and print on the bodice make the black and white combination of the suit stand out.

However, we’re really not fans of how the sheer end, runched legs and shoes are together, making Neha look a little frumpy waist-down.

We’re not really against black and white suits, but they can get a little dull, and we wish Tabu hadn’t paired hers with equally unimpressive nude kitten heels. Also, the flared, semi-transparent sleeves are ruining an otherwise sleek silhouette for us. One thing she has going for her in this look is her fresh-faced makeup though!

Bipasha Basu

Straighten the fringe that we asked you to set aside (or leave it scruffy, since it’s straight anyway) and let it fall over your cheek.

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Imagine having a job that requires you to act on stage and perform risky stunts at the same time. Kate Fryer tells Sara Shah what it’s like to have her unconventional job

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day in Kate Fryer’s life involves wowing audiences with her acting prowess on stage, while performing risky stunts at the same time. In an age where most actresses prefer having stunt doubles to perform the stunts for them, Kate prefers to do them herself. And, while stunts aren’t really a necessary part of all theatrical acts, she believes that they help provide an extra dimension and thrill to an otherwise ordinary performance. Read on to find out more about what’s up her sleeve this month.

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n First off, tell us a little bit about Dislocate.

In 1997, Geoffrey Dustan and I formed Dislocate, which is essentially focused on creating physical theatre acts. Our group is a vehicle that creates physical theatre, which breaks boundaries by combining risky, highly-skilled circus feats with stories. We are proud to be among Australia’s leading independent ensembles. We love creating acts that are innovative and visually exciting. All our productions include a balanced mix of circus acts, satirical comedy, romance and movements that have enthralled audiences across the world.

This Christmas, cosy up with Maspar’s latest range of festive cushions. The cushions are available in striking shades of red, with prints such as plaid and subtle checks, that are woven with fine, pure cotton threads. You can even buy cushions in navy and beige, which will lighten and refresh your home décor. An additional brushing treatment is given to the cushions, to give them a soft feel and enhance comfort. We love this collection as we believe that nothing spells Christmas like the colour red!

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n Do you think your shows are dangerous?

Have you ever been injured during a performance?

They can be quite dangerous! But, we do have all sorts of safety equipments in place, even when we practise. So, it’s actually quite safe to learn and practise for our shows. There have been a few accidents, but very rarely has it been anything serious. There has been an occasional trip or fall, but it’s been quite safe so far. n What has your experiences in India

been like so far?

When we were here the last time, it was absolutely amazing. We performed in Mumbai and Jaipur and both cities were so special. I think that for us it was the fact that we had such incredible audiences that made us feel like rock stars! We had thousands of people coming in to see our shows and it was truly remarkable to see the joy on their faces. your acts?

The audience is obviously taken on a journey through theatre, but there is a heightened awareness to the tale being told when elements from the physical world are incorporated. n Since your acts involve stunts and

end of the day, all we are trying to say is that you should live fully every moment that you have. n What instilled your love for theatre?

I love telling stories that have a principle message in them. It’s what I aspire to do through all my acts. n What goes into rehearsing for such

dangerous physical theatre acts?

We train for four hours every day, with a combination of physical training and performance training. About three years

ago, when we were just starting out with this production, we trained all day, every day, as we were just developing our skills and learning the acts. Now we practise five days a week.

physical activity, how important is dialogue?

We want several elements to come together in each act. We aim to balance acrobatics and aerial skills with acting and all of this needs to be done in three minutes! We do have dialogue, so training in voice and projection is also required. We also need to have people who posses the ability to tell a story. n Finally, how do you do to stay fit for a

n You perform risky, highly skilled circus

feats. What inspired you to take on such a challenging career?

I trained in theatre before I trained in circus performances. When I discovered I could perform circus aerobatics as well, I realised that I could bring a three dimensional effect to my work.

profession like yours?

I eat quite well actually. We all try to eat organic food whenever we can. We train five days a week, for four hours. I ride my bicycle or walk to and from work most of the time. I also enjoy swimming on most weekends and getting massages whenever I can squeeze in some free time.

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the performing arts? If you could be anything, what would you be?

My life’s aim has always been to tell stories and share important messages along the way. There is nothing else I’d rather do.

n How do the stunts enhance the quality of

n You will be performing at Johnnie Walker

The Journey on December 13. What can we expect from you and Dislocate?

It is an honour to be invited to perform at Johnnie Walker The Journey. We look forward to sharing our most recent creations and imbibing the incredible warmth and generosity of Indian audiences. To be part of such an eclectic festival, with talent from around the world, is very exciting. The show is essentially about a very simple and beautiful concept — life is an amazing journey and you get only one chance to live it to the fullest, so you should live every step of the journey in the best possible way. Life has its great moments of joy and sorrow. We will narrate the story of how six different inhabitants of an apartment experience their lives, highlighting the pivotal moments — whether it is the death of a loved one or the birth of a new member — it’s all about life changing decisions. At the

n Did you always aspire to have a career in

>> These cushions from Maspar are perfect if you want to give your home a Christmas makeover

DEAl WITH youR collEAguE’S InAPPRoPRIATE bEHAVIouR A male colleague in our office doesn’t seem to understand the concept of office decorum, or basic hygiene! On more than one occasion, we’ve had to deal with him burping, picking his nose and, sometimes, passing gas — all while talking to us! Just the other day, he was scratching himself in a very inappropriate area, while talking to one of our female colleagues. She caught my eye, but I couldn’t think of anything to do. Is there anything that we can do to stop his unintentional, but unpleasant behaviour?

— Sanjana Tandon, Khar Dear Sanjana, We pride ourselves on being able to give good advice to

female workers in distress.

However, there are times when are also a little stumped and unfortunately, this is one of those times. You that you could send an emissary — perhaps the person he is closest to — to talk to him about his actions and how they aren’t appropriate for the office. Or, we could tell you that you can use subtle expressions to convey how you feel about his actions and make him self-conscious. But, no matter what you do, you’re going to embarrass him and that’s going to hurt. So, it’s up to you to weigh the pros and cons of waking him up to his behaviour.

Our advice to you would be to avert your eyes, ignore him and concentrate on your work.

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>> A rice cooker can be a handy, multipurpose appliance to prepare a variety of dishes

Whether you’re a big fan of DIY projects or are just starting in a bid to create simple, personalised craft items, you will need these supplies in your drawer, says Dev Goswami

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f you read our Christmas DIY story on page 13-14 and had to run out to purchase craft scissors, glue, or ribbons and pins, you’ve got to stock up on craft supplies! Here are a few basics that you will need for most DIY projects that you undertake.

1. Paint

Paints are a craft staple, so having a well-stocked paint box is essential so that you don’t have to run to a craft store in the middle of a project. It also saves you from spending on an entire bottle, when all you need is a dot of paint. Don’t get confused by the variety that is available, you can work with acrylic paint and buy other varieties such as poster, watercolour and oil paints as and when you need them. Also, remember to have a stock of paint brushes in different dimensions, as well as flat and round options.

2. Cutting knife

REINVENT WITH THE RICE COOKER

If you think that your rice cooker is only fit for steaming rice and doesn’t justify the space that it takes up on your counter-top, Shirley Mistry gives you ideas for innovative dishes that you can prepare with it

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rice cooker is a nifty appliance to own. Not only does it completely eliminate your involvement when you’re cooking rice-based dishes, it also helps you save time and a spot on the stove, especially when you’re entertaining guests. So, take a look at some of the dishes that we love whipping up in a rice cooker.

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succulent pork ribs, with the meat falling right off the bone. Mix oil, brown sugar, paprika, BBQ sauce, vinegar and pork ribs in your rice cooker and stir until the ribs are coated well. Then, cover and cook them for an hour or until the meat flakes off the bone. We love making this recipe in a rice cooker, simply because there is hardly any cleaning up afterwards.

fRittata

While this recipe doesn’t involve cooking in a rice cooker, it makes for an excellent container for this fermented dish. Rich in vitamins and low in calories, we can’t keep our hands off a bowl of kimchi. So, if you own a rice cooker, fill it with 2 cups of water and ½ cup sea salt. Add cabbage, stir well and cover the cooker.

Let the cabbage steep for around 24-30 hours, stirring occasionally, before you remove it and season it with spices and chillies. While you can use any vessel to ferment the cabbage, a rice cooker creates the perfect air tight environment, helping to speed up the process.

There’s no breakfast better than eggs and to prepare a fluffy, delicious frittata without using too much oil, try making it in a rice cooker. First, sautée vegetables of your choice until they are semicooked and set them aside. Then, add another tablespoon of oil to the rice cooker and make sure that it coats the sides as well. Simply crack in a few eggs and whisk them with a fork, in the rice cooker itself. Distribute the vegetables equally and top the frittata off with some cheese. Cook this on the regular, rice cycle of the cooker for a moist frittata.

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Pork ribs are delicious and decadent, but if you don’t have the patience to clean up a slew of vessels once you’re done, and don’t have the time to slow-cook them, toss everything into a rice cooker and an hour later, you will have

We love soups during winter, especially when we are bogged down by a stuffy cold and slaving over a stove is not a tempting prospect. But, instead of cracking open a can of readymade soup, sautée some carrots, onions and leeks in

your rice cooker, add shreds of chicken, kidney beans and spices to it and top it off with vegetable or chicken stock. You can even add chunks of potatoes or mushrooms in it. Then, simply set your cooker to a boil setting for 30 minutes and then change it to the warm setting. Do this in advance, so that the soup keeps bubbling and the flavours intensify, right until it is time for you to eat. In just 10-15 minutes, you will have a rich, flavourful and hearty soup.

ChoColate Cake Yes, you can even bake a cake in your cooker. We think this recipe is an especially good one to cook with your children, because there is no danger of them burning themselves, as there would be with an oven. Also, this cake doesn’t use eggs or milk, making it a great vegan option. Mix together 1½ cups of flour, ½ cup sugar, 5 tbsp cocoa, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt with 90ml oil, 1 cup water and 1 tbsp vinegar. Grease the dish inside the cooker, pour the batter in and cook it for an hour. Prick it with a toothpick to check if it is cooked through (the toothpick should come out clean) before taking it out of the cooker.

Let it rest for 30 minutes before unmoulding it.

This is an often-overlooked, but very important craft essential.

No DIY tutorial is going to mention the need for a cutting knife, but you don’t want to be stuck at a stage where you need to cut a piece of cardboard or thermocol neatly into two, but don’t know how to.

Several craft stores sell knife sets with different blades, which are perfect for various materials. If you plan to work on more DIY projects, don’t hesitate to invest in such kits.

3. Ribbons

You might think that ribbons are anything but essential, but we’re going to disagree. They’re the easiest type of craft supply to accumulate over time — save scraps from gifts and boxes that you receive. We can tell you from personal experience that while you’ll come across all kinds ribbons just when you aren’t looking for them, when it comes to buying a particular design that you absolutely need, it will always be out of stock. So, save yourself the hassle, make some space in your drawer and stock it with ribbons that catch your eye.

Remember to stock a healthy mix of colours, styles and thickness.

4. glue gun

An essential for experienced craft enthusiasts, a glue gun will add finesse to your projects. You can use it to create items that you can actually use in your daily life without worrying about them falling apart. A decent, mediumsized glue gun will cost around `500 and can be bought from craft stores as well as online websites. But, remember to read up about using glue guns safely and the precautions that you need to take before using one!

5. twine

Another item that not many DIY instructions mention, is a ball of twine, that can be a life-saver when things need to be put together. From applying finishing touches to a project, and repairing a broken link to hanging up Christmas decorations like we did, you never know when you might need twine!

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 >> Making a good first impression on your partner’s friends will help you in the long haul

« SoS: SolvE ouR SITuaTIoN! Think you can fix our readers’ complicated problems? Read on...

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I was late meeting my boyfriend of three months. We had both been quite busy lately and so, we were determined to see each other for some quality time. Movie and dinner it was...

As I got to the cinema, I saw Rohit standing outside, chatting away on his phone. Laughing and excited...

You are crazy! Yeah, I totally love it! So we’ll hook up later tonight and go over these, err.. plans??

I was kind of taken aback hat he was making plans for later that same night. But, it sounded like work and I knew he had a lot of it lately, but seemed quite keen on it — complaining, in the most perfunctory way, and sometimes, only for my benefit I think...

So, I decided not to be that whiny girlfriend. Instead...

I heard that!

Huh? Hi...

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FRIENDS If you’re serious about your boyfriend, you’ll need to leave a lasting impression on his friends when you meet them for the first time. Yamini Walia helps you with some friendly tips

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hile impressing your boyfriend’s parents is the final step to sealing the deal when on a lasting romance, the first hurdle is impressing his friends. You don’t have to change yourself so that they like you, but minor adjustments won’t hurt. Remember that if they aren’t fond of you, chances are that your relationship will see a certain amount of friction. But, don’t panic just yet and keep these simple tips in mind when you are meeting his friends.

basic, but not personal questions. This will make you seem interested and they will find it easier to open up to you.

Shhhh...

If your partner has told you about one of his friend’s dirty little secret, do not bring it up. Discussing it openly will not only make you seem like a gossipmonger, but will also put your partner in hot water, affecting his friendships and your relationship.

Don’t look so worried?

You have to work later tonight?

What? Uh! YEAH! That was Jack on the phone... We’ll be at it later... working...

impress them by blindly fawning over everything that they have to say. Be careful though, as you don’t want to come across as stuck up.

no niCknameS, pLeaSe Calling him ‘sweetie pie’ or ‘honey bunny’, is strictly off limits! Calling him by his nickname in front of his friends will not only embarrass him, but will also make other people uncomfortable.

Drink LeSS Alcohol can be a good conversation starter, but only if you’re drinking within your limits. Getting sloshed will definitely ruin the effort you’re making to create a good first impression.

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Look aTTenTive

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Remember that if you’re nervous, your partner’s friends are sailing in the same boat. The pressure of making small talk can be daunting, so set everyone at ease by sticking to basics such as making eye contact, smiling, laughing (not at every silly joke they crack though!) and asking

Irrespective of the sort of jokes that his friends crack, make sure that you pay attention to what they’re saying. If you don’t think they’re funny, let them know.

Mild disapproving comments such as ‘grow up!’ are not necessarily bad — they’ll just show them that you’re not trying to

Don’t spend an entire evening talking only to his guy friends, even if you find them more interesting. Talk to his female friends as well. This might benefit you, because even if the two of you end up going separate ways, you may have found a set of new girlfriends.

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Dear Grace, My boyfriend behaves strangely when I visit him at work. It seems as though he is always in a hurry to get me out of there, and on days when he can’t leave early and I go to meet him, he asks me to wait for him at a nearby café. But, once he steps out of office, he becomes his normal self again. I don’t understand his behaviour and I don’t even know whether this is something that I

should bring up. What do you suggest?

— Leena Thakur, Colaba Dear Leena, You should talk to him about it, but before you do, consider this: Based on how his behaviour changes once he leaves work, it seems as though he is worried about his superiors having a problem with him receiving visitors at work. Another reason could be that he hasn’t told his colleagues

So, we went into the cinema, we were early after all. Ronit went to get snacks and his phone plonked out of his back pocket on to the floor. He had already gone, so I held on to it, casually going through the call log. It was Jack calling pretty much every couple of minutes. More than even I called! I had to laugh. Like being married to work...

about you and so, he doesn’t want them to find out. Whatever the reason may be, he should have told you about it and the fact that he hasn’t means that you need to prod him a little. Casually bring up the topic, but try not to make a big deal out of it. It’s a simple problem to fix and all you need to do is talk about it.

Send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

Then his phone started vibrating and who else, but Jack again.

Without thinking I picked it up and...

Hi baby...

Ditch work now na...

Come... I am wearing your favourite...

“It was NOT *Jack*. It was a girl named Kusum! Who thought she had dialed number and thought like me, that Ronit was her boyfriend! What should I do? He has no idea I know!” — K a) Just dump him. What a loser. b) Maybe he has his reasons. Maybe she is an ex who won’t let go. You must be honest and tell him what happened. Even if he hasn’t been honest with you. c) Call Kusum back and let her know what has been happening. Then, the two of you can meet him together and show him that the game is up. Have some fun making him squirm!

LAST WEEK: R should pick option C: Buy a really ugly shirt, pretend you love it and insist he wears it all the time!

Send your solutions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

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Rare paintings, classic artifacts and furniture make up a collection of "priceless pieces" which President Pranab Mukherjee is set to unveil for the public on Thursday on the occasion on his 79th birthday. The President will also unveil a number of infrastructure and educational programmes for the benefit of the residents of the President's Estate as part of a people-oriented approach.

HANGUS (J&K): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that floodhit people of Jammu and Kashmir were "bearing the brunt of hollow promises" made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who she claimed was playing politics over the "miseries" of people.

“Prime Minister came here recently and made a long list of promises. He announced some package but what is the ground reality. The reality is what you know and you are bearing the brunt of hollow promises," Gandhi said addressing an election rally in south Kashmir's Shangus constituency here, which is going to polls in the fourth phase on December 14.

She said this was not the time to play politics.

"This is the time to address your miseries. This is the time to provide you shelter, food and take care of your daily needs. But the Modi-led Central government is not paying any attention," the Congress president alleged.

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turnout in the ongoing Assembly polls, the Congress president said the elections came at a time when the people were struggling with the pain caused by the floods.

"Despite that, the enthusiasm with which you participated in the democratic exercise I salute your determination," she said.

"Our vision for Jammu and Kashmir's development and social uplift is clear. The developmental works are done by hard work and not through hollow promises," Gandhi said.

She added, "Showing dreams is easy but realising these dreams for the progress of the nation is not easy when the community is divided on creed and cast."

She said everyone should get an Congress president Sonia Gandhi gestures equal right on the profits of the deduring an election campaign rally at velopment.

Shangus in Anantnag district on "Congress governments have Wednesday. done that. There are people of every community in Kashmir. People of minded people about the response different religions have right to worof Congress-led UPA government at ship and for this Congress entered the Centre when the state was hit by into a coalition with those who bea devastating earthquake in 2005. lieve in secularism to keep commuPraising the people for high voter nal forces away from the state.

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EW DELHI: In a move that will give cooking gas consumer more choice, state oil marketing companies have started selling mini 5-kg LPG cylinders at subsidised rates.

Till now, cooking gas (LPG) was available for domestic use in 14.2kg cylinders. Consumers were entitled to 12 such bottles in a year at subsidised rate of Rs 417 in Delhi.

Now the subsidised cooking gas is also available in 5-kg packs, costing Rs.155 per cylinder in Delhi.

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Rajya Sabha yesterday that consumers can avail of 34 cylinders of 5-kg in a year at subsidised rates. Any requirement beyond that would have to be bought at market price of Rs 351 per bottle. Like the 14.2-kg cylinders, the mini subsidised packs are available at the regular LPG dealer or distributors. 5-kg LPG cylinders are available at select petrol pumps at Rs 351.

"Public sector oil marketing companies have reported that they are already marketing subsidised 5-kg cylinders up to 34 cylinders in a year per connection,” Pradhan told Rajya Sabha.

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EW DELHI: Expansion of ties in a range of crucial sectors like nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and defence will be in focus when Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliberate at the annual summit here tomorrow with an aim to further strengthen the already close strategic partnership.

In his talks with Modi, both in restricted and delegation level formats, Putin is likely to seek deeper economic engagement with the "time-tested" ally to negate affect of sanctions against Russia by the US and its Western allies over the Ukraine issue.

Both sides are looking at inking 15-20 pacts following the summit which has been taking place since 2000 alternately in Moscow and New Delhi.

Ahead of his visit, Putin termed ties with India as "privileged strategic partnership" and said construction of new nuclear plants besides military and technical cooperation was high on the agenda for talks. He said Russia was keen to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India and involve ONGC in oil and gas hunt in the Arctic.

Energy-starved India, which is the third largest oil importer after the US and China -- has been pushing for greater involvement in major gas and oil exploration projects in Russia and both the leaders are set to discuss the issue.

Russia is one of the top oil producers globally and has huge reserves of natural gas.

In the nuclear energy sector, Russia may offer to set up a total of 20-

24 nuclear energy production units in India against previously agreed 14-16 plants. Both sides are also likely to come out with a roadmap for cooperation in the overall energy sector.

Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin said the two countries will start negotiations for setting up of units five and six at the Kudankulam nuclear power complex soon and may sign a technical pact for units 3 and 4 during Putin's stay here.

Russia was awaiting India's decision to allot a site for construction of a new Russian-designed nuclear power plant and the issue may figure in the talks.

Putin will be accompanied by around 15 business tycoons from Russia and both Modi and the Russian President are expected to jointly interact with CEOs of major companies from both the countries as enhancing trade ties will be a major item on the agenda of the summit.

The volume of bilateral trade was USD 10 billion in 2013 and both sides feel there was "huge opportunity" to improve it significantly.

India has been working to have a trade pact with "Eurasian space" for improved trade and commerce which will also improve trade with Russia.

India's exports, particularly food items, to Russia have gone up since sanctions were imposed against that country by Western nations for its interventions in the crisis in Ukraine.

India has been maintaining that it cannot be party to any economic sanctions against Russia.

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EW DELHI/AGRA: The alleged forced reconversion of about 100 people to Hinduism in Agra by an RSS affiliate set off a chorus of criticism against the government on Wednesday by the Opposition inside and outside Parliament with its leaders calling it illegal and demanding 'strict' action.

Responding to the attack by the opposition who also demanded the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government washed its hands off the issue, saying it had no role and that law and order is a state subject. Leaders of BJP claimed the reconversion was voluntary and it was not forcibly done. The Agra police, meanwhile, filed an FIR against a Hindu outfit, an RSS offshoot, over the incident

on Monday. The Sadar Bazaar Police, which filed the FIR, launched investigation into the case against Dharma Jagran Manch and its UP convener Kishore, reports PTI. Police registered cases under Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups) and Section 415 (using fraudulent means) of the IPC. It has been alleged in the FIR that promises were held out by the organisers which included getting BPL cards and housing plots for those who embraced Hinduism.

Raising the issue in Rajya Sabha, BSP chief Mayawati alleged that RSS-affiliate Bajrang Dal converted some Muslim families to Hinduism in Agra by force and by allurement.

Members of Hindu organisations perform a ceremony for the conversion of Muslim families in Agra, on Monday.

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TOP VIEW

The new FTP is under consultation and finalisation.

The total investment in SEZ till September 30 is Rs 3,80,284 cr. The contribution of SEZ exports in the total exports of the country is 23.71%.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman BUSINESS BRIEFS Consumer Forum Directs ICICI To Pay Claim

Avoid Buying At Present Levels

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (December 11, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Wednesday (December 10, 2014) a net 14.95 points (0.18%) and closed at the 8355 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 8318 points level. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 10.45 p.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8317 points level at 10.58 a.m. It then bounced back into the green and registered the day’s high at the 8376 points level at 2.25 p.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 60 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 26 were gainers, while 24 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in consumer durables, infrastructure and PSU stocks.

Is above its 200-day average (at 7477) Positive.

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 8301 points level.

The next support is at the 8206 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 8544 points level.

The next resistance is at the 8609 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 = 8350 (This is the level where the trend is likely TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: to change during intra-day).

Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 7.60%. This change is Support (1) = 8323. small and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Support (2) = 8290.

Resistance (1) = 8383.

Resistance (2) = 8410.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 947 were gainers, 539 were losers OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: and 34 remained unchanged.

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined and has entered 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 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

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

having formed three consecutive black body candles has formed a small white body candle. This is positive.

However, the index is below its 5, 15 and 25 day’s moving averages. Further, the 5 day’s moving average is below the 15 day’s moving average.

Moreover, the velocity parameters continue to indicate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias. 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 and both lines are flat. No signal here.

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

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 8447) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 8485) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 8441) 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.

The District Consumer Redressal Forum Thane, has directed ICICI Bank and ICICI Lombard General Insurance company to pay Rs 35,000 as compensation along with the claim amount to the complainant in a motor accident claim case of 2007. In their order delivered on December 8, president of the forum M Y Mankar and members Madhuri Vishwarupe and N D Kadam directed ICICI bank and its insurance arm to jointly pay Kusum Sharma, a resident of Airoli in Navi Mumbai, a sum of Rs 35,000 as compensation along with an insurance claim of Rs one lakh. In her complaint filed in November, 2007 with the forum, Sharma said that her husband Ashok Sharma had taken a credit card from ICICI bank, which also provided a accident cover of Rs 1 lakh. Her husband died in an accident in March, 2007, following which she had filed a claim with the insurance company and the bank. But, she did not get any response from either of them. The bank, in its response argued that there was no proof of the claimant was the legal heir of the deceased and that they did not receive any notice from the complainant’s side, which was dismissed by the forum. The bank told the forum that the benefit of the insurance was available to the customer for a period of one year, from April 2005 to April 2006. Forum members, however, observed that it cannot be categorically stated that the bank had given papers and policy regarding the scheme to the policy holder and informed them while withdrawing it. Hence, they were liable to pay the compensation to the complainant.

Govt Needs To Re-Look At IT Act To Counter Cyber Crime

Cyber crime has become a challenge and this needs to be addressed by taking a relook at the IT Act and revamping criminal laws, government told the Rajya Sabha yesterday. “This is a challenge before the government. In order to counter the challenge, IT Act needs to be relooked,” Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said during Question Hour. He said there was a need to “revamp” the criminal laws such as IPC and CRPC to counter the growing menace of cyber crime which has “no boundaries.” The minister was responding to a question on details of legislative and other measures have been taken to prevent cyber crimes. The Information Technology Act, 2000 was amended in 2008 to address all forms of cyber crimes.

Crisil To Establish Chair Of Financial Markets At IIM-A

Global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services Crisil, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), to set up a ‘CRISIL Chair of Financial Markets’ at the prestigious business school. The purpose of the professional chair is to enable research activities that can help financial markets evolve and function better. Roopa Kudva, MD and CEO, CRISIL said, “We believe that collaboration between industry and academia is critical for enhancing our understanding of the financial markets and spot the next growth opportunities. The setting up of the CRISIL Chair is a significant step in that direction. We are proud of this association and hope it will fuel insightful research that can help investors, market intermediaries and other stake-holders make better informed investment and business decisions.”

Ikea To Double Sourcing From India By 2020

The world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea yesterday announced a new initiative ‘Make More in India’ as it plans to double its sourcing from the country to about 630 million euro by 2020. “The initiative is aimed at potential suppliers and to expand Ikea’s supplier base as well as the categories of home furnishing products sourced in India. Ikea today sources for EUR 315 million and plans to double the sourcing by 2020,” the company said in a statement. Ikea South Asia Head of Sourcing Sandeep Sanan said: “We believe there is tremendous potential in India.”

At present, Ikea has 48 suppliers in India with 45,000 direct employees and about 400,000 people in its extended supply chain.

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Gold jumps by Rs 650, silver by Rs 1600 on seasonal buying Additional spectrum Special 2G court hearing against Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia on Jan 12 Maruti to supply 4141 Gypsy SUVs to Indian Army Cipla arm to sell entire stake in China's Jiangsu for $18.5 mn Companies raise Rs 37,657 cr via debt placement in Nov.

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inance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet his state counterparts to iron out the "challenges" in rolling out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) today . The meeting would "discuss some of the challenges that the states see at this point of time", Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha told reporters on the sidelines of Delhi Economics Conclave here yesterday.

"On GST we are working on variety of discussions with the states.

The legislative aspects of the GST are complicated, they have to be approved by the states. CST compensation is one of the item which is under discussion," he said. The

Centre is working towards rolling out the GST from April 1, 2016, and is in discussion with states to insulate their revenues from the impact of the GST. The GST will subsume indirect taxes like excise duty and service tax at the central level and VAT and local levies on the states front.

Sinha said once the issues are resolved the Centre can come up with the legislative calender. The GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in 2011, had lapsed and the NDA government will be required to come up with a fresh bill. States have been demanding that petroleum, alcohol and tobacco be kept out of the purview of the GST. The

GST roll out has missed several deadlines because of lack of consensus among states over certain crucial issues on the proposed new tax regime.

On easing restrictions on gold imports, Sinha said the intention of the government was to enable the jewellery sector function efficiently.

The government had last month scrapped the 80:20 scheme for gold imports under which at least 20% of the imported gold had to be mandatorily exported before bringing in new lots. Gold imports jumped 280% to USD 4.17 billion in October, as per the latest trade data.

The in-bound shipments touched 95 tonnes in September this year as against 12 tonnes a year ago.

SAIL’s Successful Stake Sale Peps Govt

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momentum will continue and future stake sale of PSUs would be he government's disinvestment lapped up by investors. "Several drive got a tremendous start with other companies are on radar for steel major SAIL's share sale being disinvestment. We hope that divestsubscribed more than two times last ment momentum will continue," a week fetching the exchequer Rs top finance ministry official said.

The government has lined up a 1,715 crore. Encouraged by the good response to the stake sale in SAIL, host of PSUs, including ONGC, Coal the Finance Ministry hopes that the India and NHPC, for disinvestment in the current fiscal. The Centre hopes to garner Rs 43,425 crore through the stake sale. The other companies which are on the agenda include 10% stake dilution in Hindustan Aeronautics besides 5% each in Container Corporation of India, PFC and REC. "In two-and-a-half years many

By A Business Reporter PSUs have to meet 25% shareholding norm. We are careful of bunchating agency Fitch yesterday said it expects Indian corporates to increasingly access offshore debt markets to meet their funding requirements.

The offshore bond issuances by non-financial Indian corporates is estimated to have crossed

By A Business Reporter USD 13 billion so far in 2014 as against around USD 9 billion in total penalty of Rs 2,179.41 crore 2013. "The offshore capital marwas imposed on telecom operakets are increasingly attractive tors till September 30, 2014, for vioto Indian corporates partly belation of customer verification cause of better pricing for their guidelines, the government said bonds," Fitch Ratings said in a yesterday. statement. The growth in acIn a written reply to the Lok cess to bond market is likely to Sabha, Communications and IT be driven by the need to refiMinister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, nance debt and fund capex "A total penalty of about Rs 2,179.41 once the investment cycle crore has been imposed since the restarts, it added.

The offshore markets now inception till September 30, 2014 on present a relatively more costtelecom operators for violations of effective funding source as verification guidelines." compared with onshore fundThe maximum penalty has been ing for Indian corporates, it imposed on Aircel at Rs 486.48 crore said. Also the reduction of followed by Reliance Communicawithholding tax on interest tions at Rs 454.62 crore. State-run payments of offshore bonds to BSNL was imposed a fine of Rs 5 per cent with effect from July 329.14 crore, Bharti Airtel at Rs 2014, compared with 20 per 309.87 crore, Vodafone at Rs 211.85 cent earlier, has incentivised crore and Idea Cellular at Rs 123.44 investment in such instrucrore for violation of norms, acments."Investor demand for cording to the reply.

Indian bonds has also been A penalty of Rs 172.80 crore was strong due to expectations of imposed on Tata Teleservices, Rs improvement in Indian eco52.31 crore on Sistema Shyam Telenomic growth, improved politservices, Rs 11.65 crore on Uninor, ical stability and strong Rs 11.17 crore on MTNL and Rs liquidity in global capital mar10.92 crore on STel. kets," Fitch added.

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ing of stake sales and we will do it in a staggered manner," the official said. Capital market regulator Sebi had earlier this year cleared a proposal for ensuring at least 25% public holding in all the listed state-owned companies within three years. The decision would help the government raise close to Rs 60,000 crore from the sale of shares in around 35 listed PSUs where the public shareholding is less than 25%.

The first disinvestment offering this fiscal saw retail investors subscription touching 2.08 times (42.93 crore shares) of the 20.65 crore shares on offer. Government's stake in SAIL will come down to 75% pursuant to this public issue, helping the company to meet Sebi's listing norms.

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mandatory and the DoT has been issuing instructions from time to time for the same.

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ntities, which provide research reports on securities, will have to compulsorily apply for registration with markets watchdog Sebi by end of May 2015 under new norms that came into effect from this month. However, individuals employed as research analyst with an entity are not required obtain registration certificate from Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

Besides, the new set of norms for research analysts which came into effect from December 1 also require journalists who offer opinion on securities and public issues through media, to obtain registration with the capital market regulator. "Transition period of six months from the date of commencement of Research Analysts (RA) Regulations has been provided to the existing persons acting as research analyst or research entity before commencement of the RA Regulations to comply with certification, qualification, segregation of research activity from other activities, etc," Sebi said in a public communication.

"However, they are required to file an application for grant of registration within the said period of six months from the commencement of the regulations that is December 1, 2014, to continue to do so thereafter," it added. Entities which fail to file an application for grant of registration within the time period of six months would have to "stop acting as research analyst". "If any person is found to be acting as research analyst without making an application for grant of registration under RA regulations after expiry of such period that is May 31, 2015, appropriate action as deemed fit...May be initiated," the market regulator said.

Interestingly, Sebi regulations also cover individuals including journalists who make public ap-

pearance or make comments through the public media for giving opinion or recommendations concerning securities or on public offers. "Journalists employed by various news organisations and who comment on specific stock with proper research, which get published in news paper, etc. have to comply with provisions... of Sebi (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014," Sebi said.

However, the norms do not cover communications through public media related to general trends in the securities market, discussions on the broad-based indices, commentaries on economic, political or market conditions. Besides, persons offering statistical summaries of financial data of the companies, technical analyses relating to the demand and supply in a sector or index based on trading volume and price on public media do not require registration as a research analyst.

Sebi also clarified that journalists who are on the payrolls of media agency such as newspaper or television "are not required to get registered with Sebi". Registration would be mandatory if such media persons make public appearance or offer opinion concerning securities or public issued through public media.

Moreover, merchant banks, investment banks, brokerage services and underwriting services that issue research report and other intermediaries "to whom there is no specific exemption under RA Regulations are covered under the definition of research entity". The norms do not cover personnel engaged in clerical activities, back office assistance, support services, among others, in relation to publication and distribution of research report. Research Analyst regulations aim to safeguard Indian markets from any manipulative research reports including by foreign entities.

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Based on the true story of

Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and exconvict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream. HBO, 1 1.2 5 p.m.

MONK SEASON 1

SOAPS & SERIALS

In the series premiere, ex-cop Adrian Monk comes out of

forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politician’s bodyguard and learns that there is more at play than meets the eye, especially after discovering secrets involving the candidate’s wife (Gail O’Grady) and campaign manager (Ben Bass). Star World, 9 p.m .

SASURAL SIMAR KA

In tonight’s episode, Siddhant reaches the destination

where Anjali and Sanjana are locked. Roli also reaches there with the motive to stop Siddhant from entering the room where they have been locked because a bomb has been planted there. But by the time she reaches the room the bomb has already been activated by Siddhant accidently. Co lo rs, 7.30 p.m .

FIT FOR THE WILD

Explore thirteen of Africa’s fascinating habitants and the

creatures that thrive there, from the Kalahari to the Indian Ocean on Animal Planet’s FIT FOR THE WILD. Anim al Plan et, 10.30 p.m.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Is a fast-paced countdown of the world’s top 20 homemade

science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Discover y, 10 p.m.

MASSIVE ENGINES

MASSIVE ENGINES takes its viewers through an exciting

journey of engineering ingenuity. Join Chris Barrie as he hosts an enthralling look at some of the worlds most incredible machines, from biggest engines, including monster trucks, giant diggers, rockets, trains, to supertankers and earthmovers.

Chris marvels at these monstrous mechanical creations and explore them all. Discover y Science , 7.30 p.m .

FANTASTIC FOUR

Monk, Star World, 9 p.m.

DISAPPEARED

A person suddenly and unexpectedly disappears! No trace, no clues, nothing but the lingering mystery they leave behind.

DISAPPEARED on ID – Investigation Discovery is an exciting series that investigates the disappearance of these victims, who are here one minute, gone the next. Tune in as each episode focuses on one victim’s story, as told through the perspectives and actual voices of their closest friends and family and how the investigators try to solve the case. ID, 8 p.m.

BANDHAN

Dev Pratap is all set to get married to Payal but he seems to be eyeing Kajri with wrong intentions. Meanwhile, Darpan notices something suspicious. Will the tables turn for Dev Pratap and his family? Zee TV, 7 p.m .

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Nihal baldev have a heated argument stemming from a misunderstanding. Rajvir tries to trap Baldev by putting Ganjaa in his trucks. Veera and Ratan share an emotional moment when Ratan gifts her own wedding dress to her. Baldev gets an idea to convince Bansuri. Sta r Plus, 10 .30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Reed Richards, a brilliant but timid and bankrupt scientist,

is convinced that evolution can be triggered by clouds of cosmic energy, and has calculated that Earth is going to pass one of these clouds soon. Together with his friend and partner, the gruff yet gentle astronaut muscle-man Ben Grimm, Reed convinces his conceited MIT classmate Dr. Victor Von Doom, now CEO of his own enterprise, to allow him access to his privately-owned space station. Von Doom agrees in exchange for control over the experiment and a majority of the profits from whatever benefits it brings. He thus brings aboard Susan Storm, his shy, though assertive chief genetics researcher and a former lover of Reed’s with whom she had an acrimonious break-up, and her diametrically opposed brother Johnny, the maverick and hot-headed playboy pilot. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

GALAXY QUEST

The sci-fi television series “Galaxy Quest”, which took place aboard the intergalactic spaceship NSEA Protector, starred Jason Nesmith as suave Commander Peter Quincy Taggert, Gwen DeMarco as sexy communications person Lt. Tawny Madison (a role which consisted solely of repeating what the computer stated, much to Gwen’s annoyance), Shakespearean trained Sir Alexander Dane as alien Dr. Lazarus, Fred Kwan as engineer Tech Sgt. Chen, and Tommy Webber as child gunner Laredo. Seventeen years after the series last aired, it lives on in the hearts of its rabid fans. However, it lives on in infamy for its stars, who have not been able to find meaningful acting work since. Their current lives revolve around cashing in on however those roles will afford, which usually entails attending fan conventions or worse, such as shopping mall openings. Zee Studio, 11 .35 p.m.

DULHE RAJA

Poor Raja opens a fast foot restaurant right opposite a five

star hotel run by it’s owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in vain. Things get worse for the wealthy man, when his daughter Kiran wants to marry the poor hotelier. The wealthy man refuses, leading to a confrontation and a condition - which Raja fulfills, he becomes rich virtually overnight, and proposes for the hand of Kiran. The wealthy hotelier reluctantly accepts him as his son-in-law, only to have Kiran elope with a man named Rahul. Star Gold , 8 p.m .

Fantastic Four, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

TERE NAAM

A woman comes from a Hindu high caste family. Her name

is Nirjala. Her family want her to get married to a Hindu upper caste man. She agrees to do so. But before the wedding, she meets with a poor Indian. This man belongs to a very low caste. This man also has a very hot temper and gets into fights all the time. But both fall in love with each other. Nirjala’s family refuse to permit her to get married to him. They force her to get married to the man of their choice. In the meantime, Radhe gets into fight, and someone hits him very hard on his head. Radhe loses his senses and falls down.

When he wakes him, he finds himself a mental patient. The hospital finds him very violent and they chain. He is unable to remember his past. Then Nirjala re-enters his life. Will this cure Radhe or make him even worse? CVO, 9 p.m.

SAUDAGAR

Moti sells gurd in the market. He collects the raw material

and takes them to an older woman, Mahjubhi, who makes exemplary gurd. Moti loves a village girl but is unable to afford to pay for the maher to her father. So he decides to marry Mahjubhi, proposes to her, which she accepts, they marry, and she moves in with him. Moti extracts a lot of work from Mahjubhi so that he can save enough money to pay for his marriage expenses. Shortly after he saves enough money, he decides to give Mahjubhi talaq (divorce), accusing her of infidelity. Shortly after that he marries the village girl, and he goes back to his business of selling gurd. Zee Classics, 8 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Everest 2.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 3.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 3.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Everest 10.30 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein

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

8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Qubool Hai Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaano Ki Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Savdhaan India 7.30 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali 8.00 Devon Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Laut Aao Trisha 9.30 Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye 10.00 Comedy Classes 10.30 Savdhaan India: India Fights Back 11.30 Ajeeb Daastan Hai Ye

P.M.

COLORS

8.00 Honor Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Ka Re Duraava 9.30 Asmita 10.30 Jai Malhar 11.00 Ka Re Duraava

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00

Wild Brazil Extreme Animals Ultimate Killers The Wild Ones Fit For The Wild Untamed and Uncut AP Safari: Biggest and Baddest Fit For The Wild Web of Life Wild Kingdom The Wild Life of Tim Faulkner

House Revenge Simpsons Year 2 Broke Girls III MasterChef US House Revolution Simpsons Year 2 Broke Girls Monk House Revolution

ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV

P.M. 12.00 CID 7.30 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 8.00 Itni Si Khushi 8.30 Humsafars 9.00 Tum Aise Hi Rehna 9.30 Hum Hain Na 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 11.00 Crime Patrol

ZEE TV

Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaanon Ki Kumkum Bhagya Maharakshak Aryan Qubool Hai Bandhan… Saari Umar Doli Armaanon Ki Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Satrangi Sasuraal Bandhan… Saari Umar 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar

P.M. 2.00 Science of Stupid 2.30 Car Science 3.00 Mega Factories: Coca Cola 4.00 Amazing Moments 5.00 Mega Factories: Frito Lay 6.00 Science of Stupid 7.00 Car Science 7.30 Mega Factories 8.00 Caught in the Act: Crocs vs Lions 9.00 Science of Stupid 10.00 Do Or Die: Terrible Twister 10.30 Inside: Mumbai Terror Attacks 11.30 Monkey Thieves: Three’s A Crowd

INVEST. DISCOVERY

P.M.

DDI (Main Channel)

STARMOVIES

P.M 12.50 Home Alone 3 2.55 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 4.45 Hellboy II: The Golden Army 7.10 127 Hours 9.00 Fantastic Four 11.05 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 A.M. 9.25 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 11.20 127 Hours

HBO

P.M. 12.10 Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist 2.10 World War Z 4.25 Richie Rich 6.15 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 8.00 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 11.25 Pain and Gain A.M. 9.20 Richie Rich 11.10 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

ZEE STUDIO

Sasural Simar Ka, Colors, 7.30 p.m. Bandhan… Saari Umar, Zee TV, 7 p.m.

2.00 Udann 2.30 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 3.00 Sasural Simar Ka 3.30 Udaan 4.00 Bigg Boss 5.00 Comedy Nights with Kapil 6.30 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 7.00 Shastri Sisters 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Uddan 9.00 Bigg Boss 10.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 10.30 Uttaran 11.00 Shastri Sisters

P.M. 12.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta Ka Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka..

Chidiya Ghar Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 10.00 Chiplunkar…

10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka….

ZEE MARATHI

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

10.00 The Wild Ones 10.30 Fit For The Wild 11.00 Most Extreme

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

DISCOVERY

Destroyed in Seconds Man Vs Wild Wild Asia You Have Been Warned Man Woman Wild Food Factory What Happened Next Beast Tracker Dual Survival You Have Been Warned Destroyed in Seconds

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 The Gadget Show 3.00 How It’s Made 4.00 Strangest Weather on Earth 5.00 How Do They Do It? 6.00 The Gadget Show 7.30 Massive Machines 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 The Gadget Show 10.00 Strangest Weather on Earth 11.00 How Tech Works

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Food CIA 2.30 Counting Cars 3.00 Stan Lee’s Superhumans 4.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 5.00 Pawn Stars 5.30 Shipping Wars 7.30 Storage Wars 8.00 Food CIA 8.30 Counting Cars 9.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 10.00 Pawn Stars

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Chitrageet 3.30 Special programme on Vamanashram 4.00 Sankat Mochan Hanuman 4.30 Karan The Detective 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Chandramukhi 5.30 Matiche Rang 6.00 Krishi Darshan 6.55 Patla Tar Ghya 7.00 News in Marathi 7.30 Smart Sunbai 8.00 Khamosh Sa Afsana 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan 9.00 Zindagi…Ek Bhanwar

MOVIE CHANNELS

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Desperate Housewives 3.40 America Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Originals 7.00 Mike and Molly 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two And a Half Men 9.00 Desperate Housewives 10.00 The Originals 11.00 The Big Bang Theory

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00

10.30 Counting Cars 11.00 In Search of Aliens

LISTING

9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 11.30

Dard Ka Rishta Jab Jab Bahar Ayee Kab Kyun Kaise Rangoli National Programme of Dance

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.05 6.30

Samachar.

Mid Day News Sports News Genext Samachar News Samachar Business News News Headline Metro Scan Desh Pardesh

Rangoli, DDI, 11 p.m.

7.00 7.30 7.40 7.50 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Janadesh 2014 News Parliament News Sandad Samachar News Night Aamne Samne Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

2.00 Secrets of Stepford Wives 2.30 Dates From Hell 3.00 REdrum 3.30 Evil I 4.00 Fatal Encounters 5.00 Disappeared 6.00 Redrum 6.30 I Was Murdered 7.00 Dates From Hell 7.30 Secrets of Stepford Wives 8.00 Disappeared 9.00 Fatal Encounters 10.00 Who The Bleep 10.30 Secrets of Stepford Wives 11.00 Who The Bleep Did Marry

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 India Tour of Aus 14/15 1st Test Day 3 3.00 Cricket World Cup: Capturing the Cup 1975 4.00 Great Spells 4.30 Cricket Extra 5.00 International Premier Tennis League 14 h/ls

STAR SPORTS4

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30

Premier League World PL Netbusters La Liga: World Indian Super League 14 Barclays Premier League 14/15 Liga Liga Indian Super League 14 h/ls Barclays Premier League MotoGP World C’ship 14 h/ls Rolex Middle Sea Liga Bbva 14/15 The Football Review Football Today

P.M. 12.20 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3.30 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 6.25 Star Trek 9.00 Mission Impossible II 11.35 Galaxy Quest A.M. 8.00 The Terminal 10.35 The Tuxedo

P.M. 2.10 5.40 9.00 A.M. 8.25 11.45 P.M. 2.00 4.30 7.00 9.30

ZEE CLASSIC

Aan Vidhaata Saudagar Nai Roshni Mere Sanam

ZEE TALKIES

Gammat Jammat: Sachin Chikat Navara: Vidhya P Duniyadari: Swapnil J Prahar Bhushan 2014 event

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.30 6.00

7.30 9.30 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00

Tom and Jerry Oggy and the Cockroaches Haddi Mera Buddy Oggy 20-20 Dhamaka: Haddi Mera Buddy Mighty Raju Rio Calling Oggy and the Cockroaches Ben 10 Pokemon Black and White Tom and Jerry Kids Show Oggy and the Cockroaches Roll No 21 Oggy and the Cockroaches

POGO CHANNEL

P.M. 1.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon 3.00 Mr Bean

PIX

P.M. 12.25 District 13 2.10 True Legend 4.30 Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle 6.50 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown 9.00 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I 11.25 The Twilight Saga: New Moon A.M. 9.20 Charlie’s Angels 11.25 Casino Royale

Galaxy Quest, Zee Studio, 11.35 p.m.

STAR GOLD

P.M. 1.20 The Hero: Love Story of A Spy 5.15 Ek Tha Soldier 8.00 Dulhe Raja 11.10 The Great Veera A.M. 8.05 Kshatriya 11.25 Tere Naam

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Krrish: Hrithik Roshan 5.00 Cheeta The Power of One: Mahesh Babu 9.00 Robot: Rajnikanth A.M. 10.00 Bhoothnath: Juhi Chawla

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.15 Awaara Paagal Deewana: Akshay Kumar 5.10 Khoon Ka Rishta: Chiranjeevi 8.00 Gadar-Ek Prem Katha: Sunny Deol A.M. 10.50 Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi: Sonu Sood

CVO

TEN CRICKET

P.M. 1.00 SL Tour of SA 11/12 2nd ODI 3.00 Aus Tour of Pak 14 2nd Test 5.00 Eng Tour of SL 14 h/ls 5th ODI 6.00 Tri Nation 14 2nd ODI SA vs Aus 7.00 ICC Cricket 360 7.30 Best of the Test: Ind vs Sa Durban Test 2010 8.30 Great Centuries: AB De Viliers 9.00 Best of the Tests: 1st Test: SA vs Aus 11 10.00 Eng Tour of SL 14 h/ls 11.00 NZ Tour of Pak 14 1st ODI

A.M. 7.30 Ghar Pariwar: Rajesh Khanna

P.M. 2.00 One Two Three: Tushar Kapoor 5.30 Kaash: Jackie Shroff 9.00 Tere Naam: Salman Khan A.M. 9.30 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: Juhi Chawla

FILMY

P.M. 12.30 Apne Rang Hazaar 5.00 Bandit Queen 8.30 Meri Zabaan P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00

All programmes on this page are as per the official schedules of the various channels. Afternoon is not responsible for any last minute changes.

B4U

Tejaswini: Vijayshanti One 2 Ka 4: Shahrukh Khan Prey: Bridget Moyaahana Angarakshak The Bodyguard: Mohanlal

Tere Naam, CVO, 9 p.m.

4.00 7.00 8.00 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.00

P.M. 2.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

Chhota Bheem Marathon Krish The Great Chhota Bheem Marathon Krishna and Balram II: Kalvakra Returns Thomas and Friends Krishna The Great Baby Looney Tunes Krishna and Balram II: Kalvakra Returns

DISNEY CHANNEL

Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Gravity Falls The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir 5.30 Best of Luck Nikki 7.30 Doraemon 9.30 Phineas and Ferb A.M. 9.00 Ishaan 9.30 Best of Luck Nikki 10.00 The Suite Life of Karan..

10.20 Art Attack P.M. 1.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Iron Man American Dragon: Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spider Man Hulk and the Agents of SMASH 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telematches A.M. 8.00 Space Goofs 8.30 Rekkit the Rabbit 9.00 Space Goofs 9.30 American Dragon: Jake Long 10.00 Super Robot 10.30 Phineas and Ferb.

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TV TATTLE Shishir Sharma enters ‘Shastri Sisters’ Noted actor Shishir Sharma will enter the TV show 'Shastri Sisters' on Colors as a corrupt politician. Sharma, who was last seen in a small role in 'Mary Kom', will also be playing the father of Karishma. "I understand how my character must feel for his daughter Karishma.

I have two very lovely daughters and I will go to any extent to make their dreams come true. As for Shastri Sisters, I have known Neelu Kohli, Sudhaji, Rajesh Jais and Girish Sahdev from long back," Sharma said.

By Sandeep Hattangadi

Gautam Rode is the hunky actor in ‘Saraswati Chandra’ and is know to host various reality shows like ‘Nach Baliye 6’.

He has also acted in popular films like ‘Agyaat’. He is now getting ready to act in his most lavish show yet – 'Mahakumbh – Ek Rahasya Ek Kahani' – on Life OK. We had a chat with the well chiseled actor about his new show. This is what he told us.

Tell us something about 'Mahakumbh – Ek Rahasya Ek Kahani' It is the untold tale of the biggest Indian legend, in a contemporary mytho-thriller format. I play the protagonist Rudra in quite a heroic avatar. With Mahakumbh, national award winner and veteran actress Seema Biswas will make her television debut. Actors Payal Rajput, Manish Wadhwa, Robin Das, Ketki Dave and child actor Siddharth Nigam will also be seen essaying pivotal roles.

Made to fit

Veteran Hindi film, television and stage actor Ashalata Vabgavkar will be seen in the popular family drama on Zee Marathi's ‘Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe’ from next week. She will be essaying the mother of Savita Prabhune who essays the lead character Mrs. Veena Pradhan. Vabgavkar's character will tame the fiery Mrs Veena Pradhan with her strict discipline and brimstone personality. The makers of the show said that when they thought of this character, it was only Ashalata they thought of.

Who is Rudra?

Rudra is an ordinary man with extraordinary powers. Rudra separates from his family as a child and meets Udiya baba (Robin Das) who takes him to the Ghats of Varanasi where MaiiMuii (Seema Biswas) protects and raises him.

Rudra spends his childhood on the Ghats around the funeral pyres, oblivious to the unprecedented powers he possesses. But he eventually discovers his purpose of existence that will lead him to the secret of the Mahakumbh.

Young detective

Star Plus will soon introduce 'Private Investigator', a detective drama journey with Raffe Roy Chaudhary (Mrunal Dutt) who with his extraordinary observation skills goes about solving crimes that baffle even the police. Tune in to the show from December 7, every Sunday at 8 pm as the youngest private investigator solves one new case every week. Raffe is calm and reserved and is emotionally attached to his mother Anita Roy Chaudhary (Sandhya Mridul) who has kept him away from a dark secret about his past that could change his life forever.

What is the USP of the show?

The show is shot cross the world, from Poland to the Ghats of Varanasi and Mumbai, packed with breath-taking stunts, advanced technology and intriguing storyline. It will be a visual treat for our audiences.

Chance meeting

Sony's ‘Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar’ track sees Ragini (Pallavi Kulkarni) gearing up for her daughter Nishi's wedding. With wedding preparations on in full swing, Nishi also wants her father Neil (Ronit Roy) to be part of the wedding festivities. Not one to miss his daughter’s wedding, Neil decides to come back from the US to India to be part of the functions.

The wedding brings Neil and Ragini face to face for the first time after a period of 15 years of separation. Both taken aback by each other’s presence, they greet each other with an awkward silence.

What made you accept this show?

'Mahakumbh...' has a very unique concept and I was certain to take it up when I heard the script for the first time. A character as powerful as Rudra required me to be physically and mentally fit to substantiate its ruggedness. I underwent a lot of training to get into the skin of the character. I worked on my physique and had tattoos all over my body and also learnt some stunts which I have to perform in the show.

Mythological comedy

Big Magic brings forth an all new mythological comedy series 'Bal Gopal Kare Dhamaal' on December 22. Pumping up the comedy quotient will be ace actor Satyajit Sharma, who has adorned many roles in the television and film industry. He will playing the role of Sharma-ji who will be bestowed upon with the Almighty’s presence.

The story revolves around the unique equation between a common man and god in modern settings. The show will be aired at 8.30 pm every weeknight.

You also anchor shows.

What satisfies you more – hosting or acting?

I like to perform characters on daily shows. Of course anchoring reality shows gives me a lot of satisfaction too.

PLEASURE IN FINITE SERIES S

andhya Mridul, who is making a comeback on TV after a decade, says she does not consider the length of the role, but the role itself when she opts for a show.

Sandhya, 39, plays a mother in the newly launched detective TV drama 'Private Investigator', where actor Mrinal Dutt plays the titular character.

"I am very secure as an actress. I don't get insecure about the length and the kind of character I am playing onscreen. I just look out for edgy roles and it does not matter to me whether I get to do that in the role of a mother, grand-

mother, sister or daughter," Mridul told PTI. Mridul was last seen in reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' after ending her double role stint in TV soap 'Hubahu'.

"I think I have played almost every role on-screen. I played a bahu and did a reality show. I was not getting anything new and did not take up shows just for the heck of it. I don't want to bore my audience with same kind of role," she said.

The 'Page 3' star is happy with the concept of the new Star Plus' show and says that her character has many

shades as it proceeds further.

"The best part of 'Private Investigator' is that it's a finite series and the screenplay is intriguing. Even the role which I am playing has lots of shades and people will get to know about my character more in the upcoming episodes," she said.

Mridul's comeback on TV has been applauded by her industry friends and fans on social-networking sites and she finds the gesture very rewarding.

"I am very passionate and emotional about my work on the sets. I have always been

fortunate that people liked my roles. I find it very rewarding when your commitment and passion pay off," she said.

Mridul started her career in showbiz with the 1995 hit soap opera 'Swabhimaan' followed by 'Banegi Apni Baat', 'Koshish' and 'Hubahu'.

The actress feels TV is going through an interesting phase now with the 'finite series' as such shows give an actor their creative space.

"This new trend of finite series has given TV a new lease of life. Actors also get bored of playing similar characters for ages. Through such shows, actors get their creative juices back. Audience are also liking such shows," she said.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 876

ENIGMA CODE 876

ACROSS: 8 About to reprimand class again (6) 9 Wet gun thrown away by him ! (3) 10 Flow of a great anger (4) 11 Will he cure plant-sickness? (4-6) 12 Walked with the help of a thickended stick, perhaps? (4) 13 Protest about, in an article (6) 16 Lear's lines in moonshine (8) 17 Expresses at even greater length?

(7) 18 Fay fell, damaging blank page (7) 22 Former prison rebuilt as billet (8) 25 The street will get the comb into the wheel (6) 26 Manufactured goods in English town (4) 27 Sin's ascent is spoilt by such low frequency (10) 30 Time to take a night off to accommodate the soldiery (4) 31 Old age, in old times (3) 32 Unalarmed, taking out the red, tattered book (6)

DOWN: 1 Both of us and one of us are characterised as a river barrier (4) 2 Decline a new arrangement (4) 3 "Disgusted" was up in arms (8) 4 Volume projected upwards in good acting (7) 5 According to my horoscope his life is in the balance (6) 6 Where you might get the flavour of seaman's low haunt? (4-6) 7 Smartens up men on their wedding days (6) 14 Case making little Miss Peep cross (3) 15 Laws men can't at variance (10) 19 Mislaid one's watch and was held up? (4,4) 20 A company that was floated to avoid liquidation (3) 21 Deserts in battle, is taken prisoner

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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.

The Clue: Small village

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S ENIGMA CODE REFINE, SINNER, RENNIN, SEINER, SERENE, SENSES, SNIFFS

A A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

MATH PYRAMID 876 by the communists (7) 23 Origin of Queen hardly dressed as one? (6) 24 One could never make a pro fit for

them (6) 28 Females devoted to order (4) 29 Time on departure for lots,of water (4)

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Campanologists, 10 Chico, 11 Noah Beery, 12 Torquay, 13 Handson, 14 Cents, 16 On sundays, 19 Leit motiv, 20 Set up, 22 Cowered, 25 Laments, 27 Rainwater, 28 Blade, 29 As the crow flies.

DOWN: 2 Alibrandi, 3 Pro-EU, 4 Nanny goat, 5 Leach, 6 Go bananas, 7 Seers, 8 Sayings, 9 Acetic, 15 Sam Browne, 17 Savile Row, 18 Attenuate, 19 Lacerta, 21 Passed, 23 Waist, 24 Doter, 26 Mabel.

QUICK CROSS 876

ACROSS: 1. Heating lamps 6. Be expectant 7. Annual award?

8. Jungle vine 9. Concluded

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

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1. "Guitar Town" artist Steve ___ 2. Author Clemens 3. Water nymph 4. French river 5. Spirited horse

MATHDOKU 876

HIDATO 876

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.

TUESDAY’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.

TUESDAY’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

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Cancer 5th Margshirsh Krishnapaksha Ashlesha Ahoratri Karaka (Cancer) H.D. Peridot Green 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You have a good period ahead of you from your birthday this year. The employed will get an opportunity to set up an independent business that will flourish. If you wish to travel overseas, or emigrate, you will set out on your journey soon. Some of you will travel abroad for work on a contract of three years. Your love life is on an upward swing. The married will enjoy perfect rapport.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be pleasantly plump, elegant, attractive eyes, healthy and long-lived. Will be always helpful, responsible, caring, emotional, and sensitive.

Moody nature could be misunderstood and considered to be arrogant or proud. Extremely, well organized, artistic and creative. Success and happiness is indicated.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You have a good chance of improving your image at your work place by coming up with a neat solution to a problem. In your business if you wish to make optimum use of your capital cut some wasteful expenditure and improve productivity. For Property issues wait for a more opportune time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Expansion of your activities is also indicted. A personnel goal is achieved. You will be making some investments on a long-term basis. A pleasant evening with your beloved is something to look forward to. Friends will be touch perhaps with some good news.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): All that you do today regarding work and career is going to work out in your favor soon. Those looking for a new opening will receive a good offer today. Try not to be impatient or critical of your beloved who is also having a difficult day otherwise too.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Sometimes a new way of handling work can bring about certain freshness to your normal routine. The results will speak for themselves. In pursuing your career goals you may have lost touch with love. A development today will make you realize how important it is.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): A favorable opportunity in the form of a job or business proposal is likely.

At work you will accomplish a difficult task. This will win you the appreciation of your employer or senior and improve your image in your organization. You can look forward to financial benefits soon. Home and family life is peaceful and happy.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Overseas influences are strong. You can look forward to some favorable news perhaps a journey Out of the country may be necessary. It would be best to Invest money from property or legacy on long-term basis for further gains. Avoid giving loans as you may not get them back.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Travel on a business tour to an important centre is likely and will prove profitable. Besides work use this opportunity to renew old ties with business associates. Socially you will have a very busy day when you will be attending a lot of functions and meetings.

A long distance call on phone may bring in pleasant news. You will be rushing to complete formalities for a happy occasion to be celebrated.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Today you may have to decide on what your priorities are between work and relaxation. It is difficult for others to imagine how busy you are. People tend to misunderstand your passion with work. You could be accused of being vain and aloof. Try to conclude your task early and plan an evening with colleagues and friends.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Any problems that you encounter will be overcome easily. Unexpected monetary gains are indicated from sources that you least expected. You will have to attend to estate matters on behalf of your family.

You will be happy to meet a gracious and enlightened person today.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): To meet the challenge you will have to be ready to bring about some radical changes in the way you do things to get where you want to be. In the evening others may feel that you are not being too social. You may just be tired and wanting to call it a day early.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): This is the beginning of a good phase. Don’t be in hurry to follow up a deal on hearsay, or some news you receive today must be thoroughly scrutinized. A decision regarding a property, land, vehicle or studies will have to be made now. You will spend money on home and family.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Apart from a slight progress in work you have not achieved much in terms of a real breakthrough. But you are moving in the right direction. Love life is exciting and those desirous of settling down in matrimony are likely to get a good marriage proposal and get engaged soon.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5146 ACROSS: 4 Aspen, for example? (6) 7 Republic in E Africa (8) 8 India's celebrated athlete (1,1,4) 10 A hard brittle material that can often be seen through (5) 13 Sends shocks through nerves etc.

(4) 14 Snack (4) 15 Tyne of "Cagney & Lacey" (4) 16 A south african antelope (3) 17 A jewel with different colours sparkling in a background of milky white, pink or greenish blue (4) 19 Warm and comfortable (4) 21 Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra (9) 23 Poems intended to be sung (4) 24 Lhasa __ (4) 26 Half and half? (3) 27 Make a Greek porch out of oats (4) 29 Witticisms (4) 32 Enter (2,2) 33 Misrepresent maliciously? (5) 34 ____ Sebastian Bach : famous German music composer? (6) 35 Confers decision-making eligibility on one (8) 36 Phases (6) Down : 1 Pretend or sham (5) 2 Flightless birds (5) 3 Perplexes, becomes or makes hazy (4) 4 ___ envoy : messenger from Vatican, should we say? (5) 5 In addition (4) 6 Giving a dull continuous pain, as in head or back (6) 9 Clandestine meetings (6) 11 Actor Chaney (3) 12 Seaside or beach (5) 13 Maharashtra city (7) 15 One of the twelve sons of Jacob in

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SUDOKU 2332 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: R equals T

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

the Old Testament (3) 16 Soldering ____ : tool used by electricians to join metals or wires? (3) 18 Hand from one to another? (4,2) 20 Mother-in-law of Ruth (5) 21 Keats speciality (3) 22 Put __ _ fight : resist (2,1)

23 Going __ ___ : walking? (2,4) 25 Suffix with "comp" or "exec" (3) 28 Fork features (5) 30 They're found among the reeds (5) 31 Partly melted snow (5) 32 Working-party (4) 33 Apparatus for weaving (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Seraph, 5 Nab, 8 Lure, 9 Ours, 10 Lapses, 11 Assessing, 13 Erat, 15 Aah, 16 Cubit, 17 Shrug, 20 Def, 22 Ion, 23 Mad at, 24 Pudgy, 26 Aug, 27 Hath, 28 Abdicated, 31 Rubies, 32 Desk, 33 Meek, 34 Ski, 35 Debtor.

DOWN: 1 Sulked, 2 Replaced, 3 Plea, 4 Hussain, 5 Neneh, 6 Bors, 7 Pronoun, 12 SAT, 14 Tufa, 18 High, 19 Royalist, 20 Dabbles, 21 Augered, 24 Put, 25 Chaser, 26 Aadmi, 29 Irks, 30 Duke.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2151 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

O F T J Q R Q Y O Q , P Q N H R S

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A Q Y G Q G , F I

R W Q

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: You can pretend to be serious; you can’t pretend to be witty.

Afternoon WORD MINE

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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: 31 average; 35 good; 39 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: detour, dour, duet, dune, ERUDITION, intrude, inure, inured, nude, round, rout, route, routed, routine, rude, ruin, ruined, rune, runt, tour, toured, true, tune, tuned, tuner, turn, turned, under, undo, unit, unite, united, untidier, untie, untied, unto, untried, urine.

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Clarke, Smith tons prop Australia to mammoth score as India struggle to find their feet

By Chetan Narula

Michael Clarke receives attention to his back from his wife, Kyly, during a rain delay during the second day of the Test match.

Clarke has shown unbelievable courage: Smith

By Chetan Narula

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DELAIDE: Australian batsman Steve Smith feels skipper Michael Clarke has shown "unbelievable" courage in the wake of the tragic death of Phillip Hughes and played "beautifully" today battling severe back pain to score a century on day 2 of the first cricket Test against India.

After retiring at the score of 60 yesterday, Clarke returned to the crease this morning and scored his 28th Test hundred, despite being in pain in his lower back, as Australia closed on 517-7.

Smith added 163 runs in 30 overs with Clarke, who was finally out for 128 runs towards the end of the rain-hit second day at Adelaide Oval. "He was keen to get out there and get some hits and it worked out well for him.

There were a few shots that hurt him but he played beautifully under the circumstances," Smith told reporters here.

"I think he has been amazing over the last few days. It's been tough for all of us. By spending that whole time by Hugey's family side, just the strength and courage Clarke has showed to us, that is unbelievable. He must be mentally drained," he added.

Clarke was in the thick of things when his close friend and teammate Hughes was fatally hit on the area around the head and neck by a bouncer in a domestic game. He supported the Hughes' family throughout the crisis.

Talking about his innings, Smith, who notched up his fifth Test hundred hitting 162 not out, attributed his newfound patience as the reason behind his batting form.

Our batsmen will make up for bowlers: India’s fielding coach

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DELAIDE: Captain Michael Clarke fought through pain to slam 128, while Steve Smith also produced a career-best hundred against India's hapless bowling attack as Australia piled up a mammoth 517 for seven to take control of the first cricket Test on a raintruncated second day.

Clarke defied a back injury, which had forced him to leave the field yesterday, to notch up his 28th Test ton and combined with Smith (162 not out) to steer Australia to a commanding position on a stop-start day.

It was a frustrating day for the Indians as they leaked runs and managed to garner just one wicket at the fag end of play by getting rid of Clarke with debutant Karn Sharma providing the breakthrough.

The Indian pace bowlers were far from impressive as they bowled a poor line and length and seldom troubled the Australians.

Clarke, despite BRIEF SCORES: Australia the back injury, 517/7 in 120.0 overs [Michael managed to play Clarke 128, Steven Smith his shots effortbatting 162] vs India. lessly, presented too often by loose deliveries by a rather listless atADELAIDE TEST tack.

Smith, on the other hand, continued his good form to clinch his fifth Test century and was undefeated on a career-best 162 when play was called off early due to fading light and rain interruptions. In all, there were three rain interruptions during the day on which merely 30 overs could be bowled.

Emotions were still running high in the aftermath of Phillip Hughes' death and both Clarke and Smith looked heaven-wards after completing their hundreds to pay tributes to the late batsman, who was named the honourary 13th man before the match.

For the Indians, however, it

India might be left with a mountain of runs to climb in the first cricket Test but fielding coach R Sridhar was confident that the batsmen will make up for the bowlers' poor show.

India's hapless bowling attack allowed Australia to pile up a mammoth 517 for seven and take control of the first Test after a raintruncated second day but Sridhar gave credit to Australia's batsmen for making use of a good wicket.

"We must give credit to the Australian batsmen who countered the conditions and the regular rain breaks. They made good use of this good Test wicket and they have put up runs on the board," said Sridhar after the second day, which saw captain Michael Clarke slam 128 and Steve Smith produce a career-best unbeaten 162.

DOWNUNDER

was only frustration and Virat Kohli could barely hide his disappointment with his bowlers, who just could not find their rhythm.

The three quick wickets picked up last evening had brought the visitors back into the game but the momentum was quickly lost today when Clarke and Smith put on 163 runs for the seventh wicket, scoring at a brisk rate. Nearly four hours of cricket were lost as intermittent showers sent the players off the field time and again. The first break came in the morning session after the first hour's play.

Nearly the entire postlunch session, barring 30 minutes, was lost thereafter.

The umpires decided to do away with the tea-break and play the last session of the day for an extended three hours.

Best pace attack India will have in near future: Ishant N

EW DELHI: Praising the Indian pace quintet picked for the ongoing Test series in Australia, speedster Ishant Sharma said the present attack is the best the national cricket team will possess in the near future.

After Bhuvneshwar Kumar was ruled out of the first two Tests against Australia due to injury, the team management went ahead with Mohammed Shami, Varun

Aaron and Ishant ahead of Umesh Yadav for the first match. Ishant believes the new pace battery is well equipped.

"According to me this is the best fast bowling attack that India will probably have in the near future. I don't think there is any upcoming bowler in the fray who is capable of bowling 140-plus regularly," Ishant told 'bcci.Tv'.

"Along with pace you also need to have the understanding about your game, body and the ability to adapt and adjust according to the demand of the situation.

That will give you more control over the ball. Pace with control is a lethal combination. These things come only with experience and our young pacers will get there soon," he added.

While Shami and Aaron picked two wickets each on the opening day, the opening bowling duo was guilty of letting away Day 1 centurion David Warner in the first spell. Ishant said the youngsters will learn with time.

"This is their first tour to Australia. They didn't have any first hand experience of how aggressively the Aussies bat. In England you can get away with a little width be-

cause they would still defend it away. But that margin of error is very narrow with the Australians," he said.

"Initially, our pacers didn't expect the wicket to be so slow – in Australia you expect more bounce and pace but that is not the case with this pitch. They figured that out eventually and changed their line of attack accordingly.

They will learn with experience," he added.

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Mumbai Indians announce Ricky Ponting as head coach

MUMBAI: After spending two seasons in the team as a player, Australia's two-time World Cupwinning captain Ricky Ponting was today appointed head coach of Mumbai Indians ahead of Indian Premier League 8 in place of John Wright.

A highly successful captain in international cricket, Ponting was one of the most celebrated cricketers during his time.

Ponting was associated with Mumbai Indians as a captain and player in IPL 6 and will his association in an enlarged role from the upcoming season.

Wright, who was the team's coach for season 6 and 7 is now tasked with evaluating and establishing a youth development organisation and will be working closely with the MI management on talent scouting for the team.

Meanwhile, Anil Kumble has been elevated to the owners group and shall oversee the implementation of the Vision for Reliance Sports that currently has interests across multiple sports including football, basketball and cricket.

Former India captain Kumble said: "We are delighted to have Ricky back with us and look forward to his contribution based on his experience and expertise. John Wright will continue his association with MI and will look after talent scouting and youth development, which is one of the areas that we would like to build a stronger base in years to come."

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UMBAI: Jammu and Kashmir continued their rapid rise in the domestic circuit, notching up a stunning four-wicket triumph over 40-time champions Mumbai with more than a session to spare in their Group A Ranji Trophy cricket opener at the Wankhede Stadium here. Chasing a modest target of 237 and commencing at their overnight 58 for one, J&K kept composure despite losing five more wickets to reach the target 73 minutes after lunch on the fourth and final day. The visitors lost overnight unbeaten batsman Bandeep Singh quite early, but then were aided by small partnerships that steered them home. First innings centurion Shubhum Khajuria made 78 in 227 minutes before he was fourth out when the side needed 66 more runs for victory.

He added 52 runs with Ian Chauhan (30) in 175 balls for the third wicket to set the side on way to the target after the early loss of overnight not out batsman Bandeep Jammu & Kashmir cricket team celebrate after defeating 40-time champions Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Group A match at the Singh. Later, Khajuria put on 53 inWankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. valuable runs with his captain Parveez Rasool (32) in 63 balls for the swered that question," said Rasool precedented floods in the Kashmir fourth wicket to bring J and K closer beating the heavyweights in their valley) which shows we have good OTHER RESULTS to the target. Though both departed very first clash in 80 years of the tour- potential. Due to the floods, the Sriat the same score of 171, Hardeep nament. Team coach Sunil Joshi said nagar boys, including myself, had a IN NEW DELHI - Delhi 442 & 16/1 bt Singh (41 not out) guided the team for the first time in the last 20 years, 15-day camp at Nagpur while the Saurashtra 217 & (f/o) 240 in 90.3 overs towards the target by adding 44 runs he saw Mumbai batsmen 'showing Jammu boys trained at their home by 9 wickets. for the sixth wicket with Waseem vulnerability against pace bowling'. town," said all-rounder Rasool.

Madhya Pradesh: 181 and 310 drew with Raja.

“Our morale is up after this victory," Asked what he has told his teamRailways: 280 and 43/3 in 20 overs.

After the latter's dismissal, Hardsaid Rasool who rued that J&K would mates after his experiences with IN Patiala - Punjab 273 and 330/6 d bt eep, who batted for 104 minutes and not be playing a single home match India and India A teams, Rasool said, Haryana 283 and 200 all out in 60.5 hit four fours, added 22 runs for the this season.

"I have told them to inculcate selfovers by 120 runs drew with unconquered seventh wicket with "We don't have any home advan- belief." Rasool also praised the batHyderabad: 522 all out in 148.4 overs wicketkeeper Obaid Haroon (9 not tage this season. Three out of our ting of Khajuria as "commendable."

IN VISAKHAPATNAM - Andhra: 369 all out out) to dash Mumbai's hopes. four victories last season were Brief scores: Mumbai 236 and 254 lost in 107.4 overs and 215 for two in 82 overs "To beat Mumbai in Mumbai is a clinched at home," the J&K captain, to J&K 254 and 237 for 6 (Shubham (Srikar Bharat 130 not out, Mohammad great achievement. Our graph has the first cricketer from the state to Khajuria 78, Ian Chauhan 30, Parveez Kaif 46, 11 not out; Ravi Kiran 0-8). been rising steadily over the last 2-3 have represented India, said.

Rasool 32, Hardeep Singh not out 41, Obaid IN JAIPUR - Gujarat 346 and 266/7 decl years, but we were told playing in "We have done so well despite lack Haroon not out 9; Vishal Dhabolkar 2 for 67) drew with Rajasthan 195 and 271/8. elite division is different. We have anof sufficient preparations (due to un- by four wickets.

Chance: Light of Arabia, Adam MUMBAI RACES TODAY: CARD AND SELECTIONS

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By Timur

here are seven races today and the first starts at 2 p.m. Adam, though carrying top weight, offers to be a good one. Shivalik Breeze is another which needs attention.

1. The Desert Lightning Plate 1400M: 2.00 P.M. Laurus Pride 59 S.J. Sunil Gyahana 55.5 Zameer Sayyed Zarar 51 K.N. Bhati Stalwart 58 R. Shelar Light Of Arabia 55 Bhawani Singh Resilient 57 V. Chandrakant Moondrops 54 Akshay Gaikwad Win: Light of Arabia; Zarar 2. The Venus De Milo Plate 1800M: 2.30 P.M. Mufasa 59 Darren Williams Shivalik Showers 57 Yash Narredu Snowing 57.5 Bhawani Singh Storming Home 54.5 P. Trevor Win: Shivalik Showers; Storming Home 3. The Maharaja Sir Pratapsingh Gaekwad Trophy 1400M: 3.00 P.M. Adam 59 P. Trevor New World 56 G. Amit Remember Me 55.5 Neeraj Rawal Bombardier 57.5 I. Pasha Pepe Senior 56 A. Sandesh Running Sun 53 K.N. Bhati

Invictus 56.5 C.S. Jodha Celtic King 55.5 A. Ashhad Asbar Zidaan 51 Anil Baandal Win: Adam; Zidaan; Pepe Senior 4. The Vallabhdas H Adwalia Trophy 1600M: 3.30 P.M. Gloria 59 S. Mosin Casino Jack 56 J. Pradeep Naval Glory 52 Akshay Suntan Beauty 57 Darren Williams Ricochet 55.5 Kavraj Singh Allegiance 51.5 I. Pasha Helping Hand 56.5 A. Sandesh Dazzle N Daze 55 D.S. Daman Romantic Beauty 50.5 S. Joseph Oriental Masti 56.5 H.G. Rathod Magic Vision 52.5 Yash Narredu Win: Gloria; Allegiance 5. The Guest Connections Plate 1200M: 4.00 P.M. Domingo 59.5 C.S. Jodha Song Of Africa 55 D.S. Daman Pepito 52 P. Trevor Presence 57 P.S. Chouhan Himalayan Queen 53 Yash Narredu Pretty Hot 51.5 A. Ashhad Asbar Que Sera Sera 56.5 Kavraj Singh Aeacus 52 Akshay Cezanne 56 A. Sandesh Don Corleone 52 S.J. Sunil Win: Aeacus; Pepito 6. The Siachen Plate - Division II 1000M: 4.30 P.M. Statuesque 59 D.S. Daman

Rajputana Rifles 54 Kavraj Singh Via Amoris 52 S.J. Sunil Desert Rage 58.5 P. Trevor Remarkables 54 I. Pasha La Traviata 51.5 G. Amit Quick Angel 56 Darren Williams Mumbai King 53 Anil Baandal Speed Up 51.5 S. Joseph Brazil 54.5 Bhawani Singh Blazing Fire 52.5 Akshay Gaikwad Arsenal 50 K.N. Bhati Joleene 54 S. Sunil Whitesox 52.5 Kishore Kadam Win: Statuesque; Speed Up 7. The Siachen Plate - Division I 1000Metres: 5.00 P.M. Hudson Hawk 62 P. Trevor Tap Dance 58 I. Pasha Flying Trigger 53.5 J. Chinoy Crowned Princess 61 Akshay Gaikwad Great Expectation 57.5 Bhawani Singh Samurai 53.5 Kishore Kadam Zadora 60.5 D.S. Daman Peppercorn 57 C.S. Jodha Classy Dancer 52.5 G. amit Shivalik Breeze 59.5 Santosh G. Scarlet Of Hope 56.5 S.J. Sunil Flying Elephant 52.5 r. Shelar Reality 58 S. Mosin Mt Tianmen 55.5 Kavraj Singh Hugs And Kisses 52.5 Akshay Win: Shivalik Breeze; Hudson Hawk

Akshit shines as St. Pius emerge champs M

UMBAI: St. Pius X High School, Mulund grabbed the top honours in the inaugural ‘Champions League’ Inter-Schools boys’ under-16 football tournament played at the MSSA Azad Maidan grounds. In the title round, the Mulund lads riding on Akshit Michael’s twin strikes overcame spirited and much fancied St. Francis D’Assisi High School, Borivali 2-1 to be crowned champions.

Yelstin D’Souza netted the lone goal for D’Assisi.

Meanwhile, St. Augustine’s High School, Nerul clinched the corresponding girls’ crown defeating J.B. Petit High School, (Fort) 2-0.

The Nerul schoolgirl’s scored once in each half through Jyoti Mehra just before the end of the first session and later their most influential and enterprising striker Reetika Sahani got the second to complete the win against J.B. Petit and to be crowned as the ‘Champion School of Mumbai 2014’.

Results – Boys’ under-16 (final): St. Pius X, Mulund 2 (Akshit Michael 2) beat St. Francis D’Assisi, Borivali 1 (Yelstin D’Souza). Girl’s under-16 (final): St. Augustine, Nerul 2 (Jyoti Mehra, Reetika Sahani) beat J.B. Petit, Fort 0. Other awards: Boys’ - ‘Champion Player’: Johnson Mathew (St.Francis D’Assisi);‘Champion Scorer’: Aditya Shetty (St. Francis D’Assisi).

Girls’ - Champion Player’: Reetika Sahani (St.Augustine); ‘Champion Scorer’: Akanksha Kandalkar (St. Augustine).

JVPG'S GANGWANI RALLIES Divesh Gangwani of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana rallied from the brink of defeat to storm into the main draw NSCI-BoI All India 9-Ball Open Pool tournament on Wednesday. Gangwani, who had lost to former senior state billiards champion Rishabh Thakkar of Khar Gymkhana in the second round, made amends with a brilliant recovery in the double elimination round to qualify from Group I along with Thakkar.

LINGESH SHINES IN MBPT’S FLUENT VICTORY Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) were in cracking form as they stormed to an emphatic 6-0 win against Companeroes SC in a Senior Division match of the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited League and played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate on Wednesday.

MbPT got down to business instantly and opened the scoring in the fourth minute when A. More converted from their first penalty corner. Nine minutes later A. Lingesh doubled the lead, scoring the first of his three goals. Having taken total control of the proceedings, MbPT further increased the lead, scoring twice in quick succession through Digvijay Naik in the 23rd minute and Lingesh in the next minute to go into the break with a solid 4-0 advantage.

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BCCI President’s election deferred till January end N

EW DELHI: Still grappling with the IPL scam case, the Supreme Court deferred BCCI President's election till the end of January even as the cricket board opposed constitution of an external high-powered committee to propose punishment on the Mudgal Committee findings.

A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur also posed questions like should the actions of Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra lead to cancellation of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Rajasthan Royals (RR) teams.

"We are still in the process of hearing which will take some time to conclude," the Bench observed at the end of yet another day-long hearing directing postponement of the BCCI's December 17 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for office bearers' election till January 31, 2015.

The decisions the Bench, also comprising Justice F M I Kalifulla said, has to give will be on several issues arising out of IPL 6 betting and spot fixing, including the conflict of interest involving N Srinivasan, BCCI President in exile, will take more time.

It passed the order after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Srinivasan, said that since the hearing was not likely to complete before December 17, the election for office bearers has to be postponed, a point with which it agreed.

The BCCI counsel said the Board will have to issue notice of three weeks for holding the election. Till now the AGM has been postponed thrice from September 26 to November 20 and then to

December 17 and now till Janaury 31, 2015.Opposing the setting up of a highpowered committee to look into the matter regarding Srinivasan's conflict of interest and punishment to be meted out on the basis of Mudgal committee report,BCCI counsel C A Sundaram said that it would affect its autonomy and any decision in this regard, if required, must be decided by the governing body of the Board.

The hearing saw for the first time Srinivasan's sonin-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been indicted

by Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee for betting in the IPL, taking the opportunity to explain his stand.

He maintained that he would not like to disclose whether he was a team official of CSK or not as any disclosure would prejudice him in the trial court where he is facing a betting case.

"I have a right to silence," his counsel Siddharth Luthra said while maintaining that Meiyappan is facing trial and that the issue whether he is a CSK official will arise there.

After brief submissions by his counsel, the bench observed that "You have taken this stand after BCCI and India Cements Ltd, the owners of CSK, have accepted that you are a team official.

Still you want to stay noncommittal."

Luthra questioned the Mudgal Committee over relying on the FIR lodged by the Mumbai Police and statement of witnesses recorded by the police during probe under section 161 of CrPC indicting Meiyappan for betting.

CONFIDENT INDIA EYE BELGIUM SCALP FOR A SEMI-FINAL BERTH SPORTS

By Saumojyoti S Choudhury

Nobody expected us to win against Holland, says Roelant Oltmans

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HUBANESWAR: Their morale lifted by a stunning win over the Netherlands, India would now eye a semifinal berth when they take on an everimproving Belgium in the quarterfinal of the Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament, here today.

India did not have the best of starts in the elite eight-nation tournament as they slumped to 0-1 and 2-4 defeats against Olympic champions Germany and World Cup bronze-medallist Argentina respectively in their first two Pool B matches.

After losing to a late goal against the Germans in their tournament opener, India squandered the lead twice to slump to a 2-4 defeat against Argentina. Their morale definitely took a beating after two defeats and just when they were being counted out, the Sardar Singh-led side produced an inspiring performance to shock the Netherlands 3-2 in their final league match and finish third in Pool B ahead of the mighty Germans.

After the splendid show against the Netherlands yesterday, India will definitely fancy their chances against the fourth-ranked Belgium.

But it would be easier said than done as Belgium and England looked like the teams to beat in the tournament and finished their pool engagements on an unbeaten note.

While England topped Pool A with seven points from two wins and a draw, the Red

Rupinder Singh of India celebrates after scoring the third goal against Netherland in the Champions Trophy at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.

Lions finished second with five points by virtue of one win and two draws.

But knock-out rounds are a completely different ball game as one bad day in office can spoil the entire hardwork of a team and Belgium would be completely aware of the fact.

Against all expectations, Sardar Singh and Co came up with a superlative display to register their first win over

ATK sneak into semifinals after Fikru’s equaliser

By Tapan Mohanta

way, it was the US referee Baldomero Toledo who came to OLKATA: Fikru Teferra the rescue of the listless ATK struck an equaliser off a as he awarded them a penalty dubious penalty decision to after Fikru went down inside force a 1-1 draw for Atletico the box in the 66th minute of de Kolkata against a 10-man the game.

FC Goa and sneak into the The moment came a semifinals of the Hero Indian minute after Fikru's shot hit Super League football tourthe post as ATK kept ruing nament. In the final league their missed chances. match, Mumbai City and TV replays showed that NorthEast United were inthere was no contact from volved in a 1-1 draw. The four Bruno Pinheiro from behind teams to qualify for the semibut the referee thought othfinals are Chennaiyin, FC erwise and to their oppoGoa, Atletico De Kolkata and nents' utter shock, sent off Kerala Blasters FC. the FCG central defender.

The Kolkata franchise will Having lamented the poor clash against the same Goan referring all the way, ATK opponents in the home leg of utilised this goof-up to perfecthe semis here Sunday before Fikru Tefera Lemessa of Atletico de Kolkata celebrates a goal during the tion as Fikru coolly brought their away leg on December Hero Indian Super League against FC Goa held at the Salt Lake Stadium the equaliser that ensured 17. Leaders Chennaiyin FC in Kolkata. In the other match, NorthEast United FC drew 1-1 with their passage to the semis. will face fourth-placed Kerala Mumbai City FC on Wednesday.

The home franchise Blasters FC in the first leg showed little unity and Fikru semis in Kochi on Saturday. at half-time after Edgar cheering 37,238 attendance was seen shoving their midNeeding at least a draw to Marcelino's stunning 27th- at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan. fieler Jakub Podany after a make the cut, ATK trailed 0-1 minute goal in front of a With nothing going their misspass in the 80th minute.

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the Netherlands in 18 years.

The win not only ended India's two-match losing streak, but also helped the hosts break their 18-year jinx against the mighty Dutch.

India last defeated the Netherlands way back in 1996 in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Barcelona.

It is also India's first win over the Netherlands in the Champions Trophy after 1986 in Karachi.

BHUBANESWAR: His native country ended up on the losing side today, but India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans was a relieved man after the hosts stunned the Netherlands 3-2 in a Pool B match of the Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament here.

He said what went in India's favour was that "nobody expected" them to win against the mighty the Netherlands and that too after back-to-back defeats in the tournament.

"Nobody expected us to win against the Netherlands today.

We were the underdogs," he told reporters after the match.

India produced an inspired performance to register their first win over the Netherlands in 18 years when they stunned the World Cup and Olympic silver medallists Dutch side in the high-voltage encounter to finish third in Pool B. The win not only broke India's two match losing streak, but also helped the Sardar Singh and Co to break their 18 year winning jinx against the mighty Dutch. India last defeated the Netherlands way back in 1996 in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Barcelona.

It is also India's first win over the Netherlands in the Champions Trophy after 1986 in Karachi. The other positive that came out of the match against the Netherlands was that India could able to convert their chances.

Shuttlers Dharmamer, Kanzarkar qualify for main draw M

UMBAI: Kaushal Dharmamer and Kabir Kanzarkar registered victories in the qualifying rounds to move to the men's singles main draw at the Tata Open India International Challenge badminton tournament.

The other qualifiers for the main draw scheduled for tomorrow are Pratul Joshi, Utkarsh Arora, Amey Joshi, Sachin Rawat and Siddharath Thakur.

Dharmamer breezed past Ameya Oak 21-10, 21-13, while Kanzarkar got the better of Nigel D'Sa in a gruelling three-game match which lasted for an hour.

Dharmamer will face Sameer Verma and Kanzarkar battle it out with Gaurav Venkat in the main draw. Joining them in the main draw is Sachin Rawat,

who won 19-2, 121-15, 2119, against the second seed in the qualifying rounds, Ashish Sharma.

In men's doubles, the topseeded duo of the qualifying rounds, K Nandagopal and Arjun Kumar Reddy Malgari, defeated Abhidnya Sawant and Prasad Shetty in two straight games in Round 2 (21-18, 21-19).

In another match, Bikash Shrestha and Ratnajit Tamang from Nepal lost to Kabir Kanzarkar and Akshay Raut (21-14, 21-18).

In mixed doubles, Shlok Ramachandran and J Meghana beat Dinesh Chaudhry and Ritu Vinayak in two straight games (21-5, 21-6), while Chirag Shetty and Kuhoo Garg had to sweat it out to beat Jagadish Yadav and Varsha V Belawadi (2022, 21-12, 21-15).

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| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014