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HC seeks explanation from Collector for allegedly siphoning of Wakf land

By Philip Varghese

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n an interesting development, the Bombay High Court on Thursday has sought explanation from the Collector of Mumbai on a petition filed against four persons for alleged cheating the government and selling a 2,00,000 sq ft of government grant Wakf land worth Rs.3,500 crore for a throwaway price of Rs 4 crore at Mazagaon.

According to the petition filed by Shamshad Ahmed and nine other tenants and Persian Mosque Musallis located in Mazagaon, “In 1903 the High Court of Judicature at Bombay as per the scheme formed by the Commissioner of High Court and confirmed and sanctioned by the High Court, through a decretal order of 1902 granted the lease of CS 400 Mazgaon Divisionto the HMH Shirazi (Persian Mosque) Charity Trust/Wakf for a period of 99 years with

This 2,00,000 sq.ft. Wakf land in Mazagaon is worth Rs.3,500 crore but was allegedly sold for a pittance for Rs.4 crore. the right to perpetual renewal. In the year 1927 after the High Court granted liberty to the Mutawallis of the Persian Mosque to give their consent as a sub-lessee to one Byramji Nowroji Gamadia for the residue term of the lease before 10 days from August 31, 2002. The sub-

lessee Byramji Nowroji Gamadia under leased the said property to Her Highness Maharani Meneka Raje of Dewas (Junior) in 1946 for the then residue term of 99 years save the last 20 days – August 11, 2002. After the Continued on pg 12 «

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Challenges and opportunities MMRDA’s ambitious plan for city in solid waste management

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founder of National Solid as a challenge, we see it as opWaste Association of India portunity. We are planning to esearchers and experts (NSWAI) said, “Mumbai is far make some training module in the field of solid behind in the solid waste on SWD, introduce new techwaste management management as compare to nology and encourage the (SWM) called for amendment the national capital Delhi.” youth for entrepreneurship in in the rules to encourage proHe added, “Mumbai has its the field of solid waste manducers who use eco-friendly own problem of land crunch agement. packing material for their for dumping yards as the city He added, “Every family products and levy tax on pro- is surrounded by the sea and has at least three old mobiles, ducers who use plastic mate- price of per sq feet land is a TV set, cassettes, old comrial for packing, as a measure highest in Asia. The best solu- puters which is normally to curb the excessive use of tion is carry out a process on being dumped at dumping plastic in metropolitan cities. the garbage and harvest gas, yard. Recycling of these units All researchers came on a organic fertilizer and recycled can be a lucrative industry. common platform to discuss material.”

Environment Management the challenges in the field of Processing of dumping Center Vice President Shansolid waste management at yard in city could not start as tanu Roy noted, “Those prothe 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit organised at World Trade Center Mumbai on Thursday. Experts thinks that SWM in the Mumbai is going from bad to worse as dumping yards are coming to an end and on the other hand waste is drastically increasing.

Metropolitan Commission UPS Madan expressed dissatisfaction over the present solid waste management practice by local corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan (LtoR): Associate Director TERI Dr Suneel Pandey, Director MSME RB Region. He suggested in- Gupte, Advisor TERI GS Gill, President National Solid Waste Management volvement of formal sections Association of India Dr Amiya Sahu, Vice President Environment and private players in SWM. Management Center Shantanu Roy. While talking about Mumbai, Madan said, “Mumbai’s the civic body and the private ducers who use organic population of two crore pro- parties could not come to a packing material should be duces 500 gm of waste per consensus on the rate of tiffin rewarded and those who use capita, with such volumes of fee. Sahu said, “There is noth- plastic coating material waste to be managed, cater- ing called 'free lunch'. Private should be levied tax of the ing to its management has parties need monetary moti- same amount to recycle that proved to be a failure posing vation and high tiffin fee.” plastic.” both challenges and opporMr. Vijay Kalantri, presiAll the panelist appreciated tunities. Waste management dent, All India Associatin of the natural justice in the field is being mismanaged by the Industries said, “It is high of SWD. informal sector and to put it time we should start processThe Dialogue was jointly in order requires the involve- ing garbage waste and har- organized by MVIRDC World ment of the formal sector. It is vest gases from it. Thus, we Trade Centre Mumbai, All a thriving opportunity for the should look to tap renewable India Association of IndusMSME sector to explore energy.” tries, World Sustainable Dewaste management” Director of Micro Small and velopment Forum, TERI, Dr Amiya Sahu who has a Medium Enterprises (MSME) Agence Francaise of Developdoctorate in Environment Director RB Gute said, “Every ment and United Nations DeScience from US and is the one looks towards solid waste velopment Programme.

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Abhay Mishra, CEO, Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, Anirban Ghosh, Vice President, Sustainability, CSR and Ethics, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, former Member (Traffic), Indian Railway Board & Former Secretary to Government of India, Rakesh Saksena, former Chairman, Mumbai Railways Vikas Corporation Ltd.

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he Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed an ambitious plan of 450 km of metro rail network and 120 km of mono rail corridor to offer efficient, convenient and environment friendly transport system in the Mumbai metropolitan region. The project deadline is set for the year 2025.

In the recent past, usage of private transport has increased from 20 per cent to 25 per cent as affordable cars are introduced in the competitive market. Consequently, all the roads in the city are choked up and transport has become a nightmare.

After the completion of this mega project, usage of private transport will decrease and it will make the city a commuter-friendly city. Experts opine that if this plan materialises then Mumbai will become the

commercial capital of Asia.

While addressing at 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, UPS Madan Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA said, “The Government is working towards designing a transport system that ensures sustainable and smart mobility. As part of it, we have made a study report to develop 150 km network of metro rail and 120 km network of mono rail in the MMR region.”

Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd CEO Abhay Mishra underlined that public transit system should be economical, environment friendly and save time. He said, “The Metro has brought a revolution in the transport system in the city.”

He added, “The Government has to adopt transit oriented planning by redesigning roads considering walking aspect, stricter parking norms, eliminating road side hawkers and unauthorized construc-

BMC proposes ‘water for all’, Sena still does not agree

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in order to prevent water theft and illegal supply; has decided to give new connections in slum areas which have come up after the year 2000, which will help generate more revenue for the corporation. The process for the same is nearing completion and a proposal is expected to be tabled in the standing committee in the next 15 days.

A senior civic official said, “We may charge more for these connections. Providing water to all the slum dwellers will prevent water theft, illegal supply, leakages, contamination of water which is the root cause for the spread of diseases like dengue and malaria.”

Presently the city has 3.7 lakh legal water connections, of which two lakh are in slums and the rest are connected to private societies,

commercial establishments and industrial units. The state government had regularised slums that came up before January 1, 2000.

After this, last year, BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte had sent a letter to the state’s Urban Development department, seeking permission to give authorised connections to the slum dwellers. After which the civic officials started working on a plan to give water connections to slums, which have come up after the year 2000.

The civic administration had given water supply to slums which had come up before January 1,1995.

But, more than a thousand slums came up after 2000 in the city and the civic authority was not supplying water. “A lot of people created illegal connections and the water mafia began to thrive. These illegal connections are also responsible for contamination of water,” added the official.

Shiv Sena's objection

Earlier this month, expressing the fear that it would lead to rise in illegal slums, Shiv Sena – the ruling party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – had turned down civic administration’s proposal to provide water connections to all slums in the city.Sena had vehemently opposed the proposal. “If we give water connections to all people, we have to provide even for people living on roads and pavements. We may have to provide water bills, which in future can be misused by illegal slum dwellers,” said civic standing committee chairman Yashodhar Phanse.‘Water for everyone’ system would put a tremendous burden on the water distribution network in the city.

Hence, the civic administration was asked to prepare a comprehensive scheme to prevent water leakages and to ensure safety of water mains.

Water bills coming soon on SMS and email

In an attempt to rectify the delay in delivery of water bills, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to send the bills to consumers by email and SMS. A call centre facility is also being planned to address grievances.

The civic administration has collected around 40,000 email addresses of consumers.

A senior civic official from the hydrualic department said, “The consumers can register their email ids and contact numbers when they go to the local ward offices to pay their water bills at the Citizen Facilitation Centre (CFC) or with the office of the hydraulic engineer.”

The civic body also plans to send SMS alerts to inform consumers when the bills will be sent.

tions. Lastly, the long term metro rail project needs to be supported with intermediate plans for expansion of suburban railways, buses, etc.”

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd former Chairman Rakesh Saksena said, “Huge and uncontrolled flux is entering the city every day. The city has to focus on continuous capacity creation to meet the demand-supply gap. A comprehensive roll-out of metro rail, mono rail and suburban trains is required.

For the same, political and bureaucratic ownership of the projects and sustained government funding is the need of the hour.”

TERI organised a Regional Dialogue titled, 'Sustainable Urban Transport and Solid Waste Management in Mumbai.' The dialogue was organised in the run up to TERI's annual flagship event, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS).

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Sahib, Bibi, Nawab: Baluchar silks of Bengal 1750-1900 Elegant Indian women smoke hookahs. Nawabs relax with pet falcons. British soldiers stand by cannons.

Sahibs and memsahibs enjoy the comforts of steampowered trains and boats.

These extraordinary motifs on the anchals (pallus) of Baluchar silks are like woven archives of the 18th and 19th century Bengal.

Displayed in the Curator’s Gallery of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya are 23 masterpieces of Baluchar silks from the TAPI Collection, Surat out of its holding of 68 Baluchar silks in its collection – the largest single repository of this group of textiles. These extraordinary handwoven silks were made in Murshidabad, during a time when the city was the prosperous, cosmopolitan capital of the Nawabs of Bengal. They continued to be woven after the emergence and consolidation of British rule over the province, until the end of the 19th century.

Baluchar silks were luxury textiles. They are unique in that they employ no zari, achieving their glowing effects through the use of indigenous mulberry silk.

Unlike any other Indian

textile genre, the Baluchar designs go beyond the purely decorative. They capture a period of political, economic and social transformation, drawing inspiration from the lifestyles (real or imagined) of the native and European elite.

The exhibition is accompanied by the first major fully researched publication on Baluchar Silks of Bengal authored by EvaMarie Rakob, Shilpa Shah and Tulsi Vatsal. Richly illustrated, the catalogue describes how these rare works of art were created,

who wove them, who wore them, why the tradition died, and how its unique legacy continues to inspire contemporary Indian textile design.

Not since Lady Ranu Mukherji’s exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata way back in 1961 has there been a major Exhibition on the subject of Baluchar butedar silks held anywhere.

Scapegoats arrested

In June last year, three goats were caught and detained by the Chennai police after they allegedly vandalised a new police patrol vehicle. The trio were held as "scapegoats" for the crime which reportedly involved a dozen

of their tribe trampling over their car – the latest example of anti-social behaviour.

Police said the goats had a record of damaging vehicles of residents, but had "crossed the line" with an attack on a two-day-old patrol vehicle, a maroon Innova.

According to the complaint, about 12 goats dented the vehicle when they climbed on top of it, and damaged the wipers and glass, and scratched the paint of the bonnet and body.

Police however found only three goats in their subsequent inquiries. They were taken to the police station and an inquiry about the owner was made. We're

unclear if the inquiry was made with the goats.

Their owner faces charges of negligent conduct of her animals, which were later handed over to the Society for the Protection of Animals.

Elasticated under-pants!

An article recently appeared on the website of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army saying that the Chinese soldiers’ underpants were now equipped with elasticated – only in the 21st century.

Until recently, the article says, an infantryman would “have to worry about the rope of his big underpants, which would loosen suddenly but could never be untied when he wanted to answer

the call of nature.”

The piece says that Chinese military planners pay more attention to aircraft carriers and satellite-killer rockets than they do to their foot soldiers. Chinese infantrymen have a tradition of stripped-down fighting that dates back to the days when the Communist Party was fighting a guerrilla war before the revolution. Money is no longer scarce, but Beijing is still not spending much on its lowly grunts.

The battlefield equipment that the average Chinese fighter wears would cost the equivalent of 'two entry level iPhone6s,’ the article states.

His American counterpart would be carrying gear worth 10 times that, the equivalent of ‘a mid-level car’.

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fter a heated debate and repeated vociferous demands by the opposition, the state government yesterday announced a Rs 7,000 crore package for the parched Vidarbha and Marathwada regions which are struggling with a drought-like situation. The electricity bills in the drought-affected areas will also be waived.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made this announcement in the Assembly, “The government stands behind the farmers who are in distress due to a drought-like situation prevailing in parts of Vidarbha and Marthwada and a total of Rs 7,000 crore will be spent to tackle it.�

Admitting lapses on the part of the government in checking suicide by farmers, he said it was a matter of shame for any dispensation.

Winding up a two-day debate on drought and farmers’ suicides, Fadnavis said, “The state government

crore to the farmers affected by drought in districts of Vidarbha and Marathwada. The package includes Rs 884 crore for horticulture sector spread over 2.45 lakh hectares, Rs 215 crore for paying electricity bills, Rs 425 crore for water supply and Rs 163 crore for wells and private water bodies.�

He said that the state government has already initiated steps to check illegal money lending. “I hereby appeal to the farmers to lodge complaints with concerned civil and police authorities to stop such activity.�

The government will tackle the water scarcity firmly. Rs 400 crore will be spent on it. Around 3,000 tankers will be deployed to supply CM Devendra Fadnavis water in the drought-hit villages till the situation improves. “The govwill repay crop loans taken from li- ernment will also ensure unintercensed private money lenders. rupted power supply to the farmers Nearly five lakh farmers from the af- and will waive their electricity bills fected areas have taken such loans. for the September-November quarThe state government will provide ter as a temporary arrangement�, he financial assistance of Rs 3,925 added further.

BMC starts cleaning Girgaum Chowpatty

By Khushboo Panjabi

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early a year after it issued a work order in this regard, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally started cleaning Girgaum Chowpatty using a modern machine.

Imported from Germany, the machine is being used to clean nearly half of the 2.25 km-long shore as part of the corporation’s seven-year plan to maintain the beach. The Rs 3.76 crore contract was issued in November last year.

Much to the convenience of the BMC, the corporation is now able to clean 1.25 lakh sq m areas within just four hours, officials informed.

The corporation has been using the machine round the clock in three shifts throughout the week, barring few hours when the sea shore is crowded. The BMC has also deployed 12 personnel to maintain the beach in two shifts

take us one or two hours more to cover the area, but now the work has become easier and we can ensure the beach is clean before people turn up at the beach in the evening,� an official informed.

The machine has six-inch blades, which can dig into sand layers, throwing up suppressed waste. “Once the layer is dug, the waste is filtered through a net fitted in the New Beach cleaning machine at Chowpatty machine. This helps in segregating waste and sand. Waste is then col“Out of the total 2.25 lakh sq m lected in compactor for transportaarea of the beach, 1.25 lakh sq m tion to dump yards,� the official can be cleaned using the machine. added. Meanwhile, the BMC has The remaining area will be cleaned appealed to residents to ensure manually. This machine though has their participation in the cleanliness been a big help. Earlier, it would drive. It has also requested residents to segregate waste generated at each, while during the night, staff household-level. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in is deployed based on requirement.

Around 6,000 kg waste is genWESTERN RAILWAY erated at the beach daily. This includes solid waste and also S. Tender Notice Work and Location N. No. and Date floating material in the sea.

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Schools likely to be closed today

By A Staff Reporter

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chools across Maharashtra are likely to be closed today as the State Education Minister Vinod Tawde has refused to consider the demands of the teachers and the non-teaching staff to stay the controversial government resolution over the surplus teachers and nonteaching staff in Maharashtra. All the seven Members of the Legislative Council from the teachers constituencies met the Education Minister, who refused to stay the GR and to reconsider the cases of un-

aided schools. Tawde stated that he will be declaring his decision on the GR within a few days. After this, the Federation of Schools Education Trustees called upon the nonteaching staff, headmasters, and teachers to declare a 'Bandh' today. “The school education minister refused to stay the government resolution of 45,000 surplus teachers and taking away the right of students and reducing the number of posts in non-teaching staff. The schools education minister is behaving highly arbitrarily,� said MLC Kapil Patil.

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MU vice-chancellor not qualified: HC

By Philip Varghese

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n a set-back for the Mumbai University vice-chancellor, Dr. Rajan Welukar, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled that there was non-application of mind by the search committee with regard to his fulfilling essential criteria for selection.

A division bench of Justice P V Hardas and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai gave their verdict upon a reference made in May 2012 to decide whether the decision of the search committee to include Welukar's name in the list of eligible candidates suffers from nonapplication vis-a-vis the essential criteria – that five of his research publications are post PhD, published in international journals and used in higher education.In August 2011, a division bench gave a split verdict in this matter by differing on the research publications and subsequently a single judge could also not decide on it. Hence the reference was made to another

Dr. Rajan Welukar division bench. In their judgment, the bench said the search committee, a body of experts, abdicated its functions by accepting the claim of Welukar in his resume at face value without independently ascertaining whether the publications fulfilled the requirement and if he possessed the minimum requisite criteria.The bench said the High Court should, in its extraordinary jurisdiction, direct the search committee to reconsider the question of eligibility of Welukar. They have directed the matter to be placed before the original bench which made the reference so that it may pass further orders.

BJP MLA red-flags dev plan for CSIA

By A Special Correspondent

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haratiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Parag Alwani yesterday red-flagged the area development plan of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport arguing that there were several shortcomings in it.

Raising the issue in the legislative Assembly yesterday, he stated that the previous Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led government had canceled reservations on 55 acre plot of land in the interim plan.

He added that the then government had allowed commercial use of the land belonging to the Airport Authority. Replying to the debate, Minister of State for Urban Development Dr Ranjit Patil stated that he would hold a meeting with the Chief Minister on the issue if the need arises.

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Replacement of Non Standard 8,83,806/17,680/Drop Arms in Churchgate - Virar section Provision of disconnector assembly 11,39,190/22,790/to the lighting arrestor provided at 25 kV TSS, SP & SSP. Provision of DO fuse assembly 6,77,544/13,560/on the primary side of PT in Churchgate-Virar SP Section.

Replacement of 22kv grade 4,57,800/9,160/cable at different locations between Churchgate – Virar Section of Mumbai Central Division.

Repairing and Rewinding of 9,25,200/18,510/Auxiliary Motors of EMU Rakes

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Regional Town planning (Amendments) Ordinance, 2014 he said that in big urban metros like Mumbai, there are many complex development issues and to take decisions on development plans and getting approvals for them takes very long time. The ordinance seeks to raise the current deadline of preparing Development Plans (DP) from 12 to 24 months. Alwani added that the lack of availability of experts also hampers preparations of development plans.

Alwani stated that besides the delay in preparation of the development plan the implementation of it is also delayed. He demanded that the government check the feasibility of having a separate department for 'Implementation of Development Plan'. He also recommended creation of a body of experts for restructuring of development plans after every 20 years.

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Shakila to Shakila Bano Ejaz Ahmad Ansari as per Affidavit C-37081 I have changed my name from Ansari Irfan Mohammad Ramzan to Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Ramzan Ansari as per Affidavit C-37082 I have changed my name from Mohammed Anwer Mohammed Yunus to Mohammed Anwar Mohammed Yunus Momin as per Affidavit C-37083 I have changed my name from Shahin Fatima to Shaheen Bano Shaikh as per Affidavit Dt. 11-12-2014.

C-37084 I have changed my name from Jamilabi Shafi Shaikh to Jamila Shafi Shaikh as per Affidavit Dt. 09-12-2014.

C-37085 I have changed my name from Rajesh Kumar Himmatlal Joshi to Rajesh Himmatlal Joshi as per Affidavit C-37086 I have changed my name from Abdul Rab Ashique Ali to Abdul Rab Ashique Ali Ansari. as per Affidavit C-37087 I have changed my name from Anju Dyanprakash Gupta to Anju Gyanprakash Gupta as per Affidavit C-37088 I have changed my name from Irfan Ali Wajid Ali to Irfan Ali Wajid Ali Shah as per Affidavit C-37089 I, Madhvi Bharat Broker have changed my son’s name from Dev Chetan Dedhia to Dev Madhvi Broker as per Affidavit C-37090 I have changed my name from Mrs. Hiraben Kalubhai Patel to Mrs. Heera Kalubhai Patel as per Affidavit C-37091 We Mr. Shaleen Toshniwal & Mrs. Sonal Toshniwal have changed our child’s name from Diya Shaleen Toshniwal to Diya Toshniwal as per Affidavit C-37092 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohd Hearoon to Mr. Mohammed Haroon Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37093 I have changed my name from Mrs. Hunirabi Mohd Hearoon to Mrs. Munirabi Mohammed Haroon Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37094 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohd Mohasin Mohd Hearoon to Mr. Mohsin Mohammed Haroon Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37095 We Mr. Sanjay Anantrai Mehta & Mrs. Hema Sanjay Mehta have changed our child’s name from Harsh Sanjay Mehta to Harrsh Sanjay Mehta as per Affidavit C-37096 I have changed my name from Masiha Farahana Syeda to Masiha Farhana Syeda as per Affidavit C-37097

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I have changed my name from Pradyumna Prakash Mayekar to Praddyumna Prakash Mayekar as per Affidavit C-37098

I have changed my name from Anil Kumar Atmaram Yagnik to Anil Atmaram Yagnik as per Affidavit C-37116

I have changed my name from Neeta Gajanan Mhatre to Nita Gajanan Mhatre as per Affidavit C-37134

I have changed my name from Arshad Husain Ahmed Husain to Khan Arshad Ahmed Husain as per Affidavit C-37153

I have changed my name from Sailesh Kumar Navnitlal Doshi to Shailesh Navnitlal Doshi as per Affidavit C-37171

I have changed my name from Mengesh Vidyadhar Parkar to Mangesh Vidyadhar Parkar as per Affidavit C-37099

I have changed my name from Anila Ben Anil Kumar Yagnik to Anila Anil Yagnik as per Affidavit C-37117

I have changed my name from Mohd Hanif Kureshi to Mohd Hanif Qureshi as per Affidavit C-37135

I have changed my name from Sayed Mohd Rafi Babu to Shaikh Mohammad Rafi Babu as per Affidavit C-37154

I have changed my name from Hidayatulla Abdul Rahim Shelya to Hidayatulla Abdul Rahim Sheliya as per Affidavit C-37172

I have changed my name from Deepu Velayudhan to Deepu Velayudhan Nair as per Affidavit C-37100

I have changed my name from Laxmi Vasantkumar Bhanushali to Bhanu Vasant Bhanushali as per Affidavit C-37118

I have changed my name from Yahu Basir Sattar to Yahoo Bashir Sattar as per Affidavit C-37155

We have changed our minor child name from Maseerah Zafar Khan to Bareera Zafar Khan as per Affidavit C-37173

I have changed my name from Naina Bhaskar Tanna to Nayana Pankaj Patil as per Affidavit C-37101

I have changed my name from Isabela Anthony Francis Fernandes to Bella Fernandes as per Affidavit C-37119

I have changed my name from Amrut Kanji Ravaria to Amrut Ben Kanji Ravaria as per Affidavit C-37102

I have changed my name from Pareshkumar Mangesh Shetti to Paresh Mangesh Shetti as per Affidavit C-37120

I have changed my name from Rajani Kashinath Patil to Kalavati Chandrakant Mhatre as per Affidavit C-37103

I have changed my name from Jilani H. Ismail Shaikha to Jilani Haji Ismail Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37121

I have changed my name from Sarvar Ali Anwar Ali to Sharwar Anwar Ali as per Affidavit C-37104

I have changed my name from Bharati Vishram Palav to Varsha Sawant as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Mangala Dnyaneshwar Sharma to Shreya Kailas Chandane as per Affidavit C-37105

I have changed my name from Riya Rupesh Shanke to Riya Rency Shanke as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Maheshkumar Champalal Solanki to Mahesh Champalal Solanki as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Shirin Bano Mohd Sajid Shaikh to Shirin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37124

C-37106 I have changed my name from Vinod Champalal Solanki to Vinodkumar Champalal Solanki as per Affidavit C-37107 I have changed my name from Mitul Hiteshbhai Gohil to Mitul Hitesh Gohel as per Affidavit C-37108 I have changed my name from Hiteshbhai Harilal Gohil to Hitesh Harilal Gohel as per Affidavit C-37109 I have changed my name from Dipti Hiteshbhai Gohil to Dipti Hitesh Gohel as per Affidavit C-37110 I have changed my name from Masuma Merchant to Mariya Abbas Imani as per deedpoll Affidavit Anex./E. C-37111 I have changed my name from Kanaiyalal Babulal Shisodia to Kanaiyalal Babulal Sisodiya as per Affidavit C-37112 I have changed my name from Sayyed Hasan Mohd Ibrahim to Sayyad Hasan Shah as per Affidavit C-37113 I have changed my name from Noornissa Sayyed Hasan Mohd. Ibrahim to Noorunnisa Bashir Mohammed Shah as per Affidavit C-37114 I have changed my name from Paragkumar Vinodchandra Shah to Parag Vinodchandra Shah as per Affidavit Dated 11/12/2014 C-37115

C-37122

C-37123

I have changed my name from Mohd Sajid Shaikh to Mohammed Sajjad Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37125 I have changed my name from Rajeshwari Devdas Madral to Poonam Vishal Gundeti as per Affidavit C-37126 I have changed my name from Shoaib Khan to Mohammed Shoaib Riyaz Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit C-37127 I have changed my name from Mohammed Asghar Quresh to Mohammed Asghar Qureshi as per Affidavit C-37128 I have changed my name from Nafisa Bano Mohd Bashir Ansari to Nafisa Suhail Ansari as per Affidavit C-37129 I have changed my name from Sohail Ansari Bashir Ansari to Suhail Bashir Ansari as per Affidavit C-37130 I have changed my name from Mohammed Shamim Mohammed Yaseen to Mohammed Shamim Qureshi as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Mohd Afraz Kureshi to Mohd.

Afroz Qureshi as per Affidavit C-37136 I have changed my name from Vasim Mohd Hanif Kureshi to Wasim Hanif Qureshi as per Affidavit C-37137 I have changed my name from Furkan Ahmed Shad Ahmed Farooqui to Furkan Saad Ahmed Farooqui as per Affidavit C-37138 I have changed my name from Imran Mohd Afraz Kureshi to Imran Afroz Qureshi as per Affidavit C-37139 I have changed my name from Shaad Ahmed to Saad Ahmed Farooqui as per Affidavit C-37140 I have changed my name from Mohammed Yusuf Shaukat Ali Shaikh to Yusuf Shaukat Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37141 I have changed my name from Arfat Ahmed Aas Ahmed Farooqui to Arfat Aas Ahmed Farooqui as per Affidavit C-37142 I have changed my name from Abdul Shaikh to Abdullah Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37143 I have changed my name from Mosin Javade to Mohsin Jawre as per Affidavit C-37144 I have changed my name from Gulshan Begum Rafique Patel to Gulshan Mohsin Jawre as per Affidavit C-37145

I have changed my name from Mulla Sanad Urf Khalid Kifayat to Mulla Sanad Kifayat as per Affidavit C-37156 I have changed my name from Mohammed Salman Hannan to Niyazi Mohammed Salman as per Affidavit C-37157 I have changed my name from Heena Kauser Habibur Rehman to Niyazi Heena Mohammed Salman as per Affidavit C-37158 I have changed my name from Md Daud to Mohd Daud Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37159 I have changed my name from Syeda Ameena Mehdi Abedi to Syeda Ameena Safder Ali Mir as per Affidavit C-37160 I have changed my name from Mohamed Mahir Hussain Abdul Hakim to Mahir Hussain Ansari as per Affidavit C-37161 We Mr. Philip Anthony & Mrs. Lincy Philip have changed my our child name from Mikhail Philip to Mikhail Philip Kattuparambil as per Affidavit C-37162 I have changed my name from Phulchand Jeshraj Jain to Phoolchand Jain as per Affidavit C-37163

I have changed my name from Mosim Husenmiya Jaware to Mohsin Hussainmiya Jawre as per Affidavit C-37146

I have changed my name from Sayed Mohd Irshad Noor Mohd to Sayyed Mohammed Irshad Noor Mohammed as per Affidavit C-37164

I have changed my name from Nishit Hareshkumar Thakkr to Nishit Haresh Thakkr as per Affidavit C-37147

I have changed my name from Ishtiyakahmed Shaikh to Ishtiyaque Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37165

I have changed my name from Hareshkumar Vasantlal Thakkr to Haresh Vasantlal Thakkr as per Affidavit C-37148

I have changed my name from Chaitali Vilas Kewane to Chaitrali Vilas Kewane as per Affidavit C-37166

I have changed my name from Chandrika Krishnan to Chandrika Krishnan Namboodiri as per Affidavit

We Mr. Anuj Goel and Mrs. Sindhu Goel have changed our minor child name from Vishu Goel to Aviral Goel as per Affidavit C-37167

C-37149 I have changed my name from Abease D.John Nadar to Yabesh John Nadar as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Rupa Padmanabha Rai to Reena Mahendra Bhambhani as per Affidavit C-37174 I have changed my name from Sunandha Satish Bhadari to Sunanda Satish Bhandari as per Affidavit C-37175 I have changed my name from Swetha Satish Bhandari to Shweta Satish Bhandari as per Affidavit C-37176 I have changed my name from Krishna Kanhiya Rajchandra Jha to Krishna Rajchandra Jha as per Affidavit C-37177 I have changed my name from Kalpana Mhatarba Pansare to Madhuri Shashikant Papade as per Affidavit C-37178 I have changed my name from Suneeta to Sunitha Shekar Anchan as per Affidavit C-37179 I have changed my name from Amitha to Amita Dinkar Poojary as per Affidavit C-37180 I have changed my name from Shekara to Shekar Shivappa Anchan as per Affidavit C-37181 I have changed my name from Nagappa to Nagappa Pappu Kotian as per Affidavit C-37182 I have changed my name from Michel Hiwale to Micheal Hiwale as per Affidavit C-37183 I have changed my name from Imran Abdul Salam Shaik to Imran Abdul Salam Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37184 I have changed my name from Sk Fatima Abdul Salam to Fatima Abdul Salam Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37185 I hav changed my name from Kumar Shoyal Shaikh to Sohail Ridwan Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37186

I have changed my name from Suresh Kumar Verma to Suresh Ramroop Verma as per Affidavit C-37168

I have changed my name from Balbir Singh to Balbir Singh Sucha Singh Matharu as per Affidavit C-37187 I have changed my name from Dattateya Naik to Dattatray Naik as per Affidavit C-37188

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C-37150

I have changed my name from Rani Diwakar Bhelonde to Prerna Sameer Kasar as per Affidavit C-37132

I have changed my name from Akbari Mohammed Yakub to Akbari Begum Mohammed Yakub Shaikh as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Shailaja Sadashiv Pote to Laxmi Rajeev Patil as per Affidavit C-37169

C-37151

I have changed my name from Sayyed Chahatalli Nazaralli to Chahat Ali Nazar Ali Sayyed as per Affidavit C-37133

I have changed my name from Shaikh Zahurabi Ismail to Shaikh Zahura Shahid as per Affidavit C-37152

I have changed my name from Maheshkumar Banwarilal Kumawat to Mahesh Banwarilal Kumawat as per Affidavit C-37170

I have changed my name from Naseema to Nasima Khatoon Mohd Mehfooz Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37189

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Gang of thieves from MP strike at RPF woman cop found dead in Mira Rd marriages, other functions in city A Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014

By Suresh Golani

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gang of thieves from Madhya Pradesh is in Mumbai and their targets are wedding parties.

There were robberies at two weddings in a single day. The first took place in Andheri while the other was in Oshiwara. Modus operandi of the gang is – a small boy would steal a bag while a 16-yearold girl used to keep a watch.

Both the incidents were captured on CCTV cameras. The thieves are from Village from Jatkhedi village in Madhya Pradesh.

On November 30, two teenagers targeted two marriages, first at Andheri Recreational Club and other at Maheshwari Hall, Oshiwara.

The teenagers struck at the recreational club first where they committed the whole crime in 25 minutes.

The 16-year-old girl keeps proper watch. She recces the whole area, the 13 year-old boy does the robbing. The boy goes up to the stage and plays with other kids. He then flicks the briefcase which has

the money and then leaves the place with the girl. They left the marriage hall at1.43 pm.

Few hours later the kids reached Maheshwari hall in Oshiwara. Praful Haldankar – it was his relative’s marriage – said, “The kids entered the hall around 4 pm. The girl stayed down while the boy was playing with kids on the stage. How can we doubt a small kid who is playing with children in a marriage function?”

Haldankar added, “My son was taking care of the briefcase. A photo session was going on below and everyone had gathered there.

When I started looking for the briefcase, it was missing. It contained cash, gold and so many valuables. The girl directed the boy when to strike, she walked ahead and the boy followed. The kids were perfectly trained.”

The case at Andheri has been registered with DN Nagar police and the theft at Maheshwari hall is registered at Oshiwara police station.

Senior police inspector Ra-

jendra Chavan of DN Nagar police station said, “The kids struck at the recreational club during a marriage function.

The case is now detected as they are the same kids arrested in Kandivali. We are taking permission from the court to take custody of the accused.”

The cops in Mumbai are on high alert after many village dwellers of Jatkhedi in MP entered the city to steal at weddings. Police believe more than 50 people have spread out in different parts of Mumbai to target ongoing functions during the city’s peak wedding season.

The parents of the kids sell toys outside the marriage function and also keep an eye as the kids do the robbing inside the halls. These people are roaming in different areas in Mumbai. They have divided the areas among themselves and are responsible for many robberies from functions in the last month.

Mumbai police is on high alert and are regularly attending weddings in civil clothes to nab the robbers.

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31-year-old dental surgeon has been arrested

by Kasturba Marg Police for allegedly raping his own employee's 15-year-old sister in one of the hotel in Gorai in Malad (West).

According to police sources, the accused dentist has been identified as Yogendra Shukla who used to stay at Mira Road and ran a dental clinic in suburban Borivali. He was apprehended on Wednesday after an FIR was filed in the Kasturba Marg police station.

Shukla was accused of sexually assaulting the teenage girl in the second week of November. The victim and Shukla knew each other as the girl's elder sister works in Shukla's clinic.

According to the police, the dentist was a frequent visitor to the Borivali resi-

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16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself to the ceiling fan at her home in Vikhroli on Thursday. According to her family, she had stopped using her cellphone for the last one month.

Rinky Chauhan, studying in Clas XI returned home form her tuition classes at around 10.30 am on Thursday. She stays in Godrej Colony as her father works with Godrej. Chauhan’s mother left home at around 11 am for some work. When

dence of the victim. ''Shukla befriended the victim and lured her to accompany him to a hotel in Gorai. Once the duo went to the hotel, Shukla forced himself on her. She was threatened of dire consequences if she revealed anything about the matter," said Vitthal Damgude, senior inspector at the police station.

When she was asked by to accompany him again, she rejected his request and informed her uncle, who stays in the same locality, police said.

"Along with her relatives, the victim approached the police. An FIR was registered on Wednesday and hours later the accused was held," Damgude said.

Family members of the victim revealed that on the day of incident, Shukla came to their home and ask the victim to go out with him be-

cause he wanted to buy some clothes for her. Since he was a frequent visitor to their home, they were not alarmed by this request.

The incident came to light when the victim went to her uncle's home in Kandivali and was behaving odd. She had stopped chatting with anyone in the family and he eating habits had become irregular. One day when she was crying her uncle noticed and asked her why. That was when she revealed everything to him, said a family member.

The accused doctor has been booked under various sections of the IPC including rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offense Act (POCSO ). On Thursday he was produced before the Dindoshi Court and has been remanded to police custody till December 16, Damgude added.

Girl commits suicide in Vikhroli bour to peek from the gallery to check if Rinky was sleeping. The neighbour saw her hanging to a ceiling fan with a nylon rope in her bedroom.

The neighbour then entered Chauhan’s house through the gallery and opened the door.

Rinky was rushed to a nearby hospital and declared dead on admission. Her family said that they are not she returned after half an aware about the reason for hour, Rinky didn’t open the this extreme step. The door.

Vikhroli police has registered Her mother asked a neigh- a case of accidental death.

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Park area of Mira Road.

Primary investigations re35-year-old woman con- vealed that Shalini Patel had a stable attached to the tiff with her husband before Bhayandar unit of the Railway he left for work on Tuesday afPolice Force (RPF) was found ternoon. He returned from dead under suspicious cir- his workplace at about 8 pm cumstances at her apartment only to find Shalini lying moin Mira Road late on Wednes- tionless in the apartment. day night.

Shalini was rushed to a According to the police, the nearby hospital where she constable identified as Shalini was declared brought dead.

Patel (35) was found dead at Not ruling out chances of her apartment in the Shanti abetment or foul play, Senior

PI Dhanaji Kshirsagar said, “Although there are no visible signs of suicide, the cause of death can be ascertained only after we get the post-mortem reports, following which the further course of action will be decided.”

While the body has been sent to JJ Hospital for a postmortem analysis, the police as of now have registered a case of accidental death in this context.

KEM ward boy held for molesting lady doctor

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38-year-old man working as a ward boy in the civic-run KEM hospital has been arrested by the Bhoiwada Police for allegedly sexually assaulting an onduty lady doctor inside the hospital lift at around 12.30 pm on Thursday.

The accused and the victim were coming down in the lift when suddenly the ward boy sexually assaulted her and later began running after she shouted and called for the security.

According to police sources, the 27-year-old lady doctor had just attended to a patient and was on her way to the ladies common room, when she took the lift and

taking advantage of her being alone in the lift, the ward boy too entered into the lift and molested her as the lift reached the first floor.

Senior Police Inspector from Bhoiwada Police station Sunil Tondwankar said, “After the incident, the accused – Popat Janardan

Bhawri – was trying to flee but an on-duty security guard of the hospital witnessed that the lady doctor was shouting for help, hcaught the accused and informed the police station.”

As per primary information, it seems that he was under the influence of alcohol but medical reports are awaited. The accused was attached to this hospital for the last 15 years.

Popat has been booked under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) on Thursday and he was produced before the court and was sent to judicial custody, Tondwankar informed.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Naseema Khatoon to Nasima Khatoon Mohd Mehfooz Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37190 I have changed my name from Mohamed Mehfooz Wasi Shikh to Mohamed Mehfooz Hafiz Wasi Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37191 I have changed my name from Nasima to Nasima Khatoon Mohd Mefooz Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37192 We Mr.Nafees Ahmed Qureshi and Mrs.Tayba Nafees Ahmed Qureshi,our minor son Nehal Ahmed Nafees Ahmed Qureshi formerly called Nehal Nafees Ahmed Qureshi Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37193 I have changed my name from Taiba to Tayba Nafees Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37194 I have changed my name from Taiyaba to Tayba Nafees Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37195 I have changed my name from Nafees Rais Ahmed Qureshi to Nafis Ahmed Rais Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37196 I have changed my name from Nafis Mahamad Rais to Nafis Ahmed Rais Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37197 I have changed my name from Mahamad Rais to Rais Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated : 07/12/2014 C-37198 I have changed my name from Akhtaribai to Akhtari Bano Rais Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37199 I have changed my name from Tayeba Tahir Husain Qureshi to Tayba Nafees Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37200 I have changed my name from Taiba Fatma Nafees Qureshi to Tayba Nafis Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated: 07/12/2014 C-37201 I have changed my name from Shantaraju to Pravin Raju Palmury as per Affidavit C-37202 I have changed my name from Nasim Bano Abdul Hameed to Naseem Abdul Hameed Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 10/12/2014 C-37203 I have changed my name from Mehta Rakeshkumar Dilip to Mehta Rakesh Dilip as per Affidavit C-37204

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I have changed my name from Mohan Devji Gajara to Mohanlal Devji Gajara as per Affidavit C-37207

I have changed my name from Mr.Md Usman Manaisiya to Mr.Usman Manasiya as per deed poll Affidavit C-37226

I have changed my name from Charles Sanctis to Charlie Sanctis as per Affidavit C-37208

I have changed my name from Vipul Vinodchandra Shah to Vipulkumar Vinodchandra Shah as per Affidavit C-37227

I have changed my name from Noormohammed Haroon Kasu to Nurmahamad Haroon Kasu as per Affidavit C-37209 I have changed my name from Tarique to Tarique Ali as per Affidavit C-37210 I have changed my name from Miss Syeda Naziya Shirin Nazir Ahmed Syed to Mrs. Naziya Mujahid Khan as per Affidavit C-37211 I have changed my name from Nisar Ahmed Hasware to Nisar Hasware as per Affidavit C-37212 We Mr. Tarique Ali Liyaqat Ali & Mrs. Nishat Bano Tarique Ali have changed our minor son name from Mst. Tabish Ali Tarique Sayyed to Mst. Tabish Ali Tarique Ali as per Affidavit C-37213 We Mr. Tarique Ali Liyaqat Ali & Mrs. Nishat Bano Tarique Ali have changed our minor son name from Mst. Ehtesham Tarique to Mst. Ehtesham Ali Tarique Ali as per Affidavit C-37214 I have changed my name from Shahida Begum Mohammad Iqbal Jalal to Shahida Maqbool Fakih as per Affidavit C-37215 I have changed my name from Abdul Rahim Amin to Abdul Rahim Amin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37216 I have changed my name from Mr. Suhel Shaikh to Mr. Suhail Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37217 I have changed my name from Zufisha Mohammad Talha to Zufishan Mohammad Talha as per Affidavit C-37218 I have changed my name from Tirath Singh to Teerath Singh as per Affidavit.

C-37219 I have changed my name from Jasveer Kaur to Jasveer Kour as per Affidavit.

C-37220 I have changed my name from Syam Kumar N to Shyamkumar Sasikumar Nair as per Affidavit.

C-37221 I have changed my name from Mahalakshmi Ramasubramaniyam to Mahalaxmi Ramasubramaniyam as per Affidavit.

C-37222 I have changed my name from Pawankumar to Pawankumar Sharma as per Affidavit.

C-37223

I have changed my name from Dsouza Rajina Lawrence to Dsouza Regina Lawrence as per Affidavit C-37205

I have changed my name from Mr. Junaid Haroon Dhukka to Mr.Ovez Haroon Dhukka as per deed poll Affidavit C-37224

I have changed my name from Sadasivappa Devasur to Sadashiv Devasur as per Affidavit C-37206

I have changed my name from Mr.Mohamed Haroon Ibrahim Dhukka to Mr. Haroon Ibrahim Dhukka as per deed poll Affidavit C-37225

I have changed my name from Aman Rashid Khan to Amanullah Rashid Khan as per Affidavit C-37228 I have changed my old name from Vaishnavi Indrajit Thakur to Vaishnavi Indrajeet Thakur as per affidavit C-37229

I Rasilaben Popatbhai Parmar have changed my name to Rasilaben Popatbhai Sheth as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-34062 Dated: 26/08/2010 C-37241 I Popatbhai Tapubhai Parmar have changed my name to Popatbhai Tapubhai Sheth as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-34063 Dated: 26/08/2010 C-37242 I Deepak Popatbhai Parmar have changed my name to Deepak Popatbhai Sheth as per Maha. Government Gazette No. X-6081 Dated: 11/09/1997 C-37243

I Jyotsna V. Panchal have changed my name to Jyotshna Vinod Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37230

I Bhavika Popatbhai Parmar have changed my name to Bhavika Popatbhai Sheth as per Maha. Government Gazette No. 10689 Dated: 30/07/2009 C-37244

I Subhash Dayalsingh Rajput have changed my name to Subhash Chandra Dayal Singh Rajput as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37231

I Kamleshbhai Sevantilal Patwa have changed my name to Kamlesh Sevantilal Patwa as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37245

I Harshaben Yogeshkumar Tank have changed my name to Harsha Yogeshkumar Tank as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37232

I Ritaben Bipinchandra Shah have changed my name to Rita Kamlesh Patwa as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37246

I Mahendimahmad Karedia have changed my name to Mahendi Fidaali Karedia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37233 I Mr. Justine Paul Lemos have changed my name to Mr. Justin Paul Lemos as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37234 I Mrs. Catherine Justine Lemos have changed my name to Mrs. Catherine Justin Lemos as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37235 I Kaushal Prakash Somaiya have changed my name to Vedant Prakash Somaiya as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. U-49110 Dated: 28/12/13 C-37236 I Suman Haribhau Surve have changed my name to Jyoti Jeevan Sankpal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/12/14 C-37237 We Mr. Deepak Popatbhai Sheth & Mrs. Avani Deepak Sheth Have changed our minor son’s name from Deepanshu Deepak Parmar to Deepanshu Deepak Sheth as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-1227 Dated: 08/05/2003 C-37238 We Mr. Deepak Popatbhai Sheth & Mrs. Avani Deepak Sheth have changed our minor son’s name from Avani Deepak Kumar Parmar to Avani Deepak Kumar Sheth as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-1228 Dated: 08/05/2003 C-37239 We Mr. Deepak Popatbhai Sheth & Mrs. Avani Deepak Sheth have changed our minor son’s name from Mahesh Popatbhai Parmar to Mahesh Popatbhai Sheth as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-1229 Dated: 08/05/2003 C-37240

I Haresh Murji Patel have changed my name to Haresh Mulji Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37247 I Meena Harish Patel / Minakshi Haresh Patel / Minuben Hareshkumar Patel have changed my name to Meena Haresh Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/12/14 C-37248 I Gowrang Pradipkumar Chaturvedi have changed my name to Gaurang Pradipkumar Chaturvedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37249 I Sushilkumar Manilal Chheda have changed my name to Sushil Manilal Chheda as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37250 I Saryaraz Mansuri have changed my name to Sarfaraz Mansoori as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37251

I Ramesh Patel have changed my name to Ramesh Gami as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37257 I Meghiben Ramesh Patel have changed my name to Meghiben Ramesh Gami as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37258 We Ramesh Gami & Meghiben Ramesh Gami have changed our minor child’s name from Vidhi Ramesh Patel to Vidhi Ramesh Gami as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37259 I Md. Samir Mohd. Salim Sheikh have changed my name to Sameer Mohd. Salim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37260 I Mohammad Atik Khan have changed my name to Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37261 I Km. Fehmina Aziz Alam have changed my name to Fehmina Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37262 I Mohd. Atik Siddiqui have changed my name to Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37263 I Fehmina Mohd. Atik Siddiqui have changed my name to Fehmina Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37264 We Mr. Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi & Mrs. Fehmina Siddiqi have changed our minor daughter’s name from Falaq Mohd. Atik Siddiqui to Falaq Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37265 I Mohd. Atiq Abdul Majeed Siddique have changed my name to Mohammad Atiq Abdul Majeed Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37266 I Fehmina Mohd. Atiq Siddique have changed my name to Fehmina Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37267

I Namdeo Janardan Kokane have changed my name to Namdev Janardan Kokane as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37252

We Mr. Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi & Mrs. Fehmina Siddiqi have changed our minor daughter’s name from Samrah Mohd. Atiq Siddique to Samrah Mohammad Atiq Siddiqi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37268

I Suresh Kumar Mohanlal have changed my name to Suresh Mohanlal Mali as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37253

I Hitendrakumar Sompura have changed my name to Hitendra Sompura as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37269

I Nirmal Kumar Dave have changed my name to Nirmal Dave as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37254

I Ershadali Haidar Ali Shaikh have changed my name to Irshadali Haidar Ali Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Ramesh Kumar Gami have changed my name to Ramesh Gami as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37255 We Mr. Ramesh Gami & Mrs. Meghiben Ramesh Gami have changed our minor child’s name from Jatin Ramesh Patel to Jatin Ramesh Gami as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/12/14 C-37256

C-37270 I Zaferiqbal Mohammed Farooq Munshi have changed my name to Jafer Mohammed Farooq Munshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37271 I Sumaiyaben Sohel Ahmed Vora & Vora Sumaiya Sohel have changed my name to Sumaiya Shoeb Vohra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37272

I Sohel Ahmed Usman Ganibhai Vora & Vora Sohel have changed my name to Sohel Ahmed Usman Ganibhai Vora as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37273 I Dhakan Mina Prabhudas have changed my name to Meena Girish Salla as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37274 I Naseer Sayeed Fulmohmad Seikh have changed my name to Naseer Kasim Sayed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37275 I Sheikh Fulmohamad Hasnu have changed my name to Sayed Kasim Hasnu as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37276 I Sheikh Hajrabee Fulmohamad have changed my name to Sayed Hajra Kasim as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37277 I Nitin Premji Shah have changed my name to Nitin Premji Poladia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37278 I Kumari Maru Chetna Tokarshi have changed my name to Chetana Nitin Poladia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37279 I Mr. Ajay Morand Bhatia have changed my name to Mr. Ajjay Morand Bhatia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37280 I Naziya Mohammed Umar Shaikh have changed my name to Naziya Bano Sajid Baig Mirza as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37281 I Jawaharlal Jain have changed my name to Jawarilal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37282 I Akash Hutgur have changed my name to Akash Hutagur as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37283 I Shamalabai have changed my name to Shamla Hutgur as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37284 I Ritesh Uttamchand have changed my name to Ritesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37285 I Uttamchand have changed my name to Uttamchand Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37286 I Shariq Shaikh have changed my name to Sharique Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37287 I Parveen Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammed Zafar Alam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37288 I Shamim Shaikh have changed my name to Shamima Parveen Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37289 I Tila Gangji Vora have changed my name to Tila Gangji Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/11/14 C-37290 I Jiana Vijay Sanghvi have changed my name to Jigna Vijay Sanghvi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37291

‘Unfair to put children behind bars’

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he Mumbai Working Group on Juvenile Justice took a stand against reducing the age of a juvenile from 18 years to 16 years, and addressed a press conference on Thursday.

Dr Mohua Nigudkar said, “Juvenile crimes doesn't help anybody, not the victim, not society and not even the accused himself. Talking about the juvenile justice system, juveniles are divided into two categories – children in need of care and protection and the second category is juve-

Speakers of The Mumbai Working group from left to right-Advocate Maharukh Adenwalla, Dr Mohua Nigudkar, Dr. Harish Shetty, Yuvraj Moite, Farida Lambay (Pratham) niles in conflict with law. The background and situation of juveniles in both the categories are not very different from each other.�

She further added, “Juve-

nile justice system doesn't condone the crime.�

Dr. Harish Shetty, a psychiatrist who works with juveniles said, “We as a society have 18 years to reform a kid,

Elderly woman bludgeoned, thrown off building

By Priyanka Dhomse

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65-year-old woman in Thane was found brutally murdered and flung off her third floor apartment at Wagle Estate. A case has been registered at the Wagle Estate police station and one person has been arrested.

According to the police, the incident was reported as a suicide. But on further investigation, it was found that the woman was murdered and thrown off the building.

At about 8 am on Tuesday, the Wagle police got information about the body. They reached the crime scene and transferred the body to a civic hospital. On further investigation, the police found blood spots on the ground and other clues which indicate that the body was thrown off the building.

When the police inquired with witnesses, they said the body had fallen off the third floor. “At first the case appeared

to be a suicide, but on further investigation, we found that the woman was bludgeoned to death and then her body was thrown off the third floor of the dilapidated building.

We have arrested Deepak Pande (24), who has confessed to the crime. We are investigating further to find the identity of the victim and the reason behind the murder,� said N Sakpal, sub-inspector at Wagle Estate police station.

MCZMA directs probe into wetland reclamation of Chena creek T

he Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has directed the authorities, including the municipal commissioner, to probe the massive reclamation of wetlands on both the sides of the fly-over-bridge on the Chena Creek, along the ThaneGhodbunder Road.

The MCZMA has directed the District Collector and civic authorities to investigate the matter and submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) at the earliest. The action followed after social activist Saji I P registered a complaint about rampant dumping of debris and rubble on the embankments of the creek which has posed a serious environmental threat to the region.

The Afternoon Despatch & Courier had also highlighted (ADC, Sept 4, 2014, 'Natural course of Chena river under attack') the issue. “The illegal construction mafia has brazenly narrowed the river bed which has not only raised a serious possibility of flood water entering

residential settlements leading to loss of lives and property, but has also posed an immediate threat to the bridge running over the creek,� alleged Saji, who with the intervention of the MCZMA, is now hopeful of action against the offenders.

It has been alleged that the civic authorities turned a blind eye to the illegal reclamation activities at the behest of the local construction

mafia. The problem is rife in other areas, as in an attempt to reclaim land, huge quantities of debris are being offloaded in and around eco-sensitive zones of Kashimira and Uttan. It should be noted that the Chena river is also considered an important water source for wildlife species from the nearby forest zone, especially during the summer season.

Zayed Khan with Dr Mukesh Batra at Magic Moments Photo Exhibition

and by reducing the juvenile age by two years, these two years of child transformation should not be snatched. No child is a born criminal and transformation is possible.�

Talking about the percentage of juvenile crimes, advocate Maharukh Adenwalla said, “During 2012-13, the total percentage of juvenile crime was just 1.1 per cent of the total crime. And out of

that 1.1 per cent only 9 per cent were cases of rape and murder. It will be not fair to the children to put them behind bars on the basis of such a small figure.� The Mumbai Working Group firmly op-

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Jammu & Kashmir’s election: Hope eclipses desperation

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Ponder awhile…

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

BJP hijacks the broom from AAP

AM Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal appears to be a desperate man A today. He is no longer able to get peo-

ple to follow him. He and workers of his party carried brooms and swept some streets in Delhi. That created quite a good impression. Carrying the broom and sweeping the city, they created quite a sensation.

Mr. Narendra Modi seems to have hijacked the broom from them. His party workers are now doing the clean-up work. Mr. Modi has nominated some leaders to do the dirty work. Salman Khan must have done it to get a picture of himself in the ppapers. He has also entrusted the work to a few prominent of leaders including politicians. There is definitely some sweeping activity across the country.

So if Kejriwal and his party leaders carry brooms, they are not likely to make any impression. The BJP leaders will compete with them and may succeed.

The fact is his party has lost lot of ground since it took part in the Delhi assembly elections. He continues however to try crowd-pulling strategies. The rape of a girl in an Uber taxi gave him the chance to try and get public attention. The workers of the BJP and the AAP have clashed in Delhi. It looks like Kejriwal will get a big shock if he contests assembly elections if and when held. It would be unrealistic to suggest that Modi magic will not work in Delhi. Chances are both Congress and AAP will be trounced if elections are held in Delhi.

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Vol. XXX No. 223

By Ranajoy Sen

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HE ongoing electoral test in 'Jammu and Kashmir', which would determine the formation of a new state administration, is also, in a way, a testimony to the continuing and accelerating popularity of India’s parliamentary democracy in a state within India, which is often the subject of reportage and speculation for the outbreak of incendiary circumstances than for stability and progress. The political disequilibrium has been intermittent in Kashmir Valley, forming the bulk of the state, than in regions constituting Jammu, conspicuous for its socio-political equilibrium.

The people of Kashmir have participated enthusiastically than before in the completed three phases of the current election, despite an outrageous terrorist attack, which was quelled admirably by the Indian army, and are scheduled to vote in the election’s upcoming fourth phase. It narrates a tale of resoluteness, even in the face of adversity, to be eager participants in the democratic process.

J&K’s ‘Special Status’ Kashmir acceded to India after being freed of Pakistan-sponsored tribal raiders from twothirds of its territory by the Indian army; the remaining portion is subjected to Pakistan’s jurisdiction. India-administered Kashmir was granted 'Special Status', and Indians from the rest of the country were subjected to restrictions as regards Kashmir. Consequently, notions of separate identity engendered, despite official Indian nationality, among the people of Kashmir. These two acts were probably the root causes determining Indian ordeal in Kashmir, subsequently.

Kashmir, since 1947, has received dollops of aid from the Government of India with the stated intention of bringing relief and development for its people. These resources were channelized through the state’s governments, which have been bywords, more frequently than less, for corruption, nepotism, vainglory, and arrogance, with varying degrees of intensity for respective political dispensations ruling the state.

In the 1960s the state’s people pined for

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better surveillance by the central government; the 1970s were relatively stable and peaceful; 1980s witnessed strange political dynamics between Srinagar and New Delhi: an unpleasant election in 1983, sacking Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s 'National Conference' ministry in 1984 at Indira Gandhi’s behest, an ironic alliance between Farooq Abdullah and Rajiv Gandhi in 1986 precipitating disgruntlements among the people of Kashmir, who viewed it as Mr. Abdullah’s political treachery with them. Additionally, prolonged unemployment, miserable economic conditions of most people, and continuing administrative high-handedness in the state steadily drove the people across the edge of their endurance.

The political volcano erupted in the spring of 1990, when organized armed groups, with the abundant support and sympathy of most Kashmiris and with training from camps in Pakistan, declared rebellion against the state government and the Indian state, forcibly ejected Kashmir’s Pandit community from their ancestral dwellings, and aspired and fought for independence from the Indian union.

The harrowing narrative for the last 25 years has been marred by killings, infightings, and social instability, interspersed by hopes for peace, stability, and communal harmony; state elections have been held again, with six year interregnums, from 1996. This year’s elections, notwithstanding the continued tensions and uncertainties, is gradually bringing stability, prosperity, economic opportunity, and better governance to the forefront of people’s yearnings and utterances.

The current election’s dynamics is a pointer to a potential crystallization of the realization among many people in Kashmir and its political leaders that armed insurgency would defeat the very purpose of securing a dignified and stable livelihood. The freedoms and opportunities possible by an embrace of the attributes of the Indian constitution far outweigh the effects of extremism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), hoping for notable electoral gains in Jammu & Kashmir, is endeavouring to further permeate this comprehension through a message entailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stated inten-

Eliminate the root cause of pain E

VERY aspect in this world is an expression of consciousness. Everything in this world is dynamic. Even the mountain is not static.

Every atom is dynamic in nature. They all undergo certain stages of evolution.

The entire creation is made up of five elements and ten sense organs — five organs of perception and five organs of action. This entire creation is there to give you pleasure and relief. Whatever gives you pleasure should also give you relief. Otherwise the very pleasure becomes pain. Let me give you an example: you like apple pie, but five of it at one time may be a little too much for you.

The same thing which gave you pleasure will now make you suffer. The entire creation gives you pleasure and liberation. You have to get yourself liberated from all these at some point of time or else pleasure become pain.

Though this world does not exist for one who is enlightened like the way it exists for the one who is not enlightened, the world continues to exist with its opposites.

For one who has awakened in knowledge there is no more suffering for him. The world appears completely different. For him, every inch of this creation is filled with bliss or part

of the Self. But for others it exists as they see it. Your body is made up of three gunas — Satva, Rajas & Tamas — and your thoughts and behaviour patterns change accordingly.

Tamas creates more dullness, sleep, lethargy and Rajas creates restlessness, desires and anguish. When the mind is domi-

MATTER & SPIRIT nated by Satva, it is joyful, alert and enthusiastic. When these three gunas act in your body according to their nature, all these different qualities dominate. Observe the tendencies that come up in you and don’t think that you are those tendencies. There is a story...

There was a great monk, who lived in the Himalayas. He had free access anywhere he went. People loved him and welcomed him.

Everyday, this monk went to the king’s palace to have lunch. And the queen would serve him lunch in a golden plate and cup. He would eat and walk away.

Once, after his meal, he just grabbed a silver glass and a golden spoon and walked

tion to lift all regions of India from the remnants of the morass of backwardness and social and economic stagnation. People seem to realize more that their hope and desires could be achieved by the ballot box and not bullets, although some opinions to the contrary continue to persist.

Germinating hopes Prime Minister Modi’s speech in the Sher-eKashmir Stadium in Srinagar emphasized on germinating hopes among people; Modi articulated that he would leave no stone unturned to ensure a future where, economic opportunities, constructive work and social security, would be the parameters of livelihood. Perhaps on cue, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed, the president of the J&K's Peoples Democratic Party, through respective political campaigns, are increasingly trying to draw the people’s attention more towards peace and prosperity than bizarre issues of 'Kashmiri identity' and wariness of the perceived insidious designs of the Indian government to subdue the people of Kashmir.

Kashmir has been subjected to abounding misery, pain, and sufferings for the past several decades. The natural beauty of the place and aesthetic consciousness of its people have been sullied by the stains of blood and rising smoke from gunfire and bombs. This election is probably the first stage of the process to try to rectify the accumulated dissatisfactions. The third phase of the polls, held in regions which bore the brunt of last week’s terrorist attack, have admirably recorded six per cent more voter turnout in the same constituencies relative to that in 2008. The political union of Kashmir with India was accomplished long ago, but the emotional union is largely yet to be completed.

The path ahead is fraught with opportunities and challenges. Whatever the outcome of the elections and whoever forms the next government later in December would do well, with cooperation from New Delhi, to seize the moment to nurture opportunities to overcome challenges. That would be expedient for both Kashmir and India. away with it. He didn’t even tell anyone that he wanted them. People in the palace were surprised. ‘‘What happened to the monk? He has never taken anything like that, what has happened today, that too without telling anybody?’’ they wondered. Three days later he brought the things back. This was even more puzzling. The king called all the wise people to analyse the monk’s behaviour. The pundits and the wise men investigated to find out what was fed to the monk that day. They found out that it was some food which was confiscated from some robbers/dacoits, that was cooked and served to the monk and that had made him rob!

So, to eliminate the root cause of pain, a definite understanding is essential. Body, mind and the whole world are undergoing changes all the time. The entire universe is in the form of fluidity. The definite knowledge is, ‘I am not the body, I’m the Self, I’m the space, I’m the imperishable, untouched, untainted by this world around me.

Every particle in this body is changing and the mind is changing too’. This definite knowledge is the only way to come out of this cycle.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Twitter @SriSri www.artofliving.org

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Nobel Prize for a noble cause WHAT a day for India and Pakistan! I was particularly touched

by Malala's speech. She said this recognition should be eyeopener to the so-called politicians and military heads. We should all feel proud to know about these two great human beings, Malala and Satyarthi. The world recognises their selfless-services. Showing great personal courage, Kailash Satyarthi, maintaining Gandhi’s tradition, has headed various forms of protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain.

He has also contributed to the development of important international conventions on children’s rights. Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. This is a stepping stone to improve the Indo-Pakistan relations and a good beginning can be initiated by honouring the joint winners in the Indian subcontinent.

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that it is a question of faith. Though the Gita may not be termed as a purely religious book, it is only remotely related to the Hindu religion. India is a secular country and no religion should be touched. No religion is bad. Let religion be kept out on controversial leading subjects and honours in the larger nation’s interest-peace and unity.

ernment approved Pan cards, ration cards, bogus proof for passports. A person staying outside the 5 km radius and having a flat in this zone which he has rented will apply for a pass with the rent agreement for the tenant and also for himself with original flat documents. Before taking decisions from the comfort of their offices it would be just to take — M. Kumar, New Delhi residents' feedback. The option is to scrap toll for private vehicles regis tered as MH and increase toll WHILE drafting the Constitution of for transport vehicles, luxury buses India, the criterion adopted for de- and vehicles from other states.

— Arthur Menezes, via email claring Hindi as the national language of the country was its presence, use and practice in over 80 per cent of the country's population. By this logic, what is wrong in THIS refers to the report '51,000 the demand for making the Bha- dropouts in 5 years' in the schools gavad Gita the national scripture, run by the Municipal Corporation when the holy book is being revered of Greater Mumbai, according to the Praja Foundation, which is by more than 85 per cent of India?

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali alarming. For all that, the infrastructure in these schools is 100 per cent compliant and the evaluation of the teachers is very good. Still, IT is a matter of pride that Brian out of every 100 students who enBade, CEO of one of India’s largest roll, 12 drop out midway. The main electronics retail chains – Reliance reason seems to be the general apaDigital – along with RFS Entertain- thy towards education, and as a rement and Colors, at its 'Got Talent sult the pass percentage is only World Stage' live event has con- about 67 against 83 in private ferred the title of 'Technolicious Tal- schools. Quite naturally, concerned ent of the year' on Priyanka Chopra, parents take their children away a highly talented actor and one of from these schools. The solution lies the most tech savvy stars in Bolly- in evaluating the performance of wood. In fact Priyanka is a true the teachers continuously, getting technology icon and she not only them trained and freeing them from ornately deserves the title, but opu- non-academic duties like the cenlently merits it too. Needless to men- sus and elections. They are emtion that today Priyanka enjoys such ployed for imparting education and a status in Bollywood and being uni- they should be allowed to do just versally recognised for her talents, that in a dedicated manner.

— Dr V Subramanyan, Thane has left behind other actors who existed before her and after her in Bollywood.

Municipal school education

Tech savvy talent of the year TWO OF A KIND: This win is a stepping stone to improve the Indo-Pakistan relations and a good beginning can be initiated by honouring the joint winners in the Indian subcontinent; between Malala and our latest Indian Nobel laureate Satyarthi, the Nobel prize money of US $ 1.1 million has been envisaged to fund the promotion of child rights.

Malala on Dec 10 would have noticed how much fire she has within her. The unending applause and the standing ovation at the end of her speech, even by the dignitaries of the Nobel commit— C K Subramaniam, Sanpada tee, signals to one thing - that she means business in real terms. Now

she can have her dream turned to APROPS 'The Nobel is an Oppor- reality for those 66 million girls tunity to Fight for Children: Sat- from the scary and dark parts of yarthi' (ADC, Dec 10), those who the world, who sill remain dehad heard the live speech of prived of education. She had

asked the strong nations to come forward and extend help for the fruition this noble initiative in the modern era of the 21st century, while the nations are launching space vehicles/shuttles successfully to other planets. Between her and our latest Indian Nobel laureate Satyarthi, the Nobel prize money of US $ 1.1 million has been envisaged to fund this Herculean task.

— Bikram Banerjea, via email

— K V Raman, Malad

the IPL season 7. N Srinivasan, the Indian cricket board's sidelined chief, pleaded with Supreme Court that if he is re-elected, he will stay away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council till a proposed committee decides on the larger question of conflict between his BCCI role and his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. So now it is time for Srini to choose between BCCI and CSK. The endgame is on for a final climax.

Gita: to be or not to be THE Bhagavad Gita is based on the theory of karma – do your duty without expectations. It is a good guide followed by many people across the world to lead a peaceful life, as all the frustrations of life are just because of our expectations.

Sushma Swaraj’s opinion to declare it as the national scripture is not acceptable, for the simple reason

Respect the flag

IT has been observed that there is a need to sensitise the students to respect the Indian flag because it has THE recent statement by PWD min- been observed that the day after Inister Eknath Shinde to reduce dependence Day and Republic Day, monthly toll pass rates from Rs 1,165 national flags are seen thrown and to Rs 350 for those residing within fallen on the streets and littered in the 5 km radius of the toll gates is the dustbins. The schools must definitely a great relief. But the ques- teach the students to respect the Intion is, will this be really effective dian flags and also to pick up fallen considering the challenge in verify- and thrown flags and respectfully ing those residing within this zone. keep them with them.

— Cajetan Peter D’Souza, Ghatkopar We read about people acquiring gov-

Cheating the toll

— M R Jayanthi, Kharghar

Forgotten promises IT was quite interesting to read the report regarding the reduction in petrol/diesel prices. Why is there no N Srinivasan proportionate reduction in prices?

The report mentioned the little effect in spite of a steep fall in oil prices in the international market.

Srinivasan was in cricket turmoil for The government had proudly resome time. The Supreme Court has leased data about the steep fall in issued strictures in the involvement prices of essential comOF of the ICC president in the affairs of modities. However in ac- LETTER THE DAY BCCI and the IPL money spinner. tual practice the prices The court has narrowed down the have not decreased as reported. So appointment of a two-member it is time the government reviews committee of retired judges to look why retail traders are not ready to into the matter and decided the ac- pass on the actual benefits to contion that needs to be taken against sumers? Are transport operators his son-in-law. SC is narrowing charging higher rates in spite of redown on the charges against Srini- duction in diesel prices? Do wholevasan and the affairs of CSK during sale traders try to grab this opportunity to earn voluminous business and consequent profits?

Why is the government keeping quiet despite promises to the peoTwo possibilities exist: either we ple of 'Acche Din?' The present govare alone in the Universe or we are ernment has totally forgotten the not. Both are equally terrifying.” promises after capturing the power — Arthur C Clarke at the Centre.

Big blow for Srinivasan

QUOTE:

THE BJP leaders, before coming to power at the Centre, were speaking with different voices on important issues of national interests. Now even after being voted to run the country's administrative office, their top echelon in the government continues to have diametrically opposite views on sensitive issues, the latest one being the Uber Taxi matter. One cabinet minister wants the cab service banned in the country; whereas his colleague in the government does not think so.

Such developments lead to confusion in the minds of the general public and they only serve to harm the Party's image.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

Diametrically opposite

ILLOGIGICAL LOGIC: If banning the radio taxis is a “logical” solution to stop rapes here are a few more such suggestions – girls should carry rakhis (remember the advice of the great Asaram after the Nirbhaya case?) and tie one to the driver before entering the cab; girls are also advised to carry masks of either Kiran Bedi, Mamta Banerjee or Mayawati and wear it before hiring the cab.

Now that the list of logical solutions has been updated let us look at some “illogical” options too: compulsory self defence training for every girl child. Teaching the boys to respect and treat the girls as equals. Girls travelling alone should keep either chilli or pepper spray in their bags. Appointing more female police women to tackle such nasty situations. Even after all this if rape occurs, hang the accused without any delay.

— Abdul Monim, Vashi

CASES of sexual molestation

should preferably be tried by IF banning the radio taxis is a “logwomen judges, to ensure sensitivical” solution to stop rapes, I ity. The men who commit such would like to add to this logic a few gruesome acts are frustrated more solutions – first, girls should vised to carry masks of either human beings. Rapists are like tercarry rakhis with them (remember Kiran Bedi, Mamta Banerjee or rorists with a depraved mind. They the advice of the great Asaram Mayawati and wear it before hir- have no religion. Also in many after the Nirbhaya case?) and tie ing the cab. The driver will surely cases, rape complaints are covered one to the driver before entering and safely reach you at the desti- up by the police for various reasons.

— Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili the cab. Secondly the girls are ad- nation in record time.

— Ravishankar G Iyer, Thane

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Mazagaon property worth `3,500cr sold for `4cr!

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BPT act of 1950, the Trust had registered itself in the offices of the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai with all its properties, including CS 400 (Mazgaon Division) in the year 1952 along with all its properties. The under-lessee Her Highness Maharani Meneka Raje of Dewas (Junior) assigned the property to Ajit Kumar Singh Kasliwal and Rajender Kumar Singh Kasliwal in the year 1975 till August 11, 2002.”

The petition further said, “The sub-lease of 1927 expired on August 21, 2002, the under-lease of 1946 and the assignment of 1975 had all expired on August 11, 2002. The Government of Maharashtra in the Official Gazette of the year 2003 declared the property as a Wakf property. The Collector of Mumbai after confirmation from the Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs and as per the Government of Maharashtra Resolution of December 12, 2012 of lease renewal, invited the Muttawallies of the Persian Mosque for the renewal of lease, which was accepted by the HMH Shirazi (Persian Mosque) Charity Trust/Wakf, and were ready to pay the lease rent accordingly.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs had issued a general newspaper notice informing the general public that CS 400 (Mazgaon Division) is a Wakf property and anybody dealing in this property in anyway Buy or Sell or Rent or Mortgage or Transfer shall be tried under the various section of the Wakf Acts(Civil & Criminal). The Central Wakf Council also informed and requested the Collector to kindly ex-

pedite the lease renewal process in regard to Wakf property. Ajit Kasliwal, who was an assignee (sublessee) of the above referred property and whose deed of assignment expired on August 11, 2002 submitted an application in the offices of the Collector and District Magistrate, praying to be heard before the lease is renewed in favour of the HMH Shirazi (Persian Mosque) Charity Trust/Wakf. Ajit Kasliwal's request was granted by the District Collector and Magistrate and the Collector decided to hold joint hearing from May 21, 2014 onwards. The hearing was held between May 21, 2014 till August 25, 2014.”

Advocate Yasmeen Sheikh, representing the petitioner in the case said, “During the pendency of the proceedings, more particularly on August 4, 2014, Ajitkumar Kasliwal, Shiela Rani Rajendrakumar Kasliwal, Sushilkumar Kasliwal and Jayantkumar Rajendrakumar Kasliwal have executed a illegal registered deed of assignment in favour of M/s Huda Builders and Developers and sold 2,00,000 sq ft of government grant Wakf land for a throwaway price of Rs 4 crore. The Collector of Mumbai came to know about this illegal transaction after the hearing was over. The Collector of Mumbai in her report dated November 14, 2014 sent to the Principal Secretary (Pradhan Sachiv) Revenue and Forest Department noted that they have committed serious offence by cheating the Government, has recommended that FIR should be registered against them for cheating. We lodged a complaint with MRA Marg Police

Station and we also approached the Addl Commissioner of Police, South Region with our written submission, he immediately forwarded our complaint to his law officer and asked his view on our complaint.

The Law officer of Addl CP, prepared and sent his report on November 6 to DCP Zone I and MRA Marg Police Station and was of the view that an FIR should be registered as it is a case of Cognizable offences. The MRA Marg Police sought the view of the Assistant Director and Public Prosecutor (Chief PP) and the Chief PP in his report has mentioned that a serious criminal offence has been committed and F.I.R should be registered. Despite all the views of the eminent government officials, the MRA Marg Police are not ready to lodge complaint against the wrong doers and have advised us to settle the matter with the Builders. The Investigation Officer told us that the report of the law officer and the Chief PP is not binding on him. He also told us that even if we approach higher authorities, nothing will be done as he is the Investigation Officer. According to the FSI available on this plot of land the net profit approximately is more than Rs 3,500 crore, due to this astronomical amount the tenants are being put under tremendous pressure from all quarters.”

After hearing the matter on Thursday, the division bench comprising Justice Ranjit More and Justice Anuja Prabhudesai kept for compliance and has asked the Collector of Mumbai to file a reply in affidavit to this case on what action it will take on the issue. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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1,200 MBMC staffers dump Sharad Rao’s union, join Rayatraj

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he battle for supremacy has now stormed into labour territory. In a major set-back to the Sharad Rao led-Municipal Labour Union (MLU), its entire organisational set-up in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) shifted their loyalties by joining the Rayatraj Kaamgaar Sanghatna (RKS). The formal induction took place at the main administrative building of the MBMC on Thursday in the presence of RKS, founder Chief Jayshri Khadilkar-Pandey and Gen Secretary Rohit Pandey.

Office-bearers in the local MLU unit which had around 1,200 members under its belt were apparently disillusioned over the lack of interest shown by their senior leaders in resolving the worker’s issue. “We were left to fend for ourselves by our senior leaders for the

past couple of years and when our pleas for proper representations and mediations fell on deaf ears, we opted to join the RKS, which is a dedicated union uprightly standing up for the cause of employees,” said Govind Parab. As of now Ravindra Sanap will head the newly formed MBMC unit of RKS. There are 1,600 employees in the MBMC and the RKS will now top the list of unions boasting a 1,200 strong force of members followed by the Kamgaar Sena and Shramjeevi Sanghatana.

TODAY Hachette India and Crosswords Bookstore: The book launch of BREACH -A cyber Crime Thriller by Amrita Chowdhury, Crossword, Kemps Corner, 09/11, Mohammedbhai Mansion, Below Kemps Corner Bridge, N.S. Patkar Marg, Babulnath, Kemps Corner, Gamdevi, 4.30 pm.

CII Exclusive Interactive session: 'Spirituality: Leadership and Management' address by His Holiness Radhanath Swami (A well known International author of the book 'The Journey Home'), Kishore Biyani, Group CEO, Future Group, Ajay Piramal, Chairman Piramal Group, Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, 8.30 am.

ART AND EXHIBITION Jehangir Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings by Manisha and Prabhakar Patil, M G Road, Kala Ghoda, till Dec 14, 11 a.m. To 7 p.m.

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.

MUMBAI BUILDING REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION BOARD TENDER NOTICE The Executive Engineer D-2 Div. of Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board invite sealed tenders in B-1 forms (percentage rates) from the Eligible contractor’s who are registered with MHADA/ M.B.R.&R.Board, P.W.D. & M.C.G.M. of appropriate classes as shown in column No. 10 for repair works of cessed building as under.

Sr. No.

Name of work

1

2

1.

Repairs to Bldg. No. 415-421, Dr. D.B. Marg (MLA)

Amount put to Tender in Rs. 3

Earnest Money in Rs. 4

Security Deposit Rs. 5

Cost of Blank Tenders in Rs. 6

Date of issue of blank tenders

Time limit

7

Date & time of receipt sealed tenders 8

274198.00

2742.00

10967.00

525.00

Class of contractor

9

10

15-12-2014 to 19-12-2014 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

19-12-2014 to 24-12-2014 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

08 months

9th & above

1. In case, if tender quoted below more than 5% to 10% below the estimated cost the security deposit will have to be paid @ 10% of the estimated cost put to tender. If the tender offer more than 10% below the estimated cost, the security deposit equivalent to the percentage quoted will have to be paid by agency at a time in the form of FDR The agency submitting the tender shall give undertaking in envelop No. 1 on Rs. 100 Non-judicial Stamp Paper duly notarised that there is no work in hand or in progress which is more than 10% below the estimated cost.

2. Blank tender form shall be issued only on production of original or photoset copies (duly attested) of valid registration and certificate of pervious experience of similar nature of work done The Blank tenders will not be issued to the Labour Co-op. Societies.

3. Sealed lender shall be submitted as per the methodology of submission of tender given in detailed tender notice and other conditions mentioned.

4. The Contractors who are not registered in M.H.A.D.A. should produced certified copy of affidavit duly notarised that they are not black listed in Govt. or Semi Govt Organisation at the time of submission of tender forms.

5 It shall be noted that if the agency (who has quoted his offer below the estimated cost) is reluctant to complete the tender formalities the agency shall be banned from quoting the tenders in MHADA for the period of minimum 2 years. And even if the agency completes the tender formality and starts the work the agency shall not be allotted any other work unless and until the work in question is completed 6. Earnest money, deposit shall be paid in the form of short term deposit receipt for the period of the one year issued by the nationalised/schedule bank and endorsed in the name of Chief Accounts Officer/M.B.R.& R. Board, Mumbai.

7. The Blank Tender will be issued by the Executive Engineer D-2 Divn. M.B.R.& R. Board, at 89-95 Rajani Mahal, Tardeo Road, Mumbai- 400 034 & P.R.O. Office, MHADA . Griha Nirman Bhavan Bandra (E), Mumbai-51, as per column No.7. and will be received in the office of the Executive Engineer D-2 Divn. as per column No. 8 Sealed tender will be opened on the last date as per column No.8 if possible at 4.00 p.m. in the office Executive Engineer D-2 Div. M.B.R.& R. Board.

8. Right to reject any one or all tenders are reserved by the competent Authority, 9. Also available on the internet https//mhada.maharashtra.gov.in.

10. This is press tender notice however detail tender notice is binding in all purposes Sd/11. Received Tenders will be open on date 24.12. 2014 at 2.30 P.M. or Next work day. M.B.R. & R.Board Executive Engineer / D-2 M.B.R. & R. Board PRO/A/281

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>> Head to Hill Road in Bandra, which is lined with stalls, to pick up affordable Christmas ornaments

TINSEL & TRINKETS

Decorating a Christmas tree is the most exciting part of December, apart from Christmas itself, of course! We’re constantly browsing online for decoration inspiration and we can’t wait to get started!. If like us, you want to get a head start and decorate this weekend, we’re here to help!

Dev Goswami & Shirley Mistry travel through the city with photographer Nitesh Juvale, to bring you some great Christmas ornaments Add an instant festive touch to your home décor with this set of cushion covers from www.fashionandyou.com.

Price `1,495

We love these sparkly, snowflake-themed bell ornaments from www.christmastreeshops.in.

Price `249

These illuminated stars, available at Hill Road in Bandra, will add an inviting glow to your Christmas tree.

Price `200

For an extravagant touch, pick up these life-size Santa Claus models, from a stall in Kantilal M Sharma Street, near Crawford Market. They move when you clap and will enthrall children all through the festive season.

Price `5,500 (left) and `7,500 (right)

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If you’re throwing a Christmas party, this themed hat from 7&7 on Hill Road, Bandra.

Price `250

If you are looking for subtle Christmas baubles, pick up this set from www.fabfurnish.com.

Price `248

Add some sparkle to your Christmas décor with this star tree topper from www.christmastreeshops.in Price `299

Spread a little Christmas cheer at your work desk with this cute Santa trinket, available at Party Hunterz.

Price `125 These handpainted papier mâché Christmas ornaments, available on www.amazon.in, are truly unique.

Price `1,485 (set of 18) Hang these all over your children’s room to give it a cute Christmassy vibe.

They’re available at Amboli Market.

Price `30 for one This candle stand, from www.fabfurnish.com, is the perfect way to add a subtle Christmassy touch to your home decor.

Price `809

This metallic Christmas tree themed ornament, available at Crawford Market, will add a pleasant pop of colour to your room.

Price `200

These bright blue stars and bells from Amboli Market will be a great addition to your Christmas set-up.

Price `350

Add a touch of winter to your Christmas décor with these snowflakes, available at www.ebay.in.

Price `911 (set of 12) This small, pre-decorated Christmas tree, available in Lohar Chawl lane, near Crawford Market, will look adorable on your bedside table.

Price `50

These cute Santa ornaments, available at www.fashionandyou.com, are a must-have this festive season.

Price `595

Perfect on a window sill or a coffee table, we love this modern interpretation of Santa’s reindeers, available at www.fabfurnish.com.

Price `1,512

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EuropEAn And EnglISh dInnErwArE And ArTEFAcTS I >> The exhibition will feature pretty, decorative dinnerware items

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nterarts is organising an exhibition of beautiful wall plates, spectacular décor pieces, dinner and tea sets in porcelain, glassware and ceramics, from treasure troves of European artists. The exhibition will open with a discourse on The Style of Celebrating Elegance through an Artistic Selection by Akshay and Purnima Sethi, creative and executive director at Interarts, respectively.

Purnima tells us, “After living in the UK and travelling frequently to India, we chose to bring the choicest

European artefacts to connoisseurs of good living, saving them the trouble of excess baggage and possibility of damage en route.”

The exhibition is an elegant showcase of utilitarian artefacts that resonate classicism by Royal Crown Derby, Aynsley, Goble, Poole Pottery, Giuseppe Armani, Stuart Crystal, Royal Dux, Royal Minton, Helen Millard, Shakespeare Glass, Amanda Brisbane, Falken Porzelain, Felix Bronze, Ian Mcdonald, Moorcroft, Okra, rare Wedgwood Jasper ware, porcelain

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artefacts from Dresden, Bohemian Crystal and unique vases and garnitures from Deftin Holland.

Akshay adds, “Those who are house proud, look forward to the consultancy that we offer to renovate and do up living spaces, where a simple placement creates a significant enhancement and brings a sense of well-being and style.”

When December 13 and 14, from 9.30am to 9pm Where The Princess Room, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Apollo Bunder Contact 9302883636

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f you’re stuck in a fitness rut, visit Muscle N Mind at Colaba to try out a new fitness experience. The fitness centre aims to take group fitness programmes to the next level with their special spinning workshop sessions, that include an effective workout with the help of spinning bikes to keep your muscles in shape. You can expect a range of services in 12 sessions that are spread over a month, including personal fitness assessment tests, nutrition counselling, physiotherapy sessions, certified training and the use of showers and steam rooms. “Muscle N Mind’s spinning workshop is an indoor class on bikes with disco lights and pumping music with a trained instructor taking you on a ride across hills and plains. You can burn up to 700 calories in one class and you will feel your muscles strengthen,” says Huzefa Lokhandwala, managing director and fitness expert at Muscle N Mind.

When Ongoing Where Muscle N Mind, 4th Floor, Near Radio Club, Kamal Mansion, Colaba Contact 22888999/ 9892255226

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lueFROG is hosting a special celebration of womanhood, through poetry, music and fine arts. The show will also feature a spectacular performance by Indiva — an all-female band. The band will pay tribute to all women across the world with their anthem Suno, to spread the message of women empowerment. Owing to their involvement with The Zonta Club, an NGO, the proceeds will be donated to projects that work towards the upliftment of women and the girl child.

Angelina Fernandes, Director, The Eagle (ISA 40:31) says, “This event is a tribute to all the Nirbhayas and Malalas of the world, who dare to smile in the face of violence, suppression and discrimination. Indiva’s anthem Suno, will be one of the highlights of the evening and is synonymous with our efforts to spread the message that utmost respect for both the sexes is the need of the hour.”

When December 16, 9.30pm onwards Where blueFROG, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Lower Parel Contact 61586158

Christmas eve at briCkhouse!

Celebrate Christmas with Brickhouse this year by heading over to indulge in their special offers. With three vegetarian and three non-vegetarian starters as part of an unlimited menu, the offer is great for those who want a fun-filled evening leading them into Christmas morning.

Entry for the night is priced at `3,000 for stags and `4,000 for couples and includes an unlimited offer on alcohol such as Nine Hills wine, Havana Club, Kingfisher, Ballantines and Absolut.

Where Brickhousé Cafe and Bar, Greenfields CHS, Lokhandwala Complex, Opp. HDFC bank, Andheri (w) Contact 30151826

Let’s CeLebrate Christmas the Fat man’s Way

Mumbai’s quirkiest café, Fat Man’s café, has a delicious Christmas menu with appetisers, salads, soups and a wide range of main course dishes that is sure to keep your Christmas spirit up. Salads include Grilled Seafood with lemon & vinegar dressing, Turkey Salad with egg white & orange Sherry vinegar.

The finger licking appetisers include Crostini with turkey & roast bell pepper pickle and mushroom & corn fritters. Or you can choose from sandwiches such as Cajun Spice Prawn, Veg Italian Sliders and Turkey & Cheese Sandwich.

Where Fat Man’s Cafe, 9, ONGC Building 3, Near Lilavati Hospital, Reclamation, Bandra (w) Contact 26402055

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WEEKEND PLANNER

FOOD

disclaimer: The content used in the 48 Hours weekend planner is not exclusive and mandatory. It may change according to the organiser etc.

The ADC group is not responsible for any changes.

You may submit listings to: 48hours@afternoondc.in If you want to access the paper online, check out our epaper at www.afternoondc.in/epaper/de fault.aspx8

SiZZlEr mEnu at out oF tHE bluE Out of the Blue has introduced a new sizzler menu, which includes dishes such as Cottage Cheese Mascarpone Polenta and Grilled Cottage Cheese Steak with mustard BBQ sauce. If you’re a meat lover, you can look forward to chicken cooked under a brick, Peanut Crusted Pan Seared Pomfret and Atlantic Salmon with Dill Sauce. Sidharth Jain, marketing and sales head at Out of the Blue, tells us, “Sizzlers have always been a hot favourite at Out of the Blue. We have never looked at sizzlers as just another allyou-can-eat meal option. For us, sizzlers are a style statement. We amplify their importance by using exotic vegetables, fresh ingredients, slow cooked meats and sauces to assemble innovative and wholesome sizzlers.”

When Ongoing Where Le Sutra Hotel, 14 Union Park, Off Carter Road, Khar (w) Contact 26003000

EVENTS

EXHIBITIONS

ZombiE party by ComiC Con

art ExHibition by rini dHumal

To keep the buzz alive for the Mumbai Film and Comic Con, Comic Con India is organising an event called Get Your Zombie On, at Matterden CFC Theatre. The event will showcase India’s first zombie origin film! You can also experience a full musical night by indie musicians and Luke Kenny. Luke tells us, “People can expect a good dose of pop culture, with a special screening of India’s first Zombie origin, Hindi film. There will be music by indie artists Siddharth and Vedant, plus a special set by me.”

When December 13, from 7pm onwards Where Matterden CFC Theatre, Deepak Cinema, Lower Parel Contact 40150621

bikE ExpEdition by WranglEr and mtV

MTV and Wrangler have launched the Urban Wanderer campaign, which will see six teams of two biking and travel enthusiasts, take a three-week trip to cities across India.

Anshul Chaturvedi, marketing head at Wrangler, tells us, “We are excited to associate with MTV for Urban Wanderers.

Wrangler is a brand that helps riders explore their spirit on open roads by providing them with innovative and functional products and experiences.” Check out their Facebook page for more information.

Contact www.facebook.com/wranglerdenims

Tao Art Gallery is currently playing host to Rini Dhumal and her show, titled Drawn To Life sketchbooks of Rina Dhumal. The paintings depict deities such as Durga and Shiva and have been inspired from her travels across the country. The exhibition will also see the Padmashree Anjolie Ela Menonlaunch, one of India’s leading contemporary artists, launch Drawn To Life sketchbooks of Rini Dhumal.

Rini tells us, “There is a pun on the title Drawn To Life sketchbooks of Rini Dhumal, as written by Ina Puri.

You are drawing all the time and you are drawn to the life surrounding you which reflects on your work.

This show is basically about how an artist perceives drawing.”

When Up to December 16 Where Tao Art Gallery, 165, The View, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli Contact 24918585

inaugural ExHibition at artiSStry Artisstry, at the Easel Art Gallery, has organised a group art show, where a collection of eclectic artwork by upcoming artists, sculptors and installation artists will be on display for the first time. 22 artists including Gautam Mukherji, Chhavi Bhargav, Vashi Bhatia, Sampa Paul and Sayeed Ali will be showcasing their works.

Artist Gautam Mukherji, who also happens to be one of the organisers of the show, tells us, “We have always been very keen to display our work in Mumbai. Local artists like us have been given a platform to exhibit in a huge metro like Mumbai. Group shows like these give buyers an opportunity to see different styles and types of art, from sculptures and water colours, to acrylics and oil paints. Our pieces are also affordable and will compliment any décor.”

When Today Where Easel Art Gallery, 32, Juhu Cutir, Church Road, next to Prithvi Cafe, Juhu Contact 9820524748

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CHriStmaS at ramada HotEl Christmas is the time to spread joy and happiness by sharing and showering your loved ones with gifts and goodies. And so, to keep up with the festivities, Ramada Hotel has set up a massive gingerbread house, which is stocked with festive goodies and hampers. They have two special Christmas hampers — The Big Hamper (`3,950) and The Small Hamper (`1,950), which include goodies such as peanuts, cashew nuts, cookies, chocolates, gingerbread cookies and plum cakes. Vishi Oberoi, Food and beverage manager at Ramada Hotel, Powai, says, “Christmas, as we all know, is the best time to indulge in gifts and turn into Santa for your loved ones. Ramada Hotel and Convention Centre’s festivities are on in full swing, with a giant gingerbread house and some exciting hampers.”

When Ongoing Where Near The Residence Hotel, Convention Centre, Before Vihar Lake, Saki Vihar Road, Powai Contact 67776000

Friday bar nigHt at gangSta’S Gangsta’s Café at Bandra has introduced Friday Bar Nights, to kickstart your weekends. Indulge in delicious appetisers and lip smacking food, along with foot tapping music. “With an unmatched, exuberant vibe and a theme bar experience, Gangsta’s promises to create an ambiance where we tend to rub off our bold attitude on all our guests with special, bold cocktails, which you have to try to believe,” says Ranjit Bindra, owner of Gangsta’s Café.

When Ongoing, every Friday Where Gangsta’s Café and Bar, B/3, New Kamal Bldg, Plot no.

248, Opposite National College, Above Maple showroom, Linking Road, Bandra (w) Contact 987676645

Thespo is back with it’s 16th edition, which will revolve around the theme — Plug-in to the Tamasha. The event will intersperse its theatre performances with a host of live music shows. You can sway to the acoustic folk and soft rock sounds of Shubhangi Joshi, a Mumbaibased singer-songwriter and guitarist. Also watch out for Indo Gypsies, a folk/ fusion/ world music band, jazz singer Meera Shenoy and bass guitarist Vivek Date. Quasar Thakore Padamsee, artistic director at Thespo, tells us, “The acoustic music performances that have been taking place at the festival have always added a fresh flavour. Well-known bands of today, such as Zero, Something Relevant and Spud in the Box, have all previously performed at the festival. This year too, young musicians are going to share some of their original tracks with the audience and enhance the ambience.”

When December 15 Where Prithvi Theatre, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Contact www.thespo.org

VirginmaryS at EmErgE Britain’s rising punk band, The Virginmarys, are all set to perform in Mumbai as part of Live Viacom 18’s Emerge. The three-piece rock band features Ally Dickaty as the lead vocalist, Danny Dolan on drums and Matt Rose on bass. Ally tells us, “I think it’ll be interesting to see what Indian audiences are like. Apart from the music, I’m really looking forward to experiencing India as a country. It’s a place that’s always fascinated me.” The opening act is Last Remaining Light, an energetic and intense new sound that came together early this year, when Siddharth Basrur (Goddess Gagged), Adil Kurwa (The Colour Compound) and Anurag Shanker (Slow Down Clown) got together to create a new breed of sonic ideas.

When December 13, from 8pm onwards Where Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri (w) Contact www.thevirginmarys.com/ site/index.php/bio

major laZEr at VH1 SupErSoniC arCadE

American music producer Diplo, along with fellow producers Jillionaire and Walshy Fire, are all set to perform their electro reggae act — Major Lazer. Diplo tells us, “I’m super excited to perform in India. I’m really looking forward to getting to know the music scene here and see how Indians respond to my music.” Diplo recently collaborated with Madonna, featuring Nicki Minaj and with Ariana Grande on All My Love for the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack, and is so far the biggest blockbuster for Major Lazer. The trio spearheaded by Diplo will be performing in the city as part of Vh1 Supersonic Arcade. Tickets are priced at `1,250.

When Today Contact www.majorlazer.com Where Richardson Crudas Ltd, Sri JJ Flyover, Mazgaon, Byculla

Enigma at indian FinE art Enigma, an exhibition featuring sculptures by Venkat Bothsa, is taking place at Indian Fine Art in Tardeo.

These sculptures are a depiction of art, where nature and the man-made world intertwine. Through his sculptures, Venkat has tried to showcase the harsh reality of our surroundings. He tells us, “On one side, ecological balance is deteriorating, people are worried and trying to educate and warn the world.

Every day a species is getting endangered or facing extinction. On the other hand, in the name of development, a new material culture is taking form and is being introduced into the world.”

When Up to December 23, from 11am to 7pm Where India Fine Art, Film Centre Building, 3rd Floor, 68 Tardeo Road Contact 23520438

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« STORE REvIEw BLISCENT & SHAzé

Follow the scent As a big fan of handcafted body luxuries, Rhea Dhanbhoora was really excited about newly launched brand, Bliscent. She tells you what’s on offer

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>> Club Sproutz targets children aged 3 and above

A UNIQUE CHILDREN’S CLUB

On Children’s Day this year, Yamini Walia attended a workshop organised by the newly launched Club Sproutz at L’Occitane Spa in Lower Parel.

She tells you about her experience

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lub Sproutz is an experiential, members-only club for children who are between 3 to 10-years-old. The club has partnered with top brands such as Tilt All Day, Hamleys, Canvas Laugh Club and Ristorante Prego.

A joint effort by Aarti Chhabria, Ritesh Bafna and Poorvi Taparia, Club Sproutz aims to provide something new and relevant to children. The workshops organised by them are meant to engage children in activities that are unique, informative, affordable and beneficial for the entire family as well.

The workshop that I attended took place on Children’s Day at L’Occitane Spa. The experience was aimed at rejuvenating and relaxing children and their mothers. So, the venue seemed perfect. It was an hour long session and basically intended to educate children about various subjects.

First up, children were asked to meditate under the guidance of professionals for over 10 minutes. This was followed by a painting session, where they were asked to paint what they had dreamt about. The activity was rounded off by a story session. All these sessions were aimed at enhancing concentration levels.

While the children were involved in their activity, mothers were treated to a 15-minute foot massage. With all the running around that mothers have to do every day, the foot massage was definitely a fitting treatment.

Happy, well-informed children and relaxed mothers — it seemed like the perfect combination! Club Sproutz also has an upcycle project at Funville and the animal shelter visit activities lined up for the coming weeks, all of which sound very interesting.

I was quite impressed by the workshop and the effort made by Club Sproutz to provide something new to children and their families. If you have children, hurry up and become a member of Club Sproutz to see what else they have on offer!

Where L’Occitane Spa, Arvind Mills, Lower Parel (locations differ with events) Contact www.clubsproutz.com

delicious, sweet strawberry scent was wafting through the air, with a hint of freshness tossed in — it reminded me of watermelon juice . Or, wait... was that the robust, warm smell of freshly brewed coffee?

A few months ago, I followed this heady mixture of scents to a small stall, hosted by two cheery girls who were eager, but not overtly pushy about their products. Expecting coffee and cupcakes, I realised that the sweet fragrances that I had followed like an eager puppy, were handmade products from Bliscent (read our interview in Woman’s World if you missed it yesterday!), which soon became a brand that I followed avidly on their festival trail throughout the city.

There’s a slew of handmade products on offer around Mumbai, since everyone is jumping on the all-natural bandwagon, so products that claim to be all-natural are dime a dozen — and I’ve tried my fair share. However, up until now, I’ve always gone back to my trusty brands once the initial thrill of new products has worn off.

The first thing you’re going to notice about Bliscent is their packaging — and the sweet smell emanating from anywhere that their products are stored. Some may find it a little too strong, but for me, walking around with a cloth bag with a faint coffee, strawberry and lemon scent was the most delightful thing in the world. The glass bottles require a careful hand, but the sugar crystals in the body polish look so much more impressive in them.

Unfortunately, ordering from them is a little tougher than it should be, but their website will make it easier. For now, stick to calling them up for orders and traipse around the city to find their next stall (which will be at The Lil Flea this month) if you want to soak up the delicious treats that they whip up.

I went gaga over the Strawberry and Coffee body polish (`220), and then my eyes fell on the attractively packaged Lemon Sorbet (`220) and Coffee Bean soap (`220), which smells like a freshly brewed pot of java. If you’re worried about smelling like coffee throughout the day, don’t be. Neither the body polish nor the soap will leave a stale, lingering coffee bean scent on your skin. Instead, there will be wafts of subtle, freshly brewed coffee following you around. The Peppermint Foot Soak (`180) is another favourite, as are the lip butters, all for `220. From Raspberry and Hot Chocolate to Watermelon (which happens to be my favourite), the products are not only delightfully scented, they are also really moisturising.

The same can be said for the heavily berry scented Body Frosting cream (`180), which is like scooping a creamy mousse out of the plastic pot.

Several brands offer the same delicious treats, in similar delightful packaging — so what’s all the fuss about Bliscent for?

Where www.bliscent.com and www.facebook.com/bliscent Contact 9819293388, 9920576495 or email bliscent@gmail.com Where they win by a landslide, are their incredibly affordable prices, and the fact that their products really do what they promise to — from moisturising your skin to helping you smell great all-day long.

They’ve also introduced a new Candy Cane flavoured soap in the spirit of Christmas — it’s definitely next on my list of products to try out. The body product brand also has hampers on offer every season, so if you’re looking for Christmas gifts, these are prefect.

For `500 you will get a frosting, soak and lip butter in an attractive package. All they need now is to perfect their website!

OF SPARKLES & TRINKETS

All that glitters might not be gold, but sometimes, it’s even better! Sara Shah tells you how Shazé does fashion jewellery better than most other brands

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hen I was invited to visit Shazé, situated at Hughes Road, I wasn’t thrilled. I’ve visited my fair share of fashion jewellery stores, only to come out disappointed, since most of them house jewellery that is just ordinary, bearing exorbitant price tags. With all my built-up skepticism, I stepped in to the store, only to be proven wrong.

Shazé is spacious and brightly lit, with two showcase tables in the centre and white shelves lining the walls. They’re laden with gold and platinum plated jewellery, some of which is embellished with zircona stones that sparkle under the overhead focus lights. The refreshing, edgy orange and white walls caught my eye as soon as I walked in.

Although it boasts of some exquisite, contemporary designs, I was told that Shazé targets women who are over 25-years-old, as they believe that while most brands

design jewellery for younger women, very few actually pay attention to the transitioning tastes of women in their late 20’s. The reason they don’t sell solid gold pieces is a valid one — it’s not practical for women to travel to far off destinations for special occasions while wearing or carrying heavy gold jewellery. But, all their pieces were as beautiful as precious jewellery and I couldn’t help but stand still for a while to

admire my favourites. Shazé also specialises in gift items, perfumes and accessories for men. I thought the ceramic bulldog sculptures (`18,000), available in a variety of colours, were delightfully quirky. I even liked their perfumes, with their musky, woody scents, which I was told would last longer than most. And, they were right, because I did recall a whiff catching me offguard, hours later.

It’s safe to say that my visit to Shazé was a happy one. Their products are edgy and gorgeous and I’d even go so far as to say that there was not a single piece that I didn’t like.

Their prices start from as low as `1,500, which is reasonable for plated jewellery. In my opinion, the store has something for everyone, and is definitely worth a visit.

Where Shazé, TBZ Nirmal Zaveri, Hughes Road Contact 49266266

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THE CHEF IS IN! W hen it comes to cooking, our team is quite a mixed bag. For some of us, working through the day makes it difficult to whip up a decent meal every night and so, we resort to ordering in, which eventually gets dull and boring. For others, proportioning the ingredients is our Achilles heel. There are a few of us however, for whom cooking is a delightful prospect, and pretty easy to get the hang of. With such a medley of cooking styles and preferences, we decided that we each needed to try making a meal from newly introduced meal service iChef, to see how it fares with different types of cooks. The idea behind iChef is a meal in a bag. Everything is pre-measured and delivered in precise quantities, so that you can actually enjoy cooking for yourself. Also, its low calorie count and price (`250 for a meal that serves two), is an added bonus. They give you the opportunity to eat a gourmet meal, as well as make it yourself, all the while being assured of its health quotient. Also, iChef makes cooking after a long day at work an enjoyable process instead of a boring chore, and the premeasured ingredients (especially the sauces), mean that you don’t have to buy entire bottles of exotic sauces and spices — which can be expensive — just to cook a single meal. So, we rolled out the idiot-proof recipes (the instructions are very detailed) and each began to make the two dishes that we were sent.

Dish #1: Tofu fAjiTAs WiTh guACAMole Most of us are big fans of guacamole, so this

really a time-saving option, because you still have to chop the vegetables and devote half an hour to cooking the chicken. So, a few of us weren’t fans of how this one turned out.

The VeRDiCT ease of cooking: Each meal comes with a

was an exciting recipe to try. It’s a little more time consuming than some of the other meals on their menu, because it involves cleaning and chopping several vegetables, although most of the guacamole comes pre-prepared (with puréed avocados) and the recipe is very easy to follow. However, beware while cooking the tofu, they don’t mention how easily it breaks — so while our seasoned cooks had no trouble with this one, there was a tedious clean-up process involved for one of us! The dish was extremely appetising, with a really

CHOUX CRAVINGS Bun Men, a dessert stall founded by friends Hormuz Mehta & Kushal Bhammar, recently set up shop inside Snowman’s at Breach Candy. Yamini Walia visited to try out their interesting choux buns

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When the 48hrs Team heard of iChef, we were elated.

But, did the new concept really make cooking that much simpler for us? We tested it out and bring you the results

>> Remember to adjust the Kung Pao Chicken Tacos’ recipe so that it isn’t oversalted

>> The Dark Lord Choux bun was too sweet for us

houx pastry is a popular French delicacy, but have you heard of choux buns? Neither had I, till I tried them at Bun Men. Each offering is a bun-shaped disc of dough, the size of a regular doughnut.

Located near Mad Over Donuts at Breach Candy, Bun Men is relatively easy to locate. It’s a small dessert stall that you will notice as soon as you enter Snowman’s. The owners explained that the buns were prepared in a central kitchen in Tardeo, and were delivered hot and fresh to the store in two batches — the first at noon and the second

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good balance of tart and spicy flavours. It’s also quite filling and one bag of ingredients is more than enough for two people.

Dish #2: Kung PAo ChiCKen TACos The Kung Pao Chicken Tacos recipe was easy to understand as well as to prepare. You might need basic knowledge about how to handle raw meat and season food, but apart from that, as long as you follow the instructions to the T, you won’t go wrong. It’s easy, but it’s not

around 4pm. The buns are then heated in an oven and infused with different, flavoured cream. So, it’s safe to say that they’re fresh, and of good quality. Like their innovative concept, the name of each bun is also interesting, including options such as The Dark Lord, Berry Me Bananas, Hazel’s Nuts, Crazee Caramel, Pista-la-Vista Baby and Red-ICulous. Out of all their delectable flavours, I first tried The Dark Lord (`60), which was filled with dark chocolate.

While the filling and the choux dough were both perfect, the flavour didn’t impress me much. When you order a dark chocolate dessert, you expect it to be a little less sweet than this one was. If you are a fan of red velvet, don’t leave Bun Men without trying Red-I-Culous (`70), a red bun filled with tangy cream cheese. The filling oozed out of the soft choux buns, making it a delectable treat.

My favourites included Hazel’s Nuts (`70) and Crazee Caramel (`70), which were mind-numbingly delicious. While the former was pumped with hazelnuts and chocolate, the latter was filled with salted caramel. However, if I had to choose between the two, I would opt for the latter, because salted caramel is currently my favourite flavour. But, if you like strawberries and bananas, then their popular Berry Me Bananas (`60) is a good option. I detest strawberries, so I couldn’t convince myself to try it.

Even though some of the flavours were misses, I liked the choux buns at Bun Men enough to recommend the place, especially if you’re tired of the age-old doughnut desserts and are looking to try something new.

Where Bun Men, Snowman’s, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy Contact 9820299458

scroll, bearing instructions and pictures to make cooking a simpler process. While most of us had no problems following the instructions, we assume that the pictures will help those who are beginners in the kitchen.

Taste: While most of us were fans of the chicken, the Fajitas scored higher on our taste test, mostly because Kung Pao sauce can get a little too salty if you follow the recipe to the T. So, do a taste test and adjust it accordingly. The guacamole was fresh and delicious, though the addition of silken tofu would have made the fajitas an all-round favourite. The freshness of the ingredients enhanced the taste of both dishes, making them winners for us.

The bottom line: Would we recommend iChef to someone who has never stepped into a kitchen? Probably not. But if you live alone, are looking for a hassle-free, homemade meal or want to start learning how to cook, iChef is a great option. They also have other options such as Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Pesto Pasta, Lamb Sliders, Chicken Teriyaki and Risotto with spinach-basil pesto, which we can’t wait to try out!

Where www.ichef.in

THE QUINTESSENTIAL

PUB

With foot-taping rock music and cosy décor, newly opened Bulldogs aims to become your favourite neighbourhood pub. Dev Goswami finds out if it succeeds

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ulldogs is a tiny place, with space for just 20-25 people. The décor (and menu) is inspired by popular TV shows, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. So, expect drinks such as Cercei’s Sangria (`471) and Heisenberg’s Blue Sky (`301). I started off with the latter, but was disappointed by its syrupy taste. I continued with the Mojito (`291), which I loved for its refreshing, well-balanced flavours.

To accompany our drinks, we ordered Bacon Bad (`101), High Potato and Home Grown Mushrooms — Next to the Weed Pot (a mushroom and potato slider; `91), Run!! It’s a Lamb Slide (a lamb slider; `101) Chicken Sah-tay (`271) and Jalapeno Poppers (`151).

The mushroom and potato slider had a succulent patty, while the lamb slider was filling and value-for-money. The chicken satay was a bit dry, but the jalapeno poppers were pieces of cheesy, juicy, spicy heaven. However, the best dish was the Bacon Bad — strips of crisp, fried bacon between slider buns, with BBQ sauce.

Full of bacon goodness, it’s a dish that I couldn’t get enough of.

Overall, Bulldogs is an interesting addition to Andheri’s rapidly expanding landscape of pubs and bars. But, its fantastic, affordable prices are what set it apart. They’re hard to beat, making Bulldogs worth a visit.

Where 1, Bharat Ark, Veera Desai Road, Near ICICI Bank, Andheri (w) Contact 26743179 Meal for two `700 (without alcohol) Alcohol Yes (pint of beer: `351 onwards — imported)

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>> Head to Austria for its pristine, picture-perfect surroundings and indulge in the pub-hopping culture when you visit

AMAZING AUSTRIA

Austria may often be overshadowed by other popular European destinations, but Nomita Paliwal tells you why it makes for a spectacular visit

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walked to the palace. The palace is renowned for housing the Belvedere Museum. It’s interiors include decorative, multi-tiered fountains and cascades, Baroque sculptures and majestic wrought iron gates. The ceiling of the Upper Belvedere displays a stunning painting of the Marbel Hallin — a 3-dimensional painting crafted by artist Carlo Calone, in the 17th century. We were also told that the Baroque palace complex was built as a summer retreat for Prince Eugene of Savoy.

hen someone suggests taking a trip to Europe, in all likelihood, they are talking about popular destinations such as Switzerland, Germany and Italy.

Unfortunately, Austria remains hidden in the shadows of its ever-so-popular neighbours. It may be known more being the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, but the landlocked country has a lot more to offer. It’s lush green and boasts of beautiful architecture, making it a destination that definitely deserves a spot on your bucket list.

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Market Frenzy If you’ve been to Switzerland, you will know that most cities in this region are surrounded by the Alps, with hilly terrain. But, if you want to skip Switzerland and still experience the enveloping hills around it, Austria is the place to visit. We spent a day in Zurich, before making our way to Vienna. After the long travel, we checked into our hotel and indulged in some much-needed rest, before walking down to Nasch Market — a popular, touristfriendly flea market. Here, you will find a staggering variety of fresh produce, spices, nuts and cheese. It was a delight to see how spotless the vendors keep their displays, as I am usually wary of buying street food in a foreign country. Colourful kiosks sold gifts and souvenirs ranging from scarves and tea sets, to cutlery sets. However, what really grabs your attention are the numerous fresh produce stalls littering the market. One of the shops that caught me eye in particular was a store selling vinegar that was made from unusual ingredients such as tomatoes, strawberries and cinnamon. I did consider trying at least one type, but my sceptical tastebuds got the better of me. After all, vinegar can be appalling to consume on by itself, irrespective of what flavour it might be.

Leaving the store and it’s pungent smells behind, we walked to the great Sucession Building, situated at one end of Nasch Market. White, with a gorgeous, golden dome at the top, I was told that the building was designed according to Jugendstil architecture — a style that was popular from 1890 to 1910. We also visited Majolica House, at the other end of Nasch Market, which was adorned with weather-proof, colourful ceramic flowers that decorated its façade.

After spending a few hours at Nasch Market, we took a short

walk up to Kettenbruckke, the U-Bahn Station, where we purchased our 72hrs Vienna card. This card allowed us to travel through the city using multiple modes of transport, as many times as we needed to, and also helped us get discounts at various tourist spots as well.

When in Vienna, it is best to travel by rail, as it offers good connectivity and will treat you to picturesque landscapes on the way. Vienna is also great for pub-hopping and has some great restaurants for wine tasting. We visited the Karntner Strause Pub for some beer and tasted a variety of different wines at the Augustiner Keller Pub. Finally, we made a stop at the Fashion Pub before calling it a night.

After spending the night in drunken revelry, we woke up groggy, but excited to soak in some more sightseeing. Our first stop was the Belvedere Palace, which is popular with art lovers for its collection of artwork, which includes the popular painting, The Kiss, by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. This palace houses two smaller Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere). The buildings are set in Baroque Park, which is located in the third district of the city, and so, to get there, we took a tram from Wien Paulanergasse station to Schwarzenbergplatz, a small open street square, and then

After leaving the palace, we decided to rent a car and drive to the city of Salzburg. On the way, we saw the Mondsee church, which has been featured in several Austrian movies, and St.Gilen — a picturesque village. Both the church and the village are two spots that were pictured in the Sound of Music tour. Since we had been travelling for over two hours, we decided to take a short break at Mondsee Lake, and take in the amazing sights. Since it was nearing dusk, we had the opportunity to witness a beautiful sunset, while we sat there, soaking in the enchanting view.

After watching the sun set across the horizon, we continued our journey to Salzburg. We checked in at the Villa Trapp ( the house of the Von Trapp family, made popular in the Sound of Music). This was my first time at a B&B, and it was a great experience. The house is extremely well-maintained and exudes an old-world charm. It amazed me to see artefacts from the 18th century kept in such a good condition!

As we drove on, we took a quick look at the remaining spots that were covered by the Sound of Music tour — Leopoldskron Palace (where the family lived in the film), Hellbrunn Palace (featured in a few songs), the Nonnberg Convent (where Maria lived as a young novice) and Mirabel Gardens and Pegasus Fountain, where Maria was seen dancing with the children. In fact, Mirabel Palace is also a UNESCO world heritage site. Once we were done with our tour, we decided to visit Munich, to experience Oktoberfest.

After some sightseeing and experiencing the Oktoberfest celebrations, we drove back to Vienna and indulged in some retail therapy at the City Centre. We spent the rest of the day and night bar hopping and celebrating our last night in this beautiful city, before flying back to Mumbai.

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LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

Renowned adventurer Allan Quater-

main leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as “The Fantom.” This “League” comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo, vampiress Mina Harker, an invisible man named Rodney Skinner, American secret service agent Tom Sawyer, the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray, and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

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SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode, Chakor’s car enters the haweli and in an

emotional moment Imli rushes to her mother and hugs her. Tejaswani feels victorious as her plan has worked out and the free spirited Chakor that was emerging as a threat will be caged again. Chakor takes her mother aside, and assures her that she will be all right in the haweli and stuns her with her maturity.

Meanwhile, a huge showdown takes place between Ishwar and Kamal over Chakor being brought back to the Haweli. Further, Bhiayaji’s henchmen have the guns pointed at Ishwar and Abha.

Color s, 8.30 p.m.

THE WILDLIFE OF TIME FAULKNER

From wrestling a saltwater crocodile, to wrangling a deadly in-

land Taipan or milking a Funnel-web spider to make anti-venom; it’s all in a morning’s work for reptile park operations manager and wildlife expert Tim Faulkner. Tune into THE WILD LIFE OF TIM FAULKNER and experience some wild adventure. An imal Planet, 9 p.m.

LANDING ON A COMET: ROSETTA MISSION

After 10 years, and a journey of more than six billion kilometres,

the Rosetta spacecraft is set to launch its fridge-sized Philae lander on to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 11th Nov. If successful, Philae and Rosetta could be key to unlocking answers about the formation of the Solar System, the origins of water on Planet Earth and perhaps even life itself. Discove ry, 9 p.m.

SECRET LIVES OF STEPFORD WIVES

Classic Stepford wives strive to be perfect homemakers in a

world of prize-winning pie recipes, PTA meetings, and perfect martinis but behind closed doors, their marriages are as tarnished as neglected sterling silver. Tune into ID Investigation Discovery’s SECRET LIVES OF STEPFORD WIVES, as it reveals the dirty laundry of real housewives desperate to cover up their de-

SLEEPY HOLLOW

Udann, Colors, 8.30 p.m.

ception, adultery, and greed in order to project a flawless family life. DI, 10.30 p.m .

STRANGEST WEATHER ON EARTH

STRANGEST WEATHER ON EARTH explores a range of fasci-

nating weather events. Meet the eyewitnesses caught up in extraordinary events and discover the science behind these bizarre phenomena. Di scover y Sci en ce, 10 p.m.

SAPNE SUHANE LADAKPAN KE

Bindiya poisons Seema’s mind by planting doubts about the father of Gunjan’s unborn child. Will Gunjan have to prove her loyalty towards Mayank? Zee TV, 7.30 p.m.

MONK

When the wife of the police commissioner (John Bourgeois) disappears, her body is mysteriously found by a hack “psychic” (Linda Kash). Everyone believes she accomplished the impossible–except for Monk. Star World, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

The curse of the headless horseman is the legacy of the small

town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone. Zee Studi o, 9 p.m.

THE HANGOVER PART III

In the aftermath of the death of Alan’s father, the wolfpack decide to take Alan to get treated for his mental issues. But things start to go wrong on the way to the hospital as the wolfpack is assaulted and Doug is kidnapped. Now they must find Mr. Chow again in order to surrender him to the gangster who kidnapped Doug in order to save him. H BO, 11.35 p.m.

WALKING TALL

After eight years serving the U.S. Army Special Forces, Ser-

geant Chris Vaughn returns to his hometown seeking for a job in the local mill. He is informed by Sheriff Stan Watkins that the mill was closed three years ago and now the Wild Cherry Casino, owned by his former high school friend Jay Hamilton, is the major source of jobs and income to the town. Chris goes home, and meets his best-friend Ray Templeton, who organized a football game with their friends. After the game, Jay invites Chris and his friends to spend the night in his casino on him, but when Chris finds that the casino crabs dealer is cheating with loaded dice, he fights against the security men and is almost killed by them.

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Shahid

An account of slain Human Rights lawyer Shahid Basheer, an

ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.

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SHOOL

Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Moti-

hari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers. His diligence in maintaining law and order, and his belief in justice for all, regardless of one’s background, makes him a powerful enemy in the shape and form of Bachu Yadav who is the local MLA of the ruling political party, and will not stop at anything to get rid of Samar and his family, by hook or by crook, and no one will dare to stop him. Star G ol d, 10.55 p.m.

HIMMATWALA

An honest temple priest takes on more than he can handle

when he bears witness to a murder and gives evidence in a court

Sleepy Hollow, Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

of law against a powerful landlord in his village. The landlord bribes his way to freedom and engineers a ploy to ruin the priests reputation and his status among his peers in the village.

Ashamed of his tarnished reputation the priest commits suicide,and leaves his wife and young children to face the atrocities of the evil landlord. The son flees the village and travels to Mumbai to make a life, but returns years later to avenge the shame caused to his family. Zee Cinema, 8 p.m.

RANGEELA

Mili is a very poor Indian, and like many would like to be rich and famous one day. She wants to be an Indian actress. She is friendly with another poor man named Munna, who she knows from her childhood. One day while she is singing and dancing on the beach, she is approached by a rich and famous movie actor, Raj, who wants her to act in his next movie. Raj has actually fallen in love with Mili and wants to get married to her. Mili finds her dreams coming true when she gets very famous. Will Mili marry Raj and live a life full of wealth and fame forever? CVO, 9 p.m.

NO ENTRY

Kishen is a newspaper baron married to Kaajal, a housewife

who suspects her husband of having numerous non-existent affairs. Pooja is the believing wife of ever-philandering globe-trotting businessman Prem. Kishen and Prem are thick pals.

Sanjana falls in love with Prem’s loyal photographer Sunny and they get engaged. Kishen gets tired of his jealous wife and tries to have an affair with Bobby, a call girl. Due to circumstances, Bobby is introduced as the wife of Kishen during Sanjana’s wedding, and as Sunny’s wife to Kaajal. It becomes a bundle of confusions when all three couples meet. B4U, 9 p.m.

Strong bonding

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Kumkum Bhagya Qubool Hai Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaano Ki Jodha Akbar

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Wild Kingdom Fit For The Wild Web of Life The Wild Ones Fit For The Wild Untamed and Uncut AP Safari: Biggest and Baddest 7.00 Big Cat Diary 8.00 Expedition Burma 9.00 The Wild Life of Tim

Monk Revolution Simpsons Year 2 Broke Girls III Monk Revolution Simpsons Year 2 Broke Girls Monk House Revolution

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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 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Jamai Raja

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Food CIA Counting Cars Vital Stats of India Pawn Stars Counting Cars In Search of Aliens

NAT GEOGRAPHIC P.M. 2.00 Science of Stupid 2.30 Car Science 3.00 Megastructures: Dubai’s Palm Island 4.00 Amazing Moments 5.00 Customs 5.30 Do Or Die: Killer Tsunami 6.00 Science of Stupid 7.00 Amazing Moments: Thrilling Moments 8.00 World’s Weirdest: Sneak Attacks 9.00 Science of Stupid 10.00 Do Or Die: Up in Flames

News in Marathi Crime Vamanashram Sankat Mochan Hanuman Karan The Detective News in Marathi Pimpalpan Suvarnkshan Matiche Rang Krishi Darshan Amachi Mati Amachi Mansa News in Marathi Dheyyakade Khamosh Sa Afsana Pavitra Bandhan…Do

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P.M. 1.10 Fantastic Four 3.15 Cruel Intentions 5.00 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan 7.05 Despicable Me 2 9.00 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 11.00 Lake Placid L The Final Chapter A.M. 9.40 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 11.45 Thor 2: Dark World

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P.M. 2.30 Pain and Gain 4.45 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 6.30 The Twilight: Saga Eclipse 9.00 Pacific Rim 11.35 The Hangover Part III A.M. 7.40 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 10.10 The Hangover Part III

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Chiplunkar…, SAB TV, 10 p.m.

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 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta Ka Family Antaakshari Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka..

Chidiya Ghar Badi Door Se AayeHai Chiplunkar…

FIR 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

CID. Sony TV, 10 p.m.

Faulkner 10.00 The Wild Ones 10.30 Fit For The Wild 11.00 Most Extreme P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00

DISCOVERY

Beast Tracker Man Vs Wild What Happened Next Destroyed in Seconds You Have Been Warned World’s Top 5 Food Factory What Happened Next Speed of Life Landing on a Comet: Rosetta Mission 10.00 You Have Been Warned 11.00 Wild Asia

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 7.00 Build It Bigger 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 Counting Cars 7.30 Storage Wars

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DDI (Main Channel)

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STAR WORLD

ZEE CAFÉ P.M. 2.00 Desperate Housewives 3.40 America Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Originals 7.00 The 100 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 7.30

Round -the-clock shoot schedules can be quite strenuous for television actors but what keeps them going is the bond that they share with other members of the cast and that is pretty evident on the sets of Zee TV’s popular prime-time drama ‘KumKum Bhagya’. They follow a unique way to strengthen their bonding. Usually actors rush to their vanity vans or make-up rooms once their shot is done or if there is a break in the shoot but the actors of 'KumKum Bhagya', along with the help from the show’s production house, have put together a laid-back, lounging area in the garden outside the sets for everyone to sit together and spend quality time – which they refer to as the ‘KumKum Bhagya Lounge’.

TV TALK

Versatile and seasoned actor Rajesh Khera has done it all!

The man who has won a million hearts for his role of a gay designer and transgender is now all set to don a new avatar of Betaal. The actor has been roped in to play the role of Betaal in Sony PAL’s 'Sinhasan Battisi'.

Confirming the news, Khera said, “Yes, I am going to play the character of Betaal in 'Sinhasan Battisi'. I am a character actor. My forte is that I can be made to look like different. I have read Amar Chitra Katha as a child and it's going to be interesting. Also, the story of VikramBetaal has been told on television earlier when Arun Govil and Sajjan played the roles of Vikram and Betaal, respectively. But times have changed and they are going to treat the character differently. I think they are going to use a lot of prosthetics for my look.”

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Dilon Ka 9.00 Dariba Diaries 9.30 MADRAS CAFE: Film: Starring- John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 Samachar 2.30 Mid Day News 3.00 Sports News 3.30 News 4.00 Samachar 4.30 News 5.00 Samachar 6.00 News 6.30 Desh Pardesh 7.00 Janadesh 7.30 News 7.40Parliament News

Madras Cafe, DDI, 9.30 p.m.

7.50Sansad Samachar 8.00News Night 10.00 Wide Angle 10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus 11.00 Khel Samachar.

10.30 Crime of the Century: Siege of Waco 11.30 Highway Thru Hell INVEST. DISCOVERY P.M. 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 I Married A Mobster STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 India Tour of Aus 14/15 1st Test Day 4 3.00 Hockey India League 14 h/ls 3.30 Jai Ho 4.00 Barclays Premier League 14 4.30 Cricket Extra 5.00 International Premier Tennis League 14 Dubai Day 2

STAR SPORTS4 P.M. 2.00 Total Italian Football 14/15 2.30 Match Pack 3.00 The Football Review 3.30 Indian Super League 14 4.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 6.00 Rolex Middle Sea 6.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 7.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 7.30 Liga Bbva 14/15 8.30 Total Italian Football 14/15 9.00 The Football Review 9.30 Liga Bbva 14/15 10.00 Match Pack 10.30 Football Today

TEN CRICKET P.M. 1.30 Eng Tour of WI 14 h/ls 3rd T20 2.30 NZ Tour of Pakistan 14 1st ODI 3.30 Cricket Extra 4.30 NZ Tour of Pak 14 2nd ODI live.

P.M. 12.40 Shrek Forever After 2.25 Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time 4.50 The Heartbreak Kid 7.05 Clockstoppers 9.00 Sleepy Hollow 11.05 The Avengers A.M. 9.15 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 11.05 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time P.M. 2.15 4.35 6.55 9.00 10.50 A.M. 8.00 10.05 P.M. 2.15 5.55 8.00 10.55 A.M. 7.25 9.30 P.M. 1.00 5.00 9.00 A.M. 10.00 P.M. 1.40 4.20 8.00 A.M. 10.30

Bad Boys 2 Insidious: Chapter 2 Rocky 3 Walking Tall John Rambo John Rambo 2012

Zever Pyar Kiye Jaa

ZEE TALKIES

Gammat Jammat: Sachin Chikat Navara: Vidya P Duniyadari: Swapnil Joshi Prahar Bhushan 2014

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.30 6.00

Tom and Jerry Oggy and the Cockroaches Haddi Mera Buddy Oggy 20-20 Dhamaka: Cockroach Gang Zindabad My Friend Ganesha 2 Ben 10 Omniverse Pokemon Black and White Adventure Time

7.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.00 Adventures of Sinbad 10.00 O o o Oggy P.M. 1.30 3.00 6.30 7.00 9.30

POGO CHANNEL

Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Chhota Bheem Krishna The Great Krishna and Balram II: Warrior Princess

Walking Tall, Pix, 9 p.m.

STAR GOLD

Main Hoon Na The Real Man Hero Jeene Nahi Doonga Shool

Chain Kulli Ki Main Kulli Golmaal: Fun Unlimited

MAX

Sabse Badhkar Hum: Mithun Main Hoon Wanted: Darshan Shahid: Rajkumar Rao Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram – Leela: Ranveer Singh

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Humkho Tumse Pyar Hai Shaan Amitabh Bachchan Himmatwala: Ajay Devgan Arya Ki Prem Pratigya

CVO

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TOP VIEW

The Government has decided to give high priority to the protection of consumers and promotion of responsible consumer movement in the country as the post liberalisation and globalization has posed many challenges for protection of consumers.

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan while assuring a Parliamentary Consultative Committee that the government is working on stringent Consumer Laws encompassing a product liability clause to render erring manufacturers and suppliers liable to pay punitive damages.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Markets Weak; Nifty Below 8300

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (December 12, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell moderately on Thursday (December 11, 2014) a net 62.75 points (0.75%) and closed at the 8292 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 8338 points level. It then rose and registered the day’s high at the 8348 points level at 9.20 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and turned into a range bound movement until 11.00 a.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 8272 points level at 11.48 a.m. The index then rose and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 76 points and closed below the psychologically important 8300 points level. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 33 were losers, while 17 stocks closed in the green. All the sectoral indices barring heathcare closed in the red. Substantial selling was witnessed in oil & gas and realty stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 8.17%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 466 were gainers, 1005 were losers and 47 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the over-sold zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative 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).

Is above its 200-day average (at 7488) Positive.

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

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8301 points level was crossed below yesterday.

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 = 8305 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8261.

Support (2) = 8229.

Resistance (1) = 8337.

Resistance (2) = 8380.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a black body candle on higher volumes. This is negative.

Further, the index is below its 5, 15 and 25 day’s moving averages and all the three averages are declining. Further, the 5 day’s moving average has dropped below the 25 day’s moving average.

Moreover, the velocity parameters continue to indicate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at present levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines are diverging (negative if it continues).

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

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 8393) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 8478) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 8439) 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.

Indian Cos Ink Pact To Buy $2.1 Bn Diamonds From Russia

Twelve Indian companies will buy diamonds worth USD 2.1 billion in the next three years directly from Russian diamond mining giant ALROSA. These companies have signed three-year contracts with ALROSA during the ongoing World Diamond Conference being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have signed 12 contracts with ALROSA today to source diamonds worth USD 2.1 billion in the next three years,” Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council Chairman Vipul Shah said here.

YouTube Launches Buffer-Free Offline Video

YouTube yesterday launched an offline feature for YouTube as part of a larger initiative to make YouTube easier to enjoy on mobile devices, while lessening the burden of data for L to R: Ajay Vidyasagar, Regional Director, YouTube its growing base of Partnerships, YouTube Asia-Pacific, John Harding, VP mobile users. The engineering, YouTube and Rajan Anandan, MD, Google India. new offline feature for the YouTube app lets people take videos offline, using WiFi or their data plans. The videos can be viewed without an Internet connection for up to 48 hours, allowing people to enjoy YouTube videos without worrying about slow connections.

Yesrterday’s launch of YouTube’s offline feature is YouTube’s latest effort in series of initiatives to make video content more affordable and accessible to the large base of mobile Internet users in this country.

OIJIF Invests Rs 95 Cr In GSP Crop Science

The Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), a joint venture between State Bank of India (SBI) and State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) has invested Rs.95 cr in GSP Crop Science, a Gujarat-based agrochemical company. Quest Profin Advisor, Mumbai-based boutique investment banking firm were the sole arranger for this investment. GSP Crop Science is a leading manufacturer, distributor of bulk and branded agro chemicals.

SBI Bags ‘Niryat Bandhu’ Award

State Bank of India bagged the coveted `Niryat Bandhu’ award in ‘Gold Category’ which is awarded to banks / export promotion councils and commodity boards for excellent support services rendered for the promotion of exports. The award was presented by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on December 1st, 2014 at a function organized in New Delhi. On behalf of the bank Anshula Kant, DMD (Operations) received the award from the President. She was accompanied by Pallav Mohapatra, Chief General Manager, Delhi Circle and S.P. Singh, General Manager (NW-I) of Delhi Circle.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS HDFC Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on JSW Steel CMP: Rs. 1116

Target Rs. 1475

Ambit Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on IndusInd Bank CMP: Rs. 778

Target Rs. 875

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UN Projects India’s Economic Growth At 6.3% In 2016 NEWS FLASH

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The growth projected for 2016 will be the highest since the 2008-2011 period when it had grown at about 7.3%. For 2015 the UN sees India's GDP growth improving to 5.9%

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ndia's economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3% in 2016 with the country leading economic recovery in South Asia, according to a United Nations report. The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report, launched at the United Nations yesterday, also said India is likely to make progress in implementing economic policy reforms and help provide support to business and consumer confidence.

It said global economic growth is forecast to continue increasing over

the next two years, despite legacies from the financial crisis continuing to weigh on growth, and the emergence of new challenges, including geopolitical conflicts such as in Ukraine, and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The global economy is expected to grow 3.1% in 2015 and 3.3% in 2016, compared with an estimated growth of 2.6% for 2014, when the pace of expansion has been moderate and uneven.

It said India, which is estimated to record a 5.4% economic growth in 2014, will see GDP growth improving to 5.9% next year and 6.3% in 2016. Economic growth in South

Asia is also set to gradually pick up from an estimated 4.9% in 2014 to 5.4% in 2015 and 5.7% in 2016.

"While the recovery will be led by India, which accounts for about 70% of regional output, other economies such as Bangladesh and Iran are also projected to see stronger growth in the forecast period," the report said.

The about 6% growth projected for India in 2016 will be the highest since the 2008-2011 period when it had grown at about 7.3%. Economic growth had slowed to 4.7% in 2012.

During 2014, East Asia, including China, managed to register relatively robust growth, while India led

South Asia to a moderate strengthening. Developing countries as a group are expected to grow at 4.8% in 2015 and 5.1% in 2016, up from the 4.3% estimated for 2014.

The report added that along with robust external demand, growth is expected to be underpinned by a moderate strengthening of domestic consumption and investment as countries benefit from improved macroeconomic conditions."Several countries, notably India, are likely to make progress in implementing economic policy reforms, thus providing support to business and consumer confidence," it said. (PTI)

Recovery In Business Cycle Gaining Momentum

By A Business Reporter

Production (IIP) would expand in December 2014, official data for Business Cycle Indicator (BCI) which would only be available in collated by ZyFin Research indi- February 2014. The BCI is a lead incates that the Index of Industrial dicator to IIP final estimates, and the November reading (corresponding to IIP trend in December) is at 8.6% (year-on-year [YoY]), as compared to 7.9% in the previous month, reflecting a strengthening business cycle.

According to Zyfin “There are four key phases in a business cycle:

By A Business Reporter recovery, growth, decline and recession. Based on the BCI trend, India il prices rebounded in Asia is far along on the recovery phase, yesterday after falling and is expected to switch to growth sharply to fresh five-year lows by mid-2015”. in the previous session after OPEC cut its forecast for demand 2015 and US stockpiles saw a surprise surge, analysts in Singapore said. US benchmark

By A Business reporter West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery rose 58 he Maharashtra Tourism Develcents to USD 61.52 while Brent opment Corporation (MTDC), crude for January was up 65 keeping up with its stance to recents at USD 64.89 in midmain aggressive in attracting morning trade reports AFP. tourists to Maharashtra, has tied up Sanjeev Gupta, head of the with “Great Online Shopping FestiAsia-Pacific oil and gas practice val” (GOSF) – an initiative of at business consultancy EY, said Google. This also makes MTDC the the forecast was "adding to the first state tourism board to put it on woes" of oil prices. "With the the global tourists’ map through the holiday season coming up and powerful E-Commerce in India is no major economic news exone of the fast growing sectors of pected, crude oil prices will stay India’s Digital economy and GOSF soft till the end of the year," he can be a powerful tool to promote added. the destinations of Maharashtra.

Oil prices have plunged more Leveraging on online retail market than 40% since 2014 peaks in growth, MTDC is providing 30% disJune owing to slowing growth in count on booking all MTDC resorts China and emerging-market during the festival period from Deeconomies, a recession in Japan cember 10-12, 2014 through GOSF. and a near-stall in the euroThe online retail market in India is eszone. On top of that, OPEC last timated (by IAMAI) to grow from $2.3 month said it would maintain billion today (which is 0.4% of the output levels despite ample country's overall retail market) to $32 global supplies, in part due to billion in 2020 (3% of the retail marcheaper oil extracted from ket). During the same period, the North American shale rock. share of the organised retail segment Also official data showed US is expected to grow from 8.4% to 14%. crude stockpiles rose 1.5 milElaborating on the tie-up, Sanjay lion barrels in the week to DeDhekane Sr. Manager Publicity & PR, cember 5, upending analysts' MTDC said, “GOSF is a great platforecast for a 2.7 million barrel form for reaching out to global audidrop. The strong overhang of ence. Our promotions through stored oil raises concerns about GOSF will facilitate the tourists to exdemand in the world's top plore various destinations of Mahacrude consumer during the rashtra. We are proud of being trend winter season. setter in the tourism industry with

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The IIP estimates for October will be released today by MOSPI. Two months ago, ZyFin had estimated that industrial activity would expand over October, with the monsoon recording a smaller-than-expected deficit, strong August data for the eight core sector industries and the recovery in the US economy.

The ZyFin BCI, a composite index of various indicators impacting the Indian business cycle, is a real-time measure of India’s economic health.

The timeliness assists in better tracking of the economy, helping economy watchers, policymakers and macro investors. The distinguishing factor between the BCI

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innovative promotional campaigns.”

GOSF has a range of products with more than 400 features on the website offering great discounts and offers.

GOSF has received huge response from Indian consumers as well, with the company claiming to have received 2 million viewers last year.

and other lead economic indicators is the inclusion of consumer sentiment as an input. Consumer sentiment in a demand-driven economy such as India is crucial in assessing possible growth opportunities ahead of time.

The current uptrend in the BCI is the culmination of factors such as improved governance, with a rise in revenue receipts and a steep decline in non-plan expenditure, coupled with improving trade statistics and increased productivity in the intermediate sector, including copper and aluminum. Also, after three long years, consumer sentiment, as measured by India’s consumer confidence tracker, the ZyFin Consumer Outlook Index, seems to be recovering.

Giving his views on the November number, Debopam Chaudhuri, Chief Economist, ZyFin Research, said, “Although a full-fledged state of growth is still a long-term view, the current signs of a steady recovery is necessary to infuse confidence among spenders and investors in India. Improving sentiment would help in injecting necessary momentum to boost the economic cycle.”

Average Salary Hikes To Be At 11% In 2015, Says Mercer

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ndian companies are likely to keep average salary hikes muted at 11% in 2015, with medical life sciences sector expected to dole out the highest pay raise, says a survey by global consultancy Mercer.

According to Mercer's 'Total Remuneration Survey', the actual salary increase across industries and career levels for 2014 stood at 10.6%. With an average salary increase likely to be at 11%, the projected pay hike for next year in medical life sciences sector is the highest (12%) and for the shared services and hi-tech industry it is lowest (10%).

While the pay increases have been muted, a majority of companies have indicated aggressive recruitment activity in the next year on expectation of higher growth rate, the survey findings showed.

The survey covered 700 organisations in the country across various industry sectors like medical life sciences, chemical, oil and gas, manufacturing and engineering, automobiles and auto components, shared services and hi-tech sector.

"Overall, the current pay increase forecasts indicate that while business sentiment is positive, companies await the sentiment to turn into actual business results before taking aggressive pay actions," Mercer India Business Leader (Information Solutions) Shanthi Naresh said. "In industry context, the organisation and specific roles are continuing to drive reward decisions," he added.

Even companies which are forecasted to dole out lower than average salary hike "are using their discretion to differentiate and reward high performers with slightly higher pay increases in order to aid retention," Naresh said.

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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who turned 92 yesterday, was discharged from hospital where he was admitted last week for a chest infection

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s the actor stepped out of the hospital, he was greeted by anxious fans who had come to enquire about his health and wish him on his birthday.

"Dilip Saab is feeling great now

Dilip Kumar turns 92;

melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, filmmaker Subhash Ghai and actor Anupam Kher wished the veteran actor good health and speedy recovery.

Sharing a link of their duet from 1957 film 'Musafir', Mangeshkar wrote, "Today is the birthday of my elder brother Dilip Kumar. I pray to god that he is always happy and has a long life."

Calling Kumar his master in life and a living legend, Ghai posted, "Happy birthday to my two great masters who contributed a lot in my personal enlightenment. One is Osho and the other is living legend Dilip

AKSHAY KUMAR’S SECRET AGENT ACT

Akshay Kumar is a star who never disappoints but his recent releases like ‘Entertainment’ and ‘The Shaukeens’ have not worked with the Indian audiences but now his most eagerly anticipated thriller ‘Baby’ is all set to enthrall the viewers.

Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to Akshay at the first look of the film held in a suburban multiplex

discharged from hospital

and does not require to be in hospital. So we have discharged him," Dr Jalil Parkar, a well-known pulmonologist, who treated the veteran actor at Lilavati hospital, told PTI. "He will only continue with his routine medication now which he has been taking due to his age," he said.

The actor was admitted to the

hospital on December 6 after he complained of cold and breathlessness. He was later diagnosed with bronchopneumonia.

Udaya Tara Nayar, a family friend and co-author of the actor's autobiography, told PTI, "Dilip saab is fine now. He has recovered well."

On the occasion of his birthday, several B-Town stars including

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fter doing back-to-back supernatural films, Bipasha Basu says she has no qualms about people calling her the 'horror queen' of Bollywood.

Bipasha (35), who was last seen in 'Creature 3D', said the genre grabs maximum eyeballs.

"I don't know how to react to this. Off late, I have done many horror and supernatural films. I want to do films which excite me and entertain the audience. That's how I look at it.

"There was no plan that I want to be a horror queen. Yes, it's a genre which gets many eyeballs

The title ‘Baby’ is very interesting.

Yes. It's a name of a covert operation by the Counter Intelligence Unit led by Ajay Singh Rajput played by me to prevent a terror attack on India by maniacal of a terrorist organisation led by Maulana Mohammed Rehman played by Pakistani actor Rashid Naz. Ajay Rajput is proficient in Hand-To-Hand combat, Long Range Shooting and Espionage.

Kumar."

Kher said that Kumar is a one of a kind actor and there will never be anyone like him again.

"Happy Birthday Dilip Kumar saab. The real thespian of Indian Cinema. Long and happy life. They don't make actors or people like him anymore," Kher (59) tweeted.

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What is the screenplay of the film?

The country is perpetually under threat from terrorist powers and the common man walks unaware of the threats and the attacks that the Indian government controls and prevents.

While the common man fights for everyday issues, there are deeper and bigger threats to him and family his that he will never know exist because it is the men and women in uniform that safeguard them. These men and women who put country before self.

The film is about such armed officials.

This film business is all about typecasting. Talk about the biggest actors in they all seem to be doing same kind of films. Everyone is typecast and if people want to see you in a particular way you cannot take them away from that

Who else is in the cast?

Rana Duggabatti plays Jai Singh Rathore, also an important member of the elite force, Danny Denzongpa who plays Firoz Khan, the chief of the Anti Terrorist Elite Group, Anupam Kher who plays Om Prakash Shukla, a IT System Specialist and Hacking Expert, Taapsee Pannu who plays Priya Suryavanshi, a rookie in the Elite Force just out of the Academy, K K Menonwho plays Bilal Khan. The right hand man of the Chief of the Terrorist Group Maulana Mohammed Rehman, and Wasim Khan played by Sushant Singh Rajput, who plays an handler of operatives and a Logistics Expert.

mind getting typecast in Bollywood as she feels all the leading actors are doing similar roles.

d n i m t ’ n o d ‘I ’ g a t ’ n e e u q ‘horror

and it's very entertaining to watch at the theatre. I am fine if you call me a horror queen as long you are watching my films and getting entertained," Bipasha told reporters here.

The actress will be next seen in 'Alone', which is an adaptation of a Thai film.

The film stars TV actor Karan Singh Grover opposite her.

Bipasha said she does not

"This film business is all about typecasting.

Talk about the biggest actors in they all seem to be doing same kind of films. Everyone is typecast and if people want to see you in a particular way you cannot take them away from that," she said. PTI

Does the film have any songs?

Unfortunately none, as there is no scope for music in such a full-fledged action thriller.

What are your forthcoming projects?

‘Brothers’ directed by Karan Malhotra which is an official remake of the Hollywood hit ‘Warriors’ which also stars Siddharth Malhotra, ‘Singh is Bling’ directed by Prabhu Dheva, and ‘Gabbar’ directed by Krissh.

Remembering music maestro Naushad Ace music director Naushad's life and times chronicled by Rajesh V Gaur and Suneel V Gaur on the occasion of his birth anniversary which falls on December 25

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usic maestro Naushad's birth anniversary will be observed on December 25. The Lucknow born Naushad's orthodox family was against his growing passion for film music and he often got caned due to his love for music.

But there was no stopping Naushad saab, the film buff, from pursuing his goal of becoming a music director.

After working as an assistant to many music directors of the time, Naushad hit big time as an independent music artist with the successful 'Premnagar' in 1940.

But it was the music of Rattan in 1944 that etched Naushad's name forever in the annals of Indian film music. The film and the songs are remembered to this day.

Naushad churned out hit after

hit in the 1940s mainly in the films of A R Kardar – 'Shahjehan', 'Dard', 'Dillagi', 'Dulari', and Mehboob Khan – 'Anmol Ghadi' (1946), 'Anoki Ada', 'Andaaz' etc. Naushad was among the early composers, who gave Lata Mangeshkar an opportunity to sing for 'Andaaz' and 'Dulari' which were instrumental in her rise to the top along with Mahal.

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Since there is just one major film, PK, coming up this year, 2014 has effectively ended as far as Hindi film releases are concerned. So it’s time for the annual wrap

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tarting with the worst films of the year—the films from which much was expected and they turned out to be complete duds. Their box-office success has nothing to do with it, quality and success are usually mutually exclusive.

(Happy New Yearescaped the list because of Deepika Padukone’s radiant presence, Kickbecause, nobody goes to see a Salman Khan film for its plot.)

Here’re the ten that reached the bottom of the barrel: 1) Action Jackson:Prabhudeva’s film just shocked everyone, because Ajay Devgn has better taste (arguably) and better sense than to do a film with no redeeming quality. There can be no hope from Sonakshi Sinha whose selection of roles has not exactly been wildly diverse.

2) Ungli: A film about a vigilante group tackling corruption should have hit the spot in the current climate, but Rensil D’Silva blew the chance.

Another flop notched up for Emraan Khan, and Kangana Ranaut wasted.

3) Kill Dil: Shaad Ali tried to marry his ownBunty Aur BabliwithGunday—the re-

Sunny Leone refuses to shoot for ‘Leela’ S

unny Leone, who will essay the role of a princess in Bobby Khan's upcoming film 'Leela', recently got so scared of her co-star Mohit Ahlawat that she refused to shoot for the movie.

Reportedly, Mohit didn't like the way a person was speaking to Sunny on the sets and in a fit of rage he slapped the concerned person.

Sources claim that Sunny got very scared post this incident and refused to come out of her vanity van until her security was ensured. She also asked the film's team to call her husband Daniel Weber on the sets.

While Sunny remained unavailable for comments, Bobby has stated that no one slapped anyone on the sets.

Deepika Padukone in Happy New Year sult was an unwatchable film.

4) The Shaukeens: It’s not as if Basu Chatterjee’s original was great shakes, but Abhishek Sharma’s remake was just bad news and bad luck for Akshay Kumar.

5) Tamanchey: The Hindi heartland version ofBonnie And Clyde,tried too hard to be sexy, and ended up plain annoying.

6) Raja Natwarlal: Kunal Deshmukh’s con caper was

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just boring and thrill-less.

Emraan Hashmi could have done with a hit.

7) Entertainment: Never mind how much money it made, this Sajid-Farhad film starring Akshay Kumar and a dog was loud, irritating and pointless.

8) Humshakals: Sajid Khan had barely recovered from theHimmatwaladebacle that he inflicted this monstrosity on the public—a rather forgiving public that had bought tickets for his earlier, equally bad films, giving him the idea that he knew the pulse of the masses.

9) The XPose: That Himesh Reshammiya still has the nerve to act and then gets Honey Singh to join him, and comes up with a film so awful that its unintentionally hilarious. Did Ananth Mahadeven, maker of sensible, award-winning films really direct this one?

10) Shaadi Ke Side Effects: Two attractive lead actors— Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar— and the only conflict Saket Chowdhary could come up with in their marriage was the birth of a kid?

Seriously In a child-obsessed country like India?

Next week: The Ten Best Films…

Alia Bhatt’s dates pose a problem for ‘Rock On 2’ W

hile speculations surrounding Alia Bhatt and the sequel to Rock On! continue, there were reports that the actress might even sing her own songs in the film. However, there is no confirmed news about the actress joining the film, but she is one of the strongest contenders for the new female addition to the original band.

According to sources, Alia's name is only being tossed around in the mix at the moment, and at the moment she has only been approached.

The biggest hindrances faced by the makers to get Alia on board will be her dates. Next year, she had already committed to a film opposite Sushant Singh Rajput which starts around the same time as 'Rock On 2'. The film will also be directed by debutant Shujaat Saudagar. Producer Ritesh Sidhwani has said that apart from the director, none of the cast members have been finalised.

Dadasaheb Phalke’s mural unveiled A life-size mural of father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, was inaugurated here yesterday by Amitabh Bachchan on the city’s prominent MTNL Building at Bandra Reclamation

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achchan, 72, unveiled the 120x150 foot mural of Phalke on the sidelines of St+art Mumbai Festival.

"Inaugurated a mural 150'x120' of Dada Saheb Phalke, the founder of film in India, 1913, on the MTNL building at Bandra... Inspiring," Bachchan posted on Twitter.

Phalke was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, who made 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913), known as India's first full-length feature. He made 95 movies and 26 short films in his 19-year-old career.

"I'm delighted that of the many such projects there is one dedicated to Dadasaheb Phalke - The father of Indian Cinema. I salute the artist Ranjit Dahiya and the entire St+art team," said Piyush Pandey, executive chairman and creative director for Ogilvy & Mather India and South Asia.

The most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour after his death.

—PTI Amitabh Bachchan unveils the mural of Dadasaheb Phalke in Bandra on Thursday.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 877

ENIGMA CODE 877

ACROSS: 6 "Raise the spirits somewhat", he later said ! (5) 7 Disease afflicted this holiday area (7) 9 Making headlines when I sent the wrong order (2,3,4) 10 Business got in the way for this cost adjuster, a kilted Celt (4) 11 He is in the best surroundings for command (6) 12 A little bird tells me there's nothing up in the gents (8) 13 One never has to bear such a financial burden (6,7) 16 Arrangements of points in space and time in elastic form (8) 18 Attitude a driver may take (6) 21 Drill for black mineral (4) 22 A flighty bit of correspondence (36) 23 Sterne's novel settlers (7) 24 Always uplifted after a key note (5) DOWN: 1 Make up your mind not to complete the idea after a month (6) 2 A spiteful woman let out some animals (6) 3 Determine anew to move house (8) 4 Reasons for which people fight (6) 5 About the North, one may give up anything so light (8) 7 Harsh means of ascertaining how far back the vessel goes? (5,8) 8 What a diabetic needs is for one to divert the sun so that nothing comes back (7) 13 Bones are broken on a ship (8) 14 Cruel if he has to go without pictures (7)

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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: Secret code

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE HAMLET, TATTLE, HEALTH, TAMALE, LETHAL, MAMMAL, MALLET

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MATH PYRAMID 877 15 A European pays out all round but doesn't stop (6-2) 17 Many moved a little and stopped (6)

19 Name of woman writing articles on Gore? (6) 20 Calling for private transport always (6)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 8 Rerate, 9 Moi, 10 Aire, 11 Tree-doctor, 12 Trod, 13 Object, 16 Nonsense, 17 Expands, 18 Flyleaf, 22 Bastille, 25 Strake, 26 Ware, 27 Scantiness, 30 Fort, 31 Eld, 32 Manual.

DOWN: 1 Weir, 2 Wane, 3 Revolted, 4 Emoting, 5 Libran, 6 Salt-cellar, 7 Grooms, 14 Box, 15 Enactments, 19 Lost time, 20 Ark, 21 Rewards, 23 Aragon, 24 Losses, 28 Nuns, 29 Seas.

QUICK CROSS 877

ACROSS: 1. Compass heading 4. Pretoria's loc.

5. Assistants, abbr.

8. Ode __ _ Grecian Urn (2,1) 9. Ballads 12. Chinese philosophy 13. Cleopatra killer

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1. Eon, epoch 2. Snake sound 3. Bridge positions 6. Add on 7. Yuletide visitor 10. Argon, for one 11. Bribe

HIDATO 877

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 877

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Security at work will give you the confidence to explore new areas and move from one success to another. Students appearing for competitive examinations will emerge successful. Those in love, who may have had certain difficulties regarding marriage, will now overcome their problems and settle down happily. Love life will prove happy and enduring.

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 will have to be very careful with money management today. You are surrounded by elements that are interested in self-growth rather than have your concern in mind. Do not let others play upon your emotions as this a particularly crucial time for you. You can very romantic by nature so use your creativity and imagination to plan an evening of romance and passion with your opposite number who is feeling low.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will succeed in executing your new plans for business. If there is a need for a loan, you will receive all the assistance from banks or financial institutions. The employed can look forward to a major promotion. Those in the field of media or fine arts will be in the limelight.

Put aside your inhibitions and get set to catch up friends and enjoy life like you have not done in a long time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You may feel the need to withdraw and sort out your thoughts and expectations. Uneasiness about certain family problems troubles your mind. You will discuss your personal affairs with a close friend. Some choices you have to make in a relationship are difficult. Try not to get too emotional in your own interest. Someone who lives far away will be in touch, perhaps a family member.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Sales transactions will go through smoothly and you are likely to gain. You can look forward to a happy day when all your desired tasks are accomplished smoothly and successfully. Try to control a tendency to be short tempered and judgmental about people you share your life with.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Hectic work activity could keep you busy throughout the day. In the evening, you may relax and make future travel plans for a business cum pleasure trip.

Socially, this is an active and monetarily an expensive period. There may be many a get together and an important celebration to attend.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): A wrong decision at work leads to needless expenses and waste of time. You can still go ahead with the project because it has potential.

Do not hesitate to invest your own money, especially since you have the funds and are confident of the enterprise.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will have to display utmost patience in all that you do today. You are tempted with several ideas which promise immediate benefits, but these could be misleading. Avoid speculation for a certain loss is foreseen.

Instead catch up with the regular stuff that needs to be done.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will be full of fresh ideas that are worth implementing. Do not resort to borrowing; you are capable of raising your own funds.

Sensible juggling of investments will help no doubt but your will also have to allay any insecurity it could create in relationships. Be patient with others.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Better prospects career-wise are indicated. Family get-together keeps you pleasantly occupied. There could be some inquiries from overseas, which are worth considering. There could also be some unnecessary expenses. Secret activities that affect your personal life should be handled tactfully.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): You will be in your element now. With a little extra cash in your pocket, you will be much more optimistic about the future.

Happiness and joy in all you do is assured.

Family affairs run smoothly. Others will be very co-operative and even help you financially. Health wise, you will be full of vitality.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will receive wide acclaim and honor for your work.

Purchase of a vehicle or property will be beneficial. Those who are keen on higher studies abroad will be making plans to leave. A family gathering to celebrate a happy occasion is likely. Perhaps there will be an addition to the family. At a social get-together you will be very much in demand. Those participating in sports or out-door events will do well.

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

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5147 ACROSS: 3 Delhi's ___ Minar (5) 8 Insects attracted by light or fire (5) 10 Depression in the abdomen (5) 11 Security org. (3) 12 ____ Clavell : famous author of Shogun and Tai-Pan? (5) 13 Egyptian despot against whom Moses and his followers revolted (7) 15 ____ Kambli : Sachin Tendulkar's school chum and team mate? (5) 18 Colloquial word for a lord? (3) 19 Reject (6) 21 Make tight (7) 22 Elias ___ : the sewing machine man?

(4) 23 Army rank, in short (4) 24 That man from Moscow, perhaps (7) 26 Postal ____ : worker in the post office? (6) 29 A type of cereal grass (3) 31 Be out of order (5) 32 A great fire (7) 34 Plunders or pillages (5) 35 Indian prime minister 1991-6 (3) 36 Surmise (5) 37 ___ married : bride and groom, e.g.

(5) 38 With __ __ in my heart : happily (1,4)

DOWN: 1 Shade of brown (5) 2 A right fool (7) 4 Bountiful state (4) 5 Rough (6) 6 Fundamental (5) 7 Office notes (5) 9 Aunt in Spanish (3) 12 Riding breeches (7) 14 31-day mo. (3) 16 Paying Guest was her first film (5) 17 They have to be cleared if you do not wish to owe any money to anyone?

(5) 19 Justifications, pretexts or motives (7) 20 Whip to a froth (5)

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SUDOKU 2333 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: I equals G

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

21 Good-for-nothing little fellow ! (5) 23 One who supplies food and drinks at a party or a function (7) 24 Spin that coin again and call heads or tails? (6) 25 Indian Air Force, in short? (3) 27 Loose fibre obtained by picking old

rope to pieces and used in caulking (5) 28 City in Oklahoma (5) 30 Small hill (5) 32 Get _ _ writing (2,2) 33 Brutally unfair or harsh - as in "___ power"? (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Poplar, 7 Ethiopia, 8 P T Usha, 10 Glass, 13 Jars, 14 Nosh, 15 Daly, 16 Gnu, 17 Opal, 19 Snug, 21 Orangutan, 23 Odes, 24 Apso, 26 One, 27 Stoa, 29 Mots, 32 Go in, 33 Libel, 34 Johann, 35 Empowers, 36 Stages.

DOWN: 1 Feign, 2 Rheas, 3 Fogs, 4 Papal, 5 Plus, 6 Aching, 9 Trysts, 11 Lon, 12 Shore, 13 Jalgaon, 15 Dan, 16 Gun, 18 Pass on, 20 Naomi, 21 Ode, 22 Up a, 23 On foot, 25 Ute, 28 Tines, 30 Oboes, 31 Slush, 32 Gang, 33 Loom.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2152 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder

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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: 20 average; 23 good; 25 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’ S SOLUTION : elfish, faith, FAITHLESS, fetish, filth, fish, flash, flesh, haft, hail, hale, half, halt, hassle, haste, hate, hatless, heal, heat, heft, heist, hilt, hiss, lash, lath, lathe, leash, lithe, sash, selfish, shaft, shale, sheaf, shelf, shiest, shift, slash, stash, thief.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

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STRUCK ON THE HEAD, SPORTS

We proved ourselves, says Pujara

ADELAIDE: Having done his bit with the willow, Cheteshwar Pujara said India's strong reply meant the visitors' young batsmen have proven themselves on the third day of the first cricket Test versus Australia.

After Australia declared their first innings at the overnight score of 517/7, India finished the day at 369/5 with Virat Kohli making his seventh Test hundred and Pujara himself scoring a fine 73.

"We discussed yesterday that we needed to fight back in the match," said Pujara after the day's play.

"We talked about what they have scored on this pitch and the kind of wicket this is. We discussed that given the batting line up we have we can surely achieve this.

"Overall we have a very good, young batting line up and it was about proving ourselves. We did that and we are in good position to achieve our targets," he added.

This was Pujara's only second half-century in the last 16 Test innings, with the last one coming in England where he had a miserable time on tour. Thereafter he had done a stint with county side Derbyshire to improve his batting and it finally paid off. "I have prepared hard for this tour. I believe in preparation and even though I just scored 73 runs, I am quite happy with how it worked out for me.

Earlier, at times I have been getting good starts but have not been able to capitalise on them," said the Saurashtra batsman.

"You cannot possibly score double hundreds all the time. But the intention is to keep trying to score as many runs as possible. You also have to respect the opposition. When I do get out, I analyse what went wrong and what are the areas I can work on to become a better player."Pujara is well aware that conditions Down Under are quite different from rest of the world. "The conditions here are quite different from the ones in Derbyshire. But playing there helped me obviously," he said.

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Ton up Kohli inspires Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight against Australia on captaincy debut, end day two at 369 for five

Virat Kohli is struck on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer during the first Test at Adelaide on Thursday.

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DELAIDE: Virat Kohli became only the third Indian to score a hundred on his captaincy debut as the visitors responded resolutely to Australia's mammoth first innings total by reaching 369 for five on the third day to leave the first cricket Test evenly poised.

Kohli, standing in for injured regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, became the first Indian after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to score a hundred on his debut as skipper of the team.

Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian player to post a century on debut as captain. Vijay Hazare (164 not vs England at Delhi in 1951-52) was the first followed by Sunil Gavaskar (116 vs New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-76) and Dilip Vengsarkar (102 vs West Indies at Delhi in 1987-88)

The 26-year-old's seventh ton in the five-day format ended at 115 after he was dismissed by Mitchell Johnson off a short-pitched delivery just before stumps. The Indian's attempted pull landed in the hands of Ryan Harris at deep fine leg in the 95th over of the day.

At draw of stumps, Wriddhimaan Saha (1) was holding fort in the company of Rohit Sharma, who batted fluently to score 33 in 66 balls. The resolute effort by the Indians, undone to an extent by Kohli's late dismissal, came after the Australians declared their first innings at an overnight score of 517/7.

On a bright and sunny day which started early to make up for the four hours of play lost yesterday due to rain, the Indians dominated the proceedings for most part before Kohli's wicket swung the equations slightly in Australia's favour.

Earlier in the morning, opener Shikhar Dhawan (25) departed in the eighth over but the rest of the top-order fired in unison to put India in

Michael Clarke puts a supportive hand on Mitchell Johnson's shoulder after the bowler appeared shaken when a bouncer struck Virat Kohli's helmet.

a comfortable position on a placid track. It started with Murali Vijay (53) notching up his seventh Test half century in the pre-lunch session, followed by Cheteshwar Pujara (73) sailing to his sixth in the pre-tea session, and ended with Kohli's inspiring knock.

In between, Ajinkya Rahane (62) also managed to clinch his fifth Test fifty as Australian bowlers toiled just BRIEF SCORES: Australia 517/7 dec [Steven Smith not out 162] lead India 369/5 in 97 overs [Murali Vijay 53, Cheteshwar Pujara 73, Virat Kohli 115, A Rahane 62, Mitchell Johnson 2/90] by 148 runs.

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the way their Indian counterparts had to on the first two days of the match.

Pacer Mitchell Johnson bent his back to send down a couple of probing spells but the wickets were hard to come by.

Johnson, the most menacing of all the Aussie pacers today, ended the day with figures of 2/90 in his 18 overs -Kohli's wicket being his most crucial strike.

Spinner Nathan Lyon also managed to pick up two wickets for his toil of 30 overs in which he conceded 103 runs.Notwithstanding Kohli's brilliant knock, which came off 184 balls and was laced with 12 fours, India still trail Australia by 148 runs in the first innings at the end of the third day.

Jittery Aussies rattled after Kohli hit by bouncer

ADELAIDE: The emotional toll that Phillip Hughes' death has taken on the Australian cricketers was all too evident when the home side's nervous players rushed to check on Indian skipper Virat Kohli after he was hit by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer here.

The opening Test, which has seen an outpouring of emotions owing to Hughes' death a couple of weeks ago after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic game, was witness to some more dramatic moments on the third day here.

In the 31st over of India's first innings, Kohli walked in after the dismissal of Murali Vijay (53) and was immediately welcomed by a short-pitched delivery from Johnson. The right-hander ducked but was hit on the badge of his helmet, prompting him to take off his gear for a moment.

And perhaps it was the trauma of Hughes' death that had a nervous-looking Johnson immediately rushing to check on Kohli's well-being. The Indian seemed unfazed but the Aussies were visibly rattled when Kohli took off his helmet. Home team's skipper Michael Clarke was among the fielders who ran up to him and enquired if he was alright.

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Mumbai pull out Australia-bound Kulkarni from Ranji team M

UMBAI: Mumbai will be without the services of Dhawal Kulkarni when they take on Railways in their second Ranji Trophy cricket league match from December 14-17 as the medium-pacer has been called in as cover for injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the India squad touring Australia.

Bhuvneshwar, who is part of the Indian pace quintet, was been ruled out of the first two Tests with an injured ankle.

Kulkarni, who has represented India in 4 ODIs, will also miss Mumbai's third group match against Uttar Pradesh in Kanpur between December 21-24.

Kulkarni, 26, had played for Mumbai in the season-

DSK SHIVAJIANS TO MAKE DEBUT IN THE UNDER 19 I-LEAGUE DSK Shivajians will be making their debut in the under 19 I-League 2014-15 season starting from December 13. The team will be formed by the players from Liverpool FC International Football Academy- DSK opening Group A match Shivajians, who will be playagainst Jammu and Kashmir ing in the Maharashtra Zone. and returned with overall figThis season, the teams will ures of 2 for 104 in the team's be grouped in four zones – shocking four-wicket loss.

Maharashtra Zone, Goa MUMBAI SQUAD: Suryakumar Zone, Kolkata Zone, and the Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Nayar Rest of India Zone, respec(Vice-Captain), Aditya Tare, Hiken tively. The Maharashtra Zone Shah, Bravish Shetty, Praful will conclude by January 28.

Waghela, Shreyas Iyer, Sushant All home matches played by Marathe, Kevin Almeida, Vishal DSK Shivajians in the MahaDabholkar, Akshay Girap, Shardul rashtra zone will be held at Thakur, Javed Khan, Badre Alam DSK Dream City Football and Kshemal Waingankar.

Field, Pune.

Acche Din Ayenge: Vivek Jain echoes Modi Mantra

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ment in the club's finances

High level support with the

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ne year at a loss, in which Mr. Dhunjibhoy was himself in the chair, does not spell disaster “small steps lead to big changes” said our honourable prime minister recently. “If given a chance to lead the RWITC, that will be our mantra too” said Mr. Vivek Jain at a pre-poll press conference. “I mean business and we are already on the fast track mode.”

About sponsorship for the Mumbai racing season, Mr. Jain said: “We have secured corporate alliances: Rs. 12.7 crore sponsorship for the season.” Every wekend, there is is a sponsored race.

The prize money is 30 crores. The Invitation Cup will be a day of celebration.

Omkar is the new sponsor.

Over 2 crore.

The average cash profit when Mr. Vivek Jain was chairman – 2011-2013 was Rs. 355 lakhs/year.

Refering to opponents of

his team, Mr. Jain said by making grandiose plans and giving public new facilities will in fact jeopardise the base the club has.

Yes, we can

International telecast of

racing at over Rs. 10 crore additional revenue to the RWITC New events at Hooves and at the Turf Club House, Pune Sunday brunch and sundowners at Mahalakshmi.

Reduction in statutory liabilities and huge improve-

government across the political spectrum Building on outstanding relationship with sponsors, the media and the government.

Vivek Jain's team for RWITC election on Tuesday: Vivek Jain, Geoffrey Nagpal, Zavaray Poonawalla, Gulam Vahanvaty and Champaklal Zavery.

Zavery Poonawalla joined the team a few days ago on the request of the chairman.

He has made the team stronger by his presence.

Vivek Jain has made an earnest effort to get the lease.

The club has to deal now with a BJP government. He has met the BMC's Municipal Commissioner who told him: “We believe a property like yours, dedicated to the sports for so many years cannot be usurped recklessly.” Vivek Jain: “I have a confirmed meeting with the chief minister after the current assembly session.”

Teen Pherwani qualifies for main draw

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UMBAI: 15-year-old Sparsh Pherwani of Khar Gymkhana registered impressive wins to qualify for the main draw All India 9-Ball Open Pool tournament.

Pherwani, who trains under former Asian snooker champion Yasin Merchant, scored a fluent 5-1 win over Tehkum Alim of Radio Club in the double elimination round to enter the elite draw from Group K, after being a victim of Elphinstone Cricket Club’s Sunil Jain who recorded three straight wins to also qualify.

Rahul Bhatnagar of Radio Club made it from Group L, along with double elimination round winner Karthik Subramanian, where former junior national snooker champion Zubin Leninwala of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana was a surprise loser after going down to Dhaval Karia of Lions Sports Club, Mulund in the penultimate round in the double elimination.

UDAYA SC MAKE WINNING START Recent winners of the Late

A.R. Kudroli Memorial Trophy, Udaya Sports Club made a bright winning start defeating Uchil Sports Club 2-0 in the opening league match of the 17th Late Ramanath Payyade Memorial Football Tournament, organised by Karnatak Sporting Association and played at the KSA ground, Cross Maidan, Churchgate.

The Udaya outfit dominated the match throughout and scored through Ashwat Putharan and Clive Coutinho to secure the win and the full three points.

Sawaeng Panapoi from Thailand is flanked by Vipin Peter [L] and Sumit Jadhav [both Indians] after winning the men's 80 kg category during the World Body Building & Physique Sports Championship held in the city recently.

INDIA STUN BELGIUM, TO MEET ARCH RIVALS PAK SPORTS

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HUBANESWAR: India produced an inspirational performance with a magnificent comefrom-behind 4-2 victory over Belgium to set-up a mouthwatering semi-final clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.

It was a fantastic comeback after being down 0-2 within 18th minute courtesy goals from Felix Denayer (12th minute) and Sebastien Dockier (18th). But the hosts, ranked ninth in the world immediately pulled one back in that very minute through Rupinder Pal Singh (18th).

SK Uthappa (27th) levelled the proceedings while Akashdeep Singh (41st) and Dharamvir Singh (49th) also scored in one of India's most famous victory in recent time.

The arch-rivals will meet in the second semi-finals on Saturday. World champions Australia will meet Olympic champions Germany in another last-four match.

By virtue of this win, India has also avenged upon their 2-3 defeat against Belgium in this year's World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands.

India were slow to get off the block as Belgium dominated the first quarter and earned two successive penalty corners inside the first 10 minutes but an alert India custodian PR Sreejesh foiled the second attempt with his out-stretched legs.

Danish Mujtaba missed a

Rupinderpal Singh rejoices after scoring the first goal against Belgium during the Champions Trophy quarter-final match

QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS

INDIA 4-2 BELGIUM Rupinderpal (18th) Denayer (12th) S Uthappa (27th) Dockier (18th) Akashdeep (41st) Dharamvir (49th)

OTHER QF RESULTS NETHERLANDS 2-4 PAKISTAN ARGENTINA 2-4 AUSTRALIA ENGLAND 0-2 GERMANY

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[SATURDAY] AUSTRALIA V GERMANY INDIA V PAKISTAN

golden chance to score for India from the following counter-attack as he hit straight to the Belgian goalkeeper Vincent Vanash from a Dharamvir Singh pass.

Belgium hit India hard minutes later when Denayer's drag-flick found the back of the net from their third penalty corner.

India did not have the best of starts in the second quarter as well three minutes into the quarter Sebastian scored with a lovely touch from Tanguy Cosyns pass.

The Indian defence should

only be blamed for the second goal as they did not close down on Cosyns quickly and gave the Belgian forward ample time to find his man.

Hurt by the two goals but buoyed by the 7,000 strong home crowd at the Kalinga Stadium, the Indian team bounced back strongly and went on the offensive, which resulted in their first penalty corner and Rupinder was at his lethal best to pull one back for the hosts.

Minutes later, Ramandeep Singh's shot from top of the circle was easily kicked away

by Belgian custodian Vincent Vanash. Dharamvir then forced a fine save from Vanash. Pumped up by the goal, India pressed hard thereafter and managed to draw level in the 27th minute when Uthappa was at the right place to neatly deflect home a V R Raghunath's delivery from outside the striking circle. Seconds from halftime Belgium wasted a bright chance when an unmarked Tom Boon shot wide with only Sreejesh to beat as both the teams went into the breather locked at 2-2.

Nasri, Neymar stunners seal the deal for City, Barca P

Minister of State and former Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore poses with the Blind Cricket Team with the World Cup during the Winter Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday.

ARIS: A memorable 50th appearance in the Champions League for Samir Nasri helped Manchester City into the last 16 on Wednesday night, while a Neymar stunner set Barcelona on the way to topping their group.

Nasri's first goal of the season -- also his 50th for an English club -- and an assist for Pablo Zabaleta secured a 2-0 win for City away against Roma and saw them qualify for the knockout stage at the expense of the Italian side in Wednesday's final round of group games. Meanwhile, Group E winners Bayern Munich's 3-0 victory at home to CSKA Moscow gave Roma the consolation of a spot in the Europa League.

Neymar's superb goal -- a curling right-footed effort from outside the area before halftime -- put Barcelona into the lead against Paris Saint-Ger-

PSG's Lucas, challenges for the ball with Barcelona's Neymar during the Champions League at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. main in a game the Catalans missing three key players -- l-had to win to pip their oppo- as the mercurial Nasri showed nents to top spot in Group F. his positive side. Nasri's goal was worthy of his 50th appearCITY OVERCOME ABSENCES ance, as he created space and Manchester City made light of cracked a stunning shot.

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ONDON: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the first round of the London Chess Classic here today.

After finishing joint third in the rapid open tournament, Anand showed deep preparation in the first classical game here and this was a good beginning for the Indian ace as he was not bothered at all with the black pieces at London's Olympia Conference Centre.

The six-player five-round tournament saw local star Michael Adams emerging as early leader following a hard-earned victory over world number two Fabiano Caruana of Italy. The other game between Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Anish Giri of Holland was a tame draw without much action on the board.

With three points under the soccer-like scoring system, Adams enjoys a two point lead over Anand, Kramnik, Nakamura and Giri while Caruana will hope to open his account when he meets Anand in the next round.

Anand showed that he had prepared well against former world champion Kramnik. It was a Semi Slav Botwinnik wherein Kramnik went for the most principled variation and high tactics already mentioned in the theoretical books ensued for a long time.

Sitting in the main commentary hall, Garry Kasparov was seen analysing this game. "We had this position on board (after Kramnik's 26th move) almost 20 years ago (in analysis) and we thought no one will ever play it like this, black can only draw or lose," said Kasparov while the game was still going on.

However, as was clear, Anand was still in his preparation at this point as Kramnik could do no better than reach a level rook and pawns endgame where the draw was a just result after 45 moves. Caruana was a bit unlucky to go down from better position against Adams. The Ruy Lopez opening by Adams as white yielded a favourable position for the Italian when Adams miscalculated and allowed a central break through.

Soon, Caruana was on top but a slightly miscued attempt at simplifying the position resulted in wild complexities after Adams sacrificed a Knight on the king side.

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