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Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 32 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in

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Gold: `27,115 Silver: `41,765 US Dollar: `61.05 Temperature: 310C/250C Humidity: 66%

Education&Career Pg13-20

There was hope that India’s first majestic-class aircraft carrier could’ve been made into a war museum

By Vishnudas Sheshrao & Zuber Ansari

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reaking of the IMS Vikrant (former INS R11), India’s first majestic-class aircraft carrier which played a key role in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, has not yet begun due to lack of skilled labour and because some labourers refuse to break the beautiful warship which is grounded in Wadi Bunder. The ship which brought India’s naval force

the tag ‘blue-water navy’ and put the country among the rising powers in Asia will be history once the contractor gets a few hundred hands skilled in ship-breaking. The 17-year long campaign to ‘Save IMS Vikrant’ led by Kiran Paigankar came to an end in August when the Supreme Court said that it’s powers to direct the government on this is limited and authorised the sale of the

‘Taunted’ dark-skinned woman found dead

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Made fun over her dark complexion and allegedly harassed for more dowry, newly-wed woman dies under mysterious circumstances; victim’s brother alleges murder by her husband

By Suresh Golani

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ystery shrouds the death of a 25-yearold woman whose body was found hanging under mysterious conditions at her apartment in Mira Road on Tuesday. The deceased is allegedly a victim of dowry-seeking in-laws who taunted her over her dark complexion. According to the police, they were informed about the body of 25year-old Supriya Singh, found hanging to the ceiling fan of her apartment in Sonam Sapphire building of the Golden Nest complex. A police team reached the spot and after Continued on pg 8 «

Supriya Singh, the victim.

Suspected Ebola case tests negative... Full report on Page 8


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