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CM Devendra Fadnavis has spoken about a committee under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi for the development of Mumbai Sanjay Raut, senior leader Shiv Sena

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eferring to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's proposal of a committee headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Mumbai-related issues, Shiv Sena on Tuesday alleged that some industrialists and politicians were conspiring to separate the city from Maharashtra.

"In the last one month, discussions have once again started about Mumbai. Industrialists with deep pockets and politicians are trying to separate this city from the state.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke about a committee under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for development of Mumbai," Sena leader Sanjay Raut said

while speaking to a news-channel.

Sena is a partner in the BJP-led state government.

According to a PTI report, "There are more than 100 cities that the Centre wants to convert into smart cities, but people still aspire to take Mumbai away. This city fills the stomach of Maharashtra. This city must not be taken away if the Marathi-speaking people are to get the respect they deserve. This is what Balasaheb (Thackeray) fought for. People who want to separate Mumbai will not be able to do so as long as Sena is here," Raut said.

Raut, who edits the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', also announced that 'Balkadu', a film produced by him on the life of the late Bal Thackeray, will release on Thackeray's birth anniversary, January 23.

"We want to spread the thoughts of Balasaheb among the young generation through the film," he said.

"Balasaheb did not have grudges against any (other) state. He used to say he was a Maharashtrian in Maharashtra, a Bengali in Bengal, a Kannadiga in Karnataka and so on," Raut said.

Another family fall-out?

Shobhatai Fadnavis, CM Fadnavis' aunt, to start an agitation against toll collection in Nagpur

By Suyash Padate

a flutter in the saffron party and the CM himself is very upset as he is hief Minister Devendra Fad- facing opposition not from the Connavis who took off for Davos gress-NCP but from his own home. yesterday to attend the World EcoAccording to Shobhatai Fadnavis, nomic Forum in a somewhat tense the actual length of the road bemood as his own aunt is up in arms tween Borkhedi and Mansar in Nagagainst the state pur on NH 7 is 95 km. Construction government. For- has been completed only on 58 km mer Minister and of the road. As per the rules, toll was BJP MLC Shob- to be charged only after completion hatai Fadnavis is of 75 per cent work of the road. But starting an agita- the contractor has started collecting tion to stop the the toll tax after completing only 60 toll collection in per cent work. “So I have decided to Nagpur. This has Shobhatai Fadnavis virtually created Continued on pg 12 ÂŤ

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Residents of Colaba seek a proper Pay-n-Park policy ahead of BMC’s plan CITY

By Khushboo Panjabi

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here are talks doing the rounds that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has plans to implement the new parking policy from February 1 in the A ward, where some residents stay in a Heritage precinct and most buildings do not have parking compounds in Colaba and the buildings do not have scope of being redeveloped as they are from pre-British times.

However, civic authorities aim to start their pilot project vis-a-vis parking at the earliest but have not decided on a date yet.

Yesterday, the Clean Heritage Colaba Resident's Association (CHCRA) together with 15 other associations signed a petition in the presence of BJP MLA Raj Purohit which will be handed over to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Phadnavis, Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte, Mayor of the city Snehal Amberkar and also to the Joint commissioner of Mumbai police (traffic) Dr B K Upadhyay and other civic authorities stating that the pilot project of the pay and park policy which is to be implemented in the A ward by the BMC should be t stalled till the grievances of the residents are suitably heard

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and considered.

CHCRA noted, “The policy is illplanned and against the interests of us (residents). It is difficult to understand as to why the civic authorities are in a hurry to implement the policy without taking into consideration the suggestions and objections of the people living here. If the BMC does not stall the policy, we may be forced to go the legal way.

The BMC should have studied our area well before deciding to implement the policy on a pilot basis."

Political parties have come forward to help the residents of CHCRA- Shiv Sena's Lok Sabha

member from the South Mumbai constituency Arvind Sawant, Indian National Congress's (INC's) former Municipal councillor Vinod Shekhar also have contacted civic chief Kunte, Mayor, the traffic department of the city, and other higher authorities conveying their problems which has saddened and worried the residents especially regarding the night pay-and-park policy. “The entire policy is impractical, the civic administration should bring in a proper policy which should have proper goals and objectives of this pilot project.”

The residents added, “A large seg-

BMC has a ‘green’ plan

By Khushboo Panjabi

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n one of the major tree re-plantation programmes to be undertaken in recent times, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will replant as many as 1,566 trees of various species in Bhandup. However the scepticism of tree experts about the survival rate has raised questions over the fate of these replanted trees.

The BMC tree authority on Tuesday cleared a proposal of replanting 1,566 trees in the Bhandup Complex area. These trees were proving to be an obstacle in the BMC’s proposed Tansa mains works. Hence it has been decided to replant them in the same region.

However tree experts have raised doubts over the survival rate

of trees that are replanted. Trees expert Chandrakant Lattoo said, “The survival of replanted tress depends on several factors like tree’s age, the method used, transporta Teak (Tectona Grandis) tion, time used, soil, etc. But it is Karanj (Pongomia Pinnata) very difficult to ensure total sur Palm (Borassus flabellifer) vival of these trees. The replanta Peepal (Ficus religiosa) tion of trees has always remained a Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) dubious process.”

Mango (Mangifera indica) Joint municipal commissioner Khair (Acacia catechu) SS Shinde said that they wanted to Kadamba (Neomarckia cadamba) give these trees a new lease of life Satvin (Alstonia scholaris) instead of chopping them straight Gulmohar (Delonix regia) away. “These trees were recently Raintree (Albizia Saman) planted and we did not want to cut Shevar (Ceiba pentadra) them. Hence it was decided that Bor (Ziziphus jujube) they should be replanted so that Umbar (Ficus glomerata) maximum trees are saved.”

To maintain green cover in the city, the civic body has decided to transplanting rather than felling. stress more on tree replanting and The chopping of trees will be done only in exceptional cases. If the developer has no space, the BMC will provide him its own gardens or open spaces for the transplantation of trees so that they are not hacked.

Opposition leader and Congress corporator Devendra Amberkar has demanded that the BMC should appoint a special officer to monitor the replantation of trees. “We do not get proper information about how many trees have been replanted and how many of them have survived. There should be a special officer to check on this,” he said.

Some of the species that the BMC is looking at:

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ment of individuals staying here are senior citizens and they need at least one car and some families have two or more cars. The cars have to be parked on the road as that is the only option for the residents' of the area.” The residents asked A ward ward officer Chandrasekhar Chore, on Sunday about the number of people staying in the ward and he had absolutely no idea, which means no survey has been done in the area by the civic officials.

Subhash Motwani, founding member of the CHRCA said, “The authorities want to subsidise parking charges and offer free parking to

buses and taxis on weekends which means they are heading towards creating a congestion unheard of as most of the traffic violations in the area as of now is double parking due to illegal and haphazard parking by taxis and buses. This is counterproductive to developing this as a tourism place especially near Taj and Gateway as the parking menace will escalate even further.”

Motwani further added, “Let us assume if this policy is implemented, for night parking one has to pay Rs 1800 per month per vehicle and as per the policy if the day parking charges is Rs 60 per hour per day, if someone were to park the car for 24 hours, they would have to pay for 12 additional hours @ Rs 60 x 30 days x 12 hours which comes to Rs 21600. So if you add Rs 21600 to Rs 1800, a resident would be paying Rs 23,400 per month for parking charges which is more than an EMI that one would pay to buy a new vehicle !!! Outrageously ridiculous.”

“The BMC should ensure that the residents' are given parking perhaps at nominal fees and not charged outrageous amounts and instead introduce a congestion tax for outside vehicles if they do not want to totally destroy Colaba from being a tourism hub,” Motwani said. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

Step towards security State Education department orders schools and college to bring in additional security and protection

By Yatin Ingle

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fter the ADC published a story about the lack of security in schools and colleges, the educational institutions are now working towards tightening security, as directed by the State Education Department following the deadly terror attack in Peshwar (Pakistan) in a school killing many students and teachers.

On Monday, the State Education Department ordered schools as well as colleges to upgrade and adopt more security measures for the protection of students in schools and colleges across Maharashtra.

Chetan Pednekar, Vice-President, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, said, “The security in schools and colleges is necessary and the MNS had written to the state education department regarding this.

Finally, the department has agreed and parents now should not be worried about their children's safety in schools or colleges.”

The ADC spoke to N T Junerkar, Deputy Inspector, State Education Department, Mumbai Division, who said, “After the heart rending

attacks in the school in Peshawar, schools and colleges across India should be concerned about their students' security. The department has ordered all the schools across the state to take necessary security measures and also to consult security experts to set up a protective security team for the students.”

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Dilapidated building?

Not this! This one has been just repaired by the State PWD, you know.

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FOR THE LOVE ONE'S PET: This lady's love for her pet Doberman is clearly seen in this photo snapped at the Bai Sakarbai Dinsha Petit Animal Hospital, which is attached to the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA), at Parel. She was seen sitting besides her furry friend who was recouping from a major surgery, in the enclosure. The doctors and hospital staff are conspicuous by their absence because they are reported to be on strike.

Town of twins

The tiny village of Kodhini in Kerala boasts of at least 250 sets of twins—and that’s out of only about 2,000 families! Some families even have multiple pairs.

The number is freakishly high, nearly six times the global average, and so far no one’s come up with a plausible explanation for it.

It’s not for lack of trying: Dr

Krishnan Sribiju has studied the town for a couple of years now, but every new statistic he unearths only makes the case more baffling.

For one thing, he says, the frequency of twin births seems to grow every year.

Also, Sribiju says, twins are born usually to older, more mature women. In Kodinhi that is not the case, because marriage happens much younger here, at around 18 to 20 years old, and families begin

very soon after.

Twin sisters Fatima Kutty and Kuhni Pathutty are the town’s oldest, at the age of 65. Records suggest that their birth took place at the beginning of Kodhini’s unique trend.

The year 2008 saw an impressive 15 twin births out of only 300 healthy deliveries, and 2009’s total could be even higher.

At least that should cut down on the number of hospital visits by pregnant women!

Train No 399: India’s Cancer Train

The train that rides into Bikaner with families of cancer patients.

In a small farm town called Bathinda, Train No 399 stops at the station every night at around 9.30. What's different about this train is that the passengers are all cancer patients and their families, travelling to Bikaner for their cancer treatment. Thus the train is also known as “the cancer train.”

Cancer has been considered an urban disease because of the city’s pollution, but there are more and more cancer patients turning up in rural areas these days.

According to a study conducted

at one of India’s most respected medical institutes, farmers who use large amounts of pesticides are more susceptible to cancer compared to those who use less.

Researchers also said that their findings do not prove that pesticides cause or directly increase the number of cancer cases. In light of this, most cancer patients that ride “the cancer train” are part of a medical mystery.

The thing is, production is good, but everyone is getting ill.

The health of people around here is deteriorating, said one villager.

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C-44038 I have changed my old name from Mrs. Rina Shankarlal Nevetiya to new name Mrs. Vina Vinodkumar Gaggar as per Affidavit.

C-44039 I have changed my name from Aharunissa, to ‘Raziya Begum Mohd Salam Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/2015.

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I have changed my name from Saeeda Bi Husain Miyan Dafadar to Sayeeda Husain Miya Dafedar as per court Affidavit No. LT 176148 dated 12th January 2015 accordingly.

C-44051 I have changed my name from Husain Miyan Dafadar to Husain Miya Dafedar as per court Affidavit No. LT 176147 dated 12th January 2015 accordingly.

C-44052 I, Jaan Mohd. Khushi Mohammed has change my name to Jaan Khushi Mohammed Kumandan vide Affidavit Dated 20th Jan. 2015.

C-44053 I have changed my name from Anjumbanoo to Anjum Bano Khan as per Affidavit No. LX 163969.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Jaonthan John D'souza to Mr. Jonathan John D'souza as per Affidavit Dated- 07.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from Salim Lalmoh Mod Khan, to ‘Mohammad Salam Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 16/01/2015.

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I have changed my name from Varivuddin Ansari to Wazeeruddin Burhanuddin Ansari vide Govt of Maha.

Affidavit (LG 690128).

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I have changed my name from Ms Rukhsana Abdul Qadar Pathan, to ‘Mrs Ruksana Abdul Gani Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/2015.

I have changed my name from Mr. Chandan Dayaram Kanujia to Mr. Chandan Dayaram Kanojiya vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (26AA 932312) Dated 27/12/2014.

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I have changed my name from Ayushi Sanjay Agarwal, to ‘Ayushi Aditya Jain’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 39928) Dated: 08/01/2015.

C-44044 I have changed my name from Pallavi Vasant Madhav Kudwal, to ‘Pallavi Sarah George’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 41451) Dated: 08/01/2015.

C-44045 I have changed my name from Jyoti Vasantmadhav Kudva, to ‘Jyoti Vasantmadhav Kudwa’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-41453) Dated: 08/01/2015.

C-44046 I have changed my name from Bharat Devaram Choudhary, to ‘Bhimaram Devaram Choudhary’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 40576) Dated: 08/01/2015.

C-44047 I have changed my name from Salma, to ‘Merchant Salma Mohamed Husain’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 14/01/2015.

C-44048 I have changed my name from Aqib, to ‘Merchant Aqib Mohamed Husain’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 14/01/2015.

C-44049 I have changed my name from Zubeda Banu Mohammed Ali, to ‘Shaikh Zubeda Banu Mohammed Ali’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 16/01/2015.

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C-44057 We Mr. Shailesh Shivdas Kamat and Mrs. Sunita Shailesh Kamat have changed our minor son's name from Aryan Shailesh Meshram to Aryan Shailesh Kamat vide Govt of Mah. Gazette No. (X-5283).

C-44058 We Mr. Shailesh Shivdas Kamat and Mrs. Sunita Shailesh Kamat have changed our minor daughter's name from Ishita Shailesh Meshram to Ishita Shailesh Kamat vide Govt of Maha. Gazette No (X-5284).

C-44059 I have changed my name from Sunita Shailesh Meshram to Sunita Shailesh Kamat vide Govt of Maharashtra Gazette No (U-44105).

C-44060 I have changed my name from Shailesh Shivdas Meshram to Shailesh Shivdas Kamat vide Govt of Maha. Gazette No. (U-44104).

C-44061 I have changed my name from Justin Richard Ethelwin Fernandes to Justin Ethelwin Fernandes vide Govt of Maha.

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C-44062 I have changed my name from Mahmadalim Shaikh to Mohammad Alim Bacchu Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 17/1/2015.

C-44063 I have changed my name from Irfan Ali Sheikh to Irfan Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 17/1/2015.

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I have changed my old name from Ajij Dadamiya Mulani to Ajij Dadabhai Momin by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Faheem Anwar Shaikh to Aquilahmed Anwar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my old name from Shanker Sojhromal Chattija to Shanker Sojhromal Chhatija by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Yasmin Shahid Nandoliya to Yasmin Shahid Nandolia as per the affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Hemlatha Manohar Soneja to Kirti Sunil Hazari as per Affidavit.

C-44067 I have changed my name from Rinku Ramesh Chandra Parihar (Old Name) to Rinku Chouhan (New Name) as per (Gazette No. X-9315).

C-44068 I have changed my name from Mr. Vijit Vinay Jain to Mr. Vijeet Vinay Jain as per Affidavit Date: 16.01.2015.

C-44069 I have changed my name from Rachna Ramesh Hotwani to Poonam Tikam Purswani as per Affidavit Dated 17.01.2015.

C-44070 I have changed my name from Miss Saleena Saiful Miya to Miss Salina Saiful Miya as per Affidavit Dated20.01.2015.

C-44071 I have changed my name from “Neelam Ishwar Patel” to “Nilam Hitesh Chopda” as per Affidavit.

C-44072 I have changed my name from “Samir Mohiddin Sheikh @ Samir Mohhidin Sheikh” to “Samir Mohiddin Shaikh” as per Affidavit.

C-44073 I have changed my name from “Raziya Mohiddin Sheikh @ Hasina Mohhidin Sheikh” to “Rajiya Baigam Mohiddin Shaikh” as per Affidavit.

C-44074 I have changed my name from “Mohiddin Sheikh @ Mohhidin Sheikh” to “Mohiddin Shaikh” as per Affidavit.

C-44075 I have changed my name from “Nayankumar Shah” to “Nayan Narendrakumar Shah” as per Affidavit Dated 20th January” 2015.

C-44076 I have changed my name from Sumeelan Atmaram Morvekar to Supriya Raghunath Kubal as per Affidavit.

C-44077 I have changed my name from Abhishekkumar Rajendraprasad to Abhishek Rajendraprasad as per Affidavit.

C-44078 I have changed my name from Vishal Banarasilal Thakur to Vishal Banarasilal Singh as per Affidavit Dated 16/01/2015.

C-44079 I have changed my name from Renita Elizabeth Bangera to Renita Bangera as per Maharashtra Gazette (X-32567) C-44080 I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar to Ashok Maheshwari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Fatma Kaniza Makbool Ahmad to Kaneez Fatima Syed as per the affidavit.

C-44084 I have changed my name from Akbar Ali Moharam Ali to Akbar Ali Moharam Ali Shaikh as per the affidavit.

C-44085 I have changed my name from Raman Chunilal Kanojia to Ramanlal Chunilal Kanojia as per the Affidavit.

C-44086 I have changed my name from Mohammad Nazim Mohammad Hasan to Mohammad Nazim Mohammad Hasan Ansari as per the Affidavit.

C-44087 I have changed my name from Ramesan Nair to Ramesh Nair as per the Affidavit.

C-44088 I have changed my name from Ravi Lalpuria to Ravie Lalpurria as per the Affidavit.

C-44089 I have changed my name from Niyaz Ahmed Imtiyaz Ahmed to Niyaz Ahmed Imtiyaz Ahmed Khan as per the Affidavit.

C-44090 I have changed my name from Amboj Krishnaji Gajare to Ambaji Krishnaji Gajare as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-44091 I have changed my name from Mitali Kamath Thangaraj to Mitali Kamath as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammed Ishaque Nijamuddin Mirza to Mr. Mohammed Ishaque Nizamuddin Moghul as per Affidavit.

C-44099 I have changed my name from Mrs. Afsari Begam Nijamuddin Mirza to Mrs. Afsari Begaum Javed Khan as per Affidavit.

C-44100 I have changed my name from Miss. Sneha Kiran Rao to Mrs. Sneha Sudhir Kamble as per Affidavit.

C-44101 I have changed my name from Pratik Bharatkumar Joshi to Pratik Bharat Joshi as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44102 I have changed my name from Bharatkumar Gordhandas Joshi to Bharat Gordhandas Joshi as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44103 I have changed my name from Vaijantiben to Vaijanti Bharat Joshi as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44104 I have changed my name from Narendra Kumar Dashrathlal Modi to Narendra Dashrathlal Modi as per Affidavit C-44105 I have changed my name from Rashmika Ben Sevantilal Modi to Rashmi Narendra Modi as per Affidavit C-44106 I have changed my name from Narendra Kumar Modi to Narendra Dashrathlal Modi as per Affidavit C-44107 I have changed my name from Narendrakumar Dashrathlal Modi to Narendra Dashrathlal Modi as per Affidavit C-44108 I have changed my name from Mahendra Ganpat Bhojne to Mahendra Ganpat Bhojane as per Affidavit C-44109

I have changed my name from Kumbera Shimona Monnappa to Shimona Monnappa Schroeder as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mangi Kumari Chittarmal Bahedia to Manju Suresh Chandra Mantri as per Affidavit C-44110

I have changed my name from Miss. Maya Bhivajirao Jadhav to Mrs. Snehaprabha Dattaram Naik as per Affidavit Dt. 08/01/2015 C-44094

I have changed my name from Jebunnisha Mohammed Faruq Moghal to Jaibunnisa Farooq Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Mijba Mohd Yunus Lakhani to Mrs. Mijba Avesh Patel as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Jaibunissa Faruk Mugal to Jaibunnisa Farooq Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Dakshaben Valabhai Patel to Mrs. Daksha Hareshkumar Patel as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Zaibunnisha Farooq Mogal to Jaibunnisa Farooq Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Nishilkumar Govindbhai Shah to Mr. Nishil Govindbhai Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Faruq Ibrahim Moghal to Farooq Ibrahim Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Pratapsingh Balkrishna Bagwe to Mr. Pratapsinh Balkrishna Bagwe as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Faruk Ibrahim Mugal to Farooq Ibrahim Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

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Mungantiwar gets cabinet nod Govt agrees to demarcation to make Chandrapur liquor-free of gaothans and koliwadas

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inister for Finance and Planning Sudhir Mungantiwar has got his poll promise of banning sale and consumption of liquor in his native Chandrapur district ratified by the state cabinet yesterday. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister had made it a matter of prestige and even threatened to quit the cabinet if his pet proposal was not approved by the cabinet. The state cabinet at its meeting held yesterday had unanimously adopted the resolution to make Chandrapur district liquor free with effect from April 1, 2015.

Speaking to newspersons at the state BJP head office, the Minister disclosed that the government is willing to forgo Rs 210 crore State Excise revenue for the sake of preventing people from spending Rs 10,000 a month on liquor and the resultant health hazards.

He said that the government will create 44 new posts in a special police force headed by superintendent of police to impose total liquor ban in zone created that covers Chandrapur, Wardha and Gadchiroli districts. Mungantiwar stated that the government will implement a rehabilitation plan for the workers at liquor shops.

Sudhir Mungantiwar Besides, a troupe will be created which will visit all the 1,700 villages in the district to spread the message of liquor prohibition. The government will also increase the number of de-addiction centres in the district. He added that the government will not extend the licenses of the 515 liquor shops in the district beyond March 31, 2015. Replying to queries over how he planned to overcome the revenue shortfall, he added that more than the revenue loss which could be compensated by raising taxes from other sources, the health of the people was of paramount importance to him.

Commenting on the continued consumption of liquor in Wardha district, Mungantiwar said that it was ironical that while there was ban on

Fadnavis overruled in favour of Smita Wagh

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for the Legislative Council elections. While Sena nominated its senior leader and Minister for Industries Subhash Desai for the fourth seat.

With no fifth candidate filing his nomination papers on the last day, Wagh, Jankar, Mete and Desai are set to be declared unopposed after a nod from the Election Commission of India (ECI).

However sources in the BJP disclosed that there was widespread resentment within the party over the nomination of Smita Wagh,

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lthough the by-elections to the four Legislative Council seats was a mere cakewalk for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena given the numbers on its side, it has set off widespread resentment within the BJP over the choice of party nominees.

The BJP nominated former Jalgaon Zilla Parishad president Smita Wagh, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha president Mahadev Jankar and Shiv Sangram president Vinayak Mete

sale of liquor in Wardha district liquor was still consumed. He said that the government now plans to raise the fine and also provide externment of habitual offenders. Mungantiwar had been raising the issue of liquor ban since 2008. His earlier exploits of forcing the government to accept his demands were ban on cow slaughter, renaming Amravati university after Saint Tukdoji Maharaj, creation of Gondwana university and renaming Pune university after social reformer Savitribai Phule.

The state cabinet yesterday also approved the proposal to waive off the sugarcane purchase tax which was being levied on the remunerative sugarcane price paid by sugar mills to farmers. The rebate amounts to Rs 700 crore. Besides, the state cabinet also approved the decision to pay second installment of Rs 2,000 crore for farmers affected by drought and unseasonal rains. For this, the government has raised the funds from the Contingency Fund for which the limit of the fund has been raised from Rs 150 crore to Rs 2,150 crore.

This amount will be paid to farmers next week even as the Centre is yet to approve the Rs 4,803 crore relief package sought by the state.

wife of Uday Wagh, a trusted aide of Minister for Revenue Eknath Khadse. Sources disclosed that in a quick realignment of internal grouping within the BJP, state party president Raosaheb Danve, within just two weeks of taking charge, has moved close to Khadse and Minister for School Education Vinod Tawde both of whom are being considered as rivals to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The new triumvirate in the party is keen on checkmating Fadnavis. Khadse has on several occasions made his feelings known for being overlooked as the Chief Minister, being the senior most among the party MLAs. Tawde too is maintaining a low profile as of now after airing his desire to become the home minister, but instead had to be content with the education portfolio.

Sources disclosed that while the name of state party treasurer Shaina NC was not in the contention, some party leaders were surprised at state chief spokesperson Madhav Bhandari being overlooked again for the third time in a row. Bhandari, the most articulate face of the party was overlooked for the May 2014 Lok Sabha elections, again for the October 2014 Assembly elections and again now for the Legislative Council elections as well.

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hief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday agreed to Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and MLA Ashish Shelar's demand for demarcation from a central government approved agency, of the 69 gaothan areas and koliwadas in Mumbai and giving fungible Floor Space Index (FSI) to old cooperative housing societies, paving the way for their redevelopment.

Disclosing this to newspersons at state BJP office, he said that the decision to allow fungible FSI to about 10,000 old housing societies will pave the way for their redevelopment and also allow tenants to enclose their flower beds and make minor constructions like constructing security guard cabins.

He said that under the new Development Control Rules (DCR) the new cooperative housing societies were entitled to 0.33 fungible FSI. However the flower beds, galleries, pump room, security guard cabins were not part of the original FSI of

Ashish Shelar the building.

These buildings could only get the fungible FSI after redevelopment of the building. Shelar stated that the move will also enable the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) get additional revenue of Rs 1,500 crore by sale of fungible FSI to these old cooperative housing societies. Com-

menting upon the 69 Gaothans and Koliwadas of Mumbai, he said that with the government agreeing to the demand for demarcation it will pave the way for their redevelopment. At present the inhabitants are unable to carry out any redevelopment as the areas come under the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) provisions.

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CLASSIFIEDS

CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Mohd. Farook Ibrahim Mogal to Farooq Ibrahim Mughal as per Affidavit Dt. 19.01.2015.

C-44116 I have changed my name from Mahendra Prasad Padamshi Jain to Mahendra Padamshi Jain as per Affidavit.

C-44117 I have changed my name from Herwin Russel Henry Dias to Russel Henry Dias as per Affidavit C-44118 I have changed my name from Charles Chettiar to Charles Xavier Chettiar as per Affidavit C-44119 I have changed my name from Zacchues Chettiar to Zaccehus Chettiar as per Affidavit C-44120 I have changed my name from Mohd. Saifullah Zaffar Abdus Subhan to Saifullah Zaffar Abdus Subhan Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-44121 I have changed my name from Samir Aslam Khan to Sameer Mohammed Aslam Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44122 I have changed my name from Aslam Khan to Mohammed Aslam Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44123 I have changed my name from Hasina to Rehmatbi Mohammed Aslam Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44124 I have changed my name from Akhtar Husain Mohammad Suleman to Akhtar Husain Mohammad Suleman Ansari as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44125 I have changed my name from Shahjahan to Shahjahan Akhtar Husain Ansari as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44126 I have changed my name from Akhtar Husain to Akhtar Husain Ansari as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44127 I have changed my name from Mohammad Junaid Akhtar to Junaid Akhtar Husain Ansari as per Affidavit Dated : 20/01/2015 C-44128 I have changed my name from Abdul Waheed Abdul Samad Khan to Abdul Wahid Abdul Samad Khan as per Affidavit C-44129 I have changed my name from Jayantilal Manilal to Jayantilal Manilal Chhadwa as per Affidavit C-44130 I have changed my name from Chandrikaben Hareshkumar Harghor to Chandrika Jayantilal Chhadwa as per Affidavit C-44131 I have changed my name from Shajad Ahmed Mustaq Ahmed to Sajjad Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit Dated: 20/01/2015 C-44132

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I have changed my name from Asmat Ali Mohammed Shaikh to Asmat Mohammed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-44133

I have changed my name from Shardha Mahendra Chawan to Shraddha Mahendra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44151

I have changed my name from Vinaychandra Khawad to Vinaychand Khawad as per Affidavit C-44169

I have changed my name from Sarojani Yashwant Shetty to Sarojini Yashwant Shetty as per Affidavit C-44188

I have changed my name from Hamida Begum Dadamiya Pansare to Hamidabi Ajmuddin Patel as per Affidavit C-44134

We Mr. Mahendra Harichandra Chavan & Mrs. Shraddha Mahendra Chavan have changed our child’s name from Siddhi Mahendra Chawan to Siddhi Mahendra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44152

I have changed my name from Gangjibhai Amba Patel to Gangji Amba Patel as per Affidavit C-44170

I have changed my name from Sahadeo Pandurang Mhatre to Sahadev Pandurang Mhatre as per Affidavit C-44189

I have changed my name from Sweta Deepakkumar Kanabar to Shweta Deepak Kanabar as per Affidavit C-44171

I have changed my name from Mr.Shaileshkumar Babulal Shah to Mr.Sailesh Babulal Shah as per deed poll Affidavit C-44190

I have changed my name from Deepakkumar Amrutlal Kanabar to Deepak Amrutlal Kanabar as per Affidavit C-44172

I have changed my name from Mr.Saileshkumar Babulal Shah to Mr.Sailesh Babulal Shah as per deed poll Affidavit C-44191

I have changed my name from Anand to Rahul Gautam Ahire as per Affidavit C-44173

I have changed my name from Sameer Aftab Shaikh to Sameer Afthab Sheikh as per Affidavit C-44192

I have changed my name from Dharmendrakumar Jaiswal to Dharmendra Jaiswal as per Affidavit C-44135 I have changed my name from Padma Suresh Padigel to Fatima Rehman Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-44136 I have changed my name from Saija Jeffrey to Saija Ramchandran Nair as per Affidavit C-44137

I have changed my name from Shradha Mahendra Chavan to Shraddha Mahendra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44153 I have changed my name from Sharddha Mahendra Chavan to Shraddha Mahendra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44154 I have changed my name from Jayshree Keshria to Jayshree Kesaria as per Affidavit C-44155

I have changed my name from Manmeet Kaur to Manmeet Kaur Bhim Singh Rathod as per Affidavit C-44138

I have changed my name from Naresh Kumar Keshria to Nareshkumar Kesaria as per Affidavit C-44156

I have changed my name from Alka Anant Karekar to Pancham Vinod Bhurke as per Affidavit Dated 20/01/2015

I have changed my name from Sadaf Mohammed Siddiqui to Jetpurwala Sadaf Mohammed Siddiqui as per Affidavit C-44157

C-44139 I have changed my name from Asseeruatham Jaya Paul to Jayapaul Aseervatham as per Affidavit C-44140 I have changed my name from Kiran Kumar Nagnath Shinde to Kiran Nagnath Shinde as per Affidavit C-44141 I have changed my name from Dilipkumar Mavji Gala to Dilip Mavji Gala as per Affidavit C-44142 I have changed my name from Arti Jain to Arti Havaldar as per Affidavit C-44143 I have changed my name from Maleka Fakhruddin Bohra to Nishrin Fakhruddin Sadriwala as per Affidavit C-44144 I have changed my name from Fakhruddin Bohra to Fakhruddin Sadriwala as per Affidavit C-44145 I have changed my name from Hasan Ali Fakhruddin Barisadriwala/Bohra to Hasan Fakhruddin Sadriwala as per Affidavit C-44146 I have changed my name from Isfaquel Haque to Babli Haque As per Affidavit C-44147 I have changed my name from Subeethra Balasubramani to Subathra Balasubramani as per Affidavit C-44148 I have changed my name from Nilam Arjun Patil to Shraddha Mahendra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44149 I have changed my name from Mahendra Harichandra Chawan to Mahendra Harichandra Chavan as per Affidavit C-44150

I have changed my name from Kasam Mohammed Ahmed to Kasim Ahmed Sayyed as per Affidavit C-44158 We have changed our minor son name from Mohammed Khizar Akbar Ali Khotal to Khizar Akbar Ali Khotal as per Affidavit C-44159 I have changed my name from Rekhakumari Kewalchand Bhansali to Rekha Dilip Jain as per Affidavit C-44160 I have changed my name from Gulam Akbar Khotal to Akbar Ali Sattar Khotal as per Affidavit C-44161 We have changed our minor daughter name from Meera Alpesh Patel to Mansi Alpesh Patel as per Affidavit C-44162 I have changed my name from Mohammed Shamim Ansari to Mohammad Shamim Ansari as per Affidavit C-44163 I have changed my name from .Shakeela Bano Mohammed Shamim Ansari to Shakila Mohammad Shamim Ansari as per Affidavit C-44164 I have changed my name from Jabbir to Juber Ahmed Shah as per Affidavit C-44165 I have changed my name from Naseebjan Mohammed Rehman Khan to Naseebjaan Ajaz Sayyed as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Rahul Rajkaran Daga to Rahulkumar Rajkumar Daga as per Affidavit C-44174 I have changed my name from Vaviya Naran Ladha to Narayan Ladha Vaviya as per Affidavit C-44175 I have changed my name from Karim Yasin Kaliya to Abdul Karim Yasin Kaliya as per Affidavit C-44176 I have changed my name from Naran Pachan Kag(Patel) to Naran Pachan Patel as per Affidavit C-44177 I have changed my name from Noghabhai Kag(Patel) to Nogha Naran Patel as per Affidavit C-44178 I have changed my name from Saida Begum Ibrahim Kapdi to Saida Ismail Kazi as per Affidavit C-44179 I have changed my name from Kunwar Pal Singh to Kunwar Pal Yadav as per Affidavit C-44180 I have changed my name from Socorrinha Furtado to Socorrinha Conceicao Menezes Furtado as per Affidavit C-44181 I have changed my name from Benard Jose Furtado to Benard Jose Lucio Micael Clemente Furtado as per Affidavit C-44182

I have changed my name from Kiran Prakash Kanchan to Sameer Afthab Sheikh as per Affidavit C-44193 I have changed my name from Annu Prakash Kanchan to Anwari Afthab Sheikh as per Affidavit C-44194 I have changed my name from Prakash Surappa Kanchan to Afthab Surappa Sheikh as per Affidavit C-44195 I have changed my name from Mr.Mehmood Ibrahim Shaikh to Mr.Mehboob Ibrahim Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit C-44196 I have changed my name from Ushatai Vitthalrao Jadhav to Usha Umesh Pawar as per Affidavit C-44197 I have changed my name from Shetal Sagaraya to Sheetal Sagaraya as per Affidavit C-44198 I have changed my name from Chandra Dai Sagaraya Baksh to Geeta Sagaraya as per Affidavit C-44199 I have changed my name from Madarsa Hasansab to Madar Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit C-44200 I have changed my name from Hasansab to Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit C-44201

I have changed my name from Benard Furtado to Benard Jose Lucio Micael Clemente Furtado as per Affidavit C-44183

I have changed my name from Mohammad Alim Raza to Mohammad Alim Raza Khan as per Affidavit C-44202

I have changed my name from Aishwarya Roshan Murikkoli to Aishwarya Kottayamkandi Nalamveetil as per Affidavit .

C-44184

I have changed my name from Sukanya Sunil Dhawale to Sukanya Sunil Dhavale as per Affidavit C-44203 I have changed my name from Sushil Kumar Yadav to S ushil Yadav as per Affidavit C-44204

C-44166

I have changed my name from Bhaveshkumar Mansukhlal Maheta to Bhavesh Mansukhlal Maheta as per Affidavit .

C-44185

I have changed my name from Shetty Sangosh Boja to Shetty Santosh Boja as per Affidavit C-44167

I have changed my name from Amresh Singh to Ambresh Radwaj Singh as per Affidavit .

C-44186

I have changed my name from Samina Maqsood Khan to Sa meena Suleman Shaikh as per Affidavit C-44205

I have changed my name from Ruchiraben Jayantilal Bafna to Ruchira Pratik Shah as per Affidavit C-44168

I have changed my name from Vismita Yashwant Shetty to Vishmita Yashwant Shetty as per Affidavit .

C-44187

I Ajitkumar Ramniklal Ajmera have changed my name to Ajit Ramniklal Ajmera as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 17/01/15 C-44206

I Nikhel Narendra Sarvaiya have changed my name to Nikhil Narendra Sarvaiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 17/01/15 C-44207 I Neha Ajit Ajmera have changed my name to Neha Nikhil Sarvaiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 17/01/15 C-44208 I Bhaveshkumar Chatrabhuj Kanani have changed my name to Bhavesh Chatrabhuj Kanani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44209 I Ketan Kumar Champaklal Shah have changed my name to Ketan Champaklal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 16/01/15 C-44210 I Rachnaben Ketankumar Shah have changed my name to Rachna Ketan Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 16/01/15 C-44211 I Prakash have changed my name to Prakash Jayesh Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44212 I Liriben have changed my name to Leela Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44213 I Jesa Gela Barvadia have changed my name to Jayesh Gela Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44214 I Shyam Alias have changed my name to Iyer Shyam Bhagavatheeswaran as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44215 I Hemang Kumar Jayendrabhai Thaker have changed my name to Hemang Jayendrabhai Thaker as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 17/01/15 C-44216 I Mr. Amirali Marediya have changed my name to Mr. Amir Marediya as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 15/01/15 C-44217 I Mohammed Ali Adam Ali have changed my name to Mohammed Ali Adam Ali Kapadwanjwala as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44218 I Manhar Muljibhai have changed my name to Manhar Muljibhai Dakhra as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44219 I Jajadia Rambhaben Vithalbhai have changed my name to Ramila Manhar Dakhra as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44220 I Shah S. Madan have changed my name to Shamjibhai Madanbhai Savla as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44221 I Shyamjibhai Madanbhai Savla have changed my name to Shamjibhai Madanbhai Savla as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44222

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NCP MLC accused of threatening police

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015

NCP's Vidya Chavan allegedly demanded that the complaint against police constable Rohidas Namdev Bodke be withdrawn

By Santia Dudi

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n the hearing of the anticipatory bail application (ABA) of police constable Rohidas Namdev Bodke, 44, who allegedly assaulted two brothers when they refused to hand over Rs 2,000 as protection money, Public Prosecutor (PP) Iqbal Solkar produced CCTV footage of police constable Bodke assaulting two brothers. The hearing was presided over by special sessions judge PD Ambekar on Tuesday.

PP Solkar told the ADC, “The entire act was caught on CCTV cameras of a nearby showroom. The footage is important evidence in the case which will expose the police constable.

Also NCP's Vidya Chavan, Member of Legislative Council (MLC), visited the DB Marg police station and threatened the police not to take any action against the accused police constable.

The police has prepared the

Vidya Chavan case diary for the same.”

SPI Suresh from DB Marg police station told the ADC, “Vidya Chavan visited the police station and asked to withdraw the complaint against the accused, stating that the victims were eveteasing girls in the area. But nothing was seen in the CCTV footage. In fact both the victims didn't even cross over to the place were the girls were standing.”

The victim, Azahar Anwar

Ansari (20), used to work at a hotel at Grant Road. Bodke and the three others were residing near Sheetal Estate, located in front of the hotel where the victim was working. They used to demand Rs 2,000 from him as protection money.

On October 30 last year, at 3.30 pm, when Azahar was coming out of the hotel, Rohidas and three of his friends demanded money from him again and beat him up. Azahar managed to escape and went to his brother. After one hour, at around 4.30 pm, the four accused allegedly assaulted both the brothers with bats and sticks.

Bodke and other accused are charged for extortion (IPC 384), voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons (IPC 326), intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace (IPC 504) and criminal intimidation (IPC 506/2), attempt to murder (IPC 307), and unlawful assembly (IPC 141).

Rulers walk-off as opposition passes budget in MBMC house

By Suresh Golani

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t was an unprecedented situation in the history of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), when the opposition parties passed their budget resolution for the 2014-15 fiscal, in the absence of the mayor, commissioner and members from the ruling alliance.

Following directions from the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD), the MBMC had convened a special budget session on Tuesday. This too exactly 11 months after the standing committee presented its annual budget of Rs 1137.50 crore for the current fiscal on February 26,

2014. Municipal secretary Haresh Patil was in receipt of two budget resolutions-one moved by the NCP-led ruling alliance and the other by the BJP-led opposition. While the rulers banked upon original figures of the standing committee, the opposition benches mooted the resolution seeking incorporation a hike of around Rs 44 crore.

Instead of putting the resolution to vote, Mayor Catlyn Pereira ended the meet and walked off immediately after passing a ruling seeking government guidelines to decide the fate of both the budget resolutions.

However, this did not deter the BJP-led opposition from carrying on with the

Bar brawl triggers ugly fight

By Suresh Golani

customer Ashfak Shaikh have been arrested, one perlate night drunken brawl son is said to be absconding. at a local ladies-cumAccording to the police the orchestra bar in Mira Road incident was reported from turned into an ugly and vio- Love Bird Live Orchestra Bar lent fight on Monday. While near Silver Park at about four people including bar 12.30 am. The war of words owner Mahesh Shetty, em- following a petty quarrel beployees Brijesh Sharma, tween a group of soliciting Ramesh Shetty and soliciting customers took a violent

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meet and initiate proceedings to unanimously pass their budget resolution with BJP’s Prashant Keluskar seated on the Mayor’s chair and deputy civic chief Dr Sambhaji Panpatte, donning the role of his boss, even as the benches of the ruling side remained empty. While the deadlock over the budget had started showing its negative impact on development works, mystery shrouded the fate of payments to private companies who have been awarded tender contracts apparently on the virtue of the standing committee’s draft budget proposal which impended the General Body (GB) nod, sources said. turn after the staffers asked them to move out of the bar.

Both sides mounted a violent attack on each other.

“Such acts which are bound to trigger law and order problems will not be tolerated. We have arrested the bar owner, his staff and the troublemakers and booked them under the relevant sections of the IPC,” confirmed Senior Police Inspector Dhanaji Kshirsagar.

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By Aroosa Ahmed

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ransport Commissioner Mahesh Zagade after taking charge had said that he would use technology in order to detect the autorickshaws and taxis location which would also help in curbing violence against women. The transport department has also planned to introduce RFID system which would clearly spell out difference between legal and illegal autorickshaws. Besides, clarifying the difference between legal and illegal auto rickshaws and taxis, RFID will also give access only to authorised autorickshaws and taxis to get CNG from the pumps.

Speaking to the ADC, B. I. Ajri, Regional Transport officer, Eastern Mumbai, said, “The GPS installed in the autorickshaws and taxis will very soon come in the city, I have been working very closely with it. We are working forward in order to get figure out about what more technologies can be used in order to easily access the location of the autorickshaws

RTO plans to adopt schools Will impart road safety measures to children from the beginning of semester

By A Staff Reporter

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he Wadala Regional Transport office (RTO) has adopted two schools in order to impart road safety knowledge and awareness to the students from a very young age. The RTO is in the process of creating a whole new syllabus on road safety and awareness and introducing it as a subject for the children. The RTO is in talks with Godrej School and Guru Govind High School regarding this.

B I Ajri, regional transport officer, eastern Mumbai, told the ADC that the new generation should understand the importance of road safety. “We want the children to know about road safety right from the beginning, therefore we have taken this step. Including road safety in the syllabus is a right step taken in the right direction,” he said.

Transport Comm Mahesh Zagade and taxis. The system of implanting GPS once the autorickshaw and taxis are made in the manufacturing unit will be introduced so that the taxis and rickshaws are already equipped with GPS. However, the autorickshaw and taxis which already exists will have to add it. This will be very helpful as it will not only help in locating the autorickshaw and taxis but will also prevent violence as the autorickshaw and taxi driver will know that every move of theirs is being moni-

tored.”

Ajri speaking about the cost of the installation of GPS and RFID, said, “For the rickshaws and taxis which are already on the streets and will have to install the GPS and other technology a minimal amount will be charged which has not been decided yet. However, for the new taxis the systems will be installed, we are in talks with the manufacturers.”

Speaking to the ADC, Mahesh Zagade, said, “There is technology available which will be used such as bringing in Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) and installing GPS in the taxi and autorickshaw metres will be very helpful.”

Thampy Kurain, Secretary, Autorickshaw union, said, “Installing the RFID will be very good as it will clearly detect the illegal autorickshaws running on the streets.

RFID's will help a lot even for autorickshaw and taxi drivers at the time of filling in CNG gas. However, the GPS system should be available free of charge.” aroosa.ahmed@afternoondc.in

Ref. No. AMC/ES/2088/I dated 04-09-2014

“e-Tender Notice” The Municipal Commissioner for an on behalf of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites e-Tenders for providing Swimming instructor-cum-Lifeguard, Housekeeping Services and Security Guard at Mahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai-400 028 to be refundable on 04-02-2015.

The details are available on website: www.mcgm.gov.in Sd/Manager i/c Mahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool, Dadar PRO/1134/ADV/2015 Don’t throw garbage on the public street. Put it in the bins provided.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I Vasantbhai Mistry have changed my name to Vasantbhai Suthar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44223 I Hema Hari Bahadur have changed my name to Hema Bhakta Budha as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44224 I Sadoo Barakya Thakare have changed my name to Sadu Barakya Thakare as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/01/15 C-44225 I Malti Haresh Soni have changed my name to Malti Haresh Jagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44226 I Bhavesh Haresh Soni have changed my name to Bhavesh Haresh Jagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44227 I Haresh J. Soni have changed my name to Haresh Jamnadas Jagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44228 I Umesh Kerkera have changed my name to Umesh Karkera as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44229 I Saqib Khurshid Alam Sayyed have changed my name to Saquib Khurshid Aalam Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44230 I Rehana Khurshid Alam Sayyed have changed my name to Reehana Khurshid Aalam Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44231 I Khurshid Alam Kayamuddin Sayyed have changed my name to Khurshid Aalam Kayamuddin Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I Hanif Sehdi / Muhammad Hanif Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammad Hanif Sahedi Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44240 I Sonukumar Vijaykumar Gupta have changed my name to Sonu Vijaykumar Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44241 I Md. Irfan Mohd Arif have changed my name to Mohammed Irfan Mohammed Arif Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44242 I Mohd Arif have changed my name to Mohammed Arif Mehboob Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44243 I Fehmidabanoo Mohd Arif have changed my name to Fehmida Banoo Mohammed Arif Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44244 I Sachin D Lukka have changed my name to Sachin D Thakkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44245 I Sarika S Lukka have changed my name to Sarika S Thakkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44246 We Mr. Sachin D Thakkar & Mrs. Sarika S Thakkar have changed our minor son’s name from Sidh Sachin Lukka to Sidh Sachin Thakkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44247 I Khurshida Mohammed Yaseen have changed my name to Khurshida Bano Mohammed Yaseen Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44248 I Sharoof Mohamad Yasin Shaikh have changed my name to Shahrukh Mohamad Yasin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44249

I Rukhsana Abdul Karim Qureshi have changed my name to Ruksana Asgar Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44233

I Nitin Kumar have changed my name to Nitin Kumar Dhoka as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15

I Abu Fahad Ahmad Sufiyan Khan have changed my name to Fahad Sufiyan Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44234

I Pradeepprasad Yogendra Rai have changed my name to Pradeep Yogendra Rai as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44251

I Leena Minino Louis have changed my name to Liberata Hilaria Louis as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44235 I Sunitha Nedighalyil Chacko have changed my name to Sunita Shibu John as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44236 I Mohd Suhail Ansari have changed my name to Waheed Husain Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44237 I Paresha Ramanbhai Desai have changed my name to Kavita Rajesh Shukla as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44238 I Tribhuvan Ramapalat have changed my name to Tribhuvandas Jeswar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Nilofar Banu Anwarali Shaikh have changed my name to Nilofar Mohammed Rafique Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44252 I Mohmed Irfan Mohammed Ismail have changed my name to Mohammed Irfan Mohammed Ismail Sayed as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44253

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I Shamala Narayan Deshpande have changed my name to Shamal Surendra Pachpor as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Daanis Umar Patel have changed my name to Danish Umar Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Vaishali Suresh Jadhav have changed my name to Vrushali Rupendra Palav as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Amina Bi have changed my name to Amina Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Lobo Silvester Allwyn / Allwyn Silvester Lobo have changed my name to Allwyn Sylvester Lobo as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44258 I Vinaykumar Sharma have changed my name to Vinay Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44259 I Shilpaben Vitthalbhai Bhavsar have changed my name to Shilpa Dharmendra Bhavsar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44260 I Jasmine Nareshkumar have changed my name to Jasmine Nareshbhai Upadhyay as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44261 I Nareshkumar Prabhashankar have changed my name to Nareshbhai Prabhashankar Upadhyay as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44262 I Dhasarat Yadav have changed my name to Dashrath Mohan Yadav as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44263 I Mohammed Azim Abdul Gani have changed my name to Azim Abdul Gani Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44264 I Shaikh Nazneen Fatima Asif have changed my name to Shaikh Nazneen Asif as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44265 I Shaikh Nazneen Fatma Asif have changed my name to Shaikh Nazneen Asif as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44266 I Ilias Patel have changed my name to Ilyas Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44267 I Mehmuda Ilias Patel & Mahmuda Ilyas Patel have changed my name to Mahamuda Ilyas Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44268 I Kumari Kanekar Dhanashri Atmaram & Kanekar Dhanashree Atmaram have changed my name to Dhanashree Sudhir Nair as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44269 I Thakker Manojkumar Tejpal have changed my name to Thakkar Manoj Tejpal as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Latish Kumar Bhailal Solanki have changed my name to Latish Bhailal Solanki as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/01/15 C-44254

I Soniya Rajesh Maheshwari have changed my name to Rupali Rajesh Maheshwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Kamleshkumar Munakka Vishwakarma have changed my name to Kamlesh Munakka Vishwakarma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Mohammed Javed Abdul Salam have changed my name to Mohammad Javed Abdul Salam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Rehanabegam Fakir Mohammed Devbandiya have changed my name to Rehana Fariyad Mansuri as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44275 I Mamta Shivanand Devadiga have changed my name to Mamta Girish Hindlekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the share certificate no.9, distintive nos. 41 to 45 of Bandra Shalome Co-op. Housing Society Limited, situated at mon desire, plot no. 37-b, perry cross road, Bandra (west), Mumbai-400050. Issued in the name of Mrs. Hawa rashid kalania of flat no.5a, has been reported lost / misplaced.

Claims or objections if any for issue of duplicate share certificate should be lodged in writing within 15 days from the publication of this notice. Thereafter the society shall be free to issue duplicate share certificate.

For and on behalf of Bandra Shalome Co-op. Housing Society Limited Sd/Place: Mumbai Dated: 21st January, 2015 (hon.secretory)

I Mansoori Faryad Husain Allauddin have changed my name to Mansuri Fariyad Allauddin as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-44277 I Dalvi Marub Abdul Razak have changed my name to Dalvi Maherukh Abdul Razak as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the share certificate number 24 for ordinary shares bearing distinctive Nos. 116 120 of OM SHEETAL CO OP HOUSING SOCIETY standing in the name Mr. Dinesh Lalji Veera have been reported lost / stolen and that an application for issue of duplicate certificate in respect of has been made to the society at Edulji road Charai. Thane (W) 400601 to whom objection if any, against issuance of such duplicate certificates should be made within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice share certificate is not mortgaged or any loan taken against the flat

No.30/AT/2015/LRA/41/06/PB BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF GOA, AT PANAJI (Dr. Vaidya Hospital, 3rd Floor, Near Municipal Market, Panaji) CASE NO: Land Revenue Appeal No.41/06.

APPELLANT (S): Smt. Chandralekha Jawahar Karanjia alias Chandralekha Jawahar APPLICANT(S): Karanjia alies Baby Chandralekha Jawahar Karanjia alies Nutan Ashok Suryavanshi R/o. OM Vaikunth Bldg., Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai-71 V/S. RESPONDENT (S): Shri Johangir Kaikushbeoo alias Jawahar Karanjia, R/o. Flat No.45, 7th Floor, Madhuban Apartments, Abdull Gaffar Khan Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra & Others.

NOTICE To, 1(a) Smt. Mehbhi Karanjia.

R/o. 45/A Mudhuban Apts., Worli Hill Road, Mumbai-400018 Resp. No.1 (a) Sir/Madam.

WHEREAS the above named Applicant(s)/Appellant(s) has/have preferred in this Tribunal the above cited Appeal/Revision/Misc.

Application against the Judgment/Order dated 17/03/2006 passed by the Director of Settlement & Land Records at Panaji, Goa in Case No.LRC/APPL/DSLR/06/2001. (A copy of which may be collected from this Office on any working day during office hours).

AND WHEREAS the Notice issued to the above Respondent by Registered Post A/D is returned unserved with postal remark “Left without instruction”.

AND WHEREAS Adv. Mr. V.B.Dhuri for Applicant/ Appellant has/have applied for substituted service by way of publication in the Local newspaper for circulating in Mumbai as it is the last known address by them and this Tribunal is satisfied that this is a fit case for ordering such a service.

NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given to you under Order V Rule 20 (1A) of Civil Procedure Code 1908 to appear before this Tribunal on 27/02/2015 at 10.30 A.M. in person or through your duly authorized agent/pleader for hearing of the above case.

TAKE NOTICE that in default of your appearance on the scheduled date and time, the matter will be heard and determined in accordance with Law. GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the Tribunal this 13th Day of January, 2015.

(U.N.Kadam) REGISTRAR Sk/Ready on 21/01/15.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

By Shwetha Kannan

T Prakash Bal Joshi gets MVVS journalism award

ADC columnist and senior political journalist Prakash Bal Joshi was on Tuesday honoured with the 'Excellence in Journalism Award' instituted by the Mantralaya Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh. State Food & Civil Supplies Minister Girish Bapat felicitated Joshi at the function held at Vidhan Bhawan.

Joshi, who has worked with various newspapers including Afternoon Despatch & Courier, Sakaal, Indian Express and Times of India, has now taken up his original passion which is painting, and has held several exhibitions in India and abroad.

Stamp duty on affidavit, domicile certificates waived The Maharashtra government has waived the stamp duty chargeable on affidavit or declaration made for obtaining caste certificate, income certificate domicile certificate, nationality certificate to be filed before government authority or court. As per a government resolution (GR), the stamp duty chargeable for instruments of affidavit or declaration made for obtaning caste, domicile, nationality certificates to be filed or used before a government authority or any court has been remitted.

Cop held taking bribe

A police naik was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly taking bribe, Anti-Corruption Bureau officials said. Bhaskar Mohondkar, attached to Wada police station in Palghar district was arrested while he was taking bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant for helping him in the case filed against him, additional SP, ACB Thane Shrinivas Ghadge told PTI. The complainant then lodged a complaint with Palghar ACB unit against Mohondkar, following which a trap was laid and he was nabbed at the police station.

4 women run over by train

Four women were on Tuesday run over by an express train at Asangaon station, police told PTI. The women had got down from a local train and were crossing the tracks when they got knocked down by the speeding Mumbaibound Godan Express at around 3 p.m., they said. The deceased are yet to be identified, police said. The mishap took place on Mumbai-Nashik section of CR.

he common sight of seeing people running from one place to another with their patients in tow at the BMC-run hospitals in a bid to find the wards or the departments they want to reach, will hopefully be a scenario of the past because the BMC has set up help desks at two of its major hospitals viz Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital commonly known as Sion Hospital and KEM hospital while doing the same for Nair hospital is in the pipeline. These help desks are set up to guide people through the labyrinth of these hospitals and hence not waste precious time in locating wards and departments.

“This is a good thing. Now we don't have to keep asking people for directions to reach a ward. At times

The help desk at KEM hospital people end up giving us wrong directions and we keep making rounds of the same place again and again. This was so frustrating. But now we know whom to approach to get the right directions to reach where we want to go,” said a relative of a patient at KEM hospital.

Speaking about this initiative that has been in place since a few months now, Dr Avinash Supe, the newly appointed dean of KEM hospital said, “This was a must for the hospitals and we have been fighting to get a system in place since three to four

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years now because people often keep looking for wards and waste time. This was a major problem.

There were plans to put up signage but that did not work because of issues like language being a barrier, no proper visibility etc. So we decided that we will appoint staff to help people.”

Currently, there are around five to six such staffers appointed at these hospitals who work in shifts and are placed at strategic points like the casualty ward, the outpatient department, the entrance of the hospital.

“This was the need of the hour so that patients don't waste time in trying to reach a ward and then feel that there was a delay in the treatment. We have plans to strengthen this initiative,” said Dr Suhasini Nagda, Director, major BMC-run hospitals. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

ISKCON works for a hunger free Mumbai

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t was the concluding day of the five-day Cultural Festival 'India Rising' organised by ISKCON last week at Tilak BMC Ground in Chembur. In this festival, ISKCON Girgaum Chowpatty Temple launched the Hunger Free Mumbai Campaign to feed underprivileged and malnourished population of Mumbai.

ISKCON’s Hunger Free Mumbai Campaign has received tremendous supported by noted politicians like Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Poonam Mahajan (MP) and many Bollywood celebrities like Juhi Chawla, Isha Koppikar, Himesh Reshamia, Subhash Ghai, Ayushmaan Khurana, Vibhu Puri among others.

Through a video message, Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, congratulated His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj, ISKCON Spiritual Leader on spearheading Hunger Free Mumbai initiative.

His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj, ISKCON Spiritual Leader said, “The Hunger Free Mumbai drive follows a coherent logic regarding the fight against malnutrition as well as delegate responsibilities that collaborate on community oriented projects which advance continued need for health and nutrition. My Guru A C Bhaktivedanta Shrila Prabhupad had once seen a dog and a child fighting for the food packet in the street garbage, he was taken back with this incident and had instructed the devotees of ISKCON that no child in 10 km radius of ISKCON temple should sleep hungry.

Following the instruction of our Gurudev, we have been distributing Krishna's Prasad in the form of Khichdi to all the poor around our temple and now we are trying to reach more and more people through this initiative and the funds raised through the events in India Rising will go in feeding children from slums.”

His Grace Krishna Chaitanya Prabhuji said, “Our goal is mainly to

sires. Krishna always smiles because he wants us to smile in all situation in life, in ups and downs, in joy and sorrow and ultimately he will take care of everything and everyone.”

Juhi Chawla was touched by 'Hunger Free Mumbai' campaign and extended her full support to this movement. She encouraged the audience to come together and support this altruistic cause. She bolstered her point by telling that we all had children at home where we always wanted the best of things for them. Let us not forget the children living in slums who struggle even for a single meal a day. Let’s come together and make Mumbai – HUNGER FREE! His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj said, “The earth has been utilised throughout the history to transform the hearts of humanity in all possible ways. Being a spiritual practitioner I would like to focus on spiritual transformation. In India Bollywood celebrity Juhi Chawla one of the supporters of ISKCON Hunger Free campaign. the concept of yoga is to harmonise the body and all its senses in harmobilise forces to forming a cohe- said, “A person does things what he mony with the living soul and then sive working unit and bringing or she desires, but only those things to connect to the Super Soul, Parabout a coordinated effort to com- happen what the Lord (Krishna) de- matma.” bat Urban Malnutrition in associaAzad Shrivastav | ADC tion with other allied partner organisations to cater to 10,000 slum dwellers especially of the (MEast) Ward, North Central Zone of Mumbai Region.”

India Rising was an event that gave an opportunity to experience and appreciate various aspects of the Indian Civilization, Various Events celebrated each day were UDAAN FEST–Fly a Kite, Feed a Child, DHAROHAR- Saluting the Unsung Heroes of Bharat, KALAALAYA-The art beat of India, RATHOTSAVAM-Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ghatkopar and Tilak Nagar, BHARAT GAATHAA-Celebrating India as the land of firsts and its epic influence on the world.

Saurabh Raj Jain, who played Krishna in the latest Mahabharata series also shared his experience.

CLEANLINESS DRIVE... Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao inaugurated a Swachh When he was acting in the serial Bharat Abhiyan organised by the Aditya Birla Group near Banganga locality on Mahabharata, he was asked by the Tuesday. Director of Aditya Birla Group Rajashree Birla and senior officers and director to smile continuously. On staffers of the group took part in the cleanliness campaign. being asked the reason why Krishna always smiled, the Director then

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If gambit fails, will Bedi be the fall guy in blame game?

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“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

— Abraham Lincoln

Kejriwal’s challenge for debate at Jantar Mantar!

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AP leader Arvind Kejriwal wants to have a debate with Kiran Bedi who is the choice of the BJP for the post of Delhi's chief minister. Kiran Bedi has stated she will have no debate with him. She has further said that she will have a debate with the AAP leader in the assembly.

Arvind wants the debate between them in full public view – not in any closed hall or in a TV channel. He wants the debate at Jantar Mantar in the presence of a huge noisy crowd.

Arvind is obviously certain that some choice remarks he makes will be loudly cheered by the public. A request for a debate in public is, to say the least, ridiculous.

Kiran Bedi has rightly pointed out she does not want any drama and that what she wants to do is only to make efforts to deliver. She says her policy will be to lay stress on governance. She must have sensed Kejriwal's effort to trap her and thus cause her a setback in campaigning.

Kejriwal apparently is under the illusion he is a big hit with the Delhi crowd. What he does not realise is that people can be fooled once but not all the time. His campaign tactics are the same as those employed last time. Delhi elections and he may be in for a big disappointment. The people now know that they cannot expect any serious work from him.

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IRAN BEDI was third time lucky in her efforts to get a poll ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She lobbied with the BJP to contest the 2013 Delhi assembly election. She tried hard again for a ticket for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Although she had and continues to enjoy a warm equation with party patriarch L.K. Advani, Delhi BJP leaders consistently blocked her entry.

This time, she left no stone unturned to bag a BJP ticket. According to party insiders, for the past one month, she’s been doing a parikrama of important BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders in the hope of gaining entry into saffron circles.

Among those she is believed to have met are RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi, his likely successor Dattatreya Hosabale, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. These insiders say she even dug up a connection to Haryana chief minister and RSS pracharak Manohar Lal Khattar and asked him to put in a word for her in the right places. And, of course, she lobbied hard with Arun Jaitley who considers the Delhi BJP his fiefdom.

Significantly, one senior leader associated with Delhi who Bedi did not meet this time was Sushma Swaraj. It is said that Bedi blames Sushma for opposing her entry into the BJP. Despite Bedi’s strenuous efforts, however, it was only after Modi’s first Delhi rally flopped that the door opened for her. BJP strategists headed by Amit Shah realized the risk of turning the battle for Delhi into a Modi versus Kejriwal face-off. A defeat or a fractured mandate like in 2013 would dent the prime minister’s image and moral authority.

Internal pre-poll surveys also seem to have played a role. While they showed the BJP ahead of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in seat and vote share, Kejriwal kept emerging as the number one choice for Delhi CM. He was way ahead of all Delhi BJP leaders including the party’s CM face last time, Harsh Vardhan.

And so a decision was taken to hunt for a person who could match Kejriwal in charisma and popularity. It is indeed odd that the BJP went for a rank outsider like Bedi instead of looking within. Apart from upsetting local leaders, it is having to live down her anti-BJP past and her embarrassing tweets criticizing Modi. It has also done the unthinkable by deciding to project as CM a Johnny-come-lately who has no RSS pedigree

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whatsoever. This is a first for an organization who retired under a cloud of suspicion about affiliated to the Sangh and has stunned old his integrity should even think of applying for a job that is supposed to monitor corruption timers.

Bedi’s star is rocking. But just in case the complaints against government officials.

On the face of it, Sinha has the right cregambit fails, will she be the fall guy in the indentials, having retired as CBI chief. But on evitable blame game? the eve of his retirement, his visitors’ log became a subject of controversy and attracted serious criticism from the Supreme Court beEFENCE Minister Manohar Parrikar cause it contained names of those accused came up with an ingenuous explanation some of the big corruption being investigated for the abrupt sacking of DRDO chief Avinash by the CBI. Although Sinha maintained that Chander. He blamed Chander’s grey hair, say- he had the right to meet anyone, even those ing the government wanted someone being investigated by his agency, the Court younger to head an important defence re- was not convinced by his defence.

In his last few days as CBI chief, Sinha lost moral authority completely and was even shunned by his peers at official and social gatherings. The question now being asked is this: in the light of this background, why has Sinha chosen to apply for a post in the Vigilance Commission which is the other premier anti-corruption body in addition to the CBI?

It’s the Gujarati connection at work

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POWER TALK Arati R. Jerath search establishment.

Curiously, less than a week ago, the government appointed another greying scientist to head ISRO. 62-year-old Kiran Kumar took charge of ISRO for a three-year term earlier this week. Chander is only two years older at 64.

The question being asked is this: Why is 64 too old but not 62? The answer may lie in Kiran Kumar’s past postings. He comes to ISRO as its chief after heading the Space Application Centre in Ahmedabad. It’s the Gujarati connection at work, say observers.

Why has Ranjit Sinha applied for a CVC post?

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S former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha being audacious? Or does he have good reason to hope? Sinha recently applied for the post of Central Vigilance Commission member. The post has been lying vacant since September last year when J.M. Garg demitted office.

Sinha’s application for the post is the talk of CBI circles. They are surprised that someone

‘Your innocence is like a mirror’ B

eloved Master, What is Innocence and What is the way to become Innocent?

Osho: Sonja, innocence is your very nature. You do not have to become it, you are already it. You are born innocent. Then layers and layers of conditioning are imposed upon your innocence. Your innocence is like a mirror and conditioning is like layers of dust. The mirror has not to be achieved, the mirror is already there -- or rather, here. The mirror is not lost, it is only hidden behind the layers of dust.

You don't have to follow a way to reach your nature because you cannot leave your nature, you cannot go anywhere else. Even if you wanted to, it is impossible. That's exactly the definition of nature: nature means that which cannot be left behind, that which cannot be renounced. But you can forget about it. You cannot lose it but it can be forgotten.

And that's exactly what has happened. The mirror is not lost but forgotten -- forgotten

because it is not functioning anymore as a mirror. Not that any defect has arisen in it, just layers of dust are covering it. All that is needed is to clean it, to remove those layers of dust.

The process of becoming innocent is not really a process of becoming, it is a process

MATTER & SPIRIT of discovering your being. It is a discovery, not an achievement. You don't attain to something new, you simply attain to that which you have always been. It is a forgotten language.

It happens many times: you see a person on the road, you recognize him, his face seems familiar. Suddenly you remember also that you know his name. You say, "It is just on the tip of my tongue," but still it is not coming to you. What is happening? If it is just on the tip of your tongue, then why can't

An ally is more important than a party colleague

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RBAN Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu’s annual Makar Sankranti programme didn’t quite turn out the way he had hoped. First of all, Narendra Modi spent only about five minutes at the function. In sharp contrast, the next day, he spent some 11 minutes at Ram Vilas Paswan’s Sankranti celebration and even had lunch there. Clearly, an ally is more important than a party colleague.

Then, Naidu thought he would honour his old mentor L.K. Advani by requesting him to speak at the end of the function. Instead, by the time Advani rose to speak, there was noone to hear him except Naidu’s relatives and personal guests. Virtually all major BJP ministers and leaders scooted once the PM left Naidu’s residence.

If Advani was upset or felt humiliated, he refrained from showing it and acceded to Naidu’s request to address the gathering. But he must have been smarting because he had actually wanted to leave early but was restrained by Naidu. The minister persuaded the patriarch to stay on using the plea that Modi was coming and that he must speak at the end of the function.

Modi did come and even sat next to Advani and daughter Pratibha. But he did not stay back to listen to his former mentor and guide. you say it? You know that you know it, but still you are not able to remember it. And the more you try, the more difficult it becomes, because making an effort makes you more tense, and when you are tense you are farther away from your nature, you are farther away from that which is already there. When you are relaxed you are closer; when you are utterly relaxed, it will surface of its own accord.

So you try hard, but it doesn't come, so you forget all about it. Then lying down in your bath, or just swimming in the pool, and you are not even trying to remember that man's name when suddenly it bubbles up. What has happened? You were not trying to remember, and you were relaxed. When you are relaxed you are wide, when you are tense you become narrow -- the more tense, the more narrow. The passage between you and that which is inside you becomes so narrow that nothing can pass through it, not even a single name. All the great scientific discoveries have been made in this very mysterious way -- in this very UNscientific way, so to speak.

— Osho

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Is it worth the money spent?

It is a proud moment perhaps for all Indians to have the President of United States of America Barack Obama as Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi on January 26. As Obama would be coming as a guest of India, the Armed forces, the police and the Government of India will take adequate steps to ensure that anti-national elements and terrorists do not in any way try to create unrest or carry out terrorist acts to disrupt the visit.

The USA task force of the President of USA in charge of security will also take the necessary steps to ensure a peaceful visit of the President to Delhi. It is the first time in the history of the Indian Republic that a President of USA would be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. It would also be the first for our beloved Prime Minister Narendra Modi to welcome Barack Obama at the Republic Day celebrations. The President of USA will witness the progress

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JAI HIND: The Republic Day parade, which is held every year at Delhi's Rajpath, will host US President Barack Obama this year. made by India in 64 years of India's Republic and the might of Indian Armed forces. India's economy will also get an impetus with the US President's visit. It is a matter of great regret that even

after the tragic Peshawar shoot out killing about 145 students and 10 teachers, Pakistan allegedly continues to carry out a proxy war and create conditions whereby terrorists can infiltrate in the sov-

gretted his inability to honour the invitation to attend the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi that will have the US President Barack Obama as the Chief Guest. It is a good opportunity and as his ardent well-wisher spanning nearly three decades, I feel that he must reconsider and grace the occasion. Promotions could be done the next day but the Republic Day and US President cannot wait.

such a scheme which is needed by many households, especially where they are senior citizens with no youngsters in the house. There are problems like plumbing and electrical jobs which local plumbers or electricians may not be prepared for because they want only big jobs.

This will give jobs to several needy people and at the same time, help citizens in time of need. However, there's one word of caution. The BMC should ensure those who come with BMC Aadhar Service badge, do not overcharge citizens.

Perhaps this can be ensured by issuing receipts on the spot, just like the taxis are required to do, or just like the traffic police who charge violators of traffic rules, issue, where details of jobs done and charge levied is recorded. This will particularly help many senior citizens who do not know whom to approach, when their local plumbers or electricians, refuse to come for small jobs. Many Mumbai houses have roofs leaking, either due to seepage through the walls during rains, or due to some flooring work done be people staying above them. Many landlords do not bother to attend to complaints. With the expertise they have, BMC could train youngsters to help such citizens live a quality life.

In view of utter ambiguity on the number of pieces (sorry children) to be produced, the majority community has put on hold the production of the same. Only after a clear word coming from the PM or his office will they comply and start production. This government is probably blessed with the finest team of gynaecologists cum career gurus who — K V Raman, Malad not only set the number of deliveries but also assign careers to the new-born children. The country is set for a great revolution. Acche din ahead. Do the women folk also As a parishioner of Infant Jesus Church, Dombivili-Thakruli, I find think so?

— Abdul Monim, Vashi that Hindus have more faith in Jesus Christ than we Catholics. After the late evening Mass on Christmas Eve, all we Catholics do is go home, eat, drink and make merry with a bottle of feni, country liquor, wine or whisky. For us Christians, Christmas is only enjoyment – eating, drinking and making merry. Many people after celebrating the late evening Mass on Christmas Eve in their parish church go for parties fully decked up and return home fully drunk in the early hours of the morning on Christmas day. All these things are not my cup of tea. After Mass on Christmas Eve, I spend at least one hour talking to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in my church.

On Christmas morning, I once again celebrate Mass with Jesus Christ. At Infant Jesus Church in Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan Dombivili-Thakurli, throughout the day from 7 in the morning till 8.30 Childhood days seem to have struck in the night, people belonging to Amitabh Bachchan in Ahmedabad different religions come and pray in on January 14 while he was there on the church. They sit in the church a promotional tour of his for hours together talking to Jesus 'Shamitabh'. It was Makara and telling Him their problems.

Sankrantri and he flew kites along They even leave their footwear outwith Dhanush and Akshra. But what side like they do when their enter is disturbing is that Amitabh has re- their temples.

Holy connect

Amitabh must oblige

— Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

QUOTE:

Kudos to BMC

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

The news about BMC's latest civic service – the Aadhar Scheme – is a long awaited one. I have been asking several NGOs, in vain, to start

— H S Krishna Prasad, via email

Ordinance factory?

The honourble President of India, Pranab Mukherji, has rightly cautioned the government against churning out ordinances unnecessarily and indiscriminately. His advice is all the more relevant now because the government rides on an unprecedented 'brute' majority and so if the legislations are in order, it should be able to get them through both the houses of Parliament without having to dig out old statistics that the previous NehruIndira governments had also done so – the conditions then were vastly different. As for the Opposition stalling the proceedings frequently which results in a colossal loss of

ereign territory of India resulting in loss of innocent soldiers and civilian lives.

as to why they have given shelter to Dawood Ibrahim when he is wanted by India. Americans never — Apurva Parekh, Gamdevi stand by their allies. They dump them when their worth is over.

They are an opportunists. But, then why blame them?

What ever Modi does, there is a The US has warned (requested) style in it. He made history when Pakistan not to venture into any Barack Obama confirmed his terrorist activities so long as presence as the Chief Guest on Obama is on Indian soil. In other the occasion of our Republic Day words, they Pakistan can do anyon January 26. But is his presence thing after his (Obama’s) deparso precious that fortunes are ture.

— Maneshwar Nayak, via email spent? It is reported that there will be 10,000 paramilitary troops,

80,000 Delhi police, seven layers of security in addition to 15,000 CC TVs being installed. All this is Keeping in mind the forthcoming to protect one man, that is Barack visit of the US President Barack Obama. No doubt, we can not ex- Obama to India, the American government has reportedly pose him (Obama) to life risk on our territory. Or is our Prime Min- warned Pakistan against indulging in terrorism across the ister showing to Pakistan that Indo-Pak border. This raises a very Obama loves him (Modi) more important question. If the White than Nawaz Sharif? Obama is on House is aware of the subversive the last leg of his tenure. His rating in the US is abysmally low. He activities being carried out by the theocratic regime of Islamabad, is being ridiculed in his own then why the Pentagon is still country. Then, why the risk?

America had announced a bounty continuing with the dispatch of ship-loads of highly sophisticated on Hafiz Saeed’s head but never military aid, running into billions asked Pakistan as to why he of dollars, to the religious bigot?

(Saeed) is roaming freely in Pak— Arun Malankar, Santacruz istan. They never asked Pakistan Parliament time, this needs to be avoided and for the same, the government has to be more receptive to their demands if they are reasonable.

— Dr V Subramanyan, Thane

Ban vulgar films Can you watch a movie with the family's adult members having repeated gaalis, in scenes that too most cheap and filthy abuses? The advertisement of the film 'Ugly' says “Ugly is beautiful”. The movie has cheap vulgar gaalis worse than

bold sexy scenes which gunda type of people use, such language corrupts young minds losing morality, culture, education etc.

If the Censor Board is not bothered about decency of our society – it must make it mandatory to show in its title, trailer and advertisements that the film is abusive and has abusive language and certify it as 'not fit for decent people. I believe in free media and speech but if limits are crossed a ban is the need of time. How one can one know that a film is so cheap and vulgar?

— M Kumar, New Delhi

DELHI PERCEPTIONS

VOTE OR NOTE: The BJP has recently inducted former IPS officer Kiran Bedi into its fold, making her the face of their Delhi Assembly elections campaign.

The BJP has since announced a list of candidates for the various constituencies in Delhi and the NCR to contest the Assembly Elections scheduled for February 7. The BJP has also announced Kiran Bedi as the CM candidate who will lead the BJP in the coming elections. The huge expenditure imposed on our country to conduct elections almost within a year at a time when the monetary stringency is acutely being felt by our nation could have been avoided had only Kejriwal

who had become a CM on default not become a political victim of his own greed. Again, Kejriwal is so brazen that he is back to his antics and his imaginary claims show-case that he doesn't want to look matured and purposeful. He has thus outrageously taken the voters for granted.

It appears that Kiran Bedi is the best choice for the post of CM as the Delhi and the NCR is suffering from acute law and order problems and a person of proven ability in Delhi is the most sought after by the people at the moment who definitely look forward to Kiran Bedi to head the Assembly as the CM and instil some discipline and set the House in order as her first assignment on top-most priority. Apart from practical working knowledge and the expertise gained over years of having effectively policed Delhi she has the right aptitude and hence she alone can easily get into the various intricacies, get access to the gray areas and deftly handle the critical situation including strict compliance of Traffic Rules. The Congress is just not even in the race.

— T M Uday Shankar, via email

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Continued from pg 1 « take up this issue to the streets to oppose the irregularities and corruption in toll collection.”

The contractor is collecting toll at more places than allowed. The rule allows setting up one toll plaza in a 45 km stretch but the contractor has set up four toll plazas in a 95 km stretch. The issue has been brought to the notice of the Union minister of Road, Transport and Highways Nitin

Another family fall-out?

Gadkari last month. The contractor has also given wrong figures to the authorities and has recovered more money than invested given the huge vehicular traffic on the road, she pointed out.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nominated Devendra Fadnavis along with Fi-

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 nance Minister Arun Jaitley and Power Minister Piyush Goyal to attend the World Economic Forum meeting to be held in Davos in Switzerland for which he left yesterday afternoon. Since Shobhatai is no mood to relent and launching her agitation from today (Wednesday), the CM was somewhat worried while leaving.

Significantly, Shobhatai's decision has raised many eyebrows in the rank and file of the BJP as there is no rift between the aunt and nephew so far. However, this is not the first time that family members have had a falling out in Maharashtra politics. Interestingly, in most cases the fight was between nephews and uncles.

In the past, NCP president Sharad Pawar has had a face off with nephew Ajit Pawar.

The MNS chief and nephew of late Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, Raj parted with his uncle to form a separate outfit. In BJP itself late leader Gopinath Munde had a run in with nephew Dhananjay Munde who quit the saffron party and joined the NCP.

FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UP CAMP: The Shiv Sena Shakha (No.200) under the leadership of Shiv Sena UpaShakha Pramukh Santosh Amdoskar in association with the Jerbai Wadia Hospital, Parel conducted free medical check-up for kids and a paediatric health camp for children under the age of 15-years at Kalachowki recently on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Late Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray.

Various events to mark Balasaheb's birth anniv S

hiv Sena will observe the 89th birth anniversary of its founder late Bal Thackeray on January 23 by organising various events at Shivaji Park ground and other places.

"At first, a programme will be held at Shanmukhanand Hall in the memory of Balasaheb in the evening and after

that Uddhavji (party president Uddhav Thackeray) will re-ignite the permanent torch at Shivaji Park ground," senior leader and transport minister Diwakar Raote said yesterday.

Raote said thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to Thackeray, who was known for his fiery

TODAY

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that my Client Sandesh Vinod Naik is the owner of flat No. C/9, 2nd floor, Kumar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Kopar Road, behind Apurva Hospital, Dombivli (West), Dist-Thane. Sandesh Vinod Naik has purchased the said flat no. C/9 from Pramod P. Gujarathi.

Registration Receipt bearing no. 518 dated 20/1/1986 in respect of Agreement for sale dated 20/11/1985 entered between M/s. Bhavani Constructions Co. and Pramod P. Gujarathi is misplaced and not traceable. Pramod P. Gujarathi has made notarized indemnity bond in the year 2007 regarding loss of original registration receipt.

If any person/persons finds above mentioned original registration receipts he/she/they shall inform the same in writing within 14 days of publication of this notice at below mentioned address.

Date: 21/01/2015 (Beena M. Sansare) Advocate A/5, Sanyotiga Society Pt. Deendayal Road, Anand Nagar, Dombivli (West) Dist-Thane,

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that my client Shrinivas Sesappa Salian is the owner of fiat no. C/47, third floor, (Maruti Apartment) Hindukush Cooperative Housing Society Ltd., Old Dombivali Road, Dombivli (West), Dist-Thane. My client intend to sell above mentioned property to the prospective purchaser, some original documents in respect of flat no. C/47 are not traceable such as Registered Agreement for Sale dated 10/3/1985, Registration Receipt bearing no. P/833 dated 20/3/1985.

Agreement for sale dated 22/8/2000 entered between Dattaram S. Gudekar and Sudhakar Raju Shetty was washed away due to flood and could not be traced, hence Sudhakar Shetty executed affidavit cum indimnity on 15/4/2008, If any person/persons has / have any objection to the sale transaction or finds above mentioned original agreement and registration receipt, he/she/they shall inform the same in writing within 14 days of publication of this notice at below mentioned address. If any objection is not received within given period, my client will be free to sell the above mentioned Flat. Thereafter any objection if received will not be considered.

Date: 21/01/2015 (Beena M. Sansare) Advocate A/5, Sanyotiga Society Pt. Deendayal Road, Anand Nagar, Dombivli (West), Dist-Thane.

NCPA with the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA): NCPA Reality Check: An American in Madras, English/Tamil/Hindi Film (80 mins), directed by Karan Bali, Little Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, 6.30 pm.

Godrej Culture Lab: Special event with David R Caruso from Yale University's Centre for Emotional Intelligence. At this unique session Dr Caruso will share his insights on emotional intelligence and its influence on all spheres of our lives, fourth floor auditorium, Plant 13 Annexe, Godrej & Boyce, Vikhroli (E) at 5 pm.

The Vission Eye Centre: The launch of ‘LenSx FEMTOsecond Laser’ by Amitabh Bachchan, The Vission Eye Center, 101, Hiralaya Building, N S Road No 10, Near Laxmikant Chowk, JVPD Scheme, Juhu, at 12.15 pm.

CRISIL’s third annual seminar: Expanding India’s Corporate Bond Market, New Templates To

and witty speeches, reports PTI. Thackeray, who was born on January 23, 1926, began his professional career as a cartoonist with an English language daily in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly 'Marmik'.

Fund Growth, Crystal room, Taj Mahal Palace, at 10 am.

K P B Hinduja College of Commerce: The 40th Annual Day Celebration of the College, Smriti Irani, Hon'ble Minister of HRD, to be chief guest, Ravindra Waikar, Hon'ble Minister of state, Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, guest of honour, with Dr Rajan Welukar, Vice Chancellor University of Mumbai, Ashish Shelar, president, BJP Mumbai, Anil Desai, MP, Venue: Nehru Centre Auditorium, Worli, Mumbai at 2:45 pm.

ART & EXHIBITIONS Artists Centre: 'Fluid Steps' recent works by Aditi Chakravarty, K Dubhash Marg, Kala Ghoda, till January 25, 11 am to 7 pm.

Pradarshak Art Gallery: Expressions, solo painting exhibition by Sheetal Kamble, 100, Kalpana Bldg, Plot No 338, 12th Road, Khar, till January 31, 11 am to 7 pm.

Nehru Centre Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings and sketches by Chitra Vaidya, Worli, till January 26, 11 am to 7 pm.

THE SECRET TO CRACKING THE JEE pg17 Read about the importance of early reading habits

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In today’s competitive scenario, students are pulling all the stops to set themselves apart from others. The high aspirational value sought after careers like engineering has incited an undying spirit in students, to surpass their peers.

Gone are the days when achieving a good percentage in Class 12 was sufficient to have an edge over others. Nowadays earning good marks in competitive exams has gained equal importance owing to the urge to kick start one’s career.

By Aakash Chaudhry, Director, Aakash Educational Services Pvt. Ltd. (AESPL)

avoid such problems, it’s best to start the preparation before-hand and be wellversed with the details of the exam they are going to appear for. For this, it’s he Joint Entrance Examination essential to browse through some crucial ( JEE) is one such competitive topics and the strategies that will assist exam which is conducted for students to nail the exam efficiently. admission into engineering courses all over India. Unlike the conventional pat- JEE Main tern, now JEE is held at two levels – JEE The exam is organised by the BSE. Main and JEE Advanced. The JEE Main Candidates who ace the JEE Main exam exam is equivalent to AIEEE and JEE are qualified to get admission into engiAdvanced is equivalent to the IIT-JEE. neering colleges like NITs (National The JEE entrance exam is carefully- Institutes of Technology) and many govengineered in order to assess the ernment and private colleges. There are aptitude and analytical, logical and a total of 90 multiple choice questions reasoning skills of students. which are to be solved in a duration of Although the syllabus of Class 11 three hours. This clearly states that stuand 12, and that of JEE (Main dents can devote not more than two and Advanced) is similar, the minutes for one question. pattern is quite different. The The whole syllabus of JEE Main is difficulty level of the JEE important, hence students cannot exams is far above the afford to miss any subject. Physics, standard board exami- chemistry and mathematics form the nation. core of the entire syllabus. Therefore It is common for stu- conceptual understanding of these subdents to experience jects is of utmost importance to fare well exam-fever and in the exam. become panicky just before the exam. To Continued on pg 14 «

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Director, Growth Centre, is a Post Graduate in Business Administration and has specialised in HR, and also holds a Post Graduation Diploma in Career Counselling

COURSES IN FINANCE

I am pursuing TYBCom (financial markets).

After my graduation I want to work and also pursue some post graduation courses. Can you suggest some options?

—Sudha Iyer

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The secret to cracking the JEE

Physics: Besides mechanics and electrodynamics, students should also focus on heat and thermodynamics, optics and modern Physics: Students should have a basic know-how of physics as these topics carry a substantial kinematics, dynamics and electromagnet- portion of the total marks and can help ism. They should be adept at solving prob- them score considerably well in the lems efficiently and quickly. exam.

NCERT textbooks: NCERT textbooks are sufficient to study for the entrance exam as these books are conceptual and easy for students to comprehend. The books are written in accordance with the mental abilities of students; hence they don’t find it difficult to study from the NCERT books.

Chemistry: Both physical, chemistry and inorganic chemistry are of paramount importance.

Hence, it’s necessary to possess fundamental understanding of both.

Sample papers: Students should solve JEE sample papers of last five years in order to get a gist of the pattern and complexity level of the entrance exam. Students should solve at least 15-20 sample papers before appearing in the entrance exam.

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Mathematics: Calculus, determinants, sequences, permutation and combination, are the topics in which students can fetch good marks. Hence students need to have a thorough understanding of all these topics. They must be able to relate complex numbers with coordinate geometry and vectors. Besides this, they should practice three-dimensional in order to earn more marks in the exam.

JEE Advanced

You would be able to identify the course once you know what you would like to study as well as work for the next couple of years. In case you are keen to be in the field of finance than you can study programs related to insurance, banking, stocks, mutual funds, finance management or opt for professional courses like CA, CS, ICWA, CFA and so on. You also have the option of studying non-finance fields like advertising, journalism, hotel management, retail management, teaching, law, designing, and computers so on.

While seeking admission for BSc (IT), do they consider Class 12 aggregate or just the PCM marks? Should I do MSc (IT), or MCA after pursuing BSc (IT)? Which one of these will help me get a good job?

—Pooja Bhat Admission for BSc (IT) is based on your HSC marks. If you are keen to study as well as work on technical aspect then MSc (IT) should be your choice and if you would like to have a blend of management as well as technical aspect then MCA can be considered. You would be selected for a job depending on your knowledge base and not necessarily the course.

I am in final year of BCom. I'm wondering if I should do a diploma in financial management or pursue some other course to remain in the field of finance? —Dolly Shah

A one-year diploma in finance management lays the foundation for financial concepts especially for students from the non-commerce background. Since you will be having the basics, it would be better if you could choose from options like CA, ICWA, CS, CFP, CFA, insurance, banking, mutual funds, equity, taxation and so on.

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The JEE (Advanced) embodies two objective type papers: Paper-1 and Paper-2. Each paper comprises physics, chemistry and mathematics with two different sections in the first paper and three separate sections in the second paper. Each paper consists of 60 questions which are divided in such a way that 20 questions are devoted to one particular subject. 180 marks are allotted for each paper. There is negative marking in some sections for incorrect answers.

Chemistry: Students should concentrate on organic chemistry, physical chemistry as well as inorganic chemistry to score well in the subject. Physical chemistry consists of numerical problems; hence a proper and consistent practice of the same is important. Inorganic chemistry comprises various facts and figures which should be revised again and again so as to retain them during exam time.

Relaxed mind: Before appearing in the exam, students are advised to inch themselves away from anxieties and tensions of all sorts Mathematics: by indulging in some fun activities like Students should be proficient in coordi- listening to music or playing mindnate geometry and should have the abil- bending games. This will help them ity to solve complex problems. For prob- sharpen their mind and be in a relaxed lems related to probability, students mode. must have a strong understanding in permutation and combinations. Formula Have faith in yourself: and problem solving skills can be Have firm determination in your mind enhanced by consistently practicing that you are going to become a winner. trigonometry.

Keep your willpower at the highest (positive) level. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Remember if you are a Tips for last-minute winner in your mind, be sure you are preparation going to crack IIT-JEE. Be in control of Proficiency in physics, chemistry and your mind-set. Avoid discussion with mathematics: As these three subjects your classmates, friends just before the form the core of the entire syllabus, stu- examination. Keep your mind set that dents should pay careful attention to all you are fully prepared to face and crack these subjects while studying. Chapters JEE. Everything is in your favour and based on applications should also be everything is okay with you.

Good Luck given equal importance.

What is Economics all about?

I have heard the application for Oxford and Cambridge is very complicated.

Please advise me how to apply?

—Ranjith First of all, you can only apply to only one – either Cambridge or Oxford. Make sure you expect to achieve the required A-levels, International Baccalaureate (IB) grades or other equivalent qualifications. There may be specific subject requirements for particular courses, especially in the sciences. All students must apply via UCAS by 6 pm, UK time, on 15 October. Cambridge also asks all applicants to complete an online Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ) or Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) after submission of their UCAS application to ensure consistent information about all applicants. There may be different deadlines for students wishing to be interviewed overseas. Oxford does not require students to complete any extra forms. You may also need to take a written test as part of your application, or perhaps submit some written work. If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to the relevant university for interview.

What is Economics all about? —Imran Economics comprises models and theories to learn how individuals, governments, firms and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their wants.

It explores the collective behaviour of individuals and organisations and their decision making and problem solving strate-

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—Tehzeeb

« STUDYING ABROAD gies. Subjects include data analysis, world economics history, macroeconomic policy, international monetary economics, corporate finance, financial institutions and markets, real estate, behavioural economics and economic development. Economics teaches you to make cost-benefit decisions

A gap year taken before college is usually taken to explore interests which you haven't got a chance to during high school; however your interest in that field must be shown in your high school activities. For example, if you've been a very keen environmentalist but could only do activities at a local level like beach cleaning, paper recycling, you could take a gap year to take your passion to a national or global level. However, if you take a gap year to simply add activities to fill your resume, you won't be adding much value to your applications because colleges prefer students who have been consistent with their activities.

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lub Enerji, Tata Power’s nationwide energy conservation movement declared the National Energy Q Champions for 2015 at the grand finale carnival held at Community Centre, Tata Colony, Chembur.

National Energy Q 2015 witnessed the participation of a total of 200 schools during preliminary rounds in the respective cities. Following the city finals, 36 teams participated in the quarter final round and 12 teams in the semi-finals. The event was rounded off with the final peg of the National Quiz Championship, an intense assessment of the awareness levels of students sensitized by Tata Power in the areas of energy conservation, climate change and resource conservation. DAV Public School, Bhandup laid their claim on the Energy-Q trophy and were crowned as winners of the quiz held on January 16, after a tough tie breaker with St James, Kolkata, who were the

first runner-up.

The final day of National Energy Q 2015 also included an all-day extravagant attraction, the 'Energy and Natural Resources Carnival' which showcased intriguing projects by school students on the themes of water management, energy conservation, fuel conservation, and environment protection. Students presented working models which can

be prototypes of newer, sustainable technology and enthralled the audience with talented performances which carried messages of conservation, gender equality and healthy lifestyle. A special film called 'Journey So Far' was played for the audience in order to educate them on the emergence and history of Club Enerji and Energy Q. Commenting on this initiative,

that has taken Club Enerji to a nationwide level. Today, we have witnessed the heartwarming enthusiasm in the students and the schools for Club Enerji and passion for the environment. The projects displayed by the students are extremely innovative and educational. We would like to congratulate DAV Public School for winning Energy-Q 2015 and also thank all schools for lending their full support and wholehearted participation in the competition.”

Club Enerji also conducted a skit Anil Sardana, managing director competition and anthem competiand CEO of Tata Power, stated, tion this year in Mumbai which "When we started out with Club received tremendous response. The Enerji in 2007, our aim was to spark award of the competitions were preoff an initiative for curbing energy- sented to Chembur Karnataka High wastage through active measures, School for the skit competition and and popularise the importance of Pawar Public School, Bhandup for this mission among fellow citizens. the anthem competition. Principals, It is the consistent efforts of the parents, energy mentors and stuschoolchildren, parents, teachers, dents shared their experiences of partners and the society at large Club Enerji.

Minithon for fitness through fun A

Students participate in Mumbai Marathon’15 tudents of RBK School, Mira Road, the the venue well in advance and performed S second place winners of the ‘Voice the song ‘Aashiyaan’ which is written and 2014’ Singing Competition performed their composed by the school itself. winning musical at Salaam Bombay Foundation’s Cheering Stand during the Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon 2015 on 18 January. The RBK School team performed from 8 am – 1 pm.

The excited 11-member team reached

“Our students are really excited about the opportunity for our singing team to perform during the prestigious Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon and we will cherish this for a long time,” said Nalini Shetty, principal of the school.

head of the Mumbai Marathon, hundreds of children in the primary classes joined a `minithon’ to spread the message of `fitness through fun’, at Chembur on January 17.

Organised by Vivekanand Education Society (VES) DBC Primary School, the exciting event saw students of Class III and IV running with passion and a spirit of competition, while hundreds of parents formed a human chain on both sides of the road to cheer their wards. This was the second edition of the minithon, held to educate the students about the need for being fit.

The students, who ran in batches, had been practicing for the last two months just like professional runners under the guidance of PT teachers. The winners were given certificates.

School children create 36-foot bird wings 7

00 Tree House children between three -12 years of age created an unique artistic replica of birds wings measuring 36 feet (18 feet each) long and nine feet tall at the Tree House High School at Yashwant Nagar, Virar.

The students from playgroup, nursery, primary and middle level eagerly came together and created magnificent birds wings on art theme 'Colours of Imagination Fly High in the Sky' in a record setting art installation event at the Tree House school premise. Using their own imagination and art work, the children successfully showcased their unique talent in a spirit of creativity, celebration and competition.

The unique art installation was

unveiled by Shobhna Peradoor, vice principal of Tree House High School, Virar.

She said to the august gathering, “I am so proud of all my 700 school tiny tots who have created such an amazing artistic replica of birds wings. These magnificent wings showcase the creative potential of our students and gives a message that sky is the limit for creativity and they must let their minds fly high on the wings of imagination.

Creativity is as natural and necessary for children as fresh air and sunshine. By exposing children to creative experiences, we must gift them a rich and memorable childhood while laying the strong foundation for a lifelong creative expression.”

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MSU INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR UG IN COMMUNICATION

Missouri State University (MSU), has announced admissions for its undergraduate programme under the Department of Communication. The programme gives students an opportunity to specialise in one of the seven tracks, namely Communication Studies, Ethical Leadership, Health Communication, Intercultural Communications and Diversity, Interpersonal Communication, Organisational Communication and Rhetoric. The specialisation is offered in combination with relevant internships and service learning opportunities for different career options.

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did my Bachelors in commerce. I chose this field because it gives me immense pleasure to be a restaurant owner. It is fun. We meet lively people. The business is action-oriented, and I got a good start. Being a businessman I always wanted to invest my time and resources in this field.

I enjoy serving the best food to a wide variety of people. Believe me it is very challenging to cater to a variety of taste buds and make everyone happy. But I enjoy this challenge very much.

My education has helped me immensely.

Being a commerce graduate helps me handle the business side of the profession. What I learned as a businessmen is just part of being the owner of the restaurant. Hands-on management in a true work environment is the best experience. However I would like to learn the kitchen side of the business. It is important for me as a manager to know what the chefs and kitchen staff go through in the kitchen.

However I believe that education is an ongoing process. When it comes to my restaurant, Hunger Pangs, I am still in the learning process. Restaurant management experience only comes with time. The more experience you have, the better seasoned you are. The

“I believe that education is an ongoing process,” says Bipin Patel of Star Food owning the restaurant ‘HUNGER PANGS’.

more you learn about the restaurant, the more Chat with the customers valuable you are.

Most important – be there My job profile is very interesting. I was The most precious investment I have made always into management and cost controlling is the investment of my heart and soul. Being at my previous venture, which helped me dedicated and showing responsibility to the establish this restaurant. restaurant during the teething stage and to continue investing myself in this project.

I have to: Managers have the most underpaid positions in the restaurant industry, based on what Order products Take charge of the personnel, make sure they have as their responsibilities. It is the same analogy as teachers being underpaid, everyone is happy and working well and it truly needs to change. I do not see any Oversee the cleanliness of the restaurant trends toward it now because managers typi Rotate the food Make sure all the equipment is working cally love the position so much that the are willing to take lower paid positions based on properly

Children’s solutions to water problems B

ASF’s creator space at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Mumbai, brought students from schools and colleges at the centre of discussions for the week-long co-creation programme on finding solutions to Mumbai’s water challenges.

This creative day witnessed the culmination of a month-long inter-school drawing competition. The best drawings were displayed at Rampart Row outside the museum through the week.

Topics given for the drawing competition were:

Classes 1 to 4: Water is life Classes 5 to 7: How can I save water Classes 8 to 10: Water – a challenge for Mumbai Three winners from each group were felicitated by acclaimed artist Brinda Miller at BASF creator space. A creative workshop was also organised for school children on ‘African Mask Painting’ and calligraphy for the kids.

At the creator space tour in Mumbai, more than 250 water experts, business professionals, NGOs, academia and interested citizens will discuss solutions to water challenges and other important topics.

Why choose Communication at MSU? The curriculum facilitates a combination of quality teaching, with experience through internship and service-learning opportunities to promote community involvement and to provide vital job skills.

The health communication track is the only programme of its kind in Missouri, preparing the student for a career in the growing health care industry.

Who can apply?

Any student with a (10+2) certificate in senior secondary education, with a SAT scores of min. 1090 (0r minimum average of 60 per cent in Year X,XI and XII) and IELTS score of 5.5 or TOEFL-iBT score of 61.

Benefit to Indian students: The curriculum provides students with a global perspective to work in a variety of communication industry settings.

The well-organised on and off campus housing facilities.

Indian students would get invaluable exposure to new cultures at MSU. Date of commencement: The session of the programme will start in August 2015. Duration: four years

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the experience they will get. But it is not fair, considering the amount of work they do.

I cannot really give a salary range because it varies so much, but I can say that waiting people (waiters) often make more money than managers – and they leave with money in their pockets, and they don't take home the responsibilities like a manager does. Restaurant management experience only comes with time.

The more experience you have, the better seasoned you are and the more valuable you are not only to yourself, but to any company.

Every profession has its plus and minus points. The challenge of being a restaurant owner and manager is to always try to make your business better, being the best you can, re-evaluate, create, be different, and carve a niche for yourself. For the future I plan to spread the taste to other parts of the city.

The job market right now in Mumbai for managers and restauranteurs is good. It is all about the economy and consumer confidence. In five or ten years I really do not know what will be happening, but people will still need to eat and this means the business will be in demand.

There is good scope in the food industry in India especially in the cities. People are present-

As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

Sow reading seeds at an early age

By Jeetendra Karsan, CEO - Safari Kid India

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eading is one of the foundation stones of education. Before a child learns to write, he has to start recognising what is written, be it alphabets, numbers or signs. Once he begins to identify them, he then is ready to reproduce them through writing. Thus, formally or informally, reading starts right from the time a child is exposed to any form of content that needs to be comprehended and reproduced. It is reading what is written that connects him with all that he learns.

A child’s mind is like a mould of clay. It can be shaped and developed in any way that it is trained in. It is like a blank board, which is fresh and is not only receptive but also ready to accept all that is fed to it because it has no past baggage. Besides, kids today are far more adept at grasping what they are taught, thanks to the changing environment and exposure to newer learning methods. Hence, it is important to utilise this mix of available

resources and the child’s potential to learn faster and channelise in the right direction the concept of early reading.

Early reading is nothing but training the kids to start reading at an early age. This can only be achieved by develop<<Jeetendra Karsan ing a liking for books in the child. However, this needs to be done carefully as it is a habit that needs to be cultivated for life. Also, it requires immense patience and commitment of personal time to the child. It is important to generate curiosity in the child about books and why they are interesting. This can be done by: Reading to the child from an early age in a manner that interests him.

Reading with the child.

Connecting the fictional characters to real life friends and surroundings, and Sometimes by enacting to the child what is written in the book Reading as a habit has a number of advantages – developing vocabulary, increasing attention spans, preparing better for school and a thirst for knowledge being some of them. Reading fiction can help them develop their imagination and creativity.

Hence, learning to read at an early age definitely gives the child an edge over his peers in the overall development.

Presently, in India, kids learn to read by an average age of seven, which too is forced by the current education system. As a result, the kids restrict themselves to academics and rarely venture beyond their textbooks when in school. Besides, exposure to television and technology (games on computers/laptops and mobile phones) at an early age further limit their time spent on reading. Hence, at an age

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<<Kids from over 100 schools participated in the drawing competition at BASF creator space with special drawings on topics such as 'Water is Life', 'How Can I Save Water', 'Water – A Challenge For Mumbai'. The best drawings will be displayed at Rampart Row through the week.

The competition was judged by acclaimed artist Brinda Miller.

ly eating out more and they like to try various cuisines. There was a time when people only ate at home and were content with their typical food habits. Now the scenario has changed and people love to experiment with food. This is why many specialty restaurants are coming up. Also with couples working and coming home late, many families prefer to eat out rather than prepare food at home. People also like to socialise more these days. Instead of calling guests at home they prefer to entertain them in a restaurant. This takes care of the menu and the mess at home after the party is over. Indian cities are going through a restaurant revolution.

Urbanising, double-income families, changing lifestyles and changing food preferences are boosting the food market. Eating out has grown from a once in a while occasion to becoming an occasion by itself. It has become a form of entertainment for people today. The new eating out habit has propelled the restaurant industry. My advice for those who want to set up a restaurant is - go for it and do not be afraid. If you believe in yourself you can do anything. Dream big, why not, it's your life.

The more you connect with people the more exciting the dream becomes.

when they should love to read and should be able to pick a book of their choice to enjoy it, they are still trying to figure out the names of the authors. And this further reflects on how this reading habit is carried forward. According to the 2010 National Youth Readership Survey, though 74 per cent of youth were literate, only around 25 per cent of them claimed to be reading regularly. However, despite this, the scenario is far better in India when compared to other countries. According to NOP World Culture Score Index, in terms of number of hours of reading per person, India still makes the rest of the countries look bad. India stands at the top with the highest number of hours of reading per person per week at 10 hours, 42 minutes followed by Thailand at 9 hours, 24 minutes and China at 8 hours. (http://mentalfloss.com/article/55344/which-countryreads-most).

Yet, there is a constant decline in these numbers in India as per the National Youth Readership Survey. Love for books can only develop when reading starts early. Hence, some schools all over the world including India have started emphasizing on early reading. In the words of Susan B Nueman, PhD, Director – Centre for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement at University of Michigan, a renowned name in this field, “Teaching motivation is key. Children develop motivation to read by being read to often, learning first hand the pleasures that reading can bring.”

Today, with the availability of more than a dozen methods of learning, one needs to realise that nothing can substitute reading because all learning starts with reading.

Reading does not necessarily have to be only through books alone, thanks to technology, it can be done through mobiles, laptops and even kindles. The essential point is that reading as a habit has to be cultivated and nurtured and for this to become a passion from being a mere necessity the seeds have to be sown at an early age for kids.

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ccess to decent and affordable housing is a fundamental need and right of every human being. However, housing is becoming one of the least affordable Human Right. The exhibition '4D Living: From Housing to Affordable Living' organised by IIT Bombay’s Industrial Design Centre (IDC) showcased ideas to solve problem of affordable housing through the Industrial Designer's lens. The exhibition was inaugurated by Arun Kashikar, Head, R&D Tata Housing. The exhibition explores the far-reaching benefits of good design for residents and their broader communities.

After almost four years of brainstorming and committed planning and design, the IDC has come up with two different variants of 3D and 4D Homes which is a unique design that boasts of both affordable and sustainable design elements. This is an important exam-

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ple of how the creative economy works to contribute and help solve important economic development issues facing our nation. The '3D Home', is fit for a family, with stowaway couches, desks and chairs as well as movable walls to meet the changing needs of its occupants throughout their lives.

A modern interpretation of housing, the "4D Home" is befitting for the time that we are living in, incorporating area residential trends and boasting a variety of innovative, cost saving components which is not only resourceful and interesting, but also comfortable.

to understand the consumers, their needs and affordability. Different games were created to study the differences in needs, aspirations and dreams of the target group.

This helped the team shape the new thinking towards affordable

Research To start with the research team wanted to understand the needs and aspirations of low income group people so that the design solutions could be developed accordingly. Therefore, research team went to three different cities

housing and evolve new strategies and directions. These strategies can now generate range of innovative housing typology options to accommodate differences in the needs of people across all market segments. These games and research findings are also displayed in the exhibition.

What is 3D living?

3D project is an intervention to better the living of people by some degrees. Due to lack of space & resources, low-income people need to optimize their living by utilizing every inch of the spatial volume. This includes the floor-space and the height of the shelter. The vertical spaces are treated as the third dimension of the solution.

The idea of 3D living started with the question “How can a family of six be accommodated in a 10 feet x 10 feet and 13 feet high space?”

The internal space was used to fit in a set of specially designed furniture components to create different layouts and levels.

Foldable and smartly designed furniture can change a small room into a virtual two floor house. The flexibility ensures multiple uses of the spaces. For example, when not in use, part of the bathroom foldsin thus increasing the kitchen space.

What is 4D Living?

The 4D living basically targets the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of the Society and new migrants to the city who want a better living but can’t afford it. 4D living is an eco-system of "shared & smart serviced-living" creating new housing typologies. It is a unique concept that aims at providing transients and settlers the comforts of modern housing without spending much. This dimension works in two different "avatars". Initially the services can be shared by people with the service provider getting paid for the services rendered. This decreases the cost of living for the EWS.

Introduction to Global Hospitality Management

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ornell University introduces you to the fast-growing world of hospitality and hotel management. Are you wondering if a career in hotel management, restaurant management, hotel asset management, or services marketing would benefit you? Are you currently working in the industry and seeking promotional opportunities? In this free course you will explore the many wideranging career opportunities in hospitality and hotel management, gain career advice and stories from international industry experts, use an analysis tool to evaluate competitors and make strategic decisions, analyze factors leading to an own-vs.-lease decision, explore distribution channels and pricing strategies and learn how to select smart, talented employees.

This course is taught by Bill Carroll, clinical professor of marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Jan A deRoos, HVS Professor of Hotel Finance and Real Estate at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, J. Bruce Tracey, professor of management at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Cathy A Enz, a professor of strategy at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration This course starts on February 4 and you can register for the course here: https://www.edx.org/course/ introduction-global-hospitality-cornellx-hosp101x#.VLO0s9KUeJU

NSE ties-up with with K J Somaiya

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he National Stock Exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai (SIMSR) to launch a Post Graduate Certificate Program in Financial Economics (PGCP-FE). The ninemonth long course will commence from the 2015-16 academic session, and classes will be held on weekends at the institute campus from second week of April 2015.

K J Somaiya Institute of

Management Studies & Research, offers several Post Graduate/Masters and PhD programs in Management at its sprawling 55 acres campus. These include courses in international business, financial services, integrated marketing communications and retail management, among others.

This Program is ideal for working professionals from IT/ITES, KPO, BPO, Broking Houses, BFSI, engineering graduates aspiring for a career in financial markets.

The course has been jointly designed by NSE and SIMSR. Students can study the course in three modules that will deal with essential subjects that provide a sound foundation and the fourth module will give exposure to a specialised subject on application of economics, finance, including econometrics and quantitative methods. The nine month programme also comprises of twomonths of project work.

NSE has launched several MBA and PG Diploma courses in financial markets in association with various institutions across India, to meet the growing need for qualified and skilled professionals in the financial sector. Apart from the tieup with Sri Sri University, NSE has partnerships with 13 institutions including the National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. NSE has also tied up with the Ravenshaw University in Cuttack for a 5-year integrated MBA in financial markets.

Don Bosco’s proud past pupils T

he Don Bosco Alumni Matunga Unit celebrated the 'Alumni RU Day' recently.

Present were the good old retired teachers and their other teaching staff along with their family members. Also invited were past principals and the various designated fathers from the school and management of the shrine, provincial, youth wing.

The alumni represented by the past pupils of Don Bosco, Matunga were present in large numbers along with their family and children.

Batch-wise seating arrangements were made from 2012 right up to 1960. A student from the 1951 batch was also present. The highlight of the evening was the acrobats who left the whole crowd amazed with their performance.

The alumni president, Jayesh T Chandan, took special effort in introducing past pupils from various walks of life. COO of a leading hospital in Mumbai, stars from the film world, leading doctors, retired brigadiers and colonels from the army, IT professionals were present.

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Maharashtra Maheela Vyaspeeth with the help of Bonsai study Group of The Indo-Japan Association arranges the free lecture on Bonsai by Jyoti Parekh on Saturday, 31st January 2015 at 3 to 4.30pm at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan Mumbai, Basement Hall, General Jagannath Bhosale Marg, Next to Sachivalay Gymkhana, Mumbai 21.

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PALETTES SERIES

The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is presenting the Palettes series by director Alain Jaubert in collaboration with Alliance Française De Bombay. Every month the Museum will host two films from the series.

The Palettes series of documentaries explores great paintings throughout the history of art. From the canvas to the type of brush used by the artist, from the historical or individual context of the painting to the characters displayed in its features, each episode uses the finest technology to uncover the endless secrets a work can hide.

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Grünewald, Le retable des Ardents looks at Le Retable d’Issenheim (1515), an altarpiece that was painted for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim. The artist’s finest and largest work, this religious piece consists of nine images on twelve panels to present three different views. This piece is now on display in Unterlinden Museum at Colmar, Alsace, in France.

Leonardo De Vinci, Le sourire et l’entrelacs examines Sainte-Anne, la vierge et l’enfant (approximately 1508), an oil painting that was commissioned for the Church of Santissima Annunziata in Florence as the high altarpiece. The theme of the painting was one that Leonardo had a deep fascination with. It depicts St Anne, her daughter Virgin Mary and the Jesus Christ as an infant.

Title: Grünewald, LE Retable des Ardents and Leonardo de Vinci, Le sourire et l’entrelacs Date: Thursday, 29th, Jan. Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

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By Sukanya Roy Choudhury

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ave you ever travelled to a popular destination, wandered around the famous monuments and stared at a structure which makes no sense to you at all. Well, that is because most of us visiting these destinations are lost in translating the meaning of these beautiful places, monuments and structures of our country, which we once learnt in history some time during our childhood.

The essence of these destinations elevate when one understands the true meaning of these monuments, structure or the city which was once built by the British, the Mughals and others who invaded India.

The knowledge of these monuments can only be told by a licenced guide. These guides have been trained and authorised by the Government of India to impart knowledge about the places of tourist interest through which the true meaning of these places can be known.

The Government of India bifurcates the country into four zones – East, West, North and South. These zones further announce the requirement for guides through various newspapers and other modes of

communication. They depend upon the lack of guides available during the peak seasons of tourist arrival.

For Indian tourism, one's basic qualification should be a graduate degree in any field with a knowledge of English and Hindi.

For Maharashtra tourism, the basic qualification is graduation in any field plus the knowledge of English, Hindi and Marathi. Knowing a foreign language is an added advantage for both. Once enrolled, a written entrance exam along with vivas are conducted. The selected participants are then trained for three months (theory) plus one month (on practicals). The later one month includes visiting various places of tourist interest and the significance of these places are taught.

With tourism increasing in our country many places are being explored and added in tour packages offered by the travel agents and thus included in the training. After the completion of the training, the participants have to pass exams – written and oral. On passing in these exams, one goes on to become a licenced guide for the designated location.

Being a guide has no limit to age.

However one must be physically and

mentally fit. This certification is passed by the designated doctor. The money that a guide earns, completely depends on the number of tours one takes. This number of tours is solely the decision of the guide.

During the peak season, an enthusiastic guide earns from Rs 75,000 – Rs 3 lakh. Plus there is always tips given by generous foreign travellers. Every guide must renew his or her licence every two years. This renewal is based on added training and the number of tours one guide takes during the previous years.

A guide does not work 365 days a year. The work does increase in season, from October to February, and then from mid march to mid June.

This also gives enough time for one to engage in other jobs or activities.

“Apart from being a guide, I am also a social worker, which works very well for me as I can devote my time equally to both my professions.

I decided to enroll in this because my son has grown up and is capable of doing things on his own, leaving me with some time in hand. This is a perfect profession for me as I love to socialise and meet new people and share my experience of India with the foreign tourists here,” said Malati Chakraborty of India Tourism Guide.

Unfortunately this industry faces another obstacle as many of these guides refuse to work during season.

This is where the demand is more and the supply is less. Due to which there have been many agencies who have been training students from colleges or other backgrounds to pose as guides in season. This has agitated many of the licensed guides. Many travel companies are very unhappy as these licenced guides refuse to work and hence are forced to take such steps as the show must go on.

For housewives, students, freelancers or someone who is on the lookout for something apart from their boring office work, being a tourist guide is definitely an option. Introduction to the culture, the heritage, the true colours of the country can only be given by a guide. And let's not forget the inflow of foreign currency coming to India. A guide is someone that makes a lot of difference to the tourist's experience. The tourist usually comes with a lesser or different perspective which may be negative or without meaning and it's the guide which changes it to an inspirational or a happy and a positive one.

Mega inter-school quiz competition kicks off N

ew Bengal Club has announced the launch of the 4th edition of its mega inter-school quiz competition - ‘SBI SuperMind - 2015’ to be produced by Tree of Knowledge (TOK), headed by Siddhartha Basu, producer of the iconic TV game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.

The inter-school quiz competition will be held on January 25 at Kashinath Ghanekar Auditorium, Hiranandani Meadows, Thane (W), anchored by quizmaster Joy Bhattacharjya with support from quiz specialist Bhaskar Jyoti Dey,

content head at Big Synergy. All the students from Class 7 to Class 9 from all the schools across Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai are eligible to participate in the mega quiz contest. Eminent citizens and celebrities will also be present to encourage the contestants and to grace the occasion.

Going by the structure of the quiz competition, a maximum of five teams can participate from the same school and teams can have only three members from Class 7 to Class 9. There will be a written preliminary elimination round con-

sisting of 25-30 general knowledge questions. Once the prelims are done with, the contestants, on the basis of their qualifying marks, will be chosen to represent their school for the final stage show. It may be noted that there is no entry fee for the contestants. The top three teams will receive trophies, certificates, attractive cash rewards and all the finalists would be given books or DVDs from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

The quiz questions will be based on a varied mix of topics ranging from history, to current events, to

entertainment, to sports, to science and nature, to fact and fiction, to people and places, and much more.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dev Bhattacharya, cultural secretary at the New Bengal Club, said, “We are very delighted to promote knowledge and wisdom through this quiz programme, in a fun way, involving school students from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.

As a knowledge based cultural initiative, SBI-SuperMind will play a very significant role in bringing competition for knowledge and excellence among students.”

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4. Cut the circle of about 4” diameter in the centre of the paper plates and paint the outer rim of the paper plates in the choice of your color with Fevicryl acrylic colors.

Let it dry.

5. Sand witch the painted OHP sheet in between the paper plates and stick them with Fevicryl no stitch fabric glue. Let it dry.

6. Punch two holes on the upper end to tie a silver lace for hanging and three holes on the lower to tie silver lace for decoration with one bead in each.

7. Decorate the rims of the plate by sticking punched flower motifs and small decorative stones with Fevicryl no stitch fabric glue.

By Craft Expert, Fevicryl Hobby Ideas

PAPER PLATE SUN CATCHERS:

Material: Fevicryl water based glass color pink 856, sea blue 853, fevicryl 3D outliner glitter silver 402. Fevicryl no stitch fabric glue, punches with flower motifs, coloured card paper and paper plates , OHP sheet, silver ribbon, silver decorative stones.

Method: 1. To make this sun catcher you can either use painted paper plates or colored paper cut in circles.

2. Cut a circle of about 4” diameter in an OHP sheet and draw some concentric circles in Fevicryl3D outliner glitter silver 402. Let it dry.

3. Paint the concentric circles in shades of Fevicryl water based glass color pink 856, sea blue 853. Let it dry.

SAILING BOATS WITH NAME

Material: Corkclay, Fevicryl acrylic colors lemon yellow 11, orange 17, light green 12, cerulean blue 32, pink 18, white 27.

Exploring English: Language & Culture

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he British Council’s free Massive Open Online Course Exploring English: Language and Culture is being offered on futurelearn.com for the second time, by popular demand.

It is a six-week course that begins on February 2.

Chris Brandwood, Regional Business Development Manager, English, British Council South Asia, said, “This course is for those keen to improve their English for work, travel or study. Large numbers of people from across the world signed up for the first edition of the course and we look forward to large numbers this time too.”

Based on the British Council’s highquality language learning content, Exploring English: Language and Culture gives learners the chance to practise their skills online, to engage with people all over the world, to improve their English and to develop an understanding of British culture.

The course uses short videos to present a different topic each week, including English as a global language, the environment, entrepreneurship and literature. It centres on social interaction, where people engage in debates and participate in online quizzes, all of which encourage active learning.

The British Council is working closely with FutureLearn and its university partners to facilitate students’ access to British Council English language content and assessment. You must be at least 13 years old to create a profile on FutureLearn. Parents can register using their own name and then super-

vise a child throughout the course.

The first edition of Exploring English Language and Culture was launched in September 2014. Over 122,000 learners registered and participation levels were the highest that FutureLearn has seen since their launch in December 2012.

To register for the course and learn more MOOCs, interested candidates can log on to British Council website at www.britishcouncil.in/educating-worldthrough-massive-open-online-courses.

UK-India Career Summit to be held Mumbai The British Council will be hosting a UK-India Career Summit in partnership with Sannam S4 on Thursday, January 29 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai from 10 am to 4 pm.

The Career Summit will help employers interact with talented UK under graduates, post graduates and experienced UK alumni who are eager to build their careers in India. UK alumni can register for the summit by visiting the website- www.britishcouncil.in/events/uk-india-career-summit and be a part of this exciting opportunity to interact with officials from leading companies all under one roof.

The summit would be a day-long event comprising of interviews for jobs that are advertised along with an exhibition by the participating employers.

It will witness participation from leading companies from India and the UK that are looking to engage with prospective employees.

Method: 1. Take a small ball of cork clay and pinch it in to a boat shape. Let it semi dry.

2. Insert a tooth pick on one side of the boat before it dries completely.

3. Cut a long flag as per the size of your

name and draw and paint it with Fevicryl colours of your choice. let it dry.

4. Paint the boat with Fevicryl acrylic colors Lemon yellow 11, Orange 17 and let it dry.

Labors only to be betrayed by Hera, who drove him insane and caused him to murder his wife and family during a visit to King Eurystheus (Joseph Fiennes). Hercules doesn’t recall slaughtering them. But the gods are not too happy with that.

As punishment he is excommunicated from his hometown. Hercules is frequently haunted by the memory of this murder and wants to change his life. He and his loyal band of fellow mercenaries now spend their time working to earn gold.

One day Hercules and his buddies are approached by Princess Ergenia (Rebecca Ferguson), the daughter of Cotys, King of Thrace (John Hurt), who offers a substantial payment for a

special task. The job? Hercules and his crew will train the King’s army that comprises farm hands to battle the dangerous and possibly supernatural warlord Rhesus (Tobias Santelmann).

Hercules spends all his efforts and wins the battle.

Job done, Hercules gets his gold, but is suddenly betrayed by those he trusted. He realizes just how far he has fallen from his days of heroism. When a chance for redemption presents itself, it’s left to Hercules to rally his comrades, save the day, and prove once and for all that Hercules the Mighty Hero is more than just a legend. The DVD has about 30 minutes of Bonus Features.

— Verus Ferreira

DVD REVIEW

HERCULES Rs. 599/Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt.

Director: Brett Ratner

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WAYNE JOHNSON aka The Rock delivers an unforgettable performance as the legendary fighter Hercules. While there are many versions created on Hercules down the years, there were two versions released in 2014, the other being The Legend of Hercule.

Hercules is loosely based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars.

Hercules and his small group of 5 mercenaries comprising the spear wielding prophet Amphiaraus (Ian McShane), the knife throwing thief Autolycus (Rufus Sewell), the feral warrior Tydeus (Aksel Hennie), the Amazon archer Atalanta (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) and Hercules nephew Iolaus (Recce Ritchie), is the demigod son of Zeus who completed the legendary Twelve

AFTERNOON REVIEW CONTEST

In Hollywood, what is Dwayne Johnson also known as? a) Hercules b) The Rock c) Hercule How many mercenaries does Hercules have? a) One

b) Two c) Five

What does Hercules and his mercenaries work for? a) Gold b) Bronze c) Silver

Like movies as much as we do? Here’s your chance to build up a whole collection. Every Wednesday we bring you a film quiz based on a particular movie.

Answer the questions attached and two correct entries (chosen by random lottery) will get DVD copies of the film. So get cracking IMMEDIATELY and send in your answers by email with your name, address and contact number to response@afternoondc.in (In the subject line put ‘Afternoon DVD review contest’) Names of winners will be announced every Wednesday hereafter.

Winners can collect their prize DVDs from our office on furnishing proof of ID, within 15 days of the announcement.

Last week’s winners: Irene Fernandez, Sarup Nanwani

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Tharoor may be questioned again

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EW DELHI: A day after Shashi Tharoor was questioned by Delhi Police in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's mysterious death, Delhi Police Chief B.S. Bassi indicated that he could be examined again. Bassi also said that the former Union Minister was "cooperative" during the questioning while maintaining that their objective was to reach to the bottom of the truth for which they will look

Upadhyay supporters want ticket for their leader

High drama was witnessed at the Delhi BJP office as angry supporters of Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay shouted slogans and staged a sit-in protest against the top leadership for not giving a ticket to him. Upadhyay, on his part, tried to pacify them but the unrelenting supporters kept on shouting slogans.

11.5 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened

As many as 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, exceeding the enhanced target of 10 crore and covering 99.74 per cent of households, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.

"Most of India today is included in the banking system," he said, adding that more than Rs 9,000 crore has been deposited in the Jan Dhan accounts.

India willing to donate tiger cubs: Javadekar

India is willing to donate tiger cubs to the international community and play a key role in global efforts for the conservation of the endangered species, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday as the country reported a jump in its big cat population. "India is willing to donate tiger cubs to the international community and play a key role in global tiger conservation efforts," Javadekar said at the inauguration of a twoday meet of chief wildlife wardens and field directors of tiger states.

into everything "relevant" to the case, including the IPL angle. Police sources said other than various matters that could be related to the incident, Tharoor was also questioned about the IPL issue, reports PTI. They said that the police may call the Congress MP for questioning again in the next couple of days even as Bassi noted that some more people will be called as the process of investigation is on.

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IN HARMONY... BSF daredevils during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, in New Delhi, on Tuesday.

Kejriwal puts off filing of nomination for last day N

EW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal yesterday set out with much fanfare to file his nomination papers for Delhi Assembly election but had to put it off till Wednesday after his road show made it impossible for him to reach the election office in time.

Flanked by senior party leaders including Manish Sisodia, Ashutosh and Somnath Bharti at the rally which turned out to be a show of strength, Kejriwal announced at about 2.45 PM that he had "exceeded the time limit" to file the nomination and will be doing so to-

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morrow, the last day for the exercise.

Kejriwal had to reach the District Magistrate's office at Jamnagar House near India Gate by 3 p.m. to file the papers, according to his aides.

The announcement to put off filing of nomination papers came after the roadshow had covered a five-km distance out of the sevenkm-long stretch between Mandir Marg and Jantar Mantar which it had to take.

"We respect the Election Commission, administration and police.

EC issues notice to Kejriwal

he Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a showcause notice, the second in last three days, to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for 'prima facie' violation of the poll code by allegedly making a speech where he asked voters to take bribes from BJP and Congress but only vote for his party.

The EC notice said the statement, made during a public rally on January 18 in Uttam Nagar in New Delhi, amounts to "abetting and promoting electoral offence of bribery" under relevant sections of the Representation of People Act read with provisions of the IPC. The public speech made by Kejriwal that invited the EC's ire was: "it's election time. When

people both from BJP and Congress come offering money, don't refuse, accept...Some have looted money from 2G, some have looted money from coal scam...Take money from both the parties but vote for AAP. "We will fool them this time. They have been deceiving us for the last 65 years. Now it's our turn," he had said.

The notice said the poll panel "prima facie" was of the opinion that by making the said statement Kejriwal has "violated the model code of conduct" which is in force in the national capital in view of the forthcoming Assembly polls on February 7. The deadline for his reply to this notice was on Tuesday.

NHRC issues notice to Delhi government

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday issued notice to Delhi Govt and sought a report over reported vandalizing of churches in the capital. The Commission has observed that these frequent attacks on the religious institutions of the minority community, if true, may violate the fundamental right to freedom of religion and cause immense harm to the social fabric.

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BLOW IT ON... A sadhu blows a traditional trumpet as Shankaracharya Narendranand Sarswati arrives to take a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' during Magh Mela festival, in Allahabad, on Tuesday.

AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal during his election road show, in New Delhi, on Tuesday.

We have exceeded the time limit to file the nomination and for this reason I will file my nomination tomorrow," Kejriwal told PTI. The rally started at around 10.30 a.m. after Kejriwal paid a visit to Valmiki Mandir off Mandir Marg and was to culminate at Jantar

Mantar.

"It was already 2.45 p.m. by the time the rally could make its way to the Gole Market area. He could not have reached the election office at Jamnagar House by the stipulated time," a party spokesperson said.

Addressing the crowd, the former Delhi Chief Minister called BJP a "machine of lies" and said people of Delhi will script history by electing AAP in the upcoming Assembly polls.

"People of Delhi will script history by giving AAP the single largest majority as they want to convert those 49-days of good governance into five years... BJP is a machine of lies and rumours," Kejriwal said, standing atop an open roof vehicle at Mandir Marg here.

AAP leader Ashutosh later tweeted: "Due to overwhelming response/too much crowd Arvind could not reach ELECTION OFFICE. He will file his nomination tomorrow."

Tomorrow is the last day for filing of nominations for the February 7 Delhi Assembly election.

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EW DELHI: India now has 83 crore voters, nearly two crore more than those who had participated in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here yesterday that India now "has nearly 83 crore voters as on January 5."

"The total number of voters is more than the population of Europe," he said.

He said that in the next five years, the number of voters is likely to touch the 85 crore mark "easily".

In January last year, EC had said over 81 crore people were expected to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections, which include at least four crore firsttime voters in the youth category.

In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the number of electors eligible to cast their vote had gone up by around 10 crore from those who were eligible to vote in the 2009 general elections.

Addressing a gathering here to launch a voters' festival ahead of National Voters Day on January 25, Brahma pointed out that in the first Lok Sabha polls held in

Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma 1951, India had 17.32 crore voters.

January 25 is observed as National Voters Day to mark the establishment of Election Commission in 1950.

According to Election Commission guidelines on enrolment of voters, for an election to be held in a particular year, only an individual who has attained the age of 18 years as on January 1 of that year is eligible to be enrolled in the voters' list.

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TOP VIEW

I think the key is to focus on quality of primary and secondary education. It is really important that India competes with the rest of the world because the ‘Make in India’ means that your labour force has to be competitive with the rest of the world.

World Bank Country Director In India Onno Ruhl BUSINESS BRIEFS MFs Reduce Exposure To IT Stocks

Nifty Breaches 8700 Level

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (January 21, 2015) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose substantially on Tuesday (January 20, 2015) a net 144.90 points (1.69%) and closed at the 8695 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 8575 points level. It then declined by a point and registered the day’s low at the 8574 points level at 9.26 a.m. The index then rose steadily throughout the session and registered the day’s high at the 8707 points level at 3.07 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 133 points and closed just below the psychologically important 8700 points level.

Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 37 were gainers, while 13 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in metal, banking and FMCG stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 1.52%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 817 were gainers, 678 were losers and 34 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is rising while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is increasing in strength.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8509 points level. The next support is at the 8431 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance at the 8581 points level was crossed above yesterday. The next resistance is at the 8789 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 = 8659 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8611.

Support (2) = 8526.

Resistance (1) = 8744.

Resistance (2) = 8793.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed two consecutive doji patterns (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a long white body candle on higher volumes.

In fact, yesterday's candle is almost like a white body Marubozu candle. (A White Marubozu forms when the open equals the low and the close equals the high).

Moreover, the body of this candle is above and outside the body of the previous candle indicating a range expansion and acceleration. This is positive and indicates that the bias has towards the buy or sell side of the market.

Further, the index is above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the averages are rising and also positively trended. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further upmove unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8506) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 8349) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 8287) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 7752) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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

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.

Mutual fund managers slashed their exposure in software stocks to nearly Rs 34,000 crore in December, after raising it for six consecutive months.

According to data available with market regulator Sebi, the funds’ investment in software or IT stocks stood at Rs 33,970 crore as on December 31, 2014, accounting for 10.20 per cent of their total equity assets under management (AUM) of Rs 3.3 lakh crore. In comparison, the MF industry’s exposure to software sector had reached an all-time high of Rs 34,674 crore in November this year. Market participants attributed the current decline to profit-booking.

However, MF managers raised their exposure in bank stocks to a record high of nearly Rs 73,000 crore in December 2014, which is the highest among all the sectors. Among others, MFs have an exposure of Rs 23,412 crore in pharma, auto (Rs 20,959 crore) and finance (Rs 19,819 crore).

Citibank, Tata AIA To Facilitate Paperless Insurance

Citibank and Tata AIA Life yesterday announced a tie up to facilitate a paperless, automated sales interaction process that converts the cumbersome process, requiring 30-plus physical signatures per insurance policy, into a simple sign-on process. The solution focused on serving the life insurance and wealth management needs of the global Indian community who have a desire for higher coverage through innovative products and an affinity for simple digital delivery, provides a complete need analysis to assess the customer’s insurance needs and give product recommendations basis prioritization of one’s financial goals and scenario analysis to understand the annualized financial impact. Incidentally, there is a growing base of approximately 18.4 mn households across 14 cities in India that have a large protection gap, estimated at over Rs 150 trillion.

CII, Alibaba To Provide Global Platform To Indian SMEs

To facilitate greater economic engagement between Indian and Chinese SMEs, Confederation of Indian Industry has signed an MOU with China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba to build business-to-business linkages through global online platform. Alibaba.Com and CII will collaborate and develop various trade opportunities and online promotions to facilitate greater economic engagement between Indian and Chinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs). CII Shanghai has signed an MOU with Alibaba.Com to build businessto-business linkages between SMEs from India and the rest of the world through better utilisation of digital services for cross border and domestic trade, Chief Representativen of CII Shanghai Madhav Sharma, who signed the agreement at Hangzhou city last week, said yesterday. CII and Alibaba.Com will also work jointly towards providing trainings, promoting Industry clusters for SMEs in some key business sectors.

India ITME 2016 Innovative Textile Technology Launched

The 10th edition of India International Textile Machinery Exhibition for innovative textile technology, machinery raw material, accessories & related services was yesterday launched by Vishvajit Sahay Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry, New Delhi, Anil Rajvanshi, Senior Executive VP & Head Corporate & Industry Affairs of Reliance Ind. & Director General Sileshi Lemma, Textile Industry Development Institute, Ethiopia in the presence of Ambassadors & Consulate Generals from 16 countries. The event is expected to cover an area of 1,50,000 sq. m. Participation from 92 countries and an exhibitors strength of 1500 from across the globe in 19 chapters spanning the textile segment from raw material to finished products.

CMAI’S 60th National Garment Fair On 28-29 Jan In City

The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) is organizing 60th National Garment Fair on 28th& 29th January 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE Complex, Goregaon (E), Mumbai. The Fair will be Inaugurated

by SmtKiranSoni Gupta, IAS -Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India. There will be 265 Stalls displaying over 330 Brands presenting their Spring/ Summer Collection. As compared to the last Fair held in January 2014, this year the Fair has become bigger and simpler. A footfall of 15,000 Visitors is expected during the Fair. The Fair will be visited by the Merchandising Teams of Large Format Stores, Garment Retailers, Wholesalers, Agents and Distributors .

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Wipro CMP: Rs. 590

Target Rs. 640

Sharekhan calls a ‘Buy’ on Thomas Cook CMP: Rs. 205

Target Rs. 250

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Twitter makes first Indian acquisition with startup ZipDial Govt to involve pvt players to cover 50K panchayats under NOFN RCom gets Rs 650 cr from TIFPL ups stake MF exposure to IT stocks drops to Rs 34,000 crore in Dec Shopping malls supply dips 79% in 2014 on construction delays Suven Life Sciences gets patents for neurodegenerative drug.

Sensex, Nifty Scale New Peak, Experts Remain Optimistic Bulls go rampaging on Dalal Street

By Dominic Rebello

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he benchmark indices, the Nifty and Sensex yesterday scaled new peaks by rising 144 points and 522 points respectively to register new closing highs at the 8695 and 28,784 points level respectively. Intraday the Nifty registered an all time high at the 8707 points level, while the Sensex touched the 28,829 points level.

This was the fourth consecutive session rise led by positive global cues coupled with local cues and these led to a further boost in the already prevalent optimism amongst marketmen. The surprise rate cut by RBI last week along with positive Q3 numbers of blue chip companies resulted in the bulls taking further large positions.

“The IMF’s optimistic forecast on India’s expected growth rate till 2016 was another shot in the arm, as was the prediction that India’s growth rate may exceed China’s after a long time. Besides buying in the banking space, a recovery in under-performing sectors like metals as well as oil & gas also added to the rally. Because foreign markets are generally sluggish, it does seem that domestic cues guided by the earnings season and expectation from upcoming budget are driving mar-

ket sentiment. This momentum will likely extend further considering the buying interest among the participants at the current level. The joker in the pack could well be global markets and therefore a sharp eye needs to be kept on that front. Meanwhile traders are having a field day as are bulls while discerning investors continue to prefer stocks from banking, finance, FMCG and the IT pack for fresh buying," said Jayant Manglik, President-retail distribution, Religare Securities.

Says Dipen Shah, Head- Private Client Group Research, Kotak Securities. The “Markets continued the good run and closed at a fresh high on the back of positive sentiments emanating from the RBI rate cut, expectations of further reforms from the Government (either within or outside the budget), expectations of ECB stimulus and a slightly better-than-expected GDP number from China. We believe that, further reforms from the Government will lead to improved growth prospects and higher valuations for the markets.”

“The rally was led by banking and metal stocks. RBI asking banks to review their minimum lending rate in every three months was seen directed towards passing effects on

Consumer Finance Market To Witness An 18% CAGR

By A Business Reporter

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he Indian “consumer finance market will witness an 18% CAGR to a US$1.2 tn opportunity by 2020. While the market still remains under penetrated (70%+ of households have no liabilities of any sort), the organised players (banks + NBFCs) have developed diverse products targeted at all segments of the income pyramid, across multiple secured and unsecured loan types. Overall, we believe consumer lending can be a significant growth driver for Indian financials in the coming years” says a just released Credit Suisse report.

In particular, it believes that the “private lenders (both banks and NBFCs) have opened new loan segments that were hitherto solely controlled by the PSU banks (e.g., small business loans). “Overall, we believe that select banks and NBFCs will be able to leverage their expertise and established market positions to grow their retail loan books faster than the market projections we have painted above”.

According to Credit Suisse this would be a stronger second innings.

“While the experience of the last consumer loan cycle (2004-07) was bitter, we believe that a number of structural changes in the market could allow for a steady, profitable growth in the next few years. Important among these are the rise of credit bu-

reaus (150 mn+ individuals are captured already), multiplicity of new secured loan options, and the emergence of large internal customer bases for most banks to tap into (especially for unsecured lending). To make matters better, the expected fall in rates should spur growth in rate sensitive segments such as mortgages and auto loans” it says.

It believes the next round of retail lending growth could remain orderly and profitable, due to the multiple structural factors that have evolved in recent years. A number of secured lending options have emerged (such as gold loans and loans against property). Secondly, credit bureaus have matured, and brought a sea change in the banks' approach to retail loans.

Credit bureaus help not only in screening at origination, but, probably more importantly, in constant monitoring of portfolio post disbursements. Thirdly, the leading banks have grown their own customer bases over the past few years (mostly on the liability side) that they have a ready customer base to tap into.

To add to this fertile environment, the expected fall in rates could trigger higher growth in many rate sensitive segments such as mortgages and auto loans. Indeed, for the wholesale funded entities like NBFCs, the fall in rates could also lead to higher profitability.

rate cut onto consumers. This was seen as a major reason for up move in banks. The Rupee also remained stable supporting the up move and inflows. Metal stocks rebounded after Chinese GDP for Q4 came

slightly above estimates though dismal at 7.3% growth. Global oil prices rebounded in previous session though it remained weak today inflows were seen in energy stocks.

Globally, Greek elections, US Fed policy meet later this month and largely anticipated ECB QE was

eyed which would provide further cues on continuing FII inflows in Indian markets,” said Kiran Kumar Kavikondala, Director & CEO, WealthRays Securities "Virtually every sector went up in value, including banking, metals, IT, FMCG, and Realty- each of which went up by more than 1%- metal stocks led the way. The BSE Metal Index, which makes up 10 of the biggest heavyweights within the sector, went up more than 3%. Led

by Sesa Sterlite which went up in value by a staggering 5.36%, metal stocks rallied with the news that China's GDP came in better than expected. China, being India's largest metals consumer, posted a 7.3% GDP growth, beating analyst expectations. However, there is no doubt that the markets surged from a macro level and not necessarily from a sector wide level. The repo rate cut, combined with an infusion of consumer and investor optimism that the repo rate cut will make ways for the government execute on many of its intended reforms in the upcoming budget, rallied the markets. With consumer confidence at an all time high, it remains to be seen if any correction, at all, will happen before next month's Budget," said Raghu Kumar, Cofounder RKSV.

“Yesterday's market rally proves two things: while there is numbness in the global markets, the India story is going strong. The sentiments are so strong that the Nifty and Sensex have reached their lifetime highs. The rally on the Sensex is led by S&P BSE BANKEX (up ~1.8%) S&P BSE OIL & GAS (up ~1,7%), S&P BSE FMCG (~1.3%). In our view, the markets are rallying on hopes of several reforms measures expected to be announced in the upcoming Union Budget. Further, quantitative easing liquidity from European and Japanese central banks is expected to have trickle down effect on emerging markets like India in the wake of slowdown in the Chinese and Russian economies. According to IMF, Indian economic growth (6.5%) is likely to surpass china’s economy growth (6.3%) in 2016. At Angel Broking, we continue to remain positive on overall markets, considering, momentum of policy reforms and a fall in inflation and anticipation of a further rate cuts by the RBI. Besides, Indian companies are expected to post healthy earnings growth on account of the aforementioned factors, which would be favorable for the domestic equity markets, going forward,” said Dinesh Thakkar, CMD, Angel Broking.

India’s Growth Rate To Surpass China’s In 2016, Says IMF

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ndia is expected to grow at 6.3% this year and 6.5% in 2016 by when it is likely to cross China's projected growth rate, the IMF said in yesterday while terming the new government's reforms as "promising" but insisted that their implementation is key.

In 2014, India's growth rate was 5.8% against China's 7.4%, said the World Economic Report update released by the International Mone-

tary Fund. India's growth rate in 2013 was 5% as against China's 7.8%. India is projected to grow at 6.3% in 2015 and 6.5% in 2016, when it is likely to cross China's projected growth rate of 6.3%, the IMF said.

"I think the reform plans of the new PM are promising. We are going to have to see the speed of the implementation," said Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director in IMF's Research Department.

Responding to a question, the IMF official said the effect of PM Modi-

led government's economic reform would be difficult to predict as these are structural reforms and are growing gradually over the medium term.

"Key is going to be implementation," Milesi-Ferretti said.

According to the latest IMF report, in India, the growth forecast is broadly unchanged, however, the weaker external demand is offset by the boost to the terms of trade from lower oil prices and a pickup in industrial and investment activity after policy reforms.

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From Amritsar to US

Chef Vikas Khanna who has been increasing a lot of heart beats in women around the world with his lip-smacking dishes to his charming personality has received his ticket to Hollywood. Chef Vikas who gained immense popularity during MasterChef India season has been approached by a Hollywood studio to make a biopic on his inspiring journey from Amritsar to the US. Officials of the studio are said to have already paid a visit to Amritsar to do a

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to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider’s help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose.

Star Movies, 9 p.m.

MELISSA & JOEY SEASON 2

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After a conversation about each other constantly seeing the

wrong people, Mel and Joe agree to date someone that the other person set up for them. Joe goes on a date with Ariel (Dilshad Vadsaria), one of Mel’s business colleagues, and it seemingly goes well until she refuses to partake in Joe’s interests. Mel sees Clark (John Ducey), a friend of Joe’s, who gets overly emotional when reminiscing about his ex-wife. Star World, 8.30 p.m.

WILDEST AFRICA

WILDEST AFRICA takes one on a breathtaking journey to explore its incredible array of wildlife and the people who inhabit one of the world’s most diverse landscapes. Tune into the show as it delves into the heart of this valley and discovers what makes it such an amazing geographical phenomenon. Animal Planet, 11 p.m.

MODERN SNIPER

For the past eight years, the U.S. Army’s Sniper School at Fort

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Benning, Ga., has hosted the International Sniper Competition; where elite two-man teams compete to earn the coveted title of Top Sniper. Tune into MODERN SNIPER on Discovery Science as it explores the science of making quick and accurate shots by examining precision riflescopes and ballistic calculations. Discovery Science, 11 p.m.

YEH RISHTA KYA KAHLATA HAI

A person suddenly and unexpectedly disappears! No trace, no

Tonight’s episode of Code Red will showcase the first episode

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SATRANGI SASURAAL

Gattu manages to manipulate the circumstances and is now

engaged to Aarushi. He starts behaving possessive and takes over her phone. Meanwhile, Vihaan starts to wonder where she is missing. What will Vihaan do once he learns the truth? Zee

Will Akshara be able to motivate Karishma to do something

that might help save the peace of the family? And if not will she be able to convince the family about Karishma’s real intentions?

Star Plus, 9.30 p.m.

CODE RED

of the Awaaz series. The story is about a bright young student from Rohtak, Swati, who commits suicide due to harassment which she faces in college. Kabir, a crime reporter finds out about this case and travels to Rohtak to investigate it. He finds out that Swati was an extremely intelligent and ambitious girl who harboured dreams of going to Harvard for her further studies. However, before she could pursue her dreams, Swati was forced to take this extreme step. Upon further investigation, the reporter comes across Bhavna, a national level Kabbadi player and Swati’s best friend, who is very vocal about Swati’s death and the reasons she believes that compelled her to take this drastic step. After a detailed analysis, Kabir is able to figure out what had happened with Swati.Colors, 10.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a

Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they’re left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream.

HBO, 11.45 p.m.

BRAVE

Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, “Brave”

features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

Pain and Gain, HBO, 11.45 p.m.

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surely starts to dawn on him. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

MOHRA

Badal is a victim of the 1984 riots, brought up by a terrorist .

Badal lives with the sole aim of exterminating a police cop Rana now the DGP. Rana was responsible for cruel harassment and murders of innocent people in the villages of Punjab. Including that of Badal’s whole family. An honest police officer (Amrish Puri) and his family give shelter to young Badal where he falls in love with Rani Mukherjee. Badal’s aim remains to kill the treacherous police officer who had killed his parents and his loving sister. After several twists and turns he meets the treacherous Jai Singh Rana who has now become a DIG. How the hero accomplishes his revenge forms the rest of the story?

CVO, 9 p.m.

Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. Pix, 9 p.m.

Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While

taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agnihotri comes to her assistance. She finds out that Vishal is in for four homicides, and decides to investigate further. She finds out, with the help of the owner of her publications, Jindal that Vishal was compelled to take the law in his own hands when the courts failed to punish the assailants of his sister and sweetheart. Soon, Vishal is released from prison, and begins to work for Jindal. It is then that he realizes that he has just walked from a walled prison, to an open prison, as the truth behind his release slowly but

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recce of where Khanna grew up. “Yes, it’s true.

A Hollywood studio has approached me for this project. The plan is that I will first release a book, like a biography, and then follow it up with a movie,” Khanna said in a statement.

“My only condition for this was that they cast an Indian actor. I want someone who’s art I believe in to portray me. I want either Aamir Khan or Farhan Akhtar to play me.

In fact, even Nawazuddin Siddique would be good,” he added. Catch Vikas Khanna on 'MasterChef India Season 4' starting January 26 at 10:30 pm from Monday to Saturday on Star Plus.

While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting

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HAISIYAT

Ram is a sincere and hardworking young man in a mill located

in Bombay, India. He is the mill’s union leader as well, and attempts to get a good deal for all the workers from the mill management, and succeeds. In this process, he meets the mill’s new owner, Sita, and both fall in love with each other, and eventually get married. Soon there are conflicts between the management and the workers, and Ram must decide if his duty is first to his “management” wife or to his union and the workers.

Zee Classic, 9 p.m.

The tiger sisters

Tigers are generally known to be solitary hunters. However, in the forests of Maharashtra, a gang of tiger sisters have rewritten the rules of tiger behaviour. The four tiger sisters – Mona, Geeta, Lara and Sonam – were well on their way to adulthood and form their own territories.

But the young tigresses were inexperienced hunters and faced tough survival challenges. Instinctively they joined forces

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

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Qubool Hai Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaano Ki Jodha Akbar

LISTING

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaan India 7.30 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali 8.00 Mahakumbh 8.30 Laut Aao Trisha 9.30 Aheeb Daastan Hai Ye 10.00 Comedy Classes 10.30 Savdhaan India: India Fights Back 11.30 Mahakumbh COLORS P.M. 2.00 Udann 2.30 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se

9.00 9.30 10.30 11.00

to hunt as a pack and take on dangerous prey. Hunting as a pack, they have overturned the rules forever. Discovery

Reshimgathi Ka Re Duraava Asmita Jai Malhar Ka Re Duraava

ANIMAL PLANET P.M. 2.00 Be The Creature 3.00 Animal Planet – A to Z 4.00 United Colors of Wild: Life Stories 5.00 Mad Mike and Mark 6.00 AP Safari 7.00 Most Extreme 8.00 Africa 9.00 Mysteries of the Lost Island 10.00 Mahayudh 11.00 Wildest Africa P.M.

DISCOVERY

House Glee Simpsons Year Melissa and Joey 2 Monk House Glee Simpsons Year Melissa and Joey 2 Monk House Glee ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV P.M. 2.00 CID 7.00 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 8.30 Humsafars 9.00 Tum Aise Hi Rehna 9.30 Hum Hain Na 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 11.00 Bhanwar ZEE TV

Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaanon Ki Kumkum Bhagya Qubool Hai SRGMP Li’s Champs 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 9.00 Kumkum Bhagya

DDI (Main Channel)

4.30 5.00 5.05 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30

INVEST DISCOVERY P.M. 2.00 Beauty Queen Murders

News in Marathi Ruchira Bheti Lagi Jeeva Sankat Mochan Hanuman Karan-The Detectige News in Marathi Chandramukhi Chitrahaar Krishidarshan Amchi Makti Amchi Mansa News in Marathi TV Report of Showcasing various

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P.M 12.00 1.30 4.00 6.30 9.00 11.00

Jai Malhar, Zee Marathi, 10.30 p.m.

10.30 11.30

Hi Comedy Nights with Kapil Udaan Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Shastri Sisters Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Udaan Bigg Boss Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Code Red Udann

P.M. 2.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Taarak Mehta Ka Yam Hain Hum Badi DoorSe Aaye Hai Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka..

Chidiya Ghar Badi Door Se Aaye Hai Yam Hain Hum FIR Taarak Mehta Ka….

3.00

6.00 6.30

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SAB TV

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 Chala Hava Yeu Dya 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Ka Re Duraava 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe 8.00 Honor Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti

2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00

Comedy Classes, Life Ok, 10 p.m.

Factory Made Tethered How Do They Do It I Shouldn’t Be Alive Destroyed in Seconds What Happened Next American Digger How Do They Do It Inside The animal Mind 10.00 Tethered 11.00 What Happened Next

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30

5.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

SCIENCE

The Gadget Show Quirky Science Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made Combat Countdown Manufactured Quirky Science Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made The Gadget Show Manufactured Time Wrap Modern Sniper HISTORY

Food CIA Counting Cars Modern Marvels Baggage Battles Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne Pawn Stars Premiere Food Tech Your Bleeped Up Brain Pawn Stars Baggage Battles Counting Cars

NAT GEOGRAPHIC P.M. 2.00 Secrets of Stupid 3.00 Car Science

8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Cultural and Accadamic The Studetn sof Sikkim Khamosh Sa Afsana Pavitra Bandha Zindagi..Ek Bhanwar Dard Ka Rishta Jab Jab Bahar Ayee Paltan JAANI DUSMAN: Film Vinod Mehra,Rekha

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00

Samachar Mid Day News Sports News News Samachar.

Jaani Dusman, DDI, 11 p.m.

4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

News Samachar Business Wrap.

Metro Scan Desh Pardesh Janadesh News News Night Charcha Mein Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar.

3.00 Disappeared 4.00 Tehkikaat: On The Case 5.00 Fatal Encounters 6.00 I’d Kill For You 7.00 Datess From Hell 7.30 Who The Bleep Did I Marry 8.00 Disappeared 9.00 Fatal Encounters 10.00 I’d Kill For You 11.00 Who The Bleep Did I Marry

STAR SPORTS1 P.M. 2.00 Cricket World Cup: 2003 3.00 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 3.30 Great Knocks 4.00 Jai Ho 4.30 Cricket World Cup 5.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 3rd ODI Eng vs India 5.30 Great Spells 6.00 Cricket World Cup: Capturing The Cup 1996 7.00 Great Knocks 7.30 Cricket World Cup 9.00 Cricket World Cup 9.30 Jai Ho 10.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 3rd ODI Eng vs India 11.00 Great Knocks

TEN CRICKET P.M. 2.30 Eng Tour of WI 14 h/ls 3rd ODI 3.30 Gret Centuries: Ab De Villers 4.00 WI Tour of SA 14/15 h/ls 2nd ODI 5.00 WI Tour of SA 14/15 3rd ODI

Commando Iron Man 3 I, Robot The Mummy Returns Despicable Me 2 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

HBO

P.M. 12.00 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2.40 Red 2 4.45 The Specialist 6.45 Stealth 9.00 Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stanger Tides 11.45 Pain and Gain A.M. 8.45 The Specialist 10.45 Stealth

P.M. 1.50 4.00 6.40 9.00 11.20 A.M. 9.30 10.35 P.M. 12.00 2.50 5.25 8.00 10.55 A.M. 8.40 11.25

ZEE STUDIO

How To Train Your Dragon The Terminal Man About Town The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Brave Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life

PIX

The Exorcism of Emily Rose Iron Man 2 Quantum of Solace The Last Stand White House Down

2.00 Balirajacha Rajya Yeu De: Ashok Saraf 4.30 Eka Peksha Ek: Sachin 7.00 Hututu: Ashok Saraf 9.30 Pak Pak Pakkak: Nana

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.30 9.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches Courage the Cowardly Dog Adventure Time Bas Karo Henry Ben 10 Omniverse Haddi Mera Buddy Oggy and the Cockroaches Tom and Jerry Tales Johnny Test Roll No 21 Roll No 21 Kris Ki Toli Courage the Cowardly Dog

Ben 10 Johnny Test Tom and Jerry Kids Show Ben 10 Haddi Mera Buddy

POGO

P.M. 1.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon 3.00 Mr Bean 4.00 Choota Bheem : Gadbad Ghotala 6.30 Chhota Bheem 7.00 Shantimaan 7.30 Chhota Bheem 8.30 Back 2 Back Bheem 9.30 Arnab Aur Jadui Locket 11.00 MAD

Shaolin Soccer You Only Live Twice

STAR GOLD

Qayamat City Under Threat Dushmano Ka Dushman Suhaag Meri Taaqat Mera Faisla Do Ka Tadka Kismat Billu

Brave, Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Zor: Sunny Deol 5.00 Chirutha: Ramcharan Teja 9.00 Lage Raho Munnabhai: Sanjay Dutt A.M. 10.00 Aamdani Attanni Kharcha Rupaiya: Johnny Lever P.M 2.15 4.55 8.00 A.M. 10.45

ZEE CINEMA

Raavan Raaj: Mithun C Bulandi: Anil Kapoor Mohra: Akshay Kumar Aarzoo: Madhuri Dixit

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Saathi Mere Saathi: Rajesh Khanna 5.30 Love Aaj Ka: Saif Ali Khan 9.00 Badal: Bobby Deol A.M. 9.30 Aap Ke Deewane: Rishi Kapoor

STAR SPORTS3

P.M. 2.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 3rd ODI: Eng vs India 3.00 Cricket World Cup: 1975 4.00 Great Knocks 4.30 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 5.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 3rd ODI Eng vs India 6.00 History of the Cricket World Cup 7.00 Hockey India League 14 h/ls 7.30 Close Encounters 8.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 3rd ODI Eng vs India 9.00 Believe The Mahi Way 10.00 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 10.30 Jai Ho 11.00 Great Spells

STARMOVIES

A.M. 8.30 I, Robot 11.00 New Police Story

P.M. 12.05 2.05 4.40 6.40 9.00 10.55

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00

3.30 Do Or Die: Fire In The Sky 4.00 Customs 4.30 Do or Die: Up In Flames 5.00 Caught In The Act: When Prey Fights Back 6.00 Science of Stupid 7.00 Car Science 7.30 The Numbers Game: Can Cracking Codes Change Your Life?

8.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown: Fighters 9.00 Science of Stupid 10.00 Crowd Control: Food for Thought 10.30 Big Bigger Biggest: Train 11.30 Monkey Thieves: The Gret Escape

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Desperate Housewives 4.00 America Funniest Home Videos 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 5.30 Just for Laughs 6.00 Perception 7.00 The Following 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two And a Half Men 9.00 Desperate Housewives 10.00 Perception 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

Channel will present this fascinating story in its Republic Day Special on January 26 'TIGER SISTERS OF TELIA' at 9 pm. The show follows the four tiger sisters who had entrenched themselves well around the Telia Lake – the core of their mother’s territory. Once the girls grew older and stronger, instinct kicked in and they competed to take control of their mother's territory. Their sister-bond was broken.

However, each one struggled. Desperate and starved, the four sisters made a startling choice – to form an alliance. This one-hour programme tracks the journey of these four tiger sisters as they unite to form an unprecedented bond.

TV TALK

FILMY

P.M. 12.30 Dushman Duniya Ka 5.00 Rajani 8.30 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa

B4U

P.M 12.00 Yateem: Sunny Deol 3.00 Angarakshak… The Bodyguard: Mohanlal 6.00 China Gate: OM Puri 9.00 Main Aisa Hi Hoon: Ajay Devgan A.M. 7.30 Sacha Jhootha: Dharmendra P.M. 2.35 5.55 9.00 A.M. 8.05 11.30

All programmes on this page are as per the official schedules of the various channels. Afternoon is not responsible for any last minute changes.

P.M.

ZEE CLASSIC

Hamare Tumhare Eeshwar Haisiyat Sachaai Jail Yatra

ZEE TALKIES

The Last Stand, Pix, 9 p.m.

A.M. 8.00 Richie Rich 9.00 Shaktimaan 10.00 Gol Mol Gongol P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.30 5.30 6.00

DISNEY CHANNEL

Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Gravity Falls The Suite life of Karan and Kabir 6.30 Best of Luck Nikki 7.30 Doraemon 9.00 Best of Luck Nikki A.M. 9.00 Ishaan 9.30 Best of Luck Nikki 10.00 The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir 10.20 Jake and the Never Land Pirates

DISNEY XD

P.M. 1.30 Kiteretsu 5.30 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 6.30 American Dragon: Jake Long 7.00 Phineas and Ferb 8.00 Ultimate Spider Man 8.30 Kiteretsu 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telematches A.M. 8.00 Space Goofs 8.30 Rekkit the Rabbit 9.00 Space Goofs 9.30 American Dragon: Jake Long 10.00 Phineas and Ferb

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SHEKHAR KAPUR & LISA RAY

SHRIYA SARAN, RAJAT TANGRI & NEHA LULLA

AMAZING

Water world

the stars of the BASF Creative Space AMONG Summit ‘Mumbai for Water’ at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghrahalaya (formerly

ELLI AVRAM

Wonder works

works of art created by foot and mouth painters touched you as Dennis and Gitika Taraporewala in association with Gautam Ahuja of Ahuja Constructions hosted ‘The Art of Extraordinary People’ at Ahuja Towers. You saw these gifted artists at a workshop, while visually challenged therapists of Spandan Spa pampered the guests. Gul Panag, Shriya Saran, Elli Avram, Tanuj Virwani, Rati Agnihotri and Nisha Jamvwal were there at this bubbly soiree.

GUL PANAG

Prince of Wales Museum) were Shekhar Kapur and Lisa Ray. More than 250 water experts, business professionals, NGOs, academia and interested citizens were there to discuss solutions to water challenges and other important topics related to urban living, food and energy at this summit marking the landmark 150 years of BASF.

Marcellus Baptista

MURIITHI NDEGWA, LUCIE MALU & R A GOENKA

Call of Kenya

sheer beauty and grandeur of Kenya came alive at THE the Taj at the Kenya Tourism Board meet. You got a glimpse of popular tourist destinations like Maasai Mara,

Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Tsavo, Samburu, Mount Kenya, Laikipia and Mount Kenya, Lamu Island, Diani and Malindi. Seen were the smiling faces of Muriithi Ndegwa, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) MD, Lucie Malu, country manager, Kenya Airways and R A Goenka, honorary consul general of Kenya.

Launch pad

star Parineeti SHINING Chopra was there at Sofitel to announce the launch

of two mobile-apps – Customer Connect and Partner Connect from Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. Also present was Sujay Kalele, CEO, Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. Host of the evening was Rajiv Makhni, tech expert and gadget guru from NDTV in an interactive chat show. The session introduced the application to the audience with a discussion on its potential PARINEETI CHOPRA effect on the real estate industry.

VIVEK & ROOPA VOHRA

SHWETA PANDIT & MITAALI VOHRA

Edgy and chic

Bohemian – that’s what young and attractive Mitaali Vohra called her line of THE semi-precious jewellery seen at the unveiling of a chic and edgy calendar ‘Game Changers 2015’ from the Roopa Vohra House of Design. It was time for fine food

MANASVI MAMGAI

and drinks at Nido and a look at the calendar featuring Aaditya Thackeray, Nishka Lulla, Pooja Dhingra, Tanya Ghavri, Ashiesh Shah, Rohan Shreshta, Prachi Mishra, Farah Palia, Anmol Malik, Malini Agarwal, Anjaly Mody.

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ACROSS:

1.Wind instrument (5) 4.Mouth wide-open(6) 7.Failure to show up (7) 11.Ladyfinger (4) 16.Offspring (5) 17.Popular clawed seafood(7) 18.Infusion (7) 19.Sutures (5) 20.Refrigerator (6) 21.Turkish title (5) 22.Hint at (5) 25.Exhibit (7) 26.Finished (4) 27.Ship stops (5) 28.Radiant (5) 32.Gets very angry (5) 34.Remuneration (3) 35.Scorn (5) 43.Nautical spar (8) 44.Candle material (8) 45.It moves around the sun (6) 48.Gray matter (5) 49.Large cat hybrid (6) 50.Playful talk(6) 51.Finland city (5)

CROSSWORD NO 227 Nita Jaggi 53.Purpose (6) 54. ‘The Red and the Black’ author (8) 55.Voting age (8) 58.Phobias (5) 59.Secret agent (3) 60.Out of the way(5) 67.Slump (5) 68.Islamic garment (5) 70.Mosque feature (4) 72.Feeling (7) 76.Silent (5) 77.Turkish city (5) 78.Annoy (6) 79.Tiptoe into room (5) 82. ‘X’ and ‘Y’ Math? (7) 83.Stagnation (7) 84.Twilled fabric (5) 85.Era (4) 86.Expire(7) 87.Pie cracker (6) 88.Artist’s stand (5)

DOWN:

1.Stuff (4) 2.Cosmos (8) 3.Costume (8) 4.Happiness (4) 5.Sicilian capital (7) 6.Insignificant people (8)

8.Caribbean island(8) 9.Component (7) 10.Et——— (6) 12.Japanese writing form (8) 13.National song(6) 14.High-priced (5) 15. Rescuer (7) 23.Not permanent (5) 24.Poser (9) 29.Exhibitions (5) 30.Snoop (3) 31.Fee (7) 33.Trial lawyer (9)

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36.Futile (9) 37.Trueness (7) 38.Inane (7) 39.Nominate (7) 40.Friendly(7) 41.Canadian province (7) 42.Fragment (7) 46.Clear (7) 47.General officer (9) 52.Stores (5) 56.Workers (3) 57.Bharat———- (5) 61.Declare (8)

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62.Kind of cheese(7) 63.Star sign (8) 64.Model (8) 65.Shrink(8) 66.Illegal marriage (8) 69.Oblivious (7)

71.Nonsense (7) 73.Extreme (6) 74.Famous doll (6) 75.Diminished (5) 80.Swindle (4) 81. Sea bird(4)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 226)

ACROSS: 1.Villa 4.Captor 7. Advance 11.Abet 16.Nidus 17.Puppies 18.Gangtok 19.Curry 20.Plinth 21.Lease 22.Lilac 25.Digraph 26.Rind 27.Attic 28.Smith 32.Grade 34.Pat 35.Slack 43.Arrogant 44.Accident 45.Dimple 48.Onion 49.Arrest 50.Spider 51.Hired 53.Sweden 54.Dialogue 55.Increase 58.Fares 59.Ant 60.Deals 67.Groin 68.Break 70.Plum 72.Sapient 76.Fever 77.Padre 78.Almond 79.Sneak 82.Replica 83.Extinct 84.Maori 85.Tier 86.Agitate 87.Horror 88.Sheep.

DOWN: 1.Vile 2. Language 3.Alderman 4.Cast 5.Poplar 6.Opponent 8.Desolate 9.Afghani 10.Convey 12.Bakelite 13.Thatch 14.Fight 15.Ptolemy 23.Ideas 24.Charlatan 29.March 30.Ice 31.Shields 33.Determine 36.Line Drive 37.Broiler 38.Counter 39.Capsule 40.Adopted 41.Bishkek 42. Oppress 46.Booster 47.Priceless 52.Agent 56.Rap 57.Beats 61.Traverse 62.Disrupt 63.Casement 64.Flamingo 65.Opinions 66.Gelatine 69. Radiant 71.Monster 73.Affect 74.Spring 75.Warts 80.Omar 81.Hemp.

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TIGER BUD BLAKE

TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Capricorn/Mercury retrograde 1st Magh Shuklapaksha Shravan Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. White 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: The employed will win the praise and support of their superiors for their good performance at work. Colleagues and associates will not be particularly co-operative. Beware of people who are jealous of your success. Sports activities will bring you fresh laurels. Love life will see ups and downs. If you are bachelor or spinster, you will now decide to settle down in matrimony.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy, medium height, good-looking and long lived. Intelligent, caring, will always speak up for the not so fortunate. Will make a good advisor and has the ability to adapt to any circumstance and make the best of it. Will have a good family life and enjoy success.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): At a meeting or interview your quiet strength and confidence could be mistaken for too much attitude. Be unassuming and you could win the day.

You may think of a new and brilliant idea for improving your business prospects.

These efforts are sure to lead you nearer to your goal. You may face all kinds of constraints but let it not interfere in your responses to your beloved who may already be feeling insecure.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will take initiative in introducing fresh ideas in your business and in the style of functioning, which will certainly improve profitability. Creativeness is the need of the hour, and you will soon realize that you were lacking in it for long. Keep yourself open to new ideas.

Lack of thrill and romance in personal life could be a frustrating feeling. To find happiness sometimes you have to give love and attention to get love.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You are well-informed in money matters but circumstances demand that you be more careful while dealing with loans and investments. It seems you are more than tempted to make large investment that the rumor in the market says is a sure shot winner. Don’t take any risk. Nothing much seems to be happening in your love life. Not that you are not inclined but other things are appearing to take priority.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Matters concerning new work will come up for discussion. There are some important issues to be sorted out first before you make a commitment.

Your mate or beloved may also require some help from you for some important issues concerning family or loved one who is in some difficulty.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): New negotiations and work will go through smoothly. An important payment could materialize today. You will surprise those who have created problems for you in the past by your confidence and enthusiasm. At home there could be reason to celebrate a success with loved ones.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Work proceeds smoothly and you will complete an important assignment on time. New proposals will be offered and should be considered especially when you are being offered advance money. Relationship with your mate improves. Family life that has been strained will now improve. Expenses on house and family are likely.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Stay out of trouble. Avoid arguments with colleagues. Play it cool. Expenses are to a certain extent on the higher side. Try to keep a check on your expenses. Nevertheless, you are likely to get money due to you provided you pursue the matter today. Worries are part of life. Find time to be with friends who inspire you positively or relax with music and face tomorrow when it comes.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): The time has come for you to make some important decisions and take a tough stance. A fresh business proposal is worth considering. Someone you can trust should handle financial aspects as you are too blunt or generous which can harm your interests either way. If you have been having problems in a personal relationship, you may seriously consider a period of separation. Seek proper help or advice.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You will be toying with new ideas to incorporate into your work. Go slow with new process and without disturbing your regular schedule. Do not push yourself too much if things do not go your way today. People who are normally quite efficient will also get on your nerves. Your being aloof or withdrawn will not solve personal problems. You need to be forthright and let the other person know what upsets you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Try to do one thing at a time to get best results. Consolidate recent gains and try to strengthen your position at work. Those waiting for news from overseas will get favorable response. Employment seekers will get a temporary job offer, which should be accepted. You may now realize the futility of long-standing personal association. A parting of ways cannot be ruled out. Keep a check on your health.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): Your work will gradually begin to pick up with increase in your regular income.

There will be temptations to start something new that apparently promises immediate gains. However this is not the right time to make investments or seek change in your job or work. Home and family life will be happy and relaxed.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will have to take some pragmatic decisions about your future. No doubt you are ready for the eminent change but do take your loved ones in to confidence about your plans. You will find a solution which everybody is comfortable with. Happiness in love is indicated. A good piece of advice coming from someone you respect is worth some thought and will help you.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5181

ACROSS: 1 Lift off the sharp bent line (6) 5 Hold closely in one's arms with affection (3) 8 Prefix for wine (4) 9 Kazakh-Uzbek sea (4) 10 Doleful song (6) 11 Extra part (9) 13 Needing medical attention? (4) 15 Honourable, in short (3) 16 Required to answer to charges in court (3,2) 17 Otherwise (2,3) 20 Tibetan ox? (3) 22 Expose to moisture or soak in water? (3) 23 Religion of the Muslims (5) 24 Placed lower (5) 26 Another word for a young sheep (3) 27 Prepare a manuscript for publication (4) 28 It indicates changes in the weather (9) 31 More excellent or of better breeding (6) 32 Second letter of Greek alphabet (4) 33 Thin Indian bread, should we say (4) 34 Frequent Powell co-star (3) 35 A horse-drawn sledge (6) DOWN: 1 Except or otherwise (6) 2 _____ Pradesh: North Indian state (8) 3 Charlie Chaplin's wife (4) 4 Condiment (7) 5 Macho guys (5) 6 Chokes - with jokes? (4)

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SUDOKU 2367 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:

7 Main root (7) 12 Informal a police officer (3) 14 New Zealand parrot (4) 18 Cleaving tool (4) 19 Capital of India (3,5) 20 Like a slingshot (7) 21 Interim rulers (7)

24 Gamble (3) 25 White carbohydrate used as stiffener for clothes, etc. (6) 26 John who plays for Chelsea and England (5) 29 Cricket ground (4) 30 Irritate (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Polk, 4 Upwind, 8 Jat, 10 RSVP, 13 Godavari, 14 Cheated, 15 Canary, 17 Twice told, 21 Yah, 22 Awe, 23 Tia, 26 Holograph, 27 Umbras, 28 Trilled, 32 Padukone, 34 Luau, 35 Taw, 36 Decoys, 37 Of me.

DOWN: 1 Parc, 2 Love, 3 Cage, 5 Prasad, 6 Ila, 7 Daimyo, 9 Tod, 11 Showy, 12 Patch, 15 Cleo, 16 Aria, 18 Iamb, 19 Taos, 20 Owl, 23 Troll, 24 Apnea, 25 Gulped, 26 Hackly, 28 TNT, 29 Reap, 30 Luff, 31 Dune, 33 Doc.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2186 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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Today’s clue: R equals O

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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: 24 average; 27 good; 30 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: deaf, fade, fare, fared, fear, food, ford, fore, proof, proofed, PROOFREAD, reproof, roof, roofed, roofer.

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England's Steven Finn celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Virat Kohli during the one day International match in Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday.

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RISBANE: A spineless India suffered their second consecutive defeat as England crushed them by nine wickets with a bonus point, throwing their cricket tri-series campaign in jeopardy here today.

Electing to bat, India were bundled out for 153 in 39.3 overs with the top-five batsmen returning to the dressing room with just 67 runs on board by the 19th over on a lively Gabba track.

Steven Finn (5/33) and his pace colleague James Anderson (4/18) exploited the pacer-friendly deck to the hilt by extracting extra bounce as the Indians, barring Stuart Binny (44), struggled to come to terms.

Binny was the lone Indian batsman to show some re-

silience on a day when the others got out due to poor shot selection.

Opener Ajinkya Rahane (33), Virat Kohli (4), Ambati Rayudu (23) and Suresh Raina (1) were out playing poor shots, while Shikhar Dhawan (1) fell to a beauty from Anderson in the third over of the India innings.

England chased down the easy target with more than 22 overs to spare to collect five points, including a bonus point, from the comprehensive win.

Opener Ian Bell led the England run chase with a 91ball unbeaten 88 while James Taylor also scored an unbeaten half century (56 not out from 63 balls) to take their side home.

The duo stitched 131 runs for the unconquered second wicket stand as they negoti-

ated the Indian bowlers without much difficulty on a pitch that seemed to have demons while the Indians were batting. Taylor hit the winning runs, a four, as England reached 156 for one in 27.3 overs to wrap up the match.

BRIEF SCORES: India 153 all out in 39.3 overs [Stuart Binny 44, Steven Finn 5/33, James Anderson 4/18] lost to England 156/1 in 27.3 overs [Ian Bell not out 88, James Taylor not out 56] by nine wickets.

The other English opener, Moeen Ali (8), was dismissed cheaply off the bowling of Binny, who opened the Indian bowling during the first session as England batted before the break after India folded early.

Australia are now on top of table with nine points from two matches while England have five points from two games.

India will now have to win both their remaining matches if they are to qualify for the final. England started their chase before the schedule innings' break and were placed at 41/1 from six overs with Bell and Taylor batting on 28 and three respectively.

After the resumption of play, India did not show any urgency or energy in the field as Bell and Taylor went about accumulating runs without any worries. They brought up the 50-mark in the eighth over as runs flowed easily enough with the Indian bowlers not making an impression after a listless batting performance.

Thereafter, Bell brought up

his 32nd ODI fifty off 50 balls as the 100-mark came up in the 19th over. The duo also celebrated their 100-run partnership for the second wicket, off just 111 balls, in the 22nd over.

Shortly after, Taylor too celebrated his third ODI halfcentury off 58 balls as they completed India's ruinous day. Bell finished at 88 not out (91 balls, 8 fours) and Taylor was unbeaten on 56 (63 balls, 4 fours) as England won in a canter.

The only bright spark for India was Binny's all-round performance. He scored 44 runs (55 balls, 3x4, 2x6) earlier and was the only Indian batsman to show some resilience amid some poor shot selection by the rest of the line-up. This was after India had won the toss and elected to bat first once again.

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We kept losing wickets: Dhoni

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RISBANE: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today blamed the batsmen for the lack of partnerships that saw the team collapse to 153 all out before slumping to a nine-wicket defeat in their ODI tri-series match against England here "Getting off to a good start is important, especially in these conditions. But that doesn't mean the openers will always have to perform. If you lose an early wicket, then it is important to have some kind of partnership going and still have wickets in hand close to the end of the 30th over with a decent run rate. Then we can look to accelerate from there," said Dhoni at the postmatch press conference.

"That moreover is the game plan but we have kept losing wickets. Today also, there was a bit of a partnership, then we lost one wicket and then we lost (Ambati) Rayudu. We are eating up deliveries to create a partnership but once when the right time is there to accelerate, that's when we are losing a wicket and again the batsmen from that point on are not really able to bat freely," he explained. Indian batting failed for the second time in three days but Dhoni did not seem to be too bothered about it. "When we don't do well, there is a lot of criticism. I feel that is part and parcel of the game.”

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RISBANE: He scripted a memorable comeback snapping five wickets to set up England's nine-wicket win over India in the cricket tri-series and pacer Steven Finn said he was happy to see that his hard work finally paid off.

"It's just nice to help England win a game of cricket. A lot has happened in the last 12 months. It was pretty much to a day where I went home from that tour of Australia. But that corner has been turned and I turned it a while ago," said Finn in the post-match press conference.

"All that stuff is in the past

now and I am just looking forward. To take five wickets today was very pleasing after the work I have put in.

"I always thought in my mind that it was possible to return to Australia and perform. To come here and be in the same hotels and get over those hurdles has been good fun and I am enjoying it," added the lanky pacer.

The 25-year-old Englishman said he was happy with the Gabba pitch that assisted him in taking 5-33 as India were bowled out for just 153 runs with James Anderson also taking 4-18.

"The pitch bounced a lot

especially from my end. And I could bowl a fullish (sic) length and it was coming at waist height which can be uncomfortable for anyone," he said.

"It was partly the way we bowled and partly the wicket.

But we used that to our advantage and as a bowling unit we stuck to our guns really well and made the Indian batsmen come to us.

"It is always tough to go out and defend a 150-run target.

We have a couple guys who are in good touch and you know it's always tough in that situation. Our seam bowlers bowled very well today and

Moeen Ali also supported us well. He gave us a break today as well in the heat and it was very good as well," he added.

The Indian batsmen today played too many rash strokes and as such there was only one proper partnership between Stuart Binny and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Interestingly, Virat Kohli, who had a terrific Test series, again failed today scoring only four. When asked about Kohli, Finn said, "I wouldn't read too much into one oneday innings. He is an outstanding player and has the respect of everyone in our dressing room.”

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HAVE A GO: MICHAEL NOBBS Dabang Mumbai and Maharashtra State Police players compete in a game of rink hockey as part of former’s promotion of their franchise in the city.

The Mumbai team plays their first match against Jaypee Punjab Warriors at the Mumbai Hockey Assoication Stadium on Friday.

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hockey in India than more sports in most countries. You dont realise how big hockey is in India and we look with envy at you,” said Nobbs.

The Australian said that he was sure that by 2020, India would bag an Olympic medal.

“By the 2020 Olympics, I bet the guys in Pune [franchise] yesterday, I put 1000 dollars on the table that India will win a medal.”

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UMBAI: With foreign hockey coaches coming and going, former Indian coach Michael Nobbs said that it was the perfect time for an Indian coach to takeover especially since the Indian team has qualified for the Rio Olympics after bagging the gold in the Asian Games.

Nobbs who is on a buisness visit to India for a turf company – Grassman, said he wanted to take hockey to the grassroots and was looking to sponsor academies in rural India. “There is a company from Australia called Grassman which has developed a unique turf where you can play in wet and dry conditions and has a longevity factor to it because water is a big factor in India and Australia so I am representing it. They also will be sponsoring some

‘COACHES COME AND GO’ With the Hockey India League, not only giving opportunity to players but academies in India. The real coaches also, Nobbs felt that issue is that the lower rung it was the perfect time to put kids gets some facilities. I felt an Indian in-charge but this could help India. There doubted that Hockey India arae 1800 pitches in Holland would take that step.

“I wouldn't worry about and 300-400 pitches in Australia and if India could do the coaches, they come and that [it would do wonders]. go. The real key are the playYou dont realise that you ers. HI is doing a great job. have 1.3 billion people and Why not put an Indian coach have more players playing for the job? You have 18

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UMBAI: Saraswati SC scored a 4-2 win against Satya Vijaya SC in a league match of the 19th Late Ramanath Payyade Memorial Football Tournament, organised by KSA (Karnatak Sporting Association) and played at the KSA ground, Cross Maidan, Churchgate.

Strikers Ivor D’Souza, Saumil Damor, Evhard Fernandes and Akshay Pawar, all combined well to score a goal each to steer Saraswati to victory. Satya Vijaya managed to reduce the margin through the efforts of Tushar and Desmond Poojari Noronha. In another match, Bombay Fort SC and Mangalore Blues SC were engaged in a goalless draw.

WORLD RUMMY TOURNEY HEADS TO SINGAPORE The World Rummy Tournament (WRT) presented by Jungleerummy heads to Singapore and Malaysia on board the luxurious Superstar Gemini for its third edition in March 2015. WRT is the first ever platformwhere players can exhibit their love and skill for the game of rummy and win prizes to the tune of INR 1 Crore .

Players can play online qualifiers for just Rs.10 and win a ticket to play on board Superstar Gemini cruise. The online qualifiers are taking place every day at Jungleerummy.com. The qualifiers will continue till the second week of February.

months to go. You are the first team to qualify for the Olympics, why not give someone from India a chance.” He doubted that any coach would bring in a major change and put the onus on the player's performance to improve the world standings.

“Very few coaches are going to make this team a million percent better. I don’t think a coach will make them world beaters. You wont win a gold medal in the next Olympics regardless of who coaches it. There will be new coaches and he will do good because the team is doing better.”

“You have Cedric D'Souza, MK Kaushik, Harendra Singh and Jude Felix and I am sure there are many more. Harendra is now is an FIH coach. It is just for suggestion to select an Indian coach and they [HI] are not going to accept it.”

UMBAI: It’s a hat-trick for Rizvi College hockey team once again after winning it on a couple of previous ocassions, Rizvi College, Bandra won the Mumbai University's Inter Collegiate Hockey Tournament last week.

In the round-robin league, the Bandra college finished on top of the table with seven points followed

by MMK College (6 points), at second position Khalsa College (4 points) at the third. After registering three successive wins in the league, Rizvi were held to a 1-1 draw against Khalsa College.

First they defeated Devrukh College 5-0, then they

got better thumped St Andrew's 3-0 and then edged out MMK College 1-0 in a thrilling encounter before drawing with Khalsa College.

Rizvi coach Ibrahim Mulla, who was also appointed the coach of the Mumbai University team for the Inter-University tournament said, “Initially, we may have got it easy in the league it became tougher as we progressed.

In the end we drew with Khalsa. The boys have been superb throughout the tournament. They have been consistent in their performances which was a plus point that got us the title,” said Mulla.

The victorious Rizvi College team with their trophy.

Air India Sports Club annex Inter Office ‘A’ Division Title

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UMBAI: Ratnagiri based World No. 4 Riyaz Akbar Ali of Air India Sports Club, former State Champion Ayesha Mohd. of Jain Irrigation, Manu Baria of Jain Irrigation & Aarti Acharekar of A. K. Foundation won men, women, veteran men & women singles events respectively in the Late Pradeep Jadhav Memorial 24th Mumbai District Carrom Championship 2015.

Unseeded former state

champion Riyaz Akbar Ali in his quest to win the title encountered few problems. In the final against unseeded Abhishek Bharti of Bank of India, the Ratnagiri ace Riyaz Akbar Ali was in total control as he quickly wrapped up the match winning the best of 3 games encounter it 25-4, 2510. In the women xingles final Ayesha Mohd knocked out in form Maitreyee Gogate winning 25-12, 25-11 to annex the title.

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UMBAI: Displaying excellent fighting qualities and teamwork, PIFA Colaba, rallied well from 0-1 deficit to put it across Kenkre FC by a 4-2 margin in an Elite Division encounter of the Mumbai District Football Association League played at the Cooperage ground on Tuesday morning. The scores were locked at 2-all at the end of the first session.

PIFA’s opportunistic Nigerian striker Elvis Ozowara scored a brace and Zeeshan Shaikh and Deep Moorjani netted one each to complete the scoring for the winners, while Rugved Yeole and Arvind Rajan scored for the losing side.

run of play took the lead when Yeole found the net in the very fourth minute. But, four minutes later, Shaikh produced a snap strike to restore parity for the Colaba side.

In the 18th minute, PIFA snatched the initiative when Ozowara, scored the first of his two goals to put his team into the lead. However, their lead did not last too long as Kenkre struck the equaliser through the efforts of Rajan in the 21st minute and the PIFA Colaba (orange) and Kenkre teams ended the first half on FC players in action during their level terms at 2-2.

MDFA Elite Division League.

After switching ends, PIFA had the better of the exIn a keenly contested changes and converted their match, Kenkre against the chances to grab a win. First

Moorjani fired PIFA in front in the 52nd minute before Ozowara once again hit the target in the 78th minute to wrap up the match in favour of the Colaba outfit.

KOLI NETS WINNER FOR CHARKOP Charkop FC eked out a narrow 1-0 victory against Village Amboli in a Second Division match of the MDFA League played at the Poinsur Gymkhana ground, Kandivali on Tuesday. Jatin Koli scored the all-important winning goal for Charkop.

Later in a First Division match, IDBI and Alphonso Academy were engaged in a goalless draw.

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Dhoni said this is our core team for next 7-8 yrs: Wriddhiman

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NEW DELHI: Being Mahendra Singh Dhoni's understudy for the past four years has taught Wriddhiman Saha the virtue of patience and he said Dhoni had predicted after walking into Test sunset that the current bunch will form the core of the Indian cricket team for the next 7-8 years.

"MS addressed us in the dressing room after his retirement and told us that 'this is the core of the Test team that will remain for the next 7-8 years'. We should all try and perform to the best of our abilities and grab the chances that come our way," Wriddhiman told PTI from the sidelines of Bengal team's training session at the Mohan Meakin ground in Ghaziabad ahead of their Ranji Trophy match vs UP. The 30-year-old said that he received a lot of encouragement from Team Director Ravi Shastri and chief coach Duncan Fletcher as well as his teammates.

"Both Ravi Shastri and Duncan Fletcher were very supportive once MS announced his decision to retire from Tests. They had a lot of encouraging words for me before the Sydney Test as well as the first Test in Adelaide where the skipper was out due to injury. Their mantra was simple. Be positive and enjoy each and every minute," said Wriddhiman, who has now played four Tests including three in Australia. When asked if the pressure is less on him now that Dhoni has retired from the five-day format, Wriddhiman replied, "I have never ever thought like that.

You don't play cricket thinking that there will be comparatively lesser competition that what it was before. The opportunity is there for everybody and whoever performs will play.

For me, I used to work hard even when Dhoni was playing Test cricket and it won't even change now."

ELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Stan Wawrinka showed no mercy in powering through to the Australian Open second round today as unseeded dark horse Victoria Azarenka won her grudge match.

Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori and women's fourth seed Petra Kvitova also stayed on course, with 18time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams opening her Melbourne Park account later Tuesday.

Serbian top seed Djokovic, gunning for a fifth Australian title, found his groove early against Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene to post a commanding 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win.

"For a first round performance it was pretty good, obviously I still need to work on a few things, I'm still developing my game," said Djokovic, who lost to Wawrinka in the quarter-finals last year.

The Swiss fourth seed went on to stun Rafael Nadal and win his maiden Grand Slam, and he is keen to repeat the heroics again this year.

He got his title defence off to to a solid start with a 6-1, 64, 6-2 mauling of Turkey's Marsel Ilhan, encountering few problems. "It was great to be back on Rod Laver Arena again, it brings back so many memories from last year," he said. "It was such an amazing two weeks last year so it was great to come back here and I am pleased with my game in general and I'm excited to start again. "I can feel that I have a lot of support here," he said. "But it's just one match, now I need to be

Stanislaus Wawrinka cruised past Turkish Marsel Ilhan in straight sets 6-1 6-4 6-2.

ready for the next one."

Roger Federer, Nadal and Maria Sharapova all played Monday and easily progressed.

Nishikori, who lost to Marin Cilic in last year's US Open final and is touted as a future major champion, showed his mettle to beat

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EW DELHI: Bharat FC bolstered their squad for the 2014-15 I-League football season by signing Romuald Boco as the marquee player.

The 29-year-old Boco joins Bharat FC from English League One side Chesterfield FC. Boco is a versatile midfielder but prefers to play in advanced positions, having been mostly deployed as an attacking midfielder through large parts of his career.

Bharat FC will play their first ever I-League fixture against Dempo SC on January 24 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati sports complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi with the game slated to kick-off at 7 pm.

Born in Bernay, France, Boco holds dual FrenchBeninese citizenship. He has collected 48 international caps for Benin, playing for them in the 2004 African Cup

Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2.

The Spaniard is a former world number nine and the Japanese star said it was a good workout.

"Obviously, it was a really tough, tough first match. He could be seeded player, and I know he was injured, but still

of Nations. He was the captain of the side that played the 2008 edition. Boco also represented his country in the 2010 edition, putting in several impressive displays over the course of the tournament.

Boco has also had a chequered club career, having played for a host of English sides. He began his career in his native France in the 200405 season playing for Chamois Niortais.

ENTICING REMATCH Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion but came into the tournament ranked just 44 after an injurymarred 2014 and a battle with depression.

But she showed why she is regarded as the most dangerous unseeded player as she downed American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 to set up an enticing second round encounter with eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Azarenka and Stephens have history, with the Belarussian former world number one controversially defeating her in the 2013 semi-final with the help of a lengthy medical timeout, which angered the fans.

She needed no such tactics on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that she wants a third Grand Slam title in Melbourne after triumphing in 2012 and 2013.

"You've got to win seven matches to win a title and this was a great first round for me to really test my game," the 25-year-old said.

"I'm happy with what I did... Sloane's a tricky opponent who has big weapons so I tried to stay aggressive and take every opportunity and control the game. I really had to stay focused and composed." Denmark's Wozniacki, another former world number one, had a tougher assignment against American teenager Taylor Townsend, who made her work hard for a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 win.

Kvitova, the two-time Wimbledon champion, ground out a straight sets win over Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp, but admitted nerves affected her performance. Other seeds progressing included Dominika Cibulkova, who lost in last year's final to the now-retired Li Na, and men's eighth seed Milos Raonic.

Wish TTFI would have realised my services for country: Sharath

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EW DELHI: India's finest ever table tennis player Sharath Kamal lashed out at the parent body TTFI's decision to overlook him for India's Asian Cup campaign after he chose to skip the National Championship for club commitments in Germany.

Sharath was dropped for the March 13-15 event in Jaipur as he did not play any domestic events last season, thereby failing to secure enough points for Asian Cup selection. "I do understand their (of the federation TTFI) rules but I think they could have considered my situa-

tion and thought about what I have done for the country in the last decade or so," a dejected Sharat told PTI from Germany, where he plays for top Bundesliga club Borussia Dusseldorf.

World No 50 and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist further explained what made him miss the nationals in Puducherry last week. "The situation was like this: One of the players was injured and they could not find a substitute for the ongoing Champions League.

So I had to play here as this is of higher priority for me than the nationals. I am the only Indian to have played in the competition. But sadly

the TTFI does not feel any gratitude for my service for so many years," said the 32year-old.

Current national champions Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das have been picked to represent India in the competition where 16 players will take part in the men's and women's singles respectively. Sharath can still take part in the premier Asian event if the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) invites him considering his high world ranking.

Former player and selector Kamlesh Mehta said it was tough to drop a player like Sharath but they just followed the rules.

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ELSON (NEW ZEALAND): Kane Williamson made a welcome return to the New Zealand side with an elegant century to set up a fourwicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international.

Backed by lusty hitting from Corey Anderson and Luke Ronchi, New Zealand overtook Sri Lanka's 276 with 11 balls to spare and move 21 ahead in the seven-match series.

In a tense finish New Zealand needed 47 off 36 balls when the 24-year-old Williamson was removed for 103, his fifth ODI century.

Anderson was run out for 47 with New Zealand needing 32 runs with 26 balls left.

Up stepped Luke Ronchi to blast a rapid 32 including Kane Williamson flicks in front of square during his innings of 103 runs at Nelson, New Zealand. three sixes and Daniel Vettori hit a four as New Zealand finAfter losing the early wick- Martin Guptill and Ross Tay- Williamson led the rescue ished with a flourish. ets of Brendon McCullum, lor cheaply, an unflustered mission, first in partnership

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ARACHI: The Pakistani players, featuring in the World Cup squad, have been banned from using social networking sites during the mega event, beginning next month.

Team manager, Naved Akram Cheema confirmed today that as part of their central contracts, players would not be allowed to use any social networking site on the coming tour to New Zealand and in the World Cup. "I personally feel only people with loads of free time are active on these sites and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think our players will have enough time on hand for other things other than focusing on cricket and doing well in the World Cup," the senior bureaucrat said.

He said the Board also did not want the players to get involved in unnecessary controversies which usually happens when they are active on these networking sites.

Cheema, who has been appointed manager for the World Cup in place of Moin Khan and has also managed national team in the past, said that any player found guilty of violating this clause would be penalised severly.

"These players have been

selected to represent their country in the biggest event of the cricket world and they need to give 100 percent and remain focused on their game that is why we have imposed this restriction so that they are not distracted," he said.

Afridi wants to regain fastest ODI ton record during World Cup

KARACHI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi said he will try to wrest back the record of scoring the fastest ODI hundred when Pakistan tours New Zealand and during the World Cup to make it a memorable farewell for him and his fans from 50 overs cricket. Afridi has announced he will retire from ODIs after the World Cup but continue to play T20 cricket. "You never plan out to set such records. It just happens when you have a very

special day and your confidence is sky high. If everything works out for me and it is my special day than I will try to improve the record set by Ab de Villers in New Zealand or in the World Cup," Afridi said in an interview.

He said that he was happy to see a batsman of de Villiers caliber now hold the record for the fastest fifty and century in ODIs. "He played like a champion to get the record and it was his special day," he said.

with Grant Elliott and then with Anderson.

He brought up his century with a steady accumulation of singles, only reaching the boundary seven times with six fours and a six.

But having attained the milestone he was bowled by Thisara Perera and Anderson vacated the field soon after.

McCullum, on whom New Zealand rely heavily to get off to a good start, failed to oblige this time with a gentle poke at a Nuwan Kulasekera delivery and was caught at mid on for just 11.

Guptill failed to back up from his unbeaten 66 in the washed out third match in Auckland on Saturday as he was caught behind for 20 while Taylor went cheaply for eight as New Zealand slumped to 63-3 after 15 overs.Elliott, who scored 44, was happy to accumulate singles in a patient 88-run stand

with Williamson which ensured there were wickets in hand for the final run chase.

Sri Lanka's innings was the product of finely constructed performances by their two elder statesmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Between them the 37-year-olds contributed all but 106 of Sri Lanka's 276 with Jayawardene scoring 94 off 82 deliveries and Sangakkara, who moved up to third on the list of top ODI run scorers, making 76 off 83.

Sangakkara now has 13,490 runs, 214 behind Australian Ricky Ponting on a list headed by Indian great Sachin Tendulkar who amassed 18,426 runs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who made 44 in a 102-run stand with Sangakkara for the second wicket, was the only other Sri Lankan batsman to top 20 as the New Zealand bowlers carved up the lower order.