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Diwakar Raote scraps Hakim Committee report, appoints new panel

By Prashant Hamine

ollowing public outcry over unjustified rise in auto rickshaw and taxi fares in the last three years, Minister for Public Transport Diwakar Raote yesterday announced the decision to scrap the P M A Hakim one man committee that was responsible for the recent fare hikes. Speaking to news persons here he disclosed that the government has formed a three member committee headed by retired judge of the High Court which will, within six months submit comprehensive report to the government on fare hike structure. Replying to queries he said that the HC in its ruling had observed that “the mere fact that the one-personcommittee invited suggestions from the public may not in our view be a sufficient safeguard for ensuring that the process of rate fixing is scientific.” Raote further added that upon scrutiny of the Hakim committee report's recommendations it was found that the report contained several discrepancies while fixing the fare structure for autorickshaws and taxis. Raote added that based on the Hakim committee report the government decision of 2012 had provided for a fare revision on May 1 every year if the fare hike was more than 50 paise per kilometer of the basic fare rate. This he said

HIMLA: A day after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed and an FIR registered in connection with alleged rape case in a Degree College in Dharamsala, police now claimed the entire matter as a rumour. Addressing a press conference Superintendent of Police Dharamshala, has claimed that there is no evidence of any incident of gangrape. The cop further claimed that the complainant has been identified and the whole matter is false. (Police forms SIT, registers FIR in alleged rape case in Dharamshala) The police has also claimed that whatever is being circulated is false and has no substance.

The two girls that people are talking about are not sisters and some group is trying to misconstrue facts, say newsreports. CM gives clean chit to police: Even Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh came out in support of police and gave them a clean chit. Dismissing the claims of gangrape in the Dharamshala Degree College the CM told media persons that 'it is a case of political conspiracy'. "The lady concerned has been traced and she is in police custody," Singh told media persons. "It appears that whatever was there in

No chance for a Muslim! A 22-year-old Muslim youth who applied for a job in a courier company was told: “We employ only non-Muslims” By Zuber Ansari

22-year-old MBA youth from the minority community on Thursday has filed an FIR in the VB Nagar police station against a BandraKurla Complex (BKC) based company, Hare Krishna Group and Marketing Alliance, after he got a reply with regard to his job application which contained an antimuslim e-mail. The youth Zeeshan Ali Khan had applied for a marketing job in various companies with his classmate Mukund Mani Pandey. On Tuesday he was in for a

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BJP spokesperson: “The cops are acting under state government's pressure. They are trying to cover up the entire incident. And why is the girl in police custody?”

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rude shock after receiving an email that read, “Thanks for your application. We regret to inform you that we hire only non-Muslim candidates.” His friend Pandey was called in for an interview the next day. An outraged Zeeshan immediately posted a picture of the company's reply on social media Facebook, sparking widespread criticism of the company's decision. “He applied for a job on Tuesday in the evening at 5:45 pm and within 15 minutes he got a reply from them that we regret to inform you, we don't hire Muslims. We only hire non-Muslim candidates. He was quite shocked when he read about this, he took a screen shot of it and posted it on his Facebook," Dr Sahar Khan, sister of Zeeshan told ADC. "At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting foreign countries and inviting investments from people of different religious denomination and pushing ahead the 'Make in India' campaign, one leading diamond export house is Continued on pg 8 «

press was an organized attempt to malign somebody. Interrogation is going on, It seems the girl was being used to malign somebody," he further added. BJP cries foul: Meanwhile the opposition BJP has categorically rejected the claims made by police as well as CM. BJP spokesperson Ganesh Dutt was quoted by Times Now as saying, "Police is acting under state government's pressure. They are trying to cover up the entire incident." The local BJP leaders are quoting social media reports that the girl was sexually assaulted by relatives of

the Congress minister and that is why government as well as police are trying to hide the truth. As per BJP leaders the victim, who was brutally gangraped, has been shifted outside district to get treated. Social media claims victim is dead: Meanwhile social media is now abuzz that the victim has reportedly succumbed to her injuries and the police are trying to hide truth. Some are even claiming that the image circulated on social media are fake and does not belong to the girl concerned. Social media has alleged that the police is

deliberately not taking any action in nabbing the culprits as relatives of some high profile politicians of Himachal Pradesh are said to be involved in this case. Earlier, former BJP minister Krishan Kapoor at Dharamshala had also demanded that accused, irrespective of their status be given death sentence in accordance with law. He too has alleged that the cops are not discharging their duties honestly, in this case, due to the involvement of relatives of some politicians. State VHP organising secretary, Manoj Kumar demanded that culprits be immediately arrested, brought to justice and awarded capital punishment.

Aamdar Niwas still in use despite being declared as ‘dangerous’

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By Hinali Parab & Rameeza Shaikh

he majestic Aamdar Niwas, located opposite to Maharashtra Police Headquarters, is still in use by MLAs and their associates despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared the 100-year-old building as in 'ruinous condition' and 'dangerous to occupy or use' in 2013. The notice of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation – dated Oct 17, 2013 – is displayed at the entrance of the building. The notice says: “In the event of any mishap/accident, BMC will not be held responsible for it.” and MLA Hostel Sub-Division (Civil) or P.W. Department will not

The NGO has alleged denuding and flattening of hills near SGNP

majestic hostel building and premises.” Speaking about the same, the Assistant Engineer Building Services (AEBS) said, “It is government's property and we have already given the notice regarding its dilapidated condition. It is the prerogative of government to vacate the building and its renovation work.” It is to be noted that the huge amount of Rs. 44 crore was planned to renovate the same dilapidated Aamdar Niwas and the renovation work was supposed to get started either by the end of 2012 or in January 2013, for which the MLAs residing there were also shifted. But nothing happened as such and the building is in frequent use by MLAs and their associates.

be held responsible for any harm, loss, damage, or injury caused to any person or property due to their continued occupation in the

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SRK undergoes knee operation By Abhishek Vissapragada

ollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has undergone a surgery on his left knee at Breach Candy Hospital on Thursday. The surgery was successful and doctors have advised Khan to take complete bed rest for 3-4 days. Dr. Sanjay Desai, who operated on Khan said, “Shah Rukh Khan has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee at our hospital. The surgery today has confirmed Chondral Wear of Patella, which is due to repeated injury over the last few years. Khan has recovered well and is likely to be discharged tomorrow (Friday).” Khan will be on a break following his discharge today and will resume work soon.

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By Abhishek Vissapragada

anashakti, a NGO based in Mumbai received a reply from the Forest Department of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Thursday with regards to a letter written to various authorities. The letter alleges that the hills in Dindoshi are being flattened and denuded and this is taking place in the vicinity of the SGNP. Stalin D, Director of Vanashakti says, “The officials called me today and informed that the area mentioned in your letter and evidences is actually the property of a trust and thereby is private property. But this is surprising to know as I wonder how can a hill be owned by a private owner,” said Stalin. He has sited a Supreme Court

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order that restricts any activity from being conducted in the forest area. “We are aware that the Supreme Court has granted relief to flat owners who are residing in the forest areas around SGNP. But we are sure that it has not allowed fresh forest areas to be cleared and hills modi-

6,839 citizens sought various information about the DP Plan and paid this huge amount for the same

THEY’RE VANISHING... Series of satellite images show changing scenario in the Dindoshi hill area. fied, flattened, water courses altered etc,” Stalin pointed out. He has even questioned as to whether even private owners can do any activity in the area. “Is the private owner even allowed to make changes to the area? Can the private owners defy the orders of the Supreme Court? Couldn't the area be used for charitable purposes?” asked Stalin. The NGO is waiting for the Collector's reply at the present. “If the Collector also doesn't take any action, then we will sue him too,” said Stalin. Stalin had earlier received an

e-mail from Vikas Gupta, CCF and Director of SGNP. “Will get it verified on ground. Have asked Mr Dabholkar ACF to inquire and report. Thanks for your feed back,” quoted the email. Vanashakti had sent satellite images of an area that has been deforested and has requested various authorities to prevent any further deforestation in the area. “This site lies in the mountains of Dindoshi ( Malad-Goregaon) behind the IT park and New MHADA Colony backside. Over the past 8 years, a steady transformation of landscape

DP Plan earns `60L for BMC

By Philip Varghese

They are NRIs from various civil war-hit countries. Immediately after their arrival in India, they’re rushing to join this queue of an employment agency!

ven as the Chief Minister scrapped the Development Plan (DP) 2034 and ordered its correction, the scrapped DP had in fact earned around Rs.60,00, 000 for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), if a Right to Information (RTI) reply has to be believed. Almost 6,839 citizens sought various DP Remarks, DP Sheets, DP Reports on feeling alarmed by the faults in the DP Plan prepared by the BMC. For these details they had to spend almost Rs.60 lakh to the BMC. RTI activist Anil Galgali had sought the details from the BMC, about the total number of applications received and charges paid by the citizens seeking information

and denuding of trees is happening at the site,” quotes the letter. The NGO has alleged that a wall has been built to deprive trees in the vicinity from receiving water during monsoons. “In 2014 the remaining forests were burnt down inside the wall. Security men prevent people from entering the site hence we have had to take pictures from a distance and also take re-course to satellite imagery,” Stalin said and disclosed that the activity of denuding and flattening of hills is underway and the work is done on Saturdays and Sundays.

about the newly prepared Mumbai Development Plan. “In a reply, the Administrative Officer of the DP department revealed that citizens sought various information like the DCR Booklet, DP Report, DP Sheet and DP Remarks, in the process generating a revenue of Rs.59, 48, 087. Of these, Rs.39,05, 312 was

earned by providing DP Remarks to about 2,220 applicants. Almost 4,130 citizens sought DP Sheets which earned Rs.13,00, 950 for the BMC. The BMC sold about 312 DCR Booklets earning Rs.4,25,880 and finally 177 citizens applied for DP Report bringing in a revenue of Rs.3,15,945,” Galgali told the ADC.

On the query of total number of suggestions and objections received by the BMC, the department informed Galgali that upto April 27, 2015 the BMC received a total of 64,867 suggestions and objections. “Looking at the monumental mistakes committed by the BMC in preparing the new Mumbai DP Plan, CM Devendra Fadnavis has instructed BMC to correct its mistakes and come out with a fault free DP Plan in four months. But it is important to note here that the BMC supplied information to 6,839 applicants information from the faulty DP Plan which in itself may be faulty. Hence in a letter addressed to the CM, Chief Secretary and BMC Commissioner, Galgali has demanded that the charges be refunded to the 6,839 applicants,” said Galgali. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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Chelsea Clinton’s book ‘It’s Your World’ coming

ANOTHER Clinton is becoming an author. Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and current presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, has a deal with Penguin Young Readers for 'It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!' the publisher announced on Wednesday. The book aims to inspire young people to "change the world" and will cover issues including poverty and gender equality, according to Penguin. Publication is scheduled for September 15.

A GARDEN HOUSE... A garden scene is projected onto Customs House as part of the Vivid festival in Sydney, on Thursday. Projections, interactive displays and sound form the annual Vivid Sydney festival of display, light, music and ideas that runs until June 8.

Skipping meals could increase belly fat SKIPPING meals can result in abdominal weight gain and increased risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study warns. The study in animals suggests that skipping meals sets off a series of metabolic miscues that can result in abdominal weight gain. In the study, mice that ate all of their food as a single meal and fasted the rest of the day developed insulin resistance in their livers – which scientists consider a telltale sign of prediabetes. When the liver does not respond to insulin signals telling it to stop producing glucose, that extra sugar in the blood is stored as fat. These mice initially were put on a restricted diet and lost weight compared to controls that had unlimited access to food. The restricted-diet mice regained weight as calories were added back into their diets and nearly caught up to controls by the study's end. But fat around their middles – the equivalent to human belly fat – weighed more in the restricted-diet mice than in mice that were free to nibble all day long. An excess of that kind of fat is associated with insulin resistance and risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This does support the notion that small meals throughout the day can be helpful for weight loss, though that may not be practical for many people. But you definitely don't want to skip meals to save calories because it sets your body up for

larger fluctuations in insulin and glucose and could be setting you up for more fat gain instead of fat loss. An experiment was made in the mice on restricted diets. For three days, these mice received half of the calories that were consumed daily by control mice. Food was gradually added so that by day six, all mice received the same amount of food each day. But the mice that had been on restricted diets developed gorging behaviour that persisted throughout the study, meaning they finished their day's worth of food in about four hours and then ended up fasting for the next 20 hours. The gorging and fasting in these mice affected a host of metabolic measures that the researchers attributed to a spike and then severe drop in insulin production. In mice that gorged and then fasted, the researchers saw elevations in inflammation, higher activation of genes that promote storage of fatty molecules and plumper fat cells – especially in the abdominal area – compared to the mice that nibbled all day.

For sale in China Taobao: Italian villa for $16.4mn

FOR sale online to a wealthy Chinese buyer: historic Italian villa, starting price US $16.4 million, immigration possible. A sprawling luxury property near the Italian city of Verona -- home to Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet -- was put up for auction yesterday on Taobao, the

flagship site of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba. Photographs show a pale twostorey building with a red tile roof amid grounds featuring manicured lawns and neatly trimmed hedges dotted with statues surrounding a fountain. Inside a well-stocked library is pictured dominated by a large table. The seller, a Beijing-based immigration firm called Cansine, started bidding at 100 million yuan ($16.4 million) but said the property was worth 173.25

million yuan. The villa has a floor area of 2,831 square metres (30,500 square feet), it added, claiming the buyer would be able to apply for residency in Italy. Nevertheless by a third of the way into the sale period -- which will last only 12 hours -- no buyers had come forward. "Not a single bid so far, real rich people won't come here. This is just a stunt," said one of the more than 90,000 who viewed the online auction.

“In 'It's Your World,' I try to explain what I think are some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, particularly for young people," Chelsea Clinton said in a statement issued by Penguin. "I also explore some of the solutions to those challenges and share stories of inspiring kids and teenagers doing amazing work to help people and our planet have brighter and healthier futures." Penguin said the idea for the book originated with Jill Santopolo, executive editor of the Penguin imprint Philomel Books.

Hitler’s lost bronze horse sculptures found

TWO long-lost life-size bronze horse sculptures worth millions that once stood outside Adolf Hitler's grand Chancellery building in Berlin have been recovered along with other Naziera artifacts by German police. After staging a series of raids as part of a probe into black market art, police were able to recover the equine artworks among millions of euros worth of art. The 'Walking Horses', by Josef Thorak, were custom-made for the Berlin building, which was badly damaged in World War Two and later destroyed by Soviet forces. The horses once stood on either side of the stairs into the chancellery that Hitler had built in downtown Berlin. A huge granite relief featuring muscled, shirtless fighters in what police called a "typical Nazi style" has also been recovered. The works were last seen at Soviet barracks near Berlin in

‘The Walking Horses’ by Josef Thorak, were custom-made for the Berlin building.

1989, shortly before the fall of the Berlin wall. According to a report in the German newspaper Bild, the statues had been painted gold, damaged by bullets and played

on by children up until their disappearance. Illicit art dealers had in recent years asked for up to four million euros on the black market for the works, the report said.

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Praveen Kumar Ramesh Kumar Jain to Praveen Ramesh Kumar Punmiya as per Affidavit. C-8887 I have changed my name from Ramesh Kumar Chandmalji Jain to Ramesh Kumar Chandmalji Punmiya as per Affidavit. C-8888 I, Farooqi Mohammed Ali, have changed my name to Mohammed Ali Farooqui Vide Deedpoll Affidavit No. MM 229106 dated 19th May, 2015. C-8889 I have changed my name from Reshma Harishankar Gupta to Karishma Sanjay Gupta as per Affidavit Dated 16/05/2015. C-8890 I have changed my name from Sanjay Kumar to Sanjay Manoharlal Kedia as per Affidavit Dated 21/05/2015. C-8891 I have changed my name from Neetu Kumari to Neetu Sanjay Kedia as per Affidavit Dated 21/05/2015. C-8892 I have changed my name from Indumati Yalawar to Swapnaja Maradwar as per Affidavit Dated 21/05/2015. C-8893 I have changed my name from Govind Ramawatar Sharma to Govindkumar Ramawatar Sharma as per Affidavit Dated 21/05/2015. C-8894 I have changed my name from Timar Mahesh Ganatra, to ‘Timir Mahesh Ganatra’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (E- 69420) Dated: 23/04/2015. C-8895 I have changed my name from Qutubunnisa Hafizullah Ansari, to ‘Qutbunnisa Hafizullah Ansari’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8896 I have changed my name Raj Dinesh Shaha, to ‘Raj Dinesh Shah’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8897 I have changed my name from Binita Samir Doctor, to ‘Binita Tosif Chaugle’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (M- 15276) Dated: 07/05/2015. C-8898 I have changed my name from Firoz Mohammed Abdul Faruq, to ‘Firoz Farooq Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 21/05/2015. C-8899

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I have changed my name from Jarina Taherali to Jarina Taherali Vohra as per the Affidavit. C-8903

I have changed my name from “Fulibai Talaisa” to “Fulidevi Talaisa” as per Affidavit Dated 21st May’ 2015. C-8920

I have changed my name from Jayshri Raghunath Pawar to Rajashree Raghunath Pawar as per Affidavit. C-8937

I have changed my name from Samrosh Rashid Khan to Shamroz Rashid Khan as per Affidavit. C-8955

I have changed my name from Shoukatali Kasamali Maredia to Shaukatali Kasamali Maredia as per Affidavit C-8973

I have changed my name from Shyamsunder Baliram Chandnani to Shyam Baliram Chandnani by Deed Poll Affidavit Dated 11/5/2015. C-8904

I have changed my name from “Tanjila Mohammed Sohail Shaikh” to “Tanzila Irfan Khan” as per Affidavit Dated 21st May’ 2015. C-8921

I Mrs. Ekta Sadhwani have changed my minor child name from Bhoomesh Ahuja to Bhoomesh Sadhwani as per Affidavit. C-8938

I have changed my name from Hamid Kayyum Mestry to Hamid Kayyum Khatri as per Affidavit. C-8956

I have changed my name from Yasmeen Shoukatali Maredia to Yasmeen Shaukatali Maredia as per Affidavit C-8974

I have changed my name from Shakeera Abdul Kader Khan to Shakeera Begam Mohammad Ismail Khan vide Affidavit dtd 19th May'2015. C-8905 I have changed my name from Nikhat Khan to Nighat Faisal Lala as per Court Affidavit. C-8906 I have changed my name from SK Aftabuddin Khadem Ali to Aftabuddin Khadem Ali Shaikh as per Court Affidavit. C-8907 I have changed my name from Samad Salim Bidhkar to Samad Salim Shaikh as per Court Affidavit. C-8908 I have changed my name from Salim Bidhkar to Salim Shaikh as per Court Affidavit. C-8909 I have changed my name from Fatima Salim Bidhkar to Fatima Salim Shaikh as per Court Affidavit. C-8910 I have changed my name from Heena Thakurdas Tulsija to Heena Sameer Sayyed as per Gazette vide No. (E-68927). C-8911 I have changed my name from Vishnu Rameshwar Gupta to Vijay Rameshwar Khandelwal as per Affidavit No. 28AA 063781. C-8912 I have changed my name from Rajeshwari Vishnu Gupta to Rajeshwari Vijay Khandelwal as per Affidavit No. 28AA063779. C-8913 I have changed my name from Raveena Vishnu Gupta to Raveena Vijay Khandelwal as per Affidavit No.28AA 063780. C-8914 I have changed my name from Rajkumar Sahu to Rajkumar Gupta vide Govt of Maha. Affidavit No. (28AA 060401). C-8915 I have changed my name from Rohit Sahu to Rohit Gupta vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit No. (28AA 446147). C-8916

I have changed my name from Shirin Bai Shabbir Husain to Shirin Shabbir Husain Kanorwala as per the Affidavit. C-8900

I have changed my name from Rahul Sahu to Rahul Gupta vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit No. (28AA 060402). C-8917

I have changed my name from Moiz Ali Sajjad Husain Bohra to Moizali Sajjad Husain Bhinderwala as per the Affidavit. C-8901

I have changed my name from “Nirmaladevi Samdani” to “Nirmala Samdani” as per Affidavit Dated 21st May’ 2015. C-8918

I have changed my name from Taher Ali Ebrahim to Taherali Mulla Ebrahim Vohra as per the Affidavit. C-8902

I have changed my name from Prateek Satyanarayan Samdani to Pratik Satyanarayan Samdani as per Affidavit Dated 21st May’ 2015. C-8919

I have changed my name from Jamirunnisan Shahabuddin Siddiqui to Jamirunnisa Tufail Ahmed Khan as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8922 I have changed my name from Ishaq Habibuddin Syed to Ishaquddin Haibibuddin Syed as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8923 We Machchhindra Narayan Hulwan and Vaishnavi Machchhindra Hulwan have changed our minor daughter's name from Ishita Hulwan to Ishita Hulwaan as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8924

I Mrs. Ekta Sadhwani have changed my minor child name from Tiya Ahuja to Tiya Sadhwani as per Affidavit. C-8939 I have changed my name from Ekta Kailash Ahuja to Ekta Mohan Sadhwani as per Affidavit C-8940 I have changed my name from Khatri Girdharilal to Khatri Girdhari as per Affidavit. C-8941 We Mr. Kanwaljit Singh Bhalla & Mrs. Aekta Bhalla have changed our minor child name from Ms.Seerat Kaur Bhalla to Ms Seerat Bhalla as per Affidavit. C-8942

I have changed my name from Mohd Bilal Noorislam Shaikh to Bilal Noorislam Shaikh as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8925

We Mr. Kanwaljit Singh Bhalla & Mrs. Aekta Bhalla have changed our minor child name from Ms.Seerat Kaur Bhalla to Ms. Seerat Bhalla as per Affidavit. C-8943

I have changed my name from Kalaiselvan to Kalaichelvan as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8926

I have changed my name from Aneja Jatinderpal Kaur Baljnder Pal Singh to Jatinder Kaur Bassan as per Affidavit C-8944

I have changed my name from Shaikh Shafique to Mohammed Shafique Shaikh by Deed Poll Affidavit. C-8927 I have changed my name from Dharmendra Kumar Bothra to Mayank Bothra as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8928 I have changed my name from Advik Ankur Tripathi to Avyaan Ankur Tripathi as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8929 I have changed my name from Shaikh Salam Shaikh Bashir to Abdul Salam Shaikhi as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8930 I have changed my name from Shailendrakumar Ramashankar Yadav to Shailendra Ramashankar Yadav as per the Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8931

I have changed my name from Khokhani Vipulkumar Parshottamdas to Vipul Parshottamdas Khokhani as per Affidavit. C-8945 I have changed my name from Abdul Aziz Ramzan Khan to Abdulkhan Ramzan Pathan as per Affidavit. C-8946 I have changed my name from Aqeel Altaf to Aqeel Altaf Dandu as per Affidavit. C-8947 I have changed my name from Manju Rani Bhattacharyya to Manju Chakarborty as per Affidavit. C-8948 I have changed my name from Kishorkumar Jadvani to Kishorbhai Jadvani as per Affidavit. C-8949

I have changed my name from Niyaz Qureshi to Niyaz Ahmad Qureshi as per Affidavit C-8932

I have changed my name from Kishorbhai to Kishorbhai Jadvani as per Affidavit C-8950

I have changed my name from Niyas Ahmad Qureshi to Niyaz Ahmad Qureshi as per Affidavit C-8933

I have changed my name from Kalpna Ashok Ghatalia to Kalpana Ashok Ghatalia as per Affidavit C-8951

I have changed my name from Seema Mahesh Dave to Seema Sanjay Joshi as per Affidavit. C-8934 I have changed my name from Manojkumar Tejraj Mehta to Manoj Tejraj Mehta as per Affidavit. C-8935 I have changed my name from Bhavnakumari Manojkumar Mehta to Bhavna Manoj Mehta as per Affidavit C-8936

I have changed my name from Girdhari Topandas Kotwani to Girdharilal Topandas Kotwani as per Affidavit. C-8957

I have changed my name from Cajitan Pascol Lopes to Kaitan Pascol Lopes as per Affidavit C-8975

I have changed my name from Tavarmal Khushiram Kotwani to Topandas Khushiram Kotwani as per Affidavit. C-8958

I have changed my name from Rahul Kumar Ashok Batham to Rahul Ashok Batham as per Affidavit C-8976

I have changed my name from Pramod Kumar Bankelal Singh to Pramod Bankelal Singh as per Affidavit. C-8959

I have changed my name from Vaishalikumari Narashibhai Pavasiya to Vaishali Bharat Sutariya as per Affidavit C-8977

I have changed my name from Ida Monica Joaquim Pereira to Monica Joaquim Pereira as per Affidavit. C-8960

I have changed my name from Shilpaben to Shilpa Vijay Sutariya as per Affidavit C-8978

I have changed my name from Nasimbanu/Naseem to Naseem Banu Shahulhameed Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8961 I have changed my name from Mehta Mahendra Kumar Parmanand to Mehta Mahendra Parmanand as per Affidavit C-8962 I have changed my name from Nutan Mahesh Revankar to Suhasini Mahesh Revankar as per Affidavit C-8963 I have changed my name from Dambar Chudamani to Dammar Vishwakarma as per Affidavit C-8964 I have changed my name from Twara Sanjaykumar Gandhi to Twara Sanjay Gandhi as per Affidavit C-8965 I have changed my name from Aradhya Narhari Samant to Aradhya Narahari Samant as per Affidavit C-8966 I have changed my name from Vinodkumar Giri Goswami to Vinod Goswami as per Affidavit C-8967 I have changed my name from Sanjeevkumar Vinodkumar Giri Goswami to Sanjeev Vinod Goswami as per Affidavit C-8968 I have changed my name from Poonam Dambar to Poonam Dammar Vishwakarma as per Affidavit C-8969

I have changed my name from Arif Shaikh to Mohammad Arif Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8952

I have changed my name from Shaukatali Kalamali Maredia to Shaukatali Kasamali Maredia as per Affidavit C-8970

I have changed my name from Mohamed Naushad Kamali to Naushad Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8953

I have changed my name from Nimishaben Sharifbhai Momin to Nimisha Aftab Maredia as per Affidavit C-8971

I have changed my name from Sureshkumar to Suresh Saroj as per Affidavit. C-8954

I have changed my name from Ismail Kasam Shaikh to Ismail Qasam Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8972

I have changed my name from Shilpaben Vijaybhai Sutaria to Shilpa Vijay Sutariya as per Affidavit C-8979 We Mr. Mohammed Umar Abbas Sayed and Mrs. Razia Mohammed Umar Sayed have changed our child’s name from Yehra Mohammed Umar Sayed to Hana Mohammed Umar Sayed as per Affidavit C-8980 I have changed my name from Ashwinbhai Fulchand Nagada to Ashwin Fulchand Nagda as per Affidavit C-8981 I have changed my name from Chetana Ashwinbhai Nagada to Chetna Ashwin Nagda as per Affidavit C-8982 I have changed my name from Ankita Ashwinbhai Nagada to Ankita Ashwin Nagda as per Affidavit C-8983 I have changed my name from Sunita Kumari Jagdish Laldham to Sunita Rajbir Dulgach as per Affidavit C-8984 I have changed my name from Manoj Kumar Dubey to Manoj Premchand Dubey as per Affidavit C-8985 I have changed my name from Inderjeet Kaur to Inderjeet Kaur Dham as per Affidavit C-8986 I have changed my name from Amirbhai Bahadurbhai Chamadia to Amir Bahadurbhai Chamadia as per Affidavit C-8987 I have changed my name from Shehnaz Amirbhai Chamadia to Shehnaz Amir Chamadia as per Affidavit C-8988 I have changed my name from Satishchand Lalchand Jaisvar to Satish Lalchand Jaiswal as per Affidavit C-8989

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State to issue ordinance ensuring milk is sold at MRP

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

By Prashant Hamine

tate government is considering promulgating ordinance thereby ensuring that milk is sold as per Maximum Retail Price (MRP), this was disclosed to news persons by Minister for Dairy Development and Revenue, Eknath Khadse. He said that the government has directed the milk producers to sell milk at Rs 5 per liter less than the current rate. The Minister further added that the milk producers should reduce the add on charges of chilling, packaging and transport to reduce the selling price by Rs 5. Khadse disclosed that the government will soon book a Toll Free number where consumers can lodge complaints regarding adulteration and over pricing. The Minister for Dairy Development stated that at present there is no state law that can regulate the sale of milk as per MRP. Khadse stated that the government has sought legal opinion from the Law and Judiciary

Eknath Khadse department. The state will enact its own law on the lines of the law passed by central government. Stating that the milk producers will have to cut down overhead costs, he said that the government will procure surplus milk from producers. He said that the milk producers will have to procure milk from farmers at Rs 20 per litre. The state government has asked milk cooperative societies and distributors to slash milk prices by Rs 2 to Rs

5, Khadse said. "I have directed the milk co-operative societies and distributors to slash the market price of milk by Rs 2 to Rs 5 as they have been earning more than double the procurement rates," Khadse told reporters here. "These milk distributors have been procuring milk from farmers at Rs 14 - Rs 16 while their market ranges between Rs 40 to Rs 60," he said. The issue of falling milk prices was raised by leader of opposition in Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde during the budget session of the state legislature in March. Khadse said that the government is also prepared to promulgate an ordinance for providing a fixed rate of Rs 20 per litre to milk-producing farmers who are facing difficult times owing to the steep fall in milk prices. "We will take a strict action against the milk procurement centres which pay the milk producers at less than the prescribed rate. Criminal cases would be filed against

the procurement centres which pay less than Rs 20 a litre. It will be non-bailable offence based on Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA,)" the minister said. He claimed that the milk distributors have also agreed to reduce market prices. He said the procurement institutions purchase milk at cheap rates from farmers and sell it to consumers at high price. Replying to queries over sand dregging and import of sand, Khadse stated that the government was contemplating levying entry tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) on sand imported from other neighbouring states. He added that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has vacated the stay imposed on sand dregging in the Konkan coastal belt. Commenting upon the controversy over the land acquisition bill, he said that the state government is already granting five times more compensation to farmers in rural areas and 2.5 times the market rate in urban areas.

Tug-of-war in MBMC? Systems Manager quits Municipal Commissioner has not yet accepted Seema Mishra's resignation By Suresh Golani

ive months after rejoining office following a long suspension stint, Systems Manager in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) Seema Mishra submitted her resignation letter to the commissioner on Monday. However Mishra continues

to be on duty as a decision to accept or reject her voluntarily resignation is yet to be taken by the civic administration. While Mishra could not be contacted, deputy civic chief Ganesh Deshmukh confirmed receipt of her resignation letter. “Yes, we are in receipt of her voluntary resignation proposal. A final call on the issue will be taken

soon,” Deshmukh said. Although the exact reason which prompted Mishra to take this step is still not clear, the resignation episode has yet again exposed the ongoing bureaucratic tug-of-war triggering an unprofessional working atmosphere and subsequently creating unrest amongst a section of civic employees. Meanwhile, office bearers

of Rayatraj Kamgar Sanghatana, have alleged that the Class II grade lady officer was being deprived of needed staffers which was affecting the day-to-day work of the Computer Facilitation Centre. In a letter to the civic chief, the RKS has demanded justice for the officer and a stamp of rejection on her resignation letter. Sushil Kadam | ADC

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State move to amend Factories Act mere publicity stunt: Nawab Malik By A Special Correspondent

he former labour minister and state NCP spokesperson, Nawab Malik has termed the government's decision to allow women to work in night shifts as a publicity stunt. The state government on Wednesday took the decision to make amendments in the Factories Act, 1948, which will allow women to work in night shifts in factories. The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Nawab Malik cleared this proposal. Speaking to reporters yesWhen asked about the inciterday, Malik said, “This is not dent in which a management a new decision. Such a move graduate was denied a job was already in practice as a because he is Muslim, Malik decision to this effect was said, “I condemn the stance taken by the previous Con- of this company for denying gress-NCP government. The a Muslim job on religious BJP-Shiv Sena government is grounds. The central and trying to cover up its failure state governments should act from all four sides by pushing in this matter on priority up this so-called amend- basis. Religious discriminament. This can only be called tion will not be tolerated and as a publicity stunt, nothing stern action has to be initielse.” ated against the company”.

Cabbie unions oppose move Union leaders suspect involvement of Grahak Panchayat By Aroosa Ahmed

L. Quadros, leader, Mumbai Taximen's Union, said, “It is very unfortunate that the Hakim committee has been scrapped. The committee was appointed by the Shiv Sena and BJP government in 1996, at that time Hakim was the secretary of the Transport Department. However, now again the BJP led government has scrapped the committee which is a clear indication that Diwakar Raote has acted under the pressure of the Grahak Panchayat. There won't be any effect on the fare hike as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authortiy (MMRTA) has decided it and the Bombay High Court has to give the final order.” Thampy Kurian, General Secretary, Auto rickshaw Union, said, “We do not know if the Hakim Committee has

been scrapped, but if this has happened then it is wrong as the committee provided correct formula for the fare hike. We will call a meeting on this issue and will be able to give a clear idea as to what our next step will be only after the meeting.”

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06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Mohd Sabir Shujjauddin Shaikh to Sabir Shujjauddin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8990 I have changed my name from Jagadishwar Limbadri Sabbani to Jagdishwar Limbadri Sabbani as per Affidavit C-8991 I have changed my name from Asiyabi Hidayatulla Shaikh to Asiya Shakir Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8992 I have changed my name from Miss.Usha Kiran Parshottam Das to Mrs.Usha Rajendra Barsainya as per Affidavit C-8993 I have changed my name from Mr. Aslam Suleman Shaikh to Mr. Aslam Suleman Behlim as per Affidavit C-8994 I have changed my name from Mrs. Fatimabee Shaikh to Mrs. Shamim Aslam Behlim as per Affidavit C-8995 I have changed my name from Mr. Aslam Suleman Belim to Mr. Aslam Suleman Behlim as per Affidavit C-8996 I have changed my name from Mrs.Shamim Aslam Belim to Mrs.Shamim Aslam Behlim as per Affidavit C-8997 We Aslam Behlim & Shamim Behlim have changed our child’s name from Amman Aslam Belim to Amman Aslam Behlim as per Affidavit C-8998 I have changed my name from Mr.Vishram Ankush Bhojane to Mr.Vishram Ankush Bhojne as per Affidavit C-8999 I have changed my name from Miss.Rekha Vilas Shendge to Mrs.Ashwini Vishram Bhojne as per Affidavit C-9000 I have changed my name from Vikash Ramavtar Agrawal to Vikash Ramavtar Agarwal as per Affidavit C-9001 I have changed my name from Devanshi Vikash Agrawal to Devanshi Vikash Agarwal as per Affidavit C-9002

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Bhagyashri Keluskar to Bhagyashree Keluskar as per Affidavit C-9008

I have changed my name from Ramkisan Laleram Jaiswar to Ramkisan Laleram Jaiswal as per Affidavit C-9027

I have changed my name from Puthuppallilthekkethil George Thomas to Thomas George as per Affidavit C-9009

I have changed my name from Zeeshan Mohamad Amin Farooque to Zeeshan Mohammed Farooq Qureshi as per Gazette. No.(X-29099) C-9028

I have changed my name from Shamdani Gulab Shaikh to Samdani Gulab Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-9010 I have changed my name from Balika Rai to Prembalika Rai as per Affidavit C-9011 I have changed my name from Mohd Asif to Mohd Asif Shah as per Affidavit C-9012 I have changed my name from Master Laxmiprasad Ajaykumar to Ajaykumar Oriya as per Affidavit C-9013 I have changed my name from Arunakshi Mahabal Muliya to Arunakshi Mahabala Moolya as per Affidavit C-9014 I have changed my name from Ashokkumar Maruti Waghmare to Ashok Maruti Waghmare as per Affidavit C-9015 I have changed my name from Zaheer Ahmed to Zaheer Ahmed Siddiqui as per Affidavit C-9016 I have changed my name from Praveen Haresh Dalwani to Pravin Haresh Dodhwani as per Affidavit C-9017 I have changed my name from Parveen to Pravin Haresh Dodhwani as per Affidavit C-9018 I have changed my name from Saleha Mohammed Ayub Ansari to Saleha Ayub Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9019 I have changed my name from Mohd Ayub Abdul Wahid Ansari to Ayub Wahid Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9020 We Mr. Ayub Wahid Shaikh and Mrs. Saleha Ayub Shaikh have changed our minor child name from Ansari Saba to Saba Ayub Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9021

I have changed my name from Hozefa Yusuf Makati to Huzefa Yusuf Makati as per Gazette No (X-37764) C-9029 I have changed my name from Minaj Mohd Hanif Shaikh to Meenaz Mohamed Naeem Qureshi as per Affidavit C-9030 I have changed my name from Shalabh Kunwar Krishnan to Shalabh Kunwar Krishnan Saxena as per Gazette No. U76429. C-9031 I Mr. Satyajit Prasad Singh have changed my minor son’s name from Suryanshu Satyajit Singh to Hardik Satyajit Singh as per Affidavit. C-9032 I Mr. Rajkiran Jagannath Shetty have changed our minor niece name from Aadhya Dayanand Shetty to Adhya Dayanand Shetty as per Affidavit Dated: 20/5/15 C-9033 I Mr. Rajkiran Jagannath Shetty have changed our minor nephew’s name from Amoorth Dayanand Shetty to Amurth Dayanand Shetty as per Affidavit Dated:20/5/15 C-9034 I have changed my name from Sayyed Ahmed Haider to Sayyed Ahmed Usman Haider as per Deed Poll Affidavit Dated 19/05/2015. C-9035 I have changed my name from Pramila Maruti Chavan to Priyanka Vijay Lad as per Deed Poll Affidavit No. MR 322535 Dated 20-05-2015. C-9036 I have changed my name from Mohammed Azam Habib Rehman to Mohammed Azam Habib Rehman Shaikh as per Affidavit & Gazette X-41964 Dated October-7-13-2010. C-9037 I Sukhi Ram Agarwal have changed my name to Sidharth Ram Agarwal as per Maha. Government Gazette No. U22797 Dated : 25/07/13 C-9038

I have changed my name from Vikas Kumar Ramavtar Agrawal to Vikash Ramavtar Agarwal as per Affidavit C-9003

We Mr. Ayub Wahid Shaikh and Mrs. Saleha Ayub Shaikh have changed our minor child name from Mohammed Shoaib to Shoaib Ayub Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9022

I have changed my name from Ansari Siraj Ahmed Mohamed Sakir to Ansari Mohamed Siraj Mohamed Sakir as per Affidavit C-9004

I have changed my name from Mohd Ayyub Ansari to Ayub Wahid Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9023

I have changed my name from Farhana Mohamad Husain to Taibani Farhana Mohamad Husain as per Affidavit C-9005

I have changed my name from Mohammed Ayub Abdul Wahid Abdul Razak to Ayub Wahid Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9024

I have changed my name from Shaikh Arifabi Sikander to Shaikh Arifa Sikander as per Affidavit C-9006

I have changed my name from Juzerbhai Moizbhai Daruwala to Juzer Moizbhai Darukhanawala as per Affidavit C-9025

I Archnaben Sateeshkumar Shah have changed my name to Archna Jignesh Dalal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 12/05/15 C-9041

I have changed my name from Rama Gana Kelaskar to Ram Keluskar as per Affidavit C-9007

I have my changed name from Sandhya Ganesh Abhyankar to Aditi Anil Padhye as per Affidavit C-9026

I Mr. Jigar Vinod Jodhavat have changed my name to Mr. Jigar Virendra Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/05/15 C-9042

I Ridhi Nagin Sampat have changed my name to Riddhi Nagin Sampat as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 21/05/15 C-9039 I Rishabh Kumar Vagrecha have changed my name to Mr. Rishabh N Bagrecha Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/05/15 C-9040

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 I Ms. Dahiben Ravlabhai Tandel have changed my name to Mrs. Manjulaben Bhagubhai Tandel as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/05/15 C-9043 I Mr. Ginesh Vinod Jodhavat have changed my name to Mr. Jigar Vinod Jodhavat as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/05/15 C-9044 I Akil Mohd Arif Kureshi have changed my name to Mohd Aqueel Mohd Arif Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9045 I Jaya Sanjay Kadam have changed my name to Jayashri Sanjay Kadam as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9046 I Siddique Faisal Aslam have changed my name to Faisal Aslam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9047 I Minakumari Chheda have changed my name to Meena Vijay Bhayani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9048 I Vijaykumar Ramniklal Bhayani have changed my name to Vijay Ramniklal Bhayani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9049 I Vasantlal Ganpatram Panchal have changed my name to Vasant Ganpatram Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9050 I Altaf have changed my name to Mohammad Altaf Siddiqui as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9051 I Arunkumar Madhavjibhai Tank have changed my name to Arun Madhavjibhai Tank as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9052 I Kamlesh have changed my name to Kamlesh Vrajlal Ashra as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9053 I Pradeep Shah have changed my name to Pradip Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-9054 I Sangeeta / Sangita Sadanand Mane have changed my name to Prachi Prakash Tawde as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9055 I Kamlesh Patel have changed my name to Kamlesh Bhathi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9056 I Keshavaji / Keshavji Patel have changed my name to Keshavji Karamshi Bhathi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9057 I Ganga Patel have changed my name to Ganga Keshavji Bhathi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9058 I Manpritkaur Jagjit Singh have changed my name to Manpreet Kaur Nagi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9059

I Mr. Ganesh Kumar Rajendra Kumar have changed my name to Mr. Ganesh Rajendra Parikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9062 I Mrs. Usha Rajendra Kumar have changed my name to Mrs. Usha Rajendra Parikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9063 I Mr. Rajendra Kumar Champalal have changed my name to Mr. Rajendra Champalal Parikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9064 I Mr. Sujit K R Chandak have changed my name to Mr. Sujit Ratanlal Chandak as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9065 I Mrs. Noorina Athur Khan have changed my name to Mrs. Nuraina Athur Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9066 I Mrs. Isratbi Moinuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Mrs. Isratbano Nasir Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9067 We Mr. Joseph D’souza & Mrs. Milagreen D’souza have changed our minor son’s name from Emanual Joseph D’souza to Emmanule Joseph D’souza as per Deed Poll Affidavit. C-9068 I Mohd. Shoeb Mohd Khaleel Shaikh have changed my name to Shoeb Mohammad Khalil Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9069 I Mohd Khaleel Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammad Khalil Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9070 I Shameem Unissa Mohd Khaleel Shaikh have changed my name to Shamim Begum Mohammad Khalil Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9071 I Hiteshkumar Chandrakant Chauhan have changed my name to Hitesh Chandubhai Chauhan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9072 I Chandrakant Chaganbhai Chauhan have changed my name to Chandubhai Chaganbhai Chauhan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9073 I Mehendihusen Hasnu Shaikh have changed my name to Mehendihasan Hasnu Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9074 I Mahimood Khaja Hussain & Mehmood Khwaja Husain have changed my name to Mehmood Khaja Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-9075 I Khaja Hussain & Khwaja Husain have changed my name to Khaja Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9076

I Hemil Gabriel D’souza have changed my name to Himil Zujemari Shirodkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9060

I Pashabee Khaja Hussain & Mehabbi Khwaja Husain have changed my name to Mehabbi Khaja Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9077

I Nicole Daljit Iype have changed my name to Nicole Williams as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9061

I Rizwana Hafizullah Khan have changed my name to Rizvana Zunaid Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9078

I Mustaqeem Mohhammad Qasim have changed my name to Mustaqeem Mohammad Kasim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9079 I Mohhammad Qasim have changed my name to Khwajabi Mohammad Qasim & Ramazanbi Mohammad Kasim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-9080 I Khwajabi Mohammad Qasim & Ramazanbi Mohammad Kasim Shaikh have changed my name to Ramzanbee Mohammad Kasim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9081 I Aijaz Fazal Ansari & Aizazul Huq Ansari have changed my name to Aijajulhak Fazal Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9082 I Jainab Mohamed Ali have changed my name to Jainab Mohamed Ali Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9083 I Shoyal Tassawar have changed my name to Shoyal Taswwer Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9084 I Tassawar Husain have changed my name to Taswwer Husain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9085 I Shahjahan Tassawar Husain have changed my name to Shahjahan Taswwer Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9086 I Mohammed Altaf Mohamad Yusuf Saiyyad have changed my name to Altaf Mohamad Yusuf Sayyad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9087 I Jainabee Mohamed Yusuf Saiyyad have changed my name to Jainab Bi Mohamed Yusuf Sayyad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9088 I Asma Bano Mohammed Altaf Saiyyad have changed my name to Aasma Altaf Sayyad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9089 I Mohammed Salim Mohammed Siddique have changed my name to Mohammed Salim Mohammed Siddique Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9090 I Shehnaz Mohammed Salim have changed my name to Shahnaz Mohammed Salim Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9091 I Jayeshkumar Navinchandra Oza have changed my name to Jayesh Navinchandra Oza as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9092 I Sujataben Jayeshkumar Oza have changed my name to Sujata Jayesh Oza as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9093 I Veerti Bhaveshbhai have changed my name to Veerti Bhavesh Sheth as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9094 I Bhaveshbhai have changed my name to Bhavesh Sheth as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9095

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Mira Road sex racket busted: Mother who pushed daughter into prostitution arrested

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

By Suresh Golani

et another high profile sex racket has been busted in Mira Road. The Anti-Human Trafficking unit of the Thane (rural) police have arrested two female pimps including a 37-yearold woman who not only operated a prostitution racket but also pushed her minor daughter into the illegal flesh trade activities. Following a tip-off from a NGO, a team led by API Sachin Gavas, established contact and struck a deal with the woman after which a trap was laid at an The accused women (circled) in police custody apartment in a posh locality in Mira Road. who was told by the duo that girls. Our decoy agreed to the “We sent a decoy customer, they would provide minor deal and subsequently a trap

Sakinaka model rape case: Identification parade of 5 held By A Staff Reporter

he investigation in Sakinaka model rape case moved a step forward. Sources from the crime branch told the ADC that an identification parade of five persons was concluded on Thursday at the Arthur road jail. There were three cops and two civilians in the parade. On April 23, a city based model approached Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria and accused three

cops, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Sunil Khatpe and Suresh Suryavanshi and police constable Yogesh Ponde of extorting money from her and she also accused API Khatpe of forcing her to perform oral sex on him twice. She accused the cops of extorting Rs.10 lakh from her. The victim stated that on the night of April 2, she was forcefully arrested and taken to Sangharsh Nagar police chowky and was released on April 3. She stated that she, along with her male friend was taken to

Man gets 10 yrs’ RI for rape The sessions court on Thursday convicted a 32year-old watchman for raping a woman and sentenced him to ten years' rigorous imprisonment. "The court convicted the accused Pramod Upadhyay for raping the victim and stealing her belongings," an official from the Powai police station told PTI. According to the prosecution, the victim, a 28year-old dance teacher, lived with her brother in a building in Powai where Upadhyay worked as a watchman. On January 23 last year, she went out with friends for dinner and returned very late in an inebriated condition. The watchman took advantage of her condition and raped her in the building's parking area and left her there, said the official. The victim's brother saw her when he was returning from morning walk.

Sakinaka police station. Later, she alone was taken to Sangharsh Nagar police chowky and her friend was made to stay at Sakinaka police station and asked to arrange for money. The accused have been charged with rape (IPC 376), sexual harrasment (IPC 354 A), extortion (IPC 384), wrongful restraint (IPC 341), wrongful confinement (IPC 342), assault (IPC 323), voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons/ means) and common intention (IPC 34).

Woman stripped, beaten up over land issue; one arrested A

45-year-old woman from Boisar was allegedly stripped, molested and beaten up by a group of five-six men in Palghar district over an issue related to development of land, police said on Thursday. The main accused, identified as Naresh Dhodi, has been arrested, they told PTI. The accused along with some other men reached the woman's home in Dandi Pada village of Boisar on Tuesday. They allegedly stripped her, dragged her to the road by pulling her hair and beat her severely with sticks, Boisar police station sub-inspector S S Gharat said quoting the complaint filed by the victim on Wednesday. The woman had purchased a piece of land from Dhodi in Dandi Pada about

six months back. The accused was apparently annoyed with the woman as she had not given him the contract for development of the land which he had been asking for. Based on the complaint, Dhodi was arrested yesterday, he said, adding that a search was on to nab the others involved in the crime. Offences have been registered against the accused under sections 354(b) (molestation), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148, 149, 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC, police added.

was laid and the accused (name withheld to protect the identity of her biological daughter) were caught red handed while accepting Rs.5,000 as token amount. Shockingly, out of the three girls one turned out to be the daughter of one of the accused women. While the rescued girls have been sent to the rehabilitation centre, the accused have been held and charged under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act and under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act. The Mira Road police is carrying out further investigation into the case.

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ACB traps cop for taking bribe After senior inspector, sub-inspector trapped by ACB for accepting bribe at the Mahim police station By Zuber Ansari

fter almost three months, another officer from the Mahim police station olice sub-inspector (PSI) Anil Bhaskar Sonawane has been trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant inside the police station on Thursday. This is the second successful trap laid by the ACB at the Mahim police station. In February this year, senior police inspector (SPI) Dastgir Mulla was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a female after threatening her that she would be booked in a frivolous tres-

PSI Anil Bhaskar Sonawane passing case. ACB officials say, “The complainant has a sweet shop in Mahim. A few days back a bus driver rammed into his shop causing him huge financial loss. Now to even claim insurance one needs a 'Panchanama'. For getting this, PSI Sonawane was demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000. The PSI was caught red-handed accepting the first installment of Rs 10,000.”

he Navy and Police personnel, investigating the shooting incident from a naval Immediate Support Vessel (ISV) that injured 22year-old fisherman Agnelo Luji, have said that the crew aboard the Navy boat did not realize someone had been hit until they heard the commotion from the other boat. This lends credence to the Navy’s theory that the sailors did not shoot to kill but fired warning shots, one of which deflected off the water and hit Luji. The incident had taken place around 37 nautical miles off Mumbai near the Bombay High Oil Rig on Sunday around 5 pm. “After the sailor fired four rounds from the INSAS rifle into the water, the ISV was preparing to leave when few seconds later they saw and heard a huge commotion and panic aboard the Christwell fishing boat. They heard some fisherman shouting that one of them has been hit when the ISV evacuated him to the oil rig’s medical center. He was thereafter flown to Mumbai and admitted in the Nanavati Hospital,” said an officer from the Western Naval Command. Luji was hit on the right shoulder and the injury was diagnosed as non-fatal. He would be discharged in a few days. A police source said that they would try and corroborate this fact with the statements of the fishermen by ascertaining whether some of them actually saw the ISV preparing to leave and then again come back during the commotion. “The sailors would not have come back to help them had they shot with an intention to kill and would have sped away from the spot into the high seas,” said an officer.

Ekaansh Bhaardwaaj and Zoya Rathore took time from promotion of film Madmast Barkhaa at a beach. Ekaansh Bhaardwaaj who is coming with his first film Madmast Barkhaa opposite Leena Kapoor and Zoya Rathore took time from promotion and went to beach for a holiday where they played cricket and had watermelon as the temperature in city rose to over 35 degree Celsius. Jaspal Singh has produced and directed the film Madmast Barkhaa.

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Auto, taxi fare may come down Continued from pg 1 ÂŤ has resulted in annual increase in fares of autorickshaws and taxis. The minister further stated that the purpose of setting up a new committee was to ensure that no undue burden is put on the consumers. Replying to queries on the impending fare hike applicable from June 1, he said that the ensuing fare hike will be applicable temporarily till such time the meter calibration is done and the High Court is apprised of the fare hike.

No chance for a Muslim! Continued from pg 1 ÂŤ rejecting candidates on the basis of their religion," she rued. The National Commission for Minorities has also ordered an inquiry based on Khan's complaint. Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "If any such incident of denying a person job on religion has happened, it is wrong. Religion cannot be a criterion for rejection from job. Only merit and demerit is the criterion." Minister for Minority Affairs Eknath Khadse said '' Under the Indian Constitution one can not make such differentiation. Now action will be taken against the company as per rule. In a secular state like ours one can not do such kind of discrimination, I condemn this action.'' â&#x20AC;&#x153; I gave my son a good education. Never thought we'd be discriminated like this," Zeeshan's father lamented. Khan said he subsequently received a mail from the company expressing regret and saying that it was a "personal mess" created by a trainee in the HR team. However, the suspended employee's Linkedln profile mentioned that she has been an HR executive for the last four years. VB Nagar police say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the basis of the complaint we have filed an FIR under section 153 (B) against the Hare Krishna Group. But no arrest has been made so far. Further investigations are on. ADC tried to contact the company to know their version, but repeated calls were of no avail.

20pc women in Mumbai facing secondary infertility problem

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hen 42-year-old Aruna, a working woman in Mumbai could not conceive a second child for 6 months, she came to inquire about the problem at a facility. She was shocked to know about the low chances of natural conception at her age and that there were high risk of abnormal pregnancy at her age. Similarly, 39-year-old Ramona was shocked after she was diagnosed with secondary infertility. She had lost her only son in an accident and wanted to have a second child. It was only after two attempts at In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) that she was able to conceive twin babies.

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sages invoked the medical community belonging to SMSA and within 24-48 hours, there was a repository of funds, supplies and personnel ready to cargo to Nepal,” said Dr. Bhagat. They carried huge cartons of essentials to the studio-office of a local NGO that had claimed to be in contact with the Head of Operations in Nepal. “We

r. Hemal Bhagat, a gensaid that the main causes for eral laparoscopy and secondary infertility are simithoracoscopy surgeon at the lar to those of primary inferNanavati Super Speciality tility. “Tubal block, Hospital had organized a endometriosis, fibroid uterus, rescue team of 4 doctors changes in sperm quality with and volunteers to help the the added burden of age and victims of the Nepal earthlifestyle issues are some of the quake. He shared his expecauses,” said Dr Jagtap. rience with the ADC on She said that in most cases, Thursday. couples who face this problem do not consider themselves as ‘infertile’ since they have already conceived in the past. “A situation such as this can be quite over-whelming Dr. Richa Jagtap and traumatic to a couple especially because conceiving per cent. their first child was not a difAccording to Dr Richa Jag- ficult task. The reaction that tap, Clinical Director and some couples face can be Consultant Reproductive very depressing for as they Medicine at Nova IVI Fertility are desperately trying for a child,” said Dr Jagtap. “Likewise in the case of patients who conceive but miscarry repeatedly, these patients undergo trauma not comprehensible by the general population,” said Dr Jagtap. She said that those who Dr. Bhagat said that it all decided to support them plan a second pregnancy and started when a few of them, and travel with them to fail repeatedly should visit a members of The Santa Cruz Nepal to hand-deliver their fertility expert. “After trying Medical and Social Associa- items plus engage in providon condition of anonymity. welcome the decision which for one year for women less tion (SMSA), proactively ing medical services. 1200 "Undoubtedly, women will prove prolific for women. than 35 years or 6 months for came forth and suggested kilograms of cargo was have always been vulnerable But I would expect from the women more than 35 years, efforts that could be taken shipped with the team, to crime and this is why even government that it imposes the couple should ensure by the association towards which the Indian GovernBritishers did not do so," he sufficient sacrosanct guide- they visit a fertility expert contribution to the relief ment allowed them to carry said. lines to ensure the safety and without wasting any time,” work in Nepal. “Text mes- for free,” he said. "But, if the government en- security of this gender." concluded Dr Jagtap. sures that employers get CCTVs installed in working premises and drop facilities are provided, then it would e-TENDER NOTICE be more a dignified way of Main Portal: https://mahatenders.gov.in empowerment of women," MHADA Portal: https://mhada.maharashtra.gov.in he added. Executive Engineer “G/N” Division/Mumbai Building Repairs & Reconstruction Board, Unit of MHADA, Sonawala Building, 8, S.A. Palav A senior manager working Marg, Shidewadi, Dadar (E), Mumbai-400 014, is inviting on line digitally signed tenders in form ‘B-1’ (Percentage Rate) for following at an ordinance factory in works from the contractor registered under appropriate class with MHADA/ MC.G.M./ CIDCO/PWD/CPWD/MJP/MIDC/BPT/MES/Indian Ambernath welcomed the Railways etc. The e-Tender will be available on the above portal from - dtd. 22-05-2015 (after 10.00 a.m.) to 06-06-2015 (up to 3 p.m.). decision, saying, "It shows we eName of Works Estimated E.M.D. Security Registration Tender Time are moving ahead with fast TenCost 1% of Deposit 4& Class of Price limit for changing scenario across the der Estimated of Estimated Contractor including completion world and the amendment in No. Cost Cost 5% VAT in of work Rs. the Act will certainly enrich opportunities for working 1. Repair to Building No. 70 857523.00 8580.00 34310.00 Class-VII 525/15 Months Makhdoom Manzil, Cadell Road, (50% initially & & above (including women." Mahim, Mumbai, in G/N Div. 50% through Bill) monsoon) Maharashtra State Women 2. Repair to Building No. 197-B, 806063.00 8070.00 32250.00 Class-VII 525/15 Months Commission's former chair197-C, Bhageshwar Bhavan (50% initially & & above (including person Susieben Shah said, "I A survey revealed on Thursday by Nova IVI Fertility, a subsidiary of Nova Medical Centres found that 20-30 per cent of women around the country are facing 'secondary infertility' problems. The organization conducted the survey across 9 fertility centres in India with 1,435 women as samples this year. According to the survey, at least 20 per cent cases in Mumbai faced the challenge of secondary infertility. The case is almost the same across all the metros with Chennai registering the highest with 29 per cent of cases of secondary infertility followed by, Hyderabad at 25 per cent, Bangalore at 25 per cent and Kolkata at 23

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aharashtra government's decision to make changes in the Factories Act, 1948, that will allow women to work in night shifts in factories, has evoked a mixed response from different sections of society. The decision was taken on Wednesday at a meeting of the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. While some people have welcomed the decision, others want the government to be cautious so that the decision does not backfire, reports PTI. "This is a very bold decision that the government has taken and it can backfire with unwarranted consequences. The government must reconsider it before implementing," a senior Labour Commissionerate officer said

Jain Acharya Ratnasunder Surishwarji Maharaj steps in Mumbai today A literary wizard having written 295 books, Acharya Ratnasunder Surishwarji Maharaj will enter Mumbai's Mulund on May 22, 2015 at 7.00 am on the invitation of Shri Mulund Shwetamber Murtipujak Jain Sangh. The grand entry has been organised by Ratna Parivar of Mulund. On this occasion, his 296th book 'Museum' in Hindi and Gujarati will be inaugurated. Maharaj Saheb will remain in Mulund till May 31. His grand procession will start from Zaver Road, Mulund at 8.00 am. He will deliver a discourse on the subject 'Aaj Anand Bhayo' at Kalidas Sabhagriha at 9.00 am. The distinguished guests will be honoured during the function. The program will be compered by Atul CA. A musical program will be presented by Sanjay Vidyarthi and his group. Maharaj Saheb, with his stay of 30 months in Delhi, has successfully campaigned for the ban on sex education, pornography and meat export.

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OME doctors, labs and hospitals are said to be involved in a pathology testing scam. Patients with just one minor body complaint are made to undergo a series of unnecessary tests. Patients go to a laboratory and get tested. The laboratory may not even conduct all the long list of tests recommended by the doctor, but they charge for them. The labs and the doctors share the loot. A probe has been ordered but it is doubtful whether the culprits can be booked. The investigation wing of the Corporate Affairs Ministry has arrived in Mumbai and started a probe into the scam. The pathology testing market is huge: Rs.40,000 crore. It is possible that some doctors and labs are jointly operating rackets. It is not easy however to get at the culprits. When a patient has just a little pain in the stomach, a doctor can ask for testing all the organs in the abdomen and ask for urine and blood samples. He can claim he is leaving nothing to chance and hence asking for tests. The investigating folks of the Corporate Affairs Ministry are sure going to have a hard time trying to find other culprits. We have got to accept the fact that medical profession is no longer a noble one. Doctors will not agree it is a scam. They will say it is the done thing.

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AHUL GANDHI’S lambasting of the Modi government’s record could be interpreted as a corollary of the antagonism characterising the relationship between government and Opposition in the country. Acrimony in politics is not a new phenomenon in India. Political opposition is an integral constituent of democratic politics; it is among the principal means in order to ensuring accountability of the ruling dispensation. Additionally, opposing viewpoints are also a way of pronouncing a critique of the government of the day, whereby an opportunity for an evaluation and deliberation of the acts and policies of the government is provided. Nevertheless, a critical discussion of government’s policies by the Opposition should not degenerate into an irrational lambasting of them. It should also comprise within itself an appreciation of government measures, if the occasion so warrants.

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dispensation has just picked up the threads and worked upon it. Similarly, the emphasis for beginning to hone civic awareness and hygiene among the Indian population, opines the Opposition, was already initiated through a programme titled ‘Nirmal Bharat’. While highlighting these factors might be justified, does it not credit the Modi government for working upon and carrying ahead such crucial and important issues with vigour, rather than allow them to languish only because another government had formulated them? While safeguarding his party’s interests, Narendra Modi has appropriately and apparently earmarked good, effective governance as paramount priorities as well. Verbal invectives have been hurled in po-

Room for constructive criticism

NDA dispensation After completion of one year in government by the NDA dispensation at the Centre, political stability is perceptible and resolute decisions are taken and approved without much ado. Although, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enjoys a single majority, it has apparently taken on board its coalition partners in bona fide. Barring certain exceptions, the central government displays an acute sense of coherence, unity of purpose, relative efficacy, and commendable visions as regards the economy, foreign policy, and quality of the instruments of governance; all these attributes were steadily diminishing during the preceded one decade, before the new government was voted to office in May, 2014. Doubtless, this does not imply, that whatever decisions the Modi government implements should be inferred to be flawless, but criticisms of it, and for that matter for any elected government, should be in calibration with the appropriate contexts and around facts on the ground. It has often been opined by those in occupying the Opposition benches in Parliament that the Modi government has picked up a particular issue and implemented it which was conceived by the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government): the concerned subjects are the blueprint for economic reforms and the ‘Swacch Bharat’ (Clean India) campaign. It has been a persistent allegation by the Congress that the reforms were already on their way. The NDA

BY AND LARGE Ranajoy Sen litical dialogues in India more often than not. The onus lies with the political class, as a whole, to ameliorate the worryingly deteriorated political culture of the country. For, its latest manifestation appears to have been through Rahul Gandhi’s declaration that he would give a ‘zero’ out of a scale of ten to the Modi government. He is a prominent leader of the country’s political Opposition. Did he not find anything with which to credit the government! During the concluding years of the UPA regime’s rule, many thoughtful India were in despair regarding the path taken by the country regarding economic reforms. The Congress, which is more inclined to speak out in support for the public welfare schemes than for continuous economic reforms, had also come round to accepting that reforms should occupy high priority, along with requisite public expenditure. So much so that former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, voiced the necessity for reforms to be unstoppable in the country, at a stage when the Congress-led regime had spent too much on welfare programmes necessitating ade-

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child wishes to give its doll a piano, a chair, a table, all kinds of things, and so much ado is made about the doll. When the child has grown up it has perhaps forgotten the doll. If the child has accomplished anything by this, if it has achieved anything in life, it is that idealism has been learned. One should have the ideal of devotion which one admires, to which one aspires, which appeals to one's own degree of evolution. If a person wishes to raise himself, to be powerful in the world, he should think of an ‘idol’ who has raised himself from a position to a higher one. We cannot love God in heaven if we do not love man on earth. Jesus Christ taught first to love our fellow man. Enemies apart, to love our fellow man is the first thing necessary. Those who take this way have devotion and love for their colleagues, or they may love a teacher, or a hero, a saint, a prophet, and that

quately parallel reforms, to boost the job-creation attribute of the economy, which would genuinely contribute to economic uplift of the society. Farmer distress has been taken up tenaciously by the Opposition. The contentious issue in question is the ‘Land Acquisition Bill’, which the government is keen to legislate. It is definitely necessary to ensure a fair deal to farmers, and to make certain that any agricultural land, which is highly fertile, provides multi-crop, and is a source of proud livelihood for farmers, is not abruptly captured by the government for industrial expansion. Similarly, those whose land might be acquired for industrial purposes are given necessary compensation and ensured scope for alternative gainful employment. But, to intransigently fulminate against and obstruct the concerned ordinance could be detrimental to the interests of the country!

love must be kept. If you say, 'I have love for Buddha, but he did not believe in the soul and I do not like that – and he did this and that', such is not love or devotion. Keep the devotion for the ideal – with his disbelief in the soul and all! From this, man rises to the degree of fana-fi-rasul, devotion for the unseen ideal, the goodness, the kindness of the

MATTER & SPIRIT being whom he has not seen. It is your idealization which produces in you the ideal. But all this is idolatry as long as there is not the ideal of God. As long as there is devotion for the limited ideal there is idolatry and as long as man has not broken away from idolatry to the unlimited ideal, he has not reached his highest goal. The ideal has at-

In the past Rahul Gandhi has often expressed his determination to work to usher in a new political culture in the Congress and set a desirable example in the politics of the country. He has spoken of professionalism, merit, good management practices, and bona fide disposition in public service as trumping all else in the scheme of things. All this is music to the ears. But, in practice there has apparently been a yawning gap between his words and deeds, because the credibility and acceptability of the Congress with the most voters seems to be on a continuously downward swing. True, one cannot change a distressing culture overnight or even in a fortnight, but the beginnings for relative betterment have been less discernible than it should have been. When Rahul Gandhi complained of a food park in Amethi being neglected by the NDA government, he was instantly given a rejoinder by Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal implying an out of context articulation by Mr. Gandhi. No neglect for Amethi had ever been displayed by the central government. Narendra Modi and his colleagues have worked and seem to be continuously working to set India’s house in order: strengthen the economy, administer good governance, and an effective Indian diplomacy. If there are rooms for constructive criticisms they should be voiced. But, both the government and the Opposition parties should not allow political skulduggery to eclipse the broader interests of the country. tracted, has drawn out your love by his holiness, his goodness, but then love itself springs forth and is for the Unlimited. Then a person will not say, 'I have seen injustice in God, I have seen unkindness in God'. He sees and loves Him with His kindness and unkindness, His power and justice and might, with all and everything and nothing. When that is reached then this highest goal of attainment is reached; then man is perfect. Three sorts of mystics: Yogis, Buddhists and Sufis: i.e. respectively ascetics, monastics, and mystics living life in the world rather than renouncing it. About Love... To an angelic soul love means glorification To a jinn soul love means admiration To a human soul love means affection To an animal soul love means passion. One need not fall in love, one must rise through love. Pour out floods of love, yet keeping your garment of detachment from being wet. — Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Kejri is back to his old ways KEJRIWAL is at his wits end for the nth time as his decisions and actions always failed to produce desired results but goes awry in the end. In his first term as Chief Minister he brought changes in electricity bill tariff. However, he could hold his ministry only for 49 days and it fell like ninepins. This time he came with thumping majority and Delhi people pinned high hopes of development in the capital. But instead of working for development, the CM was busy organizing procession, protest, and he is back in his own way. Kejriwal should maintain the decorum of the post rather than going in a silly way. — M.R. Jayanthi, Kharghar

JAI Jawan Jai Kisan was a slogan given to India by the Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1965 at a public gathering at

ing for more publicity and less importance to developmental aspect, which include welfare of farmers. Now the members of the deceased family feel the heat as their earning member and made a request for a Government job for the kin in the family. The family also seek a memorial in the name of the farmer and named it as Kisan Shaheed. Time and again we come across such sacrifices as in the case of Mandal Commission recommendations in the year 1999 when students sacrificed their lives seeing the ruling giving more weightage to caste. Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned after a major train accident owning the responsibility as the Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal seems to be Railway Minister in Union Cabifocussing on his old habit of staging net. Whether Kejriwal will do the protests than doing development work same for his silence in stopping the suicide and continued with his Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. It means useless speech. Kisan Shaheed will hail the soldier and hail the farmer. open the eyes of Kejriwal. — Nikhil Mani, Vashi But the present day politics is lookIndia was for at least the first 50 years of our independence. Small Asian giants economically overtook us with impunity. Neighbours took us on militarily. We saw how neat, corruption free other countries were and were ashamed of the situation at home. Our netas and other boorish people spoilt our image abroad with their crass behavior. Things may be changing but the fact that not very long ago we were disgusted with many things in our country is a fact that cannot be changed. Modi had the guts to express am inconvenient truth.

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Serious slip by BMC APROPOS 'Shivaji Park residents protest against week-long water woes' (ADC, May 20), it is indeed ridiculous that how the water supply to such a vast zone like Dadar, having so much dense population, has been diverted to Malabar Hills. It seems that it is certainly done with a purpose to please certain prominent citizens living in this posh area. It is however good to learn that the executive engineer of the hydraulic department took quick action to sort out the matter. The municipal top brass must note this and thereby ensure that such kind of unscrupulous thing should not happen in future as it will certainly create a hugely chaotic situation, which they may not be able to handle. An investigation should be conducted to find out if there be any technical snag or deliberate attempt made to please some privileged ones. — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

Shame on being an Indian? A statement by PM has raised the hackles of many. He is supposed to have said that people of this country were ashamed of being Indians. The speech was in Hindi and it is a moot point whether the mainstream media translated it correctly or not, or just twisted it for TRP. Whatever it may be it appears that what Narendra Modi really meant was that we were not ashamed of being Indians but ashamed of what

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ties supporting the saffron government are too getting restless. Under the circumstances it will be better for the people of the state that these dissatisfied elements pull down the government and ask the Hindutva brigade of the Shiv Sena to form fresh government with the outside support of secular Congress-NCP combine. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

Lunatic demeanor

THE brave act of a young woman, who smashed the windscreen of the — T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivali car of a politician when his driver amorously winked at her, has received countrywide accolades in the media. However, no one has I developed deep liking for people mentioned of the criminal liability in white uniform like nurses, mem- she stands to incur for damaging bers of airlines/shipping staff, etc private property. Further, her darefor their extreme devotion to the devil act could have easily caused caretaking service. Ever since Aruna grievous hurt to the occupants of Shanbaug was brutalised in 1973 it the car as a result of her breaking hurt me very much and I was the glass panel. This aspect of the pained to the core. As I know many of the nurses adopt this profession due to their poor family condition so they deserve high respect, admiration and salute. With her tragic death, we have not only suffered a loss of invaluable human being but also a unique service giver to humankind. I personally feel grateful to the entire members of KEM Hospital's staff, particularly the nurses, who looked after Shanbaug zealously till she breathed her last few days ago. It also heartens me to note that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, Mayor Snehal Ambekar, Minister Pankaja Munde, NDTV Anchor Barkha Dutt among others didn't fail to call on the deceased Shanbaug to her 'final call' -- it's all too very emotional for people to remember Aruna thus!

Tribute to the late Shanbaug

voice when they witness an abuse of a girl in their homes, in trains, in — Arun Malankar, Santacruz buses, in workplaces and in public places? How many of our men can utter the following words to a woman SAUDI Arabia recently advertised for whom they encounter in life, be it a a new batch of 8 executioners to sup- mother, a wife, a daughter, a workplement the existing lot as a record mate, a co-traveller, a student, an 75 beheadings have taken place from employee, a housemaid or a nun? — Jubel D'Cruz, Dombivili the beginning of 2015 till May. Muslim apologists and proponents of Sharia argue that the draconian Islamic law is a sure way to curb crime and instill fear in the THIS refers to your editorial 'Passminds of potential criminals, but port to an anti-national' (ADC, May it's ironic that Sharia is not much of 20). It is quite obnoxious that Mufti a deterrence in the Arab kingdom as Mohammad Sayeed, wants the govwitnessed in the unusually high ernment to issue an Indian passport number of executions that take to a rabid traitor like Syed Ali Shah Geelani. place each year in Saudi Arabia. Notwithstanding the pro-sepaPsychologists and legal experts have often said that capital punish- ratist, pro-Pakistan stance of Mufti ment is not much of a deterrent Sayeed, it was expected that he, just since humans are creatures of emo- to keep up a pretence, as the Chief tions who often cast reason to the Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, winds and that lower crime rates would refrain from advocating the can accrue through better educa- case of a dangerous and despicable tion, fair laws, nurturing family en- traitor, like Geelani. But then Mufti vironment and good governance Sayeed has become too shameless, that instill superior humane values these days, that he does not think in people which in turn check rash twice before biting the same hand that feeds him. It is good to see that emotional impulses. Many countries in Europe that the BJP is insisting that Geelani prohave enlightened laws and who claims his loyalty to India and its have banned capital punishment people, before the passport is ishave some of the lowest crime rates, sued to him. However the average many of the world's happiest people and a large chunk of the best creators of knowledge.

episode seems to have been totally blanked out by the fourth estate.

Saudi seeks 8 executioners

Geelani - The traitor

— Nishant Berry, Mumbai

What’s wrong with men? WHY do some of them commit heinous crimes like rape and murder? Are they not born of a women? Do they live an uncivilised life in an uncivilised society? What do we do to stop such horrible crimes taking place day after day? Going by the statistics today, I think that majority of our Indian men would fall into this category. Is it not a shame for a land that is called ‘spiritual’ to be called the 'rape' capital of the world? How many of Indian men can truly say that they look at a woman as persons and not as sexual objects? How many of our men would raise their

Syed Ali Shah Geelani Indian citizen fully well knows that this is no big deal. Geelani, a person dishonest to his bones, may well proclaim his loyalty to India, till he is issued the Passport only to once again start his vitriolic abuse of India. — V. Chandramohan, Mumbai

Doomsday may not be far off

— P. Chakravorty, Fort

BJP, Sena face-off? OFF and on we read in the newspapers the news about serious differences cropping up between the ruling alliance in Maharashtra. Most of the important policy decisions taken by the BJP CM are being criticized by the Shiv Sena. And now, it appears that the fringe par-

Global warming threat: The glacier of Himalayan range seems to be on the verge of inundating the whole continent I am not a predictor but very strongly I feel that within next four or five years all the snow of the Himalayan ranges, the Alps

ranges, North Pole, South Pole and the entire Antarctica will melt completely and all the continents will be under many fathoms

deep water. The reasons like excessive industrialisation, urbanisation, and felling of green forests etc. by the man’s limitless greed to earn quick money, are known to the entire mankind. But unfortunately, the latter’s greed doesn’t allow to open his eyes of wisdom. Under such circumstances I foresee nothing else, but only and only the closest doomsday. People are unaware of an important fact that air-conditioners and fridges emit carbon dioxide/monoxide into the environment, gradually damaging the anti-ultra violet rays, protective ozone layer. Therefore, it’s better to live a natural life and leave the slavery of our, such unnatural ‘bosses.’ We all must adopt a habit of switching off the mains of lights, fans, ACs, TV sets, computers, mobile chargers if not in use. Let’s all wake up, before it is too late. — Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

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Lalu invites Manjhi for joint fight against BJP, JD(U) upset

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Bihar polls will drive third nail in BJP’s coffin: Jairam Ramesh

Asserting that the Bihar Assembly polls will be the 'third nail' in BJP's coffin, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh exuded confidence on the prospect of all 'secular forces' joining hands to defeat the saffron party in the politically crucial battle. "Bihar elections would be the third nail in BJP's coffin. First nail was Delhi (Assembly) elections and the second nail was the Land Acquisition Bill," Ramesh told PTI in Hyderabad.

Govt steps to tackle below-normal monsoon

Fearing a hit on farm output from below-normal monsoon, the Centre on Thursday said it is taking all measures to tackle any situation arising out of possibility of poor rains and has also asked states to be prepared in this regard. Although monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast on May 30, two days before its scheduled arrival, the weather office has forecast below normal rains for a second consecutive year.

ATNA: A day before the 'Janata Parivar' constituents go into yet another huddle to remove irritants in the path of their merger, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thusday caused disquiet in JD(U) with remarks that former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi be part of the 'broader unity' against BJP. Manjhi, a detractor of Kumar, has floated Hindustani Awam Party after being ousted as chief minister and is said to be veering towards the BJP, reports PTI. "We are for broader unity of parties against BJP in which everybody, including Manjhi, shall come forward," Lalu told reporters here before leaving for Delhi to attend a meeting of Janata Parivar constituents on Friday. "Be it merger or alliance, there is a need for broader unity of parties to fight together against BJP...Manjhi and others shall come forward for this," the RJD president said. Kumar, who had handpicked Manjhi as his successor after he decided to step down following JD(U)'s humiliating defeat in last year's Lok Sabha elections, chose not to speak to the media over Lalu's suggestion. However, Lalu's invitation to Manjhi to be a part of the efforts for a "broader unity" against BJP did not go down well with JD(U), which is keen on formalising the merger ahead of the state Assembly poll due later this year. State JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh said there was "no point" in bringing Manjhi into the picture due to his reported proximity to BJP. "Manjhi is not in the to do list of Janata Party unity process. Nitish Kumar had chosen him for the chair

Lalu Prasad Yadav

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of chief minister, but he turned out to be a puppet in the hands of BJP," state JD(U) spokesman Neeraj Kumar said, reacting to Lalu's invitation to Manjhi. Brishen Patel, a former minister and close aide of Manjhi, however, thanked Lalu for the invitation but made it clear that his party will not be a part of any political combination which has Nitish Kumar. "But, one thing is crystal clear that Manjhi and his newly floated Hindustani Awam Party (HAM) would not be part of any combination of which Nitish Kumar is a part," said Patel who had been a minister in the governments led by Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Nitish and Manjhi. Though six offshoots of 'Janata Parivar' – Samajwadi Party, JD(U), JD(S), RJD, INLD and Samajwadi Janata Party had on April 15 announced their merger, confusion continues to prevail over whether Bihar-centric parties of Kumar and Lalu will go to the hustings together

as one entity or alliance partners. The confusion was compounded after Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav recently said there was "no possibility" of the merger happening before the Assembly polls. "The merger is not possible before the Bihar elections due to technicalities. If we merge in a hurry, it will be like signing the death warrant of our party," he had said, in comments that were seen as reflecting the unease within the SP over the merger. Many in SP believe that it stands to gain nothing from the exercise that will only consolidate the bases of the two Bihar outfits – JD(U) and RJD – to take on the BJP and its allies in the election which is likely in SeptemberOctober this year. Nitish Kumar had been insisting there was no technical hitch over issues like common symbol, flag etc and had recently suggested convening a meeting to iron out the differences.

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GOVT RELAXES FDI NORMS FOR NRIs, PIOs, OCI he government on Thursday T decided to liberalise foreign direct investment norms for NRIs and overseas citizens of India (OCI) as it aims to increase capital flows into the country. A decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by PM Narendra Modi. The Cabinet "approved amendments to FDI policy on investments by NRIs, PIOs & OCIs. This will give PIOs & OCIs parity with NRIs in eco & edu (economy and education)," an official spokesperson told PTI. "The amendment in FDI for OCIs , NRIs & PIOs will lead to greater forex remittances & investment," he added. As per the DIPP's proposal any investment made by NRIs. OCIs and PIOs from their rupee account in India, will not be treated as foreign investment. An official said that the non-repatriable NRI funds would be treatad as domestic investments. The government wants to channelise the funds of NRIs, who now have set up large businesses abroad, by treating non-repatriable investments by NRIs as domestic investment. NRI is defined as a person who is residing outside India but has Indian citizenship. The Narendra Modi-led government, which has liberalised the FDI policy for sectors such as defence, railways, construction development, medical devices and insurance, is keen to tap NRIs, OCIs and PIOs. During the April-February period of the previous fiscal, FDI rose by 39 per cent to US $28.81 billion as against $20.76 billion in the same period last fiscal. PTI

China to set up textile park in Gujarat

The Gujarat government on Thursday said that a Chinese investment firm has signed a deal to set up a textile park near the industrial town of Sanand, near Ahmedabad. The MoU was signed between Gujarat government's Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb) and China Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Ltd (CSMEI), Arvind Agrawal, Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat Industries and Mines department said.

Six crude bombs recovered from house in Goa

Six crude bombs were found from a house in Sattari taluka near Panaji on Thursday during a raid by forest department officials probing a poaching case, police said. The bombs were found when the officials probing the case of poaching of a wild boar in the forests of Sattari, a remote taluka in the state, raided the house of one Adman Fernandes.

TRIBUTES GALORE... Congress president Sonia Gandhi with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Vadra and son-in-law Robert Vadra at a prayer meeting on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 24th death anniversary at his memorial 'Vir Bhumi' in New Delhi on Thursday. (Right): Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) Chief Ajay Maken paying floral tribute to Rajiv Gandhi at the DPCC office in New Delhi.

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EW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari were conspicuous by their absence at the memorial to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary on Thursday, apparently against the backdrop of new government's decision that such functions will be a nongovernmental affair. Both the leaders had visited 'Vir Bhumi', the memorial to the late

leader, in previous years to pay their homage but did not do so yesterday. Rajiv's wife and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law Robert Vadra offered flowers. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a number of party leaders including P.C. Chacko, Oscar Fernandes, Ghulam Nabi

Azad, Ajay Maken were among those who paid tributes to the leader. Explaining the President's absence, Rashtrapati Bhawan sources said that the Congress party, which organised the function, was following the new government's decision that such functions should be either family or party affair. The Congress sources also said that the party had requested both

the President and the Vice-President to attend Rajiv's birth anniversary function only which falls on August 20. Rajiv Gandhi, who was the sixth and youngest PM of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during election campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid his tributes to Gandhi on micro-blogging site Twitter.

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Throw out your diet charts, hide your weighing machine and give in to temptation! This weekend, indulging is the only thing that the 48hrs Team has on its mind. Find out what delicious treats they’re vouching for at some of the best bakeries in the city

ight now, you’re probably nodding enthusiastically, excited to find out what we have in store for you. Or, you may be pretending to be displeased with us. After all, you’ve been on such a winning streak with your diet, why would we ruin it all by openly advocating all these guilty treats? Don’t worry! Indulging in a delicious dessert once in a while won’t hurt you or your waistline. And, we’re not just saying this so that we have an excuse to go overboard. Several studies have shown that the best diets are those that keep you satisfied, not those that leave you feeling disgruntled about having to give up on your favourite foods. So, keep reading as we bring you our picks of the best desserts across Mumbai. We also talk to a few food enthusiasts to find their favourites and tell you about what dessert trends to get on board with this year.

>> Bite into these little drops of heaven at Sweetish House Mafia

Cupcakes at Le15 patisserie If you’re a resident of Mumbai or know someone who’s been living here for a while, you’ve probably heard them raving about the cupcakes. Actually, you’ve probably gotten wind of rave reviews of all the desserts at Le15 Patisserie! We aren’t complaining — they are worthy of each and every mention. From Belgian Chocolate and Peanut Butter to Oreo and Red Velvet, the patisserie offers unique, delicious flavours. And, that’s not all! You should definitely try their macarons as well.

Cookies at Sweetish House Mafia Sweetish House Mafia started on a really small scale — Neha Sethi, the owner, initially sold the cookies out of her car. But, after gaining huge popularity, the venture has expanded and the brand has set up base in Mathurdas Mills in Lower Parel. Their Nutella Sea Salt cookies have given the term melt-inthe-mouth new meaning — they’re buttery and filled with nutella. This is definitely what dreams are made of! You can also try their Double Chocolate Chip Cookie, which will transport you to another world!

Dark Chocolate Eclairs at Country of Origin

>> The assorted breads at The Rolling Pin will leave you asking for more

Desserts at The Rolling Pin From cakes, pastries and desserts to assorted breads, there is nothing you won’t find at The Rolling Pin. This quirky bakery at Lower Parel is quite the hangout spot for young and old alike. Try their Belgian Dark Chocolate and signature Choco Mousse Bar, which is shaped like a chocolate bar. And believe us when we say that their desserts taste just as good as they look!

Macarons at Sugar Rush While Sugar Rush has an assortment of cupcakes that will make you go weak in the knees, they also have a wide variety of macarons that are just as good, if not better than others in MUmbai. From red velvet to coffee, we are big fans of the sheer variety of flavours that they have on offer. continued on pg 14 «

Country of Origin offers some of the best cheesecakes in town. From Lemon to Blueberry, their flavours will make you go weak in the knees. And, since you’ve already visited for the desserts, you might as well try their Dark Chocolate Whisky Eclairs. The name is tempting enough and the delectable combination of chocolate and whisky is just what you need after a hectic day at work. We suggest you head there right now to try it out!

Bread Pudding and Mawa Cakes at Kyanis This Irani cafe and bakery is a gem and is one of the oldest standing relics of old Bombay. You could go there for a filling breakfast of Kheema Ghotala or order their burgers for a quick lunch. But, before you leave, make sure to try their amazing Bread Pudding and Mawa Cakes, they are to die for! Subtly sweet, the bread pudding is the perfect end to a meal or a great accompaniment to tea. Try a Mawa cake or two, and you’re sure to come back for more.

>> The cupcakes at Sugar Rush are quite popular

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definitely try. Our other recommendations include the Cookies & Cream, Sea Salt Caramel and Chocolate Ecstasy.

Sinful pastry at La Folie The two branches of this phenomenal dessert place offers numerous desserts for you to try. They have some of the best desserts and pastries in the city, though they are a little overpriced. Try their Infinite Caramel dessert and Grandma’s Carrot Patch Cake. And if you’re still in doubt, read our review of their latest branch, which recently opened its doors at Lower Parel.

Hot chocolate at Theobroma

Theobroma does have an excellent range of sweet treats on offer, but their hot chocolate is something that you’ll remember the place by. So much so that this is a drink that we wouldn’t mind indulging in even on a hot, sunny day — as long as we find a place to sit in the airconditioned restaurant, of course. The Chocoholic is another dessert that is quite Mini cupcakes at Guilt Trip popular here. Made of three The mini cupcakes at Guilt Trip are so cute, layers of chocolate mousse — white, milk they just have to take precedence over and dark — it’s an indulgent treat for all anything else that the store may have on chocolate fans out there. Speaking of offer. The tiny, bite-sized cupcakes are chocolate fans, you should also try reasonably priced (`100 for a box of six) and the Overload Brownies, which will are the perfect way to try the varied flavours literally overload you with lots and lots they have to offer. The Death by Chocolate Truffle is a delicious option that you should >> La Folie is expensive, but completely worth it! of chocolate.

>> Don’t these mini cupcakes from Guilt Trip look extremely cute?!

WHaT doeS MuMbai Love?

We spoke to a few food enthusiasts in the city to find out where they go to get their sweet fix. Read on to find out what they recommend.

“I absolutely love the Dark Chocolate Eclairs at Country of Origin. They are a must-try! You get a hint of whiskey at the end of each bite and that definitely gives me a kick. My mouth starts watering every time I think of them!” — Sadhika Menon, 26-years-old “I love the mango and blueberry cheesecake at Theobroma. I also enjoy the pineapple cake and plum cake at Desiree in Bandra. Even though the plum cake is a little expensive, it’s worth every penny.” — Divya Prabhu, 22-years-old “I absolutely love the breads at The Rolling Pin! I first visited when it opened and have been going back over and over again to stock up on their assortment of breads. Their desserts are just as phenomenal and the place is great for a quick meal or a lazy afternoon brunch.” — Mansi Dharia, 21-years-old “My current favourite is the delicious Nutella & Sea Salt Cookie at Sweetish House Mafia. It’s crisp on the outside, gooey and chocolatey on the inside. If you eat it slightly warm, it’s completely irresistible! Chocolate with a pinch of sea salt leaves the kind of taste on your palate that makes you crave for more. Located at Todi Mills, this tiny hole-in-the-wall store is extremely famous for their cookies.” —- Desha Gehi, 25-years-old

>> Chef Sanjana from La Folie feels choux pastry will be a trend this year

CHeF Speak Food trends have come a long way through the ages, and there are now trends in practically every discipline of cuisine. Likewise, whether you may have noticed or not, trends catch on when it comes to dessert too! We spoke to a few patisseries to find out what trends the year has seen so far.

GeTTinG CreaTive WiTH CuSToMiSaTion

Tabassum Hasan, founder of Guilt Trip, emphasises on customisation. She says, “Today we can customise everything to perfection — not just cakes and cupcakes, but even dessert jars, cake pops and macarons. It’s a great way to eat your dessert and have it too! At Guilt Trip, we specialise in customisation and make everything exactly they way you want. Creativity with customisation is the hottest trend this season. From going sugar free to eating your favourite character on your macaron, everything is possible! I think that is a game changer this year.”

THe deSSerT experienCe

Chef Sanjana Patel of La Folie Patisserie tells us, “I believe choux pastry and éclairs, as a product category, will pick up and go on to challenge cupcakes and macarons. Also, people want an experience rather than just taste a product. We are getting a lot of requests for sit down dinners and plated desserts. People who love hosting parties at home or elsewhere are demanding a more engaging experience for their guests. Dessert has become

an integral part of a dining experience and it is my belief that it will continue to do so. Nostalgia also plays an important role. We love and will always love Indian sweets. So, customers are demanding fusion desserts, something that has multiple textures, bold flavours and a modern presentation style, but also one that retains a little Indian touch.

diFFerenT TypeS oF CHoCoLaTeS

“2015 has seen a lot of evolution when it comes to desserts. Earlier people didn’t understand single-origin Belgian chocolate with 72% cocoa. However, now customers ask if we have very dark chocolate. People were unaware of what French macarons were, but today people are educated — they understand florentines and Amarena cherry. Consumers tastes have evolved, so much so that they are now moving away from compound chocolate and towards Couverture chocolate,” Aditya Gupta, partner at The Rolling Pin, tells us.

preSenTaTion TakinG preCedenCe

Neha Sethi, founder of Sweetish House Mafia, says, “There has been a rise in pretty desserts in the market. Presentation is being given a lot of importance and is pulling in customers. Besides that, bakers are definitely becoming very creative, trying to mix savoury with sweet and using new flavours such as green tea.”

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« festival 6tH kasHisH mumbai international queer film festival

Touching hearTs

Yamini Walia tells you about the four films that are the highlight of this year’s KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

our films — Alex & Ali, No Easy Walk to Freedom, Boy Meets Girl and Qissa — based on themes of prejudice, human rights violations and acceptance are at the centre of attention at the 6th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. Festival director Sridhar Rangayan tells us, “The reason that these four films are being highlighted as centrepiece films is because they resonate with this year’s theme — Reaching Out, Touching Hearts. The films are about acceptance of diversity — whether it’s diversity in ethnicity, age, gender, sex or sexual orientation — by society, families, friends and, most importantly, those we love.” While the documentary film Alex & Ali is a real-life love story about two men — an American and an Iranian — separated for three decades before being reunited, the other documentary, No Easy Walk To Freedom, traces human rights violations that take place due to section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. The other two centrepiece films — Boy Meets Girl (USA) and Qissa (India) — have their own take on gender conformity. While the American film is a funny romantic comedy that highlights society’s prejudices, the Indian film is a dark cultural drama that exposes our society’s obsession with the male child. When From May 27 to 30 Where Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française de Bombay and Max Mueller Bhavan Contact www.mumbaiqueerfest.com

>> DJ Sa is playing at Aqaba at 10 tonight, where entry is free

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at trilogy ick start your weekend with Trilogy, as

they will be hosting live performances by Bass Kleph. Dance the night away as you groove to Bass Kleph’s eclectic beats. Entry for the gig is priced at `2,000 for both stags and couples. “We’re bringing back the electro man — Bass Kleph — to India and his tour starts at Trilogy. Electro lovers should come and experience the madness that will unfold tonight.” says, Keenan Tham, the coowner of Trilogy. When Tonight, 10pm onwards Where Trilogy Mumbai, Hotel Sea Princess, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Contact 26469689

>> Qissa is a dark cultural drama that exposes our obsession with the male child

« art film Crafted tales

by storyloom films

RTISANS’ has lined up a series of short films that will focus on craft and design, the first of which is Crafted Tales, created by two young students who have been inspired by Indian’s traditional art and craft. “StoryLoom Films is about telling beautiful stories and crafting films with love. We believe that when curiosity is combined with passion and love, the result is something meaningful. Our objective is to weave poignant and heart-warming stories on the warp of time,” Keya Vaswani and Nidhi Kamath, co-founders of StoryLoom Films, tell us. Entry Free When May 23, from 6pm to 8pm Where ARTISANS’, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda Contact 22673040/ 9820145397

>> Catch Dance Like a Man at the House of Wow in Bandra this Sunday

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man at House of WoW n association with CinePlay, House of Wow

« musiC dJ sa at aqaba

f you’re looking for a great place to party as well as enjoy good food and drinks, Aqaba is the place to be! Satisfy your hunger with their amazing menu while grooving to the beats of DJ Sa. Voted as India’s best hip-hop DJ, he has performed at over 100 gigs in the last two years and is ready to rock this weekend at Aqaba. And, the best part is that there is no entry fee charge. What’s more is that the first 50 entrants get a free beer! Aditya Parikh, owner of Aqaba says, “Our Friday DJ Nights at Dive is a platform we’re creating where local talent from across the spectrum can come and play different genres of music. We want our guests to be able to enjoy a wide range of music from indie-pop to house to hip-hop and couldn’t think of a better person to kickstart our Friday DJ Nights than DJ Sa!” When Tonight, from 10pm onwards Where Aqaba — Dive, Club House, Level P5, Peninsula Business Park, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel Contact 61512222

will be screening a drama by Mahesh Dattani called Dance Like a Man, which tells the story of two Bharatnatyam dancers past their prime, who go through a range of dark emotions when their daughter is on the brink of establishing herself as a brilliant dancer. Riddhi Gupta, the owner of the House of Wow, tells us, “House of Wow, a performing house in Bandra, teams up with CinePlay to bring you Mahesh Dattani’s Dance like a Man. With a cast comprising of personalities such as Lillete Dubey, Vijay Crishna, Suchitra Pillai and Joy Sengupta, the brilliant adaptation of the theatrical performance will definitely give you a lot to look forward to this Sunday!” Price `400 When May 24, 8pm Where House of Wow, 10, Natraj Building, Hill Road, opposite St. Stanislaus School, Bandra (w) Contact www.bookmyshow.com for bookings

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bacK aLLEy’s tHrift sHoP for a causE

Are you a fan of Hyderabadi food? If you are, you’re in luck, because the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre & Hotel has organized a Hyderabadi food festival at the Nawab Saheb restaurant. The feast includes a massive spread of Hyderabadi delicacies such as Pathar ke Gosht, Gosht ki Shikampuri and Musi ki Machli, all of which will be accompanied by a performance by Ghazal singer Ustad Rashid Khan. Chef Yunus Khan, Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, says, “Hyderabadi cuisine needs no introduction. It is popular amongst meat lovers for its unique mutton and chicken biryani and kebabs. At the Hyderabadi food festival in Renaissance Mumbai, our chefs are dedicated to showcasing authentic flavours of Hyderabadi cuisine and providing guests with an unforgettable experience. In order to enhance the dining experience, we are also hosting a Ghazal night at Nawab Saheb so that our patrons can enjoy the music and indulge in some delectable Hyderabadi cuisine.” When Up to May 23, from 7pm onwards Where Nawab Saheb, Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre & Hotel, 2 & 3B, near Chinmayand Ashram, Powai contact 66927558

Back Alley’s Thrift Shop for a Cause is back with its fifth edition. It will have a range of items from western and ethnic designer wear to home décor, affordable art and much more. Curated by sisters Maya Bhogilal Goyel, well known in the events space, and Radhika Dhawan, a fashion brand strategist, the event will take place next weekend. “Back Alley’s Thrift Shop will find you browsing through hidden treasures across the board, from fashion for both women and men, accessories and home-décor to gifting items, books and lots more. This time we have been privileged to have a few designers donate some of their products to us: Siddharth Tytler, Quirkbox, Madison and Little Pixie, to name a few. We are extremely excited as through days and nights of sorting we have had a blast, and we’ve come across some really interesting things — Fendi shoes and a YSL vanity case — all brand new and priced at just a few thousand rupees. Like all thrift shops, we have put together, we cannot wait to donate towards the Rotary Sanskardham Academy and the BSPCA, two NGOs that Radhika and I are very close to,” say Maya Bhogilal Goyel and Radhika Dhawan, founders of Back Alley’s Thrift Shop for a Cause. When May 30 and 31, from 11am to 7pm Where Café Nemo, 329/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village contact 24379841

trEat for tots by HarsHa K

Harsha K has introduced a special range of scrumptious assortments for children, called Treat for Tots. The menu comprises of cake pops with sprinkles, fun-sized lollipops, ice-cream cones with rich and creamy frosting, delicious cupcakes with icing, cookies and cream jars, double chocolate chip cookies, Ferris wheels filled with goodies, as well as a selection of customised cakes, hampers and decorative packaging. Harsha Heeramaneck, owner of Harsha K, says, “The new children’s range covers a gamut of scrumptious assortments for your little ones; from fruity to chocolaty, the treats will undoubtedly bring a creative twist to a traditional birthday, baby shower or any special occasion. They will be treated to the finest quality, flavours, colours, detailing and decorative packaging.” Where Shop 5, Ground Floor, Nanik Niwas, Opposite Tata Garden, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy contact 23675811

guiLt triP’s icE crEam cuPcaKEs

Guilt Trip has introduced a new way to beat the summer heat, which we’re in love with — combining an ice-cream and a cupcake! Hit any one of their stores in the city, select a base, pick an ice-cream and add a frosting to go with it! You can pick from flavours such as Red Velvet, Original sin, cookies & cream and Choco-bloc. Tabassum Hasan, founder of Guilt Trip, calls it, “A fun way to experiment with your favourite desserts teamed together.” She adds, “It’s time to use your creativity!”The ice-cream cupcakes are priced at `150. When Ongoing Where Ground Floor, 15 A, Union Park, Carter Road, Khar; Ground Floor, Norwood bldg, Lokhandwala; Shripal Complex CHS, Panch Pakhadi, Thane (w) contact 69996096 (Khar), 33956098 (Lokhandwala), 30151433 (Thane)

tHE Donburi fEstivaL at Wasabi by morimoto

If you’re a Japanese food aficionado, head to Wasabi by Morimoto for their Donburi Festival! The idea behind the festival is to allow those who love Japanese cuisine to experience Japanese food beyond sushi. So, the concept of Donburi Kanji, which involves a steaming bowl of sticky rice topped with a silky broth of pickles or meat, came up. Try their delicious Donburi delicacies such as the Flower Sashimi, White Asparagus Soup and Tempura. Chef Amit Chowdhury, Taj Mahal Palace, tells us, “The Donburi Rice Bowls surfaced in Japan in the Edo era (1603-1837) and, since then, it has remained the go-to comfort food for the Japanese. A simple combination of fluffy rice layered with a broth of meat or fish in a bowl can create a rippling effect on your taste buds. We believe in providing our guests with unique experiences. With the Donburi Festival, we are aiming to introduce the city to an unexplored side of Japanese cuisine.” When Up to May 25, from 7pm to 11.45pm Where Wasabi by Morimoto — The Taj Mahal Palace, B K Boman Behram Marg, Apollo Bandar, Colaba contact 66653366

OTHER EPL scrEEning at KicK

PancaKE mania at tiLt aLL Day

Kick, in Powai, will play host to the final round of EPL matches and will show the Chelsea vs. Sunderland and the Hull vs. Manchester United games. The restaurant is offering power-packed combo meals, where you can choose between sandwiches, chocolates, starters, Jus Divine cold pressed juices and pints of beer, while you cheer for your favourite team. Akash Gambhir and Aniketh Nair, partners at Kick, tell us, “Watch the EPL screening live at Kick with a variety of food and beverage options to choose from. The experience only gets better and only better. Come over to experience it live.” Moreover, entry is free! When May 24, 7.30pm contact 9870590285 Where Kick, Supreme Business Park, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

If you love pancakes, head to Tilt All Day, where they’re hosting a pancake festival. You can choose from a range of pancakes, which include The Berrilicious, Grain n Nuts pancake, Chocolate Chip Pancake and Power Punch Pancake. And if you’re a red velvet fan, try out their special Seven Minutes in Heaven red velvet pancake. Siddharth Bhatia, founder of Tilt All Day, tells us, “Pancakes and milkshakes are the perfect comfort food. We have all kinds of pancakes on our menu, from the absolutely sinful to something the health freak will not mind indulging in. We wanted to offer our customers a completely satisfying experience. What better way to do that than by digging into scrumptious pancakes?!” When Up to May 25 contact 24927200 When Tilt All Day, Kamala Mills, Lower Parel

yauatcHa’s toy mEnu

Yauatcha has come out with a four-course Taste of Yauatcha (TOY) menu. The vegetarian option, priced at `888 plus taxes, features the restaurant’s signature dishes, while you can find meat, poultry and fish delicacies on the non-vegetarian menu (`998, plus taxes). “The TOY menu is just what it stands for — Taste of Yauatcha. With this exclusive menu, we have tried to showcase the variety of flavours and dishes that Yauatcha offers. Think of it as a teaser trailer, the tip of an iceberg — what you experience with the TOY menu is just a glimpse of what’s in store for you at Yauatcha,” Nelson Nair, general manager of Yauatcha Mumbai, tells us. When Ongoing, Monday to Saturday, from noon to 7pm Where First Floor, Raheja Tower, Bandra Kurla Complex contact 26566262, 9222222800

tHE curious city cHaLLEngE

Bring out the explorer in you by participating in The Curious City Challenge by Some Place Else, a treasure hunt that will help you discover a side of Mumbai that you may not have seen before. Ritika Saraf, founder of Some Place Else tells us, “The clues aren’t difficult, but they’re not easy either. What participants enjoy the most is the fact that they get to discover something new and exciting about the places they already know or don’t know.” When May 24, from 4pm onwards Where Cross Maidan Garden, Churchgate contact 9167537903

ART

Being and Becoming by DEvrim ErbiL

The Turkish Council is hosting artist Devrim Erbil’s first solo exhibition, Being and Becoming, at the Percept Art Gallery. Devrim Erbil has played a crucial role in the development of modern Turkish culture. He also served in key administrative and academic positions, impacting the development of a generation of Turkish painters. Devrim tells us, “The exhibition in Mumbai is a selection of my latest works. As for İstanbul, it is one of my passions. Describing İstanbul is like describing myself. Sharing Istanbul with my outlook and style is like meeting with art. Art is the only hope of humanity to understand each other and live in peace.” When Up to May 29 contact 32991696 Where Percept Art gallery, P2, Ground Floor, Raghuvanshi Mills, Lower Parel

SUMMER CAMPS

WORKSHOP

DrEamcatcHErs at Lavasa

i am cHEf HäagEn-Dazs WorKsHoP

Lavasa City has organised a children’s adventure camp called Dreamcatchers, for children who are between 10 and 15- years-old. The camp will address topics such as communication skills, dealing with fear, developing life skills, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Rajiv Duggal, senior VP of tourism, hospitality & education at Lavasa Corporation Ltd., tells us, “The comprehensive camp is aimed at holistic development of children amidst the picturesque landscape of Lavasa City.” When May 26 to 30 Where Dasve, Lavasa contact 8080269269

Bring out the chef in your children by bringing them to the nearest Häagen-Dazs outlet this summer for a fun-filled workshop. Your children can indulge in delicious food experiments and learn how to make their favourite desserts and ice creams! From learning about the different types of chocolate to whipping and piping cream, their workshop offers something for every child! Speaking about the workshop, a Häagen-Dazs spokesperson tells us, “At Häagen-Dazs we’re excited about the workshop, and with this, we aim to introduce children to the world of desserts and what goes into making a scoop of their favourite ice cream. This workshop is the perfect opportunity for parents to help promote learning for their little chefs.” Where Häagen-Dazs outlets in Bandra and Powai When Up to May 29, from 11.30am to 1.30pm (Powai) and from 3.30pm to 5.30pm (Bandra) contact 40222096 (Powai), 40144252 (Bandra)

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

Wear this art on your

>> The Amy Billimoria House of Design store has a wide collection of high-end couture

sleeve! CaptainKyso.com offers a vast range of arty, quirky T-shirts for men and women. Dev Goswami logs on to the website and tells you what to expect

t’s no secret that online shopping is growing quicker than we can keep track of it. I can’t even get through a week without coming across a new shopping website. Of course, not all of them make the cut. Even within the now over-populated online marketplace there’s a niche segment dedicated to comic book and abstract art-based apparel. Enter CaptainKyso.com, another colourful website that stands out of a slew of other websites purely for the way it’s designed. The design has just the right balance of arty, quirky elements that make it an interesting page to log on to. The funny posters strewn across the homepage help build expectations, and the Shop link quickly satisfies them. The men’s collection is vast, with sub-sections focused on cartoons, animals, humour, food, abstract designs, pop culture and comics.

CaptainKyso.com features a rich variety of designs, some of which are truly impressive. For example, one of the T-shirts that caught my eye had an image of a banana in an Iron Man costume, with the caption “I’M rich in IRON and potassium MAN”. It’s not over-the-top, but at the same time, it’s interesting enough to catch attention. I was impressed by almost their entire collection — all barring one design, with the image of a rectangular poster on the T-shirt. The idea of a comic book cover on a Tshirt may work, but its execution was disappointing. It looked a bit blocky and was not something I would be caught wearing. Impressed by their men’s section, I moved on to their collection for women, which, unfortunately, is very limited. There are a few designs unique to the women’s range though, so it’s likely that you’ll find something worth picking up. The website currently offers only T-shirts, but they do plan to stock up on pyjamas, boxers and tank tops as well as accessories such as phone covers, mugs and posters. They also plan to turn the website into a community, where you can submit your own designs, with the best designs being picked up for printing. The concept isn’t new, but the collection is refreshing. Their men’s range is vast, but their women’s range could use some work. I was almost tempted to pick up a couple of T-shirts (all of which cost a standard `599), and I can guarantee that you will be as well. Even though their product range is only limited to T-shirts, CaptainKyso.com is still worth visiting. Where www.captainkyso.com

Fashion curated Amy Billimoria recently launched a store in Juhu, and it offers more than just her renowned bridal wear. Anindra Siqueira visited to take a look at the couture

my Billimoria’s House of Design is a high-end fashion clothing store that recently opened its doors to much fanfare. First off, the studio space is huge! It consists of three levels (although only two are operational at the moment) and has on display not just clothing, but other stylish knick-knacks,which also include home décor items. As you step in through the large wooden door, you are immediately treated to Amy’s clothing line. She’s got her couture clothing as well as her new summer line on display, and there’s also swimwear by Nidhi Munim on this level, along with a very limited headgear offering from Amy’s husband, Farzad Billimoria. The basement level is a studio in itself. Amy jokes that they don’t need to book venues for her shows anymore, as they can now be curated in the basement of her store. She’s known for her bridal outfits and all her bridal clothing is displayed here. There’s also a display case of bridal jewellery. I’m told that everything in the bridal section is curated, and bridal gowns are set with matching jewellery, handbags (from Meera Mahadevia) and other accessories. Behind it is wedding clothing for kids from Jyoti Mukerji and on the wall besides this display you’ll find paintings from Aura Art. Adjacent to the bridal section is a large area that runs beneath neighbouring stores. Here you will find showpieces for your home

and home décor items such as chairs and centrepieces from Honey Homes. Although the studio space is housed in three levels, the top floor isn’t functional yet. Amy tells me that the upper deck will be reserved for jewellery, but that the formalities haven’t been finalised yet — they’re looking at a period of around three months before the jewellery section will be ready. The space has been designed by Amy’s husband, who is an architect himself, and it has nice subtle touches strewn about its design. Case in point is her latest collection — which, by the way, is a fresh helping of summer floral designs — and her couture collection hung on racks that require chairs to be fixed to the walls. In fact, the ground level of the store is so spacious and filled with natural light that you might mistake it for an art gallery. The store exudes grandeur, there’s no doubt about that. All in all, Amy Billimoria’s House of Design is a beautifully-designed studio space that’s a pleasure to walk into. It helps that the summer florals are very peppy. The basement is another deal altogether. It is very different from the ground level — it doesn’t have natural light, but it is in unique in its own right. Pay it a visit if you’re in the area! Where Pooja House, next to Starbucks café, Juhu Contact 9819381736

« neW launches

the James Dean collection by Jack & Jones

Popular menswear brand, Jack & Jones brings you its latest collection, which is inspired by iconic American actor, James Dean. The collection includes autographed t-shirts, jackets and accessories, all of which will invoke the rebellious side in you, capturing the spirit of the tragic film star. They also have a few ensembles with the American heart throb on them along with a range of masculine belts and rugged leather wallets. Price `995 onwards Where Available at all Jack & Jones outlets across the city

Fusion done right Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

Yamini Walia visited Gourmet kitchen and Studio in Lower Parel and shares her experience with you

ourmet Kitchen and Studio is located in Lower Parel’s industrial area, right behind Palladium Mall. Quite frankly, the location didn’t impress me much — the area is bustling with traffic and doesn’t really seem food friendly. However, once I entered the space, my opinion changed entirely. The studio is divided into two floors, with the kitchen on the lower floor and the workshop space on the upper one. The workshop space includes a dining area and a cooking space. The décor lends the space a feel-good vibe with its yellow and golden coloured walls and beautiful beaded curtains. So, even with my earlier misgivings, I was quite impressed. Gourmet Kitchen and Studio is all about fusion food, and the surprising part is that it’s all vegetarian! From street food and bite-sized treats to main course dishes, the studio serves a variety of fusion food. The chef, Harsh Sodhan, also conducts workshops where you can learn the art of fusion food and they also take party orders. For some respite from the hot weather, we began our experience with their beetroot-based Beetallacious Juice. The juice was extremely refreshing and had all the right flavours. I enjoyed it so much that I had another round. We also tried the Blueberry Cheesecake shake, but its thick texture left us feeling rather heavy — something that you don’t want on a hot day. Since I visited the place for high tea, my dining companion and I only tried their bite-sized preparations. We had their Creamy Pesto in Filo Cups (`25 for each piece), Caramelised Onion Quiche (`30 for each piece), Baked Vada Pav (`25 for each piece) and Spinach Feta Cigar (`30 for each piece). The Creamy Pesto in Filo Cups was my favourite of the lot — the cups were crispy and the pesto had the right texture. I just couldn’t get enough of this dish! The dip accompanying the Spinach Feta Cigars added a unique flavour to the dish and the cigars were pretty appetising as well. My dining companion enjoyed it, but it wasn’t a favourite in my book. The base was a little too crisp and the topping lacked flavour. However, the Baked Vada Pav blew our minds! It was baked perfectly and the filling oozed out with every bite. This fusion dish worked wonders for us! We then tried some of their desserts, such as their Chocolate Muffin (`45 for each piece), Banana & Cinnamon cake (`45 for each piece) and Baked Cheesecake (`50 for each piece). Most of the desserts were run-off-the-mill. However, the Banana & Cinnamon cake stood out, even

>> The seating area at Gourmet Kitchen and Studio looks majestic with yellow beaded curtains

though I have definitely had better. All in all, my experience at Gourmet Kitchen and Studio was satisfactory. I wish I had visited the place for lunch or dinner so that I could try their special dishes such as Paneer Makhani Lasagna and Roasted Baby Potatoes in Asparagus Mousse. We also recommend taking part in one of their (vegetarian) cooking workshops to learn how to prepare unique dishes. Where The Gourmet Kitchen and Studio, 21 Municipal Industrial Estate, Lower Parel Contact 24937521

Like a dream

if you’ve been impressed by La Folie Patisserie’s first outlet in kala Ghoda, Sara Shah thinks you can definitely expect good things from their new outlet at Lower Parel

essert shops are dime a dozen in Mumbai. But, there’s a serious dearth of good dessert shops in the city. For someone who isn’t that keen on desserts, it just feels like every other dessert shop and bakery is doling out attractively packaged boxes of sugar, all of which are so overwhelmingly sweet that you can’t imagine taking more than a few bites. However, if you’ve been to La Folie Patisserie at Kala Ghoda, you’d know that the same doesn’t apply to the pastry outlet — it’s a good place to get your desserts. And you can expect the same quality from its latest branch, which opened its doors to customers in Lower Parel, at the High Street Phoenix Mall. After a heavy meal at one of the many restaurants and fast food joints at the High Street Phoenix Mall, we recommend you climb your way (or just take the lift — as long as you get there) up to the third floor. It is an extremely small place, adjacent to Punjab Grill, and is sure to catch your eye, thanks to its brilliant interiors. The walls of the store have a mechanical look (with spokes and wheels) that’s pretty unique for a dessert boutique as up-market as this one. We sat at a table to one side of the shop. It’s a smart way to get passersby to notice what patrons are eating. We were first served the Mango Tart (`200). With a pastry that had just the right texture, lemon cream and sweet mangoes on top, my companion and I were left fighting over it — it was that good. Next we tried their Infinite Caramel (`260). The combination of caramel and sea salt has been a rising trend

at several dessert shops across the city and so, I was quite excited about trying it — although my companion wasn’t, considering it featured the word ‘caramel’ and not the more popular ‘chocolate’. And boy, was I glad to have ordered it,

because it was a slice of heaven! Smooth caramel sea salt cream on the inside, with a base of hazelnut praline crumble, all encased in milk chocolate mousse; this dessert should be the first thing that you order when you visit La Folie. For a change of taste, we ordered the Grandma’s Carrot Patch (`240), a lovely cake that was garnished with slices of actual carrot and sprigs of coriander to imitate an actual carrot patch. The dessert was quite pleasant — carrot walnut cake was layered with lemon cream and cream cheese carrot mousse and had walnut soil at the base. We also tried four of their macaroons — the Mint and Dark Chocolate, Pop Rock Candy, Yuzu and L’envie Violet — priced at `80 each. All four macaroons were decent, with the Yuzu being my favourite. It had a subtle tartness, thanks to the Japanese lemon flavour. Finally, we were served their Chocolate Chaud (`210), their signature hot chocolate dessert made from 70% Venezuelan chocolate and spices. The beverage was served in beautiful shot glasses and was so creamy and thick and that we yearned for more. If you don’t have much of a sweet tooth, you could leave it at that. But we’d recommend coming back for more because La Folie, yet again, has won our hearts! Where 3rd Floor, Palladium Mall, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel Cost for two `800 Contact 30151685 Serves Alcohol No

Travel

Afternoon Despatch & Courier Special

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, MUMBAI | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2015 2010

RefReshing tRavel Summer is the perfect time to sit back and sip on a refreshing cocktail — especially if you’re on holiday! Yamini Walia brings you a list of drinks to try at these popular vacation destinations tanqueraY exPlorer in Baku

un tans, swimming pools and deck chairs to soak up the summer sun (without the scorching city heat, of course!). Throw in a few summer cocktails and you’ve got the perfect holiday! While you may come across these cocktails at various bars in Mumbai, they are best experienced at these holiday destinations. Zbigniew Zapert, reserve brand ambassador at United Spirits, helped us create a list of summer cocktails that you shouldn’t miss out on when you’re travelling to any of these holiday destinations.

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is a beautiful centre, with tree-lined streets dotted with exclusive boutiques. The Tanqueray Explorer reflects Baku’s diversity and its vibrant lifestyle — it’s a perfectly-balanced array of flavours and aromas. This cocktail symbolises Baku in every way — opulent, unfamiliar and exciting. The drink is created by stirring 40ml of Tanqueray no.10 with 20ml of Kirschwasser in a chilled cocktail glass. 30ml of Carpano Antica formula and 10ml of fig syrup is added in, and oils squeezed from the zest of an orange and a dash of angostura bitters are sprinkled on top.

CiroC Parisian in Paris

ZaCaPa BeaCh FiZZ at Bali

The French capital is known for its classy, adventurous vibe, which is depicted in its culinary culture. But, if you think that the city’s signature cocktail is going to be wine-based, then you’ve misjudged Paris — the French know their way around fine spirits quite well. So, the next time you visit, try the Ciroc Parisian, which is a classy, sophisticated concoction made with 60ml of Ciroc, 60ml of Lillet Blanc aromatised wine, 5ml of chamomile tincture, a dash of aromatic Peychaud’s bitters and lemon zest.

Bali is known for its coral reefs, exotic beaches and soothing environment. If you’re heading there for a relaxing vacation, you should try their delicate Zacapa Beach Fizz, which is sure to refresh your taste buds. Perfectly balanced, this cocktail is made with the best-tasting rum in the world — Ron Zacapa, from the hills of Guatemala. The spirit is mixed with a touch of blackberry liqueur and lemon juice, and is topped with soda. It contains 60ml of Ron Zacapa, 15ml of Crème de Mure, 25ml of lemon juice and 10ml of sugar syrup poured over crushed ice, which is and is garnished with fresh blackberries and a splash of ginger ale. It’s the perfect beach drink!

tanqueraY Mediterranean sour in CaPri Capri is an Italian island that’s so picturesque that it even charmed Roman emperors! Imagine sipping on an exotic cocktail while you enjoy the fabled beauty of Capri. Don’t forget to indulge in a Tanqueray Mediterranean Sour, a crisp, elegant combination of Tanqueray, juniper and chamomile. Savour the citrus aroma as you walk along the scenic, cobbled alleyways or strut past the beautiful boutiques and chic cafés in Capri. The cocktail is created by dry shaking 60ml of Tanqueray no.10, 30ml of fresh lemon juice, 20ml of Moscatel reduction and 20ml of apricot puree. A touch of egg white is adds some texture, and the mixture is then fine strained into a chilled goblet. It’s garnished with a hand-clapped mint leaf, which imparts a delicious aroma to the drink.

CiroCCiroC at new York What do you drink in a city that never sleeps? Why, something that captures the essence of the Big Apple of course! So, indulge in CirocCiroc, a cocktail that features ingredients, influenced by New York’s cosmopolitan community. The drink is made with 60ml of Ciroc French grape vodka, 30ml of Sevilla orange & tarragon sherbet and 15ml of lemon juice. It’s fine strained into a chilled cocktail glass and 50ml of sparkling wine is added to it. It’s garnished with an orange spiral.

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

CHAMKI KI DUNIYA

Turner Broadcasting and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation, announced the launch of 'Chamki ki Duniya'. The new pre-school educational series that will air on Turner’s kids’ channel POGO on weekdays at 8:30 am. 'Chamki ki Duniya' is the second venture between Turner and Sesame Workshop. Previously, both companies had partnered to create five seasons of 'Galli Galli Sim Sim', the Indian adaptation of the popular American series, 'Sesame Street'. Inspidea, an animation studio in Kuala Lumpur, has been commissioned for the animation of the series. 'Chamki ki Duniya' takes CRIME PATROL

young viewers on a journey with five-yearold Chamki, an adventurous and inquisitive schoolgirl, anxious to learn more about the world. A warm, sensitive

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Crime Patrol, this Friday, pays a tribute to Aruna Shanbaug, who passed away this week. Aruna, a nurse from KEM Hospital, had been raped in 1973. In the last few years, she had also become the topic for debate on euthanasia. Anup Soni, who anchors Crime Patrol, said, “When we filmed her episode, it was way back in 2004 when the fourth season of the show had just started. The story was so sensitive and touching at that time as much as it is now, that we really wanted to bring the brutality of the convict out, and also the fact that hewas not punished severely for brutally attacking a woman like this. Secondly, the beautiful part of this story was the fact that the nurses of the hospital took the responsibility of looking after Aruna for 42 years. This really shows how noble the whole profession is, and what a good example of humanity it is.” Sony T V, 11 p.m.

AUSTIN STEVEN’S MOST DANGEROUS

SOAPS & SERIALS

Austin is on a mission to seek out some of the most deadly animals in formidable terrains. Each episode of AUSTIN STEVEN’S MOST DANGEROUS, Austin sets out in search of the deadliest, most venomous and rare beasts. Whether he’s tracking wild hyenas in the Ethiopian highlands, coming face to face with deadly snakes, or fishing with Grizzly bears, Austin stops at nothing to get close enough for that perfect shot. Ani mal Pl anet, 8 p.m.

BATTLE FACTORY

Frontline gear is used every day by troops around the world. But how are things like ballistic googles, a sniper’s camouflage suit, or high-tech dragon eggs made? Tune into Discovery Science’s BATTLE FACTORY and discover some fascinating facts. Di scover y Sci en ce, 10 p.m.

DEADLY SINS

DEADLY SINS presents true stories of everyday individuals who are pushed beyond the limits of the law by the seven deadly sins — wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony. Each episode navigates the twists and turns of two similarly sinful cases, piecing together their conclusions along the way with the aid of re-enactments and suspenseful storytelling. Guiding viewers through these deadly deeds is attorney Darren Kavinoky, a criminal behavior expert who provides professional insight and legal expertise in his analysis of each case. ID , 10 p.m .

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Baldev declares that he’ll announce the factory opening tomorrow. Veera realizes that she’ll have to explain Baldev smartly and she sets up a school exhibition where the kids explain ill effects of cold drink factory to Baldev. Baldev thus announces his decision against the factory, irking the builders but discovers Veera being behind the exhibition. Ratan discovers that Preeto, a lady farmer has been taking her kid’s help in the farms instead of sending them to school.. Baldev faces the builder’s wrath. He announces at home that with the factory, the mall project also

SON OF THE MASK

Austin Steven’s Most Dangerous, AP, 8 p.m.

has been cancelled and all his dreams have been broken by Veera. Baldev goes missing from home and Veera is unable to find him. Star Plu s, 10.30 p.m.

JODHA AKBAR

Laboni is trying to woo Jalal on Dammo’s saying. She starts doing a Pooja which makes Jalal walk towards her room. While Leela is about to come close to Jalal, on their other hand Jodha starts doing her evening Aarti which makes Jalal leave the room. What will Laboni next steps be? Zee T V, 8 p.m .

CASTLE SEASON 6

What starts out as a straightforward murder case takes a turn towards the perplexing when three people all confess to the crime – and while all three know details of the murder that only the killer could know, each exonerates the others. Meanwhile, Alexis struggles with her guilt and her newfound independence after her relationship with Pi breaks down. Star Wor ld, 11 p.m .

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Ten years after the adventures of Stanley Ipkiss in Edge City, the legendary Mask of Loki finds its way into the hands of an aspiring cartoonist, Tim Avery whose new baby son named Alvery is born with the Mask’s spectacular powers. But the really big trouble begins when Loki himself the god of mischief, comes looking for his mask, under command by his father Odin. And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get it back. HBO, 9 p.m.

THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, John Hammond reveals to Ian Malcolm that there was another island (“Site B”) on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Left alone since the disaster, the dinosaurs have flourished, and Hammond is anxious that the world see them in their “natural” environment before they are exploited. Star M ovi es, 9 p.m.

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It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can’t wait to enlist in the newly formed “Continental Army.” When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father’s permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and burns the Martin Plantation to the ground, tragedy strikes. Benjamin quickly finds himself torn between protecting his family, and seeking revenge along with being a part of the birth of a new, young, and ambitious nation. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

Son of the Mask, HBO, 9 p.m.

THE GREAT GAMBLER

In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event. Pi x, 9 p.m.

Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) is an expert gambler, and has been so as long as he can remember, and has never lost a game. These skills bring him to the attention of the underworld don Saxena (Utpal Dutt), who is interested in hiring him for winning large amounts of money from rich people and then influencing them into doing whatever he wants. Jai agrees to do so, and plays successfully, though unknowingly to entrap a patriotic Indian named Nath (Jagdish Raj) who works for the government. After losing large amounts of money, he is blackmailed into revealing the blueprints of a top-secret military laser weapon that hit any target within 50 miles. When the Indian police come to know of this, they assign the case to Inspector Vijay, who is asked to apprehend Jai at any cost. The only problem is that Inspector Vijay is Jai’s look-alike, and is not at all a good gambler. After this Jai and Vijay’s professional and personal lives get confusingly mixed up as Jai and Vijay both coincidentally are... CVO, 9 p.m.

The Indian remake of the Italian Job. Romanian gold is to be transferred from Russia to Romania after many years. A gang made up of a con man, a con women, an illusionist, a makeup artist, an explosive cum gadgets expert and world’s number 1 hacker steal the gold. But the hacker named spider betrays the whole team and takes all the gold. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother’s death comes to Delhi to take revenge on the Gupta family by destroying the family’s business and connections with each other. Zee Classic, 9 p.m.

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employees of the agencies were served with freshly brewed coffee to boost up their energy levels. Zee Café always has fresh content to offer which everyone looks forward to. The trade activity which was conducted created similar excitement and something that many looked forward to at their work place. The message of ‘Stay Fresh, Watch Fresh’ was communicated to the participants through various mediums. The channel always caters to the viewer’s demand by showcasing fresh content and this was highlighted during the activity that Zee Café is showcasing in the latest season of ‘The Mentalist’ amongst other shows. Watch Patrick’s next moves- The final season of 'The Mentalist', Monday to Friday, 10.00 pm, only on Zee Café!

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TOP VIEW

Trade openness in India has delivered. Trade liberalization has done wonders to India... No country has grown more than 6% for longer period without trade growing very rapidly.

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya BUSINESS BRIEFS DLF’s Debt Up By Rs 628cr; Sales Bookings Down 5%

Markets End Flat

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (May 22, 2015) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell marginally on Thursday (May 21, 2015) a net 2.25 points (0.03%) and closed at the 8421 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 8434 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 8446 points level at 9.26 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8382 points level at 10.33 a.m. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement to close the day on a flat note. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 64 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 28 were losers while 22 stocks closed in the green. Substantial buying was witnessed in realty stocks.

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

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8075 points level. The next support is at the 7857 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 8523 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: are: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 2.27%. This change is Pivot point = 8417 (This is the level where the trend is small and indicates a moderate participation by likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 8387. investors. Support (2) = 8353. Resistance (1) = 8451. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Resistance (2) = 8480. Amongst all the traded stocks, 603 were gainers, 826 OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: were losers and 71 remained unchanged. Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is 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 40 level and is now turned flat (positive if it rises). MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero but is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market. However, the index above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 day moving average. Further, the 5 day moving average has crossed above the 25 day moving average. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line but both lines are flat. No signal here. The ADX is falling while the Market Index is flat. No signal here. Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8369) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 8262) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 8318) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 8314) Positive.

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.

India's largest realty firm DLF's net debt rose by Rs 628 crore during the fourth quarter ended March 31 to Rs 20,965 crore, while its sales bookings fell by over 5% for the entire fiscal. DLF said it would take at least 12 months for housing sales to improve. It expects sales to be low in the current fiscal, 201516, as they have been during the last two financial years. According to an analyst presentation, DLF's net debt stood at Rs 20,965 crore as on March 31, 2015, up by Rs 628 crore from Rs 20,336 crore at the end of the OctoberDecember quarter. Of the total debt, DLF said about Rs 14,000 crore pertains to rental business, and the rest towards development arm."The company is exploring all opportunities to further optimize the debt profile which includes issuance of CMBS’s (Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities) or debentures," it added. Earlier, the company had announced plans to raise about Rs 3,600 crore through CMBS backed by its large IT SEZs.

RIL, BP Give Up 2 More Blocks; Tally Down To 4

Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc have surrendered two more oil and gas blocks, reducing their tally to four exploration acreages from 21 they held four years back. "During the year, RIL opted to relinquish two blocks KG-DWN2003/1 and CY-PR-DWN-2001/3 as part of the ongoing effort to high grade its upstream asset portfolio," the company said in its annual report for 2014-15. RIL had in February 2011 announced a "transformational" deal when UK's BP picked up 30 per cent stake in its 23 oil and gas blocks. However, in August that year the government allowed them to form a partnership in only 21 blocks.

NPCI Ties Up With China Unionpay

Electronic payment infrastructure provider NPCI today entered into a pact with China UnionPay to enable people from China to use ATMs and make card-based purchases in India. It will also help domestic banks, which have put up ATMs or the point-of-sale machines (PoS), earn transaction fees of up to USD 1 per transaction, RBI-promoted National Payments Corporation's (NPCI) CEO and managing director AP Hota told reporters. "The China UnionPay (CUP) cards can be used at all PoS machines and ATMs in the country, which run on the NPCI network," he said. The NPCI and the CUP have signed a memorandum of understanding on the same, he said, adding that the commercial details are yet to be worked out.

IRB Infra Bags NHAI’s Rs 2,650 Cr Agra-Etawah Project

IRB Infrastructure Developers yesterday said it has bagged Rs 2,650-crore Agra-Etawah Bypass project from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). "The company has emerged as a preferred bidder for the project of six-laning of Agra-Etawah Bypass section of NH-2 in Uttar Pradesh under NHDP Phase V of BOT (Toll) mode," IRB Infrastructure Developers said in a BSE filing. It further said: "The estimated project cost of the company is approximately Rs 2,650 crore... The company will get tolling rights on the Agra-Etawah Bypass section of NH-2 from the appointed date."

Dena Bank Declares 9% Dividend

Dena Bank has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on May 15, 2015, inter alia, have recommended a Dividend of 9% i.e. Rs. 0.90 (Ninety paise) per equity share of Rs.10/- each for the year 20142015. The dividend will be paid / dispatched to the shareholders within 15 days of approval by the shareholders, at the Annual General Meeting of the Bank. Business of the bank grew 4.2% to Rs, 196,565 crore as of March 31, 2015. Total Income of the Bank grew 5.41% in FY15 to Rs. 11,485 crore.

Prime Focus Q3 Revenues Rises 32%

Global media and entertainment services provider Prime Focus Limited (PFL) has posted a revenue of Rs 420.5 crore, driven by 20% and 23% revenue growth in creative and technology services, respectively. However, the company has reported a loss of Rs 20.3 crore due to deconsolidation from the balance sheet of the UK PLC post divestment. EBITDA for the quarter up 196% QoQ to reach Rs 1,051mn compared to Rs 355mn in quarter ending Dec-14: margin expands from 11% in Dec-14 quarter to 25% in Mar-15 quarter with increased revenues and global cost integration initiatives playing out.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Colgate Palmolive CMP: Rs. 2149

Target Rs. 2200

CMP: Rs. 1060

Target Rs. 1221

Angel Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on Siyaram Silk Mills

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NEWS FLASH

India Continues To Lead In Global Confidence Index

Vodafone India invests Rs 115 crore in MP-CG circle in FY15 Essar pulls out of race to buy Nokia's Chennai mobile plant Tiger Global exits Just Dial, sells stakes for over Rs 430 cr SBI, PayPal ink pact for enabling cross-border transactions GE unveils digital wind farms in power push Mercedes India launches updated S 600 Guard at Rs 8.9 cr.

Citi Trims Sensex Target; Says Investor Faith Turning Fickle By A Business Reporter

owering its 2015-end Sensex target to 32,200 points, global brokerage Citigroup yesterday said investors' faith in Indian markets is turning fickle amid a growing perception that the government has got "little log jammed" on various reform measures. The year 2015 is turning out to be very different from 2014, for India investors. The Indian market is materially under-performing peers and has disappointed on both its growth trajectory and that of earnings. Moreover, it has also seen some days of outflows. The brokerage said it remains "positive" on India, and has adjusted down its Sensex target to 33,200 from (33,000 earlier) for December this year. It expects Sensex to be around 35,000 by June 2016. "Our equivalent Nifty targets are 9,760 for December 2015 and 10,600 for June 2016," it said. The 30-share BSE index has gained just 338 points so far this year and is hovering around 27,800 points. It had registered a gain of over 30 per cent in 2014. According to Citigroup there are five fundamental 'faith tests' that the Indian market faces -- growth, interest rates, inflation, foreign/domestic flows and govt performance. "We believe you should 'Keep the Faith' on these five and India – even though Investors' faith in India currently is a little fickle," Citigroup said. On the performance of the Modi government, a year on, the report said there's some push back on govt delivery, and some hold-ups (like GST, Land, MAT). "We would rate the government fairly favourably: a lot delivered, some very aggressively (like coal), and a few well beyond expectations," Citigroup said, adding that "the government should continue to add value: to the economy and market".

By A Business Reporter

or the sixth quarter in a row, India continued to lead the global confidence index in anticipation of improvement in the economy through reforms and stimulus announced by the central government, says a report. According to global information and insights provider Nielsen, in the first quarter of 2015, India's consumer confidence score rose to 130 followed by Indonesia (123) and Philippines (115). While, the consumer confidence in urban India has increased by 9 points from first quarter in 2014 (121), 44% of respondents polled feel that India is still in "economic

recession". The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index said that over four in five (83%) urban Indian respondents indicated the highest level of optimism globally on job prospects in the next 12 months compared with 74% in first quarter in 2014. "The urban Indian has seen ups and downs in consumer sentiment over the last few years, in this round it is a positive sentiment in anticipation of improvement through reforms and stimulus announced by the new government. These initial signs of optimism reflect anticipation of economic recovery that are yet to manifest when you look at fast-moving consumer goods and auto sectors in particular over the

last few quarters," Nielsen India Region President Piyush Mathur said in a statement. As per the survey, "Over three in five (65%) online respondents polled indicated this is a good time to buy things they want and need, 11% rise from corresponding quarter last quarter (53% in fourth quarter of 2014). "When it comes to investing spare cash, 64 %indicated it is a good time to put spare cash into savings, while 49 %of respondents polled purchasing new technology products." It said 79 %respondents have changed their spending habits to save on expenses."The top three avenues this quarter are saving on gas and electricity (49%), spending less on new clothes (45%), and cut-

Govt Assures Of All Steps To Beat Below-Normal Monsoon By A Business Reporter

he Government is taking all steps to tackle any unforeseen situation arising out of below-normal monsoon this year and states are also alert on the matter, a top official said yesterday. " A l l steps are being taken. The state governments are fully alert to this. Meteorological department has put out a very careful estimate about what the rainfall likelihood will be," Consumer Affairs Secretary Keshav Desiraju said in New Delhi adding, "The anticipation is that the monsoon will be not as good as last year. This will actually have an impact on the crop that will be available next year and from my point of view as the Secretary Consumer Af-

fairs, my interest is in what is available for the consumers. Desiraju said, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised by industry body CII. According to the weather department, the monsoon rains are expected on time this year, hitting Kerala on June 1. There are apprehensions, however, about belownormal showers under the impact of El Nino. Last year, the country had received 12% less rains, affecting production of grains, cotton and oil seeds. Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain had earlier said that state governments have been asked to gear up to implement the contingency plan in 580 districts. They have been asked to come up with strategies based on the monsoon

forecast. They have also been directed to keep adequate quantity of seeds ready beforehand besides other inputs such as fertilisers, micro nutrients and pesticides. Untimely rains during March-April this year have already put farmers in distress and there have been quite a few cases of farmer suicides. As per the second advance estimates released on February 18 this year, the country’s foodgrain production is estimated to decline by three per cent to 257.07 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year (JulyJune) over last year. The production may fall further as various states received unseasonal rains and hailstorms during March-April this year, affecting rabi crops, including wheat.

By A Business Reporter he Finance Ministry is planning to launch a revamped and retail investor-friendly CPSE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) by October in which cash rich EPFO and NPS could park their money along with individual investors. Another tranche of CPSE ETF would help the government inch towards its Rs 69,500 crore disinvestment target in the current fiscal. This includes Rs 41,000 crore from sale of minority stake and Rs 28,500 crore from strategic stake sale. "We are looking at broadening the retail investor base. A new fund offer is likely before Diwali. The composition of the stocks in CPSE ETF would remain the same," a top government official told PTI. The government had first launched a CPSE ETF, comprising scrips of 10 PSUs, in March 2014 under which retail investors have to

ting down on holidays and short breaks (35%)," it added. 80% urban Indian respondents indicated that the state of personal finances was good or excellent in the first quarter of 2015, four percentage points up from the same time last year (76% in first quarter 2015). However, top concerns remain job security (22%), sustaining a work-life balance (11%), followed by state of the economy (9%). The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions, established in 2005, measures consumer confidence, major concerns, and spending intentions among more than 30,000 respondents with Internet access in 60 countries.

Income Inequality In India Lowest... By A Business Reporter

ndia has the lowest income inequality among all emerging economies, but it is much higher than most of the advanced economies, OECD said yesterday. The countries with higher income gap than India include Russia, China, Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa- which have recorded the highest income inequality among all developed and emerging economies studied by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based OECD, a grouping of the world's 34 major economies, said "India has one of the largest public works programme in the world in terms of coverage”.

MF Houses Pour In Rs 22k Cr In Debt Markets In April By A Business Reporter

utual fund managers pumped in over Rs 22,000 crore in the debt market in April, mainly on ac-

count of positive investor sentiments and the government's reforms agenda. In comparison, they have invested a net amount of Rs 9,244

crore in the stock markets. Moreover, mutual fund houses are upbeat about overall inflows in equities and debt markets for the current financial year (2015-16) as

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invest a minimum of Rs 5,000 to buy units. It had raised Rs 3,000 crore through the ETF then. The Disinvestment Department had last year appointed Goldman Sachs, which manages the existing ETF, to look into the possibility of revamping it by changing the unit size of the fund so that they become smaller encouraging retailers to participate more. "The Cabinet had approved transferring of 3 per cent of the government holding in the 10 companies to ETF. So far we have transferred 1 per cent. We are looking at the modalities to take it up to 3 per cent," the official said. An ETF is a security that tracks an index, a commodity or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange. The CPSE ETF would be a success as the EPFO and NPS funds would come in it and broaden retail investor holding, the official said.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to invest a portion of its funds in the CPSE ETF, the official said. EPFO has a corpus of about Rs 6.5 lakh crore with an average annual deposit of Rs 80,000 crore. Besides, the corpus of National Pension System (NPS) is also invested in equities. The total assets managed under NPS are about Rs 82,000 crore. The Disinvestment Department will soon take the proposal of the revamped ETF to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his clearance and after it would be taken for approval of market regulator Sebi, the official said. The 10 PSUs, which are part of the fund basket are, Oil & Natural Gas Corp, GAIL India, Coal India, Indian Oil, Oil India, Power Finance Corp, Rural Electrification Corp, Container Corp, Engineers India and Bharat Electronics. "The ETF is currently in tap mechanism, which we are taking

to tranche mechanism because we are changing certain clauses to make it more retail investor friendly," the official said. While, 'tap' issue refers to selling securities from past issues and avoid certain transaction or legal costs and expedite fund raising. Tranche is a term often used to describe a specific class of bonds within an offering wherein each tranche offers varying degrees of risk to the investor. As per the terms of the existing ETF, which is an open ended fund with the face-value of Rs 10 per unit, individual investors can invest a minimum of Rs 5,000, while the maximum limit is Rs 10 lakh. Noninstitutional investors/qualified institutional buyers can invest in the scheme with a minimum investment amount of Rs 10 lakh, as per the last offer document of CPSE ETF filed with Sebi before the launch of the fund.

well. Industry experts have attributed the inflows in debt markets during 2014-15 to the new government's reforms agenda, improved fundamentals of the domestic economy and increased participation from retail investors. "Improved sentiments and the reforms initiative taken by the the Central government has helped in the inflow," Axis Mutual Fund Managing Director and CEO Chandresh Nigam said. As per data released by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, mutual fund managers invested a net sum of Rs 22,650 crore in the debt markets in April. Besides, fund managers invested a net amount of nearly Rs 6 lakh crore in debt markets in the last financial year, 2014-15. This inflow has helped in raising the assets base of mutual fund industry to Rs 11.86 lakh crore mark at the end of last month from Rs 10.83 lakh crore at the March-end. In comparison, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 3,612 crore into debt markets in April. A mutual fund is an investment vehicle with a pool of funds collected from investors to buy securities such as stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

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ctress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says her three-year-old daughter Aaradhya has now got used to the paparazzi and has adapted well. Initially, the Bachchan family had kept Aaradhya away from media glare but the shutterbugs still managed to click her on a number of occasions. When asked how Aaradhya reacts to the limelight, Aishwarya said, "Every time we walk out of the airport, house, there are people around, camera is around. I guess, I think she was born to believe it is like this, this is normal to her. The mother in me will be protective." "Media wants bytes, photos...So I am going to be protective about her. It is a natural instinct. From her end there is no major chatter," she said. Abhishek and Aishwarya got married in 2007 and welcomed their first child on November 16, 2011. Now that Aishwarya is making a comeback to films with 'Jazbaa', she said motherhood has not changed her choice of doing movies. "Motherhood has not altered my choices when it comes to films. Motherhood did not change things for

me. I have always done mix bag of things like 'Devdas', 'Raincoat', 'Dhoom 2', 'Robot', 'Guzaarish' and others," she said. "I am grateful that I got good opportunities. I do take risks. I am grateful that the audience and industry people are accepting me in different kind of films," she added. The 41-year-old actress will soon start working on Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' costarring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. Karan had always wanted to work with Aishwarya but things did not materialise.

Arshad Warsi’s back in the comic circuit By Chaitanya Padukone

xuberant actor Arshad Warsi who is highly appreciated for his boisterous yet hilarious ‘Circuit’ toughie character in the mega-hit Sunjay Dutt starrer ‘Munnabhai’ prequel and sequel directed by Raju Hirani, seems to have slipped out of popular focus although he made ripples at the box office with ‘Jolly LLB’ and also the ‘Ishqiya’ series. “My acting career has definitely not short-circuited. My efforts are always to establish a live-wire connection with the audiences,” quips Warsi, who is otherwise an impressive dancer and excels in choreography as well. The agile Arshad is now threatening to return to limelight with his ‘spunky, bumbling yet witty’ character in this

mad, maverick movie ‘Welcome to Karachi’ (WTK). When the promos of ‘WTK’ are being screened at local cinema theatres, there is a collective clamour for a replay, thanks to Arshad’s lively screen antics. Enthuses the glib actor, “Jackky Bhagnani and I play these characters who find themselves in Karachi without any passport, visa or any identity proof and get caught in the web of Taliban militants. Its a spoofy comical political satire and we are required to behave ‘foolishly’ in order to survive in hostile territory” insists Arshad whose team has no apprehensions over the movie being banned or rejected in Pakistan.

Nidhi Subbaiah to play Riteish’s wife in sex comedy

idhi Subbaiah, who played the leading lady of Jackky Bhagnani in 'Ajab Gazab Love', is all set to be a part of the Masti gang. The actress will be seen playing one of the leading ladies in the third installment of the Masti franchise, 'Great Grand Masti'. Revealing that she will be playing the role of Riteish Deshmukh's wife in this sex comedy, Nidhi Subbaiah added that their story in the film will be filled with elements of humour. Earlier, it was reported that the stupendous success of 'Grand Masti' (first sex comedy to enter the Rs.100 crore club) is what instigated the idea of making a triquel.

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Mallika auditioned for ‘Dangal’: Aamir

uperstar Aamir Khan has revealed that actress Mallika Sherawat had auditioned for a role in his most talked about film 'Dangal'. The casting for the sports biopic of wrestler Mahavir Singh helmed by Nitesh Tiwari is underway and Mallika apparently auditioned for the role of Aamir's wife. "The casting is still going on for the film. She is a wonderful actress... She contacted our casting director, auditioned for a role. We are concentrating on getting the cast for the younger version that is -- 12-14 years for Geeta and Babita (Mahavir's daughters and women wrestling champs)," Aamir said in an interview here. "Once this integral part of casting is done we will focus on my wife's part and then there is another interesting character of my nephew," he said. There was plenty of speculation on who will play Aamir Khan's daughters in the film. Names of several actresses like Kangana Ranaut, Tapsee Pannu, Urvashi Rautela and others had cropped up in the media but ultimately Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra bagged the coveted roles after months of auditions. "We auditioned a lot of girls and have finalised Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. We tested them and they are very good. These two young girls are very talented. These girls are training in wrestling," Aamir said.

Ali Fazal, Richa to star in revenge thriller A

li Fazal, who is enjoying the success after his much talked about cameo in 'Fast and Furious 7 ', will soon start shooting for Pooja Bhatt's 'Love Affair'. However, before he kick starts the shoot, the actor decided to sign another film, which will be produced by Mahesh Bhupathi. Ali Fazal will be paired opposite Richa Chadda, who is currently enjoying the appreciation and applauds she received at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival for her film 'Masaan'.

The film in question is produced by Mahesh Bhupathi along with his business partners Virendra Arora and Arjun N Kapoor. Confirming the news, Ali Fazal says, "It's the Indian-western, for the first time in India." Apparently the film has been tentatively titled 'Rorav'. However, Ali says, "Rorav is a working title which might change." From what we hear, the film will be based on a couple from Rajasthan and Kay Kay Menon too will play a prominent role.

Social media ‘melts’ Bombay Velvet I

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f the social media network that allows for unbridled (almost) freedom of expression, has become a potent tool in the marketing of a film, it is also a big factor in its failure. Last week’s release, Bombay Velvet crashed and burned in a blaze of so-

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give everything our best. And like Schwarznegger said, I WILL BE BACK..” This note, perceived as delusional or arrogant or both, has triggered another storm – some admiration, some derision. Whatever it may be, it takes guts to get up after this hard a fall and start walking again. Maybe what brought Kashyap down was his ambition. When he started getting talked about in the media – and he does know how to work this circus like an expert ringmaster—it was because he was seen as a rebel standing up to the might of the big film companies making crowd-pleasing entertainers. The films he made, as director, producer or presenter reached the film festival and award circuit. For some time, Kashyap was a parallel movie moghul. It’s not as if his small films were money-spinners, but he was still appreciated. When he made a film with stars and attempted to break into the big league, that’s when he set himself up for a big slide. If he is able to come back, and on his own terms, he will be invincible.

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cial media fire. From viewers posting nasty comments, to the Twitter fight between director Anurag Kashyap and his former mentor Ram Gopal Varma (RGV tweeted, “A director standing by his film re- A scene from Anurag Kashyap’s film Bombay Velvet jected by the audience is like Unable to ignore the noise him telling a girl “I love my- defence by a couple of his adself and I don’t care if you mirers, Bombay Velvet got the around the film, and some gleeful bashing by the web don’t love me”), to spirited full treatment.

press him. “It’s time to close the book and move on. It’s been a journey, as if one life is over with Bombay Velvet. A lot of people do not connect with it and a small number of people did. Maybe when the shock of the narrative wears down, you will revisit it in the calm of your homes and will get into it. Maybe our experimenting with the narrative didn’t work for most but I firmly believe in the film. This is the film I wanted to make and I am glad I got to make it. I am very happy that all those who have been part of this journey firmly stand with it. No I am not depressed or hiding, this has taught us a lot and is my absolute personal favourite, there have been no regrets whatsoever. Let my silence not worry any of you. I am solid, we are solid. The applause or brickbats do not matter, what matters is who is standing in the arena. It’s us who go out there and risk it, it’s us who choose not to take the easy route, it’s us who stand tall when they let the lions loose on us, we are and world, Anurag Kashyap wrote will be the gladiators, let’s just on Facebook, that the re- keep playing the sport... let’s sponse to the film did not de- continue reinventing, let’s

Anurag, Kalki get divorced

ack in 2011, the wedding of Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin made headlines. The director and actress who started dating after working on the film ‘Dev D’ together, tied the knot soon after.

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez at a Puma event in Mumbai on Wednesday However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing, with the couple deciding to part ways a few years later. Now it is learnt that Kalki and Anurag have formalised their separation with a divorce. In fact on Wednesday morning both, Anurag and Kalki arrived at the Mumbai family court together to formalise the divorce that they had filed for back in October 2014.

Taapsee Pannu turns wedding planner T

aapsee Pannu may have an engineering degree, but the actress decided to follow her passion for dancing since college days and later, landed up with modeling assignments which ultimately led to a career in the Indian film industry. While her last Bollywood film ‘Baby’ not only presented her differently compared to her ‘girl-nextdoor’ image, she also garnered lot of appreciation from her industry colleagues for her role in the film. Now the actress is all set to pursue

a different dream, that of a wedding planner. Taapsee, who apparently hails from an entrepreneurial background, will be starting up her wedding planning company, The Wedding Factor, along with her sister Shagun and her friend Farah. Excited about this development, Taapsee mentioned that she always wanted to fulfill this dream since long and is happy it’s happening. She also stated that she was waiting for her sister to complete her post-graduation.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 967

ENIGMA CODE 967 Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

ACROSS: 1 These mixed, harm poets and other writers (9) 6 Pig eats last of veal found in clay (5) 9 Jack put Kelvin on church body! (5) 10 Ill-advised, and repent, having performed outdated surgery (9) 11 Twenty put up on the cricket field? (10) 12 Long live Violet and Virginia Small ! (4) 14 Had a flash of brilliance (7) 15 Mary and Don take turns for him (7) 17 Mischief-makers head away from Pentagon officials around California (7) 19 Proceed to lead (2,5) 20 One of those holding up the crossing maybe (4) 22 Making no tally - in a mess all over the country (10) 25 When, after the beginning of last month, I got married, it diminished me (9) 26 Sound of toasting in gaol? (5) 27 Regretting taking a turn in a circle? (5) 28 Weapon with which to pierce enemy defences? (6-3)

DOWN: 1 Only asses smoke immoderately (5) 2 They're all for those who like a good hot pot ! (3-6) 3 Modern Christmas? (7-3) 4 To us, old was more profitable than new (7) 5 Trooper possibly in Menswear erroneously (7) 6 Head of the vegetable department (4) 7 Garment one fits below part of upper body (5) 8 Caught in the act by Communist who helped in (3-6) 13 Cruel and oppressive state (10) 14 One European article containing this labiate herb (9) 16 On top of being too trendy, also

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The Clue: A coniferous tree

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE ORATOR, ROTATE, AERATE, TOTTER, ERRATA, RETORT, TARTAR

MATH PYRAMID 967 grand (9) 18 Berates about lead weight (5,2) 19 There's a note on the sieve for cook (7)

21 Caught in bungled CIA plants (5) 23 British Canadian territory (5) 24 Sergeant-major shot up in heavy fog (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Champions, 6 Bored, 9 Ferrets, 10 Accuser, 11 Spatial, 12 Pairing, 13 Beefeater, 15 Grebe, 16 Lumps, 19 Indicator, 22 Combust, 23 Patinas, 25 Alltime, 26 Storied, 27 Andes, 28 Heartfelt. DOWN: 1 Cuffs, 2 Acreage, 3 Preside, 4 Ousel, 5 Scampered, 6 Backing, 7 Respite, 8 De rigueur, 13 Balaclava, 14 Thirtieth, 17 Mumbled, 18 Studios, 20 Catboat, 21 Tin mine, 23 Pasta, 24 Sadat.

QUICK CROSS 967

ACROSS: 1 Fjord (3) 4 Elected in Paris (3) 5 Deserve (5) 8 Scorpius' celestial neighbour (3) 9 Calyx part (5) 12 Big head (3) 13 ____ Paulo, Brazil (3)

The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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DOWN: 1 Ad ____ (pertinent) (3) 2 Elba, to Napoleon (3) 3 Pervasive qualities (5) 6 Pique (3) 7 Records (5) 10 Begum's spouse (3) 11 English privy (3)

HIDATO 967

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

MATHDOKU 967

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

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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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Moon in Gemini til 3.52 p.m. 5th Ahoratri Shuklapaksha Punarvasu Mithun (Gemini) K.Ch. Pale Yellow 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Ideas concerning new business or enterprise will begin to formulate and you will have several options all of which will be profitable. You will hear good news about work meaning more money and recognition. Students will have to work hard to improve their grades. Family life will be cordial. Your mate will be responsive to all your needs. If single you will be drawn romantically to someone you meet during the course of your work. Travel plans might have to be revised. You will experience general well being in your health. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be obedient, sweet natured, attractive, healthy and longlived. Generally, fortunate, helpful, respectful and will not tolerate dishonesty from others. Will be creative, artistic and an interest in medicine. Happiness, fame and success in life are indicated. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Work conditions will continue to be favorable. Financially a rewarding time and colleagues will be helpful and supportive. Artistic and creative pursuits will bring recognition. An outing or social get-together could be more tiring than you imagined. Someone you have wanted to meet will walk into your life today. Handle the situation with dignity and you will make a good friend.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Meetings and negotiations will have a favorable outcome. Money ceases to be a problem. Travel would also be fruitful. Do all that you can to cash in on the lucky break coming your way. Stay away from intrigues and maneuverings and get ahead in your work.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A new business proposal is likely, but this could take its toll on your regular work. You have a busy but rewarding day. Plans for a journey are afoot. News from distant lands concerning work will also be favorable. Domestic issues come to the fore and need attention. The choices that you have to make in a love relationship could be difficult. Try not to get too emotional about in your own interest.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Be very careful before investing your money in new ventures. Don’t let outside pressures force you into making any commitments. Stick to your plans for there will be certain obstacles in the pursuit of your goals. Do not seek the easy way out of trouble. If in love there be could be minor misunderstanding. The married could face a more serious problem with their mate. Temptation to criticize a family member must be avoided.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): A breakdown in communication could upset your plans for the day. This could also lead to cancellation of a certain contract. It is better to have a contingency plan in advance for there seem to be some trouble on the way to your office or an important meeting. Uncertainties in your mind could affect your relationships with others. Some tension in family life is indicated. Don’t listen to hearsay.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You may receive an offer for work or business, which is very exciting. Try to postpone important decisions until you are sure of what it entails. In any case work or project that involves you making some investment and then work on commission basis is a bad proposal. Changes in the family are inevitable accepting them can be difficult. It will all work out favorably for all. It is just a question of time. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You will have a busy profitable day at work. Some of you will take charge of an important project, which will assure a steady income. You will be feeling much more confident of yourself. You will be able to get ahead with your plans which until now may have faced one delay or another. Love life is exciting and if keen on getting married you are likely to get engaged soon. Troubled relationships improve. AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): At a meeting you need to listen to the point of view of others before drawing your own conclusions. A career change is also likely but the benefits may be less than what you had expected. Patience and forbearance now will be rewarding later. Keep your expenses in check to save problems later. You may be faced with situation that demands tact and a cool head. Be firm but not rude. Avoid scenes to keep your dignity intact.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Stay out of controversies. Financial benefits need to be used as quickly as possible or put away safely. There are some who may try to tap you for a loan. Do not get persuaded by them. Be gentle but firm in saying no as this could lead to a monetary loss. It could also affect relationships. You share a good rapport with your beloved that makes your relationship tender and romantic Expect a pleasant surprise this evening.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): It is crucial for you to conclude your task on schedule in order to make good profit. A partnership venture that has been suffering because of personal affairs is likely to improve. The way things move from here on is entirely up to you. Do not ignore minor ailments to avoid problems later. Your mate will make you feel like the most important person and very special. Secretly you will be quite pleased with all the attention you are getting.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): Expansion of work activities could see you planning your infrastructure better. While you are aiming towards perfection you will have to realize that nobody is perfect and your expectations from yourself and from colleagues and associates should be practical and realistic. If committed in a love relationship you are going to make a promise today. The married can look forward to good times.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will be made an offer of work that you will find difficult to refuse. Make matters clear before accepting anything because the funds involved are large. A white lie or innocent distortion of facts could lead to distrust and hurt in a personal relationship at work. In matters of love and romance being discreet and unassuming will win the day. Small gestures say a lot to make your task easier.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5283 ACROSS: 1 ____ Seth : Author of "A Suitable Boy" (6) 5 Eucalypt (3) 8 Donald ___ : big-wig of English cricket of not so distant past? (4) 9 Mild yellow cheese (4) 10 A shoe with small wheels underneath (6) 11 North, South, East or West (9) 13 School test (4) 15 Illuminated (3) 16 Tentacled animal (5) 17 Put thoughts into spoken words (5) 20 __-de-sac (3) 22 Sauron's footsoldier in Lord Of The Rings (3) 23 A man of many ___ : a versatile personality? (5) 24 Dividing membranes (5) 26 A wide mouthed vessel (3) 27 Organic compound (4) 28 Produces electricity, heat etc. (9) 31 Omen (6) 32 "Star Wars" princess (4) 33 Focal point, stem joint (4) 34 Daytime host Peeples (3) 35 Designed, made or named (6) DOWN: 1 Widely different (6) 2 City in Maharashtra famous for its footwear (8) 3 Got a perfect score? (4) 4 Change for Norma Jean (7) 5 Say or write words of welcome? (5) 6 Dissolve, thaw (4) 7 Indian of Oaxaca in Mexico (7) 12 Tear, rend or shred (3) 14 Cast off or shed feathers (US) (4) 18 Betting machine (4)

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SUDOKU 2469 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: X equals D

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

19 Very calm, quiet, and free from disturbance (8) 20 One who supplies food and drinks at a party or a function (7) 21 Peruses or goes through again? (25)

24 ____ tight : refused to budge or yield, in a way? (3) 25 Criticised or rebuked severely (6) 26 City in Maharashtra (5) 29 A Welsh boy's name (4) 30 Cooking fat (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Dirt, 4 Swatch, 8 Zit, 10 Oahu, 13 Kautilya, 14 Misstep, 15 Reggae, 17 Recovered, 21 Ref, 22 Eid, 23 Ill, 26 Unbounded, 27 Botany, 28 Abounds, 32 Emaciate, 34 Sass, 35 End, 36 Seeped, 37 Sett. DOWN: 1 Doom, 2 Rahs, 3 Mike, 5 Witted, 6 Tal, 7 Heated, 9 Tap, 11 Aider, 12 Use of, 15 Redo, 16 Gold, 18 Cent, 19 Eeny, 20 Rib, 23 Indus, 24 Lends, 25 Abbeys, 26 Unlike, 28 Ate, 29 Bent, 30 Name, 31 Ssgt, 33 Ade.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2288 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

X P L ' O

L P O

F L H Y P X H

Y I K A W O J I

O W J H ' I J K

W K I J

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AS RCB FACE CSK IN QUALIFIER 2

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

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ANCHI: It will be a battle of captains as a formidable Chennai Super Kings led by wily Mahendra Singh Dhoni square off against a confident Royal Challengers Bangalore under an aggressive Virat Kohli in the second qualifier of the Indian Premier League. The second qualifier tomorrow promises to be a mouth-watering contest as both CSK and RCB will play out of their skin to secure their place in the all-important summit clash on Sunday. The match will be a battle of leadership skills between India's limited overs and Test skippers as the tactics of Dhoni and Kohli will be put to test today. But just going by past record, CSK will definitely start as favourites against RCB. On both the occasions the two teams met earlier in this edition of IPL, CSK prevailed over RCB. Dhoni's men defeated RCB by 27 and 24 runs, respectively in the league stages of the tournament. But it is present form and not records that wins one matches and RCB have a slight edge over CSK on this front. CSK's morale got a beating in the first qualifier where they lost by 25 runs to Mumbai Indians but the former champions hardly have any time to ponder on that loss and need to get their acts together quickly if they wish to enter the final of the Twenty20 tournament for a record sixth time. CSK are the most successful team in the history of IPL, hav-

Afridi hopes other teams follow Zim in touring Pak

AHORE: Pakistan's national T20 captain Shahid Afridi has said that he is not worried with his recent form in limited overs cricket and playing the first series against a Test side on Pakistani soil in six years would lift his game. "I don’t worry about form because it happens with every player, the main thing is that I am looking ahead and I am confident I can contribute to the team," the flamboyant allrounder said. Afridi spent the entire Thursday interacting with the media on television or otherwise including a pre match press conference at the Gaddafi stadium where the trophy for the series against Zimbabwe was also unveiled. The first T20 match of the series is to be played on Friday followed by the second match on Sunday. Zimbabwe will also play three ODIs in Lahore. "It is gratifying that international cricket is finally returning to Pakistan and I hope other teams also follow Zimbabwe’s example and tour our country," he said.

Cricket fans take a photo of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli on his arrival at Birsa Munda International Airport, Hinoo in Ranchi on Thursday.

Kohli named sixth most markettable athlete by British magazine ONDON: British Sports athlete list in the June ediL business magazine tion of the magazine re'SportsPro' has named In- leased today. She reached Chennai Supper King players K Pollard and R Jadeja during a practice session at JSCA stadium in Ranchi on Thursday. ing won the title twice in succession (2010 and 2011) and entering the summit clash five times so far. But it would be easier said than done for CSK to upstage RCB and the Dhoni-led side would need a collective effort from its batting department to give itself any chance. Their highest run scorer Brendon McCullum's departure seems to have hit the team badly as CSK's success this season mostly relied on a good start from the flamboyant Kiwi batsman.

McCullum left for national duty after the league stage and CSK felt his absence right away in the first qualifier against Mumbai Indians. Chasing a formidable 187-run target in the first qualifier, CSK fell short by 25 as they were bowled out for 162. Faf du Plesis, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo all got starts before giving away their wickets. Another thing that hurt CSK badly was lack of partnerships and come tomorrow the team would bank on the likes of Dwayne Smith,

Terrorist incidents meant to sabotage Zim tour: Punjab Govt L

AHORE: A top official of the Punjab government has said that the gruesome Safoora Goth incident in Karachi was not an isolated incident and was meant to sabotage the Zimbabwe team's tour to Pakistan. Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada the home minister of Punjab also said that because of real fears from splinter groups it was necessary to implement a comprehensive foolproof security plan for the Zimbabwe team.

"There is a national action plan against terrorism going on right now and we are taking offensive action against terrorists and criminals. In these circumstances we can't take any chances at all," Khanzada who is coordinating the entire security plan for the Zimbabwe team said on Geo News channel. The minister said the Safoora Goth incident in Karachi last week where militants killed 46 members of the Ismail community was not an isolated incident.

Zimbabwe players during practice in Lahore.

McCullum's replacement Mike Hussey, Du Plessis, Raina, Dhoni and Bravo to fire in unison to give themselves any chance. The bowling department, too, needs to pull up its socks after having been taken to task by Mumbai batsmen the other day. Left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin live up to their reputations but they didn't get support from other colleagues like Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma and Bravo.

dian cricket captain Virat Kohli as the six most marketable athlete of this year ahead of the likes of sprint king Usain Bolt and football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The monthly magazine, which reports on the business and financial aspects of sports across the world, has placed 26-year-old Kohli just a rung below British Formula One reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton while Brazilian football superstar Neymar was named second most markettable sportsperson. Another Indian, world No one shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed at the 44th. 21-year-old Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard topped the 50-

the semi-finals at the Australian and French Opens and the Wimbledon final last year. United States golfer Jordan Spieth was at third while another American swimmer Missy Franklin was at fourth. Below Kohli, United States basketball star Stephen Curry was at seventh, followed by Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, British heptathlete Katarina JohnsonThompson and Bolt in the top 10. Tennis player Novak Djokovic was placed at 14 while Ronaldo and Messi were at 16th and 22nd respectively. The only other cricketer in the list, Steven Smith of Australia, got the 45th spot.

Stokes stars in England fight back L

ONDON: New Zealandborn Ben Stokes took charge of England's recovery before falling agonisingly short of a hundred on the first day of the first Test at Lord's. At tea, England were 219 for five. They had been 30 for four when Durham allrounder Stokes came in but his dashing 92 helped revive their fortunes during a stand of 161 with Joe Root (80 not out). Jos Buttler was unbeaten on 13 at tea. After celebrated former umpire Dickie Bird rang the five-minute bell, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum saw his decision to field first vindicated with the fall of four early wickets, including two for debutant fast bowler Matt Henry. All three of New Zealand's frontline quicks, plus McCullum himself, had only arrived in England just days before this match after stints in the Indian Premier League. But there were few signs of rustiness as they made the most of a green-tinged pitch, albeit the skies above Lord's

Zealand’s Matt Henry celebrates the wicket of England’s captain Alastair Cook during the first day of the first Test match at Lord’s cricket ground in London on Thursday. were largely sunny and blue. Instead debutant England opener Adam Lyth, selected after Jonathan Trott retired following a run of low scores during the disappointing 1-1 series draw in the West Indies, was caught behind off Tim Southee for seven. The 100th Test between England and New Zealand then saw the hosts three wickets for five runs in 15 balls. Trent Boult had Gary Bal-

lance caught at third slip for one before England captain Alastair Cook, who had made 16, fell when, beaten for pace by 23-year-old Canterbury quick Henry, he top-edged an attempted hook through to wicket-keeper BJ Watling. Henry then produced another classic fast bowler's delivery to dismiss Ian Bell for one, a full-length ball pitching on off stump and holding its line.

30 SPORTS Milind Rege XI win title on better quotient

UMBAI: Milind Rege XI edged out Urmikant Modi XI on a superior run quotient to annexe the title in the Vijay Tulpule Trophy under 13 cricket tournament organized by Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation at Dadar Union, Matunga. They beat Sanjay Manjrekar XI by whopping 109 runs to bolster their quotient. On the other hand Modi XI who were sitting pretty with two wins lost to Vasu Paranjpe XI by 55 runs paving the way for Rege XI’s path to the title. The near 200 score, helped boost Rege XI’s quotient to +5.93. In comparison Modi XI suffered and their quotient slid down to -1.31. Rege XI scored 194 with Vedant Gadiya (30), Jagdish Suvarna (48) giving them a solid 84 run start. They then skittled out their rivals for 85 runs as Vedant with his left arm-spin claimed three for nine. He had good support from the other end from Waqar Khan (four for nine). Vasu Paranjape XI performed well to deny Modi XI. The latter who had two wins under the belt caved in while chasing 143. Only opener Jash Ganiga resisted while carrying his bat. He scored 51 out of the total of 88 runs by his side.He was duly rewarde with the Man of the Se-

Milind Rege XI, the winners of the Vijay Tulpule Cup under 13 Cricket Tournament organized by Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation and played at Dadar Union. ries award which was small consolation though. Paranjape XI had scored 143 earlier. Rahul Kodavoor displayed all-round abilities scoring 34 and claiming three for 16. He was ably supported by medium pacer Princeley Pereira who grabbed four for seven. Former India skipper Dilip

Vengsarkar and former Dadar Union player Narayan Mantri and Advocate Vijay Tulpule were present during the prizedistribution ceremony. Brief Scores : Vasu Paranjpe XI – 143 (Rahul Kodavoor 34, Arman Pathan 26, Mokshad Vanjari 28, Sumeet Mishra 2/25, Harsh Adsul 3/33) Bt. Urmikant Modi XI 88(Jash

Ganiga 51 n.o., Princeley Pereira 4/7, Rahul Kodavoor 3/16) MOM Rahul Kodavoor. Milind Rege XI 194 (Vedant Gadiya 30, Jagadish Suvarna 48, Pratik Gond 31, Siddhesh Mulum 3/53, Ishant Khot 2/6) Bt. Sanjay Manjrekar XI 85 (Arya Chavan 22, Sahil Rajbhav 21, Vedant Gadiya 3/9, Waqar Khan 4/9) MOM Vedant Gadiya.

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Sameer, Pathak shine in Mumbai South West win

UMBAI: Qureshi Sameer and Suraj Pathak were in terrific form and their fine efforts helped Mumbai South West coast to a 76-49 victory against Pune in a highscoring boy’s match of the of the 32nd Maharashtra State Inter-District Youth (boys & girls) Basketball Championship, organised by the Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA) and played at the Indian Gymkhana and Police Gymkhana courts, on Thursday. The Mumbai team enjoyed a 36-17 half-time lead. Both Sameer and Pathak came up with some fast breaks to consistently find the hoop and score 25 and 24 points respectively as Mumbai South West completely dominated the match. Pratik Ubhe with 15 points tried his best to keep Pune in the fight. Meanwhile, in a closely and well-contested girls match, Mumbai Central turned over a 8-10 first half deficit to overcome Sangli 26-25. The Mumbai girls were well-served by

Vaishnavi Rao (10 points) and Vishakha Gangan (6), while Sharvni Kadam (12) and Dipti Jadhav (6) were responsible for Sangli putting up a solid fight. In another boys encounter, Ratnagiri producing a steady performance and scoring regularly faced little problems in putting it across Nanded 88-40 after leading 45-24 at the break. Leading Ratnagiri’s charge was Afan Bagwan who top-scored with 24 points while Arman Kazi and Adil Vasta contributed 8 and 6 points respectively. Navin Tumma made 22 points in Nanded defeat. Results - Girls: Mumbai Central (Vaishnavi Rao 10, Vishakha Gangan 6) bt Sangli (Sharvni Kadam 12, Dipti Jadhav 6) 26-25. Half-time - 8-10. Aurangabad (Telsvi Deshpande 10, Vedika M 8) bt Dhule (Vishnvi Hagare 6, Renuka Sharma 5) 2516. Thane (Neha S. 20, Sakshi 14) bt Amravati (Anandi 11, Aditi K 6) 47-36. Pune (Siddhi Kothawali 15, Faujiya Sayyed 11, Sudhiksha Nair 7) bt Nagpur (Rashika Pandey 22, Shreya Dandekar 10) 57-37.

Sandeepti rallies to down Sudipta to enter semis M

UMBAI: Haryana’s Sandeepti Singh produced yet another fighting display while rallying from set down to beat Andhra Pradesh’s Sudipta Senthilkumar from Haryana 3-6, 6-1, 64 to advance into the girls under-12 singles semifinals of the CCI Ramesh Desai memorial National tennis championships, held at CCI courts. The winner will now take on Maharashtra’s Gargi Pawar, who in an all-Maharashtra tie subdued Riya Uboveja 6-4, 61. Another Maharashtra girl Milika Marathe is through into last four by default. Her opponent Sanjana Rayarala

was unwell and conceded the tie. Milika next faces second seeded Bhakti Shah who proved too good for her rival Deepalaxmi Vanaraja from Tamil Nadu, beating her 6-2, 6-2. Small-built Girish Chougule, who has been pretty impressive so far having notched up some fine wins, at last went down fighting to number nine seed Hasith Srujan in a well-fought three-setter efore Hasith triumphed 4-6, 7-5, 6-0. Hasith faces top seeded Gaurav Kurva, who hasn’t lost a set yet while the other semifinal will see the second seeded Tamil Nadu’s Sandeep, who

Tendulkar XI 269 for seven Lakshya Shooting Club wins on day one against Baroda

Winners of the Lakshya Shooting Club wins the third Mumbai Mayor Cup Shooting Championships.

Mumbai Mayor Cup Shooting M

UMBAi: Suma Shirur's Lakshya Shooting Club lifts the third Mumbai Mayor Cup Shooting Championships 2015 for air rifle Shooting held at the Sw. Savarkar Rifle Club Shooting Range at Shivaji Park between May 10-17. The winners from Lakshya club defeated the Sw. Savarkar Rifle Club on their home ground. There were over 18 teams in the fray all

from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Lakshya's winning team included Neha Chaphekar, Smita Kamble, Prasad Helkar,Tejas Karle, Pratik Deshmukh who put up a stellar show to clinch the first place to upset the hosts. The Individual results saw Neha Chaphekar and Tejas Karle winning individual silvers in the 10 m air rifle men and women category respectively.

UMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar XI reached a satisfactory 269 for seven at the end of day one against Baroda in the Varroc Cup under 14 Selection Cricket Tournament organized by the Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation at the Oval. At one time they were sitting comfortably placed at 247 for four owing to 106 runs partnership for the fifth wicket between Harshal Jadhav (79) and Shirish Shetty (66). The other good contribution for the Mumbai side came from skipper

Soham Panvalkar who scored 42 with the aid of nine fours. In the second match of the four team league, Sunil Gavaskar XI crawled to 186 for eight in 91 overs, thanks to the contribution from Shreyas Mandlik (51), Tanmay Bhuram (27), Sahil Jadhav (21) and Akash Tripathi (23). For rival Dilip Vengsarkar XI, leg spinner Adil Khan impressed with three for 42, bowling a discipline line. Both the matches seem to be heading towards a first innings result on the second and concluding day.

was taken the distance by Punjab’s Dhruv Tangra (6-1, 1-6, 6-1), for a place in the title round. Results: Girls U-12 Singles (Quarterfinals): Sandeepti Singh (HR) bt Sudipta Senthilkumar (MH)3-6, 6-1, 6-4; (5) Gargi Pawar (MH) bt (3) Riya Uboveja (MH) 64, 6-1; (4) Milika Marathe (MH) w/o (7) Srujana Rayarala (AP); (2) Bhakti Shah (TS) bt Deepalaxmi Vanaraja (TN) 6-2, 6-2. Boys U-12 Singles (Quarterfinals): (1) Gaurav Kurva (TS) bt Krishan Hooda (CH) 6-2, 6-4; (9) Hasith Srujan (AP) bt Girish Chougule (MH) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0; (4) Nikhil Thirumale (KA) bt (7) Amrutjay Mohanty (OR) 6-3, 6-0; (2) Sandeep S (TN) bt(6)

Dhruv Tangri (PB) 6-1, 7-6, 6-1. Boys U-12 Doubles (Quarterfinals): Gaurav Kurva/Sandeep S bt Udit Gogoi/Kritanta Sarma 6-2, 6-2; Rish Jalota/Sarabjot Singh w/o Sanjith Devineni/Akarsh Gaonkar; Hasith Srujan/Nitin Vegesna bt Abhishek Mohapatra/Ritabrata Sarkar 6-3, 6-0; Shreejit Sen/Amaan Wasim bt Harsha Kumar/Amrutjay Mohanty 6-2, 5-7, 10-6; Nishant Dabas/Krishan Hooda bt Kousikkumar Reddy/Sriram Das 6-3, 6-3; Girish Chougule/Nohar Patel bt Dhruv Tangri/Aman Dahiya 6-0, 7-6(5); Amay Devaraj/Anish Rampoola bt Ajay Kundu/Leston Vaz 6-1, 7-6 (5); Vishal Reddy/Nikhil Thirumbale bt Pranav Ikkurthy/Shashidhar Kota 6-3, 6-0.

Bernard does the trick for Kenkre FC UMBAI: Striker Yao tack did not take too long M Bernard of Ivory Coast to make his presence felt was in his elements scoring firing home the opening a brilliant hat-trick to steer Kenkre FC to a comfortable 4-2 victory over Maharashtra State Police in an Elite Division matches of the Mumbai District Football Association League played at the Goan Sports Association ground, Cross Maidan on Thursday. Bernard scored all the three goals in the first half before Shailesh Jadhav added the fourth in the second period. Himket Bimbre scored one in each half for the policemen. The Ivorian Bernard who spearheaded the Kenkre at-

goal in the very third minute and before the state cops could recover from that setback Bernard once again hit the target for the second goal in the 11th minute. He continued to torment the rival defence and struck the third goal in the 35th minute to complete his hat-trick. The policemen fought on gamely and managed to reduce the deficit when Bimbre found the back of the net in the 40thminute as Kenkre went into the break with a 3-1 lead.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015

The DY Patil Stadium is among the front runners to host the 2017 under 17 FIFA football World Cup.

EW DELHI: The stadia hosting the 2017 U-17 football World Cup matches in India will have to be ready at least nine months before the start of the showpiece event, visiting FIFA representatives said. "The existing venues will have to be ready 9-12 months before the tournament and for brand new stadia, they will have to be ready even earlier. So, it will have to be according to individual venues. They will have to be tested for operational readiness and for training purposes," FIFA Director of Competitions Colin Smith said at a media briefing here. Smith, who was in India along with Under-17 World Cup event manager Jaime Yarza, said his coming down to the country was not for an inspection but for a series of meetings with the Local Organising Committee and the All India Football Federation. "Ours is not an inspection visit. In terms of inspection, we will do it later in the year and early next year," he said. Smith said the date of the tournament and the timings of 52 matches to be played

among 24 countries, including hosts India, were yet to be finalised. "The dates of the tournament will have to be proposed by Local Organising Committee and approved by FIFA. The timing of the matches will have to be decided after consultations with the tournament broadcasters," he said.

Mumbai's Cooperage, which also had artificial turf like KSFA Stadium in Bangalore, has been ruled out and D Y Patil Stadium which also hosted Indian Super League matches is expected to host the matches.

The 23-day tournament is likely to be held in the later half of 2017. Smith said venues with natural grass will be favoured but did not rule out the ones with artificial turf. "My understanding is that the intention of the LOC is to have natural grass turfs. If artificial turf will have to be

used, it will have to be of highest quality and to be certified by the FIFA, like the ones on which the matches of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup will be played. "Moreover, if you are having artificial turf, you need to have the same artificial turfs in all the training venues," he added. The AIFF had earlier said that eight venues have been shortlisted from which six will be selected for hosting the tournament, but Tournament Director Javier Ceppi said that Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will also be considered. "Most of the venues we are using are existing ones and we will improve and upgrade them. We now have eight host cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Guwahati, Margao, Bengaluru and Pune, plus Chennai. These venues will be inspected by the FIFA team. No venue is ruled out yet though six will be selected finally," Ceppi said. Each of the six venues selected are expected to host matches of a group. The 24 teams will be divided into six groups. The tournament will need

to have 24 training pitches -four for each host city -- but the LOC is yet to sign contracts of these training venues. "The contracts will have to signed regarding the training grounds and we cannot now reveal where the training grounds will be located in each city," tournament Project Director Joy Bhattacharjya said. Ceppi also informed that if Bangalore will have to host the matches, Karnataka State Football Association Stadium with the artificial turf -which was developed under FIFA funding -- will not be the venue. There is a plan to construct a new stadium at the same spot after the current KSFA Stadium is demolished. The construction will be done by JSW Group which also owns the local I-League club Bengaluru FC. "If at all Bangalore host matches, it can be either Kanteerava Stadium or the one which is proposed to be built by a private body. But it will have to pass FIFA guidelines and FIFA inspection team will take a call," he said. Asked the new stadium proposed to be built by a private body in Bangalore can be considered for the 2017 Under-17 World Cup, Ceppi said, "It can be, if it is built soon enough. A stadium which is going to host 2015 Under-17 World Cup in Chile was built in six months." Likewise, Mumbai's Cooperage, which also had artificial turf like KSFA Stadium in Bangalore, has been ruled out and D Y Patil Stadium which also hosted Indian Super League matches is expected to host the matches. "D Y Patil also had a second pitch and there a lot of league matches are held. We are determined to create a legacy of this FIFA tournament and if at all, we have a football specific stadium after Under-17 World Cup, it could be D Y Patil," AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, who was also present at the interaction, said.

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Anirban Lahiri

Kapur, Lahiri stage comeback on back nine at BMW PGA Round 1 W

ENTWORTH (UK): Shiv Kapur and Anirban Lahiri fought back hard in the closing stages to finish their first round respectably as the Indians made a modest start to their campaign at the BMW PGA Championships. Kapur was the only Indian under par at two-under 70 while Lahiri and Jeev Milkha Singh shot even par 72 and the fourth Indian in the field, SSP Chawrasia had a bumpy back nine as he ended at one-over 73. Kapur was tied 13th while Lahiri and Jeev were tied 34th and Chawrasia was tied 62nd. World No. 1 and defending champion Rory McIlroy shot one-under 71 with four birdies and three bogeys. Sweden's Robert Karlsson (67) had two birdies in last three holes to take sole lead at five-under while evergreen Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jorge Campillo, Chris Wood and Korea's Y.E.Yang were tied second with rounds of fourunder 68 each. Also at four-under were Francesco Molinari and Marc Warren, but they had six and nine holes respectively to play. India's top ranked star, Lahiri closed with a hat-trick of birdies, while Kapur fought his way back from a disastrous triple bogey on the back nine. After being twounder through 12, Kapur's

triple on 13th was a big setback. But the 32-year-old, still looking for his maiden European Tour title birdied the 14th, 16th and 17th for a brilliant fight back before closing with a par on a course that has two par-fives in succession on 17th and 18th. Lahiri closed with a threebirdie burst to get back to par at the end of the first round after being three-over after 13 holes. Lahiri, playing in Europe for the first time this year, had a birdie on the third hole, but bogeys on fifth and seventh set him back. A double bogey on 13th saw him dip further to three-over, before he steadied the ship with two pars. Then came birdies on 16th, 17th and 18th brought him back to par. "The finish will give me a lot of confidence going into the second round. I hit the ball pretty good, but need to get other parts of the game working better," said Lahiri. "The front nine was average, but that double was a disappointment. But I did not give in as I knew a couple of birdies could change momentum again." Speaking of conditions, Lahiri said, "Today was probably the easiest the course will play. There was warm and gentle breeze and the conditions were great for scoring, but then Wentworth is a tough and challenging course."

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Juventus' players celebrate at the end of the Italian Cup soccer final match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium on Wednesday. Juventus won 2 - 1.

EW DELHI: The court battle between boxers Akhil Kumar and Dilbagh Singh over a defamation suit filed by the former has become uglier with the Chandigarh District Court issuing warrants against mediapersons in whose presence the "slanderous" comments were made. Dilbagh had alleged that Akhil, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, had influenced the selection committee in the national team trials last year to get his protege Mandeep Jangra picked in the squad.

Akhil had then filed a defamation case against Dibagh for his charges. Since Dilbagh made the allegations in a press conference, the journalists present there were asked to appear as witnesses. Although some re-

sponded to the court summons and appeared, some others failed to do so, resulting in the court issuing warrants against them. "I am being patient as court proceedings are ongoing. By issuing fresh warrants against some people who published Dilbagh's slanderous comments without caring to check or corroborate them for authenticity, the court has again reiterated my point," Akhil said in a statement. "It is not a question of just making false allegations against me, but also against

the very setup that gave you the chance to represent your nation. It's hurtful and moreover it is extremely shameful. I want him to be taught a lesson that does make people realise that you don't have to be a sore loser," he added. Dilbagh, a former Commonwealth champion, is also facing the prospect of his Bhim award, a Haryana state honour, being stripped owing to a positive dope test in the 2011 National Games. Dilbagh is set to take the professional plunge later this month after being left out of the ongoing national camp.

32 SPORTS BUTTON BACKS OFF FROM HARSH CRITICISM

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ONACO: Ten days after claiming he was scared to drive his McLaren car at the Spanish Grand Prix, Jenson Button was back behind the wheel on Thursday to claim 12th place in opening practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. Button emerged late, 55 minutes into the 90-minutes session, to produce a commendable lap on the unforgiving Mediterranean street circuit. His McLaren-Honda team-mate Spaniard Fernando Alonso was 11th. Earlier the Briton had clarified his comments about driving the car at the Circuit de Catalunya where he said his car was so unpredictable it was "scary" to drive. "I was very outspoken," said the 2009 world champion. "When emotions are running high, you always exaggerate things. It was a tough race for me. It was good to have the

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the first practice session at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco.

Hamilton deserves his cash: Lauda M

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and McLaren driver Jenson Button talk each other during an official press conference prior the Formula One Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack on Wednesday. test three days later to really put everything right. "The car felt much nicer to drive, much more consistent.... "We also had some new parts to test for this season, but especially for here. It

was a good test. So, really, end of test, happy and you could see how far we have come since February, as a whole team, but especially Honda and the Japanese side of the team.There was so much more

Xavi quits Barca for Qatar after 17 glittering seasons

Xavi Hernandez

ARCELONA: Barcelona midfielder and captain Xavi confirmed on Thursday he will leave his boyhood club at the end of the season and has agreed to join Qatari side Al Sadd after a glittering career stretching over 17 seasons. The 35-year-old former Spain international, who signed up with Barca's academy in 1991 aged 11 and has won 23 trophies with the first team, formally announced his departure at a press conference after the news had leaked out earlier this week. Al Sadd simultaneously confirmed on their Twitter feed that an agreement had been sealed on a two-year contract with an option for a further year. "It's a definitive decision, it's not an easy one, it's the right moment to go," an emotional Xavi, Barcelona's club

captain and appearance record holder after 764 matches, told reporters. "I still feel useful here but a change of scene is necessary, my head tells me so but not my heart," he said, adding that his aim was to return to Barcelona after completing his coaching qualifications. "I am a product of the Barca family. I think my contribution has been very good, I have done what they taught me." Xavi came to define Barca's possession-based playing style and has had a crucial role in the success of the Catalan club and the Spain national team over the past decade. He is set to receive an emotional send-off in Barcelona's final La Liga game of the campaign at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, when he will hoist aloft the La Liga tro-

phy after the match. Last weekend Barca wrapped up the title, Xavi's eighth, and he can win two more trophies in the King's Cup final against Athletic Bilbao on May 30 and the Champions League showpiece versus Juventus a week later. Xavi said Barca had offered to extend his current contract by two years to 2018 but he had decided to move on as he no longer commands an automatic place in the first team. He almost left at the end of last season after Barcelona failed to win a major trophy for the first time in six years but new coach Luis Enrique, a former team mate, persuaded him to stay. "When you talk about the gala 11 my name is no longer there," he said. "It's not easy to accept but the team has always come first."

confidence within the team." Two-time world champion and current series leader Briton Lewis Hamilton topped the times in Thursday's opening free practice session for Sunday's classic race.

ONACO: World champion Lewis Hamilton deserves all the money he earns from his new three-year contract with Mercedes, according to team director Niki Lauda. Austrian Lauda, a three-time world champion, was closely involved in the negotiations that led to Wednesday's confirmation of a deal that is widely reported to be worth more than 100 million dollars. His former McLaren teammate and fellow Briton Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion,

said he had heard of the money that Hamilton may earn. "It's amazing," he said. Mercedes gave no details of the financial arrangements in their announcement Wednesday confirming the contract. But Lauda said: "The world champions like Vettel, Alonso and Lewis all deserve roughly the same. They work for the money and they earn it.â&#x20AC;? When you see how they drive and what they achieve, how Lewis has been driving, it is really something."