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Blast accused Feroz attacks police officer for checking his pockets

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blast case were being taken for a hearing from Arthur road jail to ccused in 1993 Mumbai serial Mumbai sessions court. bomb blast case, Feroz Rashid The accused including underKhan (45) assaulted a po- world don Mustafa Dossa, Tagir licerman for checking his pockets Merchant, Feroz Rashid Khan, on Tuesday. Abdul Shaikh and Karim Khan According to the police,the inci- were being taken to be produced in dent occurred in the morning when the court even as the routine five under trail accused in the '93 jail procedure were being held,

‘Daddy’ is focus of hooch deaths case

Crime Branch launch investigation into main characters who are the prime accused in the Malwani hooch tragedy. ‘Daddy’ and Francis D’Mello under the scanner By Zuber Ansari

n a six day investigation into the horrific Malwani hooch tragedy case, the city police Crime Branch turned its investigation towards 'Daddy'. This character who is proud to be called 'Daddy' taking a leaf out of the Arun Gawli book, is the kingpin in this business with second in command Francis D'Mello running his business openly getting Daddy's blessing. Interestingly, around four months back Police Sub Inspector (PSI) from Malwani police had conducted a raid on Francis' illicit liquor making unit and successfully seized around 15 drums of

spurious liquor. But after a call to Senior Police Inspector of Malwani police station from the Malwani based Daddy, cops did not file any case and kept the things under wraps after allegedly taking a big amount. All the political parties take help from 'Daddy' during elections, as he exercises a strong influence here. One of his daughters is also an corporator who won the election just on his name. Crime Branch sources on condition of anonymity said, “We came to know about this Malwani based 'Daddy' and arrested accused too revealed his name in the investigation, but we could not arrest him directly until and unless we establish his connection with this tragedy, most of the tempos runs in Malwani which used to carry liquor is belongs to this ''Daddy' and number two in this biz, Francis D'Mello is very close to him and running his business with his blessing.'' Arrested accused Francis and Daddy are well known criminals in Malwani having a big gang of youngsters

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under them which they use to conduct illegal activity here. Most people of the locality do not want to revel anything about 'Daddy' and Francis because they all fear the repercussions, sources added. Long back, a journalist namely Prakash was brutally murdered by unknown persons after he had raised his voice against the spurious liquor business in Malwani. Now cops will open that case also to find out if this dread liquor mafia had any connection with that murder. The Malwani hooch tragedy incident took place on June 18 and till now around 106 people have been died while around 40 are recuperating in different hospitals in the city, till now crime branch has arrested seven accused who were responsible for the deaths. Several crime branch teams have been created in all parts of the country to get to the root of this business as it attempts to bust the network between illicit liquor makers and illegal suppliers of methanol.

with the five being checked, one by one. DCP Zone 3 Jay Kumar said, “While Feroz Khan was being checked he objected and started arguing with the in-charge officer leading to beating of the officer. An offence has been registered against the accused.” The victim officer Anup Dange told ADC, “The procedure is the same for all. I was in charge of these accused to the Tada Court while I

was checking Feroz Khan, he objected and in a very rude manner he tried to push me. When I explained him the routine procedure he started hitting me. I was injured on my right shoulder and had to take medications to Nair Hospital, a constable who was present during the incident was injured too by Feroz Khan.” The Mumbai police had arrested Continued on pg 12 «

Kshatriya to head high level body to look into hooch tragedy

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in the state Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said that the inquiry s the pressure is mounting on committee for the Malvani incident the government to deal with is nothing but a farce. He has dethe hooch tragedy in Malvani manded the resignation of the ruthlessly, the BJP-Shiv Sena gov- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. ernment yesterday decided to apThe state Excise Minister Eknath point a high level committee under Khadse yesterday made an anthe chief secretary Swadhin Ksha- nouncement after the cabinet meettriya. Meanwhile, the opposition ing. While speaking to reporters he has become aggressive over this said, “The government has ordered a issue. The leader of the opposition probe under the Chief Secretary to

Prime methanol supplier nabbed in Delhi Crime Branch nab prime supplier of Methanol in Malwani hooch tragedy from Delhi, and two persons from Gujarat

nabbed in Delhi by another crime branch team.The big supplier of spurious liquor in the suburbs, Mansoor Khan alias Atik were arrested by cops from Delhi. Atik had managed to flee after the tragedy, he is the person who used to supply large quantity of methanol to Francis By Zuber Ansari D'Mello who is the prime accused in this case. fter the countrywide raids in The arrested accused from Vapi connection with the Malwani have been identified as Irfan and hooch tragedy case, the city police Deepak Patel, after the news broke branch on Monday arrested two in the media, both the Methanol persons from Vapi in Gujarat who suppliers went underground but claimed to be big suppliers of the trio were caught with the help Methanol chemical. of informer network. But the biggest catch was Sources in the crime branch revealed that, from the very beginning they knew that distributors of Methanol chemical in the city were responsible for the deaths. With an eye on making a quick buck, these Vikas Sabnis distributors supplied chemicals in black which was the prime reason for all the horrific deaths. The Guajrat government has also been approached to find out the manufacturers and distributors of this chemical. Because Gujarat is the base where Methanol chemical is supplied to every part of the country, sources added. Talking about Atik, crime branch said, this person is supplying illicit liquor not only in Malwani but other areas too. He has top connections with cops and political parties too, and after the incident fled to Delhi where he was hiding at one of his relatives residence. The Gujarat team is likely to come back with Irfan and Deepak ‘Acche Din’ for sea-food in a few days and will produce them in court. The duo may have lovers! In this season, we also reveal other names of people needn’t rush to the fish who supply Methanol to various market for fresh catch. outlets in Mumbai.

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inquire into the deaths caused in the unfortunate Malwani hooch tragedy. Swadhin Kshatriya will head a probe into the worst ever hooch tragedy in Mumbai which has so far claimed 102 lives. The chief secretary has been asked to conclude the probe and submit a report to the government in three months time”. The death toll in the city’s worst hooch tragedy had risen to 102 last night, while nearly 50 people who

consumed the killer brew were fighting for their lives in various hospitals. So far seven persons have been arrested in the case and eight police and four excise officials suspended. All of those arrested are in police custody. Significantly, initiating the stern action on Monday night, Khadse has promised enactment of a harsher law to deal with bootlegging to ensure that those arrested for distilling and selling illicit

Swadhin Kshatriya liquor do not get bail for at least one year after their arrest. Blaming the BJP-led state government’s lapses for the tragedy, opposition Congress has targeted the Chief Minister, who also holds the Home portfolio. Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam has said that Excise Minister should take responsibility for this tragedy and quit. Since the Home Department is with the Chief Minister he should also resign.

IMD prediction goes wrong, as heavy rains batter the city again By Shashwat Singh

he respite from this season’s heavy lashings, was short lived for Mumbaikars, as the rains battered the city once again on Monday night which was followed by rains right through Tuesday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier forecasted that occasional rain, and light showers might occur but the situation witnessed on Tuesday, post midnight was quite contrary to

the prediction made. When the ADC contacted the IMD, officials stated, “For the next 24 hours, intermittent rain or showers might occur, along with strong gusts of wind. One or two spells may be heavy.” Colaba recorded 19.0mm of rainfall and Santacruz recorded 44.8mm of rainfall. Both the figures were recorded at 1730 Hrs on June 23. The BMC has also predicted a high tide of 3.06m (10.03 feet), on Wednesday, June 24 at 0506 Hrs.

Tumultuous situations were witnessed on Tuesday morning. Traffic moved very slowly, and rail services on all the tree lines were hit; trains plying on Western Line and Central Line were delayed by 20 minutes and trains on Harbor Line were delayed by 30 minutes. Central Lines faced some more trouble and delay when an overhead high tension wire snapped and came off. Flights incoming into the City were affected as well, due to heavy downpour and poor visibility.

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Climate change a major threat to global health The threat climate change poses to human health is so great that it could wipe out the gains in global health made over the last 50 years. The report shows that the direct health effects of climate change are linked to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, especially heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms. Indirect impacts come from changes in infection patterns, effects of emissions, uncertainty regarding the availability of food, and hence malnutrition. However, getting to grips with climate change could also present major opportunities for global health, according to the report published in The Lancet journal. Impact of climate change on global health could be enormous, not only through the direct health effects, but also because of reduced social stability if people are forced to move or flee. Health effects can also be linked to people involuntarily forced to leave the affected areas or

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movements of people planned because of impending changes in living conditions. Increased incidence of conflict is also a factor that the report highlights as a threat to global health. But global efforts to reduce emissions can achieve positive cobenefits for health.

Over two-thirds of Americans overweight More than two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese, a major new study has found. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, analysed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2012 to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. They collected data for 15,208 men and women 25 or older, a sample that was representative of

HOLY YATRA.... Women devotees participate in a Kalash procession during the pious month of Purshottam near Sri Krishna Janamsthan temple in Mathura on Tuesday.

more than 188 million people. The study by Graham A Colditz and Lin Yang estimates that 39.96 per cent of men (36.3 million) and 29.74 per cent of women (almost 28.9 million) were overweight and

35.04 per cent of men (31.8 million) and 36.84 per cent of women (nearly 35.8 million) were obese. Population-based strategies helping to reduce modifiable risk

factors such as physical environment interventions, enhancing primary care efforts to prevent and treat obesity, and altering societal norms of behaviour are required.

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I have changed my name from Bakulaben Chandrasinh Varachhiya to Bina Ravisang Parmar as per Affidavit Dated 22/06/15. C-15000

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Shaikh Rashid Mansoor Mohmad Yasin to Shaikh Rashid Mansoori Mohd Yasin as per Affidavit dated 22 June 2015. C-15015

I have changed my name from Janice Regina Pinto to Janice Pinto as per Affidavit Dated 17/06/15. C-15001

I have changed my name from Priyanka Manjunath Palkar to Priyanka Manjunath Palankar as per Affidavit dated 19 June 2015. C-15016

I have changed my name from Hirenkumar Harakhchand Chheda to Hiren Harakhchand Chheda as per Affidavit Dated 23/06/2015. C-15002

I have changed my name from Ramjyothi Shivasekar Nadar to Ram Shivshekar Nadar as per Maharashtra State Gazette No. U-53187 dated 19-25 Dec 2013. C-15017

I have changed my name from Raichandru, to ‘Ravichandru Arundhudiyar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/06/2015. C-15003

I have changed my name from Miss. Sushila Bhaskar Patil to Mrs. Megha Mohan Raul as per deed poll Affidavit C-15018

I have changed my name from Kashi Kuppan, to ‘Kashi Kuppan Arundhudiyar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/06/2015. C-15004

I have changed my name from Sushil Biyani to Mr. Sushil Kumar Biyani as per deed poll Affidavit C-15019

I have changed my name from Bala, to ‘Palai Kashi Arundhudiyar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated:22/06/2015. C-15005 I have changed my name from Suresh / Sureshbhai, to ‘Sureshkumar Patel’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/06/2015. C-15006 I have changed my name from Poonamben / Punamben Patel, to ‘Punam Sureshkumar Patel’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/06/2015. C-15007 I have changed my name from Gurpreet Singh Arora, to ‘Gurpreet Arora’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 13/06/2015. C-15008 I, Kamal Kaushik have changed my Son’s name from Atharav Kamal Kaushik, to ‘Atharv Kamal Kaushik’ as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (M-154650) Dated: 21/05/2015. C-15009 I have changed my name from Shakila Ziauddin Shaikh to Shakilabano Ziauddin as per Court Affidavit Dated : 20th June 2015 Accordingly. C-15010 I have changed my name from Ziauddin Qutbuddin Shaikh to Ziauddin Qutbuddin as per Court Affidavit Dated : 20th June 2015 Accordingly. C-15011 I have changed my name from Afsan Amol Banerjee to Akshay Tilak Pradhan vide Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X-19916 Dated 28/3/2002. C-15012 I have changed my name from Rakhi Rajendra Dhamdhere to Manasi Mandar Deshmukh as per Affidavit dtd. 22nd June’ 2015. C-15013 I have changed my name from Mangala Budha Kumbhar (old name) to Meghana Narendra Kumbhar (new name) as per Affidavit No. 2210/2015. C-15014

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I have changed my name from Miss. Jigna Pravinchandra Kachalia to Mrs. Jigna Jayesh Antani as per deed poll Affidavit C-15020 I have changed my name from Sangita Dhirajlal Sanghani to Sangeeta Hiren Kotecha as per Affidavit C-15021 I have changed my name from Thakordas Keshavji Mehta to Thakorlal Keshavji Mehta as per Affidavit C-15022 I have changed my name from Gangu Parmanand Lund to Gangaram Parmanand Hotwani by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit C-15023 I have changed my name from Shakti Uday Acharya to Vaibhav Uday Acharya as per Affidavit dated 19/6/2015 C-15024 I have changed my name from Aymer Khan to Ahmer Khan as per Affidavit dated 20/6/2015 C-15025 I have changed my name from Rakshanda Khan to Rakhshanda Khan as per Affidavit dated 20/6/2015 C-15026 I have changed my name from Dawood Suraya Banu to Suraiya Umar Mistry as per Affidavit dated 22/6/2015 C-15027

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I have changed my name from “Mohd Umar Suleman Shaikh” to “Mohd Umar Suleman Sayyed” as per Affidavit Dated 23rd June’ 2015. C-15032 I have changed my name from “Marvie Beck” to “Marvie Ann Beck” as per Affidavit Dated 23rd June’ 2015. C-15033

I have changed my name from Dilnawaz Zubair Ahmed to Dilnawaz Zubair Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15048

I have changed my name from Agrawal Shamsundar to Shyamsunder Govindram Singhania as per Affidavit. C-15066

I have changed my name from Bharat Kishinchand Bhatia to Bharat Kishin Bhatia as per the Affidavit. C-15049

I have changed my name from Jakiabi Abdul Razak to Zakiya Abdul Razak Khan as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15035

I have changed my name from Ritesh Kumar Ashwinkumar Dafatari to Ritesh Ashwinbhai Daftari as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15050

I have changed my name from Sujata Ram Yadav to Mansi Madhukar Patekar as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15036

I have changed my name from Krishna Ragho Kawle to Krishnakant Ragho Kawle as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15051

I have changed my name from Rehmatullah Amirullah Sk to Rehmatullah Amiruddin Chaudhari as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15037

I have changed my name from Nirveeta Rajesh Daga to Nikita Rajesh Daga as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15052

I have changed my name from Rehmatullah Amirullahshaikh to Rehmatullah Amiruddin Chaudhari as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15038 I have changed my name from Yamini Mohit Lohia to Uma Mohan Meena as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-15039 I have changed my name from Kisan Waljibhai Saraiya to Kishorbhai Valji Sarvaiya as per an Affidavit (SR. No 692 dated 19/06/2015) dated 19/06/2015 C-15040 We Mr. Mohanlal Ramcharan Meena and Uma Mohan Meena have changed our minor daughter's name from Sonika Mohit Lohia to Aaditi Mohit Lohia as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15041 We Mr. Mohanlal Meena and Uma Mohan Meena have changed our minor daughter's name from Aaditi Mohit Lohia to Aaditi Mohan Meena as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15042 I have changed my name from Shabbir Hussain to Shabbir Hussain Sadriwala as per Affidavit dated 23/06/2015. C-15043 I have changed my name from Vidhya Dinesh Raut to Divya Dinesh Raut as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15044

I have changed my name from “Amrat Mohanlal Patel” to “Amratlal Mohanlal Patel” as per Affidavit. C-15029

We Dinesh Gaynba Raut and Divya Dinesh Raut have changed our minor child's name from Antra Dinesh Raut to Antara Dinesh Raut as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

I have changed my name from “Vikash Rao Naik” to “Vikash Kumar Naik” as per Affidavit Dated 22nd June’ 2015. C-15031

I have changed my name from Kavita Chandrabhan Sawlani to Kavita Chandru Sawlani as per Affidavit. C-15065

I have changed my name from Hasumati Hansraj Bhanushali to Harbai Hansraj Gori as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15034

I have changed my name from Hemlata Geharilal Jain to Hema Nandakumar Jain as per Affidavit dated 23/6/2015 C-15028

I have changed my name from “Reshma Sakaram Dabholkar” to “Vanshika Vaibhav Sapte” as per Affidavit. C-15030

I have changed my name from Hafeeza Binte Abbas Parkar to Hafija Dilawar Gajali as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15047

C-15045 We Sachin Dinkar Parulekar and Varsha Sachin Parulekar have changed our minor child's name from Janaki Sachin Parulekar to Esha Sachin Parulekar as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15046

I have changed my name from Kiran Ramanlal Shah to Priti Pankaj Shah as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15053 I have changed my name from Rakshaben Ramji Mera to Raksha Vijay Patel as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15054 I have changed my name from Amruta Sanand Purandare to Swamini Sanand Purandare as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15055 I have changed my name from Harshal Mahesh to Harshal Mahesh Karelia as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15056

I have changed my name from Esmeralda Joao Fernandes to Amita Mitesh Chauhan as per Affidavit C-15085

I have changed my name from Chhaya Govind Kilje to Reshma Ramesh Ghadage as per Affidavit. C-15068

I have changed my name from Mitesh Harkisandas to Mitesh Harkisandas Chauhan as per Affidavit. C-15086

I have changed my name from Raminder Alagh to Raminder Alag as per Affidavit. C-15069

I have changed my name from Kundansingh Santoshsingh to Kundansingh Santoshsingh Thakur as per Affidavit C-15087

I have changed my name from Kumarlal Shankarlal Karira to Kumar Shankarlal Karira as per Affidavit. C-15070 I have changed my name from Radhomal Rochaldas Karira to Shankarlal Rochaldas Karira as per Affidavit. C-15071 I have changed my name from Sameer Kantilal Bagadiya to Sameer Kantilal Bagadia as per Affidavit. C-15072 I have changed my name from Minal Kumari to Minal Chaudhuri as per Affidavit. C-15073 I have changed my name from Shobha Amit More to Especiousa Dias as per Affidavit C-15074 I have changed my name from Amit More to John Cajetan Dias as per Affidavit C-15075 I have changed my name from Sangeeta Vinod Dhiliwal to Sangeetakumari Vinodkumar Jain as per Affidavit C-15076

We have changed our minor child's name from Jaishnav P. Ashok to Jaishnav Ashok Nair as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15058

I have changed my name from Vinod Dharamchand Jain to Vinodkumar Dharamchand Jain as per Affidavit C-15077

I have changed my name from Shaishta Mohamad Siddique Boxwalla to Shaista Siddique Khojjada as per Affidavit C-15059

I have changed my name from Sangeeta Vinod Jain to Sangeetakumari Vinodkumar Jain as per Affidavit C-15078

I have changed my name from Mohamad Siddique Boxwalla to Siddiq Abdul Rehman Khojjada as per Affidavit. C-15060

We Mr Vinodkumar Dharamchand Jain & Mrs Sangeetakumari Vinodkumar Jain have changed our minor son name from Vidhit Vinod Dhiliwal to Vidhit Vinodkumar Jain as per Affidavit C-15079

I have changed my name from Vinayak Balkrishna Phatarphekar to Vinayak Balkrishna Phatarpekar as per Affidavit. C-15062

I have changed my name from Amita Chauhan Arya to Amita Mitesh Chauhan as per Affidavit C-15084

I have changed my name from Kala to Chandrakala Shyamsunder Singhania as per Affidavit. C-15167

We have changed our minor child's name from Parvathi Ashok to Parvathi Ashok Nair as per the deedpoll Affidavit. C-15057

I have changed my name from Jeetendra Bhau Desai to Jitendra Bhau Desai as per Affidavit. C-15061

I have changed my name from Jatin Chauhan to Jatin Fernandes as per Affidavit C-15083

I have changed my name from Kumbhar Girdharlal Dharamshibhai to Girdhar Dharamshi Sartanpara as per Affidavit C-15080

I have changed my name from Kochuthresia Malayil Poulose to Lilly Daniel as per Affidavit. C-15063

I have changed my name from Vinod Dharamchand Dhiliwal to Vinodkumar Dharamchand Jain as per Affidavit C-15081

I have changed my name from Chandrabhan Sugnamal Sawlani to Chandru Sugnamal Sawlani as per Affidavit. C-15064

I have changed my name from Esmeralda Fernandes to Amita Mitesh Chauhan as per Affidavit C-15082

I Narinder Pal Singh Malhotra have changed my minor sons name from Jagjeet Singh Narinder Pal Singh to Jagjeet Singh Narinder Pal Singh Malhotra as per Affidavit. C-15088 I have changed my name from Meena Saduram Mandani to Aruna Ashok Punjwani as per Affidavit C-15089 I have changed my name from Priyanka Dilip Chadha to Zoya Aijaz Rizvi as per Affidavit C-15090 I have changed my name from Mr.Iqbal Hussain Muziboor Mulla to Mr.Ekbal Mujibhar Shaikh as per Affidavit C-15091 I have changed my name from Miss.Ashwini Agarchand Jain to Miss.Ashwini Agarchand Kothari as per Affidavit C-15192 I have changed my name from Mrs.Manju Agarchand Kothari to Mrs.Manjubai Agarchand Kothari as per Affidavit C-15093 I have changed my name from Mr. Agarson Kothari to Mr. Agarchand Devichand Kothari as per Affidavit C-15094 I have changed my name from Mr.Vinod Kumar Gupta to Mr.Vinod Brijalal Gupta as per Affidavit. C-15095 I have changed my name from Mrs.Manju to Mrs.Manjubai Agarchand Kothari as per Affidavit C-15096 I have changed my name from Mr.Vikaschand Agarchand Jain to Mr.Vikas Agarchand Kothari as per Affidavit C-15097 I have changed my name from Mr.Agarchand Jain to Mr.Agarchand Devichand Kotharii as per Affidavit C-15098 I have changed my name from Satish Krishna Sangh to Satish Krishna Sanghavi as per Affidavit C-15099

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ACS cracks whip asks cops to crack down on illicit hooch dens

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dditional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi yesterday clarified that Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has not tendered his resignation and termed reports appearing in a section of the media as mere speculation. Terming it that he was studying the reas a sensitive issue, he said port and would give his re-

Govt mulling over scrapping MAT By Prashant Hamine he state government is contemplating scrapping the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT), remarked Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Girish Bapat. Speaking to newspersons here at Vidhan Bhavan

that the government will amend the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act (MPDA), 1981 with a view to crack down on sand mafia in the state. He said that in the recent past there have been

yesterday he said that the government is considering keeping MAT in place or not. His remarks came as newspersons asked him about the progress in the action he took against talathis and other essential supplies distribution officers in Nashik in the wake of reports of missappropriation in consignments and stocks of essential supplies. The issue is now before the MAT. It may be recalled that after the ministers action of suspending some officials in Nashik the Revenue officers had threatened statewide agitation. Replying to queries he said that many state's do not have such state level administrative tribunals. Commenting upon the Nashik incident he wondered that if there was no missappropriation to be found then were the stocks of foodgrains eaten by rats. Giving details of the decisions taken at the state cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya yesterday he said

several instances where sand mafia have resorted to physical assault on government officers like trying to mow them down by vehicles. The new amendment will now enable authorities to jail offenders up to one year. The state cabinet also decided to apply the MPDA act to blackmarketers and hoarders of essential commodities, video pirates. Bapat stated that under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) there is no action provided in case of first time offenders. Commenting upon the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of both the houses to chalk out business for the ensuing monsoon session of the state legislature beginning from July 13, he said that for the first time in the history of the state legislature debates will be allowed to be held on the reports tabled by the committees of the state legislature like Public Accounts Committee which involve financial matters.

port to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after a detailed study. Bakshi clarified that the Chief Minister will take a final decision in the matter. Meanwhile, ACS Home yesterday issued directives to all the Commissioners of Police, Superintendents of Police and other government officials to crack down illicit hooch distilleries across the state. Stating that incidents

like Malwani tragedy could not have happened without the connivance of local Excise and Police officers. Bakshi stated that although action has been initiated in the Malwani case, he added that the Commissioners of Police and Superintendents of Police should take action against police officers and excise officials by suspending them if even slightest bit of evidence is found against

them. Later speaking to newspersons at Vidhan Bhavan, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Girish Bapat stated that he has always been advocating the need for having a separate cadre to enforce checks and take action against errant Fair Price Shops and in cases like Malwani hooch tragedy. He said that the department has to rely on the Revenue department for manpower in Food

and Civil Supplies and State Excise. He said that in the case of his Food and Civil Supplies department there is just a cadre staff of 1,100 which has to keep a tab on 52,000 Fair Price Shops all over Maharashtra. Bapat stated since most the cadre is drawn from Revenue department, the Minister and Food and Civil Supplies Secretary find it difficult to implement decisions.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Shanta Satish Sangh to Shanta Satish Sanghavi as per Affidavit C-15100 I Rosily Muttath Kochappu have changed my name to Rosly Sunny Poruthoor as per Affidavit C-15101 I Sanyog Manohar Tamhankar have changed my name to Sayog Manohar Tamhankar as per Affidavit C-15102 I Punky Fernandes have changed my name to Punky Christine Fernandes as per Affidavit C-15103 I Menino Fernandes have changed my name to Menino Jesus Fernandes as per Affidavit C-15104

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Sharifunissa Altafshussain Kazi to Sharifunnisa Altaf Hussain as per Affidavit C-15119 I have changed my name from Altafshussain Tasadukhusain Kazi & Altaf Husen to Altaf Husain Qazi as per Affidavit C-15120 I have changed my name from Ishaan Singh Malhi to Ishaan Malhi as per Affidavit C-15121 I have changed my name from Devendra Singh to Gajendra Singh Dasauni as per Affidavit C-15122 I have changed my name from Jubraj Singh to Juvraj Singh as per Affidavit C-15123 I have changed my name from Niteen Prakash Kathar to Nitin Prakash Kathar as per Affidavit C-15124

I Catherine Fernandes have changed my name to Rosy Catherine Rodrigues as per Affidavit C-15105

I have changed my name from Fakirchand Jagannath Kathar to Prakash Jagannath Kathar as per Affidavit C-15125

I Husien Shaik have changed my name to Hussain Mehboob Shaikh as per Affidavit C-15106

I have changed my name from Heramb Vinod Pimpale to Heramb Vinod Pimple as per Affidavit C-15126

I Shirinbee Abdul Rauf Shaikh have changed my name to Shailaja Dominic Fernando as per Affidavit C-15107

I have changed my name from Mahmad Bilal to Bilal Afsar Ansari as per Affidavit C-15127

I Sanjay Jhunjhunwala have changed my name to Sanjay Jhunjhunwalla as per Gazette No. M- 156156 Dated June 2015 C-15108

I have changed my name from Kasturi Rath to Kasturi Panda as per Affidavit C-15128

I have changed my name from Farook Sadiq Mohd Shaikh to Farooq Shaikh as per Affidavit C-15109

I have changed my name from Anandkumar Devjibhai Barot to Anand Devjibhai Barot as per Affidavit C-15129

I Gagankumar Anil Khetwani have changed my name to Gagan Anil Khetwani as per Affidavit C-15110

I have changed my name from Umesh Narayan Surati to Umesh Narayan Mahyavanshi as per Affidavit C-15130

I Samir Vikas Kasar have changed my name to Sameer Vikas Kasar As Per Affidavit C-15111

I have changed my name from Masroor Tanveer Fakih to Musarrat Tanveer Fakih as per Affidavit. C-15131

I Radhabai Karbhari Arote have changed my name to Radhika Shankar Malunjkar as per Affidavit C-15112 I have changed my name from Nabprit Kaur Ajmer Singh Butter to Navpreet Kaur Ajmer Singh Butter as per Affidavit C-15113 I have changed my name from Madhu Jairamdas Sejwani to Veena Chandrakant Chellani as per Affidavit C-15114

I have changed my name from Mr. Naveed Sayed Zahoor Ahmed Kadri Sayed to Mr.Naveed Zahoor Ahmed Sayed as per deed poll Affidavit. C-15132 I have changed my name from Mr.Ashraf Ali Mohammad Farooque To Mr.Ashraf Ali Mohammad Farooque Shaikh As Per Deed Poll Affidavit. C-15133

I Awani Jain have changed my name to Avani Jain as per Affidavit C-15115

I have changed my name from Mr. Vishwasrao Dadu Sarnaik to Mr. Vishwas Dadu Sarnaik as per Affidavit. C-15134

I have changed my name from Saraj Solanki to Sirajuddin Mansuri as per Affidavit C-15116

I have changed my name from Milin Bhikaji Parab to Milind Bhikaji Parab as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Rathnakumari Somasundaran to Ratna Somasundaran as per Affidavit. C-15117 I Nicola Mathias have changed my son’s name from Kevin Johnathan Dcunha to Kevin Johnathan Dcunha Kapoor as per Affidavit C-15118

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C-15135 I have changed my name from Nagsena Sanjay Pagare to Nagsen Sanjay Pagare as per Affidavit. C-15136 I have changed my name from Hirenkumar Mahendrakumar to Shah Hiren Mahendrakumar as per Affidavit. C-15137

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I Mr. Kaustubh Prakash Wadkar have changed my son’s name from Prem Kaustubh Wadkar to Aditya Kaustubh Wadkar as per Vide Govt. of Maharashtra Affidavit No.(MZ 971446). C-15138 I have changed my name from Madhubala Indramal Jain to Madhu Dhanraj Jain as per deed poll Affidavit Dated 22/06/2015. C-15139 I Mervin Joseph George have changed my name to Mathew Mervin Joseph George as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15140 I Bhaveshkumar Jayendra Shah have changed my name to Bhavesh Jayendra Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/06/15 C-15141 I Harvindar Panesar have changed my name to Harvindar Singh Paramjeet Singh Panesar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 18/06/15 C-15142 I Raghuram Vithal Shetty have changed my name to Raghu Vithal Shetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 18/06/15 C-15143 I Ushaben Rajendra Modha have changed my name to Usha Rajendra Modha as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15144 I Rajendra Kumar Amrutlal Modha have changed my name to Rajendra Amrutlal Modha as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15145 I Rajesh Amrutlal Modha have changed my name to Rajendra Amrutlal Modha as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15146 I Priyanka Mohanlal Mohta have changed my name to Priyanka Mohanlal Maheshwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/06/15 C-15147 I Mr. Vikas Kumar Rajendra Singh have changed my name to Mr. Vikas Rajendra Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavitdated: 23/06/15 C-15148 I Surekha Ganpat Khandare have changed my name to Amita Yashvant Chawan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15149 I Yashwant Vishram Chavan have changed my name to Yashvant Vishram Chawan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15150 I Nasim Sandeep Velani have changed my name to Sheetal Sandeep Velani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15151 I Norangram Bhansali have changed my name to Noranglal Bhansali as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15152 I Vinodkumar Noranglal Bhansali have changed my name to Vinod Noranglal Bhansali as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15153

I Dagadu Bapu Shinde have changed my name to Appa Bapu Shinde as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15154

I Anawar & Md. Anwar have changed my name to Mohammed Anwar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15171

I Chhayaben Babulal Gandhi have changed my name to Chhaya Bharat Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15189

I Jayshree Ben Lalji have changed my name to Jayshree Lalji Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15155

I Shabana Anawar & Shabana Md. Anwar have changed my name to Shabana Mohammed Anwar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15172

I Vrijesh Kumar Ashwinbhai have changed my name to Vishal Ashwin Koradia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15190

I Dhirajkumar Dinesh Purohit have changed my name to Dhiraj Dinesh Purohit as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15156

I Feroza Salim Faruqui & Feroza Saleem Hussain Shaikh have changed my name to Shaikh Feroza Saleem as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15173

I Aswhinbhai have changed my name to Ashwin Nanchand Koradia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15191

I Amir Ahmed Mahamad Akram Sheikh have changed my name to Amir Mohammed Akram Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15157 I Aashiyabanu Mahamad Akram Sheikh have changed my name to Aashiya Mohammed Akram Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15158 I Mahamad Akram Sheikh have changed my name to Mohammed Akram Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15159 I Khursida W/O Dr Ehtesham Ahmed @ Khursida Dr Ehtesham Ahmed Shaikh have changed my name to Khurshida Begum Ehtesham Ahmed as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15160 I Dr Ehtesham Ahmed @ Dr Ehtesham Ahmed Shaikh have changed my name to Ehtesham Ahmed as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15161 I Mohammad Jafia have changed my name to Mohammad Jafia Awati as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15162 I Manjusha Mukand Mahadik have changed my name to Anuradha Mukand Mahadik as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15163 I Taranum Zakir Hussain & Taranum Zakir Shaikh have changed my name to Taranum Zakir Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15164 I Zakir Hussain & Zakir Shaikh have changed my name to Zakir Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15165 I Nahid Zakir Hussain & Nahid Zakir Shaikh have changed my name to Nahid Begum Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15166 I Roofiya Arif Hussain have changed my name to Roofiya Arif Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15167 I Arif Hussain have changed my name to Arif Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15168 I Rubina Arif Hussain have changed my name to Rubina Arif Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15169 I Md. Mazahar Anawar & Mohamad Mazhar Md. Anwar have changed my name to Mohammed Mazhar Mohammed Anwar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15170

I Salim Mohamad Husen Faruqui & Saleem Hussain Shaikh have changed my name to Shaikh Saleem Hushain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15174

I Purviben Ashwinbhai have changed my name to Bharti Ashwin Koradia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15192

I Hirajibhai Patel have changed my name to Hirji Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15175

I Ashok Kumar have changed my name to Ashok Kumar Kanubhai Rawal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15193

I Sanjaykumar Shantilal Doshi have changed my name to Sanjay Shantilal Doshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15176

I Purnima have changed my name to Purnima Rawal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15194

I Harshada Redkar have changed my name to Hridaya Banerjee as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15177

I Poornima Rawal have changed my name to Purnima Rawal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15195

We Mr. Uttam Eknathrao Sirsat & Mrs. Shubhangi Uttam Sirsat have changed our minor daughter’s name from Rajlaxmi Alias Jyotika Sirsat to Rajlaxmi Uttam Sirsat as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15178

We Mr. Ashok Kumar Rawal & Mrs. Purnima Rawal have changed our minor son’s name from Manav Urff Mohnish to Mohnish Rawal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15196

I Jai Lesh have changed my name to Jai Kesh Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15179

I Mohd. Sadiq Abdul Majid Shaikh have changed my name to Sadique Abdul Majid Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15197

I Zaheruddin Alimuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15180

I Champakbhai Vershi Gada have changed my name to Champaklal Vershi Gada as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15198

I Shama have changed my name to Shama Banu Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15181

I Naveen Chunilal Shah & Navinkumar Chunilal Shah have changed my name to Navin Chunilal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15199

I Shamabanoo Zahirudin Sk have changed my name to Shama Banu Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-15182

I Chaya Navin Shah have changed my name to Chhaya Navin Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15200

I Zahirudin Sk have changed my name to Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15183

I Jitendrakumar Rambadan Mishra have changed my name to Jitendra Rambadan Mishra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

We Mr. Zahiruddin Shaikh & Mrs. Shama Banu Zahiruddin Shaikh have changed our minor son’s name from Sultan Sk to Sultan Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15184

I Anantkumar Prahladbhai Suthar have changed my name to Anant Prahladbhai Suthar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15202

I Mohammed Zahiruddin Alimuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Zahiruddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15185 Zahir Abbas Alimuddin have changed my name to Zahiruddin Alimuddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15186

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I Shamimahmed have changed my name to Shamimahmed Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/06/15 C-15203 I Juber Walli Sheikh have changed my name to Zubair Valiullah Salmani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15204

I Damayanti Jitendra Oza have changed my name to Damyanti Jitendra Oza as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15187

I Walli Hamidullah Sheikh have changed my name to Valiullah Hamidullah Salmani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15205

I Neelamben Lalji Haria have changed my name to Neelam Amrutlal Nagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15188

I Yasmin Walli Sheikh have changed my name to Yasmeen Valiullah Salmani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-15206

Proud of the work my men have done in monsoon: Ajoy Mehta

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By Priyanka Bhatt

eavy showers on June 19 besmirched the city and caused a whole lot of problems to the citizens. The disappointment was also evident in the General Body Meeting held on June 22 where the opposition accused the ruling party of not doing any work to prepare for the onset of the monsoons. The issue of contractors showing false evidence of dumping trash outside the city was also brought up. The session on June 22 reached an impasse because of time constraints as well as the ruckus created in the meeting by party members. Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta was present, again, in the second session of the General Body Meeting that was held on June 23 because of the issue of opposi-

tion faced on the previous day. The Commissioner spoke regarding the disaster that happened in the course of the heavy June rainfall. He addressed the meeting explaining he had to leave the previous session due to prior commitments and time constraints, and he returned to give a factual report of Friday. Mehta gave specifics on the amount of rainfall and the reason the situation went out of hand, “Every year there is around 2400 mm of rainfall, and in those 24 hours, it was 300 mm, which is 10 percent of the total rainfall that we receive. Therefore it had disastrous effects.” he explained. In the official statement Mehta gave, he specified that traffic had to be diverted at 13 places including Dadar, Kurla, and Kandivali. He also said that a great deal of traffic

the problems reported. 262 pumps were set up out of which 170 were working. ” he said. He told the members present that 71 tree-falling incidents had been reported that day, while 212 routes of BEST buses had to be diverted. He also has requested the residents living in dilapidated and old buildings to vacate the buildings as soon possible so the corporation can take required action to strengthen the structures. What were the steps he was going to take to avoid a likely incident again was a question asked by almost every corporator present there. To this Mehta answered, “I have BMC men hard at work as they attempt to solve the waterlogging problem. asked all Dy MCs and ward officers to prepare a report of was reduced because he or- on rounds in their areas and their wards and send it to me. dered schools to be shut. “I report all the problem areas. I Also, they are to specifically ordered all the AMCs, Dy also saw to it that the pump- mention if there have been MCs, and ward officers to go ing stations were working water-logged areas where properly, and then myself sat malaria and other monsoon in the control room to look at related diseases are likely to

Railway officials fear that heavy rains could again led to a ‘Friday’ situation

spread. To avoid such a disaster from happening next year, I shall ensure that a new pumping station will be opened by November.” He assured the corporators present that the contractors who some corporators felt, had forged NOCs and dumped the trash into nullahs, saying he will enquire into the matter. “If FIRs have to be filed, they will be, only after a thorough investigation into the matter. Only after looking at the reports will I decide if payments have to be stopped, delayed, contracts have to be terminated or an FIR should be filed.” he said. He also specifically mentioned that he was proud of the work that the BMC workers did on the day of the disaster. “I request the Mayor to acknowledge the fact that all of the BMC staff that was assigned to help the people did their job well and I am proud of them,” he concluded.

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s rains continue to lash the city incessantly over the past few days, Mumbai's lifeline seems to be the most affected as Friday's downpour exposed the assurances of the railway's preparedness for monsoon, all of which were futile. Interestingly, the railway officials have now claimed that there were surprise spots in the city where heavy water-logging was reported on Friday which resulted in the complete halting of local trains. Both Central and Western railway officials now appear confused about the waterlogging problem and how will they cope up with this problem which is bound to rear up again and again, as this is just the start of the monsoon. A Senior Central Railway official informed the ADC, “Railway stations like Dadar, Parel, Curry Road, Masjid Bunder which are water logged during the monsoon, have in the past seen water being easily removed by waterpumps. However, last week there was 18 inches of water in Masjid Bunder and the water pumps were not functional. Dadar had 6 inches of water logging forcing the long-distance trains to be terminated at Dadar only as they could not move further. There was no drainage problem reported to us. However, all this hap-

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he Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Police Reforms Watch (PRW), Mumbai have come out against the Maharashtra government’s decision to make certain amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure which will make prosecuting corruption and torture cases even more difficult than it already is at present. CHRI and PRW have urged that the Cabinet decision be withdrawn in its entirety. The Cabinet, on June 6, agreed on amendments to Sections 190 and 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to the effect that a Magistrate would not be able to take cognizance of a complaint against any public servant

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(this includes MLAs, bureaucrats, corporators, and even elected members of municipalities and panchayats) without the prior sanction of respective competent authorities in the government. Investigating agencies are restrained from even conducting preliminary enquiries into the complaints and allegations without getting prior sanction from government. The CHRI Director Maja Daruwala said, “In carving out this unprecedented exclusion from prosecution for public officials, the state government has conveniently ignored rulings in a 5-bench Supreme Court decision Lalita Kumari v Govt of UP and others (2013) that lays down that where the facts given in a First Information Report (FIR) make out a cognizable offence. It is mandatory for the police to file an FIR. The police may do a preliminary inquiry only when it is unclear whether cognizable or non-cognizable offences are made out in the complaint. The scope of the preliminary inquiry is only to determine if a cognizable of-

Dolphy D’Souza fence is made out, not verify the information received. This is already a considerable safeguard against malicious prosecution.” Daruwala further added, “More recently in Subramanian Swamy’s case (2014) the Supreme Court reaffirmed this position when it struck down Section 6E of the Delhi Special Police Act which had tried to prevent the CBI from beginning even a preliminary

inquiry against officials of the rank of Joint Secretary and above without first taking permission from the competent authorities. The Court pointed out that it is difficult to justify the classification which has been made in Section 6-A because the goal of law in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is to meet corruption cases with a very strong hand and all public servants are warned through such a legislative measure that corrupt public servants have to face very serious consequences.” Meanwhile, PRW Convenor Dolphy D’Souza said, “We are deeply concerned that the Maharashtra government is willing to fly in the face of the Apex Court’s decisions and is now seeking to nullify them through amendments which will destroy the possibility of accountability for corruption or abuse of power and high handedness by the ruling classes.” Daruwala said, “The Cabinet decision is against public interest. The proposed amendments, if passed, will increase the pool of impunity

that already exists. The very notion of asking for permission to even investigate possibly corrupt officials, goes against our beliefs in democratic governance. There is no transparency about how sanctions are given or refused. Such amendments would only aid the bad eggs to stay safe in the system. It once again leaves the public hopeless and hapless.” D’Souza further added, “The move shows how little respect the Chief Minister has for election promises. On November 2, 2014, in an interview to a channel, he had announced a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption, and stated that prior sanction would no longer be required if there was prima facie evidence of corruption against a public servant. Again on December 20, 2014, he told the Assembly that there would be no delay, either deliberate or inadvertent, in granting sanction to pending cases. He also mentioned having cleared all the files which had been brought to him. What happened to all that? What are we to believe?” Azad Shrivastav | ADC

The waterlogged Hindmata locality on Tuesday.

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aharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today defended the state education minister and BJP leader Vinod Tawde, who is caught up in a row over his educational qualification. "This is a non-issue. Tawde has never hidden any fact," Fadnavis said, when asked

about the controversy. After a news-channel reported that Tawde's BE electronics degree was 'bogus', Tawde clarified yesterday that he was a student of Pune's Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth during 1980 to 1984, and the course was not recognised by the government.

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Saddled with 41 crore arrears, ghost figures haunt MBMC

MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015

MBMC caught napping! Staffers yet to get umbrellas and raincoats

By Suresh Golani

n yet another glaring example of how authorities wake up late from their slumber, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) on Tuesday floated advertisements inviting bids to procure rain gear for its field staff. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over a week since heavy rains started lashing the twin-city and the abnormal delay in starting the tender process is all set to ensure that the civic personnel will get their much needed rain gear only during the fag end or even after the city bids goodbye to monsoon and welcomes the winter. After a prolonged delay the Stores Department of the

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MBMC released advertisement in local newspapers inviting bids for provision of raincoats, gumboots and umbrellas from private contractors. Although the MBMC boasts of a total staff strength of 1,550 personnel, rain-gear is provided every alternate year to around 700 odd staffers who are deployed for on-field duty for various tasks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is really absurd, the rain gear will reach beneficiaries after most part of the monsoons is over. The MBMC should have initiated tender process much earlier so that the rain-gear could have been distributed at the end of May.â&#x20AC;? said a Class IV worker requesting anonymity.

et another irregularity has come to the fore exposing the murky financial picture of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). This time the civic body is under the scanner for giving a kids-glove treatment to local developers and influential plot owners who have saddled the tax department with multi-crore arrears. Documents sourced under the Right to Information Act by local resident-Manoj Kapadia, in context to status of recovery towards Vacant Land Tax (VLT), has revealed that scores of individuals and developers had defaulted on payments which have crossed a whopping Rs. 41 crore in the current fiscal. Not only has a blind eye been turned towards multi crore arrears, but a red carpet rolled out for defaulting builders by approving their proposals. This is in complete contrast to the standards of recovery adopted for a com-

mon man, against whom the MBMC leaves no stone unturned to initiate the harshest of measures including disconnection of water supply

OPEN LAND TAX and seizure of properties. In an attempt to amplify its revenue, the MBMC had imposed 5 % VLT as per readyreckoner value of the property, this following a general body nod in 2008. However thanks to a passthe-buck game between the tax and town planning wings, there has been gross manipulations leading to an extremely poor recovery from taxable properties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Its a classic case of criminal negligence which has caused a huge loss to the civic exchequer, consequently putting a serious threat to its financial health.â&#x20AC;? said Kapadia who has demanded cancellation of approvals awarded to defaulters and strict penal action against the conniving officers.

Imaginative assessment led to manipulations?

It has come to the fore that the tax wing did not maintain proper records of assessed and non-assessed vacant plots, hinting at an illegal money minting game by officials who tweaked actual measurements. An internal audit has also detected anomalies in figures inked by the tax department in annual reports. As per audit remarks the figures seem to be brazenly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imaginativeâ&#x20AC;? having no supporting documents to substantiate the authenticity of assessments and arrears. Leave aside storage of electronic data, no proper ledger records have been maintained which is in clear violation of rules mandating the tax wing to keep assessment books updated with every possible details entered into it. The modus operandi was to give a notice for a fancy amount and later negotiating the demand by manipulating measurements of actual assessment. When contacted an official from the town planning wing said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The civic chief has now bestowed the powers of assessment and recovery on us. We will ensure strict enforcement measures so as to ensure nobody evades tax liabilities. Everything will be

sorted out within a month.â&#x20AC;? Shockingly the MBMC even went ahead to give liberal nods to new projects proposed by defaulting builders, this despite restrictions on issuance of commencement and occupation certificates to defaulters.

Operations on to reduce water level of Bandra Talao By Asif Rizvi

rainage pipes are being cleared to reduce the increasing water level of the 200 year old Bandra west heritage Bandra Talao, even as the authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation post an ADC report. According to the Bandra west corporator Asif Zakariya, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The drainage pipes adjoining

100 year old tree falls, kills one By Asif Rizvi

the lake have been cleared and the photo of the same was sent to me by the contractor. Instructions have been also given to the concern to monitor the situations.â&#x20AC;? Zakariya too forwarded the picture of the work being done. However assistant municipal commissioner P. Kamble said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been precautions taken by the authority. Two pumps

have been stationed in the low lying areas including Nutan Nagar to overcome water logging conditions.â&#x20AC;? ADC had reported on Monday that the residents of the nearby area are in fear as the iconic Bandra Talao might overflow if heavy showers in the city continues. The locals were tense viewing the situation of the Bandra lake. However, resident of the nearby area Sharik Shaikh said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We request the BMC to keep a close eye on the situation as this is just the start of the monsoon. There are children who come for fishing during the day and the evenings too, there should also be a lifeguard present to avoid any unforeseen incidents.â&#x20AC;?

ollowing the heavy rains accompanied by massive gusts of wind, there have been many tree fall incidents reported all over the city. In a fresh incident on Tuesday, a 24 year old vendor who conducted his daily business near a tree was killed after the tree fell on him. According to Dadar police, the tree was approximately 100 years old. "The incident took place around 9:30 in the morning. The vendor who sold snacks was doing his daily business when the incident happened. The deceased is identified as Anthony Sebastian," said senior police inspector Nishikant Patil of Dadar police station. In the incident a women passersby was injured too. She was rushed too a nearby hospital where she was treated for minor injuries and later discharged. According to the disaster management department of the BMC, "Until now there has been over 378 tree collapse incidents. 177 trees alone have collapsed in the western surburbs of the city which is the maximum number in the city.â&#x20AC;? A taxi driver died on Monday after a tree had collapsed on his car in south Mumbai near the Police Commissioner's office.

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Why Mamata has refused to join the chorus against BJP?

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Ponder awhile... “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” — Ayn Rand

Bribe to Bihar from FM B

ihar’s JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has been asking the centre for special status but the latter has been turning a deaf ear to him. The reason for this is obvious: Neither the Congress nor the BJP wanted Nitish Kumar to get the credit for this. The situation has apparently changed in Bihar. The Janata Parivar has become a strong joint poll force and the BJP has become jittery. The parivar is posing a big challenge to it. Finance minister Jaitley’s latest move to do something for Bihar soon shows his party’s move to face the challenge from the parivar. Bihar is likely to get the special status but this may not help the BJP to come to power. What is to be noted is that the BJP’s poll chance in the state has gone down. The BJP’s performance elsewhere in the country too has not been good and this will affect it’s chance in the state. No wonder then finance minister appears to have decided to give special status to Bihar. This has been described by JD(U) leaders as a bribe and they are not much impressed but it. The Bihar scenario now does not show any chance for the BJP to come to power. Bihar is ready to form the government by the Janata Parivar with Nitish Kumar as the chief minister.

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AMATA BANERJEE is conspicuous by her silence on the ongoing Lalitgate controversy that has engulfed the Modi government. She rarely misses an opportunity to slam the BJP. But this time, even as the Congress, Left and JD (U) vociferously demand the resignations of the BJP’s two leading ladies, Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje, for helping an ED absconder like Lalit Modi, Mamata has refused to join their chorus. One theory is that she is reluctant to get drawn into any controversy as long as the CBI is squeezing the Trinamool with the Saradha scam investigation. At the same time, it is obvious to all that the tension between Mamata and the BJP has eased off after Narendra Modi’s personal outreach efforts. In fact, those who know her say that Modi’s charm offensive for his recent Bangladesh trip really floored Mamata. The usually taciturn and stern PM pulled out the stops to woo her before and during the visit, thereby ensuring that she accompanied him to Dhaka and didn’t drop out at the last moment like she did with former PM Manmohan Singh in 2011. First, he ordered the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka to find a small car for her to travel in because Mamata has an ideological objection to using big cars. In Kolkata, she drives around in a grey Santro. It was difficult for the Indian envoy to find a Santro in Dhaka. Modi was even prepared to fly Mamata’s Santro to Dhaka for her. If his bullet proof BMW could be airlifted from Delhi to Dhaka, then why not Mamata’s Santro from Kolkata to Dhaka? That was his logic. Ultimately, such drastic measures were not necessary because the High Commissioner managed to find a suitable substitute. He located a Santro lookalike and even managed to get in a similar grey colour to the one she uses. Mamata was thrilled. But what made Mamata really happy was an unexpected gesture from Modi. He asked her to come to his hotel so that they could both drive together to Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina’s official residence for the signing of the land boundary agreement. When Mamata reached his hotel, he first had a oneon-one meeting with her. Even the foreign secretary was not allowed to sit in. Then, he insisted that she ride his BMW car to Hasina’s residence. For Mamata, this was something special. She later told those close to her that although she doesn’t like big cars, it was a great honour indeed to be riding the PM’s car. Having won Mamata’s heart in Dhaka, Modi’s next project is to get her to agree to an

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accord with Bangladesh on the sharing of the Teesta river waters. He has assigned foreign secretary Jai Shankar to begin negotiations with West Bengal chief secretary. He has said he will talk directly to Mamata himself once he knows what West Bengal’s concerns are. If he manages to swing the Teesta accord, it will be a feather in Modi’s cap. This was something Manmohan Singh failed to do. The Modi government is hoping that sometime between the end of the West Bengal assembly elections next summer and Bangladesh’s gen-

A Tamilian having command over Hindi

EA officials are surprised by Foreign Secretary Jai Shankar’s Hindi. Not only is he fluent, he has a command over the language that Hindi speakers would envy. It is particularly surprising because as everyone knows, Jai Shankar is a Tamilian. Of course, he grew up in Delhi where his father, K. Subrahmanyam, was a government official. So he did learn Hindi in school. But school is not what has given him the fluency. It seems Jai Shankar was media secretary to late President Shankar Dayal Sharma. He owes his command over Hindi to Sharma. Life is slow in Rashtrapati Bhavan, so both Sharma and Jai Shankar had plenty of time on their hands. Apparently, Jai Shankar spent many afternoons in long conversation with Sharma. And they did not talk politics or foreign policy. Sharma was a scholar and an authority on Hindi language and literature. Their conversations were largely on these and Sharma helped him correct his pronunciation, expand his vocabulary and imbibe Hindi culture. Arati R. Jerath These were valuable lessons because Jai Shankar’s command over Hindi is proving eral elections in the summer of 2017, the very useful in his interactions with Narendra Modi. He is one of the few bureaucrats who accord will be signed. can talk complex foreign policy matters in the language Modi is comfortable with.

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Ansari has been doing yoga for the past 40 years

ICE PRESIDENT Hamid Ansari is a seasoned diplomat who prefers to stay away from controversy. But the alacrity with which his office responded to BJP leader Ram Madhav’s crude tweet about him on International Yoga Day shows how upset he was at this attempt to draw him into a communal controversy. Ram Madhav had slammed Ansari for not participating in Yoga Day celebrations on Rajpath. Clearly, he was ignorant about protocol which forbids the Vice President to attend a function at which the PM is the chief guest. This was pointed out by the Ayush Ministry which tried to make up for Ram Madhav’s nasty tweet with an apology to Ansari. Ram Madhav should have really checked his facts before shooting from the hip on Twitter. Ansari is actually a devout yoga man. He has been doing yoga for the past 40-odd years. He does both the pranayam breathing exercises and asanas. And it shows because even at 79, he is fit and sprightly.

Unravelling the mystery of life

Nirmala Sitharaman bearing the brunt

HE war of the actresses in the BJP’s West Bengal unit is playing havoc with the party’s prospects in that state. On one side is a well known movie actress named Locket Chatterjee and Rupa Ganguly who played Draupadi in the televised version of Mahabharata. On the other side is a TV actress named Anjana Chatterjee. And they are at daggers drawn. What is giving the party leadership a headache is the stories they are spreading against each other. And they have pulled in the two persons in charge of the West Bengal unit: Siddharth Nath Singh and state unit president Rahul Singh. Both are under attack from the rival actress camps. The person who is bearing the brunt of this rivalry is Nirmala Sitharaman, the minister who has been asked to oversee West Bengal on behalf of the government. She is flooded with complaints every time she visits the state.

had that past, why I have this present and what future I shall have'. Concerning the idea of destiny one may ask HERE are two points of view: very often Nevertheless, their idea of free will has its whether a plan is laid out to him. And if it is people either believe in destiny or in free meaning and this belief has its peculiar ben- laid out, on what ground? Who has laid it out? will. Those who believe in destiny do not be- efit in life, while at the same time the idea of If it is God who laid it out, how far could it be lieve in free will; it is a question of tempera- destiny is profound. Whether a person be- just on the part of God to make one happy ment, and it also depends upon the lieves in it or does not believe in it, there is al- and another miserable, one great and anexperience they had in their lives. Some peo- ways an attraction about it. One who reads other small, to let one enjoy and at the same ple have worked and had some success and the future will always attract the believer in time make another suffer – living under the recognized it as the outcome of their work. same sun, walking on the same earth? If it is Then they think, 'if there is anything it is free man's action, is it in the first place the action will. What we have done shows it: we have of the past or is it the action of the present achieved results'. And there are others who and, if it is man's action, to what degree is he have worked but did not succeed. In that case destiny as well as the unbeliever. The believer responsible for it? These questions take a perthey begin to see that something is keeping goes to him with faith, the unbeliever with son to the depths of life's mystery, and once them back from getting results, and then they smiles. Whether they believe that it is true or they are solved a great philosophical problem think, 'There is something – destiny – which is not, both are attracted to know about destiny. has been solved. holding us back'. Many think, 'It is a sort of One's own life in which one is most interMost often a person has a preconceived laziness to be fatalist; after all it is a supersti- ested always remains a secret, a mystery, and idea, and this idea he keeps as a wall before tion'. And others think, 'Free will is just a this mystery is greater than any other in the him; content with what he knows about it, he name, a conception, an idea a person may world. No one can say, 'I have no interest in does not try to inquire any further. have, but really it is all destiny'. knowing about my life, in knowing why I have — Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Captain cool should relinquish his post WORLD Champions India were all at sea against minnows Bangladesh as they lose twice in as many games to lose the series against our eastern neighbors in what was our worst performance ever in recent times. Bangladesh who are nicknamed the 'Tigers' had the Indians in the cluster of their jaws as we were outplayed in each department of the game.Dhoni and his blue brigade it seems were still in their IPL dreams which is 'masala' cricket where money is all that matters and our boys faltered when playing for the pride of their nation. Our boys are 'Lions' playing at home but 'Paper Tigers' abroad as Bangladesh played great cricket to give their nation one of the greatest series win of their cricketing history.The Bangladesh series amidst the monsoons was badly planned and our boys to were fatigued after playing the IPL. Time for captain MS Dhoni too to give up captaincy in favor of young talent who needs to be groomed for future though he should play for the country as long as he is performing on the field.

selection, captaincy and the coaching as otherwise this downward swing would continue unabated. — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

It is high time for Indian think tank to seriously ponder over captaincy, better selection of cricket team and its coaching

Bangladesh outplayed the star studded Indian team who had claimed the World Cup two times. Whoever has watched the match on television would agree on one — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon count that India was no match for this budding cricket outfit. In a three match encounter India has APROPOS 'India sink to ignomin- lost the first two back to back misious defeat' (ADC, Jun 22), indeed erably leaving thereby the third one this young cricket team of of no significance save the record

Monsoon mayhem

literally perched atop or along side dirty flowing nullahs. — P.K. Bose, New Panvel

EVERY Monsoon, without fail our roads crack up resulting in huge potholes and the poor Mumbaikars are in pain. To awaken our authorities I am planning to hold the best pothole competition in the city. The categories are.. Khulja sim sim pothole: opens with the first monsoon shower. Mystery pothole, Covered with water. no one knows the depth. Grandapa pothole, Zor ka jhatka, dheere se lage. Car-seva pothole, gives your car a garage bill. Figure IT is a great danger that road side conscious pothole, balanced from food stalls serve unhygienic food all sides. Shakespearean pothole, which is imminent danger to our thinking mans pothole. No prizes health. Due to the population here, only prayers. — Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra growth road side food stall are mushrooming in the city. What the road side hawkers cook and sell can not be fit for human consumption. DRIVERS in Indian, and Mumbai in The oil is generally of rancid and particular, surprisingly don't know greasy. The vegetables used are sub simple facts of driving during rains. standared , unwashed and some My observation is that drivers use times rotten . Hawkers using hand hazard lights instead of side lights in cart die selling pani puri, vada pav, rain. Hazard is only used when the limbo pani , ice cream are not only used when a car is stranded which violating the law but they also serve is a world wide practice. Surprisunhygienic food and make the sur- ingly most drivers are ignorant of rounding untidy. This is healthy this fact. They still don't use side hazard. As per the Bombay High lights in rains, which is dangerous. Courts order banning sale of food Hope those reading this article will items on the streets, preparation of now convey this news to others. — Adolf Silva, Colaba food items must be done in a hygienic manner, but does any body follow ? They are least bother about court order ? The water used for preparing THIS has reference to your front food is from dubious sources. page story about the Malwani There is only one bucket of hooch tragedy (ADC Jun 22). The water for washing plates , glasses, PM keeps broadcasting that there spoons etc. again and again. The have been no major financial scams cooks and vendors are remain during his first year in office. That unclean .Most of the stalls are may be technically true. However

Hooch tragedy

for the posterity. Bangladesh youths certainly demand to be admired for their extraordinary all round performance which has really caused this win for them. Thus they have reserved a berth for the 2017 ICC tournament to be played in the UK. Post this match it is high time for Indian think tank to seriously consider the shortcomings for losing the games in respect of the reality is that corruption at lower levels continues unabated and without fear. In the case of the Malwani tragedy, all the government agencies, including the police, charged with looking after the public's interest, turned a blind eye to the illegal activities going on under their noses, because everyone was making money - and that too tax

LALITGATE mudslinging continued to haunt ministers from both the BJP and the Congress party as Lalit Modi continue to spill beans and cause damage the image of the so called cricketing extravaganza called IPL and its organisers, bureaucrats and others connected with the game of cricket. In a series of tweets, the former IPL commissioner asked Rajiv Shukla to reveal who paid for his private jet trips to London. A day after launching a frontal attack on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, targeted former Union Minister Rajiv Shukla, who was the IPL Chairman during Modi's time. Lalit laments specifically that this big shots ever approached the Modi Group or as a matter of fact any group ever provided any hospitality, favors, election funding, rides on planes, hotel, cars, dinners, plants in your constituency etc etc”. He even charged that some the Congress MPs had asked him and the BCCI for favours to include their sons in IPL teams. So dirty linen is washed in public in the name of Indian Premiere League and the so called gentleman's game of

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DHONI saga is going to end soon. He had expressed to quit captaincy and play as a team member if the team is going to benefit and perform better. Indian captain lost his cool and behaved in an indifferent manner in the first one dayer in front of a young Bangladeshi bowler thereby showing his unsportive attitude. A captain has to imbibe many qualities to become a great leader. He has to have the nerve of a gambler, the patience of a saint and the mind of psychiatrist. After leading the team for so long period, Dhoni is still a beginner. Team India players take up additional strain by playing IPL only for the sake of making more money and by which act they drain themselves and strain to the maximum extent. ICC is not demanding Indian players to play the dual role of representing the country and sweat it out in the IPL extravaganza during hot summer months. Play for win and not just make excuses all the time to save your hear. Dhoni is trying to overdo that and now paying price for the same. — Jayanthy Subramaniam, Sion

free. They must have been aware that they would be caught one day, but they were willing to take the risk. And why not? Where is the deterrence? Everyone knows that this suspension business is a farce. The offenders continue to receive half pay; and some of them will probably be reinstated after attention is diverted to the next tragedy. Until

the guilty ones face criminal prosecution and jail time, nothing is going to change. — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba

IT is a matter of deep concern that the spurious hooch has claimed the lives of 100 people in Malwani who went to enjoy drinks on a wet day. Little did they realize that they were consuming a killer drink. Yet the business is flourishing as usual near Virar. But what is baffling is that the Police Department receives Rs.50 lakhs a month according to the Police informer who has spilled the beans, to safeguard the people preparing the killer drink. Is this what is expected from the guardians of law? Sorry to point out that that the image and reputation of the Mumbai Police Department has been totally tarnished owing to some corrupt officials. Is this the law of a democratic India? Why is the Maharashtra Government taking so much time to apprehend the police officials involved in the racket and suspend them? It is not only the Maharashtra Government, but even the Centyral Government must view the recent hooch tragedy very seriously and keep vigil on the police officials who are into corruption. Can this expected from the respective Governments? Otherwise there is going to be loss of huge number of lives of people who consume liquor. — K V Raman Malad

Lalitgate snowballs

Now the dirty linen is being washed in public, as Lalitgate row deepens cricket suffer for ever in the Indian sub-continent. — S. Abhishek Ramaswamy, Vashi

SOMEBODY should ask the Congressmen, who are incessantly asking the PM to break his silence over the Sushma and Vasundhara

matters, the following question: During the second stint of the UPA from 2009 to 2014, how many times did the then Congress Prime Minister Manmohan Singh open his mouth on the numerous scams that had beset his govt during the entire term? — Arun Malankar, Santacruz

Woman bootlegger in net, 134 litres of country-made liquor seized

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hooch manufacturing racket in the mangroves near xcise officials have Daighar with several barrels busted a 45-year-old seized. Hunt is on for the acwoman at Dahisar cused. State excise inspector (east) with more than 100 Vaibhav Vaidya and his team litres of country made liquor raided a shanty in the Ketaki along with several pouches Pada slums at Dahisar (east) collectively on Tuesday after- where they found 134 liters of noon. The woman was later country-made liquor being released on bail. stored in a large inflatable Meanwhile, the Thane po- bag along with 7 pouches of lice too busted an abandoned around 200 ml of liquor each

in the home of one Vatsala Suresh Gahile (45). “She used to sell these pouches to the local customers for Rs. 20 each. The total value of the seized goods comes around to Rs. 9,000 while the collective weight of the alcohol is 160 liters. We are now seeking her supplier who is on the run,” said Vaidya. A team led by Vaidya accompanied by a

OHE break down at Dadar results in passenger chaos

lady excise officer and seven excise department staffers conducted the raid. Vatsala has been booked under relevant Sections of the Bombay Prohibition Act and was produced in court, which released her on a bail of Rs. 10,000. Officials have however clarified that Vatsala was the last in the chain of suppliers and was not involved in the actual manufac-

turing. “We are also not sure of the exact chemical composition of the alcohol and whether it contains the poisonous methanol. It could also be legitimate liquor emptied from authentic liquor bottles and laced with additional chemicals to be sold in pouches. The contraband has been sent to the forensic laboratory for testing,” another offi-

cer said. Meanwhile, a team of Thane cops led by DCP (crime) Parag Manere raided an illegal racket but abandoned liquor-manufacturing unit in the mangroves near Mothi Desai at Daighar. “Three drums with 35 litres of liquor each and 68 drums with 200 litres of another chemical were seized,” said an officer with the Thane police.

Navi Mumbai’s Bruce Lee to attempt three world records in 30 minutes By Abhitash Singh

ibhuti Nayak (50), a holder of multiple Guinness World Record and Limca Record who is known as a Bruce Lee of Navi Mumbai, is at his best again. On June 24, 2015 he will attempt three world records back-toback on a single day within a span of 30 minutes. His last record was 1,000 situps (crunches) in just 15 minutes which was created at Siddhivinayak Temple on Maghi Utsav day in the year

2001 in the presence of more than 1000 sports enthusiastic. The upcoming record event is held at Airoli Gurudwara Hall, Airoli at around 6:30pm. The records will include most number of ‘Alternate Squat Thrust’ in one minute, most number of ‘One leg martial arts kicks’ in a minute and maximum ‘Squat’ in a minute. Nayak said, “It’s the way of life. I always like to set an example in front of the youngsters. My only aim is to see the people fit and through this

type of records and activities I always motivate them.” For the last five years Nayak was busy in his biography tagged as 'Man on Fire' which is written by Man Booker Prize shortlisted British author Stephen Kelmen, which will be released on August 28 in 28 countries. This adventure sportsman and commando trainer to RPF and Shakti Teams of CR has 7 Guinness and 12 Limca records to his credit in physical endurance, fitness, gymnastics and martial arts.

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n Over Head Equipments (OHE) breakdown on platform number three at Dadar station yesterday at

7.10 am during the office peak hours resulted in trains bunching with more than 55 trains being cancelled and many delayed upto an hour. Commuters were left in the

Railway officials repair the OHE breakdown.

lurch as most of the services were diverted on fast line during the morning peak hours. A Central Railway Official, said, “An OHE wire broke on up local line at Dadar platform NO.3 at 7.12 am. Slow local line services were diverted on up fast line between Matunga and Vidyavihar from 7.15 am to 9.25 am. Due to this few services were running 20 to 25 minutes behind schedule.” Shweta Sharma (26), Public Relation Executive, said, “There was no announcements on the platform and the commuters were totally confused as to wait on platform number 3 or move forward. It was during the early morning hours which created a lot of chaos among the commuters as there was no place to stand on platform. Central Railway should inform the commuters of the technical problems and not leave them stranded.” aroosa.ahmed@afternoondc.in

Feroz Abdul Khan in 2010. He was arrested from Navi Mumbai area and later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which were investigating the '93 serial Mumbai blast case. Feroze had arrived here from Sultanate of Oman in the Middle East. The police got a tip off that

he was staying in Navi Mumbai. Feroze is alleged to bea close to the D Gang and involved in transporting and distribution of arms and ammunition. On Dawood Ibrahim’s directions in 1993 many from the D-company had arranged for the landing of arms, allegedly used in the blast, at Dighy in Raigad district. They were then transported to the other accused.

Feroze had met Dawood in Dubai and even attended the wedding of the don’s brother. After the 1993 blasts, he fled to Nepal using a fake name and passport. He then went to Dubai to work for the gang. An FIR against Feroz Khan has been registered in NM Joshi Marg police station under sections 353, 332,186,189 of the IPC. Azad Shrivastav | ADC

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OLKATA: Kicking off a controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek has publicly threatened to "chop off hands and tear out eyes" if anyone dared to challenge the ruling party. "Those who dare to show their eyes, we will tear it out and throw it on the streets. If someone shows us their hands we will cut them off. But you have to remember that in democracy, it is the common man who will say the last word," he said yesterday while addressing a meeting in Basirhat area of North 24 Parganas. The comments of Abhishek, who heads the youth wing of Trinamool Congress, has attracted severe criticism from the other political parties. "The comments are the reflection of the DNA of Trinamool Congress. This is what is expected of TMC and its leaders," BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh said. CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty said the proactive statements of Abhishek shows the mindset of Tri-

Abhishek Banerjee namool. "I am not surprised by the statement. This is their ideology and mindset. Several TMC leaders had earlier spelt it out. Now Abhishek has said it," Chakraborty said.

Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav with LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan at the Hindustan Samagam 2015 in Patna on Tuesday.

Kurnool farmers are looking for diamonds, after driver chances on one after the rains In Kurnool district people are searching the fields for diamonds

URNOOL: While farmers all over the country are busy preparing their fields for monsoons, getting their tractors and assorted stuff working overtime all over the country. In Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district people are searching the fields for diamonds. And this year the arrival of the monsoon was a harbinger of good luck for bus driver Ponnaiah, who came all the way from Prakasam and chanced upon the diamond after a long search. Ponnaiah said, "Me and my brother had been searching for diamond. I have found one. We plan to sell it off and this will solve our

Delhi BJP workers protesting outside the Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi on Tuesday.

problems. Now we are returning, but will come back again." In this diamond rich mining area, the precious stones show up after the rains wash away several layers of the earth. In this diamond rich mining area, the precious stones show up after the rains wash away several layers of the earth. Not just farmers but people from nearby districts shift base temporarily to these villages to try their chance. But not all are as lucky as Ponnaiah. Goshiama who visits these fields every year went back empty handed once again. "Others have got in my village, I am still searching for diamond," Goshiama said.

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EW DELHI: Delhi government is planning to invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to force an end to the strike by government doctors that continued to paralyse health services in the national capital for the second day today. A senior Delhi government official said that authorities had yesterday accepted 19 demands of the striking resident doctors and asked them to resume their work as the

strike was badly affecting medical services in the city. "We are planning to impose ESMA on resident doctors of government hospitals here who are continuing their strike even after the government accepted 19 of their demands and made the minutes of the meeting public," the official said. "The strike is not justified when we have agreed to all the demands. Doctors of Delhi government hos-

pitals should resume their work and not join with central government hospitals," the official added. Government had given a deadline to the doctors till 11 A.M. Today to resume their duties. The protesting doctors said they have not called off the strike as they need concrete measures from the government which, they claimed, has in the past given similar assurances but failed to deliver.

"The minutes of the meeting that has been made public is similar to the one which they (government) had given us in February. "Even that time, they had given assurances of fulfilling our demands, but failed to deliver on those. So, as of now, the strike continues until some concrete steps are taken," said Anshuman Raheja, spokesperson of the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA).

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chits to people against whom there are serious allegations," he said. Pilot said, "No one in the party and the government is denying existence of these documents. BJP said that till the documents were verified, they would not ask for her resignation but it will take the government of India one hour to verify authenticity of those documents," he said. Targeting the prime ministeri, Pilot said that his silence on indefensible issue has exposed him and he was losing political capital day by day. "PM's words â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Na Khaunga Na Khande Dunga (neither will I take Narendra Modi bribe, nor will I allow anyone to take bribe) - have come to haunt him. Pilot said at a press conference here. He is losing political capital and he "Ministers in Government of and his party have been fully exIndia are neither heads of investiga- posed. BJP is obstinate on this issue tion agencies nor judges in the but we will not let the issue die court of law and it is very surprising down," he said. that they, before investigation is "The party will raise it in parliaconducted or finished by Enforce- ment and in the state assembly sesment Directorate, are giving clean sions," he added.

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Journalists holding placards during a silent sit-in protest against the alleged thrashing of a senior journalist and his wife at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Tuesday.

rinagar: A shopkeeper from north Kashmir's Kupwara district has claimed that the picture of a wanted militant in Sopore, circulated by the police, was actually his and has alleged that the posters have put his life in danger. Irfan Shah, a resident of Bomhama area of Kupwara, said he was surprised to see his picture taken during a picnic, being circulated as that of the most wanted militant Abdul Qayoom Najar who is believed to be behind a spate of attacks in Sopore which left six persons dead. "I was surprised to see my picture, which I had taken during trip to a park in Baramulla last year, in the posters. The picture in police posters has been cut out from this picture in which I had posed along with my cousin. The arm of my cousin is visible in the poster used by the police. The original picture was edited to pass me off as the wanted militant," Shah said. Last week, police had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh each for two militants, Najar and

Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo, allegedly involved in the killing in Sopore, 52 kms from here. Posters announcing the reward were circulated in the township and adjoining areas. He said the picture in the posters has put his life in danger. "Police claims that I am a lookalike of wanted militant, but actually my photo has been edited and pasted in the poster which has put my life at risk," he said. Shah said fearing his safety, he approached Superintendent of Police, Kupwara to clarify the issue. "The SP has issued a certificate to me and told me not to worry, but still I am afraid," he claimed. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani said police was investigating the matter. "We have taken cognizance of the complaint and are looking into it," he said. The militants, Najar and Kandoo, are believed to have defied the command of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin and have been operating under the shadow name of Lashkar-e-Islam outfit.

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hennai: Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu today said Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the acquittal of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate wealth case due to their persistent demand. "This was not just the request of DMK but that of all and it (appeal) has been done based on that," DMK Treasurer M K Stalin said. Jayalalithaa, convicted by a trial court in Bengaluru in September last in the disproportionate assets case, was subsequently acquitted by the Karnataka High court on May 11 last, paving the way for her return as Chief Minister. Since then, opposition parties in the state had been pressing the Karnataka government, the sole prosecuting agency in the case, to file an appeal against the verdict. PMK founder S Ramadoss, who

appeal". In a series of tweets, he also said Karnataka moving the apex court meant that the "appeal of the people of Tamil Nadu" had been admitted. Welcoming the move, CPI National Secretary D Raja said "The (HC) judgement had raised several questions about the credibility of the judgement and it was expected of the Karnataka government to go for the appeal." TNCC President EVKS Elangovan also welcomed the filing of the appeal. The Karnataka cabinet had on June 1 decided to move the Supreme Court against the High Jayalalithaa Court order acquitting Jayalalithaa in the case. had even written to Karnataka Chief Karnataka in its appeal today, had Minister Siddaramiah on this mat- sought setting aside of the high ter, said that Jayalalithaa had "lost court order and also pleaded that the right to continue in the Chief Jayalalithaa's disqualification be reMinister's post following today's stored.

ampur (UP): The buffalo thief who ran away with UP Minister Azam Khan's bovines has been traced by the state police. Seven buffaloes, worth lakhs of rupees, were stolen from a barn owned by the UP Minister for Minorities and Urban Development here on January 31, 2014 following which dog squads, crime branch sleuths and police personnel were put on the job to find them. The bovines were rescued after an intensive overnight search and five of the accused were nabbed earlier. Acting on a tip off, another accused identified as Chunan, a history sheeter, was arrested on Sunday in Moradabad district along with two others who were planning to commit a dacoity, Moradabad Superintendent of Police (Rural) Praval Pratap Singh said. However, out of the five who

UP Minister Azam Khan were planning the dacoity, two managed to escape, he said. During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to stealing the buffaloes from the barn.

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Students considering a career in finance and accountancy may be wondering what their prospects are in a rapidly changing business environment. In a volatile world where the only certainty is that everything will change – it is clear that finance professionals are increasingly being called upon to bring a broader and deeper range of skills to their workplace. Therefore, those entering the field of finance and accountancy, need to carefully plan their career pathway By Mohammed Sajid Khan, Head of International Development, ACCA

ny professional accountant who wants to be a leader must have a range of skills, experience, capabilities and knowledge necessary in a rapidly changing world. To establish what skills are required, ACCA working with IMA, the US-based Institute of Management Accountants published a report called Future pathways to finance leadership, which details the routes Chief Financial Officers take to become finance leadersand what lessons there might be for finance professionals at every level. It also looks at the critical question for those seeking to become the next generation of CFOS: how does one get there and what experience should one seek? It is evident from respondent’s feedback that finance career paths are different to those of even five years ago. Change has

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These are: 1. Develop a ‘Plan A’ and know your finance fundamentals Developing a ‘Plan A’ should build on a broad foundation of finance experience through careers.While future CFOs will still need a strong financial understanding, they should also target career experiences that provide them with an understanding across various points in the finance value chain. They need to understand the wider picture. Ninety five per cent of current CFOs agreed it was important that future CFOs have experience in the core finance areas of financial and management accounting. Almost half of today’s CFOs have had six or more finance roles Continued on pg 18 «

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BPP University, one of U.K’s leading Universities dedicated to business and the professions today announced ‘MBA full-time India Scholarship award’ for the Indian students. Launched in collaboration with the British Council, the scholarship of 5000 sterling pounds would be awarded to talented Indian students on the basis of their academic credentials and work experience. The scholarship aims at providing Indian students the opportunity to work on competitive live business simulations. BPP University has announced the scholarship for the International MBA degree of the University. The MBA degree follows a unique module of Employability Skills & Academic Practice (ESAP). It comes with an optional 6 months of work placement for practical insights into the professional work ethics in the UK. Following the BPP University’s educational approach where professionals teach professionals the new one year MBA will be taught by the faculty with experience from both Fortune 500 global organisations as well as smaller entrepreneurial players, who will bring the workplace into the classroom. BPP University currently runs three intakes a year for the MBA/MSc programmes which are January, May & September. The scholarship is designed to give Indian students a combination of academic and competency-based learning so that they are professionally prepared for a working environment.

GROOMING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN

Thadomal Shahani Centre For Entrepreneurs (TSCFE) will be hosting a workshop on Grooming and Presentation skills for women entrepreneurs. This workshop is a part of a series of workshops planned by TSCFE to increase awareness about the programs and resources available to entrepreneurs to succeed in their business. The workshop will be held on July 3, Friday from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm at the TSCFE premises in Bandra and will be conducted by Mansi Lal Sawant, an Image consultant by profession. Sawant will guide the attendees of the workshop on appearance, behaviour and etiquette as it relates to communication – communication to self and others for the purpose of creating an authentic, appropriate, attractive and affordable image.

The workshop will be divided in three categories: 1) Communication and presentation skills for winning deals: 2) Grooming for business success: 3) Role of communication in personal advocacy and networking: The entry is open for all women professionals. Date: July 3 Time: 9.30pm to 6pm Address: TSCFE, Seminar Hall, 1st Floor, 257, S.V Road, Bandra West, Mumbai Special Offer: Save Rs.550 on early bird registration (First 10 seats only). Below are the links for registration online: Registration & Online Tickets: www.meraevents.com/event/never-gets-easier Meet up: www.meetup.com/Empowering-for-the-BigLeague/events/223277187/

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This is an opportunity learn about Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and watch live demonstrations of NLP patterning, meet the uP!with NLP Alumni and get valuable tips on How to use NLP. To register: 09892617146/09036563315 or email: info@soexcellence.com; Registration fees: Free Programme; Website: www.antanoharini.com Event: Workshop on Superior Capabilities Installed programme. Date: June 27; Time: 6pm - 9pm Venue: Esquire, Raheja Classique, New Link Road, Behind Infinity Mall, Andheri West.

“We learn the ropes of life in college,” says Hanif Hilal, Model, Choreographer and Actor

n my junior college I had opted for Science but then switched over to Commerce. I’m a post graduate in Commerce. I studied in a BMC College and then went on to Pune University to do my post graduation. My college had an old British type of architecture. The first day in college was full of excitement. It marked the beginning of a new life, a new era. I was excited to meet new people and see what was in store for me. Studies were always fun. I just loved my school and college days. I liked attending classes and I loved studying too. My professors were very knowledgeable. Every school and college has these few teachers and professors that have very funny traits or style of talking or teaching. Those are the ones that are often talked about and remembered by my group of friends. I had a bike once I turned 18 and travelled to college on it. It was fun and convenient. Fortunately I was never ragged; but casual teasing and friendly ragging, yes. It was never serious or something that would leave a scar on anyone’s mind. Today, we hear of really bad cases of ragging and I am of the opinion that this offensive ragging should be stopped. Some of the best memories we make are in college. We learn the ropes of life in college. Some of my best friends till date were made during my college days. I had a lovely group of friends indeed. Our favorite eating, meeting, and socialising places were the college canteen, a pan ‘taprii’ outside college and Vaishali at JM Rd. I had a nice mix of friends - some nerds, some adventurous and some relaxed like me. My friends today are managers and head of departments at different companies and some have become businessmen.

We are all very busy but we still manage to keep in touch. My only regret in life is that I never got to stay in a hostel. But I fulfilled my desire by coming to Mumbai and staying with a friend; which was just like a hostel set up. Living in a hostel or on your own, makes you grow as a person. You have to fend for yourself and this makes you very independent. You have to take your own decisions and take responsibility for what you do. What is college life without a few pranks? Oh, my group and I have played many pranks during our college life. We once asked students from the parking lot of the college to attend classes telling them that the principal was coming to check. They were all startled and very scared and rushed to class. We made them sit in the class without the lecturer for 30 minutes and only told them it was a prank later on. Some of them laughed it off and some were really bugged at us. Of course, I have had my share of embarrassing moments too. My most embarrassing moment was when I was dared to walk bare-chested during my college days. Imagine that! I was shy then. Today, it is so casual for me. All actors in the films today are ready to remove their shirts and go topless. In fact, it is a fad to show off your six packs. Education is definitely very important and it plays a very significant role in life. My education has helped me in every way possible. It has boosted my confidence, given me intelligence and helped me in the logical understanding of life. It has also helped me in my work and relationships. Everything in my life is strengthened and understood better because of my education. Many people feel that education is not important to

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anyone who takes up modeling or acting as a career. But they are wrong. Education is a must. It helps to shape your thinking and helps you to make better decisions. Above all being educated in my field is important because you have a second option and something to fall back on just in case your career in modeling or acting does not do well. Remuneration varies a lot. It all depends on how good you are at your craft; whether you are working on your own or under someone. I juggle between modeling, acting, anchoring and performing. So the odds of making a decent living are better. Today the modeling and media field is booming. There is good scope for those who want to take up careers in this field. The fashion industry in India has also come of age and so has the advertising field. This means that there are several fashion shows and advertisements being made today. Therefore, there is a good scope for a career in modeling. Films and television too are on the upswing and with so many television serials and films being produced there is also plenty of opportunity for a career in these fields. However with the growth in these fields also comes a lot of competition. So, while there are abundant opportunities there is also tough competition to cope with. You have to take it all in your stride. My advice to college students is the same advice I was given during my time - College life is the most precious time. It is the transition period of a teenager into an adult. Be smart in the choices of life you make and set good principles and form good habits during this phase. They shall remain with you for a long time to come. As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

elingkar Institute of Management and Research (WeSchool) celebrated the International Yoga Day with their students, faculty and staff members at the their campus in Matunga. The team at WeSchool, got together on a Sunday morning to relive the joy of life and join hands in making life peaceful for ourselves and others. Prof Kaustubh Dhargalkar, Head-InnoWe, a lifelong Yoga practitioner himself, familiarized all participants in the finer aspects of the ancient Indian philosophy as he guided them through the various Asanas and Breathing techniques during the one

International Yoga Day at WeSchool hour session. With millions of people discovering the benefits of Yoga which include fitness and physical well-being but more importantly, inner peace and mental balance; B schools across the globe are also appreciating the value of Yoga in the stressful lives of students. Harvard Business School, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and even MIT’s Sloan School of Management are strong advocates of Yoga and Yoga clubs which promote the benefits of Yoga. WeSchool

has also set aside a large hall called Nirvana and appointed professionally trained teachers for students, faculty and staff to make Yoga a part of their lifestyle, for developing a balanced mind, body and soul and it has become an integral part of WeSchool's learning environment for the last 15 years. WeSchool had also specially invited friends with spinal cord injury from NINA Foundation, which has been a part of WeSchool's extended family for several years.

<<Thakur Vidya Mandir High School & Junior College recently celebrated international yoga day. Students from primary to junior college performed yoga. The program was co-ordinated by Principal Anuradha Kamath along with Dinesh Yadav the supervisor of junior college.

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Occupational Therapy: In the business of helping! By Naressa Coutinho

f you’ve begun to associate Occupational Therapy with professional headhunting, stop right there! While occupational therapy has nothing to do with helping you find a job, it has a lot to do with helping those who find the ‘job’ of accomplishing simple everyday tasks, difficult. Priyanka Wadhwa, a practising occupational therapist and consultant at MindCraft, Mumbai, speaks about a promising profession where you can reach out to people and do your bit in society.

the nervous system. Through another process of ‘orthopedic rehabilitation’, patients learn how to protect affected joints, manage pain, as well as use adapted equipment. Therapists may also advice adapted equipment, splints, and ergonomic modifications to help the individual achieve complete independence. What are the educational qualifications required to become an occupational therapist? Students looking to take up occupational therapy must have completed a 10+2 course with PCB (physics, chemistry and biology), followed by an entrance examination (CET), which is a medical entrance exam common for all students, intent on pursuing medical & paramedical fields. The Bachelor’s program is completed over 4 years, followed by 6 months of internship.

What is occupational therapy and what does the term 'occupation' refer to here? Occupational therapy, or "OT" as it is often referred to, is a health care profession that uses occupational or ‘purposeful’ activity to help those individuals whose tasks of daily living are impaired by developmental delay, MindCraft physical injury, medical or psychiatric No. 1st Floor, illness, a behavior problem, or a psyS.H.Ram , chological disability. 18th Road, Khar(W), Occupational Therapy is set apart Mumbai - 400 052. India from other professions in health care Tel. No.: +91-22-32936605 / because of its holistic nature. It treats +91-22-26483905 the whole person and addresses the Email: priyankawadhwa629@gmail.com importance of an individual’s psychoWebsite: www.mindcraftmumbai.com logical and emotional well-being as well as his or her physical needs. It Occupational therapists undergo enables people of all ages and abilities to engage in the activities—the occu- training in medical subjects, psycholopations—that are meaningful in their gy, and occupational therapy. Besides ongoing practices in clinical/para-clinlives. ical subjects such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology/bioWhat does this form of therapeutic chemistry, medicine and surgery (diagprocess include? The OT can work in a variety of set- nostic) in addition to occupational tings, including hospitals, doctors’ therapy interventions, therapists are offices, nursing homes, hospices, reha- required to undergo at least 6 months bilitation centers, home health agen- of compulsory internship in various cies, schools, industrial clinics, outpa- clinical settings. Many institutes offer Master’s protient clinics, private practice, as well as in a number of non-traditional set- gram with varying duration of 2 or 3 years. In the Master’s program, stutings. Therapists work with children, dents could specialize in neurology, affected with developmental delays, paediatrics, orthopaedics or psychiaearly intervention in newborn babies, try. Some colleges in India offer autism, cerebral palsy, as well in school settings with children with learning Doctoral program in Occupational disabilities & behavioral disturbances. Therapy (OTD/Phd). Phd programs They may employ the process of neu- can be pursued full time or Part time. rological rehabilitation that is a therapeutic program, designed to improve What are the different academic function, reduce limitations, and institutions in Indian that offer improve the overall well-being of occupational therapy courses to patients who have experienced dis- students? ease, traumatic injury, or disorders of There is a long list of institutes in India

that train students in occupational therapy. Noted amongst these are the National Institute for the Orthopedically Handicapped (Kolkata), Pt. DeenDayalUpadhyay Institute for Physically Handicapped (Delhi), JKKMMRF College of Occupational therapy (Tamil Nadu), and Christian Medical College (Vellore). In Mumbai alone, you have the India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, TNM medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Seth GS and KEM Hospital, L.T. Medical College and Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Occupational Therapy. What are the skills required to become a good occupational therapist? To be successful in any field, I believe one should feel motivated and he or she should develop an interest in the field. A therapist spends a good amount of time listening to their patients and explaining in-depth procedures and situations. Hence, he or she should have good communication skills. Problem-solving skills are essential in this field as these vary from one client to another, and some clients may have several different problems. Moreover, one should be empathic towards a client’s needs. How prospective is a career in occupational therapy? While there is less awareness about occupational therapy in our society, employment prospects for therapists in this field are gradually emerging in India. The high growth projection is based on a number of factors including an increasing elderly population; increasing number of individuals with disabilities; increasing incidence of stroke and heart attacks and a high demand for occupational therapy services. Your message to young aspirants who would someday want to help others through OT? Occupational Therapy is a major emerging healthcare profession not only in India but world over. It is a career for individuals who care about people and have a desire to learn, achieve, and contribute their best to society and the profession. As a practitioner in OT, one can improve the lives of people, from newborns to the elderly, by providing them with knowledge, skills and abilities to achieve independence & becoming self-dependent.

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I am a B.H.M.S graduate and would like to know P.G courses that I can pursue & what are the entrance exams for the same. —Kavita Krishnan You can pursue Masters Courses in Health Care Administration, Health Care management, Masters in Alternative medicine, Masters in Medicinal Chemistry and so on in the USA depending upon your career interest. Also, you need to clear the GRE and TOEFL/IELTS entrance exam as well as adhering to the other requirements of the concerned University. I am currently doing S.Y.Bsc.IT. I am interested in teaching after my graduation. What is the criteria? Please help. —Faizal Immediately after graduation you can opt for B. Ed. course, after which you would be eligible to teach schools students. Admissions for the B.Ed course is done through entrance exams. However, if you are keen to teach at the college level you need to complete your Masters and also clear the NET/SET exam.

I will be completing my diploma in electronics and communication engineering. Presently, I have got a job. I want to do some correspondence courses in engineering. —Satish Khurana

You can opt completing your Bachelor’s equivalent degree in Engineering through the correspondence route by enrolling yourself in institutions like AMIE, IETE and likewise.

I am doing TYBSc (Nutrition & dietetics). I would like to do distance education in MSc or PG in Dietetics. Which one is better from a job point of view and which university will provide distance education for the same. —Anuja Pawar The selection for a particular job is subjective i.e. at the discretion of the selection committee or interviewer or the company policy so opt for a course that is recognized by the relevant authority. Various open Universities like IGNOU, KSOU offer Masters or PG Diploma courses related to Nutrition and Dietetics. Please visit the Universities’ websites for more information. Think deeply before making a decision as the decisions you take now will impact not only your life but your future as well. IfIf you you have have any any queries queries for for this this column, column, contact contact us us on on education@afternoondc.in education@afternoondc.in

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10 skills of the future CFO Continued from pg 15 « during their career, 80 per cent have had a finance role in more than one organisation and almost three quarters have finance experience in more than one industry. Critically, CFOs must be able to ask the right questions across the organisation. That is a skill that best comes from experience gained across multiple finance roles. Experience in specialised roles will continue to be beneficial, but experience in mainstream roles in finance remains essential.

isation will have a significant role to play in balancing carefully the investments that need to be taken against potential risk impacts, and plan out the different scenarios. 5. Become a deal maker Mergers & acquisitions - Mergers and acquisition activity was identified as another important area of experience for future CFOs to gain. A lot of business growth will be through acquisition and mergers and other forms of business tie –ups.

6. Get closer to stakeholders, become customer focussed - Talk like the customer 2. See strategy and business experience The future CFO needs to be customer savvy and take on roles which provide as the new baseline Over the next decade the business land- greater customer understanding. The scape will be reshaped by a combination of range of stakeholders with whom future market volatility, globalisation and trans- CFOs will have to engage will be signififormational innovation – so respondents cant. The future finance leader will need saw strategy formulation and execution as to ‘talk the same language’ across a wide the most important area in which to have range of traditional finance and non-traditional finance relationships. experience for future CFOs. Whilst most of today’s CFOs (61 per cent) do not have experience outside of the fi- 7. Leadership & Direction - Focus on the nance team, future CFOs should seek out management skills that matter Strong leadership was also seen as esgreater mobility inside and outside of the finance organisation, building the com- sential because the success of the future fimercial qualities needed, while building nance organisation is very dependent on a strong united leadership vision and an enthe internal relationships. gaged and skilled finance team, particularly as the finance organisation become more 3. Career plan for the next big thing in diverse. Businesses will continue to evolve finance: insight and analytics How organisations gather and use data to and reengineer their operations and activdrive better decision making is the next ‘big ities, so experience in transformation and opportunity’ for tomorrow’s finance team. change management for future finance The survey suggests current CFOs rate fi- leaders will also be a priority. So too will be nancial insight and analysis as the second effective communication skills as they most important area in which future CFOs must be able to deliver messages to differneed to have gained career experience. Fu- ent stakeholder groups. ture CFOs should plan experience in the area and actively seek out analytics roles, so 8. Regulation & Legislation - Prepare for they understand its value and application. more regulation and broader reporting Regulation was identified as the third highest factor influencing the future CFO role. 4. Gain experience in risk management Risk experience is a ‘must-have’ on the CV Future finance chiefs need to be confident of future CFOs. That’s because future CFOs operating in a regulated environment and will operate in a business environment should be adept at putting in finance structhat’s high risk. From traditional financial tures and processes that manage legislative risks to emerging risks such as on line rep- requirements effectively. Alongside more utational risk or cyber risk, these will only regulation, we can expect on-going grow, and in some cases become more dif- changes in reporting requirements. In India ficult to manage. The future finance organ- this means initially dealing with Interna-

tional Financial Reporting Standards, with which Indian standards are converging. But there is also growing interest in the concept of integrated reporting, more involvement of the finance organisation in reporting on different corporate performance measures and increasing use of financial and non-financial data. Future CFOs need to track carefully developments in these areas and think about how their career plans help develop understanding here. 9. Tech-Savvy Tomorrow’s CFOs need to be technologically adept and understand the significant role technology can play in driving better finance delivery. They should also target roles which develop and utilise their technology understanding. There are developments on the horizon that could shape the future organisation and the role of the CFO. The merger of social, mobile and cloud technologies may revolutionise day to day business practices. Directly within the finance function there are other developments too; possible use of robotic software in parts of the finance team to increase automation and better workflow, plug and play technology, and access to real time information that provides finance chiefs with the ability to cut data many ways and which offer an immediate, integrated view of business performance. For many future finance chiefs, real time business information in the palm of their hand on mobile devices will be a reality. 10. Aligning market needs The future CFO will need to be able to manage carefully the different demands between mature and emerging markets and align their finance strategies accordingly. They will need to be adept at working in the global business environment, leading finance teams which are diverse and virtual across mature and emerging markets. From managing new reporting requirements to driving financial insight into new markets and new consumer sectors, or raising capital, the finance organisation of the future must be entirely aligned to the business’s needs. Future CFOs that can bring cross cultural, cross market business and finance experience to the table will be highly valued.

Want to study MBA abroad

I am applying for B. Engineering to NTU and NUS universities in Singapore.I am currently studying in Grade 12 CBSE Board. By when should I finish my application? —Surbhi Menon The application period for NTU and NUS may differ based on your Board of Education. If you are studying in Indian Board the application period at NTU is 1st October to 1st April. The application period for Indian Board at NUS is March 31. It is always advisable to complete your application at least 10-15 days before the application deadline.

I shall be applying for admission for Fall 2017. I am confused on whether to take the Old SAT or the New SAT. Can you please provide details on the new SAT? —Chinmaya Shastri Students can take the new SAT starting March 2016. It will replace the current SAT. Most students in the class of 2017 and later will take the new SAT. The new SAT has two required sections: 1) Evidenced-based Reading and Writing and 2) Math. The Essay section is optional and duration for it is 50 minutes. The total exam time is

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« STUDYING ABROAD around 3 hours without essay and around 4 hours with essay. The highest possible score is 1600 and there is a separate score for essay. Math section includes some nocalculator segments. The ¼-point penalty for wrong answers will be discontinued. There will be only 4 answer choices instead of 5. Though there will be fewer sections on the new test, they will be longer in time than the current test. I completed my BBA in 2013. Since then I am working with a Bank. I am inter-

ested in pursing an MBA degree from a reputed institute abroad. Is my 2 years of work experience enough? —Dhaval Pandit Experience is important not just in terms of number of years but also in terms of the value addition it does to your profile. A good experience will not only help you in getting a better understanding of the study material but will also provide you with a better edge during class discussions, projects and professional networking. The work experience requirements for colleges depend according to each college. Most full time MBA programs, require a minimum of two to three years of experience. However, please keep in mind that though the minimum requirement may be two to three years, the average student profile, is about 5 to 6 years.

SALMAN’S ‘SULTAN’ TO FACE-OFF SHAH RUKH’S ‘RAEES’ ON EID’16

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uperstars Salman and Shah Rukh Khan are all set to fight it out at the box-office with their respective films 'Sultan' and 'Raees' slated to hit the screens on Eid next year. Produced by Aditya Chopra and writtendirected by Ali Abbas Zafar, 'Sultan' will commence shooting in November and will release on Eid 2016. "So Here is finally @BeingSalmanKhan in as 'SULTAN' EID 2016," Abbas Zafar posted on Twitter. In "Sultan", Salman is reportedly playing a wrestler. The leading lady of 'Sultan' is still a secret.

Shah Rukh-starrer 'Raees', which will see him romancing Pakistani beauty Mahira Khan, is an action-thriller, directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Gauri Khan under the banners of Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment, reports PTI. Salman and Shah Rukh are back to being friends after their infamous fight in 2008. SRK indicated the thaw in their relationship by launching the first look of Salman's this years's Eid release 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' with Aamir Khan. It is not the first time that the 'Karan Arjun' stars are clashing at the box office. 'Don' and 'Jaaneman' had released in Diwali of 2006. Generally, the Khans, whose films are big ticket events, avoid releasing their films on the same date with Salman preferring Eid, Shah Rukh Diwali and Aamir for Christmas.

My mother-in-law likes to see me in glamorous roles: Kareena B

ollywood veteran Sharmila Tagore wants to see Kareena in glamorous roles, says her actress daughter-in-law. "She (Sharmila Tagore) likes me in glamorous parts. She liked me in 'Fevicol' song (the item song in `Dabangg 2'). She loves song and dance, so she always says that I should look sexy and glamorous," Kareena told PTI. "I think that is a compliment, as even after marriage looking glamorous... I like it," she said. Kareena said she takes inspiration from Sharmila, a yesteryear actress, in managing household and career."She is my inspiration as she continued her career despite getting married and having children. She worked with biggest superstars and filmmakers. It is important for me to do that. She will always be my inspiration to have a career and family together," Kareena said. But while many other actresses who are Sharmila's contemporaries are still working, she is not seen in films now."I do miss her in films. I have been a great fan of Hema Maliniji and my mother-in-law. I think they have been iconic actresses," Kareena added. The 'Singham Returns' star is looking forward to the release of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' where she is paired opposite Salman Khan. In the film, she plays a school teacher. "This is a story about how she meets Salman and how she helps him in his journey with the girl to Pakistan.” Kareena added.

Shahid out of ‘Farzi’? T

he makers of Shahid Kapoor-starrer 'Farzi' are reportedly roping in some other actor to play the lead in the upcoming film as the 'Haider' star has date issues. The 34-year-old actor was supposed to star in director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's upcoming film 'Farzi'. "We are rescheduling dates for 'Farzi'. We are figuring out things. We are working out the dates for this film of Shahid. But things look tough as he has back-to-back films -- 'Shandaar' and 'Udta Punjab'. So he will be busy promoting them as well," sources told PTI. "It is premature to say anything speak, and carry out other functions he was previously able to do with ease. The film details his struggle to live with the disease. The adaptation also pans Stephen’s personal life with his childhood sweetheart Jane (Felicity Jones) and her insistence that they settle down despite the fact that she knew Stephen’s disease that could mar their relationship. As this film is based upon her own memoir, a large part of is devoted to showing Jane's struggle to be able to care for her disabled husband and their 2 children. From finding him a simple wheelchair, to getting a motorized one, Jane tries her best to make life comfortable for her

right now. May be in a week or so things will be clear," the sources added. Gossip mills are abuzz that '2 States' star Arjun Kapoor might replace Shahid in 'Farzi'. "We are thinking of other actors. We are considering Arjun. But nothing is finalised yet," the sources said. 'Farzi' was expected to go on floors in December last year but that did not happen. Then Shahid began shooting for 'Shaandar' in London and returned to India in February to start filming Abhishek Chaubey's 'Udta Punjab'. 'Farzi' will be shot primarily in Mumbai. husband. But all this weighs her down. She finally brings in widowed pastor Jonathan (Charlie Cox) to help out. Soon her relationship with Stephen begins to crack. Stephen is unmindful of what is going on and instead concentrates on his scholarly ambitions which ultimately led to releasing his famous novel A Brief History of Time. Redmayne embodies Hawking to the point where you actually believe you are watching Hawking himself. It’s a heartbreaking love story and an engrossing autobiographical account of one of the world’s best physicist alive today. — Verus Ferreira

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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Rs. 499/Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox Director: James Marsh

HIS Academy award winning film is a docudrama based on the true life story of the great physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane Hawking. Adapted from the memoir Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen Hawking by Jane Wilde Hawking, the film tells the story of the brilliant and young Hawking (Eddie Redmayne – Les Miserables) as a physically-active student studying at Cambridge University and pursuing his scientific dreams, when one day he receives a horrifying diagnosis (at age 21) of having motor neuron disease. The doctors gave him just two years to live. But Hawking defied all odds and is still working and theorizing at age 73. The disease not only affected his mind's abilities, but also left him in a state of paralysis where he lost the ability to walk,

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Who does Jane bring in to help? a) A maid b) A butler c) A pastor

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Sound of music

BRAD SAVAGE, MARY LYNN RAJSKUB & GREG GRUMBERG AUROSHIKHA DEY

MUSIC lovers were in for a treat as Band From TV, the charity cover band whose members are all actors from American TV series, performed at the Lycos night at Blue Frog. Greg Grunberg, Brad Savage and Mary Lynn Rajskub were seen in action with the Joe Alvarez Band that included Warren Mendonca, Jai Rao Kavi, Brenon Denfer and Karan Joseph with guest artiste Shefali Alvarez. An added treat was a performance by Band of Boys. Launched was the Lycos Life Project that uses sensor and wireless communication technology to provide people with access to critical, life-saving environmental information. Enjoying the music were Lycos president Brad Cohen, chairman and CEO Suresh Reddy and guests like Auroshikha Dey, Urvashi Dholakia, Manasi and Rohit Roy, Vindu Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Kashmera Shah and Ashmit Patel.

Art apart

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DATE WITH DAD

UNIQUE art brought to unconventional public spaces was what it was as Palladium launched ‘Art at Palladium’ with Asian Paints, featuring works by renowned sculptor and innovator Lekha Washington. On preview night guests gasped at the 15-foot ball hovering midair with absolutely no support and chains around it. It was ‘Old Love’ – a gigantic ball, an ode to the nature of monumental relationships. Word has it that it calls out to the things that we may feel hold us back, but sometimes sets us free. Also on view were the ‘The Pink Sink with Rising Moon’ and the ‘Dot’ installation. Admiring Lekha Washington’s unusual works on preview night were the likes of Atul Ruia, Rahul Bose and Krsna Mehta among others.

ATUL RUIA JOHN ABRAHAM, BHAVESH SOMAYA, ABRAHAM JOHN & BOMAN IRANI

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Smooth and mellow was the feeling as you sipped Blue Label at the Johnnie Walker Blue Label #DateWithDad night at Taj Lands End. It was a splendid soiree to celebrate a father’s unmatched guidance and inspirational role in an individual’s life. Bollywood actor and producer John Abraham was there to present a fitting tribute to his father Abraham John. Moderating the proceedings with finesse was Boman Irani who kept the audience engaged as John and his father shared some of their life’s rarest personal moments. As part of the Johnnie Walker Blue Label #DateWithDad campaign, three winners had a chance to dedicate a special message to their father. They also took home a Johnnie Walker Blue Label gift hamper. And then it was time for some more Blue Label and a delightful dinner.

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Store&more

MEHVISH MAJITHIA, ANJOO KARANGIA, MALAIKA ARORA KHAN & HOSHI KARANJIA

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CHIC PICK

SHRUTI HASSAN & MODELS

FASHION has a new address with the launch of the Anj Kouture store in Bandra. Doing the inaugural honours at Anjoo Karanjia and Hoshi Karanjia’s stylish store was the svelte and sexy Malaika Arora Khan. She showed off a pale pink Anj Kouture creation as she smiled and posed for photographs. Whisper of Romance is what the collection is called and it has been designed by Anj Kouture director of operations Mehvish Majithia. This exquisite collection comprises a blend of the 50’s era along with a touch of Persian art. Chic and floral, it instantly takes one down memory lane. Spotted at the launch was Divya Khosla Kumar in a beautiful black suit, Gautam Gulati among many more. The talk was on the Anj Kouture collection that is described as revolutionizing ethnic Indian bridal wear by seamlessly blending old vintage fashion and regal grandeur of Persian heritage.

Designer dream TINA TAHILIANI PARIKH & CHRISTINA DEAN

DIVYA KHOSLA KUMAR

THE good news on the fashion front is that Hong Kong based charity Redress and India’s oldest multi-designer store Ensemble has launched The EcoChic Design Award 2015/16. The goal is to allow India-based emerging designers to participate in the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. The EcoChic Design Award Academy at Ensemble was co-hosted by Tina Tahiliani Parikh, executive director, Ensemble along with Christina Dean, founder, Redress and sustainable fashion expert and designer Paromita Banerjee with support by Lakmé Fashion Week. The winner will be announced at the Hong Kong Fashion Week in January 2016. The first prize is an opportunity to design a new upcycled collection for leading luxury brand Shanghai Tang. In addition, the best Indian designer applicant will be featured at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 at Palladium Hotel this August.

The shining showstopper was Shruti Hassan. She was there at Shoppers Stop in Juhu at the fabulous fashion show that showcased the latest chic collection from Shoppers Stop’s exclusive brand Haute Curry. Haute Curry, you witnessed, is a young and funky ethnofusion brand for today’s young fashion divas. The brand offers stylish kurtis, trendy salwaar kameez and dupatta sets, along with a chic range of accessories. Vivid Indian colours and traditional motifs are fashionably captured in modern silhouettes and funky designs. From funky kurtis and trendy cropped tops, to cool jumpsuits and printed kaftans, from stylish anarkalis and embroidered jackets, to comfortable shorts and flowy skirts, Haute Curry has it all.

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TOP VIEW

I hope, we do not have to reach that situation (of convening a joint session of the Parliament) and it gets sorted out before that. The present government as far as the constitutional mechanism is concerned has the numbers. Therefore, we would like to make sure that this landmark reform in India does take place.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the land reform bill BUSINESS BRIEFS Lupin Gets Board's Nod To Raise Funds Up To Rs 7,500 Cr

Nifty Closes Above 200 DMA

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (June 24, 2015) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Tuesday (June 23, 2015) a net 28.45 points (0.34%) and closed at the 8381 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 8377 points level. It then declined into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8334 points level at 9.19 a.m. The index then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 8398 points level at 10.37 a.m. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 64 points. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 33 were gainers, while 17 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in metal and capital goods stocks.

a strong market but with a neutral bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8178 points level. The next support is at the 8106 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 8466 points level. The next resistance is at the 8667 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 8372 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (1) = 8345. Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 6.35%. This change is small Support (2) = 8308. Resistance (1) = 8408. and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Resistance (2) = 8435. Market Breadth: OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 844 were gainers, 598 were losers On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has and 44 remained unchanged. formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will Slow Stochastic Indicator: confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen and has entered of the market. the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic However, the 5 day moving average has crossed above Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues). the 25 day moving average. Further, the index has crossed above its 200 day moving average. The index RSI Indicator: is now above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 day moving The RSI rose and crossed above the 60 level and is now averages and all the four averages are rising. rising (positive if it continues). Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the MACD Indicator: possibility of a further up move unfolding. Investors are The MACD is below zero but is rising (positive if it rises). It advised to hold long positions. is above its 9-day Average (positive).

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is flat while the Market Index is rising. No signal here.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8245) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 8120) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 8223) Positive. Has crossed above its 200-day average (at 8364) Positive.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating

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Drug major Lupin yesterday said its Board of Directors have given inprinciple approval for raising funds of up to Rs 7,500 crore. "The Board of Directors at their meeting held on June 22, 2015, approved in principle the raising of funds up to Rs 75,000 million through issue of Securities i.E., equity shares, GDRs, ADRs, convertible bonds, equity linked instruments, etc. As may be appropriate," Lupin said in a filing to BSE. Enabling approval of the shareholders to the above will be sought at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for July 23, 2015, it added.

L&T To List Its IT Services Unit By Dec

Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will list its IT services unit L&T Infotech by year-end. The company will list its IT services unit L&T Infotech by December, Chairman AM Naik said in an interview to CNBC TV18. The conglomerate will sell 10% stake in the IT services and solutions provider, Naik said. A wholly-owned subsidiary of company, L&T Infotech, with nine delivery centres, is expanding into new geographies even as it consolidates its client facing organisation in North America and Europe.

Volkswagen India To Launch 5 Products In Next Two Years

German auto major Volkswagen will launch five products, including the iconic Beetle and its popular SUV Tiguan, in India in next two years to strengthen its presence here. The company kicked off the programme with the launch of a new version of its mid-sized sedan Vento priced between Rs 7.85 lakh and Rs 11.87 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). "India is an important market for Volkswagen. In the next 24 months we plan to launch five products," Volkswagen Passenger Cars Director Michael Mayer told reporters here. The company plans to enter new segments with the launches, he added.

Matrix Cellular Approaches Sebi With IPO Proposal

International SIM card provider Matrix Cellular has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to float an initial public offer (IPO). The company provides country specific SIM card, offers voice, data and SMS services under the brand name 'Matrix' to travellers outbound from India. The IPO comprises an offer for sale of 15,172,540 equity shares from its promoters and existing shareholders, Matrix Cellular (International) Services said in its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP). The promoters-Gagan Deep Singh Dugal, Manjit Singh Dugal and Urvashi Kaur--have proposed to offer 25.64 lakh shares, while Aleta and AAJV Investment Trust plan to offer 1.26 crore shares.

ITC's Investment Wing Russell Credit Acquires BFIL Finance

Diversified group ITC yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Russell Credit Ltd has acquired another group firm BFIL Finance Limited (BFIL). The investment firm has acquired BFIL's entire share capital of Rs 20 crore, the conglomerate said in a filing to BSE. Consequently, BFIL has ceased to be a direct subsidiary of the company from June 18, it added. "... Russell Credit Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has acquired the entire subscribed and paid-up equity share capital of Rs 20 crore of BFIL, another wholly-owned subsidiary of the company," ITC said.

India Inc's Hiring Outlook Bullish For Next 3 Months

Indian employers expect to hire at a bullish pace for the next three months, primarily driven by manufacturing and engineering sectors, where job sentiment appears to have improved after a long time, a survey has said. According to recruitment platform MyHiringClub.Com, the hiring pace for the upcoming quarter is expected to rebound both in terms of last quarter and year-ago period in all industry sectors and regions. The Employment Outlook Survey for the second quarter of this fiscal, that covered 6,130 employers in India, said the net employment outlook for July-September quarter stood at 43%.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Systematix Group calls a ‘Buy’ on Punjab National Bank CMP: Rs. 143

Target Rs. 180

Reliance Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Ramco Cements CMP: Rs. 345

Target Rs. 410

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‘Toothless Without Release Of Land’ NEWS FLASH

Ashok Leyland wins USD 82 mn bus contract from Senegal BHEL commissions 250 MW unit of NTPC's Bongaigaon power plant JLL breaks into the Fortune 500 Startup EduKart raises USD 1 million Sebi bans Omisha Agri from mobilising money from public Jubilant gets USFDA nod for generic levofloxacin tablets.

‘Housing for All’ Scheme to be launched on June 25th, but it’s…

By Anuj Puri

rime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the much-publicized 'Housing for All' scheme as well as the Smart Cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) on June 25. The issue of whether the goal of Housing For All By 2022 is a realistic one has already been debated at various levels. The objective of the scheme is to make 2 crore homes available in India's urban areas. What is essential to achieve this is a fast-tracked approval process, financial empowerment of the low-income categories to enable them to purchase a house in such areas - and unlocking land for creating affordable housing. By providing an interest subvention/subsidy scheme, the government is allowing access to cheaper structured finance to such low-income categories. Also, it has already previously increased the amount of

home loan that can be availed by people in the metro cities, thereby acknowledging the fact that houses in urban areas are more expensive, that greater financial support is therefore required. By increasing the income limits for the EWS and LIG categories, the government has also ensured that a larger portion of the urban poor will be covered under the scheme. This scheme aims to provide the urban poor with the financial muscle to buy affordable houses. The next important step is to provide the working mechanism for this scheme, with the guidelines to be formulated by the ministry and RBI, to allow for its execution by the banking sector. Which leads to the first question mark in the government's Housing For All by 2022 scheme. While the slum-dwellers will be provided livable shelters at no cost under this scheme, likely through public-private partnership slum rehabilitation project, the scheme does not offer tangible solutions for

the urban poor who is not residing in a slum and wants to own a house in a metro city. Though the loan amounts have been increased, his income levels may not qualify him for the loan disbursal amount that is high enough for him to buy a house in the current scenario, when housing prices are high. This leads us to the next question mark – namely, the issue of achieving a solution whereby cheap, newly-constructed houses are available to such class of urban poor and migrants who do not stay in slums which will be covered under the slum redevelopment part of the ‘Housing for All scheme’. To create housing for these urban poor, the only solution lies in the unlocking of land in the urban areas. The kind of housing supply that the government is targeting seems out of the question if appropriate lands are not made available. To gauge the actual land requirements to make the Housing For All

by 2022 feasible, here is a quick back-of-envelope calculation: Houses to be built: 20,000,000 Area assumed per house: 500 sq.ft. Total area to be constructed= 20,000,000 X 500: 10,000,000,000 sq.ft. Total land requirement (assuming FSI of 4): 10,000,000,000/4= 2,500,000,000 sq.ft. = 57,392 acres = 232.25 sq. km., which is around 50% of Mumbai’s area (BMC limits) Needless to say, this will require massive efforts to recognise and delineate the non-essential lands currently being held by large government bodies such as Indian Railways, Ministry of Public Enterprises, Port Trusts and Department of Heavy Industries. Unlocking such lands while speeding up the approval process and creating incentives for private sector participation are all needed as part of a large, coordinated effort if we are to realise the vision of Housing for All by 2022. (The author is Chairman & Country Head, JLL India)

Customs Duty Developers Flock To Buy TDR From MMRDA Fraud Penalty Reduced By 10% E By A Business Reporter

By A Business Reporter

he Finance Ministry has reduced penalty in cases of customs duty fraud by 10% and has amended Section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962. Hereafter, the amount of penalty payable in cases involving fraud, collusion, willful misstatement or suppression of facts with the intent to evade payment of duty, shall be 15% instead of 25%. Also, there will be a penalty not exceeding 10% of the duty sought to be evaded or Rs 5,000, whichever is higher, for improper export and import of goods. Sections 112 and 114 of the Customs Act which, respectively provide for penalty for improper import and export of goods, have also been amended by insertion of new clauses to provide for a penalty of up to 10% of the duty sought to be evaded or Rs 5,000, whichever is higher, according to Finance Act, 2015.The Ministry has also rationalised imposition of penalty on central excise duty and service tax evasions by fraud and other means, reports PTI. In case of any willful evasion of central excise duty, a penalty equal to the duty evasion will be payable. Similarly, the penalty will be 100% of Service Tax amount involved in such cases. A reduced penalty equal to 15% of the Service Tax amount is to be paid if Service Tax, interest and reduced penalty are paid within 30 days of service of notice in this regard, the Act said. However, there will be no penalty imposed on an assessee if the customs, excise duties or service tax are not properly levied, if those amounts along with interest are paid within 30 days of issuance of show-cause notices, it said.

ven as the sentiment in the real estate market continues to be low, as many as 12 developers including Oberoi Realty have bid for the 3.22 lakh sq ft (30,000 sq mt) of transfer of development rights (TDR) available in city's western suburbs put on block by the MMRDA. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has put on block TDR on three plots in Goregaon and Jogeshwari. This includes area of 10,574.76 sq mt of Nirlon Park and 9,970.49 sq mt of NESCO, both in Goregaon and 9,454.75 sq mt of Ajgaonkar plot in Jogeshwari. "There has always been a demand for TDR but there was no supply for the last few years. At the

Hyundai’s Elite i20 Crosses 100,000 Mark By A Business Reporter

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e are overwhelmed with the customer’s response by receiving over unprecedented 100,000 sales for the Elite i20 in 11 months. This reflects the strong customer connect and confidence on Hyundai products. We thank customers, channel partner, employees and media who have chosen our product Elite i20 making it as a super performer brand in India and who have contributed to this landmark achievement,” said B S Seo, MD & CEO, HMIL in celebration of the car’s success. Marking its World Premiere of the 2nd Generation of i20 in India on August 11, 2014, this landmark figure was achieved within the 11 months of launch.

same time, there was a slowdown in the real estate sector. Since we are now seeing some level optimism in the sector we decided to sell the TDR to generate funds for funding our projects," Deputy Metropolitan Commissioner (lands and estate) Anil Wankhede told PTI. The MMRDA has received 14 bids to its e-tender. The companies that have filed tender documents are –- Saroj Landmark Realty, Kunal Realtors, Aristo Realty Developers, Bhoomi Construwell, Spade Realtors, Sapphire Land Development, Aakash Universa, Valji Sejpal & Co, Steel Plant, Streamline finance & Investment, Blue Diamond Construction Company and Oberoi Realty. Oberoi Realty has bid for all the three plots. "The fi-

nancial bids for this auction will be opened on June 25 and after the evaluation of the same winning bidders would be announced," Wankhede said. According to market sources, the deals could fetch up to Rs 130 crore. Industry experts believe that MMRDA has tapped the market at the right time and is likely to get good realisation for the deals. "There are developers who are looking at buying TDR to augment their project or even launch in some cases where the projects were stuck due to FSI issues. We may not see companies starting a green field project considering the number of approvals that are required for a new launch as well as the land cost," PWC Executive Director Shashank Jain said.

Praveen Gupta Appointed As MD & CEO Of SBICAP

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raveen Gupta has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of SBI Capital Markets Ltd (the Merchant Banking arm of State Bank of India) effective, 22nd June 2015. Prior to this, Gupta was the Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (DMD & CFO) of the State Bank of India (SBI). Gupta replaces Rajnish Kumar, who has been elevated as MD Compliance and Risk, SBI. Gupta has been with the SBI for over three decades, having joined the Bank in 1982. He has held various important assignments in the Bank, in India and abroad. A commerce graduate and a Company Secretary, Gupta has held several key assignments across various business verticals, including Chief General Manager (Global Markets), Chief General Manager of Bhubaneswar Circle of the Bank, General Manager – Network 1 at the SBI, Local Head Office at Guwahati, Deputy CEO of the SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund, CEO of the Bahrain Offshore Banking Unit and the Regional Head for the Bank’s operations Middle East and North Africa regions.

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After a successful stint in Bollywood and television, actor Sahil Anand is all set to play a pivotal role in Life OK’s show Ek Nayi Ummeed..Roshni. The show captures the journey of doctors and brings to light the story of a good doctor, Roshni. Coming from a family of doctors in real life, Sahil Anand feels at the right place while portraying the role of young and ambitious Nikhil Kapoor. While the cast was shooting in London, the director of the show required help with medical terminologies for the shoot that needed to be accurate. While the doctors on board were not at disposal at that moment, Sahil GULLIVERS TRAVELS

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connected the director to his father who is a renowned doctor in Chandigarh and made sure all his queries were answered. “I belong to a family of doctors so discussions at home often revolve around

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In tonight’s episode of Swaragini we will see, Nani rushing to expose Ragini in front of the whole family but meets with an accident. Meanwhile, in Kaali Mandir the truth is revealed as the person who kidnapped Ragini is caught by the police. But Swara notices that there maybe someone else conspiring against her… Will Lakshya and Swara be able to catch the person? Colors, 9.30 p.m .

QUBOOL HAI

The wildlife and cultures around southern Asia have been shaped by one of the greatest phenomena on earth: the monsoon winds that sweep across this vast region, turning drought into deluge. All life is dominated by this rampaging weather system. From Tibet to northern Australia and India, this series makes an exhilarating journey through the lands of the monsoon. Discover y, 9 p.m.

DEADLY SINS

ID-Investigation Discovery’s DEADLY SINS examines the true evils that push everyday individuals beyond the limits of the law. From gluttony and greed to lust, envy, sloth, wrath, and pride, the show reveals scandalous crimes driven by the most basic of human instincts. ID, 10 p.m.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

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MOUNTAIN MEN

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live your life off the grid? Have you wished you could shed the complications of modern society and live in the wilderness, using only the things nature has provided? Meet Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto, three men who have devoted their lives to survival in its simplest form. But how simple is it really? From the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to the sevenmonth-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana to the frigid northern range of Alaska, the country is full of some very unforgiving terrain. Watch as these men face off against mudslides, falling trees, ravaging weather and even hungry animals, to make sure they obtain the food and supplies they will need to make it through the brutal winter months ahead. Hi stor y, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Six months after winning the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and her partner Peeta Mellark must go on what is known as the Victor’s Tour, wherein they visit all the districts, but before leaving, Katniss is visited by President Snow who fears that Katniss defied him a year ago during the games when she chose to die with Peeta. With both Katniss and Peeta declared the winners, it is fueling a possible uprising. He tells Katniss that while on tour she better try to make sure that she puts out the flames or else everyone she cares about will be in danger. HBO, 9 p.m. A high school student named Jake tries to make his girlfriend Emily watch a cursed tape. But then Jake finds out that Emily covered her eyes and didn’t watch the tape, and then Jake is killed by Samara Morgan (from the first The Ring movie). Rachel Keller learns of Jake’s death and finds his twisted body in the back of an ambulance. Rachel then realizes she once again has to save her son Aidan from Samara the evil ghost child. Zee Studi o, 11.10 p.m.

ARMAGEDDON

It is just another day at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a few astronauts were repairing a satellite until, out of nowhere, a series of asteroids came crashing into the shuttle, destroying it. These asteroids also decimated New York soon thereafter. Then, NASA discovered that there is an asteroid roughly the size of Texas heading towards the Earth, and when it does hit the Earth, the planet itself and all of its inhabitants will be obliterated, worse, the asteroid will hit the Earth in 18 days. Unfortunately, NASA’s plans to destroy the asteroid are irrelevant. That is when the U.S. military decides to use a nuclear warhead to blow the asteroid to pieces. Then, scientists decide to blow the asteroid with the warhead inside the asteroid itself. Pix, 11.45 p.m .

JAAN

Police Commisioner Suryadev Singh appoints Karan as Kajal’s bodyguard as she is facing danger from Vishamber. But the truth is, Karan is Vishamber’s man who is sent to kill Kajal. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m. Rishabh and Parineeta are both deeply in love with each other. He is a wealthy young man, working in an advertising agency while she is a hardworking, dedicated doctor. Both marry and soon Pari is pregnant. Pari has a dream to create a hospital for children. Tragically, Pari is suddenly involved in an accident, and both the baby and she die in hospital. Pari’s last wish was to do-

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nate her heart to a patient of hers called Dhani. Rishabh is devastated, and opposes the plan to donate the heart but goes ahead with Pari’s last request. Dhani is cured much to the joy of her family and her grandmother. Rishabh has gone into depression but soon comes across Pari’s project to build a hospital for children. He plans to fulfill her dream and begins to develop the hospital. Fi lmy, 8.30 p.m .

GANG OF GHOSTS

A story about a group of ghosts who have lost their shelter due to urbanization. The story starts with a struggling wannabe director who somehow crosses paths with a stranger. The stranger starts to narrate a story to him about a group of ghosts that stays together. The story that the stranger narrates shows the communal, social, linguistic and historical differences among the ghosts, as they belong to different eras. But very soon these ghosts face an issue protecting their haunt from the hands of demolition. B4U, 9 p.m.

VIRASAT

After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides. Accompanying him is his leggy girlfriend, Anita, who he is in love with and wants to marry, much to the disapproval of his family. After a few days, Shakti starts to feel that nothing much has changed in this part of India and longs to return, as he is unable to bear the animosity between the townspeople, in general, and in particular between his Zamindar dad, Raja Thakur, and rival Zamindar Birju, none other than Raja’s crippled brother. When Anita leaves the town to meet her parents elsewhere in India, Shakti too wants to follow her, but his plans change suddenly when his father passes away, and the region is ravaged by unprecedented natural calamities. CVO, 9 p.m.

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(Monday to Friday) at 8pm, Animal Planet’s spectacular series 'Lands of the Monsoon' will explore how the lives of humans and animals across a vast area of the planet are affected by the transforming power of the monsoon rains. The end of the dry season in northern Australia sees 300,000 flying foxes gathering to drink while running a gauntlet of freshwater crocodiles, while in Sumatra a female orangutan guides her youngster to where she knows a fig tree fruits at this time of year. At the Delhi stock exchange, the price of rice escalates every day the rains fail to materialize and priests submerge themselves in water and beseech Varuna, god of water, to come.

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Lemuel Gulliver has been working in the mail room of a New York daily newspaper for the past ten years. Afraid to put himself out there, he considers himself a loser, as do all his peers. One day, after having finally had enough, he decides to declare his flame to the beautiful Darcy Silverman, the newspaper’s travel editor and one of Gulliver’s only friends...only to chicken out at the last minute and instead tell her that he’d like to try his hand at writing a column. Darcy accepts and sends him on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. There, Gulliver becomes shipwrecked and ends up on the island of Liliput, where he is twelve taller than the tallest man. For the first time, Gulliver has people looking up to him... Star M ovi es, 9 p.m.

New Sanam organizes a cocktail party where she wants to mock Jannat by causing a wardrobe malfunction. In the party, everyone will be shocked as Mumani she will re-enter in the lives of Sanam and Aahil with her evil plans. It will also be revealed that Sir Juda, the international terrorist is none other than Mumani herself. How will Sanam and Aahil battle when Sir Juda and Noorjahan together are planning to destroy their life? Zee T V, 9.30 p.m .

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China blocks India’s move seeking action against Pak on Lakhvi

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nited Nations: China has blocked India's move in the UN demanding action against Pakistan over release of Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in violation of a resolution of the world body as it contended that India provided insufficient information. As the UN Sanctions Committee met here at India's request, a clarification was to be sought from Pakistan over Lakhvi's release in the 26/11 trial but the Chinese representatives blocked the move on grounds that India did not provide sufficient information, official sources said. In a letter to the current Chair of the UN Sanctions Committee Jim McLay, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukherjee last month had said Lakhvi's release by a Pakistani court was in violation of the 1267 UN resolution dealing with designated entities and individuals.

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nent UN member states in it. The release of Lakhvi had also raised concerns in the US, UK, Russia, France and Germany with Washington calling for him to be rearrested. Lakhvi and six others – Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis Anjum – have been charged with planning and executing the Mumbai attack in November, 2008 that left 166 people dead. Lakhvi, 55, a close relative of LeT founder and Jamaat-Ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, was arrested in December 2008 and was indicted along with the six others on NovemZaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi ber 25, 2009 in connection with the 26/11 attack case. The trial has been The sanctions measures apply to underway since 2009. designated individuals and entities A Pakistani court had on April 9 associated with terror groups in- set free Lakhvi, a development cluding al-Qaeda and LeT, wherever which India said "eroded" the value located. of assurances repeatedly conveyed The sanctions' committee has to it by Pakistan on cross-border five permanent and 10 non-perma- terrorism. WELL PROTECTED... US actress Elizabeth Olsen (centre) poses for photographers with Iron man (left) and Captain America during the Japan premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron in Tokyo on Tuesday.

IS destroys ancient mausoleums in Syria’s Palmyra D

REAGAN RELIVED.... Sculptor Douglas Van Howd (L) and Douglas Elmets, chairman of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation, (2nd from left), unveil the 8-foot-tall bronze statue of the former California governor and president, during ceremonies at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, on Monday. The California Legislature approved the statue of the Republican president in 2012, was privately funded.

AMASCUS: Islamic State group fighters have destroyed two ancient Muslim mausoleums in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said on Tuesday. Maamoun Abdulkarim said IS jihadists blew up the tombs of Mohammed bin Ali, a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed's cousin, and Nizar Abu Bahaaeddine, a religious figure from Palmyra, three days ago. Bin Ali's burial place is located in a mountainous region four kilometres (almost three miles) north of Palmyra, in central Syria. Photos published by IS depicted

two armed men carrying cannisters, apparently filled with explosives, walking up the rocky hill to the site. Abu Bahaaeddine's tomb, nestled in a leafy oasis about 500 metres (yards) from Palmyra's ancient ruins, is said to be more than five centuries old. IS has destroyed at least 50 mausoleums dating between 100-200 years old in the regions under its control in north and east Syria, the antiquities director said. "They consider these Islamic mausoleums to be against their beliefs, and they ban all visits to these sites," Abulkarim said.

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ARACHI: Pakistan's worst heatwave in decades has claimed at least 630 lives in the country's largest city as authorities on Tuesday ordered closure of all educational institutions and government offices and the army has also been called in to deal with the situation. The heatwave, sweeping across Sindh province, has been going on since the start of Ramzan on Friday, wreaking havoc and triggering an emergency situation in major hospitals of the province. The death toll in worst-hit Karachi has topped 630 with another eight to 10 people dead in other parts of southern Sindh as a result of soaring temperatures, a senior health official was quoted as saying by media reports.

Three major state-owned hospitals confirmed a combined death toll of 341 until yesterday. Hospitals reported deaths due to heat stroke, exhaustion and low blood pressure. Temperatures of 44 to 45 degrees Celsius have been recorded in Karachi since Friday with the scorching heat continuing till today although the met office has forecast a break in the heatwave by this evening. "We had until yesterday evening nearly 200 deaths from this heatwave," said Seemi Jamali, medical superintendent at Jinnah Hospital. "These 200 include dead bodies we have got from the scorching heatwave and those who passed away in the hospital while under treatment for heatstroke and dehy-

dration," she said. Jamali said the hospital had in four days treated around 3,000 people suffering from illnesses related to the heatwave. Doctors at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital said 71 people had died due to the heatwave until yesterday. Saeed Qureshi, a doctor at the Civil hospital, confirmed 70 deaths. The Sindh government has imposed a state of emergency at all hospitals, cancelling leave for doctors and other medical staff and is increasing stocks of medical supplies. The Pakistan Army and paramilitary Rangers have also set up special centres for treatment of heat stroke victims and also supplied related medicines to government hospitals.

DAWN AWAKENER... An Egyptian dawn awakener or 'Mesaharati' beats a drum as he rides his donkey to wake up Muslims for a meal before sunrise during the holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt. Ramadan is the time Muslims believe God started to reveal the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.

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ACROSS:

1. Reef material (5) 4. ’Individual conduct’ in Hinduism(6) 7. Important feature (7) 11. Online communication (4) 16. Snake island in Philippines (5) 17. Gun collection (7) 18. Informal informant (7) 19. -----word- kind of puzzle (5) 20. Spotted cat (6) 21. Unruly fellow (5) 22. Position (5) 25. American automobile brand (7) 26. Singing voice(4) 27. It flows down the cheeks (5) 28. Dancer de Mille (5) 32. Period of 30 days (5) 34. Greek letter (3) 35. Very fat (5) 43. Winter melon (8) 44. Male paunch (8) 45. British ------islands (6) 48. Sprite (5) 49. Abalone shells (6) 50. Goa’s capital(6) 51. Operating (5)

CROSSWORD NO 248 Nita Jaggi

53. Not capable (6) 54. Result of division(8) 55. Trouble (8) 58. Drain colour (5) 59. Operate a plane (3) 60. Working animal (5) 67. Wild Asian dog (5) 68. Waste material (5) 70. The Great----of China (4) 72. Firm (7) 76. Ruffian (5) 77. Eskimo boat (5) 78. Bequest (6) 79. Flash of light (5) 82. Celestial event (7) 83. Old soldier (7) 84. Preface (5) 85. Traffic time hour (4) 86. Parachute opener (7) 87. Tension (6) 88. Access (5)

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1. Protection (4) 2. Clergyman (8) 3. Art of calculating (8) 4. Damage (4) 5. Chile’s desert (7) 6. Cause of malaria(8) 8. Sneeze causing substance (8) 9. Whole number (7) 10. Italian city (6) 12. Actresses (8) 13. Specific ability (6) 14. Apnea indicator (5)

15. Free (2,5) 23. Plant shoot (5) 24. Portable keyboard instrument (9) 29. Closes the door (5) 30. Question (3) 31. Historical tool making period (4,3) 33. Aesop character with a country cousin (4,5) 36. ---- - and-socket -----(4,5) 37. Singer Billie (7) 38. Reprocess (7)

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39. Perform (7) 40. A boat race (7) 41. Locate (7) 42. Self-promoters (7) 46. Radiates (7) 47. Hospital sign (9) 52. Abdomen (5) 56. Everyone (3) 57. Hunts for food (5) 61. Part of the brain (8) 62. Casanova (7) 63. Easy win (8)

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64. Baroness--------Thatcher (8) 65. Egg dish (8) 66. Fun-chaser (8) 69. Mysterious (7) 71. Driver’s requirement (7)

73. -----dictum (6) 74. Industrial city in Japan (6) 75. Dinner table object (5) 80. Quarries (4) 81. Watchful (4)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 247)

ACROSS: 1. Qatar 4. Poland 7. Patents 11. Stat 16. Joker 17. Appoint 18. Unowned 19. Paint 20. Adalat 21. Arden 22. Ozone 25. Charles 26. Root 27. Fears 28. Estee 32. Pulls 34. Ply 35. Prone 43. Shillong 44. Lemonade 45. Banana 48. Vigil 49. Yorker 50. Manali 51. Radha 53. Reinas 54. Strickle 55. Preacher 58. Palms 59. Fly 60. Strid 67. Sheet 68. Outap 70. Sags 72. Charpoy 76. Tempt 77. Retag 78. Oracle 79. Great 82. Stimuli 83. Vatican 84. Dasam 85. Sons 86. Calgary 87. Assess 88. Ninja DOWN: 1. Quip 2. Taj Mahal 3. Rekindle 4. Perk 5. Leander 6. Napoleon 8. Anteater 9. Ecuador 10. Thorns 12. Tadpoles 13. Timber 14. Tints 15. Endorse 23. Scare 24. Pseudonym 29. Slump 30. Ink 31. Benaras 33. Logarithm 36. Red Carpet 37. Chagrin 38. Fly Leaf 39. Bluefin 40. Sneaker 41. Rat Race 42. Paddles 46. Overeat 47. Timepiece 52. Akali 56. Mar 57. Surya 61. Thompson 62. Certain 63. Hangover 64. Damascus 65. Harrison 66. Spearman 69. Nothing 71. Silence 73. Stages 74. Trauma 75. Goats 80. Ados 81. Baga

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TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FORECAST

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Virgo Durgashtami Uttaraphalguni Kanya [Virgo] P. Th. Orange and Beige 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Your birthday resolution seems to be to make lots of money and achieve stability in your job or business. It is going to be tough journey and with a few hurdles and pitfalls you will overcome all obstacles and attain your goal. Bear in mind the time factor for it may not happen as per your plans and you may have to slog for long. Success is assured. Good relationship in personal life keeps you afloat.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good-looking, sturdy, independent, emotional, sensitive, healthy and long-lived. Can be ruthless and at the same time very helpful, concerned and loving. Well-educated, will have good leadership qualities. Self reliant will be self employed and successful in industry and business.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You are going to be very much in demand for your work. News from overseas will be favorable. Gains through government or someone important are likely. Once you decide to go ahead with the vital decision you have taken, keeping the family interest uppermost in your mind, do not look back.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): It seems someone is trying to pass on a liability giving you false assurances of quick gains. It would be better to stay out of trouble. Somehow you are a great support and help to other people or friend but your own life seems to be crumbling around you. This too shall pass.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Sometimes a new way of handling work can bring about certain freshness to your normal routine. The results will speak for themselves. In pursuing your career goals you may have lost touch with love. A development today will make you realize how important it is.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A minor setback in work is foreseen. It is not an unmanageable situation, but you should try to stop the downward trend at once. Avoid making any major decisions right now. Keep a low profile and stay out of discussions of any kind. Try to avoid stress and have an early night.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Work proceeds at a brisk pace. Some of you are likely to travel overseas on sales promotion or for some training program. Business people will sign new contracts on lucrative terms. Students will have to work hard to make the grade. After a busy schedule at work, you will be relaxing in the evening with friends.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You will be managing to get through with certain deals just the way you want. If you want play safe go for short-term deals. You are likely to get a bonanza out of a tip from someone. However you will have to take quick action for that. You will pull a sort of a coup in succeeding in a venture which all had given up as lost. Home and family life is happy and congenial.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Monetary gains from a sale transaction should be re-invested as soon as possible. Someone close could take advantage of your generosity. Deal with the situation firmly else you could lose out financially and emotionally. Avoid arguments at all costs. Do not to give in to doubts or let others discourage you, even if you encounter a disappointing experience.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): There will be problems more due to difficult view of colleagues. Be patient with those that are reacting more to your not being around than anything else. Be serious about building relationships both at work and at home. Perhaps you have been taking others for granted without realizing it. Relationships suffer if you let minor irritants upset you. A little effort from you would go a long way in bringing about peace.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Avail of any opportunity that comes along. If planning to invest or taking a risk, go ahead by taking a few necessary precautions. At home today keep conversation away from the sensitive issues or areas, which have the potential of opening old wounds. Time will take care of the problems at hand.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): There will be certain new developments around you, which bring an opportunity for growth. Accept fresh proposal for a job or business, which may entail a lot of travel. Financially you stand to gain today. The married will feel more relaxed and will succeed in making up with their mate.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Work offers or business deals linked with global trade are positive. Travel yields good results. An opportunity to make a long-term investment in land or property will be offered to you. Though you may have everything going for you yet you feel that something is missing from your life.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): At work you have to be bit careful and avoid involvement in any power game by joining one group or another. Keep a low profile and stick to regular work. A minor tiff can get blown out of proportion and create a problem at home. Your mate will make an effort to resolve the situation.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5311 ACROSS:

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12 13 15 18 19

The holy river for us Indians ? (6) Top of the head of a bird (6) War god (4) Slight variations or subtle differences in meanings, shades,etc. (7) Beef cut (5) Beau's dad (5) Rahu's counterpart (4) ___ out : supplement income etc. with difficulty ? (3) Craze or peculiar notion (3) Subatomic particle (5) Attractive (5) Mr Gayle of West Indies (5) A person or persons addressed (3)

SUDOKU 2497

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: T equals W

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

20 Large NZ parrot (3) 21 Freezing mixture (7) 22 Mountain peak in Switzerland, maybe (3) 23 A piece of ground near a house for growing flowers and vegetables (6)

24 Melville title (4) 25 An empty or big talker ? (6) 26 Area of knowledge, for game (5) 27 Crummy guy (5) 28 Asian honorific (3) 30 Luxuriant (black) hairstyle (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Shoji, 6 Linda, 9 Emerges, 10 Creep, 11 First, 12 Hunts, 13 Towered, 15 Bus, 17 Ores, 18 Assort, 19 Heist, 20 Termed, 22 Kiev, 24 ILS, 25 Believe, 26 About, 27 Combe, 28 Skulk, 29 Brusque, 30 Carat, 31 Edged. DOWN: 2 Horror, 3 Jeeves, 4 Imp, 5 Fraud, 6 Leftist, 7 Isis, 8 Dispur, 12 Hewed, 13 Tosti, 14 Weirs, 15 Bowie, 16 Steve, 18 As yet, 19 Herbert, 21 Ellora, 22 Kicked, 23 Evolve, 25 Burst, 26 Abba, 28 Sue.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2316 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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1 An Italian brandy (6) 7 Denial (8) 8 Paul ___ : Swiss modernist painter and etcher (4) 10 Residents of Athens, for example (6) 11 Notoriety (6) 14 Second working day of the week, in short (3) 16 Formed into a compact mass (5) 17 Foam on surface of liquid (4) 19 Joined together as two oxen (5) 21 Edible ice-cream holders ? (5) 22 Ms Irani of Bollywood (5) 23 Bell or ringer sounded at meal times ? (4) 26 Young mare (5) 28 Uncle ___ : Government of U.S.A.? (3) 29 A kind of crustacean including wood-lice and allied marine and freshwater species (6) 30 Archer's missiles ? (6) 31 "If do" change for a popular name for a dog ? (4) 32 Auditor (8) 33 Having possession of (6)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

T E

B B

B T

M V

D K

M O

; B

A W

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Afternoon WORD MINE

R E

U T

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 22 average; 24 good; 26 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: airmen, amir, anger, arming, earn, emir, gainer, gamier, gear, germ, grain, gram, grim, grime, grin, hair, hammer, HAMMERING, hanger, hare, harem, harm, harming, hear, hearing, heir, hernia, hire, manger, mare, margin, marine, merman, miner, mirage, mire, near, rage, rain, ramie, ramming, rang, range, ream, reaming, regain, reign, rein, remain, rhea, ring

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Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny, Tamim Iqbal, Sabbir Rahman, Mahamudullah, and Rubel Hossain play with a soccer ball during a practice session of their third one-day international cricket match against India in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. Bangladesh will play against India on Wednesday.

IRPUR: Stung by their first-ever series defeat against Bangladesh, underfire India will look to salvage some pride and prevent the hosts from registering a rare clean sweep when they go into the third and final cricket onedayer here today. After being outplayed in the first two ODIs to give the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead, the visitors have faced severe criticism from all quarters, but beleaguered skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni insists that the current team has the best available players. The Men in Blue have been outplayed in virtually every department of the game

since their 79-run loss in the first match and the slide has been difficult to arrest. The Indians will be keen to win the last match of the series and save face as a whitewash will be really embarassing for the team which reached the final of the World Cup earlier this year. But they have to plug all the loopholes to get the better of a spirited Bangladesh. The top-order's form has been patchy while the team has suffered from lack of partnerships in the middleorder. The bowling has been far from convincing with the likes of Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma leaking way too many runs on slow

Bangladesh pitches. Even spinners Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja have failed to make an impact. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have been brilliant on all counts and the results are a fair indication of their rise in world cricket. After demolishing Pakistan in the recent three-match series, the Mashrafe Mortazaled side is looking to do the same to big brothers India. If the batsmen have shown the will to win by putting up runs on board -- the hosts posted 307 in the first ODI -then the bowling department has found a new hero in Mustafizur Rahman. The young left-arm pacer has not only created history

by picking two five wicket hauls in as many matches but has also dented the confidence of the Indian batsman. Going into the final match, the numbers may still favour the Men in Blue but on form the hosts remain clear favourites to sweep the series. Mortaza though insisted that the team is not putting unneccessary pressure on itself to go for a series sweep. "There is no pressure, nobody told us ahead of the match that we will win this series 2-0. India also said that we have nothing to lose so now we will just come on the field and enjoy. If we do that the result will be there. But we are not worried or think-

IRPUR : Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak has said that young pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman should be looked after and supported well to help him grow as a big match-winner. The 19-year-old left-arm medium pacer created waves by becoming only the second bowler in ODI history to bag two five-wicket hauls in as many matches first up. Zimbabwe's Brian Vitori is the other player. But Streak cautioned that Mustafizur should be handled carefully to get the maximum out of the pacer in the long run. "I think that's where as a coach you have to be careful not to over-coach and just help guide them along," Streak was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'. "When assistance is needed, you remind them. It is a very important part of coaching. Some people need more coaching than others. We have to be careful how we manage him. "He is still very young. We have to be careful. He has taken 11 wickets but we can't expect him to take five wickets every time. He has shown his potential. If we look after him and support him, he will be a big matchwinner for us. When Mashrafe started, he was looked after throughout his career," the former Zimbabwe pacer added. Mustafizur bowled the hosts to victory with his 5-50 in the first ODI and then produced another matchwinning spell of 6-43 in the next game to give the Tigers

their first bilateral series win against India. Streak though stressed on hard work and consistency for Mustafizur's longevity as a bowler. "For me, he has to execute (his skills) more regularly and consistently. When you are training with the guys on a regular basis, you can make their skills better. There's no magic trick. It is making sure they are training at a high level for a long period of time. "We discussed some other options (after the first ODI) if he didn't succeed with what he was doing in the first game, some variations that we might have to try to counteract it. India would have seen his video footage," he said. The 41-year-old, who was appointed as bowling coach last year for a two-year period, said that the support staff, including coach Chandika Hathurusingha, are working hard to improve the fast bowling scene in the country. "I work closely with the head coach and we thought the Mirpur wicket does help the seamers," Streak said. "Mustafizur has been bowling well. We fought hard to get him into the T20 squad against Pakistan and he showed what he is capable of. Since then it has been good to have Mustafizur, Taskin (Ahmed) and Rubel (Hossian) who we know can perform. "Mashrafe (Mortaza) has been a consistent performer for Bangladesh for a long time now. We have a good group and we felt India wouldn't expect that."

Hossain underplays ‘Banglawash’ talk, says eyeing 3-0 result M

IRPUR: Bangladesh batsmen Nasir Hossain today expressed confidence of inflicting a 3-0 series whitewash over India when the two sides meet in the third and final ODI tomorrow, but chose to underplay the "Banglawash" refrain used by the home team's fans. "There is nothing like Banglawash or things of that sort. We will try to win the match. We will play to win the match," asserted Hossain on

the eve of the third and final ODI. "It was only a little while ago we had a chat in the dressing room and were told that we need to take the same approach as a team would when 2-0 up in the series," he said. Having beaten India in a series for the first time ever, Bangladesh are also eyeing their 11th successive win at home. "As a team we are playing for a long time and it seems we are growing as a team.

Winning is a habit. We played well in the last couple of series and want to continue it. "We know India would come hard at us but it doesn't really bother us. We are more concerned on what we are doing. Each of us has a personal role and we want to perform that," said the 23year-old, who also bowls offspin. Rain threat looms large for tomorrow's game but Hossain said his team was keen to play.

Mustafizur Rahman is hoisted by his teammates who rejoice after defeating India in the second ODI and clinching the series. This was also their first bilateral series win against India.

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But as a whole, the dressing room atmosphere hasn't been anything short of anything it has been in the past. I think we are used to the fact that we do lose a few, but we win more, which has kept us in good stead. "But going into this game (third ODI), we've really got to free the birds up and try and play as positively as we can," said the spinner. Asked whether the Indian team had a meeting after it lost the second match, Ashwin said: "They happen as they need to. We have a particular format and we meet before the game. It will continue that way. We don't have any emergency meetings." Ashwin said he would not want to blame just one department -- batting or bowling -- for the failure of the entire team. "It's a team, and it's eleven individuals who come together and play. I don't want to isolate batting or bowling and say, 'This didn't work or that didn't work'. That is the start of a break in the team and that will not happen as far as I'm concerned. If you bat well, the bowlers have a good chance of winning games and if you bowl well, the batsmen have a good chance of winning games," he pointed out. "It's very easy to say this department didn't work. The bowlers have only 10 wickets to take but 10 overs to give runs and face the brunt of what the media has to say. Both bowling and batting are equally tough. As a bowler, you don't have the numbers as a batsman. You can only pick up two-three wickets normally. The roles are very important and very definite. "Somebody can bowl 10 overs for 25 runs without taking a wicket but that could be a match defining spell. But you won't hear the media talking about it. Only because the bowlers have done their job have we won 75 per cent of our games. It's important to appreciate that," Ashwin shot back.

Six races today and the first at 2.30 p.m. By Shalivahana

CARD AND SELECTIONS

1. The Republican Plate 1400 M 2.30 P.M. 1.Classic King 56 Saddam Hussain 2.Esterhazy 56 Sahanawaz 3.Generous Gesture 56 Irvan Singh 4.Giralda 56 Anil Baandal 5.Roi Junior 56 Ranjeet Singh 6.Silver Prince 56 Arshad Alam 7.Kaguya Himei 54.5 M.Madhu Babu 8.Midnight Breeze 54.5 N.Ravinder Singh Win: Kaguya Himei, C. King

2. The Talakaveri Plate 1200 M 3 P.M. 1.Friends Forever 62 S.R.Santosh Kumar 2.Oro Plata 61 Sahanawaz 3.Subhiksha 59.5 Sarvan Kumar 4.Subadra 57.5 M.Rajesh Kumar

5.Jump In The Red 57 S.Sameer 6.Charming Delmar 56 Mudassar Nazar 7.Fantasy Living 56 Afsar Khan 8.Ophira 55 Neeraj Rawal 9.Sharp Girl 55 M.Prabhakaran 10.Stylish Charmer 53 Sk.Zaffar Riaz 11.Small Cruise 50 Arshad Alam Win: Small Cruise, Oro Plata 3. The Kodlipet Plate - Div.II

MYSORE RACES TODAY 1200 M 3.30 P.M. 1.Sans Frontieres 60 Shrikant Kamble 2.Extra Spark 59.5 Md.Imran Ashraf 3.Gunpowder 59.5 B.Harish 4.Reanna 59 Hindu Singh 51d 5.Aristomache 58.5 M.Madhu Babu 6.Sky Jasmine 58 M.Rajesh Kumar 7.Anonymous 57 H.G.Rathod

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IRPUR: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that the team is standing strongly behind beleaguered skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and there is no change in the dressing room atmosphere despite the visitors losing their first-ever ODI series to Bangladesh. India lost the first two ODIs of the ongoing three-match series to allow Bangladesh take an unassailable 20 lead and captain Dhoni received a lot of flak. "If you don't go behind your leader (now) then when will you? So as far as I am concerned it's like an army, if you don't go behind your leader then you are definitely going to get shot. If my captain asks me to die on the field, I'll do it," Ashwin said in a media conference. "It's not just now, any captain you have to go behind him. If he asks you to die on the field, then you have to be prepared to do it." Calling Dhoni one of the legends of Indian cricket, Ashwin said: "He is one of star cricketers. He has done so much for the nation. We can't really forget what he has done. "Yes, I know bad results crop and all kinds of statistics crop up. With statistics you can prove whatever you want as you please. You have to give credit to the individual because he has done a lot of good things. "You can't blame him for the whole team's performance. That's not fair. I would say we have failed as a unit, failed as a group. We need to grow up as a group. To finish a season on a loss is not always bad. You can go back and work on whatever you need to work on," he insisted. Although Ashwin admitted that India did not play good cricket, he said that the dressing room atmosphere is exactly the same as it has always been. "I think we should be honest in admitting the fact that we haven't played very flamboyant cricket, and we have not come out of our shell.

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8.Bucethalis 57 A.Ashok Kumar Win: Sans Frontieres, Anonymous

4. The Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. Trophy 1600 M 4 P.M. 1.Absolute Brave 61 Kavraj Singh 2.Glorious Light 58 Keanen G.Steyn 3.Speartooth 57.5 Nitin Singh 4.Carisa 56.5 M.Rajesh Kumar 5.Flash Drive 55 Saddam Hussain 6.Obelinna Princess 54.5 Ryan Marshall 7.Royal Shaan 54.5 V.R.Jagdeesh 8.Spiritual Blue 54 Arshad Alam 9.Society Music 53.5 G.Sai Vamshi 10.Abderus 50 Shrikant Kamble Win: Abderus, Glirous Light 5. The Red Rufus Plate 1400 M 4.30 P.M. 1.Indian Royalty 62.5 B.Harish 2.Delilah 62 Shammi Khan 3.Blue Zone 61.5 Neeraj Rawal 4.Black Dragon 59.5 Mohd.Asif

5.Delta Delight 59 Sk.Zaffar Riaz 6.Go Man Go 57 A.Ashok Kumar 7.Flirting King 56.5 Hindu Singh 8.Sunspirit 55 M.Rajesh Kumar 9.Peppr 54 S.Mallikarjun 10.Time To Time 54 Nirmal Jodha 11.Brigadier 53 Arshad Alam Win: Time To Time, Brigadier

6. The Kodlipet Plate - Div.I 1200 M 5 P.M. 1.Albatross 60.5 Hindu Singh 2.Air Tight 59 M.Prabhakaran 3.Markus Sittikus 59 M.Rajesh Kumar 4.Storming Home 59 Shrikant Kamble 5.Ice Splendour 56.5 V.Chandrakant 6.Bourbon Street 56 S.R.Santosh Kumar 7.Bold Nature 55.5 B.Harish 8.Guapo 55 A.Ashok Kumar 9.Dominica 53 Md.Imran Ashraf Win: Storming Home, Guapo

MS Dhoni, Virat Kohliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaches say all not well in Indian dressing room

HAKA: The personal coaches of India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Test captain Virat Kohli have spoken to TV channels, giving indications that all is not well in the dressing room.Some Indian channels are putting up screaming headlines like 'Knives out after humiliating defeat in Bangladesh', reports bdnews24.com.Dhoni's coach Chanchal Bhattacharjee told a TV channel that the Indian skipper was "tense". "The dressing room atmosphere is worrying him, he is not able to concentrate on the game."Within hours of Bhattacharjee's comments, Kohli's coach Raj Kumar Sharma was seen on another channel describing the One-Day International (ODI) series loss to Bangladesh as "the most humiliating thing for Indian cricket". "I have no hesitation it was the Black Sunday of Indian cricket," Sharma said.Sharma did not blame Dhoni's captaincy for the defeat as some cricket writers in India have suggested - his choice of players and his on-field decisions. But some cricket analysts in India see in the 'war of coaches' a bigger problem - that Dhoni and Kohli are not pulling on well. Many players have also asked the BCCI to cancel the impending tour of Zimbabwe on grounds that they were very tired.TV channels running the story had not identified the players or the reaction of the BCCI so far but former captain Krishnamachari Srikanth said the team had been playing continuously since October last year. But some channels raised the question: Don't they feel tired when they play the IPL? The ODI loss to Bangladesh has opened the proverbial can of worms in Indian cricket. In the post-match conference on Sunday, Dhoni himself hinted at all not being well. "If it is felt that I am the problem and team will do well if I am removed as captain, I am willing to step down," said Dhoni. He promised to come out all guns blazing in the third ODI on Wednesday because "we have nothing to lose".It is unlikely the Indian captain or the team can put behind uncomfortable questions haunting them when they take on an upbeat Bangladesh in the final ODI in Mirpur on Wednesday.

DOMINANT INDIA BEAT POLAND 3-0 TO NOTCH UP SECOND WIN

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NTWERP (BELGIUM): India produced a much-improved show than their opening match as they post a facile 3-0 victory over Poland to notch up their second consecutive win in the Hockey World League Semifinals. Walmiki brothers, Yuvraj (23rd minute) and Devinder (52nd) got their names on the scoresheet with flash goals and captain Sardar Singh (41st) sounded the boards with a firm reverse drive to secure India's win at the KHC Dragons Stadium. India had launched their campaign with a 3-2 victory over France on the opening The Indian team click a selfie after their win over Poland in the Hockey day. Breezy conditions and 16 World League Semifinals in Antwerp. degree Celsius temperature seemed to be to Poland's liking and they did well to frustrate the Indian strikers in the NTWERP: India captain first session, not allowing Sardar Singhy had a them a decent look at the word of caution for his teamgoal. mates on the goal scoring Crowding their defence, front as he feels that their the Polish players were able conversion rate needs to imto frustrate the Indian strikers prove in the Hockey World for long, and in turn banked League semi-finals. on long-passes from their terSardar, who mostly plays ritory to build up some brisk gamemaker these days, counters. But in the end, the scored an outstanding goal Indians found ways to break in India 3-0 victory over down the crowded Polish dePoland in a group league fence to pump in three goals. match. India lead the Pool A It was Poland who earned table with maximum six th first penalty corner in the points from two outings, fol20th minute, but captain lowing by World champions Pawel Bratkowski's rising Australia and Pakistan, who drag-flick was palmed away have three points from the by goalkeeper P R Sreejesh. first fixtures and meet toYuvraj opened the scoring for India as he capitalised on

a lucky break in the 23rd minute, when a long diagonal ball deflected towards him off a defender's stick and he made no mistake in flicking it past the hapless goalkeeper. India impressed little with their three penalty corners in the absence of Rupinder Singh, who is recuperating from an injury. Sardar increased the lead in the 41st minute with a stinging reverse drive from the top of the scoring circle into the left corner of the goal. Devindar Walmiki then scored his second goal in successive matches in his debut tournament by deflecting in a diagonal ball from Chinglensana Singh in the 52nd minute.

We need to score more goals, says Sardar Singh

India blanked by New Zealand A

NTWERP (BELGIUM): After putting up a good fight against Belgium in the opening match of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi- Final, India went down fighting against New Zealand and lost the game 0-5 in the second match of the tournament. The match between the two teams turned out to be exciting as the teams were seen in complete action not letting the other team take easy advantage of the scoring prospects. In the first quarter of the game, India was seen attacking from both the flanks trying to penetrate the net but was impeded by the New Zealand defence. It was New Zealand eves who took the early lead in the 10th minute and scored the first goal of the match with a rebound shot through Gemma Flynn. The Indian eves managed to keep the ball possession but unfortunately failed to convert the opportunities in goals. By the end of the first half,

Indian women hockey team player vies for the ball during Pool B match of the World League Semi Final against New Zealand in Antwerp on Tuesday. the scores were in favour of New Zealand 1-0. With New Zealand dominating the first half, the second half of the game started with both the teams showing their fine defensive skills. Although, the Indian eves posed a tough challenge to New Zealand and looking for gaps to sneak in goals, New Zealand continued to attack as Olivia

Merry surged ahead and smashed a reverse stick shot in the 18th minute taking the scores to 2-0. The third quarter was an intense game where both the teams continued to fight and pressed forward to create some good moves in order to put the ball in the nets. However, New Zealand maintained its good attack.

morrow. "Poland is the tough team and pack their defence well. It took some effort to get past them," said Sardar, adding that his team has a lot of tough work to do."We are improving and we need to do a lot to that. We need to score more and more goals," said the Indian captain, who seemed pleased to have got his name on scorers' sheet. "It's been a while since I scored a goal and this was a nice conversion," he added. After their narrow 3-2 win over France, India were confronted with an ultra-defensive Poland outing.

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Anand outplays Vachier-Lagrave; jumps to joint second spot By Our Chess Correspondent

TAVANGER (NORWAY): Former world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a thumping victory over French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to jump to joint second spot after the end of the sixth round of Norway Chess tournament, which is a part of the Grand Chess tour. Anand took his tally to 4 points out of a possible six following a crushing victory and the Indian ace seems to be getting better as the tournament is progressing. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria strengthened his lead at the top with another victory at the expense of Alexander Grischuk of Russia. The Bulgarian took his overall tally to 5.5 points with his fifth win in the strongest tournament of the year. The other games of the sixth round ended in draws. Anish Giri of Holland played a long theoretical line yet again and drew with Levon Aronian of Armenia, Jon Ludvig Hammer of Norway signed peace with Fabiano Caruana of Italy while World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway could not get past the solid defences of Hikaru Nakamura of United States. With three rounds still to come, Nakamura and Anand share the second spot on four points each while Anish Giri is alone in fourth spot fourth on 3.5 points. The trio of VachierLagrave, Aronian and Caru-

ana are on joint 5th on 2.5 points while Carlsen shares the eighth spot on two points each and Hammer is currently last with 1.5 points in his kitty. Anand stole the day's honours with a brilliant game. It was a Bishop sacrifice out of a Sicilian Najdorf that caught everyone's attention in the middle game. Interestingly, a similar sacrifice in the exact same variation had occurred in a recent top game between David Navara and Grischuk. And, as it turned out, both players were aware of that. "We both remembered Navara-Grischuk, but I couldn't remember the details," said Anand. "I couldn't make it work at first. I was surprised that he allowed it. It was a safe sacrifice, because I always had at least a draw." There followed some amazing tactics, but in every single line White was winning. "This is positional chess in the Sicilian!" joked Anand in the post-game chat.

Bronze winner sends England to quarter-finals O

TTAWA : A stunning second-half winner from defender Lucy Bronze booked England a spot in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Norway on Monday. England, ranked sixth, had fallen behind to a 54thminute goal for 1995 champions Norway off a Solveig Gulbrandsen header. But second-half goals from Steph Houghton and Bronze gave England their first win in the knockout round of a Women's World Cup. "Bronzie was outstanding today. She recovered from a couple of errors in the first half that nearly cost us and KB (goalkeeper Karen Bardsley) came to our rescue," said coach Mark Sampson. England next play hosts Canada on Saturday in Vancouver. "It's a real sense of pride for the team, to show that character and resilience to come back from a goal down in this tournament," said Sampson. "We're ready for a big quarter-final and determined to keep this journey going." Sampson made four changes to his starting lineup

Colombia's Angela Clavijo (13) stretches for the ball in front of United States' Lauren Holiday during first half FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer action in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with midfielder Katie Chapman, defenders Laura Bassett, Bronze and Claire Rafferty all coming on. But in a drab first half, Norway had the most chances, with Bardsley keeping England's sheet clean, superbly

denying Isabell Helovsen early as England struggled in the Ottawa heat. 'Nice tactical changes' Back after the break, Norway broke the deadlock with Gulbrandsen, 34, heading in off a corner for a goal.

LEWIS HAMILTON REFUSES TO RECOGNISE NICO

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ROSBERG’S MONACO GRAND PRIX VICTORY

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How is Lewis Hamilton dealing with Nico Rosberg reducing the margin of his World Championship lead? And how did the German react when he saw a magazine headline handing his Austrian Grand Prix crown to his teammate?

EWIS Hamilton is a cluey bugger and he’s worked out an easy way to brush aside his teammate and main rival Nico Rosberg. Just erase his achievements from history - starting with this year’s Monaco Grand Prix. Mercedes’ calamitous decision to haul runaway leader Hamilton into the pits late in the race ultimately cost him

been a pretty good year so far,” Hamilton replied. “He has done Barcelona and here, two out of eight isn’t too bad really. I’m happy with that. I have only had a couple of weekends where I have not been the strongest. Seven poles out of eight is pretty decent and perhaps without Monaco it wouldn’t be as close as it is now.”

Christian Horner has come up with a rather simple solution to sort out the sport’s issues.The Brit, who oversaw 16 successful Formula 1 campaigns during his time at Ferrari, Honda, BrawnGP and Mercedes, is the man Horner believes should be employed to oversee the sport and write its rules. “I think the Strategy Group is fairly inept,” Horner said. “I keep saying it and I will ROSBERG HAS THE LAST repeat it again now: It is the LAUGH commercial rights holder and Hamilton may have talked the governing body to decide the talk, but it was certainly what F1 should be and then Rosberg who walked the walk BRAINS AND BRAWN put it on the table to the teams in Spielberg over the week- We’ve heard plenty about and say ‘this is what we want end. how ineffective Formula 1’s the product to be, these are But you could have been strategy group is, and now the rules, this is the entry fooled if you had only paid at- Red Bull team principal form’.

victory in Monaco and it seems the reigning world champion hasn’t let go of the tragedy just yet. When informed by the Guardian that he had been unable to put a space between himself and Rosberg in the championship race, Hamilton got his guard up. “Not really, when you think about the places where points have been lost, it has

Barcelona finds a wew ‘Xavi’ in Simmons M

ADRID: As we all know that the Barcelona fans with a very heavy heart bid goodbye to one of its most successful midfielders Xavi as he left for Qatar to join AlSadd on a two-year deal. Sources reveal that Barcelona has already found a new replacement for Xavi in a wonder kid from the club’s youth squad who coincidentally shares the same name with the Spanish legend and plays exactly like him. Xavi Hernandez anchored the Barca midfield for 18 seasons and holds a record of winning 28 trophies which no other Spanish footballer has been able to achieve. He also made 133 international appearences for Spain, and has won two Euro Cups and the 2010 World Cup. A video shows 12 year old Xavi Simons who plays for the club’s youth side exhibiting good skills and deceiving

Xavi Simmons three defenders with a brilliant through ball. Xavi Simmons is already a famous name in Barcelona as the team officials accentuates that this boy has huge potential to make it big in the footballing arena one day. He is very hardworking and always runs after the ball. He has also captained the youth side and has been successful. There is a very interesting

story behind the naming of this wonder kid. He was born in Amsterdam in the year 2003. His father is a former footballer Regillio Simons and is a huge Xavi Hernandez fan. Peggy her mother also follows Xavi very closely and happens to be a crazy fan. Therefore they named their son after the legendary Barcelona midfielder.

Liverpool hold talks with Firmino, Bacca and Rondon T

he club h a v e widened their search for a new striker to three South American targets after deeming Christian Benteke's £32.5million asking price too expensive. Brazilian media outlet Globoesporte has reported that an £18m deal and a fiveyear contract has been agreed for Firmino but Sky Sports News HQunderstands this is not yet the case.

Hoffenheim player Firmino is currently on Copa America duty with Brazil and is seen as an ideal replacement for Raheem Sterling – should he leave the club – with his ability to play across the front three. Bacca is another player on Liverpool’s radar due to his prolific form for Sevilla and Colombia. It is believed he would command a fee in the region of £20m. He scored 28 goals last season, including two goals in the Europa League final. Liverpool are also pursuing Rondon, who plays for Zenit St Petersburg and rep-

tention to Red Bull’s presumptuous publication “The Red Bulletin.” Seemingly printed in advance and predicting a Hamilton walkover, the magazine was distributed after the race with a large picture of the world champion Brit adorned by the headline “HAMILTON WINS … IN SPIELBERG 2015.” Awkward, right? Despite having every right to be offended, we’re rather glad Nico Rosberg saw the funny side.

resents Venezuela at international level. Rondon, who would cost £15m, scored 20 times last season as Zenit won the Russian title. Liverpool have also been linked in the media with Monaco centre-back Aymen Abdennour but Sky Sports News HQ has been told they do not intend to make a move for the player. Sky Sports News HQ also understands there is currently no interest in Inter Milan's attacking midfielder Mateo Kovacic and as of yet there has not been a second bid made for Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne.