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IT IS NOW REVEALED THAT THE SIX-YEAR-OLD STUDENT OF THE ELITE BANGALORE SCHOOL WAS RAPED BY TWO TRUSTED GYM INSTRUCTORS

THE LeT-LANKAN India to inform Sri Lanka about terror cloud on Colombo Pak Embassy official

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here could not have been a worse nightmare for parents of the children studying in a top Bangalore school where a six-year-old girl was raped by two staff members. With the police on Tuesday proclaiming that the minor was in fact gangraped by two gym instructors and not by the skating tutor, parents are in a tizzy on whether to send their wards to a school where such a heinous crime took place. “We are unsure about what is happening. Something new unfolds every day. I don't feel safe sending my child to school yet,” said a worried parent. The latest claims by police have resulted even more anxiety among parents who are now looking for a safer haven for their kids. “It is odd because I don't know who was re-

ally involved and if they have been nabbed. Are there more?” asked another parent. The Bangalore police on Tuesday arrested the two gym instructors in the case. Bangalore Commissioner MN Reddi said, “This is a case of gangrape. The incident happened on July 3.” The police also ruled out the involvement of the skating instructor Mustafa, who was also arrested in the case earlier. Reddi said, “Mustafa was not present there at the time of crime. He was arrested because of circumstantial investigation, but he has now been booked for gross misconduct in another school.” The duo have been booked under section 376D of IPC, section 4 and 5 of POSCO (Protection of Child from Sexual Offences) Act. The school was re-opened on Monday for Classes 5 to 12. I will reopen for Classes 1 to 4 on Wednesday.

Top operative of Lasher-e-Taiba Abdul Subhan who was allegedly involved in indoctrination and recruitment of youths and planning arrested by Delhi Police about a week ago.

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Luck pours in

Skies over the cachment areas have opened up, causing lake levels to rise By Khushboo Panjabi

Lakes

The BMC's Disaster Management department has reported two cases of slab collapses in Parel and 25 tree-falling cases yesterday due to the rain.

Modak Sagar Tansa Vihar Tulsi Upper Vaitarna Bhatsa Middle Vaitarna

LAKE LEVELS

Fully supply Lowest Level in level in drawable level metres as on metres in meters July 29 ’14 163.15 128.63 80.12 139.17 603.51 142.07 285.00

143.26 118.87 73.92 131.07 595.44 104.90 220.00

Total rainfall in MM

160.22 974.60 123.90 983.00 76.93 1574.00 139.39 1793.00 597.57 840.20 118.78 1094.00 257.53 505.60

consistent heavy rainfall in the city and surrounding areas for the last couple of days has led to a considerable increase in the water levels across all the lakes that provide water to Mumbai. According to civic data, the content of usable water in the seven lakes together — Modak Sagar, Tansa,Vihar, Tulsi, Upper Vaitarna, Bhatsa and Middle Vaitarna — was 4,99,669 million Continued on pg 8 «

ndia will be informing Sri Lanka about an official working with the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo who was allegedly playing a key role in planning terror strikes at the behest of ISI on the US and Israeli consulates in the southern part of this country. The information will be shared with Sri Lankan authorities by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) signed between the two countries in 2010, official sources said. NIA had last month taken over the case which was earlier registered by Tamil Nadu Police in which a Sri Lanka national, Sakir Hussain, was arrested following a tip-off from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Hussain was accused of having entered India with a mission to carry out reconnaissance of the US Consulate in Chennai and the Israeli Consulate in Bangalore. The information under MLAT, which has been cleared for Continued on pg 8 «

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brother anyway,” added Siddharth. Rupesh's mother is a housewife while his father is retired and receives a measly pension of Rs 400 every month. Rupesh, a driver, earns just enough to meet ends. Rupesh is currently at a semi-private hospital at Vile Parle where people with economic constraints are given some concessions. Arvind Surve, whose family member has been admitted to the trauma centre, had similar experiences to share. “There was no drinking water in the water filter yesterday (Monday) and the air conditioner also keeps going off at times. The fans don't help. The mosquito menace is too much for us to bear,” said Arvind. Arvind also shared the horror story of how a patient, after being in the operation theatre for two hours, was not operated upon. Siddharth had also mentioned this incident The 13 storey Balasaheb Thackeray and complained about the defunt Trauma Care Hospital at Jogeshwari which air conditioners” was inaugurated last October was built Dr M Wadiwala, who is in charge with Rs 134 crore of taxpayers’ money of the Jogeshwari Trauma Centre, said, “There are no problems. The the hospital staff insisted on Rupesh surgeries are being scheduled on staying and even promised to con- priority basis and there are no long duct the surgery in a few days. waiting periods. There was a court “While we were going to get him case with regards to the recruitment discharged on Tuesday morning, of the nurses but it has been rethe doctors asked us for the reason. solved and the needful will be done. Then they said that they will do my The required posts are being filled brother's surgery by Thursday and up. There is no issue with the air asked us to stay back. But I was not conditioners.” ready to accept this verbal commitshwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in ment by them and discharged my

The BMC trauma centre has not been able to provide efficient medical services for the last one week for several reasons, including being short of support staff, but the administration is in denial about all these issues

By Shwetha Kannan

he BMC-run Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Hospital, Jogeshwari, has been fraught with issues since the last week, ranging from defunt air conditioners and swarming mosquitoes to a lack of staff, leading to patients waiting endlessly for their operations to be scheduled. As a result, quite a few of them have opted to be discharged and have shifted to other hospitals where they expect better services. One such patient is Rupesh Surve. This 33-year-old man was admitted to the hospital about ten days ago after he had a minor bike accident in which he fractured his right ankle. We were told that he would need to have a minor surgery as soon as the wounds healed. “The wounds healed within a week and we kept waiting for a surgery date. But they just kept telling us that they would let us know when the surgery could be done and went on dilly dallying. Meanwhile we saw the people around us who have been waiting for months to have their surgeries scheduled. So I enquired around and found out that the hospital does not have enough support staff for the doctors to be able to conduct surgeries. One doc-

Rupesh Surve at a semi private hospital at Vileparle after being discharged from the Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Hospital tor told me he is ready to operate but there was little he could do without enough support staff,” said Siddharth Raul, Rupesh's cousin. On learning this disheartening news Rupesh's family decided that they want him to be discharged from this hospital. “We realised that my brother's surgery is not going to happen any time soon, so there was no point

keeping him simply waiting. We brought him to this trauma centre thinking that he will get good treatment at an affordable cost. But when there is no treatment being administered, why wait unnecessarily? We might as well spend some more money but get good and assured treatment for him,” said Siddharth. Despite knowing its limitations,

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Eid celebrated

and vermicelli). They also distributed gifts or 'Eidi'. Houses were decorated and special lighting shone all over. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, prayed for peace in the Muslim world on the sidelines of the 'khutba' and advised the community members to work for the betterment of the nation. id-ul-Fitr was celebrated ysterIn Mumbai, makeshift tents were Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the day across Maharashtra with put up outside many mosques to first date of Shawwal - the tenth traditional fervour and zeal. Most shelter people coming to offer month of the Hijri calendar - every Muslims thronged mosques to offer prayers, as there were heavy showyear. special prayers or 'khutba' even as ers in the morning hours. In neighbouring Thane district, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Muslims offered congregational other parts of the state. greeted people on the occasion and prayers in areas like Mumbra, wished for peace and prosperity in Young members of the Muslim community seen happily embracing each other, yesterday. Dapodi and some parts of Kalyan the coming year. town. The mass prayer, which has In his message, Governor K leged by Muslims in the month of donning traditional attire, greeting been traditionally held at Thane Sankaranarayanan said that the Ramzan should be seen as an ex- each other and offered visitors their city's Golf Club ground every year special delicacy, 'sheer khorma' (a was cancelled due to heavy rains practice of giving away charity to ample and be followed by all. Vikas Sabnis Members of Muslim community, sweet preparation of milk, dry fruits and water-logging. help the poor and the underprivi-

Goodwill, prayer and feasting marked Eid in Mumbai, with even heavy rains being seen as God's blessings

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By Yatin Ingle

No sir, not to express our protest against the riots in UP! Our agitation is only against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

ore than a week after the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) included the names of the 14 colleges with sub judice cases in the Bombay High Court (HC) were included in the first CAP round, leading 7,500 prospective engineering students to enroll in these colleges, the DTE has finally woken up. It has instructed colleges to display every official notice on its notice boards. If any department does not abide by this rule, the DTE is liable to take strict action against the college. On July 16, the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) declared the first CAP round for engineering students and these 14 colleges were included. Thousands of students enrolled for admissions. The col-

admissions. Now the DTE has woken up to this, but it should also come up with a plan for the students who will lose their admission if the court rules negatively against the colleges.” All the 14 colleges are affiliated to the Mumbai University (MU) and located in Mumbai. Top colleges from Thane and Navi Mumbai, also under the scanner, have been alwill be easily visible to students lowed to open for admissions. and parents visiting the college. The ADC spoke to the director of Strict action will be taken against the DTE, S K Meshram, who the colleges that do not follow this said, “Considering the colleges did order.” not display the DTE and HC notices, Speaking to Vaibhav Narvade, a we have sent them a direct order to member of the Maharastra Univer- do so. These notices should be vissities and College Teachers Associa- ible to parents and students betion, he said, “These colleges had cause they have to be informed hidden the DTE notices so that they about the issues concerning the could get admissions. This has re- college where they are seeking adsulted in resulted in undependable mission.”

Notices on board! The DTE warns colleges to display official notices in order to keep students and parents informed leges accepted the admission applications, gave admissions and but later declared that the admissions are temporary/provisional until the HC's verdict. But after the DTE noticed the malpractice in these colleges, it has issued an order against them. The order states: “Considering the HC's pending decision these on the status of these fourteen colleges, they should put up notice boards which

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I have changed my name from Sheetal Kailash Gupta, to ‘Shetal K Guptaa’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 13470) Dated: 24/07/2014. C-16865

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I have changed my name from Ishani Shubam Guptaa, to ‘Isshane Guptaa’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 13490) Dated: 24/07/2014.

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C-16866 I have changed my name from Leena Jay Khincha, to ‘Leena Jain’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 12350) Dated: 10/07/2014. C-16867

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days. Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised. C-16862

I have changed my name from Shrenikkumar Ishwarlal Roliya to Shrenik Ishwarlal Roliya as per Affidavit dated: 29 July 2014 C-16868 I have changed my name from Vijay Ramanlal Shah to Vijaykumar Ramanlal Shah as per Affidavit dated: 29 July 2014 C-16869

NOTICE

I have changed my name from Utpala Utpalkanti Bajpai to Nilotpala Utpalkanti Bajpai as per Deed Poll Affidavit. C-16870

Notice Form-B. Notice Under Rule 04 of The Rules for Licensing & Controlling Places of Public Amusements (Other then Cinemas) & Performance for Public Amusements Including Games Rules 1960. Date from 30-07-2014 to 13-082014. Please take notice that Shri. Nilesh Rajendra Singh owner of M/s. Sai Krippa Video Parlour situated at Vikhroli (East), Mumbai-83 has applied to the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai for Grant of Police No Objection Certificate for Location of the Proposed Video Game Parlour at Shop No. 2, Laxmi Estate, Opp. Vijay Masala, Station Road, Vikhroli (East), Mumbai-83 and bounds as Under 1. On or Towards the North - shop 2, Sauth-Road, 3. East-Shop, 4. West-Vijay Masala. Notice is hereby given that any person having objections to the grant of a No Objection Certificates as aforesaid should lodge his objection in writing with the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai (Theater Branch) not later than 15 days. Any objection received after that, shall not be taken in to consideration given under my hand and seal this. Date 30-072014. Sd/-, Sr. Police Inspector, Room 10 (Theater Branch), Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai. C-16872

I have changed my name from Utpal Pijush Bajpai to Utpalkanti Pijush Bajpai as per Deed Poll Affidavit. C-16871 I have changed my name from Dipak Nagaji Savala to Deepak Nagji Savla as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 11th July 2014. C-16873 I have changed my name from Nagaji Lalji Savala to Nagji Lalji Savla as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 11th July 2014. C-16874 I have changed my name from Bhanuben Nagaji Savala to Bhanuben Nagji Savla as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 11th July 2014. C-16875 I have changed my name from Sumitra Joshi to Sumitra Devi Joshi as per Affidavit dated 20th July’ 2014. C-16876 I have changed my name from Chandani Baldev Bathija to Chandni Baldev Bathija as per Affidavit C-16877

PUBLIC NOTICE Smt. Sunita Arjun Gohil having add: G-02 Vansayali Co-op. Hsg. Soc., Kharigaon Saibaba Nagar, Bhayandar (E). Dated 157-2014 at around 4.30 p.m. while I was travelling in autoriksha from Bhayandar station to my house. I lost my original share certificate No. 02. I lodge a police complaint Navghar police station. Reg. No. 1248/2014 dated 27-072014 if anyone found please contact above address.

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Chandubhai Lavjibhai Bhavliya, to ‘Chandubhai Lavjibhai Chauhan’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 12134) Dated: 17/07/2014. C-16863 I have changed my name from Nimuben Veljbhai Rathod, to ‘Nirmala Chandubhai Chauhan’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 12651) Dated: 17/07/2014. C-16864

I have changed my name from Urjaram to Urjaram Nainaram Patel as per Affidavit C-16883

I have changed my name from Shailendar Kumar Yadav to Shailendar Yadav as per Affidavit C-16901

I have changed my name from Manju to Manju Urjaram Patel as per Affidavit C-16884

I Sunny Nilesh Chheda have changed my name to Soumil Nilesh Chheda as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16918

I have changed my name from Haseena Begum to Halima Hashmi as per Affidavit

I, Urjaram Nainaram Patel (Father) have changed my daughter';s name from, Rashmi to Rashmi Urjaram Patel as per Affidavit C-16885

I Dayashankar Shivshankar Rawal have changed my name to Dayashankar Shivshankar Raval as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Sunny to Narinder Singh as per Affidavit C-16903

I have changed my name from Rajini Oscar Fernandes to Regina Oscar Fernandes as per Affidavit C-16886 I have changed my name from Samsudduwaja Siddique to Shamshudduja Kashfudduja Chaudhary as per Affidavit C-16887 I have changed my name from Siddique Kashfudduwaja Mohd Yusuf to Kashfudduja Mohammed Yusuf Chaudhary as per Affidavit C-16888 I have changed my name from Siddique Matibunnisa Kashfudduwaja to Matibunnisa Kashfudduja Chaudhary as per Affidavit C-16889 I have changed my name from Jashuben Vinodkumar Patel to Jayshree Umakant Bhandari as per Affidavit C-16890 I have changed my name from Narbada Jaisingh Gorakha to Narmada Dansingh Singh as per Affidavit C-16891 I have changed my name from Dansingh Lalsingh to Dansingh Lalsingh Singh as per Affidavit C-16892 I have changed my name from Sneha Rangnath Sonawne to Snehabai Rangnath Sonawne as per Affidavit C-16893 I have changed my name from Meenaxi Rajesh Shah to Meena Rajesh Mehta as per Affidavit C-16894 I have changed my name from Minaxiben to Meena Rajesh Mehta as per Affidavit C-16895

I have changed my name from Sunil Premanand Varilani to Sunilkumar Parmanand Varilani as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Chunilal Shah to Rajesh Chunilal Mehta as per Affidavit C-16896

C-16878

I have changed my name from Amarjeet Babaram Rajput to Amarjeet Babaram Rai as per Affidavit C-16897

I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Mohanlal Sadiwala to Rajesh Mohanlal Sadiwala as per Affidavit C-16879 I have changed my name from Sunitaben Rajesh Sadiwala to Sunita Rajesh Sadiwala as per Affidavit C-16880 I have changed my name from Siddhi Pramod Shirgaonkar to Siddhesh Pramod Shirgaonkar as per Affidavit C-16881 I have changed my name from Asha Janardhanan Iyer to Asha Janardhanan as per Affidavit C-16882

I have changed my name from Pradeepkumar Pardeshi Kanojeeya to Pradeep Pardeshi Kanojeeya as per Affidavit C-16898 I have changed my name from Kishorkumar Ghevarchand Jain to Kishor Ghevarchand Jain as per Affidavit C-16899 I have changed my name from Vinubhai Muljibhai Patel to Vinubhai Muljibhai Gajera as per Affidavit C-16900

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I have changed my name from Mani to Charanjit Singh as per Affidavit C-16904 I have changed my name from Murjibhai Narshi Gala to Murji Narshi Gala as per Affidavit C-16905 I have changed my name from Premilaben Murji Gala to Premila Murji Gala as per Affidavit C-16906 I have changed my name from Shoukat Shashad Ahmed to Shaukat Shamshad Khan as per Affidavit C-16907 I have changed my name from Saraswati Shrinivas Dudgal to Sarasamma Shrinivas Dudgal as per Affidavit C-16908 I have changed my name from Arun Manik to Arun Manik Sonawane as per Affidavit C-16909 I have changed my name from Vinodkumar Shreedharan Nair to Vinod Shreedharan Nair as per Affidavit C-16910 I have changed my name from Maria Nathalina Mascarenhas to Nathaline Mascarenhas as per Affidavit C-16911

C-16919 I Bhanumati Dayashankar Rawal have changed my name to Bhanumati Dayashankar Raval as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16920 I Manish Dayashankar Rawal have changed my name to Manish Dayashankar Raval as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16921 I Sandeep Kumar Shyamsundar Sriwastav have changed my name to Sandeep Shyamsunder Shrivastav as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16922 I Jigar Bharatkumar Variya have changed my name to Jigar Bharat Varia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16923 I Bharatkumar Narshi Variya have changed my name to Bharat Narshi Varia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16924 I Jyotiben Bharatkumar Variya have changed my name to Jyoti Bharat Varia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16925 I Vina Vilas Temkar have changed my name to Veena Vilas Temkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16926 I Shailendrakumar Ramlat Tiwari have changed my name to Shailendra Ramlaut Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16927

I have changed my name from Leela Kantilal Kathala to Leena Ashwin Madhani as per Affidavit. C-16912

I Ushadeo Ramlat Tiwari have changed my name to Usha Ramlaut Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16928

I Jyoti Ravikant Pise have changed my name to Rashmi Rajan Velhal as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 15/05/14

I Ramlat Ramgulab Tiwari have changed my name to Ramlaut Ramgulab Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16929

C-16913 I Mr. Shivanad Vasantrao Deshpande have changed my name to Mr. Shivanand Vasant Deshpande as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/07/14 C-16914 I Mr. Virendra Kumar Sharma have changed my name to Mr. Birendra Kumar Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/07/14 C-16915 I Vivek Kesarinath Bhandari have changed my name to Vivek Kesarinath Keni as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 21/07/14 C-16916 I Akhileshkumar K. Dubey have changed my name to Akhilesh Kailashnath Dubey as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/07/14 C-16917

I Shahanaz Said Kadage have changed my name to Shehnaz Mohammad Saeed Kadge as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16930 I Said Kadage have changed my name to Mohammad Saeed Kadge as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16931 I Pravina Padurang Lad have changed my name to Shanta Pandurang Lad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16932 I Jayntibhai Patel have changed my name to Jayantilal Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16933 I Samjibhai Patel have changed my name to Shamjibhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-16934

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Pawar. They are insisting on their demand for reservation and quota in higher education and jobs. The state government recently announced extending a 16 per cent quota for Marathas and five per cent for Muslims in jobs and education ahead of the Assembly elections. However, internal bickering has now started within the ruling CongressNCP over extending similar benefits to the Dhangars. Senior ministers Madhukar Pichad and Padmakar Walvi have been vocal against including Dhangars into the ST category. According to tribal welfare minister Pichad, tribals fear that inclusion of Dhangars into ST category

will eat into their quota. However, tribal legislators, under the leadership of Pichad, have threatened to resign en masse if the Dhangars were included in the ST category. “Dhangars are not tribals. If the government includes them under the tribal category we will agitate. The government should not succumb to pressure exerted by the community,” said Pichad. Against this backdrop, Purke wrote a letter to Pawar vociferously opposing the quota for Dhangars. In his letter, Purke stated that in the recent Lok Sabha election, Supriya Sule won only by a narrow margin reportedly because of the Dhangar com-

munity's lack of support. In the Baramati constituency, the number of Dhangar voters are sizable, and so Pawar must not act under political compulsions. Purke's letter has created flutters in the political circle. The Dhangars constitute around 10 per cent of the total population in the state with an influence in more than 30 Assembly segments of western Maharashtra. Dhangars currently enjoy reservation under the Nomadic Tribe (NT) category, and are entitled for 3.5 per cent quota as per norms. However, the community members demand that their caste be included in the ST category, which enjoys seven

Dhangars to rally on Aug 1 and vote for party that gets them Scheduled Tribe status

per cent quota. Moreover, since the NT category is not recognised at the central level, the community members feel that they have been deprived of jobs in Union government services.“We have decided to vote for the party which gets us scheduled tribe status," said Dhangar Samaj Arakshan Kriti Samiti leader Lalit Bandgra. The Samiti members began their protest at Pandharpur in Solapur district on July 15, culminating at Baramati on July 21. Since then, some members from all over the state have been camping at Baramati. BJP core committee members - state president Deven-

dra Fadnavis, Leader of Opposition in the Council Vinod Tawde, senior leader Madhav Bhandari and MLA Pankaja Munde Palwe - visited the protest site and expressed support. The Dhangar community has significant presence in 78 of the 288 Assembly seats, including Baramati and Madha. Dhangars in Maharashtra now get reservation benefits under VJNT (Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes), which they say, is not enough. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recently said that the state government will have to consider views of all community leaders before taking a call.

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embers of the Dhangar community will hold a protest march in Mumbai on August 1 in support of their demand to grant Scheduled Tribe status to the community. The protesters will be dressed in their traditional attire and would come to Mumbai with their goats and sheep to participate in the march, which will begin from Byculla and culminate at the Azad Maidan. Asking him not to act under political compulsions, deputy speaker of the state Assembly has requested NCP chief Sharad Pawar not to press this issue for political benefit. For a week now, a large number of demonstrators of the Dhangar community (shepherds by profession) has been protesting at Baramati, the hometown of NCP president Sharad Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to be in no hurry to get rid of the potholes across the city roads. The civic body’s pothole tracking website yesterday reported 3,742 potholes, out of which 2,936 have been repaired. (Right) Team ADC spotted some major potholes yesterday at the Dadar Flyover and Mahim. According to BMC norms, civic engineers are supposed to assign the pothole repair work to contractors within 48 hours of them being reported. The potholes are then to be filled within the next 24 hours.

EC yet to pay 4.61 cr to BMC Expenditure incurred on vehicles and fuel By Philip Varghese

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he Election Commission (EC) always teaches one to work sincerely, ethically and within the rules. But they themselves are not following their own ethics,” says Right to Information (RTI) Act activist Anil Galgali, who recently discovered through an RTI query that the EC has till now not paid Rs.4.61 crores

to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the expenditure incurred for vehicles and fuel charges. This was revealed as Galgali had written a query asking the BMC as to how much was the expenditure

on vehicles and fuel charges which was used by Election Commission during the last five years. In reply to the query, Executive Engineer Transport (city) Ashok Khairnaar informed Galgali that in the last five years, the BMC sent a total of 119 vehicles to Election Offices all over Mumbai. “Total expenses were Rs.4,61,32,878 on vehicles and fuel charges. Their office sent the bills to respective election offices from time to time but still the bills are not paid. The highest number of vehicles were sent

by City office - 95 vehicles and amount was Rs.3,13,96,635. The office at the eastern suburb sent 13 vehicles which billed around Rs.1,10,97,821 and then western suburb sent only 11 vehicles which cost Rs.36,38,422. All three departments till now haven't got the total amount Rs.4,61,32,878 from election office which was spent on vehicles and fuel charges. I am surprised at the attitude of EC office and expect the EC to pay this amount to BMC immediately and set a good example,” Galgali said.

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Expressing surprise at shoddy probe and release of accused on bail, HC orders top Thane police officer to probe missing child case

he Bombay High Court has directed a senior police officer from Thane to carry out investigations into the case of a twoyear-old missing child after her father filed a habeas corpus petition alleging shoddy probe. In their order, division bench of justices V M Kanade and P D Kode said, “We are surprised that the

accused were released on bail and no useful information could be retrieved from them when they were in the custody of the police. It appears that proper investigation has not been done. We therefore direct Ravindra Singhal, Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Thane city, to promptly look into the matter and take steps to find out whereabouts of the child and submit the report to this Court. We direct the respondents to place before us all the steps which were taken for investigation of the case on by July 30.” According to the petitioner, 24-year-old Naresh Prajapati, a labourer from

Mulla Baugh (Manpada), on August 21, 2013 his one year and nine month old daughter Manju was abducted while playing outside their home. When the couple suspected that their child had been abducted, they filed a missing complaint on the same day with the Kasarwadavali police station under section 363 of the IPC. Thereafter the couple enquired about the status of enquiry with the concerned police officer API Thorat, said Prajapati. The petition further said that on every visit, the officer used to inform them that the accused were arrested and released on bail and that their daughter was in safe

custody. Whenever the couple insisted that they needed physical custody of their child, the officer used to drive them out of the police station. Following this, he referred the matter to senior police officers but nothing happened, it said. The matter was then referred to the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, but there also besides recording statements nothing materialised.At one stage one of the investigation, a PSI informed them that their daughter had been traced to Hyderabad and they would require to shell out Rs 25,000 to bring her back, the peti-

tion alleged. The couple said that since they were unable to collect that much money due to their poor financial conditions, things remained status quo. However, they were able to collect Rs 17,000 and approached the inspector and requested her to take the case forward but there was no progress. The petitioner said that he addressed several complaints to senior police officers and the possibility of their collusion cannot be ruled out following which he was left with no other option but to approach the High Court. The grievance of the petitioner is that though his

child was kidnapped and a complaint to that effect was lodged with the Kasarwadavali police station, no steps were taken to find out the kidnapped child. Since more than six months, whereabouts of kidnapped girl are not known. Taking into consideration all aforesaid facts, the court directed Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Thane city to immediately look into the matter. The respondents in the case were State of Maharashtra, Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Senior Police Inspector at Kasarwadavali police station, API Thorat and PSI Smt Babul.

PUBLIC NOTICE My client Mr. Dayalal Devshankar Oza Owner of Flat No. 201, 2nd floor, in Om Jai Sai Dham CHSL, near Sai Mandir, Phatak Road, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane., had lost his Original Builder Agreement dated 06th May 2003 between M/S. Shree Sai Developers and my client i.e. Mr. Dayalal Devshankar Oza, is lost by him in Auto on 21/07/2014 of which his has made a Police compliant on 26/07/2014 bearing Register No. 1244/2014. So I on behalf of my clients do hereby invite claims/ objections/third party claims within 15 days from the publication of this notice, if any person/s having any kind of claim/objection should contact P.S. Shamdasani & Associates, at Shop No. 3, Sagar Complex Bldg. No. 1 CHS, Jesal Park, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane., along with copies of such documents, proofs, in support of their claims, demands etc. If no claims is received within 15 days of publication of this Notice then it shall be assumed that the title of the said Flat No. 201 is clear and marketable and free from all encumbrances accordingly the Certificate will be issued. No claims thereafter shall be entertained. Sd/Date : 29/07/2014 P.S. Shamdasani & Associates (Advocate High Court).

The Viva College campus looked drowned in the sea. (Right) Locals joined firemen in rescue operations in flooded residential areas of the Vasai-Virar region, on Tuesday.

Flood-like situation in Vasai-Virar By Suresh Golani

the world due to heavy rains which continued to lash the round seven villages and region for the third consecudozens of hamlets in the tive day. While fire brigade east side of Vasai Tehsil have personnel, along with their lost contact with the rest of disaster management coun-

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Original Agreement entered between M/s. Mavani Builders and Shri. V.R. Nagle dated 20-051985 and Original Agreement entered between Sri. V.R. Nagle and Shri. Satyanarayan Vedula dated 25-02-1990 in respect of Flat No. C/19, admeasuring 515 sq.ft. built up on 3rd Floor, Om Trimurti Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., M.G. Road, Vishnu Nagar, Dombivli (West), Dist.-Thane are misplaced and not traceable. Mr. Pralhad Laxmanrao Kulkarni & Mr. Ashok Laxmanrao Kulkarni are the present owners of the flat No. C/19 of Om Trimurti Society. The complaint is lodged to Dombivli Police Station under missing registration No. 938 dated 26-07-2014. My client Mr. Pralhad Kulkarni & Mr. Ashok Kulkarni intend to sell the above mentioned Flat. If any person/persons has/have any objection to the sale transaction or finds above mentioned original documents, he/she/they shall inform the same in writing within 14 days of publication of this notice at below mentioned address. If any objection is not received within given period, my client will complete the procedure of sell of the above mentioned Flat. Thereafter any objection if received will not be considered. Date: 30-07-2014 (Smt. Beena M. Sansare) Place: Dombivli Advocate A/5, Sanyogita Society Pt. Deendayal Road, Anand Nagar, Dombivli (West), Dist-Thane.

terparts, have been struggling hard to rescue stranded villagers, the flood like situation prevails in several villages including Bhatane, Parol, Usgaon and Shirvali.

While several localities in Vasai, Virar and Nalasopara remained marooned in water, movement of vehicles between Shirsad Phata and Vrajeshwari on the Mumbai

Ahemdabad highway was virtually paralysed due to acute water logging. The worst affected was Sun City complex near Gaas village in Nalasopara.

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n alert of 'very heavy' rainfall in Mumbai has been issued by the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) regional centre on Tuesday, with the rains expected to intensify in the next 24 hours. "There is low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal and there is an outshore trough running from the Maharashtra coast to the coastline of Karnataka. This has strengthened the winds along the coastline and have further activated the monsoons," IMD, Mumbai director V.K. Rajeev told PTI. The IMD expects "very heavy" rainfall in Mumbai and the Konkan region over

the next 24 hours, he said. "We expect that the rainfall in Mumbai will exceed 7 cms and will remain in a range of 7-14 cms. There are, however, a couple of areas in Thane district and Konkan region which might witness showers upto 24 cms," Rajeev added. According to IMD records, in the 24-hour period till Tuesday from 8.30 a.m. on Monday, Santa Cruz recorded 48.3 mm rainfall and Colaba had 26.6 mm. Meanwhile, the Tulsi lake, one of the six major reservoirs from which Mumbai receives its water has started overflowing. It had begun overflowing last year from July 12, a civic official said.

As of today, water in seven major lakes — which supply water to the city -- is 4.99 lakh million litres (enough to last for about four months) compared to 11.48 lakh million litres last year, according to BMC records. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had announced a 20 per cent water cut earlier this month to cope up with water crisis arising due to 'poor rainfall' in the city last month. The civic body is expected to assess the latest situation of the availability of water on July 31, and further action will be taken based on the assessment report, a municipal official had earlier said.

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It has come to light that after the alleged rape, the DIG swapped the model-victim’s phone for a new one

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other content that was exchanged between them over day after grilling IPS of- a period of time. If this turns ficer Sunil Paraskar, ac- out to be true, then there will cused of raping a be the added charge for demodel-turned-actor, investi- stroying evidence after comgators are now tracing the mo- mitting the crime, said the bile phone which the victim officer who is privy to the onclaims the officer had taken going probe. from her after the alleged rape, When the ADC tried to seek to cover his tracks. In return, official corroboration of he gave her a new phone. whether investigators are This move, said a police tracing a phone which the acsource requesting anonymity, cused might have taken from was to destroy evidence in his victim, Deputy Commisthe phone, like messages and sioner of Police (headquar- Sunil Paraskar

ters) Sharda Raut hung up the call saying, “I am busy in a meeting.” There was also no reply, till the time of going to press, to the SMS sent to Raut's firm seeking confirmation about the Paraskar's alleged act of switching the phones. On Monday he was grilled for nearly four hours and his statement was recorded. Paraskar, who had arrived at the headquarters alone to record his statement at about 12.30 pm, was questioned by

Sena MLA almost extorted By Priyanka Dhomse

hiv Sena MLA from Ovala-Majiwada has filed a complaint against a 40year-old female foreign national and her husband for trying to extort Rs 1 crore from his family under the threat of defamation. According to the complaint, Mary Louis and Sanjeev Sharma had contacted the secretary of the Yuvasena, Purvesh Sarnaik, a few months ago through Facebook saying that they would like to work for the Yuvasena. Mary, who claims to be from Australia, and Purvesh,

Continued from pg 1 « sending to Colombo through diplomatic channels, names Amir Zubair Siddiqui, Consular (Visa) in the Pakistani Mission in Sri Lanka as the main conspirator who was involved in a conspiracy with some Lankan nationals for carrying out terror attacks on the two consulates, the sources said. Repeated attempts to obtain comments from the Pakistani High Commission's Visa and Information sections failed as there was no reply. However, earlier, its Press Attache Muhammad Daud Ehtisham was quoted as saying that Pakistan and its state institutions are responsible entities and do not indulge in such activities. Siddiqui is not a new name for IB as his name had cropped up earlier in 2012-13 when security agencies picked up one Tameem Ansari, a frequent flier between Trichy and Colombo. Ansari was arrested after six months of surveillance in 2012. A small trader who sent, among other things, potatoes and onions to Sri Lanka, Ansari was in touch with Haji, a Tamil- speaking Muslim from Colombo. However, after his business failed, one

son of Pratap Sarnaik, met at a Mumbai hotel on May 17. At this meeting Purvesh learnt that she was 40 years old and, therefore, denied her entry. This news made her angry and she demanded Rs 1 crore and threatened to defame the the Sarnaik family during the upcoming Vidan Sabha elections if he failed to produce the money. The complaint filed at the Vartak Nagar police station, Thane, states that he woman has also created a fake account in the name of his father Pratap Sarnaik to be able to contact the Sarnaiks' friends.

A senior police officer at Thane said, “We have registered an extortion case. The woman has not been identified but the Mumbai Cyber Cell has managed to track her email id and the phone number that was being used by the woman. The case was then transferred back to the Vartak Nagar police station. We are also investigating the nationality of the woman, to find out whether she really is Australian or not.” “The couple has not been arrested yet but a case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act,” added the police.

THE LeT-LANKAN ANGLE Haji allegedly introduced him to Siddiqi in the Pakistan mission in Colombo, and his second in command, Shaji. After reportedly brainwashing him, Siddiqi roped him in to take videos of the Nagapattinam port, the ships that berthed there, the topography and other dimensions as well as Mallipattinam, traditionally a landing point. His name again figured after IB, on a tip-off from its Malaysian counterparts, foiled an attempt by ISI to carry out terror attacks on the two foreign consulates in India. Sakir Hussain told interrogators that he had been hired by Siddiqui in Colombo as per the alleged ISI plans to conduct reconnaissance of the US Consulate in Chennai and Israeli Consulate in Bengaluru. The case was eventually transferred to NIA as overseas investigation was required into it. Hussain told interrogators that the Pakistani spy agency was planning to send two men from the Maldives to Chennai and that he had to arrange for their travel documents and hideouts. During interrogation, Hussain reportedly took the name of Siddiqui as his al-

leged handler and also said he had been chosen as he was engaged in human trafficking, making of forged passports and smuggling of fake Indian currency. Sleuths had recovered pictures of the US and Israeli consulates showing various gates and roads leading to the two premises, the sources said, and claimed that these pictures had been mailed to his alleged handlers in Pakistan and its High Commission in Colombo. Cyber signatures showed that the pictures were downloaded in a computer within the premises of Pakistan High Commission at Colombo and the same had been shared with Sri Lankan authorities, the sources claimed. Now, under MLAT, Sri Lankan authorities have been asked to share their probe details in the case. Under the treaty, both countries will provide assistance in locating and identifying persons and objects; taking evidence and obtaining statements; authorising the presence of persons from the Requesting State at the execution of requests; facilitating the appearance of witnesses or the assistance of persons in investigations,

DCP Raut and Assistant Municipal Commissioner Kala Gavit. For now the IPS officer is free from arrest for now, till July 31, when the period of interim relief ends. “The victim's statement will be recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in the first week of August,” said Date. The statement, recorded under CrPC 164 in front of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate is deemed

authentic and is admissible in court. Following a complaint by the model, Paraskar was booked under IPC sections 376(2) (rape by a police officer), 376c (intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc) and 354(D) (stalking which interferes with the mental peace of a person or causes distress, fear of violence or alarm) at the Malwani Police Station on Wednesday. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

Man burnt alive in Thane By Priyanka Dhomse

48-year-old man was beaten up by his coworkers and burnt alive later at Spectra Motors in Sawarkar Nagar, Wagle Estate, Thane on Sunday at around 12 am. According to the police, there was a dispute between the accused and the victim over a monetary issue with regard to the records of a pay and park auto rickshaw stand. The accused have been identified as Jamal Shaikh (24) and Rony aka Bharat Koli (28), who was arrested by the police on Sunday and will soon be produced among others. Sri Lankan authorities were carrying out a probe at their end to fill in the gaps in the investigation being undertaken by India besides corroborating the versions of Hussain and another accomplice of his, Mohammed Hussain Mohammed Sulaiman, who has been arrested by Malaysian authorities who stumbled upon the plot when its Special Unit was probing money laundering and human trafficking cases. A Sri Lankan citizen, 47year-old Sulaiman is wanted in India for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy, acts done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention, possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes, terrorist acts, and raising funds for terrorist acts. He is considered crucial for the investigation. Sulaiman has told Malaysian authorities that he had received instructions to assist two men in the planned attacks on the consulates. The sources said that the apparent strategy being followed by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was to rope in Muslims from Sri Lanka for executing their plans to give credibility to the deniability factor that it was not involved in any way.

in the court. As per the information provided by the Wagle Estate police, the victim, Raju aka Rajendra Gulab Jagtap (48) was looking after a pay and park auto rickshaw stand in front of his house, and had hired accused Shaikh two months ago to look after the accounts of the parking space. From July onwards, the accused allegedly had begun malpractices in maintaining the account. The victim soon realised this and thus was beaten up by Shaikh and his friend Rony after an argument over the accounts. The two accused then burnt the victim alive

and fled the spot. “Rony is a local while Shaikh is from Uttar Pradesh and had came to the city two years ago in search of a job,” said A Kshirsagar, Senior Police Inspector from Wagle Estate police station.The accused have been booked under section 302 (Punishment for murder) and 201 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the IPC. “Further investigation is on as accused Shaikh is absconding and our team is searching for him,” added Kshirsagar.

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litres yesterday. Bhatsa, which supplies 1,715 million litres of water to the city on a daily basis, received 247 mm of rainfall yesterday. Modak Sagar – 216 mm, Tansa – 276.80 mm and Upper Vaitarna – 145 mm. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the city for another 24 hours. “There is low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal and there is an outshore trough running from the Maharashtra coast to the coastline of Karnataka. This has strengthened the winds along the coastline and have further activated the monsoon,” IMD Mumbai director V K Rajeev said.

Party-hopping season begins

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seat sharing in Western Maharashtra districts like Sangli. hiv Sena yesterday forti- The Sena is apparently not fied its claim over As- keen on sharing more than a sembly seats in Sangli by couple of seats. welcoming former NationalOn the other hand, the ist Congress Party (NCP) MLA state BJP unit has deployed from Khanapur Assembly its dedicated cadre to exconstituency into party fold. pand, set up booth level party The Sena and its long stand- support base and cadre moing ally, the Bharatiya Janata bilisation in 26 key districts of PartyBJP, are haggling over its party's 52 districts. These

full-time party workers will work behind the scenes in expanding party base by mobilising Assembly seats where it feels it has chances of winning. The Sena has also strengthened its political base in the Konkan region by roping in NCP MLA Deepak Kesarkar. The state BJP leadership on the other hand is quietly

Aam aadmi suffers AAP condemns violence in Karnataka over Yellur signboard

he Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has condemned the violence that erupted following the removal of a pro-Maharashtra signboard at Yellur village in Karnataka. “India is a country with religious, ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversities. AAP believes that stirring up violence in the name of language and state borders is condemnable. Often, violence is incited for political

gains and the result is that the aam aadmi (common man) suffers. This exploitation of emotive issues must stop," the party said in a statement here. “We appeal to all citizens to keep calm and not fall prey to divisive forces. We also appeal to the State of Karnataka to ensure that the police force exercises restraint in handling protests," the party added.

Last Friday, the Belgaum district administration had demolished a signboard at Yellur village near Belgaum which proclaimed that the village belonged to Maharashtra, triggering protests in Kolhapur, where Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses were stoned. Police also lathi-charged a group of pro-Maharashtra supporters who engaged in stone-pelting at Yellur.

CM: Cong-NCP alliance is ‘pucca’ This will help to garner secular votes and keep communal parties at bay

UMBAI: Confident that the Congress and the NCP will be able to sew up a "respectable" alliance for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday said the larger goal is not to split the secular votes to keep the communal parties at bay. He also sought to play down the "rebellion" within his government and hoped that senior Congress leader Narayan Rane, who recently resigned from his cabinet, will chose to "prioritise" the people of Maharashtra ahead of "personal ambitions". Chavan, who has been a Chief Minister for the last three and half years, hit out at Shiv Sena over one of its MPs trying to force feed a fasting Muslim, saying people of the state would have to chose whether they want to hand over the government to a party which "believed more in violence and intimidation than in democratic norms". Talking about pre-poll alliance, Chavan, an aerospace engineer-turned-politician in an interview to PTI said, "We have a seat sharing agreement in place. We will have it this time too, but it can be based only on mutual respect and cooperation". He said that in the end, both parties wish to work for Maharashtra, so there is no

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"We cannot have a onesided alliance or we cannot have an alliance where one party is humiliated. That is all I said. I never said that we would want to go alone. That option is always with either party. But our point was that it should be a respectable alliance based on history. And it should be based on their relative performance of the two parties in the previous elections. And it should seem to be respectable," he said. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Asked if an alliance was infundamental conflict. deed necessary to come back "I am confident we will to power, Chavan said a new come to an agreement and situation has developed post fight the election together The 2014 Lok Sabha polls. whole rationale of going in for Maintaining that they an alliance by a secular party never expected a massive delike Congress or a supporting feat like the one experienced party like NCP, is that when in 2014 LS elections, he said we fight against each other, they are trying to regroup, we divide the secular vote and analyse, introspect as to what communal party benefits. went wrong, how they should The whole rationale is not to change their policy, campaign divide the secular vote". style and use of technology. The CM said both parties Chavan dismissed talk of have fought five elections in any rebellion against him alliance with each other. within the government or the "Every time elections party and said, "There may come, each party tries to im- be ambitious individuals prove its relative position by here or there but that is indemanding a larger share of evitable. Regarding Mr Rane seats. This time also a similar in particular, he is a valued thing is happening...They member of this team. During have publicly demanded 30 the last three and a half years additional seats". he has served effectively as Chavan had said Congress minister for industry. During will go into an alliance only if that time, we have accomit is a respectable alliance. plished a lot.

working on roping two prominent NCP leaders, one from Konkan region and another from Sangli district, to counter balance the Sena move. Not to be left behind the NCP too welcomed Samajwadi Party's lone MLA Sharad Gavit from Nandurbar district into the NCP fold yesterday. Sources in the state BJP disclosed that the party has deployed its full-time dedicated party cadre in all the 288 Assembly constituencies, including the 26 key constituencies that it has singled out for special focus. The more than hundred-odd party cadre who have been roped in will be expected to seek party tickets on their own. They have been strictly

Deepak Kesarkar (NCP MLA)

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asked to refrain from approaching the media and work behind the scenes in raising the party apparatus where none exists. Between August 1 to August 5 the party cadre are expected to tour each assembly segment and

assess the political situation there and report back to the party leadership. Besides this the party has deployed its Union Ministers and Ministers of States where it is in power to lend more organisational support.

Modi will get a chance to redeem himself on I-Day

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JD(U) tie-up with Lalu’s RJD A

FEW years ago, Bihar leader Lalu Prasad Yadav had popular support. His party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), took over rule in the state. Today his party and himself have become a non-entity. And thanks to conviction by a court in a criminal case, he has also lost the right to sit in the Parliament. But strangely enough, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is seeking his help in the ensuing state assembly elections. It looks like the Nitish Kumar has become hopelessly desperate. His attempt to get Lalu Prasad to his side is like a drowning man clutching at a straw. He has not been able to, it is evident, realise that any tie-up with Lalu Prasad will not help his party in the state. He keeps cracking jokes, making loud optimistic speeches, but thanks to criminal conviction, he has become a non-entity. His party today will not be able to provide any help in winning elections in Bihar. In fact, any association with him may harm the JD(U) in the elections. Former Bihar chief minister and JD(U) senior leader Nitish Kumar himself does not seem to have much chance in Bihar. He is putting a brave face and posing a challenge to Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Congress, a cleaner party than the JD(U), was decimated by Modi magic. Instead of having personal hatred against him, he should have been supportive. A rally or two in Bihar by Narendra Modi is enough to get the BJP victory in the elections. People are likely to judge Nitish Kumar by the company he keeps...

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T looks like the growing unease over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on burning issues of the day is getting to him. Last week, select journalists were called in for a debriefing session by no less than three ministers and all on the same day! Let’s not name the ministers because they wish to remain anonymous. It’s sufficient to say that two of them are cabinet ministers and one a minister of state. All three are known to be close to Modi. There was a strong note of protest in the tone and tenor of the debriefing. Why is the media going after Modi, the ministers wanted to know. Don’t journalists understand that he’s busy working? A prime minister can’t be expected to present himself to the media on every issue. Modi will talk when the time is right. He has to have something to say. He’s trying to deliver on some of his election promises. As soon as there’s something tangible on the ground, he will definitely meet the media. He came in on the promise of good governance and that’s what he’s concentrating on. Just wait, the journos were told. It’s interesting that this damage control effort happened just after two controversies involving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, the Shiv Sena, rocked Parliament and played out on television. One was the ‘chapati’ incident at Maharashtra Sadan when Shiv Sena MPs were caught on video force-feeding a Muslim catering supervisor on Ramzan fast after they had vandalized the office of the resident commissioner. The other was a Telengana BJP MLA’s unfortunate remark questioning Sania Mirza suitability to be a brand ambassador for the newly-created state because she is a ‘daughter-in-law of Pakistan’. The second controversy was particularly embarrassing because Modi’s core constituency of young India slammed the BJP on social media for insulting a sports icon. Well, Modi has an opportunity to redeem himself when he speaks from the ramparts of Red Fort on Independence Day. Let’s hope he draws some red lines for members of his own party as well as his partners and reminds all those who have been shooting their mouths off recently that there will be no economic progress without social peace and stability. Communal polarization will destroy the development plank that won Modi his impressive mandate in 2014.

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A standup comedian in the House

TANDUP comedian, now Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, is proving to be a source of huge entertainment for fellow MPs. According to colleagues, he keeps up a running commentary during Lok Sabha discussions for the benefit of those who sit next to him. He has a take on everything, a wisecrack for every speaker and pithy comments on the daily goings on in the House. But by popular vote his best crack so far has

mind where to seat its seniors like L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. After all, both have been MPs much longer than these ministers and are veteran leaders. But the BJP does not have enough seats to accommodate both unless some of the senior ministers agree to sit in the second row. Sushma and Rajnath are obvious candidates for the front row. Party circles are wondering whether Gadkari will become the sacrificial goat and make way for his party elders.

Chidambaram searching for a house in Delhi

ORMER finance minister P. Chidambaram is back in Delhi and looking for a house. He had moved to Chennai after vacating his official bungalow but it seems, he’s changed his mind. He wants to resume his legal practice and he wants to be based in the capital. Unlike another legal eagle from the Congress, Kapil Sibal, Chidambaram’s housing demands are more modest. Sibal has moved into a house in swanky Jorbagh for which he is reported to be paying a monthly rent of Rs.18 lakh. Chidambaram has set his sights Arati R. Jerath on Defence Colony where the rentals are much lower. He just needs to find a landlord been the one he is supposed to have made to willing to rent rooms to a lawyer. Rahul Gandhi. Your party has the same number of MPs as your age, he is believed to have told the Congress vice-president. Since it was HE poor turnout at Sonia Gandhi’s Iftaar said in good humour, Congress circles mainreception has become as much of a talktain that Rahul did not take offence. ing point in political circles as the absence of Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues from President Pranab Mukherjee’s Iftaar LLOCATING seats in the Lok Sabha to gathering earlier in the week. newly-elected MPs is proving to be a huge What was surprising was while the old headache for Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. She guard of the Congress was present in full is still to finalise the seating arrangement, strength, Team Rahul was conspicuous by his prompting BJD MP Pinaki Mishra to com- absence, including some of the AICC general plain on the floor of the House when he rose secretaries. Notable absentees include his to speak during the Budget debate. closest aide Madhusudan Mistry, Mohan The problem, it seems, is the front row. It Prakash, C.P. Joshi and Madan Gopal. None of has only 20 seats and many more claimants. the younger leaders like Sachin Pilot, Jitin While the Speaker’s office in consultation Prasada, etc. were present either. On the other hand, the golden oldies were with the ruling party has finally distributed the seats among the parties, it has not yet de- there: Manmohan Singh, Ahmed Patel, Ghulam cided which BJP ministers will get the privi- Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni, Motilal Vora, Anand Sharma, Salman Khurshid, Jairam Ramesh and lege of a front row seat. Ministers like Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath so on. Someone remarked that the Sonia ConSingh and Nitin Gadkari are obvious gress turned up but the Rahul Congress didn’t. Is claimants. But the party has to make up its this a pointer for the future?

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Osho’s enlightened quotes

Experience life in all possible ways -- good-

All the Buddhas have been telling a very bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winsimple fact: Be -- don't try to become. ter. Experience all the dualities. Don't be Within these two words, be and becoming, afraid of experience, because the more exyour whole life is contained. Being is enperience you have, the more mature you lightenment, becoming is ignorance. Truth cannot be defined, although it can become. Ecstasy is our very nature; not to be ecstatic certainly be experienced. But experience is is simply unnecessary. To be ecstatic is natnot a definition. A definition is made by the ural, spontaneous. It needs no effort to be ecstatic, it needs great effort to be miserable. That's why you look to tired, because mind, experience comes through particimisery is really hard work; to maintain it is pating. If somebody asks, "What is a really difficult, because you are doing dance?" how can you define it? But you can something against nature. Remain in wonder if you want the mysterdance and you can know the inner feel of ies to open up for you. Mysteries never it. God is the ultimate dance. open up for those who go on questioning. To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life Questioners sooner or later end up in a lienough that you want to enhance its brary. Questioners sooner or later end up beauty, you want to bring a little more with scriptures, because scriptures are full music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little of answers. And answers are dangerous, more dance to it. they kill your wonder.

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No dead principles can help, but only liv-

ing consciousness. Be absolutely unprincipled and just follow life. You can go on changing the outer for lives and you will never be satisfied; something or other will remain to be changed. Unless the inner changes, the outer can never be perfect. Any human being who is becoming independent of conditioning, of religions, scriptures, prophets and messiahs, has arrived home. He has found the treasure which was hidden in his own being. To be alone in the only real revolution. To accept that you are alone is the greatest transformation that can happen to you. Falling in love you remain a child; rising in love you mature. By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. Not that you are in love -- now you are love. Become more and more innocent, less knowledgeable and more childlike. Take life as fun -- because that's precisely what it is! If you take the responsibility for your life you can start changing it.

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brand advertisers and state ministries. It is very simple. Because Amitabh sticks to his commitment, he shows dedication to his work and never gets embroiled in any unpleasant controversies. Whichever films he was involved in, he made them blockbusters, with many ccelebrating platinum or golden jubilees. When he forayed into the — Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel small screen with 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', he made it a universally recognised game show. Even his home production 'Yudh' made for IF the changing political equations Sony Television has turned out to be taking shape in Bihar at the mo- a success and his performance as ment are any indication, then the the construction magnate is being next general election may very well raved about. That’s the charisma of see a straight fight between the saf- Amitabh Bachchan. — K.V. Raman, Malad fron alliance on one side and the secular combine on the other. Of course, in order that such an idea becomes a reality, the national parties, which are devoutly wedded to APROPOS ' Cleaning dirty Ganga ' the sacrosanct principle of secular- (ADC, Jul 28) , the first initiative of ism, must learn a lesson from the the then Indian PM Rajeev Gandhi NEEDLE OF SUSPICION: India has been a victim of snooping by world powers, outcome of the Lok Sabha polls of worth Rs 400 Crore went down this including America's NSA, for a long time, so it is expected that by now senior 2014. The worst sufferers were the holy river. From 1985-09, the Govpoliticians and bureaucrats will have learnt now to safeguard their information. NCP, SP, AAP and BSP, with the last ernment of India drained another Rs 1825 crore on the Ganga Action one drawing a total blank. cast a sensational expose regard- towards the likely involvement of This was the nothing but result of Plan (GAP) . Unfortunately, as was ing an the alleged case of snoop- the American secret agencies. If a sharp division in the secular votes expected, the aam aadmi had no acing in India. It concerns the official high level enquiries find some across the country. If these dis- cess to the detailed expenditure for residence of a senior cabinet min- supporting evidence, then the parate elements, setting aside the this project, naturally triggering the ister of the Government of India, Prime Minister should at once call bloated egos of their leaders, come stench of corruption . which has been found reportedly off his proposed visit to the USA Considering the history, the aam together under the leadership of the bugged with the help of a sensitive which is scheduled to take place in Congress, then the country may see aadmi are hugely apprehensive. A devise. Preliminary reports are September 2014. a truly democratic, socialist and technical appraisal in an all-India — Arun Malankar, Santacruz pointing the needle of suspicion secular govt at the Centre in mid- IIT study reveals that cleaning up the Ganga in its entirety would 2019. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz cost Rs 1 lakh crore. Parliament and in a meeting called hence is on top of the militants list The present initiative has been by the Congress – no men came ex- to make their voices heard. The envisaged to fools us. Instead, the cept Madam Sonia alone. Perhaps Home Ministry along with the CP's BJP should look into improving this was due to the low fall of the office should plan out action to de- AMITABH Bachchan needs to be navigability between Allahabad and Congress due to weakness, over- fuse acts of terrorism. People too highly commended for being ap- Haldia to facilitate water transport confident leadership of both should pass on vital information pointed as the states horticulture movement, including cruisesn to Madam Sonia and Rahul. They still they have against suspect activity to ambassador. Many actors, young ferry the essentials cheaply and atbehave like a royal family. But re- the relevant authorities to counter and old, may wonder why only tract tourists too . — Bikram Banerjea, via email member that dynasty politics of the any act of terrorism. Prevention is Amitabh is the favourite among Nehru-Gandhi family is over for- better than cure. Any acts of terrorever. Rahul Gandhi is only a liability ism should be dealt with strongly for the Congress. Under the present and these groups should be taught leadership, its chances of revival are a stern lesson if they try to toy with doomed, almost zero. The Congress our security and pride. — S N Kabra, Goregaon is gone! There is no chance of Madam Sonia to come back as a leader of the nation. She must now retire gracefully from politics or she might be forced to retire by the Con- IN order to thwart the Israeli thrust deeper into the Gaza strip, the gress people only! — M Kumar, New Delhi Hamas and Hizbullah terror groups have moved their rocket launchers inside the densely populated areas of Gaza. Their expectations about IF one looks at the international Israel not attacking the civilian picture from the point of view of parts of the city have been proved terrorism and communal violence, wrong. And now the secular press in one wonders why only Muslims are India is giving wide publicity to the engaged in conflict with those be- atrocities committed by the Israeli longing to other religions. For ex- soldiers on the Gaza civilians; siample, in Palestine it is versus the multaneously taking care not to Jews, in Myanmar it is against the write a single word about the over Buddhists, in Nigeria it is between 2,000 rockets fired on innocent Isthe Muslims and Christians, in raeli civilian population by the cutIndia opposite Hindus and Sikhs, in throat Mujahideens funded by Uighur with China and in oil-rich Islamic countries. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali Kosovo/Chechnya against Russia, DROPPED CATCHES, MISSED STUMPS AND RUN-OUTS: Pankaj Singh, both non-believers, and so on. the sturdy replacement for Ishant Sharma, who looks more like Dhoni, had bowled What inference can an independent his heart out for 37 overs but was distinctly unlucky to go wicketless - Jadeja observer draw from this worldwide THE simplest definition of noise is dropped a catch in the slips off his ball. scenario? — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali unwanted sound. This can be easily ENGLAND came back with a score. Pankaj Singh, the sturdy refound in urban areas. Mumbai is vengeance in the third test and put placement for Ishant, who looks one of the noisiest cities in the up a mammoth 569 runs, playing more like Dhoni, bowled his heart world and pollution levels reaching TERRORISM knows no language 132 decibels. During festivals, the for almost two whole days. For all out for 37 overs but was distinctly and religion. They are acts of mad- city turns into a gas chamber with that their bowling cannot be unlucky to go wicketless - Jadeja ness by people of insane mind. We burning crackers which release termed 'pedestrian' and if their dropped a catch in the slips off his are approaching the festive season. toxic fumes and gases which pose a batsmen score more than 21 runs ball. Nothing is lost yet and if our Eid will be followed by Ganesh serious health hazard to humans in an over of good length balls on batsmen pull up their socks and Chaturthi, Mumbai's biggest festi- and animals. Noise can seriously afthe stumps, one has to grin and contribute generously to the score val. Mumbai is not only the com- fect health and mental well being. bear it. Dropped catches, missed board, they can still make a match mercial capital of India but also the In spite of the enactment of the stumping chances and run-outs of it. — Dr V Subramanyan, Thane financial hub of the world which at- noise rule, no effective mechanism account for most of the massive tracts a lot of global attention, and was created for enforcement. The

Overwhelming sense of Indian fatalism PARLIAMENT will be wasting time if the reported recovery of a listening device from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's house is held in thrall for any length of time. This eavesdropping appears to be most mysterious as the minister himself claims no such devices were found and the newspaper expose was speculative. No government authority or intelligence agency knows anything. India has been a victim of snooping by world powers, including America's NSA, for a long time. By now senior politicians and bureaucrats have learnt now to safeguard their information. The two major national political parties, Congress and BJP, are likely to shout themselves hoarse on this complete non-issue and neglecting more serious matters. The sad truth is that the as a nation we are so inept in guarding our secrets that we may as well as leave these matters to an overwhelming sense of Indian fatalism. — Bhagwan Thadani, Pune

A private news channel has tele-

road traffic noise is seriously out of control in Mumbai city. It must be acknowledged that in general, people continue to suffer rising noise exposure. Authorities should understand the real problem of noise pollution and take immediate action on offenders, otherwise Mumbaikars have to face high risk of heart attack.

Secular Central government

A Herculean task

New horticulture ambassador

Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi aka Johnny Walker

Our beloved Johnny Walker I have no doubt that Johnny Walker was everybody's beloved. His inimitable acting prowess which came naturally, like leaves to a tree, and remained unrivalled except, perhaps, the other genius, Mahmood! The former's 'Jaane Kahan Mera...', 'Tel Maalish...' and the latter's 'Haam Kaale Haito Kiya Hua Dil Wale...', as an equally natural actor. But perhaps they were not purely acting, rather entertaining, accompanied by songs. But even that requires talent – to accompany the songs with nuances in abundance. But me, that is acting par excellance! It is said that Johnny Walker was a bus conductor and amused commuters with joy abundant. How I wish I were one such commuter to be regaled live. — P Chakravorty, Fort

Sonia, Rahul, time to retire AS per press reports, no Congress member sits near Madam Sonia in

QUOTE: Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied. — Zadie Smith

Make a match of it!

Picking sides

Muslims in conflict

No noise please

Real threat

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EC announces bye-poll for one MLC seat CITY

The seat was vacated by Sena's Vinayak Raut after he was elected as an MP from the Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections

By Prashant Hamine

T FAN FOLLOWING... Actor Shah Rukh Khan greets fans gathered outside his residence Jannat on Eid-ul-Fitr, in the city on Tuesday.

Salman pledges to help 100 kids with heart ailment

Superstar Salman Khan is celebrating Eid on Tuesday by announcing plans to help treat 100 children with heart condition through his charity organisation. He said that his charity organisation Being Human will get 100 of his young fans treated, who are suffering from any heart ailment. "If any kids (sic) on Facebook or twitter who has a heart condition and can't afford to get it treated, BH (Being Human) will get 100 genuine patients treated," Salman tweeted.

PIL against bifurcation of Thane district

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court by a group of local leaders and social activists opposing the government's decision to bifurcate Thane district and carve out a new district with its headquarters at Palghar. The PIL has demanded to "quash and set aside the said political decision of the government." The new district, which will come into being from August 1. The PIL is posted for hearing on Wednesday.

Heavy rains lash Thane areas

Unceasing rains lashed Thane and surrounding areas on Tuesday. A boy, who had gone for a swim with friends, drowned in the New Shivaji Nagar lake in Kalwa last evening. His body was yet to be traced, a civic official said. In another incident, a wall of a public toilet collapsed at Sanjay Gandhi Nagar in Wagle Estate area but no one was injured. Flooding was reported in Dutt Mandir locality of Rabodi, a PTI report said.

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he Election Commission of India (ECI) yesterday announced bye-elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) seat vacated by Shiv Sena MLC Vinayak Raut who has been elected as party MP from the Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency in the recent 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The election to the lone MLC seat is to be held on August 21. Raut tendered his resignation from the upper house of the state legislature on May 27 last which is mandatory for sitting members of state legislature who are elected to

Vinayak Raut, Shiv Sena MP either houses of the Parliament. Raut was elected to the upper house of the state legislature from the Elected by Members of Legislative

Bhayandar subway cost escalates by 17 cr The project cost which was Rs 41.50 crore initially has now gone up to Rs 58.08 crore; innovative micro-tunneling system to be used in its construction allows trains to travel at their normal speed while construction work is on By Suresh Golani

ore than six years after the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) floated tenders for the construction of a sub-way joining the east and west side of Bhayandar having an estimated tag of Rs 41.50 crore, the project is now expected to touch around Rs 58.08 crore. The MBMC general body recently gave its nod for cost escalation in this project owing to several factors including an 11month delay in awarding permission by the railway authorities and the subsequent increase in the length of railway platforms. The sub-way is being constructed by Punebased Ghai Construction Limited (GCL), using the innovative Pipe Arch Method (Micro-Tunneling) – a technology which allows trains to travel at their normal speed while construction work is underway. The use of this technology has made the construction of the muchneeded subway possible which had been pending for the past decade after it was officially sanctioned by the erstwhile council in June 2011. “After repeated

tender contracts floated by the Public Works Department for the construction of the sub-way using the 'Box-Jacking' method failed to evoke any response from agencies for seven consecutive times, a soil investigating test was conducted by IIT Mumbai which revealed that soil in the area was very weak ruling out the possibility of construction by the normal 'Box Jacking' method,” confirmed Executive Engineer Deepak Khambit. Fresh tenders were then floated and the three-year contract having an estimated tag of Rs 41.50 crore was awarded to GCL on May 25, 2011. In its final stages of completion, the 70m long sub-way which is being constructed on the Virar end of the suburban section of the Mumbai division of the Western Railway, will facilitate movement of light motor vehicles (LMV) and will have a pavement for pedestrians. Currently, the east and west side of Bhayandar is connected by a lone flyover which is about three kilometers away from the railway station entailing a round trip of six kilometers.

Assembly (EMLA) constituency. In the recent Lok Sabha elections, Raut defeated then sitting Congress MP Dr Nilesh Rane from the Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency by a whopping margin of 1.50 lakh votes. Rane happens to be the son of Congress Minister for Industries Narayan Rane. Raut was elected to the upper house of the state legislature on July 28, 2012 and his term as an MLC was to expire on July 27, 2018. Hence, any member getting elected in his place will effectively enjoy a term of just four years as an MLC. The electoral college for this MLC seat from the EMLA constituency has 289 MLAs. But with seven MLAs having resigned following their election to the Lok Sabha, the quota of votes needed by a candidate to win is going to be significantly less.

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MLA Pratap Sarnaik (third from left) welcoming the new MBMC chief, Subhash Lakhe (extreme left).

Subhash Lakhe assumes charge as MBMC chief By Suresh Golani

he state government has appointed Subhash Lakhe as the new commissioner for Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). Lakhe took charge on Wednesday replacing Suresh Kakani who has been posted as Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Solapur. Lakhe was earlier deputed as private secretary to Rural Development Minsiter Jayant Patil. Though the transfer has been shown as routine, it was untimely because outgoing civic chief Suresh Kakani, who joined the MBMC in January 2013, had not even completed two years out of the

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normal scheduled three-year term. Moreover, Lakhe's succession to the top civic post is the third in the past three years. The tenure of two earlier commissioners was limited to just 18 months each. While Vikram Kumar served between July 12, 2011 and January 27, 2013, Suresh Kakani's tenure ended in July 2014. Shiv Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik along with party colleagues Neelam Dhwan, Prabhakar Mhatre, Dhanesh Patil, Manoj Mayekar and Snehal Kansaria welcomed the new civic chief at the MBMC headquarters on Thursday. Additional Municipal Commissioner Shitole was also present on the occasion.

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t may not be a tall claim to assert that many of you who are reading this, might not reach the end of the article. In fact, many psychologists would indeed nod their heads in agreement. Attention is a precious commodity, and everyone in the market seeks yours. An instant Google search will show hundreds of thousands of results on this topic. Yes, I am talking about attention. Focus. With the onset of an increasingly tech-savvy populace, and a spurt in social media and audio-visual networks, distraction is merely a click or phone-tap away. Scary as it may sound, we are constantly running the risk of loss in productivity, brought about by a perturbed mind and temperament that lacks the ability to focus. “That is not me,” I hear you say. However, ask yourself, when was the last time you could pull off long periods of work without any nearby distractions, or the temptation to drift away daydreaming? A Harvard University study shows that 47 per cent of people's waking hours are spent not being in the moment—(as they are not being focused on whatContinued on pg 14 «

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I am interested in doing Chartered Accountancy in India, yet the option of going to the US to become a Certified Public Accountant also exists. I am confused. How do I make a choice? —Yash Sinhal To study in India or abroad is a personal choice. To do CA in India, one needs to register with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and appear for the qualifying examination to become a CA. You can find more details at www.icai.org. To pursue CPA from the United States, the candidate must pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination which is set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Typically the eligibility requirement is a US bachelor’s degree which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional one-year study. However it is preferred to acquire such qualification from the country you wish to settle in the future, as it helps in getting the precise education for the nature of the job, which differs from country to country. I am in the third year of my Bachelor's of Computer Application. I want to know what my career options are after this. —Rushika Jadav There are options such as MCA, MSC-IT/computer science, MBA (systems), which are related to your basic educational background, IT certifications from Sun, Microsoft, Cisco and so on can be thought of. If you intend to change your field, then mass media, hospitality, law, banking and insurance, are some of the other options where you can pursue postgraduate courses. You could also think of joining the defence, civil services or taking up a government job. Identify your ultimate career goal and then opt for a course or employment in the related field.

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only create a cycle of further mental roadblocks and distractions.

Sip on that tea! Studies have proven that a simple cup or Continued from pg 13 « two, of tea, mainly green tea or herbal tea without sugar can significantly improve our bodily well-being. Not only does it ever they're doing). uplift the mood and have a calming effect While this is a harsh reality, there are, on one’s mind, but it also increases alerthowever, simple everyday steps we can Set a timer take to increase our attention span. Here If you find yourself procrastinating over ness and sense of concentration. So go are some useful tips and tricks that could simple tasks that could be executed within ahead and grab that steaming cup, now! prove useful for those of you looking to minutes [if done with proper attention], simply increase your attention span and then impose upon yourself a set of restric- Negative reinforcement: tions to keep you on your toes. Setting an While most of the aforementioned tips can focus at work: alarm or using a stopwatch to time your- help, this one is an innovative approach to self can increase efficiency, and the psy- practise attention. Wake up. Breathe the present Giving yourself light punishments, like, Yoga needn’t be your cup of tea. Even chological pressure of an impending deadsomething as simple as meditative exercis- line could lift your attention span. And it ‘If I do not pay attention to this book I am es, or simple deep breathing exercises (10 will make you aware of the present reading, I will treat my friend/not eat my favourite snack for a month, etc’ can to 15 minutes) when practiced as soon as moment. influence the brain to act positively, so as one wakes up can be a transformative to avoid facing this unwanted outcome. experience. This start to the day helps Reward yourself reasonably facilitate a sense of ‘mindfulness’, which Even if you sustain your attention for a This method can be put to efficient use can aid in increasing one’s mental focus, in small time period, and successfully finish by innovative light punishment strateaddition to helping relax and brace oneself your tasks, you may take time off to rejuve- gies. So, there you have it. Your body and your for the events of the day that are to come. nate. However, care should be taken to exercise restraint. Thus, for every 25 min- brain are only capable of what you train it utes of successful study, a 10 minute break, to do. Remember, practice alone can undo Unplug. Pull the cord Being on Facebook, Twitter and your cell- or eating a tasty snack could be positive bad habits that the mind develops. With phone might be dear and important to reinforcement to the mind. Refrain from the right motivation and attitude, we can you. But try taking time off the world of rewarding yourself by logging onto social build our abilities to focus and pay unditechnology. Give your gadgets a break. media or checking your mail, as this may vided attention.

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My son is studying in the first year of Computer Engineering. He aspires to join a reputed university in US/UK/Canada for further study. Please advise me with the available options. —Kamlesh

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I am an 18-year-old in Class 12 (PCM). I am preparing for my engineering exam, but I want to be an animator. Kindly help me. —Debojeet Bose

You are considering two career options which are different from each other. You can pursue animation with your studies or even after your graduation, as most of the animation courses are offered by private institutes. Creativity and innovation will be the key ingredients to become successful in this field. On the other hand, engineering is a technical field (which requires you to clear the relevant entrance exams) and will expect you to focus and open career avenues related to the same. Evaluate each option carefully and then decide.

Choose a day of the week, or a set of hours wherein you are completely non-connected and engage yourself with the real world and surroundings around you. A conscious attempt to keep away from the cellphone and internet, even if one day a week, can give you an edge and help you recharge your focus-battery.

There are several highly reputed Computer Engineering graduate programmes in the US; the best universities include Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, and University of Washington, Seattle – the list is extensive. In Canada, the top colleges are University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of British Columbia, and McGill. In the UK, there are limited universities focused on Computer Engineering but several that offer Computer Science degrees. The application criteria for admissions will typically be college marks, GRE score, work and research experience, essays and recommendations. It is essential to match your university list with your academic profile through extensive research to ensure that you can get into the best programme you can.

Please give me an insight into the Top Up Programme for Business in the UK. —Tanvi The Top Up programme in the UK is for students who wish to complete their final year

in the UK after completing their diploma or certificate course in their home country. The Top Up programme for Business is offered by several universities like The Middlesex University, Coventry University, Glasgow University, The University of Sunderland and The Cardiff Metropolitan University. Each university has their own entry requirement. This depends on the course you are applying to and the university. The entry requirements for the Top Up programme are relatively relaxed as compared to the university's prescribed entry requirements for undergraduates. Their course duration is for a year for the full time courses and would have an intake of either September or January. These univer-

sities usually have an entry requirement based on their IELTS score or transcipts for their business course.

Who is the EMBA best suited for? What are the top schools in USA? —Nitin The Executive MBA is typically targeted towards middle managers, who have reached a ceiling in terms of knowledge and experience and want to improve their career prospects. The EMBA provides such managers the opportunity to stay up

to date with new technologies, knowledge and approaches, thus increasing their marketability and value in the workplace. It also allows managers to extend their skill set to important general management skills, including strategies for finance, accounting, marketing and human resources, as well as hone their soft skills, such as communication and leadership. An International programme would provide access to a global network of contacts. The top few programmes in USA are Booth School of Business (University of Chicago), Columbia Business School (Columbia University), Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and Anderson School of Management (University of California, Los Angeles).

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KIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMME Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar helps to launch Kaspersky Kids, an initiative to protect children against cyber-crime

aspersky Lab announced the launch of ‘Kaspersky Kids’ at the Ryan International School Group’s campus in Mumbai. Under the programme, the Ryan group will support Kaspersky Lab’s efforts to educate their students so that they can enjoy a safer internet experience. Kaspersky Lab will deliver online safety education through various touch points, including a daily blog (Kaspersky Daily),

threats.” Bharat Ratna and Kaspersky Lab’s brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar was also present at the launch. He announced the auction of one of his signed bats to support the noble cause of creating awareness among kids. “The internet is a great enabler. It serves the needs of curious young minds but also poses certain inherent risks. As parents, we are not just worried about the well-being and safety of

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online newsletters created especially for young audiences, training modules that can be administered by the school’s computer instructors, and on-ground engagement events and contests. Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab said, “Our mission is to save the world from all kinds of cyber-threats. We want to make the internet – the greatest innovation of our time – safe for everyone. And of course that means making it secure for our children, protecting them from harmful content and teaching them to use it wisely. This is the reason why we are starting this campaign in India: we want to reach students through their schools, educate them and increase their awareness of online

our children in the real world but also in the online world. In this context, I believe the Kaspersky Kids programme is a great initiative and will create better informed and more responsible Internet citizens of tomorrow,” Tendulkar said. Ryan Pinto, CEO, Ryan International Group of Schools said, “We are really pleased that Kaspersky has chosen to launch Kaspersky Kids from our campus. We will ensure that all our students across 16 states and 40 cities are aware of the essential dos and don’ts of being on the internet. Today almost all children, regardless of age, either play on their parents’ smartphones or access the internet on their own laptops, iPads and other devices – but they

rarely have any formal training about what to click and what to avoid. That’s why it is vital that children get a basic understanding of the principles of internet safety.” Schools will play a crucial role in making the programme successful and Kaspersky Lab plans to tie up with India’s top 50 schools by December 2014 and reach out to as many students and engage with them through periodic communication on safe online behaviour, new threats and virus alerts. By end of 2015, Kaspersky Lab wants to reach out to more than one million pupils and parents to maximise awareness. The Kaspersky Kids online newsletter contains safety tips, video tutorials, self-assessment tests for students and their parents to ensure they understand internet security. As part of the programme, Kaspersky Lab also plans to conduct contests involving parents, teachers and students, rewarding the winners with cool Sachin Tendulkar signed merchandise and Kaspersky goodies, including AV protection. India has the second largest internet base in the world and the second largest Facebook user-base after the USA and Canada. With more than 250 million internet users in India, of whom 110 million are mobile internet users, the country’s internet population base is expected to reach 519 million by 2018. Meanwhile Kaspersky Lab’s latest research on children’s internet usage preferences showed that in India about 46.6 per cent of the kids (under 18) have attempted to browse pornography. 17.2 per cent of kids have made attempts to download or access game sites in India and 11.9 per cent Indian kids of those surveyed have attempted to access sites that require payment by credit card. These findings are collated from data taken from Kaspersky Security Network, based on notifications from the Parental Control module in Kaspersky Lab security products. “This does not involve any personal information because we do not observe individual users. Instead this permits analysis of the types of undesirable content that children most often reach, giving percentages of visits across 10 different categories of websites. Because these statistics are collected anonymously we cannot know the age of the users in question but we can guess that when Parental Control modules are activated it means there are under 18s in the family. We can also identify location by country,” said Anna Larkina, Senior Web Content analyst, Kaspersky Lab. Traditionally, the categories that are considered undesirable for children have been Pornography (erotic materials), Violence and Drugs. The other seven on the list are illegal software, explicit language, weapons, gambling, anonymous proxy servers, payment systems and online games.

Book : Author : Publisher : Price :

Teenage Blues Anjaneya Mishra Jaico Rs.250

BOOK REVIEW Gayatri Sahasrabuddhe

oung Anjaneya Mishra's debut book – 'Teenage Blues Parenting Clues' is a good attempt at bridging the divide and generation gap between parents and their teens. A student of the HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mishra has tried to help parents of young teens cope and understand their wards better. This is his take on how teens think and how parents can tackle them. The book is quite unique in its concept and Mishra has covered most issues that cause conflict between teens and parents like drugs, sexuality and goals among others. The book published by Jaico, though unique in concept, can drag and gets monotonous at times. Despite its shortcomings, the book will make an interesting read

for parents who have a keen interest in improving their relationship with their kids and getting to know them better.

« GADGET OF THE WEEK

Polaroid Socialmatic instant camera By Chandragupta Amritkar

olaroid is back in focus with its inkless printing system that enables users to print stickers of their sepia-tinted images. The Polaroid Socialmatic instant camera combines the nostalgic appeal of Polaroid instant cameras with the modern convenience of being able to instantly connect and share via major social media networks using the camera’s built in Wi-Fi and Android interface. Consumers will have the choice of using the 14 megapixel frontside camera or two megapixel rear-side

Bakery treat After reading about the growing number of bakery shops in Mumbai, I decided to invade the one I was definitely looking forward to. My visit

FOOD REVIEW Maria Khatri

to Crumbilicious was full of surprises and exuberant tastes. This bake shop located in Colaba is a delicious mix of taste and flavour. Crumbilicious is accessible from any part of South Mumbai. A

cameras to capture and immediately post images to their favorite social networking sites via built in Wi-Fi. The Polaroid Socialmatic camera will allow users to select, print and share images instantly on ZINK Paper featuring the ink-free Zero Ink Printing technology by ZINK Imaging. Prior to printing, images can be touched up, edited, and consumers can add clip art, icons, or text to any image prior to printing or posting. The camera features a 4.5” touchscreen LCD display for easy navigation and an LED flash for great images even in low light. It has 4 GB of internal storage.

great ambience to treat your taste buds and enjoy the variety of treats. The must-haves here are the sea salt caramel tart, red velvet cup cake in miniature and large portions and baked yogurt in cranberry and apricot flavours. They have a lot to choose from and aren't too high on price. Crumbilicious also offers custom made cakes and home delivery. A vist here is recommend and you could also attempt to get their loyalty cards which offer you a host of benefits.

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« ADMISSION ALERTS TATA SKY LAUNCHES SCHOLARSHIP ON TELEVISION

Tata Sky, a digital Pay-TV player in the country, has taken edutainment to the next level by announcing the launch of the first ever scholarship for kids that can be availed through the television. Author and motivational speaker Chetan Bhagat has been roped in to promote the Tata Sky Scholarship Quiz – a gratifying concept of edutainment. For the first time ever, television will be the medium of participation for children to win the edutainment based Tata Sky Scholarship. Tata Sky subscribers will be able to participate in the quiz on August 15 by simply answering questions on television, with a click of their Tata Sky remote control, from the comfort of their homes. Tata Sky will roll out scholarships worth Rs 20 lakh with top 10 winners being entitled to a scholarship worth Rs 2 lakh each. Tata Sky is also launching a kid’s campaign titled - ‘Ab Bachchey Seekhein TV se…’, conveying the fact that television is a good learning aid for children. For details log on to: www.tatasky.com/scholarship

LEARN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT RUIA

Courses in Chinese, Spanish, German and Japanese languages are being organised at Ramnarain Ruia college. All these courses are conducted on Sunday mornings between 9 to 11 am. Courses are open to all. In order to promote learning of foreign languages fees for the courses are deliberately kept very low. Experts in respective languages conduct the courses. Study material is provided free of cost. The admission form is available at SMAF counter in the senior college. The classes will begin from August 10. For more information please contact: Mrudula Gokhale: 9960814911 Prasad Bhide: 9029150001 or e-mail on Prasad_bhide@yahoo.co.in

MAP TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Amit Punjabi, a young, inspiring and passionate trainer from Bangalore is now hosting the ‘MAP TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION’ workshop in Mumbai. It is a unique personal transformation programme designed to enable you to communicate with absolute power and freedom. Using the amazing cutting-edge tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Context Coaching, the programme will help each participant realise the blocks and the limiting beliefs that holds one back from communicating effectively. Get rid of your obstruction and possess the power to communicate effectively. Date, Day & Timing: August 9, Saturday 3 pm Venue: Cha Bar, Oxford Book store, Churchgate Charges - Rs 2,400 (programme investment) + 12.36 per cent (service tax) For more information Contact - +91 9812312345 log onto: www.sankalpacademy.in

‘AN INSTITUTION IS A PLACE OF BROADENING MINDS’ MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014

he Department of Environmental Science at K J Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, in association with the University of Mumbai, is organising ‘EYES 2014’ (Enlighten Yourself Every Saturday) – a series of lectures on 'environment for the future'. Eminent and multidisciplinary environmentalists from around the world will present lectures and share their experiences at the event which will be open to the general public. The lecture series will also have facility of live streaming (webcast) on the college and university websites, further widening the reach to the 700 colleges affiliated to the Mumbai University. Besides the interaction with experts and eminent scientists, the series will also enable interaction with interesting personalities like wildlife photographers, travellers, landscapists, for example, who will share their real life experiences. Experts include Dr Rajendra Singh, Bittu Sahgal, Nitin Desai, Atul Kulkarni, Manasi Karandikar, Ketaki Ghate, Dr Vandana Shiva, Sonam Wangchuk, Madhavrao Chitale, Pradeep Krishen.

By Aakash Chaudhry, Director, Aakash Educational Services Pvt. Ltd

n addition to the summer and winter, autumn, spring and rains. Indians have now acclimatised to a new season called the ‘admission season’. In this weather one gets to savour enticing advertisements from various private colleges imparting education in contrast with some slit throat cutoffs of elite nationalised institutes like the IITs, NITs, AIIMS, NLIUs, the list goes on. Since long, engineering has been the most preferred and ‘rest assured’ choice for a professional career. It has time and again been proved that engineers are highly versatile when it comes to seeking employment. India has witnessed technocrats getting into multifarious career ventures from creating a milk revolution, becoming a politician, an author, a cinematographer, a financial maestro, a cricketer or even a magician. Engineers of India have a huge spread in all verticals and across all horizontals. Getting an engineering degree was once a dream to achieve. But with the mushrooming of so many institutes pan-India, the story beyond engineering college is not very encouraging these days because lucrative jobs do not come automatically to the fresh engineers from many of these colleges. A very important question to be answered is why are unemployable engineers churned out year after year? Opportunity follows those students who select the right academic slot. “Choices are the hinges of destiny,” said Pythagoras. Especially when one is on crossroads in their career and the decision taken today decides the course of future life. Mechanical, mechatronics, EEE, electrical, computer science, IT or something else? There are a hundred plus varieties of engineering branches and sub branches available in the prospectus to select from. Deciding upon the right engineering branch is too tricky for both students and their parents. “It’s like medication; every medicine cures but this happens only when the doctor reads the symptoms correctly and prescribes the right medicine. Likewise all engineering branches lead to success – what is required is to have the right match.” Nowadays the most common method used to identify the engineering branch to apply for is to look at job statistics. This approach can’t be dismissed outright, but the pitfall is we make a major life decision based on guesswork and the future. Given today’s rapid advancements in sci-

Speaking of the environment of the future...

THE SCHEDULE FOR EYES 2014

August 2: Dr Rajendra Singh - Magsaysay Award winner on traditional methods of water conservation – Johad August 9: Bittu Sahgal- Editor, Sanctuary Asia August 23: Nitin Desai- Director, Wildlife Protection Society of India September 6: Atul Kulkarni, Manasi Karandikar and Ketaki Ghate – Oikos – Ecorestoration September 13: Dr Vandana Shiva – Navdanya movement September 20: Sonam Wangchuk – Educational reforms in Ladakh September 27: Dr Madhavrao Chitale – Water Policy of India November 15: Pradeep Krishen – Author, Trees of Delhi and Forest trees of Central India

« MENTOR’S DESK ence and technology, predictions of what the job market will look like a decade or even half a decade later, when the student graduates, are likely to be inaccurate. So it’s a better deal to stay in the present and create rather speculate future from the present. The results for JEE (main and advanced) are out and counselling sessions have started at various institutes where students will fill in their preferences and wait for destiny. But due care while making this choice is important for parents and students so that they don’t have to repent what they sow. Here are a few points to be kept in mind while attending counselling sessions and deciding what branch of engineering to opt for. 1. Student’s aim (job, higher studies, MBA) 2. Value of the college 3. Placement history of the college 4. Stream the college is known for

STUDENT’S AIM

Job If you are aiming for a core engineering job, then you can chose from one of the following branches:

Computer, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical & Chemical Information technology (sustainability dependent on government policy/ market dynamics) If you think you might want to join the services – IAS, IES, IFS – then you should focus only on streams like electrical, civil or mechanical engineering. Computers does not figure as an elective subject in the entrance examinations of the IAS, IES or IFS.

Higher Studies If you wish to pursue your higher studies in India, then choose from any of the conventional streams like electrical, electronics, mechanical, etc. But in case you are desirous of pursuing higher education abroad, then you may opt for unconventional streams such as biotechnology, pulp and paper, metallurgy, etc, where there is scope for research. MBA If you want to do an MBA, then you don’t have to be sceptical about the stream but chose the college keeping its brand image in mind, which would be of help during campus placements.

VALUE AND PLACEMENT HISTORY OF THE CHOSEN COLLEGE

The student should extensively research the placement history of the college before going for counselling.

STREAM THE COLLEGE IS KNOWN FOR

Some of the IITs and the streams they are famous for are listed below: a) IIT Roorkee – Civil b) IIT Kanpur, Delhi – Electrical c) IIT Kanpur, Bombay, Delhi – Computers and mechanical The most prestigious NITs are: a) Warangal b) Suratkal c) Trichi d) Allahabad

The Second Rung NITs are enumerated below: (i) Kurukshetra (ii) Jaipur (iii) Surat (iv) Napur Best of luck to all successful students. May they get the stream and college of their choice.

Google launches digital marketing programme

anipal Global Education (MaGE) and Google India have announced the launch of a digital marketing programme for students and professionals. The threemonth programme aims to address the growing need for trained professionals in the digital marketing space. The programme employs a blend of classroom sessions, e-learning and hands-on learning through a live project. Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a joint certificate from Manipal Global Education and Google India. Google India will provide MaGE with its contemporary training curriculum and certification standards to provide world class training. Students will indulge in a contemporary programme and receive an industry-recognised certificate, thus gaining an edge in the digital space job market. Who Should Attend? Students with a management and engineering background, professionals who want to develop digital marketing skills, existing digital marketing professionals, entrepreneurs or affiliate marketers who want to use digital media to improve their business.

Says actor Siddhant Karnick who has recently entered ‘Gustak Dil’ on Life OK as Sagar Khurana. His films include ‘Yeh Mera India’, ‘Fast Forward’, ‘Blue Oranges’, ‘Listen Amaya’ and a French film called ‘Au Revoir’ which was selected in the short film category in Cannes

did my Bachelors degree in Mass Media majoring in advertising. I hardly ever studied. I just used to learn everything by-heart until I entered into my first year of Mass Media. Then I started understanding and learning because the method of education was a lot more experiential rather than ‘mugging up’. My college is a very old one, R D National College, Bandra. I did two years of science, Computer studies and then BMM. Being an old college, the architecture was more practical then aesthetic. Also, it was a blend of old meets new. So half of the college was built half a century ago, and the new structures comparatively recently. But what it lacked in aesthetic beauty, it made up in spirit. I used to feel good when I entered the premises and I think that feeling is very important for any institute. One of the ways an institute can do that is through its architecture. An institution is a place of broadening minds. Today when I get invited to judge college competitions, I’ve noticed that newer institutes lack that special vibe. Space is a problem in this city. But educational institutes today have very block like, practically-oriented architecture where space has been utilised to the maximum, leaving little space for imagination. And isn’t imagination an important ingredient in broadening minds? That way I’ve been very fortunate; my college, located in the heart of Bandra, was spacious, open and not cluttered. Yes, I was ragged. My seniors made me dance like a dance bar girl in the canteen on top of a table. I enjoyed it though as all my ragging seniors were girls. I was nicknamed ‘chammiya’. My professors were from the media industry. They were unconventional in their approach to academic teachings and very cool. Studies were more practical and project based. We were made to ‘do’ as opposed to sit and ‘mug’, so I enjoyed studies thoroughly. I remember this one class in creative writing by Savvio Baretto, a radio jockey who was a cool professor. He asked us to report to carter road instead of our class room for one of his sessions. He asked us to walk and look around individually in silence, open our senses and minds and write a story about something we saw or experienced during that walk. My story was for the lack of a better word ‘crap’, but the lessons I learned that day stay on with me till date. And isn’t that what education is truly about? In the earlier days, gurus used to teach their shishyas under trees and forests, because of lack of infrastructure; but also to keep them connected with their surroundings as opposed to keeping them and their minds caged in the four walls.

I travelled to college on my bike. That’s where my love for bikes started. I used to carry a helmet wherever I went. In my year book, there’s a caricature drawing of me holding a huge helmet. I used to pick up another friend, who has now become a close friend in my journey of life too, and we used to bike-pool our way to college. My college life started from that moment, as I picked him up and chatted about yesterday’s happenings, as opposed to communicating on social networking applications, which in fact make us more anti-social. College life was the best phase of my life. I learned, not only by studying but by experiences and made friends who have become my soul mates. That’s another thing, friends made in college or school can truly be counted as friends for life; because of those many hours of common interests and time spent together. In a way, college invariably teaches one a lot about life, friendship, relationships. When we were in Bandra, we mostly hung out at the famous Jai sandwich stall or at Barista. But we couldn’t afford coffee there. So we would buy one espresso amongst ten of us and sit there; use their inhouse guitar and sing. My education has helped me in the nonacademic sense. Nothing I learned from books ever came in use. But the teachings of our professors, the project work they made us do taught a lot. The films we made ourselves in college on a shoe string budget taught us more than any books and that was my education and I wouldn’t trade it for any MBA or Phd.

« ALUMNI SPEAK

As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

CLUB ENERJI LAUNCHES 18

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014

‘WASTE MANAGEMENT MODULE’ T

ata Power’s nationwide energy and resource conservation movement, Club Enerji, has been working towards spreading the message of judicious use and conservation of energy across the country. In its seventh year, Club Enerji recently announced the launch of a ‘Waste Management Module’ as a part of its Resource Conservation Programme. The Resource Conservation Module lays strong emphasis on saving water, fuel, paper and electricity, and has successfully imparted knowledge on fuel conservation, water management and energy conservation to lakhs of students. The objective of the module is to educate students about the repercussions of waste dumping on the environment, and its impact on the quality of soil, air and the ecosystem as a whole. The module aims to provide a platform to more than two lakh students to share and expand their understanding, thereby, bringing about a chain-reaction that can significantly reduce generation of waste and increase efficient waste management in the country. Speaking on this initiative, Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power, stated, “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s decision makers, and it is vital to mobilise and educate them with the knowledge that will help bring about an important

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change. By mobilising the youth with the knowledge to effectively treat waste, Club Enerji aims to spread the message further to their families and reach out to the communities at large. The module also encourages students to form their own mini clubs in their societies to reach out to more citizens.” This year, to make the module a bigger success, a mass drive will be undertaken by the students. The students will collect plastic bottles and recycle them into t-shirts for Club Enerji’s ‘Energy Champions’. By educating young students about the ramifications of waste dumping, the module aims to inspire young minds to inculcate basic precautionary steps in their daily lives to combat this problem. While a lot of initiatives focus on waste reduction, effective waste management of the existing piles of waste around the world remains a topic of concern. The Waste Management Module addresses the root cause of the problem – ‘how waste is generated, how it impacts the environment, its longterm consequences, and the small steps that can be taken to curb and treat it effectively’.

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‘An institution is defined by the minds it creates’ I

nternationally acclaimed filmmaker, Shekhar Kapur, has decided to show his support for Whistling Woods International in a very unique manner. The ace actorproducer-director has decided to share his knowledge with the students of Whistling Woods to make them better filmmakers and human beings. Shekhar Kapur said, “An institution is less defined by the land and buildings they create, but far more by the quality of minds, hearts, and passion it can create in its students. Thank you, for today I have experienced that passion and potential in the Whistling Woods (International) students. This institution must survive and prosper.” It was a full house inside the auditorium as students flocked to interact with the iconic filmmaker. Shekhar Kapur not only addressed their questions and doubts but also shared his experiences and tips with the ‘Future of the Indian and International Film Industry’, as he rightly addressed them. Meghna Ghai Puri, President,

WWI said, “Academic life at Whistling Woods will never suffer. We continue our commitment to provide the best education to our students. We started the term with a Masterclass with veteran Kamal Hassan, followed by an interaction with the Humpty Sharma (Ki Dulhania) team and this week it’s Shekhar Kapur who shared his wisdom with the students. Our intent has and will always remain positive for the growth of the students.” Earlier this week, Shekhar Kapur and several industry personnel had tweeted to the Chief Minister. Supporters from the industry included Boman Irani, Vidya Balan, Sudhir Mishra, Nikhil Advani, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan and Madhuri Dixit-Nene amongst several others. They appealed to the Chief Minister to save the Whistling Woods campus. It may be recalled that the High Court will be hearing the review petition for the land allotment on July 30, 2014.

IET India announces winners of Scholarship Award

he Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) announced Chirag Nagpal of Army Institute of Technology, Pune and Shagufta Metwani of Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune as the winner of the Pune regional round of its Scholarship Award in the general and women category respectively. The winners received a cash prize of Rs 40,000 and a certificate from the IET each. Chirag Nagpal, and Shagufta Metwani will compete at the National Finals to be held in Bangalore on August 26. Nikhil Chandak of Thadomal Shahani Engineering College and Sayali Dhavale of College of Engineering, Pune were the runners-up of the Pune regional rounds in the general and women category respectively. Dr Shilpa Metkar, Office Bearer of the IET Pune Local Network, Treasurer, Assistant Professor with Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Pune, said, “The response this year for the IET Scholarship regional rounds in Pune has been very encouraging and the students have effectively used this platform provided to showcase their creativity and passion to drive innovation and excellence in the field of Engineering. The quality presented by the students is an encouragement in up-keeping the IET’s commitment towards developing a strong engineering ecosystem in India.” The competition is spread across three levels; applicants go through an online examination following which, shortlisted candidates compete at the regional and final round thereafter. Candidates selected for the regional level are required to make a presentation on a pre-decided topic of national importance followed by a Q&A session with an expert jury panel. The competition has two categories, General and Women. The regional round in Pune was held at the MKSSS’s Cummins College of Engineering for Women. Over 23 students were shortlisted to participate in the event. The contestants were judged on their presentation skills, leadership potential, original ideas, and creativity of solutions and depth of technical understanding.

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

« ADMISSION ALERTS INTERNATIONAL POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

Introduction of the course: Programmes available in Cardiology, Diabetology and Rheumatology; the programmes cover all the clinical aspects of these specialties, in-depth.

Who should do it? The course is best suited for General Practitioners, Consultant Physicians and Orthopedics who are very busy in their daily clinical practice and have no time to acquire specialist skills.

Why do this? Incidences of Cardiac, Diabetes and Rheumatic diseases are rising. A fairly significant part of daily clinical practice of the clinician goes towards managing these life style diseases. This is the opportunity for clinicians, to gain up to date skills and improve their practice.

Who’s offering the course? Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has developed these programmes in collaboration with Medical Education and Scientific Foundation, New York. After more than 110 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Hansa MedCell, an independent provider of Continuing Medical Education, has been licensed exclusively to provide the programmes. Eligibility: MBBS or MD with a minimum of three years of clinical experience. Fee: The international fee for the programme is USD 1,800; the programme is being made available to doctors in South Asia at INR 60,000. Educational grants are available on a limited basis that further subsidise the course fee. For more information please go to: www.hansamedcell.com

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The World Innovation Summit for Education has launched a tailor-made mentorship program to support high potential, scalable projects that address education challenges in innovative ways. In this inaugural year, the WISE Accelerator is seeking projects that use technology --from the conception of apps and digital games to the creation of online platforms or the design of new curricula and pedagogies integrating technology. All education projects that are using or designing technology are invited to apply. The chosen projects will also benefit through the WISE international network, creating opportunities to share knowledge and find further support from donors and investors. The program will officially kick-off at the WISE Summit 2014, November 4-6, 2014 in Doha, Qatar, where the selected projects will be invited to take part in specific workshops and be offered unique networking opportunities. The deadline to apply for the 2014-2015 WISE Accelerator is September 8, 2014, by 16.00 GMT. Visit www.wiseqatar.org/wise-accelerator-apply-now

HAPPY EVER AFTERS Pooja Dhingra (27) is the founder of Le15 Patisserie and Studio Fifteen Culinary Centre in Mumbai, and most importantly is a dynamic businesswomen with a passion for life. Naressa Coutinho finds out how this little French Patissier made it big in her profession

eet Mademoiselle Pooja Dhingra, the city’s most renowned pastry chef and owner of Le 15 Pâtisserie. She is the young baker de Paris, who we call ‘inspiration’. It took Pooja only a month of Law school to realise her true calling as a Pâtissier. The switch was inevitable and from that moment on it was no turning back. She graduated from the world’s best culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris and returned to the Indian subcontinent to share her world-class sugar treats and tricks. Do you enjoy baking as much as devouring and if yes, is this the career cut out for you? “I've always loved baking,” says Pooja, “But never thought of it as a viable career option till I was studying Hotel management in Switzerland. As part of our training programme, we had to work in a pastry kitchen and that's when I decided that I wanted to pursue baking as a career. I enrolled into Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and began my training to be a pastry chef. Baking for a living can be challenging and so one must be sure of their choice before streamlining into this career. “Dessert preparation requires one to be detail-oriented and extremely patient. What gets you drooling at first is not the familiarity of the smell or taste but the appearance of a well-crafted dessert. The senses come alive in an almost dream-like succession of sight, smell and taste, thus a chef must aim at creating visually appealing delicacies. “You can either work in a professional kitchen under a chef or you can go to a culinary school,” says Pooja. While you would not necessarily need a baking or pastry-making degree to become a Patissier, you can always assist in a bakery shop or hotel and learn on the job. Practical experience in this field is given due weightage and students are encouraged to improve theoretical knowledge under the guidance of established cooks. Institutes of Hotel Management is the most common path taken to pursue a career in the hotel industry but Pooja also encourages aspiring chefs to look internationally for baking certification, “You can go to Le Cordon Bleu (campuses world-

MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014

« INTERVIEW

wide) or The Culinary Institute of America to acquire a certification in baking.” The highlight of this career option is that pastry chefs are always welcomed and our country is only just beginning to get a taste of dessert therapy. “The pastry industry,” says Pooja, “Is booming in India and this is the best time to be a part of it. People are open to experiments and their palates are evolving. One must be creative, innovative and unique to leave a mark in the field.” With numerous sugar dens and franchises springing up in the city, you may be reluctant at first to venture into a business of your own but it is relatively easy to create your own niche in the market. This would obviously depend on the popularity of your creations and brand development. You may initially start off as an apprentice of junior chef in a bakery, restaurant or patisserie; gradually develop a good business acumen and eventually go on to start your own sweet shop. Some chefs may even go on to become food bloggers, writers and critics if they develop a good palate and knowledge of the industry. In fact, Pooja often conducts workshops and classes in big corporate houses and her own little Studio Fifteen Culinary centre which is a great way to stretch your busi-

ness and endorsement arms. Citing the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a pastry chef, Pooja says, “It's a creative and rewarding job. You get to be a part of the most memorable events and special occasions in people’s lives. Moreover, the market is huge and there is space for everyone. However, a pastry chef will have to embrace long working hours and a poor pay as compared to other industries.” That brings us to the question of how viable a career option it is from the remuneration perspective. Can baking help make a living? Pastry Chef Pooja brackets a range between Rs 8,000 and Rs 35,000 as the monthly income of a practicing chef. But again this is subject to your popularity, client base, service and resources. In case of a business, a chef should develop people management skills, an eye for perfection, pay attention to hygiene and sanitation and innovative marketing plans. Social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter are the easiest and quickest ways to promote your bakery business. Pooja’s ingredients for sweet success, “To become a successful pastry chef, it is important to have patience, creativity and passion. Decide what you want to achieve and set goals for yourself. Be honest and extremely dedicated in your work and dealings!” The Culinary Institute of America 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, NY 12538, United States Contact-+1 845-452-9600 Website-www.ciachef.edu/

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« TALKING POINT

WHAT MUMBAI REALLY NEEDS? T

By Kamlesh Sharma, Raheja College

JOB SATISFACTION OR MONEY?

The argument between job-satisfaction and money has been an unending debate. It is very rare to find a job that gives you both. We asked youngsters which one they’d pick if they had to select one! Definitely job satisfaction. Your work is something you do all day and more. It’s with you even when you aren't actually working. If I didn't like what I did, no amount of money would help me survive it for more than a few months. Lucky for me, I get both where I work- the challenges that keep me motivated as well as money that let's me get by and more. —Mahek Virani, Product quality analyst

he Maharashtra government has planned to build a Shivaji statue in the middle of the Arabian Sea at a distance of 1.2 km from Raj Bhavan and 2.6 km from Nariman Point. This statue will be the world’s largest and will cost around Rs 1,900 crore as per the latest tender submitted on July 22. The government has taken this step to raise state pride. But is beautifying the city from outside enough? Rs.1,900 crore is a gargantuan sum of money which can be utilised to better the city. Nowadays life in Mumbai is so miserable! It’s even worse for people who

live in slums. Potholes on roads, long traffic jams, overflowing dustbins, crowded local trains, dirty roads, gutters full of garbage which leads to water logging every season, etc. These are just some of the problems faced by citizens every day. There is no proper sanitation system for the city waste. It all just flows into the Arabian Sea. This has resulted in polluted water in the sea which hinders even fun on the beach. All the garbage thrown into the sea resurfaces around the coastline. Before making the statue in the sea, the government should clean it first so that even Shivaji Maharaj could feel proud standing in a clean Arabian Sea. The government should form an action plan to solve these problems rather than seeking to gain political and personal profit by constructing this statue.

If I had to choose, I’d choose job satisfaction any day. If I'm not happy doing what I'm doing the money will make no sense. If I earn less but go back home happy it's worth the effort I have put in.

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Voice of a small town girl By Reshma K R, Jai Hind college

I want to fly high Explore the earth and sky But comes a voice from the air “You are a girl bound to get married some day, do not dream too high” Life in the dream city starts at midnight I want to take a stroll in the moon light Again a voice stops me “You are a girl, think what people say You are bound to be indoors all day”

I enter the lanes with a guy Everyone knows we grew up together Yet the voice screams at me “Who’s going to shut the mouths of people?” Some stop me at the doorway Some midway I’m labeled uncivilised and naive For the dreams and goals that I nurture Yet I dream, I live and I relive For it’s my life and life goes on.

I think I’d pick money and make the job I’m doing satisfactory by constantly doing more. You can constantly add value to what you do, whatever it is, by improving on work quality. I would definitely pick money. —Irfan Morbiwala, Event Management

I would pick money because I need it the most now and I think generally too, youngsters today, thanks to the commodity markets in an all time boom, are probably willing to do work they may not necessarily like but if it pays, then surely they'd go for it. There is just so much stuff these days! And the ads do a commendably good job of creating demands for things we don’t really need. For most brands, the target is the youth. Be it cola companies, clothes, coffee, chocolates, cosmetics, bikes, cars, you name it. The pull is so strong towards owning and possessing things that I think youngsters are willing to forgo the satisfaction part of it, at least in the short run. —Srilakshmi Kurup

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EID-UL-FITR CELEBRATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY... Muslim children greet each other after offering prayers on the occasion of Ramzan Eid on Tuesday. (Right) A family, astride a motorbike, on its way to offer Eid prayers at Chikmagalur in Karnataka on Tuesday.

NEWS IN BRIEF Curfew relaxed in Saharanpur, devout offer Eid prayers

SAHARANPUR: Devout on Tuesday offered Eid prayers in Saharanpur with district authorities relaxing curfew in the violence-hit city where security forces kept a close watch on trouble-mongers. Curfew was being relaxed in two stages from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the old town areas and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the new city, District Magistrate Sandhya Tiwari said. Large number of people gathered at the Idgah area and mosques in the city to offer prayers but many of them said they could not make preparations for Eid because of the law and order situation.

EW DELHI: Pitching for greater use of research for boosting the agriculture sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave the slogan 'Lab-to-Land', saying that farmers should be able to enhance production to increase their income and feed the country as well as the world. He pressed for the use of scientific technologies to help raise the agricultural production in "less land, less time" as he expressed concern over the depleting natural resources and the challenge of climate change. The Prime Minister also called for 'Blue Revolution' in fisheries sector on the lines of Green and White Revolutions. "We have to prove two points. One is how we can make farmers capable of feeding the whole country and the world. Second is how we can make agriculture capable to fill the pocket of our farmers," Modi said while addressing the 86th Foundation Day of Indian Council Agriculture PM Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at to attend 86th Research (ICAR) here. He asked the scientific community to plan for ICAR Foundation Day function in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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EW DELHI: Seeking to seize 'transformative moment' in ties with India, US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive today for talks on key issues with the new leadership here. Kerry's visit two months ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Washington in September end is aimed at instilling some vigour into the bilateral ties, which appeared to have lost momentum in the final years of UPA regime. During his three-day visit, Kerry will co-chair the fifth India-US Strategic Dialogue on July 31 along with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on crucial issues, reports PTI.

NEW DEL HI: A sexual harassment complaint has been filed with the gender sensitisation committee of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) against two students holding positions in the university students' union. The complaint was filed with the university's Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) against JNUSU President Akbar Chawdhary and joint secretary Sarfaraz Hamid on July 24.

Indians advised to exit strife-torn Libya N

20 killed, 7 injured as bus falls into gorge in HP SHIML A: At least 20 persons were killed and seven injured when a bus fell into a gorge at Katarghat on Basantpur-Kingal highway, yesterday. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus carrying over 30 persons was on its way from Shimla to Sawerakhud when the accident took place, a senior police official said. Seventeen bodies have so far been recovered and some more bodies are trapped in the wreckages of the bus, said SP, Shimla, D.W.Negi, who visited the spot.

the centenary celebrations of ICAR and achieve more in the next 14 years than what they have over the last 86 years of the existence of the premium agriculture research body. "'Per drop, more crop' can be our mission statement," he said, while noting that India is still dependent on import of edible oil and pulses despite being an agrarian economy and efforts need to be made to become self-sufficient. He emphasised upon the need for taking scientific research to fields and suggested setting up of radio stations by agri-colleges and universities to create awareness among farmers. The farm growth target cannot be achieved unless farmers' income is increased, Modi said, adding that the government's policies therefore should focus in this direction. Modi also talked about the need to address the challenge of taking farm research from 'Lab-to-Land' by making efforts to convince farmers about efficacy of new farm techniques in simple ways.

BRET LEE KI DULHANIYA.... Former Australian pacer Brett Lee with his wife, Lana Anderson Lee, at an event in Jaipur on Monday.

EW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday directed deployment of additional staff to enable smooth facilitation of return of Indian nationals from strife-torn Libya, a day after the government advised its nationals to leave that country and not to travel there. The minister, who reviewed the security situation impacting on Indian nationals in Libya, which is witnessing increased incidents of violence, also directed that additional staff be deployed in the Indian mission in Tunisia to assist Indian nationals who travel there by land route from Libya en route to India. The review was done following

an advisory by the Indian mission in Tripoli asking Indian nationals to avoid conflict zones in Libya and use all available means to exit Libya. Indian mission in Tripoli is in touch with the approximately 4,500 Indian nationals through 62 coordinators to facilitate their return and these include about 750 nurses, the spokesperson in the MEA said. Several Indian nationals have begun to return using the land route from Libya to Tunisia, he said, adding the mission was facilitating return of Indian nationals and working with Libyan authorities to obtain necessary exit permissions for Indian nationals wanting to return.

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Simply from the size of South Asia’s market – 1.6 billion consumers – and from India’s geography, sitting at the centre of this dynamic Asian continent, the opportunities are leaping out at us. They’re just enormous. And just to underscore how untapped this potential is, consider this: South Asia is the least integrated economic region in the world... Fastest growing region in the world; Southeast Asia.

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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Shriram Transport Finance CMP: Rs. 907

Profit Booking Drags Nifty Lower

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (July 30, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell moderately on Tuesday (July 29, 2014) a net 41.75 points (0.54%) and closed at the 7748 point level. The market opened flat at the 7792 points level. It then rose by a few points and registered the day’s high at the 7799 points level at 9.35 a.m. The index then dropped sharply into the red on profit booking and registered the day’s low at the 7722 points level at 1.10 p.m. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 77 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 34 were losers, while 16 stocks closed in the green. Substantial selling was witnessed in realty, metal, oil & gas and PSU stocks.

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

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7471 points level. The next support is at the 7321 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 7896 points level. The next resistance is at the 7954 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Volume: Pivot point = 7757 (This is the level where the trend is likely Volume (Qty shares) decreased 25.71%. This change is to change during intra-day). substantial and indicates a less than full participation by Support (1) = 7714. Support (2) = 7680. investors. Resistance (1) = 7792. Market Breadth: Resistance (2) = 7834. Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 530 were gainers, 1032 were losers OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: and 39 remained unchanged. On Japanese candlestick patterns the index had Slow Stochastic Indicator: formed a second consecutive black body candle. Further, the index has dropped below its 5 days moving The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the overbought zone. average. Both these indicate a negative bias. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped However, the index continues to remain above its 15, below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal). However, 25 and 200 days moving averages. Further, the such signals are considered invalid in the over-bought zone. velocity parameters too indicate strength. Both these indicate a positive bias. As such these are mixed RSI Indicator: signals. Investors are advised to hold long positions The RSI fell and crossed below the 60 level and is now but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the declining (negative if it continues). 7650 point’s level. MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is declining (negative if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is flat while the Market Index is falling. No signal here. Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Has dropped below its 5-day average (at 7786) Negative. Is above its 15-day average (at 7650) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 7645) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6649) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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Target Rs. 1100

Shriram Transport Finance reported in-line PAT of Rs 3.1bn (down 10.2 % YoY) for Q1FY15. Business growth remains subdued (AUM up 4% YoY), but management is confident of a revival in H2FY15. NIMs on AUM re-bounded 8bps QoQ to 6.54% even as securitisation remains low (Rs 1.7bn in Q1FY15). Asset pressures persist with GNPL/NNPL rising by 6.6%/3.5% QoQ, though the pace of accretion has slowed. Given SHTF’s premium franchise and a likely revival in H2FY15, valuations at 1.8x FY16E BV appear attractive. Maintain BUY. AUM growth subdued at 4% YoY; NIMs rebound QoQ: Disbursements in the used CV segment stood at Rs 70.7bn (Rs 66.6bn in Q4FY14), while new CV disbursals surged 39% QoQ to Rs 4.0bn. AUM in the new CV segment was down 61 YoY/11% QoQ and now comprises just 10.4% of total AUMs. NIMs on AUM bounced back 8bps QoQ to 6.54%. Securitisation in Q1FY15 was Rs 1.7bn though management expects this to move up going forward. Overall AUM growth is likely to be back-ended (H2FY15) driven by high growth in the HCV segment. Pace of NPL formation declining; cost management aided profits: GNPL/NNPL increased 6.6%/3.5% QoQ though the pace of accretion to NPLs seems to be declining. However, in percentage terms, GNPL/NNPL decreased 12bps/5bps QoQ with PCR comfortable at 79.1%. Credit costs are estimated to range from 180-220bps. Overall operating expenses were under control with employee expenses declining. The employee count has declined by ~6% QoQ due to natural attrition. Valuations reasonable: While SHTF’s near-term operating performance would remain subdued due to muted CV demand, valuations are reasonable (11x FY16E P/E and 1.8x FY16E P/BV) given its strong franchise and an impending recovery in the CV cycle. We maintain BUY with a target price of Rs 1,100.

Emkay calls a ‘Buy’ on Granules India CMP: Rs. 603

Target Rs. 885

Granules Q1FY15 results (vs. expectations) - Revenue at Rs3.1bn (vs. Rs2.8bn), EBITDA at Rs528mn (vs. Rs457mn) and Adjusted PAT at Rs229mn (vs. Rs163mn). Strong growth in FDs, PFIs and APIs continues, Auctus contribution at Rs260mn for the quarter with a net loss of Rs22mn. EBITDA margin improvement by 329bps yoy on account of higher utilization and better product mix. FDs contribution (standalone) at 38% v/s 34% yoy. We believe the improvement in business mix, increased capacity utilization and therefore higher margin trajectory would continue. Maintain Buy with a revised TP of Rs 885 Improvement in business mix continues; Margins higher at 17.1%: Granules reported very strong 36.23% on the back on good growth across all segments and with help of Auctus pharma acquisition. On a like to like basis (excluding Auctus) sales growth reported was still strong at 24.8%. 38% of standalone sales are coming from FDs, 26% came from PFIs and 36% from API. This compares to 34%, 30% and 36% for FD, PFI and API in the corresponding quarter of the last year respectively. 69% of standalone sales came from US, Canada and Europe against 65% sales during the first quarter of previous year. EBITDA margin improved by 329 basis points compared to the corresponding quarter of the last year due to higher capacity utilization and better product mix. Auctus contributed Rs261mn to the topline during the quarter with an EBITDA of Rs22mn, but with a net loss of Rs29mn in this quarter. Granules plans to invest about Rs750mn to Rs1.0bn during this year towards CAPEX which includes normal CAPEX of around Rs300mn. Expect business improvement to continue; Auctus turnaround key: We believe Granules’ story of business mix improvement, higher capacity utilization, better geographic sales mix and in turn higher EBITDA margins has just begun. As highlighted in our initiation report (dated 8th July, 2015: Treading the right path) we believe Granules as a company is seeing a change which would lead to better profitability and higher Return ratios over the next couple of years). We believe Auctus acquisition and its turnaround into profitability in FY15E remains a key to our analysis. We are building in Rs 2.0bn from Auctus in FY16E with an EBITDA margin of 15% from the business. We also believe Omnichem JV will be a significant contributor to sales by FY18E and more so to the profitability being a higher margin business. We continue to believe Granules’ operational efficiency gives it a strong foothold in most molecules it has presence in. Valuations: We believe the stock would generate healthy returns to investors both on the back of strong EPS growth and improved target multiples going ahead. As of now, we maintain our target multiple of 12x on the stock but we believe re-rating possibilities would materialize once we see continued operational performance in line with our expectations. We value the stock at 12x FY16E EPS of Rs73.7 for a revised Target Price of Rs 885 (Rs 773 earlier).

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Asset Quality Remains A Concern For Banks

BoB net surges 16% to Rs 1,361.88 cr on core income Blue Star Q1 profit up 36% at Rs 31.01 cr L&T Q1 net profit up over 2-fold on disinvestment gain Vijaya Bank Q1 net profit up 22% to Rs 161 cr HUL Q1 net up 3.68% at Rs 1,056.85 cr Alembic Pharma Q1 net up 38.65% at Rs 64.67 cr Persistent Q1 Net up 20.5% at Rs 68.8 cr.

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sset quality continues to be a cause of concern for the banks with overall Gross NPA ratio rising from 3.26% as on March 31, 2013 to 3.85% as on March 31, 2014, says Care Ratings in a report. The banks under study sold assets of around Rs.10,000 crore (P.Y.: Rs.500 crore) to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC). Assuming, these assets sold were part of the banks’ books, the Gross NPA ratios would be higher by 30 bps. The Gross NPAs of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) saw an increase of 38.2% while that of the private sector banks was comparatively lower at 13.6%. According to the report the “Improvement in economic environ-

ment is expected to reduce the stress on the asset quality of banks and reduce the pace of NPA addition, which in turn is expected to improve profitability of the banks. However, the improvement would be gradual and would reflect in the second half of FY15. The Gross NPA ratio is estimated to be marginally higher at around 4% by end of FY15 as against 3.85% as end of FY14.” The profitability of the public sector banks was largely impacted on account of slowing economy leading to weakening of income profile, pressure on margins and higher provisioning on account of weakening asset quality and interest reversals on NPAs with large addition of NPAs during the year. On the other hand, the private sector banks continued to show sta-

ble growth in income and were able to maintain profitability and asset quality. On the capital adequacy front, levels for the select banks continued to be comfortable during FY14. However, going forward, the banks especially public sector banks would require to raise additional equity in order to meet the more stringent Basel III norms and also maintain a cushion over the regulatory minimum. As regards Credit and Deposit Growth, Care believes “With the economic growth expected to pick up to around 5% to 5.5%, the credit growth is estimated in the 15% 16% range, while deposit growth is estimated at around 14% to 15% during FY15 in tandem with the credit growth.”

Govt To Auction Rs 14,000 Cr Dated Securities On Friday By A Business Reporter

he Government has announced the Sale (re-issue) of three dated securities which include an '8.27 % Government Stock 2020' for a notified amount of Rs. 3,000 crore; an '8.40 % Government Stock 2024' for a notified amount of Rs. 9,000 crore and a ' 9.23 % Government Stock 2043' for a notified amount of Rs. 2,000 crore, all through price based auctions. The auctions will be conducted using multiple the price method by the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai on

Friday, August 1, 2014 . The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities. Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on August 1, 2014. The non-competitive bids should be submitted be-

‘Eid’ Sales Disappoints Mumbai Retailers By A Business Reporter

ven as Muslims across the city were celebrating 'Eid Ul-Fitr' yesterday, local traders who generally witness brisk business during the month of Ramzan, especially from the penultimate week when festival shopping picks up, have this time registered a 25-30 % decline in

sales compared to last year. Customers usually flock to markets during the last days of Ramzan to shop for festive goods, and business for garments, jewellery as well as food items peaks as the celebrations near. However, according to city traders, business was not as usual this year as rising prices of essential commodities have dampened 'Eid' shopping, reports PTI. "Every year, we have a steady inflow of customers..Both men and women come to us to shop for clothes for the occasion of Eid. This is the only period when we can raise the prices of our goods marginally knowing that customers will shop, not giving a second thought. But this

year, our business has gone down by about 30 per cent, inspite of us giving discounts on our clothing," Moiz Lokhandwala, owner of Jazz International, a prominent ready made garment store in South Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road, said. People have probably started giving more importance to their basic necessities rather than splurging on Eid shopping, which they used to until this year, Lokhandwala added. Adil Mapari, owner of an imitation jewellery shop in Bhendi Bazar area of South Mumbai said that women have been 'cautious' in their approach in buying jewellery this time. "Women regardless of their social status have been coming to shop for imitation jewellery a few days prior to Eid from ages. This time it has been a little different. Women were still found busy buying jewellery, but with a cautious stance. Sale on expensive items hasn't registered a high turnover this time around," he said. Meanwhile, customers are complaining that though Eid comes only once a year, they have not been able to shop at will, due to rising prices. "We try and save money from our monthly expenses so that we can use it to shop during the festival of Eid. But from the last few months, high prices of vegetables, meat and the ever increasing college fees of our students have tossed our monthly budget out of proportion. We were thus unable to shop at will this year," Sherebanu Juzar, a customer said.

tween 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon. The result of the auctions will be announced on August 1, 2014. The stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility, says an RBI press release adding “The underwriting of the Government Securities under auctions by the ‘Primary Dealers’ will be as per the “Revised Scheme of Underwriting Commitment and Liquidity Support” announced by the Reserve Bank vide circular RBI/2007-08/186 dated November 14, 2007. Bids for underwriting of the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) portion can be submitted by ‘Primary Dealers’ from 10:30 AM up to 12.00 noon on July 31, 2014 on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading for a period commencing from July 30, 2014 – August 1, 2014 in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the RBI, the release said.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Textile Exports Projected To Grow To $ 300 Bn By 2025

A draft Vision, 'Strategy & Action Plan for Indian Textiles & Apparels' projects Indian textile and apparel exports to grow from US $ 39 billion at present to US $ 300 billion by the year 2024-25. This translates into additional investment required of the order of US $ 120 billion and in the process around 35 million additional job creation is expected to take place. The draft was presented by Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Expert Committee & Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) to Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Textiles, yesterday. An expert Expert Committee has identified basic concerns in textiles sector and identified the national priorities in the form of a Vision & Strategy and the Action Plan for attaining the targets set out in the Vision for exports, investment and employment by the year 2024-25.

Kharif Crop Sowing Picks Up In East Vidarbha

Though there was an inordinate delay in monsoon over Eastern Vidarbha with a dry spell in June, rains in July have helped farmers to go in for sowing, drawing them out of the drought-like situation looming over the region, according to agricultural experts. Soyabean, Cotton, Tur pulses and Paddy are the main crop in this part of Maharashtra comprising Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia and Gadchiroli districts. In this month, about 10 % of soya sowing was carried out in the first round since rains were not widespread but in patches. A big area was under dry patch earlier but now sowing of cotton, pulses has resumed. However, Paddy transplanting was little delayed in this region, experts said. When contacted, State Agriculture Officer Archana Kadu told PTI that the total area meant for cultivation is about 4,83,000 hectares out of which sowing was done in 3,47,000 hectares in the region.

New Jaguar XE Sedan To Make Global Debut In September

The Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land rover will hold the global premiere of the new Jaguar XE luxury sedan in London on September 8 with which it is looking to bring new levels of aluminium-intensive lightweight construction expertise to the segment. The Jaguar XE will use a new grade of high strength aluminium called 'RC 5754', which has been developed specifically for the XE, the company said in a statement. Commenting on the new product, Jaguar's Chief Technical Specialist Mark White said: "The Jaguar XE body uses over 75 % aluminium content, which far exceeds any other car in its class." He further said: "We've made sure our aluminium-intensive body structure exceeds all global safety standards without compromising on vehicle design or refinement."

Kalamboli Iron & Steel Market Yard Lacks Basic Amenities

Kalamboli Iron & Steel Market Yard the biggest Iron & Steel Market in Asia, having approx. 1940 plots ranging in size from 125 square meter to 900 square meter spread over 302 hectares lacks basic amenities. Pathetic conditions of internal roads, street lights, uneven supply of potable waters, drainage etc. adds to the problem. With a monthly trading turnover of around Rs. 1,000 crore per month, the market generates huge sum in revenue for the State of Maharashtra. The Darukhana Iron Steel & Scrap Merchants Association, Bombay Iron Merchants Association and Steel Chamber of India has sent several letters to the Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA but are yet to receive a reply. — Business Desk with inputs from PTI

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. H BO, 9 p.m.

SOAPS & SERIALS

QUBOOL HAI

Post Sanam and Aahil’s marriage, the entire family sits down to have Iftaar together during Ramazaan. While everybody in the house is happy and in a celebratory mood, afakir tells Tanveer that her end is near. Zee T V, 9.30 p.m .

WILDEST AFRICA

WILDEST AFRICA on Animal Planet celebrates Africa’s most

spectacular locations, showcasing the full African experience. Tune in to the series as it discovers the secret locations, cultural and wildlife issues of this beautiful country, as well as how the natural wonders they live in are being threatened and what is being done to overcome these environmental pressures. An imal Pl anet, 8 p.m.

GAME OF PAWNS

When folks around Branson Missouri are looking to make a quick buck, they do things the old-fashioned way and head on down to Branson Pawn. But what sets owner Scott Velvet and manager Brian Roman apart from other pawn shops around the country is the unique way they do business- if they can’t close the deal, they give customers the chance earn their asking price by playing a little game of trivia. Di scover y, 7 p.m.

BEINTEHAA

In tonight's episode we will see, Aaliya is shocked to know that

Zain and Suraiya are arrested in a domestic violence case. Aaliya is completely shaken up as she sees the arrest on TV. Rizwan shouts and blames her for getting Zain and Suraiya arrested.

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Aaliya keeps saying that she has not done anything. Ghulam and Shabana are stunned since they have not complained to the police either. In jail, Fahad informs Zain that Suraiya is beaten up badly. Zain is also humiliated by the cops. He still believes that Aaliya cannot do something like this, but Rehaan shows him the complaint papers signed by her. Color s, 9 p.m.

HOW IT’S MADE

Have you ever wondered how things are made? HOW IT’S

MADE finds out how the everyday objects people use become the things they are. Di scover y Sci ence, 8 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday. So they

chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. Paradise? The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted. Or was it? After snorkelling, making out and having fun, the young lovers soon come to believe that there is someone else on the island. Things go missing from their camp and then they discover someone else’s footprints in the sand. At first amused, this becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! From paradise, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare of arguments and mistrust... Inspired by actual events. Zee Studi o, 11.30 p.m .

THE MUMMY TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

Centuries ago, the evil Emperor Han was cursed by the sorceress Zi Yuan who transformed him and his army into mummies. In 1946, the explorer Rick O’Connell and his wife Evelyn O’Connell are invited by the British government to take a relic, the diamond “The Eye of Shangri-La” to China. The ancient stone is capable of resurrecting the Emperor Han and of pointing the way to Shangri-La and the eternal pool of life. When the couple reaches China, they meet their son Alex O’Connell, who has discovered the tomb of Han, and Evelyn’s brother Jonathan Carnahan. The O’Connells are betrayed by their friend Prof. Roger Wilson, who is associated with General Yang. Yang wants to serve Emperor Han, so he resurrects the mummy and they head for Shangri-La. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

SPIDERMAN 3

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-

broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter’s old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father’s persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben’s real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter’s suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter’s personality that he begins to lose himself to. Pix, 9 p.m.

MIR MITENGE

Akbar lives with his widowed mother in a small shanty hut. One

day, his mother finds two young orphans, Ram and Laxman, and brings them home. Years later, Akbar, Ram and Laxman have grown up. While Ram has fallen in love with Radha, Laxman’s sweetheart is Jenny, a pickpocket and petty thief. One day they come across a blind woman, and come to her assistance. They find out that she is their long-lost mother, who was blinded by a man named Ajit Singh, who also killed their father. Ram and Laxman decide to seek vengeance against Ajit Singh, but before they could do so, Akbar’s mother and their mother are abducted,

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STAR PLUS P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon.. 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Ek Hasina Thi 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Suhaani Si ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai…. 10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV

CID Main Naa Bhoolungi Ek Nayi Pehchaan Entertainmetn Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Yudh 11.30 CID Dhoom

Uninhabited, Zee Studio, 11.30 p.m.

and it looks like Ajit is all set to send the rest of the family to their deaths. Star Gold, 9 p.m.

HATHYAR

This is the story of the Shivalkar family. Stigmatized as a family of criminals, thugs, and gangleaders, each generation is subjected to the same oppression and the vicious circles created partly by themselves, and by the surrounding communities, including the police, politicians, and people in general. These are the circumstances under which Rohit Shivalkar (Sanjay Dutt) grows up under. Nicknamed “Boxer Bhai” by his friends as he excelled in boxing in his college days, Rohit grows up to be perhaps the most powerful of the Shivlkars. His reach is beyong the state’s chief ministers, the police commissioners, and an election cannot take place before a deal is made with Boxer Bhai. Rohit has weaknesses, he cannot stand any woman being called a prostitute, because his mom, Sonu was one; and he has fallen hard for a married woman, Gauri, who is enduring a marriage with a phsycially abusive spouse. CVO, 9 p.m .

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI DOBAARA

The story of Shoaib, an underworld don who came to power by

killing his mentor and has extended his kingdom with the help of his best friend, Javed, and his former lover, Mumtaz. While visiting the area where he grew up, he meets Aslam, who becomes his protégé. M ax, 9 p.m.

SATYA

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre (Manoj Bajpai) in jail and joins his gang. He lives in a poor neighborhood, where he meets, Vidya, who lives next door. She is not aware of his underworld connections. Satya slowly rises up the ranks of his gang, and becomes the most influential person. B4U, 9 p.m.

7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Kumkum Bhagya 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Savadhan India 7.00 Baawre: Chal Jahan Challen Mann Ke Paon Re 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aa Ja

2.00 Jai Malhar 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta

4.00 4.50 5.40 6.00

7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

11.00

Tech Toys 360 Time Warp How It’s Made Everything You Need To Know Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made The Gadget Show Showdown: Air Combat Time Warp

HISTORY CHANNEL P.M. 2.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 3.00 Aliens Mystery Continues 3.30 Shocwave 4.00 The Unvierse 5.00 Surviving Jungle 6.00 Shipping Wars 8.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 9.00 Dynamo: Magician

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Kumkum Bhagya 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Jodha Akbar 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Ruchira: Cookery Show 3.30 Ayushman Bhava 4.00 Sankat Mochan Hanuman 4.30 Karan –The Detective 5.00 News in Marathi 5.30 Chitrahaar 6.00 Krishidarshan 6.30 Amchi Mati Amchi Mansa 7.00 News in Marathi 7.30 Saraswatichandra 8.00 Yatra 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan… Do Dilon Ka 9.00 Sanmaan…Ek Adhikar 9.30 Grihdaah

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.00 2.00 5.00 7.00 9.00

STARMOVIES

Night at the Museum The Mummy Returns Hollow Man Wanted The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 11.00 The Adventures of Tintin A.M. 8.30 The Beach 10.55 The Adventures of Tintin P.M. 1.10 3.26 5.25 7.10 9.00 11.40

HBO

Shooter Collateral Damage Bloodsport Aeon Flux Star Trek Into Darkness Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

A.M. 910 Bloodsport 10.55 Collateral Damage P.M. 1.50 4.45 6.45 9.00

ZEE STUDIO

The Avengers Born To Raise Hell Dungeons and Dragon National Treasure: Book of Secrets 11.30 Uninhabited A.M. 10.25 Born To Raise Hell

STAR WORLD

House Once Upon A Time The Simpsons MOM MasterChef US House Koffee with Karan The Simpsons MOM Masterchef Australia House Once Upon A Time

P.M. 2.00 The Mentalist 3.00 The Good Wife 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Mentalist 7.00 Grey’s Anatomy 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two and a Half Men 9.00 The Good Wife 10.00 The Mentalist 11.00 The Big Bang Theory P.M. 2.00 8.00 8.30 9.00

LISTING

Beintehaa, Colors, 9 p.m.

9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Laut Aao Trisha 11.00 Savdhaan India

COLORS P.M. 2.00 Sasural Simar Ka 2.30 Shastri Sisters 3.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 3.30 Beintehaa-Jashn-e-Eid 5.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 5.30 Comedy Nights with Kapil 6.00 Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 7.00 Shastri Sisters 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Madhubala 9.00 Beintehaa 9.30 Rangrasiya 10.00 Meri AAshiqui Tum Se Hi 10.30 Uttaran 11.00 Shastri Sisters

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

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta Ka Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai Pritam Pyare Aur Who Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka Chidiya Ghar Badi Door Se Aaye Hai Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka P.M.

ZEE MARATHI

Science of Stupid, NGC, 11.30 p.m.

9.30 Asmita 10.30 Jai Malhar 11.00 Julooni Yeti Reshmigathi P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00

ANIMAL PLANET

Wildest Indochina Preadtion Deadliest Hunters AP Safari Hunters Wildest Africa Lion Man: African Safari 9.30 Deadly 60 10.00 Deadliest 11.00 Hunters

DISCOVERY P.M. 2.00 Man Vs Wild 3.00 The Mind Control Freaks 3.30 Magic of Science 4.00 Man vs Wild 5.00 Factory Made 5.30 What Happened Next 6.00 A Year In The Wild 7.00 Game of Pawns 8.00 The Mind Control Freaks 8.30 Magic of Science 9.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events 10.00 Gold Diggers 11.00 Naked Castaway SCIENCE P.M. 2.00 The Gadget Show 3.00 How It’s Made

DOORDARSHAN

10.00 Tulsi More Angna 10.30 Buniyaad 11:00 JAB JAB PHOOL KHILE: Film. Part II. Nanda, Shashi Kapoor, Agha, Shammi, B.B. Bhalla

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30

Samachar Mid Day News Sports News Rang Tarang Samachar. News Samachar Business Wrap. Metro Scan Desh Pardesh Samachar News

Jab Jab Phool Khile, DDI, 11 p.m. 7.40 7.50 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Parliament News Sansad Smachar News Night Charcha Mein Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 1.25 4.30 6.30 9.00 A.M. 7.35 9.50

Impossible 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Shipping Wars 11.00 Aliens Mystery Continues

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC P.M. 2.00 In the Womb 3.00 I Predator 4.00 Megastrctures 5.00 Animal Superpowers 6.00 Street Genius 6.30 Brain Games 7.00 Planet Animal Countdown 8.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown 9.00 Science of Stupid 9.30 Showdown of the Unbeatables 10.00 Do Or Die 10.30 Don’t Tell My Mother 11.30 Science of Stupid

STAR SPORTS1 P.M. 1.00 Jai Ho 1.30 India Tour of England 14 h/ls 3rd Test Day 3 2.30 Cricket Extra 3.25 India Tour of Eng 14 3rd Test Day 4 live 10.30 Cricket Extra 11.30 India Tour of Eng 14 h/ls 3rd Test Day 4

STAR SPORTS4 P.M. 1.00 Match of the Week 3.00 Pro Kabaddi League 14 h/ls 3.30 The Football Review 4.00 Match of the Week 6.00 Rolex Grand Prix Chio Aachen 14 7.00 Match of the Week 9.00 The Inside Line 9.30 The Football Show 10.00 Premier League h/ls: Greatest Goals 11.00 Citi Open 2014

TEN CRICKET P.M. 2.00 SL Tour of SA 11/12 2nd ODI 4.00 SA Tour of Pak 13 h/ls 2nd ODI 6.00 Cricket Classics Eng vs Pak Dec 97 7.00 Great Centuries: Virat Kohli 7.30 NZ Tour of WI 14 h/ls 1st Test 9.30 India Tour of SL 12 h/ls 2nd ODI 11.30 Great Centuries: AB De Villers.

PIX

2.00 Zapatlela: Mahesh Kothare 4.30 Baalak Paalak: Subodh Bhave 7.00 Dhangad Dhinga: Laxmikant Berde 9.30 Navra Maza Navsacha: Sachin

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 3.00 6.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 800 9.0 11.00

Bechara Oggy Oggy and the Cockroaches Bechara Oggy Pokemon Black and White Roll No 21 Ben 10 Alien Force Johnny Test Courage the Cowardly Dog

Ben 10 Tom and Jerry Show Oggy and the Cockroaches

POGO

P.M. 12.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon 2.30 R21 And The Quest For Swarnamani 4.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 7.00 Krishna The Great 8.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 10.00 Looney Tunes Show 11.00 MAD A.M. 8.00 Thomas and Friends 8.30 Looney Tunes Show

Captain Philips IP Man Terminator Salvation Spiderman 3 Spiderman 3 Casino Royale

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.05 Khuda Kasam 4.45 Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi 7.45 Pro Kabaddi League 14 Pre Show 8.00 Pro Kabaddi League Kolkata vs Bengaluru 9.00 Mir Mitenge A.M. 7.00 Mashooq 9.25 Tango Charlie

The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat : Rani Mukherjee 5.00 Jaaneman: Lets Fall In Love: Salman Khan 9.00 Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara: Akshay Kumar A.M. 7.00 Swarna Kamal: Venkatesh 10.00 Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega: Paresh Rawal P.M 12.00 3.00 6.05 9.00 P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30 P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M. 9.00

ZEE CINEMA

Saugandh: Akshay Kumar Rang : Jeetendra Sirf Tum: Sanjay Kapoor Chennai vs China: Surya

CVO

Bada Baazigar: Prabhu Apradh: Feroz Khan Hathyar: Sanjay Dutt Pyaar Hai: Sunny Deol

FILMY

Sherdil Pyaar Mein Twist Darna Zaroori Hai Mr Badmash

Meri Bhains Ko Anda Kyon Maara?

B4U

P.M 12.00 Mr Natwarlal: Amitabh Bachchan 3.00 Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya: Jackie Shroff 6.00 Kaun…? Manoj Bajpayee 9.00 Satya: Manoj Bajpai A.M. 7.30 Dhadkan: Akshay Khanna

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

P.M.

ZEE TALKIES

Satya, B4U, 9 p.m.

9.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon

P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 1.30 5.30 6.00 8.00

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Best of Luck Nikki Doraemon Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Vicky and Vetaal Ishaan Best of Luck Nikki Oye Jassie Best of Luck Nikki Slokk DJ-MMCH DJ-Sofia The First Quack Pack Gravity Falls Phineas and Ferb New Doraemon Phineas and Ferb

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Hulk and the Agents of SMASH Spiderman Iron Man: Armored Adventures 9.00 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telebrands A.M. 8.00 Kick Buttowski 8.30 Kid vs Kat 9.00 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow 11.00 Kiteretsu

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NARENDRA KUMAR, PRASAD NAIK & MODELS NISHA JAMVWAL & MODELS

Swiss bliss

MARKUS & URSULA ALTENBACH

you don’t want to miss is the Swiss calendar launch that has always been an WHAT exquisite experience. And so it was this time too at The Trident with Swiss International Air Lines and Narendra Kumar presenting the sixth edition of the calendar with

Chic and edgy and CLASSY chic was the story at Zoya on

the theme of Swiss hospitality. With Narendra as captain and the models alighting from the mock aircraft, you feasted your eyes on the couture creations. And looking happy indeed was Markus Altenbach, GM, Swiss in India.

Going places

into Olive was STEPPING Rajeev Khandelwal who was there to unveil the special issue of India

MITALI SINGH, RUNA & NEHA RIZVI

Today Travel Plus. You learnt that the young actor has a house on a hill in Goa overlooking a river and that he is not a beach person but in the magazine he has revealed the other side of Goa through spice plantations and the quiet corners of the State where the heritage is the most vibrant. Also present at Olive on launch evening was the magazine’s editor Ritu Agarwal.

MANDIRA BEDI

Sound of music

GHAZAL

Sixth sense

greats made their presence felt at The Trident as they gathered to announce the much-awaited annual Khazana festival of ghazals to raise funds for cancer aid and thalasaemia awareness. You heard that Pankaj Udhas, Anup Jalota, Talat Aziz, Mitali Singh, Sadhana Sargam, Runa and Neha Rizvi, Shruti Pathak, Tauseef Akhtar, Surinder Khan and Pooja Gaitonde would all perform together at the Regal Room of The Marcellus Baptista Trident on August 1 and 2.

TALAT AZIZ, ANUP JALOTA & PANKAJ UDHAS

Linking Road as luxury consultant Nisha Jamvwal presented an exquisite collection of the brand’s jewellery in a fashion show that beautifully blended Zoya’s cuttingedge jewellery and Veda Raheja’s edgy colourblocked gowns. Meena Raheja, Mandira Bedi, Anu Raheja, Jaya Raheja, Kiran Joneja, Geetu Raheja and Vandana Malik among many more were all there. And it was time for high tea catered by Olive.

HAPPY hours was what it

RAJEEV KHANDELWAL

SAVIO D’SA, SIMONE FERNANDES, SHUBHI & VISHAKA GROVER

was as the Alcohol Beverage Tobacco Trade (ABTT) fraternity flocked to Spill to live it up at the sixth ABTT party, hosted by Savio D’Sa and Rajesh Israni. The bar was abuzz with drinks from a variety of brands, starters did the rounds and there was also dinner. Fun contests, fusion music by Ashish on the didgeridoo and Aaron on the cajon plus DJ Ganesh all added to the excitement. Yes, the cheer and camaraderie was well and truly on that night.

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ACROSS:

1. Market booth (5) 4. Victor in a challenge (8) 9.Ravenous (6) 14.Watchful (5) 15.Interrogation of a witness (5,11) 17. ‘Nectar’ in Sikh religion (5) 18.Immoral act (3) 19.Brutal (7) 20.Smallest (9) 21.Nosedive (6) 24.Yeoman of the Guard (9) 25.Dinner (6) 26.Rose or Lotus? (6) 29.Herbaceous plants (10) 31.PC key (3) 32.Work units (6) 33.Alone (4) 35.Pair (3) 37.Asian desert (4) 39.Caught up by agitation (2,7) 40.Change made to a law (9)

CROSSWORD NO 202 Nita Jaggi

41.Turkish title (5) 42. Poet Swinburne (8) 47.Hair designers (8) 51.Standard (5) 55.Crossword constructor (9) 56.Mexican dog (9) 58. Barbie for e.g. (4) 59.Hot beverage (3) 60.Prussian pair (4) 61.Upper house (6) 62.Genetic letters (3) 63.Break apart (5,5) 66.Woman in charge (6) 67.Kingdom (6) 69.Tropical tree of India (9) 72.Firema’s aid (6) 73.Imbalance (9) 75.Issue (7) 77.Caspain or Arabian? (3) 80.Not now (5) 81.Make suggestion (3,1,3,2,4,3) 82.Rolex rival (5) 83.Minor task (6) 84.Suggestion (8) 85.Drain (5)

DOWN:

2.Area (9) 3.Indian ‘chaas’ (5) 5.Repair (4) 6.One-piece swimsuit (7)

7.Opening of a store (12) 8.Next, in Dundee (5) 9.Order from a robber (5,2) 10.Close (4) 11.Seldomly (6) 12.Hunting birds (5) 13.Knockout (7) 14.Ecstatic (7) 16.Collection of items(11) 22.Dishearten (6) 23.Habitual smoker (7) 24.Direct course(7) 25.Not obvious (6) 27.Dries up (7)

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51.Cross-shaped figure (7) 52.Meager (6) 53.Pesky person (12) 54.Totals (4) 57.Empty (6) 64.Explanation(9) 65.Venetian boat (7) 66.Rainy season (7)

68.Dull (7) 70.Honest (7) 71.Flower drink (6) 72.Tag (5) 74.Subway (5) 76.French cup (5) 78.Vicinity (4) 79.Soon (4)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 201)

ACROSS: 1.Wells 4.Apiarist 9. Sanjay 14.Speak 15. Advertent Mistake 17.Gamut 18.Rat 19.Page Boy 20.Bluffness 21.Decant 24. Crorepati 25.Canada 26. Strobe 29.Triumphant 31. Iit 32.Cooler 33.Sham 35.Tol 37.Tomb 39.Esperanto 40.Redevelop 41. Ninon 42.Vehement 47.Swallows 51. Glaze 55.Jambalaya 56.Neolithic 58.Tusk 59.Bit 60.Alum 61.Obsess 62.Tan 63.Eye Catcher 66.Wiggle 67.Chrome 69.Entrances 72. Mandir 73. Housecall 75.Close Up 77. Neo 80.Erase 81.Differently Abled 82.Blair 83.Normal 84.Inkberry 85.Slate. DOWN: 2. Endeavour 3.Liege 5.Pink 6. Armilla 7.Insufficient 8.Twain 9.Stetson 10.Nags 11.Armies 12.Heart 13.Skittle 14.Straits 16.Troposphere 22.Revamp 23.Adjourn 24.Crumble 25.Cotton 27.Othello 28.Meadow 30.Tart 32.Cling 34.Mopes 36.Oval 38.One 42. Vajra 43.Hamburg 44.Mean 45. Nearby 46.Garbs 48.Archaically 49.Latices 50.Was 51.Ganesha 52.Entice 53.Counter Check 54.Lime 57. Heehaw 64.Emolument 65.Slender 66.Wannabe 68. Ovoidal 70.Toluene 71.Mikado 72. Modak 74. Safai 76. Sibal 78.Helm 79.Stir.

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TIGER BUD BLAKE

TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Leo Vinayak Chaturthi Purvaphalguni Sinh (Leo) M.T. Variegated and Light Brown

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: This is the time to lie low and not take any hasty step. A change of job is not a good idea right now. Wait for a year or so. In the business sphere try to complete your present assignments and not invest in any new ventures. Your mate will give you lot of support in these difficult times and you will have the courage to face your adversaries. Youngsters will have good times. 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. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You can afford to be a bit adventurous with work proposals from overseas, which are also likely to materialize. Watch out for minor snags. Though you are doing well for yourself you may be tempted by this offer. It may require frequent travel away from home. Weigh the pros and cons carefully. You seem to be missing the point that someone is out to ensnare you in a romantic tangle. You need to be cautious.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You may take over major assignment that requires full time effort to see it through. There is more fame than money to be gained. Those appearing for interviews, written tests or applying for tenders will be successful. But will have work hard to maintain the top slot. This is the time to tell the one you love of your feelings rather than remaining just a silent admirer. The response will be good.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A problem seems to crop up in your work, which requires putting in more money and time to resolve it. Do not overlook this issue. You may be a bit more touchy than usual. Sometimes in personal relationship it is difficult express yourself. An innocent remark by you could hurt the sentiments of a loved one. Do not be impervious to others feelings. Be the first to apologies and make amends.

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

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will have to work harder to retain your position of advantage. Someone is trying hard to supersede you by showing excellent results. Love life is full of excitement and pleasant surprises. You can look forward to a pleasant evening with your beloved or friends.

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

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Don’t worry if you face criticism and censure on way to success .You will have to go all out to make a good impression on someone who matters to you. There will be obstacles along the way but you will be able to achieve what you want. There could be some expenses on a forthcoming function at home. Aloofness in your attitude could be interpreted as disapproval by you.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): The entire day will be spent in meetings and appointments and trying to stick to time schedules. There may be some urgent documentation also to be done. Do not get tied down by any promises, especially regarding money matters. Someone will borrow money and not return it at all.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Expansion of work and fresh activities leads to gain. Those in creative or artistic fields will do very well. Some of you will be commended for your efforts. Better prospects for work and career are indicated. An important meeting scheduled for today will be a success. You will make good contacts. Get through to those who are important to you and show how much you care.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are going to have unexpected financial gains and your good judgment and ability to work against all odds will prove to be very successful. Your services will be in great demand and you will be given an important post or designation. There could be some changes in a travel plan.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): An optimistic mood prevails and you will achieve wonders in all that you do. Good news concerning your work and career awaits you. Sudden travel plans may keep you on the move today. A close relative from out of town could be visiting you with some good news. The single will meet a person of great charm where there are possibilities of a future together.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Favorable trends continue in matters concerning work and finance. Gains and acclaim are seen in creative work. Employed get more responsibility with due compensation. Success in written tests and interviews is assured for students and employmentseekers. You have a good day as far as personal life and extracurricular activities are concerned. The day will end on a romantic note.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5034 ACROSS: 1 Exhausted (5) 6 South american ruminant, related to the camel family (5) 9 __ __ for : allow a person to pass by giving him space to do so? (4,3) 10 Narrow passage, especially between or behind buildings (5) 11 Container made of wood, usually (5) 12 Intense, fervent and passionate (5) 13 Ensconce, nestle or cuddle (7) 15 ___ story : a tear-jerker? (3) 17 "Are" in the past tense (4) 18 Chinese discipline (3,3) 19 Concerning the nose (5) 20 Altercation, quarrel or squabble (6) 22 Certain, positive (4) 24 ___ someone's hide : beat someone soundly, informally speaking? (3) 25 A heavy metal bar with a pointed end used as a lever (7) 26 Appointment book (5) 27 Biblical name (5) 28 Outlook, a distant view (5) 29 Waterproof wear (7) 30 Animal like striped pony (5) 31 Inquisitive one (5)

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SUDOKU 2220 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: A equals O

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

15 Clean by rubbing hard (5) 22 Young suitors (6) DOWN: 16 Member of a motorcycle gang (5) 23 Baby's toy (6) 2 Where to stand to get what's coming 18 Linger, be tardy (5) 25 Salad ingredient? (5) to you? (2,4) 19 Formerly South West Africa (7) 26 ____ bell : press it announce your 3 Come forth, lead to or result in (6) 21 Bring on heavy destruction; to devarrival? (4) 4 ___ time : from sunrise to sunset? astate (6) 28 A word meaning 'by way of' (3) (3) 5 Low card (5) SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD 6 Milky (7) ACROSS: 3 Grasp, 8 Pants, 10 Irony, 11 Goa, 12 Polka, 13 Reclaim, 15 Knock, 18 7 An ancient greek stringed instru- KBC, 19 Likuta, 21 Beckham, 22 A par, 23 Scam, 24 Henbane, 26 Abided, 29 Edo, ment related to the harp (4) 31 Miner, 32 Encores, 34 Least, 35 Pug, 36 Fetes, 37 Gee up, 38 Syria. 8 Passover fare (6) DOWN: 1 Rages, 2 Stalker, 4 Room, 5 Sikkim, 6 Prank, 7 Enact, 9 NOC, 12 Pick12 Also known as ... (5) led, 14 Abc, 16 Ounce, 17 Karma, 19 Lambent, 20 Kalam, 21 Basin, 23 Snooper, 13 Rapid, fast and speedy (5) 24 Heresy, 25 Adc, 27 Bided, 28 Deles, 30 Begum, 32 Esai, 33 Rue. 14 Concerning a town (5)

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2039 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

F Z

Z A

D V

K X

F B

P Q

A L

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 24 average; 26 good; 28 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: cede, ceding, cider, cinder, creed, creep, creeping, crepe, cried, cringe, cringed, dice, dicer, epic, generic, iced, nice, nicer, niece, pence, piece, pieced, pierce, pincer, PRECEDING, price, priced, prince, receding, recipe, rice.

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Yesterday’s

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India tottering at 313 for eight, need 47 runs to avoid follow-on

OUTHAMPTON: India still needed 47 runs to avoid the embarrrassment of a follow-on after pathetic shot selection by some of the top-order batsmen, which allowed England to tighten their grip on the third cricket Test here today. At stumps, India were precariously placed at 313 for eight, with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni waging a lone battle with a gritty half-century. Almost all the Indian batsmen got starts but failed to convert into a big score which is required while chasing a mammoth first innings score. India are still 246 runs behind England’s first innings score of 569 for seven. At stumps Dhoni (50 batting) and Mohammed Shami (4 batting) were at the crease battling to keep India in this Test match with two full days to go. James Anderson (3/52) and Stuart

Broad (3/65) hunted in pair while Moeen Ali (2/62) was a beneficiary of poor shotmaking by a couple of Indian players. It was terible shot selection that brought about the downfall of Rohit Sharma (28) and Ajinkya Rahane (54), both of whom looked set for long haul. Rohit after a 74-run stand with Rahane was guilty of charging down to part-time off-spinner Ali failing to clear Stuart Broad at mid-off. Rahane, who scored a gutsy halfcentury after a fine spell from Broad in the pre-lunch session, mishit a half-tracker from Ali to be caught by substitute fielder Sean Terry at midon. Rahane hit five boundaries in his 113 ball knock and his dismissal proved costly in the broader context of the Indian innings. Even Virat Kohli (39) looked like hitting some form before he nibbled at an awaygoing delivery from his nemesis Jimmy Anderson to be caught by Alastair Cook at first slip. Skipper Dhoni curbed his natural

instincts to play a subdued game and added 58 runs for the seventh wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (31), who was the dominant partner. Jadeja, as usual, batted in his flowing self, hitting six oundaries in the process before the second new ball did the trick. Anderson got one to swing back into the left-hander

Nelson notches ‘trick’ in Xavier’s (Bhandup) big win M

UMBAI: Nelson Pereira with a fine hat-trick did the star turn for St. Xavier’s (Bhandup) as they romped to a 7-0 victory over Dhirubhai Ambani in the B-16-II-D Inter School Football tournament at the MSSA here today. The others on target for the victors included Gaurang Chauhan who notched a brace, Shon Menezes and Darry D’Silva who scored on each. Other results: B-16-II-D: Navy Children

(1) (Krishna Jadav 1) beat St. Joseph (Malad) (0); B-16-II-C: St. Andrews (Bandra) (2) (Owais Kania, Azfar Noorani) beat Utpal Sanghvi (1) (Karan Ashta); B-16-II-C: St. Joseph (Wadala) (4) (Tej Bohara 1, Rocky Fernandes 2, Bishnu Bohara 1) beat St. Xavier’s (Borivali) (0); B16-II-A: St. Anne’s (Malad) (2) (Kevin Fernandes, Chris Gomes) beat Holy Family (Andheri) (0); B-16-II-B: St. Dominic Savio (3) (Bretto Calvin 2, D’Mello Maynard 1) beat Don Bosco “B’ (Matunga) (1) (Justin Paul 1);

B-16-II-D: Lilavati Poddar (SC) failed to turn up for their match against Activity (Peddar Road). Venue: St. Xavier’s Ground Parel: B-16-IIIA: Swami Vivekanand (Kand.) (0) drew with OLPS (Chembur) (0); B-16-III-A: Colaba Municipal (1) (Aakash Jadhav, Ganesh Rathod) beat Bombay Int. (0); B-16-II-B: Hiranandani (Powai) (1) (Ajinkya Shetty) beat St. Xavier’s (Fort) (0); B-16-II-B: Cathedral & John (4) (Daryush Kapadia) beat St. Theresa (Bandra) (0)

trapping him plumb in-front. Twice Dhoni took risk during his 103 ball knock. Once when he dispatched Moeen Ali’s long hop over mid-wicket for a six and the other time while hitting Broad over extra cover to complete his 31st Test half century. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19) got his

first below-20 score in the tournament and it was left to Dhoni to carry on the battle of avoiding follow-on. The post-lunch session started with Kohli and Rahane looking to build a partnership. But they could only go as far as 48 runs before India lost another wicket. This time it was the big one of Kohli, who had until then, fought hard with patience and determination before Anderson accounted for Kohli.Rohit then walked to the crease, getting his first chance in this series. He started well, rotating the strike with Rahane, as Moeen Ali (1-37) was deployed from one end. Rohit used his feet well against the part-time spinner while Rahane was watchful yet scoring at a decent pace. They got the scoreboard ticking again and soon celebrated their 50run partnership, the mark coming off only 78 balls in the 61st over of the innings.Two overs later Rahane celebrated his half-century, another sterling effort after the hundred at Lord’s. Brief Scores: England 1st Innings 569/7 decl; India 1st Innings 323 for 8 in 102 overs (A Rahane 54, M S Dhoni 50 n.o.; J Anderson 3/63, S Broad 3/65)

Rival players go to head the ball in Inter School Football tournament played between St Xavier's (Borivali) and St. Joseph's (Wadala) which was won by the Wadala school 4-0.

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Ishant’s absence has hurt us in this Test, says Agarkar M

U Mumba players converge to trap a Patna Pirate player. U Mumba won 36-33 for their third win in four games in the final game of the Mumbai leg to remain on top of the table in the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League at the NSCI Stadium.

UMBAI: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar today said missing out on Ishant Sharma's services in the ongoing third Test at Southampton has hurt the team in the ongoing match. "Obviously, you want a form player to play throughout. You don't want the guy to miss out on any cricket when he is in form. It has hurt them a little bit and plus it was a good pitch. As long as India bat well, they will do okay in the third Test," Agarkar said at the launch of Zaheer Khan's company ProSport. Ishant was ruled out of the third Test against England due to an ankle injury after a match winning performance at Lord's. Senior India bowler Ashish Nehra hoped his Delhi team mate could be back in action in the remaining two matches.

"For any bowler picking up seven wickets in one innings is great. When a bowler is in form, it is always good for the team and the captain, especially in a five Test match series. Injury is something that he can't help. If India does well in this Test match, he will be available for the next two Test matches," Nehra said. Agarkar said this tour would be good for the young crop of players as they would gain experience out of it. "They don't have the experience of bowling in the overseas condition yet. They have played a lot of one-day cricket but Test cricket is different. They have been impressive so far in the series, specially Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) and then Ishant's match winning performance. So good signs if they can carry on the way they are at the moment," he said.

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‘GLASGOW SHOW WILL CHANGE PERCEPTION ABOUT WEIGHTLIFTING’

Admitting that Indian Weightlifting was known for doping in the recent past, national federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya today said the spectacular show by lifters in the Commonwealth Games here would bring a change in the perception towards the sport in the country. Basking in the glory of lifters winning 10 medals (3, 3, 4), two more than 2010 in Delhi, Baishya said that his federation has realised its motto of "winning medals with honour". Weightlifting exceeded expectations as it has turned out to be one sport which has given a large chunk of medals in the Commonwealth Games.

Britain’s Prince Harry joins photobomb craze

HARPREET FIRES SILVER

Vijay makes shock exit

Harpreet snatches silver, Manavjit bronze as shooters dominate By Philem Dipak Singh

Britain's Prince Harry and Prince William play 5 a side football game during a visit to a Coach Core project at Gorbals Leisure Centre in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday. Coach Core was launched by Prince William.

WELLINGTON: Britain's Prince Harry has followed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II into the photobomb craze, giving the thumbs up in an image of acclaimed New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens at the Commonwealth Games. Just days after the queen was snapped beaming in the background as Australian hockey players Jayde Taylor and Brooke Peris took a selfie, the 29-year-old prince popped up as Tietjens was being photographed at the swimming pool.

LASGOW: Unheralded Harpreet Singh clinched silver while the seasoned Manavjit Sandhu claimed a bronze as Indian shooters continued to make an impact by adding two more medals to India's collection on the sixth day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games here. While Harpreet and Manavjit stole the limelight with their medal winning feats, Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar turned out to be a disappointment by making a shock exit in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistole event. Harpreet survived two rounds of nerve-wrecking shoot-off and brushed aside a penalty point docked on him to claim silver in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event on a day when the Indian grapplers also assured themselves of at least three silver medals. The 33-year-old Harpreet from Haryana, who topped the qualification round, hit 21 times on the target in the six-shooter final which had eight rounds of five shots each. Harpreet had won two gold in 2010 Commmonwealth Games in Delhi -- 25m center fire pistol singles and 25m center fire pistol pairs events. With the addition of two more medals, india's overall medals tally swelled to 28 with seven gold, 13 silver and eight bronze so far but they slipped to seventh position in the

Manavjit Sandhu with coach Marcello Dradi at the Trap Men's Qualification round. He went on to win the bronze medal. [Above] Harpreet Singh competes to win the silver medal in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event.

medal's standing. Australia maintained their position on top of the table with 89 medals, which includes 31 gold, 25 silver and 33 bronze medals. They are followed by England (2724-24), hosts Scotland (13-8-12), Canada (10-4-12), South Africa (9-78) and New Zealand (8-8-11).

It is the gold which only counts. But I would say silver is still good, a medal is a medal anyway. HARPREET SINGH Winner, Silver in the 25M Rapid Fire Pistol Event Manavjit bagged a bronze in the men's trap event as shooters continued to do the bulk of the medal shopping at the Games with a tally of 13. Manavjit finished third in the semifinals after hitting 13 of the 15 targets.

He then beat Michael Diamond of Australia in the bronze medal match. The other Indian in the fray, Mansher Singh was sixth and last in the semifinals as he hit just 11 of the 15 targets.

The strong Indian contingent faced a heart-breaking moment when Olympic silver medallist marksman Vijay Kumar made a shock exit in the qualification round of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event. Vijay shot a total of 555 points in the two qualification rounds to finish seventh and miss out on a place in the final round. The top six in the qualification round qualify for the final round.

President keenly following CWG EW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee has been keenly following the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and also sending individual messages to all medal winners. On Tuesday, the President took time out and wrote congratulatory messages to shooters Jitu Rai, Gurpal Singh, Gagan Narang and weightlifter Vikas Thakur for winning medals at the Games in Glasgow in their respective disciplines. While Rai and Singh

won gold and silver medals in the 50m pistol men's event, Narang won silver in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone event and Thakur won silver medal in men's 85kg weightlifting. India has so far won seven gold medals, 13 silver and seven bronze. In his individual messages, the President congratulated and wished them continued success in their future endeavours and said their achievements have made the nation proud and is an inspiration for other Indian sports persons.

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Vinesh of India, left, wrestles with Yana Rattigan of England in the FS 48kg gold medal wrestling match at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre

GOLDEN DAY FOR GRAPPLERS G LASGOW: In what amounted to India's best ever showing at the Games, their matmen inclluding Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Amit Kumar pinned down gold with fine wins in their respective categories. As if not to be outdone, women wrestler Vinesh beat England's Yana Rattingan 11-8 in

women's 48kg final to win the gold medal. Rounding it all for the Indian grapplers was the third gold medal for India in wrestling. Sushil Kumar pinned Qamar Abbas of Pakistan in 107 secs to take gold in men's 74kg. Amit Kumar won gold in Men's 57kg beating Nigeria's Ebik Weminomo in the final. The three golds lifted Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tally to fifth in

Nigerian weightlifter in doping shocker

the medal standings even as India's Lajja Gauswami finished third to win bronze medal in Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Meanwhile a sizeable chunk of Indian athletes are yet to get their full quota of daily allowance a week into the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Most of the 215 strong Indian contingent

have spent more than 10 days without the full allowance which has been increased to USD 50 (INR 3000 approx) from USD 25 (INR 1500 approx). The squash squad including Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal have not been paid their dues at all while the TT players received half of the allowance just last night.

Silver medallist India's Vikas Thakur at the medal ceremony of the Men's Weightlifting 85kg category event at Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Resolute Vikas lifts silver Chika Amalaha of Nigeria, as she makes a good lift during the women's 53 kg weightlifting competition . Amalaha won the gold medal in the event. The Nigerian weightlifting gold medalist failed a doping test and has been provisionally suspended from the games. Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said Amalaha tested positive for diuretics and masking agents after being tested on July 25.

LASGOW: Nigerian teenage weightlifter Chika Amalaha has been provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games after testing positive in a doping test taken after she won gold in the women's 53kg category, the Commonwealth Games Federation announced Tuesday. The 16-year-old Amalaha provided an 'A' sample on July 25 which revealed traces of diuretics and masking agents. She will have a 'B' sample tested

at a laboratory in London on July 30. Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said: "We (have) issued a formal notice of disclosure to an athlete following an adverse analytical finding as a consequence of an in-competition test. "That athlete is Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha who was tested on July 25th. That athlete has now been suspended from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow."

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third with 333kg (151+182), but Thakur bagged the silver on lesser bodyweight. LASGOW: Weightlifter Vikas Thakur In the ring, Vijender Singh (75kg), Mandeep showed tremendous grit as he fought Jangra (69kg) and L Devendro Singh (49kg) back pain to clinch a silver while three boxers entered the quarterfinals. inched closer to a medal by advancing to the Vijender, a former Olympic and World quarterfinals of the 20th Commonwealth Championships bronze-medallist, outGames here. punched Namibia's Mujandjae Kasuto 3-0 in Writhing in pain, Thakur produced the lift a lopsided contest to make the last-eight of his life to clinch the silver in men's 85kg stage. Mandeep, on the other hand, was weightlifting, as Indian lifters continued their equally dominant in his 3-0 triumph over Jaspectacular show. maica's Kestna Davis in a late night contest. Thakur lifted 333kg (150+183) to bag the silAsian Championships silver-medallist Dever while Richard Patterson of New Zealand vendro made the last eight after notching up won the gold with a total lift of 335kg a tough 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka's Madushan (151+184). Canada's Pascal Plamondon was Gamage.

INDIA GO DOWN FIGHTING 2-4 AGAINST AUSTRALIA

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LASGOW: India put up a valiant fight before going down 2-4 against world champions and title holders Australia in their third group match of the men’s Hockey competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games, here today. Living upto their reputation, Australia build on a two-goal burst in the space of two minutes and were set to go into the breather with a 3-0 cushion before India pulled one back at the fag end of the first half. India managed to regroup themselves and put up a stronger defence in the second half, where they conceded one and scored one at the National Hockey Centre here. Chris Ciriello (14th minute, 49th), Simon Orchard (16th) and Jacob Whetton India's captain, Sardar Singh passes during match against Australia at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth (26th) were the goal scorers for Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday. Australia won 4-2.

Australia, while Rupinder Singh (34th) and Ramandeep Singh (48th) sounded the board for India. After two easy victories, it was supposed to be a real test for the Indian team and coach Terry Walsh’s boys didn’t fare too badly against the Kookaburras, who had thrashed them 0-8 at Delhi four years ago. India started on a positive note as they invaded the rival semicircle but some clever defending from Australia kept them at bay. Australia, however, didn’t take long to assert their supremacy as the 2010 Champions scored twice within a space of two minutes to push India on the backfoot. Ciriello drew the first blood when he converted their second penalty corner while a minute later Orchard scored a field goal when he capitalised on a defensive lapse to slot

home from close range. India struggled to gain possession of the ball after that as Australia kept their rival defenders busy. In the 26th minute, Whetton made good use of a defensive lapse by Rupinder outside the semicircle as he sent the ball to the left of the post, beating P R Shreejesh on the way as Australia led 3-0. Two minutes from the breather, India earned a penalty corner and Rupinder redeemed himself when he sent one hovering over the defenders to help India go into the break with a 1-3 deficit. India showed a lot of purpose in second half as they created opportunities but failed to execute them in time. In the 48th minute, an opportunist Ramandeep brushed off two defenders and dived in a shot to find the inside of the post as India reduced the difference to 2-3.

Vivekanand two good for Friends XI M

UMBAI: Vivekanand Education Trust proved too good for Friends XI as they stormed to a facile 2-0 win in a Third Division qualifying league match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League – 2014-15, at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Tuesday afternoon. Showing good touch, Vivekanand scored the opening goal in the 18th minute through Parag Jain and doubled the lead when Sarvesh Tulapurkar found the back of the net in the 26th minute. In the second match, Samuel FA recorded an identical 2-0 margin of victory against Vijay Mazagaon to walk away with the full three points. Both the goals were scored in the first half. Samuel FA striker Shivam Gohil provided his team with the perfect start by hitting the target in the very first minute of the match. Eighteen minutes later, Samuel FA took complete control when Klifer Fernandes netted the second goal. Results, at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – Third Div qualifying league: Vivekanand Education Trust 2 (Parag Jain, Sarvesh Tulapurkar) beat Friends XI 0. Samuel FA 2 (Shivam Gohil, Klifer Fernandes) beat Vijay Mazagaon 0.

Theresians hold Companeroes 1-1 Companeroes Sports Club’s fine winning run came to a halt as they were forced to share honours with Theresians Sports Club, playing out a 1-1 draw in a Premier Division match of the 11th BWFA Football league 2014, conducted by Bandra West Football Association under the auspices of the MDFA and played at the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao municipal grounds. Both the goals came in the second half, with Ameay Dubey scoring for Companeroes and Jeff Pereira netting a late equaliser for Theresians. After three impressive wins in the earlier rounds, Companeroes faced a strong challenge from Theresians, a team of youngsters, and had to settle for a division of two points. Companeroes struck early in the second half when striker Ameay Dubey after receiving a pass from Daniel D’Souza moved swiftly into the box and comprehensively beat Theresians goalkeeper Jay Archer, who was outstanding during the entire match, with a rasping shot. Theserians fought back with plenty of determination and managed to restore parity when Jeff Pereira headed home.

MSLTA’s foray to spread tennis in tribal areas MU MBAI: Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association has started an initiative to spread the game into tribal and Naxaliteinfested interiors of the state and has already trained 22 youth to not only play the game but also coach children from nearby areas. The Kaushalya Vikas Tribal Tennis programme's aim is to bring the tribal youth into the mainstream of the society by educating them in tennis coaching skills and officiating, according to MSLTA official Sunder Iyer. Some tribal youth, including four girls, have been selected by the ATC from 6 districts of the Vidarbha region - including a few from Gadchiroli - and were trained by Arjun Sutar and Kapil Chutele, both All India Tennis Association-recognised coaches for around 8 hours a day. MSLTA provided requisite kit, equipment and technical support for the training and the ATC office took the responsibility of taking care of the lodging and boarding for these candidates, said Iyer. The initiative is the brainchild of a team comprising MSLTA treasurer Iyer, ITF Level 3

tutor Hemant Bendrey, Manoj Vaidya (chief coach of MSLTA), MSLTA member Prashant Sutar and Additional Tribal Commissioner (Nagpur) Dr Pallavi Darade. Among the lot is Umesh Gedam, an unemployed tribal youth from a small hamlet in Chandrapur district who has got job offers from Pune, Hyderabad, Nagpur as a coach. Gedam is one of the 22 tribal youth who have job offers in various cities across the state and the list includes seven others from the Naxalite-infested district of Gadchiroli and others from the districts of Gondia, Bhandara, Wardha, Chandrapur, Ramtek and Nagpur. The common string binding them is that they have successfully completed a one-year diploma in tennis coaching conducted by MSLTA and the Additional Tribal Commissioner's Office, Nagpur, and also a Level 1 All India Tennis Association certification, according to Iyer. Having not seen a tennis ball or a racquet or shoe in their lives prior to the one-year coaching stint, today they could hold their own in competitive matches, Iyer said.

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The JIYO Parsi Program Team, comprising of experts Dr. Katy Gandevia, (Programme Co-ordinator & Counsellor), Dr. Anahita Pandole (Gynaecologist), Dr. Pervin Dadachandji (Psychiatrist & Counsellor) and Binaifer Sahukar (Counsellor) have designed a one day Couples Workshop based on their scientific knowledge and experience. Parsi/lrani couples up to the age of 45 years are welcome to attend the workshop. Content of the Workshop:

Orientation to the Jiyo Parsi Programme

Education on Sexuality and Fertility Issues Learning Anger and Stress Management Learning how to Manage Conflicts

Developing Effective Communication Skills O t h e r D e t a i l s ( Wo r k s h o p I ) :

Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2014 (9:30 am to 5:00 pm)

Venue: Della Towers Conference Hall (Courtesy: Parsi Resource Group, Dadar Parsi Colony) Only 20 Couples will be included on first come first served basis

Free: A token deposit of Rs. 2000/- will be charged per couple in advance To be fully refunded at the completion of the workshop Lunch and Tea will be served (Courtesy: Parzor Foundation) For more information and registration Contact: Ms. Pearl - 9822291743 or Dr. Katy - 9819140820 Website: www.jiyoparsi.org

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