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Your Money Is Good Rumours spark panic as shopkeepers refuse to accept soiled notes, citing a new rule from Jan 1, which says ‘Banks will not accept soiled notes or notes with anything scribbled on them.” RBI rubbishes rumour, says banks will accept them

By Deepak Sahijwala

anic prevailed yesterday morning, as rumours flew fast and wide after a few shopkeepers in the city refused to accept soiled notes or notes with anything scribbled on them saying that banks would stop accepting them after January 1, 2014. While some rushed to banks to deposit their cash, others fell prey to smart money changers, across the city who reportedly made a quick buck out of the situation by exchanging such notes at a 10% discount; that meant you got back Rs 450 for a soiled or scribbled for a Rs 500 note. And as the panic stricken public called newspersons to verify such claims, the ADC called Alpana Killawala, Principal Chief General Manager of the Reserve Bank of India early last morning. She clearly refuted the rumours as baseless, saying, “There is no such rule and banks will definitely accept such notes.” Attributing the confusion to an instruction issued on August 14, 2013 to banks advising them to instruct their staff not to scribble or write on the body of the banknotes since it was observed that the bank officials themselves were in the habit of writing on banknotes which went against the Reserve Bank’s Clean Note Policy, she felt it was misread. She also assured this newspaper that a formal clarification by the RBI would be released later in the day. That happened and later in the day, the RBI officially clarified through a press release that, “In the wake of rumours circulating in the market that from January 1, 2014, banks will not accept banknotes with anything written on them, the Reserve Bank has urged members of public not to fall prey to such rumours and to use their bank notes without any fear. The Reserve Bank of Vikas Sabnis India has clarified it has NOT issued any such instructions.” Clearly, this means ‘your money is good,’ soiled notes or scribbled ones. However, the central bank has reiterated that writing or scribbling on banknotes works against its Clean Note Policy, and has sought co-operation from all members of public, institutions and others in keeping the banknotes clean by not writing/ scribbling anything on them.

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Yes, they had come over here to celebrate ‘thirsty-first’!

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Gold: `28,280 Silver: `43,786 US Dollar: `61.81 Temperature: 310C/220C Humidity: 48%

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2014. Do you think it will be an upward march for India from here on?

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Neha Shinde PR Executive Yes, with the new political and economic scenario, India will surely rise upwards in 2014.

Shreedhar Chavan Businessman Yes, 2014 will be an upward march for India.

Hardik Tanna Interior Designer Yes, with the government already brining in new modified rules and regulations in the beginning gives an idea of the nation rising upwards in 2014. Nitin Takne Businessman It is very difficult to predict, but still in my opinion, it will not go up in first quarter or half of 2014. Overall the market is very bad. Only share market is going up but its increase is by very few points. Abha Dhole Law student Yes, with the new laws coming up for the betterment of the nation, 2014 will surely be an upward move. Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY One shouldn't have pictures or idols of aggressive goddess 'Kali' in the house or office. by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

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A pyrotechnic combination of steel wool and sparklers at the Somaiya Ground in Sion create a very beautiful illumnation of 2014, on the eve of New Year.

By Philip Varghese

appy members of the Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association (AHAR) appreciated the Bombay High Court’s verdict which permitted restaurants and bars to remain open till 5 am today, thus setting aside the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s order of closing hotels and restaurants at 1.30 am. This came after the AHAR moved the court after the police said that they were firm on their stand of maintaining the 1.30 am deadline for hotels and bars, considering women’s safety and drink-driving cases. Last week, the state govern-

HC sets aside Police Commissioner’s decision to close hotels and restaurants by 1.30 am ment had extended the deadline for hotels and restaurants to serve food and liquor to patrons till 5 am on January 1. However, Mumbai Police Commissioner, Dr. Satyapal Singh on Monday said, “My views are very clear on the matter. For women’s safety and to prevent drink-driving

cases, among other things, I took this decision. Last year too, the deadline was 1.30am.” Based on this, the AHAR filed a petition in the HC asking the police to recall its order. Citing discrimination, the petition states that the deadline for five-star hotels and pubs is 3 am. It also claimed that

the state home department and excise department had issued circulars on December 19 and December 24 respectively, granting permission to hotels and restaurants to remain open till 5 am. “The circular, however, said that each hotel owner should obtain permission from the police commissioner. Hotels and restaurants have already spent a huge amount, arranged parties and sold tickets,” the petition stated. The association’s counsel Veena Thadani told the court, “They are allowed to remain open till 3 in the morning. Why this discrimination? This is a very elitist outlook. Are only the rich allowed to party and celebrate?” Public prosecutor D. A. Nalavade pointed out to the court, recent reports regarding Indian Mujahideen terrorist Yasin Bhatkal’s statement on the terror outfit planning nuclear bomb attacks in the country. The prosecutor also informed the court about seven alleged terrorists absconding from a jail in Madhya Pradesh, while arguing in support of the deadline. The court dismissed the arguments of the prosecutor and said, “Threat perception to the city will be there all the time. Not just on December 31.” Thadani also pointed out that the state home department in its circular dated December 19 had permitted hotels to continue parties till 5 am. Reacting to this, Justice Patel said, “If the home department, under which the police comes, has no problem with the celebrations going on till 5 am, then why is the police setting a deadline of 1.30 am.” However, the court while extending the deadline to 5 am, said that the hotels will have to give an undertaking stating that security inside the premises would be their responsibility. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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Across oceans and flowing silk

To coincide with the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress held in Mumbai from December 27 to 30, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet and the National Gallery of Modern Art organised two exhibitions to showcase the excellence of the Parsis, be it in shipbuilding, trading or banking activities. Furthermore, the Parsis have also produced some of the finest artists in the world. The exhibitions offer a glimpse of this fascinating race of gentle people and a ringside view of their life lifestyle. Pics on this page are by Azad Shrivastav

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Denith John Mascarenhas to Daniel John Mascarenhas as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28753 I have changed my name from Anthony Daniel Mascarenhas to Kevin Daniel Mascarenhas as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28754

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PUBLIC NOTICE Let Is Be Known To All Men Through These Presents that, We the undersigned (1) Mr.Hemant Manohar Nandoskar & (2)Mr. Anand Manohar Nandoskar do hereby remove / revoked and cancel all the powers and authorities given by us to Shri Madan M. Nandoskar & late Shri. Surendra M. Nandoskar (Our brother's & C0- owner's) by virtue of a substitute Power Of Attorney dated 08/09/1997 for the property apartment No. RH-IV/C-13, Sector- 9N, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614. We further declare that all or any of the act done or executed by aforesaid Shri Madan M. Nandoskar or any of the legal hire of late Shri. Surendra M. Nandoskar under or in pursuance of the aforesaid power of attorney dated 08/09/1997 shall not be deemed to be our acts nor done in our name or on our behalf, after the execution of this present Notice. Sd/(1)Mr. Hemant M. Nandoskar Sd/(2)Mr. Anand M. Nandoskar Both R/o Snehal Apartment, Flat no. A/102, Plot no. 7B, Sector-6, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209

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In the matter of ACTIV DOCTORS ONLINE PRIVATE LIMITED The Company proposes to make an application to Regional Director , Mumbai under section 17 of the Companies Act, 1956 seeking confirmation of alteration of the MoA of the Company in terms of the special resolution passed at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on 09/12/2013 for change of Registered office from the Jurisdiction of RoC Mumbai to RoC Pune. New Address:- S No. 131/1B/2, 3rd floor, Ram Indu Park Lane Baner, Pune 411015. Any person who has any objection may send by Registered post of his/her objections, within 21 days from the date of publication of this notice with a copy to the company at its registered office at the address mentioned below:-611, Reliables Pride, Anand Nagar, Opp Heera Panna, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai-400102.

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Notice is hereby given to the Public that the sale of agreement dated 25th August 1982, executed between Mrs. A.R.J. Rodrigues (THE OWNER), M/s. CONCORD ENTERPRISES (Builder & Contractors) and Mr. Mayer D'Almeida and Miss. Cherylee Athaide (The Purchaser) for the property bearing addressed at Plot No. V-6, CTS No. B/393, Flat no. 3 (Part), 3rd Floor, SAVIA-I, St. Sebastian Homes CoOp. Society Ltd., Rebello Road, Bandra, B o m b ay- 4 0 0 0 5 0 h a s b e e n l o s t / misplaced. All person are hereby informed not to deal or carry out any transaction with anyone on the basis of the said missing document. . If anyone has already carried out or being carried out or has any claim over t h e p ro p e r t y k i n d l y i n fo r m t h e undersigned in writing on the below mentioned address within 21 days from this present. Sd/Place : Mumbai Mr. Mayer D'Almeida, Date : 01/01/2014. Flat no. 3 (Part), 3rd Floor, SAVIA-I, St. Sebastian Homes Co-Op. Society Ltd., Rebello Road, Bandra,Mumbai-400050.

I have changed my name from Jitendra Kantilal Khoda to Jeetendra Kantilal Thakkar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-9253 dated 28/08/2003. C-28755 I have changed my name from Darshana Jitendra Khoda to Darshana Jeetendra Thakkar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-9252 dated 28/08/2003. C-28756 I have changed my name from Maanav Jitendra Khoda to Maanav Jeetendra Thakkar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-9255 dated 28/08/2003. C-28757 We Mr. Kailash Babulal Joshi & Mrs. Usha Kailash Joshi have changed our daughter’s old name from Kumkum Kailash Joshi to Kirti Kailash Joshi as per Affidavit dated 30/12/2013. C-28758 I have changed my name from Abhijeet Nandkumar Fursule to Abhijeet Nandkumar Jain as per Gazette No. (X-20178). C-28759 I have changed my name from Poonam Ravindra Kalaskar to Ruchika Abhijeet Jain as per Gazette No. (U-30347). C-28760 I have changed my name from “Samiunissa Khalimulla Khan” to “Samiunnisha Kalimullah Khan” as per Affidavit dated 31st December , 2013. C-28761 I have changed my name from Khalimulla Khan to Kalimullah Khan as per Affidavit dated 31st December , 2013. C-28762 I have changed my name from “Rajithakumari” to “Rajitha Pradeep Kumar Pattuvakkaran” as per Affidavit dated 31st December, 2013. C-28763 I have changed my name from “P. Pradeepkumar” to Pradeepkumar Pattuvakkaran as per Affidavit dated 31st December, 2013. C-28764 I have changed my name from “Roopesh” to “Roopesh Pradeepkumar Pattuvakkaran” as per Affidavit dated 31st December, 2013. C-28765 I have changed my name from “Moosa Yusuf” to “Moosa Yusuf Jath” as per Affidavit dated 31st December, 2013. C-28766

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014 I have changed my name from Chhaya Kapildev Mandal, to ‘Chhayah Mandall’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 34425) Dated: 22/11/2012. C-28767

I have changed my name from Deepa Girish Chaubal to Anushka Atul Gupte as per Maharashtra Gazette No. (X-33851). C-28781

I Mr Ramnarayan K. Gupta have changed my name to Mr Ramnayan Khaderu Gupta as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 30/11/13. C-28795

I have changed my name from Taufiq Murad Babwani, to ‘Taufiq Murad Tyrewala’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 48566) Dated: 28/11/2013. C-28768

I have changed my name from Asha Govind Chitre to Geeta Girish Chaubal as per Maharashtra Gazette No. (C-203). C-28782

I Nayna Pravinchandra Bhatt have changed my name to Naina Pravinchandra Bhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 30/12/13. C-28796

I have changed my name from Salma Murad Babwani, to ‘Salma Murad Tyrewala’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 48567) Dated: 28/11/2013. C-28769

I have changed my name from Shahbaj Rafeeque Meman to Shahbaz Rafeeque Meman as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.30/12/2013. C-28783

I Niteshbala Jayantilalji Jain have changed my name to Neeta Sanjay Borana as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/12/13. C-28797

I have changed my name from Murad Mahendi Ramzanali, to ‘Murad Mahehdi Tyrewala’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U48568) Dated: 28/11/2013. C-28770

I have changed my name from Moinbanu Mohammed Yusuf to Moinbanu Mohammed Yusuf Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28784

I Johny Victor Godinho have changed my name to Johnny Victor Godinho as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28798

I Mr. Sreenivas Kistaiah Bodige have changed my name to Mr. Srinivas Kistaiah Bodige as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/12/13. C-28785

I Ifa Akhil Shaikh @ Ifa Akil Shaikh @ Ifa Shaikh have changed my name to Malaika Sharif as per deedpoll Affidavit.

I Mrs. Silpa Sreenivas Bodige have changed my name to Mrs. Shilpa Srinivas Bodige as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/12/13. C-28786

I Ayesha Akhil Shaikh @ Ayesha Akil Shaikh have changed my name to Ayesha Sharif as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28800

I have changed my name from Neha Murad Babwani, to ‘Sneha Murad Tyrewala’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 48569) Dated: 28/11/2013. C-28771 I have changed my name from Rukhsaar Asif Pinzara, to ‘Radhika Ishwar Kalpatrai’ as per Mahaharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 50272) Dated: 05/12/2013. C-28772 I have changed my name from Radhika Ishwar Kalpatrai, to ‘Radhika Bipin Mehta’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 50583) Dated: 05/12/2013. C-28773 I have changed my name from Kishore Gopi Dhakolia to Kishor Gopi Dhakoliya, as per the Affidavit. C-28774 I have changed my name from Kabir Ahmed Ramzan Shaikh to Aslam Ramzan Shaikh as Per Affidavit Dt: 09/12/2013. C-28775 I have changed my name from Neha Ramzan Shaikh to Qisra Ramzan Shaikh as Per Affidavit Dt: 09/12/2013. C-28776 I have changed my name from Afnan Abdul Mannan Shaikh to Abdul Afnan Abdul Mannan Shaikh as per Gazette No (U-54287). C-28777 I have changed my name from Arshi Afnan Shaikh to Arshi Abdul Afnan Shaikh as per Gazette No(U-54288). C-28778 I have changed my name from Chiranjiv Gangaram Ganapuram to Chiranjeev Gangaram Ganpuram as per Affidavit. C-28779 I Tanavi Rajaram Pawar D/o Rajaram Pawar R/o Building No. 21, Room No: 2113, W.E. Highway, Goregaon East, Mumbai-400065, have changed name to Tanvi Rajaram Pawar as per Affidavit dated 27/12/2013 for all future purposes. C-28780

I Peter Danakkannu have changed my name to Peter Danakkannu Chetty as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28787 I M. Danakkannu have changed my name to Danakkannu Savarimuthu Chetty as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28788 I Antoniamma Danakkannu have changed my name to Mrs. Antoniamma Danakkannu Chetty as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28789 I Bhanumati Ambalal Shah have changed my name to Bhoomi Bakul Mehta as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28790 I Shrutiben Sharadkumar Bolar have changed my name to Shruti Sharadkumar Bolar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-103461 dated: 12/05/2011. C-28791 I Subodh Dhananjay Gavkar have changed my name to Subodh Dhananjay Gaonkar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-13368 dated: 24/06/2010. C-28792 I Amitkumar Ramesh Vishwakarma have changed my name to Amit Ramesh Vishwakarma as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/12/13. C-28793 I Deepak Shyamu have changed my name to Deepak Shyamu Prajapati as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 30/12/13. C-28794

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I Gunvant Rai @ Gunvantray Parekh have changed my name to Gunvantrai Parekh as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28801 I Dipakkumar Dhirajlal Gosalia @ Deepakkumar Dhirajlal Gosalia have changed my name to Deepak Dhirajlal Gosalia as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28802 I Shamim @ Shamim Mastan Mohammed @ Shamim Mohamed Mastan have changed my name to Shamim Banu Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28803 I Mohammed Shajid Farooq Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammed Sajid Farooq Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28804 I Patel Sharifabanu Suleman Adam have changed my name to Sharifa Emtiyaz Patel as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28805 I Mohmmed Faiz Shamshad Khan have changed my name to Faiz Shamshad Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28806 I Sajida Shamshad Khan have changed my name to Sajda Shamshad Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28807 I Dipchand Bhawarlal Varma have changed my name to Deepchand Bhawarlal Varma as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28808 I Hemlatta Chimanlal Shah have changed my name to Hema Chetan Shah as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28809

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By Vishnudas Sheshrao

n the New Year, citizens will no longer have to wait for hours in queues to pay water and other civic bills, as the civic body is planning to develop a mobile app through which citizens can pay their bills. As of now, citizens are seen waiting in long queues at cit-

By Suresh Golani

tatues of national heroes are constantly becoming victims of apathy and neglect in the jurisdiction of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). A classic example is that of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue installed in a traffic island at Kashmira Junction. The ornamental trees and bushes have been left to grow untrimmed, screening off the equestrian statue of the brave military genius, a brilliant strategist and great ruler. Thanks to the utter neglect by the Tree Authority (TA), the railings around the island are on the verge of collapsing, while the space has become a haven for hawkers and antisocial elements. Though officials claim to be carrying out regular trimming of trees, the activity is limited only prior to special occasions.

izen facility centers to pay their bills. To ease their woes, the Information & Technology (IT) department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is developing a mobile app which is yet to be named officially, but is tagged as the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;M appâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Citizens can download this app on their mobile phones once it is functional and can

Shivaji Maharaj sits astride his horse but in a state of absolute neglect ONLY GRIEF IN THIS LEAF: The Nashabandi Mandal, Maharashtra State, on Tuesday organised a unique awareness rally on substance abuse at the Azad Maidan to mark the end of 2013.

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This traffic island is overgrown with greenery that needs trimming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grim picture is a testament to how little authorities value our history, our Independence, and those who made it possible. We

as possible after the colleges submit the internal marks to fter the MU declared the the varsity. Students should fifth semester results of not be worried as the MU is Third Year Bachelor of Com- concerned about this issueâ&#x20AC;?. merce (TY BCom), 19,265 students were reported to be unsuccessful in the exams. When the varsity verified the results, it was found out that the colleges had not submitted the internal assessment marks to the varsity, due to which the students failed the exams. Frustrated students have reported the same to the MU authorities. MU had conducted these exams in October 2013. In all, 36,241 students passed the exams. After the varsity investigated about the decrease in the passing percentage, it was found that colleges had failed to submit the internal exam marks (40 marks). A student who did not wish to be named said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had submitted our projects on time then why did the colleges delay submitting the marks? Now we have to bear the lossâ&#x20AC;?. A similar incident was reported by the ADC earlier when three city colleges had failed to submit the internal marks due to which 600 students of TYBcom had to suffer a loss. Dr. Padma Deshmukh, exam controller, MU said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The colleges who are at fault will be punished by the varsity and a decision regarding the students will be taken as soon

access and pay their bills. Water bills, assessment tax, property tax, license fee, shops and establishment tax, birth and death certificates can all be paid for via this app. Officials said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new app will help citizens to pay their civic bills from wherever they are. For every transaction, they will have to pay Rs.10 as a fee.â&#x20AC;?

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06 CHANGE OF NAME I Shamim Banu Shaikh have changed my minor daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Kulsum Mastan Mohammed to Kulsum Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28810 I have changed my name from Kumar Papanna Gawde to Kumar Papanna Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28811 I have changed my name from Papanna Gawde to Papanna Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28812 I have changed my name from Leela Gawde to Leela Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28813 I have changed my name from Badalkumar Chandrakant Shah to Badal Chandrakant Shah as per Affidavit. C-28814 I have changed my name from Kiranben Bhupatrai Trivedi to Kiran Badal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28815 I have changed my name from Harshidaben Namchanddas Shah to Harshaben Chandrakant Shah as per Affidavit. C-28816 I have changed my name from Hareshkumar Kuverji Doshi to Haresh Kuverji Doshi as per Affidavit. C-28817 I have changed my name from Mohamed Salim Nisar Ahmed to Mohamed Salim Nisar Ahmed Qureshi as per Affidavit C-28818 I have changed my name from Antony Pascal Dsouza to Anthony Pascal Dsouza as per Affidavit. C-28819 I have changed my name from Socorro Trifonic Charlotte Lobo to Sukur Triffon Lobo as per Affidavit. C-28820 I have changed my name from Purnima Vasant Saraf to Aditi Devendra Rao as per Affidavit C-28821 I have changed my name from Chikkonahally Jane Shivarame Gowda to Shivram Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28822 I have changed my name from Shantha Valagremenasa Lakke to Shanta Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28823 I have changed my name from Chikkonahally Jane Shivarame Gowda to Shivram Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28824 I have changed my name from Shantha Valagremenasa Lakke to Shanta Gowda as per Affidavit. C-28825 I have changed my name from Alpa Nikunj Raja to Alpa Chandrakant Jhaveri as per Affidavit. C-28826

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I have changed my name from Poonamchand Prithviraj Nagda to Poonamchand Prithviraj Joshi as per Affidavit. C-28827

I have changed my name from Soni Parvin Faiz Ahmed Ansari to Soni Faiz Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit. C-28844

I have changed my name from Rehmati Mehboob Haddadi to Rehematee Mehboob Haddadi as per Affidavit. C-28862

I have changed my name from Prabhulal Prithviraj Nagda to Prabhulal Prithviraj Joshi as per Affidavit. C-28828

I have changed my name from Felcy Raymond Mascarenhas to Felcy Shaila Raymond Mascarenhas as per Affidavit. C-28845

I have changed my name from Tanweer Kalsekar to Tanveer Kalsekar as per Affidavit. C-28863

I have changed my name from Mahesh Mahendra Thakkar to Mahesh Mahendra Thakar as per Affidavit. C-28829

I have changed my name from Andrew Fernandes to Andrew Joaquim Fernandes as per Affidavit. C-28846

I change my name Antonio Joao Micheal Lobo (old name) to Anthony Lobo (new name) as per Affidavit. C-28830

I have changed my name from Namita Neena Douglas to Namita Michael Anthony as per Affidavit. C-28847

I change my name Manu Luis Dsouza (old name) to Manvel Luis Dsouza (new name) as per Affidavit. C-28831

I have changed my name from Kalim Ahmed Vasi Khan to Kalim Vasi Khan as per Affidavit. C-28848

I have changed my name from Jagdishchandra Khemaraj Menariya to Jagdish Khemaraj Menariya as per Affidavit. C-28832

I have changed my name from Mahjabi Bano Khan to Mehajabi Jafar Khan as per Affidavit. C-28849

I have changed my name from Rafiq Ramzanali Keshwani to Rafiq Ramzan Keshwani as per Affidavit. C-28833

I have changed my name from Mallika Sudhir Doshi to Mala Sudhir Doshi as per Affidavit. C-28850

I have changed my name from Neha Agarwal to Neha Mittal as per Affidavit. C-28834 I have changed my name from Jain Nemichand Hastimal to Jain Ramesh Hastimal as per Affidavit. C-28835 I have changed my name from Sidhwani Karun Mahesh to Sadhwani Karan Mahesh as per Affidavit. C-28836 I have changed my name from Honey Ranjit Khare to Pritish Ranjit Khare as per Affidavit. C-28837 I have changed my name from Shaikh Tabrez Mohamed Shafi to Zeeshan Mohamed Shafi Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 31.12.2013. C-28838 I have changed my name from Akhatar Sikandar Shaikh to Akhtar Sikandar Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28839 I have changed my name from Pyari Begam/Peyari Begum Kamaluddin Shaikh/Pyaribai Kamaluddin to Pyari Begum Kamaluddin Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28840 I have changed my name from Madhusudan Raveendran Nair to Madhusudnan Raveendran Nair as per Affidavit. C-28841 I have changed my name from Vijaykumar Dattatray Basankar to Vijay Dattatray Basankar as per Affidavit. C-28842 I have changed my name from Mohammed Faiz Ahmed Ansari to Faiz Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit. C-28843

I have changed name from Jayraj to Jayraj Gupta as per Affidavit. C-28851 I have changed my name from Mohammed Ziyaan to Mohammed Zeeshan Khalid Siddique as per Affidavit. C-28852 I have changed my name from Dattatraya Kunte to Dattatray Kunte as per Affidavit. C-28853 I have changed my name from Mahendrakumar Kesrimal Gehlot to Mahendra Kesrimal Gehlot as per Affidavit. C-28854 I have changed my name from Mohammad Iqbal Mohammad Ahmad to Mohammad Iqbal Patel as per Affidavit. C-28855 I have changed my name from Mahendra Vallabhbhai Patel to Mahendrabhai Vallabhbhai Patel as per Affidavit. C-28856 I have changed my name from Umeshkumar Vijay Yadav to Umesh Vijay Yadav as per Affidavit. C-28857 I have changed my name from Amir Javed Khan to Aamir Javed Khan as per Affidavit . C-28858 I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar Ratanlal Soni to Ashok Ratanlal Soni as per Affidavit. C-28859 I have changed my name from Abhishekkumar Ranjeet Singh to Abhishek Ranjeet Singh as per Affidavit. C-28860 I have changed my name from Tejashree Narayan Alwal to Aditi Aditya Khanolkar as per Affidavit. C-28861

I have changed my name from Imtiyas Kalsekar to Imtiyaz Kalsekar as per Affidavit. C-28864 I have changed my name from Abdul Wali Mohammed Husain Ali to Abdul Vali Mohd Hussain Ansari as per Affidavit. C-28865

I have changed my name from Taslimunnisa Mohammed Khalil, Tasleemunnisa Mohd Khalil Choudhry to Taslimunnisa Mohammed Khalil Chowdhary as per Affidavit. C-28879 I have changed my name from Jasminbano Sayed to Jasminbano as per Affidavit. C-28880 I have changed my name from Abidabegam Abdul Jabbar Sayyed to Abida Bee Abdul Jabbar as per Affidavit. C-28881 I have changed my name from Abidabegam Sayed to Abida Bee as per Affidavit. C-28882

I have changed my name from Liggy John to Pooja Vinayak Salunkhe as per Affidavit. C-28897 I have changed my name from Jewel Juanna Noel to Joele Noel Loveday as per Affidavit. C-28898 I have changed my name from Dipika Kamalkant Kotecha to Deepika Kamalkant Kotecha as per Affidavit. C-28899 I have changed my name from Akash Kumar Kantilal Shah to Aakash Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28900 I have changed my name from Vinakiya Aakash Kantilal to Aakash Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28901

I have changed my name from Sikandar Shane Ahmed to Sikander Shane Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28866

I have changed my name from Abidabegam Abdul Jabbar to Abida Bee Abdul Jabbar as per Affidavit. C-28883

I have changed my name from Mercian Oliver Michael Pinto to Mercian Michael Pinto as per Affidavit. C-28867

I have changed my name from Abdul Jabbar Abdul Rahim Sayyed to Abdul Jabbar Abdul Rahim as per Affidavit. C-28884

I have changed my name from Lopes Dennis Martin to Denis Martin Lopes as per Affidavit. C-28868

I have changed my name from Abdul Jabbar Abdul Rahim Sayed to Abdul Jabbar Abdul Rahim as per Affidavit. C-28885

I have changed my name from Sanjay Ramesh Mistry to Sanjay Ramesh Lohar as per Affidavit. C-28869

I have changed my name from Samsul Kamar Mohamad Yasin to Samsul Kamar Mohamad Yasin Saifi as per Affidavit. C-28886

I have changed my name from Ramesh Laxman Mistry to Ramesh Laxman Lohar as per Affidavit. C-28870

I have changed my name from Rama Kavromal Lalwani to Rajni Kishinchand Ratnani as per Affidavit. C-28887

I have changed my name from Smita Ramesh Mistry to Smita Ramesh Lohar as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Mahesh Kumar Jain to Mahesh Kanhaiyalal Jain as per Affidavit. C-28888

I, Kantilal Shah have changed my minor son's name from Vinakiya Akshay Kantilal to Akshay Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28906

I have changed my name from Sahid Habib Khan to Shahid Habib Khan as per Affidavit. C-28872

I have changed my name from Rohit Ravindra Chavan to Rohit Ravindranath Chawan as per Affidavit. C-28889

I have changed my name from Priya to Ankita Sehgal as per Affidavit. C-28907

I have changed my name from Uneen Ahmad Arshad Jogilkar to Hunain Arshad Jogilkar as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U-13333. C-28873

I have changed my name from Ashabai Gagandas Jeswani to Asha Gagandas Jeswani as per Affidavit. C-28890

C-28871

I have changed my name from Anwar Basha Imam sahib to Anwar Basha Imam saheb Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 31-12-13. C-28874 I have changed my name from Rafiq Yusuf Shaikh, Rafique Isuf Shaikh to Rafik Yusuf Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28875 I have changed my name from Mohmad Rafik / Mohd Rafique to Rafik Yusuf Shaikhas per Affidavit. C-28876 I have changed my name from Shainaz, Rizwanabegum D/o Rasheed Shaikh to Rizwana W/o Rafik Shaikh As per Affidavit. C-28877 I have changed my name from Mo Rais Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Mohd Rais Fareed Shaikh to Mohammed Rais S/o Fareed Ahmed Shaikh As per Affidavit. C-28878

I have changed my name from Sutar Ashok Gangaram to Ashok Gangaram Panchal as per Affidavit. C-28891 I have changed my name from Indrajeetrao Kamlakar Dahale to Indrajeet Kamlakar Dahale as per Affidavit. C-28892 I have changed my name from Rajesh Kumar to Rajeshkumar Mali as per Affidavit. C-28893 I have changed my name from Parasnath to Parasnath Mali as per Affidavit. C-28894 I, Shyamala Saini have changed my minor son's name from Vinaykrishnan Nair to Vinay Saini as per Affidavit. C-28895 I have changed my name from Shyamala Nair to Shyamala Saini as per Affidavit. C-28896

I have changed my name from Kantibhai Shah to Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28902 I have changed my name from Vasantiben Shah to Vasanti Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28903 I, Kantilal Shah have changed my minor daughter's name from Vinakiya Anjali Kantilal to Anjali Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28904 I have changed my name from Vasantiben Kantilal Shah to Vasanti Kantilal Shah as per Affidavit. C-28905

I have changed my name from Helan Dsouza to Helen Dsouza as per Affidavit. C-28908 I have changed my name from Rina Kumari nand Kishore Singh to Rina Rajendra Kumar Singh as per Affidavit. C-28909

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Boy kills self after father tears kite

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with his parents and fouryear-old brother in Vakola 13-year-old boy com- and would often be seen flymitted suicide on Mon- ing his kite through the day evening by hanging day. himself with his mother’s duAccording to senior police patta after his father scolded inspector Vinayak Mulay of him for flying a kite and tore Vakola police station, it. Kshitij Sunil Shinde stayed Kshitij’s father did not like his

HE IS SO VERY UNGRATEFUL Salman Khan’s lawyer is being harassed by extortionist who is the servant he had brought up and looked after right since boyhood By Zuber Ansari

ven after a fortnight, extortionist Ramchandra Chatri continues to call up Salman Khan’s lawyer Dipesh Mehta and demand money right under the noses of the Crime Branch and Mumbai police officials. “Ramchandra’s mother is still working as a servant in our house. I have been taking care of the family since the past two decades now. I have paid for the medical expenses of his father who is suffering from cancer. His sister’s education expenses are also taken care of. I am deeply hurt that a child who has grown up in front of me is now after my life,” said advocate Dipesh Mehta, narrating his dilemma. According to Mehta, Chatri’s father, Ram Bahadur Chatri was working as a security guard till some years ago. Mehta had helped Ram Bahadur with accommodation in Bandra when he had come to Mumbai. Since that time he had seen Chatri growing in front of him. “He used to visit my office in his spare time. I had been searching for a suitable job for him. I am surprised that he had thought of making me the target,” added Mehta. Because of the increasing extortion calls from Chatri, Mehta had even switched off his cell phone, but Chatri began calling up their driver, Rajesh Yadav, and speaking to Mehta. Chatri claims that he is not the mastermind in the racket and that the entire conspiracy to extort money was hatched by the Azad gang. “He behaves very weird at times. Initially, Chatri asked for money for his father’s treatment from me, but when I asked for the medical papers, he said that he could

not arrange for it. I called up the doctor and paid part of the money. But still he keeps on demanding money. Chatri, at times, pretends to be very caring and suggests I take extra police cover as I am on the hitlist of some Azad gang and they would cause me harm.” Mehta fears that Chatri has been out of his mind and has been coming up with fictitious names to put pressure on him. Mehta has even written a letter to the local cops stating that they are taking the matter too lightly. Till date, Chatri has been able to outsmart the Bandra police as well crime branch officials. All attempts to arrest him have proved futile. Surprisingly, Chatri had been able to keep track of investigators movements since day one. Even when his girlfriend was brought to the crime branch office for luring him into a police trap, he got wind of it and abused the girlfriend in front of the police officials over the phone. Sources from the police department claim that Chatri has been shifting base between Mumbai and Gujarat. The recent location of Chatri was in Mumbai but he is constantly changing his location, making it difficult for cops to locate him. Mehta has written a letter to the senior police inspector of Bandra police station in which he claims that the police have been taking the matter too lightly. The investigating officer is not even present in the court at the time of hearing of the case. When contacted, senior police inspector of Bandra police station said, “Our investigations are on the right track. We have made teams to nab the accused. I cannot comment further on the matter.”

son flying kites and would regularly scold him. He believed that his son had grown up and should stop flying kites and focus on his studies. According to residents when Kshitij’s mother had gone out to drop his younger

brother for his tuitions on Monday evening, Kshitij was flying his kite outside his home. His father happened to see him and got angry. He then reprimanded Kshitij in front of the neighbours and tore his kite. Unhappy with his father’s

behavior, Kshitij went inside the house, took out his mother’s dupatta, tied it to the ceiling fan and hanged himself. When his mother returned with his brother later in the evening, she found Kshitij hanging. With the help of the neighbours, he was

rushed to the local hospital, but was declared dead on arrival. Mulay said, “We have registered an ADR, as it is a clear case of suicide. After the post mortem, the body was handed over to the family.”

Doc dies of dengue

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n the last day of 2013, the city witnessed the death of a caregiver due to dengue. Dr. Sumedh Pazare, a 25-year-old resident doctor at the BMC run Nair hospital, succumbed to dengue on Tuesday morning after being admitted to the hospital on Saturday. “He was admitted on Saturday afternoon as he was experiencing symptoms like

fever with chills and his platelet levels were down. He was under treatment and there was an increase in his platelet count, but on Tuesday at around 8 am, he passed away because of dengue shock, which is a complication caused by dengue,” said a doctor from Nair hospital. “The doctor had a co-morbid condition of sickle cell trait, so the medicines that were given to him did not

work. It was because of the co-morbidity that he had internal bleeding as well. We did our best for him but he succumbed,” said Dr. Suhasini Nagda, Director, Major BMC run hospitals. The deceased was a first year resident doctor at the Preventive and Social Medicine department. He was a resident of Chandrapur and was posted at the urban health centre at Cheetah Camp, Shivaji Nagar at Mankhurd.

“We are taking precautionary measures and are trying to identify the source of the transmission of the virus. We are looking for breeding spots in the hospital and the hostel where the doctor used to live. But we can not say for sure how or from where he got dengue as there are many places from where he could have acquired this vector borne disease,” said Dr. Nagda. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

Should have been fully ready by Dec 12, 2013 By Khushboo Panjabi

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Inauguration of NMMC HQ to be delayed Sharad Pawar’s birthday. Work on the much delayed he new head quarter of project had started on March the Navi Mumbai Mu- 2, 2009 but is now is expected nicipal Corporation to be delayed due to the Lok (NMMC) is on the verge of Sabha elections. completion and workers can Dashrath Bhagat, Congress be seen working through the Chief, wrote to Abasaheb day to ensure that the build- Jarhad stating, “More than ing is completed before its in- 1,000 workers are working auguration this month. and there is still a lot of work However, this new head of- pending, like electric work, fice, located on Palm Beach interiors, the main auditoRoad, should have been fully rium, dome work, roads and ready by December 12, 2013 garden work, inspite of which so that it could have been in- the administration is in a Scaffoldings all over the structure indicate that inaugural is some time away. augurated on NCP Chief hurry to complete the work under ‘pressure from certain natural stone cladding till the quarters’. Officials need not third floor, beyond which it come under pressure and will have upper glazed MIRA BHAYANDER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION complete the work”. cladding. However, Sudhir Pawar, According to NMMC offiCORRIGENDUM General Secretary of the city cers, “The external work of Kindly refer to the Tender Notice No. 25 (2013-14) Congress, said, “The inaugu- the headquarters has been published in Daily Afternoon & Daily Mumbai Chaufer on ration cannot be done with- completed, the fire fighting 05-12-2013. out an NOC from a structural provisions and electrical For the work Sr. No. 4 & 5 in above mentioned tender consultant, architect and the ducts are also in place, while notice the submission date was 30-12-2013 up to 1.00 p.m. fire department.” the modular plan will be is extended Date 03-01-2014 upto 1.00 p.m. The tender The new building has been placed soon.” will also opened on same say. designed to depict both tradiThe total cost of the buildOther conditions shall remain unchanged. tional and modern architec- ing is Rs. 157 crore. Sd/ture keeping in view the Executive Engineer history of the city. It will have khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in Water Supply Department Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Original Agreement for sale dated 13-07-1988 executed between Shri. Sulaiman S. and Shri David Chandar & Shri. Daniel David in respect of Flat No. 106, on 1st Floor, (J.M. Dhara) Chandralok Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., G. Gupte Road, Gaondevi, Dombivli (West), Dist. Thane, and original registration receipt No. 1469/1989 dated 24-02-1989 in respect of Agreement for Sale dated 20-01-1989 executed between M/s. Mahavir Builders and Shri Sulaiman S. are misplaced and not traceable. The complaint is lodged to Vishnu Nagar Police Station under missing registration No. 239/2009 dated 09-03-2009. If any person has any objection for the sale of the said Flat as well as finds above mentioned original agreement dated 13-07-1998, and registration receipt No. 1469 dated 24-021989 in respect of Agreement for sale dated 20-01-1989, 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 David Chandar & Shri. Daniel David (present owner) will complete the procedure of sell of the above mentioned flat. Date: 01-01-2014 Smt. Beena M. Sansare A/5, Sanyogita Society Advocate Pt. Deendayal Road, Anand Nagar, Dombivli (W), Dist. Thane.

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Body found on tracks identified 18 days later Parents upset over interdepartmental delays By Zuber Ansari

ighteen days after the body of an unidentified boy was discovered on the railway tracks between Bhayander and Mira Road stations, the boy has been identified as 18-year-old Pravin Parihar, a collegian from Kandivli (East). The Vasai Government Railway Police (GRP) had buried the body suspecting the boy’s death to be an accident. However, after the identification on Monday, the police stated that it will be exhumed. A prima facie probe has revealed that Parihar might have committed suicide. According to the Samta Nagar police, Parihar was studying in a Malad-based college and lived with his family at Hanuman Nagar in Kandivli (East). The police said that he was in a relationship with an 18-year-old girl from his college, who is a resident of Mira Road, and that his family was opposed to the relationship as the two belonged to different religions. According to the police, on December 12 Parihar met the girl at a Kandivlibased mall after which he went to Mira Road to drop her home. His parents tried to get in touch with him, but did not succeed. At night, he switched his cell phone off, after which his body was found on the railway tracks. The Vasai GRP circulated

the boy’s picture, but he could not be identified. Assuming that it was an accident, the Vasai GRP recorded a case of an accidental death and buried the body after a post mortem. Meanwhile, Parihar’s par-

Pravin Parihar died on Dec 12. ents registered a missing persons’ complaint with the Samta Nagar police. “After the boy’s picture reached the Samta Nagar police station, his parents identified him. Prima facie, it appears that the boy committed suicide. His body will be exhumed for further probe,” said an official from the Samta Nagar police. The police said that they are in the process of studying Parihar’s cell phone records and have learnt that he had exchanged maximum calls and messages with his girlfriend before his body was found.

Engineer booked for abetting suicide By A Staff Reporter

n MSEDCL engineer from Murbad has been booked for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 57-year-old wireman, police said. According to the police complaint filed on Monday night, engineer P.G. Rathod tampered with the attendance register of the victim identified as Budaji D Manse, resident of Bagalpada worked as a wireman with the PSU's Tokawade office, and used to deliberately mark him absent for duty, API H.C. Patil of Tokawade police station in Murbad told PTI, yesterday. Fed up with constant harassment by Rathod, the victim consumed poison and died on October 15, the police complaint by Manse's son said.

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Call on AAP-SSS alliance I to be taken next week RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014: BMC school children associated with the NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation staged a mock election drive resolving to strive for a Tobacco-Free world in 2014 at a BMC School in Colaba on Tuesday.

CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WITH SOMETHING YUMMY... The Monginis pastries shop near Bombay Hospital has prepared a special cake for 2014 for its customers, as part of its New Year celebration.

By Suresh Golani

The Aam Aadmi Party and Raju Shetti’s Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana may come together for the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls

By A Special Correspondent

iding high on the Delhi victory, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has started looking for possible political alliance in the state and has begun talks with the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS). The AAP and Raju Shetti’s SSS, an organisation fighting for farmers’ rights, were to come together for the forthcoming Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections. To take a call on the possible alliance, the leaders of both parties were to meet in Pune to discuss the details of the possible alliance. However, even before the talks could materialise, a remark by AAP state convener Anjali Damania strained the ties between the two parties. Damania had said that while the AAP would like to forge an alliance with the SSS, the latter should ensure transparency and should not deal with other parties. Against this backdrop, the final decision on a possible electoral tie-up between AAP and the SSS may be taken next week after a meeting between AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and SSS leader Raju Shetti. Shetti said that the meeting would include discussions on the AAP’s stand on various issues, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, setting up of the National Drought Commission, 10year policy on export-import of agricultural produce and other issues related to agriculture. The political affairs committee of SSS had earlier met in Pune to chart out the

future course of action for the party. Talks between AAP and SSS have been going on for some time about a possible seatsharing arrangement for the upcoming general and state elections in the state. Kejriwal’s relations with Shetti have been cordial with both parties making it a point to support each other’s agitations.

Speaking to ADC, Shetti said, “We have heard that AAP is opposed to FDI in retail while we welcome it. Also, they have not made their stance about issues related to agriculturists very clear. I have not been able to talk to him (Kejriwal) after the Delhi elections, but we will have a meeting next week to take a final call”.

n an attempt to upgrade and enhance its existing healthcare infrastructure, the Mira Bhayandar Municpal Corpn (MBMC) has chalked out a unique programme to rope in private medical practitioners and health institutions to render their services. This was revealed by municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani, yesterday. In a bid to attract specialised doctors to civic

Healthier thinking at MBMC health institutions, the health department has decided to offer an attractive honorarium in return for their services. “This is our sincere effort to ensure availability of specialists in municipal hospitals, especially at the newly constructed one at Tembha in Bhayandar (West) where we are planning to start an Out Patient Department (OPD),” confirmed Kakani.

He added that proposals have been sent and meeting with doctors are being scheduled for next week. Apart from seven primary health posts, three sub-health centers, and a mobile health unit, the MBMC operates a 50-bedded hospital in the Poonam Sagar in Mira Road, while an OPD section is in the anvil at the new hospital in Bhayandar (West).

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BJP losing its steam?

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Congress may finally make known its choice A

PPARENTLY, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been unable to take a strong stand with regard to announcing her son Rahul Gandhi as the party’s nominee for the post of the Prime Minister. It is not easy for her to drop Dr. Manmohan Singh who has co-operated with her and followed her instructions for the last ten years. Dr. Manmohan Singh has made things easy for her: He has stated more than once that he welcomes Rahul as the party’s leader and that he would work under his leadership. He does not want to go of course, but evidently he is prepared to accept the inevitable. Sonia Gandhi knows about his wanting to cling on to the post and that may be one of the reasons why the Congress has still not taken a decision about its choice. However, there have been developments which will compel the Congress to take a decision. The Congress has lost assembly elections in five states and it could get only eight seats in the Delhi assembly. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi knows that she has got to take some damage control measures to save the party. Finance Minister Chidambaram has stated that it is time for the Congress to announce its choice. He would not have made this statement unless he was told to do so by the Congress President. There is a distinct possibility that Rahul Gandhi would be declared the party’s nominee for the post of the PM in the next few days. A great deal of significance is attached to the holding of the press conference by Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday. There is speculation that he will announce his decision to step down – thus making it easy for the party to declare Rahul Gandhi as his nominee for the post of the PM.

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T’S surprising how quickly the Narendra Modi-driven BJP juggernaut has lost momentum after the party lost out to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly election. Not only did Modi disappear from the national media radar for more than a week after the counting day, party leaders have been sounding more and more peevish about Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to accept Congress’ support to form a government. Instead of trumpeting its stunning victories in the three states that went to polls along with Delhi, the BJP has gone into a deep sulk about failing to win Delhi, which actually was theirs for the taking but for AAP’s unexpected surge. What’s worrying the saffron party is that AAP could possibly damage its prospects in 30 to 40 urban constituencies all over the country which it hopes to snatch away from the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Kejriwal’s party could either help the Congress to squeeze through by eating into BJP votes in a three-way split; or it could win a chunk of those seats itself. Either way, it would mean that the BJP will not touch the magic figure of 200, which is what Modi needs to become the next prime minister. The urban seats over which there is a question mark now include those in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Bhopal, Jaipur, Lucknow and of course, Delhi. Haryana too has become uncertain for the BJP. Kejriwal hails from Rhotak and is making waves as the local boy turned hero. And remember, the state borders Delhi so ripples from the capital are spreading fast. The BJP’s fears about AAP’s damage potential boiled over at its recent Modi-for-PM strategy meet in the capital. Kejriwal’s shadow loomed large over the discussions with most leaders who spoke at the gathering, including Modi himself, admitting that AAP posed a serious challenge to the party’s prospects in the 2014 elections. In fact, Modi was candid enough to warn against believing propaganda that those who voted Arvind Kejriwal for chief minister in Delhi would vote Narendra Modi for PM in the Lok Sabha elections. This is a misconception; he is believed to have said. People don’t change their voting pattern in back-to-back elections.

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AAP going strong in Bengaluru

HILE the BJP is worried as a party about the AAP’s rise, there’s one leader who is filled with dread for personal reasons: Ananthkumar. He’s in real danger of losing his south Bengaluru seat. He faces two challenges now. One is from Nandan Nilekani who is set to fight for the seat as a Congress candidate. The other is the AAP threat. Kejriwal’s party has already launched a membership drive in south Bangalore and is recruiting volunteers in thousands. In fact, Bangalore turned out to be the second highest financial contributor to AAP, according to a recently published list of donations to the fledgling party. Surprisingly, Maharashtra was the highest, suggesting that areas like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur etc. could well be productive catchment areas for the AAP as there is increasing disenchantment in

Bihar. In fact, journalists started leaving because they had to get on with their day but Nitish seemed in no hurry to go. Some scribes remarked that political leaders turn to the media only when they are down in the dumps. Judging from Nitish’s tone and tenor that afternoon, he is certainly unsure about his political future. His Bihar package is stuck in Delhi. The Congress is having second thoughts about a tie-up with the JD (U) and has started reaching out to the RJD. Lalu Yadav is out of jail and seems to be riding a sympathy wave despite his conviction in the fodder scam. And Modi is snapping at Nitish’s heels. After flying high as Bihar’s development man, Nitish seems to be losing momentum in the crucial run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.

What’s up Chidambaram?

ONGRESS circles were taken aback by finance minister P. Chidambaram’s recent comment that the party must declare a prime minister candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. Had he jumped on to the Rahul bandwagon to echo what he thinks is 10 Janpath’s view on the matter? Or was he pitching for himself? It is no secret that Chidambaram has become the main strategist for both the government and the party and is also Rahul’s chief advisor now that Digvijay Singh is out of favour. It was he who pushed for the government to order a probe into Modi’s ‘snoopgate’ scandal. He piloted the proposal at the cabinet meeting after briefing and persuading Arati R. Jerath Rahul that this was the way to go to offset the CBI decision to let Amit Shah off the hook in the state with all political players there. Delhi the Ishrat Jehan encounter investigation. According to Congress circles, Chiturned out to be number three on the list. dambaram also helped pen Rahul’s recent speech at FICCI where the Gandhi scion spoke up in favour of easing hurdles for inIHAR chief minister Nitish Kumar sur- dustry. The finance minister is believed to prised journalists in the capital during his have had a hand in the ouster of Jayanthi Narecent visit. He spent over two and a half trajan from the environment ministry as well. hours chatting with them about this and that, He has been pushing for her removal for a something he has not done ever since his ca- long time under pressure from the corporate reer graph started rising with his victory in sector which saw her as obstructionist.

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An alternative to New Year’s Resolutions M

ANY of us fall into one camp or the other: the optimistic resolution-makers — who begin the year with energy and hope for positive change — and the cynical non-resolvers who sit on the sidelines and dismiss resolutions as delusional and doomed to be broken. But for those who see a value in yearend reflection and intention setting but don’t embrace the resolution model, I’d like to invite a slightly different approach — one that is both grounded in experience and constructively future-oriented. It has three steps: we celebrate our successes; we acknowledge our failures and disappointments; and we draw from both specific lessons that we want to take forward and apply in the New Year.

Celebrate success; Congratulate yourself!

Learn your lessons and apply them in daily life

Remember also to recognize the accomplishment of facing challenges and enduring hardship — simply coming through a hard time is a reason for celebration and can be a source After you have reviewed your year, make a of great learning. Some ways to celebrate: light a candle, turn up the music and dance, list of five to seven lessons that you have tell a friend, write a letter of congratulations learned — both from your successes and your failures. It is important that your write them to yourself. down, as writing them down requires you to be clear about what you learned. Then look toward the coming year and identify specifically how you will apply those lessons. Write this down, too. And finally, schedule some folOkay, this one is less fun than the celebra- low-up. tion part, but equally valuable, as it offers an

Acknowledge failure and disappointment

MATTER & SPIRIT

opportunity for learning and for healing. Where did your outcomes not match your intentions? Consider whether the results were within your control or not, question your asOften life is moving so fast that we fail to sumptions, ask whether the goals you set recognize and celebrate along the way. Look were the right ones for the circumstances. back over the last year at the different areas of What relationships did you let slip that you your life — career, relationships with family would like to repair? What needs went unmet? and friends, personal growth, health, fi- If you need to mourn a loss or disappointnances. What are you most proud of? What ment, you might want to write about it. If you did you build, create, or achieve? Where did feel angry or disappointed perhaps you need you find joy or wonder? With whom did you to acknowledge and forgive yourself or someconnect? Take note of how your behaviours one else. And here’s the crucial step: move on. and attitudes made these successes possible. Don’t wallow or get stuck.

Make a date with yourself Make a date with yourself sometime in March to check in on how you are doing at integrating and applying your lessons. Chances are you will need a refresher. Review, revise, and re-commit, as necessary. This exercise can be a solitary reflection and a chance to get in touch with your inner self or it can be a fun and mutually supportive exercise to do with a friend or with your partner. But however you choose to do it, I hope you find it helpful and rewarding. And if you feel inspired to share any of the lessons that you are taking forward into 2014, I would love to hear them. Happy New Year!

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Jacques of all trades TRULY, one of the greatest players of the modern era, Jacques Kallis proved his mighty worth on the test scene, in the one dayers and also the T20s. With both his batting and bowling or fielding Kallis could walk into any cricketing team. He was largely a hard-working and silent accumulator while not big on being an entertainer. One of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game, Kallis achieved this distinction of scoring a test hundred in his last test innings making him the most valuable player the world has ever seen or will see. India can think Sachin was the greatest, but the rest of the world knows that Kallis was better and more valuable.

prince, it is nothing but an indirect friendly message to the Congress Party. The Bihar strongman wants to be remembered in the eventuality of the UPA III getting a majority in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He wants a couple of cabinet posts for his cronies if the RJD is able to get a good number of MPs elected from the State. And, if in the near future, he is able to get himself cleared of the charges under the Fodder Scam by a higher judicial tribunal, one of his proxies, handling an important portfolio, can make a way for his induction in the Union cabinet. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz (East)

Kejri should be cautious

IT is quite heartening to see Arvind Kejriwal becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi. But, a word of caution to him; a rhetoric alone is not sufficient to fulfill the promises made to people to win an election. There HARD WORKER: One of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game Kallis fore, the first task for Kejriwal is to ‘QUIET flows the Don’ is the title of became the most valuable player the world has ever seen or will see. fulfill the 18 tasks he had higha famous novel, and we can now lighted. After that, if he finds time say ‘Quiet plays Kallis’, with a lot of man in the mould of our own his own. When he has scored he can go after the corrupt. But, if admiration for the strongman of Dravid. It also needs to be said that 13,289 runs in only 166 tests, he he concentrates on punishing the Proteas Team who has sung the the Proteas are not given to hero- would have probably overhauled Sheila Dixit’s men, he will go swansong of his professional ca- worship though they have had sev- Sachin’s tally of 15,921 runs if he nowhere. In the process, he may see reer with a magnificent century in eral brilliant batsmen and had played 200 tests in another two the same fate as former Morarji the Durban test, compiled with bowlers. Retirement for cricketers years! Our own batting greats like Desai did. great patience and concentration. is a natural part of the game and Kohli and Pujara will do well to take He should also not be obsessed Kallis has always kept a low-profile there was no hype of any sort about a leaf out of Kallis’ book. with simplicity and use all the facil— Dr.V. Subramanyan, Thane and played the game like a gentle- the great player calling it a day on ities that are legally available, failing which he will become an object of ridicule. People may appreciate the thorized the use of state investiga- rhetoric, but the same people will tion agencies to spy on a private cit- blame him for failure. He should izen, for reasons that were wholly know that youngsters want change personal. He had granted favours to and not revenge. He now cannot say the young lady in question by that someone else is responsible for awarding her out-of-turn the mess Delhi is in. His tall claims OF architectural projects in LETTER are not easy to be fulfilled and he THE DAY his state. And then she should remember that he is on the had the effrontery to want to dis- crutches of Congress and the party tance herself from the great man. is not made up of saints to give KeThis was something his monumen- jriwal a free hand to crush them. tal ego could not stomach. His lame Here are my best wishes to Kejriwal attempts at justification by portray- and his team. — MH Nayak, Mumbai ing this as a security issue, and producing a blatantly self-serving letter from the girl’s father have only added to public disbelief. The bottom line is that in a civilized nation, THE wife told me to bring a state machinery cannot be used to ‘jhaadoo’ when I was going to the market. When I asked the shopcarry out a personal vendetta. SPEEDY RECOVERY: People across the globe are praying for the racing legend and — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba keeper for it I was told that it cost one hopes that he survives and wins the biggest race of his life against all odds. Rs. 150, when I had bought the same one from him last month at years of my anguish, my pain. He Rs.75. To this he replied, “Since last also wins the best lead role (male) IF one reads between the lines of month lots of things have changed. MICHAEL Schumacher fans across for the same. Now that he has ad- Lalu’s lavish praise for the crown The Government in Delhi has the globe are stunned and praying mitted to being ‘really’ pained durfor his speedy recovery as the for- ing these 12 years , one hopes that mer seven-time F1 world champion he understands the pain and anhas slipped into coma after suffer- guish of not just those innocents ing serious head injuries while ski- languishing in Gujarat jails for riot ing at the famous Meribel resort in and terror related cases, but also of FAROOQUE Shaikh was a clear ex- SHAIKH’S film career began on a France. The most popular F1 driver their families who have to face pubample of real talent related to sim- high note with the 1973 new wave the world of motor sports has ever lic humiliation day in and day out, plicity. He was the cute middle film ‘Garm Hawa’, about the 1947 witnessed, Schumacher has always day after day. One also hopes now class family hero we all identified partition of the subcontinent at played with fire and danger at the that the process has started, he may ourselves with. Farooque was a the end of British rule. His perrace tracks, but nobody expected soon at an appropriate (political) perfect gentleman actor of our formance earned him a key role in that he would have to fight for his time apologise and accept a skull times, a wonderful person and a director Satyajit Ray’s ‘The Chess life in a relatively safer adventure cap too. — Abdul Monim, Vashi moderate face of his community. Players’, about the decadence of sport like skiing. People across the He was a great actor whose full ca- India’s feudal classes. Shaikh’s globe are praying for the racing legpabilities were never recognised cherubic looks struck a chord with end and one hopes that he survives by the film fraternity, nor was he ordinary people who tended to and wins the biggest race of his life given his due respect. With his identify with his man on the street against all odds. Schumacher has APROPOS Virendra Kapoor’s colboy-next-door persona and un- image. Bollywood reacted sadly to had several fatal injuries in the past umn in ADC, Dec 30. Kapoor’s proderstated style, Farooque Shaikh the news of Shaikh’s death, with which he managed to fight with will BJP, pro-Modi tilt has been evident made his entry into films at a time several celebrities tweeting their power & grit. Here’s wishing the for the past several months. This when art cinema was making its condolences including actress champion driver a speedy recovery time however, in his zeal to vilify the presence felt. He went on to work Shabana Azmi, who described and we hope he drives out of his Congress, he has overreached himself. It is true that Congress leaders, in some of the best movies of that herself as a close friend. She said hospital bed soon. — S.N.Kabra,Goregaon in common with most political parera and made an impressive that Shaikh started his theatre caties have indulged in tapping the debut with MS Sathyu’s ‘Garm reer with a theater group 40 years phones of their political rivals for Hawa’, one of the greatest movies ago and their long association decades. While this may be unethiever made on the Partition. makes it difficult to speak about AND the Oscar for the best cal and even illegal, it is after all, — Mahesh Nair, Dombivili (East) his death. Azmi and Shaikh ap story/script in the fiction category politics. The Snoopgate affair is peared together in more than 300 goes to NaMo for Gujarat 2002:12 quite different. Here Modi had au-

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changed and the Aam Adami Party has won. Since its symbol is the ‘jhaadoo’ the rates have doubled. I bought one and told my wife, “Ye lo AAP ka jhadoo”. The wife said, “Since when have you started calling me ‘aap’?” I replied, “From when the Government in Delhi changed” — Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar (East)

Unjustified statement IT is totally unjustified and uncalled for on the part of Abu Azmi, President of the Samajwadi Party, to have made a statement that Amitabh Bachchan has insulted North Indians by bonding with Raj Thackeray when he attended an MNS event, and added that he should tender his apologies to them. Amitabh Bachchan has only bonded with Raj Thackeray after years and has never made any statement against North Indians. Therefore the question of insulting them doesn’t arise. Though Raj Thackeray had humiliated Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, they have never taken it seriously. In fact they had even shared a healthy relationship with the late Balasaheb Thackeray. If Raj Thackeray had humiliated Abu Azmi in 2009, it is his problem. Sorry Abu saab. This is not the way to vent your anger against the MNS. — K V Raman, Malad

Eliminate water mafia If you have the determination you can do wonders. People may laugh at the financial burden that the Delhi Jal Board will face when 700 litres of water are supplied free to the people. But I have a simple question. Where were the water tank owners and the water mafia getting their water from when ordinary people were being deprived of this basic need? In Kalyan, Dombivali and in many parts of Maharashtra people do not get water even for a few hours in a day. But at the same time water tank owners will provide you with as many litres of water as you need, but at a price! The water mafia and greedy middlemen need to be stopped. We need to cut red tapism, bureaucracy, mafia and middlemen, and put in a simple system. Arvind Kejriwal has taken an initiative and we should let it work as long as it does. — Crishna S. Kumar, Dombivli

R.I.P Farooque Shaikh

Security or vendetta?

Modi ‘pained’

FAREWELL GENTLEMAN: Farooque Shaikh’s talent and simplicity made him an actor that people easily identified themselves with. performances of the play Tumhari Amrita. We pray to God that the he rests in peace. — S. Akhil Subramaniam, Nerul

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2014 is finally here, and youngsters hope to usher in change, especially when it comes to education in the country. Here’s a look at what some city youngsters are hoping and wishing for in the New Year PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Rubina Chowdhari PROVIDING higher education to every graduate is not something that the Indian Government can afford to do right now. Only around four per cent of our total budget expenditure is splurged upon education (40 per cent is allocated to defence). But we cannot complain about that. That problem was solved by many politicians and money launderers when they opened these ‘private’ education institutes, which provided fair to excellent quality education at exorbitant prices. We all doubt the transparency in the political operations of these politicians and hence it’s safe to say that these private institutes might be nothing but dumping grounds of cash. If private money is put into the veins of government educational institutes, who can’t say if the problem will be solved? But we can be assured of better transparency. Investors and entrepreneurs can be encouraged to a great deal by the idea of profit making. Education sector can be looked at as something more than just a sphere of philanthropy by these millionaires. The dice must be rolled on this one. Money will not guarantee education but it will sure bring better education.

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I am currently in the second year of a degree course in Hotel Management, but do not want a job in the hotel industry. What alternative jobs can I look for after my degree? I have basic knowledge of computers. I also cannot continue further studies after this degree. What are my options? —Neeta Patil Do not leave the present course. Learn and hone your skills. A hotel management course cannot be studied through correspondence mode. After completing the course you can apply in airlines, spas, educational institutes, amusement parks, clubs, travel companies, canteens, cruise liners, and so on.

I am a Science student giving my HSC and CET exams with PCM as my main subjects. I wanted to know a little about Sound Engineering? I like Physics. What are my options besides Engineering and BSc? —Hridya Bhatia

Sound engineering involves editing audio through creative, mechanical or digital means. It involves setting up, operating and maintaining a wide array of electrical equipment involved in television or radio broadcasts, concerts, plays, musical recordings, television shows, movies, etc. To become a sound engineer you should have be either a Graduate in B.Sc. [Physics/Electronics] after which you are eligible to pursue a Diploma in Sound/Broadcast Engineering or opt for a B.E. [Sound Engineering] after clearing the relevant entrance exam after Class 12. You can also take up Nuclear Physics, Astronomy, Meteorology and other such subjects.

I am 24 years old and have passed my B.Com in 2008 with 43 per cent. I want to pursue a short term course that will help me further my career. What are my options? —Pradnya Gaikwad You can opt for one-year part-time or correspondence program in hotel management, travel and tourism, computers, designing, graphic and animation and so on. Before you join a course, please identify your career goal, your abilities and interest. If you have any queries for this column, contact us on education@afternoondc.in

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What changes do you expect in the education system in the New Year? Continued from pg 13 « give to get marks. This system works on a ‘higher the marks, greater the intelligence’ concept. This concept came under severe scrutiny when students buckled under pressure and committed suicide.When films like ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘3 Idiots’ came out there was a cry for a better education system, which focused more on practical knowledge rather than textbook information. As the New Year arrives, I hope to see a more useful education system. Practicality should be given more preference over bookish matter. I want to see the extra-curricular matter like sports and art given more importance in a student’s academic life. I personally find the concept of exams to be disturbing for a student. The system justifies itself by stating that every student gives the same paper and this ensures uniformity and equality. I find this justification absurd. I want a system where exams should not entirely determine the intelligence of a student.Where something like an‘aptitude test’ should be made compulsory to find out a student’s strong subjects and work on making it stronger, rather than focusing on his weakness. Because if you tell a fish that it can’t walk, it will live its entire life thinking that it’s stupid.

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Nikita Wadhwan OUR experience of the fascist education where gargantuan answers are more preferred than brevity, where an inarticulate reply is preferred over eloquent ones. Students know quite well that all those years in school and college can never prepare them for the overzealous and competitive world out there, we all know that our education system is not equip to do anything literally. It’s high time we move ahead with the times. Our generation has always encouraged bold and new ideas, proof - AAP. It’s time learning involved more practical

knowledge than theoretical. No one is in interested how the kings and the queens ruled, bold and creative subjects like film making, brand building etc. are more interesting to the students. Such subjects give them a sneak peek into how the industries are functioning, helps them explore new creative mediums. Students today are bored of treading on traditional path and opting for alternatives and every student has the right to nurture his/her 100 per cent capabilities and reach its maximum potential, in any field they like.

student as dooms day. Well to start off, change is the essence of life and it is high time education undergoes it fair share. When exams are taken into consideration every student starts getting nightmares, imagines letting down their parents’ aspirations by underperforming and makes a bigger mistake by stressing it out. Well, this is where we start; the best change I wish to see is a rather practical approach in our examinations. In simple words let’s switch from the traditional pen and paper to arts and crafts as marking criteria. Seems funny and impossible to MOVING AWAY FROM MARKS implement right? Well it’s not! Taking into account professional degree courses such as BMM and BMS we are rather amused Pooja Mahimkar “THE only thing that about not having this applied in other interferes with my learn- parts of our education. When a teacher assigns a student a projing is my education.”ect in BMM, even if it is a dry subject like Albert Einstein. I love this quote history one can really make wonders hapbecause education in pen when the latter is given absolute freeIndia more or less focus- dom to express his topic to everyone. es upon bookish knowl- Having mock parliament sessions in class edge; there is no room for reasoning. I am for ‘political science’ helped us learn more sure every student has at least got a about Indian politics rather than having “because it says so in your book” or “don’t studied the Indian judiciary. ask questions, just learn what is taught to you” as an answer when they ask ques- IMPROVEMENT IN TEACHERtions in class. The liberty of actually underSTUDENT RELATIONS standing the concept and then learning about it is not prevalent in India. So I hope Meghna Shetty that 2014 comes as a revolution in the eduTO bring about changes cation system where understanding of the in our country, it is subject is given more importance than just important that every citmugging everything up for the sake of izen should be opinionexamination. It is also quite a norm in ated and opinions of the Indian society to judge a student only educated are of the based on his marks and not on his greatest importance. extracurricular activities. I wish that each Time and again people student gets an opportunity to show his have spoken about changes and how the talent and not just be pressurised to get an system can be improved. According to A+ in school. There is a need to give more me it is not the system or the education importance in educating the students to board to be blamed. We as teachers and grow as an individual and show their tal- students are lazy individuals. Teachers at ents and not just be judged by their aca- times fail to make education interesting demic score. and students attend as they don’t want their name on the defaulters list. I wish for improved relations between teachers NEED BOLDER COURSES and students. I wish for teachers who are Sadanand Niranjan Shenoy passionate to educate India’s tomorrow EDUCATION, something which our par- and students who are eager to improve ents perceive as a bright future and every themselves.

Want to know about High Schools in Leicester

My daughter is currently studying through IGCSE in Mumbai and wishes to continue her A-Levels abroad. She has a UK citizenship. I would like to know of High Schools in Leicester for the Sixth Form. —Rupali Some of the reputed schools in Leicester that your daughter can choose from are The Leicester High School for Girls, English Martyrs Catholic School, The Leicestershire Montessori Preparatory School, the Uppingham School and the Ashby School. All of these schools have A-Levels. The Uppingham School has a boarding school too. The rest are day schools. Since you have mentioned that your daughter has a UK citizenship, she could avail of the scholarships and bursaries that the respective schools may have provisions for. The standard requirements for gaining entry into these schools are the evaluation of the GCSE grades, entrance examinations and entrance interview to gauge capability and interest. The requirements would vary from school to school. In addition, on an average the annual day

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is a Partner at OnCourse and a Harvard graduate, and is also a Psychology major with a minor in Economics school fees is approximately £21000 and approximately £31000 for the boarding school. If your daughter is involved in extra curriculars like music, art, etc; she could avail of these scholarships too in certain schools. My son wants to pursue his undergraduate at Cornell University. I have heard of the Tata Scholarship for Indian students. Could you provide me information on the scholarship and the appli-

cation procedure for the same? The TATA Scholarship has been introduced to provide financial aid for undergraduate Indian students. The scholarship supports 20 scholars in one academic year. The student would receive the scholarship for the entire duration of their undergraduate course at Cornell. However, there are certain conditions specified for Indian students who could avail of the scholarship. The student must be a citizen of India and should have secured admissions to the undergraduate course at Cornell. The application process comprises filling in an application form post securing an admission to Cornell. The application form is available on their website. The scholarship however gives preference to certain courses. Application to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; the College of Engineering; the Applied Economics and Management major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and majors across colleges in the biological sciences, physical sciences and social sciences are given preferences for scholarships.

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love the food at Olympia, it’s so cheap and filling and so tasty as well! There are a number of things you can have here and most of the dishes on the menu, will not disappoint you, I can assure you that! I love their biryani, khichda (served on special days) kebabs, etc. Please keep in mind that certain dishes finish pretty early, so plan accordingly! Olympia is a no Albana Khatri nonsense place, good food is what you can look forward to here. Don’t go there expecting anything else, great food is all you’ll get and that should be more than sufficient for anyone!

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A concert to remember Ami Shah, H.R. College

here I was, a month prior to my SYJC Board exams, sitting in front of my books and trying to study when suddenly I get an impromptu phone call from a friend, and just like that, in the next half an hour, I was standing at the gates to The Turf Club, with chills through my spine at the thought of going to my first concert – The Swedish House Mafia! The enormity of the crowd was unbelievable; thousands

and thousands of people just pouring in through the uncountable gates. After half an hour of struggling with jammed mobile signals, finding my friends, getting my concert band, somehow managing to get inside with all my friends beside me intact, in the middle of those 20,000 odd people seemed like an achievement. As I stepped inside, the music just hit me. This being my first concert, the entire scene in front of my eyes just seemed phenomenal. I was just in time when the Swedish House Mafia came up, and the crowd went berserk! For the next few hours, no thinking,

no caring, no texting, no worrying, it was only the music. Standing in the middle of the crowd, dancing like a maniac, I just closed my eyes and all I could hear, see, smell, talk and breathe was the music and at that very moment, the feeling inside me was like no other, and there is no simple way to express it. The ambience at this Sunburn arena, the videos on the screen, the lights, the stage, just added to the energy and fascinated me to no extent. The Swedish House Mafia weren’t even one of my favourites, nor was I a huge fan of EDM back then, but

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Over 9,000 students run the Ryan Minithon R

yan International Group of Institutions, one of India’s largest Education providers with over 125 institutes in India and abroad, successfully organised the Ryan Minithon recently. This was the 108th race to be held and over 9,000 students from Mumbai and sur-

rounding districts took part in it. The Ryan International Group of Institutions has been conducting this event at various places in the country for the past 16 years. The overall winner of the Ryan Minithon was the St. Aloysius High School,

Nalasopara and St. Joseph’s (SSC), New Panvel was second. This year the Minithon was held at the Ryan International School, Sanpada. There were separate age groups for boys and girls - From U12, U14 and U16. Cash Prizes were awarded to the winners.

that day wasn’t even remotely about that, it was my first concert, my first crazy experience of letting the music take over and surrendering to the rhythm, and leaving everything else behind! That whole concert got me crazy about listening to that kind of music thereafter. None of us realised how those four to five hours of jumping, raving, dancing went by, and as soon as the concert got over you could finally feel the numbness in your feet, all that could come out of my mouth was ‘WOW’. They came, they raved, they conquered, and they certainly did give me one hell of a concert to remember.

aier presented refrigeration units in XXL format at IFA 2013. The 3D French-Door fridge-freezer combinations measure 1.9 by 1 metre and offer a substantial 689 litres of volume. In the refrigerator section the temperature on two shelves can be adjusted individually between -1 and +3 degrees for storage of fish, meat, fruit and vegetables under perfect conditions. Drinks can also be cooled down rapidly. The Intelius 600 washing machine is making its world debut and can offer a 50 per cent better energy saving than the best commercially available units with the energy efficiency rating A+++. “The same applies to the water consumption, which is less than five litres for each kilogram of washing”, according to Sales Coordinator Julian Lietzau. The load is measured by a sensor and adjusts the water and detergent consumption accordingly.

The development of Sport Management

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Dr. Adam Karg is a Lecturer and Course Director of the Sport Management Program at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. He writes in on emerging approaches to sports management and marketing. Pic for representational purposes only

tutions delivering a multifaceted focus of teaching, research and industry service and leadership. Educating and developing sport managers in areas ranging across governance, facility and event management, organisational strategy, social or legal issues and marketing plays a key role. In addition, academic bodies work with sport management institutions, associations and groups to connect and move the industry forward by undertaking research and leading key discussions across the industry. As sport has developed as a business globally, sport management programs have likewise evolved to support the industry. In many ways, the development of the Indian sport market mirrors the development of systems like Australia a few decades ago – most prominently as a system undergoing professionalisation and commercialisation processes. Around this time in Australia, the first sport management program was established in Australia, at Deakin University. 24 years later, Deakin offers Australia’s leading undergraduate and postgraduate sport management programs with the ndia shows development as a growing and this, the need and demand for qualified and Masters of Sports Management ranked seventh globally by Sport Business International in 2013. professionalising sports market, highlighted capable sport managers is already apparent. What has become clear over this time is that The developing local industry is characby a passionate sporting public, the establishment of new leagues, teams and brands, and terised by the current and emergent generation sport operates as a business – albeit a unique a range of new organisations being established of sports managers in India, where the first and distinct one. There are unique aspects of to service the industry. Considering its full round of specially trained and educated sport the industry including a greater need for coimpact in many markets across the world, the managers are beginning to emerge. While operation between organisations, the highly sport industry employs thousands, delivers serv- established degree programs in sports manage- emotional nature of sport consumption, and ices to millions and generates billions of dollars ment are rare in India, many of these employees the public nature of sport that leads to the need in both established and emerging economies. As have studied in specific sports management to balance outcomes for multiple and complex sets of stakeholders. As such, sport managesuch, the emergence of professional sport programs in universities abroad. Across the world, universities contribution to ment education has the role of training students organisations in India is reflective of more established sports markets worldwide. In line with professionalising sport is pertinent, with insti- not only in sound business operations, but also

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is doing her M.Ed in Learning Disability from S.N.D.T University. She also happens to be India’s only female crossword creator!

« BEYOND LD My son has problems expressing

My son is studying in standard VI in an SSC Board school but he has a huge problem expressing himself. He answers various questions in Hindi but cannot write the same nor convert it into English, hence is not at all doing well in his studies and gets very irritated. I need some advice regarding this matter. Some children fail to pick up the language of instruction at school and hence face a lot of problems in reading and writing. This is a language barrier that your son is facing. The best way to overcome this is by highlighting his text material and discussing the academic vocabulary while explaining a specific chapter to him. Use clear, simple language when teaching a new concept. Try to use some of these words at home in your daily conversation also. If you have any queries for this column, contact us on education@afternoondc.in

KET Annual Convocation

the unique aspects of the industry. Leading educational programs therefore combine business and sport specific modules of study, while maximising industry engagement over the duration of a course to allow students to contextualise the theories and skills taught. What has emerged is a specific sport management discipline, with specific structures, theories and frameworks relevant to the industry. From an educational perspective, some examples include sport development frameworks, governance systems and specific marketing theories developed for the sport context. In short, the role of the sport manager necessitates both a business background and knowledge and understanding of the sport industry as a unique and distinct one. The sports industry is of course broad, spanning public and private organisations and roles and preparing graduates for a breadth of sport development, operations, event and facility management, high performance and athlete management, marketing and communications roles; each of which require an understanding and educational preparation in the unique business of sport. Primarily in India, it is clear the discipline of sport management is being established and the option for future and current students to consider sport management as a viable career path is in development. The visibility of Sport Management as a career, and the role of education to train and develop managers will be key building blocks in the establishment of the field, and in encouraging and implementing strong governance, professionalisation and commercialisation across India’s sport systems.

he Annual Convocation of Kohinoor Business School, Kohinoor Management School and Kohinoor IMI – School of Hospitality was held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Kohinoor Education Complex, Mumbai. The proceedings commenced with Unmesh Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director, Kohinoor Group declaring the convocation 2013 open. Hon’ble Dr. Rajan Welukar, Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai delivered the Convocation Address. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor in his convocation address emphasised on changing trends in the education system, working in teams and the current corporate scenario. Hon’ble Dr. Manohar Joshi, Founder, Kohinoor Group during his Presidential address informed the students to take a degree or diploma seriously and treat it as a stepping stone to a successful career. He also mentioned opportunity does not come again and again; it is for the students to take advantage of opportunities which come their way. On this occasion, students were felicitated for their excellence in academics, overall performance and for specialisation in respective discipline. Dr. Kondap, Director General, Kohinoor Business School presented the activity report for the year 2012-13. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor presented the Diplomas to the successful graduating students. CA Sunil G. Karve, Chairman – Governing Board, Kohinoor Education Trust administered the Kohinoor Oath of Honour to the graduating students. Dr. Bigyan Verma, Director, Kohinoor Global Campus, Khandala delivered the Vote of Thanks. The parents, guests and invitees who attended the convocation in large numbers were over whelmed to see the meticulous planning and execution of the convocation.

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« ADMISSION ALERTS NIIT’S MBA PROGRAMMES

NIIT University is inviting application for two years full-time MBA Programme. Nine key attributes of the MBA programme: 1. General Management capability 2. Specialisation and contemporariness – advanced domain competency 3. Industry-linked, and ready for first-day-firsthour productivity at post-MBA job 4. Superior communication, personality and professional life skills 5. International exposure and Global perspective 6. Strong analysis and application orientation 7. Research-driven 8. Entrepreneur’s mind-set of innovation and risk-taking 9. Sensitivity to society, environment, ethics and human values Eligibility: The applicant should: Must be a graduate (10+2+3/4 years of education) from a recognised and reputed Board/University in India or abroad with minimum 60 per cent in class X and class XII & 50 per cent in graduation with students appearing for final year examination also eligible to apply. Appear for the NIIT University Management Aptitude Test (NUMAT). Candidates who have appeared for the CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/AIT and those who have valid scores are exempted from appearing from the NUMAT but must enclose a photocopy of their score transcript along with their application. Applicants with work experience are preferred. For further information please visit www.niituniversity.in

A SEMINAR TO VISIT

The K R Cama Oriental Institute is having a seminar on ‘Trading Circuits, Mobile Cultures: Port-Cities and Littoral Societies of the Indian Ocean’ on January 11 and 12 at the Dr. Sir JJ Modi Memorial Hall of the Institute. Historical studies on the economic and social exchanges between the nations of the Indian Ocean, as also their interactions with the hierarchies of indigenous and colonial powers, hold the key to our understanding of peoples, institutions and events in contemporary Asia and Africa. Based on a variety of European and indigenous sources, recent scholarship has successfully revealed how the expanding dynamics of transnational trade, supported by the cultural transactions between the participating countries had transformed the Indian Ocean into a civilisational entity, with strong connections to the global economy since the tenth century. With these dislocations and continuities in mind, they have invited papers which highlight the emergence of the polyglot port-cities; the integrated business practices; the multiethnic merchant communities; the syncretic religious and the artistic traditions as the natural outcome of the continuing circulation of goods, people, ideas and technologies in the Indian Ocean. The emphasis at the Seminar is on the enabling processes through which the business communities, the joint-stock companies, the missionaries, the craftsmen, the transporters, the entertainers, the interpreters, the pirates and the slaves from the countries in and outside the Indian Ocean successfully engaged with each other and forged a grid of interlocking trade routes crisscrossing through India and the other partnering nations. Inaugural address by Professor Gwyn Campbell, Canada Research Chair and Director, Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC), McGill University, Canada For more details, log on to www.krcamaorientalinstitute.org or call 22843893. For registration contact Yasmin Khan Tel.: 22843893 E-mail: krcamaoi123@gmail.com

‘This profession keeps me grounded’ “I have realised that our work has impacted many lives and brought about positive changes,” says Krishna Iyer, Development Manager, Kripa Foundation

did my BA in Psychology from Jai Hind College and MA in Social Work (Criminology and Correctional Administration) – from The Tata Institute of Social Sciences. By profession I am a trained social worker and counsellor. Being a Development Manager with Kripa Foundation, my job profile requires me to focus on research activities and in planning and conducting training programmes for the staff. I also manage internship and awareness activities. Having a psychology background and being a trained counsellor I am also involved in addiction counselling with patients and their families. The first exposure I had to working in the field of substance use disorders was during an internship placement at Kripa Foundation during my Masters programme. I discovered during this time that addiction as a disease was so widespread and affected not just the individual but the entire society. Despite being a disease it was still so under-represented and misunderstood. As I saw more and more families disintegrating due to this illness, my purpose of working towards rehabilitating the patients and reintegrating them with society became stronger. Early on I was very keen on taking up a nonconventional career option and work for a cause I felt passionate about. I took up a corporate job, but soon realized that I should follow my heart and do something that I really cared about, which eventually landed me in Kripa. My family played a very important part in supporting me throughout with my career choice, which boosted my confidence. I love practically every aspect of my work. What I specially find very engaging is that I get to interact with numerous patients and their families with such varied dynamics and personalities that it is never monotonous. My work profile also gives me the opportunity to interact with people across the world in the same field of work, which is an extremely enriching experience.

A formal education in psychology and then social work with a specialisation in criminology has definitely given me a strong theoretical foundation. The practical exposure I received through internship placements have also contributed immensely to my << Krishna Iyer understanding of the social sector. Choosing to do my masters in Social Work exposed me to a broad spectrum of subjects. Criminology being highly interdisciplinary helped shape my understanding of human behavior. I also learned a lot on the job, especially about rehabilitation and its importance to society. Financial investment in this career is fairly reasonable compared to management programs. But more than finance, a bigger investment required when choosing this career is of completing a masters/post graduate degree in a relevant field and a strong determination or commitment to the cause of work. If you want to pursue this field, then like most other jobs, a master’s degree gives you an edge. A degree from a good reputed college would get you a starting salary of around Rs.15,000 to Rs.20,000. With relevant work experience, the pay grade would be higher. However, keep in mind the limitations in pay scales when working in the social sector. Though a lot of opportunities are now emerging, better than before, for social work professionals in our country. Relevant college degrees and professional courses make the process of being a ‘professional’ easy in India. Unlike many other countries, India does not have a registration board for social workers, licensing them to practice. Hence, anyone can start working as a professional. As an established professional, there is definitely a good scope of earning well in full-time jobs or even through freelancing. A growing

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demand and need for professional social workers in India, is reflecting in more and better paying jobs now. Also, many multinationals and organisations are now offering high paying CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) jobs. The greatest advantage in working in the field of Substance Abuse/Addiction is that it keeps me grounded and in touch with reality. When we see patients from all walks of life and from across all socio- economic layers come through the door for treatment of addiction, it does make you realise how vulnerable human life is. Over the years, I have realised that our work has impacted many lives and brought about positive changes. Work in this field comes with its own set of challenges. The biggest and foremost challenge is the recovery rate of Addiction itself. The relapse rate of this illness is high and patients usually take months if not years before they can start managing their lives back to normal. Burn out and stress levels in this job could be high, hence individuals working in this area need to have a strong motivation and sense of commitment to sustain. This field of work is largely dominated by experiential and peer counsellors, hence there are not many professionals. Rehabilitation for substance use disorders is quite often misunderstood and sometimes even glamorised through media in society. Working with recovering individuals and families can be emotionally draining and may involve working long hours. So getting a correct perception of the kind of work involved is very important for professionals interested in working with rehabs. I plan to keep working in this profession for a long time. I see an immense opportunity for growth in this field. In an organisation like Kripa Foundation, each individual’s creativity is given the space it needs, and talents are not only appreciated but also nurtured. I would specifically like to widen my experience in the area of research and development, to possibly explore a doctoral program in future. As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

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How were you initiated into to classical dance? I have been listening to classical Hindustani music since I was born as my mother Ragini Bhagwat is a professional singer. Hence music and dance have come naturally to me. Did you learn music first or dance? I learnt both simultaneously, but dance caught my fancy at a tender age and I was hooked on to Kathak under the expert guidance of Padmashree Smt. Roshan Kumari and Nandita Puri in the Jaipur Gharana style. Watching these acclaimed dancers and learning from them was a lifetime experience and I cherish those moments.

« INTERVIEW When did you decide to become a professional dancer? When I was 13 I got a chance to perform a number due to the recommendation of Nandita Puri in the popular serial ‘The Great Maratha’. This was an exciting experience for me as I was facing the camera for the first time. I then decided to take up dancing seriously. How did you get into acting? I was approached and felt that being a classical dancer would definitely help me a great deal as an actress. My first Marathi movie as the lead actress was Ramoji Rao’s ‘Chalu Navra, Boli Baiko’. I also acted in ‘Dombivli Fast’ and am looking forward to Gajendra Ahire’s films in which my roles are emotionally challenging.

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Foot percussionist, Kathak danseuse, actress and the only Indian to be selected to participate in the Onebeat Fellowship programme of the United States State Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with New York based organisation ‘Found Sound Nation’, Aditi Bhagwat narrates her experiences as a dancer, actress and teacher and talks to Vijay Shanker about how she is able to manage two professions at the same time.

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DANCING QUEEN any way? I am particularly interested in child psychology, and this helps a lot while I teach dance, as students come from varied strata of society. They should therefore be treated with care and concern. I am also planning to choreograph some abstract dance numbers dealing with the conscious, subconscious and the sublime levels of the mind.

rhythm and music along with my dancing bells. Since I had performed with musicians like Louis Banks and Tabla maestro Toufiq Queresi, I sent the boards clips of my performance along with my application, and was privileged to be the only Indian to be selected for the music workshop. It lasted for almost two months and was a once in a lifetime experience for me as I were into music with people of different nationalities. We used instruments like the Tell us about US Onebeat Gayageum from Korea, the Cuatro Fellowship Programme? Through a friend of mine, I was told from Venezeula, the Iraqi Santoor about this US fellowship for percus- from Iraq, the Dulciner Bonjo from sion musicians and initially thought USA, the Ghumri from Tunisia, the that I would not be eligible. When I Djembe from the Middle-east, the thought over it later, I wondered if Congo Bongo from Africa, the Buzuk my feet could be used to produce from Palestina and the Und from

From among your varied roles as a dancer, actress and teacher which do you prefer the most? Dance is my first love. Acting takes me a step further in playing various roles, and teaching is my way of contributing to society. I have a handful of students including a male student, and I also teach underprivileged children by connecting with social organisations like Sneha. You have a Masters degree in Psychology. Does that help in

A programme on Winning Customers

udra Institute of Communications, Ahmeda-bad (MICA) has announced a three-day residential management development programme (MDP) on ‘Winning Over the Minds and Hearts of Customers’ at their campus, from January 22-24, 2014. This cutting-edge programme will be delivered by Prof. Luis Huete, using the latest tools and techniques for gaining more dialed-in customers and building more powerful brands in a world of ‘big data’ with smartphones, tablets and social networks. Prof. Huete, a Professor at IESE Business School (University of Navarra, Madrid), is a top management consultant, speaker, author and executive coach. According to the Institute for International Research (IRR), three out of four executives consider him ‘the best

Spanish management guru’. He has provided training and consulting services to more than 700 companies in 70 countries, including 50 per cent of the firms listed in Spain’s Ibex 35 stock market index. The MICA MDP will focus on knowing the key aspects of management for winning over the minds and hearts of customers in a world buzzing with social networks, smartphones and tools for analyzing massive amounts of data; working to redesign the customer experience through different channels, by observing emotional reactions with empathy; knowing the inherent possibilities of using the brand’s attributes to shape the customer experience and the cultural values of the company; and laying the groundwork so that participants can instill a culture of customer service

as well as internal and external cooperation to improve the value proposition and the customers’ perceived value. The programme will be useful for senior and middle level managers in sales, marketing, customer service, customer relationship, branding, communications, planning and research- from manufacturing and service sectors - including FMCG, consumer durables, telecommunications, technology, auto, airlines, travel, hospitality, real estate, furniture, transportation, logistics, banks, financial services, retail, clothing, tourism, media, entertainment, oil and energy, pharmaceuticals, hospitals and healthcare, among others. More information on the programme is available at: http://www.mica.ac.in/ mode/mdp/sub/detail/MdpId/59

Lebanon. I also had the privilege of participating in an Indonesian puppet programme where the Ramayana was narrated through puppets.

How do you manage both dance and acting? Both professions are inter-related but different. It is a question of time management and I plan everything in advance. Nothing happens overnight. Do you have any advice for youngsters who would like to get into acting or dance? There is no short cut to success. You must work hard with a lot of patience and devotion.

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« ALERTS ADMISSIONS OPEN TO IMT

Eligibility: Candidate for PGDM programmes must have a minimum threeyear Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum 50 per cent aggregate marks in any discipline. Applicants who are appearing for the final-year degree examination can also apply. How to apply: To apply for IMT Nagpur applicants must be registered for CAT 2013 or XAT 2014 or CMAT* test taken in February, May or September 2013 or have taken the GMAT (January 1, 2010 –December 31, 2013). * CMAT (Second Test, conducted in February 2013)/ CMAT 2013 (Additional Test, Conducted in May 2013)/ CMAT 2014 (First Test, Conducted in September 2014) or for further details you can visit: www.imt.edu/admissions2014 Last date to apply: The online application process ends in the last week of January 2014.

SHEFFIELD HALLAM SCHOLARSHIPS

Sheffield Hallam University is offering six scholarships for post-graduate study in Sports Business Management out of the 370 scholarships worth GBP 1 million exclusively for Indian students. Six vivid Indian students will be awarded a scholarship worth £3,750 each to study M.Sc. Sports Business Management at the Sheffield Hallam in the UK starting September 2014 as part of the GREAT Scholarship campaign of British Council to encourage India’s brightest students to study in the UK which is its biggest ever scholarship initiative in India. The course is aimed at students interested in developing the experience and skills required for careers in the growing sector of spectator and recreational sports. The application form for the September 2014 scholarship form can be downloaded from Sheffield Hallam’s website www.shu.ac.uk/international/scholarships-bursaries/index.html or in person from the regional office in New Delhi. For more information about Sheffield Hallam University and applying for a in M.Sc. Sport Business Management, contact the New Delhi office by emailing india@shu.ac.uk or calling +91 (0)11 23706239- 41.

SOMAIYA’S PROGRAMME FOR ENTREPRENEURS

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research is launching the second batch of 10-weeks weekend programme on Creating New Ventures in January 2014. This programme is ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs from all walks of life. It will provide theoretical understanding and practical nuances of starting a venture. The programme is ideal for a member of a family-managed business, who wants to diversify or grow the business and will also help young entrepreneurs wanting to start up a new venture and women entrepreneurs. Eligibility: Graduate or Graduating in any discipline from a recognised University. To know more call the programme coordinator at 98702 603 95 or visit management-certificateprogramme.somaiya.edu

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In conversation with one of India’s leading corporate trainers, Swapnil Kamat, Founder, CEO and Chief Trainer at Work Better, Naressa Coutinho finds out how the ever-changing, more professional working environment has created a demand for corporate trainers, thereby adding a niche career option to contemporary employment What is Corporate Training? Corporate Training is a process that companies undertake to develop the knowledge and skills of their employees that are critical for the success of their jobs, thereby leading to improved businesses. These trainings can either be technical or behavioral, dealing with products, business communication, leadership qualities etc. The process of Training Need Identification for a certain employee would entail competency mapping, history of improvement during appraisals and vendor (like Work Better) intervention towards improved efficiency of employees. What made you make a career shift into Corporate Training? Work Better Training was born out of my experience of attending Corporate Training Workshops. They were of two kinds – one was the boring kind where the Trainers went on and on about some irrelevant theoretical concepts, which frankly did not apply to work life reality. The other was where we just played a bunch of games and then the trainer forced fit a message after every game, which was supposed to relate to our work place. I realised that neither one of these approaches worked. Executive learning needs to happen differently. If training is fundamental to a professional’s development and progress, it has to be made more interesting and real. This idea helped me create Work Better, and as an organisation, this has been our endeavour from the last five years. In fact, feedback suggests that we have been successful at it.

option is mainly for those who already have sufficient experience in their respective fields? Can you start out as a trainer in your first job, just out of college? Learning and development is a field in which people are trained to become more effective professionally. A trainer ideally needs to have a strong base on the subjects and the corporate life. This profundity is usually developed through experience gained by working and training. A trainer with relevant and wholesome experience can train with conviction and will be received well by the participants. Simply put the trainer will preach substance and will be able to relate with the participants’ needs and challenges. A pitfall for a person who has become a trainer straight out of college is that there is a higher How will Work Better change probability that he will speak the corporate scene of the from the textbook and not indusday? Most corporate trainings con- try experience. This could be centrate on theories, difficult irrelevant for the participants’ psychological concepts, complex real world and the trainer’s permodels etc. Contrary to this, ceived world. So, one can start as a trainer in Work Better focuses on the simple, real, practical and imple- his first job but the quality he mentable stuff. Work Better brings on board could be quesbelieves that simple things make tionable. the most difference and implementing these consistently help What are the skills required to a professional get effective. Our be a good trainer? endeavour therefore is to make Learning and development is all professionals realise that small about people, therefore a trainer things need to be executed and needs to be high on ‘the human the big things are automatically element or his ability to empathise’. He needs to be able taken care of! to communicate effectively in Would you say that this career the language that the partici-

<<Swapnil Kamat pants understand - in terms of industry, wavelength etc. The trainer needs to encourage his trainees so that they open up and share their ideas, opinions and experiences without hesitation. This promotes a conducive learning platform. Most importantly, he needs to feel that every training programme teaches him something new and this attitude keeps a trainer humble and aids his own learning curve.

trainer? A trainer enjoys the luxury of meeting participants of different profiles, hierarchies, industries and brands. The best part about being a trainer therefore is the amount of exposure and learning he gets. As the famous quote says, “In giving is receiving.” Every training programme is a discussion of ideas, concepts and participants’ experiences. In the process of facilitation, a trainer gets first-hand key insights and knowledge from the participants. The risks involved are God Complex – the feeling of pride that one knows it all. At any stage if a trainer starts feeling that he knows everything/knows way more than the participants; his learning gets stagnant. This arrogance may reflect in his behaviour in the training leading to a disconnect between him and the participants. This may lead to a downward dip for the trainer.

Your message to the youth looking to follow your footsteps. I chose a career in training and development since I was interested in learning newer things and also because people skills always fascinated me. I firmly believe that (if circumstances allow) you must pick a profession that is your passion. Work then seems play and the struggle Approximate earnings as a feels worth, every bit. trainer? A profession that you love While, for a freelance trainer the approximate earning ranges eventually integrates you as a between Rs.3,000 to Rs.1,00,000 person both professionally and a day, a full-time trainer may personally. earn anywhere above Rs.25,000 to Rs.5,00,000 a month; depending on his expertise, experience, Training Institutes: popularity etc. Dale Carnegie Training Construction House, 1st Floor, How prospective a career is it W.H. Marg Ballard Estate , to become a full-time trainer? Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001, India Firstly, the more quality time one P. +91 - 22 - 67818113 spends on his/her profession, the more likely he is to succeed Franklin Covey at it. A person may be a full-time Mumbai (Regional HO West) trainer but may not do justice to 314-B, 19, Sunder Villa, S.V. Road, his profile. This could be in terms Santa Cruz (W),Mumbai of - not upgrading himself suffiMaharashtra 400054 ciently. Similarly, a part-time Phone: +91 - 22 - 42754444 trainer may prepare himself Fax: +91 124- 4301464 excellently and be brilliant at his job. This would also reflect posiIndian Institute of Training & tively in his own branding. It is as Development subjective as this! What remains F # 5 & 6, Vishnu Prasad critical is – if you deliver well Apartments, consistently, your career has 98/82, Right Bhusari Colony great prospects. Paud Road, Pune - 411038, India What are the risks involved and the best parts of being a

Christmas Day in EuroSchool, Thane

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Lakshmy Panchapakesan, FYJC , K.J. Somaiya college

I FIRMLY RESOLVE

The New Year is here! We ask youngsters around the city to share their resolutions for the New Year. We also ask them to share their wishes and hopes for Mumbai city in 2014 My resolutions for the new year are to visit two new countries that I have never been to before. My second resolutions is to work really hard and get a promotion at work. My prayers for the city would have to be safety for women and children and everyone. I also hope that in the new year we will have better roads and less poverty. I want to tell everyone that they must work out everyday so that we can have a healthy and fit Mumbai so that all the horrible diseases doing the rounds will stay away.

—Albana Khatri Training Manager

My resolution for the new year is to reduce at least 5 kgs. On the other hand my wish for the city would be that I hope the government expedites execution of infra development plans - so there is less traffic, better facilities, better education , and growth.

n the joyous occasion of Christmas, EuroSchool, Thane organised a ‘Joy of Giving’ activity for the children of their service staff. The event was held in the school premises where participation was mandatory as it aimed at developing a child’s academic skill. This initiative was highly appreciated by parents, as the school was taking an extra effort to inculcate the habit of sharing and giving in children. The celebration started with carol singing and a daylong carnival on December 24. Students of Grades 5-7 with their teacher’s support put up small snack and game stalls and the profit generated from the carnival was utilised to buy gifts for the children of the school’s service staff. The carnival was also a part of the

school’s curriculum, where kids learnt the concepts of cost price, selling price, overheads, profit, selling, accounting and charity practically. Speaking on the occasion, Rajani Pattabhiraman, Principal, EuroSchool, Thane said, “Through this unique initiative, the children of EuroSchool’s service staff also got a chance to celebrate Christmas in its true spirit. It was also a small gesture by the school to express our care for the staff. Apart from this, students also learnt academic and social skills. We at EuroSchool strongly believe that we are a small family and the school is our home. Hence this is the best place where our children can learn social charity as rightly stated that charity begins at home."

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With 2014 here, we all make promises to improve ourselves and to full fill some goal or the other. With no exception, my resolutions would probably be to become more efficient at my job, learn and grow more. For Mumbai city, I really would like the city to improve in its infrastructure. A lot of issues right from the condition of roads, improvement of public transport, to tackling issues of poverty and illiteracy need to be dealt with and I hope the government starts to take some proactive measures to improve them. I think for females there is a high amount of fear. I would like the city to be a far safer city where women do not have to live in fear that they will be taken advantage of. We all hope to have a better year than the previous one. So I hope that 2014 brings with it changes that actually do happen and are not merely planned.

ast Sunday I had gone to the Mahalakshmi temple with my family. On my way out I made my way to the place where the footwear was kept and began looking for my slippers. To my disgust, a man was standing on them and putting on his shoes as he didn’t want to put his feet on the ground and get his socks dirty. I was outraged at his action and looking at him, could tell that he belonged to the elite class of society, but by his behavior was uncultured. I feel that we as Indians are exceptionally uncultured. Allow me to justify. When we eat something, we throw the wrappers on the roads and then complain about how dirty Mumbai is, without realizing that we are the ones who are littering it. When I was in school, there was a girl in my school bus who used to stop people from littering, and if they didn’t comply, she would take the wrapper from them and keep it in her bag. She used to say, “Just because something is public property, it doesn’t mean that you

can make a mess of it”. The other day when I was travelling in a packed train, a pregnant woman was standing next to me. There were so many people sitting, but no one got up and offered her a seat. The truth is, we are quite self-centered and don’t care for people around us. It’s like we follow the policy of ‘every man for himself’. I might be scoffed at because people say that Indians are always united in the face of adversity, but in the case of the Delhi gang rape, no one stopped by to help the victim. The problem is with our mentality. We are constantly trying to ape foreign cultures, but I doubt that they litter their roads and spit on walls. We blame politicians for what India is today, but are politicians going to come and teach us how to board trains without pushing and shoving each other? Or are they going to come and teach us not to litter? I think we as citizens are responsible to some extent for the way India is, and I feel that we should be the change we want to see in our country, as we are the future of India and are the ones who can make it look bright.

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What A Wonderful World – show by Bharati Pitre

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harati Pitre has created a wonderful world with her sculptures in Paper Mache. What brings out expressions on the face are not the eyes – the eyes are only finally indicated – but the month. The torso is huge – everything about the figure is huge. There are no thin man and women in Bharati's sculptures. Bharati Pitre has excellent imaginative and visualising powers. About her show which is at the Jehangir Art Gallery she explains her perceptions: “Everything around us has a story to tell and that is exactly what I try to do with

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my work. A humble tribute to the wonderful life that we are fortunate to witness. The show is about the expansion

derstanding of our existence...” Paper Mache has been used by rural and tribal artisans – for generations. The process involves mixing paper pulp with natural bindus to form the medium which is then dried in sunlight. This completely organic and robust material caught the artist's fancy some 12 years ago. “I prefer my work to speak for itself. I finally believe that no matter what life throws at Arkay | ADC you, there is always someof my journey celebrating the thing worth smiling for”. little Zen moments that I The exhibition will be at Jehave sensed everyday. For hangir Art Gallery till date me, they offer a deeper un- Dec 31. Contact: 9325524791.

Bharati Pitre at a kitty party with her sculpture folks.

Juilee Mahajan’s abstract and figurative works J

uilee Mahajan has perhaps made abstracted works her first choice. A striking feature of her painting is the bright colours she uses. There are well-thought out colour arrangements. Invariably, pacthes of which are there amidst bright colours which smoothly merge with one another. Colours perhaps is her forte.Visualisation of an arrangement takes place and we see a composition with nowhere forms. The colour scheme is cerebral.

And evidently, even as the artist goes about her creative works, aesthetics creeps in with stealthy feet. Behind whatever Juilee does, there is always beauty in abundance. And when the artist does figure work, wht comes out are endearing images. She is capable of bringing in emotions with her brush. And again, she paints the man and woman's costumes in bright colours. There are costumes you will not find in model show but the purpose of the costumes is to light up the show. Contact: 9870096966.

Aroma 5 at Cymroza Art Gallery A

Paintings by Satyajeet Varekar and sculpture by Santaji Chougule S

antaji Chougule's sculpture at his recent exhibition was just beautiful. The hand that sculpted this work appears to be quite talented and experienced. And also at the same exhibition, the painting of Satyajit Varekar were displayed. He brings out the 'Royal' features of the horns. Contact: 09860207099, 9850835507.

s many as 15 artists are holding a joint show from Friday at the Cymroza Art Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Pranash Chatterjee and Minakshi Bhattacharya and organised by Corporate Art India has paintings and sculpture. The exhibition is by artists from different parts of India and by artists from United States, Germany and Bahrain. At the exhibition, there are paintings and

sculpture. The paintings are made in oil, acrylics, mixed media, water colours, pastels etc. The paintings: landscapes, figurative and abstract work. The sculpture is in bronze, fibre glass. Prof R.C. Sharma has done an unusual painting based on the Buddha theme. The image of Buddha is behind the Bodhi tree with many trunks. There is light – enlightenment on the face of Budha. An enlightened Budha at peace.

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Any law to make and to talk about is very easy but the execution (is not) because we are shifting the entire paradigm. The rule making is as important as text of the bill.

Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Axis Bank CMP: Rs. 1300

Markets Lackluster

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (January 1, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Tuesday (December 31, 2013) a net 12.90 points (0.21%) and closed at the 6304 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6307 points level. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 6317 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 6287 points level at 9.39 a.m. It then rose back into the green and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 30 points and closed above the psychologically important 6300 points level on the last trading session on the year. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 33 were gainers, 16 were losers and 1 remained unchanged. All the sectoral indices barring metal and FMCG closed in the green. Buying was witnessed in power, oil & gas, PSU, healthcare, capital goods, consumer durables, realty, IT and technology stocks.

but with a neutral bias.

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5958 points level. The next support is at the 5877 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6372 points level. The next resistance is at the 6424 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6303 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6288. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (2) = 6273. Volume: Resistance (1) = 6318. Volume (Qty shares) increased 13.27%. This change is Resistance (2) = 6333. substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 842 were gainers, 573 were losers and 61 remained unchanged.

Slow Stocha stic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here. The ADX is rising while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is increasing in strength.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a doji pattern. This indicates indec isiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market. However, the index is above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages, while the 5, 25 and 200 days averages are rising. Fur ther, the 5 days average is above the 15 days average and is ris ing. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indi cate s trength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possi bili ty of a fur ther up move unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 6249 point’s level.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6291) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 6249) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 6222) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 5909) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

Overa ll Market Strength/Weaknes s: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market

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Target Rs. 1370

Axis bank is likely to witness some pressure on its NIM as the benefits of recapitalization tapers. We model NIM to come around 3.6%/3.5% during FY14E/15E as compared to 3.82% in H1FY14. Although headline NPLs suggest comfort, high exposure to non-operational power portfolio remains a potential risk, in our view. Management raised the guidance on incremental stress buildup by ~20% post higher than expected restructuring during Q2FY14. Its retail book has seen impressive performance in recent times - share has gone up by ~450bps to 30.2% during last one year. It has outperformed Sensex by ~16% during last one & half months and is ahead of fundamentals, in our view. Hence, we downgrade the stock to ACCUMULATE from BUY earlier with an unchanged TP of Rs.1370 based on P/ABV of 1.55x its FY15E ABV. NIM is likely to witness some pressure as the benefits of recapitalization tapers: NIM came at 3.82% (H1FY14) much above the management’s guidance largely aided by funding advantage from Q4FY13 equity offering. Although, cost of deposits remained stable at ~6.25% during H1FY14, yield on assets was cushioned by improvement in the share of retail book, despite pressure on yield on investment book. Going forward, we expect NIM to trend downward, as the benefits of raised capital tapers. We are modeling NIM to come around 3.6%/3.5% during FY14E/15E as compared to 3.53% in FY13 (3.82% in H1FY14) as we expect pressure on yields due to increased competition in dearth of lending opportunities. Valuations & recommendation: We have marginally tweaked the earnings estimate for Axis bank and expect it to report earnings growth of 16.8% CAGR during FY13-15E along with healthy return ratios (RoE: 17-18%, RoA: 1.7%). We are modeling moderate growth in non-interest income at 13.6% CAGR during FY13-15E as against 36.6% CAGR witnessed during FY08-13 as slow business growth along with moderate traction in off-balance sheet items are likely to impact this stream of revenue.

Ventura Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Emami CMP: Rs. 475

Target Rs. 539

Leadership presence in niche under - penetrated product categories, expansion of its distribution reach and strong focus on rural markets should help Emami Ltd (Emami) drive its top line going ahead. Moreover, despite the revenue concentration among the top four brands, no single brand accounts for more than 20 - 22% of revenues and hence provides stability to revenues. This coupled with the regular flow of 2 - 3 new product launches / extensions every year should help keep the company’s brand and product portfolio reinvigorated. Emami has a very aggressive marketing strategy in place. Its two - fold A&P strategy of using celebrity endorsements (one at the national level and another at regional level) should help improve their brand communication. This coupled with expansion of distribution network and rural focus should ensure growth momentum of company’s brands, going ahead. We expect the company’s power brands to drive the top line growth on the back of its eminent presence in niche under-penetrated product categories, expansion of its distribution reach and strong focus on rural markets. Despite the revenue concentration among the top four brands, no single brand accounts for more than 20-22 percent of revenues and hence provides stability to revenues. Moreover, regular flow of 2-3 new product launches / extensions every year should help keep the company’s brand and product portfolio reinvigorated besides building on the brand equity further. Presence in low penetrated categories, aggressive promotion through celebrity endorsements and expansion in rural reach provides long term growth visibility: Given the fact that ~60% of company s revenues come from categories which are relatively under penetrated, we believe that this attribute presents significant growth opportunity for Emami in the long term. Secondly, Emami follows two - fold A&P strategy i.e. one at the national level and another at regional level which is highly skewed towards celebrity endorsements. This aggressive strategy makes Emami one of the most aggressive spenders in the industry (~16.4% of sales in FY13) which we believe should help the company maintain growth momentum, going ahead. Valuation: We initiate coverage on Emami Ltd (Emami) as a BUY with a Price Objective of Rs 539 representing an upside potential of ~14 percent over the next 15 months. At the CMP of Rs 475, the stock is trading at 29.1x and 24.7x its FY14E and FY15E earnings respectively. During past three years, Emami has broadly traded in 25-29x one-year forward PE band. We believe that the stock has the potential to trade in the upper range of this band on account of strong positioning in under-penetrated categories, thrust on rural market penetration, aggressive ad spends and rapid expansion in distribution network. Moreover, strong growth in International business should give push overall profitability and revenue growth. Accordingly, we have assigned a target multiple of 28x to its FY15E earnings translating into a target price of Rs 539.

` 7700 Crore NPA Properties Up For Sale

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Sensex gains 9% in 2013 Gold and Silver futures down on weak global cues Tax department to prosecute service tax evaders from today Electronics attracted Rs 62,000 cr investment proposal in 2013 HCL to set up 100-acre IT city in Lucknow Anti-dumping duty likely on a Chinese chemical.

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n estimated Rs. 7700 crore worth of commercial and residential properties of nonperforming assets (NPAs) with banks and financial institutions are up for sale. According to data compiled by NPAsource.com, a portal which focuses on resolution of stressed assets. There are around 2200 units in the commercial category and nearly 11,000 units in the residential segment. NPAsource.com has total NPA properties worth around Rs 27,500 crore registered on its portal spread across 27,626 units. Commercial NPA properties have a 15% share in value term while residential properties have a 13% share. The biggest chunk of NPA properties fall under the industrial land & building category with a 65% plus share in value terms. DK Jain, Chairman & MD of Atishya Technologies Ltd, owner of the portal said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maharashtra, largely due to Mumbai, tops both the commercial and residential cat-

egories with Rs 842 crore and Rs 838 crore respectively. Delhi comes next with Rs 686 crore worth of NPA commercial and Rs 500 crore worth of NPA residential properties. Andhra Pradesh comes at number three in the residential properties ranking with Rs 497 crore worth of space up for sale under NPA properties to be auctioned by banks and financial institutions. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are the next three states with highest value of commercial and residential NPA properties.â&#x20AC;? The single largest commercial property in value terms is an office property at New Delhi valued at Rs 200 crore at the base price. In the residential category, the single largest NPA property happens to a farm house at New Delhi with a base value of Rs 40 crore. Mumbai has two NPA commercial properties with a base price value of Rs 26.5 crore and Rs 24.6 crore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As NPAs in the corporate sector continue to grow in the coming months, there will be more com-

mercial and residential properties which will be put under the auction block by banks and financial institutions to recover their dues. A slowdown in the real estate markets across the country has further added to the woes of the lenders who will not be able to generate higher returns from the sale of mortgaged properties in the residential and commercial spaces. A positive turnaround in the realty market as well as the Indian economy may take place around May if a stable government is formed at the Centre,â&#x20AC;? said DK Jain. As on March 31, 2013, net NPAs of 40 listed banks were Rs 93,109 crore, which rose to Rs 1,28,533 crore as on September 30, 2013.

BUSINESS BRIEFS OVL Completes Acquisition Of 12% Stake In Brazil Oilfield ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has completed acquisition of an additional 12% stake in a Brazilian oilfield for USD 561 million after blocking a Chinese entry. The flagship Indian firm had along with Royal Dutch Shell exercised a pre-emption right to block Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sinochem Group from buying their partner Brazilian national oil firm Petrobrasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 35% interest in the BC-10 oilfield.

FIPB Clears Tescoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proposal The Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved Tesco Plcâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal to enter the Indian multi-brand retail segment in joint venture with Tata Group company with an initial investment of USD 110 million. Trentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scrip soared 6.52% to Rs 1,339.80 on the BSE. After the approval, Tesco will pick up a 50% stake in Trent Hypermarket Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trent Ltd, a Tata group company. Tesco is the first global retailer to apply for multi- brand retailing after the government allowed 51% FDI in the segment in September last year.

Alstom T&D Bags 3 Contracts Worth Rs 168.7 Cr Alstom T&D India has bagged three contracts worth over Rs 168.7 crore for supplying equipment for power plants in West Bengal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alstom T&D India has been awarded three contracts worth over Rs 168.7 crore to supply gas-insulated (GIS) and air-insulated (AIS) substation packages for West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL),â&#x20AC;? the French equipment major said in a statement yesterday.

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Glenmark Faces Patent Infringement Suit For Cancer Drug In US Glenmark from commercialising its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Bendamustine lenmark Pharmaceuticals has Hydrochloride product,â&#x20AC;? the combeen slapped with a patent in- pany said. fringement case by US-based The complaint has been filed Cephalon Inc over plans to sell against Glenmark for trying to generic version of leukaemia commercialise the product before treatment drug Treanda in the the expiry of patent which is a American market. generic version of Treanda, it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A complaint against and Glenmark Generics Inc, USA Glenmark has been filed on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;(Glenmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) confirms Cephalon US patent 8,445,524,â&#x20AC;? Glenmark Inc has filed a patent infringement said. Bendamustine is indicated suit on December, 26 2013 in the for the treatment of patients US District Court for the District of with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Delaware seeking to prevent it added.

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CCI May Take Up 3 Hydro Power Projects At Next Meeting By A Business Reporter

abinet Committee on Investment (CCI) at its next meeting may take up three hydro power projects that have been held up on account of environmental and forest clearances. The three hydel proj-

ects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tawang (800 MW) and Tato (700 MW) and Teesta (520 MW) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been awaiting environmental clearances for a very long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These projects in Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang and Tato) and (Teesta) Sikkim have been sent to CCI from the Power Ministry for clearance,â&#x20AC;? said a source.

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In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he has hence decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and out of the blue, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. They are adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with aggressive hyena and Rickard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to survive. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

BEINTEHAA

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see, Aaliya says yes to Zain's photo. Zain is shocked when Osman asks him to go to Bhopal as he was planning for a Bangkok trip. Aaliya visits Zeeshan's shop who is actually the man she is supposed to get married to but she is not able to recognize his face. At the Barkat house, Suraiya and everybody is against Osman’s decision of sending Zain to Bhopal. Osman however convinces Zain to go to Bhopal and give Shabana, his sister some money to use in Aaliya's wedding as a help. Zain reaches Bhopal and meets Aaliya. He demands an answer but as Yes or No. As fate would have it, Aaliya says yes… now what will happen next? Colors, 9 p.m.

TIME WARP

Join the TIME WARP team, Jeff Lieberman and Matt Kearney, as the reveals the world in astonishing new ways by radically changing the lens of time. Discover y Science, 9 p.m .

KEHTA HAI DIL.. JEE LE ZARA

Saanchi is in a state of complete disbelief and shock at the revelation. She questions DHRUV about the same who confirms that he is Yashvardhan Goel’s son. She returns the ring to DHRUV. Pradeep comes to Prabhu Niwas and adds fuel to the fire. Aaji and nani are shocked and ask DHRUV why he hid such an important thing for so long. When he tells them that he wanted to tell his parents first, they ask him to get his parents to meet them so that he can win back everyone’s trust. Sony T V, 9.30 p.m.

BOSTON LEGAL

Crane represents an old friend who wants to die and be cryonically frozen; and Shore represents a teenager who claims that a news channel is being illegally censored at his high school. Star Wor ld, 9 p.m.

YE HAI MOHABBATEIN

After the interview, Raman’s soft drink contract is taken away and given to Ashok. Ashok & Tanushree send Nari Mukti Morcha to take away Ruhi and hand to over to Shagun. Ashok has purposely sent Shagun there to make the matter worse. Shagun acts all innocent and puts on a “bechari maa” act in front of the

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

Beintehaa, Colors, 9 p.m.

the NGO women to get Ruhi back. Ruhi comes out and goes to Ishita since she is not comfortable with the atmosphere. Ishita sees how Shagun in concerned for her daughter and thinks Ruhi would be better in the hands of her mother. Star Plus, 11 p.m .

DO DIL BANDHE EK DORI SE

Shivani has left Raghu’s house and is now living with Mahima, Jaswant and Renuka. Raghu’s family thinks that he should go apologise to Shivani and bring her back as she left because of Raghu. Will Raghu be able to forget all that happened and bring her back home? Zee T V, 8.30 p.m.

WILD TALES

Imagine being a young leopard cub; only four months old and totally dependent on your mother for everything. She takes you out to play down by the river where you can chase butterflies; she shows you how to climb trees and she finds your food. But not everything is that easy; gangs of baboons, prides of lions and perilous river banks all stand in your way as you grow up. WILD TALES is the ultimate animal rites of passage series that follows a variety of young pups, foals, cubs and calves on their turbulent journey through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. Full of drama and excitement, this engaging series is perfect for younger viewers. Anim al Plan et, 5 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world. HBO, 9 p.m.

REAL STEEL

In the near future when people become uninterested in boxing and similar sports, a new sport is created - Robot boxing wherein robots battle each other while being controlled by someone. Charlie Kenton, a former boxer who’s trying to make it in the new sport, not only doesn’t do well, he is very deeply in the red. When he learns that his ex, mother of his son Max, dies, he goes to figure out what to do with him. His ex’s sister wants to take him in but Charlie has first say in the matter. Charlie asks her husband for money so he can buy a new Robot in exchange for turning Max over to them. He takes Max for the summer. And Max improves his control of his robot. But when the robot is destroyed, they go to a scrap yard to get parts. Max finds an old generation robot named Atom and restores him. Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Led by John Bridger (‘Donald Sutherland (I)’ qv) and Charlie Croker (‘Mark Wahlberg (I)’ qv) a team is assembled for one last heist to steal $35 million in gold bars from a heavily guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, Steve (Edward Norton), driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the group. Thinking the team dead, he returns to L.A. with the gold. Charlie and the survivors of this betrayal follow Steve L.A. to exact revenge against the traitor. Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger’s daughter, Stella (Charlize

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

STAR WORLD

How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls Castle Last Man Standing Two And A Half Men Boston Legal Castle Koffee with Karan The Neighbors Two And A Half Men Boston Legal Once Upon A Time Castle

BIG CBS LOVE

P.M. 2.00 Britain’s Next Top Model 3.00 NCIS 4.00 Maximum Exposure 5.00 The X Factor 6.00 90210 7.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 7.30 Maximum Exposure 8.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 8.30 Rules of Engagement 9.00 90210 10.00 BNTM 11.00 NCIS

SONY TV

Maharana Pratap Bade Acha Lagte Hai Ek Nayi Penchaan Main Naa Bhoolungi 3 Idiots: Film Main Naa Bhoolungi Ek Nayi Pehchaan Desh Ki Beti Nandini Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol Dastak

Rise of The Guardians, HBO, 9 p.m.

Theron) - a professional safe cracker, to get revenge. Pi x, 9 p.m.

PHIR HERA PHERI

Using their wits, Ganpatrao “Babubhai” Apte, Ghanshyam “Shyam”, and Raju find themselves wealthy beyond their imagination. They each have a car, a palatial house with a huge swimming pool, that Babubhai is yet to familiarize himself with, and a very easy life. Then Raju finds out that he can double his wealth in 21 days, and meets with an attractive young woman named Anuradha from an agency in Bombay’s business district. She informs him that the minimum investment is one Crore, and Raju quickly agrees to invest this money. He dupes another man by the name of Pappu into parting with 50 Lakhs, and the rest of the money comes through by getting Shyam and Babu to sign away their respective investments. Zee Cinema, 8 p.m.

HANUMAN

The magic monkey Hanuman finds the abducted Sita languishing in Lanka, prisoner of the besotted king Ravana, where she is tormented by Demons yet remains chaste and pure. Hanuman hears her tales of woe and undying devotion to Rama, as well as her threats of suicide if she remains unrescued. Before carrying Sita’s message back to Rama, Hanuman is “captured” by demons who set his tail on fire, only to fall victim to their own joke as Hanuman proceeds to use his tail as a torch to set their city afire. Confirming Sita is safe, Hanuman subsequently flies over the ocean to Rama, who swoons at his tale. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

LISTING

3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Bh Se Bhade 5.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta. 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 12.00 Hum Ne Li

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali. 11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

SAB TV

Taarak FIR Taarak Mehta Ka Oltah Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee

9.00 Kingdom Of Plants 10.00 Gold Rush 11.00 Discovery Best

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 Strangest Weather On Earth 3.30 Mean Machines: The Transatlantic Challenge 4.00 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman 4.50 Dark Matters 5.40 How It’s Made 6.00 The Gadget Show 7.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Time Warp 10.00 Frontline Battle Machines With… 11.00 The Gadget Show

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M.

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki

DDI (Main Channel)

STARMOVIES

P.M 12.39 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 2.46 Up! 5.09 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 7.18 Ice Age: Continental Drift 9.00 Life of Pi 11.31 Chinese Zodiac A.M. 7.14 Savages 10.01 Project A P.M. 1.23 3.49 6.27 9.00 10.57 A.M 7.47 10.08

Tumhari Paakhi, Life Ok, 9.30 p.m. 3.00

5.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Hai…Shapath The Adventures of Hatim Hum Ne Li Hai… Shapath Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Ek Boond Ishq Do Dil… Ek Jaan Tumhari Paakhi Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai Savdhaan India

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki Bani Iahq da Kalma Comedy Nights with Kapil Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Beintehaa Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bahu Toh Beti Hee Hai 3.00 Julie: Sridevi 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir and Niyati 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti…

Boston Legal, Star World, 9 p.m.

2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Julooi Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 9.30 Fu Bai Fu 10.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

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

8.15 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters Wildest Africa Wild Tales AP Safari Killing For A Living Wildest Lating America Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters River Monsters

DISCOVERY

Man Vs Wild Medical Anomalies How Do They Do It? Food Factory Wild India Extreme Bodies Discovery Best

Samachar Pavitra Bandhan Saraswatichandra Poorva Suhani Aayi Re Buniyaad Swagat Navvarsh 2014

Samachar News Sports News War and Peace Samachar. News. Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar. Metro Scan Business Wrap Samachar

2.00 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00

10.00 10.30 11.00

Shipping Wars Masters of Magic The Universe 101 Things That Changed The World Duck Dynasty Shipping Wars American Pickers Masters of Magic Dynamo: Magician Impossible Pawn Stars Duck Dynasty The Universe

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

9.00 10.00 11.00

Breakout Trapped In Kedarnath Mega Factories Ultimate Animal Countdown Dangerous Encounters Most Amazing Moments Ultimate Animal Countdown Mega Factories Breakout Wild Sex

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.08 KFC Big Bash T20 League 13/14 5.30 Believe 2013 6.00 Ashes – 4th Test 7.00 Masterclass : Sourav Ganguly 7.30 Believe 2013 8.00 Masterclass 9.00 Ashes 4th Test – Match Hlts 10.00 Believe 2013 10.30 Masterclass: Sourav Ganguly 11.00 Ashes – 4th Test – Match Hlts

Swagat Navvarsh 2014, DDI, 11 p.m.

7.30 8.00 8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

News News Night Samachar News Night. Charcha Mein Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.17 4.31 6.33 9.00 11.24 A.M. 6.48 9.07 11.04

National Treasure U S Marshals Hugo Rise of the Guardians The Guillotines Hugo U S Marshals

ZEE STUDIO

Goal II: Living the Dream Notting Hill Pirate Radio Real Steel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Liga Bbva 13/14 Football Today 2013 Superstar BPL Hlts BPL Fillers 13/14 Barclays Premier League Matches 10.30 Superstar BPL Hlts P.M. 2.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls – 2nd Test 4.00 Great Centuries 4.30 NZ Tour of SA h/ls 6.30 Great Centuries 7.00 India Tour SA 13 h/ls 1st ODI 8.00 Great Centuries 8.30 NZ Tour of SA 12/13 2nd ODI 10.30 Great Centuries 11.00 India Tour of SA 13 highlights

PIX

Iron Man 2 Hancock The Condemned The Italian Job I Know Who Killed Me

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Zapatlele: Mahesh Kothare 4.30 Halad Tujhi Kunku Majhe: Milid, Vijay Chavan 7.00 Amhi Satpute: Sachin, Supriya 9.30 Best of Bharat, Siddharth, Sanjay

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 12.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 8.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 10.00

Happy Bday Oggy Oggy and the Cockroaches The Regular Show Adventure Time Ben 10 Omniverse Oggy and the Cockroaches Ghatothkach Johnny Test Tom and Jerry Show Gon Tom and Jerry Kids Show Krish Trish Baltiboy 4

POGO

P.M. 12.00 Bheem 14 Special 3.00 Chhota Bheem and Krishna vs Zimbara 4.30 Chhota Bheem In The Rise of Kirmada 6.00 Bheem 14 Special 9.00 Mr Bean 9.30 Chatur Chetan 10.00 Takeshi’s Castle 10.30 Sunaina

Robocop 2 Shrek The Third The Italian Job

STAR GOLD

P.M. 1.35 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: Shah Rukh Khan 5.25 Rascals: Ajay Devgan 8.00 The Fighterman Saleem 10.25 Mera Krodh: Abhiram A.M. 8.50 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: Farhan Akhtar

The Italian Job, Pix, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Rowdy Rathore: Akshay Kumar 5.30 Chack De India: Shahrukh Khan 9.00 Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara: Akshay Kumar A.M. 7.00 Jab Tak Hai Jaan: Shahrukh Khan 10.30 Ishaqzaade: Arjun Kapoor P.M. 1.54 4.52 8.00 A.M. 7.28 10.02 P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30

STAR SPORTS4

P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.00 8.00 9.25

TEN CRICKET

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

HBO

A.M. 8.00 Notting Hill 10.15 Goal II: Living the Dream

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Ruchira 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala 4.00 Mazi Maye 4.10 Bhetilagi Jiva 4.35 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Vikas Sarthi 5.30 Amhi Karbharni 6.00 Krishi Darshan 6.30 Amchi Mati Amchi Mansa 7.00 News in Marathi 7.25 Chitrahaar 7.37 Swami 8.00 The News

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 1.00 3.15 5.35 8.00 10.30

ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 Switched At Birth 3.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 4.00 Just For Laughs 6.00 Switched At Birth 7.00 The Ellen Degeneres 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Happy Ending 9.00 Lost 10.00 Switched at Birth 11.00 Poirot

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

ONCE UPON AY TIME IN MUMBAI DOBARA

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara (Again) is the story of an underworld don, Shoaib (Akshay Kumar), who killed his mentor in the past (Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) to gain supremacy and is now the ruling mafia king. His influence and power has spread right up to the Middle East, today. Shoaib is now a flamboyant, suave man who is feared and revered. Shoaib’s only confidantes are his best friend Javed, who oversees his empire for him and his former lover Mumtaz (Sonali Bendre) who is now his closest friend. He often visits the poor Muslim areas where he grew up and it is on one such visit that he meets Aslam (Imran Khan). He takes him under his wings and gradually Aslam becomes one of his favourites. Max, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 3.00 Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Sapno Se Pyara Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai…. 10.30 Veera-Ek Veer Ki Ardaas 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein

ZEE CINEMA

Main Prem KI Diwani Hoon Saugandh Phir Hera Pheri Kaal Purush Anari

CVO

Main Hoon Durga: Malashree Wafadaar: Rajnikant Baazi: Aamir Khan, Mamta K Ittefaq: Sunil Shetty

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Bhakti Mein Shakti: Dara Singh, Yogita Bali 3.00 Yaaron Ka Yaar: Shatrughan Sinha 6.00 Abhimaan: Amitabh B 9.00 Hanuman: Animation A.M. 9.00 Rivaaz: Sanjeev Kumar, Mala Sinha P.M 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M. 8.00

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

B4U

Ek Se Bure Do: Arshad Warsi Khel: Anil Kapoor Rudra: Gouthami Yess Boss: Shah Rukh Khan Pardesi: Biswajeet, Mumtaz

Real Steel, Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 8.00 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 P.M. 12.00 2.00 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00

MAD

Thomas and Friends Kumbh Karan Chhota Bheem Mr Bean Chatur Chetan

DISNEY CHANNEL

Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers Doraemon The Incredibles Best of Luck Nikki Slokk DJ-MMCH DJ-Sofia The First Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Doraemon

DISNEY XD

Zokkomon Kiteretsu Tron Uprising Kiteretsu Iron Man Armored Adventures American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Avengers Assemble Tron Uprising Big Bad Beetleborgs Space Goofs Rekkit Rabbit Space Goofs Super Robot

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TOWN & ABOUT

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014

Hot dates

a swift AFTER speed boat ride from Gateway

RIKEE CHATTERJEE, NICOLE FARIA, ATUL KASBEKAR, KATHELENO KENZE, ROCHELLE RAO & SOBHITA DHULIPALA

of India it was time to live it up at the Kingfisher Calendar 2014 launch at Mandwa. Shot at the pristine beaches of Boracay and Cebu, the bikini babes caught your eye in this 12th edition conceptualised by Atul Kasbekar. While Sahar Biniaz was not there, making their pretty presence felt were Nicole Faria, Rochelle Rao, Sobhita Dhulipala, Rikee Chatterjee and Katheleno Kenze. And looking happy indeed was Vijay Mallya.

JAYDEV MODY & KAIZAD GUSTAD

Amazing race

and GRACE race came together as Deltin

Marcellus Baptista

JAYA LAMBA, NISHA JAMVWAL & ROOPA FABIANI

Party hearty

spirit was in the air at the party hosted by Nisha FESTIVE Jamvwal at the new Le Mangii at Kamla Mills. Gauri Pohoomal, Manisha Girotra, Aditya Puri, Manish Kejriwal, Madhur

Bhandarkar, Mana and Sunil Shetty, Poonam Dhillon, Rishma Pai, Niranjan Hiranandani, Suresh and Meena Raheja, Niraj Bajaj, Mohit Burman, Sweetie and Vivek Burman, Deepti Bhatnagar, Kainath Arora, Amrita Raichand, Roopa and Haresh Fabiani were all there having a good time. IVANA PEROVIC SHAH

Casinos partnered with the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) to sponsor the Indian 2000 Guineas at the Mahalaxmi racecourse. Murioi raced to the finish in this Rs. 8 million prize money race. This high-stakes race was attended by the likes of Milan Lutharia, Kaizad Gustad, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Ivana Pervoic Shah. The gaming tables, rich choice of food and drink were also a big draw.

SHALINI & AMRISH ARORA

Twenty plenty roaring twenties THE came alive at Flamboyante at the party

hosted by Ira Dubey and Amrish Arora. Streamer curtains and vintage posters caught your eye and the Great Gatsby mood was present at the photo booth with props from the twenties like feather boas, feathered head bands, fans, big goggles and hats. Eric Loboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic cocktails and live saxophone music put guests like Apeksha Chopra, Amrita Raichand, Carol Gracias and Pooja Dadlani in a merry mood.

GULSHAN GROVER & HOSTESSES

Merry mood

Christmas cheer was on at the bountiful brunch hosted by THE Joe Rajan and his charming wife Rochelle at Bungalow 9. Getting into the merry mood were the likes of Gulshan Grover, Anu Malik, Abbas Mastan, Atul and Alvira Agnihotri, Pratap Sarnaik, Krishna Hegde, Raj Nayak, Vivek Vaswani, Shawar Ali, Soketu Parikh, Manish Goswami, David Mansfield and Pavithran Nambiar among many others who all enjoyed the delightful drinks and fabulous food.

POOJA DADLANI & IRA DUBEY

JOE & ROCHELLE RAJAN

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GIGANTIKA CROSSWORD

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014

ACROSS:

1. Restrictions (11) 7. Kind of seal (6,5) 13. Quickly (6) 14. Instrument of torture (4,6) 15. Disclose (6) 17. Spinning toy (3) 18. Cricketer Botham (3) 19. Rear of barrel (6) 22. Certify (7) 25. Vascular plant (4) 27. Farm machine (6) 30. Bring on (6) 31. German Nazi (5,7) 32. Flight path (6) 33. Dreadful (6) 37. Indian Standard Time (3) 38. Absorb food (6) 41. Raised (6) 43. Native Australian (3) 44. Fish eggs (3) 45. -------coaster (6) 47. School marksheet (6) 49. Tropical fruit (5) 50. Cheated person (6) 52. Container (3) 53. Spanish cape (3) 54. Batch (3)

CROSSWORD NO 172 Nita Jaggi 55. Rodent (3) 56. Zodiac sign (6) 57. Asia Minor region (5) 58. Hunting expedition (6) 59. Period of a cricket game (6) 61. National Defence Academy(3) 62. Contemptful cry(3) 63. Christmas drink (6) 66. Tolerance (6) 69. -----Jobs (5) 72. Wanted (6) 75. Italian port (6) 76. Making an important discovery (12) 77. Shame (6) 78. Not liabilities (6) 81. Sight organs (4) 83. Cooked in a container (7) 88. Provender (4) 89. Conceal (3) 91. Author Levin(3) 92. E-reader (6) 94. Order of mammals (10) 95. Desktop arrow (6) 97. Itinerant (11) 98. Earmark (11)

DOWN:

1. Gibbon (3) 2. Chopped meat (5) 3. Means of enforcement (5) 4. Nonsense (5) 5. Egg-shaped (5) 6. Ur’s locale (5) 7. Swiss watch brand (4) 8. Drink a lot(5) 9. Hoofed mammals(5) 10. Limit (5) 11. Dreadful (5)

12. Level of equality (3) 13. Newspaper proprietor (9) 16. Torment (9) 20. Rear- ------(5) 21. Prickly plant(5) 23. Mad (4) 24. Gold braid(5) 25. Incorrect (5) 26. Levels out (5) 28. Trimming tape(5) 29. Not above(5) 34. Massage effect (10) 35. Tea type (10) 36. Abundant rainfall (10) 37. Value (10) 39. Deliver(10)

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40. Write down (10) 41. Earth’s movement round the sun (10) 42. Agreement (10) 46. Connected (6) 48. ’Rods and cones’ in the eye (6) 49. Holland gin(6) 51. Red------(6) 56. Paper money (9) 60. Patron (9) 64. Stares(5) 65. Blatant (5) 67. Ahead of time (5) 68. Vesture (5) 70. Finnish God of the Underworld (5) 71. In fashion (5)

SEND YOUR ANSWER IN GIVEN FORMAT ACROSS 1. V I X E N 4. B R A I S E 7. C A R R I E R .............

DOWN 1. V A M P 2. X A N T H U R A 3. N O V E M B E R ...............

73. Consumes (4) 74. Gospel (5) 79. Not younger (5) 80. Wooly animal (5) 81. Announcement(5) 82. Pismire (5) 84. Greekletter (5)

85. Keen (5) 86. Dance music (5) 87. Marathon person (5) 88. Santa----- (5) 90. --- -a- brac (4) 93. Pixie (3) 96. First number (3)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 171)

ACROSS: 1. Simple Simon 7. Knucklehead 13. Rhombi 14. Allegation 15. Emerge 17. Nib 18. Dim 19. Barong 22. Sistrum 25. Asti 27. Yatata 30. Lariat 31. Candy Striper 32. Burgoo 33. Israel 37. Dye 38. Beetle 41. Peoria 43. Aid 44. Dvr 45. Nascar 47. Vertex 49. Carpi 50. Ignore 52. Gee 53. Toml 54. Cpu 55. Iso 56. Serbia 57. Roots 58. Bandra 59. Needle 61. Lee 62. Lan 63. Severe 66. Rustle 69. Knees 72. Antler 75. Ignite 76. Bibliopolist 77. Splash 78. Insane 81. Zari 83. Earnest 88. Demo 89. Loo 91. Usa 92. Nepali 94. Blue Pencil 95. Loiter 97. Emerald Isle 98. Sweepstakes DOWN: 1. Ssh 2. Mambo 3. Lying 4. Slabs 5. Mules 6. Niger 7. Kaif 8. Ulnas 9. Khadi 10. Enemy 11. Exert 12. Dig 13. Rebellion 16. Evaporate 20. Rarer 21. Neale 23. Ivan 24. Toddy 25. Alice 26. Toefl 28. Acute 29. Augur 34. Accessible 35. Largescale 36. Adventurer 37. Directions 39. Taradiddle 40. Editorials 41. Prima Donna 42. Omniscient 46. Avenge 48. Excess 49. Chopra 51. Ritual 56. Suspicion 60. Earth Hour 64. Venus 65. Ratan 67. Utica 68. Tulsi 70. Nylon 71. Eases 73. Nape 74. Lease 79. Aware 80. Eliza 81. Zoned 82. Robes 84. Riels 85. Emcee 86. Tulip 87. Valet 88. Drink 90. Fuse 93. Eve 96. Eps

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Sagittarius Amavasya till 4:44 pm Mool Dhan [Sagittarius] Bh.F.Dh. Grey 7

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: An extremely favorable year lies ahead. Those in artistic or creative fields will do extremely well. You will reorganize your work to improve efficiency and also increase profitability. Plan your budget carefully as you may have a very erratic flow of money during the first few months. Delays and snags could cause anxiety. Your relationship with family members improves while those in love could face some disappointments.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be healthy, active and long-lived. Will be emotional sensitive, loving and artistic. Friends tend to take advantage of good nature self- made person who will be successful in life. Overseas benefits are indicated.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Meetings go off well. Be patient and consider all factors before arriving at any decision. An advance payment is likely. There may be something that crops up at work that you need to resolve. Although this may be tricky you will manage to settle the issue. Even Though the views of family matter to you do not hurt someone who genuinely cares for you and is also willing to wait for you.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You are on a threshold of a vital breakthrough which will make way for tremendous growth. Concentrate and move ahead. These are rare moments. Good news you are waiting for is conveyed by evening. You can look forward to substantial monetary gains.Be warmer in your love and affection to achieve a better rapport with your beloved. You will be very happy because you have discharged a great responsibility towards your family or someone you love.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Before taking up any new responsibility or assignment, consider your situation in all respects so that you can face it with confidence. With your ability and forbearance you have already achieved a good deal. Be careful in dealing with matters regarding estate/property belonging to the family. Handle relationships with tact.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): It will be busy day where Catching up with your appointments and also meeting deadlines will keep you busy. Some paperwork may also need attention. You may be asked to redo an assignment to new specifications. It will be inconvenient but will turn out to be good for you. At the end of the day all that one really wants is to be loved and appreciated for what one is. Other things are only consequential. Love life is good.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Your logic, method of work and result oriented approach gets appreciated by those who matter. You will succeed in your objectives. You could have one or two good work options coming; accept the one that does not need any financial investment from you. You will be in the mood to celebrate the evening in the company of your friends and family. A romantic involvement gets stronger.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): 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 but you need to see the bait first. Be alert.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): If you count on others for help you could be let down. This will be quite upsetting for you. However, this will help you to realize that you should not depend on others. Rest assured that through hard work you would achieve success. Gains are indicated. Your ego may get in the way of resolving a personal issue. If you are not careful you could lose the respect of a person who loves you.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will have to take some pragmatic decisions about your future. No doubt you are ready for the eminent change but do take your loved ones in to confidence about your plans. You will find a solution which everybody is comfortable with. Happiness in love is indicated. A good piece of advice coming from someone you respect is worth some thought and will help you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Your work gets appreciated making you optimistic. Gains through government or someone important are likely. Any opposition that you may have will be overcome easily. Forces that have opposed you will now be redundant. In a personal relationship, make the first move towards making peace. Nostalgia gets the better of you and you may want to revive those moments with one you love. Plan an exclusive evening just for love.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Extra caution is needed especially if your work is of the speculative kind. Your recent success makes you complacent; you may be unaware that some forces are working against you. A tempting job offer at this juncture could lead to an uncertain future. A flirtation or attraction to a colleague or someone is likely and should be handled tactfully. You will not do anything, which can be termed unethical.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Your personal efforts and pioneering instincts are more likely to earn you success than dependence on others. You are on the right track. After hard day at work you may like to take it easy. However, certain responsibilities may require your urgent attention. Tackling some tough issues with your beloved will prove much easier than you thought and the atmosphere will be cordial soon.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Avoid haste in concluding a fresh agreement. Evaluate all pros and cons as also its profitability. It is possible that the facts may have been manipulated to show unrealistic profits. Instead of taking any risks follow the regular procedures. Love life may require you to make some difficult decisions. You may find yourself rethinking a relationship with a person who has been an emotional support to you in the past.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4856 ACROSS: 1 4

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River running through north India (4) Bring into complete union (4) Scurries or dashes through (4) Scottish dish (6) Small and petite, poetically speaking (3) ___ off : ran away rather suddenly ? (6) Sculpture, for example (3) Mr. Bajpai of Bollywood ? (5) Enroll, register or acknowledge (5) Star of Lyra (4) Britain's Blair (4) Incline, lean (4) Be partially opened (4) An expression of impatience (3) The destruction of tissue (5) Mohammed's religion (5) Prestige, position (6) ___ relations : make relationships

SUDOKU 2042

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: F equals P

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

stronger, in a way ? (6) 28 Bristle of barley (3) 29 Human spirit (4) 30 Look at for a long time (4)

31 _ __ __ person : all of us can say this ? (1,2,1) 33 Indian Medical Association, acronym? (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD Across: 1 Critic, 7 Alienate, 8 Clog, 10 Purify, 11 At last, 14 Opt, 16 Holly, 17 Tops, 19 Sinew, 21 Boson, 22 Below, 23 Shed, 26 Board, 28 Pie, 29 Undoes, 30 Iodide, 31 Stir, 32 Specimen, 33 Tigers. Down: 1 Carpet, 2 Tulips, 3 Cagy, 4 Heathen, 5 Banal, 6 Deity, 8 Crop, 9 Oft, 12 Low, 13 Slake, 15 Bison, 18 Onion, 19 Sol, 20 Now, 21 Bedevil, 22 Bro, 23 Siding, 24 Heir, 25 Dreads, 26 Burst, 27 Adder, 28 Pot, 30 Isn't.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1861 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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Curtsies, yields or concedes (4) ___ one's true colours : revealed true character ? (6) "Ali" turning into a girl ? (3) South Africa's Hashim ____ (4) Forward movement (8) Most pathetic (7) Good quality (6) Convinces or mobilizes into action (9) Cause to propel forward ? (3) In the ___ : in a jail or a prison, slang usage ? (3) One as a prefix (3) Catastrophe, calamity or disaster (9) More neat and shipshape (6) "Ages as I" anagram for a spear (7) Four is the answer to this clue ? (5,3) Avatar of Vishnu (4) A knob or protuberance (3) Inclines or bends from a vertical position (6) Large prefix (4)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

M T R Q G ' Y

O K G L

Y K

X M T G L Q

Y M Q

F Q K F O Q ,

O H Z Y

X T G W H W T Y Q Z Q R Q P

Z O H L M Y Q Z Y

S H L A P Q

K S

Z Y H O O

F P K Z F Q X Y H R Q

V A Z Y H Y

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H W Q T

H G

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M K B

C Q Q F

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Yesterday’s solution: A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic

Afternoon WORD MINE

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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: 27 average; 29 good; 32 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: atom, atomic, attic, clot, coat, colt, commit, COMMITTAL, iota, malt, mitt, moat, octal, omit, tacit, taco, tact, tail, talc, tilt, toil, total

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

BINNY, ISHWAR GET NOD FOR KIWI TOUR, YUVI DROPPED

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UMBAI: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh was axed from India's ODI squad owing to his poor performance in South Africa even as rookies such as Ishwar Pandey and Stuart Binny got their maiden callups for India's tour of New Zealand starting with a one-day series from January 19. Yuvraj, who got out to a second-ball duck the only time he came out to bat in the lost threematch ODI series against South Africa, was replaced by Stuart Binny, son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny. Binny, 29, has played 53 first-class matches for Karnataka and scored 2714 runs at an average of 34.79, besides taking 79 wickets. Another surprise inclusion in the team was Madhya Pradesh seamer Ishwar Pandey, who has been drafted into both the ODI and Test squad. Fit-again pacer Varun Aaron, 24, has made a comeback to the ODI squad replacing Mohit Sharma, who failed to impress in South Africa. If he makes it to the final XI of the fivematch ODI series against New Zealand, it would be Aaron's first 50over appearance for India after 2011. The Test team was not altered too much with Ishwar coming in place of Pragyan Ojha being the only change made to the 17-member squad for the two-match series against the Kiwis starting February 10 in Auckland after a two-day practice match. Interestingly, Ojha did not get a single game in the two-match series against South Africa which India lost 0-1 yesterday. The 24-year-old Ishwar, who replaces Ojha, has played 31 first-class matches, grabbing 131

Senior pacer Zaheer Khan would once again spearhead the Indian pace attack in Tests with Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Pandey to support him on the seaming tracks of New Zealand. The ODI squad also sports a paceheavy look but the spearhead's role would be taken over by Ishant as Zaheer will not play in the five-match series. The batting line-up remains more or less the same except for Binny coming in to take Yuvraj's place. The specialist all-rounder's role continues to belong to Ravindra Jadeja, who shone with the ball but disappointed with the bat in South Africa. The tour of New Zealand will start with the first ODI in Napier, followed by matches in Hamilton (Jan 22 and Jan 28), Auckland (Jan 25) and Wellington (Jan 31). The Indians will play a two-day warm-up match in Whangharei from February 2 followed by the two-match Test series in Auckland (Feb 6 to 10) and Wellington (Feb 14 to 18).

Karnataka batsman Stuart Binny plays a shot during Ranji trophy match against Karnataka at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday. He was drafted in to the Indian ODI team by the selection committee on Tuesday.

wickets at an average of 24.43. The rest of the Test line-up has been left untouched with R Ashwin, who did not impress much with his bowling, holding on to his place despite the conditions in New Zealand being not too conducive for slow bowlers.

While MuraliVijay, Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli picked themselves after fine performances in the trying tour of South Africa, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have managed to retain the selectors' faith despite coming a cropper.

Test squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishwar Pandey. ODI squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ambati Rayudu, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Amit Mishra.

Retired life isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so bad, Tendulkar to Kallis

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute to just-retired South African allrounder Jacques Kallis, calling him a "true champion" who always played the game in the right spirit. "@jacqueskallis75 Congratulations on a fabulous career. You have played the game in the right spirit....It's been a joy to have played against you. Jacques you are a true Champion. Retired life isn't so bad :-))," Tendulkar, who called time on his own career in international cricket last month, tweeted. Kallis, one of the greatest allrounders of the game, bid adieu to Test cricket after an illustrious 18year career in a fairytale script as he hit a century in his swansong match in South Africa's 10-wicket thrashing of India in Durban. The script for Kallis' Test retirement could not have been better as he ended his career as the third highest run- getter in the longest format of the game, besides also bowing out with a win by his side. The 38-year-old 'King' Kallis ended his Test career on 13,289 runs from 166 Tests, only behind Tendulkar (15,921) and Ricky Ponting (13,378) in the alltime list. His batting average stood at an outstanding 55.37. He also took 292 wickets and 200 catches. His 45 tons in Test cricket is only second to Tendulkar's 51. Kallis will continue to play in the OneDayers and he has so far scored 11,574 runs from 325 ODI matches and has taken 273 wickets at an average of 31.79. The burly South African made his Test debut against England here in December 1995.

Transition phase completed as Tendulkar bids farewell in 2013 By Kushan Sarkar

EW DELHI: A legend walking into sunset after an illustrious career, a bunch of bravehearts asserting India's supremacy in the limited overs format and a phenomenally talented cricketer choosing the path of self destruction by indulging in spot-fixing, were the highlights of Indian cricket in the eventful 2013. While cricket had its usual quota of the good, the bad and the ugly but Sachin Tendulkar's retirement after serving the country for 24 long years and giving joy to billions across the globe was certainly the most moving moment of the year. It indeed was a 'Farewell to Remember' when Tendulkar played his 200th and final Test match at his homeground Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. His last innings in Test cricket bore testimony to legendary status -- an innings that was high on quality and aesthetic value for those who had loved the 'Game of glorious uncertainties'. The euphoria and outpouring of the fans during his farewell series would forever remain unmatched. Sir Don Bradman may have had the best average but when it came to love and affection, Tendulkar had outscored the iconic Australian by a fair distance.

200 Test matches, 100 international centuries, more than 50,000 runs across all formats at the senior level are not just numbers or milestones for the cricket crazy Indians. These are figures that every fan

tional afternoon. Tendulkar left a legacy but with his departure a new chapter unfolded in Indian cricket as the 'transition phase', which had been a buzz word since the retirement of Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly was completed. The 'Gen-Next' under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's able stewardship took over quite successfully with Virat Kohli easily being the best of the lot in terms of talent transformed into performance. Apart from the legends, the likes of Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh are also on their way out as they are battling to save their international careers. Earlier this year, Shikhar Dhawan burst into Test cricket with an amazing 187 against Australia at Mohali which turned out to be the fastest hundred by a debutant. Dhawan since then has made rapid strides in international cricket having played a pivotal role in India's Champions Trophy triumph in England where he was adjudged 'Player of the Series'. Along with Rohit Sharma, Dhawan has forged a very successful opening partnership treasures with a sense of belonging. which has done exceptionally well His farewell speech at the in the West Indies, England, India Wankhede on November 16 will for- with only failure being the year-end ever be etched in the memory of his away series against South Africa. fans as there was hardly anyone Dhoni again has proved that he is who didn't wipe a tear on that emo- a good strategist as his decision to

open with Rohit Sharma has proved to be a masterstroke. The talented Mumbai batsman had revelled in his new role which saw him smash a double hundred against the West Indies at Bangalore last month. Rohit also had an impressive debut as he scord back-to-back tons in his first two matches although he has struggled against pace and swing in South African conditions. Cheteshwar Pujara seemed to have made the No 3 slot vacated by Rahul Draviod his own as he showed the world that he is good enough to make runs in foreign conditions with scores of 153 and 70 against South Africa at Johannesburg and Durban. But highlight of India's batting has been Kohli's consistency throughout the season which has literally transfomed him into one of world's premier batsmen in current times. 18 hundred in just 125 ODIs speaks volumes of what a prolific scorer this 25year-old has been for India in recent times. His first innings century at Johannesburg was pure class and 96 in the second innings showed his insatiable hunger for runs. With centuries on Australian and South African soil, Dhoni's heir apparent is ready to take the legacy of Tendulkar forward just like he has now easioy fitted into the legend's much owned No 4 batting slot.

DERBY CHANCE FOR PESI’S MASTER SHIFU

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Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla presenting the Zoroastrian Multi-Million Trophy to trainer Malesh Narredu. The horse is owned by Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. At extreme left Stewards chairman Mr. Champaklal Zaveri.

Mr. Adar Poonawalla (second from right) presenting the Viloo Poonawalla Foundation Million Trophy after the win of Adam. At his right is Natasha Poonawalla and Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla. At extreme right is RWITC chairman Mr. Vivek Jain.

Trainer C.D. Katrak is all smiles as he receives the Goal and Soli Poonawalla Trophy after the win of Montreal (25 to 1) from Mrs. Behroze Poonawalla. At right is Mr. Zavaray Poonawalla. Standing behidn is RWITC chairman Mr. Vivek Jain.

D.J. Surti, a small trainer, makes it big By Timur

r. Cyrus Poonawalla might have withdrawn from the RWITC committee's management and political matters, but his presence is still there in a big way. He was the main force behind the World Zoroastrian Congress Race Day on Sunday. There were three races sponsored by the Poonawallas: The Viloo Poonawalla Foundation Million, The Gool and Soli Poonawalla Memorial Million, The Zoroastrian Multi-Million.

The run of Pesi Shroff trained Master Shifu showed he has a big chance in the Derby if he runs in that race. In its first run, Master Shifu had an easy, educative run. His high potential came into view when he came two lengths behind Jeramiah – carrying six kgs more. That was a revealing win – the horse was fast coming to form. In Sunday's race, he was placed at 50 and he should have attracted prior Trainer Pesi Shroff leading in Adam attention. Adam, another horse after its win in the Viloo Poonawalla trained by Pesi Shroff at- Foundation Million race.

‘A great Zoroastrian honour for me’ – D.J. Surti

Trainer D.J. Surti considers it a great honour that his horse Nigella won the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress Trophy. For a Parsi, this win is doubly important. The small trainer has made it big. He is not taking whole time interest in racing. He has got a business going well. About training, he has high calibre know how. He has time and again proved that. Nigella was third about the 200 and then it shot ahead and won easily. The World Zoroastrian Congress Trophy was received by Surti's son Mr. Jehangir. The odds on Nigella started at 12 to 1 and came down a bit.

Mr. Jehangir Surti receiving the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress Trophy from Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla. At extreme left is Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, chairman of the RWITC Stewards Committee.

Mr. D.J. Surti, trainer of Nigella (left) leading the horse after its win. At extreme right is Mr. Jehangir Surti.

Dancing Princess which won the A. Campbell Trophy being led in by Mr. Ashok Ranpice and member of the Sopher Racing Syndicate and Mr. D. Shroff. Holding the reins are Mr. Solomon Shroff and Miss Veera. At extreme right is Ms. Jessia.

Trainer Dallas Todywalla leading in Emperor of Finance after its win in the Director General of Police Trophy. tracted a lot of betting. It ran away with the race. The Zoroastrian Multi-Million race was won by Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy horse, Be Safe. The horse is trained by MaleshNarredu. Pesi Shroff trained Manisha was second in the race. Watch this horse. There were quite a few outsiders in the race. C.D. Katrak trained Montreal won the Gool and Soli Poonawalla race. Odds: 25 to 1. To The Manor Born was the

Master Shifu which won the AC Ardeshir Trophy being led in after it won the Ac Ardesh Trophy. At extreme right is trainer Pesi Shroff. favourite in the race. Montreal which was last for most part of the race moved fast nearing the post and won. And trainer Padmanabhan brought the Poonawalla fam-

ily centre stage when he got their horse win the Darashaw Million. Elite Model is owned by Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar Poonawalla dn Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla.

Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla and Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla leading in Elite Model which won the Darashaw Million. Behind Cyrus Poonawalla is trainer Padmanabhan.

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HANDIGARH: The last of the hockey icons, Balbir Singh Sr turned 90 today, looking back with satisfaction at his long and rewarding tryst with hockey, which he calls his "first love", but sad at the state of the game in India. Gentle and soft-spoken as ever, ramrod straight Balbir belies his years. Triple gold Olympian and a victorious Olympic captain, he was also the chief coach and manager of the team that won the one and only World Cup hockey title for India in 1975. Chosen as one of the 16 "iconic Olympians" across all disciplines since 1896, the start of the modern Olympic era, Balbir was honoured by the International Olympic Committee during the 2012 London Olympics alongwith other great sportsmen such as legendary sprinter the late Jesse Owens. Balbir remains the holder of Olympic and world record for the most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men's hockey final for scoring 5 out of the 6 goals against Holland in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He captained the Indian team that won the title in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Despite an outstanding career, Balbir remains a modest man and has to be coaxed into talking about his achievements. "I was very lucky", he says. He calls hockey "my Goddess, my first love and my darling". He is still waiting for his "hockey fairy" who would help India regain its glory in the game. Asked about the state of Indian hockey, Balbir replies, "very bad. I did not want to say this word. I feel

Four Indian skiers to go as independent athletes at the Sochi Olympics MANALI: Four Indian skiers, who have qualified for the Winter Games, will represent the country as independent athletes at the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia, Feb 7-23. Winter Games Federation of India (WGFI) secretary general Roshan Thakur on Tuesday said the skiers -- Himanshu Thakur, Hira Lal and Shiva Keshavan, all from this Himachal Pradesh town, and Nadeem Iqbal from Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir -- have qualified for the Olympics. "They will not represent the country under the Indian flag, but they are participating as independent athletes under the Olympic flag," Thakur said. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended India in December 2012 over the election process of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). "They all have qualified for the Olympics by scoring the required Federation de International of Skiing (FIS) points in international races in the past three-four years. Now when they are heading to participate, they can't represent the country. It's sad," said Thakur.

wrestling academy

NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medal winner wrestler Sushil Kumar has received the eight acres of land that was promised to him by the Haryana government for setting up his academy at the Motilal Nehru School of Sports in Sonepat. "It's an honour that Chief Minister Bhupender Singh Hooda gave me eight acres land to start the world class wrestling academy and I would like to thank him for this kind gesture,' Sushil said in a statement. Sushil won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics before improving to a silver in the London edition last year.

Hockey icon Balbir Singh Sr, during an interview in Chandigarh on Tuesday. dejected. I am sad". He recalled that when he was being honoured during the London Olympics, the Indian team had not won a single match which had shocked him. "Balbir comes and Balbir goes but India is there forever. It is India which is more important". What is wrong with Indian hockey, he was asked, to which he replied, "coaches, training, physical fitness, the way the game is run". Balbir reckons that depending on foreign coaches alone to lift the standard of hockey in the country may not be enough as they are "over qualified" for the job. "There are very good foreign coaches, they are highly qualified but they are over-qualified for our conditions. We must get our intelligent coaches, educated ones, trained abroad. They should get

the training so that when they come back, they can continue till they retire. Now, foreign coaches, come and take salaries, sorry to say that, and they go back. If we can get our own coaches trained, get all the training facilities abroad, they can come back, serve the country. Then they will feel honoured to serve the country. We have talent, our boys are good, but we lack in training and physical fitness. We should be among the top 4-5 teams. We should be there", he said. The hockey legend enlisted a number of other reasons for the declining standard of Indian hockey which, he said, has been given a "step-motherly treatment". The long-standing feud between the two federations -Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) -- was

also hurting the game. "Unfortunately, there are two federations. Because of the division, our hockey has suffered a lot", he points out. "Training is also one of the reasons, because our coaches are qualified, but nowadays, foreign coaches come, they train their (style) hockey. We should get our coaches trained, so as to produce many more coaches. Then, we have given hockey step motherly treatment. Other sports, No.1 is cricket, it is in limelight, the players are highly paid, always on TV, cameras are there. They are treated as actors. But hockey poor chaps, sorry", he said. Balbir has devised an innovative three-tier revival plan for Indian hockey which he believes can improve the standard of the game.

Schumacher fighting for life after France ski accident

RENBOLE, FRANCE: Michael Schumacher, the greatest champion in the history of Formula One, was in a coma fighting for his life after sustaining serious head injuries in a skiing accident in the French Alps. Doctors have warned it is touch-and-go for the German racing legend as they wait for the full extent of his injuries to become clear after he fell and slammed his head on a rock while skiing off-piste on Sunday. News of the accident stunned the Formula One community and racing stars joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel and legions of fans in expressing their

hopes for his recovery. Doctors at the hospital in the southeastern city of Grenoble where Schumacher is being treated said on Monday their famous patient was fighting for his life after suffering major brain trauma. "He is in critical condition, his condition can be described as life threatening," Jean-Francois Payen, head of the intensive care unit, told reporters. Payen said he had been placed in an artificial coma to limit the impact of his head injuries on his brain. Doctors said it was too early to say whether Schumacher, who is due to turn 45 on January 3, would pull through. "It usually

takes 48 hours, or even longer, to be able to formulate an opinion" on injuries of this severity, said neurologist Jean-Luc Truelle. The coma reduces the patient's temperature to around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) to reduce swelling. By being unconscious, the brain is also switched off to sounds, light and other triggers that cause the organ to use up oxygen as it processes the stimuli. Schumacher's condition was initially described as non-lifethreatening after he was helicoptered off a mountain in the upmarket Meribel resort after the accident. However it quickly deteriorated and he fell into a coma. Stephan Chabardes, who operated on Schumacher, said the former racer arrived in hospital Sunday in an agitated state -- his arms and legs jerking uncontrollably -- and was not able to answer questions. Payen said Schumacher had been operated on immediately and had suffered "serious and diffuse brain lesions". Doctors do not expect to perform a second operation. He added that Schumacher would not be alive if he had not been wearing a helmet. "Given the violence of the impact, his helmet partially protected him. If someone had had this type of accident without a helmet, they would definitely not be here," Payen said.

MSLTA to host Mumbai Blasters under 16 State Tennis Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ships

MUMBAI: MSLTA will host the Mumbai Blasters Under 16 State Tennis Championships from January 6-9. Bharat Oza, secretary Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) said the MSLTA has tied up with its six Premier Tennis League teams to organise the events at Pune, Kolhapur, Navi Mumbai, and Mumbai. The Mumbai event will be sponsored by Babolat owners of the Mumbai Blasters franchisee of the PTL. The State Championships will be open to all Maharashtra tennis players in age group of boys and girls under 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and ladies. The participants and the prize winners will get all the benefits as per the Maharashtra Government Sport policy. The winner of the event will be the member of the Mumbai Blasters team and will practice and stay with the team during the PTL in Pune from January 18th at Deccan gymkhana Pune.

Air India waives handling charge on shooters' arms

NEW DELHI: Air India has decided to waive the handling charges on the arms and ammunition carried by shooters travelling for competition in both its domestic and international flights. Air India's handling charges for carriage of arms and ammunition stands at Rs 5000 plus taxes in the domestic sector and USD 100 (or equivalent amount) plus taxes for international flights. But it has waived off the charges on shooters. "Sportsman traveling either domestic or International for a competition or representing the country are exempted from payment of handling charges," Air India said in a statement. To avail the waiver, the shooters will have to furnish an identification document, which can be a photo ID card issued by a government agency or the federation. They are also required to have valid arms licenses in their possession.

West Bromwich to scout for young talent in Delhi

MUMBAI: English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion will be coming to Delhi next month with their ambitious talent scouting project. This is a part of West Bromwich Albion Foundation programme in association with Youth Football International (YFI) to scout, train and develop talent across the country, said a media release. The selection will take place on January 18 at the Ambedkar Stadium. The selected footballers would undergo training and monitoring at the American Embassy School tiger turf during the club's week-long visit ending January 25.

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India's Yuki Bhambri celebrates his win over Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain during the first round of men’s singles for ATP Chennai Open 2014 in Chennai on Tuesday. Yuki won the match (6-4,6-3).

YDNEY: Australia recalled Ashes destroyer David Warner and Test captain Michael Clarke, adding power and class to the one-day squad unveiled today to face England in the first three of five matches. "David Warner has won back his place in the Australia ODI squad with his outstanding recent form," said national selector John Inverarity. "Michael Clarke, Shaun Marsh and James Pattinson have been included after being unavailable through injury for the series against India in October." Australia have comprehensively outplayed England to take a 4-0 Ashes lead and are a strong bet for a total whitewash when the final Test opens on Sydney on Friday.

Warner has been in blistering form with the bat while Clarke, who missed the October tour of India with chronic back trouble, has led a total turnaround for an Australia team that lost the last Ashes series 3-0 in England earlier this year. "There are three outstanding players in Clarke, Warner and Marsh coming back and we believe their inclusion provides the squad with several batting options," Inverarity said. "Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh are exciting prospects at the top of the order with the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup only 14 months away." Fast-bowler James Pattinson also returns from a longterm back injury, reports PTI. "Pattinson has worked

hard to get back to full fitness and will be looking to regain his best form," the selector said with an eye on Australia's Test tour to South Africa in February and March. Australia v England schedule: Jan 12: Melbourne Jan 17: Brisbane Jan 19: Sydney Jan 24: Perth Jan 26: Adelaide Squad for the first three matches: Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey (vice-capt), Nathan CoulterNile, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, James Pattinson, David Warner, Shane Watson.

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