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AFTER GOVERNMENT CANCELS FREE-SHIP SCHEME, THOUSANDS OF OBC STUDENTS REMAIN WITHOUT DEGREES AS THEY CANNOT AFFORD FULL PAYMENT OF FEES WHICH VARSITY IS NOW DEMANDING BEFORE RELEASING MARK-SHEETS

By Yatin Ingle

fter the State government cancelled free-ships for students belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, thousands of students are now without their marks-sheets. Varsities across

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Maharashtra are now insisting that students must make full payment of fees that too in one go without installments, in order to get hold of their mark-sheets and convocation certificates. Most students cannot afford to Continued on pg 8 «

NO NEW TAXES The inside information is: BMC does not plan to increase any taxes for the upcoming fiscal 2014-15

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

Soft drinks of different brands? No sir, Those are the water samples collected from various polluted rivers.

here is some good news for Mumbaikars. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is neither going to introduce any new tax nor is it going to increase the existing taxes in the next fiscal year 201415, top sources have said. This is believed to be the aftermath of the AAP’s victory in Delhi. The civic administration is already in the process of preparing its fiscal budget for 2014-15, which is to be presented to the Standing Committee in the first week of February 2014. Former Municipal Commissioner Subodh Kumar had already increased existing taxes and had introduced new taxes in the fiscal year 2012-13. In his budget speech, Kumar had said, “For sustainability, it is necessary to revise these charges/fees, considering Continued on pg 8 «

`100cr provision go waste

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CITY OPINIONS

Did you feel safer this New Year’s eve? Varsha Ganesh Student No. Neither did I feel scared nor more secure. It was just another night in Mumbai for me. Rekha Venkatesh Working professional Yes. I saw that police patrolling was more than that on a normal night and that people too were behaving decently. Mamta M. Raikar Banker Yes. I was out with friends and I noticed that there were policemen at various check points to make sure that there was no drunken driving and that people out on the streets were behaving themselves. Vinita Ramchandran Working professional Yes. I noticed that there were less people on the streets and the celebrations were more indoors like inside houses or at pubs and hotels. Rashmi Ramani Student Yes. The police patrolling made me feel safe and also I didn’t read of any untoward incident the day after New Year’s eve. 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 Kitchen should not be made in the NW corner of the house. by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

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The tender floated by the BMC for ‘chikki’ contractors did not receive any viable bid

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

ad news for municipal schools students! The municipal administration confirmed that it had failed to procure Chikki – a nutritious diet meant for students studying in municipal schools. Consequently, lakhs of municipal school students are deprived of nutritious food and Rs.100 crore accounted for it will go back to the civic treasury. Despite repeated advertisements and tender notices, not a single prospective contractor turned up to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the Rs.100 crore tender for Chikkis. Education officials said that two to three contractors had come for inquiry but none of them reverted. Earlier this week, the civic administration had confirmed that due to the unavailability of Chikki, it would not be in position to provide Chikkis to the students. Every year, the BMC provides nutritious food for municipal school students.

Chikki should be hygienically machine manufactured. Serving Size: 30 gms packs for 1,70,000 students and 40 gms pack for 2,30,000 students. Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Education) Sunil Dhamne confirmed that no contractor had approached for the Chikki tender. He said, “Had even one contractor come, we would have given him the tender. But in this case, no one is interested in providing Chikkis”. He added, “Prospective contractors complained that our contract principle and standard of food quality was very high, at par with Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and requested to lower it. A few were ready to give by that standard but the quantity was very less”. Till 2011-12, the civic body used and health experts suggested proMaharashtra Navnirman Sean to provide flavoured milk to mu- viding Chikki instead of flavoured group leader Sandeep Deshpande nicipal school students. However, milk. said, “It is the best example of misthere were reports that some stuThe civic body’s tender on its of- management on account of the dents developed food poisoning ficial website ‘supply of nutrient BMC administration. Despite due to flavoured milk. Then the Chikki in 30 gm/40gm packet to budget provision, poor students committee comprising of nutrition BMC students’ stated that the are deprived of diet”.

BMC-run hospital asks its residents to evacuate structure within 24 hrs States that the hospital and residential structures are unsafe and hence need to be evacuated Pics: Shwetha Kannan

By Shwetha Kannan

he staff and patients at the BMC-run maternity hospital at Mahim got a shock on New Year eve as they were informed that the residential quarters and the hospital have to be vacated within 24 hours because the structures are unsafe. So on the first day of 2014, while patients were shifted to various other BMC-run maternity homes and hospitals, the staff was wondering where to go with their families on such a short notice. “The notice came as shock to us. We heard that we will be put up at the newly constructed maternity home at Kherwadi but nothing as been communicated officially as yet”, said a staff from the hospital. Madhuri Ghadge, who underwent a hysterectomy on December 31, was waiting to be shifted to the Prabhadevi nursing home. “The hospital is unsafe so I am going to be shifted to another hospital. I am waiting for an ambulance to take me there. It is difficult to be shifted after undergoing a surgery but then there is no option”, said Madhuri who has come from Mahad for treatment. A resident at the hospital quarters said, “We are waiting for the final decision so that we know where we have to go”. Notices written in red ink stating that the hospital building has been declared unsafe and those women

said Dr. Mahajan. While most of the patients in this 30-bed hospital were discharged, a few of them were shifted to maternity homes at Prabhadevi and to BMC run hospitals like Nair and Sion.

Mahim Maternity Home. needing medical assistance will have to go either to Prabhadevi maternity home, Bandra or Sion Hospital, have been pasted on the entrance of the hospital building. While the patients and the staff are being inconvenienced due to this sudden need for evacuation, Dr. Abhijeet Mahajan, medical superintendent of Mahim maternity home, simply called this an “administrative decision”. “A structural audit of the hospital was done and the preliminary report said that the buildings were in a dilapidated condition. So the patients and the staff were asked to vacate the buildings. The final report of the audit is awaited”,

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NO RESIDENT DOCS FROM TODAY Assault by Solapur cops triggers indefinite mass bunking across state

By A Staff Reporter

he case of a resident doctor being beaten up by policemen in Solapur has created an uproar in the entire state and Central MARD (Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors) has decided to condemn this act by calling for an indefinite state-wide mass bunk from today (January 2).

“Every time such an incident takes place, we demand better security for doctors but nothing is done. Around two days ago, a doctor at Solapur was assaulted by policemen for no fault of his. As of now, no action has been taken against the policemen. We are protesting against the assault of doctors through this mass bunk. We will not go to the hospital. We will not do any work and will remain in our hostels. Let the senior doctors manage the patients,” said Central MARD President Dr. Santosh Wakchaure.

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DIARY Cub’s Growl

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

Shutterbug Awarded

Accolades just keep pouring in for our ace photographer, Azad Shrivastav, who seems to be on a roll when it comes to bagging awards. His entry has been selected for the calendar brought out by The Mumbai Press Club, and has graced the July 2014 page.

E is smart and handsome and surely intelligent too. Comes from a powerful, politically associated family with a father and grandfather that are big names in themselves, but this cub of the tiger clan has a growl that may prove to be greater than a roar. So you ask if we like him. Yes, we certainly do. He has already begun to walk his talk. The youth of the city identify with him and we are betting that Aditya Thackeray, if he pursues his intelligent and sensi-

the sake of a swimming pool. But this cub growled and we learn the construction of the swimming pool has been called off. Smart move considering that, with one stroke, he won the hearts of most residents of the area. So how does it matter? Matter, it does as was proved in the last corporation elections where a similar garden grab of the Walter D’souza Garden at Metro by the same politicians resulted in irked residents initiating a ‘Don’t Vote for Congress’

tive ways, will surely find a place amongst the front rankers in Maharashtra’s politics. So where does this sudden love and admiration come from? It comes from parents and PTA Associations of seven schools as also of over 5,000 kids who were just going to be deprived of their play ground at Colaba’s Wellington Garden for

campaign. Kids and all, on Election Day, were seen campaigning against the party. Results, the Shiv Sena’s first time Corporator Ganesh Sanap won from Constituency: 224 of the “A” ward. The anti-vote paid off. And now, seeing the writing on the wall, we suspect that the Lok Sabha seat of May 2014 of the area may just as well go to the Sena.

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your travel and stay, be it in any corner of the world. The inspiration for Muzenly, he says came from a conversation with a friend in August 2011, N his free time, he plays the who sparked the idea that it Darbuka, a Turkish drum. His would be cool to combine music passion for music and travel is a and travel and to get people to real mix. After returning from, a 5 travel for music. Muzenly year stint with Goldman Sachs positions itself as a website for and a year at Knewton in the US, concert and festival goers, but and having travelled across half especially for travelers who have of the world, this Mumbai boy music on their itinerary and Sudhama Bhatia chose to take music as their destination. the flight back from Manhattan Whether it is arranging tickets for and start his own venture the live music event, hotel combining Music and Travel. accommodations, tents you can This software engineer with a buy and pitch at the venue or Masters from New York University simply connecting you to fellow has set up, what would perhaps event goers - Muzenly is going to be just something music lovers arrange it for you with just a few are looking for. Called clicks.."At Muzenly, we believe Muzenly.com, the website boasts that you should focus on the of being a one stop shop for live music experience and not worry music shows around the world. about the planning that comes Muzenly’s offering includes all with it. We understand that it can arrangements starting from be quite cumbersome to figure booking your tickets, to arranging out where to stay, how to get

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there and then buy the tickets from somewhere else” says Sudhama. He has already tied up with upcoming festivals including ‘Ragasthan’, a music festival from the 13th - 16th of February in the dunes of the

Jaisalmer desert, where a host of cultural treats will be on offer at India's first holistic International music festival including camping, adventure sports, film and art from within India and across the globe.

insightful utterances of the Master make ‘Osho 2014, A to Z life essentials’, an out-and-out collector’s item. No demands on the pages on what to do to come up in life and regimen to realize the self, et al; just simple prods to awareness: ‘If you can be playful, all your activities will become pleasure. If you can enjoy simple fun in all your acts, your life will not be a burden to you. It will be an immense pleasure to be alive.’ That’s what the Diary tells us.

04 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Zoha Abdul Qavi Khan to Soha Abdul Qavi Khan as per Affidavit No: KG 467914. C-28910 I have changed my name from Miss. Gayur Banu Yusuf Chogle to Mrs. Gayur Zubair Ahmed Mukri as per Affidavit. C-28911 I have changed my name from Kamlesh Kumar Champalal Chojagi to Kamlesh Kumar Champalal Jain as per Affidavit. C-28912 I have change my name form Hansakumari Khetraj Jain to Hansa Prakash Jain as per Affidavit. C-28913

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CLASSIFIEDS I have change my name from Razvi Mohd Ahemad Raza Ismail to Razvi Mohammed Ahmed Raza Mohammed Ismail as per Affidavit. C-28927 I have changed my name from Shashi Arvindkumar Lal to Shashibala Arvindkumar Lal as per Affidavit. C-28928 I have changed name from Arvind Shankar Rode to Arun Shankar Rode as per Affidavit. C-28929 I have changed my name from Kiran Srichand Jenla to Kiran Srichand Dembla as per Affidavit. C-28930

I have changed my name from Pavan Jankiprasad Sharma to Pawan Jankiprasad Sharma as per Affidavit. C-28944 I have changed my name from Abdus Salam Ansari to Abdul Salam Ansari as per Affidavit. C-28945 I have changed my name from Hemant Kumar Jayantilal Jain to Hemant Jayantilal Jain as per Affidavit. C-28946 I have changed my name from Ashok Nambin Kuppu Swamy to Ashok Naembin Kuppuswamy as per Affidavit. C-28947 I, Ashok Naembin Kuppuswamy have changed my son's name from, Adhi Narayan Nambi Ashok to Adhinarayan Naembin Ashok as per Affidavit. C-28948

I have changed my name from Sunita Girish Kumar to Sunita Girish Nambiar as per Affidavit. C-28914

I have changed my name from Shashi Bala Arvindkumar Lal to Shashibala Arvindkumar Lal as per Affidavit. C-28931

I have changed my name from Girishkumar Balakrishnan to Girish Balakrishnan Nambiar as per Affidavit. C-28915

I have changed my name from Arvind Kumar Gaurishankar Lal to Arvindkumar Gaurishankar Lal as per Affidavit. C-28932

I have changed my name from Jagdishbhai Panchal to Jagannath Panchal as per Affidavit. C-28916

I have changed my name from Arvind Gaurishankar Lal to Arvindkumar Gaurishankar Lal as per Affidavit. C-28933

I have changed my name from Bharatbhai Jagannath Panchal to Bharat Jagannath Panchal as per Affidavit. C-28917

I have changed my name from Preetha Nair to Preeti Raghunath Nair as per Affidavit. C-28934

I have changed my name from Kuppuswamy Nambin Tulasira to Kuppuswamy Naembin Tulasiram as per Affidavit. C-28951

I have changed my name from Farhan Usmangani to Farhan Usmangani Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28918

I have changed my name from Rangamma Ulagappa Upralo to Swati Mangesh Mhatre as per Affidavit. C-28935

I have changed my name from Vasantha Nambin Kuppuswam to Vasantha Naembin Kuppuswamy as per Affidavit. C-28952

I have changed my name from Nasir Shahensha Shaikh to Nasir Husain Shahensha Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-28919

I have changed my name from Nirmala Maruti Pacharane to Nasreen Arif Dosani as per Affidavit. C-28936

I have changed my name from Poornima Nambin Ashok to Poornima Naembin Ashok as per Affidavit. C-28953

I have change my name from Khatri Gulshera Banu Siddiq to Khatri Gulshera Mohammed Farooque as per Affidavit. C-28920

I have changed my name from Reynold Francis Frank Dmello to Reynold Frank Dmello as per Affidavit. C-28937

I have changed my name from Prathmesh Sawant to Prathamesh Sawant as per Affidavit. C-28954

I have change my name from Fansay Shaheeda Mohammed Saheb to Fansay Shahida Mohammed Saheb as per Affidavit. C-28921

I have changed my name from Lorraine Alias Nafeeza Dsylva to Lorraine Orson Dsylva as per Affidavit. C-28938

I have changed my name from Mitali Anilbhai Shah to Mitali Nimesh Doshi as per Affidavit. C-28955

I have change my name from Khan Fazlul Haq Shiraj Ahmed to Khan Fazalul Haque Siraj Ahmed as per Affidavit. C-28922

I have changed my name from Dsylva Lorraine Nafeeza to Lorraine Orson Dsylva as per Affidavit. C-28939

I have change my name from Mulla Samina Alias Neelofer Iqbal Ahmed to Pathan Sameena Amjad as per Affidavit. C-28923

I have changed my name from Miss.Roopali Anil Said to Miss.Rupali Anil Said as per Affidavit. C-28940

I have change my name from Faique Ibrahim Juvale to Faikali Ibrahim Juwale as per Affidavit. C-28924

I have changed my name from Gurbani Ameet Mahesh to Gurbani Amit Mahesh as per Affidavit. C-28941

I have change my name from Memon Salma Bi Haroon to Razvi Salma Mohammed Ismail as per Affidavit. C-28925

I have changed my name from Teckchandani Rashmi Hareshkumar to Teckchandani Rashmi Haresh as per Affidavit. C-28942

I have change my name from Razvi Ismail Abdul Karim to Razvi Mohammed Ismail Abdul Karim as per Affidavit. C-28926

I have changed my name from Shirsath Kiran Lalchand to Shirsat Kiran Lalchand as per Affidavit. C-28943

I have changed my name from Ashok Nanbi Kuppuswamy to Ashok Naembin Kuppuswamy as per Affidavit. C-28949 I have changed my name from Poornima Nambi Ashok to Poornima Naembin Ashok as per Affidavit. C-28950

I have changed my name from Dipali Rameshchandra Shah to Deepali Jinesh Doshi as per Affidavit. C-28956 I have changed my name from Bharti Baburao Anakar to Arti Sunil Kurne as per Affidavit. C-28957 I have changed my name from “Kasheem Ali” to “Kasheemali Shaikh ” as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28958

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 I have changed my name from “Roshani Prakash Pardeshi” to “Roshni Prakash Pardeshi ” as per Affidavit dated 1st January, 2014. C-28961 I have changed my name from “Anisahmed Haroon Shaikh” to “Anis Haroon Shaikh ” as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28962 I have changed my name from “Ashwin Dhanuka” to “Ashwine Dhanuka” as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28963 I have changed my name from Anupama Goklani to Anupama Verma as per Affidavit dated 1st January, 2014. C-28964 I have changed my name from Prakashan M. Vasu to Prakashan Mothiravally as per Affidavit dated 1st January, 2014. C-28965 I have changed my name from Shobha to Shobha Prakashan Mothiravally as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28966 I have changed my name from Vaishakh to Vaishakh Mothiravalli as per Affidavit dated 1st January, 2014. C-28967 I have changed my name from Mohd Akil Habibulla to Niyaz Mohammed Habibulla Siddiqui by deed poll Affidavit. C-28968 I have changed my name from Abdul Rashid to Abdul Rashid Khan by deed poll Affidavit. C-28969

I have changed my name from Aashque Abbas Pate to Aashaque Ali Abbas Pate as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 02/01/2014. C-28977 I have changed my name from Mohamede Jameel Shaukat Khan to Mohamed Jameel Shaukat Khamkar as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 02/01/2014. C-28978 We (1) Mohamed Jamil Khamkar & (2) Farzana Jamil Khamkar have changed our minor daughter’s name from Samrin Jamil Khan to Samrin Jamil Khamkar as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 02/01/2014. C-28979 We (1) Mohamed Jamil Khamkar & (2) Farzana Jamil Khamkar have changed our minor son’s name from Junaid Jamil Khan to Junaid Jamil Khamkar as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 02/01/2014. C-28980 I have changed my name from Virumal Naraindas Talreja to Veeru Naraindas Talreja as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-28981 I have changed my name from Shenaj Banu Ahmadbhai Gajai to Shenaj Afjal Dudhwala as per Affidavit dated 27/12/2013. C-28982 I have changed my name from Rakib Ansari to Md. Raqib Ansari as per Maharashtra Gazette No ( U-52154). C-28983 I Jayashreeben Kantilal Tank have changed my name to Jayshri Prakash Borad as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28984

I have changed my name from Rayeesha Khatoon Jahangir Ahmad to Raisa Abdul Rashid Khan by deed poll Affidavit. C-28970

I Kumar Prakash Ravjibhai Borad have changed my name to Prakash Ravjibhai Borad as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28985

I have changed my name from Rahmat Jamadar Shaikh to Rahamat Jamadar by deed poll Affidavit. C-28971

I Bhavana Premji Shah have changed my name to Bhavna Dilip Kenia as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28986

I have changed my name from Zareena Bano Adam to Zarina Bano Adam Shaikh by deed poll Affidavit. C-28972

I Praveshkumar @ Parveshkumar Pawankumar Vishvakarma have changed my name to Parvesh Pavan Vishwakarma as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28987

I have changed my name from Shabana Begume Matloob Khan to Shabana Rahamat Jamadar by deed poll Affidavit. C-28973 I have changed my name from Ramaswamy Karuppannan to Karuppannan Ramaswamy Devendra as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 01/01/2014. C-28974

I have changed my name from “Malti Bakul Sanghvi” to “Malu Bakul Sanghvi” as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28959

I have changed my name from Aaliya Banu Anwar Karbhari to Aaliya Anwar Karbhari as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 01/01/2014. C-28975

I have changed my name from “Geetaben Bhagwanbhai Sakhat Rajput” to “Geeta Ratan Irani” as per Affidavit dated 01st January, 2014. C-28960

I have changed my name from Aaliya Anwar Karbhari to Aaliya Touseef Rajwadkar as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd. 01/01/2014. C-28976

I Amita Khatoon Yakyub have changed my name to Amita Khatoon Yakub Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 01/01/14. C-28988 I Abu Sayed Yakub have changed my name to Abu Sayed Yakub Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 01/01/14. C-28989 I M. Yakub have changed my name to Mohd Yakub Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 01/01/14. C-28990 I Mr. Kashyap Nitinkumar Pandya have changed my name to Mr. Kashyap Nitin Pandya as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/12/13. C-28991

We Mr. Muhammadkamar Musalman & Mrs. Noorjahan Muhammadkamar Musalman have changed our minor son’s name from Mohd. Uves @ Mohd. Uves Mohd. Kamar to Mohammad Uves Rajput as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28992 We Mr. Muhammadkamar Musalman & Mrs. Noorjahan Muhammadkamar Musalman have changed our minor son’s name from Mohd. Hamza @ Mohd. Hamza Mohd. Kamar to Muhammad Hamza Rajput as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28993 I Noorjahanbanu Mohd. Kamar @ Noorjahan Mohd. Kamar @ Noorjahan Mohammed Kamar have changed my name to Noorjahan Muhammadkamar Musalman as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28994 I Mohd. Kamar @ Mohammed Kamar have changed my name to Muhammadkamar Musalman as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28995 I Mahadeo Sitaram Rane have changed my name to Mahadev Sitaram Rane as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28996 I Ashvin Balaram Korde have changed my name to Ashwin Balaram Korde as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28997 I Pradeepkumar Prabhakar have changed my name to Pradeep Prabhakar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28998 I A. Kadir Abduljabbar Shaikh have changed my name to Abdulkadir Abduljabbar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-28999 I Asmabai Jamalbhai Bhoraniya have changed my name to Asma Faruk Charoliya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29000 I Sanjay Jaysukhabhai have changed my name to Sanjay Jaysukh Bhai Suhagiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29001 I Jaysukhabhai have changed my name to Jaysukhbhai Suhagiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29002 I Kailasben Jaysukhabhai have changed my name to Kailashben Jaysukhbhai Suhagiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29003 I Nasruddin Abul Hasan have changed my name to Nasruddin Abul Hasan Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29004 I Abul Hasan have changed my name to Abul Hasan Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29005 I Samirunnisha Abul Hasan have changed my name to Samirunnisha Abul Hasan Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-29006

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Mobs vandalise party venues

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Mismanagement by organisers led to over-crowding at two venues

By Zuber Ansari

Angry revellers collecting their refunds at Mira Road police station.

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t two different places in the city, revellers vandalised the party venue after the party was interrupted due to over-crowding. Several people were stranded as they did not get a chance to get in and the party stopped in between while the event organisers escaped. For both the events, the tickets were sold manually and online as well through the radio. A New Year’s party organised at Tulip Star hotel in Juhu had entry fees of Rs.2,000 for normal passes, while VIP and VVIP passes cost Rs.4,000 and Rs.8,000 respectively. It was a lawn and pool-side party. Police sources said that BMC, Police and Traffic permissions were acquired by the management. However, the approximate capacity of the ground was below two thousand while more than six thousand passes were distributed. Ravi Ranjan, a software engineer, who along with his 18 friends had taken passes for the event said, “When we reached the place it was completely packed. There was no place to enter inside. Food and drinks were both out of stock. The organisers were not to be seen anywhere”. Another businessman Jignesh Bhutta, a resident of Borivali, had visited the place with 12 of his family members. “We had taken passes

Mira Road New Year party ends on bitter note, with invitees collecting refund at police station By Suresh Golani

H Disgruntled revellers show the passes they bought for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. a few days ago. The event assured us vegetarian dinner and a DJ night till late 5 am”, said Bhutta. He further said, “We reached at 10.15 but there was so much crowd. People came outside and tore their passes. They said everything was out of stock including food and drinks. People outside then started breaking lights etc.” Senior police inspector Arun Chavan of Santacruz police station said, “We have registered an FIR under section 420 (cheating) of IPC. We have taken in more than 50 people and further investigation is on”.

A New Year’s party was also organised at Renaissance hotel in Juhu. The entry pass cost Rs.5,500 with a DJ night, food and alcohol till late 5 am. The crowd capacity was of one thousand while more than three thousand people came in. Jerry Fernandes along with his family of seven including two kids had taken passes for the same. He said, “We reached the place after 11 but there was no place to stand, it was so crowded. Once we reached inside there was no food, drinks were out of stock and there was a lot of commotion”.

New Year celebration: Drunken driving cases drop Around 568 were booked for drunken driving while 1,540 were booked for riding without helmet By Zuber Ansari

he city traffic police have recorded around 270 cases less than those recorded last year during their drive against drunken driving on New Year eve (December 31). A total of 568 motorists were booked for alleged drunken driving this year. It’s noted that every year, the highest number of drunken driving cases is recorded on December 31. Last year, on this day, 840 motorists were caught for driving under the influence of alcohol, in comparison to 739 motorists in 2011. Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Vivek Phasalkar said, “This is due to our sustained and effective campaign on the ill-effects of drunken driving. We have also strictly enforced the laws to deal with the menace of drunken driving. Around 50 per cent motorists involved in these offences this year were in the age group of 21 to 30 years. The credit for the reduction in such cases should also be given to Mumbaikars who co-operated with the traffic police”. While 62 motorists were booked for speeding, 1,540 people were fined for riding bikes without helmets and rash driving. Besides, 570

undreds of revelers, angry about the promised entertainment and food not being provided at a New Year Eve bash, went on rampage at an amusement park in Mira Road. It was only after the intervention of senior police officials, including Superintendent of Police - Thane (Rural), Anil Kumbhare, that the matter was resolved and a section of disgruntled revellers given refund of their money at the local police station, late in the night. According to the police, QuickN-Deal, a local event management company had organised a New Year Bash at Seven Wonder’s Vardhaman Fantasy in Mira Road. While stag and couple entry passes were priced at Rs.1,000 and Rs.1,200 respectively, the organizers charged Rs.2500 for a group entry of five people. The main organizers, identified as Isha Thakkar, Taksh Thakkar and Rakesh Jain, had widely publicized the party, terming it as the biggest New Year Bash in Mira Bhayandar. Apart from distributing pamphlets

and installing banners, the organizers had even listed their event on popular social networking sites, boasting of celebrity guests, magic shows, and sumptuous food, but most of the entertainment and food never materialized, upsetting the revelers, some of whom who went on a rampage and destroyed the sound system, before the police stepped in. The organizers, on their part, claim that an unruly mob picked up a quarrel at the food counter, which sparked off trouble. “While a major part of the money had been refunded, we are also tracing the guests who left abruptly, so that we can hand over their refunds too,” said Rakesh Jain. “It was a complete fiasco. Leave aside celebrity guests and entertainment, the food stock was virtually exhausted before 11 pm. When the clock struck 12, we were standing in a queue at the police station to get our refund,” said a couple from Bhayandar. The organizers refunded a total sum of Rs.1.87 lakh to around 87 people who had lined up outside the police station.

Youth killed in bike crash on New Year’s eve He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol; two pillion riders suffer bad injuries By Zuber Ansari

Express Highway (WEH). After the incident, a taxi driver he New Year turned out to be a came forward and with the help of disaster for Valmiki Nagar after some passers-by, got the three out one of their members died in an of the pit in which they had fallen. accident on Kherwadi flyover, Vickey was later taken to Bhabha while two others were injured. He Hospital for treatment. was a resident of Valmiki Nagar in Rajkumar Zanjotier, a family Vakola. member of the deceased said, The incident took place on “Sachin came to Mumbai on DeWednesday morning when the december 31 from Goa to celebrate ceased, Sachin Jagbir Ridlan (25), the night. He usually stayed away dashed his motor cycle into an from home for his catering busiunder construction site of Kher- ness, but on the day of the inciwadi flyover, resulting in his death dent, he left for Mahim to have on the spot while two pillion riders dinner after having drinks with – Vicky Chavariya and a minor boy friends. And we got this news – received major injuries. within an hour after he left home”. According to sources from KherAn Accidental Death Report wadi police station, deceased (ADR) has been filed and the body Sachin was riding the bike under has been handed over to Sachin’s the consumption of alcohol. The family members, the police inincident took place on the Western formed.

T A traffic policeman checks the breath of a rider during a drive against drunk driving on the eve of New Year, on Tuesday night. were fined for not following safety rules like not wearing seat belt or jumping the signal among others, police informed. Nakabandis were carried out at 80 check points, with over 600 personnel and 150 officers equipped with breath analyzers. “We had also involved NGOs in our campaign and prepared effective slogans such as ‘It will be better inside bars instead of behind bars’, ‘If you drink, don’t drive’ and reached as many

people as possible through various mediums to create more awareness”, Phansalkar added. We had already asked taxi unions to ensure taxis were being operated in the city since availability of public transport discourages revellers from riding or driving their own vehicles”, Phansalkar said. This year, taxi drivers did a remarkable job as not a single taxi driver was found driving under the influence of alcohol.

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CIDCO-built building collapses in Nerul By Khushboo Panjabi

CIDCO-constructed building in Nerul’s sector 15 collapsed at 4:30 pm on Tuesday. The structure was ground plus one within the premises of Ganga Jamuna Owners’ Association. The collapsed structure was allegedly an unauthorised extension of another structure. No casualties were however reported as the families managed to escape after an alert from the neighboring people. Nerul corporator Santosh Shetty was spotted at the site of accident. CIDCO had constructed the building over three decades ago and had undergone drainage cleaning work recently, undertaken by Navi

Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). The debris were cleared by the disaster management team of the civic body and the fire department personnel. “Neighbours spotted the cracks on the walls and alerted us”, said a ground-floor occupant of the structure, Rashida Mubarak Sheikh. “The NMMC should have been careful while undertaking the digging work which weakened the structure and led to the collapse”, said a local. Ward officer Rajendra Sonwane said he will investigate the cause soon. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

Bus fire fuels fears

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The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Transport authorities initiate investigation to ascertain cause of December 28 fire in bus, seek to assure passengers about safety

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fter a bus of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT) burst into flames in Kalyan last week, the organization has ordered an enquiry to ascertain the reason behind the fire. Technical experts from Tata Motors have been called to investigate and their report is expected within a week. The KDMT has also decided to take precautions by making necessary changes in the tender invitation for another 185 new buses they have decided to buy under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

On December 28, a KDMT bus, on its way from Kalyan to Malanggarh, caught fire. Over 40 passengers had a fortunate escape thanks to the presence of mind displayed by the driver and the conductor. However, the fire in the bus has instilled a sense of fear among the thousands of passengers who travel by buses. It later emerged that there was a short circuit in the battery of the bus, and a spark came in contact with the steering oil of the bus, and a fire engulfed the whole bus within minutes. 30 such low floor buses were introduced in the city three years ago by the KDMC under

the JNNURM project. As per norms, low floor buses should have a central wiring system, among other safety precautions, and KDMT officials state that all such norms have been adhered to. Rajesh Kadam, Transport Committee head, KDMC, said, “The KDMT has received 30 such buses from Tata Motors under the Central government’s JNNURM project which were made as per the specific guidelines. We have asked engineers from Tata Motors to investigate the cause of fire and to make the necessary rectifications. We expect their report to be finalized within the next 7 days.”

NGO conducts anti-tobacco camp for NMMT employees Pic by Sumesh Rajan

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Arrested bargirls being led to the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi.

n anti-tobacco awareness camp for bus drivers and conductors of Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) was conducted at NMMT’s Turbhe depot by NGO Jagruti foundation. Ravindra Sonawane, chairman, Jagruti Foundation said, “In a survey it was noted that about 90 per cent of the NMMT employees were addicted to one or other form of tobacco and many officials of the transport wing of the civic body also accepted this fact”. A short film along with the lecture was also arranged for them followed by counseling, to inform them about how tobacco is harmful to health. Sonawane added, “Every year 10 lakh people in India die because of tobacco. It contains more than 4,000 toxic elements like nicotine, ammonia, arsenic, naphthalene,

Drivers and conductors of Turbhe depot actively participated in the camp. cadmium, acetone, carbon monox- tiredness, losing productive capacide, DDT and butane which cause ity (sexual weakness), TB and eye deadly diseases like cancer, heart problems”. attack, blood pressure, hyper tenkhushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in sion, looking old at an early age,

Bhiwandi bar raided 22 bargirls indulging in objectionable activity with customers, manager and owner arrested By Anil Vishwakarma

he Kongaon police raided Singer Bar in Bhiwandi and arrested 22 bargirls, waiters, the hotel manager and also the owner at around midnight on Tuesday. Police officers of the Rural department had been keeping an eye on the bars and hotels, and a team patrolled the areas. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shivraj Patil of Bhiwandi region, got a tip-off about the Singer Bar having objectionable activity during New Year celebrations and a team from the

Kongaon police station was immediately sent to the place. The police team found the bargirls in objectionable activity with customers, and arrested 22 bar girls, hotel manager Umesh Kutty Shetty (22) and hotel owner Bhujang Shetty, who were all taken into custody. Assistant Police Inspector of Kongaon police station, R.R. Naikwadi, said, “We have registered a case under section 294 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against the bar owner and manager and they will be produced in Thane court.”

FOR COMMUTERS’ COMFORT… Hundreds of commuters at Borivli station heaved a sigh of relief after the railway authorities launched escalator services at the railway station, on Wednesday.

Manhunt to nab ATM thieves

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It may be recalled that on Tuesday morning, the he Thane police have Thane district rural police spread a dragnet to nab had nabbed two persons two people who made un- who had broken open an successful attempts to break ATM at Manor and were open ATMs of two banks in about to empty the cash Wagle Estate locality, early box. on Wednesday morning. The police said that deIn the first incident, they spite warnings and guidemade an unsuccessful bid to lines after the Bangalore break open a Union Bank incident, banks did not take ATM at Modella Gram. In matters seriously and failed the second incident, they to provide the requisite semade another unsuccessful curity to ATMs. Miscreants bid to break open the Axis target only unmanned Bank ATM at Sankalp ATMs for their loot, the poChowk, located just a few lice said. API Hulawade, the investimetres away from the spot gating officer from Wagle Poof the earlier crime. Both ATM centres did not lice station, said, “We have have any security, said the registered a case against unpolice, adding that based on known persons for breakingclosed circuit television in under sections 457, 380, CCTV camera footage, they 427, 511 and 120(b) of the IPC have identified the culprits and have asked for the CCTV and a search is on to nab footage of both the ATM centers.” them.

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Tipsy driver rams Mercedes into Wagon R and Honda City By Tariq Khan

The damaged ATM from which the thief tried to forcibly take out money.

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There seems to be no other place except railway stations for the waifs. parents or due to starvation. Many children from impoverished backgrounds from states like UP, Bihar and West Bengal also land-up in Mumbai to become film stars and end up on railway platforms. “The railway platforms become their living area as they earn money in local trains. Food and shelter also become easy for them.”

Dr Mumtaz Saleem Sayed, a member of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, states, “Minors in search of filmi dreams, landing up in Mumbai is okay, but many children have fled their homes for fear of parents. I urge such parents to be sensitive towards their children. Proper care and love is what is needed for such children.”

More trouble for tainted NCP corporator By Suresh Golani

an illegal construction, is in store for more trouble. CP corporator in the Mira The civic administration Bhaandar Municipal has sought legal advice to Corporation (MBMC), Ashok check if the tainted elected Tiwari, who along-with a representative stands fit to be ward officer was caught red- charged under relevant sechanded by the Anti Corrup- tions of the Maharashtra Mution Bureau (ACB) while nicipalities Act, 1949 for accepting a bribe to shelter disqualification of his mem-

ner near Purna building. Two persons, Suraj he Worli police have ar- Dhaygude and Sneha Rasal, rested one Shashikant were injured and taken to Bhosale, the driver of a Mer- hospital for treatment. cedes, for allegedly causing Bhosale, who was only an accident with two other occupant of the vehicle, vehicles while under the in- took the car out without fluence of alcohol, in an in- prior permission of cident that took place on the owner, who too is after Tuesday midnight. likely to be booked by the Bhosale was driving police. along Sir Pochkhanwala The police are, in the Road when he lost control meanwhile, awaiting the and rammed into a Wagon- medical and forensic reR and then a Honda City ports of Bhosale’s blood that was parked on the cor- samples. He was arrested

Hubs for homeless minors n most railway platforms in Mumbai, and inside many local trains, minor children can been seen begging, singing or selling snacks to make a living. “Most of them are either run-away kids or have reached here attracted by film world of Mumbai. The very same children, in later years, turn to pick-pocketing, and become juvenile delinquents,” say sources. Government Railway Police officials say that from 2006 to 2013, from across the Harbour, Central and Western railway platforms, as many as 7,942 minor children in the age of 10 to 15 years have been rescued. 5,587 of them were male children, while the rest were females. 6,817 children have been adopted by private NGOs; while the remaining 1,125 children were sent to children homes. In 2006, the GRP caught 704 male children and 261 female minors from railway platforms. While in 2010, there were 861 males and 415 females. In 2011, there were fewer children as GRP caught 631 males and 221 female minors. GRP inspector Rajendra Pal said that most of the children caught are either children who fled from their homes for fear of scolding by their

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bership. Tiwari, along with ward officer Sunil Yadav, landed in the ACB net while accepting Rs.1.5 lakh as bribe on December 17, to shelter an illegal structure in Uttan near Bhayandar. The duo is presently in judicial custody.

under sections 279 (rash driving), 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others), 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC and 185 (driving by a drunken person) of the Motor Vehicle Act and later released on bail. Interestingly, cops later learnt that the car belonged to the Lokmat Group, a leading Marathi media house that is owned by the Darda family.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The public notice is given that my cheque No. from 215527 to 215531 bearing current A/c. No. 3582000004052 of HDFC Bank, Mira Road (E), Thane is lost/ misplaced somewhere on 24-11-2013 at about 2 p.m. which is not traceable by me, I have also lodged N.C. No. 2070/2013 in the Navghar Police Station, Bhayandar (E), Thane for the same. If anybody found said cheques please do not deposit in the bank and return it to me. Yours Truly Mr. Rahul Kumar Tater, Flat No. A/302, Bldg C/2, Sirdi Nagar, Bhayandar (E), Thane-401105. M: 09920667836

UMC clerk caught accepting `20,000 bribe By A Staff Reporter

he Thane Unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) opened the new year with a prized catch of a civic clerk from the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC), ACB officials said on Wednesday. DYSP Jairaj Chapria told

PTI yesterday that the complainant who is a contractor called Sonu Ashok Punjabi approached UMC junior clerk Raja Bhuremal Bhulani with a request to save his structure from being pulled down. The clerk made a demand of Rs 20,000 from Punjabi to save his structure from being pulled down. The aggrieved Punjabi approached ACB Thane unit's officials who laid a trap and caught Bhulani accepting the bribe money from the complainant in the UMC office at about 2.20 pm, the ACB said. The clerk has been charged under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988, officials probing the case said. Continued from pg 1 « pay the full-course fees which come to around Rs.85,000 to Rs.1,50,000, and they are therefore now without their mark-sheets and degree certificates. In the year 2012-2013, the state government declared that students belonging to

Tisgaon, Kalyan (E), Dist.-Thane. Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 16/01/2014 at 3.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Village,Tisgaon, Kalyan (E), Dist.-Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area 81 4 — 533 Sq. Mtr. Place: Vardhavat Mansion, (Nitin Kale) 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Competent Authority & Thane (W). District Dy. Registrar, Date: 01/01/2014 Co-op. Societies Thane.

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No money, no degree! OBC reserved category could no longer avail of free-ships. It stated that students would have to pay the complete and full fees of the course in order to get their degrees. On the other hand, students claim that they were allowed to complete their semesters under the free-ships and now are being asked to pay full fees at one time, which is unaffordable.

This is to inform the general public that Original Share Certificate no 12, distinctive nos. from 56 to 60 of Mr Sanjay Maithania and Mrs Meenu S Maithania, Flat No. 402 have been lost/misplaced of the member of Prateeksha CHS Ltd, having address at Plot No 4, Sector 01, Sanpada, Navi . Mumbai 400705. The member of the society has applied for duplicate share certificate. The society hereby invites claims or objections from any organisations/persons i.e. to issue duplicate share certificate in favour of Mr Sanjay Maithania and Mrs Meenu S Maithania within a period of 15 days from the publication of this notice. If no claims/ objections are received within the period prescribed above, the society shall be free to issue duplicate share certificate in such manner as is provided under the bye-laws of the society. For and on behalf of Prateeksha CHS Ltd Date : 02/01/2014 sd/Place : Navi Mumbai Secretary

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FESTIVE SPIRIT… Streets and lanes around Mohammed Ali Road in South Mumbai are abuzz with shops selling items for the upcoming Milad un-Nabi, which will be celebrated on January 14. Milad unNabi, also referred to as Eid-e-Milad, commemorates Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.

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SAI PRAKASH CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD. Near St. Thomus School Vijay Nagar, Tisgaon Kalyan (E), Dist.-Thane.

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Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 20/01/2014 at 3.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Village, Khari, Bhayander,Tal-Dist.-Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area (old) 143 & New 46 8 (pt) — 470 Sq. Mtr.

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 20/01/2014 at 11.30 a.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Village,Tisgaon Kalyan (E), Dist.-Thane. Survey Hissa No. Plot No. Area No. 30 10(pt),11(pt), 12(pt) 59 668.80 Sq. Mtr.

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The ADC spoke to Anushree Landge, a student who has completed her masters’ degree, but has yet to pay her fees to get marksheets, says, “It’s been six months since I have completed my degree. I was then allowed to pay fees according to the free ship scheme. Suddenly, I have been asked to pay the full amount of fees which comes to around Rs.1 lakh and I cannot afford to pay the same at one go. I am not allowed to pay in installments and have no option but to beg and borrow money for my fees and get my mark sheet!” As per rules, if a student

has not paid the complete fees for the course, the varsity cannot release the results. The ADC spoke to Dr Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, who said, “The Students Welfare and Social Justice Department will be taking a decision upon this issue.” When asked about the payment of fees, Chandra replied “As per rules, students will have to compulsorily pay all fees without which their marksheets cannot be released!” The ADC also contacted an official, Pramod Jadhav, Students Welfare and Social Justice Department, who said, “Students will have to pay the full course fees as it’s the declaration and decision of the state government!”

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thinking in the BMC. In addition, the general parliamentary elections are also Continued from pg 1 « approaching soon. Political analysts think the impact of inflation.” that, in such a scenario, the The new Delhi Chief Min- civic body is not in a position ister, Arvind Kejriwal of the to where it can increase AAP recently released sub- taxes. If it does so, the stantial amounts of water for prospects of the Shiv Sena– Delhi citizens and reduced BJP combine in the parliaelectricity charges. This has mentary elections will get definitely impacted the adversely affected.

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DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 20/01/2014 at 12.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Village,Goddev, Bhayander,Tal-Dist.-Thane. Survey No. (old) 377(new) 75 & (old) 378(new) 76

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Congress leaders demand cut in power tariff for Mumbai

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ounded by the AAP effect, Congress leaders in the state have virtually revolted against its own government. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to cut in power tariff in Delhi has inspired state Congress president Manikrao Thakre and MP Sanjay Nirupam to demand reduction in power tariff in the state. Nirupam has threatened an agitation against the government if the demand is not fulfilled.

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Taking a cue from Delhi government’s decision of 50 per cent cut in power tariff, Thakre and Nirupam wrote a letter to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding that the government also reduce tariff for power consumption of less than 500 units per month in the city. Both leaders have also insisted for an audit of the power distribution companies. Speaking to reporters, “If this legitimate expectation of the entire middle class and slum population is not met in the immediate future we will Manikrao Thakre

A happy new year indeed for MSFC staff The Bombay HC asks MSFC to implement Sixth Pay Commission scales for its staff without waiting for the state government’s approval By A Staff Reporter

he New Year seemed to have started on a positive note for the staff at the Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (MSFC) as the Bombay High Court asked the corporation to implement the Sixth Pay Commission pay scales for its staff without waiting for the state government’s approval. This decision came as the division bench was hearing a petition of Bhartiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh, claiming that MSFC was not implementing the pay scales of Sixth Pay Commission although its directors had approved the new wages at a meeting held in February 2012.

The petition stated that in another meeting held earlier, the Board of Directors had reiterated their earlier decision and resolved that the corporation should wait for a month in order to get the approval of the state to pay new wages. Advocate C.G. Gavanekar representing Bhartiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh argued that the approval of the state government was not necessary since MSFC was an autonomous body. He submitted that under Section 23 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951, MSFC has power and authority to lay down the service conditions of its employees including pay scales and remuneration payable to staff.

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MSFC need not wait till the approval is given by the state and shall implement the decision taken by its directors by giving the benefit of sixth Pay Commission to its em-

ployees, the judges added. Government Pleader J.S. Saluja argued that MSFC had incurred losses to the tune of Rs.570 crore and the state had provided financial assis-

be constrained to launch a massive agitation against our own government. The possibility that some sort of hand in glove type of tactics cannot be ruled out since both companies supplying power have been increasing the tariff from time to time under one pretext or the other. The situation in Mumbai is similar to that of Delhi where the very same power distribution companies supply power”. Kejriwal’s AAP had in its recent election campaign in Delhi, promised to halve Delhi’s electricity bills if it was

voted to power. It had also promised the audit, alleging that power distribution companies have colluded with officials in earlier governments to over-charge Delhi for electricity. Four days after the AAP took over the reins of the Delhi its cabinet fulfilled both promises. Nirupam, who was in Shiv Sena before joining the Congress in 2005, has observed that the 50 per cent cut for consumption of up to 400 units in Delhi will directly benefit lakhs of middle class people and slum dwellers in a big way.

tance of Rs.136.49 crore in March 2013 to the corporation. In view of the precarious financial condition of MSFC, the state has not granted approval so far. Saying that the plea was without substance, the court dismissed the government’s contention that the MSFC would not be able to pay new wages in view of losses incurred by it.

After hearing both sides, Justices M.S. Sonak and V.M. Kanade said, “Since the financial corporation is an autonomous body, having power to determine the conditions of appointment and services as also the remuneration which is payable to its employees, it is not necessary for the Board of Directors to obtain prior approval of the state government”.

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e-TENDER NOTICE The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites e-Tenders for various works from the government registered contractors, who are also registered as ‘MCGM Vendor’; Bidder should also give Rs. 1 lack performance guarantee for the details of 23 number of Tenders of estimated amount Rs. 18088722.24 respective tender documents and process of e-Tendering, please visit www.mcgm.gov.in. Sd/Public Relations Officer PRO/1288/ADV/2013 Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 15/01/2014 at 12.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Nilmore, Nalasopara, Virar, Tal.Vasai, Dist- Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area 09 2 — 2250 Sq. Mtr. out of 2650 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 01/01/2014

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TENDER NOTICE (FIRST EXTENSION) Tender Notice No. MBMC/PWD/135/2013-14 Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation invites sealed tenders from “Experienced Consultants” to implement work in MBMC area by Advertise No. MBMC/PRO/Adv/253/2013-14 dated 14-12-2013 dated 15-12-2013. In the same tender Notice, the Tender ID No. 21389, 21390, 21391 has been extended (First Extension) from 3-01-2014 to 10-01-2014 up to 3.00 pm. This Notice will be available on MBMC’s e-Tendering website as https//mbmc.eproc.in. Other Condition shall remain unchanged. Place: Bhayandar Date: 01-01-2014 Sd/Executive Engineer (PWD) Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation M.B.M.C./PRO/279/2013-14 Date: 1-1-2014

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Ponder awhile... “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” — Mae West

Hope for 2014

HE first column of a new year makes even cynical hacks like me acknowledge the need to say something optimistic and cheerful. And, since I write this piece on New Year’s Day in a friend’s house by the sea, let me begin by telling you that it was especially easy for me to be cheerful this morning because I woke to the sound of the tide coming in and the chirping of birds in a garden filled with flowers. Having breathed my fill of garden scents and sights I spent an hour on a treadmill watching New Year festivities from cities N just 48 hours after assuming office, the across the world. So I watched the spectacuAam Aadmi Party (AAP) has slashed power lar fireworks on the banks of the Thames bills by 50 per cent and provided nearly 700 River in London and watched the thousands litres of free water to all those who have me- of revelers in Times Square in New York and ters. The party has provided proof it is all set found myself wondering why in India municto deliver. ipal officials are so allergic to festivity that the There has been criticism by the Bharatiya High Court had to intervene to allow hotels Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as well and restaurants to remain open till dawn in that a large section of Delhi citizens has not Mumbai. got free water because they do not have meters. The government appears to have decided to take necessary action in this regard In Delhi too, celebrations were strictly reand provide water for all. This gigantic task cannot be done in just 48 stricted to private parties. Do the police have hours. What is to be noted is that the govern- nothing better to do than prevent people ment has the will to go ahead with regard to from having a good time at the end of a year some possible water projects. It is also clear that has been so filled with economic gloom? For me personally there were early intimathat the cut in power bills could have been done long ago. The companies supplying tions of economic gloom in the first weeks of power have agreed to the 50 per cent reality. 2013. I remember talking to one of our leadThe big question is why the previous Sheila ing bankers last January and asking him if he Dikshit government did not care to get a cut saw signs of the economic growth rate picking up in the near future. in power bills. He said, “No. I do not because there is no A Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has now asked the chief minister of Maharashtra to indication that the government has underbring in a cut in power cost since the power stood yet that 4.5 per cent GDP growth today situation in the state is similar to that in is as bad for India economically as those decades of 3 per cent average growth used to Delhi. In the next few hours, 45 new night shelters be. There are no indications either of steps will be built in Delhi. The AAP does not take being taken to improve the investment climonths to build the shelters. In the existing mate. So 2013 is going to be a bad year in my shelters built by the previous government, it view.” It was in the last few months of the year is stated, there are criminals and drug ped- just gone that I realized how right he was. By then the economy was trundling along dlers and other anti-social elements. This is a matter which requires urgent attention of the at the lowest growth rate in more than a decade, prices of onions and tomatoes had government. Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit soared unbelievably and the job market had has given three months for CM Arvind Kejri- dried up. Foreign investors had long fled bewal to deliver. The way he has been going cause of the government’s ill-advised atabout it, clearly indicates he will keep most of tempts to introduce retrospective taxes and a the 18 promises he has made to bring about policy of changing goalposts halfway. It was only after these things had already happened improvements in Delhi. As many as 15 years of neglect and misrule cannot be undone in just three months. Rome was not built in a day. AAP can do it, if the Centre provides it with some funds. Without the assistance of the Centre, AAP can do precious little in Delhi. AM not pessimistic. I know the good seeds are in every one of us. If we have the opportunity to take care of the young people, they grow up beautifully. Mindfulness helps us to look more deeply and to reorganize our daily life. We should not allow ourselves and our children to get intoxicated every day. This is the true practice, the concrete practice, of the five mindfulness trainings and the children DESPATCH & COURIER can very well practice it. If the adults practice, the children will follow. CAROL ANDRADE A.R. KANANGI Editor Associate Editor A lady in England told me that for more than ten years she had the habit of taking two KAMAL MORARKA glasses of wine and nothing bad has hapChairman of the pened to her. She said that she cannot take the Board of Directors fifth mindfulness training because she does Afternoon Despatch & Courier office is located at: not want to abandon her two glasses of wine, Janmabhoomi Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Janmabhoomi Marg, which are so good. Fort, Mumbai-400 001. Phone: 40768999. Fax: 40768916. E-mail: afternoonnews@gmail.com She used many pretexts: "You know, Thay, wine is part of our civilization?" and so on. She Printed by Shashikant Jadhav for Courier Publications Pvt. Ltd., at Journal Press, Free Press House, Free Press talked a lot. She was trying to defend herself a Journal Marg, 215, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021 and lot. I was sitting very quietly and I did not say published by him from Janmabhoomi Bhavan, anything. 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that the Finance Minister made some serious attempts to change the mood and even Rahul Gandhi noticed that Rs.10 lakh-crores worth of projects had been stalled by the Ministry of Environment but by then it was too late. Economists and businessmen now concur that the only hope is for the government to change after the coming general election. Since I promised you optimism in the first paragraph of this piece, I kept the good news for after the bad. If economically 2013 was one of the worst years ever for the Indian economy, politically there was a surfeit of good tidings. After an aeon of rule by a single family, Indian politics threw up important challengers from both the right and the left leaving the Congress Party looking pretty confused in the middle. Senior Congress leaders who had told me confidently at the beginning of 2013 that they did not expect Narendra Modi to win ‘a single seat outside Gujarat’ were forced to admit by the end of the year that he stood a serious chance of be-

more leftist members of Congress appeared to see was in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Mani Shankar Aiyer, a leftist even by Congress standards, admitted recently on a television channel that he was delighted with the emergence of Arvind Kejriwal and AAP because he believed they could ‘stop Modi’. AAP’s spokesmen have made it clear that they intend to contest the Lok Sabha elections, but it is hard to see them achieving at a national level the sort of success they did in Delhi.

A welcome addition

AAP’s economic ideas are so similar to those of the Congress Party’s current president that it is hard to tell them apart. Like Sonia Gandhi, they believe in involving NGOs in government, like her they believe in distributing freebies and like her they detest the private sector. Their manifesto reads, as I have pointed out before in this column, like a Congress relic from Indira Gandhi’s time, but despite its obvious drawbacks, AAP is a welcome addition to the political arena because it has proved that it is possible for new political parties to become big players without the backing of big corporations. Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to hold a referendum before deciding to form the government in Delhi, with Congress support, is also welcome even if he might find it hard to govern effectively if he continues to insist that every decision must be taken by referendum. His decision to set up a grievance cell for corruption cases is very welcome even if it could end up becoming clogged and non-functional before it makes a difference. AAP has brought an idealism and desire for integrity Tavleen Singh into Indian politics that has long been missing so it has the good wishes of even somecoming India’s next prime minister. They one like me who has serious doubts about its continue to assert that even if the BJP economic ideas. So we begin 2014 with an infusion of hope emerges as the single largest party after the next election they will find it hard to win al- and good cheer that has served to lift in some lies with Modi at the top but now these asser- measure the despair that has been the defining mood in India for the past couple of years. tions are made hesitantly. By the end of 2013, I found it hard to meet There is a sense in political pundit circles anyone from the Congress Party who believed these days that no matter what happens after that they had a serious chance of winning the the next general election it will be better for next general election. When the results came India than what we have had under a decade in from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattis- of rule by Sonia Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan garh and Delhi on December 8, the Congress Singh. Party became enveloped in a cloud of deOn that optimistic and cheerful note may I featism. The only glimmer of hope some of the wish all of you a very Happy New Year.

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tonight, but tomorrow you will do so. Because I know that you know very well that you are taking the five mindfulness trainings not only for yourself, but for your children. Because two glasses of wine have done no harm to you, but who knows what happens with your children. Maybe two glasses of wine can make one of your children become an alcoholic person, because your children are not exactly like you. So if you refrain from these two glasses of

MATTER & SPIRIT wine, the children will look up to you and they will naturally refrain from drinking wine. I know children who smoke. That is because the parents smoke. So let us think like this: we practice not only for ourselves, but for our ancestors, and for our children. We practice as a bodhisattva for the sake of everyone; for our society, also. The next morning she took all five precepts. So let us make a vow, make a determination, to live in such a way that can help so many people. Because when we've got that determination, there is a strong source of energy born in us and that energy will protect us from doing things that are wrong. That

source of energy in Buddhism, we call bodhicitta, the mind of love, the mind of awakening. It makes you alive, and children, also. They can have a strong mind of love, mind of understanding. I have seen many young people support their parents and help their parents to come back to the practice. So I have faith. I wish today you will discuss a little bit on this. Your insight about the question I proposed five, six days ago was very good. An unhappy person, to make other people happy, to love other people, has to take care of and love himself or herself first. At our meditation centre in Plum village, in France, we offer him, we offer her, the way to breathe, to walk, to stop, to embrace the feeling of pain, of sorrow. Because when you know how to take care of yourself, when you know how to love yourself, then you know how to take care and to love other people. The Buddha said that taking care of yourself, loving oneself, is the basic thing, is the basic condition, for you to take care and to love all living beings. Of course, other people can help you practice, but you have to make efforts by yourself. Peace, happiness and joy begin with myself and then I will get the support of other people around me. Then, later, I will be a source of support to other people around me. — Thich Nhat Hanh

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IN the history of politics, December 28 will be remembered as one of the most imperative calendar days for the kind of spectators present for the swearing-in ceremony of Arvind Kejriwal and his party members (AAP) at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. The crowd that came in is actually a hammering to other parties undoubtedly personifying the throbbing and apprehension the people are going through and they all want a substantial transformation in the way politics and the government run the country. Mind it. The crowd didn’t come on special paid vehicles but on their own. Kejriwal, after the ceremony gave a stunning speech making all other parties thunderstruck, evidently giving a breakthrough power to the common man to say ‘YES’ to anyone asking for bribery and to report the same on the number to-be-announced. — Mohsin Mansoor Darvesh, Jogeshwari

A news anchor on an English news channel that I often watch is often fair and direct in the manner in which he conducts debates. However, in all fairness to the representative of the Aam Aadmi party, the anchor one night was unfairly badgering him to commit to the price cut on electricity. The gentleman said on several occasions that if people could wait for 15 years during the rule of the Congress, all he wanted was two days till the party is sworn in. They would insti-

Locals in bad shape I have noticed that so many trains in Western Railway are in a bad shape, with broken roofs and shilling wires visible. Fans are not in

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good party. AAP has to do what they can on priority, rather than crying about majority. Best of luck, as many of the states are waiting for your knock at their state-door. — Bhavesh Jani, Nalasopara

tute an audit and within a short while, the cut in the rate would be announced. I think that was fair. The headlines now indicate that Kejriwal is working towards taking concrete steps to live up to the promises he has made. He must be given time particularly because he has accepted outside support from the slippery, slimy, corrupt Congress. I wish the party all the best and hope that they succeed so that a strong message goes out to all other parties that times have changed and the citizens no longer wish to be ruled by tyrannical and autocratic democracy. — Jamshed Irani, Mumbai

THE Congress should not try to destabilise the AAP government in Delhi, at least till the Lok Sabha polls of 2014 get over. The fledgling party intends to contest a large number of seats in Maharashtra, and this very fact can lead the Con- As the new Chief Minister of Delhi, gress-led coalition in that state to Kejriwal has a number of jobs at hand reach an impressive tally in the po- and the nation waits to see if he can litically important state. The entry really fulfill all the promises he made in in the poll arena of Maharashtra by his manifesto. the AAP would result in a severe dent in the traditional anti-Con- chunk of the 48 LS seats from Magress votes. Additional ‘support’ harashtra. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali from the MNS would come in handy for the Congress-NCP al liance to walk away with a big

mense perfection. Acting was in his blood and he did stage plays regularly apart from doing some great films which his followers would remember for ages to come. Farooq Sheikh was also a social activist and participated in innumerable debates and reform programmes for the benefit of the common man and his work both on and off the screen was appreciated by one and all. He received several national awards for his acting and truly was a versatile actor whose death has created a vacuum in the cinematic world which would be difficult to fill. ‘Chasme Bhadoor’, ‘Noorie’, ‘Shatranj Ke Khilari’ to name a few were his notable films. Farooq Sheikh was above all a great human being. May his soul rest in peace.

posed of in three months and the maximum punishments need to be awarded for them. The gravity of the crime should be the only criterion in the case of the so-called juveniles. — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

Vindictive Congress

IT seems that sky is the limit for the vindictive attitude practiced by Congressmen. Virtually within hours of a Gujarat court finding Narendra Modi not guilty of inciting the 2002 Godhra riots, the UPA II government has set up a judicial probe to inquire into the alleged snoopgate matter. As a ‘secular’ person myself, I would like to suggest that this case may be tried at a fast — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon track court to be specially constituted for the purpose on an urgent basis and that too, by an executive order if necessary. Since only about three and a half months are left for This is with reference to your edito- the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, a verdict rial ‘Situation has changed - for the in favour of the Congress can go a The trains are in a very bad shape and the worse’ (ADC, Dec. 17) which is un- long way in resurrecting the sagging authorities need to do the needful to deniably true - in our own state fortunes of the secular party by haltensure convenient journeys in these locals. there are about 50,000 cases of ing the NaMo juggernaut. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz crimes against women of all kinds working conditions, wire caps are pending in the lower courts, over broken, some fans have no blades 1,000 cases in the High Court and and some switches are not working. even in the Supreme Court, there I hope that the concerned authori- are 325 cases. The new legislation ties will look into the matter and do has not helped and unless more THE statement of anger made by the needful as it is dangerous for the courts are set up with more judges, Congress Vice-President Rahul public to travel in such trains. these cases are going to take years Gandhi on Adarsh scam and sup— Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar to lead to any kind of conviction. ported by his mother and the ConThe so-called fast-court trial in the gress Party President Sonia Gandhi Nirbhaya case has taken nine has put the Maharashtra Chief Minmonths and one of the accused got ister Prithviraj Chavan in a fix with away with a mockery of a punish- his cabinet rejecting the finding of INDIAN cinema has lost a noble ment, three years in a remand home the commission which confirmed soul in the untimely death of vet- since he was found to be a juvenile the involvement of three ex-chief eran actor Farooq Sheikh. He was a by age but was more than an adult ministers of the state and other buchampion of parallel cinema apart for the heinous crime that he had reaucrats in the Adarsh scam by from being a brilliant actor who committed. Cases of rape have to be possessing the illegal flats which could portray any role with im- taken up on a priority basis and dis- were meant for army personnel. I

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SO at last the Aam Aadmi Party has joined hands with the Congress to form a government in Delhi. Frankly, I welcome Kejriwal forming the government and becoming the CM. For a new party which contested elections for the first time and which earned people’s massive support, the achievement is just fantastic. I wish Kejriwal and the team the very best of everything in his maiden government formation and all success in politics. This is something unique that a real aam aadmi fought and rose to this level - beating the two mighty political parties and the then CM of Delhi and other political netas and veterans. Many of those AAP members who defeated them and have now become MLAs are just ‘political-novices’ and have a lot to learn. — Crishna S. Kumar, Dombivali

FINALLY, Arvind Kejriwal has decided to rule Delhi, though support is taken from the Congress. This outer support of Congress may be temporary and may collapse the Delhi government at any time. However, Kejriwal’s equation says that it’s less harmful than BJP. As this moment, Congress is nowhere, and it needs to build at least a good image to support the so-called

strongly feel that Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has no alternative but to accept the finding of the commission to prosecute those who are guilty of the offense. It is high time that the entire Congress party must support Rahul Gandhi’s timely action for he is bent on cleaning the party from corruption and other scams to boost the image of the party just before the 2014 general elections. Well done Sonia Gandhi and the Rahul Gandhi for taking people of the country into confidence for eradicating corruption from the public life.

IT is quite heartening to note that Arving Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, is said to have refused security cover as well as the CM house. No doubt, it is a very good gesture on the part of Kejriwal. But he should stick to this stand forever. Many times, it is seen, at the initial stage everybody practices such things and then begins enjoying by giving justifications. Kejriwal, in his over enthusiasm, should not start hitting the Congress and the BJP. First, he should try to fulfill his promises as per the manifesto and then should try to needle his opponents. He knows very well that Congress and BJP are not saintly parties. They have their own axe to grind. But if Kejriwal really works for the betterment of the people, these parties cannot do anything. If they pull down the government, their future will be sealed. Kejriwal should learn from Janata government. In their over enthusiasm, the Janata Party started needling Indira Gandhi instead of paying attention to peoples’ owes. As a result, they got disintegrated. The Congress too should encourage Kejriwal to fulfill his promises without any hesitation. — M.H. Nayak, Mumbai

NRIs in the US

INDIANS are happy and feel proud about the Indian government’s reciprocal immunity for the US diplomats in India, after the US’ undesired immunity for India’s senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade. Now the world must also know about the US’ old monetary injustice against Indian Americans (NRIs in the US). As per my cousin’s bitter experience, the US administration’s economic policies are completely partial. He is the dual citizen of India and the US. Its administration — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai is always on its toes to recover taxes, under various names from the Indian American citizens. The worst part about the US government’s tax rules is that it has double standards. YEAR 2014 is the year for General Consequently, it does not give any Elections and people are looking for credit for charitable contributions a change at the centre to make them outside the US regardless of its auhappier than they were in the last thenticity and valid official proofs. nine years or so. I look forward to In short, it wants to collect taxes, free and fair elections and more vot- but do not want to give any tax ers should come forward credit for a good cause outside to exercise their fran- LETTER OF the US. — Hansraj Bhat, Borivali chise and not simply sit THE DAY at home and watch the proceedings enjoying a one-day holiday. The city needs to be more safe and the law and order problem should not come in the way of peo- A few days before Modi’s BKC rally, ple’s free movement. People should it was announced that people will give an absolute majority to one be brought by 22 trains and so many single party as we are all fed up with buses, etc. This means that people have not coalition governance for the last come on their own but have been one decade. The country should unite and see brought by the party to show the that one single largest party should numbers. How else can they give form the government instead of the number of trains and buses to having a coalition type of govern- be used? Everywhere, Modi’s speech and ment at the Centre. It is our earnest desire to have an elected govern- lecture is only to attack another ment with all the rights in passing party. He forgets that if he wants to major bills concerning the develop- become PM he should talk about ment of the people in general and the nation and what he will do for the people of the nation. the country as a whole.

A stable Central government

Modi’s numbers game

— Maniam Ramani, Khaghar

— Perin Akolawala, Mumbai

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A series of articles designed to hand hold SSC students as they revise towards the Boards 2014 TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

In New York, unemployed and divorced Larry Daley is a complete loser. His son Nick is very disappointed with his father who is going to be evicted. Larry accepts the job of night watchman in the Museum of Natural History and takes the place of three old security guards that have just retired in order to raise som e money and pay his bills. On his first shift, Larry soon realizes that everything at the museum is not as it seems as the statues begin to come to life after the sun sets. The Museum transforms into complete chaos with the inexperienced Larry in charge as he learns that an old Egyptian stone that came to the Museum in 1950 brings these statues to life until dawn. When Larry brings his son to spend a night with him, the three old guards break into the Museum to try to steal the magical stone. Larry organizes all the historic characters to help him stop the criminals and save the museum. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

SOAPS & SERIALS

JODHAA AKBAR

Jodha shares her concerns about Jalal falling for Benazir with Salima & Motibai & they say Jodha is being jealous of Benazir because she loves Jalal. Jodha thinks about it but rubbishes the thought of falling in love with Jalal. Will she ever come to terms with her feelings for Jalal. Zee T V, 8 p.m.

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WILD RECON

While other children were out playing soccer, nine-year-old Donad Schultz was busy catching and handling the deadliest snakes on the planet. Whether harvesting venom from deadly black mambas in Mozambique, collecting lethal jellyfish tentacles off the remote coasts of Australia, chasing and relocating charging elephants in Sri Lanka, or bringing down a 600-pound wild African lion to get a blood sample in South Africa, Donald is fearless in the worldwide pursuit of bio-specimens for research and potential new scientific discoveries that he hopes will save lives. Tune into WILD RECON to experience all of it. An im al Planet, 9 p.m.

SECRETS OF …

Behind closed doors, down darkened hallways, inside secret laboratories…the deepest, most closely guarded technology is developed and deployed. Now, these closed doors will be thrown wide open as we reveal the SECRETS OF… the most mysterious agencies, technologies, companies and groups in the world. D iscover y, 9 p.m.

THE GADGET SHOW

THE GADGET SHOW on Discovery Science reviews all the latest and future technology to give the viewers an insight into tomorrow’s gadgets today. Follow the Gadget Show team of experts as they test a variety of consumer products in its own unique style, making them entertaining and accessible to the viewer. Discover y Science, 11 p.m.

RANGRASIYA

VK Singh gives details to Rudra about the villages Birpur, Chandangarh and Jetpur on a Map displayed on a projector. Singh informs him he will be going to Birpur and that Birpur belongs to

Jodhaa Akbar, Zee TV, 8 p.m.

Bhatti tribe who hate the BSD. He asks Rudra to go there in disguise and keep a check on local market and shops. Especially one shop, Kesari Ram Handicrafts. When Keasari Ram sees Paro and Bindi coming, he slyly keeps the money bag into a cloth bag as he gives them the Shaadi ka joda. Kesari hears a BSD Jeep and rushes them to leave before it gets dark. When the BSD leaves Kesari Ram calls one of his men and asks him to find the girls and take the bag from them. He even orders to kill them if needed on Tejawat’s orders. Col or s, 9.30 p.m.

YE HAI MOHABBATEIN

Raman is furious over the fact that Shagun has taken Ruhi away from him and his family. He tries lawyers and cops but in vain. Mrs. Bhalla is upset over this fact, and is inconsolable. Raman and Mihir see this, and Raman decides that he will anyhow take custody of Ruhi, if not for him, then for his parents. Mihika is invited for a party by her friend Madhavi. Prateek visits Ishita’s house to apologize on Raman’s request but Ishita wants nothing to do with him, and asks him to walk out. She then sees how Prateek has come on Raman’s request.Raman now tells Prateek his life is saved that he didn’t marry a girl like Ishita, Ishita sees all this and is hurt. Mihir suggests that Raman should not go for the party he has been invited for, but he would go himself to represent Raman. Star Pl us, 11 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it. H BO, 9 p.m.

MAGADHEERA

Magadheera, the movie is set in the backdrop of divine mysteries of death and reincarnation. Kala Bhairava (Ram Charan Teja) is the chief guard of Udayghad kingdom. Mitra (Kajal Agarwal), the heir princess is in love with him. But there is a wicked relative of the king who wants to marry her. Sher Khan (Srihari) plans to invade Udayghad. In the process ensued, all of them die. These four people take rebirth after 400 years in the contemporary era. Harsha (Ram Charan Teja) is a race biker. He falls in love with Indu (Kajal Agarwal) and a bad guy called Raghuveer is after her. The rest of the story is all about heart-touching love story of harsha and Indu. M ax, 9 p.m.

LAADLA

Laadla (The Beloved Son) is the story of Raju (Anil Kapoor) who lives with his disabled mom (Farida Jalal). One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner (Anupam Kher) who offers him a job in his factory which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal (Sridevi). Sheetal’s competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in the industry. Raju works as a mechanic in the mill and confronts Sheetal several times for the proper treatment of workers. He is also elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kaajal

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RAJANI

The movie revolves around a young, unemployed software engineer Rajini who falls for a beautiful girl Sandhya. The heroine, meanwhile, is being chased by a group of baddies headed by Yekka, who had to face a six-year- jail term due to Sandhya’s brother. Rajini realises that Sandhya’s life is in danger and assures her tha he will save her from Yekka’s gang. Rajini uses his brains and brawn to fight Yekka and his gang members to finally marry his lover. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

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(Raveena Tandon), who also works in the textile mill, and they fall in love. Zee Cin em a, 8.30 p.m.

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In Chicago, the boy Jake is interned in a mental institution and his therapist Dr. Sullivan does not believe that he is haunted by the ghost of the boy Toshio. When Jake is killed in his cell with all his bones broken, Dr. Sullivan decides to investigate further with open-mind. Meanwhile, Lisa, who is the sister of the super Max of Jake’s building, steals the key of apartment 305 to have sex with her boyfriend Andy. When she realizes that the spot is a crime scene, she immediately returns to her apartment, where she lives with Max and their sister Rose. In the meantime, the Japanese Naoko decides to travel from Tokyo to Chicago to stop the curse of her sister Kayako. She meets Lisa and tells that she needs hers and Rose’s help her to stop the fiend of her sister, but Lisa does not accept the offer. Zee Studi o, 10.30 p.m.

MEN IN BLACK 2

Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIBs untarnished mission statement: protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. It’s been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. And now it’s a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay-who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the Men In Black, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy-to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction. Pi x, 9 p.m.

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Britain’s Next Top Model NCIS Maximum Exposure The X Factor 90210 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Maximum Exposure 30 Minute Meals Rules of Engagement 90210 BNTM NCIS

SONY TV

Maharana Pratap Bade Acche Lagte Hai Ek Nayi Pehchaan Main Na Bhoolungi CID Meri Jung One Man Army: Film Main Na Boolungi Ek Nayi Pehchaan Desh Ki Beti Nandini Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara Maharana Pratap Bade Achhe Lagte Hai Main Na Boolungi

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P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Bh se Bhade 6.00 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

7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti… 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 3.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

SAB TV

Taarak FIR Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Taarak Mehta Ka… Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju

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5.30 6.00 6.55 7.00 7.25 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

News in Marathi Ayushaman Bhava Sukh Pahata Lochani Tiwalya Bawalya Kalpataru News in Marathi TV Report on 25 Years of Art Plaza Amhi Karbharni Krishi Darshan Patla Tar Ghya News in Marathi Dam Dama Dam News Pavitra Bandhan Sohni Mahial Saraswatichandra Poorva Suhani Aayi Re

Medical Anomalies Man Woman Wild Food Factory American Digger Wild India How Do They Do It Discovery Best Secret of….. Gold Rush Discovery Best

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MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 12.13 2.44 4.26 6.50 9.00 11.11 A.M 7.18

STARMOVIES

Life of Pi Dr Dolittle Chinese Zodiac Bruce Almighty Night at the Museum The Scorpion King

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 10.13 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

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Rise of the Guardians The Guillotiones House At The End of The Street Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 9.00 Raiders of the Lost Ark 11.16 Red Water A.M. 7.02 ATM 8.40 House At The End of the Street 10.32 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

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Devo Ke Dev Mahadev, Life Ok, 8 p.m. Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh…, Sahara One, 9 p.m.

10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar P.M. 2.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

LIFE OK

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

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Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters Wildest Island Wild Tales AP Safari Predation Wild Asia Wild Recon Predator’s Prey River Monsters

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10.30 Buniyaad 11.00 Rangoli 11.30 National Programme of Dance: Bharatnyam by Jayanthi Subramanyam Samachar. News Sports News Campus News Samachar. News. Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar. Metro Scan Business Wrap Samachar News News Night

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Bharatnyam by Jayanthi Subramanyam, DD, 11.30 p.m.

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P.M. 1.30 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes 3.00 Tom & Jerry in a Magic Ring 4.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 6.00 Happy Bday Oggy 9.00 Ben 10 Alien Force 10.00 Johnny Tesst 11.00 Tom and Jerry Show A.M. 8.00 Tom and Jerry Kids Show 9.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Aliens 10.00 Roll No 21 11.00 Bass Karo Henry P.M. 1.30 4.00 4.30 6.00

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POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Chhota Bheem Chhota Bheem : Hamara Raju Special Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD

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Hideaway The Vow How to Train Your Dragon

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MAX

Main Hoon Wanted: Darshan Hum Tum: Saif Ali Khan Magadheera: Kajal Agarwal

Gambler No 1: Nagarjuna Khuda Gawah: Sridevi, Amitabh

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P.M. 1.30 Aa Ab Laut Chalen: Rajesh Khanna 4.45 Maine Pyar Kiya: Salman 10.30 Laadla: Anil Kapoor A.M. 10.30 Aakhari Raasta: Amitabh

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P.M. 12.00 Kangan: Sanjeev Kumar 3.00 Apne Rang Hazar: Sanjeev Kumar 6.00 Preetam: Vinod Khanna 9.00 Rajani: Upendra, Aarti Chhabria A.M. 9.00 Vardaan: Vinod Mehra

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P.M. 12.00 China Gate: Om Puri 3.00 Zamane Se Kya Darna 6.00 Muqabala: Govinda, Karishma Kapoor 9.00 Dhoondte Reh Jaoge: Kunal Khemu A.M. 8.00 Udaan:Saif Aali Khan

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P.M. 2.00 Halad Tujhi Kunku Majhe: Milind Gunaji 4.30 Shame To Shame: Laxmikant Berde 7.00 Best of Bharat 9.30 Amhi Satpute: Sachin, Supriya

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Thomas and Friends Kumbh Karan Chhota Bheem Mr Bean Chatur Chetan Mr Bean Chhota Bheem

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t’s the second day of the New Year. The cheer has subsided, hangover has dissipated and we have finally come to our senses, back to reality. So what was your new year’s resolution? For the many city girls who we spoke to, among other things, it was to fall in love, not with an idea (of an ideal man) or a project (I will change him). Several women complain that their relationships often make them ask, “Is this it?” But then, who leads us women to think about ‘more’? The answer to this question can be found in literature and movies. Both these mediums have woven a dazzling web around how your relationship should ideally be, which makes you expect much more out of the man you are dating. Men are chivalrous, charming, loyal, brave and not to forget, splendid in bed. Then, we look at our lives — cheating, disastrous dates, hurt feelings, rescuing yourself and a 5-minute long bed romp that may or may not (on lucky days) involve premature ejaculation. Stepping into the New Year, it’s time to wake up. This wake-up call from us will perhaps make you more satisfied with your relationship and yourself, as it will demarcate fiction from facts which popular romantic comedies and books gladly choose to ignore. Here are romantic lessons from movies and books that you ought to forget, forever.

Start 2014 by dumping all the illogical and unrealistic romantic lessons that movies and books taught you. Priyanka Singh brings you the top 10 romantic notions that you should forget

>> Burst those heart shaped bubbles inspired by movies and books! We tell you about the blatant lies they have been telling us!

If it’s meant to be, it will be — so much so that you don’t have to give a guy your number. Just jot it down in a random book and one day he will find it (if it’s meant to be) and find you (again, only if it’s meant to be). You guys will click and it will be your happily ever after, even if you only knew him for a minute. Yes, we are talking about the popular movie Serendipity! wake up! He can be anyone, for God’s sake! A murderer, rapist, thief, nymphomaniac, gangster... or then a stalker — that’s how he found your number, silly! Don’t start imagining a beach wedding with him in your head. And if he indeed is a good guy (that is, if you have great luck), make it clear in your head that it wouldn’t be if it’s meant to be. You both will have to put in an effort to make it work; you can’t leave it all on destiny. Also, please don’t leave your number around randomly.

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to play hard to get, which is all right. But, the problem occurs when they take this to another level – the man gets bored, resorts to Lie #4: “Love means never the idea of ‘there are other fish in the sea’ and having to say you’re moves on. What’s next? You are attending his sorry” wedding reception with a sulk on your face. The famous line of the book and movie, Love We aren’t suggesting not playing hard-to-get Story. If you are in love, your relationship will at all, but knowing where to draw a line is be perfect, both of you will never have fights, important if you don’t want to have regrets. you’ll be like two lost pieces of a puzzle, only No man is ever so passionately in love to wait waiting for each other to complete your lives. for you for months, forget about years! Wake up! Sorry, but what does this line even mean?! When two people fight in a relationship, it only means that they are fighting to save it. Both of you will have fights — a lot of them. But the desire to look beyond those fights and choosing to stand by each other is the real test of a relationship. There will be many apologies made and you will only learn from these mistakes and grow stronger. Fighting doesn’t mean that you are not right for each other, it means that both of you are head strong and opinionated individuals who are mature enough to realise their mistakes and look beyond it.

Lie #7: he’LL Leave her for you You are a beautiful, lonely woman. A sob story, a few instances of staring into each other’s eyes and some flirtatious conversations later, he will leave his current girlfriend, or fiancé if one goes by how things panned out in the movie, The Wedding Planner. And the ex-fiancée is always a bitch, of course. Also, he won’t cheat on you even though he cheated on his ex-fiancé to be with you. So perfect! Wake up! You know what do they call such women? A man stealer. And rightly so! If he is ready to forego a long relationship for you, he wouldn’t be hesitant to do the same next time. And that next time, you will be at the receiving end. Here are our two bits for you: Don’t think of dating a man who is already committed. The other woman is not always and start a new life — all of it to be with you. evil, you know. In fact, for your information, Actually, nobody should do that. Not you are the ‘other’ woman. So steer clear of even you. this pathway.

cherished, not the grandeur of it. So cut him some slack and savour the moment. Even if he has gone on his knees in the bathroom while you were brushing your teeth!

Lie #8: he WiLL Leave his ambition for you

Lie #10: he WiLL knoW What to do

Taking a leaf out of the recent Bollywood hit, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, the geek girl as usual transforms into a babe and the guy, who is so passionate about his career (which is actually quite appealing), foregoes it only to be with the girl.

>> Sarah Jessica Parker’s character in the movie Sex and the City falls in love with Mr. Big who changes for her. However, in real life, this is not how men roll

>> While this man might have booked the entire beach to propose to the woman of his life, expecting the same from your man is being unreasonable

Lie #9: he WiLL propose to you With a grand gesture

There will be professional musicians, hot air balloon, a room full of roses — and amidst all of it, will be pop the ultimate question: Will you marry me? Well, of course it’s common! Didn’t you watch the movies Love Actually, Wedding Crashers, Bed of Roses and many more?

He’ll be a dream in bed and you will have earth shattering orgasms! He would just know everything what turns you on and you’ll have to give him no directions at all.

Wake up! Ladies, he is not Christian Grey (from Fifty Shades of Grey) who has taken classes when it comes to the bedroom Wake up! Two words: Not happening. He Wake up! Agreed, a lot of men indeed moves! He doesn’t know what turns you on will make you his holiday romance, but not a propose to the women of their lives in a and you don’t know these things about him lifetime one. For men who are extremely grand gesture. Just look up YouTube and too. So, give him some time and if he doesn’t ambitious, their career means everything to you’ll find so many heart tugging ones. But, get it right, tell him. Sexual chemistry needs them. Don’t expect them to leave everything, it is not necessary for every man to do the to be built; don’t expect it to be there on which they worked so hard for to achieve, same. It’s the moment that needs to be its own.

Lie #5: a man changes after faLLing in Love Yes, of course, your love will change him and he will become a man tailor made for you. Don’t believe us? We have movies and books to show you: Edwards (both Cullen from Twilight and Richard Gere’s character in Pretty Woman), Mr. Big (Sex and the City) and Mr. Darcy (Pride & Prejudice). What more evidence do you need?! Wake up! Sure, the tiger will shed his stripes and have polka dots on him! All because you are worth it and so special. How romantic! Not! Every hard-hearted, gruff loner is not actually an awesome person who will love you forever underneath it all. It’s his personality and it is going to stay that way. There might be a few little changes, but don’t expect drastic ones to magically occur in him. It will only lead to disappointment and a broken heart.

Lie #6: he’LL Wait for you If The Notebook says so, it must be true, right? He’ll wait for you for years and then when you come back, he’ll build a house for you with his manly hands! Wake up! This notion is what leads women

>> Dear Prince, you can kindly leave as the princess is simply taking a nap and doesn’t need you to rescue her

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“We have, as a nation, taken the first step” Priyanka Singh spoke to Petrina D’Rozario, founder & president of WIFT India, on the current representation of women in the film and TV industry and WIFT’s role in attempting to improve it

s part of the WIFT (Women in Film & Television International) network, the WIFT Mumbai Chapter is a not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to provide a dynamic platform to facilitate the exchange of ideas, accelerate the professional development and recognise the achievement of women in film, television and other screen based media. We spoke to Petrina D’Rozario, founder president of WIFT India, on her association with the organisation and how can WIFT make a difference when it comes to women in the film and television industry. Tell us more about how you got associated with WIFT. I was studying and working in New Zealand when I was first introduced to the organisation. WIFT New Zealand held regular events to bring professionals from the industry to network with aspiring women who were looking to get a foothold in the industry. How does one become a member of WIFT India? For WIFT India, you can become a member online (www.wift.co.in) and sign up using a debit or credit card. The fee is `2,000 for professional membership, which means one must have work experience in the industry for at least one year and it’s `700 for students who are studying or specialising in any media course. This helps us organise more workshops for our members every month. In what ways does WIFT contribute in

helping women in the film and television industry? WIFT India has been set up to encourage and support women working or wanting to work in the film/TV industry. While New Zealand, Los Angeles and other global chapters are more than 20 years old, India is approaching our second year in an industry which is the largest film producing country! It will be a while before concrete work really shapes up, where WIFT India as a body can suggest legislative changes that support the working conditions of women in the industry. But, for now it’s about forming a strong network of women and men who believe in the platform’s single point vision to make it a strong support structure through mentorships, networking workshops, internships, screening of films, master classes and more. Nothing can be done alone. You can’t be on the by-stands and expect change. WIFT India needs everyone to contribute to make it work, which I can see happening organically. We have directors, cinematographers, editors and technicians willing to place one aspiring woman recommended by WIFT India and take her under their wings to mentor. This is a very big opportunity for those who have no connections, family or friends in the industry, but aspire to hone their skills. We have taken the first step to set up a platform, now it’s up to people to come together and support it. Currently, when it comes to TV, most serials seldom show self-independent, urban

women. Why do you think that is the case? I remember watching Tara, a tele-series in the 90s, which was about three independent women who lived life on their own terms. If a bold subject like that could be produced in the 90s, then why not now? We know TV caters to 90% of rural India, not to you and me, so while we would like to believe that we as a nation are a superpower with a modern outlook to life, it’s still just a notion to rural India and that is being reflected in these soaps. Didn’t you get shocked as a nation with the facts the talk show Satyamev Jayate brought to light? Current TV soaps are doing just that in a fictitious format. They are bringing out stories and making us aware of things that we are otherwise ignorant about. And there are strong women within these soaps that show matriarchs in rural India, which is definitely a strong portrayal of women! So, where is the irony of going backwards when it comes to the portrayal of women in current soaps? It’s merely reflecting what is out there.

In the last year, WIFT India has held panelsessions with stalwarts from the industry talking about this depiction of women on screen — it’s not preaching; the more we talk about it, the more it will get heard and at a very subliminal level, the writers, lyricists, producers, directors will probably think for a heartbeat before panning their lenses unnecessarily on a woman’s bosom or comparing her leg to a piece of tandoori kebab.

When it comes to Indian films, TV and commercials, do you think women are still objectified in the country? If yes, then how do you think that can be changed? Is there any place in the world which has films, TV and commercials where women are not objectified? It’s a vicious circle of audience blaming the filmmakers and filmmakers blaming the audience. The buzz has started, people are voicing their opinions at forums, interviews... the media is talking about it — and this is the beginning of change. Did we hear about this 10 years ago? Women were objectified then Is WIFT in any way trying to change the way too, but now there are voices objecting to it. women are portrayed in television So, we have, as a nation, taken the first step. and films? Change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does According to you, which are the Indian it with one crusader. But, my respect goes women personalities who are bringing a out to Dr. Sharda and Bobby Sista, from change in the Indian film and TV industry? Population First, who have started the drive TV has innumerable! But, from the new producers who are to bring about a change in how women are independent being portrayed in film, TV and advertising. encouraging cinematic brilliance on If this is to be infused into the mindsets of subjects at par with world cinema, I admire those influencing the masses, then we all Guneet Monga as a producer. We need more have to come together and do our little part. women like her!

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Kangana nails the sexy secretary look. We love her sense of style and think she looks sophisticated in this outfit. The big belt adds a touch of drama to her look, which saves her from looking aunty. Also, we want to raid her shoe closet. Just look at those beauties!

When we first saw this picture, we thought that Farrah Khan lost a lot of weight. The dress is cute but veering slightly on the nighty side… but come on, everyone needs an off day right? But, give those legs a good dose of the sun, darling!

A new year means new trends. So, throw out the peplum (please!) as Glynda Alves lists out the hot trends for Spring 2014. Get ready girls… ChiC in Chiffon You might associate this fabric with mass produced bridesmaid dresses or saris, but chiffon is going to be super trendy in 2014. This floaty fabric is going to be used in layers to add fluidity and lightness to an outfit. Not convinced? Check out Chanel’s collection — gorgeous, feminine and flattering. We can’t wait to see how high street brands will translate this trend.

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Button down shirts We aren’t talking about floral or light denim shirts. The shirt for 2014 means serious business. The boyfriend button down shirt, complete with a stiff white collar, paired with everything from skirts to leggings will be a big trend this year. However, fashion houses are making it even more interesting by pairing it with unusual sleeves and cut outs.

dressy trousers Pants have always been a wardrobe staple, but rarely have they been the centre of attention. Spring 2014 will bring dressy trousers to the forefront. And not how you’re imagining. Pants will be worn under dresses and you can expect to see this look on the red carpet. In fact, Emma Watson was a pioneer when she wore the trousers and dress look to the London screening of Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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Hippies rejoice! Fringe is back and it’s not staying on the fringes — it will be everywhere! From dresses and jackets to ponchos and tops, fringe is making a comeback. It’s the embellishment of choice this season, so put away the bling and just fringe out.

Pleated You might associate them with your grandmother or teacher, but sharp edged pleats are making a comeback. They are going to be razor sharp and mostly found on skirts and dresses. Prada and Celine are frontrunners when it comes to this trend.

MetalliC Madness Perhaps it’s a hangover from the party season, but metallic is in for spring. Sequins, foil wrapper dresses and muted gold are all going to be seen in abundance on the red carpet this season. We suggest you follow this trend, but only for parties and weddings. This is a no-no for work.

Make a stateMent >> The runway at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week this past September showcased a number of upcoming trends. (Clockwise from top left) Designer K Nicole features the button down shirt, while Diane Von Furstenberg’s collection was all about metallics. Richard Chai’s gave us dressy pants and Badgley Mischka went all out in fringe

Wear your heart on your sleeve and splashed across your chest. Word play, slogans and pop art will be big this spring. Wear bright tops with toned town trousers or go all out and clash prints. Fashion is all about having fun and it doesn’t get any better than this.

Guess whose shoe closet we don’t want to raid! The loose around the ankle boots are an eye sore. But, the rest of her look is effortless and pretty stylish. All the pieces are basic but paired well together. But, how about a little colour now and then?

1. dress it uP This one is simple, but extremely chic. Pair a V-necked oversized jumper with a plain shirt underneath, with the collar peeking through. If you manage to get hold of a peter-pan collared shirt, even better! Add a wide belt to cinch your waist and give your look some structure. Pair it with sheer tights, a hold-all bag and you’re good to go!

Yeah we know it’s spring and so floral had to be on the list — but Spring 2014 is presenting the humble pattern like you’d never expect. Floral patterns are anything but super feminine now and are almost edgy. Balenciaga and Armani are some of the big names that have showcased this trend.

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While a very pretty colour, we don’t know what B-town’s obsession with looking like Indian Barbie is all about! There are other colours you know. Huma looks pretty but cookie cutter in this candy floss outfit. The hair and accessories are also just so typical. Yawn...

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With some of the bolder trends on display, it makes sense for the colour to be toned down. Brown, khaki, moss green and camel will be big this year.

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Ash is the classiest of them all in this floor length lace gown and a well-fitted tux. It’s a good lesson for all the younger stars that make the red carpet a skin showing competition. You don’t have to spill out to look sexy.

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attitude liPgloss Attitude Lipgloss, an Amway product, claims to plump up your lips and is enriched with vitamin E. This dermatologically tested lip gloss says it will give you rich, luscious lips. Speaking of first impressions, the shade Luscious Plum is quite a bright pink with purple undertones and a lot of fine shimmer. However, on application, the colour comes off more as a purple pink and thankfully, the glitter doesn’t show up too much on the lips. The sheer formula didn’t really do anything to plump my lips and left them feeling rather dry after a few hours, not living up to its moisturising claim. This is just another lip gloss and given the price, I would probably purchase a gloss that has better colour pay off from another brand. Price `359 where Beauty outlets star rating **

2. half-n-half Don’t want to look too casual, or too dressed up? Pair a bodycon mini skirt with an oversized jumper. The result is a look that is sexy yet laidback. This also makes for a balanced look as the bagginess from the jumper balances out the figure hugging skirt. 3. everyday ChiC For days when you need to be up, ready and out of the door in a matter of minutes, pair an oversized jumper with leggings. It is simple, comfortable and very practical without compromising on style.

>> Hilary Duff looks effortlessly stylish in her oversized jumper. She’s paired it well with heels and a blinged out bag

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« THE TOP 5: OVERSIZED JUMPERS WE LOVE 1. snow white We love the new collection of sweatshirts from Pepe Jeans London. Available as part of their new winter collection, we especially love this snow white one with black print. PriCe: `1,499 onwards

2. BloCks of Colour We like this fun grey sweater from www.yebhi.com. The blocks of pastel colour give it a feminine look while the long sleeves and loose bottom make it the perfect oversized sweatshirt. PriCe: `1,915 3. edgy looks For a slightly more edgy look, this grey sweatshirt from United Colours of Benetton is a really good pick. The white skull motif on the front makes it look a little bold while the colour means it will match any outfit. PriCe: `2,499

4. PrePPy MuCh? To achieve the preppy look that has been much favoured this year, pair your oversized jumper with skinny ankle length jeans, oxford shoes, nerdy glasses and a top-knot. Try and pick a jumper that has a cable-knit to add to the charm. Team it with an ox-blood leather sling bag to finish off the look.

4. Crazy Colour Can’t decide which colour you want to wear? We suggest wearing this kaleidoscope jacket from Forever 21. The swirls of colour make it look really attractive while the solid black makes it a good evening pick. PriCe: `939

5. Play with Prints This trend is all about having loads of fun with what you are wearing. Opt for printed jumpers and pair them with solid bottoms or vice versa. Colour-blocked jumpers, cartoon themed ones and those with geometric and winter prints like little reindeers and snowflakes are our picks for the season.

5. diP into your Man’s Closet This is actually a guy’s jumper but we think it will make a great oversized one for you! The Forever 21 jumper is black, which helps it go with anything and the best part is that you and your man can share it! PriCe: `1,369

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Don’t put your job in jeopardy this year as Glynda Alves tells you how your own computer can be out to get you

ou’ve just about learnt to deal with that co-worker who’s out to see you get fired before you realise that there is new problem that could get you into trouble at the workplace. And it’s right at your finger tips. That’s correct… your computer could be one of the ways in which you can get into big, big trouble at work. Here’s what you should watch out for… and avoid!

Misuse of eMail How many times have you accidentally sent an email to a wrong friend? Well, at work this is a dangerous game to play. Certain jokes, conversations and venting letters can accidentally reach the wrong hands and land you in a pickle. In addition, many big companies have a firewall to protect information leaving the organisation, so be careful of what you say.

DownloaDing Downloading files, whether they are 1KB or 1MB, is always a tricky situation, especially if it is from the internet or an unknown sender. You could accidentally put the entire office system at risk and lose important information. And if the management ever finds out that it was you who carelessly downloads off the internet, you could be in for some big talks… and maybe action.

Personal files Many people keep personal files on their computers, but how personal can something get when it can be viewed by the public (aka your co-workers)? If you work in a large or even a small company, personal information, letters, job applications to other companies and pictures (don’t ever keep any inappropriate ones at work) could be accessed by others and if they contain questionable information, it could land you into serious trouble.

instant Messaging Most messenger services have a save chat history option and while you may have disabled it, the higher staff may still have records of it. So, avoid bitching about co-workers, bosses and management via the internet since it is recorded.

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>> Don’t want to be in this poor girl’s shoes? Read our tips on how to avoid mistakes at your computer

Never keep confidential files of important reports on a public server. This holds especially true if you are in HR and in charge of salaries, leaves and raises. This information should not get into the wrong hands as it can lead to a lot of office politics.

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we tell you how to Deal with a Drunken ‘Mistake’ At our office Christmas party, a male colleague got really drunk and started hitting on me. At first, I resisted his advances and he backed off. But, the problem is that I got a bit tipsy too and suddenly found myself leading him to the dance floor. Nothing more happened, but now he thinks that I am interested in him — which I am not. He recently asked me out for coffee and I don’t know how to tell him that what happened was just a mistake and I just want to be friends. Please help! — nidhi shah, grant road Dear nidhi, There is just one way out for you — go up to him and set the record straight. You might be nervous about it and may even feel embarrassed. But, if you want this to stop, that’s what you need to do. Even though he was

the one who hit on your first, you should apologise. Tell him that you were just having some fun at the party — just like him — and that you didn’t mean it to be anything more than two friends dancing together. We are sure that he’ll understand. I have recently joined a new office and to my dismay, I feel that my boss just doesn’t want me there. She is rude and snide and keeps dropping hints about how I shouldn’t expect to last long at the office. Last week, she went as far as to suggest that I ‘should get my CV in order.’ I haven’t even handled anything major and am at a real loss to understand her behaviour. Is there a way out? — alisha fatnani, bandra Dear alisha, We are as confused as you are.

Such behaviour is totally uncalled for and can result in a very stressful work environment for you. The first thing you can do is talk your co-workers. Ask them if they have any clue as to why your boss is behaving in such a way — maybe, she is like this with everyone. If you still can’t figure out what’s happening, approaching your boss might be a good idea. Ask her if your work is not up to the standard or if there is any other reason you should “get your CV in order”. Make sure that you don’t come across as accusatory. Your last option, if nothing works out, would be to go to HR and tell them about your problem. send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in before wednesday

PePe Jeans’ urban ColleCtion Pepe Jeans has come out with a brand new collection aimed at women. Called the Urban Collection, this range of dresses features fluid fabrics and detailed embellishments. On the design front, you’ll find dresses in both stripes as well as plaid. We particularly like the white pullover that has a simple black pattern all over. Another item that caught our attention was the two-tone grey dress that is perfect for the chilly weather. where Pepe Jeans London outlets Price `1,499 onwards

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Hi, I’m Ugly!

Wonder why a baby would say that? We found the answer in China! Priyanka Singh tells you about some bizarre baby naming rituals from across the globe

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>> Picking names out of a hat? Let your baby pick like they do amongst African tribes

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hat’s in a name?’ asks Shakespeare? Ask this to a man named Hardik and he’ll tell you his name’s unfortunate tale! In India, names of babies born in traditional families are mostly zeroed in with the help of astrology. Similarly, across the world, naming your baby is a very important tradition. Elaborate celebrations take place just to choose the perfect name (often a result of personal beliefs and rituals), for the little one. Here is a taste of some of the quirkiest baby naming rituals that exist around the globe! From calling their baby ‘Ugly’ to letting them pick up their own names, you’ll find them all.

child born in monsoon. These names go on to become their Oroku names. It doesn’t come across as a surprise that babies born in a particular season or time period mostly shared a similar Oroku name.

dream a Name In Hawaii, they believe that their ancestral God sends hints on what the baby must be named through other family members. Through signs, visions and dreams, the family members try to name the child and they believe that if that particular name is not used, then the baby might get harmed.

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The Navajos tribe considers a child’s name spiritual. Hence, they do not address the babies by their names. So in case if you want someone to call your daughter, you’d say, ‘Please go and get the daughter.’ The names were only to be used during special occasions and ceremonies. Wonder how they deal addressing multiple sons or daughters!

The Mormon community of Utah creates uncommon names simply by mixing them! They often put together the names of the parents and create a name for the baby. For example, Josh and Katie will lead to a name like Jo’Atie.

Name oN a raiNy day Hailing from Nigeria, the Yoruba community name their child based on the condition or circumstances they were born in. For example, a boy named Abegunde means that he was born in the holiday season and a girl named Bejide, describes a

all iN a family Some traditional Irish communities, depending on how many children a couple has, name the oldest son after the father’s father, the second son after the mother’s father, the third son after the father and the fourth son after the father’s oldest brother. For girls: the oldest daughter is named after the mother's mother, the second daughter after the father's mother, the third daughter

after the mother, and the fourth daughter after the mother’s oldest sister. Confused? So are we. It must be fun during the family gettogethers, mustn’t it?

Pick a Name For some of the African tribes, the baby is the boss! The family writes different names on various chits of paper and lets the baby pick a chit. As simple as that!

Ugly lives there In China, they name their babies on something that is unpleasant or horrible to evade the evil eye. This is because they believe that young babies are more likely to attract the evil eye or spirits. Fortunately for the poor child, after a few years, the names are changed.

she’s come back to Us When a baby is just a few days old, the Inuit tribe that lives in the frozen Arctic lands in north Canada, Alaska and Greenland, host a ceremony called ‘Atiq’. They believe in reincarnation and are of the opinion that the child receives a loved one’s spirit and their name. How do they find whose spirit it is? The child will have a birthmark in the same place as that person or the mother will dream of a relative when she is pregnant. It is also believed that a baby who cries continuously when born will stop crying once the right ‘atiq’ or name is given.

2. The body book Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz is getting scientific with her latest offering, The Body Book which seeks to make women feel confident and offer an overview of the body and mind. She’s explains the importance of muscle, bone strength and exercise. Price `1,693 3. nice To meeT you The first official autobiography by 24-yearold singer Jessie J is definitely everything it promises to be. It’s full of life and completely Jessie — no holds barred. If you’re a fan, you will definitely love it and even if not, you’ll be intrigued at the least. Price `1,992 4. seriously, i’m kidding Who doesn’t love Ellen DeGeneres? Her book is a motivating story that lets you into her life in a light, humorous way. Price `974 5. is everyone hanging ouT wiThouT me? Comedian Mindy Kaling tells us what it’s like to be an Indian-American girl with a lot of funny thrown in. It’s an insight into herself with no holds barred but you’ll also be laughing through it. Price `838

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BREAK UP

« SOS: SOLVE OUR SITUATION! Think you can fix our readers’ complicated problems? Read on...

BLUES

Sahil and I met in junior college. We were both 17-years-old and it was the first time either of us were in a relationship. I thought he was sweet. He was mild, liked to talk and while it wasn’t razzle-dazzle, it was nice... Will you?

Breaking up with your best friend is hard enough, but what if he was also best friends with your family? Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you how to make sure it won’t affect that relationship

t was the perfect love story. You've been friends since you were little and began to notice each other more as you grew up. A childhood crush turned into a summer romance and before you know it, you're in a relationship with a family friend. Both parties are obviously thrilled, making happily ever after plans and gleefully patting themselves on the back for the match. But then, the relationship goes south and you can’t stand the sight of each other anymore. Worried about how it will affect the family? We help out...

Tell Them slowly It’s a bad idea to tell the entire family and all your friends the moment you break up. Emotions are high and there will always be something you exaggerate. Tell a few people if you must immediately, but keep it under wraps until the sting of the breakup has reduced.

PreTend To be friends However terrible your breakup may have been, try not to let your animosity towards each other show when you're with family and friends. There's no

At 27, suddenly we had been in a committed relationship for 10 years! And one day I took a look at him...

reason for everyone to get involved. If you're both awful to each other, it's going to make things uncomfortable for people around you. Pretending to like each other will be hard at first but it gets easier with time. And as with anything, if you pretend long enough, it might even become the truth!

skiP family evenTs Chances are that because he is a family friend, you're going to bump into him at all the events and parties for a long time to come. It isn't fair to expect him not to be invited just because your relationship went sour. If seeing him is too hard or both of you can't stand the sight of each other at the moment, you could make excuses to skip the events lined up close to your breakup, but only if they're not as important. Make sure both of you are not missing at the event as this will make your family think something is wrong or be compelled to take sides. Simply busy yourself with work till it's easy to pretend everything is okay in each other's company.

don'T creaTe a divide The biggest mistake that couples make

when they breakup is unconsciously create two separate groups of friends. One side will be your support system while the other will be his. The two sides won't see eye to eye and depending on the intensity of the breakup, there might even be some discontent and fights among them. While in normal break ups, you revert back to your original friends or whoever you were closest to before starting the relationship; when it's a family friend, this is a very bad idea. Don't confide in them and don't create a divide. The families have been friends for years, why should your failed relationship ruin that?

friends wiTh The family Were you close to his sister? Did you often call his mum to find out if everything was okay with her? If you only did these things as part and parcel of your relationship, it's okay to let go of them. But, if you were friends before, don't let breaking up affect it. Be polite and courteous even if being besties isn't possible anymore. Extend the olive branch and wish them on birthdays and anniversaries and make an effort to meet and be friends.

« DEAR GRACE, I HAVE A PROBLEM... dear Grace,

Happy New Year, Grace! Unfortunately, it wasn’t a happy one for me. I am 18-years-old and just started seeing a cute guy. This December 31, I was locked in the bathroom at a NYE bash, while the clock was counting down to midnight. And my boyfriend didn’t even bother to look for me. He says he had passed out but another friend (who eventually found me at 12.15am) told me he was kissing his ex-girlfriend at the stroke of

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midnight. He says he wasn’t but admits he didn’t notice I was missing in all the revelry. What should I do? — adele matthews, bandra dear adele, At the stroke of midnight, lovers look for each other so that they can welcome the new year in each other’s arms. The fact that your boyfriend didn’t know you went missing and chose not to locate you indicates that this year, you’re dumping him

and getting a new one! If he didn’t miss you then, perhaps he won’t miss you when you walk out on him. The party season is famous for ex reunions, so let them have their getting back story. You have an even better one! You may not find it funny now but in a few years, you’ll look back and laugh. And there’s always hope for a better NYE next year, right? Send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

He was still sweet, but so set in his ways and even though he was the same age as me, he never wanted to try anything new, was scared of change and frankly, was BORING! He acted like we were as good as married, happy in our little rut, 27 going on 67! So... I’m sorry! I need more!

But! BUT! But???

We were broken up for about three months and then as love would have it, we got back together. He had quit his old job and was studying his ‘dream’ to be a chef. He got some facial hair and wore tight t-shirts. And for a while I believed The next changed... morning he was coming over. I got my hair styled, dressed he had up a bit, bought cupcakes for our coffee break, had conversations with himME! in my head... Then he rang the bell and I got so nervous, I ME! turned off the lights and pretended not to be at home!

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"And he has... he has become the most obnoxious know-it-all and is always showing off! I care for him but he is boring me! I feel like an awful person. I know he thinks this is what I want, but I’m not sure. HELP! — Cruel Intentions a) You are just feeling guilty. It’s part and parcel of breaking up. You’re not happy with him. Break up! You have years ahead of you. b) He is doing this for you. Why don’t you talk to him. Start slow and make changes together. Find out who you guys are grown-up. c) He sounds like the breakup made him very insecure. If you want to make it work, start by rebuilding trust first. LAST WEEK: Knickers in a Twist and Shout should pick Option A: They sound hilarious! Pin them to your softboard for everyone to see that you are taking it as a prank present and find it funny. Then later, sneak them home...

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PREETIKA RAO’S

LOVE-HATE ACT Preetika Rao is an Indian model, writer and actress. Rao was born in Mangalore and brought up in Mumbai. Her father owns an advertising agency in Mumbai while her elder sister Amrita Rao is also an actress. She had a stint as a journalist in a South publication and then did a few south films. She is now all set to make her small screen debut in the COLORS show ‘Beintehaa’

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Is the show a Muslim social? Yes. For the first time ever, the channel will be focusing on the pan-Muslim milieu with a story of two similar and headstrong individuals, Aaliya played by me and Zain who find themselves in a complex relationship. Produced by Fortune Productions, ‘Beintehaa’ is a story of finding endless love in a relationship born out of obligation. It hit television screens on December 30 from every Monday to Friday at 9 pm on COLORS. How does the love story progress? We have often heard of love stories born out of an accidental meeting or the first glimpse. However, ‘Beintehaa’, breaking traditions, brings to fore a deep love that comes to the fore only after the relationship is over. The storyline portrays Aaliya (Preetika Rao), a traditional Bhopal girl, and Zain (Harshad Arora), a modern Mumbai lad, who are like-minded headstrong people with similar likes and dislikes. As their worlds collide, Aaliya and Zain find themselves bound in a marriage born out of obligation where the only common feeling is hate.

What prompted you to take up this show? Having done films down south, television was a relatively new playing field for me. The story and concept of ‘Beintehaa’ is what drew me to the show and I found myself accepting it almost instantaneously. Aaliya is a spunky Muslim girl who has grown up in Bhopal. She is fairly religious, but is full of life. I hope the audiences will enjoy the sincerity with which we have performed and appreciate this venture that we have undertaken. What is the rest of the cast like? Supporting the pair is a strong

ensemble cast including well-known faces like Suchitra Pillai, Riva Babbar, Rituraj, and Naved Aslam who essay pivotal characters in the show.

Are you open to reality shows? I am a very private person and wouldn’t be comfortable in the reality show milieu. I am happy doing soaps.

Would you like to do Hindi films like your sister Amrita Rao? Yes. I am like the girl next door and would love to do roles like my sister does.

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This week, Bindass has a treat in store for all the viewers as dancing diva Madhuri Dixit will be seen in the upcoming episode of ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’. The show that chronicles unusual love stories will showcase a beautiful and unique love story of two dancers. The scintillating actress, who will be making her comeback in the much awaited movie ‘Dedh Ishqiya’, will make a special appearance on the show. It goes without saying that Madhuri is a great dancer, but what most of us don’t know is her love for arts and this episode is particularly close to her heart. Watch the show at 7 pm on January 5 on Bindass.

Weight issues

Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi of ‘Taarak Mehta ka Oltah chashma’ looks very nice with his weight and he never bothered about his health in the serial but in real life he is really worried about his good health. This is the time to make New Year resolutions, so we ask to Dilip Joshi about his New Year resolution. “Actually, I don’t believe in resolutions but yes I have promised myself that in 2014, I will try my

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best to reduce my weight. Let’s see how much I fulfill my promise. I will take care of my health and I think for everyone, health is more important than any other work”, says Dilip Joshi.

New entry

Adding to the ‘Mahisagar Masti’, fresh face Amish Tanna will be joining the Mehta family this January 2014. According to the track, Amish Tanna is a traditional Kathiawadi hailing from Kathiawad and will form a principal character in the household. Entering as a domestic help, Amish Tanna will cause confusion amongst the lead cast leading to comic misunderstandings. “My character is overly dramatic to a fault. He adds an over-the-top Kathiawadi flair to everything he does. Unlike normal servants, my character doesn’t take orders very well and is constantly interfering in the family’s arguments”, said Amish. Join in the fun every Monday to Friday at 7:30 pm on BIG MAGIC.

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“With fame and success that I have, I’m happy where I stand. But when I ask myself, is this all I wanted to do? A voice comes from within that says - life’s not just about fiction, follow your heart and make your fantasies come true”, says Rubina Dilaik who believes that life’s too short to crib about miseries and big enough to

transform your dreams into reality and plans into actions. She has a bucket list for herself which is full of interesting and crazy things that she wants to do in life. This pretty actress plays a Jeannie in SAB TV’s show ‘Jeannie and Juju’. Tune into ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’ every Monday – Friday at 9:30 pm on SAB TV.

Breakfast show

This week, UTV Stars’ ‘Breakfast to Dinner’ gives an exclusive peek into the life of dhak-dhak girl of Bollywood – Madhuri Dixit, as the actress gets candid on the show. This diva dons her million dollar smile as she discloses the seven stages of her love life. While talking about Ram Nene, her significant other, she reveals their love story and sings a song for him. Madhuri also says that she respects her fans for their faith in her and loves them more with each day. During a heart to heart conversation with the pretty lady, the actress talks about life after marriage in Denver but how her heart still belongs to Mumbai. Catch her this Sunday at 7 pm on UTV Stars’ ‘Breakfast to Dinner’.

Love story

This week’s story of ‘Emotional Atyachaar’ is about Ritu, a simple, smalltown girl from Jalandhar. Ritu first met Sunny through her friend Anju. Soon thw two fell in love with each other. A few months down the line, Sunny asked Ritu to marry him and she readily agreed. Ritu was aware of the fact that her family would never accept Sunny as he was not settled in life but her love for him was all pervasive. The two of them soon got married and Ritu spent her best times with him but he soon flies abroad. To know more, tune into ‘Emotional Atyachaar 4’, this Saturday at 7pm only on BINDAAS.

By Sandeep Hattangadi

few decades ago television was considered as the idiot box meant only for bored housewives with the saas-bahu kitchen politics, Ekta Kapoor being a household name. But the scenario changed when the numero uno star of Hindi cinema Amitabh Bachchan hosted the TV quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Karodpati’ which made television and the advertisers smile. Now the Bachchan magic is all set to repeat itself in a fiction show directed by Anurag Kashyap which will see Bachchan as 20 years younger and the head honcho of a construction conglomerate.

Nawazuddin Siddique and Kay Kay Menon are his co-stars and the show will be telecast on SONY soon. Also on SONY will be Jaya Bachchan’s fictional show ‘Vasundhara’ based on a Gujarati novel and is the story of a single mother. Both the shows are produced by Endemol India. Poonam Dhillon is also acting in a fiction show ‘Ek Nayee Pehchaan’ where she plays a simple illiterate housewife ,on COLORS. Anil Kapoor has already proved himself with the official Indianised version of ‘24’ on COLORS. “Sony has always been instrumental in innovating and creating numerous milestones for the Indian entertainment industry. We are pleased to announce another unique association with Amitabh Bachchan which will further strengthen our relationship with him and take his phenomenal talent into Indian homes by putting him in the lead role in a television fiction show”, said ManJit Singh, CEO of Sony Entertainment Television holding company Multi Screen Media. Looks like the ‘Big’ screen stars will shine on the small screen too.

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TOP VIEW Expect diesel deregulation to continue into 2014.

Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman, ONGC BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Gujarat Pipavav Port CMP: Rs. 64

Markets Flat

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (January 2, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell marginally on Wednesday (January 01, 2014) a net 2.35 points (0.04%) and closed at the 6301 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6323 points level. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 10.36 a.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6327 points level at 10.55 a.m. The index then declined sharply and turned into a range bound movement until 3.00 p.m. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 6298 points level at 3.16 p.m. It then rose back into the green and turned into a range bound movement to close the day on a flat note. The Nifty moved in a range of 29 points and closed above the psychologically important 6300 points level for the second consecutive session. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 32 were gainers, 17 were losers and 1 remained unchanged.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 4.29%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 972 were gainers, 420 were losers and 64 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 turned flat (positive if it rises).

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 diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is rising while the Market Index is flat. No signal here.

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 = 6309 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6291. Support (2) = 6280. Resistance (1) = 6320. Resistance (2) = 6338.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese c andlestic k patterns the index af ter having for med a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst inves to rs) has for med a black body candle. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shif ted towards the 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 ar e rising. Fur ther, the 5 days average is above the 15 days average and is rising. Moreover, the ve locity par amete rs too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 6247 point’s level. Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6297) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 6247) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 6232) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 5910) 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 but with a neutral bias.

Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of this newspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employees and/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.

Target Rs. 75

Business stability, capex development, valuations fortify positive stance: We reiterate our BUY rating (TP: Rs 75) on (1) strong operations – scale-up in container volumes (now similar to run-rate of volumes prior to shift of two large lines) which is likely to sustain, (2) medium-term visibility as capex progresses – gets environment clearance for expansion, (3) attractive valuations (9.3X CY2014E EV/EBITDA), (4) potential pick-up in exim cycle, (5) high rail proportion fending away competition from Hazira (no rail connectivity) and (6) strong growth/profitability from PRCL (trend to continue). Strong scale-up in container volumes; momentum likely to sustain: GPPV has recorded strong scale-up in container volumes over the past three-four quarters and quarterly run-rate is back to the 160,000-165,000 TEUs mark (similar run-rate of volumes prior to shift of the two Maersk lines). We believe this quarterly volume run-rate is sustainable with full impact of new added lines (over the past 2-3 quarters) and ramp-up in volumes of existing lines. We build volumes of 639,000 TEUs in CY2013E and 735,000 TEUs in CY2014E for Pipavav port, which presumes a market share of 14-18% for Pipavav port of the incremental volumes calling at west coast ports. We note that majority of the top global container shipping companies make a call at Pipavav port and hence this market share would be achievable. Medium-term prospects with progress on capex plans; EC issue resolved; set for expansion: Pipavav port has received the environment ministry’s nod to go ahead with port expansion plans. The port is not set to proceed with its capex plans and is likely to meaningfully start incurring capex in CY2014E (project delayed by about 6-9 months due to the clearance issues). GPPV has envisaged a capacity expansion plan of about Rs 11 bn towards increasing container capacity to over 1.5 mn TEUs as well as bulk capacity to about 810 mn tons. Strong PRCL operations; trend likely to continue: PRCL reported strong scale-up in operations with revenues of Rs 1.8 bn in FY2013 and a net PAT of Rs464 mn. The company has declared its first-ever dividend – declared 5% interim dividend for FY201314E. This trend is likely to continue with rising proportion of volumes moving by rail from the port. Revise estimates; reiterate BUY with a target price of Rs 75: We revise our EPS estimates to Rs 3.7 and Rs 4.9 from Rs 3.7 and Rs 4.3 for CY2013E and CY2014E based on slight deferment of capex plans and slightly higher margin assumption for CY2014E. We revise our SOTP-based target price to Rs75 (from Rs 62 earlier) based on the estimate changes and roll-forward of valuation. Our target price of Rs 75 is comprised of (1) Rs59/share for the core port business (12-month forward FCFE valuation), (2) Rs4/share for Pipavav Rail Corporation Ltd (PRCL, 10X FY2015E earnings) and (3) Rs 10/share from 50% of the calculated depreciated replacement value receivable at the end of the concession period. Our target price implies a valuation of about 11X CY2014E EV/EBITDA for the company.

First Call Research calls a ‘Buy’ on Surya Roshni CMP: Rs. 79

Target Rs. 86

Surya Roshni (SRL) is into the business of manufacturing electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipes & lighting products, with facilities at Bahadurgarh (Haryana), Kashipur (Uttarakhand) and Malanpur (Madhya Pradesh). The company has a strong marketing network of around 1,500 dealers and 200,000 retailers spread across the country for its lighting portfolio while it has a dealer network of around 150 dealers and 20,000 retailers for selling its steel products. Surya Roshni Limited, net sales has increased by 10.91 percent from Rs. 7014.40 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to Rs. 7780.00 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Net profit was up by 18.64 percent at Rs. 144.50 million in Q2 FY14 against Rs. 121.80 million in Q2 FY13. During the quarter ended Q2 FY14, EBITDA has increased by 10.40 percent at Rs. 549.80 million from Rs. 498.00 million in the corresponding quarter of previous year. The company has reported a strong profitable growth in quarter ended 30th September 2013. The company has a diversified product portfolio which covers a range of steel products and lighting products, these diversified product portfolio helps the company minimize the risk associated with slowdown in a single industrial sector and also provides better growth opportunities. On the back of increase in the demand for steel pipes arising from oil and gas, infrastructure, water supply and sanitation projects coupled with expected increase in the penetration of electricity in the country and development of infrastructure both in the private and public sector, which will boost the lighting division sales. We expect the company to post a CAGR of 12 percent and 14 percent in its top-line and bottom-line respectively. Hence, we recommend ‘BUY’ on the stock with a target price of Rs 86 on the stock.

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Investors’ Wealth Jumped Above `70 Lakh Crore In 2013

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Sensex ends flat on Day One of 2014 CCEA may take up Mega Power Policy proposal today Growth in eight core sector industries slows to 1.7% in Nov ONGC's Tripura power plant starts commercial generation Gujarat Gas signs agreement to buy gas from GSPC for 12 years Rao gets two-year extension as BHEL, CMD.

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espite the slowing economy, spiraling inflation and uncertain global economic conditions, investors reaped rich dividends from stocks as their wealth jumped to more than Rs 70 lakh crore this year. According to the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) latest assessment the 30-share Sensex crossed 21,483 points in December while the key index has gained more than 1,653 points so far this year compared to its closing level of about 19,426 points in 2012, reveals Assocham. The 50-share Nifty too gained significantly this year. The index reached as much as 6,415 points

this month and has gained nearly 370 points in 2013 compared to closing levels of about 5,905 points last year, said D S Rawat ,Secretary General ASSOCHAM. Taking a look at market capitalization, the overall value increased more than Rs 20,000 crore so far this year with the total valuation standing at nearly Rs 70 lakh crore, adds the paper. “Foreign investors continued to remain a key driver for the equities market even though the market witnessed wild swings occasionally amid continuing uncertainties over political developments and reforms activities”, said Rawat. Notwithstanding concerns about investment climate in the country, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) put in at least 20 billion dollars so

far this year. In 2012, these entities had pumped in more than USD 24 billion, highlights the paper. “This year overseas investors seemed to have preferred sectors such as pharmaceuticals, software and financial services”, added Rawat. There are more than 1,740 registered FIIs in the country while the number of registered sub-accounts stands at around 6,400, points out the paper. In recent years, the highest overseas inflows into the stock market were witnessed back in 2010 when the amount of such money reached about USD 29 billion, added its paper. “With hopes of stable government and improved business climate, 2014 is expected to be a much better year for the market”, further added Rawat.

RBI Warns Banks On Rising Exposure To Large Cos By A Business Reporter

lagging the potential threat of contagion to the banking system in case a large corporate fails, the Reserve Bank has hinted at bringing down the single entity and group exposure limits for lenders. “A review of the extant single and group borrower exposure limits would considerably enhance the stability of the banking sector,” RBI said in its half-yearly Financial Stability Report released earlier this week. The existing exposure norms, which have evolved in the context of growth and developmental needs, are higher than the international standards as well, making a case for lowering the caps, it said. Currently, the single entity exposure limit is pegged at 25% of the total incremental assets of a bank in any given year. The cap for a group can even top 50% of the total capital of a bank. Against this, the total average is only 25% globally. Though large banks such as SBI and ICICI often cross this limit, they

normally they bring it down to the prescribed limit by the end of the given fiscal. Currently, SBI has crossed the cap in two large government-run firms — Bharat Heavy Electricals and Indian Oil Corporation. “Total loss to the banking system from the failure of the corporate/group will typically be distributed across banks in proportion to their individual exposures to the corporate/ group. If, in the case of one or more banks, the loss is large enough to cause distress to the bank, then there will be further losses to the banking system due to the contagion caused by the distressed bank/banks,” said the report. “Depending on the importance of the distressed bank/banks in the network of interbank exposures, the contagion losses may be substantial,” it added. The report also makes an analysis of possible scenarios saying that in several cases the contagion losses are significant and could exceed the direct losses caused by the failure of the corporate group.

“The failure of a large corporate group could result in a total loss of over 60% of the banking system’s capital when the LGD (loss given default) is 100% and over 50% of the banking system’s capital when the LGD is 60%,” it said. The report further said that “such risks posed by a large corporate or corporate group are sought to be minimised by large exposure limits prescribed by regulators”. The RBI report also quoted from a study conducted by the IMF and the World Bank in FY12 which said exposure norms in the country were high. “The large exposure limit of 40%, which can exceptionally be brought to 50% for infrastructure exposures - for a group borrower, is significantly higher than the large exposure limits of 25% which is considered good international practice... This limit has the potential to allow the default of one particular consolidated borrower to cause a serious loss of capital in a banking company,” the FSR said, quoting from the study.

Shopping Mall Space Supply To More Than Double By A Business Reporter

of around 5.2 million square feet was registered – a 22% increase over upply of retail space in shopping last year’s supply of shopping mall malls is expected to more than space. double in 2014 to 11.7 million “Chennai led with 1.95 million square feet in the top seven cities of square feet of supply in 2013, folthe country compared to last year, lowed by Mumbai and Pune. In according to a report by property 2014, Delhi-NCR is expected to hold consultant JLL. During 2013, these 7 the dominant position in terms of cities - Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi- expected net addition of shopping NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai malls,” JLL India Managing Director and Pune - logged an estimated sup- – Retail Services Pankaj Renjhen ply of around 5.2 million square feet, said. Among the seven cities, Delhitaking the total shopping mall stock NCR and Mumbai have been leadto 76 million square feet (sq ft). ing in terms having the highest According to Jones Lang LaSalle concentration of shopping malls, (JLL) India report on “Retail Real Es- accounting for 62% of the total tate’, the total shopping mall stock stock. is likely to reach 87.7 million sq ft by Renjhen said 2014 would witness 2014, representing an addition of increased supply of mall space as 11.7 million sq ft of new supply this most of the retail projects were year. “In 2013, an estimated supply launched in 2009-10 and it takes 4-

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5 years to complete them. That apart, Renjhen said that DLF’s large shopping mall of about 2 million sq ft in Noida would be operational next year. Highlighting an emerging trend in retail real estate, he said the average size of malls is likely to increase in the coming years, as developers are focusing on project sizes that allow for a critical mass in terms of offering various formats and categories under one roof. “In 2014, the average size of malls is estimated to be around 3,80,000 sq ft, which is expected to increase to 4,70,000 sq ft in 2015 and further increase to 6,60,000 sq ft in 2017,” he added. Renjhen also mentioned about an increasing trend among upcoming malls to adopt a structured approach in planning, execution and launch.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Govt Indicates Further Relaxation In FDI Policy

The government yesterday indicated further liberalisation of the FDI policy in the coming weeks to attract foreign investments into the country. “The government will continue its endeavour for liberalising the FDI Policy further in the coming weeks to ensure that India retains its leadership position for attracting foreign investments,” Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in a statement.

Pitch For Impact Assessment Of Regulators

Concerned over multiplicity of regulators hampering ease of doing business in the country, Corporate Affairs Ministry has suggested an impact assessment of the work being done by various regulatory authorities. Taking forward the suggestions made by an expert panel headed by former Sebi Chairman M Damodaran in this regard, the Ministry has written to the Prime Minister so that further actions can be taken on this front.

SBI Gets Shareholders’ Nod For Rs 11,500 Cr QIP

State Bank of India (SBI) has got shareholders’ approval for raising up to Rs 11,500 crore by way of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or public offer. “Shareholders have passed special resolution to create offer to issue and allot by way of QIP/FPO or any other mode, as may be approved by the government and RBI, such number of shares of Rs 10 each as decided by the board in their discretion, up to Rs 11,500 crore or such amounts,” SBI said in a filing with the BSE.

FMC Allows NSEL To Pay Directly To IBMA Members

Commodity market regulator FMC has allowed NSEL to pay directly to members of IBMA which was set up by the bourse and is also one of its investors. The Indian Bullion Market Association, a subsidiary of the crisis-ridden NSEL, had reportedly invested about Rs 1,200 crore in the bourse. In a letter to NSEL, FMC has directed that the pay outs to the members registered under IBMA can be made directly from the NSEL escrow account.

Coal Ministry To Fast-Track Mine Development

The Coal Ministry will seek approval from the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to fast-track development of allocated mining blocks where no cases are pending. The development follows concerns expressed by the Odisha government on granting approvals for development of coal mines.

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Don’t resign to a sexless destiny

I am 53 years old married woman with grownup children. My husband is 56. I stopped had a menopause a year ago. We both do get sexual urges but feel guilty while making advances to each other due to our ages. Menopause is said to be the end of sex life. Why is it so difficult then to accept this fact? A LOT of people pre-suppose that sex life is all over at fifty and resign themselves to a sexless destiny. This tendency is further fueled by jokes and folklore and the glorification of youth by our modern society. The truth is that most people are sexually active throughout their lives. Our sexuality is nature’s gift to us, and it enhances Dr. Rajan B. Bhonsle our feeling of well being. Intimacy and sex M.D. (Bom) Consulting Sex Therapist & Counsellor makes us feel good physically and emotionally. Sex, especially in a loving relationship, nourishes the Dr. (Mrs.) Minnu R. Bhonsle bonding between partners, Ph.D. Consulting Psychotherapist & Counsellor besides being a good form of exercise. It also makes the body produce the Relaxing and breathing together promote a endorphins, which feeling of oneness between loving partners and increase the functioning of helps to keep you healthy and happy into the our immune system. golden years. So let nature take its natural

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course without your presuppositions.

Never judge a book by its cover

I am a student at an engineering college in India and shall be going for higher studies to the USA soon. I now feel a real need of a good friend in my life (I don’t know why my heart says that it should be a girl, maybe I am getting a bit sexual or because I am influenced by my friends). It is not that I am in a state of depression. The problem is that I hate girls. Their presence makes me feel awkward. I don’t have a personal enmity with any girl. What should I do? Approach a girl or wait for the one God has made for me? I CAN feel the agony in your question. First of all, it is very normal and natural at your age to have sexual feelings, and of course these feelings very naturally include a girl. You also talk of an emotional need of a confidante in your life, someone with whom you can be yourself and share your innermost thoughts. This need is also very normal as man is not only a physical being but also an emotional being. However, a life partner who fits the bill physically and emotionally will not suddenly fall into your lap nor can you go shopping for one.

What you need to do is to remain open and continue to be socially accessible i.e. besides remaining in contact with girls in your college or where you live, you could take up some short courses like public speaking, personality development, also music or computer classes, theatre workshops etc. The point is to increase your social circle so that the right person has an opportunity to enter your life. (If nothing else, you will gain in knowledge, skills, creative satisfaction and lots of new friends). Also, ‘never judge a book by its cover’. Your impression of girls seems to be based on appearances or some minimal interaction. If you keep your judgment aside, and get to know them better without a bias, you may find your initial impression changing with some of them. Heart To Heart Counselling Centre runs Certificate courses in Counselling & Sex Education at 10 Jerbai Baug, Byculla (E), Mumbai-27. Tel: 22184528 / 9821093902. Email: hthindia@gmail.com www.hearttoheartindia.net

What the cards say: Experience a release. Path: Use a tempered approach. Don’t be one pointed. Ally: Virgo will bring you in balance. Avoid the see sawing Libra who will make you confused. Card for the week: Tarot key no. X The Wheel of Fortune is spinning in your favour. Expect lucky breaks and a situation that is moving in your favour.

What the cards say: A peaceful week. Path: Be introspective and explore intentions and reasons. Don’t remain fixed and rigid. Try to see things from different points of view. Ally: Libra will show you another dimension. Avoid fixed Scorpio who will encourage rigidity. Card for the week: The card is Tarot key no. XVII The Star. It brings healing and love into your life. Use the insight of this card to review your life experiences.

What the cards say: A fair man can cause trouble. Path: Focus on the right and pursue it. Don’t bully others or try to win an argument. Ally: Your ally this week is Taurus who will have a calming influence. Avoid Aquarius who will teach you to justify your mistakes. Card for the week: The Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. The card invites you to connect with your inner being and let the light of the hermit’s lantern show you the right path.

What the cards say: Time to pay back. Path: A new path of sacrifice. Don’t hold on to anything. Let go. Ally: Pisces will show you flexibility. Avoid Sagittarius who will teach you arrogance. Card for the week: The Moon. It will make you more fearful and imaginative. Illusions could cause you to lose your way. Look at the kaleidoscope of existence and be less attached.

What the cards say: New romantic adventure. Path: Decide what you want and then don’t hesitate. Don’t be so self indulgent or so doubting. Ally: Taurus will give you stability. Avoid Sagittarius who could fan your impulsiveness. Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIV The Temperance which says that balance and healing is at hand. Experience the poise and the moderation.

What the cards say: Live in the present and enjoy it. Path: Lighten up and enjoy the positive energies that you have. Don’t brood or be anxious. Ally: Aries will give you hope with their enthusiasm. Stay away from Cancer. Their fears could be contagious. Card for the week: Tarot key no. 0 The Fool. The card invites you to have faith and loosen up. Don’t take life so seriously. Have a bit of fun. Things will work out.

What the cards say: Fulfill your karmic debts. Path: Move with acceptance and grace. Don’t expect anything from people. Ally: Virgo will show you compassion. Don’t tangle with Gemini. Card for the week: Tarot key no. XI Justice. Don’t fear; justice will be done. All that you have suffered will be accounted for. Do what is right and leave the rest to the Universe.

What the cards say: Face the truth. Path: Accept what you know in your heart. Don’t resist. Ally: The air sign Aquarius will make you understand yourself. Avoid Capricorn who will not understand your emotions. Card for the week: Tarot key no. XV The Devil. Sensation devoid from understanding, fears and addictions need to be overcome. Look at your Devil and he will wilt.

What the cards say: There could be a bit of disappointment. Path: Accept the situation. Don’t make up things to save face. Ally: The mature Virgo will be a good friend. Avoid Leo who could make you more rebellious. Card for the week: Tarot key no. V The Hierophant invites you to be more responsible and socially aware of what others think.

What the cards say: Don’t cling on to the past. Path: Material things are important but only to a point. Don’t be intolerant. Ally: Leo will give you good advice. Avoid irresponsible Aries. Card for the week: The tarot key no. XX Judgment. Right judgment will make you see things correctly. Don’t believe in hearsay. Retain objectivity and reconfirm information.

What the cards say: You could feel defeated. Path: Be honest about a situation that you find not up to your liking. Don’t play politics and create trouble. Ally: The generous Leo will be a good friend. Avoid Libra as they will force your hand. Card for the week: Tarot key no. XI Justice. As you have sown so shall you reap. This is the law of the universe. Accept it.

What the cards say: New beginnings could go wrong. Path: Don’t let others impact you too much. Don’t be weak but face the situation. Ally: Seek advice from stable Virgo whose maturity will help you. Stay away from Scorpio and their corrupt ways. Card for the week: Tarot Key no. XIII The Death. Change is brewing in your life. Some of it will be really good other things you will need to let go.

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`3600-crore deal with AgustaWestland scrapped N Afternoon Despatch & Courier

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EW DELHI: India on Wednesday cancelled its Rs.3,600-crore deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for supply of 12 VVIP choppers to the Air Force in view of charges that kickbacks to the tune of Rs.360 crore were paid in it. The decision to scrap the 2010 deal was taken nearly a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract. Former IAF chief S.P. Tyagi is one of the accused in the case, which is probed by CBI. The cancellation came after a meeting between Defence Minister A.K. Antony with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here earlier in the day, Defence Ministry sources told PTI. The deal was for supply of 12 helicopters for VVIPs and out of these AgustaWestland has already delivered three. India has now decided to go in for arbitration with the Anglo-Italian

firm, Defence Ministry sources said. The government had frozen the contract in February last year for supply of 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF after allegations that Rs 360 crore were paid as bribe. Two top officials of the company were accused and arrested in Italy in this regard. India had already made 30 per cent payment and further payment was in the pipeline for three more helicopters when the freeze was ordered. The Defence Ministry had issued two show cause notices to the Anglo-Italian firm during the last ten months. The firm denied any wrongdoings in its response but the government rejected their contention. The Defence Ministry had also got access to the documents seized from the alleged middlemen in Italy and they are also expected to have formed the basis for the scrapping of the contract, sources said.

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SHEEP FOR COMPANY… A man seeks warmth amid a flock of sheep during a chilly morning in Bikaner on Wednesday.

Hillary memoir, books on Modi, Manmohan highlights of 2014 By Zafri Mudasser Nofil

IOGRAPHIES of Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi, Hillary Clinton’s memoir, another novel from the indomitable Jeffrey Archer and a retelling of the Aarushi murder are some of the major titles that booklovers can look forward in 2014. In the sports segment, prominent books will be autobiographies by tennis stars Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi (both HarperCollins) and a book on Pakistan cricket Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan by Peter Oborne (Simon & Schuster). Besides there will be several books on a bevy of subjects like health and fitness, motivation and self help, young adult fiction, cuisines and entertainment. The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh by one of his closest

aides Sanjaya Baru will be published by Penguin India in March. In his account, the former media adviser of Singh tells his story of what it was like to ‘manage’ public opinion for the prime minister while giving us a riveting look at Indian politics as it happened behind the scenes. HarperCollins will also publish a biography of President Pranab Mukherjee by Jayanta Ghosal. Simon & Schuster’s big title will be Hillary’s memoir in which she will share key decisions and experiences as Secretary of State and her ideas for how the US can address the challenges of a dramatically changing world in the 21st century. The year will also see a couple of books on Modi to be brought out by HarperCollins – Modi and Godhra: The Fiction of Fact-finding by Manoj Mitta and Narendra Modi by Ramesh Menon. There will also be book on Nitish Kumar (by Harper-

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Collins) – Single Man: Nitish Kumar of Bihar by Sankarshan Thakur. A retelling of the Aarushi murder (Penguin) by journalist Avirook Sen will be another anticipated book this year. Sen, who followed the court case and interviewed key players among investigators, lawyers, family and Aarushi’s friends, tries to answer the biggest question of all – who murdered the 14-year-old. Westland’s titles for 2014 include Why I Write: Essays by Sadat Hasan Manto (Translated by Aakar Patel), India Uninc by Prof R Vaidyanathan, Take Me Home by Rashmi Bansal, Butchers of Banaras by Mahendra Jakhar, Kamasutra Diaries by Sally Howard, Post-Haste: A History of India Through Stamps by B.G. Verghese and Making of Exile: Sindhis & Partition by Nandita Bhavnani. Simon & Schuster will also publish The Farm by Tom Rob Smith, A Short Guide to a Long Life By David

NEW YEAR GREETINGS… A young girl painted her face to celebrate the New Year 2014 in Mirzapur on Wednesday.

B Agus, A Thousand Shards of Glass by Michael Katakis and Gold: The Race for the World’s Most Seductive Metal by Matthew Hart. HarperCollins fiction list includes Idris: Keeper of the Light by Anita Nair, Karachi Raj by Anis Shivani, Gulab by Annie Zaidi, The Gypsy Goddess by Meena Kandaswamy, And Death Came Calling by Mukul Deva and Transgressions by Vaiju Naravane. In the ‘Mind, Body, Spirit’ section Simon and Schuster will publish Brendon Burchard’s The Motivation Manifesto: 7 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power and HarperCollins a number of titles like Who Wrote the Bhagavad Gita: A Secular Enquiry into a Sacred Text by Lord Meghnad Desai, Indra’s Net: Defining Modern Hinduism and a Vision for its Future by Rajiv Malhotra and The Anti-Ageing Book by Jamuna Pai. Says Karthika V K, publisher and Chief Editor of HarperCollins India, “2013 was a year of some exciting acquisitions that will find their way into bookstores in 2014 -- former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s A Manifesto for Change and Upamanyu Chatterjee’s novel Fairy Tales at Fifty top the list.” HarperCollins non-fiction titles include Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi by Rana Dasgupta, Travelling In, Travelling Out: A Book of Unexpected Journeys by Namita Gokhale, Indians in a Globalizing World by Dilip Hiro, The Connected Age by Sudhakar Ram and At the Helm by V. Krishnamurthy, Get Your Act Together: A Master Class on Becoming an Actor by Tisca Chopra and Jagijit Singh: A Musical Biography by Sathya Saran. The publishing house also has some books on translations like Fourteen: Stories that Ray Made into Films edited and translated by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, Reserved Seat & Other Stories by Man Booker 2013 nominee Intizaar Hussain and translated by Rakshanda Jalil, and The Boatwreck/ Naukadoobi by Rabindranath Tagore and translated by Arunava Sinha.

NEWS IN BRIEF Award for Journalist

Mammen Mathew, Editor-In-Chief and Managing Director of Malyala Manorama, will be conferred upon Lokmanya Tilak National Award for Excellence in Journalism on January 4.

Modi to address rally in Goa on January 12

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally in Panaji on January 12 which will set the tone for the party’s campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls. Modi’s rally on the outskirts of Panaji next week is expected to be attended by over a lakh people. Party president Rajnath Singh will also be present for the rally.

4 suspected SIMI members held in Ujjain Close on the heels of arrest of five SIMI activists in Bhopal last week, four suspected operatives of the banned organisation were apprehended by the Madhya Pradesh ATS and Counter Terrorist Group in Ujjain. Huge amount of explosives were also seized from the suspected SIMI men. The arrested have been identified as Javed Nagori, Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Adil and Abdul Wahi, MP ATS chief Sanjeev Shami said.

Three get 5-year RI for fraud in PF claims

THREE persons were sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment each by a special CBI court in Bhopal for committing forgery in withdrawal of PF claims. The court convicted the three - Gajendra Singh Chouhan (ex-LDC at EPFO in Bhopal), Pratap Singh and Rajendra Singh Thakur – on Tuesday, a CBI release said.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 683

ENIGMA CODE 683

ACROSS: 1 Bedlam and a scream in a high voice? (6) 3 Friend to protect NY opera tree (8) 8 "Waterway" only comes in tenth, swimming badly (3,6) 10 Celtic priest did take in the runners-up (5) 12 Slander surrounding gallery that has changed so (7) 13 Even leased small apartment (7) 14 Those exercising pupil power? (6,5) 17 Containers from secret place, possibly (11) 19 A redhead's remarkably nice with the poison! (7) 21 How thy verbose speech can be if thou shouldest wish? (7) 22 They entertain armies (5) 23 Lewdness shown in no prim modes, typically? (9) 24 Make new plans to remove initial name from flag (8) 25 Legato variation for a whipped ice-cream composition (6) DOWN: 1 Atlast the high class subaltern makes one a friend (8) 2 It's a job spreading the word with a twisted coil (9) 4 It has no real connection with a body (10,4) 5 Aimed to provide variety in information channels (5) 6 Do return to tidy around a curiosity (6) 7 Dismiss to the dispatch department? (4,3,7) 9 See printers working out schemes (11) 11 Relatively unattractive figures of traditional entertainment (4,7)

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

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The Clue: Dull and slow

S S

S SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S ENIGMA CODE NATTER, ARRANT, EARNER, NEATEN, RENNET, TANNER, TENANT

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MATH PYRAMID 683 15 Nervous at not being in the least offside? (3,2,4) 16 The gentry take so much trouble to find a watch (6-2)

18 Asking ungrammatically if the lady used to be a cleaner (6) 20 Seems that sesame is only a me with them (5)

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Put forward, 8 Europa, 9 Palatial, 11 Iolanthe, 12 Sere, 13 Court cards, 15 Quarrelsome, 17 White slave, 18 Rets, 20 Eulogist, 22 Seasoned, 23 Ranger, 24 On the wagon. DOWN: 2 Usance, 3 Flambeau, 4 Rhinoceros, 5 Deal, 6 Nocturne, 7 Takes steps, 10 Lieutenants, 12 Strawberry, 14 Tessellate, 15 Quisling, 16 Maradona, 19 Toledo, 21 Inro.

QUICK CROSS 683

ACROSS: 1. Simulation, abbr. 4. Paleozoic, for one 5. Curses 7. As well as 8. Cloys 10. Japanese national park 11. Author Deighton

HIDATO 683

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

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DOWN: 1. Dispatches 2. Anger 3. Mothers 5. Solti's stick 6. Actress Sue ____ Langdon 8. ____ volatile 9. Enzyme ending

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

MATHDOKU 683

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

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JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

MOON : Moon in Sagittarius till 1.14 p.m. TITHI : 1st Paush Shuklapaksha NAKSHATRA : Purvashada/Uttarashada RASHI : Dhan [Sagittarius] Bh.F.Dh. LUCKY COLOUR : Orange LUCKY NUMBER : 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A promising year to start a new job or to launch a new business enterprise. You will have the necessary support and financial resources to implement your fresh plans. Those desirous of working overseas will receive a favorable offer. Home and family life is comfortable and happy. Some of you are likely to move into a new residence. Those in love and eligible will get married towards the end of the year. Health wise, you are fine.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be physically attractive, kind gentle, loving, healthy and longlived. Full of vigor, vitality and will also be intelligent. Academically qualified, will be able to express eloquently both in spoken and written word. Will be responsible, unconventional and upholder of truth. A career in the media or communication would be most rewarding.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Conditions are favorable to send in fresh business proposals or quotations today. You are bound to receive a good response. You are going to be at your creative best. If you work out your plans with this new approach success is bound to come your way. At meetings and gatherings you will be the centre of attraction. If you feel drawn to someone and you are single follow your heart.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You may need to devote more time to certain property issues and legalities that need sorting out. An old dispute could get settled in your favor. It is best and in the interest of all concerned to accept whatever the outcome maybe rather than dispute or seek recourse. A person you admire secretly is getting drawn to you. You have an exciting relationship in the making. Watch and wait.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A lot of things work at cross purposes. You have to unravel things. Streamline work rather than bring about drastic changes. Continue with your regular work which will lead to gain. Do not take chances as there is nothing new on the horizon right now. Your trying to play one against the other amongst friends could land you in a soup. People look up to you do not disappoint them.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A hasty decision leads to minor loss. Accept your mistakes graciously and you will help yourself by not repeating the same again. Do not castigate yourself over what has already happened. You will be able make up loses and also increase profits when the time is right. You are pining for someone who is being elusive and not getting in touch with you. It may be difficult to even concentrate on other things that are of importance.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You may have to cope with a few complications at work. However, you will find solutions to your problems if you make decisions independently. Problems in personal relationships could add to your difficulties. Try to avoid confrontations in marital or love. You may be expecting too much out of your relationship with no effort from yourself.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Favorable circumstances exist for you at work. You will now be in position to put forward your plans and see them work out favorably. Any project started or initiated today will have a favorable outcome. Criticism of any kind should be taken in the right spirit. An emotionally trying time is likely. It is for you to know where to draw the line. You will be helping yourself and your love.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Do not undertake any assignment that requires urgent attention and that has certain past liabilities. Perhaps it has something to do with a labor problem, which you will not be able to resolve without spending a large amount of money and also wasting a lot of your precious time. It would be better to restrict your activities to routine work.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Financially, your position is secured. Certain favorable developments at work open up many new avenues for you, which until now did not seem possible. You will get an opportunity to consolidate your position and also display your management expertise. After a hardworking day you may want to sit back and relax with your beloved and a few friends at social get-together or outing.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Positive developments in matters of work and finance are likely. Those who are planning to travel are assured a good journey and success in their mission. You will be at your best when dealing with people. Your ideas and schemes will be received and accepted. There could be some good news about a marriage or addition in the family soon. You may have to travel soon to take part in the festivities.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Follow your intuition about work proposal. You are sure to benefit. Good days to attend to money matters or traveling for work. A load of good fortune is in store for you. If you are employed expect a promotion to an important office with large increase in salary. The married may find their mate being aloof. Make the first move to express your feelings for a really warm response.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will create a new approach in work, which improves efficiency, and yields increased profits. Stick closely to your new plan of action. Do not resort to borrowing; you are capable of raising your own resources. A celebration is likely in the family. You meet up with someone you may have met in different circumstances. The present setting seems to be more conducive for a friendship to develop.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): With a spurt in your enthusiasm and energy you may come up with some creative and original plan which when presented will be well received and may even receive ready financial support. Your current business activity will proceed smoothly and without a hitch assuring good returns. Being very much in the lime light you are bound to have many people wanting to get close to you. You will have to discerning.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4857 ACROSS: 1 One suffering for beliefs (6) 5 U.S. Govt. Uncle ___ (3) 8 Every one, considered individually (4) 9 The ___ team : visitors, not the home team? (4) 10 Indescribable, as in "____ wealth"? (6) 11 Rock group of "Dark Side Of The Moon" fame (4,5) 13 A number of players (4) 15 "Yes", said the sailor? (3) 16 Borough of New York (5) 17 Oise tributary (5) 20 Alcoholic beverage (3) 22 __ _ roll (2,1) 23 Buildings of light construction for storage (5) 24 Hindu social class (5) 26 Female pig (3) 27 Heroic story, saga (4) 28 South Indian state (9) 31 Feels irritation or tingling in skin (6) 32 A fortified wine (4) 33 Remainder or what's left (4) 34 Engage in espionage (3) 35 Hurry (6) DOWN: 1 Sits on a horse or a motorcycle for riding it (6) 2 ____ value : value for which a house etc. is assessed for taxation purposes? (8) 3 Cry of a dog in pain (4) 4 Emitting rays of heat or light (7) 5 ____ off : get rid of? (5) 6 Handle roughly (4) 7 North Indian state (7) 12 Greek goddess of night (3) 14 TV's talking horse (4) 18 Bulwer-Lytton heroine (4) 19 Photograph (8)

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SUDOKU 2043 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: B equals H

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

20 __ __ schedule : before time? (5,2) 21 Sentimental (7) 24 Voice of America, in short (3) 25 ___ __ his advice : does as he

counsels? (4,2) 26 Flctitious tale (5) 29 Eggs of insects (4) 30 Indian wheaten flour (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Bows, 4 Showed, 8 Lia, 10 Amla, 13 Progress, 14 Saddest, 15 Virtue, 17 Motivates, 21 Jet, 22 Jug, 23 Uni, 26 Cataclysm, 27 Tidier, 28 Assegai, 32 Twice two, 34 Rama, 35 Nub, 36 Slants, 37 Mega. DOWN: 1 Beas, 2 Weld, 3 Zips, 5 Haggis, 6 Wee, 7 Dashed, 9 Art, 11 Manoj, 12 Admit, 15 Vega, 16 Tony, 18 Tend, 19 Ajar, 20 Tut, 23 Ulcer, 24 Islam, 25 Status, 26 Cement, 28 Awn, 29 Soul, 30 Gaze, 31 I am a, 33 Ima.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1862 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

HEATHCLIFF

A K C F S E

U F

F L R C L D K H B U N F K D Q V R D D K H L B K

R D J R G F

J B K E

B K

B K R C F

F K C U S T F D G R E

Q U C F L

S D H

N R E

Q S C

L U N K

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: I haven't the slightest idea how to change people, but I still keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

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: 18 average; 20 good; 22 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: cape, caper, carp, cheap, cheapen, cheaper, cheep, creep, crepe, harp, heap, nape, pace, pacer, pane, parch, pare, peace, peach, peahen, pear, pecan, peer, pence, perch, PERCHANCE, prance, preach, preen, rape, reap, recap.

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Corey Anderson scores the fastest

ODI century off 36 deliveries as New Zealand overwhelm Windies

UEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in oneday international cricket history as New Zealand thrashed the West Indies by 159 runs in a rain-shortened third ODI. His whirlwind performance in partnership with Jesse Ryder, who smacked the sixth fastest century of all time in that form of the game, took New Zealand to 283-4 in a match reduced to 21 overs each side. The West Indies then wilted when faced with a daunting run rate of nearly 13.5 an over and could only manage 124-5 in reply. The series is now all square at 1-1 with two matches to play. Anderson -- who finished not out 131 -- took a mere 36 deliveries to reach his century, beating the previous record set by Shahid Afridi, who needed 37 balls to reach three figures playing for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 1996. Ryder faced 46 deliveries to reach his ton. The burly Anderson hit 14 sixes, the third highest in an ODI innings behind Rohit Sharma (16) for India against Australia two months ago and Australia's Shane Watson (15) against Bangladesh in 2011. Anderson and Ryder put on 191 for the fourth wicket as they hammered the West Indies attack. After the start of the game was delayed five hours because of the weather, Ryder set the tone for the New Zealand innings when he cracked a boundary from the first ball he faced.

ALL GUNS BLAZING... Corey Anderson in full flow during his innings against West Indies on Wednesday.

The demise of fellow opener Martin Guptill (one) was only a matter of time. He was all at sea against the bounce generated by Jason Holder and after surviving two caught behind appeals there was no mistake with the third. Brendon McCullum belted 33 off 11 deliveries as New Zealand raced past 50 in just 26 balls and Ross Taylor came and went quickly for nine. That brought Anderson to the wicket to join Ryder in a rollicking partnership for which the West Indies had no answer. Anderson took 20 deliveries to reach his 50, passing the milestone in an over in which he hit four sixes in a merciless attack on the usually tight bowling of spinner Sunil Narine. In a near chanceless innings he only faced 47 balls for his 131, while Ryder faced 51 balls for his 104 which included five sixes. The West Indies reply was quickly in trouble when Johnson Charles was removed without scoring by the third ball. Llendl Simmons (13) and Kieran Powell (one) fell cheaply to reduce the West Indies to 19-3 in the fourth over. Captain Dwayne Bravo crafted a well-compiled 56 not out and Narsingh Deonarine added 29 as the West Indies abandoned any thought of a run chase and were reconciled to batting out time. BRIEF SCORES: New Zealand 283 in 21 overs [Jesse Ryder 104, Corey Anderson 131] beat West Indies 124 for five I 21 overs [Dwayne Bravo not out 56] by 159 runs.

Afridi hails new ODI century record holder Johnson warns England not to back away

KARACHI: Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi hailed New Zealand batsman Corey Anderson, who broke his longstanding record for the fastest oneday century -but admitted he had never heard of him before. Anderson bettered Afridi's 17-year-old record by one ball, reaching the three-figure mark off just 36 balls against the West Indies in Queenstown in the third one-day international. Afridi set the mark aged just 16, in only his second limited-overs match, against Sri Lanka in Nairobi in October 1996. He said he had never heard of Anderson before today. "I never heard his name and early morning my nephew told me about his feat and I sort of said the first news of 2014 is of my record being broken," Afridi told AFP. "But I must say it's a great

achievement and Anderson deserves all the praise. It needs a super effort to score a hundred off 36 balls," Afridi said. "Records are meant to be broken and I knew it would be broken some day." Afridi admitted he had hoped the record would last until he quit the game. "I sort of wanted this record to stand until I retire because it has been a big pride for Pakistan and for me and whenever my name comes the record is mentioned," he said. "Now Anderson's name will come but I am sure with the advent of Twenty20 cricket this record will surely be bettered in the future." He said he had always expected West Indian Chris Gayle or Australian David Warner to break the record. "I had never expected it to be broken by a new player," said Afridi.

YDNEY: Destructive paceman Mitchell Johnson has set the scene for a tetchy final Ashes Test by claiming that England's batsmen are deliberately backing away from fast bowlers as an unsettling tactic. While it is normal for batsmen to walk away from a delivery if anyone in the crowd interferes with their line of sight, Johnson said he suspects the regularity with which it has happened during the series indicates England are doing it for other reasons. The fiery left-armer said he expects Alastair Cook's team to continue to do so in the fifth and final Test in Sydney starting on Friday. Australia are chasing a 5-0 Ashes series whitewash for only the third time against England. "That's how they play the game and have always played the game since I've been playing," Johnson said. "It's always happened so I don't think they'll change. It definitely is frustrating when it happens all the time but that's part of the game, it's part of their tactics." The issue came to a head during the fourth Test in Melbourne won by Australia by eight wickets, when star English batsman Kevin Pietersen walked away during Johnson's run-up. It infuriated Johnson, who is the leading wicket-taker in the series, and he threw the ball in

James Faulkner and Nathan Lyon during a practice session ahead of the final test. Pietersen's direction and exchanged words with the batsman. Johnson warned that he would respond if England try it again in Sydney. "The only thing I regret is throwing the ball," he said. "I think that was probably a little bit inappropriate but the rest of it was fine. I just let (Pietersen) know that he needed to stop doing it. The sight screens are big enough, he should be watching the game. I won't back down if it happens again."

First individual Oly medallist Jadhav still waiting Padma Award

By Philem Dipak Singh

NEW DELHI: A technicality in the government rules for posthumous Padma Awards has rendered India's first individual Olympic medallist K D Jadhav ineligible for the coveted civilian honour and his son Ranjit is so aghast that he now wants to throw away the bronze his "forgotten" father won in 1952. Wrestler Jadhav was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal in 1952 in Helsinki but is the only one among the entire lot of country's Olympic medallists not to have been conferred with the Padma Awards. All of India's individual Olympic medallists from 1996 Games onwards have been conferred with Padma Awards and only Jadhav who died in 1984 has been left out. A Home Ministry rule on posthumous conferment of Padma Awards says, "The award is normally not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving an award posthumously if the demise of the person proposed to be honoured has been recent, say within a period of one year preceding the Republic Day on which it is proposed to announce the award." Going by this, it would be difficult for Jadhav to get the honour but his son Ranjit wants his father to be conferred with the Padma Bhushan by changing the rule just like recent changes which allowed for sportspersons to get Bharat Ratna. "My father brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal in 1952 Helsinki Games. He was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal but he has been forgotten now. I feel it's better to throw away the Olympic medal into the Arabian Sea," Ranjit told PTI from his home in Karad in Western Maharashtra. "If the government can change the rule recently to allow sportspersons to get the Bharat Ratna, why can't they do it in the case of Padma Awards," he said. Ranjit said that government can consider his father's case as an exceptional situation as all the other individual Olympic medal winners after Jadhav (from Leander Paes onwards) have won Padma Awards but not him. "It is a case of the person who achieved the laurel first being ignored while those who followed him have been recognised," said 42-year-old Ranjit, the only son of Jadhav. "It took 44 years for an Indian to win an individual Olympic medal (by Paes in 1996 Atlanta) after my father. And it took 56 years for a wrestler to win an Olympic medal (by Sushil Kumar in 2008 Beijing) after my father. I am not against them getting the Padma Awards. But, is it not a humiliation to my father that he got the first individual Olympic medal and he was not conferred with Padma Awards while those who won the medals later, long time back, have got the awards?" Ranjit asked.

SPORTS

IN BRIEF Emanuel stars in Bombay Fort SC’s first win

MUMBAI: Lanster Fernandes scored a crucial goal for Mangalore Blues SC as they overcame a resilient Karnatak Amateur team to beat them 1-0 to take home three points in the 18th Ramanath Payyade Memorial League organized by the Karnataka Sporting Association. The win helped Manglore Blues SC to move to the top of table in Group C. In the second match of the day, Satya Vijaya SC failed to capitalize on the chances as both team fired blanks in an exciting but goalless draw. Satya Vijaya SC started as the favorites but, Saraswati SC displayed strong character to hold Satya Vijaya SC and made sure that they kept a clean sheet at the final whistle. In the other matches, Bombay Fort SC showed they are no pushovers by claiming all 3 points against Uchil United SC beating them 2-1. Emanuel M scored twice for Bombay Fort SC to help them register their first win of this league. Rohit D'souza scored the lone goal for Uchil United SC. The win for Bombay Fort SC has now opened Group A for an exciting finish. In the other clash, Star of Canara continued their superb form by thrashing a young KSA boy’s team 5-0.

Siddhanth, eighth at world youth chess

MUMBAI: Mumbai Chess prodigy, student of Dhirubai Ambani School, Siddhanth Lohia, ELO 1430 beat 181boys from 121 countries to be adjudged as the eighth wisest kid among the world with an incredible score of eight points out of 11 possible games in U-8 category in the ultimate, World Youth Chess Championships that concluded recently at Alain, UAE. Siddhanth also registered the biggest win in the last round by holding America’s rising player and one of the top seeds Daggupati Balaji, ELO 1730. This product of South Mumbai Chess academy’s performance was also the second best performance for an Indian and fourth best by any Asian player. This eight-year-old former state champion from Napeansea Road is a very consistent performer, last month he also won the silver medal in the Annual St. Patrick chess challenge at Singapore.

All India public sector carrom in Mumbai

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MUMBAI: The All India Public Sector Carrom Tournament is to be organised here from January 8-10 jointly by Air India and the Maharashtra Carrom Association under the auspices of the All India Public Sector Promotion Board. The tournament is open for teams from public sector undertakings and affiliated to AIPSSPB, said a media release here. Events would be held for individual as well as team championships for men and women and 250 players and officials would be taking part representing 12 teams. Several top players, including former world and national champion Yogesh Pardeshi, former SAARC and Asian champion Hidayat Ansari, current national men's champion K Shrinivas and women's and Asian champion Rashmi Kumar are to compete.

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ALSAD: A splendid rearguard action by their batsmen and three quick wickets have kept Mumbai in contention for a berth in the quarterfinals even as Gujarat would also fancy their chances as their Ranji Trophy Group A contest is headed for an exciting finish, here. In a chase of 175, Gujarat are 67 for three and need to bat cautiously to score the remaining runs while Mumbai would go all out to remove the seven remaining batsmen to move to the knockout stage. Beginning the day at 76 for four, Mumbai scored 273 to set a 175-run target for the hosts. Overnight batsmen Hiken Shah and Iqbal Abdulla, both on 4, added 60 runs for the fifth wicket. Their partnership was broken by Rakesh Dhruv when the left-arm spinner had Abdulla (38) caught but the following batsmen kept fighting for Mumbai. Akshar Patel denied Shah (48) a half-century but Pravin Tambe played a significant knock of 42 runs and then Shardul Thakur (22) and Javed Khan (23) came up with useful knocks to shore up the Mumbai second innings total. Jasprit Bumrah (4/68) and Askhar Patel (3/71) shared seven wickets between them for Gujarat. Mumbai then put Gujarat on shaky ground by dismissing Smit Patel (6), Samit Gohel (0) and skipper Parthiv Patel (5) cheaply, with Abdulla removing both the openers. Brief Scores: Mumbai: 154 and 273 in 103.3 overs. (Hiken Shah 48, Pravin Tambe 42; Jasprit Bumrah 4/68, Askhar

Saurasish Lahiri took seven wickets to lead Bengal into the knockouts after they defeated Tamil Nadu in Chennai. Patel 3/71) lead Gujarat: 253 and 67/3 in 22 overs.(Askhar Patel 25 batting; Iqbal Abdulla 2/11) by 98 runs.

DELHI OUT OF THE RACE AS SEHWAG, GAUTI FLOP YET AGAIN NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were dismissed cheaply in yet another pathetic batting show by Delhi, who are now staring at a big defeat against table toppers Karnataka in their final Tanji Trophy group league match. Having conceded a first innings lead of 87 runs after Karnataka scored 289 in their first innings, Delhi were tottering at 132 for six at stumps on day three with a lead of 45 runs and four wickets in hand. Sehwag's (11)

BCCI decides on Ranji quarter final venues

MUMBAI: The Cricket Board has decided upon the venues of the four Ranji Trophy quarter final games irrespective of who, from among the contestants, advance to the knockout stage of the tournament from the league phase that ends. "We have decided that the knock out games are to be played at identified venues. The quarter final venues are: Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Moti Baug ground in Vadodara and Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore," said BCCI general manager (game development), Prof Ratnakar Shetty.

woeful first-class season might have ended as he was trapped by a HS Sharath delivery that hit him below knee-roll having cut back a little. The umpire had little hesitation in giving him out. He had slashed one for four over slips in his 34-ball stay. Sehwag's Ranji season ended with 234 runs at a dismal average of less than 20 in 13 innings with a second innings 50 against Haryana. .Brief Scores: Delhi 202 & 132 for 6 (Gautam Gambhir 26, Virender Sehwag 11, Ronit More 3/27) lead Karnataka 287 (Karun Nair 105, Stuart Binny 88, Varun Sood 3/93, Ashish Nehra 3/39) by 47 runs.

LAHIRI TAKES 7 AS BENGAL BEAT TN BY 4 RUNS TO MAKE QUARTERS CHENNAI: Exploiting a spinfriendly track, Saurashish Lahiri wreaked havoc with a career-best seven-wicket haul as Bengal sealed a spot in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals after a gap of six years, courtesy their narrow fourrun win over formidable Tamil Nadu. Needing 185 to win, Tamil Nadu, starting the day at 102 for one, were shot out for 180 as Bengal got six points from the match to take their tally to 24 from eight games. With Baroda on the verge of losing their match against Saurashtra, having conceded first innings lead, Bengal have ensured their passage to the lasteight stage. The victory comes as a major boost as it came on a pitch that was virtually kept under-prepared by the host association in order to ensure a smooth passage into knock-out.

Chance: Belmont, Victorious March, Striking Shadow 5. Demonic 55.5 (32) Fr'co F Dasilva 6. Sword Of Honour 55 (31) Kavraj Singh here are eight races today and the first 7. Danse Debonaire 54 (29) B. Nikhil starts at 2 p.m. Watch C.D. Katrak. He 8. Reynolds 54 (29) S. Zervan has some good runners. 9. Sky Lantern 50 (21) Neeraj Rawal Win: Demonic, Reynolds

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CARD AND SELECTIONS

1. The Premier Classe Plate - Division II (Class V) 1000 Metres 2.00 P.M. 1. To The Moon 59.5 (24) B. Nikhil 2. Jaipur Gem 58 (21) Kavraj Singh 3. Rising Angel 55 (15) Sandeep Jadhav 4. Golden Spurs 53.5 (12) S. G. Prasad 5. Toptrick 53.5 (12) I. Pasha 6. Ancient Odyessy 52 (9) A. Sandesh 7. Victorious Cause 51 (7) Neeraj Rawal 8. Rio Del Ray 50 (5) Amyn Merchant Win: Victorious Cause, To The Moon

2. The Premier Classe Plate - Division I (Class V) 1000 Metres 2.30 P.M. 1. Lucky Red 60.5 (26) B. Nikhil 2. Balinga 58.5 (22) Satish Nayak 3. Bethlehem 58.5 (22) Sandeep Jadhav 4. Follow Me 58.5 (22) Kavraj Singh 5. Silverville 58.5 (22) Akshay -1.5 6. Striking Shadow 57 (19) C. S. Jodha 7. Taj E Shahi 57 (19) Amyn Merchant 8. Ice Ice Baby 56.5 (18) Hanumant Singh 9. Always Smile 56 (17) S. P. Ranjane Win: Striking Shadow, Always Smile 3. The Congratulations Plate (Class IV) 2400 Metres 3.00 P.M. 1. Pumba 59 (39) Amyn Merchant 2. Savage Garden 59 (39) C. S. Jodha 3. Hot Pepper 58.5 (38) Zameer Sayyed 4. Kaizer 57 (35) Prabhu Naidu

4. The T.M. Goculdas Plate (Class II) 1000 Metres 3.30 P.M. 1. Sea Treasure 59.5 (85) S. G. Prasad 2. Emerging Star 59 (84) Neeraj Rawal 3. Hawk Of The Wind 57.5 (81) Akshay 4. Victorious March 57.5 (81) A. Sandesh

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5. Pitbull 55 (76) Kavraj Singh 6. In The Limelight 53 (72) N. S. Parmar 7. Rio 53 (72) R. Woodworth 8. Brindaban 50 (66) Sandeep Jadhav Win: Victorious March, Brindaban

5. The Sweeping Success Trophy (Class III) 1600 Metres 4.00 P.M. 1. Rekindle 60.5 (63) Fr'co F Dasilva 2. Protector Of Paris 57.5 (57) S. Zervan 3. Hay Day 55.5 (53) C. S. Jodha 4. Belmont 54 (50) J. Fortune 5. Domingo 53.5 (49) A. Sandesh 6. Ancient Warrior 49 (39) N. S. Parmar 7. Queen's Camp 49 (31) Shrikant Kamble Win: Belmont, Domingo

6. The Edgar Desylva Trophy (Class III) 1200 Metres 4.30 P.M. 1. Zidaan 59 (58) Prabhu Naidu 2. Jewels Of The Hill 58.5 (57) V. Chandrakant 3. Ice Affair 57.5 (55) Hanumant Singh

4. Yellowzone 57.5 (55) J. Fortune 5. Relic Hunter 55.5 (51) B. Nikhil 6. War Horse 55.5 (51) C. S. Jodha 7. Awesome Smile 54 (48) I. Pasha 8. One Kept Secret 54 (48) A. Sandesh 9. Mountain Song 53.5 (47) Akash Agarwal 10. Ice Age 53 (46) S. P. Ranjane 11. Mumbai King 50 (40) Shrikant Kamble Win: Yellow Zone, One Kept Secret

7. The Florina Plate (Class V) 1800 Metres 5.00 P.M. 1. Shishya 61 (25) Prabhu Naidu 2. Arzaan 60.5 (24) C. S. Jodha 3. Minstrel Son 60.5 (24) S. Sameer 4. Star Of Peace 60 (23) P. Trevor 5. Scalanaya 58.5 (20) Shrikant Kamble 6. Salsa 56.5 (16) Zameer Sayyed 7. Zafirah 56.5 (16) B. Nikhil 8. Wind And Rain 56 (15) Hanumant Singh 9. Courtesy Call 55 (13) R. Shelar 10. Heavens Key 55 (13) N. S. Parmar 11. Hot As Ice 49 (1) Altaf Sayyed Win: Scalanaya, Heavens Key 8. The Thunder Bird Plate (Class IV) 1000 Metres 5.30 P.M. 1. Albuurz 59 (43) Kavraj Singh 2. Grand March 59 (43) Prabhu Naidu 3. Burgundy Rose 57 (39) A. Sandesh 4. Hunt For Heads 55.5 (36) R. Shelar 5. Emerald Fortune 54.5 (34) Akshay 6. Holiday Dancer 54 (33) Amyn Merchant 7. Magic Star 54 (33) B. Nikhil 8. Arabian Lord 53 (31) Shrikant Kamble 9. Romantic Beauty 51.5 (28) Altaf Sayyed 10. Good Memory 50 (25) Akash Agarwal Win: Burgundy, Romantic Beauty

HAMILTON BLASTED BY FANS FOR POSTING SKIING HOLIDAY PICTURES IN WAKE OF SCHUMACHER ACCIDENT

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Hamilton with his dogs during his skiing holiday.

ormula One star Lewis Hamilton has been branded 'arrogant and insensitive' for posting pictures of his skiing holiday online just 48 hours after Michael Schumacher's horrific crash. Some of the images uploaded to the Mercedes driver's Instagram page show him cross-country skiing

without a helmet - a safety feature credited with saving Schumacher from instant death. The seven-time champion is fighting for his life in Grenoble Hospital with devastating brain injuries after hitting his head on a rock on the French resort of Meribel on Sunday.

Hamilton has also posted a video in which he performs jumps on a snowmobile alongside the caption: 'This is what we do in the Megazone!' However, this appears to have been uploaded the day before Schumacher's accident. Earlier this week, Hamilton tweeted a message of support to the seven-time champion, saying: 'Mine & my families prayers & thoughts are with Michael & his family. I wish him a quick recovery. God Bless him. The Hamiltons'. But his pictures have provoked a backlash among some F1 fans who have accused him of 'horrendously bad taste'. Nikko1990 wrote: 'Very insensitive given a certain ex race driver’s current condition in hospital.' Ciger11 posted: 'Shame on you' while Automobilefunk called Hamilton an 'arrogant and insensitive p****'. Spit4ire added: 'If u check the f1 web site the whole of f1 rallies for shummi except it would seem lewis who in horrendously bad taste posts loads of skiing piccys while he lies almost dying from a skijng accident. 'He really should think a little and take these down before it harms his good name.' Others pointed to the fact he wasn't wearing a helmet in the pictures which were taken on a break with his disabled brother Nic, 28.

Wawrinka rings in 2014 with a win C

HENNAI: Top seed Stan Wawrinka highlighted Wednesday's second-round winners at the Chennai Open, a season-opening hardcourt Australian Open tune-up. The Swiss slugger leveled German Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-1 in 54 minutes at SDAT Tennis Stadium. Wawrinka titled here in 2011 and was the Chennai runner- up in 2010. Up next for the world No. 8 star will be Slovenian Aljaz Bedene in the quarterfinals. Israeli veteran Dudi Sela was leading Mikhail Youzhny 3-1 in the first set on Day 3 when the second seed from Russia retired from the

Sushil to compete in 74kg in Rio Games

NEW DELHI: It was confirmed that star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will compete in 74kg and 65kg categories respectively at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to avoid face-off against each other. However, in the FILA competitions, including the world and the continental championships, they will compete in 70kg and 65kg categories. Two-time Olympic champion Sushil and London Games bronze medallist Yogeshwar, who were competing in the 66kg and 60kg freestyle have conveyed their decision to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

bout, citing an upset stomach. Youzhny titled here in 2008. Also on the first day of 2014, seventh-seeded Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin handled Czech Jiri Vesely 6-4, 6-4 and Bedene topped Russian qualifier Alexander Kudryavtsev 1-6, 3-0, retired. RogerVasselin will face Sela in the quarterfinals on Friday. Results: Second round: Dudi Sela (ISR) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS x2) 3-1 (retired); Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x1) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-3, 6-1; Edouard RogerVasselin (FRA x7) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-4, 64; Aljaz Bedene (SLO) bt Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 1-6, 3-0 (retired).

Schumacher improving but still in danger after ski accident

RENOBLE, FRANCE: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remained in an induced coma today after spending a third night in hospital with severe brain injuries sustained during a skiing accident in the French Alps. The German racing great entered the new year in a critical condition with his family at his bedside and doctors unsure of his future after a second operation to remove a blood clot in his brain. The seven-time world champion fell and slammed his head on a rock while skiing off-piste on Sunday at the upmarket Meribel ski resort. Reports the 44-year-old was left fighting for his life stunned the sports world and legions of Formula One fans. On Tuesday doctors were surprised by a slight improvement in his condition which allowed them to perform the second nearly twohour long procedure, but said he was "not out of danger" yet. JeanFrancois Payen, head of the intensive care unit at the hospital in the French Alpine city of Grenoble, warned that Schumacher was not out of the woods. "We cannot speculate on the future," he said. "We cannot say he is out of danger but we have

gained some time." He said scans showed that the removal of the bleeding had been done in a "satisfactory manner", but ruled out Schumacher's transfer from the hospital as it could be "dangerous". Doctors have said that Schumacher, due to turn 45 on January 3, has age and physical fitness on his side. He had been put in a medically induced coma to spur recovery. His temperature has also been reduced 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. Kehm told reporters at the hospital that he was not skiing at high speed when the accident happened. "He seems to have hit a rock as he took a turn. It was a chain of unfortunate circumstances." Kehm added that the accident could have happened even "at 10 kilometres (six miles) per hour" and took place during "a normal turning manoeuvre". Schumacher's condition has attracted attention from around the world and several people have tried to sneak through the hospital and approach the former racer, she said. "There apparently was a person dressed up as a priest, who tried to get near Michael. I am asking everyone to let the doctors work and leave the family spend peaceful time with Michael." Asked whether the priest was a journalist, she said: "It's what I was told... We have clearly noted that people are trying to get beyond the press room here in the clinic. It's revolting, in my opinion." HELMET SMASHED 'IN TWO' A source close to an investigation into the off-piste accident at the upmarket ski resort of Meribel told AFP that Schumacher's helmet, which medics say saved his life, was smashed "in two" by the impact. According to his manager Sabine Kehm, Schumacher was skiing "with a small group of friends" as well as his 14-year-old son Mick.

Neatly matched knees may be behind Usain Bolt’s speed L

ONDON: A pair of very symmetrical knees may be behind the record-breaking speed of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, a new study suggests. Researchers from Northumbria University, UK, found that the key to sprinting could be all in the similarity of your kneecaps. They came to the conclusion after investigating the knees of Jamaicans, believed to be the finest sprinters in the world. In 1996 they measured the width of the knees of 300 children aged about eight. A decade later they measured their knees again, then in 2010 they asked them to compete in a sprint. Only 163 of the original sample stayed with the study until

2010, but those who did had more symmetrical knees — implying that knee symmetry is either an indicator of diligence or of a willingness to sprint, 'The Times' reported. Among those who did sprint, speed was also correlated with symmetry. "Jamaica is really disproportionately represented among the top-class sprinters around the world," Professor John Manning from Northumbria University said. He added that more data was needed, but there was an indication that the Jamaican children were more symmetric than their Caucasian counterparts. A possible explanation for the link between similar knees and sprinting success

is that it represents a simple mechanical advantage. "If you are symmetric in your legs, your legs are going to be more efficient. Any tiny increases in efficiency are going to translate into an effect in running," Manning said. "That is the least interesting explanation and I don't think the right one," he said. "The other explanation is the body has genetic instructions to develop symmetrically. When you think about it though, it is very difficult for the body to develop symmetrically. How does it do it? We don't know. But usually there is a millimetre or so difference. So this trait is a test of the viability of genes," Manning added.

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