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Pics by Manoj Singh

27 dead, 11 injured in killer collision as ST bus gets hit by truck and plummets into valley at Malshej Ghat

PARTIALLY ‘ADARSH’ MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

We are shifting to Delhi!

To enjoy free water supply and 50% subsidy on power supply charges.

By Suyash Padate

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n what is seen as a major U-turn, after first rejecting the judicial commission’s report on the Adarsh Society scam, the state government, yesterday, partially accepted the commission’s recommendations. However, the state has given a clean chit to politicians indicted in the report for ‘showing patronage.’ Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan stated, “Though the report accuses four former CMs - Ashok Chavan, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushilkumar Shinde and Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil, of political patronage to the project, no criminality can be established against them and hence no action is required.” When asked about action against Ashok Chavan, the CM said, “The CBI was already probing allegations of quid pro quo against him.”

Similarly, NCP Ministers Sunil Tatkare and Rajesh Tope were also absolved. Significantly, as expected, the 12 officials, retired and those in service, will face action for breach of service conduct rules. A departmental inquiry will be initiated against them. Chavan also made it clear that legal action will be initiated against 25 ineligible members of the housing society.

The cabinet has also decided to initiate cancellation of flat allocations done in 22 benami transactions. The CBI has already launched action against them under the provisions of Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Continued on pg 6 «

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Women Of The Decade

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CITY OPINIONS

With no untoward incident reported in the New Year, are women now safe in 2014?

Rachna Kuradia Social Media Executive Yes, I feel much safe now because I was very much happy with the security of the police officials.

Tejashvi Dalvi Chef The Mumbai police and the Traffic department have done a remarkable job and I can now say that I live in a secured city.

Snehal Shinde Choreographer No I do not feel so as the police officials took a stringent action only after they saw some major crimes happening against women.

Ritika Mishra Student The security of women in society has always been a matter of grave concern and the police officials have proved themselves by taking care of people at the beginning of this year.

Meenakshi Sharma PR student Yes, I feel women will be safer now, as the main reason for violence against women is the mentality which deems women as inferior to men and limits their importance, which seems changed from this Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY One should always keep Jaggary in the kitchen of the house.

by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014

Women Of Excellence Indu Shahani, Rajashree Birla, Supriya Sule, Chanda Kochhar, Anu Aga, Brinda Somaya and BK Sister Shivani honoured as Women Of The Decade by industry body ASSOCHAM’s Ladies League

Indu Shahani

Rajashree Birla Exemplar for Women

Supriya Sule Social Service

Chanda Kochhar

India’s foremost philanthropist, Rajashree Birla is a Director on the Board of all the major Aditya Birla Group of Companies. As Chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre forCommunity initiatives and Rural Development, she oversees the Group’s social and welfare driven work across 30 companies. She has been instrumental in the company’s initiatives in the fields of sustainable employment schemes, education and training, making safe drinking water easily accessible and women empowerment.

She has been bestowed with several awards including, The Economic Times ‘Corporate Citizen 200l— 2002 Award’ and ‘The Seva Shiromani Award’.

An ardent philanthropist and decisive administrator, Supriya Sule has contributed to society through her various initiatives in social upliftment and women empowerment.

She launched statewide awareness campaigns against female foeticide and dowry system, and encouraged young girls to actively participate in politics and society. She also provides support and guidance to several programs that help women in agriculture and self help groups through business of their products.

An MP from Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra, she is also a member of Standing Committee on Information Technology, and Consultative Committee of Human Resource Ministry, et al.

Chanda Kochhar is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of lClCl Bank- one of the largest private banks in India. A firm believer in the merit of woman workforce, she has always led from the front and brought about major turnarounds in her company’s fortune. An eternal optimist, she has won several awards and accolades including Padma Bhushan in 2011, the 20th spot in the Fortune’s List of Most Powerful Women in Business, 2009, the Business Woman of the Year 2005 by ‘The Economic Times’ and the Retail Banker of the Year 2004 by ‘The Asian Banker’. She was ranked 33rd in the List of Most Powerful Women in Business by ‘Fortune’.

Anu Aga

Brinda Somaya

Surekha Sikri

BK Sister Shivani

An iconic businesswoman, Anu Aga has been known for her social work and activism as her business accomplishments. Thermax Ltd. touched the new heights under her leadership between 1996 and 2004.

A postgraduate in psychiatric social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences and a Fulbright Scholar, she took up social initiatives after her retirement from Thermax. She has been closely associated with the Thermax Social Initiative Foundation which manages two schools for lower—income groups. She has been awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work and was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 2012. In 2007, she was part of 4O Richest Indians by net worth according to ‘Forbes’ magazine.

Infusing seamlessness in her work and scripting fluid spaces, Brinda Somaya’s inspiring body of work speaks of a strong social conscience. In a career spanning several decades, she has created not just statement—making large structures across the country but also smaller, more personally satisfying designs. Lauded for her exemplary work in heritage preservation, she underscores the importance of conservation. She has won several awards including, The Wienerberger Golden Architect Award for Lifetime Achievement, Urban Heritage Award for Banyan Park, et al. She is also voted among India’s Top IO Architects by ‘Construction World’ in 2009.

A noted actress, theater veteran and television artist, Surekha Sikri has won several awards for her outstanding work on silver screen, on theater stage and on small screen.

A graduate from National School of Drama, she worked with the NSD Repertory for over 1O years before shifting to Mumbai. She has acted in many films like Zubeidaa, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer and Raincoat. She has also worked in television serials such as Banegi Apni Baat, Kesar, Saher and Samay. She was the recipient of 1989 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Twice—Tamas in I988 and Mammo in I995. In Dec 2008 she was awarded Best Actress in Negative Role for the serial Balika Vadhu.

Education & Community Development A visionary thought leader and distinguished educationist, Dr. Indu Shahani has been the Principal of HR. College of Commerce & Economics in South Mumbai. A doyenne with over 31 years of experience in higher education, she has played the lead role in nurturing future leaders. Dr. Shahani was appointed vice Chairman the Board of the Governors of the International Baccalaureate and has over a decade of experience with the IB organization. She is the recipient of several awards including ‘Women’s Achievers’ Award’ by Young Environmentalists Programme Trust, ‘Woman of the Year Award by Junior Chamber International, and ‘Achievement Award’ by Sahyog Foundation.

Corporate Responsibility and Community Service

Architecture and Urban Conservation

Acting

Banking

Empowering Spiritual Consciousness

An articulate face of the Brahma Kumaris, BK Sister Shivani is a spiritual speaker and Rajyoga Meditation teacher who has taken the Brahma Kumaris movement to millions of people both in India and abroad. An engineering graduate with a Gold Medal from Pune University, she worked with Bhartiya Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune as a lecturer for two years. An authority on subjects like spirituality, relationships and meditation, she speaks on a wide spectrum of themes such as stress free lifestyle, leadership skills, emotional intelligence, living values and the practical technique of Rajyoga Meditation.

Her TV program on practical spirituality is aired in more than 160 countries across five continents.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014

By Anil Vishwakarma

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road accident at Malshej Ghat saw 27 people die and eleven suffer serious injuries when a State Transport bus got hit by a truck at Dokawade in Murbad on Thursday morning.

The bus left from Thane Depot at around 6 am and was going past Dokawade when a truck loaded with wood, and coming from the opposite direction hit its side, and the impact was so severe that the driver lost control of the bus which fell into a 150-feet deep valley.

Villagers who witnessed the accident or heard about it, informed police personnel from stations of surrounding areas, who rushed to the site of the acci-

dent and along with the help of medical teams and locals, recovered the dead bodies and took the rescued passengers to the Murbad Civic Hospital and the Thane Civic Hospital.

The bus driver Kishan Choudhary (57) and conductor Devram Gonake (32) lost their lives in the tragedy. The state government announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh in case of death and Rs.50,000 for the injured persons.

The Assistant PRO of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) said, “The next of kin of the deceased will be given Rs. 3 lakh, while those injured will be given best treatment for which complete expenses will born the Transport Department.

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Dokawade should now be named Dhokawade? Locals stand at the ‘jinxed’ spot from where the bus tumbled.

The mangled remains of the ill-fated State Transport bus, in the ravines. (Right) The damaged and abandoned truck that was responsible for the terrible tragedy that claimed 27 lives, and injured 11.

The bodies of the unfortunate victims being taken out of the ambulances by police, relief workers and state officials. (Far right) The bodies lie covered and lined up.

Unfortunate to have been in the bus, but fortunate enough to be alive, some of the injured victims being treated at the civic hospitals.

04 LOST & FOUND Notice is hereby given that the original Sale agreement dated 12/01/1998 Entered into between Palak Construction Pvt. Ltd. and Mansukhlal Bhavanjibhai Mistry of Flat/No. 301 Shree Nathji SRA Co-op Housing Society, Opposite Laxminarayan Mandir, Rani Sati Marg, Malad (E) Mumbai97 has been lost & Complaint lodges with Dindoshi Police Station wide Complaint No. 04/2014 Dated: 01/01/2014. If anyone finds it or having any claim/objection should contact above/address within 15 Days.

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THANKSGIVING

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the hopeless, pray for us.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Sattar Bashir Syed to Sattar Bashir Sayyed as per Affidavit No. KD 942925.

C-29008 I have changed my name from Jayashree Subhash Bhosale to Anita Subhash Bhosale as per Affidavit No. 009 dated 01-012014.

C-29009 I have changed my name from Prashant Ramchandra Erolla to Prashant Ramchandra Arolla as per Govt. of Maharashtra Gazette No. (U-38533) dated 18/01/2012.

C-29010 I have changed my old name from Mr. Nevilkumar Kiritkumar Patel to new name Mr. Nevil Kiritkumar Patel as per Affidavit dated 20/12/2013.

C-29011 I have changed my old name from Mrs. Shilpaben Kiritkumar to new name Mrs. Shilpaben Kiritkumar Patel as per Affidavit dated 20/12/2013.

C-29012 I have changed my old name from Mr. Kiritkumar Amrutlal to new name Mr. Kiritkumar Amrutlal Patel as per Affidavit dated 20/12/2013.

C-29013 I have changed my name from Khan Ali Kashif Gulnoor to Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh as per Affidavit dated 1/1/2014.

C-29014 I have changed my name from Ali Kashif Sadat Khan to Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh as per Affidavit dated 1/1/2014.

C-29015 I Nowseen Bano Khadim Ali Sayed have changed name to Nausheen Bano Shamshad Ahmed Shaikh vide Maharashtra Govt. Gazette (U-4503) dt.

25-4-20131.5.2013.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Mohd. Siddiq. to Mohammed Siddique as per Affidavit No: KD 308276.

C-29017 I have changed my name from Vellaisamy to Vellaisamy Sennai Reddy vide Affidavit dated 31st Dec 2013.

C-29018 I have changed my name from Chitra to Chitra Vellaisamy Reddy vide Affidavit dated 31st Dec 2013.

C-29019 I have changed my name from Sadhana Ramu Patil, to ‘Sadhana Nandkumar Subhedar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-41452) Dated: 17/10/2013.

C-29020 I have changed my name from Maijabin Mohd. Bakar Shaikh, to ‘Mehzabin Iqbal Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-50174) Dated: 05/12/2013.

C-29021 I, Rajib Ghosh have changed my Daughter’s name from Pomy Rajib Ghosh, to ‘Rupsha Rajib Ghosh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-49941) Dated: 28/11/2013.

C-29022 I have changed my name from Brijlal Mathura Pasi, to ‘Brijlal Mathura Saroj’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-48154) Dated: 21/11/2013.

C-29023 I have changed my name from Ravin Jarnailsingh Bhuttor, to ‘Ravin Jarnalsingh Bhuttar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-49710) Dated: 28/11/2013.

C-29024 I have changed my name from Jarnalsingh Swaransingh Bhuttor, to ‘Jarnalsingh Swaransingh Bhuttar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-49711) Dated: 28/11/2013.

C-29025 I have changed my name from Nishita Jarnalsingh Bhuttor, to ‘Nishita Jarnalsingh Bhuttar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-49712) Dated: 28/11/2013.

C-29026 I have changed my name from Sharayu Jarnalsingh Bhuttor, to ‘Sharayu Jarnalsingh Bhuttar’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U-49713) Dated: 28/11/2013.

C-29027 I have changed my name from Jayesh Kumar Shah, to ‘Jayesh Shah’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-29028 I have changed my name from Geetaben Shah, to ‘Geeta Jayesh Shah’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-29029 I have changed my name from Jayeshbhai Mohanlal Shah, to ‘Jayesh Mohanlal Shah’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-29030 I have changed my name from Gitaben Shah, to ‘Geeta Jayesh Shah’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Pathan Mohamed Yaqub Husain Chand, to ‘Mansuri Yaqub Husain Chand’ as per Affidavit Dated: 01/01/2014.

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I have changed my name from Naima Gulam Mohiddin Nawshekar to Naeema Mohammed Azim Chougule as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mishra Shilpi Pramodkumar, to ‘Vora Sidra Sohel’ as per Affidavit Dated: 01/01/2014.

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I have changed my name from Sruthy Vinodkumar to Shruti Vinodkumar Chendra as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ravji Avchar Patel, to ‘Ravji Avchar Dubariya’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-54167) Dated: 19/12/2013.

C-29034 I have changed my name from Nidhi Satish Rathod, to ‘Nidhi Rajkumar Chaudhari’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-54815) Dated: 26/12/2013.

C-29035 I have changed my name from Mohammed Sajid Mohammed Amin, to ‘Mohammed Sajid Mohammed Amin Ansari’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-83414) Dated: 28/02/2013.

C-29036 I have changed my name from Lalitha Raju Pillai to Lalitha Raju Pillayas per Affidavit.

C-29037 I have changed my name from Aslam Ramzan Shaikh to Kabir Ahmed Ramzan Shaikhas per Affidavit Dt: 09/12/2013.

C-29038 I have changed my name from Nazama Arshad Shaikh to Nazma Arshad Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 2nd January, 2014.

C-29039 I have changed my name from Sudhirkumar Chandramohan Bhatia to Sudhir Chandermohan Bhatia as per Affidavit dated 2nd January, 2014.

C-29040 I have changed my name from Khatijabi Dautkhan Dalwai to Khatija Ismail Kaskar as per Affidavit Dated 2nd January, 2014.

C-29041 I have changed my name from Sunil Keshav Dangale to Sunil Keshav Dangle as per Affidavit dated 2nd January, 2014.

C-29042 I have changed my name from Retnakara Pai to Ratnakar Pai as per Affidavit Dated 2nd January, 2014.

C-29043 I have changed my name from Niraj Devlal Sharma to Nirajkumar Devlal Sharma as per Affidavit dated 31st December, 2013.

C-29044 I have changed my name from Amitkumar Kameshwar Singh to Amit Kameshwar Singh Vide Maha. Govt. Gazette (X-50402).

I have changed my name from Anirudh Vinodkumar Chandra to Aniruddh Vinodkumar Chendra as per Affidavit.

C-29049 I have changed my name from Sangita Ben Ratankar Kulkarni to Sangita Shailesh Shegunshi as per Affidavit.

C-29050 I have changed my name from Shaileshbhai Shegunshi to Shailesh Pandurnag Shegunshi as per Affidavit.

C-29051 I have changed my name from Sangitaben Shegunshi to Sangita Shailesh Shegunshi as per Affidavit.

C-29052 I have changed my name from Shinsha Hussain to Shahensha Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-29053 I have changed my name from Shanno Shinsha Hussain to Amir Bee Shahensha Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-29054 I have changed my name from Ishrat Husain Sayeed to Ishrat Husain Sayed as per Affidavit.

C-29055 I have changed my name from Gousia Farook Mansuri to Gousiya Farook Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-29056 I have changed my name from Sharon Akshata Arun Pathare to Sharon Arun Pathare as per Affidavit.

C-29057 I have changed my name from Keshar Bhaskar Mayekar to Keshari Kiran Patkar as per Affidavit.

C-29058 I have changed my name from Mahendrakumar Devji Gala to Mahendra Devji Gala as per Affidavit.

C-29059 We Mr Dinesh Gulabchand Kagarecha and Mrs Asha Dinesh Kagarecha have changed our son’s name from Nimit Dinesh Kagarecha to Nimit Dinesh Kagrecha as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Malini Tukaram Girkar to Sakshi Suryakant Khanvilkar as per Gazette No. (U-377224).

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I have changed my name from Prakash Ramraj Gupta to Dharmraj Ramraj Prasad Gupta as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Margaret Dilip Giri to Margaret Maxmillan Dsouza as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Bijay Dakua to Vijay Dakua as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rajeshri Hitesh Mehta to Rajshree Hitesh Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-29065 I have changed my name from Rajeshree Hitesh Mehta to Rajshree Hitesh Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-29066 I have changed my name from Lalita Jivaji Shinde to Parvati Mahadev Shelar as per Affidavit.

C-29067 I have changed my name from Kavita Ramlal Totlani to Kavita Ramchand Totlani as per Affidavit.

C-29068 I have changed my name from Vaishaliben Anilkumar Sheth to Vaishali Milan Desai as per Affidavit.

C-29069 I have changed my name from Dipakkumar Kanjibhai Arethiya to Deepak Kanji Arethia as per Affidavit.

C-29070 I have change my name from Varunkumar Vinod Jain to Varun Vinod Jain as per Affidavit.

C-29071 I have change my name from Rajddip B. Biswaas to Rajdip Bimal Kumar Biswas as per Affidavit.

C-29072 I have change my name from Sunilkumar Keshavsingh Waghela to Sunil Keshavsingh Baghel as per Affidavit.

C-29073 I have change my name from Neel Deepak Savli to Neel Deepak Salvi as per Affidavit.

C-29074 I have changed my name from Ajaykumar Matibar Singh to Ajay Matibar Singh as per Affidavit.

C-29075 I have changed my name from Yashwant Vishram Chavan to Yashvant Vishram Chawan as per Affidavit.

C-29076 I have changed my name from Surekha Ganpat Khandare to Amita Yashvant Chavan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Kumari D'cunha Nunilon Benjamin to Nayana D'cunha as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ambika Ambaji Gaikwad to Ambubai Ambaji Gaikwad as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sharad Kumar Suresh Kumar Ganeriwal to Ssharad Ganeriwal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shagufta Ameerjan Sheikh to Shagufta Ameer Jan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ramraj Indrajit Prasad Gupta to Ramraj Prasad Indrajit Prasad Gupta as per Affidavit.

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I have changed name from Mohd Rustom Shaikh to Mohd Rustam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-29082 I have changed my name from Rajappa Waghmode to Rayappa Waghmode as per Affidavit.

C-29083 I have changed my name from Shehnawaz Mohd Amin Ansari to Shahnawaz Mohd Amin Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-29084 I have changed my name from Asiabanu Niyaz Khan to Asiya Niyaz Khan as per Affidavit.

C-29085 I have changed my name from Shivraj to Shivraj Santram Prajapati as per Affidavit.

C-29086 I have changed my name from Girishchandra Raghunath Jane to Girish Raghunath Jena as per Affidavit.

C-29087 I have changed my name from KHalique Hussain Mushtaque Hussain Syed to Khalique Husain Mushtaque Hussain Syed as per Affidavit.

C-29088 I have changed my name from Asvind Kumar Sarva deo Singh to Asavind Kumar Sarva deo Singh as per Affidavit.

C-29089 I have changed my name from Mr. Maru Ramanna Patrot to Mr. Mahaling Ramanna Patrot as per Affidavit.

C-29090 I have changed my name from Mr. Tasneef Ahmad to Mr. Tasneef Ahmad Khan as per Affidavit.

C-29091 I have changed my name from Nasir-Ahmed Bashir-Ahmed Shaikh to Nasir Bashir Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-29092 I have changed my name from Binita Jagdish Sharma to Binita William Dias as per Affidavit.

C-29093 I have changed my name from Valsamma to Valsa Mathews as per Affidavit.

C-29094 I have changed my name from Itratzaki Iraqui to Itrat Zaki Iraqui as per Affidavit.

C-29095 I have changed my name from Maimuna to Salma Mohammad Yusuf Momin as per Affidavit.

C-29096 We Mr.Farhan Nazeer Patel and Mrs.Fauzia Farhan Patel have changed our minor daughter name from Patel Reeba Farhan to Riba Farhan Patel as per Affidavit.

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School bus catches fire in Kandivli; no one injured While there were no students in the bus, the driver and cleaner jumped off as soon as the fire broke out

By Zuber Ansari

police informed the fire brigade. Until the fire school bus caught fire brigade arrived, the police, at Kandivli (East) on with help from locals, tried Thursday afternoon. The to douse the fire, which police said that only the was completely doused bus driver and cleaner only after the fire brigade were present in the bus arrived around 15 minutes and jumped off it after they after the incident. witnessed flames emitting “No one was injured in from the bus’ engine. No the mishap. We have one was injured in the recorded the incident.

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Firemen looking at the remains of the partially charred bus. mishap, the police informed.

According to the Samta Nagar police, the incident was reported around 3 pm on Thursday from opposite Evershine Millennium Paradise building at Thakur Village. The school bus, which belongs to Thakur Public School, was on its way back to the school after dropping children off at their respective residences after the school got over at 1.30 pm.

“After the driver, Maurya, and the cleaner jumped off the bus, it came to a halt after hitting a divider on the road”, said Laxman Shinde, inspector, Samta Nagar police.

The police said that Maurya then informed police control after which a mobile police van was rushed to the spot and the

Prima facie, it appears that the fire occurred due to a mechanical fault with the vehicle. We are investigating further”, said Shinde.

Despite repeated attempts, the school could not be contacted for comment. Meanwhile, an official from the Andheri Regional Transport Office (RTO) said that they have not received any information about the fire.

“So far, we haven’t received any intimation about the school bus fire by the police. Besides, we are not informed about all road accidents, only fatal or major accidents are reported to us, following which we mechanically examine the vehicle to see if it was human or mechanical error”, said an official from the Andheri RTO, requesting anonymity.

GIRLS IN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS SOON TO GET FREE SANITARY NAPKINS CITY

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

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fter two long years of discussions, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) moved closer to its plan regarding providing free sanitary napkins to adolescent girl-students studying in municipal schools across the city.

There is no confirmation as to when the scheme will start, but sources stated that it should begun by the end of January.

The BMC had made huge budget provisions for the betterment of women under the Gender Budget. According to sources, a very small portion of the budget has been utilised in the last two years.

The issue regarding provi-

Republic Day celebrations at Marine Drive

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he Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to hold the Republic Day function at Marine Drive, instead of Shivaji Park from this year. CM Prithviraj Chavan told PTI that conducting the function in the country's financial capital on the lines of the one at Rajpath in New Delhi was being considered for a long time.

"There will be parade of air force contingents and colourful floats from different parts of the state," he said.

Chavan said a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh will be given to the best float. Second prize will be Rs 25 lakh and third prize will be Rs 15 lakh. The Cshaped road, popularly known as the Queen's Necklace Road, links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.

MU provides protection to its URs

By Yatin Ingle

known party workers and students have been tracking their movements. Various students’ wings and political parties were trying to influence them to represent particular political parties.

partment of Students’ Welfare said, “The varsity has already he Mumbai University informed the principals has now assured protecabout the security measures tion to the three girls who to be taken. These students were being threatened, should not worry anymore”. bribed and forced to contest The MU’s students’ counelections through the stucil election will be held on dents’ wings and political January 15. This year, Yuva parties. This comes after the Sena has opted out of the ADC’s report on the same. elections while the MaharasThe girls are currently Unitra Navnirman Vidhyarthi versity Representatives (UR) Sena and National Students’ who will be a part of the stuAs soon as the complaint Union of India will be particdents’ council elections of the was lodged, the varsity as- ipating in the elections. varsity. sured the girls that they Bhagyashree Sawant, one of These three had informed would get the needed secu- the three complainants, the Vice-Chancellor and the rity, and sent a notice to their said, “We are glad that we Students Grievance Cell that colleges asking the principals have got security but are they have been getting con- to provide security. tensed till the final elections stant phone calls, while unMrudul Nile, Director, De- are conducted.”

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to provide free sanitary napkins to ensure menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls studying in municipal schools. While the BMC will not be the first civic body to take such a step, despite being the richest in the country, it is a much needed

move which has been hailed by citizens and civic officials alike.

The issue to provide free sanitary napkins had surfaced earlier during meetings. However, it was kept aside saying it is a purely personal issue of students and their family members, thus negating the statistical fact that school girls lose an average of four days a month due to menstruation, putting

them at a huge disadvantage with their male counterparts. The embarrassment cause during this period resulted in the girls opting to stay at home, which had an adverse effect on their overall performance.

In this regard, civic Health Committee Chairman Geeta Gawli, who had earlier put forth the proposal, said, “During discussion with civic doctors, I learn about

that sanitary napkin is a personal issue of students. There were a lot of arguments and counter arguments among councillors and civic officials regarding the same.

This idea was the brain child of Health Committee Chairman Geeta Gawali. She

questing him to provide free sanitary napkins to girl students studying in municipal schools. I believe it will not prove a financial burden on the civic body as it is not too expensive. Besides, there is huge provision under the gender budget for women which is hardly used for any cause.”

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had written a letter to Munic- are prohibited by health exipal Commissioner request- perts. ing him to provide free It is also observed that dursanitary napkins to girl stu- ing the menstruation period, girls prefer to stay at home than attending school.

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Gawli had said, “Being a woman, I can understand the pain and suffering of those girls. There is a huge provision under the gender budget for women but it is hardly used for any cause”. dents. She had said in the letRahul Shewale said, “Free ter that the civic body should sanitary napkins issue is on do so to ensure menstrual hy- our agenda. We are disgiene among adolescent girls cussing with various compastudying in municipal corpo- nies who could provide ration schools. affordable sanitary napkins According to teachers, as of in bulk. Very soon, girl-stunow, the girls are using old dents in municipal school rags or paper clothes, which will get free sanitary napkin”.

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Dr. Sangita Doiphode, a Medical Officer (MO) in the Public Health Department of BMC, said, “It has been observed that municipal school girls don’t follow hygienic practises due to multiple reasons including lack of awareness or due to monetary matters. Consequently, they suffer server infections.”

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Following ADC’s report on January 1, the MBMC promptly cleared the overgrown trees and shrubbery from the traffic island at Kashimira, which was only serving to conceal the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

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out that the railings around the island were on the verge of collapse, and that the space had become a haven for hawkers and anti-social elements. Taking strong note of the news article, a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders, led by legislator Pratap Sarnaik, met the municipal commissioner on Thursday afternoon.

“I have directed the concerned authorities to regularly maintain all the traffic islands in the twin-city, so as to ensure the dignity and respect of the statues,” confirmed Additional Municipal Commissioner Bharat Shitole.

“For now, the MBMC has cleared the trees and shrubs. But this is not enough. We have demanded proper beautification of this and other traffic islands in the twin-city,” said municipal corporator Prashant Dalvi.

Partially ‘Adarsh’

Act, 1988. The flat owners include a driver, a peon and a ber 20, the state cabinet had vegetable vendor. On Decem- rejected the 670-page report

submitted by a two-member judicial commission. However, after Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi’s intervention, there was no option left before the CM but to review this decision.

Of the seven persons indicted, the CBI has already filed an FIR and a charge sheet against five, including Ashok Chavan. The cabinet had therefore decided that there was no need for another FIR in this regard. The state Governor K Sankaranarayanan had recently rejected the CBI’s plea to prosecute Ashok Chavan.

However, the opposition has already made a fresh plea to the state Governor to reconsider his decision and it has also threatened to approach the court in this regard.

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Major fire breaks out at MIDC Taloja

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major fire broke out at I.K. Marine private limited at Taloja in Navi Mumbai at 10 pm on Wednesday. It took the firemen about eight hours to contain the fire. The cooling process, however, continued late into the night.

I.K. Marine private limited situated in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area was engulfed by the fire within minutes. Even as fire tenders rushed to the spot, the raging fire spread all over. Firemen, however, claimed to have prevented it from spreading to other units.

One of the workers said, “When we came out of the office we saw a huge fire breaking out in I.K. Marine”.

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“The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained”, said the fire officer, Taloja, MIDC. I.K. Marine private limited

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said the Andheri police.

The deceased, identified as 30-year-old man com- Arun Pawar, was a resident of mitted suicide by jump- Swapnapurti building located ing off his seventh floor at Azad Road in Andheri apartment in Andheri (East) (East) and lived with his paron Thursday afternoon. The ents. His body was found in deceased was in a rehabilita- the building premises and has tion center for his alcohol been sent to Cooper Hospital addiction recently, but when for an autopsy, while the pohe came out of it, he was al- lice have filed an accidental legedly under depression, death report. The police have

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The officials said, “There are no casualties reported.

Everyone is safe but, there is a loss of crores of rupees and an inquiry would be conducted into the incident”. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

added that they have not found any suicide note on him and are questioning his parents to understand why he took such an extreme step.

Pawar worked for the Indian Railway as railway ticketing staff. The police are awaiting autopsy reports to ascertain if he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

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he Vakola police has arrested a 25-year-old chain snatcher from Andheri's Telli Gully area, who was infamous for targeting women in markets. However, unlike the others who used bikes for the crime, he used no vehicle; rather, he would just walk behind potential victims, steal their chains and run away.

The arrested accused has been identified as Shehzaad Kalam Shaikh, a resident of Dharavi and a drug addict.

According to the police, Shaikh is a habitual snatcher and till now has confessed to having committed three such crimes in the Vakola jurisdiction.

According to sources from Vakola police station, all three complainants revealed that the snatcher had no bike. “Based on the descrip-

He was allegedly involved in the Rs.425-crore QNet scam and didn’t turn up when summoned by the crime branch earlier

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tion they provided us with, we rounded up a few suspects. However, none were recognised by the complainants”, said a source.

“On the basis of further information we learnt that Shaikh was behind the crimes. We then formed a

team and arrested him from Teli Gully when he reached.

We now suspect that a few others may be associated with him”, sources added.

Shaikh has been produced before the court where he was remanded to police custody till January 5.

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 6 number of Tenders of estimated amount Rs. 3269587.60 respective tender documents and process of e-Tendering, please visit www.mcgm.gov.in.

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hree weeks after issuing summons, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai's crime branch on Thursday issued a lookout notice against Billiards champion Michael Ferreira for his alleged involvement in the Rs. 425-crore QNet scam.

Ferreira is a former world billiards champion and a Padma awardee, who was summoned by the EOW, in connection with the multicrore marketing scam.

The billiards player was told to be present before the EOW sleuths to record his statement in the ongoing probe into QNet. However, Ferreira did not appear and the EOW issued the lookout notice on Thursday, informed an EOW officer, requesting anonymity.

Hitherto, the EOW has arrested around nine people in the case. All the accused are charged with cheating, forgery and under relevant sec-

Ferreira, born and brought up in Mumbai, had earned the nicknamed ‘the Bombay Tiger’, and is a notable amateur player of English billiards from India. He had participated in the Indian National Billiards Championship in 1960 for the first time and in 1964 represented India in the World Amateur Billiards Championship (WABC) held in New Zealand, where he reached to the semi-finals. Ferreira was awarded the Padma Shri award in 1981, after he had won his second world amateur title. But he refused to accept this and contended that as cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was offered the more prestigious Padma Bhushan award, he too should be awarded the same. tions of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978.

According to the police, QNet lured investors with schemes involving investments between Rs.30,000 and Rs.7 lakh, said the police. It posed as a marketing firm which would sell bio-discs, watches, herbal products, holiday packages etc.

The multi-level marketing firm, QNet, duped thousands of investors by selling them plastic and glass products terming them as miraculous objects for treating severe dis-

eases like cancer.

In August 2013, the EOW had registered a case against the company and its employees. Investigators had mentioned five names of the accused in the FIR, in which one Vijay Eswaran is the brain behind the entire scam.

The company, which had been selling its product through qnetindia.in had its headquarters in Hong Kong.

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HC denies ISKCON permission to host function at Shivaji Park

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wo months after the Bombay High Court refused to allow the Congress Party to celebrate its 128th Foundation Day at the Shivaji Park ground on December 28, saying there had been gross violations of noise pollution control rules, and damage to the playground in the past, the court on Thursday refused to grant permission to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to hold their annual Jagannath Rath Yatra at Shivaji Park.

It may be recalled that the High Court had passed orders

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in 2010 declaring Shivaji Park a silence zone, on a PIL filed

by WeCom Trust, an NGO alleging noise pollution in Shivaji Park. In view of these orders, any one planning to hold a function at Shivaji Park has to obtain permission from the High Court. Accordingly, the Bombay High Court was hearing an application filed by an Iskcon member seeking direction to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to permit them to hold the yatra on January 4 at Shivaji Park in Central Mumbai.

While arguing for the application, the counsel for Iskcon told the court that

over one lakh people are likely to attend the yatra and that even last year, the high court had granted them permission.

After hearing the application, Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court refused to accept the contentions of the petitioner’s counsel and observed, “Holding that the city’s open public spaces should be allowed to be used only for their designated purpose, the Shivaji Park area is widely used by sportspersons and children for sports and recreation. Allowing the function would mean rendering it inaccessible not only for the day in

question, but also for some days before and after. The city’s public open spaces such as Shivaji Park should be allowed to be used only for their designated purposes, and the exceptions, if any, should be few.

Other functions held in the park like Republic Day and Maharashtra Day are both secular and state-organised functions. The Court must always test where the greater public interest lies. In the case of the Shivaji Park ground, I find it difficult to accept the proposition that the public interest lies with groups such as the petitioners.”

Navi Mumbai witnesses Protest against Deonar Dump safe New Year celebrations A

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he measures taken by the traffic department and the police officials in Navi Mumbai paid off as no untoward incidents were reported from the satellite city on December 31.

According to the traffic department, “No rash driving incidents have been registered. But 216 motorists were booked for drunken driving, which has gone up from last year’s 175”.

Vijay Patil, deputy commissioner, traffic said, “Various campaigns were launched to create awareness among the people and 15 constables were deployed at all major points like Palm Beach road etc.”

He added, “There were nakabandis throughout the night. Apart from the breath analysers for testing, there was strict supervision over issues like driving without seat belt etc. The number of vehicles on road was lesser this year as compared to the pre-

vious years”.

Srikant Pathak, deputy commissioner of police (crime) said, “The police department left no stone unturned to maintain law and order in the city and to our satisfaction the residents also co-operated with us. Apart from major roads, we also conducted nakabandis at Mini Seashore, Sagar Vihar and near big hotels”.

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garbage and medical waste is still being dumped, causprotest was held at the ing various dreadful disGovandi-Bainganwadi eases among locals. dumping ground signal Another dumping ground junction, blocking traffic was opened along the along the heavily used Ghatkopar-Thane stretch in Ghatkopar Mankhurd Link Kanjurmarg, but was closed Road at around 9 am yester- after the Maharashtra day. The protestors were led Navnirman Sena protested by former Congress MLA against it. “While there is Yusuf Abrahani, who de- not much of a population manded the closure of the near the Kanjurmarg dump which allegedly was dumping ground, the Gothe cause of several diseases vandi-Bainganwadi stretch in the area. Not a single has heavy human habitatruck was allowed to enter tion,” explained Abrahani. the Deonar dumping Ex-coporators Atik Akmal ground, causing heavy Khan, Shakuntala Dhonde, traffic jams, affecting Vashi- Velluswamy Naidu and bound and Ghatkopar- Manjor Dubey, the Northbound office goers, who East District president of had to bear the brunt of the the Congress party, were protest. present along with AbraAccording to Abrahani, hani, with more than 1,000 he had raised the issue in locals. the state legislature way Since the dumping back in 2005, and the then ground signal junction CM, late Vilasrao Desh- comes partly under Shivaji mukh, had promised that Nagar and partly under Dethe dumping ground would onar police stations, both be closed within four years. senior PIs Radheshyam But even after 10 years, Agarwal and Manohar

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L REMEMBERING THE MARTYR: The year for St Pauls Institute of Communication Education started with the launch of a book based on revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra at the St. Pauls Auditorium in Bandra, ‘The Life and Times of Madan Lal Dhingra’ was unveiled by Adv. Ashish Shelar, MLC and President of Bharatiya Janata Party. Unsung Indian revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra, assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official. This act has been hailed as one of the first incidents for revolution in Indian Independence and inspired freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekhar Azad. Authored by Dr. Vishav Bandhu, the book unfolds the life and events that led to the act of revolution including the sufferings of the martyr, being shunned by everyone including his family and being tagged a coward rather than a hero.

egends of Hindustani classical music, including flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and percussionist Trilok Gurtu, are all set to perform at the 7th edition of the Bansuri Utsav, the brainchild of flautist Vivek Sonar on January 4 (Saturday) and 5 (Sunday), at the Shri Shiv Samartha Mandal’s High School Grounds, opposite Gadkari Rangayatan in Thane. Vivek Sonar is a senior disciple of Pandit Hariprasad

Flute festival Chaurasia, and the ‘Bansuri Utsav’ is the only festival in the world dedicated to the flute.

The programme on Saturday will commence with a Flute Symphony, where artists led by Vivek Sonar, spanning three generations of ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’, will together play different raga-based compositions on flute accompanied by other instruments like keyboard, saxophone, djembe and

Vichare of their respective police stations formed a team and kept a watch on the protestors. When the situation went out of control, the protestors were arrested under section 68 and after the enquiry and investigation were let off under section 69.

Dr Rahil Qamar Siddique, who runs the Rajiv Gandhi Medical Centre near Deonar dumping ground, says, “Every day, more than 500 to 600 patients come here, all affected by dumping ground filth. Two weeks ago, a four-month-old child died off dengue. These health issues arising out of the Deonar dump should be tackled on a war footing.”

Abrahani further said that in the next step he will protest in front of BMC municipal commissioner. “If the locals belonging to the Shiv Sena and the BJP wish to, they can stop this problem right away as their parties are ruling the BMC,” remarked Abrahani. more. About 150 flautists, from age groups ranging from 8 to 85 years, will be seen on one platform, playing the flute. The day’s concluding performance will be

by Shivkumar Sharma.

Sunday will see a Gurtu and Sonar interplay, before the day concludes with a performance by Hariprasad Chaurasia himself.

The Bansuri Utsav Donor Season Passes are available in Thane at the Gadkari Rangayatan, Waves Music, Dr Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha, and also via www.bookmyshow.com

Protesting docs demand implementation of the Doctors’ Protection Act

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he 4,000 mass bunking resident doctors from across the state, who are protesting the recent assault on a junior doctor by policemen at Solapur Medical College, are demanding the implementation of the Doctors’ Protection Act in this case.

“The Doctors’ Protection Act has been in existence since 2010, but has never been implemented. Nobody even knows about it. The accused policemen in the Solapur case have been suspended, but we don’t know under what sections

and what charges have been pressed on them. They are charged under bailable offences, which is not right.

When booked under the Doctors’ Protection Act, the offence is non-bailable and the punitive action is a fine of Rs. 50,000 and imprisonment for three years. This is what we want. A simple suspension that will get the policemen back on duty in a few days or months serves no purpose,” said Dr. Harshal Panshewdikar, General Secretary, Central Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).

Speaking about why implementation of this Act is im-

portant, Dr. Santosh Wakchaure said, “Every time a doctor is assaulted, we demand betters security, but nothing is ever done for us.

We feel that once this Act is implemented, people will know that doctors are also protected under an Act, and assaulting them can lead to punishment. This will set an example and people will think twice before manhandling a doctor.”

participating in the mass bunk, the professors, lecturers and senior doctors of the hospitals were busy taking care of patients.

The bunking resident doctors said that since senior doctors were managing patients, healthcare services haven’t been affected to a great extent.

“This is the first day of our mass bunk, so things are being managed, but for how long can they manage withHealthcare services in the out resident doctors, who are city not affected on day one the backbone of the system,” of the mass bunk: said a doctor.

With around 2000 resident At Sion Hospital, the Out doctors from the BMC and Patient Department (OPD) state run hospitals in the city

APMC markets to be closed on January 8

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he Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) all over Maharashtra has decided to remain closed on January 8 as a protest against the state government’s decision to keep fruits and vegetables out of the APMC Act. Sanjay Pansare, Director, Fruit market, APMC Vashi said, “We have decided to close all the 294 markets on January 8, to protest against the government’s decision which will render thousands of mathadi (head-loader) workers jobless and there will be no one to hear the farmers out should they face any financial issues”.

It was decided by the ruling Congress party that if fruits and vegetables were removed from the APMC, it would pro-

Members of APMC Vashi have unanimously decided to shut shop on Jan 8. vide a great relief to consumer.

Pansare on the other hand also stated that, “The financial crisis will never end if all the farmers are found selling their products to the consumers directly and the is-

sues will never be sorted”.

Fruits and vegetables are considered to be the most essential commodities and if they are purchased directly from farmers, it would mean bringing down spoilage of fruits and vegetables.

Woman’s suicide at CST: No anticipatory bail for rly official

By A Staff Reporter

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he sessions court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application of a Central Railway official, accused of abetting suicide of a woman. Anita Patel (22), railway ticket booking agent, set herself on fire at a toilet inside the Divisional Railway Manager's office at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here on December 26.

Police filed a case of abetment of suicide against

William Kerry, in-charge of Central Railway’s ‘Jansadharan Ticket Booking Sevak’ scheme, as Patel's parents named him in their complaint, reports PTI. According to police, the probe indicated that Patel was highly disturbed as she could not begin her work under Jansadharan Ticket Booking Sevak scheme due to administrative reasons, and she wanted a refund of Rs 40,000 which she had paid to the railways.

Jansadharan Ticket Booking Sevaks are authorised to sell long-distance train tickets. Patel was selected under the scheme two years ago, paid fees and completed other formalities. For the past few months, she had been requesting railway authorities to refund her deposit, since she wanted to drop out.

According to police, she wrote to Kerry several times, but in vain. In one of the letters she had said that she was fed up with the delay.

was closed and indoor admissions dropped to 37 from a normal figure of 200. Only ten operations were conducted instead of the regular hundred. 511 Since Resident Medical Officers were not on duty, the professors, associate professors and assistant medical officers were at work.

At Nair Hospital, around 40 planned surgeries were cancelled, while at KEM hospital around 15 surgeries were cancelled.

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their support to the doctors and that if no action is taken by the authorities by Friday, then on January 4, teachers from all fourteen medical colleges will also join the mass bunk. Other associations like the Maharashtra Association of Gazetted Medical Officers have also declared their support to MARD.

HC intervenes: “The High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of this matter”, informed Dr. Professors to join the mass Wakchaure. He further said, bunk: “We are planning a protest at Dr. Wakchaure said that JJ Hospital on Friday to take teachers are also extending things ahead.”

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To India, Mandela was almost a national hero

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Ponder awhile…

“The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Belated attempt by T Congress to clean up corruption taint T

HE Congress high command seems to have finally become aware of the fact that it has to take some firm action with regard to the continuing corrupt practices of its party members. The rout in six state assembly elections – and it has been the worst in Delhi where the party got just eight seats – must have shattered the morale of the Congress party leaders. The corruption taint is the main cause of the defeat.

For a long time, it looks like the Congress has been living in an ivory tower, totally oblivious of the reality on the ground. There have been scam after scam, but apart from declaring that action would be taken, nothing else was done. The prime minister explained away the scams by stating that he had to keep silent thanks to coalition compulsions. And there was that what looked like corrupt land deals by party president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law – Robert Vadra. He got a clean chit, but the damage had been done: people said there will not be smoke without fire.

It looks like finally the party has realised it has to urgently take some damage control measures. The Adarsh housing scam investigation has been going on for a long while and finally when a report was submitted, the state government repealed it. There was a strong reaction against the response of the state government, but the Congress did nothing. However, when the protests grew louder, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said that the Maharashtra government should reconsider its decision.

This order by Rahul Gandhi shows a growing awareness on the part of the Congress high command of the attempt to clean the image of the party. Rahul could have passed the order for the reconsideration of the report soon after it was presented. It was only after huge public outcry that he said a reconsideration of the Adarsh decision was necessary.

It is also to be seen what Rahul Gandhi's response will be with regard to the demand for the ouster of the chief minister who is alleged to be involved in several corrupt transactions.

It is, however, a bit too late: The corruption taint which the Congress has acquired during the last ten years cannot be wiped out easily.

Rahul faces an uphill task in this regard.

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HE passing away of Nelson Mandela received the highest notice possible in the Indian media with The Telegraph (Dec. 7) beating everyone at the job with a full-page pictorial coverage under the title ‘Mahatma of Our Times’ and an additional four pages covering the life and times of its icon, which must be a record of some kind.

Mandela’s comparison with the Mahatma was indeed apt. As The Indian Express (Dec. 7) said, “Like Mahatma Gandhi before him, the anti-apartheid icon knew that the brutality of the white colonialist was not their ‘real’ nature. Mandela, noted the Express, was ever ready to sacrifice his life “for a cause which made him stand out like a giant among his contemporaries and which will always make him shine like a beacon for future generations. It was because of Gandhi,” said the paper, “and Mandela that the 20th century will be remembered as it produced two of the greatest personalities of our times.”

Two greatest achievements DNA (Dec. 7) said Mandela’s “two greatest achievements were to see justice as a means to achieving lasting peace, not extracting a price for past sins and to renounce power when it would have been easy for him to choose otherwise.” The paper agreed that Mandela was no saint and made his mistakes “both personal and political”. It also conceded that he could be autocratic at times but it went on to say that “it is human greatness that runs deeper than the fallibility attributed to the bloodless figures history transfigures great men into.”

The Hindu (Dec. 7) said that “the world has lost one of the greatest figures of the 20th century” leaving “the country’s moral compass in the silence of his twilight.” The paper took note of the fact that he had appointed a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, saving the nation “from a descent into bloodshed”. In conclusion it said that “by leading his country out of the horrors of racial segregation” he has “won his place in history” and “his successors must not seek their own.”

Hindustan Times (Dec. 7) said Mandela is “a man who belongs to the ages.” It noted that Mandela lived his life, never blaming others for his misfortunes” and “never sought revenge”. Mandela, the paper said, also lived by the principle “that bitterness and hate can achieve no lasting good” saying that “it was

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not for nothing that he was called the Gandhi of South Africa”. The paper said “even those bitterly opposed to his politics could not but have respect and admiration for his towering intellect and impeccable integrity (since) he did not use his personal tragedies to score political points”. The paper added: “His passing has created a cataclysmic upheaval of sorrow around the world”.

Deccan Herald (Dec. 7) pointed out that

A sacred warrior MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath Mandela’s passing is being mourned not just in South Africa whose people be freed from oppressive white rule, but worldwide. Pointing out that during his 27 years in jail Mandela had attained renowned for his uncompromising commitment to fighting injustice, the paper said that was “testimony to the immense love, admiration, respect and inspiration he evoked across continents.”

Claiming that Mandela never hesitated to speak Truth to Power, the paper noted that “he was uncompromising his anguish, even anger, over injustice.” It added: “It will not be easy for the post-Mandela world to come to terms with his death. His moral authority will be missed.”

The Asian Age (Dec. 7) said that the world has again lost a Mahatma. It said: “The towering South African leader and iconic world statesman will be mourned deeply across all continents,” adding that Mandela “was a man of courage, of passion, of struggle and indomitable spirit harbouring no ill-will against those who hurt him.” Mandela, said the paper “set a memorable example” by declining to serve beyond a single five-year term” and his great success “lay in creating a government of national unity.” The great leader, said the paper, “had about him a touch of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.” It added: The

Harmony, the source of manifestation H

ARMONY is the source of manifestation, the cause of its existence, and the medium between God and man.

The peace for which every soul strives, and which is the true nature of God and the utmost goal of man, is but the outcome of harmony; this shows that all life’s attainments without a sense of harmony are but vain. It is the attainment of harmony which is called heaven, and it is the lack of it which is termed hell. The master of it alone understands life, and he who lacks it is foolish in spite of all other knowledge that he may have acquired.

The Sufi gives great importance to the attainment of harmony, believing that light is for angels and darkness for the devil, but that harmony is necessary for a human being in order to keep a balance in life. There are three aspects of harmony: eternal, universal, and individual.

Eternal harmony is the harmony of consciousness. As it is in itself eternal, all things

legacy of South Africa’s great sons binds his country to India in no small measure”.

The Economic Times (Dec. 7) said it is a mark of Nelson Mandela’s stature that his death is “genuinely mourned almost as a personal loss” and that years after the struggle to end apartheid he still symbolises the struggle against discrimination. He was, the paper said, “simply one of the greatest leaders in world history”.

The Times of India (Dec. 7) asked the world to “walk in Madiba’s footsteps”. In a long and detailed editorial, the paper said, “Mandela’s struggle was waged against a harsher environment than Gandhi battled” and once he also strayed off from the path of non-violence.

and beings live and move in it; yet it remains remote, undisturbed and peaceful. This is the God of the believer, and the God of the knower. All vibrations from the finest to the grossest are held together by this harmony.

Man is drawn in two opposite directions by

MATTER & SPIRIT the power of harmony: towards the Infinite and towards manifestation. He is less conscious of the former than of the latter, and by facing towards one direction he loses sight of the other. The Infinite, being the essential spirit of all, finally attracts all to itself. The Sufi gives the greatest importance to harmony with the Infinite, which he realizes by resignation to the will of God, the Beloved.

The existence of land and water, the attraction between the heavens and the earth, all demonstrate the universal harmony. The at-

The paper noted that “Mandela’s covenant will not be fulfilled easily or swiftly and “racism and poverty will not be vanquished in a generation of two.” The paper said that “for leaders of today and tomorrow the lesson is to be passionate and courageous” and it is his legacy that South Africa can today take the pride in regular elections in which each person’s vote counts equally, rule of law is sovereign and the middle class is expanding.”

The Times of India incidentally also published in the very editorial column an article

by Rajit Bhatin, a former High Commissioner to South Africa and currently Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs.

Bhatia reminded his readers that there was a time when, “at a particular stage in history” Mandela had concluded that non-violent means would not work against the brutal apartheid regime and consequently had become the architect and leader of ANC’s military wing. Only towards the end of the struggle did Mandela mould his party’s decision in the direction of peace, to turn South Africa “into a rainbow nation”. Bhatia heard Mandela call Gandhi “a sacred warrior” stressing that in a world of strife, “Gandhi’s message of peace and non-violence might hold the key to human survival”.

According to Bhatia, Mandela’s “journey on this earth has just ended but his story as an inspiration to millions shall last.”

As tributes go, one suspects that no other country would have paid so much to one single man, as has India. To India he was almost a national hero. traction of the sun and moon to each other, the cosmic order of the stars and the planets, all connected and related with each other, moving and working under a certain law; the regular rotation of the seasons, the night following the day, and the day in its turn giving place to the night; the dependence of one being on another; the distinctiveness, attraction and assimilation of the five elements, all prove the universal harmony.

The male and female, beast and bird, vegetable and rock, and all classes of things and beings are linked together and attracted to each other with a chord of harmony. If one being or thing, however apparently useless, were missing in this universe of endless variety, it would be as it were a note missing in a song. As Sa’di says, ‘Every being is born for a certain purpose, and the light of that purpose is kindled within his soul.’ All famines, plagues, and disasters such as storms, floods, volcanic eruptions, wars and revolutions, however bad they may appear to man, are in reality for the adjusting of this universal harmony.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

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THIS refers to your edit-piece 'Promises kept in 48 hours' (January 2) in which you have rightly pointed out, “Without the assistance of the Centre, AAP can do precious little in Delhi”, which is the hard truth and the sooner the new party realises this, the better it will be. Kejriwal has been extremely lucky to have become the chief minister by default mostly due to the Congress party's reluctance to allow the BJP to have one more state government as is abundantly clear from its cock-and-bull story to justify its support to its annihilator, the AAP, that it has done so in the interest of the Delhites who have ironically reduced its tally of seats from 40 to just eight this time. Therefore, the AAP will do well to eschew all arrogance, give credit to the Congress for its support and chalk out worthwhile programmes for the people - populism alone cannot keep it going forever.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

AS per my knowledge, AAP’s chief Arvind Kejriwal is a former IAS officer, obviously with thorough knowledge of all government and semi-government employees’ ways and means of corrupt income. He is Mr. Clean with equally clean and uncorrupt supporters in thousands, nay, lakhs or many more. On the other hand, the uncorrupt Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has more than 15 years’ of vast experience of propeople, effective administration.

He is also capable and interested in controlling the daily spiralling

Cops need to behave MEN in uniform think they can do what they want. On December 28, the traffic constables of Bhoiwada Police Station at Lalbaug, Parel, confiscated my tempo driver’s driving license and took us to the police chowky and made us wait for more than two hours just because I spoke harshly with them and told my tempo driver not to pay the fine of Rs.100 that was imposed on him for no fault of his. I was also asked to pay them a fine of Rs.300 and my tempo driver a fine of Rs.200. The woman cop also threatened my tempo driver that he would not get his driving license back unless he stands as witness in the court telling the judge that I spoke rudely to them, when I would like authorities to take a strong action against these cops. Cops should learn to discipline themselves and talk politely to the public.

— Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivali

Fighting corruption I WELCOME the decision of Union Defence Minister A.K. Anthony to cancel the Rs.3,600 crore deal with Agusta Westland for purchase of 12 VVIP choppers over allegation of kickbacks having being paid to fix the deal. I strongly feel that the termination of the contract is overall criticism of corruption in the deal and the breach of pre-contract integrity pact as pointed out by the attorney general of India in his report.

Since the cancellation of the deal has come after a year, the government must investigate the matter through CBI to find out the real truth and the culprit in the deal in which taxpayers’ money has been pocketed by selfish and greedy offi-

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The messiah has come? food inflation and cross-border terrorism and attracting foreign investment leading to job opportunities to a large number of Indian youngsters. Under such circumstances, leaving aside all personal and parties’ egos, Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP and Narendra Modi’s BJP must join hands in the interest of crores of Indian aam aadmis at the earliest.

showered with benefits like a sharp reduction in water and power charges.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's commitment to the aam aadmi cannot be doubted but giving freebies to one and all is not the right way of governance. Giving — Hansraj Bhat, Borivali free water to the poor is understandable but not charging

the rich is a populist measure WE all know that every person has more so because the state Kejriwal’s promises regarding water and government procures water for a a child in him but what we didn't electricity have been received with much price and also there is a know (or probably didn't enthusiasm, but it is hoped that these are distribution cost involved in it. acknowledge earlier) was that implemented as well. every politician has an AAP in Kejriwal should get his economics him. Days after Kejriwal and his right and work towards providing party formed the government in water to all rather than giving it as government providing freedom Delhi and started implementing a freebie and encouraging people from corruption?

— Abdul Monim, Vashi to waste this scarce supply which their agenda of providing free water (20,000 litres per family per one usually tends to do when it’s

month) and subsidised electricity, free. The next on the agenda is SOME years ago the country had politicians of other parties have cheap electricity but Kejriwal and witnessed two of its leading states his government should balance suddenly been awakened by the AAP inside them. Sanjay Nirupam announcing and implementing a the arithmetic in a manner where couple of populist measures. They people make optimum utilisation seems to be the latest one as he were Maharashtra and Andhra recently wrote to Maharashtra and subsidised power to the poor CM to subsidise electricity on the Pradesh. The former had declared is made good by charging more to free power for farmers and the AAP model of Delhi. Suddenly the rich who use more power for latter had started supplying rice politicians seem to have become their luxurious use. at Rs.2 per kg to its population. aam aadmi friendly. It’s really They have also abolished the Needless to say, both these amazing how one man's working VVIP culture by giving up even ‘revolutionary’ schemes were has changed the way political basic perks like official homes parties now look at the electorate. wound up within a short span of and vehicles and that in itself The calendar of 1947 and 2014 are their inauguration, for obvious would be a saving to the tune of reasons. Let us hope that the said to be identical. Can we several hundred crores. This is a same fate does not befall on the expect a second independence revolution in Indian politics!

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon denizens of Delhi who have been this August 15 with the AAP

the prizes or compensation promised by the government is not given.

Widows of our soldiers are still waiting for their money promised by the government. The soldiers who guard us through day and night and die for our motherland are not valued by our government.

Then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupindersingh Huda had promised Ramlal a prize money of Rs. 5 lakh which he is yet to get. Few days ago, we read about a retired military soldier who lost his legs in the war and has to beg for living. If this happens, who is going to trust our government and which parents will wish that their children join our police force, Army, Navy or Air Force?

— Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar

Modi gets away

Modi was recently given clean chit by the SIT with regard to the 2002 Gujarat riots but the Centre will now set up a commission to probe his involvement in the snoop-gate controversy.

THE decision of a magisterial court at Ahmedabad to accept the clean chit given to BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi by the Supreme Court-appointed special Investigation Team will provide a boost to his campaign. On a day of mixed news for the Gujarat Chief Minister, when the Centre announced the setting up of a commission to probe the alleged cials. With this cancellation, the who was insensitive and cared two snoop-gate controversy involving a government, which was under pres- hoots for the welfare of the people sure from the opposition parties, and the nation. There was refusal on I FELT very sad when I read about young woman by the Modi Governhas silenced its critics and has taken her part to take corrective actions 24-year-old Ramlal who climbed ment, the clean chit will provide a positive action to end corruption. besides unimaginatively indulging Mount Everest and still has to sell him the much-needed relief. It is — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai in announcements of policies that vegetables to feed his family. certainly not the end of legal tangles Our corrupt politicians are very surrounding Modi for his alleged could never be viable. Kapil Sibal and company should shed their smart in announcing prizes but role in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots. brazenness and apologise to the na- when the time comes to actually The Congress government is trying THE media meet called by the PM tion in loud and clear voices for the give the prizes, they run away. This to trap Modi but his luck helps him will, in all probability, turn out to be corruption and inflation. is not just a case of one Ramlal, come out of the woods all the time.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai there are so many examples where — C.K.S. Maniam, Sion a damp squib. If one goes by the past record of Congress, the press conference would see a recap of the ‘“achievements” of the ruling UPA II international cricket after during the last 10 years. Nothing completing 200 test matches, has about the prime ministerial candibeen conferred the ‘Bharat Ratna’. date, or for that matter, handing During the year, we lost world over the baton to the crown prince, women's safety and drunken leader Nelson Mandela, Nobel would be on the agenda. So all the driving cases. Better council Laureate and a fighter for hype generated over the issue in the prevailed and that helped to ease apartheid in South Africa. media would dissipate in a matter out post New Year celebrations. It Another legend who shone in of hours after the meet on Jan. 3. was a right step in the direction the year was Anna Hazare, social — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali under the prevailing conditions. crusader who brought about Navi Mumbai Municipal awareness regarding corruption Corporation (NMMC) did and fought for passing the Lok Pal announce in advance that the Bill. He brought the momentum KAPIL Sibal once again made some cut-off time will remain at 5 am to ‘India Against Corruption’ with remarks finding fault with Modi thereby Navi Mumbaikars were the support of the common man. over his recent reference to the Guprepared for extended enjoyment Another politician from jarat riots in 2002. Kapil Sibal on the New Year day. Such Gujarat, Narendra Modi, made should realise that he, the PM, FM, preventive measures and Gujarat a strong state and led the This New Year was ushered in with much MEA and the VP of his decrepit Conforethought really helped in way for people in Gujarat to live a excitement but lesser crimes, the credit gress party should keep ruing for tackling a ticklish situation. better life with a lot of for which goes largely to the police and the rest of their lives for the alleged Happy New Year to all the readers! developments in the state for — C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada employment, infrastructure, the co-operative citizens. unprecedented corruption scams and high inflation and business etc.

IT was a welcome sign that we all

letting the economy go LETTER OF Anna Hazare’s close associate THE DAY 2013 saw much news – mostly enjoyed the birth of New Year in astray with the GDP at Arvind Kejriwal started his party good and some bad. We will style this year. It was made an 4.8 per cent and a series called the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ with always remember some great incident free night in Mumbai of deficits with the 'economists' his fellow supporters. He won the personalities, who shone in this and suburbs as HC set aside the PM and FM - being clueless about Delhi assembly elections and year, for their contribution to the Police Commissioner's decision how to redeem the economy. Their became Chief Minister of Delhi to close hotels and restaurants by country and the world. efforts to forge FDI have only damrecently.

To start with, our own Sahin 1.30 am. The court extended the aged the Indian economy furtherI wish you all a happy New Year Tendulkar who retired from Test deadline to 5 am. It definitely more. The PM and others were only 2014!

— Murugesh Iyer, Thane Cricket and consequently from helped to give importance to seen as 'factotums' carrying out the orders of the Congress president

False promises

Damp squib

A ‘happy’ New Year indeed

Decrepit Congress factotums

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The Ghats, Coastal Plains and Islands Introduction: The coastal provinces are traditionally considered as the regions of strategic importance. They are the natural frontiers of any nation. Out of the top four megacities of India, three are located in the coastal zone. It is a region of high population density.

1.

Rainfall influences the climate of the Western Ghats and the Coastal Plains.

Ans.: 1) The Western Ghats run parallel to the West coast and act as a barrier for the South West monsoon winds and causes heavy rainfall in the region during the monsoon.

2) The rainfall increases from the Coastal region towards the Ghats where it reaches around 4000mm. the mean annual rainfall at Agumbe in Karnataka is 7640 mm and it is the rainiest location in India outside the North-East region.

3) The rainfall decreases towards North Gujarat at Kachchh as there is no mountain barrier.

4) The climate of coastal plains of Malabar and Konkan is hot and humid during the monsoon season and hot and dry in the rest of the year.

5) In the Ghats region, the climate is humid but not as hot as the plains.

6) In the North Gujarat plain the climate is mostly dry and extreme because of low rainfall.

2. The Western Coast does not have vast extending plain lands.

Ans.: I. Barring the Gujarat Coast, the Western Coast is a narrow strip of land between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. It does not have any vast plain.

II. The Konkan Coast is full of spurs extending from the Ghats right up to the coast line. It is a rocky coast, having no vast plain.

III. The Malabar is characterised by the lagoons and backwaters locally known as ‘Kayals’. It too does not have vast plain.

IV. The Gujarat coast is relatively broader, but it too, has small and narrow coastal plains.

3.

Plantation agriculture is mainly confined to the Southern parts of the Western Ghats.

Ans.: 1) The Plantation agriculture requires vat forms and a long rainy season to raise cash crops like tea, coffee, rubber, coconut etc.

2) The Northern part of the Western Ghats is narrow valley and moderate slopes, where cultivation of only subsistence food crops like rice is possible.

3) But the Southern parts of the Western Ghats have a longer rainy season and moderately sloping hill region, which are well suited for plantation crops like tea, coffee, rubber etc. Hence reason.

1. Short Notes: 1) Natural Vegetation in the Western Ghats.

I. In the Western Ghats high rainfall, as well as hot and humid climate leads to deep weathering of rocks. This has favoured luxuriant growth of natural vegetation in the Western Ghat section.

II. A portion of South Sahyadri has tropical rain forests.

III. In the South, there are typical ‘shola’ forests having a variety of species.

IV. Eucalyptus and teak trees are seen in the plantation forests.

V. In the Central Ghats, there are dense forests in some parts.

2. Industries in the Andaman and Nicobar groups of islands.

Ans. I. The Andaman-Nicobar has some small scale, village and handicraft units. Besides, it has shells and woodbased handicraft units.

Its small scale industries produce polythene bags, paints and varnishes, shell craft etc.

3. Agriculture in the Eastern Coastal plains.

Ans.: I. The Eastern Coastal Plains are some of the most fertile lands of our country.

II. They have very fertile delta regions of the rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

III. Here, rice is cultivated with three cycles in a year, particularly in the Kaveri Delta area.

IV. All the delta regions and the adjoining plains between Coast and the Ghats have dominance of rice cultivation.

V. Good rainfall and high temperature is quite suitable for the crop of rice, jute as well as tropical fruits and vegetables 3.1

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How do t he Coastal Islands along West Coast and East Coast differ from one another?

Ans. 1) The West coastal islands are mostly rocky and many of them are in the form of submerged waver-cut platforms.

2) These islands along the East Coast are mostly depositional ones formed by the deposition of sand or silt.

3) The islands in the Gulf of Kuchchh are mostly in the form of fringing coral reefs.

4) Along the Konkan and Malabar Coasts, there are quite a few tiny islands.

5) There are large numbers of depositional islands along the Bay of Bengal, particularly along the coast of West Bengal.

6) As compared to the tiny and rocky islands along the Western Coat, the Eastern Coastal depositional islands of West Bengal are larger.

7) There are very few such noticeable changes in the islands of the Western Coast.

2.

What are the environmental problems of the Western Ghats and the West Coastal Region?

Ans.: 1) The Western Ghats have water resources owing to high rainfall.

2) The rugged topography, deep valleys and high relief provide good sites for dam construction either for irrigation, hydroelectricity or urban water supply. They have reserves of mineral wealth. They have rich biodiversity. Hence they have tremendous ecological value.

3) The region with such a wealth of natural resources has a number of environmental problems. It has to protect its forest cover to maintain its bio-diversity.

4) In the coastal regions of high population density, the level of human intervention in the fragile coastal ecosystems goes on increasing. It is likely to lead to environmental problems.

Compare to the Bay of Bengal islands the Arabian Sea islands receive less rainfall.

Ans.: I. The Lakshadweep, Maldives and Chagas group of islands in the Arabian Sea are flat islands having no hills to cause topographical rain.

II. Their forest cover is not so dense as that of AndamanNicobar Islands.

III. The Arabian Sea islands receive rain mostly from South West monsoons, whereas the Bay of Bengal branch islands receive rainfall from both the South West and North East monsoons.

IV. The monsoon rains start in this are almost from May and continue till the end of December. It receives rainfall from South West as well as North East monsoon, hence reason.

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What are the factors that make the Western Ghats and theWestern Coast the favoured destination of tourists?

Ans.: I. The factors like hill stations, national parks, sanctuaries beautiful beaches, famous pilgrimage and historical places and forts etc. make the Western Ghats and the Western Coast the favoured destination of tourists.

II. The Ghats have a number of hill stations like Saputara in Gujarat, Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, Kodaikannal in Tamil Nadu and Munnar in Kerala.

III. Besides these hill stations, several national parks, wild life sanctuaries also attract many tourists.

IV. The beautiful beaches like Srivardhan and Guhagar in Maharashtra, Kolwa and Kalangut beach in Goa, Karwar beach in Karnataka and Kovalam beach in Kerala are quite famous tourist destinations.

V. The places of pilgrimage as well as places of historical importance like forts also attract tourists.

4. Write Short Notes on: 1) The Gujarat Coast, 20 Konkan Coast ({Page 70), 3) Malabar Coast (Page 71), 4) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Coast (Page 756), 5) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Page 77, 78) 5. Mark and name the following on the outline map of India with suitable index: 1) Western and Eastern Ghats 2) River Krishna and Kaveri 3) Malaygiri and Annamalai Hills 4) Port Blair and Kavaralli

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pg 16-17 Exhibitions, workshops, home décor and much more in our weekend planner

pg 18 Find out what new collections have been launched in the fashion market

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>> (Clockwise) Community tables have become a big hit while eating with strangers is still picking up.

Pooja Dhingra can be credited for, what we might very well term, the Patisserie revolution

What’s Cooking?

From bite-sized treats to elbowing strangers at the dinner table, Mumbai has seen a number of food trends get big this year. Rhea Dhanbhoora & Priyanka Singh tell you more

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f a dinner out for you includes trying some exotic meat or biting into the perfect macaron for dessert, you’ve succumbed to the latest food trends swarming the city.

Whether you’ve become a health conscious diner, want to head over to an exhibition in the middle of your meal or prefer a small plate to a big meal — you’ve been following the trends without even realising it. We tell you about the food trends that took the rounds last year and ask chefs and restaurant owners what we can look forward to in 2014.

Molecular gastronoMy Pioneered by world-renowned chefs Ferran Adria and Heston Blumenthal, the techniques used in molecular gastronomy are more laboratory tactics than cooking styles.

And this trend seems to have taken Mumbai by storm, with several bars and restaurants across the city adding dishes created using scientific methods such as gelification, spherification, deep freezing and effervescence to their menus. You can see a sample of these in food and drinks at city restaurants such as Olive, Eau Bar at the Oberoi, Ibar in Bandra, Masala Library in BKC, Wink at Vivanta by Taj at Cuffe Parade and even at the newly opened Juhu bar, Copa.

Fusion Food While many of us might love Indian food, most Indian specialty restaurants have the same, boring fare to offer.

Now imagine Galouti kebab infused with French foie gras… that’s the kind of jaw dropping fusion food combinations

that we saw unwrapping around the city. For example, at Masala Library, they serve Pesto Kebabs with Parmesan Papad, Quinoa Biryani, Rissoto Khichdi and Poha Paella which is Spanish Valencian rice dish with calamari, clams and sea food. Auriga offers mint-chocolate samosas, which is Chef Limaye’s version of molten lava. Even Nom Nom serves Patra Ni Machi with a South East Asian twist. Order Ragada Pattice Redux or Three Cheese Pao Bhaji at Copa and you will be delighted to see the results that will have an international bend to it. Many city restaurants and their brave chefs took up fusion food and changed its negative connotation into something positively exciting. This trend can only get better this year. continued on pg 14 «

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>> Restaurants which double as galleries such as the Pali Village Café is currently a niche trend

TeChnoLogy & Food While this trend was seen emerging way back in 2011, 2013 was the year it really took off. Tablets were given to diners to browse through the menu and even give their feedback.

Some of the restaurants that picked this trend up were Di Bella Café in Versova, Koh at Marine Drive, Escobar, Royal China and Two One Two Bar & Grill. Rajdhani, while it doesn’t offer their menu via a tablet, does give out one to get the customer’s feedback after the meal.

CommuniTy TaBLeS Rubbing elbows with strangers may not be your idea of the perfect meal, but for those on the community table bandwagon, sharing table space with someone you don’t know isn’t such a bad idea. The Table at Lower Parel and all LPQ outlets across the city have such communal tables. The trend has become a hot one in the city and while it’s new here, people used to eat at such tables way back in the 16 and 1700s. So, the latest food trend in the city is going back to archaic eating! While eating at a communal table, remember to eat neatly and be careful who you strike up a conversation with.

PaTiSSeRieS delectable, bite-sized treats for the guilty indulgers. Go If you haven’t tasted one of the delectable French macarons ahead, have a mini cupcake or a tartlet or walk out of a from Le15 Patisserie, you’ve been living under a rock! Pooja patisserie with one of their cute cloth bags and you’ll have all Dhingra’s humble little patisserie has spread its wings and eyes on you. swept up a storm in the city, causing others to spring including, Marie-Antoinette Patisserie in Bandra (W). Both heaLTh Food patisseries also help bring another trend to the fore — that of Watching your waistline? So is the rest of the city. From menus that list out the calorie count so that you know what you’re eating, to those that promise less oil, healthy eating has become a big trend with people around the city. From I Feel Healthy Today in Khar (W) to Gostana in Bandra (W) that serves healthy burgers, without fries — healthy eating is one of the latest food trends to sweep the city. Even Suzette at Nariman Point and Bandra serves healthy salads and crépes that you can make yourself and Kala Ghoda Café at Fort serves organic herbal teas and juices for the health conscious. Unlike most other trends, we think it’s a really good idea and hope it continues well into 2014.

>> The city has it’s fair share of patisseries like Le15

Looking ahead Wondering what trends 2014 is going to keep and which ones it’s going to chuck out? Take a look at what some restaurant owners are telling us…

“Food trends that can do wonders this year is technology. From reservations to ordering and paying for food — everything is going online. Also, special conditions within reservations will take centre stage — ordering flowers to place on the table before guests come in. Personally I think that molecular gastronomy will make a quiet exit, since it’s not the way food is meant to be eaten.”

— amrish arora, owner of Flamboyante

eateries to Tapas at Spanish restaurants across the city, less is definitely more here. Several restaurants even serve pizza by the slice. Why do we love it? You get to sample a lot more without your tummy full to bursting and your wallet empty.

Even novelty items such as starters served as shots (Masala Library in BKC has a delectable range) are big on trend.

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Have you been to Suzette in Bandra lately? If yes then you must have noticed small jars with flags that say ‘Hi.’ If you are interested in sharing your table with a stranger, all you have to do is upturn the flag which would suggest that you are open to sharing your table with a stranger. This unique concept is the brainchild of a unique social enterprise company called Treetins helmed by four partners — Mohit Narwal, Prince Jacob Thomas, Chandy Thomas and Aditya Dhull, who are adamant on ‘making strangers social’ through their various, innovative efforts. Currently, you can find these Treetin jars at Woodside Inn, The Elbo Room, The Local, The Pantry, Café Zoe, Alps, Kyani Bakeri, Rude exoTiC Food Lounge, Indigo Deli, Suzette, D’Bell, The Little Door and No, this isn’t a play on the Priyanka Chopra song that we Hard Rock Café. While the patrons are still quite hesitant at wish we’d never heard. We’re talking about unique the thought of sharing a table with strangers, a few of the preparations, interesting cuts and strange meats. restaurants hosting Treetin jars are noticing a few of them Mumbaikars are obviously tired of the same old food and warming up to the concept. want something different and restaurants have come to the rescue. 2013 saw the rise of the exotic meal, with Imbiss at ReSTauRanTS & exhiBiTionS Colaba serving up specials that include emu and ox tongue and The Sassy Spoon serving cappuccino foam and Out of the Blue in Khar has been doing it for some time now raspberry caviar. We’re hoping 2014 has more to offer us in and the latest entrant into the restaurant-turns-into-artthis regard. gallery category has been Pali Village Café in Bandra. In the second week of December, Pali Village Café hosted an exhibition that was curated by Director Kiran Rao and SmaLL PLaTeS Ashiesh Shah of Architecture + Design. Mishali Sanghani, Forget your full size meal and indulge in a variety of ‘small the owner of the café, hosted this exhibition because she plates’ which is another trend that entered the city and wanted Pali Village Café to be more than just an eatery. seems like it’s here to stay. From mezze platters at Greek However, we can foresee this becoming a trend soon.

“This year, more consumers will be influenced by the health bug, so restaurants may have to consider healthier food trends and menus that educate customers about nutritional values of what they’re eating.

Food workshops and classes are going to become bigger and trendier. The concept of novella cuisine is also booming, where customers are tired of regular fare and are more willing to experiment, whether with different cuisines or fusion foods. And of course, the concept of a patisserie is fast becoming an uptown trend, with the baking industry growing further this year.”

— Ravi Sharma, owner of Saffron Bay “This year, traditional Indian food will be back

with vengeance. Cuisines such as Kashmiri, Hyderabadi and Awadhi will be tantalizing people with its rich texture and spicy flavours.” — Chef Bhuvanesh kalburgi of Ramada-Powai “Speaking about Oriental cuisine, I would say pre-plated is a new concept where instead of bowls, Oriental dishes are served on plates with garnishing and different sauces. This trend will focus on presenting food aesthetically and will create space for individual dishes for every person. Also, bitesized miniature replicas of dishes will create waves in Indian food culture as people are more conscious of health factors. For example, shots of soup instead of one whole

bowl will give people the option of enjoying soup but, will not make one extremely full.”

— Chef Rohan koppikar of Skky at Ramada-Powai “2013 was a fascinating year in the world of food. Arguably, the biggest food item of the year was the Cronut. A few things I believe could be food trends this year are a trend where young chefs open restaurants to seat 30 or less people to express their own culinary capabilities. I think Mediterranean food is going to become a trend and small plates are here to stay. I also see more gluten-free options becoming common and creative on menus.” — Viveck Shah, owner of The White glove gourmet

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Seeing SyntheSiS

Father-son trio Aku Jha and his sons Aviral Jha & Dignat Jha are showcasing a range of digital and conventional art. Dev Goswami tells you why you should catch the exhibition

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umbai based father-son trio Aku, Aviral and Digant Jha are showcasing their collection of paintings titled Synthesis. The exhibition features paintings done in a variety of mediums and will also host a live demonstration of the medium of digital painting by Aviral. At the show, you will come across Aviral exhibiting his works and conducting demos and workshops, while his father and veteran artist Aku will display his varied work in the conventional medium and host live demos on both portrait as well as line drawing. Digant, meanwhile, will be displaying his collection of watercolour paintings.

When Up to January 18 Where Art Gate, Behind Eros Cinema, Opposite Churchgate Station

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« exhibition musical treasures of hard rock café

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ard Rock Café in Andheri, is all set to give fans a glimpse of pieces of history from music superstars and legends with the never-before-seen treasures of Hard Rock Café travelling memorabilia exhibit. The exhibit features iconic items pulled from Hard Rock’s vault and combined to form the one-of-a-kind collection titled 50 Years of Rock and Pop Fashion.

The exhibition highlights rock’s fashionable side and the clothing that has become just as much of an artist’s identity as the equipment they use. The tour features a selection of stylish items, including the pink waitress uniform worn by Britney Spears in her (You Drive Me) Crazy music video and Johnny Cash’s all-black suit, which perfectly represents his legacy as the Man in Black. Also featured in the collection is Lady Gaga’s The Addams Family-inspired dress designed by Belgian designer Toon Geboers and the jacket Ron Wood wore on his 60th birthday party in 2007.

When Up to January 10, from noon to 1.30am Where Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri Sharyans Audeus, Ground Floor, Opposite Yashraj Studios, Andheri (W) contact 67478700

« performance bansuri utsav’s flute symphony led by vivek sonar >> Trilok Gurtu will be performing along with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Vivek Sonar (inset)

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ead over this month for the seventh edition of Bansuri Utsav, a musical event that will present several Hindustani classical music greats including Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Trilok Gurtu and Vivek Sonar. Organised by Gurukul Pratishthan, a charitable trust founded by Vivek Sonar, it’s the only festival in the world dedicated solely to the flute and was born with the idea to preserve and promote Indian classical music.

The musical weekend will begin with the Flute Symphony, a program where artists spanning three generations will play different raga based compositions on the flute, accompanied by instruments such as the keyboard, saxophone, djembe and more. The evening will finish off with a performance by Santoor legend Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.

The next day’s event will include percussion king Trilok Gurtu accompanied by Ravi Chari on sitar and Vivek Sonar on flute and will conclude with a performance by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia says, “Over the years Vivek has taken my beloved instrument, the flute to more and more people in different places and to people with different preferences. He is doing it in an interesting format like ‘Flute Symphony,’ which is unheard of and luminaries from the world of music and connoisseurs have been kind to him and lauded his efforts.”

The event is a must-watch for fans of classical music as well as those looking for an introduction into the melodious world of Indian classical music.

When January 4 and 5 Where Shri Shiv Samartha Mandal High School Grounds, Opposite Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane contact www.bookmyshow.com

« event Goa’s annual heritaGe festival

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ere you one of those who made the sensible decision to avoid Goa during the hustle and bustle of the New Year? Well, rejoice as the beach destination has something big in store for you. The state is organising a five-day Annual Heritage Festival. The festival, which is now in its second iteration, will celebrate the arts, culture and history of the state. Organised by the Department of Tourism and Goa Tourism Development Corporation, you can look forward to Goan crafts such as pottery, woodcraft, crochet, handicrafts, coconut craft, hand painted tiles and much more. The festival will also feature several food stalls that will let you experience authentic Goan cuisine.

That’s not all. There is also a special gallery which will be set up to showcase Goan heritage, great Goans in history, the traditional Goan life and major moments in Goa’s history through photographs. Apart from that, there will various dance performances, a fashion show by Goan fashion designer Verma D’Mello on traditional Goan wear, classical and Konkani singing and more.

When January 7-11 Where Saligao, Goa

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My Tailor Home offers you a chance to bring home French aesthetics and elegance. Whether you prefer traditional, modern, exotic or colourful styles, the handcrafted home décor accessories at My Tailor Home cater to all tastes. The collective of luxury home décor brands has introduced a special collection, which includes home décor pieces in pretty pastels, beautiful lights and colourful accessories from renowned international designers. Isabelle Vernhes, co-founder of My Tailor Home, says, “My Tailor Home is a new concept of an interior decoration showroom. Although retail showrooms are present all over the city, My Tailor Home provides bespoke, made-to-measure items and a personalised service, along with surprising collections of furniture and pieces of art. Our designers work closely with professionals and individuals in order to build a unique and exceptional décor.

Thus, although we provide collections, bespoke and made-to-measure are the key words, which enable to mix the designers’ ideas, expertise and talent, with the desires of the clients. This combination results in fantastic Indo-French décor.”

Where My Tailor Home, Unit no. 16th/2nd Floor, Evergreen Industrial Estate, Shakti Mill Lane, Mahalaxmi contact www.mytailorhome.com

With the month of hectic partying just behind us, we are sure that your body is feeling tired. That’s why we love Myrah Spa’s range of post-party care therapies that promise to rejuvenate you. The therapies range from 15 minutes to one and a half hours and you can take your pick according to what suits you best. Nisha Javeri, from Myrah Spa, says, “If you have a desire and passion for fashion and a yen for beautification, then try these express experiences at Myrah this season to reveal the super glamourous, glowing you!”

When Ongoing Where Myrah Spa, 11 Palm Spring Society, Behind Shoppers Stop, Juhu contact 9820040002

Looking to adopt and give stray animals a much needed home?

Then make your way to the Bandra Hindu Association Hall where there are 40 Indian breed puppies and kittens up for adoption. Ruchi Nadkarni, founder of World for All Animal Care and Adoptions, says, “The Hangover is a small adoption camp to give 40 animals the chance to find homes. We hope the people of Mumbai can start 2014 with the decision to save an animal’s life by adopting one.” If you’re interested in adoption, do make sure that you carry your ID and address proof.

When January 5, 10am to 6pm Where Bandra Hindu Association Hall, Opposite Amarsons, Linking Road, Bandra (W) contact 9820001506

Well-known artist and international award winner, Parag Borse has come out with his latest collection of dry pastels on paper and oil on canvas. The exhibition called, Mirror Speaks, depicts the simplicity of rural life and the heritage and culture of those parts of our country. Speaking about this exhibition, Parag says, “The mirror does not speak on its own. It reflects only what it sees. It has nothing to do with the past and the future. It is concerned only with the present. Favouring none, it is wholly impartial.” Mirror Speaks will be a reflection of these words.

When January 9 to 15 Where Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery, MG Road, Kala Ghoda, Churchgate contact 9423375951

Food deSi SpeciAL At fLAmboyAnte If you love Indian cuisine, then you can enjoy a large variety of delicious Indian specials at Flamboyante. With a host of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, some of their highlight recipes are Black Pepper Potatoes, Sultani Dal (the exotic pulse tempered on slow fire and cooked to perfection), Lahori Paneer (cooked with cashew, garlic and chillies), Lehsuni Khadha Palak (spinach leaves slowly cooked with crush garlic pods, coriander & turmeric), Tulsi Paneer Tikka (cubes of cottage cheese marinated in pure organic sweet basil and grilled to perfection) and other authentic Indian food items. Speaking about Flamboyante’s specialty, Eric Lobo, vice president of the restaurant, says, “The Indian food at Flamboyante is a marriage of the traditional and contemporary.”

When Up to January 15, from 12pm to 1am Where The Arcade Building, World Trade Centre contact 40647700/ 9930017000

get LoSt! Do you want to throw a great party for your child’s birthday without burning a hole in your wallet? Head to Neptune Magnet Mall. They have recently introduced innovative birthday packages ranging from `200 to `500 per guest, at their expansive 60,000 square feet family entertainment centre called Get Lost. There are a host of attractions for you if you are planning to choose Get Lost as your venue. On request, DJs,theme décor, tattoo and caricature artists, magicians and mascots can also be arranged. Get Lost promises an enjoyable and memorable experience for the complete family with exciting rides such as the 35-feet indoor drop down tower, 20,000 square feet columnless banquet hall, ice-skating rink and a 9-hole mini golf course, among other attractions.

Where Get Lost, Neptune Magnet Mall, LBS Road, Bhandup (W) contact 66977687

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by AnemoS Home décor brand Anemos has introduced a new collection of clocks. This collection features unique, funky designs that will be hard to resist buying. Telling us about the clocks, a spokesperson from Anemos says, “Nowadays, one can almost overlook the importance of clocks in your household. But, Anemos presents an eclectic range of quirky, artsy, contemporary, vintage and even humorous clocks, which will make these pieces an indispensable part of your home.”

Where Anemos, Krishna House, Raghuvanshi Estate, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (W) contact 24934306

A hoSt of offerS At merLinS Merlins, the bar at the Orchid, presents live entertainment filled with music that promises to make your evenings memorable. A live band has started playing at the Merlins. Called Red Hot & Cool, the band has a lot of versatility and their repertoire consists of golden old melodies, retro, ballads, classic rock and even hip hop. Besides that, the bar allows you to explore the singer in you with karaoke singing, every night, from 11 pm onwards. Also, don’t forget the happy hours which are on from 4 to 8pm, every day. The musical nights will take place on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Rajesh Kumar Gupta, General Manager at The Orchid, tells us, “We decided to introduce a band at Merlins to offer some quality entertainment to our patrons. Though karaoke at the Merlins Bar has always been a huge hit with customers, the band also has been appreciated. The encouraging response has only convinced us to get some more reputed bands to perform with us in the immediate future.”

Where Merlins, The Orchid, near domestic airport, Vile Parle (E) contact 26164040

the big b bAr night At the LocAL No entry without the password resto-bar, The Local has introduced happy rates on alcohol like no other. You can avail of premium beers and luxury spirits at regular rates. Big B stands for big brands and this time around, you don’t even have to get hold of a password to enter the place. Meldan D’Cunha, director at The Local, says, “The local strives to be different, be it by selling beer by the jug, alcohol by the quarter, or now for brand slaves, premium alcohol brands at regular rates.” You can enjoy beers such as Peroni and Estilo Gracia, whiskeys such as Jim Beam Black, French vodka Tigreblanc, Remy Martin champagne and more.

When Ongoing Where 111 A, Currimjee Building, Opposite Mumbai University, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort contact 22671421

hAppy hourS indeed Pan Asian restaurant and lounge, Auriga has introduced buy-one-get-one-free happy hours on their entire beverage menu. This is not just restricted to a few days in the week but every day! Try their molecular mixes such as Supernova with dark rum, coffee and a chocolate cookie, Morning Star featuring vodka, watermelon and spices and the most special of all — Auriga, a drink made of whiskey, apple and hazelnut. This offer applies to all wines and beer options too. Owner of Auriga, Kritika Nagpal says, “One can simply unwind over their favourite concoction after a long tiring day.”

When Daily, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm Where Dr B E Moses Road, Famous Studio Lane, Mahalaxmi contact 30932030

hot SAuce SpeciAL At the White gLoVe gourmet Looking for unique, exotic sauces to add a spicy touch to your dishes? Check out The White Glove Gourmet where they have of gourmet sauces on offer. They have sauces such as the Ultimate Insanity Hot Sauce, Ghost Pepper Jolokia Sauce, Hurtin Habanero Sauce and the Roasted Red Pepper & Chipotle Hot Sauce. Owner Viveck Shah says, “The White Glove (TWG) is a gourmet foods and beverage brand. The inception of TWG was inspired by our penchant for fine foods from various parts of the world. Our philosophy is to be different, think different and give you something that is a cut above the rest.”

When Ongoing contact 22883355/ info@thewhiteglove.in

cheezy deLight At pizzA hut The next time you’re ordering from Pizza Hut, don’t forget to try out their new range of So Cheezy Pizzas.

Promising to deliver the taste of cheese in every bite, the crust is stuffed with jalapeno flavoured cheese at the end, creamy cheese in the middle and Mozzarella cheese on top. General manager of Pizza Hut, India, Sanjiv Razdan says, “Pizza Hut has always had innovation at its core and we’re truly excited to launch the new ‘So Cheezy’ pizza range. Cheese is what makes a pizza great and consumers just love more of it.”

Where Pizza Hut outlets across the city

Workshop Sound LAb At ViVAntA by tAj Interested in mixing music? Then the Sound Lab, being held at Vivanta by Taj, in association with DJ Dispensary, UK, is something that you should consider enrolling for. This three-day course will be undertaken by DJs Matty Wainwright and Paul T and will include equipment familiarisation, introduction to beatmatching, cueing, beat structure and pitch control. There’s much more in store for you including goodies at this workshop that costs `45,000 per person.

When January 9-11 Where Vivanta by Taj, GD Somani Road, Cuffe Parade contact 66650808

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« Store reviewS: CACi treAtment At SAkS & fCml >> SAKS Salon in Bandra is offering a CACI treatment that promises to revitalise sagging facial muscles

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romoted as a luxury, non-surgical facelift and skin enhancer, the CACI treatment, already very popular in the west, has arrived at Saks Salon.

The treatment is supposed to lift skin, revitalise sagging facial muscles, reduce scars and potential acne and treat under eye discolouration.

Saks is already creating a loyal clientele with its modern, scientific, clinical approach to hair and beauty. This precise look and attitude, offset by the warmth of the staff is a potent combination.

For me, almost 40, a busy mother who spends a lot of time on her feet, or in the outdoors and with a woefully inadequate skincare routine, I am a prime target for the CACI treatment. The fine lines have started to appear, I suffer from the occasional outbreak of adult acne and usually have panda-eyes from insufficient rest.

At the salon, you are first directed to a private suite and provided with a spa-tunic. A trained CACI technician then analyses your skin visually, asking questions to help with diagnosis.

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begins the actual work. There is the gentle micro-dermabrasion that deals with scarring. Then the almost imperceptible buzz of the micro-currents that help your facial muscles ‘remember’ while also increasing circulation. 60 minutes into a very relaxing treatment, the technician decided not to use the hydrating mask on me, because it may just exacerbate the acne.

The instant effect seemed refreshing but not dramatic; my dark circles were less pronounced, my skin felt smoother, a little firmer and some of the fine lines seemed to have disappeared. However, this was shortlived, because as the day progressed I found it hard to really see any marked difference in my skin.

The technician did say that a full CACI treatment is actually a the cumulative outcome of a series of 10 sittings but at `7,000 on average, I’m not sure the cost justifies the results. where 9, Silver Pearl, Ground Floor, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) ContaCt 26414246

luxuries for your bath FCML has opened up in Mahalaxmi. Dev Goswami visits the bathroom furnishings destination and tells you if you should pop in before you renovate your home

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Raymond Weil has introduced a new Maestro model. The timepiece is inspired by the square shaped watches of the 70s and is housed in a 40mm steel case. The black-silver dial has a very classy touch to it which is complemented by the black roman numerals and blue hands. The watch comes with a black leather strap.

Price `89,700 where www.raymond-weil.com

CroC’s shoes for men Croc’s has come out with a new range of shoes for men. The shoes are subtly classy and are in muted tones of navy blue and black. The range is available in lace-up as well as slip-on styles and the shoes use the Crosslite material to give you extreme comfort while keeping the footwear lightweight.

Price `3,795 onwards where Crocs stores in the city

he very first word that entered my mind when I stepped into FCML at Mahalaxmi was ‘beautiful.’ And indeed, the store is extremely welldesigned. They have made judicious use of the large area at their disposal, resulting in a comfortable and pleasing store design that will make shopping here a very pleasant experience.

FCML is all about bathroom furnishings and their lower level (located on the third floor) is testament to that. You’ll find wash basins, mirrors, showers, taps and other accessories. Here you will also find bathroom tiles. One of the best parts about this section was that you won’t have to browse through a catalogue — they have attached a number of tiles on sliding panes which makes looking through them an easy task.

Wood and metal is quite predominant among their bathroom furnishings. They do have the standard chrome designs, but for once, a bath store was not overloaded with shiny silver in every direction. Their wash basins stand out from the rest of their products. From funky faucets to unique metal finishes, they have a good variety. I particularly liked the blingy gold metal finish wash basin. Another one that caught my attention was a white basin which had a black matte finish tap — very classy.

Apart from standalone basins, they also have ones which come with in-built mirror units. These units can range from a simple set of drawers to proper cabinets. The diversity of their range of products ensures that even those who aren’t blessed with a big bath space will find something suitable for their bathrooms here — something high end stores often overlook.

Their collection of bathroom tiles is also large, from run-off-the-mill textures and lines to funky ones with multi-coloured paint lines in a seemingly random order,

>> The bathroom accessories at FCML are all awe-inspiring designs

the collection is adorable and it is hard to imagine that you won’t find anything that you’ll like.

FCML’s upper level is all about kitchen and flooring. The latter section actually has the floor tiles stuck on to the store’s floor to help you visualise their collection. Their kitchen consoles wowed me over too. Most of their designs have classy wood and metallic finishes. However, the one that I liked the most was the marble top counter

with wood and steel cabinets and water faucets.

Overall, FCML managed to impress me on most counts. So, if you’re doing up your home, stop by to shop or be inspired. where S-10, Shree Luxmi Woolen Mills, Shakti Mills Lane, Off. Dr. E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi (W) ContaCt www.fcmlindia.com

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Where Hotel Sun N Sand, 39, Juhu Beach, Juhu Alcohol served Yes Price `3,500 approximately (with alcohol) Contact 30932030 ext:887

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>> Haochi’s décor is classy and luxurious, with warm and attentive servers

Hello D’Bell D’Bell is the new café and lounge that has opened in Indiabulls Centre. Priyanka Singh checks it out

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hile we had visited D’Bell’s lounge section before (as the venue has hosted gigs of many talented Indian indie bands in the past few months), we never really paid attention to the adjacent café of the same name. A lot of city eateries call themselves a bar and café, which is quite absurd, because the vibe of one is a complete opposite of the other. Not trying to awkwardly amalgamate the two, D’Bell sets the demarcation straight with two sections — café and lounge — divided by an impressive soundproof wall. The dimly lit lounge may have a metal night going on, but the patron sitting with a book in the warm and roomy, brightly lit café, will not hear a sound. Apart from the ambience and drinks, the food menu of both the sections differ, with the lounge quite obviously offering a lot of finger food.

Before we proceed to elaborate on our culinary trip at this café, we must mention two remarkable highlights of D’Bell — the attentive and friendly, but not bordering on imposing, staff and a novel concept called Treetins. Treetins is a social enterprise company that gets restaurants to participate in a drive where customers share their tables with strangers. D’Bell has agreed to be a part of this and you’ll see a jar placed

>> (From bottom left) Spiced minimally, Crispy Seaweed was surprisingly delicious. Haochi has a very impressive range of desserts among which the Almond Yogurt with Exotic Fruits was a lip-smacking dish.

However, the Smoking Tamarind Margarita cocktail was a let-down

AsiAn HeAven Sun N Sand has a new Asian restaurant — Haochi and it is amazing to say the least! Shirley Mistry tells you more

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s someone who has grown up loving Chinese food (Indian and authentic), Haochi, with its promise of authentic Asian food seemed absolutely exciting. As soon as you walk into the restaurant, opulent and classy interiors greet you.

In tones of maroon and warm yellow light, the restaurant is tastefully done up. One wall of the dining area is taken up by the open kitchen which only adds to the dining experience that follows.

First up was the Smoky Tamarind Margarita (`500) and the Pineapple & Cardamom Martini (`500). They have an exhausting selection of beverages, including a fabulous tea section.

However, our drinks were a little lacklustre. The flavours didn’t pack a punch and made our cocktails just about average.

We started our meal with the Lobster & Shrimp Dumpling (`700) and the Crystal Chicken Dumpling (`350). Both were exceptionally good.

The lobster and shrimp dumpling was spiced so mildly that you could actually taste the seafood within. The chicken variant has the word ‘crystal’ in its name because you can see the filling through the casing. Again, spiced minimally, this one had a prominent flavour of garlic and sesame oil. We also tried the Crispy Seaweed (`225), which is actually shreds of Bok Choy crispy fried. With only a dash of salt to flavour, this preparation was surprisingly delicious. Next were the Chicken Gem Wraps (`250), which was a mild chicken preparation filled in lettuce cups. The excessive use of pickled bamboo made this appetiser slightly disappointing. Lastly, we sampled the Haochi Lotus Root (`400), their

signature dish. Lotus root batter fried and tossed in a chilly-garlic spice blend made up this a delicious, albeit very fiery dish. This is definitely not one for those who prefer mellow flavours.

For mains, we sampled the Mango Prawns (`800), Haochi Chicken (`675) and the Five Treasure Vegetables (`500) with some Garlic Butter Rice (`400). The prawns were perfectly cooked, but the mango sauce fell flat. It was just sweet and had no other flavour to it. The Haochi Chicken on the other hand was a perfectly spiced gravy preparation with lots of vegetables, including cucumber that added a delightful crunch. The Five Treasure Vegetables were a mix of water chestnuts, baby corn, squash, Chinese mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Wellspiced and with a balance of textures, this makes for a good option for vegetarians. And what is to be said for the Garlic Butter Rice! As the name promises, it was packed with buttery, garlicky goodness, making us very happy diners.

Dessert however, stole the show. I chose the Almond Yogurt with Exotic Fruits (`350) whereas my companion picked the Caramel Cinnamon Banana Fritters (`325). The yogurt was velvety smooth, with a subtle crunch coming from a layer of finely chopped almonds. The bananas were crispy, in a rich caramel sauce accompanied by a dollop of cinnamon custard that was to die for and paired exceptionally well with the bananas.

If you want a good fine dining experience, Haochi is the place to go to. They have great food with quick and attentive servers to boot. What more could you possibly want?!

>> The interior of D’Bell café (above) is spacious and affable. The Bacon Wrapped Chicken Involtini (inset) had a lovely presentation but too much of tomato sauce with a tiny stirrer like flag that says ‘Hi.’ If you’d like to share your table with people who are waiting to get one, all you have to do is upturn the flag. This would indicate that you are okay with sharing your space with someone else.

Moving on to the protagonist of a café — its food — D’Bell has a menu with many Asian and Lebanese dishes. We ordered Nachos (`200), Bacon Wrapped Chicken Involtini (`290), Caesar Salad (`250), Smoked Salmon Salad (`380) and Wild Mushroom Cabbage Rolls (`260). Generous with the cheese, the nachos here are one of the better ones we’ve had in the city. The involtinis (small rolls) had chicken, stuffed with smoked cheese and sundried tomatoes, which was then wrapped in bacon — it was a heavy dish and would have been a hit with us if the chef had not gone overboard with the tomato sauce. The Caesar Salad was crispy and light, although we didn’t get the promised croutons along with it. The Smoked Salmon salad, with its paper thin vegetables and jalapeno dressing, was so delicious that it vanished in barely a few minutes. The Cabbage Rolls which had a mixture of chopped barley, leek and wild mushrooms in them, were quite a task to eat and definitely isn’t a dish worthy of being a part of the ‘Chef Recommends’ section.

Drinks deserve a special mention here — we tried their white wine based Sangria (`350) and Creamy Chocolate Martini (`450). Their sangria is a perfect summer drink with fresh pieces of orange, green apple and pineapple dunked in. We wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that it was the best sangria that we’ve had in a long, long time.

Similarly, their vodka and chocolate based martini struck the right balance between bitter and sweet. Don’t forget to ask for the desserts of the day, our pick being the Philadelphia Cheesecake.

Situated in Indiabulls Centre, with its free wi-fi and a book shelf, I can see D’Bell becoming popular with young employees. However, upping the ante with a few improvements in their food menu will ensure that the popularity continues.

Meal for two `1,500 approximately (with alcohol) Where Tower 2B, Lobby Level, One Indiabulls Center, Jupiter Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (W) Alcohol served Yes (Pint of beer `190 onwards) Contact 30932030 ext:205

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Visiting a

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he pink city may be located in a desert state, but there’s nothing dry about this resort, with a 40ft high waterfall nestling a Buddha in its cove.

The Water House resort is far from the main city, which is a hassle if you want to sightsee and are short on time. But honestly, once you’ve entered the sanctity of the place, we doubt you’re going to want to leave. After you’ve picked up your dropped jaw and walked around the Nature Farms property (that houses the popular Tree Houses) and stopped to stare at the rabbits meandering down the path behind you, you can walk up the prettily tiled stairs, past another waterfall toward where the water houses are situated.

The nine suites are cottages suspended over the water and each cottage has a small gate, making it even more private, with a patio outside, shielded from the glaring Jaipur sun by an umbrella. It’s the perfect place for an evening cup of tea while you watch the ducks waddle past.

We were put up in the Swan cottage overlooking the beautiful falls. The resort may be a nature farm but it’s got every amenity under the sun to help make it a 5-star experience, right from a mini-fridge and big-screen TV to an air conditioner for the hot summer months and a much needed heater for the colder winter, during which we visited. Although the cottages have the cutest outdoor shower, we were confined to the one indoors because the temperature here drops several degrees lower than that of the main city. Our favourite part of the room was the area with the glass floor, through which you can watch fish play peek-a-boo beneath the pebbles on the water bed.

Each room comes complete with organic

Done with hectic partying? Start your New Year by forgetting about the chaos of the city and relaxing in the >> The midst of the sights and rooms are luxuriously sounds of nature, as Rhea furnished Dhanbhoora & Dev Goswami tell you more about the Water House Resort in Jaipur

products from Omved and the resort is swarming with rescued rabbits, wounded birds that they’ve taken under their wing and our favourite — sweet little ducks that will let you follow (only if you’re in line behind them!) for a short stretch before they tire of your presence. We spent the time that we weren’t gazing out at the water or looking for birds and animals on the infinity gazebo deck which overlooked the Syari valley. Lush verdant hues speckle the valley and if you look up at night, it’s a blanket of sparkling stars — we’ve never seen so many clustered together!

If you’re the sort who always wants activity, take a bike ride, play tennis or billiards, take a dip in the pool (you’ll need nerves of steel to do that during the winter) or just walk around the property — you’ll find something to exclaim about, take pictures of or experience at every turn. Also, book a massage at the spa, but remember to book early to get a spot.

Pop over to the other side of a quaint bridge for a drink at the 400-year-old Peacock bar after-hours — sit outside on white and blue wrought iron chairs and watch wildlife wander past. All three meals are spectacular, but when we heard that dinner would be served on the lawn we were a little skeptical because of the cold.

However, they set it up really well with cosy bonfires for each table to cut out the chill and lots of hot soup to warm you up.

Vegetarians have great options but non-vegetarians won’t come away disappointed either. Don’t skip the juice and the eggs at breakfast!

For a trip away from the hustle and bustle of the city, nestled comfortably in the midst of nature and truly worth the experience, there’s nothing like The Water Resort.

>> The infinity gazebo overlooks a beautiful, lush-green valley

>> The rooms are located above tiny man-made water pools

Book a room

Luxury room `18,150 + taxes Suite room `21,175 + taxes All meals are included.

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address: Nature Farms, Opposite Amity University, 34KM Milestone, NH11 C, Jaipur (pick up from airport and railway station available at extra charge) Contact: +919001797422, +919799490390

>> The Buddha waterfall is, undoubtably, the highlight of the resort

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A series of articles designed to hand hold SSC students as they revise towards the Boards 2014

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Former cop Brian O’Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of ‘dirty’ money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone, while actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down. Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.

C.I.D

SOAPS & SERIALS

Salunkhe is about to perform an autopsy on a body of a man.

Just as he is about to make an incision, the dead body wakes up! Salunkhe is shocked and falls back. The dead man looks around wildly, attacks Salunkhe and escapes from the forensic lab. The cops are stumped. How can a man who was dead for more than 10 hours come back to life again? They begin a manhunt for this missing ‘dead’ man which leads them to more shocking discoveries. They find another man who came back to life after he was buried! How are these things happening. The cops must solve this intriguing mystery. Sony T V, 10 p.m.

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CRAZY ONES

Sydney becomes a video-game addict after Simon’s mix-up has her working on a video-game account. Star Wor ld, 10 p.m.

NATURAL BORN HUNTERS

Join Steve Backshall and Barney Harwood in NATURAL BORN HUNTERS, as they commentate on a bat, golden eagle and hammerhead shark as they go head to head in a race to eat. Observe these amazing animals as they each use their individual s uperpowers to catch their prey. An imal Planet, 10.30 p.m.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

You Have Been Warned is a fast-paced countdown of the world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Discover y, 9 p.m.

THE GADGET SHOW

THE GADGET SHOW on Discovery Science reviews all the lat-

CID, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

est 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.

Di scover y Sci en ce, 11 p.m.

SAPNE SUHANE LADAKPAN KE

Rachna has a fight with KT and in a jest she ends up over promising to a client. KT has now given her a challenge to do it all on her own. Zee T V, 7.30 p.m.

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Gunjan tricks Ranvi into saying that he is ready for the marriage. What will Ranvi do when he finds out that Ratan is buys in finding a prospective bride for him? Star Plus, 10.30 p.m .

MOVIES OF THE DAY

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE

During a game of hide and seek, Lucy discovers a wardrobe which transports her to the land of Narnia. Narnia is full of weird and wonderful creatures, covered with snow, and watched over by the evil White Witch, Jadis (Swinton). Starring Georgie Henley, TildaSwinton, William Moseley, HBO, 9 p.m .

KRRISH

Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) is born with magical powers - a legacy from his father, Rohit Mehra. Priya (Priyanka Chopra) comes into his life and becomes his world. When she beckons him to Singapore, he follows. In Singapore, Dr.Siddhant Arya (Naseeruddin Shah), the megalomaniac scientist is on the verge of changing the future forever. Only one man stands between Dr.Siddharth Arya and his destructive dreams. M ax, 9 p.m .

TERI MERI KAHAANI

In 1960, an aspiring musician, Govind (Shahid Kapoor), meets Ruksar (Priyanka Chopra), a young woman who ran away from her home with her best friend to become a famous film star, on a train heading to Bombay, India. The two bond over their careers but part ways after arriving in Bombay. Govind befriends Mahi (Prachi Desai), a confident and modern girl. Ruksar meets Govind again and the two hit it off at a party. When Govind notices a photo journalist following him and Ruksar, he holds Mahi’s hand to mislead him, unaware that Mahi has fallen in love with him. It is then revealed that Mahi is the best friend of Ruksar had ran away with, and the two tell each other about the man they’ve fallen in love with, not realising it is the same person. When Ruksar, Mahi and Govind all meet, the three realise

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ROBBERY

Akhil (Nagarjuna Akinenni) runs a taxi-shed. He falls in love with a doctor Sri Valli (Ayesha Takia). When her father is killed in an accident, she moves to her foster brother Sonu’s (Sonu Sood) home. But Sonu and Akhil hate each other. Here comes a flashback. Sonu, his sister Sasha (Anushka Shetty) and Akhil are good friends. They turn to robbery when the life goes tough. Sasha is in deep love with Akhil but he refuses to accept her love, saying he treats her just a friend. She threatens that if he doesn’t accept, she would end her life. One day she is killed. Sonu thinks that she is killed herself because of Akhil. So he hates him. It is later revealed that Sasha is actually killed by a gang. The rest of the film is how the friends take revenge on the gang.

Fil my, 9 p.m .

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon..

3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Diya Aur Baati Hum 5.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana...

7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Witch and The Wardrobe, HBO, 9 p.m. what happened and brokenheartedly part ways. Zee Cin ema, 8.30 p.m.

THE DINOSAUR PROJECT

A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur. A local guide and the helicopter pilot join the team and the group heads to the jungle. During their trip, they find a stowaway in the helicopter, the son of Jonathan. Soon the helicopter is attacked by flying creatures and crashes in the jungle in the beginning of the last journey of Jonathan Marchant and his team. Zee Studio, 8.45 p.m.

HANCOCK

The powerful superhero John Hancock has become a joke because of his alcoholism and clumsiness. He has also become the most hated man in Los Angeles. Though he has saved many lives, he also destroyed a lot of property, costing the city millions every time he goes into action. When he saves the life of PR expert Ray Embrey from an oncoming train, the executive is thankful and believes he can restore Hancock’s image as a true superhero. He brings the anti-hero home for dinner and introduces him to his son Aaron, a big fan, and to his wife, Mary. But for some mysterious reason Mary doesn’t want Hancock anywhere near her or her family. Pix, 9 p.m.

LISTING

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...

8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaaan

9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Beti…

Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati Firangi Bahu Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak 2.30 F I R 3 .00 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak 9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Jeanie Aur Juhu 10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta

Arrow II Castle Last Man Stnading Two And A Half Men Boston Legal Koffee with Karan Last Man Standing Boston Legal Crazy Once Raising Hope Castle

ZEE CAFÉ

Switched At Birth Ellen Degeneres Show Crazy Hidden Camera Just for Laughs Switched At Birth The Vampire Diaries The Big Bang Theory Happy Ending Lost Switched At Birth The Mentalist

BIG CBS LOVE

Britain’s Next Top Model NCIS Maximum Exposure The X Factor USA 90210 30 Minute Meals Maximum Exposure 30 Minute Meals Rules of Engagement Chaos Life Unexpected NCIS

SONY TV

CID Ek Nayi Pehnchaan Main Na Bhoolungi Crime Patrol Dhoom 2: Film Main Naa Boolungi Ek Nayi Pehnchaan Nandini Jee Le Zara CID Crime Patrol: Dastak

ZEE TV

9.00 9.30 10.00

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 Time Warp 4.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 4.50 Dark Matters 5.40 How It’s Made 6.00 The Gadget Show 7.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Time Warp 10.00 Future Weapons 11.00 The Gadget Show

Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera, Star Plus, 10.30 p.m. Crazy Once, Star World, 10 p.m.

India Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Ek Boond Ishq Do Dil… Ek Jaan Tumhari Paakhi Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

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COLORS

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

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bahu Toh Beti Hee Hai 3.00 Sitapur Ki Geeta: Film.

Hema Malini 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir and Niyati 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Sherjari Shejari Pakke Shejari 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 9.30 Pakke Shejari 10.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 11.00 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

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

Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters Wildest Island Wild Tales AP Safari Animal Strategies Wild Planet Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters River Monsters

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Secrets of….

3.00 Medical Anomalies 4.00 Stephen Hawking

News in Marathi Jini Ani Mini Sukh Pahata Lochani Tiwalya Bawalya 87th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sathitya Sammelan News in Marathi Dail 100 Mohini News Samachar Pavitra Bandhan-Do Dilon Ka Sohni Mahiwal Saraswatichandra VICKY DONOR: Film.

P.M. 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Masters of Magic The Universe Your Bleeped Up Brain Duck Dynasty Shipping Wars Pawn Stars American Pickers Masters of Magic Baggage Battles Holy Siwtch Pawn Stars Duck Dynasty The Universe

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Banged Up Abroad 3.00 Engineering Connections 4.00 Mega Factories 5.00 Most Amazing Moments 6.00 Dangerous Encounters 7.00 Most Amazing Moment 8.00 Dangerous Encounters 10.00 Banged Up Abroad 11.00 Taboo

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.08 KFC Big Bash T20 League 13/14 5.30 Believe 2013 6.00 Ashes – 4th Test Match hlts 7.00 The Ashes Show 8.00 Masterclass: Sourav Ganguly 8.30 Believe 2013 9.00 Ashes 5th Test Day 1 hlts 10.00 The Ashess Show 11.00 Ashes-5th Test – Match 1 Hlts

Samachar.

News Sports News News Samachar The News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar Metro Scan Business Wrap.

Samachar News News Night News Night Aamne Samne

P.M. 2.00 India Tour of SA 2013 h/ls 4.00 Great Centuries 4.30 Micromax Cup h/ls 6.30 Great Centuries: Yuvraj Singh 7.00 SA Tour of Pak 13 2nd ODI 8.00 ICC Cricket 360 8.30 Cricket Classics 9.30 Great Centuries 10.00 Cricket Classics 10.30 ICC Cricket 360 11.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls: 1st ODI

TEN CRICKET

Vicky Donor, DDI, 10 p.m.

10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus 11.00 Khel Samachar

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 12.15 2.27 4.15 6.46 9.00 11.07 A.M. 8.10 P.M. 12.55 3.01 4.42 6.27 9.00

STARMOVIES

Night At The Museum Titanic Life of Pi Death Race 3: Inferno 2 Fast 2 Furious George of the Jungle The Game of Death

HBO

Raiders of the Lost Ark Red Water Legendary Assassin Kill Bill The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 11.49 The Blue Lagoon A.M. 7.38 Legendary Assassin 9.23 Kill Bill 11.59 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe P.M. 1.00 2.45 4.45 6.40 8.40 10.30 A.M. 10.10 P.M. 1.14 2.55 4.56 7.00 9.00 11.02

ZEE STUDIO

The Grudge 3 The Stepfather Hellbound The Hunted The Dinosaur Project Whip It High Fidelity

P.M. 2.05 4.25 6.20 9.00 11.35 A.M. 9.35 P.M. 1.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 7.00 10.30

STAR GOLD

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 9.00 10.30

P.M. 12.00 3.30 6.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Oggy Friday Fun Roll No 21 Ben 10 Alien Force Johnny Test Tom and Jerry Show

Tom and Jerry Tales Kalvakra Returns Krishna In Vrindavan

POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Bheem 14 Special Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Chatur Chetan Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD

Hancock, Pix, 9 p.m.

Mai Insaaf Karoonga Itihaas Dil Ka Rishta Khatta Meetha Dus Khatta Meetha

MAX

Fanaa: Aamir Khan Jamai Raja: Anil Kapoor Krrish: Hrithik Roshan

Faltu: Abhishek Bachchan Godzilla: Matthew

ZEE CINEMA

CVO

Veerta-The Power: Jagpathi Hiraasat: Shatrughan Sinha Qurbani: Feroz Khan Heer Raanjha: Raj Kumar, Priya

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Heer Ranjha: Raj Kumar 3.00 Kahani Ek Chor Ki: Jeetendra, Mioushmi C 6.00 Mumbai Ki Kiran Bedi: Malashri, Srinivasa M 9.00 Robbery: Nagarjuna, Ayesha T A.M. 9.00 Love In Nepal: Sonu Nigam

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Ghatak: Sunny Deol 3.00 Beti No 1: Govinda, Rambha 6.00 Aao Wish Karen: Aftab Shivdasani 9.00 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye: Abhay

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ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Are Deva: Makrand Anaspure 4.30 Namdar Mukhyamantri Ganpat Gawde: Bharat Jadhav 7.00 Mast Challay Aamcha: Bharat Jadhav 9.30 Aaitya Gharat Gharoba: Sachin, Supriya

The Warrior’s Way 21 Jump Street Rogue Assassin IP Man Hancock Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

P.M. 1.30 Saajan: Sanjay Dutt 5.15 Jeete Hain Shaan Se: Dharmendra, Govinda 8.30 Teri Meri Kahani: Shahid Kapoor A.M 11.15 Shiva The Super Hero: Vikram P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30

Deol A.M 8.00 Phagun: Dharmendra

PIX

A.M. 7.29 Angel of Death 9.02 Rogue Assassin 11.04 Spiderman

STAR SPORTS4

Ayushmaan Khurana, Yaami Gautam

DDII (Metro Channel)

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TOP VIEW We are well-positioned on the Immigration Bill .. . I think it has some very good provisions like increasing visas . . . But this is something I will not sleep with. We still need to work and keep a watch on it.

Nasscom President Som Mittal BUSINESS BRIEFS FinMin Initiates Exercise For Interim Budget

Markets Slump, But…

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (January 3, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell substantially on Thursday (January 02, 2014) a net 80.50 points (1.28%) and closed at the 6221 point level. The market opened flat at the 6301 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6358 points level at 9.34 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 1.46 p.m. It then declined sharply into the red and turned into a range bound movement until 3.05 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6211 points level at 3.28 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day.

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 = 6264 (This is the TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: level where the trend is likely to Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 58.36%. This change change during intra-day). is substantial and indicates a wide participation by Support (1) = 6169.

Support (2) = 6117. investors.

Resistance (1) = 6316.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was Resistance (2) = 6411. negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 432 were gainers, OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: 985 were losers and 50 remained unchanged.

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed Slow Stocha stic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator a sec ond consecuti ve and long blac k body candle on has declined in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the substantially higher volumes. This is negative. Further, Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D line the index has dropped below its 5, 15 a nd 25 days moving averages . Moreover, the velocity parameters (negative and a sell signal). which were negatively trended have now turned neutral.

RSI Indic ator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now All these indicate a negative bias.

H owever, the i ndex stil l above its 2 00 days moving declining (negative if it continues). averages and i s ri sing. Fur ther, the 5 days moving average is above its 15 days moving average. Both these MACD Indica tor: The MACD is above zero and is rising indicate a positive bias. As such these are mixed signals. (positive if it continues). It has crossed below its 9-day Investors are advised to adopt a wait and watch policy, Average (negative and a sell signal). for a day or two until a clear signal emerges.

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line Work with strict stop losses on all positions and both lines are converging (negative if it continues).

The ADX is falling while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is decreasing in strength.

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Has dropped below its 5-day average (at 6286) Negative.

Has dropped below its 15-day average (at 6241) Negative.

Has dropped below its 25-day average (at 6239) Negative.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5912) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

Gearing up for the presentation of interim budget, Finance Ministry has asked different central government departments to come up with their demands by January 10. The third and final batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2013-2014 (excluding Railways) is proposed to be presented to Parliament in the forthcoming Budget Session. Since the general elections are scheduled to be held by May 2014, the government would be presenting a vote-on-account or interim budget instead of the regular full fledged Budget ahead of the scheduled date of February 28.

Fund Raising Via IPOs During 2013 Lowest In 12 Years

Amid volatile equity market, Indian companies mopped-up Rs 1,619 crore in 2013 through initial public offerings, the lowest level in 12 years.

According to Prime Database, as many as 11 companies had raked in Rs 6,835 crore through initial share-sale programme in 2012, as against three firms that garnered Rs 1,619 crore last year.

India’s Manufacturing PMI Decelerates In Dec: HSBC

India’s manufacturing sector decelerated marginally in December as a slowdown in domestic order flows led to slower output growth, an HSBC survey said yesterday. The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - a measure of factory production - dropped slightly from 51.3 in November to 50.7 in December.

India’s Wheat Sowing Surges: USDA

Total area sown under wheat crop this year in India is expected to surpass the previous record of 29.9 million hectares in 2012-13, a USDA report has said. Meanwhile, as per the Agriculture Ministry’s data, wheat - a key winter (rabi) crop - has been already sown in 28.69 million hectares. Wheat sowing begins from October, and harvesting from April, in the world’s second largest grower. “Higher planting has been reported in most states on optimal soil moisture conditions and timely harvest of the preceding kharif (summer) crops,” the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report.

Govt Lowers Tariff Value On Imported Gold, Silver

The government has reduced import tariff value of gold and silver to USD 392 per ten grams and USD 638 per kg, respectively. Import tariff value is the base price at which customs duty is determined to prevent underinvoicing. The tariff value on imported gold earlier stood at USD 398 per 10 grams, while on silver at USD 643 per kg. The notification in this regard has been issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), an official release said yesterday.

Oil Ministry Forms Panel To Codify DiscoveryRecognition Norms

Amid disputes over recognition of oil and gas finds, the Oil Ministry has formed a panel headed by the Director General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) to codify globally recognised industry practices for adoption in India. Though Production Sharing Contracts prescribe the adoption of generally accepted international petroleum practices or standards, there have been disputes between the DGH and operators such as Reliance Industries over tests that should be carried out to confirm discoveries.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on Divi’s Lab

Overa ll Market Strength/Weaknes s: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market but with a negative bias.

CMP: Rs. 1237

Target Rs. 1390

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.

Goldman Sachs calls a ‘Buy’ on ONGC

Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Jyothy Lab CMP: Rs. 189 CMP: Rs. 281

Target Rs. 225 Target Rs. 350

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Corporate Profitability To Remain Weak NEWS FLASH

Sensex drops 252 points; closes below 21000 MF assets rise by Rs 85000 cr to Rs 8.78 lakh cr in 2013 SAIL Oct-Dec sales grow 6% to 2.98 million tonnes Coal India misses Apr-Dec output target by 15 MT Alstom T&D India bags Rs 54.4-cr contract from Bihar Transco Tata Motors sales down 42% in December.

Revenue growth bottoms out, but‌

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ndia Inc’s revenues (excluding financial services and oil companies) are “projected to increase by a tepid 7-9 % y-o-y, during October-December 2013 (Q3FY14).

However, as against the previous quarters, wherein growth was concentrated among a few sectors, from Q3FY14 onwards, several sectors are expected to register a gradual improvement in growth rates.

The rise in revenues, though, would not translate to higher profitability.

EBITDA margins during the quarter are estimated to remain stable y-oy at 17 %,� says CRISIL Research in a just released report.

Mukesh Agarwal, President, CRISIL Research, says, “Revenues, after declining for nine successive quarters, rebounded in the July-September 2013 quarter. However, the growth in revenues was largely on account of export-oriented sectors benefiting from a weak rupee. From the third quarter of 2013-14, though, we expect a gradual recovery in more sectors. Apart from IT, pharmaceuticals and textiles, domestic consumption-linked sectors will see moderate improvement, as rural demand picks up owing to a better monsoon. Also, while growth in investment-linked sectors will remain weak, unlike in the last many quarters, it is not expected to deteriorate

further. A more sustained recovery is expected only in 2014-15, spurred by investments in projects fasttracked by the Cabinet Committee on Investments, and lifting of the mining ban by the government.�

In Q3FY14, CRISIL Research expects one-third of the 50 sectors (encompassing 605 companies) covered in this analysis, including IT services, pharmaceuticals, tractors, textiles, FMCG, retail and media, to clock double-digit growth. Higher rural income, owing to a good monsoon, will benefit two-wheeler and tractor manufacturers, which, in turn, will support the auto components sector.

Volume growth in the FMCG sec-

tor is expected to sustain. Also, steel companies will register higher growth, led by import substitution and rise in exports due to rupee depreciation. Infrastructure linked sectors such as construction, roads and cement have bottomed out as well.

Moreover, the pace of revenue decline in the commercial vehicles and capital goods sectors is expected to slow down, owing to a low base.

However, improvement in revenue is not expected to lead to higher profitability across all sectors. According to Prasad Koparkar, Senior Director, CRISIL Research, “Margin expansion is not expected until pricing power returns, which we do not expect before financial

LIC Tops With 97.73 % Claim Settlement Ratio

37 % Drop In Equity-Linked Issues

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billion).

Follow-on offerings captured maquity and equity-linked issuance jority of India’s equity capital marby Indian companies raised a kets activity with US$9.0 billion total of US$9.4 billion during 2013, a worth of proceeds, a 31.5% decrease 37.1% decline from the comparable from last year’s volume, and acperiod in 2012, and the lowest counted for 96.1% of the market acannual period since 2011 (US$8.7 tivity this year. This is the lowest

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Urban Consumer Outlook Improves Is backed by reduced pessimism towards Inflation leading to an uptick in willingness to spend

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he Indian economy is on the path of revival and the abating pessimism towards borrowing and spending is a sign that bodes well. However, employment continues to be a cause for concern as several sectors, particularly manufacturing, have been reeling under the throes of the economic slowdown. For any major turnaround in spending sentiment, employment outlook needs to improve drastically as compared to what it is today,� says Debopam Chaudhuri, VP Research, ZyFin Research He was reacting to the Consumer Outlook Index numbers for the month of December 2013, which reflects current and future spending plans, employment and inflation outlook of urban Indian consumers.

The index has registered a score of 40.2, an uptick of 0.4 points compared to the previous month. A score above 50 reflects optimism while below 50 is an indication of pessimism.

Released by ZyFin Research, the Consumer Outlook Index is India’s monthly barometer of consumer sentiment. The index is based on a monthly survey of 4000 consumers across 18 cities and reflects consumers’ current and future spending plans, employment and inflation outlook.

The latest numbers indicate that, the Index has been trending up for two consecutive months. In De-

cember there was a month on month uptick of 0.4 points and a rise of 1.2 points from an all-time low of 39.0 that was witnessed in October 2013.

Zyfin’s Inflation Sentiment Index also rose by 0.3 points from the last month to 24.3. This is the second month in a row that the index has risen after having registered its lowest score of 22.7 in October 2013. A steady improvement in general price sentiment has been instrumental in improving anticipations around inflation during the month, despite the current level continuing to suggest heavy pessimism.

Amid a steadily improving borrowing comfort level, the Spending Sentiment Index moved up by 2.0 points to score 32.9 in December.

In contrast, after crossing the neutral mark last month, the Employment Sentiment Index again slipped into the pessimistic zone.

The index fell by 0.6 points to 49.8 due to growing pessimism around job security. The Present Situation Sentiment Index also remained flat at 40.4 while the Future Expectations Situation Index increased by 0.7 points to reach 40.1 Consumers in Metro cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are the most optimistic in terms of consumer outlook. Some of these consumers have kept their spending plans on hold until improvement in overall economic conditions.

annual period in terms of proceeds amount since 2011 when volume fell to US$7.1 billion.

Initial public offerings (IPO) totaled US$343.3 million, a significant drop of 73.3% in proceeds from the full year 2012 volume (US$1.3 billion), and the lowest annual level since 2001 (US$69.9 million).

Citi topped the ranking for India’s equity and equity-linked underwriting in 2013, with related proceeds of US$1.2 billion from 10 deals and accounted for 13.3% of India’s equity capital markets.

According to estimates from Thomson Reuters/Freeman Consulting, India’s equity capital raisings generated imputed fees worth US$48.9 million in 2013, a 33.1% decline from the comparative period last year.

With estimated fees of US$4.3 million, Citi took the lead for India ECM imputed fee ranking this year, and captured 8.7% market share of the fee pool.

year 2014-15. In the third quarter of 2013-14, margins of sectors such as IT and pharmaceuticals will increase by 80-100 bps due to a weak rupee. Margins of the telecom sector will improve by 70 bps and that of the two-wheeler sector will rise by about 100 bps, led by higher realisations. Margins of the cement, power, airlines and paper sectors, though, are expected to decline because of high input costs.� Due to muted EBITDA growth and high interest costs, net profit margins, which declined by about 300 bps in Q2FY14, are expected to remain under pressure in Q3FY14, particularly of sectors such as construction, housing, metals, telecom and capital goods.

Private insurance companies fare poorly in terms of settlement of death claims, says IRDA

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sector insurance firms have been rejecting about 8% of the claims as rivate insurance companies against 1.12% by the LIC. According fared poorly in terms of settle- to Irda, there were 3.47% claims ment of death claims in 2012-13 as sought from private insurance compared to state-owned LIC, says companies were pending at the end sectoral regulator IRDA. “The of the year. The similar figure for claim settlement ratio of LIC was LIC was 1.04%. There are about two better than that of the private life dozen private life insurance firms insurers,� Insurance Regulatory in India and the larger ones include and Development Authority said ICICI Prudential Life, HDFC Stanin its annual report. dard Life and Reliance Life.

The life insurance industry Life Insurance Corporation posted claim settlement ratio of recorded a premium income of 97.73% last fiscal, as compared to over Rs 2.87 lakh crore during 97.42% in 2011-12.For private in- 2012-13, up 0.05% over the previsurers, the settlement ratio had ous fiscal. While private sector ingone down to 88.65% in 2012-13, surers posted 6.87% decline in as compared to 89.34% during the premium income, LIC recorded 2.92% growth in 2012-13 comprevious year, IRDA said.

It further revealed that private pared to the previous fiscal.

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asked me to Anuuj relishes ‘Paranthe Wali Gali’ strip‘Pancham-da off my shirt for that song’

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Anuuj What are your Saxena is the scion of expectations from Elder Pharmaceuticals and TV ‘Paranthe Wali Gali’? viewers might know him from his I hope the movie does well, popular shows like ‘Kkusum’ and audiences come to the theatres and films like ‘Chase’ etc. Now his enjoy the flick . I hope it’s latest film ‘Parathewali Gali’ is appreciated. about to release and we The name signifies spoke to Anuuj about the famous Paranthe Wali Gali of Delhi. What his next film are your first memories of

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it? You have your roots in Delhi. Tell us about your Delhi connection.

I was born in Delhi and so all my vacations and fond memories go back to Delhi. My cousins, family etc. make it a very special place for me. I have spent my youth in Delhi and had a blast. Parathewali Gali of course reminds me of the tasty parathas and other food items.

The crew also shot in real locations in Delhi - any particular incident which you will always cherish for the rest of your life?

Well, there was an area which was surrounded with temples and everyday in the morning before shooting I visited the temple and it was special for me, I think this memory will remain with me for a long time.

How do you improve your skill as an actor; do you

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next year your film is releasing so what are your plans to promote the film?

I can’t say this year was good to me, I suffered personally but I am hoping the next year is good and brings luck. We have started with press releases, articles and magazine write ups, the necessary steps to promote a film.

What changes do you find in the TV industry over the years?

There are too many shows, too many actors, there is too less time for a show to prove itself, the tolerance level of audience is low nowadays and I feel lucky my show had a long run; maybe I was in the golden time.

watch movies or read books?

I do not do anything! I am a born actor.

How important a role does luck play in your career and life?

Luck plays an important role in everybody’s life. I’ve been lucky too, I am an actor by default, I got lucky with acting and was really successful and then I quit acting to concentrate on my acting and then I found myself back to acting after sometime. It’s all about luck, fate and destiny.

Will we see you making a comeback on television?

You never know!

Why haven’t you done any reality shows?

Because I don’t want to make a fool out of myself in front of people, I have a corporate as well as personal image to save; I would like to maintain my dignity.

If you look back how will you define this year and

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urely, you have heard these evergreen chartbusters ‘Mere Saamne Waali Khidki ’ (Padosan), ‘Chingari Koi Bhadke’ (Amar Prem) and ‘Jaane-Jaan’ (‘Sanam Teri Kasam’) composed by the legendary rockstar Rahul Dev Burman, whose 20th death anniversary is being observed tomorrow by his legion of loyal fans. Listen to them again and you will connect with the distinct sound of the ‘reso-reso’ percussion instrument which produces a sharp, scraping (chiyishchikchik) sound in these songs and hundreds of other chartbuster Panchamda (RDB) numbers.

In the hilarious ‘Mere Saamnewali’, it is the sound which you hear on-screen when Keshto Mukherjee is shown fiddling with his broom. Now these musical sounds were invariably played on the ‘reso-reso’ with a comb, in almost all the RDB repertoire hit songs by ace percussionistcum-tabla player Amrutrao Katkar - who formed the core team of the iconic sangeetkaar’s ‘sittings’. Jogging into memory lane, Amrutrao (now 79) recalls a wacko anecdote. “As is known, Panchamda had that nagging rebel-streak

for unconventional sounds.

During a song recording of the film ‘Darling Darling’, Rahul-da singled me out and asked me to strip off my shirt and sit ‘bare-backed’ in the singer’s cabin. Initially I presumed he was making me a butt of his pranks, as he was impish at times. But when he insisted, I followed his command.

Moments later, Panchamda walked in and started slapping and patting my back in a perfect rhythmic pattern.

In the very first ‘take’ it was recorded. “Yeh mere taraf se peetth peechhe shabaashi hai”, chuckled the witty Panchamda. The back-slapping was used in this song ‘Raat Gayi Baat Gayi’.

“There should be a musicschool or a small memorabilia museum dedicated to genius Panchamda”, signs off Amrutrao.

genius called Kishore Kumar Soha Ali Khan’s undercover cop act AHowrare do you gauge a genius whose talent is immeasurable? What do you call a man

You are doing a comedy film for the first time.

The film is a comedy but I haven’t done comedy in the film. I have quite an interesting role in the film. And I get to do lots in the film.

What is your role in the film?

I play an undercover cop called Shantpriya Phadanavis in the film who is from Bengaluru Police and gets different types of cases to solve and she wears different types of costumes and get-ups in the film. The film has many funny situations and funny dialogues.

How difficult was it for you to enact this role?

Not much because most of the time I am chasing Carlos, the villain and I have only few scenes with the police supridendent. I didn’t have to prepare much for the role.

What made you accept this role?

The director of the film Sameer Tewari came to my house with the film offer and I was a bit skeptical since it was his debut film but when I heard Arshad Warsi is going to star in the film along with Javed Jaffrey I was convinced about doing the film. Usually I do girl next door roles or royal family roles, this is a different kind of role for me.

What is the story of the film?

Soha Ali Khan has not had a major film recently but her forthcoming film ‘Mr. Joe B. Carvalho’ is one of the eagerly awaited films in the first week of the New Year.

Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to Soha about her new film in a candid conversation

Arshad Warsi plays a detective out to track Carlos, an international assassin, played by Javed Jaffrey.

Arshad and me were in love for some time but then broke off but when we met after seven years I assume Arshad to be Carlos and he thinks I am a cabaret dancer. There is our love track within the action in the film and I have done lots of action for the film.

Did you learn for the action sequences of the film?

Yes. I learnt martial arts from Yagnessh Cheetah Shetty who taught me a lot about self defence and how to save the person with whom we are filming the action shot in the film. I learnt boxing too as I was always interested in learning martial arts and boxing.

Are there a lot of intelligent detective scenes in the film?

Quite to the contrary, everyone from me to Joe is dumb and not too intelligent but we all are chasing Carlos who is not too intelligent too.

who can sing and dance; act and mimic; write and compose; make you laugh and cry all at one time? How do you define a person who lives by defying norms? Rajesh V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur try to unravel the enigma that Kishore Kumar was

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here has been only one such great in the film industry, the multifaceted Kishore Kumar – a man who lived for his one love – music.

The real Kishore Kumar always remained an enigma even to his own family and close friends. Abhas Kumar Ganguly, better known as Kishore Kumar, nurtured dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol K.L. Saigal. He visited his by then famous star brother Ashok Kumar, in Mumbai frequently, in the hope that he would introduce him to K.L. Saigal. But destiny willed otherwise. He was forced into acting and hated every moment of it.

‘Chalti Ka Naam Gadi’ [1958], ‘Jaalzaaz’ [1959], ‘Jhumroo’ [1961], ‘Naughty Boy’ [1962] became successful and that managed to tie down Kishore to a busy acting schedule, so much so that for a song in ‘Sharaarat’, Mohd Rafi actually had to provide playback for him.

Kishore’s ambition of becom-

ing a playback singer was no cakewalk. And then came the chance to sing ‘Marne ki duayen kyon mangu‘ for Dev Anand in ‘Ziddi’ [1948]. His first sad song was from the film ‘Kafila’ [1952] “Who meri taraf yoon chale aa rahe hain” penned by Vrajendra Gaur and composed by Husanlal Bhagatram which became a chartbuster. S.D. Burman who was always confident about the po-

tential of Kishore made him the voice of Dev Anand in ‘Guide’, ‘Gambler’, ‘Teen Deviyaan’, ‘Jewel Thief’, etc.

Kishore Kumar was unstinting in crediting his popularity to the Burmans – father and son.

It was S.D. Burman who made Kishore, the superstar singer of the seventies, when he chose him to sing the super-hit songs of ‘Aradhana’ for Rajesh Khanna. The chart-blazing songs of ‘Aradhana’ made both Rajesh Khanna a superstar and Kishore Kumar the number one singer, overnight.

This also marked the begiNning of the end of another popular singer - Mohd Rafi. Another composer who placed great faith in Kishore was S.D. Burman’s son, R.D. Burman.

His ability to mimic combined with his voice flexibility and voice quality gave him great speed and power.

Lata Mangeshkar once said – Kishore was a ‘Sampoorna Kalakaar’ [A Complete Artist].

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here was a lot of good and even more bad in 2013. It was disconcerting how everything boiled down to opening weekend figures.

When filmmaking is reduced to just counting money, then creativity goes out of the window.

This number crunching has reached absurd heights with 300 crores being bandied about with ease, which means the next blockbuster has to beat that, and all saleable stars who could have done so much to bring Indian cinema to international standards are busy competing with each others' box-office earnings.

Still, at a time like this, a ‘Ship of Theseus’ or ‘The Lunchbox’ was made is a small miracle.

2014 has some interesting films lined up, mostly in mainstream genres, but that by itself is not a bad thing.

Buzz is loud about Imitiaz Ali's ‘Highway’, starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt; in fact Alia is believed to be the next big thing.

She also stars with Arjun Kapoor in the film version of Chetan Bhagat's 2 ‘States’.

Post ‘Ram Leela’, Ranveer Singh's star is on the ascendant and the promos of his ‘Gunday’ with Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have been received well.

Abhishek Chaubey's ‘Dedh Ishqiya’, a sequel to ‘Ishqiya’ is in the news because it has Madhuri Dixit finally making a worthy comeback. But the film that will probably work better for her is Soumik Sen's ‘Gulab Gang’, in which she plays a fiery social activist,

In The New Year crossing swords with Juhi Chawla.

If last year belonged to Deepika Padukone and Vidya Balan, then both ladies have films lined up— the former has ‘Finding Fanny Fernandes’ and ‘Happy New Year’, the latter has ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’ and ‘Bobby Jasoos’.

On the offbeat side, there's Dibakar Bannerjee's ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ with Sushant Singh Rajput in the title role, and Devika Bhagat's ‘One By Two’ with Abhay Deol, Anurag Kashyap's ‘Bombay Velvet’ with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, Abhishek

Kapoor's ‘Fitoor’ with Aditya Roy Kapoor, who also appears with Parineeti Chopra in Habib Faisal's ‘Daawat-E-Ishq’.There's also Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru's ‘Happy Ending’ with Saif Ali Khan and Ileana D'Cruz and Omung Kumar's much talked about ‘Mary Kom’ with Priyanka Chopra playing the medal-winning boxer.

But the mainstream cannon is loaded too – Salman Khan starrer's ‘Jai Ho’ and ‘Kick’, Aamir Khan starrer ‘PK’ directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Prabhu Dheva's ‘Action Jackson’ with Ajay Devgan, Siddharth Anand's ‘Bang Bang’ with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, Sajid Khan's ‘Humshakals’ with Saif Ali Khan and Ritiesh Dekhmukh, Anurag Basu's ‘Jagga Jasoos’ with Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, Kabeer Khan's ‘Phantom’ with Saif Ali Khan

and Katrina Kaif, Karan Malhotra's ‘Shuddhi’ with Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor, Rohit Shetty's ‘Singham 2’ and Anees Bazmee's star-studded sequel ‘Welcome Back’.

Siddharth Malhotra who had made his debut with ‘Student of the Year’, gets Vinil Mathew's ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ opposite Parineeti Chopra and ‘The Villain’ with Shraddha Kapoor, while his co-star Varun Dhawan is doing ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya’ with Alia Bhatt and his father David Dhawan's ‘Main Tera Hero’.

The new face of the year will probably be Tiger Shroff making his long-awaited debut with ‘Heropanti’.

That sounds like a very busy 2014, if only Bollywood would stop counting and let the creative juices flow...

RINGSIDE VIEW Deepa Gahlot

A scene from the movie Ship of Theseus

Documentary film made on Shah Rukh’s KKR S

hah Rukh Khan has always been fond of cricket and his passion for the game came out in public after the actor bought an IPL team- Kolkata Knight Riders. While the team has seen its share of highs and lows, a documentary film on it is on the cards.

Venky Mysore, the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders, revealed that the film is almost complete and they are in the process of strategizing on how the content should be disseminated across varied platforms. The documentary will have memories which will trace the career graph

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of the tea1m. According to Venky, the idea developed from an informal conversation with Shah Rukh who was getting nostalgic about how his team has grown successful over the years.

With the coolest anthem and hottest cheerleaders, the Kolkata Knight Riders now will also be one of the first IPL teams to have a documentary film made on them.

Will ‘Singham 2’ meet its deadline?

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he shooting of ‘Singham 2’ on track. moving ahead has sent quite a "First and foremost it was wrong few in a tizzy. With the release date information floating around that already fixed as August 15 much in the film's shooting has moved to advance, many have been left April. No, that's not the wondering if the Ajay Devgn case. In fact we start in starrer will eventually manMarch itself," informs age to meet the deadline. our well placed source, "With Rohit Shetty getting "Also, everything has busy with action reality show been pre-planned well.

'Fear Factor' and Ajay Devgn We will still make it for too concentrating on ‘Action the August 15 release.

Jackson’, it would be a rush There are no two words for ‘Singham 2’. The film has about that." not yet gone on floors and Another theory since it is a big and expensive floating in B-town film, there is a lot that needs was that ‘Action to go into it before it Jackson’ may reaches the finishing line. take over the AuIt is going to be a tight afgust 15 slot and fair for sure since neither ‘Singham 2’ Rohit nor Ajay would may come in Dicompromise on quality," wali. said a source to a film "This is again agency. pure speculation," On the other hand, ansaid the source, other Independence Day shrugging off the release, ‘Phantom’, has theory, "In fact if at already gone on floors all there has to be a with its first schedule movement, ‘Action wrapped up in Jackson’ may be adBeirut. This too is a vanced by a week or biggie from the two." house of Sajid NadiConsidering the adwala and Kabir fact that even ‘SingKhan, who is reham’ was mounted turning after ‘Ek in four months flat Tha Tiger’, is makfrom going on floor to ing best use of the its release, it is now time available for going to be pretty much him. a deja vu moment when Those attached to ‘Singit comes to the film's seham 2’ vouch for the film's quel as it will also have timely completion though around four to five and reaffirm that the film is months to meet D-Day!

BOLLY BRIEFS Manoj Bajpayee to act in ‘Tevar’

Being one of the most awaited movies, ‘Tevar’ which is a remake of Telugu blockbuster Okkadu will have Manoj Bajpayee playing an important role.

Though the actor prefers to keep mum about the details, he revealed that this time, unlike his recent negative roles, he will neither be a villain nor a hero in the film. Directed by ad filmmaker Amit Sharma, the film will be shot in varied locations of Mumbai, Agra and Mathura.

‘Tevar’ stars Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha, and is produced by Sanjay Kapoor.

The film is slated to go on floors this January.

Armaan Kohli to join Salman’s CCL team

After his latest stint at the 'Bigg Boss' house, Armaan Kohli has found a new way of entering the glam world.

After bonding with Salman on the sets of the reality show, the actor will be playing for Salman and Sohail's team Mumbai Heroes at the CCL. Apparently, Sohail Khan has been hunting for new members for their celebrity cricket team and Armaan is being considered for it. Suniel Shetty, the captain of the team, seems thrilled with this recent association and stated that he loves the way Armaan plays cricket and hence he is getting the actor to play for the team.

Farhan-Arjun in ‘Rock On’ sequel

A sequel to the cult musical ‘Rock On’ has been on the cards for quite some time and now, we hear that the film will retain its previous male leads – Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal along with Purab Kohli.

Though the cast remains the same, the director who gained fame with ‘Rock On’, Abhishek Kapoor, will not be directing the sequel. Ad film-maker Shujaat Saudagar has been roped in instead to direct the much awaited musical. However, the details of the rest of the cast and crew are yet to be finalized.

The sequel is slated to go on floors in January 2015.

Anil Kapoor to co-produce and act in ‘Nayak’ sequel

Inspired by Tamil blockbuster ‘Mudhalvan’, ‘Nayak’ remains one of the milestones of Anil Kapoor's career. Post the success of '24', the actor who is busy with a lot of films, has plans to make a sequel to his popular film.

Anil revealed that he will co-produce and act in the sequel which will have a different storyline with cues taken from real-life incidents. The second installment will also have a plot revolving around politics where the lead will play a crusader of sorts. However, the female lead and director for the film are yet to be finalised.

Anil states that the film will go on floors in early 2015.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 684

ENIGMA CODE 684

ACROSS: 3 Compound for two animals (7) 8 A teacher crawled over the most basic information (5) 9 Almost feline movement having a sort of charm (5) 10 Is it something like a doughnut?

(10) 11 Encouraging to look down one's nose (11) 13 Is Stan crazy about those spots?

(6) 16 They take off entertainingly (6) 22 Hoarded tiny bits of dryness (11) 24 Count Martin somehow not feeling amorous (10) 25 Lakeland water (5) 26 Dense confusion as to what are required (5) 27 Putting on with pride (7)

DOWN: 1 Allays the idiot to start with (8) 2 A doctor, in a trip, takes a stringed instrument (8) 3 One wiped out, totally defenceless (4,4) 4 Fear of redundancy drove him to breaking point (7) 5 Hurry to find trouble and have a wild time (3,4) 6 I am after a doctor for a prominent Italian family (6) 7 Help to return and find a drink as is only natural (8) 12 Everybody's uncle over there (3) 14 Coming once a week, they stayed with us erratically (8) 15 As a hanger-on she's poison! (3) 17 Repeatedly mixing gin and it whilst firing (8) 18 Hidden tree core eaten by insect

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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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE OBTUSE, BESETS, BOOSTS, OUTSET, SUBSET, TESTES, TSETSE

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MATH PYRAMID 684 (2,6) 19 A grass so tangled must be in the sea (8) 20 Actor in turmoil for some natural

product? (7) 21 In Karachi, BA chiefly involved a type of brazier (7) 23 Entertaining duck? (6)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Uproar, 3 Palmetto, 8 The solent, 10 Druid, 12 Mutated, 13 Flatlet, 14 Ruling class, 17 Receptacles, 19 Arsenic, 21 Longest, 22 Hosts, 23 Immodesty, 24 Redesign, 25 Gelato.

DOWN: 1 Ultimate, 2 Apostolic, 4 Artificial limb, 5 Media, 6 Oddity, 7 Send one packing, 9 Enterprises, 11 Ugly sisters, 15 All on edge, 16 Sentry-go, 18 Washer, 20 Noses.

QUICK CROSS 684

ACROSS: 1. Author Paretsky 5. Bette Davis feature 6. Sound perception, e.g.

8. Collar inserts 10. Muslim bridge to paradise 12. Biography 13. Called at poker

HIDATO 684

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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. His in Paris 2. Affirmative votes 3. Budget factors 4. Attacks 7. Another nest 9. Nonpoisonous 11. A perfect score for some

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 684

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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Capricorn 2nd/3rd Paush Shuklapaksha Shravan Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. White 1

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Work proposals increase and you will be busy with expansion plans. Creative interests and artistic aspirations are fulfilled and you will get wide recognition. Those completing their education will get favorable offers of work from reputed institutions. Happiness in love is assured. Health will be generally good throughout the year.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good looking, healthy and long-lived. Will be generally fortunate, intelligent and a go-getter. Will be fond of outdoor activities and friends.

Humble, honest and adaptable. Does well in most fields especially medicine, media, communication, philosophy and occult services. Success from overseas is indicated.

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BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You could be under heavy strain and feel helpless in a situation, knowing that these problems might have been inadvertently created by you.

However, you are advised to take stock of everything and think calmly about a solution. Just relax matters will automatically resolve themselves. You may have got carried away and indulged in some mild flirting. Try to set the record straight with your friend before it’s too late.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): There are problems at work. You are not looking at the situation for what it is as a result you find it tough to resolve the matter. If you care to listen to the viewpoint of others with patience and understanding it will not be difficult to sort out issues. Keep a check on your temper if you want deal with certain issues in relationships. Use patience and tact with a loved one who is upset.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): All business problems will be sorted out and cleared for steady progress. You will be able to accomplish all you desire limited only by your own aspirations. If you have been thinking of a new project now is the right time to begin when finance ceases to be a problem. If you do any entertaining, make it entirely spontaneous. An initiative taken by you today may indicate a new alliance in the near future.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You can take a considered risk in fresh venture now which will lead to substantial gains later. Loans and sanctions come through especially if you want to start an independent business. Matters concerning applications and interviews will have favorable result. Your mate will be in a loving and romantic mood today but you may be more geared to getting some work done. Try to compromise and give in to the charms of your beloved who has eyes only for you.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): A sudden influx of work opportunities come your way requiring your personal attention. Tight schedules could make you irritable. Relax, things will work out. You may decide on a study course to boost career prospects. The employed awaiting news as to a change may have to kill time longer. Personal relationships are disappointing. Don't let it bother you. You can't please everybody.

At times you can feel alone and forsaken.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Look forward to new alliances in new business ventures.

Those working independently or as consultants will get a major contract.

Meetings and negotiations for proposals scheduled for today will yield good results. You can expect an immediate response. A new friendship can create problems with a close associate who is very possessive about you. Handle the situation tactfully.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You have a very busy day at work. You will be meeting a lot of people. Perhaps some will come with new work proposals. Some unpleasantness around can be upsetting. You have a wonderful opportunity to solve some of the long-standing issues in the family, which have caused a lot of pain and anxiety. Do not make any impulsive decisions.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Your work will gradually begin to pick up with increase in your regular income. There will be temptations to start something new that apparently promises immediate gains.

However this is not the right time to make investments or seek change in your job or work. Home and family life will be happy and relaxed.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Social events, get-togethers, discussion and trips, all augur well for you. Those who love you seem to expect only the best from you. Of course you know that you will be able to fulfill their expectations. Being more thoughtful and finding time for your mate will certainly go in your favor. A trip is in the offing for some of you to see a loved one.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You face antagonism at work. Use restraint and avoid confrontation. Avoid hasty decisions. Share problems to ease the burden. Routine matters are going very well for you right now. This is not the time to make any rash moves though you may be tempted to do so. A longing for moments of freedom and romance make you plan a special evening in the company your beloved. Your love ties will be fortified.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Complete the assignments in hand and avoid accepting fresh offers of work right now. There is a lot for you to do and your financial situation seems to be quite comfortable.

Besides work you may have to find time to help in a seminar, talk or orientation program. Those in love may think seriously about marriage. It is a good time to for seeking the approval of family for your intended plans.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Gains from unexpected quarters are indicated. In any dispute regarding a contract or business arrangement, try to resolve it mutually. For further new projects, try to work independently and not to take in any partner. You are more likely to reach your goals faster unhindered. Your charm and conversational ability will help in impressing and winning new friends. Your mate will be very proud of you.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4858 ACROSS: 4 Subject of Croesus; a musical mode (6) 7 Bodily exertion (8) 8 Aztec god of rain (6) 10 To remove, as pencil marks (5) 13 "Up on the __" (Drifters hit) (4) 14 Hindu wind God (4) 15 ___ false : lack an air of sincerity, in a way? (4) 16 A single item (3) 17 Soft lump in yarn (4) 19 Cast aside (4) 21 New state carved out of Bihar (9) 23 To bless (4) 24 Deadened, desensitised (4) 26 Aswan for one, Bhakra for another? (3) 27 Bump off (2,2) 29 Kind of cheese (4) 32 Nearest, side by side (4) 33 A building material made from clay (5) 34 Popular character actor (2,4) 35 Blabbed, gossiped; gave out information (8) 36 Director of "Life of Pi" (3,3) DOWN: 1 Desert region in S Israel (5) 2 ____ the loan : return the loan? (5) 3 A skin complaint (4) 4 Reveal one's true feelings, pretend (3,2) 5 Deprived of the sense of hearing (4) 6 Don't ___ to much : be inconsequential, in a way? (6) 9 Tangle of logs (6) 11 A waste piece of clothing (3) 12 Japanese dish (5) 13 Knitted pattern (7) 15 Drama by Karel Capek, which introduced robots (3) 16 ___ hat : not modern; dated? (3) 18 A space vehicle for landing on a celestial body (6) 20 Where you are most likely to be when ill or asleep? (2,3) 21 Cram, squeeze into space between two surfaces (3) 22 Attila for one? (3) 23 Mr.Khan of Bollywood (6)

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SUDOKU 2044 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: C equals G

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

25 Experiment room, in short, for science students (3) 28 A compound of oxygen and another element (5)

30 Chancy (5) 31 Repairs (5) 32 ____ and void? (4) 33 Old word for fever (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Martyr, 5 Sam, 8 Each, 9 Away, 10 Untold, 11 Pink Floyd, 13 Team, 15 Aye, 16 Bronx, 17 Aisne, 20 Ale, 22 On a, 23 Sheds, 24 Varna, 26 Sow, 27 Epic, 28 Karnataka, 31 Itches, 32 Port, 33 Rest, 34 Spy, 35 Hasten.

DOWN: 1 Mounts, 2 Rateable, 3 Yelp, 4 Radiant, 5 Shake, 6 Maul, 7 Haryana, 12 Nyx, 14 Mred, 18 Ione, 19 Snapshot, 20 Ahead of, 21 Mawkish, 24 VOA, 25 Acts on, 26 Story, 29 Nits, 30 Atta.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1863 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

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTI ON: A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time

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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: 17 average; 19 good; 21 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: chew, chewing, eschew, ESCHEWING, hewing, hewn, sewing, sewn, sinew, swine, swing, weigh, wench, when, whence, whine, wince, winch, wine, wing, wise, wish.

Yesterday’s

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Clarke says SCG wicket pace-friendly for fifth Test, may induct an extra seamer

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YDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke says he's never seen more grass on a Sydney Cricket Ground pitch and predicts it will suit a pace bowling attack as the home side attempts to complete a 50 Ashes sweep over England.

The state of the wicket could see fast bowler James Faulkner included for the test beginning tomorrow, possibly to replace middle-order batsman George Bailey. It would be Australia's first change to the starting XI in the series. If Australia doesn't make any changes, it would be just the fourth team to do that in a fiveTest series. Only England against Australia in 1884-85, South Africa against England in 1905-06 and the West Indies against Australia in 1991 were able to retain the same starting lineup in a five-Test series.

Clarke admitted it would be "extremely romantic" to maintain the same team for the fifth consecutive Test, but said it wouldn't alter coach Darren Lehmann's policy to pick the best XI for every match. "If conditions turn out to be similar to what they have been in the past four Test matches then I think selectors will go that way," Clarke said today. "But we certainly need to pick our best team to win this Test match."

Bailey has struggled in his debut Test series, averaging 27.20 runs with just one half-century, while Faulkner is a bowling all-rounder with a firstclass bowling average of 142 wickets at 23. "It might whiten up a little bit but that is as much grass as I have

England's cricket players Alastair Cook and Ian Bell wear pink caps to show their support for the McGrath Foundation at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia on Thursday. The McGrath Foundation was co-founded by former Australian cricket player, Glenn McGrath, to increase breast cancer awareness. seen on an SCG pitch," Clarke said.

"It feels pretty hard at the moment.

Looking at it today I think it will certainly suit the fast bowlers."

The only other likely changes to the Australia team would come from injuries. All-rounder Shane Watson injured his groin while bowling during the Melbourne Test and fast bowler Ryan Harris has had knee and foot soreness throughout the series.

But both bowled in the team's final net session. "I don't have any idea of the team at this stage," Clarke said.

"We're waiting to see how the guys pull up tomorrow (Friday) morning."

Clarke says he expects England to make some changes, including recalling dumped wicketkeeper Matt Prior.

"He's been an important player for England over a long time," Clarke said of Prior. "I think you can see the benefit of (wicketkeeper) Brad Haddin in our team, just with his experience.

"Obviously (Haddin's) performances have been great but his experience being our vice-captain is crucial to our team and I think Matty's probably very similar to Brad in regards to his worth to the England team."

ENGLAND TO STICK WITH

BAIRSTOW BEHIND THE STUMPS Captain Alastair Cook says Jonny Bairstow will continue behind the stumps for England in the final Ashes Test starting today despite support for the experienced Matt Prior from rival skipper Michael Clarke.

Prior was dropped for Bairstow for the fourth Test in Melbourne after an indifferent series but his understudy gave a mixed performance, dropping a catch and failing to respond to a snick from Chris Rogers when he was on 19, with the opener going on to score a century.

Clarke said Prior's vast experience was needed by England as they seek to deny Australia a 5-0 whitewash in Sydney, but Cook said Bairstow would get another chance as wicketkeeper.

"I think Jonny deserves another chance. It's very difficult to come in for one Test match," Cook said today.

"We know he's a very talented cricketer, he's got another opportunity in this Test match to show that."

Australian captain Clarke said England missed the big-match experience of Prior, who has 75 Test caps. "I would be surprised if Matt Prior doesn't get recalled back into their team. Being a senior player with the amount of experience he has, I think they've certainly missed that," Clarke said at his media conference on the eve of the Test. "He's been an important player for England over a long period of time. I think you can see the benefit of (wicketkeeper) Brad Haddin in our team, just with his experience," he added.

But while Prior has an impressive Test batting average of more than 40, Cook said he did not deserve to be in the England team on form. "He's still a fantastic cricketer, he's 31. He's still got a lot of Test cricket available to him if he wants it," the England captain said.

England face Ashes whitewash

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YDNEY: Battered England are desperate to avoid the ignominy of a 5-0 series whitewash against Australia as they scramble to salvage some pride in the final Ashes Test in Sydney starting today.

Alastair Cook's team -- coming off a dispiriting eight-wicket loss in the fourth Test in Melbourne -- face becoming only the third English side to lose an Ashes series 5-0 to their oldest rivals. It has been a tour from hell for England with the loss of senior players Jonathan Trott (stress) and Graeme Swann (retirement), star players out of form and Kevin Pietersen admitting his team-mates are "mentally fragile" from playing in back-to-back Ashes series.

England have so far used 15 players and there are expected to be changes for Sydney, with Gary Ballance, Scott Borthwick and Steven Finn mentioned as possibilities. In contrast, Australia have been unchanged in

all four Tests. Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes the tourists will be unable to stop the Mitchell Johnson-led Aussie juggernaut in Sydney with the same team that succumbed in Melbourne in four days. "It is not easy for them. England will not do this with the same XI. There is too much baggage, there are too many scars," he wrote in an English newspaper.

As England's tour has unravelled so has the pressure cranked up on Cook as skipper. "I'm totally responsible as captain for the team and if, at the end of the series, the selectors decide I'm not the best man for the job, then so be it," Cook said after the match in Melbourne, where England surrendered a winning position. "It would hurt and I've got no plans of going anywhere. I'm desperately trying to use as much of my experience of playing 100 Tests to help turn this team around."

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ORS targeting accuracy, time saving in cricket: Taufel

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BU DHABI: Simon Taufel, five-time umpire of the year, said a new trialled system will help attain more accuracy and save time on referred decisions during international cricket matches.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is trialling a new review system, called Officiating Replay System (ORS), in which a non-match umpire is provided with direct replays during a match. ICC introduced the Decision Review System (DRS) in 2008 on a trial basis. The system allows both teams to challenge decisions made by on-field umpires and have them referred to the TV official.

The new system, aimed at further improving the prevalent DRS, was first trialled earlier this year in the Old Trafford Test in the Ashes between Australia and England, and then in the fifth one-day international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi last week.

The trial continues during the ongoing first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi as well as the remaining two Tests in that series. Taufel, now ICC manager for umpires' training and performance after his officiating retirement in 2012, said the ORS will help in efficiency and accuracy in refered decisions.

"It's a separate technology trial which is independent of what is happening with third umpire in this Test, and we are looking at different options to better serve the game of cricket and have less interruptions and less breaks in play, and improve decisionmaking as much as we can," Taufel told reporters. Taufel, declared umpire of the year from 2004 to 2008, explained the system which will be provided to the third umpire after the ORS is approved.

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Sanju Samson managed to score on 15 runs.

UBAI: Shrugging off their disappointing loss against Pakistan in the last game, India U-19 boys held their nerves as they eked out a threewicket win against Sri Lanka with five balls to spare as they set up summit clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup here.

After being put into bat, Sri Lanka scored 223 for eight in 50 overs which India colts surpassed the target in 49.1 overs largely due to half-century

by opener Ankush Bains being awarded man-of-the match due to his innings of 54 off 53 balls with four boundaries and a six. It was a great effort considering that Bains was hit in the box off the last ball from pacer Binura Fernando's first over.

The wicketkeeper-batsman then came back in the 34th over after India were tottering at 127 for five as he anchored the chase getting out in the 49th over when only seven runs were

required off 11 balls. Apart from Bains, Ricky Bhui (37), Akhil Herwadkar (27) and skipper Vijay Zol (22) scored a few runs but all got out after getting starts. A couple of square cuts off left-arm spinner Lakshan Jayasinghe and a slog over long on off leftarm seamer Anuk Fernando were the highlights of Bains' innings. The seventh wicket partnership with 58 runs with Kuldeep Singh (22) proved to be a clincher in the end for the India

colts. Kuldeep also contributed with the ball as his slow left-arm orthodox spin got him three for 49 in 10 overs.

Sarfaraz Khan (2/28) and Deepak Hooda (2/43) were the other wickettakers.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka u-19 223/8 in 50 overs (Hashan Dumindu 60, Kuldeep Yadav 3/49, Sarfaraz Khan 2/28, Deepak Hooda 2/43). India U-19 224/7 in 49.1 overs (Ankush Bains 54, Ricky Bhui 37).

India U-19 won by 3 wkts.

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IN BRIEF Gaikwad, Ansari for QPR Academy

MUMBAI: Thirteen year olds Aman Gaikwad from Holy Name High School, Colaba and Kamran Ansari from Antonio D’souza High School, Byculla were selected from among 40 kids who had been chosen for the four day camp conducted by Richard Allen (Head of Academy, QPR) and David Baker (Head of Education, QPR). According to Allen both of these boys showed tremendous skills and temperament besides demonstrated a great positive attitude both on and off the field which made them stand out above the rest.

Milind Deora-QPR-5th South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2013 gave a chance for two youngsters earn a trip to QPRs Academy in West London in 2014 for a three week period. Over 5000 participants took part in the event.

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Iqbal Abdulla and Vishal Dabholkar wrecked havoc during the second innings of Gujarat’s batting.

Abdulla scalped 11 wickets in the match.

J&K makes it to quarters first time since 2000

AGARTALA: In a fantastic achievement, the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team qualified for Ranji Trophy quarterfinals for the first time since 2000, following a draw against Tripura in their final Group C league match.

The J&K team had taken the first innings lead and the draw was a expected result. With three points from the tie, J&K ended tied on 28 points with Goa but qualified on the basis of their marginally better points quotient.

J&K had a quotient of 1.006 as against Goa's 1.005 after the valley team ended the fourth and final day at 87 for two in a chase of 228. J&K will play against Punjab at Baroda from January 8. The hosts began the day at a solid 103 for two but were all out for 272 as spinner Perveez Rasool claimed seven

Dheeraj Mishra to represent India at Lusofonia Games

MUMBAI: Representing his country once again in ‘triple jump’, Dheeraj Mishra, will be participating in the Lusofonia games in Goa. The Mumbai lad has won accolades for India in the 2010 Common Wealth Games by bagging the gold medal. The 22 year old triple jumper has represented India in 6 international athletic championships which include the SAF Games held in Sri Lanka and the Junior Asian Games held in Jakarta. Speaking on the upcoming Games, he says, “I have gone through the last two Lusofonia Games record. This would be my first Lusofonia Games participation and I would really like to win a medal for m country.” Dheeraj Mishra will be competing on our home turf against the ACOLOP nations next month in Goa for the Lusofonia Games 2014. Aiming for Gold on home ground, Dheeraj is currently training in Goa for maximum fitness to compete against the internationally seasoned athletes.

Chowrasia, Joshi to feature in World Corporate Golf

MUMBAI: Pro golfers SSP Chowrasia and Khalin Joshi will be among the city’s top golfers, who will take part in the regional qualifiers of the 14th edition of the TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge.

The regional challengers will tee off at the Aamby Valley Golf Course on December 4 & 5 for a spot in the national finals of the World Corporate Golf Challenge to be held in Malaysia in May 2014. Nearly 150 golfers will compete over two days, representing different teams and the top two teams from each day of the qualifiers will book their berth in the national finals, where they will match their skills with 12 other teams from other cities for the opportunity to represent India at the World Finals to be held at the NH Almenara Hotel & Golf Resort and La Reserva Club de Golf at Sotogrande, Spain from July 1-6.

Saurabh Gaikwad won the gold medal in kumite (fight) silver in kata (techniques) during the Kinninjuku championship in Gujarat, which was arranged by Japan Shotokan Karate Kanninjuku Organisation. He received the award from grand master Paramjeet Singh. The event witnessed participation from students from places like UP, Orrisa, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Mumbai.

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ALSAD: The spin duo of Iqbal Abdulla and Vishal Dabholkar shared nine wickets between them as Mumbai registered a 27-run victory over Gujarat to sail into the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals.

Mumbai thus, with 29 points became the third team from Group A to join table toppers Karnataka (38) and Punjab (30) in the knockout round. 40-time champions Mumbai, who conceded a lead in the first innings, recovered amazingly to bowl out Gujarat for 147 in 56 overs on the final day at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium.

Left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar picked four for 33 besides Abdullah's all-round performance. Starting the day at 67 for three, overnight batsmen Askhar Patel and Bhargav Merai took Gujarat to 104 without any further loss. But then Dabholkar got the breakthrough by claiming the wicket of Merai (36), and when Patel was bowled by Suryakumar Yadav for 65 Mumbai got the sniff of a victory.

Gujarat's last six wickets fell for just 12 runs in 11.2 overs as Abdullah and Dabholkar polished off the tail. Abdullah ended the second innings with bowling figures of five for 44 in addition to his 6/42 in the first innings. He also scored 68 runs (30 in the first innings and 38 in the second) in the low-scoring match.

While Patel hit 10 fours in his 99ball knock, Merai had four boundaries in their 76-run stand for the fourth wicket.

BRIEF SCORES: Mumbai: 154 & 273 beat Gujarat: 253 & 147 all out in 56 overs (Askhar Patel 65, Bhargav Merai 36; Iqbal Abdulla 5/44) by 27 runs.

KARNATAKA THRASH DELHI BY EIGHT WICKETS NEW DELHI: It was a thorough professional performance by Karnataka as they crushed hosts Delhi by eight wickets to end their Ranji Trophy group league engagements as table toppers with 38 points from eight games.

The visitors got some nice match

practice ahead of their quarterfinal match, as they chased down a paltry victory target of 115 in 29 overs after dismissing Delhi for 201 in 77.4 overs. This was Karnataka's fifth outright win this season.

Opener Mayank Agarwal clobbered the Delhi spinners scoring 68 off 96 balls as the match finished well before tea. Mayank, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore hit six fours and three sixes. For Delhi, this was a season they would like to forget as senior players like Virender Sehwag became a liability for the team without any significant contribution throughout the series. The youngsters like Vaibhav Rawal, Unmukt Chand weren't consistent enough and the bowling was largely dependant on Ashish Nehra (28 wickets), while the other bowlers didn't complement the veteran pacer as they ideally should have.

RAJASTHAN SIGN OFF RANJI CAMPAIGN WITH A WIN JAIPUR: Rajasthan ended their

wickets at the expense of 87 runs.

Tripura's overnight batsmen Abhijit Dey (63), Kaushal Acharjee (35) began cautiously and had extended their partnership to 78 runs but Rasool dismissed both in a gap of four overs. After that skipper Yogesh Takawale (28) and Manisankar Murasingh (37) resisted the J&K attack for some time but eventually they were bundled out for 272 runs on the board. The visitors then lost Adil Rishi (1) and Ian Dev Singh (9) cheaply but Bandeep Singh (37) and Perveez Rasool (35) batted well after that and easily drew the game.

Brief Scores: Tripura 280 and 272 in 103.5 overs (Abhijit Dey 63; Perveez Rasool 7/87) drew with J&K: 325 and 87 for 2 in 25 overs.(Parveez Rasool 37 not out, Bandeep Singh 37; Manisankar Murasingh 1/12).

Ranji Trophy campaign on a winning note after defeating Baroda by six wickets in their final Group B league match on the fifth and final The quarter-final draw for the Ranji day. Baroda needed a win to adTrophy 2013-14 to be played from vance to the quarterfinal stage but January 8-12: were simply outplayed by a better 1. Mumbai v Maharashtra at the pace attack of Rajasthan led by Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Chahar Singh and Pankaj Singh 2. Bengal v Railways at the who took nine and seven wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata respectively in the match at Sawai 3. Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at the Mansingh Stadium. The visiting M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, side have already lost the plot yesBengaluru terday after being reduced to 112 4. Punjab v Jammu and Kashmir at for six and they were ahead by just Motibaug, Baroda 15 runs with four second innings in hand when they began. Irfan Pathan, 52 overnight, was the lone The visitors had already enhand to have given some resist- sured themselves another season ance but none supported him at in the top tier of Ranji Trophy yesthe other end. terday by securing a first-innings lead of 384, and with Jharkhand HARYANA VS ODISHA RANJI losing heavily to Punjab, the final MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW day was a mere formality for both BHUBANESWAR: The Group A teams. Odisha, who began at 33 Ranji Trophy match between for no loss, were buoyed by a 120Haryana and Odisha ended in a run partnership for the second tame draw on the fifth and final wicket between Govind Podder day here with the visitors saving and Niranjan Behera, who scored themselves from relegation.

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UWAHATI: Maharashtra qualified for the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy after notching an emphatic 128-run win over Assam on the final day of their Group 'C' match. Maharashtra ended their Ranji Trophy group league engagements as table toppers with 35 points from eight games.

Chasing 344 for victory, Assam required another 250 runs on the fourth day with six wickets remaining. However, the hosts could manage to score 215 in their second innings with leftarm spinner Akshay Darekar picking up four for 84 while medium pacer Shrikant Mundhe Maharastra bowler Akshay Darekar being lifted up by his teammates after taking 10 wickets during the Ranji Trophy match played against Assam in Guwahati on Thursday. finishing with two for 28.

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HENNAI: Yuki Bhambri became only the third Indian to reach the singles quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour event at home, after winning his second round against an unfit world number 16 Fabio Fognini.

It was the biggest win of Yuki's career when the formidable Italian, who struggled due to an injured left leg, conceded the match after trailing 1-6 5-5. Fognini had earlier pulled out of the doubles event for which he was supposed to partner India's veteran star Leander Paes. They duo were seeded second.

Yuki, ranked 195, is only the third Indian after Somdev Devvarman and Leander Paes to make the singles quarterfinals of this event in Chennai. Somdev had ended runner-up in the 2009 edition. Paes had reached the semifinal in 1998 when the event was known as Gold Flake Open. Paes had lost to eventual champion Patrick Rafter from Australia.

Despite his restricted movements, Fognini was good enough to trouble Yuki with his solid ground strokes, specifically his powerpacked forehand. A proper contest would have served as a good tennis lesson for the Indian youngster. It wll be first ever appearance for Yuki in an ATP tour tournament quarterfinals today and it will help him improve his ranking.

"It's great to be in the quarterfinals of an ATP tour event before the home crowd. You don't get to play matches against world number 16 everyday. I am looking forward to next match tomorrow," Yuki said.

Yuki raced to a 3-1 lead but had to battle out two breakpoints in the next game before comfortably serving out the set in the seventh game. His next opponent would be either Canadian world number 32 Vasek Pospisil or Taipei's world number 66 Yen-Hsun Lu.

Fabio Fognini of Italy reacts during the match against India's Yuki Bhambri for their second round of men’s singles of ATP Chennai Open 2014 in Chennai on Thursday. Fabio Fognini retired from match after he was unable to continue after injury in the match.

"He showed why he is top-20 player, hope he recovers well before the Australian Open," Yuki said when asked about Fognini's fight despite laid low by the injury.

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INDIA TO HOST FIRST WIMBLEDON TENNIS EVENT OUTSIDE UK NEW DELHI: Former Great Britain No.1 Tim Henman will be in India to spearhead a new initiative aimed at boosting the development of junior tennis in the country.

India will host the first Wimbledon tennis event outside the UK as 11-time-Tour winner Henman will be in Delhi and Mumbai later this month to launch 'The Road to Wimbledon' with a series of coaching clinics and events offering local children the chance to play at Wimbledon next August.

The clinics are part of two Under-14 National singles events in Delhi (RK Khanna Tennis Centre) and Mumbai (MSLTA Tennis Centre). The top sixteen boys and girls from these two events are invited to the Wimbledon Foundation Junior Masters in Delhi in April with the two boys and two girls finalists invited to compete in the UK HSBC National Finals on the grass at Wimbledon.

Henman, who kick-started his career in India in 1994 with three successive tournament wins on the Indian satellite circuit, will be joined by All England Club Head Coach Dan Bloxham, for the activity in Delhi and Mumbai between January 6-14.

CM’s Trophy is an open race

6.Super Silver 62 (24) Akshayasundaram 7.Great Secret 61.5 (23) T. S. Jodha ANGALORE: There are eight races today 8.Kimora 61.5 (23) Shobhan Babu and the first starts at 2.45 p.m.

9.Spark Of Harmony 61.5 (23) Vishwanath A. 10.Jet Set Go 60 (20) D. Gnaneshwar 8 CARD AND SELECTIONS 11.La Lanterna 59.5 (19) Nassar Alam 1. The B.A.R.I.Plate - Division II 1200 12.Endurance 58.5 (17) P. Mani 5 Metres 2.15 p.m.

Win: Great Secret, Endurance 1.White Snowdrops 60.5 (21) M. D. Praveen 5 SSSS 4. The K.Rama Rao Memorial Trophy 2.Balance Of Nature 60 (20) P. Ramesh 1400 Metres 3.45 p.m.

3.Jeyem 59.5 (19) Mudassar Nazar 1.Anonymous 60 (58) S.Chandrashekar 4.Aussiejack 59 (18) B. Nayak 2.Whistlejacket 60 (58) P. Ramesh 6 5.Cheddar Face 59 (18) Imran Chisty 3.Wings Of Fortune 60 (58) Sreekanth B. 6.Magical Filly 59 (18) M. Ravi 4.Ace Mesmerise 59 (56) M. Noornabi 7.Simra 58.5 (17) Kiran Rai P 5.Artorius 59 (56) David Allan 8.Pendolino 57 (14) Adarsh G. 6.Abbas Dreams 58.5 (55) G.Y.Rajesh Babu 9.Burden Of Lady 56 (12) S.Chandrashekar 7.Cinch 58.5 (55) L.P Beuzelin 10.Extra Spark 55.5 (11) V.R.Jagadeesh 8.Hackett 58.5 (55) M. D. Praveen 11.Calligraphy 54.5 ( 9) San.Kumarpaswan 12.Big Copper Penny 54 ( 8) D. Gnaneshwar Win: Burder of Lady, Big Copper Penny 9.Kafka 56.5 (51) R. Vaibhav 2. The January Plate 1100 Metres 2.45 p.m. 10.Better Than Ever 56 (50) Babu Singh 1.Emperor Cruise 55 (0) S.Chandrashekar 11.Bright Lady 56 (50) Saddam Hussain 2.Major Attraction 55 (0) Imran Chisty 12.Mark 54.5 (47) Vivek 3.New Emperor 55 (0) D. Gnaneshwar Win: Whistlejacket, Anonymous 4.Pippin 55 ( 0) Arshad Alam 5.Sharp Witted 55 ( 0) Sreekanth B. 5. The Chief Minister's Trophy 2000 Metres 6.Temujin 55 ( 0) A. Sandesh 4.15 p.m.

7.Turf Tactics 55 ( 0) Suraj Narredu 1.Wind Stream 60 (110) Suraj Narredu 8.Red Red Rose 53.5 ( 0) T. S. Jodha 2.Panamera 56.5 (102) David Allan 9.Stellar Light 53.5 ( 0) Withdrawn 3.Apollo King 56 (78) D. Gnaneshwar 10.Viento Plata 53.5 ( 0) Adarsh G. 4.Turf Striker 56 (98) Y. S. Srinath Win: Pippin, Turf Tactics 5.Auburn Beauty 54.5 (96) Arshad Alam 6.Nadia 54.5 (99) V.R.Jagadeesh 3. The B.A.R.I.Plate - Division I 1200 Metres 7.Czar Of Romance 53 (91) A. Sandesh 3.15 p.m.

8.Agostini 52 (77) L.P Beuzelin 1.Jersey Heights 62.5 (25) Ashok Kumar A. 9.Perfect Soul 52 (74) T. S. Jodha 2.Nayan Star 62.5 (25) Amyn Merchant Win: Wind Stream, Turf Striker 3.Real Show 62.5 (25) R. Anand 1 4.Zizzi 62.5 (25) David Allan 6. The Taj Stud Plate - Division I 5.Ace Shineon 62 (24) Withdrawn 1200 Metres 4.45 p.m.

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BANGALORE RACES: TODAY

1.Thoughts N Actions 61.5 (83) Harish B. 2.Rich Celebration 61 (82) A.R.Pradeep 3.Deep Blue Sky 60.5 (81) F.K. Shabuddin 4.Frenemee 60.5 (81) Kiran Rai P 5.Mr Carpe 59 (78) M.A.Roushan 6.Valahak 58.5 (77) Arshad Alam 7.Will Star 58.5 (77) Y. S. Srinath 8.Free Law 57 (74) P. Mani 9.Impressive Bolt 55.5 (71) M. Prabhakaran 10.Catamaran 55 (70) Vishwanath A. 11.Lad King 55 (70) San.Kumarpaswan Win: Will Star, Mr. Carpe 7. The Amber Regent Plate 1600 Metres 5.15 p.m.

1.Mantra 61 (42) Imran Chisty 2.Artic Attraction 60.5 (41) Irvan Singh 3.Estelita 59 (38) Vivek 4.Zagato 59 (38) Vishwanath A. 5.Bronzino 57.5 (35) R. Vaibhav 6.My Law 57.5 (35) B. Nayak 7.Peter Parker 57.5 (35) Y. S. Srinath 8.Rebuttal's Hope 55 (30) T. S. Jodha 9.Spanish Cannon 54 (28) David Allan 10.Czar Rule 53.5 (27) M. Prabhakaran 11.Distinctive 52.5 (25) Arshad Alam Win: Mantra, Spanish Cannon

8. The Taj Stud Plate - Division II 1200 Metres 5.45 p.m.

1.Divine Deliverance 60 (73) M. Prabhakaran 2.Smithsonite 58 (69) Suraj Narredu 3.Smooth Glider 58 (69) S.Chandrashekar 4.Stellar Ambition 57 (67) Y. S. Srinath 5.Next Move 56.5 (66) Babu Singh 6.Mark Of Genius 56 (65) P. Mani 10 7.Amazing Redd 55.5 (64) Arshad Alam 8.Mountain High 55.5 (64) Adarsh G. 9.Salsa Touch 55 (63) T. S. Jodha 10.Red Bolt 54 (61) Irvan Singh 11.Abnoba 53.5 (60) D. Gnaneshwar Win: Smithsonline, Abnoba

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IN BRIEF Schumacher ‘stable’ but critical four days after ski accident

GRENOBLE, FRANCE: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remained "stable" but was still in a critical condition after four nights in hospital battling severe brain injuries following a skiing accident in France. The German racing great remained in an induced coma and a critical condition, with his wife Corinna, 16-year-old daughter Gina-Maria and 14-year-old son Mick at his bedside in the French Alpine city of Grenoble. The seven-time world champion's fight for survival after he fell and slammed his head on a rock Sunday has shocked legions of fans used to seeing him cheat death on the racing tracks. "At the moment, he is stable," the 44-year-old's manager Sabine Kehm told reporters massed outside the hospital in Grenoble.

Bhatti’s double gives Pakistan edge in first Test

ABU DHABI: Paceman Bilawal Bhatti removed experienced Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene off his successive deliveries to put Pakistan in command of the first Test.

The 22-year-old debutant removed Sangakkara (55) with the last ball of his tenth over and then had Jayawardene off the first of his next to leave Sri Lanka at 186-4 in their second innings at close on the third day on a Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch which had eased out for batsmen.

Junaid (2-46) built on the strikes by dismissing Kaushal Silva for 81, caught behind in the last over of the day. Before that Silva and Sangakkara added 99 for the second wicket which had thwarted Pakistan's pace-cum-spin attack in the last session.

Hockey India announces HIL schedule

NEW DELHI: Jaypee Punjab Warriors will take on last year's runners-up Delhi Waveriders in the inaugural match of the second edition of the Hockey India League at Mohali on January 25. On the second day, defending champions Ranchi Rhinos will take on Uttar Pradesh Warriors in Ranchi while on the same day, Jaypee Punjab Warriors will play their second match of the League against Mumbai Magicians at home. The much-awaited game between Ranchi Rhinos and Delhi Waveriders will be held on January 27 in Ranchi, Hockey India said in a release. The entire League will be telecast live on Star Sports, the broadcast partners for the tournament. The 34 matches, to be played in a span of 30 days, will be held at Mohali, Ranchi, Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar.

SLC likely to be drop Malinga from Bangladesh tour COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket is likely to drop pacer Lasith Malinga from the national squad to tour Bangladesh as a means of sending a strong signal to the star bowler over his indifferent attitude towards training and poor performance. Following Sri Lanka's 2-3 loss in the recent ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE, the SLC officials had felt that the team's performance was extremely below par. The sources told 'Daily Mirror' that a lot of changes could be made in the team by infusing new players into the system through a gradual rotation system of resting seniors and trying out new talents in their place. "Malinga's pathetic bowling and fielding had been a main topic of concern," the newspaper was quoted as saying.

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