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Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER Former MLA Suresh alias Pappu Kalani being escorted after he, along with three others, was awarded life imprisonment by a Sessions Court in Mumbai on Tuesday, in a 23-year-old murder case.

Justice finally catches up with Pappu Kalani and three accomplices in 1999 murder case

By Philip Varghese

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our days after Pappu Kalani, four-time MLA from Ulhasnagar, and three gangsters were found guilty of murdering BJP activist Continued on pg 8 ÂŤ

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

Eerie quiet at Ulhasnagar ... See pg 7

NOT ONE GOOD WORD WAS SAID HERE

MU has a counseling cell that has never counseled any student ever, but year after year keeps getting funds added to its coffers Full report on pg 5

SSC countdown see pg 12

Fortunately, the BMC squad has demolished only the unauthorised portion of this building!

Gold: `30,635 Silver: `44,290 US Dollar: `62.36 Temperature: 340C/240C Humidity: 46%

Education&Career Pg13-20

Youth, passion and innovation!

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Aspiring scientists impress at Annual Ward Exhibition in Andheri school

By Yatin Ingle

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undreds of students visited the Annual Ward Exhibition of the K/P East Ward at Dominic Savio High School, Andheri, which began yesterday. The exhibition has more than 100 schools and junior colleges, whose students have set a large number of projects on various science related themes.

The exhibition, which had Science as the theme consisted of sub-themes of agriculture, energy, health, environment and resources. The exhibition saw students bringing out simple, innovative and scientific ways to utilise technology to its maximum potential. The participating students were accompanied by the science teachers and lab assistants of their respective schools.

While most projects were handmade and used basic science, they were still able to ‘bowl over’ the visitors who listened patiently to the

Design of the largest nuclear desalination plant design set up by BARC at the exhibition.

Dignitaries address the gathering at the exhibition.

students explaining their projects.

By the end of the tour, many visitors were left wondering as to how different the world would be if these tools were used on a daily basis. In order to communicate and reinforce the sub-themes to the students, the exhibition has invited

emerge as winners”.

The exhibition also carried an eclectic array of stalls by organisations and institutes of repute, which was one of the high points. This exhibition also includes activities like lectures, films, shows along with participation of other scientific and

expert organisations from across the city.

Pratina Sawant, a student from Divine Child High School, says “This school has given us a well managed and spaced classroom to present our projects. We are ready to face all the competitors and still

Beating Retreat

Aruna Shanbaug stable, may be shifted out of ICU

While the traditional ‘Beating Retreat’ ceremony of the Indian Navy will be held on Wednesday at the Gateway of India, the FOC-in-C, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha on Tuesday gave an insight into the Navy’s operations in the year gone by

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e are much safer today than we were five years ago”, said Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command as he spoke of the Indian Navy at a press conference on board INS Viraat on the eve of Navy Week 2013.

Vice Admiral Sinha stated that the deployment of Indian naval ships in the Gulf of Aden since October 2008 for anti-piracy patrol has been quite successful so far. He also threw light on the Navy’s efforts to secure the nation’s coastline by roping in the fishing community which he said are the “eyes and ears” of the Navy.

The FOC-in-C of theWestern Command congratulated the Navy on the commissioning of its second aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in Russia.

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY There should not be any obstacle in front of the main door.

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

By A Staff Reporter

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Azad Shrivastav | ADC

By A Staff Reporter

INS Viraat on the eve of Navy Week 2013.

The ship has set sail for India and will be escorted the Western fleet.

To the heavy bombardment of questions about the tragic accident of INS Sindhurakshak at the Mumbai dockyard in August this year, Sinha said, “For us, the priority was recovery of bodies. We have recovered and identified the remains of 11 bodies out of the 14 lives lost on board the submarine”. Diving is still on for the three other bodies, although “we fear that it is now very difficult to trace their remains”, he said. The families of the bravehearts were compensated in a week and all the other formalities regarding the deceased were completed within 90 days of the accident, he added. It took some time because the temperature of water around the vessel was very high for a long time and hence divers couldn’t enter.

When asked about the delay and lack of communication from the

industrial organisations.

According to BARC, this exhibition is presenting the design of the largest nuclear desalination plant in the world based on hybrid technology. They believe that nuclear power will play an important role in sustainable supply of energy.

Navy’s side regarding rescue operations, he said, “Renowned international salvage companies have been approached by the Navy long ago and three of them have been shortlisted. The bidding is in progress. It took some time for people from these companies to assess the ship and hence the slight delay. However, salvage operations will begin as soon as the final contract is signed with one of these companies, which will be very soon”.

Speaking of safety measure taken in Mumbai post the 26/11 terror attacks, Sinha said that the navy has had as many as 22 interactive sessions with the local fishermen in Maharashtra, and similarly in Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa. To aid security, the government of Maharashtra has issued biometric cards to 1,11,797 fishermen so far.

Colour coding for boats is also in process, he said.

runa Shanbaug, a former nurse of BMC-run KEM hospital who has been admitted there in a vegetative state for the last four decades, after she was sexually assaulted by a hospital sweeper in 1973 and had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of this hospital since she was diagnosed with pneumonia in mid November this year, will probably be shifted back to her ward, which has been her home for the last 40 years, in a few days. A doctor on condition of anonymity said, “The need for her to be in the ICU is over. She is stable. She might soon be shifted back to the ward.”

If sources are to be believed, it is being said that her ward is also being renovated. While doctors say that there is no specific reason for this renovation and that it is routine practice, a hospital

staffer said, “This is for Aruna, our oldest staff member.”

After the brutal sexual assault, Shanbaug has been under the care of the hospital and the staff at the hospital consider her as a part of their family. So much is their attachment to Shanbaug that when author Pinki Virani had filed a petition seeking mercy killing for Shanbaug, the hospital’s staff had strictly opposed it. In March 2011, much to the delight of the hospital staff, the Supreme Court rejected Virani’s petition.

File pic of KEM hospital’s nurses rejoicing after the SC rejected the ‘mercy killing’ plea on the former nurse in 2011. (Inset) Aruna Shanbaug.

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ALL SET FOR NAVY DAY

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oday at the Gateway of India, Maharashtra’s Governor K. Sankaranarayanan will inaugurate Navy Day with a series of events designed to show off the skills and the fighting spirit of our men in white. The event will be followed by Beating Retreat in the evening, Citizens can also look forward to a flypast by naval aicraft and a sunset ceremony. Best of all, ships off the Gateway will be beautifully illuminated for the pleasure of onlookers.

How do we know all this? Yesterday, photographer AZAD SHRIVASTAV was on hand to capture images during the rehearsals.

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1) TARGETED: In a mock drill, a target (an officer in the picture) is cornered at gunpoint by other navymen.

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2) WELL ORCHESTRATED: Our men in uniform are experts when it comes to brass!

3) FLAG MARCH: An officer leads the parade with a Tricolour.

4) RESCUE OPERATION: Suspended from a helicopter, a naval officer displays his skill and daring during a mid-sea rescue operation

5) FIRE POWER: A vivid display of perfectly co-ordinated flame and sound.

6) WOMEN IN UNIFORM: Young girl cadets show their dancing skills.

7) GUN PARADE: Naval officers display their discipline during a gun parade.

8) ...AND THE AUDIENCE: Happy members of the public gathered near the Gateway of India to watch the rehearsal, completely entranced.

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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. Saint Jude, the worker of miracles pray for us. St Jude the helper of the hopeless, pray for us.

C-25076 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days.

Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, Lalitadevi Tapiraj Sharma, have changed my name to Lalita Tapiraj Sharma as per Gazette No. X-31795. RNI No. MAHBIL/2009/31874 Reg. No. MH/MR/South-325/2013-15.

C-25077 I have changed my name from Kumari Rekha to Mrs. Rekha Devi Vide Affidavit dated 3/12/2013.

C-25078 I, Sadab have changed my name to Shadab Ali Khadim Sayyed vide Affidavit dated 2nd December 2013.

C-25079 I have changed my name from Kikasi to K.Kasi as per Affidavit.

C-25080 I have changed my name from Abasaheb Dajiram Barsing to Prashant Dajiram Barsing Maha. Govt. Gazette (X-10316) dt. 22/12/1988.

C-25081 I have changed my name from Hemlata Kashiram Kadam, to ‘Reshma Ibrahim Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-54497) Dated: 14/02/2013.

C-25082 I have changed my name from S. Mujeebunisa S. Abdul Jabbar, to ‘Mujeebunnisa Abdul Jabbar Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-25900) Dated: 08/08/2013.

C-25083 I have changed my name from Laxman Govind, to ‘Laxman Govind Karnuk’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-39957) Dated: 19/09/2013.

C-25084 I have changed my name from Asgarali Shaukat Pardesi, to ‘Asgarali Shaukat Pardeshi’ as per Affidavit Dated: 02/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Kumar Jayesh Suresh Pimple, to ‘Jayesh Suresh Pimple’ as per Affidavit Dated: 04/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Pramila Janu Bhoir to Mrs. Priyali Liladhar Mhatre as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Rajendra Prasath Achari have changed my name to Rajendra Prasad Achari as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/11/13.

C-25116

I have changed my name from Sk Abdul Haliq, to ‘Abdul Halique Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 03/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Gunjan Ramesh Shetty to Gunjan Ambadas Padam as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-59942).

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I Sonia Rajendra have changed my name to Sonia Rajendra Prasad Achari as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/11/13.

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I have changed my name from Mohsin Khan, to ‘Mohsin Hyder Bardgujar’ as per Affidavit Dated: 03/12/2013.

C-25089 I have changed my name from Faizan Abdul Razak Malim, to ‘Faizan Abdul Razzaq Malim’ as per Affidavit Dated: 04/12/2013.

C-25090 I have changed my name from Nazia Perween Shaikh, to ‘Nazia Parveen Ahmed Patni’ as per Affidavit Dated: 04/12/2013.

C-25091 I, Farzana Abdullah Shaikh have changed my Daughter’s name from Iqra Murtuza Khan, to ‘Nazneen Abdullah Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 04/12/2013.

C-25092 I have changed my name from Nazma Abdul Jabbar Khan, to ‘Farzana Abdullah Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 04/12/2013.

C-25093 I have changed my name from Badiram Taide, to ‘Arif Qureshi’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U-40797) Dated: 10/10/2013.

C-25094 I have changed my name from Mr. Hemantkumar Sitaram Khandewal to Mr. Hemant Sitaram Khandewal as per Affidavit dated 29.11.2013.

C-25095 I have changed my name from Anis Samad Sheliya to Anis Samad Seliya as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.03/12/2013.

C-25096 I have changed my name from Samad Noormohammed Sheliya to Samad Noormohammed Seliya as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.03/12/2013.

C-25097 I have changed my name from Zaitun Samad Sheliya to Zaitun Samad Seliya as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.03/12/2013.

C-25098 I have changed my name from Aafrin Jamil Ahmed Bhamla to Ayesha Jamil Ahmed Bhamla as per Affidavit Dt: 03/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Bhavnaben Navanitlal Shah to Bhavana Harish Shah as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25104 I have changed my name from Samta Shaha to Samta Shah as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25105 I have changed my name from Sushil Bastimal Shaha to Sushil Shah as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25106 I have changed my name from Jayaprabha M R to Jayaprabhu Renukacharya Lingayath as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25107 We Mr. Sushil Shah and Mrs. Samta Shah change name of our minor son Vaibhav Sushil Shaha to Vaibhav Sushil Shah as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25108 We Mr. Nilesh Kantilal Khimani and Mrs. Pallavi Nilesh Khimani changed name of our minor daughter from Diya Nilesh Khmani to Diya Nilesh Khimani as per Affidavit date 03rd December, 2013.

C-25109 I have changed my name from Bimalkumar Amrutlal Dalal to Bimal Amrutlal Dalal as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25110 I have changed my name from Mansiya Valibhai Mamaji to Manesia Vali Mamji as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25111 I have changed my name from Awdheshkumar Mishra to Awdhesh Mishra as per Affidavit dated 03rd December, 2013.

C-25112 I have changed my name from Rasada Noor Mohamad Kadiwala/ Kadiwal Rasheda Noormohamad to Rasheda Noormohamad Kadiwala as per Court Affidavit dated: 03/12/2013.

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I Kiran Piyushkumar Mehta have changed my name to Kiran Piyush Mehta as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25131 I Parul Piyushkumar Mehta have changed my name to Parul Piyush Mehta as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Geeta Subrai Pai have changed my name to Jyoti Jagdish Bhat as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 2/12/13.

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I Jitendrakumar Shamjibhai Patel have changed my name to Jitendra Shamjibhai Vagdoda as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Gulam Mohamed Sayed Husen have changed my name to Gulam Mohammed Sayed as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Shamjibhai Dawabhai Patel have changed my name to Shamjibhai Dawabhai Vagdoda as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Sanjaykumar Bhalchandra Deshpande have changed my name to Sanjay Bhalchandra Deshpande as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25120 I Jyotibala Chandrakant Pradhan have changed my name to Jyoti Sanjay Deshpande as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25121 I Satishrao Boralkar have changed my name to Satish Boralkar as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25122 I Kumari Kokilaben Chimanlal Doshi have changed my name to Mrs. Kokila Niranjan Shah as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 02/12/13.

C-25123 I Ms. Poonam Jay Kosambia have changed my name to Mrs. Poonam Dilip Patel as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/11/13.

C-25124 I Jignaben Amrutlal Patel have changed my name to Jigna Umesh Pokar as per deedpoll Affidavit dated : 04/04/13.

C-25125 I Steffi Jonh Mascarenhas have changed my name to Steffi John Mascarenhas as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 02/12/13.

C-25126 I Kalpanaben Vipin Shah have changed my name to Kalpana Vipin Shah as per deedpoll Affidavit dated : 28/06/13.

C-25127 I Anil Gherilal Mehta have changed my name to Anil Gherilal Jain as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Bhikhiben Shamjibhai Patel have changed my name to Bhikhiben Shamjibhai Vagdoda as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25135 I Abdul Shakoor Abdul Raheem have changed my name to Abdul Shakoor Abdul Raheem Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25136 I Brahmabhatt Manishaben have changed my name to Hina Ghanshyam Barot as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25137 I have changed my name from Nishat Ara Rehmatullah Khan to Kanij Fatima Salim Qadri as per Affidavit.

C-25138 I have changed my name from Ismail Suleman Khan Sarguroh to Ismail Suleman Sarguroh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shehnaz Irfanullah Siddiqui to Shehnaz Irfanullah Khan as per Affidavit.

C-25147 We Mr Bhagvatilal Chunilal Jain and Mrs Dina Bhagvatilal Jain have change our son’s name from Himanshu Bhagwatilal Dagalia to Himanshu Bhagvatilal Jain as per Affidavit.

C-25148 I have changed my name from Bhagwatilal Chunilal Dagalia to Bhagvatilal Chunilal Jain as per Affidavit.

C-25149 I have changed my name from Yatin Girishkumar Dedia to Yatin Girishkumar Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-25150 I have changed my name from Dedhiya Yatin Girishkumar to Dedhia Yatin Girishkumar as per Affidavit.

C-25151 I have changed my name from Rehmat Rehan Ahmed to Shamsi Rehmat Rehan Ahmed as per Affidavit.

C-25152 I have changed my name from Imamsaab Sattarsab Shaikh to Imamsab Sattarsab Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25153 I have changed my name from Jayshree Rajendra Khandagale to Hemlata Kishor Khandagale as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Y Ramesh to Ramesh Limbanna Yata as per Affidavit.

C-25140

I have changed my name from Abdul Husain Sunamiya to Abdul Husain Sunamiya Sardar as per Affidavit.

C-25155

I have changed my name from Farhana Banu Sheikh to Farhana Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rukhsana Kamaluddin Bepari to Ruksana Kamaluddin Bepari as per Affidavit.

C-25156

I have changed my name from Fakirmohamed Yusuf Kazi to Fakirmohammed Yusuf Kazi as per Affidavit.

C-25142

I have changed my name from Yarunnisa Abdul Hussain to Yarunisa Abdul Hussain Sardar as per Affidavit.

C-25157

I have changed my name from Kishor Pandurang Kambale to Kishor Pandurang Kongnolikar as per Affidavit.

C-25143

I have changed my name from Sumaiya Banu Pirubhai Chauhan to Sumaiya Pirubhai Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-25158

I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Kantilal Mehta to Naresh Kantilal Mehta as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Haris Khan to Haris Khan as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Sahajan Ruhul Amin Shekh have changed my name to Shahjahan Rulamin Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/10/2013.

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I Suneel Ganpat Gurav have changed my name to Sunil Ganpat Gurav as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25129

I have changed my name from Nisar Ahmed Irfanullah Siddiqui to Nisar Ahmed Irfanullah Khan as per Affidavit.

C-25145

I have changed my name from Kamla Suresh Chauhan, to ‘Ayesha Sirajuddin Chauhan’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-11088) Dated: 10/06/2010.

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I have changed my name from Vadgama Humera Mohamed Hanif to Solanki Humaira Abdul Rehman as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Ali Siddik Shekh have changed my name to Ali Siddiqui Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/10/2013.

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I Piyushkumar M. Mehta have changed my name to Piyush M. Mehta as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Irfanullah Barkatullah Siddiqui to Irfanullah Barkatullah Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Pirmohammad Bhikhabhai Chauhan to Pirubhai Bhikhabhai Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-25159 I have changed my name from Asma Banu Pirubhai Chauhan to Asma Mushtaq Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25160 I changed my name from Bharatkumar Champalal (old name) to Bharat Champalal Mehta (new name) as per Affidavit.

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MMOPL gives a sneak preview of its Metro Rail stations on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor

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GOOD WORD WAS SAID HERE MU has a counseling cell that has never counseled any student ever, but year after year keeps getting funds added to its coffers

By Yatin Ingle

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The stylishly made Versova station with escalators, and state-of-the-art entry and exit points, among a host of other facilities.

By Prashant Hamine

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s the deadline draws closer for the formal launch of commercial operations on Mumbai’s first Metro Rail corridor between Versova-AndheriGhatkopar, the Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd. (MMOPL) for the first time gave a sneak preview of its swanky modern Metro Rail stations on the route. Besides the gleaming Metro Rail coaches, the posh looking modern stations on the VAG corridor rival those at Delhi and Kolkata.

The most beautiful of them – the Verosva station – has an expansive concourse replete with latest modern gadgetry. Each of the Metro station has a lift, escalator for the senior citizens to access platform level, easy-to-understand sings that ask the commuters to desist from smoking, bringing dogs, spitting, carrying inflammable goods etc. A close watch on the station and platform premises will be kept through CCTV cameras. Commuters passing through ticketing counters will have a novel experience. Instead of the usual train indicators on suburban rail network, commuters will experience train destination display with LCD screens fitted on the platforms.

Crime Branch rescues child labourers and prostitutes

By A Staff Reporter

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umbai’s crime branch on Tuesday arrested seven bakery and hotel owners from Dharavi area in Central Mumbai for illegally employing children.

Sleuths from the Social Service Branch (SSB) of the crime branch rescued around 10 children who were forcibly made to work in the premises of the hotel and bakery.

The raid was conducted at

around 12 pm on Tuesday, ACP (SSB) Firoz Patel informed.

Another such raid was conducted by the SSB sleuths at Khar in which a 22-year-old female was rescued from prostitution. In this regard, police arrested the lady pimp who operated the prostitution racket.

The accused is identified as Vijaya Sutari, who police believe is involved in several such prostitution rackets in the city. Police suspect

that Sutari supplies the girls to different areas across the city.

Meanwhile, the accused arrested in the child labour case has been handed over to Shahu Nagar police station whereas the accused arrested in the prostitution racket has been handed over to the Khar police station.

All the accused in the cases have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act [PITA].

hough the Mumbai University (MU) has stepped ahead with some new initiatives for research programs and centers, it had ignored the centers and cells already established by it over the years.

After setting up a counseling cell for students in its Kalina Campus, not a single penny has been spent on students or on recruitment of staffers. The expenditure records show that only Rs.1,781 has been spent on telephone bills, though budgetary funds have increased from Rs.6,93,000 to Rs.13,57,600.

The counseling cell was started during the term of former Vice-Chancellor Dr Vijay Khole in the year 2007-2008, with an aim to help students tackle stress, tensions and personal and career problems.

As per rules, the varsity has to recruit staff to counsel students as well as initiate seminars and guidance lectures for them. Staff counseling also has to be conducted by the same counseling cell. Further, individual counseling cells in colleges have to be supervised and guided by the varsity’s counseling cell.

The ADC spoke to Sanjay Viral, senate, MU, who said, “The varsity has just been increasing the estimates but for what? It has not conducted a single counseling lecture or seminar for students. Those students who have been suffering from mental pressures and problems, where can they find the counseling cell in the varsity? No information or notice about this cell has been put up on the campus.”

Recently, after a spate of murders and rapes in the city, students have been feeling traumatized, but the counseling cells have not initiated a single lecture, seminar to help cope with the same. The ADC also spoke to Dr Nareshchandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, who said “I will be personally looking into this issue as soon as possible.”

Senior woman councilor passes away at 70

By Tariq Khan

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anifa Bi Abdul Razak, the 70year-old eldest sitting corporator (ward No.135 Cheeta Camp) of BMC passed away yesterday.

She was on ventilator support for the last 15-20 days, said Mohammad Rafique, Anushakti Nagar Taluka president of Samajwadi Party.

Incidentally, Hanifa Bi was an independent corporator of ward No.135. Her elder son Mohammad Farukh was the previous inde-

pendent corporator of the area.

When the ward became a ladies’ ward, Hanifa Bi won handsomely by securing 12,000 votes of the total 20,000 votes polled. Mumbai Mayor Sunil Prabhu visited the family of the deceased to pay his respects.

Her younger son Mohammad Afroze was accused of terrorist activities during the 9/11 incident and convicted in the POTA court. However, the Bombay High Court later granted him bail.

06 CHANGE OF NAME We Mr. Rafiq Ramzan Keshwani and Mrs. Jasbir Rafiq Keshwani have change our minor son's name from Aman Rafiq Keshwani to Amaan Rafiq Keshwani as per Affidavit.

C-25162 I have changed my name from Ramzanali Rahemtulla Keshwani to Ramzan Rahemtulla Keshwani as per Affidavit.

C-25163 I have changed my name from Prabhavati Shankar Kulkarni to Snehprabha Vasant Shende as per Affidavit.

C-25164 I have changed my name from Shabnam Abdul Kader to Shabnam Abdul Kadar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Ram Surat Ram to Ram Surat Prajapati as per Affidavit.

C-25179 I have changed my name from Arun Kumar Ram Surat to Arun Kumar Ram Surat Prajapati as per Affidavit.

C-25180 I have changed my name from Divyeshkumar Fulchand Maru (Shah) to Divyesh Fulchand Shah as per Affidavit.

C-25181 I have changed my name from Ketna Divyeshkumar Maru Alias Shah to Ketna Divyesh Shah as per Affidavit.

C-25182 I have changed my name from Ketana Liladhar Dodhiya to Ketna Divyesh Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Reena Dsouza to Reena Helen Dsouza as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from (Kumari)Bhagwanti to Varsha Kishnaney as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ondray Iloydon Dsouza to Ondray Lloydon Dsouza as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Vijaya Naidu to Suvidha Madurkar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Jabbar to Abdul Jabbar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25168 I have changed my name from Samsha to Samsa Begam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25169 I have changed my name from Mehboob Bi Hussain to Mehboob Bi Hussain Zazalbar as per Affidavit.

C-25170 We, Mr. Rehan Shaikh and Mrs. Rizwana Shaikh have changed our son’s name from Shavez Sayyed to Shawez Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25171 I have changed my name from Rehan Sayyed to Rehan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25172 I have changed my name from Rizwana Sayyed to Rizwana Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25173 I have changed my name from Shaikh Naseeruddin to Shaikh Nasiruddin as per Affidavit.

C-25174 I have changed my name from Shaikh Nazamuddin to Shaikh Nizamuddin as per Affidavit.

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C-25186 We Mr.Mohd Sharif & Mrs.Tabasum Mohd Sharif have changed our son’s name from Abdul Azim Mohd Sharif to Abdul Azim Mohd Sharif Khan as per Affidavit.

C-25187 I have changed my name from Mohammad Abdulla to Mohammad Abdulla Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25188 I have changed my name from Ajaykumar Rajnarayan to Ajaykumar Rajnarayan Gaud as per Affidavit.

C-25189 I have changed my name from Muhammad Karim to Mohammad Kaum Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25190 I have changed my name from Mohammad Abid Muhammad Karim to Abid Husain Muhammad Kaum Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-25191 I have changed my name from Sujith Sughu to Sujith Suku Marottikunnath as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Siddhi Jhunjhunwala to Siddhi Pramod Jhunjhunwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Vinodkumar Dahyabhai Patel to Vinodbhai Dahyabhai Patel as per Affidavit.

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C-25202 I have changed my name from Javeriya Momin to Zaveriya Momin as per Affidavit.

C-25203 I have changed my name from Durairaj to Mariappan Muruganandam Mooppanar as per Affidavit.

C-25204 I have changed name from Venkateshwari to Parimaala Mariappan Mooppanar as per Affidavit.

C-25205 I have changed my name from Wagale Nandini Ramchandra to Wagle Nandini Ramchandra as per Affidavit.

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C-25219 I have changed my name from Tarunkumar Sohanraj to Tarun Sohanraj Jain as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Tarun Bokadia to Tarun Jain as per Affidavit.

C-25221 We have changed our minor child name from Mahima Tarun Bokadia to Mahima Tarun Jain as per Affidavit.

C-25222 We have changed our minor child name from Devvrat Shailesh Kelkar to Devavrat Shailesh Kelkar as per Affidavit.

C-25223 I have changed my name from Patel Mohamed Aqueel Abdul Rehman to Patel Akeel Abdul Rehman as per Affidavit.

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C-25209 I have changed my name from Karan Agarwal to Akoolkumar Agarwal as per Affidavit.

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C-25231 I have changed my name from Farida Begum Usman Gani to Farida Mushtaq Adhikari as per Affidavit.

C-25232 I have changed my name from Saquib Abdul Qaiyum Khan Adhikari to Saquib Abdul Kayum Adhikari as per Affidavit.

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C-25245 I have changed my name from Chawla Shanker to Katiyara Shankerlal as per Affidavit.

C-25246 I have changed my name from Elizabeth Walter Burkhav to Izabel Walter Burkhav as per Affidavit.

C-25247 I have changed my name from Negi Gajendar Singh Thep Singh to Gajendar Singh Thep Singh Negi as per Affidavit.

C-25248 I have changed my name from Anish Abbas Baggamule to Anish Abbas Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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We have changed our minor child name from Vanshit Mahendra Vishwakarma to Vedant Mahendra Vishwakarma as per Affidavit.

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C-25238 I have changed my name from Vinod Kumar Liladhar Bhanushali to Vinod Liladhar Bhanushali as per Affidavit.

C-25239 I, Kadar Abubakar Shaikh have changed my minor son’s name from Soheb Kadar Shaikh to Shoeib Kadar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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C-25252 I have changed my name from Shrikant Laxman Wani to Shrikant Laxman Yeole as per Affidavit.

C-25253 I have changed my name from Mangaldas Madhavji Bhanushali to Mangaldas Madhavji Bhadra as per Affidavit.

C-25254 I have changed my name from Geetaben Mangaldas Bhanushali to Geetaben Mangaldas Bhadra as per Affidavit.

C-25255 I have changed my name from Minakshiben Jadhavji Bhanushali to manjula Manish Bhadra as per Affidavit.

C-25256 I have changed my name from Rajeshri Sadanandam Talla to Rajeshree Sadanandam Talla as per Affidavit.

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CM assures govt aid to Vikhroli SRA building fire mishap victims

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

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hief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday assured the delegation of BJP leaders led by MLC and Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar of government assistance, relief and rehabilitation to the victims of the fire that had engulfed Sidhartha Nagar Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building at Vikhroli Parksite area. The fire sparked ostensibly due to short-circuit on November 11 had left 4 people dead, 14 injured and over 100 people homeless.

Following the Chief Ministers assurance, senior BJP leader Dr Kirit Somaiya who was on hunger strike outside state BJP office at Nariman Point withdrew his fast.

Shelar, along with RPI-A leader Ramdas Athawale and affected families met Chavan at his Vidhan Bhavan office for more than half an hour.

The delegation demanded that the government give financial compensation to the kith and kin of deceased and the injured, provide medical aid to the injured, repairs and

reconstruction of burnt ings in the SRA buildings.

Somaiya, in a statement isrooms, structural audit and fire safety audit of all SRA sued here later stated that the buildings, insurance of all SRA casualty in the November 11 buildings and constitute high fire was due to narrow access level probe into the shortcom- road preventing the fire brigade

By Our Special Correspondent

cluding two times from jail, had lost the last polls to BJP's Kumar Ailani. n eerie silence befell the city of UlThere were wide-spread speculations hasnagar for a brief spell as the across the city on the quantum of senKalyan sessions court announced the life tence, and some went so far as to term it sentence for Ulhasnagar's four-time rarest of rare, and deserving of death, but MLA, high profile but most controversial Kalani's defence counsel set them aside politician, Suresh ‘Papu’ Kalani in the saying Kalani be shown leniency in view Inder Bathija murder case yesterday. of his age (63) and his wife's ill-health.

Kalani, who was elected four times Soon after conviction last week on Satfrom Ulhasnagar constituencey to the urday, there were widespread rumors of Maharashtra legislative assembly, in- a bandh in a show of solidarity but

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Crime Branch to investigate acid attack early a week after the Bombay High Court ordered the transfer of the case of the acid attack on Delhi girl Preeti Rathi, the city’s crime branch on Tuesday initiated the probe.

An eight officer squad of police personnel from the crime branch has been formed under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner (Detection-1, East) Praful Bhosale.

According to sources, a meeting was conducted on Tuesday by the top officials of the crime branch to discuss how the probe should be conducted.

The case was already probed by the city’s GRP po-

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n a harrowing crime, a 35year-old man killed his wife, cut the body into pieces and hid them in the refrigerator. The police have arrested the monster husband who has been identified as Girish Pote.

The heinous crime was committed in a 14th floor apartment in Nakshatra Tower in Golden Nest. Pote killed his wife Madhwati and cut the body into three pieces, which he placed in the refrigerator.

He later called his maternal cousin and informed him about the murder. The police arrested Pote from

The victim, Madhwati Pote the Shivar Garden area when he came there to meet his cousin. The couple had got married in 2011 and had moved into the apartment only seven months back.

Senior BJP and RPI leaders had demanded that the government give financial compensation to the kith and kin of the deceased, among other demands. and ambulances to reach the spot. He blamed the tragedy on the builder-SRA official nexus and lamented that in the last 20 days no minister or government official visited the site.

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lice as well as the GRP crime branch in the past. However, according to police from the crime branch, there wasn’t any marked progress in the case and investigators were not even able to find a clue about the attacker.

“Considering the case and previous investigations which yielded very little progress, it is quite a difficult task for the police,” asserted one of the officers from the squad, on the condition of anonymity.

On May 2, an unidentified man flung acid on Rathi as she alighted at Bandra station.

Having suffered severe damage her to lungs, she succumbed to her injuries on June 1 at Bombay Hospital.

sources in Ulhasnagar indicate that there was no such move. "Perhaps, there is no longer any strong support base or enough cadres to enforce any bandh," said a reliable source in Ulhasnagar.

“Whether or not the Kalanis have any plans to move the higher courts against the Kalyan sessions court’s sentence, one thing seems certain – his political future is now under dark and very thick clouds," observed another politician from Ulhasnagar.

Vinod Kambli with wife Andrea yesterday.

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fter being at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra for four days, cricketer Vinod Kambli was discharged yesterday (December 3). Apparently, Kambli is said to have undergone an angiography a day before his discharge. His angiography reports said

that there was nothing to worry and was thus discharged on Tuesday.

Kambli’s wife Andreawas quoted saying, “By God’s grace all is well. He is fine.

Thanks for all your wishes.

He is fit now”. Kambli had undergone angioplasty on two of his blocked arteries in July last year.

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Notice is hereby given that my client, Mr. Omprakash D. Patil, was going to Nallasopara Registrar Office but my Client Chain of Original Agreement Document lost on Auto Rickshaw Dated 13/11/2013 time 9.00 am. Between M/s.

Viva Land Mark and Mr.Omprakash D. Patil.

Flat No. C-101, “PEARL APARTMENT.” Village- Virar, Document No. 8897/2010, Dated-09/06/2010.

So we hereby invite claim or objection that any person having any claim or objection against or into or upon in respect of said flat howsoever are hereby required to make the same known in writing to our advocate office within 14 days from the date of publication.

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court awarded life imprisonment to the accused.

Inder Bhateja in 1999, by the They are also accused in a Kalyan sessions court, the separate case, the murder of Inder’s brother Ghanshyam, in 1990.

It may be recalled that

Kalyan Sessions court judge Rajeshwari Bapat Sarkar had awarded life imprisonment to Suresh alias Pappu Kalani for criminal conspiracy (section 120B of Indian Penal Code), while Bacchi Pandey, Baba Gabriel and Mohammad Sheikh were held guilty for murder under section 302 of IPC. Two others, Narendra Ramsinghani and Richard Fernandes, were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Kalani and the other accused were initially charged under the Terrorist And Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) for Inder’s murder. However in 2001, the judge dropped TADA charges against the accused and transferred the murder trial to the Kalyan sessions court.

While arguing in court, Special Public Prosecutor

(SPP) Vikas Patil sought the death penalty for all four convicts, citing it as a rarest of rare case.

“He has more than dozen murder cases pending against him, most of which are under trial,” Patil told the court.

In 1990, Kalani was contesting the Ulhasnagar Assembly seat as a Congress candidate, while Bhateja and his brother Ghanshyam were supporters of the BJP candidate, Sheetaldas Harchandani. During polling on February 27, when the brothers caught Kalani's associates casting bogus votes, they were both threatened with dire consequences.

The same day, on Kalani's instructions, the accused gunned down Ghanshyam on the road in front of Pinto Park Hotel, while Inder managed to FOR ATTENTION OF INSURING PUBLIC escape. Later on April 27, Notice to public at large is hereby given that 1999, Inder was shot dead agent by the name of Mr. Vinod Bhimrao in his office in the presSonawane, Agent ID No. 1D13693209 who ence of his police guard. had been given an agency for canvassing Kalani won the election non-life Insurance business by the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. has indulged in but was later arrested for fraudulent practices while selling insurance the murders.

While policies of the Company. charges have been filed in It has come to the notice of the Company Ghanshyam’s murder case, that Mr. Vinod Bhimrao Sonawane has trial is yet to begin. Victims issued some fabricated Insurance policy documents against collection of premium in Inder and Ghanshyam cash, which has not been deposited with the were both in the construcCompany. These policies have not been tion business. issued by the Company, but said Mr. Vinod Bhimrao Sonawane has fabricated policy documents for handing over to the clients.

Public at large is requested to verify if they hold a policy of the Company canvassed/ given by said Agent Mr. Vinod Bhimrao Sonawane and if so please contact the Company Office at the following address to verify if it is a genuine policy.

- : Company Address : The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Divisional Office – 111200 New India Bhavan, Gr. Flr,. 34/ 38, Bank Street, G. N. Vaidya Marg, Fort, Mum– 23 Ph. No. 022-24620407/ 349/ 348 Public at large is also advised not to deal with the said Mr. Vinod Bhimrao Sonawane as his agency as been frozen.

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4200/-

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Mrs. Zulekha E. Abdur Rehman, a member of the Basera Co-Operative Society Limited, having address at B/8 , Kalpak Estate, shaikh Misri Road, Antophill, Wadala, Mumbai 400037, and holding flat No. 203 in the building of the society, died on 22nd August, 2011 without making any nomination.

The Society hereby invites claims or objections from the heir or legal heirs or other claimants / objectors to the transfer of the said Shares and interest of the deceased Member in the Capital / property, of the Society within a period of 15 (fifteen) days from the publication of this notice, with copies of such documents and other proofs in support of his / her the claims/objections for transfer of Shares and interest of the deceased member in the claims property of the Society. .

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The claims /objections, if any, received by the Society for transfer of shares and interest of the deceased member in capital / property of the Society shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the bye-laws of the Society.

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No NOC, no redevelopment

By Khushboo Panjabi

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he funnel area of the Navi Mumbai International Airport – where aircrafts land and take off – has not been earmarked by the Aviation Department, thus bringing the redevelopment of buildings surrounding the airport premises to a standstill. This issue was raised by NCP corporator, Raju Shinde, along with the support of other corporators in the General Body (GB) meeting of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).

Shinde said, “The NMMC should make sure that the Aviation Department marks out the funnel area as soon as possible, as the department has made it mandatory that a No Objection Certificate (NOC) must be obtained from them for any redevelopment activity.”

Corporators at the GB meeting also raised questions about the need for each construction in the satellite city to obtain an NOC from the Aviation De-

partment. Vaibhav Gaikwad, Shinde’s party colleague, made a point saying, “The Aviation Ministry is making it mandatory for high rises to obtain an NOC from them which is understood, but making NOCs compulsory for the redevelopment of ground-plus-one structures is absurd.” NMMC Commissioner, Abasaheb Jarhad, said that he will try to find a solution to this issue.

As per the norms, builders engaging in redevelopment activities within a 25-km radius of the Navi Mumbai Airport site must obtain an NOC from the Aviation Department.

NMMC Mayor Sagar Naik added, “I will write to the Civil Aviation Department and ask them to decide the take off and landing areas for the Navi Mumbai airport, so that all problems are solved once the funnel area is decided. I will also discuss the issue with local MP Sanjeev Naik and ask him to pursue it with the Union Government.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

MBMC moots free homes for Adivasi slum dwellers CITY

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he Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has mooted a proposal to provide free-ofcost apartments to around 170 families belonging to the adivasi community residing in two urban slum clusters in Kashimira, that have been selected for rehabilitation under the Basic Service to Urban Poor (BSUP) rehabilitation scheme.

A Rs.279.55 crore project has been approved by the central government to construct 4,136 flats as a part of a package to rehabilitate two slum clusters -- Janata Nagar (3,665 flats) and KashiChurch (471 flats). The MBMC has appointed four contractors for the construction of 23 ground plus eight buildings to rehabilitate the 4,136 families.

MBMC Mayor Catlin Pereira performed the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ ceremony for the third phase (J-3, Janata Nagar) of the housing project

Grave Problems Guardian Minister Naik intervenes to get new burial ground for Muslims in Bhayandar, as the current graveyard is facing a space crunch

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aking a serious note of the problem faced by the Muslim community in terms of the acute space crunch in The entrance to the Sunni Muslim cemetery in Bhayandar. the one and only graveyard in Bhayandar, Thane Guardian last month. With the popula- Naigaon and Virar.

Minister Ganesh Naik issued tion of Muslims crossing the A six-acre plot in the standing instructions to offi- 75,000 mark in the east and Navghar village area in cials from the revenue de- west side of Bhayandar, the Bhayandar (East) has been partment and the Mira only Sunni Muslim Cemetery earmarked for a burial Bhayandar Municipal Corpo- located in Mahesh Nagar has ground for the Sunni Musration (MBMC) to take im- exhausted its space. lims, Christians and Bohri mediate steps to acquire a “There have been in- Samaj communities. Howplot suited for the graveyard. stances when the land is dug ever, owing to the lack of poNaik passed the instruc- up for burial and a body al- litical will, the burial ground tions at his Janta Darbar held ready buried surfaces, which has been entangled in buin the main administrative has a horrifying effect on the reaucratic hurdles for over a building of the MBMC in grieving families”, said Tam- decade. Following Naik’s diBhayandar on Monday. The boli. Already facing an acute rections, the district machinaction followed after Swabhi- space crunch, this graveyard ery waked up from its mani Muslim Vikas Parishad’s spread in an area of around slumber to launch a survey to chief of Mumbai unit Azim 5,000 square feet is also the identify government lands in Tamboli raised the issue be- final resting place for acci- the region to build the muchfore the Guardian Minister dent victims between needed cemetery.

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have to pay 12 per cent of the construction cost amounting to Rs.3.46 lakh, while those representing the backward class and caste faction will have to bear 10 per cent. The remaining amount would be shared by Central Government – 50 per cent, State Government – 30 per cent and 11 per cent by the MBMC. “Going by their weak economic condition, we have moved a proposal before the Tribal Welfare Department to waive the initial funding money for the adivasi community. The MBMC is also contemplating a five-year waiver in their maintenance charges,” confirmed Shitole, who added that the MBMC is playing a positive role so as to ensure that this community MBMC Mayor Catlin Pereira digs up at the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ ceremony. gets benefits of various government schemes. on Monday, in presence of kitchen, bathroom and toilet.

Tribal Leader Vivek Pandit Vasai legislator and tribal The total cost of the each flat had played a pivotal role to leader Vivek Pandit and mu- is pegged at Rs.6.76 lakh (in- convince the adivasi communicipal commissioner Bharat cluding amenities costing nity to accept the housing Shitole. The flats admeasur- Rs.3.30 lakh). As per the fund- package. The MBMC envising 279 sq. ft. each will con- ing pattern, the beneficiaries ages to complete the project sist of a hall, bedroom, in the general category will by March 2015.

CM assures passage of Anti-Superstition Bill in winter session

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hief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday asserted that the state government is committed to pass the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Bill in the winter session of the Legislature beginning next week. He also pointed that the government is continuing the talks with those opposing the longpending legislation.

While speaking at the statewide conference on an ordinance against superstition and black magic at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, he said, “We have held talks with various people including those from political parties.

Some of them have extended their support, while some are still against it. But we will pass this bill in this session”.

“The government has also registered cases against some people who have violated the ordinance, which was promulgated after the assassination of anti-superstition crusader Dr. Narendra Dabholkar in August this year. The government has completed the process of appointing the vigilance officers for the implementation of this law”, he added further.

Over three months after the murder of rationalist Dr. Dabholkar, the Chief Minister finally put a full stop over the uncertainty of the approval of

this bill. Dr. Dabholkar, who was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Pune, had been fighting for the passage of this Bill. A political observer said that the state government had failed to pass the Bill for more than one decade despite strong demands by Dr. Dabholkar.

Soon after his murder, the state government promulgated the ordinance.

With Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party not being in favour of the bill, there is apprehension of pandemonium from the opposition benches when this bill is tabled. A simple majority is sufficient for the approval of this bill.

Actors Raveena Tandon and Sachin Pilgaonkar were invited to judge ‘Young Energy Savers’ event, organised at Reliance Energy Management Institute, Andheri (East). Students from eight schools participated in the event. Raghvendra Mehta, president Reliance Infra received the guests. (Seen in the pic from left): Tanisha Singh, Raghvendra Mehta, Kartik Nishandar, Sachin and Arjun Baran Singh of GSEAMS.

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“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”

— Albert Einstein

Women’s Reservation Bill: Will it ever be passed?

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ONGRESS president Sonia Gandhi is keen about getting the Women’s Reservation bill passed in the Winter Session of Parliament. This move appears to be part of her 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign. The bill has been pending in Parliament for years and it is doubtful whether it will be passed now. Under one pretext or the other, the bill has not been passed.

The Congress party evidently wants to take credit for doing something for women – before the elections. This is the second poll move of the Congress party. The first one was about the Food Security Bill.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) perhaps will support the bill. It does not want to be seen as being opposed to the bill. And then, it does not want the Congress to hog all the credit. It looks like some other parties too are ready to support the bill only because they want to be seen by the women as supportive of their cause.

The bill, however, has strong opponents: The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are dead set against more women coming into the legislature.

SP’s Mulayam Singh Yadav, for some reasons known only to himself, is against women sitting in the legislature in large numbers. Where Mulayam speaks on the equal rights of women, he makes it clear that men and women have different functions to perform in a society.

The RJD too is quite vehement about its stand about women’s reservation in the legislature.

Chances are a vote might not be taken on the women’s bill during the ensuing session of Parliament. There is likely to be a discussion, but the bill may not be passed.

In a democracy, every citizen – man or woman – must have equal rights. Today, man is in a dominating position and a woman is yet to come into her own fully.

That is why the need for women’s reservation.

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S campaigning ended for the assembly election in Delhi, BJP leader Arun Jaitley made a startling confession. We know who the loser is but we don’t know who’s winning, he said. In other words, he was pretty confident that Sheila Dikshit’s Congress had lost Delhi but he was at a loss to judge his own party’s capacity to defeat the flavour of this poll season — Arvind Kejriwal’s Johnny-come-lately Aam Aadmi Party.

There is no question that Kejriwal has added dollops of excitement to an election that rarely attracts attention because of Delhi’s small size and its chief minister’s curtailed powers. Riding twin waves of dissatisfaction against the Dikshit and Manmohan Singh governments, Kejriwal has succeeded in harnessing the popular upsurge generated

by Anna’s anti-corruption movement and the anti-rape stir that followed a year later.

There’s a buzz around AAP and it’s confounded both the BJP and the Congress which never anticipated a serious challenge in their bastion of 66 years.

Dikshit has kept up a brave face even as support for her party was obviously dwindling towards the end of the campaign. The BJP, on the other hand, has looked jittery all the way. It’s fired all its big guns, from prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi to its two parliamentary leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley as well as a host of others. And it still doesn’t know whether it can pull off a victory despite the palpable anger against the Congress.

The BJP has much more at stake in Delhi than either the Congress or AAP. Modi has devoted a disproportionately large amount of time on this assembly election. He has addressed two mega rallies in the city and several smaller ones in all of Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha segments. His posters are all over the city and BJP candidates are throwing his name as bait to voters. All this for an assembly poll in a state which is not even his own.

The BJP’s failure to win Delhi then will be a personal failure for Modi. Party circles are worried that a defeat could fatally wound Brand Modi just as the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections begins. After all, the Delhi voter is the quintessential urban neo

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ident and former finance minister C.D. Deshmukh then traveled to Tokyo to find out more about the institute. And that’s how Emperor Akihito was invited to lay the foundation stone of the soon-to-be-built IIC complex, designed by renowned American architect Joseph Allen Stein.

One of the Emperor’s first public engagements in Delhi on this visit was a short mornWHEN visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and ing walkabout in Lodi Garden with his wife Empress Michiko requested a morning walk where they interacted with a select group of in Delhi power’s park, Lodi Garden, and a cof- people who were specially invited for the occasion. The group included children from a prominent neighbourhood school, students of the East Asia departments of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Universities and friends of Japan living in Delhi. And as per the Emperor’s wishes, a coffee morning was organised a few days later at IIC where he met a group of movers and shakers with a Japan connection. Both were truly a trip down memory lane.

middle class voter Modi is reaching out to.

The vote in Delhi, therefore, is not to elect the next chief minister. It could impact the national polls big time.

Japanese royals’ connect with Delhi’s Lodi garden

POWER TALK Arati R. Jerath fee meeting at the city’s intellectual hub, Indian International Centre, many were surprised. What’s the connection, they asked.

It turns out, the Emperor has a strong link to both, going back to his days as a newly married Crown Prince.

The royal couple made a private trip to New Delhi in 1960 shortly after getting married. At that time, they enjoyed a morning amble in Lodi Garden and were impressed by the ambience and heritage monuments in the park. The Emperor, then Crown Prince, also laid the foundation stone of the IIC. There’s an interesting tale behind this.

When Jawaharlal Nehru conceived the idea of creating a centre to promote activities in the spheres of international affairs, culture and academic thought, the Rockefeller Foundation suggested that he model it on the lines of the International House of Japan that it had helped set up on similar lines. IIC’s first pres-

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ORD BUDDHA spoke about sensory impressions, what we hear, what we see, what we feel, what we think, is the source of food we consume. When you drive toward a city, you consume. There are advertisements, there are noises and even if you don't want to consume, you consume anyway. When you watch television, you consume. When you read newspaper, you consume. When you listen to music, you consume. And items of your consumption may bring a lot of toxins and poisons and war and depression into your body and into your consciousness. Sensory impressions, just listening to a conversation full of hate, full of fear, full of pessimism is consumption that bring into your consciousness the element of hate, of fear, of anger. That's not good for your health.

That is why protecting one's self, not to allow these items of consumption to penetrate into our body, our family, our society is very important. How many scenes of violence our children witness by watching television? When they grow up as 10-year-old, they watch many

thousands of scenes of murder, violence, and all of that are preserved in their consciousness.

We are lonely. If you are alone, you don't feel root. You want to forget our loneliness — you been by consuming. You consume newspaper, you consume magazines, you consume televi-

MATTER & SPIRIT sion and we know that we need to consume and that is why they continue to produce what we need. And we destroy ourselves just by consuming and they get richer by selling products.

I have spoken to many politicians about this.

Is it possible for them to make a kind of law forbidding the production of films and magazines and books that contain so much violence and fear? These politicians are not strong enough.

They are afraid of losing voters.

Freedom should be understood in such a way that can protect us, protect our family and society. We are not free to kill. We are not free

Akhilesh’s love for hard rock spurs Mulayam’s socialist act IF Samajwadi Party circles are to be believed, the idea of using Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ as the theme song for Mulayam Singh Yadav’s 2014 campaign came from son Akhilesh Yadav. The young UP chief minister is a self-confessed rock fan who loves everything from hard rock to heavy metal and has been an afficionado since his college days.

Of course, virtually none in the SS have heard the song. But Mulayam was obviously tickled by the idea of integrating his Socialist message with a popular rock song released in 1989. Joel’s song contains rapid-fire allusions to 100 headline events between 1949 and 1989. The SS jingle, on the other hand, is loaded with references to major Socialist leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayprakash Narayan. The lyrics were penned

by Uday Pratap who is currently culture minister in Akhilesh’s government in Lucknow.

Wonder what Billy Joel would have said to the reworked version of his iconic song. Meanwhile, SS sources are mum on the price the party paid to buy the rights to the music. to poison people with your products. You have to be responsible for your society. If you feel that you are free to produce this kind of items that bring a lot of toxins and violence and craving into the body and the consciousness of the people, especially of the younger generation, you are destroying us. You are destroying the future. You act on the basis of your craving. You want power, you want wealth, you want fame and you destroyed us. You are not responsible for the well-being of the people and that is why true freedom has to rule with responsibility.

It is our responsibility that will protect our freedom. When we are involved in drugs and alcohol, we lose our freedom. We are caught.

The Buddha used this image. There is a cow who has skin disease so serious that she doesn't seem to have any skin anymore. She's exposed to all kind of attacks. When the cow lies down, all the insects come up and suck her blood. When the cow goes close to a tree, the tiny creatures that live in the bark of a tree will come out and suck her blood and when you bring the cow in the open, the insects will fly out and fix themselves on the cow and suck the blood. The cow has no protection.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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PM should face probe into various scams L.K. Advani, the veteran BJP leader after a long silence has come out rather strongly against the huge scams. He has not minced words in condemning the PM, that he is more culpable in the Coal scam than the Congress President. This is very much along the perceptive lines of frustrated citizens also, who have been reduced to mere onlookers at the ‘ability’ of the PM to distance himself from not only the Coal scam but also from the 2G and the CWG scandals which are also huge. The precious taxpayers’ money is hijacked, thus forcing the common citizens and senior citizens to pay higher rates of taxes under several nomenclatures. The PM and the FM do not seem to have made any serious attempt to get back the black money said to have been parked in Swiss banks. Thus no sincere effort is made by the PM to work assiduously towards ‘economic upliftment’ of the citizens thus reducing the inflation, tax burden and a series of ‘economic deficits’ while exempting the senior citizens from the whole gambit of taxes.

The PM and FM, of late, are said to have exhorted that the CBI should keep themselves away from the policy domains of the govt., giving some ludicrous reasons hinting that the decisions taken by the PM and the FM in respect of the Coal scam and the 2G scam should not be investigated by the CBI. This is totally unacceptable and counters natural justice in that the malafide intentions behind framing a policy cannot be ruled out in any

The Prime Minister, after being condemned by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, should now offer himself for investigation with regard to the recent mega scams. scam, more so, in huge scams. The investigation is required to be ‘inclusive’ and the policy, therefore, cannot be left out for the ‘convenience’ or the ‘whims’ of the PM or the FM or anybody else for that matter. With a senior politician

APATHETIC ATTITUDE: The wheel-chair race in progress at the international event which was a big muddle.

Pune Marathon mess I was a participant in last Sunday‘s Pune International Marathon’s wheel-chair race and it was badly managed, We were supposed to to take ‘right turn’ from 7, Loves Chowk but there were no LETTER OF marshals to guide us at THE DAY that point and hence we took the ‘left turn’ during the race.

Many participants from the Military Hospital as well as Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre (PRC), Pune were also misguided. Hence we could not make it in time and thereby lost without a fight. I urge the organisers of the Pune Marathon to take note of this mishappening and ensure that such mistakes are not repeated at the cost of eager participants.

that the BJP is likely to emerge as the largest single party in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, but may fall short of an absolute majority. However, the combined strength of the Congress and the AAP can easily cross the half-way mark. In that situation, these two Parties, being devoutly secular in nature, can join hands as a coalition to defeat the communal forces by staking their claim to form the next govt. in the national capital. Alternately, with the same sacred purpose in mind, either of them can come to power with the other offering support from outside.

like Advani now aggressively attacking the PM, it is strongly felt, Manmohan Singh should himself offer for a probe in the Coal scam to come clean before the Lok Sabha elections.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

cision to drop out three musketeers of Indian cricket — Virendra Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan — from the central contract of the BCCI as they were not required since their replacements are doing fine. Murali Vijay fills the gap as opener in place of Sehwag and Ashwin got his appointed place in the role of an off-spinner and hence Harbhajan Singh is ousted. Zaheer Khan has been in injured list for an unduly long time and we need fit players in the side before the World Cup 2015 and not passengers in the side. Over and above, now Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid and Sachin have been asked to go and the youngsters are stepping in their shoes. Thus the selectors played with a straight bat and it is a right step in the right direction.

— Subramaniam C.K., Panvel

Rape incidents on the rise

APROPOS ‘Rape scenario becoming worse’ (ADC, Nov.28), I cannot agree more on this vital edit piece revealing the Indian rape scenario post the December 16, 2012 gruelling Nirbhaya case. In fact, very rightly we keep observing that the number of these cases is just galloping in view of callous and inept handling. I wonder how all of a sudden the rapists have been multiply— Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz ing in our country of late. We find certain Indian parliamentarians are even involved in this condemned and shameful act but they are sur— Mani L Panse, Pune GAME of cricket is undergoing a viving without any hiccup. Now we transition in India. We have seen find even in the intellectual circuit a drastic changes in the Indian side top journalist is also involved fully and the seniors are being chucked in the allegations raised against him ALL the opinion polls held by vari- out one by one. In a recent move, by his own junior colleague for sexous agencies so far have predicted the selectors have taken a bold de- ual misconduct. It is indeed very

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frustrating and especially when one goes abroad for social debates, this topic of rape in India becomes very disturbing and certainly a very frustrating issue to deliberate . It is high time that the UPA should consider this issue seriously & legislate some thing very stringent to bring to the justice those involved with this heinous crime asap.

is that no one is there to appreciate it.

In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.

To err is human; to forgive is in your wife’s hands.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

— Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra

CBI should get autonomy

Spare Hrithik, please

CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had made a final entreaty to the country’s highest court after government’s disinterest in grating them autonomy and major power to its chief who have sought for himself status equivalent to a secretary to the government which allow their organisation head to act without bureaucratic constraints and provide greater administrative and financial elbowroom to him. There is strong case for according autonomy to the CBI chief it it to become a smart organisation capable of responding to complex criminal trends, effective policing, investigative priorities and legal demands.

But autonomy without accountability is dangerous, especially for a law enforcement agency that has, over the years, allowed itself to be manipulated by its political masters. It is high time this shackles must be broken and CBI must be autonomous, but also bound by accountability and professional integrity as the independent body.

IT is saddenning that the media has gone overboard and sensationalised a story on Hrithik Roshan’ s illness little realising how it could reflect on the celebrity’s status. According to a report carried by a section of the media, Hrithik has put off his shoot for ‘Bang Bang’ scheduled from November 27 till January 2014 since he has to go to US for treatment. There is also a report that the producer of the film will be incur a huge loss, running into crores, owing to the cancellation of the shoot since he has erected a massive set with an European feeling at the film city for the picturisation of a song featuring Hrithik and Katrina. The fact is that after his brain surgery, Hrithik seems to be getting frequent headaches and to get relief once for all he will be visiting US for a check up and treatment.

— K.V. Raman, Malad

Discourage black marketeers

ONE thing I have been noticing since a long time that in a city like Mumbai, our so called ‘vyaparis’ take full advantage of the situation. in Hindi, you can say ‘moka dekhkar THERE is so much stress, all around pudi bandhna’. For example on us. Let’s take off on a holiday of Valentine’s Day, a rose is sold at smiles...Here goes: Rs.20/- to Rs.25/- the prices are changed according to the demand.

The light at the end of the tunnel Now the marriage season has may be an incoming train. started and suddenly the rates of Life is unsure; always eat your beauticians, caterers, band ‘bagulab jamun first. jawalas’, decorators have touched Smile, it makes people wonder the sky. We don’t see anything what you are thinking. wrong with the black marketers.

If you keep your feet firmly on the Who is responsible for this? ground, you’ll have trouble putting Of course, it is us; if both the bride on your trousers. and groom’s parties mutually un It’s not hard to meet expenses, derstand, they can do the marriage they are everywhere. in the simple ceremony and the The guy who invented the first amount saved can be used for the wheel was an idiot. The guy who couple’s future. Mutual understandinvented the other three was the ge- ing is necessary. Because the comnius. ing days, I can see, are very tough.

The trouble with being punctual — Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar — Bhagwan Thadani, Pune

Smile Mumbaikar, smile…!

Women’s trinity in Goa court IT is interesting to note that there is a trinity of women legal luminaries in the ongoing Tarun Tejpal rape case in Goa — the investigating officer is Police Inspector Sunita Sawant who has the reputation of being a tough cop who always gets at the truth; the defence lawyer is Geeta Luthra who left no stone unturned in her valiant attempt to save her client employer from police custody and then there is, finally, the judge of the sessions court, Anuja Prabhudesai, who has been exemplary in her treatment of the anticipatory bail application which is normally disposed off pretty quickly. She has paid a lot of attention to the arguments of the prosecution and the defence and kept everyone guessing for nearly four hours before delivering her verdict. All in all, the case promises to be very engrossing

TOUGH COP: Police Inspector Sunita Sawant, the Investigating Officer in the Tejpal rape case. and the victim can hope to get a fair deal.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

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Central Highlands of India Chapter 6 7 Short notes

1 Major sources of irrigation on Central Highlands of India.

Ans. 1) The Central Highlands of India are mostly dependent on rain for irrigation, though the major sources of irrigation in Bundelkhand are wells; the water in the wells depends on the rain.

2) The ponds are the second major sources of irrigation.

They are spread all over and serve as a major source of drinking water as well as irrigation.

3) These traditionally existing ponds maintain the water table in the wells.

2 Industries of Central Highlands of India Ans. 1) Textiles are a major industry in Malwa region. Indore and Ujjain are its main centres.

2) Handicrafts are an important source of income for the tribal population. Coloured lacquerware from Ratlam, rag dolls from Indore and papier-mâché articles from Indore, Ujjain and other centres are well known.

3) There are many centres of large and medium scale industries. Indore has a large scale factory that produces diesel engines. Pithampur near Indore is known as an industrial town for its heavy concentration of automotive industry.

3 Malwa Plateau Ans. 1) Malwa Plateau is located in the South Western part of the Central Highlands.

2) The average elevation of the plateau is 500 m. It is characerised by low relief and undulating topography at some places spotted with low hills that rise above the plateau surface.

3) The major part of the plateau lies in Madhya Pradesh.

It is located between Aravalli range in the West and Vindhya ranges in the South.

4) Plateau is a source region of rivers like Mahi that flow into Gujarat and the Chambal and Betwa rivers, which flow towards North.

4 The Central Highlands Physiography (Ref. Page 51 Right Side) 5 Aravalli Mountain Ans. 1) Aravalli Mountain is the oldest mountain range in India. It stretches in the SW-NE direction. It is broad in the South Western parts and marrows towards North East.

2) The main block of Aravalli hills is between Mount Abu and Ajmer.

3) ‘Gurushikhar’ is the highest peak in these hills. The height of the hills decreases towards the North and they appear as a chain of broken hills due to the erosion by headwaters of Banas river along the eastern slopes, as well as along the Western slopes by Luni river. Erosion is greater along the Eastern slopes.

4) This has resulted in narrowing of the Aravalli in the Central part giving it the shape of a dumbbell.

5) These hills form a part of the water divide between the drainage of Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

6 Chota Nagpur Plateau Ans. 1) Much of it lies in Jharkhand and extends into West Bengal, Chhatisgarh and Odisha.

2) It is one of the mineral rich regions of our country, having granitic gneiss in large tracts in the Central part. The rocks of Gondwana formation bearing high grade coal seems to have made this region rich in minerals.

3) It consists of a series of plateaus at different levels.

The surface of all the plateau are flat and are studded with low rounded hills.

4) The scarps separating the plateaus have given rise to spectacular waterfalls.

6 The Vindhya Range Ans. 1) The Vindhya Range forms a boundary between North and South India.

2) Its length from the Western part of Madhya Pradesh to Bihar in the East is about 1100 km. Its altitude is about 450 to 600 m though at few places, it exceeds 900 m. It does not have many peaks.

3) The Southern margin of this range defines the edge of the Narmada trough.

4) The Southern slope of the range is quite steep, whereas Northern slopes are quite gentle and they extend northward for quite some distance.

Junior college teachers decide to join school teachers in their boycott of SSC and HSC exams if their demands are not fulfilled

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Shobha Wagle Geography lecturer GEOGRAPHY - 6 7 Tourism Ans . 1) Bundelkhand and Baghelkhad have a rich cultural background. Bundelkhand has numerous forts, palaces and temples.

2) Madhya Pradesh, a land of ancient culture and tradition is famous for its archaeological monuments and places of pilgrimage for all the religions. Ie for Hindus, Muslims, Jains and Buddhists.

3) Ujjain city, on the bank of river Kshipra is famous for Khumbha Mela.

8 Mining Ans. 1) Malwa plateau is the sole producer of white and red coloured slate in India.

2) Diamonds found in Panna district of Bundelkhand.

Large reserves of dimensional stones like granite and sandstone are found in Bundelkhand.

3) Rock phosphate found in Lalitpur and Chhotarpur.

4) Large reserves of low grade iron ore are found in Lalitpur.

5) Mining activities are well developed in the Chhota Nagpur plateau because it is rich in minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal.

6) The Damodar valley is rich with coal deposits and it is considered as the prime centre of cooking coal.

7) Massive coal deposits are found in the Central basin.

The important coalfields in the basin are Jharia, Raniganj, West Bokaro, East Bokaro and Ramgarh.

9 The East Rajasthan Uplands (Ref Page 52) 10 Bundelkhand (Ref Page 53) 11 Baghelkhand (Ref Page 53) 12 Natural vegetation and animals (Ref Page 54) 13 Climate of Central Highlands (Ref Page 54 top) 14 Mark and name the following on the outline map of India with a suitable index 1) Mt Abu, 2) Mahadeo Range, 3) R Damodar, 4) Indore, 5) Ujjain, 6) Bhopal, 7) Jaipur, 8) R Narmada.

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couple of weeks ago, school teachers from across the state threatened to boycott the State School Certificate (SSC) exams if the state government did not review and change the school bus policy it was about to establish. Now, junior college teachers’ unions have joined the agitation, although for a different reason, stating that they will boycott the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams if their demands are not met.

As the state government has not yet decided on the issue, more than 75,000 teachers have planned to go on strike from February 2014. If this happens, students of Classes 10 and 12 will be affected.

On Saturday, the Maharashtra Junior College Teachers Union (MJCT) stated that if the government does not implement the three-tier pay scale for teachers with effect from January 1996, and not from the year 2000, they will boycott the exams. Demands were also made for the 42 days of leave from 1999, as leave were deducted after the teachers decided to go on strike for the implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.

Last week, the state education department had issued a Government Resolution (GR) stating that any mishap or accident involving students travelling in school buses will be the principal’s responsibility. Unhappy with this directive, the Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Principals and Teachers Union has asked the state government to revise and change the GR, failing which they will protest and boycott the board exams.

Talking to the ADC, Prashanth Redij, Secretary, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Principals and Teachers Union, said “The new school bus policy states that principals will be responsible for any accident or mishap that takes place in the school bus, which is illogical.

If this school bus policy is not revised, we will boycott the board exams”.

When the teachers had protested and boycotted the board exams in February 2013, the state government assured them in writing that their demands will be fulfilled as soon as possible. But since then, no meeting or discussion has been organised between the government and the teachers regarding the demands.

Anil Deshmukh, Secretary, MJCT, said, “Last year when we teachers had boycotted the exams, we were assured in writing that our demands will be fulfilled as soon as possible. It’s been nine months after the assurance, but the government has shown no interest. It’s high time that the government should keep the students in mind and fulfill our demands.”

HC asks govt to appoint state coop election commission

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earing a clutch of petitions, Bombay High Court yesterday directed the Maharashtra Government to form within two weeks a State Cooperative Election Commission Authority to conduct elections of all cooperative societies.

The direction was given by a bench headed by Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari, which heard petitions filed by cooperative societies and activists, reports PTI. The petitions said that in accordance with a 1992 constitutional amendment, the State Cooperative Act had been amended to pro-

vide for compulsory constitution of a State Cooperative Election Authority by December 31.

However, the petitions alleged the state had not yet formed such an authority.

The petitioners argued that if such an authority was not formed, there would be chaos in the cooperative sector all over the state as there would be no authority to monitor elections of cooperative societies which number over 2.25 lakh.

Such an authority would hold elections of all types of cooperative societies including housing and sugar sectors.

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n the last few years, there have been quite a few changes in the perception of jobs and careers. Earlier, more conventional career streams and job opportunities were preferred, while today there is a substantial increase in the development of freelance or work-from-home careers. There are however, several aspects to evaluate and consider in both career paradigms before individuals decide to opt for one over the other.

Full-time, conventional job pathways still retain their place of pride in the job market hierarchy. The facets of organisational structure and professional discipline in a full-time work environment, attracts people that want to conform to such a disciplined system. The fixed work schedule also appeals to several people because it allows for no procrastination in the completion of tasks on a day-to-day basis. On the other hand, despite the growing stimulus to work from home,

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Changes in career choices have put freelancing work on par with fulltime employment. Sharada Iyer talks to professionals about the various factors to be kept in mind before opting for one over the other

there is a serious doubt in the minds of people about the lack of organisational structure affecting their productivity.

Since working from home would ask for people to be responsible towards making their own personal schedules, many believe that the scope of being disciplined towards work commitments is greatly reduced.

Also, since there is a distinct individuality in the work commitments handled, the lack of being a member of a team also stands to affect the professional credibility of individuals, if at all they want to change from such freelance pathways to full-time Continued on pg 14 ÂŤ

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« STUDY IN INDIA Suchitra Surve

Director, Growth Centre, is a Post Graduate in Business Administration and has specialised in HR, and also holds a Post Graduation Diploma in Career Counselling

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Hi, I want to do computer engineering for my undergrad. Do any Delhi University colleges offer this course and how good are they?

There are many institutes in Delhi offering Computer Engineering; kindly get in touch by logging on to www.aicteindia.org for the entire listing. In order to know more about a college, kindly visit its website, check its infrastructure, teaching faculty, provision of placement and so on through its present students either meeting them personally or do take the help of social networking sites.

I’m interested in becoming a chef. Which are the best culinary schools in India and where?

—Amol

For the best culinary schools do take the help of rankings as published by various publications, portals and so on. For the list of recognised institutes offering courses in Hotel Management and Catering kindly visit the following website: www.nchmct.org

I would like to do my degree in Fine Art. What are the prerequisites needed to apply for a course like this? And which are the best universities in the country?

—Neha The basic eligibility criterion for Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) course is 10+2 (any stream) and one needs to appear and clear relevant state level / autonomous entrance examination to get admission in this course. There are many institutes / universities in India offering this course. For the list of recognized institutions please log on to the website of www.aicte-india.org For the list of best universities please take the help of the following: • Educational websites and related-blogsites • The internet community • The feedback from current as well as students who have passed out • Various rankings as carried out by publication houses from time to time.

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Money Vs Independence Continued from pg 13 « work opportunities.

HR professional Aarthi Mohan explains that in most organisations, a person with a full-time work experience would always be preferred over someone with relevant experience, but working majorly as a freelancer. “Between a fulltimer and a freelancer, both with the same level of experience and similar work-based aptitude, organisations will always go for the full-timer. Even though the work handled may be same, there are certain things that only a full-timer can and will be expected to understand, deliver and be applicable for. The fact that the full-timer would be coming in potentially with previous organisational experience and would have been physically present in the previous jobs will always work to the candidate’s advantage,” she adds.

But even as she talks about the HR perception of the two concepts, Mohan qualifies that the selection of full-timers over freelancers is not applicable on all jobs fronts. “The nature of the job,” she states, “also comes into the picture. If the

job is such that projects can be handled by someone who is not present in the office, then the organisation would definitely want to opt for the freelance candidate than the former. But such job profiles are limited to a few niche areas and thus the HR mindset always finds the risk to be higher in potentially hiring freelancers over full-timers.”

Speaking of niche areas, content writing and journalism are two major areas where one can find a high percentage of freelance contributors. These two job roles make it flexible for organisations and publications to channelise the potential job prospects to their optimum.

Senior freelance journalist Janaki Krishnamoorthi elaborating on the trend explains, “In the ongoing debate between full-time versus freelance job opportunities, there are a few interesting pros and cons that emerge. The advantage of fulltime work opportunities is that one gets more exposure, better on-the-job safety and security and most importantly, a continuity of income. These are aspects that are distinctly missing when one considers freelancing. But then again, if an

individual is not someone who wants to be tied down with the organisational mode of work, then freelancing is the best option for them.”

According to Krishnamoorthi, the biggest advantage that freelancers have in these two professions over fulltimers is the choice of choosing projects. “Freelancers can choose, accept and reject projects as per their suitability, which full-timers in an organisation, cannot afford to do. Similarly, they can also handle multiple projects at the same time as per their own schedules without worrying about conflicts of issues which full-timers cannot do,” she differentiates.

But she also adds that if someone wants to choose freelancing over a fulltime job, one needs to not only consider all these elements, but also think about the prospect of irregular and disparate income levels when it comes to freelancing. She adds that one has to accept that the income level may not match the potential lucrative salary package that full-timers get. If one finds it unable to accept this reality, then freelancing is not a viable option for them.

Want to study medicine in Singapore

My daughter is currently studying in the IGCSE board in Mumbai and wishes to continue her A-Levels abroad. She has UK citizenship. I would like to know about High Schools in Leicester for the Sixth Form.

—Rupali Some of the reputed schools in Leicester that your daughter can choose from are The Leicester High School for Girls, English Martyrs Catholic School, The Leicestershire Montessori Preparatory School, the Uppingham School and the Ashby School.

All of these schools have A-Levels. The Uppingham School has a boarding school too. The rest are day schools. Since you have mentioned that your daughter has UK citizenship, she could avail of the scholarships and bursaries that the respective schools may have provisions for.

The standard requirements for gaining entry into these schools are the evaluation of the GCSE grades, entrance examinations and entrance interview to gauge capability and interest. The requirements would vary from school to school.

In addition, on an average, the annual day school fees are approximately £21,000 and approximately £31,000 for boarding school. If your daughter is involved in extra curricular activities like music and art, she could avail of these scholarships too in certain schools.

My son is currently in Junior College pursuing his Arts (FYJC). He wants to pursue his Bachelor’s in Film and Media. What are the admission requirements for good colleges in Mumbai and Pune?

—Aditi In Mumbai, the most reputed institute offering a Bachelor’s degree course in Film and Media is Whistling Woods International located in Goregoan. Their selection criteria comprise evaluating Grade 10 and 12 performance and interviews which will help the selectors gauge the student’s interest in

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ALISHA MASHRUWALA

is a Partner at OnCourse and a Harvard graduate, and is also a Psychology major with a minor in Economics the subject. However the grades are not the sole criterion for evaluation.

Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication – Symbiosis International University in Pune also offers a Bachelor of Media Studies course for 3 years.

Symbiosis has a Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) for their first round of entrances. They also have a Group Exercise and a Personal Interview.

FLAME School of Performing Arts is another reputed institution in Pune that evaluates the students 10+2 grades and their ability and willingness to learn.

I am interested in pursuing my MBBS degree from Singapore and would like you to provide me an overview on the

application process for reputed colleges offering this degree.

There are two reputed schools in Singapore that offer an MBBS degree. One is the National University of Singapore (NUS) – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Lee Kong Chian (LKC) School of Medicine.

The applications to the LKC Medicine should be submitted via the NTU application portal. Make sure the application is submitted online between December and April. The earlier you submit your application, the earlier you know about the status of your application.

LKC has an entrance test called BMAT. BMAT is a BioMedical Admissions Test that is administered by the Cambridge Assessment. The selection interview is held in April and post that, the offer is made anytime between April to June. They also have a health screening as per their enrolments. NUS on the other hand requires good grades in high school for subjects like Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.

The admission to medicine will be based on the University score and the Faculty score. The University Score is computed by the Office of Admissions which comprises 50 per cent of the total admission score.

The Faculty Score on the other hand is computed by the School of Medicine which is the remaining 50 per cent of the admission score.

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FOOD REVIEW Aditi Saha

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cious desserts which don’t cost the earth!

The stuff is simple, nothing fancy but it’s full of flavour and lots of love! It’s got that ‘made by mum’ taste! So R.T.I remains one of my favourite places to snack at when I’m sick of all the fancy expensive stuff out there. This is the place to go to if you’re craving simple, tasty inexpensive food!

Founder’s Day celebration at Somaiya Vidyavihar

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ne of my favourite places to grab a snack is R.T.I at Colaba. Though it’s a tiny little place serving Parsi dishes, it’s always been one of my favourites for its spread and low priced menu. I had my first lemon tart and meringue here! It’s later that the bakery rage hit Mumbai! They have a number of Parsi snacks and deli-

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he Somaiya Vidyavihar campus witnessed a highvoltage Founders Day celebration, an occasion that is awaited throughout the year. Somaiya Vidyavihar celebrated 54 years from the day it was started in 1959 by the late K.J. Somaiya. The

theme for this year’s celebra- arts and quiz competitions, tion was coming together or workshops and excellence ‘Ekatva’ as the name suggests. awards.

In the last five decades, Somaiya Vidyavihar has grown into a large educaThe event comprised cultural tional complex with 31 instiactivities including drama, tutions catering to diverse music, fine arts, performing fields of education such as

Tomorrow – a dream!

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Humanities, Engineering, Education, Medicine, Management, Pure Sciences and Mass Communication.

Karamshibhai set up the Somaiya Trust in 1953 for furthering his dream of shaping young minds through quality education.

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Jeet Jhaveri, H.R. College

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have always won dered about how my tomorrow is going to be, how the world’s tomorrow is going to be and the thoughts that come to my mind are fairly unbelievable. Some say our tomorrow will be much brighter than our yesterday. It will be much more technologically advanced, which will in some way or the other make this world a better place to live in. My thoughts about tomorrow are more or less optimistic in nature.

How will the world become a better place to live in? A simple question, but having a very difficult answer. The need of the hour is to take adequate care of our environment. In each and every sphere of development, we need to become more and more environment conscious. Technology, infrastructure, economy and healthcare need to follow development that meets the needs of the present generations without destroying the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. Today, technology has become smarter ranging from cell phones to televisions. A day will come when surgeries and medical operations will be done by machines only, when cars

Samsung’s smart gadgets Chandragupta Amritkar

will move on their own, when our lives will become more easier and less hectic.

The future holds a free world, a world where one’s rights are not restricted, where poverty is alleviated and equality is in its complete existence. A world, where discrimination and corruption is abolished and where the significance of borders and

boundaries is diminished. At present, the future remains a dream. For that dream to be realised, a lot has to be done and a lot has to be undone.

And yet there is a grim side to all of it. If we continue with the attitude that we have towards the problems that others are facing, that nature itself is facing, then we prove ourselves wrong in calling

ourselves an advanced human race. When we can’t take care of what has been given to us in the present, what hope do we have in the future? Let’s take that small step, a step that entire mankind has to take to ensure a future we dream and hope of can become reality – the future in which we and our generations will live.

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amsung’s whole new generation of washing machines and refrigerators were on display at IFA 2013. They included the Smart Control VRT Plus, which can be operated by means of an app. The type of textile, number of rinsing cycles and rotation speed can all be selected. It is even possible to interrupt the washing programme if at that second a missing sock turns up.

The code in the digital display is scanned in and relayed to an

engineer. In this way the damage can be precisely identified. The new French Door refrigerators with a capacity of 510 litres operate with two cooling systems.

The floors of the refrigerators can be folded back, and the built-in carbon dioxide dispensing tap enables users to even make their own mineral water.

The temperature of the middle shelf can be changed, depending on whether one wishes to cool drinks rapidly or store fish and meat there.

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« ADMISSION ALERTS KOHINOOR’S FLEXI POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Kohinoor Business School has launched 11month autonomous Post Graduate flexi Programmes: Post Graduate Programmes in Hotel & Hospitality Management (PGPHHM) for working professionals. The programme is offered on weekends and can be completed in accordance with the work schedule of the participants.

Post Graduate Programme in Hospital & Healthcare Management (PGPH2CM) for working professionals like doctors, dentists and physiotherapists, who are desirous of getting into managerial roles in the hospital and healthcare fields. The programme is offered on weekends and can be completed in accordance with the work schedule of the participants.

Post Graduate Programme for Working Executive (PGPWEX) is unique in nature and delivery. It enables the participants from various industries to improvise their functional knowledge and gears them to take up more intensive responsibilities in a management profile. The programme is offered on weekends and can be completed in accordance with the work schedule of the participants.

The features of the above flexi programmes are: Credit-based modular approach (can be completed in an extended time frame of 22 months) Weekend classes to meet the requirement of working professionals Interaction with industry experts Capstone project Hospitality practicum For more details visit Kohinoor Business School, Kohinoor City, Kirol Road, LBS Marg, Vidyavihar/Kurla (W), Mumbai – 400070. Call Toll free 1800 266 7700/ 67887777/751 or log on to www.kohinoor.edu.in

DESIGN QUEST

Mumbai based SILICA, has announced the 10th edition of Design Quest, the annual Design event meant to give young, talented students of 10th to 12th standards a platform to explore and display their creativity and design skills. The event comprises Design workshops by Industry experts, Design Contests and a Design Aptitude test followed by Career Guidance by experts.

Winners of the Design contest stand to win exciting prizes and certificates.

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litzkrieg’, the annual media festival of Kishinchand Chellaram College reached an extraordinary level and received a huge footfall of students coming from colleges all over Mumbai on November 27 and 28. The opening ceremony held at K.C. auditorium was graced by Bhavna Balsawer, a well-known actress currently featuring in India’s first silent TV series, ‘Gutar Gu’. When asked to share a few words of wisdom, Bhavna said, “Festivals like Blitzkrieg have been a great platform for students to showcase their talents, they must make optimum use of such a grand opportunity.”

The theme of Blitzkrieg 2013 being ‘superheroes’ featured a number of colleges coming in superhero attires according to the superhero allotted to their respective college at the K.C. College campus. Superheroes have been a part of our lives, be it through comic books or movies. Everyone can relate to the theme ‘superheroes’. From the generation that has grown up reading comic books to the genera- Bhavna Balsawer lighting the lamp with Principal Manju Nichani and HOD of Mass Media Manjula Sriniwas

Blitzkrieg 2013: super-heroic!

KRUTIKA (NITA) JAGGI

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

« BEYOND LD My daughter will be promoted to standard VI next year. She had been diagnosed with ADD about two years ago.

She has problems while reading. She takes half an hour to read three pages from her text book. She is always slow in her class and does not complete her work on time. This pulls down her marks.

What method can she use so that she completes her work on time?

Take her for another assessment to an educational psychologist. With further tests they can diagnose whether her processing speed is slow due to a learning disability issue or because of anxiety or attention deficit issues.

Accordingly the special educator in school should be able to recommend some accommodations like extra time for assignments, short written as well as spoken instructions.

If you have any queries for this column, contact us on education@afternoondc.in

‘BECOME A STRATEGIC PR PERSON’

Design Quest 2013-14 details: Date: 8th December 2013 Time: 10am to 6pm Venue: Ravindra Natya Mandir, PL Kala Academy, Prabhadevi Contact: Praveen Bade: 98333 95216 The registration fee for the event is Rs.100 per student and Rs.50 per parent.

Online registration is a must: Register at www.silica.co.in/dq.html, to book your seat.

Schedule for Design Quest 2013-14: Aptitude Test and Career Guidance 10 am to 12 noon Seminar on Design Careers and Courses 12.15 pm to 1.30 pm Break - 01.30 pm to 2.00 pm Design workshop by Experts - 02.00 pm to 03.00 pm Design Contest - 03.00 pm to 05.00 pm Design Exhibition display - 05.00 pm to 05.30 pm Prize Distribution - 05.30 pm to 06.00 pm

making by Sarthak Dasgupta, the director of ‘The great Indian Butterfly’ who delivered a magnificent lecture.

Manju Nichani, the Principal of K.C. College said, “Year after year the ideas that the students implement are excellent. They put up a show full of energy and attract great crowds and eminent personalities to the college.” On one hand Blitzkrieg fosters camaraderie, while on the other it enthuses the competitive spirit of every participant. This time the Mass Media festival hosted 24 events in a variety of fields like Dance, Theatre, Film-making, Journalism, Advertising, Photography, Sports, etc. The college was decorated splendidly by the BMM students keeping in mind the theme, ‘superheroes’ for the days of the fest. Every year the students of SYBMM conceptualise and manage this gigantic Mass media festival and set a benchmark. And more significantly, it has been growing bigger and better year after year.

with their moral excellence and intellect.

Abhinay Deol told the budding film makers, “Anyone can become a film maker; the only thing needed is focus and perseverance, today there are hardly any technological barriers, one can create amazing stuff even using his/her smartphone.” He also shared some hidden facts with the students about his film ‘Delhi Belly’ and inspired the students to polish their creativity. Zoya Afroz, Miss India International 2013 judged the Fashion show event and Femina Miss India auditions 2014 at Blitzkrieg. The winners of the Femina Miss India auditions won a direct entry in the final round of the Regional auditions. VJ Bani also graced the occasion and shot the different contingent mascots clad in superhero costumes. Blitzkrieg offers various creative workshops every year which helps the students to enhance their skills. This year it had two workshops, one of them being on film

tion growing up with 3D and special effect films, everybody has idolised a superhero at one point in their lives and Blitzkrieg 2013 paid a grand tribute to these superheroes.

Blitzkrieg believes in contributing to the society in its own fashion and hence the media students of K.C. College organised an initiative called ‘The 18+ Walk’ to generate awareness and sensitise the youth towards voting. The event was held at Oval Maidan, Churchgate, on November 19 along with VJ Jose who honoured the cause by attending it. Apart from this, Blitzkrieg was also associated with Padmashree Pankaj Udhas’s NGO, PATUT for Thalassemic patients.

Since its inception, Blitzkrieg has always been honoured by the presence of several celebrities and reputed personages. This year it witnessed eminent personalities like Abhinay Deol and Prahlad Kakkar who had interactive sessions with the students and inspired them

My daughter has trouble reading

Khyati Shah, PR Executive says that there are plenty of opportunities in the PR field but one needs to move out of the operational mode

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« PEER SPEAK

graduated in Bachelor of Mass Media from the Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management this year. Well to be honest like every teenager I was always confused about what to do next. And this always kept me worried about my career. I was always inclined to and keen to know more about the media, to know how exactly this industry works, what story exactly makes a headline....and what better than publicity and Media Relations to answer these questions.

Planning, plotting the publicity and news was always my thing, and that is how I am here today, in the field of Public Relations.

I like the field of PR because it helps you build relations, contacts and the scenario is changing now with plenty of opportunities. From more operational Public Relations, firms are now

investing to become strategic professionals.

When a creative freedom is allowed, it helps you to stay young forever; that is what I liked the most about this field.

My education has worked wonders, I must say. Having a background in Mass Media and having studied PR, it did help me a lot; and like it is said, knowledge never goes waste. However having said that it is also true that what we learn and study in our high-school is different from what we do in the real world. But I think it still helps you because it boosts your confidence in experimenting with different things, and helps you to explore within your own space.

Everyday is a training period for me. In today’s dynamic society you are exposed to a zillion things and life poses a great challenge in front of you. So all I remember about my training days is that I am still training and probably will certainly like to learn something new every day.

I am at a junior level. I have a team leader and

my seniors are there to guide and help me. The benefit of starting your career by working in a small agency is that you get a chance to try your hands at everything. And I think so far I have not only learned to plan and strategise publicity but have also learned a little of media buying and marketing. It is a very interesting field and I am growing well in the organisation. All I need to invest is a lot of time and effort, and a little hope and faith and belief in me and my potential.

Remuneration in this field is also good. As a fresher you can earn Rs.5,000 to 18,000. But you can earn a lot later as there are plenty of opportunities to grow.

How many years one takes to become a professional is very subjective. It completely depends on the individual. But yes nothing can work out overnight so I would say to become a professional, one must continuously learn and take up new challenges and know the place they are working at; the people they are working with

and the kinds of emotions you deal with. Once a person understands the entire field and nuances of PR, the person begins to grow as a professional.

PR helps you build the image of your client. It gives you tremendous opportunities to make contacts that can help you in your future. It gives you good visibility and a bit of fame too as you get acquainted with the media. It is the most economical way to reach a mass audience.

PR develops a stronger, more controlled image for your business and creates the perception that the business is actively moving forward.

PR is all about developing good contacts and relationships with various media and target audiences to promote the reputation of your client. However, every field has its disadvantages. PR is a very difficult discipline to understand, conduct successfully and sometimes it is misunderstood.

It is not easy at all to build good and long-

term media relations with all. Sometimes, it is hard to predict the responses of the audience.

I am keen to continue working in the field of PR but I want to learn more and grow in the field. I know I have to give my best now and at this moment I am giving my 100 per cent to my job. All I have to say is that I am at a very early stage of my career, so I just have to make the most of the opportunities coming my way and grow.

For those who want to take up this profession, I will advise them to do a proper research of the industry standards before entering the field. You have to understand that PR is not just getting daily ‘coverage’ for your client; it is more than that. One has to aim to become a strategic PR professional than just an operational one. The number of PR companies is growing by the day and there are plenty of opportunities in the field.

As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

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Sharon Dimpar followed by Mangesh Pol and Nishita Rathod as well as Vishal Taylor and Sadaf Khan. In the Mr. & Ms. University contest, the winners were Nikita Patil as Ms. Smile, Saad Qureshi as Mr. Robust and Sanjana Gaur as Ms. Ten. Mr. Photogenic was Mitul Bhanushali while Ms. Photogenic was Gauri Mehta. The audience choices were Abhishek Bhardwaj and Gauri Mehta while Ridhima Shishupal, Abhishek Bhardwaj and

Purn Prakash were judged UDMS’ best dancers. In the main event, Purn, Ridhima Shishupal and Megan Fernandes were the second runners-up, while the first runnersup were Saad Qureshi and Gauri Metha. Mr. University was shared

by Abhishek Bhardwaj and Zaid Shaikh while Ms. University was Sanjana Gaur.

The sleekness and pace of the show left the audience mesmerised and asking for more.

<<College Idol winners with judges

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he extremely event passionate and talented students of the National Institute of Event Management fascinated the audience with a rare blend of colors and splendor, while displaying their excellent organising skills at the Mr. & Ms. University and College Idol All India finale at Bhaidas Hall on November 21. It was the spectacular execution which proved that the students did the job of a seasoned event manager.

The show was conceptualised and powered by Dr. Hoshi

Bhiwandiwalla and Dr. Rajiv Zaveri while the colors were added by the trainees, Hemu Sinha and his world class UDMS, choreographer David Whitbread, Dr. Mayekar, Mickey Mehta, Harpreet Bacher, and Sameer and Arsh Tanna. The show hosts were Hugo D’Souza and Nisha Harale, while the prizes were provided by Pune Diary.com, Mickey Mehta’s 360 Degrees Gym, Swan Fashion Accessories and Slim Sutra. The star power was provided by producer and director Vipul Shah of Sunshine Pictures, the

Moranis of Cineyug and Jamnadas Majethia of Hats Off Production.

The judge for the College Idol event was Aashin Shah while Lucky Morani, Jamnadas Majethia, Mickey Mehta judged the MMU event. TV coverage was handled by Zing and ETC TV. The celebrities who graced and dazzled the show were Atul Parchure, stand-up comedian VIP, Pooja Chopra, Sapna Pabbi and Nathalia Kaur.

The College Idol titles were bagged by Arjun Singh Tanwar and

A unique Science Exhibition Inquizzite: Testing your HR quotient!

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or an event that promises to provide a platform for all schools and judges them on the basis of their performance, R-East ward is recognising talent in students who are willing to challenge themselves.

R-East ward competitions, organised by the Education Department West Zone under the guidance of Gautam Jadhav, DEI and Assistant DEI Pratibha Salvi, aim at providing an opportunity to young budding talent especially to junior scientists, through science exhibitions and other competitions under different categories. From November 25 to November 30, various competitions such as essay writing, elocution, quizzes etc were conducted.

The science exhibition will be held from December 2 to

December 5 on the theme ‘Innovation and Novelty in Science and Mathematics’. The exhibition was inaugurated at St. Xavier’s High School, Borivali by Dr.A.P. Jairam, Sr. Nuclear Scientist. The special guest was Vinod Ghosalkar, MLA from Maharashtra and the chief guest was Prakash Bagul Education Inspector Brihanmumbai West.

The programme was presided over by Grace Pinto, MD, Ryan Group of Schools.

More than 70 schools are participating and competing for recognition under the categories of Jr. Science project/Sr. Science projects. Teachers are also vying for various awards in categories such as Teaching Aid (D.Ed / B.Ed), Lab. Assistant, Population Education and Health Education.

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II’s ‘Inquizzite – Test Your HR Quotient’ witnessed the gathering of over 100 teams comprising 250 young professionals and students, representing cities from across the country in Mumbai.

The HR Quiz was conceptualised under the leadership of T.K. Srirang, Chairman, CII WR HR Sub Committee and Senior General Manager and Head – HR ICICI Bank, who had this to say, “Inquizzite – Test Your HR Quotient is the first-of-its-kind quiz-based learning platform. By itself, it is the starting point of a journey to reinforce and celebrate subject matter expertise. We envision this to be the platform to bring like minded professionals together and build a

momentum which will direct our attention towards building functional depth and creating many success stories.” The quiz was compared by Giri Balasubramanian, fondly addressed as ‘Pick Brain’.

The BCG Consulting team in a nail biting finish bagged the first ever CII’s ‘Inquizzite – Test Your HR Quotient” with both participants driving home a Tata Nano each.

The finalists were a mix of teams both represented by young professionals and students. The runnersup were X Walkers, a husband and wife duo who walked away with a cash prize.

The prizes were given away by R. Mukundan, Chairman, CII (WR) and Managing Director, Tata

Chemicals Ltd. who highlighted that HR should be referred to as Human Capital since capital is an investment that only grows.

Segments in the quiz were, Business Basics, Think sHRewder, tHRrive on Speed, books that enthrall, appraise the pHRase.

Winners: BCG Consulting: Nishant Katoch and Chinmay Kamat 1st runner up: X Walkers: Geo Thomas and Renuka Elizabeth George 2nd runner up: Dexter’s Laboratory – SCMHRD: Ashish Agarwal and Vidhu Vaishnavi 3rd runner up: Strikers – MILS: Siddharth Sawant and Soumya Suvarna

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‘Base treatment on logical analysis’ The field of paramedical training is growing fast and today, physiotherapists have a wide range of specialisations to choose from.

Dr. Kern Rebello, a Physiotherapist in Neuromuscular Rehabilitation with a specialisation in falls and balance dysfunction, speaks to Naressa Coutinho about a career in Physiotherapy and how it can be pursued both, domestically and overseas.

What is Physiotherapy?

Physical Therapy or physiotherapy is a health care profession which involves evaluating, diagnosing and setting treatment goals for patients both young and old affected with impairment, handicap or disability as a result of a birth defect, injury, neurological illness or old age to name a few. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, a Physiotherapist is a huge asset in the complete recovery of a patient.

A physiotherapist or a paramedical professional has vast knowledge regarding the biomechanics of the body and is better equipped to treat a patient with movement difficulties and thus improve the quality of life in an individual.

How can one become a physiotherapist?

A student needs to complete HSC in the science stream; he/she then needs to apply for the state/All India entrance exams for medical courses. Some deemed universities have their own individual exams and interviews. The physiotherapy course is completed over a four and a half year period, inclusive of a sixmonth internship. Fees vary depending on the type of medical seat; whether it is through the state or via management. It could vary from Rs.2-4 lakh for the complete course.

Mumbai All India Institute of physical Medicine and rehabilitation Grant Medical College

Seth GS Medical college and KEM Hospital USA University of southern California University of Pittsburgh Washington University

You have studied in USA, in your opinion how can a student pursue physiotherapy overseas?

In USA, they offer the Doctorate of Physical therapy (DPT). It’s a curriculum aimed at direct access for patients which means that the patient does not need to consult a doctor for a prescription to visit a therapist.

The student must first complete his/her pre-medical school requirements. They then become eligible to apply for medical school, which means they have basics in medical subjects such as anatomy, neuroscience and have also completed certain hours of volunteering under a Licensed Physical Therapist.

The DPT course is for three years, any student interested in specialising in a particular field can

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ent backgrounds and even enjoy flexible working hours. Orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, cardiac surAIIMS geons and other medical fields all Father Muller’s Institute of Medical need physiotherapists.

Education & Research, Mangalore The downside about this career Apollo College of Physiotherapy is the lack of awareness amongst people. Moreover, in India, your What are the approximate earnBangalore Medical College success as a physiotherapist would ings of a physiotherapist? take up specialised courses offered A physiotherapist with a bachelors depend on referrals from doctors, during the programme along with degree, working in a hospital, could which could get frustrating in the their DPT course. This degree is earn anywhere between Rs.8,000 to beginning. equivalent to that of a physiothera- Rs.15,000. With a masters degree, pist in India with a Masters degree. one could easily expect to earn Tips to be a good anywhere between Rs.18,000 to Physiotherapist?

Your journey and Rs.30,000, depending on his/her Update yourself through conferences and regular research. Work or experience. experience as a intern with experienced profesphysiotherapist?

I would say I have What is the scope for a paramed- sionals in the paramedic’s field.

Use your knowledge to treat been very fortu- ical professional? nate to have stud- Paramedical professionals find your patients, making sure that ied in reputed col- employment in hospitals, training every treatment is based on logical research, special analysis. leges. I completed institutes, my bachelors in schools, and may even set up their p h y s i o t h e r a p y own private clinics. Health clubs, Your message to the youth who <<Dr. Kern from Father fitness centres and nursing homes wish to take up a career in this Rebello field?

Muller Medical too require physiotherapists.

It is a great profession and one that college Mangalore; worked at ADAPT (formerly the Spastic What are the advantages and dis- requires dedication, hard work, Society of India); completed my advantages of a career in physio- good communication skills and guidance. You must try to absorb masters in neurological rehabilita- therapy? tion from the University of Income from a private practice is through practical application by Pittsburgh USA; worked as a teach- comparatively better than working interning or volunteering at hospiing assistant at the university for in the public sector. They enjoy tals and other healthcare centres.

DPT courses; worked with flexible working hours, one that is Lastly, you must believe in yourself University of Pittsburgh Medical not necessarily restricted to the because being in a medical field, Centre under a renowned Physical four walls of your clinic. You get to competition is tough and coursetherapist; specialised in vestibular interact with patients from differ- work intense. and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Falls and Balance dysfunctions. I also got the opportunity to work at the Children’s Institute, Pittsburgh.

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By Khushboo Panjabi mpressions’, the annual media festival of Vivekanand Education Society College is back! This year the festival will start on December 6 and will continue till December 8 and will showcase how media plays an important role in creating wonders across the globe by portraying the success stories of millions of stars.

Impressions will witness participation from around 35 colleges across the city with a footfall of over 10,000 students. The most intriguing part about the theme ‘World of Media Wonders’, however, is that it can relate to everyone. Impressions 2013, to be held at the campus of V.E.S. College, aims at encompassing the talent of each participant.

The fest will provide you with rock,

fusion and classical events from around the world, and with competition galore, Impressions promises to be a memorable event.

Students will be encouraged by the presence of celebrities like Dolly Thakore, SatyakamAnand, Aditya Kumar, Swara Bhaskar, Sameer Kochhar, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sayaji Shinde, Prasoon Joshi and Sajid Khan.

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Simran Motwani, H.R College

In today’s tech savvy and fast paced world, children seem to spend more time on the computer and at classes rather than doing what they technically should be doing – which is playing, running around and exercising that body. Even when it comes to education, students have it all on the computer at the tap of their fingers. We ask students whether teachers are slowly becoming redundant and whether the role and use of a teacher is depreciating.

I think the role of the teacher has decreased due to the internet. But, even if you accomplish a task through the wide usage of the internet and find the matter that you are looking for, when it comes to values and concepts if you want to really be excellent in what you do, you need to be attentive to lectures and to your teacher. You will find the necessary matter you need on the internet but to understand it perfectly a teacher is what you need.

Bhavi, UPG College of Management

I think the role of the teacher has decreased but not completely. I agree that the respect toward teachers has really decreased. Also, if you want to understand your studies better you need the teacher to help you comprehend the subject matter. Plus the internet is very distracting as there are advertisements and games everywhere on the internet.

Mahjabeen Shaikh, University of Mumbai Of course students can find a lot of information on the internet and it can be used additionally along with your lessons but the role of the teacher is still very important because you need them to explain to you properly, plus I believe that because you share information with someone else you will remember it better than by just reading.

Concerning the respect I think it has decreased but it is mainly because teachers are younger and students take them less seriously.

Rimma Quadros, Hinduja College

without us facing any problems, and during such times friends are always there to our rescue.

Everyone has their own favourite group of people whom they love to hangout with, and mine is definitely the best one. We talk for hours together and boredom doesn’t exist when we are around each other. We are never serious and laugh out loud even a day before our exams. Our random conversations turn out to be epic at the end of the day, cre-

ating a small little memory of that wellspent day. We stand ‘all for one and one for all’. Our main motto is to keep everyone happy and stay happy. People change, life moves on but what never changes is your friends, they will always be the same even when you’re away from them. I thank God for having created these crazy mad people in my life. If I ever had a wish, it would be our friendship to last forever; which without any doubt will surely last for long. << Children from underprivileged society got an opportunity to learn sportsmanship, engage in sporting activities and interact with other kids during the ‘Interactive Games Day’ initiative organized by ‘Down to Earth’. The event witnessed participation from around 400 underprivileged children.

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friend in need is a friend indeed is a proverb that stands true always. God does not create friends, it is we who make friends by talking and interacting with others; our friends are the ones with whom we spend the entire day, the day seems incomplete without meeting them. I personally have a crazy set of friends; they are the ones who have always stood by me. My life wouldn’t have been complete without them. I have too many friends but there is this bunch of foolish freaks who are four in number but one when it comes to friendship!

Not a single day have I spent with these idiots without laughing, there’s one simple rule that we follow, ‘smile like there is no tomorrow’ and this is what they teach me; friendship is not about being together for years, we can make friends even in the shortest span of time.

It is nice to have such friends who care for you and will always drag you to the right path in life. Every friendship faces some or the other difficulties and so does mine, at times we do have misunderstandings between us, but they don’t last for too long. There are many kinds of people whom we come across and become friends with; some of them are not our true friends and definitely not the trustworthy ones. Life is imperfect

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EW DELHI: Supreme Court yesterday set a deadline of March 31 next year for state governments to frame rules for regulating sale of acid and other corrosive substances to prevent their misuse particularly by jilted lovers.

A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha also asked all Chief Secretaries to file response on providing free-of-cost treatment, including plastic surgery, to acid attack victims.

“We direct the Chief Secretaries of all states and the administrator of the Union Territories to comply with the direction given in the order on July 18 and frame rules in tune with model rules framed by Centre

to regulate the sale of acid at the earliest and possibly by March rpt March 31, 2014,” the bench said.

It directed that whenever an FIR is lodged in an acid attack case, the SDM of the area concerned will hold inquiry into the procurement of acid by the “wrongdoer”.

In a bid to curb acid attacks on women, the apex court had earlier directed that this crime be made a non-bailable offence and had enhanced to Rs.three lakh the compensation amount for the victim.

The court had said that a photo identity card containing residential address issued by authorities concerned would be required for purchasing such substances which in any case cannot be sold to a person

who is below 18 years.

The bench, which was hearing a PIL filed in 2006 by Delhi- based acid attack victim Laxmi, who was then a minor, had also passed a slew of interim directions on various issues, including sale of acids.

“We direct that the acid attack victims shall be paid a compensation of at least Rs three lakh by the state government concerned as an after-care and rehabilitation cost for such victims,” the court had said.

The court had also said that out of the compensation amount of Rs three lakh, Rs one lakh will be paid within 15 days of bringing to the notice of the state government the occurrence of the attack.

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Website regrets ‘confusion’ over Sonia Gandhi’s name in richest list W

ASHINGTON: An American news website has regretted the “confusion” caused by the inclusion of the name of Congress president Sonia Gandhi from the list of richest leaders of the world and deleted it.

The removal of the name occurred shortly after the Congress derided the website for the “absurd and ridiculous” item. “Our editors have been unable to verify the amount, removed the link, and regret any confusion,” the Huffington post said, four days after it listed Gandhi as the 12th richest world leader putting her asset to USD 2 billion.

“Sonia Gandhi and the former emir of Qatar Hamid bin Khalifa al-Thani have been removed from this list,” the editor of ‘Huffington Post’ wrote on its website last evening after the list of the world’s richest leader was updated.

“Gandhi was originally included based on a listing on a third party site which was subsequently called into question,” said the editor without giving name of the thirdparty site. The Congress Party had questioned the authenticity of the such a figure by ‘Huffington Post’.

“If ‘Huffington Post’ would stick to huffing and puffing, then I think

Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi they would do a much better job for themselves. Because If you do put out these absurd and ridiculous things out in print, then you only open yourself to be made a laughing stock. I would not even like to dignify with a response,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari yesterday said in New Delhi after the list was released.

While putting Gandhi’s wealth at USD 2 billion, ‘Huffington Post’ had not given details of how it arrived at such a figure.

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Japan’s Empress Michiko shakes hands with members of India International Center during a visit in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Sexual harassment case: DRDE scientist Prabhat Garg surrenders G

WALIOR: Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) scientist Prabhat Garg, against whom a research scholar has levelled allegations of sexual harassment, today surrendered before police here.

Police said Garg turned himself in to University Police Station, reportedly after pressure built up on him by police and also his family members.

In her complaint, the research scholar had accused Garg of sexually harassing her during 2010-11 when she was pursuing her work under him at the city-based institution.

Police said the woman discontinued her research due to “uncomfortable situation” she was

experiencing under her guide, that is Garg, and also for her marriage.

The woman suffered sexual harassment quietly till her marriage and also because of her career but when Garg allegedly did not spare her even after her marriage, she disclosed the matter to her husband.

The couple then reached Gwalior and lodged a complaint with police who in turn registered an FIR against Garg under sections sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506-B (punishment for criminal intimidation) of IPC. Garg was produced before a local court which remanded him two-day police custody.

Rajpal Yadav sent to jail for contempt

EW DELHI: A man has been arrested along with his brother for raping his niece for nearly two decades, police said yesterday. The accused Shashi Thakur and Mukul Thakur were arrested on Saturday by the staff of Connaught Place police station after the girl, a fashion designer, had registered a complaint against the duo in April this year. The victim, daughter of Shashi Thakur’s sister-in-law has alleged that she was constantly being raped since she was nine years old.

“The girl has been living at Shashi Thakur’s house after her mother and father had separated.

In 1994, when she was just nineyear-old, Shashi raped her. Being scared, she did not reveal anything about the incident to anyone.

Later, Shashi’s brother Mukul also raped her,” police official said.

Her ordeal did not stop even after completing her graduation from Hyderabad and then moving to Delhi. The duo often visited her and raped her each time, police said.

The victim decided to approach the police in April and filed an FIR at Connaught Place police station.

A team was sent to Muzzafarpur from where the two were apprehended. They have been sent into fourteen days judicial custody.

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EW DELHI: Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav and his wife Radha yesterday earned the wrath of Delhi High Court which sentenced him to 10 days in jail for contempt in a recovery suit of Rs 5 crore pending against them.

Yadav’s wife got away with lighter punishment as the court noted that she had an infant to take care of and ordered her to be in custody for one day till its rising.

The actor and his wife, facing contempt proceedings in the suit filed by a Delhi-based M G Agarwal against them for recovery of Rs.five crore, were held guilty of misleading the court and avoiding appearance.

Justice S Muralidhar termed the sequence of incident in the case as “shocking state of affairs”. The court said the couple, who had been held guilty of contempt earlier also, were avoiding appearance before it to present their views on quantum of sentence.

ILLEGAL ENTRY: Bangladeshi women arrested from India-Bangladesh border being produced at the CJM court in Malda district on Tuesday.

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It (the US Unfair Competition Act) will not affect Indian trade as such because we are innovators of software industry... A small slump which we suffered actually will not be there in a month’s time.

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Markets Flat

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (December 4, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell marginally on Tuesday (December 03, 2013) a net 16 points (0.26%) and closed at the 6201 point level. The market opened down at the 6204 points level. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 11.00 a.m. The index then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 6225 points level at 11.20 a.m. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 6191 points level at 2.40 p.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 34 points.

Sentiment seemed bearish as amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 28 were losers, while 22 stocks closed in the green. Buying was seen in realty, oil & gas, metal, power, IT and technology, while selling was seen in FMCG, consumer durables, banking, auto, capital goods and healthcare stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 5.52%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was neutral. Amongst all the traded stocks, 681 were gainers, 709 were losers and 68 remained unchanged.

Slow Stocha stic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen and has entered the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues).

RSI Indic ator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here. The ADX is flat while the Market Index is falling. No signal here.

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5921 points level. The next support is at the 5834 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6217 points level. The next resistance is at the 6357 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 = 6206 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 6187.

Support (2) = 6172.

Resistance (1) = 6221.

Resistance (2) = 6240.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market.

However, the index is above the 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising.

Further, the velocity parameters too are positively trended. Both these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of an up move unfolding. Incidentally, the index is near a major resistance level at the 6217 points level. (The index tested that level intra-day, yesterday). There is a possibility that it could find some further resistance there. However, if it crosses above it then a further rise can be expected. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6148) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 6099) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 6150) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5870) Positive.

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

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

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked administrative ministeries to work out viable plan for disinvestment of BHEL and Coal India, including dividend payment, so as to achieve Rs 40,000 crore target in the current fiscal. “BHEL, Coal India have been asked to come back with various options. These options are buyback, dividend payments, disinvestment,” Finance Minister P Chidambaram said after high-level meeting convened by Singh on disinvestment. “Ministry of Heavy Industries, Coal Ministry (has been asked) to work out best option for raising proceeds as alternative to disinvestment. The money has to be raised through these options,” he said.

Coal Blocks Auction Likely In March

The government is likely to hold coal block auction in March next year, Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said yesterday. He also said the government is not considering giving back the 11 coal blocks deallocated recently. “The auction of coal blocks may happen by March next year,” the Coal Minister told reporters here.

India’s Motor Vehicle Exports To EU To Be Hit From Jan

India’s motor vehicle exports to Europe, including passenger cars, are likely to be hit badly from January next year when the European Union raises customs duty for import of vehicles from 6.5% to 10%, engineering exporters’ body EEPC India has said. The motor vehicle exports, which currently stand at USD one billion or Rs 6,300 crore, “will be severely affected due to increased competition from other auto exporting countries,” EEPC India Chairman Anupam Shah told PTI.

Plastivision India 2013

Plastivision India 2013, the premium annual plastic industry’s trade fair organized by AIPMA will be held in Mumbai from December 12-16 to provide a platform for all stake holders for future growth prospects of Plastics Industry. The 9th Plastivision India 2013 would consist of unique features with dedicated pavilions like Indiamold, Plastiworld, Plastics In Agriculture, Automation & Robotics in Plastics Pavilion, Green Pavilion, Solar Energy Pavilion and Plastics in Medical Pavilion.

Bourses Log 28% Drop In Currency Derivatives Turnover

The combined currency derivatives turnover on three bourses fell by 28 per cent to Rs 3.61 lakh crore in October, with NSE and MCX-SX logging their fourth straight monthly decline in this segment this fiscal. The three bourses — NSE, MCX-SX and USE - together had recorded a currency derivative turnover of little over Rs 5 lakh crore in September 2013, latest data by market regulator Sebi showed.

PM Dedicates Dabhol-Bangalore Gas Pipeline To Nation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday dedicated GAIL India Ltd’s 1,000 km Dabhol-Bangalore natural gas pipeline to the nation. While the pipeline was completed earlier this year, the Prime Minister dedicated it to the nation during the inauguration of the 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit (AGPS) here in the presence of Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily.

Production Target Of 482 MT In FY’14 Looks Challenging

Coal India Ltd yesterday said the production target of 482 million tonne for the current fiscal looks challenging in view of the shutdown of mining activities in Talcher Coalfields in Odisha, and Cyclone Phailin. The comment comes on the heels of Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal asking state-owned CIL to ensure that the output target for FY’14 is met.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Angel Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on Tata Steel CMP: Rs. 409 Target Rs. 442 ICICI calls a ‘Buy’ on GAIL CMP: Rs. 343 Target Rs. 400

Reputed Brands Making Unsubstantiated Claims

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SAT adjourns RIL insider trading case to Dec 20 Seafood exports likely to surpass USD 4.3 bn target in FY'14 Coal India signs fuel supply pacts for 71,500 MW capacity Idea gets Rs 600 cr penalty notice over Spice merger issue Hero Moto forms JV with Magneti Marelli, cos to invest $27 mn Tupperware elevates Asha Gupta to head Asia Pacific region.

ASCI upholds complaints against 121 campaigns. Companies including Hindustan Unilever, Colgate Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline, Piramal Healthcare, Idea Cellular and Godrej & Boyce faulted for misleading advertisements

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rom showing illegal content to making unsubstantiated claims, several prominent companies were faulted for running 121 misleading ad campaigns in September by advertising industry watchdog ASCI. The companies included Hindustan Unilever, Colgate Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline, Piramal Healthcare, Idea Cellular and Godrej & Boyce.

According to the Customer Complaints Council (CCC) of the Advertising Standard Council of India, the maximum complaints of misleading ads during the month were from education, health and personal care categories, reports PTI. ASCI upheld a complain against GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, where it had claimed in its print ad of Junior Horlicks of having supplement contents like DHA and CHOLINE, which are important

for childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain development. However, it was not adequately and scientifically substantiated, hence the complain was upheld.

ASCI also found an ad by Aditya Birla group-controlled Idea Cellular having â&#x20AC;&#x153;illegalâ&#x20AC;? contents, where the telecom operator in a promotional offer asked to pay Rs 299 for 4 beers (330ml) or 2 shots with a choice of starter worth Rs 550.â&#x20AC;?The advertisement was an SMS with illegal content (Advertisement of alcoholic beverages) from their own SMS server.

It also pulled up Colgate-Palmolive, where in a TV commercial of tooth paste â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Colgate Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, it had claimed that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Colgate hai to no cavitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Colgate is 100 per cent guaranteed in providing anti-cavity protectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

In the case of FMCG major Hindustan Unilever, in a print ad of its Ponds Age Miracle, the company had claimed that buyer would â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;look

up to 10 years youngerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The complaint against that was upheld.

Besides, ASCI upheld complaints against Piramal Healthcare, Humsafar Dawakhana, Dr Batraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Positive Health Clinic, Rich Feel Trichology Centre for making unsubstantiated claims in their ads.

It also upheld a Godrej & Boyce for having a misleading message in its print ad of its Godrej air conditioner, where it had exaggerated the savings from electricity with implied comparison with a leading brand.â&#x20AC;?The CCC concluded that the advertisement was misleading by exaggeration and implication and contravened the Code,â&#x20AC;? the watchdog said.

In the education sector, CCC found that claims in 88 different advertisers including Triumphant Institute of Management and Inlingua Bangalore were not substantiated and violating its guidelines for advertising of educational institutions.

Pulses Prices On The Decline

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ood inflation in India has been on a steady uptrend this fiscal, rising to 18.2 % in October. Surging prices of rice, fruits & vegetables and animal protein (eggs/ meat/fish) have been the primary drivers of inflation. While overall food inflation has averaged 13.3 % during April-October, inflation in these three commodity categories alone was at 15.1 %. With a weight of 79 % in primary food, they have contributed 84 % to food inflation in the fiscal so far.

But contrary to perception, not all food items have seen a spike in prices. Pulses, for one, have actually

seen a decline. In sugar, too, prices have fallen 6.9 % in October compared with the previous peak of 18.4 % seen in September 2012. Edible oils prices are lower at 0.7 % in October compared with around 10 % inflation a year ago. As measured by the wholesale price index, pulses prices fell 4.8 % in the first seven months of this fiscal, down steeply from 23.0 % in the same period a year ago.

The declining prices of pulses are expected to render a huge benefit to Indian households where pulses form a dominant source of protein in the diet. According to Crisil Research â&#x20AC;&#x153;While prices of the commodity are expected to look up

somewhat in coming months as the base effect wears off, pulses inflation is likely to stay low over the next few months thanks to good monsoons, higher acreage, lower hikes in minimum support prices and moderate demand. Beyond that, low inflation in pulses will depend on demand revival and whether farmers continue to increase production despite low returns on the crop due to declining prices.â&#x20AC;?

Commercial Real Estate Demand Remains Subdued Supply backlogs could exert pressure on rental and capital values

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emand for commercial real estate is likely to remain subdued in the medium term as corporates continue to be in a consolidation mode while excess supply may put pressure on capital and rental values, property consultant CBRE said yesterday.

The economic downturn has subdued office and retail markets that has affected sales and put pressure on capital values as well across major cities, CBRE South Asia Chairman and Managing Director Anshuman Magazine said in a statement.

In the residential segment, he said the buyer sentiments have remained largely cautious due to relatively high price points and sticky borrowing costs, amid an uncertain economic climate. Investment has slowed considerably across segments resulting in weaker construction activity in most cities.

Giving the outlook, Magazine said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against the current economic and political backdrop, demand for commercial real estate is likely to remain subdued in the medium termâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corporates are expected to continue their focus on optimal space utilisation and cost cutting measures, and transaction activity is expected to be mainly restricted to taking up of small and medium sized space,â&#x20AC;? he added He was also of the view that supply backlogs could exert pressure on rental and capital values as well.

He, however, said that recent indications of revival in the global and domestic economy should contribute to better performance and improved economic prospects towards H2 2014.

In the office space segment, CBRE said the demand declined during the third quarter of 2013, because corporates focused on

consolidating and downsizing their space portfolios, and/or relocating to peripheral markets.

Office space absorption in the top seven cities fell by about 14 per cent in July-September of 2013 at over 6 million sq ft compared to over 7 million sq ft in previous quarter. Absorption of prime office space in full 2012 calendar year of top seven cities stood at over 25 million sq ft, while total absorption is over 19 million sq ft in the first three quarters of 2013, according to CBRE. While subdued demand and high vacancy levels have led to

rental stability in most markets in recent months, CBRE said weak absorption numbers has resulted in a decline in office space supply over previous quarters, weighing in on future investment plan.

To boost commercial real estate segment, Magazine pitched for reforms in areas like slow project approval processes, supply bottlenecks, opening up key sectors like retail to FDI, and infrastructure creation through PPP projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking beyond the results of the upcoming General Elections in April 2014, the economy will not only need a clearly defined vision and competent economic management, but will also require proactive, industry-centric decision making along with sweeping reforms in a number of areas to drive faster growth,â&#x20AC;? he said.

BSE Transfers 38 Scrips To â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Group

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Dolat Investments; DOT COM Global ; Dwarikesh Sugar Induss a part of Surveillance meas- tries; Educomp Solutions ; GEI Inures the Bombay Stock Ex- dustrial Systems ; Hipolin; Indo change has transferred 38 more Tech Transformers ; ISF ; ISL Conscrips for settlement on a Trade-to- sulting ; Jai Mata Glass; Mawana Trade basis. The criteria for shifting Sugars ; Nagarjuna Agrichem ; Nascripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to/fro for settlement on trade tional Oxygen; Ortin Laboratories ; to trade basis were decided jointly Pal Credit & Capital; Pankaj Polyby the stock exchanges in consulta- mers; Phil Corporation ; Radhe Detion with SEBI and are reviewed pe- velopers (India) ; Rainbow Denim; riodically.

RCL Foods ; Regal Entertainment & These include Associated Fin- Consultants ; Shrey Chemicals ; lease ; Aurum Soft Systems ; Autolite Sterling Biotech; Sterling Interna(India); B L Kashyap and Sons ; Birla tional Enterprises ; Suditi IndusShloka Edutech ; Cimmco ; Com- tries; Timbor Home ; UV Boards ; mex Technology ; Cubical Financial Vama Industries and Visu InternaServices; Dhampur Sugar Mills; tional.

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TV GUIDE

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

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

Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also best friends, have been benched because someone’s after them. Tuck is divorced with a son whom he’s not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a woman also looking for a guy sees tuck’s profile and goes with him. She later bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. she’s intrigued by both of them.

When they learn that they’re dating the same girl, they agree to let her choose. But both can’t help but use their skills to keep tabs on her and each other. And also sabotage each others dates with her. Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.

SOAPS & SERIALS

QUBOOL HAI AND KHELTI HAI ZINDAGI AANKH MICHOLI

Asad and Zoya (from Qubool Hai) and Sanjay and Shruti (from Aankh Micholi) come together in the Mahasangam episode to take decisions on the pressing issues in their lives. During Shruti’s visit to Bhopal, Zoya of Qubool Hai advises Shruti to go back home, and face her responsibilities without running away from them. Zee T V, 9.30 p.m .

ONCE UPON A TIME

While Henry’s life hangs in the balance, the race is on to stop Pan from gaining full magical powers from the heart of the truest believer. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke of the past, Regina decides to fill a void in her life and, with Mr. Gold’s help, sets out to adopt a baby. Star Wor ld, 10 p.m.

MADHUBALA – EK ISHQ EK JUNOON

In tonight’s episode we will see, Madhu going back to her house and is disheartened when RK doesn’t even stop her from leaving. Col ors, 8.30 p.m.

RHINOS: BUILT TO LAST

Follow the evolutionary history and biology of this ancient mammal. Find out what’s being done to conserve the five species of rhinoceros around the world. Ani mal Pl anet, 10 p.m.

WORLD’S TOUGHEST DRIVING TESTS

Actor Will Mellor and comedian Kirsten O’Brien swap their safe rides and suburban streets for some of the world’s most extreme environments, unusual people and dangerous vehicles in a bid to conclude who the better driver is. From driving an amphibious rescue vehicle in Canada, to getting to grips with an army tank in Romania, and from mastering the gravity defying snow groomers in France to tackling huge dump trucks in Scotland, the pair must complete a series of tricky, tough and terrifying challenges. The winner is the one who has lived and breathed the vehicle, learnt from the locals and shown nerves of steel along the way. Combining extraordinary vehicles, entertaining challenges and road-trip rivalry, with an emotional experience and a culture clash, WORLD’S TOUGHEST DRIVING TESTS

FIRE WITH FIRE

Qubool Hai And Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi, Zee TV, 9.30 p.m.

is the ultimate driving challenge. Discover y, 10 p.m.

HEAVY METAL TASK FORCE

What happens when an offshore wind turbine needs to be transported across thousands of miles or raging fires threaten to consume your town? This month, Discovery Science’s brings to its viewers a breath taking show HEAVY METAL TASK FORCE which drills deep underground, slashes through ice, and soars above the clouds while exploring some of the worlds toughest and biggest machines. D iscovery Science, 10 p.m .

GUSTAKH DIL

Laajo wants to stay back at her parents place. Nikhil agrees for it and allows her to stay back. Meanwhile Saraswati is worried if Laajo’s long stay at the village; will affect her in-laws. Life Ok, 7.30 p.m.

EK NANAD KI KHUSHIYON KI CHAABI - MERI BHABHI

Shraddha gets too worried for Kunal, she reaches to the hospital. Puru and Kamini have also reached. she peeps through the glass door and about to go inside Amrit comes there and stops her. Star Plu s, 8 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son; firefighter, Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. As his new identity becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves. H BO, 9.55 p.m .

GHAR GHAR KI KAHANI

Honest Shankarnath, even though employed in a supervisory capacity, nets only Rs.630/-, and is unable to accede to any of the demands placed by his three school-going children, Ravi, Roopa, and Raja. When the trio declare a hunger-fast until their demands are met, he decides to let them run the household expenses, for a period of six months, by giving Ravi his entire salary. Ravi thinks that he can save a lot of money and get stuff for himself and his siblings - but things go seriously wrong when Raja loses money while gambling; relatives descend on them during Diwali; cash is stolen; and his mother, Padma, becomes seriously ill. Filmy, 9 p.m.

Fire with Fire, HBO, 9.55 p.m.

BLACK HAWK DOWN

Raaz 3 revolves around Maithli (BipashaBasu), an actress at the peak of her success, who gets offered the best roles and wins all the awards she’s nominated for. In addition, she also has a passionate affair with a handsome director named Aditya (Emraan Hashmi). A younger actress, Sanjana (Esha Gupta) makes her film debut and steals all the fame and prominence from Maithli, as everybody opts for Sanjana for all the movies. Following which even Aditya leaves Maithli for Sanjana, and Maithli sees her career fading away and she slowly becomes crazy. Maithli turns to black magic for solace and makes it her goal in life to destroy Sanjana and get back the man she loves. Max, 9 p.m.

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord.

This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved. Pix, 11.18 p.m.

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw’s legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw’s grand scheme is finally understood. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Zee Stud io, 8.30 p.m.

The Indian remake of the Italian Job. Romanian gold is to be transferred from Russia to Romania after many years. A gang made up of a con man, a con women, an illusionist, a makeup artist, an explosive cum gadgets expert and world's number 1 hacker steal the gold. But the hacker named spider betrays the whole team and takes all the gold. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m

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PLAYERS

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 Ek Ghar Banaunga 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nach Baliye 5.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 5.30 Mahabharat 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Ek Mutthi Aasman 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Bh Se Bhadey 5.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar

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

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 7.30 8.00

Taarak FIR Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Baal Veer

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

ZEE CAFÉ

BIG CBS LOVE

India’s Glame Diva Galileo Contra I Love Style Galileo Contra Aspire AGT NCIS Galileo Mystery Aspire India’s Sexiest Bachelor I Love Style Galileo Contra India’s Prime Icon Galileo Contra

SONY TV

P.M. 2.00 Maharana Pratap 2.30 Bade Acha Lagte Hai 3.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Ke Khiladi 3.30 Crime Patrol 4.00 CID 8.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi 8.30 Amita Ka Amit 9.00 Desh Ki Beti Nandini

DDI (Main Channel)

4.00 4.35 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.15 7.37 8.00 8.15

DISCOVERY

Man Vs Wild Technology Ganges Technology Wild Asia Man vs Wild History of The World Blue Planet World’s Toughest Driving Tests 11.00 Forbidden

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 Deadliest Space Weather 3.30 Everything You Need To Know 4.00 Future Weapons 4.50 Deconstructed 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 Best of Discovery

Gustakh Dil, Life Ok, 7.30 p.m.

8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Maha Episode: Qubool Hai 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar P.M. 2.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

LIFE OK

Shapath…

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 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki Bani Iahq da Kalma Comedy Nights with Kapil Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Bigg Boss Saath 7 Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi….

3.00 Kanwarlal: Film.

Jeetendra, Raj Babbar 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi…

6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali

8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Madhubala, Colors, 8.30 p.m.

Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Ek Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshmingathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 9.30 Fu Bai Fu 10.30 Julooni Yeti Reshmingathi 11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

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

Aswad News in Marathi Ruchira Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala Mazi Maye Sansar Maza Wegala News in Marathi Amhi Karbharni Krishi Darshan Amchi Mati Amachi Mansa News in Marathi Chitahaar Swami News Samachar

8.30 Pavitra Bandhan 9.00 Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan 9.30 Saraswatichandra 10.00 Poorva Suhani Aayi Re 10.30 Buniyaad 11.00 JODI NO 1: Film.

Starring Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Twinkle Khanna, Monica Bedi

The Wild Wild Best Premiere At 10 Magic of the Big Blue AP Safari River Monsters Killing For A Living The Wild Wild Best River Monsters Rhinos: Built To Last Killing For A Living

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

Samachar News Sports News War and Peace Samachar.

News.

Samachar

Jodi No 1, DDI, 11 p.m.

5.30 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 1.46 4.09 6.44 9.00 10.54 A.M. 8.20 10.00 11.56 P.M. 1.00 3.20 5.00 6.30 8.00 9.55 11.30 A.M 8.10 10.00 11.30 P.M. 1.00 2.50 5.30 6.00 8.30 10.30 A.M. 10.30

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30

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

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 The Lying Game 3.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 4.00 Just For Laughs 6.00 The Lying Game 7.00 The Ellen Degeneres 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Malibu Country 9.00 Lost 10.00 The Laying Game 11.00 Poirot P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.30

LISTING

9.30 Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol Dastak

Rajyon Se Samachar.

Metro Scan Business Wrap Samachar Janadesh 2013 News Night Samachar News Night.

Charcha Mein Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

7.00 8.00 9.00

10.00 11.00

Science Antariksh How It’s Made Deadliest Space Weather Heavy Metal Task Force Best of Discovery Science

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Baggage Battles 2.30 Your Bleeped Up Brain 3.30 101 Things That Changed The World 4.30 Ancient Aliens 5.30 Baggage Battle 6.00 Counting Cars 7.00 History Untamed: Lion’s Tale 8.00 Baggage Battles 8.30 Saving The Western Ghats 9.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Counting Cars 11.00 Ancient Aliens: Prophets and Prophecies

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

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

Inside Super Cars Week Stuntmen of Bollywood The Indestructibles Dangerous Encounters Africa’s Deadliest Speed Kills Mega Factories Super Cars Week Wild Sex

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 India vs WI 2013 ODI Series hlts 3.00 Masterclass 4.00 Ind vs WI 2013 ODI Series hlts 5.00 Masterclass 7.00 Ind vs WI 2013 ODI Series hlts 8.00 Masterclass 9.00 Ind vs WI 2013 ODI Series hlts 10.00 Masterclass 11.00 Ind vs WI 2013 ODI Series hlts

STAR SPORTS4

P.M. 2.00 2.30 4.30 5.30 6.00 7.30

Superstar BPL hlts Football Today 2013 La Liga Review Serie A Show Liga Bbva 13/14 h/l 13/14 Barclays Premier League 9.30 Superstar BPL Hlts 10.00 La Liga World 10.30 One Fighting Championship-Warrior Spirit

P.M. 12.39 3.04 4.00 6.31 9.00 11.18 A.M. 7.15 9.13 11.07 P.M. 12.00 3.20 6.25 9.00 11.45 A.M. 8.50

STARMOVIES

Pretty Woman The Karate Kid Shanghai Noon This Means War Hot Shots! Part Deux

Spy Hard The Princess and the Frog This Means War

HBO

Batman Begins 16 Blocks Chaurahen Year One Killer Elite Fire with Fire Memphis Belle

Dinner For Schmucks Year One Chaurahen

ZEE STUDIO

Casper The Game Marvel Anime Blade Back To The Future Part III SAW VI, Fighting The Tudors

PIX

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 6.00 7.30 9.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.30 9.00 10.00 P.M. 1.30 4.00 5.00 8.00 9.30 10.00 10.30

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches Chakra The Invincible Oggy and the Cockroaches Henry vs Margaret Main Hoon Gon Johnny Test Adventure Time Tom and Jerry Kids Show Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Krish Trish Baltiboy 2

POGO

Happy Birthday Bheem Special Mr Bean Chhota Bheem Marathon Chhota Bheem Hagemaru Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina

Sniper 3 Rocky Balboa Transporter: General’s Daughter

STAR GOLD

Chup Chup Ke Mehndi Aunty No 1 Sabse Bada Don Arjun Farz

SAW VI, Zee Studio, 8.30 p.m.

MAX

ZEE CINEMA

Maine Pyar Kiya: Salman Khan Teri Meherbanian: Jackie Shroff Players: Abhishek Bachchan Vaishnvavi: Anushka

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Pakhandee: Sanjeev Kumar 5.30 Katilon Ke Kaatil: Rishi Kapoor 9.00 Mangal Pandey: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee A.M. 9.30 Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?: Dharmendra, Babita

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Aur Pyar Ho Gaya: Bobby Deol, Aishwarya 3.00 Sitapur Ki Geeta: Hema Malini, Shoma Anand 6.00 Mumbai Express: Kamal Haasan, Manisha K 9.00 Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani: Balraj Sahni, Nirupa R A.M. 9.00 Night In London: Biswajeet, Mala Sinha

B4U

P.M 12.00 Teri Kasam: Kumar Gaurav 3.00 Hathkadi: Govinda, Shilpa Shetty 6.00 Ram Balram: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha 9.00 Hum Tum Aur Ghost: Arshad

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

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Balache Baap Brhmachari: Laxmikant Berde 4.30 One Room Kitchen: Bharat Jadhav 7.00 Dhoomdhadaka: Mahesh Kothare 9.30 Best of Ashok-Sachin

The Amazing Spider-Man Transporter: General’s Daughter Valkyrie Quick Men In Black 3 Black Hawk Down

P.M. 1.00 Bhavani-The Tiger: Balakridshna, Sonali Bendre 5.30 Lahoo Ke Do Rang: akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor 9.00 Raaz 3: Emran Hashmi A.M. 7.00 Commando 10.30 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla P.M. 2.15 6.00 9.00 A.M. 11.45

Warsi, Dia Mirza A.M. 8.00 Aulad: Jeetendra, Babita

Raaz 3, Max, 9 p.m.

11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

MAD

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

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Art Attack Doraemon Art Attack Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Shake It Up Doraemon DJ-Sofia The First Tale Spin Doraemon

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Tron Uprising Randy Cunningham Iron Man AA American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk Big Bad Beetleborgs Space Goofs Rekkit Rabbit Kiteretsu Super Robot Kick Buttowski

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

TOWN & ABOUT

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

25 Happy hues SIMPLE yet poignant

paintings caught your eye at the preview of ‘Fellow Travellers’ by Laxman Aelay. Doing the inaugural honours at Jehangir art gallery was Nagesh Kukunoor.

He quipped that the biggest reason he was there was because the artist was a fellow Hyderabadi. The talk veered towards the artworks on display with everyone agreeing that these colourful paintings depicted simplicity and rural culture in all its happy hues.

ANJALI MODY

PRIYANSHI MEHTA & CHHAYA MOMAYA

Marcellus Baptista

LAXMAN AELAY & NAGESH KUKUNOOR

Swish list

Light and easy

music wafted in the air SOFT at the piano lounge of Palladium Hotel as Chhaya Momaya

met the bold and VINTAGE western look as Anupamaa Dayal presented her collection

presented Rossoyuki, a luxury label by young designer Priyanshi Mehta.

Italian opulent style and Japanese sophisticated embellishments blended beautifully in the range of handbags with designs of splendour and bespoke indulgence. And the swish set present learnt that Rossoyuki is an amalgamation of the Italian ‘rosso’ meaning red and the Japanese ‘yuki’ meaning snowflake.

of easy resort wear clothing at Good Earth. You could see that the focus was on the revival of the ancient, almost forgotten hand printing and needlecraft techniques of India. Sabina Singh and Waluscha De Sousa among others were there to have a good look at the creations on display at this high tea affair.

BARKHA & SONZAL

True values

lovers made their way to the Viewing Room in Colaba to catch ART the preview of ‘True Values – Cutting Edge of Contemporary Art.’ On view was a collection of works by some of India's most well-known contemporary artists being offered at prices that reflect current-day values of a recessionary market and present an opportunity for collectors and art lovers to acquire these inspiring works by taking advantage of current market conditions.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE

Right choice

young and the not so THE young had an enjoyable time as Nickelodeon together with

MEHUL PATEL, CHAITI NARULA & ATMIKA DIDWANIA

Live Viacom18 hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India 2013 at Film City. It turned out to be a fun-filled evening, hosted by the very hilarious Kapil Sharma, Shreyas Talpade and Bharti Singh. Spotted were the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan, Prabhu Deva and Rajpal Yadav among many more.

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ

ANUPAMAA DAYAL & WALUSCHA DE SOUSA

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GIGANTIKA CROSSWORD

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ACROSS:

1. Body of laws enacted (11) 7. Most important feature (11) 13. Alternative (6) 14.Moon starer (10) 15.3 goddesses of fate (6) 17.Road material (3) 18.International Sales Indicator (3) 19.Gautam——— (6) 22.Art-studio solvent (7) 25.Leg bone (4) 27.Japanese mat (6) 30.10 year period (6) 31.Site of an annual 500-mile automobile race (12) 32.Hold back (6) 33.Worshipper (6) 37.It makes hills (3) 38.Tropical fruit (6) 41.Extra person, often ‘out’ (6) 43.Parrot (3) 44.Fall (3) 45.Fire bomb gel (6) 47.Giants (6) 49.——-tenens (5) 50.Guard (6) 52.Sight organ (3) 53.Boat tool (3)

CROSSWORD NO 169 Nita Jaggi 54.Even (3) 55.——Paulo (3) 56.Russian carriage (6) 57.City in Nebraska (5) 58.———-Montana (6) 59.Benefit (6) 61.River in Spain (3) 62.Dawn goddess (3) 63.Destroyed (6) 66.Weak(6) 69.Massage (5) 72.Tolerate (6) 75.Idol (6) 76.Productive insight (12) 77.Elaborate cake (6) 78.Plants emit this gas (6) 81.Wagers (4) 83.Prepared short ribs(7) 88.Director ——-Ratnam (4) 89.Truly (3) 91.Irish Republican Army (3) 92.Values (6) 94.Order of mammals (10) 95.A stringcourse (6) 97.Math disability(11) 98.Suitable (11)

DOWN:

1.Loose border (3) 2.Swot (5) 3. ——- Claus (5) 4.Split (5) 5.Chip brand (5) 6.Greek weeper (5) 7.Tent venue (4) 8.Compass direction (5) 9.Songbird (5) 10.Titlark (5)

11.Water bird (5) 12.Time period (3) 13.Government investigator(9) 16.Being (9) 20.Suddenly plunges (5) 21.Mecca pilgrim (5) 23.Pig sound (4) 24.Fusion (5) 25.Golf club (5) 26.Troy, originally (5) 28.Bitter (5) 29.Alongside (5) 34.Change (10) 35.Tallest quadruped (10) 36.Like raincoat (10) 37.Look forward to (10)

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39.Conformity (10) 40.Reprimand (10) 41.Theatre building (5,5) 42. Worried (10) 46.Strong eagerness (6) 48.Disgust (6) 49.Narrow crescent shape (6) 51.Barrel cleaner (6) 56.Migratory shorebirds (9) 60.Capital punishment (9) 64.Marco Polo country(5) 65.Discharge (5) 67.Peculiar (5) 68.Top officers (5) 70.——-Campbell (5) 71.Quarrel (5)

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73.Tidy (4) 74.Muslim scholars (5) 79.Holds tightly (5) 80.Gum tree (5) 81.Elementary (5) 82.South Indian language (5) 84.First Greek letter (5)

85.Pointed (5) 86.Dance venue (5) 87.Runner (5) 88.Tennis player———Sharapova (5) 90.Location (4) 93.Bit (3) 96.Number 1 (3)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 168)

ACROSS: 12. Detach 13. Bless 15. Least 16. Averse 17. Stew 18. Thorn 19.

Limelight 20. Lurk 21. Uganda 22. Belief 23. Panel 24. Faint 28. Knockdown 31. Atria 32. User 33. Ages 36. Weirdo 38. Ore 39. Isolate 41. Loathe 43.

Toes 44. Yucatan 45. Anklets 46. Tear 47. Pine 49. Squares 51. Vinegar 53.

Gate 54. Enigma 55. Kremlin 56. Fan 57. Errant 58. Rani 60. Sulk 62. Teach 64. Pygmalion 67. Paths 68. Agile 69. Boiler 72. Thrift 76. Mark 78. Lemon Drop 79. Pal 80. Nine 81. Saloon 82. Notes 83. Reign 84. Grapes.

DOWN: 1. Pentagon 2. Taiwan 3. Shetland Pony 4. Absorb 5. Kennel 6.

Flame 7. Tableau 8. Staggers 9. Pasta 10. Meal 11. Estarnge 14. Salient 25.

Adamant 26. Mimosa 27. Frills 29. Cards 30. Woodchuck 34. Centuries 35.

Jack Knife 37. Erosion 39. Ian 40. Emergency 42. Hearten 48. English 49.

Sparse 50. Spleen 51. Van 52. Rheumatology 53. Goral 59. Amadavat 61.

Ligament 63. Cropper 65. Offender 66. Planets 70. Limpid 71. Repent 73.

Runway 74. Cling 75. Frost 77. Knob.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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Sagittarius 2nd Margshirsh Shuklapaksha Mool Dhan (Sagittarius) Bh.F.Dh. Grey 9

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A fortunate period begins for you and you will be able to accomplish your goals in your career. Students will feel enthused to work hard to improve their grades. Success in academic and sports activities is assured. Home and family affairs proceed smoothly. You will be going on a long vacation with family and friends. Those in love will strengthen their bonds and if eligible, may even decide to get married.

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

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

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MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Monitor expenses so you are actually able to see your finances grow.

Make no new investments right now.

Do not worry if you face a few snags to start with. Personal initiatives will help a lot, but joint ventures or teamwork could be more beneficial. Someone from overseas may have interesting business proposal for your consideration.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Financially you are doing extremely well for yourself. You will be inundated with more work than you can handle and have to work hard to finish all that you have set out to do. You will have the support of your mate and loved ones. You will be bringing about some necessary changes at your residence or office.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You might have to take over a key assignment; hard work is needed to see it through. But it will do wonders for your career on completion. Inquiries from overseas are worth considering. Unexpected financial gains are also likely.

Your recent success has spread far and wide.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Stability and increase in your work activities is assured. The current period is extremely beneficial one and monetary returns from your earlier investments will be substantial. Security at work will give the confidence that you need to explore new areas and move from one success to another.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Attend to routine affairs. Get ahead with jobs that you have been putting off, as you may not have time for them later when the tempo of work will increase. You will also have to keep a check on your expense. You are vulnerable today. Someone may try to take advantage of that.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You will be tempted to take risks in new investments. You can go ahead with your plans provided you have scanned each and every aspect of the venture. Those in sales, media and communication will do very well. Members of the opposite sex will be attracted to you. The fancy-free will make many new friends at a social gathering. If married your mate has exciting plans for you this evening.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): A change of location is indicated for some of you. Overseas influences are strong and you will definitely gain. . Meetings and negotiations scheduled for today are bound to be successful. Your subordinates could give you a bit of trying time. If your beloved is away, you will hear from him/her today.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You seem to be feeling a bit off color. You should take time off and do something that you enjoy.

Arguments about expenses and money could be upsetting. You will find a solution to your problems sooner than you think. Do not worry too much about it. A need to get away and spend time with friends may get upset because all are busy. Only you can find an answer to what is bothering you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Financial commitments are fulfilled and work in hand completed. At a meeting or seminar you will receive a good response.

Those in creative field will sign a fresh contract. Travel for work or pleasure will be enjoyable, romantic for some is likely.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): The successful completion of this project could pave the way for a raise and recognition. Make the most of the good trends present in your work. You will get an opportunity to work on a prestigious project independently. Since time seems to be the only thing that you don’t have, your mate or beloved may need some pacifying.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will be working very hard in the hope of immediate gains, which will be forthcoming shortly. An outing with friends will prove enjoyable. Members of the opposite sex find you exceptionally attractive. You will make new friends and enlarge your social circle. A late night is indicated.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): A steady growth in business is assured. You are advised not to bring about any changes in your work set up now. Keep yourself open to new ideas and suggestion from those who have your interest at heart. Increase in income is assured. News of a female relative could be disturbing.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4833 ACROSS: 1 Pastoral, unsophisticated (6) 5 ___ off : fall asleep or doze, esp. in a sitting position? (3) 8 "Othello" villain (4) 9 Lawman Wyatt (4) 10 Scattered (6) 11 Of stain, unable to be removed (9) 13 Flirtatious girl (4) 15 Consume, devour (3) 16 Cogs with teeth (5) 17 Awry (5) 20 Attila or his follower (3) 22 Ex-Windies opener Fredericks (3) 23 Headquarter of regiment, fleet of buses, etc. (5) 24 Tendon (5) 26 Small guitar (3) 27 Cheerleader's routine (4) 28 A tract of low, swampy land (9) 31 "Twelfth Night" lover (6) 32 ___ -footed : resolute, uninspired or unprepared? (4) 33 Ex-Windies batsman Lawrence ___ (4) 34 "Ate" anagram for a Greek letter?

(3) 35 Trivial problem, fuss (6)

DOWN: 1 Begin again or go on again after an interruption (6) 2 Begin suddenly (6,2) 3 Hawaiian honeycreeper (4) 4 A place where food is packed in tins, bottles, etc. (7) 5 A musical composition for nine instruments (5) 6 Of Indian or local origin (4) 7 Wheeled table, cart (7) 12 ___ Kapital : Karl Marx's magnum opus? (3) 14 Strange as a prefix (4) 18 Dull colour (4)

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SUDOKU 2019 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: X equals H

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

19 Cheapening or depreciating; putting down (8) 20 Ponderously (7) 21 Rest - on the bed, perhaps (3,4) 24 Jamaican popular music (3)

25 Niche in wall (6) 26 A prefix used with words like modern, sonic, etc.? (5) 29 By ___ : by memory alone? (4) 30 Able was I, ___ __ saw Elba? (3,1)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Jain, 4 Zagreb, 8 TBD, 10 Visa, 13 Bigapple, 14 Anymore, 15 Stoked, 17 Per capita, 21 Ted, 22 Any, 23 Tri, 26 Hyderabad, 27 Chorus, 28 Absorbs, 32 Eyeshade, 34 Ouse, 35 Cay, 36 Shards, 37 Weft.

DOWN: 1 Java, 2 Itsy, 3 Abbr, 5 Ajanta, 6 Rap, 7 Bleeds, 9 Die, 11 Inlet, 12 AMLCD, 15 Stye, 16 Kerb, 18 Redo, 19 Pays, 20 Ind, 23 Taboo, 24 Iambs, 25 Access, 26 Hushed, 28 Adc, 29 Beak, 30 Rule, 31 Sent, 33 Eva.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1838 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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W E K X B U A

B L R H S D R , B D E A V A R B J

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R X B

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTI ON: They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea

Afternoon WORD MINE

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only.

Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.

Today’s ratings: 08 average; 09 good; 11 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: after, arrest, aster, astute, east, fare, fast, faster, fate, fatter, fear, feast, feat, FRUSTRATE, raft, rafter, rare, rarest, rate, ratter, rear, restart, safe, safer, sate, sear, seat, star, stare, start, starter, state, statue, stature, strafe, tart, taste, taster, taut, tear, treat, tsar, urea.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

GOVT CONSIDERING BHARAT RATNA FOR DHYAN CHAND: JITENDRA SINGH

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Sports Minister opines that Bharat Ratna is likely to be conferred on Dhyan Chand

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ANGRUR (Punjab): Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said that the government was mulling over conferring the Bharat Ratna on hockey wizard Dhyan Chand for his contribution to the game and sports in general in the country.

Jitendra was talking to reporters after laying the foundation stone of Rs 6.87 crore synthetic track at War Heroes

Stadium here.

He said the government was also making efforts to sort out the impasse between the International Olympic Committee and the Indian Olympic Association so that the country’s athletes can take part in next year’s Olympics under the National Flag.

Speaking about Punjab government’s desire to work for in-

clusion of Kabaddi in Olympics, Jitendra said the government was prepared to extend every help in this direction.

Local MP Vijay Inder Singla said that an amount of Rs 1.60 crore has been disbursed as grants from his MPLAD fund to provide various youth clubs and local bodies with Gym kits and help in the construction of stadiums.

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EW DELHI: Korea coach Kim Young Kyu today said that his team was looking forward to play against hosts India in their Pool C league match in the upcoming Hockey Junior World Cup starting here on Friday.

The Korean team, which today went through a systematic training session at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, is all set to play its inaugural match against Canada on the opening day of the tournament, followed

by The Netherlands (Dec 7) and India (Dec 10). “We played the Indian team in the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy and Sultan of Johor Cup and they showcased that they are a very competitive team and not to be taken lightly,” said the coach.

Korea earned a berth in the Junior World Cup by finishing fourth at the 2012 Junior Asia Cup in Malacca, Malaysia.

SPORTING SHOULDER TO CRY ON: Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh consoling a woman player who broke down narrating her problems at NIS in Patiala on Tuesday.

AUGAVPILS (Latvia): Manan Chandra continued his impressive run at the IBSF World Snooker Championships with another comfortable victory even as other Indian cueists enjoyed a mixed day here today.

Chandra defeated Belgium’s Tomaz Skalski 4-2 in the 15-Red format, while Shahbaaz Adil Khan and Brijesh Damani lost their respective matches in the men’s section.

Khan went down 2-4 against Brenden O’Donoghue of Ireland and Damani was tamed by Germany’s Roman Dietzel with an identical scoreline.

In the women’s category, Varshaa Sanjeev became the first Indian to qualify for the next round as she blanked Maria Buckaraska of Ukraine 3-0.

Chitra M and Neena Praveen too were successful in conquering Yu Ching of Hong Kong (3-1) and Irina Gorbataya from Russia (3-1), respectively.

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UMBAI: Qualifier Aditya Gokhale played percentage tennis while sending fancied Nikhil Mannerpalli packing in the opening round of the main draw in the CCI-ITF junior tennis tournament, hosted by Cricket Club of India, here today. Aditya won 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.Aditya, after having gone through two tough qualifying rounds, put up a gutsy

display. He showed a lot of confidence, as he moved fast and hit on both flanks, to often beat Nikhil by the speed and power of his strokes. Two other qualifiers, Yash Yadav and Yugal Bansal, could not make much progress.

Yash lost to Sanil Jagtiani 6-3, 6-7 (4), 3-6 in a long drawn battle.

Yugal was beaten by Alex Solanki who won 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.

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Advertising GM Alfred Vaz of ADC with the winners of the Sachin Special quiz, Kevin Gomes, Usha Mohan, Mrs Frances Tellis and editor Carol Andrade.

UMBAI: Simran Rajani of Otters Club came up with a spectacular effort to bag two gold in the diving competition at the Senior Nationals in Kerala.

Rajani won gold in the 3m and 1m springboard diving for the golden double. “I had trained hard for months for the nationals,” revealed Rajani.

“This effort will only encourage

IN BRIEF India take 46 medals at Special Olympic Games

NEW DELHI: Indian athletes went on a medal spree at the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games as they kicked-off their campaign with 11 gold, 19 silver and 16 bronze in Newcastle, Australia today. Surjit Singh of Bihar opened India’s account with a silver in athletics. The 23-year-old has two more events to go. Twelve medals came in athletics, 15 in aquatics and 19 were grabbed by Indians in badminton. The competition that started yesterday will go on till December 7 in nine disciplines. The Special Olympics Bharat contingent of 520 athletes, coaches and staff, representing 21 states, is participating at the event.

Bhambri enters round 2, three seeds toppled at ITF women meet

Mixed day for Indians at IBSF World Snooker

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me to improve and do better.”

In addition, eight-year-olds Angath Sadanah and Armaan Sikka of Otters Club struck gold with new meet records in the 50th Mumbai Schools Sports Association Annual Aquatic Championship. Sadanah won gold in the under-10 50m backstroke with a timing of 38.87 seconds that eclipsed the 2004 record of Yudishthir Jaising.

PUNE: Three seeded players bit the dust while Prerna Bhambri was the lone Indian to win her singles match of the day at USD 25,000 NECC-ITF women’s event today. Thai girls Nungnadda Wanasuk, Peangtarn Plipuech and Miyabi Inoue of Japan accounted for the seeds to make it to the singles second round of the event at Deccan Gymkhana here. Wanasuk comfortably outplayed 5th seeded local girl Ankita Raina 6-2, 6-3. Wanasuk, with heavy groundstrokes from both flanks, broke Raina in the 5th and 7th games of the first set. She broke the Indian three times in the second set to win the contest in one hour and 22 minutes.

Wanasuk now meets the Indian wild-card Snehadevi Reddy for a place in the quarterfinals. Inoue came back from a one set deficit to edge out 7th seeded British girl Jade Windley 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Bhambri justified her wild card entry in the tournament by beating Britain’s Emily Webley-Smith 6-2, 6-3 in just 61 minutes.

Sania, Milkha Singh to grace Lusofonia opening ceremony

PANAJI: Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh and tennis star Sania Mirza will grace the Lusofonia Games opening ceremony which will take place on December 10 at the SAG Ground in Campal here. The third edition of the Lusofonia Games will be held over the period of 12 days from January 18 to 29, 2014. During the ceremony, the Lusofonia mascot - the Goan kombo or rooster, an animal which binds Portuguese culture - will be unveiled, a Games official said. “The mascot will be named Jojo,” the official said. The two-hour event will see the launch of the theme song, tentatively titled ‘Viva Lusofonia’ penned by St Andre MLA Vishnu Surya Wagh. The multilingual song is sung by Goa’s quintessential nightingales the evergreen Lorna and Goa’s fadista Sonia Shirsat.

Udayan fires 10-under par to lead Tata Steel Jharkhand Amateur

JAMSHEDPUR: India’s leading amateur Udayan Mane shot a superb round of 10under par 61 to take a four-shot lead in the opening round of the Tata Steel Jharkhand Amateur at the Golmuri Golf Course here today. The Bangalore lad fired five birdies on his front nine while making two birdies and an eagle on his return journey to submit a blemish-free card. Former three-time Sri Lankan Open amateur champion, Simarjeet Singh was lying second at 65, while Jaibir Singh and home-grown lad Karan Taunk were tied for the third place at 66.

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MUMBAI RACES: HOW THEY RAN LAST WEEK

Your Royal Majesty which won the HDFC-ERGO Trophy being led in after the race. At right is trainer Pesi Shroff.

At the presentation ceremony after the win of Clinton in the Maharaja J. Scindia Trophy. At centre is RWITC marketing chairman Mr. Vivek Jain and on his left Mr. Champaklal Zaveri.

RWITC steward Mr. Champaklal Zaveri (right) presenting the Shantidas Askuran Trophy to the owner of Victorious March.

Shock winner’s odds on Sunday: 25 to 1

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linton was the lucky winner of the Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy. It was an open race – very competitive. Racegoers wasted a lot of money on Toreleco which placed nowhere.

Onassis, though won once and incurred penalty also attracted a lot of betting. Then there was another Pesi Shroff’s super horse – Storm Tracker which ran exceedingly well but lost narrowly.

Yuville which had run last time out very well was nowhere. Winston also ran well but it could not cope with some of the better horses in the field.

Your Royal Majesty, Pesi Shroff trained horse won the HDFC-ERGO Trophy easily.

C.D. Katrak’s horse in the same race came second and the rest of the field was far beyond.

The way your Royal Majesty won shows it is all set to win some Million races.

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A shock winner on Sunday, which I had tipped, won the LEG Thurthuga Trophy at the odds of 25 to 1. On the tote, the dividend was Rs. 220 for Rs. 10.

Pesi Shroff appears to have in his stable a good sort of a horse – The Big Bull. Sea Pearl was wrongly chosen by racegoers for a win. Follow Forest Vision which ran quite well in the race. Cyclops, which is trained by M.P. Jodha is another horse which needs attention.

An unlucky runner in the Bayer Trophy was Nush which is owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy. It almost did it.

In the last few metres nearing the post, the horse went neck and neck with One Wish and was beaten by a very narrow margin. The horse is trained

by Nina M. Lalvani.

Kartik G. trained Haunting Moments was the winner in the Div I of the Indo-German Christmas Trophy. When pro-

moted, Placerville filly can win again.

In the last race on Sunday, Natalian Express, owned by Adi H. Shahiwala, Ms Pinaz A. Shahiwala, Mr. Xerxes A. Shahiwala won.

Runs to remember: Halla, Macho Uno, Cyclops, Forest Vision, Your Royal Majesty, Blavatsky, Ice Skates, Nush, Storm Tracker, Natalian The Big Bull which won the Governor’s Cup being led in after the race. At right is trainer Pesi Shroff.

Express.

Winds of Change which won the LEG Thuringia Trophy (Div II) being led in. At right is trainer H.J. Antia.

Mr. Adi Shahiwala (centre), Miss Pinaz A. Shahiwala, Mr. Xerxes A. Shahiwala receiving the LEG Thuringia Trophy after the win of Natalian Express. At right is Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, RWITC steward.

Silver Arrow which won the Mystical Trophy being led in by trainer Pesi Shroff.

Trainer Bezan Chenoy leading in Wentworth after it won the Venus Arising Plate.

Chance: Kolavari Di, Golden Time

YSORE: There are eight races today and the first starts at 1.30 p.m.

Paswan 5. Oblique 55.5 V.R. Jagdeesh CARD AND SELECTIONS 6. Lankan Pearl 54.5 S.Mallikarjun 1. The Crown Treasure Plate 7. Leather Queen 54.5 A.Vishwanath 1100 M 1.30 P.M. 8. Samrat 54 N.Tauseef Ahmed 1. Class Above 55 Shivnath Paswan 9. Rich Rogue 52.5 Vinod Shinde 2. Flyinghorse 55 M.A.Milan 10. Corbett Queen 51.5 S Hussain 3. Keep Secret 55 V.R.Jagdeesh 11. Red Cardinal 51 S.R.Santosh 4. Lincon Continental 55 Vivek Kumar 5. Murcilago 55 R.Vaibhav 12. Star Of Hearts 50 Arshad Alam 6. One Direction 55 Y.S.Srinath Win: Leather Queen, Infinithoughts 7. The Back Bencher 55 Ajeet Kumar 8. Classy Lass 53.5 S.R.Santosh 3. The Dandeli Plate - Div. II 1200 M Kumar 2.30 P.M. 9. Obelinna Princess 53.5 1. Theworldismine 60 M.Madhu Babu M.A.Roushan 2. Mischief 59.5 Himanshu 10. Vroom Vroom 53.5 N.T. Ahmed 3. Flirting King 56 M.A.Milan 11. Zora Zora 53.5 Vijay Kumar 4. Best Move 56 Dilip Singh Win: One Direction, Murcilago 5. Enduring Speed 55.5 Vivek 6. Rosie's Dream 55 Saddam 2. The Negresco Trophy Div. II Hussain 1400 M 2 P.M. 7. Archer 54.5 Noorulla 1. Golden Steps 60 Nassar Alam 8. Peppr 53.5 N.Ramesh Kumar 2. Prost 60 R.Vaibhav 9. Zamindar 53 A.Vishwanath 3. Infinithoughts 58.5 M.D.Paswan 10. Impressiveattitude 53 R.Vaibhav 4. Brigade's Passion 57 Shivnath 11. Ceasaria 52 Nassar Alam

12. Penalty Kick 50.5 Arshad Alam Win: Penalty Kick, Rosie’s Dream

4. Mekedaatu Plate 1600 M 3 P.M. 1. Party Tonite 62 M.Madhu Babu 2. Blue Zone 61.5 M.D. Paswan 3. Noughtsandcrosses 61.5 J.Paswan 4. Bighero 59.5 M.A.Milan 5. Chandini 58 Dilip Singh

MYSORE RACES TODAY

6. Brillante 57 Shivnath Paswan 7. Kolaveri Di 56 S.John 8. Truthandfaith 53.5 R.Vaibhav 9. Rising Affairs 52.5 S.Mubarak 10. Born To Perform 52 Vivek 11. Secret Missile 51 S Hussain Win: Kolavari Di, Born To Reform

5. The Dandeli Plate - Div. I 1200 M 3.30 P.M. 1. Jazzbythebay 62.5 I.A. Khan 2. Skyfleet 62.5 M.J.Gautamrajurs 3. Kripa 61.5 M.A.Milan 4. Little Athena 61 S.R.Santosh

Kumar 5. Sea Runner 60.5 M.Madhu Babu 6. Byzantine 59.5 V.R.Jagdeesh 7. Virtuoso 58 Noorulla 8. Vertex 57.5 Arshad Alam 9. Beautiful Green 57 S.Mallikarjun 10. Real Potential 56 Md.Kareem 11. Aladdin 53 S.Mubarak 12. Rocket Ronnie 53 N.Ramesh Kumar Win: Rocket Ronnie, Real Potential 6. The Negresco Trophy - Div. I 1400 M 4 P.M. 1. Little Angel 62.5 I.A.Khan 2. Paris 62.5 Y.S.Srinath 3. Perfect Cruise 62.5 Nassar Alam 4. Siena 61.5 S.John 5. Silver Sparkler 61.5 R.Vaibhav 6. Golden Time 61 Saddam Hussain 7. Set To Storm 60 J.Paswan 8. Duty Free 60 Arshad Alam 9. Rusty 59.5 Shiva Kumar 10. Indian Hero 58.5 Dilip Singh 11. Napolean Dynamite 58 S.R.Santosh Kumar

12. Spark Of Blue 57.5 S.Mubarak Win: Golden Time, Spark of Blue

7. Sahyadri Plate 1600 M 4.30 P.M. 1. Money Bay 62 Dilip Singh 2. Spark Of Beauty 58.5 Vijay Kumar 3. Artic Rose 55.5 Y.S.Srinath 4. Bright Star 54.5 M.D.Paswan 5. Royal Shaan 54 Saddam Hussain 6. Bucethalis 53 V.R.Jagdeesh 7. Yamas 51.5 R.Vaibhav 8. Always On Top 51 S.Mubarak Win: Artic Rose, Yamas

8. The Pattadakal Plate 1400 M 5 P.M. 1. Esoterical 61.5 M.Madhu Babu 2. Gunpowder 61 D.Gnaneshwar 3. Distant Promise 60 A.Vishwanath 4. Oscar Sparkler 59 S.John 5. Sicily 58.5 M.J.Gautamrajurs 6. Astounding Gallop 58 S.Mubarak 7. Cash Is King 56.5 S Hussain 8. Neron 56.5 N.Tauseef Ahmed 9. Happiness 56 Arshad Alam 10. Foxtrot 55 Md.Kareem 11. Ice Weapon 55 Ajeet Kumar 12. Haute Ecole 51 S.R.Santosh Kumar Win: Oscar Sparkler, Distant Promise

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OHANNESBURG: The Indian cricket team prepared for the ODI series against South Africa by going through a rigorous training session here with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni promising to dish out “good and exciting cricket” during the tour starting Thursday.

The first one-dayer will be followed by two more 50-over matches before the teams lock horns in a two-match Test series in what will be India’s first engagement in the post-Sachin Tendulkar era.

The world number ODI side arrived here yesterday and after settling down in the Sandton hotel, the players made their way to the

ground to get acclimatised to the conditions here.

Although India are touring with one of their least experienced squads in a long time, what could help them is that six players from the current side toured South Africa in August to play first-class and List A matches. One of the limited-overs games saw Shikhar Dhawan scoring 248.

While South Africa struggled to get their batting combination right in the ODI series against Pakistan recently, India have been a force to reckon with in the shorter format.

“If you love the ball coming on to the bat, that’s what you will see,” Dhoni told reporters

on arrival.

With the tour being curtailed at BCCI’s insistence, fans here are reportedly upset, but Dhoni seemed at ease when asked if he was aware of the anger.

“We can arrange a match for the administrators and let them go at it,” he said on a lighter vein, referring to the problems between BCCI and CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat. “The relationship between the Indian and South African teams has been good.

Though we’ve seen a bit of chirping going around, it makes cricket interesting. The guys have not become too personal, which means we will have a good series.

“Whenever we have come here,

we’ve got fantastic reception. I don’t think that will really change,” he said.

India’s coach Duncan Fletcher is hopeful of India living upto the challenge.

“The way the guys have played recently, they’ve got a lot of confidence. Our batting seems technically equipped. The only thing is the experience. But this lot is confident, they’ve got no baggage and they really believe in themselves.”

What was supposed to be bumper schedule of two T20s, seven ODIs and three Tests, the tour has been been shortened to only three one-dayers and two Tests.

Dhoni wins 2013 LG McCullum, Taylor tons People’s Choice Award Dput New Zealand on top

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UMBAI: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won this year’s LG People’s Choice Award, thus becoming only the second Indian cricketer to win the coveted prize after just-retired Sachin Tendulkar.

Dhoni has now become only the third cricketer to win this award after Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, and Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who won in 2011 and 2012.

Other nominees for this year’s LG People’s Choice Award were Australia’s Michael Clarke, England’s Alastair Cook, India’s Virat Kohli, and South Africa’s AB de Villiers. BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel received the award from Howard Lee, Director Home Entertainment, LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, on behalf of Dhoni.

The award, which was introduced at the 2010 LG ICC Awards in Bengaluru, was voted upon by close to 188,000 cricket fans around the world. The voting opened on November 2 and

closed at midnight on November 23, an ICC statement said.

The short list was nominated by an elite panel of cricket experts, which is headed by ICC Cricket Committee Chairman and former India captain Anil Kumble. Other members of the panel are England’s Alec Stewart, New Zealand’s Catherine Campbell, Pakistan’s Waqar Younis and South Africa’s Graeme Pollock.

UNEDIN: New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor tamed the toothless West Indies attack on the opening day of the first cricket Test today, both scoring centuries as the home side reached an imposing 367 for three.

At close of play McCullum was 109 not out off just 122 balls, with Taylor unbeaten on 103. Hamish Rutherford (62) and Peter Fulton (61) earlier chipped in with half centuries on a dispiriting day for the tourists.

New Zealand lost the toss but quickly made the West Indies attack look ordinary despite a green-tinged wicket and cloud cover for much of the day.

The cloud cleared at tea, when New Zealand were 194-3, and in the bright sunshine of the final session Taylor and McCullum produced a ruthless display of power batting to press home their advantage.

New Zealand’s senior batsmen added a further 173 runs in

the final session, heaping more misery on the tired West Indies attack,ending the day with an unbeaten partnership worth 182.

Captain McCullum, who made no secret of his wish to bowl first, was at his aggressive best, bringing up the 300 with a mighty six when he pulled Shannon Gabriel over square leg.

The innings was a personal boost for McCullum, who has been suffering from a severe back injury that requires him to use painkillers to take the field.

It was his seventh Test century and ended a slump that has affected his game since he notched a personal best of 225 against India three years ago.

Taylor, who brought up his ninth century, had one close encounter when on two, rapped on the gloves trying to fend off a Tino Best delivery, with the ball ballooning just over the outstreched arms of second and third slips.

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HAKA: The International Cricket Council says it will monitor political violence in Bangladesh ahead of next year’s ICC World Twenty20 in the troubled country but is “happy” for now with arrangements.

An ICC official said there would be a “continual review” of planning for the March-April tournament in view of the turmoil that has left dozens of people dead in street protests around the country.“This is a situation that we have to consistently monitor,” Chris Tetley, an ICC event manager, told reporters late Monday after a final inspection of the stadiums in Dhaka and in Fatullah,

just outside the capital.

“Security is something we keep discussing. Obviously the things today could be different tomorrow. There will be a continual review of our arrangements against the situation. But at this stage, we are definitely happy,” Tetley said.

Asked whether the ICC would shift the tournament to another country if the violence escalated, Tetley said: “It’s difficult to speculate because we don’t know what’s going to happen.

“All we can do is continually assess the situation and discuss with the BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) and make plans accordingly,” he added.

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England bid to halt Aussie Ashes momentum

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DELAIDE: England face a critical challenge to their four-year Ashes reign in the second Test against Australia starting in Adelaide on Thursday against a re-energised home team looking to drive home their advantage.

Alastair Cook’s tourists were swept away by the Mitchell Johnson-inspired home side in the first Test, going down by the enormous margin 381 runs in a match overshadowed by a sledging barrage from Australian captain Michael Clarke.

It was England’s first defeat in 14 Tests since losing to India in Ahmedabad a year ago, but another loss in Adelaide could prove an insurmountable blow in their bid to hold on to the Ashes after three successive series wins dating back to 2009.

England urgently need to regroup after wilting under Australia’s bowling and verbal barrage in Brisbane, their task made all the more difficult by having to find a replacement at number three following the shock departure of Jonathan Trott with a stressrelated illness.

The choice to fill Trott’s spot is between 94Test veteran Ian Bell and the inexperienced Joe Root, with Zimbabwe-born Gary Ballance likely to slot in at number six after his innings of 55 in Alice Springs in a tour game last week.

England batting coach and former Test captain Graham Gooch was pragmatic about whoever is chosen to fill the crucial number three slot.

“You’ve got to handle it,” he said. “That’s part of sport. You’ve got to adapt.”

England must find a way to cope with the hostile bowling of Johnson, who was man-ofthe-match in Brisbane with a nine-wicket haul, helping dismiss the tourists for 136 and 179. The left-armer is vowing more of the short stuff but will have different bowling conditions on a drop-in pitch as Adelaide Oval undergoes a transformation into a multipurpose stadium.

The ground curator said the pitch would offer early spice, prime batting for the five-day duration and reverse swing late in the game.

England say they have no problem with Australia’s incessant insults after skipper Clarke was fined by the International Cricket Council for telling England’s Jimmy Anderson to expect a broken arm during the Brisbane Test.

“I have absolutely no problem about any of what the Australians were doing on the field,” Anderson wrote in Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper.

“I probably dish it out more than most in the field, so I generally get it back more than most. I expect it and accept it.”

Australian opener Chris Rogers is promising more aggression in Adelaide after the home side won their first Test since beating Sri Lanka in January.

“They probably haven’t been challenged like that for a while and to have someone like Mitch (Johnson) bowling that fast is great for us. Perhaps they were a little bit rattled and we can use that for the rest of the series,” he said.

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