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Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER BMC BETRAYED THEM? A bad ‘aashiqui’

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By Khushboo Panjabi

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t has now emerged that the BMC did nothing to help the residents of Campa Cola Compound.

There are facts which contradict the statement made by the Additional Municipal Commissioner Mohan Adtani, BMC on Wednesday, during the standing committee meeting, that the civic body had not received any order from the Supreme Court to intervene in the Campa Cola compound situation.

Exposing this, the residents yesterday produced proofs which reveal that Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati, in letters written to the Campa Cola representative, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, on January 24 and 31 this year, stated that 'the matter could be constructively considered as positively as possible with regards to what transpired in the court, as no specific proposal could be worked out to enable new construction in the compound.'

Commenting on this, Nandini Mehta, a resident of

Azad Shrivastav | ADC

Campa Cola residents feel that civic body could have acted on their alternative solutions after Attorney General had suggested such a dialogue

Singer Ankit Tiwari allegedly raped a divorcee for more than a year under the pretext of marriage

By Zuber Ansari

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he 24-year-old playback singer of the 'Aashiqui 2' fame, Ankit Tiwari, has been

A resident displaying the letter from the Attorney General, yesterday.

Campa Cola Compound, said, “It is very unfortunate that the BMC officials continue to deny any knowledge of the Supreme Court directive while on the contrary the correspondence proves there was a dialogue between the advocates but the BMC was intent on putting up roadblocks at every stage to scuttle the whole exercise.”

The BJP took a potshot at the civic chief Sitaram Kunte for not supporting the residents. Ashish Shelar, BJP's Mumbai unit chief, has ac-

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

cused the municipal commissioner of working at the behest of the builder or the developer.

Ashish Shelar said, “The chief minister had stated on the floor of the state assembly that he would consider the case of the residents as it is a very sensitive matter. Kunte conduct, however, is in opposition to that of the CM's.”

Shelar has also claimed that his party is not supporting unauthorised constructions.

KHALSA PRINCIPAL ARRESTED

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Ajitsingh Amarsingh Theti and his assistant Nikita were caught red handed while accepting a bribe in exchange for a Class 12 (Science) seat

By Zuber Ansari

S A regional party’s president!

A top Congress leader from Delhi is going to meet him today to seek his post-election support.

leuths of the state Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested the principal of Guru Nanak Khalsa College, located at Sion Circle, and his personal assistant (PA) for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000. principal Ajitsingh Amarsingh Theti was arrested from inside his cabin, after his PA Nikita Hiten Vaidya was first arrested while at her desk outside his office.

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arrested by the Versova police for allegedly raping a divorcee on several occasions Continued on pg 9 «

Aashiqui 2 Playback Singer held for raping woman on pretext of marriage, brother got bail.

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KEM employees call off strike

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

CITY OPINIONS

Is open confrontation between political parties and the EC a healthy trend?

Afzal Hussain PR Executive No. These political parties are blaming the Election Commission to gain political mileage. Election Commission is a very responsible and honourable body, these political parties should not act like this.

Tahir Beig Senior Photographer No. Absolutely not. These political parties are playing games, but they should not forget that the EC has power to do anything as per law.

Arun Kumar Journalist Yes. Political parties too have rights which they can express in front of the EC. If they feel something is wrong they can definitely oppose it.

Nagnath Babar Cameraman Yes. We cannot justify that it is a healthy trend but during elections if any political party has problems with the EC's functioning, there is nothing wrong in expressing it.

Saurabh Vaktania Journalist No. The political parties are sullying the good image of the EC in front of the common man. Everyone knows the value and power of the EC. If this trend continues, in future no one will respect the EC.

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By A Staff Reporter

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fter a discussion that lasted for around four hours, the protesting employees of BMC-run KEM hospital decided to call of the hunger strike on Thursday evening. The hunger strike that was supposed to be indefinite did not go on even for a day because the hospital authorities managed to convince the employees to call off the strike and assured them that their demands will not only be be looked into but the implementation will also be done at the earliest.

“The discussion ended on a positive note so we called off the strike”, said Tara Kedare, a nursing staff from KEM. “We had started the hunger strike at 7:30 am and at around 11am, we were called in for a discussion. The discussion went on till four pm and the authorities accepted all our demands and have also given us their word that they will be fulfilled at the earliest”, said Mahesh Dalvi, Secretary of Munic-

Employees of the KEM Hospital holding a demonstration earlier in the day, before calling of the strike, on Thursday. ipal Mazdoor Union.

Around 1,000 KEM employees, except the doctors and the nurses, were a part of this hunger strike, informed Dalvi.

The employees had called for an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday to voice their grievances about certain basic demands like not being given uni-

Funds sought on Facebook for Samruddhi Media strategist seeks financial help for 3-year-old rail mishap victim on popular social networking site

By Shwetha Kannan

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he tragedy which has befallen Samruddhi Nagte, the threeyear-old girl who lost her mother Surekha in the Diva-Sawantwadi railway accident and has undergone an amputation at Sion hospital has touched several hearts in the city and attempts to get her financial help for future medical assistance are being made through several means. One such medium is Facebook, a social networking site that has the world hooked on to.

A page called 'Help This Three Year Old Amputee Child' has been started on FB (as Facebook is popularly known as) by Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, a writer and a media strategist who lives in Andheri.

“Social networking is a medium through which many people can be contacted at the same time. And for a cause like this, we need more and more people to come forward and do their bit for the child. This is like

Samruddhi Nagte crows funding. Through this page, we intend spreading the word about Samruddhi's case and help getting funds for her treatment,” said Anusha.

But FB is more known for simply its “likes” and “shares” but not being able to bring out any concrete action, right?

To this question, an optimistic Anusha said, “No FB does have an impact and that is why we made a page for Samruddhi. If out ten people who 'like' the page, two might actually come forward and contribute to the fund collection. Even this is good enough. Any little help makes a difference.”

The FB page was launched on Thursday.

“We hope through FB and other social networking medium, Samruddhi gets what she deserves.

Right medical assistance on time and the chance to have a normal childhood and lead a normal life,” said Anusha.

Samruddhi and her father Jairam are undergoing treatment at Sion hospital while her one of her sisters Manasvi is being treated at a hospital in Roha and the other sister Janvi who was said to be missing

Wadia Hospital celebrates twins’ birthday The two babies were conjoined at birth and were separated a few months ago

By A Staff Reporter

twins are Ischiophagus twins, i.e. they were symmetrically conjoined n Thursday, Wadia Children’s at 180 degrees, a rare case. Wadia Hospital in Parel celebrated the hospital spent around Rs.20 lakh for first birthday of the conjoined twins the several surgeries that the twins who were joined at the buttocks and underwent, imaging tests, medicawere separated earlier this year at tion and also the accommodation the hospital through a major surgery. of the babies. Several donors also Named Riddhi and Siddhi, these contributed to help the babies.

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forms, bonuses and arrears being held back, no identity cards, issue regarding service quarters not being resolved etc.

The babies' parents Shalu (20) and Arun (27) were not a part of the celebrations because Shalu is expecting a baby and the family has decided to have the delivery at home. Knowing the economic background of the family where Arun, a daily wage worker is the only breadwinner and hence cannot afford to stay in the

hospital, Dr Y. Amdekar, Dean, Wadia Children’s Hospital said, “We will take care of the babies until they are medically fit to be discharged after all the surgeries are through. They are our responsibility now.”

The babies are expected to undergo some more surgeries in the near future.

For people interested in sending cheques, the cheques should be drawn in favour of: DEAN LTMG HOSPITAL "POOR BOX CHARITY FUND" with SAMRUDDHI written behind the cheque

For direct wire transfers to the bank (TTs): Bank Name and address: The Municipal Co-op Bank Ltd, L.T.M.G. Hospital Sion Branch, Sion, Mumbai-400022 Bank Account No. : 101180005823 IFS Code: MUBL0000018 Account Holder's Name: Dean L.T.M.G.Hospital "Poor Box Charity Fund" Add "for SAMRUDDHI" in the remarks column was found at MGM hospital at Vashi, a few days ago.

Right now, funds can be sent via cheques as well as wireless means to the Poor Box Fund at Sion hospital by writing Samruddhi's name behind the cheque or writing her name in the remarks column if using wiring the money. Dr. Suleman Merchant, Head of Radiology department at Sion hospital is in the process of setting up a trust in Samruddhi's name so that the money remains safe and could be used later when required and not be misused.

Dr. Merchant also informed that Christ Church school at Byculla has offered to give Samruddhi free education and would request other schools to help further this cause. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

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03 Egged and robbed on the highway

Nowadays, gangs operating on the Western Express Highway include chain snatchers, mobile grabbers and bag lifters.

There is one gang who have a unique modus operandi: First they hurl eggs at your windscreen. When you try cleaning it with your wiper, the yolk of the egg is smeared all over and makes the windscreen more dirty than clean. Your vision is blurred and you stop your vehicle. At that time, one group approaches you, the driver, to distract you, while another your robs the car of everything it has.

BIKERS COULD FLY OVER THIS FLYOVER

A view of the traffic jam which is routine scenario these days near the construction site of the Kherwadi Flyover.

By Zuber Ansari

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he ongoing Kherwadi signal flyover work is proving to be a nightmare for commuters due to the long traffic snarls. However, this has put a stop to the unruly bikers who used to take advantage of the long stretch of the Western Express Highway (WEH). So despite the traffic congestion, the traffic police have found respite since the construction of the flyover began, as this seems to have ended the racing and crazy stunts by bike riders.

The readying of Kherwadi bridge which began in November last year has, subsequently, reduced the chain snatching incidents by around 90 per cent, report three police stations – Vile Parle, Vakola and Kherwadi. Beause of the southbound traffic at Kherwadi, these police stations used to receive many complaints of chain snatching.

Snatchers used to use the WEH to flee. But since the construction of the bridge, snatchers have frequently been caught by motorists and police officers on duty, as they would be forced to pull over in the accumulating traffic.

A police officer from Kherwadi police station said, “Since construction began, three lanes have been occupied for work which causes a traffic jam. If the bikers come, we easily nab them. There is no place for them to escape.”

However, this is only temporary respite for the police officers. Once the Kherwadi flyover is thrown open to motorists in May as planned, chain snatchers, bike racers and stunt performers will avail the benefits of the flyover to flee easily.

Bikers who could be found racing two days a week on the WEH have reduced, but not completely. Officials now say that they have shifted their turf to the Bandra-Kurla Complex area. Near the BKC is a long stretch with multiple lanes, wellmaintained, without potholes. The officer said, “BKC has several bylanes on which the bikers escape making it very difficult to nab them.”

There are a few other prime locations in the city that serve has hubs

The rage: Modified bikes

There are various mechanics located in Mumbai and Thane where bikers get their bikes modified to increase speed, change the look etc. And the main target group for these modifications? Bikers and snatchers, of course!

and bashed them up. Disgruntled locals have, in the past, gone as far as burning the bikes.

Ashok Vishwakarma resident of Bandra colony said, “The nuisance of bikers in the area was too much, so now we are happy about it. But the road blocks caused by the traffic are a problem. I just hope after the flyover is made the bikers don't come back and create problems for us residents again.” The police barricaded the WEH on Monday when they came to know of a bike race that was going to take place. However, seasoned bikers know to take a U-turn and ride in the opposite direction when they sight a police barricade.

In May last year, racing on Western Express Highway claimed the lives of two student bikers, Rohit Khatik and Sebastian D'Mello.

When they noticed the police barricades, they made a U-turn and rode quent racers meet in different parts in the wrong direction of the lane. of the main city.”The Kherwadi The bike skidded and rammed junction is about 25 km with no sig- head-on into a car. They died on the nals till Mira Road. There have been spot. The Kherwadi police regisseveral untoward incidents in the tered a case and closed it. But the past when locals have caught bikers racing persisted.

Traffic police say that the ongoing construction on Kherwadi Flyover sees long traffic jams all along the bridge and beyond, but see the congestion as responsible for the drastic fall in the number of chain snatching and bike racing incidents.

They aren’t really keen to see the project getting completed in a hurry.

for Mumbai bikers to perform their stunts and race frequently: Marine Drive, Bandra reclamation, Carter Road and, the most important, Kherwadi junction on WEH. A police officer said, “Another im-

portant place is the outskirts of Mumbai, like Navi Mumbai, where racing of imported and modified bikes takes place. But since that is so far, the bikers meet there only once or twice a month. The fre-

Cops express relief

Since three lanes have been closed to traffic, vehicles have to inch their way along the diversions at all hours.

Vakola police station Senior Police Inspector Vinayak Mulay says, “It is true the snatching incidents are falling in our jurisdiction due to the construction work on the Kherwadi bridge. In last two months, there has been an 80 per cent reduction in chain snatching incidents reported in my jurisdiction. But after the bridge opens, the snatchers may have the advantage.”

Police Sub Inspector from Kherwadi Police Station, Pravin Kharade said, “For the last two months, bikers performing dangerous stunts on WEH have completely stopped. Every Monday and Saturday night, we conduct a special drive against the speeding bikers, but we haven't caught any in the last two months.”

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CLASSIFIEDS EDUCATION

FAILED IX / F.Y. / S.Y.

DIR - X (NIOS)

I have changed my name from Mukarram Daginawala to Mukkaram Taher Daginawala as per the Affidavit.

C-5434

I Sanishkumar Rameshkumar Sanghvi have changed my EXAMS NEXT MONTH name to Sanish Ramesh DIR - GRADUATION Sanghvi as per Affidavit dated: 6/5/2014.

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SHARMA CLASSES GIRGAON, MUMBAI - 400 004.

ONLINE EXAM

I have changed my name from Kiran Kumar Krishna Poojary to Kiran Krishna Poojary as per the Affidavit dated 6th May 2014.

C-5450 I have changed my name from Lala Maya Pitambardas to Bhatia Rachna Kumar as per Affidavit.

C-5451

I have changed my name from Miss. Ridhi Pravin Samani to Miss. Riddhi Pravin Samani as per Affidavit dated 8 May 2014.

C-5436

I have changed my name from Bhatia Nitu Prakash to Bhatia Kiran Ajay as per Affidavit.

C-5452

Mr. Pravinchandra Tulsidas Samani to Mr. Pravin Tulsidas Samani as per Affidavit dated 8 May 2014.

C-5437

Kiran Ajay as per Affidavit.

C-5453

Mobile: 9224738372 I have changed my name from Tel.: 23678861/23691225 I have changed my name from Bhatia Nitu Prakash to Bhatia

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Santosh Somasekharan Nair to Santhosh Somasekharan Nair as per Affidavit No. KM 103127, dated 08-05-2014.

C-5422 I have changed my name from Rubeena Shaikh to Rubina Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 05/05/2014.

C-5423 I have changed my name from Ameet Pravinkumar Gohil to Amit Pravinkumar Gohil as per Affidavit.

C-5424 I have changed my name from Zahida Yusuf Chittodwala to Zahra Yusuf Chittodwala (Gazette No. X-8957 dated; September 20, 2001).

C-5425 “I have changed my name from Abbasali Fazalhusain Rampurawala to Abbas Fazalhusain Electricwala as per the Affidavit.”

C-5426 I have changed my name from Fatema Taiyebali Bartanwala to Fatema Hussain Vadgaonwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5427 I have changed my name from Shakira Bhavnagarwala to Sakhera Shabbir Bhavnagarwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5428 I have changed my name from Sajjad Husain to Sajjad Husain Bhinderwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5429 I have changed my name from Murtuza Badruddinbhai Dahodwala to Murtuza Badruddin Dahodwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5430 I have changed my name from Badruddinbhai Abdeali Dahodwala to Badruddin Abdeali Dahodwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5431 I have changed my name from Tasnimben Badruddinbhai Dahodwala to Tasnim Badruddin Dahodwala as per the Affidavit.

C-5432 I, Mukkaram Taher Daginawala (Father), have changed my minor son’s name from Juzer Mukarram Daginawala to Juzer Mukkaram Daginawala as per the Affidavit.

C-5433

I have changed my name from Mohammed Tauhid to Mohammed Tauhid Ansari as per Affidavit No : KM 071742.

C-5438 I have changed my name from Rajesh Murugan Y to Rajesh Murugan as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-5439 I have changed my name from Sabiha Khanum Mohammed Salim to Sabiha Khanum Aftab Ahmed Shaikh as per Gazette No : X-19878.

C-5440 I have changed my name from Aftab Ahmed Habib Ahmed to Aftab Ahmed Habib Ahmed Shaikh as per Gazette No : X19879.

C-5441 I have changed my name from Saad, to ‘Saad Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/05/2014.

C-5442 I have changed my name from Abdul Hassan, to ‘Abdul Hasan Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/05/2014.

C-5443 I have changed my name from Sadika, to ‘Siddiqua Begum Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/05/2014.

C-5444 I have changed my name from Shamsudding Munir Ahmed Ansari, to ‘Samsuddin Munir Ahmed Ansari’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/05/2014.

C-5445

I have changed my name from Bhatia Murlidhar Khialdas to Bhatia Murli Khialdas as per Affidavit.

C-5454 I have changed my name from Trivedi Uravashi Kalpesh to Trivedi Urvashi Kalpesh as per Affidavit.

C-5455 I have changed my name from Trivedi Kishorbhai Dalpatram to Trivedi Kishorchandra Dalpatram as per Affidavit.

C-5456

I have changed my name from “Selvapon Erellappa” to “Selvapon Chelappa Nadar” as per Affidavit dated 08thmay’ 2014.

C-5482

I have changed my name from Ganesh Jeevan Naik to Ganesh Jivan Naik as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5468

I have changed my name from “Saravanan Erellappa” to “Saravanan Chelappa Nadar” as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5483

I have changed my name from “Aseya Anish Gohil” to “Aseya Roshan” as per Affidavit dated 07th May’ 2014.

C-5469 I have changed my name from Harishchandra Shyamsunder Madan to Harish Shyamsunder Madan as per Affidavit dated 28th March’ 2014.

C-5470 I have changed my name from “Renuka Mahjan ” to “Renuka Mahajan” as per Affidavit dated 07th February’ 2014.

C-5471 I have changed my name from Madhukar Mahjan to Madhukar Mahajan as per Affidavit dated 07th February’ 2014.

C-5472 I have changed my name from Haider Ali Abdul Rauf Khan to Haider Ali Abdul Khan as per Affidavit dated 06th May’ 2014.

C-5473

I have changed my name from Trivedi Kishorechandra Dalpatram to Trivedi Kishorchandra Dalpatram as per Affidavit.

C-5458

I have changed my name from Damayanti Ben Viram Gala to Damayanti Kalpesh Chhadva as per Affidavit dated 28th April’ 2014.

C-5474

I have changed my name from Pandya Hemlataben Panalal to Trivedi Hemlata Kishorchandra as per Affidavit.

C-5459

I have changed my name from “Kumari Minaben Jayantilal Tamakuwala” to “Meenaben Manharlal Shah” as per Affidavit dated 07th May 2014.

C-5475

I have changed my name from Vyas Uravashi Jagdish to Trivedi Urvashi Kalpesh as per Affidavit.

C-5460 I have changed my name from Shah Varada alias Bhoomi Talak to Shah Bhoomi Talak as per Affidavit.

C-5461 I have changed my name from Savala Hansa Damji to Shah Hansaben Talakchand as per Affidavit.

C-5462 I have changed my name from Shah Talak Veljibhai to Shah Talakchand Veljibhai as per Affidavit.

C-5463

I, Sunil Bhau Mohite have changed my Son’s name from Nimeel Sunil Mohite, to ‘Nimil Sunil Mohite’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/05/2014.

C-5447

We Shah Talak Velji and Shah Hansa Talak have changed our minor daughter's name from Gala Manisha Harish to Shah Manisha Talak by deed poll Affidavit.

C-5464

I have changed my name from Dilip Ramchandra Ghadage, to ‘Dilip Ramchandra Ghadge’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-77636) Dated: 03/04/2014.

C-5449

I have changed my name from Mohamed Tahir Mohamed Kasim Sange to Tahir Kasim Sange as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure 'E'.

C-5467

I have changed my name from Trivedi Kishor Dalpatram to Trivedi Kishorchandra Dalpatram as per Affidavit.

C-5457

I have changed my name from Jyoti Vijay Kulkarni, to ‘Lalita Rajendra Gholap’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 76430) Dated: 22/02/2014.

C-5446

I have changed my name from Mangal Dilip Ghadage, to ‘Mangala Dilip Ghadge’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 77635) Dated: 03/04/2014.

C-5448

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I have changed my name from Jaffer Sayyed Ali Shaikh to Jaffer Sayyed Ali Kazi as per Maharashtra Gazette No : (U75624).

C-5465 I have changed my name from Vipinkumar Harishchandra Pandey to Vipin Harishchandra Pandey as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 7/5/2014.

C-5466

I have changed my name from “Jagdishchandra Kiri” to “Jagdish Kiri” as per Affidavit dated 05th May’ 2014.

C-5476 I have changed my name from “Muslim Tahar Ali Ali” to “Mustafa Taherali Sheshawala” as per Affidavit dated 05th May’ 2014.

C-5477 I have changed my name from Pradeep Kumar Janmejay Bhai to “Pradeep Janmejay Bhai Shaniswara” as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5478 I have changed my name from “Dakshaben Pradeep Kumar ” to Daksha Pradeep Shaniswara as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5479 We Mr. Pradeep Janmejay Bhai Shaniswara & Mrs. Daksha Pradeep Shaniswara have changed name of our minor son from Priyans Pradeep Kumar to Priyans Pradeep Shaniswara as per Affidavit date 08th May’ 2014.

C-5480 I have changed my name from Erellappa to Chelappa Nadar as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5481

I have changed my name from “Shantilal Bhavanji Sanghavi” to “Shantilal Bhavanji Sangoi” as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5484 I have changed my name from “Chirag Narendra Billimoria” to Chirag Narendra Bilimoria as per Affidavit dated 08th May’ 2014.

C-5485 I have changed my name from Jyotiben Rajeshkumar Shah (Sanghavi) alias Jyotiben Rajeshkumar Sanghavi to Jyoti Rajesh Shah as per Affidavit dated: 8 May 2014.

C-5486 I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Sumatilal Shah (Sanghavi) alias Rajeshkumar Sumatilal Sanghavi to Rajesh Sumatilal Shah as per Affidavit dated: 8 May 2014.

C-5487 I Lissy Moncy have changed my name to Mariamma Moncy as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 07/05/14.

C-5488 I Patkar Vinodini Chandrakant @ Manali Mahesh Raut have changed my name to Raut Vinodini Mahesh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 03/05/14.

C-5489 I Prosanta Chatterjee have changed my name to Prashant Bimal Chatterjee as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5490 I Shabir Ahmad Khan have changed my name to Shabbir Ahmad Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5491 I Reshma Damodhar Walawalkar have changed my name to Reshma Damodar Walavalkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5492

I Bansi Lal Talo Sav have changed my name to Bansi Talo Sav as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5497 I Jay Suresh Mankarekar have changed my name to Jay Suresh Manjrekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5498 I Suresh Manjarekar have changed my name to Suresh Manjrekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5499 I Balwantbhai Jani have changed my name to Balwantrai Jani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5500 I Hirenbhai Balwantbhai Jani have changed my name to Hiren Balwantrai Jani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5501 I Vijay Mohan Sampat have changed my name to Vijay Sampat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5502 I Joythi Krishnan have changed my name to Jyothi Krishnan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5503 I Kumari Sheetal have changed my name to Sheetal Shankar Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 08/05/14.

C-5504 I Kariyattil Jerald Jeeroy have changed my name to Jerald Jeeroy Kariyattil as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 08/05/14.

C-5505 I have changed my name from Lodge M. Aslam M. Husen to Logde Aslam Husen as per Affidavit.

C-5506 I have changed my name from Matwankar Sarfarz A. Qadir to Matwankar Sarafarz Abdul Qadir as per Affidavit.

C-5507 I have changed my name from Dharod Usha Bahen Karamsi to Logde Shahnaz Aslam as per Affidavit.

C-5508 I have changed my name from Bahubali Uttamkumar Jain to Logde Shahnaz Aslam as per Affidavit.

C-5509

I Damodhar Walawalkar have changed my name to Damodar Walavalkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5493

I have changed my name from Teena Jagdish Singh to Teena Jagdish Singh Rajpurohit as per Affidavit.

C-5510

I Surekha Damodhar Walawalkar have changed my name to Pooja Damodar Walavalkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5494

I have changed my name from Jagdish Singh Roop Singh to Jagdish Singh Roop Singh Rajpurohit as per Affidavit.

C-5511

I Damyantibahen Gopaldas Solanki have changed my name to Deepa Vijay Yadav as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5495

I have changed my name from Kamlesh Jagdish Singh to Kamlesh Jagdish Singh Rajpurohit as per Affidavit.

C-5512

We Satyam Sengupta & Koel Sengupta have changed our minor son’s name from Aryaman Sengupta to Arya Sengupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-5496

I have changed my name from Kisin Vensimal to Kishinchand Vensimal Asnani as per Affidavit.

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Dabholkar murder PIL: HC reserves order on CBI probe

By Philip Varghese

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he Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that there was no need to transfer the probe into the murder of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar to the investigating agency. This decision came two weeks after the CBI had informed the Bombay HC that it was considering whether or not to take up investigations into the murder of the anti-superstition activist who was shot dead on August 20, 2013 in Pune.

The CBI made the statement while responding to a PIL filed by former journalist Ketan Tirdokar, seeking the transfer of investigation from Pune police to an independent agency and had urged the court that he wanted to amend the PIL to include CBI as a respondent.

The CBI told the court that as there were no allegations levelled against the state or police for shoddy investigations, there was no need for transfer of the probe.

In its earlier hearing last month, the division bench of Justice P.V. Hardas and Justice Ajay Gadkari had asked if the CBI had powers to suo moto probe a case. “The agency can probe the case without it being transferred to it by a court only if a

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notification under the relevant section of the Delhi Police Act is issued by the agency. If not done, the claim of the agency considering taking over the investigation is premature”, justice Gadkari had said.

During the hearing on Thursday, CBI counsel Rebecca Gonsalves cited a Supreme Court judgement which stated that if no allegations were levelled against the authorities then there was no need to transfer investigations in a criminal case.

Reacting to this, Tirodkar argued, “Even if no allegations were made against any authorities, the probe in a criminal case could be transferred to the CBI if it has national or international ramifications. The probe in this case was spread over to two other states, specially Madhya Pradesh and Goa, besides Maharashtra. The police had also information that the accused had fled to Dubai and were hiding there. In the case of NCP leader Padamsinh Patil, who is accused in a murder case, the probe was transferred to the CBI by the court although there were no comments about the role of police”.

Based on the contentions of the CBI lawyer and the petitioner, the High Court reserved its order on the petition.

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CR GM justifies the delay in reaching first aid to train victims as a result of communication failure

(SOPs). Representatives of the White House, who had come to see the civic control room in early 2013, appreciated its co-ordination and set up. Besides, other dignitaries of foreign countries always had a visit to the civic control room on their agenda.

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hree days after the major railway mishap near Nagothane, the Central Railway (CR) authorities have justified the delay of over two hours and 30 minutes in reaching first aid and transportation of victims stating that the incident happened far away from Mumbai.

At least 21 people died and another 150 passengers including women and children were injured as the engine and four coaches of Diva-Sawantwadi Road passenger train derailed between Nagothane and Roha stations, 136 km away

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As soon as a call hits the civic control room, which has a fullyequipped and furnished disaster control cell, all the relevant bodies like major hospitals, blood banks, traffic police, police, Fire Brigade, electricity suppliers, Mantralaya

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MBMC pre-monsoon contract replete with loopholes

By Suresh Golani

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fter an extended round of delays, the Standing Committee in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) finally gave its nod to the rates quoted by private contractors for the pre-monsoon desilting operations.

While the civic administration had sought Rs.2.5 crore, the committee has allotted Rs.1.5 crore for the annual pre-monsoon ritual.

However, there exists scope for the contractors to exploit loopholes in the clock-based pricing structure to continue with their routine money minting exercise.

Instead of setting up accountability compulsions, the MBMC has awarded tender contracts for manual and mechanical excavation on a daily and hourly basis.

M.E. Projects Pvt. Ltd. and Ashapura Construction Co. have been shortlisted to provide manual labour using JCB’s and Poclain’s hydraulic earth excavator machines on an hourly basis in the four zones.

While hands will be hired at the rate of Rs.535 per day, the MBMC will end up paying Rs.1,057 per hour for the JCBs, Rs.2,182 per hour for the Poclains, Rs.5,897 per shift for dumpers and Rs.4,365 per hour for crane-lifters. The MBMC has also roped in a contractor who will for provide suction pumps at an unbelievable rental of Rs.477 per hour for a single 15 HP pump which will be installed at 44 chronic flooding spots for dewatering.

The MBMC has set a June 10 deadline to complete the desilting operations. Although the health de-

partment is pitching for photographs of on-duty labour and in-action machines as a mandatory component to be submitted with the bills, manipulations in the hourly hiring process cannot out be ruled out revealed an official.

“Owing to the officer-contractor nexus prevailing in the civic body, there is scope for inflating invoices.

The use of the tracking system should have been imposed in the tender conditions while inviting bids to plug loopholes and also fix accountability on the contractors,” said the official.

There are a total of 135 major and minor nullahs in the twin-city which measure a total of 230 km.

While a major chunk of 200 km has to be desilted by the health department, the remaining will be maintained by the PWD wing.

“It is true that the work has started late. However, the work will be carried out on a war-foot speed and we are confident of meeting the deadline. A dedicated force of civic personnel will keep a tab on the day to day work,” said deputy civic chief, Dr. Sambhaji Panpatte.

The dumping mafia obstacle Builders from neighbouring Mumbai and Thane easily get rid of construction debris by dumping them into natural water bodies, vacant lands and even drains in the twin city, especially in Kashmira and Mira Road. In the current work, the onus of offloading the excavated silt at suitable spots lies on the shoulders of the concerned contractual company, officials said.

Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte explaining the functions of civic control room to the visiting delegation of Homeland Security headed by Assistant Secretary (Policy) David Heymum on June 26, 2013. from Mumbai, on Sunday.

Some of the victims were brought all the way to civic-run KEM and Sion hospitals in Mumbai due to lack of medical resources at the nearest stations. After the incident, officials at the civic disaster control room saw the pictures of the mishap on news channels and alerted Medical Helpline No.108 for medical emergencies.

CR GM Brigadier Sunil Kumar Sood justified the delay saying, “The Control Room got the message late. Besides, the incident happened in a remote area far away from Mumbai. Consequently, it took two hours to reach to the accident spot.” Blaming the infrastructure, he said, “We have railway hospitals only at CST, Byculla and Kalyan. It was difficult to shift all resources to the accident site.”

Some officials said that a few medicos were reluctant to go to the accident site as they feared attacks from agitated kin of victims.

The BMC does not have hospitals at the remote installations like Vaitarna and Bhatsa dams which are locked in hilly area. But it had made a list of local hospitals and contact numbers of medicos in case of any untoward incidents.

Back in 1870, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) managed by the British officers had summoned doctors from England and established hospitals in the

then remotest areas like Bhusawal.

After the accident, victims were seen being rushed to hospitals on makeshift stretchers by the locals.

There seemed to be no plan of action, no idea where the nearest medical facility was available and how to get the victims there. CR officials admitted that it was no less than a mess due to the absence of communication and management.

There was no designated in charge of operation.

A lesson from BMC After July 26, 2006, the BMC was criticised for its 'babu delay', lack of coordination and medical arrangements. The then Municipal Commissioner then made a disaster cell with international standards. Today, it has at least four means of communication including normal land-lines, wakytalkies, hot lines and internet.

Even further, if all the above means of communication fail due to satellite malfunctions, they have multiple sets of HAM radios installed at headquarters and major hospitals. It is notable that one set of HAM was operational during the 26 July deluge. What makes the civic control room different from other cities' disaster control cells is its regular practice and constant improvement and up-gradation in standard operating procedures

control room, TMC, NMC, NDRF, airport, railways authorities are simultaneously informed about the incident on hot lines.

Municipal Commissioner or one of the four Additional Municipal Commissioners assume the charge of control room, and direct or order the concerned agency chiefs under the National Disaster Management Act 2010. Local ward officer Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Municipal take charge of the accident site. On several occasions, when the situation demands, like the Bandra slum fire and Mantralaya fire, the Municipal Commissioner himself goes on site and takes charge.

Meanwhile, major civic hospitals – KEM, Nair and Sion – are alerted and they start their SOPs which include – vacating the ground floor ward for victims, stocking blood supply, alerting concerned expert doctors, getting medical kits ready and waiting for the first victim to reach the hospital. Even smaller hospitals and nursing homes are tracked on google maps which are alerted and kept stand-by in case of emergency.

Police reach the accident site and the traffic police assist and co-ordinate to give free way to ambulances. Within 30 minutes, the press is informed and the victims' numbers and names begin appearing in the internet and possibly TV media.

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Thane collector calls for monsoon preparedness

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hane district Collector P. Velrasu has directed senior officials of various departments not to leave the headquarters without his prior permission and to complete preparations for the monsoon, reports PTI. The Collector directed various departments, including the municipal corporation, city council of the district, regional tehsildars, government hospitals, electricity department and railways, to complete preparations and be well-equipped to tackle emergency situation during monsoon.

He was addressing mediapersons on Wednesday on the pre-monsoon preparedness of the district administration.

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Accused gives lift to 17-year-old and then sodomises him on terrace if an old building

By Neel Shah

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n a shocking incident a 17-year-old youngster was sodomised at knife point by an unknown person early on Thursday morning.

The incident took place at Matunga area of central Mumbai at around 1.50 am when the minor victim was sodomised on the terrace of an old building, said police.

According to the police, the victim, who resides in Wadala, had left home in the

night after a tiff with his elder brother. As the victim left home, he stopped a person, who was driving a motorcycle, and asked for a lift.

Subsequently, the victim sat behind the driver on the motorcycle and the unknown person took him to the terrace of an old building in Matunga and threatened him at knife point before sodomising him there. “Soon after sodomising the minor, the accused fled from the spot,” said Baburao Gavit,

senior inspector of Sion police station. While talking with the ADC, Gavit, who is on leave said, “Police are probing the case and suspect that the accused must be from the Sion-Matunga area, as he was well aware about the building not having a watchman.”

According to the victim's statement, the accused's age would be around 45 and he is short in height and about 5.5 inches tall. Also, the accused has very less thin hair on the

side of his head. He had worn a black colour shirt, which looked like a jacket, informed police.

Considering this, the police has detained several suspects from Sion-Matunga area and especially the people who are drug addicts and habitually roam during early hours of the morning in the area.

Meanwhile, a case under section 377 (Unnatural offences) of IPC has been lodged at Sion police station against an unknown person.

Combustible material caused fires

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sons in the past, the Indian Railways made the use of fire resistant material in the con-

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he investigation of the fire accidents on board four different long route trains at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on April 30 and May 4, revealed shocking information that the material of the sheets used in the ceiling of toilets in long route trains was not 'fire resistant', which is a mandatory regulation.

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CR intensifies security in Mumbai Four fire incidents on board two long distance trains at CST and the train blasts in Chennai spurs the Railways into action

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fter twin bomb blasts at the Chennai Central Railway station on Thursday, security officials of Central Railway, Mumbai are examining the possibility of sabotage in four fire incidents in long distance trains on Wednesday. Security has been intensified around the railway stations, platforms and trains.

In all four fire incidents

were reported on board Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen Express and MumbaiKolhapur Sahyadrai Express at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Mumbai on Wednesday. It had caused panic among the passengers.

General Manager Brig.

Sunil Kumar Sood rushed to the fire accident site. After long hours of inspection and safety precaution, a green signal was given to both trains.

GM Sood has appointed a committee to investigate into the cause of the fires.

After Chennai twin blast on board Banglore-Guwahati train in which a woman died and 14 other passengers were injured, it raised the hackles of Central Railway officials who are investigating the reasons for the four fire accidents in long distance trains

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Following the blast in Chennai, Thane police increased checking of passengers and their luggage at Thane railway station, on Thursday.

struction of railway coaches compulsory. The railways has also restricted use of curtains in the trains as it acts as a fire the sheets used in ceiling of accelerant. the railway toilets were found In the cases of these fires, to be of an inferior quality than that prescribed in the tenders, said officials who The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a 28were part of inquiry commityear-old, suspected to have caused one of the fires. They tee. An official who wished to said he is a drug addict who keeps changing his name, adremain anonymous said, “It is dress and statement. The man has claimed to be an ora serious breach of trust by phan. Officials say that since this fellow is repeatedly the contractors who were enchanging his statements, the RPF, state police and other trusted to supply the sheets investigation agencies are probing other angles too.

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Officials who do not wish to be named as the matter is sub-judice said, “Four fire accidents, on the same day at the same railway station is a r It raises susp

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A number of students who were late to report for the medical MH-CET exam were turned away

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ompetition is soaring for the 8,750 medical seats in the 121 medical colleges across 35 districts in the state.

About 1.5 lakh young aspirants wrote the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHCET) yesterday, each vying for one of those coveted seats. Those who were late, and there were quite a few, were not entertained.

The exam began at 9 am.

The examiners gave students a 10-minute leeway. But those who crossed the 10 minute mark were turned away.

The few students who couldn't reach their exam centres on time and were not allowed to write the exam, have the option of writing the exam again next year, and, hopefully, be on time for it.

A victim of this action, who centre was in Dadar, said, “I had reached just 10 minutes late for the exam, but I was

Students geting ready to write the MH-CET at K.J. Somaiya College, one of the exam centres, in Vidyavihar. not allowed in. I will now have to suffer a loss for a year.

I have no option but to appear for the engineering CET to save my year.”

The entrance exams were held for several MBBS fraternities including Bachelor of Dental Studies (BDS), Bachelor of Ayurveda and Medical studies (BAMS). This year

also marks the first time that the MH-CET exam answer keys will be provided by the Directorate of Technical Education on its website.

Last year, a similar incident was reported at Gauridutt Mittal Vidyalaya and Junior College in Sion. One student, who claimed to have gotten confused between the en-

for the four fires will be known only after the inquiry committee submits its report.”

Meanwhile, in the CCTV footage available at CST the security officials noticed four p i i i l

Senior Divisional Security Commissioner (SDS) Alok Bhora who made surprise visits at suburban stations said, “Mumbai has been always on alert, however, after the news of the Chennai b

with local police and Government Railway Police (GRP).”

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for the ceiling in train toilets.

Besides, the railway officers in quality control, who were assigned to inspect and examine the quality of the sheets to be used, failed to perform their duty.

He added, “The ceiling sheets were very thin and were made of material which can easily catch fire.”

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Jignesh Shah remanded to 7 days police custody

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day after the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police arrested Jignesh Shah, chairman and group chief executive of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. (FTIL) and former MCX chief executive Shreekant Javalgekar in connection with the Rs.5,574.34 crore fraud at National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL), the Special Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act (MPID) court in South Mumbai remanded Shah and Javalgekar to seven days of police custody on Thursday.

Hundreds of investors turned up at the MPID court to witness the proceedings related to Shah's arrest, which is considered as the most significant in the case since the crisis began in July.

FTIL owns 99.9 per cent of NSEL. Shah and his companies have been declared unfit to run a commodity exchange and ordered to reduce their stake in Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., or MCX, (he has

already lost control of the exchange that is now run by a board). He also runs the risk of losing control of MCX-SX with the stock market regulator declaring him and his company unfit to run an exchange.

Both the accused moved bail pleas on Thursday before the MPID court judge S.D. Surana, who heard the bail applications, posted the next hearing to May 15. “The arrest was illegal and not justified and the client is a nonexecutive and not an active participant in day-to-day functions of NSEL”, counsel Mahesh Jethmalani who appeared for Jignesh Shah and advocate Abad Ponda who appeared for Javalgekar told the court. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI trance and exit gates, consequently reported to the exam a minute after the scheduled time. The student approached the examination officer just as the papers were being handed out and requested the officer to let her sit for the exam. Oddly enough, although the officer stated that that she was not late, the girl was not allowed to write the exam.

According to the MH-CET officials, the circular handed out to all the applicants of MH-CET informed the students that they should report at the examination centre, 45 minutes before the exam is due to start. It also warned that no student will be allowed once the exam commences.

Tracking the MH-CET

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Monkey business in Goregaon A gang of seven monkeys visited a home in Jai Prakash Nagar, Goregaon (East). The unperturbed host sent in this picture and her story. “They entered my hall through the balcony and started jumping here and there,” she said. She offered them biscuits which they relished, and departed from her home only an hour later when some boisterous neighbourhood children chased them away.

Model Polling Station remains a dream for Mumbaikars

ECI wanted to have Model Polling Stations for the LS elections but the delay in the state receiving the circular resulted in Mumbaikars being deprived of them

By Prashant Hamine

cept first implemented in the assembly elections in New hanks to the delayed Delhi in December 2013, communique from the gave a red-carpet welcome to Election Commission of voters at the polling booths India (ECI) to its state office which were spruced up with here on setting up Model decent furniture and uniPolling Stations in each of the formed polling officials greetdistricts of Mumbai, in other ing the voters. districts of the state and at The six Lok Sabha consub-divisional level, the same stituencies of Mumbai went to could not be brought into re- polls in the third phase on ality during the just con- April 24. The polling for all the cluded voting for the Lok 48 Lok Sabha constituencies Sabha in the state. The con- in the state was held in three

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GAURINANDAN CO-OP. HSG. SOC. LTD. Almeda Road, Chandanwadi, Thane (W), Tal-Dist-Thane

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 28/05/2014 at 11.00 a.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Chandanwadi, Thane (W), Tal-Dist-Thane.

C.T.S. No. Sheet No. Plot No. Area 2376.87 115/A/3 12 115/A/3 (Sq Mtr) Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 22/04/2014

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

phases on April 10, April 17 and April 24. However, the ECI circular dated April 11 as part of its Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme reached the state ECI office on April 14. Sources in the ECI's state office disclosed that they could not do much about it as there was very little time left to actually implement the ECI order. Officials pointed out that polling stations have predetermined locations and hence any change has to be done months before the elections are to be held so that voters are informed in advance. Moreover, the Model Polling Stations have to have a proper infrastructure and have to be located in buildings at the ground level.

In the recent assembly elections held in December 2013, the ECI had notified 30 such Model Polling Stations across Delhi. Taking note of

Kanjur Marg (East) Dist Mumbai

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/05/2014 at 12.00p.m.

Simon Ancel Mendonza his legal heirs (Clera Simon Mendonza, Alex Simon Mendonza, Felix Simon Mendonza, John Simon Mendonza), Javtoma Bavtis Mendonza and those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Kanjur Village, Opp. Shivsena Branch, Kanjurmarg (East), Mumbai-400042.

Survey No. C.T.S. No. Plot No. Area Sq. Mtr. — 900, 901, 903 — 1885.10 Place: Kokan Bhavan, (Vilas Gawade) Room No. 201, Competent Authority & C.B.D. Belapur District Dy. Registrar, Navi Mumbai Co-op. Societies (2) Date: 08/05/2014.

East Suburban Navi Mumbai

Location of Model Polling Stations in New Delhi – December 2013 Assembly elections: Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Laxmi Nagar constituency N P Co-ed Senior Secondary School, Havloc Sq., New Delhi chairs, fiber glass voting compartment among other things. In the recent assembly elections in Delhi, the ECI incurred an expenditure of Rs.6,000 per Model Polling Station, while the expenditure of Rs.60,000 was expected for miscellaneous items like furniture, tents, forms, queue managers.

Outside the polling stations, a voter assistance booth would have been erected where Booth Level Officers (BLOs) accompanied by professionally trained youth

preferably from Hotel Management Institutes (one girl in uniform) would assist BLOs in voter slip distribution and assist voters in any kind of other assistance or information they might require. Instead of the usual coir ropes for queue management, nylon separators in steel casing were to be used. Priority has to be given to physically challenged voters, infirm and senior citizens, pregnant and lactating mothers.

In order to enhance the voter experience, all the polling staff at the Model Polling Stations are supposed to wear fluorescent jackets indicating their designation and with a 'May I Help You' label. All these guidelines were supposed to have been implemented by Chief Electoral Officers of the states and union territories at no extra cost using their budget resources.

Deshmukh urges open ballot for EMLA council polls

By A Staff Reporter

MENDONZA APARTMENTS CO-OP HSG SOC LTD.

the Delhi experience, the ECI issued a circular to all the states and union territories across the country to implement the concept. During the Delhi assembly elections, voters at these Model Polling Stations were treated to a redcarpet welcome as poll duty officials escorted them in electrically powered autorickshaws to the entrance of the polling station.

According to the ECI order, the Model Polling Stations are supposed to have the following infrastructure – red carpet welcome, electrically powered autorickshaws to ferry voters, uniform colour (white) for both interiors and exteriors, display boards of the name and location of the polling booth, direction sinages, well-lit interiors, drinking water, sheds, toilets, ramps for physically challenged and senior citizens, furniture like executive

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egislative Council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh yesterday argued that the legislature needs to pursue the resolution it adopted way back in 2006 recommending the Centre to make elections to the Elected by MLAs (EMLA) constituency in the legislative council by open ballot. Delivering his thanksgiving speech after being elected unopposed for the third time as the chairman of the Upper House, he said that just like the elections to the Rajya Sabha are now held by open ballot where voting leg-

islators have to disclose their vote, the same should be applicable for the EMLA constituency elections.

Sources in the state legislature disclosed that both the houses had in July 2006 unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to amend the electoral laws to make the elections to the EMLA constituency in the Upper House by open ballot. In the 78 member legislative council, vacancies to 30 seats are categorised as EMLA constituency. The voters to this constituency comprise the 288 members of the legislative assembly. Since the elec-

tions to these vacancies are held by secret ballot, allegations of horse-trading have always been made.

Alluding to the aspect of horse-trading, Deshmukh advocated for the need to hold these elections by open ballot. He said that the matter has been pending before the Union Home ministry and added that the legislature needs to pursue the matter.

Sources in the legislature secretariat added that since the last eight years the legislature has been in regular correspondence with the Centre.

During his speech, Deshmukh stated that only six

states in the country have legislative councils. He added that the other 22 state legislatures also need to have the Upper House.

The council chairman argued that the Upper House was needed to temper some decisions taken sometimes in haste by the legislative assembly. Earlier, in the morning, the Upper House met for a one day special session to elect the legislative council chairman and announce the election of the leader of opposition. Later BJP MLC Vinod Tawde was declared elected unopposed as the leader of opposition for the 2nd term.

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pointment from the CM and have all hopes that he will However the civic body give us an extension until should study the proposal on after the monsoon to find an legal grounds first, he said. amicable solution with the Mehta added, “We do not civic administration.”

The mayor of the Shiv want our homes to be demolished. We will do whatever it Sena-BJP ruled BMC on Montakes. We have taken an ap- day said, “The civic authority

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has limited powers in hands, and it is the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan who will have to take a decision in this sensitive case.

We can request the state government to bring in an ordinance at the earliest.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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he battle between the Campa Cola residents and the civic administration has been going on since a long time. The compound was built in the 1980s. According to the administration, the builders had taken permission for constructing only five

floors. However, 35 floors were added illegally. The BMC had served demolition notices in the year 2005, which the residents challenged in court. The matter reached the Supreme Court, which ordered that the illegal flats be vacated by November 11, 2013.

On November 12, when the BMC and police staff reached the compound, the residents blocked their entry. Later, on November 19, the Supreme Court ordered them to vacate the 96 illegal flats of the seven buildings by May 31, 2014.

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brother, Ankur, got to know of this, he met the lady and for around an year under the threatened her at knife point pretext of marriage. The asking her her to stay away singer's younger brother too from Ankit. has been booked for threatIn her statement to the poening the victim. lice, the lady has mentioned Ankit shot to fame with his that she was introduced to song 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu' Ankit in October 2012 from the movie 'Aashiqui 2'. through a common friend He was arrested by the during Durga Puja and the Versova police on Thursday two soon got into a relationmorning after a 28-year-old ship. woman filed a complaint According to the stateagainst him. ment, Ankit raped her for the The lady complained that first time in July 2013 at the Tiwari sexually assaulted her victim's sister's residence between October 2012 and after a party while the vicitm December 2013 with the was under the influence of alpromise of marriage but cohol. failed to keep the promise.

As the lady began to presWhen Tiwari's younger surise Ankit for marriage, he

one day applied 'sindoor' on the lady's forehead depicting a straight-from-the-movies kind of a scene. However, he did not register the marriage.

Lawyer Neeraj Gupta, representing both the Tiwari brothers, trashed the charges saying, “They were completely fabricated and were filed to extort money from Ankit. The woman had demanded Rs.3 crore from my client which he had refused to give.”

Police Inspector from Versova police station Machidra Vadkhe said, “We had registered an FIR in March and after verifying all the evidences, and we finally arrested him on Thursday”.

Khalsa principal arrested Continued from pg 1 « in the case was seeking admission for his daughter in Class 12 of the Science stream. He had visited the college a number of times and finally, on Tuesday, met with Nikita Vaidya.

Sources said that Nikita asked the complainant to pay Rs.30,000 if he wanted his daughter to be admitted to the college. She also informed him that a major chunk of the money would go to her boss, Principal Ajitsingh Theti. Nikita told the complainant that she would not issue a receipt nor give anything in writing about the money being demanded.

Speaking to the ADC, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACB) Vishwas Nangre Patil said, “The complainant in the case is a government servant.

Where he is working cannot be disclosed. We are currently searching the principal's residence and are waiting to see what they have found.”

“We have already search the PA, Nikita's house. But are waiting for her father, who works in Sudan to find the source of the Rs.4 lakh that has been found in her house,” Patil said.

The complainant had approached the ACB on Wednesday and lodged a complaint. Nikita has confessed to ACB that she had accepted the bribe for herself and Principal Ajitsingh Theti, ACB sources added.

The ACB also has recordings of telephonic conversations between the victim and the principal which are crucial evidence in the case.

Theti, in the recorded conversation, told the family that

the Rs.25,000 was for his personal use so no receipt would be given and it would not be considered as donation to the college.

Established in late 1930s, the government-aided Khalsa College is among the earliest institutions of higher learning that emerged on the educational landscape of Mumbai.

CORRUPT COP TOO CAUGHT The Anti Corruption Bureau yesterday arrested a police constable attached to the Sahar police station for accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a building contractor. The constable has been identified as Sajjad Ibrahim Momin.

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Ponder awhile…

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy.

I awoke and saw that life was service.

I acted and behold, service was joy.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

Right to Service T

HE response to the first meeting of Lok Adhikar, initiated by a former civil servant and supported ably by activists and professionals, should be an eye-opener to our neta-politicians that, try as they will, things are never going to go back to the good old days when they decreed and we followed, when they promised, got the votes, then sat back till the next election rolled around, when they said that things could not be done because that is the way the laws were framed by them.

At the Indian Merchants' Chamber on Wednesday, there was standing room only for the crowd, eager to take back control and improve the quality of the city in which they live.

If our administrators call themselves civil servants, a description that sits uneasily on shoulders filled with the knowledge that they are actually twice born and the second time, it is to rule, the time is now ripe to make them actually serve us. Hence the attraction of the Right to Service Law, or, as it is officially known, the Government Servants' Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge Official Duties Act, 2005. It's been around for almost nine years, yet how many of us have given any thought to it?

Like the Right to Information Act, this one also has the potential to change lives. It also has the potential to take lives, as RTI has done in the face of often bitter opposition from those to whom parting with information meant the jig was largely up.

Make no mistake – this is just the beginning of a long and difficult road, but for the first time since Independence, which makes it the first time ever, there are sufficient numbers of the intelligentsia who understand the intricacies of getting a recalcitrant administration to do its job to the satisfaction of the populace that they are meant to serve.

The first thing that the movement emphasises, therefore, is transparency, through simplification of a law submerged in officialese. A throwback from the days of the British, it would seem that this is the most cherished aspect of Act-making in this country, which still has warehouses of dusty files bound in frayed red tape.

Being able to understand what our civil servants are duty bound to do for us, under pain of penalty, is a battle waiting to be won. The war, to convert the millions of government servants in every state from corrupt practice or plain apathetic sloth into machines offering a decent level of service, is going to be a long one.

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RIME MINISTER Dr. Manmohan Singh had a long, ten-year tenure as head of government but, as The Free Press Journal (April 7) noted, “few tears would be shed” for him, “as he demits office and settles down to a retired life, scorned and ridiculed for his acts of omission and commission during an inglorious decade in which the second half was especially characterised by corruption, poor governance and loose accountability”.

The paper damned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for being “equally guilty of all the ills in India because they wanted to exercised authority without accountability.

“There is” said the paper, “no denying the truth in the BJP argument that the Congress leadership was guilty of a deliberate, conscious devaluation of the office of the Prime Minister.”

As the paper saw it, “the case of Dr. Singh demonstrated that it is not good enough for the prime minister to be personally honest” (because) “he or she must exercise strong governance skills to ensure that those around him or her do not subvert the system to feather their own nests as it apparently happened”.

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spoke about inflation. Claiming that inflation, the monster, is rearing its head again after lying low over the last three months, the paper said food grain prices will join the inflation party, cutting down into peoples’ pockets”. It warned that “the current dispensation will be handing over a troubled legacy to the new government in the form of inflation caused largely by structural problems, especially in agriculture”.

What all this means, the paper added, is that the new government will not have much time to settle down in managing the economy and will need to hit the ground running.”

But some of the hardest hits the UPA government has undergone in recent times are reflected in an article in Bharatiya Pragna (April 2014) which said that “the 15th Lok Sabha which ends its sitting, should easily go down as the worst Lok Sabha the people have ever seen since the two Houses of Parliament

English dailies start accepting Modi

Economic half truths exposed It added: “The prime minister must keep an overall watch on what goes on in all ministries and he must wield the authority to deter wrong-doing.” To make matters worse, the paper said that “several important councils and committees formed and headed by the Prime Minister have either not met even once or only rarely.”

It continued: “When it came to financial scams, Dr. Singh was at his worst in managing the manipulations of his colleagues.”

Deccan Herald (April 16) was just as critical.

Referring to the two books recently released, the paper said that “the basic thrust of the revelations is that the prime minister was being remote-controlled by the party on policy matters and details of administration and that he had no control even on some of his ministers and their decisions”.

“In effect,” said the paper, “he was reduced to tie status of a figurehead who only reigned but did not rule” and that “effectively undermined the cabinet system of governance where the prime minister is supreme”. As the paper saw it, “much of the lack of governance and the huge cases of corruption which are now haunting the government could be attributed to this situation.”

The Hindu (April 18) took another line. It

work he had done. To quote a few lines: “Chidambaram gloats over the forex reserves touching US $300 billion and projected to rise to $325 billion before the UPA term ends. But he would not utter a word about “almost the four-fold rise in foreign debt from $112.6 billion to $426 billion by December 2013... nor utter a word about the rise in the short term debt by 26 times from $5 billion to $106 billion, from 4 per cent to a quarter of the debt.”

Such exposes are rare. The article is worth a deep study because it totally exposes the half truths about the economy propounded by Chidambaram. Just to add one more short paragraph: “Or about the rise in external commercial borrowings by six times from $22 billion in 2004 to $121 billion by 2013, or trade credit by 22 times from $4 billion to $87 billion. Or about the foreign debt to GDP ratio from 18 per cent in 2004 to 21 per cent in December 2013”.

MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath were constituted in 1952.”

The article by A. Surya Prakash said that “the primary responsibility for the collapse of civility and debate in the House must be borne by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the ruling United Progressive Alliance led by the Congress. It said that “throughout this five-year period, there has not been a single day when Dr. Singh stood up, took charge, gave assurances to the Lok Sabha and led by the front,” charging that Dr. Singh “always behaved like a back-bencher, shriveled in his seat and assumed the posture of a mauni baba.”

It added: “Never before has prime minister abdicated his responsibility to Parliament in this fashion.”

But the most effective damnation comes from an article in the same magazine

by S. Gurumurthy who quoted facts and figures to expose what Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had to say about the great

Rhythm has the greatest significance in our lives

In contrast to what the UPA and Dr. Manmohan Singh have been accused of, there is a word of praise to Narendra Modi, in of all papers, The Times of India (April 28). Commenting on an interview given by Modi to a news agency, the paper said that “in contrast to his public rallies we see a mellowed Modi who’s against vindictive politics and who promises to retain India’s no-first-use policy for nuclear weapons!

“Refusal to change India’s no-first-use nuclear policy which the BJP manifesto had hinted at, points to a re-assuring maturity.

Modi’s position on the nuclear issue suggests that he could opt for a pragmatic foreign policy is elected PM. And, on reviving the economy and jobs, Modi’s credibility is much higher than his principal rivals...Hinduism, too, has evolved into a new and self-confident avatar. By stressing development, Modi has registered some of these changes and this had worked for BJP.” And its advice to Modi was this: “To turn momentum in BJP’s favour into a tidal wave that will sustain the future, Modi needs to do more to appear as an inclusive national leader for this vast and diverse country.”

The English media, it appears is slowly beginning to accept Modi as the right leader for the coming times. No wonder that The Hindustan Times (April 15) noted that “for the first time an opinion poll has predicted absolute majority for the BJP-led NDA” with the saffron party getting 275 seats or 134 more than the Congress.

tion, which keeps mind and body connected and which links the mind and soul, consists in keeping rhythm every moment when HYTHM is every guise, be it called game, of thoughts and the whole working of the awake or asleep; inhaling and exhaling may play, amusement, poetry, music or dance, mind show rhythm, and all confusion and de- be likened to the moving and swinging of the is the very nature of man’s whole constitu- spair seem to be accounted for by the lack of pendulum of a clock. As all strength and ention. When the entire mechanism of his body rhythm in mind. ergy is maintained by breath, and as breath is is working in a rhythm, the beat of the pulse, In ancient times healers in the East, and es- the sign of life, and its nature is to flow alterof the heart, of the head, the circulation of the pecially those in India, when healing a patient nately in the right and left side, all this proves blood, hunger and thirst, all show rhythm, of any complaint of a psychological charac- rhythm be of the greatest significance in life. and it is the breaking of rhythm that is called ter, known either as an obsession or an effect As rhythm is innate in man and maintains disease. When the child is crying and the of magic, excited the emotional nature of the his health, so upon rhythm depend all a man’s mother does not know what ails it, she holds patient by the emphatic rhythm of their drum affairs in life; his success, his failure, his right it in her arms and pats it on the back. This sets and song, at the same time making the pa- acts and his wrong acts, all are accounted for the circulation of the blood, the pulsation’s tient swing his head up and down in time to in some way or other by a change of rhythm. and the whole mechanism of the body in the music. This aroused his emotions and The instinct of flying in the bird is a rhythmic rhythm; in other words sets the body in order, movement of the wings; and it is the same and soothes the child. The nursery rhyme tendency of rhythmic contraction which ‘Pat-a-cake’, which is known all the world over makes the fish swim and the snake glide. in some form or other, cures a child of fretful- prompted him to tell the secret of his comA keen observation shows that the whole ness by setting its whole being in rhythm. plaint which hitherto had been hidden under universe is a single mechanism working by Therefore physicians depend more upon the cover of fear, convention, and forms of so- the law of rhythm; the rise and fall of the the examination of the pulse than on any- ciety. The patient confessed everything to the waves, the ebb and flow of the tide, the waxthing else in discovering the true nature of healer under the spell produced by the ing and waning of the moon, the sunrise and disease, together with the examination of the rhythm and the healer was enabled to dis- the sunset, the change of the seasons, the beat of the heart and the movement of the cover the source of the malady. moving of the earth and of the planets, the lungs in the chest and back.

The words ‘thoughtful’ and ‘thoughtless’ whole cosmic system and the constitution of Rhythm plays a most important part not signify a rhythmic or unrhythmic state of the the entire universe are working under the law only in the body, but in the mind also; the mind; and balance, which is the only uphold- of rhythm. change from joy to sorrow, the rising and fall ing power in life, is kept by rhythm. Respira— Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Violation of EC guidelines THIS election season, the Election Commission has sadly been proved to be quite ineffective with many of the poll candidates violating poll guidelines by using objectionable comments, doles, roadshows and the media, sometimes even during polling days, to further their agenda. Most of the parties are responsible for this.

One remembers the days of T.N. Seshan as EC, wherein no politician would dare violate the guidelines laid down by the EC for fear of being disqualified.

— Joseph Mendes, Mumbai

AS per a news item aired on the electronic channels, the EC has asked its Gujarat Unit to file an FIR against NaMo for his alleged in-

Salman Khan harassed THE law and order machinery in our country moves at a snail's pace as the hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan has yet not reached its logical conclusion even after more than a decade. If the superstar was guilty, he should have been sentenced and put behind bars a long time ago just like any other normal citizen of the country found guilty.

But being a highly popular film personality could have its own drawbacks and one never knows Salman Khan may have even been framed for his money and stardom.

Poor people living on the streets were the victims in the hit-and-run

ECI's WOES: The 2014 general elections to the Lok Sabha are being termed as one of the largest and most enthusiastic LS elections in many years and thus the ECI's role has been widely discussed. particular that this country always remains 'divisive' on religions grounds. Modi should ventilate each of the huge scams viz. 2G Scam, Coalgate, CWG, Helicopter scam with the mis-governance of Congress and the gross inefficiency of the PM and FM to contain the unprecedented inflation on items of daily use, low GDP growth adversely affecting jobs and development, FTAs rendering the export-products costlier and a series of deficits. Modi also should analytically show that the PM and FM being economists are totally clueless on matters that call for due economic sense. Modi should also bring to the attention the plight of our soldiers and the attitude of our Defence Minister who totally lacks insight and concern towards sensitive maintenance issues of vital Defence Capabilities.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

Making no sense

FRAMED? Bollywood actor Salman Khan was involved in a hit-and-run case in 2002, the trial for which is currently going on in a sessions court. case and I wonder who are the people fighting this case putting the victims in front as witnesses when we all know hiring lawyers is an extremely costly proposition in our country. By all means punish Salman Khan if he is truly guilty but there should be a time-frame to finish a trial which cannot go on for decades.

Salman's associations with charities is well known. The law too should show its humane side and not harass the superstar.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

Value addition needed MODI, certain to be PM next month, should not indulge in exchanges with 'good for nothings' Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra who are complacent. They incredulously prevaricate from the corruption charges and keep chanting that they are 'secular' and Modi is 'communal' without the perception of either when in fact they are very

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fringement of the Representation of the People Act. If in keeping with the letter and spirit of the law, the case is allowed to take its own course and the matter moves as per the rules prescribed in the books, then one can imagine a situation like this.

Such an eventuality would be a God sent opportunity for the BJP's PM aspirant; in the sense that it will provide him with a chance to appear before the public as a candidate who is being incessantly targeted by his political rivals. This way, he will succeed in painting himself as a martyr, thereby generating a surge of sympathy wave in the remaining rounds of the LS polls 2014.

collections accumulated from the shows and make sure that the audience gets the best of the shows. A landmark place like this at the heart of the satellite city must have the best facilities.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

Grow up!

THIS has reference to your article 'Waiting for Modi' (May 7). It is disturbing and faintly disgusting that some presumably well-off and highly educated residents of the Campa Cola buildings are indulging in superstitious non-sense like performing aarti to a photo of Narendra Modi. This is the type of ignorant behaviour one expects from illiterate villagers. The residents are entitled to admire Modi as enthusiastically as they wish, but to literally treat him like God is ridiculous in the extreme, not to mention insulting to genuine deities. Moreover, pinning their hopes on Modi is unrealistic and will prove to be fu— Arun Malankar, Santacruz tile. He is totally preoccupied with becoming Prime Minister; and if he succeeds, he is hardly likely to spare allege that he was being targeted a thought to some obscure housing because he is from a lower caste. If society in Mumbai. Grow up guys.

— Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba that is the case, will the country accept such type of prime minister who talks rubbish and tries to dictate his own terms and conditions.

It is high time that the voters in the THE hot summer we are experienclast phase must understand the ing is adversely affecting the popudirty tricks of Modi and BJP and lace. Lassitude and a disinclination wipe them out in the last phase of to work are common symptoms of the Lok Sabha election failing which heat exhaustion. Homoeopathy has it will be a disaster for the country. useful seasonal remedies. Although — Bhagwan Thadani, Pune homoeopathic remedies are usually given on a constitutional basis, Natrum Carbonicum and Glonoine are two remedies commonly indicated THIS refers to your front-page re- for heat exhaustion. They also preport, 'Manmohn Singh believed HE vent heat stroke, which is a serious WAS ACCIDENTAL' (ADC, May 8). condition. However, it is Sanjay Baru, a non-descript former always wiser to take any LETTER OF 'media advisor' to the PM until he form of treatment under THE DAY came out with this opportunistic the guidance of a physibook now, wants us to believe his cian. In addition, ORS (oral re-hystory that the 13 chapters in his dration solutions), readily available book were "all very complimentary" with chemists, are important in reto his former boss and that the tim- placing essential salts that are lost ing of the damaging book was the through excessive perspiration or decision of the publishers. Clearly urination. For those who drink, he wanted to make hay while the chilled beer should take preference sun shone and predictably, "the over stronger drinks like whisky or PMO had proved to be his best mar- rum to beat the heat.

— Dr. Neville S. Bengali, Mumbai keter" by reacting so sharply to his revelations. It is indeed "a job application" as Vinod Mehta pointed out and joined by the veteran journalist, Bachi Karkaria, who asked him pointedly whether he would be applying for a job with the new government. His reply: "I have not gone back to the same job" does not hold any water because, he has rendered yeoman service to the Opposition with this juicy book now and so can be expected to be rewarded suitably if it does come back to power - it does not need to be the same job!

Heat exhaustion

A job application

WHEN Congress leader Ahmad Patel says with confidence that Congress will form the next government, and BJP’s destiny is only to sit as the opposition in the Parliament, creates doubts about the probable tampering with the EVMs as well as the removal of names from the voters’ lists across the nation. Secondly, though Priyanka shields her brother Rahul and husband Robert Vadra against every criticism, the facts are always missing. Thirdly, Rahul talks about 27,000 crore vacancies in Gujarat, he is unaware of the fact that the population of India is nearly 125 crores and that of the entire world is 600 crores. He is the man with no GK and zero experience of running — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane even a single state. Fourthly, Mamata didi unnecessarily addressing Modi as a butcher, could not provide Tata’s Nano car project with a plot of land and thus lost golden job THE satellite city's landmark place, opportunities for thousands of Ben- Vishnudas Bhave auditorium, needs a face-lift as the interiors regali youth.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali quire immediate maintenance work. These auditoriums get enough funds to keep them in good stead. Audiences flock to these auTHE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ditoriums in large numbers and has begun new tricks by playing the never care to give importance to caste card as it thinks that such di- maintaining the property. Eatables vision will leave Hindus disunited are taken inside the auditorium and in the last phase of the election, thus spoiling the ambience. As a BJP leaders have changed on-field member of the Shanmugananda tactics when its prime ministerial Hall in Sion East, I feel that the Vishcandidate Narendra Modi changed nudas Bhave auditorium managethe meaning of Priyanka Gandhi's ment should also spend something statement about 'neech rajniti' to on yearly maintenance from the

A milder shock DR. Manmohan Singh shouldn't be saddened by his step-brother's decision to join hands with the BJP. The Congress should not give undue importance to this as it is just half the shock of what the BJP suffered when Atalji's niece had defected to the Congress some months ago.

Daljeet Singh (PM's step-brother) was not a Congress party member, hence there was no defection. Compare this to Atalji's niece's decision, who surely is much more important and a known figure than Daljeet Singh, and was also an active BJP member. When the BJP played down the shock, why is the Congress in a mourning mood?

— Abdul Monim, Vashi

Blame game IN the process of describing Gujarat as a heavily debt-ridden state, Sonia Gandhi seems to have forgotten the 'grand performance' of the Congress-NCP combine during the last 15 years of its uninterrupted rule in Maharashtra. The 'secular' alliance's rein in Mumbai has, till date, incurred a debt liability which has touched a mind boggling figure of Rs.3 lakh crore.

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivali

BCCI's board game TIME and again, the Board of Cricketing controversies in India play dirty games of politics and during election time, it has now created ruckus and even suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). It is indeed dirty level of politics. Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and others were all eye-witnessed for all the wrong-doings of Lalit Modi. Everyone made plenty of money in the name of IPL but Modi was the fulcrum round which the entire IPL came into existence. The suspension of RCA came along expected lines within hours of the Supreme Court appointed observers announcing the results of the RCA election in favour of Modi in Jaipur.

How long will the Union Government allow the BCCI to function as an independent body?

— Jayanthy S. Maniam, Sion

Response from BEST

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BEST: The BEST forbids its employess from sitting in the buses when on duty.

THIS refers to the letter of Yogesh Bhavsar published in your newspaper on March 18 under the heading 'Ill-mannered bus conductor'. We would like to inform you that as per rules and regulations, bus conductors and bus drivers are not allowed to sit on the seat in the bus when they are

in uniform/on duty.

However, BEST staff members who are in dressed in civil, can sit in the bus, provided there are vacant seats. However, the said bus conductor has been suitably instructed regarding the same.

— Hemant Gophane, PRO, BEST

12 NEWS IN BRIEF One dead, 2 injured in explosion near Margao

One person was killed and two others injured in a blast near Margao town in Goa, on Thursday, a top police official said. Dy Inspector General of Police O.P. Mishra confirmed that one person had died and two others were seriously injured in the blast. "Police have rushed to the spot and the cause of the blast is not known. The details will emerge only in the evening," he added.

Weather havoc?... Blame it on global warming

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CBI gets first woman as Additional Director

IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram on Thursday took over as Additional Director of CBI, becoming the first woman to be elevated to this level in the probe agency. It was home coming for Ramasundaram, a 1980 batch officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, who had earlier served in the agency as Deputy Inspector General and later as its first woman Joint Director, handling cases pertaining to economic offences between 1999 and 2006, which includes Telgi stamp scam.

The name of Ramasundram, 56, was recommended by CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to the Dept of Personnel which oversees the functioning of the agency. Ramasundaram's name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by PM Manmohan Singh.

Telangana to have 163 IAS, 112 IPS posts A central-government appointed committee has recommended 163 posts of IAS, 112 of IPS and 65 of Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers for newly-formed Telangana state. The composition of three all India services was recommended by a sixmember committee headed by former CVC Pratyush Sinha in its preliminary report to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Of these posts, 114 posts of IAS officers, 78 of IPS and 46 of IFoS are kept in direct recruitment category, the report said.

AI saved over `1,400cr on fuel

Air India is estimated to have saved over Rs 1,400 crore on fuel costs over six years by phasing out fuel-guzzling aircraft and undertaking innovative measures like flying planes at a particular cruise altitude and speed.

"The fuel savings which AI has been able to achieve from September 2008 to March 2014 is nearly Rs 1,400 crore,” official said.

In Bikaner, a man covers his face during a dust storm on Thursday.

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EW DELHI: Global warming could be responsible for unprecendent heavy rains that is being witnessed this summer in Kerala and wreaked havoc there, a top scientist told PTI on Thursday.

Expressing fears that heavy rains during this season could weaken the southwest Monsoon, Kerala State Disaster Management Authority member Shekhar Lukose Kuriakose said that last month's prediction of below

In Gurgaon, girls cover their faces to protect themselves from scorching heat on Thursday.

normal monsoon this year by India Meteorological Department could turn out to be true.

Kerala, the gateway of the monsoon into the mainland of the country, has experienced heavy rains over the last few days, three weeks ahead of the arrival of South Asia's southwesterly monsoon.

According to Kerala Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash, 18 persons have died and losses amounting to Rs 250

crore were reported across the state in heavy summer showers since April.

The crop destruction alone was around Rs 20 crore during the period. A delegation consisting of Prakash, State Revenue Secretary Satyajit Rajan and Shekhar met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde seeking an urgent Rs 110 crore interim relief.

"A deep depression over sea is the reasons for summer rains. I cannot say whether global warming is responsi-

In Kochi, vehicles move through a waterlogged roads after heavy rains on Thursday.

ble for deep depression...

However, I can say that we can link the intensified summer rains to global warming," Shekhar said. Shekhar, who is also an associate professor at Kerala Disaster Management Centre, said that generally the pre-monsoon showers are minimal but this year the state was witnessing unprecedented heavy summer rains.

Asked whether the intensified summer rains will affect monsoon this year, he said

intense summer heat is the reason for good monsoon showers but "the current intense summer rains, which is hitting the southern states, are likely to influence temperature pattern causing a below normal monsoon".

India is expected to see below normal monsoon this year with Met department forecasting 95 per cent rainfall because of the El-Nino effect, which is generally associated with the warming of ocean water.

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EW DELHI: Congress has a "very good chance" of forming a government under its leadership with some allies, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday amid growing chorus of an 'enlarged' UPA-III to stop Narendra Modi from coming to power.

Talking to reporters at the AICC headquarters, Chidambaram also insisted that the political scenario this time is vastly different from the one after the 1989 polls when Rajiv Gandhi chose to sit in the opposition despite getting some 190 seats.

He said Congress has a "very good chance" of forming the government "under its leadership" with some allies.

"Whichever party is in a position to form a stable government should come for-

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. ward and it must discharge its responsibility. You cannot run away from responsibility.

This country cannot afford an election every three months.

"If Congress is in a position

to form a government, it will come forward, I believe it will come forward," Chidambaram said in clear indication so far that Congress has not given up its intention to form a government even if its numbers are reduced.

He said the scenario in 2014 polls has changed from 1989 and this time the Lok Sabha poll is not one election but election of various states, reports PTI. "We have to see the final tally of various parties," he said but refused to predict how many seats the Congress will get. "I don't make predictions of election outcomes.

Every party goes into elections with the belief that it will win the election and form the government. I also believe that Congress will win the election and form the government".

SEEKING BLESSINGS: BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi seeks blessings of freedom fighter Nizamuddin at an election campaign rally in Varanasi on Thursday.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

We know you love your mother and she knows it too, but given the occasion, it is a great idea to get your mother some thoughtful presents this Mother’s Day. Dev Goswami & Shirley Mistry put together a host of ideas for the artsy mum, the working mum and even the fashion conscious mother For the artSy mum If your mother loves to potter around the house, give things a makeover and has a strong creative side, these options will make for good gifts.

So Charming!

Bracialeto has a special Mother’s Day collection and this chic, pink charm bracelet is our pick.

Price `12,950

a hot CuP oF tea

Like most mothers, if your mother can’t do without her morning cup of tea, get her this cute tea set from Its Our Studio.

Price `2,500

ClaSSiC Beige

Every mum needs a good handbag and this cream one from Avon will go with everything.

Price `1,699

Pretty Plant holderS

If your mother has a green thumb, these plant holders from Sanctum are perfect.

Price `450 onwards

FloralS

This pretty holder from Sanctum is great to hold a bunch of fresh flowers, pens or even makeup brushes.

Price `450 onwards

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oh So Peachy

the faShion conSciouS mum

This subtle peach dress from Kazo is perfect for the season and is sure to become a wardrobe staple for your mum.

Price `2,990

If you have realised that your mother is more conscious about what she is wearing than you are and is constantly telling you to spruce up your wardrobe, your mother is definitely fashion conscious. She will love these fashionable picks.

blue & white

The timeless style of this blue and white Holii bag makes it a great gifting option.

Price `3,295

claSSy PeaRlS bejewelled

If your mum likes bling, she is sure to love this necklace from Swarovski.

Price On request

Pearls are priceless and this double layered necklace from Mirari has just the right amount of sparkle.

Price `40,000 onwards

coRal cutoutS

We love this chic, understated clutch from Aldo, and we’re sure your mum will too!

Price `1,400 onwards

the tRaditional mum

the woRking mum

If you think your mum’s style is more ethnic, fret not as we have some of the best picks of Indian clothes, jewellery and accessories that are sure to impress her.

If your mother is a working woman and won’t really use the other gifts we’ve mentioned in this round-up, don’t worry as we have some interesting picks for the working woman as well. Take a look!

PeaRly delight

We love the combination of metal and pearl in this statement bracelet

by Mirari.

Price `40,000 onwards

colouR blocked You can never go wrong with a black and white combination and this tunic from Tommy Hilfiger is comfortable as well as stylish.

Price `6,999

SimPle & chic

These pretty silver earings from American Swan are fitted with faux diamonds and swan detailing.

Price `1,000

bag it!

A great bag can make or break a look and this beige, yellow and orange one from www.mybagsdirect.com is a good option for the office.

Price `2,225

a daSh of glamouR

For a perfect blend of diamonds, gemstones and pearls opt for this glamourous choker from Mirari.

Price `40,000 onwards

Peekaboo!

These beige, peep-toed slingback shoes from Woods have a low heel and are perfect for everyday wear.

Price `3,000 onwards

the golden one a touch of glimmeR

We’re sure your mum will love this gold clutch from TGLS. Price `1,500 onwards

For all the running around mothers have to do, these thong sandals from Charles & Keith are perfect!

Price `4,599 onwards

like dRoPS of Snow

These earrings from Caratlane.com are very stylish without being over-the-top.

Price `62,750

Red hot

If your mother likes something a little more bright and fiery, this plain neon red bag from Kazo should be your pick.

Price `3,490

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

Nature calliNg!

Yamini Walia tells you why you shouldn’t miss out on Srushti, Saurabh Kadam’s exhibition

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rt lovers, save the date for a painting exhibition by a young Nashik-based artist and a graduate of Sir J.J. School of Arts, Saurabh Kadam, at Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery. Vishwanath Sable, dean at Sir J.J. School of Arts, will inaugurate the exhibition in the presence of several dignitaries.

Saurabh, who loves nature, has presented his work at several solo and group art exhibitions in galleries across Mumbai and Pune and has received a warm response from art lovers and patrons alike. His style is realistic and his paintings depict beautiful sceneries and marvels of nature.

The exhibition, titled Srushti, highlights the panorama of nature and its extravagance in Saurabh’s own unique style.

The artist tells us, “My recent show, Srushti, incorporates vivid panoramic expressions of the grandeur of nature in

relevant perspectives. These paintings display my desire to adorn my canvas with the wealth of nature and its beautiful treasures.” The exhibition aims to spread awareness amongst the different sections of society about the importance of the conservation of nature as well as the need to protect it from external hazards such as pollution, deforestation and rapid urbanisation.

Some of Saurabh’s latest creative endeavours such as Road on green carpet, Brown Mountain, Tree on green carpet, Behind the tree and In front of the shadow, will be displayed at the exhibition too.

When May 12 to May 17, from 11am to 7pm Where Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Bajaj Bhavan, 226 Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, Nariman Point Contact 8623005028

« Workshop: strengthen your

« event: sankaradeva MoveMent

hip at yoga 101

LOve fOr assam!

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he third edition of the Sankaradeva Movement will take place at the NCPA next weekend. The day-long programme aims to propagate the socially relevant messages of Srimanta Sankaradeva and promote the multiethnic culture of Assam.

The programme will open with a discussion on the relevance of Sankaradeva in modern India, which will have Vaishnava scholar Dr. Sunil Kothari; Governor of Assam, JB Patnaik; filmmaker and a top police officer, Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta; actors, Adil Hussain and Victor Banerjee and brand ambassador of the Sankaradeva Movement, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan participating.

Shyamkanu Mahanta, the person behind this movement, credits the event for highlighting the culture of Assam, despite the current conflicts taking place there. He tells us, “The Sankaradeva Movement is an attempt to showcase the culture of Assam and to promote Sankaradeva, who was responsible for the creation of Assamese society and for bringing together various castes, communities and religions.”

The show will have a number of attractions, including performances by Anup Jalota, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Bollywood singer Zubin Garg, Kalpana Patowary, Naga folk singer Guru Reuban Masangva as well as a dance drama by several leading actors from Assam. Famous music director Pritam is also expected to perform along with a few other Bollywood celebrities.

When May 18, from 6pm onwards Where Jamshed Bhaba Theatre, NCPA Auditorium, Nariman Point Contact www.ncpamumbai.com

unaina Rekhi, a yoga teacher with several years of experience in the art, who has travelled across the globe to learn and teach yoga, is conducting a 90-minute yoga session devoted to toning and strengthening your hips. The workshop will help strengthen your hips, improve fluidity and stabilise your hips and lower spine. The workshop costs `2,000 for both sessions and `1,200 for one session. Rinku Suri, owner of Yoga 101 tells us, “There are several reasons why we should perform hip opening poses. Supple hips can ease back pain, give you a more agile gait and improve circulation in your legs. Open hips also mean that you will get relief from back pain.

When May 10 and 11, 11am to 1am Where Yoga 101, Aram Nagar 2, JP Road, Versova, Andheri (W) Contact 9820125963 >> Hip opening poses can improve your body movement and blood circulation

>> The Sankaradeva Movement will have performances by prominent Assamese artists

« Workshop: Learn hoW to

« Workshop: Living dangerousLy

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OverCOme yOur fears

shop onLine

f you spend a lot of time browsing through e-commerce websites and have forgotten what it feels like to visit a store because you shop online so much, Image ReDefine’s crash course on how to shop online will come in handy. To make sure you get the best deals possible and don’t get fooled by seemingly attractive schemes, Jainee Gandhi from Image ReDefine has some pointers for you. Speaking about the workshop, she tells us, “With a number of products and international brands now available on various websites and several websites offering massive sales and discounted products, it is important to understand which are the best shopping websites. While purchasing clothing, there is a method in which the sizing has to be understood. Websites have various hidden return policies, which should be taken into consideration as well. There are also different aspects that one must be aware of while purchasing a product from Facebook.”

When May 10, from 3pm-6pm Where Raheja Classic Club, Andheri (W) Contact 9870436990

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o you find yourself constantly worried about an upcoming deadline? Or panicking about your fraying relationship with your partner? If so, you should visit Studio Balance this Saturday, where Dr. Shailendra Chowbey, an ayurvedic doctor and panchkarma consultant, is holding a workshop that will teach you how to deal with your fears. The workshop does not promise to help you forget your fears, but Dr. Shailendra will help you learn how to embrace and live with them. Amita Madhvani, business head of Studio Balance says, “In today’s day and age, people lead very stressful lives. Stress has become a part of our daily routine. Studio Balance, a wellness studio, is associating with Dr. Shailendra Chowbey, a panchkarma consultant, in order to shed light on how to harmonise your feelings and life by tapping into your inner self.” You need to register for this workshop, which costs `300 per person, so get in touch with them before it fills up.

When May 10 Where Studio Balance, Krishna Kunj CHS, 29/30. K.M. Munshi Marg, Behind Wilson College, near Anokhi Handicrafts, Chowpatty Contact 32227931

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mango mania at zen café

popley eternal’S anniverSary celebrationS

To celebrate mango season, Zen Café has introduced a refreshing new menu consisting of beverages, mains and desserts. Hema Parikh, cofounder at Zen Café, tells us, “This summer, Zen Café is celebrating a unique amalgamation of flavours and textures to savour the king of fruits like never before. The mango menu is about blending seasonal produce with exciting flavours, to create a refreshing new experience.” From the beverage menu, the Mango Smoothie, Iced Mango Tea and Mango Juice with Mint are musthaves. Follow this up with a delicious mango salsa and chips, caramelised mango fajita and a mango pickled kathi roll. Fulfill your sweet cravings with the baked Almond Ricotta cheesecake topped with fresh mango or freshly cut Alphonso mangoes with vanilla ice-cream.

When Ongoing, from 11am-11pm Where Zen café, Icasa, Raghuvanshi Mills, Lower Parel contact 24984825

Jewellery brand Popley Eternal is celebrating its 17th anniversary and up to this Sunday, you can look forward to great discounts and special gifts.

Suraj Popley, managing director of Popley Eternal says, “At Popley Eternal, we are sharing the joy of completing 17 years with all our customers by offering them exciting discounts on our exclusive gold and diamond jewellery collection throughout the weekend. We are also offering a discount of up to 50% off on making charges of our exclusive collection of 22 carat gold and elegant diamond jewellery.”

When Up to May 11 Where Popley Eternal, Turner Road, Bandra (W) contact www.popleyeternal.com

mango mania at amadeuS Amadeus has launched a special mango dessert menu, where you can enjoy delicious preparations such as Mango Crème, Fresh Mango Cigar with Raw Mango Sorbet, Fresh Mango Dacquoise with Chantilly Cream, Mango au Natural with Tahitian Vanilla Cream, Spiced Mango Souffle with Hot Mango Pour and Dry Mango Baklava with Mediterranean Dry Fruits. Farrokh Khambata, owner and chef at Amadeus, says, “With mango season at its peak, we have created a special range of desserts with unique flavours and ingredients, making it perfect for the summer.”

When Ongoing Where Amadeus, NCPA, Nariman Point contact 22821212

Silver-crafted tea SetS by epiSode Episode has launched silver-plated tea sets consisting of tea pots, sugar bowls and serving trays. The intricately designed tea sets are available in a variety of designs and in different shapes and sizes. These sets are traditional yet modern, because they can be used for pujas as well as for house-warming parties. Deepak Whorra, director, Episode, tells us, “Incorporating contemporary, flowing lines, the sterling silver tea sets from Episode are hand-crafted masterpieces by second and third generation craftsmen, who bring over a century of silver smith art and craft experiences. Episode Silver, guides you to choose the best tea sets with innovative creations that will add character to your home.”

When Ongoing Where Episode, #3,Grand Galleria, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel contact 24905050

FOOD triple thurSdayS at mad over donutS Satiate your dessert cravings with Mad Over Donuts’ Triple Thursdays offer, which is sure to make all donut lovers go weak in their knees. Every Thursday, make sure to walk into any Mad Over Donuts store, where you can buy three donuts and get another three absolutely free. Tarak Bhattacharya, COO of Mad Over Donuts, tells us “It’s an interesting offer for all donut lovers for a day, every week. So, grab your favourite donuts at the nearest Mad Over Donuts outlet!” We think weekends get sweeter when they start early.

When Ongoing Where All MOD outlets contact www.madoverdonuts.com

corporate lunch at auriga

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SHOPPING

Take a break from your hectic schedule and visit Auriga for their appetising corporate lunch. Kritika Nagpal, owner, Auriga Restaurant & Lounge tells us, “The corporate lunch at Auriga has been introduced with office-goers in mind as they have time constraints during lunch hour in a busy city like Mumbai. One can grab a quick set meal, without having to choose from an extensive a la carte menu.” The menu consists of a variety of options such as Zesty Lemon and Cilantro Broth Soup or Chicken Pak Choy Clear Soup, Khao Suey, Cambodian Vegetable Curry, Balinese Chicken Curry combined with Burnt Garlic Rice and Flat Malaysian Style Noodles. To indulge your sweet cravings, you can opt for the banana and strawberry melts served with ice-cream.

When Daily, from 12pm-3pm Where Auriga, Plot no 1B, Famous Studio Lane, Off Dr E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi contact 243472505/ 06

children’S menu at SmaaaSh Smaaash just became the perfect summer destination for your children. The gaming zone has launched a children’s menu that comprises of simple all-time favourites such as tomato soup served with bread sticks, crunchy fish fingers, chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese and vegetarian and non-vegetarian sliders. Head chef Siddharth Parabh from Smaaash Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. tells us, “Smaaash is known to be a place where children can enjoy themselves. To add to the enjoyment, we decided to treat them to some mouth-watering food and so, we came up with a special menu for children. The menu offers some all-time favourites such as BBQ chicken pizza, pasta with meatballs and beverages such as vanilla, oreo shakes and soda floats.”

Where Smaaash, City Studio, Gate 4, Oasis Complex, Next to Kamala Mills Compound, Globe Mill Road, Lower Parel When Ongoing contact 49143143

the perfect treat at california pizza Kitchen If you are a regular at Dessange salon and spa, you can look forward to a treat.

California Pizza Kitchen has teamed up with the salon and spa and is offering exciting deals. Dessange customers who spend `1,500 and above will get a complimentary appetiser worth `305, on purchase of any of the restaurant’s delicious pizzas. A bill above `2,000 at California Pizza Kitchen will give you a complimentary manicure, pedicure, foot massage, express makeup or a back massage at the spa. Those who spend over `1,500 at California Pizza Kitchen will receive a 20% discount, redeemable against all services at the spa’s outlets in Bandra and Kemps Corner.

When Ongoing Where All outlets of California Pizza Kitchen

neW menu at trendz Trendz at The Lalit, has introduced a menu that takes a distinctive approach to cooking and will leave you spellbound! The new menu, curated by Subroto Goswami, executive chef at The Lalit, has an interesting take on popular Mediterranean dishes. There is nothing unique about a Caprese salad, but their version of it will take you by surprise. Combine it with their Vegetable Tian, with oodles of cheese, vegetables and tomatoes.

People with a sweet tooth will love the Estée Lauder inspired dessert — a rich, creamy and fragrant pannacotta. Amit Kumar, executive assistant manager, food & beverage at The Lalit tells us, “Trendz has always had a tradition of serving cuisine that is popular with foodies. This time as well, the new menu has some interesting takes on Mediterranean cuisine with a twist of molecular gastronomy. The menu has been carefully designed and can be paired with various wines.”

When Ongoing Where Trendz, The Lalit Mumbai, Near Sahar Airport, Andheri (East) contact 66992222

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Summer indulgence at Jean-claude biguine

If you have some time to kill this summer, but don’t want to lounge around watching television and films, intern with Limeroad.com. The 8-week internship programme might end in a placement and they are open to having virtual interns as well. Suchi Mukherjee, CEO & co-founder of LimeRoad.com, says, “We are looking for the best talent from across the country; individuals who have an eye for discovering style, are excited by the latest mobile and web technologies and are enthusiastic ideators who have a deep passion for learning. They will be working on community-building, brand marketing and vendor development, which are all key aspects of our business.”

When May 15 to June 30 contact editorial@limeroad.com, with LIMEROADINTERNSHIP as the subject line.

This summer, treat yourself to massages, facials and indulgent foot treatments with an exciting 20% off at Jean-Claude Biguine Bandra. Valerie Culmann, spa director at JeanClaude Biguine Salon & Spa, tells us, “The Biguine Bio Facials use 100% organic Biguine Bio Serum made of natural essential oils. You can also indulge in our signature sea pearl facial for supple skin that glows. The invigorating massages and foot spa help soften skin and leaves you thoroughly revitalised. Also, try the relaxing French massage which consists of slow strokes that will leave your muscles feeling completely relaxed.” Booking an appointment is essential in order to avail of the offer, which is valid only between Monday and Thursday. Visit the salon and spa to rejuvenate yourself!

When Ongoing Where Jean-Claude Biguine Salon and Spa, 68 Chapel Road, Bandra West contact 65222211

FITNESS fitneSSiSm in bandra Nupur Shikhare who has trained celebrities such as Aamir Khan, Sushmita Sen and Kiran Rao is all set to train you with her new workout, Fitnessism. The morning sessions at the Carter Road promenade, are specially designed for those who like to start their day with a boost of energy. Nupur tells us, “Fitnessism is about you and your body. You use your surrounding and your body weight to work out and train yourself.

The workouts are short, but deliver big results combining strength, endurance, agility, flexibility, movements and balance.” Sign up for a free trial class to try the workout.

When Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 7am-8am Where Amphitheater, Carter Road contact 9820401592

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Make it for MuM

Your mother will appreciate a gift that you have made yourself, much more than a store-bought card. Shirley Mistry gives you some easy DIY gifting options that your mother is sure to cherish >> Show your mum how much she means to you with these DIY treats

a Collage This is not a new idea, but it’s one that works every time. Nothing is more precious to your mum than the memories of times you spent together when you were a child. So, rummage through your old pictures and use essentials for a pampering session. them to make an attractive, meaningful collage, accompanied by a sweet comment besides each a sleePing mask picture. You could also scan and piece them together using a photo editing software, if you want to Mothers are generally the first to wake up and the last save paper. to go to bed. Help your mother sleep better by making her an eye mask. There are several templates available online that are easy to print and use. If you have a bReakfast-in-bed sewing machine, the activity will take you around an Start Mother’s Day off on a splendid note by serving hour. But, if you are doing it by hand, be prepared to your mother her favourite breakfast, in bed. She will devote two hours of your day. enjoy feeling pampered after having spent years waking you up and packing you off to school, college or a jouRnal work. Add a handwritten note along with her favourite newspaper or magazine to make it more special.

If your mother enjoys writing or keeps a journal, buy a plain one and personalise it. Decorate the cover with fabric, photographs or your own artwork and on each sCRubs page, write a quote from a book or movie that you This one is really easy and makes for an excellent gift. know she likes. You could also substitute the quotes There are several body scrubs and masks that you can with lines from her favourite poems or songs. To add an make at home using inexpensive ingredients such as emotional touch, stick a picture of the two of you at sea salt, sugar, olive oil and yoghurt. Whip up a few in regular intervals and caption them. This way, as she different flavours the day before and surprise your uses up the book, she will stumble on a picture and mother with a hamper filled with homemade memory, every once in a while.

off-beat clothing

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find out what’s just out

From t-shirts that cool your body to jeans made from plastic, Shirley Mistry & Dev Goswami bring you merchandise that is unique in every sense of the word ClimaCool by adidas

If you find the thought of playing sports or staying active in the sweltering heat daunting, the ClimaCool range from Adidas is a great option for you. The T-shirts have aluminum cooling spheres and are made with flattened sub-zero yarn that is infused with titanium components for instant cooling and twice the breathability of normal fabric. In fact, this technology is being used in the Mumbai Indians’ team jersey this IPL. Price `2,899 onwards

ReCyCled jeans by levi’s

Levi’s recycled jeans advertisement has been making waves online and we really love the concept. The best part is that the company promises that you won’t feel the difference between these and your regular jeans!

Buying a pair of jeans from their recycled collection means that there are eight less plastic bottles out there, harming our environment. In terms of style, the jeans are available in a basic blue shade with various types of wash. Called Waste<Less Jeans, they are a fantastic way to recycle waste.

Price `3,999 onwards

oRganiC Clothing

If you thought wearing clothes made out of hemp, cotton and jute was going to be a drab affair, think again.

Designer Shruti Bhandari has a collection that incorporates cottons and Swiss mal in her designs, making them extremely comfortable and perfect to wear during the summer, without compromising on style. Crop tops, palazzos and A-line tunics feature in this collection.

Price `5,000 onwards

hasnain Patel’s new line for spring/ summer 2014

Renowned men’s designer and celebrity stylist, Hasnain Patel has unveiled his debut spring summer collection for his design label, Red & Brown. The collection incorporates international runway trends such as stripes (blocked and graphic), summer leather, colour blocking and the ’70s peak lapel collars in fabrics such as cotton and polycot. The highlight of the collection is the PVC detailing on the tanks and the summer leather sleeves on the t-shirts. Comfortable and classy, this collection is perfect for the season!

Contact 9833786059 (by appointment) Price `2,500 onwards

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

Food on Facebook

Facebook is a great platform to share things. So, why not share your love for food too! The social networking site has several groups where you can express your passion for food and cooking. Yamini Walia & Radhika R. bring you a round-up group? With 9,169 members, Indian Food Bloggers Network is a Facebook group where food enthusiasts come together and share food related content. People can post recipes, share tips and add posts from their own blogs that are open to feedback — which is one of the best features of this group. Whether it’s desserts, salads or milkshakes, you can get an expert’s opinion on virtually anything related to food. The group also gives you the option to post food and recipe-related queries, which will be answered by the bloggers themselves. In-depth content is the highlight of the group and you can expect recipes and information from different cuisines across India.

MUMBaiFoodLovErS

JUST dESSErTS Status: Open As the name suggests, Just Desserts is a group that is dedicated to desserts. With over 8,900 members, the group has a strong presence on Facebook and for people with a sweet tooth, it is nothing short of heaven.

Just Desserts features recipes for a variety of sweet treats such as cakes, puddings and mousses.

The group also acts as a platform to help people learn how to make desserts from different parts of the country. Courtesy Just Desserts, you can learn how to make jalebis or Mysore pak while sitting at home. The group does not entertain any links to personal blogs/ groups/ pages/ pictures or links to other food blogs. It focuses only on dessert recipes and you can also clear your dessert-related doubts by asking questions on the group. Become a member of this group to share your love for all things sweet!

indian Food BLoGGErS nETWork Status: Open Why visit an individual blog when you can read posts from several bloggers in one

Summer coolers at He Said She Said

He Said She Said, the shot bar and café, has introduced summer coolers to help you handle the scorching heat. You can choose from options such as the Pine Cooler, which includes pineapple juice, fresh cream and crushed ice, Basilica, which includes litchi crush and lime juice and the Red Eye, which includes strawberry crush, lime juice, crushed ice and a cherry on top. Sipping on these chilled drinks on a hot day is sure to lift your spirits!

Where He Said She Said, Remi BizCourt, Off Link Road, Veera Desai Road, Andheri (W) Contact 33487618

Status: Closed (Send a request to join) Name a cuisine and you know that Mumbai will have a restaurant dedicated to it. The demand for global food in Mumbai is growing every day and the group, MumbaiFoodLovers, fulfills this need online as well. Whether it’s Indian cuisines such as Gujarati, Rajasthani, Malvani and Bengali, or international ones such as Spanish, Mexican, Italian, and Japanese — the group caters to a variety of tastes.

Staying in tune with the increasing cosmopolitan food culture of our city, the group aims to give you the opportunity to experience and relish the varied tastes of Mumbai. No food experience is complete without enjoying the local cuisine and so, to give you the best experience of local food, the group arranges food crawls across the city. They also organise customised

navigate, we suggest you become a member of this group to spruce up your home cooking skills and pick up some fine dining recipes at the same time.

pET pUJariS Status: Open Currently about to complete two glorious years, Pet Pujaris was founded by Kumar Jhuremalani and Sushil Cherian. What we love most about this group are their Fatka and Kadka events. You are in for a rude shock with the Fatka event since it includes fine dining events, while the Kadka event involves exploring street food and hole-in-the-wall joints, with a restricted budget for `300 per person. They also organise food walks as part of their tours that give you the opportunity to Kadka meetups and once a month, they savour delights that are unique to Mumbai. hold a breakfast meetup as part of The Breakfast Club. Pet Pujaris has won the title of the Best Food Blog at the Indian SHarE yoUr rECipES Food Bloggers Awards. The best part is that they do not charge a fee for this event — Status: Open With over 11,000 members, Share Your food lovers only have to pay for the food Recipes is quite a popular group on they eat, while getting an opportunity to Facebook. It is literally a mingle with other food enthusiasts. glimpse into the kitchens of its members, with recipes from amateur cooks across India. The group requires you to post the recipe along with an image of the dish. The USP of the group is that the recipes are posted by regular home cooks as well as by celebrated chefs and foodies. This makes the group relatable to everyone. The images are as real as possible, and are not edited like the ones you see so often on Instagram feeds. The concept of the group, is to share recipes as well as the memories attached to them and in the process, learn about each other’s lives.

Simple and easy to

Gourmet it Up offers new experiences at Cheval and Trikya

Gourmet it Up has introduced two new offerings to satisfy your taste buds. The website is offering sixcourse set meals at Trikaya and Cheval. The chefs at Cheval, famous for their classic European cuisine, use only fresh ingredients and seasonal produce to prepare the delicacies. Pan Asian restaurant, Trikaya, on the other hand, is offering a completely new range of starters, soups, mains, rice, noodles and desserts.

The experiences are priced at `1,115 and `1,050, (exclusive of taxes) respectively. Log on to their website and be a part of these mouth-watering experiences.

Where www.gourmetitup.com

Beer fest at Taj Land’s End

Starting from May 10, you can enjoy beer from 13 different countries at Taj Land’s End’s Atrium Lounge and Bar. The Brewery Voyage includes brands such as Chimay, Duvel Blonde, Amstel, Leffe Blonde, Tsing Tsao, Schnieder Weisse and Birra Moretti among others. The beers will be accompanied by delicious finger foods. The experience is priced at `1,350 for a three-beer combo comprising of international labels and `950 for a three-beer combo comprising of domestic labels. Guests can enjoy the beers up to June 15.

Where Taj Land’s End, Byramji Jeejeebhoy Rd, Mount Mary, Bandra West Contact 66681234

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>> The walled city of Intramuros is a must-visit

>> The rich history of Intramuros is depicted through the horse-drawn carriages and old world charm of the city

getting there There are a number of daily flights to Manila from Mumbai via airlines such as Thai Airways (via Bangkok), Cathay Pacific (via Hong Kong), Singapore Airlines (via Singapore) and Malaysia Airlines (via Kuala Lumpur). You need to apply for a visa in advance at the Consulate General of the Philippines in Mumbai, which will take three to four working days to process.

However, for those with valid US, UK, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Schengen or Singapore visas, there is no need for a visa, as you will get free entry at Manila airport. Travel within Manila is easy, with many taxis, jeepneys (modified, stretched Jeeps), buses and LRT and MRT trains plying between its various neighbourhoods.

>> The class (above) was fun and informative and students were taught to whip up delicious dishes such as the Kare-Kare (below)

Die-hard foodie Raul Dias immerses himself in the wonders of Filipino food in Manila and learns its finer nuances at the famed Ducasse Institute at the Enderun Culinary College

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have to admit that despite my reputation as a travelling foodie who has been there and eaten it all, the food of the Philippines was a mystery to me. So, a trip to this fascinating archipelago of a country that lies scattered in the South China Sea like a cluster of emeralds, seemed imperative for me as a self-respecting foodie worth his two cents, to do, eat and see.

get set... cook!

When you get a chance to be a part of a weeklong culinary course at an institute headlined by one of the Gods of modern cookery — Alain Ducasse — you can only thank your lucky stars! And I did just that as I got all ‘chef-ed’ up, replete with a chef’s cap and apron, as I prepared to partake in the wonders of Filipino cooking. One of the first things our chief instructor Chef See Cheong Yan, the institute’s culinary head and our instructor, restaurateur Chef Suzette Montinola had us learn was the Filipino dish, Kare-Kare.

This peanut-based sauce (see recipe), with a much-loved Filipino shrimp paste called bagoong as its base, is almost the national dish of the country. It ranks right next to the vinegar flavoured Chicken Adobo and the garlic rice called Sinangag that comes topped with a fried egg called Itlog. Referencing the country’s former Spanish colony status, churros with a raspberry jam were the next thing we had to master, right from making the cooked dough to deep frying the finger-shaped pastries and then rolling them in a sugar-cinnamon mix.

But, it wasn’t just this hands-on class that we were privy to. From Filipino food orientation classes to learning how to operate sophisticated professional equipment (the fabulous KitchenAid range of appliances), we soaked it all in like receptive sponges. There were also workshops on food photography,

cooking kare-kare ingredients 60ml vegetable oil, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 150ml vegetable stock, 100g ground roasted peanuts, 1 tbsp crunchy peanut butter, 100g ground roasted rice, 100ml bagoong shrimp paste (can be substituted with 100ml dark soy sauce), 50ml lime juice recipe for kare-kare Heat the oil and sauté the sliced onions, adding the chopped garlic in after a few minutes. Add the stock, rice powder and bring it to a boil. Add the powdered peanuts, peanut butter and shrimp paste (or dark soy) and simmer till thickened.

Sprinkle with lime juice and blend with a hand blender untill it is smooth and velvety. Serve the kare-kare sauce with sautéed vegetables such as banana flowers, sliced aubergines and string beans, along with your choice of pasta such as ravioli or with garlic rice. The kare-kare also tastes delicious when it’s spooned over grilled meats.

*Recipe developed by: Ducasse Institute at the Enderun College, Manila and KitchenAid (www.enderuncolleges.com, www.kitchenaidindia.com) wine and dessert pairing and even a class teaching us about the new trends in food, making the experience well-structured and holistic. It even culminated in a Masterchefesque cooking competition!

Designed to test our skills using a predetermined set of ingredients including a pasta that we had to make with our very own KitchenAid pasta makers, the two-hour time limit saw us sweating it out. And although my Coriander-crusted Salmon with Lemon Gnocchi and Turmeric Sauce lost out to team Hong Kong’s prawn and noodle dish, the

experience of creating something from scratch and setting it down before an esteemed panel of judges consisting of top chefs, was priceless.

Blast from the past!

Taking a little time out of all that foodie mayhem seemed imperative as this fascinating city has so much to offer. One of the main places that I was told that I had to visit was the walled city of Intramuros. A city within a city, Intramuros which means “within the walls” in Spanish, is a heritage precinct located to the north of the main city centre of Manila.

With cobblestoned streets, horse-drawn carriages and old world charm preserved in Spanish style haciendas and churches, Intramuros takes you on a journey through time. Making my way on foot, I discovered the open air Rajah Sulayman Theater and the Fort Santiago, with its mighty moat forded over by a stone bridge. Once inside, I followed the final path, laid out in bronze shoe prints of famed writer José Rizal, the national hero of Philippines, who was executed by the Spanish in 1896 amidst rumours of him spearheading a national revolution.

One can learn more about the life and times of this prolific linguist, who spoke more than 20 languages including Sanskrit, at the Rizal Shrine. This well-tended museum was the place where Rizal was incarcerated before being killed by a firing squad and today, it houses his personal relics, including an original copy of his acclaimed poem, Mi Ultimo Adios, or My Last Farewell.

And with that poignant note of parting, I made my way back into town, satiated — and I’m not just talking about all that wonderful food the Philippines seems to have in abundance.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

MACHETE

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he’s been set up. He barely survives the sniper’s bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his brother Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren’t you! HBO, 9 p.m.

BALIKA VADHU

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see that everyone at Badi Haveli is upset due to Kalyani’s arrest. Meanwhile, at Kesar Bagh everybody is having dinner when Amol notices Anandi’s behaviour towards Shiv. A concerned Amol shares with Daddu that Shiv and Anandi are not talking to each other. Amol tells him that this problem has occurred because of him and he decides to patch them up. In the jail, Kalyani hallucinates that her hands are soaked with blood. She wakes up, screaming. Colors, 8 p.m.

LAND OF THE TIGER

The Indian subcontinent, encompassing Pakistan, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is home to a dazzling array of plants and animals. Join wildlife expert Valmik Thapar on Animal Planet’s LAND OF THE TIGER as he shares his love and experiences of this rich and varied landscape. An ima l Pl anet, 8 p.m .

INDIAN OCEAN WITH SIMON REEVE

In his most exotic and extreme adventure yet, Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the beautiful Indian Ocean. The extraordinary adventure takes Simon to 16 countries, as he braves the horrors of frontline conflict in Mogadishu in Somalia and visits the beautiful Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles. On his journey Simon travels by boat, car, train and plane. He encounters pirates, dives with sharks, patrols with Dutch Special Forces, goes underwater spear-fishing, dines in an underwater restaurant, stumbles into a seedy drug-den, visits a 5-star seaside palace housing thousands of refugees, meets a Yorkshireman on his Seychelles island paradise and has close encounters with

OBLIVION

Balika Vadhu, Colors, 8 p.m.

the amazing wildlife of the Indian Ocean. Discover y, 9 p.m.

MEGA MOVES

Imagine the challenge of moving a towering lighthouse perched on the edge of a cliff or an oilrig in the deep ocean. Tune into MEGA MOVES and follow these daring engineers as they grapple with extreme removals. Di scover y Sci en ce, 9 p.m.

CID

In tonight’s episode, Jasmine who is a severe asthma patient is celebrating her wedding anniversary in a party thrown by her cousin sister Anushka. Jasmine is impatiently waiting for her husband Maanav to show up so that they can enter the party together. However, something unexpected happens and Jasmine gets kidnapped from her own bedroom without anyone’s notice.

When Jasmine wakes up in an old deserted farmhouse she is shocked to see blood stained knives and many dead bodies.

Who has kidnapped Jasmine and how many people have been killed by these blood stained knives? Sony T V, 10 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

One of the few remaining drone repairmen assigned to Earth, its surface devastated after decades of war with the alien Scavs, discovers a crashed spacecraft with contents that bring into question everything he believed about the war, and may even put the fate of mankind in his hands. Star Movies, 9 p .m.

BHAI

Tired of facing assaults by the corrupt policemen and lawbreakers in the hilly village areas, Kundan decides to move to Mumbai with his younger brother Kisna. With the help of honest lawyer Satyaprakash and his two daughters Pooja and Meenu, Kundan soon gets a job as an auto driver, and begins to send Kisna to school. Soon they change their lifestyle and become city dwellers. Don David and Malik are arch rivals in the city, struggling to come to power, and corrupt minister Mantri tries to support both for his own gain. Zee Ci nema, 9 p.m.

FLIGHTPLAN

The husband of aviation engineer Kyle Pratt has just died in Berlin. Now she is flying back to New York with his coffin and their six-year-old daughter Julia. Three hours into the flight Kyle awakens to find that Julia is gone! It’s a big double-decker plane, so very concerned mother has a lot of territory to cover in order to find her daughter. But as Kyle fights to discern the truth, she takes matters into her own hands. Zee Studi o, 8 p.m.

EVIL DEAD

Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods, where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find a tome called the “Necronomicon”, Book of the Dead, and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens are possessed. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. Pix, 10.55 p.m.

JEENE NAHI DOONGA

Bitter animosity and hatred has existed between the communities of Jangavar and Dilavar. While Dilavar’s Roshan wants to bring peace between everyone, he sets an example by marrying Chandni. This enrages the Jangavars’ who attack the Dilavars, killing Roshan. Before dying, Roshan asks his twin brother, Raka, to promise that he will bring peace by getting their brother, Badal, married to Shaka’s sister, Reshma. Raka attempts to carry out his promise, by letting both meet and fall in love with each other.

When the time comes for Badal to propose to Reshma, she accepts with one condition - that Badal kill Raka and bring his severed head to Jangavar. The question is will Badal sacrifice his brother’s life to marry Reshma and bring peace between the two

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon..

3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Ek Hasina Thi 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 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 Hasina Thi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

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

GUSTAKH DIL

Nikhil comes to meet Ranjana but Laajo spots him and hides at the last minute and the breaks down. Later Laajo and Sagar ocme face to face and recognise each other and recall the past where Laajo had a fight with him in Sonbarsa. What is the future for both of them? Are there greater plans in store? Life Ok , 7.30 p.m.

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TV GUIDE

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Oblivion, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

communities? Star Gold, 10.45 p.m.

PITAAH

A small town in rural India gets to witness a confrontation between two fathers - one a rich, powerful, influential, and cruel Zamindar Thakur Avadh Narayan Singh - who wants the man who filed a police complaint against his two sons to be killed immediately. And the other is Rudra, a poor laborer employed by Avadh, who wants justice when he finds out that his nine year old daughter, Durga, has been beaten and brutally raped by Avadh’s sons, Bachhu, and Bhola. Amidst this background we have a corrupt doctor, who is willing to change his medical report after he is bribed appropriately; and a Police Inspector, Ramnarayan Bhardwaj, who is willing to drop any charges against Avadh’s sons provided he gets his “dues” from the Thakur. CVO, 9 p.m.

AAG

Orphaned at a very young age, Raju lives a poor lifestyle with his unmarried sister, Laxmi, in India. Both are of marriageable age. One day Raju meets an attractive fellow-collegian, Parul, and after a few encounters with another fellow-collegian, Bobby, both fall in love. But Parul’s uncle, Jagpal, has already arranged her marriage with Police Inspector Suryadev Singh. When Suryadev finds out that Parul is refusing to marry him, he arrests Raju on a charge of murder, holds him in a cell, and beats him mercilessly. Laxmi, quite dramatically, takes a gun from a policeman, and helps Raju escape so as to prevent Parul from being forcibly married to Suryadev. They do manage to arrive in time, only to find out that Parul has consumed poison and killed herself. B4U, 9 p.m.

9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aa Ja 3.40 Tumhari Paakhi 6.30 Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aa Ja 7.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq HaiAjab Risk Hai 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Naadan Prinde Ghar Aa Jai

3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00

6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Asmita Shri Va Sau Pakke Shejari Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Soon Me Hya Gharachi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Tu Tithe Mee Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta Asmita

Arrow II Once Upon A Time New Girl Two and A Half Men Homeland Once Upon A Time Koffee with Karan New Girl The Front Row with Anupama Chopra Homeland Crazy Ones Rising Hope Once Upon A Time

ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV

Encounter Crime Patrol Aadlat Encounter CID Crime Patrol: Dastak

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan and Suhane Ladakpan Ke

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00

8.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Miguel’s Feasts Extreme Collectors Ancient Aliens Kings of Restoration Extreme Trains Criss Angel Believe Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Kings of Restoration Stan Lee’s Superhumans Concrete Circus Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Dangerous persuasions

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 World’s Weirdest 3.00 Brain Games

DDI (Main Channel)

Aaswad News in Marathi Mitra Yala Jeevan Ase Naav Chimni Pankhara Ashi Hi Dharma Kanya Karan The Detective News in Marathi Krishi Darshan Swastha Bharat News in Marathi Tuzya Gla Mazya Gala Saraswatichandra Party Political Telecast Janadesh 14 Dil Jo Kah Na Saka

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 12.30 2.30 4.30 7.00 9.00 A.M. 7.00 10.00

STARMOVIES

The Fast And The Furious Fast and Furious Bruce Almighty Night At The Museum Oblivion

Wreck It Ralph The Front Row with Anupama Chopra 10.30 Oblivion P.M. 12.25 2.31 4.35 7.15 9.00 10.50

HBO

Parker Red Speed Racer Gamber Machete The Chronicles of Narnia: Price Caspian

A.M. 7.50 Speed Racer 10.25 Gamer

ZEE STUDIO

P.M. 1.00 Dungeons and Dragons 3.15 Enemy of the State 5.50 The Other End of the Line 8.00 Flightplan 10.00 Thanks For Sharing

Gustakh Dil, Life Ok, 7.30 p.m.

9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Baazi Mehmaan Nawaaz Ki 10.30 Savdhaan India P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30

7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

COLORS

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

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta..

FIR Pritam Pyare Aur Who Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Taarak Mehta Ka… Pritam Pyare Aur Who Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeannie Aur Juhu Lapataganj-ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya

CID, Sony TV, 9 p.m.

10.00 Shejari Shejari Pakke Shejari 10.30 Julun Yeti Reshimgathi 11.00 Honar Soon Mee 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 P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

10.00 11.00

Marvellous Marven Nature’s Microworlds Spy In The Wild Growing Up AP Safari Big Cat Diary Land of The Tiger Marvellous Marven Spy In The Wild Be The Creature

DISCOVERY

Dual Survival Man Vs Wild Magic of Science Factory Made Survive That!

Wildest India Food Factory How Do they Do It Superhuman Challenge Destroyed In Seconds Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve I Shouldn’t Be Alive Body Bizarre

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Make Me A Millionaire Inventor 3.00 How It’s Made 4.00 Mythbusters 4.50 The Gadget Show 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible 6.30 Dean of Invention 7.00 Nextworld 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Mega Moves

9.30 CHE NNAI E XPRE SS: Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh, Satyaraj, Nikitin Dheer, Kamini Kaushal, Lekh Tandon, Mukesh Tiwari, Priyamani

DDII (Metro Channel)

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Samachar News Sports News News Samachar Samachar Business Wrap Metro Scan Samachar

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TOP VIEW

“We think that rupee at about 60 to a dollar, given the REER (real effective exchange rate), is more or less an accurate reflection of the true value of the currency.”

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Lupin CMP: Rs. 979

Velocity Parameters Indicate Weakness NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (May 9, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty rose marginally on Thursday (May 08, 2014) a net 7.30 points (0.11%) and closed at the 6659 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6669 points level. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 6688 points level at 10.53 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 12.45 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6638 points level at 12.56 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 50 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 26 were losers, while 24 were gainers.

Buying was witnessed in consumer durables, banking, auto, capital goods, IT, power and metal stocks, while selling was witnessed in realty, FMCG, healthcare, oil & gas and PSU stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 7.01%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 673 were gainers, 831 were losers and 62 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the over-sold zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero but is now declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

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

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6543 points level.

The next support is at the 6446 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6874 points level.

The next resistance is at the 6933 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 = 6662 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 6636.

Support (2) = 6612.

Resistance (1) = 6686.

Resistance (2) = 6712.

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

H owever, the 15 days moving average has dropped below the 25 days moving average. Fur ther, the index is below its 5, 15 and 25 days moving averages and now all the three averages are negatively trended. Moreover, the velocity param eters too indic ate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here.

The ADX is falling while the Market Index is flat. No signal here.

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 6684) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 6735) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 6736) Negative.

Is above its 200-day average (at 6147) Positive.

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Target Rs. 1210

LPC’s 4Q PAT at Rs5.5bn (up 36% YoY) beat RCMLe led by EBITDA margin surprise (26.5% vs 24.5% est). Sales grew 20% YoY to Rs30.5bn (in-line), despite slower domestic growth (2% vs 10% est) thanks to stronger US generic sales. EBITDA was 7% above est (Rs8bn, up 32%) on 242bps YoY margin expansion as low competition launches gained traction. Raise Mar15 TP to Rs1210 (by 5%), in line with EPS upgrade on stronger margin outlook. Rich US pipeline & domestic recovery are key to earnings visibility.

US generics continues to outperform, domestic sales languish: Topline growth was led by US generics (up 70%), RoW (up 30%) and API (up 20%).

Weak domestic sale was key disappointment and expect renewed management focus to aid growth recovery in FY15. Japan biz is likely to grow in mid-teens (constant currency) despite price cuts likely in FY15. US brand biz (down 44% YoY) suffered due to slower than expected Suprax sales on weak flu-season. Incremental US generic launches (18-20 p.a.) in niche segments (ophthalmic, OC, FTFs) supported by rich pipeline of 93 ANDAs (31 FTFs) would be the key growth driver ahead.

EBITDA margin expansion to sustain as niche launches pan out: 4Q margin at 26.5% (up 186bps QoQ) was led by gross margins (up 545bps QoQ) gains as high margin US launches like Cymbalta, Niaspan, Zymaxid continue to scale-up. We expect margins to sustain at current levels (25-26%) as incremental niche launches in US pan out & domestic growth reverts to 1618%. Acquisition of new brand in US or stronger scale-up in Suprax drops could improve fieldforce productivity (downsized to 130 vs 170 earlier), driving further margin upside (not factored).

Analyst meet takeaways: (a) Complex generics strategy for US likely to continue (ophthalmic, injectibles, inhalation) & would shore up R&D investments to 9% of sales (8% now) (b) 4Q results included Rs830mn fx loss (hedges, B/S, etc) (c) With net cash B/S, LPC is targeting M&A deals upto US$1bn for mkt entry & US brands.

UBS calls a ‘Buy’ on Titan Ind. CMP: Rs. 277

Target Rs. 325

Golden Harvest Scheme (GHS*) needs to be modified: With the modified regulation under Companies Act, Titan’s GHS (explanation in the body) in the current format would have to (at worst) adhere to RBI’s guidelines of a deposit company. This could limit the GHS corpus to ~50% of its current size (i.e. ~25% of Titan’s share cap). Titan has stopped accepting customer advances under the GHS but we believe they should be able to provide another attractive customer acquisition scheme under the new regulations.

We highlight that this customer acquisition scheme is run by the entire jewellery industry, so regulation would impact the entire industry (and not just Titan) if implemented at its extreme.

Watch business restructuring now working, jewellery margins do well: Execution with change on the go-to-market, promotion and branding of watches has started working, with volumes +11% YoY and EBIT +32% YoY. Cash earned in businesses has now been re-allocated to corporate (under AS 17) which means the GHS interest earned has depressed jewellery EBIT to 10.6% (vs. 11.6% as it would be) demonstrating high profitability (prop of studded at 37%). EBITDA was Rs2.8bn (+13.6% YoY). PAT grew by 11.6% to Rs2.06bn.

Hedging to bring down financing cost, post-election easing expected: Titan is to start international gold hedging which is expected to bring down finance cost by ~Rs250mn netting out part of the potential reduction in interest income from the phase-down of the GHS. Post elections, there’s expected to be easing of regulation which should improve the operating environment – apart from the expected slow cyclical recovery which we believe would improve sentiment – in our view the key requirement for discretionary consumption upswing.

Valuation: Buy rating and price target of Rs325: We use a DCF for our PT derivation, using 10.9% WACC and 5% terminal growth rate. At our PT, Titan would trade at 30x FY15E PE which is +1stdev of 5yr average 1yr PE. Investment case: We believe with regulatory issues settled, Titan appears well placed to gain from growth in discretionary spending in FY15- 16E. Its long-term growth in the accessories business, strength in management, governance and branding, and its retail presence and market positioning remain unchallenged, in our view. We think the company’s course correction in 2013 has aided improvement in core profitability and improved retail practices overall and demonstrated strong corporate governance and superior management practices vs. the industry.

Upside scenario: In our upside scenario, we assume an improvement in discretionary spending above expectations, and volume growth of 13-14% (versus our base case of 10-11%) in FY15-16E. We assume a higher proportion of diamond jewellery sales at 28- 30% versus our base case of 2425% in FY15-16E. We also assume lower COGS and lower other expenses, leading to margin improvement of 70-80bp compared with our base case.

Our valuation in this scenario is Rs 376/share.

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NEWS FLASH

Exporters Continue To Receive Tax Notices

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Tata Motors raises USD 300 million via debt securities Bonds trading dips 32.3% in capital markets in April HCL Tech partners LinkedIn to develop networking application Union Bank posts 27% fall in Q4 net profit at Rs 578.88 crore Rupee at 60 per dollar is true reflection of the value of currency: Chidambaram.

Despite High Court Judgement that the TDS cannot be levied on the commission earned by foreign agents on exports

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ndustry body EEPC has sought clarification from the government on CBDT notices to exporters for deducting TDS on commissions paid to foreign agents for Indian shipments. The engineering exporters' body has asked the commerce and finance ministries to clarify the position in the upcoming foreign trade policy.

"Even though there is a High Court Judgement that the TDS cannot be levied on the commission earned by foreign agents on exports, the situation is not clear be-

cause of certain circulars by the CBDT, causing inconvenience to the exporters who are finding it difficult to engage agents abroad in this backdrop," EEPC India Chairman Anupam Shah said. Several exporters have been receiving notices in this regard, he added.

It is estimated that around USD 15 billion is paid as commission to foreign agents. The commissions vary from 3-5 per cent and India's total exports are about USD 312 billion. The rate of TDS on commission is 10 %.

The Engineering Export Promotion Council said that given the complexities of the international markets, the

agents are a must, especially for the small and medium sized exporters who do not have internal wherewithal to scout for new markets.

"How do you expect a foreigner to come and claim the TDS refunds?

He is not an assessee in India and yet our taxmen would impose TDS on foreign commission. This is strange and totally not workable," Shah said. "The result is that we are finding it extremely difficult to engage such agents. Why will they work for us if we deduct from their earnings which they are supposed to report to tax authorities in their own countries," he added.

Battle For The Skies To Continue?

12 year battle for the skies almost ended as AirAsia India got its Air Operating Permit (AOP) by the DGCA. But Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) to challenge grant of flying license in Delhi HC; Hearing today

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t's a “proud day for me and all of us at AirAsia as it takes its first step towards changing Indian aviation forever. We thank the Indian government for putting people first and not letting vested interests prevail. The Indian consumer is the winner. Our 12 year battle continues to make flying affordable against airport monopolies and incumbent airlines that have not been efficient. India will be a huge addition in realizing our promise of 'Now Everyone Can Fly',” said Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes.

His comments came after AirAsia India was granted its Air Operating Permit (AOP) by the Directorate

General of Civil Aviation, Government of India, on Wednesday.AirAsia (India) Pvt Ltd is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited, Telestra Tradeplace Pvt Ltd & AirAsia. AirAsia submitted an application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India in February 2013 and received a formal approval in April 2013, followed by the No Objection Certificate (NOC) in September 2013. The final Air Operating Permit (AOP) was granted on May 8.

In a similiarly optimistic tone, Non-Executive Chairman of AirAsia India, S. Ramadorai commented, “Every revolutionary idea starts off as a dream before it becomes a reality. At AirAsia India, we will bring to reality the dreams of millions of In-

India Home To 54 Of World’s Largest, Most Powerful Public Companies

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he Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 54 Indian companies in Forbes' annual list of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, with Chinese companies occupying the top three slots on the list. The Forbes 'Global 2000' is a comprehensive list of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value.

China is home to the world's top three biggest public companies and five of the top 10. The US retains its dominance as the country with the most Global 2000 companies at 564.

Japan trails the US with 225 companies in aggregate, while India is home to 54 of the world's biggest companies.

Reliance Industries is ranked 135 on the list with a market value of 50.9 billion dollars and 72.8 billion dollars in sales as on May 2014.Reliance is followed by State Bank of

India which is ranked 155 and has a 23.6 billion dollars market value.

The other Indian companies on the list are Oil and Natural Gas ranked 176, ICICI Bank (304), Tata Motors (332), Indian Oil (416), HDFC Bank (422), Coal India (428), Larsen & Toubro?(500), Tata Consultancy Services (543), Bharti Airtel (625), Axis Bank (630), Infosys (727), Bank of Baroda (801), Mahindra & Mahindra (803), ITC (830), Wipro (849),? Bharat Heavy Electricals (873), GAIL India (955), Tata Steel (983) and Power Grid of India (1011).

Also making the list are Bharat Petroleum (1045), HCL Technologies (1153), Hindustan Petroleum (1211), Adani Enterprises (1233), Kotak Mahindra Bank (1255), Sun Pharma Industries (1294), Steel Authority of India (1329), Bajaj Auto (1499), Hero Motocorp (1912), Jindal Steel & Power (1955), Grasim Industries (1981) and JSW?Steel (1990).

This year's Global 2000 companies are from 62 countries, up from 46 in the inaugural 2003 rankings.

dians who aspire to travel by air at attractive prices.”

AirAsia India is expected to announce its first line up of domestic routes in the coming weeks.

However, a hitch has arisen as the Delhi High Court yesterday agreed to hear a plea by Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) challenging the grant of flying license to AirAsia India by aviation regulator DGCA. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw posted the matter for hearing today. The interim application moved by FIA sought to restrain AirAsia India from commencing its scheduled air transport operations during the pendency of the petition. The plea, moved by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, also sought "to restrain the Centre from granting any decision or grant of any further approvals/ permissions/ NOC/ permits in favour of AirAsia India".

BUSINESS BRIEFS New Govt Expected To Open Iron Ore Mines

The global iron ore industry expects India's new government to open the country's mines and resume exports to China, a senior official of trading firm Radiant World said yesterday. "We have good expectations (of the Indian mines opening)," said Gopalakrishna Rampalli, senior vice president of the Mumbai-based company. Reflecting the industry expectations, he cited the opening of Goa mines which were expected to ship 20 million tonnes (MT) of iron ore to China this year. India's iron ore exports would boom to 110-120 million tonnes a year once the government opens up and allow exports from mines in Jharkhand, Chhatishgarh, Karnataka and Orissa. "This iron exports will earn India as much as USD 15 billion a year in foreign exchange," he told PTI in Singapore. He pointed out that Indian iron ore exports had peaked at 110 MT before the mines were closed. Exports over the past three years have average at 15-20 MT a year.

El Nino May Impact GDP By 1.75%: Assocham

About five % deficit rains due to possible El Nino factor could have a bearing on economic growth by 1.75 % in the 2014-15 fiscal, affecting lakhs of unskilled jobs, an Assocham report said. Deficiency in rains could also impact food inflation, which has always been a concern to policy makers, it said. "The deficit rainfall of 5 % due to El Nino factor will cause loss to the GDP of about 1.75 %, i.E. Rs 1,80,000 crore, hurting lakhs jobs of unskilled sectors," the report said.

Pvt Sector Activity In Emerging Markets Stagnate

Private sector activity among emerging market economies was broadly stagnant for the second successive month in April, indicating falling output in India, China, Brazil and Russia, an HSBC survey said today. The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, inched up to 50.4 in April, from 50.3 in March, signalling only a marginal increase in output across global emerging markets in April. During April, the HSBC composite index for India and China, stood at 49.5, while for Brazil it was 49.9 and Russia (47.6). An index measure of above 50 indicates expansion. "The EMI data show a near-stagnation of business activity in the emerging markets for a second successive month in April," Markit Chief Economist Chris Williamson said.

ICICI Bank Pips Infy As Most Popular Stock Among Funds

ICICI Bank has emerged as the most popular stock among equity mutual funds in the January-March quarter replacing IT giant Infosys, largely on account of market price movements, says a report. At the end of March, equity funds held ICICI Bank shares worth Rs 9,152 crore, while Infosys shares were valued at Rs 7,339 crore, according to a report by investment and mutual fund research provider Morningstar. At the end of OctoberDecember quarter, equity funds held shares worth Rs 8,194 crore in ICICI Bank and Rs 9,262 crore in Infosys.

Online Hiring Up 11% In Apr: Monster.com

Online hiring in India rose 11 % in April on a year-on-year basis, indicating that the positive trend for job opportunities will continue in the coming months. According to leading job portal Monster.Com, there has been a consistent improvement in online recruitment since the start of this year compared to the year-ago period. On a month-on-month basis however, the index remained unchanged in April over March.

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Your last two films 'Dedh Ishqiya' and 'Gulab Gang' did not do well?

Yes, true. But the critics liked them.

In hindsight you can diagnose so many things. But once something’s happened, it’s happened! It’s hard to say what didn’t work, or what worked. There is no sense in a post-mortem, because you can’t predict the success of a film.

Madhuri Dixit, whose movie career set a new standard of success that Bollywood divas aspire for, celebrates her birthday on May 15. She was the superstar that all top heroines wanted to be: A number one actress who could wow the front row viewers and critics alike. The many awards she won reflects the winning What roles and scripts formula of beauty and talent. Rajesh are you looking for now?

V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur Well, I’m looking for scripts and roles that will be challenging. Something interviewed the star recently. that excites me, something that I feel will Excerpts: give me an opportunity to do something new.

So more than just playing the pretty girl or the love interest?

Well, if you see my career span, I think I’m way ahead. I cannot be playing those roles any more because those have no depth to them. I need scripts that can showcase my talent.

In the last couple of years, we’ve had very strong, successful woman-centric films like 'Queen', 'Dirty Picture' and 'Revolver Rani' to name a few?

The audience has also matured. They’re ready to accept those kind of films.

Filmmakers are coming forward and making those kind of films. The budgets are allowing them to do that. The kind of theatres we have facilitate it because they’re multiplexes, you can make a film for a niche audience.

But now you have to compete with

edia mogul Ekta Kapoor is teaming up with Bejoy Nambiar for their upcoming production 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi', a comedy to be set in the by-lanes of Delhi.

The film's quirky title has been chosen through a survey by the youth of Delhi.

'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' has a quintessential Delhi flavour.

While deciding on its title, the makers took inputs from Delhi students from various colleges.

“We zeroed in on the word 'Jhand', which is very popular in the city. The word describes the hilarious crisis situation that the actor is in,” Nambiar said in a statement.

It will be directed by newbie filmmaker Aman Sachdeva.

“The film is about a fun, quirky and no-holds barred friendship that turns crazy when competition seeps in,” Sachdeva said.

The film features former Miss India Simran Kaur and newcomer Siddharth Gupta in prominent roles.

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alented actor Rahul Bagga, who finally gets his big breakthrough with the release of his oomph-oozing, bold movie ‘Mastram’, seems a bit jittery. Yet he wears the chilled out mask quite well.

The film poster brazenly uses soft-porn jargon, “ 'Cumming' in Cinemas”, and uses an overtly suggestive ‘A’ in the title of the movie. The promos, though, have toneddown voyeuristic visuals.

Yet ‘Mastram’ lead actor Rahul royally defends his controversial film, directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal who co-scripted the hit movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. “Lets face it!

'Mastram' is certainly not a pornographic film. Inspired by a real-life ‘ghostwriter’, it's a sensitive fictional biography of an underdog bank clerk who is an aspiring, struggling writer called Rajaram and is compelled to incorporate erotic masala in his novel copy text to make it hot and saleable. Soon he acquires the

Today, actresses look up to you and talk about you very fondly.

But can two actresses be friends?

I never really formed any long lasting industry friendships like the type where you are talking to your colleagues on the phone every day. What I formed with people was a genuine bond of fondness and respect. I gave respect so I got respect.

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Ekta Kapoor (inset) Bejoy Nambiar

A scene from ‘Mastram’

Sleaze badi hai ‘mast-mast’

a whole new lot of actress for the same role…

There are enough roles for everyone. I think the Hindi film industry is taking a leap today. I think the leap is for better films, with better content, something different for everyone. So I’m very hopeful and I think about it very positively.

Ekta and Bejoy team up

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What made you accept this 'Manjunath'?

I play the role of Manjunath’s senior at IIM. My character is Anjali who’s leading a well settled, happily married life…she could in fact be any of us. One day, she turns on the news and sees the bulletin flashing the death of young Manjunath and she is affected by it. Like we normally do, she passes a comment: “Why does nobody do anything about this?” She is about to walk away when her husband says, “Why don’t you do something?” That spurs her to begin what later goes on to become a revolution. She doesn’t blame the system, but stops her life to ensure that Manjunath didn’t lose his life in vain. That’s the crux of my character. The reason I accepted this film is because I go by my heart and this film was

pseudonym ‘Mastram’ and his novel becomes popular.

“Ultimately it’s all complying well with the censor board guidelines. Haven’t we had a string of erotic genre movies recently including ‘Jism-2’ and ‘Ragini MMS2’?” shrugs Rahul who is paired opposite the vivacious actress Tara-Alisha Berry.

Wasn’t there a mystery ‘whodunit’ element of sorts in the movie ? (Laughs) “Definitely, but out here, it’s ‘whowrittenit’. Nobody has ever met the real author who discreetly penned the bestseller Hindi erotica ‘Mastram’ series novels across the entire North Indian belt. There has always been this nagging curiosity factor amongst his lakhs of addicted readers, fans who wonder whether he is ashamed or proud of his writing skills. Besides, there is an instant common man connectivity with our realistic movie characters. As a bonanza for music lovers there is rock star 'Yo Yo Honey Singh’s pulsating pop number ‘Achko Machko’,” signs off Bagga.

Divya Dutta has always been on the periphery of stardom though she has given good performances in films like ‘Delhi 6’, ‘Ragini MMS 2’, ‘Lootera’ etc. Her potential, though, has not yet been seen in her body of work. But her next film, ‘Manjunath’, has her in a powerful role. Here's what she said to Sandeep Hattangadi

Fighting the system in ‘Manjunath’

all heart. What also urged me to accept was the intent behind making the film. If I could make a little difference in leveraging this film further by accepting the role, then I believed I should go for it.

Rumor is that you accepted a nominal sum as the fee for the film?

This is true, and I was very happy to do it because this is a film for a cause. We take monies on other commercial projects, but there are some movies that we do because we absolutely need to do them. 'Manjunath'

is one such film.

How was it working on the film, with respect to co-stars, technical crew and the director at the Lucknow shoot?

Most of them were new faces, but I love discovering new people and working with them was great fun. I didn’t really interact with Seema Biswasji and the rest of the cast since I had a solo track wherein my character rages her fight with the system. But the entire crew, including the technicians, were

very passionate about this film and that’s the big high for me.

Were you aware of the story of Manjunath and would you have helped him in real life?

Well, I was aware that such an incident had taken place. But like my character Anjali, I passed a comment on how someone should do something and moved on. But I believe that if someone had nudged me and asked me why I’m not doing something, then I’m sure I would have done something.

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A scene from the movie – Hawaa Hawaai.

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HIS is one of those odd weeks, when six Hindi films are hitting the cinemas — this is the period of lull before the country comes to a halt with election results being announced, and everybody glued to the news to figure out what happens ab ki baar.

There were seven, then Kochadaiiyaan was pushed a couple of weeks later, probably so that the giant wouldn’t have to scramble for screens with the midgets; the official reason being that the producers want to cater to the demand for multiple language and the 2D and 3D versions to release the same day. So now the film will release in six Indian languages in 2D and 3D versions over 6,000 screens worldwide, and that week’s other release Heropanti should worry.

Anyway, so this week, Amole Gupte’s Hawaa Hawaai, Zaid Ali Khan’s Khwaabb, Ashuu Trikha’s

RINGSIDE VIEW Deepa Gahlot Koyelaanchal, Sandeep Varma’s Manjunath, Akhilesh Jaiswal’s Mastram and Janki Vishwanathan’s Yeh Hai Bakrapur.

To grab footfalls all these films will have to work really hard, because with ticket rates being what they are audiences want their money’s worth. In an ideal movie scenario, there would be a section of the audience willing to risk their time and money to see offbeat films,

but unfortunately, the following for such films has come to be limited to film festivals, and if there is a buzz then DVD and home viewing.

Even filmmakers who want to get out of the commercial rat race and make films they want to believe in still have to make compromises to please those who are investing in their films.

To their credit, the six releasing this week, deal with a wide array of subjects, that should interest different sections of audiences; Hawaa Hawaai and Khwaabb are about sports, Koyelaanchal is about the coal mafia, Manjunath is about the real-life whistleblower who was murdered, Yeh Hai Bakrapur is a political satire and Mastram is about a porn writer. Of the lot Koyelaanchal and Mastram seem to have a decent promotion budget going by the size and number of ads, followed by Hawaa Hawaai and Yeh Hai Bakrapur. Manjunath is a late entrant into the publicity circus, and Khwaabb is lost in the crowd.

Sadly, not one of them looks like a box-office bet. Maybe Mastram will work in small towns if it is well-made — amidst the crowds that read Mastram’s lurid stories.

Then, next week, when the country’s fate is being decided, The Xpose will release, along with two obscure films, D Gangs of Mumbai and M3Midsummer Midnight Mumbai. When the big films come out, people are often dragged against their better judgment to watch them, but when the small films raise their flags, the audience truly is king.

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AMIR KHAN's Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is one film that has been a part of every youngster's growing up years.

No wonder, the film has acted as a benchmark for every sports theme based affair that has hit the screens in Bollywood.

Now one expects the same with this Friday's release Hawaa Hawaai as well, which has Amol Gupte (Stanley Ka Dabba) directing his son Partho along with Saqib Saleem (Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, Bombay Talkies).

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RIYANKA CHOPRA'S track recently took centre stage in the ad for a sound system called 'Beats' by Dr. Dre. PeeCee herself stars in the commercial and tweeted saying, "It's here! ICMYLM x @BeatsbyDre commercial.

Thank you for the love my maniacs! Tell me what you guys think!"

In the video, Priyanka is busy crooning the track sitting in a balcony.

Needless to say, she looks ravishing. The 'I Cant Make You Love Me' video is doing rounds of the music fraternity and is not only gaining a lot of popularity but is also garnering praise.

HILE Sajid Khan this time around hasn't approached his friend Malaika Arora Khan for an item number in Humshakals, her husband Arbaaz Khan has expressed his wish to have his lucky mascot for his upcoming film Dolly Ki Doli.

Being his first venture with Sonam Kapoor, the actor cum filmmaker revealed that in order to add that dash of glamour to his film, he would want his wife Malaika

Comedy genre overdose led to ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ failure: Sabbir

D to do an item number for the film. He also stated that if all goes well, then they will start the shoot by June. We have learnt that the track will be composed by Sajid-Wajid.

Along with her special appearance, Saif Ali Khan too is slated to do a cameo in the film.

Directed by Abhishek Dogra, Dolly Ki Doli also stars Pulkit Samrat and Rajkumar Rao in prominent roles.

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Sikandar stays on to be one of my favourite films and I must have seen it 50 times," confesses Saqib.

From bicycle racing in JJWS, it is roller-blade racing in Hawaa Hawaai. Comparisons would be obvious, especially towards the climax, isn't it?

"The scene where the cry of 'Sanju, change the gears' is heard, I still get goose-bumps and the same emotions. So yes, even if we can create one tenth of the emotions of that film in Hawa Hawaai, I would be more than happy," he smiles.

We look forward to that happening indeed once Hawaa Hawaai hits the screens.

Priyanka Chopra croons her hit single for an ad

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OHIT SHETTY’s much awaited sequel, Singham 2, has now got a new name.

The makers have decided to re-christen it to Singham Returns. Both, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty preferred the latter better than the originally titled Singham 2. This change was made keeping in mind their previous venture, Golmaal Returns.

Shetty and Devgn have proved to be lucky for each other, time and again. Every time they team up, the audience have something to look forward to. Now, adding a little spice to the superb jodi is Kareena Kapoor Khan, who plays the leading lady in the film.

Singham Returns is a power packed action film that is currently being shot in Goa. Audience can expect much more from the film when compared to its prequel.

Aamir Khan’s ‘JJWS’ inspires ‘Hawaa Hawaai’?

Malaika’s item number in ‘Dolly Ki Doli’

‘Singham 2’ renamed as ‘Singham Returns’

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DITI RAO HYDARI posted a picture of herself on the Hollywood megastar and fashion queen’s 85th anniversary, that bore uncanny resemblance to Audrey Hepburn. It was Hepburn’s 85th birth anniversary on Sunday.

Aditi, who is an ardent Hepburn fan, posted a picture on Twitter of herself alongside the beauty icon, Audrey Hepburn and Aditi Rao

and fans on the microblogging site went absolutely berserk. The Bollywood actress received positive response from all quarters.

A few of them also referred to Aditi as the desi Audrey.

Naturally, Ms Rao’s happiness knew no bounds. She was literally flying on cloud 9 and was extremely thrilled by the compliments.

IRECTOR Sabbir Khan says his Akshay Kumarstarrer Kambakkht Ishq failed to create magic at the box office because of repetitiveness of comedy genre. Sabbir made his directorial debut with the 2009 film Kambakkht Ishq which bombed at the box office. It had Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone in a cameo appearance.

"My producer (Sajid Nadiadwala) said the film was his biggest money spinner and Akshay tells it is one of his favourite films.

I feel what might not have hit the mark was when I was making the film, I was catering to Akshay's huge fan following who already had high dose of comedy with other films and may be they were saturated... That was too much," Sabbir told PTI. "Besides that I don't know what went wrong. I feel less success is far more interesting and makes you learn more," he said. Because of the failure of Kambakkht Ishq, Sabbir took time to come up with his next venture Heropanti.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 754 ACROSS: 1 Hardy characters lived there (6) 4 Interrupt to make a contribution (4,2) 9 Chanel No 5 in brown? (4) 10 Drunken toper they overcharge is expostulating (10) 11 Double-crosser heads off these West Indies cricketers establishing records (6) 12 One blow after another makes great entertainment (5,3) 13 Overcrowded (9) 15 Collectively neither one thing nor the other (4) 16 Excessively long bill, for example?

(4) 17 Bystanders are ready to see Queens (9) 21 Bust after raising fresh funds for election, perhaps (3,5) 22 Inward-turning scientist (4,2) 24 It records cop in death throes (10) 25 Chip log and start to weaken could it be perspiration? (4) 26 Chose a point to return repeatedly in confusion (6) 27 Clumsy surgeon, perhaps, wilts (6) DOWN: 1 At least three times how important one is to be there (4,3) 2 Being philosophical, the saint gets around, I see (5) 3 Articles from wines to almost anything (7) 5 Bray from gigolo, say (3-3) 6 Repairing a quilt? (9) 7 Inclined to be a creature of habit? (7) 8 Dismay when ironstone can't be mended (13)

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ENIGMA CODE 754

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words.

The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

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The Clue: Skin related

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE SPACED, ESCAPE, CAPPED, ACCEDE, SECEDE, DECADE, ACCESS

14 He may bowl a maiden over after fielding coup! (4,5) 16 Occasion for an outpouring (7) 18 It comes to a timely end in December (3,4)

19 Disastrous game in America, securing no score (7) 20 Spooner's puky doll (6) 23 Gringo gives a thousand to the Mexican, just about (5)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Notate, 4 Unship, 8 Endives, 9 Dieting, 11 Steve Waugh, 12 Hi ho, 13 Jason, 14 Make sail, 16 Brush off, 18 Niche, 20 Jews, 21 Keeps watch, 23 Ice rink, 24 Revelry, 25 Wombat, 26 Adjure.

DOWN: 1 Nonet, 2 Thieves, 3 Tae kwon do, 5 Neigh, 6 Hitches, 7 Punch line, 10 Mummified, 13 Jersey cow, 15 King's Head, 17 Sistrum, 19 Chapeau, 21 Kenya, 22 Curve.

QUICK CROSS 754

ACROSS: 1. Annexes 5. Pope 440-461 (3,1) 6. Stubborn men, beasts 8. Bar, SAT, ACT 10. Burgled 12. Bard's river 13. Beginnings

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MATH PYRAMID 754 The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied.

1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1. _ ___ carte (1,2) 2. Destination, in short 3. Apothecary measures 4. Snoozes 7. "Votes" in a different way 9. ____ gin 11. ---- of innocence

HIDATO 754

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 754

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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Leo 10th Vaishakh Shuklapaksha Purvaphalguni Sinh (Leo) M.T. Variegated and Light Brown 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will have to bring about some major changes in your work set-up. The employed will get an opportunity to work for a larger group on a higher salary.

Business people may decide to switch over to a new line of trade. Personal affairs will run smoothly. Some of you may plan to settle down at native place. A brief holiday or change of scene will do a lot of good to many of you. Health wise you are fine.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good-looking, sturdy, independent, emotional, sensitive, healthy and long-lived. Can be ruthless and at the same time very helpful, concerned and loving. Well-educated, will have good leadership qualities. Self reliant will be self employed and successful in industry and business.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): The purchase of a vehicle or property is strongly indicted. You will receive some news about it. You will succeed in completing what you set out to do. Those who are appearing for interviews are bound to be successful. Have no apprehensions. Family ties will be strengthened.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Your performance at your work is highly appreciated and is sure to be considered when promotions are taken up. Some exciting offers for new business could materialize Differences with your mate over trivial matters are likely and but with a little prudence you can avoid problem issues.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A fortunate day lies ahead. You can implement your new plans with a certain success. You are also assured of gains through speculative trading.

Study the market trends and gainfully employ your skill to earn substantial rewards.

At home you will entertain close relatives and friends. Friends will want an outing this evening, while you have planned an exclusive evening with your beloved.

You will be in a dilemma.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): It is time to concentrate energies in consolidating your position in your job or business. There will be some self-appointed advisors offering suggestions primarily to join the bandwagon.

You need to be firm when handling such elements. Misunderstanding could crop up in a close relationship or even with your mate. With a little effort you can save the day by being less stubborn and more accommodating than you have been of late.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Sudden changes in plans could leave your feeling perplexed. Unexpected cash is also likely to arrive.

Stick to the point in a discussion. With tempers rising one could easily forget what the issue was all about. This is the time to find solutions and not deviate.

Perhaps if you make an effort to share your problems you will get a more sympathetic response.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Circumstances could put you in a quandary; take time off to think about it. You are sure to find a suitable answer to your problem.

You seem to feel intuitively about someone, or some work, but are not able to rationalize your feeling. Follow your hunch and discover that you are right. Taking advantage of your current vulnerability, someone may try to get close to your not with the best of intentions.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Problem in communication could have you rescheduling your day. You will encounter some problems at work as a result. Wait until the afternoon for matters to resolve themselves before you get rattled and voice your discomfort. Plan your further work schedules. In personal relationships avoid confrontations in your own interest. Minor upsets in love are to be tackled diplomatically and gently.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Applications made for a job will bring favorable response.

Students will do very well in their written tests or interviews. Business people who may have been anxious about the falling profits will find new avenues to revive their sagging business. Grab the opportunity when it comes along. Plans for a quick get away with your beloved or mate is a good idea and a great possibility.

It will give you quality time together.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): A good financial position is indicated. A purchase of some property or house will be an asset that you have been planning for long. If you have taken any loan earlier now is the time you can pay back and clear all the dues. Happiness and excitement is all around. In your daily routine you could meet someone interesting and strike a friendship. This could lead to an exciting romance.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Find time to plan for what lies ahead rather than reflect on the past. You will be successful in dealing with your problems if you give yourself another chance. You will have the support of family who believes in you and have the faith that you will be successful in what you want to do. For peace and harmony in the family make extra effort. It will be easier for you to make compromises rather than expect others to change.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will come across a lucrative deal with prospects of immediate benefits. But you should guard against disgruntled elements that could cause trouble. Try to handle your work independently to avoid any mischief from others. A relaxed evening at home will make you feel better. A surprise phone call or message will set your heart aflutter. Romance is in the air and you can expect some excitement.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will get new offers with financial aid and other assistance. Try to complete your ongoing ventures first, for chasing new deals without fulfilling earlier obligations will result in a setback. You could also lose out on your new project because others may feel that you are untrustworthy. Your need for an emotional relationship with someone you know or are mixed up with will be a possibility.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4964 ACROSS: 1 Republic in W Africa (4) 4 Raise up (6) 8 Advertisements, abbr. (3) 10 20 quires (4) 13 Making electrically secure by connecting to ground (8) 14 Tolerant (7) 15 Large amphibious rodent (6) 17 Stay the night? (5,4) 21 Jay's announcer (3) 22 Pod vegetable (3) 23 Tax deducted at source, in short (3) 26 Lush (9) 27 Lands attached to parish churches (6) 28 One giving the guarantee, perhaps?

(7) 32 Assays, attempts or experiments with (5,3) 34 Dried up (4) 35 State of drowsy contentment (3) 36 Look askance (6) 37 Moves on snow as a sport? (4)

DOWN: 1 Canvas cover (4) 2 Steps descending to a river (4) 3 Biblical garden (4) 5 One who models in clay? (6) 6 A high priest of old (3) 7 Give heed to, take into account (6) 9 Rested on a seat or was in session (3) 11 2 under par (5) 12 Blended or combined into one mass (5) 15 A sweetheart (4) 16 Hindu scripture (4) 18 Cutting side of a blade (4) 19 Magnum follower (4) 20 Annoy (3) 23 Roman emperor from 79 to 81 A.D. (5) 24 Show disdain (5) 25 Semi-precious stones - "Eat gas" anagram? (6)

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SUDOKU 2150 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: W equals T

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

26 Reveals one's true feelings, pretends (4,2) 28 A northern seabird (3) 29 Cook meat slowly with vegetables in

one pot (4) 30 Stink (4) 31 Soaks flex in water (4) 33 Debtor’s note (1,1,1)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Ellora, 7 Mad haste, 8 Me do, 10 Sailor, 11 Defect, 14 Ron, 16 Aloes, 17 Nyet, 19 Moody, 21 Privy, 22 Erica, 23 Tess, 26 Stove, 28 Ces, 29 Papacy, 30 Uptake, 31 Rahu, 32 Lied down, 33 Scrags.

DOWN: 1 Edison, 2 Ocelot, 3 Amor, 4 Thready, 5 Osteo, 6 Bests, 8 Mire, 9 Don, 12 Fly, 13 Cents, 15 Voice, 18 Yalta, 19 MRI, 20 Ova, 21 Precede, 22 Eva, 23 Tether, 24 Esau, 25 Skeins, 26 Spelt, 27 Opted, 28 Cpa, 30 Urns.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1969 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

H L Q ,

J W

Y S J Z , M J R R H S Z

U S Y

W U J Q T A L

J Q

K Q R G

J Q

Y L L Q

U L V Z Y ,

V L O K I L V

Y R K M R G ,

S Q Z

M L R R

U L V Z Y ;

W U S W

W U L G

M U J R L W U L J V K Q L

J W

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X K

W U L G Y L Q Y L Y K Q L

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION : An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered

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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: 31 average; 34 good; 37 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: cook, hock, HOLLYHOCK, hook, hooky, lock, look, yolk.

Yesterday’s

HAT-TRICK FOR SHANE WATSON IN HYDERABAD’S POOR BATTING SHOW

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HMEDABAD: Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Watson conjured up a hat-trick as Sunrisers Hyderabad put on a spineless batting show to manage a below par 134 for nine in their Indian Premier League clash, here today.

It was a pathetic batting display

by Hyderabad as more than the Rajasthan bowling, it was poor shot selection of the Hyderabad batsmen that let them down.

None of the SRH player, except skipper Shikhar Dhawan (33), applied himself as Watson (3/13) and Rajat Bhatia (3/23) shared six wickets between them.

It was a split hat-trick for Watson as he dismissed Dhawan in the last ball of his first over and then sent back Moises Henriques (9) and Karn Sharma (0) when he returned for his second over later in the innings. In his last match also the burly Australian had taken three wickets in one over to trigger a KKR batting collapse.

Apart from Dhawan, Irfan Pathan’s a-run-a ball unbeaten 21 helped SRH reach at least a modest total. Dhawan, who had been struggling thus far, seemed to have found his touch back as he hit some sweetly-timed boundaries. His cuts and drives, predominantly on the off-side, reached the boundary ropes in jiffy.

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Pravin Tambe celebrates with hat-trick wizard Shane Warne after claiming the wicket of David Warner. back to dug out in somewhat strange fashion. One from Watson kept slightly low and faint edge carried the ball onto stumps. His 20ball knock had seven boundaries.

In came Lokesh Rahul (18) and he too began in tremendous fashion, dispatching Dhawal Kulkarni for

two boundaries but Aaron Finch (9) joined his captain in the dug out, thanks to a stunning catch by Ajinkya Rahane off Bhatia.

The Australian neither got the power nor the elevation in his shot and Rahane latched on to the chance diving forward.

Rahul squandered the good start by playing a reckless shot, giving Bhatia his second wicket. It was left to new-man in David Warner (6) and Naman Ojha (17) to provide impetus to the innings but the former did not help the cause of his side by departing early.

UMBAI: Defending champions Mumbai Indians have roped in Uttar Pradesh swing bowler Praveen Kumar as the replacement for the injured Zaheer Khan for the remainder of their campaign in the Indian Premier League.

MI skipper Rohit Sharma tweeted Kumar’s picture in the team’s jersey and said, “Welcome mate good to have you!!!”

A team official also confirmed the development and said the India discard joined the team today and practised at the nets.

Kumar remained unsold at the player auction held earlier this year. Zaheer Khan had been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a severe side strain after bowling just three deliveries of his final over in Mumbai’s game against Kings XI Punjab on May 3.

Zaheer had strained his left latissmus dorsi muscle and did not play in the next game against Royal Challengers Bangalore before being ruled out of the remainder of the IPL-7 by medical opinion.

Learning every day is ‘grounded’ Rahane’s mantra for success

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but failed to fire in the closing stages of the ICC World T20 in Bangladesh.

EW DELHI: It has been a breakThe soft-spoken batsman was through season for Ajinkya Ra- more disappointed for the team than hane as 2013-14 has seen him his own failures. cement his spot in India’s Test side “I wasn’t thinking about myself, I but the talented Rajasthan Royals was thinking about the team. I was batsman wants to “keep his feet” really disappointed because we lost grounded and says every day is a the World Cup. I was really batting “learning experience” for him. well at that point but didn’t capiRahane’s talent was never in ques- talise on those scores,” said Rahane tion but he only started to blossom about his three outings in T20 World from last year’s IPL, which earned Cup. him a spot in India’s tough tours of Opening the batting, Rahane has South Africa and New Zealand where so far notched up two half-cenhe was the only Indian batsman to turies out of seven games in the onsucceed, apart from Virat Kohli. going IPL and the Mumbai lad said “I really learnt a lot from last year. he is relishing the role of a senior My performance in last year’s IPL batsman in the Rajasthan Royals gave me immense confidence to set-up. “I am not taking any prestake on world-class bowlers. Obvi- sure on myself. I am just enjoying ously those two tours (of South this opportunity to learn as much as Africa and New Zealand) were im- possible from all the senior players. portant for my career and I am glad I just want to enjoy this new rethat I really did well,” Rahane told sponsibility,” he said.

PTI in an interview.

Rahane rose to prominence while “It is always a challenge to play on playing under Rahul Dravid in last overseas tours because of different year’s IPL. He feels there is harldy conditions and quality attacks. I am anything to differentiate between glad that I did well on those tours but current skipper Shane Watson and I would like to keep my feet on the his predecessor as far as leadership ground and keep learning day by qualities are concerned. day,” said the 25-year-old right-han“Shane (Watson) and Rahul bhai der, who scored his maiden Test cen- are equally same as captain. They tury in Wellington earlier this year. both are really cool and calm on the Despite the abundance of talent field and take their decisions very though, Rahane hasn’t been able to firmly. So, I don’t think Shane is feelcement his place in India’s limited ing any pressure and he is leading overs set-up. He did come alive in the Royals really well. It’s an honour the Asia Cup with two half-centuries to play under his captaincy,” he

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said. The Royals were at the centre of last year’s IPL spot-fixing scandal because of the alleged involvement of three of their players — S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan and Rahane said the episode is a thing of the past.

“The atmosphere right now is really good. We have 10 players who played last year and 15 new players.

Obviously the first few days were slightly different and it took time to adjust with the new players. But all the players have really gelled together well. We are a happy family now and looking great as a unit,” he said.

Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium has been Royals’ home base since the first edition of IPL but this year the team will miss their fortress as the BCCI has scheduled all its four home matches at Motera, Ahmedabad.

“In Jaipur we really did well. That was our home ground till last year, we really enjoyed playing there but certain things we can’t control as a professional cricketer,” Rahane said about the stadium where Royals won all their home matches in IPL 2013.

“But everyone is really enjoying being in Ahmedabad. As a professional we want to do well in Ahmedabad as we did in Jaipur. One game we won in Ahmedabad. We have three more games there and we hope we can keep the winning juggernaut going.”

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ANGALORE: The spotlight will be firmly on Glenn Maxwell and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Chris Gayle as the two powerhitters gear up to lead a dazzling array of strokemakers, with the high-flying Kings XI Punjab seeking to maintain their stranglehold in IPL-7 here tomorrow.

Maxwell fell within touching distance of a century for the fourth time in the competition but that was enough to power his team, Kings XI Punjab, to a comprehensive win over Chennai Super Kings and occupy the top slot.

A carnage, once again, appears to be on the cards as there is no dearth of explosive batsmen in both sides.

If KXIP have Virender Sehwag, David Miller and George Bailey beides the in-form Maxwell, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, apart from Gayle, boast of Virat Kohli and A B de Villiers, match-winners in their own right.

Having lost to Mumbai Indians away in their last game, RCB would

Albie Morkel at a RCB training session. look to exploit the home advantage to get back the momentum. They would hope that their famed batting line-up fires in unison against the formidable KIXP.

RCB started off well, winning their first two games, and that too, without Gayle, but things went awry after that as they suffered three reverses in the UAE.

The home side ended the losing streak by ensuring a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, only to be thrashed by Mumbai in its last game.

Bangalore have managed six points and are locked with Kolkata Knight Riders in the points table.

Having come back after missing Bangalore’s first four games due to a hamstring injury, Gayle has been explosive in short stints and is looking for that big one.

Skipper Kohli has appeared offcolour in the last few games and the 25-year-old would also be eager to get a big score.

Yuvraj Singh, who was bought for a whopping Rs 14 crore by Vijay Mallya, has been not lived upto the billing.

De Villiers, who blazed away to 69 against Hyderabad last week, to single-handedly power Bangalore to a sensational four-wicket win, would look to get going after failing against Mumbai.

Chinmay Kulkarni shocked One of top six needs to score M big against KXIP: Morkel UMBAI: The first round of the Kotak Mahindra Bank International Open FIDE Rating Tournament, which commenced here at Thakur College, Kandivali, witnessed upsets on the top tables as 5th seeded Chinmay Kulkarni (2262) was shocked by 17-year Pune youngster, Aakash Kulkarni (1489).

Playing Black, Chinmay opted for the Benko Gambit against Queen Pawn Opening of Aakash and

reached a good position in the middle game stage. However, an error on the 40th move at the end of 1st time-control allowed Aakash to turn the tables. Chinmay resigned immediately thereafter.

A minor flutter was also witnessed as veteran national player, M.N. Abhyankar (2122) was defeated by 12 year old, Krishnater Kushager from the Black side of Sicilian Grand-Prix attack.

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UMBAI: With Mumbai Indians getting back to winning ways with two back-to-back victories at home after five straight losses in the UAE, all-rounder Corey Anderson feels the defending Indian Premier League champions have soaked up the early pressure and are on track again.

“I guess there was lot more pressure being champions as well last year to come out and I guess dominate again. We are on track at the

moment and if we can keep it going and get to the play-offs and then take it from there, then we will be doing well,” Anderson told reporters at the ‘Kingfisher Premium Bowl-out’ event here today.

“I guess the main thing is you don’t panic. We have won two now and (teams on) the table are actually not that far apart. Anyone is sort of biding for that third or fourth spot at the moment. It is still a long way to go.”

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ANGALORE: Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Albie Morkel has said that at least one of their top six batsmen would need to score a big one in tomorrow’s IPL match if they are keen to get the better of indomitable Kings XI Punjab.

“Most of our batsmen got good starts. But we didn’t convert. The best innings was of AB (de Villiers) who hit 89. And if you want to win T20 games, out of top 5-6 batsmen, one has to go out and score a big one.

“30s and 40s can win you games on occasions. From our batting point of view, we are aiming that somebody should score a big one,” Morkel told reporters on the eve of the match.

The team needs to win at least five out of the seven remaining

games, and the South African allrounder said, “We have seven games to play and have to win five to qualify for semi-finals. Certainly, our goal is to play well in the next seven games.”

Morkel said RCB would try to take advantage of the home conditions and win three consecutive matches in Bangalore.

“It is a blessing in disguise to play three matches (in Bangalore). If you want to qualify, you have to win home matches. We will go out and try to win all three. We are proud of our record here,” said Morkel. “We are playing Punjab tomorrow. It is going to be a tough contest. They have a few dangerous batsmen. But we are taking things game by game.

We haven’t yet peaked. Hopefully, that happens tomorrow.

“We all know Virat Kohli is a feisty character and he will be up for it (to win five out of seven games).”

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Maxwell is more destructive than me, Chris Gayle: Sehwag CUTTACK: Arguably the most dangerous opening batsman ever to play for India, Virender Sehwag has no qualms in stating that his Kings XI Punjab teammate Glenn Maxwell, who has been tormenting bowlers in the ongoing IPL-7, is more destructive than him and even Chris Gayle.

Maxwell has proved to be the most feared batsman in this edition of the Indian Premier League and has already notched up three 90-plus scores in the tournament.

Asked if the Australian’s topnotch batting reminds him of his heydays, Sehwag responded in negative.

“No, no. I was not that destructive. I was a bit, but not that much,” Sehwag said.

Talking about what he likes the most about Maxwell’s batting, Sehwag said, “I don’t think he is worried about his game; he’s more worried about golf and practises more golf than cricket.

He just goes out there in the middle, gives his 100 percent out there and comes back happily with whatever he gets.”

The Delhi-based player said Maxwell is more dangerous than the strapping West Indian Chris Gayle.

“I think Maxwell. He and Miller.

If the two of them get going, it becomes very difficult for the bowling side because if one misses a ball, the other makes up for it with a six,” he was quoted as saying in the IPL official website.

After scoring a 23-ball 30 in KXIP’s big win over Chennai Super Kings here yesterday, the out-offavour India opener said the best is to yet to come from his blade.

“Not yet. The best is yet to come. I am striking the ball well and would like to continue to contribute to the team.”

Kom among 19 women Fr. Agnel hoopsters second best in Delhi Mary probables for CWG, Asian Games

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AVI MUMBAI: Vashi based Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School & Junior College winner of the Mumbai regional leg went down fighting to Ludhiana based Navbharti Public School 85-97 in the School boy’s final, in the inaugural edition of the BFI- IMG Reliance National School and College League 2014, which was played at the swanky Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi recently.

Fr. Agnel which had finished second in Group B, after suffering their only loss in the league phase by 23 points to table toppers and eventual champions, gave a good over six feet). Trailing by two way stage, the Vashi based team account of themselves and points at the end of third quarter faltered in the final quarter against matched their taller opponents (all after being tied at 44-all at the half their opponents.

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EW DELHI: Multiple world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist MC Mary Kom is among the 19 boxers selected for the senior women core group of probables for this year’s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

The list was prepared after a selection trial held at the IG Stadium here from May 6 to 8 under the supervision of the ad-hoc committee.

The three-day selection trials were held attended by five former boxers Mehtab Singh, Deverajan, Ali Qamar, Jitender Kumar and Rajender Prasad who were also members of the selection committee.

While Mary Kom and six other boxers were selected in the 51kg category, seven women pugilists

were handpicked in the 60kg division and four in the 75kg weight category.

Meanwhile, the ad-hoc Committee also requested the Sports Authority of India to continue the camp till the Asian Games in all 10 weight categories to enable the core group of probables train with the best.

Ad-hoc committee chairman Tarlochan Singh also congratulated the two boxers who secured their place in the boys’ light flyweight (52kg) and boys’ flyweight (46-49kg) at the upcoming Youth Olympics to be held in Nanjing, China.

Tarlochan also informed that the men’s boxing team will be participating in the Chemistry Cup.

REAL’S TITLE HOPES DASHED

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ADRID: Real Madrid’s La Liga title hopes were all but ended as they conceded five minutes from time to draw 1-1 away to Valladolid.

Sergio Ramos’ free-kick had given Madrid the lead 10 minutes before half-time, but Humberto Osorio’s late header rounded off a horrible evening for the visitors as Cristiano Ronaldo also hobbled off with an injury yesterday to the dismay of Real fans.

The draw leaves Real four points behind leaders Atletico Madrid and a point adrift of Barcelona with two games to play.

Real will be mathematically out of the title race should Atletico win at home to Malaga on Sunday and Atletico could be crowned champions for the first time in 18 years should Barcelona also drop points away to Elche.

“It is a shame that with two games to go and all the effort we

ing. The league is practically lost, but whilst mathematically it is still possible Real Madrid is obliged to fight.”

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said

he didn’t believe Ronaldo’s injury was too serious, but he also has injury worries over Pepe and Angel di Maria as they both ended the game with problems.

boxing facing crisis of talent: Mohd Ali Qamar St. Stanislaus, ByIndian Poonam Mehra Nashik XI in final N M UMBAI: St. Stanislaus will clash with Nashik XI in the final of the boys group in the 35th Annual WCG Rink Hockey Tournament organized by the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana.

The first semi final was dominated by St. Stanislaus as they beat Don Bosco 4-0 to cruise through to the final.

Nashik XI were in fine form in the second semi- final as they trounced Children’s Academy 71. Freunds demolished Sea View 5-1 to enter the semifinals in the women’s group. In the men’s group, RCF crushed G.B. Police 11- 4 while Central Railway registered a 9-3 victory against Abhi Foundation.

EW DELHI: Indian boxing is staring at a crisis of talent due to the ongoing international termination as it has severely damaged the domestic structure which throws up new pugilists, feels the country’s first Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and national selector Mohammad Ali Qamar.

Speaking to PTI here on the sidelines of the trials to pick the core group of women boxers for the Commonwealth Games in July-August, Qamar claimed the state of the sport right now is shocking to say the least.

“The termination has been a huge shock for me. It was something that I had not thought, would happen. It is easily the worst phase for Indian boxing.

have been no National Championships for the past two years. So, we have a restricted pool to choose from which means a lot of talent which the Nationals throw up, has remained out of our sight,” explained the boxer who rose to national fame by grabbing the light flyweight (48kg) gold at the 2002 Manchester CWG. “Right now, we have to pick from the boxers who are there in the national camp and perhaps those who have just come out of the youth level. But if we had the Nationals, talent from all across the country would have come on one platform for the selectors to have a look and choose from,” he The momentum we achieved added. The Indian Amateur Boxafter the 2008 Beijing Olympics ing Federation was provisionally has been lost,” the Arjuna suspended back in December awardee lamented.

2012 due to “possible manipula“Due to this suspension, there tion” in its elections that year.

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UMBAI: Favourites Central Railway and Indian Navy won their men’s semi-finals in contrasting fashion in thethe Mastan YMCA basketball tournament held at their courts at Nagpada here today. Central went through some anxious moments before they overcame Maharashtra Police 87-79.

However, they trailed by a point or two almost till the end (78-79). It was at this stage Melwin Rego broke their rivals’ defence to score two baskets in quick succession to take them ahead. Then Fardeen Khan, who has been the most consistent scorer for Central in the tournament, sank two more baskets to bring them victory.

Indian Navy, on the other hand, cut through their Savio

Club’s defence with alacrity time and again and were up 42-26 at halfway stage. The trend continued after the breather as they romped home 79-50.

Mastan YMCA made the hosts proud by capturing the junior and mini boys finals. They beat Ghatkopar YMCA 85-66 in the junior final and thrashed Wellindon YMCA 79-50 i8n the mini boys finl.

Results: MEN (Semi-finals): Central Railway 87 ( Amit Gehlot 30, Fardeen Khan 15, Melwin Rego 15, Jaisingh Rathod 13) bt Maharashtra Police 79 (Nilesh Raut 22, Mahesh Nagane 22, Sanjay Salunke 14, Manoj Choudhari 10)Indian Navy 79 (Kamaldeep Singh 21, S.M.Sethu 17, K.Vipin 17) bt Savio Club 55 ( Saurabh Nishar 19, Shaikh Kashif 12, Lav Lakhankar 10)

IN BRIEF AIFF XI to begin campaign on May 17 against Malaysia team

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation’s U16 Kalyani Regional Academy will be among the twelve teams which will lock horns for top honours in the 2nd edition of the Asia U16 Champions Trophy 2014, which will be played on a home and away basis. The AIFF Academy boys begin their campaign in a Group A away-match against Frenz Harimau Muda, Malaysia on May 17, 2014. The champions would go back richer by USD 100000 while the runners-up will pocket USD 25000; while the 3rd and the 4th placed-Teams would be awarded USD 10000 and USD 5000 respectively. Head coach Gautam Ghosh said the format of the Tournament would be a “wonderful experience for his boys”.

India drop two places to 147 in latest FIFA rankings

Real Madrid goaltender Iker Casillas is comprehensively beaten by a Humberto Osorio header. have put in that it is almost impossible to win the league,” Ramos told Canal Plus.

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NEW DELHI: Missing a game since March this year, India dropped two places to 147 in the latest FIFA rankings released today. Wim Koevermans’ boys have been missing football action but they have managed to hold on to their continent ranking on 25th spot, though jointly with Singapore, who are also placed 147th in the world chart. India have played only one match this year, when they were held 2-2 by Bangladesh in a friendly encounter on March 5. Afghanistan (128) are the highest-ranked side in the subcontinent while Iran are on top of the Asian heap with an overall ranking of 37 followed

by Japan (47) and Uzbekistan (53). On the world front, World Cup hosts Brazil moved up two places to fourth while Spain remained comfortably perched at the top ahead of fellow Europeans Germany and Portugal.

Waqar slams ex-players for questioning his appointment

KARACHI: Pakistan’s new head coach Waqar Younis has lashed out at former players and critics who have questioned his appointment by the PCB. While former skipper and ex-PCB director general Javed Miandad has termed chairman Najam Sethi’s new appointments as unconstitutional, former chief selector Mohsin Khan has directly hit out at Waqar’s appointment.

Waqar, who is due to take charge in June, said in his defence that he had applied for the head coach position as per the requirements of the Pakistan board. “I followed the proper procedure while applying for the post and I was not appointed directly.

So it is unfair to question my appointment,” Waqar said.

Sania, Cara out of Madrid Open

Maharashtra Police’s Vijay Thosar blocks Central Railway’s Jaisingh Rathod.

MADRID: Sania Mirza and Cara Black gave a scare to top seeds Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng before losing the women’s doubles quarter-final at the WTA Madrid Open, here today. The fifth seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair lost 7-5 1-6 8-10 to the Taipei-Chinese team in one hour and 30 minutes in the euro 3,671,405 clay court tournament. There was not much to separate the two pairs as the Portugal Open winners won 62 points to 67 of their top seeded rivals in what proved a very close encounter. The Indian challenge is still alive in the tournament as Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ulhaq Qureshi, seeded eighth, have been given a bye in the first round of the men’s doubles.

They face Italina Andreas Seppi and big serving Canadian Milas Raonic in the prequarterfinals.

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