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ATS BREAKTHROUGH IN

DABHOLKAR MURDER

By Neel Shah

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ore than two-andhalf months after the murder of Dr Narendra Dabholkar (68), the state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has made a breakthrough into the case by arresting the arms supplier.

The accused, identified as Mangesh Pagare, was arrested last week by department sleuths, said sources in the ATS. Interrogation of the accused led to the arrest of four people, to whom the accused had supplied arms in the past one year, added the sources.

With this, approximately 22 Indian-made 7.65 caliber pistols were seized from the arrested man.

According to the police, the two bike-borne assailants who had shot dead the antisuperstition crusader on the morning of August 20 in Pune, had fired four rounds from the 7.65 caliber Indian

If the Dabholkar case is solved by the ATS soon, then the decks are practically clear for Maria to become the Mumbai police chief, if IPS cadres are to be believed. He is anyway rather a favourite for the post, given his track record of achievements and his showing while heading the ATS. The recent arrest of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Afzal Usmani, who had escaped from a city court, by the state ATS has further made him a favourite in the eyes of the political bigwigs who hold the reins of selection to this all-important post in their hands.

arrested the arms supplier and started interrogating all those who had purchased weapons – especially the 7.65 caliber Indianmade pistol – from Pagare in the past one year.

The ADC tried to contact state ATS chief Rakesh Maria, but he was not available for comment, being busy in a meeting, according to his assistant.

Apart from the state ATS, made pistol. Dabholkar’s murder was a case of contract Mumbai’s crime branch, as killing, said the Pune police well as the Pune police, are chief Gulabrao Pol, nearly a probing the case from each week after the murder.

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The Good Samaritan Alert doctor saves biker lying in a pool of blood even as bystanders just gawk

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We have converted our kitchen into a ‘kitchen-cum-lab’ in order to detect adulterated items from our daily purchases.

n an incident that can be said to restore a person’s faith in humanity, a doctor from Tata Memorial Hospital saved the life of a 28-year-old man who met with an accident on the Western Express Highway and was lying in a pool of blood with no help from the several vehicles and bystanders that collected around him.

The victim, Mahesh Chavan, a resident of Bhoiwada, works for a bank in Andheri and was on his way to work on Friday morning when the ac-

Dr. Mahesh Goel cident took place. Chavan was riding over the Kalanagar Flyover when his bike skidded and he Continued on pg 7 «

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CITY OPINIONS

Should the state government offer sops to the ailing powerloom sector in Bhiwandi?

Sanjay Mishra Senior Correspondent Yes. Bhiwandi powerlooms generate not only huge revenues for the state, but provide employment to lakhs of people. I think the government should give them every concession possible.

Rizwan Ansari Businessman Yes. There are lakhs of workers and their families dependent upon on Bhiwandi powerlooms. If the government will not think about them, then who will? Isn’t someone answerable?

Saurabh Vaktania Journalist Yes. At the time of elections, the representatives act like they think about the workers. Why is not the state government thinking about them now, when they need it to?

Nagnath Babar Cameraman No. Every government is having a manifesto, but not one is delivering. If state government has taken any decision regarding Torrent for high costs, what is wrong in that? It should.

Afzal Hussain PR Executive Yes. Electricity is the backbone of the powerloom industry. If Torrent increases the rates per unit, how can powerloom owners and workers survive? They have stopped their work for a week, and that may convince authorities that help is necessary.

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Busy weekend in Mumbai for Prince Charles and his Duchess

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013

By A Staff Reporter

I Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are in Mumbai today as part of their nine-day state visit to the country which started on November 6.

Tomorrow, they leave for Pune.

t is going to be a busy couple of days in Mumbai for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, who are in India on a nine day visit from November 6, prior to leaving for Sri Lanka, there to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) summit.

First they will visit the Mumbai Mobile Crèche movement and do a classroom tour.

Next on the agenda is wreath laying at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in memory of those who died during the 26/11 terror attack in 2008 This will be followed by a Business Leaders Meet, a round table conference that will discuss corporate social responsibility.

Significantly, the prince, an ardent conservationist, will also visit the Godrej Mangrove Reserve in Vikhroli, where he will tour a medicinal herb garden be-

fore taking a boat tour around the area. The day will end appropriately with a reception and dinner in support of the British Asian Trust and will feature Bollywood style entertainment.

Mumbai (Sunday 10 November) On Sunday, the Prince and the Duchess will attend Remembrance Day service at the church of St. John the Evangelist and meet some war veterans and Indian Defence Staff.

Next on their tour is Pune.

13 months later, FDA initiative on generic medicine hangs fire IMA had sent a set of queries in September 2012 to the FDA, but is yet to get any response

and keeps giving drugs of that company only? Also, the FDA has to make sure if the quality of the generic medicine and the ratio and From April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, the FDA inspected 51,447 proportion of the drugs in the retail shops in the state and found that in 7,675 shops, pharmacists generic medicine are correct. Also, were missing. Out of these 7,675 errant retailers, 1,767 have been whether the efficacy and effectiveserved notices of suspension for less than a month and 2,023 were ness of the generic drug is same as served notices for suspension for more than a month. Licenses of the branded drug needs to be 2,227 were cancelled, 180 were given warnings and four were

By Shwetha Kannan checked. Only if all these concerns prosecuted. Out of the 1,588 appeals that were filed in the courts, 1,302 appeals are still pending. he initiative taken by the Food are addressed, we can start preIn Mumbai, out of the 5,083 inspected shops, 1,566 did not have and Drug Administration (FDA) scribing generic drugs.”

While this initiative is yet to take pharmacists. Out of these 1,566 retail shops, 625 were served through a letter to the Indian Mednotices for suspension for more than a month, licenses of 297 were ical Association (IMA) in Septem- off in the city, some doctors in the cancelled, nine were given warnings, while there has been no ber 2012 where it asked doctors to rural and district areas have started prosecution. Out of the 414 appeals, 402 are pending. write down generic counterpart of writing generic names of the drugs “There are pending appeals and the procedure will take some time the branded medicine that they they prescribe on the prescriptions.

Explaining the rationale behind to complete,” said FDA Commissioner. prescribe to their patients is yet to take off in the city because the IMA this, Pachnekar said, “In such Kamlesh B Shende, FDA joint required, I will set up an interaction which has its set of questions that places, where people are poor, afit needs answers for, before they fordability is a big factor. Secondly, commissioner (drugs) said, “I will with IMA officials and give them put this initiative into practice, is branded drugs are not available definitely talk to the concerned of- scientific answers for their queries ficials and look into this matter. If and convince them.” yet to be responded to, by the FDA. easily in these areas.”

The FDA’s aim in getting doctors to write generic names of the drugs Vishwanath Salian | ADC they prescribe on the prescription was to make affordable medicines available to people.

FDA Commissioner Mahesh Zagade, the brain behind the initiative, said, “Affordability was the main reason. Also, the chemists and pharmacists can give the patients generic medicines without violating the Drug and Cosmetic Act which states that patients cannot be given any other drug than that prescribed by the doctor.”

While IMA agrees to this ideology of the FDA, it has some questions that are yet to be answered and hence, the apprehension to put the initiative into action.

“We doctors aren’t opposing the idea of writing down the generic names of the prescribed drugs. We too want people to have access to affordable medicines but there are some questions that we want answers for. We have put forth those questions to the FDA and still awaiting replies. As of now, no doctors in the cities are prescribing generic drugs in their prescriptions,” said Dr. Anil Pachnekar, president, IMA, Maharashtra.

Speaking about the questions, Pachnekar said, “There are many RUNNING IN PINK: Around 1,000 women, wearing pink, will run the Pinkathon on December 15 to encourage women’s companies manufacturing generic health and fitness and create awareness regarding breast cancer. From left to right: Dr. Vani Parmar of Tata Memorial Centre, drugs. What if the chemist is hand Milind Soman, Gul Panag (ambassador of Pinkathon), and RJ Malishka at the event. in glove with a particular company

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Pics by Prathmesh Kher

It’s a hard slog up to land our where Ruskin Bond lives in the white double-storeyed building at the end of the street. This is the view of the valley from the front rooms of his home, and (last) the writer’s study, all messy and comfortable with books and papers. (Below) The man himself.

place, I walked up the steep staircase that goes up to his home on the first floor. I knocked the door a few times but no one replied. Eventually a gruff voice asked me who I was and what I wanted. When I expressed my desire to meet Ruskin Bond, I was told that he was sleeping and that I should come back later. Dejected, I walked back down to the main city.

By evening I had already seen most of the wonderful city, and felt that I should try once more. I walked FOR many people visiting the place, back up the hill, this time feeling Mussoorie means Ruskin Bond, and stronger than before. I knocked the former colleague Prathmesh Kher door once more, and this time it was no different. In his own words: opened and to my surprise it was When planning to travel across Ruskin Bond himself. I told him I had Mussoorie, I also planned to meet come all the way from Bombay, and Ruskin Bond. For years I had read that I was hoping that I could talk to his work, a narrative replete with him. He invited me inside. rustic charm and tales of simple We went inside his study, a small people. Bond resides at Ivy Cottage room that looks out to the Mussoorie in Landour, near Mussoorie. So, valley. The room was occupied by when I got down at the bus stop in papers, notes, books, and more the morning, the first thing I did was books. We spoke about his work, his ask around for directions to Ruskin interests. He told me that he writes Bond’s residence. I was happily all of his stories in longhand. He surprised to know that almost actually described his process of everyone in town, from shopkeepers writing. He still uses a typewriter and to cab drivers, students to sellers, does not like using computers for his knew him and very kindly provided work. Bond speaks simply, without detailed directions. embellishment and without a hint of Now for those who don’t know an accent. He is adept at speaking Mussoorie, Landour is some 1,000 Hindi and as I later found out from a feet above the town, which is itself at storeowner in the city below, he an altitude of 7,000 feet. An uphill speaks some Garhwali too. By the hike for someone out of shape is like time we were done talking the sky a pilgrimage. You feel like you’ve met had begun to darken. your maker.

We shook hands and as I went So with some effort I walked up to down the red steps, he waved meet Ruskin Bond. As I reached the goodbye.

For Mumbai’s flamingos

EVERY year in November, flamingos arrive in the city, escaping the Siberian winter to spend the season in our comparatively more comfortable climes, their pale pink legs and delicately shaded wings making the mudflats in Sewree blush with pleasure.

This year, the Fotothon, as part of a year-long campaign initiated by the Friends of Flamingos (FoF) has directed its annual 24-hour live photography challenge towards the support and protection of these beautiful creatures. The Fotothon kicks off at the Mahim Nature Park on November 16 and will continue till the next day, the aim being, as Ganesh Pimpale, director of the event puts it, “encouraging photographers to use their cameras for conservation and providing a platform to spread awareness about these birds that arrive here in such large numbers.

Awareness about the need to protect them has become imperative since they are falling prey to both extensive pollution and poaching”.

In fact, it is possible that soon flamingos will have their own season, complete with lectures, photo walks, and exhibitions.

Fotothon is supported by the Maharashtra Pollution Board, while the Mahim Natrure Park is the event’s chief patron in the form of deputy director Avinash Kubal, who says, “Photographers love flamingos as they get beautiful images and hence we want them to also stand for conserving these birds. We will

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A Mussoorie meeting with Ruskin Bond

In residence for the next three months, the flamingos of Siberia (but now of Mumbai) have taken position and are ready to be photographed by hordes of protectors and admirers.

have a signature petition of hundreds of photographers from Mumbai to save the mudflats from pollution and dumping”.

As for Fotothon itself, besides the MPCB and the Nature Park Society, it is also supported by stalwarts like the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) UK, Photographic Society of India.

Flamingos started arriving on Mumbai coasts in the late 1990s.

Till then they went only as far as the mudflats of Kutch in Gujarat or the Point Calimere Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. Apparently, according to nature lovers and experts, they

started landing up in Mumbai once the mudflats in Sewree and the Thane creek started generating the floating algae which is their favourite food. In the future, they might well stay long enough to breed, but that is not happening now. You can see thousands of them poking around in the mud during low tide, and in fact, many people go especially to Sewree to sight them.

For the Fotothon, registration is required with the last date being November 13. For further details log on to www.fotothon.in or call 9224765619/9967620103.

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MU to keep political parties away from the Student Council elections this year

By Yatin Ingle

ernment should allow student unions and political parties to n an interesting move by enter college campuses for the Mumbai University, nom- council elections. This proination forms for the Stu- posal had frightened students dent Council General since the involvement of politSecretary elections this year ical parties would generate have been sent to colleges bloodshed in the elections as with a notice that elections has been seen in the past. may be carried out as before, In 1992, Owen D’Souza, despite the fact that the state President of the Congressgovernment has still not de- backed National Students clared its verdict on whether Union of India (NSUI), was or not political parties should murdered outside Mithibai be allowed to participate in College in Vile Parle (West).

Student Council elections. D’Souza, an active student While students and appli- leader, was campaigning for a cants are happy with MU’s candidate for the Students decision, political parties are Council Elections of Mumbai not as they will now be kept University (MU), when he away from the elections. was shot dead by a gang.

According to the current During the monsoon session of the assembly, a proposal was procedure of the Student put forward by Rajesh Tope, Council General Secretary Minister for Higher and Tech- elections as per the Mahanical Education that the gov- rashtra Universities Act 1994,

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political parties cannot be involved in the elections and any student who is a member of any political party, or is backed by any political party and is contesting the elections will be disqualified and debarred from the elections.

The general secretary of the Student Council in colleges is expected to be decided by the end of November, after which MU will shortlist 15 general secretaries from various categories, zones and regions depending upon their academics and extra-curricular activities. Later, these 15 members will contest MU’s General Secretary of the Student Council elections in December.

Mrudul Nile, Director, Student’s Welfare says, “We have forwarded the General Secre-

tary nomination forms to all colleges affiliated to MU. The student elections will be carried out as per the rules stated by the Central Government. About politics entering college campuses, all I can say is that students should follow the rules and regulations and should not invite disqualification.”

Dr. Rajan Welukar Vice-Chancellor, Mumbai University “Student Council elections should be contested and held by the varsity. Political parties should not be involved or interrupt the process and decision making of the elections. Elections should be calm, smooth and not violent.”

NRMS protests for safety of gang-men The recent incident that killed four gang-men on the railway tracks has led to this protest highlighting their plight and demanding safety measures for them while they work

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ome 20,000 workers of the National Railway Mazdoor Sangh (NRMS) protested on platform 8 and 9 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) with regard to the safety and shortage of gang-men in the suburban division in the aftermath of the November 3 accident which crushed four gang-men to death. They marched to the General Manager’s office and issued a memorandum of demands to him.

Four railway gang-men, carrying out maintenance work on the tracks, were killed after a speeding Kolhapur-bound long distance train hit them between Thakurli and Kalyan railway stations in the neighbouring Thane district. The victims were busy conducting maintenance work on the tracks and thus did not realize that a fast train was approaching. The four died on the spot after being hit by Koyna Express.

According to Venu Nair, Divisional Secretary, NRMU, “The sanctioned strength of gang-men in Mumbai division is 3,712. At present, the operational strength is 3,107.” A.K. Mahendru, Assistant General Secretary of National Railway Mazdoor Union said, “Since the last five years, 150 gang-men have died on the tracks.

They are not given proper facilities. There is no dignity to their death too. Their dead bodies lie on the tracks for hours together”.

The memorandum (copy with the ADC) states that all vacancies of trackmen and other railway staff be filled in immediately, either from existing panels or by recruitment of substitutes. Additional men for manning the additional assets be provided immediately through existing panels or substitutes. The staff working in bungalows and quarters of officers or supervisors be sent back to the gangs or work places. An enquiry should be conducted by a high power, independent committee into the deaths on November 3 and earlier deaths as promised in the discussion on October 28. There should be strict instructions to the PWIs that they should be with the workers till the work is over. All safety measures should be ensured i.e. flagman, waterman etc. should be available in each gang while trackmen are doing their work. The workers should be allowed to avail important holidays unless there is a serious emergency.

“According to the rules, within 30 metres of

the train, there needs to be a gangman with one cross red banner.

Within 600 metres another gangman needs to be present to give a signal to the gang-man along with the red cross banner. Within 1200 metres, another gang-man needs to be present to give a signal to the other two gang-men. But safety rules are not implemented”, said Nair. “On paper, there should be 25 gang-men in one section. But only five to ten of the, are actually present”, he added.

The NRMS also reportedly pressurised the railways that within 15 days, a compensation of Rs.25 lakh be given to the families of those who died in the recent accident and job

be given to their immediate family members as promised.

“At present there are 150 suburban guards. Due to shortage of staff, they cannot take holidays during festivals etc. The Central Railways needs to act. Apart from the vacancy of 605 gang-men, the Central Railways needs to have an extra creation of workforce of gang-men for the fifth and sixth line on Kalyan-Diva rail corridor and Thane-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)”, Nair said.

At present there are vacancies for 117 motormen, 276 guards, 500 Ticket Collectors. Besides, there are posts vacant for booking clerks too. kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

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Another farewell for Sachin State to organise grand felicitation for cricketing legend who will retire this month

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ganising a grand felicitation for him. The panel selected will finalise all the aspects achin Tendulkar, who of this function, including will be bidding adieu to the memento to be given to his fans after 24 years of a the ace cricketer. “The date cricket career, has been at- and venue of the felicitatending farewell after tion will be decided after farewell in his honour. contacting Sachin,” read a Looking at the grand felici- government resolution issued to announce the formation of the panel.

According to a senior government official, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and his deputy Ajit Pawar are the patrons of the committee, which will be chaired by the Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Padmakar Valvi. This panel has also termed Sachin as a ‘great son of Maharashtra’ (Maharashtracha Suputra).

“The prestige of Maharashtra and India has been promoted due to Sachin’s contribution to the game,” the official added further.

According to sources in tation ceremonies arranged for the cricketing star how- Mantralaya, the governever, the state government ment is planning a big pubhas also left no stone un- lic function on the lines of turned in bidding farewell those organised in the to the batting genius and cricketing world where the has in fact set up a seven normal practice is to presmember committee to ent autographed bats to work out the modalities of winners or retiring players.

The cabinet however, is also the event.

As Tendulkar’s penulti- thinking of presenting Tenmate test match ended at dulkar with a silver trophy Kolkata, the state govern- bearing the signatures of all ment took a decision of or- 40 ministers.

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Public is hereby informed that we Mr. Mehboob Pasha Sayyed & Mrs. Saliha Begum M. Sayyed hereby have disowned our son Mr. Sayyed Husain Pasha from our life and Property. We shall not be responsible for any of his acts done past, present or future.

Sd/Mr. Mehboob Pasha Sayyed Mrs. Saliha Begum M. Sayyed Date: 9/11/2013

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cused, the Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to the son of a former state minister arrested in the 2009 murder of noted wrestler Sanjay Patil.

Justice U.V. Bakre recently rejected the bail plea of Udaysinh Patil, son of former state law minister Vilasrao Patil, arrested for hatching the conspiracy to murder Sanjay Patil over political rivalry, reports PTI. Udaysinh had sought bail on the ground that several coaccused in the case have been released on bail.

However, the High Court refused to accept this and said,

"The applicant is the main accused. Prima facie, if he had not wanted that Sanjay Patil should be killed, then there would not have been the incident of shooting Sanjay to death. Being an influential politician, from an influential family, there is force in the apprehension of the prosecution that if the applicant is released on bail, he would tamper with the evidence and the witnesses would not come forward to depose against him."

Sanjay Patil, winner of Maharashtra Kesari title, was shot dead at a market in Karad (Satara district) by two assailants on January 15, 2009.

ATS breakthrough in Dabholkar murder Continued from pg 1 « and every angle. Hitherto, the police have questioned several suspects from different cities with regard to the case and were able to solve various other small and big cases.

Dabholkar, a campaigner against superstition and witchcraft, was shot while on a morning walk near his residence close to the Omkareshwar temple in Pune. The murder had created a nationwide furore. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

TODAY Bhau Daji Lad Museum: A lecture titled ‘The Photograph as Document: Making a Visual Archive of a Culture’ by Ram Rahman at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, 6:30 pm.

David Sasson Library Art Gallery: Mr Rajan Jaykar, Solicitor and Advocate, High Court, Mumbai, exhibition of Picture Postcards of Old Bombay, inauguration of the exhibition by Mr V. Ranganathan, Chairman, Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee, Kala Ghoda, 11 a.m.

Devotional songs: A ‘Mata Ki Chouki bhajan’ and songs, Radhe Maa Bhawan, Sodawala Lane, Borivli, 8 p.m.

Western Naval Command Band: In the run up to Navy Day, the Navy Band will be performing

for the public, Cooperage Band Stand, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

An NCPA-Jazz Addicts Presentation: ‘Jazz Festival’ The James and Wes Legacy Band, The Helen Sung Trio with special guest artiste Regina Carter, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Nariman Point, 6.30 p.m.

SUNDAY The Fine Arts Society: Natya Kalavardhini ‘Margam’ Bharatanatyam by Krishna Pranita Sri Rajarajeshwari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir, choreography and Nattuvangam

by Guru Harikrishna Kalyanasundaram Community Hall of Fine Arts Cultural Centre, Chembur, 6.30 p.m.

Kid crushed to death by speeding SUV

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The driver of the car immediately rushed the child to the hospital but he died soon after admission

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seven-year-old boy was killed in an accident after a speeding Skoda car allegedly rammed into him on the Juhu-Versova-link-road in Andheri (west) on Thursday at around 8.30 pm while he was returning home after offering prayer at a Masjid. The Skoda driver immediately rushed the boy to the hospi-

tal but the boy did not survive.

The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Irfan Sayyad, who was a Grade I student of the municipal school in Andheri (west) and stayed in Kapaswadi area with his parents and seven siblings.

“Locals gathered at the spot and the Skoda driver, Tejas Shah immediately got down from the car and put the child in his car with the help of the people there and rushed him

to the CritiCare Hospital. Sayyad had sustained severe injuries and was shifted to Cooper Hospital where he was declared dead”, said a police officer. By the time his family was informed about the incident and they rushed to Cooper Hospital, Sayyad was dead.

Senior police inspector Rajendra Chavan of D.N. Nagar police station said, “Following the preliminary investigation, it seems that Shah was

Youth found brutally killed in Aarey forest

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n unidentified youth, aged around 30, has been found murdered on Friday inside the forest at Aarey Colony, Unit 16.

Apparently, the killer also tried to burn the body, which had multiple injuries, to prevent identification.

The throat of the youth had been slit and his face had been burnt fully. The brutality of the crime in-

dicates that it was a revenge killing.

Police found the victim’s bloodstains in the bushes just 100 metres away from where the body was found.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone XII, Pravin Patil: “Early morning our Aarey Police received a call about the dead body from the control room. We reached there and found the partly burnt dead body. The identity of the

victim who was wearing blue jeans and a yellow t-shirt is still unknown.”

Meanwhile, all police stations have been alerted about the dead body, and the police is trying to identify the body so that the investigation can move forward to trace the killer.

A murder case has been registered and the body has been sent for post mortem, Patil added.

Aarey, nobody cares!

Bumpy roads cause miscarriages, but the Aarey Colony administration isn’t doing anything even after taking Rs.1.50 crore for repairs been suffering bumpy rides on the uneven roads and their grievances have gone unheard over three years.

Local legislator Ravindra Waikar t least two ladies suffered miscarriage due to the bumpy ride and who had come to the Brihanmumthrice the local people of Aarey colony bai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have held protests in last three years, to meet the municipal commisyet the administration has failed to sioner on Friday said, “Since 2010, keep their word on maintaining mo- we have been complaining about the worsening condition of the torable roads in their jurisdiction.

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heard by the Aarey administration.”

He added, “On three different occasions, on Oct 15, 2010, Nov 22, 2011 and in July 2013, we came out on the roads, stopped collection of toll and went on an indefinite strike.

Meanwhile, Aarey colony administration promised us that it will make the roads motorable. However, on three different occasions they did not fulfil their promise.”

State had allocated Rs.1.5 crore for the primary repair of the roads, however, the colony administration transferred that budget for other purposes and roads remained in an un-motorable condition.

Waikar said, “If the administration fails to start the repair work of roads by November 15, local residents will hold aggressive protests.” He warned if things go wrong, the administration will be held responsible.

Earlier this year, the Aarey colony administration had cut at least 50 healthy trees in their jurisdiction. In a letter to Mayor Sunil Prabhu, the administration justified its act of cutting healthy trees saying, “Migratory birds were nesting on the trees and the administration fears that it will cause bird flu.”

not drunk at the time of accident but we have taken his blood sample and sent it for medical examination. We have also informed the Andheri RTO to examine the car to find out if there was any technical fault in the car”.

The D.N. Nagar police has arrested Shah on charges of causing death due rash and negligent driving. He was produced in court and Mohammad Irfan Sayyad remanded in judicial custody.

Four held at intl airport with `1 cr worth gold

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ustoms sleuths have detained four passengers including two women at the Mumbai international airport for allegedly smuggling gold worth around Rs.1 crore on Thursday night. Interestingly, the accused, arriving from Mauritius, had moulded the gold into belt buckles and kadas (a traditional bangle) to avoid detection. While the names of the accused are being withheld, investigators are now on the lookout for the person who was supposed to collect the contraband.

The passengers, who were holding Mauritius passports, were heading towards the green channel, arousing suspicion of Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers since the section is meant for fliers who do

not have dutiable items to declare.

They were taken aside for questioning when officials spotted the belt buckles worn by one of the male members. The women were also found to be wearing kadas. The items were seized and were immediately valued, which put their worth around Rs.1 crore. “One of the women’s passport showed that she had visited the country at least thrice on earlier occasions. We are assuming that gold was smuggled in on those trips too,” said an officer.

They were immediately placed under arrest under relevant sections of the Customs Act and were remanded in custody of the customs department. The airport has seen an all time high in gold smuggling after the union finance ministry hiked the duty to 11 per cent.

The good Samaritan Continued from pg 1 « rammed into a pole. The impact was severe enough to fling him off his bike and injure him severely.

Just then Dr. Mahesh Goel, a professor and surgeon with Tata Hospital and a resident of Borivali was passing by. Speaking to the ADC Goel said, “There were a number of cars and bikes and several people that had surrounded the biker who was lying in a pool of blood. I realised that he was not moving but noticed a sudden twitch. I rushed to him and tried to pick him up. I asked for help and finally the driver of another car Shankar Shejwali came forward he gave me a cloth to cover Chavan’s head which was bleeding.”

After Dr. Goel and Shejwali picked Chavan up, they put him in the former’s car and took him to the nearby Lilavati Hospital where doctors stated that if he was brought even minutes later, he would not have survived.

“I was shocked that people were not ready to help,” said Shejwale.

“Doctor Goel was the only one who stepped forward and saved Chavan’s life. In 30 years of driving I have never seen people coming forward to help. In fact when I was putting Chavan into the car a bystander said, “Ye paagal hai, ab police ke chakkar mein fasega. (He has lost his mind and will have to bear with all the police formalities),” he added.

Chavan’s brother Manoj said, “I am very thankful to Dr. Goel and Shejwale for saving my brother’s life.

Spot where bike skidded and (inset) biker, Mahesh Chavan.

Although he has to undergo several surgeries he is out of danger.”

Assistant Police Inspector Adinath Ahire from Kherwadi police station lauds Dr. Goel for his effort. He says, “We received a call at around 9:15 am from the control room but when we reached the spot we were told that he has beem taken to a hospital. We first contacted Bhabha Hospital but later found out that Chavan was in Lilavati Hospital. Dr. Goel has done a great job.”

Tertiary treated sewer water for Mira-Bhayandar on cards

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price tag of Rs.11 crore, the amount has already been ino meet the increasing cluded in the ongoing Rs.492water demands of the crore underground drainage twin city, the Mira project which is in the last leg Bhayandar Municipal Corpo- of completion (86 per cent ration (MBMC) has stepped work has been completed) up its efforts to treat sewage and has been undertaken water. Although the water will under the Centre sponsoredbe treated to potable levels, Jawaharlal Nehru National the initial plan was to pro- Urban Renewal Mission (JNmote the use of this water for NURM).

While the MBMC has reindustries, construction sites, gardening, toilet flushing, car cently awarded a contract to wash centres and other uses interlink sewer lines of housso that people do not waste ing societies to the main drainage drinking water on such needs. underground The MBMC has already pipelines, the construction roped in the reputed Pune work for Thermax’s Tertiary based company, Thermax Treatment Plant (TTP) has alLimited to commission a pilot ready crossed the half-way project in the Hatkesh area of mark. According to officials, Mira Road, having an initial 10 sewerage treatment plants output of 5MLD treated (STP) across the twin city are water, officials said. Although in the advanced stage of conthe project has an estimated struction. As a part of the pilot

project, the completed STP located in Kanakia complex, Mira Road will pump the sewerage water into the TTP where it will be treated using the revolutionary Membrane Bioreactor -- an ideal technology for the treatment and recycling of sewage and industrial effluents.

After tertiary treatment, the water would be supplied by the MBMC from dedicated tanker points in distinctly coloured water supply tankers at rates lower than the prevailing water charges. The initiative will also help the civic body generate additional revenue.

"The initiative will not only assure proper use of the recycled water but will also help the civic body generate additional revenue," said civic chief Bharat Shitole.

MBMC’s sewerage treatment plant at Hatkesh area in Mira Road

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35-year-old worker died on the spot while five others have been hospitalised for asphyxia upon coming in contact with poisonous gas that leaked from the septic tank of the company.

According to the police, the incident was reported from

an electronic unit operating from an industrial complex in the Navghar area of Vasai (east) at about 7 pm on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Yadav (35). Other victims have been admitted to the Golden Park Hospital. The Valiv police is investigating the case.

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he Vasai East Senior Citizens' Association has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to give a second thought before the cabinet approves a pending decision to reduce the eligibility limit of senior citizens from the present 60 years to

65 years.

The association's secretary Ashok Bhatia who has been fighting for the rights of senior citizens dashed off a letter to the chief minister which said that not a single political party is bothered about the woes of senior citizens.

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flute is legendary in Indian culture and is Lord Krishna's ell-known classical gift to mankind. Though the singer and composer instrument doesn’t require Lata Shikhar and Padma any tuning and is made Vibhushan Pt. Hari Prasad from nature, we have to tune Chaurasia announced the ourselves to churn out upcoming 7-day classical music from the flute.”

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NAVY WEEK CELEBRATIONS... In the run up to the Navy Day celebrations, members of the Navy Band group performing for the public at the Hanging Gardens on Friday evening. Today, the band will be performing at Cooperage Band Stand and at Central Park in Kharghar on Sunday.

organised by Taranginee Arts in Mumbai called Swar Naad from Dec.9 to Dec.15 at Chitrakoot ground, Andheri. Ghazal and Bhajan samrat Anup Jalota was also present on the ocassion. The event will be held in an open air ground for the benefit of music lovers and entry will be free for the public.

Pt. Hari Prasad added: “I am glad to be part of such an endeavor which aims to popularise Indian classical music among the youth. I wouldn’t like to say much, but will let my flute do the talking on December 11.The

of the best known names in Indian classical music performing, which include legends such as Chaurasia (flute), Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (sarod), Ustaad Rashid Khan saab (classical vocals), Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra (khayal), Dr. Jagdish Gangani (Indian classical dance), Sharmistha Mukherjee (Kathak dancer, President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter) and classical vocalists Lata Shikhar (thumri, tappa, dadra, kajri, holi) and Pt. Ram Kumar Mishra.

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BMC issues eviction notices to Campa Cola residents

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Kapoorchand Daga, one of the residents of the Campa Cola compound on an indefinite hunger strike, collapsed on Thursday and has been rushed to Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo.

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued eviction notices on Friday to occupants of the illegal floors of the beleaguered Campa Cola housing society at Worli.

This is being viewed as the first decisive step by the civic body to demolish the 35 illegal floors in seven buildings of the housing society, reports PTI. Earlier, the BMC had

served two notices to residents living in the illegal floors, but the notices were declared null and void after the Supreme Court stayed the demolition of the illegal flats in May and October respectively.

On October 1, the Supreme Court ordered the residents to vacate the illegal flats, above the fifth floors of all the seven buildings on the premises, by November 11.

The BMC handed issued eviction notices to residents

of the illegal floors yesterday under Section 488 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act. "As the said time period expires on 11.11.2013, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has organised demolition of the premises on 12.11.2013," the notice served to occupants of the illegal floors stated.

As many as 100 families are occupying the illegal floors.

Chhath celebrated in Thane

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hile the Mumbai High Court had issued a circular against celebrating Chhath Puja at the Juhu Beach, it was celebrated in Thane by the north Indian

community on Friday.

Masugandha Talav and Kolshet Talav in Thane saw women in groups praying to the sun.

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a holy bath, standing in water for a long period of time, and offering prasad and ardhya to the setting and rising sun.

Chhath Puja is performed on the sixth day of the month Kartika of the Hindu calendar.

he state government yesterday approved the proposal for creation of 44 posts to the State Cooperative Election Authority (SCEA). In August this year the state government had issued orders announcing the setting up of the authority which has been designated as the Competent Authority to hold elections to all the cooperative societies in the state having more than 100 members.

The creation of the SCEA has been necessitated due to the 97th constitutional amendment enacted by the

Centre that has brought cooperative societies under its ambit from February 15, 2012. Correspondingly, the state made amendments to its Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 and has issued a notification on February 14, 2013. The state has passed the amendment to this effect in the monsoon session of the state legislature in July last.

At present there are 2,18,320 lakh cooperative societies in the state having 5.42 crore members. As per the law, the SCEA is expected to conduct elections to these societies by December 31, 2013.

The SCEA shall comprise commissioner SCEA, secretary SCEA, SCEA election officers, assistant officers, legal officers, administrative officers, accountants and cashiers, statisticians, stenographers, steno-typist, peons among others. The appointment of SCEA staff will be from government departments, retired officers and employees. Some of the posts of the SCEA will be filled by out-sourcing, on deputation and reappointments. The service and recruitment rules will be drafted in the near future, states a press release.

Powerloom shutdown results in `90-crore loss per day

By A Staff Reporter

A large number of powerloom units downed shutters since November 6, in protest against the Maharastra government's failure to solve their problems.

The ruling Congress MP Suresh Tawre who represents the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency told PTI yesterday that the shut down by as many as 7 lakh looms in the town, employing more than 12 lakh workers has meant a loss of around Rs 90 crore per day and if it continues the industry itself will be dead.

He said that Bhivandi powerloom owners faced a number of problems but an indifferent government had not taken any steps to help them.

Exhorbitant power billing by the Torrent Power Company which has been given the right to collect power bills was one of the main woes cited, while other issues were related to constantly fluctuating yarn prices, he said.

In addition to this, there is a large gap in wages being paid to weavers, he said.

The state government had promised of a high level

committee to look into the powerloom sector's problems but no problem has been solved so far, he said.

Due to these unresolved problems, powerloom owners have shut down their looms until November 15 and formed the Bhiwandi Powerloom Sangarsh Samiti which includes MLAS and representatives of all political parties, he said.

The situation will be reviewed after November 15 and if the government fails to solve the issues, loom owners plan to decide on their future course of action, he said.

Manoj Singh

CELEBRATING CHHATH: Women from north Indian communities, standing in deep waters, perform the ardhya and offer prasad at Kolshet Talao in Thane (left) and at Juhu Beach (right), on Friday.

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Sachin – The God?

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“A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”

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HE BJP would have had a walk-over in Delhi assembly poll but for the late arrival on the scene of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party (AAP). The Congress governance in Delhi has been so bad that the party would have been routed in the elections. The Delhi voters are angry with the Congress for many reasons: Total lack of any effort to check prices of essential articles, the brutal crackdown of innocent protesters against the gangrape of Nirbhaya; corrupt administration by the Congress UPA government. The corrupt cases in the Commonwealth Games, 2G scam, Coalgate etc. is likely to make a big and adverse impact on the chances of the Congress party.

The BJP will gain by the lapses of the Delhi and the UPA governments and is likely to get good support. The poll campaign by prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi appears to have won for the BJP many votes. Corruption, steep rise in prices of essential consumer articles are likely to be the main issues in the BJP manifesto.

Both the BJP and the Congress, however, have to face a new, vigorous challenge from Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party. Kejriwal’s campaign has been aggressive and vigorous: he has introduced several new methods in his poll campaign in a bid to personally reach the people. According to reports his party has created a good impression on Delhi voters who somehow seem to have decided to give his party a chance to deliver. As the leader of the party, Kejriwal has made a good impression on Delhi voters.

A new party is not likely to get majority support, but it can prevent both the BJP and the Congress getting majority support. It is most likely there will be a hung House.

It all depends on what the Aam Admi Party will do in such a situation. Between the two ‘evils’, Kejriwal is likely to choose the BJP and jointly form the government.

It is clear Arvind Kejriwal will be the king maker in Delhi.

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HE English media after going ga-ga over Sachin Tendulkar for a few days has sobered down and is now settling down.

Of course, one expects one last hurrah from the media after the final Test in which Tendulkar plays his farewell game is over.

Whether he will retire in style hitting his last ton or go out for a duck as Don Bradman did in the last match he played, remains to be seen.

Meanwhile the comments on Tendulkar have dropped from high praise to a more sober assessment. Writing in Economic Times (October 18) Boria Majumdar noted that “Tendulkar isn’t simply an icon but he is an idea that we have all come to embrace and admire”. To that he added: “Needless to say, there never was a Sachin Tendulkar and there never will be. And in the process of bidding his last hurrah, he is doing one final service to the game he has contributed so much to in a career that is unrivalled.”

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“a boy of God before he can turn man”, fans have made him pay a price ever since”. Suresh was not indifferent to what Tendulkar’s critics used to say about him. As he told Tendulkar’s millions of admirers: “You can close your ears, but you cannot shut out the noise of the naysayers, a terribly distracting cacophony… If only you had stayed a fan instead of becoming a worshipper, if only you had let him remain a legend instead of making him a God!” What he obviously meant was that it would have been better and more to the point. But he didn’t say it and left it to the reader to think it over!

The Telegraph (October 11) had done the nicest thing to Tendulkar. It gave prominence to his final statement on his departure in a coloured three-column ‘box’ that attracted attention that surely the ‘God’ has appreciated. Does anyone believe it? Can one? The rabid criticism against Narendra

Exaggeration or not Writing in Asian Age (October 14) Siddharth Bhatia sounded a little sceptical. Naming the high praise Tendulkar has so far received, such as saying that he represents in his departure an “end of an era”, Bhatia said that was a “hyperbole”. As he saw it, that was too much, considering that Tendulkar should have quit earlier. For all that, Bhatia said that “Sachin’s career trajectory moved in tandem with the emergence of a new India, an India which was loud, aggressive, confident, demanding… and most of all, young.” The young had no time “for heroes and legends of old”. Bhatia’s essay was more a sociological study of how Tendulkar’s rise coincided with that of India’s and the rise of the young. As he put it: “A rising star today is already old hat by tomorrow – the world has moved on”. Also, Bhatia wondered whether another Tendulkar will emerge. Will that be permitted? Replied Bhatia to his own question: “We will know the answer after another 25 years, but with Sachin’s departure from the cricket field, the fans who grew up along with him much understand that a whole way of life has ended.”

L. Suresh, who calls himself “a disappointed cricket fan” writing in The Hindu (October 20) criticised those who saw Tendulkar as “God”, saying that by making

MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath Modi has all but died out. He is getting reasonable reportage in most of the dailies; not laudatory, but still reportage. And that may be just the beginning.

I am reminded of an article written by Rajdeep Sardesai in Hindustan Times some weeks ago (June 14) and it deserves reproduction. Wrote Sardesai: “Journalism cannot be pubic relations nor can it be character assassination. Now, as Modi is poised for his next big leap, it is time for the media to may be reset its moral compass. Is it possible to analyse the Modi phenomenon by moving beyond the extremes of glorification or vilification? Can the media find a middle ground where Modi can be assessed in a neutral dispassionate manner without facing the charge of bias or being a cheer leader? Or is Modi

such a polarising figure that even the media has been divided into camps? Journalism in its purest form must remain the pursuit of truth shorn off ideological agenda”.

Rajdeep Sardesai then said what needed to be said a longer while ago. But the media has probably come to realise that it would now be unsafe to damn Modi considering that he – and the NDA – might come to power in 2014 and then where will it stand? The greatest damage that our secular press did was to damn Modi over the Godhra and postGodhra happenings. It was vicious. It was strongly condemnatory of the man which under any circumstances he did not deserve.

But such has been our post-independence mindset among our so-called intellectuals that they took pride in damning fellow Hindus at the slightest provocation.

A truly secular India Not only did it hurt India, but it also hurt India’s standing in the world beyond. It may have been fashionable to be ‘secular’ whatever that means – but it is not secular for Hindus to be self-condemnatory when it comes to taking sides in any Hindu-Muslim differences. If the Muslims had any sense of grace, they would have graciously conceded the Hindu claim on the Babri Masjid. All that the Hindus had claimed was just one freedom to build a temple to Sri Ram on the site where he was reportedly born. It was as much a matter of faith as it was justifiable on historic facts.

Just imagine what a different world India would have been if the Muslims had graciously conceded the Hindu claim? They would have clasped the Muslims to their heart and proceeded to grant them any wish.

This, our secularists prevented.

That is why I argue that the worst enemies of Muslims are the secularists and their own leaders. May I hope and pray that they will change their minds to win the undying gratitude of Hindus. That would be the best way to rebuild an India of our dreams, in a mighty show of Hindu-Muslim unity. We are one people and should always remain one. For Muslims to grant the Hindu demand would not be a self-inflicted defeat: it would be the greatest moral victory for Muslims ever in their history of Islam. To Muslims all over India I beseech them, pray love us and we will love you.

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E fell! He hadn’t seen the paver block sticking out, uneven, arrogant, catching his worn out, treadles soles and throwing him forward with a lurch. He lay quietly, waiting for arms he knew would come to help him up.

But there were none.

He thought of friends, men and women who would have rushed gladly to lift him up from cruel, callous ground, but knew they were not there anymore, they’d also fallen, into deeper pits called graves or had been laid on cremation fire that had smoked their souls away.

He lay on the ground and looked sideways at the road; he saw people glancing at him, “Hey,” he tried to shout, “Pick me up, will you!” But no sound came from him, and the people seeing his lips move looked at each other and shook their heads.

They did not want to get involved. Lifting an old man up, meant they would be late for work, for their movie, for a date, for their journey home, their bus that would come any

He closed his eyes.

“Wake up! Wake up!” he heard the voice. He opened his eyes and wondered what the darkness was till he realized it was black clothing he was seeing, a woman in a burqa. “Wake up!” she said. “Ah good, your eyes are open! Now hold my hand and get on your feet. I saw you fall, I was at the bus stop, I thought you’d scramble up yourself, but when you didn’t I realized you needed Robert Clements help!”

She pulled him up.

“What is your name?” he asked and she anymore. He had turned his face away at the bride he’d brought home. “How could you?” told him, patted the dust from his clothes, he’d cried. “We are Brahmin! We do not marry smiled and slowly walked away.

“Son!” he called his son later on the phone, out of our caste! Get out!” His son had left “What name have you given your daughter?” with Muslim bride in tow.

“Dad it’s you. No, we have not named her He’d heard they’d had a daughter. As he lay on the ground he wondered how she looked yet!”

“May I visit my granddaughter?” he whislike. Did she look like his son, or did she have the pretty looks of her mother. “Her prettiness pered, “I have a name for her..!” stole my son’s heart!”he muttered to himself — bobsbanter@gmail.com even as he lay on the ground. moment. Lifting him up, meant involvement.

This was a city of concrete walls, concrete hearts.

He pushed himself up a bit and slumped.

Where was his son? No he had no son, not

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Sachin deserved better in penultimate Test IT is painful to see Tendulkar who is certainly not a ‘walker’ making faces whenever he is given out ‘lbw’, which is interpreted by the likes of Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri that he was unfortunate and the umpire had totally got it wrong, and keep showing slow motion replays from various angles on TV. When most of the Test playing Nations have adopted UDRS, the BCCI has all along been refusing to have that system, the reason for which is mainly attributed to Tendulkar’s hesitation for reasons technically best known to him. If UDRS had been in place in the current Test match in Kolkata there would never have been any controversy about Tendulkar’s dismissal. Coming as it does in the 199th Test match of Tendulkar it is not in good taste. Was Shillingford ‘out’ LBW to Tendulkar really without any margin of error in the umpire’s judgment on the first day of the current Test match in Kolkata? It is a Gospel truth that the game is bigger than any individual and shall go on and on forever, but the players would come and go, and will have to go.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

THE BCCI’s refusal to accept the

PM should attend CHOGM AS reported, lot of hue and cry is being raised on PM’s visit to attend CHOGM meeting in Sri Lanka which is unnecessary and unwanted. Sri Lanka is being accused of atrocities on Tamils who have settled in Lanka and who asked for separate statehood in Lanka. No country in the world will like their country being divided or disintegrated. So, Lanka is fully justified in taking any action to avoid division or dismemberment of its country.

Any country would do that. Sri Lanka is fully justified in taking action in Tamilians for the care and benefit of their nation and keeping its nation fully united and one unlike our politicians in India who fan communal violence and try to divide the country for the sake of votes purely on religion, caste creed and linguistic basis. Such Indian politicians should be ready to be booted out of power by our wise, intelligent and matured voters in the forthcoming elections.

— S.P. Sharma, Mumbai

bowler and the keeper by raising his finger to give him out ‘lbw’.

This is another instance to show how the BCCI puts players to disadvantage by its refusal to make use of the available technology.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

REGRETTABLE: Had the UDRS been adopted during the Kolkata Test, Tendulkar would not have been given out, and could have gone on to play a grand innings.

UDRS facility for referring certain doubtful on-field decisions to the third umpire sitting in the pavilion has indeed cost Sachin his wicket on the second day of the ongoing penultimate Test prior to his retirement, for 10 runs at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. It was a prestigious match for him specially squeezed in and he started off in style hitting two effortless boundaries to the

IT is a most interesting, anxious and unusual situation, maybe we can say an acid test for the people to decide about the future PM of India.

On one side is a self made experienced successful man with excellent oratory and thinking prowess with an ability to pull crowds and impress them with his most relevant and appropriate presentations, that is Narendra Modi, who is chosen by his Party for his credentials.

On the other side there is a person without any previous record of governance and that is Rahul Gandhi. In which way he is superior to senior leaders in Congress like P. Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Sharad Pawar and many more? Do they not

midwicket region. And then this Shiilingford who was Sachin’s ‘lbw’ victim in their first innings, sent one slow ball to the latter between the off and middle stumps for which the maestro put his left leg forward and attempted a defensive stroke but missed the ball which grazed past the upper part of his right thigh and the umpire responded to the shouts of the

have any ambition to become PM or they chose Rahul just because he is a Gandhi belonging to the dynasty. However, Modi will try to create Modi Mania and Rahul, rather Congress will try to create further Modi Phobia in the minds of voters.

It is interesting to see whether positivity that is Mania or negativity that is Phobia wins?

Cong, BSP get closer THE existing bonds of “friendship” between the Congress and the BSP would be further strengthened after the IT Dept’s release of Rs.400 crore belonging to the BSP supremo’s brother. A few days earlier, it was the turn of the SP coming closer to the Congress after the CBI gave a clean chit to the SP chief Mulayam Singh in the DA case. Now, the UPA can rest assured of the “support” of two “dependable” allies, on whom the conglomerate can fall back upon in wriggling it out of some tight situation, like that created by, e.g. a no-trust vote.

Sir C.V. Raman honoured AT a time when we see most of the coverage on Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in news dailies, we come across Google giving a doodle of Sir C.V. Raman. Google celebrated Raman’s 125th birthday on Thursday by dedicating a doodle on its homepage. Born on November 7, 1888, in Trichurapally (Trichy), Madras Province, Raman was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the growth of science. His interest in physics developed from early years of his life. Pursuing his passion, Raman won the coveted Gold medal in Physics in 1904 and passed his B.A. examination securing first place. He completed his M.A. in 1907 with

WHEN Rohit Sharma hit his century, the commentators said that he is the 14th Indian to hit a century on debut. But my count gives me 16. True, the commentators may have only been referring to Lala Amarnath, Shodhan, Kripal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig, Hanumant Singh, Viswanath, Surender Amarnath, Azharuddin, Pravin Amre, Saurav Ganguly, Sehwag, Raina, Dhawan and now Sharma. But to which country did Ranjitsinhji and Nawab of Pataudi Sr. (Iftikhar Ali Khan) belong to? True they scored for England but were they not Indians, in fact belonging to the princely class? Why are they not included when we are so eager to shamelessly claim that someone who won a Nobel Prize or went up in space was a “former” Indian?

Do former Indians merit more mention than those who never changed their citizenship?

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

Biased opinion polls

— Mina Bhattacharyya, Mumbai

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

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TRIBUTE: Google dedicated a doodle on its homepage to Sir C.V. Raman in recognition of his achievements, on Thursday. distinction. Raman established the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in 1948 entirely on his own without accepting a penny from the government.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

Mumbai BJP must reconsider THE Mumbai BJP leadership’s thought of giving ticket to Poonam Mahajan as the BJP candidate from the North Mumbai constituency for the coming Lok Sabha election is totally mistaken. The sympathy wave will not work just because she is the daughter of the late.

OF Pramod Mahajan. The LETTER THE DAY voters from this constituency are very much impressed with all the pro-people tasks of Gopal Shetty since 1992. Consequently, people have voted for him thrice as the Corporator and twice as MLA. Therefore, only Gopal Shetty should be the candidate for the coming Lok Sabha election, if BJP wants to win this seat. Otherwise, any other party will win this seat, but BJP will certainly lose it.

There is no doubt about it.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

THE opinion polls conducted by TV channels showing total defeat for the Congress Party due to inflation, corruption and the scams in the forthcoming assembly elections in five states and the 2014 general elections does not represent the mood of the majority of the voters in the country. It has been observed that some of the pro-BJP channels are misguiding the people by showing the rosy picture about waves across the country for BJP and Narendra Modi which is not true, bogus and misleading. Voters still believe in the secular party like Congress to rule the country rather than the communal BJP. Also, the viewers have become smarter and know whom to

vote and whom not to vote and will turn the tables to prove opinion polls totally wrong and baseless.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

Parallel censor board?

AS per a newspaper item, a Hindi film based on terrorism was reportedly cleared for public viewing by a body of Muslim clerics. This means that there is a parallel censor board operating in the country, in addition to the official CBFC, whose prior approval is necessary before the film gets ready for release.

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

Security or status symbol?

UNFORTUNATELY, the security apparatus has become a status symbol. Every Tom, Dick and Harry wants his vehicle fitted with a red beacon. Even Shinde, home minister, enjoys the security of hundreds of personnel causing nuisance to local people. But who bothers?

Now, BJP (Bangaru-Judeo Party) wants SPG protection for Narendra Modi. What they do not seem to understand is that persons like Modi is a National threat. Why is it that persons like Modi, Advani, Jayalalitha, Mayawati and Mulayam need security. What have they done for betterment of people in the country? Why the so called terrorists are after them only? The greatest contributions of Modi and Advani are Ahmedabad massacre of 2002 and destruction of Babri Masjid .

— M.H. Nayak, Mumbai

‘Religious’ hypocricy THE visit to a temple by a Hindu scientist to seek the deity’s blessings for the success of his dream project does not seem to have gone down well with a section of the secular lobby. In this context, I can well imagine a situation like this — a similar act of devotion by a nonHindu scientist visiting the shrine of his faith for paying obeisance would have been whole-heartedly welcomed by the entire secular fraternity. He would have been instantly honoured by showering of encomia like — what a devoutly religious minded person, a firm believer in God (or God Particle), a great human being possessed with a divine mission, etc.

— Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz

R.I.P. Master Chef Tarla Dalal!

WE Indians are foodies and in the death of Tarla Dalal, we have lost a gigantic personality who was an household name in our country. Master chef Tarla Dalal was the ‘Tendulkar’ of the food industry and was as famous as the Master Blaster of cricket as most people recognised her by face as they did Sachin.

Soft spoken and soft hearted, Tarla Dalal incited the taste buds of most Indians with her simple innovative recipes and has penned over a hundred cookery books with thousands of mouthwatering delicacies. She was India’s first celebrity chef and was even bestowed the Padma Shri by the govt. for her cooking skills. She leaves behind a legacy to savour and her death is an end of an era of good food cooking which we all would miss. The vacuum created by her death would be difficult to fill as

FIRST LADY OF FOOD! The benevolent Tarla Dalal was India’s first celebrity chef, loved by one and all. she would be missed by all.

R.I.P Tarla Dalal! May her soul rest in peace.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

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EW DELHI: A Pakistani mole in the Indian security agencies code named ‘Honey Bee’ had helped his ISI handlers in identifying the landing site for 26/11 terrorists in Mumbai, claims a book by two British journalists.

The information on Badhwar Park, the landing site, was shared by ISI operatives with Pakistani-American Lashkar operative David Headley who had checked it out while conducting recce of the area, reports PTI. The book ‘The Siege’ by Adrian Levy and Cathy ScottClark claims that when Headley was subjected to undergo a two-year course on surveillance and counter-intelligence by Pakistan’s espi-

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onage agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

His handler, Major Iqbal of ISI, gave him what he described as classified Indian files that he said had been obtained from within Indian police and army which revealed their training and limitations.

“The Major boasted that they had a super agent at work in New Delhi who was known as Honey Bee. The Major revealed while he would guide Headley, the Mumbai operation would be run by Lashkar,” the book claimed.

According to the book, before leaving Pakistan Headley met up with Major Iqbal who gave him a bundle of counterfeit Indian currency and a suggestion.

“Honey Bee, the ISI double

agent, who had provided the classified Indian training manuals had come up with a potential landing area, in Badhwar Park, a fishing colony in South Mumbai, reporting that it was only patchily patrolled and was shielded from the road,” the book claimed.

“He should check it out,” was the suggestion made out

by Major Iqbal to Headley as per the book.

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the then Intelligence Bureau Chief P C Haldar refused to comment on the claims saying they were yet to read the book.

A group of 10 terrorists of LeT including Ajmal Kasab, who was captured by Mumbai Police and hanged, had landed at Badhwar Park on

November 26, 2008 launching a mayhem in the cosmopolitan in which 166 people including Mumbai police Anti-terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare.

The book while concluding says till date the handler of Headley, Major Iqbal, Honey Bee and Abu Qahafa have not been identified.

Listing their sources, the authors, who write for British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, said they had gone through classified documents of Indian, the USA and the British security sources, thousands of unpublished court documents and confidential annexure submitted to the Pradhan Commission which went into the lapses of part of Mumbai police.

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OUR ROYAL GUESTS… Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, during their visit to the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi on Friday.

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THE HILLS BECKON… A view of the snow covered mountains in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday.

EW DELHI: Stung by Gauhati High Court verdict that CBI is unconstitutional, Government on Friday said it will challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court on Monday and seek an urgent stay since it will affect the functioning of the premier central probe agency.

The curious and unprecedented judgement in which the 1963 resolution — by which the Central Bureau of Investigation was set up—was struck down was described by Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra as patently wrong.

The court yesterday had held that all the actions of CBI were ‘unconstitutional’. “...The DoPT intends to file an appeal. So an appeal will be filed against the order (in the Supreme Court),” Law Minister Kapil Sibal told PTI.

DoPT is the administrative ministry for CBI, Sibal said, adding it has discussed the issue with him and that it was decided to file an appeal. CBI on its part said it is seeking an “urgent action” on the situation.

Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apparently to discuss the fallout of the verdict. He said the Government will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court and seek a stay.

“Definitely, we will have to (file appeal against HC order).

We will move the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the Gauhati High Court order,” he told PTI. “We will tell the Supreme Court that the CBI was set up under a resolution in 1963 and

it has been there for last 50 years. So, it should be allowed to continue.

“We will seek a stay of the operation of the order. CBI is handling a lot of sensitive cases. It(order) will affect the functioning of CBI,” Narayanasamy said.

CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said the agency was looking into the verdict. “We are studying the order of the Gauhati High Court and will submit our opinion to Department of Personnel and Training. We are definitely seeking an urgent action on the situation,” he said.

Officials of the agency said they were awaiting a certified copy of the court’s order.

“Once it is received, it will be examined and appropriate steps will be taken,” the agency said in a statement.

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EW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it has received a report from the Goa government in which preliminary leads indicate infighting between possible drug- related gangs behind the killing of the Nigerian in that state last week.

“We have received the report which is a ‘factual description’ of the incident, action taken by the police and the status of the investigation,” the spokesperson in the MEA told PTI.

He also said as per the report, “preliminary leads indicate infighting between the possible drug-related groups leading to the killing.”

The report also gives details of the aftermath of the incident, including detention of the 52 Nigerians involved in blocking the highway when the body was being taken for the postmortem, the spokesperson added.

The state police had also arrested a Goan youth in connection with the killing of the Nigerian national on October

31 which sparked protests by his fellowmen.

The special investigation squad had earlier this week arrested a Goan youth in connection with the killing of Obodo Uzoma Simeon on October 31. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has already termed the murder as a drug related crime.

The MEA, which is in touch with the Nigerian High Commission here, will now share the elements of the state government report with the mission.

PRAY & CELEBRATE… Women devotees pray during Chhath festival celebration in Agartala on Friday.

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Flair play

and frolic sliced through the air at Olive at the India Resortwear Fashion FUN Week (IRFW) and India Glamour and Fashion

Awards (IGFA) party. Getting into the groove with the flow of premium drinks and tasty hors d’oeuvres were designers Rocky S, Babita Malkani, Sounia Gohil, Sai Suman and Shikhar Vaidya and others like Amrita Arora Ladak, Evelyn Sharma, Pia Trivedi, Shama Sikander, Kushal Punjabi and Reema Rathod, spokesperson, E-Sense Entertainment.

TALAT AZIZ, ANUP JALOTA, PANKAJ UDHAS, AMITABH BACHCHAN & SUMEET TAPPOO

Great going

ghazal greats, Pankaj Udhas, Anup Jalota and Talat Aziz came together along with young Sumeet Tapoo to launch their ‘Destiny’ music album on the Saregama label.

THREE Doing the inaugural honours at the Novotel was Amitabh Bachchan who spoke fondly of the veteran

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musicians. The talk was that each artiste brings his own unique individual style to create this masterpiece collector’s item. And looking happy indeed were Saregama’s Surya Mantha and Adarsh Gupta.

Marcellus Baptista

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Spark in the dark

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All stirred up

was an eat treat out there at Stir Crazy at Viviana mall in Thane. This oriental restaurant, conceptualized by hotelier Rohit Narang in collaboration with master chef Sanjeev Kapoor, featured gourmet dishes from China, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Burma and Vietnam and also a novel marketplace concept where guests could choose from 140 options of ingredients and hand them over to the wok chef to stir-fry the dish right in front of their eyes.

and sparkling SHINING was the Diwali party hosted

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Club class

did the rounds as international members-only club Asmallworld WINES celebrated its official re-launch in India with brand

partner Bungalow 8. Sabine Heller and co-hosts Maithili Ahluwalia and Bibhu Mohapatra were there to say hello to friends and family at this fashionable night of artistic adventure. On the charts was a video installation of Grey Matter by Little Shilpa who perpetuated the interaction with different cultures, influences and observations in each creation.

SANIA MIRZA & SACHIIN JOSHI

by Sachiin Joshi and wife Urvashi Sharma at their Union Park sprawling residence. Sania Mirza, Manyata Dutt, Bunty Walia, Raj Kundra, Sunil and Krishika Lulla, Sucheta and Harrison James, Javed Jaafri, Mansi and Rohit Roy, Neelam and Ronit Roy, Asif Bhamla, Vidya Malvade, Deepti Bhatnagar, Shekhar Suman, Kaizad Gustad … the list went on and on, as did the party with the choicest spirits and fabulous food.

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TV GUIDE

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

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

KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI

SOAPS & SERIALS

BIGG BOSS SEASON SAATH 7 DEVIOUS MAIDS

GREAT RIFT AFRICA’S WILD HEART

THE GREAT RIFT takes one on a breathtaking journey to explore its incredible array of wildlife and the people who inhabit one of the world’s most diverse landscapes. Tune into the show as it delves into the heart of this valley and discovers what makes it such an amazing geographical phenomenon. Ani mal Plan et, 8 p.m.

ULTIMATE DISCOVERY

Tune in every night at 9PM to watch the latest, biggest and most entertaining programming on Discovery Channel. Every night, you will watch an unmatched range of programming from across genres – nature, adventure, survival, technology, wild and more. One hour journey into the less known and least explored.

Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sony TV, 8.30 p.m.

Real World Real Entertainment. Discover y, 9 p.m.

AGAINST THE ELEMENTS

See the science behind the most heart-stopping natural disasters ever captured on camera on Discovery Science AGAINST THE ELEMENTS. Discover y Science, 9 p.m .

SAVDHAAN INDIA – UP FIGHTS BACK

A young girl is abducted on the day of her wedding. The only clue police have are broken bangles. Will they be able to trace her? Life Ok, 10 p.m.

HAR GHAR KUCHH KEHTA HAI

Dharmendra feature in this week, he-man of Bollywood came from a typical Sikh Jat family in Punjab. Being the son, of a school headmaster in the village of Lalton Kalan, had its own advantages and disadvantages. Join the Bollywood legend, ‘Dharmendra’, as he revisits his old childhood haunts and roots.

Colors, 6.30 p.m .

MOVIES OF THE DAY

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

GODZILLA

A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days, a Japanese fishing ship is being attacked by an unseen monster; only one survived. Traumatized, he is later questioned in a hospital by a mysterious Frenchman and repeatedly says only one word — ”Gojira”. NRC scientist Niko “Nick” Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard known as Godzilla has been created by the explosions. Then Godzilla makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city! Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military are going to destroy Godzilla at all costs, but will it ever be enough to save the people of New York? Max, 9 p.m.

DEVDAS

Paro is Devdas’s neighbour and childhood friend. The years apart turned their friendship into love. It seems to everyone, including Paro’s mother Sumitra (Kirron Kher), that Devdas and Paro will get married, but Devdas’s vindictive sister-in-law Kumud (Ananya Khare) reminds Kaushalya of Paro’s maternal lineage, which consists of dancers. When Sumitra announces her desire for the lovebirds to marry, Kaushalya rejects and humiliates her in public. In retaliation, Sumitra vows to ensure that Paro will get an even better marriage, and soon arranges for Paro to marry Thakur Bhuvan Chaudhry Paro still loves and wants to be with Devdas, but after he gets into a fight with his father, about marrying Paro, he flees to a brothel alongside his college friend Chunnibabu (Jackie Shroff) and leaves a letter for her stating that love had never existed between them. At the brothel Devdas meets a good-hearted (courtesan) named Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), who falls in love with him. After staying at the brothel for a while, however, Devdas realizes his error. Film y, 9 p.m.

One year later, agent Cody Banks is back for another awesome adventure but this time he must track down a former instructor who’s gone rogue with a mind-control microchip. Banks masquerades as a musical prodigy to get close to a snobby, egocentric scientist in London who’s the only person who can make the microchip work. Along the way Banks hooks up with a demoted agent and a cute-as-a-bug Scotland Yard operative. When

STAR PLUS

P.M. 1.50 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha…

2.40 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum-Kat 4.20 Ek Ghar Banaunga 5.10 Mahabharat-Kat 7.30 Star Verdict 8.00 Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek Arjun 9.00 Nach Baliye P.M. 2.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

P.M. 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 9.00

With Sofia, Ajaz, Candy and Sangram being nominated for this week, who will be the next one to make an exit from the Bigg Boss house this weekend? Col or s, 9 p.m.

The arrival of Genevieve’s brother, Henri complicates matters for Zoila, whose heart he broke years before. Rosie vows to help Spence with his marriage, and tensions between Carmen and Odessa are at an all-time high when Alejandro allows Carmen to be a guest at the party he’s hosting while Odessa works in her place. Meanwhile, Marisol offers to work a fundraiser at the Powell house in order to uncover more information about Flora’s murder. Star Worl d, 9 p.m .

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P.M. 2.00 3.00 8.00 10.00 11.00

In tonight’s episode, entertainment quotient on the show will go a few notches higher when India’s young singing superstars; the Top 4 of Indian Idol Juniors will serenade the audience with some medleys. AB will also join them and perform the signature step when the talented foursome croon ‘Kajra re’ much to the delight of the audience. Sony T V, 8,.30 p.m.

DESTINATION LONDON

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Martha Marcy May Marlene, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

Agent Cody Banks heads to England to catch an evil scientist who’s stolen a mind-control device for his plot to rule the world and turning the world leaders into zombies! Pix, 6.52 p.m .

CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and longreaching effects. Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

BILLOO BAADSHAH

After Billoo’s widowed mother, Kamla, passes away, he goes to live with Parvati and Shankar, and their three children, Ravi, Jyoti and Pinky. Billoo watches as Shankar gets killed by a goon, Than Than Tiwari, and swears to avenge this after fulfilling his responsibility of looking the rest of the family. First he drives a cycle-rickshaw, then makes sacrifices and purchases an autorickshaw to ensure that Ravi gets a good education and becomes a Collector, and that Jyoti and Pinky get educated and married. Jyoti then gets married to wealthy Vijay and moves out, while Pinky becomes abusive and befriends Munna Tiwari.

Things get worse after Ravi decides to marry wealthy Nisha T. Mirchandani, refuses to study any further and moves out. But more shocks and trauma are to follow after Nisha becomes pregnant and decides to keep Parvati as her maid, takes-over Parvati’s ancestral home - thus not only rendering Billoo homeless, unable to marry Asha, his childhood sweetheart, and never be able ... CVO, 9 p.m.

STAR WORLD

Castle Welcome to The Family 2 Broke Girls III Devious Maids How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls Crazy Ones

ZEE CAFÉ

Private Practive The Lying Game Friends Private Practice 666 Park Avenue

BIG CBS LOVE

BNTM Life Unexpected Rules of Engagement J Oliver’s Food Revolution X Factor

SONY TV

P.M. 2.00 CID 7.00 Aadalat P.M. 2.00 4.30 6.55 9.00 11.15 P.M. 1.25 3.25 7.18 9.00 10.57 P.M. 1.00 3.00 6.00 7.00 9.30

STARMOVIES

Jurassic Park Ted Two Brothers Martha Marcy May Marlene Van Helsing

HBO

Alex Cross Ong Bak Street Dance 2 Rise of the Guardians Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

ZEE STUDIO

Uninhabited Cinderella Man Marvel Anime X Men Stealth The Tudors

STARMOVIES

A.M. 8.00 Spy Kids 4: All The Time in the World 9.30 Jurassic Park P.M. 12.00 Van Helsing 2.30 The Pacifier 4.30 Battleship 7.00 The Darkest Hour 9.00 Up! 11.00 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A.M. 7.38 9.42 11.48 P.M. 1.30 3.25

HBO

The Truman Show The Dukes of Hazzard Street Dance 2

Rise of the Guardians Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

LISTING

8.30 Kaun Banega Crorepati 10.00 CID

ZEE TV

P.M. 12.00 3.00 5.00 8.00 9.00 10.30 11.30

Punar Vivah Film DID Bh Se Bhade Dance India Dance Fear Files…

Kahani Ab Tak

P.M. 2.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Shapath….

Savadhaan India Shapath Savadhaan India Rakshak

LIFE OK

5.30 Lajja: Anil Kapoor, Manisha K 8.30 Indra The Tiger: Chiranjeevi, Sonali B

P.M. 2.30 3.30 8.50 9.00 10.00 11.00

SAB TV

Taarak Mehta Ka… Chidiya Ghar Gutur Gu Taarak Mehta Ka …

Sab Khelo Sab Jeeto Waah Waah Kya Baat Hai

DDI (Main Channel)

Hum Phir Milenge Who Hue Na Hamare Yeh Dil Ke Rishtey Meri Baat Naad Bhed Kitab Nama Pet Care News in Marathi Film Songs News in Marathi News in Hindi Samachar Family No 1: Realty Show OH MY GOD : Film, Akshay

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00

Nature’s Microworlds Animal Planet’s A to Z Night Escape to Chimp Eden AP Safari

P.M. 2.00 Soldier: Film 5.00 Comedy with Kapil 6.30 Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hain 7.00 Sanskaar-Dharohar Apnon Ki 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Madhubala 9.00 Bigg Boss Saath 7 10.00 24 11.00 Comedy Nights with Kapil

SAHARA ONE

P.M. 12.00 Sherdil: Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor 3.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who?

Savadhaan India, Life Ok, 10 p.m.

10.30 Charlie Wilson’s War

PIX

P.M. 12.37Spiderman 2.29 The Expendables 4.40 The Terminator 6.52 Destination London 9.00 Skyfall

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.30 Qayamat: Arbaaz Khan, Ajay D 5.30 Rascals: Ajay Devgan 8.00 Dangeroius Khiladi: Allu Arjun 10.40 Zameen: Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha B

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00

ZEE MARATHI

Tu Tithe Mee Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi Radha Hi Bawri Pakke Shejari Tu tithe Mee Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Tu Tithe Mee

6.00 Wildest Africa 7.00 Wildest 8.00 Great Rift-Africa’s Wild Heart 9.00 Natural Born Hunters 10.00 Animal Planet A To Z 11.00 Gaj Raaj

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Spain’s Worst Rail Disaster 3.00 World’s Toughest Trucker 6.00 Smart City

MAX

5.17 Ong Bak 2 9.00 Looper 11.16 Bloodsport

ZEE STUDIO

Backdraft

Fright Night Problem Child The Game Back To The Future The Tudors 21 Grams

PIX

A.M. 7.35 The Adventures of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 9.23 Shrek Forever After

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Muqabla: Shatrughan Sinha, Neha 5.30 Aakhir Daao: Jeetendra, Saira Bano 9.00 Billoo Baadshah: Shatru11.03 P.M. 2.06 3.40 6.19 9.00 11.02

Skyfall

Rocky IV Gridiron Gang Rescue Dawn Hotel Transylvania Paranormal Activity 2

STAR GOLD

A.M. 9.25 Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

P.M. 12.00 Ghar Ho To Aisa 2.45 Deewar: Man of Power 5.00 Duplicate 8.00 Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani 10.55 Hukumat Ki Jung

Samachar News Samachar Mehnat Rang Layegi Prime Meridian News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar News Ehsaas Samachar Khel Samachar Market This Week Samachar

The Tudors, Zee Studio, 9.30 p.m. ghan Sinha, Anita Raj

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Chachi 420: Kamal Hassan, Tabu 3.00 Dil Maange More: Shahid Kapoor, Soha Ali K 6.00 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam: Shah Rukh Khan A.M. 7.00 10.30 P.M. 1.00 5.30

MAX

8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00 11.05

News Samachar Ek Mulaqat Badi Charcha Mukhya Samachar Khel Samachar

Tech Toys 360 Probed Secrets of the Universe Against The Elements War Zone The Gadget Show

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Baggage Battles 2.30 Mega Truckers 3.00 101 Things That Changed The World 4.00 Duck Dynasty

9.00 Devdas: Shahrukh Khan

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Amhi Satpute: Sachin Supriya 4.30 Ata Ga Baya: S Narvekar 7.00 Aaitya Gharat Gharoba: Sachin, Supriya 9.30 Fu Bai Fu

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 Tom and Jerry Blast off

Mere Dad Ki Maruti Godzilla: Broderick

Krrish: Hrithik Roshan Robot: Rajnikanth, Aishwariya R 9.00 Aashiqui 2: Aditya Rao Kapoor

ZEE CINEMA

A.M. 11.15 Real Tiger: Mahesh Babu P.M. 2.15 Ram Teri Ganga Maili: Rajiv Kapoor 5.45 Players: Abhishek B 9.00 Teri Meri Kahaani: Shahid Kapoor

CVO

A.M. 10.00 Phagun: Bharat Bhushan P.M. 1.30 Mangal Pandey: Aamir Khan, Rani M 5.30 Doslti Dushmani: Jeetendra, Poonam D 9.00 Tum? A Dangerous Obsession: Rajat Kapoor

FILMY

Oh My God, DDI, 10 p.m.

6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

P.M. 12.00 Prem Kahani: Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz 3.00 Do Aur Do Paanch: Amitabh B, Hema M 6.00 Ek Se Bure Do: Arshad Warsi 9.00 Char Din Ki Chandni: Tushar Kapoor

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.30 Mujhase Saadi Kakrogi: Salman Khan 5.50 Phool Aur Kante: Ajay Devgan 9.00 Commando-A One Man Army: Vidyut Jamal

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.05 7.30 8.00

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Secrets of the Universe 3.00 Deadliest Space Weather 3.30 Everything You Need To Know 4.00 Mythbusters 5.00 Build It Bigger 6.00 The Gadget Show

B4U

1.00 Kya Super Kool Hai Hum: Ritesh Deshmukh 5.30 Ek Thi Daayan 9.00 Godzilla: Broderick, Matthew

MOVIE CHANNELS-SUNDAY

A.M. 9.45 P.M. 1.00 3.00 4.40 7.10 9.30 10.30

Wild Things with Dominic Inside Raising Concordia Ultimate Discovery Man vs Wild A Haunting

Star Verdict, Star Plus, 7.30 p.m.

MOVIE CHANNELS-SATURDAY

P.M.

7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

COLORS

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 12.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.15 7.30 8.00 8.15 8.30 9.30

7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 8.30 Mala Saasu Havi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 9.30 Fu Bai Fu

A.M. 9.00 Vaastu Shastra: Sushmita P.M. 12.00 No Entry: Anil Kapoor, Bipasha B 3.00 Raaj Tilak: Raj Kumar, Kamal H 6.00 Malamaal Weekly: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri

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

Hotel Transylvania, Pix, 9 p.m.

9.00 Gair: Ajay Devgan, Raveena

B4U

A.M. 8.00 Dhadkan: Akshay Kumar P.M. 12.00 Shaurya: Rahul Bose 3.00 Kaam Ka Plot: Ranvir Shorey 6.00 Musafir: Sanjay Dutt 9.00 Short Kut – The Con Is On: Akshay Khanna

ZEE TAKIES

P.M. 2.00 Dhoomdhadaka: Mahesh Kothare 4.30 Mokla Shwaas: Sharad Ponkshe 7.00 Zee Marathi Award 9.30 Huppa Huyya: Siddharth Jadhav

CARTOON NETWORK

A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.00

Tom and Jerry Show Henry Special Angry Birds Ben 10 Omniverse

5.30 Baggage Battles 6.00 Kings of Restoration 8.00 Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai: Ratna Pathak 8.30 The Godfather Legacy 10.30 Mega Truckers 11.00 How Sex Changed the World P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

NGC

Mega Factories Megastructures Banged Up Abroad 80s Greatest Inside Explorer Top 125 Brain Games Engineering Connections Breakout Wild Sex

STAR CRICKET

P.M. 12.00 India vs WI 2013 1st Test Day 4 6.00 Sachiiiin… Sachin 7.00 India WI 1st Test Day 4 7.30 Sachin’s Best 8.00 The Sachin Years 8.30 India vs WI Day 4 h/ls 9.00 Sachiiiiin …Sachin 10.00 India vs WI Test Day 4 10.30 Sachin’s Best 11.00 Sachiiiiin…Sachin P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30

ESPN

PI Netbusters 2013 Liga Bbya 2013 h/ls Premier League World La Liga World Barclays Premier League PI Netbusters 2013 Liga Bbva 13/14

To Mars 3.00 Henry Special Bhai Log 4.30 Krishna in Vrindavan 6.00 Oggy and the Cockroaches 7.30 Krish Trish Baltiboy 2 9.30 Batu Gaiden 11.00 Johnny Test

POGO

P.M. 2.00 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Homes 3.30 Chhota Bheem Dholakpur To Khatmandu 5.30 Chhota Bheem 7.30 Raju Dholakpurwala Special 9.00 Chill Out Scooby Doo 10.30 Takeshi’s Castle

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Doraemon 10.00 Gravity Falls

11.00 P.M. 12.00 1.30 3.00 4.30 6.00 7.00 8.30 11.30

Oggy and the Cockroches

Gol Mol Gongol Kid Krrish Bal Ganesh Henry Special Peter Patarr Beyblade Metal Fury Gol Mol Gongol Fultoo Fool Special Johnny Test

POGO

A.M. 7.30 Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin 9.00 Chatur And Chetan 10.30 Chhota Bheem and The Shinobi Secret P.M. 12.00 Bheem Aur Bachcha Party 2.30 Dhoomdhadaka Bheem Phataka Special 4.00 Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin 5.30 Bheem Aur Bachcha Party 7.30 Chhota Bheem 8.00 Barbie Perfect Christmas 9.30 Chhota Bheem Aur Krishna Movie 1

DISNEY CHANNEL XD

A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 12.00 5.00 7.00 9.00

Art Attack Doraemon Special Talespin Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki Oye Jassie

Doraemon Sun MWOD Doraemon Sat MWOD Repeat

Norse Code

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DRACULA Rs. 499 Cast: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan Directors: Tod Browning

FILM REVIEW Deepa Gahlot

Thor’s land Asgard, but nine other planets, including present-day Earth. (Ulp!) Tom Hiddleston as Loki, the sneering villain is rather funny, but not given as much screen time as he deserves; still he gets the best lines, matched only by Kat Dennings’s wisecracks. She is the assistant to Jane Foster — Natalie Portman returning as the ‘mortal’ American scientist working in London, who ends up teaming with Thor to save the world, since she becomes an unwitting finder and keeper of the Aether that Malekith is desperately looking for.

There is some humour derived action sequences are awesome, but from Thor’s visit to the modern still... it can get boring watching so world (he takes the tube!) but many of these films coming out at otherwise it is formulaic. Lots of At: PVR and other cinemas action, battles galore and, yes, some regular intervals.

Director: Alan Taylor Sequel to the 2011 film about fun to be had by the non-stop Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Norse god Thor and his nasty mayhem — this one has blockbrother Loki, it has an elementary buster stamped on it, and there Portman, Tom Hiddelston, Anthony good-versus-evil plot and loads of are enough fans to make the Hopkins and others action. This time round Thor prophecy come true, but for the Rating: (Chris Hemsworth — all flowing viewer left cold by epic battles, spehe thing about films based on locks and rippling musles) has to cial effects and faux mythology, Marvel (or any) Comics work fight the evil race known as the might not be entertained. At least, best if the viewer is a follower Dark Elves, led by Malekith everyone knows what to expect, so or fan of the comic. If not, these (Christopher Eccleston). The bad they can’t surprised or disapfilms just seem like over-blown, guys want to unleash a substance pointed. Such films are fun while CGI-laded soulless spectacles. Of called Aether (“ancient force of they last, and they don’t last beyond course, the production design, and infinite destruction”) not just on their running time.

Thor: The Dark World

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Robin Hood of Oshiwara Satya 2

At: PVR and other cinemas Director: Ram Gopal Varma Cast: Puneet Singh Ratn, Anaika Soti, Amritiyaan, Aradhna Gupta, Mahesh Thakur and others Rating: ½

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s Bollywood going all philosophical on us? Last week’s movie told us Krrish was a ‘soch’ and that everyone has a Krrish in them. Now Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya 2 tells is, the underworld is a ‘soch’ and we might be Company people without even realising it.

Because according to RGV, the underworld is a better alternative to the System, and looks after people better than the System, and till there are inequities in the System, the underworld will exist in one form or the other. But RGV’s new Company is a shady and complicated organisation that can’t be traced, because it’s a ‘soch’ – it kills as it pleases, money is extorted, laundered and sent to offshore accounts, but it is used to help people. You can’t call it crime unless you know the ‘majboori’ or the ‘maqsad’ behind it, says the new Satya (Puneet Singh Ratn — too raw), the Robin Hood of Oshiwara. So all criminals can line up outside RGV’s office to get clean chits.

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HE very name Dracula conjures notions of broken down castles, dark alleys and bats swarming everywhere. The spine chilling story sends a shiver down a movie going audience. The title is a 1931 vampire horror film based on the 1924 stage play written by Bram Stoker, adapted by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane.

An English solicitor, Renfield (Dwight Frye) is on his way to Transylvania by boat to finalise a deal on a massive sale of English property, Carfax Abbey.

As he arrives at a small Transylvanian village by coach, Renfield talks with the innkeeper, telling him that he is on his way to Castle Dracula as he is interested in the property. The innkeeper warns Renfield to stay away from the castle because after sunset Dracula and his wives rise from their coffins and feed on the blood of the living. Renfield dismisses this as superstition and prepares to leave. The innkeeper’s wife gives Renfield a crucifix, saying it will protect him. Upon his arrival, Renfield enters the castle only to find it in terrible shape. But for Dracula this place is home.

When Renfield enters, Dracula says “I am Dracula, I bid you welcome”! Unaware of the terrible danger he is in; Enfield accepts

the Count’s hospitality and retires to his room. Renfield never figures the truth until it is too late.

Renfield becomes a slave to Dracula and is sent to Dr. Seward’s sanatorium adjoining Carfax Abbey. But the horror doesn’t end there. At a London theatre, Dracula meets Dr. Seward (Herbert Bunston) and his daughter Mina (Helen Chandler), her fiancé John Harker (David Manners) and Mina’s friend Lucy. The nightmare now engulfs Seward’s family after Lucy is found dead and Mina gets kidnapped. Lucy’s father, Professor Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) arrives from France to investigate the strange goings on and finds out Dracula is behind it all. The role of Dracula is timeless, a story that has been told countless times. It’s a masterpiece in every respect.

— By Verus Ferreira

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Right! So, like the 1998 Satya, this one too is a grim, bearded man without a past and without a surname. All he has is a ‘soch’ and a laptop to do ‘research.’ He tells his first benefactor, builder-gangster Lahoti (Mahesh Thakur made to wear a cross dangling from one ear

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and other eccentric style statements) that to get the Company off the ground, all he has to do is kill one industrialist, one media baron, the police commissioner, and then replace the CM and later the PM with Company plants. All this would be funny if it wasn’t uttered with

complete seriousness and accomplished with all that laptop research.

Satya schemes, kills, growls and for fun sings and dances with a pouting, prancing retard called Chitra (Anaika Soti). He also has a best buddy (Amritiyaan) who gives him Mumbai gyaan, and the buddy’s gal (Aradhna Gupta) called Special, whose name has a story behind it, which, presumably, we will hear in Satya 3, which, from all indications, is definitely coming. Be afraid, be very afraid!

If Satya 2 has a redeeming feature, it is that the cops are not shown to be complete dolts! They figure things out rather quickly.

AVERAGE GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT

Though how a list of people with sudden income spurts can acquired almost overnight in a city of millions is bewildering.

The original Satya was a copsand-gangsters film with no pretensions, and it lent the genre such an authenticity that other filmmakers followed the template, and RGV himself kept making versions of the story. Here, he tries to take it to another level and falls flat into a vat of absurdity.

And finally, as a nod to Big Daddy, The Godfather, a scene in which a father whose daughter has been raped approaches the underworld for help, since the System fails him. Enough said!

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013

EXPERT SPEAK Gajanan Khergamker

is a media-legal consultant on Housing, Intellectual Property, Medico-legal, RTI and Consumer Law issues

LIST OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO LAND AND NECESSARY BY LAW AMONG documents pertaining to land, there’s the Conveyance Deed or Sales Deed which is most important. This is a deed document through which the title of the property is conveyed by the seller to the purchaser.

Conveyance is the act of transferring ownership of the property from a seller to the buyer. This will help a buyer ascertain whether the property which being bought is on land belonging to the society / builder / development authority.

You will come across mention of saat barah which is the 7/12 extract - a document issued

by Tehsildar or the concerned land authority providing details such as the survey numbers, area, date from which current owner is registered as owner. And then, there’s the Index II which is a document issued by the office of the Sub-Registrar of Assurances. It mainly mentions the name of the seller and purchaser of a property for which the document is registered.

A Search Report is a search of the title of the property taken for a period of the last 30 years.

This search report and title certificate can be obtained from one’s own advocate or if the search has already been conducted by the current owner then one can have his/her advocate inspect these reports to ascertain the title of the property. A buyer may also need Non Agriculture Permission. If the land under consideration is agricultural and one intends to develop the said land for residential/commercial/industrial use, then such agricultural land has to be converted to non-agricultural land and a Non Agricultural Order has to be obtained from the Collector of the District where the property is located.

Along with this, one needs to take the latest receipts evidencing the payment of Non Agricultural Tax. In cases done within the stipulated period then, there should be an order from the concerned authority extending the period. Where documents pertaining to project/building are concerned, there’s the Development Agreement which is an agreement entered into by the builder with the landowner. It contains details regarding the terms and conditions on which the landowner has permitted development of his property.

This is where the landowner engages a third party (i.e. the developer/builder) to develop and build on their plot of land.

The Approved Building Plan made by the Developer/builder needs to be approved by the Municipal Corporation or the concerned authority. The approved building plans need to be checked necessarily. And then, there’s the Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) issued by the local municipal corporation or any other local authority pertaining to any city or district to the developer/builder intimating that the proposed plan submitted by the developer/builder is disapproved to the extent of details mentioned in the said IOD. The concerned municipal corporation provides what is known as a Commencement Certificate to permit the developer / builder to begin construction. This is done once the plans have been approved. There’s finally the Completion/Occupation Certificate, certificate is given by the concerned authorities to the developer/builder once the said building is complete in all respects and fit for occupation.

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My cooperative housing society’s managing committee has been acting in a rather arbitrary fashion by levying fines without any procedures put in place. Can a CHS make its own set of rules and change them at whim? Please advice.

— Malati Rao

In the absence of clarity of the law and a misplaced sense of authority, there’s a lot of misuse and misinterpretation of the law in cooperative housing societies all over. Across India, different states have their own Cooperative Societies Acts and Rules and, sometimes, their own Model Byelaws. The one thing that stands common among them all is the fact that they are all driven by one basic goal… cooperation.

It must be understood that bye-laws may be binding between the persons affected by them but do not have the force of statute. And, in order to customize niche needs, each and every cooperative housing society should amend their own bye-laws in strict accordance with provisions laid down by the law.

For instance, if a cooperative housing society wants to pass a bye-law that demands every member embarking on structural repairs to his/her flat to obtain prior permission of the society or deposit a said amount of money to be refunded at the completion of the work or fine someone an X amount for construction material placed in common passage, it will have to create bye-law for the same.

Anything arbitrary could be extra-legal There is a resolution that must be passed by 2/3rd of the members present at the meeting before being submitted to the office of the registrar within two months from the date of the meeting at which it was passed. The resolution must be submitted with a copy of the relevant bye laws in force along with the amendment/s proposed to be made in pursuance of the resolution together with reasons justifying the amendment; four copies of the text of the bye laws as it will stand after amendment/s that should be signed by the office bearers duly authorised by the managing committee of the society and a copy of the notice given to the members of the society for the proposal to amend the bye laws.

There is a good enough reason for the procedure to be in place. The Managing Committee even a General Body is not authorized to pass laws. The onus of passing laws rests upon elected representatives.

Any change in the existing Model Byelaws to further the purpose of the society can be suggested through an amendment which will have to be cleared by the Registrar who normally acquiesces to the application within two months from the date of receipt of the application or, if of the opinion that the proposed amendment may be accepted subject to any modification, suggest a modification to the society.

The approval of the amendment of a bye law depends on the Registrar’s dis-

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Cooperative housing society’s managing committee members are often charged with playing law-enforcers with selective members while themselves committing every civic offence in the book cretion. It’s important for all cooperative housing societies to stop a civic mess by correcting smaller offences at the very onset to prevent them from snowballing into situation that go completely out of control.

A lot of cooperative housing societies create rules that include fines of Rs.1,000 upwards for each day of construction waste matter accumulated ‘outside’ or in common space and a copy forwarded ‘for reference’ to the local civic authority; any civil changes ‘even those made within’ a member’s premises to be preceded by a structural audit from a BMC-approved civil engineer only; all non-members ‘residents’ to provide a police clearance certificate; fines of Rs.1,000 upwards for each day of garbage or litter thrown in common passage with a copy for reference to the local civic authority and so on and forth.

The ‘rules’ or ‘bye-laws’ created need to be cleared by law and added as amendments to the Model Bye laws, failing which they possess little or no validi-

ty. After all, a procedure to amend the Model Bye laws has been put into place to ensure that nobody commits an excess in the process of running a cooperative housing society; the work of a society isn’t converted into a business for profit and the law isn’t subverted for personal gains or prejudices.

Cooperative housing society’s managing committee members are often charged with playing law-enforcers with selective members while concurrently, themselves committing every civic offence in the book and beyond without a heed in the world. Concurrently, rogue members tend to make life miserable for right-thinking managing committee members thereby defeating the purpose of cooperation. However, either which way, any move to amend the model bye-law to enhance accountability and stop the rot as well as effect fining processes should be endorsed by the Registrar to further the due process.

Anything beyond this is an excess of the law itself.

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SAMURAI SUDOKU 283 MUMBAI | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Each Samurai Sudoku puzzle consists of 5 overlapping “classic” 9x9 Sudoku sub-puzzles. Each 9x9 sub-puzzle must be solved according to the rules of Sudoku: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain all digits from 1 to 9 therefore, digits cannot be repeated. Each Samurai Sudoku puzzle has one solution only.

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A normal set of dominoes — that is, one instance of every (unordered) pair of numbers from 0 to 6 — has been arranged irregularly into a rectangle; then the number in each square has been writen down and the dominoes themselves removed. Your task is to reconstruct the pattern by arranging the set of dominoes to match the provided array of numbers. Please note that each domino is a unique one and occurs only once in each puzzle.

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In each puzzle every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number; the same number represents the same letter throughout the puzzle. To start you off, we give you three letters and the numbers which have replaced them.

When you’ve filled in these letters throughout the puzzle you’ll have enough clues to start guessing words and discovering other letters. To help you keep track, as you find a letter, slot it into the grid provided and cross it off the list.

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The objective of Hitori is to mark out the incorrect cells. The rules are: a) A Number may never appear more than once in each row or column. b) Marked or incorrect cells are never adjacent in a row or a column. c) Unmarked cells create a single continuous area, undivided by marked cells.

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SOLVE THIS FREE FORM CROSSWORD WHERE THE WORDS ARE REPRESENTED

BY PICTURES SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PICTURE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 6 Hockey, 8 Bowling, 9 Pumpkin, 12 Shirt, 13 Cow, 14 Envelope, 15 Rooster.

DOWN: 1 Tomato, 2 Family, 3 Axe, 4 Boot, 5 Tennis, 7 Cup, 9 Painter, 10 Matchbox, 11 Shoes.

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Can you find the words connected in one way or the other with the theme indicated by the title in today’s Word Search? The words may be read horizontally, vertically or diagonally either forwards or backwards, but always in straight lines. Use a ruler to cross them through as you find them.

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Diagonal, Draw, Endgame, Exchange, Gambit, King, Knight, Mate, Move, Opening, Pawn, Pin, Queen, Rank, Rook, Square, Threat, White, Win, Zugzwang.

SOLUTION TO SAMURAI SUDOKU 282

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SATURDAY CROSSWORD 283

WORD PUZZLE 283

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ACROSS: 1 Opp. of depart 4 Colourless 8 Loudness unit 12 Sleuth's cry 15 New Guinea port 16 I could __ __ horse (3,1) 17 Felon 19 Maker of pistols or fire arms 21 Talented or accomplished; cultural 22 Russian range 23 One Thames-side borough of London 25 Ring Laser Gyro 26 Electronic Industries Assoc.

27 L.A. Law villainess 28 Bestow in Glasgow 29 'I, Robot' writer 32 "Good Riddance" group Green ___ 34 Peppard & Mr. T in "The ___" 36 Happening by chance or unexpectedly 39 Small fissure 40 Prince or David 41 Priggish people 42 Rembrandt van ___ 43 Ditch a dele 45 Distance Measuring Equip.

46 _ __ glance (2,1) 48 _ __ hit : very very popular (1,3) 52 Quadrophenia band 54 Rots and decomposes 57 Hiroshima's river 58 More spirited or more daring 61 Definitely, in a predestined manner 63 Florida city 64 Conjunctive word 65 Agile, spry 66 Of a kind not seen before 67 Double, in short 69 Intel. Character Recog.

72 Napoleon lieutenant 73 AIADMK chief involved many a graft case 76 First name in tennis 79 A brief joke or amusing remark 80 What you say when you are not impressed ! (1,3,4) 82 Mr. Sehwag of Indian cricket 83 Volga tributary 84 Lanky Olive 85 Indian Administrative Service, in

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DOWN: 1 Pond scum 2 Fidel's brother 3 Heart chamber 4 Highly revered people 5 Aishwarya of Bollywood 6 __ __ drop of a hat (2,3) 7 Religion founded in Iran 8 Pigeon drop,e.g.

9 Solar system model 10 "Gen" or "glycerin" starter 11 Agent sent on a mission 12 A stimulant of sorts 13 Native of Port-au-Prince 14 Science of those chemists in search of gold?

18 Exotic ending 20 A dish of roasted game birds 24 __ __ the world 29 Exclaims in amazement, joy, or surprise 30 Singing style 31 Ballpark employee 33 ____-Lorraine

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Source of the Nile ___ the plume : an alias?

Hammered as a nail (4,2) Child’s coloured pencil Two-way Data Link, acronym Precedes exempt or deductible Younger Dharamputra! (5,4) '___ never work!'

Vocalist Marvin Short statement of an article's contents, in larger text __ __ all : take one's life? (3,2) Kashmir's capital city (3,5) Musical group of "Bed of Roses" fame, who also visited India a few years back?

Islands of Pacific and adjacent seas They fight our legal battles for us Edit Back streets of Paris Small musical groups, should we say?

Singer Khan Capital city of Morocco Certain six-pack Akkadian deity Collin of Country Music Femme's pronoun '-- little teapot ...'

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Note: Please collect your letter from Afternoon Office.

Fit the letters each column into the boxes directly above them in order to form words. The order in which the letters are to be placed is to be decided by you. Each letter is to be used once. When completed you will find a quotation about the theme given.

Today’s Theme: FACTS OF LIFE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION: "Race track is the place where windows clean people."

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CEDI EASY EBON EDDO ELSE ENID EPIC FIRM GEAN GILL INTO LEAF LOOM LOSE MICA MIEN NEAT NEED OBEY ODES RAMP RENO

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TetraVex is a challenging brain teaser. The object of the game is to fill the grid with the tiles so that the patterns on the adjacent edges of each tile match, much like aligning domino tiles. The object of the game is to place all the tiles in the grid so that the figures on the adjacent edges of each tile match. You can place any tile anywhere in the grid, but you cannot place a tile in the grid if its edges do not match all of its neighbors. Find a digit that occurs only once on a given puzzle. You know that this digit must lie along the outer edge of the grid, since there are no other tiles that can match it. You can simplify solving by cutting out the nine squares and juggling them in the grid.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Capricorn 7th Kartik Shuklapaksha Uttarashada Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. Bright Orange 4

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A happy and prosperous period begins for you on your birthday this year. The self-employed are likely to benefit even more during the current auspicious phase. A very important assignment linked with the government or international organization, will get completed successfully. Love and romance is predicted for the young. Those already in love will make plans for their future. If you are fancy free, you will strike friendship with someone you will meet during the course of your work.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy, long-lived, with well-proportioned body, charming and graceful appearance. Will be refined, soft spoken and respectful. Will be responsible and settle down in a career early in life. Success and happiness is assured.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): A proposal you had refused earlier may be extended to you again.

Don’t let personal bias come in the way of your work and business. Too much attitude could create more problems for you in relationships. A little time off from your hectic schedule will help you to unwind. For those who are keen to settle down a good marriage proposal could come through a family friend or someone known to you.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): The spontaneity you seek is missing from your life. You seem to lack interest in anything. You may find it difficult to concentrate on work.

There is a tendency for you to read meanings into what people say to you. Stop being on the defensive and hypersensitive unnecessarily. There are problems in a relationship. Accept the changing situation and flow with the tide and you will find it a lot easier to get by.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You could feel that there is nothing much happening in your life and it seems to be the end of the line. You need to be patient and avoid interfering with natural process of things. Destiny has its own way of working and all our endeavors to change or improve matters are in vain. Togetherness in a marital relationship seems to be missing perhaps because you have other issues on your mind. There could be further distances if you are not careful.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Some extra cash coming your way will make you very positive about your progress. Changes in plans for a journey are likely. You will be able to accomplish something that has always been important to you in your personal life.

Your goals seem within reach. Love life improves with your relaxed state of mind.

Your mate will respond warmly to your effort just to get away and spend time together.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You are doing well in your career and profession. Yet a feeling of unease creeps in. This is just a passing phase. Bide your time. An interesting proposal from out-of- town may need a trip.

Wait until you receive a more concrete offer. Do not show your anxiety. Your attitude may puzzle a person who is ardently drawn to you. Perhaps it has not struck you at all. Discreet damage control is needed.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You seem to be extra vulnerable and feeling low today.

There is a tendency to be hypersensitive about small issues. A strong reaction from you could harm an important association. Try to be with those who have a more positive influence on you. Avoid giving or seeking explanations for any petty behavior which in any case is just a reaction. Keep calm.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You may receive an offer for work or business, which is very exciting. Try to postpone important decisions until you are sure of what it entails. In any case work or project that involves you making some investment and then work on commission basis is a bad proposal. Changes in the family are in evitable accepting them can be difficult. It will all work out favorably for all. It is just a question of time.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will get encouraging news later today. You are on to something good. Do not give up. On the contrary this is the time to give your work all your attention for you may be considered for something more significant and important to your career in the international arena. Your mate or beloved will not disappoint you and may even manage to spring a pleasant surprise.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): New work needs more funds than planned. You are advised not to take large loans. As repaying may become a problem .You are going to have tough time managing your schedules. Your attitude and persuasive manner will win the day at an important meeting. Casual meeting with a new person could lead to a new romantic interest.

If married or in love try to curb a flirtatious tendency.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Monetary gains are indicated through your efforts at work. Some of you may invest in a new home, property or a vehicle. Socially, you are much in demand. At a meeting or large gathering, you are going to be very popular. People will go out of their way to seek your company. In your natural cheer to keep everyone happy you could neglect your mate or beloved who may feel ill at ease or left out.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): There will be certain new developments around you, which bring an opportunity for growth. If not bound by any contracts, this could be the right time to change your job for improving your career prospects. Accept fresh proposal for a job or business, which entail a lot of travel. A more positive approach does wonders in rapport with others. Try to improve your relations with those that matter to you.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Joint ventures and partnerships are fraught with difficulties due to financial stringency. There could also be some difference of opinion over operations. An expected payment could get delayed, and that could further create a rift. You need to sit across the table and sort out your problems before matters get out of control.

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SUDOKU 1998

ACROSS: 1 ___ Kumar: Shooter who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics (5) 6 Sort of steak (5) 9 Instructor (7) 10 British liquid measure (5) 11 Southpaw (5) 12 Besmirch (5) 13 Ms Sharma of Bollywood (7) 15 Spot's sound (3) 17 Talk in a wild, loud way (4) 18 Transgressor (6) 19 Ovid's 1,554 (5) 20 Monetary unit of Panama (6) 22 __ and pans : kitchen utensils? (4) 24 Little Abraham (3) 25 In opposition to, contrary (7) 26 Children (5) 27 Money paid out (5) 28 Carol singers (5) 29 Like limestone, in a way? (7) 30 Austere or grim (5) 31 Used the keyboard (5)

DOWN: 2 American tropical lizard (6) 3 Not moving, free from trouble maybe dead (2,4) 4 Nevertheless, all the same (3) 5 Pueblo Indian village (5) 6 Capital of Israel (3,4) 7 ___ Rabbit (cartoon character) (4) 8 Disposition (6) 12 Fabia manufacturers (5) 13 Its capital is Oranjestad (5) 14 Family member (5) 15 Charged atom (5) 16 Rime (5) 18 Scorch (5) 19 A periodic wind (7)

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

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CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: S equals G

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

21 Carry off by stealth or force, kidnap? (6) 22 Robbery at sea (6) 23 Central African fly (6)

25 Of or pertaining to gold (5) 26 Sikorsky or Stravinsky (4) 28 Intelligence, quick understanding (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 3 Twerp, 8 Supra, 10 Oaken, 11 Teo, 12 Lloyd, 13 Attuned, 15 Ample, 18 Gag, 19 Tlaloc, 21 Sheathe, 22 Vows, 23 Hera, 24 Blessed, 26 Cambay, 29 Eon, 31 Trial, 32 Bubbles, 34 Klaus, 35 Aag, 36 Rupee, 37 Anwar, 38 Stagy.

DOWN: 1 Dutta, 2 Troughs, 4 Wold, 5 Royale, 6 Padma, 7 Hello, 9 Pet, 12 Legally, 14 Nae, 16 Plied, 17 Eclat, 19 Theseus, 20 Evict, 21 Swami, 23 Henbane, 24 Ballet, 25 Sob, 27 Argue, 28 Bakes, 30 Legal, 32 Bung, 33 Law.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1817 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

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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: 11 average; 13 good; 15 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: crept, crisp, crisper, cusp, epic, erupt, esprit, irrupt, pert, pest, picture, pier, price, priest, puce, pure, purer, purest, purist, purr, purse, purser, ripe, riper, ripest, script, SCRIPTURE, septic, spice, spire, spit, spite, sprite, spruce, spur, spurt, step, stirrup, strip, stripe, super, trip, tripe, upset.

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Shami wreaks havoc with five-for as India record big win; Ashwin scores second ton, Sharma strikes 177

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OLKATA: Debutant Mohammed Shami produced a devastating spell of reverse swing to return with a dream match haul of nine wickets as India spanked West Indies by an innings and 51 runs in the first cricket Test and take a 1-0 lead in the twomatch series here.

Ravichandran Ashwin also made it a memorable day by cracking his second Test century and then chipped in with three wickets as the hosts bundled out the visitors for a paltry 168 in the second innings to clinch the match with two days to spare.

Rohit Sharma, too, made his Test debut special, cracking a magnificent 177 in the first of the twomatch series which is also retiring legend Sachin Tendulkar's last outing in international cricket. Apart from Sharma, the star of the match was undoubtedly Shami who claimed 5/47 in the second innings and returned impressive match figures of 9 for 118 at the Eden Gardens.

Shami's effort is the second best by an Indian on debut after Narendra Hirwani's 16/136 against the same opponents in Chennai way back in 1988. Earlier, Sharma missed out on a double century on debut by 23 runs while Ashwin slammed his second Test ton in a record 280-run stand for the seventh wicket as India extended their lead to a mammoth 219 runs before being bowled out for 453.

Starting their second innings with a huge deficit, West Indies were bundled out for just 168, with off-spinner Ashwin (3/46) providing Shami the support at the other end. Sharma slammed an exquisite 177 off 301 balls with the help of 23 fours and a six, while Ashwin made his runs off 210 balls, hitting 11 fours.

Making his debut at his home ground, Bengal pacer Shami, who took 4/71 in the first innings, utilised the conditions to maximum effect as he rocked the West Indies batting line-up with his lethal reverse swinging deliveries that skidded in sharply. It was India's fifth

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SACH SHORTS SACHIN FAN TURNS UP AT EDEN DRESSED LIKE GANDHI KOLKATA: Dressed like Mahatma Gandhi, a Sachin Tendulkar fan turned up at the Eden Gardens here to watch him play in his 199th and penultimate Test, against the West Indies. Flaunting khadi attire, round-framed spectacle and walking with a stick, Ranchi-based businessman Rajendra Kumar Rathore stood out in the whole crowd as his unique dress attracted the attention of TV cameras and photographers. "This is my way of paying tribute to my favourite cricketer. I want to wish him all the best for a life after retirement as a cricketer," he said. When asked why he chose Gandhi to communicate the message to Tendulkar, he said, "Just like Gandhi he has never showed any form of aggression or violent behaviour during matches."

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Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly presenting a turban to Sachin Tendulkar.

A DEBUT TO CHERISH: Mohammed Shami celebrates a wicket during the third day of the first Test match against West Indies at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Friday. India won by an innings and 51 runs.

Test victory in a row after their 4-0 rout of Australia as the victory also snapped the West Indies' six-match winning streak. In their second innings, West Indies collapsed from 101 for one to 168 all out to hand India an easy win. The two teams

HOT CROWD FAVOURITE: India’s favourite cricketer Sachin Tendulkar waves to the ecstatic crowd even as the ballboys capture this moment for posterity with their phones.

will now travel to Mumbai for the final Test and Tendulkar's last in international cricket.

Ashwin made a couple of key breakthroughs before the 23-yearold Shami blew apart the West Indies batting be getting the old ball to swing considerably. It was Ashwin who effected the key breakthroughs first up as he did not let Kieran Powell (36) and Darren Bravo (37) steady the ship after Chris Gayle's (33) early exit.

After Ashwin broke the secondwicket 68-run partnership, Shami got into the rhythm as the Indies lost two wickets in two overs before tea to brighten India's hope of wrapping up the match on the third day itself. After a fine spell of 7-0-182 that continued post tea, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made the Bengal pacer bowl from the High Court end and it turned out to be another good move from the 'captain Cool'.

Shami had a two-wicket burst with his lethal in-cutters and the third came through Dhoni's smart work while running out

Veerasammy Permaul as the 49th over opened the gates for the Indians. The visitors, at that stage, were on the verge of defeat at 152/8.

Shami first uprooted Darren Sammy's middle stump and with the fourth ball, he unsettled Shane Shillingford's offstump en route to his fourth wicket.

Ashwin joined in the party when he had Tino Best and it was a formality from thereon. The Indies staged a steady recovery with Powell and Bravo to frustrate the Indians for a brief while in the post-lunch session. Ashwin put down a difficult low catch from Powell while Ojha continued his streak of bad luck as the opener was dropped by Bhuvneshwar at long leg. Desperate to break the Powell-Bravo partnership, Dhoni tried out various options and even gave the ball to Tendulkar for a second time in the match.

Brief Scores: West Indies 234 & 168 all out in 54.1 overs [Mohammed Shami 5/47, R. Ashwin 3/46] lost to India 453 [Rohit Sharma 177, R. Ashwin 124, Shane Shillingford 6/167] by an innings and 51 runs.

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presented one of her paintings to Sachin Tendulkar even as the Eden Gardens crowd gave a standing ovation to the legendary batsman at the end of his 199th and penultimate Test match. As a farewell tribute, Banerjee gifted him a painting of a tree, an artwork that has her trademark brush-strokes. A maverick painter, the Trinamool Congress supremo has made more than 200 paintings and has held three exhibitions.As a mark of respect, Banerjee also presented Tendulkar with a turban, which the former India captain Sourav Ganguly put on the iconic batsman's head.

TENDULKAR'S MENTAL STRENGTH IS GOD-LIKE: DANIEL CHOPRA NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest sportsperson that India has ever produced and his "super human" mental strength is "god-like", feels two-time PGA Tour winner golfer Daniel Chopra, who is currently playing in the Indian Open. "His cricketing skills are tremendous but you also have to admire his strength of his mind. I mean to be able to live with the pressures of the whole country and we all know how emotional Indian fans can be, if India loses badly in a test series, houses gets burnt and it is horrible. So it is difficult to play abroad worrying about what is happening back home. To live with that kind of pressure for so many years is incredible."

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OLKATA: Pacer Mohammad Shami’s dream Test debut of nine-wicket haul against the West Indis here will ensure that India will head for South Africa tour next month with a lethal bowling attack, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said.

“More than any ability or talent in a bowler, I think wickets are very important at the back to go into any series. He just got a lovely nine wicket haul on debut here,” Ashwin said after Shami’s fiery bowling helped India wrap up the first Test against the West Indies in three days here.

“I hope he carries on and forms

a potent attack with the senior bowlers. We are definitely forming a potent attack with the SA series coming up,” he said.

Such was Shami’s penetration with the reverse swing that he bowled out six Windies batsmen from the nine dismissals as India registered a innings and 51 runs victory to go 1-0 up in the twomatch farewell series of Sachin Tendulkar. Showering praise on Shami, Ashwin said the young pacer eased pressure off him at the other end. “He bowled really well. He got the ball to reverse pretty late. Definitely, it’s like half the job done when the seamer gets through the tail.”

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AVI MUMBAI: Kharghar’s Gunjan Jadhav and Thane’s Sanjeevani Patil stamped their authority in the under -14 Vazirani All India Ranking Talent Series Tennis Tournament by winning the boys and girls individual singles title respectively. The two day tournament was held under the aegis of All India Tennis Association (AITA) and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) at the scenic Vazirani National Sports Academy in

Nerul witnessed participation from 73 players.

Battling niggling foot injury midway into the final, second seed Gunjan Jadhav had to dig deep in to his reserves before he overcame a strong challenge from Nasik’s Vikrant Mehta in three sets which lasted over nearly two and a half hours. Both players held their serves till the seventh game, before Jadhav (leading 4-3) managed to break his opponents. Jadhav won the first set 6-3 after Mehta’s forehand return went over the base line.

DRINKS BREAK: The iconic Sachin Tendulkar and R Ashwin take some much needed liquid replenishment in the afternoon of the third day.

EW DELHI: India will host four major international hockey events in the next four years, including the 2016 men's junior World Cup and the 2018 men's senior World Cup. According to the 2015-2018 tournament cycle unveiled by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today, India will also play host to the 2015 and 2017 editions of men's Hockey World League Finals to be held in the months of December.

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But the most-prized event that India has been awarded was the 2018 senior men's World Cup. It will be the second time in a span of eight years the country will be hosting the mega event having successfully organised the previous edition three years ago. The 2018 edition will see an expanded field with 16 teams competing in both men's and women's events.

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OLKATA: Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the star performers in India’s comprehensive victory over West Indies, in the first Test feels that he would probably realize how emotional he is once Sachin Tendulkar has played his 200th and final Test match in Mumbai in another 10 days time.

“It’s definitely going to be an emotional moment for him (Tendulkar). Probably after the game, it’s going to be an emotional moment for all of us as well,” there was a tinge of emotion in Ash-

to take place from Junly 7-21, with the men's event planned for December 1-16. India last hosted the World Cup in New Delhi in 2010 while the next edition will be held next year in The Hague, Netherlands in the first two weeks of June.

If that was not enough, the FIH also awarded the 2016 junior World Cup to India. As a matter of fact, the country will also be holding this year's junior World Cup from December 6-15 at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here.

tastic victory at the Eden Gardens. Ashwin said that in his childhood, he got “cramps in stomach” once Tendulkar used to get dismissed. “My stomach used to start cramping up when he got out leg before and all that. I think every youngster who loves the game in India has gone through that. But being in the dressing room is a little different to what it is,” Ashwin said. Ashwin admitted that it was indeed an overwhelming feeling to see the kind of reception Tendulka got in his penultimate Test match.

CARD AND SLECTIONS

1. The Mount Joy Plate – Div II 1400 M 1.45 P.M. 1. White Snowdrops 60.5 (21) K. Raja Rao 2. Many Wishes 60 (20) M. Ravi 3. Oriental King 60 (20) Ramesh Kumarn 4. Byronic 59 (18) A.R.Pradeep 5. Another Voice 58.5 (17) Y. S. Srinath 6. Calligraphy 58.5 (17) Arshad Alam 7. Independence Day 58.5 (17) Ashok Kumar A. 8. Distinctive 57.5 (15) Mohd.Feroz Win: Another Voide, Independence Day

2. The Beginners Plate 1100 M 2.15 P.M. 1. Bold Majesty 55 (0) Sreekanth B. 2. Bravata 55 (0) M.A.Roushan 3. Major Attraction 55 (0) R. Vaibhav

"The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that England and India will host the Hockey World Cups in 2018. England Hockey were successful in their bid to host the women's showpiece, with Hockey India winning the race to host the men's equivalent," world body FIH said in a statement late Thursday night. The announcements were made by FIH President Leandro Negre at a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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ight races today and the first 4. Ocean Park 55 (0) P. S. Chouhan starts at 1.45 p.m. Chance for 5. Shaft 55 (0) Imran Chisty Talisker and Standing Tall.

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MOHALI: Defending champions Mumbai were firmly on course for their second successive outright victory as they dismissed Punjab for a meagre 155 runs after managing 282 in their first innings and then took their overall lead to 162 runs in a group A Ranji Trophy match. Left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar turned out to be an unlikely hero for Mumbai as he wreaked havoc taking career-best six for 38 in 22.5 overs as he polished the lower half of the Punjab batting with clinical precision. At stumps on the second day, Mumbai reached 35 for no loss in their second innings and would certainly be eyeing for an outright win. Starting the day at 207 for five, veteran Wasim Jaffer (111) scored the 49th firstclass hundred of his career as Mumbai managed 282 in 91.2 overs. Jaffer faced 208 balls hitting 13 fours and a six. Zaheer Khan (33) scored some quick runs as senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh again had a good outing taking four for 90 in 26 overs.

We will all get emotional once Mumbai Test ends: Ashwin Sehwag, Gambhir fail as Delhi win’s voice as he spoke to the meBy Tapan Mohanta struggle at 195 for four diapersons after the team’s fan-

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7. Apollo Rising 53.5 (0) Arshad Alam 8. Jersey Bride 53.5 (0) Suraj Narredu Win: Jersey Bride, Ocean Park

3. The Mount Joy Plate – Div I 1400 M 2.45 P.M. 1. Endless Society 62.5 (25) T. S. Jodha 2. Estelita 62.5 (25) P. Trevor 3. Green Path 62.5 (25) Vivek 4. Ruling Passions 62.5 Ashok Kumar A. 5. Standing Tall 62.5 (25) Suraj Narredu 6. Tiger Eyes 62 (24) Mudassar Nazar 7. Cartagena 61.5 (23) M. Prabhakaran 8. Yourescintilating 59.5 (19) A.R.Pradeep Win: Standing Tall, Estelita

4. The Krishnaraja Trophy 1200 M 3.15 P.M. 1. Klipspringer 60.5 (101) A. Sandesh 2. Cape Ferrat 60 (100) S. John

3. Secret Punch 59.5 (99) Suraj Narredu 4. Cecil 57.5 (95) P. Trevor 5. Field Marshal 56.5 (93) K. P. G. Appu 6. Talisker 55 (90) Sreekanth B. 6 7. Inquisition 53 (86) Vinod Shinde 8. Rich Celebration 53 (86) P. S. Chouhan 9. Sunstone 53 (86) Anjar Alam Win: Talisker, Rich Celebration

BANGALORE RACES TODAY 5. The Malaprabha Plate 1200 M 3.45 P.M. 1. Frenemee 60 Tauseef Ahmed 2. Sweet Secret 60 (59) Y. S. Srinath 3. Somethingdifferent 59.5 (58) Babu Singh 4. Whistlejacket 59.5 (58) P. S. Chouhan 5. Mountain Train 59 (57) Kiran Rai P 6. Living Legend 57 (53) Afsar 7. Salsa Touch 55 (49) Rajesh N 8. Little Lion 54 (47) Suraj Narredu 9. Midtown Delight 54 (47) Vivek

SURAT: Akshar Patel’s three-wicket haul gave Gujarat an upper hand as they reduced Delhi to 195 for four at stumps on day two, even as India discards — Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir — failed once again to make an impression in their Group A Ranji Trophy match. Gujarat, in their first innings, were all out for 320 earlier in the day. Delhi still trail the hosts by 125 runs with six wickets remaining.

RP takes four as UP get first innings lead against Baroda

BARODA: Senior pacer Rudra Pratap Singh grabbed four wickets as Uttar Pradesh managed a sizeable first innings lead of 74 runs against hosts Baroda in a group B encounter of the Ranji Trophy at the Moti Bagh ground. After finishing their first innings at 302, UP bowlers came back well to dismiss Baroda for 228 in 92.4 overs thereby ensuring a healthy first innings lead.

Railways struggle after good start

NEW DELHI:Railways bundled out Saurashtra for a paltry 165 but let go the advantage by losing four wickets in reply in a Group B Ranji Trophy match at Jamia Millia Cricket Ground, here today. Pacers Anureet Singh (5/52) and Hardik Rathod (3/34) shared eight wickets between them to close the first innings of visitors, who started the day at 88 for four.

10. Truman 54 (47) Imran Chisty 11. Active Grey 52.5 (44) Arshad Alam 12. Golden Wisdom 52 (43) Nassar Alam Win: Sweet Secret, Whistlejacket

6. The Air Force Trophy 1400 M 4.15 P.M. 1. Atlas Power 60 (59) S. Mallikarjun 2. Ambitious Reward 59 (57) Sreekanth B. 3. Kafka 57 (53) P. S. Chouhan 4. Ballantoy 56.5 (52) Ryan Marshall 5. Socrates 56.5 (52) S. John 6. Cool Baby 55 (49) Ramesh Kumarn 7. Cool Hand 54.5 (48) K. Raja Rao 8. Placervilles Glory 54.5 (48) A. Sandesh 9. Coolmore 54 (47) P. Trevor 10. Rubi Rey 54 (47) R. Anand 11. Indian 53.5 (46) Tauseef Ahmed 12. Diamond Quest 53 (45) T. S. Jodha Win: Placervilles Glory, Socrates

7. The Master Key Plate 1200 M 4.45 P.M. 1. Shinnecock Hills 61.5 (43) S. John 2. Peter Parker 55 (30) Y. S. Srinath 3. Tradition 55 (30) Sreekanth B. 4. Artic Attraction 53.5 (27) P. S. Chouhan

5. Aryan Warrior 53 (26) Ryan Marshall 6. As Good As It Gets 53 (26) K. Raja Rao 7. Elite Model 52.5 (25) K. P. G. Appu 8. Oriental Image 52.5 (25) T. S. Jodha 9. Santa Ana 52.5 (25) A. Sandesh 10. Balas Dream 51.5 (23) Kiran Rai P 11. Someone Special 51 (22) R. Bharath 12. Rakshitha 50.5 (21) Imran Chisty Win: Artic Attraction

8. The Trombay Plate 1400 M 5.15 P.M. 1. Dominica 60 (38) B. Nayak 2. Imperial Verse 60 (38) Harish B. 3. Supreme 59 (36) Ryan Marshall 4. Afternoon Delight 58 (34) Babu Singh 5. Formula One 57.5 (33) Rajesh N 6. Bella Pinky 57 (32) Vinod Shinde 7. Vega 56.5 (31) Vivek 8. Ethophian 55 (28) Tauseef Ahmed 9. Ice Cutter 55 (28) Anjar Alam 10. Beautiful Life 54.5 (27) Sreekanth B. 11. Fashion Flame 54.5 (27) Arshad Alam 12. King Of Heroes 53.5 (25) R. Bharath Win: Beautiful Life, Vega

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Vishwanathan Anand seeks sixth title as high-profile World Chess Championship begins

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HENNAI: Billed as the most high-profile clash in chess history in more than 40 years between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the World Chess Championship match begins here today with the experts divided over who will walk away with the coveted title.

The hype surrounding the match between the ageing fivetime champion Anand and 22year-old world number one Carlsen, comparable to the historic clash between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972, will come to an end when the two rivals take on each other in the opening game at the Hyatt Regency Hotel today.

Carlsen has the advantage of playing white in the opener but that may not count much as both players get six white and black games in this 12-games November 9-28 contest. Anand has seen similar situations before while Carlsen is playing his first match in a World Championship. So, while the Norwegian enjoys the tag of a favourite, his mannerisms thus far have suggested that he is gullible like any other youngster in a certain sense.

Twirling in his chair, scratching his head while answering questions during the first press conference here on Thursday, Carlsen gave the impression of someone tense but exuded confidence once the tete-a-tete was over. Anand, who has won World Championship matches in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012, is used to open with black pieces in World Championship matches.

Against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in Bonn in 2008 and against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in 2010, Anand had started with black, which is known as a slightly unfavourable colour in the game, and yet won in style. In 2012 though, Anand had white in game

Gangjee best-placed Indian, Siddikur leads at Indian Open

NEW DELHI: Rahil Gangjee was the best-placed Indian at the weather-hit Hero Indian Open as he was four strokes adrift of Mohammad Siddikur, who fired a sensational six-under 66 to grab a two-stroke clubhouse lead. Gangjee, who shared the lead with five others including Siddikur after the opening round, was two-under at the 16th hole to be tied third at the moment in the unfinished second round at the prestigious Delhi Golf Club.

Gangjee picked up birdies at the first, sixth, 14th and 15th holes against a couple of bogeys at the fourth and 16th holes to lie four strokes adrift of Siddikur.

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IN BRIEF India set to submit U-17 FIFA World Cup bid documents

NEW DELHI: The uncertainty over India presenting its bid documents to host the 2017 U-17 FIFA World Cup before the stipulated deadline ended today with the government furnishing the required guarantees so that AIFF can submit the documents to the sport's world governing body. With just a few days left before FIFA closes the bidding process, there was speculation that India may not be able to submit the final bid documents before the November 15 deadline due to delay by various ministries in giving the necessary guarantees. Bidding countries have to submit written guarantees on tax exemptions for broadcasters and sponsors, foreign exchange remittances, security, transport,players accommodation and visa, among others.

Misbah has failed to inspire players: Shoaib Akhtar

GRAND MEETING OF GMS: Grand Master Viswanathan Anand shakes hands with Grand Master Norway's Magnus Carlsen at a press conference ahead of the FIDE World Chess Championship in Chennai on Thursday. one against Boris Gelfand of Israel.

Seeking his sixth title, Anand looked upbeat ahead of the biggest challenge of his life while Carlsen seemed to get the game going. The mind games have just begun and much would unfold once the match starts today.

Whether Anand's preparation holds him in good stead or Carlsen will play his typical long games to grind out the reigning world champion Indian will have to be seen.

Anand, the undisputed world champion since 2007, faces a strong challenge from the Norwegian sensation in one of the most awaited and most followed World Chess Championship matches in recent history. Asked how well he has prepared for the event, Anand said, "I worked as I always did.

Couple of months of training and I

think I am ready to attack. We will see how it goes but I think I am ready to play. I am really excited to play in my home city. I am looking forward to the match starting."

Having won five world titles, Anand said his experience could come in handy in the match.

"Obviously, it is one factor among many. I will bring to bear those factors into my game. Definitely it is one of my resources I would like to draw from. We will have to see." Carlsen sought to downplay the view of some experts that he will start as favourite in the match. "I do not know if everyone considers me a favourite but in general I expect to do well in tournaments. If I manage to do well to my abilities and levels, I can win and that will be my mind set here as well," he said.

For Anand, there is an extra

motivation to win the match, according to legendary chess player Garry Kasparov.

"While the world champion has never given any importance to matters of chess history or his legacy, he must know that his entire career will get an extraordinary new dimension should he beat the Norwegian wunderkind against the odds," he said.

While Anand has this chance of reinventing himself once more, a motivated Carlsen though should know that he will be world champion one day or the other. "The difference (between us) is that I have been winning tournaments and he (Anand) has been holding on to his title. It will be an interesting clash between two different ideas of what constitutes the best player in the world," Carlsen had said.

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HENNAI: One of the greatest ever chess players, Garry Kasparov, says five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand "brings honour to the sport and to his nation", but predicts a Magnus Carlsen victory in his World Championship clash against the Indian wizard.

The much-anticipated event starts here from today. Previewing the World Championship, Kasparov was full of praise for the Indian. "Anand is a fantastic chess player who brings honour to the sport and to his nation with his skill and his boundless good nature. If he wins this match his high place on chess Olympus is assured," Kasparov said.

Citing his familiarity with both players the Russian, who ruled the chess world for over 20 years, though predicted a Carlsen victory. "I am predicting a Carlsen

victory because of his talent, his results, and the tides of chess history. I am rooting for a Carlsen victory because a new generation deserves a new champion. Most of all, I am hoping for big games, a hard fight, and a great boost for chess around the world as a legend and a legend-in-the-making do battle in Chennai," Kasparov wrote in 'Business Insider'.

Kasparov, however, noted that it will not be easy for Carlsen. "This is one of the most anticipated matches in recent history and it is no insult to Anand, that most of the anticipation circles around the 22-year-old challenger. "Carlsen is the favourite because results and objective quality must matter, but it will not be easy and it is not difficult to imagine a scenario in which he loses the match. Anand has deep experience at every level and that carries with it practical preparation advantages as well as psychological preparedness."

Kasparov's arrival in Chennai and his likely attendance in the third game of the match is going to cause a furore. While the Indian chess fans will get to see the great master of the past for the first time in a chess event in India, the FIDE leadership and Anand's camp may not like his presence.

KARACHI: Pakistan's former fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar has criticised Misbah-ul-Haq saying the present captain lacked innovation and failed to inspire the national team players. "I am disappointed with Misbah's captaincy, he is not aggressive, innovative, slow to read the situation and not able to inspire the other players," Akhtar said. The pacer, who retired during the 2011 ODI World Cup and is known for his forthright views, said Pakistan needed a captain like Imran Khan to get out of its current state of affairs. "Imran was not a better batsman then Misbah but yet on so many occasions he came up the order, scored runs under pressure and won matches for his country," Akhtar told 'Geo News' ahead of the fourth ODI against South Africa. "I don't see that happening with Misbah. He is scoring runs but what use are they if the team is not winning," he added.

Now Miandad wants to contest for PCB chairman's post

KARACHI: After Abdul Qadir and Zaheer Abbas, another former great Javed Miandad has also announced his intention to contest for the post of chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the forthcoming elections. Miandad, one of Pakistan's most well known cricketers, is presently employed in the board as director cricket. "I am seriously thinking about contesting the elections because I think I know the running and affairs of the board well enough now and given my cricketing background, I can do a lot of good for Pakistan cricket," Miandad said.

Though Miandad is employed on a handsome salary, the board and its chairmen appeared reluctant to make full use of his experience.

Holding slams Ricky Ponting over book controversy

WELLINGTON: West Indies great Michael Holding criticised former Australian captain Ricky Ponting day over revelations in his autobiography that prompted a public spat with current skipper Michael Clarke. Holding, now a prominent cricket commentator, said it was "unfortunate" that Ponting had broken the traditional dressing room code of silence in the book, which was released last month.

The former paceman said it was acceptable for ex-players to reveal "a few little titbits" in their memoirs but they should not air dirty laundry in public. "You don't want to be starting all this animosity after you've finished playing," he told New Zealand radio station Livesport. "You've played cricket with some great guys, some not that great, but that doesn't mean that you come out into the open and wash your laundry, keep it behind doors. What is gone is gone."