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TRANSFERRED Cop who was beaten up by MLAs gets transferred to Sangli

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early a fortnight after having his suspension revoked, Sub-inspector Sachin Suryavanshi was transferred to his home town, Sangli, on Friday.

According to officials in the state Director General’s (DG) office, the cop had submitted an application requesting a transfer to Sangli. However, Home Department sources confirmed that Suryavanshi, till now posted at Worli’s Traf-

fic Control room, was being shunted to the Sangli Police Training Centre.

In March, there was an altercation between Suryavanshi and BVA MLA Ksitij Thakur at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Subsequently, a Breach of Privilege Motion was put forth and Suryavanshi was spotted and beaten up in the premises of the state Legislative Assembly by Thakur and another MLA Ram Kadam. All the MLAs involved with the case were then sus-

pended and had their suspensions revoked on July 24.

According to the transfer order, Suryavanshi has been ordered reach Sangli within the next 24 hours, while he himself has stated that he would not move anywhere until the probe was complete.

Though the state Director General of Police (DGP) has made it clear that the cop was transferred at his own request, the buzz is that this is a clear case of political vendetta.

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A TRIBUTE: Yesterday morning, the BMC officially paid homage to the memory of freedom fighters at the August Kranti Maidan in Gowalia Tank, from where Mahatma Gandhi issued his historic ‘Quit India’ call to the British 71 years ago, on August 8, 1942. Security guards from the BMC lay down wreaths of flowers and petals on the steps leading up to the Gandhi Smruti Stambh located in the Maidan at Gowalia Tank.

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Fully-equipped vans with life support systems will roll out all over the state in September

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he fully equipped 937 ‘Ambulances On Call’ project is expected to roll out in the state in September. An announcement to this effect was made by Minister for

Billed as the Emergency Medical Service (EMS), the entire project is spread over the next five years and is to cost Rs 1,096 crores. The aim is to provide speedy critical emergency medical services in the golden hour in cases of serious ac-

Public Health Suresh Shetty in legislative council in the just concluded monsoon session of the state legislature. There will be two versions of the ambulance – the Advance Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS).

EXCLUSIVE cidents and other medical emergencies like heart attacks.

Each of the ALS is equipped with a mini operation theatre which can enable doctors to perform emer-

gency operations in cases of serious accidents. Besides this an ALS will be equipped with 38 equipments like transport ventilator, EGS cum defibrillator, syringe pump, infusion pump, scoop stretcher, pulse oxymeter, hoses, oxygen flow meter and other equipments. According to Health Ministry sources one fully equipped ALS ambulance will cost Rs 32.30 lakhs and without equipment will cost Rs 14.50 lakhs.

A BLS ambulance will be equipped with 35 equipments and will be used to render minor surgi-

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cal aid at accident or other places. A fully equipped BLS ambulance will cost Rs 22.05 lakh and without equipment will cost Rs 14.25 lakhs.

A team of doctors which includes allopathic, homeopathic and Ayurvedic doctors is already being imparted 18 months training. The entire fleet of 937 EMS ambulances will be rolled out in phases over the next six months all over the state.

In the first phase, 450 of these ambulances will roll out in cities of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad. A team of expert doctors stationed at a 24x7 control room will guide the on-field doctors in respect of medical treatment and surgical procedures if any to be performed.

In 2012-13 a total of 117 ALS and 352 BLS ambulances are expected to be put in operation. While in 2013-14, a total of 116 ALS and 352 BLS ambulances are expected to be put in operation.

Out of the total project cost of Rs 1,096 crores, the state government has allocated Rs.798.23 crores, while the Centre through the National Rural Health Mission has allocated Rs.298.37 crores. Sources disclosed that the tender bids were floated in August 2011 and commercial bid was made by BVG in February 2012.

AICTE order barring polytechnic from admitting students, upheld

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n an interesting case in the Bombay High Court, the court recently dismissed a petition filed by the Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal based in Khopoli, Raigad, against the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) order placing one of their polytechnic colleges under the ‘No Admission’ category for the academic

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According to the petition filed by the Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, the trust which has established a polytechnic college in 1983, conducts a total of ten diploma courses that also draws students from Mumbai. Of these, four have a second shift. On May 10, 2012 the institution was granted an extension of approval for all its diploma courses for 2012-13.

However, On May 25, 2012 a Show Cause notice was issued to the trust asking them to explain why action should not be initiated under the provisions of the AICTE Act, 1987. The notice was issued on the basis that a surprise visit to the institution had been conducted on April 28, 2012 which had brought out deficiencies in the amenities and infrastructure.

“The officials of the trust were asked to appear before the Standing Complaint Committee to which the trust submitted a reply on June 8, 2012. An Expert Visiting Committee inspected the institution again on December 7, 2012, and on February 4, 2013 the trust applied online for an extension of approval for 2013-14. However on April 9, 2013, an order was passed by the AICTE stating that the Expert Visiting Committee had reported several deficiencies including the nonavailability of infrastructure and

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faculty. Resolving not to destabilise the ongoing academic year, which would have led to problems for students, the AICTE decided to implement the decision from the academic year 2013-14. The trust thereafter moved the Standing Appellate Committee which resolved

Expert Visiting Committee contains a detailed reference to the deficiency in staff and infrastructure,” the counsel told the court.

After hearing both sides, the division bench comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.C. Gupte dismissed the petition and said, “We see no force in the contention. There is no dispute about the position that after 2010, the AICTE has applied its regulations to polytechnics which conduct diploma courses, such as the petitioner. An institution which seeks permission or approval from the AICTE or an extension of approval must comply with the standards which are specified by the AICTE in the interest of technical education.

It may be true that no transition provision was made in the regulaplication.”

Advocate Ushajee Peri, the coun- tions of 2010. But since the regulasel appearing on behalf of the tions of 2010, nearly three years AICTE, placed on record a report of have now elapsed and it is far too the Expert Visiting Committee. late in the day for the petitioners to “The Expert Visiting Committee assert that they are exempted from has noted that the faculty to stu- the need to comply with the regudent ratio was inadequate, with lations framed by the expert body. more than 40 per cent of the faculty The AICTE has, after due applicabeing on an ad-hoc basis. The ad- tion of mind, modified its earlier hoc faculty was on a consolidated decision not to grant an extension salary ranging from Rs.9,000 - to of approval for 2013-14 which would have entailed future conseRs.22,000 per month.

The report also notes more than quences to a decision to grant a ‘No twelve labs, all workshops and six Admission’ status for the ensuing classrooms in the ‘D’ block have an academic year. We find no error in area deficiency. The report of the the order of the AICTE.” Advocate Pooja Thorat urged that the AICTE framed regulations in 2010 which have been applied to polytechnics cannot be applied to an institute founded 30 years ago.

“The institute has been set up in 1983 and hence, the regulations of 2010 cannot have retrospective ap-

“The notice was issued on the basis that a surprise visit to the institution had been conducted on April 28, 2012 which had brought out deficiencies in the amenities and infrastructure.”

to depute another Expert Committee which conducted its visit on April 29, 2013 and a report was placed before the Appellate Committee on April 30, 2013. The AICTE eventually communicated a decision on April 30, 2013 by which instead of declining the extension of approval for 2013-14, placed the institution under the ‘No Admission’ category. In consequence, the institution would be at liberty to apply for an extension of approval in the following academic year,” the petition stated.

While arguing for the petitioner, Advocate V.M. Thorat along with

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2013 All Pics: Natasha Rego

Picture Perfect!

BETWEEN TRAINS: The ladies’ compartment in local trains is the greatest gift the Indian Railways has bestowed upon the women of Mumbai. In the maddening everyday rush, without these coaches, women would be felt up and trampled upon if forced to ride alongside men. The little boys find it to be a sanctuary too.

A BEACH BACKYARD: The urban middle class and the lower classes consume the beach differently. The educated few like to walk the pavement and sit on the edge, watching the sun set on the horizon. But to the lowly many, it matters little that they cannot own a land in the large city, because the beach is their backyard.

(This picture was entered in the National Geographic Traveler’s Contest).

NATASHA REGO, a journalism student and an intern with ADC from Bangalore, recently participated in the National Geographic Photography Contest.

While she did not win, we are sufficiently proud of her for bringing you the photograph in question,

along with a few others. Our readers have seen her work before on these pages and are aware that she considers Mumbai a most potent muse. In her own words: “I was born in the lazy historical city of Mysore, but it was a city that didn’t suit me. At 17, I moved to

Adolescent in India WE recently saw a very young girl dressed in jeans and t-shirt, palpably looking like she was from the low income group, walking hand in hand with a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. The girl looked down as she walked, smiling bashfully.

Her t-shirt carried the declaration, “I Kiss Better than I Cook”.

The Population Council’s ‘Youth in India: Situation and Needs

Study of 2008’ revealed some sobering facts. No need to think that they have changed dramatically, except perhaps for some numbers, and in view of the fact that International Youth Day is this Monday, they actually bear repeating.

There are approximately 315 million young people aged 10-24 years in India. They represent over 30 per cent of the country’s

Bangalore on the pretext of ‘further studies’, but the truth is I wanted to see the world and Bangalore was the city closest to home that I was allowed to migrate to at that age.”

“Exactly five years later, in May 2013, at 22, I found myself walking up and down the humid and crowded streets of Mumbai, my dream city”, she adds.

“I had a doe-eyed image of the city although I was warned that it may not be as wonderful my young and inexperienced mind liked to imagine. But I was right to have the image I did because Mumbai delivered on every account and sometimes exceeded expectations, even for a person like me who can’t construct a clear sentence in Hindi”, Natasha confesses.

“As a photographer of streets, I had material everywhere I looked.

Sometimes I would be chased out of places where I was crossing the line, like at Churchgate station, or population with a large proportion living in the urban centre of Mumbai. These are some of the realities they face today.

Nearly one-third adolescent girls in India are married or in union, higher than any other region globally (UNICEF 2012) 47 per cent of adolescent girls are underweight and 56 per cent anemic (UNICEF 2012) 27 per cent adolescent girls and three per cent adolescent boys in the age group of 15-19 are married (NFHS 3, 2005-06)

A MUTATING MAZE: Crossing over Mumbai’s congested roads is a task, only easily done by the experienced. The trick is to keenly watch the traffic. For a little while in between, the traffic will come to a sudden halt. That’s when you dash through the gaps to the other side. It’s a mutating maze out there.

the time I was made to delete the picture of a Shiv Sena shakha that I took at a slum in Worli on my second day in Mumbai. But more

57 per cent boys believe a husband is justified in beating his wife; 53 per cent girls endorse the idea (UNICEF 2012) 30 per cent women in the age group of 15-19 have had a live birth by the age of 19 years (NFHS 3, 2005-06) Adolescent girls are almost twice as likely as adolescent boys to have sex before the age of 15 years.

Nine per cent unmarried girls report current use of modern

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often than not, the people seemed fascinated by my need to take a picture of them. It was a love affair for me, my camera and Mumbai”.

contraceptive methods (UNICEF 2012) 17 per cent of boys and eight per cent of girls have tried tobacco-related substances (UNICEF 2012)

That poor young girl is obviously and rapidly going to discover that neither cooking nor kissing is going to stand her in good stead when life and its reality catches up. Being an adolescent in India is hard. Being a girl is even harder.

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Drama marked the ‘Koli Jamaat’ elections in Uttan, where chaos led to adjournment of voting process

Norbet Bhandari being felicitated by members

By Suresh Golani

However, the general body meet, which also had the aneteran social activist nual election programme on Norbet Bhandari was its agenda, witnessed high ‘unanimously’ declared drama and chaotic scenes, president of the Uttan Koli followed by an abrupt adJamat, an apex body working journment, before Bhandari towards the welfare of the was declared as president by local fishing community those present in the meeting across all the coastal villages hall, raising speculation that in Uttan, near Bhayandar. a section of office- bearers,

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NHS India & National Society of the Friends of the Trees, in association with the Rotary Club of Bombay Seacoast, will distribute free saplings of native tree species on Sunday, August 11 from 9 am to 11 am at Gokul Sushma, near Lions Garden, Linking Road Extension, Santacruz (West).

who had left the meet during adjournment, disapproved of Bhandari’s appointment.

“The unanimous selection duly took place under the supervision of the day’s chairperson and the fishing community has given its nod,” claimed veteran social crusader and noted leader of the fishing community, Leo Collaso.

Free saplings The BNHS – Friends of Trees Vanmahotsava initiative hopes to spread the importance of growing native tree species and increase the green cover in the city. The saplings have been scientifically grown at the Godrej Tree

Bank and some of the varieties that will be distributed include Sita Ashok, Indian Laburnum, Deshi Badam, Jambhul and Kailashpati.

Contact: Dr Ashok Kothari on 022-26494535, between 9.30 am to 12.30 pm today.

Cancer, Thalassaemia-affected kids to watch ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ with Milkha Singh

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adma Shri Milkha Singh is all set to watch the movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ with kids

Padma Shree Milkha Singh during the launch of the movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, which was based upon his life, earlier this month.

suffering from Blood Cancer and Thalassaemia. Over hundreds of such kids will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch the movie with the legendary sportsman and interact with him. The super-hit biographical movie based on Milkha Singh’s life has tasted huge success and has inspired many just like Milkha Singh did in his real life.

The screening is organised by the Metropolitan Citizen Welfare Trust (MCWT) at R City Mall, Ghatkopar (W) on August 10, Saturday at 2.15 PM. MCWT has been working for the cause of children and disabled. He has been holding blood donation camps, medical camps, Scholarship Programs and various other social initiatives.

The kids are looked after by Sarvodaya Hospital Samarpan Blood Bank.

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Students who landed up in the morning on the reporting date were denied entry, while those who had arrived a day earlier were considered

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everal outstation students, some of whom had come all the way from Gujarat and some from different parts of Maharashtra, were left disappointed on August 5 by the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories, who did not allow them to appear for the department’s recruitment exam.

What has miffed most students who came all the way from Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad etc. in the wee hours of the morning was that while they were not allowed to appear for the exam,

the ones who stayed overnight on the streets outside were allowed to appear.

The students are now up in arms against this. The Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories, which comes under the Home Ministry, had recently invited applications for Scientific Officers (Group B) and Scientific Assistants (Group C), Assistant Chemical Analyser and Scientific Assistants for about 100 posts. The posts advertised were meant for Cyber Crime, Tape Authentication & Speaker Identification and the qualification for this was an MSc/BSc in Chemistry.

The recruitment was being carried on for Forensic Labs in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad and Nagpur.

On Monday, the interviews for the post of Assistant Chemical Analyser were to be held at the Forensic Lab, Kalina. As per the advertisement, the candidates were to report for the interview one hour prior at 9.30 AM. But most of the candidates who had come at around 8 a.m. were asked to go back as the authorities claimed of having selected 300 candidates for the posts already. Defending his decision, Director and Chief of the recruitment

process D K Malwe remarked, “The candidates

should have come on the previous night itself to get an

entry in to the first 300. Those who came early got the chance to face the interview”.

An aspirant, Megha Jaipurkar (MSc in Bio-Chemistry) remarked, “I came from Chandrapur and I was told to go back without interviewing me. While Aparna Kinhikar, another aspirant from Ahmedabad said, “I am an MSc in Forensic Science from the Gujarat University and was awarded first prize by the same lab last year during a National Conference organised by it. I too was denied a chance to appear for the interview. What is the use of our merit then?”

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Mumbai celebrates Eid with fervour, prayers and feasting All across the metropolis, the morning started with prayers, then came visits to families and friends, with all partaking of great food and sweets

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city on Eid yesterday with millions of Muslims offering special prayers at mosques and idgahs, exchanging greetings and gifts along with warm embraces and taking part in feasts with friends and family.

Despite overcast conditions and scattered rains in some areas, hundreds of faithful dressed in their festive best turned up to pray at the mosques to offer prayers.

People hugged each other and wished "Eid Mubarak",

exchanged gifts and enjoyed special dishes, particularly 'sewayian' made of vermicelli, 'phirni' and different varieties of biryani and kebabs.

Elders gave 'eidee' (token money) to children. People visited relatives and markets decked up for the festival and gave out alms to the needy.

Across the country, the mosques and idgahs were overflowing with the devout with leaders too joining the ‘EXPRESS’ EID: Actor Shahrukh Khan along with his wife Gauri Khan, his sister and children greet the media celebrations. on the occasion of Eid, at his Bandra residence, on Friday.

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illions of Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with joy and traditional gaiety across India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population. A huge crowd surrounded the entrance to Shah Rukh Khan's Bandra bungalow Mannat here on Friday on the occasion of Eidul-Fitr. The superstar made it special for everyone, especially his fans, by waving to them and wishing them "Eid Mubarak".

A festive spirit gripped the

PRAYERS AND GREETINGS… Muslims offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan, near Bandra station, on Friday.

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The two women accused — Mariyam Mahamd Ali Karabekar and Safhiya Ramajan Sheikh, at the Panvel Crime Branch, on Thursday.

Padankar Vada Ebrahimusa Chawl in Panvel, on Thursday afternoon. Assishe Panvel Crime Branch has seized tant Police Inspector (Crime) Gananana 420 grams of brown sugar, worth Pawar said, “The two accused, Mariyam Rs.4,24,100, from two women in Mahamd Ali Karabekar (65) and Safhiya

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Ramajan Sheikh (40) are arrested and have been taken into custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Investigationa are on, and action will be taken accordingly.”

Police personnel displaying seized packets of the addictive substance.

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leuths of the Navghar police are investigating a complaint registered by a 24year-old woman against her estranged husband alleging bigamy, despite the fact that a case of dowry harassment is pending against him and her in-laws in a UP-based court.

The woman, Archana, was married to Shivkumar Vishwakarma on July 11, 2008 at their native village in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The couple moved to a rented accommodation in the Powai area of Mumbai, but less than a year after their marriage, Shivkumar and his relatives

starting harassing her for more dowry. Fed up with the constant physical and mental torture, Archana went back to her native village, where her parents registered a complaint under section 498 of the IPC against Shivkumar and his family members.

Even as the matter remained pending before the judiciary, Shivkumar allegedly re-married and started pressuring Archana to give him a divorce. Archana, who currently stays in the Navghar area of Bhayandar (East), registered a complaint with the local police on Thursday. “The girl’s father has alleged that he was threatened by Shivkumar when asked for an explanation. We have registered a complaint and are investigating the case,” confirmed Senior Police Inspector Dinkar Pingle.

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etrol and diesel dealers in Vashi, Nerul and adjoining other areas have been incurring considerable losses as the price of fuel in Kharghar and Panvel is lower by almost Rs. 4.60.

According to dealers, the newly introduced Local Body Tax (LBT) by the state government is taking a toll on the profits of petrol pumps in Navi Mumbai. The cost of petrol in the city, as compared to Kharghar and Panvel, and even Mumbai and Thane, has been affecting business.

“The price hike has affected the sales of local retail outlets by almost 50 per cent to 60 per cent,” said, Harban Singh, a petrol and diesel dealer from BPCL in Navi Mumbai.

“The Municipal Corporation has not agreed to reinstate the previous rate of 1 per cent. As we find it difficult to run petrol pumps on a 24hour basis because of reduced sales, all the dealers operating in Navi Mumbai will be forced to cut down their operating time from 9 a.m to 5 p.m from August 16,” added Singh.

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Lower fuel prices in Kharghar and Panvel are creating losses for petrol pumps in Vashi, Nerul and the surrounding areas

A large part of the sales has been diverted to neighboring areas thereby making it difficult for retail outlets in Vashi and Nerul, which are fully equipped for routine sale, to operate, primarily because their expenditure on manpower, electricity and general operation has remained the same.

The three oil companies BPCL, HPCL and IOCL say that the 0.2% LBT on a sale levied in Thane, Raigad and Nashik districts is being recovered by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) through the oil companies, thereby putting the burden of the extra tax solely on Navi Mumbai residents.

The dealers added, “The citizens of Navi Mumbai should not bear the Tax burden for the product they have not consumed at all. The oil companies are of the opinion that this 0.2% LBT is charged to the citizens as per the guidelines of the government.” If the municipality gives the permission to levy 0.2% LBT on purchases, the burden of additional taxation on Navi Mumbai residents will reduce.

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PRICE DIFFERENCE in Rupees

Navi Mumbai NMMC Jurisdiction

Navi Mumbai CIDCO Jurisdiction

Mumbai City Thane City

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56.01 (-4.27)

57.61 (-2.67)

79.01

76.07 (-2.94)

77.77 (-1.24)

78.56 (-0.45) 58.77 (-1.51)

Members of the Petrol and Diesel Dealers Association in Navi Mumbai voicing their problems.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER After first allowing them to be constructed, MBMC demolishes illegal sheds and extra floors in industrial areas of Bhayandar Pic: Suresh Golani

Shinde fine; to be discharged soon H

ome Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, operated upon for a lung ailment at a Mumbai hospital would be discharged in three days, his daughter said on Friday.

“He is doing perfectly fine and is getting discharged in three days,” Praniti Shinde, who is also Congress MLA from Solapur, told PTI here.

Shinde, 72, underwent the surgery at Mumbai’s Breach Candy The senior minister is expected to hospital on August four. He was operated upon for a small growth in resume his normal activities shortly as the surgery was a minor one. the lung.

One held for murder of beggars in Shirdi S

HIRDI: A 35-year-old man was on Friday arrested in connection with the alleged murder of five beggars in the town, police told PTI. Following his arrest, the accused, identified as Satish Ramdas Alkol, a resident of Nagarsool in Yeola taluka of Nashik district, was produced in Rahata court and remanded to police custody till August 13, Deputy Superintendent of Police Vivek Patil said. Two beggars, one of whom was a woman, were murdered at Sai

Nagar Railway Station on July 8.

Three weeks later, three more beggars were found murdered in different localities of the town. They had been killed using stones, police said.

Based on the CCTV footages, a sketch of the suspect was prepared, Patil said.

Following the spate of alleged murders, police had collected information from 85 beggars to get some leads into the case, Patil added.

TODAY

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Bhayandar (East).

The structures had come up on fter days of extended dilly-dal- a CRZ-demarcated plot in Shivlying, the demolition squad of Shakti Nagar behind the Navghar the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Municipal School. It is being alCorporation (MBMC), led by leged that the local ward officials, Srikrishna Mohite, finally swung who reportedly have a nexus with into action on Thursday and razed the local land mafia, are allowing as many as 72 tenements that illegal constructions in this region. were in various stages of conA section of corrupt officials, in struction in the Navghar area of spite of the recent Mumbra col-

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lapse, are allegedly turning a blind eye towards the massive illegal constructions that are coming up in the industrial zones of the twincity, especially in the Kasturi and Jai Ambe industrial areas, where floors are being added to existing weak structures using sub-standard material and without a proper foundation base to handle the additional load.

Ravindra Natya Mandir: Nrityaranga Kala Sadan presents ‘Radhe Meera’, a dance presentation depicting ‘Shraddha Bhakti of Meera’ and ‘Madhirabhava Bhakti of Radha’, performed by Sukanya Kulkarni. Followed by felicitation of Prof. Waman Kendre for being appointed the director of the National School of Drama (NSD). Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, 7.30 p.m.

51st Convocation of IIT, Bombay: Mr. S. Ramadorai, Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, will deliver the Convocation address, IIT Bombay Convocation Hall,

Powai, 11 a.m.

National Centre Performing Arts: A Primetime Theatre Co. Production ‘9 Parts of Desire’, Directed by Lilette Dubey, Experimental Theatre, Nariman Point, 7.30 p.m.

SUNDAY Nehru Centre: A special lecture on ‘Space Science’ by Dr. Anita Sengupta, Project Manager, Cold Laboratory, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA, on Mars Exploration, Nehru Centre’s Hall of Culture, Worli, 3 p.m.

CHS elections to be held under supervision

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No lording over the corridor

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n a statement issued here yesterday, the state government has stated that co-operative housing societies will no longer be able to elect their new office bearers on their own. All management committees and office bearers of co-operative housing societies whose term ended on March 31, 2013 cannot elect a new governing body on their own. Henceforth, elections of office bearers and the management committees of co-operative housing societies will be held by the State Co-operative Election Authority. This authority will conduct the elections to these societies by December 31, 2013.

This government directive will affect 2, 18, 320 co-operative societies in the state consisting of 5.42 crore members.

The statement adds that till the authority does not conduct the elections to constitute a new management committee, the existing committee will continue in an ad-

Tenants win battle against property owner over access to common utility space hoc capacity and will be al- brought co-operative socilowed to take decisions af- eties under its ambit from fecting the day-to-day February 15, 2012. Correbusiness. However, it is not spondingly, the state has empowered to take a policy made amendments to its Maor other important decisions. harashtra Co-operative SociThose committees which do eties Act, 1960 and has issued not abide by the directive will a notification on February 14, face legal action. All commit- 2013. The state has passed the tees will have to inform the amendment to this effect in registrar’s office six months the just concluded monsoon before the expiry of their session of the state legislature.

More details can be obtained term of office.

This change has been ne- from the State Co-operative website – cessitated because the 97th Department Constitutional Amendment www.sahakarayukta.mahaenacted by the Centre has rashtra.gov.in.

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Shantikunj, Matunga, against his landlord Tushar P Merchant. Interpreting the words “related to” in section 33 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, the court ruled that the space outside tenanted premises, if constituting utility space and ingress and egress for tenants are through the common passages, the landlord

By Prashant Hamine cannot, at any time, hinder n a major relief to tenants these common passages for of rented premises, the the use of such space by tenSmall Causes Court, in a re- ants. This right of tenants of cent landmark judgment, access to tenancy premises has ruled in favor of tenants, was confirmed in Order by dismissing the owner’s plea Court Room No. 17, Small and directing the landlord to Causes Court on January 11, remove wooden belongings 2010.

Fed up with the landlord, kept in the common utility space of the building, so as who had kept large wooden to facilitate smooth ingress pieces along the common (entry) and egress (exit) of passage, which prevented him from entering in and the premises.

The landmark judgment going out, Shankar moved was delivered by justices S S the Small Causes Court. In Patil and Y A Goswami in the this appeal, apart from chalcase of S Shankar, tenant of lenging the right of tenants

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to even discuss about space outside the tenancy premises, the landlords maintained that their right to place things (even if 'things' constitute muck) in passages outside the tenancy premises is absolute. The Appeal Court, Room No. 1 in Small Causes Court simply dismissed the Appeal on July 5, 2013.

The landlord had raised objection to Shankar carrying out repairs to his premises. Upon inspection, the police and the BMC found out that Shankar had carried out the repairs in accordance with the provisions section 37 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act. The court ruled that the landlord had to remove the objectionable pieces of wood. Advocate E K Shashidharan appeared on behalf of S Shankar and Advocate S M Vyas appeared on behalf of Tushar P Merchant.

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The army is the boss in Pak

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Ponder awhile…

“Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.”

— Christopher Hitchens

Hafiz Saeed’s threat P

AKISTANI terrorist Hafiz Saeed who masterminded the horrible attack on Mumbai has issued a new threat. The terrorist who is roaming free because the civilian establishment dare not act against him was addressing a rally on the Eid-day. He said the LeT which had carried out the Red Fort attack, should do it again. The terrorist organisation had attacked Mumbai five years ago.

What is most alarming is that terrorist Hafiz Saeed has issued the threat in the open, without bothering about how the civilian government would react to his threat.

Evidently he knows the government would not take any action against him. Hafiz Saeed is part of the army and evidently he knows fully what the situation is. The information minister’s reaction says it all: He said that Saeed was only giving sermons and there was no threat in his speech.

As in the past, the prime minister will be addressing the nation from Red Fort in Delhi on the Independence Day. A large gathering is likely to be present on the occasion. His threat must be taken seriously and necessary steps be taken. What is also pertinent is to point out that the IB also has also issued a warning that an attack is likely to be carried out in Delhi.

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istan under the horrible circumstances. The army succeeded in scuttling the moves for meetings and talks between India and Pakistan. The operation by Pakistan gave it the desired results.

It can be clearly seen the sinister operation

by Pakistan had a strong purpose.

After five years, things have changed a bit.

Both Pakistan and India want to normalise relations. Several peace initiatives have been undertaken.

And when Nawaz Sharif was elected, he categorically state that he would renew efforts to improve ties with India. He even suggested that a solution could be found by talks.

The army must have been quite alarmed by the alarming statements by Nawaz Sharif. It had to take urgent steps to torpedo Sharif’s moves.

Two of our soldiers were killed and their heads were cut and taken away by them. This horrible operation was evidently meant to strike terror in people of India. And now it attacked an Indian post and shot dead five Indian soldiers. The attack was carried out by Pakistan soldiers.

The attack created reactions which were expected by Pakistan. The secretarial level talks have been cancelled. It is doubtful whether any exchanges will take peace between Nawaz Sharif and our Prime Minister.

Pakistan has got what it wanted.

The pertinent question is whether we should cancel talks. Can we not have a better reaction than this. It is clear the incident at the LoC was orchestrated by the army and not the civilian government.

What we should do perhaps is to kill some A.R. Kanangi 5-10 persons in a tit for tat operation, and democracy. Military dictators have come and other get ready for talks with Pakistan at the secretarial level. gone in Pakistan.

We must help Nawaz Sharif to be the boss.

There is now an elected government but Let us appreciate the precarious position actual power is in the hands of the army. The prime minister – Nawab Sharif was hearts to and which Nawaz Sharif finds itself. For inend terror, but he just cannot do it. He has to stance, Sharif cannot stop the army’s operakeep watching terrorism grow in the country. tions against India.

Nawaz Sharif cannot stop the open tirade He cannot do anything about it.

No wonder then, Pakistan has become a against India by the terrorists in Pakistan.

Hafiz Saeed roams free. There is a US bounty terror state.

Whenever the military dictator feels that of $10 million on his head. He and his associhis country is headed towards rapport with ates are part of the army. On the occasion India, he acts fast and uses terrorists to carry of Eid, at a public meeting, he declared that Delhi will be attacked in the same out deadly operations against the enemy.

In 2008, there was a distinct chance way. Red Fort was attacked in 2000. He issues of peace process succeeding: the Pakistani an open threat – evidently on behalf of the army struck and stopped it. It was a army. The civilian government cannot stop monstrous operation it undertook: It sent him. He is a soldier of the army, disguised as terrorists to India to kill and cause damage. a terrorist.

It is becoming clear it is pointless to have I still remember a CNN/IBN television The army wanted to make the government clip showing President Zardari’s reaction and the people of India angry and cancel all any talks with Nawaz Sharif. He is a prime after the deadly Mumbai mission of the ISI. moves to hold talks. Was it well-thought out minister without power.

It is time we faced existing actualities, idenZardari appeared quite shocked. He almost trap laid by the army.

It worked. All peace efforts were ended. tify power centres in Pakistan and negotiate condemned the attack – I do not remember exactly what he said. And he said that he India could not possibly hold talks with Pak- only with them.

AM the boss.” That’s what Nawaz Sharif said when a little before elections, he was asked who would be the boss in Kashmir.

Now, it has become clear that he is not the boss, but it is the army which is the boss. It looks like the army has a totally different agenda with regard to foreign affairs. For instance, while the civilian government wants to have talks to bring about peace between the two countries, the army wants to resort to force. The army will not give up Kashmir. It is not very much interested in having talks about the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. It wants action – war, if possible.

The army has its own perceptions and programmes about how the Kashmir issue has to be tackled. It is dead against talks at any level. This ISI – the spy agency – and the terrorist groups of operations in Kashmir to make the people of Kashmir anti-India. It pushes terrorists into Kashmir to carry out various kinds of destabilisation.

The terrorists wage a continuing war against India. They kill pro-India activists and under the direction of the ISI carry out proPakistani propaganda. They pay, those Kashmiris who are on their side. They have won over Hurriyat folks who are openly against India. There are quite a few Kashmiris who are funded by the ISI. Despite anti-India operations, the people of Kashmir are solidly on Indian side.

Assembly elections have been held and an elected government has been established.

Kashmir has become a democracy and the people are free. What is to be noted is that threats by Pakistani terrorists could not stop Kashmiris from casting their votes.

Anti-India groups like the Hurriyat have been isolated.

Then developments must have made Pakistan desperate and frustrated. The army, however, has not given up. It continues to conduct various kinds of operations in Kashmir.

Terrorist groups have become a part of the army. The civilian government has no control over them. The killing of Benazir Bhutto was the work of the army. General Pervez Musharraf is facing trial for the murder of Benazir. They get the protection of the army.

The civilian government can do precious little about it.

too had experienced he same kind of attack. He was referring to the assassination of his wife Benazir by terrorists. It was clear the murder mission was carried out by a terror group. It was a big surprise to him.

This establishes the fact that the civilian government is not responsible for the continuing anti-India operations by Pakistan.

The army does not want any end to disputes between India and Pakistan. In the first place it has to justify its existence and also the huge expenditure incurred on it to achieve this objective, it has to remain in control.

The military in Pakistan has ruled the country since Independence. There have been coups by the army generals and civilian governments have been conspicuous by their absence. This has been possible thanks to the mindset of the people. In most Muslim countries, there is one-man rule – no chance for

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Zardari did not know

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ODAY as my dear friends celebrated their Eid, and delicious biriyani and kheer and invitations to lunch started coming home, my thoughts drift to last week to a trip I had made with my three close friends, Mazhar and Sajid and Sumant to Mohamed Ali Road, to taste the delicacies that were spread out after the breaking of the fast.

The crowds this side of Mumbai, where a sizeable portion of Mumbai’s Muslim population lives was huge and crushing. Everybody, but everybody was headed towards either the stalls that had the delicacies or the tables that were all over the streets with the whole of the city apparently feasting. Those sitting and eating, I noticed were so engrossed in their dining they were oblivious of the hungry angry looks from us waiting to get their tables. Hungry because as we saw the spread spreading in front of them our own hungry stomachs rumbled louder, and angry because those eating seemed to have no intention of getting up. It was not sit, eat and out, but sit, eat, and enjoy.

A Brotherhood..!

Mazhar, Sajid, Sumant and I watched helplessly and the doorman of the restaurant even enlightened us with gory tales of people who had waited till three last morning to get a place to eat.

Then things changed; Sajid’s stomach

BOB’S BANTER Robert Clements suddenly reminded him, his wife’s relative was a part owner of the hotel, and before we knew what was happening, we were in.

The food was mouth wateringly delicious.

The rotis melted in my mouth and the other dishes including the gravy seemed to vanish even before they were placed on the table, so heavenly was the taste.

We drove the four of us to Nariman Point after that, to enjoy the breeze then decided to try the new freeway before turning and heading home.

It was an evening of deep bonding, good fun, tons of laughter.

Today as my dear friends celebrate Eid and delicious biriyani and kheer, and invitations to lunch start coming home, my thoughts drift from last week’s trip with my three friends Mazhar and Sajid and Sumant to all of you my readers who celebrate Eid today. As we sat for dinner that evening, as we squeezed past crowds that night none of us thought the other different; we were not Hindu or Muslim or Christian, but friends bound together with love.

As we drove back home in Mazhar’s car, laughed out loud at jokes our wives would have blushed to hear, we were brothers. And this Eid, let us throughout this land and with those across the border continue a brotherhood bound by love..! bobsbanter@gmail.com

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ANTONY GOOFS UP ON LOC KILLING, GETS SLAMMED IT is very tragic that Pakistani soldiers have once again intruded into Indian territory and gunned down five of our soldiers. Our shock and agony at this barbaric act should awaken our government to realise that mere talks with Pakistani authorities will not help, and hard hitting action is called for. Raising the matter at the United Nations will do nothing unless Pakistan realises that intruding into another country’s territory and violating her territorial jurisdiction is not civilized.

Does our government feel that any retaliation will escalate into a war between the two countries and lead Pakistan to use its nuclear armaments to destroy us? What sort of a foreign policy do we have that Pakistan and China continue to intrude into our territory on their whims and fancies? My heart goes out to the families who have lost their near and dear ones and I hope that no further tragedies of the guardians of our frontiers take place.

have no other choice.

— Unny Perumanam, Mumbai

HORRIFIC: A wave of shock and dismay is sweeping across the country over the brutal slaying of our soldiers by the Pakistani Army and their terror outfits. Yet our government chooses to be a mute spectator, acting totally helpless, and has turned out to be cowardly.

Supreme Court, can do what he pleases against India. And we will continue to light candles and hold — Apurva N. Parekh, Gamdevi talks not knowing what to do.

THE five brave Indian soldiers, killed by the Pak army and their terrorist cohorts, have died a ‘veer mrutyu’ while defending the honour and integrity of their motherland. As a matter of goodwill therefore, and as followers of turning the other cheek, we should release all the Pakistani prisoners in India and send them back to their country with honour. This will go a long way in securing permanent and lasting peace in the sub-continent.

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

A WAVE of shock and dismay is sweeping across the country over the brutal slaying of our soldiers by the Pakistani Army and their terror outfits. However, looking at the past history of this rogue state, one is not at all surprised by their actions.

When the 1965 war was about to end, the PAF dropped NAPALM bombs on the Rajasthan border.

The use of this explosive is strictly prohibited by the Geneva Convention and Pak is one of the signatories to the pact. During the early stages of the 1965 war, Pak anti-aircraft guns shot down the civilian plane carrying the then Gujarat C.M. Balwantrai Mehta right inside the Indian territory.

At that time also, the Congress government did nothing except lodge a strong protest.

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

EVERY border incident with Pakistan prompts the Army Chief and Defence Minister to come out with a statement that says that local commanders are authorized to retaliate. These are brave words but are still a part of public posturing.

Has any local commander used this ‘full authority’ ever before? And why have these not been reported in the media? Can the Army Chief or the Defence Minister give factual instances of such retaliation? The difference between our army and theirs is that the Pakistani Army Chief, as long as he is not aiming for a coup or something that may attract the attention of the

politics, he has not come to grips with the problems of defending our country. The Defence ministry is clearly not his cup of tea and so it will be in the fitrness of things is he is shifted to some other ‘soft’ department or advised to look after party affairs. Matters of defence ought to be handled by the Army General with the Defence Secretary only to liaise with the government.

We do not need a minister for it.

IT may be recalled that Lal Krishna Advani, Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad had called Manmohan Singh, ‘nikamma’, ‘night watchman’ and a ‘glorified care taker’, respectively, which was vehemently objected to by the general public.

But, today, people might probably revise their opinion by seeing our PMs inefficiency and inaction on all subjects.

China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been needling India at regular intervals. But the Indian government has been behaving as though we have lost our self respect. Why should we be snubbed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka? After beheading our soldiers, Pakistan is at it again by ambushing five of our army men. Our PM and MoD are probably trying to earn themselves the Nobel Peace Prize by being humiliated by Pakistan.

India is, in fact, the only country where there is no relation between a Minister and the portfolio he handles. Do Antony, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar deserve the Defence portfolio? Can India afford to place such a portfolio in the hands of such politicians when we have a weak and meek PM like Manmohan Singh?

firmed that the Pakistan Army was behind the attack while in the second statement it was revealed that the attack was within Indian territory by terrorists dressed in the — T.R. Ramaswami , Kandivli Pakistan Army uniform.

Time and again, the Indian Gov ernment gives Pakistan an escape A CONGRESS Minister at the Cenroute and extends the opportunity tre has claimed that it was during of peace talks instead of talking the NDA rule that the country faced tough and retaliating if similar ismore aggression from Pak and sues persist. Our Defence Minister China. The gentleman would do well to browse the pages of India’s — Dr.V. Subramanyan, Thane should resign for his contradictory statements while our Prime post-independence history.

— M.H. Nayak, Mumbai Minister should stop staying silent The Congress has lost large

chunks of territories during the THE whole Nation is shocked at the and at least pay homage to the

four wars forced upon it by our dastardly act of the Pak Army in five martyrs, who laid down their IT is indeed very shocking and disneighbours. We lost one third of ambushing and killing five of our lives due to the Government’s tressing to note that Pakistan dares Kashmir (1947-48), part of Kutch jawans in Poonch in J&K. To add failure to act tough. to attack India in every way possi(1965) and Chhamb (1971) in the fuel to the fire, the Defence Minis— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada ble while India as usual takes no rethree wars fought with Pakistan. ter stated that it was Pak terrorists taliatory steps or action against October 1962 saw a part of N-E disguised in the uniform of the Pak them. This encourages Pakistan to

India being grabbed by the Army, thus pro-actively and unilat- THE killing of five Indian solders at attack and pester India thus loweryellow giant China while in erally pre-empting that it was not the Line of Control (LoC) by Pak- ing our national dignity, honour contrast the NDA did not concede actually the Pak Army behind the istani forces or terrorists in army and prestige and putting us to an inch of our land while success- attack, thereby exonerating the uniforms shows that the Indian shame and disgrace. In fact we are fully repulsing the naked aggres- Pak government and absolving government is only a mute specta- often called a toothless giant since sion launched by the religious them of any responsibility. This tor who is completely helpless and we are much stronger and larger in bigot in Kargil (1999). statement is said to contradict the has turned into a coward. I feel that all respects than Pakistan but are Talking about terror strikes, our official report which states that it our ruling leaders are useless and unable to retaliate when cornered.

Minister has quoted the Parliament was 20 Pak soldiers who violated ineffective and do not have the Instead of our parties uniting and attack of Dec 2001, conveniently the cease fire pact and suddenly at- courage to retaliate against Pak- taking appropriate action against forgetting numerous blasts such as tacked the Indian Army thus killing istan. This matter is a disgrace to Pakistan, they are choosing to fight 26/11, 7/11 etc carried out by Pak- five and injuring one. our country considering the fact among themselves thus avoiding sponsored terrorists during the 9 The Defence Minister, on being that we have one of the best armies their national duties and responsiyears of the UPA rule at New Delhi. attacked by the BJP in Parliament, in the world. Dr. Manmohan Singh bilities. The ruling party which is — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz however, backtracked that he had who has stayed silent till now must supposed to look after our nanot got the complete information give the people of the country an tional security and safety is justifyand added that the Head of the explanation for this cowardly act ing its failure by saying that the BJP

THIS is with reference to the edit- Army was deputed to the site to get and forget about improving rela- lost more soildiers in the NDA era. page article ‘For whose ‘defence’ the reality following which he tionships with Pakistan who can What a shame!

To add to our wounds, our Dewas Antony speaking?’ (ADC, Aug would issue a statement in Parlia- clearly not be trusted.

8) by Tavleen Singh. The writer is ment.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai fence Minister protects Pakistan by What was the need for the saying that those who attacked our quite right in asking how our Defence Minister was so sure that the Defence Minister to come out valiant soldiers were terrorists

twenty ‘terrorists’ who killed five with such a misleading and false TIME and again our wicked neigh- dressed in the Pak Army uniform, Indian soldiers were not Pakistani statement at a time when he bour has been testing India’s pa- thus downplaying the atrocities regular troops. It would have been did not have his facts in order? The tience, and as usual we, the committed by Pakistan. It has enough if he had merely stated that PM is silent as he normally is as if democrats, have been holding onto rightly been said that our MoD five of our jawans were killed on initiating suitable action is some- our usual mantras of Resilience and wanted to downplay the incident our soil near the LoC some 500 me- body else’s business. This govern- Reservation, which our indecent so that Manmohan Singh’s meeting tres into our territory. One fails to ment is clearly fatal to the interests enemy expects from us every time with Nawaz Sharif at the UNO next understand why he had to rule out of our country since it brazenly de- they ambush us. month is not called off. Our Prime the involvement of the Pakistani fends Pakistan, who has no other The resilience theory is as old as Minister is deaf and mute to all natroops in the killings so carefully, as agenda than harming our country our freedom struggle and is ridicu- tional issues with no political will, if saying so would have angered our and kill innocents. lously overused by our politicians stamina or strength to fight back hostile neighbour. His “mystifying — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai to cover the blows received due to while our leaders are rotting in defence of the Pakistan governlapses in our feeble administration. mental and physical inertia and ment could not have come at a These lapses need to be seen to at weakness. It is hoped that our ma worse moment” as the writer be- THE Government of India, particu- the earliest. As for the reservation ture and intelligent leaders take on moans justifiably and expectedly larly the Defence Ministry has policy, when we are confused and the responsibility of handling the that they have latched on to his been exposed after issuing contra- don’t know how to react, the word security and welfare of the country goof-up and rejected our ‘strong dictory statements on the Pakistan ‘reserve’ is used by our top brass in the elections of 2014 and eradiprotest’, feigning ignorance of the Army attack which left five of our as an answer. We the people, cate the scams and corruption that whole incident. know exactly what is in store for is rampant in our system. soldiers dead.

For one who is so experienced in In the first statement it was con- us, but get back to living as we — S.P. Sharma, Mumbai

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he Indian Coast Guard has stepped up security along the west coast of the country following inputs from central security agencies that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group may carry out an attack in Delhi, "We have increased vigil and patrolling activity along the west coast," an official of the Coast Guard said here on Friday.

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Security has been stepped up after the central agencies issued an alert about a terror attack being planned by Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed at the Red Fort and other key places in the national capital.

Though the Coast Guard official did not specify the number of vessels that would be deployed for security purpose, he said security along Gujarat and Goa

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coastline has been beefed up with the help of Navy.

Necessary security measures have been put in place also in view of next week's Independence Day celebrations, the official added.

Ten terrorists, including Ajmal Amir Kasab, who set sail from Karachi, had landed in Mumbai and orchestrated the 26/11 terror attack in November 2008 killing 166 people.

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he Maharashtra Medical Council has suspended the registration of a Pune-based doctor for a period of three months, after finding him guilty of "gross medical negligence" over death of a patient he treated about three-and-half years ago.

Srihari Dhore Patil, a registered medical practitioner (RMP) having a multispeciality hospital in Pune was punished after the council members unanimously agreed on the decision, the council said in an announcement.

The Council acted on a complaint of a Balchandra Nalawade, resident of Nerul in Navi Mumbai who alleged that it was due to the gross negligence and casual attitude of the doctor who had operated upon his wife Asha Balchandara Nalawade, 48, at the Shree Hospital in Pune, for obesity that resulted in her death.

The complainant told the council that it was on December 21, 2009 the surgery was conducted on her, who was in a hospital till December 25, 2009. After being discharged she had complained of uneasiness and severe pain in abdomen and was again admitted to a hospital on the last day of 2009.

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entral Railway will operate a mega-block on its suburban sections on Sunday.

Down fast line services departing Thane from 9.04 AM to 2.51 PM will be diverted on the down slow line between Thane and Kalyan stations and will halt at all stations between Thane and Kalyan.

These locals will arrive at the destination 20 minutes behind schedule.

Up fast line services leaving Thane station from 10.50 Am to 3.43 PM will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their scheduled halts and arrive their destina-

The said fact was thoroughly pointed out in the committee report dated March 30, 2010 of BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune. The council members were unanimous in accepting the report of the committee.

Further, the council said, Patil failed to refer for postmortem to know exact cause of death.

The doctor who appeared before the council made a written submission to it where he denied the allegation calling it concocted, imaginary, unreal and fictitious story for accumulating sympathy and pity out of the untimely death of the complainant's wife.

In their order issued on July 31, the president of the MMC Kishore Taori, and Judicial Assessor Sunil Kumar Rathore have further ordered that the doctor should not not carry out any medical practice during the suspension period anywhere and the violation of the order will invite legal action.

The complainant also included the name of another doctor Govind Kulkarni of the same hospital but the council did not not find any points to take action against him and action was taken only against Patil.

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Again she was discharged the next day only to be readmitted to the hospital on January 3, 2010 and she died the following day, he said.

The patient was taken to Maken Hospital and later to Jehangir Hospital as her conditioned worsened and complications increased during this period. She died at the Jehangir Hospital while under care of Patil, the council was further informed.

A committee of medical experts from Pune was appointed to go into the causes of the death of the patient which also submitted its report to the council.

"As far as the surgery is concerned, there is no negligence on part of the RMP. However the postoperative care which ought to have been taken does not not seem to have been proper," the Council noted.

The pathological reports of Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 25mg/dl and Serum Creatinine 1.5 mg/dl from 21.12.2009 had tremendously increased upto 186 mg/dl and 8.4 mg/dl at Jehangir Hospital respectively and the RMP failed to take notice of it and further failed to judge the appearances of suspected leak from the operative site and development of septicemia.

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fect from (wef ) 11.8.2013.

Commencement of regular he Central Railways have decided to extend services after extension: tion 15 minutes behind AM to 3.45 PM will remain 12145/12146 Lokmanya Tilak 12145 from Lokmanya suspended. schedule.

Terminus-Bhubaneshwar Ex- Tilak Terminus on every SunDown harbour line services press (weekly) to Puri with ef- day wef 11.8.2013 All slow suburban services Panvel/Belapur/Vashi arriving and leaving CST be- for tween 11 AM and 5 PM will leaving CST from 10.52 AM to arrive 10 minutes behind 3.13 PM will run via main line between CST and Kurla and schedule.

Down line services leaving will be diverted on the down Kalyan from 1.32 PM to 3.17 harbour line beyond this.

PM and up line services leav- These trains will not halt at ing Badlapur from 1.49 PM to Chinchpokli and Currey Road 3.22 PM will remain sus- stations.

Harbour line passengers By A Staff Reporter pended between Kalyan and Gorakhpur Yard on the Badlapur stations. However, for Bandra/Andheri are perNorth-East Railway. shuttle services will be run mitted to travel via main line Train No. 11055, the Lokhe Central Railways have between Badlapur and Karjat and Western Railway from 10 decided to terminate the manya Tilak Terminus – AM to 5 PM on Sunday. during the block period. following trains to Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Godan Express All up and down harbour at Deoriya Sadar, Basti and leaving Lokmanya Tilak TerDown harbour line services to Bandra/Andheri leaving line services leaving and ar- Mau between 30 September minue on September 30, OcCST from 10.48 AM to 3.33 riving CST between 11 AM and October 5 on a tempo- tober 2 and October 4 will PM and up harbour line serv- and 4.30 PM will arrive desti- rary basis, due to non-inter- terminate at Deoria Sadar inices towards CST leaving nation about 10 minutes be- locking work in connection stead of Gorakhpur.

Bandra/Andheri from 10.40 hind schedule.

Train No. 11015, the Lokwith the remodeling of the

12146 from Puri on every Tuesday wef 13.8.2013 Halts after extension: Khurda Road There are no changes in the composition and halts up to Bhubaneshwar.

Gorakhpur trains to terminate at alternative destinations between Sep 30 and Oct 5

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manya Tilak Terminus – Gorakhpur Kushinagar Express leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus from October 2 to October 5 will terminate at Basti instead of Gorakhpur.

Train No.11037, the Pune – Gorakhpur Express leaving Pune on October 3 will terminate at Mau instead of Gorakhpur.

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TOWN & ABOUT

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Marcellus Baptista

AMRITA RAO

LISA HAYDON

PALLAVI FOLEY & ALIA BHATT

Shining stars

Diamond dazzle IT

was a show with a heart, in aid of Uttaranchal Relief Fund, as Auro Gold presented cheques towards the disaster aid.

Opening this show at IIJW 2013 was Pooja Kumar while ending it was Huma Qureshi wearing a lapel shaped necklace of uncut diamonds. And diamonds were the centre of attraction for the jewellery at Nirav Modi’s show that featured lovely lady Lisa Haydon in the finale with a ruby and lacy diamond POOJA KUMAR creation, matching earrings and bracelet.

Fragrant flow the show OPENING

by Pallavi Foley in association

met art in the DIVINITY ‘Carved Incarnations’ collection by

Apala at India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) 2013 at Grand Hyatt.

Bollywood babe Mugdha Godse was the shining showstopper with an amazing fourpendent long necklace, multiple cuffs and bangles as well as giant rings. And at the Agni show with Swarovski it was time for the Heirloom Creation and Amrita Rao, looking lovely with a stunning gold enamelled ruby, emerald and diamond peacock inspired set.

MUGDHA GODSE

with Abharan Jewellers was the sweet and spritely Alia Bhatt, wearing impressive hoops with pearl insets. The fragrance of the flowers in the centre of the runway added to the beauty of it all. And it was bridal glamour all the way at the Charu Jewels show at IIJW 2013. The Shades of Saffron show had Sushmita Sen as the stunning showstopper with the sensational choker with emerald centre standing out along with her smile.

SUSHMITA SEN

Treasure trove Indian Brides ROYAL was the title of the

Golecha’s Jewels show at IIJW 2013. On view were exquisite rose cut diamonds, uncut diamonds, pearls, rubies and emeralds. And there was a huge round of applause as Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar walked the ramp wearing the fabulous and royal jewellery. And at Dipti Amisha’s show featuring the collection called ‘A Treasure Beyond Measure’ it was the delicate and delight-ful Aditi Rao Hydari who was the sweet showstopper.

TAAPSEE PANNU, RANA DAGUBATTI, MONI AGRAWAL & KAJAL AGGARWAL

Triple treat

triple treat awaited the invitees at Moni Agrawal’s show at IIJW 2013. Inspired by her many travels around the globe and the books she has read, you could sense that international A flavour combined with an Indian touch. And the terrific three in question were show opener Taapsee Pannu, showstopper Kajal Aggarwal with a triple curved diamond necklace and pear-shaped danglers and Rana Dagubatti who got his share of appreciation from the ladies in the house.

SHABANA AZMI & JAVED AKHTAR

ADITI RAO HYDARI

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MAN ON A LEDGE

TV GUIDE

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An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The nearest New York Police officer immediately responds to a screaming woman and calls dispatch. More Officers arrive with SWAT and tactical command along with fire-fighters.

The police then dispatches a female police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren’t as straightforward and clearcut as they appear to be. HBO, 9 p.m.

CID

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The three kidnapped cops wake up in an enclosed space/vault room – while the Mumbai team who is in sync with the case reaches Kikkar in the search of the cops. ACP, Daya and Sachin manage to contact Team B and guide them to their location via sound and distance. But freeing ACP, Daya and Sachin is not the end of the game. The victims Mallika , Ketan are yet to be saved. The mysterious third victim is yet to be found. Cops soon realize that they have been set up in grand mind game – the crimes are happening for real and the mystery villain’s plan is to make cops fail in saving the victims! Sony TV, 10 p.m.

A girl in battered condition is found in bushes a bit far from railway tracks. Police start investigation and the case which looked like an accident turns out to be something else. Police get in touch with the girl’s family and find out that she returning from office late in the night in a local train. Everyone is clueless about what happened to the young girl. Will police be able to catch the culprits? Life Ok, 8 p.m.

ADAALAT

In tonight’s episode, we see that a minister has been shot while giving his speech in a college on Independence Day. However the bullet just hits and goes. He is taken to the principal’s office where a girl named Shubhangi comes to meet him where minister has an argument with her. While the argument goes on we see he gets an asthma attack. The principal asks the girl to pass the inhaler to him. She does it and when the minister takes the puff we see that he falls down. He is dead. Shubhangi gets accused of murdering her. The reason being that she loved the minister’s son and they wanted to marry each other whereas the minister wanted his son to get married to a rich girl. Shubhangi tells Kd that she didn’t kill him. The opposition lawyer presents documents which show that she had taken training in long range firing. Kd gets annoyed with Shubhangi’s brother and her as they did not tell this to kd. Sony TV, 7.30 p.m.

WILDEST

Celebrate the world’s most spectacular island locations in WILDEST ISLANDS. Dive into the aquamarine lagoons of the Solomon Islands; journey through the lush forests of Zanzibar;

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SAVDHAAN INDIA – MUMBAI FIGHTS BACK

HATE STORY

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CID, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

and uncover the enduring wonders of the Galapagos Islands as this beautiful show investigates the rich history of these pristine paradises. Animal Planet, 7 p.m.

MAN WOMAN WILD

Imagine the heated discussions you have at home with your significant other about where to go for dinner. Now imagine being stranded in the middle of the wild with her with no food, no water and in most formidable conditions. In this season of Man Woman Wild, the stakes are higher and the misery compounded as survival expert Mykel Hawke and his TV journalist wife Ruth brave raging forest fires, find their way out from the Amazon’s flooded jungles, face off against black bears and put their marriage to the ultimate test. Discovery, 10 p.m.

COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL

Watch Akshay Kumar and Imraan Khan on Comedy Nights with Kapil as they talk about their upcoming movie, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara. Akshay will be seen giving some fitness tips and will also do some karate as well. They all will be seen cracking a lot of jokes with the whacko Sharma family… Further, Sonakshi Sinha joins them too as a surprise towards the end. Colors, 10 p.m.

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PATTHAR AUR PAYAL

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Hate Story follows the age-old vendetta theme. It successfully captivates through a compelling plot and the intrepid dare bare scenes by Paoli Dam. Hate Story revolves around Kaavya(Paoli Dam) and her transformation from a simple middle Class journalist to a sex worker to seek revenge. The movie shows how Kaavya uses her sexuality as a weapon in order to avenge her humiliation against Siddharth for betraying her trust. M ax, 9 p.m .

All Tommy Wick has to do is deliver a “Package” to a rival crime lord, nicknamed ‘The German’. It seems like a routine job, until another gang tries to hijack the precious cargo and Tommy has to fight every inch of the way to deliver it safely. The problem is, the “Package” isn’t what Tommy was led to believe, and now he’s in even deeper than he ever thought possible. Starring Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Keenleyside. Star Movi es, 9 p.m.

Ajit Singh is a leader of gang of bandits. He has his younger brother, Ranjeet, also in the gang. Ranjeet meets with a beautiful young woman named Aasha, and decides he does not want to be a bandit anymore, and much to the anger of Ajit and his henchman, Sarju, re-locates to the city, in order to live a peaceful life. But Ranjeet is arrested and held in prison. Then Sarju and Ajit come to the city and kidnap Aasha, as they know that Ranjeet will come back to rescue her. Ranjeet seeks the co-operation of the police, but they will only help him conditionally.

Ranjeet escapes from the police, and goes back to the den of the bandits. He finds that Ajit is no longer the leader of the gang, as Sarju has forcibly taken over. Filmy, 9 p.m.

THE BREAK UP

In Chicago, the art dealer Brooke Meyers feels not appreciated and neglected by her immature boyfriend Gary Grobowski, who is partner of his two brothers in a tourism business, and decides to break-up with him to make Gary misses her. Gary misunderstands her true intention, both follows the wrong advices of family members and friends, beginning a war of sexes with no winner. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau.

Zee Studio, 11 p.m .

Hate Story, Max, 9 p.m.

THE SPY NEXT DOOR

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids (who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau). When one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob’s longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family. Pix , 9 p.m.

MUMBAI MERI JAAN

[THIS PLOT SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS] Shortly after 1800 hours, 11 July 2006, Mumbai was shattered by seven bomb blasts on Western Railway stations: Matunga, Mahim, Khar, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Bhayandar. It took the Police and ambulance over an hour to attend at various sites.

This incident changes lives of Thomas, originally from Chennai, who sells tea from his bike; Rupali Joshi, a TV News reporter, who has to deal with the death of her to-be spouse, Ajay Kumar Pradhan; Suresh, in debt, starts to suspect all Muslims, especially Yusuf; Inspector Tukaram Patil, about to retire, goes about collecting bribes as usual, much to the chagrin of his embittered, honest and soon to-be suspended subordinate, Sunil Kadam; while Nikhil Agarwal, a Nationalist and environmentalist, debates whether he should re-locate to the United States, along with his pregnant wife, Sejal. B4U, 8 p.m.

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SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Monsters Inside Me 3.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 4.00 Triggers: Weapons That Changed The World 5.00 Frontline Battle Machines

Comedy Nights with Kapil, Colors, 10 p.m. Adaalat, Sony TV, 9.30 p.m.

MOVIE CHANNELS-SUNDAY

A.M. 8.50 10.29 P.M. 12.20 2.00

Man Vs Wild Man Woman Wild Survivoman Ten Days Man Woman Wild Desire and Pleasure Decoded

Record 3.00 Ancient Aliens 8.00 Derren Brown 9.00 Inside Guinness World Records 10.00 Mankind 11.00 History Untamed P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 9.00 10.00

NGC

Secrets of the Taj Mahal Mega Factories Taboo Mega Factories Speed Kills Explorer Top 125 Situation Critical Breakout

STAR CRICKET

P.M. 2.00 Australia Tour of England 2013 h/ls 2.30 Cricket Extra 3.30 Australia Tour of England 2013 4th Test Day 2 10.30 Cricket Extra 11.30 T20 Dhamaka

MOVIE CHANNELS-SATURDAY

A.M. 10.05 P.M. 1.00 3.00 5.35 7.30 10.30

7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

COLORS

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

Chashmah 8.00 Chintu Bun Gaya Gentleman 8.30 Gutur Goon 2 9.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.00 Waah Waah Kya Baat Hai

The Spy Next Door, Pix, 9 p.m.

3.00 Sandwich: Govinda 6.00 Gair: Ajay Devgan, Raveena T 9.00 Patthar Aur Payal: Dharmendra, HemaMalini

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Udaan: Saif Ali Khan, Madhoo 4.00 Yess Boss: Shah Rukh

3.30 Golmaal-Fun Unlimited: Ajay Devgan 9.00 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge: Anupam Kher

P.M. 12.00 Gammat Jammat: Sachin, ashok, Varsha U 3.00 Chinu: Sharad Kelkar 6.00 Be Dune Sadechar: Sanjay Narvekar 9.00 Jadu Teri Nazar: Prashant Damle

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 3.30 5.00 6.30

Tom and Jerry The Movie Krish Trish Baltiboy R21 Kris Ki Toli Oggy Special Bhaag Oggy Bhaag 8.00 Roll No 21 9.00 Max Steel 9.30 Tom and Jerry The Movie

A.M. 10.00 P.M. 1.30 5.30 9.00

CVO

Maa Baap: Rajendra Kumar

Jung: Sanjay Dutt Naya Aatish: Nagarjuna Jhoodh Bole Kauwa: Anil Kapoor Juhi C

FILMY

A.M. 9.00 Mere Jeevan Saathi: Rajesh Khanna P.M. 12.00 Malamaal Weekly: Paresh Rawal 3.00 Awaargi: Anil Kapoor 6.00 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: Salman Khan 9.00 Ghar Mein Ram Galli Mein Sham: Govinda, Neelam

B4U

A.M. 8.00 Ustadi Ustad Se: Mithun C, Ranjeeta Kaur P.M. 12.00 Sailaab: Aditya Pancholi

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POGO

P.M. 2.00 Dharti Ke Uss Par Special 3.30 Chor Chor Special 5.30 Gangs of Dholakpur Special 7.00 Dharti Ke Uss Par Special 8.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Doraemon 8.00 Shake It Up 8.30 Doraemon

DISNEY XD

P.M. 2.00 Phineas and Ferb 5.00 Ultimate Spider Man 8.00 Iron Man Armored Adventures 9.00 VR Troopers

6.30 Bhoot and Friends 9.00 Fultoo Fool Special

POGO

ZEE CINEMA

A.M. 10.50 Journey Bombay To Goa: Raju Srivastava P.M. 2.00 God Tussi Great Ho: Salman Khan 5.00 Mard: Amitabh Bachchan 8.30 Hum Aapke Hain Kaun: Salman

ESPN

P.M. 2.00 T20 Dhamaka 2.30 Super Star Football Build Up 3.00 Sports Active 4.00 Wonderful Wimbledon 5.30 Australia Tour of England 2013 h/ls 7.00 T20 Dhamaka 8.00 Sports Active 9.00 Aus Tour of England highlights 9.30 T20 Dhamala 1.00 US Senior Open Championship 2013 h/ls

Last Night, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

4.00 Jungle: Fardeen Khan 8.00 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal: John Abraham 11.00 Perfect Mismatch: Anupam K

ZEE TAKIES

P.M. 12.00 Mala Ek Chanas Hawa: Makrand Anaspure 3.00 No Entry-Pudhe Dhoka Aahe: Bharat Jadhav 6.00 Mala Ek Chanas Hawa: Makrand Anaspure 9.00 Ashi Hi Banwabanvi: Ashok S

CARTOON NETWORK

A.M. 8.00 Oggy & the Cockroaches 8.30 Scooby Doo and The Monster of Mesxico 10.00 Ben 10 Omniverse 11.00 Gon P.M. 12.00 Oggy Special Cockroaches of the Year 1.30 Bhoot and Friends 4.00 Dragon : Riders of the Berk 4.30 Gumball Ki Atrangi Duniya 5.00 Bal Ganesh 2

A.M. 8.00 Chhota Bheem: Mayanagri 9.30 Chhota Bheem 10.30 Chhota Bheem In Junglee Kabeela P.M. 12.00 Bheemgiri Special 1.30 Chhota Bheem : Dholakpur To Hatmandu 3.00 Chhota Bheem 3.30 Dholakpur Ka Hero Special 5.00 The New Adventures of Peter Pan 5.30 Bheemgiri Special 7.00 Kumbh Karan 8.00 Barbie In The Nutcracker 9.30 Mr Bean 10.00 Sacn 2 Go

DISNEY CHANNEL

A.M. 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.30 P.M. 12.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

Doraemon Art Attack Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki 3 Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki 3 Art Attack Best of Luck Nikki Art Attack Phineas and Ferb Doraemon Art Attack Slokk 2 Shake It Up Best of Luck Nikki Cinderella

Rahul Baba, Grow Up

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Chennai Express

At: Chandan other cinemas Directed by Rohit Shetty Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and others Rating:

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hennai Express doesn’t need a review. People who want to see it, will see it in spite of a pan; people who don’t want to, will not, in spite of a rave. Plot synopsis in short, Rahul tries to rescue Meenamma from goons, ends up in her village, gets into trouble with her Don Dad, and after some escapades falls in love with her.

So now, some random stuff: The loudest applause in the cinema comes when Rajnikant’s name or picture appears on screen. So one of Bollywood’s biggest stars has to hitch a ride on the Southern star’s fan wagon?

The prologue is too long and boring, that ends with Rahul (naam to suna hoga?) getting on a train to im-

Vehicle 19

At: PVR other cinemas Directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil Cast: Paul Walker, Naima McLean and others Rating:

merse his grand-dad’s ashes at Rameswaram. Why? Just! He intends to get off at Goa and pick up “NRI” girls with is buddies. FYI, he is 40 and single. He is not pretending to be 18, which is good.

Rahul sees a girl running to catch the train and pulls her in (DDLJ moment # 1, followed by several). He also pulls in four dark, burly goons.

Why? Just! Turns out they are kidnapping Meenamma and taking her

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back to her village to marry another dark, burly goon. So why was she running towards the Chennaibound train? Just!

They end up at her village, where her father (Satyaraj) is the Don. They are several dark, burly goons hanging around, and several sickles stuck on coconuts, but the interloper is spared. Why? Just!

After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, that involves a totally pointless scene with a mute midget, Rahul and Meenamma escape to a pretty village that hasn’t heard of the scandal of Bombay Boy’s Escape with Don’s Daughter, but, according to a passing truck driver, the entire South has, and is looking for Bombay Boy to behead him.

In the pretty village, they pretend to be newly wed. Meenamma gets the film’s second funny scene (her nightmare sequence) and then gets all coy and wife-like. Rahul still has some scenes to go before he grows up.

DDLJ wrap up (not a spoiler for Indian moviegoer): Rahul cannot marry Meenamma without Dad’s approval, and has to fight burly goon fiancé, because in keeping with the great Indian tradition, the father will give away his daughter to a Real Man. That is, one who can beat his rival to pulp.

The question is, why should Shah Rukh Khan, sitting right up at the Bollywood peak, want to slide down and do such an awful film. Maybe because he needs to check on his fan following, since the stall guys love Salman, the balcony guys love Aamir and everyone else loves Ranbir Kapoor. So instead of growing up, Rahul dumbs down. Which is a pity, because proudly critic-proof Rohit Shetty is incapable of bringing on to the screen Shah Rukh Khan’s talent, wit, intelligence and, yes, experience. Chennai Express may make 100 crores, but it still insults the audience and tarnishes SRK’s superstardom.

Deepika Padukone understands the silliness of the film, and acts accordingly— in the end, she is the only saving grace. Somebody give her an award!

Almost Fast And Quite Furious

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South African film creeps in quietly while the Big Eid Blockbuster is grabbing attention.

Nothing is expected of Mukunda Michael Dewil’s Vehicle 19, so the moderately paced thriller is not a disappointment. It’s not as Hollywood formula as the Fast and Furious franchise — but it aspires to be, and also steals Paul Walker from there.

Put Walker into a car, get him into danger and then sit back to see where the ride goes. Michael Woods (Walker), breaking parole, goes to Johannesberg to beg his ex-wife for another chance.

He asks for a rental car and picks up an unglamorous minivan. But in the boring vehicle, what does he find — a phone in the glove compartment spewing strange messages, a gun under the seat and a bound-gagged woman in the trunk.

Obviously, he’s the wrong guy in the wrong car, but it’s Walker, so he

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HISTORY OF THE EAGLES — The Story of an American band - 2 Disc set – Universal Music Rs. 495/Director: Alison Ellwood

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he band that ran up a string of hits through the seventies amid controversy brings you their story, narrated ably by Don Henley. The 3 hour long documentary takes fans down memory lane, giving them an insight on what made The Eagles what they are today. This documentary narrates Henley and Glen Frey’s perspective on a band they formed almost 40 years ago.

On the first DVD we journey down a Texas road as Henley talks about his beginning and association with different bands, eventually forming The Eagles.

Lots of rare footage from every stage of the band’s life features in this DVD from Southern California in the 70’s to the haircuts, concert and studio footage, in depth interviews with people the band was associated with such as Glyn Johns, David Geffen, Jackson Browne, Bob Seeger, Linda Ronstadt to every band member that was part of The Eagles - Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisnerand Don Fedler who agreed to be interviewed and also lambast other members.

We are also educated on the turmoil that existed within the band particularly the early comings and goings of band members. The music gels well with the narrative, sticking closely

to the evolution of the band, their tours, their tryst with drugs and alcohol and their albums as well as their sudden split in the mid 1980s. The Eagles’ folk-country styling with dashes of Rock ‘n’ Roll cannot be missed, especially when you go back to witnessing the making of iconic songs like Take It Easy, One of These Nights and the album Hotel California among others.

The second DVD details the members as they seek separate careers, their impressive comeback of the remaining Eagles (Frey, Walsh, Henley and bassist Timothy B. Schmit) in 1990 with the Hell Freezes Over tour to their album Long Road out Of Eden.

So what’s missing? A dig into how Henley and Frey composed their music and the women who fell in love with them. That aside, this is an entertaining journey through the lives of the members of one of America’s musical treasures.

— By Verus Ferreira

DVD REVIEW

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Who are the founders of the Eagles? a) Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, b) Don Fedler, Don Henley c) Glen Frey and Don Henley When did the Eagles split up? a) In the mid 80s

b) In the mid 90s c) In the mid 70s

What is the name of the Eagles last album? a) Long Road out of Eden b) Hotel California c) The Eagles

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doesn’t freak like a normal guy would.

The situation that is very Hitchcockian, and puts Michael into a major soup — the woman, Rachel (Naima LcLean), is a prosecutor who was on her way to testify against a corrupt police chief, involved in the sex trade. So the police force is in pursuit to prevent Rachel from reaching court.

What stacks even more trouble for the guy is that as an alcoholic excon and parole-jumper, he is already on the wrong side of the law — everything is just bad luck and

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bad timing.

It is so implausible, that a Bollywood producer will definitely be inspired to copy it (hopefully, after buying the rights). It does deliver a load of thrills on a relatively modest budget.

The film is shot mainly in the car — aiming for a Phonebooth like claustrophobia— the outside, that is the buzzing city, is seen through the car windows. Paul Walker is easy on the eye, and even though he is confined to a car seat, talking to himself, he is worth watching.

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Rights and liabilities of apartment owners

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LEGAL QUERIES

EXPERT SPEAK Gajanan Khergamker

EXAMINE DOCUMENTS WELL BEFORE FINALISING DEAL

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he formalities that accompany the purchase of a flat are innumerable and need to be scrutinized thoroughly lest you land in a hitch owing to a scheming builder’s ploy or personal oversight.

Very often, there have been cases when even after a flat has been transferred into a buyer’s name, he realizes that the builder has sold the same flat to another too.

There are legal remedies in such cases, which are quite avoidable considering the quantum of time, funds and energy, a buyer has to spend in order to retrieve what is legally his own.

The aggrieved buyer can file a complaint against the builder in a consumer court and can be entitled to compensation of account of delayed delivery of a flat at interest levied on the amount deposited him.

The buyer could also file a civil suit for declaration of the title in his favour and directing the builder or the person in possession to give vacant and peaceful possession of the flat/premises.

He could also file a permanent injunction restraining the other person to whom the flat is sold from creating any third rights, charging, encumbering, alienating, mortgaging, disposing of or otherwise dealing with the flat.

It is imperative for the buyer to have his documents of purchase duly stamped and registered before those of the other party in order to get a clear title.

A cheating and criminal complaint too can be filed against the builder for criminal breach of trust.

In order to safeguard their homes, potential buyers need to verify that the premises isn’t already mortgaged to any financial institution; whether the seller has a good and clean title and whether all taxes and dues of the existing flat have been paid till date.

It is important for the buyer to examine the original plans sanctioned by the municipal authority in question before making the final payment.

The builder is required to follow the municipal rules and regulations depending on the plot and its location.

The title certificate should be obtained from the builder to equip you with legal remedies in case the builder decides to swindle you in the future.

More often than not, it’s only following delivery of the premises that most home-buyers realise that the builder has used substandard material in constructing the flat. In such cases, the buyer can file a complaint with the Consumer Forum as housing construction is included in the definition of ‘service’ under section 2 (1) (0) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

Home-owners have the option of either approaching a co-operative court, civil court or criminal court in case of any transgression by the builder.

If the building hasn’t been registered as a cooperative society, they would have to approach a criminal court and file a suit under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code for cheating against the builder.

Queries may be mailed to gajanan@draftcraft.in

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Every individual apartment-owner is competent by law to file and question the order fixing rateable value.

4. The apartment-owner is not to add any material structure or excavate any additional basement or cellar without first obtaining the consent of all other apartment-owners.

5. The apartment-owner is to bear the y law, an apartment ownership is burden of common expenses to the same attained when a person gets allotproportion in which he holds the perted, sold or otherwise get transcentage of the undivided interest in the ferred an apartment in his favour and common areas and facilities. pays the entire agreed amount of consid6. He is not to partition or divide any eration together with interest due therecommon areas or facilities appurtenant on, if any. The person attains the status of to the apartment the owner and gets an absolute right.

7. He is to co-operate to the fullest extent Every individual apartment-owner is with the association of the apartment competent by law to file and question the –owners in maintenance, repairs or order fixing rateable value or enhancing replacement of any common areas or the same insofar as his flat is concerned, facilities. held on ownership basis. Further the 8. He is to ensure that he does not breach apartment-owners occupying authorised any term of the lease of the lessee of the flats are entitled on equity to seek demoland on which the building has been lition of unauthorised construction and constructed or the sub-lease granted to occupation in ground floor parking area him, by the lessee or any other person and non-terrace. The other rights are: claiming through him.

1. The apartment owner may create any 9. He also is to ensure timely payment of encumbrance against the apartment composition fees on the sub-lease. He is owned by him and the percentage of the to remember that any default in payment undivided interest in the common areas may entitle the lessee to recover the and facilities appurtenant to such an amount of the composition from the apartment. defaulting apartment-owner as an arrear 2. The apartment owner gets an absolute right to use the common areas and facil- And, there are corresponding duties/ lia- of land revenue ities in accordance with the purposes for bilities too for the apartment-owner 10. The apartment-owner shall not be in a position to exempt himself from the which they are intended without any who: hindrance and to resist all attempts of 1. Has to ensure that he has made pay- liability of paying proportional contribuother apartment-owners to interfere, ment of all entire agreed consideration tions to the common expenses by wavier of the use or enjoyment of any common diminish, or partition the common areas and interest due thereon, if any. and facilities appurtenant to his apart- 2. He is to execute an undertaking in the areas and facilities or by the abandonprescribed form assuring fullest compli- ment of his apartment. ment.

3. The apartment owner gets entitled to ance of the covenants, conditions and 11. The apartment-owner shall keep in the execute ownership and possession of restrictions, subject to which such an mind that any unpaid share of the comapartment is owned by the apartment- mon expenses shall constitute a charge the apartment. on the apartment, prior to all other 4. The apartment owner gets entitled to a owner. specified percentage of undivided inter- 3. He is not to do any work which may charges except only to payments to the est in the common areas and facilities prejudice the soundness or safety of the Government, municipal taxes and sums property or reduce the value thereof or payable on the first mortgage of the appurtenant to such an apartment. apartment.

5. The apartment owner gets entitled to impair any easement or hereditament.

What are the rights and liabilities of an aparment owner? Does he have an absolute right to use common areas?

— Nishikant Rao

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the execution and registration of a Deed of the Apartment in his favour within three months of becoming the owner.

6. The apartment owner gets an absolute right to alienate his apartment by way of sale, mortgage, lease, gift, exchange or in any other manner whatsoever.

7. The apartment owner gets entitled to get repaired, maintained or even replaced, if some particular items get worn out beyond repairable condition, the common areas and facilities from the joint fund of the association of the apartment-owners.

8. If the multi-storeyed building, in which the apartment is located, is constructed on a leased land, then the lessee or any other person claiming through him, shall grant in respect of the land, a sub-lease in favour of the apartmentowner within three months of the delivery of possession to the apartmentowner by the promoter.

9. The apartment owner shall be entitled to a share in common profits of the property to be distracted, in the same proportion in which he holds the percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.

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DOMINOES 270

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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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CODE WORDS 153

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.

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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HITORI 270

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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BY PICTURES SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PICTURE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 2 Tub, 5 Whale, 8 Pyramid, 10 House, 11 Stone, 12 Whistle, 14 Uniform, 15 Orange.

DOWN: 1 Zebra, 2 Tower, 3 Pumpkin, 4 Rocket, 6 Typewriter, 7 Stool, 9 Mushroom, 13 Sumo.

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SOLUTION TO CODE WORDS 152

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WORDLIST: Chaos, Clutter, Confusion, Disarrange, Discompose,

Dishevel, Farrago, Garbage, Hash, Heap, Hodgepodge, Huddle, Jumble, Litter, Lumber, Medley, Mess, Mishmash, Scatter, Tangle, Trash, Tumble, Unsettle

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SATURDAY CROSSWORD 270

WORD PUZZLE 270

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ACROSS: 1 Opera set in Egypt 5 Get _ __ of : experience, in a way (1,5) 11 Picnic hams 16 Fruit rot 17 Shepherdess of note (2-4) 18 Florida city 19 Major river flowing through India 21 Silkworms 22 Send a different way 23 Without a wrinkle 25 Cozy country lodges 26 Medicine show cure-all 29 Age Old Saying, abbr 32 French cotillion 33 ____ dollars 34 "Closer" anagram for an aromatic compound ?

37 Your internet connection 40 Sceptics and scoffers 44 Tyre concern ? (3,8) 47 Obi receptacles 48 Clad in a toga 49 Ivy-covered 50 Flare type 51 Tennis bad boy 52 One of the component parts 54 Precisely to the point 57 Entertainer Louis 58 Exam taker 59 Mideast cartel, for short 61 Org. with Bulls and Raptors 63 Georgia, once 64 In full force (6,3,5) 71 Grayish-blue 72 Lower torso parts 73 Blanket prohibition on the use of some particular monicker 77 One should ____ live not... : Moliere 79 Abandoning or rejecting, in a way ? (6,5) 81 Moslem prince 82 Galileo's muse 83 Lear's daughters, e.g.

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2 Mozart's ___ pastore 3 Children's classic, 'So ___ to My Heart' 4 A Musketeer 5 Something that can be reduced in degree or intensity 6 Kansas capital 7 'The Simpsons' character 8 Brawl 9 Felt sunhat 10 ----t, shoulder ornament 11 Miler Sebastian 12 Bitter, caustic, sarcastic 13 Singer Frankie 14 On solid ground 15 Attitudinal 20 Regarding a city (abb) 24 French thingamajig 27 Vowel suppression 28 Ending for brew 29 Tick 30 colourful bird 31 Part of Yugoslavia 35 Instrument used to determine velocity 36 Ordinal, abbr.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Moon enters Virgo at 7:26am Vinayak Chaturthi Uttaraphalguni Kanya [Virgo] P. Th. Yellow and Beige 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: The year begins with a respite from past tensions. If you have been misunderstood at work you are going back in circulation and are very much in demand too. Businessmen will be planning trips abroad to follow up work and also to sign fresh proposals. Financially, this is a very rewarding year. However, difficulties at home amongst family members could be upsetting.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Tall, imposing, well built, healthy and long-lived. Will be extremely impulsive, honest and hard working. Will be well educated, artistic, creative and humane. A career in any service industry social work, academics or a creative field will lead to gains and success.

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): A good time to send in tenders for new work. You will receive good response. Those keen for a job change will get a good offer. Personal efforts will lead to gain. You will achieve an important break- through in an area that has been trying your patience for a while. Do not be in a rush to make an impression on the person you are interested in. The person may be shy and reticent and may need more time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): There will be problems more due to difficult view of colleagues. Be patient with those that are reacting more to your not being around than anything else. Be serious about building relationships both at work and at home.

Perhaps you have been taking others for granted without realizing it. Relationships suffer if you let minor irritants upset you.

A little effort from you would go a long way in bringing about peace.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Individual attention to your current assignments is imperative if you want your work done on schedule.

You may have to rearrange your schedules at work and at home to cope with the heavy work onslaught. You may also have to find time for home and family affairs.

Your love relationship gets too demanding for comfort and you may have to set things right. Act with tact to avoid a flare up.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): At a meeting you need to listen to the point of view of others before drawing your own conclusions. A career change is also likely but the benefits may be less than what you had expected.

Patience and forbearance now will be rewarding later. Keep your expenses in check to save problems later. You may be faced with situation that demands tact and a cool head. Be firm but not rude.

Avoid scenes to keep your dignity intact.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Try to conclude an important project on schedule to derive maximum profit. Delays of any kind could eat into profits. Those employed in multinational organization will be deputed to participate in some seminar or meeting in another city or overseas. Love life leaves a lot to be desired. You must try to devote more time to loved ones. Plan an outing for everyone later in the day.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Unexpected visitors could make an unscheduled demand on your time. Any plans that you may have had to attend to work or chores around the house may have to be shelved temporarily. You may also need some extra domestic help. Try to relax whenever possible. Beware of people who just want to use you. Disappointed you may be feeling exhausted and emotionally drained.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): There is some unusual news on the way and although it may come as a surprise, you will be pleased with the results.Someoneyouworkedwithinthepast may have now successfully setup an enterprising business and may ask you to join in the venture as an equal partner. When attracted to someone you have a tendency to come on strong to and totally take over the life of your love interest be more subtle and reserved this time for a more warm response.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You need to work hard and complete your current assignments on schedule it if you want to stay out of trouble. There is stiff competition but you will succeed even against heavy odds. A prestigious business offer will lead to gain. Love life may seem a bit uncertain.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 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 invain.Togethernessinamaritalrelationship seems to be missing perhaps because you have other issues on your mind. There could be further distances if you are not careful.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): A major achievement in your career or job is indicated. You will be able to combine business with pleasure. A journey for work is likely and will be fruitful. Those in the field of sports or television media will be in the limelight for their recent work. You have ample chances to unwind and take a break with loved ones this evening. A marriage proposal is likely for the single or unattached.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Obstacles at work could crop up. Avoid speculative trading specifically for a loss is foreseen. This is the time to go slow and keep abreast with the changing scene. You will safeguard your interests by lying low, and by avoiding bringing about any change in your work strategy. Try to listen rather than speak out and repent. Listen to the views of someone who genuinely has your interest at heart.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): The promise of a new work or the receipt of a large sum of money comes as relief and you are able to pay off a debt. Any legal disputes regarding an old project or partnerships are likely to get resolved now. An out of court settlement will be beneficial. There are good chances of meeting up again with a person with whom you had a pleasant encounter. You are able to pick up where you left off in your association because you share a good rapport.

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(3) Inspector Clouseau's valet (4) Peculiar to a certain style (9) Powerful (6) In short, "American National Standards Institute" ? (4) Ex-Delhi paceman Wasan (4) A high priest of old (3) Intently or with concentration (6)

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: V equals I

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

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responsibility (4) Most general, extensive (8) Making an offer at auction (7) State neighbouring Assam (7) Animal doctor, in short (3)

25 To a very large extent, as a rule (6) 26 ___ Lama is spiritual leader of Tibet? (5) 29 Theater award (4) 30 Root-beer alternative (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD Across: 1 Arch, 4 Uproar, 8 Woe, 10 Ammo, 13 Identity, 14 Adamant, 15 Bashed, 17 Fight Club, 21 Via, 22 Oer, 23 Err, 26 Bharatpur, 27 Ora pro, 28 Devotee, 32 Athletic, 34 Seed, 35 Chi, 36 Ragusa, 37 Levy.

Down: 1 AIAA, 2 Coma, 3 Coin, 5 Punjab, 6 Obi, 7 Riyadh, 9 EDT, 11 MDLIV, 12 Omaha, 15 Burr, 16 Harp, 18 Gila, 19 Coho, 20 Lea, 23 Ethos, 24 Rupee, 25 Mohair, 26 Briefs, 28 Dic, 29 Echo, 30 Tete, 31 Edgy, 33 Hug.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1742 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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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: 10 average; 12 good; 14 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: airy, archery, carry, cherry, hairy, harry, HIERARCHY, racy, year

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SINDHU CREATES HISTORY, ENSURES

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UANGZHOU, CHINA: Rising shuttler P V Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships after scoring an upset win over local favourite Shixian Wang of China to enter the semifinals here.

Playing in her maiden World Championships, Sindhu, seeded 10th, had an easy outing against the World No. 8 and seventh seeded Wang. The Indian took just 55 minutes to get the better of her fancied Chinese opponent 21-18 21-17.

World No. 12, Sindhu will take on the winner of the match between Carolina Marin and Ratchanok Intanon in the last four round. Before Sindhu, Prakash Padukone won a medal in the World Championships

way back in 1983 when he bagged a bronze in the men singles event in Copenhagen, while the women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bagged another bronze for India in the last edition of the tournament at London in 2011.

Against Wang, Sindhu relied on her smashes, besides hitting as many as 19 clear winners.

The 18-year-old Indian started to dominate from the word go. After initially being tied at 3-3, the Hyderabadi surged ahead to open a slight 6-3 lead.

Determined not to lose the advantage, Sindhu kept on increasing the gap to make it 13-8.

Wang, however, managed to bag four points on the trot to reduce the margin to 12-13.

But Sindhu regained her composure pretty quickly to pocket

three consecutive points to once again move ahead.

Wang gave Sindhu scare one more time by making it 18-19 before the Indian eventually wrapped it up 21-18. In the second game also, Sindhu straight-away took a 6-2 lead before four straight points from Wang served as a warning bell to the Indian.

Tied at 6-6, Sindhu roared back with three consecutive points to move ahead once again and thereafter she always maintained a lead of at least a point or two.

Comfortably placed at 20-16, Sindhu wasted just one match point before she capped it off in style to seal the game 21-17.

Sindhu is having a dream run at the tournament as she had stunned defending champion Yihan Wang of China in the pre-quarterfinals.

UANGZHOU (China): The elusive World Championship medal once again slipped through Saina Nehwal’s fingers as the Indian ace suffered a straight-game defeat against Korean Yeon Ju Bae in the quarterfinals of the prestigious event here today.

The London Olympics bronzemedallist, a quarterfinalist in the last two editions as well, was erratic and could not hold her nerves as she went down rather tamely 21-23 9-21 in a 40-minute match at the Tianhe Indoor Stadium.

Kashyap, who was also playing at the adjacent court, played out of his skin but still could not get across world number three Du Pengyu of China. His gallant fight ended with a 21-16 20-22 15-21 loss in an energy-sapping contest which lasted one hour and 15 minutes here.

Saina played an aggressive game in the opening match and opened up a 11-7 lead at the interval. Her baseline smashes got her a lot of points as the Indian was in control of the match.

However, Bae, who looked offcolour initially as she struggled with her strokes and reach, slowly narrowed down the lead and clawed back at 19-19. Saina was struggling with the drift as she lost a lot of points hitting wide. The Indian also faltered at the net.

From nowhere, Bae not only came into the contest but also exerted the pressure on the Indian and after a hard fight won the opening game when Saina’s shuttle kissed the net and toppled outside the court.

Losing the opening game dented Saina’s confidence as she failed to put any resistance to Bae strokes.

Bae, on the other hand, was confidence personified as she played like

a champion and decimated the Indian.

The left-handed Korean dominated the proceedings completely as after a 5-5 initial fight, she moved to the interval with a 11-6 lead. The Korean’s strokes were powerful and drops deceptive as she reduced Saina to a bystander.

National coach Pullela Gopichand, who was also monitoring the Kashyap’s match at the adjacent court, also could not lift Saina’s spirits at the break as the Indian completely resigned in the final moments of the game.

Bae, on the other hand, held her nerves and wrapped up the match quickly to seal her place at the semifinals.

World number 17 Kashyap opened up a 8-5 lead but Du clawed back and moved into the break with a two-point cushion at 11-9. The Indian then grabbed four straight points to wrest the lead and though Du caught up at 13-13, Kashyap kept his nose ahead to pocket the first game.

In the second game, Du zoomed to a 7-0 lead but Kashyap played a steady game and slowly caught up with the Chinese at 16-16 and turned the tables at 19-17. The Indian also had a game point at 20-19 but Du held his nerve and roared back into the contest.

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UANGZHOU: National coach Pullela Gopichand expressed satisfaction after P V Sindhu’s superb show ensured India a bronze medal at the World Championship here today but at the same time reminded that Saina Nehwal would make a comeback despite her quarterfinal loss.

“It is good to have a win after two losses,” Gopichand said after Sindhu notched up a 21-18 21-17 win over world No 8 Shixian Wang in a 55-minute women’s singles quarterfinal match.

“She (Sindhu) is a good player but she can improve further. She is a quick learner and I hope she will do well tomorrow,” Gopichand saidI. “It was a tough match. It went neck and neck and there wasn’t much to choose. There was not more than 2-3 points of difference.

Sindhu was leading all the time. But it was just by a slender margin. The rallies was pretty long and Sindhu was able to attack when needed. So overall it was a good show,” analysed Gopichand.

The former All England champion feels that Sindhu can certainly improve further.

Asked about Saina, Gopichand said: “Saina was actually not well.

She had an upset stomach. She got drained out. She was playing well in the first game but she got really drained, there was no energy left after the first game. I don’t think it dented her confidence but physically she could not compete in the second game,” Gopichand said.

Questioned whether Saina’s career is on a downward spiral, Gopi begged to differ.,“But Saina is just 23 years old. I don’t see there is any problem with her. She is a great player, a class player and I am sure she will come good in the next World Championship.”

The former All England champion, however, was impressed with Kashyap’s performance and said he will surely come good in future.

“I am happy with Kashyap. He almost won the match. It was extremely unfortunate that he lost the match from that stage. But the way he played, I think he was very good and I am extremly happy. It was a close match. It is a good experience for him and I am sure he will come back strong in the next edition,” he said.

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YDERABAD: The parents of P V Sindhu, who today became the first Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the ongoing World Badminton Championships, attributed their daughter’s success to hard work and determination.

“We are very happy to see her perform so well. She has reached this level due to her hard work and sheer determination. Her routine of reaching academy for practice at 4 am is delivering wonderful results for her,” Sindhu’s father P V Ramana told PTI here.

Sindhu’s parents were at her academy to watch their daughter take on a tough Chinese opponent.

“We are very happy. It is very exciting. We are celebrating the medal,” Ramana said.

“We are at the (Pullela Gopichand Badminton) Academy and all the children here are celebrating the moment,” he added. Applauding national coach Gopichand, Ramana said the All England Badminton Champion’s dedication is behind Sindhu’s success.“With Chief National Coach Gopichand mentoring Sindhu, a bright future is assured for her,” he said. Meanwhile, accolades

Sindhu with her parents and her sister. have been pouring in for the 18year-old shuttler’s stupendous show.

Former international Uday Pawar said, “It is a very good news.

She is young, very talented and is playing fearless badminton. Beating two Chinese players in a row is creditable. Hopefully, she not only

goes on to reach the finals but also to win the title.”

Pawar pointed out that Sindhu was able to adapt to the conditions better than her compatriots in the ongoing championships and will now have to maintain her speed to go right through.

BOLT HEADLINES MAGNIFICENT SIX ATHLETES TO WATCH SPORTS

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the battle for middleand long-distance mastery over traditional rivals Ethiopia.

OSCOW: Penpics of six athletes to watch out for at the World Athletics Championships that get under way in Moscow tomorrow.

USAIN BOLT (JAM; men’s 100m, 200m 4x100m relay) The biggest name in track and field has also firmly established himself at the top table of global sports stars since winning triple gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The 26-year-old Jamaican swept aside all before him at the 2009 Worlds in Berlin, setting two new world records in the process. The sole blot on his copybook was a false start disqualification in the 100m in the 2011 Daegu worlds, quickly rectified when he added a further three Olympic golds to his trophy haul at the 2012 London Games.

He remains the man to beat, even more so since the withdrawal of teammates Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell, and US arch-rival Tyson Gay, the latter for failing drugs tests.

ALLYSON FELIX (USA; women’s 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay) The graceful style of the lissom American belies a steely grit and fiercely competitive nature that has seen her become one of the dominant forces in women’s sprinting. At just 27 years of age, Felix has won eight world golds and four Olympic golds. But she is in Moscow for one reason only: to reclaim the 200m title. After three successive world victories in the event in Helsinki, Osaka and Berlin, she could only finish third in Daegu after deciding to branch out into the 400m. The physical demands took too much of a toll then, and Felix has now re-fixed her sights on the half-lap event, which does not feature rival

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1500m at Monaco’s Diamond League meet this season, all eyes were on Briton Mo Farah, who had stepped down to hone his speed ahead of an assault on the 5,00010,000m double. He got exactly what he wanted as Kiprop proved there is life for Kenya after David Rudisha, the world and Olympic 800m champion out injured.

Kiprop blasted through the line in the fourth fastest time ever, Farah on his coat-tails for the sixth fastest in a new European record. In the absence of Rudisha, the Kenyan team will look to Kiprop to maintain that stunning form in

Veronica Campbell-Brown, the defending champion and double Olympic gold medallist who is out after a positive drugs test.

YELENYA ISINBAYEVA (RUS; women’s pole vault) The self-proclaimed queen of the pole vault could not have scripted her send-off to track and field any better, with a nostalgic finale on home soil in front of legions of her own fans. The two-time Olympic champion, double world gold medallist and world record holder, now 31, might have lost some of her on-field prowess, but only the most foolhardy would dare to rule her out of the medal running.

For Isinbayeva, it will be a question of mastering her emotions and harnessing them to gold-medal effect.

ASBEL KIPROP (KEN; men’s 1500m) When Kiprop took to the track for the

JAMES DASAOLU (GBR; men’s 100m) The Briton came late to athletics, only really concentrating on sprinting when he went to university from the age of 18. But the 25-year-old has hit a rich vein of form coming into the worlds. He kicked off his season with silver in the 60 metres at the European Indoor Championships, and then clocked a personal best of 9.91sec at the British trials for Moscow. Only Linford Christie has gone faster in a British vest, and with a diminished field in the 100m, Dasaolu can realistically dream of getting to the podium.

BOHDAN BONDARENKO (UKR; men’s high jump) Usain Bolt’s predilection for world records notwithstanding, it is difficult to see where a new world best mark might come from.

Bondarenko seems the likeliest bet, having hit some outstanding form in the run-up to the worlds.

Cuban Javier Sotomayor’s record of 2.45m has stood since 1993, but the 23-year-old Ukrainian might just have what it takes to challenge. At this season’s Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Bondarenko cleared 2.41m, placing him third on the all-time list behind Sotomayor and Sweden’s Patrick Sjoeberg.

He had three good efforts at 2.46m to send a ripple through the high jumping world, and will have to replicate that form in Moscow in the face of some stiff opposition from Olympic champion and local hero Ivan Ukhov.

Nap Hamlet; Chance: Dancing Phoenix

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here are 8 races today and the first starts at 2 p.m. Hamlet has a bright chance of making it.

CARD AND SELECTIONS

1. The Zephyr Bay Plate Class V 1400 M 2.00 P.M. 1. Sydney 59 D. K. Ashish 2. Jet Stream 58 Ishwar Pardeshi 3. Miracle Of Mercy 58 C. S. Jodha 4. Ice Gate 57 S. P. Ranjane 5. Showers Of Heaven 57 A. Sandesh 6. Moon Raker 56.5 P. Trevor 7. Speed Baby 55.5 Prasad 8. Burn 55 Dashrath Singh 9. Speed Up 55 P. S. Chouhan 10. Blue Casper 54 Bhanu Pratap Singh 11. Equiano 54 Shrikant Kamble 12. Wind And Rain 51.5 A. Ashhad Asbar 13. Winds Of Luck 51.5 Sandeep Jadhav

Win: Showers of Heaven, Moon Raker

2. The Cabriolet Plate Class III 1800 M 2.30 P.M. 1. Roswald 59 Malcolm Kharadi 2. Soneeyo 58 N. S. Parmar 3. Hamlet 57.5 S. Zervan 4. Cypress Point 55 Dashrath Singh 5. One Wish 51 A. Ashhad Asbar Win: Hamlet, Roswald

3. The B.K. Lagad Memorial Gold Trophy Class III 1000 M 3.00 P.M. 1. So True 59.5 Bhanu Pratap Singh 2. Albuurz 58.5 Nirmal Jodha 3. Panthera 57.5 B. Sreekanth 4. Capri 56.5 S. Sameer 5. Emperor Of France 56.5 A. Sandesh 6. Dreamliner 56 C. S. Jodha 7. Mr Morrison 52.5 D. K. Ashish 8. Quid Pro Quo 52.5 Neeraj Rawal 9. Home Factor 50 V. Phadke Win: Panthera, Capri

4. The Deepak Raut Gold Trophy – Div I 1000 M 3.30 P.M. 1. Earth Tamer 56 S. P. Ranjane 2. Rashun 56 C. S. Jodha 3. Seekingmagic 56 Shrikant Kamble 4. Star Of Babylon 56 T. S. Jodha 5. Super Bolt 56 Akshay

PUNE RACES TODAY

6. Yodha Shakti 56 Vijay R. Kadam 7. Amaya 54.5 Dashrath Singh 8. Aurnia 54.5 J. E. Pereira 9. Cosmic Dancer 54.5 A. Sandesh 10. Overtime Magic 54.5 V. Chandrakant 11. Seacaucus 54.5 D. K. Ashish Win: Cosmic Dancer, Amaya

5. The Antonios Trophy Class I 1200 M 4.00 P.M. 1. Turf Lightning 60.5 B. Sreekanth 2. Ishpingo 60 Dashrath Singh 3. Anahi 57 P. Trevor 4. Silver Birch 57 I. Pasha

5. Silk Cut 55.5 N. S. Parmar 6. Scarlet Pimpernel 54.5 S. Zervan 7. Emerging Star 52.5 D. K. Ashish 8. Saints N Sinners 51.5 B. Nikhil 9. Dancing Phoenix 49 A. Sandesh Win: Dancing Phoenix, Emerging Star

6. The Eve Champion Trophy 2000 M 4.30 P.M. 1. Native Knight 59 Dashrath Singh 2. Maple Star 57.5 B. Sreekanth 3. An Acquired Taste 56 A. Sandesh 4. Monet 56 S. Zervan 5. Blue Ace 53 P. Trevor 6. Manyatta 53 D. K. Ashish 7. Master Shifu 51.5 Imran Chisty 8. Winds Of Fortune 50 N. S. Parmar Win: An Acquired State, Blue Ace 7. The Deepak Raut Gold Trophy – Div II 1000 M 5.00 P.M. 1. Curiosity 56 S. Sunil 2. Foinaven 56 P. Trevor 3. Mohegun Sun 56 Vikram Walkar 4. Oriental Rocky 56 Kavraj Singh

5. Precious Opinion 56 T. S. Jodha 6. Zarar 56 D. A. Naik 7. Annabeth 54.5 S. P. Ranjane 8. Arabian Queen 54.5 V. Chandrakant 9. Express 54.5 Dashrath Singh 10. Fontainebleau 54.5 N. S. Parmar 11. Pretty Hot 54.5 A. Sandesh Win: Pretty Hot, Express

8. The Pimpernel Trophy Class IV 1600 M 5.30 P.M. 1. Amistad 60.5 S. Zervan 2. Grand Duke 59.5 A. Sandesh 3. Reinstate 58 Shrikant Kamble 4. Lavender Brown 57.5 Kavraj Singh 5. Magic Star 55 I. Pasha 6. Zanthos 55 D. K. Ashish 7. Flash Drive 53.5 R. Vaibhav 8. Balinga 53 J. E. Pereira 9. Sky Lantern 51 R. Shelar 10. Casino Jack 49.5 Sandeep Jadhav 11. Willtell 49.5 Towfeeq R. Shaikh Win: Amistad, Zanthos

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Lara is a cut above Tendulkar, Ponting: Afridi

KARACHI: Joining the debate on who among Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar is a greater batsman, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he considers the West Indian a cut above the best of his era. "Lara was the best batsman I have seen in my entire career spanning 16 years better. Personally I found him to be a class above the two other greats of this era, Tendulkar and (Ricky) Pointing," Afridi said in an interview.

"He was the most difficult batsmen I have bowled too in every format of the game. He could play and hit boundaries at will. Especially against the spinners he produced boundaries out of the hat a superb player and I enjoyed watching him bat," Afridi said while talking about the greatest players of his era.

Afridi said there were times when he felt that Lara could play blindfolded. "At times I felt he was so good at playing spin he could even bat well against them blindfolded. Tendulkar and Pointing are also greats but I thought Lara was a cut above them," he said.

Talking about the greatest bowlers of his time, Afridi praised Australian, Glenn McGrath and compatriot Mohammad Asif who could swing the new ball both ways at will. "They were the only bowlers who I felt knew when they were going to bowl inswing or outswing and that is a big quality in any bowler," he explained.

Afridi also talked about his comeback and a resurgence in his career. "Now whenever I get out, I talk to myself and I curse myself for not finishing off a match if I am batting. It has helped me a lot this self assessment therapy," he said.

EW DELHI: For more than 26 years, he has groomed Indian boxing’s youth crop with stupendous results but G Manoharan remained in oblivion even as the system rewarded his contemporaries and juniors annually.

Manoharan, currently the head coach of the Indian youth team, has mentored various age groups since 1987.

To his credit, the Sports Authority of India coach has trained the likes of Asian Championships gold-medallist Shiva Thapa and World Championships bronzemedallist Vikas Krishan in their time at the youth level.

Last year, Shiva, who won a Youth Olympics silver medal under Manoharan in 2010, became the youngest Indian to qualify for the summer Olympics.

Also among his former wards is Sumit Sangwan, a gold-medallist at last year’s Asian Olympic qual-

Indian Boxing Federation for the past six years, Manoharan has somehow always drawn a blank.

“I have been applying for six years, even the federation and my students have backed me with their endorsements but somehow I have always missed out. It’s hard to understand but I have come to accept it now,” Manoharan told PTI after being ignored yet again.

“I have seen both my contemporaries and juniors being awarded the Dronacharya ahead ifiers. Under Manoharan, Sumit of me. Obviously I do question had bagged a silver medal at the where I stand but then I can’t stop Asian Youth Championships in working either. My association with boxing goes back a long 2010.

Before that, under his tutelage, way,” he said.

This year, little-known Thokchom Nanao Singh won India’s lone gold medal at the in- women’s coach Mahavir Singh, augural Youth World Champi- whose name was endorsed by Olympic bronze-medallist and onships in 2008.

But when it comes to annual five-time world champion M C National Sports Awards, where Mary Kom, has been picked for his name has been backed by the the annual honours.

Debutants go down fighting

Bird strike adds to England troubles

NAVI MUMBAI: In their opening matches of the Navi Mumbai District DSO under 14 Football Tournament St. Xavier’s High School Airoli and Nerul struggled to get past their first timer opponents Vashi English School, Vashi and Sterling High School, Nerul.

RESULTS: St. Xavier’s High School, Airoli 1 (Nimesh Patil) beat Vashi English School, Vashi 0 (HT 0-0); St. Xavier’s High School, Nerul 1 (Himanshu Mishra) beat Sterling High School, Nerul

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Steadfast down Maverick 2-1

MUMBAI: Steadfast SC ‘B’ pulled off a narrow 2-1 win against Maverick FC (Mazagaon) in a Third Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League 2012-13, at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Friday afternoon. Akram Khan struck the opening goal in the first half for Steadfast, before Raj Fidi doubled the lead in the second half. Rahul Pandit netted the lone goal for the Mazagaon outfit. Later in the day, Vijaylaxmi and Clint FC played out a tame goalless draw.

HESTER-LE-STREET: Ashes newcomer Jackson Bird captured the prize scalp of England captain Alastair Cook as Australia took charge of the first day of the fourth Test at Chester-leStreet today.

England, who won the toss, were 155 for four at tea with Ian Bell six not out and Jonathan Bairstow nought not out after off-spinner Nathan Lyon had taken two wickets for 12 runs in 16 balls to dismiss South Africaborn duo Jonathan Trott (49) and Kevin Pietersen (26) and Bird snared Cook for 51.

Opening batsman Cook had been at the crease for nearly four hours when Bird, in for the dropped Mitchell Starc, deceived the left-hander into leaving a ball that swung in the air and cut in off the pitch to have him lbw. Ashes-holders England came into this match having already retained the urn after a rain-affected draw in the third Test at Old Trafford left them 2-0 up with two to play.

But Australia could still deny them a series victory by winning

both this match and the fifth Test at The Oval.

Cook opted to bat despite the pitch and overhead conditions promising assistance to Australia’s seamers in the first Ashes match at the headquarters ground of northeast county Durham.

His decision also meant Cook chose to face the new ball firstup even though his own form this series — 145 runs in three Tests at 24.16 with two fifties and a best of 62 — had been modest.

England, on a slowish outfield, initially found runs hard to come by against Ryan Harris and Tasmania’s Bird, playing his third Test.However, it was first change Shane Watson who had Joe Root (16) caught behind, although Australia had to challenge New Zealand umpire Tony Hill’s original not-out verdict.

Nevertheless, the much-criticised Hot Spot — whose inventor Warren Brennan suggested ahead of this match was being deliberately duped by players on both sides applying silicone tape to their bats.

Advani rallies to beat McManus N

EW DELHI: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani overcame a stiff challenge from Scotland's Alan McManus to reach the penultimate round of the Shanghai Masters snooker qualifiers at the Doncaster Dome in Sheffield, England.

A best of 9 frames encounter that lasted almost six hours saw the Glaswegian engage in heavy scoring to be a frame away from victory at 3-4. However Pankaj, the highest ranked Indian at the moment at 73 and the reigning world billiards champion, fought tooth and nail draw parity and enforce the decider.

In the 9th, Pankaj surged ahead with some strong potting, making a crucial 34 break to take the score to 65-7 before his more experienced opponent who is ranked

currently at 43 conceded the match. Pankaj, the lone Indian in the fray, now faces Gloucester's Michael Wasley in the third round.

In the first round of the qualifying event, Pankaj won another thriller defeating the reigning European champion Robin Hull of Finland 5-4. The other Indian, Aditya Mehta, ranked number 74, cruised through his first round against world number 105 Hammad Miah winning 5-0. However, he failed to convert his next round match against Welshman Jamie Jones, going down 5-4.

Results: Pankaj Advani (73) beat Alan McManus (43) 5-4: 78-4, 9-70, 66-58, 30-74, 25-74, 60-55, 50-78, 71-64, 657. Aditya Mehta (74) lost to Jamie Jones (42) 4-5: 102-14,81-0,71-8,52-70,1567,53-65,61-15,13-66, 54-75.

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IN BRIEF Aussie Tait takes hat-trick in English T20

LONDON: Australian pace bowler Shaun Tait took a hat-trick to help Essex defeat Nottinghamshire by 47 runs in the Twenty20 quarter-finals.

After Ryan ten Doeschate smashed 82 off 44 balls to give Essex an intimidating total of 187-6 from their 20 overs, it was Tait's turn to take over at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Under the lights, Tait ended Nottinghamshire's hopes of making a strong challenge for the target. Alex Hales blasted 31 off 12 balls, but David Masters then took three quick wickets as the hosts slumped to 64-4.

Tendulkar to recite Marathi poem promoting women’s rights

NEW DELHI: Celebrated Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to lend his aura to the cause of women's rights by reciting a Marathi poem for director-actor Farhan Akhtar's Men against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign.

"Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has taken a stand to bat for a noble cause — discrimination against women. He has collaborated with director-actor Farhan Akhtar to recite a special poem in Marathi for MARD to create awareness among men to respect women and promote gender equality," MARD said in a statement. "Given Sachin's heroic stature in the nation, his involvement in the campaign will inspire many more to join the noble cause." The poem has been penned by veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. Originally penned in Hindi, the lyrics have been translated in Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi and Marathi. The Telugu version has been recited by Tollywood star Mahesh Babu. Tendulkar will be reciting the Marathi version which is translated by Jitendra Joshi and will be out soon.

Presence of India A team augurs well for November tour: Lorgat

JOHANNESBURG: New CSA chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat feels the presence of India A team in South Africa for a one-day Triseries and two-Tests augur well for the upcoming tour of the senior Indian team in November. The Indian tour was believed to be under threat because of objections from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to Lorgat's appointment last month.

But Lorgat remained optimistic that the tour would go ahead, although he conceded that there may be some changes to the schedule which CSA had earlier announced

Paes-Stepanek ousted from Rogers Cup

MONTREAL: Fourth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of Andy Murray and Colin Fleming as Indian challenge ended at the Rogers Cup, here. The Indo-Czech team squandered five break chances as they lost 3-6 3-6 to the British pair in the second round of the USD 2,887,085 hard court event. Rohan Bopanna and Andre Begemann have already exited while Sania Mirza and her new Chinese partner Jie Zheng also lost in the second round of the WTA event at the same tournament. Paes and Stepanek had two chances in the first set and three in the second but could convert none.