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RAHUL SHEWALE VISITS RESIDENTS OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS ON PL LOKHANDE MARG IN CHEMBUR, PROMISES TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM By Tariq Khan

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fter reading ADC’s story of Thursday, October 31, ‘Depressed residents foresee a dark Diwali,’ the standing committee chairman of the BMC, Rahul Shewale, paid a visit to place in Chembur along with senior civic officials. Mohan Adtani, the additional municipal commissioner, Sandhya Nandedkar – assistant municipal commissioner of M-(West) ward, officials from building proposal department and around 700-800 residents of these municipal buildings at PL Lokhande Marg who received vacation notices, were present at the spot. Shewale, while informing the residents that he actually came to know of the real problems faced by residents upon reading the ADC story in detail, said, “Only three dangerous buildings will be redeveloped. A transit camp for the residents of these three buildings will be built in the locality itself and work will begin within 15 days. The redevelopment work will be done

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After oo DESPATCH & COURIER Betting Big on the Little Master By Neel Shah

unters in the illegal betting business popularly known as ‘satta bazaar’ in India are all set to place their final bets on Sachin Tendulkar. Before the latter hangs up his boots after playing his last matches in November, punters are wagering full time on how many runs India’s most iconic batsman will score. Tendulkar, whose 24-year long cricketing career will come to an end in November, will play his 199th Test at Eden Garden in Kolkata and 200th at Wankhede in Mumbai. Talking to the ADC, a New Delhi bookie, requesting based anonymity said, “It will be the best event in the satta bazzar business, as punters will be more eager to bet on Tendulkar’s batting rather than on the victory of the matches.” In this regard, bookies across India are expecting cricket betting Continued on pg 8 «

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By Yatin Ingle

he Third Year Bachelors of Mass Media (TYBMM) students may have studied their subjects intensely for the exams, but they were very confused and unprepared for the

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numerous errors on their question papers. On Tuesday, the TYBMM (Journalism) students had to work their minds between the correct spellings they knew and the wrong spellings which appeared in the question papers. If that was not tough enough, they had

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to tackle the punctuation mistakes that appeared in several places. For the subject Feature and Opinion, a 15 mark interview based question had four

Sudden eviction notice worries residents of municipal buildings in Chembur

By Tariq Khan

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By Khushboo Panjabi

n the aftermath of the municipal building crash at Dockyard Road last month where 61 lives were lost,

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Police will check Navi Mumbai noise levels

Dark Diwali Amazing progress! Previously, he used to sleep on coal bags, but nowadays he sleeps on money bags instead.

Mumbai University is back in form, giving out the third year Journalism question paper with spelling mistakes and wrong punctuations

Crowded here and nowhere else to go, the residents are hoping for relocation.

he Navi Mumbai police will keep a track on the levels of noise pollution caused by bursting of firecrackers during Diwali. The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Amended Rules, 2010, state that the maximum permissible limit for bursting firecrackers is up to 55 decibels (dB) during the day and 45 dB at

Standing Committee Chairman Rahul Shewale with senior officials of the BMC. Inset: A dilapidated building.

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BARC hoax caller nabbed Had made the call to settle scores with brother-in-law By Suresh Golani

No cash! Only onions and tomatoes!

Ashok Maheshwari Prasad in the custody of the Wadala Police.

he hoax caller who put the authorities in panic mode by calling up twice, informing about bombs being planted at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s (BARC) housing colony in Boisar was arrested by the police on Sunday. Personal grudge against his brother-in-law has turned out to be the motive behind the call made by the accused who has been identified as Ashok Maheshwari Prasad alias Mahesh Saha (45). Continued on pg 6 «

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Apathetic neglect of World War I memorial

02 CITY Buy tomato ketchup, it’s cheaper than tomato Neither the MbPT, nor the BMC has bothered to clean up this heritage monument

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By Khushboo Panjabi

ith the rise in tomato prices, the residents of the satellite city Navi Mumbai have started using tomato ketchup instead of tomato while cooking. Because the ketchup is much cheaper than the tomato. Vishakha Parmar, a resident of Koparkhairane said, “Using tomatoes while cooking is a must but as, the rates are now giving competi-

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A brass plaque on the memorial reads:

These pictures expose the sorry state of a symbol that honours the bravery and sacrifice of those who laid down their lives during WW I. tion to onions, it is not affordable for me.” The hoteliers, homemakers everyone is facing a tough time, Parmar added, “One kg bottle of tomato ketchup costs less than Rs.100, while a kg of tomatoes is being sold at more than Rs.60.” Traders are also having shortage of supply, the main reason behind the hike in rates. Avinash Patil Deputy Secretary, APMC said, “Limited crops have been reaching us from major tomato producing districts such as Nashik, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, besides Sangamner. Initially tomatoes were produced from Gujarat but due to the unseasonal rainfall, the arrival would be delayed.” He added, “The best quality of tomatoes (No.1) is being sold between Rs.350-400 per 10 kg while the other quality of the crop (No.2) is sold at Rs.180-200 per 10 kg in the wholesale market; in the retail market, the tomatoes are being sold for not less than Rs.65 per kg thereby pinching the pockets of the common man.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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world. This day is celebrated as ‘Veterans Day’ in the United States orld Ward I memorial at of America in honour of people Ballard Pier Estate, near who have served in armed forces. It headquarters of Western is a national holiday in the United Naval Command of Indian Navy, Kingdom. However, here, the monument of constructed in commemoration of employees of the then Bombay World War 1 has been neglected by Port Trust (now Mumbai Port Trust, the authorities. Two original brass MbPT) who died during the World plaques on the memorial have War I, is seen as a neglected her- eroded due to neglect over the years. Another plaque which gives itage monument. Coincidentally, today November more information to visitors about 11, marks the anniversary of the the memorial has a thick layer of end of World War I and is cele- soot and bird shit. Its gates are wide apart and the brated in various parts of the

inner space has become a safe haven for stray dogs in congested south Mumbai. Half burnt fire crackers were seen around the memorial and no one has bothered to clean the place – either from the MbPT or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation conservancy department since Diwali. Few bamboos are erected around the memorial. Locals said, “Few weeks ago, few people had come to renovate the memorial. They placed bomboos around the structure but no one has returned to carry out the work.”

“87,000 troops embarked and disembarked from the Port… 3,046 transports and 668 hospital ships were dealt with at the docks… 2,073 troop and hospital trains were railed over the Port Trust Railway… 494 Government ships used the Port Trust Dry Docks… 22,28,000 tons of military stores were shipped from the Port. Local councillor Ganesh Sanap in whose ward this memorial exists said, “God and soldier are always forgotten after the crisis (he laughs). If MbPT fails to renovate the memorial, I will request the BMC to carry out its renovation.” He added, “It is heritage and more than that it is a memory of bravery, sacrifice and invaluable support for the greater cause of World War I.”

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amakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission -- a non-sectarian organisation working towards catalysing the spiritual regeneration of humanity celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by organizing ‘An Interfaith Dialogue for Modern Era’ on November 8 and 9 and ‘An All Maharashtra Devotees’ Convention’ on November 10 at Bhaidas Maganlal Sabhagruha, Vile Parle. The 3-day successful event witnessed over 1,200 delegates from all religions across the country. The sole objective of the event was to bring about spiritual consciousness and an acceptance for all religions by emphasising the universal truth that all religions eventually lead to one Supreme Power. Ten spiritual leaders from differ-

ent religions given the likes of Christianity -- Rev. Father Dr. Vicor Golapali, Gen. Sec. Maharashtra Council of Churches; Islam -- Maulana Syed Athar Ali, President Ulema Association and Executive Member, All India Muslim Personal Law Board; Zoorastrainism -Lion Yazdi Pantahaki, High Priest, Wadiaji Atashbehram, Sikhism -- Harpal Singh, Secretary, Gurudwara Kalbadevi and Hinduism -- Swami Atmapriyanandaji Maharaj, Vice - Chancellor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math, West Bengal expressed their opinions on religious harmony, co-existence, tolerance and universal brotherhood. The third day ‘All Maharashtra Devotees’ Convention’ was well received by over a thousand of devotees.

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Positive legal opinions of retired judges handed over to CM’s office for consideration

can be regularised within the law and it will not be contempt of court.” Senior civic officers preferred reathing period given to the Campa Cola Cooperative anonymity said, “Breathing period Housing Society by the Supreme for Campa Cola will get over on Court is due on Monday (today), Monday midnight. The civic body November 11 and society mem- is ready for demolition on Tuesday, bers claim that they have received provided there is no stay order support in the form of legal opin- from the court or office of the chief ion from retired judges. Mean- minister.” while, the civic officials confirmed that the civic body is ready for demolition which will start on Tuesday. In a press release, Campa Cola Compound residents claimed that they received positive legal opinions from Justice B.N. Shrikrishna (Retd.), former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Justice V.G. Palshikar (Retd.), Mumbai High Court. Opinions are submitted to the office of the Chief Minister. Rajiv Nerula, an advocate said, “Today we have submitted the two legal opinions to Chief Minister and both the legal opinions point out that Campa Cola Compound Residents of Campa Cola on hunger strike. They have had to resort to desperate measures to save their homes, like picketing the CM’s residence to staging protests at Marine Drive.

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Disturbing the dead

Implement anti-black magic bill: Tawde By Prashant Hamine

BMC plans to shift post mortem centre from Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle to Bhagwati Hospital in Borivli

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Vinod Tawde

eader of opposition in the legislative council Vinod Tawde in a statement issued here yesterday demanded that the recent anti-black magic ordinance issued by the government be soon enacted into a law. Addressing a religious discourse of Narendra Maharaj in Mulund, he termed the anti-superstition, black magic bill as vitally important. The BJP leader however added that the proposed law should not be unjust towards the devout.

He added that section two and five of the ordinance issued by the government are almost identical and more clarification on that is needed. Tawde assured that the BJP-Shiv Sena led opposition will strive for an all encompassing debate on the issue. He further stated that late Dr. Narendra Dabholkar had been striving hard for the enactment of the law. There should be a thorough debate on the proposed law and it should be passed unanimously in the ensuing winter session of the state legislature at Nagpur in December, he added.

Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle

By Edrich Miranda

ven the dead have to be disturbed by the Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation, as is apparent from the envisaged shift of Dr. Cooper Hospital Post Mortem Centre, from Irla to Bhagwati Hospital in Borivali. Nicholas Almeida, President of NGO Watchdog Foundation, organised a protest at Dr. Cooper Hospital on Saturday and handed over a memorandum of demands to the doctor in-charge. According to Almeida, a population of about 50 lakh residents of western suburbs are likely to be adversely affected, as people from Bandra will have to get the post mortem of their deceased

ones done at Bhagwati hospital in Borivali. Greg Pereira (of Silent Voice) and Advocate Godfrey Peminta were also critical about the idea of shifting the Cooper Post Mortem Centre, on grounds of inconvenience to residents of Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Vile Parle and Andheri, besides creating a scope for misuse of vacant space by vested interests. Surprisingly, corporators from treasury benches as well as the opposition are shying away from taking up the issue; but Brian Miranda, a NCP corporator from Vakola has assured he will take up the issue with the Municipal Commissioner, as well as at the general body meeting of the Corporation.

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurating the Anuvrat Sankalp Rath Yatra at Azad Maidan on Sunday.

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Thanks. Rekha C-22186 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, thy kingdom come. Saint Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. Saint Jude, helper of the helpless, pray for us. Thank you for favours granted. — R. C-22309 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come, have mercy on us. St. Jude worker of miracles, helper of the helpless pray for us. Thank you. PAZSDI C-22318

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My client Shri. Paras Rajnikant Valia, Owner of Flat No. 103, in B-1 Wing, on the 1st floor, in Everest Hill CHSL, Siddhivinayak Hospital Cross Lane, Navghar Road, Bhayandar (E), Thane., had lost his 2 Agreements viz. Original Builder Agreement dated 27/02/1991 executed between M/s. Everest Hill and Vasant H. Patel and also Original re-sale Agreement dated 21/08/1997 executed between Vasant H. Patel (C.A. Harshad H. Patel) and Susama Manjari Pati are lost by him in Auto on 27/10/2013 of which his has made a Police compliant on 06/11/2013 bearing Register No. 817/2013. So I on behalf of my clients do hereby invite claims/ objections/third party claims within 15 days from the publication of this notice, if any person/s having any kind of claim/objection should contact P.S. Shamdasani & Associates, at Shop No. 11, Sagar Complex Bldg. No. 1 CHS, Jesal Park, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane., along with copies of such documents, proofs, in support of their claims, demands etc. If no claims is received within 15 days of publication of this Notice then it shall be assumed that the title of the said Flat No. 103 is clear and marketable and free from all encumbrances accordingly the Certificate will be issued. No claims thereafter shall be entertained. Date : 11/11/2013. Sd/P.S. Shamdasani & Associates (Advocate High Court)

My clients Mr. Mahendra K. Solanki, & Mrs. Nayna M. Solanki., both adults, Indian Inhabitants, residing at Flat No. 110, Building No. 8, Venkatesh Nagar, Cabin Road, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane., would like to inform public at large that from today i.e. 11/11/2013, they both shall have no relations with their son Chetan M. Solanki and his wife Sujata Chetan Solanki who shall not have any rights, title and interest in their moveable as well as immoveable Properties & any person dealing with them in terms of money or giving any kind of loan etc., shall have to give at their own risk to which Mr. Mahendra K. Solanki, And Mrs. Nayna M. Solanki shall not be responsible to repay the same. R.S.PHATARPHEKAR Date : 11-11-2013 (Advocate High Court)

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Date : 11/11/2013. Sd/P.S. Shamdasani & Associates (Advocate High Court) Shop No. 11, Sagar Complex Building No. 1 CHS, Jesal Park Bhayandar (E), Thane

I Rohitbhai Apabhai Patel have changed my name to Rohit Apabhai Patel as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 08/11/13 C-22327

I have changed my name from Machkal Umer, to ‘Machkal Mohammed Umer’ as per Affidavit Dated: 07/11/2013. C-22313

I Shobhna Devendra Upadhyay have changed my name to Shashikanta Devendra Upadhyay as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No U-41233 dated : 17/10/13 C-22328

I have changed my name from Pathan Mohamed, to ‘Pathan Mohamed Hussain’ as per Affidavit Dated: 08/11/2013. C-22314 I have changed my name from Karmdeep Bhupendrapal Singh Deep, to ‘Karam Bhupendrapal Singh Deep’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 2775) Dated: 03/05/2012. C-22315 I have changed my name from Antonieta Lobo Da Silva, to ‘Antonieta Da Silva E Lobo’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U37194) Dated: 26/09/2013. C-22316

I Shahnaz Mehboob Merchant have changed my name to Shahenaaz Mehboob Merchant as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 09/11/13 C-22329 I Shahenaaz Mehboob Merchant have changed my minor son’s name from Araman Mehboob Merchant to Arman Mehboob Merchant as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 09/11/13 C-22330 I Amina Mehboob Merchant have changed my name to Shahenaaz Mehboob Merchant as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 09/11/13 C-22331

I have changed my name from Usman Iqbal, to ‘Usman Iqbal Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 37303) Dated: 26/09/2013. C-22317

I Sandip Himatlal Shyar have changed my name to Sandeep Himatlal Shayar as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 09/11/13 C-22332

I have changed my name from Qauser Sultana Ansari to Qaisar Sultana Ansari as per deed poll Affidavit AX 104636 dated 9 / 11 / 2013. C-22319

I Modi Pradipkumar Muljibhai have changed my name to Modi Pradeep Muljibhai as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 09/11/13 C-22333

I have changed my name from Tejas Vishnuprasad Nai to Tejas Vishnuprasad Limbachiya as per Affidavit. C-22321 I Abbas Ali have changed my name to Abbas Ali Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22322 I Asgar Ali have changed my name to Asgar Ali Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22323

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I have changed my name from Munira Banu Mohammed Umer, to ‘Machkal Munira Mohammed Umer’ as per Affidavit Dated: 07/11/2013. C-22312

I have changed my name from Mr. Umesh Dinesh Ghulghule to Mr. Umesh Dinesh Ghulaghule as per Affidavit dated 10.10.2013. C-22320

Chambers :11/B/004, Safaiya CHSL., Mahada Colony, Chandivali Sakinaka, Mumbai-400 072.

My client Shri. Paras Rajnikant Valia, Owner of Flat No. 103, in B-1 Wing, on the 1st floor, in Everest Hill CHSL, Siddhivinayak Hospital Cross Lane, Navghar Road, Bhayandar (E), Thane had lost his Original Share Certificate b e a r i n g N o . 11 9 M e m b e r s h i p Registration No. 119 and five share of Rs. 50 each bearing distinctive Nos. 476 to 480 of which he has made a Police compliant on 06/11/2013 bearing Register No. 817/2013. As the society has issued my clients Duplicate Share Certificate of the said Flat and had decided to treat earlier Share Certificate as null and void, but for Safety of the Society and Bank authorities from where if any loan is taken on the said Flat do hereby invites claims/objections from third party claims in respect of the said lost Share Certificate, within a period of 15 days from this notice, any person having any kind of claim/objection should contact to the Society Chairman/ Secretary or Advocate P.S. Shamdasani & Associates with copies of such documents/proofs, in support of their claims/demands etc. If no claims/ objections are received within 15 days, then the earlier Share Certificate shall be treated as null and void and no claims thereafter shall be entertained and it shall be assumed that the title of the said Flat premises is clear and marketable.

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I Julekha have changed my name to Julekha Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22324

I Mohammed Iqbal Mohammed Hanif have changed my name to Mohammed Iqbal Mohammed Hanif Khan vide Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-73492 dated March 4th-10th, 2010. C-22310

I Dineshkumar Chaturdas Nai have changed my name to Dinesh Chaturdas Limbachiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 09/11/13 C-22325

I have changed my name from Mohammed Umer Adam, to ‘Machkal Mohammed Umer Adam’ as per Affidavit Dated: 07/11/2013. C-22311

I Ritakumari Ramjibhai Limbachiya have changed my name to Rita Dinesh Limbachiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 09/11/13 C-22326

I Achitee Prabhakar Mali have changed my name to Achiti Prabhakar Mali as per deed poll Affidavit Dated : 09/11/13 C-22334 I Razia Sadik Shaikh @ Razia Mohammed Sadik Shaikh have changed my name to Razia Sultana Mohammed Sadik Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22335 I Sadik Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammed Sadik Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22336 I Isamuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Hisamuddin Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22337 I Vishva Yogeshkumar have changed my name to Vishva Yogesh Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22338 I Mohamed Aziz have changed my name to Abdul Aziz Memon as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22339 I Aqeemuddin Raisuddin have changed my name to Akimuddin Raisuddin Malik as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22340

I Yogeshkumar Dalsukhram Dalal have changed my name to Yogesh Dalsukhram Dalal as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22341

I have changed my name from Mohd Asif Sheikh to Asif Quresh Shaikh as per Affidavit C-22356

I Hetalben Yogeshkumar Dalal have changed my name to Hetal Yogesh Dalal as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22342

I have changed my name from Narsinha Ramchandra Mangalli/ Narshimma/ Narashimma to Narasimha Ramchandra Mangali as per Affidavit C-22357

I Nareshkumar Dalshukhbhai Sharma have changed my name to Naresh Dalsukhbhai Dalal as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22343 I Sudhabahen Somabhai Maganbhai Nayee have changed my name to Sudha Naresh Dalal as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22344 I Hasina Bano Mohammad Naseer have changed my name to Hasina Qamer Iqbal Sayed as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22345 I Azhar Iliyas Shaikh have changed my name to Azar Iliyas Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22346 I Pragya Mahesh Sawalka have changed my name to Shivani Mahesh Sawalka as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22347

I have changed my name from Hirachand Prasad Motichand God to Hirachand Motichand Gond as per Affidavit C-22358 I have changed my name from Motichand Umrao Gaud/God to Motichand Umrao Gond as per Affidavit C-22359 I have changed my name from Jacintha to Jacinta Vincent Viegas as per Gazette No. X58489 Dt 1.11.13 C-22360 I have changed my name from Mangala Gangaram Gavali to Mangal Chandrakant Hankare as per Affidavit C-22361 I have changed my name from Arunaben Ramesh Senghani to Aruna Ramesh Senghani as per Affidavit C-22362

I Faizal Mohammed Shafi Malkani have changed my name to Mohmed Ashraf Mohammed Shafi Malkani as per deed poll Affidavit. C-22348

I have changed my name from Govind Patel to Ramesh Govind Senghani as per Affidavit C-22363

I have changed my name from Ameer Mohammad Peer Mohd to Ameer Mohammed Peer Mohammed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-22349

I have changed my name from Rajendrakumar Rameshchandra Shah to Rajendra Rameshchandra Shah as per Affidavit C-22364

I have changed my name from Raza Ansari to Mohamed Raza Ansari As Per Affidavit C-22350

I have changed my name from Kajalben Rajendrakumar Shah to Kajal Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit C-22365

I have changed my name from Vidhya Jivraj Sumra to Vidhya Sumra Gohil as per deed poll Affidavit C-22351

I Have Changed My Name From Chaplot Devendrakumar to Chaplot Devendra Shantilal as per Affidavit C-22366

I have changed my name From Pyarijan Dadamiya Shaikh to Pyarejan Dadamiya Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit C-22352

I Have Changed My Name From Amit Shantilal Momaya to Amith Shantilal Momaya as per Affidavit C-22367

I have changed my name from Mohammad Tanvir Shaikh to Mohammed Tanvir Sayyed as per Affidavit C-22353

I have change my name form Rajiv Rasiklal Parikh to Rajeev Rasiklal Parikh as per Affidavit C-22368

I have changed my name from Mohd. Hanif Mohd Isak Shahikh to Mohammed Hanif Sayyed as per Affidavit C-22354 I have changed my name from Parveenbanu Mohammed Hanif Shaikh to Parvin Banu Mohammed Hanif Sayyed as per Affidavit C-22355

I have change my name form Roopa Rajeev Parikh to Rupa Rajeev Parikh as per Affidavit C-22369 We Mr.Rajeev Rasiklal Parikh & Mrs.Rupa Rajeev Parikh have change our minor son name form Dhruve Rajeev Parikh to Dhruv Rajeev Parikh as per Affidavit C-22370

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Smooth as silk

been able to keep the opposition chorus to the bare Having spent most of his po- minimum. Save for the litical career in the corridors multi-crore Irrigation scam, of power in Lutyens Delhi, about which the opposiinitially Chief Minister tion too seems to be rather Prithviraj Chavan did appear reluctant to exploit the to be a reluctant incumbent. weaknesses of the governThree years on since he took ment in an election year. the over office on November 11, On the other hand 2010, after the Adarsh scam weakening position of the broke out, he has managed NCP is proving to be both a to steer the Congress ship at liability and an asset for him. least out of the turbulent waters of scams and into comparative calm. Barring the initial tiffs with MPCC president Manikrao Thakare, he has been deft in handling the occasional criticism from long-time aspirant to his chair and Shiv Sena import Narayan Rane. To have been able to overcome such sharp undercutting from within the government, and the party, speaks volumes abouthow the technocrat Chavan has adjusted to his But he has been accused of assigned role. The only singular criticism cleverly instigating the opof his style of functioning position in launching a has been his decision mak- tirade against his own ally in ing process. Forget about the the multi-crore irrigation BJP-Sena opposition, Rane scam. His detractors have very and NCP chief Sharad Pawar too have been critical little to hold against him exof the slow pace of decision cept for the unusual slow making. But three years has pace of his decision making. been enough for Chavan to In all these years he has utiset several wrongs right. Be it lized the time at his disposal the Mantralaya fire or the to set things right in the irriAdarsh scam, Chavan has gation department – creat-

SIMHASAN Prashant Hamine | ADC ing small check dams to stop water wastage which are now being christened by some zealous Congressmen as “Prithvi Bhandhara” (Prithvi checkdams), trying to push through major infrastructure works like Metro and Mono Rail, the Navi Mumbai airport, MTHL and other projects. Come election year 2014, Chavan has promised to answer his critics by unleashing completed infrastructure projects worth Rs 5,500 crore. He may bolster the Congress numbers in the polls to come, but whether he will be able to retain power for a fourth term in the state, time alone will tell.

Laws & Govt It is often said in sarcasm that “the law is an ass” but the government is a bumbling ignoramus. That has

been amply highlighted by the stunning verdict of the Gauhati High Court that raised a question mark over the very existence of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The November 6 verdict must have brought cheer to some politicians and bureaucrats who find their names tarnished as of now in the infamous Adarsh scam. The basis of the Gauhati HC ruling was the maintainability of the CBI formed under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 by the Central Government through a Government Resolution (GR)! The Supreme Court of India too has labelled the CBI as a “caged parrot.” Whatever the outcome of the SC ruling on the Gauhati HC order, the damage has been done to the credibility of the CBI. Many times the government has been found This is a fun analogy on Di-

Dawoodi Bohras congregate in city for Moharram

Diwali Crackerjacks!

The revered occasion will conclude on November 13, the Day of Ashura.

nowledge defines and enhances one’s self worth; it is essential to comprehend knowledge that one has acquired; Knowledge is meaningful when it has relevance to one’s life and makes it better,” Syedi Mufaddal Bhaisaheb Saifuddin, successor of Syedna. Over 1,80,000 Dawoodi Bohra community members from all over India, South Asia, Far East, the Arabian Gulf, East Africa, Europe, North America and Australia have congregated in Mumbai to attend the tenday Moharram observance known as Ashara Mubaraka, with their spiritual leader His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. The tragic martyrdom of Imam Husain SA, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) on Friday, 10th Moharram/10th October 680 AD is recounted and his sacrifice for the cause of Islam and humanity is remembered during these ten solemn days. With the directions of Syedna, his heirapparent Syedi Mufaddal Bhaisaheb Saifuddin is delivering the Moharram discourses at Saifee Masjid in Bhendi Bazaar. “Apart from imparting teachings based on Islamic principles on family values, women empowerment, and patriotism, he reiterates Syedna’s universal message of social justice, peace and international harmony and has conveyed His Holiness’s special prayers for the progress and prosperity of India and for the wellbeing of humanity at large. The revered occasion shall conclude on the Day of Ashura on Wednesday, 13th November.

wali firecrackers on sale at your nearest poll shop. No offence intended! Annariya: This firecracker ignites with a bang and spreads luminance and then falls silent. For a second you tend to think all the darkness has gone and then you realize the darkness still persists. Kejribaan: The most dangerous of the firecrackers. Run for safety immediately after lighting the fuse. It makes a loud noise and hurtles into the sky with a bang. Manmohan Jyoti: This is the most harmless of all firecrackers that you can get. Once ignited it only gives out soothing light and makes absolutely no sound at all. Sharad Double Bar: This firecracker makes two sounds after being ignited. One sound you feel near you and the other is heard in far away Delhi. DigvijayJyot: Be careful with it, this firecracker has the tendency to explode anytime unannounced. Yet it is still popular in the market. Raj Rangoli: This firecracker is only visible to the Marathi Manoos. It makes the sound of breaking glass and spreads fear amongst the others. Gadkari Spinning Wheel: No one can say for sure as to in which direction it will spin once the fuse is lighted.

Raj denies harassment of Bollywood folk by MNS Thackeray clarifies that his party’s name is being wrongly linked to many untoward incidents

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wanting in enacting laws and setting up commissions of inquiries. A classic case of government inaction has been the tabling of the Adarsh commission of inquiry report which by law should have been tabled within six months before the state legislature after it was submitted to the government in April this year. Already the opposition has slammed the government for setting up what it calls a toothless Chitale committee to probe the Irrigation scam. In the last six decades we have had so many amendments to the statute and new laws, that the government has lost track of them. And this may sound sarcastic again, but back in 1995 when the BJP-Shiv Sena were new in power, the Rural Development Department thought of bringing out a booklet encapsulating the various government schemes meant for the rural poor. When the freshly printed booklets arrived and storage space was cleared on top of the cupboards, much to the embarrassment of all, long-stored copies of the same booklet came tumbling out!

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ITH the Bollywood film fraternity up in arms accusing his men of vandalism, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray yesterday finally issued a clarification virtually disowning the recent incidents. Thackeray, in a letter addressed to Film and Television industry associations remarked: “in few instances, maybe some of my party people were involved, but in many, it was later found out that people were not connected to my party at all and were just using my party’s name to harass you”. It may be recalled that on October 26, a group of MNS workers had

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barged on to the sets of Raj Kundra’s reality show Super Fight League at Filmalaya studio and had tried to vandalise the set. For the first time, the MNS workers were at the receiving end with Kundra’s bouncers giving them a real pasting. In a statement issued then, Maharashtra Navnirman Cine Workers Association president Ameya Khopkar had tried to clarify that his men had gone there on invitation to be part of the mob, but were turned away as foreigners were hired. He denied that the MNS workers had gone there to extort money. Thackeray added that he was personally against what he called mindless behaviour. But he further added that in recent past he has taken stand on issues like Mumbai being referred to as Bombay or some multiplexes giving second rate treatment to Marathi film releases. The MNS president reiterated that he would continue to do so especially where he feels the pride of Maharashtra has been compromised. Moreover, Thackeray has gone on to remind the Film and Television industry about laws regarding hiring of foreign actors for their shooting because people without proper visas and work permits are a security threat to Maharashtra and India.

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of Kashimira had come to her workplace in the Royal minor tiff over elevator Plaza tower. The argument delay in a residential apparently began after the building took a violent turn, girl questioned the unidentiwhen a 19-year-old girl was fied assailant about the logic brutally attacked by an as- behind keeping the lift on sailant in the posh Shanti hold for so long on one of the Park area of Mira Road on floors. The heated exchange of words took a violent turn Sunday afternoon. According to the police, when the man attacked the the girl, identified as Soniya girl with some sharp object Sajjan Rana (19), a resident and fled.

Soniya, who suffered two stitches under her chin, in her statement to the police has said that she was attacked by some sharp object. “The assailant seems to be a worker employed with the housekeeping division. We have registered an offence under section 324 of the IPC and will arrest him soon.” confirmed Senior Police Inspector Dhanaji Kshirsagar.

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Residents of Shri Ram Sadanand building in Prabhadevi, a Shiv Sena stronghold, paid a unique tribute to the late Sena chief Bal Thackeray on his first death anniversary by adorning the front wall of their building with a montage of rare pictures of the Sena supremo, on Sunday. take revenge on his brotherin-law who works as a lab technician in the Tarapur unit of BARC. Saha believed warned about an impending that his brother-in-law had played an instrumental role blast. The investigating team in destroying his family life traced the call to a Wadala by instigating his wife to get resident who revealed that separated from him in 2011. A case under sections 506 his phone was being used by his friend Saha, a resident of (2) (indictment) and 507 Diva who operates as a water (criminal intimidation by an purifier technician from his anonymous communicashop in the Antop Hill area tion) of the IPC, has been registered against the acof Wadala, police said. During investigation, Saha cused who will be produced confessed to have made the before the Palghar court on hoax call in an attempt to Monday, police said.

BARC hoax caller nabbed Continued from pg 1 « It should be noted that panic gripped BARC’s staff quarters following the bomb hoax calls, which swung the Thane (rural) police and personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) into immediate action. The administrative wing of the BARC was in receipt of the threat call from an unidentified person who

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Lokhande Marg, which are languishing for the last eight years and where residents are still living in transit camps Continued from pg 1 « built in the area, will also be using latest modern tech- completed within two years nologies and will be com- time schedule. And the resipleted within 2 years. Out of dents of these transit camps the remaining 16 buildings, will be relocated once their proper repair work will be building is redeveloped. “All carried out to strengthen it the points raised by ADC pertaining to civic departments further.” He also added that redevel- will be looked into,” conopment of ‘C’ category mu- cluded Shewale. Adtani, the additional municipal buildings at PL

nicipal commissioner too assured the residents that the project will be completed within the given time schedule and in the meantime transit camps for residents of affected buildings will be built in the same area. The residents gathered there thanked the ADC for highlighting their plight which in turn moved the civic authorities to understand the exact problems faced by residents and act thereafter.

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Riding at high speeds is killings bikers on the Western Express Highway, one more casualty on Sunday takes week’s tally to three dead

By Zuber Ansari

22-year-old man died when he lost control of his bike and hit a pole on the Western Express Highway at Santa Cruz East on Sunday. This is the third death in one week, and all deaths were due to rash and negligent driving. In Sunday’s incident, Imran Mohammad Shaikh, an air-conditioning mechanic, was riding a Pulsar belonging to his friend, Puranchand Sitak, who was riding pillion. The duo resides in the same residential colony at Bhabre Nagar in Borivli. Pillion rider Pooramchand Sitak Police Sub Inspector (PSI) from Vakola police station, on Sunday morning as Sitak Rajendra Gaikwad, said, had an extra class to attend. “Sitak is an architecture stu- He decided to take Shaikh dent at a Bandra college. The along for a joyride on his duo decided to leave home bike. Sitak rode the bike all

the way. But as the college was shut by the time the duo reached, they decided to head back home. On the way, they stopped at a fastfood cart at Seva Nagar, off the Western Express Highway, at Santa Cruz East for a meal." Shaikh pleaded with Sitak to let him ride the bike for sometime. Sitak refused as Shaikh neither had a driving license nor a helmet. But as Shaikh kept pestering him, Sitak relented and rode pillion," said the official Shaikh began speeding on the north-bound stretch on the Western Express Highway around 12.30 pm. "Shaikh lost control of the two-wheeler and hit an electric pole. He was thrown off and began to bleed through his nose and mouth. Sitak too fell off and lost consciousness," said the official.

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Witnesses informed the police control room. A team of policemen rushed to the spot and took the duo to a hospital, where Shaikh was declared dead while Sitak was given first-aid. The Vakola police a case registered under section 304 (A) IPC for negligence, said officials. Monday night bike racing on the Western Express Highway in Kherwadi claimed lives of two young 18 year old bikers, who saw a police barricade and tried to escape by reversing their bikes and speeding in the wrong direction. They rammed into a four wheeler and died on the spot. The deceased, Rohit Khatik, 18 and Sebastian D’Mello, 18 both were students and residents of Bandra west, and were riding a Pulsar 220.

Robbers escape with steel worth `21 lakh from Vasai

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wo volunteers -- Surjeet Singh (38) and Dharam Singh (22) were rescued by the fire brigade personnel from the stuck-up trolley of a Gurdwara in Vasai on Sunday morning. The trolley had been set up adjoining the façade of the gurdwara for volunteers to move up and down for hoisting the religious flag atop the building.

f you thought that only houses and shops are vulnerable to robbers, think again. A gang of unidentified men decamped with a huge quantity of stainless steel from an industrial unit in Vasai last week. According to the Valiv police, the crime was executed in broad daylight from a steel processing unit in the Gavrai Pada area of Vasai (east). The miscreants coolly walked into the godown of the unit and managed to escape with 57 bundles of stainless steel material, weighing more than a whooping 19 tonne. The value of the stolen steel is estimated at Rs.21 lakh. Not ruling out an inside hand into the crime, Senior Police Inspector Rajendra Mohite said, “Moving such a huge consignment is not a joke, it seems to be a well–planned job. The miscreants not only rented a forklift to unload the bundles, but had also hired a truck to move out the stolen booty. Surprisingly there was no resistance at all. “The police have detained the transporter and the forklift operator for questioning. A case under sections 454 and 380 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified people in this connection. Further investigation is on.

Seven Bangladeshi women held in Mira Road By A Staff Reporter

ontinuing its crackdown against foreign immigrants illegally staying in the region, the Anti-Human Trafficking Wing of the Thane (rural) police, arrested seven women of Bangladeshi origin from the Shanti Sagar area of Mira Road (east) on Friday night. Following information about illegal immigrants, a police team led by Assistant Police Inspector Atul Aher, under the instructions of Thane (rural) SP Anil Kumbhare, carried out surprise raids in the posh residential locality and rounded up the suspects. Seven women of Bangladeshi origin

were formally arrested after they failed to produce legitimate documents to authorise their stay in the country. All the illegal immigrants who worked as housemaids have been arrested and charged under Sections 3 (a), 6 (a) and 3(2) a of the Indian Passport Act, 1950 and under the relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946. “We are checking if more Bangladeshi nationals are staying in the area,” said Aher, adding that the case has been handed over to the Mira Road police station for further investigation. The police have appealed employers to be cautious and conduct a thorough background check before employing a domestic help.

Bangladeshi maids in demand

The arrest of Bangladeshi women from Mira Road has yet again exposed the massive influx of illegal immigrants in the region. The Bangadeshi women who serve as housemaids in every second home seem to have posed a tough competition to local ‘bais’. These maids of Bangladeshi origin charge much lesser than the rest, taking care of all household chores from cooking, cleaning and washing, sources said. Even though the police have appealed employers to be cautious while employing domestic help, the huge presence of illegal immigrants has exposed the inefficiency of the Thane (rural) police to keep a tab on the massive influx.

Rogue cousins Drunk military man and cargo agent misbehave and assault cops on being questioned about riding triple seat

cials, they were manning check-points along S.V. Road, when in the wee hours of Saturday, at around 1.30 am, the Dalvis and a friend, came by riding triple seat. When questioned, Dalvi said that he was a Military man and that cops have no authority to touch them. When asked to come to By a staff reporter the police station, Dalvi rehe Malad police have ar- fused to sit in the police vehirested a man and his cle saying he would only travel cousin brother for misbehav- in a Military vehicle. Later, as the ruckus contining and assaulting cops while in an inebriated state in the ued, officers from the police wee hours of Saturday. The station came to the spot. In two men are from the Indian the meanwhile, the friend Army and were riding triple managed to escape. At the poseat on a motorbike with an- lice station, both the brothers other person when the Malad kept on misbehaving with the cops questioned them during officers and constables, with a check. They were produced Virendra threatening them in court which remanded with dire consequences as he them to police custody. A hunt was a military person. Assistant Police Inspector is on for the third person. Virendra Dalvi, a Master (API) Sunil Shinde of Malad driver with the Military is police station said, "We have posted in Ranchi, and had arrested Dalvi who works for come to his cousin brother military and his brother under Ravindra Dalvi's house in section 353 assault or criminal Charkop in Kandivli on 15 force to deter public servant, days’ leave. Ravindra works in 332 voluntarily causing hurtto a cargo agency. On Friday deter public servant from his night, Dalvi along with his duty and 34 common intenbrother and another friend, tion. They were produced in partied in Kandivli, and then holiday court and remanded decided to drop their friend at to custody. They were in inebriated state. Hunt is on for Raipada in Malad. According to police offi- third friend."

Malwani murder: Four held, pastor absconds By a staff reporter

cused for involvement in the murder. They are Silvester he Malwani police have Sanju Kohli (25), Rajesh Dilip arrested four more ac- Patil (21), Kaustub Sanjay cused in the sensational Mal- Sawant (18) and Lawrence wani murder case, in which a Mazpeth (18) from the Mallocality. However, 32-year-old man was mur- wani dered at his friend’s residence brother Anil Merchande, who at Madh Island in Malad is the mastermind, is on the West, even though the prime run, but we will nabbed him accused and mastermind is soon. On Friday last, Jitendra had absconding. Anil Vasant Merchande (35) holds an emi- visited Madh Island for a connent position as a brother in dolence meeting at a relaa church in Malwani, but is tive’s place. Koli, who also reported to have played a lives at Madh Island, asked Patil to join him and Kumar vital role in the murder. About eight months ago, at his (Koli’s) residence. the deceased, Jitendra Chan- There, the accused stuffed Jidrakant Kolhi, a resident of tendra’s mouth with cloth, Airoli, had lent money to his wrapped him in plastic and friends who murdered him tied him up with nylon ropes. when he insisted that they re- They then put him in a gunny turn what they owed him. He bag and planned to throw had reportedly lent Rs 1.5 him into the waters at night, lakh in cash and ornaments after taking him in a boat that worth Rs 50,000 to Anil Mer- Koli owned. In the meanwhile, Jitenchande for the latter’s wedding. He had also lent money dra’s parents got suspicious to another friend, Mahesh after he went missing and inKoli. The two were refusing to formed the Malvani police pay back what they had bor- station. The cops learned that rowed. When Jitendra be- he was last seen with the duo came insistent, they hatched and reached their homes at the plan to kill him, and fi- night to interrogate them. nally, with the help of six ac- They finally found Jitendra’s complices, brutally killed body at Koli’s home and arrested him. On Sunday all the him. According to Police Inspec- accused were produced betor Babasaheb Sawant from fore the Bandra Holiday court Malwani police station, “We and were sent to police cushave arrested four more ac- tody, said PI Sawant.

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Gestures of railway employees, personnel of GRP, RPF, who go beyond the call of duty to help passengers in need of medical help or assistance, will not go unnoticed.

By Kainaz Choksey

his December, Money Life Foundation, in association with Samir Zaveri Helpine, is going to felicitate personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP), the Railway Police Force (RPF), and other railway employees who have performed gestures of kindness to save lives, apart from performing their duties at work. According to Samir Zaveri, an activist, “We have forwarded official emails to the GRP Commissioner and the Public Relation Officers from Central and Western Railways to help us in nominating those who have performed acts of kindness and deserve to be to be applauded. We are still in the process of receiving nominations for the same.” Nirmala Survanshi, a lady RPF constable has been nominated for helping a pregnant lady, who developed severe labour pain on a platform at Dadar railway station, to reach the hospital safely. Another Railway Police Constable, Shivaji Barge (50) has been nominated for returning valuables worth Rs.2 lakh to the family of Champaklal Gada, who died in a train accident at Marine lines station, around three months ago. The case was registered at the Churchgate Government Railway Police Station. According to Barge, “The foundation

is doing a good job. It is my duty to save lives. But I am grateful to them for nominating me.” Palghar Railway Police constable, Dhanraj Patil (24), accompanied an accident victim Vishya Medha to the hospital. He reached the BMC-run Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital at Kandivli along with the victim, whose legs got cut off in a train accident. The doctor advised him to shift the victim to Sion Hospital as proper treatment was not possible at Kandivli. However the doc-

tors had not transferred the documents even after 5 hours. When Patil warned the doctor on duty that legal action would be initiated if the victim died due to delay in treatment, the doctors prepared the transfer documents within 10 minutes, provided an ambulance to help shift the victim to the Sion Hospital. On November 2 at 01.35 p.m, Govt. Railway Police constable Subash Namde took a railway employee Dhaniram to Rajawadi Hospital from a platform on Bhandup station where he was found in a badly ill-condition, suffering with maggots in his leg. Rajawadi Hospital shifted victim by ambulance to Sion Hospital for a CT scan. However, the ambulance disappeared after dropping the patient at Sion Hospital. After the CT scan, doctors at Sion Hospital refused to provide an ambulance to take the victim back to Rajawadi hospital. At 10 p.m, I was informed by a police constable about the problem and went to Sion Hospital to requested the doctor to help the patient. When I left the hospital at 11.30p.m., the doctor who had initially agreed to help the patient, changed his mind and refused to provide an ambulance. At 3 a.m., I contacted the railway hospital at Byculla from where an ambulance finally arrived,” said Namde. kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

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HC strikes down externment order, says it is excessive By A Staff Reporter

he Bombay High Court has struck down a topranking police officer's order externing a 29-year- old person from the limits of Mumbai and adjoining districts of Thane and Raigad, terming it as ‘excessive’. A Bench of Justices S.C. Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel, in a recent judgement, also quashed the order passed by the appellate authority confirming the externment proceedings against Krishna alias Gotia Bajarang Chikne, a resident of Govandi who faces several criminal cases, reports PTI. On March 11 this year, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chembur, issued a show-cause notice to Krishna, proposing his externment from the districts of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Thane and Raigad for two years. Thereafter, on June 11, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VI), Mumbai, issued an externment order against Krishna under the Bombay Police Act in terms of the notice. He filed an appeal which was dismissed by the appellate authority on August 28. Krishna then moved the HC against the order. The petitioner's lawyer, U.N. Tripathi, argued that the

order was clearly excessive as it externed his client from a vast area covering Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Thane and Raigad districts. The Judges noted, "in our view, this submission (that order was excessive) is wellfounded." The Bench noted that the externment order and the show cause notice referred to a number of criminal cases registered against the petitioner. However, all of these are within the local limits of Shivaji Nagar and Deonar Police Stations. "There is no material whatsoever, in either the externment order or the Appellate Order, justifying the externment of the petitioner from such a vast geographical area," the Judges remarked. When this point about the order being too harsh was argued before the appellate authority, the latter dealt with it in a most cursory manner, they noted. "We find this to be entirely unsatisfactory, and incorrect in law." It is ordinarily for the authorities to decide what is the area from which a person should be externed and for how long, the Bench said. "However, any order of the externment must be non- arbitrary and cannot be excessive. It cannot be more than the situation demands.

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AAP now prepares for polls in State

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s the various surveys have boosted the morale of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Delhi, the new political outfit under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal is now concentrating on Maharashtra. The party has decided to contest all 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state on its own. The AAP is fast shifting from a spoiler to a probable kingmaker in the upcoming Delhi elections. The party is fielding 65 candidates in the December 4 assembly polls in the capital. The AAP is all set to play a key role in forming the government. Mumbai is the second biggest base for the party. Being a new entrant in the poll fray, the AAP

Ravi Srivastava, spokesperson of AAP’s state unit has decided to enter the arena with full force in the state. According to Ravi Srivastava, spokesperson of the party’s state unit, “We have expedited the process of ex-

panding our base in the state. Our party will promise a clean and efficient government. We also promise to bring the cost of petrol and diesel to Rs.50 and Rs.40 respectively. We will abolish the state tax levied on oil in order to curb skyrocketing prices”. The selection of AAP candidates will be decided by the citizens. The party unit will first shortlist the top five contenders from the organisation in each constituency. The final candidate will be chosen by citizens though a poll, Srivastava informed. The AAP which has claimed victory in Delhi polls has already started preparations in the state. By the end of this year, the party will escalate its campaigning against the corruption.

MU’s ex-senator passes away By Yatin Ingle

ilip Karande, who served as a senator and management council member of the MU, passed away on Saturday after being on medication for several years. He was 56 and is survived by his wife and a son. He breat- Dilip Karande hed his last in a hospital in Malad where he was admitted for renal and cardiac problems. He, along with Raj Thackeray (then with Shiv Sena) and activists, had successfully organised Michael Jackson's historic tour in Mumbai in 1996. Earlier, he was an aggressive member of the Shiv Sena student wing, Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena and later joined the Yuva Sena, headed by Aditya Thackeray. Since 1986, the origin of MU’s election for the senate member, Karande had been consequently winning from the graduates’ constituency with the highest number of votes. He had also been grabbing the seats of the management council. Being a member, Karande had brought out various issues like the suspension of MU’s exam controller, permanent job for MU’s security department, setting up of committees like the fact finding committees. The last rites of Karande were held in a Malad crematorium on Saturday. Around 200 employees, along with the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, department heads, Deans and college principals were present at the funeral. Besides, people from the education field, political leaders like Pravin Darekar, Subhash Desai, Vinod Tawde and oth-

ers were also seen. Rajan Welukar, Vice-Chancellor, MU, said, “We have lost a true and hard-working senator and management council member of the varsity. He had been a person with values and principles who struggled for the best of education and lived for students’ issues”.

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CR awaits nod for DC-AC conversion By Kainaz Choksey

from the CRS, and that the Central Railway (CR) will start he Commmissioner of the DC to AC conversion beRailway Safety (CRS) has tween Kalyan and Thane and not yet sanctioned the Direct on the fifth and sixth lines, beCurrent (DC) to Alternating tween Kalyan and LTT from Current (AC) conversion on November 10. However, according to a CR the Kalyan-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Thane-Chha- official, “The Kalyan-LTT contrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) version will entail savings of and Harbour line as was ex- nearly Rs.1 crore per day including energy bills, detention pected by November 10. Reports have been pub- and time saving. It should lished by certain sections of have been commissioned by the media this month that a April end. In December 2012, green signal has been received we had approached the CRS

for approval. There was only a verbal correspondence between May to October regarding the sanction. Last week, an inspection was conducted by the CRS who found no shortcomings. A written sanction letter was expected last week.” “The CRS had inspected it last week. The entire cost of the DC-AC conversion project is Rs.1,299 crore. Till now the total expenditure incurred for the conversion is Rs. 910 crore for AC beyond Kalyan,” said the official.

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AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal too has fallen into the same old trap

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All political parties claim to be secular T

HEY are all secular – that’s what all politicians in the country say. The loudest claim in this regard is by the Congress. Its leaders even declare that there is Hindu terror in the country. And while publicly claiming that they are secular, privately they do not go to a Muslim house and eat there. What is also to be noted is that highest number of riots in the country is in Congressruled states. They have double standards in this regard. If one studies the secular claim of the Congress party, it can be clearly seen it is a politically motivated stand. The party’s main opponent is the BJP. All the time, it tries to make out that the BJP is a communal party. What it does is a planned attack on the BJP. Is the BJP communal? In BJP ruled states, the number of riots is less than in Congress ruled states. There is no welfare measure across the country from which the Muslims are kept out. Hundreds of Muslim leaders are active members of the BJP and some of them are at the top of the decision making panels. The BJP today emphatically states it is secular. The party leaders have found a new description: secular Hindu and secular Muslim. What is to be noted is that the party was only a few years ago far from secular. It was openly, aggressively communal. It boldly, proudly announced it believed in the Hindutwa. The Hindu Mahasabha was fully a party of Hindus. The Ayodhya ratha yatra was an aggressive Hindutwa happening. Hindutwa did work, but only for a few years. The BJP appears to have realised it does not work anymore. Gujarat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi who won his first election in the state used the Hindutwa ‘mantra’ extremely. Later on, he dropped it and now he talks only about governance and growth. It looks like all political parties now want to be described as secular and not communal. Evidently this is politically advantageous to do so.

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O, Arvind Kejriwal too is cut from the same cloth most politicians he decries are cut from. In order to woo the Muslim voters in the ongoing campaign for the Delhi Assembly, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party took the trouble to trek to Bareilly to call on the controversial cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza. This was least expected of someone who self-avowedly champions new politics, nay, clean politics. Courting various mullahas and maulanas for Muslim votes, we thought, was the worst form of identity politics practised by the degenerate parties like the Congress, wasn’t it? How come, then, Kejriwal, the self-styled messiah of new politics, too has fallen into the same old trap. Lest you did not know the background of Raza, we might nudge your memory. It is the same maulana who had hit national headlines sometime ago by announcing an award of Rs.5 lakh for anyone who killed the controversial Bangladeshi author Tasleema Nasreen. Prior to that Raza had made bigger headlines, issuing a fatwa against the former US President George W. Bush, and announcing an award of Rs.25 lakh for anyone who beheaded him. Given such macabre background of the maulana, it is rather surprising that the AAP leader deemed it fit and proper to seek his support for Muslim votes. He too seems to believe that Muslims are like dumb cattle, to be herded in the polling booth of whichever party their maulavis and maulanas might take a fancy to? Of course, that is highly insulting to ordinary Muslims. How they vote cannot be, should not be, a function of their religion, but of their felt experiences as citizens like all other citizens. For prices of onions, a gnawing sense of insecurity, joblessness, hopelessness et al affects them as much as it affects followers of all other religions. Besides, Kejriwal’s action buttresses, the BJP charge that minority communalism and appeasement is condoned by the secularists. The same people would look askance if there is an appeal edgeways to the priests and pandits of the Hindus. Or is it that appealing to minority religionists is par for the secular course while it not kosher to be seen consorting with majority religionists? If appealing to the maulvis and maulanas for votes is okay, it should be okay too to appeal to the purohits and pandits of various mutts and mandirs, isn’t it, Mr. Kejriwal? The double-faced secularist class is the biggest ally of the Sangh Parivar. The Sangh parivaar is not communal because the secularist parivaar itself practices the politics of communalism. (Remember Shah Bano?) Caught on the wrong foot, Kejriwal now says he did not know the antecedents of Raza. His esteemed AAP colleague, the senior Supreme Court lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, should tell him that ignorance is no defence. Kejriwal’s carefully planned mission to Bareilly has misfired, a fact acknowledged by AAP by its refusal to answer questions on his meeting with the controversial Maulana. In his quest for votes, he too is willing to stoop low. Which is such a pity. For, he had set out to cleanse the augean stables of politics. He has faltered at the first opportunity. Meanwhile, predictions of various opinion polls for the Delhi Assembly seem a trifle too optimistic for AAP. Given the strong anti-incumbency wave running through the capital, it is unlikely that the Delhi voter would do anything that would even by sheer default risk the perpetuation of the same old Congress regime. Voting for AAP can only help the Congress, not AAP. For regardless of the media hype, the presence of AAP on the ground remains rather thin. In fact, so thin that in number of cases after it had announced its candidates it has had to withdraw them on being told of their criminal or unsavoury antecedents. A party with an in-

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adequate organisational reach can only act as a spoiler, not a winner. Votes cast in favour will actually redound to the credit of the Congress. Voters are forewarned.

Sibal the maker of facts

APIL SIBAL seems to be on a weak wicket when he challenges Narendra Modi to a debate. And a debate on facts? Ha, ha! Leaving aside Modi for the moment, since when facts have become the strong suit of zero-revenue-loss Sibal? The bumptious Law and Telecom Minister allows his imagination to run riot while building a case for whatever brief he might have in hand at a given time. Having now taken upon himself to tear down the challenge of the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Sibal has even conjured up the real cause for the astronomically high prices of lowly onions. In one word, Modi. If you believe Sibal, Modi alone is responsible for your onion tears because he diverted

with Rahul Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi, was rather too harsh. He could well have reminded Sibal of the time when in the hey day of Indian-style wrestling, you could challenge Rustom-e-Hind Dara Singh only if you ‘first’ managed to get the better of his younger brother Randhawa. However, most graciously, Jaitley himself volunteered to debate Sibal, even though he is a front-rank leader of the BJP. But then Sibal is stuck in a party where, like everyone else who is not a Gandhi, he too is doomed to remain a second rung leader. For the record, Sibal was senior to Jaitley in the legal profession but then he chose to join the familycontrolled party whereas Jaitley joined the BJP. The rest, as they say, is history. Now, poor Sibal is reduced to tell plain lies on behalf of the ‘Family Firm’.

Dikshit has media in her pocket

ELHI Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit is good at cultivating media. That is why even the most egregious acts of her government have largely gone unnoticed. Otherwise, several indictments by the Delhi Lokayukata Manmohan Sarin, the Shungloo Report into the Commonwealth Games plunder and loot, the ongoing nexus between the Delhi Government and one of the electricity distribution companies, as further evidenced from the photograph of a Congress minister on the electricity bills, etc., would have been enough to earn her the wrath of the people. But because of her carefully cultivated relations with the media, Dikshit has got away lightly. Virendra Kapoor How well she tries and keeps the media on vast acres of land in Kutch away from onion her side is clear from the recent case of a concultivation to give it away dirt cheap to his troversial journalist who was granted permisfavourite industrialists, the Adanis. Hence the sion to dig a new borewell on his Mehrauli shortage of onions in the country. Hence the farm despite there being a blanket ban in inordinate rise in the price of onions. QED. place. The chief minister alone has the disLike the good lawyer that he is, Sibal can col- cretionary power to grant such permissions lect his fees from his clients, the All India which she has given to the said journalist Congress Committee, 24 Akbar Road, New though there are a whole number of equally Delhi–110 001, and move on. But the false- deserving applicants from the same region hoods he has strewn along the way would still whose borewells have dried up and there is no provision of an alternative source of drinkneed to be cleared, isn’t it? Since truth concerns us all, but, apparently, ing water. not Sibal, onions are grown the most in four Admittedly, the policy is flawed insofar as districts of Gujarat. Mind you, Kutch is not having legalised factories and farms the govone of them. All four, namely, Jamnagar, Ju- ernment should either undertake to supply nagadh, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, are in piped water or allow them to tap ground water Saurashtra. But as we said when you are aim- through borewells. When a pre-existing ing high, wanting to reach the moon, making borewell goes dry, there should be automatic up a few facts along the way should be the permission for digging deeper unless the Govleast of your concerns. Sibal the lawyer will ernment is ready to provide an alternative re-write the Constitution to defend his crim- source of water. But banning new bore-wells inal friends like Lalu Yadav. Why wouldn’t he and deeper digging of old ones is only creating manufacture a few facts to demolish Modi? avenues for corruption as people with money As for his challenge to Modi, Arun Jaitley’s still manage to get round the ban by bribing retort that the BJP’s prime ministerial candi- police and civic authorities. As for the discredate wasn’t likely to debate ‘a second or third tionary permission for digging borewells, rung’ Congress leader, and would rather spar shouldn’t there be a criterion in place?

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Trust in God

its sheath. The woman was even more puzzled -- what he is doing? Then he brought the naked sword close to the woman's neck — so close man just got married and was returning that just a small gap was there, it was almost home with his wife. They were crossing a touching her neck. He said, "Are you afraid?” She laughed and lake in a boat when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman said, "Why should I be afraid? If the sword is in was very much afraid because it seemed al- your hands? I know you love me." He put the sword back and said, "This is my most hopeless. But the man sat silently, calm answer. I know God loves me, and the sword is in His hands, and the storm is in His hands -so whatsoever is going to happen is going to be good. If we survive, good; if we don't survive, and quiet, as if nothing was happening. The woman was trembling and she said, good -- because everything is in his hands, and "Are you not afraid? This may be our last mo- he cannot do anything wrong.” This is the trust one needs to imbibe. Such ment of life! It doesn’t seem that we will be able to reach the other shore. Only some miracle tremendous trust is capable of transforming can save us, otherwise death is certain. Are you your whole life! And only such tremendous not afraid? Are you mad or something? Are you trust is capable of transforming your life -- less than that won't do." a stone or something?" — Osho The man laughed and took the sword out of

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Indian cricket’s new heroes

A TON on debut is special and Rohit Sharma stamped his authority on the Test scene with a brilliant 177 in Tendulkar’s penultimate Test at the historic Eden Gardens to signal that he is good enough to get into Sachin’s shoes at this level of cricket. Rohit Sharma used the historic setting to perfection and his match winning ton was dedicated to the Little Master and a send off present to the God of cricket. Rohit is in brilliant form and is one batsman who can fit in all forms of cricket; be it Test matches or the shorter version of the game. The ton in his first Test was an icing on the cake after his heroic double ton in the previous game at Bangalore which helped India clinch the ODI series against the West Indies.R. Ashwin too must be complemented for his 2nd Test ton and his record partnership with Rohit which has put India in the driver’s seat in the Kolkata game when at one time we seem to be faltering with wickets falling at regular intervals.Team India look solid BRILLIANT TON: Rohit Sharma and R. Ashwin put India in driver’s seat. as ever and we are today the best batting side in the world in all given to Sachin. India’s rejection of (DRS) despite the pleas of ICC as forms of cricket. state-of-the-art decision review we use money power to nullify all — S.N. Kabra technology cost it a wicket. The effects and win easily at home all same thing holds good when the time. Even Powell and Samuels Shane Shillinford was declared were dismissed by dubious deci INDIA’S stone-age attitude to tech- LBW to Sachin Tendulkar. We did sions in the second innings. The Innology may have cost Sachin Ten- not contest as the same was taken dian team is trying to evade state of dulkar’s wicket at the Eden by the man with a Golden Arm and art technology by giving lame exGardens, Kolkata. The Indian press there is no doubt. India once again cuses and once when it pinches went ga-ga about the LBW decision refused a decision review system them all through a test match and

Narendra Modi

Political travesty THIS refers to Tavleen Singh’s article ‘Can secularists stop Modi?’ (ADC Nov. 8). The veteran journalist has made a correct analysis regarding the conclave of the so-called ‘secularist leaders’ of this country. The majority of these assorted leaders who assembled in Delhi last week, have no credibility at all. It is their mortal ‘dread’ of being pushed into the dustbin of Indian politics, the unholy lot came together, once again. Their fight against ‘Fascist and Communal forces’ typifies only one thing – the appeasement of Muslims in every other way. In the political lexicon of these senile leaders, anybody including Narendra Modi, who espouses the just cause of the vast majority of Hindus, is ‘communal’ and those (including themselves and many Congressmen), making rabid Muslim propaganda are ‘Secularists’! Can there be a bigger travesty than this?

illegal practices usually prosper at the expense of honest, law abiding citizens. The Maharashtra Electricity Distribution Company for Bhiwandi circle has justified the increase in electricity tariff citing huge losses due to power theft and unpaid bills. Both these contingencies can be remedied with the requisite will. Power theft is rampant because the concerned electricity board officials are handsomely rewarded for turning a blind eye, but hardly any punitive action is taken against them. Also, huge unpaid bills are accumulated by government offices and the electricity board pleads helplessness in recovering their dues. This is patently ridiculous. If you or I delay payment of our electricity bills, we promptly get a notice of disconnection of supply. The real malaise is that there is no sustained recovery effort and no real interest in doing so. Besides, the present indifferent attitude is a cosy arrangement where the officials get rich and the common man is made to suffer. — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba

Campa Cola solution

THE heading is not intended to be a pun. But here is a feasible solution to the woes of all the residents. Although only some of the residents are losing their flats, the entire exercise will weaken the structure and create even more problems for those who continue to stay there. So here is a solution. Bring down the whole structure and build smaller flats for everyone so that the FSI is not exceeded and only that many flats as currently existing and only for the present residents. — Chandramohan, Ghatkopar Somehow it appears that some land sharks-cum-builders in connivance with some netas are trying to get their hands on that parcel of THIS has reference to your article land. That is why there is no hulla‘No power for the loom’ (ADC, Nov. baloo in the corporation or the leg8). It is a paradox in our country that islature. — T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli those who indulge in unethical and

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lose by a close margin only then BCCI will realise its folly and embrace technology. Instead of just seeing the weakness of opposition we blame umpiring while winning matches at home all the time. It is indeed a shame to blame the umpires. Be a sport always.

helped Ashwin move up in the Test all-rounders standings. He is the trump card bowler for India and to replace him from the playing XI is an impossible task now. He is the real gem of a player to hit a purple patch as a star all-rounder in the Indian Team. — C.K. Ramani

TEAM India showed more evidence of their home supremacy as — Jayanthy S. Maniam, Sion they defeated a weak West Indies side by an innings and 51 runs within three days. It was Rohit WHEN critics were writing off the Sharma and Ravichandran Ashtalent of Tamil Nadu off-spinner, win in the morning, turning a lost Ravichandran Ashwin, he came out cause into an impregnable posiwith a sterling performance with tion. Shami Ahmed bowled well on the bat and made a match of it at a helpful Kolkata track to fashion Kolkata. Ashwin did wonderfully the innings win. It’s not often in well to bat for a longer time on the a Test match that one debutant – second day track when Shillingford Rohit – scores a hundred and anwas running through the Indian other – Shami – takes a fiver. With batting line up with wiles and the old ball reversing out of Shami’s guiles. Ashwin coming to the side hand, the West Indies collapsed alas a spinner made a mark as a bats- most on cue, ending the game in man. Ashwin came, saw and con- three days, robbing a hit in his last quered the cricketing field with a Test series. However, the media definitely solid defence, calculated attack and a will to achieve the goal forgot the high all-round performagainst all odds. He foxed world ance of Ravi Chandran Ashwin as class batsmen like Powell and he stood firm when the score line Samuels to go for a stroke. With five was 146 for 6 and took top order wickets and a century from his bat, wickets to start the collapse. He is Ashwin is the all-rounder Dhoni the finest all-rounder in the makwas looking for. Ashwin backed up ing and plays high class cricket his bowling performance with fine with both bat and ball. variety. The show with the ball has — Maniam Ramani, Kharghar On the other hand, if you look at the development aspect as the first and foremost then the money spent on this mission could have been usefully deployed for the benefit of the people. A number of villages are without electricity and they grope in darkness after dawn. It is the duty of the government to provide food, shelter and clothing to the people living below poverty line. It is a clarion call to the government at the Centre to use funds in the right manner. — Chitra Krishnan, Nerul

Sri Lankan Tamils – Indians? AS reported, a lot of hue and cry is being raised over the PM’s visit to attend the CHOGM meeting in

Colombia, Sri Lanka which is unnecessary. Sri Lanka is being accused of atrocities against Tamils who have settled in Sri Lanka and who asked for a separate statehood in Sri Lanka. No country in the world will like their country being divided or disintegrated. So Sri Lanka is fully justified in taking any action to avoid division or dismemberment of its country. Now Tamils have settled all over the world. They left the mother country and preferred to live in the country of their choice. Obviously they have to salute the flag of that country and obey their constitution and the law of that nation. We should take care of Indian Tamils in our country. — S.P. Sharma, Napean Sea Road

Pawar under the scanner THIS refers to ‘Stumbling blocks’ (ADC, Nov. 4) on the NCP attending the meeting of all the nonCongress and non-BJP parties ostensibly to keep communalism away but in reality to throw its weight behind them to make sure that it will be in the reckoning in case the Third Front gets a favourable verdict in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. It is no secret that the Maratha strongman, Sharad Pawar, still nurtures his ambitions to become Prime Minister and has voiced his opposition to Rahul Gandhi being projected as the Congress’ PM-candidate citing that he lacks administrative experience. He would have had his chance if he had not parted ways with the Congress on his disapproval of Sonia Gandhi due to her foreign origin. Now, even if he merges his NCP with the Congress, it is doubtful if he will get to become the PM. And so he is clearly dilly dallying with all the other parties in the hope that,

being the most experienced politician, he may get their nod to head the government. Only time will tell whether he will succeed in his efforts or not. — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

IT is learnt that Sharad Pawar, Union Minister of Agriculture has also become the President of MCA and ‘refused’ to answer any question on the ‘rising’ prices of the onions and said to have admonished journalists saying that they did not have ‘common sense’ to question him out-of-place. Pawar is supposed to have taken suo motu measures to ensure that there was no hoarding of onions so that there is no undue exponential increase in the prices. He was duty-bound to have done this on top-most priority. How can Pawar be allowed to hold both the posts in the country? The ‘retail prices’ of the onions, vegetables and other essentials are soaring at

How can Sharad Pawar be allowed to hold both the posts in the country? their own will and there seems to be no control over them apart from the export of onions without regard to the domestic consumption. The less said is better about the PDS. There is nothing ‘wrong’ in asking Pawar about the onion prices the scope of which comes under the administrative control of his ministry and this nation looks forward to responsible action from a minister like him. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

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Understanding Metals and Non-metals

in which each carbon atom is joined by altenate single and double bond.

Our earth is an abundant source of material. Most of these materials are the compounds of some or the other elements. Elements are classified into metals, non-metals and mettaloids.

Functional groups in organic compounds : The atom or group of atoms present in the molecule which determines characteristic properties of the organic compounds is called functional group.

Physical properties of metals : They are solid at room temperature (except mercury and gallium),have lustre, are malleable and ductile ,are good conductors of heat and electricity, have high melting and boiling point and are said to be sonorous. Physical properties of non-metals : They are either in solid or gaseous state (except bromine which is in liquid state), do not have luster (except iodine and diamond), are not hard (except diamond), and do not conduct electricity except graphite. Metalloids posses properties of both metals and nonmetals e.g. Silicon, Germanium, Antimony. Chemical properties of metals : Reaction with oxygen : -Almost all metals react with oxygen to form metal oxide. -Most metal oxides are insoluble in water but some of these dissolve in water to form alkalies. Eg sodium oxide. Reaction of metals with water : -Metals like Na and K react vigorously with cold water whereas Ca reacts less vigorously to release hydrogen gas. -Mg reacts with hot water whereas Al, Fe and Zn react with steam. -Metals like gold silver and copper do not react with water at all. Reaction of metals with acids : -Metals react with hydrochloric acid to form respective metal chloride and hydrogen gas. But copper does not react with dil. HCl. -Metals react with sulphuric acid to form metal sulphate and hydrogen gas is released. -Only Mg and Mn react with nitric acid to evolve hydrogen gas, other metals do not react. Reaction of metals with solutions of other metal salts : -A more reactive metal can displace a less active metal from its compound in a solution. Reaction of metals with non-metals : Metals react with non-metals to form electrovalent or ionic compounds. Electrovalent or ionic compounds : These are compounds formed by transfer of electrons from a metal to a nonmetal. Eg NaCl, MgCl2 . Covalent compounds : These are chemical compounds that are formed by mutual sharing of one or more pair of electrons between the two combining atoms. Eg. Water H-O-H. Properties of ionic compounds: -They are solid and hard. -They are generally brittle and break into pieces when pressure is applied. -They have high melting and boiling point. -They are generally soluble in water and insoluble in organic solvents like kerosene. -They do not conduct electricity in solid state, but conduct electricity in molten or aqueous soln. Occurrence of Metals : Metals occur in nature in free as well as in combined state. In compound state they are found in the form of their oxide ores, carbonate ores or sulphide ores. Minerals : are naturally occurring compounds of metals along with other impurities. Ores : The minerals from which metals are extracted profitably and conveniently are called ores. Gangue: The impurities like soil, sand and rocky materials etc. in the ore are called as gangue. Metallurgy : The process used for extraction of metals in their pure form from their ores is called metallurgy. Decreasing order of reactivity of metals : K > Na > Ca > Mg > Al > Zn > Fe > Pb > Cu > Hg > Ag > Au Extraction of Aluminium ( a metal of high reactivity) : Aluminium is a reactive metal with At. No. 13 and does not occur in free state in nature. It is extracted from its main ore bauxite (Al2O3.H2O). Extraction of Aluminium involves the following two steps : Concentration of ore i.e. conversion of bauxite into alumina by Bayer’s process. Electrolytic reduction of pure alumina.

Functional group Type of compound

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – 8 & 9 Refining of metals : The most widely used method for refining impure metals is electrolytic refining. Corrosion : is degradation of materials due to reaction with its environment. Galvanizing, Tinning, Anodizing and Alloying are methods used for prevention of corrosion of metals.

Amazing world of Carbon compounds

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. The carbon compounds containing covalently bonded carbon atoms are called ‘organic compounds’. Compounds obtained from minerals were termed as inorganic compounds. Hydrocarbons - the fundamental organic compounds : Organic compounds containing hydrogen and carbon are the fundamental organic compounds known as ‘parent compounds’. These compounds are known as ‘hydrocarbons’. Properties of Organic compounds : - The atoms are covalently bonded. - They have low melting and boiling points. - They are generally insoluble in water but are soluble in other organic solvents. - They are poor conductors of heat and electricity. - They burn in air to form CO2 and H2O with evolution of large amount of heat. Methane : It is called marsh gas. Its molecular formula is CH4 . The electronic configuration of carbon is (2,4). It has four electrons in its outermost orbit and hence it is tetravalent. Classification of Hydrocarbons

Open chain

Closed chain

Saturated

Unsaturated

Alkane General formula : CnH2n+2 Eg n= 1 : CH4 n = 2 : C2H6 n = no of carbon atoms

Alkene C=C General formula : CnH2n Eg n= 1 : CH2 = CH2 n = 2 : CH3ͲCH = CH2

Alkyne CŁC General formula : CnH2nͲ2 Eg n= 1 : HͲC Ł CͲH n = 2 : CH3ͲC Ł CͲH

Catenation : The property of direct bonding between atoms of same element to from a chain is known as catenation. Allotropy : The phenomenon of existence of a substance in various physical forms but with same chemical properties is known as allotropy. Carbon exists in both crystalline and amorphous forms. The two well known allotropes of carbon are diamond and graphite. Isomers and Isomerism : Compounds with identical molecular formula but different structures are called isomers and the property is called isomerism. Aromatic compounds : Benzene and its derivatives which contain benzene rings are called aromatic compounds. Benzene ring is made up of six carbon atoms

!OH

Alcohol

!CHO

O II !C!

Aldehyde

Ketone

O II !C!OH Carboxylic acid

!X (where X is Cl, Br, F, I) Halogens

Chemical properties of Carbon compounds : Combustion of Hydrocarbons : All hydrocarbons burn in air/oxygen to form CO2 and H2O. The reactions are exothermic with the evolution of a large amount of heat. Eg CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g) + heat and light If very limited air is supplied then methane gives carbon black. Eg: CH4(g) + O2(g) C(s) + 2H2O(g) Addition reaction : The reaction in which two molecules react to form a single product is known as addition reaction. This type of reaction occurs only in unsaturated compounds to form other saturated products. HH Nickel I I Eg: H-C=C-H + H-H H-C-C-H I I ∆ I I HH HH (Ethylene) (Hydrogen) (Ethane) Hydrogenation : Unsaturated hydrocarbons add hydrogen in presence of Nickel catalyst to give saturated hydrocarbons. Such addition reaction is called hydrogenation. Eg : Same as above Substitution reaction : Reactions where one or more atoms in a molecule are replaced by another atom or atoms is called substitution reaction. Eg :

CH4(g) + Cl2(g)

CH3Cl

HCl

(H is replaced/substituted by Cl) Some important carbon compounds : Ethanol : also called as ethyl alcohol or spirit has a formula C2H5OH and has a linear structure CH3CH2OH. Properties : Ethanol is colourless liquid and has a pleasant odour. Boiling point is 78oC and freezing point is 114oC. It is combustible and burns with a blue flame. Ethanoic Acid : Commonly known as acetic acid has formula C2H4O2 and has a linear structure CH3COOH. Properties: It is a weak acid, colourless, corrosive liquid and has a pungent smell at ordinary temperature. Below 290K it solidifies to an ice like mass called glacial acetic acid. Soap and detergent : Soaps are cleansing agents which are capable of reacting with water to dislodge the unwanted particles from cloth or skin . The molecules of soap are sodium or potassium salts of long carboxylic acids.

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ith the largest public sector lenders in the country, State Bank of India (SBI) and private sector bank HDFC increasing interest rates by 20 basis points on loans across the board, including home and auto, may have been explained as a mere catching up step with interest rates of other banks. Yet it certainly is indicative of the things to expect in the future. This move may not have invoked a sharp reaction from industry watchers, but the repercussions will certainly be felt by everybody. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is quite imperative that other banks will soon follow suit as their cost of funds have gone up due to the recent hike in repo rate announced by RBI,â&#x20AC;? says Rajiv Raj, Co-Founder & Director, CreditVidya , an investment and credit advisory firm. It is believed that typically, credit growth picks up in the third quarter of every financial year. But now a hike in interest rates may keep people from taking loans, believes Raj. The repo rate has moved up 50 basis points since July (to the current level of 7.75 %) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Till the inflationary concerns are not addressed we will be in a regime of high interest rate,â&#x20AC;? feels Raj. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Borrowers need to evaluate their current interest outflow and look at options to either switch or reprise with lenders to lower interest rate burden and save money,â&#x20AC;? he suggests. According to V N Kulkarni, Chief Counselor with the Bank of India-sponsored Abhay Credit Counseling Centre, following the diktat by RBI that banks should rely more on deposit rates to increase their net interest margins (NIMs) will see many bankers also increasing their deposit rates in the near future. Already, indicating a hardening of interest rates, major public sector lenders Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Canara Bank have raised fixed deposit rates on various maturities by as much as 0.50 % last week. â&#x20AC;?The increase in fixed deposit rates will certainly lead to a hike in lending rates sooner or later,â&#x20AC;? says Kulkarni. The direct effect would be seen on consumer loans off take; mainly auto and housing. The equated monthly instalments (EMIs) would go up by Rs 500-600 on a 20 years loan of Rs 20 lakhs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the middle class which will bear the maximum brunt of this,â&#x20AC;? says Kulkarni. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their monthly out goings have already spiralled with high cost of groceries and vegetables. Now with EMIs going up further, overall savings will come down,â&#x20AC;? he explains. The overall savings ratio coming down will not be good for the

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In a regime of high interest rates borrowers need to evaluate their current interest outflow and look at options to either switch or renegotiate with lenders to lower their interest rate burdens and save money

country eventually,â&#x20AC;? he says, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next monetary policy will play a crucial role in deciding the direction of interest rates.â&#x20AC;? How will this affect the auto and housing sector is the big question. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hike in interest rate is not good news for the already struggling automobile sales. In the last quarter there has been a fall in off-take of auto loans. This festival season also witnessed a lot of freebies been offered by the car manufacturers and dealer to stimulate auto sales,â&#x20AC;? says Rajiv Raj. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The same has been the case for real estate. For a home buyer is severely impacted on account of any rise in interest rates and no dramatic corrections in real estate prices,â&#x20AC;? he says. Rising financing costs are all the more painful, because Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate developments take a long time to build because of a vast and often corrupt regulatory apparatus. Publicly traded real estate investment groups in India are heavily in debt, so they struggle to make interest payments and are not in a position to bankroll further proj-

ects. That combination has produced an almost unanimous bearishness about the short-term prospects for residential, commercial and industrial real estate prices in India. Sanjay Dutt, the Executive Managing Director for South Asia at Cushman & Wakefield, predicted that real estate prices would fall 10 % in big Indian cities and 15 % on the outskirts of large cities, where many speculative projects have been built. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given the sentiment of the market, there could be a sharp correction between now and Gudi Padwa,- an annual festival next March that has long been considered in India an auspicious time to buy real estate,â&#x20AC;? said he. Similarly, Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle sales growth is expected to remain in the negative in the current fiscal year ending March 2014, an industry

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FOREX RESERVES DROP BY $1.65 BN

After rising for four consecutive weeks, India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $1.657 billion to $281.294 billion in the week to November 1 on account of drop in a key component, Reserve Bank said. In the previous reporting week, reserves had increased by $1.828 billion to $282.95 billion.

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KOCHHAR MOST POWERFUL INDIAN BUSINESSWOMAN

ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar has been named as the most powerful businesswoman in India for the third consecutive year by Fortune Magazine. Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank and Aruna Jayanthi of Capgemini India have taken the second and third place in the Fortune list of 50 most powerful businesswomen ranking for 2013.

RBI ALLOWS THIRD-PARTY PAYMENTS FOR EXPORT, IMPORT

Easing procedures, the Reserve Bank has allowed third-party payment for export and import transactions. With a view to further liberalise the procedure relating to payments for exports/imports, banks are allowed payments for export of goods/software to be received from a third-party, the RBI said. Banks are also permitted to make payments to a thirdparty for import of goods, it added. Third-party refers to an entity other than the buyer or the seller. The RBI said the procedure has been liberalised taking into account evolving international trade practices.

SHRIRAM CITY SEEKS SEBI NOD TO RAISE UP TO RS 200 CR

Shriram City Union Finance has sought market regulator Sebi’s approval to raise up to Rs 200 crore through non-convertible debentures (NCDs). “Public issue by Shriram City of secured redeemable NCDs of face value of Rs 1,000 each aggregating up to Rs 10,000 lakh with an option to retain over subscription up to Rs 10,000 lakh for issuance of additional NCDs aggregating to a total of up to Rs 20,000 lakh,” the company said in a draft prospectus filed with Sebi.

APPAREL RETAILERS EXPECT 15.20% GROWTH

Apparel retailers expect a double digit growth of 15.20% over the next six months of the financial year 2013-14, according to a survey by Ginesys. As per a pan-India consumer sentiment survey across over 250 apparel retail outlets, fashion is slowdown proof if India’s apparel retailers are to be believed. The survey results show that the first half of the fiscal saw average sales growth of 12.84% with tier II cities leading by 13.59% growth as compared to a growth of 12.26% in tier I cities.

IOC NET DIPS 82% IN Q2

State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) reported 82.5% drop in net profit for the July- September quarter due to foreign exchange losses and the government not fully compensating it for losses on fuel sales. Net profit fell to Rs 1,683.92 crore during the second quarter of the 2013-14 fiscal, from Rs 9,611 crore in the same period a year ago.

DIAGEO MAY MISS DEADLINE TO FULLY ACQUIRE STAKE IN USL

World’s largest spirits maker Diageo Plc may not be able to fully acquire the proposed 27.40% stake in United Spirits Ltd (USL) ahead of the November 11 deadline with IDBI Bank refusing to release pledged shares. In a filing to BSE, Relay B V, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diageo Plc, said acquisition of 2.38% from USL Benefit Trust is yet to be completed.

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ver the Last five years or so the stock markets have been very volatile and huge swings have been witnessed based on news flows either negative or positive. Looking back the Indian stock markets achieved a life time high on 8th January 2008 with the Sensex placed at 21,207 and the Nifty at 6357. However soon thereafter the mood reversed and the indices touched an all time low on 27th October 2008 with the Sensex at 6300 and the Nifty at 2250 a fall of 70% in a short span of just 9 months time. The sharp fall was attributed to woes faced by US, like the sub-prime crisis and the subsequent collapse of Lehman Brothers, apart from where several investment banks had to be bailed out. Thereafter the outlook turned positive with the Sensex touching 20,965 and the Nifty 6307 on 5th November 2010. Soon thereafter the mood turned sour again with a host of scams, like the Commonwealth game scam. The 2G Scam etc. hike in interest rates, policy paralysis to name a few... At the international level the euro zone crisis further dampened the sentiment and on 20th December the indices touched lows with the Sensex at 15,175 and the Nifty at 4544. Thus over the last five years the stock markets in general have not generated any returns to investors though some select stocks in the large cap segment have generated huge returns while on the other hand many mid cap and small cap stocks have depreciated by more than 100%. The scenario was due to slow down in

consumption driven by persistent inflation. Investments were hit by high interest rates and policy paralysis. Both borrowers and lenders became risk averse because of governance concerns, delays in approvals and tighter credit conditions. For lenders, risk aversion was the result of the erosion of asset quality, deteriorating cash flow situation of borrowers eroding their credit worthiness and heightened risk premiums Over the past few years, the RBI tightened monetary policy to curb inflation. The policy rate (repo) was raised thirteen times between March 2010 and October 2011, involving an increase of 375 basis points from 4.75% to 8.50%. The RBI took a pause after October 2011, in line with the decline in WPI inflation from 10% to below 8% and the sharp decline in output growth. It cut rates by 50 bps in April 2012 and lowered rates twice by 25 bps on each occasion in January and March 2013. After Mr. Chidambaram took over the finance ministry the outlook once again turned positive as a few reforms were initiated in the form of diesel price hike, FDI in retail, the pension bill, the land acquisition bill etc. After September 4, once the new Reserve Bank Governor took over the sentiment

turned positive once again. Over the last five years or so the stock markets world over have been very volatile due to the uncertainty prevailing. However, over the years most of the governments have been addressing the problems and it now looks like that stability is taking place in the markets. With the GDP touching a low of 4.4% in the first quarter it appears that the Indian economy is bottoming out and going ahead the outlook looks more promising, albeit uncertainties on the US tapering, the outcome of the state and general elections. Long term investors can look at gradually investing at current prices and further declines in quality infrastructure and infrastructure related stocks like L&T, BHEL, Cummins, ABB, Engineers India, Reliance Infra, Siemens and Thermax to name a few. At the same time recent trends suggest that headline inflation is coming down driven by softening of global commodity prices and as inflation comes down, it will create more headroom for RBI to cut rates which in turn will result in boosting spending (Capex and Consumer).

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expert said last week, despite car sales rising for the first time in 10 months in August. It is not just sales; production of most categories of vehicles was down in the first half of this financial year over the same period last year. During April-September, passenger vehicle production was down a little over 2% at 1,523,654 units and that of commercial vehicles dropped nearly 12% to 363,714 units, with the numbers for heavy and medium commercial vehicles falling over 21%. Among two-wheelers, production of motorcycles and step-throughs was marginally down at 5,960,264 units, while mopeds fell 11% to 346,350 units. In April-September 2013, while passenger vehicle sales fell 5%

to 1,200,792 units, commercial vehicles dropped by 15 % to 3,26,648 units, of which medium and heavy commercial vehicles fell by a steep 25 % to 105,497 units. “I do not see any positive benefits to borrowers when interest rates go up. On the other hand the impact would be so severe that many borrowers will be forced to extend the tenor of loans if they wish to pay the same EMI,” says Rajiv Raj. “We have seen in past that the subsequent rise of repo rate have ended up in negative amortization of the loans, which means that borrower only services interest payment for a longer period of time, pushing their debt further,” he concludes. Incidentally, in this age of credit card and EMI purchases the consumer goods segment could also be adversely affected.

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ast week too the Rupee continued to depreciate and fell to a more than five-week low after Standard and Poor’s stated that the country may face a rating downgrade next year if the new government fails to revive economic growth. Also the rumors were out in the market that oil refiners have resumed buying some of their dollar requirements from the market. Consistent dollar buying by some state-run banks in recent sessions had led to the speculation that refiners were meeting some of their dollar demand directly from the market. On a weekly basis Rupee depreciated for the fourth week in a row and is expected to depreciate further in coming days due to the country’s external deficit and the impact of a possible tapering in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stimulus programme. The trading range for the spot USD/INR pair for the week

is expected to be within 62.00 to 63.50. It is recommended to be cautious and Buy USD/INR Futures on dips with the appropriate stop loss as Rupee is expected to depreciate against dollar. Pivot Point for the Pair is at 62.70 and below (see table) is the Support and Resistance levels. The advance estimate of US third-quarter 2013 annualized GDP growth was 2.8%, unexpectedly above the 2.5% increase in the second quarter. Market expectations had been for a 2.0% increase in the third quarter. The unexpected pick-up in overall GDP growth was despite moderation in the pace of growth in consumer spending to 1.5% from 1.8% in the second quarter. As well, investment in equipment declined 3.7%, which was its first quarterly decline since the third quarter of 2012. Offset was provided by sizeable gains in residential investment (14.6%), investment in nonresidential structures (12.3%), and a larger than expected build in inventories that accounted for 0.8 percentage points of overall GDP growth in the quarter. Government spending inched up 0.4% despite continued declines in spending by the federal government (-1.7%) with offset provided by a 1.5% rise in spending at the state and local level. Net trade provided a broadly expected 0.3 percentage points of support to growth in the third quarter as a 4.6% increase in exports outpaced a 1.8% rise 27 Nov 13 USD/INR

1st Support 62.2550

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in imports. According to Bloomberg market surveys, total non-farm payrolls (NFP) of +120K (prior +148K; range +175/50K) and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 7.3% (prior 7.2%; range 7.6/7.2%). Forecast model indicates an October headline NFP number of +149K jobs, which is above consensus forecasts. It is important to note that this October report is susceptible to distortions arising from the shutdown of the US government during the first half of the month. The unemployment rate, which comes from the household survey of the BLS report, is likely to rise to 7.3%. The Conference Board survey of consumer confidence which surveys households is notable as it shows a slight deterioration in the labor dif-

S3 60.3150

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ferential (jobs hard-to-get minus jobs plentiful) which has rebounded to 22.2 in October from the 5-year low seen in September. Despite the potential for an uptick, the broader trend in the unemployment rate remains to the downside, showing continued but gradual improvement. Financial markets weakened as the strongerthan-expected growth of the US economy raised speculations that the Fed might push forward the QE tapering. The US dollar strengthened after the data released while at the same time lifted by the sell-off in the euro following the surprising rate cut by the ECB. In the commodity sector, WTI crude continued its fall and is heading towards fifth weekly fall in a row. Gold initially climbed higher after the ECB rate cut but gave up all its gains after the US GDP data and is also heading towards its consecutive second weekly fall.

Mutual Funds AUM Decline In September Quarter

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ndian mutual funds’ average assets under management (AUM) fell by 4.5% or Rs 38,355 cr to Rs 8.08 lakh cr during the quarter ended September 2013 according to CRISIL, while equity mutual funds’ average assets under management (AUM) fell by 6% or Rs 12,737 cr. The quarter marked the sharpest decline in mutual fund assets since December 2010. Investor sentiments were low due to the volatility in equity and debt markets following the weak Indian currency, CRISIL said in its monthly funds newsletter called CRISIL Fund Insights. Equity mutual funds’ AUM witnessed its highest fall in the last seven quarters to Rs 1.86 lakh cr in the September quarter led by outflows and mark to market (MTM) fall, according to CRISIL. Consolidated assets of money market and ultra short-term funds saw a fall of Rs 41,377 cr in the latest quarter, the biggest fall for the combined categories since AMFI started declaring average AUM numbers. The fall was due to heightened volatility in the categories post the

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*Note:- Returns calculated for less than 1 year are Absolute returns and returns calculated for more than 1 year are compounded annualized. NAV as on November 08, 2013. RBI’s liquidity tightening measures to curb the rupee’s fall. Among categories that gained AUM, fixed maturity plans (FMPs) rose by Rs 14,167 cr in the latest quarter, the highest gain recorded by the category since January-March 2011, said CRISIL. FMPs are closed ended funds that lock the high yields over the investment period. The benchmark

10-year government bond yield touched a fiveyear high of 9.23% during the quarter and ended at 8.77% as on September 30, 2013; the yield was 7.44% as on June 28, 2013. Equity AUM of top 10 fund houses saw a decline of 8% from Rs 1,50,336 crore to Rs 1,38,870 crore, during the period September 2012 to September 2013 despite an overall rise

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of 8% in AAUM of industry. Fund officials attributed this decline to redemption pressure and net outflows in the equity funds. India’s largest fund houses, HDFC MF and Reliance MF saw decline of Rs 2226 crore (7%) and Rs 2876 (12%) respectively in equity corpus. DSP BlackRock also saw its equity AUM dipping by 21% or Rs 2255 crore during the period.

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arnessing technology to transform white hightech ceramic into an equally durable material but which has a metallic shine, without the addition of any metal, Swiss watches giant, Rado has launched its Rado HyperChrome Automatic Chronograph Plasma Ceramic watch. And they did it in style last week in Mumbai. With Rado’s brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan doing the honours, a jam packed media event saw Rados, top management displaying, what they called “100% ceramic, 100% innovative and 100% Rado.”

here is a growing need felt for creating a framework for developing a liquid municipal bond market in India on the lines of US, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Hungary, Brazil etc with a view to fund the urban infrastructure which is proving to be an Achilles heel in India’s growth story. A municipal bond is a bond issued by a local government or their agencies potential issuers of such bonds include states, cities, countries, redevelopment agencies, special purpose districts, school districts, public owned airports and seaports and any other governmental entity at or below the state level Municipal bonds may be general obligations of the issuers or secured by specified revenues. In a note submitted to the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has stated that as pace of urbanisation gathers momentum and new cities are created as a consequence of industrial corridors, need for creating such municipal bond market will be of necessity. “India will need to invest $835 billion to meet its urban infrastructure requirement between 2013 and 2031,” says Rana Kapoor, the chamber President. “Municipal bonds have advantages in terms of the size

<<Hrithik Roshan- Brand Ambassador & Rado Brand President & CEO, Matthias Breschan at the Rado HyperChrome Automatic Chronograph Plasma Ceramic Event And while attention drifted from Hritik to the watch and back, Rado CEO Matthias Breschan explained the pioneering plasma technique and its important role in the latest innovations in watches. Speaking at the event, he said: “Rado is a very technical brand and we felt it was important to explain the high-tech ceramic plasma process clearly. Rado customers tend to be welleducated and we really wanted them to understand how we are using new materials and new technology to enhance the DNA of the brand they love. Having Hrithik here too makes it an even more special occasion for Rado.” Imagine what would happen if you could take a piece of white ceramic and transform it, magically, into a gleaming watch case that looked like metal. Now imagine you could do it without using any metal. Sounds impossible? Rado didn’t just imagine it, they did it. Using modern and advanced materials technology Rado took a finished, polished monobloc white high-tech ceramic watch case, and individual bracelet links and subjected them to plasma treatment. The result is a collection of individual perfect pieces which now have a unique warm grey metallic shine. It may look like metal, but there is no metal involved at all. Hrithik, who received one of the first pieces of the HyperChrome Automatic Chronograph in plasma high-tech ceramic said, “To be one of the first people to wear this watch means a lot to me. The plasma thing just blows my mind and it’s amazing to think I have a genuine piece of modern alchemy on my wrist.” He also stated, “I make Rado look good and Rado makes me look good”. Rado is a Swiss luxury manufacturer of watches, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. It is noted for its use of scratch-proof materials, a field in which it is considered a pioneer.

MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

« STRAIGHT TALK ROOP KARNANI

is a Senior Journalist, Author and Industry Analyst

Kick-starting Growth

India will need to invest $835 billion to meet its urban infrastructure requirement between 2013 and 2031. Municipal bonds have advantage in terms of the size of borrowing and the maturity period of 10-20 years both of which are considered to be ideal for urban infrastructure financing

By Mayura Shanbaug

MODERN SCIENCE

« SPOTLIGHT

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

of borrowing and the maturity period of 1020 years both of which are considered to be ideal for urban infrastructure financing,” he says. In the United States, interest income received by holders of municipal bonds is often exempt from the federal income tax and may be exempt from state tax, although municipal bonds issued for certain purposes may not be tax exempt. Unlike new issue stocks that are brought to market with price restrictions until the deal is sold, municipal bonds are free to trade at any time once they are purchased by the investor. Professional traders regularly trade and re-trade the same bonds several times a week. According to Mumbai based Analyst Ramesh Bhojwani this development model for growth is already been implemented at the central level in the form of several infrastructure bonds. 13 Public Sector Units (PSUs) have issued tax free bond worth of Rs 48,000 crore so far. NTPC alone has come out bonds worth of Rs 3500 crore. “What will make this model successful at the municipality level is the availability of funds at the municipal levels at the time of maturity

of the bonds,” says Bhajwani. “The Bombay Municipal Corporation one of the largest municipal corporation is not profit making but a loss making body. The bonds will fall flat at the time of maturity,” feels Bhojwani. What will make this model successful is that along with making this bonds tax free the government of India should guarantee the safe cash flow by the municipal bodies

at the time of the maturity,” he says. The rampant corruption at the treasury has resulted in these bodies borrowing heavily. If the cash flow is not handled properly and payments then we will be facing a state sovereign debt crisis,” says Bhojwani. However, he believes that if handled carefully this can be useful tool to create better infrastructure in the country.

Changing Trends In The Brand And Marketing World JAGDEEP KAPOOR

is CMD of Samsika Marketing Consultancy

« BRAND MANAGEMENT

n today’s world there is quest amongst youngsters to be fit and not fat. They would like to eat the right food, which is light and low in calories, and then be bright and active as a result of that. What are the implications of this changing need in the brand and marketing world? What is the result of this wave going to

mean to traditional products and services? First of all, all marketers must seriously check out their product portfolio. This means that they have to see whether they have a range of products or services, which are able to cater to these changing needs. Recently MacDonald’s has introduced a whole new set of products along with nutritional information given, for the benefit of the ‘ light bright’ audience, in many parts of the world. Coca Cola and Pepsi already had Diet options available for the target market, which I call the ‘light bright’ market. Nestle, in many parts of the world, offers ‘lite’ yogurt options. In markets like Europe, America, and Australia, where I have travelled and worked in the market, I feel that this segment, what I call ‘light bright ‘ segment has emerged and is growing. On my recent trip to Australia, there has been a sea change, if not an ocean change, in the food habits. The ‘light bright ‘ segment is truly growing as not

just a sideline category, but a main category. On my trips to Europe and America earlier, this market had already emerged and was moving towards sub segmentation. In India this market is emerging. Marketers should seize the opportunity and make sure that their product portfolio is truly representative of this segment too. Secondly, it is important for service marketers to look at the ‘light bright ‘ segment in its totality, and not just a part of a physical exercise gym. While there is no doubt that the physical exercise is an important element to this ‘light bright’ segment, but it is also important that the right guidance, training and equipment and facilities be provided in holistic manner. Having helped in building brands like The Club and The Orchid, I can understand the changing needs of this ‘light bright’ consumer. A 24 hour fitness facility has become a necessity in many cities, especially for people in the service and knowledge and entertain-

ment industries. They have night shifts and may want to come in as early as 4am in the morning or late at 11.30pm at night. This is a growing trend and the ‘light bright segment’ must be able to avail of the facilities dovetailing their 24x7 industries. Further, yoga options with training need to be included on a regular basis. The whole world is embracing yoga, which originated in India, and not enough is being done in India itself. Also important is a good spa, pool, steam, sauna, jacuzzi for an overall well-being experience for this ‘light bright’ segment. Thirdly, the Pharma and the OTC industry have an opportunity as well as a duty. They have the credibility and the resources to create this category into a bigger category and to make it grow responsibly. India is being considered as the diabetes capital of the world. It is important that the segment, which I call ‘light bright’, be shown as prime example of good lifestyle and better living. The lifestyle of

Indians could make a lot of difference to the health of the nation. There is a great marketing opportunity in educating the general public about the benefits of joining the ‘light bright’ segment. In this process if the consumer benefits and there is also mutual benefit to the marketer, so be it. This would lead to lighter and brighter India, helping overall health and prosperity. Fourthly, the retail departmental store and the apparel industry also can participate in the segment I call ‘light bright’. There have been many instances of stores having a ‘sale’ or ‘ reduced prices.’ I would recommend a campaign of ‘ Reduced Sizes’, to encourage the ‘light bright’ segment. What I am proposing here is an unconventional suggestion to the likes of Shoppers Stop, Globus, Pantaloon, Westside, Lifestyle, Marks and Spencer and others. To cater to the ‘light and bright ‘ segment there could be an exchange or concessional offer made to loyal customers called ‘

Reduced sizes, reduced prices’. Here the consumer could have an option, within a limited period to exchange a shirt or a trouser or a dress, for a reduced size to encourage and reward the ‘light bright’ segment. This would make the light bright segment relaxed and have a certain amount of peace of mind. Finally, it is important to recognize that, while now, the young are pioneering this segment, soon, there will be no age limit, whether at the kid level or teenage or adult or senior citizens. Yes, all facilities will not be available to all age groups due to medical reasons and the doctor must be consulted before indulging in this, however, it is a mindset which will drive this segment. Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved. Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

he period of sharp volatility witnessed from July to September both in the currency and stock markets seem to be behind us, thanks to two factors – some pragmatic steps taken by the new RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and also due to the postponement of QE tapering. The US Debt ceiling has been kicked down the road to February 2014 which means QE Tapering may neither happen in December which was the earlier view nor in February. It will most likely now begin in March. In January, the new Fed chairperson Javet Ellen will takeover. She needs to settle down and the Debt ceiling has to be resolved in February. Any delay in that would again marginally affect the fragile US recovery. Moreover the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) needs to be convinced from the data points that tapering is warranted. QE tapering which earlier was expected in September 2013 has now been pushed to March 2014. This has given a breathing space to Emerging Markets to strengthen their currencies and avoid wild fluctuations both in stock markets and currency markets. Just goes to show how much of an influence the US still has on the global markets. Meanwhile there are green-shoots of recovery in the Eurozone too. This is yet another economy with a potential to shake the world. During the most part of 2012 and firsts half of 2013 the Eurozone was struggling from crisis to crisis in its over leveraged economies and banking system. There were many fears of sovereign default from countries like Greece, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, etc. But the troika of Germany, France and UK has seemingly led the Eurozone through an economic minefield. These days you don’t hear words like ‘austerity’ from Angela Merkel or from anyone in that part of world. Yet again another central bank head, Mario Draghi seems to have played an important role in the recovery which is still fragile. Then you have the Asian Superpower China which is also showing signs of recovery. This bodes well for its neighbour India, especially for mining and metal companies. So the three major Economic Engines of the world namely US, Eurozone and China. Is Global Economy out of the wood? One would like to believe so. Calendar 2014 could well be a year of consolidation for Global economy before the world economic engine slowly revs up. I would like to point out the stellar role played by central bankers during this entire crisis. Ben Bernanke heads that list. He came in at a difficult time when the Lehmann Crisis just happened and had to steer the US and consequently the global economy through difficult times. Mario Draghi too came in when ECB was indecisive and was staring at defaults from several countries. Our own Raghuram Rajan came in and steadied the ship at a difficult time. Goes to show how important a central bank can be in providing stimulus and kick-starting growth in a systematic and regulated manner.

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

Company

ABIRLANUVO ACC

ADANIENT

ADANIPORTS

ADANIPOWER ALBK

AMBUJACEM

ANDHRABANK APOLLOTYRE

MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR NOVEMBER 11-15, 2013 Close

1238

1285

214

228

1092

1112

150

219 36

178 65

1245

182 66

JPPOWER

242

200

186

JUBLFOOD

157

164

100

106

206

1052

142

129

104

ASIANPAINT

560

554

573

591

536

1129

1165

1272

607

628

693

AUROPHARMA AXISBANK

261

BAJAJ-AUTO

2082

BANKINDIA

222

BANKBARODA BANKNIFTY BATAINDIA

BHARATFORG BHARTIARTL

10988

924

297 347

253

2103 227

275

1379

232

1057

517

210

950

2227

2040

1978

244

261

210

194

11917

297

299

136

148

354

297

2165

11221

927

120

112

135 159

115

992

170

ARVIND

ASHOKLEY

952

375

757

564

500

12614

10524

9827

301

295

293

124

111

342

321

977

396

333

877

BPCL

355

362

383

403

CANBK

256

265

291

317

239

CESC

404

396

441

374

352

CAIRN

CENTURYTEX CIPLA

314

295 427

369

317

388

328

407

339

289

306

322

425

432

438

419

350

978

934

DRREDDY

2424

2447

2529

2611

2365

2283

FEDERALBNK FRL

GAIL

GLENMARK GMRINFRA

GODREJIND

124

343 529

289

125

346

127 87

357

130 94

367

435

869

1302

293

311

329

141

122

336

128 120

325

-431

275

257

GRASIM

2704

2744

2863

2983

2624

2504

HCLTECH

1118

1108

1138

1167

1079

1049

657

667

696

726

637

607

2105

2109

2123

2137

2095

2081

117

120

122

115

112

616

636

HAVELLS HDFC

HDFCBANK HDIL

HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE HINDALCO

HINDPETRO

737

816 46

135

744

832

135

762

879

137

221

222

236

136

141

1058

1084

IDEA

165

IFCI

HINDUNILVR HINDZINC

IBREALEST ICICIBANK IDBI

IDFC

590

67 68

107

781

926

139

725 785

133

706 738

131

249

208

194

145

132

127

1164

1244

1005

925

167

175

182

159

152

597

110

117

124

577 60 65

102

557

60 95

IGL

278

283

297

311

269

254

INDUSINDBK

432

440

466

492

414

389

INDIACEM INFY

3386

3351

IOC

215

ITC

322

IOB IRB

JINDALSTEL JISLJALEQS

JPASSOCIAT

52 91

243

3456

3561

3247

3142

221

228

208

201

325

336

347

314

304

53 92

246

102

112

50 81

257

267

235

939

1684

865

1751

1550

1483

287

259

981

2694

2903

16548

16483

16943

NIFTY

6187

6242

NTPC

154

152

MRF

265 19

NHPC

138

NMDC OFSS

3156

268 19

140

3182

933

877

2486

MCLEODRUSS

954 857

815

2277

2069

17403

16023

15563

6409

6575

6076

5909

158

164

146

140

278 19

144

3261

149

3340

135

3104

249

131

3025

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1110

EXIDEIND

898

912

1066

181

1617

1015

1022

168

1595

994

103

281

1030

155

901

974

186

288

DIVISLAB

154

889

979

203

425

141

DLF

891

253

486

155

236

669

197

220

698

608

183

214

718

547

169

101

777

527

164

DISHTV

109

758

PNB

DABUR

106

738

129

1214

103

731

126

1232

103

860

906

126

1285

1086

PETRONET

1267

DENABANK

1625

412

418

1249

120

1445

2416

MCDOWELL-N

867

1266

296

1247

114

886

284

COLPAL

109

1269

884

MARUTI

879

280

8411

107

M&M

ONGC

213

8665

CROMPGREAV

LUPIN

873

256

9427

310

874

273

9173 302

LICHSGFIN

295

8919

295

KTKBANK

306

9004

293

KOTAKBANK

331

CNXIT

COALINDIA

JSWSTEEL

312

133

375

161

902

BHEL

BIOCON

Company

1164

1232

194

1204

1172 37

1326

46 71

225

ORIENTBANK PFC

POWERGRID PTC

RANBAXY RCOM

RECLTD

RELCAPITAL RELIANCE RELINFRA RPOWER SAIL

SBIN

SESAGOA SIEMENS

183 146

426 140

419

144

142

100

440

103

398

218

203

168

394

414

213 472

461

156

963

121

155

929

452

124

151

132

895

454

374

260

169

883

132

432

412

861 73

2077

1666

1530

576

580

602

624

558

536

622

637

590

607

273

211

219

590

667

426

463

500

278

282

606 87

274

743

102

194 514

265

389

390

404

419

376

206 83

358

205

351

2108

2098

236

245

1689

174

183

575

269

TATAMOTORS

165

438 352

254

161

185

389

299

TECHM

826

1940

202

284

TCS

198

492

269

TATASTEEL

377

119

333

264

TATAPOWER

353

TATACOMM

TATAMTRDVR

137

1803

201

414

TATAGLOBAL

149

1758

SUNTV

TATACHEM

272

230

208

565

SYNDIBANK

146

308

210

372

SRTRANSFIN

SUNPHARMA

190

155

239

146 361

211

216

200

195

373

396

328

305

2171

2243

2026

273

301

217

1792

790

839

987

1135

691

544

1926

1938

1976

2013

1901

1863

170

175

180

166

161

WIPRO

485

486

490

495

ZEEL

268

272

282

293

UBL

UCOBANK

ULTRACEMCO UNIONBANK UNIPHOS UNITECH

VIJAYABANK VOLTAS

YESBANK

129 17

357

131 18

365

141 19

390

150

102

415

1482

1954

1637

TITAN

1947

122

1327 189 65

113 15

481

476

340

261

Intraweek Support and Resistance Levels Based on the “Pivotal Point” theory of Techincal Analysis PP Points indicate the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-week.

315

250

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

« TOP VIEW

We will have next year a new FED Chairman, Janet Yellen. In order to gain some credibility, she may decide to implement a cosmetic tapering that would be, say, $10 billion a month or $20 billion a month.

— Marc Faber, Investment Guru on the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program.

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON TECH MAHINDRA

Weakness Persists

NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (November 11, 2013) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell moderately on Friday (November 08, 2013) a net 46.50 points (0.75%) and closed at the 6140 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 6170 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6185 points level at 9.29 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 1.44 p.m. It then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 6120 points level at 2.04 p.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session and moved in a range of 64 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 32 were losers, 17 were gainers and 1 remained unchanged. Substantial buying was seen in realty and capital goods stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in consumer durables, banking and oil & gas stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 12.36%. This change is moderate and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 568 were gainers, 807 were losers and 72 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero but is now declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

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

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6025 points level. The next support is at the 5921 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6357 points level. The next resistance is at the 6428 points level. Pivot Point Analysis: For intraday traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6149 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6113. Support (2) = 6085. Resistance (1) = 6177. Resistance (2) = 6213.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a fourth consecutive black body candle. The body of this candle is below and outside the body of the previous black body candle. This is negative. Further, the index is below the 5 and 15 days moving averages and both the averages are declining. Also, the 5 days moving average could drop below the 15 days moving average in the next session indicating further weakness. Moreover, the velocity parameters too are negatively trended. All these indicate a negative bias and indicate the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines are diverging (negative if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is decreasing in strength.

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 6222) Negative. Is below its 15-day average (at 6212) Negative. Is above its 25-day average (at 6139) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 5862) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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

CMP: Rs. 1674 Target Rs. 1900 TECHM reported US$ revenues of US$ 758mn (+4.7% QoQ; RCMLe: +2.7%). EBITDA margins rose 250bps QoQ to 23.3%, ahead of expectations led primarily by INR depreciation. Deal traction continued to improve with the company announcing 13 deals with a TCV of US$ 500mn. Despite the recent runup in the stock, valuations remain reasonable (11x FY15 P/E) and we believe execution on growth rates should aid further re-rating. Maintain BUY with Dec’14 TP of Rs 1,900 based on 12x fwd P/E. Deal-win momentum remains healthy: TECHM announced 13 deal-wins in the quarter with a TCV of US$500mn. Win rates for deals >US$5mn TCV have been improving and the deal pipeline remains healthy with c.5-6 large deals. Overall, management remains positive on demand trends. We see limited change to our FY14/FY15 estimates and introduce our FY16 estimates. Maintain BUY: Overall a healthy quarter with growth clearly ahead of most large-cap peers. Valuations at 11x FY15 P/E remain reasonable despite the stock’s recent up-move. We believe that sustained growth performance ahead of industry levels and improved deal wins would be the key to further re-rating. We remain structurally positive on the stock and raise our TP to Rs 1900 (Dec’14) based on 12x fwd P/E from Rs 1700 (Mar’14) earlier. Maintain BUY.

CENTRUM CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON DR. REDDY LAB

CMP: Rs. 2392 Target Rs. 3160 We maintain Buy rating for Dr. Reddy’s Labs (DRL) and increase the target price to Rs3,160 from Rs2,956 due to better than expected results for Q2FY14. DRL posted 17%YoY growth in revenues, 130bps improvement in EBIT margin and 45% growth in net profit. DRL’s growth was attributed to strong growth of 32%YoY in the global generic business (79% of revenues). However, its PSAI business (19% of revenues) declined by 19%YoY due to lower number of launch molecules to its customers. We have revised our EPS estimates for FY14 and FY15 upwards by 11% and 2% respectively due to improved performance. Key risks to our assumptions would be regulatory issues for its manufacturing facilities and slowdown in its PSAI segment. Valuations & Key risks: We have revised our EPS estimates for FY14 and FY15 upwards by 11% and 2% respectively in view of good results. We maintain Buy rating for the scrip with a target price of Rs 3,160, an upside of 31.8% over CMP. Our target price is based on 23x Sept’15 EPS of Rs137.4. Key risks to our assumptions would be regulatory issues for its manufacturing facilities and slowdown in the company’s PSAI segment.

LKP CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON INDRAPRASTHA GAS

CMP: Rs. 276 Target Rs. 333 IGL’s net profit of Rs928mn was ahead of our estimate of Rs848mn driven higher realisations and volumes both in CNG and PNG segments. Net revenue for the quarter increased by 11.9% qoq to Rs10.09bn as both volumes and realizations increased by 4.6% and 7.1% respectively. CNG volumes for the quarter increased by 4.7% qoq to 198.7mnkg (yoy +2.3%) while realizations increased by 6.6% qoq to Rs42.38/kg. PNG volume for the quarter increased sequentially by 4.1% while realisations increased by 8.3%. Gas cost for the quarter increased by 11.2% qoq to Rs19.6/scm. Consequently, IGL’s gross margin for the quarter decreased by 1% qoq to Rs8.95/scm (yoy 1.4%). EBITDA/scm for the quarter stood at Rs5.66 (yoy -6.7% qoq -0.7%) which was higher than our estimate of Rs5.66/scm. We maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a revised target price of Rs333. At the CMP, the stock is trading at 9x and 4.4x FY15e EPS and EBITDA respectively. Revenue growth of 11.9% on sequential basis : IGL’s net revenue for the quarter increased by 11.9% qoq to Rs10.09bn (yoy +18.1%) as both volumes and realizations increased by 4.6% and 7.1% respectively. CNG volumes for the quarter increased by 4.7% qoq to 198.7mnkg (yoy +2.3%) while realizations increased by 6.6% qoq to Rs42.38/kg. This was due to the price hike of 8.8% to Rs45.6/kg during the quarter. Valuation and view: We value IGL on DCF basis and arrive at a fair value of Rs333 per share. We have used WACC of 12.3% and terminal growth rate of 2% for DCF valuation. We maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a revised target price of Rs333. At the CMP, the stock is trading at 9x and 4.4x FY15e EPS and EBITDA respectively. Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in

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Hold On To ULIP Plan For 10-15 Years MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE I am 48 years old, working as a teacher. My monthly salary is Rs 52108. I wish to take term insurance till 75 years. And I wish to take 35 lakhs sum assured. Please calculate my premium. —Amit Rane, Lalbaug Your actual premium would vary according to your date of birth, occupation, health, etc. However, just to give you an estimate, your premium would be: (assuming you are nonsmoker) 1. AegonReligareiTerm Plan= Rs 16170 2. Bharti AXA e-Protect Plan= Rs 17780 3. Tata AIA iRaksha Plan= Rs 8911 for 32 years and Rs 50 lakhs coverage, as that is the least possible in this plan. I have HDFC SL Youngster Plan II. I started this plan in 2010. I pay a premium of Rs 40000 every year. Till Now I have paid for three years. The fund value is not very encouraging. The plan is for 10 years. The

By Manoj Aswani

Summary Star Health Family Optima is a complete health insurance policy for the family which covers medical expenses incurred by a person due to any illness or injury. There is a considerable saving in premium as the entire family is covered under one policy with single sum insured. This is a good comprehensive health insurance policy. It takes care of you and your spouse and dependent children till age 25 years, by providing a cover against any unforeseen medical expenses or emergencies.

Key Features Wide cover for treatment against illnesses and accident Benefits of coverage before, during and after hospitalisation The entire family gets covered by paying a single premium amount No medical check up till 50 years of age and post which check up is done at the company expense Pre existing diseases are covered after 48 months of continuous insurance

Eligibility Criteria

Coverage Amount Policy Term (in years) Entry Age (in years)

Min. 100,000 1 5 months

Max. 15,00,000 1 65

Who Can Take This Insurance? Any persons aged between 5 months and 65 years, residing in India, can take this insurance.

Family Includes Proposer, spouse, dependent children up to 25 years (those who are economically dependent on their parents)

fund value is 1.1 lacs while the amount paid is Rs 1.2 lacs. Please suggest. —Ramesh Sahane, Wadala HDFC SL Youngstar Plan II is a good Unit Linked Plan and should do well if you consider it in tenure of 10-15 years. It is not justified to weigh it on tenure of 3 years. If you have taken the plan, there would be some reason why you had purchased the same. It is a good plan and there is no logic to discontinue your ULIP after 3 years. Read Should You Discontinue Your ULIP after Three Policy Years? Please understand that you should never stop a ULIP before 10-15 years. The entire purpose gets defeated and then you would crib for not good returns. Please understand ULIP investment should be at least for 15-20 years else you would not get good returns. It breaks even over the costs only after the 7th year from the 10th year onwards for sure. Thus, if you need short term 5 years investment, then you must investment in pure investment products like Mutual Funds, etc. ULIPs are very good if it is continued till a very long time. ULIPs are long term plans and most of the policy charges are charged upfront. Even though the charges are usually low in single premium policies, they are relatively higher than traditional insurance policies. But it is always a better deal to continue the plan till the end to get best returns. If you shift from one ULIP to another only because of low Fund Value, let me assure you that you would have the same concern there, irrespective of the plan you opt for. If you had taken the policy from a long-term perspective then you should wait till the end of the policy term because once the markets start perform-

ing, your policy fund value will also go up. Do not panic or worry much if the value is not looking good currently.

I have purchased an old car i10 last month and it has been transferred to my name but still I have not received my RC book and hence the insurance has not been transferred to my name. However, in between we met an accident and car has been damaged. Now, can I claim for insurance? Car has an insurance valid still March 2013. —Sonu Anande, Worli Since the name on the Registration Certificate of the car, your name has been registered; you would need to take a copy of that along with your insurance policy for filing the claim. You can file a claim with the insurance company by filling all the required claim forms, even if the policy is in the name of the previous owner. There is a ruling by the Supreme Court which supports this.

This ruling passed by the Supreme Court was directed to National Insurance Company, which is one of the four non-life public sector insurance company in India. On 13th June 1998, a mini bus hired by the UP State Road Transport Corporation engaged in an accident taking the lives of one person and three children. The claim with National Insurance was stuck because the vehicle was owned by a private party and only hired by the UPSRTC. Finally, the Supreme Court directed asking National Insurance to compensate Kulsum, widow of the victim and passed a ruling that made the insurance companies liable to pay the compensation to the claimant even the vehicle ownership was transferred. Hence even you can claim for the Insurance as long as it is valid. (The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)

« PRODUCT REVIEW: STAR FAMILY HEALTH OPTIMA INSURANCE PLAN

Entire Family Gets Covered Under A Single Premium Pre- Medical screening Persons above 50 years may be required to undergo pre-acceptance medical screening at the Company nominated centres. Cost of which is borne by the Company at present.

Pre-Existing Diseases / Illness Are covered after 48 months of continuous Insurance with any Indian Insurance Company

Policy Benefits Hospitalisation Cover Protects the insured for in patient hospitalisation expenses for a minimum of 24 hours. These expenses include room rent, nursing and boarding charges as per policy condition. Surgeon, Anaesthetist, Medical Practitioner, Consultants, Specialist Fees. Cost of Medicines and Drugs Emergency ambulance charges up-to a sum of Rs. 750/- per hospitalization and overall limit of Rs. 1,500/- per policy period for transportation of the insured person.

Day Care Procedures The 24 hours Hospitalisation Limit is not applicable for 101 Day Care procedures listed in the policy conditions Pre and Post Hospitalisation Pre-hospitalization medical expenses upto 30 days prior to the date of admission. Post-hospitalizationn - a lumpsum calculated at 7% of the hospitalization expenses (excluding room charges) subject to a maxi-

mum of Rs.5,000/- is payable

Tax Benefits Premiums up to Rs.15,000 paid towards this policy are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80D of the Income Tax Act.

No Claim Bonus The insured would be entitled to benefit of bonus over and above the basic sum Insured in terms of table here under, in respect of a claim free year, of Insurance. Basic Sum Insured (Rs) 100000/200000/300000/400000/500000/1000000/1500000/-

First Renewal 10% 10% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%

Second Renewal 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Maximum Bonus Allowable 15% 15% 35% 35% 35% 35% 35%

Such bonus shall be computed on the basic sum Insured, The Bonus so granted will be reduced by 50% in the event of a claim. If there is a claim in the successive year also the bonus will become zero. The basic sum insured shall however not be reduced. Automatic Restoration of Sum Insured There shall be automatic restoration of the Basic Sum Insured immediately upon exhaustion of the limit of coverage during the policy period subject to the following terms and extent thereof

Basic Sum Insured (Rs) Upto 200000/300000/- and above

% of Restoration on the Basic Sum Insured Nil 100%

Such restored Sum Insured can be utilized for illness/disease unrelated to the illness/diseases for which claim's was/were made.

Policy Exclusions Any disease contracted by the insured person during the first 30 days from the commencement date of the policy. First two Years Exclusions - Cataract, Hysterectomy for Menorrhagia or Fibromyoma, treatment for Knee and/or Joint (other than caused by an accident) Prolapse of intervertibral disc (other than caused by accident), Varicose veins and Varicose ulcers. First year Exclusion - Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, Hernia, Hydrocele, Congenital Internal disease/defect, Fistula / Fissure in anus, Piles, Sinusitis and related disorders, treatment for gallstones and renal stone Expenses incurred for treatment of diseases/illness/accidental injuries by systems of medicines other than Allopathic Naturopathy Expenses purely diagnostic in nature with no positive existence of any disease. Treatment of Congenital external disease or defects or anomalies Treatment which are cosmetic in nature

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PUBLIC NOTICE

MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Leaving Certificate of Pravin Patil College of Diploma Engineering & Technology, LC No.515, Enrolment No.06477201, Registered in the name of Thaker Mayank Indravadan has been lost / Misplaced. If anybody found please contact Thaker Mayank on : 9892451562.

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that Rekha Ramdas Asher and Atul Ramdas Asher have made application for transmission of 5 (five) shares of Rs. 50/- each, numbered from 201 to 205 both inclusive under share certificate number 36 issued by the Safal Ganga Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., and Flat No. 401-A in the said society's building known as Safal Ganga Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. Any person having any claim to the said property mentioned herein above by way of sale, exchange, mortgage, charge, gift, lien, trust, lease, leave and license, tenancy, occupation, pledge, maintenance, donation, trust, possession, inheritance, easement, pending litigation or otherwise howsoever, are required to notify their claims in writing with documentary evidence, to the Safal Ganga Cooperative Housing Society Ltd., situated at Plot No. 29 & 30, Sector 19, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, within 14 days from the date hereof, failing which, the Society will proceed with transmission of shares and flat in names of Rekha Ramdas Asher and Atul Ramdas Asher, without reference to any claim or objection, if any, shall be deemed to have abandoned, waived and given up. Place:Mumbai Date: 11th November 2013

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Vastu Anand Billding no. 1 to 6 Co-op Hsg. Soc.Ltd.

SHRI NANIK NIVAS C.H.S.LTD.

Parsik Nagar, Kalwa, Tal & Dist. Thane.

Near Mayur Hotel, (old)Mumbai-Pune Marg,kharegaon Naka, Thane.- 400605.

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 3.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: - Parsik, Tal. Dist. Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Area Sq. Mtr. 143 3 7873.64 out of 22520.25 Sq Mtr Place: Vardhavat Mansion, (Nitin Kale) 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Competent Authority & Thane (W). District Dy. Registrar, Date: 08/11/2013. Co-op. Societies, Thane.

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of DeemedConveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 3.00 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Kalwa, Tal & Dist. Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Plot/c.s No. Area Sq. Mtr. 74 6 2960 & 225.60 + 776.85 2961 = 1002.45 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, (Nitin Kale) 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Competent Authority & Thane (W). District Dy. Registrar, Date: 08/11/2013. Co-op. Societies, Thane.

SAROJINI CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD.

NAV VAISHALI CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD.

Murbad Road, opp. Roshan Petrol Pump, Kalyan (W),Dist.-Thane.

Kulgaon, Tal. Ambernath, Dist. Thane.

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Hissa No. 9/2

Area Sq. Mtr. 1011.71

C.T.S.no. 34 E, 34 A

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 08/11/2013.

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

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 3.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Kulgaon,Tal . Ambernath, Dist. Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Area Sq. Mtr. 41 4, + 5 (p) 116.23 Sq Mtr. Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 08/11/2013.

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

Department: Chief Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) No. E.E. MECH/El/3640/MAINT OF 07-11-2013

MAA SARSWATI CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD.

e-TENDER NOTICE

Katemanivali, Arjun Mhatre Nagar, Chinchpada Road, Kalyan(E) Dist.-Thane.

Dombivali (E), Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane.

The Municipal Commissioner of MCGM invites e-tenders for the following work returnable on the due date of 18-11-2013. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI Chief Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department Department: Ch. Eng. (M&E) Sub Department: Dy. Ch. Eng. (M&E) City Bid No. 1. 7100024010 2. 7100024061 Subject: 1. Repair work of Passenger Lift installed at BMC Bldg. at J.P. Compound, Near D-ward Office, Nana 2. Repairs to Lifts installed at bldg. no. R-4, A-Wing, Nirlon RR Complex, Goregaon (East) Bid Start Date & 11-11-2013 at 10.30 a.m. Time: Bid End Date & 18-11-2013 at 4.00 p.m. Time: Website: http://portal.mcgm.gov.in Contact Officer: Name: A.A. Kadam Landline No: 022-23076397 Mobile No: 9869199582 E-mail: eeeimaint@gmail.com

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information regarding tender and eligibility criteria at MCGM website http://portal.mcgm.gov.in or from the office of Executive Engineer, Mechanical (Electrical Installation) Maintenance, Municipal Workshop, 103, R.S. Nimkar Marg, Byculla, Mumbai-400 008. Sd/Dy. Chief Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) City PRO/1007/ADV/2013 Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 3.00 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: - Katemanivali, Tal.-Kalyan, Dist.-Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Area Sq. Mtr. 43,58 A 10,24 421.06 +1245.00 = 1666.06 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, (Nitin Kale) 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Competent Authority & Thane (W). District Dy. Registrar, Date: 08/11/2013. Co-op. Societies, Thane.

AMBALATTAN CANDY CO-OP HSG. SOC. LTD.

VAISHANAVI DHAM CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD. Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 3.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Gadabandhan, Pathrali,Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane. Survey No. 54

Hissa No. 3(p)

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 08/11/2013.

Area Sq. Mtr. 538.00 Sq. Mtr (Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies, Thane.

OM SHREE SIDDHI CO-OP HSG. SOC.LTD.

Balaji Nagar, Chole gaon, Dombivali (E),Tal.- Kalyan, Dist. Thane.

Grograssvadi, Patharli Road,Dombivali, Dist. Thane .

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 20/11 /2013 at 12.00 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Thane city, Tal. & Dist. Thane.

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 21/11 /2013 at 11.30 p.m. Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: G.B - Patharli, Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane. Survey No. Hissa No. Area Sq. Mtr. 53 12 467.10 Sq Mtr.

Survey No. 9

Hissa No. 5 (p)

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 08/11/2013.

Area Sq. Mtr. 468.00

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

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W). Date: 08/11/2013.

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

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TV GUIDE

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013

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

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family. However, a minor accident during the festivities results in Bella’s blood being shed, a sight that proves too intense for the Cullens, who decide to leave the town of Forks, Washington for Bella and Edward’s sake. Initially heartbroken, Bella finds a form of comfort in reckless living, as well as an even-closer friendship with Jacob Black. Danger in different forms awaits. HBO, 9 p.m.

TUMHARI PAAKHI

SOAPS & SERIALS

Paakhi waited 18 years for an answer. As she awaits Anshuman to tie the loose strings of her story, she stands strong, undeterred and hopeful. The story is about the handsome but selfish and powerful businessman from Shimla, Anshuman and pretty but simple and good natured tourist guide from Chittor, Paakhi. Life Ok, 9.30 p.m.

BANI - ISHQ DA KALMA

In tonight’s episode we will see, Parmeet locks Bani in a room before she reveals his truth to everyone. Further, Bani reaches the mandap and asks Anuradha to stop the marriage. Col or s, 10.30 p.m .

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Everyone is stunned to see Ranvi come in front of everyone dressed as Sampooran. He has decided to take Veera for the interview alone. Will this sudden sense of responsibility in Ranvi make him loose out on things? Star Pl us, 10.30 p.m.

FIRANGI BAHU

Tumhari Paakhi, Life Ok, 9.30 p.m.

Ranjan Ben prays for her youngest son Pranay who is studying in London. A beautiful, vivacious and modern British girl, Camili, is seen practicing her routine dance. Ranjan Ben’s main concern is to find a suitable, traditional Gujarati bride for his youngest son Pranav. Sahar a On e, 7.30 p.m.

up to four hours, follow Nigel Marven on Animal Planet’s SHARK ISLAND WITH NIGEL MARVEN as he discovers why there is such a great concentration of sharks in the area - and the results and visual underwater footage will take your breath away. Ani ma l Planet, 9 p.m .

Jake gets suspended from school after drawing an offensive picture of a girl in his class that has large breasts. Alan has to have a meeting with the school about this, and asks Charlie to look after his office that day. While at the office, Charlie mistakenly hires a masseuse who later turns out to be a prostitute. This brings in more and more customers and the business turns into a brothel. Meanwhile, at the school, Alan meets the mother of the girl that Jake insulted, and manages to insult her and Jake’s principal and embarrass himself. Star World, 8.30 p.m.

Each episode of WORLD’S TOP 5 will focus on a different example of extreme engineering. Taking the viewer around the world in search of mankind’s greatest achievements, it will reveal the WORLD’S TOP 5 examples of each category. Discover y, 9 p.m.

TWO AND A HALF MEN

MARVELLOUS MARVEN

Wildlife expert Nigel Marven travels to the Pacific island of Cocos, an atoll near the coast of Costa Rica. With a dive boat, a specialist crew and selection of equipment, including a state-ofthe-art miniature submarine which can go 400 metres down for

DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?

WORLD’S TOP 5

DEADLIEST SPACE WEATHER

Rainstorms that can eat through solid steel, hurricane winds that blow at 1,600 miles per hour, and lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than anything on Earth exist elsewhere in our solar system. DEADLIEST SPACE WEATHER explores this through the use of cutting-edge graphics and vivid explanations from scientists to illustrate not only what these storms are like on other planets, but to speculate what these extreme weather conditions would be like if they ever occurred on Earth. Discover y Science, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can’t remember where they parked their car. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

GAYAB

A very honest, simple and prestigious young man named Vishnu lives with his parents in a Bombay city slum. Everyone including his parents and people around his neighborhood hates his site because of the way he looks, he makes his living by working as a sales man but due to the lack of confidence and education his status could not be raise. He is quite shy and spend most of the time by himself. Then one day he spots a young woman named Mohini and is attracted to her at that very moment, he keeps on staring at her most of the time and sometimes blushes by himself. A young man named Sameer later marry Mohini and is settled with her. Enraged and fed up of life at this stage Vishnu prays everyday to god so that he can be an invisible person. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

CRASH AND BURN – UNITED 93

On September 11, 2001, two American Airlines and two United Airlines domestic U.S. flights are hijacked by terrorists. After the collision of two planes against the World Trade Center and one against the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 decide to struggle against the four terrorists to take back the control of the airplane. Starring David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas, Zee Stu dio, 10.30 p.m.

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.30 7.00 7.30

Dude, Where’s My Car?, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

SPIDERMAN 3

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the oncebroken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter’s old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father’s persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben’s real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter’s suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter’s personality that he begins to lose himself to. Pi x, 9 p.m .

ALAG ALAG

Two people from different strata in society, Chandni and Neeraj will do anything to get there obligations carried out. While Chandni always dreams of a luxurious life, Neeraj wants some of his assignments them be complete. Chandni travels to Bombay, gets married to rich and wealthy, Dr. Rana, and moves in with him. Neeraj gets married to beautiful and attractive starlet Sarita. Both has now thought that there respective lives is settled, unknown to them that they has thrown there lives in jeopardy. CVO, 9 p.m.

LISTING

Zara 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol Dastak

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Ek Muthi Aasman 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Ek Muthi Aasman 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori

6.30 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 7.00 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti… 9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali. 11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah.. 2.30 FIR 3.00 Taarak Mehta Ka… 7.30 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar

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

DISCOVERY

Body Bizarre Survival Wild Asia Man vs Wild Africa World’s Top 5 Jungle Gold Forbidden

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Secrets of the Universe 3.00 Against The Elements 4.00 Future Weapons 4.50 Some Assembly Required 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 The Gadget Show 7.00 Antariksh 8.00 How It’s Made

Crazy Ones Welcome To The Family Castle Simpsons Two and A Half Men Masterchief Australia Castle One Tree Hill Simpsons Two And A Half Men Masterchief Australia Dexter Castle

ZEE CAFÉ

BIG CBS LOVE

90210 Game Rules of Engagement Dexter X Factor Jamie’s 30 Minutes Meal Rules of Engagement Jamie’s 30 Minutes Meal Game 90210 BNTM Game

SONY TV

P.M. 2.00 Maharana Pratap 2.30 Bade Acha Lagte Hai 3.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Ke Khiladi 3.30 Crime Patrol 8.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi 8.30 Amita Ka Amit 9.00 Desh Ki Beti Nandini 9.30 Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le

Bani – Ishq da Kalma, Colors, 10.30 p.m. Firangi Bahu, Sahara One, 7.30 p.m.

Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta. 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi 10.30 Punarvivaah 11.00 Jodha Akbar

8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaaan India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India

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

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

COLORS

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

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Haunted Nights 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi…. 3.00 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi…

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

ZEE MARATHI

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

Madagascar Animal Planet’s A to Z Animal Battlegrounds Big Cat Diary AP Safari River Monsters Animal Strategies Nature’s Microworlds Marvelous Marven Animal Planet’s A to Z 11.00 Animal Strategies

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Katha Sarita 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala 4.00 Tiwlya Bawlya 4.10 Bheti Lagi Jiva 4.35 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Atmabhan 5.30 Suraksha 6.00 Krishi Varta 6.30 AMAM 7.00 News in Marathi. 7.15 Bharat Ek Khoj 8.00 News 8.15 Samachar 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.30 3.00 7.00 9.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 10.30 P.M. 1.23 3.35 5.20 7.11 9:00 11.38 A.M. 8.19 10.13 P.M 1.00 3.30 5.30 6.00 8.20 10.30 A.M. 10.30

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 The Lying Game 3.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 4.00 Just For Laughs 6.00 The Lying Game 7.00 The Ellen Degeneres 8.00 Friends 8.30 Mike and Molly 9.00 Lost 10.00 The Laying Game 11.00 Mistresses

8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

1920 EVIL RETURNS

The movie revolves around Jaidev Varma, a famous poet who lives the life of a loner as he is unable to meet the love of his life.He stays with his sister Karuna who is his support system until he meets Smruti, whom he finds near the lake under mysterious circumstances. Jaidev brings her home and takes care of her against the wishes of his sister, who doesn’t want Smruti to stay as she senses something wrong with her. During the course of time, Jaidev finds out that Smruti has lost her memory and does not remember anything from her past life except for his poems. Jaidev decides to take Smruti to Shimla to get her treated in a big hospital. On their way, while resting in a guest house, strange haunting sounds start to emanate. Smruti gets possessed by a spirit and goes out of control. M ax, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon.. 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nach Baliye 5.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 5.30 Mahabharat 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai…. 10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Mahabharat

9.00 Shrikant 9.30 Saraswatichandra 10.00 Bhart Ki Shaan-RumJhum 11.00 DEOOL: Film. Starring Dilip Prabhawalkar, Nana Patekar

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30

News in Hindi. News. Sports News Repoter’s Diary Samachar. The News. Samachar. Rajyon Se Samachar. Metro Scan Business Wrap

9.00 Deadliest Space Weather 9.30 Everything You Need to Know 10.00 Combat Countdown 11.00 The Gadget Show

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Baggage Battles 2.30 Dynama: Magician Impossible 3.30 Big Ring Bounty Hunter 4.30 America’s Book of Secrets 5.30 Baggage Battles 6.00 Kings of Restoration 6.30 Pawn Stars 7.00 History Untamed: Black Bears 8.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 9.00 Your Bleeped Up Brain 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Kings of Restoration 11.00 Big Rig Bounty Hunter

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00

8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Mumbai Mega Flood Meastructures The Last Maneater Ultimate Animal Countdown Mega Factories Secrets of the Taj Mahal Africa’s Deadliest The Last Maneater Breakout Taboo

7.05 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.05

Khel Samachar Focus Samachar News in Hindi. Samachar Charcha Main Aankhon Dekhi Khel Samachar

Van Helsing Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

HBO

Looper Bloodsport Ong Bak 3: The Final Warrior A Thousand Words The Twilight Saga: New Moon Minority Report Coyote Ugly A Thousand Words

ZEE STUDIO

Julie and Julia The Stepfather Marvel Anime X Men Back To The Future Back To The Future Part II Crash And Burn Tudors

PIX

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Huppa Huyya: Siddharth Jadhav 4.30 Full 3 Dhamaal: Bharat Jadhav 7.00 One Room Kitchen: Bharat Jadhav 9.30 Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra: Nagesh Bhosale

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 2.00 3.00 4.00

Roll No 1 Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches Tom and Jerry Shiver Me Whiskers Oggy and the Cockroaches Tom and Jerry The Movie Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Johnny Test Adventure Time

5.30 7.30 9.30 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 Ghatothkach 10.00 Roll No 21 11.00 Bas Karo Henry P.M. 1.00 4.00 5.00 8.00

POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Chhota Bheem Marathon Taaru Maaru Hagemaru

Iron Man 2 The Pink Panther 2 Rocky Balboa Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Spiderman 3 True Legend Ninja Fired Up!

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.50 Kshatriya: Sanjay Dutt, Meenakshi S 6.10 Main Meri Patni Aur Who: Rajpal Yadav 9.00 Badal: Rani Mukherjee, Bobby Deol A.M. 9.20 Beta Ho To Aisa: Govinda

Spiderman 3, Pix, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 AAdmi Khilona Hai: Govinda, Meenakshi S 5.30 Prathighat-A Revenge: Ravi Teja 9.00 1920 Evil Returns: Tia, Bajpai A.M. 7.00 Jai Santoshi Maa: Bharat Bhushan 10.30 Main Hoon Bodyguard: Vijay

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.15 Bhai: Sunil Shetty 5.15 Maine Pyar Kiya: Salman A.M. 11.25 Bal Bramachari: Puru Rajkumar

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Ek Duuje Ke Liye: Kamal Hassan, Rati A 5.30 Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar: Nagarjuna, Gracy Singh 9.00 Alag Alag: Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim A.M. 9.30 Lakshmi: Raj Babbar, Reena

STAR SPORTS 1

P.M. 2.00 India v WI 13 1st Test Round Up 3.00 Sachiiiin…Sachin 4.00 Sachin’s Best 5.00 India vs WI 12 st Test Round Up 6.00 Sachiiiin..Sachin 7.00 India vs WI 12 1st Test Round Up 8.00 Sachin’s Best 9.00 Sachiiiin… Sachin 10.00 India vs WI 13 1st Test Round Up 11.00 Sachiiin…Sachin

P.M. 12.00 Swaya,mvar: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushmi C 3.00 Maan Gaye Ustad: Ashok Kumar, Hema Malini 6.00 Hanuman 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Meri Bhains Ko Anda Kyon Maara 9.00 Gayab: Tushar Kapoor, Antara Mali

P.M. 2.00 2013 Barclays Premier League 4.00 Premier League Sunday Review 13 7.00 Superstar BPL Hlts 8.30 Liga Bbva 13/14 highlights 9.30 Premier League Sunday Review 10.30 Football Today 2013

P.M. 12.00 Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya: Jackie Shroff, Kajol 3.00 Aar Ya paar: Jackie Shroff, Deepa Sahi 6.00 Insaniyat: Sunny Deol 9.00 Ghamandee: Vijay, Genelia D’Souza A.M,. 8.00 Naya Kadam: Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi

STAR SPORTS

Deool, DDI, 11 p.m.

P.M. 12.58 3.11 4.55 7.05 9.00 11.59 A.M. 8.24 10.05

STARMOVIES

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Titanic UP Dude, Where’s My Car? In Time

FILMY

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

B4U

Alag Alag, CVO, 9 p.m. 9.30 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

Special Pokemon Takeshi’s Castle MAD

Thomas and Friends Kumbh Karan Chhota Bheem Mr Bean Bheem Aur Bachcha Party Special

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Special Art Attack Have A Laugh Phineas and Ferb Best of Luck Nikki Doraemon Gravity Falls Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki Disney Q Art Attack Slokk Doraemon Doraemon Tale Spin Doraemon

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Tron Uprising Randy Cunningham Iron Man Armored Adventures American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk VR Troopers Space Goofs Rekkit Rabbit Kiteretsu Super Robot Kick Buttowski

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Sonia Balani is the new Pihu

Sonia who was last seen in ‘Suvreen Guggal-Topper of the Year’ has now filled in as Pihu after Fenil Umrigar’s exit

After stints in shows like ‘Bade Ache Lagte Hain’, ‘Fear Files’, ‘Amrit Manthan’ and more, Rushad Rana is now in a negative role in the new show ‘Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara’. Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to the good looking actor about his new role. Is playing a negative role new for you? Not at all. I have done a few in the past but my role in ‘Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara’ is a meaty negative role. I have tried to portray this role in a different shade and with certain subtle nuances too. What is your role like? The eldest scion of the Goel family Anway – played by me – worships the ground his father walks on. Anway is sharp and astute like his father and has honed his business skills with a degree in Business Management from Harvard University. He believes in his father’s philosophy of putting a price tag on everything and finds people who are above money stupid. According

By Sandeep Hattangadi

‘B

ade Acche Lagtey Hai’ on Sony Entertainment Television recently saw a leap of seven years and introduced its viewers to some fresh faces. Pihu was one character that grabbed eyeballs and garnered a lot of TRPs for show. Post the recent leap Fenil Umrigar stepped in as Pihu. But Fenil recently quit the show and actress Sonia Balani, who was last seen in a prominent role in the youth show ‘Suvreen Guggal - Topper of the Year’, has now filled in as the new Pihu. Talking about replacing another actress in a role, Sonia says, "There is some pressure as this role carries a lot of hype. But I'm not nervous at all. I am confident that I will be able to pull this character off with

ease. I love every bit of it and am excited to see how the audience will react. I haven’t got too many chances to work with Ram (Ram Kapoor) and Priya (Sakshi Tanwar) because of the current track. But I am really looking forward to working and learning from them. Sonia alone is not wishing for this, as even Yuvraj who essays the role of Sammy, the son of Vikram (Jay Kalra) and Neha (Tarana Raja Kapoor) talks about it saying, “I was really excited when I got the opportunity of being a part of a big show like ‘Bade Acche Lagtey Hai’. I have never worked with such senior actors before, and I would say it is time to learn from them (smiles). I am looking forward to shooting with Ram sir (Ram Kapoor) and Sakshi madam (Tanwar).”

Rushad’s negative role to him Saachi (Sangeeta Ghosh) is stupid for not accepting their deal. Anway also secretly realises that though he craves for his father’s approval, it is Dhruv – played by Ruslaan Mumtaaz – on whom his father has pinned his hopes. He finally ends up plotting with his father against Saachi, who is married to Dhruv. What is it like working on the show? It’s great to act with wonderful actors like Ruslaan and Sangeeta and Rose Movies is such a huge

GLITZ AND GLAM

The show is positioned as the second season of ‘Jai Maa Vindhyavasini’ and is set against the backdrop of showbiz, glitz and glamour. While the lead cast Shiv (Shashank Sethi) and Gauri (Divya Mallik) have been retained, there is an addition of Tulika (Zoya Khan) who joins in to create a love triangle. Moving away from Khalome Media, the show is now being produced under the banner Big Productions and will premiere on Monday, November 11 at 8:30 pm.

TALK SHOW

The beautiful Yami Gautam may have won several hearts through her Hindi debut as Ashima Roy. This week the diva will talk about how she turned into a Bengali bombshell from a Punjabi Kudi for a much acclaimed role in Vicky Donor only on zoOm’s show GeNext, the Future of Bollywood. Catch John Abraham, Ayushman Khurana, Shoojit Sarkar and Partha Mitra – director of ‘Raajkumar Aaryyan’ reveal what makes her so special. Tune in to ‘Gen Next, The Future of Bollywood’ on Monday, November 11 at 8 pm only on zoOm.

NICHE AWARDS

CNN-IBN, in partnership with Paranjape Schemes Construction Limited announces the first edition of the Senior Citizen Awards to recognise and honour

banner. It’s great to work with Shrishti Arya, and Goldie Behl who are not only great producers but wonderful people too.

What was it like working on ‘C.I.D’, ‘Saavdahan India’ and ‘Adaalat’? It was wonderful to act in episodes of these shows which are very popular. Such shows keep you in the public eye and get you instant fame, recognition and money. What kind of shows do you like to watch? I generally enjoy international

TV TATTLE the elderly who have made a notable contribution to society. The first episode will introduce the idea behind the awards and emphasise on issues which come with old age, threats to senior citizens and what inspires them to serve society unconditionally even after retirement. Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, image guru Dilip Cherian, RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra, and Paranjape Schemes MD Shashank Paranjape will come together to discuss the importance of our elderly generation. Watch the first episode of the Senior Citizen Awards on Sat, Nov 9 at 1:30 pm and a repeat at 7.30 pm only on CNN-IBN.

also helping him to make and follow a proper time table for his studies. The production house has also adjusted his shoot timings accordingly so that he can concentrate on his studies.

SHOW CLOSES

Are you open to reality shows? It depends on the genre. It can’t be a music or dance reality show.

What kind of films have you done? I have done popular films like ‘Mohabattein’, ‘Dor’ and ‘Yeh Faasley’ and I am in talks with more producers and directors. Here’s wishing Rushad a successful TV and film career.

10 2013. “It’s been a really good experience. We have had our regular viewers and received positive feedback. We shall be back with the next season after a break,” says Modi. Anchored by Shailesh Lodha and Neha K. Mehta, ‘Waah Waah Kyaa Baat Hai’ is a humorous hourly weekend show. The concept of the show was loosely based on the old tradition of ‘Haasya Kavi Sammelan’ and was produced under the banner of ‘Neela Telefilms’ by Asit Kumarr Modi. The show is telecast every Saturday and Sunday at 9pm on SAB TV.

NEW CHILDREN’S SHOW

EXAM TIME

Nabeel aka Advait, is currently in his last year of graduation and is doing his Bachelors in Management Studies (B.M.S.). Since his exams are around the corner, he is trying to manage his shoots and studies. The entire cast and crew of ‘Kehta hai Dil… Jee Le Zara’ is leaving no stone unturned to help Nabeel in preparing for his board exams. Ruslaan Mumtaz the male lead character of the show is helping Nabeel in making pointers and recording them in a diary and helping him revise all these pointers in the break. Sangeeta Ghosh is pampering him by feeding him with dried fruits and milk and

shows like ‘Lost’ also other popular sitcoms. Among the Indian shows I like to watch reality shows like ‘BIGG BOSS’.

A comical poetry show by Asit Kumarr Modi ‘Waah Waah Kya Baat Hai’ is closing its successful first season with its 112th episode on Sunday November

In line with its new look and proposition, Hungama TV has premiered a brand new series, ‘VIR: The Robot Boy’. Conceptualised and created by Maya Digital Studios, ‘Vir’ is a weekly animated comedy/adventure series set in the desi heartland of India. The channel has associated with Maya Digital to bring this show weekly from November 9 at 11.30 am. Vir is a heartwarming story of a robot with human like qualities and a unique blend of emotions and superhuman abilities. The series follows his humorous escapades as he manages to save through his quick thinking and a wide array of robotic abilities, along with his closest friends Chulbul the pet Donkey, 8year-old Imli and Gintu, his magical Djinn. Vir is naughty yet intelligent, funny yet compassionate, playful yet helpful and street smart yet has a golden heart, all of which define the kids of today.

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

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Health remains a casualty in free India

Recently, it was reported around 95 per cent of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds were occupied and the city had no arrangements for the critically ill. A survey of 11 leading hospitals in the city revealed more than 95 per cent of the ICU beds, including those for paediatric and neonatal care, were ‘occupied’. But, he was turned away by all three hospitals because they didn’t have ventilators. He then had to take his children back to the private hospital where their condition worsened and they died within a week. And, while the patients are being turned away for lack of medical facilities, the files regarding the procurement of equipment such as ventilators, surgical operating microscopes, and foetal monitors have been gathering dust with the civic body for three years. The BMC budget data that was released revealed that, less than 28 per cent of the last year’s health budget has been realised. The civic health department’s capital budget is estimated to be Rs 651.42 crore. Of that, an actual expenditure of only Rs 179.89 crore or approximately 27 per cent was undertaken in the financial year 20122013; and all this after the civic body’s efforts to revise the budget estimate to Rs 325.13 towards the end of the fiscal year. From this budget, barely 10 per cent of the Rs 22 crores allotted to specialised hospitals was used, while major and peripheral hospitals failed to spend more than 30 per cent of the funds assigned for capital goods.

Without ventilators, health care remains out of reach Picture for representational purposes only

FEW weeks back, unable to get a ventilator in time, a baby died; this despite it being rushed across the city, to as many as five different hospitals who couldn’t comply with the so-very-basic health need. In Mumbai, which boasts of world-class medical facilities, reports of a baby dying because there wasn’t a ventilator available, not in any of five known hospitals too, is a dampener. This is the harsh reality of health care in the nation’s metros which are just ill-equipped to deal with medical emergencies. Recently, it was reported around 95 per cent of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds were occupied and the city had no arrangements for the critically ill. A survey of 11 leading hospitals in the city revealed more than 95 per cent of the ICU beds, including those for paediatric and neonatal care, were ‘occupied’. News of patients running from pillar to post looking a hospital that had ICU beds or ventilators make headlines almost every month. And, it is not just this city, other metros like Delhi, Kolkata fare no better. In February, this year, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi alleging that over 8,200 children died at the institution in New Delhi in the past five years. According to the commission, a representative of an NGO, in his petition to the NHRC, alleged that over 8,200 children up to the age of five years died at the hospital during the last five years. The NGO claimed that it had information procured through a RTI application and that of these 8,200 children, about 3,000 were newborn babies. Reportedly, the petition also mentioned, the RTI application had revealed that 18 ventilators were not functional at the hospital. The deaths owing to lack of facilities like ventilators in civic hospitals had urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to rush through the purchase of 119 ventilators and 27 neo-natal ventilators for its hospitals. Now, this was back in July 2013. Even after ‘expediting’ the process of purchasing the ventilators, three months later, patients were still being turned away from hospital for lack of ventilators. Even then, this ‘move’ to rush the purchase of more ventilators for civic hospitals was prompted by the deaths of premature twins. The twins were delivered in a private hospital in Ghatkopar. Owing to their serious condition, the father, an auto driver by occupation, was asked by the hospital to shift the twins to another hospital as the hospital lacked ICU facility. On the same day, the father took his twins to three major civic hospitals – Wadia Hospital, KEM and Sion Hospital.

Picture for representational purposes only

Once again, a baby died in Mumbai and just because there wasn’t a hospital with a ventilator available in time. Despite regular casualties, we refuse to learn lessons, writes Gajanan Khergamker

LACK OF VENTILATORS KILLS

http://youtu.be/jWSvhasHIZo

DEFUNCT MACHINES KILL 8,200 http://youtu.be/lCYlFq3iWRM

NO VENTILATORS AT SION HOSP http://youtu.be/6oIL2xd5MoY

TURNED AWAY BABY DIES

http://youtu.be/9xOs_8mKDCQ

Maximum expenditure of about 40 per cent was recorded for the budget dedicated to medical colleges.

have ventilators, don’t, and they refer their patients to us,” she said. While, on the one hand, civic officials have been talking about the lack of medical equipment, on the other hand, it has been underusing the budget provided to it to make the purchase. Reportedly, around 134 pending The BMC has been ‘in the ‘process’ files amounting to roughly Rs 82.4 of purchase ventilators for civic crores (around 25 per cent of last hospitals; In fact, it has been in the fiscal year’s revised estimate), are process of buying ventilators for the maintained with the civic-run Medico Electronic Cell. past two years!!! Included among these files, are Last month, a woman got into an accident on the Western Express life-saving equipment files referring Highway and sustained several in- to the purchasing of items such as juries. Reportedly, her injuries were ventilators, surgical operating misevere and she had to be put on a croscopes, and foetal monitors. ventilator. The accident victim’s kin Most of this equipment is to be sup(victim was the sole bread-winner plied to KEM Hospital. So, the blame game continues, of the house) had to shell out a fortune, they simply couldn’t afford, the BMC refuses to use the budget for treatment at a five-star hospital allocated to purchase the medical because there were no ventilators in equipment for whatever reasons, while the patients from the hospicivic-run hospitals in the city. The medical director of civic hos- tals are being turned away for lack pitals in the city Dr Suhasini Nagda, of availability of such equipment. was reported saying that patient Whatever the reason for using the overload at hospitals is tremendous. available budget, it’s the common And, the 18 hospitals under her had man whose life is at stake here and that is just not acceptable. 250 ventilators. The civic body must mend its “We require another 250 if we are to stop refusing patients. This also ways and soon. happens because several private (With inputs from Prerna Pandey) nursing homes, which ought to

BMC yet ‘in process’ of buying ventilators

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Delhi Elections A Matter Of Life And Death For AAP: Can The Aam Aadmi Party Turn Hopes Into Reality?

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Dr. Manish Kumar

n the elections for the Delhi Assembly, the biggest problem for the Aam Aadmi Party is Anna Hazare. This party was formed after separating from Anna Hazare’s andolan but its basis is Anna’s credibility, morality, virtues, popularity, and sacrifices. However, Anna’s clear cut instructions are that the Aam Aadmi Party cannot use his name, photographs, cap, or anything else. Without Anna, questions arise about the reliability of the party and Anna’s name is used, Anna is annoyed. But the reality is that the Aam Aadmi Party is openly using Anna’s name. Even today there are many such social media accounts in which the Aam Aadmi Party is described as Anna’s party. At many places in Delhi, leaflets are being distributed in which it is being said that the Aam Aadmi Party is Anna’s party. On this issue, the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party do not give a clear reply as to why Anna separated from them, or why Anna is not with them. In response to such questions Arvind Kejriwal says that the purpose of Anna and the Aam Aadmi Party is one, only their paths are different. Why this statement is wrong we will explain later on, but the Election Commission has raised objections to describing Anna as ‘being with them’, and the Commission sent a notice asking the Aam Aadmi Party for proof or evidence that Anna Hazare is ‘with them’. The Commission says that to prove this the Aam Aadmi Party will have to submit a sanction or acceptance letter from Anna

Hazare. To reply to the Election Commission, Prashant Bhushan, a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party who is also an eminent lawyer, met the officers of Election Commission. Unable to produce Anna’s sanction or acceptance letter, he attacked the decision of the Election Commission. Bhushan said that the directions of the Election Code of Conduct are a violation of some fundamental rights. He said that if Anna has not made any objection, what can the objection of the Commission be?

Arvind Kejriwal We find this extremely strange since elections have so far been conducted under this Code of Conduct. Then there was no breach of fundamental rights. But you receive a minor notice and your leaders begin an outcry on the violation of Fundamental Rights. Perhaps Prashant Bhushan has forgotten that Anna has made his objection about his pictures being used public. The other thing is that Prashant Bhushan or the Aam Aadmi Party leaders now no longer have any information of Anna Hazare’s movement and activities. Arvind Kejriwal is so busy these days in electoral politics that perhaps he does not even have time to find out what Anna is saying nowadays during his countrywide Jantantra Yatra and the

NOTES FROM NEW DELHI many meetings he is holding. Therefore, he has not been able to understand why the Election Commission has sent the notice. While Anna’s movement is based on the Jantantra Morcha’s twentyfive point formula and its draft policy, it is clear that he is no longer leading an anti-corruption movement. He is now leading a movement of political and ideological revolution in the country and is garnering tremendous support across the country. Meanwhile, the current objective of the Aam Aadmi Party is to capture power in Delhi. In the social media, the Aam Aadmi Party has started projecting Arvind Kejriwal in the form of the Prime Minister of India. It is meaningless to compare Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, but the difference between their objectives and targets can be seen so clearly. An issue, on which the opinion of the Aam Aadmi Party is still not clear, is Kashmir. Prashant Bhushan made a controversial statement that a referendum should be held in Kashmir and if the people of Kashmir want to secede and separate from India, then they should be given the right to do so. Saying this is not less than the act of a traitor, but the real thing is that such a statement can only be made by someone who does not know what Kashmir means for India. Kashmir is not just a territory for India. It is a guarantee of secularism. If he supports the separation of Kashmir in the name of religion, then Prashant Bhushan will also have to state what will happen to the remaining Muslims of the country. A clarification on this statement by the Aam Aadmi Party still remains to be made although Bhushan apologised for this statement. When the discussion is turned to minorities, the Aam Aadmi Party must also explain the fact that Arvind Kejriwal flaunted at the Constitution Club a few Muslims joining the party, but on the real issues

talking about ending corruption cannot provide solutions to questions about the future. In any case, corruption in the country will not end with the Jan Lokpal, because it will be applied only after a corrupt practice has occurred. But it will make it easier to get punishment for the corrupt. It needs to be understood that apart from corruption, there are several issues before the country which are essentially important. What is the opinion of the Aam Aadmi Party on those issues? Does it support reservation in jobs and promotion for the backwards and Dalits? Is it in favour of putting NGOs which receive foreign funds within the ambit of the Jan Lokpal? is its model of development andeconomic and foreign policy? The questions are numerous and the answer to all cannot be the Jan Lokpal, transparency and decentralisation. The Aam Aadmi Party’s opinion and views on these issues have not been declared so far and therefore, there is a situation of uncertainty. If the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate for Chief Minister says that the reply to these questions will be given after December, then the Sheila Dixit people of Delhi can also offer hem steps and recommendations made their votes after the answer. Raising for the progress of Muslims by the such questions is not a matter of Ranganath Mishra Commission? prejudice, but is demanded by ideoThis the Aam Aadmi Party must logical transparency. The Aam clarify before the elections. If any Aadmi Party claims to support party does not take a stand on this transparency. If people do not know issue, it means it is cheating and de- the party’s thoughts and views on issues of vital importance for the ceiving the people of the country. There is another important ques- country, how will confidence be ention which nobody is talking about gendered that after an Aam Aadmi – the question of foreign investment Party Government is formed, the in the retail market. Delhi will be the problems of the people will become most affected by this. If foreign in- far removed? There is still some vestment in the retail market is al- time for the elections and the camlowed, then the livelihood of all the paign of the Congress and the BJP people dependent in Delhi on the has still not caught colour. Now, one wholesale and retail market will be is unable to understand and decide affected. Arvind Kejriwal must dis- whether to laud Kejriwal’s courage close before the elections whether or whether to take it as an intoxicathe is in favour or not of foriegn in- ing election addiction and forget vestment in the retail market. Only about it. of Muslims remained silent. The Sachar Committee has estimated the condition of Muslims to be worse than even that of Dalits. The way Governments, especially socalled secular parties have ‘played’ with Muslims, because of that Muslims have today become the most backward class in the county. The report of the Ranganath Mishra Commission has suggested many important steps, which also include reservations in Government jobs for Muslims. Is the Aam Aadmi Party in favour or not of implementing the

Rahul Needs The Right Kind Of ‘Upgrading’ have played a lesser or a larger role in exacerbating problems. Therefore, perhaps both the parties have decided that they will not attack one another over issues and bring the two personalities mentioned before Santosh Bhartiya face to face. The BJP saw an advantage in this arendra Modi and Rahul of making the widespread bad govGandhi are two personalities ernance of the Congress an issue out of which one will be the Prime and making Narendra Modi the Minister. Till six months ago, Naren- Prime Minister with ease. And the dra Modi’s party used to raise spo- Congress felt that by making Rahul radic questions on issues like rising Gandhi’s age an issue the youth prices, corruption and unemploy- could be roped in and Rahul ment and at times also held demon- Gandhi could be made the Prime strations. But suddenly, the BJP has Minister. Rahul Gandhi also made a stopped raising these questions. statement that the new GovernThe Congress used to level allega- ment will be of the youth. It seems tions of corruption, lethargy and in- to all the old Congress leaders – and fighting against the Bharatiya Janata by old I mean those above fifty years Party, but the Congress too stopped – that preparations have been made leveling these allegations. The two to end their role in politics. Perhaps parties came to a hidden agree- in the coming Lok Sabha elections, ment. The reason behind the agree- people aged between 24 and 40 ment was solely that both parties years will get more than 70 per cent

of seats. Meanwhile, both the parties are lost in dreams of coming to power. Rahul Gandhi is touring the entire country. But it is a strange coincidence that no big gatherings are taking place for him anywhere. In Uttar Pradesh, at one place about 170 people attended his meeting while at another meeting about 2,500 attended. After that, wherever he went, nowhere did he get crowds of more than 10,000. Does Rahul Gandhi have to suffer the consequences of the bad governance of the Congress, or is it the kind of language which he uses that is not generating or awakening any confidence in him amongst the people? Rahul Gandhi made the assassinations of his grandmother and his father an election issue. Perhaps it is because of these childish statements that there are problems arising in his standing up as a serious challenger.

Narendra Modi has nothing to do with inflation, corruption and unemployment being removed, but he possesses the art of raising these issues and questions against the Congress as a weapon, a tool for publicity in the interests of the BJP. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi is unable to say anything against Narendra Modi thus showing that he is not mature and lacks political ability. There are intelligent people among Rahul Gandhi’s advisors. Mohan Prakash, who was the President of the Banaras Hindu University and has faith in Dr. Lohia’s thinking, is the most intelligent of them. No matter how close to capitalists and officials he remains, Mohan Prakash is basically a socialist and the poor are in his thoughts. Whenever Rahul Gandhi talks about the poor or general public, I assume that Mohan Prakash must most certainly have filled Rahul

Gandhi’s mind with these lines or this subject. But despite this, why does Rahul Gandhi have so many slips of the tongue? Why does he make such immature statements? While giving a speech, instead of being an angry young man, Rahul Gandhi should speak a language that can be understood by the general public of this country. If Rahul Gandhi imbibes Mohan Prakash’s understanding, then he can speak the language of a leader of this country, rather than projecting an immature political style. Rahul Gandhi’s statements, his style, language and appearance do not reflect someone who is to become the PM of this country. If people like Mohan Prakash do not tell Rahul Gandhi about the basic problems of this country so that he can face Narendra Modi as an intellectual, people will be convinced that there is a distance between wisdom and Rahul Gandhi.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 653

ENIGMA CODE 653

ACROSS: 1

12 13

14 17

19 21 22

Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

Cruel treatment of dull-head may horrify him ! (6) A US president in having provided sustenance, bore the expense (8) How you pass the time when abroad? (5,4) Acclaim without reverse of situation (5) A lid can cover it in a winking (7) Community centre for retired ladies (7) Lying errors? (6-5) Depressed by all those boots overhead? (11) Fish for the landlord's lady? (7) May be completely taken in ! (7) Member of a pop group, we're told, is a nut ! (5) A name best used to denote degradation (9) Enclosed in this he has writhe folded up (8) One's hardly conscious of the new version of Proust (6)

The Clue: Evaluation

G G G G

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE RACIAL, ACACIA, AERIAL, CALLER, CAREER, CEREAL, ECLAIR

MATH PYRAMID 653

DOWN:

Neat workers intimidate masses of people (8) 2 Willingly let land be uncultivated (3,6) 4 Train Mac as a pilot? (6,8) 5 Lines dedicated to Greek theatre (5) 6 Led astray by agreements to cause hold-ups (6) 7 Become the victim of something catching (7,3,4) 9 Net Pixie, end in trouble - not advisable ! (11) 11 Not as a rebel, perhaps, but still

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against authority ! (11) 15 Liberal distribution to end in glut (9) 16 He may be conscientious in the

protests (8) 18 Bachelor in the money in Algiers maybe (6) 20 Relation that's legal? (2-3)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Cut corners, 8 Amabel, 9 Sidmouth, 11 Assenter, 12 Tear, 13 Redemption, 15 Head waiters, 17 Playwright, 18 Make, 20 Gladioli, 22 Nosecone, 23 Inhale, 24 Saddle-sore. DOWN: 2 Unique, 3 Come true, 4 Rough-rider, 5 Saws, 6 Abstains, 7 Florentine, 10 Hard bargain, 12 Trump again, 14 Metatarsal, 15 Hiawatha, 16 Romances, 19 Keener, 21 Oyes.

QUICK CROSS 653

ACROSS: 1 Clerical tunic (3) 4 To Kill a Mockingbird, author (3) 5 Statistics, in short (5) 7 Computer hookup (Abbr.) (3) 8 Luges (5) 10 Beholder's viewpoint (3) 11 After taxes (3)

The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Alda and Greenspan (5) 2 ____ it stand (3) 3 Egyptian deity of pleasure (3) 5 Bad weather (5) 6 Bit (3) 8 1/100 of a yen (3) 9 Caustic (3)

HIDATO 653

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

MATHDOKU 653

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

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

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MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Aquarius 9th Kartik Shuklapaksha Dhanishta Kumbh Maroon 8

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Financially it is a favorable year. Businesspersons will sign new deals that will assure them of long-term benefits. Sports and extracurricular activities will be highlighted. Those participating in competitive events this year can look forward to bagging a medal. Planetary influences show a slight deterioration in health. The problem is likely to be more psychosomatic. Generally your health will be fine. BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy and long-lived. Will be tall, slim, in extreme cases stout. Very independent, intelligent and good at logic. A career in law or government services is best suited. Family life will be happy and contented. Should avoid putting trust in people. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You are quite excited to start a new assignment, which is somewhat challenging. The successful completion of this will bring bonus rewards. Business people will come across an opportunity to make good amount of money from a trading transaction. This may be a onetime deal. You may be torn between duty and responsibility towards family. It is an effort for you to comply but is worth it for all-round happiness.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You may be able to grab a prestigious deal in spite of tough competition. It is time to get the help of those who you can trust to see you through. With your capacity for managing things successfully you may be given charge of organizing an important event in your organization. If unattached you will soon get involved in a romantic affair, which has the making of a lasting association. Some get a marriage proposal.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Work seems to be satisfactory but friendships are the problem area. A friend or a close associate may get in touch for help with personal problem. You may be upset with this person. Forget the past and try to help. You will end up feeling very happy with yourself. You will get busy handling other peoples’ problems. This will not only give a sense of satisfaction but will endear you to others.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will receive a couple of new proposals that are interesting. This is the right time to expand your business or to branch out into a new field of activity. You will get all the necessary support, and most of your task gets concluded with relative ease if you keep yourself flexible. You may be getting fascinated by someone you have been introduced to recently. You get an opportunity to meet this person again at a social get-together.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Your work will get you fresh laurels but not monetary gains. You may have to create an alternative source of income in order to sustain yourself. If a new proposal requires you to travel, accept it immediately. An encounter with an attractive person of the opposite sex at a place of entertainment could incite a romantic interest.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You may be investing more money in your work, which gets you an instantly favorable response. Look for long term benefits. Matters concerning meetings, travel, may require a change or additional expenses. Those in the performing arts will do very well and win fresh accolades. You are doing well but seem to be missing out on what you really want out of life. Open your heart to the one you love and find solace and direction.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): There will be better turnover in your business resulting in more gains. The cash crunch is a thing of the past. The employed will receive bonus or some additional incentives that will help them overcome their budgetary constraints. You receive some dues from a person known to default. The need to share your dreams and aspirations with those you are close to you will make you happier. A marriage is likely for the single.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Keep yourself busy with routine activities for new ventures are fraught with delays and problems. Do not be in a rush to complete your work which you seem to be lagging in. Do not take short cuts as this could lead to further delays and even a personal setback. Your beloved may be right that you have not been attentive of late. You seem indecisive about what you really want out of a relationship.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You will come across a few difficulties at work but it is something that you can resolve if you do not give in to pressure. Happiness in love and marriage is indicated. The single will meet someone interesting. It could be someone from a totally different background or community. Don’t be in a rush to seek a romantic commitment.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Cut down unnecessary expenditure. Don’t try to cut corners with work or your finances. You just need to organize your work schedule better. Keep a check on your temper if you want deal with certain issues in relationships rather than depend on others to do it for you. Use patience and tact with someone who is upset.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Your recent success in your particular field has spread your name far and wide. There will be many that would like to work with you and also meet you. Inquiries from overseas are worth considering and pursuing. Unexpected financial gains are also likely to come in. You will get a chance for doing something for someone special, which will bring you a lot of personal satisfaction and happiness.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): At work you need to be a bit more diplomatic today. Though it appears that your opponents have the upper hand, but you will win the day eventually. Handle the situation in a dignified diplomatic manner and you would have won the admiration of all concerned. You will be entertaining everyone till quite late at night. Trying to please everyone could tell on your nerves especially after a tough day at work.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4813

ACROSS: 1 Essential parts (6) 7 Block, hinder or impede (8) 8 A round toy (4) 10 Climbed (6) 11 Overrun a place, etc. in large numbers? (6) 14 Implore or beseech (3) 16 Starbucks order (5) 17 Plant seed, meat substitute (4) 19 Communion plate (5) 21 Small fruit - "err by" anagram? (5) 22 Political group (5) 23 Ivan the Terrible, for one (4) 26 Accredit, attribute or consult? (5) 28 Golf item (3) 29 Newspaper chief (6) 30 Act in a certain way (6) 31 A british nobleman (4) 32 Bounty, generously bestowed gifts (8) 33 Bamboo lovers (6) DOWN: 1 As compared to (6) 2 Flower whose name means "dry" (6) 3 Auctioneer's cry (4) 4 Mr. Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame? (7) 5 Hush (5) 6 Narrate, spell out or express (5) 8 Infant or nursling (4) 9 A lower limb (3) 12 Devoted follower (3) 13 Mouth-like opening (5) 15 Ground (5) 18 Greased (5) 19 For each, or for every (3) 20 Make an attempt (3) 21 A titled person? (7)

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SUDOKU 1999 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.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: Y equals W

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

22 A favourite (3) 23 Iran's capital (6) 24 Close tightly, in a way (4) 25 Kind of monkey (6)

26 An answer or response (5) 27 Ardent (5) 28 Afternoon drink (3) 30 High-pitched tone (4)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Vijay, 6 Tbone, 9 Teacher, 10 Quart, 11 Lefty, 12 Smear, 13 Anushka, 15 Arf, 17 Rant, 18 Sinner, 19 MDLIV, 20 Balboa, 22 Pots, 24 Abe, 25 Against, 26 Issue, 27 Outgo, 28 Waits, 29 Oolitic, 30 Stern, 31 Typed. DOWN: 2 Iguana, 3 At rest, 4 Yet, 5 Acoma, 6 Tel aviv, 7 Brer, 8 Nature, 12 Skoda, 13 Aruba, 14 Uncle, 15 Anion, 16 Frost, 18 Singe, 19 Monsoon, 21 Abduct, 22 Piracy, 23 Tsetse, 25 Auric, 26 Igor, 28 Wit.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1818 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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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

I A G J F

Y S

U S E X J

E X S I A E I

E J O

I A E I

Y A H I A S J

B H Z S A H Y , Y S

X S E U U M

U G D S

Y G I A

O S T G B G H J .

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it

Afternoon WORD MINE

B U I

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 10 average; 12 good; 14 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: amid, amiss, camp, coma, compass, damp, maid, mass, mica, miss, mosaic, moss, sadism, spasm, SPASMODIC.

HEATHCLIFF

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29 Sachin said Dhoni would make a good captain: Pawar

THEIR OWN LEGEND

WEST INDIES SALUTES CHANDERPAUL,

The West Indies cricket team during training at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday morning. Shivnarine Chanderpaul [front row, extreme right] will be playing his 150th Test match on November 14.

batsmen in the first was a better opUMBAI: West Indies tion, Gibson said, "When you look saluted it own legendary at the result, you sort of want to batsman in Shivnarine think that way. That line up, beChanderpaul, who will touch the cause that won us the last 3-4 Test milestone of playing 150 Tests when matches that we played, and we the Caribbean side will clash with back those guys. That is something India from Wednesday to salvage a we obviously have to look at going draw in the two-match series. into the next Test. We have to look at The second Test will be 200th for what combination to put out to legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who make sure that we win. We still bewill bid adieu to the game after the lieve strongly that we can win here." match. Asked if the occasion of Sachin West Indies head coach Ottis GibTendulkar playing his farewell Test son said they have a lot of respect series got better of the contest, Gibfor Chanderpaul and it is great to son replied in the negative. have him in their dressing room. "I don't think the occasion got "Sachin is playing his 200th game. better of the contest. We are all payHe is a legend in India and around ing a tribute to a legend but at the the world. Shiv is also a legend in end of the day we are very aware of our dressing room. Whilst we salute what we are here to do. We didn't do and celebrate Sachin, we also salute it as well as we should have done," and celebrate Shiv. It is a wonderful he said. achievement for him to be around Gibson said they were impressed so long and still enjoying his with Indian pacer Mohammad cricket," Gibson told reporters after Shami, who had a highly successful team practice. debut, but believes that the pace"He is same on the field and same West Indies test skipper Darren Sammy man would not be a danger in around the dressing room. We are during the training session at the Mumbai. "Shami, we don't know very happy to have him around in Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. much about him and he bowled our dressing room and make his 150th appearance for West Indies," those things right. We know in India very well. He was very accurate. He he said. we have to bat long. We have to put got the swing in late. He did very Gibson said their performance in runs on the board. 400 minimum in well on his debut. We have to learn from that match. I don't think the the first Test was not reflective of the first innings really. their true potential and they have a "We were a little bit rusty coming pitch here is going to be abrasive as lot more to offer on the cricket field. in but we are not going to use that the one in Kolkata. "I don't think that reverse swing "We showed glimpses of what we as an excuse. I expect that you will are capable of in Kolkata but not for see a much better showing from will play much of a role as it did in sustained period. We would have this West Indies team in the next Kolkata but we have to wait and see. We have batsmen who have faced been playing today. The things that Test match," Gibson said. Asked if he thinks, going with five reverse swing before and got runs. we did wrong, we are trying to put

Chris Gayle, Shiv, Marlon Samuels have all faced reverse swing before. They haven't faced Mohammed Shami before, so that is something we will have to get used to," he said. ROACH OUT FROM REMAINING INDIA TOUR, POLLARD OUSTED FROM ODIS The struggling West Indies cricket team has been dealt a couple of injury blows in its ongoing tour of India with pacer Kemar Roach ruled out of the remainder of the trip and all-rounder Kieron Pollard rendered unavailable for the ODI series. Roach has been ruled out of the second and final Test along with the one-dayers due to a shoulder injury, while Pollard has been rested from the ODIs due to an undisclosed niggle. West Indies team physiotherapist CJ Clark said Roach's injury is uncommon among cricketers. "Kemar has not made the expected recovery from the shoulder injury that kept him out of the first Test and he is returning to the Caribbean for ongoing management and subsequent physical rehabilitation," said Clark. Shannon Gabriel has been selected to replace his fellow fast bowler and is expected to arrive in India in time for consideration for selection in the second Test which opens on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium here. The 25year-old Roach has been the bright spark in the West Indies attack over the last three years in particular.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Cricket Association chief Sharad Pawar has revealed that it was Sachin Tendulkar who batted for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain of the Indian team after Rahul Dravid expressed his desire to give up captaincy on 2007. "Sachin loves to lend a helping hand to fellow players, especially the juniors, and believes in team spirit. Humility is his middle name. He gave up captaincy to concentrate on his game," Pawar wrote on his blog. "Now, a cute story which will delight the countless fans of Sachin Tendulkar and M S Dhoni as well. It so happened that a few years ago the Indian cricket team was playing in England. As BCCI chief I too was in London," he said. "One day Rahul Dravid came to me with a request that took me by surprise. Dravid said he wanted to give up captaincy as it affected his game. I flatly said no. The Twenty20 series was to begin soon and the World Cup match was barely a year away," the Union Agriculture Minister recalled. Pawar said Dravid had suggested Tendulkar as the possible replacement but the senior batsman was not keen. "How could Dravid think of giving up captaincy at such a critical juncture? Who would be his successor? Dravid persisted. He suggested Sachin's name as the next captain. I talked to Sachin on the issue. He didn't seem eager to step into Dravid's shoes. Instead, he suggested Dhoni's name. This came as a twist in the tale. Dhoni is an excellent wicket-keeper. But, will he make a good captain?' I asked Sachin. 'You try him out. He will make a great captain. I say this with a sense of responsibility', Sachin replied," said Pawar in his recollection. "Accordingly, the BCCI's selection committee chose Dhoni as the team captain. And he did India proud. We won the Twenty20 World Cup and, later, the 2011 World Cup in Mumbai as well. Handsome praise was heaped on the new captain which he rightly deserved. This happened because of Sachin's far-sightedness." â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sachin is all set to retire. However, he can't keep himself away from cricket for too long. I am sure grooming young players will be a part of his postretirement plans. Best wishes to the Master Blaster," Pawar said.

TENDULKAR IS THE BEST BATSMAN OF MY GENERATION:

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WARNE

Sachin Tendulkar smacks Aussie spinner Shane Warne during the 1996 World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Tendulkar versus Warne contest was among the most interesting battles on a cricket field.

ONDON: Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne has paid rich tribute to Sachin Tendulkar terming him the "best batsman" of his generation and said that there won't be another player like the retiring Indian great in years to come. "Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman of my generation and it will be a privilege to be in Mumbai this week to commentate on the first two days of his final Test," Warne, who is expected to be present in Mumbai for the iconic batsman's 200th and final Test match, said, Warne, the second highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket, had many interesting duels with the Indian legend and feels that Tendulkar was the "best in all conditions against all types of bowling" and also possessed a wonderful temperament. "The pressure he was under from the India public was immense but he handled himself on and off the field in a way that was respected by all," Warne wrote in his column for the 'Daily Telegraph'. Tendulkar, who is all set to become the first man to play 200 Test matches, has almost all the records in his kitty, including highest number of runs in both Tests and ODIs as well as 100 international centuries. But for Warne, Tendulkar's feats can't merely be measured by a few numbers. "There will not be another Sachin Tendulkar. I always teach young players that cricket is not about averages even if it is a stats-based game. It is about how and when you score runs or take wickets. The great players deliver when the team is up against it and statistics do not tell you the truth about such things. Sachin is far more than a man with great numbers to boast about," Warne wrote. Warne termed the phase between 1994 and 2000 as the best years of Tendulkar in international cricket. "His best years were between 1994 and 2000 when he was just brilliant.

He is still a very good player but it is hard to compare the Sachin of today to the man of 15 years ago." "In the mid-1990s, he was phenomenal against the quicks and spin. He judged the length of a ball so quickly, which enabled him to have a lot more time to play the right shot or let it go."

WE'LL REQUEST SACHIN TO CONTINUE PLAYING FOR MUMBAI: SAVANT MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association vice-president Ravi Savant today said that MCA will request Sachin Tendulkar to reconsider his retirement from the domestic format and continue playing in Ranji Trophy this season. "Sachin had declared (his retirement) while we were busy with our elections. We will approach Sachin after the (Mumbai) Test and request

him to continue to playing with Mumbai for this season," MCA vicepresident Ravi Savant told PTI. The 40-year-old batting legend will play his 200th and final Test match at the Wankhede Stadium here against the West Indies from November 14-18. Savant said the veteran's presence in the Mumbai dressing room would be good for the youngsters.

"In the first Ranji match (against Haryana this season), he saved Mumbai. He has lot of cricket left in him. Lot of Mumbai senior cricketers have retired this year. Ajit Agarkar (retired), Ramesh Powar (is now playing for Rajasthan), Zaheer (Khan) is still trying for (an India spot). If Zaheer goes out then there is no senior player. So Sachin's services are required," he said. However, Savant said that Tendulkar has not given any formal communication to the MCA on his retirement from Ranji Trophy though the batsman had told a newspaper that the match against Haryana was his last Ranji game. "He has not yet (written a letter to us). He only said (to BCCI) he will retire after his 200th Test. As he will be retiring from international cricket, he can play (domestic cricket)," Savant said.

Lara laments not playing a Test at Eden Gardens

KOLKATA: West Indian batting legend Brian Lara lamented that he could never play a Test match at the historic Eden Gardens and made a suggestion to CAB officials that if a veterans match, including Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, could be organised here in the future. Lara was here on a special invitation from the CAB to watch the last two days of the first Test between India and the West Indies, which however got over in three days with the hosts emerging comfortable winners. "Lara lamented that he has not played any Test at the majestic Eden Gardens. He suggested us to organise an exhibition cricket match for the veterans involving himself and the Indian duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly," CAB treasurer Biswarup Dey said. "In a lighter vein he told us to prepare a 'batting-friendly' so that

Former West Indian cricketer Brian Lara posing with the wax statue of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. Tendulkar would score 200-plus runs, Ganguly 150 and 100-odd runs for him... It was unfortunate that he could not watch the Test match here but he was very happy to be here."

During his glittering 16-year international career, Lara has played three ODIs at the Eden but has never been part of a Test match. Lara also went to the dressing rooms and appeared emotional. "With no match, and today being a Sunday, we're closed. But he's so kind that he wanted to come and see Eden Gardens. It's a memorable day for Bengal cricket." Lara, accompanied by a friend, spent about 15 minutes at the ground, had look at the pitch and was happy to oblige the Cricket Association of Bengal officials and the Eden groundsmen with photoops. Forced to alter his plans after India's quick win, Lara last night asked the CAB to take him to the Mother House. "He paid his tribute to Mother Teresa spending some time at the Mother House on AJC Bose Road. We also took him to the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda on Simla Street in north Kolkata," Dey added.

CHANDIGARH: Left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar shone with a four-wicket haul as Mumbai demolished Punjab by 180 runs to register their second successive win in the Ranji Trophy. After setting a target of 399 for Punjab, Mumbai dismissed the hosts for 214 to pocket six points for an outright win and top the table in Group A. Dabholkar sent back most of the Mumbai middleorder in a fine performance during which he bowled 25 overs conceding 87 runs in all. Overnight 108 for four, Punjab were relying on India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to steer the innings but he could not convert his solid start into a big knock. The lefthander departed after top-scoring for his team with a 94-ball 40, which included three fours. He was the lone scalp that pacer Javed Khan managed. Mumbai bowlers kept it economical with another left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla picking up three wickets. Senior pacer Zaheer Khan grabbed two for 27 in his 13 overs. Punjab's number 11 Rajwinder Singh produced an entertaining 29-run cameo that came off 17 deliveries, delaying the inevitable. But Abdulla brought an end to his knock to draw the curtains on Punjab's innings after 68.3 overs. Punjab are now third in the group standings with seven points. Brief Scores: Mumbai: 282 and 271 beat Punjab: 155 and 214 in 68.3 overs (Yuvraj Singh 40, Rajwinder Singh 29, Vishal Dabholkar 4/87, Iqbal Abdulla 3/37) by 180 runs.

DRAVID TO MAKE PRESENCE AT CBI CONFERENCE NEW DELHI: In a rare opportunity, former India captain Rahul Dravid will be exchanging his views with some of country's finest investigators at a CBI function to deliberate on corruption in sports in the backdrop of fixing allegations in cricket. The agency's three-day international conference on "evolving common strategies to combat corruption and crime", starting today will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manomohan Singh, who will release a special commemorative stamp on the occasion. The Prime Minister will also present the President's Police medals for Distinguished Service to six CBI officers for their outstanding performance. This year when cricketing scene is faced with serious allegations of betting and spot-fixing, the agency has decided to introduce a special session on "Ethics and Integrity in Sports -- Need for a Law and Role of CBI" on Tuesday evening in which Dravid, Chris Eaton, Director, International Centre for Sports Security and Ravi Sawani, Chief of BCCI's Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) will participate. "The aim of this session is to recognise the root of the problem, evaluate the regulatory mechanism and legal framework in India and to ponder whether the time has come to have a specialised law to tackle corruption in sports," CBI spokesperson Kanchan Prasad said.

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IN BRIEF India finish fifth at Men's Asian Champions hockey tourney

NE W DE LHI: Akashdeep Singh scored three goals as India thrashed Oman 6-1 to finish fifth in the third Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan. In a fifth-sixth place match, India dominated from the word go, scoring three goals in each half. Kothajit Singh converted a penalty corner in the sixth minute of the match to give India an early advantage. Five minutes later, Gurjinder Singh doubled the team's lead by converting another penalty corner. In the 24th minute, Akashdeep Singh gently tapped in Mandeep's pass from a difficult angle to place India in a comfortable position at half time. Akashdeep then made it 4-0, scoring from close range after pouncing on a loose ball in the 40th minute.

Armyman Devendra Singh creates record at Mavalankar shooting

ASANSOL, WB: Armyman Devendra Singh created record in the free pistol event while Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and BSF earned gold medals in their respective groups at the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar Shooting championship. Singh of the Services scripted the feat in the 50 metre free pistol junior men individual group scoring 269 points. He eclipsed the record of fellow Armyman Sandip Bhalotia who had scored 266 points in Jalandhar in 2008. Another Army shooter Sukhvinder Singh earned silver in the same event scoring 266 points, equalling Bhalotia's record. Vinay Vishwasrao Patil of Maharashtra scored 268 points in free pistol 50-metre men's individual event and bagged a gold medal. In free pistol 50-metre junior men's individual event, Sharad Sharma of Uttarakhand scored 260 points to win gold.

Chowrasia misses by a whisker, Siddikur clinches title

NE W DE LHI: India's S S P Chowrasia missed a much-needed birdie putt on the last hole as Bangladesh golfer Mohammad Siddikur clinched the 50th Hero Indian Open title by just one stroke despite turning in a poor three-over 75 in the final round of the Asian Tour event. Chowrasia (69, 68, 66), who finished runner-up twice in the Indian Open, could come up with an even-par 72 to finish with a total of 13under 275 and shared the second spot with compatriot Anirban Lahiri, who carded a two-under 70. Lagging by just one stroke going into the last hole, Chowrasia's approach shot landed just four feet away from the pin, but the Kolkata golfer could not make the much-needed birdie to push it to the play-off as Siddikur held on to his one-stroke lead after parring the 18th hole.

Indian Oil on course for semifinal berth in Beighton Cup

KOLKATA: Defending champions Indian Oil brightened their semifinal hopes with a 7-0 rout of Eastern Railway Sports Association in a quarterfinal league of the 118th AllIndia Beighton Cup. Dharamveer Singh slammed the board twice in the 4th and 42nd minutes, while Yuvraj Walmiki, Sunil Yadav, Didar Singh, S V Sunil and Deepak Thakur struck one each to complete the thrashing of ERSA at SAI artificial turf. In another match, Central Railway registered a thrilling 4-3 win over Air India. Narad Bahadur, Deepak Lakra and Rajendra Yadav scored for the winners. Joga Singh struck a hattrick for Air India but it was not enough as the Airmen could not find an equaliser.

ANAND PLAYS OUT TAME DRAW WITH SPORTS

WHITE PIECES AGAINST CARLSEN

By Vishal Sareen

HENNAI: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was caught off guard by a surprise opening from Magnus Carlsen of Norway as he played out a tame draw against his challenger with white pieces in the second game of the World Chess Championship. World number one Carlsen showed that he was made of sterner stuff and pulled back the attention on himself with an easiest of draws against Anand, who played with his first white in the match. The first game, in which Anand played with black pieces, was also a drawn affair yesterday. The scores are now tied 1-1 after two games and there are 10 more games to go under Classical time control in this Rs 14 crore prize money championship. Just like Anand's mesmerising work Viswanathan Anand of India and Magnus Carlsen of Norway during their second match at FIDE World Chess Championship in in the opening game on Saturday, Chennai on Sunday.

KINGS OF 64 SQUARES it was Carlsen all the way as Anand could not do anything. "It's my turn to offer a slight apology today," Anand said after avoiding any undue risk that might have led to wild complexities out of a Caro Kann defense. The local hero agreed that the opening was a surprise for him and even more the variation chosen by Carlsen. It was a repetition of a game played by Anand against Chinese Ding Liren some time back and Anand spent a lot of time thinking about various complicated variations but could not be sure of himself. The easier way out was to play solid, as Carlsen did when posed with slightest difficulty and the draw was up for grabs for the Norwegian. While the first game lasted just 16 moves, this one went on till the 25th but the result of the game had been forecasted by many much before that. Carlsen's surprise opening apparently took Anand completely off guard and the world champion will now have to look at some new options to figure out the Caro Kann. The variation that

Anand apologetic after short draw against Carlsen

CHENNAI: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand offerred aplology after he played out a tame draw with white pieces in the second game of World Chess Championship clash against Magnus Carlsen of Norway here. "Today it's my turn to tender a slight apology," said Anand. "The position we got after move 12 is a very sharp one. I have studied it in the past, it's very very complicated and I had not really expected it. That's clear," he said at the post-game conference at the Hyatt Regencey hotel. The opening move of the Carlsen chose has tendencies to go for wild-play which is a major shift from the Carlsen camp according to general perception that the Norwegian plays well in dry positions. The two players followed played games till move 17 and on his 18th turn Anand came up with a 'Novelty' by going for the trade of queens. However, the new idea was probably an over the board preparation rather than

second game today was a big success for Carlsen and it was a great pull back by the Norwegian after Anand had got an easy draw as black in the first game on Saturday. "I will not talk too much about the opening move. I think the critical point was on move 18 when Vishy could have tried but black seemed to be doing fine," world number one Carlsen said. Anand said things might have become risky for him after Carlsen's opening surprise coming in the form of a Caro Kann defense. "I had to decide whether to fly blind because it's

home work as white got nothing. Anand found all natural and forcing moves thereafter and with his 21st move, the writing was already on the wall as the repetition of moves was quite evident. Just four moves later, the position had repeated thrice for a well-deserved draw for the Norwegian. In the post match chat, Carlsen said white could have avoided the queen exchange to have a game on, but his later analysis

clear that he would have been into more details. I decided to go for a slightly solid line, a slightly prudent decision today, essentially after the queen exchange there is nothing much happening," said the five-time champion Anand. Anand, however, said the battle royale that has thus far produced just 41 moves in the two games would only get better. "We both have a little information now as to what the other person is trying, I am sure it will get interesting," the local hero said. proved that there was not much hope for white even though it looks optically it looked like a decent option. Like in the first game, white spent more time on the clock. Carlsen ended up spending just 25 minutes on the clock while Anand took 42 minutes to make his moves. If the deadlock continues and the scores are still tied after 12 games, games of shorter duration will be played to determine the winner.

Saina eyes season's 1st title, top-5 return ahead of China SS N

EW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal of India will begin the hunt for her first title of the season and also eye a return to the top-5 when the China Open Super Series Premier starts with the qualifiers in Shanghai from Tuesday. The 23-year-old Indian could not defend her title at the Denmark Open and also suffered an early exit from French Open. The dip in performance reflected in her ranking as she slipped to number seven late last month. Troubled by injuries and inconsistent form, Saina will now open her campaign against a

qualifier in the China Open, a tournament which she missed out last year. The Hyderabadi had to withdraw from last years' China Open due to a knee injury and will be hoping to make a mark this year. The USD 350,000 China Open is a Super Series Premier category tournament and is the fifth and last Super Series Premier Tournament of the year. However, Saina will have her task cut out as she will probably face defending champion and top seed Li Xuerei of China if she manages to reach the quarterfinals. Li, who will face unseeded

Japanese Kaori Imabeppu in the tournament opener, is the top ranked women's player in the world at present. The reigning Olympic champion is in good touch this year, winning silver at the World Championships in August. Li is widely expected to defend her China Open title and Saina will have to be in top form in order to stage an upset. If the Indian does manage to get past that hurdle, she will probably have to play either fourth seed Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea or fifth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in the semifinals.

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