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ven as the Public Works department of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has invited tenders for construction of dwelling units and infrastructure under the Basic Service for the poor (BSUP) Project, Thane-based social activist Dayanand Nene, who is also President of the Alert Citizen of Thane City has alleged that the entire transaction stinks of corruption and needs to be canceled immediately and a full fledged inquiry be set up in the entire tendering process of the TMC. According to Nene, “The notice inviting the tender indicated that the estimate of costs for the project was Rs. 26,81,5,000 only. The financial qualification of the tenderer was that for the previous 3 years period, commencing April 1, 2009 to March 31,2012, he should have completed similar works of construction of multi-storied buildings under the Slum Housing Project or its equivalent and the exposure of a single work should not be less than 30 percent of the costs put to tender.

As the estimated cost of the tender was Rs. 26,81,15,000, it meant that any party that wished to bid must have completed, by March 31, 2012, a single work of at least Rs. 8,04,34,500 or 30 percent of the

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total. The thrust is on works ‘completed’ on that day and not ‘on- going works’.

As per the tender procedure, all parties participating in the tender were required to submit two separate envelopes - one containing the details regarding technical qualifications and the other containing the financial bid. It was also required as per the procedure that the City Engineer of TMC will first open the technical bids in presence of all parties. If any bidder does not meet the technical criteria, then his bid is disqualified and a note will be recorded accordingly by the tender opening authority and the said bidder’s Envelope No. 2 will not be considered for further action. The financial bids of only those parties are opened those who pass the technical bid.

On the issue of Joint Venture agreements (JV), as per clause no.10 of the Tender document, a JV agreement between parties is required to be registered with the Registrar of Firms, Maharashtra State, at the time of submission of the tender. The operative part in this is – being ‘reg-

istered’ before submission, with the Registrar of Firms and not ‘applied for’. Hence, it is absolutely imperative that the JV agreement must be registered before submission of the tender; else, such tenders should be disqualified.

Nene further added, “Having stated the salient features, I shall now highlight the glaring irregularities by the TMC officials in following the laid down procedures and twisting rules, purportedly under political pressure, to accommodate parties who had failed the technical bids and later on conniving to pass the tender

of Rs. 8,88,26,400. The said certificate submitted by M/s AE Infra Projects on January 28, 2013 was for ongoing work, extended up to June 30, 2013 - and not for completed work. Hence, it seems strange that the Corporation gave a certificate that almost Rs 9 crore worth of work was completed by March 31, 2012, while for the balance Rs 2 crore an extension of 15 months was given to the party - i.e. up to June 30, 2013.

Obviously the figures were doctored to keep the JV in qualification for this in their favour. tender.

The TMC offi“The tender states that a bidder cials in charge should have completed similar works of the tender of construction of multi storied buildopening should ing under the Slum Housing project be held fully responsible and an- equivalent as like Slum Housing projswerable for this blatant favoritism. ects under cost effective technolo“A Joint Venture of M/s. AE Infra gies in the last 3 years - April 1, Projects Pvt. Ltd and M/s. NA Con- 2009 to March 31, 2012, and the struction were amongst the many magnitude of a single work should parties who bid for the project. In not be less than 30 percent of cost support of their technical bid, this JV put to tender. The Certificate submithad submitted a certificate January ted by M/s AE Infra Projects did not 28, 2013 from the Sangli-Miraj Kup- certify as such and hence on failing wad City Corporation, showing that to qualify on technical grounds, the

by June 30, 2013 M/s AE Infra Proj- bid of M/s AE Infra Projects should ects Pvt Ltd ‘would be’ completing have been disqualified forthwith. projects of the required type and “Now, another reason to disqualify magnitude – the estimated costs of them was non-registration of their JV which would amount to Rs. agreement. Clause 10 of the Tender 11,10,33,000 only, and, as on Continued on pg 9 « March 31, 2012, they had done work

Should the government amend section 377?

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By Philip Varghese

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A secret agent for the AAP! He used to display his broom to promote the AAP.

Disappointed: Members of the community pained by the judgement at Azad maidan.

ours after the Supreme Court upheld Section 377 and set aside the Delhi High Court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality on Wednesday, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community are disappointed with the judgement and is up in arms saying it will not end its fight for its rights.

Legal experts and lawyers in the city had split reactions on the judgment. While some said that the judgment should be reviewed, others welcomed the judgment arguing that the government should make the necessary amendments in section 377 to make it acceptable to all.

According to Mumbai-based advocate Virendra Sharma, who also practices on Human Rights law in the Supreme Court, “The section 377 was enacted by the British during their regime as it was against the

IPC SECTION 377-Unnatural offences. - Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. order of the Judeo-Christian belief.

Initially, only anal sex was included in the section and later, oral sex was added. However, recently section 377 was used as a tool by the police to harass, torture, extort and blackmail homosexuals and prevented them from seeking legal protection from violence, for the fear that they would be themselves penalized for sodomy. So I think, there should be Continued on pg 9 «

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By Shwetha Kannan

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he transgender community which is also known as the eunuch or the hijra community is ridiculed for not having a formal gender identity. The problem of not being able to fit into either the ‘male’ or the ‘female’ category makes them the object of harassment of all kinds. The lack of acceptance of the third gender gives them very little opportunity to be a part of the mainstream society and lead a normal and respectable life. Society leaves them with no option but to either beg, dance at celebrations or sell their bodies for a living. Prostitution by eunuchs is not an unknown concept and so is the phenomenon of them being abused: sexually as well as physically.

While women steer away clear from having any interaction with this community, men often make nasty comments on the hijras.

But when their need for sex gets the better of them, they don’t mind taking sexual favours from the hijras. And when the hijras say no to having sex, men not only force them into having sex with them but also beat them up.

A hijra who used to be a sex worker a few years ago shared the story of how she was raped by five men. She said, “We aren’t kidnapped or dragged the way women are before being raped. But we are intimidated or forced to have sex. And this is also rape.”

The eunuch spoke to the ADC on condition of anonymity

pyari hai naa. Aur yeh bas dhamki nahi hoti. Log haath pair tod bhi dete hai. Meri ek dost ka kaan kaat liya tha kisine. Log ye karte hai kyunki unhe pata hai ki police ya law unka kuch nahi kar sakti. Ek transgender ka complaint bhi nahi liya jaata police station main. Policewale kehte hai ki tu dhandha hi karne baithi hai toh tujhe aur mazaa aana chahiye. Hamare saath waisa rape nahi hota jaisa ladkiyo ke saath hota hai. Koi uthakar nahi le jaate. Par hume dara dhamkakar forced sex karte hai aur “This happened in 2006 when I used to be phir maar peet karke chale jaate hai. Kya ye a sex worker. I was at Khar station. It was rape nahi?” around 10:30 pm and I was with a few [All this happens. What will we do if our friends of mine waiting for customers. I limbs are broken? Our life is also precious. was with one customer when I heard my These are not mere threats. Once my friends calling out my name and asking to friend’s ear was cut. People do these things me leave as soon as possible. As I got done because they the police can’t do anything. with the customer, I saw a group of boys around 20 or 22 years old, coming towards me. My friends had already started walking away and as I prepared to leave they No one takes down a transgender’s comcaught me and demanded sex. They also plaint. We are not raped like girls are. We asked me to handover all the money I had. are forced into having sex. Isn’t this rape?]

I was in no mood to have sex with these While the above transgender is no longer tapori boys as I knew that they wouldn’t a sex worker, she works closely with the pay me. But fighting them off or arguing community and finds that even today, with them wasn’t an option so I said that transgenders complain about being forced ‘mere paas paise nahi hai. Abhi boni kiya to have sex. hai. Tum thodi der ruko. Phir mai tumhare This case raises an important question. saath sex karungi’. [I don’t have money. You Do transgender sex workers or commercial wait for some time. I will then have sex sex workers not have the right to say NO with you.] This was my way to buy some just because they are ‘sex workers’ and is it time and think of ways to escape. But it did okay that they get raped and that their not work. They were not ready to wait for complaints are not taken seriously because the money. They wanted sex. I had no op- they trade in sex? tion but to comply. Five of them had sex Expressing her opinion on this issue, with me and left.”

Sonal Giani, Advocacy Officer, The HumSpeaking about how transgenders or for safar Trust, said “We have noticed a surge that matter even commercial female sex in cases of violence and sexual assault workers don’t have an option of saying no, against the transgender/hijra community she said, “We transgenders are only sub- in the past few years. The transgender jected to unnatural sex and we cannot say community faces high degrees of violence no. If we object to anything, either we will and are vulnerable to attack from goons be stopped from doing business there or and law enforcing agencies at public will be physically assaulted. People also spaces owing to their non-confirming genthreaten to kill us. They give us dhamkis der expression. Some of them who are (threats). Ye sab hota hai. Agar haath pair earning their livelihood through sex work tod diya toh kya hoga hamara? Jaan bhi face further stigma. Stigma prevents the

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community from lodging complaints with the police and non-gender neutral laws prevent quick redressal. There is an urgent need to introduce discussions around laws which are inclusive of transgender identities into main stream for these issues to be tackled at its roots.”

According to Dr. Piyush Saxena, chairperson of a Non Government Organisation called Salvation Of Oppressed Eunuchs that works for the cause of eunuchs and assists them to integrate into mainstream society, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Bombay High Court for inclusion of transgenders in Section 375 of the IPC. He believes that eunuchs too are eligible to get justice as any other member of the society and laws have to be made to include this marginalised and vulnerable section of the society.

“Eunuchs are relegated to the lowest rungs of society. Their mere presence is cause for derision and derogatory remarks of the worst kind by non-eunuchs. Faced with this miserable existence, eunuchs are frequently preyed upon by regular people who often commit acts of violent rape against hapless eunuchs, secure in the knowledge that their victims cannot even knock on the doors of justice for any relief.

It is very difficult to comprehend this situation where they are traumatised in every aspect – the physical act and abuse of rape, combined with their powerlessness to even appeal to the law for any relief, while facing derision and ridicule throughout their lives.

It is evident that in the case of eunuchs, the mental trauma after rape outlasts the physical wounds by a considerable period of time, combined with their inability to get any justice under current laws. In this sense, their situation and the process of justice and healing after the crime is no different than, if not worse than that faced by women. If the provisions of Section 375 are made gender neutral or at least amended to include eunuchs, then it will go a long way in ensuring some semblance of justice for this community”, said Dr. Saxena. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

The three-part ‘IT’S RAPE’ series was an attempt by the ADC to bring to light the plight of some sections of society that are being denied justice.

We spoke about rape within marriage, same sex rape and transgenders being sexually abused as they did not seem to fall in the ambit of any Indian law that protects its citizens from being sexually abused. Through these first person accounts, we wanted the law making authorities to realise the need for separate laws that cover such acts and make them punishable. Right now, the only support system for victims of such acts are Non Governmental Organisations and of course, their own community.

Meanwhile yesterday’s Supreme Court verdict is a body blow for the LGBT community The Supreme Court criminalised homosexual relationships by setting aside the judgement passed by the Delhi high court on July 2, 2009, that decriminalised homosexual relationships. This took the nation by

storm. Social media was buzzing with opinions on this judgement. Status messages concerning the judgement of the highest court of the country were amply seen on social networking sites. The judgment was described as ‘regressive’ and as a one that has taken the country ‘back to the Stone Age and medieval times’ by the aam janta. People were questioning the concept of democracy itself where they are being denied the right of falling in love and being able to choose their sexual partner.

It is known that one is not allowed to comment on a judgement passed by the Supreme Court, but exercising our right to question, we ask “When acts like a man being assaulted sexually, transgenders being forced to have sex and women within marriage being subjected to sexual violence are yet to be criminalised, should a consensual sexual relationship between two adults of the same sex be termed ‘criminal’?”

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archive, conservation facilities and a new museum shop and café.

At the heart of the new wing will be a permanent gallery to showcase contemporary Mumbai, focusing on important milestones in the city’s development and highlighting its cultural achievements, as well as providing temporary exhibition space to international standards capable of taking large-scale touring exhibitions.

Though it worries us to think about showcasing contemporary

“While they may have been captured in different settings, all the pictures essentially tell one story...the story about the people you don’t see in the photographs. The people who care for the dogs, feed and shelter them, report when they are ill or injured, take them to the nearest hospital or tend to them in the absence of one. The dogs in return shower them with love, companionship and security.”

There’s more. “Most of the street dogs in India have originated from

Mumbai’s development and cultural achievements, considering that most of us consider that a more messed up city would be hard to imagine.

Those interested may provide Expressions of Interest, electronic submission only, by 14.00 GMT January 13, 2014, please.

the Indian Pariah Dog which is an ancient breed related to the Spitz family and the Australian Dingo. Its origin dates back 12,000 to 15,000 years – older than any other breed. Over the years however, as you will observe in many of the photographs, street dogs in cities have developed a far higher percentage of mixed or mongrel characteristics as compared to their rural counterparts. This is primarily due to increased mating with other breeds. The ones in rural areas, more or less, retain their original pariah characteristics that help them acclimatise to their environment. Dogs you come across in hilly areas, for instance, would sport a lush coat of fur to protect them against the cold.”

WSD has been looking after street dogs in Mumbai since 1994, health, vaccinations, spraying or neutering so that the numbers stay down. If you want a copy, contact WSD office: C/o Mr F. Broacha, 2nd Flr, Yeshwant Chambers, B. Bharucha Marg, Near Fab India, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400023. Or on telephone 64222838.

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WE, that is, they are all for carrying their blessings forward. These 25 children from Standard VII in Cathedral and John Connon will be performing with children from civic schools to raise money for the Salaam Bombay Foundation, at Blue Frog this Friday.

Learning to give FROM elite school Cathedral and John Connon in town comes this rather nice story about 25 children from Standard VII coming together to put up a performance at Mumbai’s School popular music destination – Blue Frog. This Friday the 13th from 5 to 7 pm and if you are in the paying audience, you will be treated to pop, jazz, contemporary dance and of course the mandatory Bollywood numbers.

The money is to go towards supporting deserving students in the Salaam Bombay Academy of the Arts and rehearsals are going on in different parts of the city in full swing.

The Salaam Bombay Foundation itself was founded in July 2002 and it is Mrinalini Somani, daughter of the founder, who has spearheaded what she calls the Carry Forward

movement to give back to underprivileged children studying in civic and government-aided schools. Through its arts academies, it has been empowering children “to make correct choices”, away from destructive habits like gutkha chewing which invariably results in a high drop out rate, towards healthier choices. And what better way to help than through channeling your inner musician, singer or dancer!

Mrinalini has been involved from a young age, and in this particular project, children from the arts academies have joined with her and her schoolmates to perform.

That’s what makes this initiative different. Besides the arts academies, incidentally, there are also sports and media academies that provide “experiential

platforms”.

This year the Foundation has reached out to 50,000 children from 230 municipal and government-aided schools.

Upping the pace of change

THE Mumbai City Museum, also known as the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, is in the process of creating a new dynamic identity for itself as a cultural hub in Mumbai.

It is one of India’s most outwardlooking cultural institutions and hosts regular international events, including the BMW Guggenheim Lab. What we were not aware of is that it is also sister museum to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and is the third oldest museum in India.

And now it is seeking a design team for its new North Wing which will provide new galleries and facilities, including an interpretation centre, a library, an

Calendar dogs

ABODH ARAS of Welfare of Stray Dogs is first off the mark for us this year, with their calendar of models comprising pictures of strays taken by dog lovers. And if you also are one, preferring them to the twolegged variety seen in other, more traditional calendars, you are going to want this one to accompany your days next year.

It’s a nice concept, and Aras says, “Street dogs are a ubiquitous breed in India. You will find them everywhere – be it the mountains or plains; beaches or forests; cities or villages. The WSD Calendar for 2014 is a compilation of images shot by various photographers, on their wanderings through the length and breadth of the country.”

Yep, it’s that time of the year again and though the sound of sleigh bells have been fading across the world over the years, in Mumbai, sometimes they can be heard in December, during what passes for the cold season!

Swing in the Santa spirit

THE Swingin’ Santas are back, recharged with new carols, a new look and a renewed sense of exuberance and cheer – all a result of strenuous night-long practices after work.

Regular readers of this page will recall that after we carried

their happy story last year when the group comprising the D’Cunha, Rodrigues and Pinto families, were invited by the director of Masina Hospital where they spent half-a-day singing at their recreation and counseling centre as well as the psychiatric and geriatric wards.

This year, besides covering the

by-lanes of Mahim on December 17 and Bandra on December 19, they will be spending some time at St. Anthony’s Home for the Aged in Bandra and a couple of orphanages as well, to spread the joy of Christmas and, hopefully, bring cheer to all those residing there. The nice bit? Everyone’s invited.

April 2014 comes from Rohan Mukerjee of Pune with this legend, “This dog is a picture of utter bliss in his slumber. I was told that he is very comfortable with people and liked by morning walkers and worshippers who pray at the temple atop the Parvati hillock. A visually challenged man feeds this dog and others who live here”.

04 CHANGE OF BIRTHDATE I have changed my Birthdate from Twenty Third May Ninteen Ninty to Ninth July Nineteen Eighty Nine as per Gazette No (U-24201).

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Sureshkumar B. Lad to Suresh Bhagwandas Lad Vide Affidavit Annexure ‘E’ dated 9-12-2013.

C-25987 I, Mohit Kumar Devendra Gupta, have changed my name to Mohit Devendra Gupta Vide Maha. Govt. Gazette No. U35523 dated 19th Sept., 2013.

C-26210 I, Imran Ahmed Aijaz Ahmed, have changed my name to Imran Ahmed Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh Vide Maha. Govt.

Gazette No. X-58992 dated January 28-February 3, 2010.

C-26211 I Ganesh Shantaram Singe has changed my name to Ganesh Shantaram Shinge as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X14974).

C-26212 I Anita Shantaram Shinde has changed my name to Anita Shantaram Shinge as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X14975).

C-26213 I Shrawan Kumar Achchhelel Kannaujiya has changed my name to Shrawan Achchhelel Kannaujiya as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X-14973).

C-26214 I have changed my name from Mercy to Mercia Fernandes as per Affidavit dated 11th December, 2013.

C-26215 I have changed my name from Sabera Zainuddin Kachwala to Sarrah Zainuddin Kachwala as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 07.12.2013.

C-26216 I have changed my name from Mohammad Majid Kitabullah to Mohammad Majid Kitabulla Chaudhary as per Gazette No (U-45612).

C-26217 I have changed my name from Reshma Arun Patil, to ‘Rashmi Arun Patil’ as per Affidavit Dated: 11/12/2013.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Abdul Razak Malim, to ‘Abdul Razzaq Malim’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/12/2013.

C-26223 I have changed my name from Dawood Khan, to ‘Yasin Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/12/2013.

C-26224 I have changed my name from Munovar Sultana Abdulla Pathan, to ‘Munnawar Sultana Abdulla Pathan’ as per Affidavit Dated: 10/12/2013.

C-26225 I have changed my name from Mushtaq Gulam Husain Patni, to ‘Mustaq Gulam Husen Patni’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Bharat Gerella to Bharatraj Gerella as per Affidavit.

C-26237 I Ravindranath Anant Chavan have changed my name to Ravindra Anant Chavan as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/12/13.

C-26238 I Mrs. Johara Amirali Parasala have changed my name to Mrs. Zohra Amir Prasla as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 06/12/13.

C-26239 I Mrs. Kulsumben Karim Parasala have changed my name to Mrs. Kulsum Karim Prasla as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 06/12/13.

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I Amirali Karim Parasala have changed my name to Amir Karim Prasla as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-13799 dated: 31/08/2006.

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I have changed my name from Memonabai Ismail Batatawala to Maimunabai Ismail Bakali as per Govt. Gazette No. (U49694) Dtd.26.11.2013.

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I Ramesh Manubhai Pandya have changed my name to Rameshbhai Manubhai Pandya as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 11/12/13.

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I have changed my name from Minaz Begum Eshak Kapdi to Minaz Dildar Kapdi as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.11/12/2013.

I have changed my name from Nasima Mohammed Hanif Motiwala to Nasima Mohammed Hanif Bijal as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.09/12/2013.

C-26229 I have changed my name from Imran Mohammed Salim Shaikh to Mohammed Imran Mohammed Salim Shaikh as per Affidavit Dt: 11/12/13.

C-26230 I have changed my name from Nasreen Juzerali Bhinderwala to Nishreen Husain Vallabhnagarwala as per Affidavit dated11/12/2013.

C-26231 I have changed my name from Indra Chandan Solanki / Indravati Chandanmal Solanki to Indira Chandan Solanki as per Affidavit.

C-26232 I Dinesh Bhawarlal Jain have change my minor son's name from Papu Dinesh Jain to Akshat Dinesh Jain as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Faizan Zahiruddin Kazi, to ‘Faizaan Zahiruddin Kazi’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-38551) Dated: 03/10/2013.

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I have changed my name from Zenambai Mohsinbhai Masalawalla to Zainab Akbar Khokhar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Murtuza Khan, to ‘Abdullah Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Ali Akbar Fakhruddin Khokhar to Akbar Fakhruddin Khokhar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shahnawaz Mukttyar Husen Sheikh, to ‘Shanawaz Mukhtiyar Naik’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Nasrin Sayyed to Nasrin Shahkar Hussain Sayyed as per Affidavit dated 9th Dec 2013.

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I Thomas Chacko have changed my minor son’s name from Lovein Varghese Thomas to Lovein Thomas as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/12/13.

C-26243 I Janakidevi Kedar Prasad have changed my name to Janki Kedar Prasad as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 11/12/13.

C-26244 I Najma Begum Shaik Anwar Have changed my name to Najma Nizam Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-26245 I Farheen Jalil Rahat Khan have changed my name to Farhin Jalil Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-26246 I Faridabi Pashah have changed my name to Farida Mohammed Iqbal shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-26247 I Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh Behzad have changed my name to Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh Baizak as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-26248 I Maheshkumar Chunnilal Dhobi have changed my name to Mahesh Chunnilal Nirmal as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

C-26249 I Mohammed Jaffer Mohammed Abbas have changed my name to Mohammed Jafar Mohammed Abbas shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013 I Alka Sambhaji Malve have changed my name to Jyoti Deepak Bhorunde as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Kadiwala Mohammed Yunus Valli to Mr. Kadiwala Yunus Valli as per Affidavit.

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I Irfan Din Mohamed Khan have changed my name to Abdul Irfan Din Mohamed Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Kadiwala valli Mohammed to Mr. Kadiwala Valli as per Affidavit.

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I Nadeem Ismail Sheik have changed my name to Nadeem Ismail Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

C-26253 I Morzaria Vinod Gordhandas have changed my name to Vinod Gordhandas Morjaria as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-26254 I Nitin Paryagji Dal have changed my name to Nitinkumar Pragjibhai Dal as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Sahera Anjum Md Ibrahim to Mrs. Qureshi Shaila Anjum Mohamed Khaja as per Affidavit.

C-26268 I have change my name from Shakeela Bi Sakhawat Khan to Shagufta Hakimuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-26269 I have changed my name Abdul Wadood Talukdar to Abdul Wadood Talukdar Chaudhary as per Affidavit Dt. 11-12-2013.

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I Rajendraprasad Devnandan have changed my name to Rajendraprasad Prajapati as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name Sajeda Khatun Abdul Majid Khan to Sajeda Abdul Wadood Chaudhary as per Affidavit Dt. 11-12-2013.

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I Ramendra Srivastva have changed my name to Ramendra Srivastava as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from G V Krishnareddy Ramireddy to Gumireddy Venkatakrishnareddy as per Affidavit.

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I Saileshkumar Hasmukhlalshrimankar @ Shailesh Hasmukhlal Shreemankar have changed my name to Shailesh Hasmukhlal Shrimankar as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Babita G V Krishnareddy Ramireddy to Gumireddy Babita Venkatakrishnareddy as per Affidavit.

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I Miss. Nunilla Juliana Lewis have changed my name to Mrs. Nunilla Nevil Noronha as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 03/12/13.

C-26259 I Pooja Subhash Pai have changed my name to Pooja Ninad Dhure as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 24/10/13.

C-26260 I Mr. Fernandes Agnes Anitha have changed my name to Fernandes Anita Agnes as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

C-26261 I Mr. Dharmenbhai Purohit have changed my name to Mr. Dharmen Purohit as per deedpoll Affidavit date: 11/12/13.

C-26262 I have changed my name from Salvi Ushadevi Sadanand to Ulka Surendra Kulkarni as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Urmila Shankar Mohite to Deepali Dilip Kadam as per Affidavit.

C-26274 I have changed my name from Bastyava Jyav Dalmet to Bastao John Dalmet as per Affidavit.

C-26275 I have changed my name from Baboosingh Bhursingh Rajpurohit to Baboosingh Bhursingh Rajguru as per Affidavit.

C-26276 I have changed my name from Geetadevi Kesarsingh Rajpurohit to Geeta Baboosingh Rajguru as per Affidavit.

C-26277 I have changed my name from Blanch Rodrigues to Asha Kumar Kothmire as per Affidavit.

C-26278 I have changed my name from Mohamed Yasin Sulim Miya Shaikh to Mohammed Yasin Salim Miya as per Affidavit Dt. 11/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Ahmad Husen Gulambhai Agharia to Ahmed Hussain Gulambhai Agharia as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ashwinkumar Nandlal Kothari to Ashwin Nandlal Kothari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Kadir Siddiqui to Abdul Khadar Siddiqui as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Neetaben Hareshkumar Shah to Neeta Hareshkumar Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Valsama Vergis Pauloss to Valsamma Varghese Thengolaparambil as per Affidavit.

C-26282 I have changed my name from Vergis Pauloss to Varghese Pauloss Thengolaparambil as per Affidavit.

C-26283 I have changed my name from Savita Rajkumar Singh to Sarita Rajkumar Singh as per Affidavit.

C-26284 I have changed my name from Sushila Dagdu Raykar to Gayatri Ganpat Lawhare as per Affidavit.

C-26285 I have changed my name from Arjun Janardhan Garje to Shrikant Janardhan Garje as per Affidavit.

C-26286 I have changed my name from Maqueen Anthony Pinto to Macqueen Anthony Pinto as per Affidavit.

C-26287 I have changed my name from Nipaben Girish Shah to Nipa Girish Shah as per Affidavit.

C-26288 I have changed my name from Girishkumar Khubchandbhai Shah to Girish Khubchandbhai Shah as per Affidavit.

C-26289 I have changed my name from Khan Muhammed Vasiuddin to khan Muhammad Vasiuddin as per Affidavit.

C-26290 I have changed my name from jahagir Hussain Shaikh to jahangir Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-26291 I have changed my name from Ramesh Hansaraj Pokar To ramesh Hanshraj Pokar as per Affidavit.

C-26292 I have changed my name from Shaikh Dawood Shaikh Hasan Mahaldar to Dawood Hasan Mahaldar as per Affidavit.

C-26293 I have changed my name from Hanumant Laxman Goske to Hanumantu Laksamayya Gosake as per Affidavit.

C-26294 I have changed my name from Suheb Shabbir Godme to Shuaib Shabbir Godme as per Affidavit.

C-26295 I have changed my name from Subash Patil to Subhash Patil as per Affidavit.

C-26296 I have changed my name from Israr Ahmad to Israr Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-26297 I have changed my name from Pooja Ashok Matta to Avni Sandeep Malhotra as per Affidavit.

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Activists disappointed with Sec 377 verdict

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013

By Shwetha Kannan

and will wash away all the efforts that NGOs and activists onal Giani, Advocacy Of- have made till date to get the ficer, The Humsafar community to talk about Trust said, “The judge- their issues openly and sensiment passed by the Supreme tising people about them.

Court is very regressive and Now the LGBT community disheartening for the com- will not open up as they will munity. It says that people fear harassment.” from the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, “As of now, there are no Bi-Sexual and Transgender) plans of any protest. We will community are not entitled read the judgement properly to equal rights as other citi- then have a consultation at a zens are, and that anybody national level with members can now question them of the community and then about their sexuality. Any- decide the course of action to body can get into our draw- be taken. We will re-petition ing rooms and invade our this judgement, approach the privacy. This is denying the parliament and do whatever community their right to pri- it takes to make sure the vacy, health and freedom. LGBT community gets its This judgement will make the rights. We will try and pull all community more closeted possible strings,” added

S

Giani.

Gay activist Bindumadhav Khire who is the President of Samapathik Trust, Pune calls this judgement disappointing and shocking.

“This judgement will have a negative impact on the LGBT movement. If the Delhi high court judgement was one step forward for the LGBT community to be treated as equals in society, the Supreme Court judgement has pushed it behind by two steps. Our fear now is that the community will face a lot of harassment. They will not open up and talk about their problems. This is our worry. All the good work done

by NGOs and activists will be washed away,” said Khire.

TWITTERATI SPEAKS...

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw @kiranshaw6m #Sec377 is 150 yrs old n has no relevance today. The world has accepted the inalienable right to his/her right to sexuality as per Art 14/21 Kabir Bedi @iKabirBedi19m The State should stay out of the bedrooms of consenting adults. SC upholding regressive law seems bigoted. #Sec377 #LGBT Farhan Akhtar @FarOutAkhtar3h The Supreme Court got it wrong today. #Sec377 MissMalini @MissMalini4h It’s a sad day for my country that the Supreme Court is so supremely bigoted. #Sec377 = #epicfail Sagarika Ghose @sagarikaghose5h What a shocker from SC on #Sec377.

A visionary judgement of Delhi HC set aside. Criminalising #LGBT deprives Indian citizens of liberty!

Mia Farrow @MiaFarrow3h Canceled trip to India. My wife and I would not feel welcome there.

Ramachandra Guha @Ram_Guha5h The Supreme Court judgement on Article 377 is a step backwards towards barbarism and medievalism.

Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep5h On his last day as a SC judge, Justice Singhvi got this one badly wrong.

Badly.

Barkha Dutt @BDUTT6h Disappointing from SC- A path breaking verdict of the Delhi HC scrapping 377 is set aside. Parliament asked to legislate on homosexuality Rahul Bose @RahulBose14h Su much for those believing the judiciary is ‘the last bastion of common sense’ in this country. #Section377

Taslima Nasreen @taslimanasreen5h India banned love. Shame Shame! #sec377

Milind Deora @milinddeora1h The same SC that was so wise yesterday on lal battis has disappointed us today with its verdict on Sec 377?. It is about personal choice, SC

I AM Onir @IamOnir1h A sad day for Democracy whr the SU bench denies the LGBT community its constitutional rights to EQUALITY n protection against DISCRIMINATION

Anupam Kher @AnupamPkher5h We obviously don’t believe in EQUAL Rights even in the Times when we send Mangalyaan to Mars.:) #SupremeCourtVerdict

Omar Abdullah @abdullah_omar1h People can take what ever stand their religious/moral beliefs dictate regarding #LGBT lifestyle choices but is terming it illegal not wrong?

Jeet Thayil @jeetthayil1h You cannot legislate desire. Wait them out, they’re doomed. #weshallovercome #sec377

Anna MM Vetticad @annavetticad29m Prakash Javadekar was asked about #Section377 on @ndtv. “Shiva Shiva Shiva,” he sd, touching his hands to his ears, grinning & walking away Vir Das @thevirdas5h Today is 11.12.13. Unless you work in our Supreme Court, in which case it’s the year 1826.

Chetan Bhagat @chetan_bhagat6h What?! Consensual gay sex ruled illegal in 2014? Shows you how badly India needs new young leaders with a modern outlook.

Jerry Pinto @mahimkajerry7h Blackmailers rejoice! The Supreme Court is on your side.

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05 CITY LGBTs fear police harassment Dark Christmas and New Year for the community

By Zuber Ansari

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fter the Supreme Court verdict on Wednesday that brought back a colonialera ban on gay sex, members of the LGBT community state that they are now living in fear that the police, who have been harassing them for various reasons before, now have more power to continue targeting them.

They added that their practice of celebrating Christmas and New Year with their community at various locations across Mumbai and the state will have to stop after the verdict, as they fear that they will be in trouble if the police raid their parties.

After the pronouncement of the judgement, families that have homosexual mem-

bers living abroad have asked them not to visit India because if they are booked for a crime in the country, their families will get into trouble.

Talking to the ADC, Harish Kambli (30), a homosexual working with the Humsafar Trust as a councilor from the last 10 years said, “Before the ban on gay sex, we were free and could love our partners without fear. However, if we show even the slightest expression of love in public, the cops will harass us and accuse us of committing a crime.”

Pallav Patankar, a gay activist and a board member of the Humsafar Organisation said, “The police are always looking to harass the LGBT community. This Supreme

Court verdict has provided them with an advantage.”

Citing the example of future problems that might be faced by the LGBT Community, Kambli further said, “If I have go to be treated for sexually transmitted diseases, than as per the law, the doctor will deny my treatment stating that I have engaged in a criminal activity, and I will have to bear with the harassment of cops again.”

By fighting this case, social activists and activists fighting for LGBT rights hoped that the apex court would have recognised the need for equality and justice. After the judgement, activists for gay rights stated that they would file a review petition.

CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Babadu Mahadu Dhatrak to Baburao Mahadu Dhatrak as per Affidavit.

C-26299 I have changed my name from Karim Sultanali Mulani to Karim Sultanali Mullani as per Affidavit.

C-26300 I have changed my name from Mumtaj Karim Mulani to Mumtaz Karim Mullani as per Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Mr. Abdul Hakeem Beg to Mr. Abdul Hakeem Baig as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Chand Chaudhary to Chand Mohammed Chaudhary as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Tejalben Gautam Shah to Tejal Gautam Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Zaid Ab Aziz Naje to Zaid Abdul Aziz Naje as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Gautamkumar Manubhai Shah to Gautam Manubhai Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed name from Syed Badrul hasan to syed Badrul Hasan Abidi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Jawahar Sitaldas to Jawahar Sitaldas Bhojwani as per Gazette X 63945.

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I have changed my name from Nandadevi Vijay Dhuria to Nanda Vijay Dhuria as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Jawaharbhai Sitaldas Bhojwani to Jawahar Sitaldas Bhojwani as per Gazette X 63944.

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I have changed my name from Manjulaben Prakash Vhora to Manjula Prakash Vhora as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ramlal Hassomal Totlani to Ramchand Hassomal Totlani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Gaurang Pravin Mehta To Sameer Pravin Mehta as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Kavita Ramlal Totlani to Kavita Prakash Tilani as per Gazette X 67937.

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I have changed my name from Aloysius Rodriques To Aloysius Rodrigues as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shaheen Mohamed Ansari to Shaheen Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Murarji Meghji Chheda to Morarji Meghji Chheda as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Jacika Aloysius Rodriques to Jacika Aloysius Rodrigues as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shaeen Ansari to Shaheen Mohammed Ilyas Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rajesh Kumar Vora to Rajesh Premji Vora as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ansar I Neha Ansari Iiyas to Neha Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shadab Jamal Anwer Iqbal Ah Makhdoomi to Shadab Jamal Anwar Iqbal Ahmed Makhdoomi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Vijalkumar/ Vamankumar Champaklal Parmar to Waman Champaklal Parmar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Karuna Hanumant Bate to Priti Mandar More as per Affidavit.

C-26302 I have changed my name from Zeenat Jahan Hasan Abbas to Zeenath Jahan Hasan Abbas Saiyyad as per Affidavit.

C-26303 I have changed my name from Manek Bagan to Manec Bagan as per affidavit.

C-26304 I have changed my name from Ramraksha Shivchand to Ramraksha Shivchand Jaiswar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Tatli Ashpak Mushtak to Tatli Ashfaque Mushtaque as per Affidavit.

C-26309 I have changed my name from Mohammed Nasarullah to Mohd Nasarullah Khan as per Affidavit.

C-26310 I have changed my name from Shaktidharan Shankaran Nair to Shakti Nair as per Affidavit.

C-26311 I have changed my name from Mumtaz Ali Umer Mozzan to Mumtaz Nizamuddin Machhiwala as per Affidavit.

C-26312 I have changed my name from rakesh Kumar Nigam to Rakesh Nigam as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Farida Bano Mohammed Aslam to Farida Mehmood Dhukka as per Affidavit.

C-26327 I have changed my name from Ruksana Wahiduzzaman Ansari to Rukhsana Wahiduzzama Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-26328 I have changed my name from Wahiduzzaman Abadullah Ansari to Wahiduzzama Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-26329 I have changed my name from Mohammed Taushif Wahiduzzuma Ansari to Tauseef Wahiduzzama Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rinki Kumari to Rinki Rakesh Nigam as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Wahiduzzuma Abdullah Ansari to Wahiduzzama Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-26331

I have changed my name from Mr. Kirubakarasankar Janarthanan to Mr. Krubakar Sankar Naidu as per Deedpoll Affidavit No-HP 991749.

C-26315

I have changed my name from rukshana Wahiduzzuma Ansari to Rukhsana Wahiduzzama Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ms. Aradhana Prajapati to Mrs. Aradhana Naidu as per Deepoll Affidavit No-HP 991751.

C-26316

I have changed my name from Sweta Anil Shroff to Shweta Anil Shroff as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohanan Theckathil Kesava Pillai to Mohan Theckathil Kesava Pillai as per Affidavit.

C-26343 I have changed my name from Kamalabai Suresh Valsange to Bharatbai Suresh Valsange as per Affidavit.

C-26344 I have changed my name from Asmita Rafikbha Momin to Asmitaben Rafikbhai Momin as per Affidavit.

C-26345 I have changed my name from Bhagwansingh Dharamsingh Bagdi to Bhagwansingh Dharamsingh Baguri as per Affidavit.

C-26346 I have changed my name from Mohamedrafiq Ibrahim Ismail to Mohamedrafiq Ibrahim Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-26347 I have changed my name from Tasanim Mansurbhai Bori to Tasneem Shabbir Sailawala as per Affidavit.

C-26348 I have change my name from Sunil Darvesh to Sunilkumar Darvesh as per Affidavit.

C-26349 I have change my name form Mr. Mohammad Ayyub Mohammad Ishaque to Mr. Mohammad Ayyub Mohammad Ishaque Khan as per Affidavit.

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CASH ON... A shopkeeper displays the ‘11-12-13’ date, the century's last sequential calendar date at an establishment at Abdul Rehman Street, yesterday.

UK-based organisations might participate in IMS Vikrant auction

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

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mid the political blame game between Shiva Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), there are rumours that United Kingdom-based organisations are interested in the auction of IMS Vikrant, a 15,700-ton majestic-class light carrier that was built in UK in Nov 1943.

After the Maharashtra state government expressed inability to pay Rs.10 crore for the

restoration of IMS Vikrant, the warship will be sold through auction. Some senior citizens and members of Shiv Sena believed that this warship would be the best place for the Shiv Sena Supremo late Bal Thackeray’s memorial as it was his idea to transform the warship into a museum, 16 years ago.

After the decommission of the INS Vikrant, due to berth space and financial problems the Indian Navy (IN) planned to auction the ship.

Bal Thackeray had then called navy officials at Matroshi. This was the first that time navy officials had gone to a person with no constitutional authority.

Sr. Thackeray accompanied by then CM Narayan Rane had visited the warship in July 1999. While talking to navy officials on board INS Vikrant, Thackeray had said, “This ship is national heritage and the future generation should not be deprived of such national treasure.”

He had promised that his government would render all possible help to give a permanent berthing space for the ship. However, there was change of government in the state. Successor Chief Ministers did not take interest in the coveted project and the warship has been weakening day by day from last decade and half.

MNS group leader in the BMC who had earlier objected for giving money for IMS Vikrant from civic funds, gave a cheque of Rs.51,000 to Municipal Commissioner. He said, “IMS Vikrant is the responsibility of the state and centre government. Civic funds should not be used for it. Instead the politicians should pay some donation from their pockets”. vishnudas.sheshrao@afternoondc.in

FIRs against 18 co-op sugar mills

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By Raju Vernekar

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s per the directions of the Central Directorate of Sugar, Food and Public Distribution, the state food and civil supplies department has lodged FIRs against 18 sugar mills for their failure to supply levy sugar to the government pool.

As per the Levy Sugar Supply Control order 1979, the sugar mills in Maharashtra were required to supply 10 per cent of their total production for distribution through authorised ration shops. But

since June last, the supply by many mills has been irregular, a spokesman for Punebased Sugar Commissioner Vijay Singhl told ADC. In all, 1,30,395 tonnes of sugar was due from 125 mills.

Of this, only 74.092 tonnes of sugar was received thus generating a considerable shortfall, a spokesperson for the state Food and Civil Supplies Department told ADC. The FIRs have been lodged against 18 mills through respective district collectors under whose jurisdiction these mills fall, she added.

Initially, notices were served under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to all the 125 sugar factories. Later, 43 factories released their quota, she informed.

The maximum number of defaulting mills is in Solapur where 23 mills have refused to supply levy sugar. The defaulting mills in other districts are: Usmanabad - 14, Ahmednagar - 13, Kolhapur 12, Satara - 11, -Beed 11 and Pune.

The status of defaulting mills as of today: 43 mills have released the levy quota,

Snatchers decamp with chain worth `2.5 lakh

Push aside the victim and an eyewitness who tried to stop them

By Zuber Ansari

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n another chain snatching case, a snatcher not only snatched a gold chain but also pushed the victim and a witness who tried to stop the culprit in a lane behind the St. Charles Church in Vakola on Wednesday.

The incident took place in broad day light when the victim lady was on her way home when the robbers who came from behind her snatched her gold chain and decamped after pushing off

Mohammad Mehmood Alam who runs a tailor shop inside the lane told the police that both the robbers were under 30 and were riding the bike without a helmet, “I saw Chandra aunty fall on the ground after they snatched her chain, I tried to stop them but before we Police inspector Ravindra Sawant could comprehend anything, they fled ”. along with staff at the spot.

Vakola police said that the victim and an eyewit- they have been organising ness. The gold chain was seminars for women to alert worth Rs.2.5 lakh. them about such snatchers According to Vakola Po- and the precaution that need lice station sources, the vic- to be taken in such situation. tim Chandra Pavin Pongraj On the basis of primary in(55) is a resident of Sap- formation, the cops have regdarshi Apartment behind St. istered a case under section Charles School.

392 and 34 of the IPC against According to eyewitness two unidentified men.

FIRS have been launched against 18 mills, seven mills have obtained a stay from the Bombay High Court, 11 mills have obtained a stay from the Central Government, 14 mills have shown willingness to hand over the levy quota, cases of 27 mills are pending with respective collectors, the requirement of levy quota has been waived in case of one mill and four mills have filed fresh cases in the Bombay High Court.

This matter came to the fore after RTI activist Anil Galgali filed a query.

Food and Civil Supplies Department’s Under Secretary A.K. Gagare furnished the list of defaulting mills.

However, the names of the owners, directors and chairmen of these mills, who include a sizable number of politicians, were not revealed. Gagare could not be reached since he is at present in Nagpur attending the winter session of the state legislature.

Some of the defaulting mills against whom FIRs have been lodged are: Terna Co-op Sugar Mill, Osmanabad

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(Chairman Padmasinh Patil), Dr. Vithal Vikhe-Patil, Kej (Beed) (Chairman Ashok Patil), Kada Co-op Sugar Mill, Beed (Chairman Bhimrao Dhonde), Ambejogai Coop Sugar mill, Beed (Chairman Advocate Meghraj Adaskar), Sriram Jawahar Co-op Sugar Mill, Phaltan, Satara, Jakraya Sugar Mill, Solapur, ,Narsinh Co-op Sugar Mill (Osmanabad), Narsinh Co-op Sugar Mill (Parbhani), Sharad Coop Sugar Mill, Pratibha Nagar, Aurangabad and Tulja Bhavani Co-op sugar Mill, Naldurg, Osmanabad.

D.N. Nagar police arrest ‘smart’ robber

By Zuber Ansari

T

he D.N. Nagar police have arrested a 25-year-old man wanted in several theft cases.

The accused would work as a servant at houses or shops and would later steal valuables.

The police identified the accused as Ashwini Kumar alias Anshumani alias Rinku alias Raj alias Harishankar Mishra who had escaped to Pratapgarh in UP. The police had seized all his bank accounts.

Kumar then asked his friend to pose as a police inspector to recover his money from the banks. He was arrested on Monday and produced in the Andheri court on Tuesday. He was remanded to police custody till December 13.

API Manish Avle of D.N. Nagar police station said,

Constables Sunil Gaikwad and Dinesh Kalgutkar along with the accused Ashwini Kumar Mishra (c).

“Kumar came to Mumbai five years ago. He is studied up to class VIII but his CV says he is an engineer. He has several cases registered against him at various police stations.”

Kumar has done a good reece of Lamington Road and identified perfect spots to sell stolen goods at profitable

prices. In D.N. Nagar, the accused worked as a servant at an electronic shop for a month. He then got the shop’s keys and robbed laptops, pen drives etc. worth Ro.3 lakh.

API Avle said, “For every target, Kumar used different fake SIM cards. He is habitual and mainly an electronic lover. In UP, he was staying with students preparing for UPSC exams and target them”.

We are now tracking down the various locations where he sold these goods. One such location is identified near Dadar station where we will raid soon. The accused has a good command over language and therefore people tend to fall prey to his tactics.”

After investigation by D.N. Nagar police, his custody will be given to Borivli police.

Partner for Purpose, Progress and Prosperity A two-day participatory active mapping forum for resources and partnerships at Nehru Centre

By A Staff Reporter

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two-day participatory active mapping forum for resources and partnerships opened yesterday at the Nehru Centre in Mumbai, with this year’s theme being Partner for Purpose, Progress and Prosperity.

Organised by Idobro Impact Solutions, with a vision to “be the distinctive resource and catalyst for a shared world based on RISE values which are responsible, inclusive, sustainable and ecofriendly, this is the fourth time that the annual event is being held.

This time, however, in a departure from the normal round table format which usually caters to a discussion centering on a single subject, RISE highlights at simultaneous round tables that encourage cross-sectoral dialogue,

(Right to Left): At the inauguration of the two-day event, John A Beed, Mission Director, USAID India, Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia Industries Ltd, R.B. Gupte, Director, MSME, Ms Cheryl Pinto, Director, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Samapti Guha, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Georgina Kurien, Chief Financial Officer, Habitat for Humanity India and Karon Shaiva, Founder MD & Chief Impact Officer, Idobro Impact Solutions.

says Karon Shaiva, founder MD and Chief Impact Officer of the organising institution.

Nearly 250 delegates are attending the two-day event which is talking about health, finance, disability, technology, waste, water, skill sets, government schemes and CSR. They have come from different states and cities, including Jharkhand, Gujarat and Orissa, from Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hubli and Hyderabad. They represent a wide range of services and NGOs, working in sectors that vary but address the issue of social development in common.

Shaiva said dialogue was encouraged though Power Point Presentations accompanied by an exchange of cards alone was not!.. And against a milieu where “skill training and sustainable are

buzz words, she spoke of the importance of the PPP model, partnership for purpose, progress and prosperity.

In all there will be nine round tables, each lasting two hours and two conclaves.

What was remarkable on the first day is the spirit of co-operation between delegates, where seekers and finders seemed to gravitate naturally towards each other. Government representatives were also prominent, including from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal.

Most of the delegates representing NGOs spoke about wanting to discover government schemes that would enable them to fulfill their objectives and set members on the road to sustainable development and prosperity.

RISE 2013 continues today.

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TARAGINI C.H.S.LTD. Old Dombivali, Dombivali (W), Tal. Kalyan, 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 30/12 /2013 at 12.30 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: Old Dombivali, Tal. Kalyan, Dist- Thane.

Survey No. Hissa No. Area Sq. Mtr. 28 2(part) 1331.00 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 11/12/2013

Department Sub-Department Bid Invitation No. Subject Sale of Bid Website Conatact Officer a) Name b) Telephone No. c) Mobile No. d) E-mail Id PRO/1177/ADV/2013

MNVS trounces Sena in GS polls

Dead man walking!

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Hydraulic Engineer Dy. Hydraulic Engineer (B.C.) 7100026017 Purchase of Chlorine Tonners for chemical section at Bhandup Complex.

Date: 12-12-2013 on 11.30 hrs. to Date: 03-01-2014 on 16.00 hrs. http://portal.mcgm.gov.in Ex. Engineer (T.C.W.) B.C. Shri. K.B. Wadhavane 022-25658512/41 9167494189/9167494187 eetcwbc.he@mcgm.gov.in Sd/Dy.Hydraulic Engineer (B.C.)

Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

Doctor detained for medical negligence when a patient declared ‘dead’ was actually very much alive

he saw that Chandrakant was moving and was actually alive. He immediately called the doctors who then began doing the needful for Chandrakant.

Miffed by this irresponsible behaviour of the doctors at the hospital, the relative filed

By Shwetha Kannan a case of medical negligence against Dr. Kirmade at Sion police station. Dr. Kirmade n a hard to believe case of a dead com- has been detained for interrogation. ing back to life, Dr. Atul Kirmade from While no official from Atharva Hospital & Atharva Hospital & Research Centre at Research Centre was available for a quote, Sion has been detained by Sion police after sources at the hospital confirmed that such a case of medical negligence was registered an incident did take place at the hospital by a relative of 58-year-old Chandrakant and that the head of the hospital (whose Gangurde, who was declared dead by the name they refused to divulge) was at the doctor when he was actually very much police station. alive.

Sources from Sion police station said, Apparently, on Wednesday morning “Yes, we have detained Dr. Kirmade for furChandrakant who was on a ventilator was ther investigation regarding the case.” declared dead by Dr. Kirmade. While the Reportedly Dr. Kiramde has been family was grieving his death, one of the rel- charged under IPC section 336 (endangerative’s attention was caught by a movement ing life or personal safety of others). made by the then declared dead Chan(With inputs from Zuber Ansari) drakant. And when the relative went closer,

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hile the Lok Sabha elections for Maharashtra will be held soon in March – April 2014, the parties have begun work. Kick-starting the political competition, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) ousted the winning streak of Shiv Sena in the students’ council elections of city colleges.

Yesterday, colleges across the city conducted students’ council elections wherein MNS’ students’ wing Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) bagged 12 GS seats in top colleges. Though the Yuva Sena managed to bag only one seat, MNVS is leading the Mumbai University Students’ Council 2014.

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BJP woos youth ahead of Dec 22 rally

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By Prashant Hamine

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ell aware of the imminent challenge being posed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the run up to the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly polls next year, the state BJP unit has launched a registration drive across Mumbai colleges to rope in volunteers for its Modi Yuva Shakti (MYS). The state party unit has pooled in its resources to make Narendra Modi’s December 22 rally a grand success.

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terday, state BJP youth wing office bearer Omprakash Chauhan said, “In the last two days since the MYS was officially launched at K C College, about 1,500 students have enrolled. Within just two hours at Chinoy College, Andheri, more than 300 students had enrolled for the MYS.” Significantly, local NSUI office bearer Ashish Singh has expressed his willingness to join the MYS. What is significant to note here is that the MYS is not directly linked to the party and all those youth who like Modi are free to join it. Moreover, the entry is free”.

Gaurav Mishra who teaches Information Technology at Thakur College clarified that although he has joined the MYS, he is not a member of the BJP. “Youth like me want to see Modi as the Prime Minister. We have high hopes that Modi will be able to generate jobs opportunities which are uppermost on our minds”. Meanwhile, Chauhan disclosed that at present, 24 long distance trains have been booked for the rally from various parts of the state. Party leaders from respective regions have been assigned the task of gathering support for the rally.

NCP Students’ Congress demands bifurcation of MU

By Prashant Hamine

Mumbai University which is adversely reflecting on the tate NCP Students’ Con- varsity’s administration. gress has, in a memoranThe NCPSC president dum to Minister for Higher stated that besides conductand Technical Education Ra- ing exams for various courses, jesh Tope, demanded the bi- both the university and the affurcation of the Mumbai filiated colleges have to carry University. In a statement re- out many administrative leased here yesterday, functions and duties. The staff NCPSC president Amol at the Mumbai University is Matele stated that the main stretched to its limits while reason for making the de- dealing with the heavy work mand has been because of load. This often results in lack more than 600 colleges from of coordination and miscomMumbai, Thane, Raigad, Rat- munication. nagiri and Sindhudurg disStudents from outside tricts being affiliated to the Mumbai facing academic

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problems have to come all the way to the University headquarters for redressal.

Matele stated that although the Thane, Raigad and Sindhudurg district sub-centres have been set up, they are not fully operational and lack decision making authority forcing the students from these districts to come to Mumbai.

Matele demanded that the government should bifurcate the Mumbai University with each centre having not more than 100 colleges affiliated to it.

‘TMC tender process stinks’

Should the government amend section 377?

Continued from pg 1 « an amendment in this section which also protects this community.”

One of the important observations made by the apex court in its 98-page judgment, , read, “In its anxiety to protect the so-called rights of LGBT persons and to declare that Section 377 IPC violates the right to privacy, autonomy and dignity, the High Court of Delhi has extensively relied upon the judgments of other jurisdictions. Though these judgments shed considerable light on various aspects of this right and are informative in relation to the plight of sexual minorities, we feel that they cannot be applied blindfolded for deciding the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Indian legislature. In view of the above discussion, we hold that Section 377 IPC does not suffer from the vice of unconstitutionality and the declaration made by the Division Bench of the High court is legally unsustainable.”

However, the judgment ends with a note to the government where its reads, “While parting with the case, we would like to make it clear that this Court has merely pronounced on the correctness of the view taken by the Delhi High Court on the constitutionality of Section 377 IPC and found that the said

crease competition and may arguments to favor one con- in the technical bids particiresult in financial benefit to tractor – AE Infra Projects in pate in the tender? “This enthe Corporation, “Nene said. this case - and somehow tire transaction stinks of Nene said further that a make him eligible to partici- corruption and needs to be Corporator from Ward no. 13 pate in the BSUP tender. canceled immediately and a Continued from pg 1 « had argued that like in the “When more than four parties full fledged inquiry be set up case of the Janpath Tenders, were already eligible in their in the entire tendering document states that the JV JV’s who have “applied for” technical bids, what was the process of the TMC. Officials agreement has to be regis- registration may be consid- need to “increase competi- need to be made answerable tered prior to submission of ered. This was a blatant at- tion”? And that too by letting and responsibility fixed,” the tender document with the tempt to tweak rules and twist people who were not eligible Nene concluded.

Registrar of Firms and merely submission of fees is not sufficient. The JV of M/s AE Infra Projects and NA Construction was not registered till the last date of submission of the ten(HYDRAULIC ENGINEER’S DEPARTMENT) der and hence should have been disqualified. None of the The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites online tender above was done.” from the Manufacturer or their Authorized dealer/distributor for the work/supply detailed Nene has pointed out that below. the TMC officials, under political pressure, twisted the Sr. Description of work E.M.D. Start date & Due date & rules to favor AE Infra ProjNo. Rs. time for time for ects. TMC opened the FinanDownloading online bid cial Bids of parties who were of bids from Submission considered fully eligible as MCGM website per technical criteria on May 1. Repair and refurbishment of impressed 22,500/12-12-2013 26-12-2013 9, 2013, in the presence of all Current Cathodic Protection System at at at eligible tenderers. However, Kadam Garden, BARC and Powai 11.00 a.m.

4.00 p.m. in a bizarre move, the TMC Sewerage Pumping Station in Suburbs officials also opened the reunder Dy.H.E. (Maint.) Div. maining ineligible tenders on Bid No. 7100025868 May 10, 2013 without informing the parties who were orig2. Supply of video inspection & recording 64,000/12-12-2013 26-12-2013 inally considered eligible. push road Pan & Tilt CCTV camera at at “The TMC officials preunit alongwith accessories for various 11.00 a.m.

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section does not suffer from any constitutional infirmity.

Notwithstanding this verdict, the competent legislature shall be free to consider the desirability and propriety of deleting Section 377 IPC from the statute book or amend the same as per the suggestion made by the Attorney General.”

Human rights activist and senior advocate Kamayani Mahabal said, “This order has made over 80 millions Indians as criminals. The Delhi HC order was very good and this order is against the constitution of freedom of expression.

We hope that the review petition will bring some hope to the community.”

Advocate Sushan Kunjura-

man, criminal lawyer and human rights activist said, “This is a very good judgment as the court is very much right in saying that they cannot blindly rely on any other judgments and constitutionally also this cannot be deleted and I don’t think the legislature should even try to decriminalize this section.”

Senor counsel Adhik Shirodkar said, “Some people think that this is natural thing and medical investigations have said that the cases of HIV are more in LGBT cases. But do you accept this? Or should we go by culture of our country?

Basically, the court is right because the courts can only interpret laws and cannot make laws. It’s for the legislature to make the laws. However, the petitioner still has hopes with the review petition.”

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Did the Gandhis fail the Congress?

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Ponder awhile...

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Why has Congress W not made its PM choice?

ELL before the results came last Sunday, an alarming degree of panic was palpable in the leafy avenues of Lutyens’ Delhi. It spread from the corridors of power and the splendid bungalows of political leaders to the drawing rooms of chattering socialites, so that on the evening before the results were due from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, it was hard HY has the Congress party not an- to meet anyone who was not talking about nounced its choice for the prime minis- what might happen. My Congress friends terial post? It has evidently some problem in were more infected by anxiety and panic than this regard. anyone else, but they continued to believe Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, that Chhattisgarh and Delhi would go their who is suffering from cancer cannot be the way even if the portent from the two big prime minister. Besides, some of the political Hindi heartland states was grim. They sheen she had, has worn away. cheered themselves up by saying things like A section of the Congress has reservations ‘Congress is the natural party of governance’ about Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial and ‘there is absolutely no Modi wave.’ candidate. He has not been able to win elections: that is a big fault. He campaigned for days in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, but Once the results started to come on Sunday the Congress Party was routed there.

Despite his failures, Rahul Gandhi emerges morning and it became quickly clear that the as the possible choice. Sonia Gandhi has a big Congress Party was doing badly everywhere, problem in declaring Rahul as the PM nomi- they continued to say that there was no Modi nee. She knows very well that the current wave, but spent much more time stating that prime minister, Manmohan Singh, would not the drubbing could not be blamed on Rahul like to be sidelined. Manmohan Singh has de- Gandhi. In the TV studios in which we politiclared – more than once – he would support cal pundits were obliged to spend the day, annomination of Rahul Gandhi but evidently he chors pointed out that it was Rahul who had would like to be in office for the third time. given out tickets and he who had led the camThis is one of the main reasons why Congress paign and this made Congress ministers and spokesmen very angry. It was as if their only PM nominee has not been named so far.

The Congress Party has quite a few talented mission after the defeat was to shield their leaders, but they do not have any connect leader from blame. When he himself apwith the people. A prime minister has also to peared with his mummy to address reporters be popular and should be acceptable to peo- late that afternoon and said that he had lisple. The leaders are good at governance and tened to the messages that the people were also are able to tackle portfolios like finance, sending with his ‘head and his heart,’ his home, law, industry, agriculture etc. None of spokesmen admitted grudgingly that there them have, however, charisma which is nec- was need for ‘introspection’. But, what will this introspection reveal as long as it does not essary to attract voters.

The Congress Party has no strong “mass allow questions about the role that the leader” like Gujarat CM and BJP’s prime min- Gandhis have played in a defeat that seems isterial candidate Narendra Modi. Apart from like an ominous trailer of what is likely to Modi, the BJP also has popular leaders like happen in 2014?

Rahul Gandhi indicated in his brief conL.K. Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj.

Can Sushil Kumar Shinde, P. Chi- versation with reporters on Sunday afternoon dambaram, Kapil Sibal of Congress win elec- that he was going to bring drastic changes tions for party candidates? In the absence of a soon. He said, “Both the major parties are popular strong leader in the party, BJP’s thinking of politics in a traditional way. We Narendra Modi has all the space he needs for need to think about empowerment of the people and I am going to do this very aggresconducting his poll campaign. sively...the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has involved people that the traditional parties have not done.”

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When I heard Rahul say this I did not doubt for a minute that he was sincere in what he said. What I do have doubts about is whether he realises who the aam aadmi is today.

During his campaign, the point that he made repeatedly in his speeches was that while the BJP was a party that directed its policies only at rich people, the Congress was a party that concentrated on empowering poor people.

He talked of how he wanted to see Adivasi women look up at an aeroplane and think of how their children would fly in it one day, and how the reason why he wanted highways built was because he wanted ‘poor people’ to use them.

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Tavleen Singh When I heard him repeat this over and over wherever he went, I was reminded of speeches that his grandmother used to make.

They had a resonance in Indira Gandhi’s time because most Indians were desperately poor.

I remember that her rallies were filled almost entirely with men and women who bore all the ugly signs of acute malnourishment and grinding poverty. Their teeth and hair were usually discoloured from poor nourishment, their eyes had a vacant look and they were usually barefoot and dressed in clothes that looked like rags. Has Mrs. Gandhi’s grandson noticed that today’s ‘common man’ wears jeans and t-shirts and that he nearly always has a mobile phone in his pocket? Has he noticed that he looks as if he has enough to eat and that his aspirations are not to get the next installment of cheap foodgrain from a government ration shop, but to get a job that pays him well enough to send his children to an ‘English-medium private school’?

We political pundits always have theories at the end of an election, and my theory after

Effect of sound on the soul

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OUND has its birth, death, sex, form, planet, god colour, childhood, youth and age; but that volume of sound which is in the abstract sphere beyond the sphere of the concrete is the origin and basis of all sound.

Both sound and colour make their effect on the human soul according to the law of harmony; to a fine soul colour appeals, and to a still finer soul sound. Tone has either a warm or a cold affect, according to its element, since all elements are made of different degrees of vibrations. Therefore sound can produce an agreeable or a disagreeable effect upon man’s mind and body, and has its healing effect in the absence of herbs and drugs which also have their origin in vibrations.

Manifestation being formed of vibrations, the planets are the primal manifestation,

each planet having its special tone; therefore every note represents one planet. Every individual therefore has a note peculiar to himself which is according to his birth planet; for this reason a certain tone appeals to a particular person according to the grade of his evolution. Every element has a sound peculiar to

MATTER & SPIRIT itself; in the finer element the circle of sound expands, and narrows. It is therefore distinct in the former and indistinct in the latter.

The earth has various aspects of beauty as well as of variety in its sound. Its pitch is on the surface, its form is crescent-like, and its colour is yellow. The sound of earth is dim and dull, and produces a thrill, activity and

these elections is that neither Rahul nor Sonia Gandhi have noticed how much the ‘common’ Indian has changed or how much India has changed. The crushing defeat of the Congress government in Rajasthan is proof of this. The former chief minister implemented sincerely the economic policies that Sonia Gandhi and her National Advisory Council have forced the prime minister to follow. Not only was MNREGA implemented faithfully but in the past year the people of Rajasthan were given all kinds of other charity. Free medicines, dowries for brides, pensions, loans for homes and a long list of other things, but Vasundhara Raje in her meetings used these very things against Ashok Gehlot.

“Take everything he gives you,” she would say “because it is your money that is being spent on these things. Just remember not to vote for Congress.” On the day I spent with her on her ‘su-raaj’ (good governance) yatra I saw her also use very effectively the things that the Gehlot government had not provided. Do you have electricity? clean water?

Do teachers teach properly in the school?

Does the health centre work? To each question the crowd would roar ‘No’.

Rural infrastructure In doing this she cleverly drew attention to the fact the government had failed to provide the things that really mattered. They cannot be provided under the Sonia Gandhi economic vision because it is money taken away from building real rural infrastructure that goes into building the handout economy that Gehlot built so faithfully. So if there is to be real introspection within the Congress Party before the general election, what should be examined is the role that the Gandhis have played in causing such a humiliating defeat.

Had this introspection happened after Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were lost, the Congress may have been able to reinvent itself. Now it could be too late to change the image that the aam aadmi has of it as a party that is corrupt, leaderless and run like a family business. So for the moment it would not be wrong to say that the political party that is likely to suffer most in next year’s general election is the Congress. Rahul may be sincere in his efforts, but it could take him a long while to understand what the Aam Aadmi Party already has: the aam aadmi is no longer what he used to be. movement in the body. All instruments of wire and gut, as well as the instruments of percussion, such as the drum, cymbals, etc., represent the sound of the earth.

The sound of water is deep, its form is serpent-like, its colour green, and it is best heard in the roaring of the sea. The sound of running water, of mountain rills, the drizzling and pattering of rain, the sound of water running from a pitcher into a jar, from a pipe into a tub, from a bottle into a glass, all have a smooth and lively effect, and a tendency to produce imagination, fancy, dream, affection, and emotion. The instrument called jalatarang is an arrangement of china bowls or glasses graduated in size and filled with water in proportion to the desired scale; more water lowers the tone, and less raises it. These instruments have a touching effect upon the emotions of the heart.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

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THIS is with reference to your news item (December 2013) about the recent Assembly elections in India, wherein the ruling Congress party was routed in four key states, including Delhi, the capital of India.

The Congress has performed very feebly in these four Assembly elections, as expected, due to rotten governance in the last five to six years. Corruption has become an infectious disease in India, in epidemic proportions. Ordinary citizens are unable to get any work done without having to pay bribes for even minor official services like getting an identification card. Secondly, inflation of everyday essentials like onions and tomatoes has been rising. This has brought untold misery to the poor and lower middle classes.

Third, the reactions of the government to these issues have ranged from arrogance to utter indifference. The common man in India does not feel that he is part of the national concern or process.

The AAP is the superstar performer in the Delhi Assembly Elections. It should not be belittled. In an archetypal David vs Goliath story, the party has vanquished a corrupt, non-performing incumbent Congress government and driven the BJP into a tight corner.

— Rajendra K. Aneja, Wadala

VIRENDRA Kapoor, in his article ‘Crisis of Leadership in Grand Old Party’ (December 9), and Kuldip Nayar, in ‘High Fives to electorates’ (December 10), have, in their own distinct and effective ways, commented on the political verve, currently emanating from the country. The electoral verdicts, proclaimed last Sunday, are a confirmation that in the current scheme of things, the ruling dispensation at the centre and its chief protagonist – the Congress – has nearly exhausted the last drop of goodwill from the nation’s socio-political reservoir. Notwithstanding the impressive performance of the BJP, the spectacular inroads made by the very nascent Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Delhi

Celebrities against corruption MUMBAI happens to be one of the most corrupt cities not just of India but the entire globe. Being the commercial capital of India, stakes here are high and land prices even costlier than some places in America.

Black money is in abundance in the city and people even have to grease palms to get a death certificates.

The anti-corruption wave as witnessed in other parts of the country where Congress was swept out of the power deserves to be started with right earnest in Mumbai and other metropolitan cities as well. Corruption hits LETTER OF not just the poor but rich THE DAY as well. Arvind Kejriwal should mobilise support for the anti-corruption movement in the city by contacting celebrities and requesting them to be a part of the agitation. Famous personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Ratan Tata, Adi Godrej along with like-minded individuals should fuel the anti corruption movement to eradicate malpractices from our shores.

Also, you cannot clap with one hand and if people refuse to pay bribe, corruption would die a natural death.

AAP reigns supreme!

– the only place where they contested – is a testimony to the ire and frustration of the citizens of Delhi and probably others across the country, with the political class of India.

The unquestioned hero of the recently concluded electoral process is Arvind Kejriwal, who has made a triumphant entry into the political arena, after defeating the thrice elected Congress chief minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. His entry into the scene serves as a premonition to all political parties that the necessity for earnest stocktaking and meaningful image rectification hangs above them like the proverbial sword of Damocles. Hopefully, all political parties, including the AAP, will realize the paramount necessity of housecleaning within.

— Ranajoy Sen, Kolkata

THE Delhi Assembly election has now given birth to a new political party called Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which offers an altogether new platform to the masses to opt for alternative politics. The impressive debut of AAP displays that the common man (aam aadmi) of India is now more interested to put their trust on Gen-X politics. Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP chief, not only defeated CM Shiela Dikshit in her own constituency wherein she has won the election battle for three consecutive terms, but his party was just less than BJP tally in terms of popular votes and seats. This is indeed a rarest of rare feat that too achieved in not less than a year, something that was never seen or heard in the last three decades. An amateur party has accomplished this incredible feat facing two Indian political bigwigs from parties like Congress and BJP. The same assembly polls results also displays that the AAP vote has cut across differ-

including prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh under whose government he has worked for the last 10 years shows that how selfish and power hungry he is. When his government is facing crisis he is criticising it for his selfish personal and political gains. I strongly feel that if Sharad Pawar has an easy alternative to leave the alliance of UPA government as early as possible and join other political parties or the groups including communal forces for his future political survival.

Sharad Pawar must stop this double standard game and stop blaming the Congress leadership or leave the UPA government to make the matter clear rather than creating misunderstanding and controversies.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

Modi on Riots Bill THE BJP’s PM-in-waiting, Narendra Modi, has taken cudgels against the proposed communal violence bill and is also fiercely seeking support for his opposition from the CMs of the other states too. With his antecedents on riots, this job should

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

Pawar’s double standards THE statement made by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar that the defeat of Congress in the recently concluded assembly elections in four states is due to very weak leadership directly attacking Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

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ent sections of societies where most of its candidates have consistently won from middle class colonies as well as from upper class elites. Anti-corruption movement being its root cause of coming into the main political scenario, AAP has turned this into a battle against the corrupt political system.

— Farzana Z Khan, Nagpur

THE challenges and fear for the AAP are only from within. Having joined politics, having fought elections, having won good number of seats and people’s mandate too, AAP should not run away from responsibilities.

They just cannot leave the people and the governance in the lurch and pave the way for re-election which will cost the nation heavily. And, if the Delhi Assembly re-election happens along with the general elections, I doubt whether the AAP will again gain this much number of seats and popularity. The AAP should support the BJP (may be from outside) and ensure to form a government in Delhi. Otherwise, for the next more than six months, there will absolutely be no government, no administration, and no governance. The ultimate sufferers? The people of Delhi who elected the AAP and the BJP to power. May be the AAP can put in some logical and reasonable conditions like introduction of the Jan Lok Pal Bill, clean administration, cutting red-tapism and bureaucracy and so on.

— S. Krishna Kumar, Dombivli

THE Congress need not lose heart over the severe set-back received by the Party in the recently concluded Assembly polls. On more than one occasion, the electors have found to have cross-voted during State and Lok

have been left to some other chief minister who has a cleaner slate. In any case, the bill is perfectly in order and it will be good if the government is able to get it through the parliament. Instead of dabbling with such matters, the Gujarat Chief Minister needs to break his silence on the ‘snoopgate’ in which he is reported to be the ‘saheb’. The allegations are against the state government itself and so its constituting a commission of inquiry does not stand to any reason.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

Shameful defeats AFTER seeing the total annihilation of the Indian team by South Africa in the first two ODIs, one wonders how long India would be able to occupy the numero uno ranking (‘India cave in meekly to hot SA pace’ – ADC, December 9). India, for long have been the flat-strip-athome bullies, by hosting matches at home, thanks to the financial clout of BCCI. We are also only too willing to undertake full-fledged tours to the land of minnows, like Zimbabwe, West Indies or Bangladesh.

By becoming victorious in such ‘sham’ encounters, we try to convince ourselves that we are infallible. That gas balloon is pricked only when we play in the fast and bouncy pitches of South Africa, Australia or England, against quality opposition. Losing a match or two is never something to be ashamed of. But to lose by huge margins of 140 runs consecutively, is definitely quite shameful, for the number one team!

— Chandramohan, Ghatkopar

THE WINNER: Kejriwal’s AAP has defeated Sheila Dikshit in a constituency that she has won over for three consecutive terms.

Sabha elections when they were held simultaneously. Nevertheless, according to me, the two main reasons for the debacle suffered by the Congress are: a series of atrocious statements issued by some of the senior leaders of the Congress Party about the involvement of Hindu terrorists in subversive activities across the country. This has alienated even the traditional voters of the party hailing from the majority community, and hurriedly enacted blatantly female-centric laws for the Hindu women, with total disregard for the commonly accepted principle of gender equality, has led to large scale disenchantment among the Hindu male voters. This segment of the electorate has come to see such measures as nothing but a votecatching gimmick carried out at the cost of one gender.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

RIP Madiba I was profoundly saddened with the news of the sudden demise of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela at the age of 95. One of the greatest men in the world, Mandela, the South African antiapartheid revolutionary spent 27years in prison and become the country’s first black President. He was more than a South African hero. He taught us to be human and humane. He was a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration.

He received many honours, the most important of which was the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was the second non Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1990.

It is a great loss to the whole world and no one can take away his contribution. This is certainly a very sad and tragic moment for his family and the entire world.

There cannot be another Madiba.

May His Soul Rest in Peace — Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel

EMPIRES are normally created through battles, wars and conflicts. But such empires are not enduring. It is the empires of thought that have a far greater life. Such empires probably commenced with Socrates. But in recent times it is the empires enshrining human rights and emancipation that have held fort.

Starting with Lincoln, the emperors were Gandhi, King and now

RIP: The death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has left the world mourning at the loss of one of the greatest humans.

Mandela. The vision of Lincoln has been fully visualised though perhaps a little is still left to fructify. The legacy of Lincoln was enabled to be comprehended largely due to the open forum available in the US. The legacies of Gandhi and even Nehru have unfortunately been hijacked by politics, converted into holy cows with only paeans being allowed to be sung. With the passage of time, with a frank discussion being barred, only the negatives will remain in memory. One hopes that Nelson Mandela is remembered as a human instead of being deified and taking his stature beyond the people he stood for. Then he will be shunned and easily forgotten except routinely on some appointed date like October 2.

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

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The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it. H BO, 9 p.m.

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SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see, everyone discussing Jhanavi’s birthday plan when Mataji asks Pari if everything was alright as she looked worried. That’s when she tells everyone that the shop is not working well and she thinks the staff should be fired as its their fault. Karuna suggests she take Prem’s advice as he is good at it. Further, Roli and Simar are in the kitchen when Shaurya comes in and tells them that he enjoyed every moment when they were apologizing to him. He leaves with a victorious smile on his face. Color s, 7.30 p.m.

Actor Will Mellor and comedian Kirsten O’Brien swap their safe rides and suburban streets for some of the world’s most extreme environments, unusual people and dangerous vehicles in a bid to conclude who the better driver is. From driving an amphibious rescue vehicle in Canada, to getting to grips with an army tank in Romania, and from mastering the gravity defying snow groomers in France to tackling huge dump trucks in Scotland, the pair must complete a series of tricky, tough and terrifying challenges. The winner is the one who has lived and breathed the vehicle, learnt from the locals and shown nerves of steel along the way. Combining extraordinary vehicles, entertaining challenges and road-trip rivalry, with an emotional experience and a culture clash, WORLD’S TOUGHEST DRIVING TESTS is the ultimate driving challenge. Di scover y, 10 p.m.

AGAINST THE ELEMENTS

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

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Oliver is visited by ghosts from the past . After a fight with Cyrus Gold AKA the Acolyte (guest star Graham Shiels), Oliver

Sasural Simar Ka, Colors, 7.30 p.m.

(Stephen Amell) is drugged and left for dead. Determined to cure him, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) makes a risky decision.

The cure causes Oliver to hallucinate, and what he sees forces him to confront his past. Meanwhile, Barry (guest star Grant Gustin) continues to help Felicity, and their connection grows stronger. Star Wor ld, 10 p.m.

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Veera is shocked to see Karan in the pind and feels that he has come for her. What will happen when Veera comes to know the real reason behind Karan’s entry in the pind? Star Plus, 10.30 p.m.

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Samrat wants to call of his wedding with Urmi since she was upset over him not taking the rituals of marriage seriously. While Urmi’s family goes to talk to Samrat to not break the marriage, Trisha goes and tells Samrat how happy she is for him to have called off the wedding since he doesn’t deserve to be with Urmi.

Will Samrat consider marrying Urmi? Zee T V, 10.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett’s teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John’s side ever since - a friendship that’s tested when Lori, John’s girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Star Movi es, 9 p.m.

GOPI KISHAN

Kishan, is a hardened criminal who returns home after completing 14 years imprisonment for murder. Kishan had killed a man in his childhood, when the latter tried to molest his mother.

Kishan thinks his father is dead, but he soon learns that his mother has kept truth under wraps. He learns that his father Suraj Malhotra was a jeweller who killed his partner & ran away with some precious jewels. She tells Kishan that she never saw Suraj after that & now he is a dreaded gangster in the underworld. Zee Cin em a, 9 p.m .

THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE

35 years after The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show’s cancellation, our two TV heroes have been living off the finances of their reruns on TV. To make matters worse, Rocky has lost his ability to fly, and the trees in Frostbite Falls have all been cut down. Meanwhile, over in Pottsylvania, home of Rocky and Bullwinkle’s arch enemies Fearless Leader, Boris, and Natasha, the Iron Curtain has fallen, leading the villains to leave Pottsylvania, and dig through a tunnel all the way to the TV of a Hollywood Producer, Minnie Mogul. She signs a contract, giving her the rights to produce the Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie, and accidentally pulls the three villains out of the TV, turning them into humans! Now, they have an evil plan to hypnotize America, using RBTV (Really Bad TeleVision), making everyone’s mind mush, so he can go on to the TV, and get everyone to vote him President of the USA! However, new FBI Agent Karen Sympathy has an assignment—get the only ones who could ever defeat the villains- Rocky and Bullwinkle. Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

KING NO.1

King (Nagarjuna) belongs to the royal dynasty of Coimbatore.

He has a doting mother (Geetha) and a loving brother (Deepak).

He has three brother-in-laws who are after the blood of the king in order to get a share in their property. In this scenario, King gets killed when he visits Dehradoon for a project work..

Max, 9 p.m.

DHARTI

Bharat (Rajendra Kumar) is a patriotic young man for whom patritism does not stop anywhere. He comes to know of the

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Ted, Star Movies, 9 p.m. tyrancy of the present ruler’s Diwan (Ajit) and he and his colleagues (Soodesh Kumar, Rajendra Nath) rebel. They kidnap Princess Chitralekha (Waheeda Rehman) unknowingly, and call her Jwala. Meanwhile, Bharat’s dad (Balraj Sahni) who is the Inspector General, does not approve of Bharat’s rebellious nature and decides to arrest him on sight. Bharat’s mom (Kamini Kaushal) is torn between the love for her husband and her son.

Bharat determination against the Diwan is so strong that he decides to bomb-blast a railway train transporting the Diwan, knowingly that his own dad is also travelling on that train. Will Bharat break his mom’s heart by killing his dad and the Diwan?

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pg 16-17 We tell you how to rock the socks and shoes trend this winter

pg 18 Cover up your party outfits with these range of work jackets

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From the daredevil to the kinky queen, Priyanka Singh & Shirley Mistry tell you how you can throw the best bachelorette party for your bride-to-be

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achelorette parties should be such that when your bride friend goes down memory lane and halts at the night of her bachelorette party, she shouldn’t be able to decide whether to laugh or cry. An uninhibited night with a bunch of her closest girl pals is what every bride-to-be needs to distract herself form the anxiety and nervousness of her big day.

However, don’t just throw a generic bachelorette. Put some thought into it depending on her likes. We tell you how you can throw the most terrific bachelorette party, themed around her personality, which a bride-to-be will never forget.

AlwAys the dAredevil Always up for anything outdoorsy, the daredevil bride loves adventure. From river rafting to rock climbing or simply going crazy on the rides at an adventure park, this girl needs her adrenaline rush from time to time. As much as she is looking forward to getting married, nothing will delight her more than a fun trip with the girls, packed with adventure. Here’s what you can do to make her bachelorette special: take the plunge: If your budget permits and you can all spare the time, this bachelorette idea is perfect for the adventurous bride. Plan a trip to a place where you can bungee jump or skywalk, depending on the one thing your bride-to-be will enjoy most. This will take a lot of planning on your part, but it will be worth the look on her face, when she realises that the socalled getaway was actually to skywalk! Even though the adventure sport will be the highlight of the trip, you can explore, shop and live the good life, making the trip extremely memorable. You can skywalk at the Macau Tower in Macau. hike: If a weekend away sounds more like your idea of a bachelorette, try hiking. There is nothing like sweating it out through the day and setting up camp at night, around a bonfire, with plenty of beers to go around. This way, the bachelorette party will be adventurous, but nothing extreme for those part of the group, who’s idea of fun isn’t jumping off a cliff. Groups like Indiahikes can help you out. If you want to be all by yourself, check yourself into a hotel and explore the terrain on your own.

A bit of research beforehand will come in handy.

All in one: The best bachelorette party for the adventure seeking bride would have to be a day out at an adventure park.

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relaxed bachelorette, go over to someone’s house (preferably farm house) and unleash your inner domestic goddess. Cook up a riot and then devour the spread. Rustle up some fabulous cocktails to go with the feast and you should be set for hours of fun. Alternatively, take a cooking class together. Studio Fifteen, Le 15 Patisserie’s culinary studio has some great classes you could take. Be it Christmas cooking, speed baking or learning the typicAl girly girl Italian while cooking, they seem to have several great classes You know she’s a girly girl when you realise that she is all for coming up. embracing her femininity with open arms. Always immaculately dressed, fluffy soft toys, a four poster bed and pajama party: Snuggling into your pajamas with your best girl wispy curtains have most certainly been a plan of this bride’s life friends for company screams ‘girly’ like nothing else can. If your at some point of time or the other. Give this bride a much bride is truly a girly girl at heart, she will love the idea of a deserved break from all the wedding planning by throwing her slumber party. Get tiaras, goofy bride-to-be accessories and a a brilliant bachelorette party that epitomises exactly who she is. bunch of rom-com movies (preferably the ones that involve Here’s how you can do it: weddings). Make some cookie dough, enough popcorn to see you through the night and ensure you have the supplies to cook up a storm: If your bride is girly but would like a more Continued on pg 14 «

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Continued from pg 13 « make several pitchers of margaritas. This no frills bachelorette party will most assuredly be high on the girly quotient.

Spa Day: Your bride is possibly swamped with impending wedding arrangements and her nerves need some serious soothing. What better way to do that than to throw her a bachelorette party that involves a spa day.

Book a complete spa treatment for your close group of friends and make sure you go all out.

Massages, manicures, pedicures and a head spa would be our recommendation. Make sure you find a spa that can do maximum treatments simultaneously so that you all

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there’s a music festival before her wedding and you can take here there — there can be no other bachelorette party that will make her as happy as this one. Make the booking in advance and keep it a surprise till the very end.

This will be the ultimate outing as all of you will be together for a couple of days, doing things that you love doing. Attend the music festival in the day, party during the night — it can’t get better than this. live band performance: If the music festival plan doesn’t seem to be shaping up, why not a musical performance only for your group? You can make this even better by doing it in the open air, around a bonfire and camping in the night. There are a few travel companies that set up such camping trips. All you have to do is tell them how many people and they arrange accommodation plus food. Bring on a musician onboard for an acoustic performance (Ankur Tewari from Ankur & the Ghalat Family is our pick!), as booking a single member might be relatively reasonable for your pockets.

Karaoke night: The simplest of all but a sure hit with the girl who loves music. If you are in a hurry and don’t have a big budget, then a karaoke party will also delight her to no end.

Singing to her favourite songs all night, while enjoy together, rather than waiting for your clinking your glasses can turn out to be one of turn. This idea works best when the group is those tear-shedding happy moments for her. quite small.

Imagine all of you girls singing I’ll Be There For You by The Rembrandts, or then for the pop lovers, Umbrella by Rihanna?

The hunT for Darcy

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When she was a child, children her age were busy trying to figure who the impostor ghost is in an episode of Scooby Dooby Doo and she was engrossed in Aesop’s Fables. She grew up in the world of literature and while she is wellread to be aware of the fact that Darcy isn’t real, there’s no harm in keeping a flicker of hope alive, right (even though she’s getting married!)? Get to know her favourite book and throw a party accordingly.

pun inTenDeD ShoulD be her SeconD name She’s naughty, adventurous and a queen of sexual innuendos! She doesn’t shy away from kinky, so her bachelorette party should have a good dose of it. Here are a few ideas that will maintain the mischievous twinkle in her eyes throughout the party: go burlesque: From striptease and lap dance to moving that belly, there are dance professionals who can give your group a session on the basic moves. After the session is done, put on hot clothes, a sexy playlist and imitate the moves by each of you doing a solo performance!

Theme it on a book: Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby or any other book that she loves and has a bit of grandeur and costume drama to it — pick that up and theme your party to it.

From décor, food, games to the music and clothes that you wear, everything should resonate of that particular book. If all of you are Dare: Go to a club with chits that have wild into books, you can enact your respective favourite scenes and become your beloved protagonist! If managed well and done in the right way, literature theme party can be very innovative. Think about the gorgeous photo ops! However, we’d suggest that you start planning it at least three months in advance.

Screening of the movie: Here is an idea that you can take up if you have no time on your hands. If the books that she likes have been adapted into movies, watch them together by using a projector. All you close friends sighing together and going ‘awww’ when Darcy confesses his love to Elizabeth — unforgettable joyous moments are made of such simple things, really!

The girl who breaTheS muSic Her perfect idea of a weekend would be attending gigs across the city and she will plan her trips abroad in accordance to her favourite band playing in a particular country. She might squeal looking at a pretty dress, but will have the same reaction when she holds a vintage vinyl. Since music is a way of life for her, what better than doing a bachelorette for her that involves music? Here’s what you can do: music festival: This might take at least a month or two of planning, but if you think that

>> Learn how to belly dance and other risqué moves at a burlesque themed bachelorette if your bride is the wild one

>> Resonate your bride’s adventurous spirit as you throw her a bachelorette that involves some light trekking things written on them such as dancing on a table and asking a stranger to dance with you.

But, make sure that you are in a safe environment and that the means to return home, has been arranged. Even better would be to go to a club that hosts ladies’ nights. Our suggestion would be HQ in Colaba and Shockk in Bandra — both of them host ladies’ night on Wednesdays. HQ offers free shots and Shockk gives two drinks for the price of one.

oh-So-poSh! This bride exudes class and charm, no matter what the situation at hand may be. While most of us would find ourselves frazzled at the thought of anything going wrong, this bride, with her visible calm and composure can go through most calamities looking rather unperturbed. Throw the posh bride a bachelorette to match. We have a bunch of ideas that will help you figure this one out: champagne brunch: Classy, extravagant and most certainly posh — organise a champagne brunch for your bride. Kick off your heels and settle down for a long, leisurely lunch. Make sure you specify to your caterers that the menu must be exquisite. Small things you can do are pop strawberries into every glass of champagne and make sure the menu includes

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her favorite indulgent preparations. Cap it all off with the opening of presents. Make it even more suited to the theme by sending out cutesy invites, dress code and all.

Tea party: This is the quintessential bachelorette party for the posh bride. Organise for your friend a high-tea party that she won’t forget. Go all out with the décor, keeping it feminine and classy. Get hold of the good china and don’t shy away from using a traditional porcelain cups and cake stands. Mini tartlets, cupcakes and cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches to nibble on are the ideal high tea foods. However, make sure you also include some of the bride’s favourites. After all, it is her bachelorette party. The Table, at Colaba, has a special High Tea menu. Their menu features delectable chocolate profiteroles, scones and sandwiches, making it an ideal venue to hold a private high tea bachelorette. However, make sure you make bookings well in advance to avoid mishaps. vintage: Organise a bachelorette party, with vintage as the theme. This one has no space for the glittery plastic tiaras. Look for vintage adornments and décor pieces that you can do up the place with. Similarly, make sure the menu isn’t flashy. Wine should be your go to beverage. Even better, champagne!

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IT’S PARTY TIME!

Glynda Alves talks to Marcus Francis, global stylist for TRESemmé, about what trends you should keep in mind for the party season… >> Marcus feels that experimentation is currently in trend. (Box) He also shows us how to get a side swept pony

No time to style?

One hairstyle that can make you look party ready would be side swept pony. It is easy to create and all it requires is just few bobby pins.

1. Part your hair to one side — your part should start directly above the middle of the eyebrow on whichever side you choose to part it.

2. Pull all your hair over to the same side that you parted it on and tie it around with an elastic.

3. Tie part of your pony with bobby pins inside and let loose the remaining part of the pony.

4. You can embellish the pony with flowers to make it look chic.

experimeNt with colour Winter is the perfect time to darken your hair. Choose a shade that’s just one level darker than your natural hair. For the Indian skin tone, try warmer colours as they will suit your complexion. I think that dark brown, golden honey and deep red are good options with a little bit of drama.

Burgundy is another popular colour for olive and yellow skin tones.

BaNg it up!

Now is the perfect time to get bangs! Heavy, blunt bangs and straight-edged hair help make a sweater and dark jeans look even more fashionable. If you do not want to cut heavythick bangs, even side-swept bangs for the winter months are a great change. It gives you a softer look, bringing the focus on your eyes.

smile & wave Winter means a whole lot of parties, flirty-romantic curls, last minute shopping and much more. Be dramatic and create loose ringlets in your hair and pin back one side behind your ear with a pearly or jewel-toned hair clip.

play with accessories Whether you leave your hair loose, braid it, tie a bun or a pony, add some accessories before you step out.

Embellished bobby pins, head bands or elastic bands can add a chic look to your winter style. Carry a few bobby pins and hair pins with you and you can style your hair anytime.

KNotty or Nice?

Braids, knots and buns are great for winter as well. While summer is all about windswept, beachy hair, winter is about looking polished with warm winter jackets, sweaters, and turtlenecks. Having your hair pulled back simply in a bun, braid or knot helps your silhouette and complements bangs for winter. Particularly for darker hair in winter, these styles are great ways to keep your hair from adding onto bulky winter clothing, to give you a complete look all around.

layer your hair If you have long or medium length hair, adding layers will give you a glamorous look this winter. Layering makes your hair look voluminous, especially for women with thin hair.

If you have thick, long hair, this style will suit you best, as layering will break bulky texture and set you free from exhausting and excessive styling.

DoN’t maKe this mistaKe One mistake that women make is washing their hair too often. Avoid excessively washing and over-shampooing your hair as it removes the natural oils from your hair,

making it look dull and dry. Use a good conditioner which will help retain the moisture in your hair and also hydrate it.

Change your shampoo every three to six months and invest in good conditioners. Few other common mistakes that women make are over-drying their hair which robs your hair of its natural moisture. Even taking too many hot water showers that have an adverse effect on your hair.

straight or curly?

I think the flavour of this party season is experimentation, regardless of whether you have curly or straight hair. One should experiment with different trends, like having natural texture and incorporating that into different styles such as updos, ponytails, variations in ponytails and deep side parts. Faux bob is the in thing this season. Braids and buns are two hairstyles that are very popular too. You can wear them in different styles, accessorise them and style them as per your requirement. A bohemian braid can do wonders and looks chic and feminine; a side swept bun also adds a lot of glamour.

great hair gals Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson are some of the celebrities who I have styled in the past and have had a wonderful experience. Especially Julianne Moore — she has such wonderful hair and she lets you do your job. You can style her the way you want and she will carry it well. She is absolutely stunning.

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Material Matters

« celeb hit or Miss: glYnda alves takes a look at what the celebs wore to various events this week « « neha dhupia ariana ayam

We really like the vivid colours used on Neha’s outfit and appreciate the white that tones them down. Her hair is perfect for the look and her makeup is subtle and natural. We only wish she’d have chosen a better pair of shoes… open toe perhaps.

This look can be called Barbie Goes for a Walk. While pretty, we hate that Indian women do not try out different looks. Even if you fail, you still get points for being adventurous. But, this pink blazer, pre-torn jeans and heels do not win any points from us.

Quick fixes Keep stain removers, cotton swabs and baby powder in your purse. While these might not work perfectly on all materials, here are a few quick tips for clumsy party goers: l Dab red wine spills with a cloth soaked in warm water. l Dust oily food stains with a little baby powder as it absorbs the oil. l Dab a pen stain with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol and then blot it. l If a touch-up trip to the bathroom has gone horribly wrong, dab the lipstick stain with a stain removal wipe and touch it up with baby powder. l Blot blood stains with water. Don’t rub or it will spread.

What do you wear for all the upcoming parties and weddings? Silk, satin, velvet and sequins are hot picks for the party season, but you can look disastrous in them if you don’t wear them right.

Rhea Dhanbhoora gives you a quick guide to dressing in them and taking care of popular party materials

satin Satin can look gorgeous on a model but before you commit to spending all night in a satin dress, read this! keeping it in shape: l Don’t wear jewellery that can get caught in the material because it can disrupt the threading. l Satin creases instantly, so it’s best to wear it for a party where you’ll be working the room instead of sitting down. l Satin absorbs liquid quickly, so you’ll be stuck with an unsightly water spot all night if you’re not careful. Your outfit might need dry cleaning to get the water spot out. l The cheaper the satin, the more easily it will crease, the worse it will fit and the easier it will be for you to look tacky.

Wearing it: l Keep accessories to a minimum. Let your satin outfit be the centre of attention. l The dress is unforgiving of any fat or flab, so invest in good quality shapewear. l Pick a satin top instead of dress, as it will look better and will be easier to manage.

VelVet Velvet can do one of two things. It can make you look like a regal, ‘80s bombshell or it can make you look like you’re attending a sermon. keeping it in shape: l Blotting a spot will ruin the fabric. Instead of blotting it, head to the bathroom, shake off as much as you can and then let it air dry. l Creases in velvet are hard to remove, so don’t bunch up your dress when you sit down. l If you’re curvy, make sure your velvet dress fits you well. You don’t want to end up bursting at the seams.

Wearing it: l Keep velvet dresses skimming the knee and

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There’s a reason why crocodile print is limited to bags and shoes.

The scaly, reptilian design does nothing for the lovely Amy. The dress makes her look boxy and it’s too vanilla for the otherwise well-dressed designer. Those boring black shoes are also bad.

While a little ill-fitting on the bodice, we love, love, love the colour of this floor length dress. It could have been too formal but the fun shade adds a causal touch.

Perfectly accessorised with a sleek updo and statement earrings, Aditi gets a thumbs up from us.

Her fully made up face and perfectly coiffed hair just goes to show that Priyanka put in a truckload of effort to achieve her effortlessly stylish look. We like all the elements but feel they are clashing for attention together.

Great shoes though.

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your jacket free of too much work. l Wear solid velvet. Anything with too much texture or any shiny design will make you look tacky. l It’s a heavy fabric, so try to wear it with something more delicate to balance out your look.

seQuins Wearing sequins is a risk. You could look glamorous but if you pick large, heavy sequins with tacky patterns or nick them mid-party, you can end up looking terrible. keeping it in shape: l Avoid wearing charm bracelets, chain watches and too many rings. One little pull and you may have fewer sequins than you started off with. l Since sequinned dresses aren’t supposed to be cleaned as often, spilling on them can spell disaster. Blot it carefully. l They’re usually chain stitched onto your clothes, so pulling a loose one may leave you with none. Try to fix it immediately or knot up the loose thread till you can get to a dry cleaner.

Wearing it: l Opt for a jacket instead of a dress if you’re not comfortable with the bold trend. l The way you carry yourself is very important as your outfit can look terribly shabby if you look unsure in your outfit. l Tone down a super sparkly dress with nude makeup and shoes. Never wear more glitter with a glittery dress!

lace If you pick sheer lace, you have to know what to pair it with and you have to be careful because it can tear easily. keeping it in shape: l Keep your nails short and minimise jewellery that could tangle and tear it.

l If you spill something — blot it. With lace, make sure you get to the stain immediately because if it is allowed to dry, you’ll have a tough time getting it out later. l Once you’ve got the time, run it under some cold water so it doesn’t stick to the material. Hot water will make the stain set into the material permanently. l Don’t tug at your dress as this can tear the fabric.

Wearing it: l Your slip should match your dress. Too long and peeking out or too short can look shoddy. l Lace is an attention grabbing fabric, so you don’t need to be flaunting anything else if you want to keep your look classy. l If it’s a heavy fabric, it works better for a casual occasion. Opt for something very delicate for a fancy do.

silk Silk is supposed to be a material that makes you feel better. So, don’t hesitate to slip into it. keeping it in shape: l Silk is slippery, so make sure the buttons sit in place properly and carry pins — just in case. l If you get a food stain, blot it with cool water. l If you’ve accidentally sprayed perfume on it, mix vinegar with water and apply it gently to the material so the stain doesn’t leave a permanent mark. l Alcohol based substances will damage the silk, so be very careful with your drink.

Wearing it: l It’s a light material, so carry a jacket to avoid feeling chilly. l If you’re voluptuous, avoid spaghetti straps — the material isn’t strong enough to stay in place. l Make sure you wear invisible underwear as panty lines are very visible when you wear silk.

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>> Rihanna experiments with this look by pairing her socks and shoes with a fun, feminine outfit and minimal accessories

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1. Watch the lenGth The most important thing to bear in mind while sporting this trend is to get the length of the socks right. If pairing them with ankle boots or oxford shoes, make sure your socks are of ankle length or slightly longer. If pairing with traditional calf boots, a maximum of three to four inches of socks should be visible. When pairing with heels, socks should go up to slightly above the ankle. Avoid wearing knee-high socks at all costs.

1. cardio time If you want socks that can help with your workout, you’re in luck. www.zivame.com’s breathable socks absorb sweat and help you stay fresh.

And, they’re super cute too! price: `499

2. keep it liGht Heavy socks make your legs look chunky can droop through the course of the day. Opt for materials that are lightweight and add minimal bulk to your look. This is because when heavy socks are paired with booties or oxfords, the result can weigh down your entire look, instead of adding an element of fun to it.

2. GettinG striped We love striped socks, but what we love more about this pair from www.zivame.com, is that they are in festive colours! price: `295

3. colours Your safest bet is to match the colour of the socks to your shoes. Blacks, browns, greys and burgundys are staples for this trend. If pairing with heels, try jewel tones that complement or match the colour of your pumps. Also, if you are sticking to matching the colour of your socks to your shoes, experiment with textures. Opt for socks that are flecked with another colour or have a lace trim.

3. sober up So, you don’t want anything too colourful but would still love a pretty pair? Get this solid grey nautical themed pair from Aldo. price: `850

4. experiment If solids are too boring, try pairing your favourite pair of pumps with socks that have glitter incorporated in their weave. Also, pair a plain sundress with a pair of bright socks and basic ankle boots for a fun look. Alternatively, you can pair a plain dress with printed socks, oxfords or booties for a more sober look with a little funk peeking through.

4. play up Want to look a little cheeky? Then these pink, playboy themed ankle socks from www.myntra.com are perfect for you. price: `120

5. aVoid This combination works best with close-toed shoes — oxfords shoes, boots, closed sandals, pumps or closed wedges.

Nothing looks worse than a bit of your socks peeking out from the front of your shoes. Also, be wary of printed socks with colour-blocked or printed shoes unless you are absolutely sure of being able to carry it off. Otherwise, you may just come across as a mis-matched klutz!

5. snuGGle up If you need a cute pair of socks to keep you warm, opt for these woolen ones from Aviva, available at www.yebhi.com. They’re warm, cute and available in a range of colours. price: `159

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« CAREER ADVICE co-workers keep ‘Borrowing’ your coffee? find out how to deal with them I can’t stand the office machine coffee and so, I keep a jar of my preferred coffee in office. Recently, I was on sick leave and when I returned… my coffee was gone! I asked around but no one is willing to admit who took my coffee. It’s not entirely a new thing; even when I was there, I knew that a few people used to drink my coffee. I didn’t mind at first, but this is getting too much. I do not like the fact that I am the only one who pays for these jars of coffee, while a number of my co-workers use it.

However, at the same time, I do not want to come across as unwilling to share. What can I do about it?

— garima arora, andheri dear garima, The first thing you should do is stop worrying about coming across as ‘unwilling to share.’ It is, after all, your coffee and you should be allowed to decide whether or not you want to share it with others. But, I guess what you’re looking for is a diplomatic way to stop others from taking your coffee. A simple way would be to keep the coffee on your desk or around you, ensuring that whoever wants to take some, will have to ask you before doing so. And, to stop the jar from disappearing when you aren’t in office, take it home after work. However, if you still can’t imagine yourself saying no to your colleagues, then your best way out would be to ask who likes/uses the coffee and suggest that all of you pool in to buy a jar or take turns at buying the coffee. We’re sure that this suggestion will be well-received. send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in before wednesday

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Work hard, party harder!

dress it up

Available at Park Avenue, this mustard yellow overcoat is a must-have and will look great at work as well as at a posh outdoor party. price `7,999

The party season is here and we’re sure you’ve been carrying a set of clothes to work to change into before heading straight out for a night on the town. But, this can get frustrating! So, instead of changing in the poky office bathroom, wear one of these jackets over a party dress, recommends Rhea Dhanbhoora

colour crazy

If you work at a more casual office, you must pick up a jacket from Gautam Gupta’s winter collection. We like this ocean blue one with its funky print. price `7,500 onwards

max it out

We love the jackets at Max because of their bold, bright colours. This gorgeous emerald green shade is our favourite. price `899

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red hot

There’s nothing more stylish than a coat like this one. It’s affordable, trendy and available at www.stalkbuylove.com price `2,199

velvetcase.com adorns the Bride

go wild

If you like animal print, this jacket from www.stalkbuylove is perfect for you.

We love the hint of pink on the lining. price `1,299

halfway there

Guess’ jacket collection includes some interesting picks, including this purple and navy zipped up jacket. price On request

deep purple

We love Velvetcase.com’s new bridal collection. With diamonds, rubies and emeralds, along with pretty pearls set in gold, the collection is a dream for a brideto-be. The assortment of stones in modern and traditional designs is perfect for a fairytale trousseau. We particularly love the traditional pearl jhumkis for `36,640 and the antique jadau ring, for `1,40,110. where www.velvetcase.com price `30,000 onwards

We love the colour and cut of this stylish jacket from Sisley. You can wear it just at work or style your outfit to accommodate it if you need it later too. price `5,999

corporate affair

If your office has a more formal setting, pick up this simple jacket from Arrow. The blue trim gives it a little hint of colour and the stylish cut will help hide your party top. price `999 onwards

cover up

For an extremely classy work look, we suggest this pearl white coat from Sisley. You can wear the skimpiest party outfit underneath and no one will be able to tell! price `9,999

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here are guests without whom a party seems like no fun. And then there are those with whom a party can never be fun. They have demands, are picky, choosy, messy, have nitpicking habits and some just forget that it is not their own house. You might argue and say one should not invite such guests, but what if they are your husband’s cousins? You have to bear with them... politely. We tell you how you can deal with this frustrating breed of guests.

I’ll make myself at home... lIterally

If only we could ask some annoying guests this question. Being the host has its downsides and one of them is dealing with irritating guests. Priyanka Singh comes to your rescue with some tips >> Don’t pull out your hair yet as well tell you how you can deal with annoying guests this festive season

your house. When they spill their drink, ask, “Do you know where to find the paper towels?” The hints are subtle, but it is unlikely that they will be missed.

I have a comment... on everythIng! These guests are the most irritating of the lot. They’ll wrinkle their noses at your choice of curtains, complain about the quality of the food being served and criticise your choices by saying, “How could you pay so much rent for this place? What made you choose that sofa? Where do you buy your chicken from?” And on and on they go, making their displeasure abundantly clear. how to cope: The first thing is to allow for the possibility that perhaps you might have overlooked some detail that would interfere with their comfort, however unlikely. Doing so will help to put you on the higher ground and will trivialise their complaints, with no unfriendly effort on your part. However, if they say something to the effect of “Those curtains look old!” with a sneer on their face, tell them that you’re glad they noticed, as the curtains are vintage. Turn their snide remark into a compliment.

It’s one thing to make yourself at home, it’s quite another to help yourself to every piece of food, article of clothing, toiletry item and iota of privacy that exists within a person’s abode. Most people don’t mind if a guest pokes in the fridge for a snack, but it is not acceptable when they open your closet, try on your clothes, hijack the remote control, or finish the expensive wine (without asking you) that you were saving for a special occasion. how to cope: Lock your bedroom doors. No, we aren’t kidding. Restrict the party to the living area or wherever you are having it and keep the other doors shut. Keep all the items that you don’t want this pesky guest to get hold of in that room. Also, the remote I eat everythIng, except… control; who watches TV at a party? Unplug the TV beforehand and tell them this while The fussy eaters. Honestly, you will want you make them a drink. them to bring their own food to the party.

They will not inform you about their vast list of unsavoury items and when the food is hI, I’m destructIon being served, they’ll drop a bomb with a They leave a trail of destruction wherever straight face. However, you’re the host and they go. They don’t put the dirty dishes in you’re responsible that they get something the correct place and don’t even offer to to eat. wipe the spot on the floor where they spilled how to cope: The moment the fussy eater their drink. They are unhygienic, shameless drops the I-can’t-eat-anything-that’s-atand are quite oblivious that they have these this-table bomb, pass them a menu card. exasperating traits which prove to be a Tell them that you didn’t order for them on nightmare for someone who invites purpose, as they are so choosy about what them home. they eat (all this, of course, with a friendly how to cope: Well, how ever much you want smile plastered on your face, silly!). to, you can’t accuse a guest of being a slob. Adopting this approach will hide the fact But, it’s easy to help them notice the hygiene that you actually forgot about their complex norms that you follow in culinary choosiness.

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Just because you are throwing a party doesn’t mean you need to go all out and buy that 64 piece dinner set. It is always a better idea to use the cutlery you already have. Besides, in case someone shatters a plate in a drunken stupor, you won’t feel that bad either.

To serve up finger food and soup, you can always gouge out the bread from a round loaf and fill it up with stir fried sausages or salad. The bread soaks up all the juices and makes for a delicious midnight snack when the party is all but winding up.

decorate

So what if you are on a shoe string budget? You don’t need to worry about spending a portion of it buying statement pieces for your party.

Instead, make lamps out of old wine and beer bottles by putting a string of fairy lights in them. If you have more time on hand, get hold of paper cups, cut a small ‘x’ on the base and cover the sides with handmade paper of your choice. Next, insert a fairy light through the ‘x’ you made on the cup and repeat so you have a mini lampshade for each fairy light.

food

While finger food is great, you will need a substantial amount of it to satiate everyone. Try including pasta, rice and potatoes in your menu. Not only are these items cheaper, they also fill people up.

Booze

If you can’t afford to stock a complete bar, come up with a signature cocktail and stock only the other staples you know your guests will drink. This not only cuts your costs to half, but everyone has something delicious to

look forward to apart from the staples.

If you’re inviting close friends, ask them and purchase accordingly.

party favours

Instead of buying small trinkets for your guests as a little gift when they leave, make your own party favours. Get hold of empty glass jars lying around and give them a good scrub. Next, layer strawberries and cream alternately and cap it with the jar. Tie a ribbon around the lid and attach a personalised note for each person. This is far more thoughtful than store-bought gifts.

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Got cold Feet?

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I have always been fat. FAT FAT FAT! Ironically, I love fashion and last year, I joined a fashion magazine. They love my ideas and my writing but...

I know that they talk behind my back... my FAT back. So...

Three months ago I decided to do something. I started to eat only salads and soups and I joined a zumba class. I felt so good! And I was looking forward to my magazine’s Christmas party!

>> While having cold feet is completely normal, not looking forward to your wedding isn’t. Read on to find out where you stand

Are you getting hitched to your perfect partner but still feel jittery and scared? It could be a classic case of cold feet, says Shirley Mistry. But in some cases, it could mean much more

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etting married is life changing, in more ways than one. This is why pre-wedding jitters are considered to be normal. Feeling like the weather will play havoc and ruin your wedding, that you will bloat up overnight and not fit into your wedding gown and the occasional nightmare of tripping in your wedding outfit or getting drunk are perfect examples of pre-wedding jitters. However, it is just an indication of some anxiety that is nagging you. Simple solution — think practically, get to the root of you fear and you should be fine once you realise that it was just paranoia getting out of hand.

However, certain other forms of cold feet aren’t as harmless. They may be an indication of a deeper problem with your relationship. We tell you about things that are more than regular wedding jitters.

“I’ll do It later” Do you find yourself in a position where your parents and fiancé are repeatedly reminding you to check up on wedding arrangements and all you can muster is a feeble, “I’ll do it later”? If a day of watching TV mindlessly or idly surfing the internet trumps calling the caterer, chances are you don’t really want to get

married. It is okay to get fed up once in a while but bailing on all your wedding responsibilities suggests that you aren’t really interested and think procrastinating will make it go away. You should reconsider getting married. A wedding, especially your own, should be fun and should not feel like a rock weighing you down.

married, we would be worried. Asking your friends suggests that you aren’t sure about your decision. Maybe you are having second thoughts about marriage, which is not a good sign. Getting married is a decision only you and your partner should have to make. If you feel the need to take a poll from all and sundry, you aren’t ready to get hitched.

the ex Factor

ImpendIng doom?

Do you often find yourself thinking about an ex-boyfriend more and more as D-Day approaches? Marriage is a huge deal and you should be thinking about your fiancé more than anyone else. Thinking about an ex could imply unresolved feelings, lack of closure or something much more. If the feelings are fond, it’s all the more reason to worry. We suggest you revisit all the reasons why the relationship didn’t work. However, if you come out of the exercise feeling that you were a lot happier then, maybe you aren’t in love with your fiancé after all.

Many people begin to do things as a part of their ‘Things-to-do-before-I-getmarried-list’ in the days leading up to their wedding. Although fun, if your list is a long one, it is alarming. You aren’t dying, only getting married. Getting stressed over a desperate attempt to strike things off the list suggests you aren’t ready to get married! Also, thinking excessively about things you did when you were single in a manner that can be best described as wistful, indicates that you will regret all things you feel you will no longer be able to do now that you are to wed. This is extreme behaviour to say the least. It should feel like you’re counting the days to your wedding, rather than an impending doom’s day. If you miss being single so much, it may be best that you go back to being single.

doIng the rIght thIng? If you realise that you are asking everyone around you whether or not you are doing the right thing by getting

« dear Grace, i have a problem... dear grace,

My boyfriend and I work in the same office and we are with each other the whole day.

However, he feels this is time spent together as a couple. So, after work he runs to meet his friends. We’ve not been to a movie or dinner in months. How do I get him to treat me like his girlfriend and not a colleague?

— Shweta Kapur, Sion

dear Shweta, This is a classic example of how quality beats quantity. Just because you’ll see each other every day doesn’t mean that you’ll are actually spending quality time together. You need to explain to your man that a relationship needs intimacy and you both are not getting that by discussing numbers and pie charts. Start treating your boyfriend

as a co-worker completely. Avoid taking a break with him and if possible, ask for your place to be shifted so that you’ll get a chance to miss each other’s presence. Save your conversations for after work. This way you will have a lot to talk about over a dinner date.

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But, yesterday... after three months of torturing myself, I weighed myself and realised I have lost only 5 kilos. I am still as FAT as ever! I feel so sad.

And I will look like a big snowman at the party... dressed in black obviously... so a black snowman!

The next morning he was coming over. I got my hair styled, dressed up a bit, bought cupcakes for our coffee break, had conversations with him in my head... Then he rang the bell and I got so nervous, I turned off the lights and pretended not to be at home!

"I am fed up. Please look at the enclosed photo and give me any fashion advice you can. Or, should I be kind to myself and not go to avoid hearing all the taunts? I am so hungry all the time.” — Fat FATSO a) Wow! You are really being horrible to yourself. All this negative reinforcement is only going to bring you down. STOP IT NOW. It takes time to lose weight healthily and you’ve made good progress. Wear your black dress but accessorise in neon. b) We saw your picture. You are lovely! A little chubby, but in all the right places.

Just wear well-fitting clothes. Don’t hide behind baggy clothes. c) If you’re going to be so grumpy, don’t go. Eat chips and cake at home.

LAST WEEK: Furious should pick Option A: First things first. As there is still time, organise a super fun bachelorette party for Jacki. She deserves one. And, don’t invite her sis-in-law! Then ask sis-in-law for actual bills, not her own.

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Hunar Hali forms a triangle in ‘Kehta hai dil….jee le zara’

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Hunar Hali is a Delhi girl who has made Mumbai her home with a successful career after popular TV shows like ‘12/24 Karol Baug’ on Zee TV, ‘Chaal-Shah Aur Maat’ and others. Her acting in the popular Sony serial ‘Kehta Hai Dil...Jee Le Zara’ is creating waves.

We spoke to Hunar about her new serial. Some excerpts:

By Sandeep Hattangadi

tween the three of us.

from my real self .

Describe your character in the show?

I will be playing Ankita who is Dhruv’s (Ruslaan Mumtaz) childhood and best friend. They both bond well. and know each other very well. Ankita goes on to develop a strong liking for Dhruv.

And a love triangle is formed be-

How did you prepare for your role?

Not at all. The character of Ankita is close to my own self and so I just had to emote naturally, which was easy. In fact I have had to work hard on my other serial on Life Ok called ‘Ek Boond Ishq’ where the character is different

Was acting as a profession the first choice for you?

No. When I got a role in a TV show, I found the experience interesting. I then decided to make acting a career and till now I have been successful.

How was your family’s reaction

Premier cartoon awards presented

to your acting career?

They have always been supportive especially my mother who has always stood behind me like a Rock of Gibraltar and gave me all the encouragement I needed.

Who is your inspiration?

I have always been a huge fan of Kareena Kapoor and the various roles she has enacted have always

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ded event with Ben 10, Tom, Jerry, Kris, Oggy and many artoon Network con- more. Speaking about the ducted its first ever Car- initiative, Krishna Desai, Sr. toon Network Super Toons Director & Network Head awards at MMRDA grounds Kids, South Asia, Turner Inon Sunday. The evening was ternational India Pvt. Ltd. a joy for over 8,000 children said, “At Turner, we have aland their parents who had ways pushed boundaries come to cheer their favourite when it comes to innovative cartoons. CN rolled out the entertainment for kids and red carpet for its first ever their families. Cartoon NetCartoon Network Super work Super Toons gave chilToons award function. Se- dren an interactive lected by children, the opportunity to not only vote awards felicitated the best for their favourite shows but moments and characters in also live the experience of cartoon history. Star-stud- Cartoon Network heritage at

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its biggest event yet.”

The winners of the Cartoon Network Super Toons awards are as follows: CN SUPER TOON OF THE YEAR IS Kris (from Rollno.21and Ben from Ben 10). Badmaash Toon is 3 Cockroaches from Pggy and Cockroaches, Chatur Toon ps Kris from Roll No.21, Biggest Dhamaka Tom and Jerry, Bhukkad Award to Scooby from Scooby Doo, Bff award to Gumball and Darwin from the Amazing World of Gumball, Loser Villain to Kanishk.

Any films?

My recent film with Akshay Kumar, ‘Boss’ was a success. There are more offers coming my way.

Attagirl Hunar!

Foreign serials in desi avatar

By Sandeep Hattangadi

Around 8,000 children kids flocked to see Cartoon Network Super Toons at the MMRDA Grounds.

inspired me. I would love to essay different characters like she does.

Among the males, I find Salman Khan very inspiring because he is straightforward and frank.

he success of Anil Kapoor’s action packed show ‘24’, soon to start its second season on COLORS is spawning more spin-offs of American shows for Indian prime time viewership like the American medical show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Missing’ and ‘Revenges’ on Star TV. The reality shows already have a huge market in India and companies like Endemol and Freemantle have franchised their formatted shows like ‘KBC’, ‘Indian Idol’, ‘Dance India Dance’, ‘X Factor’, ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tej Hain’, ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi’, ‘Picchle Janam Ka Raaz’, etc. which

have a huge viewership in India.

Also in the running for popular prime time viewership now are adaptations of Pakistani shows like ‘Nadanniyan’ and ‘Mera Vyaah Kab Hoga’ on Big Magic.

Nadaniyaan, producer Dheeraj Kumar said that currently they are sticking to the original storyline. “I am sure they will not have more than 125 episodes and if our show succeeds it would be a challenge to maintain the same kind of humor. In any case, there’s a difference as it’s an old show and we have to change with the times,” he said.

Disney Channel launched "the first Indian version of an

Some of the spin-offs of American shows for Indian viewers.

American Disney channel— ‘Good Luck Charlie’. It was considered successful. In 2012, The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir (Indian adaptation of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) was launched and it was popular in India. In 2013, a family version of the BBC show ‘Mastermind India’ was aired with name ‘Disney Q Family Mastermind’. it is currently showing its 2nd season. The Indian version of ‘Shake It Up’ was launched in summer of 2013.

It is also popular, says Indrajit Ray, Executive Director, Content, Media Networks, Disney-UTV. “The stories have a universal appeal and we have taken these stories, added local texture to them to suit the Indian sensibilities.” Actually this trend is not new as in the fledgling days of Indian television, a family based soap became a household name with ‘Hum Log’ which was based on a popular Mexican soap. Also ‘Ugly Betty’, adapted from a Spanish soap named ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’ made its lead star a household name.

There was ‘Pyar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani’ loosely based on the hit Hollywood franchise ‘Twilight Zone’, a vampire tale ‘Mahi Way’,the desi version of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Dekha Ek Khwaab’ inspired by ‘The Princess Diaries’.

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A stable government post-elections cannot be taken for granted...it would be dangerous for parties to postpone necessary legislations with the idea of passing the legislation post-election. Post-election politics may become even more challenging for whoever assumes power.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan BUSINESS BRIEFS New Bank Notes With ‘`’ Symbol

Markets Indecisive

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (December 12, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell marginally on Wednesday (December 11, 2013) a net 24.95 points (0.39%) and closed at the 6307 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 6307 points level on weak global cues. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.42 p.m. The index then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6280 points level at 2.49 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6326 points level at 3.29 p.m. and then 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 46 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 31 were losers, while 19 stocks gained. All the sectoral indices barring FMCG closed in the red.

Substantial selling was seen in capital goods and auto stocks.

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

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6198 points level.

The next support is at the 5958 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6424 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6305 (This is the level where the trend is likely TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: to change during intra-day).

Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 19.61%. This change is Support (1) = 6283. substantial and indicates a less than full participation by Support (2) = 6259.

Resistance (1) = 6330. investors.

Resistance (2) = 6351.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: all the traded stocks, 570 were gainers, 787 were losers On Japanese c andles ti ck patterns the index has and 75 remained unchanged. formed a doji pattern. Thi s indicates inde cisiveness amongst investors. The next candle form ation will Slow Stochastic Indicator: confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the over-bought zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped of the market. below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal). However, However, the index continues to remain above its 5, 15, such signals are considered invalid in the over-bought zone. 2 5 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Fur ther, RSI Indicator: the velocity parameters too indicate strength. Both these The RSI is above the 60 level but is now declining (negative i ndicate a positive bias. Inves tors are advi sed to hol d if it continues). long positions.

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

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is rising while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is increasing in strength.

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6301) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 6172) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 6151) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5881) 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.

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 500, Rs 100 and Rs 50 denomination Banknotes incorporating the ‘`’ symbol on the obverse and reverse, without inset letter in both the numbering panels, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 bearing the signature of Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing ‘2013’ printed on the reverse of the Banknote. The design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the `500 Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series2005 issued earlier.

Stock Holding Limits For Essential Commodities Extended

Stock holding Limits for Essential Commodities including pulses, edible oils and edible oilseeds extended to up to September 30, 2014 and that of rice and paddy up to November 30, 2014 to contain price rise. So far as these orders are concerned, there is no restriction on the movement of these commodities.

CIL To Take Legal Action Against CCI Penalty Order

Coal India yesterday said it will initiate “appropriate legal action” against Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order, slapping Rs 1,773 crore penalty on it for unfair trade practices. “The Company is seized of the matter and appropriate legal action shall be initiated after the receipt of the copy of the order by post,” Coal India (CIL) said in a filing to the BSE.

RIL-BP To Invest $10bn To Quadruple Output By 2020

Global oil giant BP Plc and its partner Reliance Industries will invest USD 5-10 billion to quadruple natural gas production by 2020. RIL-BP, who are currently producing about 11.8 million standard cubic metres per day of gas from the flagging eastern offshore KG-D6 block, is targeting newer fields in KG-D6 block and gas discoveries in neighbouring north-east coast and Cauvery basin to raise output.

Cos Mop Up Rs 15,000 cr Via Retail NCDs

Indian companies mopped up over Rs 15,000 crore in the April-November period by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to retail investors, nearly three times the amount that was targeted by such offerings.

FinMin Backs Oil Min Plan On RIL Gas Price

Finance Ministry has in-principle agreed to a proposal to allow Reliance Industries to raise gas prices from April provided it gives a bank guarantee to cover for liability in case gas hoarding charges are proved. The bank guarantee, which will be equivalent to the incremental revenue that RIL will get from the new gas price, will be encashed if it is proved that the company hoarded gas or deliberately suppressed production at the main Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) fields in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block.

India Can Afford Gold Import Of USD 30 Bn A Year

Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council chief C Rangarajan yesterday said India can tolerate USD 30 billion worth of gold imports. A major reason for high current account deficit (CAD) in the last fiscal was high imports of gold. “As inflation comes down and as financial assets become more attractive, perhaps this part of demand for gold can come down and we can probably tolerate USD 30 billion worth of import of gold,” Rangarajan said at the Delhi Economic Conclave.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on NTPC CMP: Rs. 139

Target Rs. 170

Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on Coal India CMP: Rs. 289

Target Rs. 363

Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on United Spirits CMP: Rs. 2518

Target Rs. 2700

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As NPAs Rise, Banks Feel Squeeze Residential Property Prices NEWS FLASH

Canara Bank to get capital infusion of Rs 500 Cr from Government Mercedes launches Centre of Excellence in India Gold, silver imports dip 80.55% to $1.05 billion in Nov Power Grid FPO price set at Rs 90/sh, govt to get Rs 1600cr India 69th in global energy architecture performance list Moody's acquires Amba Investment Services.

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he slowdown in the overall economy and high interest rates has affected the debt repayment capacity of the borrowers, which has put pressure on the asset quality of banks during H1FY14, says CARE Ratings, which has done a study of performance of 39 banks for H1FY14.

The Gross NPAs of the banks under the study showed an increase of 38.11% (y-o-y) in H1FY14 vis-Ă vis credit growth of 17.96% (y-o-y) during the same period. The Gross NPAs of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) saw an increase of 41.41% while that of the private sector banks was comparatively lower at 12.91%.

Overall, the Gross NPA ratio has sequentially risen from 2.79% as on March 31, 2012 to 3.26% as on March 31, 2013 to 3.98% as on September 30, 2013.

On comparing the asset quality of PSBs vis-Ă -vis private sector banks, it can be observed that PSBs have witnessed higher deterioration in asset quality than their private sector peers. The Gross NPA ratio for PSBs stood at 4.47% (March 2013: 3.59%) as compared to 1.95%

India Likely To Grow At 4.7% This Fiscal, Says ADB

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fter bottoming out in the first fiscal quarter, “India’s economy appears to have recovered on the back of a rebound in exports and higher industrial and agricultural outputs,� Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its Outlook Supplement report.

The growth rate in the second quarter of current fiscal improved to 4.8 %, from 4.4 % in Q1, “suggesting that the Indian economy has bottomed out�. In the first half the growth works out to be 4.6 %. “India is anticipated to grow at 4.7 % in fiscal year ending March 2014 and 5.7 % in fiscal year 201415, unchanged from the October forecast,� it said. As regards the South Asia, ADB said the region is on track to meet growth expectations of 4.7 % in 2013 and 5.5 % in 2014. “Despite uncertainties in the global economic environment, developing Asian economies remain resilient. The region has performed well in 2013 and is now poised to benefit from the further signs of growth momentum in the advanced economies,�

ADB Chief Economist Changyong Rhee said.

It said an improving growth outlook in Japan and the US paired with stronger-thanexpected performance in China would support a steady growth outlook for developing Asia. It forecast 6 % growth for developing Asia, which is expected to improve further to 6.2 % in 2014.

turning into NPAs. The restructured advances as a proportion of advances stood comparatively lower at 1.76% (March 2013: 1.71%) for private sector banks as on September 30, 2013. An industry-wise analysis of NPAs shows that the major industries which have been putting pressure on asset quality are infrastructure (especially power), iron & steel, textiles and aviation.

As per CARE’s estimate the overall Gross NPA ratio for the banks under study would be around 4.5%

by March 31, 2014 with higher proportion coming from PSBs whose Gross NPA ratio is estimated to rise to around 5%.

The weakening of income profile, pressure on margins and higher provisioning on account of weakening asset quality has impacted the profitability of Indian banks. The (March 2013: 1.86%) for private sec- PSBs saw higher impact on their tor banks as on September 30, 2013. profitability as compared to private In addition to higher NPAs, the sector banks which were able to PSBs also had a large amount of re- maintain profitability and asset structured advances which stood at quality. Further, banks will have to 7.61% of advances (March, 2013: provide more for restructured assets 7.05%) as on September 30, 2013. as per the RBI’s guidelines. These The restructured advances are ac- factors would exert downward prescounts which have seen stress and sure on margins and profitability by there is a higher probability of them around 25% -30%.

Seeing A Mixed Trend

Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Santacruz (W), Mahalaxmi and Lokhandwala see an up tick, while Worli, Panvel and Thane (W) witness a dip

By A Business Reporter umbai residential property prices per square foot have seen an increase of 3% in Q3-13 as compared to Q2-13. Localities like Belapur in Navi Mumbai and Santacruz (West) in Mumbai South west have seen growth of 15% and 14% respectively this quarter. Annual comparison (Q3-13 with Q312) shows a double digit growth of

of 3 BHK houses have also witnessed northward movement with 5% growth in Q3-13 as compared to Q2-13. Yearly comparison (Q3-13 to Q3-12) however shows no change in rental movement this year.

Commenting on the report, Vineet Singh, Business Head 99acres.com, said “Mumbai continues to suffer for a slow market.

Due to the perennial issues like lack of new property launches and

13% Year on Year, says a just released report by property portal 99acres.com.

Mahalaxmi and Lokhandwala have also seen an increase of 13% each, quarter on quarter. Localities showing the maximum decline in prices per square foot include Worli, Panvel and Thane West witnessing a dip of 9% 5% and 5% respectively this quarter.

As regards rentals, the annual (Q3-13 over Q3-12) comparison shows Sea Woods and Mahalaxmi witnessing an increase of 27% and 23% respectively this year. In terms of decline, Mahim (West) and Prabhadevi have seen a decline of 8% and 6% respectively According to this report, Rentals

no price correction in the horizon, the market sentiment remains bleak. The situation can only be ameliorated if there is a wave of new project launches at attractive rates which will excite the buyers to move from their current wait & watch policy. Consumers expect a price correction which is not happening and can only happen when more new projects get launched�

A convergence of myriad factors like rising construction costs, wages and land prices have contributed to the escalation of property prices in the city. The situation will improve if government introduces policy measures to expedite the setting up of real estate projects, says the report.

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Exports Growth Slows, Imports Contract

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ndia’s Trade data released for November 2013, reveals that Exports growth has ended its double digit streak. Yesterday’s data release also signals that merchandise trade deficit in Q3FY14 (October – December) will be significantly lower than the same quarter last year.

Incidentally, India’s Merchandise trade deficit narrowed further in November to US$ 9.2 billion, despite a sharp slowdown in export growth (5.9 % from 13.5 % in October), as imports contracted over 16 % y-o-y.

The Lower export growth in November can in part be explained by a negative base effect. On the import side, weak domestic demand and restrictions on gold imports lowered non-oil imports by nearly 24 % y-o-y. In addition, oil imports also contracted slightly by 1.1 % % y-o-y in November. For the data available, trade deficit for OctoberNovember 2013 is substantially lower at US$19.8 billion compared to US$ 37.4 billion for the same months in 2012.

While export growth slowed in November partly on the back of a negative base effect, going forward, “we expect a weak rupee and recovery in global demand to keep export growth buoyant. On the import side, consumption goods import may pick up as household consumption improves,� says Crisil Re-

search in an analysis of the numbers.

According to it, “a revival in household demand would be supported by higher farm incomes due to a good monsoon. As a result, despite robust export growth, trade deficit may not fall further in the remaining months of this fiscal year.�

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013 mislead her? Let the illusions be broken as soon as possible so that the healing can begin.

Follow your Conscience

I have been in a relationship with a girl who loves me more than anything in the world and I misuse the position that I enjoy by having sex with her, which she enjoys too. I don’t really feel anything for her except for the sexual bit. What do I do? Should I get out of this or carry on?

YOUR conscience is quite loud and clear when you say that you ‘misuse’ your place in her heart. Now all that remains is for you to follow your conscience. Translated in practical terms,

Prevention of Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse of young girls is said to be very common. How do we educate our 7-year-old and 11-year-old children to avoid such a thing happening to them when they are away from us?

AS a starting point, tell your children that no one has a right to touch them in a way that appears strange and unusual. Each one of us has a right to keep certain parts of our body ‘private’. Tell them that if anyone ever touches them in a way that feels strange and unusual, Dr. Rajan B. Bhonsle she should tell that person to stop it and then M.D. (Bom) Consulting Sex Therapist & Counsellor tell you about it, even if the person is a close relative, neighbor or even a teacher. It is necessary to tell children that most people are good people who do not harm children; but Dr. (Mrs.) Minnu R. Bhonsle there are also ‘sick’ and ‘selfish’ people who Ph.D. Consulting Psychotherapist & Counsellor could harm them. Tell them that this applies to everyone they know and not just strangers. her to hear this, it is better to confront the truth Tell them to tell to you if any adult asks them to it means being totally honest with her about once and for all. Leading her on will only make keep a ‘secret’. If your child tells you she has your feelings. However painful it may be for you matters worse for her, and moreover, could you been sexually abused, believe her immediately to admit this to her and even more painful for live with your conscience while continuing to and completely. In most cases, kids do not lie

HEART TO HEART

about sexual abuse. It is important to remember that the victims of these crimes are most of the time not responsible for what happened to them. They sometimes feel—and are sometimes made to feel—that it was their fault that they were abused. Make sure your kids know this fact. Tell them you will believe them and protect them if they tell you about the abuse, and that you will never blame them or be angry with them for doing so.

Heart To Heart Counselling Centre runs Certificate courses in Counselling & Sex Education at 10 Jerbai Baug, Byculla (E), Mumbai-27. Tel: 22184528 / 9821093902.

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What the cards say: Chill Path: Watch yourself.

Be aware. Don’t escape all the time Ally: Libra shows you balance. Please stay away from Gemini and mental confusion Card of the week: Tarot key no. XIV Temperance invites you seek and find the right combination and tempering.

Peace and Harmony is in store

What the cards say: Be serious about life and discuss your plans Path: You need to take more responsibility. Don’t close your mind to other opinions Ally: Virgo will teach you service and discernment. Avoid hysterical Aries who will cause a reaction in you Card of the week: Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. Be wise, know yourself and show others your light

What the cards say: It is time to start a new life Path: Don’t hold on to your ego.

Don’t look back.

Move on Ally: Scorpio will show you stability.

Stay away from Sagittarius who can be thoughtless Card of the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged man, indicates that surrender and acceptance will lead to growth and transformation

What the cards say: An opportunity to undo Path: Grab it with both hands and try to cut your karma. Don’t take this negatively but rise and resolve Ally: Pisces will show you the right emotions. Avoid Capricorn with their negative charge Card of the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. Surrender and acceptance transforms life and brings huge gain

What the cards say: A tough professional will seek you out. He is successful and powerful Path: Flow with him as he could be the one.

Don’t let your past influence your present Ally: Connect with Taurus who will help you get over negative emotions.

Don’t connect with Virgo who could be critical Card of the week: Tarot key no. VI The Lovers.

A romantic relationship could bring a smile to your lips and a song in your heart

What the cards say: A small breakthrough will keep your spirits up Path: Perseverance will lead you somewhere. Don’t worry too much about what people will say. Do what your heart says Ally: Be with gentle Taurus. Avoid Cancer who will create imaginary ghosts Card of the week: Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. Look within and connect with your wise core

What the cards say: You are more than capable of handling your relationship Path: Have confidence and be strong.

Don’t buckle under or have fear of the unknown Ally: Gemini will be your party friend.

You need that. Avoid Capricorn and their negativity Card of the week: Tarot key no. XIII Death. Change is coming your way which is good.

It is necessary to change your point of view.

Don’t resist it.

New opportunities are on their way

What the cards say: Look within.

An old love is still in your heart Path: Accept what you feel. Let bygones be bygones. Don’t fight love.

Be open and frank Ally: Warm Leo will give you creative advice.

Avoid flighty Gemini who could drive you round the bend with constant change Card of the week: Tarot key no. XX Judgment.

See things straight and understand that finally things do get resolved

What the cards say: You will need to concur with others Path: Be more accommodating of others. Don’t take things for granted Ally: Scorpio shows to take life seriously.

Avoid Aries and their impulsiveness Card of the week: Tarot key no. VI The Lovers. Choice and harmony are the headlines

What the cards say: Allow your lover to take charge Path: Don’t doubt the good things in life.

Don’t brood about tomorrow Ally: Aries will bring in the fun element.

Avoid Gemini who will confuse you Card of the week: Tarot key no. II The High Priestess who invites you to find within understanding and knowledge

What the cards say: Judge yourself correctly Path: Choose wisely and constructively.

Don’t sit on a high horse.

Be open and accepting Ally: You need to think this through by yourself Card of the week: Tarot key no. V The Hierophant.

Go with tried and tested methods.

Don’t be experimental this week

What the cards say: Things improve and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel Path: Be kind to the less fortunate.

Don’t be prejudiced. Use your judgment Ally: Support from Scorpio will make you feel secure. Avoid Taurus who will not understand your emotions Card of the week: Tarot key no. XIX The Sun, signifying success and brightness. Your hopes will materialize

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BJP favours abolition of income, sales, excise tax

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EW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday favoured abolition of income, sales and excise tax and the party may include it in its vision document to be unveiled ahead of General elections next year.

Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who is in-charge of preparing the party’s vision document ‘IndiaVision 2025’, said that the party was presently deliberating the matter.

“We were talking about tax and although we have not decided as yet but a good presentation came before us. There is a suggestion of complete abolition of Income, Sales and Excise

tax,” he said, addressing a function on political agenda of political parties.

He said that the total revenue of the country is Rs.14 lakh crore and 1.5 lakh bank branches are operating in the country presently.

“If we abolish these taxes and if we apply around 1 or 1.5 per cent of expenditure or transaction tax, then we will get revenue to the tune of around Rs 40,000 lakh crore. So those 3.5 lakh people who are using becons of various colours now, they will not be required anymore as no tribunals or commissioners will be

required,” he said.

“So I think along with transparency, there should be time bound result oriented administration coupled with right way of economic reforms and if it so happens, then the 1.5 lakh banks operating now will become 10 lakhs. There is another suggestion of doing away with Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes..We are deliberating on these proposals as we want transperancy...” Gadkari said.

He said that he has interacted with 400-450 people already and the document is expected to come out in a month’s time.

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Chief Minister Narendra Modi greets Justice (retired) D.P. Buch after he was sworn-in as Gujarat Lokayukta, in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

Narayan Sai admits to rape charges S

URAT: Controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai has “more or less” accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by a woman, police claimed on Wednesday.

“During our intense questioning, Sai has more or less accepted the rape allegations levelled against him by one of the two (Surat-based) sisters,” Surat Commissioner of Police Rakesh Asthana told PTI. Sai has also revealed to police during interrogation that he had physical relationships with eight of his

female disciples, he said.

“It has also come to light that he fathered a child with one of his sevikas (disciple),” Asthana said.

Sai was subjected to joint interrogation by police along with the complainant, the official said, adding intense quizzing was carried out to find out how he evaded arrest for 58 days and who helped him when he was absconding. Police said that Sai was also interrogated in the presence of his estranged wife.

Sai was sent in police custody till today on December 5 by a local

court. Asthana said though Sai’s remand gets over today, his further police custody will be sought for interrogation and gathering evidence against him and he will be produced in the court later in the day.

Sai was brought to city on December 4 after he was arrested by Delhi Police from Delhi-Haryana border a day before along with his two aides after a hot car chase.

Two sisters had lodged complaints against Sai and his father Asaram of rape, sexual assault, illegal confinement and other charges.

Over 6,000 Indians languishing in foreign jails

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TRIBUTES: People paying tributes to the mortal remains of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty, at Mysore Palace on Wednesday.

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AIPUR: Three children died while 11 others fell sick after allegedly consuming toxic food at their house in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district, the police said on Wednesday.

Ten year old Ranjeeta, her younger sister Buddhi (8) and their cousin Gannu (6) died from suspected food poisoning in Shuklabhata village under Fastarpur police station limits last evening, Mungeli Additional Superintendent of Police S.P. Sahu told PTI. Prima facie, doctors have attributed the incident to food poisoning, though a probe is still on to find out the exact cause of the incident, he said. According to the officer, the

family of Rikhiram Yadav stays with families of his two relatives, namely Sukhiram and Mukhiram.

On Tuesday, elders of the family and women members left home for their work at noon after serving lunch to their 14 children.

Later, neighbours found the kids vomiting outside their house, after which their parents were informed.

All the children were rushed to a local hospital in Mungeli where three of them were pronounced dead and others were admitted, he said. Two of them, namely Nini (4) and Shyamu (11 months), were shifted to the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Science at Bilaspur in a critical condition.

EW DELHI: Over 6,000 Indians are currently languishing in foreign jails with maximum of 1,400 being lodged in Saudi Arabia, for range of crimes like violation of visa rules, overstay, illegal entry and robbery, reports PTI. Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur, replying to a question in Lok Sabha, said a total of 6,101 Indians are imprisoned in various countries.

“As per records available, there are about 6,101 Indian prisoners in foreign jails for crimes like violation of immigration/visa rules, overstay, illegal entry, robbery, non-possession of valid travel document and valid visa/permit,” she said.

Kaur said some Indians have also been jailed for grave offences like drug trafficking, murder and rape.

She said 1,400 Indians are lodged in jails in Saudi Arabia followed by 996 in the United Arab Emirates, 637 people in United States, 443 in Pakistan, 431 in United Kingdom, 377 in neighbouring Nepal and 146 Bangladesh.

As per the figure provided by Kaur, 99 Indians are languishing in Pakistani jails even after completion of their sentence.

The number of Indians lodged in China is 128 while 129 people are languishing in jails in Italy, 78 in Bahrain, 242 in Kuwait, 284 in Malaysia, 103 in Oman, and 40 in prisons in France.

Indians are also lodged in jails in various other countries including Australia, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Denmark Greece and Mauritius.

Tarun Tejpal coming out of district and sessions court in Panaji on Wednesday.

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ANAJI: Tehelka’s founder editor Tarun Tejpal was on Wednesday remanded in 12-day judicial custody in the case of alleged sexual assault of a junior woman colleague by a local court which agreed to his plea of a special cell at Sada sub-jail, where he was taken.

Judicial magistrate Kshama Joshi, who remanded Tejpal in judicial custody, allowed his application seeking a special cell in the high security Sada sub-jail in Vasco town.

Advocate Sandip Kapoor representing Tejpal raised security concerns and argued that since he has

been an ‘investigative journalist’ during his career, he should not be asked to share the prison with other inmates.

The court allowed the application for Tejpal, who has been moved from the Panaji police lock-up where he spent 10 days after his arrest.

Tejpal was produced before the judicial magistrate by Goa Police crime branch after his remand period expired.

The police had sought two days’ of custody for the accused, which was refused by the court.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 671

ENIGMA CODE 671

ACROSS: 1 4 8

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

T-bar gig for Con? (4,3) Optimistic to skip fuel crisis (7) Exotic leather will spoil love for one in five (8) Continue to lament the dead, being devoted (4,2) Shrill and harsh like an owl? (8) Starts talking idly around one but in an orderly manner (6) Very old hilt I once dug up (9) Smelling somewhat suspect?

(1,3,5) Are furious, you notice, by the end (6) I'm daring, perhaps, in having a high opinion of someone (8) Lightly ram it into a gem (6) Going on and on about the aim in gun-play (8) Spread out the last cards and had fun (7) Bird allowed to go to market (7)

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Minuscule solar system (6) Clever point can be quite illuminating (10) 5 Fall, in one's hurry (13) 6 An undignified retreat out the window (8) 7 He ran eight in German sand racer (4,5) 9 Permissive monarch? (5,2,3,3) 13 This makes only me dumb (10) 14 Sailors boil gin in the ship, The

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The Clue: Mar, disfigure

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MATH PYRAMID 671

DOWN:

1 Superfluous oil-wells (5)

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Constellations (4,5) 16 Part of body has trouble - don't touch it when training (4,4)

18 ...one in latest top piece? (6) 21 Joe obtained some sort of sleeve (5)

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 7 Picklock, 9 Aboard, 10 Second person, 11 Agnate, 13 Runner-up, 14 Offhandedness, 17 Davis cup, 19 Rostra, 20 Lift operator, 22 Undone, 23 Trespass.

DOWN: 1 Lie doggo, 2 Skis, 3 Touche, 4 Happened, 5 Hoarseness, 6 Ormolu, 8 Kindred spirit, 12 Affliction, 15 Accepted, 16 Syracuse, 18 Aligns, 19 Ratted, 21 Raps.

QUICK CROSS 671

ACROSS: 1 Altar sites (5) 6 German pronoun (5) 7 Divine Comedy, poet (5) 8 Terminator (5) 9 Garden blooms (5)

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

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TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Abacus often (5) 2 Horowitz instrument (5) 3 Dispatches (5) 4 Lauder of cosmetics (5) 5 Nostradamus, et al. (5)

MATHDOKU 671

HIDATO 671

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.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

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.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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Moon in Pisces till 2.55 p.m.

10th Margshirsh Shuklapaksha Revati Meen (Pisces) D.Ch.Z. Lime Green 3

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Devote time to conclude some earlier transactions. These will release substantial sum of money to facilitate repayment of loans. Slow down your expansion plans for there may be a few hurdles. You may also need additional funds for sudden contingencies at work Youngsters will get intimately involved in romantic affair with someone they have been going around with for some time.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will have a good physique, attractive and tall. Girls can be called beautiful. Will be healthy and long-lived. Will be orthodox, where culture is concerned but can be outgoing, stubborn and ambitious. An interest in science historical research, and ancient cultures or poetry will lead to success. Will be happy and fortunate.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Success in your efforts is assured.

This is a very rewarding and satisfying day. Matters concerning investment in work or property will lead to gains for you. Personal relationships may leave a lot to be desired. Perhaps you have been too good to a person who does not deserve your affection.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): A prompt decision in a new business transaction will yield gainful results. You will be congratulated on your success. You will receive some good news about a meeting or an important document. There will be a family get-together, which will be enjoyable.

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GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Devote all your attention to your career today. Rapid developments at work may require you to bring about certain changes. You will succeed in an area which was considered an impossible. This will increase your worth and credibility. In a romantic tryst take the initiative you will not be disappointed.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will feel happy and satisfied as some of the problems which were causing you worry get sorted out much more easily than expected.

Pending Legal problems will now be speeded up. An assignment of some importance will be completed in time. You may have to undertake a discussion for negotiating a delicate issue for a youngster.

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LEO (July 22 - August 21): Boredom or stagnation where work is concerned is overpowering. This may be upsetting especially since you like things new and challenging. You will have to focus on work if you wish to meet deadlines. Try to reorganize yourself and try a new approach. To maintain peace at home avoid any arguments which can lead to conflict and end in a quarrel.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Look forward to making new alliances in new business ventures. Those working independently or as consultants will sign a major contract. A new friendship could create problems with a close associate who will be feeling very possessive about you.

Handle the situation tactfully.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You need to stick to your plans for there will be certain elements trying to dissuade you in the pursuit of your goals. Avoid getting involved in any arguments and try to maintain a cordial relationship with everyone in your own interest. You will have to be your diplomatic best today.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Be patient, you are doing well. Do not rush the pace at work, chances of making mistakes will increase. Stick to routine work for success is assured to you. Home and family life is happy and peaceful. A new romantic interest is foreseen on the horizon.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You need to work hard to maintain your position at work. You will be gainfully employed on a certain venture that assures you a steady flow of income for long. Independent entrepreneurs will diversify into new areas of work in partnership with a close associate. A romantic relationship will get the blessings of family. An early engagement or marriage will be will be decided upon soon.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Money matters are very good. Social engagements and business meetings are bound to have encouraging results. New alliances made now will prove lasting and profitable. You will be able to combine business with pleasure. A journey for work or religious function is likely and will be fruitful.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You may get some good news about your job or career that has been bothering you for some time.

Problems that you thought were rather difficult to solve will be sorted out with ease. You have the financial and moral support of an important person which in itself is inspiring.

An important moral issue gets concluded favorably giving you a lot of mental relief. An expensive purchase for your beloved or family is reason enough to celebrate.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Do not get disheartened if the work is slow and it does not move according to your plans. There will always be another chance and opportunity. Rather enjoy the free time. Let your sweetheart or mates make some program for this evening that is bound to surprise you and also make you happy.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4840 ACROSS: 4 Aural (6) 7 Deprived of courage (8) 8 Christopher Paolini's famous fantasy novel (6) 10 Pals or friends (5) 13 Bungle (4) 14 A marine fish related to the cod (4) 15 Bibical land - "a mob" dispersed? (4) 16 Associate in Applied Science, acronym? (3) 17 Han of "Star Wars" (4) 19 Neighbor of Minn. (1,3) 21 The warrior as per Indian caste system? (9) 23 Ex-India all-rounder __ Ali (4) 24 Top-notch (1,3) 26 Over the counter, acronym (3) 27 Like custard (4) 29 Suggestive (4) 32 Pallid, wan (4) 33 Computer codes, in short? (5) 34 Large desert (6) 35 Dissolute man (8) 36 Ramesh Sippy's super superhit? (6) DOWN: 1 Region of Gujarat famous for its desert and business community (5) 2 Actress Aimee (5) 3 Boats like Noah's (4) 4 ___ Rogers St. Johns (5) 5 Dull, not bright (4) 6 A waterproof jacket with a hood (6) 9 Emphasises, repeats embarrassing facts, etc. (4,2) 11 Deceived (3) 12 Barcelona and Argentina striker (5) 13 Length in feet (7) 15 Assemblyman, in short (3) 16 Anti-aircraft artillery, in short? (3) 18 Phrase of distress (6) 20 They change colours of fabrics (5)

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SUDOKU 2026 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: V equals N

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

21 Popular TV show hosted by Big B (3) 22 Pankaj ___, Indian cricket great, now no more (3) 23 Add on to, couple (6) 25 601 in Roman numerals (3)

28 Glaring (5) 30 Landed (5) 31 Cede, surrender or give up (5) 32 A cloth used to cover a coffin (4) 33 French preposition (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Mahler, 5 Inn, 8 Aeon, 9 Oval, 10 Errors, 11 Nonentity, 13 Laos, 15 Lad, 16 Nervy, 17 Bored, 20 Nil, 22 Gen, 23 Socle, 24 Fault, 26 Mat, 27 Ergo, 28 Test match, 31 Honest, 32 Mass, 33 Ages, 34 Sum, 35 Recede.

DOWN: 1 Muesli, 2 Harmonic, 3 Earn, 4 Resolve, 5 Inked, 6 Nowt, 7 Canteen, 12 Nay, 14 Sell, 18 Ogle, 19 Retrieve, 20 Nosegay, 21 Catcher, 24 Fat, 25 Goatee, 26 Madam, 29 Toss, 30 Hose.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1845 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

W J

W R

V F

S B E H J S

J F

E K D Y R J B K R W X C

I B E R Y N B M B J F

F P

T B H H E

G N F P F Y V K H Q

R F X W B J Q

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong

Afternoon WORD MINE

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

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

Today’s ratings: 10 average; 12 good; 14 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: appoint, APPOINTEE, atop, inapt, inept, nape, open, opiate, opine, pain, paint, pane, pant, pate, patio, peat, peep, peon, piano, pine, pint, pinto, pipe, poet, point, pope, tape, tope.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

CAPTAINS COOK, CLARKE CONQUER CENTURY

SPORTS

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ERTH: In a stat among stats for a sport which places extraordinary value on centuries and numbers, opposing captains Michael Clarke and Alastair Cook will each earn their 100th Test caps in the third Ashes match of the series.

Clarke’s Australian team leads the five-test series 2-0 and is hoping to regain the Ashes in Perth. Cook’s team has won the past three Ashes series but after going through a year without defeat, has suddenly slumped to back-to-back defeats in this series.

Understandably both players will therefore put more emphasis on their teams, but the coinciding hundreds warrant attention.

The 32-year-old Clarke made his debut in India in 2004, late in Australia’s prime period in modern cricket, and has scored 7,940 runs at an average of 52.58 Cook, who will turn 29 later this month, made his debut in India in 2006 and has scored 7,883 runs at an average of 47.20, the kind of return that his deputy believes already puts him on the path to greatness.

Dani, Karishma qualify for main draw

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UMBAI: Former junior national boys champion Harsheel Dani, current champion Aditya Joshi and junior girl Karishma Wadkar qualified for the main draw of the 6th Tata Open India International Challenge badminton tournament today.

that in this game. A massive congrats to him for playing 100 games - incredible.”

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson wants to terrorize the England batsmen for the third time in the series to deliver his skipper a fitting 100thTest. “It’s a phenomenal effort to make 100 Tests,” Johnson said. “It’s a lot of days out in the field and a lot of heartache that goes with it, but also a lot of happy times as well, like we’re going through at the moment.

“He’ll definitely be feeling a bit.

He’ll be nervous and I’m sure excited at the same time.”

Clarke went through a drought of nine tests without a win, including a series sweep in India and a 3-0 Ashes defeat in England, before winning the first two tests of this series.Clarke has been in form with the bat, too, scoring centuries in Brisbane and Adelaide. “The past 12 months, I’ve “I don’t know the records that he is “In my mind there is no doubt been really happy with his style of about to break but there are going to about that and from a leader point of captaincy,” said Johnson, who has be a few of them,” England vice-cap- view there is no other man I’d want taken 17 wickets in the first two tests. tain Matt Prior said Wednesday. “He leading us on to the field, because he “He’s been aggressive when he will be probably the greatest England leads from the front and leads by ex- needed to be, pulled it back when cricketer. ample and I expect he will do exactly he’s needed to.”

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UALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei welcomed the decision to use video reviews of disputed line calls after the world number one became the first in badminton to use the technology today.

Lee, who is chasing his fourth BWF World Superseries Finals men’s singles crown, asked for a video review on the tournament’s first day during his match against China’s Wang Zhengming, which Lee won 21-10, 21-18.

The Olympic and World Championship silver medallist used the technology after his return to Wang was called when he was trailing 4-2 in the second game.

The video review showed Lee’s judgement to be spot-on as the shuttle landed on the line.

“It is about time video technology is brought into the game. The shut-

tle travels so fast, and the line judges only have a split second to make a decision,” said Lee, who won this tournament from 2008 to 2010.

“All the players are in favour of the system as it helps eradicate accusations of bias.”

The technology, using ultra-slow motion cameras, is being trialled at this week’s season finale in a bid to stamp out faulty decisions, which have caused disputes in the past.

Following similar moves in tennis, cricket, football and rugby, players will have two challenges per match during the tournament in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur.

In the earlier matches Wednesday, none of the players used it.

“I’m honoured, as the world number one, to be the first player to use the review system,” Lee said.

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Cook’s brain scrambled - Boycott

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ERTH: England great Geoffrey Boycott today blasted captain Alastair Cook’s “scrambled brain” and said the team needed to use more common sense to prevent yet another defeat to Australia.

Boycott has been shocked by England’s lacklustre efforts during the Ashes tour and laid some of the blame at Cook’s feet, saying he appeared frustrated and worn down by the Australian attack.

“Australia have worked Alastair out,” Boycott said in a column for the West Australian newspaper.

“They give him nothing to score off his legs or hip and they are winning the battle.”

The plain-speaking Boycott could barely contain his anger at Cook’s second-innings dismissal in Adelaide for one, when he needed to get a big score.

“Here was our captain, who is supposed to set the tone, hooking Mitchell Johnson down fine leg’s throat in the second over of the day, which shows his brain is scrambled,” he said.

“We have some serious problems,” Boycott added.

He pointed out that half of England’s dismissals during the Ashes had come from bad shots, with their second-innings 312 at Adelaide the first time they have passed 200 in the series.

“What they have to work out is how they are going to get some pride back in the team,” the former opening batsman said.

“They cannot do that unless they bat with more common sense and stop gifting wickets away.”

Laxman Rawat retains title M 2012 junior national champion Dani upset sixth seed Prem Singh Chauhan in the first qualifying round before getting past experienced rival Rohan Castelino 21-13 22-20 in the men’s singles at the Cricket Club of India here.

Karishma, under 17 junior national runner-up, ousted R Santoshi Hasini 21-18 21-15 to make it to the women’s singles main draw of an international tournament for the first time.

Also joining them in the main draw was Joshi who surged past Srujan Nandaluri 21-12, 21-18.

Dani was in complete control throughout the 30-minute men’s tie against Castelino.

UMBAI: Defending champion Laxman Rawat overwhelmed former champion Hasan Badami 40 to retain the senior snooker title, in the Malabar Hill Club Maharashtra State Selection Billiards & Snooker Tournament.

The in-form Rawat of Khar Gymkhana lived up to his reputation of title favourite with an emphatic 52-30, 76-6, 80-0, 61-52 victory that included two significant half-century breaks in the best-of-seven frames championship round.

Neel Vithalani of the host club prevailed over Arun Kumar of Thane 3-1 to finish third.

Asian 6-Red bronze medallist Rawat, who hit exactly 100 in the round robin, an unfinished 115 in the pre-quarter-finals and a break of 101 in the semi-finals, added a break of 50 in the second frame and 80 in the third against a hapless Badami that reflected his devastating form in the competition.

Badami failed to capitalize on the chances that came his way as he missed a sitter brown in the opening frame that paved the way for a clearance by Rawat. A poor safety shot added to Badami’s woes in the second frame that allowed Rawat to construct the break of 50.

A cautious Badami, who won the title two seasons ago, was ahead by 36 points in the fourth frame but frittered away the advantage again as Rawat recovered brilliantly to take the frame and match away.

“This is my best performance,” explained a delighted Rawat, who trains under twice Asian champion Yasin Merchant at the Khar Gymkhana. “The conditions were beautiful right through the competition and that played a significant part in getting the three century breaks.”

“Training with Yasin Sir has made me a better player as I have improved in break-building and snookers. International exposure

CHAMPIONS ALL: Maharashtra’s champions (from left) Laxman Rawat (senior snooker), Ishpreet Singh Chadha (sub junior snooker), Jaiveer Dhingra (junior billiards & snooker) and Arun Agrawal (senior billiards). also has played a part,” revealed Rawat, who recently featured in the World Professional 6-Red Championship in Thailand and the World Amateur 6-Red Championship in Ireland.

Results: Senior Snooker: Final: Laxman Rawat (Khar Gym) bt Hasan Badami (CCI) 52-30, 76(50)-6, 80(80)-0, 61-52.

3rd/4th play-off: Neel Vithalani (Malabar Hill Club) bt Arun Kumar (Thane) 57-14, 58-45, 38-63, 56-50.

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EW DELHI: The Sports Ministry today welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to revoke India’s suspension if the IOA holds its polls next year, saying that its own efforts have had a role to play in the world body’s new stand.

The IOC has expressed satisfaction with the IOA for undertaking amendments in its constitution which would bar charge-framed officials from the body.The IOC asked the IOA to now conduct its polls as soon as possible to ensure a return to the Olympic fold. The Minister stated that this decision of IOC would enable Indian sportspersons to participate in multi-disciplinary sports events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games under the Indian National Flag.

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EW DELHI: Pleased with the constitutional amendments undertaken by the IOA to bar charge-framed officials, the International Olympic Committee now wants the Indian body to conduct its elections as soon as possible to ensure a smooth return to the Olympic fold.

In its first Executive Board meeting led by President Thomas Bach since his election in Lausanne, the IOC expressed satisfaction with the IOA for making amendments which would bar charge-framed officials from the contesting the body’s elections. “On Sunday, the currently suspended NOC of India agreed to amend a clause in its constitution as requested by the IOC to meet the basic standards for ethics, good governance and integrity,” the IOC

IOC said in case the Indian body fails to do so, the country’s athletes would have to compete under the Olympic flag in the Winter Games in Sochi scheduled from February 7 to 23.

“Should the NOC not be able to complete the remaining steps of the agreed roadmap by the start of the Sochi Games in February, the EB decided that any Indian athlete that qualifies to compete at Sochi 2014 would be allowed to compete as an independent Olympic participant said in a statement. under the Olympic flag,” the IOC “The Executive Board welcomed stated.“The Executive Board also these latest positive developments, made it clear that, in this event, no which pave the way for the IOC to Indian flags or symbols would be approve the new NOC constitution used at the Games.” and for the NOC to hold its elecMeanwhile, India’s first individual tions as soon as possible,” it added. Olympic gold-medallist, shooter The IOA has set February 9 as the Abhinav Bindra, welcomed the latdate to hold fresh elections and the est developments.

‘Birthday boy’ Anand back in the London Classic

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ONDON: Shrugging off the disappointment of losing the World Championship to Magnus Carlsen, Indian GM Viswanathan Anand is all set to be back in competitive circuit taking part in the prestigious London Chess Classics, which is currently underway here.

Anand, who turned 44 today, will like to get back to winning ways in this tournament.

Taking into consideration the match dates, the organizing team, led by IM Malcolm Pein had long made it clear that this year’s ‘Classic’ will not be on traditional lines as they wanted to accommodate both Anand and Carlsen for the tournament.

The script was judiciously changed to a rapid format with 16players instead of the normal 9-10 players round robin tournament giving options to both Anand and MEMORIES OF ANOTHER DAY: Vishwanathan Anand cutting a special cake on his Carlsen to join as per their wish post birthday, with wife Aruna in attendance, some years back in Chennai.

the match. Carlsen decided not to play. The 16-players have been divided in to four groups and the winner of each group will proceed for the semi-finals after a double round-robin play-off.

Anand’s group has English Grandmasters Luke McShane and Michael Adams apart from Andrei Istratescu of France, who qualified from the open section winning the first four games.The Indian legend will start his campaign with black against McShane and will meet Adams later in the day.

The first three days will complete the round-robin format with two games slated for each day and it will be followed by the knockout. Anand starts his section as the top rated and is likely to top his group.

Even as Carlsen opted out, the participants’ list is a virtual who’s who with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia as the top player in Group B.

India look to redeem pride against Argentina in 9-12 play-offs

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EW DELHI: Their dreams shattered after crashing out of the Hero Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup, India would look to redeem some pride and finish inside the top 10 bracket when they take on Argentina in the 9th-12th classification match here at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, here tomorrow.

India crashed out of the quarterfinal race of the ongoing World Cup after being held to a 3-3 draw by Korea in their mustwin Pool C match last night.

The draw meant both India and Korea finished their pool engagement with four points apiece and it was not enough for the home team to march forward as they needed nothing less than a win.

The draw, however, was more than enough for the Koreans to progress to the knock-out stage as they had a better goal difference than the hosts.

Korea finished second, while The Netherlands topped the pool with three wins from as many games. The Dutch thrashed lowly Canada 7-0 in their last league encounter yesterday.

The Indians only had themselves to blame for the current scenario as they allowed Korea to come from 1-3 down to draw the match in the last 12 minutes of the match.

Fully aware that only a win would guarantee them a place in the knockout stage, India started on a positive note against the nimble-footed Koreans yesterday and despite trailing 1-0 at the initial stages, the hosts fought back to lead 3-1 till the last minutes of the game in what is now a familiar story.

Keen competition in all seven races

2. The Aziz H. Ahmedbhoy Trophy (Class II) 1600 M 3.00 P.M. here are seven races today and 1. Gerome 59 (74) S. Zervan the first starts at 2.30 p.m. 2. Running Sun 57 (70) Kavraj Singh There is likely to be keen competi- 3. Zoraavar 57 (70) A. Sandesh tion in all the races. No trainer will 4. Mountain Force 52.5 (61) S. K. get a treble, perhaps not even a Jadhav double. Recommended: Cautious Win: Mountain Force, Gerome betting.

3. The Guest Connections Plate CARD AND SELECTIONS (Class V) 2000 M 3.30 P.M. 1. The Snow Plate (Class V) 1200 M 1. Shishya 59 (26) J. Fortune 2.30 P.M. 2. Arzaan 58.5 (25) A. Sandesh 1. Pune Warriors 59 (23)Sandeep 3. Ice Beauty 57.5 (23) S. Mosin Jadhav 4. Ricochet 57.5 (23) Kavraj Singh 2. Taj E Shahi 58 (21) Amyn Merchant 5. Seekingmagic 56.5 (21) Wdrn On 3. Donata 57.5 (20) R. Shelar Vet.Grounds 4. Pistol Packin Mama 57.5 (20) S. 6. Scalanaya 56 (20) Shrikant Mosin Kamble 5. Neon Light 57 (19) Kavraj Singh 7. Sky Lantern 56 (20) Neeraj 6. Showers Of Heaven 55 (15) Rawal Shrikant Kamble 8. Augustyna 54 (16) Satish Nayak 7. Storm Lightning 55 (15) C.S. Jodha Win: Ice Beauty, Shishya 8. Ancient Odyessy 52.5 (10) A. Sandesh 4. The Alma Mater Plate (Class III) 9. Polar Zone 51.5 (8) Dashrath Singh 2000 M 4.00 P.M. Win: Ancient Odyessy, Polar Zone 1. Archie60 (63) S. Zervan

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2. Fortune Favours 55.5 Dashrath Singh 3. Cactus Cash 53 Kavraj Singh 4. Highraz 51 (45) C. S. Jodha 5. Word Of Honour 50 Shrikant Kamble Win: Highraz, Archie

5. The Rao Saheb D.K. Parkar Trophy (Class III) 1000 M 4.30 P.M. 1. Dreamliner 59 (60) A.J. Nilesh

11. Quick Fire 53.5 (49) J. Fortune 12. Super Satin 53 (48) S. Mosin 13. Titleist 51.5 (45) B. Nikhil 14. Fontanelle 51 (44) Malcolm Kharadi 15. Staying Alive 50 (42) Dharmendar Win: Quick Fire, Fontanelle 6. The Siachen Plate (Class IV) 1600 M 5.00 P.M.

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2. Invincible 58.5 (59) Kavraj Singh 3. Capitano 57.5 (57) S. Sunil 4. Brindaban 57 (56) Sandeep Jadhav 5. Song Of Sparrow 57 (56) Prasad 6. Ice Affair 56.5 (55) Hanumant Singh 7. Twilight56 (54) A. Sandesh 8. Supreme Minstrel 55.5 (53) Fr'co F Dasilva 9. Relic Hunter 55 (52) Shrikant Kamble 10. Free Verse 54 (50) N.S. Parmar

1. Moon Raker 59 (40) A. Sandesh 2. Razeenaa 59 (40) B. Nikhil 3. Hot Pepper 58.5 (39) P. Trevor 4. Winning Destiny 57.5 (37) Prabhu Naidu 5. Ice Cool 55.5 (33) (S. Sunil 6. Queen 54.5 (31) (Kavraj Singh 7. Monteray 54 (30) (C. S. Jodha 8. Establish Predator 53 (28) Neeraj Rawal 9. Allegiance 52.5 (27) Shrikant Kamble

Win: Hot Pepper, Ice Cool 7. The Au Panache Plate (Class IV) 1200 M 5.30 P.M. 1. Sherlock Holmes61.5 (45) A. Sandesh 2. Sombrero60 (42) S. Mosin 3. Menage A Trois 59.5 (41) Olivier Peslier 4. Samay Balwan 59 (40) N.S. Parmar 5. Mateus Rose 58.5 (39) Shrikant Kamble 6. Mr Morrison 58 (38) J. E. Pereira 7. Sheer Romance58 (38) Dashrath Singh 8. Matrioshka 57.5 (37) C.S. Jodha 9. Emerald Fortune57 (36) P. Trevor 10. Nicanor57 (36) Amyn Merchant 11. Pepe Senior 55.5 (33) D.S. Rathore 12. Stolen Relic 54.5 (31) T. Mahesh 13. Dream Weaver 52.5 (27) Altaf Sayyed 14. Khairian 52.5 (27) D. A. Naik 15. Rambutan 50 (22) B. Nikhil Win: Menage A. Trois, Sheer Romance

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UALA LUMPUR: Indian ace Saina Nehwal’s poor form in the international arena continued as she lost to Japan’s Minatsu Mitani 21-19 22-24 1921 in a hard-fought three-game battle in her opening match of the BWF Superseries Finals here today.

World No. 6 Saina, who struggled with injuries this season, fought for 68 minutes before her Japanese rival got better of her.

Saina has been clubbed in Group B along with world No 1 and Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China, world No 7 Yeon Ju Bae of Korea, besides world No 13 Mitani during the December 11-15 year-end tournament, which is being fought among top eight performers from the 12-event Super Series circuit.

Top two players from Group A and B will advance to the semifinals. The winner of Group A will play against the runner-up of Group B, while the winner of

Group B take on the runner-up of Group A in the semifinals for places in the final.

Saina hardly had to break sweat in the opening game today.

From being tied at 7-7, the Hyderabad-based shuttler opened a 12-7 lead and eventually wrapped it up 21-19 in style.

Saina began the second game also with a bang as she straightaway opened up a 7-0 lead. But the Japanese reduced it to 5-7 before making it 11-11.

Thereafter, it was a neck-andneck battle and finally it was Mitani who stole the game to take the match it to the decider.

In the final game, Saina once again took an upper hand early on and always managed to maintain a slight lead but Mitani came from behind to make it 17-17.

At 19-19, Saina’s poor fitness became a reason for her downfall as Mitani closed the match with couple of winners.

DE KOCK, DE VILLIERS POWER SA TO 301/8

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ENTURION: Quinton de Kock notched up his third successive hundred while his captain A B de Villiers also struck a century as South Africa wriggled out of a tight spot to post an imposing 301 for 8 in their third and final cricket one-dayer against India here today.

Opening batsman de Kock smashed nine fours and two sixes for his 101 off 120 balls to become the third South African and fifth overall batsman to hit a century in three successive innings to take the home side past 300 after being reduced to 28 for three in the eighth over at Super Sport Park.

Skipper de Villiers, who hit his 16th ODI century, shared a crucial 171-run partnership for the fourth wicket with de Kock to repair the South African innings.

De Villiers struck six fours and five sixes in his 101-ball innings.

For India, pacer Ishant Sharma finished with 4/40 from his 10 overs, picking up his 100th ODI

wicket in doing so.

On a pitch that seemed to be the flattest of the three ODIs on display so far, de Villiers had no qualms about batting first after winning the toss. Since they had

The start of India’s run chase in the third and final cricket one-dayer against South Africa was delayed due to rain here today. Rain arrived at the innings break. South Africa have already clinched the three-match ODI series having won both the earlier matches in Johannesburg (December 5) and Durban (December 8).

THIRD TIME PLUCKY: Quinton de Kock raises his bat after scoring his third successive century against the hapless Indians.

Ross Taylor ton torments West Indies

TAYLOR MADE: Ross Taylor is delighted after scoring his ton.

SPECIAL FOR SURE: Special children flash their medals, which they won at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Regional Games of Special Olympics 2013 held in Australia.

Misbah fears for wellbeing of Pakistan’s nomads

KARACHI: Pakistan's nomadic cricketers need to resume home internationals to avoid the risk of stress-related illness brought about by long absences away from their families, skipper Misbah-ul Haq says.

Foreign sides have shunned tours of Pakistan since Sri Lanka's team bus came under attack by militants in Lahore in March 2009, forcing the Pakistanis to play all their series away from home including on neutral turf in the United Arab Emirates. But, invoking the depression suffered by England's Jonathan Trott, Pakistan's Test and one-day captain said the situation was becoming untenable.

Navratilova urges IOC to show support for gay athletes

Jaffer to lead Mumbai in place of injured Nayar

already stitched up the series, the hosts rested Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, bringing in Henry Davids, Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir.

India made the lone change, with the fit-again Yuvraj Singh taking Ajinkya Rahane’s spot.

ELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Ross Taylor tormented the West Indies’ bowlers today, making the most of an early let-off to score a century on the first day of the second Test as the home side reached 307 for six.

The former skipper, who scored an unbeaten double century in the series opener, was dismissed shortly before close of play at Wellington’s Basin Reserve for 129 when Shane Shillingford pulled off a diving catch.

In-form Taylor arrived at the crease with the home side in deep trouble at 24-2 on a green wicket and was dropped before he got off the mark.

In conditions that favoured the bowlers, the 29-year-old forged half-century partnerships with

IN BRIEF

UNITED NATIONS: Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and former NBA player Jason Collins have urged world sports bodies like the International Olympic Committee to show more support for homosexual athletes. "The IOC needs to stand up better for their athletes quite frankly," Navratilova told reporters here yesterday. "It's (also) what happens after, and it's not just one country, it's many countries."

The two sporting icons added their voices to the UN's campaign to counter homophobic violence and discrimination.

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Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson to swing the match New Zealand’s way, taking the sting out of the second new ball with BJ Watling.

Taylor has amassed a total of 362 runs in just three innings and been dismissed just once. He also passed 4,000 Test runs during his innings and now has an average of 46.52, topping the list of New Zealand batsmen who have played a minimum of 20 innings.

After his early life when dropped in the slips by Kirk Edwards, Taylor offered another opportunity on 122 when Tino Best spilled a catch at fine leg. That came just after Taylor had belted 13 runs off one over by the West Indies quick.

But he was seldom under pressure as he faced 227 balls and hit

15 boundaries before slashing at Shannon Gabriel and being well caught by Shillingford.

New Zealand’s cause was also helped by the inability of West Indies strike bowlers Best and Gabriel to maintain the good line and length that saw them claim openers Peter Fulton and Hamish Rutherford in quick succession.

Fulton, whose leg before wicket first ball dismissal was overturned on appeal, did not make the most of his reprieve as he poked at a Darren Sammy delivery outside off-stump a few overs later and was caught behind for six.Rutherford, dropped by Sammy on eight, made only three more runs before chasing a shorter Best delivery, which he edged to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.

MUMBAI: Veteran Wasim Jaffer was today named captain of Mumbai for their four-day Ranji Trophy Group A fixture against Orissa, starting at the Wankhede Stadium on December 14, in place of the injured Abhishek Nayar who is out of the game.

Mumbai's top pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni will be out of action for a further 15 days after suffering a fractured toe earlier this season.

Mumbai, who were given a fright by Jharkhand still lead the points table with 20 points ahead of their last home game in the league.The squad to play against Orissa: Wasim Jaffer (Capt.), Aditya Tare (WK), Kaustubh Pawar, Hiken Shah, Suryakumar Yadav, Balwinder Singh Sandhu (Jr.), Vishal Dabholkar, Siddhesh Lad, Javed Khan, Shardul Thakur, Sushant Marathe, Kshemal Waingankar, Manish Rao, Pravin Tambe and Sagar Kerkar. Coach: Sulakshan Kulkarni.

Delhi Half Marathon route map unveiled today

NEW DELHI: Airtel Delhi Half Marathon promoters Procam International today announced the route map for the event, besides outlining medical and other facilities that will be put in place for the 31,000 participants expected to run on the race day on December 15. Anil Shukla, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic said, "It gives me great pleasure to be a part of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon and it's good to see that the event has grown in every manner.”

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