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FOR CAMPA COLA COMPOUND

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n a last ditch attempt to stave off the demolition imminent in the Campa Cola compound case, even Governor K Sankarnarayanan has forwarded a petition of the resident association to CM Prithviraj Chavan on Monday.

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In a new development, the CM convened an all party meet late in the evening where the plight of the residents was discussed. It was decided to seek legal opinion and take up the matter with the Attorney General.

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THOUGH WANKHEDE STADIUM BOASTS OF 32,000 SEATS, WITH EVERY ORGANIZATION HAVING ITS OWN LARGE SLICE OF THE PIE, THE 3,000 SUPPOSEDLY AVAILABLE ONLINE TICKETS HAVE SIMPLY VANISHED

He is keen to receive both the tickets! A ticket for Sachin’s final Test at Wankhede; and thereafter, the 2014 election ticket.

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By Ignatius Albuquerque

Wankhede staff pasting information clarifying the situation about the online sale of tickets.

t seems that many Mumbaikars including socialites, well-heeled bankers and a select few from Bollywood, have set their heart on being at the Wankhede Stadium for the country’s most beloved cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar’s final bow, his 200th cricket Test. No, tickets are not Continued on pg 8 «

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After CM walks past without acknowledging their presence, angry teachers on hunger strike at Azad Maidan, warn that they will take the extreme step if the government does not address their issues Full Report on Pg 8

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Associates with Mumbai police for social causes and for the safety of the city’s women

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By Zuber Ansari

after looking at the roles of actors in films, and we want that you his is probably the first time should deliver messages regarding when Mumbai cops and film social causes and help us curb personalities met together crime, especially crimes against and discussed issues on safety and women.

During the event, writer Javed security of Mumbai city, specially crime against women. Around 50 Akhtar said, “In our society, there film personalities including direc- are two kind of people, those who tors, producers, script writers and work for society, and those who actors took part in the briefing, work against it. But after this event, while top police officials, including we will work with the police and try the Police Commissioner and Joint to deliver positive messages to soCommissioners remained present ciety.”

Many Bollywood personalities and participated whole-heartedly.

After long discussions between including Ajay Devgn, Boney Bollywood industry people and Kapoor, Sajid Khan, Salim Khan, Mumbai police officials, top repre- Javed Akhtar and others, while sentatives of the two disciplines Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Vivek came together in front of the media Phansalkar, Joint Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy, Joint Comto share their views.

Talking to the press, Commis- missioner (Law and Order) sioner of Police, Dr Satyapal Singh Sadanand Date and others, intersaid that Bollywood industry is a acted very freely in the interests of strong pillar of society because bettering the law and order situayouth get inspired and influenced tion through joint efforts.

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L to R: Jt. Commissioner (Law & Order) Sadanand Date, writer Salim Khan, Police Commissioner Dr. Satyapal Singh, actor Ajay Devgn, Jt. Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy and writer Javed Akhtar.

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Bhiwandi loom owners block roads in protest

By Anil Vishwakarma

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fter four days of shutting down their looms, power loom owners in Bhiwandi took to the streets and began to block roads on Monday in protest against increased electricity tariff.

Owners of several large and small looms, as part of the Bhiwandi Power Loom Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, have been demanding a decrease in electricity rates which has not been accepted by Torrent Power. Most loom units have been shut down since November 6 with the samiti stating that if their demands were not accepted till November 10, they would take their protest to the streets.

The demonstration, which was supported by the local MP and other parties, started at Anand Dhighe Chouk and ended at the MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board) office. To prevent losses and to control an uneasy situation, the police was in action and even installed barricades in some areas.

The four days of shutdown have started affecting power loom workers who have begun moving from Bhiwandi to other states in search of employment.

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Chemists resorted to a daylong hunger strike in protest against the FDA raids on their shops, near the KEM Hospital on Monday.

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aharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who completed three years in office today, was felicitated by the state Congress unit here.

Replying to the felicitation by MPCC president Manikrao Thakre at the Congress office, the chief minister said his objective would be to ensure that the state retains its numero uno spot and to remove the developmental backlog.

“The coming Lok Sabha election is not merely an electoral battle but a battle against communalist forces,” Chavan said.

“Maharashtra has a long tradi-

tion of progressive thinking and has never tolerated communalism,” he said.

The chief minister said he would work towards problems faced by 82 per cent farmers in the state who depend on rain-fed agriculture.

Thakre lauded the "solid leadership" of Chavan, who he said had given the state a corruption-free and transparent administration.

The work Chavan has done as chief minister would surely benefit the party, Thakre said. In the Lok Sabha elections, maximum number of MPs from the state would be of Congress, he added.

“I am confident that after the state Assembly polls next year, a Congress-led government will again assume power,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Opposition alleged that Chavan kept his own image clean but shielded others who were corrupt.

“Chavan kept his own image clean, but shielded his cabinet colleagues and others in irrigation and co-operative sector scams. He betrayed the people of the state by not tabling the Adarsh Society probe report within six months of its submission,” state BJP chief Davendra Phadanvis said.

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Just look at the state of this war memorial in Ballard Estate, which for one brief moment actually had a chance of being repaired and refurbished, till it seemed that Prince Charles would not be pointed in its direction anyway. The legend on the metal plate rigged up before it announces that is has been designed by George Wittet, that the material used is buff basalt, and that the style of the column is neo classical. Now it will quietly crumble to dust, along with the scaffolding put up around the structure for the work that is unlikely to be even undertaken.

Short memories, forgotten memorials It’s interesting to learn that the war memorial at Ballard Estate had received some kind of attention around three weeks ago. Built of buff basalt to commemorate the dead in World War 1, someone came and stuck some bamboos around it in the manner of a scaffolding, for all the world as if a renovation job was to be undertaken on an urgent basis.

Then – nothing.

Now here is what we think might have happened. Someone probably told someone in the BMC or the MbPT that Prince Charles was due to drop in on the city, that he would be wearing a pink poppy in his buttonhole to commemorate Remembrance Day, which is a very big deal indeed in the UK, and that this day referred to the dead in World War 1. In particular, it referred to the disastrous battle of Flanders, of which a lot of people, provided they have had some sort of classical education, have heard in the form of a poem by war poet Colonel John McCrae. You know, the one that goes:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

And so on and so forth. Prince Charles went everywhere with his pink poppy, to the Taj to lay a wreath, to the mangroves in Vikhroli, to St. John the Evangelist on Sunday morning to meet war veterans, but not, of course of the First World War. However, he seems to have skipped the Ballard Estate memorial, possibly the only one of its kind in Mumbai, and we are willing to bet that interest in doing it up waned swiftly when it was known he was not coming there.

For ourselves, we admit to being puzzled over the fuss about World War 1, especially since we are a remarkably unsentimental country when it comes to remembering our soldiers. Look at the politicians hogging valuable space in Delhi and Mumbai with their cremation spots being turned into steel and granite memorials. And Amar Jawan has to be content with a war helmet stuck onto a standing rifle at India Gate!

The measure of a man

If the way a man is remembered after his death in sheer numbers is

an indication of the kind of human being he was, Anant Dadoba Thakoor, late husband of the

redoubtable Anandini Thakoor, arguably Bandra-Khar-Santacruz’s most famous activist and social

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worker, must have been an exceptional person.

He died peacefully last Thursday, was cremated at Shivaji Park on Friday and on Saturday morning, a prayer meeting was held at SAISA in Bandra. For more than two hours people kept pouring in, the high and the mighty rubbing shoulders with the poor and the insignificant, while Anandini, at 80 still astoundingly fit, stood and accepted condolences.

She had a word for everyone who came, and seemed to remember each by name. To some she spoke of her husband, to others she spoke of them! To us she mentioned how he had enjoyed life, living it ‘royally’. Every Wednesday he would be up at 4 am to leave the house at 5.30 am and be driven to his farm in Anjap village near Karjat. And he would go laden with all kinds of things for the villagers, returning only the following Sunday, after which he would repeat the whole cycle the next week.

Both Anant and Anandini have been a legend in Bandra and Khar and Santacruz, both for their socialising and also for their dogooding. Which is why when we saw feisty volunteer traffic warden Anita Lobo at the meeting, we were not surprised. After all, Anandini stood by her like a rock when she was brought up against the likes of Industries Minister Narayan Rane’s son Nilesh in April this year, accused of blocking traffic on the road where she had been doing free work for the past 15 years.

So enraged were citizens that Rane Jr. found himself running for cover and attending a meeting at Anandini’s house to ‘sort out’ the issue.

Anandini herself is very much a working woman, and Monday following her husband’s death, was back at work at Standard Batteries in Worli.

Life must go on!

After Bal Thackeray chose him as one of the core members of the Bhartiya Vidyarthi Sena, party representative in the senate and management council member of Mumbai University, Dilip Karande did the practically unthinkable.

He kept the saffron flag fluttering in the senate and made sure stalwarts like Manohar Joshi more than got their due. At the same time, he was busy moulding party members to the needs of the senate ands generally acted like the loyal soldier he was, both to education and to the Shiv Sena.

Last Saturday, Dilip Karande died suddenly of a heart attack – and all of a sudden it is as if the next generation barely knew he existed. Though political leaders from the Sena, the MNS and the BJP were present at the funeral, there was no-one from the Thackeray family, who seemed to have been too busy to attend the cremation, or even, till our last intimation, call up the family to extend condolences.

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is not entirely unexpected, for it has been noticed that the next gen of the Thackeray’s seemed equally oblivious to the death of a veteran party leader like Shantaram Nandgaonkar, who was the party’s Member of Legislative Council. And then there is Shabbir Shaikh, another veteran who was once a powerful MLA and now virtually forgotten.

Of course, that he is reportedly

suffering from Alzheimer’s disease could be a reason, but even then, sometimes it is nice to remember those who were loyal to one even when the going was not particularly good.

And to use tech parlance for those who number among the most recent entrants to family politics in the party, there’s even an app for this sort of thing. It is called consideration.

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I have changed my name from Rajkumar Nandlal Soni, to ‘Rajkumar Nandlal Sonar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 37291) Dated: 26/09/ 2013.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Rahim Abdul Aleem Darji to Abdur Rahim Abdul Aleem Idrisi as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abrar Ahmed, to ‘Shaikh Abrar Ahmed’ as per Affidavit Dated: 26/10/2013.

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I have changed my name from Abbas Fidahusein Chunia to Abbas Fidahusein Chuniya as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Raju Shobhnath Varma, to ‘Raju Shobhnath Verma’ as per Affidavit Dated: 11/11/2013.

I have changed my name from Nafisa Fidahusain Choonia to Nafisa Fidahusain Chuniya as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I S. Muppidathy have changed my name to Muppidathy Sivan Thevar as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Himatkumar Munoth Jain have changed my name to Himmat Kumar Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Henal Paresh Trivadi have changed my name to Henal Paresh Trivedi as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Anju Munoth Jain have changed my name to Anjana Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Mr. Pravinchandra Jugalkishor Desai have changed my name to Mr. Pravin Jugalkishor Desai as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/11/13.

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We Mr. Himmat Kumar Munoth & Mrs. Anjana Munoth have changed our minor daughter’s name from Kajal Munoth Jain to Kajal Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

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C-22424 I have changed my name from Anees Ahmed Mohamed Saeed Dole, to ‘Anees Mohd Sayeed Dhole’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/11/2013.

C-22425 I have changed my name from Kamrunissa Anees Dole, to ‘Qamrunnisa Anees Dhole’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/11/2013.

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Hemantkumar Saraiya to Hemant Saraiya as per Affidavit dated 09/10/2013.

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THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Thanks. Rekha C-22186 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Thy Kingdom come, have mercy on us. St. Jude worker of miracles helper of the helpless pray for us. Thank You. PATZZZ C-22412

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the General Public at laws that my client Mr.Rohit Banerjee is going to purchase Flat From MR.Pankaj Ajgoankar bearing Flat no. 504, E Wing, admeasuring 396.29 Sq. feet carpet area in N.G. Garden Co-Op. Housing Society Ltd., inside Gaurav Garden, CTS No. 217, Bunder Pakhadi road, Kandivali (W), Mumbai-400067, Taluka-Borivali, Village-Kandivali, Mumbai Suburban District, if any one has any right lien or interest in the said flat may contact the undersign within 15 days. Sd/-Advocate, Mr.Chhabra -9892880284.

I, Ektaben Suryakant Patel, have changed my name to Ekta Suryakant Patel as per Affidavit dated 26/10/2013.

C-22414 I have changed my old name from Rakesh Kumar Matadin Shukla to Rakesh Matadin Shukla as per Affidavit HY 319560 dated 30 Oct. 2013.

C-22415 I have changed my old name from Manish Kumar Rakesh Kumar Shukla to Manish Rakesh Shukla as per Affidavit HY 319559 dated 30 Oct. 2013.

C-22416 I have changed my name from Ruchi Chandresh Charla to Ruchi Chandresh Shah as per Affidavit dated:02.11.2013.

C-22417 I have changed my name from Mohammed Rizwan Shaikh to Rizwan Mohammed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22418 I have changed my name from Jayprakash to Jayprakash Yadav as per Maha. Govt.

Gazette No (X-37059).

C-22419 I have changed my name from Mehnaaz Vazirali Lokhandwala to Mahnaaz Vazirali Lokhandwala as per Affidavit.

C-22420 I have changed my name from Vitthal Rajaram Shinde, to ‘Subhash Omkar Baisane’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 8825) Dated: 03/07/2008.

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I have changed my name from Naeem Farookh Sayyed, to ‘Naeem Farooque Sayyed’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/11/2013.

C-22427 I have changed my name from Imran Hussain Hasim Kachi, to ‘Imran Hussain Bhadela’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/11/2013.

C-22428 I have changed my name from Hasan Abdul Karim Mullaji, to ‘Hasan Abdul Karim Mulla’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/11/2013.

C-22429 I have changed my name from Stanly D’Souza, to ‘Sandy D'Souza’ as per Affidavit Dated: 11/11/2013.

C-22430 I have changed my name from Kulsumbee Shabbir Sayed, to ‘Kulsumbi Shabbir Sayed’ as per Affidavit Dated: 11/11/2013.

I have changed my name from Rukaiya Abbas Chuniya to Chuniya Abbas Fidahusein as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22439 I have changed my name from Rajani Shekhar Salian to Rati Sitaram Salian as per Affidavit dated 11th November, 2013.

C-22440 I have changed my name from Sujata Gnanasekar to Sujatha Sivaraman as per Affidavit dated 11thNovember, 2013.

I have changed my name from Sujatha to Sujatha Sivaraman as per Affidavit dated 11th November, 2013.

C-22442 I have changed my name from Madhuri Dattatraya Mahajan to Sneha Sudhir Rahurkar as per Affidavit dated 11th November, 2013.

C-22443 I Noormohamed Allaudin Mirani have changed my name to Noormohmad Allaudin Mirani as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 09/11/13.

C-22444 I Ms Anita Narayan Purnapatre have changed my name to Mrs. Neeta Ajit Manjure as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 29/10/13.

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C-22432 I have changed my name from Nazar Ali Shaikh to Noor Mohammed Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22433 I have changed my name from Nadar Starline Maria Selvam to Starlin Selvam Maria as per Affidavit dated 21st Oct 2013.

C-22434 We Father Mehboob Hasan Qureshi and Mother Rashida Bano Mehboob Hasan Qureshi have change our minor daughter name from Huda to Huda Fatma as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Kumari Usha Kumari have changed my name to Suman Dhingra as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/11/13.

C-22455 I Raj Kumar have changed my name to Raj Kumar Dhingra as Per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/11/13.

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C-22445 I have changed my name from Najnee Khaja Ahmed Shaikh to Najneen Mohammad Sharif Khan as per deed poll Affidavit.

I Momi have changed my name to Mayuri Bankim Desai as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/11/13.

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I have changed my name from Imran to Imran Mohammad Hayyat Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/11/13.

C-22446 I have changed my name from Rukaiya to Rukhsana Mohammad Hayyat Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/11/13.

C-22447 I have changed My Name from Mohd. Hajpat to Mohammad Hayyat Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/11/13.

C-22448 I Vinod S. Muppidathy have changed my name to Vinod Muppidathy Thevar as per Deed poll Affidavit.

C-22449 I Vasanthy S. Muppidathy have changed my name to Vasanthi Muppidathy Thevar as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Swapna Sandeep Utekar have changed my name to Anita Sandeep Utekar as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22457 I Sunita Rajiv Bhagwat have changed my name to Sunita Bhagwat as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22458 I Philip Neil Kovoor Punnen have changed my name to Neil Philip as per deed poll Affidavit.

I Vandana Jain have changed my name to Vandana Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22469 I Himmat Kumar Jain have changed my name to Himmat Kumar Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22470 I Anjanaben Jain have changed my name to Anjana Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22471 I Srithi Chandrahas Bangora have changed my name to Shruthi Chandrahas Bangera as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22472 I Chandrahas Bangora have changed my name to Chandrahas Bangera as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22473 I Prabhavati Bangora have changed my name to Prabhavathi Bangera as per deed poll Affidavit.

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C-22459 I Fojiya Begum Mohd.

Safiuddin have changed my name to Fauzia Bano Mohammed Shafiuddin as per deed poll Affidavit.

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Safiuddin @ Mohd. Shafiuddin have changed my name to Mohammed Shafiuddin as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22461 I Samiullah Tabaraque have changed my name to Samiullah Tabaraque Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22462 I Ratan Shivaji Kamble have changed my name to Ratana Shivaji Kamble as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22463 I Himat Singh Munouat have changed my name to Himmat Kumar Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22464 I Anjanabahen Shantilal Anajwala have changed my name to Anjana Himmat Kumar Munoth as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Mrs. Sharda Patel have changed our minor daughter’s name from Kavita Kamlesh Patel to Krushi Kamlesh Patel as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22475 I Hasina Bano Mohammad Naseer Khan have changed my name to Hasina Qamer Iqbal Sayed as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-22476 I have changed my name from Ramesh Govind Patel to Ramesh Govind Senghani as per Affidavit.

C-22477 I have changed my name from Siddika Wasim Khan to Siddiqabanu Mohammed Wasim Khan as per Affidavit.

C-22478 I have changed my name from Tabassum Naseem Qureshi to Tabassum Mohammed Nasim Qurshi as per Affidavit.

C-22479 I have changed my name from Naseem Gani Qureshi to Mohammed Nasim Gani Qureshi as per Affidavit.

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HC quashes complaint, observing there was no proof of criminal intimidation by Bollywood star Govinda

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n a relief to Bollywood actor Govinda, the Bombay High Court today quashed a complaint filed against him by Santosh Rai accusing the industry veteran of slapping and intimidating him in 2008.

Justice M L Tahaliyani, while quashing the private complaint lodged by Rai before a metropolitan magistrate, observed that there is no material against Govinda for criminal intimidation. Rai had on February 2, 2009, filed the complaint against Govinda under sections 323(Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach) and 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal

Code. The complaint was filed pursuant to the actor slapping Rai, a visitor on his film sets, on January 16, 2008, according to PTI. Govinda had approached the High Court seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against him

2008 SLAP CASE by the magistrate court.

“The magistrate could not have taken cognizance of offences committed under section 323 and 504 as the complaint was filed a year after the incident allegedly occurred.

Regarding section 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) the court should have first determined if there is prima

facie material to prove it,” Justice Tahaliyani said.

The High Court also took note of a police report which states that the incident did not occur in the manner stated by the complainant.

“No doubt some incident had occurred. However, there is no material to prove criminal intimidation.

It appears that the complainant was instigated to file the complaint after a year,” the court said.

It further observed that the accused had not acted in any manner which caused alarm to the complainant. “Such a prosecution cannot be allowed to continue and it deserves to be quashed,” said Justice Tahaliyani.

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WHAT A RELIEF: Govinda

Nod for 222 ft high Thane builder found murdered flagpole at NMMC HQ

By Tariq khan

Pics: Sumesh Rajan

Above and below: Work is on at the NMMC headquarters to erect the country’s tallest flagpole, and probably the biggest flag!

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he Government of India has given the green signal to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to install the 222 feet height National Flag at the NMMC headquarter plot no 1, sector 15 A, CBD Belapur. This will be the tallest flagpole in the country, as the existing tallest flagpole located at Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is 206 feet high.

On October 9, Mayor Sagar Naik had written a letter to Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and the reply on October 25 stated ‘No objection’ on the proposal to install 222 feet tall flagpole for flying the National Flag day and night at the New NMMC head office. A copy of the reply has been sent to the Member of Parliament Sanjeev Naik.

The proposal was approved under two conditions: adequate arrangement should be made for proper installation of the flag at night with backup in case of power failure; immediate replacement of the flag is made as soon as it gets

brought the sack ashore to find the body,” Mr. Waghunde explained. he body of a 38-year-old After the body was sent to the builder from Thane, who had Thane Civil Hospital for a post been missing since Thursday after mortem, cops began making enleaving his residence, was found quiries with the Mumbai, Navi bundled in a sack with a sharp in- Mumbai and Thane police, jury to the head in the Bhatsa River whether a missing persons comat Shahapur on Saturday morning. plaint matching the description of While the family has not ex- the deceased had been filed in pressed suspicion towards anyone, their jurisdiction. the Shahapur police have regisThe closest match was a comtered a case of murder and are in- plaint registered with the Vartak vestigating a possible failed real Nagar police in Thane, where one estate deal behind the killing.

Jagdish Verma was reported to be According to Deputy SP (Shaha- missing since Thursday. His family pur division) Prakash Waghunde, identified the body at the hospital motorists passing over the bridge following which cops registered a spotted feet sticking out of a jute case under section 302 (murder) of sack through the clear river water a the IPC against unknown persons. little below the surface. “The sack “The family has not expressed sushad been weighed down with a 100 picion towards anyone. We have kg iron rod connected with a chain. sent a team of officers to Thane and The chain had however come are making enquiries with his busiloose, causing the sack to float ness associates and friends. His call halfway up to the surface. We sent data record (CDR) is also being in divers who freed the chain and sought,” Mr. Waghunde added.

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damaged due to vagaries of weather.

This head office will soon have a new address on Palm Beach road as the much-awaited headquarters of the civic body nears completion civic sources say the building should be fully ready by end of this year. Work on the much delayed project had started on March 2, 2009 which is expected to complete soon.

The building has been designed

to depict both traditional and modern looks keeping in view the history of the city. The building will have natural stone cladding till the third floor. Beyond that it will have upper glazed cladding.

According to the NMMC officers, “The external work of the headquarters has been completed, the fire fighting provisions and electrical ducts are also in place, while the modular plan will be placed soon.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

Four persons died and eight were injured after a seven-storey building caught fire in Kailash Complex in Vikhroli early on Monday morning. The fire was noticed at around 3 a.m. in the meter box of the building and was put out only after 6 a.m.

06 CHANGE OF NAME We Mohammed Nasim Gani Qureshi & Mrs. Tabassum Mohammed Nasim Qureshi have changed our daughter’s name from Arfa Naseem Qureshi to Arfa Mohammed Nasim Qureshi as per Affidavit.

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C-22497 I have changed my name from Asiya Ishtiaq Ahmed Shaikh to Aasiya Ishtiaq Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22498 I have changed my name from Meenakshi Manish Bambhania to Meenaxi Manish Bambhania as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Salima Badshah Saudagar to Salima Pasha Saudagar as per Affidavit.

C-22483 I have changed my name from Shehnaz Mohamad Yusuf to Turki Shehnaz Jamaluddin as per Affidavit.

C-22484 I have changed my name from Kamal Kishore to Kamal Kishore Solanki as per Affidavit.

C-22485 I have changed my name from Afrin Nisar Sayyad to Afreen Ateeq Poker as per Affidavit.

C-22486 I have changed my name from Mujjemir Gulaam Gos Patel to Muzammil Gulam Gous Patel as per Affidavit.

C-22487 I have changed my name from Kumari Kazi Tabsun Haji A. to Tabassum Muzammil Patel as per Affidavit.

C-22488 I have changed my name from Selcia to Anasthasia Chelsia Nelson Quadros as per Affidavit.

C-22489 I have changed my name from Javed Abdul Ahad to Javed Abdul Ahad Khan as per Affidavit.

C-22490 I have changed my name from Pravinkumar Mangilal Jain to Pravinkumar Mangilal Sadani as per Affidavit.

C-22491 I have changed my name from Shaileshkumar Premchand Gada to Shailesh Premchand Gada as per Affidavit.

C-22492 I have changed my name from Mohd Rafeer Alam Mohd Zainddin to Rafique Alam Zainuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22493 I have changed my name from Deleep Dayananda Suvarna to Dilip Dayanand Suvarna as per Affidavit.

C-22494 I have changed my name from Bharati Samir Vira to Bharti Samir Vira as per Affidavit.

C-22495 I have changed my name from Himansu Mansukh Doshi to Himanshu Mahasukhrai Doshi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mrs. Mumtaz Noor Mohammed to Mrs. Mumtaz Noor Mohammed Batliwala as per Affidavit.

C-22513 I have changed my name from Noor Mohammed to Noor Mohammed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22514 I have changed my name from Hamidkhan Hayat Khan Pathan to Ameeth Hayat Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shahenaz Mohammed Iqbal Mansoori to Shehnaz Javed Mansuri as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Asif Ali Ali Husain to Asif Ali Ali Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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C-22502 I have changed my name from Haseen Fatma Shabbiruddin Siddiqui to Hasin Fatama Izaz Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22503 I have changed my name from Mr.Ravindrkumar Sugeshwar Saroj to Mr.Ravindra Sugeshwar Saroj as per deedpoll Affidavit No-AZ156561.

C-22504 I have changed my name from Zarina Haroon Summer to Zarina Haroon Kasmani as per Affidavit.

C-22505 I have changed my name from Haroon Ahmed Summer to Haroon Ahmed Kasmani as per Affidavit.

C-22506 I have changed my name from Mallikarjun Nagappa Wage to Mallikarjun Nagappa Vagh as per Affidavit.

C-22507 I have changed my name from Deepika Bhupendra Dhuvad to Dipika Bhupendrakumar Dhuvad as per Affidavit.

C-22508 I have changed my name from Shalima Modi to Shalima Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-22509 I have change my name form Kaup Vasantha Salian to Vasanth Salian as per Affidavit.

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Khadija Noor Mohammed to Miss. Khatija Noor Mohammed Batliwala as per Affidavit.

C-22511 I have changed my name from Mr. Noor Mohammed Ismail to Mr. Noor Mohammed Ismail Batliwala as per Affidavit.

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C-22518 I have changed my name from Chandrashekhar Yadava to Chandrashekhar Yadav as per Affidavit.

C-22519 I have changed my name from Mukesh Malviya to Mukesh Kumar Malviya as per Affidavit.

C-22520 I have changed my name from Jiten Jagannath Mhatre to Jitendra Jagannath Mhatre as per Affidavit.

C-22521 I have changed name from Sweety Kehersingh Chauhan to Konica Kehersingh Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-22522 I have changed my name from Manbir to Manbir Singh Bhagvana as per Affidavit.

C-22523 I have changed name from Shahnaz to Shehnaz Nasiruddin Khan as per Affidavit.

C-22524 I have changed name from Salam Ali to Nasiruddin Khan as per Affidavit.

C-22525 I have changed name from Viranna Naganna Shetty to Veeranna Naganna Shetty as per Affidavit.

C-22526 I have changed name from Bablukumar Hridayprasad Gupta to Bablu Hridayprasad Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-22527 I have changed name from Asgar Ali to Aliasgar Mulla Fazlehussain Kagdi as per Affidavit.

C-22528 I have changed name from Mustafa Shabbir Bhanpurwala to Mustafa Shabbir Bhanpurawala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sunil Shantaram Sutar to Sunil Shantaram Panchal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sakribai Laxmidas Mange to Sakriben Shambhulal Gajra as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Zubaida Habib Ahmed CHoudhary to Zubaida Habib Ahmed Choudhary as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shivaji Takle to Shivaji Patil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sushila Kumari Javerchand Jain to Sushila Bansilal Kothari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Raheman Gafoor Shaikh to Abdul Rehman Gafoor Haikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mubarak Ahmed to Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 11/11/2013.

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I have changed my name from Hanumathta Husnur to Hanumantha Anmanna Husnur as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Nareshchandra Gagaldas Doshi to Naresh Gagaldas Doshi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Caetan Naronha to Cajetan Noronha as per Affidavit.

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I have changed name from Sarinabai Asgarali to Arva Aliasgar Kagdi as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Munna Suresh Bhardwaj to Munnalal Suresh Bhardwaj as per Affidavit.

C-22533 I have changed my name from Sureshkumar Dubey to Suresh Dubey as per Affidavit.

C-22534 I have changed my name from Preeti Thakur to Priti Thakur as per Affidavit.

C-22535 We have changed our minor child name from Garv Rakesh Agarwal to Granth Rakesh Agarwal as per Affidavit.

C-22536 I have changed my name from Vandakathil Chacko Joseph to Chacko Joseph as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Makhija Guraldas to Makhija Gural as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Akhilesh Kumar to Akhilesh Kumar Kedarnath Tiwari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Varsha Suresh to Kataria Varsha Suresh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Binita Jagdish Sharma to Binita William Diads. as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Maruti Appa Mane to Ajay Appa Mane as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mrs. Parveen Ehsan Ahmed Shaikh to Mrs. Parveen Kausar Ahsan Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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C-22537 I have changed my name from Aleyamma Annakalile Chacko to Aleykutty Joseph as per Affidavit.

C-22538 I have changed my name from Nazeer Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Shaik to Nazir Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22539 I have changed my name from Umar Khan to Mohd Umar Khan as per Affidavit.

C-22540 I have changed my name from Bhavisha Dinesh Mohta to Bhavisha Dinesh Motta as per Affidavit.

C-22541 I have changed my name from Mohmmed Ayub Mehboob Shaikh to Ayub Mehboob Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-22542 I have changed my name from Rambharat Dudhnath Gupta to Rambrat Dudhnath Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-22543 I have changed my name from Nisar to Nisar Ahmed Mohammed Sabir Momin as per Affidavit.

C-22544 I have changed my name from Ms.Rashidaben Musa Dokadiya to Mrs. Rashida Usman Malkani as per Affidavit Dated 11/11/2013.

C-22545 I have changed my name from Mr.Rajesh Bholanath to Mr.Rajesh Bholanath Kahar as per Affidavit Dated 11/11/2013.

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C-22555 I have changed my name from Asharani Hariram Karande to Asha Bholaji Patil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from B. Sudhan Kamaba, Vasudha Vaman Nayak and P. Vasudha Nayak to Pangal Vasudha Nayak as per Affidavit.

C-22573 I have changed my name from Ansari Rizwan to Ansari Rizwan Ahmed as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Nisha Naren Nandu to Kala Naren Nandu as per Affidavit.

C-22557 I have changed my name from Vicky Ashok Pillai to Vicky Ashok Pillay as per Affidavit.

C-22558 I have changed my name from Yadav Kaushal Kumar Dashrath to Kaushal Dashrath Yadav as per Affidavit.

C-22559 I have changed my name from Mangal Dattatraya Kulkarni to Pallavi Shrikant Joshi as per Affidavit.

C-22560 I have changed my name from Kiran Kumar Arun Waghmare to Kiran Arun Waghmare a per Affidavit.

C-22561 I have changed my name from Kunal Mahadeo Mistry to Kunal Mahadeo Mestry as per Affidavit.

C-22562 I have changed my name from Shabira Saudagar to Shaida Saudagar as per Affidavit.

C-22563 I have changed my name from Mujib Ahmed Habib Ahmed to Mujeeb Ahmed Habib Ahmed Choudhary as per Affidavit.

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C-22575 I have changed my name from Abdul Rehman Jabbar MIstry to Abdul Rehman Badgujar as per Affidavit.

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Decent looking duo used to enter crowded shops and steal expensive clothes, valuables taking advantage of the rush hour

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ith the help of the CCTV footage Mumbai Police on Saturday last arrested two women who had disappeared with garments worth nearly Rs 30, 000 from a shop in Vikhroli.

The accused, identified as Deepali Giri (28) and Nayna Sable (19), were arrested from Thane’s Kopri area by the police personnel from Vikhroli police station.

According to the police, the duo used to visit high-end

garments and gifting shops in eastern suburbs and stole garments and costly gifts.

These women, pretending to be from a well-to-do-family used to enter expensive shops especially when they are crowded, said police. Further, taking advantage of the crowd the accused used to disappear with expensive garments and valuables from the shops.

After the arrest of both the accused, police learnt that the women are history-sheeters and belong to a cartel of con

women whose are still at large. The recent arrest of the two cartel members would force the cartel to go into hibernation, cops believe.

On October 30, the arrested duo had visited the garment shop of Dattaray Raut in Vikhroli. There the accused women fled away with nearly 60 expensive readymade men’s shirts, which were worth nearly Rs 30, 000.

It was only at late night when Raut was clearing the day’s accounts he learned that the shirts worth nearly

Rs.30,000 were missing. Immediately, he along with his staff scrutinised the CCTV footage and was shocked to witness that two women were walking out with the garments.

A complaint was lodged at Vikhroli police station and based on information about the accused, police arrested them.

Meanwhile, the police are currently hunting for the cartel, which they believe was active from past one year.

07 CITY Man found hanging Body discovered by waiter in first floor passage of a Bora Bazar building

By Kainaz Choksey

building at around 9:30 a.m. on Monday. No suicide note 55-year-old unidentified or any identification has man was found hanging been found on the body of in the first floor passage of a the deceased.”

Police sources said that building at Bora Bazar Street in South Mumbai, on Mon- deceased may have hung himself post midnight on day morning.

According to Ashok Jag- Monday. The body was dale, Senior Police Inspector taken to St. George Hospital of MRA Marg police station, for post-mortem and re“It is a clear case of suicide. ports are awaited. “We are The body was discovered by still investigating the matMahesh Yadav, an employee ter,” said SPI Jagdale. of the Krishna Bar and Restaurant, in an adjoining kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

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Toddler escapes from rapist Bites the attacker and flees into her house where she tells her parents about what he did to her

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informed her parents. She was completely traumatised, shocked and inconsolable. As Ahmed was known to the girl, he was easily identified by locals, who gathered and thrashed him before handing him over to the police.

A police officer from DN Nagar police station said, “The accused Ahmed has been charged with molestation and the stringent protection of children from sexual abuses 2012. He was produced in the Andheri court and remanded to police custody. The child very traumatised and therefore, after consoling her, her statement was taken.

Her minor friends are being treated as prime eyewitnesses in the case.”

This is second incident in two days where a minor was attacked by a rapist but was rescued in the nick of time. On Saturday afternoon, a five-year-old was taken by an accused, Mohammad Naseem Sheikh to his house in Oshiwara. A woman from the locality noticed this and alerted the locals. Sheikh was just attempting rape when he was nabbed by locals and handed over to the police.

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4-year-old girl managed to free herself from an accused who was attempting rape her at DN Nagar late on Sunday night. He was later nabbed by locals and handed over to the police.

The accused, identified as Akmal Ahmed, has been charged with molestation under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse 2012 Act, and has been remanded to police custody. This is second incident in just two days in Andheri, where a minor has become a victim of attempted rape.

Ahmed is a resident of the same area where the girl lives with her parents, and worked for private garment firm.

On Sunday, the girl was out playing with her female friends when Ahmed arrived and took her to an isolated place.

He then dragged her into an auto-rickshaw which was parked nearby where he molested her and removed her undergarments.

In a desperate bid to protect herself, the girl bit Ahmed and managed to escape and rush to her house, where she

Rapist nabbed

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Aftab Surve

ftab Mohd Ali Surve (43) alias Pathan, who was booked for raping a 30-yearold woman during the last week of October, was finally arrested by the Nehru Nagar police on Sunday.

The woman is currently employed as a private security guard in a civic hospital.

The police have also booked one Reshma Mohd Gulzar Shaikh (31) for aiding Surve.

Incidentally, the accused had threatened the victim against filing a complaint, telling her that he had good

contacts with the police.

Since he kept pestering her to have sex with him, the victim, who had been raped by him on one occasion earlier, finally mustered courage and approached higher police authorities, which eventually led to his arrest.

Suresh Bhavar, the senior police inspector of Nehru Nagar police station said, “Aftab has been arrested under sections 376 (rape), 354 (A) (molestation) and 506 Part II (criminal intimidation). He was produced in court which remanded him to police custody till November 15. He claims to be a journalist.”

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ven though a hunger strike by teachers is now into its tenth day, it seems the Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, cannot be bothered to show any concern. On Sunday, when he visited the Azad Maidan for an event, the CM just strode past the teachers, who have been protesting against the government for non-payment of their salaries since the last thirteen years.

Though he was just 10-15 feet away, all he did was just wave his hand towards them. Angry and frustrated, the teachers have now threatened that if the CM does not come up with a solution regarding their salaries, they will be committing mass suicide at the Azad Maidan itself.

In 2001, the state government had implemented the permanent non-grants commission, under which schools are not to be provided any further amount of grants

from its coffers. Due to this, teachers have not been paid better scale salaries under the Fifth or Sixth Pay Commissions. The result of the implementation of the non-grants scheme has led to the nonpayment of salaries since the last thirteen years. Being without salaries, these teachers have had to pick up jobs like waiters, gardeners and rickshaw drivers to earn a

livelihood.

On Sunday, the CM had visited an event at Azad Maidan which was organized just opposite to the place were these teachers have been sitting on a hunger strike. Though they called out to the CM for a meeting them, he ignored their protest and walked away, after just waving at them. This created much anger amongst the teachers.

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The ADC talked to T.M Naik, state president, Maharashtra state permanent nongrants high school action committee, who said, “We have been on a hunger strike since the last 10 days. Our teachers are losing their health, they don’t have the strength to stand, but the CM has shown no concern for us.

He was just 10-15 feet away from us but he just waved his hand and walked away. What type of government or state is it where we teachers have to teach but have to be on the roads to protest for ours rights. If the CM doesn’t come out with a solution as soon as possible, we are already on a hunger strike - we will step ahead and commit mass suicide!”

This is their 122nd protest across the state and the 40th in Mumbai. For 10 days now, the teachers have been consuming only water, hoping their demands will be addressed.

Alert Bhayandar cop nabs bike-borne thief

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when he swung into action and after a hot chase, mann alert cop from aged to nab the biker near Bhayandar police on the police station.

The accused identified Sunday proved that his department was proactive as Abdul Rehman Shaikh and quick in case of emer- (19) had stolen the bag gencies as the benefactor which contained Rs.16,000 in this case, the 36-year- and a mobile phone. Shah old Priyanka Shah got back rushed to the police station her purse from a bike and expressed her gratitude to the cop for his borne-thief.

The accused stole the alertness and presence of purse from Priyanka while mind. Shaikh, who has she was walking near her been arrested and booked house in the Vraj Manek under section 392 of the Nagar area of Bhayandar Indian Penal Code, is said (west) at about 8 pm on to be involved in similar ofSunday. Fortunately for fences under the jurisdicher, on-duty Police Sub-In- tion of the Mira Road and spector Pramod Kadam Navghar police stations was present near the spot earlier.

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D-Day for Campa Cola Compound Continued from pg 01 « Earlier in the evening, while giving details of the Navi Mumbai Airport to newspersons, he had left the press conference refusing to reply to any queries on the Campa Cola issue. He did not even entertain a request from the Leader of Opposition in legislative council, Vinod Tawde, to convene an all party meeting to discuss the issue.

With no clear directive from the Chief Minister, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) and the local police moved in and served a notice to the residents of Campa Cola Compound. As standard operating procedure, the BriContinued on pg 08 « selling like hot cakes. They simply vanished without a trace. Yes, ticket website Kya-

hanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had already served an eviction notice to residents of the Campa Cola compound last week and all formalities for demolition have been completed.

The Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan on Monday discussed with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, the prospect of Campa Cola residents having their houses demolished, said a press release.

There are only two authorities – the Chief Minister and the Municipal Commissioner -who have the discretionary power to regularise the Campa Cola Compound. If both authorities do not use their discretionary power, 96

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Experts say that no elected representative can openly support an ‘illegal’ structure because they may lose their seat. Although, BJP Group leader Dilip Patel wrote a letter to the Municipal Commissioner to show his support to Campa Cola, he did not clearly request the Commissioner to regularise the structure. According to experts, if he had to do so openly, he would have been sacked as councillor.

A senior officer who did not wish to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject said, “The BMC is the executing authority in this issue. We are ready to execute the order of the Supreme Court.”

families will have to stand by and watch as their homes of a couple of decades is smashed to bits. Monday was a busy day for the Campa Cola residents, most of who were seen sitting at the pandal where a few members had started a hunger strike, while others were seen shifting their belongings. With no comfort forthcoming from anywhere, the mood swung between hopelessness to anger.

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Sachin Tendulkar fans, disappointed at not being able to procure tickets for the Master Blaster’s final Test match, thronged a counter in Wankhede stadium on Monday. The authorities have announced that all tickets will be available online. The Test match between India and West Indies will commence on November 14.

Zoonga.com entrusted by Mumbai Cricket Association to sell 3,000 tickets online crashed even as aficionados were frantically trying to access the site to grab hold of the tickets allotted to KyaZoonga by MCA. Not just that, a crowd had gathered at the stadium in the morning, hoping that there would be a sale of tick-

ets. But with no tickets on sale, the police had to be summoned to disperse the irate fans.

With one and all falling over themselves to be a part of the tremendous hype and hoopla over the Sachin farewell Test, even the hotel where the cricketers will stay added more than a tinge of fanfare, lighting itself all up

in blue for the ‘Little Master’s final Test stay there.

Tickets for the match are presently a much sought after item, with the MCA being inundated with calls from here, there and everywhere including as far away from USA for tickets. With MCA being ‘generous’ enough to present Sachin Tendulkar with 500 tickets, there is no doubt that tickets, whatever their cost, will be sold at a premium in the coming days with even former Test star Sunil Gavaskar willing to cough up the cost of 50 tickets for himself.

After all, there are only 32,000 seats at the stadium, and in the lead-up to the opening day of the second Test on November 14, it’s certain that tickets will be worth their weight in silver, if not gold!

For one, the ticket itself is a collector’s item, with images of the cricketer splashed all over, and it’s not everyday that a Mumbaikar with 200 Tests to his name retires from all forms of cricket!

Decks cleared for Navi Mumbai airport

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Govt offers 22.5 pc developed land with 2 FSI

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ecks finally appear to have been cleared for the ambitious Navi Mumbai International Airport. Speaking to newspersons at Sahyadri state guest house here yesterday, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced that the Project Affected People (PAPs) have accepted the government proposal of giving 22.5 per cent of developed land in lieu of acquired land. Replying to queries he said that if no developer comes forward and the project cost turns out to be high then the government is also considering the proposal for developing the airport without reclaiming land from the sea near Navi Mumbai considering the possibility of the union Environment

ministry giving its nod.

Giving details of the compensation package offered to the PAPs, the PAPs will be given Rs 1,000 per sq.ft. construction cost in addition to threefold land for the affected houses. Besides this, all the PAPs will get 100 shares worth Rs 10 each in the new airport company that will be floated.

Those farmers whose land is to be acquired will be given 12.5 per cent developed land in the designated airport area with 1.5 FSI. Moreover, the farmers will also get 10 per cent additional developed land along with 2.5 FSI from CIDCO. This additional 10 per cent land and 2.5 FSI will be given to PAPs in new de-

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan

Three consortiums from six get shortlisted for Navi Mumbai Metro project

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Completion of this project will see the satellite city linked closely to Mumbai, ensuring all-round connectivity.

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he electrical and mechanical work of the first phase of the Navi Mumbai Metro project will be carried out by the three consortiums which have been approved by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

These works include laying tracks, signalling, telecommunication, automatic fare and rolling stock (coaches).

Mohan Ninawe, public relations officer, CIDCO said, “Three consortiums out of the six that have been finalised after opening the tenders are L&T - Hyundai Routen Consortium, Ansaldo

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STS and ALSTOM. We are now conducting pre-qualification evaluation of these bidders and once it is done, we will conduct the technical evaluation”.

He added, “A financial evaluation will be conducted, and the one clearing all the processes will be awarded the contract of the technical work for the mega project.

The evaluation will be over within a month after which the name of the winning consortium will be announced”.

A CIDCO official said ,“The important criteria that we put before the companies bidding for the work was that the consortium should have

done metro work of at least 10 km and the same should have been operational for a minimum of two years”.

“CIDCO has completed almost 50 per cent of the civil work for the first phase of metro line between Belapur and Pendhar and the corporation will be allotting the contract to only one firm, unlike the civil works, wherein six contractors shared the responsibility.

The estimated cost of these technical works is Rs.1,020 crore and the corporation’s aim is to complete the process by January 2014”. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

veloped township of Pushpak Nagar.

Chavan stated that the PAPs living in the 10 villages coming under the designated core area of the airport will be given three times the land on which their affected homes stand. For this a minimum area of 40 sq.mtrs. has been fixed.

The PAPs will be given Rs.1,000 per sq.ft as construction cost for constructing new houses. The condition of constructing houses within the 200 meter periphery of the villages has been removed. Those PAPs who have commercial establishments will be given 15 per cent of developed land.

The chief minister dis-

closed that the PAPs have now consented to the survey of the land. Sources disclosed that the tendering process should be finalised by November end while the actual construction work of the airport would take another four to five years. Chavan stated that he would be placing both the options before Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh when he meets the latter in New Delhi on November 13 to discuss the major infrastructure projects in the state.

He added that the new airport project had been hanging in balance for the last 8 to 10 years and once constructed it will cater to 10 crore passengers annually.

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What’s on between JK separatists & Pak? I

T is a well-known fact that the “separatists” of Jammu and Kashmir are in touch with Pakistan’s ISI and terrorist leaders like Hafiz Saeed. They are clearly opposed to Kashmir being a part of India and they utilise every possible opportunity to cause unrest in the state. It is quite surprising that J&K’s Chief Minister Omar Abdulla has taken no action against them: Once in a way, they were put on house arrest but they were not stopped from carrying on anti-India propaganda. It is obvious that they have many friends in Pakistan. Apparently they figure in a big way in Pakistan’s continuing correct operations in the state.

They appear to have engaged the attention of Pakistan’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif who sent his advisor Sartaj Aziz to meet them in Delhi. Three separatists – Mirwaz Farooq, Yasin Malik and Syed Ali Geelani – met him at the Pakistan High Commission office in Delhi. What actually they discussed is not known. The talks could only have been with regard to the nature and extent of cooperation between them with regard to the dispute over India and Pakistan over the Kshmir issue.

Should India have stopped the meeting between the separatists and the Pakistan PM’s advisor Aziz? Why were they allowed to meet Aziz? Do they represent Kashmir and India? If the advisor of Sharif wanted to meet those who represent Kashmir, he should have met Chief Minister Omar Abdulla and not the separatists who have no following in the state at all. During the last assembly elections, people ignored the separatists’ call to boycott elections and voted.

They are friends of Pakistan and there is strong proof that in the final conflict between the two countries, they will side with Pakistan.

The pertinent question is why India allowed them to meet and talk to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s advisor. All that was said by our government was: “it was very unfortunate”.

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NDIA’S interests would have been served better if Sardar Patel, in place of Jawaharlal Nehru, had been the country’s Prime Minister. This hypothetical possibility had been voiced by Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as a poll campaign for the Bhartiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 parliament elections.

Of all the leaders, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Nehru’s friend, guide and philosopher, came to the same conclusion after watching Nehru as an administrator. Azad was in Nehru’s cabinet and saw him from close quarters. Azad told his secretary, Humayun Kabir, that they should have made Nehru the country’s president and Patel its prime minister. Kabir and I were close friends. He recalled Azad’s observation when Kabir was the education minister in the Nehru cabinet.

By no stretch of imagination, Azad can be linked with Patel or his philosophy. During the national struggle, both ardent participants, were poles apart and made no secret of their stance. Patel was a pro-Hindu but strictly adhered to pluralism. Azad was secular through and through and boldly faced the charge of ‘Hindu show boy’ that the Muslim League made against him. He did not flinch even for a second to say publicly that the formation of Pakistan would be injurious to the health of Muslims.

The wounds of partition He would say before partition that the Muslims could walk proudly in the country with their heads held high that they were equal partners, even though they were fewer in numbers. Once India was divided on the basis of religion, the Hindus would tell the Muslims that they had taken their share and should, therefore, go to Pakistan.

Patel may not have commented on pluralism in unequivocal terms in which Azad did.

But I recall that when after partition I sought shelter in Delhi, journeying from my hometown Sialkot, part of Pakistan, I heard Patel warning Pakistan against the exodus of Hindus. He said that India would send out the Muslims in proportion to the Hindus ousted from Pakistan.

It was a strange logic of pushing the innocent Muslims living in India for the sins of Muslims in Pakistan. Even after 67 years of division, this approach has not been disowned

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either in India or Pakistan. Pakistan has ousted practically all Hindus, but the Muslims are around 18 crore in India. When there is tension between the two countries, many Hindus refer to Muslims as Pakistanis.

Little purpose will be served in pursuing this point because the wounds of partition are far from healed and the people in both the communities continue to be exploited in the name of religion.

Left to Patel, he would have had an exchange of population before accepting partition. Nehru was different. He did not mix religion with politics or the state. The distance in separation in their approach made Mahatma Gandhi, who led the war of independence, to nominate Nehru as his succes-

IBBERISH is to get rid of the active mind, silence to get rid of the inactive mind and let-go is to enter into the transcendental.”

“Remember, the first step of the meditation is Gibberish. Gibberish simply means throwing out your craziness, which is already there in the mind, piled up for centuries. As you throw it out you will find yourself becoming light, becoming more alive, just within two minutes.

You will be surprised that when Nivedano [the drummer] gives his second beat, to enter into silence, you enter into silence as deeply as you have never done before. Just those two minutes have cleaned the way. In fact in those two minutes, if you put your total energy ... the more you put into it, the deeper will be the following silence.

Any child can do Gibberish, it doesn´t need any training. From the very first moment you are almost trained. Gibberish needs no training, nor does laughter need any training. If you can do Gibberish you are cleansing your mind of all kinds of dust that goes on gathering. And as the mind becomes silent...there is nowhere to go other than inwards. All roads are forgotten; there remains

punction in admitting in his memoirs that the show of force brought round even the most recalcitrant.

The typical example is that of Travancore.

It announced its independence and initiated the process of seceding. VP had an extra man in khaki when he went to the Travancore maharaja. He signed the instrument of accession. He explained subsequently that he did not want his family to suffer and spend years in jail.

The RSS’ criticism of Gandhi

Gandhiji was also confident that his secular ideals would be safer in the hands of Nehru. This was proved when Patel refused to release Rs. 64 crore to Pakistan. This sum was part of assets which India had agreed to transfer while agreeing to the partition details. Patel asked how he could release the money when India and Pakistan was engaged in a war over Kashmir. Gandhiji had to go on a fast unto death to make Patel relent.

The extremist Hindus had vitiated the atmosphere of amity over the sum of Rs. 64 crore and society was sought to be polarised.

They criticised Gandhiji again and again for being anti-national and anti-Hindu. The RSS, the fallout of the Hindu Mahasabha’s philosophy of Hinduva, hatched a conspiracy and shot Gandhiji dead.

Patel was quite right in banning the RSS Kuldip Nayar and blaming it for disturbing the atmosphere of secularism. Once again the slant of Patel sor. The Hindu-Muslim unity was a matter of towards the RSS made him withdraw the ban faith with Gandhiji, not part of the policy. once the organisation changed its character Gandhiji and Patel came from the same to become a cultural organisation. This was state, Gujarat, ate the same food and only a smokescreen behind which the RSS represented the traditions of the state in used the BJP for its political activities. Modi many ways. Yet Gandhiji preferred Nehru is its candidate. In fact, RSS chief Mohan to Patel. Gandhiji knew that Nehru even Bhagwat has openly said that the outfit would dreamt in English and that he was very be participating in politics. Nehru has many a engrossed in world affairs. But Gandhiji time exposed its duplicity. also knew that Nehru would interpret his When Azad thought Nehru’s suitability for philosophy of Hindu-Muslim unity more the office of President, he was confident that faithfully and employ such methods to im- the communal forces had been crushed. He plement it that respected scruples and were commended Patel’s quality of being pragnon-violent and fair. matic and practical. Azad had come to have Patel’s biggest achievement is that he got full faith in Patel’s secular aptitude. That Modi 540 odd princely states integrated to the In- is using Patel’s image for polarising society is dian Union. Hats off to him for what he did. unfortunate. Practical as Patel was, he would But he believed in the ends, not the means. have understood that India’s destiny lay in a Some states volunteered to join the Indian democratic, secular polity. He, as prime minUnion. But some of them showed resistance. ister, would have deepened its foundation Patel’s secretary, V.P. Menon, had no com- more firmly than Nehru.

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all the requirement. Just for two minutes give an opportunity to your existence to be meaningless. And you will be immensely shocked to know that just within two minutes you become so light, so ready to enter a single one-way traffic.

Just for a day or two you may hesitate to go into silence.”

While sitting, close your eyes and begin to that much inside. Who knows whether you will be able to come back or not? It is a play- say nonsense sounds – any sounds or words, ful, joyful exercise. There is nothing to be so long as they make no sense. Just speak any worried about, you can go as deep as you language that you don’t know! Allow yourself want… not knowing Chinese but speaking to express whatever needs to be expressed Chinese, not knowing what they are saying within you. Throw everything out. The mind but saying it very emphatically, not bother- thinks, always, in terms of words. Gibberish ing at all who is listening.... Nobody is listen- helps to break up this pattern of continual ing, so you can say anything you want, you verbalization. Without suppressing your thoughts, you can throw them out. Let your body likewise be expressive.

After some minutes of Gibberish, there is are not going to offend anybody. There is no- a drumbeat, at which point the Gibberish stops. Osho’s voice then guides the listener body other than you.

That will make you saner than you have into a space of deep silence, stillness and reever been, because you throw so much laxation, saying, for example, “Be silent, garbage that you were holding. Do you think close your eyes...no movement of the body – your gibberish is coming from the sky? You feel frozen. Go inwards, deeper and deeper, are carrying all that garbage, throw it! Just do just like an arrow. Penetrate all the layers and it totally, enthusiastically. Don´t be bothered hit the center of your existence.”

Another drumbeat and, without arranging whether it is Arabic or Hebrew or Chinese; you are allowed to speak any language that yourself, just allow yourself to fall down “like you don´t know. Just avoid the language that a bag of rice,” so you are lying, utterly still you do know, because the language that you and relaxed, on your back as you are guided do know will not bring your nonsense out, it even more deeply into a silent stillness. will be very grammatical. Meaning is not at — Osho

MATTER & SPIRIT

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All eyes on Wankhede for Sachin’s finale NOVEMBER 14th is not only Children’s day but D-day for Sachin Tendulkar’s long and illustrious career. Wankhede wicket is going to be slow so as to help to Sachin to notch up his 52nd test century and sign off in style. The stage is set for achieving a new landmark of 200th Test Match and to bid goodbye. BCCI was bent upon having the farewell match in our backyard and even cancelled the South African tour for the time being giving lame excuses. Sachin, as a seasoned cricketer could have played his last match anywhere in the world.

But BCCI wants to make him retire peacefully at home without getting injured in the last two matches. That is why feather bed of a wicket is prepared by the curator Suru Nayak. The sleeping beauty of a wicket will see him achieve a new landmark. Great Donald Bradman got out for zero in his last innings thus preventing him having 100 plus average in test match cricket. Sachin miss two great records:- 1. Hitting a century in each innings in Test cricket and 2. Hitting a triple hundred in Test match cricket.

End of an era is in sight.

Everything is well and truly prepared for the final call.

— Dorai Subbu, Vashi

ON the occasion of 200th Test match against West Indies at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai will be a great remembrance and moment for all cricket fans that

PM’s decision not right THE decision of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh not to attend the summit of Commonwealth leaders in Colombo will rank among its lowest points as opposed to sacrificing national interests to appease Tamil Nadu and its people hoping for some support for Congress in the state and at the national level, but he does not realise that he has shot himself in the foot as far as wider national opinion is concerned, even in Tamil Nadu his party is unlikely to make much headway. The decision of the Congress Party is a reflection of its deepseated political insecurity in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections and its desired hopes that the DMK will be a partner in the alliance. It is evident that India has lost its any leverage with Colombo. There is little chance that Indian can request the Sri Lankan government to give autonomy to Tamils in their country whom the Indian Tamil swear by after the holding of provincial council elections in the Tamil north of the country.

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that Australia will be one of the best teams in the world. This clearly indicates that all great stalwarts like Sachin only can play against best team in the world.

Sachin is remembered by great stalwarts like Sir Don Bradman, Brian Lara, Sir Vivian Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar and many cricketers of his era and the current team as well as all formats of cricket.

— Murugesh Iyer, Tane

GLORIOUS SWANSONG: Sachin will make his final appearance for the Indian team in international Test cricket when he steps out onto the Wankhede pitch on November 14.

Sachin Tendulkar will be making his last appearance in the international Test cricket.

The whole nation looks forward to see him play in the last Test match at Wankhede and will always miss him whenever any international match is played by Indian team in future. His calibre, strokeplay, patience on the ground was superb and especially he used to always give a tough time to Australians while playing against them and all will notice exchange for their Parties’ support to any “secular” dispensation that may stake its claim to form the next govt at the Centre.

THE next Test, the last to be played by Tendulkar starts on Children’s Day, November 14. The MCA and BCCI should have ideally sold tickets only to schools. The capacity of the ground is about 40,000. Every day 20,000 school children, maximum 200 from each school could have been invited at a very nominal rate. In five days, 500 schools that are willing to pay can be covered.

It would have been a great gesture in honour of someone who was still in school when he made his debut. BCCI needs to think beyond the moolah.

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

Sachin is in his fag end of his career For which he was waiting long and dear Master blaster make it big Compelling the bowlers to dig Playing his last match for prestige At a place which is the centre stage govt. and BMC have shown firmness and stubbornness. This is because the people living in flats, etc., do not form a formidable vote bank

Sachin gone ahead as a motivator Playing perfect strokes like an innovator We all pray for his success Which we always discuss He is Indian cricket’s icon Playing the game like a religion Twenty-four years of hard work Providing him with a big buck Sachin Tendulkar is a sure shot guy Hitting the top in a pretty tight way

License to kill THE last few weeks have seen gruesome car accidents on Mumbai’s roads and innocent lives have ended prematurely due to some reckless driving. Mumbai’s roads have become killing fields with motorists paying scant heed to basic traffic rules. It is a known fact that once you join a driving school in Mumbai, after a few weeks of training your driving license is almost a surety. Do driving schools bother to check whether the learning driver is fit for the roads before taking him to

— C.R. Krishnan, Nerul

Humble Sachin the empire, Is on top of the spire.

His achievements are unique, Like a treat in a designer boutique.

His in-depth knowledge of the game, Has brought him glory and fame.

He also knows what’s a pair, And how cricket be played fair.

He’s attuned to match fixing, Like T-20s lusty hitting.

Knows the nuances of the pitch, Where lies the glitch.

He’s aware of the game’s history, And where lies its mystery.

The laws of cricket he’s a master, To nab many a cheater.

He has bowled many a googly, To get a batsman quickly.

Taken wickets galore, Runs he has scored more.

Now that he’s reached forty, He’ll remembers his many a fifty, Like the Don let him score life’s century, He’ll surely achieve a great victory.

Sachin to you many a cheer, In your grace you’ve no peer.

KILLER DRIVERS: Mumbai’s roads have become killing fields with motorists paying scant heed to basic traffic rules. the RTO for a license? Your guess is as good as mine.

It has also been said that driving tests at the RTO are laughable and are held in a hurry since there are so many applicants and few inspectors to test drive.

The traffic commissioner of Mumbai has work on his hands and a complete streamlining of the system is necessary if we want to avoid painful mishaps on our streets.

— Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra

— Rishimangalam Ramani, Chembur

their vote. People living in flats get the treatment which the unauthorised slum dwellers deserve.

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— Harishchandra Parshuram, Juhu

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

Lemon or lemonade?

IT has been well said that when you’re left with a lemon, make lemonade. The recent High Court order declaring the CBI as being without constitutional validity should galvanise all Parties to effect the necessary legislation to validate the CBI’s further life and legitimacy, and use the opportunity to extricate its new avatar from the strangulating clutches of the Party in power at the Centre.

— Phiroze B. Javeri, Mumbai

Reap what you sow

SINCE the 70’s, before every election, the BMC and the State government have been ritually revising the cut-off dates for illegal slums in the city. Such decisions have OF encouraged exodus of LETTER THE DAY migrants into this mega— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai city and slums have proliferated like cancer, encroaching upon forest lands, destroying mangroves, occupying municipal/ govt. lands, grabTHREE leaders from the Hindi bing airport/ railway property. heartland seem to have gauged the These slums, because of their vote “likely outcome” of the Lok Sabha bank, are given every possible polls of 2014. They expect it to be a amenity, e.g., there is no property hung House, and at the same time, tax for them. To demolish them is they appear confident of winning a almost impossible because every substantial number of seats in their politician protests to protect/ supown fiefdoms. This way, they are port them. Any purported demolipreparing themselves to be the fu- tion is only farcical and an eyewash. ture kingmakers, with each of them In contrast, in the case of Campademanding plum cabinet posts in Cola Society, ironically, the State

NaMo’s criticism in bad taste THE BJP’s PM-designate, Narendra Modi, is continuing on an unchecked aggressive spree, spewing venom and vitriol with an unprecedented degree of nonchalance in his election speeches which is totally uncalled for and something none of his party leaders has done in the past. While criticising the other party’s performance with a view to showing how there have been lapses in some areas is quite

legitimate, describing the election symbol ‘hath’ as ‘bloodied hand’ and ‘criminal hand’ is certainly condemnable because the voters can be psychologically turned off while seeing it on the voting machine. This is a classic example of a ‘hate speech’ and one wonders why the Election Commission has not reacted to it so far, as it did in the case of Rahul. His party does not have the right credentials for him to talk about corruption and inflation is not the creation of only the UPA government.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

Expecting a hung House

HATE SPEECH: NaMo terming the Congress Party’s election symbol as a ‘khuni panja’ is a highly condemnable utterance.

THE American Law under which Narendra Modi is being denied the US visa is: ‘Entry into the country is barred to the foreign govt. officials found to be complicit in severe violations of religious freedom.’ If this rule is strictly applied in letter and spirit, then none of the govt. functionaries from the sixty-odd Islamic countries in the world would qualify for the grant of US visa.

The White House is well aware of the severe plight of the religious minorities in all these theocratic

nations, but due to political compulsions, it always turns a blind eye towards them.

— Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz

THE Congress has felt offended by the remarks of NaMo when he called their Party symbol (hand) as ‘khuni panja’. However, they did not find anything wrong when their Party supremo had referred to Mr. Modi as Maut-KaSaudagar.

Meanwhile, as per a press report, the Americans have reportedly expressed their willingness to do business with the BJP led by Narendra Modi, if the NDA succeeds in forming the next govt. at New Delhi. If true, then it goes against the White House’s oft repeated stand of not granting visa to NaMo on the grounds of his alleged human rights violations.

Also, is the event of NaMo being crowned as PM at the Centre going to alter his image as a “communal” leader? Does the assumption of power by a person lead to change of “facts” that have supposedly taken place prior to his being sworn in?

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

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plot of land allotted to the Christian community at Vasai Koliwada for a burial ground has been mired in controversy even before it was allotted, and continues to be, with the assault of Babu Verghese, President of The Vasai Christian Cemetery Trust.

A boundary wall which is under construction by the Vasai Virar City Municipal

Corporation had meticulously circumvented a hut encroaching on the plot.

Varghese asked the contractor to stop his work, but when he refused, Varghese contacted the CEO, VVCMC, Dy. Commissioner, Engineer and

other officials who managed to stop the work. This irked the encroacher, Mustaq Zabil Khan, an alleged Bangladeshi scrap dealer and drug peddler, who assaulted Varghese with a metal pipe.

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14 at Mantralaya had Municipal and State Revenue officials assuring the delegation of The Christian Cemetery Trust that the encroachment would be removed from the plot. But in actuality the boundary wall was being constructed to exclude the encroachment.

Biju Cherian, treasurer of the trust says, “The corporation and revenue officials as well as the police are in league with Khan who is more of a gangster and is patronised by the authorities as he pays protection money to con-

tinue his nefarious activity of purchasing stolen property as scrap and peddling drugs.”

The Chairman of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, Munaf Hakim, is slated to visit the Thasildar’s office at Vasai on November 16 to sort out the issue.

Meanwhile, various Christian organisations have planed a morcha to the Office of the Tashildar at Vasai on November 16. However, Janet D’souza, Vice-Chairperson, State Minorities Commission, has volunteered to defuse the tension.

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Killer gets into hospital to evade arrest

By Zuber Ansari

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ven after four days, the Aarey police have failed to arrest a murder accused who has got himself admitted into a private hospital in Mira Road under the pretext that he had met with an accident and is unable to even stand properly.

Family members of the victim are alleging that the local police are helping the murderer to take refuge in the hospital and that the murderer’s family is putting pressure on police not to arrest him.

On Friday last week, an unidentified youth, aged around 30, was found murdered inside the forest at Aarey Colony, Unit 16. Apparently, the killer also tried to burn the body, which had multiple injuries, to prevent identification.

The throat of the youth had been slit and his face had been fully burnt. The brutality of the crime indicated that it was a revenge killing. The police found the victim’s bloodstains in the bushes just 100 metres away from where the body was found.

Within 24 hours, the police successfully identified the accused as well the dead person, but shockingly, despite knowing that the accused had taken shelter in a hospital under false pretext, they failed to arrest him.

The deceased, Alauddin Salauddin Khan (20), and the accused Arshad Shaukat Siddique (27) were business partners, but Alauddin was killed due to some personal problem, said sources from the family, claiming that it was over a girl that Arshad killed Alauddin. Talking to the ADC, Additional Commissioner of Police (North) Sunil Paraskar said that, “I am aware about the dead body but did not know that the accused had been identified.

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Bizarre mental disorders The brain is called a quantum computer, but Priyanka Singh disagrees. A computer is a manmade creation and we can always find out why it is working in a faulty manner. But, our brains can start doing several bizarre things without any logical reasoning at all...

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lizabeth Wurtzel, an American writer, chronicles her battle against depression as a 26-year-old college undergraduate and her experience with the antidepressant medication Prozac, in her memoir titled Prozac Nation. Talking about mental disorders in the book, she writes, “Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent.” Our brain is a maze and no one can claim to know all about its many crevices, twists, turns and secret passages.

While all of us are aware of mental problems such as obsessive compulsive disorders and schizophrenia, there are a few disorders that are nothing short of bizarre. Some might have a rational explanation behind their occurrence, but several still stand under an expansive cloud of obscurity. Here are 15 mental disorders that we think will leave you as astounded as they left us.

Landau-KLeffner Syndrome Children between the ages of five and seven develop this syndrome where they lose their ability to express themselves or understand a language. Some people who suffer from this syndrome also suffer from seizures. Scientists are yet to understand why the disorder occurs. The strange bit is that the children develop their language and speaking skills normally and then all of a sudden lose them. Speech therapy can be helpful in managing the condition, but it is fairly difficult to treat.

Jumping frenchmen of maine A bizarre disorder with a bizarre name, this disorder first occurred in 1878. An individual with this disorder has a genetic alteration that prevents the signals in the brain that excite you to regulate or control them. This causes shocking and abnormal responses. For example, a sufferer (often addressed as ‘jumper’) of this syndrome will have an extended and exaggerated response to an incident that might mildly excite normal people. They might cry out, flail their limbs and sometimes have convulsions. Another strange abnormality caused by this disorder is a sufferer’s Continued on pg 14 «

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reflex to obey any order that is delivered suddenly. For instance, if one uses a sharp, quick voice to order a jumper to throw an object with their hands, they will do so without hesitation; similarly, if they are told to strike a person, they will strike that person, even if he/she is a loved one.

aboulomania Indecisiveness is a personality trait. There are several people who can’t make decisions quickly. But, Aboulomania is the occasional onset of crippling indecision. Sufferers of this disorder are normal in every other way but face a problem when they have to make certain choices, so much so that they stop functioning normally. Some aboulomania sufferers face incredible difficulties in daily life, finding it nearly impossible to do simple things — even wondering whether or not they should go for a walk can paralyse them with indecision. Many sufferers report that their incapacity to do what they want comes in spite of that fact that they’re aware of being physically fine — and so they seem to be imprisoned by the inability to fulfil their own will.

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Capgras delusion The Capgras delusion is a disorder in which a person believes that an acquaintance has been replaced by an identical looking impostor. It is most common in patients with schizophrenia, although it also occurs in those with dementia, or after a brain injury. In one of the cases reported to be Capgras, a 74-year-old woman believed that her husband had been replaced by another man. She refused to be near him, locked her bedroom door in the night and asked her son to get her a gun to protect herself from the purported impostor.

She easily recognised other family members and would misidentify just her husband. This delusion has been used in movies and books such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Total Recall and The Stepford Wives.

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Fregoli delusion

If you are suffering from Boanthropy, you start believing that you are a cow or an ox.

Popular theory about the disorder indicates that this behaviour is seen in a dream which slowly extends to the person’s real life and transforms into a delusion. Nebuchadnezzar, King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, was a famous victim of this disorder and was believed to be suffering from it to an extent where he ate grass thinking he was an oxen.

This disorder is the exact opposite of Capgras (box) — here a person believes that different people are actually a single person who regularly changes his or her appearance or is in disguise. This delusion was first reported in 1927 where a 27-year-old woman alleged that she was being mistreated by two actors whom she went to see at the theatre. She believed that these actors followed her closely and took forms of other people she meets and knows.

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>> Mary Hart, the TV host, whose voice sent people into seizures While some celebrities have drinks and perfumes to their name, Mary Hart has a syndrome to hers! Mary Hart is an American television personality and was the host of the gossip and entertainment program Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2011.

Apparently, Mary Hart’s voice has the ability to generate seizures. There are reported cases of people experiencing seizures after hearing her talk. A doctor who was studying these claims said that a woman fell into a seizure when she heard Mary’s voice. However, another important observation to note is that this syndrome affects only people who are already suffering from seizures due to other factors.

stendHal syndrome A person suffering from Stendhal Syndrome experiences rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when he or she comes across a lot of beautiful art in a single space. A lot of natural beauty can also trigger a similar reaction. It is named after the famous 19th century French author Stendhal who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence, Italy in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.

One of the most peculiar ones, Autophagia is a disorder where you start eating your own body parts, simply by biting them off and chewing them. Last year, the case of a 66-year-old man suffering from this disorder who mutilated his fingers for six years was reported. This behaviour started as serious nail biting and continued as severe finger mutilation (by biting), resulting in loss of the terminal phalanges of all fingers in both hands. In his case, this self-mutilating behaviour was associated with severe diabetic neuropathy, impulsivity and social isolation. The administration of a combination of an antipsychotic and an antidepressant proved to be beneficial.

alien Hand syndrome If you have watched the British-American black comedy Dr. Strangelove, then you might be aware of this one. A sufferer of Alien Hand Syndrome seems to have a hand that has a mind of its own. It moves, grabs things and responds to touch — all of this without the control of the person to whom it belongs. People who suffer from this disorder often address this unmanageable arm as a third person or entity. There is no cure for this syndrome. However, the symptoms can be reduced and managed to some degree by keeping the alien hand occupied and involved in a task, for example by giving it an object to hold. Specific tasks can restore voluntary control of the hand to a significant degree.

Cotard delusion The Cotard delusion is a rare disorder in which a person believes that he or she is dead, does not exist, is decomposing or has lost their blood or internal organs. Rarely, it can include delusions of immortality. In one of the cases that occurred in 1990, a man was taken to South Africa after his discharge, by his mother. He believed that he was in hell because of the heat and that he died of a disease that he was admitted to the hospital.

He also thought that he had borrowed his mother’s spirit to show him around hell.

triCHotillomania Commonly known as trich, a person suffering from this has a recurring desire to pull out his or her scalp hair, eyelashes, facial >> Thinking that someone loves you even when they tell you they don’t is what erotomaniacs suffer from

hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches. Trichotillomania often starts occurring in the teenage years and depression and stress can be a cause of it.

nympHomania On first impression, some men might wish their female partners would suffer from this disorder, but Nymphomania can drastically get out of hand with cataclysmic effects for a relationship. It is a disorder where women have an uncontrollable yearning to have sex, making them sex addicts. They are unable to control their sexual impulses and their entire life is surrounded by sexual fantasies and behaviour. At a later stage, this obsession with sex hinders their social, professional and marital or romantic life. A man experiencing a similar condition is called satyriasis.

genital retraCtion An individual experiencing this will believe that his genitals and in the case of women, their breasts, are shrinking or have been removed from their bodies altogether.

Something that is even more peculiar is that there have been instances where this syndrome has affected many people at the same time, popularly called as penis panic.

In China, penis panic has occurred in 1948, 1955, 1966, 1974 and 1984/85.

erotomania “You don’t know that you love me, but I know that you do!” Another very strange one, people undergoing Erotomania are deluded into thinking that someone is in love with them. That is still easy enough to fathom, but what makes this one all the more strange is that this person who is supposedly in love with the sufferer is of a much higher status and often a celebrity. Even if the supposed lover denies any feeling toward the sufferer, they are still not ready to believe it. There is not much known with regards to this disorder’s treatment.

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BATTLE THE BUFFET! >> Ensure you make the most of your buffet eating experience by eating small portions and healthy preparations

In times of frugality, all-you-can-eat buffets appeal to everyone. However, we tend to overeat to get our money’s worth says Jessica Turkahia. While there is logic to this, it is not doing your body any good

SuRVEy THE AREA As soon as you head to a buffet, walk around and check out your options without a plate in hand. Make mental notes of food that looks good and food you can skip. Then grab a plate help yourself only to the dishes that you really want.

GO FOR THE GREENS Make the salad bar your first stop. Pile your plate with leafy greens, colourful vegetables and opt for a non-creamy dressing such as a vinaigrette. Eating a salad first can keep you from overeating the other courses, which tend to be higher in calories.

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after a few mouthfuls, drink some water, talk to the people you are with. It will make all the difference.

AVOid ANyTHiNG CRiSPy Avoid anything that is crunchy, crispy or covered in batter as it is full of calories and fat. Steer clear of foods such as french fries and pakoras.

Wouldn't you much rather have cake for dessert?

TRy NEw THiNGS If you are going to eat something unhealthy as a treat, then make it count. Why eat pizza when you can eat it at home? Make the most of eating out by trying new foods.

PiCk PROTEiNS

Bread is cheap and restaurants know it will fill you up, so that you don't eat too much of the more expensive items. The bread is nearly always white, making it unhealthy and a total waste of calories.

Protein is filling and healthy, which makes it a good choice. Choose beans and eggs over high fat items such as pizza and chips.

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Soup is filling and can be extremely healthy, making it a worthy contender at a buffet. Vegetable soup is the best, but ensure that it doesn't contain cream. Studies show that people who eat soup before their main course end up eating less during the main course.

Eat a little bit of what you fancy or you will cave in and end up eating too much of it. Help yourself to some pizza or fries, but only take a small portion.

EAT SLOwLy It takes your brain 30 minutes to realise it is full and this is dangerous when eating at a buffet. You try to eat as much as you possibly can, not realising you are full until it's too late. Pause

dESSERT! Eating healthily doesn't mean you can't enjoy desserts. Get a small plate for dessert and cover most of it with fruit. This will give you something sweet, without all the calories. Cut a small piece of the cake you really want.

Alternatively, get a plate of cakes for everyone at the table.

« KNOW MORE: FROZEN OR FRESH? As the age-old debate of fresh food vs. frozen food continues, Jessica Turakhia brings you the pros and cons of both FROZEN VEGETABLES PROS Most importantly, frozen vegetables do not rot and last much longer than fresh vegetables. l They are processed soon after they are picked. You will find that the nutritional value of frozen vegetables is still intact as the nutrients are ‘frozen in’. l Frozen vegetables can be stored for several months. l There’s no denying that they are convenient and easy to use. l Frozen vegetables are affordable even when they are out of season and you’re going to get the same amount of nutrients.

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vitamins during processing, but for the most part you’re still going to benefit from eating them.

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Bear in mind that you are losing some amount of nutrition by using frozen vegetables. l Sometimes, some companies add salt or sugar to the vegetables. Make sure you check the ingredients list before picking up a packet. l Some vegetables have a soggy texture once you defrost them because ice crystals damage the vegetable cell walls. l Certain vegetables, such as bok choy and lettuce do not freeze well, meaning limited vegetables are available in this form. l

PROS: will get all of the nutrients and vitamins possible from the vegetables. l It is also a lot easier to cook with fresh vegetables. They usually have a better texture as compared to frozen vegetables. l They are healthier, taste less processed and are much better for your body. l The fibre content doesn't deteriorate easily which means that week-old fresh vegetables still have value despite lowered vitamin levels.

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Fresh vegetables don't last very long.

Fresh produce loses 10 to 15% of its

nutrients during shipping from the grower, to the market and then to your table.

During this time, the vegetables have been exposed to light and air, which damages the chemical makeup of vitamins l Fresh vegetables don’t taste as good when you consume them out of season and can be more expensive.

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Tick Tock

1. Do you go to sleep and wake up much later on weekends compared to your weekday sleep pattern? a. Yes. b. No. 2. Do you work in shifts that change every week? a. Yes. b. No.

Your body’s biological clock plays an important role in controlling functions such as eating, body temperature, fluid balance and of course, sleeping. However, your lifestyle might not allow your body clock to function perfectly. Dev Goswami tells you to take this quiz to check whether your daily habits are harming your body clock

3. Does the room you sleep in always have light coming in from some source or the other (windows, computer)? a. Yes. b. No.

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4. Do you tend to fall asleep while playing a game on your phone, browsing the internet or reading an e-book? a. Yes. b. No.

o you remember how you used to wake up at almost the same time every day without an alarm clock? Well, that’s thanks to another clock — your body clock. Your body’s biological clock works in a 24-hour cycle that makes you go to sleep and wake up. Your body clock getting disrupted while crossing time zones is the reason we suffer from jet lag. However, it’s not just flying across continents that messes up your biological clock; bad lifestyle habits can do the same. Take this quiz to find out if you’re guilty of disrupting your body clock.

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You’ve already spent your Diwali bonus. a. Yes. b. No. You hate standing in a queue. a. Yes. b. No. You constantly switch jobs to

find something ‘better’ instead of waiting to progress at one. a. Yes. b. No. When you send someone a text message, you expect them to reply instantly. a. Yes. b. No. You’d rather satisfy your sweet tooth than control your diet for a trimmer waistline. a. Yes. b. No.

mostly as You, like most people in this day and age, belong to the “I want it now” generation. You don’t think long term but instead want to fulfill all your wants and desires in the moment, without a care as to how they will affect your future. Slow down, take a breather and save a little for a rainy day — whether it’s money or your appetite. Thinking of the bigger picture is often much more sensible. mostly Bs You don’t belong to the younger generation of go-getters who want everything instantly, or you’re extremely well-grounded. Whatever it is, congratulations! Waiting instead of instantly satiating your wants, will help you achieve long term benefits. Good going!

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Do you like to think of the bigger picture or just live in the moment? Rhea Dhanbhoora suggests you take this quiz to find out if you’re addicted to instant gratification You would rather buy a new phone on installments than save for your future. a. Yes. b. No.

5. Do you like to drink

Be the change Rather than spending so much time wishing you were taller or thinner, redirect your focus on something you can actually change. Wish you were more toned? Join yoga or pilates. Want to shed a few extra kilos? Start shopping healthy. Focus on what you can do instead of just wishing.

don’t compare No one is perfect. No, not even supermodels. Everyone has something they wish they could change about their bodies.

Stop comparing yourself to other people and “wishing” you had their figure or hair. Accept that everyone has good as well as bad points.

>> Can’t stop yourself from overloading your shopping bags?

It’s probably because you’re looking for instant gratification

>> If the sound of the alarm clock is what wakes you up every morning, it means your body clock has stopped functioning

throW out the thin cLothes Do you still have your jeans from college that you hope to get back into one day? Throw them out! Many men and women hang on to old clothes with the hope that they will fit into them “some day.” But, seeing your skinnies every morning doesn’t make for a positive start to your day. Shop for stylish and flattering clothes for the size you are now.

make time for you The more time you spend caring for yourself, the more you’ll end up loving your body and taking care of it. Make the time to enjoy a relaxing bath or even a massage. And it has been proven that taking a massage can boost your body image because touch releases hormones such as oxytocin, which flood us with feelings of well-being.

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skip the scaLe Many of us wake up in the morning and check our weight on the scale.

If we’ve lost weight, our day is good. If we’ve put on a little, it ruins our whole day! Stop letting the scale dictate your happiness and body image. Let your clothes and feelings decide how you look, as the scale can often be deceptive and discouraging.

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7 List the pros Chances are that you’re only focusing on your wide waist and your big nose. What about your great teeth and toned legs?

Write down 10 things you love about your body and self and stick it on the mirror so that you focus on the positive.

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trick & treat How many of us have walked into the bathroom first thing in the morning, looked in the mirror and felt like crying. But, it’s not your fault… bathroom lights are grossly unforgiving.

So, boost your body image by installing a lovely, soft yellow light bulb at home. It can help you start your day by feeling more confident.

>> Are you always insecure about your body? Our simple points will go a long way in helping you feel more confident

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Work from the inside We are all so obsessed with the way we look that we are only focusing on the outside. But, you can build up your body image by focusing on what’s inside. Do something you like; take up a hobby or volunteer.

When you grow as a person, you begin to realise that your physical state is just one aspect of you and that there are other more important things in life.

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the people you love Look around at the people who you love and who love you. Do you love them because they are physically perfect? Or because their beauty comes from within? Admiring the successful people around you can help shift your focus away from physical beauty.

alcohol just before you’re about to turn in for the night? a. Yes. b. No. 6. Do you have a set time every night when you go to sleep and when you wake up in the morning? a. No. b. Yes. 7. Are you unable to wake up on your own — would you not be able to wake up without an alarm clock? a. Yes. b. No. 8. No matter what time you have your meals, do you always not feel hungry when you’re having your lunch or dinner? a. Yes. b. No.

mostly Bs You don’t have to worry about your lifestyle affecting your body clock as your habits are healthy and ensure that you get proper sleep. However, if you’ve answered yes to questions 7 and 8, it could be a sign that your body clock is disrupted due to some or the other reason, so you should find out more about it. If not, then carry on the way you are right now. We’re sure that you won’t have anything to worry about in the future either.

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Resetting your body clock or ensuring that your body clock is in order is quite an easy task. In fact, scientists have recently developed a drug that acts like your body clock’s master reset button. Basically, if your body clock is disrupted, the drug will reset it so that you can set it again according to the timezone you are in. However, it is meant for those suffering from jet lag and won’t help you if it is your lifestyle that’s causing the problems. For that, keep these tips in mind:

« 10 Ways To use BoosT your Body image We’re constantly being told that we need to have toned abs, a round bottom and muscular legs, so it comes as no surprise that even the most confident among us can feel a little bad about their body. Glynda Alves tells you how you can learn to love your body keep it real If you are unhappy about your body, exercise can actually help boost your body image. But, don’t expect results overnight. Stick to a workout program and if you’ve been regular with it, reward yourself with something you like to do. This will keep you motivated and make you feel good about taking care of yourself.

mostly as For you we have another question — do you find it hard to get sleep at all anymore?

We ask so because your lifestyle choices are quite detrimental to your body clock. Sooner or later you’re going to come face-to-face with the problems that arise because of a disrupted body clock. The inability to sleep and not feeling hungry are some such problems. These affect your health in a major way, leaving you at a risk of major illnesses and diseases. Further, if you’ve answered yes to the last two questions, it means that your body clock has already been negatively affected by your habits.

If you want to lead a healthy life, you need to change your habits. Our box below will help you.

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sleep at the same time: This is the most important step in ensuring a well-functioning body clock. Sleeping erratically confuses your body as to what the correct sleeping time is.

This will result in you having to force yourself to go to bed even though you aren’t feeling sleepy.

Also, if you work in shifts, you should try and work it out so that the shifts change every month and not every week. Changing your sleep pattern every week will not allow your body clock to settle.

Wake up at the same time: With the tendency to sleep till late on weekends and holidays, it is important that we talk about this separately. Not having the same waking up time every day means that you will lose the ability to wake up on your own. Your body clock will get so confused that it won’t know when to wake you up. Waking up at the same time every day ensures that this does not happen. dark room: Your body clock depends on light and dark to know when it’s time to rest. If your room has a lot of light coming in, your body clock will confuse it for day and in the process, end up getting disrupted. So, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights while sleeping.

The same logic applies to using a phone in bed as the bright screen will disrupt your body clock. no alcohol just before sleeping: The reason for this is that drinking just before you sleep will probably mean that you’ll wake up a few hours into your sleep feeling thirsty. A sound, uninterrupted sleep is what you need to keep your body clock in order. So, avoid drinking before you sleep.

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« KNOW MORE: PAIN RELIEF SPRAYS VS. PAINKILLERS Wondering whether to use a pain reliever spray or pop a pill?

Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you the difference between the two

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>> A seated lat pull down can damage your rotator cuff if not performed in the right manner

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etting injured is bad enough, so thinking about whether to use a pain relieving spray or immediately pop a pill isn’t an easy decision.

We speak to general physician, Dr. Amit Thadhani to help you make an informed choice.

what’S the difference?

To understand which one will work better for you, you first have to understand the difference between them. Dr. Amit says, “Pain relief sprays work on the principle of counter irritation. They cause a low grade irritation on the skin that masks the deep seated pain in your muscles and joints. Contrary to popular belief, there is no ‘deep action’ of sprays. On the other hand, pain reliever pills act through the blood and at the local nerve endings to block signals of pain emanating from the affected area.”

Dr. Amit also tells us that the biggest problem is self-medicating painkillers and taking them without proper diagnosis for the pain. “It’s like covering up a dilapidated structure with nice paint to make it look better,” he adds.

Safe & effective

So, what’s more effective? Pills are physiologically more effective than sprays. But, as Dr. Amit says, excessive use can have significant side effects such as stomach ulcers, kidney and liver damage. On the other hand, sprays are safer because the action is localised.

They’re efficacy for pain relief is low and you have to be careful where you use them. Dr. Amit explains, “If used on an inflamed area, sprays will aggravate the inflammation and worsen the condition due to increased congestion. So, using sprays on acutely injured parts and boils may be quite harmful.”

While sprays are safer on the whole, no pain relief medication should be taken without proper diagnosis and prescription, so don’t go spraying away happily on the assumption that they’re safe enough to put whenever you’re injured.

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Dr. Amit says that while most doctors prefer prescribing pills over sprays and think they’re more effective, it’s dangerous to self prescribe them. They both act in different ways, so there’s no harm using both together. If you’re in a lot of pain, a pill will help you better — but only take one when prescribed by your doctor.

WATCH OUT Some machines at the gym can be dangerous, especially if you’re a beginner. Dev Goswami tells you which ones you should avoid and brings you alternatives that will provide similar fitness results

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ith rows and rows of machines and equipment that today’s gyms have, working out has become quite easy.

All you need to do is pick a machine and do a few repetitions. Once you’re done, you move on to the next machine. However, the hiccup with gym machines is that they often make you perform movements that your body isn’t naturally designed to do. This puts you at risk of suffering from serious injuries.

Here we tell you which machines are the top culprits when it comes to putting your body at risk and what alternate exercises you can do instead.

Seated leg preSS This is perhaps the most dangerous machine at the gym. It involves you lying on your back and pushing a platform that’s connected to weights, with your legs. It’s supposed to work on your quads, glutes and hamstrings. But, what makes it dangerous is that your knees and your back are under immense strain. It doesn’t activate your stabilisation muscles and so, puts you at risk of hurting your back or spraining your knees. alternative: Perform stiff-legged squats which will train the same muscles with less risk. Stand straight and hold a body bar in front of your thighs. Bend forward at your hips, keeping your back straight and knees bent. Stand back up and repeat.

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This machine involves you pulling a bar attached to weights from over your head to behind your neck. The move which rotates your shoulder cuffs, is extremely tricky to perform correctly. It can cause pinching in your shoulder joint and can damage your rotator cuff. alternative: You can achieve the same benefits of working out your shoulders and your back by pulling the bar in front of your neck instead of behind it. Hold the bar a bit more than shoulder width apart and squeeze your shoulder blades together as you pull it down. Bring it till your collar bone and then go back to your starting position.

Unless you’re trying to develop superhuman powers, you really do not need this machine.

It is because this machine makes your legs perform a movement they aren’t supposed to.

This puts stress on the ligaments and tendons around your knees. alternative: One-legged, body-weight squats will work your quads just as well as this machine. Except, the movement will be more natural and hence, risk-free. Use a rail if you need to in the beginning until you can handle all your body weight on one leg.

ab roller This is one of the easiest machines to use but the problem with the ab roller is that you will more often than not, use all your muscles to perform the exercise except just your abs, like you’re actually supposed to. Since you’re using an equipment, you won’t even realise that you’re using your neck, back and legs instead of your stomach muscles. alternative: Stick to plain, old equipmentfree crunches. They will have the same effect.

If you feel like you need to increase the intensity, you can do the crunches on an exercise ball.

olympic bench Surprised? This classic piece of gym equipment can be extremely difficult to use.

We all have one arm that is stronger than the other. Due to this, you’re most probably not handling the bar properly — one wrong move and the barbell will land on your chest or neck. alternative: Regular push-ups will work out the same chest muscles that the Olympic bench will (increase intensity by putting weights on your back). However, you can still use the bench-press as long as you’re cautious. To be on the safer side, always have a trainer around when you’re using it to ensure maximum safety.

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VERTIGO WOES

One of the major problems of vertigo is that the person suffering from it will brush it off as dizziness. Priyanka Singh tells how it can be dangerous if ignored

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n August this year, Mumbai got its first vertigo clinic in Kohinoor Hospital. The need to set up a clinic dedicated to treating vertigo clearly indicates that this problem is on the rise. As much as 20 to 30% of the adult population suffers from vertigo and there is hardly any proper medication, treatment and means to carry out proper diagnosis. We tell you all about vertigo and why dizziness and vertigo are not interchangeable.

What is vertigo?

Vertigo is a feeling of spinning that is sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. However, people tend not to use that word to describe their symptoms and instead use the word dizziness or light-headedness. Dizziness can be divided into two types: lightheadedness or vertigo.

Lightheadedness is the feeling that you might faint, while vertigo is most often described as a spinning sensation with loss of balance.

What causes vertigo?

>> Patients of vertigo experience a spinning sensation where they lose their sense of balance

Vertigo can be caused by several factors and conditions. The following are the most common causes of vertigo: BPPv: Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the inner ear and the most common form of vertigo. The cause is usually unknown, but an upper respiratory tract infection or a minor blow to the head may be responsible. This type of vertigo occurs abruptly when you move your head up and down, turn over in bed, or move your head to one side. Sufferers can usually describe specific head movements that trigger it. Symptoms can be distressing, but they usually fade in 30-60 seconds. Avoiding positions that bring this on may reduce its occurrence.

Labyrinthitis: This also refers to a variety of conditions within the inner ear. It may be associated with inflammation, an upper respiratory infection or nerve deterioration, but it often occurs independently of other problems. Vertigo is a result of that.

« KNOW MORE: TUBAL BLOCKAGES Tubal blockages are on the rise in India. Rhea Dhanbhoora gives you the lowdown

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nfertility is on the rise for several reasons, including stress, chaotic lifestyles and environmental factors. Tubal blockage, a cause of infertility, is also on the rise at an alarming rate. Studies show that around 18 million Indian women suffer from tubal blockages and it’s the reason for 20-25% of infertility cases in the country. We speak to Dr. Kaustubh Kulkarni, clinical director and co-founder of Siddhi Life Assisted Reproduction Centre to find out more.

What is it?

Tubal blockages are caused by unhygienic surgeries, sexually

transmitted diseases and infections.

The two fallopian tubes lead from your ovaries to your uterus and are important because they are responsible for sperm passage, fertilisation, embryo storage, nourishment and transport. So, it’s no wonder that when they are blocked or damaged, the reproductive functions are adversely affected. It’s also termed as tubal factor infertility.

hoW is it resPoNsiBLe?

You could get a tubal blockage as a result of an ectopic pregnancy, sexually communicated disease or genital tuberculosis. Even pelvic

surgeries and abortions can lead to blocked tubes. Dr. Kulkarni says, “Tubal damage is responsible for 15–17% of sub-fertility in western countries, but the prevalence is higher in India due to 25 to 35% of unrecognised pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) and tuberculosis.

Suffering patients experience difficulty in conceiving, with many even becoming infertile. Assisted reproductive options such as in vitro fertilisation are then the sought after solution to get pregnant.”

diagNoses & treatmeNt

Certain blockages can be detected and surgically removed. If the tubal

block is advanced, you probably won’t be able to have a natural delivery but you can opt for IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation). Dr. Kulkarni says, “IVF completely bypasses the tubal block as the egg is artificially removed and fertilised outside the body. With innovative, patient friendly hormone delivery devices, IVF is convenient yet safe for conception.”

The success rate of IVF is 30-40%.

steer cLear

To avoid tubal blockages, you should be hygienic, practice safe sex and get prompt tests to check the fallopian tube integrity before things go wrong.

Nervous

system

disorders:

Central nervous system disorders that can cause vertigo as a symptom include multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neck injuries, certain forms of migraines, acoustic neuroma, cerebellar and brain stem tumours and TIAS (transient ischemic attacks).

symPtoms of vertigo In addition to a sensation of disorientation or motion, the individual may also experience nausea or vomiting, sweating profusely and abnormal eye movements during a vertigo attack. The person may also have hearing loss or a ringing sensation in their ears, visual disturbances, weakness, difficulty speaking, a decreased level of consciousness and difficulty walking. The duration of symptoms can vary from minutes to hours and symptoms may be constant or episodic. The onset may be due to a movement or change in position. It is important to tell the doctor about any recent head trauma or whiplash injury as well as any new medications the affected individual is taking.

WheN to see a doctor?

Any symptoms of vertigo should be evaluated by a doctor, even though the majority of cases are harmless. Although vertigo can be debilitating, most causes are easily treated with prescription medication. Have a doctor check any new signs of vertigo to rule out rare, potentially serious or life-threatening causes. Certain signs and symptoms of vertigo may require evaluation in a hospital’s emergency department, such as double vision, headache, weakness, difficulty speaking, abnormal eye movements, altered level of consciousness, difficulty walking, lack of coordination or weakness of the arms and/or legs.

Treatment of vertigo depends on the diagnosis and a complete medical evaluation is recommended. This can reveal the true cause and suggest solutions based on treating the underlying disorder.

>> Close to 25-30% of women in India suffer from tubal blockages

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There are several surprising things that can cause impaired vision and damage your eyesight. Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you what to watch out for...

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ubbing your eyes vigorously, wearing contact lenses overnight and not taking proper care of your eyes are well known triggers that could lead to eye damage, but there are a few surprising things that can hamper your vision too. Read on so that you know how to keep yourself protected:

eye to eye Even if you like sharing things, make sure your generosity stops when it comes to eye makeup. While cheap eye makeup can damage your vision, sharing it can do even more harm.

You can suffer from several serious diseases if an infection spreads back and forth from one eye to the next and the main culprit for this is mascara. You could also suffer from an infection if you use your mascara for longer than the recommended period of time. False eyelashes can also damage your eyes even if a little glue gets in.

makeup on the go Are you used to applying kohl in the car or swiping colour on your lashes while walking out the door? Stop! It’s not worth the risk. You could damage your eye if your hand slips or you scratch your eye with the mascara wand.

through a lens While most lenses are correctional, certain cosmetic lenses are bad — especially circle lenses. These lenses rose to popularity in Asia and make your eyes look bigger and rounder, but it’s rare that they are good quality. Infections from the wrong type of lens can be extremely dangerous for your eyes.

look up!

But, only when your eyes are properly protected with sunglasses, or when the sun has set. Damage from UV rays can cause cataracts and put you at risk of blindness.

up in smoke If you don’t want permanent smoky vision, stay away from smoke. Whether it’s smoke or construction (in a city like Mumbai, we’re all unfortunately exposed to some degree of this) your eyes are at risk. Remember to avoid heavily polluted areas, barbeques and bonfires and wash your eyes often.

Bike it We all love the occasional bike ride, but make sure that you wear a helmet when you’re riding. The debris that flies up from the road can enter your eyes even if you don’t realise it, damaging your retina and hampering your vision.

Drink up We’re kidding. In fact, you should start moderating how much alcohol you drink. Eating healthy can prevent a host of degenerative eye conditions and diseases.

step out of the water >> All this smoke is going to damage this man’s vision even more!

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Water sports and swimming are great, but they can damage your eyes too! Chlorine can turn a simple swim into an eye hazard. Remove your lenses when you swim and wear goggles to protect your eyes from the damaging effects of chlorine.

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Dear Barbara, I have ingrown hair on my legs, so I feel too conscious to wear shorts or skirts.

I’m getting married in a month and leaving for my honeymoon straight after. I really need to get rid of my ingrowths quickly, otherwise I’ll be stuck wearing jeans and tights throughout my honeymoon. What can I do to get rid of them?

— sheila mehta, mira road Dear sheila, Several women suffer from ingrown hair.

This occurs when the hair curls back on itself and starts growing back into the follicle, or when a strand of hair fails to grow out of the follicle and stays

embedded in the skin. Ingrown hairs are stubborn and hard to get rid off, but nothing is impossible. Exfoliate your skin with a good body wash regularly.

You can also massage your skin regularly, lightly with a pumice stone.

Keeping your skin moisturised is of utmost importance. Also, avoid wearing tight jeans and pants.

Dear Barbara, I have always shaved my underarms as I found waxing too painful. Now I feel like I’ve made a big mistake because my underarm skin has become very dark. Is shaving the culprit behind this or are there any other factors to be

>> Shaving regularly can make your underarm skin darker

considered? Also, how do I get rid of the dark skin?

— maya shetty, santacruz Dear maya, Darker skin can be caused by inflammation because of excess shaving, friction against material or a buildup of dead skin cells. To lighten it, try exfoliating. If that doesn’t work, you can try using a depilatory or laser treatment instead of shaving. A lotion containing hydroquinone might lighten the area, but you should consult a dermatologist if you have sensitive skin.

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Errors of judgement different from criminal acts, says PM

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ew Delhi: Maintaining that economic growth implies greater opportunity for corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday told CBI it was important that errors of judgement were distinguished from criminal acts.

With his government’s image battered by a series of graft allegations including in the coal scam that has even sought to draw PMO into its

vortex, he said some decisions which appear sensible at the time of being taken may turn out to be faulty later.

“Our administrative set up has to be so managed that the fear of the unknown must not lead to paralysis in decision making,” he said inaugurating an international conference organised by CBI on its Golden Jubilee celebrations.

In the public debate on

corruption in India, Singh said, it is sometimes forgotten that economic growth also implies greater opportunity for corruption.

“It is important that we look at the issue of corruption in the correct perspective. While we must maintain utmost vigilance in preventing corruption and do our utmost in ensuring transparency, accountability and probity in public life, it is

also important to ensure that the work of nation building goes on at a reasonably fast pace,” he said.

CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, in his speech, however, said while there is a need for fast economic growth necessitating quick decisions on exploitation of natural resources, the challenge for policy makers is to do in a manner that there is no scope for impropriety.

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President Pranab Mukherjee lights a lamp to inaugurate the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics & Environment Exhibition for Children in East Sikkim on Monday. Sikkim Governor Shriniwas Patil (2nd L), CM Pawan Chamling and MoS for HRD Shashi Tharoor are also seen.

BSP MP, wife sent to 4-day judicial CBI ‘hoodwinking’ in RTI activist custody in maid murder case Jethwa’s murder probe: SC N

ew Delhi: BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti, arrested in connection with the murder of their maid, were yesterday remanded to four-day judicial custody by a court here after the Delhi Police said they are waiting for some reports and will confront the accused with them later.

Dhananjay, BSP MP from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, and Jagriti, a dental surgeon at the R M L Hospital here, were produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha on expiry of their five days’ police custody. Dhananjay and Jagriti were arrested on November 5 in connection with the death of their 35-year-old maid Rakhi Bhadra, a resident of West Bengal.

The police moved an application seeking four-day judicial custody of both the accused saying their further police custody may be required to confront them with Digital Video Recorders

(DVRs) which have been sent to forensic science laboratory (FSL) in Rohini here for examination as well as for expert opinion.

Additional Public Prosecutor Mukul Kumar told the court that the forensic experts require some time to retrieve the data of DVRs, which were provided by Dhananjay to the police, and they might take custody of the accused later on to confront them with the reports and opinions.

The magistrate allowed the police’s plea and sent both the accused to judicial custody till November 15.

During the proceedings, Dhananjay moved an application seeking bail and the court directed the police to file its response on November 15, the date on which it will hear the plea. The prosecutor told the court that at this stage, the accused need to be sent to judicial custody as some more evidence will be collected during this period.

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ew Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday said the CBI was “hoodwinking” the procedure in its investigation into the murder of RTI activist Amit Bhikabhai Jethwa in which Gujarat BJP MP Dinubhai Boghabhai Solanki was arrested after being summoned as a witness.

“You are hoodwinking,” a bench comprising justices S.S. Nijjar and F.M.I. Kalifulla said after CBI counsel maintained that Solanki, who was called for questioning here, was arrested as there must have been material against him.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the two-time MP, said that he was called for questioning and arrested when his plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order for the CBI probe was pending in the apex court.

Further, he submitted that Solanki has also sought quashing of the summon to

appear as witness in the case.

He said the sitting MP is in CBI custody for six days and he should be released from the hands of the agency and sent to judicial custody.

However, the bench said it will hear the matter and seek CBI’s stand on Friday.

The apex court in March had said, “The CBI may continue with its investigation, as directed, and complete such investigation, but the result of the investigation should be kept in a sealed cover.”

A Delhi court on November 6 had granted a two-day transit remand to CBI to take the arrested BJP MP to Ahmedabad in connection with murder of Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest, home of Asiatic lions.

Solanki, Lok Sabha member from Junagadh, was arrested on November 5 after he joined the investigation at CBI headquarters.

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NATION PREMCO GLOBAL LTD.

Regd. Office: A/26, Premco House, Street no.3, M.I.D.C., Andheri (E), Mumbai-93.

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER/HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2013.

(` in Lacs)

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Particulars

1 Income From Operations a) Net Sales / Income from Operations b) Other Operating Income Total Income 2 Expenses a) Cost of Materials consumed b) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and stock-in-trade c) Employee benefits expense d) Depreciation and amortisation expense e) Other Expenses Total Expenses 3 Profit (+)/Loss (-) from operation before other income, Finance Cost.

4 Other Income 5 Profit (+)/Loss (-) from ordinary activities before Finance Cost.

6 Finance Cost 7 Profit (+)/Loss (-) from ordinary activities before Tax. 8 Tax Expenses 9 Profit (+)/Loss (-) from ordinary activities after Tax. 10 Extraordinary item 11 Net profit (+)/Loss (-) for the period 12 Paid up Equity share capital (Face value of Rs. 10/- each) 13 Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves( as per Balance Sheet of previous accounting year ) 14 Earning per shares (Basic & Diluted Rs.) A PARTICULARS OF SHAREHOLDINGS 1 Aggregate of Public Shareholding - Number of shares - Percentage of shareholding 2 Aggregate of promoter & promoters Group shareholding a) Pledged / Encumbered - Number of Shares - Percentage of shares ( as a % of the total shareholding of Promoter & Promoter Group) - Percentage of shares ( as a % of the total share Capital of the Company) b) Non-encumbered - Number of Shares - Percentage of shares ( as a % of the total shareholding of Promoter & Promoter Group) - Percentage of shares ( as a % of the total share Capital of the Company) STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES S Particulars n o I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1 Shareholder's Funds (a) Share Capital (b) Reserves & Surplus Sub Total Shareholder's Funds 2

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Quarter Quarter Quarter Half Year Half Year Year Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended 30.09.2013 30.06.2013 30.09.2012 30.09.2013 30.09.2012 31.03.2013 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited) 1,191.01 1,800.80 1,547.97 2,991.81 2,757.81 5,121.61 58.33 126.86 100.76 163.78 44.58 82.28 1,235.59 1,883.08 1,606.30 3,118.67 2,858.57 5,285.39 937.40 (440.96)

870.69 331.62

911.47 1,808.09 1,625.17 3,052.65 69.76 (109.34) 154.51 (226.10)

143.81 28.13

138.43 27.52

132.02 29.97

282.24 55.65

253.05 59.66

540.56 107.58

305.44 230.38 256.98 535.82 460.23 1,043.99 973.82 1,598.64 1,400.20 2,572.46 2,552.62 4,518.68 261.77 284.44 206.10 546.21 305.95 766.71 40.19 301.96

77.53 361.97

28.63 234.73

117.72 663.93

48.94 354.89

63.86 830.57

20.88 281.08

22.44 339.53

23.87 210.86

43.32 620.61

47.53 307.36

95.17 735.40

171.04 110.04

20.00 319.53

65.65 145.21

191.04 429.57

97.70 209.66

218.64 516.76

110.04 316.36

319.53 316.36

145.21 301.36

429.57 316.36

209.66 301.36

516.76 316.36

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10.03

4.78

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1,225,691 1,225,691 1,225,691 1,225,691 1,225,691 1,225,691 38.47% 38.47% 40.36% 38.47% 40.36% 38.47%

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1,960,609 1,960,609 1,810,609 1,960,609 1,810,609 1,960,609 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 61.53% 61.53%

59.64%

61.53% 59.64% 61.53%

(` in Lacs)

As At As At 30.09.2013 31.03.2013 Note : (Unaudited) (Audited) 1. The above unaudited financial results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and taken on 316.36 316.36 record by the Board of Directors of 2,202.90 1,773.46 the company at its meeting held on 2,519.26 2,089.82 11th November, 2013. The Statutory Auditors of the company have carried out a limited review of the Non - Current Liabilities .

111.03 153.55 above financial results. (a) Long Term Borrowings 185.56 198.52 2. The company operates mainly in (b) Deferred Tax Liabilities 45.55 43.18 one business segment i.e Elastic. (c) Other Long Term Liabilities 54.56 50.18 3. In terms of amended clause 41 (d) Long Term Provisions Sub Total Non - Current Liabilities 396.70 445.43 of the Listing Agreement, details of number of investor's complaints for the quarter ended 30th September, Current Liabilities 545.22 580.80 2013; opening - Nil, received - Nil, (a) Short Term Borrowings 261.99 307.00 disposed off - Nil and pending - Nil. (b) Trade Payables 175.56 160.54 4. Figures of the previous year have (c) Other Current Liabilities 94.32 182.67 been re-grouped/re-arranged (d) Short Term Provisions 1,077.09 1,231.01 wherever considered necessary.

Sub Total Current Liabilities 3,993.05 3,766.26 Total ( Equity and Liabilities ) ASSETS Non-Current Assets 1,289.85 1,322.45 (a) Fixed Assets 321.99 53.87 (b) Non-Current Investments 66.18 (c) Long Term Loans and Advances 69.82 30.73 30.55 (d) Other Non Current Assets 1,712.39 1,473.05 Sub Total Non-Current Assets Current Assets 1,200.20 1,157.33 (a) Inventories 673.25 1,051.69 Place : Mumbai (b) Trade Receivables 296.15 17.62 Date: 11th November, 2013. (c) Cash & Bank Balances 23.51 14.17 (d) Short Term Loans & Advances By order of the board 87.55 52.40 (e) Other Current Assets Premco Global Ltd. 2,280.66 2,293.21 Sub Total Current Assets Sd/Ashok B. Harjani 3,993.05 3,766.26 Total ( Assets ) Managing Director

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TOP VIEW Rupee will settle down.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram assured the domestic currency will stabilise

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Sushil Finance calls a ‘Buy’ on Cadila Healthcare CMP: Rs. 734 Target Rs. 860

Downtrend Continues

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

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell substantially on Monday (November 11, 2013) a net 61.95 points (1.01%) and closed at the 6078 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 6110 points level. It then turned into a range bound movement until 12.50 p.m. The index The index then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6141 points level at 1.03 p.m. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.54 p.m. The index then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 6067 points level at 3.05 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, moved in a range of 74 points and closed below the psychologically important 6100 points level. Sentiment was extremely bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 42 were losers, while 8 stocks closed in the green. Some buying was seen in healthcare, IT and technology stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in realty and capital goods stocks.

The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market with a negative bias.

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

The next support is at the 5921 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6357 points level.

The next resistance is at the 6428 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6096 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 6050.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (2) = 6022.

Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 3.49%. This change is small Resistance (1) = 6124.

Resistance (2) = 6170. and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 479 were gainers, 886 were losers and 61 remained unchanged.

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

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

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

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a fifth consecutive black body candle. The body of this c andl e is below and outside the body of the previous black body candle. This is negative.

Further, the 5 days moving average has dropped below the 15 days moving average. This is negative and a sell signal. Moreover, the index has dropped below the 25 days moving averages The velocity parameters too are negatively trended. All these indicate a negative bias and indicate the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 6175) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 6204) Negative.

Has dropped below its 25-day average (at 6146) Negative.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5862) Positive.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness:

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.

Cadila Healthcare reported disappointing set of numbers in Q2FY14 on the domestic formulations & margins front, however export formulations reported strong growth. Net sales & EBITDA up 13% whereas EBITDA margins came in flat YoY at 14.9% whereas QoQ it saw a drop of 260 bps (margin impacted due to low growth & contribution from domestic business, high margin JV business de-growing & exports not realized at higher rate due to hedges amounting to losses). Q1FY14 EBITDA margin at 17.5%. PAT grew by 92.7% (due to MAT credit taken). EPS in Q2FY14 came in at Rs. 9 vs Rs. 4.6 in Q2FY13. H1FY14 EPS at Rs. 18.5 vs our FY14E EPS at Rs. 38.8.

Wellness gross sales grew by 7.7% (Sugarfree grew - 44% but Nutralite, Everyuth & Acti-life not doing well). The company expects growth to pick up in Q3 led by increased promotional activities but 20%+ growth expected to take 2 more quarters. EBIDTA margin came in at 26.1% vs 26.9% in Q2FY13.

PAT grew by 6.7% to Rs.252 mn.

Outlook & Valuation: Q2FY14 continued being a challenging quarter for Cadila with pressure on margins on account of low growth & contribution from domestic business, high margin JV business de-growing & exports not realized at higher rate due to hedges amounting to losses. However, we believe, the sluggishness in the domestic formulation space is expected to recover with the resolution of trade related issues coupled with better visibility in the export markets such as US (ramp up expected in approval rates from the USFDA, launch guidance improved to 20+ over the next 12-15 months in the US), JV sales (some more products added under Hospira JV likely be launched in 2015), aggressively targeting emerging markets like Brazil and the CIS region. We maintain a BUY rating on the stock (TP of Rs 860) with FY15 expected to be a year of change in fortunes for the company with faster approvals in US & domestic market getting back to strong growth.

Prabhudas Lilladher calls a ‘Buy’ on Voltas CMP: Rs. 90 Target Rs. 100

Voltas reported Adj. PAT of Rs 423m, up 49% YoY, which was better than ours and street estimates, largely driven by higher other income and improved margin performance in the EPS/UCP segment. Margin in the MEP segment continued to be subdued due to issues in international projects. We believe, given the prospects of improved ordering from international market, company’s effort to pick up better margin order and leadership changes across important verticles, will benefit in the medium/long term. Healthy balance sheet and cash flow gives us additional comfort. We maintain ‘Accumulate’ on the stock. Outlook and Valuation: The stock is trading at 11xFY14E earnings. We believe the near-term outlook on earnings is likely to be subdued, given the challenging environment for UCP businesses and weak margin outlook for FY14 for the MEP segment. However, given the prospects of improved ordering from international market, company’s effort to pick-up better margin order and leadership changes across important verticles will benefit in the medium/long term.

Healthy balance sheet and cash flow gives us additional comfort. We maintain ‘Accumulate’ on the stock with a target price of Rs 100.

ICICI Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Tata Motors CMP: Rs. 377 Target Rs. 475

Tata Motors (TML) has announced its Q2FY14 results, which were a significant beat on the margins and profitability front. The consolidated topline at ~Rs 56,800 crore was ahead of estimates while reported PAT at ~Rs 3,541 crore also beat the Street. JLR’s EBITDA margins at 17.8% (I-direct estimate: 16.9%) rose 300 bps YoY on a strong product/geography mix and annual incentives received in the quarter. The domestic business posted losses of ~Rs 800 crore, as revenues, margins shrunk to Rs 8800 crore, 2.0%, respectively. However, with JLR business drivers strongly in motion, we are not too worried about the weakness in the standalone business. We believe JLR’s volumes will grow ~16%, ~13% in H2FY14E, FY15E, respectively as new product launches and strong growth in China and US continues. Margins are also expected to remain on the upswing as the favourable impact of Jaguar volumes plays a part. We have continued to remain bullish on JLR’s business performance and value it at 4x EV/EBITDA. With some uptick in the India business, going ahead, the drag on the overall performance will also reduce.

Despite the 45% YTD run-up in the stock price, we feel JLR valuations still remain significantly subdued compared to peers like BMW and Audi. The drag on profitability of the domestic business will reduce whenever the demand scenario improves in India. We maintain BUY and enhance our TP to Rs 475. However, with higher valuation upside in preference shares, we would advise all our portfolio investors to add Tata Motors DVR.

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Subdued Growth To Continue In Q3 For Manufacturing In Key Sectors NEWS FLASH

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India Rupee Drops to 8-Week Low against Dollar Exports at 2-year high of 13.47% in October India's cotton exports may drop 9% this year: USDA PepsiCo to invest Rs 33,000 crore in India by 2020 Hiring activities grow by 4% in October: Naukri.Com SAIL Q2 net up 117% at Rs 1,180 crore on exceptional gains.

FICCI Survey suggests concern over high interest rates rising significantly

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chine tools, metals and automotive, while tyre, ceramics and electronics ICCI’s latest quarterly survey were likely to witness strong growth on manufacturing has pro- of over 10 % in the third quarter.

Interest rate paid by the manujected subdued growth in key sectors such as automotive, capital facturers, as reported in the survey, goods, metal and chemicals in the ranges from 8 to 16% with average interest rate at around 12% per third quarter.

Nevertheless, the survey projects annum. “Notably, the proportion of an overall modest recovery in man- respondents availing credit above ufacturing sector growth in the 12% per annum rose significantly in third quarter of 2012-13 (October- the current survey to 58% as comDecember 2012-13). Though the pared to 42% in previous survey�, growth is expected to be low, some said Kidwai.

According to the FICCI survey, recovery is expected as the overall business environment improves which covered 364 manufacturing with the announcement of number units and associations, a modest reof reform measures by Government, covery in the third quarter for the it said. Naina Lal Kidwai, President, sector is expected, as demand conFICCI said “This low or subdued ditions reflected in order books growth is supported primarily by show marginal improvement. It some improvement on export front. gauged the expectations of manuHowever, we are seeing rising con- facturers for the third quarter for cerns over the cost of credit by the major sectors such as textiles, capimanufacturers as compared to pre- tal goods, metals, chemicals, tyres, cement, electronics, automotive, vious surveys�.

The chamber survey pointed out leather & footwear, machine tools, that five out of 12 sectors were likely FMCG & food, ceramics, etc.

Around 45 % respondents said to witness low (less than 5%) growth and four sectors to witness moder- they expected production to be ate growth (less than 10 % and higher in the quarter under review vis-Ă -vis last year. The survey noted greater than 5% ).

The sectors likely to witness low that though the demand conditions growth are chemicals, textiles, ma- remain subdued but a marginal im-

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provement has been seen in the third quarter for 2012-13 as compared with second quarter of 201213. In the third quarter, over 33 % respondents reported higher order books for October-December 201213 as compared with 31 % in the sector quarter of 2012-13. “The above outlook is also borne out by the fact that recently both IIP and Index of Eight Core Industries have shown some upturn in growth,� it said.

Around 33 % respondents reported plans for capacity addition in the next six months as compared with 28 % in the previous survey.

However, except a few sectors such as leather, where majority of the firms plan to add new capacities, in other sectors only a few companies had any new capacity addition plans, the survey said. “This indicates that investment will not pick up at least in the next two to three months,� it added.

Around 70 % respondents do not expect to hire new workforce in next three months indicating that investors may still be wary of expansion plans. Around 34 % respondents reported that their capacity utilization was higher in the third quarter vis-Ă -vis last year.

India Targets $2.3 Billion Asset Sales In PSUs By Year-End

By A Business Reporter

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ndia has revived plans to sell stakes in two state-owned companies to raise about $2.3 billion to boost public finances, aiming to push through a sale by mid-December to take advantage of a share market rally. Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said investor road shows will be launched in the United States on Tuesday for a 10 % stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

The government’s Department of Disinvestment (DoD), which oversees stake sales in state companies, has also completed most of the overseas road shows to sell a 5% stake in state miner Coal India, which could fetch about $1.5 billion, the sources told PTI.

The department hopes to launch the stake sales in the two state companies before December 15, they said, after which overseas investors typically start to wind down for Christmas and New Year holidays. “We would like to launch both before mid-December, but not sure if we will be able to do that,� one of the sources said. The government’s planned sale of stakes in Indian Oil and other state companies including Coal India is critical to relieving pressure on public finances that could put the country’s investmentgrade credit rating at risk.

India has targeted raising $6.4 billion from selling stakes in state companies in the fiscal year ending March 2014, but has so far managed only $233 million, as ministries squabbled over the timing of the is-

sues and the rupee fell against the dollar. IOC’s share sale had been set for October, but planned road shows were cancelled after the oil ministry pulled out, citing the weak share price and uncertainty over a new fuel-subsidy formula.

The Coal India stake sale has been halved from 10 %t to 5 % after union opposition.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Sebi Needs To Step Up Criminal Enforcement: ESMA

European market watchdog ESMA has lauded Sebi for developing a robust surveillance and enforcement system but has called for a stepped-up criminal enforcement framework for capital market violations in India. A 122-page report by European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has noted that the legal authority of Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has been strengthened and it now has “broad regulatory, licensing, investigation, supervision and enforcement powers�.� Based on such strong legal framework Sebi has also developed robust regulations for different types of market participants and RSEs (Recognised Stock Exchange),� ESMA said.

L&T Infra Finance Warns Public Against ‘Unscrupulous’ Entities

L&T Infrastructure Finance Company warned investors against ‘unscrupulous’ entities collecting money from them with promise of high returns on behalf of the company. “...Some unscrupulous persons/firms/establishments are misusing the goodwill and reputation of the company and collecting deposits in cash under the identification/ similar trade name/trade logo as that of the company, thereby seeking to create false association with the company,� L&T Infra Finance said in a public notice. “They have been issuing fake receipts in the name of the company thereby luring the public and under the pretext of giving unreasonably high returns receiving deposits in the name of the company,� it added. L&T Infra Finance clarified that it is not collecting funds in any manner and has not authorised any entity for raising funds on its behalf. It said the company has no connection with these entities who are taking advantage of gullible people.

Govt Likely To Allow Doubling Of Kg-D6 Gas Price

In a breather to RIL, the government is likely to allow doubling of price of gas from its KG-D6 block provided the company gives bank guarantees that can be encashed if proved that the energy major was hoarding gas.The Oil Ministry had in a draft note to the Cabinet proposed that RIL be forced to sell gas from Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) gas fields in KG-D6 block at current rate of USD 4.2 till it is proved that the over 80 % fall output was due to natural reasons, or the firm makes up for producing less than target since 2010-11. However, the glitch in the plan was how the government would make up for the difference between the current rate of USD 4.2 per million British thermal unit and the new rate of almost USD 8.4 that is to become applicable for all domestic gas from April 1 next year, if at a later date it is proved that the fall in output was actually due to geological reasons and RIL was not hoarding gas.

Rising Inflation, Falling Rupee Hit Fortune Of India’s Richest

Rising inflation and falling rupee seem to have hit the fortune of India’s 100 richest people, but they have still managed to beat the growth in Indian stock market valuation. Though the total wealth of India’s 100 richest people grew by a modest 3 % from the year ago period to USD 259 billion, the elite group of entrepreneurs have beaten the BSE market cap’s growth over the last five years, as per the latest Forbes India Rich List. “The growth in wealth might have been lacklustre due to India’s stumbling economy, which has been hit by inflation and a falling rupee,� Forbes India said. — Business Desk with inputs from PTI

Inflows Through Special Swap Windows Touch $17.5 Bn: RBI

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he Reserve Bank said it has received USD 17.5 billion so far through the two special windows for swapping foreign currency nonresident (banks) deposits and overseas foreign currency borrowings by banks. The central bank operationalised these special windows on September 4 to prop the rupee which had fallen close to 30% between April and August. The window will remain open till November 30.The special widow allows banks to swap the fresh FCNR (B) dollar

funds, mobilised for a minimum tenor of three years and over, at a fixed rate of 3.5 per cent per annum for the tenor of the deposit.

The RBI also allowed banks to borrow up to 100 % of tier I capital from overseas, which can be swapped with the central bank at a concessional rate of 100 basis points below the ongoing swap rate prevailing in the market. The rupee has gained nearly 11% from September till date on account of higher dollar inflows and other measures taken by the RBI and the government.

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RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

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

BANI - ISHQ DA KALMA

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see, Bani admitting

the truth to Anuradha about Parmeet and her wedding. Parmeet is thereafter proved to be Bani’s husband and he vanishes again. Col or s, 10.30 p.m.

EK BOOND ISHQ

Tara slaps Mrityunjay. She plans to take revenge from him. Fur-

ther Jairaj & Aditya are back from London and even Mrityunjay comes back home. What will Tara do next? Life Ok , 8.30 p.m.

TWO AND A HALF MEN

Alan has been dating a lot, and Charlie soon finds out that it has been one woman - his ex-wife, Judith. He tries to stop Alan, and even brings Rose, Evelyn and Berta to interfere - but Alan ignores them all. After having sex with Judith and getting into yet another argument with her (this time about their dull sex life while married) Alan decides not to see her anymore. Jake almost walks in on the two on numerous occasions, causing Alan to leap out of Judith’s window and return back to Charlie’s home in his underwear. Star Worl d, 8.30 p.m.

ANIMAL STRATEGIES

Animals had to develop behaviours and techniques in order to address vital requirements such as nutrition, reproduction, raising the young, protection and, more generally, adaptation to a sometimes hostile environment. ANIMAL STRATEGIES shows us how primates, antelopes, small animals, big predators and even some birds live, cope, survive and interact in the wild theatre that is their world. Ani mal Plan et, 7 p.m.

JUNGLE GOLD

There are millions of dollars in gold buried under Ghana’s

dense jungles. Determined gold miners from around the world seek their fortunes in the dangerous and gold-rich jungles of Ghana, Africa’s second largest gold producing country. It sounds like a perfect get-rich-quick opportunity, but in Ghana, mining is the easy part. With little money and everything on the line, rookie

THE BOURNE SUPREMACY

Bani-Ishq Da Kalma, Colors, 10.30 p.m.

American gold miners George Wright and Scott Lomu beg and borrow anything they can to succeed. After securing a $150,000 from an investor, the pressure is on from the very start to find gold to pay back this loan, as well as their other debts. Against stacked odds, their stakes have never been higher. Armed neighbours, illegal miners, and escaping with the precious metal (and their lives) are among their biggest challenges. Di scover y, 10 p.m.

HOW IT’S MADE

Have you ever wondered how things are made? HOW IT’S

MADE finds out how the everyday objects people use become the things they are. D iscovery Science, 8 p.m.

SARASWATICHANDRA

Saras beats pramad badly but comes to know that he is dying

soon due to liver cirrhosis and gets shocked. What will saras do now? Star Pl us, 7.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive. Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen, Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.

MUMBAI KI KIRAN BEDI

Honest constable (played by Srinivasamurthy) names his daughter as Kiran Bedi and sacrifices extremely to bring her up as IPS officer. Kiran Bedi (Malashri) shows exemplary courage and intelligence and she is a nightmare for anti social elements like Bhoopathy, Mobile Nachappa, D’Souza, Naga, Vickey, Muni and others who are controlling the government. All the 224 MLA’s of Karnataka and 29 MP’s are under my feat says Bhoopathy to Kiran Bedi who chalks out master plan to destabilize the gang. Kiran Bedi is given extraordinary powers yet the crooks are successful in moving her from Bangalore to Bellary. Bhoopathy’s son Vicky dies fighting against Kiran Bedi and therefore Bhoopathy to avenge his son’s death sends his crook and finally, Kiran Bedi wages a futile battle. The crooks kill Kiran Bedi and hand over the ash to her constable father. All is not over. .Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year’s Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks. Starring Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Led by John Bridger and Charlie Croker a team is assembled for one last heist to steal $35 million in gold bars from a heavily

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.00

8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

The Bourne Supremacy, Star Movies, 9 p.m. guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, Steve, driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the group. Thinking the team dead, he returns to L.A. with the gold. Charlie and the survivors of this betrayal follow Steve L.A. to exact revenge against the traitor. Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger’s daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron) - a professional safe cracker, to get revenge. With Stella and the hacking skills of Lyle (Seth Green), the explosives skills of “Left Ear”, and the driving skills of “Handsome” Rob this new team plans and executes a daring heist that weaves through the freeways and subways of L.A. Pi x, 9 p.m .

SHREEMAAN AASHIQUE

Professor Vishwa Mitra has made an organisation that persuades men not to marry because a woman makes the life of a man hell. Durshan Kumar is also a member of that organisation. Durshan’s parents are very upset because of Durshan’s views about women. Once, Durshan has to go to Manali, a hillstation, for business purpose. Vishwa Mitra gives him a lecture to keep away from girls because at a hill-station, there is a greater chance of falling in love. So, Durshan goes to Manali with all the advice in his mind. But, there he falls in love with Shakoo despite all the care. Urmile also falls in love with Durshan. Durshan returns to Bombay (his home town) promising Shakoo that he will come again and marry with her. Now Shakoo’s father has a friendship with Vishwa Mitra. Before Durshan goes to Manali, he comes to Bombay alongwith his daughter, Shakoo. He says to Vishwa Mitra that he has to go somewhere and ... CVO, 9 p.m .

LISTING

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

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Ek Muthi Aasman 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Bh Se Bhadey 5.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori

6.30 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 7.00 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti…

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 6.30

SAB TV

Taarak FIR Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir Sab Khelo Sab Jeeto

P.M. 2.00 3.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.50 5.15 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00

DISCOVERY

World’s Top 5 Wildlife Wild Asia Man vs Wild Africa Man Vs Wild Jungle Gold Forbidden

SCIENCE

How It’s Made Storm Chasers Future Weapons Some Assembly Required How It’s Made The Gadget Show Tech Toys 360 Antariksh How It’s Made Deadliest Space Weather

STAR WORLD

Dexter Castle Simpsons Two And A Half Men Masterchief Australia Castle One Tree Hill Simpsons Two And A Half Men Masterchief Australia How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls Castle

ZEE CAFÉ

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

7.30 8.00

BHAVANI- THE TIGER

Bhavani Prasad lives in Karampudi. Sruthi, a girl who is going to get engaged to an NRI, falls in love with Bhavani Prasad. A lady called Siva Nageswari enters their wedding and shoots at Bhavani Prasad. Bhavani Prasad is a local leader who works for the good of the people. The people respect him, adore him and even willing to give up their life for him. Sruthi Is A friend Of Bhavani Prasad’s Sister. On Occasion Of Bhavani Prasad’s Sister’s Marriage, he Meets Sruthi. Sruthi is the fiancée of American born Indian – Prithvi. In the due course of events she falls in love with Bhavani Prasad. Both the families agree to their marriage. Bhavani Prasad vows to get Nageswari married to Jatin, who works for Bhavani Prasad. Another of Balayya’s rivals – Mukesh Rushi joins hands with Narasinga Naidu and plans to damage Balayya’s image and withhold Sonali’s marriage. Max , 9 p.m .

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon..

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

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Mahabharat

BIG CBS LOVE

BNTM Season 6 NCIS Maximum Exposure X Factor Jamie’s 30 Minutes Meal Maximum Exposure Jamie’s 30 Minutes Meal Rules of Engagement 90210 BNTM NCIS

SONY TV

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

Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali, Sahara One, 8.30 p.m.

Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi 10.30 Punarvivaah 11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaaan India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Do Dil…Ek Jaan 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.30 Savdhaan India

COLORS

P.M. 2.00 Sasural Simar Ka 2.30 Balika Vadhu-Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte 3.00 Madhubala 3.30 Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki 4.00 Bani Ishq da Kalma 4.30 Comedy Nights with Kapil 7.00 Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Madhubala 9.00 Bigg Boss Saath 7 10.00 Uttaran 10.30 Bani – Ishq da Kalma 11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firzangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi….

3.00 Pyari Behna: Film.

Mithun C, Padmini Kolhapure 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi…

Ek Boond Ishq, Life Ok, 8.30 p.m.

Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 F I R 11.00 Taarak Mehta 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Radha Hi Bawri 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 6.00 Ek Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8..30 Mala Sassu Havi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 9.30 Fu Bai Fu 10.30 Radha Hi Bawri 11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

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

Nature’s Microworlds Animal Planet’s A to Z Untamed Europe AP Safari River Monsters Animal Strategies Natural Born Hunters Marvellous Marven Animal Planet’s A to Z Animal Strategies

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Ek Divas Celebrity Sobat 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala 4.00 Tiwalya Bawlya 4.10 Bheti Lagi Jiva 4.35 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Abhang 5.30 Mala Bhetleli Mansa 6.00 Krishi Varta 6.30 Amachi Mati Amachi Mase 6.55 Patla Tar Ghya 7.15 Antakshari 8.00 The News

8.15 Samachar 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan 9.00 Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan 9.30 Saraswatichandra 10.00 Bharat Ki Shaan: Run Jhum 11.00 DEOOL: Film. Starring Dilip Prabhawalkar, Nana Patekar

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

Samachar.

News Sports News Rang Tarang Samachar News Samachar

Deool, DDI, 11 p.m.

5.30 Rajyon Se Samachar 6.05 Metro Scan 6.30 Business Wrap 7.00 Samachar 7.30 Focus.

8.00 News.

8.15 Samachar 8.30News 10.00 Late Edition 10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus 11.15Khel Samachar

10.00 Future Weapons 11.00 The Gadget Show

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Baggage Battles 2.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 3.30 Big Rig Bounty Hunter 4.30 Your Bleeped Up Brain 5.30 Baggage Battles 6.00 Kings of Restoration 6.30 Pawn Stars 7.00 History Untamed: Lion’s Tale 8.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 9.00 101 Things That Changed The World 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Kings of Restoration 11.00 Big Rig Bounty Hunter

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Taboo 3.00 Mega Factories 4.00 Secrets of the King Cobra 5.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown 6.00 In the Womb 7.00 Mega Factories 8.00 Built for the Kill 9.00 Trapped in Kedarnath 10.00 Breakout 10.30 Taboo

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 1.00 3.30 5.30 7.00 9.00 11.00 A.M. 9.30 11.00 P.M. 12.00 2.30 5.18 7.18 9:00 10.57 A.M. 9.53 11.41 P.M. 1.00 3.00 5.00 6.00 8.45 10.30 A.M. 10.30 P.M. 1.45 3.31 6.24 9.00 11.24 A.M. 7.20 9.29 11.25 P.M. 12.30 3.10 6.20 9.00 11.45 A.M. 9.20

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 5.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30

9.30 10.30

STAR SPORTS

Motorsports Sueprstar BPL Hlts Liga Bbva 13/14 h/ls Barclays Premier League Superstar BPL Hlts Serie A Show Golf Focus 2013 Liga Bbva 13/14 highlights La Liga Review Football Today’s 2013.

Dude, Where’s My Car? The Pacifier

HBO

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Minority Report Bedtime Stories Street Dance 2 Rise of the Guardians Happy Feet Two Addams Family Values Bedtime Stories

ZEE STUDIO

The Stepfather Back To The Future Part I Marvel Anime X Men Miracle The Waterboy Assault On Precinct Tudors

PIX

Mean Girls Black Hawk Down Spiderman The Italian Job Drunken Master Wushu The Hunting Arthur Christmas

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra: Magesh Bhosale 4.30 Chatur Navra Chikni Baiko: Bharat Jadhav 7.00 De Dana Dan: Laxmikant Berde 9.30 Kutumb: Jitendra Joshi, Veena J

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 7.30

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches The Regular Show Adventure Time Ben 10 vs Negative 10 Oggy and the Cockroaches Tom and Jerry Shiver Me Whiskers 9.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien 10.00 Johnny Test 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Tom and Jerry The Movie 10.00 Roll No 21 11.00 Bas Kakro Henry Season 1 P.M. 1.00 4.00 5.00 8.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30

POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Chhota Bheem Marathon Hagemaru Pokemon Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD Thomas and Friends Kumbh Karan

STAR GOLD

Jolly LLB Diwale C Kkompany Golimaar Zaalim

Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Dil Bole Hadippa: Shahid Kapur, Rani Mukherjee 3.30 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya 9.00 Bhavani-The Tiger: Balakrisha, Sonali Bendre A.M 7.00 Prathighat- A Revenge: Ravi Teja, Anushka Shetty 10.30 1920 Evil Returns: Aftab Shivdasani

Assault on Precinct 13, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.15 Deewana: Shah Rukh Khan 5.45 Ab Tukhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo: Amitabh Bachchan 9.00 Shiva The Super Hero 2: Nagarjuna

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Deewana Mastana: Anil Kapoor, Juhi 5.30 Shoorveer: Rajan Sippy, Mandakini 9.00 Shreemaan Aashique: Rishi Kapoor, Urmila M A.M. 9.30 Maahir: Govinda, Farha

STAR SPORTS1

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

STARMOVIES

Van Helsing Dude, Where My Car? The Darkest Hour Evan Almighty The Bourne Supremacy The Pacifier

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Vardaan: Vinod Mehra, Reena R 3.00 Mulzim: Jeetendra, Amrita Singh 6.00 Dharamyudh: Sunil Dutt, Kimi Katkar 9.00 Mumbai Ki Kiran Bedi: Mlashri, Srinivasa M A.M. 9.00 Meet Mere Man Ke: Firoz Khan, Salma Agha

B4U

P.M 12.00 Mr Natwarlal: Amitabh B 3.00 Shastra: Sunil Shetty, Anjali Jathar 6.00 Saajan Chale Sasural: Govinda, Karishma K 9.00 Footpath: Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha B A.M. 8.00 Maha Chor: Rajesh Khanna, Neetu Singh

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The Italian Job, Pix, 9 p.m.

9.00 Chhota Bheem 10.00 Mr Bean 11.30 Bheemgiri Special P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00

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

DISNEY XD

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

CULTURE

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NEWS IN BRIEF Hindustani Classical Vocal awards

By Vijay Shanker

ber in the Mohiniattam style, portraying Kerala and the significance of the festival Onam. eading social and cultural organisation, Peo- The programme compere was the young ple's Arts Centre, presented a unique and un- charming actress Geeta who regaled the usual programme of classical dances, folk audience in Malayalam and English.

While Silambaattam exposed the mardances and music at the Shanmukhananda auditorium last Sunday. It was a spectacular programme as tial art form of Tamil Nadu wherein the 200 dancers and musicians from Tamil Nadu and fighters use various arms to protect themKerala performed with zeal and passion to create a selves, Kalaripayattu of Kerala exposed the jumps and leaps of the fighters as lasting impression on the audience.

Conceived and directed by Gopakumar Pillai, this they defend the enemies with sticks, was possibly the first time that so many performers swords and shields. Both these marcame together and performed at the same platform tial art forms were demonstrated to mark the 57th Formation day of both Tamil Nadu by a team of young men who and Kerala. The programme commenced with have received arduous training Bharata Natyam performed by a group of young tal- for several years. This indeed ented dancers, signifying the glory and the childhood was the piece-de-resistance of pranks of little Krishna, followed by an elegant num- the programme. Folk music of Kerala and Tamil Nadu were performed by a group of gifted musicians and singers. The tribal dances performed were Sevaiattam and Alamikali that symbolise brotherhood of Muslims and Hindus and are usually performed during Moharram.

Musicians on the 'tappa’, ‘chanda’ and the ‘talam' received a thunderous applause as they danced vigorously while they played the drums.

The Kaliattam was spectacular as one could see the ten hands of the goddess as she destroys the demon Mahisasur and the programme concluded with the most dramatic art form of Kerala known as Kathakali.

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Mukta Barve turns drama producer

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By Sandeep Hattangadi

opular Marathi stage and film actor Mukta Barve has turned a drama producer with the Irawati Karnik written play ‘Chaapa Kaata’. Talking to ADC, the talented actor revealed that the play is very well written with a mother-daughter relationship with the mother played by eminent actor Reema Lagoo and the daughter played by Mukta.

There also are two more characters, one of whom is Mukta’s doctor husband. “I always wanted to be a producer,” Mukta says, “after performing so many plays and when this play came to me I immediately said yes and convinced Reemajee to star in the play as

By Amarendra Dhaneshwar

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he simple ritual of lighting a lamp in Diwali lightens up the atmosphere and there is a spirit of celebration all around. Surprisingly, this is one festival which does not find a reflection in our music. Once the late Kumar Gandharva, the most creative singers of modern times, told this singer/writer that the very fact that there did not exist a single composition in the repertoire of Hindustani music on the joys of the Diwali festival showed how a vast gulf separated music and life. Kumar himself wrote and composed a beautiful bandish in the Raga Dhan Basanti which is a combination of 'Puriya Dhanashri' and 'Basant'. 'Shubh Ghadi Deepaki Jyot Jare' talks about the connection between the auspiciousness of the occasion and the act of lighting a lamp. The happy and celebratory nature of the festival is conducive to

well. I chose Sameer Vidhwans to direct the play because he is one of the most talented directors around and has directed many critically appreciated plays and films and I am sure that he will do justice to the play”.

She also credits the co-producer Dinu Pednekar with his able knowledge and backing to help her in her first production.

Reema said that she liked the subject of the play and immediately agreed to do it as also Mukta and Sameer make a great team.

Director Sameer Vidhwans says that Mukta shares a good comfort level with him as she has worked with him in many plays and films and that helps in making the play more interesting for the audiences. Mukta adds that she is still doing the performances of her popular play ‘Final Draft’ but she believes in doing good and selective work. The play produced by Rasika and Anamika will have its premiere performance in December.

A musical Diwali

Khayal Trust was intended to welcome Diwali with music.

The Gwalior gharana singer sang 'Banare Ballaiya', the happy khyal in 'Yamankalyan' which was apt for the occasion. The racy tarana and the 'Tilang' thumri set the tone for the joyous music befitting the occasion. The ace flautist of the country was in his elements performing together with Mukesh Jadhav on the tabla and Dnyanesh Dev on the vibrophone.

M. Venkateshkumar who shows the likable angles of Bhimsen Joshi's gayaki sang the Raga Jog. His ‘Bhairavi’ too was extremely melodious.

Vasantrao Deshpande and would take their seats to music concerts.

Over the last twenty years, enjoy alaps in the morning Sangeet Sabha celebrated Dithe practice of holding special ragas like 'Ahir Bhairav' by an wali with a programme of Diwali concerts has gathered artiste of the stature of Kishori bandishes, natya geets and momentum. 'Chaturang', an Amonkar. The trend of such abhangas sung by veteran outfit run by dedicated work- concerts has caught on. There singers like Ramdas Kamat, ers, started this practice. The are at least two dozen differ- Chandrakant Limaye and Ms. concert used to begin at the ent special Diwali pro- Faiyaz. Upendra Bhatt, a crack of dawn on the first day grammes spread over the four Bhimsen Joshi clone and his of Diwali and the entire audi- days of Diwali at different pupil also sang in this programme sponsored by Union ence would be suitably venues.

The one organised by the Bank of India and Indian Oil. dressed up for the occasion

The prestigious Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikar & Kalakiran Puraskars 2013 for excellence in ‘Hindustan Classical Vocal’ will be held this year on November 13 at Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, 6pm onwards. Among the illustrious winners this year are Dr. Girija Devi for life-time achievement in Hindustani Classical Vocal and Smt. Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Smt. Gauri Pathare and Smt. Yashaswi Sirpotdar for being the most promising Hindustani Classical Vocal artists. The awards would be presented by His Excellency Honorable Shri. K. Sankaranarayan, Governor of Maharashtra. The award function will be followed by Swar Sandhya, Jashn-E-Bahaara by Javed Ali.

Mehfil with Pankaj Udhas

Witness an astounding Ghazal night with Padmashree Pankaj Udhas and Maalti Joshi, in a unique amalgamation of art and music On Saturday November 16, 6:30 pm onwards at Celebration Sports Club, Lokhandwala, Andheri West. The event will be initiated by Maalti Joshi, wife of the legendary lyricist Nida Fazli and a ghazal singer herself followed by Pankaj Udhas. With an intention to get back the intoxicating renditions of Ghazal music, Pankaj Udhas with this event wishes to connect with today’s generation and help them reconnect with Indian music.

‘Pratahswar’ concert

Pancham Nishad in association with Tata Capital presents ‘Pratahswar’, a concert of morning ragas featuring eminent violinist Kala Ramnath. The 58th concert of the series is scheduled to be held on the November 17 from 6:30 am at Open Foyer, Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. Entry to the concert is free.

Concert for underprivileged children

Renowned ghazal singers Pankaj Udhas and Shri. Bhupinder and Mitali Singh will be performing in ‘Sangam’, a live concert to help raise funds for setting up of Vocational Centres and Education for Underprivileged children by Each One Teach One (EOTO) Charitable Foundation sponsored by Transasia, Moksha and S & T Group. The concert is being held on Friday, November 15 at 6.30 pm at Nehru Centre, Worli.

An awarded short film

The much lauded short film ‘And Gandhi Goes Missing’, 19mins/Hindi/2011 directed by Devendra Shivaji Jadhav as his debut, has just got the Best Director Award in the Pune Short Film Festival on October 30. It was India’s entry in the Official Selection in the Pune Short Film Festival.

The stellar cast includes Kamlesh Sawant, Shreyas Paranjape, Sagar Talashilkar, Reshma Merchant, Soham Kadam and Kaustubh Joshi. The story is about a boy who bears the surname Godse and is looked down upon by his classmates and friends as everybody believes he has family connections with Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.

New play

Producer Sharad Bagwe’s new play ‘Janmrahasya’ is about to open on November 16. The play is written by eminent psychiatrist Dr. Anand Nadkarni and discusses the idea of a genetic pool and the effect it has on our upbringing and how one man fights to maintain his mental balance against all odds. The play stars Illa Bhate, Amita Khopkar, Vasudha Deshpande, Rahul Kulkarni and Gururaj Avdhani. The play is directed by veteran Kumar Sohoni and the music is by Ashok Patki.

A song on Sachin Tendulkar

Ujjwal Thengdi, the eminent and much respected director-producer of films like ‘Vazir’ and ‘In The Name of Tai’, has now written and composed a song on the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar and his illustrious career.

Thengdi has been featured in the Limca Book of Records as the only producer-director, lyricist, music composer, and actor.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 654

ENIGMA CODE 654

ACROSS: 3 Deliver, as I arranged, a plant (7) 8 Can, for example, turn up colour slightly (5) 9 Insult a relative by the Turk's head (5) 10 He is known by his acts (10) 11 His work is above most people (11) 13 The man's not given a rise in any situation (6) 16 Marsh seen on returning to a South American city (6) 22 Model Eton prefect performed faultlessly (4-7) 24 I fatten a Pole on ice cream endlessly, the manner being worthy of the Corsican (10) 25 Eagle moving about like a lark !

(5) 26 Weaken the headless German, my friend ! (5) 27 Floral symbol of affection or deer's new fashion (3-4) DOWN: 1 And with this in France getting new rate - and the rest (2,6) 2 Running aloft... (2,6) 3 Wild grouse launches into loud spurt of noise; he's a trumpeter (8) 4 Was being careless with sex diet (7) 5 Incomplete fragment Penny points out (7) 6 Social gathering regathers centrally. Ring me! (2,4) 7 Charge less for a tenderloin (8) 12 Dance in the toolroom? (3) 14 It may advertise in glowing terms (4,4) 15 After a round we have something to pay (3) 17 Gone out round about ten for

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

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The Clue: Bestow honour on

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE RATING, AIRING, ANGINA, RAGING, RAGTAG, RARING, TIRING

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MATH PYRAMID 654 some food (8) 18 Arrive at victory after it's finished (8) 19 A fellow eloquent and wealthy (8)

20 Was sullen and cross in retirement (7) 21 A reminder men hold me to (7) 23 A light is put in by request (6)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Curdle, 3 Afforded, 8 While away, 10 Extol, 12 Eyeball, 13 Nunnery, 14 Pillow-slips, 17 Downtrodden, 19 Alewife, 21 Soluble, 22 Betel, 23 Abasement, 24 Herewith, 25 Stupor.

DOWN: 1 Cowherds, 2 Lie fallow, 4 Flying scotsman, 5 Odeon, 6 Delays, 7 Swallow the bait, 9 Inexpedient, 11 Treasonable, 15 Indulgent, 16 Objector, 18 Casbah, 20 In-law.

QUICK CROSS 654

ACROSS: 1 Adds up (4) 5 32-card game (4) 6 Blundered (5) 8 Battling (2,3) 10 Abraham's wife (5) 12 Descartes, for one (4) 13 Disapproving words (4)

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

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Mao ____ -tung (3) 2 Creole vegetable (4) 3 Baked treats (5) 4 Patrick or Rod (7) 7 Challenges (5) 9 File companion (4) 11 Males (3)

HIDATO 654

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 654

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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Aquarius 10th Kartik Shuklapaksha Satbhisha Kumbh (Aquarius) G.S.Sh. Black 1

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Business interests will grow and initially you may have to invest a lot of money. Fresh investments will yield huge profits. An important event will put you very much in the limelight. This will be a very important year for you and you are likely to realize most of your dreams and aspirations. This applies particularly to those in the field of arts. A new romance adds joy to your life.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be healthy, long-lived, soft featured, attractive, with a broad forehead and lovely eyes. Will be intelligent, efficient, and honest to the point of being resolute in the pursuit of a belief or principle. Being well educated a career in academics, or literary field will lead to success.

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Hard work will be effective and advantageous. Collaboration will ensure success in whatever you are doing at present. You may head a significant undertaking, which will guarantee a steady flow of money. You will do well but are advised to guard against complacency. Romance will play a pivotal role and if you are thinking of a permanent relationship initial steps can now follow.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): A turn of events at work turns out to be beneficial for you. You never know when you strike an idea which gets translated into profit so keep your options open. However expenses for some could be high and you may need some strict budgeting. Avoid long term investments right now. You will fulfil your responsibilities to loved ones but will need time and space for yourself. Your mate will make sure you get the time.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Your capabilities at work may be questioned. It is nothing personal, but just a way to keep you on your toes. There is a lot of competition around and you really need to improve your skills on a regular basis. A new friendship that you have cultivated for purely professional reasons could be misunderstood by loved ones. You may need to evaluate your associations and decide what is best for you.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Money from a property or a legacy should be invested on a long-term basis for further gains.

Overseas influences are strong. You can look forward to some favorable news perhaps a journey Overseas may be necessary. Family gatherings are enjoyable.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Watch out for attempts at deception. You cannot completely trust people working around you. Someone may spread rumors which could hurt.

The employed should not resign under pressure of oppressive situation created by others in the work environment. You feel lost and forsaken. In love you may feel neglected and unloved. Someone may spread rumors which could hurt.

Have faith and wait for your time to come.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You can achieve results by being careful and in your efforts. To prevent any possibilities of disappointment keep business and friendships apart. Matters pertaining to security or the purchase of property could be discussed with others before you make any move. Be indulgent with a mate or loved one who is making enthusiastic plans for an outing. Give in even though you know that plans could change suddenly.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): A much-awaited assignment is delayed. Some insecurity could creep in. Be patient and don’t make impulsive decisions. You may feel depressed and not want to do anything. Not everything works out quite the way you may have planned. But you stand to gain in the long run for you endear yourself more to loved ones. You may decide to go to the gym or for a long drive and that will certainly help elevate your mood.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Unexpected visitors could make an unscheduled demand on your time. Any plans that you may have had to attend to work or chores around the house may have to be shelved temporarily. You may also need some extra domestic help. Try to relax whenever possible. Beware of people who just want to use you. Disappointed you may be feeling exhausted and emotionally drained.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): It is a very fortunate day to start anything new or hold an important seminar or meeting. Problems with those who have opposed you in the past will be resolved if you make an effort to forget the past and get on with your association with a clean slate and cheerful disposition. Your love life gets more exciting and you will be keen to make plans for future. Someone you care about will be in touch.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are all set for change for the better things in life and it is time you took the plunge.

Your aggressive stance or taking of risks in money matters could upset others. No doubt it is better to be cautious and scrutinize all angles before you make any move after due diligence. Confidence returns and you will be oozing charm and magnetism. A new comer will be totally bowled over and respond positively.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will be able to pull off much of what you want to do.

However you will have to work really hard for it. After a busy day you may want to relax and enjoy all that you have worked for. You may make plans for a movie and dining out with family. Generally when you like someone you expect the other person to understand. In matters of the heart you will have to make your intentions clear.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): A snag holds up signing of contract. You have to be quick in seeking advice. Re negotiating the same would be a better idea. Be flexible in your expectations as the changed scene may not appear to be that profitable but there possibilities for the future.

You may not like what you see or hear today about an association but this is compromise time. Be Sporting and things will improve.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4814 ACROSS: 1 "A tip" anagram for Indian river? (4) 4 Talks (6) 8 These ratings measure TV audiences "mat" anagram? (3) 10 ____ , Beans And Crumpets : Wodehouse short story collection title? (4) 13 People from Lhasa? (8) 14 A type of stage performance, "Hair" for example (7) 15 Move or jerk up and down (6) 17 Appliance, gadget or contrivance also of use in a laboratory? (9) 21 Sushmita or Riya of Bollywood (3) 22 Uncommunicative (3) 23 Author Dr. Yutang (3) 26 Caves across the sea from Mumbai (9) 27 King of the Huns (6) 28 Indecent (7) 32 Rid of poison (8) 34 Badness, depravity (4) 35 Price for services (3) 36 Hypothesis, conjecture (6) 37 Distinctive doctrines (4)

DOWN: 1 Abound; to be full of (4) 2 ___ it out : lives in extreme squalor, in a way? (4) 3 __ Mangeshkar : her playback singing is legendary? (4) 5 Summary or extract? (6) 6 A cry of joy, it's said (3) 7 Cricketing county (6) 9 A small unit of length (3) 11 Makes swallowing movements (5) 12 Ninth month of the Jewish calendar (5) 15 Hop, skip and ___ (4) 16 ___ speed : begin to accelerate? (4) 18 Confined (4) 19 South Africa's Hashim ____ (4) 20 Second working day of the week, in short (3) 23 Horseman's spear (5)

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SUDOKU 2000 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: C equals D

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

24 Former South African paceman Makhaya ___ (5) 25 Jawaharlal Nehru's epithet? (6) 26 Panacea, nostrum (6) 28 Away; not on? (3)

29 Extras for cricketers (4) 30 Females in general? (4) 31 Ancient ally of Sparta (4) 33 Secure or bind with a rope, line, cord or other similar material (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Vitals, 7 Obstruct, 8 Ball, 10 Scaled, 11 Infest, 14 Beg, 16 Latte, 17 Soya, 19 Paten, 21 Berry, 22 Party, 23 Tsar, 26 Refer, 28 Tee, 29 Editor, 30 Behave, 31 Earl, 32 Largesse, 33 Pandas.

DOWN: 1 Versus, 2 Azalea, 3 Sold, 4 Stanley, 5 Quiet, 6 State, 8 Baby, 9 Leg, 12 Fan, 13 Stoma, 15 Earth, 18 Oiled, 19 Per, 20 Try, 21 Baronet, 22 Pet, 23 Tehran, 24 Seal, 25 Rhesus, 26 Reply, 27 Fiery, 28 Tea, 30 Beep.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1819 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

C Q P ' I

A Q X

B P Q N I E T

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Z R L E

I E T

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

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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: 05 average; 06 good; 08 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: abut, bait, batty, brat, bray, briar, bruit, brut, burr, bury, butt, ruby, TRIBUTARY, tuba.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

HEENA SIDHU PROVES TO BE A SHOOTING STAR IN HISTORY

SPORTS

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UMBAI: Shaking off an uncertain start Maharashtra’s Heena Sidhu shot her way to glory in the ISSF World Cup Finals in Munich,Germany on Sunday. She became the first ever Indian to win a Gold medal in the 10 metre Pistol Shooting competition by beating reigning world champion Zorana Arunovic of Serbia by 5.2 points.

Earlier in the qualifying stage she finished a creditable third with a tally of 384 points behind multiple Olympic medalist Olena Kostevych but ahead of double Olympic Champion Guo Wenjun of China and the Serbian Zorana whom she ultimately beat in the final. Heena was a bit apprehensive going into the final round as she was unfamiliar with the format which had been the cause of her finishing eighth in the World Cups in Korea and Germany in April and May. On Sunday she started with a score of 9.3 each with her first two shots resulting in her getting relegated to 8th position.

But conquering her nerves she then shot 15 consecutive 10s to win the competition by a massive margin of 5.2 points. She tallied 203.8 to Zorana Arunovic’s 198.6 points. The third place went to four time Olympian Viktoria Chaika of Belarus with a total of 176.8 points.

Heena was destined to create history. She had made it to the competition only because three shooters withdrew owing to various reasons. Having managed to getting a visa and also book a flight to Munich within two days she reached in time for the competition. Determined to grab this opportunity and prove her class she shot well in the qualifiers, unmindful of the running about she had to do before finally landing in Munich.

Her commitment and strong will power

AIMING FOR GOLD: Heena Sidhu is a model of concentration as she trains her sights on gold. helped her enter the annals of the history of Indian Shooting. Earlier Rifle shooters Anjali Bhagwat (2002) and Gagan Narang (2008) had brought laurels by winning gold in ISSF World Cup Finals. Her previous best was a gold medal partnering Annu Raj Singh in the Womens pairs 10 mt. Air Pistol at the Commonwealth Games (2010) in Delhi.

She had trained for the competition in Pune for over a month under the watchful eyes of Ronak Pandit, a Commonwealth Gold medalist to whom she is married. She had shifted from Patiala to Mumbai early this year after marriage. Heena benefited from the training

received from Anatolii Piddubnyi who guides her on technique while Ronak works on her tactics and match strategy.

Ronak’s role is to help her handle match pressure according to veteran shooter Ashok Pandit (Arjuna Awardee). Ashok is Ronak’s father and was responsible in shaping his son’s career.

According to the new ISSF rules the qualification score is not considered for the finals.

The medal match starts from zero. After the eighth shot in the finals and thereafter every two shots, the last placed competitor is eliminated from the match.

England not too Clarke says Test team a ‘no-brainer’ old, says Swann S

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YDNEY: Ageing off-spinner Graeme Swann insisted today that England are not too old to defend the Ashes, saying the team’s mix of youth and experience is an asset.

More than half of the touring side to Australia are older than 30, including key players Ian Bell (31), James Anderson (31), Kevin Pietersen (33) and Swann (34).

But Swann, who has 248 Test wickets from 57 matches, said any “Dad’s Army” jibes were misplaced. “I don’t think we need to worry about the age of the team — I think I’m the oldest,” he said on the England and Wales Cricket Board website.

“It’s not like we’re all pushing the boundaries. If the oldest player is that age, it’s not like you’re all ready for the Home Guard yet.”

Yorkshire trio Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance, Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes and Steven Finn add a youthful edge to the squad and Swann said: “I think we’ve got an exciting blend of youth and experience at the minute.

“That’s one of the reasons why I’m confident going into this Ashes series.”

Swann revealed that England’s tofu and goji-infused diet, which Australian media attacked when the dietary demands became known on Friday, was partly motivated by the ageing squad. “Some of us have to take it quite seriously because we’re getting on a bit, and if we don’t eat healthily we tend to pile on the pounds,” he said.

YDNEY: Confident captain Michael Clarke said today there will be no surprises in Australia’s team for the first Ashes Test with players in such good form they were “no brainer” selections.

Australia are due to announce tomorrow a 13-man squad for the opening clash against England from November 21 and Clarke likes what he has seen so far in the recent one-day tour of India and Sheffield Shield games.

“We are in a good place,” he said as he launched his book, The Ashes Diary, in Sydney after attending a Remembrance Day service with England captain Alastair Cook.

“I honestly think that if they pick 12 players, then 11 of them are no-brainers for Test number one at the Gabba.

“I would imagine the majority pick themselves from the form they have displayed in all forms of the game,” added Clarke.

“The exciting thing about where we are at right now, whether it be batters or bowlers, individual players have stepped up and performed.”

Australia’s position is in stark contrast to the Ashes tour of England earlier this year when their preparations were badly disrupted after coach Mickey Arthur was sacked just 18 days out from the first Test and opening batsman

David Warner was suspended for ill discipline.

Clarke said all the players in contention for the five-Test series had done exactly what coach Darren Lehmann had asked of them as they attempt to reverse their 3-0 defeat in England and prevent their old rivals winning a fourth successive Ashes.

“Whether it be in the one-day format in India, the Ryobi Cup or the Sheffield Shield, the players have picked themselves which is a really impressive thing for our team,” he said.

“And it is what Darren Lehmann and myself asked the guys to do: go back to state cricket and take wickets and score runs to be in the front of the selectors’ minds.”

Easy for Chotrani, Pandole M

National champion Chotrani eased past UMBAI: Maharashtra’s boys’ under-13 top seed Veer Chotrani and under-17 Pranav Srinivas in straight sets to set up a second seed Yohan Pandole opened their quarter-final with state mate Yohann Poncha, campaigns with fluent wins, in the 70th CCI- while Pandole warmed up with a similar win Western India Open Squash Tournament that over Anubhav Swara of Delhi to set up a pregot underway at the Cricket Club of India on quarter-final with another Delhi lad Junaid Muzaffar.

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IN BRIEF Armstrong pleads for fair treatment

LONDON: Disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong has said he will co-operate in a bid to discover the extent of doping in the sport so long as he’s treated the same as his fellow drug cheats.

“If everyone gets the ‘death penalty’, then I’ll take the ‘death penalty’,” said Armstrong in an interview with the BBC World Service. “If everyone gets a free pass, I’m happy to take a free pass. If everyone gets six months, then I’ll take my six months,” added the 42year-old. After years of denials, cancer-survivor Armstrong — who has been stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles won between 1999-to-2005 — finally admitted in January he’d used performanceenhancing drugs in an interview with US television personality Oprah Winfrey.

ISS crew returns safely to Earth with Olympic torch

MOSCOW: Three astronauts returned to Earth today, following a 166-day mission, bringing the Olympic torch back from the International Space Station after a historic space walk. The trip completes the most ambitious leg of Russia’s unparallelled torch relay in the run-up to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi next February. Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, NASA US astronaut Karen Nyberg and Italian colleague Luca Parmitano, descended in the Soyuz capsule to touch down at 2:49 GMT on the frosty steppes of Kazakhstan. The torch, kept unlit throughout its space journey due to safety precautions, was securely wrapped during the descent, and an employee of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos took it out of the packaging.

Jeje Lalpekhlua replaces injured Dawson in India squad

NEW DELHI: Dempo striker Jeje Lalpekhlua will replace the injured Dawson Fernandes in the 21-member Indian football squad for the two International friendlies against Philippines and Nepal to be played at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri on November 15 and 19 respectively. Sporting Club de Goa’s Dawson has been ruled out due to a knee injury. Earlier, Salgaocar midfielder Rocus Lamare had replaced Pune FC’s Arata Izumi in the squad after the later pulled his left hamstring in a round nine I-League clash against Bengaluru FC.

Pranav scores 4 as Maharashtra thrash Jharkand in opener

KALYANI: Maharashtra opened their campaign in the Under-14 AIFF National Championships in style with a commanding 5-1 victory over Jharkand in Kalyani.

Kamran Ansari opened the scoring for Maharashtra in the 7th minute who called the tune right through the match, after which Kolhapur lad Pranav Kanse dominated the proceedings, scoring four of Maharashtra’s five goals. Maharashtra take on Delhi in their second group game.

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HENNAI: The much-hyped World Chess Championship clash between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen might have started with a whimper with two draws in as many games but things can only get better as the match progresses and some exciting tussle could be in store.

Understandably, rival players try to weigh each other in the initial stages of any world championship match and that seemed to be happening between defending champion Anand and young challenger Carlsen also.

If the first game showed five-time champion Anand at his best theoretically, Norwegian Carlsen gave it back in the second.

Clearly, world number one Carlsen was trying to provoke Anand to go for some wild com-

Defiant Federer upbeat despite year to forget

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ONDON: Roger Federer insists tennis is in his DNA and that he has no intention of quitting after his worst season came to a downbeat conclusion with a semifinal defeat against Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Federer has endured a dismal campaign marred by a series of shock defeats and the 17-time Grand Slam champion was unable to finish on a high note as world number one Nadal sent him crashing out of the season-ending event with a 7-5 6-3 victory yesterday.

After reigning over men’s tennis for the best part of a decade, the 32-year-old is undeniably a fading force, prompting some to suggest he may consider hanging up his racquet to focus on life as a father of twin daughters.

But Federer is adamant that is not an option just yet because his love of the sport remains too strong.

“For me, it’s pretty simple: this is what I used to do as a little boy.

It’s something that always is there in your DNA,” Federer said.

“Clearly today it’s different than when I was 12 years old, but it’s just something I enjoy doing. The thing is that when you stop, you’re still so young that why stop so early? Why just walk away from it because I have many other things to do in my life than play tennis, but because I can still choose, I pick to play. As long as I have this choice, I’ll keep on playing.”

Federer, troubled by a back injury in the first half of the campaign, claims his lack of success over the last 11 months is more down to his body failing him than a lack of hunger.

“Considering the back issues I’ve had, I’m pleased that I’m pain-free for a long period of time now with a lot of tennis,” he said.

“That’s definitely going to give me confidence physically and mentally.”

plexities but the vastly experienced Indian ace who has been in similar situations before, avoided any complications.

Anand has been part of many world championship title clashes while Carlsen would have had to train himself to find a fitting shoe.

Against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, the first two games were drawn like here. Against Boris Gelfand, the first six ended in draws but against Veselin Topalov things were hot right from the start as the Bulgarian won the first game itself.

In all these matches Anand won in the end.

In 1995 though, in the match against Garry Kasparov of Russia, Anand faced three different first moves in the first four black games.

The fourth one also was a shift as Kasparov went for the Scotch opening from the Ruy Lopez.

Then, Kasparov found a flaw in one of the prepared positions and won the 10th game in great style.

Anand’s victory in ninth game proved inconsequential in the 20game match as Kasparov’s win had a great psychological impact.

Anand was no match and lost it by the 18th game itself.

After a rest day today, Anand will play with black pieces in third game tomorrow. The players will play two games on the trot followed by a rest day till 10th game and for the last two games, there is a rest day after each game.

Chances are that Anand’s team will now get down to business in the Caro Kann defense. It seemed that’s where they have to strike it seems.

And, as Anand said “not much attention was paid to it” earlier.

Carlsen’s first white gave nothing away. He has started with something inconsequential. Probably, he did that to check what has Anand done against the mundane.

Expectedly, Carlsen now knows that Anand has paid attention to those details. The Norwegian may shift to something more ‘Classical’ in the next game. And, chances are also bright that Anand will hold the fort together in the next one too.

Force India train eyes on fifth place A

USTIN (USA): Having regained the momentum with 15 points in the last two races, an ambitious Sahara Force India are now looking to snatch fifth place from McLaren as Formula one caravan has reached its penultimate destination of the season.

With 18 points separating the two teams in the constructors’ championship, Force India are looking forward to a strong show at this week’s United States Grand Prix.

“We’re certainly in better shape, but will never take anything for granted. Now have some breathing space behind us. But we won’t change our approach heading to Austin. We will go there focussed on closing the gap to fifth place, which is just 18 points,” Team Principal Vijay Mallya said.

Paul Di Resta, who has scored 12 points in the last two races, said

“these results are a massive boost for everyone at Sahara Force India.”

It’s great to have a race there, especially at such an impressive facility. I still remember the huge crowd

that came to the race last year and the amazing atmosphere. The place was absolutely packed and the whole city was very enthusiastic about Formula One. We go there

with high hopes and will try and build on the performance of Abu Dhabi.

The Scot said he likes the track in Austin, specially the sector one.

“Sector one stands out for me. It’s very similar to theMaggots and Becketts sequence at Silverstone and the fast chicanes work the car and tyres really hard. It’s a very enjoyable part of the lap and those corners really show you the potential of a Formula One car. The rest of the lap is quite open with a great flow. A lot of the corners are offcamber, too, which adds another challenge,” Di Resta said.

Adrian Sutil has not driven on the Circuit of The Americas as he missed out 2012 F1 season but the German driver says he has heard nice things about it, so he was looking forward to racing there for first time.

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ONDON: Novak Djokovic set up a final showdown with Rafael Nadal as the defending champion cruised to a 6-3 6-3 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals here.

Djokovic extended his winning streak since the US Open to 21 matches and will bid for his third Tour Finals crown when he faces world number one Nadal in the final at London’s O2 Arena.

After losing out to Nadal in the race to finish the year top of the world rankings, world number two Djokovic has a golden opportunity to get a measure of revenge against the Spaniard.

The Serb has now won his last nine matches at the O2 Arena and will seek to avenge his recent US Open final defeat against Nadal, who holds a 22-16 edge in their 38 meetings. “It was a very enjoyable match for me, it was my best per-

formance at the tournament so far,” said Djokovic yesterday.

“I don’t think it’s the right word to say I’m unbeatable. Nobody’s unbeatable. Being in the moment and taking it one step at a time helps me keep my focus.”

Wawrinka had enjoyed his best season over the last 11 months and, after advancing to the last four on his maiden appearance at the Tour Finals, the Swiss seventh seed was bidding to become the first debutant to reach the final since David Ferrer in 2007.

But Djokovic had won the last 14 of his 16 meetings withWawrinka dating back to 2006, including nine of their 10 clashes on hard courts.

Two of those victories were among the most enthralling matches of 2013, with Djokovic emerging victorious from five-set encounters with Wawrinka in the Australian Open fourth round and US Open semi-finals, but this rou-

tine win never threatened to reach those breathtaking standards.

Wawrinka showed no signs of nerves in the early stages and earned the first two break points of the match in Djokovic’s second service game The Serb got out of trouble once, but Wawrinka

pounced at the second attempt, racing to the net to punch home a volley and take a 2-1 lead. Djokovic produced a typically defiant response as he pressured Wawrinka into conceding a break point in the next game and took it when the Swiss missed his forehand.

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The reigning king of Indian cricket who is set to abdicate his throne, Sachin Tendulkar talks about his fantastic journey, right to living up to his ‘name’

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PAINTING THE CROWN PRINCE RED: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, State CM Prithviraj Chavan, Mayor Sunil Prabhu and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar felicitate the ‘Little Master’ Sachin Tendulkar by presenting him a painting done by Nashik-based artist Praful Sawant during the inauguration of the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana (below right) in North Mumbai on Monday.

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UMBAI: His undiluted commitment to the game is known to all and sundry, and what’s more, the man always finds a way out of all sorts of adversities. Sachin Tendulkar in his address during the naming of the Kandivili Sports Facility as ‘the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana’ said in the days without modern facilities like indoor nets, he would play on wet wickets in various playgrounds around the city.

He said that clubs like the MCA Bandra-Kurla Complex were good in recent few years due to the indoor nets which allowed him to practice throughout the year.

“Few years ago there wasn’t a MCA BKC club. And practising in the

If you don’t get tickets what’s the hue and cry about and it wans’t our error, it was a technical error.

— Ravi Savant, vice-president of the MCA about the tickets fiasco

monsoons was tough because there were no indoor nets, so I used to go out to the playgrounds and practice even while it was raining with my friends. When the MCA Bandra facility was built, the facility of indoor nets became available to us at any time. I thank them for making the nets available to me at any odd hour.

All I had to do was to make one odd phone call and say that I was coming now. Without that preparation, things wouldn’t have been the same,” said Tendulkar at the event on Monday evening.

Speaking about his association with the Mumbai Cricket Association spanning 29 years, Tendulkar said the association gave him all the support from playing on different pitches to providing him different bowlers so that he could prepare himself at both the national and the international level. “My association with Mumbai cricket started almost 29 years ago when I played in the under 15 tournament and from there on it has been a fantastic journey. Wherever and whenever I wanted to practice, MCA made sure I had the facilities and I had the right pitches and the right bowlers to practice to prepare myself at the junior level and then at the national level,” he said.

On entering in to the club for the very first time, Tendulkar said it was different reading his name and he

Palha scores over Deshmukh

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UMBAI: Sixth seeded Natasha Palha from Goa played an aggressive brand of tennis to register a 6-0, 4-0 win Nikita Deshmukh (retired) in the second round to enter the pre-quarter-finals of the of the US $15,000 CCI- ITF Women’s tennis tournament here today.

Third seeded Rishka Sunkara from Delhi outplayed wild card Jeni Patel from Gujarat 6-3, 6-1 while the only qualifier to move into the pre-quarters was Mumbai’s Adnya Naik, who disposed off another qualifier Anushka Sathe 6-1, 6-0.

However, the doubles ties produced plenty of thrilling rallies. Sagrika Phadke, who went through the qualifying round to make the main draw of the singles, was equally impressive with Sahan Shetty as her partner in the doubles. The pair after being stretched by the Delhi pair of Varuna Chandrashekhar and Smriti Joon in the first set, won 7-5, 6-3.

felt humbled. “It felt different when I was walking in to the ground reading my name on top of the club... not used to it. Didn’t expect that... but from my family and my behalf I am humbled and a big thank you to MCA for this kind gesture.”

UMBAI: Union Agriculture Minister and Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar lavished praise on Sachin Tendulkar during the naming of the MCA’s Kandivili facility as ‘Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana’ on Monday evening.

Naming several Mumbai cricketers, Pawar said like Tendulkar’s predecessors, the batting maestro has lived up to the reputation of Mumbai cricket and brought laurels to the city and the country. He added that in order to make him what he is today, his coach Ramakant Achrekar made him play on different wickets in order to hone his skills. “Sachin like his predecessors is a true product of the MCA. His coach honed his cricket skills by making him play cricket matches on different wickets on the grounds of Mumbai and Sachin values that the most.

Sachin has done the Indian cricket

proud with his constant achievements in both Test and one day internationals and has given joy to millions of cricket lovers all over the world,” said Pawar.

Pawar added that Tendulkar throughout his career has been a non-controversial figure on and off the field and feels he is the perfect ambassador not only for budding cricketers but also for sportspersons in general. “In his 24 long years he has never been involved in any controversy on or off the field. One thing that stands about Sachin is his respect for the game and the way he carries himself on the ground. He is the perfect ambassador for the game. There is no doubt that while playing for India he has first established himself as an ambassador for India. He is a perfect role model for the younger generation not only for cricket but sports persons in general. We will miss the chants of Sachin Sachin ...,” said Pawar adding that the facility would be free for cricketers.

HPCA to build museum in honour of Tendulkar D

HARAMSALA: Not to be left behind in honouring retiring icon Sachin Tendulkar, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association today announced that it will pay tribute to the legendary batsman by dedicating a museum to him in the HPCA premises.

“It gives us immense pleasure to announce that HPCA would be celebrating retirement of mastero Sachin Tendulkar from international cricket by dedicating a cricketing museum at Dharamshala in

his honour,” the HPCA said in a statement.

The decision was taken after the HPCA’s executive meeting here.

“It is a small tribute by the cricket association to the greatest son of Indian cricket, who has inspired generations of cricketers across the world,” said HPCA President Anurag Thakur.

“This is another feather in the cap of the HPCA, which is committed to providing and developing world class infrastructure in Himachal.

The museum would become a great centre of attraction for all the visitors who come to visit the picturesque HPCA stadium,” he added.

The museum would have the details of Indian cricketing history and the players who have contributed to the development or brought glory to the country.

The executive meeting also discussed the recent court stay it managed to get after the HPCA was taken over by the state government in a midnight coup some days back.

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