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Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER SAIF LOSES HIS COOL Actor’s employees sell off 11 stolen ACs to scrap dealer
SHOOTOUT AT V.P. ROAD
MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis
MUMBAI’S TRAGEDY
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he Mumbai police on Thursday, arrested a notorious robber for committing dacoity and using a firearm. The accused, identified as Mohammad Pathan, is a historysheeter who has several cases of robbery and assault registered against him in various police stations within and outside the city. Pathan committed the robbery in the V.P Road area of South Mumbai. He fired a few shots from a country made firearm at Surtaji Prajapati (45) outside the entrance of Purnima Angadia. He was however overpowered by passersby and handed over to the police. Prajapati was injured in the incident and was immediately rushed
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48 Hours Pg13-20
By Neel Shah
By Zuber Ansari
har police station took two office boys working at actor Saif Ali Khan’s office into custody for stealing 11 air conditioners from his office while it was under renovation for a few days. The actor’s production house, Illuminati Films Private Limited, has its office at Bandra (West). While Khan was out for work, his assistant Nazia Ali Khan was looking after the office. All the furniture was shifted from his Hill Road office to a godown below his residence. After the renovation work was completed, the two boys identified as Sunil Solanki (22) and Subhash Shahu (20) were asked to shift all the furniture back to his office. They then allegedly stole 11 ACs and sold them off to a scrap dealer in Khar, earning only Rs.35,000 out of the deal. Some other employees in Khan’s office later found that the ACs were missing and
Gold: `29,685 Silver: `43,914 US Dollar: `62.56 Temperature: 250C/190C Humidity: 54%
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Day 14
Without A Police Commissioner
RAJ THREATENS Raj warns toll contractors of attacks at their homes in case of forced tax collection, tells people not to pay toll till govt acts on assurance Detailed Report on Pg. 7
Sena MLA Ghosalkar gets interim protection from arrest By A Staff Reporter
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fter the Dahisar police, on February 5, registered a case against him under section 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (outraging the modesty of a Continued on pg 7 «
Happy Valentine’s Day
Great grain robbery Ration shops raided after absconding owner found blackmarketing food grains By Tariq Khan
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ere is a tale of how, by fudging documents, one can open a ration shop and then openly sell in the black market, food grains meant for the poor. The accused fudged records and greased palms to Continued on pg 7 «
Cheating in Sharekhan’s name Shivaji Nagar police arrest one for tricking unsuspecting investors using reputed online trading company’s name; four still absconding By Tariq Khan
Z security? Sorry, no chance! Those who are on the ‘hit list’ of Arvind Kejriwal are not eligible for that.
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he police have arrested one person in a cheating case in which investors living inShivaji Nagar were duped of lakhs of rupees by use of the name of online trading company Sharekhan. The hunt is on for the Continued on pg 9 «
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Grow plants without soil
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CITY OPINIONS
How will you celebrate Valentine's Day this year? Vinayak Mulay Businesman I think it’s lovely to spend time telling someone how much you love them. It is a hallmark day now centered on romantic love, but I think it should be about all kinds of love, whether for your family, friends or your own self.
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that too 8 to 10 inches per plant (1 to 1.5 litre a year). Since soil is not required there is no need of watering plants every day. Commenting on the use of Hydroponics technology, a botanical expert, Sanjay Bhayade who is engaged in the job of producing fertiliser from flowers said that this technology is certainly useful since it does not require much investment. Besides it saves water and requires very limited fertiliser. This technology is certainly useful in a city like Mumbai beset with space constraints, he added. Day by day green belts in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and other cities are decreasing. The use of multiple number of vehicles has led to increasing quantum of carbon, lead and other harmful gases in the air which is already causing various health problems. As such it is time to develop greeneries on a war footing.
Vishal Dharmani Business Analyst I have always been a die-hard romantic, and optimist! I believe, with all my heart, in the kind of passionate, insane, heart-wrenching love that poets have spent millennia dreaming, and writing about. Vaibhavi Ranjan HR Executive Apart from it being Valentine’s Day, it also happens to be my birthday and I feel like the whole world is celebrating this day with me and I am not doing it alone. Love is the most essential emotion in one’s life. Vikas Kumar Service I am completely committed towards it and need no distractions. There have been Valentine’s Days where I have celebrated with my best friends by dressing in red and watching films. Zenia Dcunha Graphic designer As for Valentine’s Day, I hardly think it’s about love. It could, however, be a reason to celebrate. For couples too, I guess, it’s just an excuse to spend time together. Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion
VASTU TIP OF THE DAY Shadow of a tree which does not bear fruit shouldn’t fall on one’s house as it causes various health issues and other problems. by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)
The plants are being grown in pots and jars without soil.
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s part of an environment protection drive, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has developed a Hydroponics technology enabling growing of plants without soil. With this technology people can develop kitchen garden, balcony garden, window garden, wall garden, stool garden, table garden, grill garden, room garden, bottle garden, tube or terrace garden and hanging garden etc. without hassle. For this the people are required to use a nutrient called 'Bio-Fert', Suresh Thorat, Additional Chief Conservator of Forest-Wildlife said. He said that this technology is userfriendly and can be used to develop gardens at any open space. Since it does not require soil there is no question of the gallery or garden becoming muddy due to spillage of wet soil. “We have made arrangement to give nutrient and required guid-
ance to those wanting to grow plants by this method at our National Information Centre at SGNP” Thorat said adding that different type of experiments based on this technology are on. Hydroponics technology is the art and science of growing plants without soil by feeding them on water, sand or gravel treated with nutrient solution. This technology enables growing of plants, flowers and cultivating vegetables without soil, space and servants. To use Hydroponics technology any kind of leak proof bottle, pot, plastic bag, water and gravel stone are required. The water or gravel stone is treated with nutrient solution called Bio-Fert and thereafter the plants of flower or vegetable which are planned to be grown, are planted in the bottle or pot filled with the treated water or gravel stone. Because of this nutrient, the water does not evaporate. The plants are required to be watered only once or twice in a month
Yet another experiment in Hydroponics: The water is being fed to the tree through a bottle. The water is recycled so that it does not evaporate.
No revaluation for single-digit marks! Students oppose the revaluation scheme of the varsity after it refuses to recheck answer-sheets with single digit marks By Yatin Ingle
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ith the rise in the number of students approaching the Mumbai University for revaluation of their answer sheets, an increase has been noticed in the grievances of students scoring single-digit marks and wishing to apply for the revaluation process. The MU's guidelines state that the varsity will only accept those answer-sheets for revaluation that have doubledigit marks. Students having scored single-digit marks will not be able to avail the revaluation facility. As per the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994, a university is bound to
conduct the process of re-valuating answer-sheets of students who wish to do so and the examination department has to declare the revised results within a span of 45 days. Students are therefore annoyed at the discrepancies in the rules. A student, on the condition of anonymity, said, “I have received nine marks in one of my subjects and am sure that there might be some error in correction. But I was not allowed to put in an application for revaluation as the exam department stated that am ineligible for it. This is unfair”. Last year, the MU had declared that the revaluation process will be
eligible for students scoring 40 per cent of the average passing marks. Since the courses running in accordance with the the Credit Based Grading System (CBGS) have a 60 marks theory paper, with the passing limit of 23 marks, the 40 per cent comes down to nine, making a student obtaining nine marks eligible for getting his answer-sheet rechecked. But as per the varsity’s rule, he won't be able to avail this facility since nine is a single digit. Dr. Padma Deshmukh, Exam controller, MU said, “This 40 per cent limit is as per the rules of the varsity and will be followed for each of its student”.
In the last senate meeting of the MU held in August 2013, the senate members had opposed this idea of rejecting revaluation of answersheets with single-digit marks and had demanded that a student getting a zero should also be eligible for revaluation. Pradeep Sawant, Students' Grievance Cell, MU said, “We have received a lot of complaints from the students having single-digit marks, but as per rules most of them are ineligible for revaluation. However, considering the loss of years and careers, we have requested the varsity for reconsidering this guideline”.
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BUSINESS AS USUAL
AT LTT AND BANDRA TERMINUSES
More than a month after the brutal killing of Esther Anuhya (23), Neel Shah checks on the role of the police in tightening the security outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and probes on whether there has been a change in the attitude of rogue taxi and rickshaw drivers towards passengers
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ccording to the residents of Tilak Nagar, who are quite familiar with rogue drivers, touts and other such elements harassing the commuters at LTT station, the area has actually become much safer after Anuhya's death. “We hardly see touts or cabbies and auto drivers harassing commuters and refusing to go short distances or haggling outrageously over fare prices,” said MBA student Kishan Gupta, who resides in the vicinity of Tilak Nagar. “Police have now enhanced the security in the area, increased the patrolling rounds, especially during night and early morning, apart from deployment of mufti policemen at the station,” claimed Laxman Bhalerao, senior inspector of Tilak Nagar police station. However, last week, in just few hours on the morning of January 6, two chain-snatching cases took place near Sahakar Cinema, which comes under the jurisdiction of Tilak Nagar police station. Sources in the police informed that in the absence of touts, anti-social elements, who were frequent visitors around the station, have
also disappeared. Due to this, passengers are able to peacefully engage the pre-paid taxis. And there has been another fall out of the crackdown. "It is a usual practice that auto/taxi drivers frequented platforms without tickets to solicit passengers," said Prasad Modak, who often travels from LTT station to go to Lucknow. This practice, said commuters, is due to the GRP, who is responsible for the menace as it was hand in glove with the touts. “The GRP-tout nexus is an open secret, as several complaints have been made in the past, but the cops never took any action. It is noticed that during peak season the GRP would make huge amounts of money by charging unreserved passengers for allowing them onto trains," added Modak. Meanwhile, the station now looks clean and there are no touts, coolies or any anti-social elements . This could, however, be because of the continuing presence of the men in khaki, said a crime branch officer, who is a part of the investigating team looking into the death of the techie that has shaken Mumbai.
CITY POLICE AND RAILWAYS EQUALLY AT FAULT?
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he hearing of the PIL filed by city advocate Abha Singh last month, against dereliction of duty by the city police in general and the railway police in particular with regard to the Esther Anuhya case, has been scheduled for April 21.It seeks court intervention to order appropriate action against the officers for the handling of even routine missing person
complaints by the police and the railways' negligence in maintaining the CCTV network. In the absence of adequate camera coverage, it has been very difficult to ascertain who Esther interacted with on her arrival. However, yesterday Ms Singh informed the ADC that she would be appearing before the court to ask for an earlier hearing.
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ven as the police, and traffic and railway officials claim that the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) is a properly secured area, the actual situation has hardly changed, with touts and conmen ruling the roost. This was highlighted by a passenger who had a horrible experience waiting to get a pre-paid taxi even after he was allotted a taxi number. “I had alighted at the LTT last week from the MumbaiTrivandrum Kochuveli Express. As soon as I got down from the train, taxi drivers started almost mobbed me, offering to ferry me to my destination, Sion, but for Rs.300. However, I refused and chose to take the prepaid taxi, as it was known to be cheaper and, I was told, also easily accessible. I booked a prepaid taxi and was given a receipt for Rs. 160 which contained a taxi number. However, when I went to the taxi allotted to me, the drivers were fighting with each other as they didn't want to take a short fare to Sion, which is nearby from LTT. I stood watching the tamasha for almost 20 minutes, before I could find a police official and ask him to help me out,” said the passenger. Shockingly, the police official refused to intervene in the matter and asked him to take help from a traffic constable posted at the spot. “It was only after traffic cops interfered, that we finally put into another taxi and driven home .”
ou would think that the administration had learned some lessons in how dangerous the city can be for the unwary young woman traveling here on her own, after the body of 23-year-old techie Esther Anuhya was found by her own relatives in a swamp off the Eastern Express Highway in Kanjurmarg, 11 days after she came here by train from Hyderabad. But you would be wrong. You still will not get a taxi or an auto rickshaw easily at any time, and there is little feeling of safety at the terminus which has been criticised for its location for over two decades since it started functioning. When we visited the Bandra Terminus at around 5 am, we found no police officers or men, including from the GRP, present at the scene inside the Terminus. And outside it was business as usual, with drivers haranguing and harassing passengers waiting to take reach their homes by any means. They were being pressured to pay what the rogues outside wanted, and many did. The menace and nuisance of rickshaw drivers at this Terminus is in fact getting worse. The rickshaw drivers illegally overcharge the commuters and thumb their nose at the authorities by triple lane parking, adding more to the sense of chaos and heightened anxiety, both of which are exploited very well by them. If the passenger refuses to pay, according to reports, cases of assault are not uncommon. Come into the Bandra east location from the Terminus and one hardly sees even a traffic cop. Locals allege that traffic and RTO officials work hand in glove with auto drivers. The arrogance spills over to the neighbouring Bandra station itself, particularly the east side. If you want to take an auto for any destination from here, then it would be almost impossible. Autos outside the railway station only ply for the Bandra Terminus and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). They are supposed to keep to a single lane outside the
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At the Bandra Terminus, nothing has really changed inspite of all claims to the contrary. People emerging tired from the long distance trains are still getting ripped off by auto and taxi drivers and there is little sense that the police are making in their much-touted attempt to step up vigilance, particularly in the case of women traveling alone. Zuber Ansari reports station but that is never followed. In fact this is where triple and sometimes even quadruple parking is blithely done, making it very difficult to commuters even to walk out of the environs in search of other public transport. Of course, no traffic cop or RTO official can be seen patrolling the area. One can, however, get a shared auto or taxi for three places outside the station. The first is BKC. Auto drivers in the morning peak hours charge Rs 20 per seat for BKC from the station. They take four passengers at a time, three in the back and one sitting with the driver. There are times when they even risk taking five passengers. They do this in brazen sight of traffic cops on the Western Express Highway under the flyover and they are not charged. In the morning, while returning they charge Rs 10 because there is less demand. This is reversed in the evening peak hours when Rs 20 gets you a crushed seat in an auto going from BKC to the station. People are afraid of them. “Auto drivers are very rude and they operate in gangs. If any commuter raises his voice or questions the fare, assault is common. And the absence of people in uniform only helps the situation”, a commuter said, wishing not to be named. When we questioned the traffic police under the Western Express Flyover, this was their response. “Keeping an eye on auto drivers outside the station is not our duty but that of the RTO. If there is a complaint, take it to them.”
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Thank you St. Jude for the favour granted. O Holy St. Jude Apostle & Martyr great in virtue & rich in miracles near kinsman of Jesus Christ faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need to you I hae recourse from the depth of my heart & humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance help me in my present urgent petition in return I promise to make your name known & cause you to be invoked. Say Our father three Hail Mary & three glory be’s St. Jude pray for us & all who invoke your aid. Amen. Sonal Patel C-29802
CHANGE OF NAME
I have changed my name from Bhagwatiben Laxmanbhai Prajapati to Bhagwati Samir Khadaliya as per Affidavit dated: 6 Feb 2014 C-35158 I have changed my name from Jyotsna Raghavji Gala, to ‘Jyotsna Laxmichand Satra’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-70077) Dated: 23/01/2014. C-35159 I have changed my name from Laxmichand Bhavanji Satara, to ‘Laxmichand Bhavanji Satra’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-70078) Dated: 23/01/2014. C-35160 I have changed my name from Shobhana Sitaram Pawar, to ‘Shobhana Ashok Zagade’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-58550) Dated: 09/01/2014. C-35161 I have changed my name from Ashok Bhagashet Zagade, to ‘Ashok Bhagoji Zagade’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-58551) Dated: 09/01/2014. C-35162 I have changed my name from Gurinder Singh to Gurinder Singh Khaira as per Affidavit dated 11th Feb 2014 C-35163
I have changed my name from Amisha Bharatkumar Patel to Amisha Vimalkumar Bhensdadia as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. X-30753 dated 22-02-2007. C-35149
I have changed my name from Ansari Jaheeda Mohammed Ubaid to Shaikh Zahida Shaukat Hussain as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35164
I have changed my name from Amisha Mahendrakumar Patel to Amisha Bharatkumar Patel as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. X-7524 dated 01-08-2002. C-35150
I have changed my name from Kinaz Ahmed Salim Ansari to Kinaz Salim Ansari as per Affidavit C-35165
I have changed my name from Jayshree Hashmukh Sudra to Mrs. Jigna Amit Vaja as per Affidavit dated 12.02.2014 C-35151 I have changed my name from Mr. Chunilal Ramji Vaza to Mr. Chunilal Ramji Vaja as per Affidavit dated 12.02.2014 C-35152 I have changed my name from Mrs. Kantaben Chunilal Vaza to Mrs. Kanta Chunilal Vaja as per Affidavit dated 12.02.2014 C-35153 I have changed my name from Himanshu Sanghavi to Himanshi Sanghavi as per Affidavit dated 13.02.2014 C-35154 I have changed my name from Aniruddha Shrenikkumar Shah to Adish Jitendrakumar Shah as per Affidavit dated 24 January 2014. C-35155 I have changed my name from Sneha Shrenikkumar Shah to Bhanu Jitendrakumar Shah as per Affidavit dated 24 January 2014. C-35156 I have changed my name from Shrenikkumar Ramanal Shah to Jitendrakumar Ramanlal Shah as per Affidavit dated 24 January 2014. C-35157
I have changed my name from Nagma Ishrat Ishrat Ali to Nagma Hasin Ahmed Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35166 I have changed my name from Haseen Ahmed Mashkoor Ahmed to Hasin Ahmed Mashkoor Ahmed Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35167 I have changed my name from Razia Sultana Salim Salim Ansari to Raziya Salim Ansari as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35168 I mother Raziya Saleem Ansari have changed my son's name from Musheer Ahmed Saleem Ansari to Musheer Salim Ansari as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35169 I have changed my name from Parekh Namrataben Vipul to Parekh Namrata Vipul as per Affidavit. C-35170 I have changed my name from Shah Nitaben Vinaychandra to Parekh Namrata Vipul as per Affidavit. C-35171
I have changed my name from Rambhia Khushalchand Kunvarji to Rambhia Khushal Kunvarji as per Affidavit. C-35174 I have changed my name from Usama Nadeem Muqri to Mohammed Usama Faizan Khan as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-41087) C-35175 I have changed my name from Shabana Nadeem Muqri to Shabana Faizan Khan as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-41088) C-35176 I have changed my name from Mohammed Farooque Ahmed Adam to Farooq Ahmed Adam as per Affidavit C-35177 I have changed my name from Shahbuddin Ahmed to Shahabuddin Ahmed Muhib Ali Talukdar as per Affidavit C-35178 I have changed my name from Salina Begum Abdur Rahim Choudhury to Salina Shahabuddin Ahmed Talukdar as per Affidavit. C-35179
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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 I have changed my name from “Sinha Suman Nandkishor ” to “Suman Nandkishor Lal ” as per Affidavit dated 13th February,2014. C-35190 I have changed my name from “Vidyakumari Yeshwant Dhavale” to “Vidya Kishan Newalkar” as per Affidavit dated 13th February, 2014. C-35191 I have changed my name from “Farheen Khatoon Tajammul Hussain Khan ” to “Zareen Nasir Khan ” as per Affidavit dated 13th February, 2014. C-35192 I have changed my name from “Anil Bhawarlal ” to “Jain Anilkumar Bhawarlal ” as per Affidavit dated 16th January, 2014. C-35193 I have changed my name from “Prasham Anil ” to “Jain prasham Anil ” as per Affidavit dated 21th January , 2014. C-35194 I Hiralal Kasaji Chowdhery have changed my name to Hiralal Kasaji Chaudhary as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35195
I have changed my name from Mullah Adnan Shakir to Adnan Hasan Shakir as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U64035) C-35180
I Nileema Tushar Narvekar have changed my name to Sunanda Ashok Yedavi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/01/14 C-35196
I have changed my name from Amjad Mohammadulla Shaikh to Amjad Miraslam Shaikhas per deedpoll Affidavit C-35181
I Mr Lawrance Mendonsa have changed my name to Mr Lawrence Mendonca as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/02/14 C-35197
I have changed my name from Mohd. Aslam to Mohammed Aslam Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35182 I have changed my name from Abhishek to Abhishek Sagar as per Affidavit dated 12-Feb-2014 C-35183 I have changed my name from Chandrika Nandlal to Chandrika Nandlal Sagar as per Affidavit dated 12-Feb-2014 C-35184 I have changed my name from Hameeda Abdul Khaliq Hakam to Hamida Abdul Khaliq Hakam As Per Affidavit Dt: 13/02/2014. C-35185 I have changed my name from Imtiyaz Usman Hussain to Imtiyaz Usman Kapadia as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35186 I have changed my name from Heena Imtiyaz to Heena Imtiyaz Kapadia as per deedpoll Affidavit C-35187
I Mrs. Dipti Amit Ghaghada have changed my name to Miss. Dipti Jayprakash Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 13/02/14 C-35198 I Viren Valjibhai Patel have changed my name to Viren Valjibhai Bhalala as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-68145 dated: 23/01/14 C-35199 I Ku. Manoj Jadhav have changed my name to Avdhoot Kadam as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35200 I Madhvi Jadhav have changed my name to Madhuri Kadam as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35201 I Manohar Jadhav have changed my name to Dattatray Kadam as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35202 I H. Sandya have changed my name to Sandhya Ramanathan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35203
I have changed my name from Parekh Vipulkumar Harshadrai to Parekh Vipul Harshadrai as per Affidavit. C-35172
I have changed my name from Mohamed Safi Bakali to Shafi Bakali as per Affidavit dated: 12.02.2014 C-35188
I Akbar Khan have changed my name to Mohammad Akbar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35204
I have changed my name from Vora Ranjanbala Parmananddas to Parekh Ranjanben Harshadray as per Affidavit. C-35173
I have changed my name from Razvana Shafi Bakal to Rizwana Shafi Bakali as per Affidavit dated: 12.02.2014 C-35189
I Sudhirkumar Balubhai Trivedi have changed my name to Sudhir Balubhai Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35205
I Desiree Felix D’souza have changed my name to Desiree D’souza as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/02/14 C-35206
I Shyamla Chilka & Shamala Chiluka have changed my name to Shyamala Chilka as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35222
I Alice Elizabeth Felix D’souza have changed my name to Alice Elizabeth D’souza as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/02/14 C-35207
I Arun Kumar Chiluka have changed my name to Arun Chilka as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35223
I Ms. Shashiprabha Janardan Pednekar have changed my name to Mrs. Sumati Dattaram Revandkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/02/14 C-35208
I Dipenbhai Janakbhai Patel have changed my name to Dipen Janakbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35224
I Ms. Suketha Ananda Shetty have changed my name to Mrs. Suketa Shetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/02/14 C-35209
We Mr. Dipen Janakbhai Patel & Mrs. Geetaben Dipen Patel have changed our minor son’s name from Tejkumar Dipen Patel to Tej Dipen Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35225
I Sachin Shantaram Padyal have changed my name to Sachin Shantaram Padyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 13/02/14 C-35210
I Mohammed Amin Gulzar Ahmed have changed my name to Mohammed Amin Gulzar Ahmed Tanwar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35226
I Mr. Bharat Ravjibhai Gohil have changed my name to Mr. Bharatbhai Ravjibhai Gohil as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 13/02/14 C-35211
I Shabnam Banu Mohammed Amin have changed my name to Shabnam Mohammed Amin Tanwar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35227
I Adia Abdullatif Khan have changed my name to Adiya Parvez Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/02/14 C-35212
I have changed my name from Jayshree Kanha Waghela to Jayshree Kana Waghela as per Affidavit C-35228
I Sidarth Chapsi Faria have changed my name to Siddharth Chapsi Fariya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35213
I have changed my name from Kanha Arjun Waghela to Kana Arjun Waghela as per Affidavit C-35229
I Chapsi Faria have changed my name to Chapsi Fariya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35214
I have changed my name from Jamale Anjum to Anjum Assad Khan as per Affidavit C-35230
I Jyoti Chapsi Faria have changed my name to Javer Chapsi Fariya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35215
I have changed my name from Reshmi Ramesh Bhosle to Rashmi Ramesh Bhosle as per Affidavit C-35231
I Maheshkumar Prabhudas Jagada have changed my name to Mahesh Prabhudas Jagada as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35216 I Laxmi Kandan Naidu have changed my name to Laxmi Kandan Mistri as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35217 I Shakti Kandan Naidu have changed my name to Shakti Kandan Mistri as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35218 I Kandan Kumaran Naidu have changed my name to Kandan Kumaran Mistri as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35219 We Mr. Rajesh Gupta & Mrs. Rashmi Gupta have changed our minor daughter’s name from Mansi Rajesh Gupta to Khushi Rajesh Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35220 I Nasir Ahmed Mohammed Husain Shaikh have changed my name to Nasir Mohammed Husain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-35221
I have changed my name from Tirupalli Dsouza Joslin George to Tirupalli Joslin George as per Affidavit C-35232 I have changed my name from Awadheshkumar Vashishtha Tiwari to Awadhesh Vashishtha Tiwari as per Affidavit C-35233 I have changed my name from Meenakumari Ramdhaniprasad Dubey to Meena Awadhesh Tiwari as per Affidavit C-35234 I have changed my name from Mukeshkumar Ranchod Gandhi to Mukesh Ranchod Patel as per Affidavit C-35235 I have changed my name from Anilkumar Himatlal Shah to Anil Himatlal Shah as per Affidavit C-35236 I have changed my name from Mamtaben Anilkumar Shah to Mamta Anil Shah as per Affidavit C-35237
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Expert committee asked by the Bombay High Court to examine and measure the gap between platforms and train footboards
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This comes after two railway accidents led the Bomday after the railways bay High Court to take told the Bombay High suo-moto cognizance of Court that the gap be- media reports and ask the tween footboards of local Ministry of Railways, Western trains and platforms is not Railways, Central Railways the sole cause behind com- and the Mumbai Railway muters losing their life or Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to limbs in mishaps, but that file their replies on recent acthere are several other factors cidents. involved, the court on Friday On Thursday, the bench of asked an expert committee to Chief Justice Mohit Shah and measure the gaps between Justice M. S. Sanklecha dithe footboards and platforms rected the expert committee and recommend suitable to inspect each and every measures to prevent platform on the Central and mishaps.The court has also Western Railway routes and asked the committee to file decide how much space its report by March 13 and should be left between the has directed railway officers platforms and the footboards to examine the report and of trains so that mishaps come out with an action plan could be avoided. by March 20. The HC notice to the rail-
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ways in the last hearing, quoted news reports on how a request by the Central Railway to raise the height of platforms over and above the nationally prescribed parameters, has been pending with the Railway Board for four years. This expert committee was appointed by the High Court earlier to look into the problems of handicapped persons who commute by local trains.Meanwhile, the Western Railway informed the court that it had increased the height of suburban platforms at nine railway stations including Grant Road and Dadar. The Court has directed the expert committee to inspect these nine platforms along with others. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in
Revenue official kidnapped, robbed in Thane Victim escaped by jumping off vehicle when it slowed down By A Staff Reporter
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revenue official was abducted, robbed and made to sign some documents at knife point by four unidentified persons here, Thane rural police said yesterday. Vishnu Kedar Roundal, the nayab tehsildar at the Dahanu revenue office, received a call on Wednesday that some illegal excavation work was going on in his area of jurisdiction. He was asked to come to the Charoti Naka to check the illegal work, assistant police inspector B.T. Chowdhary of Kasa police The Fine Arts Society is organising a Carnatic vocal by Abhishek Raghuram, with B.U. Ganesh Prasad on the violin, Anantha R. Krishnan on the mridangam, and Sundarkumar on the Kanjira at the Sivaswamy Auditorium of Fine Arts Cultural Centre, Chembur at 7.15 pm. The National Centre for Performing Arts presents The East India Co.medy Show of stand-up comedy at Tata Theatre at Nariman Point at 7 pm. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan pays homage to Shri S. Ramakrishnan on his 11th death anniversary with a lecture on Sanskrit Literary Apprecitation: Past, Present and Future by Dr. N.N. Joshi at Gita Mandir Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chowpatty at 3 pm.
station said. When Vishnu reached the place, four persons already waiting there in a jeep forced him inside the vehicle and took him to an unknown place in Manor of Palghar taluka where they allegedly forced him at knife point to sign some blank documents, according to the complaint lodged by the victim. The victim later jumped out of the jeep to escape when it slowed down at some point. However, the four took away the cash that he had and his mobile phone, the
TODAY Sathkalapeetam Paayyanur, Kunnur, Kerala is organising a function where The First Sathkalaratna Puraskar – 2014 will be conferred on Bharat Ratna Smt. Lata Mangeshkar by Swamy Krishnananda Bharathy in the presence of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at Vrindaban Gurukul, Juhu Versova, Andheri at 5 pm. Bharatiya Janata Party, Mumbai is organising a 'Chai Pe Charcha' session with Vinod Tawde as Chief Guest at Khar Danda Naka Chowk at 5 pm. ART AND EXHIBITION An exhibition of photographs ti-
complaint said. Later, he reached the highway and informed Manor police about the incident. A complaint was later registered with Kasa police station. A hunt is on for the four unknown men, police said, adding offences under sections 392 (robbery), 363 (kidnapping), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC have been registered against them. Police are also trying to find out if the sand mafia was behind the crime. tled `Feodor Chaliapin: Pages of My Life' is being held at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre Foyer, till Feb 21 from 4 pm to 6 pm.The Nehru Centre AC Gallery is showcasing an exhibition of paintings by Bhaskar Sagar at the Nehru Centre, Worli, till Feb 17 from 11 am to 7 pm. The Nehru Centre Circular Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings done by student artists and guides during the study camp hedl by the Nehru Centre Art Gallery at Nehru Centre, Worli, till Feb 17 from 11 am to 7 pm. Pradarshak Art Gallery presents `Rang De', a solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Reha Shishodia at 100, Kalpana Bldg, 12th Road, Khar till Feb 15 from 11 am to 7 pm.
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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), during its standing committee meeting, passed a tender of Rs. 112.8 crore for the resurfacing of nine major roads in the northern zone of Mumbai’s western suburbs. The civic body has planned to start working on the roads from Jogeshwari to Dahisar by the end of March. The BMC had invited bids for the project and has shortlisted Relcon Infraprojects, which had issued a bid of Rs. 94.06 crore for the project. This bid was 19 per cent below the civic body’s estimate of Rs. 116.11 crore. Earlier, the bid by RPS Infraprojects was selected, as it was 18.99 per cent below the BMC's estimate. However,
on January 17, it was examined that the company, which was also awarded the contract for resurfacing Marine Drive, had ended up spending 14.22 per cent more than the estimated cost for the work. There were finally negoti-
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I have changed my name from Vinodkumar Ratanshi Patel to Vinod Ratanshi Pokar as per Affidavit C-35276
I have changed my name from Shaikh Shama Sultana Riyaz Ahmed to Shama Irfan Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-35295
I have changed my name from Ibrahim to Ibrahim Mohammed Mustaq Shaikh as per Affidavit C-35277
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I have changed my name from Shafiya to shafiya Mohammed Mustaq Shaikh as per Affidavit C-35278
I have changed my name from Momin Saleem Mohd Yaqoob to Mohammad Saleem Mohammad Yaqoob Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-35297
I have changed my name from Kaladevi Amratlal Jain to Shashikanta Amratlal Jain as per Affidavit Dt.06-02-2014 C-35315
I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar Jasraj Sisodia to Ashok Jasraj Sisodia as per Affidavit. C-35298
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while the two others were on a motorcycle. to the hospital. At the time of As soon as the comgoing to press, his condition plainant reached the enwas stable, said the police. trance of the angadia firm, According to the V.P. Road Pathan, who was on the bike, police, there were six people opened fire. who were following the comThe police have arrested plainant from Bombay Cen- Pathan under relevant sectral railway station, four of tions of the IPC and are now whom were inside a car, looking for his co-accused.
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n an apparent bid to restore calm in the wake of the anti-toll collection agitation of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday, announced that the state will come out with a new toll tax policy, before the model code of conduct for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections came into effect. He also announced that 22 toll plazas in the state will be closed. However, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, while refusing to accept the government’s offer, urged people not to pay toll tax till the government acted on its assurance. He added that although he was calling off his February 21 morcha to Mantralaya, he stated that his party’s anti-toll stir would continue. He further warned toll plaza contractors that he would wreak havoc in their homes if they resorted to a forced collection of toll tax. Meanwhile, leader of opposition in legislative council, Vinod Tawde remarked that had the government had accepted the recommendations of the C.P. Joshi committee on toll tax, 24 of the toll check posts in the state would have been closed a long time ago. Chavan, who met the MNS chief at the Sahyadri state guest house in the morning, informed Thackeray that the new policy would be brought in by making amendments in the earlier ones to remove any anomalies. He also informed the MNS chief that the state transport corporation buses in Maharasthtra
will be exempted from toll tax so that the common man does not bear the brunt of the cost. The Chief Minister also assured the MNS leader that in the new policy, the government is trying to eliminate toll tax on smaller roads. Chavan stated that electronic monitoring will be introduced on all toll plazas across the state, so as to avoid long queues and delays. He assured that toll collection on incomplete road projects will be cancelled, and that no toll will be levied on projects upto Rs. 10 crore. Besides this, the government will introduce 24 facilities including stationing ambulances. Speaking to newspersons later at his Dadar residence, Thackeray argued that roads and toll system in Karnataka were much better than those in Maharashtra. He added that toll check posts below Rs. 10 crore should not be built on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. The MNS leader demanded that the audit of toll booths be conducted. Later, while speaking to newspersons, Tawde stated that the C.P. Joshi committee had, two years ago, recommended that 24 toll nakas in the state be closed down and that Rs. 300 crore be allocated to the state Public Works Department. Wanting to know what had happened to it, he said that the government could take back the Rs. 10 crore MLA Area Development Fund whereby the state could get Rs. 1.60 crore and help in closing down several toll plazas in the state.
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"The court has granted interim protection to Ghoswoman), the sessions court alkar till March 11," public on Thursday granted interim prosecutor Nileema Kasture protection from arrest to local said. Ghosalkar has applied Shiv Sena MLA Vinod Ghos- for anticipatory bail. alkar, accused of harassment His lawyer argued that by a woman corporator of his the offence registered own party. against him was bailable,
who had dumped construction debris in a mangrove patch. She said she started getting obscene calls from unknown numbers as her phone number had been scribbled on the walls of a public toilet in the area.
Great grain robbery Continued from pg 1 « run his dubious business for several years. But finally, through sustained efforts of an upright rationing officer (now retired), the authorities have taken action on the accused and shut his ration shop. Accused Pawankumar Sawarmal Agarwal whose ration shop (no.33E195) is located at Ashok Nagar in Vashi Naka and the licence is in the name of Sawarmal Sitaram Parikh. The food grains which were supposed to be rationed to poor citizens under Food Security Act, 2013 was instead sold in ‘black’ by Agarwal. Acting on a complaint by a retired assistant rationing officer, Krishna L Kadam, two rationing officers viz. Gaikwad – Controller of Rationing (Mumbai-Thane) and Mallikarjun Mane – Dy. Controller, Wadala Dn. raided Agarwal’s shop when he was loading the food grains in a tempo to be sold in ‘black’. There was no food grains left in the shop. The rationing officers promptly summoned police. However, Agarwal fled before RCF police reached the spot. Police arrested his employee, Siddaram Khade and have booked Agarwal, Parikh and Khade under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Food Security Act, 2013. Agarwal and Parikh are still absconding. According to Kadam, Agarwal is a habitual fraudster. In 2002 too, he used to run a shop in Chunnabhatti. In his shop he created
Saif loses his cool Continued from pg 1 « complained to the police about it. The police noticed that the two accused had taken leave and were later picked up by the cops. They confessed to the theft during interrogation. According to the cops, Shahu said that his sister was not keeping well and needed the money for her treatment. However, he was refused an advance payment of his salary and hence resorted to the robbery. Solanki revealed that he was working at the office for
and he was cooperating with the police. The crime branch of the Mumbai police is likely to submit its say at the next According to the woman corporator, Ghosalkar started threatening her after she complained against a builder
The two accused in the custody of the police. three years and was joined by to help him. Shahu later. Subhash told The two are booked under him about his sister’s condi- section 379 of the Indian tion and thus Solanki offered Penal Code for theft.
bogus ration cards by luring unsuspected victims on the promise of getting them employment. He used to collect their certificates and make bogus ration cards by pasting someone else’s photograph on documents. Kadam exposed that racket too; there was a CID enquiry and the matter was raised in the Legislative Assembly also. But somehow Agarwal managed to evade arrest. The shop was closed down. According to Kadam, when he was still in service in 2006, at another shop (no.32E221) in Chunnbhati, Kurla, Agarwal was running a bogus ration cards racket. “I filed an FIR and closed the shop. Police booked Agarwal, Sitaram Parikh and employee Rana Siddaram Shukla. The case is still pending inVikhroli court,” said Kadam. Again in 2008, in another
The shop from where food grains were taken for sale in the black market. shop (no.31E203) located at Khatraj Road in Matunga, licence was in the name of Dinanath Raghunath Yadav. However, Agarwal used to run that shop. It was raided and police booked Agarwal, Yadav and an employee, Ramesh Bhati. The case is still pending in Bhoiwada court. Investigating officer PSI M.K. Kokre of RCF police station said, “Three accused, viz. Agarwal, Parikh and Khade were booked vide LAC No.5/14
under EC Act, 1955 and Mumbai Police Act. We have arrested Khade and other two are absconding. A search is on to arrest the two accused with the help of our informers.” Kokre further said, “We are verifying the documents pertaining to the raided ration shop (no.33E195) in Vashi Naka. We will send the documents to the rationing office for cross verification. Action will be taken against those found guilty.”
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Collegian drowns at Pelhar Dam
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He had bunked lectures to go for a swim at this popular one-day holiday spot near Vasai
Dam near Vasai, fire brigade personnel from the local civic body recovered the body on Thursday afternoon. A resident of Nalasopara, the deceased, identified as Ankush Ramesh Harode (18), was a student of a junior college in By Suresh Golani Nalasopara. Ankush had reportedly early 24 hours after a bunked lectures to go for a young collegian swim at the dam on Wednesdrowned at Pelhar day. While his clothes were recovered by local villagers the
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Chembur festival is here again! Sushil Kadam | ADC
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he Chembur Festival 2014 kick-started on Thursday, entering its third year of dance, drama, music, food festivals, workshops, and film screenings. Chembur, to many, is a ‘gas chamber’, thanks to the refineries on its outskirts (Mahul). However, it is also one of the greenest parts of the city. The festival, that celebrates this Chembur spirit, will end on February 14. P.D. Baburaj, President of the Chembur festival said, “The festival is one medium for us to connect, create and celebrate the happiness with the entire city”. Mayor Sunil Prabhu flagged off the classical musical concert and was seen enjoying the festival with the residents of Chembur. Connect, Create and Celebrate Chembur will unfold a bunch of new talents this year with events like Chembur's Got Talent, Cultural Parade, Belly Dancing etc. Foodies can look forward to the Food Mela. Sangeeta Zaveri, a member of the organising com-
Creativity on a roll: Vehicle tyres decorated in attractive colours and designs drawing a lot of attention. mittee said, “There's much in memories of having lived in Balan and Anil Kapoor will be store as the famous Bolly- Chembur will be seen at the a few of them. wood celebrities who have festival. Shilpa Shetty, Vidya khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in
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entral Railway is planning to install self booking ticket counters at various stations in Mumbai division to facilitate the ever increasing number of passengers. The date of the functioning of self booking ticket counters is yet to be decided, but it will be soon.Central Railway has earmarked totally 45 self booking ticket counters at 20 stations. The passenger need to have self-attested copy of identity proof along with the original identity card for verification. These counters will open for advanced reservation period (60 days) from 8 am to 9.45 am and for Tatkal tickets from 9.45 am to 10.30 am. After 10.30 am these counters will function as normal counters.
Medha Patkar to contest LS poll
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Will reveal party which she will represent from which constituency soon
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enior social activist and Narmada Bachao Andalon (NBA) leader Medha Patkar has finally decided to enter the election arena. After prolonged discussions with her colleagues and activists of various organisations Patkar made up her mind to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election from the state. According to sources, social crusader Anna Hazare is persuading Patkar to join active politics. Influenced by Anna she has finally shown inclination towards contesting the polls. On Anna's insistence she also met Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi and assured him to do a rethink on her earlier stance of staying away from politics. Eventually Patkar gave her nod to fight the Lok Sabha election. Prior to this the AAP on Wednesday offered its support to Medha Patkar even if she chose to contest the Lok
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Cheating in Sharekhan’s name
The three accused Lubna, Zaura and below, Yasin Shaikh. Continued from pg 1 « accomplices of the arrested accused. According to Shivaji Nagar police, Khan Naseem Iqbal Ahmed (36), a Shivaji Nagar resident, lodged a complaint at the Shivaji Nagar police station accusing her cousin,Yasin Hasim Haldar Shaikh (27), and his accomplices for duping her of lakhs of rupees by promising to invest her money in Sharekhan. The police, after investigation, arrested Yasin Shaikh, but his accomplices are still absconding. During the investigation, the police found that Yasin’s sisterin-law, Zaura Imran Khan, had approached Naseem claiming that her money will be invested in Sharekhan, an online trading company. Zaura had registered a company called ‘Khan’s Money’. While promising Naseem and several other unsuspecting investors, Zaura filled Sharekhan forms in their names but never invested in it. “In reality, they never opened any bank accounts in our name. Zaura actually in-
Sabha election as an independent candidate. Although the NBA leader has extended support to the AAP, she is yet to join it. Patkar, who is also a part of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) has not disclosed whether she will join the AAP or not. Patkar has yet to take a decision on the constituency which she will be contesting from, however, sources claimed that she might take a plunge from Mumbai North-East or some seat from where she led her agitations. The overtures by AAP are widely seen as precursor to Patkar joining the party formally. The Mumbai North-East seat has a large and scattered chunk of slums. Patkar had also led an agitation against the state government after it started a demolition drive to clear these slums. Patkar herself has confirmed that she has decided to contest the Lok Sabha election. However, the name of the party and the constituency will be declared after four to five days, she has made it clear.
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vested our money in her own firm ‘Khan’s Money’ instead of Sharekhan. Through Yasin, his mother, Manura Hasim Haldar, and his wife, Lubna Yasin Haldar, she tricked us into investing our hard-earned money. Initially she did give us some money as interest but soon stopped giving it. She has taken away a total of around Rs.49 lakh from 12 persons. Zaura’s husband Imran Khan is also an accused in the case”, revealed Naseem. The Shivaji Nagar police have booked all the accused under sections 420, 506-Part II, 504 and 34 of the IPC. Shivaji Aute, assistant police inspector of Shivaji Nagar police said, “Yasin Shaikh was produced in court and is remanded to police custody till February 18”.
Raj asks govt to scrap Shivaji memorial By Prashant Hamine
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aharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, yesterday, kicked off another controversy by demanding that the state government scrap its pet project of constructing a grand memorial for Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Girgaum Chowpatty. He made this demand during his meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at the Sahyadri state guest house. The construction of the grand memorial has been the pet project of the ruling Congress-NCP alliance and has
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been talked about since the 2009 Assembly elections. Official sources disclosed that the MNS chief has demanded that the Rs. 100 crore allocated to the project be diverted to the toll revenue kitty. The government should close down toll plazas valued at Rs. 10 crore on 22 roads in the state, divert the money, and also scrap the memorial. It may be recalled that Chavan had pursued the matter of environmental clearance for the project with the union environment ministry. The government has planned what it claims to be the world's tallest equestrian mounted statue of Shivaji Maharaj.
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that my client Mr. Bhalchandra Sadashiv Chavan is the owner of flat no. 03, Ground Floor, Shree Kartik Krupa Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd., Pendase Nagar Road no. 5, Patil Wadi, Dombivli (E), The original agreement for sale executed between original flat owner Mr. Parshuram Hari Kelkar and M/s Patel Builders, the said original agreement is misplaced by my client Bhalchandra Sadashiv Chavan. My client have registered missing complaint with Dombivli Railway police station, Dombivli (E) on 30.01.2014 All person or persons or party hereby informed that not to deal in respect of the said flat by any right by way of sale, mortgage, lease, lien, charge, tenancy, occupancy or any such rights, without consent of my client from the date of publication hereof failing which any claim shall be treated as void and my client will not held responsible for the same.
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Name of the work Supply, installation, testing & commissioning of Nitrogen Injection Fire Prevention System (NIFPS) for 10 MVA transformers at M-3A S/S Panjrapur.
The intending tenderers shall visit the Municipal website http://portal.mcgm.gov.in for further details of the tender. Sd/Dy. Hydraulic Engineer (M&E) M-IIIA Pise-Panjrapur PRO/1511/ADV/2014 Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment
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This Notice is hereby given to General public, all persons that Mr. Tansukh Nanalal Shah, Husband of applicant Smt. Jayashree Tansukh Shah is owner inrespect of D/2, 41, 4th floor, Shree Mahavirnagar CHS Ltd, Manpada road, Dombivli (East). He has expired on 09/11/2012 and at the time of death, he was living in abovementioned flat. He is holding Share certificate no.69, bearing shares nos. from 341 to 345. Mr. Tansukh Nanalal Shah has left behind his wife Smt. Jayashree Tansukh Shah. She is the only heir of deceased. Smt. Jayashree Tansukh Shah has applied for transfer of shares in her name but the original agreement between her deceased husband and Jain Builders and receipt of registration is not available with Smt. Jayashree Tansukh Shah. It is lost. Therefore, prior to transfer the shares in the name of Smt. Jayashree Tansukh Shah, the society has decided to issue this public notice and declares that if anybody has the original agreement between Mr. Tansukh Nanalal Shah and Jain Builders and receipt of registration in his/her possession or anybody claiming any interest on the said flat on basis of said agreement or if any person or persons, trust, trustees claiming any interest in abovementioned Flat or any part of thereof by way of sale, exchange, lease, mortgage, gift, trust, inheritance, bequest, possession, lien, easement, development, power of attorney or otherwise are hereby requested to send full particulars thereof in writing together with proof to the undersigned at following address during working hours within 14 days from the date hereof, as otherwise further procedure of sale of abovementioned Flat will be completed without any reference or regard to any such purported claim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived to an intent and purpose. Sd/Advocate Smita Sansare 1/Bhagyoday Bldg., Ramnagar, Below Khardikar Classes, Dombivli (East), Dist-Thane. Dated: 14/2/2014
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Vast changes have taken place in the media world
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Telangana bill causes chaos T
he UPA government had evidently only one purpose while it decided to divide Andhra and form a separate state of Telangana. The Congress wanted to get all the Lok Sabha seats in the Telangana region as a reward for sanctioning a separate state. It was playing with fire. The happening in Lok Sabha yesterday has frighteningly shown what will happen in Andhra if it is divided. The Andhra MPs including some from the Congress broke all rules and resorted to stark violence in the House. The members threw computers and mikes, sprayed pepper on UPA members; one Andhra member took out a knife menacingly. Blows were freely exchanged. The Speaker who could not control the House suspended 17 members. An unexpectedly bad situation has arisen, in which normal, peaceful, democratic procedures cannot be ensured in the House. The BJP, which has provided support to the UPA government in the work of passing the Telengana bill, has started questioning UPA government’s desperate hurry to push through the highly controversial bill. The fate of the bill appears to have become uncertain. If in parliament democratic, peaceful procedures are done away with and wild pressure tactics are used, what will happen in the elections in Andhra? There is a feeling among different political leaders that it will lead to widespread violence in Andhra. Once the anger is let loose, it will be difficult to bring the situation under control. If that happens, there is likely to be widespread violence in the state. What is quite surprising is that the government did not assess properly the consequences if Telangana was created. The Congress has become a non-entity: the Congress party itself is in revolt. The Congress high command has no control over the state Congress party. The Congress has passed a resolution in the assembly opposing the creation of Telangana. What is a significant development is that while the BJP is claiming the resolution on Telangana has been introduced yesterday in parliament, the Congress says the Speaker has already done it. Nothing was heard when the Speaker announced the bill in the house – amidst the fuming uproar and she gave her decision on the basis of a voice vote. It is to be seen how the Speaker and the two major parties – the Congress and the BJP – will sort out the explosive and knotty problem.
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hese days it is a pleasure to read the English print media if only for the simple reason that there is so much to read and so many opinions expressed which is the essence of democracy. The sheer number of columnists who write for the media is unbelievable. I do not think that any other country, including the United States can beat us. Practically all the columnists are experts in their own field; some of them were former ambassadors with a clear understanding of what is going on. Some are members of Think Tanks. But all of them are worthy of being read. Think of some of them: Antara Dev Sen, Tavleen Singh, Farukh Dhondy, Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, Mukul Kesavan, Krishnan Srinivasan, Samar Harlankar, Shobha De, K.C. Singh, Anil Dharkar, Arun Kumar Singh, Francis Gonsalves, Patralekha Chatterjee, Swapan Das Gupta, Sunada K. Datta Ray, Anjan Roy, Harsh Pant, Sanjay Srinivasan.
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rupees each day. The supplements are in tabloid form, easy to handle. But the one point I would like to raise is whether it is necessary to illustrate the pages with pictures of semi-nude females. 'The Hindu' does not do that. Nor do many dailies like 'The Free Press Journal', 'The Hitavada' or 'The Pioneer'. If there are sex crimes, can we state the criminals take their cue from some of our dailies? I want to know what the Press Council of India has to say on the subject. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has been hogging the headlines of late. And no wonder. But he seems to have so few admirers in the media. For that matter Sonia Gandhi, too, seems to have few admirers. According to T.J.S. George, writing in 'The Indian Express' (Jan. 12) “Rahul Gandhi has
A good many columnists Just one newspaper, 'The Indian Express' has over a dozen columnists to read every Sunday, like Pushpesh Pant, G. Parthasarathy, S. Vaidhyasubramniam, V. Sundarshan, Shashan Joshi, Shankar Aiyar, Mohandas Menon, Shampa Dhar Kamath, T.J.S. George, Ravi Shankar, Rakesh Sinha, Brahma Chellaney and Prabhu Chawla. I remember way back in the mid-forties and early fifties when I myself was an editor, how hard it was to get professional experts to air their views. Today as they say they are dime a dozen and I am not running them down, merely commenting upon their availability. My only dissent where the media is concerned, is the way sex is exploited by some of the dailies – do I have to mention their names – which is disheartening, depressing and disturbing. Vast changes have taken place in the media world. Technology has to be thanked for it. It is colour, colour everywhere. And the number of pages. I come from an era when newsprint was not available in plenty, and it was a job to bring out a 12-page issue. Today one can bring out 60 pages for the asking. 'The Telegraph' (Jan. 18) brought out full 12 pages just to cover the life and times of Suchitra Sen. “She leaves as she lived, on her own terms” said the paper. Practically every day a supplement is brought out, full of ads. One wonders how much just the advertisements bring in as revenue. It must be lakhs of
MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath begun to lose ground in the Congress party.” If there is any dictatorship in any party, that party is the Congress. Says George, in his perceptive column: “Till very recently, a mere gesture from him would send shivers down the spine of senior leaders. A public disapproval was enough for the government to reverse its stand on disqualifying tainted MPs. The hold of the dynasty was so total that it was unthinkable for a Congressman to go against its wishes in word and deed. Implicit loyalty to the family was the first requirement for advancement in the party... Outwardly that remains a fact of Congress life. But inwardly winds of change seem to be blowing in the inner chambers of the party. Experienced old hands appear to have devised ways to neutralise the inexperienced young scion of the dynasty...” 'The Times of India' (Jan. 18) said that “Congress is imperiled today (and) many in
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his is very well illustrated by the myth of Ramachandra. It is said in the Purana that once Sita, the consort of Ramachandra, was staying in the guardianship of Vashita Rishi with her sons. The younger son Lahu, one day went to see the neighboring town. He saw Kalanki, a most beautiful horse, running about the city without a rider. When he inquired whose the horse was, people told him that this horse had been let loose so that whoever was able to catch it should be made the king of that kingdom. This tempted the youth, and he ran after the horse in order to catch it. He continued running a long time, and met with nothing but disappointments. Every time he came close to the hose, thinking now he would catch it, it slipped from his hand. When he reached the point of utter disappointment, he saw his brother coming in search of him, sent by his mother, and he told him that he would
not come back till he had caught the horse. The brother said, ‘That is not the way to catch a horse; in this way you will perhaps run forever and will not be able to catch it. Therefore, instead of running after the horse, run to meet it.’ This caused the younger brother to succeed in a moment’s time. Then both
MATTER & SPIRIT brothers were taken to the presence of Ramachandra, their father, who embraced both, acknowledging the guidance of the one and the achievement of the other. All the Teachers who came before taught for whatever community or group of people they were born, and prophesied the coming of the next Teacher, foreseeing the possibility and the necessity of the continuation of the Message until its fulfillment. That the Messengers came successively did
the party are privately predicting that it might sink to its lowest ever tally in this year's Lok Sabha elections”. Noting that Rahul had chosen “to be a part time politician over the last decade, withdrawing from public engagements even during high-octane episode” the paper said that “our country cannot afford a part time PM in 2014”. The paper said “RaGa is nice, but seems to be missing that fire in the belly”. It added for good measure: “It's alright if Rahul Gandhi isn't hungry. It's alright to be a lotuseater... But if there's no fire in the belly to become Congress's PM candidate, what does this say about how he would perform as India's CM?”. Good question.
Modi expectedly pipped Rahul 'The Hindustan Times' (Jan. 18) said that at the recent AICC meeting “young Gandhi delivered a speech that was combative and wellcrafted but said little about his future”. The Congress behaviour said the paper “speaks of a mindset that is defensive in the extreme, the mentality of an outfit in disarray, one that almost wants its misery in the government to end”. In contrast, said the paper, If Mr. Modi becomes PM and delivers “he may well rewrite the fortunes of his party and give it a much longer shelf life”. 'The New Indian Express' (Jan. 18) said Rahul must spell out his development road map. As it put it: “He now needs to define his ideology and road map for development more clearly and be more accessible. His views on economy, international relations, national security and regionalism are not known. He should be clearer in his policy formulations and shoulder full responsibility for actions of Congress-led governments”. Even 'The Hindu' (Jan. 21), not exactly an admirer of Narendra Modi seemed to think highly of him. The paper said that his articulation at a BJP meeting “was important for what it highlighted and what it left out... He came out with a 'rainbow strategy' of strengthening cultural and familial values, agricultural development, youth power... etc”. Added the paper: “he is certainly showing a readiness to appear to move away from divisive communal politics that characterised his emergence as a politician in the initial years”. From that one reads in our dailies, Rahul Gandhi has few friends and fewer admirers. The media says it all without hesitation. not mean that they were to give different messages, but that they should correct the corruption made in the message of the past by its followers. Also to revive principles in order to suit the evolution of the period, and to recall the same truth to the human mind which had been taught by the past Masters but had become lost from memory. It was not their personal message, but the divine message. They were obliged to correct the errors made by the misinterpretation of the religions, thereby renewing the same truth given by the past Master, which had in the course of time been changed from its real character. Man has ignorantly quarreled about the names and forms of Masters, traditions, principles, and their limited groups, forgetting that they are one in that which unites them. Their messages differ from one another in their outer appearance, each message being given in accordance with the age of man’s evolution, and also in order to add a particular part in the course of divine wisdom. — Hazrat Inayat Khan
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THIS refers to your edit-piece, 'Corrupt practices at toll nakas (ADC, Feb. 13) which points out quite rightly that it would have been better if the CM and the MNS chief had met earlier and arrived at some agreement and avoided the huge inconvenience to the public. It cannot be denied that the existing system of collecting toll does leave a lot of scope for improvement and the government will do well to handle this job itself as you say. Also, the necessity for collecting this toll right through the year needs to be looked into seriously even after all the projects have been completed. As a matter of fact, all the projects are fully paid for as per the tenders of the contractors, original and revised, for all civil works from a small bridge to a mega sea-link and the public is also paying all sorts of taxes. Therefore the toll payment is indeed a veritable nuisance.
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MNS Chief Raj Thackeray and his MLAs Nitin Sardesai and Bala Nandgaonkar which is the anarchism of Salunkhe and the Home — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili Department. If the state government believes in democracy and its value it It’s the constitutional right of each should first file a case against and every citizen/party/group to Pravin Salunkhe for violation of protest in a democracy in a demo- fundamental rights of a party chief, cratic way. Stopping a peaceful ag- its MLAs and workers and put itation is violating the fundamental them behind bars. — Fayyaz S. Pathan, Dahisar right of a citizen under Article 19 of the Constitution of India. The MNS' raasta roko agitiation was going on in a democratic manner. I EVEN though I do not belong to was watching this episode live on any political party, I welcome Raj the television. It was heartening to Thackeray's stand on toll charges. see that this agitation was moving They must be abolished and all — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane in a democratic manner, peacefully tollbooths which I call the 'symbols of oppression and exploitation' and amicably. I was shocked to see that the Ad- must be demolished voluntarily by KUDOS to MNS chief Raj Thack- ditional Commissioner of Police, the authorities themselves before eray and his men for vandalizing Pravin Salunkhe, used his hege- people do so violently. How long toll booths across Mumbai city and mony at the behest and incon- can the citizens of this country tolparts of Thane. They have done the nivance with the toll—white-extortion erate this nonsense of paying hefty right thing. The Maharashtra gov- money benefiters and arrested charges which only enrich those ernment should be taught a lesson. Why should vehicle owners pay taxes? The government is making a lot of money at our cost.
the state are Marathas. Large agricultural land holdings in the state are in the names of Maratha zamindars. Ex-Princes from the state are all Marathas. A number of educational institutions in the state and — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai deemed universities are run by Maratha strongmen. And still, this community wants reservations for them, and for what purpose? THERE is no law and order control — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali in Uttar Pradesh. Everyday, murder, sexual assault, communal riots and rape takes place here. People go to the police station to complain but NOW the Congress has come to no body listens to them. Sometimes know that they have very rare people don't even complain be- chances to win the upcoming eleccause the police themselves are in- tions. It is said that when a ship volved in the crime. The Chief starts sinking the rates run first, Minister has given so many impor- even they know that there is no tant posts to the ministers with place to go. There is no money in the state's criminal records. And here one more minister coffers and the total debts have Azam Khan calls a full police force gone up to more than Rs.2.9 lakh to find his seven missing buffaloes crore. The government goes on anand three policemen are suspended nouncing new schems and the for their inaction. So far as such biggest joke that the Deputy CM politicians exist, God alone knows was heard cracking was that it is not possible to implement these what will happen of this country. — Beena Bhavsar, Dahisar schemes as their treasury is empty. The same applies to the Central Government.
mentary proof to end the problem of harassment for oldies who are struggling daily while travelling in the local trains. It is hoped that the railway authorities will listen to the woes of the old people.
No law & order in UP
Raj Thackeray's protest against collection of tolls in spite of the innumerous taxes that we pay, has gained much popularity among the public. who have vested interest? Their patience has reached the boiling point. Already the people of India are burdened with a plethora of taxes like income tax, professional tax, perquisite tax, sales tax, value added tax, wealth tax, capital gains tax, service tax, gift tax, entertainment tax, dividend distribution
tax, education cess, surcharge, municipal tax, security transaction tax, stamp duty, registration fee etc. over and above inflation and frequent price rise. The hapless citizens of this country are grateful to Raj Thackeray for taking up this injustice on their behalf. — Laksman Sundar, Vashi
Anyway giving you the benefit of doubt, since you have just become active and if you really mean what you say, can we expect you to put up at least 20 per cent women candiIN your recent TV interview, you dates in the upcoming Lok Sabha mentioned umpteen number of elections? I am sure you have good times about 'Empowering Women'. winnable women candidates across But then why is your government the country. You are empowered to keeping the Women's Reservation do this since you are in-charge of Bill pending for almost two the elections now. — Sharad Kumar, Mumbai decades?
creating an artificial price rise.
— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai
To Rahul Gandhi
A sinking ship
Southern India, which hardly has any BJP presence, must now give a thought to grouping with the saffron party, considering it has tried most other national and regional parties.
South must try Modi THE people from southern India must now try Narendra Modi’s BJP. They all already have tried the Indian National Congress, the Left parties and the regional parties like DMK and AIDMK which have given unsatisfactory results since many years. Modi is a visionary patriotic statesman with vast foresight and far-sight. He isn’t a self-centered man to deposit our hard-earned money paid as direct and indirect taxes with the Swiss banks. Just like Gujarat, he is capable enough to develop the South along with the entire India. He is also determined to end the daily spiralling food inflation, Congress and DMKspread corruption and cross-border terrorism.
Congrats ADC
CONGRATULATIONS for your forthright editorial 'Historical hits & misses' (ADC, Feb. 8). Pranabda’s is not the only case where the Bengali pride was found to have been hurt. Even Subhash Babu did not receive the respect and support he deserved from the party during the pre-Independence days. Shyam Prasad Mukherjee re— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali portedly died an unnatu- LETTER OF THE DAY ral death due to the refusal of the then government to give him the needed protection. AS a senior citizen, I travel by the Therefore, Narendra Modi cannot Mumbai locals regularly and find be faulted for referring to the Benthat it is impossible to board the gali ethos in his election speech. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali overcrowded local train during the entire day despite seats reserved for senior citizens in the train compartments which is grabbed by other young travellers who do not bother THE demand for Maratha reservato offer seats to old people like it has tions does not sound justified. This been done in BEST buses. I appeal dominant community has given the to the railway authorities to allow maximum number of CMs to Mathe senior citizens to board the train harashtra. All important cabinet in the handicapped department posts are always held by Marathas. with a senior citizen card or docu- All heads of police stations across
Senior citizens' woes
Maratha reservation unjust
— Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar
Kejriwal's vital dig APROPOS 'Kejri orders probe into gas pricing, targets Moily, RIL' (ADC, Feb. 12), it is indeed a very vital issue to dig into the truth of this massive missive of the RIL oil venture. Since 1999 while the RIL got the New Exploration & licensing policy, the estimated output of the gas production was set for 40 million metric standard cubic metres per day ( MMSCMD ) while the exploration output statistics reveal that it touched a high of nearly 70 MMSCMD in 2010 and then it shrunk to 10 MMSCMD in last December, which is certainly raising doubt in the minds of the people at large. This reduction of output so drastically with respect to the estimated amount certainly needs to be investigated into by a technical agency appointed by a third party with adequate oil exploration experience to find out if RIL had forcefully reduced the output thereby
Modi mania ISN'T it ironic that the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is improving his goodwill abroad but fails to increase his alliance partners in the NDA. A goodwill gesture may not fetch him 272 Lok Sabha seats to form the government in 2014 but a few (not as powerful as the US) alliances may win him the day. It seems to be a perfect example of 'Chirag taley andhera'. One other thing about BJP that sounds absurd is their cry on every move of their opponents as a ploy to stop NaMo from becoming the PM. In Kejriwal they see a Congress agent out to divide votes and topple BJP's dream of forming the next government. They even see the formation of a third front as a threat. What kind of NaMo wave is BJP then speaking about? A true wave smashes everything that comes its way and not grumble about small trees and bushes posing hurdles. Or is BJP unconsciously 'acknowledging' that the wave theory is just a myth?
Modi has lately been the centre of most political discussions; positive or the negative.
Minister. Also, the western superpower has been observed to be adopting double standards while deciding on the grant of visa. The ostensible reason given by the US State department in rejecting Modi's visa is his alleged failure — Abdul Monim, Vashi to protect the minorities in Gujarat. By the same yardstick, if to morrow, the UP CM applies for I fail to understand as to why so an American visa to go on a study much is being read between the tour, will the White House conlines about the likely call on the sider his request in the backdrop Gujarat CM by the USA ambassa- of the recent Muzaffarnagar riots, dor. It could just be a courtesy wherein Akhilesh Yadav was tovisit keeping in mind that even if tally unable to safeguard the lives NaMo fails to make the grade, he of the Muslim minority of the would still be the Leader of the town? — Arun Malankar, Santacruz Opposition; a shadow Prime
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food for love
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014
In the honeymoon phase (1-5 years) Your honeymoon phase is when you first start dating, so while you want to celebrate your love, you don't want celebrate at a place that’s over the top. Here are some great dining options.
The way to the heart must be through the stomach, because we couldn’t help but fall in love with these delicious Valentine’s Day deals at restaurants across the city. Rhea Dhanbhoora & Dev Goswami help you take your pick for that special night from some of the best
serafina Pamper your partner with the special menu at Serafina, called Festa San Valentino. The menu includes specials such as Gnocchi di Pesto Genovse, Petti Polloalla Parmigiana, La Pizza pieno di Amore’ (a heart shaped pizza) and a dessert platter called Amanti Dolci Assortiti. The three-course meal includes two glasses of Sula Rose Brut sparkling wine. price `2,000 per couple Where Serafina Mumbai, Lower Parel
>> This heart shaped pizza at Serafina is both cute and scrumptious
Lotus Blossom If you don't have the time or the energy to head out for Valentine's Day dinner, that doesn't mean you can’t celebrate with some great food! Order in with Lotus Blossom as they have a great meal for two offer on over the Valentine’s Day weekend. Spend a cosy evening with your loved one over a menu that includes soups, salad, a main course and delicious Strawberry Tartlets for dessert. You don't even have to worry about doing the dishes after your meal since it is served in containers that you can eat from directly. price `999 per couple Where www.lotusblossom.in
Cheval Cheval has introduced a delicious menu for Valentine's Day that includes salads, starters, mini pizzas and an assortment of great desserts that you won't want to miss out on. The best part about the meal is that it will be served in a marquee dining setting, so you can soak up some of the restaurant’s romantic atmosphere with your partner. price `1,350 + taxes per couple Where Cheval Bar and Restaurant, Fort
puranmal Want to head over for a homely meal with great quality Indian food to celebrate Valentine's Day this year? Head to Puranmal, where they're offering a special menu, along with special deals to help you have the perfect romantic evening. Visit them for a sweet candlelight dinner, with soothing guitar tunes and a menu that includes great food and delicious desserts. Couples will also get a complimentary gift at the end of the unlimited, four-course meal. price `1,111 per couple Where Puranmal, Ghatkopar (W) and Vile Parle (W)
shiro Head to Shiro for a really rocking night at their luxe lounge, which is offering a three-course meal, along with great music to
>> What better way than to spend V-Day than at a scenic location such as Hyatt Goa (above) or with a great meal at Puranmal (right) continued on pg 14 «
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>> If your options are restricted to the city’s limits, head to Palladium for a stunning view as you feast on chocolate dipped strawberries and bubbly
set the mood. The menu includes Mushroom Skewers in Sweet Hot Sauce, Fresh Corn & Tofu Cups, Grilled Chicken Cakes with Cream Cheese, Spicy Grilled Tofu with Massaman Sauce, Honey Ginger Marinated Chicken with Massaman Sauce and Steamed Fish with Creamy Herb Sauce. End your meal with great desserts that include Strawberry Pavlova and a glass of sparkling wine. Price `750-`1,000 + taxes, per couple Where Shiro, Worli
Mai Tai Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge is helping you celebrate your love with some great food through their special three-course menu. With great dishes such as Cupid's Crepes, Pilaf Rice, Chicken Pita Bites and desserts such as Dark Chocolate Temptation, you can enjoy a variety of good food and celebrate with a complimentary glass of Sula wine. Price `600-`750 + taxes Where Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge, Lower Parel
AbouT To TAke The Plunge (5 – 10 yeArs) You've been dating long enough for people to start using the ‘M’ word around you and while you've settled into an easy comfort zone, you're still going to want to impress your partner with a great dinner! Pick from some of these options.
smoke house Deli
Jamjar Diner
salt Water Café
The special menu at Smoke House Deli includes aphrodisiac dishes such as Braised Broccoli + Wasabi Cream Soup, Pan Roasted Vegetable Ravioli + Saffron Hint Quinoa, Wilted Spinach Risotto + Chilli Feta, Sumac Crusted Grouper + Anaheim Pepper Potato, Pot Roast Chicken + Green Pepper Cream and 8 Hour Braised Tenderloin Rump + Kaffir Lime. Don't forget to tuck into the SHD Red Velvet for dessert! Price `2,500 (meal for two) Where Smokehouse Deli at Lower Parel, Bandra Kurla Complex and Bandra (W)
Head to the quirky Jamjar Diner and put a song in queue on their Jukebox while you enjoy their Valentine’s Day specials. Their menu includes great desserts such as their Cupid’s Flower Pot and Vanilla Bean pannacotta + Wine Poached Pear. But, the stars of the evening have to be the Chandon Brut Bottle, offered with chocolate covered strawberries and the Chandon Sparkling Rose offered with a Guava Sangria Pitcher. Price `2,000 Chandon Brut + Strawberries and `2,000 Chandon Sparkling Rose + Guava Sangria Pitcher Where Jamjar Diner, Versova (W)
Auriga
Vicinia
Treat your loved one to a meal at Salt Water Café, with a spicy feast at the restaurant. The one-day special is dedicated to heating things up for the day. Be it breakfast, lunch or dinner, this is the destination to capture the true essence of Valentine’s Day. Price `1,800 (meal for two) Where Outlets at Bandra (W) and Churchgate
For a delicious six-course meal this Valentine's Day, head to Auriga. The restaurant promises a delicious meal and a complimentary Valentine Day mocktail or cocktail. Pick from great soups, rice, noodle dishes and chocolate souffle. Price `2,500 per couple (non-vegetarian) and `2,200 per couple (vegetarian) Where Auriga, Mahalaxmi
Enjoy a great Valentine’s Day dinner with a four-course set meal along with an imported bottle of wine at Vicinia. The menu includes Sweet Potato with Almonds Soup, Clear Chicken Broth with Matzo Balls, Pesto Spiked Chicken Soup, Mix Herbed Potatoes, Stuffed Mushrooms, Cranberry and Goat Cheese Crostinis, Polenta crusted Chicken, Mini Lamb Burgers, Prawns in Aglio Olio, Strawberry Risotto, Pan Seared Basa, Grilled Coriander Chicken, Melting Chocolate Cake along with some Cocktail Cupcakes. Price `2,500 + taxes per couple Where Vicinia – Café Bar, Kemps Corner
le Mangii & Café Mangii Head here for the special Valentine's Day menu at Le Mangii and Café Mangii outlets with specials such as Zucchini Pappardelle drizzled with creamed truffle sauce, Herb crusted Sea Bass served with Lyonnaise potato, wilted spinach and caper cream sauce and Fresh Fruit Strawberry Cheesecake, all washed down with Irish coffee. You also get a chance to win a bottle of Moet Champagne and a free trip for two to Goa! Lucky couples will also get a surprise gift hamper. Price `3,000 per couple Where Outlets at Khar (W), Powai and Andheri (W)
boveda Celebrate at Boveda with a delicious Valentine’s Day menu along with a complimentary glass of wine and a delicious dessert. The best part about this date will be that it won't be too mushy. For the fun couple, you can join in on a number of games, win prizes and indulge in some special cocktails while you groove to EDM and retro tunes. Price `2,000 (meal for two) Where Boveda, Andheri (W)
been There Done ThAT (10 – 20 yeArs) You've been a couple for so long, you don’t even need to ask your partner what to order. While this is great, it can get you into a bit of a romantic rut. Spice things up at these fancy places.
Waterstones bar + grill Waterstones Bar + Grill has the perfect treat for you this Valentine's Day. Not only is the place gorgeous with hanging plants, glass doors and an open-air lounge with a calming waterfall, the food is spectacular with a set menu that includes an antipasti platter, soup, salad and a steaming molten chocolate cake for dessert. Price `1,999 + taxes per couple (non-alcoholic) and `2,499 + taxer per couple (with a glass of wine) Where Waterstones Bar + Grill, Andheri (E)
Palladium hotel There's an array of options here for every type of couple including an eat and party option at the Piano Lounge, where you can savour chocolate dipped strawberries and champagne, or go to the Cabanas at the Poolside where you can indulge in cheese platters and a bottle of champagne or enjoy a great spread at Seven Kitchens. You can also dine under the sky at Mekong at the Penthouse, with champage, or party at Li Bai. Price `1,500 (Piano Lounge); `12,500 (Cabanas); `2,100 per head (Seven Kitchens); `3,800 (non-vegetarian) and `3,000 (vegetarian) (Mekong); `1,500 full cover (Li Bai) Where Palladium Hotel, Lower Parel
Masala library
>> This cheesecake with fresh strawberries from Le Mangii is a great way to finish off your meal
Want to enjoy Indian food with a twist? Head to concept restaurant Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra. The indulgent sevencourse meal will include a host of delicious dishes for nonvegetarian as well as vegetarian couples. This is a great pick if you want to try a new cuisine on Valentine’s Day. Price `1,900 + taxes per couple (vegetarian) and `2,100 + taxes per couple (non-vegetarian) Where Masala Library, Bandra Kurla Complex
The golDen yeArs (20 yeArs & More) You’ve probably got a ton of responsibility, but this is the best time to celebrate how long you've been together! Splurge a little, enjoy a relaxed evening away from the chaos of new couples and just revel in each other's company at these places.
sofitel Head to Sofitel at BKC to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Valentine's menu at Jyran includes an Indian meal, while the one at Tuskers has two glasses of champagne and Pondicherry Café offers a cocktail. Pondicherry Café also offers a semi-private dining area with a bottle of champagne, for those who really want to indulge. Price `4,000 per couple (Tuskers); `5,000 per couple (Jyran); `4,000 per couple (Pondicherry Cafe); `20,000 per couple (semi-private seating) Where Sofitel, BKC
bungalow 9 Have a great evening with your partner in a quiet refuge at Bungalow 9, with its old world charm. Enjoy Polenta & Mushroom Spedini, Smoked Paprika Tagliolini, Malfatti, Cottage Cheese Steak, Roast Pork Loin and Cajun Spiced Fish along with desserts such as Watermelon Sorbet and Strawberry Cheesecake. Wash all off this down with the complimentary bottle of sparkling wine. Price `4,000 per couple Where Bungalow 9, Bandra (W)
grand hyatt, goa This Valentine’s Day, if you're planning on taking a weekend break, visit The Grand Hyatt, Goa. There’s a variety of experiences and we recommend the celebration dinner, where you can feast under the stars, with the sunset and waves as your backdrop. There's also a budget option, a dinner buffet, with themed desserts and a glass of sparkling wine for each guest. Price `6,000 + taxes per guest (celebration dinner) and `1,500 + taxes per guest (dinner buffet) Where Grand Hyatt, Goa
out of the blue The popular restaurant is celebrating a weekend of love with a candle-lit dining experience, along with a cute personalised love booth accompanying their specially crafted menu and an assured gift hamper for each couple! The menu includes Strawberry Gazpacho Soup, Cupid Cheese Fondue and desserts such as Red Velvet Cheese Cake and Saffron Champagne Cream. Price `7,500 per couple (love booths); `4,000 per couple (courtyard) and `2,500 per couple (AC section) Where Out of The Blue, Khar (W)
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Blackstratblues, Warren Mendonsa's solo blues project. Jay Shah, head of Cultural Outreach at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. says, “The Mahindra Blues Festival returns with a bang! Six outstanding bands, both Indian and international, are set to enthrall audiences with the blues. Given the fabulous response on our digital channels, the tribe of blues lovers is increasing exponentially and this is what we had set out to achieve! Gear up for an electrifying weekend of the blues!” Although tickets are available at the venue, the festival was sold-out last year, so hurry and get your passes so you don't miss out on the fun! When February 15 and 16 Where Mehboob Studios, Bandra (W) tickets Daily `2,000; season `3,000; student `800 per day (all standing). Premium Enclosure `11,000 inclusive of seating and beverages. Contact www.mahindrablues.com/ www.bookmyshow.com/ mahindraBlues@mahindra.com >> Catch Blues TheTedeschi Tedeschi Truck >>>>The Truck star Lil Ed at the Bandwill willbe beplaying playing at Band festival as at well thefestival festival the
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he largest blues festival in Mumbai is back! Promoted and produced by Oranjuice Entertainment, there’s a lineup of great artists for blues lovers to enjoy a high energy weekend. The festival returns with an all-star lineup of acclaimed musicians from across the globe. It's the fourth year of the festival and the lineup includes performances by Grammy winning artists and album launches. From Austin, Texas-based and four-time Grammy award winner Jimmie Vaughan, who has performed at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in the USA, to Grammy award winning Tedeschi Trucks Band highlighting the festival, the lineup is worth catching. The 10-member Tedeschi Trucks Band consists of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Truks, both of whom gave up their solo careers to form a super-talented band that's had success touring the world. They will be joined on stage by special guest Doyle Bramhall II, a talented musician who is the son of blues great, the late Doyle Bramhall. Doyle produced Sheryl Crow's 2010 album titled 100 Miles from Memphis and toured with Eric Clapton last year. We know that sounds great, but that's not all! You can also see Chicago native and veteran of Chicago Blues, Lil' Ed and Mississippi born and bred Zac Harmon. And don't forget homegrown blues artists such as Soulmate, who will be releasing their third blues-rock album at the festival and
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harat Tripathi, a Mumbai based artist, is back with his fourth solo exhibition, titled Tirthankars. According to Jain scriptures, that which helps one to cross the great ocean of worldly life is called tirth and a person who fills the role of tirth is known as Tirthankar. In keeping with the theme and style of his past shows such as Dashavatar and the Story of Shiva, his work in this collection is also very conceptual and thematic. He is greatly inspired by Indian mythology and religions and presents them in a figurative, abstract form. The influence of his mentor S. H. Raza is evident in his works in the form of bold strokes and vibrant colours. His themes are strong, but he chooses to express them on canvas in a simplistic form. “I was inspired by my Jain friends who are so deeply rooted and disciplined in their religion. And, my extensive research on Tirthankars inspired me to put together my latest work on canvas,” says the artist. When Up to February 19, from 11am to 7pm Where Hirjee Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda Contact 22048212
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rtist Bhaskar Sagar is showcasing his second collection of paintings called Prachin: the Beauty of Stones. It’s a unique exhibition of paintings, where the artist has taken inspiration from artwork, sculptures and heritage spots to showcase India's culture. From stone temples to caves, there are a number of heritage sites that Bhaskar has painted in watercolour. The exhibition is a dedication by the artist to the thousands of workers who toiled for hundreds of years to create these precious treasures of our country. Speaking about his exhibition, Bhaskar says, “I have been attempting to depict our ancient culture through the art of painting. It is believed that Indian culture is one of the oldest in the world. So, we must preserve these for our future generations.” You can look forward to paintings of the Ajantha and Ellora caves, the sculptures of Khajuraho, temples of the south, mountain forts of Maharashtra and the black-rock carved caves of the Deccan region. When Up to February 17 Where Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli Contact 24964676
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ulf Oil Corporation Ltd is sponsoring the much awaited Gulf Oil Foster A Child Car Drive for the 12th year. Through this initiative, children from two or three orphanages/ under privileged children’s institutes are picked up and taken for a drive. The participating cars are usually driven by a husband/ wife team. Accompanying them are their children and an under privileged child. Through this exercise, the child finds a loving foster family for a day. The aim of the drive is to reach the destination in the shortest time possible and have a lot of fun with the help of the map that is given to the participants. The teams participating in the event can decorate their car and dress it up based on the themes 'reduce, reuse and recycle' and 'child labour' to compete for other competitions such as the Best Dressed Team and Best Decorated Car. When Up to February 16 Where Starts at Worli police grounds and ends at Hotel Duke’s Retreat, Khandala price `1,500 per car registration www.sportscraftindia.com by today
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o you want to dance all night long with your Valentine? Then make your way down to Royalty, where they are bringing down world-renowned DJ and music producer Albert Neve. Albert's productions are supported by some of the world's best DJs, including David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Fatboy Slim and Laidback Luke. In 2010, Albert was awarded with the 'Best Remixer' and '3rd Best DJ' by DJ Mag. In the past, he has collaborated with DJ Chukie on hit track Craissy 2k12 which also caught the attention of David Guetta leading last year's chart topping remix, Play Hard. This Spanish EDM star promises to bring the roof down and if you're an EDM fan, you shouldn't miss out on this. When Tonight, from 10pm onwards Where Royalty, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) Contact 42296000
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personaliseD valentine gifts at the hab The Hab by Usha is offering you a unique chance to gift your Valentine something truly personalised. They have organised a 60-90 minute workshop where you can walk-in and sew something for your valentine with the help of their experts. A spokesperson for The Hab says, “To celebrate Valentine's Day, The Hab by Usha presents an activity that helps you create unique gifts. From cards, iPad covers and towels to heart shaped pouches, bookmarks, key chains and decorative wall hangings.” The session will be on today and will cost between `150-700. The materials and accessories for the workshop will be provided by The Hab. When Today, from 11am – 8pm Where G1, 444 Corporate Lounge, Opposite Sahib Khatwara Darbar, Road No. 7, Linking Road, Khar (W) contact 61274444
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valentine special for a funny valentine Today, some of India’s best stand-up comics are coming together in a show to tell you all about love. Men are from Bars is a Valentine’s Day special play by Homegrown Comedy in association with Fratelli Wines. The show will feature Sorabh Pant as a happily married man; Atul Khati, who is married with children, and pretends to be happy; Kunal Rao, who is dating and tries to make women happy; Abish Mathew, with his complicated relationship status and who tries to make himself happy and finally, Aditi Mittal, a single woman who can’t understand any of them! Saumya Khona, a partner at Homegrown Comedy India, tells us, “The show will feature their best relationship jokes, music, gags and failed matrimonial ads.” Tickets cost `300 to `760 and are available on in.bookmyshow.com When Today, 7pm onwards Where Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
a chocolate rose bouquet Gift your loved one this edible rose bouquet from Choko La this Valentine’s Day. The chocolate roses are the perfect gift to present your loved one with this Valentine’s Day. If you want something that is smaller than the bouquet, you can opt for a single rose instead. We suggest pairing this beautiful bouquet with a hamper or just by itself to give your partner a great surprise. Those with a sweet tooth are sure to enjoy this pretty bunch of chocolate roses. Priced at `810 for the bouquet and `90 for a single rose, this one is surely on our list. When Ongoing Where Choko La, Bandra
v-Day at the nature’s co. Gift your valentine a fun mix of bath and body products launched by The Nature's Co. Our pick is the Teddy Bucket which is a gift set for your partner. They also have body washes, candles and the intriguing ‘Love Potion’ kit on offer. Founder of The Nature’s Co., Natasha Shah says, “In keeping with the V-Day spirit, The Nature’s Co. has great products that your pocket will love, including V-Day special combos comprising skin, hair and body care natural products.” When Ongoing Where The Nature’s Co. outlets across the city
great gifts at the boXer store The Boxer Store has launched a fun, quirky new collection called the Sexy Satin Collection for men. This is an excellent gift for the man who has everything. Priced at an affordable `499 each, the trendy designs and styles are a perfect gift. Pallavi Khandelwal, owner of The Boxer Store tells us, “Valentine’s Day has always been about expressing your love for someone special and The Boxer Store believes that a special person deserves something unique and fun. While women are always looking to buy something sexy, TBS aspires to always offer trendy and different styles.” When Ongoing Where www.theboxerstore.co.in
learn a neW Dance If you want to do something that you’ve never done before to celebrate Valentine’s Day, then book your places at this Sunday’s Charleston dance session at Studio Balance. Telling us more about the dance, Shannon Benjamin, co-founder of DanceSport India, who will be teaching the dance on Sunday, says, “The Charleston dance became popular after appearing along with the song The Charleston in the Broadway musical Runnin’ Wild. While there are many variations of the dance, the basic steps involve kicking your legs and swinging your arms.” The best part is that the entry is completely free, but do make sure to register by calling on the number mentioned below. When February 16, 11am onwards Where Studio Balance, K.M. Munshi Marg, Behind Wilson College, Chowpatty contact 32227931
The Body Shop has introduced a whole range of hampers and gift sets to spoil your partner with this Valentine’s Day. Our picks of the lot have to be the Honeymania gift pack and the Gingerbread man gift set. They also have a whole other range of products you could choose from individually. Shikhee Agrawal, Training Head of The Body Shop says, “This Valentine’s, focus on bright lips and illuminating radiance. To look your best, illuminate the part of your face that would naturally catch the light; your cheekbone and the brow bone with the Lightening Touch Universal Highlight pen. Plump your lips with Colour Crush Enraptured Red or Damsel in Distress to flaunt your kiss ready lips. Complete your look with the White Musk Smoky Rose, an alluring and seductive evening fragrance.” When Ongoing Where The Body Shop outlets across the city
valentine’s at la folie
crocs
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with desserts from La Folie! Dessert lovers can enjoy their limited edition treats, made especially for the occasion. Specials include textured desserts such as Rouge Velour, GQ, Damask and Fraisier, all packed elegantly in a box designed especially for Valentine’s Day, with a sweet message inside. From tonka bean cremeux to lemon genoise and raspberry and litchi compote, each dessert has spectacular flavours, blended together to bring you new, exciting desserts for the romantic season. They only have 100 of these boxes — so hurry! Where 16, Commerce House, Ropewalk Lane, Kala Ghoda, Fort contact 22672686
Want to gift your loved one something they’ll really use? Get the latest collection from Crocs. “The new collection features articulated outsole pods that flex with your feet, coupled with a removable Croslite™ material insole to provide cushioning all day long. The stretch cord running through the length of the shoe gives you a secure fit, while the 4-way stretch canvas upper gives your feet a hug. The original inspiration for the design came from a sock. Nothing is more comfortable or fits better than a sock,” says Nissan Joseph, general manager of Crocs India. When Ongoing Where Crocs outlets across the city
v-Day at Kirith's patisserie
scarves by holii
Celebrate Valentines Day with Kirith’s Pattiserie and enjoy their delicious cakes, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, bar cakes, pies, tarts and donuts. On V-Day, they’re also giving a 20 % off on cakes. Kirith D’souza says “My mission is to put a smile on people’s faces with our products and to keep our customers happy. We are a fairly new company, but we have reached a lot of people with our delicious products.” When Today Where St. Mary's Road, Mazgaon contact 23781282/ 23746455
This Valentine’s Day, gift your loved one an extra special gift by helping her prep her look with a bag and scarf combination that’s too good to let go of. Buy the special, limited edition silk scarves that are available in an array of colours to add to the romance. Kastoori Rai Dewan, communications manager at Holii tells us, “Flirty and quirky, Bhavika (the scarf) is a great option to bring in the V-Day. Practical and feminine, it can be carried to work and after with equal ease and style. The combination of reds, blues and pinks in unusual zig-zags on jute finish fabric is a sure conversation starter!” When Till stocks last Where Holii outlets across the city
romantic home Décor Tangerine Home Coture has come out with a romantic designer collection of home décor items that promise to give your or your partner’s home a dash of the passion associated with this season of romance. The collection includes bed sheets, comforters, duvets, pillow cases, towels, napkins and shower curtains. Rajiv Merchant, founder of Tangerine Home Couture says, “We believe nothing captures the heart like a personalised gift. Something as unique as gifting an elegant home accessory to your lover or surprising your partner with the best home décor solution from Tangerine, can really make their day special.” Where Leading departmental stores
v-Day in goa Deltin Suites in Goa is offering couples a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine, a free massage and complimentary entry to India’s largest casino, Deltin Royale. The two-nights-three-days package costs `26,000 while the three-nights-four-days package is for `33,500. Jurate Bitinaite, vice president of sales and marketing for the Deltin Group, says, “As part of that out-of-the-box attitude thinking, our Valentine’s Day offer combines the best of romance with the best of Goa.” When Up to February 20 Where Deltin Suites, Goa contact 0832 6710777
v-Day gifts from inDia circus The home décor, lifestyle and personal accessories label, India Circus is offering a 14% on all their range of products. They also have special pages dedicated to gifts for him and gifts for her. Design director and partner at India Circus, Krnsa Mehta says, “I believe that India Circus has some fabulous options for Valentine’s Day gifting and shopping. As we custom manufacture a diverse range of home and personal accessories, there are several options to choose from including notebooks, coffee mugs, iPhone covers and apparel. With exciting designs and motifs, these products are one of a kind and will definitely make your valentine’s gift special and unique.” When Up to today Where www.indiacircus.com
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Disclaimer: The content used in the 48 Hours weekend planner is not exclusive and mandatory. It may change according to the organiser etc. The ADC group is not responsible for any changes. You may submit listings to: 48hours@afternoondc.in If you want to access the paper online, check out our epaper at www.afternoondc.in/epaper/de fault.aspx8
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
personaliseD valentine gifts at the hab The Hab by Usha is offering you a unique chance to gift your Valentine something truly personalised. They have organised a 60-90 minute workshop where you can walk-in and sew something for your valentine with the help of their experts. A spokesperson for The Hab says, “To celebrate Valentine's Day, The Hab by Usha presents an activity that helps you create unique gifts. From cards, iPad covers and towels to heart shaped pouches, bookmarks, key chains and decorative wall hangings.” The session will be on today and will cost between `150-700. The materials and accessories for the workshop will be provided by The Hab. When Today, from 11am – 8pm Where G1, 444 Corporate Lounge, Opposite Sahib Khatwara Darbar, Road No. 7, Linking Road, Khar (W) contact 61274444
valentine’s With boDy shop
valentine special for a funny valentine Today, some of India’s best stand-up comics are coming together in a show to tell you all about love. Men are from Bars is a Valentine’s Day special play by Homegrown Comedy in association with Fratelli Wines. The show will feature Sorabh Pant as a happily married man; Atul Khati, who is married with children, and pretends to be happy; Kunal Rao, who is dating and tries to make women happy; Abish Mathew, with his complicated relationship status and who tries to make himself happy and finally, Aditi Mittal, a single woman who can’t understand any of them! Saumya Khona, a partner at Homegrown Comedy India, tells us, “The show will feature their best relationship jokes, music, gags and failed matrimonial ads.” Tickets cost `300 to `760 and are available on in.bookmyshow.com When Today, 7pm onwards Where Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
a chocolate rose bouquet Gift your loved one this edible rose bouquet from Choko La this Valentine’s Day. The chocolate roses are the perfect gift to present your loved one with this Valentine’s Day. If you want something that is smaller than the bouquet, you can opt for a single rose instead. We suggest pairing this beautiful bouquet with a hamper or just by itself to give your partner a great surprise. Those with a sweet tooth are sure to enjoy this pretty bunch of chocolate roses. Priced at `810 for the bouquet and `90 for a single rose, this one is surely on our list. When Ongoing Where Choko La, Bandra
v-Day at the nature’s co. Gift your valentine a fun mix of bath and body products launched by The Nature's Co. Our pick is the Teddy Bucket which is a gift set for your partner. They also have body washes, candles and the intriguing ‘Love Potion’ kit on offer. Founder of The Nature’s Co., Natasha Shah says, “In keeping with the V-Day spirit, The Nature’s Co. has great products that your pocket will love, including V-Day special combos comprising skin, hair and body care natural products.” When Ongoing Where The Nature’s Co. outlets across the city
great gifts at the boXer store The Boxer Store has launched a fun, quirky new collection called the Sexy Satin Collection for men. This is an excellent gift for the man who has everything. Priced at an affordable `499 each, the trendy designs and styles are a perfect gift. Pallavi Khandelwal, owner of The Boxer Store tells us, “Valentine’s Day has always been about expressing your love for someone special and The Boxer Store believes that a special person deserves something unique and fun. While women are always looking to buy something sexy, TBS aspires to always offer trendy and different styles.” When Ongoing Where www.theboxerstore.co.in
learn a neW Dance If you want to do something that you’ve never done before to celebrate Valentine’s Day, then book your places at this Sunday’s Charleston dance session at Studio Balance. Telling us more about the dance, Shannon Benjamin, co-founder of DanceSport India, who will be teaching the dance on Sunday, says, “The Charleston dance became popular after appearing along with the song The Charleston in the Broadway musical Runnin’ Wild. While there are many variations of the dance, the basic steps involve kicking your legs and swinging your arms.” The best part is that the entry is completely free, but do make sure to register by calling on the number mentioned below. When February 16, 11am onwards Where Studio Balance, K.M. Munshi Marg, Behind Wilson College, Chowpatty contact 32227931
The Body Shop has introduced a whole range of hampers and gift sets to spoil your partner with this Valentine’s Day. Our picks of the lot have to be the Honeymania gift pack and the Gingerbread man gift set. They also have a whole other range of products you could choose from individually. Shikhee Agrawal, Training Head of The Body Shop says, “This Valentine’s, focus on bright lips and illuminating radiance. To look your best, illuminate the part of your face that would naturally catch the light; your cheekbone and the brow bone with the Lightening Touch Universal Highlight pen. Plump your lips with Colour Crush Enraptured Red or Damsel in Distress to flaunt your kiss ready lips. Complete your look with the White Musk Smoky Rose, an alluring and seductive evening fragrance.” When Ongoing Where The Body Shop outlets across the city
valentine’s at la folie
crocs
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with desserts from La Folie! Dessert lovers can enjoy their limited edition treats, made especially for the occasion. Specials include textured desserts such as Rouge Velour, GQ, Damask and Fraisier, all packed elegantly in a box designed especially for Valentine’s Day, with a sweet message inside. From tonka bean cremeux to lemon genoise and raspberry and litchi compote, each dessert has spectacular flavours, blended together to bring you new, exciting desserts for the romantic season. They only have 100 of these boxes — so hurry! Where 16, Commerce House, Ropewalk Lane, Kala Ghoda, Fort contact 22672686
Want to gift your loved one something they’ll really use? Get the latest collection from Crocs. “The new collection features articulated outsole pods that flex with your feet, coupled with a removable Croslite™ material insole to provide cushioning all day long. The stretch cord running through the length of the shoe gives you a secure fit, while the 4-way stretch canvas upper gives your feet a hug. The original inspiration for the design came from a sock. Nothing is more comfortable or fits better than a sock,” says Nissan Joseph, general manager of Crocs India. When Ongoing Where Crocs outlets across the city
v-Day at Kirith's patisserie
scarves by holii
Celebrate Valentines Day with Kirith’s Pattiserie and enjoy their delicious cakes, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, bar cakes, pies, tarts and donuts. On V-Day, they’re also giving a 20 % off on cakes. Kirith D’souza says “My mission is to put a smile on people’s faces with our products and to keep our customers happy. We are a fairly new company, but we have reached a lot of people with our delicious products.” When Today Where St. Mary's Road, Mazgaon contact 23781282/ 23746455
This Valentine’s Day, gift your loved one an extra special gift by helping her prep her look with a bag and scarf combination that’s too good to let go of. Buy the special, limited edition silk scarves that are available in an array of colours to add to the romance. Kastoori Rai Dewan, communications manager at Holii tells us, “Flirty and quirky, Bhavika (the scarf) is a great option to bring in the V-Day. Practical and feminine, it can be carried to work and after with equal ease and style. The combination of reds, blues and pinks in unusual zig-zags on jute finish fabric is a sure conversation starter!” When Till stocks last Where Holii outlets across the city
romantic home Décor Tangerine Home Coture has come out with a romantic designer collection of home décor items that promise to give your or your partner’s home a dash of the passion associated with this season of romance. The collection includes bed sheets, comforters, duvets, pillow cases, towels, napkins and shower curtains. Rajiv Merchant, founder of Tangerine Home Couture says, “We believe nothing captures the heart like a personalised gift. Something as unique as gifting an elegant home accessory to your lover or surprising your partner with the best home décor solution from Tangerine, can really make their day special.” Where Leading departmental stores
v-Day in goa Deltin Suites in Goa is offering couples a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine, a free massage and complimentary entry to India’s largest casino, Deltin Royale. The two-nights-three-days package costs `26,000 while the three-nights-four-days package is for `33,500. Jurate Bitinaite, vice president of sales and marketing for the Deltin Group, says, “As part of that out-of-the-box attitude thinking, our Valentine’s Day offer combines the best of romance with the best of Goa.” When Up to February 20 Where Deltin Suites, Goa contact 0832 6710777
v-Day gifts from inDia circus The home décor, lifestyle and personal accessories label, India Circus is offering a 14% on all their range of products. They also have special pages dedicated to gifts for him and gifts for her. Design director and partner at India Circus, Krnsa Mehta says, “I believe that India Circus has some fabulous options for Valentine’s Day gifting and shopping. As we custom manufacture a diverse range of home and personal accessories, there are several options to choose from including notebooks, coffee mugs, iPhone covers and apparel. With exciting designs and motifs, these products are one of a kind and will definitely make your valentine’s gift special and unique.” When Up to today Where www.indiacircus.com
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Love on the cards
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Want to know what today holds on the romantic front? Read on as oracle and crystal-healer Nolan Lewis gives us a love forecast for Valentine’s Day VIRGo Your heart wants freedom, your head wants to maintain status quo, leading to drama. Single: Your career may help you find love. Dress carefully at business meetings and work trips because there’s an element of romance. Married: It is better to let go of love than stay trapped in a relationship based on nostalgia. You’ve drawn Death and it’s never been an easy card in the tarot deck. The end of a romantic relationship, could be the beginning of a friendship.
LIBRa Stress tipped your scales, so find equilibrium. Put your best foot forward on dates. Single: As futile as love may seem, there is love in store. You’ve drawn Two of Cups, the marriage card. Open yourself to love. Married: If marriage is about conjugal bliss, where did the red hot love go? Take time out from your partner and spend time pampering yourself.
ScoRPIo You ended a karmic cycle of pain and disappointment in the relationship area this year. The Eight of Wands reassures you of unexpected miracles. Single: Make a resolution to be frank and direct. Your tendency to be secretive may send mixed signals. As much as you hate family reunions, a strong possibility of finding new love is at a family wedding. Married: Have an affair. With the partner you’re married to.
SaGIttaRIUS Sometimes, depression can become a choice. The Hanged Man urges to untie the knots that are binding you to sorrow. Single: Your ex has moved on. You need to as well. The past only looks appealing because you fail to understand that your future is even better. Married: Your marriage will move into a happier place if you stop being too demanding. Sagittarians are usually efficient, but your partner may lack your speed. Your marriage requires high doses of empathy and understanding right now. contact nolanlewis@gmail.com
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aRIES The Five of Cups indicates that there’s a certain introspection that’s making you ponder where have you gone wrong. You need to differentiate between love and infatuation. Single: Use the wisdom that came from your last relationship to avoid future mistakes. The heartbreak you are experiencing will add mileage to you zoning in on your perfect partner. Married: Don’t let the stress of your career and finances take a toll on your relationship. Every relationship has its low phases, so don’t make any drastic decisions.
taURUS Your theme song is Smooth Operator by Sade. You’re usually low-key, but you may become flamboyant and fashion-conscious. Your Taurean conservatism may find this disturbing, but your new charm is going down well. Single: The Magician teaches you that let your dating style be more passive. Get wooed, rather than woo. Combine a certain amount of coy with a makeover and you won’t be single for too long. Married: There’s a cold war being waged between you and your partner. But, when you fight the eruptions are volcanic. The simple solution is to sit and chat, like two mature adults.
GEMInI Rather than seeing relationships as a loss of freedom, see the freedom and independence that can exist within a relationship, with romantic companionship. Single: Go to a club, go take a vacation! You need to address
your workaholism. Love won’t come looking for you at your office, your boss frowns on officeromances, remember? Married: Workaholism extends to those who are married. You may be using your workload as an escape. Try to reconnect with your partner.
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The Empress guides you into new relationships with surprising ease. Your ruling planet Saturn, doesn’t adjust to things being easy. Relax. Smile. Go with the flow! Single: Sometimes to find love, you don’t need to look for it, you need to break the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Married: You’ll see unexpected changes in your marriage, if you try and break the routine. Monogamy doesn’t always equate with monotony; so try and spice things up.
To be loved, you need to love yourself. Spend time gymming, meditating or at the spa. The aQUaRIUS card Strength indicates that rather than pine The biggest obstacle in your way is your need to explore. You for love, become a love-magnet. need to commit yourself 100% to love. Single: Forgive. Let go of grudges against your Single: You’ve been having so much fun, you ex. Love will never find its way into your heart if haven’t had the time to notice that you’re single. it’s filled with the dark venom of hate. If you feel the need to be with someone, make Married: Look ahead and make time for your partner. The love a priority. Make yourself available to Three of Cups indicates marital bliss ahead, as long as you let go suitors and make the time to nurture of the past! a relationship. Married: Marriages can get antiquated due to LEo societal pressure, but the only people who should decide the Sorry sweety, but you’re too materialistic to live conditions in a relationship are the couple themselves. on love and fresh-air alone. Admit it, you’re superficial, and it’s okay to only want the best things in life. You deserve the finer things in PIScES You’ve become too cynical. The Lovers urges not to throw the life! Celebrate being single. Single: Try and maintain your single status. baby out with the bathwater, and give love a chance. That doesn’t mean you should join a convent, but Single: You fall for the wrong type. In a long term when it comes to dating, be non-committal. When you do relationship, similarities bind you. Your artistic soul craves a lover with an artistic temperament. settle into a relationship, be picky. Married: When in doubt, scream and shout! Your partner has Married: Your relationship may be getting too been slacking. Don’t let your inner-lion give way to the co-dependent. Try and be more assertive and independent, rather than needy and submissive. kitty-cat. Roar!
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Bites
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014
There’s nothing like making your Valentine something special to show them how much they mean to you. Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a baking pro, Rhea Dhanbhoora guarantees that these recipes from chefs around the city are sure to please
Mini cherry cheesecakes
Chef Rajesh Sharma from Saffron Bay gives us an easy recipe for the cutest mini cheesecakes. ingredients l 2 packets cream cheese l 90g sugar l 2 eggs l 1 tsp lemon juice l 1 tsp vanilla l 24 vanilla wafers l 1 can cherry pie filling Method l Mix softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla in a bowl. l Place wafer at the bottom of each of 24 cupcake papers (in cupcake tin). l Spoon in the cream cheese mixture. l Bake at 375ºC for 15 minutes. l Cool and top each with cherry pie filling, then refrigerate for one hour before serving.
chocolate brownie cups
Chef Alain Coumont from Le Pain Quotidian gives us a great chocolate brownie recipe to help celebrate Valentine’s Day. ingredients l 250g unsalted butter l 300g Callebaut chocolate l 250g castor sugar l 5 eggs l 50g refined flour Method l Double boil the butter and chocolate over a bowl of water till melted. l Whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy. l Take the chocolate mixture off the stove and slowly fold it into the egg mixture, so the heat of the chocolate doesn’t cook the eggs. l Sift the flour into the mixture and fold until combined. l Pour batter into paper lined cupcake moulds and bake in a preheated oven at 165°C for 35-40 minutes or until done. l Serve the individual cakes while still warm along with a sprinkle of icing sugar and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
belgiuM chocolate dipped strawberries
Singkong gives us an impressive looking strawberry recipe that's perfect for two. ingredients l 200g belgium dark chocolate l 24 washed and dried strawberries l 100g whipping cream l 24 cocktail sticks l 4 mint sprigs Method l Arrange strawberries on cocktail sticks. Break chocolate into small pieces if you're not using chips and microwave till melted. l Dip 1/3 of one strawberry into chocolate. l Slowly pull the strawberry from the chocolate (allowing excess chocolate to run off); place on a serving plate with piped whipped cream in the center. l Garnish with a sprig of mint.
no bake cookies
Gaurish Rangnekar from Vicinia Cafe & Bar gives us a no-bake recipe that's super easy to whip up. ingredients l 473g sugar l 150ml milk l 16g cocoa l 200g margarine l 170ml creamy peanut butter l ½ tsp vanilla l 350g quick oats Method Sift the first four ingredients, then bring to a boil for one minute. l Remove from heat and add vanilla and peanut butter. l Stir together until well-blended, then stir in the oatmeal. l Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper and store in the refrigerator or freezer l
alMond biscotti
Ayushi Shah from Icing on Top shows us how to make these cute almond flavoured biscotti sandwiches. ingredients l 50ml cream l 250g flour l 125g unsalted butter l 50g custard powder l 125g castor sugar l 200g toasted flaked almonds Chocolate Ganache: l 200g Belgian chocolate, chopped l 100g cream l 20g butter Method Mix together the flour, sugar, almonds and custard powder. Lightly blend the butter and cream together and add it in. Combine the dough and roll into 7 mm. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts. Re-use the trimmings. Preheat the oven to 160ºC. Line a baking tray with butter paper and bake the cookies for approximately eight minutes, then remove and cool. l Boil cream, whisking gently. l Add to chopped chocolate, whisk well, until combined. Whisk in the butter. l Cool slightly, then turn over half the hearts (the flat underside should be facing the top), smear on some chocolate, and top with another cookie, sandwiching the chocolate. l Set in the fridge for an hour, drizzle with chocolate and serve. l l l l l l
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier Special
MUMBAI MUMBAI| |FRIDAY, FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY 03, 14, 2010 2014
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>> Jamwa Ramgarh has a thriving local population with organic farmers and shepherds (left) giving you an insight into village life. (Right) The majestic Ramgarh Lodge, which is now a hotel, was once a hunting lodge of the Maharaja
NATURE AT ITS BEST!
Once the hunting ground of maharajas, the sleepy village of Jamwa Ramgarh just outside Rajasthan’s capital of Jaipur is a tranquil haven, perfect for communing with nature, as Raul Dias found out >> The Hawa Audhi lies in a semi-ruined state but offers a great view of the forest below. (Inset) The poolside of the Ramgarh Lodge offers a breathtaking view
FACT FILE Getting there: You can reach Jamwa Ramgarh from Jaipur (40km or 45 minutes by road). Jaipur is well-connected to Mumbai and by air, road and rail. When to visit:
Between November and April when the area is blessed with cool, sunny days and nippy evenings turning into cold nights. Accommodation: The Gateway Hotel Ramgarh Lodge is the only hotel in Ramgarh. With just 14 rooms
including two historical suites, the hotel has all the mod cons like a spa, a swimming pool and tennis courts pat in place along with great food. www.thegatewayhotels.com, email: gateway.jaipur@tajhotels.com or call on +1426-214027
sk anyone what images the name ‘Ramgarh’ conjures and I can bet my last rupee that they will narrate montages of Sholay’s Gabbar Singh and his merry posse of bandits forcing nymphets to dance over broken glass in their foreboding looking lair, as they lust away. The said lair is a den of vice and torture set on the rocky periphery of the terrorised (albeit fictional) village of Ramgarh. I know that for certain, because I had the same image playing in my mind on a loop as I set off over the bumpy, dusty roads from Jaipur to the village of Jamwa Ramgarh, a mere 45 minutes away. But if you read up on this not-so-tiny village nestled in the lap of the Aravalli Hills, you will encounter tales of guns, bloodshed and chases in 4WD vehicles. But hang on; it’s not at all what you’re probably thinking of! Offering a respite from the climatic extremes of Jaipur — especially during summer — Jamwa Ramgarh was the favourite shikaar or hunting ground for the erstwhile Royal Family in the pre-independence era. In fact, the very hotel I was booked into, namely The Gateway Hotel Ramgarh Lodge, was once the hunting lodge of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and Maharani Gayatri Devi. Built in the early 1930s to resemble a Spanish Hacienda, with a sweeping foyer embellished with a gurgling fountain, majestic arches and a lobby decorated with stuffed animals shot on the many hunting jaunts, this pinkhued hotel set along the banks of the Ramgarh Lake is stunning to say the least. So, after an interesting welcome drink of hot honey-lime water, chased by a 15-minute cat nap in my sumptuous bed in my even more sumptuous room, I set off with my guide, the eversmiling Gopalji, to see what Jamwa Ramgarh had in store for me. Enjoying the slight chill in the air and ignoring the attention seeking tactics of a group of pesky monkeys and black-faced langurs, we made our way towards the other side of the lake to take in the beauty and charm of the Hawa Audhi. As a hunting tower constructed by the shikaar-loving royal family almost a century ago, the six-
storied Hawa Audhi served a dual purpose. First, it offered a sweeping view of the forest below, providing a superb vantage point from where one could scope out — and then proceed to shoot — lurking prey trough its specially designed windows. It was also a place where one could stay overnight in its many bedrooms (with en suite bathrooms let me just add!). Today, it sadly lies in a semiruined state with a lot of its marble etchings and priceless art vandalised and pilfered away. Our safari continued on from the tower as we passed through dense vegetation populated by a herd of leaf-chomping nilgai (Asian antelope), stopping only to get an eyeful of a lazy crocodile sunning itself on the banks of a deep pond. All this while listing to the warnings of a local shepherd who insisted that he had seen a dog being pulled to its watery grave by that very same ‘lethargic’ predator a week ago! A quick stop for overtly sweet chai at a beautifully kitted out typically Rajasthani home in the heart of the village seemed in order as Gopalji insisted I see how life is lived in the village he is so proud of. Another source of pride for Jamwa Ramgarh is the organic farm set up by the folks at Anokhi. This farm grows everything from the sweetest of sugar snap peas and radish to broccoli, cauliflower and even bok choy. With the current onion crisis infiltrating areas as remote as Jamwa Ramgarh, cultivation of the root vegetable was given prime position in the farm, as rows upon rows of green-tufted onion saplings could be seen thriving in the cool shade of the kewra trees. Interestingly, I was told that the farm grows vegetables solely for the consumption of the Anokhi Café in Jaipur and not for outside sale. A pity, as the quality and freshness was top notch. But I was happy to see the organic produce leitmotif of my day being carried forward back at my hotel as well. My pool-side dinner under the twinkling blanket of stars was kicked off with a hearty cream of broccoli soup that I was informed was made from the vegetables grown in the hotel’s tiny organic backyard. Other typically local dishes like ker sangri, laal maas and papad ki sabzi finished off with a calorific bajre ka churma for afters, found a firm footing on my plate as I chowed down with manic gusto. All this lubricated with a shot of the ultra-potent and floral smelling, locally distilled Rajasthani spirit called kesar kasturi, which had a decidedly herbaceous taste, similar to fine Italian grappa. Back in my room with a thoughtfully placed hot water bottle in my bed for warm company, I drifted off to sleep with the distant hoot of an owl reminding me that yes, I was still in the midst of the wild. And no, I hadn’t been dreaming all day…
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THE HUNGER GAMES
TODAY’S BEST VIEWING
In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-yearold Katniss’s young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. HBO, 9 p.m .
SOAPS & SERIALS
EK BOOND ISHQ – MAHA EPISODE
Aradhana and Nandoo go to the Shekhawat house with the proposal of Mrityunjay and Tara getting married again. Everyone if the family is eager about the upcoming wedding. On the other hand, Rudra starts an investigation against Mrityunjay. Jairaj accidently finds Dadaji and everyone is happy that he is back. Except Ruda Pratap. What is Rudra Pratap hiding and why is he trying to trap Mrityunjay. Life Ok, 8.30 p.m .
FIT FOR THE WILD
Explore 13 of Africa’s fascinating habitats and the creatures that thrive there, from the Kalahari to the Indian Ocean. Discover thirteen of Africa’s most fascinating natural habitats and the creatures that thrive there. From the red dunes of the Kalahari to the reefs of the Indian Ocean, we experience each habitat through the eyes of a key species, revealing animals that are able to thrive in nature against all odds. An imal Planet, 10 p.m .
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
You Have Been Warned is a fast-paced countdown of the world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Discover y, 9 p.m.
Ek Boond Ishq, Life Ok, 8.30 p.m. quirky Interim Chief Trout. Star Wor ld, 9 p.m.
FRONT ROW WITH ANUPAMA CHOPRA
Bollywood's offbeat onscreen pair, the chirpy Alia Bhatt and the very intense Randeep Hooda team up with director Imtiaz Ali to talk about their upcoming film with shows host and film critic Anupama Chopra. Star Worl d, 8.30 p.m.
KEHTA HAI DIL.. JEE LE ZARA
THE GADGET SHOW on Discovery Science reviews all the latest and future technology to give the viewers an insight into tomorrow's gadgets today. Follow the Gadget Show team of experts as they test a variety of consumer products in its own unique style, making them entertaining and accessible to the viewer. Discover y Science, 11 p.m.
Yash asks DV Sannchi to come home with him. Yash asks Neena to arrange reception party for them. Mugdha tries to contact Sannchi to inform her about workers strike in farm but Aaji Nani Aadu tries to handle this of their own. Sannchi calls Aadu as she reaches Mumbai, she hears some screaming crowd on phone but Aadu hides the fact. Saachi worried Dhruv says you go to Panchgani tomorrow and check if everything alright. Suparna overhears and plans something. Freeze. Sony T V, 9.30 p.m.
Lassiter must enlist Shawn and Gus to help him take down a dangerous criminal who tried to kill the Santa Barbera PD's
Naksh doesn't approve of Devyani as his grandmother, will Naitik and Akshara be able to convince him. Star Plus, 9.30 p.m.
THE GADGET SHOW
PSYCH
YEH RISHTA KYA KAHLATA HAI
MOVIES OF THE DAY
THE TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN PART 2
The final Twilight Saga begins with Bella now a vampire learning to use her abilities. And happy to see her daughter, Renesmee is flourishing. But when someone sees Renesmee do something that makes them think that she was turned. This person goes to the Volturi, because it is a violation to turn a child. And the penalty is death for both who turned the child into a vampire and the child, cause they deem a turned child too dangerous. Alice gets a vision of the Volturi coming after them. So the Cullens try to convince them that Renesmee is not a threat. So they ask friends and family to come stand with them. Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.
RAJANI
The movie revolves around a young, unemployed software engineer Rajini who falls for a beautiful girl Sandhya. The heroine, meanwhile, is being chased by a group of baddies headed by Yekka, who had to face a six-year- jail term due to Sandhya’s brother. Rajini realises that Sandhya’s life is in danger and assures her tha he will save her from Yekka’s gang. Rajini uses his brains and brawn to fight Yekka and his gang members to finally marry his lover. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.
RAMIYA VASTAVYA
Ram is a rich, city boy, born to billionaire parents and brought up in Australia.On the other hand, Sona a traditional, simple desi girl from Punjab who is brought up by her only brother, Raghuveer after their mother dies, who is heartbroken that Sona’s father had married another woman and thrown them out of the house, humiliating them on the way. Their mother’s tomb is built on the small land which they own until the zaminder tells them that it is his land, since their mother had taken a loan from the man. Raghuveer volunteers to work day and night, to pay off the loan as long as they don’t tear down his mother’s tomb. The zaminder agrees and the local station master helps them. Slowly Raghuveer and Sona grow up. Zee Ci nema, 8.30 p.m .
THE OTHER END OF THE LINE
Struggling to convince his new hotelier client, Kit Hawksin, Granger Woodruff is told by one Jennifer David that his identity has been compromised, and his credit card is being misused. While tracing transactions, both become friendly and agree to meet in San Francisco at the Hawksin Hotel. She does not show up, and Woodruff befriends an East Indian woman, Priya Sethi, who has come to attend a relative’s marriage. Woodruff will get
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The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn, Star Movies, 9 p.m.
a rude awakening when he finds out that Priya is actually Jennifer - who is the fiancé of wealthy Mumbai-based Vikram Bhatia - and has traveled there without informing her family. He will also incur her dad’s wrath, who has been compelled to travel there, along with his wife, Manju, to first locate, and then escort Priya back home to get her married to Vikram. Zee Studio, 8.20 p.m .
AASHIQUI 2
Rahul is a singer, who loses his career due to his drinking habits. He meets Arohi in a bar in Goa, where she works to earn a living. Impressed by her singing, he promises her to take her to Mumbai and make her a star, where they fall in love with each other. Aashiqui 2 is a musical love story of these lovers who goes through love and hate, fame and failure in their lives. However will they stay together accepting their success, or will they breakup due to their ego? Max 9 p.m .
JAB WE MET
Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets Geet Kaur Dhillon, who is returning home to Bhatinda, and who pays for his ticket. At Bar Nagar, he decides to leave, but she follows him, missing her train. They manage to get a ride to Ratlam, miss the train again, but eventually make it to Bhatinda. Once there, he gets to meet her family; her pretty sister, Roop; as well as her to-be betrothed, Manjeet Singh Mann. B4U, 9 p.m .
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P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 How Tech Works 4.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 4.50 Dark Matters 5.40 How It’s Made
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Jee Le Zara, Sony TV, 9.30 p.m.
Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeannie Aur Juhu Lapataganj-ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta
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ANIMAL PLANET
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Be The Creature Fit for the Wild The Web of Life Wildest Latin America Baby Planet AP Safari: Ocean Giants Animal Strategies Wild Planet Be The Creature Fit for the Wild The Web of Life River Monsters
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P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.35 5.00 5.05 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.15 7.35 8.00 8.15 8.30
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ZEE TV
LISTING
News in Marathi Jini Ani Mini Sukh Pahata Lochani Tiwalya Bawalya Kalpataru News in Marathi Indradhanushi Pimpalpan Suvarnskshan Krishi Darshan Swastha Bharat News in Marathi Dail 100 Krishna Kathacha Katha News Samachar Pavitra Bandhan-Do
Dilon Ka 9.00 Dil Jo Keh Na Saka 9.30 Saraswatichandra 10.00 STUDEN T OF T HE YEAR: Film. Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan
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P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05
Samachar. News Sports News News Samachar The News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar Metro Scan
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Student of the Year, DDI, 10 p.m.
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HBO
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Scooby Doo and the Monsters of Mexico 9.30 Henry Special Bhai Log 11.00 Tom and Jerry Tales 11.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches
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P.M. 12.00 Chhota Bheem Ke Andekhe Karnamey 3.30 Chhota Bheem : Dholakpur To Khatmandu 5.00 Chain Kulli Main Kulli 7.00 Chhota Bheem In Khazana No 1 9.00 Mr Bean
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Skyfall The Terminator Spiderman 2 Mission: Impossible 2 Good Luck Chuck
Rising Star Challenge Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
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P.M. 12.15 Jaani Dushman : ek Anokhi Kahani 2.30 Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge 5.20 Partner 8.00 Badal 10.55 The Return of Zid A.M. 9.05 Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! 11.40 Bol Bachchan
The Other End of The Line, Zee Studio, 8.20 p.m.
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P.M. 1.00 Mohabbatein: Shahrukh Khan 5.30 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Ranbir Kapoor 9.00 Aashiqui 2: Aditya Rao Kapoor A.M. 7.00 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya : Ritesh Deshmukh 10.30 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge: Anupam Kher
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P.M. 2.00 Naseeb: Amitabh Bachchan 5.20 Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein: Fardeen Khan 8.30 Ramiya Vastavya: Girish Kumar A.M 11.45 Hindustan Yodha: Nagarjuna S
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P.M. 2.00 Mitaken Rakh Doonga: Shakti, Ramya 5.30 Khwahish: Himanshu Malik 9.00 Ek Duuje Ke Liye: Kamal Hassan A..M. 9.30 Nirmaan: Navin Nishcol P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M. 9.00 P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M 8.00
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FILMY
Lajja: Anil Kapoor Durgaa: Ashok Kumar Teesri Aankh: Dharmendra Rajani: Upendra Dharti: Rajendra Kumar
B4U
Dil Chahata Hai: Aamir Khan Tequilla Nights: Tejasvani K Baadshah: Shah Rukh Khan Jab We Met: Kareena Kapoor Mera Rakshak: Mithun C
Jab We Met, B4U, 9 p.m.
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Takeshi’s Castle MAD Mr Bean Bal Ganesh 2
DISNEY CHANNEL Toy Story 3 Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Art Attack Doraemon Gravity Falls Phineas and Ferb Vicky Aur Veetal Ishaan Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Doraemon Art Attack III DJ-Sofia The First Doraemon MWOD
DISNEY XD
P.M. 1.30 Kiteretsu 2.00 Villiantines Day : Avengers Assemble Hulk and The Agents of SMASH 4.30 Kiteretsu 5.30 Iron Man AA 6.30 American Dragon Jake Long 8.00 Ultimate Spiderman 8.30 Kiteretsu 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs A.M. 8.00 Kick Buttowski 8.30 Kid vs Kat 9.00 Phineas and Ferb
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Can we enlist social media in enabling the public to identify fraud and can we as regulators filter that information in careful and responsible way so that we can collect information about what is happening and react to it. It's early days, there are no plans but this is something we have to consider.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
BUSINESS BRIEFS Sebi Clears New Corporate Governance Norms
Markets Slump
NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (February 14, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell substantially on Thursday (February 13, 2014) a net 82.90 points (1.36%) and closed at the 6001 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6087 points level. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 6094 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and turned into a range bound movement until 3.00 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 5991 points level at 3.28 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 103 points and closed just above the 6000 points level. Sentiment was extremely bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 45 were losers, while just 5 stocks closed in the green. All the sectoral indices barring realty closed in the red. Substantial selling was seen in PSU, banking, capital goods and oil & gas stocks.
Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market with a negative bias.
Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 397 were gainers, 1044 were losers and 57 remained unchanged.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed two consecutive doji patterns (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a long black body candle on higher volumes. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the sell side of the market. Further, the index has dropped below the 5 days moving average. The index is now below the 5, 15 and 25 days moving averages and all the three averages are declining and also negatively trended. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 0.75%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.
Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI fell and crossed below the 40 level and is now declining (negative if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).
Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5958 points level. The next support is at the 5877 points level.
Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6372 points level. The next resistance is at the 6424 points level.
Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6029 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 5963. Support (2) = 5926. Resistance (1) = 6067. Resistance (2) = 6132.
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 rising while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is increasing in strength. MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Has dropped below its 5-day average (at 6052) Negative. Is below its 15-day average (at 6075) Negative. Is below its 25-day average (at 6161) Negative. Is above its 200-day average (at 5980) Positive.
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To exhort listed companies and their top executives to follow 'good business practices', regulator Sebi yesterday cleared new corporate governance norms that require them to justify CEO salaries, put in place whistle-blower policies and have orderly succession plans. The new norms were cleared by the Sebi board yesterday and the relevant provisions would be incorporated in the listing agreement soon, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said. Speaking to the reporters after meeting of the board, which also cleared a long-term policy for mutual funds, Sinha also said that any decision on the lapsed ordinance that granted greater powers to Sebi needs to be taken by the government.
Market Volatility In India To Rise Says BofA-ML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) has said volatility in Indian markets is likely to rise sharply as general elections near. According to a report by BofA-ML, capital markets are "usually jittery prior to the declaration of election results as it is uncertain about the outcome... We would expect VIX to rise as we near May (general election 2014) this year too," it added.
Over 19% Registered Companies Close Down In 2013
More than 19% of 13.70 lakh registered companies in the country closed operations till the end of last year, with largest shutdowns happening in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Delhi. The country had a total of 13,69,362 registered companies of which as many as 2,67,639 closed down, as on December 31, last year.
CCI Suggests Introduction Of 'More Players' In Coal Sector
Fair trade watchdog CCI, which found Coal India guilty of abusing its monopoly in fuel supplies, has suggested introduction of more players in the coal sector to reduce dominance of one entity, Parliament was informed yesterday. "In its order concerning Coal India, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recommended introduction of 'more players' in the coal sector to reduce dominance by any one party in the coal sector," Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot said.
Essar Receives Green Clearance For Mahan Coal Block
Essar Energy has received forest clearance for the Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh which will feed its proposed 1,200 MW capacity power project. "The Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its approval to mine coal from the Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh to Essar Energy," the company said in a statement.
India Propels Global Smartphone Sales In Q4 2013
Global smartphone sales crossed 282 million units in the last quarter of 2013, propelled by two-fold growth in India -- the highest sales expansion among countries. Worldwide smartphone sales grew 36 % in the OctoberDecember quarter of 2013 and accounted for 57.6 % of the overall mobile phone sales in the last quarter, up from 44 % year over year, research firm Gartner said yesterday.
Crops Worth Rs 50,000 Cr Are Lost A Year Due To Pests
Crops worth Rs 50,000 crore are lost owing to pest and disease attack every year as pesticide consumption is low in India, according to a study. "This huge crop loss could be attributed to low pesticide consumption in India," said the joint study by industry body Assocham and Yes Bank. Pesticide usage in India is less than two % of global consumption and is confined to one-fourth of the total arable land of about 180 million hectares, it said.
BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Bajaj Corp CMP: Rs. 205 Target Rs. 250
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Govt Could End Current Fiscal With A Cash Surplus Of ` 1 Trillion NEWS FLASH
India gets bids worth $9.8 bn in telecoms spectrum auction Govt sets up panel to expedite setting up Rs 15.8K cr ports Eicher Motors to pump in Rs 600 cr to ramp up bike production capacity Sun Pharma Q3 net profit up 74% at Rs 1,531 cr IOC reports Rs 961-cr net loss in Q3 Hindalco Q3 Net down 23% at Rs 334 cr.
Finance Minister may surprise market by announcing a deficit below 4.8% and project the revenue-expenditure gap next fiscal at 4.2% of GDP
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igher-than-expected nontax revenue and expenditure cuts may help peg fiscal deficit target below the projected 4.8 % in the current fiscal, and project the revenue-expenditure gap next fiscal at 4.2 % of GDP, says a report. "We expect Finance Minister P Chidambaram to meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.8 % of GDP for FY14, which he has defined as the 'red-line'," Standard Chartered said in a report yesterday."We even see a possibility that the finance minister will positively surprise the market by announcing a deficit below 4.8 %," it added. Standard Chartered has also projected the FY15 gross market borrowing at Rs 5.8-6 trillion or 4.2 percent of GDP. The report also said the govern-
ment will end the current fiscal with a cash surplus of about Rs 1 trillion, despite the cancellation of the Rs 15,000 crore G-sec auction, as national small savings fund collection had exceeded the budgeted amount by Rs 36,100 crore as of end December. The report said that non-tax revenues, including disinvestment proceeds, could surprise on the upside as dividend flows from staterun enterprises have been higher than anticipated. "We expect the government to end FY14 with dividend/ profit collection of 0.85 % of GDP, exceeding its target of 0.65 %," the report said. The ongoing spectrum auctions are likely to yield enough revenues to meet the budgeted proceeds, the report said. Already on the ninth day of the auctions, the government is assured of close to Rs 62,000 crore in bid amounts. The report expects
Export subsidy a sweetener for mills, but...
Sugar Prices Could Rise 10% By September By A Business Reporter
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he governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision on to give a subsidy of Rs 3.33 per kg on exports of 4 million tonnes (mt) of raw sugar over the next 2 years will reverse the trend of falling domestic sugar prices and provide some respite to the manufacturers, CRISIL Research estimates. An expected 1.5 mt decline in sugar production in the current sugar season (October-September) due to lower cane output is also likely to support sugar prices. CRISIL Research expects ex-mill (Maharashtra) sugar prices to increase from Rs 26 or so currently to Rs 29 per kg by the end of the season;a jump of over 10%. The growing disparity between sugarcane and sugar prices has severely affected domestic sugar mills in the last couple of years. As many as 29 sugar companies, together accounting for a quarter of domestic production, had posted net losses of Rs 18 billion for the 2012-13 sugar season, mainly because of high sugarcane prices and high interest costs. These losses are expected to worsen in the current season as domestic prices have declined a further 16% in the first 4 months of the current season and are currently at a 27-month low. At the all-India level, average sugarcane cost as a percentage of sugar prices is expected to reach nearly 100% in the current season from 86% in the last. Despite significant inventory levels at the beginning of the 2013-14 season, the players were unable to export since the export realizations were Rs 2.00-2.50 per kg lower than domestic prices due to weak inter-
national prices. Says Rahul Prithiani, Director, Industry Research, CRISIL Research, â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the export subsidy, nearly 1.5 mt of sugar is expected to be exported in the 2013-14 sugar season. This, coupled with a 1.5 mt year-onyear fall in domestic production due to a likely decrease in cane output will result in a decline in inventory levels. This, in turn, will lead to a Rs 2-3 per kg increase in sugar prices by September 2014. Hence, the loss for sugar companies is expected to halve from current levels of around Rs 6 per kg on domestic sugar sales by the end of this season. But even with this increase, average prices for the current season will still be 5-10% lower than the last due to weak prices in October-January.â&#x20AC;? Happily for manufacturers, the upward momentum in prices is expected to sustain through the 201415 sugar season. Given their continued losses, CRISIL believes the cash flows of sugar mills will remain stressed in the current sugar season. This, coupled with a delay in disbursement of interest subvention loans due to high leverage of companies, will result in relatively lower payment to farmers in the first half of the season. Says Prasad Koparkar, Senior Director, Industry and Customised Research, CRISIL Research, â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the rise in arrears, farmers are likely to shift to other crops, resulting in lower acreage under sugarcane cultivation, leading to a decline in sugar production and inventory levels in the 2014-15 sugar season. Consequently, sugar prices are expected to move higher.â&#x20AC;?
the government to trim expenditure by 0.55 % of GDP to meet the fiscal deficit target. In the run-up to the general elections, Chidambaram will present the vote-on-account next Monday. The market participants will closely watch the FY15 fiscal deficit target, which will determine the size of market borrowing for the next fiscal year, according to the report. "The target is widely expected to be set at 4.2 percent of GDP, in line with the fiscal consolidation plan outlined in October 2012," according to the report. The report said since the finance minister was committed at that time to reducing the fiscal deficit by 0.6 per cent of GDP annually, he is unlikely to deviate from this plan in his final Budget. "However, the new government will have the option of revisiting the deficit target and borrowing plans
for FY15. This means the borrowing laid out in the interim budget will be valid only for Q1 of FY15, if the new government revises the FY15 fiscal deficit projections," the report said. On the GDP growth for the next fiscal, the report expects the government to assume nominal GDP growth for FY15 at 12 per cent. "We expect the government to project 15.3 per cent growth in tax revenue in FY15. In line with the expected trend in FY14, most of the increase is likely to come from robust income tax and services tax collections," the report said. The government is likely to project combined tax and non-tax revenue collection at equivalent to 9.7 per cent of GDP for FY15, marginally better than 9.3 per cent of GDP we expect in FY14, it said. To meet its likely goal of narrowing the fiscal
deficit by 0.6 per cent of GDP in the next fiscal year, the government will have to cut spending by at least another 0.3 per cent of GDP in FY15, the report said. Meanwhile, a UN report earlier in the day said the government is unlikely to meet fiscal deficit of 4.8 per cent due to low growth and higher subsidy. "Given the weak growth momentum in the region and the difficulties in raising tax revenues and curbing expenditure growth, fiscal deficits will remain substantial in the near term," said the UN report titled 'World economic situation and prospects for 2014'. "The Indian government is unlikely to meet its target of reducing the deficit to 4.8 per cent in the current fiscal since growth is below projections and the depreciation of the rupee pushes up the subsidy bill," it said.
RBI Examining Credentials Of 35,000 Cos By A Business Reporter
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he Reserve Bank is examining the credentials of nearly 35,000 entities whose particulars were shared with it by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) because of rising instances of fraudulent investment schemes. The ministry had shared a list of 34,754 companies, which carry out financial business but don't appear to have been registered with RBI as Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs). The central bank regulates NBFCs while all companies have to be registered with the MCA. The Corporate Affairs Ministry undertook an exercise to identify companies which are capable of functioning as NBFCs but, may not be registered as such with RBI. 34,754 such companies have been identified and their details shared with the RBI so that companies not
registered as NBFC could be prosecuted. "RBI is in the process of examining the details," Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, yesterday. He also said that a communication has been sent to the Finance Ministry about such entities with a request to initiate criminal action against them under the RBI Act. In a separate reply, Pilot said that Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has submitted a status report to the government on alleged fraudulent money pooling schemes being run by 54 'Chit Fund Companies'. These entities operating from the Eastern States were mobilising huge funds from the public for booking land, flats, and various other activities to camouflage receipts of deposits from public in violation of provisions of the
MCA shares list of companies, which carry out financial business but don't appear to have been registered with RBI Companies Act and the ban on 'money circulation' under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act. MCA, though not directly involved with the administration of either Prize Chit Act or the Chit Funds Act, has on its parts taken various steps like directing SFIO to share information about 54 entities with the Economic Offenses Wing of police of the states concerned and the Enforcement Directorate. Besides, SFIO is continuing investigations in coordination with banks and through seizure and search operations of many companies where promoters have not cooperated with investigations.
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e-Azam’ was appreciated by almost everyone, but she surprisingly did not win a Filmfare award for this movie. After ‘Mughl-e-Azam’ some of her films like ‘Jhumroo’, and ‘Half Ticket’ did good business but her failing health prevented her from taking up strong, author backed roles. The fact that she was born with a hole in her heart was concealed by her family and hardly anyone in the film industry knew about it. However, she never let her health come in the way of her scintillating performances. Madhubala was romantically linked with Dilip Kumar in the early 50s for a period of five years. This love affair ended in a highly controversial court case. It’s said that BR Chopra wanted to shoot ‘Naya Daur’ which then starred Madhubala and Dilip Kumar in Bhopal. Madhubala’s father Ataullah Khan objected to this and Madhubala refused to shoot in Bhopal. Dilip Kumar
Madhubala’s birth anniversary falls on February 14, which also happens to be Valentine’s Day. However, Madhubala’s love for the ones she cared the most about, remained unrequited. Rajesh V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur chronicle the life and times of the biggest actress of Hindi films.
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adhubala was an icon of the Hindi film industry and gained a level of success that actors can only dream of. Her beauty led to her being called the Venus of the Hindi film industry. In fact, she continues to mesmerise cinema lovers everywhere, even today. Madhubala's extraordinarily good looks and talent were instrumental in helping her get her first lead role opposite Raj Kapoor in ‘Neel Kamal’ in 1947. She was only 14, but her performance was well received. Her 1949 release ‘Mahal’ heralded the arrival of her as a superstar and her performance upstaged Ashok Kumar in this super hit. However, in 1955, her wellpublicised film ‘Amar’ with Dilip
Kumar was a box office disaster, giving a jolt to her reputation as a dependable actress. But she managed to give her career a fillip with the box office hit ‘Howrah Bridge’ in 1958, in which she starred opposite Ashok Kumar. Of all her films, ‘Mughl-e-Azam’ in 1960 made by K. Asif, was her crowning glory, but the shooting took a toll on her health. Madhubala’s performance and beauty in ‘Mughl-
Juhi’s negative role in ‘Gulaab Gang’ Juhi Chawla, the star with the million dollar smile who starred in hits like ‘Bol Radha Bol’, ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’, ‘Swarg’, ‘Yes Boss’, 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’ and other big hits, is now playing a negative role in the forthcoming movie ‘Gulaab Gang’. Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to the chirpy actress about her role.
What character do you play in the film? I play an evil politician called Sumitra Devi whose money, bullets and connection driven juggernaut of politics are a threat to Rajjo, the leader of women workers played by Madhuri. Both of them have to ultimately fight at the ballot box to gain power. There are no male protagonists in the film since it is a woman centric film on the lines of ‘Mirch Masala’.
How did you prepare for your role? I studied a few women politicians like Sushma Swaraj, Mamta Bannerjee, their dress sense, the saris they wear, their style of speaking, their mannerisms, and I interacted with Soumik to get the dialect right.
It’s difficult for people to imagine you playing a negative role. Yes. I thought the same when director Soumik Sen approached me with this role. I thought that he had gone bonkers for giving me an antagonist's role with Madhuri Dixit as the protagonist, who does all the ‘dialoguebaazi’, fights, action scenes and dances. But Soumik gave us a joint narration and put us in a room together, and we sorted out our differences and then both of us said yes.
Weren't Madhuri and you rivals for the top position once? Yes, but now of course, all that is water under the bridge. I accepted this role knowing that Madhuri has the more powerful role. She has the songs, the dances, the fights and powerful dialogues, but I am like the mirch-namak in the film which gives it a certain strength.
Which of your films are you particularly fond of? I have done many song and dance entertainers, but my films like ‘My Brother Nikhil’ and ‘Teen Deewarein’ have given me the maximum satisfaction.
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testified against Madhubala and her father in court and thus ended the love story between the two. On the rebound, Madhubala married Kishore Kumar in 1961 but never received the love and understanding that she deserved, thus putting their marriage under strain. As her conditioned worsened, Madhubala went to London for treatment, but the doctors there refused to operate on her and gave her just one year to live. She returned to India and defied the predictions of the doctors by living for another nine years. When acting was no longer an option, she tried her hand at direction, but the film never got made and she finally succumbed to her illness on February 23, 1969, shortly after her 36th birthday. In 2008, a postage stamp was issued by the Indian post in rememberance of her. It is therefore tragic that Madhubala, born on Valentine’s Day, never found true love in her life. She came with a hole in her heart, and left with a broken one.
Ranveer the ‘gunda’
lose on the heels of his box-office success 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela-Ram Leela', where he played Ram, Ranveer Singh is now playing Bikram in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Gunday’ releasing on Valentine’s Day. Won't the title ‘Gunday’ with Priyanka Chopra being cast as a cabaret dancer discourage family audiences? “ No way. It's a cool family musical entertainer. True, there is lots of action, violence and breath-taking stunts, especially when we are shown looting a running train. But ‘Gunday’ is a slick blend of romance and hi-octane drama. The movie also highlights the sentimental male bonding between Arjun’s character Bala and my character Bikram. The film is based in the 70s, when cabaret was popular, and in her own character- and I frantically try to grab her atistic style, Priyanka has played a tention. This is why the film is coquettish dancer as both Arjun being released on Valentine’s Day,”
chuckles Ranveer. Was it deliberate that he chose to play Bikram, which is a far cry from his real life extrovert persona. After a hearty laugh he says, “Both the director and producer felt that I should defy my off-screen flamboyant image. My tough angry young man character is slightly subdued and more brooding as compared to Arjun’s boisterous wild character. But that was the acting challenge that I accepted, and it has paid off,” says the ‘Lootera’ hero. The enthusiastic Ranveer also has plans to visit some of the theatres to check out the audience's response to the movie on Valentine's Day. Whether he wins the hearts of the aam janata remains to be seen.
Don’t want to do movies for the sake of being seen: Asin A
sin is tired of being part of 100crore projects and insists that she will only do films where she is offered meaty roles. The 28-yearold actress, who was last seen in 2012 film 'Khiladi 786', wants to add performance-oriented roles to her resume. "I have been very lucky that I have got the chance to work with established actors in such a short span of time. I am happy that most of my films did good business and either set or broke records at the box-office. But I am tired of starring in films where I am a part of it just. In the near future, I have decided that I will take up projects where my character has scope to perform," Asin told PTI. Asin is currently shooting her next project 'All is Well' with Abhishek Bachchan. The film is directed by 'OMG - Oh My God' helmer Umesh Shukla and will reunite Asin with Bachchan after 'Bol
Bachchan'. "We are at the second schedule of the film. I am a big fan of Umesh after watching 'OMG Oh My God' and it's really fun to work with him. I am working with Abhishek again but in this film we don't share the brother-sister relationship," said Asin. Having started her career in Malayalam films at a tender age, Asin also tried her luck in Telugu and Tamil films and gave many hits. But the actress said she has never followed any plan for her career. "I had no plan or agenda. I have just been lucky and am extremely happy with my journey in Bollywood,” she said. When asked if she would ever have plastic surgery to enhance her beauty, Asin said that she is happy with the way she looks. "It's a personal choice. But I won't ever go for it because I am content with the way God has created me. I don't want to alter my body."
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ust how ridiculous celeb stalking by the media can be is demonstrated by the unnecessary brouhaha over Anushka Sharma’s lips. A section of the media that follows these things, alleged that the actress had had a cosmetic surgery to enhance her lips. She vehemently denied it in an equally ridiculous letter that stated, “"Hellooooo everyone!! Today I am here to talk about my lips!! Yes! There! I said it... My lips! As a person I find it difficult to talk about my personal life and hence have always maintained a low profile choosing to interact with you all on Twitter with my random – mostly illogical thoughts seeming like the only thing I feel okay about...that's just who I am... But in today's time where PR stories and feeding people with information constantly or making appearances is a fad somewhere people like me get lost in translation or in this case translations! Lately there has been a LOT of talk about me in this particular episode of 'Koffee with Karan'. Mainly regarding my lips. I am here to just convey what I have to say regarding the same. I am talking about it only because this story has taken a scary direction and things have been 'blown out of proportion' (pun intended ;) )...” And more in the vein, but basically to say that the change in her lips was just make up and done for the look of her film Bombay Velvet.” Be that as it may, fact is that there is pressure on an actress (and actors too) to look good, from the very media that goes on to sneer if a star doesn’t look her or his best. They make fun of the celebrities if they appear tired or sleepy, or re-
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peat their clothes and accessories. A small increase in their weight becomes a matter of grave concern. Every star is under pressure constantly to look ‘hot’ -- which means the women have to be size zero and the men have to attain six-pack abs. If they can’t act, it’s fine, but if they don’t look right, it’s Deepa Gahlot a disaster. So, instead of acting and voice coaches, they cart around their personal trainers and stylists. good; for all the money they make, The other point of view is that if the least they can do is appear to they are stars, they have to look be perfect all the time, even on
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riyanka Chopra is happy to be in Bollywood at a time when women performers are doing much more in films than just being a pretty face. The 31-year-old actress, who now has a budding international music career, says it is great to see strong roles being written for women in the industry, which is often blamed for being maledominated. Priyanka thinks she has finally managed to strike a balance between big budget commercial fares and roles that do justice to her as an actor. "I think it is really good time for female actors in Bollywood. We get to do so much... Parts are being written for us. I am
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fter the much awaited trailer of 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty', hit the media, Pooja Bhatt has been fuming over the title of Vipul Shah's film. The actress turned producer claims that the title 'Holiday' has been registered with her for a while now and accuses Vipul of copyright infringement. Pooja had directed a film titled 'Holiday' way back in 2006, starring Dino Morea and Onjolee Nair which was also the remake of the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing'. The former actress also revealed that she was approached by Vipul for rights of the title but she had rejected the idea. Pooja took to twitter to vent her anger, as she writes, "First THANK YOU then HOLIDAY! Akshay Kumar's producers have an affinity for the titles of my films. Gentle Reminder'Karma can be a b****'! Vipul Shah approached me for HOLIDAY & I refused. He approached GuildRejected. Next stop? IMPPA where he registered HOLIDAY with a tag line."
flights in the middle of the night. So, if a star gets surgery done to maintain or improve their looks, why should they be ridiculed and why should they have to explain? And if they do explain, why go all nasty on them? What is strange about the Anushka episode is that she blames PR for feeding information—but if it weren’t for this relentless publicity machinery whirring at all times, half of today’s stars wouldn’t even be stars!
Doing much more than just being a pretty face: Priyanka Chopra
Pooja Bhatt fumes over Vipul’s ‘Holiday...’
When Aamir met ‘Humshakals’ S
ajid Khan is shooting his upcoming directorial venture 'Humshakals' in Mumbai these days and Aamir Khan, who was also shooting in the neighborhood recently, dropped in on the sets of the film and had a chat with team Humshakals. Reportedly, he also gave Sajid his feedback, when he showed him a little footage of what they had shot. A source close to the team said, “Aamir Sir was shooting nearby and when he heard that the team of 'Humshakals' was shooting in
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the vicinity, he decided to visit the sets after wrapping up his shoot. All were happy with Aamir's gesture. In fact, Sajid, Saif and Riteish along with Tamannaah and Bipasha were seen chatting and sharing few jokes as well. Sajid also showed him a little footage of what was shot that day and Aamir gave his feedback.” 'Humshakals' stars Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah and Esha Gupta in the lead roles.
very fortunate that roles are being written for me where I can do much more than just being a pretty face," the former Miss World told PTI in an interview. "Yes, you have to do films like that also (being a pretty face). But, it is great to have the ability to have so much going on for you," she adds. Priyanka had two releases last year -- the superhit 'Krrish 3' and 'Zanjeer' remake which did not do that well. She is looking forward to her first release this year with 'Gunday' hitting the screens today. In the Yash Raj Film, Priyanka play the role of a glamorous cabaret dancer Nandita in the 1970s of Kolkata. She is being romanced by Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.
BOLLY BRIEFS Can ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ be Rajini's biggest grosser ever?
THE film is expected to be Rajinikanth's biggest opener for sure. By the time the film would be ready to hit the screens (April 11), it is pretty much expected that the makers (Eros, Media One Global) would have hyped it up quite optimally. Yes, there is new technology coming into play for the film which means it would be interesting to see how traditional Rajinikanth followers warm up to the film. On the other hand the film is seeing the biggest release ever for an Indian film. This can be well gauged from the fact that while 'Dhoom 3' had arrived at a little over 5,000 screens, 'Kochadaiiyaan' would be hitting over 6,000 screens! Also, the film is not just restricted to Tamil and Hindi as Telugu, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Bengali and Punjabi versions would be released as well. Not just that as there is a separate English version which would be seeing a mainstream release globally! Also, there is further weight that comes in due to Deepika Padukone's presence, who is clearly the numero uno female superstar today. All of this should ensure a phenomenal opening for the film, though the overall lifetime run would obviously depend on the content.
Parmeet Sethi to direct John Abraham
PARMEET Sethi, who last seen donned the director's hat for YRF's 'Badmaash Company', will now direct John Abraham. After the success of films like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' and 'Paan Singh Tomar', Parmeet too has decided to join the biopic bandwagon. His film will be based on famous Indian wrestler Gama Pehlwan. While buzz had it that his wife Archana Puran Singh would be turning producer with this film, Parmeet has declined the reports stating that she has her acting commitments and that he would co-produce the film with John Abraham. John's production company has been on a roll post the success of 'Vicky Donor' and 'Madras Café'. Reportedly, after reading the script, it took John only a few minutes to give a go ahead to Parmeet . Parmeet wanted John to essay this role since he has one of the finest bodies in Bollywood and could fit into the character of Gama Pehlwan with ease.
Vir Das to pair with Soha in ‘October 31’
AFTER doing some prominent roles in Bollywood with films like 'Delhi Belly', 'Go Goa Gone' and the recent 'Shaadi Ke Side Effects', the stand-up comedian turned actor Vir Das will be seen in a serious avatar in an upcoming film with Soha
Ali Khan. Tentatively titled 'October 31', the film is said to be inspired by the 1984 Delhi riots where Vir would be reprising the role of a Sikh. Soha Ali Khan also had recently stated that the film is about 24 hours post the assassination of ex-PM Indira Gandhi.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 707
ENIGMA CODE 707
ACROSS: 1 Just succeed or not quite get past? (6,7) 9 Causing vexation by combing (7) 10 One may get belted taking part in such combat (7) 11 Reagan in De Niro thriller (5) 12 Spinners getting disheartened. Made more runs than anyone else, though (3,6) 13 Money of European country drops a point (5) 15 Crime an orphan cannot commit (9) 17 He may hold records of matches (9) 18 Oh, it's in the present? Not at all! (5) 19 I had an idea it could make them tough (9) 22 Mario becomes a New Zealander (5) 23 Staying terribly dark and gloomy (7) 24 Old lady having a flutter in a big way (7) 25 Try undeniable criminal, but condone offence (4,1,5,3) DOWN: 2 People of conviction linked in common endeavour (5-4) 3 Oriental similar to a Scot (5) 4 The crew ate soundly (5) 5 Protest at the article I put on (9) 6 Swamp creature resting tail on a rocky outcrop (5) 7 Grim warning to golfers gets the majority going backwards (5-8) 8 Burden of the century is a ton of a load (13) 10 The God Janus first mounted it with hesitation (7) 14 Count said to have been displaced as a keeper (9) 15 Mean, in the past, to unknown model (7)
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21 Philip Metternich holds back The Times (5) 22 Acted in an unspeakable way (5)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Gifts, 3 Small town, 6 Cited, 7 Cones, 9 Taper, 10 March hare, 11 In confinement, 14 Trial marriage, 17 Fettucini, 19 Ovule, 20 Widen, 21 Erase, 22 Raise cain, 23 Emden. DOWN: 1 Great-aunt, 2 Satirical, 3 Sedimentation, 4 Lunch, 5 Nudge, 6 Capri, 7 Carrier-pigeon, 8 Shave, 12 Elaborate, 13 Thereupon, 15 In tow, 16 Enure, 17 Fiver, 18 Undue.
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ACROSS: 1. ___ de deux 4. Black gold 5. Abraham's son 8. Natl. Def. Acad. 9. Rich cake 12. Sesame plant 13. 24-hr. cash source
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MATH PYRAMID 707 16 Very frosty about initially having no record of fossil footprints (9) 20 Cheers with plaything vowels? (2,3)
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DOWN: 1. Hawaiian dish 2. _ ___ for apple .... (1,2) 3. Bias 6. Big fuss 7. Magna ____ 10. Small bird 11. Common shader
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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 707
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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BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Strengthen your position at work and hold on to your profits. Your current task is obviously keeping you profitably engaged, and you should not let go of this advantage by chasing new deals and ventures. Even otherwise, your new schemes seem to be full of loopholes and unprofitable deviations. Be very careful before investing your money in new ventures, for you run the risk of loss. Students need to work harder if they wish to make the grade. Stick to routine activity. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be pleasantly plump, elegant, attractive eyes, healthy and long-lived. Will be always helpful, responsible, caring, emotional, and sensitive. Moody nature could be misunderstood and considered to be arrogant or proud. Extremely, well organized, artistic and creative. Success and happiness is indicated. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You are doing well in your career and profession. Yet a feeling of unease creeps in. This is just a passing phase. Relationships in the family and around your close circle have to be nurtured with tenderness. It may mean a little give and take, which you are capable of, as you have an intensely humane side to your nature.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): An important and prestigious deal or assignment could be offered to you. It is the beginning of rewarding phase. Matters concerning ancestral property, which has been dragging on, will go in your favor bringing an end to the prevailing tension. Everyone will be happy.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): This 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 all and get on with your association with a clean slate. Your love life gets more exciting and you will be inclined to talk about future. Just because you are married and settled does not mean that your mate should understand you care.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will come across a profitable idea that can be developed quite favorably. Turn your attention to hobbies or extracurricular activities that give you satisfaction. Family problems that have been bothering you for long will also become easier to solve. Trying times in love relationships are over and you can look forward to the good times ahead. Evening has some good prospects for you.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): Previously made deals and assignments can lead to gains. Some of you will be congratulated for a major achievement that calls for a celebration. You will also be required to finalize new projects and sign agreements. You will get the facility of payment in advance in case you need. Look forward to great times in the company of your mate or beloved. You will also have enough time to indulge in love and romance.
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Your career will get a boost with the offer of a prestigious assignment. You will have to be tactful when discussing money with close associates. A sale transaction may yield the gains you had envisaged. Some good changes around the home will be pleasing. Social activities will grow and you will make lots of friends, quite a few being members of the opposite sex.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Payments get held up due to technical reasons making you edgy. You could end up with a headache that will further interfere with your work. You are prone to suffer from minor ailment like digestive disorder or perhaps a sprain more due to stressful situations and carelessness. The evenings are full of fun with friends dropping in unexpectedly. See that you do not overdo the enjoying bit. There could be some good news from a loved one.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): This is not a day to mope and feel sorry for you. You may be asked to deal with an emergency at rather short notice and will be well compensated for your efforts. If you have been feeling left out from real and challenging work, you will now be given charge of one. Be more observant. You are too preoccupied with yourself to notice the caring support you are getting form someone close.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Monetary gains are assured in fresh ventures. However, restrict yourself to your own sphere of activity and not try anything new. Try to be realistic in your approach to life even while having high aspirations. It is good to dream; with sincere faith sometimes they could well become your goal. A romantic mood prevails. Day dreams have a way of coming true for you. You will feel at peace with yourself as result.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Sudden changes in plans could leave your feeling perplexed. Unexpected cash is also likely to arrive. Stick to the point in a discussion. With tempers rising one could easily forget what the issue was all about. This is the time to find solutions and not deviate. Perhaps if you make an effort to share your problems you will get a more sympathetic response.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): A beneficial break in your work or business proves to be good and leads to considerable monetary rewards. You are likely to invest your money in bonds or such securities. Those in the creative field of work will be in the limelight, for their recent achievements. An optimistic mood prevails and you will achieve wonders in all you do. Friends and associates will be happy for you. There will be much partying and a hectic social life.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will be able to achieve a major breakthrough that you have consistently been working at. Those waiting for news from overseas will get favorable response. Consolidate your recent gains and try to strengthen your position at work. A journey is likely to materialize. Developments in your personal life will bring to you a person who will become a good friend. Marital relationships become deeper.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 4893 ACROSS: 1 The act of towing (6) 5 Brood of pheasants (3) 8 Sparkling wine - "I sat" anagram? (4) 9 Linelike (4) 10 The countries located east of europe (6) 11 Ordinarily (9) 13 Dull colour (4) 15 J. Edgar Hoover's organisation (3) 16 Shrub of the cashew family (5) 17 Carry, get or bring in (5) 20 Parents Teachers Assoc. (3) 22 Morse signal (3) 23 Big cats (5) 24 Twenty in Toulon (5) 26 Jet fighter craft (3) 27 Lively (4) 28 Unfavourable fame? (9) 31 Gangways (6) 32 Bollywood villain Ashutosh ___ (4) 33 French fry (4) 34 Denial in Scotland? (3) 35 Statesman with followers, no doubt (6) DOWN: 1 Nevertheless (6) 2 Sends a missive, should we say? (6,2) 3 Band or group (4) 4 Singer Gloria (7) 5 Japanese-American (5) 6 Singer Fitzgerald (4) 7 Impose (7) 12 TV channel mainly in the U.S. (3) 14 Monetary unit of China (4) 18 Irritable (4) 19 Added up or amounted to (8)
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SUDOKU 2079 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.
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CRYPTOQUIP
Today’s clue: Y equals G
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
20 Important (7) movie preview, perhaps? (6) 21 A plait (7) 26 Cut into small pieces (5) 24 Compete (3) 29 Son of Judah (4) 25 Man with the scissors during a 30 Exclamation of fright (4)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Weed, 4 Peeler, 8 Hum, 10 Spud, 13 Yachting, 14 Heiress, 15 Pestle, 17 Campfires, 21 Nus, 22 Vir, 23 Mag, 26 Laminates, 27 Soften, 28 Hitches, 32 Exceeded, 34 Hath, 35 MLA, 36 Stress, 37 Feet. DOWN: 1 Wish, 2 Etui, 3 Guys, 5 Echoes, 6 LXI, 7 Rugged, 9 Mas, 11 Pecan, 12 Drops, 15 Peri, 16 That, 18 Muff, 19 Ivan, 20 Rim, 23 March, 24 Genet, 25 Ushers, 26 Levers, 28 Hem, 29 Idly, 30 Hake, 31 Shut, 33 Cur.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1898 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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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: 12 average; 14 good; 16 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: angst, assign, assist, ASSISTING, gist, insist, saint, sang, sass, satin, sating, sign, sing, siting, snag, stag, stain, sting.
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All-rounders Karn, Rishi strike it big at IPL auction
Rishi Dhawan also fetched a stunning Rs 3 crore bid from Kings XI Punjab.
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ANGALORE: Little-known Railways all-rounder Karn Sharma hit the jackpot at the IPL players' auction, becoming the costliest buy among the uncapped players by fetching a startling Rs 3.75 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Rishi Dhawan also fetched a stunning Rs 3 crore bid from Kings XI Punjab. On a low-key second day of the auction, former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor, who had surprisingly gone unsold on the opening day, finally found a buyer as Delhi Daredevils snapped him for his base price of Rs 2 crore. However, stalwarts like former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels, Australian all-rounders Cameron White and David Hussey, and New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill were once again snubbed by the franchises despite being requested back into the auction pool after being unsold yesterday. If Yuvraj Singh's 14-crore deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday stunned many, some of the bidding for uncapped players, included in the auction for the first time to prevent under-hand deals, was equally mind-boggling. Among the big gainers was Maharashtra batsman Kedar Jadhav who clinched a two-crore contract with Delhi Daredevils, a huge reward for his smashing form in the Ranji Trophy. Jadhav, Ranji Trophy's top-scorer this season, went to Delhi Daredevils after intense bidding. Delhi, in fact, used the 'Right to Match' provision after he was initially taken by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Jadhav was with the Royal Challengers Bangalore development squad to start with before being signed by Delhi Daredevils in 2010. The 26-year-old Karn Sharma, named the under-25 Indian player of the Year last year, pipped betterknown names such as Indian under-19 captain Unmukt Chand (Rs 65 lakh, Rajasthan Royals) to grab the biggest deal of the morning session. The leg-spinning all-rounder
Kedar Jadhav clinched a Rs. 2 crore contract with Delhi Daredevils.
from Uttar Pradesh had turned up for the same franchise last season as well, taking 11 wickets in 13 matches at a decent economy rate of 6.60. Ranji Trophy's top wicket-taker this season, Rishi Dhawan (base price of Rs 20 lakh) was signed for a whopping Rs 3 crore by the Kings XI Punjab via the 'Right to Match' provision after being initially acquired by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Dhawan is primarily a fast-bowling all-rounder who bats in the middle-order. The 23-year-old played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2008 IPL and was signed by the Mumbai Indians last season before being released. The other big winners were Rajat Bhatia (Rs 1.70 crore, Rajasthan Royals), Manish Pandey (Rs 1.70 crore Kolkata Knight Riders), Aditya Tare (Rs 1.60 crore, Mumbai Indians), K L Rahul (Rs 1 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad), Ishwar Pandey (Rs 1.50 crore, Chennai Super Kings), Gurkeerat Singh (Rs 1.30 crore,
Kings XI Punjab), Dhawal Kulkarni (Rs 1.10 crore, Rajasthan Royals and Parveez Rasool (Rs 95 lakh, Sunrisers Hyderabad). Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Rasool had scored 594 runs from seven matches at an average of 54 including two centuries in the last Ranji season. He also took 33 wickets at an average of 18 with three five-wicket hauls. The 25-year-old had become the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be a part of the Indian team and the IPL when he bagged a contract with the now-discarded Pune Warriors last season.
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EW DELHI: Karn Sharma always had the confidence after his impressive debut season with Sunrisers Hyderabad that he won't be disappointed in his maiden auction but little did the 26-year-old know that he will fetch the highest bid among the uncapped players on the second and final day of IPL auctions. "Well, I wanted someone to bid for me. The moment it happened, I wasn't really bothered about my price. I knew that Sunrisers will show interest in me but Rs 3.75 crore. I had absolutely no idea that I will get the highest bid," Karn told PTI over phone from his Meerut residence. "I am delighted but at the same time my responsibility has increased.
I have to repay back the faith that Sunrisers have shown in me," he said. The Railways leg-spinner feels that Kings XI Punjab showed interest in him as Piyush Chawla was taken by Kolkata Knight Riders. "I believe there was a bidding war because Kings XI Punjab also needed a legspinner and Sanju bhai (Sanjay Bangar) was at the bidding table. I have played in Railways under Sanju Bhai's captaincy and he is aware about my abilities. In any case, more than the price, you want to play matches. Sunrisers had given that opportunity earlier also and I am honoured to return to their fold," said Karn. From being a 'Fitter' (Grade 3 employee) of the Indian Railways to bagging a multi-crore deal, Karn has come a long way. "I am proud to play for Railways and never had any
complaints with facilities provided to us," said Karn. In fact, Karn said that more than him, his siblings were glued to the television set. "Actually more than me, my brother and sister were watching with a lot of intensity. My mother is a teacher and she was in school and father was in his shop (he is a businessman)," Karn said. Having opened for Railways across all formats, Karn reckons that he can be called an all-rounder. "I take my batting very seriously. I have scored a century and six 50's in Ranji Trophy. I prefer being known as an all-rounder. I am ready to bat up the order if the team management wants me to do so," says Karn. Recently, Karn was selected in the probables list for the World T20 although he didn't make it in the final 15.
Karn Sharma became the costliest buy among the uncapped players by fetching Rs 3.75 crore.
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ANGALORE: Controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen, whose England career came to an abrupt end after a disastrous Ashes campaign earlier this month, today expressed desire to lead the Delhi Daredevils in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League.
Pietersen was bought for a whopping Rs 9 crore (USD 1.5 million) by the Delhi franchise on the opening day of the IPL players' auction here yesterday, using its 'Rights to Match' card. "I would like to be in a leadership role in some way, whether it is captaincy or helping out the leader and the youngsters in the team," Pietersen told the presenter of the players' auction broadcaster via a telephonic conversation. Pietersen said he was thrilled to be back with the Delhi Daredevils, which he termed as his 'family'. "It feels great to be with the Delhi family. We have got a strong team this time around. It is now a matter of gelling together as a unit," said Pietersen. Pietersen was a part of the Daredevils team last season as well. Asked if he felt that he has been loved more in India after what happened back home, Pietersen replied, "I don't know. It feels that way at the moment." The 33-year-old flamboyant batsman said he was looking forward to work with the former India coach Gary Kirsten. "Gary has an outstanding cricketing brain. He is one of the coaches I wanted to work with. Hopefully, we will have a great run under him," said Pietersen.
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Nita Ambani, Mumbai Indians owner along with her son Akash Ambani and former cricketer Anil Kumble after completing the IPL Auction 2014 in Bengaluru on Thursday
ANGALORE: The seventh edition of the high-profile Indian Premier League could be shifted to South Africa due to the security concerns posed by the upcoming General Elections, the dates of which are clashing with the event. The Indian Premier League Authorities will be meeting Home Ministry officials next week and a final decision on the venue and the exact schedule is expected to be taken in the coming 10 days. The general elections are scheduled to be held in AprilMay. "We are considering so many options. We are meeting the Home Ministry officials and the Home Minister (Sushil Kumar Shinde) to know the possible dates on which we can accommodate (the IPL) in India as far as possible, we are keen holding the matches in India. If not, South Africa is the preferred destination. But also the second and third options are open," IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal said. He, however, did not name the second and third options speculated to be Bangladesh and the UAE. "What we are asking is, we have a window from April 9 to June 3. We will be speaking to the government officials in the Home Ministry. We want
to hold maximum number of matches in India and if we get the green signal, probably we can hold all the matches in India," he said. The IPL had been shifted to South Africa in 2009 as well because of similar security concerns posed by general elections. Lalit Modi was the IPL Commissioner at that time. "We are in constant touch with franchises, we have taken them into confidence in the last two days we held a series of meetings with them. We have made our stand clear. They appreciated our concerns and they given us cooperation on this matter," Biswal said. "We are making efforts to meet the Home Ministry officials next week. After that, we will have the Governing Council meeting, where we will decide on the venue and dates. We are looking at another 10 days time to sort out the issue," he added. On to the ongoing players' auction, Biswal was asked about the move to bring in uncapped players into the pool. "Basically, we did not want to differentiate between capped and uncapped players. We wanted to get the uncapped players value. Most of the uncapped players fetched good money and some of them
Ranjib Biswal, IPL Chairman, during the Pepsi IPL Player Auction held at the ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru on Wednesday. have landed in crores. It is a good beginning for the youngsters. I believe this is a good initiative by the IPL GC. The working committee has ratified it and so it is a great beginning. Players who perform in domestic circuit got best of the price," he said. Reacting to complaint filed by Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya's complaint against Kolkata Knight Riders for reopening the bid for Yuvraj Singh de-
spite the hammer going down, Biswal said the auctioneer's decision on the matter was final. Mallya had alleged that he ended up paying Rs 4 crore more than what he had planned due to KKR's late bid. "We had a Governing Council meeting and at the end of the day, auctioneer is the final authority. He has taken a decision and the IPL Governing Council has gone with it," he said.
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Madley stands by his decision over Yuvi bidding row
BANGALORE: Royal Challengers Bangalore coowner Vijay Mallya might have filed an official protest over the auction of Yuvraj Singh but IPL auctioneer Richard Madley stood by his decision, describing the bid as fair and right decision. "There are times when I am asked to make decisions which I will always give an opinion I think is fair and in the situation yesterday I made a decision which I will stand by," he told reporters after final day of IPL auctions held here. "I think I made a right decision. It was a fair decision," said Madley, who has been the auctioneer for all six previous auctions of the Indian Premier League. Mallya on Wednesday lodged an official complaint with the
IPL Governing Council, saying his franchise coughed up Rs 4 crore more on buying allrounder Yuvraj Singh. Mallya complained that proper procedure was not followed in Yuvraj's case because the hammer went down at Rs 10 crore and eventually the left-handed batsman was sold for Rs 14 crore to RCB. English-born Madley, a professional auctioneer from England, said he has come across such situations hundreds of time and it is part and parcel of biddings as big as IPL, which is also followed by fans all over the world. Madley, who is the President of Christie's East, a division of arts auction house Christie's, said he was honoured for being invited to conduct the auction.
ANGALORE: Indian Premier League's costliest player Yuvraj Singh feels that Royal Challengers Bangalore is a team where he can express himself in the company of start cricketers like Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. Yuvraj was brought by RCB for a whopping Rs 14 crore on the opening day of the twoday IPL 7 players' auction yesterday, thereby becoming the most expensive player purchased at the IPL auctions. Even though he is conscious about the expectations he will have to face after getting the top pay packet, Yuvraj feels RCB will provide him the perfect platform to "express" his talent. "I am very happy to go to RCB and I am looking forward to playing alongside the likes of Chris Gayle and AB (de Villiers) and all the other great guys in the team. I just feel that I am going to a place where I can express myself," he said. "Everyone is talking about my being the highest-paid player and being bought for so much at an auction, that also means that there is a lot of focus on you and on how you have to win matches, it adds responsibility. In RCB, we've got a lot of guys who are match winners on their own -- Gayle,
AB, Virat (Kohli), Albie (Morkel), (Ravi) Rampaul all can just take games away singlehanded. It's a great bunch. It is great that in that kind of environment, I can go and express myself," said the flamboyant left-hander, who was the player of the tournament in India's 2011 World Cup triumph. Yuvraj outpriced Gautam Gambhir who was the most expensive player before IPL 7 auctions, with a price of Rs 11.04 crore from Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011. Yuvraj's whooping price tag came as surprise for many as of late he has been out of the Indian team due to poor form. Although he got a cold shoulder from the national selectors for the 50-over Asia Cup in Bangladesh, Yuvraj has found out a place in Indian squad for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh after the continental ODI championship. "But the World T20 is up first and that's what I'm focussed at the moment and I am trying to play as much domestic cricket as I can to prepare myself for that. I
WHERE MUMBAI INDIANS ADDED THEIR TALLY ON THURSDAY Aditya Tare (Rs 1.6 crore) Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 1.2 crore) Jalaj Saxena (Rs 90 lakh) Marchant De Lange (Rs 30 lakh) Krismar Santokie (Rs 30 lakh) CM Gautam (Rs 20 lakh) Apoorv Vijay Wankhade (Rs 10 lakh) Sushant Marathe (Rs 10 lakh) Shreyas Gopal (Rs 10 lakh) Ben Dunk (Rs 20 lakh) Pawan Suyal (Rs 10 lakh) hope for the best," said Yuvraj, who made a remarkable comeback to international cricket after successfully battling cancer. "I'm not looking at making any big statement. At the end of the season, it's not like I have to prove anything to anyone else (about) what I can do. I have to prove to myself that I have it in me," he said. "You are not going to be thinking about what others are thinking and what you must prove to them. You have to prove things to yourself and that is what I am looking to do with all the opportunities I get," he added.
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ELLINGTON: India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan said the current Test squad will only get better with time as they gain in experience, and that the New Zealand tour has been another learning curve for them. The visitors will take on the Kiwis in the second and final cricket Test starting here tomorrow after losing the opener in Auckland by 40 runs with four days. "We have been doing well as a team, but unfortunately we end up on the losing side. It is a new team, young players who have got only five-six matches under their belt. It takes a bit of time to settle down. The last Test we played, we fought back really nicely and even in the last innings, we batted really well. There are a lot of positives to take from the defeat and it helped in building our confidence," Dhawan told reporters at the pre-match press conference. The loss at Auckland had much to do with the batting failure in the first innings, wherein the team was bowled out for 202 runs after conceding 503 runs to New Zealand. Dhawan exuded confidence that Team India would come back strongly in the Wellington Test to salvage some lost pride on a thoroughly disappointing tour. "It is very sad to lose a match, and especially so close, we lost by just 40 runs. But we took positives from that game. Yes, we were disappointed for a bit, but then we overcame those things. There is always a new day. So, we started working hard again and focussed on the positive things. We are confident of playing good cricket in this Test," asserted Dhawan. The batsman claimed that he had not seen the Basin Reserve wicket and was told it is a green-top. "I will play according to how the pitch is. In the previ-
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UMBAI: The felicitation ceremony, which the Maharashtra government has been planning to honour retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, may take another three months, according to a senior state minister. The state government has set up a seven-member committee to work out the modalities for honouring the cricketer, who retired from all forms of the game after his 200th Test match in November last year. It would take another 2-3 months for the government to felicitate Sachin, the minister said. "It's not possible to hold the felicitation programme now as the Lok Sabha elections are approaching. Also, the schedule of the government is busy because of regular Cabinet meetings," the minister told PTI.
"The date (for felicitation) has still not been decided. We will seek the date and time after contacting him," he added. The panel set up by the government will finalise all aspects of felicitation function, including a memento to be given to the ace cricketer, who was recently conferred with the Bharat Ratna the country's highest civilian
honour. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are the patrons of the committee, which will be chaired by the minister for sports and youth welfare. Terming Sachin the "great son of Maharashtra," a government resolution had earlier said that the state government has been considering honouring the cricketer. "The prestige of Maharashtra and India has increased due to Sachin's contribution to the game," the government had said. The state government is taking cue from the cricketing world's tradition of presenting autographed bats to winners or retiring players, and is planning to present the Mumbaibased cricketer a special silver trophy bearing the signatures of all 40 ministers.
ous match, we bowled them out for 100-odd. We have got very good fast bowlers who can repeat that same thing to get them out again on a low score. It is possible. The most important thing is to keep our basics strong in both batting and bowling. We have been a good fielding side and we just need to keep the intensity up. That is it," he said.
KIWIS WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS THAN A WIN, SAYS MCCULLUM
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said the hosts will go for the kill in the second and final cricket Test against India to send the visitors empty-handed from the tour. The second Test will start at the Basin Reserve here tomorrow. The hosts lead the two-match series 1-0, after winning the opener at Auckland by 40 runs. McCullum said his team will be going for the jugular to maintain the rage against the struggling Indians. "We always play to win. That's how we will look to try and operate in this match as well and hence the selections we have made are trying to play to our strengths and we think the pace and the bounce that we will be able to generate from this wicket will play to our advantage," McCullum said at the pre-match press conference. The selection he was referring to was regarding the playing eleven for New Zealand, which has already been named ahead of this second Test. Ross Taylor will miss the match owing to the birth of his second child, while Ish Sodhi has been dropped considering a green wicket. Tom Latham will bat at number four and James Neesham comes in for Sodhi, both playing their first Test.
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IN BRIEF Rizvi Springfield and Fatima High School in Semis
MUMBAI: Rizvi Springfield’s Satyalakshan Jain's amazing scoring of 86 runs in 80 balls with seven fours helped his team to beat IES Raje Shivaji by huge margin of 181 runs in the quarter final round of Coca-Cola Cricket Cup, Mumbai leg at Cross Maidan on Thursday. While batting first Rizvi Springfield scored huge total of 329 runs in 45 over by losing eight wickets. Satyalakshan Jain was well supported by his team mate Prithvi Shaw who scored 48 runs in 38 balls with eight fours. Brief Scores: Rizvi Springfield: 329 for 8 in 45 Overs (Satyalakshan Jain 86, Prithvi Shaw 48, Sarvesh Surve 3/54, Chinmay Patil 3/50 beat IES Raje Shivaji: 148 All Out in 33.3 Overs (Shreyas Dalvi 75; Azim Shaikh 4/40, Abhishek Yadav 2/12). Anjuman I-Islam Urdu H.S (CST): 191 All Out in 42.4 Overs (Harendra Yadav 60, Faiz Rathod 38 , Nirav Kanchan 3/42, Jay Sangani 3/19 lost to Fatima High School (Vidyavihar): 192/7 in 43.4 (Maxwell Swaminathan 72, Rohan Yadav 63; Ashok Yadav 3/25, Aftab Ansari 2/31.
Companeroes ‘B’ prevail over Xavier Boys
MUMBAI: Companeroes SC ‘B’ proved better marksmen as they prevailed over Xavier Boys 5-4 via the tie-breaker in a wellcontested Third Division play-off match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) league, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday evening. The scores were locked 1-1 during normal time. Showing better nerves Companeroes successfully converted all their five attempts in the crucial penalty shootout through Blake D’Souza, Igor Pinto, Allan Pereira, Savio Fernandes and Hitesh Bhomania, while only Sudeep Jadhav, Y. Chittale, Ankit Tambe and Kiran Saigaonkar were able to convert for Xavier Boys.
Inter- school Athletics at Andheri MUMBAI: The inaugural Inter-School Athletic meet for schools in Andheri,Vile Parle and Jogeshwari will be hosted by Marol Athletics Sports Association at Holy Family Sports ground, Andheri (East), on February 19. The events for boys and girls in different age groups are: 50m, 100m, 200m, 4x50m relays; 4x100m relays and shot put. The participants will be allowed to take part in their age group only. Contact: Balakrishna Kadam - 9167467796
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Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev and Sourav Ganguly during an event of Vodafone in the city on Thursday.
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OLKATA: Somdev Devvarman today celebrated his 29th birthday by beating Adrian Menendez-Maceiras of Spain 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the men's singles quarterfinals of the USD 50,000 ATP Challenger Tour here. India's No. 1 tennis will face a tough opponent in Russia's Evgeny Donskoy in the semifinals but he could take solace from the fact that he enjoys a 1-0 record against him. Somdev had posted a hard fought 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 win against the Russian in the ATP World Tour Masters in Miami last year. In the men's doubles, wild cards from either half of the draw, Saketh Myneni-Sanam Singh and Divij Sharan-Vishnu Vardhan won their respective semifinal matches to make it an all-Indian final, which will be held today. In the top half of the draw, Kazakh Aleksandr Nedovyesov lived up to his billing to thrash David Guez of France 6-1 6-3 to set
Indian Tennis star Somdev Devvarman with veteran Tennis player Joydip Mukherjee during ATP Challenger Tour in Kolkata on Thursday. a semifinal date with Serbian Ilija Bozoljac, who defeated David Guez of France 6-1 6-3. Second seed Somdev was broken at the opening
game of the match but he somehow managed to balance it out by breaking back at 3-4 down to make it 4-4. The Spaniard has been suf-
fering from a hip injury for some time now and that caused problems while he was serving. Somdev clearly took advantage of that. "I have been suffering from this injury for some time but I haven't gone for a surgery because I am not having problems while returning. Although I am facing issues while serving. But somehow I am managing," he said. The 100th ranked Indian was broken once again in the ninth game by the Spaniard to clinch the first set. Somdev bounced back in style in the second set to brush aside the challenge of 208th ranked Spaniard. In the decider, Somdev grabbed an early break at 1-1 and went 3-1 up as he held his serve in the very next game. The set went on with hold of serves from thereafter, but in the ninth game with Somdev leading 5-3, Maceiras was broken as the Indian converted the second
match point to wrap the issue. "I've stopped celebrating birthdays after I was 21," Somdev said in a lighter vein after his quarters victory at the BTA Courts. "It's nice I get a lot of messages, good wishes from a lot of friends all over the world. That's nice. I can't do anything crazy. Maybe I will have a piece of cake and enjoy my time. My sister is here. Have a nice dinner with them, sleep early so that I can be early for tomorrow [Friday]." Donskoy ended the dream run for qualifier T Chen from Chinese Taipei in a straight 6-4 6-4 victory. In the opening set, Chen was broken in the third game, which ultimately helped Donskoy take the set 6-4. Results: Men's Singles, QFs: Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) b David Guez (FRA) 61, 6-3; Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) b Agustin Velotti (ARG) 6-4, 6-4; Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) b Ti Chen (TPE) 6-4, 6-4; Somdev Devvarman b Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Johnson blasts through South African batting
Mitchell Johnson pulled off a brilliant catch to remove JP Duminy during the second day of the first test match between Australia and South Africa.
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ENTURION: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson continued his Ashes series form with a devastating bowling performance on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Centurion's SuperSport Park. Johnson took four for 51 as South Africa crashed to 140 for six at the close of play, still 257 runs behind Australia's first innings of 397. AB de Villiers was the only batsman to withstand the onslaught, scoring 52 not out. The raw figures do not do justice to the destruction caused by Johnson against the world's number one rated team. Johnson needed just four balls to strike a major blow for Australia when he dismissed South African captain Graeme Smith with a vicious bouncer. He followed up with the wickets of Alviro Petersen and Faf du Plessis in his third and fourth overs. Peter Siddle trapped Hashim Amla leg before wicket for 17. Smith started confidently, pulling Ryan Harris's first ball for four and taking ten runs off the first over of the innings. Pe-
tersen scored a single off Johnson's second ball, bringing Smith on strike against the leftarm fast bowler, who destroyed England by taking 37 wickets at an average of 13.97 during the Ashes series. Johnson's first ball to Smith was short and there was a half-hearted appeal as it thudded off Smith's thigh pad to short leg. The next ball was a fast bouncer which climbed towards Smith's head. The batsman lifted his bat in front of his face and the ball looped over the slips, with Shaun Marsh running back from third slip to take a fine catch. Petersen made only two before flashing at Johnson to be caught by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and Du Plessis followed soon afterwards, fending another short delivery to Michael Clarke at second slip. BRIEF SCORES: Australia 397 all out in 122 overs [Shaun Marsh 148, Steve Smith 100, Dale Styen 4/78] lead South Africa 140 for six in 43.3 overs [AB de Villers 52 batting, Mitchell Johnson 4/51] by 257.