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State Cabinet empowers Home Ministry to decide on tender bids for installation of CCTVs across the city

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umbai may soon have CCTVs located widely enough to get a sneak peek at every citizen all across the crowded metropolis. The state cabinet at its weekly cabinet held on

August 13 has decided to empower the Home Ministry to decide on the proposed installation of CCTVs in Mumbai, Pune and Nashik.

The decision was actually the fall-out of a verbal clash between Congress ministers Dr Nitin Raut and Shivajirao

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Andheri-based NGO protested against potholes by distributing ‘Iodex’ to motorists, for the backache that bad roads give them Yes, we had to hire this Supersonic Concorde to respond to Narendra Modi’s superfast and aggressive poll campaign.

OPINIONS What is your take on the BMC’s preparedness to curb monsoon illnesses?

Mohit Alva Working Professional I think though the situation is better, much needs to be done with regards to water-borne diseases.

Varsha Ganesh Student Gastroenteritis and dengue are still rampant. The BMC needs to do something to curb them.

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he members of Watchdog Foundation - a city based NGO - along with the residents of Andheri celebrated this Independence Day in a unique manner. After attending the National Flag hoisting ceremonies in their respective areas, the members assembled on the footpath at Marol Naka in Andheri (E), and demanded permanent freedom from pothole free roads across Mumbai.

The NGO distributed free bottles of Iodex to all motorists who drive on potholed roads facing the problems of backache.

Dolphy D’Souza, spokesperson of Save Our Land (SOUL) said, ‘’Year after year, we are still seeing potholes. We can send a lunar mission and can count ourselves in the big league of leading nations in space technology. Yet, we do not have the technology to build simple durable roads”.

“We demand roads to be built and maintained at par with international standards. Now is the time to infuse new ideas and induct a new generation of leaders who will steer the country towards overall progress. Secure citizens are the greatest asset any country can

Punit Bhavsar Working Professional While cases of certain illnesses like malaria and swine flu have come down, dengue and cholera is now a matter of concern. The BMC unpreparedness shouldn’t bother citizens.

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Rashmi Iyer Student Malaria related diseases has come down and that is a good sign. I think we are better off this monsoon than in the previous years.

Suresh Raja Banker Cases of swine flu are less and malaria seems to be under control too, but cholera and dengue are now rising. The BMC should tackle all on war-footing.

Members of the Watchdog Foundation during their rally demanding pothole-free roads across the city, at Marol in Andheri, yesterday.

Varsity steps ahead to pull up colleges charging extra fees from students, and orders them to return the amount.

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have. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Let’s therefore change our old die hard attitude for a better tomorrow and build a city which has excellent infrastructure”, a trustee of the foundation Nicolas Almeda said.

A motorist, Nilesh Khare working as a software engineer in a private firm at Andheri told ADC that we are facing backache problems due to these potholes.

A constable with the Andheri Traffic Police said that potholes are creating traffic problems and we have flagged this issue to the top authority but they haven’t acted yet. entertain my complaint regarding extra fees. I then approached the students’ grievance cell and the college authorities returned me the extra amount which they had charged”.

The principals of the concerned colleges were called upon and after an inquiry by the grievance cell, colleges were asked to pay back the extra amount to their students.

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ith the ADC bringing to light issues of colleges charging extra fees from students, the students’ grievance cell has stepped ahead to punish such colleges.

Soon after the ADC report, students stepped registered a complaint against their concerned colleges.

The July 27 ADC story stated that students pursuing self-financed courses, except Bachelors of Banking and Insurance (BBI), in colleges affiliated to MU have to pay a fee of Rs.17,225, whereas for that of BBI, the fee is Rs.18,225, including the charges for identity cards, cultural programmes, library fees, and sports fees. However, private colleges have been structuring their fees with a hike of around Rs.5,000 to Rs.6,000 per semester.

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As per the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994, every college affiliated to a government varsity has to follow the fees structure as stated by the University. Even the colleges

having autonomy have to follow the fees structure as stated by the University.

A student, who did not wish to be named, said, “My college did not

the students’ grievance cell, MU, said, “Students should step ahead and register complaints about their grievances to the cell. They should not be scared of registering a complaint; the cell will keep the name of the student confidential and will try its best to give them justice”. yatin.ingle@afternoondc.in

Have the name and number plate of your house on main entrance to enable the opportunities to trace you easily.

It is a good idea to give a name to the residence also. Lighting the nameplate increases the effect manifold.

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Members of Enfield Bullet Rally at Carter Road, Bandra.

Members of Kurla’s Bal Gopal Mitra Mandal taking the Ganesha idol in a procession at Parel.

A little boy sits on a Traffic Police’s motorcycle at Regal Circle.

Volunteers of Sai Chhaya Mitra Mandal form a pyramid at Sewree

I LOVE MY INDIA

Mumbai celebrated Independence Day with fervour.

The tricolour fluttered from flagpoles all across the city, from major edifices to compounds of small housing societies. Patriotism is not the monopoly of anyone person or group. Our ace lensmen VISHWANATH SALIAN, AZAD SHRIVASTAV and SUSHIL KADAM brought us these images of an India that loves to flaunt its flag.

Gateway of India saw a play being staged on national issues.

Parade at Mantralaya

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04 THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Thanks REKHA. C-12960 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days.

Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised.

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CHANGE OF NAME I, Janaki Raghavendra Kulkarni have changed my name Sriya Raghavendra Kulkarni as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette no.

(X-101207) dated April 11-17, 2013.

C-13194 I Ms. Nilambahen Satish Chandra Koli have changed my name to Mrs. Neelam Jaykumar Amaliya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/08/13.

C-13195 I Mr. Jay Amaliya have changed my name to Mr. Jaykumar Ishwarlal Amaliya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/08/13.

C-13196 I Mrs. Nilamben Jay Amaliya have changed my name to Mrs. Neelam Jaykumar Amaliya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/08/13.

C-13197 I Mr. Jayeshbhai Dalichandbhai Chikani have changed my name to Mr. Jayesh Dalichand Chikani as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/08/13.

C-13198 I Mrs. Hinaben Jayeshbhai Chikani have changed my name to Mrs. Hina Jayesh Chikani as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/08/13.

C-13199 I have changed my name from Gurmit Kaur Nanade, to ‘Gurmeet Kaur Daljeetsingh Chadha’ as per Affidavit Dated: 14/08/2013.

C-13200 I, Uday Shirali have changed my Daughter’s name from Mythily Uday Shirali, to ‘Maithili Uday Shirali’ as per Affidavit Dated: 31/07/2013.

C-13201 I have changed my name from Ms. Saikrupa Balkrishna Mane, to ‘Mrs. Sonal Tushar Desai’ as per Affidavit Dated: 10/08/2013.

C-13202 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammed Zuber Mohd Naim Khan, to ‘Mr. Zuber Mohd Naim Khan’ as per Affidavit Dated: 06/08/2013.

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Bhayandar girl shines at National-level Karate tourney

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Jinitkumar Sureshkumar Jain, to ‘Jinit Sureshkumar Jain’ as per Affidavit Dated: 12/08/2013.

C-13204 I have changed my name from Miss Pallavi Narayan Lokhande to Mrs. Mahi Praful Dhokate As per Affidavit date 6th Aug 2013.

C-13205 I have changed my name from Deep Rajeshbhai Patel to Deep Rajesh Shingala as per Affidavit dated 14Th August, 2013.

C-13206 I have changed my name from Varsha Rajesh Patel to Varsha Rajesh Singhala as per Affidavit Dated 14Th August, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Vidyadharan S to Vidhyadharan Sundaran Panicker as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13209 I have changed my name from Divya Vidyadharan to Divya Vidhyadharan Panicker as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13210 I have changed my name from Feroz Chudiyar to Feroz Churihar as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13211 I have changed my name from Shymal to Shamal Ganpat Mhadalekar as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13212 I have changed my name from Ganpat Mahadlekar to Ganpat Mhadalekar as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13213 I have changed my name from Sanket Ganpat Mahadlekar to Sanket Ganpat Mhadalekar as per Affidavit dated 14th August, 2013.

C-13214 I have changed my name from Bharatkumar Sukhlal Jain to Bharat Sukhlal Jain as per Affidavit.

C-13215 I have changed my name from Seema Kumari Phulchand Rathod to Seema Bharat Jain as per Affidavit.

C-13216 I have changed my name from Prakash Sukalal Chimankare to Prakash Sukhalal Chimankare as per Govt.of Maharashtra Gazette No. (X-19648).

C-13127 I have changed my name from Naren Khatoon to Noorain as per Affidavit.

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leven-year-old Bhayandar girl, Mudra Milind Sarode, has bagged the silver medal in fourth edition of the Kyu Level National Karate Championship, held

I have changed my name from Sheeba / Bindhu A to Bindhu Vidhyadharan Panicker as per Affidavit dated 14Th August, 2013.

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in Raipur, Chattisgarh from 9th to 11th August. A standard VII student of Subodh Vidyala in Bhayandar, Mudra won the silver medal in the under-12 girls category of Kata Event.

The Karate Tournament is

an annual sports event held under the aegis of the Japan Karate Association of India.

Mudra is under the training of noted 4th DAN Black Belt, Amar Yadav. “I am really happy to bring pride for my state and twin-city. I will

Mudra Milind Sarode strive harder to further excel in this fabulous sport and excellent art of self defence,” said Mudra.

Befitting breakfast Sion Hospital doctors to now get nutritious soya cutlets, egg sandwiches, and much more

breakfast was fulfilled on Thursday. With the Independence Day, the hospital began a pilot project where dishes made up of protein rich substances will be provided as breakfast for the five hundred odd resident doctors working at the hospital.

By A Staff Reporter “The breakfast has been he resident doctors at Lok- put together by a dietician manya Tilak Municipal who has made sure that the General Hospital (commonly doctors get the required nuknown as Sion Hospital) had trition, especially protein. one more reason to celebrate There are soya cutlets, special apart from the 67th year of in- parathas, egg sandwiches, dependence. Their long pend- etc. that the doctors can ing demand of getting a choose from. We have started nutritious and protein rich this on an experimental basis at Sion now. This will go on for a month. Depending on the response and results of

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this initiative, we will decide if it can be taken to Nair and KEM hospitals as well”, said Dr. Avinash Supe, Dean of Sion Hospital.

This initiative comes after the death of 24-year-old Dr. Samidha Khandare from Sion Hospital due to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) this year. The doctors at the hospital since then were

demanding that they get better breakfast and that their working pattern and schedule be made less exhaustive.

“All the heads of departments and units have been instructed to relieve the doctors for breakfast and have been told that they should be given breaks regularly between their working hours”, informed Dr. Supe.

Monsoon Marathon Inter-college event in Bhayandar will draw attention to climate change and to global warming

By Suresh Golani

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he National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Bhayandar’s Shankar Narayan College, has organised an inter-college ‘Monsoon Marathon’ on Sunday, August 18. The seven kilometer run will be flagged-off from the college ground at Navghar in Bhayandar (East).

As many as 15,000 students from colleges in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and rural parts of Thane district are expected

to participate in this fifth edition of the annual sports event. As a part of their elaborate plan, the NSS cadets have been organising several events to create awareness about the effects of climate change and global warming.

While participants in the boys category will cover 7 kms, the girls will run a distance of 5 kms. “Rs.7,000, Rs.5,000 and Rs.3,000 are the cash prizes for the winners who will also get a certificate,” said event coordinator, Shahrukh Mulani, who has appealed to more and more students to come forward and participate in the social awareness event. Every participant will be given a theme printed T-Shirt.

For registrations contact 9867733766.

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Bad-mouthing PM in Independence Day address fails to impress top leaders of Shiv Sena and BJP

By Suyash Padate

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he Shiv Sena yesterday took a direct swipe at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi his blistering attack on the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Independence Day, saying that there are 364 days in the year to criticize the Prime Minister.

Modi came down heavily on Dr Singh in his speech at Bhuj. He said that the Prime Minister of India is weak and feeble and the nation is restless for change. Reacting to these comments, senior BJP leader L K Advani expressed his displeasure and snubbed Modi, saying this was not the day to criticize one another.

“Today is Independence Day and we should not take on each other. India has unlimited potential for the future,” the veteran leader interjected.

After Advani, BJP’s alliance partner, Shiv Sena, also took a dig at Modi, with leader Sanjay Raut saying, “We have

the entire year ahead of us to comment on the Prime Minister of our country. Today we must listen to him and leave the criticism for some other day.”

It may be recalled that a few days ago, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray had refused to affirm Narendra Modi as a potentially credible leader of the country, indicating that his party may have reservations over projecting the head of the BJP’s election campaign as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the opposition coalition. After yesterday’s criticism, it seems that the Sena has not changed its stance over Modi’s leadership.

I-DAY SPECIAL: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan shakes hands with former Director General of Punjab Police Julio Rebeiro during the 67th Independence Day celebrations at Mantralaya on Thursday.

Chavan inaugurates HC’s first electronic court T

he first paperless electronic court of the Bombay High Court was inaugurated by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday.

Chief Justice Mohit Shah and all Bombay High Court judges were present when the e-court, presided by Justice Nitin Jamdar, started func-

tioning. Initially, company matters would be heard and later other cases as well.

After the inauguration, a case was taken up for hearing in court room number 47 in the Bombay High Court building and the Chief Minister, the Chief Justice and other judges watched proceedings in the central hall

where a screen was put up, reports PTI. In the e-court room, Justice Nitin Jamdar had a computer on his table instead of files.

Whatever pages he went through were also visible on a big screen placed in the same court for the benefit of litigants.

The Bombay High Court

has already started accepting court fees as electronic payments and the initiative has received a good response.

In the e-court, litigants have been asked to file soft copies on a pen drive or a compact disc.

The date of the presentation of the pen drive or CD shall be deemed to be the

date of filing of the electronic petition. However, as a precautionary measure, petitioners have also been asked to file a hard copy.

The e-court is a central government initiative to computerise district and sub-

ordinate courts as well as upgrade the infrastructure of the Supreme Court and high courts. Under the project, 2,249 courts in 969 court complexes are expected to be computerised by March 31, 2014.

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NO WAY FOR THE LORD? Even Lord Ganesha had to take a diversion before ‘Mumbai’s modernization’program, as two big idols of the Lord being taken to Virar and Kurla had to turn back from the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Road, below King Circle railway station, as the barrier put up by the traffic police to bar heavy vehicles from passing through, proved to be a impediment to Lord Ganesha too. Both the idols were diverted through other routes to subsequently reach their respective destinations, yesterday.

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Housemaid turns chain-snatcher

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Runs off with employer’s gold chain on very first day at work

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he DN Nagar police have registered an FIR against a 35 year-old woman who allegedly snatched her employer’s chain, worth over Rs.40,000, on her first day as a housemaid in the victim house. The incident took place near Ayesha Palace in Dawood Baugh locality in Andheri (W) on Wednesday afternoon.

Leela Shetty, who is the complainant in the case, told the police that she was looking out a maidservant, and someone she knew had sent a woman who introduced her-

self as a Bela. On Wednesday, the very first day at work, after doing some of the chores, Bela told Shetty that she was tired and wanted to go home.

Feeling concerned, Shetty accompanied Bela down the stairs, and that was when Bela suddenly snatched her chain and fled away from the scene.

Shetty told the police that the woman was very soft-spoken and did not look capable of committing this kind of crime.

Mrs Shetty said, “She came at about 10 am and worked well for around two hours, but later started saying she was not feeling well and

wanted to go home. So I got down from my building along with her, and she was even chatting with me. But in just two minutes, she snatched my chain and ran away.”

Talking to the ADC, Senior Police Inspector R.K. Chavan from DN Nagar police station, said, “The accused Bela was sent by some other maid who knew her very well. We are clueless at the moment, but have got some leads and she may be caught within two days. We have always told people not to employ maidservants without proper police verification, but they are ignoring this advice.”

Dawood’s henchman Mirchi dies in UK

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he sudden death of Iqbal Mohammed Memon alias Iqbal Merchant popularly known as Iqbal Mirchi has given a jolt to gangster-turnedterrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s drugs smuggling business.

The news of Mirchi’s death was confirmed by Mumbai’s police commissioner Satyapal Singh, who said on Thursday, “We have received information about Mirchi’s death due to cardiac arrest.”

According to the information received by the Mumbai police, Singh said, “On Wednesday night, Mirchi had gone out for Iqbal Mirchi dinner and suddenly got a heart attack midway. He pital but was declared dead was rushed to a nearby hos- before admission.”

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Indian government’s missed chance

he Indian government could have saved itself embarrassment by pressing charges of terrorism against Mirchi, believe legal experts. There was never any concrete case against Mirchi, with regard to extradition treaty, and charges of terrorism in his dossier would have actually made the extradition process easier for the government. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had tried to get Mirchi extradited to India in the Mumbai blasts case, but remained unsuccessful despite an intervention by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Mirchi, who was declared as an international drugbaron, was the right hand man of Dawood, and was handling the entire drug smuggling syndicate. The money earned from the drug smuggling was used for funding terrorist organizations to strike terror in India, said sources in the intelligence.

In the past, the Indian government had twice faced embarrassment for not being able to extradite Mirchi to India, as the plea was rejected by the UK authorities. In the year 1995 and last year, the UK authorities had turned down India’s request for extraditing Mirchi.

The reason, informed a highly placed source in Mumbai’s crime branch, was lack of strong and serious cases against Mirchi, which did not fit in with the terms and conditions of the extradition treaty between India and UK. Meanwhile, all the cases against Mirchi would be closed, said police adding that concerned agencies who have attached his properties in India would file their reply in court, as per appropriate legal procedure.

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Prostitution racket busted in Bhayandar Absconding owner of ‘notorious’ lodge happens to be brother of Shiv Sena corporator

By Suresh Golani

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leuths of the AntiHuman Trafficking Wing (AHTW) of the Thane (rural) police claim to have unearthed a prostitution network being run from a lodge that falls under the jurisdiction of the Navghar police station in Bhayandar (East).

According to the police, following specific information provided by members of NGO-Rehab, about prostitution activities being run from a bar-cum-lodge in the BP Road area of Bhayandar

(East), a police team led by Assistant Police Inspector Atul Aher, swooped down on Sai Sagar Lodge at about 6.30 pm on Wednesday.

While eight women, including a 17-year-old minor girl, were rescued, the police team arrested four employees of the lodge who doubled up as pimps, including the cashier Shankar Das (52) and three room-boys identified as Umesh Yadav (23), Kapil Ravidas (29) and Prithvi Gaud (19).

“Investigations revealed that the rescued women are natives of various villages in North 24-Parganas district in West Bengal and had been forced into prostitution,” said Aher.

Apart from registering an offence under sections 366(a), 370, 372 and 34 of the IPC, the police have also invoked sections 3, 4, 5, 6(2a) and 7 of the stringent Prevention of Immoral Traf-

ficking Act (PITA), 1956, against the arrested accused, the lodge owner Anil Patil and manager Gunesh Shetty (both are still at large), police said.

While the rescued women have been sent to a Rehabilitation Centre in Boisar, all the arrested accused have been remanded to the custody of the Navghar police.

It should be noted that Sai Sagar Lodge, which also houses a ladies bar in its premises, is notorious for anti-social activities.

In the past seven months, the AHTW has managed to rescue 145 victimized women, including 48 minors, from the clutches of pimps who were found operating prostitution rackets in the rural pockets of Thane district. The police team has also arrested 74 people for their involvement in operating flesh trade rackets.

Kids born in rape cases can’t be ‘property’ in crime: HC I

n a significant order, the Bombay High Court has observed that children, born to minor unwed mothers in rape cases, cannot be treated as ‘property’ in the crime while considering requests from Child Welfare Committees to declare such children free for adoption.

Accordingly, Justices R.M. Borde and R.V. Ghuge quashed orders of a Child Welfare Committee which asked an adoption agency to seek NOC from court and permission from police to allow adoption of children born to unwed mothers who had been raped.

The High Court was hearing two separate petitions filed by Snehalaya Snehankur Adoption Centre which had applied to the Child Welfare Committee to give a declaration that such children, born to unwed mothers, were free for adoption.

Assistant government pleader told the court that the Child Welfare Committee had asked police to inform whether they would need the presence of children since they are born out of sexual violence, in respect of which act, an offence has been registered with the police. Besides, it was also awaiting a report from a probation officer.

The judges said, “Merely because children are born

out of sexual violence to minor unwed mothers, it does not mandate calling of report from police as to whether they would need the children for investigation or for calling upon the adoption agency to produce a ‘no objection certificate’ from the competent court dealing with trial of offence.”

“It must be understood that the police are concerned with the investigation of crime which is in the nature of sexual violence meted to a

minor girl. Also, the court in a trial is concerned with the offence of sexual violence alleged against the accused,” the judges said recently.

Considering the applications, tendered by adoption agency seeking a declaration from the committee that the children are free for adoption, those children, who are born to unwed minor mother out of sexual violence, cannot be treated as “property” involved in the crime,” the bench said.

Limit on investing in overseas property to dampen sentiment T

he Reserve Bank of India’s curbs on Indians investing in international real estate under the liberalised remittance scheme will dampen investor sentiment, property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle said.

The RBI, seeking to support the battered rupee, yesterday announced measures to reduce foreign exchange outflows. The steps included disallowing the use of remittances by resident Indians to buy property overseas.

“The new restrictions have been introduced in an effort to stabilise the rupee. This move

will have medium to longterm implications,” JLL Chief Executive Officer Om Ahuja told PTI. He said, individuals who were planning to buy international real estate at attractive valuations and planning for their kids’ education and housing abroad will now see such plans challenged.

“Currently, the variety of options available on the international property market offer very attractive rental yield.

This, now restricted, is going to make planning difficult.

The new restrictions will put a dampener on the sentiment of Indian investors,” he added.

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1,200 members from 100 women self help groups in Bhayandar to join Supriya Sule’s ‘Yashaswani’

By Suresh Golani

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ore than 1,200 women attached to 100 Self Help Groups (SHG) in the MiraBhayandar region will merge with the Yashaswani Samajik Abhiyan, an organisation headed by Member of Parliament Supriya Sule.

The initiative has been taken by the local Women’s Wing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which has organised a ceremony in Bhayandar on Friday.

Thane-MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik, NCP legislator Gilbert Mendonca and Mayor Catlin Pereira will grace the occasion. The NCP unit, in a bid to empower and mobilise women, both economically and socially, had formed 100 SHGs in the region. “Each group is a cluster comprising 10 to 15 women. The merger will help create an efficient and effective institutional platform, enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services,” said NCP (Women’s Wing) President, Mamta Moraes.

‘Yashaswani’ is a welfare organisa-

Member of Parliament Supriya Sule tion which aims to help women by promoting small-scale businesses and by developing market for goods produced by local producers and self help groups.

Latur corporator moots technology to boost dam water potential The Marathwada region still awaits water tanks from the state government despite the low levels of rains recorded in the region

rate of evaporation daily. Last summer, the officials simply failed to record the rate of evaporation for three days for the Jayakwadi Dam. When asked, the officials simply disclosed that the ground staff was on leave”, he added.

A water expert in his own right, Pathak has devised the Mata Ramayee Irrigation Enhancement Scheme which works on a simple technique

By Prashant Hamine which can increase the irrigation polthough the year so far has seen tential of the dam by a good 47 per satisfactory rains in most parts of cent. Pathak disclosed, “The techthe state, the late arrival of monsoon nique is simple. Most of the irrigation in Marathwada region is becoming a dams in Marathwada region are on flat matter of concern for all. The dam topography and hence tend to quickly water levels in 803 irrigation projects fill up with silt. All that needs to be in the region have barely reached 38 done is to remove the silt from the per cent from the eight per cent in dam and stack it up to the height of one meter along the side embankMay this year.

Speaking to ADC yesterday, Ravin- ments of the dam. If Bamboo is dra Pathak, an independent corpora- planted on the embankments it will tor from Latur, argued that the data reduce the rate of evaporation by at handed out by the Water Resources least 80 per cent”.

The state government has already Department does not reflect the true picture. At present, the dead water decided to extend the decision of destock in Jayakwadi is barely 13 per ploying water tankers, cattle camps cent, while it is zero per cent in other and fodder camps in districts like Samajor dams like Manjra and Terna in tara, Ahmednagar, Solapur and the region. The gravity of the situation Marathwada region to August 31. is only underlined by the fact that the While most districts have recorded monsoon sets over Marathwada very rains in excess of 1,000 to 2,000 mm, late and withdraws too early, leaving Marathwada has had around 300 to 700 mm of rainfall till August 12. Water the region thirsty.

Pathak stated that there is no scien- tankers have, however, been deployed tific basis to the data churned out by in Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Beed and the state government. “The depart- Osmanabad districts. ment records the dam water levels and prashant.hamine@afternoondc.in

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MBMC is first in state to get nod from technical institute to upgrade water distribution system

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ect, the twin-city is the recipient of 218 MLD of water along with the Vasai-Virar civic body (185 MLD).

The MMRDA has chalked out an elaborate plan to commission the Rs.933.88 crore water supply project on a joint basis for both the civic bodies.

“Although the MMRDA will execute the work of lifting water and channelizing it to the doorstep of the twin-city, the city’s internal water distribution system needs to be overhauled. The IIT- evaluated DPR is now under final process,” confirmed municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani, who added that though it is a fact that the Surya Project will take a couple of years for completion, efforts were on to tap other sources so as to augment supply, providing immediate relief to residents by reducing the frequency to 24 hours. It should be noted that as against the requirement of 150 MLD, the Mira Bhayandar area, which sprawls across 79.4 sq km, and having a populace of more than 8.14 lakh, currently receives only 116 MLD.

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he Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is the first civic body in the state to table a Detailed Project Report (DPR) which has the technical approval of engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Powai.

The MBMC, which intends to overhaul the existing water distribution system of the twin-city, prepared a Rs.449 crore draft-DPR in this context, and sent the blueprint for appraisal to engineers at the IIT, Powai which, after technical analysis and physical feasibility surveys, gave its nod after making some minor alterations and reducing the original estimation from Rs. 449 to Rs. 427 crore. The MBMC forwarded the DPR to the planning authority -Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), which has now tabled the proposal before Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) authorities.

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said that the government had plans to install CCTVs at Mumbai, Pune and Nashik and for installation of Rs.29,405 crore that have potential to irrigate 10.84 lakh hectares. The Nashik was way above the bench- CCTvs in Mumbai, the lowest bid Congress ministers were agitated mark due to various factors. Patil for the project was of Rs 950 crores. over the delays arising out of revised stated that the festive season was Patil stated that a committee escalated project costs which, they fast approaching, and in the ab- headed by state chief secretary was argued, required re-sanctioning sence of CCTVs, if any law and order negotiating the terms with the bidfrom the state cabinet. However, situation arose, his department der and hence there was a delay in NCP ministers argued that the Ex- would once again get hauled over installing CCTVs in Mumbai. The penditure Estimates Committee the coals. To which the entire cabi- Minister informed that a sum of was empowered to sanction the net authorized the Home depart- Rs.338 crore was allocated for projects and that the departments ment to deal with the matter at its CCTVs in Pune and Rs.51 crore for concerned need not approach the level rather than once again seek Nashik. Patil added that the proposal worth Rs.149 crore for instate cabinet once again for ap- cabinet approval.

It may be recalled that on July 18, stalling CCTVs, especially for proval.

Taking a cue from this debate, during the just concluded mon- Nashik Kumbh Mela, was pending NCP Minister for Home R R Patil in- soon session of the state legislature, before the state DGP. tervened and argued that his de- while replying to supplementary prashant.hamine@afternoondc.in partment too was facing a similar queries over calling attention nosituation. He argued that the tender tice by Jayant Jadhav (NCP) regardbid called for the installation of ing installing CCTvs for 2015 CCTVs in Mumbai, Pune and Kumbh Mela at Nashik, Patil had

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bserving that Maharashtra government always took a light and casual approach to allegations against policemen, the Bombay High Court has directed a departmental inquiry against a police officer for illegally detaining a man for a day.

A division bench of Justices S.C. Dharmadhikari and S.B. Shukre was hearing a petition yesterday filed by Chandrakant Vannam that he was illegally detained by the

Wadala TT police for a day without any case registered against him last year. Vannam, a resident of Sion Koliwada, was allegedly detained by the police on September 9, 2012 after his neighbour complained to the police that he was conducting illegal construction in his hutment. “Although there was no FIR lodged, Vannam and five labourers were detained in the lockup by assistant police inspector Tukaram Jadhav.

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Searching for survivors and answers Continued from pg 1 « ongoing rescue and salvage operations. Marine commandos (MARCOS) of the Command Clearance Team (CCDT) who are specialized in scuba diving are continuously making efforts to enter into the submarine as some compartments remain inaccessible because the hatches got fused shut when metal in the inner hull melted due to heat generated by the fire and the blast.

Commander Rajesh Ramkumar, the Commanding Officer of the INS Sindhurakshak, who was on shore at the time of blast, is a devastated man. The Navy has a legacy where the Captain goes down with his vessel. Officials said he has not eaten or slept since the accident and his health has deteriorated to the extent that his own colleagues could not identify him.

Admiral DK Joshi said, “Commander Rajesh Ramkumar is a

seasoned mariner and commanded and worked on several other subs and warships. It was his 4th term as Commanding Officer on this sub.”

Admiral Joshi met families of the trapped sailors and officers who have been brought to the city by planes or special arrangements, at the jetty. Arrangements have been made alongside the accident spot for sitting and for prayers.

A team of submarine experts from Zevezdochka Shipyard in Russia, where the INS Sindhurakshak was refurbished reached the city on Tuesday morning and joined up with MARCOS. Naval divers had entered the INS Sindhurakshak late in the evening of Aug 14, and efforts continue round the clock to ascertain the status of the 18 trapped personnel who were inside the submarine at the time of the incident. vishnudas.sheshrao@afternoondc.in

INDIA, WE LOVE YOU… Students from Germany, touring India, hold tricolours on the occasion of the 67th Independence Day in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

Admiral Gorshkov: Defence Secretary to visit Moscow

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EW DELHI: The much-delayed acquisition of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier and issues over pricing of the under-development fifth generation fighter aircraft project are expected to be discussed during Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur's visit to Moscow next month.

Mathur will be leading a high-level tri-services team comprising Lt Gen-rank officers from the three Services and the status of ongoing projects such as Gorshkov and FGFA are expected to come up for discussion, sources told PTI. In the delegation-level

talks scheduled to be held on September 8, the two sides are also expected to discuss the futuristic joint development projects for the armed forces, they said.

The talks were earlier scheduled to be held on August 19 but in view of the ongoing Parliament session they have been postponed to September 8-9.

However, it is not yet finalised whether the Indian side will raise the issue of mishap on its Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhurakshak as it is likely to depend on the findings of the ongoing investigation.

The submarine had come back from Russia a few

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months ago after an extensive refurbishment in a shipyard there and is believed to under warranty till January

2014.

It is learnt that the two sides are also planning to discuss the upgrade of one more

Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhushastra, the last of the 10 submarines procured by India from Russia.

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Navy sources said India is not likely to seek the help of the Russian equipment manufacturers for their investigations as it has been operating the Kilos for over two decades and has the required expertise to find out the reasons behind the blast that led to the sinking of the ship.

India had procured ten Kilo class vessels from Russia in early 1980s and the deliveries were made in 14 years from 1986 to 2000.

The visit by the Defence Secretary to Russia was scheduled in June but had to be postponed as Mathur had just taken over his new responsibility at that time.

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EW DELHI: Fearing spurt in attempts to smuggle gold into the country, financial intelligence agencies and customs department are keeping extra vigil and minutely scanning suspected passengers and

commercial consignments.

Officials of the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), mandated to check smuggling and evasion of customs duty, are coordinating with other agencies' staff posted at major transit

points, including airports and international borders, to check gold smuggling and have alerted their field formations to remain more vigilant.

Sources said the customs department is scanning cre-

dentials of suspected cargo coming from Gulf countries and other nations like Malaysia to foil any bid to smuggle precious metal inside the country.

Officers of the Customs Overseas Intelligence Net-

work posted abroad have also been asked to keep a hawk eye on any suspected consignment originating from there, they said.

"There have been some frequent incidents of gold smuggling this year. All officials posted at airports, cargo stations and land borders are keeping extra vigil to check any such incidents," a DRI official said.

Officials said the recent hike of 10 per cent in customs duty for gold by Finance Ministry may see increased attempts of smuggling of the yellow metal.

The duty on gold and platinum was raised from 8 per cent to 10 per cent, while the levy on silver was hiked by 4 per cent this week, according to a Finance Ministry notification.

Ten gram gold is being sold at about Rs 29,825 in Delhi's bullion market.

Owing to huge domestic demands, the import of gold had gone up by a huge 87 per cent from 205 tonnes in April-July 2012 to 383 tonnes during the corresponding period this year. In value terms, the increase was 68 per cent from Rs 56,488 crore to Rs 95,092 crore.

ADCHIROLI: 14 Maoists surrendered before Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil yesterday.

The surrendered Maoists belong to remote and tribal villages in Gadchiroli district and adjoining Chhattisgarh.

Of the 14 surrendered Maoists, eight are men and six are women in aged between 16 years to 40 years.

They include two Maoist cou-

ples who had worked in different platoons. The surrendered Maoists will be be given financial assistance by the government under its surrender policy, the police said.

The surrender ceremony took place immediately after the flag-hoisting programme in front of the collectorate.

The Maoists worked with platoons like Tippagad dalam, Bhamragad platoon,

Gatta platoon, Aheri platoon, militia platoon, company number four and company number 10 of the Gadchiroli district.

Some of the Maoists had worked in Chhattisgarhbased platoons like Kottur platoon, South Bastar Regional Company Number 2, Bijapur Company number 2 and Bastar Manpur Division Platoon number 2.

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ALL ‘AT HOME’… President Pranab Mukherjee greets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the ‘At Home’ function organised on the occasion of 67th Independence Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.

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Congress has done the right thing for wrong reasons

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Ponder awhile…

“The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

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OW has the English media taken, by and large, to the acceptance of statehood to Telangana?

Hindustan Times (July 31) noted that “grasping the nettle is not something that comes easily to coalition governments, but the UPA government has decided though it may be, it will set the ball rolling in the creation of Telangana State. The very fact that the demand has been there for the last 60 years shows how difficult the decision must have been,” said the paper, adding: “The Centre must also now contend with similar demands from other states (and) having conceded on Telangana, the Centre has no choice but to HE government and private hospitals ensure a fair hearing for similar demands are reporting steadily increasing from other states.”

The Telegraph (July 30) looked at the issue water-borne diseases in the city. There must be thousands of people who do not through the demands for a separate statego to hospitals for treatment or consult hood consisting of three sub-divisions of Dartheir family doctors. Hence, the figures jeeling and asserted that “the challenge in needs to be handled cautiously” presented by the BMC with regard to Darjeeling since “false steps in a border region can be various victims of water-borne diseases costly for the country.”

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are incorrect.

The BMC appears to have decided it cannot do anything about it. These are monsoon diseases which are unavoidable. That is the smug view of the health officials. It is evident that they sit around and do nothing about it.

The main reason for the spurt in water-borne diseases is that people do not get clean potable water. Tests of several samples of water have shown that one out of seven samples is contaminated. This means in Mumbai, thousands of people drink contaminated water supplied by the BMC. Some of the water-borne diseases are gastroenteritis, typhoid and cholera. All these are highly infectious. A cholera epidemic can pose a big damage to the city.

Even a simple case of cholera can be a threat in an overcrowded city with people living in hundreds of dirty slums. Not all ‘homes’ in slums have taps. People living in these shanties get water through ingenious means. It is evident that quite a few of them get one or the other waterborne diseases.

Evidently, there is no preventive measures for ensuring that water people drink in the city is not contaminated. The BMC should find out how water gets contaminated and decide to incur the require expenditure: The callous approach of the BMC in this regard is most disturbing.

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but by appeal to a shared culture, common language, public institutions forged following the unification of this region into a distinct state from 1956, and on grounds of strategic, economic and corporate interests”. Admittedly, the paper went on to say, “the present Andhra Pradesh is a compact cultural region with much that is common, but this commonness has not succeeded in forging a political unity based on a shared sense of inclusion and fairness”. The view expressed in DNA was by a teacher of Political Aciende at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Valerian Rodrigues. As he sees it, “there are three compelling forces” in operation.

First, Telangana is a region unlike other regions in India, sustaining a distinctive cultural terrain made of deep diversities.

Linguistic principle The Asian Age (July 31) pointed out that the view taken on Telangana will not apply to areas like Gorkhaland, Bodoland or Vidarbha, only “it is evident however that the Congress has not arrived at a new long-term formula for states reorganisation, replacing the linguistic principle.” Nor, added the paper “is it likely that a second States Reorganisation Commission will be set up now.”

The Times of India (August 3) decided to treat the entire matter satirically giving the impression that the entire concept is stupid.

At the rate we are going, said the paper, “we will soon give the United Nations competition with a United States of India.” Each of them could be given a veto power, similar to Permanent Members of the Security Council.” However one looks at the issue, the paper added, “at least we can revenge ourselves on the Security Council declining our Permanent Membership request by replicating the United Nations within India itself.” Satirism is all very well and the people of Andhra Pradesh have not shown themselves to be wise by letting things be as they are, but The Times of India did not do itself any good by trying to be clever.

DNA (July 31) said that those who defend a unified Andhra defend themselves not on grounds of democracy, or support from below

CMs, MLAs, limousines and bungalows will make it more merrier for beneficiaries and more the messier for people.” Said George: “What the country needs is a unified policy in handling regional demands with a national perspective. If, on the contrary, selfishness persists, the ultimate victor will be Winston Churchill who predicted that India would disintegrate into small nations.” And that is a point worth remembering.

There were others writing in the same paper… Shankar Aiyar, a well-known author said that what has happened is not about the creation of Telangana but it is about “debating what drives growth and good governance.” As Aiyar argued, smaller-size states promise access to the citizens and easier operations, but good government also needs enlightened leadership. The cry for smaller states be said, is less about representation and more about real aspirations. Size could matter, big could be bold and beautiful too, said Aiyar, adding: “So let’s forget formulaic solutions and worry about formats”.

Telangana statehood MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath The second reason, as Rodrigues saw it “is the specific relation of this region to modes of militancy such as the Great Telangana Movement (1946-51) and later to Maoism that argued for a revolutionary transformation through protracted struggle with the peasantry as its social base support.”

Finally, according to Rodrigues, “it is the movement for a separate Telangana state that took the wind out of the sail of revolutionary zeal. As he argued: “If there is one issue that has drawn the youth away from Maoism in the region, it has been the agitation for a separate Telangana statehood that has thrown up a different imagination of establishing a just order.” Not every commentator thinks along these lines.

Writing in The New Indian Express (August 4) T.J.S. George said that “we can do with structured new states, but not an ad hoc partition of India.” Said he: “If cynicism of the present ruling class holds, we may soon become a 35 or 40 state country that many more

Again, writing in the same paper, G.S. Vasu said the Congress often does the right thing “for the wrong reasons” and so was the decision to grant statehood to Telangana. As he noted it, “given the time it took for the Indian government to concede the demand (for Telangana statehood), it reflects the disconnect with which our political class functions – refusing to acknowledge peoples’ aspirations until they also serve their political interests.

Added Vasu: “It is not just formation of two states: it is a political revolution in the making.”

Writing in The Times of India (August 4) another well-known political columnist M.J. Akbar said that a revolution does not pause once begun, even during its phases of retreat in the course of a long struggle.” And he warned: “For every Telangana that emerges, a dozen seeds are being fertilised in the womb of time.” All that one can now state is that what has happened has happened and things cannot be changed once again. But what is clear is that the country and its wider political leadership must give deep thought to the entire issue of reorganisation of states that will stand the test of time for decades and centuries to come. The acceptance of Telangana should serve as a warning.

Jiddu Krishnamurti on the Atman “I

T is there an area in the human brain, or in the very nature and structure of a human being, not merely in the outer world of his activities but inwardly, deep in the vast quiet recesses of his own brain, something that is not the outcome of memory, not the movement of a continuity?"…

"There is most certainly, definitely, an area where the past doesn’t cast a shadow, where time, the past or the future or the present has no meaning."… "You can’t ascend through knowledge; there must be an end to knowledge for the new to be. New is a word for something which has never been before.

And that area cannot be understood or grasped by words or symbols; it is beyond all remembrances."

Most of the avid readers and students are quite familiar with his profound teachings that are woven throughout his many books,

talks and recordings. It has also been my experience, when speaking to some of his most ardent fans, that over time they don’t continue to read his works regularly as they don’t find much more in the way of new teachings. The quote above, though might be something a little different. It is one that

MATTER & SPIRIT offers a glimpse into his thoughts about that aspect of human nature which is beyond everything. Although it may be a stretch to indicate that he is commenting on the Hindu concept of the ‘Atman’ or soul, it does reverberate with the same description that is often used to describe the Atman. Part of which describes the Atman as that aspect of Human Nature that is beyond time, space and self (ego), is untouched by anything

worldly and cannot be grasped by thoughts.

Additionally, his more traditional comment regarding the need for the end of knowledge is of course, etymologically speaking, the definition of Vedanta (Veda – knowledge; Anta – End).

So it is just to clarify that the objective here is not to try to equate, compare or debate Krishnamurti’s teaching with Hinduism; but just trying to reveal, a different light, what will hopefully be some aspects of his teachings that we find to be more uncommon.

So the above insights essentially point to a part of our being which cannot be realized through knowledge. This aspect becomes visible to us when the activity of memory (thought) ceases to grab our attention and pull us outwards. It is there when there is nothing.

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New RBI chief has a bumpy task ahead KUDOS to the new RBI Guv, Raghuram Rajan, one of the youngest. At his age most government officers would be joint secretaries. But I am a little amused and curious to know how and why the babu lobby ‘lost’ the race. Of the 23 Governors, 14 were babus. The reason why the babu lobby may not have been so interested is the state of the economy and the fall in the rupee. None of them are possibly capable, and even if so, not willing to sit in the hot seat. After all, IAS means—I Am Safe. Electionconception has just taken place with delivery due in nine months.

Government may want to take some undesirable measures which the RBI may not want. So

BRILLIANT: Raghuram Rajan is one of the youngest RBI Governors till date. let someone else step in and face the music. If he fails they will

Swamy just an opportunist

ing the sand mafias in UP. In fact, the policy of new housing schemes THE selfish and opportunist Subra- need to be re-looked seriously as manium Swamy’s Janata Party sand is a basic ingredient to prowhich merged with Bharatiya duce any concrete/ masonry for Janata Party (BJP) will not have any constructing any building, so it impact on the people of Karnataka needs to be mined any way. For this where the BJP was totally wiped out the Centre/ state governments are and rejected by the people in the required to envisage as an alternalast assembly elections. I am of the tive the steel structures replacing opinion that Swamy’s political ca- the concrete/masonry buildings to reer is over and does not have any thereby reduce substantially the use backing of people in his own state, of sand by dredging. forget about at the national level — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai and is not going to help BJP in any way which has already made a blunder by including Swamy and his party workers The urgent need ONCE again Pakistan has shown of the hour is that BJP must be care- her true colours by killing five of our ful about Swamy’s dirty intentions; soldiers and again, our ministers he is capable of going to any extent will stay quiet. The Army chief will say something; the Defence Minister will say something else while Sonia Gandhi’s story will be completely different. Nobody will think about the families of the slain solders killed. It is high time the government learns something from Israel. You kill ten I will kill hundred.

‘Laaton ke boot baton se nahi mante. In kameeno ko sabak shikhane ka waqt aa Gaya hai’. Jai Hind.

Pak should be punished

— Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar

DANGER MAN: MAN BJP has erred by letting Swamy merge with their party.

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A NEW feature introduced by the Railways in the recent past requiring the Passengers on board the for his own political survival and Reservation compartments of all can do anything. Swamy’s secular the Trains to carry their ‘Proof of image by joining communal BJP has Identity’ during their travel as the been exposed and he has no au- ‘primary capsule’ with a view to thority to talk about secularism broadly ensure ‘security’ aimed at which is not his cup of tea but only comprehensively avoiding ‘canniopportunism. balization’ of the facility of the ‘Ad— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai vance Reservation’ in the first place.

The pragmatism behind this wellthought out imaginative step, welltaken by the passengers at the out‘ILLEGAL sand mining rampant in set, shall go a long way to serve the Navi Mumbai’ (ADC, Aug.7),along intended purpose if and only if juwith the pictures by ADC say it all. It diciously followed and checked by is read with huge anguish and utter the TTEs on board. It is painfully frustration that how such a hugely observed that, on most of the occadetrimental activity ruining the sions, the TTEs do not ‘ask’ for the ecological balance is being carried ID proof from the passengers on out under the very nose of the Min- board the trains in the reserved istry of Environment. It is further compartments. found to be ridiculous that the — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai.

Tehsildar of the region is yet to report this matter to the concerned authority. Just now in the national scenario the case of the upright ORGAN donation is a human cause budding IAS official Durga Nagpal is and a yeomen service to the society. being discussed by every Indian People are willing to give their orhousehold about her being ridicu- gans on death and the Organ Donalously charge-sheeted for penalis- tion Day. In a study published in the

Illegal sand mining

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smirk. If he does well then the song will be “we could have also done so.” Witness how non-babu SEBI Chairmen were hardly allowed to function.

It will not be surprising if they make life miserable for the new incumbent. Some say that he is an IMF plant. So Mr. Rajan, whatever you are, best of luck and watch out for the plantain skins placed by the MoF. I hope you can put together your own team; after all, if the cricket captain gets whom he wants, why not you?

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

NEWLY appointed RBI governor Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, the AIIMS Trauma Centre, which admits over 6,500 patients every year, analysed the number of cadaver donations between September 2007 and August 2012. The study said that 90 per cent of donors were middle-aged males. The cause of brain death in 70 per cent of cases was injuries sustained in road accidents, 20 per cent after falling from heights and 10 per cent due to being gored by animals, particularly cows.

Thus organ donation assumes greater importance and more and more people do it as it is a National cause and saving the human race from dying. It is a great service to the society.

— Abhisheck Ramaswamy, Nerul

Srinivasan must give up now REPORTS emerging that the BCCI’s probe panel investigating the fixing scandal found no evidence of wrongdoing against anyone, it is difficult to dispel the feeling that the operation was a cover-up, not a clean-up. There had always been questions regarding the constitution of the panel.

It was an act of opacity, like so many of the Indian Board’s OF decisions. Board president LETTER THE DAY Srinivasan has met with some resistance finally from his colleagues who seem to be on the defensive after Mumbai high court’s observations on the spot fixing scandal, and advised not to chair the working committee meeting.

The writing is on the wall, Mr Srinivasan. Declare your innings in the interest of the game.

— Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra

Mother India splitting up AS reported, it is indeed very shocking, disgusting and sickening to note that one after the other, states are disintegrating one after the other or rather, nation is breaking and disintegrating. Now it is Telangana after which there will be Bodoland, Gorkhaland and Vidharba to follow. Our predecessors never visualised or dreamt that after Independence the condition will be like today. They thought of a strong united country like Ramrajya and not present land of corruption, scams, scandals and inflation while most of the people at the helm of affairs are only busy making money and think that national wealth funds and resources are their personal property. Long forgottrn and

Raghuram Rajan has the qualification, flair, attitude and the enthusiasm and a bit of genius in him who could help India move forward. But there is a caveat. He won’t have the independence to take major decisions as the politicians (Finance minister in particular) would be calling the shots from behind the curtains. Maybe he could be our next prime minister like our current Mr. Manmohan Singh, who was also an ex-RBI Governor and was handpicked by the senior politicians in power to become the PM. Again here too he has no independence.

But, nevertheless, I am proRaghuram Rajan. Good luck, Mr RBI Governor!

— Chandrakant Kotian, Vikhroli

deeply buried are dictum of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi—Simple living and high thinking.

Nitesh-Gujarati row YOUTH leader Nitesh Rane seems to be totally unaware of the historic realities while talking about Gujaratis in Mumbai: 1. The Gujjus in Mumbai are residents of the city for more than three centuries. They have no connection with the State of Gujarat. They have equally contributed to the development of the metropolis like Maharashtrians, Parsis, Christians and Muslims, 2. The undivided Bombay State (1947 to 1960) and the State of Gujarat till 2000 were under the uninterrupted rule of the Congress for more than five decades. Had the corrupt Congress rulers given proper attention to the balanced growth of the State, BJP would never have taken roots in Gujarat, 3. The enterprising ability of the Gujju community has earned them laurels across all the five Continents. A far away country like Fiji Islands had elected a Gujarati as the Prime Minister on two occasions.

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

Professional approach pays

IT is very shocking that more than 1,098 trees were removed for a single project of Sion-Panvel expressway; 902 trees were removed by MSRDC to expand Sion-Panvel expressway. They transplant 535 trees and replant 367. There is a proposal to replant the same number of trees that will be cut. Whether the Govt. agencies will actually implement this –who knows ? It is the citizen of Navi Mumbai to protect green cover which is under increasing attack from development and infrastructure projects nowadays. In the present situation it is necessary to help to measure the citys precious green cover. New trees will be planted with the help of civic authorities where the green cover has depleted.

Authorities should understand the present environment and pollution situation and planted as much as trees to recover the loss of green cover due to the project.

ENGLAND test team is showing its professional approach in the best way possible these days. Having won a away series in India after being one down in the series was a remarkable effort. This we saw before their superhuman effort in overwhelming Team India at home by whopping 4-0 margin. Thus, England’s Test match and series victories normally involve the steady strangulation of their opposition’s hopes—it’s slow, painful and methodical. There was something strangely appropriate therefore about the PA announcement that echoed around the almost empty Old Trafford ground, that confirmed the third Ashes Test had been abandoned and England had retained the precious urn.

England fans will of course take Ashes retention however it comes, but it was an undeniably anti-climactic in its denouement. With their goal of retaining the Ashes achieved, Andy Flower and his men should now begin to look more broadly to the future.

— Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

— S.P. Sharma, Mumbai

1,098 trees removed for road

Gandhiji and his cricket stint WHATEVER said and done by Gandhiji really helped India to attain Independence from the British rule finally. From 1930— The Dandi March to the 1942 Quit India Movement, Gandhiji was all the way dictating terms to the English. However, he was member of the MCC side touring India. Mahatma Gandhi, when requested for an autograph “played with a straight bat”, quite forgetting that he was engaged in a mighty and bloodless revolution with the British and thereby became a member of an official in England Team. How he was chosen could not probably have been explained even by the MCC selectors. Requested for his autograph, Gandhiji turned over the pages and put his signature as the 17th player of the MCC team led by Douglas Jardine in 193334. The autograph book is one of the treasured possessions of the Merlybourne Cricket Club(MCC) at Lord’s.

— C.K.Subramaniam, Sanpada

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Physical Division of India INDIA, a great country in terms of its geography and history, is well known for its cultural heritage and commercial prosperity since a long time. It has plenty of natural resources like sunshine, fertile soil, water, minerals, vegetation and animal life. It is divided into 28 states and 7 Union Territories. Areawise, Rajasthan is the largest state and Goa is the smallest state.

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Location and Extent: i) India, lies in the northern and eastern hemisphere and has a central position in southern Asia. ii) The latitudinal extent is 804'28” N to 3706'53” North latitude. iii) The longitudinal extent is 6807'33” E to 970 24'47” E longitude. iv) The southern most tip of India is 'Indira Point' at 6045” North latitude. v) The Tropic of Cancer passes through the central part of India. vi) 80030' E longitude is our (IST) and is fixed as per the local time of this meridian. vii) The distance from the North Dafar to Kanyakumari in the south is 3,214 km and from west in Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh in east is 2,993. viii) It is the 7th largest country in the world with a total area of 32,87,263 sq km. ix) It has a land frontier of about 15,200 km and a coastline of about 7517 km.

(Map on page 4 is wrong. Refer to the Atlas for the correct Map)

Geology: Generally India is composed of three geological units. i) The Himalayan mountain, the Indo-Gangetic Plan and the Peninsular Plateau. ii) Earlier all the major land masses were together and called as Pangaea. iii) This landmass probably split into a Northern Laurasia and a Southern Gondwana land and these were separated by Tethys Sea. The Gondwana land was a single land mass. iv) Conventional currents split the crust into a number of pieces. v) The Indo-Australian plate, after being separated from Gondwana land, drifted towards the north and collided with the much larger Eurasian Plate. vi) Due to this collision the sedimentary rocks at the bottom of the Tethys Sea were folded to form the Himalayas. vii) The depression between young Himalayas and old Peninsular Plateau gradually got filled with the sediments brought by the Himalayan and Peninsular rivers. viii)Extensive alluvial deposits led to the formation of the Northern Plains of India. ix) The Peninsular Plateau is one of the most ancient and stable land masses. x) Aravalli mountain is the old fold mountain of Gondwana land, whereas the Himalayas is the new fold mountain.

Physical Divisions: 1) The Mountainous region in the north.

2) The North Indian Plains 3) The Indian Plateau 4) The Coastal lowlands 5) The Islands

The Characteristics of the Himalayas: i) The Himalayas are the young fold mountains having the highest relief in the world. ii) These mountains have a granitic core flanked by metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. iii) It has very uneven topography with steep slopes, lofty snow covered peaks, cold climate, narrow deep valleys and swift flowing rivers. iv) There are very few roads, small scattered and terraced agricultural patches, extensive uninhabited natural landscape etc. v) The Eastern parts of the region have heavy rain, thick forests and scattered settlements of numerous isolated cultural groups.

What is the process for the identification of a region? i) Regions are identified on the basis of common characteristics, contiguity and similarity. Eg Physiographical region, climatic regions, forest regions etc. ii) The process of segregating an area into smaller segments is called regionalisation. The bases for re-

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vi) Physical regions are identified on the basis of physical factors like origin, location, relief, rock types, landforms, climate, soils, forests etc. vii) For most of the geographical regions, boundaries are drawn roughly on maps because they are mostly in the form of transitional zones. viii) The political and administrative regions have well demarcated boundaries and they are shown accurately on the map.

Regional approach to geographical studies is very important. i) It focuses on a particular area of the earth. ii) It studies all physical as well as human aspects which interact with each other and work in unison. iii) They provide homogeneity which is the foundation of regional approach. iv) It is an organised study of various phenomena spatially related to each other.

Regionalisation is very essential. (Refer to page 6 on the right hand side on top).

The North Indian Plain: i) These plains form an unbroken belt of alluvial soil, which increases in thickness from west to east. ii) It has mild climatic conditions and a very gently sloping landscape. iii) The rivers flow slowly and form alluvial plains and the soil is very fertile. iv) This region is agriculturally very important for the country . v) It has good infrastructure and economic development so, the density of population is very high in the region.

The Indian Plateau: i) The Indian plateau is stable and one of the oldest landmasses of the world. ii) It is the largest natural division of India and it is triangular in shape. iii) It is composed of very old igneous and metamorphic rocks. iv) Its land form features are associated with faulting and volcanic activities. v) It is characterised by horizontally layered lava.

Rocky hills, plateaus, detached low hills and several faults are found here. vi) It has fertile black soil and it is rich in mineral resources. vii) The distribution of human settlements is unveven.

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11 The Islands: There are two groups of islands: a) The Arabian Sea islands; b) Bay of Bengal islands.

ADC copies are available at Saphale, Palghar, Boisar, Dahanu, Vapi, Silvassa, Daman, Also at Alibaug & Uran gionalisation differ, therefore different regions may be delimited according to the criteria used. iii) Regions are identified on the basis of one or multiple factors. iv) Economic regions are based on industries, transportation, level of development etc. Agricultural regions are formed according to crops, crop-combination, etc. Social and cultural regions are identified on the basis of factors like population, sex ratio, language, etc. v) In each region there are one or more core areas where the geographical pattern is well developed.

a) The Arabian Sea Islands: i) The Lakshadweep, Minicoy and Amindvi Islands are a group of islands in the Arabian Sea. Located 200 to 440 kms off the South Western Coast of India. ii) They form the smallest Union Territory of India and their total surface area is 32 sq km. iii) Kavartti is the capital of this Union Territory. b) Bay of Bengal Islands: i) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of Indian islands in the Bay of Bengal. ii) The North Andaman Islands are physically characterised by a Central range and a number of narrow valleys. iii) The little Andaman island is almost flat except in the north. iv) The Nicobars, forming the summit of a submarine mountain range, are hilly. Their surface has been highly cut up by small streams and the depressions are filled up to form alluvial plains.

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1) Western Himalaya 2) Eastern Coastal Plains 3) Indian Standard Time 4) Andaman Nicobar Islands 5) Tropic of Cancer 6) River Tapi 7) Penninsular Plateau 8) Western Ghats

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>> Nothing is more soothing than a cup of hot tea, especially during the monsoon

It may have become popular during the British Raj, but there’s nothing more Indian than a steaming hot cup of tea. We know that you know how to drink your tea, so instead, Rhea Dhanbhoora & Priyanka Singh show you what other ways you can enjoy the rich, aromatic plant across the city

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rom Darjeeling to Assam and white to oolong — there are too many types of tea to keep track of. Whether you like the refreshing aroma of mint and green tea, the slightly pungent hit of strong black tea, the earthy flavour of rooibos or the citrusy lilt of lemon, there’s a tea for your taste. Instead of telling you where to buy your tea, we’re taking you on a tea journey, helping you find food, infused cocktails, skin treatments and tea themed products in the city to let you make the most of your love for tea.

Tea expert Neetu Sarin, from Tea of Life, tells us that it’s a great time to be a tea drinker. She tells us about a few ways she’s seen tea being used across the city: Tea desserts: Tea desserts have been popular for a while. Matcha tea, a bright green, powdered Japanese tea is the most popular for cakes, cookies and ice creams. Earl Grey is another tea used a lot in desserts.

Tea cocktails: You’ll find drinks such as green tea frappucinos and chai lattes on several menus. Several types of tea can also be used as a base in cocktails.

They add a refreshing taste to alcoholic drinks. Hot toddy is an old British favourite that’s also popular.

Tea used as a major ingredient in a dish: Tea has been used for smoking meat and poultry for a long time.

Cheese spreads with matcha tea, tea flavoured salt sprinkled on mozzarella cheese and green tea coulis on grilled fish... modern day chefs are using tea to give a new twist to their food.

Tea based spa/ beauty treatments: Green tea body scrubs and creams are very popular and even green tea perfumes are available in the market.

Green tea tied in a muslin cloth and infused in your bath water is great for toning and tightening the skin along with the antioxidant benefits. Tea bags also make great eye masks for relaxing and getting rid of puffiness.

Tea TreaTs Want to dive into action and get a taste of some tea, in a slightly off-beat way?

Take a look at how to do so:

Have a drink Tea cocktails are the latest trend in the city. These are two that you should try out: Tea toddy: Whipped up by bartender Vicky Solanki, the tea toddy from Serafina is a great way to kickstart your afternoon or end the night. It has honey, apple juice, caramel syrup, hot black tea, dark rum and cinnamon and costs `450 plus taxes.

Where Serafina Mumbai, Palladium, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel

T-Tini: Head to The Daily if you want a cocktail that’s a hot favourite in the suburbs right now. The foaming drink is tea based and we suggest trying it at least once. It costs `650 plus taxes.

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>> Black, green and white tea, all have several benefits and are available in a variety of blends across the city

food While everyone thinks of desserts and cocktails, try a simple tea chicken by crushing a spoon of Assam tea into a marinade of ginger garlic, chilli and salt. Or, head out to try this: Honey Smoked Spare ribs: Yauatcha’s honey smoked spare ribs, infused with jasmine tea may cost `1,350, but it’s worth it for the experience.

Where Yauatcha, Raheja Tower, BKC, Bandra (E)

did you knoW Love your tea with milk? Switch things up and drink it without.

Not only will you enjoy a completely different taste, research has revealed that milk stops the tea’s ability to dilate blood vessels and pump you with the benefits of the antioxidants! >> We like the Tea toddy at Serafina

deSSert early grey cupcakes: While several places serve green tea cookies, tea based chocolates and light, fruit flavoured tea cakes, we love that Picolli

Tortini doesn’t flirt around the subject. They serve an indulgent, rich Earl Grey tea cupcake on request. It’s priced at `100 per cake.

Where Picolli Tortini, Hill Road, Bandra (W)

tea cakes: Head to Artisan for a tea time treat.

The patisserie, chocolaterie and epicerie has a selection of tea cakes created by pastry chef, Marzban Avari. You can choose from chocolate and apricot to almond, mixed berry and apple and cinnamon tea cakes, all for `200, all inclusive.

Enjoy them with their selection of teas.

Where Artisan, Sofitel, BKC, Bandra (E)

Jasmine tea cake: Yauatcha’s menu serves up a lot of tea infused goodies, including this delicious jasmine tea cake that’s reasonably priced at `190.

Where Yauatcha, Raheja Tower, BKC, Bandra (E)

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Variations of tea are also used in various massages, skin and hair treatments. Here is where you can go if you want to get treated by tea with a twist.

Tea has several beauty benefits and we narrowed things down, picking a few products so you can see for yourself:

four fountains de-Stress Spa: The Signature Green Tea & Spice Scrubassage for `2,099 (`1,899 on weekdays!) is a combination of a massage and scrub. It is performed using a blend of clove and green tea infused in a cream base. Along with the benefits of green tea, the clove relieves pain, reduces soreness of your muscles and the green tea exfoliates dead skin and increases blood circulation.

Where 1st Floor, Cypress, Next to Reliance World, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai Contact 65144044/ 65130022

Mudraa Spa: This South Mumbai spa offers a body scrub which is a mixture of green tea and coconut scrub. The 60 minute treatment (`3,200) involves freshly grated coconut mixed with green tea and sugar. Coconut moisturises your skin like no other and the antioxidants of the green tea will rejuvenate your skin.

Where 1st Floor, N. K. M. International House, 178 Backbay Reclamation, Babubhai Chinai Road, Marine Drive Contact 66346662 / 66346663

allure Medspa If you are looking for a variety of treatments that involve tea, then Allure Medspa has three therapies that you can opt for. The first one is a Green Tea Body Scrub (`1,500) that exfoliates and cleanses your skin. The second is a Green Tea Body Mask (`1,500) that de-stresses, firms and strengthens the skin. This is especially beneficial for women in their late 30s. The third offering is a hand and foot firming treatment that includes green tea and ashwagandha, priced from `800 to `1,000.

Where 201, Shree Krishna, Near Fun Republic, New Link Road, Lokhandwala, Andheri (W) Contact 26732961/ 62/ 9869019999

White tea & Chamomile face Wash: For all skin types, this face wash from Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic, priced at `135, is a blend of chamomile essential oils and white tea, which protects your skin from free radicals and feeds it with strong antioxidants.

green tea Moisturising Lotion: The Green Tea moisturising lotion from Fabindia is one of our favourites because it’s light and leaves skin soft and smooth without residue.

Priced at `225, it’s a great option. great tea Body & Shower gel: We love L’Occitane and we’re willing to pay the `1,095 for their Green Tea Body & Hair Shower Gel, because its multipurpose, smells great and is a body wash that doubles as a shampoo!

Mongolia: Mongolians eat tea! They make bricks out of tea and often eat them. If they want to drink it, they grind the brick tea.

China: The Chinese use tea leaves as gifts, courtship rituals, worship and imperial tribute taxes.

Japan: Tea came to Japan from China. It was first served in the Buddhist temples to monks, priests, and the ruling class who attended special services. These temple tea practices were gradually adapted and now in cultured circles, drinking tea is a way to go beyond mundane life without indulging in alcohol. russia: Russians drink black tea, sweetened with sugar, fruits or jam. Tea in Russia is always served hot, even in hot weather or as a thirst–quencher. One cannot imagine Russian tea without the samovar, adopted in the 17th century and inspired by Mongol kettles used since the 13th century.

unique teaS Say goodbye to the usual suspects and pick up some of these unique blends: includes tea that captures the taste of a cocktail! From Irish cream to Amaretto and mojito, the lime, spearmint, almond and milky cream blends are a good surprise.

Price `599

Chai diaries dessert range: From chocolate kisses with caramel and bits of peppermint to rooibos tea infused with vanilla and pomegranate — Chai Diaries has a range of very interesting teas that you should pick

Not many Indian restaurants offer high tea in all its glory. The Indianised version of high tea has crept into many eateries with additions of chaat items but there are few who have stuck to the novel charm of it. Take a look:

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Price `500

tea trunk: We already fell in love with the packaging, the little notes and the combo packs. Now we’re going gaga over them once again, because we love the flavourful options they have. From vanilla and rose to ginger root and lemon, go slightly off the beaten path with their delicious blends.

Price `650 onwards

This charming sea-facing restaurant at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel is popular for its high tea menu. The menu includes hot snacks, dim sum, kebabs, scones and pastries along with, of course, tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

Where Sea Lounge, 1st Floor, Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba

the table Another fine dine restaurant that has tried to stay honest to the concept of high tea which is on from Monday to Saturday, 4.30 to 6.30pm. You’ll find delicious profiteroles, fruit tarts and an assortment of sandwiches. Apart from the bits to chomp on, you can wash them down with tea, coffee, their divine hot chocolate or wine.

Where The Table, Kalapesi Trust Building, C.S. Maharishi Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba

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« art auction asta guru well-known art within grasp If you’re an art fan or want to start building your very own art collection, Asta Guru’s upcoming art auction is something that you shouldn’t miss out on. Asta Guru is an online auction that was set up way back in 2008. Till date they’ve conducted nine auctions with the tenth one happening next week. The auction includes 94 lots of exclusive works by many Indian artists. Some of the well-known figures whose paintings will be a part of the auction include M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, Ram Kumar, Anjoile Ela Menon, Shakti Burman, Krishen Khanna and Akbar Padamsee.

The best part about the auction is that the bids for all the paintings starts at a flat `20,000. This means that no matter how famous the artist, the bidding starts on a common ground.

If you want to be able to make a bid on the auction dates, you will need to visit their website and fill out their registration form — novices who are new the auction world will have to furnish bank letters to be able to bid and a background check will also be carried out. Once you’ve been screened, you will be able to bid online. when August 20 and 21 where www.astaguru.com Contact 22048138

« Exhibition nothing ElsE but lovE p. gnana displays his works >> P. Ganana uses a unique method for the cow sculptures — he uses found media such as car parts and scrap materials

>> Whether you’re a wine aficionado or just want to start experimenting with wine, the Wine Week is the place to be

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Organised by All Things Nice in association with The Deutsche Bank, the second edition of the week promises to be a lot of fun, giving you the opportunity to experiment with new wine and savour a wide selection for an entire week.

The event is taking place at some of the best restaurants and hotels, with top-end restaurants offering set menus and a 30% discount on wine.

Participating restaurants include San Qui, Prato, Olive, Botticino, Vinoteca

by Sula, Busaba, Courtyard Marriott, Two One Two Bar & Grill, Poco Loco, Prego, Vetro, Masala Bay and several more, the full list of which is available on the All Things Nice website.

Nikhil Agarwal, director of All Things Nice, tells us, “The week is designed for people who love wine, wine and food and for those who are curious. One can indulge in wines from all over the world at a 30%

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If you’re interested in making a career in radio, then you should check out St. Paul’s Institute of Communication Education’s (SPICE) upcoming two-month program on radio jockeying. The part-time course will take place under the mentorship of Noel Keymer who dons variety of feathers in his hat — copywriter, cartoonist, journalist, lecturer, author and of course, a RJ at AIR (All India Radio) 107.1FM and 93.5 Red FM. The course will teach students about how to audition for radio channels and impart lessons on scripting, voicing, news reading, public speaking and narrating e-books. That’s not all. You will also get a chance to record your own demo CD with six cuts at a professional studio. The course, which will be conducted at SPICE in Bandra, will take place three days a week. when September onwards where SPICE, St. Paul’s Media Complex, 24th Road, TPS III, Bandra (W) Contact 26435709 or www.spiceinstitute.com

discount or go for the set course menu paired with wine. There is honestly no better time to experiment or indulge than Wine Week.”

There will also be a menu created by each restaurant with signature dishes paired with the wines for you to indulge in. when Up to August 31 where Select restaurants across the city (check their website) Contact www.allthingsnice.in/ 9769508278

« workshop fashion workshop disCover your very own personal fashion and style

Are you confused about what kind of dress will suit your body type? Do you want to know which colours will look good on your skin tone? Drop by at the Fashion Image Consulting workshop at Ra The Styling Studio and get an overall makeover. The workshop will also have television actress and celebrity Roshni Chopra, giving you fitness and style advice.

Fashion stylist & image consultant, Mansi Kapadia, says, “Come to this workshop and discover your flattering styles and cuts along with your personal best colours.” when August 24-25, 3pm where 202 Libra Tower, Hill Road, Bandra (W) Cost `3,000 Contact 26555653

Travelling solo exhibition Nothing Else But Love is a collection of sculptures and paintings by P. Gnana, an Indian painter and sculptor based in Singapore. The materials that Gnana uses for his large and magnificent cow sculptures are termed as found media (such as car parts, two-wheeler parts, scrap material) and he combines them with solid bronze and antique vessels. He explains, “Combining found materials is an advantage as it complements my creative process. Usually, I have ideas before looking for suitable materials. For example, you have an idea that you will use a certain material for the body of your sculpture but after sourcing the material, sometimes the idea changes and you use it on other parts instead. My ideas are never fixed.” when Up to August 30, 11am to 8pm where AKS Art Gallery, Adarsh Nagar, Opposite Samarth Aishwarya, Oshiwara, Andheri (W) Contact 9820515388

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Raksha Bandhan special don’T make your BroTher feel lefT ouT

Many Hindu families have the tradition of gifting the brother as well on Raksha Bandhan and if you belong to one, then the Gc 4 - Executive range of watches will delight your brother. These watches are perfect for brothers of all ages as it can be worn to classy as well as casual occasions. Chief operating officer of AP Group, Ivana Perovic says, “Already striking from a distance, this timepiece acquires its true interest on closer inspection, from the screw design on the bezel to its textured dial, chosen to give added contrast and light. The carbon fibre dial with central sun-ray textured detail is highlighted by three interlinked spiralling counters of the chronograph movement and the elegant indices pointed to by the characteristic Gc hands.”

When Ongoing Where Gc Boutiques, Palladium Mall, Lower Parel contact 24940956

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Silver rakhiS By epiSode

Episode has introduced an exclusive collection of puja thalis and rakhis which are ideal for the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Each puja thali is uniquely designed and the rakhis are one-of-a-kind.

They are available in silver-plated and sterling silver options. Director of Episode, Deepak Whorra says, “The latest collection of rakhis at Episode has been designed keeping the eternal bond between a brother and a sister in mind to mark this auspicious celebration. Silver is auspicious by tradition and a rakhi in silver would not be just a momentary gift to your brother for that one day, but would be treasured by him for a lifetime.”

When Ongoing Where Episode, #3, Grand Galleria, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel contact 24905050/ 24925050

This Raksha Bandhan, surprise your sister with an exclusive range of gifts from americanswan.com. Their collection is a mix of unique colours and product designs that include an enormous range of bracelets, hoop earrings, pendants, necklaces and rings. Chief executive officer of The American Swan Lifestyle Company, Anurag Rajpal says, “Our theme for Raksha Bandhan is coined in sync with our brand ethos: ‘Super Sister — Make your sister a Fashion Superstar!’ Our product range, from apparel to accessories and beauty products, is modern and chic, combining with sophistication and quality.

Also, the end-of-season sale on our website, offering a 50% discount on all our products, makes them a very attractive gifting option.” Go ahead and place your gift orders.

When Ongoing Where www.americanswan.com

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

Another place to shop for your sister is India Circus, where they have introduced a variety of gifting options such as bags, photo frames, stationary frames and fashion accessories that will work out to be perfect gifts. Krsna Mehta, the design director and partner of India Circus, tells us, “As we custom manufacture a diverse range of home and personal accessories, there are several options to choose from. We offer a distinctively ethnic and sophisticated aesthetic that provides for unique and memorable gifts.” Get your sister the perfect gift this Raksha Bandhan.

Where www.indiacircus.com

popley & SonS’ rakhi collecTion

Make your Raksha Bandhan special by celebrating the unconditional love with Popley & Sons’ latest collection. Each piece signifies the fraternal bond, representing a sister’s love. Finely woven in silver, each rakhi is minutely designed and crafted with emeralds, rubies and sapphire. Jewellery designer at Popley & Sons, Rhea Nasta says, “Our rakhi collection comprises of gold, silver and platinum rakhis. These are both plain and detailed with diamond, textures and enamel. These designs are such that they can be worn in the future as pendants or bracelets.” So, go ahead and celebrate the festival with much zeal and grandeur with this new collection.

When Ongoing Where Popley & Sons stores across the city contact 66710000

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Celebrate the power of fraternal love with Lavie’s special range of handbags and wallets. Choose from a wide assortment of handbags that will complement every mood of hers. Be it a day bag or an evening clutch, you will find it all at Lavie. Let your sister decide between satchels, totes and box bags. Each bag from Lavie will spell out the sweet memories spent with your sister. Chief operating officer of Lavie, Sandeep Goenka says, “At Lavie, we are celebrating the bond a brother and sister share with the launch of a special collection. Our range of handbags has a wide variety of styles such as satchels, totes, leather bags and laptop bags to choose from. So, this Raksha Bandhan pamper your sister with our collection.”

When Ongoing Where Lavie contact www.lavieaccessories.com

GifT hamper from naTure’S BaSkeT

Godrej Nature’s Basket has two gift hamper options that you can choose from to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. For those with a sweet tooth, they have a ‘chocolatey’ hamper that includes a range of imported chocolates. Those who are health conscious can check out their ‘good health and snacking gift hamper’ that includes protein biscuits, oatmeal and organic tea. Managing director of Godrej Nature’s Basket, Mohit Khattar tells us, “This Raksha Bandhan, we are offering not just an extensive assortment of mouth watering gifting options, but also the joy of providing livelihood to poor women by incorporating rakhis made by them.”

Where www.naturesbasket.co.in

1,200 rakhiS To chooSe from

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rakSha Bandhan SpecialS aT Bianca

Bianca has introduced a special range of products just for Raksha Bandhan. The range includes an amazing array of home décor items such as cushion covers, scented candles and tissue holders. Director of Bianca, Hiten Dalal tells us, “India is a country of love, tradition, culture and art and it is well-known for its colourful lifestyle and fine, artistic work. So, this festive season, why not decorate and add touches of Indian ethnic style to your home décor by some inspiring products from Bianca?”

Where www.biancahome.in

Snapdeal.com has launched an assortment of over 1,200 rakhis and other gifting essentials on its site.

Keeping up with the festive spirit, a wide range of rakhi products have been introduced including rakhis, lumbas, gift baskets and rakhi thalis. Their rakhis come in wide varieties — from floral and pendant to cartoon and bracelet rakhis. Vice president of fashion merchandising at Snapdeal.com, Amit Maheshwari says, “Snapdeal.com adds more mirth to the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan by bringing the festive and traditional must-haves for the festival.

With an assortment of over 1,200 rakhis and other gifting essentials on its site, Snapdeal.com ensures that there’s something in store for everyone this Raksha Bandhan.”

When Ongoing Where www.snapdeal.com

>> Express your love to your brother with this diamond rakhi from snapdeal.com

This Raksha Bandhan, gift your sister something nice without emptying out your pockets by heading over to Hidesign. President of Hidesign, Dilip Kapur says, “This is the perfect time to express your love and affection for your sister.

Strengthen your bond by gifting her an exquisite handbag and wallet from our bestselling and latest collection. To make this occasion more memorable, we are offering a special discount on the second purchase. You are bound to find something that your sister will love and cherish forever.” The offer includes up to 20% off on the second purchase you make at the store.

When Up to August 20 Where Hidesign stores across the city

Share The Joy of GifTinG WiTh houSeproud

This Raksha Bandhan, splurge on your sister with a beautiful range of lampshades, trays and tea and coffee sets from houseproud.in. On offer are gorgeous floral lampshades to light up her home, trays with bright blooms to lift her spirits and beautiful tea and coffee sets. Houseproud.in is one of the first curated, exclusive online sales destinations in India and it brings to you a special collection of home décor items that will serve as the best gifting options this Raksha Bandhan. Director of houseproud.in, Sanvari Alagh Nair says, “Rakhi gifts are getting more thoughtful and personal and people are no longer going for generic gifts. Gifts for the home are great because they are things you need and serve as a permanent reminder of the giver.”

When Ongoing Where www.houseproud.in

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how do i Look?

« store review: YLG & BomBaY shirt CompanY

You Look Great (YLG) is a new salon and spa that’s opened up at Jogeshwari. Priyanka Singh visits them to try their special facial

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LG, an abbreviated version of their actual name You Look Great, is a salon and spa that opened its third branch in Mumbai at Jogeshwari (W). You can spot YLG the moment you enter the main road that leads to the famous Hotel Mina. That’s because the salon has a huge entrance with all-glass doors and a large name board that has YLG lit up incandescently.

YLG’s décor is anything but boring. That’s not because they have tried to throw around eccentric elements in their salon. YLG’s trademark logo colours are bright orange, pink and green and you’ll also see a good dose of the same colours balanced well with white in the spacious salon and spa. The wood furnishings rightly save the interiors from getting too overbearing. They have a roomy hairdressing section, a separate section for hair treatments, another one specially for manicures and pedicures, three facial rooms and two rooms for waxing. If you like to get your treatments in a private environ, then YLG will impress you to no end.

YLG also offers ‘Transformer’, an intriguing virtual hairstyle application that allows customers to try 150+ different hairstyles virtually before choosing one that suits them best. The salon has a few breakthrough services and some of them that fall in this category include myWaxer — a hygienic, nonsugar based wax in disposable cartridges, Chromo White Facial, European Light Therapy Facial and Light Therapy Hair Spa. I chose to try one of their European Light Therapy (ELT) facials which are currently offered only by YLG in the city. The facials start from `1,000 and go up to `3,500, depending on what you pick up or are recommended by

their skin expert. The skin expert analyses your skin and according to that recommends a facial. However, if you feel that the treatment is too heavy on your pocket, you can choose one of your choice or tell the expert to suggest something within your price range. I was told to try the ELT Radical Radiance facial which lasted for 75 minutes and is priced at `3,500.

The facial is a skin tone lightening treatment and can also be done in multiple sittings, which they say will derive optimum results. It’s similar to a normal facial, the major difference being the usage of ELT machine with its blue and red lights. One light is used to

>> YLG is very spacious and provides their clients with a lot of privacy.

Most services have been allotted separate rooms Where YLG Salon & Spa, Ground Floor, A.K.Mom Mahal, Near Bostan Hotel, S.V.Road, Jogeshwari (W) contact 6500152 remove blackheads, whiteheads and other impurities and the other is used to spread the cream on the skin so that it is absorbed well.

However, there is one aspect that I hope they alter. In a normal facial, after the blackhead removal process is done, while massaging the cream the therapist dips her hands in ice, so that your skin doesn’t get too warm. During my treatment at YLG salon, there was no dipping of the fingers in ice. So, while initially the warmth generated on my skin felt nice, due to repeated massaging, the skin got uncomfortably hot.

The real test of a facial is its outcome. When I reached home, I noticed that some of my blackheads were still present. I was told that the radiance would last for a month. It’s been two weeks and while there indeed is a glow on my face, it is nothing different than what my modest facial priced at three digits would give me. Will I go for their ELT facial again? At that price, it’s not likely. But, I’d visit them for one of their spa therapies and to try out myWaxer.

Custom made

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find out what’s just out

The Bombay Shirt Company has come out with a new Travelling Tailor and bespoke service.

Dev Goswami finds out more...

Launched late last year, Bombay Shirt Company (BSC) is still relatively new to the fashion market. However, their classy website has been on our radar for quite some time now.

They have a detailed bespoke service that allows you to design your own shirt from scratch or make changes to one of their readymade designs.

As far as the whole customisation process is concerned, it promises to be a breeze. They even have a measurement video on their website that will deconstruct the whole process of measuring yourself. They will also be launching an online customisation application that will allow you to choose from a number of customisation options that you can view online.

Yes, it’s all online.

They have a detailed customisation process which, according to us, ensures that by the end of the whole process, you’ll land up with a shirt that you can call your very own. Not only do they offer a number of fabrics, they will also help you create your own design by letting you choose

between a combination of cuffs, collars, buttons and plackets. Quite expectedly, you can also personalise your shirt by monogramming your initials onto the final shirt design.

They have also just launched a service called Travelling Tailor that is perfect for those who lead busy lives. Under this service, a Travelling Tailor will visit your home, take your measurements and help you choose between the range of fabrics. At the same time, you can design, style and customise the shirt to your taste and preference.

You can book an appointment by either calling on the number (see box) or visiting their website. And as far as the price range is concerned, their readymade shirts are priced at `1,880 onwards, so you can expect to spend more than that depending on the fabric you choose to get tailored.

>> Bombay Shirt Company makes customising your shirts very easy

Where www.bombayshirts.com contact 8879621003

Victorinox SWiSS army WatcheS

Victorinox Swiss Army watches have launched two brand new models of watches that make it to our wish list. Both the watches share the same design profile — they are classy and use bold colours. They are also water resistant for up to 500 meters and have luminous hands and numbers. The Dive Master 500 comes in two colours and finishes; the red one has a normal, matte finish and the blue one has more of a smooth, velvety shine.

Where www.victorinox.com/in Price `44,350 (red) and `70,150 (blue)

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EuropEan sojourn French inspired Chez Moi’s Andheri branch has a new menu on offer.

Rhea Dhanbhoora sees whether it’s worth the hype...

>> Chez Moi’s Andheri outlet has a cosy little niche that resembles a kitchen counter, complete with high chairs and plate racks. The Appletini (inset) is a good option for those who want a very light, fruity drink

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Small wonder With everyone counting calories, health cafés have really taken off in the city. Read on to see what Tejasvi Desai’s verdict is on Café Pishu’s

It’s green and orange and screams healthy and fresh. Café Pishu’s is a colourful food joint that is sure to catch your attention as you walk by. One look at the menu and you will be surprised at the variety of healthy food and drink options the small place offers. The menu had descriptions of the ingredients and a breakdown of the calories of each dish, which makes it easier to pick out food from the

multitude of options. We started off with a tester of their Mulberry Treat (`150), a milk-based concoction of mulberry, litchi and strawberry and it was so nice that we eventually ended up ordering this refreshing drink. Next, we tried their Pan Masala Mocktail Shake (`130), a unique and nice blend. From the mocktail juices, we recommend the Fibre Sip (`130), an exotic blend of strawberry, kiwi and

>> The Banoffee (top) was just alright, but the Coq au vin (middle) and Chicken Stuffed Zucchini (bottom) are must-try dishes on Chez Moi’s new menu

>> Opt for the Paan Masala Mocktail shake if you want a refreshing drink >> We also tried their Pasta in Red and White Sauce

Where Pishu’s, Shop no.8, New Shantivan Building, Sab TV Lane, Andheri (W) Meal for two `650 (inclusive of tax) Contact 9833382021

love rustic décor. And while Chez Moi is a French name, the faux fireplace, big greyblue and cream tiles, ornate white sofa and blue trunk table reminded me of an old, English home in Victorian England. The big screen TV is the only reminder that you’re actually in 21st century Mumbai. Apart from a few tables lining the sides of the wall, Chez Moi looks like a cosy European home. There’s even a ‘kitchen’ area, with high chairs, a kitchen cabinet and a blackboard with the day’s specials, embellished with blue and white decorative wall plates.

I visited to try their new menu, so let’s get down to business. First up was a too sweet Appletini (`390) and a refreshing Caipiroska (`290), both tasty but lacking any real punch.

Starters arrived with a celebratory flourish, kicked off by the much applauded Cheese & Leek Cigars (`220) that’s worth the hype. The crisp phyllo pastry was stuffed with melt-in-the-mouth cheese and served with ponzu sauce with the right hint of ginger.

The zucchini served with the Chicken Stuffed Zucchini (`245) was delicious, but the chicken was a little dry. Starters are tempting, but make sure you leave room for the mains.

The Coq au vin (`330) may be the most over-served French braised chicken in the city, but

pineapple. High on fibre and low on sugar, it was more than just filling, especially for the price.

The Hot Organic Salad (`149) was one of the healthiest food options on the menu, with exotic vegetables and grilled paneer on a bed of mildly sautéed lettuce, but it scored low on taste. If you want to bite into a healthy pizza, try their Lavash Pizza Exotica (`130). With a wholewheat multigrain base made of flax seeds, sunflower seeds and sesame, this pizza is very different from the regular ones but it’s tasty nonetheless. The vegetables in the Brown Rice Meal with Green Sauce (`130) broke the monotony of the gravy’s texture, which had a spicy Thai tinge to it. The portions might seem small for one person but paired with a drink, it’s filling. After the healthy main course, we decided to indulge a little when it came to the dessert and ordered their Cuppa Brownie (`120).

Topped with vanilla ice-cream and chocolate shavings, the brownie was homemade and gooey with crunchy walnut bits. They even offer Fruity Oats (`109), a combination of fresh fruit with hot flavoured oats for those who are watching their calorie charts rather strictly. With prompt service and a reasonably priced menu, Pishu’s is a health freak’s haven.

the subtle wine and mushroom, coupled with the flavourful chicken with skin was a surprise.

The chicken was not overdone, so the flesh remained succulent. I was skeptical about skipping other meat options for basa, a fish that’s done to death and isn’t typically European. But, the Root Ginger & Cilantro Steam Baked Vietnamese Basa (`365) transformed the fish into a delicately flavoured, lemon butter soaked indulgence that is delightfully underpriced (not that I’m complaining).

Sadly, neither the Chocolate Tart (`225) nor the Banoffee Pie (`175) impressed me. The chocolate stuck to my palette, the cream was too thin, the pastry too thick and the balance between banana and toffee not right.

The restaurant can get crowded and noisy after 10pm, so visit early if you want to get a feel of the cosy interiors. It could do with some music changes (the décor and music are misplaced) and an improved dessert menu, but the food, service and décor were on par with my expectations.

Where Shop No. 25, Link Plaza Complex, Oshiwara, Jogeshwari (W) Meal for two `1,500 Alcohol served Yes (pint of beer `175) Contact 67082788

WhAt’s Cooking?

Glynda Alves tells you about the new eateries in the city Pastaa Bastta

The newest eatery to make its way to Carter Road is Pastaa Bastta, an Italian deli that serves “gourmet pasta, ready-to-eat salads, artisan breads and desserts.” We tried out a Penne with Basil Herb Sauce and Herbed Chicken (our initial order was Farfalle with Lamb Meatballs, but they didn’t have it).

You can also choose unlimited vegetables (think Subway style).

The pasta was delicious but the chicken and vegetable options weren’t generous. Takeaway service speed and packaging needs to improve as it did get a little leaky on the car ride home.

For `170, we think it’s a great meal option.

Where Near Cocoberry, Carter Road, Bandra (W)

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Travel

Afternoon Despatch & Courier Special

MUMBAI MUMBAI | FRIDAY, | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER AUGUST 16, 03, 2013 2010

>> If bungee jumping finds a place on your bucket list, visit Rishikesh

experience a new place. Imagine having a calm and peaceful view of the breathtaking desert from a quiet place high above the crowds!

Jaipur, Pushkar and the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan are a few locations from where you can hop into a hot air balloon.

tamiL nadu Touring India on a motorcycle is the ultimate way to explore the country, if you love travelling and riding. Enjoy the freedom to discover and experience India in a way which isn’t possible using any other form of transport. If you love the coast, you shouldn’t miss a trip along the picturesque East Coast Road, from Chennai to Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu. Two motorcycle tour companies that include this stretch of coastline on their trips are Bike Escape and Enfield Point. Bike Escape’s 19-day South India tour starts from Chennai and goes as far as Kochi in Kerala before looping back to Chennai — part inland and part coastal. In contrast, Enfield Point’s epic 24-day tour starts from Mumbai and ends in Chennai. The ride covers Goa and Hampi.

adventure!

What’s a holiday without some adventure? Tejasvi Desai tells you where to head if you are looking for an adrenaline rush

If you’ve wondered what it’s like to fly like a bird, paragliding is the answer. There are two ways to go about it — learn how to do it yourself or take a tandem joyride with a professional at Kamshet, located between Mumbai and Pune. Try your hand at white water river rafting which is offered at just a two-hour drive from Pune. Life doesn’t get more exciting than this, hurtling down a pumping river in an inflatable raft, negotiating the drops, turns and chutes and punching through the sheets of water crashing aboard. River rafting is done in

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f sightseeing doesn’t satisfy you and you’re looking for something exciting but relatively safe to do amidst some of the most scenic locations in the country, adventure sport is the solution to your problems. Head to these tourist hot spots and indulge in your favourite adventure sport while taking a break from the usual city tours:

Leh An adventure lovers’ haven! In Leh you will find excellent hiking and paragliding opportunities. There are many trekking trails to choose from such as the ones from Likir to Temisgam and Markha Valley from Spituk.

Mountain climbing trips can be booked to peaks such as Stok (20,177 feet), Goleb (19,356 feet), Kangyatse (20,997 feet) and Matho West (19,520) in the Zanskar Mountains. White water rafting is also possible in July and August, along the Indus River in the Leh area, as well as the Shayok River in the Nubra Valley and Zanskar River in Zanskar.

Rajasthan Apart from the royal palaces and forts of the Rajputs and Mughals, Rajasthan has a lot to offer on the adventure sport front as well.

Hot air ballooning is a relatively new adventure activity in India, but it’s becoming quite popular. It’s a thrilling way to

>> (Left) If mountain climbing or trekking is your thing, Leh is the best place for it. (Top) Paragliding, available at Kamshet, will literally give you a bird’s eye view of the world

Kundalika River which is located at Kolad, about 125 kilometers from Pune.

Rishikesh Bungee jumping is one of the most exciting adventure sports and it will literally give you a head rush. If you are an adrenaline junkie, Rishikesh is the perfect destination for you to have your fill as you get to jump off from a height with one end of the thick elastic tied to your body and the other end to a stationary object at the jumping point. While here, you can also indulge in activities such as body surfing and cliff jumping. Floating along the Ganges wearing a life jacket while enjoying the scenic views around, is also an unforgettable experience. You will get to jump from a rocky platform, which is at a height of around 30-40 feet. >> For river rafting, there are a number of locations in our country such as Leh, Kolad and Rishikesh that you can choose from

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TV GUIDE

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

MAN ON A LEDGE

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

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

The police then dispatches a female police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren’t as straightforward and clearcut as they appear to be. HBO, 11 p.m.

UNDER THE DOME

SOAPS & SERIALS

Junior stands up to his father and is shattered when he discovers the truth about his mother’s past. Meanwhile, Julia learns firsthand the powers of the “mini dome,” on UNDER THE DOME. Big CBS Love, 10 p.m.

REVENGE

As Victoria and Conrad reaffirm their loyalties to each other, Mason Treadwell digs deeper into Amanda Clarke’s past and Emily is forced to intervene and shift Mason’s plan to discovering what happened to Gordon Murphy. The Stowaway reopens, which brings the engagement of Jack and Amanda—as Declan and Charlotte rekindle their. Nolan tells Padma he knows of her major mistake — tipping off Daniel that Grayson Global could own a sizable interest in his company — and warns her that they both have to save themselves from Grayson Global. Star World, 9 p.m.

INDIAN OCEAN WITH SIMON REEVE

In his most exotic and extreme adventure yet, Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the beautiful Indian Ocean. The extraordinary adventure takes Simon to 16 countries, as he braves the horrors of frontline conflict in Mogadishu in Somalia and visits the beautiful Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles. On his journey Simon travels by boat, car, train and plane. He encounters pirates, dives with sharks, patrols with Dutch Special Forces, goes underwater spear-fishing, dines in an underwater restaurant, stumbles into a seedy drug-den, visits a 5-star seaside palace housing thousands of refugees, meets a Yorkshireman on his Seychelles island paradise and has close encounters with the amazing wildlife of the Indian Ocean. Di scover y, 9 p.m.

WEAPON MASTERS

Technology and history collide head-on in this action packed series WEAPON MASTERS, where viewers witness firsthand power of pivotal world-changing weapons. But did the ancient craftsmen get it right? Can better weapons be made today with modern materials, science and techniques? Or did ancient craftsmen’s simple solutions made the most sense, withstanding the test of time? Di scover y Sci ence, 10 p.m .

Under The Dome, Big CBS Love, 10 p.m.

COMEDY CIRCUS KE MAHABALI

Comedy Circus ke Mahabali will witness some grand humour and masti as Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani make a grand appearance on the show. The trio will be seen having a gala time promoting their upcoming comedy film ‘Grand Masti’. The three Masti stars will share the judges table with Archana Puran Singh and Arbaaz Khan. They will be thoroughly amused by Rakhi Sawant’s howlarious act. So impressed will be the trio that they will make their way on stage and shake a leg with the item queen. Sony T V, 9 p.m.

BALIKA VADHU

In tonight’s episode we will see, how everyone is worried about Jagya who has not returned back from Mangalore yet. Meanwhile, Anandi tries to handle Shiv’s family. Jagya then finally reaches home and that is when Anandi realizes that Jagya actually is in love with Ganga. Further Sanchi and Jagya get engaged and their family members congratulate them and shower them with their blessings. Color s, 8 p.m.

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Ranvi eventually agrees to send Veera away with Nana Nani but he decides to make her birthday and rakhi special. What is his plan? Star Plus, 10.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

Two mutant brothers, Logan and Victor, born 200 years ago, suffer childhood trauma and have only each other to depend on.

Basically, they’re fighters and killers, living from war to war through U.S. history. In modern times, a U.S. colonel, Stryker, recruits them and other mutants as commandos. Logan quits and becomes a logger, falling in love with a local teacher. When Logan refuses to rejoin Stryker’s crew, the colonel sends the murderous Victor. Logan now wants revenge. Starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

GODZILLA

A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days, a Japanese fishing ship is being attacked by an unseen monster; only one survived. Traumatized, he is later questioned in a hospital by a mysterious Frenchman and repeatedly says only one word — ”Gojira”. NRC scientist Niko “Nick” Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard known as Godzilla has been created by the explosions. Then Godzilla makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city! Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military are going to destroy Godzilla at all costs, but will it ever be enough to save the people of New York? Max, 9 p.m.

LADDER 49

Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 8.00

One Tree Hill Revenge 2 Broke Girls Big Bang Theory Revenge One Tree Hill Grey’s Anatomy 2 Broke Girls Revenge One Tree Hill Breaking Bad

ZEE CAFÉ

Pretty Little Liars Just for Laughs Lost Pretty Little Liars Body of Proof The Big Bang Theory Lost Pretty Little Liars Body of Proof

BIG CBS LOVE

SONY TV

Film Film Anamika Amita Ka Amit Comedy Circus Ka Mahabali 10.00 CID 11.00 Crime Patrol

X-Men Origins Wolverine, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Zee Stu dio, 8.30 p.m.

ROBOCOP 2

After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer. But as this develops, a new narcotic known as “Nuke” invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Kane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP’s path uses Kane as the new subject for the Robocop 2 project, a living God. Pix, 11 p.m.

KAMINEY

Guddu and Charlie are identical twins born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. They dream of leaving the squalor behind and moving into a life of prosperity and dignity. Though they look alike, the two are as different as chalk and cheese: one lisps while the other stammers; one is an honest, diligent social worker while the other hedges bets at a racecourse. The brothers want nothing to do with each other, but when Charlie gets mixed up in a deadly get-rich-quick scheme and Guddu realizes that the love of his life has unwittingly put a price on his head, their lives begin to collide. B4U, 8 p.m.

LISTING

3.30 4.00 4.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

Ladakpan Ke Pavitra Rishta Qubool Hai DID Super Moms Jodha Akbar Aaj Ki Housewife Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Jodha Akbar Pavitra Rishta.

Qubool Hai Connected Hum Tum Punarvivah Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

Best of Savdhana India Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Savitri Do Dil…Ek Jaan Junoon-Aisi Nafrat, To Kaisa Ishq 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savadhan India

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30

4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

SAB TV

Taarak Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Chintu Bun Gaya Gentleman Taarak Mehta…

Baal Veer Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir Taarak Mehta…

Jeanie Aur Juhu Baal Veer Taarak Chidiyaghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Tuze Maze Jamena 3.00 Honar Soon Me Hya

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Qubool Hai 2.30 Punarvivaah 3.00 Sapne Suhane

1001 Nights Transformers Prime Wild Kratts Amazing Spiez 1001 Nights Sally Bollywood Adventures of Tintin Transformers Prime Wild Kratts

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00

8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.30

Modern Marvels Deren Brown Human Weapon That’s Impossible Invention Intervention Pawn Stars Inside Guinness World Record History Untamed: Meerkats Tamas Pawn Stars Ancient Aliens Accidental Heroes: Cricketers

DDI (Main Channel) Science Magazine News in Marathi Jini Ani Mini Aatmbhan Mazi Maye News in Marathi Mahacharcha Krishi Vidya Swastha Bharat News in Marathi Dial 100 Mohini News Parliament News Samachar Sansad Samachar

MOVIE CHANNELS

STARMOVIES

P.M. 1.30 Independence Day 4.15 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 6.55 Rise of the Planet of The Apes 9.00 X Men Origins: Wolverine 11.10 Duston Checks In A.M. 9.25 Death Race 11.40 Terminator 2: Judgement Day

HBO

P.M. 12.35 Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows-Part 2 2.07 Kung Fu Panda 2 4.50 Transporter 3 7.00 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 9:00 10,000 BC 11.00 Man On a Ledge A.M. 7.06 The Three Musketters 11.50 10,000 BC P.M. 1.00 3.20 5.20 8.00 10.30 A.M. 10.10

Comedy Circus Ka Mahabali, Sony TV, 9 p.m.

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Nisha Verma lives with her wealthy father, Goyal; her aunt, Laila; Laila’s husband, Ajit; and her cousin, Ranjit. Laila would like her to get married to Ranjit so that the wealth and the estate gets to remain in the family. But Asha has fallen in love with a young man named Ramesh. When she introduces Ramesh to her dad, he does not approve of him, and warns Nisha not to see him again. A few days later, Nisha hears her father scream in the middle of the night, and rushes over to his room, bumps into Ramesh who was on his way out. She finds out that her father has been killed, the police are summoned, and Ramesh is arrested. Fil my, 9 p.m .

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BUSINESS

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013

TOP VIEW

I believe that this phase of slow growth in India will not last long. In the last 9 years, our economy has grown at an annual average rate of 7.9 %. This pace of development is the highest in any decade so far.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on TVS Motors CMP: Rs. 32

Markets Bottomed Out?

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (August 16, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose moderately on Wednesday (August 14, 2013) a net 43.00 points (0.75%) and closed at the 5742 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 5715 points level. It then declined into the red and registered the day’s low at the 5690 points level at 9.41 a.m. The index then bounced back into the green and turned into a range bound movement until 2.55 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 5754 points level at 3.26 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 64 points and closed above the psychologically important 5700 points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 30 were gainers, while 20 stocks closed in the red.

Substantial buying was witnessed in consumer durables, oil & gas, metal and realty stocks, while selling was seen in capital goods, IT, healthcare and technology stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 3.15%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 751 were gainers, 602 were losers and 65 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen 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 is above the 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line but both lines are converging (positive if it continues).

The ADX is falling while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is decreasing in strength.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5476 points level.

The next support is at the 5359 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 5776 points level.

The next resistance is at the 5894 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 = 5729 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 5703.

Support (2) = 5665.

Resistance (1) = 5768.

Resistance (2) = 5793.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive, but small white body candle on higher volumes. This is positive.

Further, the index has risen above its 15 days moving average, confirming a bottoming out pattern. The index is now above its 5 and 15 days moving averages, while the 5 day moving average is rising. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further up move unfolding. However, The velocity parameters continue to remain neutrally trended, but with a positive bias.

Technically, since the downwards risk seems to have reduced, Investors may consider Buying in small quantities in shares that are fundamentally sound and have a longterm potential.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 5627) Positive.

Has crossed above its 15-day average (at 5725) Positive.

Is below its 25-day average (at 5831) Negative.

Is below its 200-day average (at 5851) Negative.

All the four averages are negatively trended. Negative.

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

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

Target Rs. 44

Operationally, the quarterly numbers of TVS Motor (TVSL) came in line with our estimate, while lower depreciation charges and higher nonoperating income resulted in higher than expected net profit. Its revenue dipped 5% YoY & 1% QoQ owing to 11.5% YoY & 4.5% QoQ decline in volume. Its EBIDTA fell 8.4% YoY (up 5% QoQ) in Q1FY14. Higher contribution of three wheeler segment is driving TVSL’s average realization per vehicle by 8% YoY & 4% QoQ. Its depreciation was flat YoY, but down 9.4% QoQ to Rs. 314 mn, while non operating income grew 70% YoY to Rs. 86 mn. Its adjusted PAT grew 1.5% YoY & 5% QoQ to Rs. 519 mn.

Outlook & Valuation: Due to decline in market share, we lower our volume forecast, and due to currency benefit on export revenue, we maintain our revenue estimate for FY14E & FY15E. On account of lower depreciation and low interest outflow on declining debt, we marginally increase our EPS estimates for FY15E by 3.5%, keeping FY14E EPS unchanged. However, as TVSL is losing market share amid stiff competition and limited scope for margin expansion, we lower our target P/E multiple from 10x to 8x 1 Yr forward. Accordingly, we lower our target price by 15% to Rs. 44 per share, valuing the stock at 8xFY15E EPS. Currently, the stock trades at a P/E of 6xFY15E. Considering recent price correction and stock’s attractive valuation, we reiterate our “BUY” on the stock.

Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Oil India CMP: Rs. 491

Target Rs. 720

OINL’s Q1 PAT at Rs 6.1bn was below our/street estimates on lower crude sales (0.87mmt) and realisations (US$ 45.9/bbl) and a drop in VAP sales (10.3tmt vs.

12tmt in Q4FY13). NG prod./sales however inched up QoQ to 7.22/5.7mmscmd.

Maintain BUY on: (a) a likely improvement in crude realisations on lower gross U/R of Rs 1398bn/939bn in FY14/FY15, (b) higher crude production/sales in the quarters ahead and (c) cheap valuations of 6xFY15E (ignoring earnings upside from NG price hikes in FY15).

Crude sales/realisations lower QoQ: Despite higher production (0.89mmt vs. 0.86mmt in Q4FY13), crude sales declined to 0.87mmt (from 0.88mmt in Q4FY13) due to a major fire at the Numaligarh refinery in May’13. Crude realisations dropped as well, as OINL was made to subsidise OMCs at the prevalent discount of US$ 56/bbl despite muted crude prices of US$ 102/bbl (US$ 111/bbl in Q4FY13). We expect a pick-up in the company’s crude oil sales over the coming quarters as the Numaligarh refinery resumes operations.

Realisations to improve on lower U/R: We expect U/R drop to Rs 1398bn/939bn in FY14/FY15 on: (a) a sustained increase (Rs 0.5/ltr/month) in diesel prices and (b) sluggish fuel demand growth due to higher prices and a poor macro. If crude prices remain muted, upstream subsidy/bbl could come down as well. We model for FY14/FY15 realisations of US$ 55/59/bbl for OINL. Significant investment plans lined up: OINL is actively scouting for exploration/ production assets to support its inorganic growth. It recently acquired Videocon’s 10% stake in a Mozambique offshore block via a 40:60 consortium with ONGC. With cash reserves of US$ 2bn+, we don’t see such acquisitions as an impeding factor. Maintain BUY with a TP of Rs 720 on attractive valuations, factoring in the overhangs of higher U/R but not the earnings upside from gas price hikes in FY15.

LKP calls a ‘Buy’ on Gujarat State Petronet CMP: Rs. 58

Target Rs. 78

GSPL’s net profit of Rs1.26bn was higher than our estimate of Rs1.16 on account of higher transmission tariff. Transmission tariff increased by 56.3% yoy to Rs1.41/scm (qoq -20.2%), which was higher than our estimate of Rs1.20/scm. Higher transmission tariff was on account of take-or-pay contract, whereby consumers continued to pay tariff despite transmitting lower gas volumes. GSPL’s volumes for the quarter declined by 28.9% yoy to 2,015mmscm. The fall in gas transmission volume was due to falling gas production from KG D6. However on sequential basis, transmission volumes increased marginally by 1.1%. GSPL’s operating profit for the quarter stood at Rs2.7bn (yoy +9.2% qoq -17.7%) which was higher than our estimate.

Valuation and view: We believe that concerns relating to transmission volumes will be an overhang on GSPL in the near term. However, we note that LNG capacities scheduled to come up by early FY15 could give much needed fillip to GSPL’s gas volumes. We value GSPL on DCF basis given the long term earnings visibility and arrive at a fair value of Rs78 per share. We have used WACC of 11.5% and terminal growth rate of 2% for DCF valuation. We maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs78. At the CMP, the stock is trading at 7.2x and 3.7x FY15e EPS and EBITDA respectively.

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RBI May Leave Rates Unchanged For Rest Of The Year NEWS FLASH

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National Spot Exchange seeks 8 months to settle dues Ramco plans to raise Rs 125 cr from rights issue Traders under CCI scanner for possible onion cartelization Orange County in California drags TCS to court Reliance General to hire over 4,000 retail agents in FY14 Telcos say high spectrum cost may increase rates by 50%.

By A Business Reporter

It was commenting on the WPIbased inflation, which rose to 5.8% in he Rupee fall has begun to bite July 2013 from 4.9% in the previous and coupled with inflation it month and believes the weak rupee has left very little room for RBI raised the cost of imported items and on the rate front. “We see the weak pushed up inflation in July. Imported rupee as a key upside risk to our in- inflation (market-linked fuels, ferflation forecast of 5.3% for 2013-14. rous and nonferrous metals, and edThe rupee’s continued weakness ible oil) rose to 1.0% in July from could offset the sobering impact of -1.9% in June.

Inflation in the international maranaemic demand on inflation. High food inflation and upward revision of ket-linked fuel category (petrol, prices of administered items to con- naphtha, aviation turbine fuel, bitutain the fiscal deficit are likely to men etc) rose sharply to 9.5% in July maintain upward pressure on infla- from -2.7% in the previous month as tion. Even with low core inflation, crude oil prices rose and the rupee loosening of monetary policy runs stayed weak. Even though the dollar the risk of creating a situation of high value of crude oil in July was 20% generalised inflation, particularly if below its peak of 2009, its rupee the shock from the rupee persists. value hovered around 2009 peak levRBI may, therefore, leave rates un- els due to the sharp slide in the rupee changed for rest of the year” says against the dollar. Subdued metal prices globally managed to keep inCrisil Research.

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flation in the metals category (ferrous and non-ferrous metals) at 2.2%, but metal inflation is likely to go up in the coming months when the imported cost of metals rise due to the weaker rupee.

The decline in WPI inflation in the past few months had been largely driven by a sharp fall in core /nonfood manufacturing inflation. This was due to weak demand-side pressures as well as low metal prices.

Core (non-food manufacturing) inflation, after falling for two consecutive months, rose to 2.4% in July from 2.0%. CCII (CRISIL’s Core inflation indicator, which excludes the metals from core inflation) also increased marginally to 3.7% from 3.6% in June.

This reflects some pass-through of rising costs into the final products even in a weak demand environment, believes Crisil.

World Bank To Give India USD 100 Mn Loan For Housing Projects

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he World Bank has signed an agreement with the Indian government to provide a USD 100 million loan to help low-income families secure housing loans.

“The Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank (IDA) assistance of USD 100 million for low-income housing finance project were signed between Government of

India/National Housing Bank (NHB) and the World Bank here yesterday,” the Finance Ministry said in a release today. The agreement was signed by Department of Economic Affairs Joint Secretary Nilaya Mitash, NHB Chairman and Managing Director RV Verma and World Bank (India) Operations Advisor Michael Haney, it added.

The objective of the project is to provide access to sustainable housing finance for low-income house-

holds to purchase, build or upgrade their dwellings, it added.

Financing under the project aims to create incentives for lenders to focus on lower-income households through a net all-in reduction of the lenders’ cost of funds of about 200300 basis points, the release said. “It is a financial intermediary loan for an implementation period of five years. NHB is the implementing agency,” it added.

Delay In Refunds Cannot Be An Excuse For Not Filing Tax Returns, Say Experts

By Mayura Shanbaug

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BUSINESS

he trial court’s decision to sentence a businessman Harish Bhasin, the director of a private company to one year’s rigorous imprisonment for not filing income tax returns for two years has left every one wondering whether the decision will set a precedent for many more such cases that are pending in several courts of the country.

“There is a penalty provision and 7 years imprisonment for not filing tax returns given in the law. This is the law of the land which one has to follow,” says Pankaj Ghadiali of P. C. Ghadiali & Co. a firm of Chartered Accountants.

The argument that the businessman had an unsettled dispute regarding his refunds could not hold in the court of law. “There can not be any excuse for not filling returns,” said Ghadiali. “There are different channels and ways to address your grievances,” he said.

The trial court made the observation while announcing the sentence that “tax evasion is rising and should be curbed with a firm hand”. Does it indicate that the government ma-

chinery will be dealing with such cases with iron hand? “The government which is in a tight revenue situation and seems to be taking a not so soft stance towards defaulters,” says Anil Harish, Partner at D.M. Harish & Co. “We may see more such news in the coming days,” he said.

The IT department submitted that Bhasin was assessed at a taxable income of Rs 11.98 crore for 2006-07 and the tax liability was around Rs 4 crore. For the next year, it was Rs 10 crore. Incidentally, Bhasin was India’s highest individual tax payer in 2009 However, Harish points out that on the others hand there are thousands of refunds pending with the income tax department for which government seems to be in no hurry to settle. And therein lies the divide between honest taxpayers and the revenue authorities. Most feel that the government does not reflect the same integrity and enthusiasm when it comes to refunding excess tax paid as it expects from the taxpayer.

“We are made to run from pillar to post to get our refunds from the tax department for years, said Prarthana Joshi (name changed), who is waiting for her refunds for the assessment

year 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

“When we go to Mumbai office they tell us to go to Andheri office which in turn tell us to contact CPC Bangluru, I am being harassed to get my own money back,” she said. “They are quick to penalize us for not filing, who will penalize them for not returning our own hard earned money,” she asked.

Incidentally, the interest paid by the government on refund is just 6% per annum whereas the government penalty for not filling income tax is 12%.

“This disparity is not fair on government’s part,” said Anil Harish.

“The people’s refund money with the state can be termed or should be treated as borrowings by the government, which the government is getting at a cheaper rate of just 6% that is totally unacceptable,” he says.

However, Pankaj Ghadiali explains that due to computerization the records are still not up to date, “it will take another one or two years before the refund process becomes unhindered,” he says.

Till then, perhaps the taxpayer will continue to be deprived of his rightful dues.

BUSINESS BRIEFS 65% More Traffic On Online Retail Sites

With the festive season around the corner, there is a 65% increase from last year in online shopping, according to industry body Assocham. “This festive season, there is a 65% more traffic on online retail websites and shopping on ground has taken a back seat. Apart from convenience, rising fuel price, security reasons, online discounts and availability with abundance of choice keeping them (consumers) indoors,” Assocham general secretary D S Rawat said in a statement.

Auditors Red-flag Kingfisher’s Revival Plans

Grounded carrier Kingfisher Airlines’ decision to consider it a ‘going concern’ entity, despite having accumulated huge losses and defaulted on loans, has come for a sharp criticism by its own auditors, given a lack of clarity about its revival plans. At the same time, the auditors of Kingfisher’s parent entity, United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, have also expressed their concern over the company’s significant exposure to the airline, which has been grounded for about ten months now and its flying permit also lapsed long ago.

Telcos Owe Government Over Rs 30,000 Cr

Telecom operators, including BSNL and Bharti Airtel, owe the government Rs 30,158.05 crore as outstanding spectrum charges, including the onetime fee and usage charges. As per official data, GSM players owe Rs 25,748.91 crore as spectrum charges while the outstanding dues of CDMA operators stood at Rs 4,409.14 crore. Demand notices have been issued to the operators to recover the amount.

RIL To Invest $3.18 Bn In R-Series Gas Field

Reliance Industries plans to invest USD 3.18 billion in R-Series gas field in the flagging KG-D6 block as it looks to reverse the decline in output by quickly bringing in new fields on production. RIL and its partners BP plc of UK and Niko Resources, plan to produce 13-15 million standard cubic meters per day of gas for 13 years from D-34 discovery in the KG-DWN98/3 or KG-D6 block, sources privy to the development said. The planned output from D-34, which is estimated to hold an in place reserve of 2.2 Trillion cubic feet, is equivalent to the combined current production from Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) gas field and MA field in the KG-D6 block.

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BOLLYWOOD

Eat like the stars

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By Suneel V. Gaur and Rajesh V. Gaur

verybody has their favourite meals and cuisines. Bollywood stars have to maintain slim and shapely figures but they still have cravings they indulge in. Suneel V. Gaur and Rajesh V. Gaur take a look at the weaknesses and eating habits of stars.

Deepika Padukone: Crore score dobaara!

BIPASHA BASU: Being a Bengali she loves fish, especially the fresh river variety. She enjoys it in any form – fried, curried or grilled. She also likes Manglorean curries. Throughout the day she eats fresh fruits and salads.

Favourite Restaurant: Any coastal food restaurant. She likes food coming from smaller joints like Trishna or Thai Me Up-for soups and chicken.

By Chaitanya Padukone

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adminton’s loss is Bollywood’s gain! Only recently, latest Bollywood female superstar Deepika Padukone (who had given up the shuttlecock game to start ‘court-ing’ a filmy career was delighted when her recent Ranbir Kapoor-starrer movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani entered the coveted Rs.100 crore club.

Now her latest release Chennai Express which has the bankable Shah Rukh Khan has also emerged a ‘smash hit’ to wear the glittering ‘sau karod’ club crown. But the modest Deepika, like her unassuming legendary father Prakash Padukone, a former world badminton champ, refuses to be heady with success thanks to her ‘crore score dobaara’.

Even as accolades pour in for Deepika’s comic performance in Chennai Express, as the exuberant Tamilian speaking Hindi with the Southside accent and incorrect gender and especially her nightmarish avatar, she remains firmly grounded.

Reacts Deepika, “Frankly, it was a diligent team effort and both director Rohit and costar SRK brought out the best in me. Although SRK and I came together in Om Shanti Om way back in 2007, we never really lost touch with each other off-screen. So I had an ideal comfort-zone. The Chennai script gave me full scope to showcase my talent. Since I was keen to do a special author-backed role with SRK, I waited patiently for over five years to get this role of ‘Meena’, the spunky outspoken yet sentimental Southside runaway bride-to-be.

And SRK has graciously referred to me as the ‘soul’ of Chennai Express’, which is so overwhelming”, smiles the dimpled actress who feels that the Tamil dialogues need not be a spoil-sport for Hindi audiences as it adds authenticity to her character. “After all, love is a universal language and the ‘common man’ will totally identify with SRK’s North Indian character who often demands for ‘sub-titles’ translation when my character speaks in Tamil”, justifies Padukone who will next be seen opposite Ranveer Singh in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming opus ‘Ram Leela’ and for the third time opposite SRK in Farah Khan’s ‘Happy New Year’.

According to director Rohit, who is unapologetic ‘since the story is narrated from the point of view (‘voice-over’) of SRK’s character, we did not want to dilute the impact and as the title itself implied that there would surely be a Tamilian tadka.

KAREENA KAPOOR: Has grown up on Punjabi food like Parathas and Chicken. But for the past few years she has developed a fondness for sea food. She can eat anything from Dal Chawal, Chicken, Thai, Mexican to the Pani Puri one gets outside Elco market. She also loves chocolates.

Favourite Restaurant: Yoko for their delicious Sizzlers and sometimes Olive Bar.

PREITY ZINTA: She likes Himachal food like the Himachal dal and also Kadi Chawal. Basically she is a sea food person and can eat any amount of Manglorean Fish Curry with rice or prawns. For lunch it is Parathas or some fruits like Apple or Mosambi. Lunch is Dal Rice, Aloo Sabzi or maybe Peas with Roti. She avoids rice in the night. Has a fondness for cheese.

Favourite Restaurant: Konkan Cafe for its fish and prawn curry.

Indigo for its nice food and ambience.

JEETENDRA: Loves sea food like Fish, Prawns and Lobsters. Also likes to eat Appam - the South Indian delicacy and chicken in any form. Favourite Restaurant: Any restaurant with delicious sea food and good ambience.

DHARMENDRA: Loves Punjabi style vegetarian and non-vegetarian food cooked at Angeethi Restaurant. It reminds Dharamji of home-made food.

Favourite Restaurant: Angeethi at Juhu Parle.

AJAY DEVGAN: Loves Chinese and sea food like fish and crabs. He also relishes a Paan at Tiwari Muchchad Paanwala.

Favourite Restaurant: Mainland China and Gazal

HRITHIK ROSHAN: He enjoys Italian as well as Indian food and that includes Dosa and Idli.

Favorite Restaurant: Fiorella at the Leela, Little Italy and Trattoria at the President.

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Fitness is more than having muscles: Varun Dhawan

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ew Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Bollywood newbie Varun Dhawan may have flaunted a muscular look in his debut ‘Student Of The Year’ but he insists that being fit entails a lot more things than having huge muscles.

The 26-year-old actor, who is the son of Bollywood filmmaker David Dhawan, is a fitness enthusiast.

“I have been passionate about fitness from a very young age. For me fitness is a part of my everyday life. But fitness does not mean having big muscles, it means being active, quick and flexible. It can be defined in many terms”, Varun told PTI. Varun hits the gym for one and a half hours everyday and is trained by Prashant Sawant.

“I do a mix and match of many exercises. But before anything I do, I go for a warm up as it of prime importance.

My trainer is very helpful in keeping me fit. We also do heavy weight mixed with cardiovascular exercises”, he said.

The actor has come out with a fitness DVD ‘Pumpstart’ which has a dance routine that flexes 13 major muscle groups in the body. It is choreographed by Remo D’souza.

London girl Anisa Butt debuts in ‘Baat Bann Gayi’

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roducer Syed Asif Jah and Vibhu Agarwal’s romantic comedy ‘Baat Bann Gayi’ is about to release and we had the opportunity to view the first look of the film. On this occasion, we interviewed debutant Anisa Butt and this is how the conversation went.

Tell us something about your film ‘Baat Bann Gayi’.

The protagonist of this film, Kabir (Ali Fazal) is a novelist deeply in love with a beautiful young girl Rachna (Anisa), played by me who is brought up by her brother Laxmi Nivas (Gulshan Grover) and his wife Sulochna (Amrita Raichand) and are in search of an intelligent and Professor-kind of handsome young man as a groom for Rachna. Kabir successfully impresses Rachna’s brother Laxmi Nivas. The real twist in the tale comes when Kabir’s look alike Rasiya Bihari, who works for a land mafia Car-

los Rehbar Pasha (Razak Khan), happens to land at Rachna’s bungalow. Rasiya is amused to find everyone mistaking him as Kabir. When he sees Rachna in the house, he gives away his heart to her and decides to stay in the house as Kabir. Rasiya hatches a plan to make sure that Kabir does not come back in Rachna’s life. From here, the story takes a turn. Lots of trouble and confusions turn the flow of the narrative into a hilarious, thriller goof filled with madness, surprises, and stomach aching How was your first stint in humorous situations.

Hindi films like?

Is it based on the Shakespeare It was great. It was a pleasant experience to work with actors the classic ‘Comedy of Errors’?

‘Baat Bann Gayi’ is a romantic caliber of Ali Fazal, Gulshan comedy based on Shakespeare’s Grover, and Amrita Raichand.

‘Comedy of Errors’ enriched The director Shuja Ali is also with the classical plot of duals very talented. I know him from which depicts the comedy of er- my London days where Shuja rors when look alike characters used to work on television proencounter each other. Unex- grammes. pected, hilarious and utterly humorous situations arise because Who are the directors you would like to work with? of mistaken identity.

Actually all of them (laughs). But

on a serious note, Anurag Basu, Anurag Kashyap and Imtiaz Ali are ideal directors for me.

First look of ‘Baat Bann Gayi’ The first look of Jaypeeco Infotainment in association with ASR Media’s maiden film ‘Baat Bann Gayi’ was held at Fun Republic on August 5. The media present at the event enjoyed the show-reel of the film.

Actor Gulshan Grover said, “It was a pleasant journey working with this unit, also the actors Ali Fazal, Anisa Butt, and Amrita Raichand are extremely talented, and this is a family comedy drama which everybody will love to watch”. Presenter Vibhu Agrawal said, “Although this is my first film, I enjoyed its complete journey of making, and after release we are launching another film”. ‘Baat Bann Gayi’, a romantic comedy film, is presented by Jaypeeco India Pvt. Ltd & Vibhu Agarwal, produced by Sayed Asif Jah and Megha Agarwal, directed by Shuja Ali.

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HERE are a few generations that have grown up without seeing some of the most successful Hindi films of all time. So for them, success is measured by today’s standard — money.

And because records matter so much to a fiercely competitive industry, high box-office returns have become the only measure of success. The art versus mainstream divide started somewhere in the 1970s, and it became a kind of accepted standard — art = boring; commercial = mindless.

This has carried on and come to the absurd state now, when commercial simply cannot be artistic or intelligent, because then the lowest common denominator cannot be tapped, and the Rs.100-crore mark cannot be reached. And that is more important than making a good film that will be appreciated across India, by all kinds or people — mass as well as class.

Before the great divide, the directors making mainstream cinema kept popular ingredients in mind; the films had strong plots, songs, dances, quotable dialogues and a creative quality that made them classics.

V. Shantaram, Mehboob Khan, Raj Kapoor, Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Vijay Anand made successful films, but did not stoop to the levels of stupidity that some of today’s top grossers do, just to make the fastest initial bundle, because hardly any films lasts more than that.

Dumb & Dumber

In the eighties, commercial cinema was fighting TV, video, low attention spans and dealing with a general decline in educational and intellectual standards in the country. Films had to please the class that had only cinema as a form of escapism, and did just about anything to get their ticket money, as fast as possible. If the films were totally nonsensical, so be it.

Today, by some odd reverse snobbery, Desai’s films like Amar Akbar Anthony are counted as popular classics, but the film’s lack of sense or logic was deplorable.

Now, films that make a lot of all films made with pride, love, money quickly are the only and yes, intelligence, a much films that matter, and they also derided quality now. But when make enough noise in the filmmakers were story tellers, media to stifle criticism or creators and artistes, they re- mock it. But history is a great spected audiences’ tastes, but leveller and while fortunes are did not pander to the low brow. made and lost, nobody can take The films of Nasir Hussain away greatness once it is recogand then Manmohan Desai and nised and recorded. There was their followers started the trend a film called Aankhen by David of mindless entertainers, for- Dhawan that is among the top mulaic plots and over depend- grossers. Can anyone rememence on stars. But why should ber it? But Mughal-e-Azam is a Deepa Gahlot entertainment be mindless? money maker and a classic over The days of silver and golden Guide, Golmaal (the Hrishikesh half a century later. If anyone Mukherjee version), Lage Raho remembers Housefull, Bodyjubilees are long gone.

The list of top grossers in- Munnabhai are not mindless, guard or Chennai Express even cludes Kismet, Barsaat, Awaara, so pleasing the masses with ten years later, then the measAan, Shree 420, Mother India, stupidity is no justification for ure of success can be recalibrated.

Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay — making bad films.

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Adah Sharma to make South debut

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dah, who debuted in Bollywood with 1920 will soon enter the South film industry. She has been roped in by popular Telugu director Puri Jagannadh in his next titled Heart Attack. This romantic drama will also have Nithiin Reddy, who has recently given back to back blockbusters, as the lead along with Adah. The actress is currently busy shooting for Karan Johar’s Hasee Toh Phasee.

Once she wraps up this Sidharth - Parineeti starrer, she will immediately start with the shoot of her South debut venture. Puri Jagannadh had a lot of actresses on his wishlist but Adah bagged the role after getting selected at the auditions. It seems that the director was very impressed with her performance in 1920 and trusted her acting skills completely for the role. Heart Attack is produced by Vaishno Academy and will be shot in Spain and Goa. The movie is slated to go on floors in the first week of September.

Kick to release on Eid next year With this year’s Eid release Chennai Express breaking all the records, looks like Salman Khan doesn’t wish to let go of this auspicious occasion next year. Also, considering that an Eid release has always been lucky for this Dabangg star, he is now planning to release his film Kick during the occasion in 2014.The film also marks Sajid Nadiadwala’s debut as a director.

The exact release date is said to be July 27, 2014. Also Sajid who is currently busy shooting for the film in Glasgow revealed that he would like to re-create the Eid magic for Salman with Kick. Besides Salman, Kick also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Randeep Hooda in prominent roles.

Bollywood cinematographer shot Steve Jobs biopic I

N what must rank as a very rare honour and privilege Bollywood’s wellknown DOP (Director Of Photography) Aseem Bajaj who has to his credit the cinematography of Chameli, Gol Maal Fun Unlimited and Son Of Sardaar has done the cinematography of the eagerly awaited Steve Jobs bio-pic Jobs.

Aseem was chosen to shoot the portions showing Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs visiting India. Says Aseem, “Yes, I am the Indian Director Of Photography for Jobs. I shot with Ashton Kutcher. I had a beautiful time working with the film’s DOP Russel Carpenter who has done the photography of James Cameron’s Titanic. It was a huge honour for me to work with this legend behind the lenses. It was also an honour to work with the film’s director Mr. Joshua Michale Sterns. Not too many Indian technicians get the chance to work with such stalwarts. I am humbled.”

Aseem did the cinematography for the Indian portion of the storytelling in Jobs when Ashton Kutcher is seen traveling to India in the 1970s in search of enlightenment and nirvana. Says

Aseem, “We shot in Delhi and Vrindavan. It was just three days shooting. But such a learning experience for me.

Their work method is so unique. They are such evolved people.”

Incidentally, working with international cinematic icons seems to run in Aseem Bajaj’s family. His wife, the director Leena Bajaj is the only Indian to have shot with Ben Kingsley in Teen Patti.

TV actor to play cop in Aamir’s PK T

V actor Rohitash Gaud of Lapataganj fame, will be making it to the big screen once again with Aamir Khan starrer PK. Rohitash will be seen as a Haryanvi speaking corrupt constable in Delhi. Apparently, the actor has been a friend of the film’s director Rajkumar Hirani and that’s how he bagged the film. We hear that Rohitash will be sharing a lot of screen space with the leads Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma. Besides Aamir and Anushka, PK also stars Sushant Singh Rajput and is slated to release in 2014.

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Sonakshi wants to play Madhubala on the silver screen

ACTRESS Sonakshi Sinha, who played a character from the ’50s era in period love story Lootera, has now expressed her desire to essay the role of late actress Madhubala in a biopic. Sinha recently said in an interview that she would love to play Madhubala if a biopic is ever made on her life.

Madhubala, known for her roles in films such as Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Howrah Bridge and Mughal-e-Azam, passed away at the age of 36. Madhubala was often compared to iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe for her similar position in the film industry.

Sonakshi will be next seen opposite Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan in Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, which has been directed

by Milan Luthria and revolves around the clash between a mentor and a protege for the love of a woman.

Salman breaks up with Lulia Vantur?SALMAN KHAN’s love life al-

ways makes headlines and so do his break-ups and this time, Khan is in news because of the latter.

Reportedly, Salman has broken up with his alleged Romanian girlfriend Lulia Vantur and buzz has it that he did so because of his family’s intervention.

Sources claim that Salman ended his romance with the Romanian actress and TV presenter as constant buzz about her being married didn’t go down well with the Dabangg actor’s khandaan.

Insiders claim that Lulia kept denying the rumours of her being married to Grammy nominated musician Marius Moga but finally Sallu’s family stepped in and took control of the situation. Mediavine has it that Vantur has already packed her bags and has gone back to Romania.

Vidya’s cameo in ‘Once Upon...’

VIDYA to do a cameo in Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara his piece of news will surely bury all speculations that all is not well between Vidya Balan and her mentor Ekta Kapoor. Sources claim that Balan will be seen in a cameo in upcoming Balaji flick Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, which stars Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha. Vidya will make her appearance in a song sequence, where she will be seen wearing a burqa. The song was shot at Film City around two months ago and Balaji sources claim that Vidya readily agreed to be a part of the song when she was approached. Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara! is directed by Milan Luthria.

Ranbir voice in Besharam

HE has thrilled you with his acting skills and dance moves and now, Ranbir Kapoor is all set with his singing talent. The actor has reportedly lent his voice for one of the songs from his upcoming film Besharam, titled ‘Love Ki Ghanti’. The song, penned by Rajeev Barnwal, was unveiled yesterday. The music of the peppy number has been composed by Lalit Pandit and it has been sung by Ranbir, Sujeet Shetty and Amitosh Nagpal. Though ‘Love Ki Ghanti’ has been shot in Film City, in Mumbai, the makers have recreated the busy streets of Delhi for the song.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 607

ENIGMA CODE 607

ACROSS: 1 Escort can get beaten up because of this noted entertainment platform (7,5) 8 Faithless type is at the riot (7) 9 Light thrown on St. Joan (3,4) 11 He's poor actor who accepts female support (7) 12 Come partly from the man at Ealing (7) 13 The French prince finally turns to give us a beam (5) 14 Where youngsters alone are nurtured (9) 16 Notebook ideal for autumn? (5-4) 19 Hiss furiously about kosher rice dish (5) 21 One has most of the sick where workers are found (3-4) 23 Retire, moving to a part of Africa (7) 24 One puts one foot down and it goes (7) 25 What Astaire became very quickly (2,1,4) 26 Beaming, they take the cash-girl's change ! (12) DOWN: 1 Sticks to the business, with her directions (7) 2 Doubly rejecting what may be in there (7) 3 Suddenly and without timing Sapper ! (9) 4 Bother the thick-head without much trouble (5) 5 A touchy composition (7) 6 Possibly rang a girl in ancient Moorish city (7) 7 They don't meet for physical exercise (8,4) 10 Based on an earlier design (12) 15 Fifer pair disguised as Italian bagpipers (9)

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

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The Clue: Join the military

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S S SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE DIAPER, APPEAR, DAPPER, DIPPER, PARADE, RAPPER, REPAIR

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MATH PYRAMID 607 17 Result of an emergency ? (7) 18 Person turning out another eastern winner (7) 19 Popeye diet for chaps in difficulty

(7) 20 Goes out to big meals? (7) 22 Stagger to lake near old city church (5)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 King-crab, 9 Edentata, 10 Info, 11 Weep with rage, 13 Anonym, 14 Extolled, 15 Corporate raider, 18 Absinthe, 20 Signor, 21 Presentiment, 23 Oboe, 24 Obsolete, 25 Suspense.

DOWN: 2 Innuendo, 3 Growing pains, 4 Redeemer, 5 Between the lines, 6 Septet, 7 Lama, 8 Lavender, 12 Rolling stone, 15 Champion, 16 Respects, 17 Enormous, 19 Tinder, 22 Ease.

QUICK CROSS 607

ACROSS: 1 Carryall (3) 4 ___ up, exhaust (3) 5 Card or loan e.g. (5) 8 ___ into the ground, ruined (3) 9 Bar fixture (5) 12 "Power"ful number? (3) 13 ___ up, cinch (3)

HIDATO 607

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

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

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DOWN: 1 Clear dishes in a restaurant (3) 2 ___ Wednesday (3) 3 Automotive mechanisms (5) 6 "I smell a ___" (3) 7 Board blemishes (5) 10 Be delinquent (3) 11 Base (3)

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 607

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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WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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MOON : Moon in Scorpio till 11.06 p.m/Sun in Leo TITHI : 10th Shrvan Shuklapaksha NAKSHATRA : Jyesht RASHI : Vrischik (Scorpio) N.Y. LUCKY COLOUR : Green LUCKY NUMBER : 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Financial news will be encouraging, offering scope to earn more. If you are careful and work diligently, you may double your profit this year. Stability at work and a sound financial position will give you a feeling of immense satisfaction. Love life will leave a lot to be desired. Do not try to make changes, let them happen on their own. Health will need care, especially if you are above 50 years of age.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be sturdy, attractive, tall, well built, healthy and longlived. Steady penetrating gaze and soft curly hair. Intelligent determined, honest forthright. There will be success in life after age 30.

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BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Put off doing anything important today. Try to utilize this time to indulge in personal hobbies or interests and to re-evaluate your targets in life. You will have several distractions in the form of new work or family hassles, which seem to interfere with your routine activities.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Normal business activity will assure a steady income. A proposal that can generate some quick money will have to be firmly rejected as it may conflict with the way you work and think.

There will be profits no doubt but you will lose your peace of mind. Family life may be a bit strained. Accept rather than change things for what you would like them to be. Bide your time right now.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will be able to pull off much of what you want to do. However you will have to work really hard for it.

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

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Apprehensions about changes around could make you feel insecure about things in general. Do not jump to any conclusions; there could be some good coming out of what is happening. At home too you could face some problems because of a more aggressive stance that you have adopted of late. You need to be more understanding. Reach out show how much you care to those that love you.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Your work may need more personal involvement. There is a lot to do but not enough time. Do not be hesitant in asking for a privilege or a favor. Pursue details of important issues personally to avoid last minute problems. Appointments and schedules tend to get upset.

Your mate or beloved will be in playful mood and expect you to respond favorably. But you seem to have someone else on your mind.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Swift returns from business deals are likely. You will be in your element at work and do very well.

Some favorable news, which you have been waiting for, will come through. Routine matters are going well right now. This is not the time to make any rash moves though you may be tempted to do so. Favorable developments in family and the news of the visit of a loved one will make you feel good. Look forward to an excellent time.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Getting work concluded on time will not be a problem for you but the quality may suffer. Perhaps your mind is not in what you are doing.

Your preoccupation with some personal problems or family issues could be distracting. You need to pull yourself out of such situation. A heart to heart talk would be most appropriate to solve a problem.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): At work some issues may create trouble for you. If you are making a key decision it is wise to do it on your own and not get carried away by those around you. A tendency to lose your temper should be avoided. This could do you harm by damaging your image. Try to appreciate the emotional need of your mate in order to improve your rapport. Do not ruin a good relationship by neglect.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): A viable opportunity to work in partnership with friend is worth considering for it may have ability to grow into a sizeable enterprise. Besides a hectic work schedule, you may also have to take on the some other responsibilities. You will manage everything quite efficiently and diplomatically.

Make it your business to spread happiness and laughter where ever you go. You have the ability to give a lot of yourself to others.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Monetarily your position is very good. A meeting or discussion scheduled for today will lead to gains for you. Those in the fields of teaching or communication can look forward to good news. You will be organizing a get-together, which will be enjoyable.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You will be responsible for bringing about an agreement between two parties. You will have to use every possible skill to save the situation. You will win the day, but not before you have got the respect of all and also make new friends in the bargain. Socially, you are much in demand. At a meeting or large party, you will be popular. Others will seek your attention.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Your ability to face any situation is seen. Your work will go through smoothly that gives you time to have an important conference. It is also a good day for the small things that make you feel good. Your spirits soar when you suddenly receive news about a young relative. You will get happiness by spending time with a romantic companion. The single could get a marriage proposal worth considering.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4742 ACROSS: 1 Comic's stock in trade (4) 4 Expertise in various jobs; abilities (6) 8 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (3) 10 Pronoun (4) 13 Capital of Manitoba (8) 14 Fireplace facings (7) 15 Volume (6) 17 Part of cycle rear-light? (9) 21 ___ Brynner : hairless hero from Hollywood? (3) 22 Hit hard or thrash (3) 23 In short, second month of the year (3) 26 Harshly ridiculed (9) 27 Confer (6) 28 Dabbles, dallies or fiddles with (7) 32 Indian state with Kohima as its capital (8) 34 Lays down the lawn (4) 35 ___ off : start a round of golf? (3) 36 Interfere with progress (6) 37 Helper: Abbr. (4) DOWN: 1 Global Air Traffic Mgmnt. (4) 2 Beam or smile; chuckle (4) 3 Ship's small boat (4) 5 Test centre in Uttar Pradesh (6) 6 Edge (3) 7 Sigil (6) 9 ___ a ___ : in a position facing one another (same word)? (3) 11 "Roots" author (5) 12 A place to confine animals (5) 15 Free theater ticket, e.g. (4) 16 Capital of South Yemen (4) 18 Animal pelts (4) 19 Nail of a beast or bird (4) 20 These ratings measure TV audiences - "mat" anagram? (3) 23 Citizens, masses, men and women?

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SUDOKU 1928 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: F equals D

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

24 Hair on a man's face (5) 25 River in W central Africa (6) 26 Reclined lazily or hung out (6) 28 Trinitrotoluene (3) 29 'The ..... of March' of which Caesar

was warned (4) 30 Long time periods (4) 31 An NCO (4) 33 What's left when there's something out of line (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Imphal, 7 Immature, 8 Amyl, 10 Lariat, 11 Seized, 14 GNP, 16 Equal, 17 Smog, 19 Mains, 21 Honda, 22 Trigo, 23 Bund, 26 Cirri, 28 Ars, 29 Aviate, 30 Shahid, 31 Mana, 32 Inedible, 33 Wisest.

DOWN: 1 Idylls, 2 Homing, 3 Lilt, 4 Kareena, 5 Kudzu, 6 Lendl, 8 Argo, 9 Yap, 12 Iqs, 13 Eaten, 15 Hangs, 18 MDLIV, 19 Moi, 20 Ido, 21 Hrithik, 22 Tra, 23 Brands, 24 Usha, 25 Deduct, 26 Cabin, 27 Rider, 28 Aha, 30 Smew.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1747 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: 09 average; 10 good; 12 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: alight, gilt, girl, grail, hail, halt, hilt, lair, largish, lash, last, lath, liar, light, lira, list, rail, sail, salt, silt, slat, slight, slit, STARLIGHT, starlit, stilt, tail, tilt, trail, trial.

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SAINA THRASHES SINDHU,

HOTSHOTS EDGE PAST WARRIORS 3-2

DUEL AT THE NET: India’s top two women badminton players, Saina Nehwal (left) and P V Sindhu engaged in a fine rally in the course of their duel.

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EW DELHI: India’s badminton queen Saina Nehwal stamped her authority with a dominating win over P V Sindhu as Hyderabad Hotshots notched up a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Awadhe Warriors in the inaugural Indian badminton League.

Hyderabad allowed Warriors to lock the tie 2-2 after taking a 2-0 lead but Pradyna Gadre and Shem Goh V sealed the contest for Hyderabad by winning the deciding mixed doubles. Coming into the make-or-break match, Pradyna Gadre and Shem Goh V recorded a 21-9 19-21 11-8 win over Markis Kido of Indonesia and Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachal.

Touted as the biggest match of the day, the women’s singles clash between Saina and Sindhu turned out to a one-sided affair as the London Olympics bronze medallist registered a 21-19 21-8 win over Sindhu, who looked a pale shadow of her fighting self which has earned her the title of a giant slayer.

Saina has not won a single title this year and also failed to win a medal at world championship after having a troubled stomach but she tamed her fast rising compatriot after some initial tough moments.

She recovered from a slow start to dominate the proceedings against Sindhu, who broke into the world top 10 in the latest BWF ranking.

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India’s Finance Minister M Chidambaram shares a light moment with Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu before the start of the match. ings early on as she used her deceptive drops and angled slice to bamboozle Saina. Sindhu enjoyed a healthy lead in the first two breaks. The young Hyderabadi was leading 7-3 in the first interval and then kept a 14-10 lead in the second break.

But Saina, who was depending more on her baseline down the line smashes till now, changed gears and clawed back with some immaculate body smashes and then marched ahead 17-15. Sindhu kept her cool and grabbed two quick points to make it 17-17 but she lost a point at the net to hand over the lead to

Saina again. Egged on by the vociferous nearly-packed stadium crowd, the 23-year-old Commonwealth Games champion moved to a two-game point lead and although she lost a game point, she sealed it with a smash to pocket the opening game.In the second game, Sindhu could not play her natural game. She looked completely offcolour and struggled with her strokes. She committed many unforced errors as Saina led 7-4 and 14-6 in the first two intervals.

Sindhu could not break Saina’s rally game and surrendered rather meekly in the end as Saina shut the

doors on her younger colleague with a powerful smash. “Sindhu gave me a tough time in the beginning but the cheer from the crowd really helped me in giving my best and I hope I can continue to live upto the expectations of the crowd and my team,” Saina said after the match.

Commenting on Sindhu’s performance Nehwal added, “The way she plays, I’m sure she has a bright future ahead.”

Earlier, in the opening match, RMV Gurusaidutt squandered a one-game advantage to go down fighting 21-15 14-21 9-11 to Saemsomboonsuk Tanongsak of Thailand in the first men’s singles competition to allow Hyderabad to lead 1-0.

The world number four Saina then helped Hyderabad to a 2-0 lead with an emphatic win over Sindhu.

Men’s doubles pair of Markis Kido of Indonesia and Mathias Boe of Denmark then kept Awadhe Warriors’ hopes alive with a 21-14 21-20 win in the third match.

Still lagging 1-2, young K Srikanth was entrusted with the responsibility of bringing the Warriors back into the contest and he didn’t disappoint as he stunned higher-ranked Ajay Jayaram in straight-games to make it 2-2. The Thailand Grand Prix gold winner notched up a 21-17 21-19 over the world number 24 Jayaram after lagging 12-17 in the second game to raise hopes of a victory over the Hyderabad Hotshots.

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EW DELHI: In a development of far reaching consequences, corruption-tainted persons will no longer be eligible to contest Indian Olympic Association elections under the revised draft constitution of the IOA sent by is parent body, International Olympic Committee.

In a 43-page draft revised Constitution, the world body laid down the provisions concerning the election process of the IOA, setting up of three key commissions, voting rights of the National Sports Federations and state Olympic bodies and the contentious age and tenure rules, among others.

Concerning the election of Executive Council members, the revised draft Constitution said, “To be eligible as an office-bearer or member of the Executive Council, a member

must: be a citizen of India; be in full possession of his/her civil rights; not face charges framed against him/her by any court in India, in respect of a criminal or corruption offense which would be punishable with imprisonment if he/she was convicted; not have been convicted of any criminal or corruption offense.”

It further said that when charges were framed against members of IOA General Council, Executive Council, Committees or Commissions, in a criminal or corruption case, he will be provisionally suspended from IOA and should be automatically expelled in case he was convicted.

“When charges are framed against an individual member of IOA General Council/Executive

Suresh Kalmadi Council/Committees or Commissions by any court in India, in respect of a serious criminal or corruption offense which would be punishable with imprisonment if the person were convicted, he/she

shall be provisionally suspended from IOA until a final ruling is made. When an individual member of IOA General Council/ Executive Council/Committees or Commissions has been convicted of a criminal or corruption offense, and ruling is final, he/she must be automatically expelled from IOA,” the draft revised Constitution sent along with a letter by Jerome Poivey, IOC Head of Institutional Relations and Governance NOC Relations Department to Indian officials, said.

This provision will effectively mean that officials like Suresh Kalmadi, Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma who had been chargesheeted in connection with 2010 Commonwealth Games scam will not be able to contest IOA elections.

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Sindhu’s rise will lessen burden on Saina, feels Hidayat

By Amit Kumar Das

NEW DELHI: Former Olympic and World champion Taufik Hidayat feels that the emergence of the phenomenally talented PV Sindhu will not only reduce the burden of expectations on Saina Nehwal but also make India a force to reckon with in women’s singles category.

The 18-year-old Sindhu had won the bronze medal at the recently-concluded World Championship and Taufik said she can provide a good support to Saina in women’s singles. “I saw Sindhu quarterfinal match. But could not watch the semi-final match as I didn’t have access to live telecast. I think it is good for women’s singles now that Sindhu is coming up. India already has Saina and Sindhu will be a good back-up. It is good for Indian badminton,” Taufik said.

The 32-year-old Indonesian feels things are changing in world badminton and China are not no longer the force it used to be across all competitions.

“Nowadays there are so many players in women’s singles. But in women’s doubles, China is still very strong. But I am surprised to find Lin Dan win men’s singles because he didn’t play for a year.

But he still had the firepower be good enough to win the title.”

“I think once Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei retire, the rest of the field is just so so (mediocre).

These two are class players,” he added.

The three-time Asian Games gold medallist, who retired from the game after the Indonesian Super Series, is back in India to be a part of the IBL. The six-time Indonesian Open winner, said the IBL is good for Indian badminton and he wants to give something back to the game. “It is very good for Indian badminton as foreign players are coming for the league and it will give motivation to the young local players. But for me, I have already retired from badminton after the Indonesia Open so don’t expect too much from me. But I hope I can motivate the young Indian players,” he said.

Asked about his team, Hyderabad Hotshots, Taufik said: “I feel great to be a part of Hyderabad. We have Saina and a few other players. Also we have a good men’s doubles pair.”

NAVY LIFT MDFA INDEPENDENCE CUP Mayank, Aditi claim singles titles

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The Indian Navy team who triumphed in the MDFA Independence Cup pose for a picture on Wednesday. They defeated G.M. East Indians 1-0 in the final.

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UMBAI: Indian Navy emerged champions of the Mumbai District Football Association organised Independence Cup Football Tournament. The sailors struck in the second half to eke out a narrow 1-0 victory against G.M. East Indians in the final played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Wednesday evening. Striker Prakash Dilla netted the all-important goal in the 12th minute of the second half.

In the third place match, Union Bank of India managed to prevail over PIFA Colaba 3-1 via the penalty shootout . The scores were tied 0-0 after full-time. Earlier in the semi-fi-

nals, East Indians got the better of PIFA 5-4 via the tie-breaker after the teams were locked goalless at the end of normal time. In the second semis, Navy prevailed over Union Bank 3-1 also from a penalty shootout duel after the teams failed to score during regulation period.

In the quarter-finals, Navy scored an authoritative 3-1 over Central Railway, while East Indians got the better of Mumbai Customs by a narrow 2-1 margin in a closely fought match. Union Bank recorded an identical 2-1 win over Air India and PIFA snatched a 5-4 tie-breaker win over Kenkre FC. Navy and East Indians received

the winners’ and runners-up trophies and cash prizes of Rs 30,000 and 20,000 respectively from Chief Guest S.S. Narayan, a double Olympian. The third place team pocketed a cash prize of Rs 10,000.

Results - at St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – Independence Cup (final):Indian Navy 1 (Prakash Dilla) bt East Indians 0; 3rd place: Union Bank bt PIFA Colaba; Semifinals: East Indians bt PIFA 5-4 via the tiebreaker (F-T 0-0); Navy bt Union Bank 3-1 via the tie-breaker (F-T 0-0);Quarter-finals: East Indians bt Mumbai Customs 2-1; PIFA bt Kenkre FC 3-1 via tie-breaker (F-T 1-1); Union Bank bt Air India 2-1; Navy bt Central Railway 1-0.

UMBAI: Despite unseeded Nigel D’Sa having match point, Pune’s top seed Mayank Gole saved the day and went on to turn the tables to bag the men’s singles crown in the first Maharashtra State senior badminton selection tournament hosted by Khar Gymkhana. Mayank triumphed 16-21, 21-17, 22-20 in the men’s singles title match which lasted 72 minutes.

If Nigel dominated the first game, it was the Pune lad who called the shots in the second.

Even in the decider, Mayank was way ahead midway, but Nigel put his all into all-out attack and caught him at 13-all. Thereafter both fought tooth and nail before Nigel reached match point. But it was not to be his day, as first he sent Mayank’s serve out and then saw Mayank smashing the next to win the tie.

The day proved to be double joy for the Pune players, as the unseeded Aditi Mutatkar was at her

aggressive best while toppling top seeded junior Riya Pillai. Though Aditi was out of action because of knee injury for over a year, she was fast and her strokes were sharp, which often left Riya struggling.

Aditi won 21-9, 21-10 in just about 25 minutes.

The Thane pair of Prashant Bahatare and Abhishek Kulkarni played their hearts out while quelling the challenge of the Pune pair of Sameer Bhagwat and Varun Khanwalkar 17-21, 21-19, 22-20.

Results: Women’s singles (Final): Aditi Mutatkar (PN) bt Riya Pillai (MS) 21-11, 21-10. Men’s singles (semifinals): (1) Mayank Gole (PN) bt (4)Harshad Bhagwat (PN) 16-21, 21-12, 21-19; Nigel D’Sa (GM) bt Siddharth Thakur (NSK) 21-17, 21-12.

(Final): Mayank Gole bt Nigel D’Sa 16-21, 21-17, 22-20. Women’s doubles (Final): Riya Pillai/Sampada Sahasrabudhe bt Varada Dixit/Manasi Gadgil 21-17, 15-21, 21-13. Men’s doubles (Final): Prashant Bahatre/ Abhishek Sanjay Kulkarni bt Sameedr Bhagwat/VarunKhanwalkar 1721, 21-19, 22-20.

Shyam Shroff, President, Khar Gymkhana (extreme left) and Anil Mahesh, President MSDBA pose with the winners (from left) - Samapda Sahasrabudhe, Prashant Bahatare, Abhishek S.Kulkarni, Aditi Mutatkar, Mayank Gole and Riya Pillai.

Christoffe for KHRP Gold Cup

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ANGALORE: There are eight races today and the first starts at 1.30 p.m. Christoffe with Narendra up, can win the Karnataka Horse Racing Patrons’ Gold Cup. Suraj Narredu is on it and he can just about win the race.

CARD AND SELECTIONS 1. The Sir Bruce Stakes 1200 M 1.30 P.M. 1. Cool Hand 62.5 Arshad Alam 2. Fire Storm 61.5 M. Noornabi 3. Boldpilot 61 P. Mani 4. Impressiveattitude 61 A.Imran Khan 5. Magnetize 59.5 Mohd.Feroz 6. Nation's Glory 59 Imran Chisty 7. Pendolino 59 G.Y.Rajesh Babu 8. View From Above 58.5 Mohammed Shoaib 9. April Babe 57 M. Prabhakaran 10. Super Saloni 57 S. Mallikarjun 11. Thunder Blitz 56.5 D. Daneshwar 12. Fashion Flame 53.5 Vivek Win: April Babe, Cool Hand

2. The Set Alight Stakes – Div II 1200 M 2.00 P.M. 1. Cadogan 60 Ryan Marshall 2. Saphira 59.5 M. Noornabi 3. Guts And Glory 58 P. S. Chouhan

4. Summer Gold 58 Babu Singh 5. Whimsical 57.5 Suraj Narredu 6. Angel Queen 57 S. Mallikarjun 7. Aryan Warrior 57 Imran Chisty 8. Impressive Delite 57 Arshad Alam 9. Super Silver 57 Adarsh G. 10. Tony Montana 57 P. Mani 11. Spark Of Illusion 56.5 A.R.Pradeep 12. Attractive Bay 55 Kiran Rai P Win: Whimsical, Super Silver

3. The Lt. Col. Gaunt Memorial Trophy – Div I 1200 M 2.30 P.M. 1. Wrekin 61 S. John 2. Impressive Bolt 60.5 A.Imran Khan 3. Samara Sun 60 Suraj Narredu 4. Scenic Blast 60 Imran Chisty 5. Migrolino 59 D. Gnaneshwar 6. Whistlejacket 58.5 R. Bharath 7. Igah Igah Igah 57.5 Kiran Rai P 8. Living Legend 57.5 S. Mallikarjun 9. No Doubt 57.5 Arshad Alam 10. Ultimate Fantasy 57.5 A.R.Pradeep 11. Pack Ur Bags 57 P. S. Chouhan 12. The Muse 53.5 Sreekanth B. Win: No Doubt, Igah Igah Igah

4. The Noble Prince Stakes 1400 M 3.00 P.M. 1. Summer Sun 62 Suraj Narredu 2. Ice Stone 61.5 B. L. Paswan

3. Viva Diva 61 Arshad Alam 4. Zermatt 61 Fr'co F Dasilva 5. Cowboy Cal 60.5 Ahsan Qureshi 6. Fantastic Strike 60 Sreekanth B. 7. Our Love 59.5 B. Nayak 8. Day Trader 58.5 D. Patel 9. Soviet Melody 58 A.R. Pradeep 10. Formula One 57.5

9. Influence 54.5 Mohammed Shoaib 10. Madame Bovary 54.5 Sreekanth B. 11. Sreevahini 54.5 Arshad Alam 12. Vigorous 54.5 P. S. Chouhan 6. The Karnataka Horse Racing Patrons Gold Cup 1400 M 4.00 P.M.

BANGALORE RACES TODAY

Y. S. Srinath 11. Deep Blue Sea 56.5 Chethana K. 12. Alpine Shine 53.5 Indrajeet Singh 13. Affrikah 53 Imran Chisty 14. Dance With Me 52.5 Tauseef Ahmed 15. Evershine 50 Adarsh G. Win: Summer Sun, Day Trader

5. The Bangalore Turf Club Stewards Cup 1200 M 3.30 P.M. 1. Conquistador 56 S. John 2. One Two Ka Four 56 P. Mani 3. Priceless Ace 56 K. P. G. Appu 4. Recordmaker 56 Shobhan Babu 5. Summer Dawn 56 Syed Asgar 6. Zagato 56 Fr'co F Dasilva 7. Cannes 54.5 Suraj Narredu 8. Green Path 54.5 Vivek

1. Deep Blue Sky 62.5 Akshayasundaram 2. Diamonite 59 Anjar Alam 3. Free Law 59 A.R.Pradeep 4. One Time Magic 59 Syed Asgar 5. Jersey Shore 58 Y. S. Srinath 6. Raphire 57.5 Vivek 7. Thoughts N Actions 56.5 S. John 8. Catamaran 56 Sahanawaz 9. Magnitude Star 56 Arshad Alam 10. Christoffe 55 Suraj Narredu 11. Gun Salute 55 Chethana K. 12. Decorated 52 Imran Chisty 13. Astounding Gallop 51.5 Adarsh G. 14. Solitaire Royale 51 P. S. Chouhan 15. Sunspirit 51 Tauseef Ahmed Win: Christoffe, Decorated 7. The Lt. Col. Gaunt Memorial Trophy – Div II 1200 M 4.30 P.M.

1. Balas Glory 60 Sreekanth B. 2. Carducci 59 Mudassar Nazar 3. The Scientist 59 Ahsan Qureshi 4. Brigade's Supreme 58.5 G.Y.Rajesh Babu 5. Simpleton 58 P. Mani 6. Hackett 57.5 Babu Singh 7. Midtown Delight 57 Shobhan Babu 8. Truman 57 Imran Chisty 9. Red Admiral 55.5 Saddam Hussain 10. Sunday Cruz 55 Harish B. 11. Sparkling Cat 54.5 Adarsh G. 12. Starista 54 Arshad Alam Win: Balas Glory, Truman

8. The Set Alight Stakes – Div I 1200 M 5.00 P.M. 1. Shinnecock Hills 61.5 S. John 2. Native Indian 60.5 Shobhan Babu 3. Point Taken 60 Imran Chisty 4. Steel King 59.5 B. Nayak 5. The First Bullet 59.5 A.R.Pradeep 6. Cool Baby 59 S. Mallikarjun 7. Blues Legend 58 Kiran Rai P 8. Nocturnal Hunter 58 A.Imran Khan 9. The Situation 58 Tauseef Ahmed 10. Raaga 57.5 Arshad Alam 11. Appy's Pride 57 Y. S. Srinath 12. One From A Billion 53 Saddam Hussain Win: Shinnecock Hills, Raaga

INJURIES FORCE WIMBLEDON CHAMP BARTOLI TO RETIRE

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INCINNATI: French tennis star Marion Bartoli made a shock retirement announcement, ending her career at the top of her game just six weeks after winning Wimbledon.

Citing a string of injuries, Bartoli dropped the bombshell shortly after losing in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters to Simona Halep. Bartoli, who is currently ranked a career-high seventh in the world, suffered a stunning 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 defeat to the 21-year-old Romanian.

"It's time for me to retire and to call it a career. I feel it's time for me to walk away," said the 28year-old as she wiped away tears.

The announcement comes just two weeks before Bartoli was scheduled to compete in the US Open in New York.

Bartoli said Wimbledon helped her reach her goal of winning a Grand Slam but also took a toll on her physical and mental wellbeing.

"I've been a tennis player for a long time, and I had the chance to make my biggest dream a reality," said Bartoli, who won more than $11 million in prize money during her 13-year career. "I felt I really… really pushed through the ultimate limits to make it happen.

But now I just can't do it anymore," she said.

“I've been through a lot of injuries since the beginning of the year. I really pushed through and left it all during ... Wimbledon. I really felt I gave all the energy I have left inside my body. It (Wimbledon) will stay forever with me, but now my body just can't cope with everything," she added.

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IN BRIEF Spinner Ahmed in Australia's ODI squad for series against England

SYDNEY: Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed was included in an 18-man Australia squad for this month's one-day international and Twenty20 series against England.

Ahmed, 31, a former refugee who became an Australian citizen last month, replaces Xavier Doherty, who played in the ICC Champions Trophy in England last June. Chief selector John Inverarity said Ahmed has an opportunity to be the squad's lead spin bowler. "Fawad has been a consistent wicket-taker on the Australia A tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa," Inverarity said. "He is a very good and mature leg-spin bowler and the selection panel is keen to see how he fares in international competition."

Kaneria to challenge his life ban in London commercial court

‘Don't question the credibility of Khel Ratna panel’

NEW DELHI: In a veiled reference to disgruntled athletes Krishna Poonia and H N Girisha, former shooter Moraad Ali Khan said no one should question the credibility of the Khel Ratna award selection panel.

The recommendation of shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the Khel Ratna has sparked off a controversy as a member of the selection panel has raised questions about the selection process. The panel member has claimed that woman discus thrower Poonia and London Paralympics silver medallist Girisha were shortlisted for voting by 11 out of 12 selection panel members and Sodhi's name was not considered initially.

The decision to bring Sodhi back into contention was taken after one member, a former shooter, came in late for the meeting.

Girisha's name was removed and there was voting between Sodhi and Poonia.

Vasai-Virar Mayor’s Central sink Navy Central Railway Marathon on Oct 27 MUMBAI: buoyed by the presence of international Yuvraj Walmiki, who MUMBAI: The third edition of

the National Level Vasai-Virar Mayor’s Marathon will be flagged of on Sunday, October 27 and is once again expected to attract the cream of the country’s long distance talent, along with thousands of serious, amateur participants from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai as well as the other districts and states in the country.

This was announced by the Mayor of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation, Narayan Mankar in the presence of MLA Kshitij Thakur, AFI President Adille Sumariwala, model and actor Milind Soman and Rajiv Patil the first Mayor of the corporation. Online and physical registrations for the event will begin from Monday and will end on October 10. Online registrations can be done from the event website www. vvmcmayorsmarathon.com.

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marshalled the attack and with two penalty corner conversions by full back Narad Bahadur beat back a determined fight back from Indian Navy to clinch a deserving 32 victory in the final which helped them clinch the Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd. (MHAL) League – 2012-13 Super Division title, at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate on Wednesday. Bahadur converted from the third penalty corner in the 10th minute and nine minutes later, again sounded the boards with another firm drag-flick.

Deepak Lakra added the third goal in the 45th minute. Walmiki with a long diagonal hit from the left found Boon D’Souza open on the right. The latter cut past a defender and pushed the ball to Lakra who made no mistake in finding the net.

The sailors trailing 0-2 at the end of the first returned back with renewed vigour and reduced the deficit when full back Ambika scored from their third short cor-

sional in 2000, has battled a series of injuries over the past few years and has played just three matches since her Wimbledon victory. She won a match last week in Toronto over American Lauren Davis but lost to 33rdranked Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova the next day.

"I have pain everywhere after 45 minutes or an hour of play," Bartoli said. "I've been doing this for so long ... body-wise I just can't do it anymore."

For the past several years, Bartoli has been France's best female player by far. Besides Wimbledon, Bartoli won seven other WTA Tour titles, beginning with Auckland in 2006.

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KARACHI: Tainted Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has filed an appeal in a commercial court in London against the life ban imposed on him for spotfixing in county matches.

Kaneria through his lawyers filed an appeal in the commercial court yesterday against the life ban imposed by a disciplinary panel of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "I have filed the appeal in the commercial court because I want my case to be heard by an independent panel and the proceedings to be held open to public," Kaneria told PTI.

Sasikiran holds Karjakin in World Chess Cup to stay in hunt for title

TROMSO, NORWAY: Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran kept himself in the hunt by holding Sergey Karjakin of Russia to a draw in the first game of the second round of World Chess Cup here. After beating Romanian Constantin Lupulescu in the tiebreak games, Sasikiran took it easy in the first encounter of the two-game minimatch and gave little chance to Karjakin, ranked ninth in the world currently.

Grandmaster B Adhiban, however, could not make use of a good advantage and drew with Brazilian GM Alexander Fier after an opening tussle. After a few surprises in the opener, most of the higher ranked players got off to a good start in the first game of second round in this USD 1.6 million knock-out event.

India junior paddlers shine at El Salvador Cadet TT The triumphant Central Railway team make a happy picture after they beat Indian Navy 3-2 in the Super Division final of the Mumbai Hockey Association league. ner in the 39th minute. They kept up the pressure on the rival citadel but poor finishing and some outstanding work under the Central bar by goalkeeper Avdhut Solankar proved to be their bane. However, they finally managed to strike their second goal when Rana Pratap put the finishing touch to fine combined move from the right in the 67th

minute. Thereafter Central held their nerves in the final three minutes to deny the Navymen the equaliser and to seal their triumph.

Results – at MHAL ground, Churchgate - Super Div (final): Central Railway 3 (Narad Bahadur 10th min, 19th min, Deepak Lakra 45th min) beat Indian Navy 2 (Ambika S 39th min, Rana Pratap 67th min).

NEW DELHI: India's junior paddlers shone bright at the El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis championships by winning both the cadet boys and cadet girls team titles.

After their gold medal winning performances at the Guatemala events, the Indian paddlers travelled to the neighbouring El Salvador to begin their campaign against teams lime Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Ecuador.

Keeping their top billing intact, India ‘A’ and India ‘B’ teams in both the cadet boys and cadet girls sections proved to be a cut above the rest in fray. The A squad, comprising Anirban Ghosh and Birdie Boro, defeated India B, which consisted of Arjun Ghosh and Lalrin Puia, 3-0 to claim the team title.

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