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By Yatin Ingle

dents who have graduated from deemed universities, eemed universities thus preventing them from have been a favourite pursuing their post graduachoice of students tion from Mumbai University looking to complete their (MU). graduation faster than usual. As per rules, a student who However, with a new rule has completed three years of being put in place by Mum- an under-graduate course bai University, this shorter from a recognised varsity route has left them in a fix. that follows the norms and The Mumbai University has conditions of the University cancelled the degrees of stu- Grants Commissions (UGC)

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is eligible to pursue his education in an acclaimed university. Last month, the Students’ Grievance Cell of the MU received almost five cases of students having their degrees rejected or cancelled. Even though these students had completed their post-graduation courses and their passing Continued on pg 8 «

MORAL CRIPPLES DESTROY CROSS

Concerned citizens and police maintain silent vigil at the spot.

He is a shrewd politician! He knows well how to gain political mileage from Anna’s fast

Unidentified miscreants attempt to spread tension by vandalizing statue of Jesus Christ on a cross at Vile Parle See Pg 8

When LGBT hits home

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CITY OPINIONS

Do you think Jan Lokpal Bill will be passed today? Neha Shinde PR executive Yes, hopefully with Anna Hazare’s agitation it will be passed.

Gauree More Media professional No, the government is just concerned with elections, not the bill.

Hardik Tanna Interior designer Yes, it will be passed today.

Abha Dhole Law student Yes, ofcourse with the strength of Anna Hazare ‘s protest and agitation, the bill will be passed.

Shreedhar Chavan Businessman No, government is only highlighting and taking care of the elections, Jan Lokpal Bill is side-tracked.

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Protest against Sec 377 at Matunga sees many positions being taken on this sensitive issue Sushil Kadam | ADC

By Shwetha Kannan

Fighting family and society…

t looks the Supreme Court verdict that criminalises homosexual relationships has given the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community more courage and the will to make their presence felt in society. Slogans like ‘He ho ho ho Homophobia has to go’ were shouted at the Maheshwari Udyan, Matunga on Sunday where hundreds of people, not only from the LGBT community, but also from several sections of society, voiced their opinions about the criminalisation of homosexual relationships. Though the meeting was called a protest, it was no less than a celebration of one’s sexuality. The need for belongingness to society and the right to live without having to hide one’s sexual preference was the common thread of talk at the protest. Irrespective of sexual preference, gender, and age, people came together to fight for the rights of the LGBT community. For instance, K.P Jayashankar who is a professor and the chairperson of the School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Anjali Monteiro, who is also a professor and the Dean of School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, were seen holding placards saying ‘Straight but not narrow’ and ‘NO 377’. They said, “This is not about this community. It is about rights. This verdict is a violation of human rights and we have to form a coalition of all like minded people to make sure that the LGBT community gets its rights.” LGBT rights activist Ashok Row Kavi from the Humsafar Trust said, “This is to protest against the violation of human rights of the LGBT community. We will go for a re-petitioning and do what it takes.”

While Shreya has a family who has accepted her the way she is, Bhushan Kulkarni’s family has disowned him. But this did not stop him from being a part of the protest. “Today morning there was a big showdown at my house when my father got to know that I am gay. He has asked me move out of the house, and my family is leaving the city tomorrow. I am now left to fend for myself,” said 32-year-old Bhushan. Bhushan got to know about his sexual orientation when he was 22. It was two years ago that he revealed RALYING IN SUPPORT: Laxmi Tripathi, hair-stylist Sapna, and actor Celina Jaitly. this to his mother, who, though shocked understood him. Her only Pics: Shwetha Kannan concern was Bhushan’s father’s reaction to this news, so she had asked Bhushan to tell his father about it. This arrangement was working fine till the Supreme Court verdict came out and talks about gay rights and all types of activism started taking place like never before. “All these protests and talks about gay relationships got to my mother. She was upset that I was involved in all these activities. Today morning she was in an unpleasant mood and in a fit of anger she said, ‘Yeh ladka gay hai’ (This boy is gay) in front of my father and my aunt. My father got the shock of his life. I was also shocked because I never expected my mother to break the news to my K.P Jayashankar and Anjali Monteiro from father in such a way. My father the Tata Institute of Social Sciences started crying and there was a masholding placards saying ‘Straight but not sive showdown. He refused to hear narrow’ and ‘NO 377’ Bhushan Kulkarni’s family has been me out and asked me leave the unable to accept his orientation. house. They said that they are also “For me, it is all about being comleaving the city,” said Bhushan. fortable with one’s partner irre- when I spoke to my mom about For Bhushan, this was definitely spective of the gender.” it and she was very understand- a big blow, but it did not deter him Shreya, who realised that she was ing. My dad was a bit taken aback from being at the protest and askeither bi-sexual or a lesbian just a few and refused to accept it, but ing for the rights of his community. months ago, is one of the few people when my mother made him “Once we have started, we can’t whose parents have accepted her understand, he too accepted it,” step back. I know my family is sexuality without qualms. said Shreya. upset and I can’t talk to them right “I never feel for a guy the way I “I am a bit confused. I am either now as they won’t understand. I Seventeen-year-old Shreya – who feel for a girl. I tried to be in a rela- bi-sexual or lesbian. My family says will wait for a month or so and try did not mind her real name being tionship with a guy but there were that I still have time to find that out. and explain things to my father,” he revealed – was extremely excited to no feelings there. I then realised But I am not straight for sure,” she added. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in be a part of the protest. She said, that I am attracted to girls. That’s added.

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Govt hostel for tribal students in Mira Road MBMC agrees to set up state-of-the-art residential facility to house 1,000 students By Suresh Golani

n a bid to give a boost to the education of tribal students, and to address their residential problems, the Tribal Welfare Department, has decided to set up a hostel complex in the Mira-Bhayandar region. Following directions from the Upper Commissioner – Tribal Development Department (Thane District) – the civic administration moved a resolution in this context

which was unanimously passed by the General Body house of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). The state-of-the-art hostel complex with a capacity to house 1,000 students, will be constructed on reserved land (Survey Number: 70, Hissa No: 1) in an area spread across 4.5 acres, located in the Kaju-Pada area of Kashimira. Although some part of the land (reservation number, 381, as per the development plan) reserved for

public utility is privately owned, the state government authorities have agreed to acquire the property for setting up the much needed utility. Apart from residential quarters for the warden, security personnel and other supporting hostel staff, the proposal mooted by the government authorities for the complex envisages in-house residential facilities for 1,000 students, a computer lab, library, recreation hall, auditorium, play-ground, gymna-

sium and mess (Dining-Kitchen) facilities. “The education of tribal students is one of our primary objectives, and this hostel complex will be of great help to those who want to pursue their higher education in urban areas,” said Municipal Commissioner, Bharat Shitole, adding that although the MBMC will act as an executing agency, the Tribal Welfare Department will fully support the project and provide the required funds.

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SPECIAL REPORT

By Gayatri Sahasrabuddhe

Vishwanath Salian | ADC

e all know we should protect the environment, but somewhere, Mumbaikars seem to lack the initiative and will when it comes to them doing their bit. Take for example a simple practice of segregating garbage. It doesn’t really take much time or effort, but despite BMC directives, it has faced resistance and taken long to come into play completely. But here’s a model set of residents from Bhoomi Arkade Complex in Kandivali (East) – 182 flats in all, under the keen leadership of Harish Kate, Building Secretary, who have completely embraced the eco-friendly route and are separating their garbage diligently, and to top it all, are converting the wet waste generated by them to compost in their own building premises! Kate, who works in the Aviation industry, has always had a keen interest in protecting the environment, and when the BMC directive came along, he decided to follow it completely and go a step ahead and conserve the environment. After doing some research on the internet, Kate got in touch with the Garbage Concern Welfare Society, who guided him on how he and other residents could go about the process. Said Kate, “I have always been in- Mr. Kate explaining the process and the use of the compost bin.

Green solution for garbage

terested in conserving the environment. We implemented our garbage segregation plan in August 2013, and since then it has been running smoothly with the co-operation of residents. This is helpful for the en-

vironment. Green gases can be garbage from the homes of the ressaved and transportation costs are idents – around 100 kg of wet also cut down.” garbage a day – and passes it through a pulverising machine. It is How does it work? then stored in bins for about a Housekeeping collects wet month, by which time the wet

The pulverising machine that crushes the solid wet waste and readies it for composting.

garbage has been converted into compost and can be used in the garden. Kate says the investment in the whole set up, which included a number of custom made fibre glass bins (to convert wet

garbage into compost) and a pulverising machine has been Rs.1,80,000. A monthly expenditure of Rs.5000 is incurred for the bioculture treatment of the readying compost. Rekha V. Rao, a resident said, “Everyone should go for this. It doesn’t require great effort and you can sit at home and do your bit for the environment. I tell all my colleagues at work that they should do this in their buildings.” Arpan Mehta, another resident said, “This is good for the environment. It can be done in other buildings as well if you have the support of all members and the corporation.” Kate has also distributed garbage bins for the wet garbage with directives on what can be put in the bin, eco friendly bags, and also packets of compost. On their part, they have invited other buildings from the area to observe and hopefully implement the process. Next on Kate’s agenda is tackling e-waste and plans of selling the excess compost created in the complex to generate revenue. For buildings opting to follow suit: The first thing needed is the will and initiative to segregate garbage into bio-degradable and non biodegradable garbage. Secondly, every building will need an area where the wet garbage can be converted into compost. The bins for these are available in different sizes, materials and prices. One can choose from the options available and also get in touch with the Garbage Concern Welfare Society on 32256427/28687509 or email on garbageconcernworld@gmail.com for assistance on the same.

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THANKSGIVING 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. C-26767

I have changed my name from Hemantbhai Mulchand Jain to Hemant Mulchand Ranawat as per Affidavit dated: 14 Dec 2013. C-26673

I Fatema Yasin Palsani have changed my name to Fatima Mohammad Balsaniya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 13/12/13. C-26688

I have changed my name from Apsara Hemantbhai Jain to Apsara Hemant Ranawat as per Affidavit dated: 14 Dec 2013. C-26674

I Mahammadbhai Zuberbhai Balsaniya have changed my name to Mohammad Zuberbhai Balsaniya as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 13/12/13. C-26689

I have changed my name from Hansaben Hemantbhai Jain to Hansa Hemant Ranawat as per Affidavit dated: 14 Dec 2013. C-26675

I Jubeda Vahid Ali have changed my name to Jubeda Vahid Ali Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/12/13. C-26690

I have changed my name from Keyur Mukesh Jethwa to Keyur Mukesh Jethva as per Affidavit dated 14thDecember, 2013. C-26676

I Madhuben Premjibhai Sondagar have changed my name to Jayshree Gunvant Vadher as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 11/12/13. C-26691

I have changed my name from Swapnali Arvind Shinde to Shraddha Sachin Rawool as per Affidavit dated 14th December, 2013. C-26677

I Mr Aruna Shankara Shetty have changed my name to Arun Shankar Shetty as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 13/12/13. C-26692

I have changed my name from Rachna Raju Gangwani to Rachana Raju Gangwani as per Affidavit. C-26678

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I have changed my name from Hafizabanoo Mohammed Ashraf Tabani to Hafiza Ashraf Tabani as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.14/12/2013.R.O No - 3319 C-26679 I have changed my name from Fatima Azaz Ahmad to Fatima Azaz Ahmad Chowdhary as per Affidavit.R.O No - 3320 C-26680 I have changed my name from Adil Husain Mustaq Husain to Adil Husain Mustaq Husain Patrawala as deed poll Affidavit. R.O No - 3321 C-26681 I have changed my name from Rakesh Haribansh Singh to Raakesh Singh as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X-78932). C-26682

CHANGE OF NAME I Vijaya Narayan Patil have changed my name to Vishakha Vijay Bhagat vide Govt. Gazette No. (U-42538) dated 17.10.2013 – 23.10.2013. C-26669 I have changed my name from Sunanda Dattaray Ponkshe, to ‘Manisha Ramchandra Deshmukh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-33204) Dated: 05/09/2013. C-26670 I have changed my name from Swati Ashish Tibdewal, to ‘Trupti Ashish Tibdewal’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-12498) Dated: 06/06/2013. C-26671 I have changed my name from Ali Mohammed Moinuddin to Ali Mohammed Shaikh as per Gazette No: (X-66991). C-26672

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I Raakesh Singh have changed my minor son's name from Yash Singh to Ishaan Singh as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X-30732). R.O No - 3322 C-26683 I have change my name from Taufik Dasurkar to Toufique Dasurkar as per Affidavit. C-26684 I Vahid Ali have changed my name to Vahid Ali Amingul Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/12/13. C-26685 I Shaziya Mohammed Arif have changed my name to Shazia Mohammed Arif as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26686 I Mr. Bhaupatil Dada Barke have changed my name to Bhaurao Dada Barke as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 12/12/13. C-26687

I Baby Tejdhar Pandey have changed my name to Usha Rakesh Bhatt as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/12/13. C-26693 I Jyotsnaben Chatrabhuj Chandra have changed my name to Jyoti Rameshchandra Bhadra as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/12/13. C-26694 I Kiranbala Harilal Vaghani have changed my name to Kiran Bharat Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 14/12/13. C-26695 I Mustqeem Mohinodin Shaikh have changed my name to Mustaqim Moinuddin Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26696 I Mohinodin Shaikh have changed my name to Moinuddin Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26697 I Nilophar Mohinodin Shaikh & Nilofer Moinuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Nilofar Moinuddin Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26698 I Kishorkumar Govindbhai Shah have changed my name to Kishor Govindbhai Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26699 I Vaibhav Kishorji Shah have changed my name to Vaibhav Kishor Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26700 I Kishorji Govindji Shah have changed my name to Kishor Govindji Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26701 I Paresha Kishorji Shah have changed my name to Paresha Kishor Shah as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26702

I Mumtaz Yusufadam Patel have changed my name to Mumtaj Idris Patel as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26703

I have changed my name from Sharad Kumar S. to Sharad Kumar Sreekandan Nair as per Affidavit. C-26719

I Jain Nileshkumar Champalal have changed my name to Jain Nilesh Champalal as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26704

I have changed my name from Molly alias Sunilakumari Amma P. to Sunila Sreekandan Nair as per Affidavit. C-26720

I Mr. Jahirabbas Inus Shaikh have changed my name to Mr. Zahirabbas Inus Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/12/13. C-26705

I have changed my name from Sreekantan S. to Sreekandan Sadashivan Nair as per Affidavit. C-26721

I Pushkraj Kale have changed my name to Pushkaraj Kale as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26706 I Sangita Sanjay Khanna have changed my name to Sangeeta Sanjay Khanna as per deed poll Affidavit. C-26707 I Nayan Mohan Pariyar have changed my name to Nayan Mohan Damai as per Maharashtra State Govt. Gazette No. U 38215 dtd October 24, 2013. C-26708 I have changed my name from Aashiya Khalid Shelia to Asiya Rahamulla Nodoliya as per Affidavit. C-26709 I have changed my name from Savtaj Ali Ansar Ali Khan to Sartaj Ali Ansar Ali Khan as per Affidavit C-26710 I have changed my name from Sattar Khan to Abdul Sattar Khan as per Affidavit. C-26711 I have changed my name from Anees Zohra to Amir Zehra Rizvi as per Affidavit. C-26712 I have changed my name from Chiragkumar Vikramkumar to Chiragkumar Vikramkumar as per Affidavit. C-26713 I have changed my name from Rajendra Devchand Bharakhada to Rajesh Devchand Bharkhada as per Affidavit. C-26714 I have changed my name from Atulkumar Kantilal Jain to Atulkumar Kantilal Bhansali as per Affidavit. C-26715 I have changed my name from Dharmesh Ramesh Gajjar to Dharmendra Rameshchandra Gajjar as per Affidavit. C-26716 I have changed my name from Vinodkumar Parshottamdas Mistry to Vinod Parshottamdas Mistry as per Affidavit. C-26717 I have changed my name from Zaibunnissa Shakeel Ahmed to Zaibunnissa Shakeel Ahmed as per Affidavit. C-26718

I have changed my name from Abdul Wahab Anwar Ali to Abdul Wahab Anwar Ali Ansari as per Affidavit. C-26722 I have changed my name from Akshaya Shrikanth Pai to Akshay Pai as per Affidavit. C-26723 I have changed my name from Shrikanth Pai to Srikanth Pai as per Affidavit. C-26724 I have changed my name from Shruthi Pai to Shruti Pai as per Affidavit. C-26725 I have changed my name from Vijayshree Jamnadas Jadhav to Vritika Rajesh Shinde as per Affidavit. C-26726 I have changed name from Sudipta Dutta Gupta to Sudipta Datta Gupta as per Affidavit. C-26727 I have changed my name from Sanjay Suri to Sanjaykumar Suri as per Affidavit. C-26728 I have changed my name from Abhijit Vyankatrao Kolhe to Abhijeet Vyankatrao Patil as per Affidavit. C-26729 I have changed my name from Vaibhav Jalinder Chavan to Bhavesh Jalinder Chavan as per Affidavit. C-26730 I have changed my name from Priti Nitin Jain to Preeti Nitinkumar Jain as per Affidavit. C-26731 I have changed my name from Nitinkumar Prakashchand Jain to Nitin Prakashchand Jain as per Affidavit. C-26732 I have changed my name from Narendrakumar Raichandji Jain to Narendra Raichandji Jain as per Affidavit. C-26733 I have changed my name from Mohammed Quasif Raza Moulvi Mohammed Shahabuddin to Shaikh Mohammed Quashif Raza Mohammed Shahabuddin as per Affidavit. C-26734

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AAP vs Anna Hazare The parting of ways between noted social activist Anna Hazare and his protégé, Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), seems to be a bitter one. That it turned ugly on Hazare’s own turf at Ralegan Siddhi only goes to show how deep the divide in perceptions has been. Ever since Kejriwal, after the India

fair measure of the man and was able to tackle Hazare. All that changed after the Jantar Mantar agitation in New Delhi. But that sowed seeds of dissent in the India Against Corruption camp. The success of AAP in New Delhi assembly polls has only further widened the rift. The Jan Lokpal bill appears to have once

Anna Hazare Gate agitation, chose the path of political participation as the route to achieve Jan Lokpal, differences have emerged between him and Hazare. While Hazare abhors the idea of taking a plunge into politics to achieve his ends, Kejriwal has embraced it, trying to create a political world of his own in an already established system. What happened at Ralegan Siddhi was not entirely unexpected. Since 1995, Hazare has been waging singlehanded fight against corruption, successfully sending off former Shiv Sena-BJP government ministers Babanrao Gholap, Shobhatai Fadnavis, Mahadev Shivankar and Sureshdada Jain. The latter (Jain), with whom he had a bitter war of words. He did not spare the Congress-NCP ministers either, forcing the likes of Nawab Malik to step down. In all this it was Hazare who almost single-handedly took on the political class of the day. Through repeated exchanges with him over Adarsh Gaon Yojana, the ruling alliance of the day had a

Arvind Kejriwal again become the casualty of this fight. The real test for the AAP will come when it spreads its political wings in Hazare’s homeland, Maharashtra, which is very unlike Delhi, where the bipolar political contest was given the third dimension with the arrival of AAP. However, in Maharashtra, the electoral and political spectrum is already fragmented. The anti-incumbency factor does weigh against the Congress-NCP alliance, ruling now for close to

SIMHASAN Prashant Hamine | ADC 15 years and already reeling under a slew of corruption charges. Despite that, the Congress has put up an impressive show in recent civic elections. Not to forget the fact that both, the Congress and the NCP, are deeply entrenched in the heavily politicized cooperative movement from where they derive their political power. Mayank Gandhi does admit that the AAP has its task cut out. But that very presence has sent parties like MNS scurrying to Ralegan Siddhi to extend their support to Hazare’s fast. It is not much a question of support in the urban areas. What would be interesting to watch will be how much the AAP manages to gain support base in rural Maharashtra. The contest here could well be multi-cornered, leading to further fragmentation of the anti-incumbency vote, as well as the vote in favor of the already splintered opposition. Will that help the AAP. The Lok Sabha elections due in April-May and Assembly elections due in SeptemberOctober in 2014 will be extremely interesting to watch.

Political Apathy Once again, the issue of saving the decommissioned Indian Maritime Ship (IMS) Vikrant from going to the scrap-yard has surfaced yet again. It is a tragedy that even after close to 17 years after the ship was decommissioned in January 1997, the political class has not come up with a plan and financial resources to convert it into a war memorial. The apathy was visible during the reign of then Shiv Sena chief minister Narayan

WILL GO IT ALONE

Bereft of mentor’s blessings, Kejriwal continues to tweet against Lokpal bill By Suyash Padate

ocial crusader Anna Hazare sounded highly critical of Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, saying, “Let him do whatever he wants.” After being thus slammed, Kejriwal announced that he would go ahead alone in his fight for the Janlokpal Bill, even as

Anna’s hunger strike entered its sixth day yesterday. It is a known fact that tension between the two sides had been simmering for quite some time, and had recently reached a dead-end, particularly after Anna said he was happy with the amended legislation presented in the Rajya Sabha. Kejriwal had then expressed surprise, and said that the anti-corruption crusader was being misled. Referring to the amended draft of the Lokpal bill presented in the Rajya Sabha, Anna had tersely stated, “If Kejriwal and team say there are shortcomings in the bill, then he should protest.” An-

other anti-corruption activist and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who is with Anna on stage, backed Anna, saying, “Kejriwal should read the bill if he has not read it.” Kejriwal adopted a hard stance and expressed his disappointment in a series of tweets, terming the Lokpal bill tabled by the government as Jokepal. The AAP has outrightly rejected the bill as powerless and unable to curb corruption, and has stated that this particular bill does not contain any of the three most important provisions that the Jan Lokpal Bill proposed by Anna and his team contained.

Rane in 1999. It took a clever ploy then to have a photoshoot of Sena chief Bal Thackeray on board IMS Vikrant to force the Rane government into allocating Rs.6 crore for repairs of the aircraft carrier. Beyond that, the issue has rarely been debated, not even during the Kargil war, the 2001 terror attack on the parliament or the 26/11 terror attacks of Mumbai. If the political class bemoans the waning nationalist fervor, IMS Vikrant

05 then it has done little to keep it alive by preserving such a historical legacy. It is rather ironic to find that the state government, plagued by scams, finds it hard to spare money to preserve IMS Vikrant. It finds time and money to dig out never to be found hidden treasures. Even the state government’s pet project of an iconic memorial for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is yet to see the light of day. Worst still, the government seems to have forgotten the World War I veterans’ war memorial in south Mumbai, which lies in a state of disrepair, a war in which India did contribute. Traffic still stops in London today to let a Victoria Cross veteran cross the road. Unfortunately, we seem to somehow fail to recognize and respect our own war heroes and their medals of honor. With elections drawing closer, it will not be surprising to find the issue of preserving IMS Vikrant turning into a political issue.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Khan Asma Khanam Asif to Ansari Asma Faraz Ahmed as per Affidavit. C-26735 I have changed my name from Jaysukhlal Muragbhai Shah to Dulabji Arjunbhai Rathod Jaysukh Murag Khimasiya as per Gazette No. (U-6385) dated 08.2013. C-26736 I have changed my name from Samir Jaysukh Khimsiya to Sameer Jaysukh Khimasiya as per Affidavit. C-26737 I have changed my name from Usha Ben Jaysukhlal Shah to Usha Jaysukh Khimasiya as per Affidavit. C-26738 I have changed my name from Abrar Ahamad to Abrar Ahamad Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-26739 I have changed my name from Mohammad Quasim to Khan Mohammad Qasim as per Affidavit. C-26740 I have changed my name from Shaikh Mohammad Ihtesham to Ahtesham Sufiyan Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-26741 I have changed my name from Nikhat Bano to Ansari Nikhat Faizan as per Affidavit. C-26742 I have changed my name from Mohd Shahid to Shaikh Mohd Shahid as per Affidavit. C-26743 I have changed my name from Abdul Daiyyan Zahiruddin to Khan Abdul Dayyan Zahiruddin as per Affidavit. C-26744 I have changed my name from Ahmad Omair to Shaikh Umair Gufran Ahmad as per Affidavit. C-26745 I have changed my name from Zubair Ahmad Badruddin Momin to Ansari Zubair Badruddin as per Affidavit. C-26746

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Kantilal Manibhai Vadhiya to Kantibhai Manibhai Vadhiya as per Affidavit. C-26752

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I have changed my name from Priya Gopaldas to Priya Gopaldas Lund as per Affidavit. C-26753 I have changed my name from Mohammed Mohsin to Ansari Mohammed Mohsin as per Affidavit. C-26754 We Mr. Saini Ravi & Mrs. Saini Tajinder have changed our minor child's name from Pelak Ravi to Saini Palak Ravi as per Affidavit. C-26755 I have changed my name from Ashley Richard Anil Shinde to Ashley Richard Crasto as per Affidavit. C-26756 I have changed my name from Malti Sitaram Dambe to Deepali Deepak Lokhande as per Affidavit. C-26757 I have changed my name from Eanswida Valerian Gonsalves to Answeeta Valerian Gonsalves as per Affidavit. C-26758 We Mr. Sabarinath Ponnachath Menon & Mrs. Meena Sabarinath Menon have changed our minor son's name from Sidharth to Siddharth Sabarinath Menon as per Affidavit. C-26759 I have changed my name from Ansari Afshan Mohd Aamir to Ansari Afsha Parveen Mohammed Aamir as per Affidavit dated 14/12/2013 C-26760 I have changed my name from Ruckmani to Rukmani Rajendra Prasad Achari as per Affidavit. C-26761 I have changed my name from Rajeshwari to Uma Nadagouda as per Affidavit. C-26762

I have changed my name from Rizwan Ahmad to Shaikh Rizwan Ahmad as per Affidavit. C-26747

I have changed my name from Jijabai Janardhan Garje to Babytai Janardhan Garje as per Affidavit. C-26763

I have changed my name from Mohammed Hanif Mirchand Shaikh to Mohammed Hanif Mirachand Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-26748

I have changed my name from Bharatiya Arunkumar Rajnarayan to Arunkumar Rajnarayan Bharati as per Affidavit. C-26764

I have changed my name from Ms. Akhtari Begum Abdul Gafur to Mrs. Akhtari Mohammed Ali Ansari as per Affidavit dated 14/12/2013. C-26749

I have changed my name from Nair Vansanti Ramchandra to Vasanti Arunkumar Bharati as per Affidavit. C-26765

I have changed my name from Mr.Abhijit Sharad Parekh to Mr.Abhijeet Sharad Parekh as per Affidavit dated 14/12/2013 C-26750

I Rajeshwari Swaroop have changed my name to Rajeshwari Varma for all purposes as per affidvit dated 10 December 2013. C-26766

I have changed my name from Mrs. Reena Sharad Parekh to Mrs. Runa Sharad Parekh as per Affidavit dated 14/12/2013. C-26751

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I have changed my name from Susheela Devi to Sushila Mukesh Kumar Agarwal as per Affidavit dated 11/12/13. C-26768

RUNNING FOR A CAUSE...

Participants jog away at the HCG Pinkathon women’s 10km run, which was organised to spread awareness about breast cancer. The run began at R2 Grounds, Opposite State Bank of India, MMRDA Grounds at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Sunday.

RUNATHON -KIDS SHOW THE WAY...

Hundreds of students from over 25 suburban schools participated in a 4.5 km runathon organized by Reliance Infrastructure at Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri on Sunday, running their way via Swami Samarth Nagar Back Road, and culminating into a huge gathering at the 15th Celebration Club. In its 5th year, Young Energy Savers (YES) campaign of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, sought to create awareness among children about reducing carbon footprint.

GODREJ EON TOUR DE INDIA 2013... Mumbai witnessed the 2nd Edition of the UCI certified, biggest cycling celebration in association with Avon Cycles on Sunday. The cycling event was marked by the presence of Brand Ambassador John Abraham along with Cycling Federation of India’s Secretary General Onkar Singh. Dignitaries from the ministry such as Chhagan Bhujbal, Sameer Bhujbal, Pankaj Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Nilesh Rane, Sunil Prabhu, also participated in the event which started from BKC to thye Sea Link and back.

Boss held for raping junior

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Accused blackmailed victim by showing her a video clip of the incident

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in the same unit. In August this year, Poon41 year-old man has awala asked the 32-year-old been arrested by the victim to accompany him to Dahisar police for al- Titwala to assist him on anlegedly raping his junior sev- other unit which was to be eral times at various locations opened soon in the area. Unacross Mumbai and Thane. aware of his intention, she The accused, identified as went with him. After spendAmin Poonwala, and the vic- ing the entire day in Titwala, tim worked in a multina- Poonawala asked the victim tional company. to stay in the same guest The 32-year-old victim is a house as him, stating that divorcee with children and they would travel back to has been working in the com- Mumbai the following day. pany’s Dahisar unit for a couTaking advantage of the sitple of years while Poonawala uation, Poonawala raped the worked as a Bureau Manager victim inside her room and

made a video clipping of the incident. He then started blackmailing her, stating that he would send the clip to her relatives and children if she did not live-in with him, said the police. Fed up with blackmail, the victim narrated the incident to a male friend and a colleague, both of whom told her that lodging an FIR against Poonawala would be the only way to make him stop. She immediately approached the Dahisar Police on Saturday and filed an FIR against him.

Blame after flames

Principals and school teachers ask that the RTO and contractors be blamed for untoward incidents relating to school buses

they are not responsible for accidents relating to school buses. On Saturday, a 32-seater school bus belonging to Millat High School in Jogeshwari was dropping eight students from the school home. As the bus reached Andheri station, it burst into flames. The bus driver and the lady bus marBy Yatin Ingle shal managed to bring all the students to safety. fter the recent incident in Focusing on the incident, which a school bus burst the teachers and principals into flames and eight stu- pointed at the newly declared dents had a narrow escape, school bus policy of the state school principals and teach- education department which ers stated that the bus con- states that any mishap or actractor and RTO should be cident involving a school bus held responsible. This inci- will be the responsibility of dent has shed more light on the school principal. the new school bus policy, as Uday Nare, senior teacher, teachers can now show how Hansraj Morarji Public

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School, Andheri, says, “This incident happened during primary school hours. Fortunately, the brave driver and attendant brought the children to safety. In these situations, how can teachers or principals be helpful? It is actually the RTO and bus contractors who should keep a regular check on school buses. We are teachers and care about our students, but this new school bus policy is illogical! Where was the principal involved in this mishap, or how would he or she be able to offer any immediate help? The state government should consider these issues and revise the policy.” In 2008, a van carrying 11 students of Millat High School burst into flames in Jogesh-

Master copycat derailed

leuths of the Navghar police have arrested the brain behind a racket of providing unfair help, by way of cell-phones, to two aspiring constables who were caught during the Railway Recruitment Board examinations held at a center in Bhayandar on October 20, 2013. Devendra Ramchandra Kadiyad, who was arrested from Bajana-Kalan village in Haryana, probably took the idea from the ‘Munnabhai’ film sequels, but executed it in a considerably more techsavvy style. According to the police, the examinations for filling the posts of railway police personnel were being conducted at Saraswati High School in One of the cheating constables being led away by the Navghar police. Bhayandar (East), when invigilator Shashikant Barot, spot- mobile phones. immediately arrested and ted Shravan Kumar Singh (22) Following a complaint regis- booked under sections 420 and Sandeep Kumar Cheher tered by Barot at the Navghar (cheating) and 120-B (conspir(26) cheating with the help of police station, the duo were acy) of the Indian Penal Code.

Mastermind of hi-tech copycat gang in Railway exams held from Haryana after two aspiring ‘Munnabhai’ constables were caught cheating at Bhayandar

“Acting on the victim’s complaint, we have arrested Poonawala from his residence in Mira Road. In her complaint she has stated that the accused raped her at various locations in Thane, Virar and the rest of Mumbai after blackmailing her with the video clip. We will delete the clip after we acquire it. Poonawala has been booked under Sections 376, 506 (II) and 420 of the IPC. He will be produced before the court on Monday for further remand,” the police said further.

wari (W) after an LPG tank leak, leaving five children dead and six injured. The driver of the van was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. After the children’s parents said that The bus belonging to the Millat High School goes up in flames near the driver was not at fault, he Andheri railway station. was acquitted in 2011. When the ADC spoke to Prashanth Redji,Secretary, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Principals Union he said, “We are principals and teachers. We do not drive school buses; we take care of the students within the school premises and when we travel with them in the buses. How can the state government blame us and hold us responsible for any mishap or accident involving the school bus?” After rounds of sustained interrogation, it emerged that Kadiyad, who also doubled as a property agent, had sent answer keys to the examinees via SMS on their mobile phone. A police team, led by Assistant Police Inspector Raju Mane, co-ordinated with their counterparts in Haryana and nabbed Kadiyad, who had gone into hiding after learning about the arrests of both the examinees. Another major player in the racket is believed to be a professor’s son in Haryana, who texted the answer keys to Kadiyad’s phone, which he in turn forwarded to the candidates who were charged around Rs.50,000 each for being provided solutions during the exams. “We have slapped additional charges under section 66 (A) of the IT Act against the accused. More arrests are likely,” confirmed Senior Police Inspector Dinkar Pingle.

State to inform HC on action MORAL CRIPPLES against CM’s double flat allotments DESTROY CROSS

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he state government will today explain to the Bombay High Court what action has been taken against those who have received two flats under the discretionary quota of the Chief Minister. This comes after the division bench of Justice A.S. Oka and Justice S.C. Gupte had last week directed the state government to file an affidavit on the action taken on the list provided by petitioner Ketan Tirodkar, who has alleged that in many cases, the same person or his/her family member was given another flat under the CM’s quota in a different city, while several other deserving applicants had to wait. It should be noted that the flats are given at rates much below the market rates under this quota. In his petition, Tirodkar has also sought a probe into the allotments

wherein the kin of several politicians like Ashok Chavan, Chhagan Bhujbal and Narayan Rane, among others, and journalists, have been allotted more than one flat under the CM’s quota. According to the PIL, Chavan’s mother-in-law Bhagwati Sharma, who has been allotted a flat in Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society, has also been assigned an 800 sq.ft flat in Kingston building, Powai, under the CM’s quota. Tirodkar has sought that an investigation be conducted under the Prevention of Corruption Act and under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code against the ministers and their kin. During the hearing last week, the HC bench wanted to know whether the state government has verified the double allotment of flats to people of the same family in different cities. “If it has verified the double

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allotment, then we need to know what action has been initiated against the offenders in this case, even if they are officials who allotted the flats or people who benefited from it,” the bench stated. Reacting to this, the additional public prosecutor Aruna Pai Kamath had said that the government has cancelled double allotments in some cases. “However, we could not verify whether the same persons were given flats in different cities.” However, the court sought to know whether an inquiry was conducted in all the cases cited in the list. The court said, “The state has not shown substantial compliance of the order, and thus it is directed that an affidavit should be filed by December 16 after verifying the documents provided by Tirodkar, as to the double allotment of flats in the state and the action taken by it.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

School petitions CM for playground By Philip Varghese

The BMC has failed to give this Borivli school a playground for the last 10 years.

he S.E. International School in Borivli has petitioned Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte and the Chief Engineer Development Plan, BMC to allot them a playground as promised in the development plan. Mahesh Desai, the Director of the school has also started an online campaign through change.org. The petition reads, “Our School has no Play Ground. This School is government recognised and SSC Board, functioning since more than 10 years. Play Ground is essential for the school. Plot of play ground and our school are two adjoining plots forming part of larger plot under reservation for school and play ground. CTS NO 2477/B and 2480/B, village Eksar. Students and people of the neighborhood will benefit. As per development plan reservation policy, it is necessary to take action and implement for development. The entire matter with all details and relevant documents are already put up to Municipal Commissioner and Chief Engineer Development Authority for over a very long period, awaiting action. We at S.E. International School request you to support our appeal to authority to take immediate action and allow us to make use of playground meant for us and is reserved for school development.”

Paalvi Pratishthan’s drive on organ donation By Prashant Hamine

n a bid to widen the long held notion of organ donations being restricted to only blood donation and eye donations, Paalvi Pratishthan – a Mumbai based NGO run by Pallavi Tawde – has launched a massive public awareness campaign about human organ donation. On the other hand, after having set a personal example by pledging the donation of an organ, there has been a lukewarm response to the

Minister for Public Health, Suresh Shetty’s call to his fellow legislators to pledge the donation of their organs after their demise. Taking the cue, Paalvi Prathisthan has through street shows and skits informed people about the benefits of organ donation. “Most people were aware of blood donation, but very little was known about liver, kidney and skin donation. People were enthusiastic to know further about such donations and some were even willing to register for the

same”, remarked Tawde. The NGO so far has organised similar shows near railway stations such as VT, Churchgate, Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Vile Parle, Jogeshwari, Dadar, Bhandup, Mulund and Thane, as well as the Gateway Of India, Kirti College and Capital Cinema. She added that many people are not aware of the fact that they can donate their liver, kidneys and skin, and hence Paalvi Pratishthan is trying to spread the message.

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he entire East Indian villages in Vile Parle West gaotan areas remained tense throughout Sunday after residents, mostly Christians, noticed that a Holy Cross situated on S.V. Road in the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) compound, a short distance away from Santacruz Bus Depot, had been vandalised by unknown miscreants. According to residents, the statue of Jesus Christ on the cross had been completely broken, with the limbs hacked off. Hundreds of devotees, preparing to attend morning Mass, gathered at the site to protest, and later lodged an FIR at the with Santacuz police station. The broken statue was taken to St. Francis Xavier’s Church in Vile Parle West for veneration. Residents in this locality claimed that the incident came to light at around 07.30 am, and the news spread throughout the peaceful Christian community. The cross is believed to be over a hundred-years-old and was the center of faith and prayer for many Christians and also non-Christians in the locality. According to Anthony Fernandez, a resident of Vile Parle Gaotan, “We were shocked to learn about the incident. Hundreds of people assembled at the site after they heard that someone had broken the statue of Jesus Christ. We informed the Juhu police station about the incident.” “The cross is just situated just a

stone’s throwaway from the LIC watchman’s cabin, so residents are demanding to know what he was doing when the vandalism was done. If you look at the condition of the statue, you can clearly see marks which give weight to the doubt that it was a deliberate act by miscreants,” added Fernandez. Rebecca Misquitta, another resident expressed fears about the other crosses in the localities, saying, “In our gaotan, there are crosses at many corners and junctions. We are now worried about their safety. We are an extremely peaceful community and authorities should ensure that this kind of incident should not happen again.” Another resident said that it could be the work of some mentally challenged person. ‘’We have no clue about the miscreants, but on the basis of primary information we had lodged an FIR under section 295 against the unknown person. We will do our best to nab the culprit and are interrogating the LIC watchman who was supposed to be on duty when this incident took place,’’ said Senior Police Inspector Arun Chavan from Santacruz police station. Sources from Santacruz police station revealed that it was decided to call finger print experts, and later, send the statue to the Forensic Science Lab for further testing to help in the investigation. DCP (Zone X-Additional Charge) Mohan Dahikar also visited the spot.

Not deemed, doomed! Continued from pg 1 « mark-sheets were printed, the varsity had cancelled their degrees. The cell mentioned that these students had completed their graduation from deemed universities and the three year degree was awarded to them in a year or two. A student who spoke to us on condition of anonymity said, “If there was a rule like this, why did the varsity allow us to sit for the exams in the first place? Why were we given admission if we were not eligible? We have studied for two and a half years and now are being told that we are not eligible for the degree. If the MU had informed us earlier, we would have not wasted our time and money.” In January, the UGC had released list of 21 self-styled unrecognised institutions across nine states of India, which have been functioning against the provisions of the UGC Act, 1956. All these institutions have been declared fake and do not have the right to confer or grant degrees. When the ADC spoke to Pradeep Sawant, senate and member of Students Grievance Cell MU, he said, “Students opt for deemed varsities to complete their graduation quickly. These varsities give out a three year degree in a year or two

and are not accepted according to UGC norms. As per the rules, the MU cannot accept students with degrees from deemed universities and cannot allow them to pursue further education from the MU.” When asked about students being allowed for exams and their marksheets being printed, Sawant added, “The college authorities and the examination department members who have accepted the admissions and then allowed these students to sit for the exams will be punished and strict action will be taken against them.”

BJP leaders run to make Modi’s Man stabbed by ‘Statue of Unity’ a reality

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RUN FOR UNITY: BJP’s Rally From August Kranti Maidan to National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Worli, Sardar Patel Statue on Sunday.

By Prashant Hamine

he fact that they chose to wake up so early yesterday and take part in the Run for Unity, underlined the resolve of senior BJP leaders to leave no stone unturned to make Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue of Unity a mammoth reality. Although it was labelled a non-political event, the sole presence of senior BJP leaders Venkaiah Naidu, Gopinath Munde, Vinod Tawde, Kirit Somaiya, Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Ashish Shelar clearly indicated that it was far from being non-political. The Run for Unity was flagged off by Naidu, Munde and others at the August Kranti Maidan and culminated at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels memorial at Worli. Similar runs were organised at 106 locations across the state, in which the party

claimed that more than 5 lakh people took part. The state party president led the run in Nagpur. According to party spokesperson Keshav Upadhaye, senior citizens and ordinary citizens, including Mumbai’s famous dabbawallahs joined the run. Upadhaye added that more than one lakh people had registered online and by filling up forms. The state BJP unit planned the Run for Unity to coincide with its Maha Garjana rally of prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi due to be held on December 22. The party has pooled all its resources into making the rally a huge success. 24 long distance trains from various parts of the state have already been booked to ferry the crowd for the rally. The party intends to bring in 10,000 roadside chaiwallahs as well as professionals

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like doctors and engineers for the rally. Speaking to the ADC, Atul Shah, one of the organizers for the rally, disclosed that not only are people from different walks of life being invited for the mega rally, but care is also being taken to ensure the attendance of minority community leaders. Anticipating a large crowd from various parts of the state, the party has sought to hire other playgrounds in the vicinity for their stay. Each of the party’s MLAs, MLCs and MPs from the state has been given the task of ensuring a maximum turnout of crowds at the rally. According to party insiders, the party was supposed to have presented a purse of Rs. 25 crores to Modi at the rally. However, that target is likely to surpass this amount, given the overwhelming response for enrollment at the rally. Sushil Kadam | ADC

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57-year-old pathologist died after being stabbed by an angry motorcyclist in an incident of road rage in Kalyan (West) on Saturday evening. Shockingly, a mere stab in the thigh caused heavy blood loss ultimately leading to the victim’s death. The Mahatma Phule police have launched a manhunt to nab the accused. The incident took place at around 5:30 pm on the Santoshi Mata Road at Kalyan (West). The victim, Kishore Mehta, a pathologist, had an argument with the accused when their bikes collided on a narrow road. “The road was dug up causing a bottleneck. Both tried overtaking each other, leading to their bikes touching. They had a brief argument during which

Mehta rode away. The accused however, chased him for around 50 meters till he intercepted him. He then stabbed him with a knife on the thigh and sped away. Mehta was taken to a private hospital where he died due to blood loss,” said PI Vijay Bhise. Based on a witness’ statement, the police have prepared a sketch of the accused and are trying to identify him. A case under Sections 302 (murder) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the IPC has been registered. The police are also exploring the possibility of invoking the Arms Act depending on the size of the knife used in the attack. However, this will be determined only after the accused is arrested. Unfortunately, there were no CCTV cameras on the road or in shops facing the scene of the crime.

Garlic grief By Khushboo Panjabi

fter skyrocketing prices of onions and tomatoes brought tears to everyone’s eyes, it is now garlic that is bringing grief, with prices having hit the roof at Rs.180 per kg in the retail market. The rate has now come down to Rs.160 per kg, and prices vary from Rs.20 to Rs.100 per kg in the APMC market depending on the quality. Everyday, 10 to 12 trucks of garlic arrive at the market from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Rajendra Bhakt, a trader at the APMC market, said, “The recent floods in Gujarat destroyed a portion of the commodity. Shortage of supply is the main reason for the skyrocketing prices.” “Usually garlic enters the market in mid-January, but this time, it is expected to come in late. One the new crop is sown and harvested, prices will decrease even further. But we have no control over the re-

tail prices,” said another trader. Kiran Khona, a wholesaler said, “Garlic is available for Rs 85 per kg, but last week wholesale rates had touched Rs 100. We are worried that if the new crop comes in by February end or the beginning of March, we will see a major rise.” The open markets are selling the garlic for Rs.120-140 per kg and the malls are selling it for Rs.130 per kg. Another trader added, “Stocks of garlic arrive daily, but it is the shopkeepers who are increasing the prices.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

Man dies after being run over By Zuber Ansari

PRABHU YESHU JANMOTSAV... Enthralling Christmas carol renditions from eminent playback singers and performers such as Keerthi Sagathia and renowned A.R. Rahman associates Stephen Devassy and Naveen Kumar, Vijay Benedict and others, as also church choral groups, were showcased at the annual Prabhu Yeshu Janmotsav, a musical celebration to mark the advent of Christmas season, at the Girgaum Chowpatty on Sunday.

50-year-old man was killed after an unidentified motorist run him over at Borivli (West) on Saturday night. The police said that the accused fled the spot immediately after the incident and is yet to be identified. According to the Borivali police, the deceased, Rocky Francis Franco was a resident of Wadarpada in Kandivali (West) where he lived with his wife, Sushila (44). He used to wash auto rickshaws for a living. The police said that the mishap took place around 8.30 pm on Saturday when Rocky was walking near Abhay building on the southbound

stretch of Link Road in Borivli. “An unidentified motorist run Rocky over and fled from the spot immediately after. Sushila, who was nearby, found him lying in a pool of blood minutes later and rushed him to Bhagwati Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival,” said Borivli police. The police said that Rocky sustained multiple injuries, particularly on the left side of his body as the vehicle hit him from the left. “We are questioning locals to find witnesses to the incident and information of vehicle’s registration number. The accused has not been identified yet. Further probe is underway,” said the official.

Politics of untouchability will hurt the newly-born AAP

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Ponder awhile... “Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.” — Robert Kennedy

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AST year on this day, at around the time copies of this newspaper are being delivered to you, a girl called Jyoti Singh Pandey must have been waking in wintertime Delhi to a good day she thought was the first of the rest of her rather decent life. Coming from a lower middle class family, her aspirations and her achievements were definitely upper class. She was completing her education doing something she loved, she had a warmly supportive family in a country where her gender renders her an undesirable, she had good friends, a very nice boyfriend, strong opinions on most things. What was not to be happy about? The night brought out a horrific darkness that ended with her being pitched out of a moving bus like a rag rather than a human being. Thirteen days later she was dead, unaware of the deep anger and vast scale of protests that raged through India and much of the rest of the world. A year later, what is it that we have accomplished as a result of the outpouring of grief and anger? For one, we realize what a vast chasm there exists between the finest of our laws and their actual implementation. For another, that public anger will not stop rape. For a third, there is no comprehensive guide to avoid the horror of sexual violation. Look at the way rape and sexual abuse has occupied the front pages of our newspapers for much of the year as more and more cases are reported. And that is the biggest takeaway. The anger will die, the protests will be muted, as India seems to resign itself to the evil of gender abuse in which women continue to be the victims. Calling them survivors does not change this ground reality. So all the more, in print, on television and online, through Twitter and Facebook and blogs, using poems and plays and street performances, we must iterate our stand again and again. As parents we must teach our sons that this is completely unacceptable. As teachers and peers, we have to be forceful influencers at all times. And we must keep the spotlight on all forms of sexual abuse till we can honestly say there has been a slight change in the way we perceive women. Start with your own family.

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HE logjam in the nation’s capital will take some doing before it can be broken, The sterling performance of the AAP may have only further enforced the BJP’s resolve not to scramble for power when it is four seats short of a majority in the Delhi Assembly. Fidelity to principled politics is the latest mantra to succeed in politics. For proof, ask Arvind Kejriwal. But the question that cannot remain unanswered any longer is: How long can the quintessential ‘aam aadmi’, blessed with a brilliant Bania’s brains, keep the AAP unsullied now that it is competing in the political bazaar with veteran players known to employ every trick in the trade to stay relevant? In our view, not for very long. Let us explain why. Had the voter given the AAP a clear majority and thus denied Kerjriwal the excuse to remain out of power, his bluff would have been called — sooner than you realize. Translating extravagant promises to the ‘aam aadmi’ into reality would have resulted in two very different outcomes. One, it would have soon dawned on Kejriwal and Co. that politics without compromise is impossible — and that sort of politics would have soon claimed him as its own. Two, it may well have made him shun politics altogether, leaving the party he floated in complete disarray even as he repaired to the Anna ashram or busied himself in espousing esoteric causes through his NGO. Now, we take a dim view of the prospects of the AAP not because we lack in idealism. No. We can probably compete with Kejriwal on that score. Having seen politicians and politics at close quarters for over four decades, we know that even the best of the lot get tainted with unscrupulous and unacceptable behaviour. Politics per se is dirty everywhere. More so in a young and developing nation like India. The greatest of idealists that this country has ever known was Mahatma Gandhi. And he made umpteen number of compromises, not all of them savoury. Therefore, Kejriwal should abandon the pretence that he and his colleagues in the AAP will remain lily-white while they seek to rise further up the greasy poll of politics. Politics will consume them sooner than they realize. How does he know that some of the AAP MLAs are not already thinking of graduating from the modest jhuugis to pukka houses, now that some of them are displaying on their shirts, Mein Vidhayak Hoon. In a society where spiritual leaders behave despicably, where the priests and maulvis have their eyes only on their own material advancement, hoping that the practitioners of everyday politics will stay pristine pure is to display a lack of commonsense. It is good to dream, but better still to be a realist. There is a far more compelling reason why Kejriwal should come down from his high horse to either accept the outside support to form the AAP government or to extend outside support to the largest party to make one possible. A failure to do so would deplete the large reservoir of goodwill that the AAP had built by making outlandish promises about clean politics, a corruption-free system, free water, electricity at half the current rates, etc. The countless voters in the jhuggi-jhopris and slum clusters, in the illegal and upscale colonies alike would not forgive Kejriwal for shunning opportunity to prove himself in government when that opportunity is knocking at his door. Why should he reject unconditional support whichever party might be willing to offer it? After all, the poor are waiting for their new messiah to deliver, to free them from the stranglehold of the slumlord, the thuggish beat constable, the money-lender, the greedy babu in the MCD office, etc., etc. The task of cleansing the system is so ardu-

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ous that without enlisting the cooperation of all the stakeholders the system cannot be reformed. Playing the outsider while seeking to work the same system can only wreck it further. Kejriwal cannot practice the politics of untouchability without insulting the voters who plumped for the AAP in preference to the Congress and the BJP. His challenge is to work within the system, reform it as far as possible by bringing to bear on it his own sense of honesty and purpose, but he cannot shy away from his responsibility by blaming the voters that they did not give him majority. If he has the belief in his own capabilities he would accept outside support and prove to the people in Delhi what difference the AAP can make to their lives. Otherwise, the AAP is bound to fade away as a one-election wonder. Meanwhile, notwithstanding the AAP talk of conquering the rest of the country in the coming general election, what should be borne in mind is the demographic profile of the nation’s capital. The melting pot nature of Delhi’s population with no particular caste, ethnic, religious or regional group dominating the electorate, and the concentration of

INSIDE STORY Virendra Kapoor the media, gave Kejriwal the leg-up from the moment he mentored Anna Hazare’s 2011 fast for the Lokpal. It will be hard for the AAP to replicate the Delhi success in the rest of the country. Unless, of course, the AAP in power can deliver on those tall promises. Of which there is a scant chance.

Bending the media, UPA style

ND you thought after they dismantle the license-quota raj the media can be free from the baneful influence of politicians? If you did, you were wrong. For, a government, any government, has so much control over the system that it can always bend the media owners to its will. How about setting the IT department or even the CBI after the main investor in a media house? Now, the power to order IT raids will always stay with the government weather the economy is free or controlled. And once you order the IT department and the CBI to harass the Sethji who has invested big in a media empire, the government can virtually dictate the editorial policy of the concerned media house and/or nominate its favourite journalist to be its editor. That is why so many journalists have been demanding a ban on cross-media holdings by industrial barons, but to little avail. Then there is a senior minister in the UPA Government who is known to be so sensitive to what the media says and writes about him that he invariably gets on the phone to the media owner to complain against even a passing mention which may not be too complimentary to him. Like the other day, he sent SMSed to a popular television anchor, asking him to immediately replace a panelist debating the Assembly election results because what the said panelist said about the fall-out of the outcome on the minister’s own re-elec-

tion chances was highly pessimistic. Of course, the anchor retained the said panelist for the entire duration of the programme, but he is lucky because the group he works for has no other interests and, therefore, cannot be cowed down by IT raids or a CBI inquiry. While still on the media, wonder why the I and B Minister Manish Tiwari is so solicitous of the welfare of the alleged rapist Tarun Tejpal. Under Tiwari, Doordarshan had signed up the Tehelka owner-editor to do a programme for it and had paid him at least Rs. one crore in advance. Will Doordarshan get that money back? Or will it still want the rape accused to produce programmes for it? In fact, thanks to Tiwari, Tejpal was to be nominated to the board of Prasar Bharati when just in the nick of time the rape scandal saved the I and B Ministry of embarrassment and his appointment letter was withheld.

Rahul alone is PM candidate

DISTRAUGHT Sonia Gandhi told the media after the decimation of the Congress in the Assembly elections that she would name the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the ‘opportune time.’ Rahul Gandhi went further, promising transformation of the party, ‘changes you cannot even imagine.’ Admittedly, it takes time to formulate positions on men and matters, especially when one has to deal with a lot of organizational deadwood and enforce changes which could be upsetting for a lot of people. Yet, most speculation has centered on the tantalizing promise of a prime ministerial candidate. Whether the Congress should declare one at all before the polls is no longer the question. It is now a question of who and how soon ahead of the polls. Most observers read in Sonia Gandhi’s assertion that Manmohan Singh would not lead the party in the coming general election. That much was a given. But who will be the Congress’s prime ministerial candidate was still not clear. The names of Sushil Kumar Shinde, P. Chidambaram, Meira Kumar and a few others were bandied about as the likely PM candidates. In a bizarre twist of crystal-gazing even the name of the IT billionaire Nandan Nilekani cropped up. Of course, it was farthest from the realm of possibility. The circumstances under which Sonia Gandhi had named Manmohan Singh as PM are vastly different from the current political scenario. She could not have become PM without inciting a veritable country-wide protest due to her Italian birth. There could be even constitutional and legal questions about her ascendancy to that high office. Besides, the dysfunctional way the diarchical system has worked is a strong reason in itself for not to repeat the experiment of foisting a dummy as PM while the real power vests with the party boss. Separating real power from a high constitutional office is a sure recipe for disaster. Admittedly, Sonia Gandhi could not have risked nominating a strong party satrap as PM for fear of him doing to her what mother-in-law Indira Gandhi had done to those who had first nominated her as PM So, we can forget about a Chidambaram or even a Nilekani being offered that high post. In other words, it cannot be anyone other than Rahul Gandhi. Just as well. Mani Shankar Aiyar, who abuses everyone in the party but always bestows high praise on the Family, has already asked for Rahul Gandhi to be named as the Congress’s prime ministerial candidate. Other Congressmen will take the cue and chant Rahul’s name till his mother is able to cite pressure from the party to formally anoint her chosen heir as the prime ministerial candidate.

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BEFORE thinking of expanding its activities at an all India level, the AAP should do well to consolidate the gains made by it in the Delhi polls. As of today, the fledgling outfit does not possess the necessary manpower to operate at an all India platform. They may lose steam and track in going for such a task. Unscrupulous elements may try to enter the party, thereby sabotaging the clean image acquired by it till date. Let them first direct their energy only to the NCR and use the available resources to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi only. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

THIS has reference to your article ‘After Delhi, AAP eyes Mumbai’ (ADC, Dec 11). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is understandably euphoric after its spectacular debut in Delhi. However, Mumbai is likely to be a much tougher nut to crack. Mumbai may be nominally cosmopolitan, but the majority population belongs to the group popularly referred to as the ‘marathi manoos’. This group has traditionally been fiercely loyal to the Shiv Sena; and lately also to the MNS – particularly that segment that stands in line at polling booths. They are prepared to gloss over and forgive the many negative traits of these parties; hooliganism and lack of internal democracy, for example. How else can one explain the Shiv Sena regaining power in the BMC, even after a previous 12 years of potholed roads and pathetic public services – not to mention corruption and wasteful expenditure on inferior infrastructure projects? The AAP may appeal to the relatively well educated and prosperous, but this lot does not usually bother to vote. Whichever way you

Sad for Shami IT is really a pity that Mohammad Shami was not jointly given the MoM award. He was a debutant with a creditable performance on a flat Indian pitch. But sometimes such performances are not required. Shami did not realise that this series was only to enable Tendulkar to complete 200 matches and retire. If he had read cricketing history, he would have come across a similar situation that took place in Australia about 75 years ago. The two great Australian spinners, Bill O’Reilly and Clarie Grimmet were being given a benefit match. Bradman was batting. Grimett, an innocent in many matters, got Bradman out in his very first over and was jumping with joy. O’Reilly went wild, realising that the people knowing that Bradman was out, may not come in, thus lowering collections. He castigated Grimmett on the field. Sometimes matches are played for other purposes – Shami should realise this. But then why give debutants a chance in a farcical series, where an individual becomes more important than the country and the game?

AAP should focus first on Delhi

look at it, the AAP will face a tough challenge in Mumbai.

for accepting their support without realising that they are under no obligation to agree to these conditions. All these only go to show that they are not at all serious about forming the government for fulfilling their lofty promises since they will be difficult.

— Firoze Hirjikak, Colaba

THOUGH political pundits have put the election results as alternative mood of the people against corruption and poor governess, there is more to read from the result as a whole. The people are unsure of whom to depend on and are taking a chance with this election. While Rajasthan traditionally stayed with their nostalgic royal hopes, MP with its religious strength and hate Congress mood chose the saffron party again with expectations. The MPs old Congress war horse did much damage to his party with his usual blabbing. Chattisgarh again reluctantly voted and saffron edged though for no purpose.As for the capital, it is clear that people don’t want Sheila Dixit to continue and voted her out. A lot of votes went to the AAP, which would have normally gone to the BJP had the APP not been in the fray. The AAP however, is exclusively on trial as they have so far only proved their aggression in agitation but not in administration. Obviously, the inexperienced party is not really the people’s choice to rule the capital. — Govindan Unny, Malad

‘WILL the AAP rule Delhi?’ you have asked in your editpiece (ADC, December 14). Going by their words and deeds, the answer has to be in the negative, though you have emphatically

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

ONE AT A TIME: The AAP should consolidate its gains in the Delhi polls before expanding its activities across India. stated that, “the capacity to play the power game should not be underestimated by the Congress”. So far, they have only given the impression that they had merely intended to try their strength in the capital, cashing in on the antiSheila wave and are totally unprepared to run the government for which they clearly do not have any experience at any level. They have also displayed a lack of understanding of important issues by promising to have the Lokpal Bill passed without realising that it is the job of the parliament in which they do not have any say whatsoever. Anna Hazare had in fact chided them for this ignorance. They have compounded this by laying down a number of conditions to the Congress and the BJP prising that many people are caught napping. — Chandramohan, Ghatkopar

THE recent report of the Association of Democratic Reform (ADR) showed that several newly elected MLA’s of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) are not ‘aam‘ and are actually very rich people worth crores of rupees, the richest among them being Veena Anand from Patel Nagar with assets worth nearly Rs. 16 crore. In addition to this, the average assets of an AAP candidate is nearly Rs. 3 crore with its chief Arvind Kejriwal included. I feel that the AAP is a bogus party making false propaganda in the name of corruption by misleading the people and trying to pull down the elected UPA government for their own selfish gains. This has been proved by the fact that they are not interested in forming the government in Delhi under the fear of losing the election battle if re-elections are ordered. It is high time the CBI and IT officials check all the records of the AAP and their funding and find out the truth and real culprit behind it.

polls. The Congress suffered an unprecedented defeat in the UT elections; so much so that its tally even failed to cross the double digit figure. This ignominy was solely the result of a severe dent made by the fledgling party in the traditional vote share of the 128-year-old party. Still, quite ironically, the Congress is reportedly toying with the idea of extending unconditional outside support to the AAP to form the next government in Delhi. The noble purpose behind this move seems to be to stop communal forces from coming to power. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz

THE recent State elections have shown that the corrupt UPA government under Sonia Gandhi’s leadership is becoming a spent force in politics due to corruption, nepotism and the rule by one family. When the party lost the State elections, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh failed to address the press. This clearly shows how unloyal they are. Young Indian voters do not want communal politics but development in India, and jobs for them and their families. Besides this, they also want the prices of food grains and other household products like LPG to be lowered. — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

AR-WIND of change and a ray of hope for the masses. I hope this one sustains for a long time and sticks to his fundamentals. Hats off — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai to a party which had no significant financial backing, nor workers, just volunteers. Congratulations Mr. IT is said that Indian politics makes Kejriwal! Now come and conquer strange bed-fellows. The veracity of Mumbai and eventually the whole this maxim can be seen in the re- nation. Goodluck! — Chandrakant Kotian, Vikhroli cently concluded Delhi Assembly

Overconfidence bad in cricket and politics

Uniform Number plates

WITH so many hit and run cases, it is our request to the authorities to make it compulsory for all vehicles to have uniform sized number plates that are easily readable. Rash and drunken driving is a menace in Mumbai and if not nipped in the bud it will reach massive proporCAUGHT NAPPING? Indians abroad tions. Pedestrians are at OF are notorious for ill-treating their domestic high risk due to such driv- LETTER THE DAY helps, and in countries where labour laws ers and many vehicles are stringent, it is not surprising that many have numbers written in a fancy people are caught on the wrong foot. fashion that are hardly readable. It is no wonder that many drivers who depict this as a case of racial dis- are at fault flee the scene of an accicrimination, infringement of Diplo- dent and no one can memorise matic Immunity, human rights their numbers. — Rohinton Mistry, Dadar violation etc. If indeed Ms. Khobragade was handcuffed prior to her arrest, as reported in a section of the Press, then it is a clear case of human rights violation, for which THE population of Thane West is the American authorities have to be growing by leaps and bounds every taken to task. It needs to be con- day and there are several people demned outright. But she clearly who travel daily by the Central Railcannot claim any Diplomatic Im- way. These people have to queue up munity, precisely because she was near the station for an auto rick— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli not discharging any diplomatic shaw or a TMT bus after a long day chore at the time. Most of the media at work. It would be in the best inappears to be ignorant of the provi- terest of the public, if there could be sions of the Vienna Convention on a share auto system from Thane THIS refers to ‘Real Diplomatic Consular relations, 1963. The Asian West Railway Station to various desMess’ (14 December). Kudos to the Community, especially the Indians tinations. This is a sincere request to ADC for presenting the Devyani abroad, are notorious for ill-treating auto unions and other authorities Khobragade episode in a correct their domestic helps. In countries like the traffic police to take up this perspective! This is unlike most like the USA, where the labour laws initiative and introduce this system other newspapers and the visual are very stringent in statute as well near Thane West. — Murugesh Iyer, Thane media, who have needlessly tried to as in implementation, it is not sur-

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CLUELESS TEAM: The dismal performance of the clueless Indian team against South Africa is an indication of their unpreparedness. M.S. Dhoni and his boys are clueless about the South African attack and their performance in the ODI series can be compared to the Congress humiliation in the recent elections. Over confidence is bad it both in politics or cricket and one needs to perform in all conditions to remain at the top. Constancy is the key for success which comes from motivation as well as determination. Delhi CM Sheila Dixit sarcastically asked who Arvind Kejriwal was before the elections. She got her answer after the election result and the graceful lady may not even have in her wildest dream imagined that this man

would be responsible for ending her political career. The AAP (Aam Admi Party) it seems has proven heavy over the PAAP (sins) of the Congress and taught them a startling lesson which even Rahul Gandhi admitted they need to learn from the common man’s party. While it will be relatively easy for India to bounce back in the Tests in South Africa, it will be a mammoth task for the Congess to win Parliamentary elections. They will need to connect with the ordinary voter which will happen with time and their actions. — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

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Explain the physiography of the Deccan Plateau

Ans The inverted triangular plateau region to the south of the Narmada river is called Deccan Plateau. Its base in the north is formed by the Satpuda Range, Mahadeo and Maikal hills. II The Maghalaya plateu and associated hill complex from the North East India are also parts of the Deccan Plateau. III The Western and the Eastern ghats from the margins of the Deccan Plateau. IV The Deccan Plateu is divided into the following sub-regions. 1) Satpuda-Mahadeo-Maaikal Range 2) Maharashtra Plateau 3) Karnataka-Telangana Plateau 4) Eastern plateau compromising of a part of Chota Nagpur plateau, Mahanandi Basin, Dandakaranya and Garhjat Hills. 2) Explain subregions of Deccan Plateau in detail Ans Satpuda-Mahadeo-Maikal Range 1 These form the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau. The Satpuda range occupying the area between the Narmada and Tapi river. Starts from eastern Gujarat and extends for a distance of 800 km. II The Burhanpur gap in its central part provides an access to North India. Its hill tops are mostly flat and their height varies from 700 to 900 m. III The eastern extension of the Satpudas can be seen in the form of Mahadeo Range in Madhya Pradesh and Maikal Range in Chhattisgarh. The Maikal Range forms a divide between the Narmada Basin and the Mahanandi Basin. IV The three major river system-Narmada, Mahanandi and Wainganga collect their head waters from this hill complex. 2) Maharashtra Plateau I The north western part of the Deccan Plateau is known as the Maharashtra plateau. II The Basalt rocks of this region are formed by fisser volcanic eruption eg lava, it spreads over the region horizontally. The maximum thickness of this basalt is around 2 km. III Due to the horizontal nature of the basalt rocks, the region has an appearance of a series of flat lands placed at different heights. The hill tops are generally flat. IV The altitude of the plateau ranges from 400 m to 600 m. The Tapi basin in the north slopes westward, while the plateau portion to the south of this basin gently slopes eastward and forms upper part of Godavari and Krishna basins. V A number of offshoot from the Western Ghats run in a West to East direction and form the divisions between different river basins. VI The eastern part of this plateau is occupied by the Wardha-Wainganga basin and they flow in the North South direction. 3) Karnataka-Telangana Plateau: I It is the South most part of the Deccan plateau and it covers a large portion of the Plateau. II It is a region of crystalline rocks, mainly granite and granitic gneiss as well as metamorphic forms of some sedimentary formation. The plateau is also spotted with a number of low and rounded granitic hills. III The area compromises of parts of Godavari and Krishna basins in its north and Kaveri basin in the South. IV In Karnataka, the Plateau region is called Maidan. It has an average altitude of 400 m.The plateau is charecteriised by low hills that separate the basins of various rivers. V The Telangana plateau is located along the eastern and the north eastern side of Karnataka plateau. The Eastern Ghats from its eastern boundary. The region is flat with a few scattered, isolated dome, shaped hills. VI The average altitude of the plateu ranges between 300 m and 600 m. 4) The Eastern Plateau The eastern plateau compromises of three sub regions 1) Mahanadi basin 2) Dandakaranya and 3) Garhjat. 1) Mahanadi Basin: I The area to the South of the Chota Nagpur Plateau is relatively a low-lying region and it is surrounded by hill ranges or plateaus. II It occupies the central part of Chhatisgarh and the western part of Odisha. The Maikal Range forms its western boundary while the eastern ghats form the eastern limit. III The surrounding plateaus or hill ranges have an average height of 500 m while the low-lying area is about 300 m. The land slopes towards the east. 2) Dandakaranya: I The southern part of Chattisgarh state and South Western part of Odisha is known as Dandakaranya. II The central part is a high rising plateau with altitudes

A difference in the rules to elect a senate member in Mumbai University has led to chaos among those waiting to grab the seat By Yatin Ingle

Shobha Wagle Geography lecturer

fter senior senate and management council member Dilip Karande passed away last month, all eyes are now on his seat. As per the rules, the position has to be filled. A difference in the rules however, has led to chaos among the undergraduate constituency senate members who are all

GEOGRAPHY - 7 ranging between 700 m. to 800 m. III The plateau is divided into two haves by the east-west flowing Indravati river. IV Dandakaranya is known for its rich Iron-ore deposits. 3) Garjat Hills I These hills occupy the north western part of Odisha. II The region is drained by rivers Brahmani and Baitarni. 2) Write in detail on economic development in the Deccan Plateau. Ans 1 The Economic development of a region depends on its natural resources, irrigation, agriculture, industries, transport and tourism. 1) Agriculture I Agriculture is the main occupation in the region. II Rice is the main crop in the eastern part where as wheat is produced in the northern part of the plateau. III Jowar, cotton, sugar cane and oilseeds are grown mostly in the Maharashtra plateau where as bajra is predominant in the western part of the Deccan plateau. IV Pulses grow in the northern part of the plateau. 2) I

Irrigation: The irrigation facilities like lakes, tanks, canal from reservoirs of rivers, wells etc. are well developed in this region. II Lakes constitute the backbone of irrigation in Bhandara and are crucial for the rice and sugar cane cultivation. Bandharas, check dams or diversion weirs built reservoirs. III Tanks called ‘kere’ in Kannada are the predominant traditional method of irrigation in the central Karnataka plateu and are fed by channels and streams in the valley. The tanks ate built in a series, usually situated a few kilometers apart. The out flow of one tank supplies water to the next tank downstream. IV As agriculture plays a significant role in obtaining food yield from the land. 3 Mining I Maharashtra Plateau is richly endowedwith various minerals of industrial importance like coal, Iron ore, Manganese, Limestone, copper Bauxite, silica sand and rock salt. Bituminous coal found in Bhandara, Nagpur and Chandrapur. II Karnataka is one of the main gold producing state in the country. It has rich deposits of granite. 3) Industries I Deccan Plateau is an industrially well developed region for ago based and mineral based industries. II Maharashtra is one of the most industrialized states in the country. Cotton textile industry is the largest and oldest industry in the state. It has many other industries like sugar, automobiles, electronics and food processing. III Karnataka plateau has many industries like machie tools, electronic products, telecommunication, equipments ect. IV Benguluru and Pune have become popular hubs of the IT industry.

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vying for the seat. As per the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994, the varsity’s standing committee will choose a candidate from the under-graduate constituency, from among those who had contested the elections at the same time as the elected senate member who has passed away; whereas the Maharashtra Universities Amendments and Statutes 1976 says that the varsity will

have to re-elect a senate member from the undergraduate constituency which the senator belonged to. Santosh Gangurde, one of the contenders of the seat says, “The seat should be filled as per the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994 only, as the statutes have not been revised after 1976. The standing committee should select and nominate a candidate”. The same situation has also arisen in the case of the Management Council seat, as the Yuva Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Vidhyarthi Sena – who are both vying for the senate seat – will also have a chance to grab the Management Council seat. In this case, the Management Council members will have to elect a senate member from the undergraduates constituency for the seat. These elections will be only among Management Council members. When the ADC spoke to Dr. Naresh Chandran, Pro Vice Chancellor, he said, “The senate and management council member will be finalised as per the rules and protocol. This finalisation will take place soon”.

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EW DELHI: Calling on the youth to commence the journey of curbing corruption from their homes, former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday said 21st century needs leaders, who can work with integrity. Delivering the first Defence Estates Day Lecture here he said an analysis has found that 30 per cent houses in India were corrupt, reports PTI. "Of the 200 millions houses in the country 60 million houses are corrupt. Each house comprise parent and their children," he said. "The question is will the daughter or son would be bold enough to say to their corrupt father please do not do that (corruption)? Let’s start from the home," he added. Kalam observed that though the government could frame laws, it would only end up in filling jails. "Young people have got a responsibility to make a home clean and transparent home," the former President stated. Kalam was responding to questions posed by the audience after his lecture on the topic 'Creative Leadership

for Transforming Societies'. Earlier, addressing the gathering he highlighted the qualities required for leadership. A leader, he said, must have a vision and courage to take decisions. "Leader should be transparent in every action...The 21st century needs leaders working with integrity and succeed with integrity," Kalam stressed. He also stressed that the economic development of any nation is definitely linked with the creative leadership. For success in all the missions, it is essential to have creative leaders, he added. Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh also spoke on the occasion.

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The real estate sector through 2013 was plagued with numerous troubles. The overall economic climate, coupled with inflation and high interest rates, kept buyers at bay. But, if one is to believe the current trend in the economy, there is hope that year 2014 would bring in some good news for the sector. Overall, there were some policy decisions in favour and some not in favour of the sector in 2013. Mayura Shanbaug takes stock of the situation and events that have impacted the sector and how they would continue to do so in 2014 as well.

hile the real estate market witnessed a drastic fall in sales across regions, property prices in some established markets dropped on account of an oversupply situation. However, in most regions, especially in emerging areas having ongoing projects, developers continued to hold on to their prices making some locations unaffordable. While the office space segment witnessed improved transactions through the first half of the year, the retail segment continued to face challenges such as supply of quality spaces affecting overall absorption. The residential demand improved during 2013; however, developers continued to struggle with unsold inventories and reduced cash flows for construction. Major events in the last one year which impacted the sector were: a) RBI scrapping 80:20 housing loan schemes b) 1 % TDS on immovable property over Rs 50 lakh in the Budget c) Rs 1 lakh tax incentive for first time home buyer this too in the Budget and d) Introduction of real

estate investment trusts (Reits) in the country. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to call off the dubious 80:20 and 75:25 schemes, as the banking regulator felt that such products increase the risk for both banks and borrowers especially if there is a dispute between the buyer and the builder or the project is not delivered on time,” says Sachin Sandhir, MD, RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) South Asia. The RBI advised banks to closely link home loan disbursal with the stages of construction of a housing project. “The move puts a check on price escalation, as it will dissuade investors or short-term buyers from investing in the otherwise popular under-construction projects,” he says. “Several viewpoints have been floated since the RBI announced this ban, largely speculating on a fall in real estate prices as a consequence,” says Ashutosh Limaye, Head – Research & REIS, Jones Lang LaSalle India. “It has been opined that devel-

opers’ holding power will be significantly reduce, forcing them to reduce prices. This analysis of the situation is based on the currently high levels of inventory that developers are saddled with, especially in larger cities like Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi,” he says. “Despite the RBI’s edict, it is important to note that there are other dynamics at play in some of these larger cities which could result in developers resisting price cuts. In the first place, the cost of land in these cities is already at astronomic levels. Secondly, the recent amendment to the Land Acquisition and R&R Bill will raise land owners’ expectations, which means that developers will have to negotiate harder for available land. As a result, developers in these cities will now operate from the standpoint that overall real estate prices will, in fact, rise going forward,” explains Limaye. At a time when the real estate sector is reeling under a liquidity crunch Continued on pg 14 »

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he slowdown in the economy over the past few months has affected almost all sectors. Retail is no exception. One of the most important reasons for this is very high inflation. Fortunately, the affect of slowdown in retail is not as bad as it is in other sectors like automobile, real estate etc. Year 2014 being an election year is expected to be slow in the first few months however, it would certainly pick up from 2nd quarter onwards. Like any other industry, retail industry is also hoping for a stable government after election which would boost the confidence of the investors and general sentiments in the market. Many new companies who have been studying the market over the past year and half are almost certain to set up shops by the third and fourth quarter of the financial year. Growth for most of the retail companies this year has come through the increase in prices of the product. There has been very minor increase in the volume which has affected the bottom line. The phenomenon of discount sale was at its peak this year which I am sure is something that retailers would like to correct next year. The pattern of “Sale” needs to go through a dramatic correction if retailers would like to see a healthy growth in the bottom line and profitability. As far as consumers are concerned, they are going to see many new brands. Many popular international brands have been making right noises over the past few years but have not been able to set up shops in the country so far. Big retailers like H&M, Carrefour, Tesco, IKEA seems to be almost certain to open store in the year 201415. This will not only give many choices to the consumers but will also help the existing retailers in bring more consumers to the shop. The rise of income of the middle class and lower middle class is certainly helping the market dynamics. The branded products are increasingly becoming a choice for most of the consumers for urban and semi-urban areas. Shopping Malls in many cities are helping the retailers increase their volume. The Malls are able to induce the shoppers to spend more time on the shop floor by offering almost everything under one roof. Various options of entertainment, multiplex, food & beverage and services like ATM, florist, Drop boxes, large parking, Baby care room etc are helping the shoppers spend more time in the Mall. Consumers shopping habits have changed and reliance on mobile devices increased, retailers are looking at ways to embrace mobile/digital technology to better serve customers. There are more on focus on store experiences for lifestyle merchandising that brings the products/services to life to interactive displays that encourage exploration and the “hands-on” experiences. E-commerce is also gaining ground in the market. Companies like Amazon.com, Flipkart, Jabong, eBay have understood the psychology of Indian consumers and they have been aggressively marketing their offerings. This has made the retail very exciting. With most of the urban and semi-urban population have internet access; this will also be an exciting format for the retailers as well as consumers.

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2014 Could Be Better Continued from pg 13 « and poor sales, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has re-initiated the process of introducing real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the country. “The decision to allow listing of Reits in India as an investment product has the potential to boost the liquidity situation of cash-starved developers, who are struggling to find funds for their construction activities. This will also boost the subdued investor sentiment in the country,” says Sachin Sandhir. “Reits will provide an investment avenue which is less risky than under-construction properties, as well as offer easier exit routes along with regular income,” he says. “Allowing Reits is a sign of the maturity of the Indian real estate market. Reits reduce individual speculation in real estate assets and allow for more professional investment and management in the sector,” says Sanjay Dutt, executive managing director, South Asia, Cushman & Wakefield, a real estate consultancy. According to Cushman & Wakefield, around 57 million square feet of office space is vacant in India and over 200 million square feet of investable ‘Grade A’ leased offices are unsold. These properties can be used by Reits to generate rental incomes. The residential segment, where annual rental yield is low (2-5%), will be better suited for capital appreciation. Another affecting factor is that, amidst the global economic uncertainty, fiscal consolidation; the prevailing local market conditions have affected investor sentiments. According to the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), the Construction Development sector received a total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow of INR 1,052 bn (USD 22.8 bn) during April 2000 to September 2013. These amounts to an 11.1% share of the total FDI equity inflow and are the second highest amongst all sectors, outlining the importance of the sector in attracting valuable foreign capital to the country. From 2005, the DIPP allowed 100% FDI

ALL IS NOT LOST:

Pankaj Kapoor, managing director, Liaises Foras, a real estate rating and research company explains that the announcement of Rs 1 lakh tax incentive for first time home buyer in the Budget will continue to be a big boost to the affordable segment. “For the first time in 12 years the Finance Minister had increased the interest benefit for the first time home buyers from Rs 1.5 lakhs a year to Rs 2.5 lakhs. So his interest rate benefit which was earlier 57 % of his total exemption has now gone up to 96 %, which is very good,” he adds. Though the housing sector has witnessed a total investment of INR 22.4 bn in the first three quarters of 2013 as compared to INR 25.1 bn investment during the same period last year, the total PE investments have increased from INR 37.5 bn last year to INR 47.2 bn in 2013 for the same period indicating greater interest. Despite the continued large scale migration of the rural poor to urban areas, the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17), has estimated the total housing shortage in rural areas at 43.67 million units. The slum population in India was projected to be 94.98 mn in 2012 and is expected to touch 104.67 mn by 2017. This increase in population, if not matched with the required increase in housing units could contribute to the development of further slums in urban areas, creating a social problem and becoming detrimental to the overall health of the Indian economy. Hence, the total housing demand in the country by 2017 could be as high as 88.78 mn units. As per the latest Economic Survey of India, institutional credit for housing investment is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 18-20 % per annum in next three-five years and the housing sector’s contribution to GDP is likely to increase substantially. “In the coming year, for the first six to eight months, growth momentum may not be the same as it used to be during boom period between 2006 and 2008. However, economic indicators suggest that market is poised for growth in the second half of the year after the general elections in May 2014,” concludes Sachin Sandhir. through automatic route in townships, housing and built-up infrastructure and construction developments, which drove up the FDI inflows in FY2008 and FY2009. However, post the global economic recession in 2008, which mainly affected real estate markets globally, FDI commitments to the sector were low. Hence, since 2010 onwards the sector has been attracting lesser FDI equity with its share falling to as low as 1% in 2011 and increasing up to only 6% in 2012. “In the past few years, FDI investors were stuck in complicated approval processes, which made the time lines of projects they invested in uncertain and their financial planning estimates went wrong. Apart from cost overruns due to inflationary pressure on materials etc, the investors are worried about their timelines for exit which has been elongated and had adversely affected their returns on investments. Hence, the lack of certainty with regards to the time lines in the country risk compounded by the bureaucratic hurdles and corruption is further shaking

the confidence of the investors,” said Lalit Kumar Jain, Chairman of Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) in a recently published white paper on the housing sector. According to the CREDAI white paper, India is rated as one of the lowest destinations for attracting cross border investments in real estate globally. In fact it is the lowest even amongst the BRIC countries. Other Asian countries markets such as China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, are ahead of India. Given that the first six months of the current financial year have recorded FDI equity inflows into the sector at INR 41.6 bn (USD 685 mn), there are indications that the rest of the year could record FDI equity inflows at par with the figures observed last year. “Hence, the Government needs to take some concrete steps to create international investor interest in order to attract more foreign equity capital into the country and cross the previous thresholds,” says Jain.

Tata Value Homes Brilliant Marketing Strategy Pays Off Company sets a new record by selling more than 50 homes online in 4 days; Underscores the Success of the Online Format with sales of over Rs 25 Crore.

By A Business Reporter

ata Value Homes Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Housing Development Company, amongst India’s fastest growing real estate company concluded India’s first–ever online home booking with sales totalling more than Rs.25 crore. Impressively, it homes sold more than 50 apartments in four days with payments via debit and credit cards during the Great Online Shopping Festival by Google. Out of the over 50 apartments that were sold, around 40 % were bought by people from tier 2 cities and NRI’s contributed a little over 30 % to the overall sale. This well-priced sale offer attracted buyers from places like UK, US, Kenya, Malaysia, Dubai, Muscat globally and cities like Jodhpur, Ajmer, Baroda, Surat, Kanpur, Mangalore, Chikmangluru and others in India. With this offer, TVHL gave buyers access to a wide range of attractively-priced homes available at the click of a button, and was accompanied by parallel offers by parent company Tata Housing. Tata Value Homes (TVHL), a 100 % subsidiary of Tata Housing was the only real estate player to feature in the online sale. Speaking on the same, Brotin Banerjee, MD & CEO at Tata Housing said, “Our partnership with google is in line with our endeavor to

enable ease of transaction for our consumers. We have being thinking about integrating an online payment mechanism for quite some time but finally decided to go ahead with it when google offered us an opportunity to be a part of GOSF. Increasing demand for portable and online transactions by consumers was another reason to participate in GOSF.” “While we were expecting an overwhelming response from metros, we were quite surprised with the response from NRI’s and Tier 2 cities

in our properties. The success of this sale strengthens our belief that the accessibility and convenience of the internet makes it an ideal medium for end-users and investors alike. Following the success of this inaugural sale where both the marketing of the sale, and the transaction itself, were conducted purely online - we plan to add several more to the calendar, providing consumers more frequent avenues for accessing quality homes,” he added. Tata Value Homes’ integrated payment gateway offered an exclusive 30:70 scheme with a booking amount of only Rs. 20,000/-. Following which the buyer will have to pay 30% of the amount within 45 days and 70% of the amount on the possession of the apartments Along with Tata Value Homes, Tata Housing focused on Premium and Luxury housing also received an overwhelming response from NRI’s and consumers from Tier 1 & 2 cities during the Great Online Shopping Festival. Out of the close to 300 leads generated during the festival, around 30% was from NRI’s, 30% was from Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities and rest was from metros. Tata Housing’s projects with special offers were Amantra (Mumbai), Aveza (Mumbai),Prim anti (Gurgaon), Ariana (Bhubaneswar), Riva (Bengluru) The Promont(Bengaluru), and Myst (Kasauli)

MF AUM Edge Towards Rs 9 Trillion Mark Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

By Dominic Rebello

he Indian mutual fund industry’s month-end assets under management (AUM) rose 7% (or Rs 560 bn) to a record high of Rs 8.90 trillion in November, as per the monthly numbers released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The rise in AUM was primarily due to inflows into liquid / money market funds, says a Crisil Research report. The report added, money market / liquid funds saw net inflows worth Rs 514 bn and rise of 30% (or Rs 573 bn) in AUM due to improved liquidity in the system and cyclical inflows. Liquidity in the banking system improved in November due to gilt purchases via open market operations (OMOs) and an additional 11-day repo auction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Government spending also helped ease liquidity in the system. Improvement in liquidity is confirmed by the fact that the banks’ average borrowing via the central bank’s marginal standing facility (MSF) decreased to around Rs 120 bn in November compared to an average borrowing of Rs 371 bn in October. Further, average net borrowing via the RBI’s liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) - the repo and reverse repo - declined to Rs 380 bn in November compared to Rs 400 bn in October. In October-November, the category saw record inflows of Rs 1.19 trillion on a consolidated basis. Equity funds’ AUM (including ELSS funds) rose by 1% (Rs 17 bn) to Rs 1.75 trillion marking its third monthly rise in a row. The rise in equity funds’ assets was an outcome of inflows

on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.

TOP PERFORMING FUNDS

Scheme Name Nature ICICI Prudential Exports and Other Services Fund - Growth Equity Taurus Ultra Short Term Bond-Super IP -Growth Debt HDFC Index Fund - Sensex Plan Equity LIC Nomura MIP - Cumulative Debt Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Growth Debt Religare Invesco Overnight Fund - Growth Liquid IDFC G Sec Fund - Short Term– Reg - Growth Gilt SBI Magnum Balanced Fund - Growth Balanced

1 M% 0.98 0.76 2.58 0.72 0.76 0.65 0.23 4.43

6 M% 32.6 4.97 10.6 4.96 4.76 4.38 5.26 10.06

1 Y% 38.42 10.02 8.89 8.46 9.97 9.65 10.63 10.79

3 Y% 12.99 9.9 2.05 5.39 8.36 8.45 6.78 5.24

*Note:- Returns calculated for less than 1 year are Absolute returns and returns calculated for more than 1 year are compounded annualized. NAV as on December 13, 2013

in the category, and rise in the small and midcap indices. The CNX Midcap and CNX Small cap indices saw gains of 2% and 4%, respectively, in November compared to a 2% fall for the CNX Nifty (market benchmark). The category saw inflows of Rs 7 bn in the month (highest in the past five months) compared to outflows of Rs 35 bn in the previous month. Gilt funds’ AUM rose 7% (or Rs 5 bn) to Rs 80 bn primarily due to inflows of Rs 5.30 bn. . Gilt prices were down in the month on worries of rise in inflation, depreciation of the rupee and heavy supply of bonds. The 10-year benchmark 7.16% 2023 paper’s yield rose to 9.04% on November 29, 2013 from 8.62% on October 31, 2013. Investors continued to exit from gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the sixth consecutive month amid weakness in the underlying asset class prices. The category’s AUM fell by 6% to Rs 93 bn led by outflows of Rs 1.3 bn

and mark-to-market losses. Fixed maturity plans (FMPs) continued to attract investor attention due to prevalent high yields of debt instruments in the financial market. Yield on the one-year commercial paper (CP) and certificate of deposit (CD) rose to 9.98% and 9.29% on November 29, 2013 compared to 9.78% and 9.02%, respectively, at the end of October 2013, said the report.

MUTUAL FUND UPDATE

Kotak MF announces dividend under Kotak Quarterly Interval Plan Series 2 Kotak Mutual Fund has announced December 16, 2013 as the record date for declaration of dividend under the dividend option of Kotak Quarterly Interval Plan Series 2. The quantum of dividend (per unit) will be entire appreciation in Net Asset Value of dividend option until December 16, 2013

Motilal Oswal MF has introduced Motilal Oswal Value Index (MOVI) Pack Plan Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has introduced Motilal Oswal Value Index (MOVI) Pack Plan. This plan is a Systematic Transfer Plan from specific debt schemes into selected equity schemes. Under this facility, investors can transfer money from Motilal Oswal MOSt Ultra Short Term Bond Fund to Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund, with allocations based on MOVI levels. The MOVI is calculated taking into account Price to Earnings, Price Book and Dividend Yield of the CNX Nifty Index.

BSL MF announces dividend under five of its schemes Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has announced December 16, 2013 as the record date for declaration of dividend under the 6 schemes namely, Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan, Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund, Birla Sun Life Gilt Plus – Regular Plan, Birla Sun Life Gilt Plus - PF Plan and Birla Sun Life Gilt PlusLiquid Plan. SBI MF revises load structure of SBI Treasury Advantage Fund SBI Mutual Fund revised the load structure of SBI Treasury Advantage Fund. The load has been changed to 0.50 % for redemptions within 9 months. The scheme did not charge any load earlier. The change will be effective from December 13.

USD/INR Expected To Trade Between 61.50 - 63.50 PRAMIT BRAHMBHATT is CEO of Alpari Financial Services (India)

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SD/INR pair traded volatile last week. At the start of last week the Rupee appreciated by almost 1% to hit four month high and closed on a positive note for the fourth consecutive session as the main opposition party BJP, won in three out of four key state elections, results declared last week. Investors welcomed the party open heartedly as it is widely seen as more stable and business friendly under the leadership of Narendra

Modi. But soon the impact of the strong showing by the key opposition party in state elections started to lose its hold on the market, also the IIP data disappointed later in the week which further depreciated Rupee and posted its 1st weekly gain in four weeks. The trading range for the USD/INR pair for the week is expected to be within 61.50 to 63.50. It is recommended to be cautious and Buy USD/INR Futures on dips with the appropriate stop loss as Rupee is expected to depreciate against dollar. Pivot Point for the Pair is at 61.97 and below is the Support and Resistance levels. Disappointing India’s industrial production data which lowered for the first time in four months in October complicated the RBI’s mission of cooling down prices - as well as adding to the government’s difficulties as it is heading towards the third term in a national election due by next May. 27 Dec 13 USD/INR

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Industrial output in the Euro-zone unexpectedly dropped 1.1% in October, the biggest monthly decline since September 2012 confusing predictions of a 0.3% rise, thereby raising concerns that the economy is again struggling to regain momentum. Furthermore, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monthly report for December indicated that the central bank is very keen on continuing its accommodative monetary policy for a long time, amid downside risks to the region. The report further highlighted that economic risks are tilted to the downside, while risks to its consumer price outlook 1st Resistance 62.8792

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are broadly balanced. Reiterating the monthly report’s stance was ECB Board member, Benoit Coeure who asserted that he could not rule out further monetary easing, including cutting interest rates, moving deposit rate into negative territory or providing additional liquidity to the banking sector. Additionally, another Board member, Peter Praet insisted that the central would definitely act decisively again if downside risks materialize. The US Dollar tried to recover despite mixed data released last Thursday, according to the US Census Bureau, advance retail sales in the US increased 0.7%, on a monthly basis, in November, the highest level recorded since June and compared to a revised 0.6% rise recorded in the preceding month. Additionally, the US business inventories increased 0.7%, the largest gain in nine months, after rising 0.6% in September. In contrast, the US Department of Labour reported that the initial jobless claims for state employment benefits increased by 68,000 to a seasonally adjusted 368,000 for the week ended 6 December 2013.

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« BRAND GYAN JAGDEEP KAPOOR

is CMD of Samsika Marketing Consultancy

DISCIPLINE CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU Extremely low profile, this shy trader, whom his peers acknowledge as the ‘A – Z encyclopedia of Technical Analysis’ has a track record that would astound many an analysts. A former Senior Technical Analyst with a leading fund management and broking house, where he continues to remain consultant, Sanjay Bhatia, also a Columnist for a weekly investments newspaper, now spends time trading, teaching and also advising Ultra HNI’s on how to outperform the markets. His is an interesting mix of method and mental posture, which is largely responsible for his near 80% return year after year, no matter it be a bull or bear market. According to him “Markets may change and the specific techniques or systems that work best may change, but the underlying core principles that lead to trading success stay the same” In conversation with Dominic Rebello, he throws light on the art of succeeding as a trader.

When Brand Offerings Are Rejected...

n my experience over two decades of brand sales and marketing, I have found that brand marketers and sales and marketing professionals get dejected whenever their brand is objected to and their offering is rejected. Thus a very critical element of success in brand marketing is to be able to face and handle objection so that consumer rejections do not lead to team dejections. Let us go to the root cause and find out the various reasons for his state of affairs and also the various solutions that can be handled and given to increase brand sales, brand growth and brand profits. Firstly, let us look at the objection front. Consumers raise objections to a product brand or service brand because they may find certain gaps either in their understanding or in the sufficiency of information or just the fact that they don’t like the marketers. Objections are natural behaviourial elements from consumers. Consumers may object to buying a product brand or a service brand if they do not comprehend what the brands stand for. It is very important that objections from consumers be clearly understood and addressed and responded to immediately. This would improve the understanding of the consumers about the brand and objections would go down. Brand marketers must consider objections positively and use them as opportunities to build their brands and increase sales and market shares. One must be very careful in ensuring that a credible and appropriate brand ambassador is chosen who is acceptable to consumers so that there is a greater acceptance of the brand. This will help reduce or overcome objections opening the path to grand brand sales. A brand could face Rejection because of poor product or inferior service or merely because the consumer is not aware about the brand. Brand faces rejection from consumers for various reasons. If these reasons are removed there is a very good probability that consumers would choose the brand and not reject it. Inferior product or poor service could be a reason for the consumer rejecting the brand. In all the cases it is important that world class quality be offered to the consumer with proper awareness and need assessment so that the consumer is able to benefit and improve his standard of living and quality of life. This would help reduce or eliminate rejection and increase consumer acceptance. A brand marketing team could get dejected because it is human nature to feel low and depressed whenever there are barriers and objections raised and whenever a brand offering is not accepted or rejected. Brand marketers get de-motivated and dejected when consumers do not accept the brand or switch to other brands leading to the moral going down as also the sales. The right solution is to regularly train the brand marketing team and make them internally tough and at the same time externally sensitive to changing consumer needs. The Brand Marketing team must be alive to adapting their brand so that the consumer gets the best benefit avoid dejection. Thus we see that if the root cause of consumers facing objections is tackled and the main reasons of brand rejections are solved then there will be little scope for dejections especially if the marketing team is regularly trained and motivated to face a number of these issues. You must move towards an environment of No objection, No rejection, No dejection to build winning brands. Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved. Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

« SPOTLIGHT

A little background about yourself? I have been a practicing Technical Analyst for over 15 years, but would still like to consider myself as a student of this vast, complicated and fascinating subject.

At what point had you given a thought to making a career in the stock markets? During my college years being a commerce graduate, with a peer group where everyone was interested in stock markets especially with the tech boom on the brink of happening on bourses due to the Y2K problem, I had decided to make a career in the stock markets and just knew I would succeed. There was no question that it was what I was supposed to do in life. Somehow I followed the principle of “Do what you love, the money and success shall follow”. The same principle incidentally was quoted in the movie 3 Idiots “Baccha kabil bano, kabil ... kamyabi to sali jhak maar ke peeche bhagegi”.

How do you pick your trades? Do you use technical analysis, or do you employ fundamental data? In today’s time when you are bombarded with information through various channels and which get discounted so fast you, cannot rely on any single theory. I therefore use the Fundo-Techno approach. However, the weightage to technical analysis would be far greater than the fundamental approach as entry and exit points are key to making fortunes on the Street. Moreover, the Fundamentals that you read about are typically useless as the markets have already discounted the same.

What appeals to you about investing? The short side or its the long side? Trending markets appeal to me. However, according to me, trading on either side needs conviction, discipline, patience and a firm belief in your system.

What differentiates you from other investors? I may not be different from other experienced people in my approach in picking stocks based on Technicals, but I would say that Patience and tight Stop Losses would be my positive points. What gives you that edge? Remaining unbiased and believing in my conviction and ability to pick the right stocks and not getting swayed by the news flow and grapevine helps me to succeed.

« MARKET WIZARD SANJAY BHATIA Is there any applicable lesson to Trading / investing? Over the years two key lessons have stayed with me 1) Be on the right side of the market, Trend is your best Friend. 2) Cut your losses and ride your profits. Maintain strict stop losses. Discipline is the key to Success. The key to long-term survival and prosperity has a lot to do with money management skills and techniques which need to be incorporated into your technical system. Never get emotionally attached to a position or trade

How much of what you do is gut felt? If you are investing / trading in a disciplined manner, there is no place for gut feel. Though believing in yourself against all odds does take into account some degree of your instincts.

Do you try to anticipate or follow market trends?

What is the basis of your theory? It is necessary to think ahead of the markets if you want to earn handsome profits. Therefore some degree of anticipation is required. The proportion of anticipation and following market trends have to be equal. None should over whelm you.

When you put money and it goes against you, how do you decide when you’re wrong? What do you do next? Stop Losses are the key. However, the most important way to understand whether I am right or wrong in case of a doubt is to get back to the basics of your system and re-analyze your decision. In case you think you are wrong get out of the trade and book losses immediately. Never average a losing trade. As Sir Ed Seykota would put it “If you can’t take a small loss, sooner or later you will take the mother of all losses” Any positions you ever lost sleep over? Though I have never lost sleep being a strict disciplinarian when trading, you do think over your position day in day out. Since most of the trades are positional based, you need to ponder over the next emerging scenario. What would make you wary of a trade? Entering a trade either a Buy/Sell ahead of time or before my Technical System gives it; makes me wary of a trade.

Of the tens of thousands of trades that you have done, which was your best trade? Amongst the many good trades that have earned me handsome profits over the past 15 years predicting the reversal of markets in early 2008, against the general euphoric conditions and projecting the quantum of fall is amongst the few that make me delighted.

What makes a trader successful? What is your success mantra? Amidst all the qualities that are required to make you successful in trading, I think it finally boils down to Discipline that can make or break you. Any final words? Believe in yourself, build a trading System that suits you and follow it like a True Disciplinarian.

Soybean Prices On The Recovery Path VEDIKA NARVEKAR

is Chief Manager, Agri Commodities, Angel Commodities Broking

« GUEST COLUMN

oybean prices which were under the grip of bears in the second-quarter of the current financial year on above normal monsoons, higher area covered under soybean and thus, expectations of record high output, have recovered sharply since Sep’13 as prolonged excessive rains in the main soybean producing state of Madhya Pradesh damaged the standing crop. Prices touched a high of Rs. 4020 per quintal (qtl) in early Nov’13 as against a low Rs. 3349.50 per quintal in Sep’13 on fears

of a decline in the output as excessive rains damaged the was the largest importer of soy meal from India due to the standing crop. Lower arrivals of the new crop in the physi- trade sanctions imposed by the world leaders. However, currently there is no fresh export demand in India and the cal due to high moisture content in soybean also pushed millers are crushing to complete the pending export prices higher. Weak domestic currency at around 62 orders which are due to shipment until Jan’14. Also, due against the US Dollar added fuel to the rally. However, prices have witnessed a respite post Diwali as the pace of to the signing of the nuclear deal between Iran and the six arrivals increased. Also, lower demand from the crushing world leaders trade sanctions towards Iran have been industry on the back of fall in demand for soy meal as well eased. This has increased threat of shifting of Iran’s soy as soy oil led to a further decline in the prices. Currently meal export demand from India to other leading suppliers such as Brazil and Argentina. the Jan’14 Futures are trading at a level of Rs. 3766 per According to the latest WASDE report released by the quintal. USDA, global soybean production is projected to increase Soybean output which was earlier estimated at record to a record 284.94 million tonnes as against 283.54 mil129.83 lakh tonnes (tn) by the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has been revised downward to lion tonnes in Nov’13 2013. Soybean output is projected 122.35 lakh tn. Although SOPA’s estimates stands much at 88.66 million tonnes. Global end stocks for 2013/14 below the farm ministry’s first advance estimates of are projected at 70.62 million tonnes, marginally up 156.81 lakh tonnes released in Sep’13, it still remains against its earliest projection of 70.23 million tonnes. The higher than the one observed last year, thanks to remureported has projected global domestic consumption at nerative prices which boosted farmers to opt for this lucra- 270.87 million tonnes against 270 million tonnes in Nov’13 while global exports are projected to increase tive crop. Soymeal exports from India between April-Nov’13 2013 108.77 million tonnes as against 107.83 million tonnes. Conab has forecast the total area under soybean in the have increased 12.25% to 15.59 lakh tonnes as against 13.89 lakh tonnes during the same period last year. Iran, 2013-14 at 29.4 million hectares, up from 27.7 mn ha.

Currently about 95 percent of sowing operations have been complete. Soybean production for 2013/14 crop year at a record 90.03 million tonnes, against its previous forecast range of 87.9 million tonnes to 90.2 million tonnes. With an expected increase in the output, Brazil will overtake US as the largest soybean producing country in the world. Argentina, the other major soybean exporter sowing at 19.7 mn ha will be 3 percent larger than a year earlier. Argentina farmers are expected to plant a record 20.65 mn ha soybean in the 2013-14 season, up from 20 mn in the previous crop year. We expect soybean prices to remain in the negative territory in the short-term on the back of weak demand as millers are not buying aggressively due to lack of fresh soy meal export demand. However, the downside is not expected to sustain and prices are expected to bounce back from lower levels given the tight supply situation in the domestic markets. Prices are also likely to take cues from movement in the international markets as well as the domestic currency, i.e the Rupee. Technically, Soybean January contract may find strong support at Rs 3650/ 3500 per qtl levels, while resistance may be seen at Rs 3850/4000 per qtl levels in the near term.

MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

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ROOP KARNANI

is a Senior Journalist, Author and Industry Analyst

Bad Economics Is Bad Politics

he single biggest reason for the crumbling of the UPA 2 was its inability to tackle inflation, as has been admitted by Chidambaram, who attributed the price rise as the single biggest reason for the recent poll debacle. Also P. Chidambaram who has been the FM of India on five different occasions, has a track record of stifling the economy, and as history has shown that at the end of each of his terms, as FM, growth and therefore tax revenues slowdown considerably. Therefore he resorts to tax raids on large corporates, which leads to further resistance from India Inc. and they freeze investments. He is also famously known for announcing Amnesty or the VCES as it is known, which has proven to be a big disaster. Out of the 10 lakh defaulters that this scheme has targeted, only 7000 have come forward, even though the original deadline was Dec 31 2013, which I believe is now extended to 31st March 2014. But does extending this deadline have any meaning with general election round the corner and does Chidambaram seriously expect that after such a poor response now there will be a meaningful pick-up in disclosures? Chidambaram has always been known for making tax laws more and more complicated, whether it is individual taxes or corporate taxes or indirect taxes, when world over tax rules are being increasingly simplified. And whenever he is forced to give tax-sops for political reasons, he does it half heartedly and gives marginal relief. For example, after the recent drubbing at the polls there were indications that he would raise the minimum income tax exemption limit from Rs. 2.5 lakhs to Rs. 3 lakh, an increase of nearly Rs. 50,000 in today’s context, when there is a case to raise this limit to Rs.5 lakhs so that this limit remains for at least the next 10 years, without the need of tampering or tinkering. Single and decisive changes in tax laws can kickstart the economy and growth. For example, when the NDA came to power in 1998 the income tax exemption on the principal and interest amount for a home loan was Rs. 10,000. The then government in a single move increased this limit to Rs. 1.5 lakhs. This resulted in a huge housing sector boom, created thousands of jobs, created huge demand for cement and steel and kick started a sluggish economy even at that time. It wouldn’t be surprising if they do that even this time, provided they form the next government. They could now raise the exemption limit from Rs. 1.5 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs, because with property prices having risen drastically since 1998, Rs. 5 lakhs is a more realistic limit. A single stroke of the pen has the potential to energize the stuttering economy. Already, Yashwant Sinha is talking of boosting investment in infrastructure and in particular rural infrastructure if NDA wrest power. Facilitating and incentivizing such investment by rejigging tax laws so that corporates get tax benefits if they invest in infrastructure, not only will restart bogged down infra projects but, also create demand for labour, steel, cement, power, equipment, etc. This will give a huge boost to growth. Of course there will be a time lag before any such measures have a visible impact on the growth rate, but it will be a big sentiment booster. There are poll pundits who warn that there is a big danger of a fractured mandate especially with regional parties having become stronger and AAP having emerged as yet another spoiler and there could be a hung parliament. But past history shows that the Indian Voter, whenever he has been subjected to gross misrule, has given a clear mandate

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Company

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR DECEMBER 16 -- 20, 2013 Close

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ACC

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ADANIPORTS

153

ADANIENT

ADANIPOWER ALBK

AMBUJACEM

ANDHRABANK APOLLOTYRE

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38 89

180 60

1306

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1200

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185 61

1391

JPPOWER

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107

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215

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970

131 76

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ARVIND

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109

ASIANPAINT

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AXISBANK

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1336

1404

BANKBARODA

664

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722

ASHOKLEY

AUROPHARMA BAJAJ-AUTO BANKINDIA

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635

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BANKNIFTY

11429

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13017

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10295

BHARATFORG

309

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326

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286

BATAINDIA

BHARTIARTL

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1067

996

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359

BIOCON

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368

CAIRN

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BHEL BPCL

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CANBK

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CESC

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CNXIT

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COALINDIA

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DIVISLAB

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DRREDDY

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105

GAIL

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GODREJIND

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GMRINFRA

GRASIM

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2726

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3010

2584

2442

HCLTECH

1178

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1092

HAVELLS HDFC

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HEROMOTOCO

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HINDALCO

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108

HEXAWARE

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HINDPETRO

220

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HINDZINC

129

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HINDUNILVR IBREALEST ICICIBANK IDBI

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1092

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565

1129

174

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721

HDFCBANK HDIL

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1241 69

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1018 60

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IGL

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INDUSINDBK

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532

387

339

INDIACEM

113

IDFC IFCI

131

85 21

INFY

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3381

3416

3451

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3310

IOC

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214

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ITC

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JINDALSTEL

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50 96

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116

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LICHSGFIN LT

LUPIN

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1054 875

M&M

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202 873

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740 89

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1013

930

2541

2551

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2632

MRF

19127

18801

20560

22320

17042

15283

NHPC

MCLEODRUSS NFTYMCAP50

300

2224

298

2245

316

2352

2458

2510

903

MCDOWELL-N

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2470 261

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126

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DABUR

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KTKBANK

754

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DLF

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795

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1307 65

1409

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NTPC

276

1372

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1336

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DISHTV

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148

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KOTAKBANK

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JUBLFOOD

973

COLPAL

CROMPGREAV

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NIFTY

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2711

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8998

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JSWSTEEL

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JPASSOCIAT

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JISLJALEQS

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NMDC

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130 109

OFSS

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ORIENTBANK

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ONGC

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PNB

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PTC

POWERGRID

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153 95

RANBAXY

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RECLTD

205

RELIANCE

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RCOM

RELCAPITAL RELINFRA RPOWER SAIL

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189 100

441

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254

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134 374

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PETRONET PFC

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113 170

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377 63

SBIN

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1657

1511

SRTRANSFIN

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SUNPHARMA

575

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564

549

101

SIEMENS SSLT

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634 194

666

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203

387

403

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280

288

147

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152

SUNTV

365

TATACHEM

269

TATAGLOBAL

146

TATAMTRDVR

192

196

212

TATASTEEL

418

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431

SYNDIBANK TATACOMM

TATAMOTORS TATAPOWER TCS

272 372 88

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179

163

408

396

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251 311 81

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YESBANK

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408 285

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802

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ZEEL

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1888

VOLTAS WIPRO

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302 228

263

1965

ULTRACEMCO UPL

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339

2197

808

UNITECH

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355

185

2120

UBL

UNIONBANK

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1698

UCOBANK

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

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

« TOP VIEW It (RBI) is the monetary authority and it will be a regulator of banks, but all other functions I think should be revisited and we should ask ourselves whether RBI is the best authority to discharge those functions or is there any other authority in the system which can take over those functions or is it necessary to create a separate authority.

— Finance Minister P Chidambaram

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS PRABHUDAS LILLADHER CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON INFOSYS TECH

Markets Turn Weak? NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (December 16, 2013) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell substantially on Friday (December 13, 2013) a net 68.65 points (1.10%) and closed at the 6168 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 6201 points level. It then rose by a few points and registered the day’s high at the 6208 points level at 9.38 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.49 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6161 points level at 3.15 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 47 points and closed below the psychologically important 6200 points level. Sentiment was extremely bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 42 were losers, while just 8 stocks closed in the green. All the sectoral indices barring IT closed in the red. Substantial selling was seen in banking, power and realty stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 1.69%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 349 were gainers, 1015 were losers and 59 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

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

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a neutral market but with a negative bias. Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support at the 6198 points level was dropped below yesterday. The next support is at the 5958 points level. Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6424 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6179 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6150. Support (2) = 6132. Resistance (1) = 6198. Resistance (2) = 6227.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive black body candle. The body of this candle is below and outside the body of the previous black body candle. This is negative. Further, the index has dropped below its 15 days moving average. The index is now below the 5 and 15 days moving averages. Moreover, the velocity parameters which were neutrally trended are now turning negative. The index has also dropped below a major support level at the 6198 points level. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 6282) Negative. Has dropped below its 15-day average (at 6199) Negative. Is above its 25-day average (at 6151) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 5884) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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

CMP: Rs. 3374 Target Rs. 3900 We interacted with Infosys (Mr. Sandeep Mahindroo – IR Head) to understand the demand environment and road-map of new strategic initiatives. Infosys is undertaking cost optimization, improving sales effectiveness and focusing more on the traditional Business IT. We expect these initiatives to drive earnings momentum in the near term. We retain our “BUY” rating. Offshore-Onsite mix – Driving margins with a prudent offshore drive: Infosys is driving prudent offshoring (G&A, AM/IM/BPO/ etc). We see the effort to start bearing fruits and solve its two-pronged problem: 1) Lower dependence on low-margin onsite business 2) Visa-issue (Immigration Bill). Continued and increased focus on Business IT - Tactical v/s Strategic: The management continues with their long-term strategic goal of increasing nonlinear revenue composition. However, in the near term, they have pegged their focus on traditional Business IT. We see the deal wins in CY13 as a success of Infosys’ new tactical approach and expect momentum to get better in CY14. Improvement in deal pipeline: The deal pipeline has seen steady improvement over the last 4-5 quarters that could be attributed to better macro-economic environment in US and EU and increased focus on traditional Business IT. Sales cycle has improved except for selected few verticals like Telecom. We expect growth rate to get better in CY14 as pipeline and sales cycle witness improvement. We expect earnings momentum to get better in CY14. Valuation and Recommendation – BUY with target price of Rs 3,900: We expect new initiatives to bear fruits in CY14, with margin improvement expected sooner than revenue momentum. Hence, there is a scope of narrowing multiple gaps with TCS. We reiterate “BUY” rating with a target price of Rs 3,900, 18x FY15E earnings estimates.

RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON DABUR

CMP: Rs. 165 Target Rs. 195 We like Dabur for (a) volume growth that’s amongst the best in industry (~10% for the past 7-8 quarters), (b) robust 250bps margin expansion expected over FY13-FY16 led by stronger gross margins as well as operating leverage, and supporting a 20% earnings CAGR, (c) ongoing recovery in international business growth/margins, and (d) reasonable valuations (post ~10% correction from its peak) at 26.2x/22.1x FY15/FY16 earnings. Dabur is our preferred mid-cap Consumer Staples pick. Maintain BUY, Dec’14 TP Rs 195. Maintain BUY: Dabur is our preferred pick in the mid-cap Consumer Staples segment. We restate BUY and move over to a Dec’14 TP of Rs 195. Post the recent stock price correction (10% from peak and 7% underperformance to Sensex over the past three months), valuations are now attractive and hold limited downside from current levels. Key risks to our call: (a) further slowdown in consumption (more specifically rural consumption), and (b) input cost inflation resulting in lower-than-expected margin expansion.

ICICI SECURITIES CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON DISH TV CMP: Rs. 61

Target Rs. 70

We attended the TRAI’s open house discussion on issues related to new DTH licenses. Key positives from the discussion were: 1) there is consensus on reduction of license fee for the sector to 8% of AGR from the current 10%, and 2) license extension/migration for DTH operators will be automatic and for a finite though long period of time. The negatives from the discussion were: 1) the regulator is highly concerned about control or cross-media ownership in the space, and 2) lack of interoperability – technical or commercial. We maintain our positive view on Dish TV and believe that reduction in license fee to 8% can lead to further Rs5 upside to our target price from Rs 70. Impact on Dish TV: In the event that license fee reduction is implemented prospectively, the impact on Dish TV is a positive Rs9/share. And if the reduction is implemented retrospectively the net impact on Dish TV is a positive Rs5/share. owever, control issues with respect to ownership remains a concern and needs to be watched out for. Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in

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« TAX SOLUTIONS ANAND TIBREWALA

MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

LIC HAS A FEW GOOD ANNUITY OPTIONS MANOJ ASWANI

is a CA and Senior Partner at the leading Chartered Accountancy firm, AD & Company

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I am a salaried employee. My package includes House Rent Allowance and accordingly I comply with the conditions for claiming exemption for the same. Recently there have been some changes in the House Rent Allowance exemption Rules. Could you throw light on the same. —Sunil Dhaval, Goregaon

There is no change in the basis of calculation of House Rent Allowance. However, the change is with regard to furnishing of PAN No. of the landlord. Earlier the employees were required to furnish the PAN No. of the landlord only if the rent payment exceeded Rs.1,80,000 p.a. According to the change the PAN No. of the landlord is required to be furnished now if the rent payment exceeds Rs.1,00,000/- p.a. Besides this there is no other change.

I have changed my employment during the current financial year. Whether I am required to disclose my earnings from previous employer to my new employer? —Rajesh Singh, Kurla You are not required to disclose the earnings to your new employer. However, it is advisable to do so since the new employer would be in a position to calculate proper TDS on your entire earnings. If you do not disclose then your TDS may be short due to availing the slab benefit from two employers. This may entail payment of tax while filing the return of income.

Our society has signed redevelopment agreement with a developer and according to the agreement executed by the developer with the society and individual member I am getting rent for vacating my flat for redevelopment. I am staying with my son and I do not incur any rent expenses. Please advice what treatment is required in my tax return for this rent income. —Salim Merchant, Mazgaon The rent income is against vacant and redevelopment flat and hence, it cannot be regarded as regular rent income. Thus this income cannot be included under the head Income from House Property. This income has to be shown as Income from other Sources. Thus you shall not be allowed to claim any deduction against this income. If you have any Tax Query email it to us at Business@afternoondc.in

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE

I have a Jeevan Suraksha LIC plan which will be vesting on Aug 2014 with a premium of Rs 10000 yearly taken in 2000. Which is the best option to choose among the offers by LIC? —Shivaji Amre, Matunga LIC has a few Annuity Options with LIC Jeevan Suraksha Plan. You need to choose the best possible option according to your need Annuity for Life - where pension is paid till the life assured is alive and nothing is payable on death When Should this be Taken: When you want the HIGHEST Annuity rate which is level for the entire tenure and you do not wish to leave behind anything for your family Annuity Guaranteed for Certain Periods where pension is paid for 5/10/15 or 20 years as chosen whether the life assured is alive or not When Should this be Taken: When you wish to guarantee your annuity at least for a few years like 5/10/15 or 20 such that you will SURELY receive Annuity for that tenure and even if you die then your family will surely receive the money at least for that tenure chosen. This type is usually chosen when you still have some liability unfulfilled and a monthly income will help your family run smoothly for the tenure specified. Annuity with Return of Purchase Price on Death - Pension is paid till the life assured is alive and the remaining amount of the corpus is paid to the nominee as death benefit

When Should this be Taken: When you wish to leave a legacy for your child/family after your death Increasing Annuity - pension is paid till the life assured is alive at an increasing rate of 3% p.a. When Should this be Taken: When you worry about Inflation/rising lifestyle expenses or increasing Medical Expenses and you fear that your Annuity might or might not be able to suffice the rising cost, then you can opt for Increasing Annuity which rises every year Joint Life Last Survivor Annuity - pension is paid till the life assured is alive. On the death of the life insured, 50% of the pension is payable to spouse as long as the spouse if alive. When Should this be Taken: When you wish to provide annuity for your spouse in your absence, you may opt for this option. Thus, whichever option is best suited for you; you must opt for that choice.

I am planning to buy a LIC policy for my wife aged 28 years. Which is the best policy for working women in LIC? Can you suggest me few policies name and why? —Ramesh Shrivastav, Mulund Need Analysis for Life Insurance Policy: To be very honest, no one can suggest a “good plan” since ALL plans are good. You need to decide upon the plan which you need. Your wife needs to set her priorities and choose how much money she needs and when and to get that how much money can she pay per month and how much risk can she afford to take. All this depends on her risk appetite. Once her need is analyzed it is much easier to decide which plan she needs to take and why but not before that. Insurance for the Women of Today is a very important topic of discussion and is quite valid too, since the women have started to live a parallel life hand in hand with their male counterparts. Popular LIC Plans: If you are specifically looking at some popular plans from LIC, you could opt for: LIC Jeevan Saral Plan is actually an endow-

ment policy with a lot of flexibilities that is usually available only with unit linked insurance plans. Hence it is categorized under Special Plans. This is a non unit-linked insurance plan with Double Death Benefit of Sum Assured + Return of Premium. When should this plan be opted for: When you are looking for flexibility of ULIPs in an Endowment environment and you want Guaranteed Returns along with Loyalty. This is a unique plan and has amazing returns in the Endowment Space.

LIC Jeevan Anand Plan: This is an Endowment

cum Whole Life Plan along with Bonus facility. This is a Double Death Benefit Plan if the life insured survives till the end of the policy term. This plan has average premium, high bonus rate and great liquidity features. When should this plan be opted for: When you are looking for Whole Life coverage along with Maturity Benefits and yet coverage to continue forever and ever. This is the uniqueness of Jeevan Anand Plan.

LIC Jeevan Tarang Plan is a Whole Life cum

Money Back Plan. In this plan, the premium is paid for the Accumulation Period that is chosen by the policyholder of 10, 15 or 20 years. When the Accumulation Period ends, i.e. the Premium Paying Term is over, the vested Bonus is paid in a Lumpsum and the policy continues. When should this plan be opted for: When you are looking at Whole Life Coverage and yet Money Returns at interim and Guaranteed Returns. Thus, if you need anticipated Money Back at specified times. Thus, there are many plans that can be opted for and it can only be suggested once you tell us the need for your wife. There are many plans and 2 or more plans can also be combined to provide coverage but all this is also possible once the need is established. (The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)

« PRODUCT REVIEW: DLF PRAMERICA DHAN SURAKSHA PLAN

Non-Participating Money Back Plan Without Bonus D

By Manoj Aswani

LF Pramerica Dhan Suraksha Plan is a Money Back Plan. Thus, it is a Traditional Plan without Bonus Facility. In this plan, premium needs to be paid for the entire policy tenure as selected. This plan has Guaranteed Additions of Rs 100 per Rs 1000 of Sum Assured every year. In this plan, 15% of the Sum Assured is paid back as Survival Benefit at the end of every 5 years. The remaining Sum Assured + accrued Guaranteed Additions is paid on policy maturity as Maturity Benefit. However, if the Life Insured dies within the Policy Tenure, then the Sum Assured + accrued Annual Guaranteed Additions are paid to the nominee as Death Benefit and the policy terminates. This policy also has additional benefit of Double Accidental Death Benefit where double the Sum Assured is paid on Accidental Death. Key Features It is a Non-Participating Money Back Plan without Bonus facility There are Guaranteed Annual Additions in this plan of Rs 100 per Rs 1000 of Sum

Assured

15% of the Sum Assured is paid as Survival

Benefit every 5 policy years

Remaining Sum Assured, after payment of

Survival Benefit, along with Guaranteed Additions would be paid at the end of the Policy Tenure as Maturity Benefit Sum Assured + accrued Guaranteed Additions are paid as Death Benefit if the Life Insured dies within the Policy Tenure This plan has additional benefit of Double Accidental Death Benefit Benefits Death Benefit – In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + accrued Annual Guaranteed Additions as Death Benefit. Survival Benefit — On survival of the Life Insured, 15% of the Sum Assured is paid as Survival Benefit every 5 policy years as Survival Benefit to the Policyholder. Maturity Benefit – At the end of the Policy Tenure, the remaining Sum Assured + Annual Guaranteed Additions are paid as Maturity Benefit and the policy terminates. Income Tax Benefit – Life Insurance premi-

ums paid up to Rs. 1,00,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C. The Maturity Benefit is also tax free under section 10(10)D subject to fulfilment of all terms and conditions. Eligibility Criteria Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years) Premium Payment Term (in years) Entry Age of Life Insured (in years) Age at Maturity (in years) Payment modes

Min. 40,000 15, 20

Max. No Limit 25

90 Days

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Prez Rule likely in Delhi!

THE FAITHFULS... Devotees of Hindu deity, Dattaguru, participate in a ‘shobha yatra’ on the eve of Dattajayanti at Chikmagakur, in Karnataka, on Sunday.

Political deadlock continues, Lt Gov Najeeb Jung sends detailed report to President

EW DELHI: A spell of President's Rule loomed large in Delhi as the political deadlock continued over formation of a government in the national capital even eight days after announcement of outcome of the election that returned a hung verdict. Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Saturday sent a detailed report to President Pranab Mukherjee about the current political situation and mentioned that government-formation in Delhi was not possible now. The tenure of the current assembly will end on December 18 and President's Rule has to be imposed after that if a government is not put in place by then, an official told PTI. They said Jung was now waiting for a directive from the Centre. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had yesterday put the onus on Congress and BJP for taking its support to form a government by putting forth 18 conditions and wanting to know their views on them, a move seen as an attempt to rebut criticism that it was shying away from taking re-

PTI

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HOMAGE: Pakistan Punjab's Chief Minister Mohammad Shahbaz with family members prays at a tomb at his native village Umara Jaitto, about 50 km from Amritsar, on Sunday.

BJP had declined to form government citing lack of majority following which Jung had invited AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to discuss government formation. In a surprise move, Congress had on Friday submitted a letter to the Lt Governor extending "unconditional support" to AAP to form government. Meanwhile, BJP yesterday attacked AAP saying the party was not interested in forming the government as it will not be able to fulfil the promises made in its manifesto. AAP had promised to cut power tariff by 50 per cent and supply 700 litres of water free to each household Lt Governor Najeeb Jung daily. sponsibility. BJP, along with its ally "AAP is scared of being exposed. Akali Dal's one seat, has 32 MLAs in There are apparent contradictions in the 70-member House while AAP its stand as, on one hand, AAP leadhas 28 seats followed by Congress' ers are criticising other political pareight. ties and then it is writing letters to JD(U) won one seat while the them about support in forming the Mundka seat went to an Independ- government," Delhi BJP president ent. Vijay Goel said.

"It is unfortunate that AAP has turned the process of government formation into a political drama. The formation of government is a serious process and it should not be used for petty political gains," Goel said. "All of us have witnessed how despite an offer of unconditional support from Congress, AAP is deliberately delaying to clear its stand on this issue," he said. The BJP leader wondered why Kejriwal had written letters to his party and Congress to know their stand on 18 issues when they "had taken oath on their children that they will not have anything to do with either BJP or Congress. "I would like AAP to clear its stand for once and all whether it is forming the government in Delhi or not. It has no right to humiliate the Delhi residents with such brazen show of political arrogance that makes a mockery of democratic processes. "BJP is the single largest party and the first choice of the people in Delhi

IKANER: Indian Idol 2 winner Sandeep Acharya died on Sunday at the age of 29 in a private hospital in Gurgaon after suffering from jaundice. Sandeep, afflicted with the disease for the past few days, was crowned the winner of singing reality show 'India Idol Season 2' on April 22, 2006. The singer was shifted to Gurgaon in Haryana after his condition deteriorated, family members said adding he breathed his last in the af-

RIP, Sandeep Acharya.

ternoon, says a PTI report. The playback singer, who is survived by his wife and a month-old daughter, had won the award for best new Bollywood talent in New Jersey, USA. He had also bagged the Sur Aradhna award for best upcoming male singer category. The news of his death saddened his fans and inhabitants of his native town in Rajasthan. The judges and host of the second season of the 'Indian Idol' expressed grief over the sudden demise of the singer. Sonu Nigam, who was one of the judges on 'Indian Idol 2', posted on Twitter: "Sandeep Acharya died? Oh my God.. I'm so so sad. What a beautiful soul. The boy was just 29... God give his parents some strength." Co-judge Farah Khan wrote: "It's too sad to hear of Sandeep Acharya, winner of 'Indian Idol 2' and my favourite. passing away.”

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Indian Idol Sandeep Acharya no more B

Rape cases doubled, molestation rose 6 times since December 16 N

RUN FOR UNITY… Gujarat CM Narendra Modi flags off the ‘Run for Unity’ marathon in Vadodara on Sunday.

and yet, like always, it has shown humility in accepting the verdict of the voters. But AAP, unfortunately, has failed to respect the aspirations of common people," Goel said. During the meeting, Kejriwal had given Jung copies of the letters he had written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP chief Rajnath Singh seeking their views on a list of 18 issues that included ending VIP culture in the capital, audit of electricity companies and removal of MLA local funds scheme. After meeting Jung, Kejriwal had yesterday said he had not sought any time from the Lt Governor for government formation. He claimed that the LG told him he could come back when he has majority. Attacking BJP, he said its intentions were evident from the moment they refused to form the government and stated they were not interested in "manipulative politics and horse trading" when they had allegedly done so in other states.

EW DELHI: Under severe attack after the December 16 gangrape, Delhi police took a slew of steps like setting up helplines and women help desks at police stations to ensure women's safety but there is no let up in the crimes against them which have actually increased during the period. The number of rape cases this year is highest in the last 13 years, but Delhi police has attributed it to greater awareness and registering of cases which otherwise would have gone unreported. According to Delhi police data, a total of 1,493 cases of rape were registered in the national capital till November 30 which is more than double the number of cases registered in the same period in 2012. What is more alarming is

that the number of cases of molestation has registered a five-fold increase as till November 2013, a total of 3,237 such cases were registered as against 625 last year. Cases related to outraging the modesty of women, that includes eve-teasing and stalking, also show a similar trend with the figure skyrocketing to 852 from last year's 165. As per data of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), in 2012, a total of 706 rape cases were registered while in 2011, the numbers of registered rape cases were 572, as against 507 rape cases reported in 2010. The figure stood at 469 in 2009. In 2008, the figure was 466, while in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 the figures were 598, 623, 658, 551, 490, 403 and 381 respectively.

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

BOURNE LEGACY

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

The events in this movie take place around the same time as the events in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). When a British reporter was writing an expose about Black Ops operations Treadstone and Black Briar, and the ones responsible for them are concerned. A nd when Jason Bourne, former Treadstone operative got the file on Treadstone and Black Briar and gave it to Pamela Landy who then passed it to the media. When the men behind Treadstone and Black Briar learn of this, they’re concerned how this will affect other ops they have. They decide it’s best to shut down all ops and make sure make everyone involved disappears. They try to take out Aaron Cross who is part of another op called Outcome, but he manages to survive. He then seeks out Dr. Marta Shearing who worked on him when he began. It seems part of the program is for all subjects to take medications but he has run out, which is why he seeks her. But someone tries to kill her. He saves her and she tells him, he should have stopped. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

SOAPS & SERIALS

MADHUBALA – EK ISHQ EK JUNOON

In tonight’s episode, we will see, RK feeling guilty for having forgotten Madhu’s birthday and plans a surprise for her at home. However the Chawl people come over to wish her and RK feels their privacy has been violated. Colors, 8.30 p.m.

Aradhana breaks all the relation (bonds) with Tara. Jayraj consoles Tara; while Mritunjay tells her that she should have gone back with Aradhana. Further Tayaji reminds Nirmala about her forgotten promise to him. Later Mritunjay and Tara have an argument. What is the promise Nirmala made to Tayaji ? Will Mritunjay and Tara resolve their fight? Life Ok, 8.30 p.m.

MAN EATING SUPER SNAKES

TOP HOOKER

TOP HOOKER is the in your face, full throttle competition series that splits 10 fishermen into 2 teams and pits them head-to head in a series of insane never-before-seen fishing challenges. An absolutely new TV format series. Discovery, 7 p.m.

ANTARIKSH

For all the star-gazing enthusiasts, programmes based on the mysterious but intriguing world of space have been compiled at

THE GAME

Madhubala, Colors, 8.30 p.m.

this hour of the day. Discovery Science, 7 p.m.

BOSTON LEGAL

Edwin Poole escapes from the mental hospital and takes a murder case. When Edwin proves incompetent, Lori must overcome her own principles to defend his murder client; Alan defends one of the firm’s biggest clients after she is caught stealing a scarf and jeopardizes his relationship with Sally by asking her to commit an unethical act. Star World, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving up to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him. Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

SHAOLIN SOCCER

Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai with it split in three ways. Walia (Jackie Shroff) has one-third, Manik Rao (Manoj Joshi) has one-third and Roshni (Raveena Tandon) has a third of the territory. The crime rate rises with more smuggling, trading and illegal activities soaring. Meanwhile, the CBI work constantly to stop this, Zee Cinema, 9 p.m,.

JO BOLE SO NIHAL

Nihaal Singh (Sunny Deol), an honest and immensely lovable constable, from Punjab. A chance encounter with Romeo (Kamaal Khan) changes his life forever. Romeo is an ambitious mercenary who moves from country to country spreading a chain of terror. He uses Nihaal Singh’s innocence to make his escape from the hands of the law. Filmy, 9 p.m.

THE TOWER

On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana to work the event. His Christmas is saved when Yoon-hee, the food mall manager with a secret crush on Dae-ho, offers to babysit Hana during the party. Meanwhile, Young-ki the legendary fire chief of Yoido Station has finally promised his first holiday date night to his long suffering wife. The party is in full swing with the spectacular sight of two helicopters flying overhead just to spray snow on the partygoers and make everything perfect. When unthinkable disaster strikes, Dae-ho and Youngki must summon all their strength and courage to save the lives of thousands but at what cost to themselves and their loved ones? Pix, 9 p.m.

ROWDY RATHORE

Rowdy Rathore is about Shiva (Akshay Kumar) who is a small time conman in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding. In this picture perfect world, there

ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 Switched At Birth 3.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 4.00 Just For Laughs 6.00 Switched At Birth 7.00 Poirot 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Malibu Country 9.00 Lost 10.00 Switched At Birth 11.00 Poirot

BIG CBS LOVE

P.M. 2.00 Next Top Model 3.00 NCIS 4.00 Maximum Exposure 5.00 The X Factor 6.00 90210 7.00 30 Minute Meals 7.30 Maximum Exposure 8.00 Jamie’ 30 Minute Meals 8.30 Rules of Engagement 9.00 90210 10.00 Next Top Model 11.00 NCIS

SONY TV

After a fateful mistake costing his career, an ex-soccer player bum meets a shaolin kung fu student trying to spread the word of kung fu. The ex-soccer player helps reconcile with his five brothers, and teaches them soccer, adding shaolin kung fu as a twist. HBO, 9.35 p.m.

AAN - MEN AT WORK

LISTING

2.30 Ek Muthi Aasman 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Pavitra Rishta 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta. 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali. 11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaaan

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee

LIFE OK

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah.. 2.30 FIR 3.00 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar 3.30 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah… 7.30 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar 8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak Mehta… 9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Jeanie Aur Juju 10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 F I R 11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

9.00 World’s Top 5 10.00 Gold Rush 11.00 Forbidden

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How The Earth Works 3.00 Against The Elements 4.00 Future Weapons 4.50 Deconstructed 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 Best of Discovery Science 7.00 Antariksh 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Strangest Weather On Earth 9.30 Mean Machines 10.00 Combat Countdown 11.00 Best of Discovery Science

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Counting Cars 2.30 Science Impossible

The Game, Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

is a six year old Neha, who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn’t bad enough, Shiva faces a series of life threatening attacks by a gang of deadly criminals. While trying desperately to save his life and his love, Shiva stumbles upon a deadly secret. A secret that will take him to a small town in Bihar; terrorized by its ruthless MLA and the mafia he controls; a town whose inhabitants’ only hope for redemption is - Shiva! The mystery slowly unravels itself through some of the best action packed scenes. Max, 9 p.m.

MAALAMAAL

Raj (Naseeruddin Shah) is a slum dweller, who one day comes to know that he has inherited the business and property from his grand-father worth 3.3 billion Indian rupees. Stunned and delighted at the same time, he gleefully arrives at his former grand-father's estate to claim his inheritance, only to be told that there is a clause attached: which is that he must spend 300 Million rupees in 30 days or else risk losing his inheritance altogether. How can a slum dweller who has never held a thousand rupees in his hands on any given day, be expected to spend 10 million a day? CVO, 9 p.m.

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

During March 1993, after his Ambassador car is being fished out of water, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agnel Wilson, narrates to the Commissioner as to how he commenced his investigation against an underworld gangster, Sultan Mirza. He details how Sultan had survived floods in Madras, shortly after Independence; his arrival in Bombay; and his employment which earned him a mere 25 Paisa daily. Agnel's attempts to rein in Sultan fail, but he keeps tabs on him and his romance with Bollywood actress, Rehana; as well as his new recruit, Shoaib, the son of Sub-Inspector Khan. Agnel will find his investigation slipping out of his hands after Sultan temporarily delegates complete responsibility to Shoaib. Star Gold, 8 p.m.

P.M. 2.00 Maharana Pratap 3.30 Bade Acche Lagte Hai 4.00 Crime Patrol 6.00 Boogie Woogie 8.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen 8.30 Amita Ka Amit 9.00 Desh Ki Beti Nandini 9.30 Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol Dastak

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Katha Sarita 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala 4.00 Mazi Maye 4.10 Bheti Lagi Jiva 4.35 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Atmabhan 5.30 Suraksha 6.00 Krishi Varta 6.30 AMAM 7.00 News in Marathi. 7.15 Bharat Ek Khoj 8.00 News 8.15 Samachar 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan 9.00 Sanyasi

STARMOVIES

P.M 1.54 Bad Teacher 3.43 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 6.27 Battleship 9.00 The Bourne Legacy 11.29 Kung Fu Hustle A.M. 8.00 A White Snake’s Revenge 9.50 Terminator 2: Judgment Day

HBO

P.M. 1.00 Killer Elite 2.55 16 Blocks 4.35 Chasing Mavericks 6.30 Nothing To Lose 8.00 Fire With Fire 9:35 Shaolin Soccer 11.05 Weather Wars A.M. 7.20 Sky Fighters 9.00 Dulha Mil Gaya 11.30 Nothing To Lose

P.M 1.00 The Last House On The Left 3.15 Real Steel 5.50 The Frighteners 8.00 The Game 10.30 Santa’s Apprentice A.M. 10.20 Definitely Maybe

PIX

Jodha Akbar, Zee TV, 11 p.m.

India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Do Dil… Ek Jaan 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India

COLORS

P.M. 2.00 Sasural Simar Ka 2.30 Balika Vadhu 3.00 Madhubala 3.30 Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki 4.00 Bani Iahq da Kalma 5.00 Comedy Nights with Kapil 7.00 Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Madhubala 9.00 Bigg Boss Saath 7 10.00 Uttaran 10.30 Bani – Ishq da Kalma 11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi…. 3.00 Maati Maangery Khoon: Film. Raj Babbar 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi… 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti… 9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati

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

2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 9.30 Fu Bai Fu 10.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

3.30 Baggage Battles 4.00 Men Against the Tide 4.30 Ancient Aliens 5.30 Shipping Wars 6.00 Counting Cars 6.30 Pawn Stars 7.00 History Untamed 8.00 Masters of Magic 9.00 Your Bleeped Up Brain 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Shipping Wars 11.00 My Against the Tide

P.M. 2.00 The Wild Wild Best 3.00 Gaj Raaj 4.00 Animal Battlegrounds 4.30 Big Cat Diary 5.00 AP Safari 6.00 River Monsters 7.00 Killing For A Living 8.00 The Wild Best 9.00 River Monsters 10.00 Man Eatign Super Snakes 11.00 Killing For A Living

P.M. 1.00 Ashes – 3rd Test 3.00 Masterclass : Wasim Akram 3.30 Masterclass : Rahul Dravid 4.00 Sachiiiin ..,.Sachin 5.00 Masterclass : Dravid 5.30 Masterclass : Sanjay Majrekar 6.00 Ashes – 3rd Test – Day 4 hlts 7.00 Masterclass: Akram 8.00 Sachiiiin Sachin 9.00 Ashes -3rd Test – Day 4 hlts 10.00 Masterclass: Akram 11.00 Ashes – 3rd Test – Day 4 hlts

ANIMAL PLANET

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Body Bizarre 3.00 Survival Special 6.00 Isolated 7.00 Top Hooker 8.00 Discovery Best

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

MOVIE CHANNELS

ZEE STUDIO

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Dexter 3.00 Castle 4.00 The Neighbors 4.30 Two and A Half Men 5.00 Masterchief Australia 6.00 Castle 7.00 Koffee with Karan 8.00 The Neighbors 8.30 Two And A Half Men 9.00 Boston Legal 10.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.30 2 Broke Girls III 11.00 Castle

EK BOOND ISHQ

South Florida is under siege from a new invasive species. This time, they’re man-eaters: African Rock Pythons. Watch MAN EATING SUPER SNAKE on Animal Planet and explore how these lethal giant constrictors are one of nature’s most aggressive snakes. Animal Planet, 10 p.m.

STAR PLUS

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

9.30 Saraswatichandra 10.00 Bhart Ki Shaan-RumJhum 11.00 Best of Indian Cinema

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 News in Hindi. 2.30 News. 3.00 Sports News 3.30 Repoter’s Diary 4.00 Samachar. 4.30 The News. 5.00 Samachar. 5.30 Rajyon Se Samachar. 6.05 Metro Scan 6.30 Business Wrap 7.05 Khel Samachar 7.30 Focus 8.00 Samachar

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Inside 3.00 Super Cars Week 4.00 Mega Factories 5.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown 6.00 Dangerous Encounters 7.00 Caught in the Act 8.00 Secrets of Wild India 9.00 Perilous Journey 10.00 Super Cars Week 11.00 One Life Many Wives

STAR SPORTS1

STAR SPORT4

P.M. 2.00 Motor Cycle Racing 3.00 Soccer 7.00 Rolex Grand Slam 8.00 Motorsports@Petronas 9.00 Liga Bbva 13/14 9.30 The Football Review 10.00 JK Tyre RC 2013 10.30 Football Today 2013

TEN SPORTS

Best of Indian Cinema, DDI, 11 p.m.

8.05 Parliament News 8.15 News in Hindi. 8.20 Sansad Samachar 8.30 News Night 10.00 Charcha Main 10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus 11.05 Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 India Tour of SA 10 H/ls 4.00 Journey to the Past 4.30 India Tour of SA 10 h/ls 5.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 6.30 Simply the Best-Imran Khan 7.00 India Tour of SA 10 h/ls 8.00 Journey to the Past 8.30 India Tour of SA 10 h/ls 9.30 Great Centuries: Kumar Sangakkara 10.00 India Tour of SA 10 h/ls

Kothare 4.30 Ek Gadi Bakti Anaari: Ashok Saraf 7.00 Ashi Hi Banwabanvi: Ashok Saraf 9.30 Zapatlela: Makesh Kothare

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 Tom and Jerry Tales 3.00 Oggy Ki Olly 4.30 Adventure Time 5.00 Ben 10 Omniverse 5.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 7.30 Bas Kkaro Henry 9.00 Fultoo Fool Special 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Gon 8.30 Oggy Ki Chhutti 10.30 Roll No 21 11.00 Bas Karo Henry

POGO

P.M. 1.00 Chhota Bheem Jadoo Jamela Special 2.30 Chhota Bheem Marath 4.00 Mr Bean 5.00 Nanha Nattu 8.00 Chhota Bheem 9.30 Hagemaru 10.00 Takeshi’s Castle 10.30 Sunaina 11.00 MAD

P.M. 2.06 Gridiron Gang 4.23 Shutter Island 7.10 Ninja 9.00 The Tower 11.34 Red A.M. 8.19 Red 11.36 Total Recall

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.45 Qayamat: City Under Threat 5.30 Raja Bhaiya 8.00 Once Upon A Time In Mumbai 10.25 Jigar A.M. 9.00 Ab Ke Baras

The Tower, Pix, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Ek Aur Rakshak: Allu Arjun 5.30 Dirty Picture The: Vidya Balan 9.00 Rowdy Rathore: Akshay Kumar A.M. 7.00 Tezaab: Anil Kapoor 10.30 Cheeta The Power of One: Trisha

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.00 Pyar To Hona Tha: Ajay Devgan 5.30 Tu Chor Main Sipahi: Akshay Kumar 9.00 Aan-Men At Work: Shatrughan Sinha

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Dharmatma: Feroz Khan, Hema Malini 5.30 Waqt Ki Deewar: Jeetednra, Neetu Singh 9.00 Maalamaal: Naseeruddin Shah A.M. 9.30 Jigri Dost: Jeetendra, Mumtaz

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Shriman Shrimati: Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee 3.00 Kanoon Ki Awaaz: Shatrughan Sinha, Jaya P 6.00 Tathastu: Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel 9.00 Jo Bole So Nihal: Sunny Deol A.M. 9.00 Anjaane-The Unknown: Sanjay Kapoor

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Jungle: Fardeen Khan, Urmila Matondkar 3.00 Soch: Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena 6.00 Hathkadi: Govinda, Shilpa S 9.00 Ek Aur Aflatoon: Nayandeep, Ekta Khosla A.M,. 8.00 Mehboob Mere Mahboob: Pratibha Sinha

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00Dhoomdhadaka: Mahesh

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Rowdy Rathore, Max, 9 p.m.

A.M. 8.00 Thomas and Friends 8.30 Kumbh Karan 9.00 Chhota Bheem 9.30 Mr Bean 10.00 Chatur Chetan 11.00 Chhota Bheem

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Doraemon 3.30 Phineas and Ferb 4.00 Gravity Falls 4.30 Art Attack 5.00 Doraemon 6.30 Gravity Falls 7.00 Doraemon 8.00 Art Attack 8.30 Best of Luck Nikki 9.00 Oye Jassie 9.30 Shake It Up 10.00 Doraemon A.M. 8.00 Doraemon 8.30 Tale Spin 9.00 Doraemon

DISNEY XD

P.M. 1.30 Kiteretsu 4.30 Tron Uprising 5.00 Randy Cunningham 5.30 Iron Man Armored Adventures 6.30 American Dragon Jake Long 7.00 Phineas and Ferb 8.00 Ultimate Spiderman 8.30 Hulk 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs A.M. 8.00 Space Goofs 8.30 Rekkit Rabbit 9.00 Kiteretsu 10.00 Super Robot 11.00 Kick Buttowski

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GETTING HITCHED

TWO YEARS FOR LIFE OK

What made you ac cept the sho w? I did it firstly because it’s a Rajeev Mehra production which I had worked under in ‘Shararat’ earlier. I basically like to do comedy and also feel comfortable with SAB TV. For the first time, I am playing the character of a fairy which drew me to this show. Also Ali Asgar, my co-star, is a good friend and I enjoy a comfort level with him.

What is your c harac ter like in ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’? I will be playing the character of ‘Mooni’, the leader of Moonistan (Chaand). My character represents the imaginary residents of Moonistan who are believed to be very artistic, romantic and beautiful people that fall in love very easily. Mooni possesses certain magical powers like Jeannie. How m uch do you relate to yo ur r ole? I am very happy with the way my character Mooni will be portrayed on screen. This is my dream, as I have been craving to play a fantasy character on screen. I can relate to Mooni and the concept of Moonistan completely, as I am a die-hard romantic just like my avatar.

How will your cha racter pr ogress in the sh ow? It so happens that love finds its way towards Vicky (Ali Asgar) everywhere he goes. Mooni will fall in love with Vicky, after hearing him singing a song for Jeannie. Let’s see if Mooni proves to be tough competition for Jeannie!

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HOLIDAY TIME

There are just a few days left for this year to end and our telly-stars have already started planning how to spend the joyful occasion with their close ones. Ronit Roy, who is currently seen in Sony Entertainment Television’s ‘Adaalat’, has made a special promise to his kids this New Year. A reliable source has told us that this New Year, Ronit has planned a vacation with his wife and kids to Disneyland in Hong Kong. When we got in touch with Ronit, he confirmed the news and said that he is really looking forward to spending some quality time with his family.

RUNNING FOR A CAUSE

on BIG MAGIC.

The cast of ‘Mahisagar’, Dharti Bhatt, Sandit Tiwari and Anahita Jahanbaksh will be travelling to Baroda this weekend on December 14 and 15 where Dharti and Sandit will run in the 5 km celeb run to construct a statue of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat. A special telecast of the duo’s marathon performance will air at 7:30 pm this Tuesday, December 17

MANISH PAUL HURT

TV and film actor Manish Paul was injured while playing cricket with the ‘Tere Bin Laden 2’ cast and crew on Saturday night. Manish was fielding and jumped to catch the ball but twisted his ankle. His foot is bruised and he has been unable to walk. He was taken to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital immediately where the doctors advised him complete bed rest for a week. However Manish has a show on Monday at Ahmedabad which he will do to keep his word.

Are you doing any mo re shows? Yes. I have a show running on Disney channel.

A re you open to rea lity shows? Yes. Why not? It’s a lucrative option and I like watching shows like BIGG BOSS.

Life OK completes two successful years on December 18. Over the past two years, the channel has catered to every generation with its varied content ranging from mythology to horror to adventure fantasy to romantic comedy. Viewers will be treated to a variety of entertainment with an interesting lineup from December 15 till December 21. The celebration week kick starts with a Maha episode of ‘Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev’ on December 15 at 8 pm. ‘Shapath SuperCops Vs SuperVillains’ will introduce two new characters played by Sarwar Ahuja and Iris Maity. There will also be a 22-year leap in 'Do Dil Ek Jaan' and a maha episode of 'Ek Boond Ishq'.

lp e s ov e K o g a l u

Here’s news that will leave girls heartbroken. Handsome hunk Ruslaan Mumtaz is all engaged and reserved! The ‘Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara’ hero is seeing a girl named Nirali Mehta, who works as a wealth manager in a firm. Sources say that Ruslaan is extremely serious about this relationship, but has been keeping it under wraps. “He is dating Nirali for a few years now, but is worried that the relationship will be jinxed, so he doesn’t want to talk about it,” says a source. If all goes well, Ruslaan may even tie the knot soon, but he is not willing to comment on anything just yet. We hear that he has been telling his friends that he will take the plunge when the time is right!

Love will blossom once again on SAB TV’s show ‘Jeannie & Juju’ as an utterly romantic character will be introduced in the show. Mooni will be played by Simple Kaul, who shot to fame with her character of Pam in STAR Plus serial ‘Shararat’. Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to Simple about her role.

TV TATTLE

Who are your fa vorite actor s? Jude Law and Kareena Kapoor. Ar e y o u d o i n g a n y f i l m s ? Nothing at the moment.

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Simple will surely work wonders for ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’!

DISCOVERY’S EXCITING NEW SERIES By A Staff Reporter

ghosts led by Lord Betrayus. With the help of the power berries from the aniscovery Kids brings the world fa- cient Tree Of Life, Pac-man fights with mous Pac-man franchise to the In- the army of ghosts but unfortunately, the dian television screen with its new series army manages to steal the tree which ‘Pac-Man and The Ghostly Adventures’. might lead to end of the PacWorld. Will With multiple manifestations from video Pac-man be able to defeat the army of games to animation heroes on television, Pac-man became a legendary character and won millions of hearts across the world over the last three decades. The 26 episode series premieres on December 20 and will air every day at 4 pm on Discovery Kids. The show will immerse children in an incredible world of adventure as Pac-man is on a mission to save his homeland from the evils of the ghost Betrayus. He and his loyal crew want to make the world a better place but Pac-Man happens to make a crazy mistake by accidentally opening the portal to the Netherworld and unleashing an army of

ghosts? Will he be able to bring the change and save his fellow, PacWorlders?

ABOUT THE CHARACTERS: Pac-man is a young Pac-Worlder who likes to gobble up every piece of food he sees. He acts immature sometimes, but always gets the job done. Pac is the only Pac-Worlder who has the ability to scare and consume ghosts. Betrayus is a ghost and the selfish, impatient ruler of the Netherworld. Cylindria is Pac-man's pink, gothic Pac-Worlder classmate who supports Pac all the way. Spiral is Pac-man’s roommate. He has been best friends with Pac and always stays by his him. Sir Cumference is an old scientist who has been in his secret lab for ages. He is a green PacWorlder and provides Pac-World with a variety of ghostbusting weapons to help combat the ghostly menace. President Spheros is the president of Pac-World and coach of Pac-Pong in Spheria's flashback. He is Betrayus' brother and a green Pac-Worlder.

Scam-tainted project files go missing

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

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ollowing mount pressure from the Opposition and the media, the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla has offered to return to the State, the controversial plot in a prime location in Mumbai he received as a 'gift' . Reportedly, Shukla was allotted a plot, worth Rs 100 crore, in Andheri at a lesser rate. Shukla claims to have incurred a loss of around Rs five to six crore with regard to the plot and is yet ready to return it to the state. Now, he has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in which he maintains, “I wish to return the land allotted to me by the state government as we have not been able to carry out the project as it is not encroachment free. I have not been able to take the possession of the land or proceed with the school project.” In 2007, Shukla also the secretary of BAG Films Educational Society requested the state to allot the Society a 2821 sq mt plot, in the western suburb Andheri reserved for a municipal primary school. Apparently, the state government’s plot, worth Rs. 100 crore was awarded to Shukla’s educational society at a very minimal rate. Five state departments and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), unanimously, cleared the proposal for the allotment of the land to Shukla. BJP leader Kirit Somaiya asked for the records of the deal in which the land was allotted to Shukla, through an RTI application, after reports of the land being given away at low rate came to light. Somaiya had asked for the records from the state revenue department but didn’t get any reply for four days. After four days, he was called to the office but told the files he had requested in the RTI application were untraceable. A day later, he was told that the files got burnt in the Mantralaya fire. This wasn’t the first time that the authorities used the 'missing' ploy as a pretext to avoid making public, controversial files sought under the

State tends to ‘lose’ files

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With government officials declaring files ‘missing’ each time they encounter a sensitive RTI application, it’s time the state puts a punitive process in place, writes Gajanan Khergamker

After the Mantralaya fire last year, a lot of files were ‘burned’ in the mishap. After the incident, the officials had said that many crucial files had been lost in the fire. RTI Act. The richest corporation of the country, BMC had created a stir when reports of it having misplaced 6,000 important files were made public. In July, earlier this year, as anRTI application was filed asking for details of building proposal plans in the city. The reply that followed wasn't something the applicant had could have expected for an answer. The applicant was told that around 6,000 files from the western suburbs, eastern suburbs and the Island city were misplaced. So much was said about the carelessness of the civic body and the government authority in general, that the Maharashtra CM had to set up a committee to probe the issue. In August, the BMC managed to ‘trace’ a majority of the missing files after the committee was set up. Reportedly, about 1,300 files were missing, of which it managed to restore 1,100 files. The remaining files will be traced soon, the BMC claims. Reports published around the time also suggest the missing files included many key installations in the city. Apparently, design plans, files and even blueprints of several important buildings in the city, in-

cluding the Taj Mahal hotel, have gone missing from the BMC. The RTI report also suggested that most of these files involving key installations in the city had gone missing before the 26/11 terror attack; which means that Taj Mahal Hotel development plan files had gone missing before the terror attack. Considering that the hotel was one of the prime targets of the terror attack, the missing files could ‘give a complete new dimension to the issue’ the activist, who had sought these files, said. The files had gone missing in 2006. And, this is just Mumbai we are talking about. After the Mantralaya fire last year, a lot of files were ‘burned’ in the mishap. After the incident, the officials had said that many crucial files had been lost in the fire. Shukla’s land deal, that has fetched so much trouble in the past few weeks, figured in one such crucial file 'burnt' in the Mantralaya fire. The state had decided to recreate the files that were lost in the fire and the process is still underway. But, the kind of files that are usually ‘lost’, ‘misplaced’ or in the Mantralaya case ‘burnt’ are the kind

mired in some or the other controversy. It has become a rather predictable trend that every time a new ‘corruption’ or ‘scam’ comes up, the crucial files that would probably act as evidence or throw some light on the issue, usually go missing. The coal scam files that were ‘misplaced’ are still to be recovered as yet fully. It was in August that files containing ‘crucial’ information about the coal blocks allocation deal went missing. It was reported that records of applications for 45 coal blocks allocated between 1993 and 2005 were nowhere to be found. And, it wasn’t just that, apart from the fact that applications and records for coal blocks issued from 1993 to 2005 having turned untraceable, recommendations made by Congress MP Vijay Darda and subsequently forwarded to the PMO for the bander block were reported untraceable as well. It must be noted that, in connection with Coalgate, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had raided Mr. Darda and registered a case against him last year. Also, records of at least 157 pri-

vate companies, which applied for the coal blocks but were not allocated to them, had gone missing. A couple of month back, it was reported that the CBI had managed to recover the ‘crucial’ missing files pertaining to coal block allocations done between 2006 and 2009. The CBI, reportedly, has also found Congress MP Vijay Darda’s letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh advocating allocation of a coal block to one of his companies. Losing and tracing files has become a norm with officials of different government departments all over the country. Files get misplaced, lost or ‘mixed up’ every time a new scam or a controversy involving a political leader comes up. The government needs to bring in place a proper management system to keep records in check. Instead of setting up panels to probe missing files or getting existing government workers to look for missing files, the government should look into setting up proper departments to keep track of files even put some punitive action in place for officials ‘misplacing’ such files. With inputs from Prerna Pandey

Readers keen on seeking help on drafting RTI applications may write in to rti@draftcraft.in or call Gajanan Khergamker on 022-22841593 for any assistance on RTI or to have their findings / issue featured on this page

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Death of a dream, or a dream murdered?

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The main accused: Arvind Kejriwal

Dr. Manish Kumar

N a programme on Aaj Tak, Punya Prasun Bajpai said something that caused deep shock in everyone’s heart. On the Anna-Arvind letter controversy he said that a dream was dying because of it. But in the video that came before the world exactly 72 hours after that, it was proved that it was not the death of a dream but a dream had been killed, been murdered. The main accused in this murder is Arvind Kejriwal, whose ambition is to achieve power. Arvind Kejriwal, who used to gloat that only he and his party were honest and the rest of the people in the world are dishonest and corrupt, in just one jerk this entire bogus bundle of claims burst open. It was proved that the Aam Aadmi Party was corrupt like other political parties. That stage of corruption which it took other parties years to occupy, the Aam Aadmi Party managed to do in just four months. A dirty joke was played on the people of the country. Pash’s

poem comes to mind: “The death of dreams is the most dangerous.’ The accusation of killing a dream is levelled against Arvind Kejriwal. At Delhi’s Constitution Club on 21 November, a sting operation conducted under “Operation Lokpal’ was shown at a press conference. This was a film which had been prepared by the web portal ‘Media Sarkar’. Why was the film made? Why was it shown just before the elections? Is there any in-

den behind the mask of honesty, perhaps nobody had thought even in a dream. If the video had not been shown, who would have believed that AAP leader Shazia Ilmi is ready to hold a ‘dharna’ (sit-in) or a demonstration after taking money? She goes to any dharna or demonstration for anybody who gives funds to the party, and she also issues a statement. It was shown in this video how Shazia Ilmi was ready to take cash

Ambitious Arvind Kejriwal and his one-time mentor, Anna Hazare. trigue or conspiracy behind it? These things are debatable. But with what was seen in this sting operation, the hearts and minds of people were shaken. This is very shameful. The people of the country are shocked. The face of the AAPwhich flaunted its integrity has been exposed. That a face of such greed and fraud will be hid-

and ‘benami’ (a proxy holding - an ownership stake that is held in someone else’s name, so as to presumably disguise or keep secret the identity of the true owner) money. She didn’t even ask what was the name of the company giving the money.What was the name of the opposing company against whom you wanted action? It was a

matter of surprise that during this deal Shazia Ilmi also discloses how this benami money will be disposed by distribution amongst the salaried workers of the AAP. Not only this, the business of this beloved Aam Aadmi Party leader is so big that she even has a secretary. This shows clearly the hollow claims of the Aam Aadmi Party that every paise is accounted for on the party’s website. It was also revealed in this sting operation that the most cherished leader of the AAP Kumar Vishwas, does not hesitate at all to take black money either. The ‘Media Sarkar’ web portal’s reporter went to Kumar Vishwas’s home to conduct the sting operation. Poet KumarVishwas too has a secretary. The woman reporter had arrived to invite Kumar Vishwas for a programme. Discussions were held. How much money does Kumar Vishwas take to come a programme, a deal was made on this, and when it came to giving the money, Kumar Vishwas’s secretary disclosed that money is taken in cash also, but in return no receipt is given for it. The manner in which Kumar Vishwas’s secretary is keeping the money given by the reporter in his pocket can be clearly seen in the video. After the sting operation, what Kumar Vishwas said in his own defense is even more ridiculous and laughable. He said he was a poet who got the most money in the country; he takes remuneration for his talent.

Will the 2014 elections be a wake up call? P

ERHAPS it is this that is the magic of elections: The people of our country, in any election, whether they are corporation elections, Assembly elections or general elections of the country, become engrossed in seeing them as a ‘tamasha’ (farcical show, entertainment). They listen to the speeches of leaders as if they are some wondrous thing and after listening to the speeches do not raise any questions. They don’t pay attention to why those questions that should be raised in corporation elections, how are they arising in the assembly elections? How are promises related to those corporation election questions made during assembly elections? And those questions which should arise in the Lok Sabha elections, how can they be solved through the legislative assemblies? But our country has become accustomed to watching a ‘tamasha’ for the last 65 years, is watching a ‘tamasha’ and will keep watching a ‘tamasha’. Perhaps people consider elections to be a form of entertainment. Let’s talk of the Lok Sabha elections. Questions related to inflain the country, tion unemployment, corruption, poor education facilities, poor health facilities, poor and faulty infrastructure, development which is of no use for people, have been arising since Independence and in answer to these questions there was jugglery performed in every election and people saw lots of this

jugglery and ‘tamasha’. People just did not focus on these questions, did not bother about what was at their root. The 2014 election too is about to become an epic, a magnificent ‘tamasha’, a farce, on a very grand scale. Economic policy decides what kind of production there will be. Which people would

Santosh Bhartiya participate in production? Who will be in the stream of development? Where will roads be made? Where will schools be opened, where will hospitals be opened? Or will not be opened? It is economic policy that decides what percentage of people have to be brought out from the circle of poverty and what percentage of people have to be increased in the circle of poverty and brought into it. But even on economic policy, no party which wants to form a Government at the Centre opens its cards. This time round, the conditions are even funnier. The Congress has been implementing the policy of liberalisation, a free, open econ-

omy, open market for the last 22 years. Other Governments came in between, there was the Deve Gowda’s Government, Gujral Sahib’s Government came, Atalji’s Government came, none of them raised any questions about economic policy. Everybody took forward the same economic policy. Now the BJP is saying that the policy of liberalisation is not being implemented properly by the Congress. We will implement this policy properly. That is, if the liberalisation policy was implemented by the Congress in the wrong manner, the figures with it for unemployment, for agriculture becoming uneconomical, water, forests and land going to foreign companies – all these things and the figures will register a further rise if the BJP implements the policy properly. It means that development in the country will not be for everyone, but will be there for the special few. The number of poor people in the country will increase. Crimes will increase. People are unable to understand this situation because people love not the country but themselves. It is often said that the public never gives a wrong verdict, but the public has just no option. When all the parties, the big parties who want to lay claim to forming the Government or small parties who desire to be their tails, all advocate the same kind of economic policy what verdict can the public give?

In between, some small parties sprang up like mushrooms and fought the assembly election on questions of municipality elections. People clapped in applause and said we have seen everybody, now we will see them too. This is an amazing thing in our country: that we have looked at ‘them’, we have looked at ‘them’ as well, and now we will look at ‘them’ once too. Let’s see, perhaps something good will happen. And after five years have passed, we beat ourselves on our heads and say ‘we were made fools of’. The 2014 elections are coming. And a few new political parties start behaving like political mafias even before they go the assembly or the Lok Sabha. Their biggest leader speaks the same language. Their servile agent standing on their right, and the intellectual standing on their left also speaks the same language and even before being selected as candidates, can be seen talking about staking occupation of land, taking money, cooperating in promoting the interests of one company against the interests of another company. In our country, where democracy was the strongest, where there is freedom of speech, freedom of thought, it is because of our weaknesses, the weaknesses of the people of the country that those people are flourishing in the name of parties who are playing a big role in destroying democracy in this country.

DILLI KA BABU Nehru and other tales

RECENTLY, the past came on a rather rare visit to Udyog Bhavan. Retired IAS officer Mani Narayanswamy, or Mani, as this columnist once knew him, returned to his old office and room at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for an interactive session with Indian Trade Service (ITS) officers. In the early 1980s, Mani was Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (before the post lost its immense power and corporate clout and became a more benign storehouse of wisdom and was renamed DGFT). He had occupied the room which, he was proud to inform his audience, was once used by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru whenever he visited Udyog Bhavan to attend meetings of the Planning Commission. Clearly, this was not just historical trivia, but an attempt by an old hand to encourage and motivate those who work in the directorate with a sense of its noble history. Among his audience was the erudite current DGFT, Anup K. Pujari, who joined the IAS in the year Mani occupied the ‘special’ room! Pujari should now be the envy of his IAS biradari, since few will actually get to squat, in a Prime Minister’s former chambers.

Babu Opts Out

BABUS joining politics is not something new; in fact, the Election Commission has recommended a ‘cooling off’ period for babus, which is still being debated. However, in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal, several retired bureaucrats entered politics in parliamentary and assembly elections. Recently Ms Banerjee has given her assent to an IAS officer to join politics. Eyebrows were raised only because she had last year denied a similar request from an IPS officer P. Ravi, claiming that there was a shortage of IAS and IPS officers in the state. J Sundara Sekhar, however, seems to be in Didi’s good books, and after her go-ahead on his request for voluntary retirement, is all set to contest assembly elections in his home state, Andhra Pradesh next year. At present he is Secretary and CEO of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission and many officers are reportedly already vying for his position.

Never Too Late!

IN the age of email and instant communications, how long do you suppose it should take for the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) to issue a notification? Seven years! That’s how long it took DoPT to issue a notification regarding a 1994-batch IAS officer who overstayed in Uttarakhand in 2006. The babu in question is R.C. Joshi of the AssamMeghalaya cadre but was posted to Uttarakhand and overstayed his deputation by seven years because DoPT did not act on time. Sources say that, last week, a letter signed by personnel undersecretary S.S. Shukla was sent to the Chief Secretaries of Assam, Uttarakhand and the Accountant Generals of both the States respectively, noting that Joshi’s overstay has been regularised. Why it took the DoPT seven years to do so, however, remains a mystery. — Dilip Cherian

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 673

ENIGMA CODE 673

ACROSS: 2 Drink taken be visitor finding a haven on the way (4,2,4) 7 A blow from this makes one choose to get a leg up, by the sound of it (6) 8 Boasting about a number well done (7) 9 Cleans and expects to make money without working (7) 11 A person well able to deal with any ill feeling! (6) 12 Latin youth gives vent to blood with some urgency (8) 14 Delivery from a spinner ? (3,5) 16 A tin so placed to hold a prickly plant (8) 19 That's how 'e cries out with ten demands (8) 21 Mostly modern company shows durable wall-painting (6) 22 Solicited to do Kevin a good turn (7) 23 Author to mark with a tick, say (7) 24 Give a display of harshness when hearing the oil-worker (6) 25 Spots of trouble ? (4,6) DOWN: 1 Leaves in haste and expires (4,3) 2 A sorry state but showing promise (6) 3 Takes something the wrong way (4) 4 Switch choices occasionally (2,3,3) 5 Something said when you get the opportunity to speak? (6,6) 6 A boy's name or a girl's name (7) 10 Start of play seen from first row (7,5)

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

H H

The Clue: Improve

H H

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE EMBALM, AMBLED, BEDLAM, EMBLEM, MADAME, MAMMAL, MEDDLE

H H

MATH PYRAMID 673 13 Get drunk and plunge in (5) 15 Central School repeats train for kids (4-4) 17 Bitter spirit in the West Indies (7)

18 A film that gets adults wildly amused ! (7) 20 In church does he turn up in the lettuce when they're on top? (6) 22 Article on quartet in Russian (4)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 7 Ivied, 8 Ownership, 9 Groom, 10 Intimates, 12 Blaze a trail, 16 Spur, 17 Erase, 18 Dupe, 19 Gretna green, 22 Horse-shoe, 24 Other, 25 Megahertz, 26 Folio. DOWN: 1 Overslept, 2 Below zero, 3 Swan, 4 Medicine man, 5 Aswan, 6 Viler, 11 Gate crasher, 13 Riant, 14 Adoration, 15 Splenetic, 20 Dosed, 21 Oscar, 23 Onto.

QUICK CROSS 673

ACROSS: 1 ___ at law: abbr. (3) 4 Asian language (3) 5 Statistics, in short (5) 7 Airport abbreviation (3) 8 All in Germany (5) 10 ___ alive, overwhelmed (3) 11 Really Simple Syndication, abbr. (3)

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Citrus additives (5) 2 Sylvester, to Tweety (3) 3 ___ and fros (3) 5 Auctions (5) 6 Three, in Turin (3) 8 Rhine tributary (3) 9 Capt.'s subordinates (3)

HIDATO 673

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

MATHDOKU 673

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

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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: Taurus : Purnima from 12.50 p.m. : Rohini : Vrishubh (Taurus) B.V.U. : Cream : 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A setting up of an independent venture for the employed is sure to prove successful. Financially a remarkably successful year ahead for you. You will benefit through joint ventures or partnerships. Youngsters setting out on their own are likely to meet many interesting people. A strong romantic attachment this year proves exciting. BABIES BORN TODAY: Slim, attractive, well built shoulders and striking eyes. Short- tempered, stubborn and gullible. Will be emotional, sensitive, healthy and longlived. Can be impulsive with money occasionally. A career in export, design or advertising would lead to gains.

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You have a profitable day. You are closer to achieving goals in career or profession. Meetings and new business proposals scheduled for today yield good results. You are good at impressing all but bad at expressing true feelings to your beloved. You will have to work hard to be more demonstrative.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You will find yourself surrounded by a lucky set of circumstances and sure to gain from them. If seeking loan, you will get it soon. An invitation to an important function will do you good. Efforts to improve ties with those important to you will get an unexpected boost by the participation of your mate or beloved.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): New negotiations and work will go through smoothly. An important payment could materialize today. You will surprise those who have created problems for you in the past by your confidence and enthusiasm. At home there could be reason to celebrate a success with loved ones.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You are assured gradual growth though the slow pace could be annoyingly frustrating. Try not to take shortcuts for they could mean trouble. There may be a chance to create an alternate source of income. An opportunity arrives for you to try your hand at commission work. Find time for fitness to remain healthy.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You may not like the environment at work right now, where you feel constricted. Do not go for a tempting change as things may not work out the way expected. Your career growth could get affected. Being gullible and trusting, you could get taken in by a person whose intentions are not that sincere.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Certain developments require a change of plans. You are advised not to rush into taking major decision about work, or location. Perhaps you are reacting rather than planning your next move. Maintain status quo for the time being or you could have regrets later. Your mate and friends will go out of their way to help you.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): A few sundry problems occur in your work. But you should be able to overcome them with your patience and persuasive approach. You will enjoy the pleasures of intimate romance, while the married will manage to spend a memorable evening together.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): The success that you have achieved will encourage you to take on new responsibilities with that much more confidence in yourself. An excellent reputation and the affection people have for you will pay off today. You will receive rewards and gratifying messages. An outing could turn out to be lots of fun.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Stick to routine work where there are better chances of good profits. A quick turnover in finances will make you look for new areas of investment. It is not a time to bring about any changes. Build assets through saving for the long term. With certain developments in your life today you will be content. Your mate will be happy for your chance to live your dreams for real and share them.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): A fast turnover in business brings in sizeable monetary rewards. The employed will also do well at work. Friends and associates will be helpful. You will have the guidance of colleagues and loved ones in all that you do. You will have an emotionally satisfying day.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): After a hectic work schedule and the signing of an important contract you can relax and enjoy your success. An outing to a club or some entertainment program is enjoyable. A happy event or celebration in the family could keep you busy. There could also be unexpected visitors at home.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Take the plunge and implement new plans and schemes. You will be pleasantly surprised at the results, though you may face some criticism. In your natural exuberance to keep everyone happy you could neglect your mate or beloved who may be feeling ill at ease or left out.

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ACROSS: 1 Capital of Madhya Pradesh (6) 7 Increased in strength or accelerated sharply? (6,2) 8 Roman emperor - "hoot" anagram? (4) 10 Aussie cricketer Martyn (6) 11 Confront boldly (6) 14 Negatives (3) 16 Bancroft and Archer (5) 17 Cut from the same cloth (4) 19 Rubber ____ : most commonly used fasteners? (5) 21 Small jazz band (5) 22 Gravity discoverer Newton (5) 23 City in NW France (4) 26 Expertise; ability (5) 28 Goods vehicle (3) 29 ___ off : reprimanded? (6) 30 Mental condition (6) 31 Dill - "neat" break-up? (4) 32 Swift's land of the little people (8) 33 Blotched or bungled (6) DOWN: 1 Gautama Siddhartha (6) 2 A drink of medicine or poison (6) 3 Scientology founder, Hubbard (1,3) 4 A posh tropical pear (7) 5 A theatre or concert hall - "do one" anagram? (5) 6 Small gaiters (5) 8 A potent beginning (4) 9 He is, contracted? (3) 12 Central nervous system, acronym (3) 13 Grab (5) 15 Union territory of ___ and Diu (5) 18 Colour associated with the army, should we say? (5) 19 A stole; a snake (3) 20 TV channel mainly in the U.S. (3)

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SUDOKU 2029 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: S equals U

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

21 "Surprised by Joy" author (7) 22 Of that race, class or kind (3) 23 Affectionate touch (6) 24 Med. course (4) 25 Required (6)

26 With which to prop up one leg? (5) 27 Coldly (5) 28 Otto ___ Bismark (3) 30 Branch of learning, in short (4)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Topaz, 6 Tsars, 9 Bayonet, 10 Estop, 11 Naval, 12 Debug, 13 Settees, 15 Kea, 17 Uris, 18 Augers, 19 Rents, 20 Yorker, 22 Sped, 24 Ada, 25 Impasse, 26 Goths, 27 Kirov, 28 Spain, 29 Bagpipe, 30 Cyril, 31 Adult. DOWN: 2 Oyster, 3 Aborts, 4 Zap, 5 Dopes, 6 Tenuous, 7 Stag, 8 Reamer, 12 Defer, 13 Surya, 14 Tiara, 15 Keeps, 16 Aside, 18 Atoms, 19 Removal, 21 Oddity, 22 Sapped, 23 Espial, 25 I hope, 26 Gobi, 28 Spa.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1848 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

R A

M Q Q

A N S

D T G

A N S ' Q Q D T G

P T M Z B

R T Y N P T

D N N C

R T

N Z T ,

L U

H L U T ,

O M J J A .

R M C M

P M X X A ;

L U

A N S

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J O L Q N B N J O T X

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust

Afternoon WORD MINE

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: 24 average; 27 good; 30 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: cede, ceded, club, clue, cube, cubed, cuddle, cued, decibel, decide, deduce, DEDUCIBLE, deuce, deuced, dice, educe, iced, lice, lucid.

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England trail Australia by 369 runs after day three as David Warner strikes a ton

ERTH: England were battered and all but beaten with Australia on the verge of regaining the Ashes at stumps on the third day of the third Test here. Australia led by 134 runs on the first innings after the England tail folded meekly again before lunch and the home side were dismissed for 251. The Australians were 235 for three in their second innings at the end of play for an overall lead of 369, with Shane Watson on 29, and Steve Smith on five and two days left to play. Opener David Warner (112) capitalised on the shoddy wicketkeeping of Matt Prior, who missed two stumping opportunities from the left-hander, to post his second century of the series and take his tally for the series to 457 runs at 91.40. By contrast, England's highest scorer in the series is Michael Carberry, whose 157 runs at 31.40 is only 10 ahead of Australian tailender Mitchell Johnson's aggregate. Australia lead the five-Test series 2-0 after comprehensive victories in Brisbane and Adelaide and can regain the Ashes, which they last won in 2007, with victory in Perth. As if England's predicament wasn't already dire enough, the tourists returned to the field for the Australian second innings without their best fast bowler Stuart Broad. Broad injured his right foot when struck by a swinging yorker by Johnson, who may have delivered the final blow to England's hope of hanging on to the Ashes. Broad was trapped lbw by the delivery for five, and limped to a fitness test in the WACA nets between innings, before being taken from the ground for scans. He took no further part in the day's play and the England camp said he was waiting on the results

Pune FC break winless run

KALYANI: Pune FC bounced back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over United SC in an ILeague Round 15 encounter at the Municipal Stadium in Kalyani on Sunday. The win was Pune FC’s first away league win over United SC and was powered by a first-half brace from striker Riga Mustapha (11th & 24th minute). Defender Hasan Al Moustafa (48th) pulled one back for the hosts early in the second half. It was also the first time Pune FC scored more than one goal against United SC in match held outside Pune in all competitions since promotion to the elite league. Pune FC had the better start to the match as they held on to the ball much better than the hosts. Eleven minutes in, Pune FC made their territorial advantage count taking the lead through Riga.

David Warner celebrates after a scoring a ton against England during the third day of the third Test match at Perth.

of the scans, with a further announcement likely on Monday. To add insult to injury, the embattled Prior, who again failed with the bat earlier in the day, gifted Warner a life when he missed the easiest of stumpings in spinner Graeme Swann's first over of the innings. Warner was on just 13 and was comprehensively beaten in flight by Swann, who was struck a painful blow on the right index finger while batting earlier in the day, but Prior failed to take the ball. Prior's afternoon went from bad to worse when he then failed to react to a thin edge from Rogers, on 26, from the bowling of Jimmy Anderson. The ball carried at good height just to Prior's left and he didn't move, forcing first slip Alastair Cook to make a last-moment lunge to his right, grassing what appeared to be the wicketkeeper's catch. Prior missed a second opportunity to stump Warner from the bowling of Swann when the Australian was on 89. Warner's 140ball knock finally came to an end when he holed out to Ben Stokes at deep mid-on from the bowling of Swann, having hit 17 fours and two sixes. He and Chris Rogers put on 157, the first century opening partnership of the series, before Rogers fell to Tim Bresnan for 54. Earlier in the day, England resumed at 180 for four, but offered little resistance to the Australian pace trio of Ryan Harris (3-48), Johnson (2-62) and Peter Siddle (3-36). The last six English wickets fell for just 61 runs, the rot starting when overnight batsman Ian Bell was given out lbw to Harris on a third umpire review for 15, after he was initially given the benefit of the doubt.

Wellen’s trick earns Germany sixth world title By Saumojyoti S Choudhury

EW DELHI: Niklas Wellen slammed a brilliant hat-trick to guide defending champions Germany to their record sixth world title, beating unheralded France 5-2 in the summit clash of the Hero Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup at the floodlit Major Dhyan Chand, here today. It was a befitting end to the tournament as both Germany and France dished out splendid hockey much to the delight of the sparse crowd present on a chilly night.Germany rode on five goals which came from the sticks of Wellen (2nd, 44th, 46th minutes), Jonas Gomoll (60th) and Christopher Ruhr (68th) to pocket their sixth world title, two in a row. For France, Gaspard Baumgarten (16th, 40th) scored both the goals. The summit clash between underdogs France and five-time champions was touted as a contest between David versus Goliath but it was not one as the French gave the Germans a run for their money, at least in the opening 35 minutes. Cheered by their ambas-

IN BRIEF Tsegay creates race record to win Delhi half-marathon

NEW DELHI: Ethiopia's Atsedu Tsegay won the men's elite event with a new race record, while Florence Kiplagat of Kenya finished on top in the women's category of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. Tsegay clocked 59.10 seconds beating the previous record of 59.15 held by Deriba Merga since 2008. "The competition was good as there were some quality athletes. I am happy to be the champion," said Tsegay after the marathon. Meanwhile, Kiplagat finished the race with the timing of 1.07.58. However, women's elite category saw a relatively slow race as winter of Delhi left an impact on the athletes' timing. "For me it was slow due to the fact that I could not arrive in time due to flight problem. So there was no to time to get used to the weather here," Kiplagat said.

Anand bows out of London Chess Classic after loss to Kramnik

LONDON: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of the London Chess Classic after losing the quarterfinals against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia 0.5-1.5 here at the Olympia. Anand, who had shown fine form coming in to the quarters, ran out of steam in the second game with white pieces and found himself in a lost position in almost no time in the 1,50,000 Euros prize money tournament. Michael Adams of England kept the local hopes alive by defeating Russian Peter Svidler in the tiebreaker while Boris Gelfand of Israel stole the limelight ousting Fabiano Caruana of Italy. In the other quarterfinal, Hikaru Nakamura of United States defeated Nigel Short to cement his place in the semis.

Surinder Amarnath coaches convicts of Sabarmati jail

NEW DELHI: In a heartwarming gesture, former Test cricketer Surinder Amarnath coached inmates of the Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat for a Twenty20 match against lawyers and judges as part of a welfare initiative taken by the authorities. Surinder, eldest son of the Legendary Lala Amarnath, prepared the convicts for a Twenty20 match against a team of judges and lawyers. In fact it was Surinder, along with Director General Of Police (Gujarat) P C Thakur, who came up with this innovative idea of making life a little better for the inmates of the jail. The match which took place on Saturday saw a close fight between the legal fraternity and the convicts. The Legal eagles scores 165 in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Giving them a tough fight, the jail inmates scored 146 in 20 overs at the loss of six wickets.

Kapur finishes tied 28th at Mandela Golf Championship Germany’s Gomoll Jonas (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring his teams fourth goal against France during the final. sador Michael Steiner, the Germans got off to an early lead when Wellen capitalized on a defensive lapse to score a field goal in the second minute. But the Frenchmen were in no mood to go down without a fight and proved to the fancied Germans that they were no pushovers. It was a neck and neck battle in

the opening period as both the teams enjoyed nearly similar percentage of ball possession but France’s attacks looked more threatening. The Netherlands spanked Malaysia 7-2 to bag the bronze medal. Last edition’s silver medallists, Netherlands dished out a clinical display to rout Malaysia in a lop-sided thirdfourth place classification match.

DURBAN: Indian golfer Shiv Kapur rounded off a rain-interrupted week with a one-under 69 that saw him finish tied 28th at The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa. Kapur totalled five-under 205 at the event, reduced to 54 holes. The trophy was won by Dawie van der Walt who held his nerve down the closing stretch to win a second European Tour title. Kapur, who shot 71 on the first day, scored 65 on the second. Kapur regained his European Tour card for 2014 after finishing in the top-15 of the European Challenge Tour, where he won the first and last events in 2013.

Two teams at RWITC poll tomorrow: May the better team win

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At the RWITC elections tomorrow all the lively proceedings, hectic speeches and keen competiton between two teams – one led by Khushru Dhunbjibhoy and the other by Vivek Jain. It is certain Vivek Jain will attract the largest number of votes. As chairman, good governance can be expected from him. K.N. Dhunjibhoy always comes up with new ideas and take bold steps for improvement. The two teams are ranged against each other: May the better team win! good. The club had to make do with whatever was available in the kitty – and there was hardly any sponsorship. Sponsorship amounting to a million was unheard of. The first big sponsorship was by Vijay Mallya who sponsored the Triple Crown – three races – mainly the Derby. To Shashi Chand must go the credit for getting sponsorship of Mallya's huge liquor companies. I do not want to reproduce some of his comments about VIVEK JAIN: Year after year, the happenings at the race Vivek Jain has been getting course. He is quite tough the highest number of votes about such hanky panky in the RWITC's annual elec- things and he does not tions. He is a very popular mince words to describe member – evidently he in- them. For instance, what he spires confidence in the vot- said about some foreign ers. He came into the racing scenario about 20 years ago and at the time was content to be an observer but very soon he was influenced by the top level role his father was playing. Now his knowledge about racing is complete. He realised that what the RWITC lacks is finance. For the first time, when he took over as chairman, he focused on getting more jockeys rings in my ears. I money to the kitty. His con- will not reveal them. It was a tinuing efforts in this regard frank, just observation. resulted in many a race There is little doubt he will being sponsored. “Getting be able to contribute to clean sponsorship is not easy”, he and smooth racing. says. A lot of work has to be done. More funds means GULAM A. VAHANVATY: For higher stakes, the arrival of the last 40 years, Gulam A. better quality horses. Vahanvaty has been with the When he was chairman, RWITC as a Stand and Club he was in close touch with member. During the last 5 the government regarding years, he has been in the reduction in the betting tax, Marketing Committee whose with the BMC regarding the chairman is Vivek Jain. lease renewal issue. He Vahanvaty's family associstarted several activities at ation goes back over a centhe racecourse to provide tury. His grandfather proof what goes on at the Gulamhussain Essaji (who Mahalakshmi was not just was also known as Mr. racing but also several other activities in which many people – including children and women can take part. He is quite bitter about the role played by his opponents in challenging his leadership. He points out several mistakes made by them. He feels he and his team should be elected by the club members this year. “We will set the club on the right path of growth”. DR. SHASHI CHAND JAIN: Nobody perhaps knows more about racing, about the situation prevailing at Mahalakshmi as Dr. Shashi Chand Jain. When he first became the chairman, the finance of the RWITC was far from

Heath) owned several horses. He won many prestigious races. The passion for racing was continued by his uncle, Taherbhoy Gulamhussain. Finally my cousin Gulam Essaji Vahanvaty and I have also owned several horses for

the last 25 years. He has been an active Rotarian since 1979. He was elected District Governor of Rotary International District in 2002. “As a steward, I have ensured that my decisions have also been unbiased and without fear or favour. My interaction with fellow students has been most cordial. I have made my suggestions and recommendations in as constructive a manner as possible – to ensure fair and clear racing.” All his life Gulam Vahanvaty has valued straight forwardness and integrity. He is neither a punter or breeder. No vested interest in club's working. “There are critical issues facing our club and I believe that I can make a positive combination towards its well-being”. CHAMPAKLAL ZAVERI: Champaklal Zaveri is one of the most popular members at the Mahalakshmi racing scenario. He is an important person who looks after various club's functions. He is a friendly person and is easily accessible. One of his achievements is the resolute manner he worked to get back refund from the tax folks: Rs. 8 crore

and four lakh. He is also connected closely with various services which the club provides for its members. Both at Pune and Mumbai, he contributes to the smooth functioning of the club. For the top-calibre guests that visit the club, the face that they remember is that of Champaklal Zaveri. He plays host in a gracious manner. Members appear to be quite aware he is a must in the managing committee. As a steward, he has participated in ensuring there is clean racing. He ensures that decisions are made transparently and that there is harmony in iits functioning. “Importantly, I have the time to devote to the club' racing work and I will always be accessible to our members”.

one's advice but follows his own convictions. What many do not know is the silent contributions he makes to the hospitals. He has a good idea where improvements need to be made and can be made. By his sincere and serious approach to all social matters, he attracts people. He is an industrialist with a lot of his time taken up by several innovative projects. He has a smile for everyone at anytime. He seems to never grow old. He always looks young and handsome. He has his K.N. DHUNJIBHOY: According to K.N. Dhunjibhoy, one of the big achievements of the club during the year, was the highest profit figures – Rs. 5.86 crore. An all-time high which now stands at Rs. 127.85 crore. “During the year we have completed several renovation projects at the Pune racecourse. Some of the improvements made during the year (1) Enhanced facilities for members such as a swimming pool in Mumbai (2) Renovated members' stand for both the race courses which includes better viewing of races (3) An amphitheater to encourage performing arts (4) A petting zoo for children of Mumbai (5) Playground for schools and colleges (6) A gym for Pune. Dhunjibhoy, besides being a member of the managing committee for several years is an owner of some top-calibre horses – some of them bred at his own farm – a breeder and a sportsman. He was aware of some problems created by some vested interest and continued to instal features started by the former chairman. There is little doubt he is deeply interested in further growth of the racecourse which as a lover of horses he loves. He has a vision, but some of the ideas he may have may not be pragmatic, but he has the best of intentions. SHYAM RUIA: Shyam Ruia is a silent worker. He has been in the managing committee of the club for the last 35 years. He is the youngest chairman of the RWITC. This year he was the chairman of the Stewards' Committee. His know-how about racing is vast. As a steward, he conducts meetings smoothly. He takes every-

you must sponsor races and assist the club in many ways. Jaydev Mody does all that. He owns casinos in Goa. They are on the famous river of Goa which attract tourists – both domestic and foreign. He sponsors a Million race – through his casino enterprises. It is certain he will do much more for racing than he has done so far. SHIVLAL DAGA: Shivlal Daga is a big, important part of the racing scenario in Mumbai and Pune. He is cut out to be a steward, chief steward. No professional can fool him. He can detect perhaps hanky-panky happenings better than anyone else. From him no favours can be expected. He is quite strict. For those who adopt fraudulent tactics, he has no mercy. No professional can fool him. He knows better. He is a refreshing, healthy,

own stud farm – Equus – which has bred several horses which have made a mark in several racing centres. JAJDEV MODY: His is a recent entry to the Hall of honest figure in the racing Fame at the racing scenario. scenario. He appears to have bought RAM SHROFF: Ram Shroff has many rumours to his credit. It is not known who spreads all those silent, plus points about him. It is said that he has connections with those in power. He can confront these folks and impress on them the need for doing something for racing. Needless to say Mr. Ram Shroff is a big, valuable asset to the club.

some costly horses and he runs them mostly in Mumbai and Pune. He entrusts his horses to many trainers but his main trainer seems to be Malesh Narredu. In the racing scenario in Mumbai, you have got to be a rich man to become a member of the managing committee of the club. You must own top-class horses,

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UMBAI: Mumbai's Hiken Shah slammed a career best 170 before the team's bowlers ruffled Odisha's top order on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A clash at the Wankhede Stadium here. In reply to Mumbai's mammoth 501 for nine declared, the visitors were straightaway pushed on to the back foot by the pacers to be left reeling at 79 for three at stumps on day two. After pacer Javed Khan dismissed opener Girjia Rout (4) and Niranjan Behera (0) to reduce Odisha to 16 for two in seven overs, the visitors found themselves in a deeper hole at 36 for three in the 13th over when Govind Podder (2) was caught behind by Shardul Thakur, while skipper Biplab Samantray retired hurt two balls later after being hit on the head by a beamer. Opener Natraj Behera (45) and Abhilash Mallick (28) were at the crease at the close of play, having put on an unbroken 43-run stand for the fourth wicket. Odisha are still trailing Mumbai by 422 runs. Earlier in the day, Mumbai lost overnight batsman in captain Jaffer, who added only 18 runs to his last night's score of 125. Jaffer had stitched a 222-run stand with Shah for the third wicket before being dismissed by Deepak Behera. Shah, resuming on 67 in a team total of 242 for two, showed intent as he slammed his career-best 170 and carted the Odisha bowlers for 13 additional fours and three sixes before being trapped leg before by left arm spinner Dhiraj Singh in the third over after lunch. His 391-minute vigil yielded 21 fours and three sixes, and he also

Logical Shift By Anant Bhagwat

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Mumbai take upper hand on day two as Hiken Shah strikes career best

Hiken Shah acknowledges the dressing room on reaching his hundred. Himani was west. South was the dealer. He opened 2 clubs. North bid 2 spades. South rebid 3 clubs. North bid 3 hearts & south bid the universal contract of 3 no trumps In the closed room the bidding & the final contract was same. West led the 10 of diamonds & the defence was over. The diamond King proved to be declarer’s 9th trick Himani led the Queen of hearts. Declarer ducked in dummy, naturally. Himani continued with the Jack of hearts which again won. Had she blindly continued with a heart declarer would have been able to set up 2 winners in heart suit & would have made his contract with an overtrick. Himani could see this. She could also see that a diamond shift would give declarer a trick with the King, which he certainly had. With impeccable logic she found the diabolical shift of a small spade away from the King. This felled the Ace. Now when the declarer tried to play a small diamond towards his King east could win, cash heart Ace & return a spade to Himani’s King, to set the contract. This inspired defence was worth 13 imps to Himani’s team.

put on two vital partnerships, first with skipper Jaffer and then Suryakumar Yadav (28), with whom he shared a 99-run stand while scoring a lion's share. Odisha did well in the second session to wrest back some momentum by picking up four wickets, including Shah and debutant 42year-old leg spinner Pravin Tambe. Tambe hit a boundary off his first ball to get off the mark and made 18 that included four hits to the fence. The Mumbai lower order also chipped in with some runs, and Javed Khan made a breezy 36 off 28 balls that included six fours and a six. The holders started losing wickets in a clutch and skipper Jaffer declared the innings 16 minutes after tea. Odisha spinner Dhiraj Singh came up with an improved performance after being targeted by Jaffer and Shah yesterday. Singh scalped three wickets and conceded 117 runs in his 25 overs after finishing with figures of 9-0-57-0 on Saturday. Fast bowler Basant Mohanty bowled 45 overs and grabbed three wickets while giving away 73 runs. Suryakant Pradhan and Deepak Behera picked up wicket a piece. Brief scores: Mumbai 501 for nine dec (Wasim Jaffer 143, Hiken Shah 170; Basant Mohanty 3/73, Dhiraj Singh 3/117) lead Odisha 79 for three (Natraj Behera not out 45; Javed Khan 2/7) by 422 runs.

Serrao scrapes through

MUMBAI: Carl Serrao of Dadar Club registered crucial back-to-back wins to progress to the next phase in the SPG-Park Club Open Billiards Handicap Tournament on Sunday. Serrao kicked off an exciting day of billiards action when he fashioned a thrilling 156-152 win over Dependra Pinkyar of Shivaji Park Club in Group N and later overcame Vinay Kalro of Park Club to make it to the knock out round of 32 along with Pinkyar. Former champion Rishabh Kumar of Bombay Gymkhana also snatched a crucial win over Dharmesh Mistry (MCF), Borivali in his last Group D tie to scrape through along with compatriot Rovin D’Souza. Kumar, winner here in 2011, had to win by a substantial margin and his 267-168 win over Mistry shunted out Deepak Khubchandani of Khar Gymkhana. Sunil Jain of Elphinstone Cricket Club and Chandu Kansodaria of MCF also registered crucial wins in their concluding ties to enter the next round. The others to make it were, Mahesh Jagdale, Jatinder Dawer, Raj Khandwala, Nikhil Ghadge, Vishal Madan, Jeet Gawde, Manoj Kasare, Sunil Ghadge, Amandeep Kohli and Ronnie Daruwalla.

Haryana post 573 for six decl against Gujarat AHMEDABAD: Sunny Singh struck a double hundred, while two other batsmen notched up centuries each to enable Haryana raise a mammoth 573 for six declared on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat. In reply to Haryana's massive first innings total, Gujarat were 27 for one at stumps with opener Samit Gohel unbeaten on 13 and Rush Kalaria on seven. Earlier in the day, resuming on 266 for two, Haryana rode on Sunny's epic knock -- a 381-ball 201 -- apart from centuries by Sachin Rana (102) and Nitin Saini (106) to put Mumbai in the driver's seat. While Sunny resumed on 139, Rana took the crease at 51 not out. The two overnight batsmen simply dominated the proceedings as they put on a solid 194-run stand for the third wicket.

Sehwag scores 56 as Delhi batsmen make merry NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag finally got some runs under his belt scoring a fluent half-century as Delhi batsmen led by Mithun Manhas made a mockery of a below-par Vidarbha attack to remain on course for a comprehensive innings victory in a Ranji Trophy encounter.Veteran Manhas (100) struck his 25th firstclass century, while Sehwag hit some of his vintage shots during his 72ball-56 as Delhi scored 448 for nine at stumps taking an overall lead of 360 runs at the end of the second day. This was Sehwag's first firstclass half-century of the season.

Sourabh Varma overcomes Prannoy to win Tata Open crown UMBAI: Fourth seed Sourabh Varma M overwhelmed third seed H S Prannoy in a one-sided final to clinch the men's

singles title in the USD 15,000 Tata Open India International Challenge badminton tournament. Varma, who will be 21 on December 30, displayed superb anticipation and court coverage to dismantle his higher ranked rival's game to come out a convincing winner with a 21-12 21-17 scoreline in his favour in a 30-minute match. The title triumph also earned the MPborn shuttler, who is ranked 60 in the world and is now based and trains in P Gopichand's academy in Hyderabad along with Prannoy, 4000 world ranking points and the winner's purse of Rs 67,500. Runner-up Prannoy, ranked 49 in the world, had to be satisfied with 3400 ranking points and a runner-up purse worth Rs 34,200. The women's singles title contest was clinched by top seed Febby Angguni who got the better of her Indonesian compatriot Ana Rovita in a long-drawn out final, which lasted 80 minutes, 20-22 21-14 21-19. Varma, who shocked top seeded defending champion RMV Gurusaidutt in the semi finals yesterday, was too good in retrieving the number of smashes his rival directed at his side and made far fewer errors than Prannoy. Prannoy was too inconsistent in his play to threaten Varma who thus scored his second straight win at the international level in head to head clashes between the two shuttlers, the earlier one coming in the Bahrain Open. Prannoy took a handy 11-8 lead in the opening game which he widened to 16-9 and 19-10. Prannoy took the next two points but a superb return of a smash by Varma gave him back the serve and he clinched the game when the former hit the 'bird' wide of the sideline. Varma took early control of the proceedings in the second game too to lead 9-4 and then 11-7. A smash winner by Prannoy gave him the next point but, as a consequence, he also sprained his neck and took a medical time out.

Behram Kapadia, Tosha Khatau win gold

Gold medalist Karatekas from the Indian contingent with Cyrus P Mistry, Chairman, Tata Sons at the sixth World Gojukai Karate-do Championship being held in Mumbai.

UMBAI: India's Behram Kapadia and Tosha Khatau were the star performers of the day winning gold medals in their respective categories in the 6th Karate - Do Gojukai World Championship being held at the NSCI, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium. Behram dominated the boys below 15 years and 70 kg and above category of the individual Kumite technique. Behram, a ninth standard student of Cathedral and John Connon High

school defeated England's James Murphy 5-2 in the finals. Right from the start, he displayed attacking karate skills not giving even a slim chance to his opponent Murphy. In this category, South Africa's Dewacdt Van Rooi and David Caubscher won the bronze medal. In the girls below 15 years and above 54 kg category, Toysha Khatau who also is a 9th standard student of Cathedral and John Connon High school won the gold medal.

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llage vi od ho ild ch in st re to id la la de an Nelson M South Africa’s first black President By Fakir Hassen

fin n began with his cof as was the statesma gun carriage from ManThe funeral service, a on rial services in taken use to a giant marquee. atcase with other memo here, was dela's ho d ryw eve ek we ers of the family ha the past mb Me as on as well vigil, where a t gh rni ove an marked with celebrati akers. ded ten ieved mourning by various speassure you traditional praise singer is bel long his can of we ails ng det thi d ne nte "O cha e your final to have today, Tata, as you tak will con- journey and life. ica Afr beneath a th Sou steps, is that His casket was placed their d. tinue to rise," Zuma sai nary spirit lectern where speakers paid and tio g olu san rev s g est din gu bin e ur Som "Yo s. on us to not tribute celebrate Mandela's life as will remain binding ng danced to rki wo the d an or po rest until the

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South President Jacob Zuma d to fulfil your final steps, is that Sou gra . the r dge ple dge ove his ple l service, to not rest until the poor ket was placed promised as he made d the casket the funera it will remain binding on us South ur binding revolutionary spir efited from the material fruits of freedom and African television showe t stopped Mandela's ideals of ridding ent, "Yo , bu ym truly ben ard the promotion of at the family gravesite before the Africa of poverty, unemplo and the working class have ay we undertake to take forw nt eve ies and sothe g tin acy which you fought for. Tod commit to work more intensively to deal a broadcas ocr k of educational facilit dem lac for all. We h as crime and violence. casket was lowered. ent and inequality." an improved quality of life wn the cur- cial ills suc ds of state or their repsisting poverty, unemploym and hospitals, quality per the inst aga w hea The burial brought do l mournblo l e era isiv s Sev dec ool sch d goo for e ard nc na forw Pri tio tain on ten days of na nts for the resentatives, including UK's Moe pledge to take your vision cient and accountable public ser vice," Zuma said. "W l as effi President ing and memorial eve housing and utilities, as wel Charles, Iranian Vice adari and presiatm ari Sh global peace icon. ad mm ha cember 5 ican nations, ndchilMandela died on De dents of several Afr service began. 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Ndaba who rea fondly of her skins joined dignitaries the burial attend the official memorial ke wh spo acy o m in democr and Nandi, wh linarian. for the walk toward the route as last Tuesday at the FNB Stadiu 000 Today we undertake to take forward grandfather as a discip Your stern 80, ed r allin ove qu rs die ere ved Sol wh pro ds. im rg, un an sbu ... of gro ne n you an tio ss Joh mo mi pro ll to y the sha wa e ir "W the world with mourners slowly made overlooking people braved rain to join 91 nab ity of life for all," he said. en you are not pleased wh ce voi l Pra hil t th a en p Sou sid ato r Pre you igin ss -or mi ian ll the gravesite Ind sha ders, including n We lea r. Vetera counterpart ada, a our behaviou i said. US thr Ka his d d an me Ah ee the valleys of Qunu. t erj ivis kh Nand s to African act way to the Mu ndela at the laughter," s were Before making their a funeral Barack Obama, in paying tribute fellow inmate with Ma Cape Town tening to the tribute d his Lis ded en att ers urn off an , son ow . pri site, mo ela wid nd nd his Isla Ma l, en che bb nt. Graca Ma for the eve guard and a Ro nd, said he always service in a tent set up d at the fuie-Madikizela A full military honour ela's and an old frie second wife, Winn we her side of Ninety-five candles glo h year of his 21-gun salute escorted Mand urn- considered the iconic leader to be eit Mandela, who sat re praised for neral service, one for eac to facili- coffin to the marquee where mo ace his elder brother. we n me wo th Bo . ma ess pe y at Man- Zu adlife. With restricted acc only about ers bid adieu to the global In an emotional eulog said the their love and tolerance, in an ce a, a Joy ad t thr en Ka sid ties in the rural are wed at the icon. l, Pre era i's fun law Ma dela's ited the peo- dress by Tutu 4,500 people were allo anti-apartheid icon "un the entire Banda. Archbishop Desmond also d an ndela ica Ma of nd frie e im ple of South Afr g-t before wit- a lon Mandela was world on a scale never attended the funeral. - the name y." nga tor hu his lib in Da nessed 10- referred to as 's ica Afr th Sou 16. of of age day The final him at the for the elder given to day commemoration

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

’s legacy, ideals

Zuma calls for preser ving Mandela

nt Jacob Zuma (2nd left), diba: South Africa's preside Graca Machel Ma ber em rem to ed her Gat ow, Mandela (lef t), and his wid Mandela's ex-wife Winnie fin. cof his (3rd left), sit by

e the ground in the hills clos cof fin is slowly lowered into the militar y salutes and la's nde Ma son Nel A” DIB RIP, MA in Qunu as small, private burial today to where he grew up at the in their history. nt me mo nt gna poi st mo mourners watch the