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Five bodies recovered from hull of submarine, as intensive search continues Pic: Fulchand Kitadikar

Divers and Naval personnel standing on the partly submerged INS Sindhurakshak, during search operations.

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fter 72 hours of an operation fraught with difficulty and danger, the Indian Navy was success-

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ful in recovering five bodies from the submarine on Friday, and announced that there could be no survivors inside the sub. The Navy is still in talks with foreign sal-

vaging companies to expedite the ongoing operation. Families of all the18 assumed-dead-personnel were Continued on pg 8 «

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By Deepa Gahlot

ollywood has consistently glorified the don — he who cannot be named — but Milan Luthria’s Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara is one step short of erecting a monument to the man in the middle of the Arabian Sea. Maybe after the inevitable ‘Tibara’ they will, and get it over with...they might as well also declare his birthday a national holiday, while they are at it. Full Review on pg 39 «

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State govt okayed more classrooms to handle excess intake of students in colleges, but laboratories unable to accommodate extra batches for practicals

By Yatin Ingle

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After the INS Sindhurakshak incident, do you think our Defence installations are safe? Afzal Hussain PR Executive The INS Sindhurakshak incident was an accident. However, our Defence installations are all safe and secure, nobody should worry about that.

Saurabh Vaktania Journalist Whatever happened was a tragedy. We have to pay our tributes to the Navy officers and sailors who lost their lives. There is no need to think negatively about our defence installation.

ith the state education department agreeing to the demand to increase classrooms for the degree college courses, problems of a different kind have started surfacing. Though students can now sit comfortably for lectures, the computers labs, Chemistry and Biology labs, presentation rooms, seminar halls cannot accommodate their larger numbers. Even as the semester is soon coming to an end, many students are still waiting for their practicals to be carried out in these labs. After the cabinet ministry declared additional classrooms for Mumbai and Pune Universities, 10 city colleges falling into this criterion had been allowed to have an extra division for the concerned courses. According to the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994, a college can accommodate a maximum of 60 students in a classroom. After the cabinet ministry’s intervention, each college at an average now has three divisions for each course, totaling approximately 180 to 200 students. As labs can accommodate only 60 to 70 students at a time, the queuing up for practicals has started. A student from a Vile Parle college, who did not wish to be named, said, “We have three divisions making a total of 180 students. Our computer lab can only accommodate 75 students at a time. Even if different timings and batches are scheduled, the lab still cannot accommodate the students. We are reaching the end of the semester but I still have

not been able to do my practicals!” The ADC spoke to Dr Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, who said, “The students should step ahead and complain to the varsity about the same. Colleges should also manage to make the practical labs available as per the number of students. MU’s Local Investigation

Civic body, corporators and citizens rejoice and even pray as Morbe Dam overflows By Khushboo Panjabi

jalpujan ceremony was performed at the Morbe dam, near Khalapur district by the

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mayor of Navi Mumbai, Sagar Naik, in the presence of Member of Parliament Sanjeev Naik, standing committee chairman Suresh Kulkarni and other

NMMC officials and corporators yesterday morning. The ceremony was held in thanksgiving as the dam, which is the major water supplier to Navi Mumbai, has overflowed following heavy rains in its catchment area since the start of the monsoon. The dam had last overflowed in 2011 and earlier in 2008. The dam, which has a storage capacity of 88 metres, has received 3,262 mm of rain as of Friday, August 16. Citizens can now be assured of sufficient potable water as there will be no water cuts in the coming year. MP Sanjeev Naik, “This year Maharashtra has been blessed with abundant rainfall which is a positive sign of prosperity. Morbe dam is over flowing, and the citizens will get water supply 24x7.” He added, “The water sourced from Morbe dam is pollutionfree and it shall be the responsibility of NMMC to maintain the purity level of the water body.”

Parveen Qureshi Homemaker Yes, our Defence installations are safe, but the government should provide better training to the personnel who are handling them.

Rizwan Ansari Businessman After the INS Sindhurakshak accident, the government needs to do a thorough check of all the Defence installationsat other parts of the country.

Tahir Beig Cameraman Though the Sindhurakshak incident was an accident, how can we say that our Defence installations are safe? The government should check all installations especially those placed along the Indo-Pak border. Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion

The 67th Independence Day was celebrated with pomp, splendour and enthusiasm at various schools in Mumbai. (ABOVE): The programme at St. Mary’s High School, Dahisar (E) commenced with Flag Hoisting and the singing of the National Anthem under the supervision of Chairman Sir Dr. Augustine Francis Pinto and Managing DirectorGrace Pinto. (TOP RIGHT): At the Holy Name High School in Colaba, in keeping with tradition, SSC topper, master Nasir Sheikh was the guest of honour along with his mother. Mrs. Mary Gonsalves, an ex-teacher of the school, who retired in July this year, was

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chief guest for the day. Gonsalves hoisted the National Flag and the gathering saluted the flag as the school band played the National Anthem. (RIGHT): The Don Bosco Alumni Matunga Unit celebrated with true feelings of brotherhood by having lunch with street children of Mumbai, i.e. ‘ANMOL’ at Auxilum School -- Wadala. There were about 175 children from different parts of Mumbai along with Sister Moksha, Sister Mary of the School. Children presented our National Flags to all the Office Bearers which were pinned on their shirt pockets. Few children performed different styles of dance and skits. In the office, the temple should not be placed at the back of the owner’s seat. The central point of a office or factory should be empty. by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

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What’s our excuse this time!

We know that this is not a Mumbai picture. That the Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer), a member of the bulbul family of passerines, is sitting atop a tree branch in New Delhi. The picture itself was taken on Tuesday and so it is not even topical. But it is beautiful and it makes us happy, a quality and an emotion that seems to be in very short supply in this city at the moment. So we are passing it on to our readers who will surely enjoy it as much as we did.

emerges, it is the same race again, this time following the vehicle to J J Hospital where tests are being carried out on what used to be men, just to establish identities.

Then there are the rumours and the half-stories and the other stories which are contradicted later. By now, it has been pretty much established that there can

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IN 2008, when 26/11 fell upon us like the wrath of God, at least we in the press had an excuse. We had never encountered anything like this before, we did not know what to cover and what to leave out, we were not sure exactly what nonstop coverage entailed, we ended up making some really bad mistakes. So after the whole thing was over and the television crews and print press staff went home to sleep the sleep of the just and the justified, there were inquiries and commissions and audits and rules formulated that tried to tell us how one could cover such a mighty calamity more effectively and with sensitivity. You’d be forgiven, in fact, for thinking we had learned something. One look at the press of vehicles with their satellite dishes perched on top, clogging up Rampart Row and You will know that very little seems to have been learned. Colleagues speak of the race that sets up whenever Lion Gate at the end of the road opens up, either to admit some official or let someone out. What are they expecting? A scoop? And whenever an ambulance

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OB vans at Rampart Row waiting for morsels of news emerging from Lion Gate, and generally messing up the landscape.

be no survivors, for who can survive temperature of 500 degrees that continue for seven hours at a time. But that does not stop attempts to contact families who are then quoted assaying they are hoping for miracles. On the jetty, and as it should do, the Indian navy is taking care of its own, ensuring that no-one catches even a glimpse with a long-distance lens of the dreadful price that is paid by the forces, in wartime and sometimes in peace. There are high sheltering canopies and screens on the jetty, and crowds of personnel carefully adding another layer of screening to the sad task of extracting the remains of what were once colleagues and friends. Outside and far away, the press waits, eager to snap up the bits and pieces of a story, the real details of which will take a very long time to finally filter out. At present, however, we should leave the families along, carefully filter what we ourselves say about the incident, and generally try and rejoin the human race. For it is not true that our first duty is to our readers. It is to the people who have laid down their

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THERE’S a peculiar fallout to the promo being run by this company that specializes in over-large vada pav. Ever since they set up centers outside almost all the railway stations, a new scheme has been started by the firm. As the railway stations are always a favourite spot for beggars to collect coins from the public, its new scheme says, “Give 100 coins of Rs.1 and take a vada pav free of cost”. The result is that the beggar and eunuch have been making the best of this situation. For instance at Virar station, it has been noticed that a few eunuchs have been taking only a rupee coin from the public. If at all anyone gives them more than Rs.1, they have been only taking the single coin and returning back the rest of the money to the almsgiver! When they have enough, they stroll over to the stall for a big vada pav, which seems to taste much better because it is free.

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04 LOST & FOUND I, Jessie Thomas Barboza, B/24, Rameshwar, Opp. Khiranagar, S.V. Road, Santacruz West have lost my NSC agent’s licence issued to me by Dy. Directorate of small savings, finance department, No. DSS-5513 dated 14-3-1991. Finder call Mobile: 9869720797. C-13219

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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-12740 Thank you St. Jude for favours granted. AKP C-13220

CHANGE OF NAME

CLASSIFIEDS I Bhavani Gopal Koli have changed my name to Bhovani Gopal Koli as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13227 I Balkrishna Gopal Koli have changed my name to Gopal Balaram Koli as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13228 I Charul Balkrishna Koli have changed my name to Charul Gopal Koli as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13229 I Mr. Najarali Nurmohamad Karovadia have changed my name to Mr. Nazarali Nurmohamad Karovadiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/08/13. C-13230 I Mr. Najarali Nurmohamad Karovadiya have changed my name to Mr. Nazarali Nurmohamad Karovadiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/08/13. C-13231 I Mrs. Yasminaben Najarali Karovadiya have changed my name to Mrs. Yasmin Nazarali Karovadiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/08/13. C-13232 I Mrs. Yasminben Najarali Karovadia have changed my name to Mrs. Yasmin Nazarali Karovadiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/08/13. C-13233 I Mr. Rizavanbhai Najarali Karovadiya have changed my name to Mr. Rizvan Nazarali Karovadiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 08/08/13. C-13234

I, Sparsha Mahesh Palekar, have changed my name Sunanda Mahesh Palekar as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-12539) dated November 20, 2008. C-13221 I, Altaf Ahmed Abdul Rauf Khan, have changed my name to Altaf Abdul Rauf Khan Maharashtra Gazette No. (X3532 dated 20 – 26 June 2013) 46B Gaiwadi Patel Chawl, Room No 27, Balamia Lane, Mahim (W), Mumbai 400016. C-13222 I have changed my name from Zakirhusein Fakhruddin Kasamjiwala to Zakirhusain Fakhruddin Kasamjiwala as per Gazette No. U-18257 dated 04.07.2013. C-13223

I Tara Kapurchand Bakhada have changed my name to Tarulatta Mansukhlal Shaparia as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13235 I Manoj Nagardas Shah have changed my name to Manojkumar Nagardas Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13236 I Mahaveer G. Mehta / Mahavir G. Mehta have changed my name to Mahaveer G. Jain as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13237

I Chandrakant Bhikya Tumbada have changed my name to Chandrakant Bhiku Tumbada as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 13/08/13. C-13242 I Anand Kumar Himanshu have changed my name to Anand Sinha as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 13/08/13. C-13243 I Devi Mohandas Mirchandani have changed my name to Taruna Haresh Choudhary as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 10/08/13. C-13244 We Mr. Nanubhai Madhubhai Nashit & Mrs. Taruna Nanubhai Nashit have changed our minor son’s name from Mst. Dhruvkumar Nanubhai Nsahit to Dhruv Nanubhai Nashit as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13245 I Harishchandra M. Bhatt have changed my name to Harish M. Bhatt as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13246 I Sharmistha Nandkishor Divate have changed my name to Sharmishtha Nandkishor Divate as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13247 We Mr. Nandkishor Ramesh Divate & Mrs. Sharmishtha Nandkishor Divate have changed our minor son’s name from Ayush Nandkishor Divate to Aayush Nandkishor Divate as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13248 I Sayarabegum Mujafar Shaikh have changed my name to Sairabegum Muzaffar Hussain Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 07/08/13. C-13249 I Mujafar Husain Shaikh have changed my name to Muzaffar Hussain Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 07/08/13. C-13250 I have changed my name from Ronny Leo Monir to Rony Leo Moniz as per deed poll Affidavit. C-13251 I have changed my name from Marceline Xavier Menezes to Marcelino Xavier Menezes as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.16/08/2013. C-13252

I Dimple Ashokkumar Jain have changed my name to Dimple Ashok Singhvi as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13238

I have changed my name from Ramjan Ali to Ramzan Ali Ahmad Khan as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.16/08/2013. C-13253

I Ashokkumar Jain have changed my name to Ashok Singhvi as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 16/08/13. C-13239

I have changed my name from Raheema to Naimunnisa Ramzan Ali Khan as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.16/08/2013. C-13254

I Dhondi Tukaram More have changed my name to Urmila Dattaram Kadam as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 13/08/13. C-13225

I Bhanushali Gangaben Kishor have changed my name to Bhanushali Ganga Kishor as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13240

I have changed my name from Avesh Mohd Azim to Awais Mohamed Azim Kapdi as per Maharashtra Gazette No. (X23447). C-13255

I Jaysimha Hari Ghanwat have changed my name to Jaysing Hari Ghanwat as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13226

I Mr. Abdul Rais Abdul Kayyum Sheikh have changed my name to Mr. Rais Abdul Kayyum Sheikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13241

I have changed my name from Halimabee Abdul Kadar Golandaz to Halimabi Abdul Kader Golandaz as per deed poll Affidavit Dtd.14/08/2013. C-13256

I Alkaben Babulal Suthar have changed my name to Alka Mahesh Mewada as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 14/08/13. C-13224

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 I have changed my name from Haji Hasham Haji Rehmatullah to Haji Hasham Haji Rehmatullah Devliwala as per Maharashtra Gazette No. (U24881). C-13257 I have changed my name from Santosh Chaubey to Santoshkumar Chaubey as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13258 I have changed my name from Bharatkumar Poonambhai Parmar to Bharat Poonambhai Parmar as per Affidavit Dated 21st June, 2013. C-13259 I have changed my name from Bharatbhai Parmar to Bharat Parmar as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13260 I have changed my name from Geetaben Parmar to Geeta Parmar as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13261 I have changed my name from Pravinbhai Parmar to Pravin Parmar as per Affidavit Dated 21st June, 2013. C-13262 I have changed my name from Kanchanben Parmar to Kanchan Parmar as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13263 I have changed my name from Geetaben Naranbhai Kukadia to Geeta Bharat Parmar as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13264 I have changed my name from Sudhir Bhuwania to Sudhir Agarwal as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13265 I have changed my name from Aruna Sudhir Bhuwania to Aruna Sudhir Agarwal as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13266 I have changed my name from Dipti Ashish Rathod to Deepti Prakash Chogle as per Affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-13267 I have changed my name from Mahendra Singh to Mahendra Singhshekhawat as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-13268 I have changed my name from Shakunthala Venkatramanna Pai to Madhavi Nagesh Nayak as per Affidavit dated 13th August, 2013. C-13269

I have changed my name from Bhataji Dattu Patil to Bhatu Dattu Patil as per Affidavit dated 16th August, 2013. C-13273 I have changed my name from Lalitkumar Champalal Jain to Lalit Champalal Jain as per Affidavit. C-13274 I have changed my name from Mahendra Chandrakant Rukhiyana to Mahendra Chandrakant Thakkar as per Affidavit. C-13275 I have changed my name from Sulbha Balkrishna Narsale to Pranali Harishchandra Panchal as per Affidavit. C-13276 I have changed my name from Manasi Shivaji Chavan to Mansi Shivaji Chavan as per Affidavit. C-13277 We Mr. Munshi Najib Feroz and Mrs. Sadiya Najib Feroz Munshi have changed our child’s name from Ahmed Nijib Feroz Munshi to Ahmed Najib Feroz Munshi as per Affidavit. C-13278

I have changed my name from Manoj to Manoj Pramodbhai Sheth as per Affidavit. C-13289 I have changed my name from Pramodray to Pramodbhai Dhanjibhai Sheth as per Affidavit. C-13290 I have changed my name from Kokilaben to Kokilaben Pramodbhai Sheth as per Affidavit. C-13291 I have changed my name from Sandipkumar Amulakhbhai Shah to Sandip Amulakhbhai Shah as per Affidavit. C-13292 I have changed my name from Sanjaykumar Amulakhbhai Shah to Sanjay Amulakhbhai Shah as per Affidavit. C-13293 I have changed my name from Khushbu Sanjaykumar Shah to Khushboo Sanjay Shah as per Affidavit. C-13294 I have changed my name from Sharda Ravindra Shinde to Sharada Ravindra Shinde as per Affidavit. C-13295

I have changed my name from Shradha Yashwant Pawar to Shraddha Yashwant Pawar as per Affidavit. C-13279

I have changed my name from Narendra to Mahajan Nilesh Nivaritti as per Affidavit. C-13296

I have changed my name from Longinus Blaize Dmello to Longinus Francis Dmello as per Affidavit. C-13280

We have changed our child’s name from Jasleen Kour to Jasleen Kour Avdeel as per Affidavit. C-13297

I have changed my name from Mamta Kishore Punjabi to Nidhi Ramchandra Yadavrao as per Affidavit. C-13281

We have changed our child’s name from Neha / Vaidehi Sunil Khalapurkar to Vaidehi Sunil Khalapurkar as per Affidavit. C-13298

I have changed my name from S. Roopa Rekha to Roopa Rekha Venkatramu Gowda as per Affidavit. C-13282

I have changed my name from Ansar Ahmed Shah Mohamed Ishaq Ansari to Ansar Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit. C-13299

I have changed my name from Kalawatidevi Baliram Yadav to Kalavatidevi Baliram Yadav as per Affidavit. C-13283

I have changed my name from Reema Utkarsh Vartak to Reema Jonathan Gonsalves as per Affidavit. C-13300

I have changed my name from Nisha Kumari Chitbahal Singh to Nisha Chitbahal Singh as per Affidavit. C-13284

I have changed my name from Tilotama Chandrakant Phadnis to Manisha Sachin Shahade as per Affidavit. C-13301

I have changed my name from Tejash Pankaj Vora to Tejas Pankaj Vora as per Affidavit. C-13285

I have changed my name from Madhukar Alias Manohar Raghunath More to Manohar Raghunath More as per Affidavit. C-13302

I have changed my name from Bipinkumar Dahyabhai Patel to Bipin Dahyabhai Patel as per Affidavit dated 16th August, 2013. C-13270

I have changed my name from Meenakshi Man Prakash to Meenakshi Man Prakash Mehra as per Affidavit. C-13286

I have changed my name from Thazeen Sayed to Tazeen Sayed as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-13271

I have changed my name from Hitesh Valji Patel to Hitesh Valji Chamriya as per Gazette No.X-22409 dated Oct 2007. C-13287

I have changed my name from Jashwantrai Suru to Jashwant Suru as per Affidavit dated 13th August, 2013. C-13272

I have changed my name from Umeshbhai Thakor Patel to Umesh Thakor Patel as per Affidavit. C-13288

I have changed my name from Kunda Shivram Ghag to Malti Manohar More as per Affidavit. C-13303 I have changed my name from Ibrahim Rafiulla to Ibrahim Rafiullah Raza as per Affidavit. C-13304 I have changed my name from Rafiulla Hasan to Rafiullah Hasan Raza as per Affidavit. C-13305

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By Tariq Khan

hree police officers from Chembur received ‘Police Medal for Gallantry-2013’ on the occasion of Independence Day Celebration, conferred on them by the President of India. Bhimdev Rathod, former senior police inspector of Chembur police station currently posted as senior inspector of police (Protection

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Branch), Sanjay Bhapkar, the assistant police inspector of Chembur police station and Sanjay M More, Chembur police inspector and now posted at Khar police station are the three police officers who have received the gallantry medals. In the year 2010, the three officers were instrumental in saving the lives of a Chembur builder and his family from the clutches of Anand Dan-

WILL GO IT ALONE! MMRDA now wants Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to be declared a national project and will undertake construction on its own

By Prashant Hamine

aced with a lukewarm response from bidders for the 22 km long, Rs.9,630 crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project between Sewri and Chirle in Raigad district, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is now trying to get the Centre to declare it as a national project. After five repeated attempts at inviting tender bids from consortiums failed, the MMRDA has now decided to do the project by itself. The project which was planned four decades ago has now seen its cost shoot up to Rs.9,630 crore. It may be recalled that IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd of the IRB-Gammon India consortium has decided to pull out of the bidding process. Sources disclosed that the IRB was not particularly happy with the state government not intervening in the matter of there being no toll recovered from its Rs.500 crore toll check post in Kolhapur. MMRDA had set August 5 as the deadline to make bids for the MTHL project. The project which was initially planned in the 1970s was sup-

posed to have been executed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). But later on, reasons like cost escalation, international funding, international technology and other factors were cited and the MMRDA was asked to take over the project. It was supposed to have been undertaken on the Public Private

Partnership (PPP) model. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) too had agreed to partly fund the project. Besides this, the Centre too had agreed to fund the Rs.1,920 crore Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the project. It may be recalled that demands have been made to include Metro Rail component to the project, but so far it has been turned down. MMRDA assistant metropolitan commissioner, Ashwini Bhide stated that as of now the MTHL

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n a major relief to tenants, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has decided to decentralize and restructure its Mumbai Housing and Regional Board. The Mumbai Board office will now be split into six regional offices in the city so that tenants of MHADA buildings in Mumbai do not have to come all the way to its headquarters in Bandra East for any work. In another major relief to tenants the MHADA has also decided to allow tenants owning MHADA flats to rent them out against payment of fixed premium.

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urbs so far had to trudge all the way to MHADA HQ in Bandra to get their work done. However, now with MHADA deciding to set up these offices people can get all the services they need closer to their homes. MHADA tenants can now get services like getting possession of their flats, redevelopment of MHADA Sources in MHADA disclosed yes- buildings, transfer of MHADA flats terday to the ADC that the Mumbai and other services at these six reBoard will have regional offices in gional department offices. In another related development, Mumbai City district, Kurla, Mulund, Bandra, Goregaon and Borivli. MHADA has also decided to relax its rules and allow tenants to rent out their flats against payment of fixed premium. At present those possessing MHADA flats cannot rent their flats to anyone else for a period of five years. Those possessing flats under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) can rent their flats for a Each of these department offices premium of Rs 2,000, Lower Income will be headed by one controlling Group for Rs 3,000, Middle Income officer who shall be of the rank of a Group for Rs 4,000 and Higher Inexecutive engineer. People living in come Group for Rs 5,000 premium, MHADA buildings in distant sub- sources added.

MHADA sets up six regional offices in Mumbai to help people wanting to rent out their MHADA flats, charges fixed premium By Prashant Hamine

will not have a Metro Rail component included in the project, as the Metro line is not feasible as of now. She argued that the Navi Mumbai International Airport is yet to take off. Besides this, at present there is no development around Chirle in Raigad district. The MMRDA first plans to build the road network to the region. Moreover, there is no possibility of having a railway station on a 10 km long bridge on the sea. The five consortiums that had been shortlisted included L&T, GMR, Samsung, LG Construction, Hyundai, Vinchi, OHL, Cintra, Tata Realty, IRB & Gammon India. The IRB has since decided to withdraw from the fray. The lowest bidding consortium which will be awarded the contract will have to raise loan worth Rs.4,000 crore, besides the Rs.2,000 crore equity. The MMRDA has secured environmental clearance for the project and has also secured No Objection Certificate from the BPT and JNPT for access through their land. Besides this, the Shipping ministry has also granted its approval for land transfer for casting yard.

gle, a gangster of the Ravi Pujari gang. The gangster, after holing up inside the flat of the businessman at his sixth floor apartment in Kaveri building at Ganga Estate in Chembur held the family hostage.

05 Without caring for their personal safety, the three officers rescued all the hostages unscathed by barging into the flat and killing Dangle on the spot. Quaiser Khalid, the additional commissioner of police (east region) while congratulating the medal recipient officers said, “Their dedication to duty and selfless service has been recognized. Hope that these gallantry medals will inspire the force to excel.”

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I have changed my name from Chettiar Lorence Loorduswamy to Chettiar Lawrence Loorduswamy as per Affidavit. C-13306

I have change my name from Dalvi Mohamed Yusuf Ibrahim to Dalvi Yusuf Ibrahim as per Affidavit. C-13324

I have changed my name from Hemendraram Srinivasram Sah to Hemendra Srinivasram Sah as per Affidavit. C-13307 I have changed my name from Bina Rani Shankarlal to Bina Purushottam Rajput as per Affidavit. C-13308 I have changed my name from Himanshu Charuhas Kerkar to Himansu Charuhas Kerkar as per Govt. Gazette No.U45820. C-13309 I have changed my name from Dhanashri / Rupali Ramesh Sawant to Dhanashri Ramesh Sawant as per Affidavit. C-13310 I have changed my name from Balakrishnan Kaniyan Kandy to Kaniyankandy Balakrishnan Nair as per Affidavit. C-13311 I have changed my name from Elambilayi Indira to Indira Balakrishnan Nair as per Affidavit. C-13312 I have changed my name from Vinaykumar Sharadchandra Rele to Vinay Sharadchandra Rele as per Affidavit. C-13313 I have changed my name from Shobhana Sudhakar Bhivankar to Vinita Vinay Rele as per Affidavit. C-13314 I have changed my name from Mohamadsarvar Kureshi to Mahamadsarvar Kureshi as per Affidavit. C-13315 I have changed my name from Ashish Kashinath Kanojia to Ashish Kashinath Dhobi as per Affidavit. C-13316 I have changed my name from Shyampyari Kashinath Kanojia to Rampyari Kashinath Dhobi as per Affidavit. C-13317 I have changed my name from Chandrasehar Ramakrishnan Naidu to Chandrashekhar Ramakrishnan Naidu as per Affidavit. C-13318 I have changed my name from Vanita Tukaram Vichare to Mansvi Mahesh Surve as per Affidavit. C-13319 I have changed my name from Samata Kumari Loonachand Vedhamutha to Samta Sushilkumar Shah as per Affidavit. C-13320

I have changed my name from Miss.Shalini Ramakant Sawant to Mrs. Smita Shankar Rane as per Affidavit. C-13325

I have changed my name from Anilkumar Sampatlal Jain to Anilkumar Sampatlal Chordia as per Affidavit. C-13343 I have changed my name from Mohammed Akhtar Mohammed Said to Mohammed Akhtar Mohammed Said Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13344

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 I have changed my name from Sameena Mohammed Sharif Ansari to Sameena Abdul Wahid Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 16/082013. C-13361

We Mr. Pramod Jugraj Kothari & Mrs. Poonam Pramod Kothari have changed our minor child name from Prachi Pramod Jain to Prachi Pramod Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13378

I have changed my name from Sk. Zaker Shaikh Dawood to Shaikh Zakir Shaikh Dawood as per Affidavit dated 16/08/2013. C-13362

I have changed my name from Pramod Jugraj Jain to Pramod Jugraj Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13379

I have changed my name from Mr.Harunbhai Dawood Sojar to Mr. Haroon Dawood Sojar as per deed poll Affidavit 14/08//2013. C-13345

I have changed my name from Asif Ahmed Naushad Ahmed to Asif Anwar Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit dated 14/08/2013. C-13363

I have changed my name from Poonam Pramod Jain to Poonam Pramod Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13380

I have changed my name from Mr.Gulamalli Kondajee Shaikh to Mr. Gulamali Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit 14/08//2013. C-13346

I have changed my name from Tahirali Ahmed Ali to Tahirali Ahmed Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 16/08/2013. C-13364

I have changed my name from Pramodkumar Jugraj Jain to Pramod Jugraj Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13381

I have changed my name from Ramachandra Rao to Srinivas Ramchandra Rao as per Affidavit. C-13329

I have changed my name from Mr.Saddam Hussain Gulamali Shaikh to Mr.Saddam Husain Gulamali Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit 14/08//2013. C-13347

I have changed my name from Shabnam Rafiq Ansari to Shabnam Mohammed Rafique Ansari as per Affidavit dated 16/08/2013. C-13365

I have changed my name from Geedha Rao to Geetha Ramchandra Rao as per Affidavit. C-13330

I have changed my name from Mrs.Abida Gulamali Shaikh to Mrs.Aabeda Gulamali Shaikh As Per Deed Pool Affidavit 14/08//2013. C-13348

I have changed my name from Raja M.R. Ansari to Raja Mohammed Rafique Ansari as per Affidavit dated 16/08/2013. C-13366

I have changed my name from Jagadish Ramchandra Katale to Jagdish Ramchandra Katale as per Affidavit. C-13331

I have changed my name from Jayesh Prakash Singhvi to Jayeshkumar Prakashchandra Singhvi as per Affidavit. C-13349

I have changed my name from Manjulaben Ramji Darad to Manjula Lalji Solanki as per Affidavit. C-13332

I have changed my name from Meenakshiben Dashrathlal Modh to Meena Naresh Modi as per Govt. of Maharashtra Gazette No.(U-25267). C-13367

I have changed my name from Prakash Bakhtavarmal Singhvi to Prakashchandra Bakhtavarmal Singhvi as per Affidavit. C-13350

I have changed my name from Abdul Wahab Moiddin Tole to Abdul Wahab Mohiddin Tole as per Affidavit. C-13326 I have changed my name from Isamuddin Sirajuddin to Ishamuddin Sirajuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13327 I have changed my name from Sirajuddin to Sirajuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13328

I have changed my name from Husain Ali Abid Bhai to Huseni Abid Nagarwala as per Affidavit. C-13333 I have changed my name from Pooja Hemant Barve to Puja Hemant Barve as per Affidavit. C-13334 I have changed my name from Navin Jesank Shah to Navin Jesang Shah as per Affidavit. C-13335 I have changed my name from Maniben Velaji Shah to Maniben Velji Shah as per Affidavit. C-13336 I have changed my name from Velati Kachara Shah to Velji Kachra Shah as per Affidavit. C-13337 I have changed my name from Bhavanaben Rajeshkumar Patel to Bhavana Rajeshkumar Patel as per Affidavit. C-13338 I have changed my name from Jayeshkumar Suresh Jain to Jayesh Suresh Jain as per Affidavit. C-13339

I have change my name from Janjirkar Guljar Sheikh Ali to Datey Gulzar Mushtaque as per Affidavit. C-13321

I have changed my name from Prakash Sukhalal to Prakash Sukhalal Chimankare as per Govt.of Maharashtra Gazette No. (X- 19648). C-13340

I have change my name from Phoplankar Zaheda Begum Bashiruddin to Maniyar Zahida Imtiyaz as per Affidavit. C-13322

I have changed my name from Vanitakumari Jagdislal Oza to Vanita Bharat Vyas as per Affidavit. C-13341

I have change my name from Sayyad Nadim Kadar to Sayed Nadim Kadar as per Affidavit. C-13323

I have changed my name from Kumari Jayavanthi Kisturchand Jain to Jaya Anilkumar Chordia as per Affidavit. C-13342

I have changed my name from Laxmi Prakash Singhvi to Laxmidevi Prakashchandra Singhvi as per Affidavit. C-13351 I have changed my name from Kailaschand Fulchand Jain to Kailas Fulchand Jain as per Affidavit. C-13352 I have changed my name from Sheena Mahalinga Shetty to Srinivas Mahalinga Shetty as per Affidavit. C-13353 I have changed my name from Jignadevi Praveen Bhanushali to Jigna Shyam Mange as per Affidavit. C-13354 I have changed my name from Vohra Rehna to Vohra Rahenabanu Yaseen as per Affidavit. C-13355 I have changed my name from Rekha Atmaram Shinde to Rhea Naushad Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13356 I have changed my name from Naushad Mohamed Dastagir to Naushad Mohamed Dastagir Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13357

I have changed my name from Ronak Bharatkumar to Ronak Bharatbhai Tailor as per Affidavit. C-13368 I have changed my name from Bharatkumar to Bharatbhai Jayantibhai Tailor as per Affidavit. C-13369 I have changed my name from Kalpanaben Bharatkumar to Kalpana Bharatbhai Tailor as per Affidavit. C-13370 I have changed my name from Chhanda Dattu Patil to Sandhya Jayraj Patil as per Affidavit. C-13371 I have changed my name from Paniben Nemchand Gala to Pushpaben Kantilal Nagda as per Affidavit. C-13372 We Mr. Suresh Jugraj Kothari & Mrs. Sangita Suresh Kothari have changed our minor child name from Rinkal Suresh Jain to Rinkal Suresh Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13373 I have changed my name from Suresh Jugraj Jain to Suresh Jugraj Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13374

I have changed my name from Ahmad Niyaz to Niyaz Ahmad Mohammed Umar Ali as per Affidavit. C-13358

I have changed my name from Sangita Suresh Jain to Sangeeta Suresh Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13375

I have changed my name from Abid Hussain Khan to Mohammad Abid Hussain Khan as per Affidavit. C-13359

I have changed my name from Sureshkumar Jugraj Kothari to Suresh Jugraj Kothari as per Affidavit. C-13376

I have changed my name from Zulekha Abdul Gaffar to Zulekha Abdul Gaffar Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 16/08/2013. C-13360

I have changed my name from Anilkumar Premchand Gosrani to Anil Pemchand Gosrani as per Affidavit. C-13377

We Mr.Vinod Kumar Singhal & Mrs. Neha Singhal have changed our minor child name from Partham Singal to Pratham Singhal as per Affidavit. C-13382 I have changed my name from Vinod Kumar Singal to Vinod Kumar Singhal as per Affidavit. C-13383 I have changed my name from Neha Singal to Neha Singhal as per Affidavit. C-13384 I have changed my name from Rashma Gumanmal Bohra to Rashmi Gumanmal Bohra as per Affidavit. C-13385 I have changed my name from Heeralal Babulal Rathod to Hiralal Babulal Rathod as per Affidavit. C-13386 I have changed my name from Manjudevi Heeralal Rathod to Manju Hiralal Rathod as per Affidavit. C-13387 I have changed my name from Vinod Kumar Hiralal Rathod to Vinod Hiralal Rathod as per Affidavit. C-13388 I have changed my name from Manju Devi Hiralal Rathod to Manju Hiralal Rathod as per Affidavit. C-13389 I have changed my name from Naveenkumar Hiralal Rathod to Naveen Hiralal Rathod as per Affidavit. C-13390 I have changed my name from Pratish Nitin Surani to Pratisth Nitin Surani as per Affidavit. C-13391 I have changed my name from Wankhede Ravindra Sudam to Wankhede Ravindra Sudamrao as per Affidavit. C-13392 I have changed my name from Vijay Baldeo Puri to Vijaypuri Goswami as per Affidavit. C-13393

I have changed my name from Ashokkumar Chhotalal Deliwala to Ashok Chhotalal Deliwala as per Affidavit. C-13397 We Mr. Ashok Chhotalal Deliwala & Mrs.Yogita Ashok Deliwala have changed our minor son's name from Hemalkumar Ashokkumar Deliwala to Hemal Ashok Deliwala as per Affidavit. C-13398 I have changed my name from Abhishek Seshadri to Abhishek Seshadri Iyer as per Affidavit. C-13399 I have changed my name from Maheshchandra Dalsukhbhai Shah to Mahesh Dalsukhbhai Shah as per Affidavit. C-13400 I have changed my name from Indiraben Mahesh Shah to Indira Mahesh Shah as per Affidavit. C-13401 I have changed my name from Saiphudeen P.A to Saifuddin A Punnakal as per Affidavit. C-13402 I have changed my name from Jasoda Chndubhai Panchal to Jasiben Chandubhai Panchal as per Affidavit. C-13403 I have changed my name from Chndubhai Panchal to Chandubhai Panchal as per Affidavit. C-13404 I have changed my name from Chansubhai Panchal to Chandubhai Panchal as per Affidavit. C-13405 I have changed my name from Jasada Panchal to Jasiben Panchal as per Affidavit. C-13406 I have changed my name from Tanaji Madhavrao Deshmukh to Tanaji Mahadev Deshmukh as per Affidavit. C-13407 I have changed my name from Mandakini Jayram Naik to Rajani Vishwanath Naik as per Affidavit. C-13408 I have changed my name from Anjanadevi Narayanrao Jadhav to Shobha Pandharinath Satre as per Affidavit. C-13409 I have changed my name from Krishna Prasad Puthiyamkam Mettil to Krishna Prasad Puthiyangam Methil as per Affidavit. C-13410 I have changed my name from Sumeet Suresh Ghosh to Sumeet Suresh Verma as per Affidavit. C-13411

I have changed my name from Precilla Salu Gonsalves to Prescilla Raymond Silveira as per Affidavit. C-13394

I have changed my name from Satvendra Singh Rajendra Singh Digwa to Satvender Singh Rajendra Singh Digwa as per Affidavit. C-13412

I have changed my name from Kumari Jogita Sah to Yogita Ashok Deliwala as per Affidavit. C-13395

I have changed my name from Sushilkumar Shambahal Singh to Sushil Shambahal Singh as per Affidavit. C-13413

I have changed my name from Jogita Deliwala to Yogita Ashok Deliwala as per Affidavit. C-13396

I have changed my name from Anwar Jaffar Hussain to Anwar Jaffer Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-13414

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Violent robbers who committed many crimes across Navi Mumbai have finally been arrested

Sumesh Rajan

07 CITY WR man turns out to be a pervert Mechanical Supervisor made lewd gestures at woman in first class compartment By Kainaz Choksey

The GRP at Mumbai Central was informed immedin Friday at 8 a.m , a ately about the same. “Within woman (name withheld no time, the staff acted upon on request) travelling from the information and the Dahisar to Dadar in the first stalker was apprehended at class compartment was Dadar station and brought to stalked by a pervert making GRP, Mumbai Central Since unwanted gestures. The ac- the jurisdiction of the said ofcused, identified as Vinay fence comes under Borivli Singh (30), is currently Police Station, the accused working with Western Rail- person has been handed over way as a mechanical super- to GRP, Borivli, for further legal action. visor at Churchgate. “A case has been regisThe victim informed the Government Railway Police tered against Vinay Singh (GRP) about the incident under Section 509 (word, through the helpline num- gesture or act intended to ber that a person unknown insult the modesty of a to her was in the next com- woman) under the Indian partment was stalking her Penal Code. We are investiand making gestures, insult- gating the matter,” said a GRP official, Borivli. ing her modesty.

The four dacoits who were reportedly behind many of the heists in the satellite city. (Right) The array of weapons seized from the gang.

By Khushboo Panjabi

he Navi Mumbai Police from APMC, CBD and Vashi have arrested four robbers who were behind the robberies at banks and cash management agencies right since 2011. “The arrested have been identified as Vellumurgam Shivalingam Padiyachi, Kumar Raju Devendra, James Appadhuraai Naadar, Baala Deepak Appadhurai Nadar and Shevlan Sudalkin Tewar from Chembur, Worli and Thane, and are all in the age group of 28 to 33years,” said Shreekant Pathak, DCP

(Crime), Navi Mumbai. He added, “Sharp weapons, hockey sticks and number plates of vehicles were seized from these dacoits. It was noted that a blue colour Tavera was being used for robberies, but the number of the car kept changing every time.” The last robbery occurred at Kharghar’s Radiant Cash Management Services on August 8, where dacoits in a white Scorpio threw chilli powder on the victims who were loading a cash-filled briefcase of case in the car, even as one hit a victim with a hockey stick. Later, in the traffic near Kopra village, when police and mem-

bers of the public manage to catch up with the dacoits, they used hockey sticks to assault police officials and the public and escaped from there as well. A case was registered at Kharghar Police station and the investigation process was going on, the dacoits were booked under IPC 395, 397 and 34. “There are in all four cases booked under them in various police stations and this is one of the biggest crimes happened in Navi Mumbai,” said Pathak. *Case 1: 20 lakh robbed from State Bank of India. Case registered at CBD police sta-

tion dated on 10th December, 2012 under IPC 394,341,427 and 34. *Case 2: 55 lakh from Union Bank ATM cash van, dated 6th July, 2011 under IPC 395. *Case 3: Rs.15, 000 and laptop robbed near Vashi, dated 17th February 2012 and the case registered at APMC police station under IPC 395. *Case 4: Near APMC police station tried to target the police Scorpio car and attempted to put red chilli powder into the eyes of the police authority, case registered at APMC police station under IPC 393,353,332,427 dated, June 24, 2013.

Auto driver killed by friend By Suresh Golani

Shivneri area in Rai village near Bhayandar, late on petty quarrel that began Wednesday night. The acbetween a rickshaw-dri- cused, who has been identiver and his friend at a food fied as Dhanesh Madhukar stall in Bhayandar, escalated Patil (30), allegedly picked up into a violent fight, resulting a quarrel Mangesh Kashinath in the death of the driver. Ac- Pawar (30) over a trivial issue cording to the police, the in- at about 11:30 pm on cident was reported from the Wednesday. After rounds of

heated arguments, Dhanesh in a fit of rage hurled a stone at Pawar, which hit him on the back side of his head. A profusely bleeding Pawar was rushed to Thunga Hospital, where he succumbed to deep head injuries on Thursday. Dhanesh, who fled the spot, was arrested on Friday

and booked under section 302 of the IPC. However Pawar’s death has come as a double blow for his devastated family as he was their sole bread winner. Survived by aged parents- Kashintath Pawar (70), Gulab Pawar (65), wife- Manisha (29), two sons, Sachin (8) and Mayur (5).

Major CR Mega Block on Sunday By A Staff Reporter

own fast line services leaving Mumbai CST from 09.04 am to 2.51 pm will be diverted on down slow line between Thane and Kalyan stations halting at all stations between Thane and Kalyan stations. All Down fast locals will halt at Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup & Mulund stations in addition to their respective scheduled halts and will arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule. All Up fast line services leaving Thane from 10.50 am to 3.43 pm will halt at Mulund,

Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their scheduled halts and arrive their destination15 minutes behind schedule. All Down slow suburban services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus between 10.00 am to 4.00 pm and Up slow suburban services arriving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus between 11.00 am to 5.00 pm will arrive their destination 10 minutes behind schedule. Down line services leaving Kalyan from 1.32 pm to 3.17 pm and Up line services leaving Badlapur from 1.49 pm to 3.22 pm will remain suspended.

However, Shuttle services will run between Badlapur and Karjat during the block period. Down Harbour line services to Bandra/Andheri leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from 10.20 am to 3.33 pm and Up Harbour line services towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus leaving Bandra /Andheri from 10.40 am to 4.11 pm will remain suspended. Up Harbour line services from Panvel/ Belapur/Vashi for Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus leaving Kurla from 11.08 am to 3.20 pm will run via Up fast line between Kurla and

Byculla halting at Sion, Matunga, Dadar and Parel stations and further will be diverted on Up slow line between Byculla and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus halting at all stations. Harbour line passengers for Bandra/Andheri are allowed to travel via Main line and Western Railway on their valid card/season tickets from 10.00 am to 04.30 pm on 18.08.2013 only. All Up & Dn Harbour line services arriving & leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus between 11.00 am and 5.00 pmwill arrive/leave 10 minutes behind schedule.

Not MERS after all By A Staff Reporter

ing from MERS. He was suffering from a respiratory he test results of sus- tract infection and is compected case of Middle pletely cured now,” said Dr. East Respiratory Syndrome Mangala Gomare, BMC as(MERS) who was quaran- sistant health officer. Dr. Umesh Aigal, Medical tined at Kasturbha Hospital from the National Institute superintendent of Kasturbha of Virology (NIV) are nega- Hospital said, “We received a tive for the MERS virus said telephonic intimation from the NIV. We are yet to receive the BMC. “The NIV has confirmed the report. The person has that the person is not suffer- been discharged.”

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consoling and taking care of the family members. In a press statement, the kept at a secret location in Navy Nagar, and were up- Defence Ministry said, “The dated about the finding of the damage and destruction bodies. The Navy Wives Wel- within the submarine around fare Association has been the control room area indicates that the feasibility of locating bodies of personnel in the forward part of the submarine is also very remote as

handed over to the respective families in the presence of the local police. Last rites will be conducted as per the wishes of family members, as it is their prerogative. Specialised scuba divers from Command Clearance Team (CCDT) are making constant efforts to reach the interiors of the submarine Azad Shrivastav | ADC

A canopy covers the ill-fated submarine INS Sindhurakshak. the explosion and very high temperatures, which melted steel within, would have incinerated the bodies too.” All five bodies recovered during the salvation operation are described as ‘disfigured beyond the identifiable’ and while some of the bodies were trapped in the water that boiled due to heat of the heavy explosions, a few bodies were charred. The bodies were sent to INHS Asvini, the Naval hospital in south Mumbai for DNA tests on Friday morning. After the tests, two bodies were transferred to the staterun J.J. Hospital for post mortem. After the post mortem, the bodies will be formally

and extricate the remaining bodies, if any, trapped inside the vessel. Due to heat generated by the heavy blast, water was boiling inside the submarine and restricted access into the sub for longer time. As the water is cooling down, divers are making way by breaking and cutting open the hatches of doors. Officials said “Distorted and twisted metal within the very restricted space further worsened conditions for divers. This resulted in very slow and laboured progress. Only one diver could work at a time to clear the path to gain access.” vishnudas.sheshrao@afternoondc.in

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Bhayandar (W), Dist. Thane-401 101

MBMC/Store/118/1889-2013-14

Date: 16-8-2013

RE-TENDER NOTICE Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation hereby invites Online Tender for the work of supply of following Printing of various Forms, Registers etc. from the Appropriate Agencies who have relevant experience and expertise of said work with Government/semi Government/ Urban Local bodies. Blank tender papers can be downloaded from the website of MBMC, www.mbmc.gov.in & https://mbmc.eproc.in from 17-8-2013 to 28-8-2913 till 3.00 p.m. Please note that EMD amount and form fee will be accepted on MBMC website through Online Receipt system. Online Tenders can be submitted on the website of MBMC at www.mbmc.gov.in & https://mbmc.eproc.in till 1.00 p.m. of 30-8-2013 and will be opened on 30-8-2013 at 3.00 p.m. if possible or any other suitable day in the e-Tendering Cell, C.F.C. Municipal Corporation Head Office, Bhayandar (W). Sr. No. Particulars Tender Form Fees EMD Deposit 1. Printing of various Forms, Registers etc. Rs. 1,153/Rs. 10,000/1. Incomplete form shall not be accepted. 2. Validity Period: The offer of the Agency shall remain valid for 120 days. 3. The Tender Notice shall form a part of Contract agreement. 4. The Tenderer should furnish detailed information regarding status of his firm (i.e. Proprietary, Partnership, Private Ltd. Or Public Ltd. Company etc.) and also produce self-attested copies of the proof thereof. The Tenderer should also specify the authorized person who will be transacting with MBMC (power of attorney holder). 5. Tender Form Fee is non-refundable. 6. EMD if paid already for same tender the same shall be considered, but tender fee should be paid again for the participation in re-tender. 7. Right is reserved to reject any or all tenders without assigning any reason thereof.

Place: Bhayandar Date: 16-08-2013 MBMC/PRO/137/2013-14 date: 16-8-2013

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Facebook post, claimed to have hacked into the MTNL umbai’s MTNL web- Mumbai website. Talking to the ADC, Public site was hacked into by a group of hackers Relations Officer (MTNL) M identifying themselves as Mr. G Akkalkote said, “On ThursCreepy. This group, claiming day, we came across a probto be from Pakistan, wrote lem, but by 11 am on Friday, ‘Happy Independence, Pak- the company officials had istan’ on the MTNL website. fixed it. Presently, company On Wednesday, the tele- officials are probing the miscom site, telecomtalk.info, chief done with the website.” Mukund Pawar, senior instated that the group in a

Seat sharing between Congress and NCP finalised By A Special Correspondent

CP chief Sharad Pawar has made it clear that the seat sharing formula between the Congress and the NCP has been finalized, and of the total 48 seats, the Congress will contest 26, while the NCP will field its candidate from 22 seats. “The decision on seat shar-

spector of Mumbai crime branch’s Cyber Cell said, “Hitherto, there is no case registered with the Cyber Cell and the crime branch is not probing the case.” The Facebook post by Mr. Creepy also claims it has hacked Pune Traffic (http://www.punetrafficpolice.gov.in) and (http://www.janwani.org) websites. However, both

IT IS 26:22 ing was taken after the discussions with the Congress high command, and I will not reply to queries raised by state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre or any district Congress president,” Pawar asserted.

No crying over onions Speaking about the skyrock-

eting onion prices, he said, “This phase will not last long. Within the next couple of weeks, the prices of onions will start coming down. Fresh crops from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will reach the market in the next couple of weeks, bringing down prices.”

Make them accountable

By A Staff Reporter

hammed Afzal, RTI Activist and Member of Police Redelegation of social ac- forms Watch, Sunil Ahya, RTI tivists met with Priya Activist, P.K. Mukerjee, CitiDutt, Member of Parliament, zen Activist and Dolphy to seek her support to “NO TO D’souza, Convenor of Police RTI AMENDMENT” on Fri- Reforms Watch, met with day. Citizens have con- Priya Dutt. The delegation apprised demned the move by the Government to immunise po- her that in the Parliament in litical parties and keep them 2009, the Concerned Minister outside the purview of the RTI on the Floor of the house had by amending the RTI Act. assured that no amendments Priya Dutt assured the delega- would be carried out without tion that she would address consulting the Stake Holders these issues with the Govern- i.e. Citizens and Civil Society. ment, her party and Sonia In 2012, the Cabinet also asGandhi, chairperson of NAC. sured that there would be no A delegation comprising of further amendments to the Narayan Varma, Jt. Managing RTI. The delegation impressed Trustee, Public Concern for Governance and Trust upon her that the Order of (PCGT), Shyama Kulkarni the CIC to include political (Trustee – AGNI), Mo- parties in the ambit of the RTI

in the long run would benefit the political parties as it would rid them of all vested interests. It would add to the transparency and accountability in strengthening democracy. Hence there was no need to pursue such an amendment. It appears the Political parties are frightened by this order which is misplaced and they are rushing to amend the sunshine law. In the current situation no consultation has been carried out with the Stake Holders hence we suggested that this legislation should be referred to the Standing Committee of Parliament to enable the civil society to also react and be part of this process as is the normal thing done for better democracy.

The honest laundryman and his wife Despite urgent need of money for wife’s treatment, they return Rs.15,000, found in trouser pocket By Suresh Golani

n a rare display of honesty, a couple who run a small laundry in Vasai, promptly handed over Rs.15,000 cash, which they found in the pocket of a trouser given to them by a customer for dry cleaning. Om Prakash Singh and his wife Usha Devi, stay at their

The honest couple re s i d e n c e - c u m - l a u n d r y shop- Jai Bharat Laundry in the Sandor village extension area of Vasai (west). A local resident and professional photographer identified as Kuldip Malik (50), had given his clothes for a dry wash to the couple. While ironing one of the

trousers, Usha Devi, found Rs 15,000, in one of its pockets and informed her husband about the discovery. Om Prakash Singh immediately returned the cash to its rightful owner, despite the fact that he desperately needed money for the medical treatment of his wife who is suffering from a kidney ailment. Impressed by the exemplary act of honesty, the Malik family not only gifted the couple with a shirt and saree, but Kuldip also gave Rs.10,000 to Singh, which the poor but honest laundryman accepted, only as a loan which he has promised to repay as soon as possible.

these websites were currently operational. In June, the MTNL website was hacked into by an anonymous group in protest against the alleged censorship content on the Internet. Late last year the website of another state-run telecom operator BSNL was also hacked into.

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precedent where such a platform is provided in the interest of the electorate that both the parties look to win over. The Congress Party will never allow for a one-on-one between Modi and their future leader. However, a compromise three-member-a-side debate would be ideal.

in comparison with China, the growth differential had further widened, from 2.58 per cent to 3.26 per cent and UPA-II brought this back to a differential of the NDA regime. India is more shielded compared to China “The political arena leaves one no alteron weakened international demand faced as native, one must either be a dunce or a a result of weakened international demand rogue.” and should have performed much better in — Emma Goldman comparison to China. Such nuance will need to acknowledge the fact that the UPA term did It is incumbent on Modi to build a case for have some aspects which the BJP would look the BJP as the Congress Party has the struc- to emulate, continue or strengthen based on tural advantage due to his party’s minimal the context. This will help Modi recalibrate While the Congress Party and some within presence in the East Coast Corridor states of his image as a centrist and allow him to resMr. Modi’s own party have contested that the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West onate more with the Urban Middle class withIndependence Day and the Republic Day Bengal. In these 144 seats, the BJP represents out compromising his existing charisma and should be days to show unity and unanimity only the Lok Sabha seat of Darjeeling. Mr. appeal. The fact that this debate did not have across party lines, the Bharatiya Janata Party Modi’s best bet in these states is to target the any of the distractions that drowned out his spokespersons countered this stating that urban voters who can be looked upon as low- larger message as in previous instances and other countries have a tradition where the hanging fruits. This requires a lot more nu- also was more moderate compared to previopposition rebuts the speech of the head of ance in Mr. Modi’s arguments on growth, ous speeches makes it clear that such a recalthe state. The BJP argument is fair and has welfare policies and Human Development. ibration is indeed taking place. credence as this is prevalent in countries such For example, The UPA’s argument has been as the United States where the State of the that average growth rate in the eight years of OR the first time in Pakistan, the Union (SOTU) address is rebutted by a mem- the UPA from 2004-05 to 2012-13 was 8.2 per army seems to have decided to ber of the opposition. In fact, in 2009, cent per annum and this is much better than Mr. Modi has successfully positioned himwork in close cooperation with the Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal responded the 5.7 per cent reached in the previous eight self as a rank outsider and this has been his unique selling proposition. His portrayal of civilian establishment. They appear to to Barack Obama’s address. Some independent analysts felt that only the leaders of the the current dispensation based out of Delhi have stopped proving who is the boss. opposition – Sushma Swaraj or Arun Jaitley as out of touch with reality and corrupted by The army is content to be in charge of had the right to respond to our Prime Minispower has been another reason for his ability operations against ‘hostile’ countries ter. In the United States, this would have to connect with people. His ability to position the debate as one of meritocracy rather than like India. For instance, when Zardari meant either Mitch McConnell as Minority an entitlement has made the contest was the President, the army acted on leader in the Senate or John Boehner as the between the son of a grocer and the son of a its own. It carried out Mumbai opera- Speaker of the House of Representatives would have responded. The fact that Bobby Prime Minister fascinating. In fact, tion without letting the government Jindal as the executive head of a state and a Modi’s team would be well served rememknow. And then, Al-Qaeda terrorist potential presidential candidate responded is bering Niccolò Machiavelli, the father of reOsama bin Laden was in Pakistan for a direct parallel to Modi’s own positioning of publicanism, when he termed the first five emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, nine years without the knowledge of his response. However, the flaw in the BJP arwhich included Marcus Aurelius, as the ‘Five the civilian government. The army gument is that the State of the Union address is delivered by the President of the United Good Emperors’. In 1503, Machiavelli reaconducted several operations in Kash- States between January and February every Venkat Goli soned , “From the study of this history we mir through the ISI — Pakistan’s spy year and not on Independence Day of July may also learn how a good government is to agency. 4th. Independence Day is typically a day of years. Rather than contest numbers, Mr. Modi be established; for while all the emperors who A latest development in Pakistan reconciliatory messages in the United States. should talk about loss of opportunities in succeeded to the throne by birth, except Having said that, the election for the 16th such cases. The growth differential between Titus, were bad, all were good who succeeded seems to be that the government, the Sabha in India is likely to redraw the way China and India during the 1992-1997 time- by adoption, as in the case of the five from national assembly and the army are all Lok elections are contested forever in India – frame was 5.91 per cent. In the years ranging Nerva to Marcus. But as soon as the empire working together. PM Nawaz Sharif voter demography, usage of social media, from 1998-2004, under the NDA, the growth fell once more to the heirs by birth, its ruin seems to have won over the army. It is presidential style campaigns and also a much differential between China and India was recommenced“. (Venkat Goli is the Founder of Yudofud– a to be seen whether Nawaz Sharif will earlier start to our once in a five year experi- brought down to 2.58 per cent. During this be able to rein in the army and slow ment at building a more perfect union. Mr. period, India was not only able to sustain conservative public strategy think-tank and down its aggressive posture against Modi capitalised on his oratorical skills and growth but also bridge the growth differential can be contacted at: vgoli@yudofud.com and having the advantage of the last word was gap substantially with its peers. Under UPA-I, @kanesh_goli on Twitter) India. able to position this as a Presidential style Terrorist groups in Pakistan seems to election allowing people to compare, contrast Cong+ Growth NDA Growth UPA-I Growth UPA-II Growth have become totally acceptable to the and ultimately choose between two different UFront Differ(1998Differ(2005Differ(2009DifferCountry (1992-97) ence 2004) ence 2009) ence 2012) ence government now. The army had leaders. While Modi’s positioning of his okayed co-operation from terrorists speech as a rebuttal has had no precedence India 6.01 — 6.18 — 8.14 — 6.70 — in the past, it does raise the larger need for the like Hafiz Saeed for quite a while, but parties to debate their policies and politics on China 11.92 -5.91 8.76 -2.58 11.40 -3.26 9.17 -2.46 now they are likely to be associated a common platform. Modi has made the case Figures: Growth Comparison — China and India (Source: World Bank) with the army and the government in for this once again and more forcefully than ever before. Hopefully, this should set a all the campaigns against India. It is

Ponder awhile…

United front of Nawaz, Kayani and Hafiz Saeed

oman Emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, regarded as one of the ‘Five Good Emperors’ of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, is attributed to stating: “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth”. With our Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Gujarat coming to a face-off on Independence Day one needs to look at the implications of this speech in a larger context.

A more nuanced argument

Is Independence Day the apt forum?

The Outsider vs. the Delhi Cabal

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now clean that the killing of five Indian soldiers at the LoC had the approval of the government, the army and the terrorists.

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Bob will you design a bookmark for us?” “Sure,” I said, “Some event coming along?” “A famous speaker is coming down,” said my friend, “and we want to distribute these bookmarks so people will remember to come hear him speak!” I designed the bookmark and sent it to him by email. “Is it okay if I make small changes?” he asked and I told him he could. I saw the printed bookmark yesterday. It was quite different from the one I had painstakingly designed for him. “You made a lot of changes?” I asked as later we had dinner together. “Minor ones,” he said, “Just put in some names!” “Names that have taken up all the space, and now the event and speaker can hardly be seen!” I said wearily. My friend looked thoughtfully at me, “I have to do that Bob!” he said, “If I don’t put those names there, there’ll be hell to pay!”

Your Bookmark...! I looked at the bookmark, “What need for this singer’s name? The people come to hear the speaker, not the singer, and here you’ve even put his photo and name?” “He won’t sing unless his picture is on the bookmark!” laughed my friend.

BOB’S BANTER Robert Clements I looked at all the other unnecessary images and names: Organizers, donors, names of irrelevant people: I could hardly see the name of the speaker, so crushed in was he with all the others trying to share his little space. You don’t need a bookmark to see this. Watch a political hoarding when a digni-

tary is coming to inaugurate something; all the people in the locality, from the corporator to the MLA, the social worker are all staring at you from the billboard. The main person is hardly seen. All of us love having our names and pictures everywhere don’t we? But in the process are we forgetting the main event? How often we are praised for something we have done. We forget so quickly it is a God above who has helped us do it well. That it is He who has given us the talent, but we nod and even give ourselves a pat. Many of us pray for something and when we get it, forget to whom we prayed to. The name on your bookmark should be the real person getting the glory; it could be a God above, it could be your dad and mom, but what is the easiest thing to do? Squeeze them out and let everyone see you. Whose picture do you have on your bookmark? bobsbanter@gmail.com

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Big blow to Indian Navy’s undersea capabilities TIME and again we find that our system fails and we lose most of our fire power while going ahead with our war preparations. Most of the MIG planes have met with accidents giving us jitters and there is no need of enemy attacking and getting rid of our Air Force. This time round two submarines standing side by side faced explosions there was a major loss of men and material. But for the presence of mind of Chief Fire officer, the situation would have bebeen worse and there would have me more deaths and destruction. The sinking of INS Sindhurakshak has drawn attention to the Indian Navy’s ageCRUCIAL MOMENT: The mishap has occurred at a time when China is scaling up its ing and deteriorating underwater submarine fleet to expand its footprint in the Indian Ocean region. force levels. The mishap has ocforce to attack the enemy and take have caused more deaths and curred at a time when China is proper care of the available fleet scaling up its submarine fleet to would have damaged the second of submarine in a perfect condiexpand its footprint in the Indian submarine totally but for the presOcean Region. This tragedy of INS tion to make sure the enemy ence of mind of a alert Deputy should be put to place in the first is one of the worst to hit the Navy Chief Officer P.S. Rahandale, who instance before any incursion. since the since the sinking of INS happened to be on leave, heard Khurki during 1971 Indo-Pakistan — Chandrasekherapuram R., Chembur the blast shortly after War. The double mishap occurred midnight near Gateway of India at a time when the Navy’s submaafter returning from a private en rine fleet is currently at its most gagement. Showing great presvulnerable according to a top level THE submarine explosion in the ence of mind, the officer defence ministry official. Thus the Arabian Sea caused ripples in the immediately alerted his superiors. Navy’s submarine reserve force minds of Navy community in gen- He has the guts and the great levels will be at its lowest in its eral and the people of this country sense of timing to call shots durhistory by 2015. It is time to take ing a crisis, which practically in particular. The tragedy on the some serious steps to bring more saved the second vessel from total eve of Independence Day could

Media maketh NaMo THIS is with reference to the report ‘Thumbs down for Modi’ (ADC, Aug.16). The Gujarat Chief Minister is clearly exceeding his limits in his obsession to project himself unabashedly as the only capable candidate for the PM’s post which no one has done in all these years. In this connection, it needs to be pointed out that it is the media, par-

IN the present days of slanging match between the two main contenders for power, if one reads today about a scathing attack by BJP on Congress, the very next moment the latter strongly retaliates. This will not come to end before the Lok Sabha polls of May 2014. Till that time, let us see how many more accolades the Gujarat CM continues to draw from the Congress. As if the earlier two, ‘Maut-Ka-Saudagar’ and ‘Feku’ were not sufficient, a new term has been coined by the “secular” party to describe Mr. Modi. It is ‘Khalnayak’. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

HYPED PUBLICITY: The media, particularly the electronic one, is responsible for making a “superman” out of Narendra Modi. ticualry the electronic one, that is responsible for making a ‘superman’ out of him, by showing his flag-hoisting in Bhuj alongside the PM’s on the Red Fort and highlighting his open challenge to Dr. Singh for a debate. Even if one grants for a moment that his speech was better, one fails to understand how that alone will qualify him to be the people’s automatic choice for the prime ministership. By his unchecked spree of attacks, he is only demeaning himself and politics. L.K. Advani and Sanjay Raut have done well to express their displeasure over his outbursts. — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

HERE is a strange question only true to our country that Shri. N. Modi’s Independence Day speech addressing PM’s speech earlier on the same day point-by-point is deemed to be wrong and unacceptable in a democratic country. Of late, an impression is being gained that the PM and FM et al., are not to be questioned and above being called to depose before any Committees in spite of their alleged involvement by the accused to prove their point. This happened in 2G investigation as well as in the ‘Coalgate’ when the status report was corrected by the PMO in spite of specific orders from the SC to the CBI not to share the status report. Shri. N. Modi chose to counter PM on important as well as sensitive issues concerning the tax-payers’ money and the security of our Nation/Army vis-a-vis Pak Army’s outrageous killings of Indian soldiers as the PM and the govt. did not appear to get tough with the Pak and was willing to hold talks even at this juncture in US, next month on the sidelines of UNGA which perceptively is cruel to the Nation given the fact that the talk will inevitably be futile and also that Pak does not

deserve diplomacy in the face of challenges made by Hafiz Saeed that have gone unrestricted by the Pak govt . — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

THE Independence Day speech of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from Lalan, Gujarat was full of criticism and attacked the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan

destruction after the blast. As he approached the mishap spot he saw one sub was engulfed in fire while another submarine, which was 8 to 15 feet away, was partially on fire. His team of firemen and Navy’s Fire Brigade personnel immediately attacked the flames and put out fire after a long struggle. In between there were some small flats but still they escaped serious burn injuries and continued the fight till the time the fire was put out finally after a 3-hour marathon effort. The officer needs more than a pat on the back. When cricketers like Virat Kohli fighting with umpires, players and showing middle finger is given Arjuna Award, Rahandale handled the situation with tact and a good presence of mind deserves at least a bravery award. — Subbu Jayant, Kharghar

INDIAN Navy was struck with a tragic explosion of INS Sindhurakshak its lead submarine, a major setback while the Navy was struggling to maintain its conventional edge against Pakistan and the mighty China, who now hold a better Blue water capability with strong fleet underwater. Indan Navy, with outdated submarines Singh who was addressing the nation from Red Fort on the eye of the 67th Independence Day, which turned out to be most shameful and disgraceful. Since Dr. Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of the country and its people was humiliated and insulted by Narendra Modi on auspicious and very important day when the whole nation unites, irrespective of caste, creed and from any political party to celebrate and remembers those heroes who sacri-

mostly on refit and upgrading status of its Kilo Class Russian submarines, remain a weak force. In the past, Sindhurakshak had a fire in its battery compartment in which a sailor on duty was killed and few injured in 2010! The submarine further went for a major modernisation at its home Russia with missile capabilities upgraded. This explosion is presumably from the Battery compartment due to Hydrogen peroxide leak, eventually igniting the Klub Class missiles and deadly arms like Torpedoes stored next, in the Foxhole. The Board of Inquiry will reveal the real cause of fire that engulfed Sindhurakshak in which 18 sailors on board perished while three on upper deck duties, escaped, but with injuries. — Govindan Unny, Mumbai

A FEW days back, the country was celebrating the victory of the bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu in the world badminton championship. However, within a very short period, the atmosphere of joy has been reduced to that of sorrow with the sinking of the submarine Sindhurakshak in the Naval Dockyard of Mumbai. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

ficed their lives for the country during the freedom struggle to get us the freedom from the Britishers. I am of the opinion that Narendra Modi crossed all all the limit of decency and insulted entire nation with his rubbish speech by attacking the PM who is the representative of the people and the nation. The BJP leadership must stop the nonsense of Modi and his divisive policy to break up the nation. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

Importing onions from Pak to check soaring prices THE price of the onions is soaring in the range of Rs.60-to Rs.80 all over the country at present which is said to be due to the excessive exports of onions aimed at securing foreign currency, the stringency of which is acutely being felt by our country. As the govt. is unable to control the situation that seems to have gone out-of-bounds, it seems to be seriously considering the option of importing onions from the Pakistan. The large section of the people are concerned about trading with Pakistan with the backdrop of warning by the terrorist, Hafiz Saeed and are of the strong opinion that the govt. should re-consider the proposal and summarily shun Pakistan who keeps spitting venom against our country and planning to work against the harmony. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

LET us look at the benefits of the onion price rise: People next to you in the train may have less onion breath Political parties may not throw

Mumbai, like ‘No TV’ day. Authors may write books tilted ‘Know your onions’ — Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra

SIMPLE SOLUTION: If Sharad Pawar puts a ban on export of onions, the crisis will end automatically onions during a Bandh Bollywood may change the line, “Yeh khushi ke aansoon nahin, onion ke aansoon hai” No fights with your local hotelier, “Onion kidhar hai?” Ram Gopal Verma may make a film titled ‘Kaande ki aag’ Breaking news will have debates on onions India and Pakistan may develop onion friendship When the traffic cop catches you, you may give him an onion We can have a ‘No onion’ day in

THE commodity onion appears to have adopted a “secular” approach. Some years ago, its shortage brought down the “communal” BJP govt in the Delhi. However, in 2013, it does not seem to have affected in anyway the govt. ruled by the “secular” parties. — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz

PAKISTAN always sends us, thirdrate, sub-standard onions which are useless for cooking. Chinese onions are chemically grown and this is dangerous for health. One can’t understand why our government persists in buying onions from these countries. In fact, let Sharad Pawar stop exporting onions. Automatically the crisis will end. He is exporting our best product and importing the worst for us to eat. — Harischandra Parshuram, Juhu

Army kills 28 militants on LoC in nearly 2 months

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A RECORD OF SORTS… A huge national flag of 66 meters length and 44 meters width that was unfurled at Akola Cricket Club on the occasion of 67th Independence Day, on Thursday.

RINAGAR: Army on Friday said it has killed 28 militants on the Line of Control (LoC) and in the hinterland in Kashmir Valley since the June 24 Hyderpora attack and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. "Since the Hyderpora attack of June 24, there have been a series of successful operations both on LoC and in the hinterland area. We have killed 28 terrorists in this period, out of which 18 were eliminated on the LoC and 10 in the hinterland," GOC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh told PTI. He said eight of the slain terrorists were those who

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were injured and crossed back but died immediately on the other side of the LoC. "We have inputs related to their deaths in those areas," he said. Singh's statement came against the backdrop of incessant firing between Pakistani and Indian troops in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Valley-based top army commander said the success in the operations has been a result of effective counter infiltration grid and integrated intelligence created by different intelligence wings operating in Kashmir. Singh said there have not been "significant" ceasefire violations from across the border in the Valley, but attempts to infiltrate "are going to be there" in the coming time. "In the Kashmir Valley, there has been no significant ceasefire violation, but attempts to infiltrate are there. "Also, I like to highlight their infrastructure and apparatus close to the launch-

GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh shows a Pakistani identity card recovered near LoC during a search operation, at a press conference at Badami Bagh HQ in Srinagar on Friday. pad and their activities indicate that they are going to attempt infiltration in the coming time," he said. Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants had ambushed an Army convoy near Hyderpora on the outskirts of the city killing eight Army jawans and injuring 19 others on June 24 on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit.

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Army officials display arms and ammunition recovered from militants killed in recent operations across the valley near LOC, in Srinagar on Friday.

No. E.E.(M&E)/2012/E.S. dated 12-08-2013 The Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai invites online tenders for the following works on “Item rate basis” from the eligible bidders. The Bid Start Date & Time and Bid End Date & time is specified in the detailed tender notice on MCGM’s website under Tender Section. Name of the work SITC of Medical Gas distribution system at NICU & replacement of outlet points at MICU & refixing & painting to existing Medical Gas pipeline at Centenary Hospital in M/E ward. Bid No. 710020003. The intending tenderers shall visit the Municipal web site at http://portal.mcgm.gov.in/for further details of the tender. The tender documents will not be issued or received by post. Sd/Dy. Chief Engineer (M&E) ES i/c PRO/605/ADV/2013 Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

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The Life And Times Of Vakshure Vakshuran Greetings Ramazgo to all our Asho Spitman Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians Prophet For a Prosperous & Purposeful Zarathushtra NAVROZE 1383 Y.Z. ESTABLISHED 1681

Vakshure vakshuran means the prophet of prophets who is born just once in a cycle of nature for a long long time. Ramazgo means one who is aware of the core information of the universe. By Dr. Shernaz Baji Avari

Prophet is a divine messenger of God bearing a very high soul who reveals God's commandments to mankind. He is an exemplary being advanced in spiritual insight and comes to the world inspired by God (whom we call Ahura Mazda) and the celestial beings like the Ameshaspentas (Arch Angels) and Yazads (angels) to wean away the negative thoughts and negative karmas of the people, releave them from misery and wipe out the evil designs of the wicked to once more establish the faith of the people in Universal goodness. Zarathushtra was the first prophet to reveal religion to the people on Earth. His birth some 9,500 years ago believed to be Dr. Shernaz Baji Avari around the North and East of the Caspian Sea or in Western Iran was a result of Ahura Mazdaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s divine plan initiated ages ahead. When the soul of the Mother Earth cried to its Creator, the abuses heaped upon it, the Creator in consultation with the Divine Beings came to the conclusion that there was only one remedy to eradicate the evils of the world and that was to send a high spiritual power of a prophet. The ap-

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14 PA R S I N E W Y E A R An Afternoon DC Special Supplement Continued from pg 13 « pointment of Zarathushtra was thus confirmed. The birth of Spitman Zarathushtra is an amazing tale of divine spiritual inter¬vention when arrangements for his birth were made. 'Spitman’ means 'whitest and pure' derived from the family clan of the 9th ancestor and Zarathushtra means 'the

golden shining star’. Baby Zarathushtra was born to father Pourushaspa and Mother Dogdo. The divine energy of Zarathushtra was sent to his mother Dogdo through the hearth fire in her grandmother's house with the result that Dogdo radiated divine energy since her birth. The wicked and the evil ones simply fled away when at-

tempts were made to kill her. Dogdo was sent to the house of her father's cousin Peterasp whose son was Pourushaspa. Together they grew up and later married as per the divine plan of Pak Dadar Ahura Mazda. Ordained to be the blessed father of Asho Zarathushtra, Pourushasp was apprised of his son’s birth by angel Sarosh Yazad who is a collaborator between God and man and the consciousness of God. He was asked to get up early at dawn and in a clean state of the body and mind pray devotedly so that Ahura Mazda’s aura would enter into him. Then he was asked to look into his wife Dogdo’s eyes with immense love so that the divine element would transfer into her. This resulted in a sparkling radiance of aura which emanated through Dogdo till the auspicious birth of a smiling child’s cheerful and joyful face emerged at the lap of Dogdo. A smiling child just born is a rarity beyond imagination because he was free from the Karmic laws of Nature. Yes, Vakshure Vakshuran Spitman Asho Zarathushtra Saheb saw the light of the day with the 'khoreh' or aura of Dadar Ahura Mazda in the morning on Roj (day) Khordad Mah (month) Farvardin. This day is also known as KHORDAD SAL. It is said that for 3 days no darkness prevailed in any part of the earth as the earth was filled with Divine Glory to proclaim HIS birth. Neither a child was born nor death occured on this day. The Creations of Ahura Mazda were overjoyed to see the divine pure light but the wicked persons were terrified as they felt that their wicked ways and practices would be put to an end. All attempts to kill baby Zarathushtra went in vain as he was divinely protected. He was thrown into the fire, put under flocks of wild animals but came out unaffected. The devil's malefic effect nullified as it came closer to him as none other than Vakshure Vakshuran is destined to do the same. He created the 'Minokarko’ Fire a connecting force between 'Nisti’ the mortal world and 'Hasti’ the eternal one. The devil tried to offer him and make him the Superforce of the whole world - known as ‘Hafte Keshwar’ covering the 7 continents of the world. Vakshure Vakshuran Spitman Asho Zarathushtra turned him down saying, “even if my bones turn to ashes and wisdom vanish and meet death, under no circumstances would he ever be disloyal to Ahura Razda's

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'Din’.” ‘Din’ meaning the most exalted and noble religion of Ahura Mazda. When Zarathushtra was 20 years old, he left his house in search of Truth, a prepara-

dayasni Religion of the Parsis and the Iranis. In our religion we do not pollute anything, as polluting or misusing any of God's elements is a direct affront to that divine being.

Karyna and Katriena wishing Parsi New Year greetings to all Zoroastrians tion to reach the domain of Ahura Mazda. He travelled towards East and was guided to a place underneath a mountain. It was a secluded place where he could, without disturbance devote himself into prayers, meditation and communion with the Divine Beings without interference. During his 10 year stay he only subsisted on goat's milk and water from the nearby streams. Due to his divine aura he instructed the mountains not to open up the path without his consent. After prolonged prayers Archangel Bahman Ameshaspand and Sarosh Yazad initiated to escort him, the mountain honoured Zarathushtra's word and gave way to them. Celestial gifts of majestic 'khoreh' (aura) were conferred upon Zarathushtra enabling him to enter the Kingdom of Ahura Mazda. He had several conferences with Ahura Mazda and the 7 Archangels who instructed Zarathushtra to guide and help mankind , teach them the right path and totally shun the path of Ahreman- the evil one. His struggles and his teachings and his direct communionwith Ahura Mazda are recorded in his own words in Five ‘Gathas’, the holiest of the holy days before the Parsi New Year. The Gathas are celestial hyms glorifying the divinity of our religion. The profundity of thought and shear beauty of the loftiest of all religions as revealed by Dadar Ahura Mazda to Zarathushtra embodies harmony with man, animals and plants, spiritual growth and goodness, truth divine justice, reverence to the Ameshaspentas and the Yazads, love, devotion and prayers but far above all FAITH & COMMITMENT in the glorious Maz-

Thus ecology and conservation are directly linked to theology and divinity in our religion. Protection, preservation and non-wastage is an integral part of living a Zoroastrian life. At the age of 30, Zarathushtra returned to his people and started preaching his religion - the Mazdayasni Religion. He purified the religious system by removing the evil that had crept in. In the initial stages he had to struggle hard to spread his message. For 10 years he had no followers till he reached Bactria. It is a place where today the borders of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan come together. He was again threatened by evil forces but he chanted the Ahunavar Prayer (Atha Ahu Vairyo, the same prayer that was recited when a handful of Zoroastrians faced a terrible storm after leaving Iran before they landed on the shores of Sanjan in India). The evil fled on listening to the prayer terrified by the spiritual power of the Prophet. He fearlessly went ahead with his divine mission and was determined to fight evil till the very end of his life. When Zarathushtra was 40, his cousin Maidyomah became his first disciple. He was the son of Arasp, the grandson of Peterasp. In the Court of King Gustasp, Zarathushtra expounded his religion with spiritual discussions and philosophy with other learned men in the Court. As Zarathushtra's stature grew, he was given great respect by the King and was made to sit on a special throne next to the King. But jealous men in the King's Court defamed him by planting false evidence against him. The King imprisoned Zarathushtra for 7

days. It was during this time that the King's favourite horse Aspe-shia was afflicted with an incurable illness. The 4 legs of the horse got embedded in his stom-

Aileen and Delzin Panthaki ach with the result that he could not get up. Zarathushtra by his divine powers cured the King's horse. The spiritual significance of this tale is that the horse of King Gustasp signifies the soul of King Gustasp where there were 4 main questions to be answered at the soul level which none of his courtiers were able to answer. For that he was dejected and pleaded to Mother Earth to help him out of his predicament. So Mother Earth helped him by sending Paigambar Asho Zarathushtra in his Court who solved all his queries. Thus the soul of Gustasp was again enlightened and started moving forth to fight against evil. Zarathushtra spent the later part of his life with Kae Lohrasp, the father of King Gustasp. His fame had now spread over the Globe and wise men from all over the world came to see him, instantly convinced of his greatness. Zarathushtra married Havovi and had 3 sons and 3 daughters. Thus Prophet Zarathushtra laid the foundation ofthe glorious Mazdayasni Religion of the Parsis and the Iranis. His religious teachings, rituals and practices in every day life are contained in 21 Nasks containing religious scriptures and literature in Avesta language. Zarathushtra stayed on Planet Earth for a period of 77 years. The day of his passing away is known as 'Zarathos No Diso’. It is on Khorshed Roj in the month of Dae. Zoroastrianism will never ever perish from the world as is proclaimed by some religious scholars, due to our dwindling numbers. It is a Continued on pg 15 «

15 PA R S I N E W Y E A R Mumbai | Saturday, August 17, 2013 Continued from pg 14 « religion based on Nature and can Nature ever die? We are part of Nature not apart from Nature. From Nature to Nature's God, Yes, it's a fact that we are just one in a population of 20,000 which means we are just about 5 in a population of 1,00,000 people. While people in Mumbai and India may feel insecure at

these miniscule numbers, Zoroastrianism is gaining popularity and momentum in Iran, Kaghistan, Uzbekistan and round and about the place where Zarathushtra, was born. The statue of Zarathushtra exists in the main Fire Temple of Hormuzd City, the Capital of Demavand. It stands on a personified symbol depicting the

Tata’s new chief is set to lead from the front n 28th December 2012 there was a change of guard at the helm at the House of Tatas founded by the doyen of Indian Industry, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, when the iconic Mr. Ratan Tata passed on the baton to Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry.

Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry When the legendary J.R.D. Tata was to retire he chose Ratan Naval Tata as his successor much to the chagrin of the well established leaders like Russi Modi of TI5CO, Darbari Seth of Tata Chemicals and others. Over the years this decision of J.R.D. proved to be spot on as Ratan overcame all odds and transformed this leading Indian company into one of the world's largest conglomerates, worth USD 100 billion. Cyrus, the younger son of Mr. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, was born on 4th July 1968. After finishing his schooling in

India, from Cathedral and John Connon School, he did his "A" Levels from Dulwich College and graduated in 1990 as a Civil Engineer from the prestigious Imperial College of Science & Technology, London. In 1997, he completed the Master of sScience Degree in Management, London, as one of the youngest persons to have done his Master's at the institution. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is on the Board of Governors of NICMAR and also on the Development Advisory Board of Imperial College, London. Mr. Cyrus Mistry joined the Board of Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Limited as Director in 1991 and was appointed the Managing Director, Shapoorji Pallonji Group in 1994. Under his guidance, Shapoorji Pallonji's construction business grew from a turnover of USD 20 million to approximately USD 1.5 billion. The companies have evolved from pure construction units to firms executing projects under design and build and EPC delivery methodologies, implementing complex projects in the marine, oil, gas as well as rail sectors. Over the years Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Limited have executed many landmark projects in India — Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Central Station, Breach Candy Hospital,

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radiantly glowing Fire held by Him in his hand and his beard appears to be moving 1 A full fledged photograph reveals 4 arcs on his robe indicating the other religions derived after Zoroastrianism Christianity, Jewish, Mohammedans and Hindus. May we all live with unflinching faith, commitment and belief in our beautiful religion. HAPPY NEW YEAR. State Bank of India's headguarters, the World Trade Center in Mumbai and under Cyrus' stewardship. The group has constructed the tallest residential towers, the longest rail bridge, the largest dry dock and the largest affordable housing project, the iconic Twin Towers atTardeo, SP Infocity at Pune, and the Jaypee Gardens at New Delhi. The group's international construction business now covers more than ten countries, and comprises of building power plants and palaces for oil rich sheikhs. He was responsible for building the infrastructure development in the Shapoorji Pallonji Group starting in 1995 with a 106 MW power project in Tamil Nadu followed by the development of India's largest biotech park near Hyderabad in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Government. Two large road projects totalling an investment of USD 550 million have also been undertaken. Mr. Mistry became Director of Tata Sons (the holding company of the entire group) in 2006, Deputy Chairman in November 2011 and is now the Chairman of Tata Sons and all its affiliates. For his outstanding achievements in the field of Corporate Governance, the London Business School has bestowed its prestigious Alumni Achievement Award upon him. The Afternoon Despatch & Courier wishes Mr. Cyrus Mistry many, many years of fruitful endeavour at the House of Tatas.

Dr. Darius Homi Umrigar – A living Encyclopedia In Holistic Health & Spirituality evealing Nature’s secrets with a profound and practical wisdom, this spiritually advanced 47 years old is a do-gooder who is always willing to extend a helping hand to all those in need of his services, whether it is in the field of holistic health science or in the religious arena of the glorious Mazdayasni religion of the Parsis and Iranis. Employed with Tata Steel Ltd., Dr. Darius started off his academic career with a B.SC. DEGREE IN Zoology. However, he progressed to Naturopathy which is his calling, practicing the same since 1995 having secured a Diploma in Naturopathy from the International Institute of Natural Therapy from Mumbai in 2001 and the Delhi Board Exams in Naturopathy in 2002. He has also secured an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine – Alternative Medicine) as also a Doctorate in Nature Cure and Homeopathy. He has also completed a 6 year course in Scientific and Educational Research through the one and only Zoroastrian College in the world. Dr. ‘D’ as we would like to fondly call him, has served fellow mankind since 1999 by treating all patients honorary through Blavatsky Lodge at Chowpatty. He has been delivering health lectures at HELP (Health Education for People) senior citizen groups and also at Shanti Lodgeon Science of Vibrations through Numerology and a series of lectures on Health Preservation conducted at Bombay Theosophical Federation. He also practices the technique of Spinal & Muscle Manipulation and ‘Iridology’ which is the science of diagnosing the sickness and present physical body con-

ditions through a person’s eye. Till now, in a decade he has seen over lakhs of eyes. Being a doctor, he diagnoses by just seeing a patient’s aura and never ever goes through the patient’s medical reports but in turn, at times, he takes you back to the origin of disease from when it has started where the patients find it hard to believe. Being a computer wizard and having mastery in the field of health, Dr. ‘D’ has contributed over 600 blogs and around 350 discussions on healers ocean.nig.com now known as Soul Templesoning.com. Follow his website “Advocates for Integrated and Holistic health Choices” based in California. He has contributed over 300 blogs and around 100 blogs has been featured at the global level. While Naturopathy and Religion are two sides of the same coin, let’s take a sneak peak into his religios activities, Agiaries and Atash Behrams being his second home. He has assisted Dr. Prof. Meher Pavri to launch his Thesis, “Ecological Conceptions in Zoroastrian Avestan Texts,Vandidad and Yasna.” This thesis is currently sold in the International Market. A Life Member of the Rahnumae Mazdayasni Sabha, he has spread his deep profound knowledge of the Zoroastrian Religion by giving lectures at various Fire Temples. as also on the birthdays of the Fire Temples known as ‘Salgiris.’ Accolades simply pour in for our Dr. ‘D’, Awards, Achievements, Medals and Appreciation Certificates are a part and parcel of his dedicated and devoted life to the cause of serving humanity. Recently, he has also obtained the D.Sc. (Doctorate

of Science) from the one and only Zoroastrian College in the world affliated to Open International University for Complementary Medicine, World University, United Nations Peace University towards rendering invaluable services to the Cause of Education, InterFaith Peace, Promotion of Good Health for Mankind, Ecological Protection of the

Dr. Darius Homi Umrigar Earth and for services rendered for the Universal Benefit of Humanity in preparation for the Epoch of Shah Behram Varzavand Saheb. Dr. ‘D’, with his innate knowledge and wisdom has charted out his own roadmap straddling the two worlds of Naturopathy Religion & Spiritiuality with consummate ease. Suffused with serenity at the same time brimming with bonhomie, he has also taken out time for his hobbies which include watching Scientific movies, playing Chess, Practicing Numerology by preparing horoscopes from Numbers while making health Horoscopes, Aura reading, Chakra Healing, Crystal Healing and Graphology. May his soul rise to greater glories in the years to come! ‘Yatha Jamyat Yatha Afrinami’ (So may it be!)

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SRI PAAK JIMMY (YOGIRAJ) NI MADUD HOJO JI ! SRI PAAK GURURANI

NARGIS (YOGINI) NI MADUD HOJO JI !

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sincere prayers is remarkable. Attending GLVFLSOHV DQG GHYRWHHV JHW WKH EHQHÂżW RI itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intrinsic value. THEY impart knowledge that it is necessary for each man to follow his own birth religion with due respect to all other religions. THEY are honoured, respected, reverenced and venerated by thousands all over the world. Blessed are THOSE ZKR ÂżQG VXFK 3HUIHFW 'LYLQH Masters at the perfect time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; WHO help you swim across turbulent seas and make you soar to heights unimagined.

For the good of mankind, for taking every soul on the path of progress towards salvation, for preserving happiness, peace and prosperity. The road to divine happiness is from ignorance to enlightenment, IURP GHÂżOHPHQW WR SXULW\ IURP bondage to liberation. Life is born out of desire and we remain prisoners of this desire over countless lifetimes. During these births, the soul remains oblivious of the purpose of life and gets attached to various attractions of the physical world. Desires are unending until the soul decides that this quest is over and should get back home. We continue living aimlessly until we meet a Perfect Guru, a Divine Manifested Soul. Finally, it is the Perfect *XUX ZKR GHÂżQHV RXU SDWK DQG RXU lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose giving us the means to achieve it. An individual soul, unaware of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity remains ignorant until a Perfect Guru in Human Manifested Form enlightens him with divine wisdom and awakens the hidden potential within the disciple. Without a spiritual path, we are lost, depressed, devastated and crushed by the adversities of life. With a spiritual path, we are shown how to deal with a situation, so that we can create a better future. One who lights up the soul by teaching you what is right, what is good, helping you to practice the sacred scriptural principles is a Divine Perfect Guru. This darkness of ignorance can be dispelled by the light of divine wisdom. The holy vibrations, the pure light of such a Divine Manifested Soul illuminates and sheds cool comfort on the mind, soul and body of man. True spirituality relates to elimination of animal traits still clinging to man, outgrowing desires, pride, anger DQG ÂżQDOO\ XQLRQ ZLWK WKH 'LYLQH 7KH one who awakens you to the reality and grandeur of this All-pervasive God is the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Perfect Guruâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Without a Guru, a realized Perfect Divine Master, none can cross the shores of salvation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; liberation of the VRXO IURP WKH FOXWFKHV RI ÂżQLWH H[LVWHQFH 7KH ÂżUH RI KRO\ ZLVGRP LJQLWHG E\ VXFK D Guru burns away the desires of disciples and devotees. Reading and gathering knowledge is not the road to success but applying and incorporating the same into our routine activities is of importance. This spiritual path which transforms a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conduct and character is not easily attainable. Our poor struggling souls, though yearning to be good are not capable of reaching such heights on itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own unless supported by a Perfect Divine Master. Both Divine Lights are not just

We have come across heartUHQGLQJ H[SHULHQFHV WR DVWRXQGLQJ life-saving miracles of disciples and devotees, which prove the victory of faith over suffering and sorrow reinforcing the faith of disciples and devotees in the eternal divine presence of BOTH Divine Lights. THEY do not raise 7+(,5 divine eyes to look at disciples and devotees attending Darshans. THEY neither ask any personal questions regarding their sorrows and miseries nor do THEY KDUERXU DQ\ H[SHFWDWLRQV IURP WKHP THEY offer even that happiness which is not in oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s destiny. Chanting of the holy names of

SRI PAAK GURURANI NARGIS (YOGINI) and SRI PAAK JIMMY (YOGIRAJ) removes the pains of the

Gurus but Divine Manifested Souls which is above the status of a Guru.

SRI PAAK GURURANI NARGIS (YOGINI) laid the foundation of a divine PLVVLRQ VL[W\ \HDUV DJR IRU WKH ZHOIDUH RI PDQNLQG RQ HDUWK ,QVSLWH RI EHLQJ D ODG\ SHE IDFHG DOO GLIÂżFXOWLHV ZLWK D ÂżUP UHVROYH DQG FRQWLQXHG ZLWK WKH ZRUN RI WKH KRO\ mission purely on the basis of Divinity. SHE has conducted this divine mission sincerely, VHOĂ&#x20AC;HVVO\ DQG ZLWK UHOHQWOHVV HIIRUWV SHE dedicated everything and toiled hard day and night single-handedly which is indeed praiseworthy. This is equally true for SRI PAAK JIMMY (YOGIRAJ) also, WHO took birth on Mother Earth after some years to promote this divine mission and at an early age of seven years purely on the basis of Divinity, HE joined the divine mission. BOTH are the same Divine Light and Holy power on earth. 7+(,5 abundant love, 7+(,5 VHOĂ&#x20AC;HVV VHUYLFH DQG 7+(,5 deep enthusiasm is worth mentioning. 7+(,5 VHOĂ&#x20AC;HVV ]HDO WR GR JRRG IRU RQH DQG DOO LV SKHQRPHQDO SRI PAAK JIMMY (YOGIRAJ) and SRI PAAK GURURANI NARGIS (YOGINI) are Divine Manifestations on earth WHOSE divine vibrations make the disciples and devotees physically, mentally and spiritually pure. 7+(,5 life on earth is a tale of tender humanism and limitless compassion. THEY have a genuine concern for the troubles of disciples and devotees for which THEY pray day and night to remove the scars of WHQVLRQ DQG DQ[LHW\ DQG WR UHLQWURGXFH LQWR WKHLU OLYHV D VHFXUHG IHHOLQJ RI MR\ SHDFH DQG satisfaction. First and foremost, the sufferer regains his peace of mind which was lost IRU \HDUV SRYHUW\ LV UHPRYHG ZLVKHV DUH IXOÂżOOHG DQG SURVSHULW\ UHLJQV 7+(,5 celestial benedictions help disciples and devotees to be freed from fear and emancipated from apprehension. The language and moral teachings of BOTH Divine Lights are so simple and transparent that anyone can understand. The power of 7+(,5 honest, intense and

KHDUW ÂżOOV LW ZLWK VRODFH DQG KHOSV RQH to keep away from distractions. BOTH Divine Lights help disciples and devotees in getting over their greed, anger, pride, hatred, jealousy, etc. Those who used to be strong addicts and lived a life of vices have now renounced their irreligiosities. When THEY speak during Darshans, GLYLQH VSDUNV RI ÂżUH HQHUJ\ HPDQDWH IURP THEM, which destroys the evil prevailing in humans and ultimately takes them on the path of soul salvation. However, for those who want to attain salvation, putting into practice of scriptural rules and to perform good deeds is very necessary. Religious scriptures prove that without proper good deeds, nothing can be achieved and without a Perfect Divine Guru â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a Divine Manifestation, nobody can give salvation to a person of any religion in all the three worlds.

The best prayer that comes from the heart is for the health and well-being of such Divine Masters. May Almighty God bless SRI PAAK JIMMY (YOGIRAJ) and SRI PAAK GURURANI NARGIS (YOGINI) and 7+(,5 families with good health, harmony, peace and happiness. On this auspicious Parsi New Year day, we wish THEM a very Happy New Year and a fulsome gratitude for all the divine blessings showered in such abundance. We also wish that the divine mission may reach the glorious heights of success and prosperity in the years to come.

AMEN

AMEN ADVT.

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DARA BYRAMJEE- LEADING BY EXAMPLE

Dara Byramjee araByramjee is Vice President & BusinessHead at Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd.Heading the Godrej Security Solutions division for the past many years now, he has been one of the key visionaries at Godrej who helped Godrej Security Solutions achieve its number one rank in the country and number six rank in the world in the competitive physical security solutions’ space. He has had an enriching and in-depth ex-

perience and feels immensely proud to have been part of the Godrej Parivaar for the better part of his life. A proactive team player, he is well known for his loyalty, sincerity, humility, transparency and empathy.Byramjeestrongly holds the belief that people are one’s biggest strength, whether it is one’s team in the professional space or one’s family in the personal space. Mutual respect, humility and the ability to understand that each individual is different and special in his own right and hasspecific strengths and weaknesses; are what he believes comprise the successful mantra for building long term interpersonal relationships. People management is Byramjee’s strongest skill set. He encourages his team to

go where no one has gone before, to learn from their mistakes and emerge stronger individuals in their own right. In spite of having decades of experience, Byramjee still feels he is learning new things every day. According to him,” One should never think one knows it all. I start every day with a clean slate, seek to learn something new everyday and am constantly amazed at the freshness and soundness of ideas that even relatively lesser experienced team members can come up with, given the right opportunity.” Byramjee also believes that one should never lose touch with one’s people as they are the ones who have entrusted their faith and careers in you and look up to you for guidance as a leader. Heregulalry interacts with

his team members at all levels, takes feedback from them about their work and makes them feel like an important member of the Godrej Parivaar. Not only this, all of them feel free to open up to him about any problems they face, thereby demonstrating the non-hierarchical nature of Byramjee’s leadership style. A strong believer in team spirit and the power of collective wisdom, he continuously endeavors to support individuals with the tools and resources necessary and allow them freedom in their attempts to improve their respective business processes.One of the first things he did when he was elevated to the senior management role was to form a well-knit team where he put in place the right people for

Byramjeestrongly believes in the following mantras for success as a visionary leader: • Grooming young talent who will eventually be running the company in the future and will be responsible for the company’s growth in an increasingly complex and globalized business environment, is of great significance. Organizations must create robust plans to prepare their new joinees to face and tackle whatever challenges are thrown at them • Start learning process for any new assignment from grass root level basics. Encourage all team-mates to question status quo and express freely what they truly believe in. Encourage people to even question their bosses, but with respect. • It is important to carry your team of people along with you and win over their hearts, to drive common shared understanding of all goals & create sense of ownership. • Eliminate fear of failure- Encourage team to aspire for higher levels of achievements with reasonable amount of stretch, taking some amount of calculated risks. In such instances, close monitoring will be needed from team-leaders to drive mid-course corrective action if required. • Encourage innovation and fresh ideas. Never shoot-off any idea, however stupid it may appear. • Lead from the front and listen to all but final decision must be yours, as a leader and take full responsibility of the outcome. Never display your wisdom on the hind-sight. According to him if these simple principles of life are emulated, one can become an effective leader. He strongly believes that a truly successful leader is one who builds a team complimenting his own strengths and surrounds himself with people who disagree.

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the right jobs, identifying strengths & weaknesses of the people & working on their strengths. During his tenure at Godrej, Byramjee has always thought of ways and means to improve his division’s performance. Some of them have been unconventional but turned out to be extremely successful. To share just one example- years back in his earlier assignment, he employed ITI trained workmen in several skilled categories like Fabrication & Welding. As per the old mind-set, these jobs were supposed to be highly skilled and these skills cannot be taught in the ITI programs, but best learned through long experiences. He had to break this myth. He started

employing ITI mechanics and provided them further in-house training and exposure to make them highly skilled. Backed with the freshersknowledge they had acquired at ITI, they turned out to be very good performers. This spurred Byramjee to ideate and think up creative and modern ideas for improving performance. Byramjee, in his interaction with new joinees at all levels, always stresses on the importance of learning the basics related to every function, right from grassroot levels. This, according to him is the only way to understand the nuances of all kinds of jobs one is supposed to oversee. This is also the best way to gain professional respect from all subordinates.

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Mr. Errick Elavia – Principal of Lady Engineer School

Nagpur Parsi Anjuman re-elects Apex Body he Nagpur Parsi Anjuman, in its triennial elections held on 31st March, 2013 reelected the same apex body to the helm with Mr. Aspi Bapuna as President and Mr. Shiraz Gimi as Hon. Secretary. The other Office Bearers elected unopposed wre Mr. Navroze Daver as Vice President and Mrs. Nergesh Desai as Treasurer. Elections were held for 7 members and a Lady member with Mrs. Meheroo Watchmaker defeating Mrs. Dolly Batliwala as Lady Member. Members elected were

Mr. Shiraz Gimi and Mr. Aspi Bapuna Mr. Shiraz Doongaji, Mr. shahrukh Cassad, Mr. Rusi Godha, Mr. Rayomand Madan, mr. Cyrus Watchmaker, Ms. Prochi Kotwal and Mr. Cyrus Major. The other contesting member Mr. Adi

Errick, a B.A. (in History & Sociology) and a B.Ed. from Mumbai University joined Lady Engineer High School as an Asst. Teacher in 1997, appointed as Vice Principal in 2001, Acting Headmaster in 2009 and finally became Principal in 2010. Vice President of Zonta International (Empowerment of Women & Children of Social Status). Errick has received many awards & accolades for his outstanding contribution in various walks of life. As his school is situated in South Mumbai, Errick spearheaded No To-

Batliwala could not generate enough votes to be elected. The faith reposed in the outgoing committee y the voters justified the good work done in the preceding three years when this very same committee took over reins of he Anjuman. The Nagpur Parsi Anjuman is a registered trust which looks into community matters like other Anjumans around India. The community in Nagpur numbers 501 members and is a vibrant, close-knit group who come together to celebrate every occasion.

bacco Movement in south Mumbai and helped in closing down shops near school selling gutkha and cigarettes. No wonder then that he has received the best Teacher Award from Lions’ Club International twice in a row, as also for the most ideal teacher from national association for blind (NAB). One more feather in his overcrowded cap is his love and active participation in Gujarati theatre. He owes his success to his parents, grandparents and his School Chairman Dr. Villy Cama for their support and

encouragement in all his endeavours. His passion for teaching, fulfills him and he feels satisfied seeing his students achieve great heights in their fields. Even today they wish him by remembering him wherever they see him in India or abroad and that is his biggest reward. He believes that work is worship and should be done with honesty and sincerity. Imparting knowledge and guidance should be the core element of a teacher without expecting anything in return.

A professional commitment of the highest order marks Dr. Soonawalla r Fardoon Soonawalla completed his schooling in Mumbai from the Cathedral & John Connon School, as an Honours Student. He started his medical education in 1979 from the KEM Hospital, Mumbai, after standing first on the merit list among all medical colleges in Mumbai. During medical school, he was awarded the Menino DeSouza Prize for all round best medical student, and Dr. Shirwalkar Scholarship. He was also an active sportsman, and represented the college in the Intercollegiate

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Naozer Aga Is “An Easy Rider” Having A Passion For Bikes NAOZER Jamshed Aga’s passions are more down to earth. The 66-year-old ‘young’ man is crazy about his new Honda CBR-1000RR racing bike, which he specially imported from the USA to ride on the roads of Mumbai. In 1962, Naozer Aga participated in the Motorcycle Championship in the 500cc category at Lohegaon, Pune. He almost won but had to settle for second place. This is not deter the young man’s urge to win the coveted title. The following year, he fought back and won the

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‘Florence Nightingale’ & ‘Mother Teresa’ of the Parsi/ Zoroastian community rnavaz wears her heart on her sleeve and accomplishes every task with a quiet sense of devotion. Born to parents with limited means, there was no dearth of rich values that were instilled in Arnavaz and her two siblings. From her early childhood, she had a soft, tender heart, which aspired to be of use to the people around her. Arnavaz was married at the age of 18 years to Jal Minocher Mistry who was running a successful transport business. With the birth of two lovely daughters -Yasmin and Mehroo, the family was complete. Arnavaz was a doting mother, and spent all her time bringing up her daughters. But during that period she also managed to complete her graduation and a Masters Degree in Social Work. All along she knew that her ultimate goal in life was

ercy & Afroze Hirji Elavia are the sons of Kashmira & Hirji Elavia (both are working in the Bombay Parsi Punchayet for well over 26 years). Both the brothers are currently pursuing the Chartered Accountancy Course. Percy is currently undergoing Chartered Accountancy Articleship Training with a highly reputed C.A. Firm. Of South Mumbai. They have completed their schooling from the well-known I.C.S.E. school of South Mumbai Activity High School where both of them had an outstanding scholastic and extracurricular record. Percy cornpleted his graduation studies with Distinction from H. R. College of Commerce & Economics (honoured with the 'Best College Award’ by the University of Mumbai) where he was awarded with a certificate of merit awarded by the Sheriff of Mumbai -Dr. (Mrs) Indu Shahani on the occasion of the Grand Achiever's

to cater to the varied needs of the poor. Having achieved her task as a mother by educating her daughters and instilling the same rich values in them, it was in 1987 that Arnavaz took her first step in the service of the community by working in the Parsi Ward of J.J. Hospital. The ward was an abandoned, desolate outhouse, in such a dilapidated condition, that even destitutes were wary of habitation there. Her tireless efforts over the years have today borne the fruits. The ward is now a posh homely place. Arnavaz's services are not restricted only to the Parsi / Zoroastrian community. She is also involved in various other charitable and social causes. Every single day she is busy taking care of all the under-privileged brethren of the society, which includes Don Bosco Shelter, where she interacts and helps out the street children, Ackworth

Mrs. Arnavaz Jal Mistry, Trustee of BPP Leprosy Home which she regularly visits and spends her time with the inmates there, at Jai Vakil School for Children in need of Special Care, she helps out with various projects and interacts with the children, and as a social worker she is also involved in the activities at the Kamla Mehta Blind School, Mumbai. She is a boon to the needy, old members of the community. If anybody comes to know that there is an aban-

doned old person with no help from anyone whatsoever, the first person that would be contacted would be Arnavaz Mistry. In no time she'll be at that person's bedside and would not rest till that person is properly put under the care of a hospital, or an old-age home. Within the Parsi / Zoroastrian, she is involved with Young Rathestars - an outfit that undertakes welfare activities in cities and interiors of villages, supplying food grains and other utility articles to the deserving community members, Parukh Dharamshalla, a Home for the aged with 100 residents, Dinbai Pattuck Trust where she has been instrumental in spearheading campaign to help students in pursuing education and higher studies, besides arranging for vocational guidance for them. Besides these, she makes her services available to the Masina Hospital and the

Two brilliant Parsi students Day 2O12 Felicitation Function for securing the HIGHEST MARKS IN COLLEGE for the theories based subject of Marketing & Human Resource Management scoring an incredible 93/1OO in T.Y.B.Com, University exam. Percy is the ONLY PARSI Student on the COVETED merit list of this prestigious institution in the T.Y.B.COM. SUBJECT TOPPERS LIST of 2O12. Both the brothers have been awarded in the Academic Year 2O12-2O13 for their exemplary excellence in academic as well as non-academic achievements at national and international level by ZOSTA and ZOCHILD Foundation respectively. Percy has been declared as BEST READER OF THE YEAR' by H.R. College. Percy has also successfully completed the International Certificate Course on Small Business Management, Venture Initiation, Entrepreneurship & Art Of Pitching

Business Ideas conducted by Mr. Bruce Bachenheimer, Businessman And Director Of Entrepreneur-ship Studies At Pace University, New York and bagged the Special Shirt of Pace University, New York in appreciation of his convincing presentation on 'Business Pitch'. Also having participated in social leaders program, attended global lecture series, international

professional certificate seminars, and participated in corporate, seminars which were delivered by distinguished national and international speakers. Both the brothers have an outstanding and inspiring 1OO% Attendance Record in School as well as College. Besides their other accomplishments both the brothers also have worked

Parsi General Hospital, Mumbai. All this philanthropic work explains the total faith reposed in her by the community when they voted her as a Trustee to the office of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet with an overwhelming majority in the year 2008. For her exceptional contribution to various causes, Arnavaz has been felicitated and awarded by many organizations. Arnavaz has touched the lives of thousands of people who have needed her help and guidance. She has touched the souls of all those who have come in contact with her. To her, her work is worship. She is a lady of few words, with qualities of grace and charm, and above all, a soft heart that bleeds for the have-nots. She is a visionary and a positive thinker. Her message to the young-

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Zoroastrianism connected to the family of Bahai’s NCPA chairman & SOI founder oroastrianism closely connected to the universal family of Bahai’s Sheriar Nooreyezdan says that history bears unimpeachable testimony that the divine message of Lord Zaratushtra laid the foundation of a glorious civilization that spread across Asia. The seed of faith planted in the hearts of His followers grew into a mighty tree that provided shelter and yielded noble fruits. That divine tree aged, was attacked, but before it died, it's seed was planted deep in the hearts of men. That seed was the promise of the appearance of the Saoshyant. the unfailing promise of the advent of Shahbahram. The Farvardin Yasht assures the coming of the World Redeemer or Renovator. And the Dinkard sets the approximate time of that momentous event. Lord Zaratushtra is recorded to have stated: "When a thousand two hundred and some years have passed from the inception of the religion of the Arabian (Muhammad), and the overthrow of the kingdom of Iran, and the degradation of the followers of My religion, a descendent of the Iranian kings will be raised up as a Prophet."

ne of the oldest surviving Irani Restaurants in South Mumbai Ardeshir Gustad Mazkoori, a Zoroastrian Irani runs a popular eatery in South

History testifies that Muhammad did appear from Arabia, a thousand three hundred years have elapsed since the inception of Islam, the Persian empire was overthrown, Zoroasirians were Sheriar indeed degraded Nooreyezdan and persecuted. Then will not a descendent of Iranian kings be raised up as a Prophet? It is blasphemy to question Lord Zaratushtra's prophecy. Iran, having mothered and nurtured the Revelation of Lord Zaratushtra is again honoured with the birth of new Revelation. The Bearer of that Revelation whose genealogy is traced through the dynasty of Sassanian Kings back to Abraham, was born in Iran in 1817 in a noble family. He declared His mission in 1863. was persecuted by a hostile clergy and government, exiled, suffered forty years imprisonment, and passed away in 1892 in Palestine. His Message to all mankind and particularly to kings, rulers, religious lead-

Mumbai, Café Excelsior, situated opposite New Excelsior Cinema, 23, A.K. Nayak Marg, Mumbai-400001. A man of many talents, he is a graduate in Applied Arts from the J.J. School of Arts

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ers of the world, have stirred hearts in the remotest parts of the globe. His followers from every background of race, ethnicity, cutture, and religion, make a universal family residing in 120.000 centres on the planet, speaking over 800 languages. Their fundamental belief is in the unity of God and His Manifestations, unity of religion, and unity of mankind. He was Baha’u’llah, in Persian meaning 'Glory of God'. Among His followers arc people in such remote parts of the world who have heard of Lord Zaratushtra for the first time, and venerate and accept Him as a Manifestation of God. Their lives are governed by Lord Zaratushtra's eternal teachings of "Hummata. Hukhta. Havarashta". They are confirmed Zoroastrians. for they have recognized the World Renovator. They have bowed their heads before the promised Shahbahram. This is the universal family of Baha'is. Thus the "Zoroastrian" community is growing by the hour, not being depleted as feared. Soon will Iran become the cynosure of all hearts, and it's ancient glory will be restored. Iran will become the cradle of a new and glorious world civilization.

r Khushroo N Suntook has had an illustrious career spanning over four decades in business, initially as one of the founders of India's first mineral water company, Bisleri, and later in various senior capacities in the Tata Group, where he still continues to sit on boards as an independent Director. He joined the National Centre for the Performing Arts, India's premier performing arts institution, first as the ViceChairman in 2000 and then as the Chairman in 2008. His brief tenure as Chairman of NCPA has witnessed changes which have vitalised this venerable institution. Mr. Suntook is an avid music lover and has made a conscious effort to promote music in the city. Over the years, his passion for western classical music has led him to visit numerous International classical music and opera festivals. He is known in the record collecting world, and speaks to International audi-

Khushroo N. Suntook ences on old and rare vocal recordings and has a fine collection of vintage records. In 2006, Suntook gave India its very own orchestra — The Symphony Orchestra of India. Mr Suntook wears many hats. A lawyer by profession, he is also qualified as a Fellow of the Company Secretaries of India. A State-ranked tennis player, Mr Suntook has won several prestigious titles and been actively involved in organising many tennis events in Mumbai, including Davis Cup and ATP tournaments.

Ardeshir G. Mazkoori – Café Excelsior and some of his artistic talent is visible on the walls of his café. His classmate during the college days was the now famous Mr. Udhav Thackeray the chief of the Shiv Sena party. Mr. Mazkoori took over the running of Café Excelsior after his father’s death and has ably steered this eating House into one of the most famous eating joints on this said of Mumbai. Café Excelsior is well known for its snacks like most popular chicken roll prepared with mayonnaise. Also on their menu list is the ever popular bun-maska and the pattices, veg.

chicken and mutton, shawarma for which people come from far off places to relish it. Also famous are the chicken/mutton sandwiches with butter and mayonnaise. Their thirst quenchers squashes like the lemon, orange and the pineapple are a bit among the patrons who visit the café. For lunch/dinner the restaurant dishes out some delicious items such as the biryani, Sali boti, chicken salli, kheema kaleji patrani macchi, chicken, mutton and veg. dhansak, chicken farcha, and of course the ever famous kheema pav and omlet pav which can be

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had for lunch as well as the snacks and the most liked dish they serve is the cutlets with gravy, mutton, chicken and the veg. variety. Also in the menu they are some exotic Chinese dishes. They have some mouth watering desserts, like the bread pudding, caramel. Custard and the natural pista kulfi. Patrons who would visit the café during their school/college days who are settled abroad recall their days spent in the café when they come to Mumbai. The café is well patronised by executives of the nearby foreign and Indian banks as well as eminent personalities of the

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Dastur (Dr.) K.M. Jamaspa – golden advice to the youth of our community ur Parsi Irani Zoroastrian community is known for its value system of hard work, integrity and honesty end that must remain paramount in the minds of our youth. For a small community like ours, our youth must endeavour to strive towards excellence in whatever they do and make that, the hallmark of the community. Excellence and hardwork imply upholding the Truth in both word and deed. All these sterling qualities come to us from our religion founded by Prophet Spitaman Zarathushtra, some 3500 years ago in the land of Airyana Vaeja. The prophet extolled ".... advance the world of piety by industry for Ahura Mazda associates Himself with them through (His) Good Mind and guides them :or their happiness." (Ys, 46.12) “Our youngsters must study and work hard as the competition for our youth to do well in life is fierce, and challenging. The world has become a global village and our youth have to fit into a new work order and culture. This means that greater emphasis has to be placed upon consciously increasing and strengthening our Parsi/lrani Zoroastrian way of life and identity, in all possible ways.” It is important for our youth to make time to learn about the religion in order to understand the tenets of the faith, which in our religion can be experienced through the performance of rituals and practices which have come down to us, over the millennia. The next generation must learn to incorporate the knowledge of the religion and absorb it, both physically and spiritually. For it is said in Book VI of the Denkard, "From knowledge of the religion there comes about consider-

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ation of the sacred word...from the sacred word....there comes about the increase of (ones) calling of the religion and the worship of Divinities, from the calling of the religion... and the worship of divinities...comes the elimination of the evil forces (demons) from the world... from the elimination of the evil forces... there comes about immortality, the Renovation and the Resurrection." (D.K. Book VI c-75) How to get started in your ca“Our youth are our future and therereer? fore it is imperative that they seek to To be successful in your job or marry within the fold as history has business, it is very important shown that it is because of maintaining that you plan your career path ethnic fidelity that the Parsis and Iranis prudently. Career Planning is have preserved their religious roots so a lifelong, continuous and an successfully, to date. If more of our ongoing process. This process youngsters marry out, then the seed of assists in understanding what Parsi/lrani "panu" is going to be weakkind of job/business you ened, substantially, in the future. This, we would like to do. It involves should try and avoid at all costs, or else discovering your abilities and within 4 generations our ethnicity will interests, planning your cadisappear and by extension so will our reer goals, and creating action religion, if we open our doors to interplans to achieve your goals. marriage and/or conversion. StrengthenDo not follow the herd-mening our ethno-religious identity is the tality of taking courses in colcrucial need of the Hour and this is what lege according to what your I would like our younger generation to friends are pursuing. Make a prioritize and uphold.” wise decision by understandIn conclusion, our youth should For your eyes only strive to be content and happy for the re l i g i o n Opticians and Contact Lens Clinic teaches us to Optometrist and Contact Lens Specialist in Torics be happy Mrs. Hufrish and Multifocal Contact Lenses at R. Bharucha within ourself so as to spread 4, Durlabh Bhavan, 22 Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Grant Road (E), happiness Mumbai 400004 Tel: 2382 0405 246-A, Dhutpapeshwar Bldg, Girgaum, Mumbai. Tel: 2382 3564 unto others.

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LAGAN-NU-KHATTO MITHOO STEW (Veg. dish)

veined and shelled 2 big onions chopped 2 garlic pods finely chopped 5 to 6 red tomatoes skinned and pureed Grind to paste: 4 to 5 Kashmiri red chillies (de-seeded), 1 teaspoon poppy seeds, 2-3 peppercorns, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoons Jeeru powder and 4 cloves). Then add jaggery or sugar to taste. Fry onions till pink. Add the ground masala and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add the prawns, cover and cook till done.

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Ideally eaten with Dhan Dal on festive occassions 1/2 kg. big sized prawns thoroughly washed de-

Our love for feasting that tantalises our taste-buds is an integral part in a Zoroastrian’s lifestyle. Our cuisine, a fusion feat evolved over centuries is well-known and acclaimed by other communities too due to its vibrant and eclectic taste. Try out some of these and relish them with family and friends says Dr. SHERNAZ BAJI AVARI

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KOLMI NO PATIO - (Prawn Patia)

JERDALOO MA GHOST(Apricots in mutton) (Served and garnished with big chunks of fried potato or sali sticks) 100 gms apricots -(soaked overnight in 3 cups of water) 1/4th Kg. mutton 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric powder & red chilli powder 2 big onions chopped 3 big red tomatoes Marinate the cut mutton pieces in salt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and chilli powder for atleast a few hours. In a pan fry the mutton on all sides till brown. Add the onions and the tomatoes and saute for some time. Pressure cook this mutton in 3 cups, of apricot water. (Add only the water and not the apricots). After the mutton is cooked, simmer in the apricots and garnish with sali or fried pieces of potatoes.

CHUTNEY EEDA NA PATTICE (Pattice with green chutney & eggs) 1. 4 big pieces of coconut cut into small pieces. 2. 2 to 3 green chillies (de-seeded) 3. 1 teaspoon chopped garlic. 4. 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste 5. 1 teaspoon whole cumminseed 6. 1 and 1/2 teaspoon vinegar 7. 2 tablespoon sugar 6. 1/2 cup coriander leaves 9. 1 Kg. potatoes boiled and mashed 10. 3 to 4 boiled eggs cut into halves or quarters 11. Breadcrumbs 12. 2 lightly beaten eggs for frying Make the green chutney from Nos. 1 to 8. Mash the potatoes with salt. Keep some on the palm of your hands and put some green chutney mixture. Add 3 halved or quartered egg. Close it with some more potato mashed. You can shape the pattice round or oblong. Roll into breadcrumbs, dip into egg mixture and fry till golden brown. Immediately put them on a tissue paper. Best eaten with dals and pulses.

SLICED VENGAN OR AUBERGINES Only very big sized brinjals Cut brinjals into thick slices. With the point of a knife, slit the brinjals into criss-cross pattern on

SALI BOTI - Small boneless mutton pieces with fried sali sticks.

1/2 kg. boneless mutton pieces cut into small chunks. 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon elaichi powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnemom clove powder 3 peppercorns 3 to 4 Kashmiri red chillies 4 to 5 tomatoes 2 to 3 onions chopped

Marinate the boneless mutton pieces in the masalas. Fry onions till pink and saute the marinated mutton. Add chopped tomatoes and pressure cook. If you want your sali boti to be sweet-sour in taste, then add one tablespoon of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Serve with french fries or sali.

SAHAS NI MACHHI Fish in white sauce

This first course in a 'lagan nu patru’ is either ‘Sahas ni Machhi or 'Patra Ni Machhi. The recipe for Patra Ni Machhi was covered by me in the Jamshedi Navroze supplement of Afternoon Despatch & Courier of March 2013. 1 large pomfret cut into 2 pieces. Apply salt and keep aside 1 onion 2 to 3 green chillies de-seeded Some curry patta leaves 1/2 cup coriander leaves 6 to 10 garlic cloves chopped 1 teaspoon cumminseed 2 to 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugarcans vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 small tomato (optional) 2 tablespoons rice flour 2 tablespoons maida or white cornflour Mix maida with rice flour and keep aside. In your mixer-grinder, add onions, cumminseeds, garlic, groen chillies, curry pattas and salt to taste. Make a paste and saute with oil. Add 3 to 4 cups of water and boil. Let it cool. In another vessel, mix eggs, vinegar, sugar and the rice flour-maida mix. Whisk. Add it to the 'ras’ to form a thick white sauce. Sprinkle chopped coriander. Serve with chappatis or with Khichdi.

Method - Fry onions till golden brown and sieve. In the same oil fry each vegetable separately and remove. Make a paste of tomatoes with butter sugar and salt. Fry the ginger garlic in butter, add dhania-jeera powder, fried vegetables, add a little black pepper powder, salt and the sugar-vinegar mix. Add a little water. Cover and cook till done and dry. Mix chopped coriander and garnish with raisins and cashews.

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Serve with cachumber made from finally chopped onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and season with salt, pepper and lime drops. Sprinkle lime juice on the dal.

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100 gms sweet potatoes (diced) 100 gms frenchbeans cut into small pieces 100 gms carrots cut into cubes. 50 gms green peas boiled 100 gms potatoes diced 1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste 3 tomatoes skinned and sliced (Some ladyfingers and pumpkin — optional) 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. white vinegar 3 big onions sliced 1/2 tsp. nutmeg powder 1/2 teaspoon butter 3 green chillies de-seeded 2 tbsp cashew and raisins for garnishing 1/2 cup chopped coriander 1 teaspoon dhania- Jeera powder

both sides without breaking them.

Smear salt, chilli turmeric powder and keep aside for half an hour. Deep fry on both sides till golden brawn. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

It's a good side dish and complements well with Dhan-dal.

DHANSAK DAL WITH MUTTON OR CHICKEN and BROWN RICE 1/2 Kg. mutton/chicken 1/2 Kg. Toovar Dal 1 medium onion 1 medium potato 1 small brinjal A handful of methi bhaji leaves 1 small piece of pumpkin 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste 2 tomatoes. 2 to 3 green chillies 1/2 cup coriander leaves Red Chilli paste Dhansak masala 1 tablespoon Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon

Soak Toover Dal for some time. Add mutton pieces, palak, onions, pumpkin, brinjal, fenugreek and salt to taste adding 1 teaspoon of oil. Pressure cook till dal and mutton are done. Method: Heat ghee or oil and add the masalas till well-cooked. Add the mutton pieces and then the dal. Simmer every¬thing for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

BROWN RICE (Dhansak Dal is always served with brown coloured rice). Fry onions till dark brown. Splutter cumminseeds, elaichi cardamom) and cinnemom powders. (Always keep elaichi, cardamom and cinnamom powders ready on your kitchen shelf). Add the mutton pieces and than the dal. After the dal is cooked, put it in your mixer-grinder for a paste-like consistency. Simmer everything for 5 minutes. Add with black pepper powder. Add to the rice-mix with salt.

1/2 cup chopped dry fruits or sliced almonds, raisins and

charoli Melt ghee or oil and fry the chopped mixed dry fruits and keep aside. Fry vermicelli till dark in colour. Add water, sugar, essence, cardamom and cinnamon powders. Lower the flame and cover it with a lid till vermicelli is cooked. Garnish with the dry fruits.

SAGAN NO RAVO - Sweet Semolina

1 cup ravo or semolina 1/2 cup pure ghee or butter Some saffron strands (op-

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Chief & medical director, Mehta Int. Eye Institute r. Keiki R. Mehta is India's leading Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, a pioneer in Intraocular implants, Lasik and Phacoemulsification. He is also known as ‘Father of Indian Phacoemulsification”. A brilliant surgeon, an outstanding researcher and clinician, he has extensive experience of operating over 1.85 Lakhs Cataracts He is the Surgical Chief and Medical Director of the Mehta International Eye Institute and Colaba Eye Hospital, at Colaba established by him, now considered to be Asia's most advanced and foremost Ophthalmic Institute. Winner of numerous awards in India, having received virtually all the Honors possible, has been the President of the All India Ophthalmologists Association and President of the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society among many others. Chairman and Organizing Secretary of the very successful EyeAdvance Congresses for the last 10 years 1996- 2010. These have now reached an iconic Status and are recognized worldwide Winner of 17 Gold Medals from India and abroad, having received virtually all the possible in India, He has received International acclaim and Honors from many parts of the world. Prof Keiki R. Mehta is considered

Professor Dr. Keiki R. Mehta, Surgical Chief and Medical Director: Mehta International Eye Institute India's foremost Ophthalmic surgeon, and has conducted live surgical workshops in every major city in India, and has trained thousands of doctors in Intraocular implant surgery and Phacoemulsification. Recently awarded the AIOS Dr. Om Parkash Award for Dual IOL Congenital Cataract Surgery in Children below 1 year, at Cochin, in Feb 2012, at the hands of Dr. Ramachandran TheKkedath, an accomplished scientist and technology expert and the Vice-Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology. Recently received the VasKON Plenary Scroll Award, the Highest Award of the VASAN Eye Care Foundation, at the hands of Dr. K. Premraj, the Chief Mentor of the Vasan Eye Care at VasKon 2012 in Chennai on 6th May 2012.

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Conducted free Eye Camps all over India, Chairman of Low Vision Centre at Maharashtra, and runs a 25 bed, free ,charity Eye Hospital in an adivasi area at Karjat. His hospital, the Mehta International Eye Institute, has been awarded the Best Eye Hospital . In Mumbai Award, at the hands of India's most famous author, Mr. Chetan Bhagat in August 2011. He has recently been awarded the Best Video Presentation Competition for Complicated Cataract Surgery at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Association for Cataract & Refractive Surgery, (APACRS 2011) in Seoul, Korea. The institute has also been recently accredited the ASNH:2011 Certified by the Association of Medical Consultants and Forum for Enhancement of Quality in Healthcare (AMC & FEQH) as an Institute certified for providing Optimum level of treatment / surgery and management to its patients.

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he history of Masina Hospital is a saga of service to suffering humanity for the last 111 years. In 1902 Dr.Hormasji Manekji Masina started a small Hospital on the first floor of a building at Byculla with just 4 patients. Within 5 years, 2 adjacent buildings were taken over to accommodate over 100 patients and a regular Hospital was set up. In 1907 a Trust was founded by Dr Masina with prominent people as Trustees on its Board for proper administra-

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MASINA HOSPITAL- Service To Ex-judge of Supreme Court Humanity for the last 111 years tion of the hospital and proper apDr. R B Dastur plication of funds donated to the Hospital. History of the hospitals in the city of Bombay reveals that Masina Hospital is the first private Hospital which was established in 1902. Then came The Parsee General Hospital in 1908 and Sir Hark-

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isondas Hospital in 1925 respectively. Today Masina Hospital is a 280 bed facility located in South Mumbai with beautiful plush gardens and fountains enveloping 5 marble statues which are more than 100 years old. The heritage structure is spread over 8 acers with five buildings having a constructed area of around l,44,000sq ft. It has the largest Burns unit in the city with an incredible survival rate of upto 70 percent of patients with 50 percent burns & over. It is a one of a kind self contained Burns facility with its own separate four bed ICU and two dedicated Operation Theatres. The Hospital’s Psychiatry department is recognized as the only private Hospital in the city with a tertiary care Psychiatry ward and a DRC Drug Rehabilitation centre. It is one of the few private Hospitals to have the largest Neonatal Intensive Care unit in the city. The Hospital also has a fully equipped Gynaecology and Obstetrics ward which caters to more than 1200 births a year. Masina Hospital also provides clinical service with specialities like General Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatric, Pediatric Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Neurology,

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Hospitable Hotelier orn in 1947, Prakash joined the Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, popularly known as Dadar Catering College. He graduated from there and Was given a scholarship to go to France from the French Government. He learnt French there and then Hotel management for 2 years in Stratsburg, France. Coming back to B o m b a y, where his roots lay, he started an Institute called Hotel Management & PRAKASH AWATRAMANI, P o l y t e c h nique ColHospitable lege where Hotelier he was its owner and Principal. In this College, they taught short courses in Hotel management, Food & Beverage Service, Cookery & Bakery, Travel & Tourism, French conversation etc. After the said college closed down, he joined West End Hotel which was founded by his

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grandfather. He started as a Restaurant Manager and later progressed to Director and almost 25 years later, he is still with the West End Hotel as its Director and well associated with it. When one speaks of West End, one automatically speaks of Prakash! The West End Hotel which is almost 65 years old and synonymous with elegance and fine dining has 80 rooms with boarding & lodging facilities including 25 suites. These suites are suitable for long stay at the Hotel. The Gourmet (restaurant at the ground floor) which caters to Buffet Lunch and Dinner every single day can accommodate 100 guests, the ChezNous Bar to tinkle your glasses, Banquet facilities from 20 to 500 guests. The Terrace Hall accommodates 500 guests and the Terrace Room is suitable for small gathering ranging from 20 guests. There are facilities for Conference Rooms and weddings. The Terrace Hall is covered during monsoons. About 8 years back, Prakash along with his son Sanjay, flagged off Kurumba Village Resort at Konoor, Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, S. India. This resort stands on a sprawling property of 10 acres, swimming pool, kid's zone, trekking and Golf course. They arrange various sight¬seeing tours in Konoor & Ooty. They have another resort in Konoor, a rented bunglow of 5 rooms, a bunglow in the midst of Tea Gardens! Just imagine such luxury! The menu there includes dishes which incorporate 'tea’ in it, like fish smoked in tea leaves. Tourist simply flock there for the breathtaking view that inspires the senses, refreshes the mind and invigorates the soul! Prakash and Sanjay are both kind, helpful, cultured and hospitable to the core so tourists like a visit there.

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orn in 1957 and educated in Ahmedabad, while working , Niloufer Vispy Contractor did her Licentiate arid associateship in insurance. As computerization was introduced she shifted to IT dept as programmer. She was promoted as Admn. Officer after appearing for inhouse insurance exams. She continued with fellowship of insurance, and completed it before she shifted to Mumbai Niloufer Vispi when she was promoted as Asst. ManContractor, ager. At present, Niloufer is working as Dy. Manager in Mumbai. During her tenure she has also officiated as branch Manager and Divisional Manager. Niloufer feels that “learning is a Continuous process and does not stop at graduation.” What defines our youth? Cosmopolitan or confused? Liberal or conservative? Niloufer believes that it is indeed disheartening to note that our youth are so interested in having a good time than making a career for themselves becomes secondary. We Parsis are known for our love for good food and enjoyment and are a fun loving community but let us have a balance in life. Let us strive to be liberal but focused on our goals. However, let us also find time to procreate

By Behrooz KY Avari Bring out the Light Eat, drink and be merry, The motto of the zoros so cheery. But what about increasing your Ravani Through Manashni, Gavashni, Kunashni? Think positive, think good, From your mind clear out soot. Thoughts are blueprints of the future So utilize them with care, and the bad just suture. Speak politely, speak kindly, From your tongue remove stings so tingly. Words are to be spoken not in vain So keep your promises and be free from pain. Ace noble, act moral, From your heart eliminate the negative choral. Deeds should be selfless and compassionate So open up and your life animate. Follow Manashni, Gavashni, Kunashni And bring out the Light so bright and shiny.

‘ Learning is a continuous process’ and leave a legacy for future generations to come. Niloufer vehemently feels that we are the only community in fertile India that has a diminishing birthrate. We intermarry amongst ourselves, marry late, have few children Why so? Can the youth not decide to stand on their own feet as soon as possible, so that they can start their own family. Being a small community, most of our families comprise of either 1 or max 2 children with the result that we grow up in a cocooned environment. This at times becomes detrimental to individual growth. Hence we find parents being overprotective of their children and the result is mama's boys. The other extreme is that due to a pampered life the youth finds it difficult to face realities of life. Critics have said that free housing has teen singularly responsible for destroying the entrepreneurial spirit which was once the hallmark of the Parsis. With a ready-made house in a lovely baug, young boys are uninclined to work hard, so girls from the community find it difficult to find a suitable groom with the result that they either marry late or stay unmarried for life. Our senior citizens are a lonely lot with many of them living alone. We have quite a number of orphanages for children Rather let us have an amalgation of both the young and old so that the young get to imbibe values and at the same time, the seniors have something

to look forward to in their sunset years. Mumbai has many baugs and clubs but other cities and towns are lacking in community centres. We need to concentrate in these towns and cities and have community centres where the young and old get together. Even in places as close to Mumbai, e.g. Navi Mumbai where quite a few Parsis are shifting to there is no such facility. Some of the cities have formed their own groups and are doing quite well for themselves. One such group is PYLA (Parsi Youth League Association). Niloufer hails Ratan Tata as a role model of the Parsi man though illustrious is a very down to earth and humane person. Let us resolve to be more disciplined in life. The youth of today need to set individual goals and then strive to achieve them to whatever possible extent. Let us respect our elders and try to emulate them. As a step towards this, we should encourage community leadership among the youth and build a network of enthusiastic young individuals and create a sustainable pool of next generation leaders that will benefit the community in the long run. Towards this goal, help may he taken from industrialists/entrepreneurs… What's important is that the youth should be groomed to explore and experience the qualities of collaboration, entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity and know our community roots.

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Great contribution to the city of Surat and pride of Gujarati theatre azdi N. Karanjia. Born in Surat, 74 yaars old Yazdi after graduating in Commerce and LL.B. degree, started by being a teacher and later became a Principal at The Cambay Institute of Commerce, Surat, funded by his father, where he taught Commerce and Accountancy along with shorthand and typing. He was invited to London in 1987 to attend the First Inter¬national Conference of London Chamber of Commerce. For 3 years he was appointed as Chief Conductor of Typing and Shorthand at the S.S.C. Board, Baroda and for 2 years as member of "The Text Books & Syllabus Committee” of Gujarat Government. Yazdi sowed the seeds of acting and writing plays and dramas from childhood, which later became his calling giving him great recognition, name and fame in his field. When he was 21, he was selected as the Best Actor at a play “Moongi Stree”. This play was represented by the Gujarat University at the National level being Inter State University Festival. This gave him the impetus to flag off “Yazdi Karanjia Group” which

has become iconic in Gujarat till this date. The best part is that it lit the flame of 'Charity’ which has become synanymous with his plays. The Parsis are known for their largesse and philanthropic ways. Generous amounts were given as donations to different institutions and needy individuals for medical purposes. The sole aim of his Y.K. Group was not only to keep alive and serve the Gujarati Stage, but also to help out for charitable causes. Besides performing plays at principle cities of India, his group has travelled to Singapore, U.K., U.S.A. and other places. He also made forays on Radio Plays (nearly 300) and T.V. serials. His list of Awards, achievements, felicitations and citations are innumerable in the field of Art, Drama, Cultural Activities and Education (free education to orphan children). He has also made great contribution as a Trustee of Surat Parsi Panchayet Board. He secured the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ given by the Academy of Cultural Activities & Arts Institute in 2010 and honoured by Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri

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Narendra Modi and Governor of Gujarat Mrs. Kamalaji on the occassion of Swarnim Gujarat Celebrations in 201t. Yazdi combines not only the rare combination of a magnificent artist with his perfect sense of timing enacting both tragic and laughter roles with great finesse but also comes through as a very humble person ever ready to perform for charitable causes. In 1991, the Surat Municipal Corporation celebrated its Silver Jubilee. 25 songs of Surat soil were honoured and Yazdi was one of the honoured personalities If ever a popularity poll were to take place in Surat, we are sure Yazdi's name would be in the First Top Ten. Yazdi spills some golden nuggets -For our youngsters: Love all, hate none. Try to be cheerful always. If you do not laugh for a minute, you are missing 60 seconds of happiness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without heart. Silent lips may avoid many problems, but smiling lips may solve many problems. Always respect your parents, Gurus and elders. A lot of trouble in the world would disappear, if people would talk to each other instead of ‘about each other’. Yazdi sums up the lessons of a beautiful life well-lived from the lines of a song sung by the late Raj Kapoor: Kissi Ki Mushrahio (smile) pe ho nissar Kissi Ka Dard mil sake to le udhar Kisi KeVaste (for) Ho. Tere Dil Me Pyar Jeena Isika Naam Hai.” Oh yes, we couldn’t agree for more!

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"Klelia" The customary tugs that assist vessels to berth and unberth were absent, standing far off the three vessels in dire straits. Solely using the mam engine ot his vessel Capt. Mody managed to tear loose his 287000 ton vessel and moved to safety off the terminal, retrieved his vessel's lifeboat and South Korean crew and sailed to Dubai to replenish his mooring gear wires. Thereafter the 'Mississippi" returned to Sirri Island Terminal to complete scheduled cargo loading. Capt Mody will never in his life forget the bravery & sacrifice of his two gallant officers, Chief Officer Abhay Damle and Chief Engineer Sujit Roy, who in the face of imminent danger from falling debris from the exploding ''Azarpad", went on the main deck to loosen the mooring wires and helped to save the "Mississippi". Afi«r retiring from sea service Capt. Mody was consultant with DBC Freight International. Samson Maritime Ltd., Vania Sons Maritime Services and Urmila Project Services, a Division of Ardeshir B. Cursetjee& Sons Ltd. Since 1962 Capt Mody has been a partner of M/s D. Merwanji & Company, a family owned company established as Dossabhoy Merwanji & Company in 1839. Recently he Has establisned a 10 seater conference room facility in his office at Horniman Circle, Fort.

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aint business was started by late Eruch A. Chindhy, industrial and household stalwart businessman in the paint industry, an eminent Rotarian philanthropist for the Parsi community and other communities at large. The legacy of his business was handed over for his philanthropist wife Roshan who is also a distinguished member of the Inner Wheel and has been on the International Board & Committee till date. She is currently elected a chairperson of the Poona Parsi Punchayet with a thumping majority. The Interior Design & Furniture Manufacturing Division was set up by their son Firdaus in the year 1985-86. He has been trained under some of the most versatile designers and cabinet mak-

ers in the UK. He has been exporting reproduction furniture antiques for the last 30 years and is a recipient of the “Udyog Bharati Award” for the year 2005 by the India Achievers Forum, Delhi for his outstanding contribution to the furniture industry. His wife Ferishte also is instrumental part in the overall development of the business. The latest addition to the group activity comes in the form of pre-fabricated housing which is entrusted to the young Fabio their son, who is an interior and lighting designer. Both father and son have become champions in racing motorcycles. The Chindy family advice today’s Parsi/Iranian youth to stick to the true Parsee heritage of ‘value for money’ business with ethical integrity.

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healthy India can lead to a stronger India. While the government can strive 'its best to improve the health services across the country, the people should not forget the role of private hospitals in taking the health service forward. Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune has been a pioneering hospital and a golden symbol of quality healthcare in the city. The year 2009 was a memorable year for the hospital as this was its golden jubilee year. Ruby Hall specialises in cardiology. Perhaps it is one of the top three hospitals of

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Dr. Purvez Grant of Ruby Hall, Pune

Dr. Purvez Grant, Ruby Hall - Pune the country. They are also very strong in areas like cancer, kidney and renal trans-

plants and neurology. Ruby Hall has the largest Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in India with 186 intensive care beds. It is the only hospital in India that is running three angiography units simultaneously in a single day they perform about 45 angiographics, six bypass surgeries and around 10 angioplasties. Started by the legendary medical practitioner Dr K B Grant, the hospital is now under the supervision of his able son Dr Purvez Grant. Dr Purvez Grant defends the private

hospitals: "You come to a private hospital by choice. Nobody forces you to come here. And you come because you are given quality service. So, there is no question of commercialisation, My hospital is under S a charitable trust. I pay even for the coffee I get here." Point taken, Dr Grantl Dr Purvez Grant is a disciplinarian, strict as ever. He is a craftsman at work, one of the most acclaimed doctors in the city. Under his leadership, Ruby Hall has gone, from strength to strength.

Er. Dadachanji, mingling with priests & saints fter taking his priestly education from Dadar Athornan Institute, he became a Navar and Maratab in Navsari at the age of 13 years and started doing the Pavmahal ceremonies with the seniors priest there. He later moved to Mumbai as a religious cum Bhantar teacher at the Cama Athornan Institute, Andheri for 3 years. Later he was appointed as a panthaky at Nagpur agiary. While in Nagpur, Er. Dadachanji revived the Nagpur Parsee cricket team and was also the captain of it, while they toured Jamshedpur. He enjoyed playing outdoor games like badminton and cricket. From Nagpur he went to Srilanka as a priest in 1981 for a year. He undertook this journey with his wife and two kids in his vintage Morris8 car as he didn't want to leave his favourite car here. He returned from Srilanka after a year and stayed in Navsari and served the Navsari Atashbehram for a year as a Boiwalla sahib. Later he moved to Vatchagandhi

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and has been invited to many places in India as well as abroad to give lectures and also to perform navjotes and weddings. Even though he is a full time priest, he has never let it come in way of his varied activities. He plays cricket, badminton, table tennis at the Mumbai Parsee gymkhana and also takes part in tournaments. Even at the age of 73 he loves to drive cars and is a regular participant in the vintage car rallies. He is also a member of the Lions club and does his bit of social work.

Agiary where he is a Panthaky since the last 31 years. Er. Dadachanji has initiated many young boys as priest from India as well as abroad. He has (Derformed several Nirangdin ceremonies and has given able guidance to younger priest for performing this ritual. He was ac#/- % %80%2)%.#% 4(% !24 /& tively involved with the &) .% +!"!" -!+) .'

shifting of the Holy Fire (!.$#2!&4%$ "9 /52 -!3 4 % 2 # (% & 3 + ./ 7. !3 @ 53 4!$3 from Navsari to Godrej baug at Mumbai. He gives excellent recitals of our Sahanameh

Dr. Dinshaw Doongaji r. Dinshaw Doongaji â&#x20AC;&#x201C; applauded for his work on psychosomatic (mental disorders) Dr. Dinshaw R. Doongaji who is a well-known authority on psychosomatic disorders was recently awarded the International Distinguished Fellowship of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Doongaji has Post Graduate gualifications in General Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology from the Universities of Bombay, Minnesota and the Royal Gollege of Psychiatrists. He is a Senior Consultant in Psychiatry at the Jaslok Hospital, Murnbai and retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry. An Associate in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, he was a Consultant, Psychiatry at the Nanavati hospital, the Bhatia hospital, the Tata Memorial hospital and the Parsee General Hospital. He has been a Fellow of several renowned medical bodies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the American Psychiatric Association, American College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Society of Medicines, Indian Psychiatric

Society and Indian Academy of Medical Sciences. For his meritorious services to humanity, he was the recipient of the Sandoz National Award in 1968 and 1975; the Dr. Marfatia Award in 1977; the Merck Gold Medal in 1977 and 1979; the Dr. DeSouza Oration Award in 1991; the Dr. Vaidya Lectureship Award in 1993; the Dr. D.L.N. Murti Rao Oration Award in 1997 and the Dr. Bagadia Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Bombay Psychiatric Society in April 2009. Dr. Doongaji is a prolific writer and has contributed over a hundred articles to leading magazines worldwide relating to his field. He has authored textbooks and monographs and has presented papers at national and international conferences and seminars. His C.V. has appeared in Who's Who in the World; International Who's Who in Medicine; /WestsideStores Enduring Legacy: Parsis /westsidefanpage of the 20th Century - Volume 2.

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oration with Kakade Group of Companies that would be in \ / Boner. Ruby Hall also has a number of units all over Maharashtra which includes Karad, Phaltan and Ahmednagar, These are small units consisting of MR1, CT Scan. Ruby Hall is also coming out with/the 'biggest car parking' facility in India which can hold more than 400 cars.

32 PA R S I N E W Y E A R An Afternoon DC Special Supplement COPPER CHIMNEY at Worli This exquisite restaurant with its culinary extravaganza is reminiscent of the rich cuisine relished by the Grand Moghuls of yore. It's a gourmet's delight as every meal is a feast which will make you come back for many times over. The range of food is not only vast and varied in both the veg. and non-veg sections but it's also wholesome, nutritious and delicious promoting good health and well being and both are synonymous with the Parsi ethos! Buffet lunch is served every day with its vast array of sumptuous fare and worth much more than the amount spent. If you wish to throw a grand party for your guests on Pateti or Parsi New Year, there's a special Banquet Hall on the 1st floor accommodating up to 120 guests. The main restaurant with its Moghul artefacts and a spacious comfortable ambience (220 covers) is also accompanied by a very courteous and hospitable staff. Welcome this New Year by tinkling your glasses with imported wines, cocktails and mocktails. For starters

bite into the luscious Chicken Chelou Kababs, Bhurra Chops, Paneer Chelou Kababs, Veg. Seekh Kababs. If you're a seafood aficianado taste their Jhinga Nisha (King Sized Prawns) and Mlachhi Haryali. For the main course savour their Veg. Jal Frazie and Makkai Nu Shaak. The non veg. can try out their aromatic Chicken Bharta, Gosh Badam & Fish Begum Bahar. Round off this gastronomical odyssey with Muzzafar (thick creamy rabdi with crispy vermicelli topping or Rasmalai & Malai Firni. IDEAL CORNER at Rustom Sidhwa Marg, Fort – A delicious New Year’s menu awaits you here, Kesar Murghi No Pulav Dal, Jerdallo Sali Boti, Marghi Na Farcha with Chips, Patra-NiMachhi (Full Pomfret), Egg Chutney Pattice, Kesar Tarkari No Pulav, Dal Sathe, Chutney Na Pattice, Lagansara Tarkari Mawa-NuStew, Badam-Pista Nu Custard and Rotis. CAFÉ Military at Ali Chambers, Tamarind Lane, at Flora Fountain Reopens with a special

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New Year lunch. Tel: 22654181. Mutton Bharuchi Pulav Dal, Mutton Jerdaloo Boti Chicken TFarcha Chips, Fish Fillet with Tartar Sauce in the non-veg. section. For the vegetarian it’s veg. Bharuchi Pulav Dal, Mewa Veg. Stew and Rotis. Desserts – Pasta Badam Custard. CAFE EXCELSIOR - Opp. New Excelsior Cinema in Fort. They specialise in Chicken/Mutton/Prawn Biryani, Patra-Ni-Plachhi, Plutton/ Chicken Gravy Cutlets, Sali Kheema and Chicken Farcha. Happy Endings with 'Lagan Nu Custard’ and 'Lagan Ni Sev'. Reservation on Tel. 22074543/22001299. CALORIE CARE - If you are conscious of your calorie intake as most Parsis and Iranis are, ring them up on 24122100/11 and they will deliver at your doorstep freshly cooked calorie controlled meals specially on Pateti &, Parsi New Year and on daily basis, according to your specific requirements. You can rely on them for watching your calories.

Mouth watering menus at various hotels and restaurants this Pateti and Parsi New Year

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FRESH CATCH - Family restaurant at Mahim. Legends that have defined how sea-food should be enjoyed like the late Busybee, food critics, Siddharth Kak, Reshmi Uday Singh, Vijay Kunalkar to name a few, have adored and encouraged the delicacies of this comfy, homely restaurant ‘Fresh Catch’, successfully run for the past 11 years by the proprietor himself, Francis Fernandes offers you the experience of a good seafood restaurant in the bylanes of Mahim. Finest ingredients locally got from the

Konkan region, this restaurant dedicates itself in serving you its most loved Bombil crispy, succulent Crabmeat Garlic butter, Calamari and the popular favourites like Aditya Prawn rolled with rava, and large deveined Prawns Ankita (internally named after the owners’ children). This place still manages to capture the culture of offering qualitiative yet authentic cuisine through its love and passion for presenting a memorable meal in front of its guest. WEST END HOTEL (The Gourmet) at Marine Lines. Zoroastrians really enjoy PRATAP

LUNCH H0ME at 79 MB House at Janmabhoomi Marg, Fort, very close to our Afternoon office. They specialise in delicious seafood Fully renovated with AC and fine decor this family restaurant is constantly innovating and updating their' dishes for their valued customers. For reservation Tel. 22871101/22871818/40021101. Take¬away menu and free home delivery between 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m. For starters go in for Pomfret Tandoori, Butter-Pepper (boneless). Pomfret Tandoor Kalamari, Pomfret Chow Chu or Roasted Crab Tandoori. Fish/Chicken/Prawns with Burnt Garlic Sauce is a must to try. Their special seafood includes Crab Meat Sukka or Haryali and King Prawns Gassi. Fish Hyderabadi Biryani and King Prawns Biryani are deliciously sumptuous. Chinese delicacies include Chicken Mongolian. Round off with ice creams, kulfis, Indian sweets and chocolate mousse.

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RESTAURANT - at Ballad Estate (only lunch). Fat their signature dish Mutton/ Chicken Berry Pulao and feel on top of the world savouring their PatraFish (big sized fresh pomfrets), sail chicken/mutton, mutton cutlets and to pamper your sweet tooth, have a bite of chocolate mousse or caramel custard. Reserve your menu on telephone 22615264/30225264 in advance.Usually they are closed on Sundays, but being a Parsi New Year falling on Sunday this year, they are open for lunch and take away parcels.

their sumptuously laid out buffet lunch/dinner with tempting and tentalising Parsi dishes.You can reserve your tables on Tel. Nos. 40839155, 40839119. For buffet lunch between 12.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and buffet dinner between 8 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Get going with your family friends and well-wishers. SKY CAFE If you happen to go to Sterling, New Empire or New Excelsior for evening or late night show, then we recommend you to visit this restaurant which is an open air garden restaurant by reserving on Tel. 220555558/220555557. It excels in Continental, Italian and Oriental cuisines. Their Chef and partner Virendra recommends that you go in for Zatter Marinated Fillet of Fish with Orange-butter sauce and Pan Roasted chicken Roulades with Sage & Onion Gravy, For Italian delights/ you have potato gnocchi with roasted vegetables and lemon cheese sauce. For oriental cuisine, he recommends you to have their yellow veg. curry with silken tofo and burnt garlic rice. Happy endings with fresh raspberry cheese cake or hot chocolate molten with vanilla icecream. Contact Virendra on 9821005063 and he will give you a royal welcome on Pateti and Parsi New Year. MADHYANTAR FAST FOOD - (J.H. Bindal & Sons) After enjoying a Parsi/Guj play on Pateti & Parsi New Year at Birla Matrushri Sabhaghra at 19 Marine Lines, just drop in at Madhyantar and flag off with fruit juices and milk shakes. Go in for their a-la-carte menu or bite into hot grilled sand-

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wiches, somosas, pattices and delicious chaat menus. Reservations on Tels 22066470. HORNBY PAVILION at I.T.C. GRAND CENTRAL. Reserve your tables on 24101010 for their delicious buffet lunch/dinner with mouth¬watering tempting dishes like Prawn Patio, SaliMa-Murg, Patra Ni Machhi, Cocktail Pulao and tempting desserts like Lagan-NuCustard, ‘Mawa and Malai NuKhaju’. Their motto "Eat, Drink and Merry” with their sumptuous spread. THE FOOD COURT AT STERLING CINEMA - Fort. The Food Court offers a delicious platter of delicacies to suit your tastebuds and pockets. Enjoy your movie munching away either salted/caramalised/mixed popcorns and licking into delicious GELATO ICE-CREAMS offered to you in a medley of 16 flavours. On 1st of every month, Gelato icecreams are sold at Rs.12/- per cup and Rs.18/- for cones. Party packs are sold for Rs.100/- flat. There is only one flavour on this date, at a discounted rate, but if you wish to go for any other flavour of your choice, you pay accordingly. The most sought after item 1S the SUB-WAY either veg. or non-veg. The Aloo Patty is quite famous and you can choose your fillings from a wide variety according to your taste. In the non-veg. section B.M.T. (bigger meal tastier) is a runaway hit with tasty fillings of chicken/ ham/lamb salami and lamb pepperoni. If you have a flare for LUCKNOWI CUISINE

savour their Nawabi Khana, comprising of Lucknowi Nizami Kababs, Kabab Rolls and Biryanis, Broasty Fried Chicken, Lebanese Kababs and Shawarmas. Free home delivery to Byculla and to Cuffe Parade. Contact 9619295147/ 9892107202/ 65800156. They also have a breanch at Andheri Link Road. Tel: 26338880/1/2/3. FOR CAKES, PASTRIES & PASTAS – Instead of sending the usual mithai boxes on New Year’s day, for a change why don’t you send some delicious cakes and pastries?

FOR HEAVENS CAKES – DEVINE DELIGHTS – await you at this newly opened A.C. cake shop at 27-C Victoria Building, S.A. Brelvi Road, Fort. Savour their deliciously mouth-watering goodies in the shape of cakes, pastries, rolls, muffins, variety of breads, mousse and mousse cakes , cookies , puffs, croissants and quiche, doughnuts cup-cakes, brownies and tarts. Each bite brings its own delight. Enjoy the deliciously eclectic assortments infused with the best of flavours, ingredients and Continued on pg 36 «

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such as haldi (turmeric), cucumber, cornflour, rice powder and tea leaves. Being a Naturopath, he has always practiced the holistic approach. He also believes in Vitamin Therapy to keep ourselves in good health as they are quite essential for our well-being. His golden advice is "LOOK AT THINGS NOT FROM TODAY'S Angle BUT THE WAY THEY WOULD BE 5 YEARS HENCE”. His book was launched by Jacqueline Fernandes and graced by many Hollywood celebrities. Humble and gentle to the core, Dr. Dinyar has carved a niche and accomplished his task. He is now toying with the idea of bringing out a CD that concentrates on how to use your hands for a face massage. Along with eating, drinking and merry making, writing, travelling and watching classic movies, Dr. Dinyar is truly a proud Zoroaatrian at heartt who has the virtue of helping a11 and harming none. The Zoroastrian community is proud of him and his unique achievements.

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omiar N. Vakil gives the Parsis valuable insights on what makes a man successful in life as Parsi NewYear approaches very fast, Parsis cannot remain complacent any longer. Parsis must prepare from now to meet the challenges and fulfill the promises expected of them Monopoly or competition is one of the most important problems in any economy. Competition prevails everywhere - in jobs, examinations, services, professions, sports, trade, industry, etc. In any profession, specialization has become the order of the day and a client expects best services for the money he spends. Competition means striving against each other for something wished or desired or doing something in the best possible manner. It is the struggle between rivals for the same trade at the same time, the act of seeking or endeavouring to gain what another is endeavouring to gain at the same time. We are passing through times when beggars can be choosers. Throw a twenty-five paise coin, to a beggar and he will not condescend to bend down to pick it up. It is high time that bench marking of Parsi candidates working in various offices should be done and compared with South Indians, Gujaratis and

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Parsis and Competition

Homiar Nariman Vakil, Partner of M/s. Mulla & Mulla and Craigie Blunt & Caroe other communities to find out and analyze the standards, results, and improve the same. Each person will differ in his efficiency, hard work and honesty. We must make an inventory of our strengths and weaknesses. Today, multinational companies and corporations expect best of expertise and skill from their employees. Perseverance, skill, integrity, motivation, strategic planning, experience, education, punctuality, etc. are the factors required for any employee or entrepreneur to sustain in cutthroat competition. A study attributed to Harvard University found that when a person gets a job, 85% of the time it is because of his attitude, and only 15% of the time because of how smart

he is and how many facts and figures he knows. Winners in competition don't do different things. They do things differently. True success is measured by the feeling of knowing you have done a job well and have achieved your objective. Success is not measured by our position in life, but by the obstacles we overcome to get there. There was a man selling balloons outside Albless Baug of various colours viz. red, yellow, blue and green. Whenever the business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air and the children saw it go up they would buy it. "A small Parsi boy asked if you release blue balloon will it fly ?" The man replied with empathy "Child, it is not the colour of the balloon, it is what is inside that makes it go up". The same thing applies to our lives. It is what is inside that counts. The thing inside of us that makes us go up is our attitude. Have we ever wondered why some individuals organizations, or countries are more successful than others? With the growth of companies and increasing participation by the public in corporate investment, factors such as public interest and consumer goods have

rightly forged ahead for greater recognition. Competition Act, 2002 and Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are enacted for controlling concentration of economic power and looking after consumer interest. Due to stiff competition, the companies go through the process of merger or amalgamation. Merger brings unified control enterprises that were previously independent. Our past leaders had a lot of competitive spirit and thrived hard to get their results. It is unfortunate that the present youth lacks competitive spirit. He would like to cite an unfortunate incident. A Parsi who was in government service was holding a very good post. He, along with non-Parsi colleagues, were given promotions, provided that they leave Mumbai and get themselves transferred in another city. The non-Parsi gentleman packed his small bag of clothes and left Mumbai for getting promotions, while the Parsi took voluntary retirement and refused to leave Mumbai. This is how a Parsi lost better post and promotion. He is reminded of the words of James Allbery: " He slept beneath the moon He basked beneath the sun He lived a life of going to do And dies with nothing done.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Bakhtiar S. Bhesania R BAKHTIAR S. BHESANIA - Exemplifies the simple logical and profound philosophy of the Zoroastrian Religion Dr. Bhesania has been practicing as a Solicitor for well over half a century. However, over the past few years, he has been wanting to spread awareness of the Zoroastrian Religion amongst the youngsters of today, who are multitalented, prone to multitasking and therefore have little or no time to pray, leave alone study the religion. Having been in the same predicament in his earlier years, he not only devoted time to read about our Religion, but to make it a point to discuss it with learned scholars and priests, to understand the simple logic and profound philosophy of the Zoroastrian Religion. Dr. Bhesania feels that an atheist, who believes that every human being, like plants and animals on the earth have just evolved and that life is governed by Chance, Accident or Co-incidence, even if true, is living like a rudderless ship on the ocean of life, drifting aimlessly. On the other hand, Dr. Bhesania believes that as revealed by our prophet Zarathustra, there is a divine force called "Ahura Mazda" which controls everyone and every conceivable thing and if one has Faith in "Ahura Mazdaâ&#x20AC;? then one's ship on the ocean of life will have a direction and purpose. Zarathustra has revealed that, "Ahura Mazda" is a force which is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient, and it is

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and Manchurian, Frankies, ice teas and ice creams to whip up your appetite. GOA PORTUGUESA: it's a grand mix of Goan culture by the all too famous Dr. Suhas Awchat and his wife Deepa who is the CEO and Chef. Parsis and Iranis will flip for their Goan, Portuguese, Continental, Indian, Veg. &, Non-Veg multicuisines. You can relish and revel in live Goan music. Prawns Risoise, Mix Veg, Cashew Croquetst Rawas Malwani Fry, Chicken Cafreal while tinkling your glasses with the choicest wines and liquors before starting off the main course. It’s always frequented by some celebrities who have delighted in its cuisine. No wonder then, Awards and Recommendations follow suit.

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nder the able and dynamic stewardship of Mr. Viraf Noshir Chiniwala, Veldon Coats - an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, has risen by leaps & bounds since 1977 in Mumbai, in the field of reconstruction of R.C.C. structures, consisting complete spectrum of rehabilitation work of high rise residential & commercial buildings. One of the most reputed & trusted firm in this field - Veldon Coats has a unique distinction of having such prestigious buildings as Samudra Mahal, Somerset House, Eden Hall, Silver Arch, Suneeta, II Pallazo, El Cid, Usha Kiran, Heera Panna, Mount Unique, Jupiter, Venus, Surya Apts., A & B, Jewellers, Akash Ganga, Oberoi Hotels, Monalisa, West End Hotel, Darya Mahal - B, Twin Towers A & B, Grand Paradi A, Usha Sadan, Gobind Mahal, Sunder Mahal, Antariksha, G. D. Somani School, Anand Niwas, Pushpa Milan, Zaver Mahal, Asha Mahal, Suraj, Somerset Place, Vijaydeep, Gita A & B, Nalanda, Aashiana, Sneh Sadan, R K Sadan etc. in Mumbai as their clients since 1977. All their projects are carried out in most professional manner as certified by ISO 9001:2008 by their skilled & experienced workers as well

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as by qualified & experienced engineers & supervisors. It is no mean achievement that the School of Building Science & Technology, Ahmedabad, had selected their 'Building Renovation Projects' as models for their students and give practical training as well. Similarly their building renovation projects are taken as study & demonstration projects by the Institute of Engineers during their various Seminars. Their project of Jupiter Apartments - Ground + 32 floors at Cuffe Parade has won Times of India Foundation's Glory of Mumbai Award 2007 - 1st Prize in category of Best Apartment Building in South Mumbai. Mr. Chiniwala is also quite active in social and charitable causes. He is a widely travelled person and at present he

is also The President of International Tourism Council, Mumbai. He is also closely connected with Lionism, being Past President of Lions Club of Babulnath and currently he is the Dist. Chairman of Lions International Dist. 323A1. One of his major social interest is up-liftment of Street Children. He is also The President of Indo Swiss Society and the main aim of the society is to strengthen Goodwill, Friendship and Co-operation between the people of India and Switzerland and to encourage cultural exchange between two great democracies in close co-operation with the Consulate General of Switzerland, Mumbai. He is also a trustee of Dunne's Institute, which is running an ICSE school in South Mumbai from primary to high school level. He is also Vice Patron of World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce - Mumbai Chapter. He is also connected with many Parsi charity Trusts in his capacity as the Trustee as well as the Advisor and always available for religious and charitable causes of the community.

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without). The individual alone is responsible for his actions for he has the power to opt for himself between good and evil. It is for the individual to choose as advised by Zarthushtra to become a "RATIIESHTAR" that is, a Warrior or Soldier in the army of God - to fight for the good and against evil for the spiritual upliftment and progress of the soul. Zoroastrian Religion is based on the Triumvirate of "Good Thoughts (Humata), Good Words (Hukhta) and Good Deeds (Huvarshtha), as principles to conduct oneself in life. The other guiding light in one’s life is the existence of 'Faith'. Without Faith there cannot be any advancement in any sphere of life. Faith is the stepping stone for progress. When we are faced with an emotional problem, crisis or tragedy in our life, we often turn to a friend, philosopher and guide in whom we have faith, for guidance and sympathy besides asking God for help. It is the faith in God and Trust in his righteousness that helps us sail through our ordeal. To maintain a state of well-

being at the spiritual, mental and emotional levels, it is necessary to wear the 'Sadra' and the "Kasti', our spiritual undergarments, which create around us forces of spiritual energy and empowerment against the forces of evil. Dr. Bhesania therefore exhorts our youngsters never to discard this only Zoroastrian identity and recite the ‘Kasti’ prayers atleast twice daily and recite the oral prayers whenever one can - it could be while one is dressing, while traveling, just about anywhere at any time with Faith in Ahura Mazda. Dr. Bhesania strongly feels that there is no point in singing the Zoroastrian National Anthem "Chhaiye Hame Zarathosti" written by Kavi Phiroze, if we have to add "Pun Vagar Sadro and Kasti". Dr. Bakhtiar Bhesania has laid out the profundity, innate wisdom and knowledge of our glorious Mazdayasani religion in a very simple style, which every individual should follow with a sparkle in his eyes, faith and belief in his heart and fathom and understand the beauty, bounty and plentitude that Mother Nature has bestowed upon us.

"Ahura Mazda" who has created the universe, our planet earth, the five elements of nature and all life which exists on the earth. That of the five elements, fire, is the most powerful, as without Fire life would cease. It is therefore that the Zoroastrian worship "Ahura Mazda” who has no form, through the medium of his most powerful creation "Fire", which is also the symbol of our religion. Admittedly no two human beings are identical. This is because diversity is the essence of life. As a result of diversity, opposites exist in physical, mental and spiritual forms, like Strong and Weak, Kind and Cruel, Love and Hate, Intelligent and Dumb. It is the existence of this extreme polarity that causes our world to function. It is also ordained that forces of Good and forces of Evil run simultaneously and in each individual there exists in him God as well as the devil. Each individual has to constantly endeavour to conquer the evil, which exists within him and then conquer (the evil

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Health trip

ellness was in the air at the opening of Yogacara Healing Arts in Bandra. Host Radhika Vachani W welcomed guests into the serene space with its

treatment rooms, classroom, dispensary and an airy terrace housing a café. Reena and Jitish Kallat, Parveen Dusanj, Suneeta Rao, Gautam Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Malini and Rahul Akerkar were all there. And the talk was on connecting with your internal self while rejuvenating your mind, body and essential energies.

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legant and exquisite – that was the picture at the launch of E Maheka Mirpuri’s couture jewellery

line for Ghanasingh Be True. Rubies, pearls, diamonds, emeralds

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and gold caught your eye at the Four Seasons as did showstopper Karisma Kapoor in a deep emerald maharani haar with an uncut diamond choker worn over a nude

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sari teamed with a sunshiny orange blouse. And it was time to live it up with pink champagne, wines and the choicest spirits, plus a delightful dinner.

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Designer dream t was high fashion at High IStreet Phoenix as

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Different strokes rt met fashion at the ICIA gallery at the Amanaya exhibition, A showcasing original artworks of M F

Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza and others along with jewellery from Sagar Samir International. Models sashayed in the gallery space, showing off some spectacular pieces of jewellery, complemented by creations by Jashn Sarees. Wine and cheese did the rounds among guests like Sagarika Ghatge, Anjana Sukhani, Anita Hasanandani, Kiran Janjani and wife Ritu.

Anita Dongre launched an exquisite handcrafted jewellery line called Pinkcity with Pradeep Jethani of Jet Gems. Guests had a glimpse of the charm and grandeur of the royal Mughal era as they soaked in the Nayantara and Anshumat collection, each piece singularly handcrafted from pure gold and precious stones in intricate designs. Shabana Azmi and Sangeeta Bijlani were some of the guests spotted at the preview.

over girl Ameesha C Patel made her

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pretty presence felt at the launch of the Maxim X + Loaps Special issue, presented by Kamasutra and photographed by Dabboo Ratnani. And partying into the night were Hanif Hillal, Shilpi Sharma, Amy Billimoria, Tanya Mallik, Sudhanshu Pandey, Terence Lewis, Prashant Sharma, Sandhya Mamik, Aziz Zee, Sonia Birje, Shakir Shaikh, Bunty Grewal, Rakesh Paul and Shama Sikander among many others.

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Based on the classic Hasbro naval combat game, Battleship is the story of an international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on Naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air. What do the aliens want? Star Movies, 9 p.m.

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STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 India’s Dancing Superstar-Finale 6.30 Best of India’s Dancing Superstar 8.00 Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek Arjun 9.00 Junior Masterchef – Swaad Ke Ustaad

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SOAPS & SERIALS

Tonight, watch DJ Suketu playing live remixed music on stage while all the contestants will be dancing to his tunes. Sana and Tushar will do a hip-hop act to Pyaar Mein Dil Pein Maar De Goli, Lauren and Punit do a robotic garba, and Shaan and Sneha energetically move to the song Yama Yama with Mukti and Shashant grooving to Koi Yaha Nache Nache. Color s, 9 p.m.

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In tonight’s episode, Sukhwinder Singh will make an appearance on the upcoming gala episode of the show. He will be dazzled by the singing prowess of the Top 6 contestants. But the highlight of the show will be our three judges. The three judges will be seen in a never seen before avatar. Shreya, Vishal and Shekhar will put on their dancing shoes and shake a leg like never before. Shreya Ghoshal will put her best foot forward when she sings ‘Nach le’ with Sukhwinder. Both of them will set the stage on fire and have the audience dancing in their seats. Sony TV, 8.30 p.m.

MAN WOMAN WILD

Imagine the heated discussions you have at home with your significant other about where to go for dinner. Now imagine being stranded in the middle of the wild with her with no food, no water and in most formidable conditions. In this season of Man Woman Wild, the stakes are higher and the misery compounded as survival expert Mykel Hawke and his TV journalist wife Ruth brave raging forest fires, find their way out from the Amazon’s flooded jungles, face off against black bears and put their marriage to the ultimate test. Di scover y, 10 p.m .

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

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KNOW. Each episode explores a different theme that is relevant and scientifically intriguing. In the theme focusing on poison find out if you can spot what could potentially kill you, how dangerous innocent looking animals can be, if it’s easy for terrorists to use poisonous chemicals and biological weapons of mass destruction, and so much more. Discover y Science, 8.30 p.m .

RIVER MONSTERS

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade uncovers the world’s largest, strangest and most dangerous fish in RIVER MONSTERS. Anim al Plan et, 8 p.m.

ARJUN — TODEGA HAR GUNAAH KA CHAKRAVYOOH

A girl is shot dead...someone calls ETF to the crime scene....when ETF reaches, they find MK Sharma a renowned lawyer waiting for them...he confesses that he has killed the girl...ETF is about to arrest him when his elder son comes from behind saying he has killed the girl,arrest him...suddenly the 2nd son comes and says he has killed...ETF is baffled when sharma's youngest son too comes and says he has killed the girls...all four of them have their fingerprints all around...how will arjun deduce who has killed the girl? Star Plus, 8 p.m.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST AVENGER

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AASHIQUI 2

Aashiqui 2 movie is a musical love story of Rahul Jaykar a famous, successful and self-destructive singer played by Aditya Roy Kapoor and ArohiShirke an aspiring female singer played by Shraddha Kapoor. The leads after a series of coincidental meetings, finally starts dating. Believing in her talent, Rahul gives her a helping hand and her career begins to eclipse his. Arohi is ambitious to become a star. Rahul’s career is his defense against a self-destructive part of himself that has led him into outrageous bursts of drunkenness, drugs, love affairs, fights and adventures that have made him a legend. Max, 9 p.m. A lion prince, Simba, is born in Africa and the animals of the Pride Lands pay tribute. Later Simba is told by his father, King Mufasa, that when Mufasa dies, Simba will become King of the Pride Lands. Simba’s Uncle Scar would have been king after Mufasa had Mufasa not had a child. Fuelled by rage, Scar plots to

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ZEE STUDIO

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It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany’s secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot. H BO, 11 p.m . The local King has surrounded himself with enemies, which include his own trusted men who plot to overthrow him, in vain, as the King’s loyal employee, Samadh Khan, and the King’s brother-in-law, Arjun Singh (Pran), come to his rescue. But events take an unfortunate turn when the King’s newborn son is abducted by Jalal Khan, for which Samadh Khan is branded a traitor, is arrested, but escapes dramatically. After abducting the newborn prince, Jalal turns him over to the Sardar of a local gypsy band, and loses consciousness. The queen is distraught over the disappearance of her son, and Arjun offers his son in exchange, which she accepts. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

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Get ready for the ultimate cook off starting August 17th as the nanhe pataake battle it out to impress judges and the audiences with their enthusiasm and culinary potential, Star Plus, 9 p.m.

THE LION KING

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kill Mufasa and Simba so he is able to take over the throne. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through the canyon where Mufasa and Simba are, and personally ensures Mufasa falls to his death. Simba survives so Scar implies that the stampede was Simba’s fault and that the pride will blame him. Simba flees the Pride Lands meaning never to return home. Simba is found, collapsed with exhaustion, by Timon the Meerkat, and Pumbaa the Warthog, and the trio become fast friends. Simba stays with them well into adulthood until his childhood friend, Nala, hunting beyond the Pride Lands that herds had deserted under Scar’s mismanagement stumbles upon Simba’s new home. Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

RACE

Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir’s personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is unaware of her feelings. Shaina, an Indian ramp model in Durban loves Ranvir but through a twist of fate gets married to his younger brother Rajiv. When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world is shattered. Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love for his younger brother because Rajiv had promised to leave alcohol for good if he marries Shaina. In a weak moment Ranvir and Shaina come very close to each other. When Rajiv starts suspecting, all hell breaks loose. A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued. B4U, 8 p.m.

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MAX

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STAR GOLD

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Island 2.02 I Am Legend 4.12 Man On A Ledge 6.22 Captain America: The First Avenger 9:00 Wrath of the Titans 11.08 The Three Musketeers

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013

SAFE HAVEN Rs. 599 Cast: Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough Director: Lasse Hallstrom

Ay? What’s This?

Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara

after the inevitable ‘Tibara’ they will, and get it over with...they might as well also declare his birthday a national holiday, while they are at it. At: Fame and other cinemas Shoeib (Akshay Kumar) captured Directed by Milan Luthria the reins of Mumbai, even though Cast: Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, the only show of strength he has are Sonakshi Sinha and others two henchmen. For a change, the Rating: cops are not seen as nincompoops, he spectators are waiting, the but actually trying to do their jobs captains of the two teams are well. There’s a scene in which cops impatient for the toss, but the tail Shoeib’s friend Mumtaz (Sonali cricket match cannot start till Shoeib Khan enters the stadium. And he strides in like royalty, waving to fans. And while he fixes the match, he also picks up an excitable women in the stands, telling her to come to his party dressed in a black sari and red inners—which she does and looks happy about it too. He always wears dark glasses, because his future is so bright (he says), smokes like a bonfire and uses his fingers to put out his cigarettes. He enjoys being evil, and speaks in Deepa Gahlot bombastic style, like he were a cross between Genghiz Khan and Alexander the Great, only his con- Bendre Behl), and suddenly find quest is limited to the Mumbai un- themselves surrounded by several taxis with the same number, carryderworld. Bollywood has consistently glori- ing one burqa-clad passenger. The don who stays one step fied the don—he who cannot be named—but Milan Luthria’s Once ahead of his rivals and the cops, falls Upon Ay Time In Mumbai helplessly in love with a dim-witted Dobaara is one step short of erect- starlet Jasmine (Sonakshi Sinha), ing a monument to the man in the who doesn’t know who he is. But she middle of the Arabian Sea. Maybe is in love with Shoeib’s protégé and

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loyalist Aslam (Imran Khan). She conducts a wide-eyed flirtation with both, however, and is dismayed when Shoeib makes a play for her. The plot is thin, and the film long, which means that after half the film is spent in building up Shoeib’s image, the rather uninteresting love triangle gets second place. Since you can’t bring yourself to care for any of the three characters, it hardly matters how the situation is resolved. Apart from the excellent production design and adventurous cinematography, Luthria has got his writer Rajat Aroraa to pen old-style dialogue, so the characters just never have a normal conversation— they speak in clever one-liners. Akshay Kumar smirks like his face would fall apart if he faltered, and Imran Khan looks like he was playing fancy dress. Sonakshi Sinha’s ‘innocence’ would have been charming if it wasn’t so fake; a girl who comes from Kashmir to Mumbai and becomes an actress, can hardly retain such little-girl naivete. The first One Upon A Time... film had a plot and a level of authenticity in capturing the rise of the organised crime in Mumbai, this Dobaara has no reason to exist, except perhaps as a bridge to part three of the franchise, presumably when the don runs his criminal empire from exile.

ASED on the book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, Safe Haven is a beautiful romanticthriller drama, that offers a story based on real life circumstances, destiny and finding love. The lead pair keeps you engaged throughout and though this is not a classic, it still makes for a great watch. The opening scene leaves us in mystery as we see Katie (Julianne Hough) on the run after committing a crime which we have not seen. Moving on we see her hopping onto a bus, trying to avoid the police. She gets off at North Carolina and makes the tiny coastal town of Southport her hideout. She gets a job in a beach restaurant, rents a house away from the main village and starts life anew. She’s dyed her hair, and even made a friend with neighbor Jo (Cobie Smulders). She gels on well with the local populace, including the charming widower and local grocery owner Alex (Josh Duhamel). She’s jaded and withdrawn, trying to keep him at a distance at first, but are drawn to one another with time. As days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, Katie develops into a rela-

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Who is the author of Safe Haven? a) Nicholas Spark b) Sidney Sheldon c) Jeffrey Archer Who is Katie trying to avoid? a) Her husband

ollywood actress Kajol finds her actor friend Shahrukh Khan’s newly born baby boy AbRam cute. The boy was reportedly born on May 27 to a surrogate mother. “I congratulated him (Shahrukh) personally and met him as well. He is a very cute baby, blessings and love always,” Kajol told reporters here at an event on Thursday. The actress, known for her memorable performances in films like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Gupt’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Fanaa’ among others, has cut down on her work post marriage (to actor Ajay Devgn) and babies. She was last seen in a prominent role in Karan Johar’s home produc-

tion ‘We Are Family’ (2010). Kajol wants to work in films but is waiting for a right offer. “I am very happy in my life, spending time with children. If I do a film then there has to be a good reason for me to do it as I won’t leave my children behind. The script has to be good,” Kajol said. Also, the iconic train scene from her romantic blockbuster film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ is time and again used in other films. The scene was seen in the recently released ‘Chennai Express’. “That film was so special, it was really a very good film. All we know is we made it with a lot of love. And

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fortunately it turned out to be fantastic and well-loved film. I am grateful people remember it today,” she said. Her filmmaker friend Karan Johar is making his acting debut with ‘Bombay Velvet’ and the chirpy actress wishes him good luck. “I wish him luck. He is a fantastic director and hope he makes as good an actor,” she added. Kajol attended a Surya Child Care hospital event, where she inaugurated the 65-bed expanded NICU. On the occasion, she expressed that the health and medical issues of children need to be addressed as of the babies born every year, 25-30 per cent are underweight.

b) The police c) Her neighbor Alex is a a) Divorcee b) Bachelor c) Widower

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Ghajini sports classy European look in ‘Grand Masti’

Kajol finds Shahrukh’s baby cute B

tionship with Alex and his two kids, Lexie (Mimi Kirkland) and Josh (Noah Lomax). She forgets her past and moves on. However, she’s not off the hook. Police officer (David Lyons) who is trying to track her down won’t let up and will do anything he can to find her. Just as everything is going well for her, her dark nightmare which she has been protecting from Alex all this time, suddenly catches up with her. Will she find a way to end her past and face a brighter future? The film has a “supernatural” aspect that reveals itself in the film’s final few minutes. You get this feeling when Alex secretly files through his past. The ending moments are sad and will surely bring a tear to your eye. — By Verus Ferreira

ctor Pradeep Rawat, who played the villain in ‘Ghajini’, will be seen in a new avatar of a college principal in upcoming movie ‘Grand Masti’. Known for his villainous roles both in the southern film Industry and Bollywood, Pradeep is best remembered for his iconic evil role in Aamir Khan”s ‘Ghajini’. Pradeep is back on screen as the lead antagonist in comedy film ‘Grand Masti’, where he plays the principal of a college. He sports a classy European look with his checked jackets and berets and plays a stern character in the

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movie. “Rawat portrays the main negative character in the film. The kind of fear factor needed for this role was wonderfully brought out by him, as he is easily the next Amrish Puri of our era,” a source close to the project said. The film, directed by Indra Kumar, will see the lead actors— Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani—playing their part from the 2004 hit film ‘Masti’. Produced by Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar, ‘Grand Masti’ is set to release on September 13.

Buyer can’t transfer property for a year

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LEGAL QUERIES

EXPERT SPEAK Gajanan Khergamker

PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRAR TO BRING DEFECT TO NOTICE PROCEDURES for the Registrar to bring defect disclosed in inquiry or inspection to notice of society In case the result of any inquiry held under Section 83 of The Maharashtra Cooperative Society Act or an inspection made under Section 84 of The Maharashtra Cooperative Society Act discloses any defect in the constitution, working or financial condition or the books of society, the Registrar may bring such defect to the notice of the society. Further, the Registrar may also make an order directing the society or its officers to take such action as may be specified in the order to remedy the defects, within the time specified therein. 1) The cooperative housing society concerned may, within sixty days from the date of any order as may be made by the Registrar under the foregoing sub-section, appeal against it to the State Government. 2) The State Government may, in deciding the appeal, annul, reverse, modify or confirm the order of the Registrar. 3) If a cooperative housing society fails to rectify the defects disclosed in the course of or as a result of an audit under Section 81 of The Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act or fails to rectify the defects as directed by the Registrar and where no appeal has been made to the State Government within the time specified in order, or whereon the appeal so made to the State Government has not been annulled, reversed or modified the order, the Registrar may himself take steps to have the defects rectified and may recover the cost from the officer or officers of the society, who, in his opinion, has or have failed to rectify the defects.

TODAY, A COPARCENER CAN BEQUEATH ‘HIS’ SHARE MUCH on the lines of a joint tenancy, coparcenary is distinct in that it is constituted within the family. The doctrine of survivorship as against the law of succession is also applicable in the coparcenary which is a creation of law and cannot be created by a contract. In the Old Hindu School (Mitakshara) a coparcenary came about by the birth of a son in the family joint in food, worship and estate. Here, upto four degrees of male members of a Hindu family counting from the head of the family – the Karta, constitute what is known as the coparcenary. The coparcenary, incidentally, excludes female members. The members of coparcenary are known as coparceners who by virtue of birth in the family have a corresponding interest in the joint family property. The coparcener’s interest continues to fluctuate with the births and deaths in the family. A family is known to be a pool of common interest in its unity of possession in that every coparcener has a right to be in joint possession and enjoyment of joint family property. That said, a coparcener also has a corresponding right to be maintained and get married. All the necessary expenses for the same are to be defrayed out of the joint family funds. Queries may be mailed to gajanan@draftcraft.in

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The cooperative law has been aimed to enhance the spirit of cooperation for purpose of housing and not for business; hence, the one year restriction. I have purchased a three BHK flat in a ten-year-old society am keen on selling it but have been restricted by the society. They insist that I cannot do it so soon. Is it fair? Can the society prevent me from doing so? — Jayantilal Shah, Malad

Is the society empowered to do so? They have not yet transferred the shop in my name till date. — Udhoay Shetty, Mira Road As per the law, the cooperative housing society cannot charge you anything more than the prerequisite transfer fee applicable to it. Why should you be forced to deposit a fine for an act you’ve not committed or are liable to in the eyes of the law? Also, no NOC is required from the society for selling your own property. Approach the registrar with copies of correspondence detailing the demand for the Rs 7,000 fine that the society had made. The society, on being directed by the Registrar, should accept your documents and give you membership.

A cooperative housing society member shall not transfer any share held by him or his interest in the capital or property of any society, or any part thereof unless he has held such share or interest for not less than one year. The idea behind this is that the benefits of ownership in a cooperative housing society should not be commercialised in nature and used for profiteering motives. The cooperative law has been aimed to enhance the spirit of cooperation for purpose of housing and not for business; hence, the one year restriction on share or interest in society property. Your society is justified in preventing you from selling your property within six months of purchase. You will need to wait for a year before selling your For over two years, we have had to put up property. with a managing committee that is filled with motivated individuals who only think of themselves and treat the rest of us with contempt and disdain. We also suspect them of misappropriation of funds in day-to-day expenditures which they refuse to account for in detail. In January, 2007, I bought a shop in one of What is the procedure to remove the manthe societies in Mira Road, subsequently I aging committee members from office? approached the society with all the docu- Please inform us at the earliest so that we ments required for transfer along with the can dissolve this one and elect a fresh one transfer fees, but the society refused to in its place. accept the documents/denied member— Ritu Modi, Khar ship under the pretext that the seller has not obtained the NOC prior to selling the If a motion of no-confidence is passed by shop, and has asked me to deposit a fine two-third majority of the total number of of Rs 7,000 over and above the transfer committee members entitled to vote at premium. the election of managing committee

NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION TO EVICT CHS OFFICER

CHS CANNOT CHARGE BEYOND TRANSFER FEE

members, any officer of the society shall cease to hold office. The requisition for such a special meeting shall be signed by not less than one-third of the total number of members of the committee who are entitled to elect the managing committee member, as the case may be, of the committee and shall be delivered to the Registrar. The requisition shall be made in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed and provided that, no such requisition for a special meeting shall be made within a period of six months from the date on which any of the officers mentioned has entered upon his office. Within seven days from the date of receipt of the requisition, the Registrar shall convene a special meeting of the committee. The meeting shall be held on a date not later than fifteen days from the date of issue of the notice of the meeting. The meeting shall be presided over by the Registrar or such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies authorised by him in this behalf. The Registrar or such officer shall, when presiding over such meeting, have the same powers as the President or Chairman while presiding over a committee meeting has, but shall not have the right to vote. The meeting called under this section shall not, for any reason be adjourned. The names of the committee members voting for and against the motion shall be read in the meeting and recorded in the minute book of committee meetings. If the motion of no-confidence is rejected, no fresh motion of no-confidence shall be brought before the managing committee within a period of one year from the date of rejection of such a motion.

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SAMURAI SUDOKU 271 MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013

Each Samurai Sudoku puzzle consists of 5 overlapping “classic” 9x9 Sudoku sub-puzzles. Each 9x9 sub-puzzle must be solved according to the rules of Sudoku: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain all digits from 1 to 9 therefore, digits cannot be repeated. Each Samurai Sudoku puzzle has one solution only.

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DOMINOES 271

A normal set of dominoes — that is, one instance of every (unordered) pair of numbers from 0 to 6 — has been arranged irregularly into a rectangle; then the number in each square has been writen down and the dominoes themselves removed. Your task is to reconstruct the pattern by arranging the set of dominoes to match the provided array of numbers. Please note that each domino is a unique one and occurs only once in each puzzle.

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CODE WORDS 154

In each puzzle every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number; the same number represents the same letter throughout the puzzle. To start you off, we give you three letters and the numbers which have replaced them. When you’ve filled in these letters throughout the puzzle you’ll have enough clues to start guessing words and discovering other letters. To help you keep track, as you find a letter, slot it into the grid provided and cross it off the list. To help you keep track, as you find a letter, slot it into the grid provided and cross it off the list.

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HITORI 271

The objective of Hitori is to mark out the incorrect cells. The rules are: a) A Number may never appear more than once in each row or column. b) Marked or incorrect cells are never adjacent in a row or a column. c) Unmarked cells create a single continuous area, undivided by marked cells.

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FIGURE OUT

Each square contains part of a complete picture that is to be copied into its matching numbered square in the diagram. Start with square A1, drawing it into the diagram where row A and column 1 intersect. Continue with A2, A3 etc.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION A4

PICTURE CROSSWORD 6 ac

1 dn

2 dn

3 dn

Sport

5 dn

7 ac

11 dn

__ and chair

8 dn

9 ac

13 dn

SOLUTION TO DOMINOES 270 118

14 dn

12 ac

15 ac

SOLUTION TO HITORI 270 118

B C

D E

WORD SEARCH

GLOBAL CUISINE

4 dn

8 ac

10 dn

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SOLVE THIS FREE FORM CROSSWORD WHERE THE WORDS ARE REPRESENTED BY PICTURES SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PICTURE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 3 Moon, 6 Cyclist, 8 Bench, 10 Auto, 11 Radar, 13 Ladder, 14 Apple, 15 Panda. DOWN: 1 Pastry, 2 Camel, 4 Oyster, 5 Ginger, 7 Cutter, 8 Basket, 9 Handbag, 12 Queen.

SOLUTION TO CODE WORDS 153

Can you find the words connected in one way or the other with the theme indicated by the title in today’s Word Search? The words may be read horizontally, vertically or diagonally either forwards or backwards, but always in straight lines. Use a ruler to cross them through as you find them. K

C J

W S A

O N E L L

H I

O T

S Y

A A L

K A

H S

O T I

E A L

V T

M W

A I

G B

M A

C S

B H

P H

H A

I Y M U D O L M A D E S G WORDLIST: Baklava, Blini, Borscht, Cassata, Chapatti, Chow Mein, Couscous, Dolmades, Falafel, Gazpacho, Haggis, Halva, Hummus, Lasagna, Luau, Moussaka, Paella, Pita, Sashimi, Steak, Stollen, Tempura, Tortilla .

SOLUTION TO SAMURAI SUDOKU 270

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S TETRAVEX

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WORD PUZZLE 271

MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013

ACROSS: 1 ____ march on 7 Caesar's 203 12 A sea-fog - "Ahar" anagram? 16 Pile ___ on Ossa (engage in futile efforts) 17 Tartaric light cavalry 18 Goldman or Lazarus 19 Combat theater 20 Controls 21 Blind as _ __ (1,3) 22 Compensates, pays for services or goods 24 Garde start 25 Small Scale Industry, acrnonym 26 A narrow passage 27 Chairperson's need 28 Writer Sholem 30 Administrative office 34 Runner's distance 36 Angelic headwear 37 India's southern tip Cape ___ 41 Actress Gray 42 _ __ extra charge (2,2) 46 Sri Lankan batsman (10,7) 49 Black Hills st. of U.S. 50 Muslim call to prayer 51 Paints, as nails 52 Mohawk Valley city 53 Tragic supermodel Carangi 54 Behaving badly towards 60 WWII event 63 Group of nine 64 Amer Inst. of Aero. & Astro. 66 Tax on value added, acronym 68 I want _ __ just like .... 69 Makes recompense 73 Achieves 74 Wicketkeeper Parthiv ____ 75 Hose alternative 76 "Depend" add-on 77 Autumnal hue 78 Conceptualise 79 German river 80 Form of gambling 81 Petrarchan sonnet part

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Masts 2 Songstress Brewer 3 Fragrant resins 4 Hokkaido resident 5 Usurer (4,5) 6 Photographer Adams 7 Clergyman 8 Guitarist Atkins 9 Tennis pro Nastase 10 Botham and Fleming 11 Outs' besters 12 Stevedore 13 Anil or Mukesh of Reliance 14 She played Kitty in Gunsmoke 15 Rapping sound of door knocker 23 KGB successor 24 Khan, et al. 27 Making good 29 Dagger's partner 31 Capital of Tamil Nadu 32 Book collector's category 33 Strike out, or omit 35 Robbed at high seas 37 Dol. fragments 38 Like: suffix

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39 Elected rep. 40 ___ Hassan : Aap Jaisa Koi.... singer? 42 __ __ as a hatter? (2,3) 43 "A", "an" or __? 44 Gujarat's ___ Sarovar 45 Light switch settings 47 Diplomacy 48 Abandoned or rejected, in a way? (4,5) 52 ___ Mountains, in Russia 54 Weak, small, poor 55 Naive young man 56 Steal, pilfer 57 More to the point 58 Famous Italian city 59 Scot: give 61 As matters stand 62 Actress Mimieux 65 Opponents 67 Personality e.g. 69 Phony prefix 70 Emperor of 69 AD 71 Blackbird 72 Very long time 74 'NSync song

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PRADEEP SAHANI, Room No. 9, Ground Floor, Rajgiri Apartment, Ekta Nagar, Kandivali, Mumbai-400 067. Note: Please collect your letter from Afternoon Office.

Fit the letters each column into the boxes directly above them in order to form words. The order in which the letters are to be placed is to be decided by you. Each letter is to be used once. When completed you will find a quotation about the theme given.

Today’s Theme: RESEARCHERS BEWARE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION: "All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific."

3 LETTER APT ASH AWL DAB DAT DEB ELM ELY ESP ESS LAV LAX LSD MAR NAY ODD ODE ONO PRO SEE SUE

TEA TON TOW TWA UTE VAR WEN 4 LETTER AMOS AVER BEAU BUHL DEED DRAG EDDA ELBA ERRS ESSE EXAM IDEA LOTI OBOE

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OKRA OPEC ORAL OTIC OVER REEL SELL SLAM SPAR SPIC SYNE TALK TRIP URGE 5 LETTER ADMAN AMIRS ANODE AREAS BOWEL EMOTE MOIRE

PILAU PRISE RISER STOUP VOWEL WROTH YACHT 6 LETTER BISECT CAPTOR DETAIL IAMBUS MENIAL ONWARD SERAPE TRIVET 9 LETTER DEODORISE LOCAL TIME SALAD BOWL TOWN CRIER

TetraVex is a challenging brain teaser. The object of the game is to fill the grid with the tiles so that the patterns on the adjacent edges of each tile match, much like aligning domino tiles. The object of the game is to place all the tiles in the grid so that the figures on the adjacent edges of each tile match. You can place any tile anywhere in the grid, but you cannot place a tile in the grid if its edges do not match all of its neighbors. Find a digit that occurs only once on a given puzzle. You know that this digit must lie along the outer edge of the grid, since there are no other tiles that can match it. You can simplify solving by cutting out the nine squares and juggling them in the grid.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Sagittarius Putrada Ekadashi Mool Dhan (Sagittarius) Bh.F.Dh. Grey 9

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will make rapid progress in your career and financial status. Plans that you may have had for further expansion in your work can safely be implemented this year. Students have a successful period ahead. Opportunity to study abroad comes along. Love life will be fine. The single will receive a marriage proposal from someone abroad, which you are likely to accept. The married will enjoy happy togetherness. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be healthy, active and long-lived. Will be emotional sensitive, loving and artistic. Friends tend to take advantage of good nature self- made person who will be successful in life. Overseas benefits are indicated.

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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 may receive an offer for work or business, which is very exciting. Try to postpone important decisions until you are sure of what it entails. In any case work or project that involves you making some investment and then work on commission basis is a bad proposal. Changes in the family are in evitable accepting them can be difficult. It will all work out favorably for all. It is just a question of time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Don’t give up and try again if you want positive things coming your way. Pull yourself out of a nostalgic and morose mood that is bound to prevail. Also take care of a minor health problem that seems to crop up whenever you are low. Meeting friends and old acquaintances is an enjoyable way of spending the day. It will give you a chance to know what others have been up to.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Money will come in from recently concluded deals. A game of chance or speculative trading will work out favorably and you could make some quick money. You are likely to get caught up in a very hectic schedule leaving you hardly any time to resolve some personal issue. Excitement is in the air. You will be lucky in love today whether married or those seeking a relationship.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Major developments in your career and profession will bring you more into the limelight. News from overseas is favorable, and some of you will be traveling abroad on invitation from your business associates. An acquaintance of the opposite sex who has been sending you messages may have more than friendship on his/her mind. If are committed elsewhere you need to make your position clear or if inclined you had better be sure you could lose out on both fronts.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will be given more responsibility with added incentives. Work conscientiously and look forward to a promotion or further benefits. You will handle an emergency with confidence and competence to the benefit of the all thus removing all doubts about your capabilities. Those in love will have exciting plans for the evening. Your mate is in a playful mood and you can expect delightful moments.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): A new project or potential enterprise is going to come your way that will entail overseas travel. You will be able to accomplish your task profitably. You will meet influential people who will benefit you in your career and work dealings. A change of residence is foreseen. Even though you are trying your best the harmony and peace that you seek in a relationship seem to be missing. Don’t rush in matters of the heart.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): For making a significant decision pertaining to your current activities you may have to consider all the aspects. Earnings and perks will be the uppermost. A conflict of purpose may be a cause for worry. But you will be able to sort things out without any harm. An innocent gesture from your beloved will bring out all the pent up emotions that you have been holding back. Let your feelings flow.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You get good news about a new project or a journey. Monetary position is comfortable. You will be attending to details of an important assignment. You will be visiting a certain person with whom you can discuss your most intimate thoughts and inner uncertainties. Domestic scene is congenial. There could an occasion to celebrate or a large gathering at home. This will be a good opportunity for you to discuss your own future plans with loved ones.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Try not to get emotional about decisions that have to be made. Your abilities to manage all kinds of situations will be put to test today. Balance and harmony is what you always strive for and that is precisely what is missing from your life. You will find your strength soon. Emotions fly high in your associations with loved ones but you have to be the one to put things in their right perspective and defuse a volatile situation.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are quite excited to start a new assignment, which is somewhat challenging. The successful completion of this will bring bonus rewards. Business people will come across an opportunity to make good amount of money from a trading transaction. This may be a onetime deal. You may be torn between duty and responsibility towards family. It is an effort for you to comply but is worth it for all-round happiness.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Your business activities will be carried out smoothly without any hitches, tension or financial obstacles. Some happy event taking place in your family will turn the family atmosphere into a festival of sorts. All differences and discord vanish when everybody joins in whole-heartedly. Put behind the past and look forward to a nice day. Genuine appreciation and understanding will come your way.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Your business deals will bring fabulous profits that were beyond your expectations. You may have to take off on a trip for some urgent work. Your schedules could get upset but you will not lose out on anything. Try not to react emotionally to some loose talk that is circulating. Try not to react emotionally to loose talk heard or the usual gossip. Avoid any kind of a response but handle the situation with dignity and poise.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4743 MUMBAI | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013

SUDOKU 1929

ACROSS: 1 South Indian state (6) 5 A cloth tied under the chin to protect from spilling food (3) 8 By word of mouth (4) 9 Retired for the night (4) 10 Sharp reply (6) 11 Look up a number in this (9) 13 A small branch - cop on? (4) 15 A joke of a fish (3) 16 Very large spoon (5) 17 ___ on : founded on? (5) 20 Final or all-inclusive (3) 22 A temporary fashion (3) 23 Bevy of wives (5) 24 Pine or long for (5) 26 Small enclosure (3) 27 Barbarous person (4) 28 Unexpected events or actions (9) 31 Spittle (6) 32 Bistro - "face" change? (4) 33 This way out, please ! (4) 34 A secretion from infected tissue (3) 35 Harsh, painful (6)

DOWN: 1 Unarmed combat (6) 2 Shopkeeper (8) 3 God; having power over other people (4) 4 A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine (7) 5 Lose a certain quantity of vital fluid (5) 6 Strong fiber (4) 7 Having much knowledge acquired by study? (7) 12 Eggs of a female fish (3) 14 ___ -crasher : an uninvited intruder at a party? (4) 18 Hairdo of the dark continent? (4)

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: L equals T

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

19 Confident, hopeful (8) 20 Unaffected (7) 21 Origin (7) 24 Owner of a Lonely Heart, band (3)

25 Make bubbly (6) 26 Smoker's aids, should we say? (5) 29 Look like Tom? (4) 30 Render replete (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Gags, 4 Skills, 8 Tav, 10 This, 13 Winnipeg, 14 Mantels, 15 Cubage, 17 Reflector, 21 Yul, 22 Lam, 23 Feb, 26 Lampooned, 27 Bestow, 28 Tinkers, 32 Nagaland, 34 Sods, 35 Tee, 36 Impede, 37 Asst. DOWN: 1 GATM, 2 Grin, 3 Yawl, 5 Kanpur, 6 Lip, 7 Signet, 9 Vis, 11 Haley, 12 Stall, 15 Comp, 16 Aden, 18 Furs, 19 Claw, 20 Tam, 23 Folks, 24 Beard, 25 Ubangi, 26 Lolled, 28 TNT, 29 Ides, 30 Eons, 31 Ssgt, 33 Gap.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1748 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

O L

O Q

V J I Z D X F G Q

K D

X O Z B L

E B D I

Z F T D X I C D I L

O Q

L F

L B D E X F I Z

YESTERDAY’ S SOLUTION: I don't have an English accent because this is what English sounds like when spoken properly

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: 44 average; 50 good; 56 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: bile, boil, bole, limb, limbo, lobe, mobile, obey, slob, symbol, SYMBOLIZE, zombie.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

BOLT CRUISES, PEARSON ROARS IN MOSCOW

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SPORTS

IN BRIEF Paes, Bopanna to lock horns in Cincinnati quarters

CINCINNATI (USA): India’s top doubles players, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna have set up the quarterfinal of ATP Cincinnati Masters against each other after recording wins with their respective partners, here. Leander and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek, seeded fourth, got the better of Polish pair of Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot 6-3 6-4 in their second round match of the USD 3,079,555 hard court event. In the other second round match, eighth seeds Bopanna and French Edouard Roger-Vasselin edged past Italy’s Andreas Seppi and Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 6-3. No Indian is featuring in the singles event.

Ex-Bengal allrounder and coach Kalyan Mitter dies

KOLKATA: Former Bengal all-rounder and coach Kalyan Mitter passed away today after a long battle with leukemia. Mitter, 79, was suffering from the disease for the last few years and breathed his last in the wee hours, according to family sources. Mitter is survived by his son. In a first-class career spanning 1953-69, Mitter represented Bengal and Bihar and scored 1698 runs and took 50 wickets from 51 matches including two Ranji finals (1955-56 and 1958-59).

Boxer seeks appointment with Sports Minister after Arjuna snub

NEW DELHI: The furore over this year’s National Sports awards refuses to die with Commonwealth Games gold-medallist boxer Manoj Kumar seeking a meeting with Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, saying he was ignored for the Arjuna despite fine performances. Women’s World Championship bronzemedallist Kavita Chahal was the only boxer to be picked for the Arjuna award this year by the selection committee headed by billiards legend Michael Ferreira. Manoj, a World Championships quarterfinalist, is also a twotime Asian Championships bronze-medallist and feels his achievements have been “ignored”.

Paralympian Gayakwad finishes 7th in World Championships

NEW DELHI: Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad has finished seventh in the 100m breastroke finals at the IPC World Swimming Championships in Montreal, Canada. Sharath, sporting the Speedo Fastskin 3 Racing System, clocked a time of 1:18.81 minutes at the event. “Though this was not my best performance, I am happy with the fact that in spite of being tired I was able to hold my pace, perform well and finish better,” Gaekwad said. World Record holder, Ukranian Andriy Kalyna won the gold medal after clocking 1:07.05 minutes.

Archery team to leave tomorrow for World Cup Stage IV

NEW DELHI: A 21-member Indian archery team, comprising Tarundeep Rai and Deepika Kumari, will leave tomorrow for Wroclaw, Poland to participate in the World Cup Stage IV starting August 19. “Indian archers are in fantastic form and they will perform magnificently in the concluding World Cup of this year maintaining their excellent medal winning form,” said Archery Association of India President Vijay Kumar Malhotra. The team for the World Championship at Antalya from September 29 would be selected at Aurangabad (Maharashtra) from September 4 to 7.

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OSCOW: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva sought to limit the fallout from her comments supporting her country’s controversial anti-gay law on Friday as Usain Bolt returned to the Luzhniki stadium after an injury scare. Sprint king Bolt, who regained his 100 metres title on Sunday, appeared with strapping on his right foot and told reporters after jogging through his morning 200m heat that he had suffered a mishap in training. “I accidentally dropped a starting block on it,” the Jamaican, chasing a third successive world title at the sprint distance he prefers, said after barely breaking sweat to ease into the semifinals later in the day. While Bolt admitted he was “not a morning person”, Australia’s eager Sally Pearson began the defence of her 100m hurdles crown with a season’s best time. Isinbayeva has hogged the headlines since winning a third pole vault world title on Tuesday in front of an ecstatic home crowd. The 31-year-old basked in the adulation but found herself facing a barrage of negative headlines when she criticised a gesture of support for the Russian gay community by Swedish high-jumper Emma Green-Tregaro. Pearson will have to up her game in the semifinals and final on Saturday, though, with young American Brianna Rollins a potent threat for gold.

CRUISE CONTROL: Usain Bolt wins his 200 metres heat without much ado despite having injury. Rollins, 21, ran the fastest time in 21 years when she clocked 12.26 seconds to win the US trials in June and her 12.55 was the best of the morning heats. Defending triple jump

Advani continues dream run with win over Ebdon N

EW DELHI: Eight-time world champion Pankaj Advani continued his fine run to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the third European Players Tour Championship (PTC) of the season, the Bluebell Wood Open, being held at Doncaster Dome in Sheffield. India’s leading snooker professional, Advani notched up a series of wins en route his round of 16 appearance, which included the prized scalp of the former world and UK champion, Peter Ebdon. On Day 1, Advani, the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Open, faced a tough opponent in Ebdon in the round of 128. Advani was straightaway put on the back foot as Ebdon opened the best-of-seven frames proceedings with a century break of 112. Within minutes, Ebdon raced to a 2-0 advantage. The Bangalore-based cueist then responded to bring it back to two-all with a mix of small breaks and snookers. A 61 break in the fifth frame placed the Englishman a frame away from ousting his younger opponent. But at 2-3 down, Advani rose to the occasion and displayed great snooker to outclass the veteran cueist in the next two frames and win the keenly-contested tie 4-3. Up against Ian Burns next, Advani gave no room to his opponent to settle down and fired in two breaks of 57 in the first and third

frames to blank him 4-0. In the final match of the day, the round of 32, Advani was facing the seasoned Northamptonshire cueist Rory McLeod. Advani continued the onslaught of heavy scoring and with a break of 52, the Indian created his second consecutive whitewash, winning the match 4-0 to advance to the pre-

Pawar nets winner for All Stars

Women’s league: Companeroes SC 2 (Abigail Fernandes, Delfia Pereira) beat Hugh Fernandes Academy 0; Bodyline FC 3 (Ritacasia Ukachukwa 2, Ankita Sapre) beat Magic Bus 0;

UMBAI: All Stars Football Club scored a hard fought 1-0 victory against a determined Athletico Bandra in a keenly fought Premier Division match of the 10th Bandra West Football League 2013, organised by the BWFA (Bandra West Football Association) and played on the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao Municipal ground. Sushant Pawar netted the lone goal for the victors. Meanwhile in the women’s league, S.P. Academy and Bodyline FC, both won their respective matches by handsome margins. S.P. Academy proved too strong for Kenturians FC as they romped to a solid 8-0 victory, while the experienced Bodyline blanked a young Magic Bus outfit 3-0. Results Premier Division: All Stars FC 1 (Sushant Pawar) beat Athletico Bandra 0; Companeroes SC 2 (Daniel D’Souza, Gavin Fernandes) drew with Chimbai SC 2 (Floyd Dharmai, Joshua Vessaokar); Bandra FC 3 (Joseph Fernandes 2, Toheed Khan) beat Friends FC 1 (Omar Khotu).

quarters of the prestigious event. Advani resumes his campaign against twotime world champion Mark Williams. “It’s only my second season and I am really happy with the consistency. I am enjoying the competition and the playing conditions. I look forward to the rest of the season and hope to continue this form to the home event in October,” Advani told PTI.

Anas Patel nets brace in Kapadia Nagar SC win

UMBAI: Kapadia Nagar SC cashed in on the brilliant scoring efforts of prolific striker Anas Patel to register a convincing 20 victory against Parns FC in a Third Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League 2013-14, at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Friday evening. Patel produced two clinical strikes to help his club secure all the three points. Earlier in another match of the same division, Sagar Mitra Mandal ‘B’ enjoyed a good outing as they registered an identical 2-0 win over a fighting Juhu United ‘B’ to also collect the full three points. Prathamesh Harmalkar and Rony Chavan were on target for the winning side.

champion Christian Taylor progressed safely through to Sunday’s final with the third best leap in qualifying, five centimetres shy of Frenchman Teddy Tamgho.

Maheswary flops as does Indians M

OSCOW: Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary flopped yet again in a big event, failing to qualify for the final at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Friday. It marked a disappointing end to India’s campaign in the meet, as Maheswary finished sixth in Group A in the qualification round and 13th overall with a best jump of 16.63 metres, which was well short of his National record of 17.07m and season’s best of 16.98m. Those who cleared 17.05m, or had the 12 best performances, qualified for the final round. The last qualifier, Gaetan Saku Bafuanga Baya of France, also cleared 16.63m but made it to the final on count back, as his second best jump (16.37m) was better than that of Maheswary’s 16.28m. Maheswary, who was recommended for this year’s Arjuna award, has been criticised as a choker in big events, having returned without any marks in the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, Japan, and the 2012 London Olympics. On Friday, his attempts were all legal, but he was nowhere near his best, having begun with a disappointing 16.08m and 16.63m in his second attempt before a 16.28m in his last jump. In the women’s 4x400m relay, the Indian quartet also failed to qualify for the final round as they finished last in the five-team heat number one and 14th overall. The quartet of Nirmala, Tintu Luka, Anu Mariam Jose and M R Povamma, which had won gold in the Asian Championships in Pune last month, clocked a below-par 3:38.81 seconds in their heat. The gold-winning effort in Pune was 3:32.26 seconds. India sent 15 athletes in the World Championships, but none of them came up with anything noteworthy. Discus thrower Vikas Gowda finished seventh, while Khusbir Kaur was 39th in the women’s 20km walk, though she created a National record in the process. Sudha Singh failed to qualify for the women’s 3000m steeplechase final round after finishing 23rd overall in the heats.

Mumbai beat Bangalore 3-2 in close encounter

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last night. Kashyap, who rose three EW DELHI: World places to world number 14 in number one and icon the BWF ranking, could not player Lee Chong Wei quell the challenge from the missed his first Indian Bad- Russian and lost 18-21 18-21 minton League rubber but to concede the early lead to Mumbai Masters still man- Mumbai Masters in the USD aged to eke out a hard-fought one million event. However, Tai Tzu Ying of 3-2 victory over Banga Beats in their opening encounter of Chinese Taipei brought the inaugural tournament at Banga Beats back into the the Siri Fort Sports Complex contest with a thrilling victory over three-time All Enghere. The Malaysian postponed land Champion Tine Baun in his travel plans but the delay the women’s singles. Tai Tzu didn’t matter as world num- notched up a 21-17 21-18 vicber 41 Vladimir Ivanov of tory over Denmark’s Tine, Russia rose to the occasion ranked 11th. Bangalore then made it 2-1 and notched up a straightgame win over India’s top when their men’s doubles shuttler Parupalli Kashyap pair of Carston Mogensen Akshay Dewalkar in the opening match late and

Under-pressure India leave for Asia Cup N

EW DELHI: Well aware that it is their last chance to qualify for next year’s World Cup, the Indian men’s hockey team today left for Ipoh, Malaysia to participate in the eight-nation Asia Cup to be held from August 24 to September 1. Plagued by injuries, India were forced to field a young but depleted 18-member squad under inspirational Sardar Singh for the Asia Cup. With four key strikers — Danish Mujtaba, S V Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi and Akashdeep Singh —

ruled out of the tournament due to injuries, India’s forwardline is in shambles. In Ramandeep Singh and Nikin Thimmaiah, the Indian forwardline has two debutants. Other strikers which indlude Nithin Thimmaiah, Mandeep Singh and Malak Singh too do not have much experience under their belt. Defender Amit Rohidas is the other new entrant in the Asia Cup-bound team. Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh has been named as Sardar’s deputy in place of dragflicker V R Raghunath.

Akram scores hat-trick in St Andrew’s win M

UMBAI: Akram Khan notched a fine hat-trick to help St. Andrew’s (Bandra) register a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart (Santa Cruz) in the B16-III-F Inter School Football league at the School Sports Centre on Friday. Azfar Narani and Salman Darbar were the other scorers. Other results: B-16-IV-V: IES Manik Vidyamandir (Bandra) failed to turn up for their match against Fr Agnel (Malad); B-16-IV-L: Lakshadham H.S. (Goregaon) (4) (Pratik Sharma 1, Ashwin Govil 1, Ramesh Shenoy 1, Amar Kate 1) beat St. Xavier’s (Goregaon) (2) (Vishal Gohil 1, Rohan Kamble 1); B-16-IVM: Maulana Azad (Byculla) (2) (Ansari Zaki 2) beat Don Bosco (Vikhroli) (0); B-16-IVS: St. Mary’s (Andheri) failed to turn up for their match

against Ryan Int. (Malad); B16-IV-I: P.G. Garodia (Ghatkopar) failed to turn up for their match against R.N. Shah (Juhu); B-16-IV-N: Hansraj Morarji Public (Andheri) (4) (Mihir Pandya 1, Darshan Jain 1, Adwait Mhatre 1, Shubham Salge 1) beat CNM School (Vile Parle) (1) (Busa Neel 1); B-16-IV-U: Gopal Sharma Int. (Powai) failed to turn up for their match against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidyamandir (Malad); Venue: St. Xavier’s Ground (Parel): B-16-IV-H: St. Thomas Academy (Goregaon –W) (5) (Pereira Noel 2, Pereia Kevin 1, Marshal Chexxiar 1, Chettiar Joyson 1) beat Sir J.J. Fort Boys (Fort) (0); B-16-IVG: A.K.I. Mohd. Ali (Madan Pura ) failed to turn up for their match against Sundatta H.S. (Grant Road) (0).

thrashed Mumbai’s Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Manu Attri 21-13 21-12. The second men’s singles match was another interesting clash between two equal players as Marc Zweibler of Germany and Hu Yun of Hong Kong clashed, cheered on by a vociferous crowd of around 200 spectators even as the match ended at midnight.After an intense battle, which saw fortunes fluctuate on both the sides, it was Marc who was awarded for his resilience as he stunned Hu 1721 21-17 11-6. In the deciding match, Vladimir Ivanov and N Siki Reddy defeated Akshay Dewalkar and Aparna Balan 2118 21-19 in the mixed

doubles competition to guide Mumbai to a thrilling 3-2 win over Bangalore. With this win, Mumbai bagged four points, while Bangalore gained two. Earlier, in the first men’s singles, Kashyap led the first game 7-2 at the break but Vladimir turned the tables at the second interval, moving to 14-12. Although, Kashyap clawed back at 15-15 and moved to 18-18 with a smash but Vladimir pocketed the remaining points to grab the advantage. In the second game, Kashyap played an aggressive game and opened up a 7-2 lead at the first break but Vladimir made it 8-9 with some attacking strokeplay.

Kapil Dev’s former coach dies C

HANDIGARH: Desh Prem Azad, a former coach of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, died after a brief illness at a hospital in nearby Mohali, his family said. Azad, who remained Kapil’s coach in the early 1970’s, was 75. He is survived by his widow and two sons. He had also been bestowed with the Dronacharya award in the past. Azad had remained a prominent personality in Chandigarh. The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) sources said that he was hospitalised in a private hospital at Mohali for the past 15 days. Only three days back, he had visited the PCA, they said adding that he breathed his last in a private hospital at Mohali today.

Meanwhile, M P Pandove, Honorary Secretary, PCA expressed sorrow on the demise of Azad. In his condolence message, Pandove remembered his playing days in company of Azad with whom he shared the cricketing stage for erstwhile southern Punjab. He said that besides mentoring Kapil, Azad had shaped the careers of many international players. Pandove alongwith PCA President I S Bindra and other members conveyed their heart felt condolences to Azad’s family. He said the region has lost a dedicated, disciplined and devoted coach, who had done immense service to the game.

SPORTS

Adhiban storms into third round of World Chess Cup T

ROMSO (Norway): Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban made the most of his opportunities to beat Brazilian Grandmaster Alexander Fier in the second round and advance to the third round of the chess World Cup here. After drawing the first game as white Adhiban made good use of his opportunities as Fier went berserk while trying to attack and lost a piece and the game soon after. The other Indian left in the fray — Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran — again did well to hold the Russian world number nine Sergey Karjakin to tie the two games match 1-1 and set up a tie-break contest to start with the rapid games. Chinese teenage sensation Wei Yi continued with his demolition act and ousted highly-regarded Alexei Shirov of Latvia after winning the second game. In the first round, Yi had

beaten Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. Among the higher seeds, Levon Aronian of Armenia, Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Fabiano Caruana of Italy and Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine cruised in to the third round effectively at the expense of Mikhail Markovof and Dariusz Swierczof of Poland, Yu Yangyi of China and Ray Robson of United States respectively. However, Gata Kamsky of United States and former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia were stretched to the tiebreaker by Russians Alexander Shimanov and Mikhail Kobalija. Among other fancied players, Anish Giri of Holland accounted for Li Chao of China for the second time in two days while Hikaru Nakamura of United States did not disappoint his fans and moved to the last 32 defeating Eltaj Safarli of Azerbaijan by 1.5-0.5 margin.

Not much chance for favourites today By Timur

here are 8 races today and the first starts at 1 p.m. There is no outstanding runner in any race. So forget about favourites and get set for outsider.

ACCEPTORS AND SELECTIONS

1. The Scarlet Emperor Plate Class V 2400 M 1.00 P.M. Bonobo 59 Always There 55 Romantic Beauty 58.5 Double Or Quits 54 Win: Romantic Beauty, Double Or Quits 2. The Ruben Star Plate Class III 1600 M 1.30 P.M. Supreme Minstrel 59 Falco Nero 55 Appalachia 55 Nush 52.5 Win: Nush, Supreme Minstrel

3. The Gamble For Love Trophy Class I 2000 M 2.00 P.M. Astapi 64.5 Caesars Star 54 Hidden Goodness 50 Okavango 55.5 Commander 52 Hurricane Wind 49

Win: Hidden Goodness, Hurricane Wind 4. The Dr.P.K. Sardeshmukh Maharaj Trophy – Div I Class IV 1000 M 2.30 P.M. Rio 61.5 Ceasarina 56 Riposte 52.5 La Traviata 60 Dhishkyaon 53.5 Vaile Rouge 52.5 Remember Me 58.5 Skywalk 53 Sami 50.5 Wind Craft 56.5

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Muntasir 52.5 Win: Ceasarina, Skywalk

5. The Beyond Expectation Plate 2000 M 3.00 P.M. Jeremiah 56 Sword Of Honour 56 Santa Caterina 54.5 Mega Star 56 Other Song 54.5 Veena's Star 54.5 Win: Mega Star 6. The Dr.P.K. Sardeshmukh Maharaj Trophy – Div II Class IV 1000 M 3.30 P.M.

Ace Angelfire 59 Sun Hot 53 Prize Fighter 51.5 Ainra 58 Amsterdam 52.5 Storm Lightning 51.5 Mountain Prince 53.5 Backstreet Bay 52 Nevada 51 Mountain Treasure 53.5 Tykhe 52 Win: Mountain Treasure

7. The Raja Bahadur Pittie Million 1200 M 4.00 P.M. Presence 56 Forest Vision 54.5 Tempest 54.5 Sindbaad 56 Indispensable 54.5 Wasabi 54.5 Fontanelle 54.5 Providence 54.5 Win: Fontanelle, Forest Vision 8. The Classic Talk Plate Class V 1400 M 4.30 P.M. Adams Spirit 60.5 Dancing Splendour 59.5 Ashwa Yodhaa 52.5 Dolmabache Palace 60.5 Macho Uno 59.5 Polar Zone 51.5 Gibran 60 Taal Ammi 59.5 Money Strike 50 Oriental Masti 60 Double Diamond 57 Senor Hill 60 Plated 57 Win: Oriental Masti, Dancing Splendour

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| SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013