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A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN - AGAIN This monsoon, a repeat of the aftermath of the 26/7 deluge could occur in the Bainganwadi slums of Govandi, thanks to the dangerously choked up Mithi River

The silt and plastic-filled gutter in the pictures above and at top right is actually the dry ‘bed’ of the Mithi River.

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

They have decided to ruin your political career! Not a single BJP leader has criticised you in his speech

By Tariq Khan

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ne shudders in fear when one thinks of the 26/7 deluge of 2005 that swept Mumbai.

In that great flood, a choked up Mithi River in Kurla played a major role, due to which the entire area including Air India colony in Kalina and other parts of Kurla remained submerged in water for ten days.

Now, local residents of Bainganwadi area in Govandi fear the repeat of a Mithi river this monsoon unless civic authorities wake up. Areas like Chikalwadi, Kamla Raman

Nagar, at the back of the Anjuman Rafiqul Islam School, and Adarsh Nagar Road No.12, all exist right below the mountain of garbage that is the Deonar dumping ground. In the middle of Chikalwadi and Kamla Raman Nagar, there exists a 12-feet-wide nullah, which has been filled with debris and leveled, allegedly by local land mafias, say locals. Unauthorized shanties too have come up on either side of this choked up canal. And each of them is sold for Rs 3 to Rs 4 lakh to unsuspecting slum dwellers.

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MU goofs up in exam season!

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CITY OPINIONS

Given a choice, would you rate Mumbai as the safest city in India?

Darshan Panchal Engineer Yes. There is too much crime here, but Mumbai is still safer than many other cities in the country.

Nidhi Jasani Doctor Yes. Crime will always exist as long as society exists, but you can still wander about at any given point of time.

Shivshankar Dey MBA Student Might be.

Mumbai police have their own method for securing the city and tackling crime, other cities do not have that potential.

Shivraj Nervekar Cinematographer No. There are many such cities where the police have shown exemplary results in their efforts at providing security for their citizens.

Amol Kale Hotel owner Yes. There are several instances where the city police have failed, but they have made extraordinary efforts post some dreadful events like 26/11.

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VASTU TIP OF THE DAY Auspicious signs such as swastika should be made above the main door.

by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

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The first exam of the final semester starts with goof-ups in college seat number allocations and exam centres; MU misses out student names from the exam centre lists; allots two exam centres to some students

By Yatin Ingle

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hile the Mumbai University (MU) has begun with its final year degree college board exams, it also started making goof-ups. As the students were set for the first exam of Bachelor of Arts (B.A), they got a shocker when they entered the exam centre and found that their names have been missing from the centre list. As if this was not enough, the hall tickets carried two exam centres and were tagged 'OR' to choose from the given centres due to which the students feared problems and created chaos at the exam centre.

The MU began the final semester year Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and B.A. exams on Tuesday. As per the procedure of the examinations, the varsity has to send a list of students appearing for the exams to the exam centre. Once the list is forwarded , the varsity has to notify and confirm the number of students and hall ticket numbers with the exam centre. Finally, when the students appear for the exams at the centres, they are verified as per the list provided by the varsity.

The varsity should note the exam centre list with detailed address and location of the exam centres.

As per the schedule, a few stu-

xxx dents reported for the Third Year B.A. (T.Y.B.A.) exams at G.N Khalsa College at Matunga whereas others reported at G.N Gurunanak College in the same locality as the hall ticket carried the exam centres as G.N Khalsa College 'OR' G.N Gurunanak College. Students got confused and reported to either one of the two centres.

As the students reached the cen-

tres , they were shocked to know that their names were not on the centre list. With a fear of missing the exams, the students sat in arbitrary classrooms to appear for the exam. As the examiner cross checked the hall tickets, the students were asked to leave the classroom as they did not belong to that specific exam centre. Soon the students created chaos while ques-

tioning the college authorities.

A student, whose name had been missing from the exam centre list at Sakhalin College said, “Firstly, the hall tickets carried two exam centres and we students thought that we could appear from any one of the given exam centres. After we reached the centres, we were told that our names are not present in the examination list and we were asked to leave the class. The MU is showing a very casual attitude, it has risked our careers. We wrote the papers but we hope the goof up will not lose us marks or cause errors in the results!”.

According to Khalsa College authorities, the MU updated the examination list of the students without notifying the college. A list was put up online on March 22, and the varsity updated the list later.

A similar incident had taken place last April during the T.Y.B.Com. examination when the varsity had misprinted the names and exam centres on the hall tickets, creating chaos amongst the students.

When the ADC tried to contact Dr Padma Deshmukh, Controller of Exam and Dr Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, both were unable for comment.

IT WAS MAGIC INDEED!

Azad Shrivastav | ADC

By Neha Shende and Surabhi Nijhawan

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fter more than four decades of steady campaigning, the Union government has finally included disabled children under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, said Dr. Mithu Alur in Mumbai recently.

The founder chairperson of ADAPT (Able Disabled All People Together), earlier known as The Spastics Society of India, was speaking at 'It's Magic', the concert that took place at the Nehru Centre Auditorium.

Dr. Alur also talked of the need for the society to come out of their entrenched beliefs about the ability of these children to do something. "When I talk of reservation, corporates ask me if the disabled will be able to actually work. I tell them that they are humans like the rest of us, just with a bit of a difference".

She mentioned yesteryear film stars Nargis and Sunil Dutt who worked for the rights of these children. "Sunilji even took the issue to the parliament and fought for it tirelessly", she said.

The concert itself was a huge hit, with the performances enthusiastically applauded. The band Medusa performed 'Jai Ho' and the soulful and inspiring 'Aikla Chalo' as the entranced audience clapped to the slow beats of the song.

Violin maestro Sunita Bhuyan

We are 100-million strong and we will be heard, Malini Chib, founder and chairperson of the ADAPT Rights Group (ARG), and author of the novel, ‘One Little Finger,’announced the release of the organisation's political charter, at Nehru Centre in Worli, on Friday. celebrated the spirit of the joy of giving. But the highlight of the evening was a play featuring spastic children and the students of the Army Public School among others which was presented by Raell Padamsee’s ACE production, in collaboration with ADAPT. The play was based on 'It’s Magic', highlighting the idea that magic lies in everything. Padamsee’s production

had exceptional sets, that looked magical from every angle. They were well-matched with colorful lighting making them look spooky and at the same time fairy-talish.

The entire stage was made to look mystical.

Chief guests for the evening, Dia Mirza and veteran actress Tanuja, were also seen enjoying the show.

“It is a show everyone must watch

because it has lessons on life", said Dia, who has been associated with ADAPT foundation for years.

Tanuja added, "It was a very emotional performance. I was blown away. These kids are amazing!"

The evening concluded with all the children dancing to the song 'Disco Deewane' from the film 'Student of the Year'.

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PHOTO FEATURE

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BUDDING AYURVEDACHARYAS

The Podar Medical Ayurvedic College and Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd. organised 'Ayur Manthan 2014', a maha-ayurved youth festival at the college grounds in Worli on Tuesday. 196 students from 36 colleges participated. Since learning is fun, and competitions provide a platform for budding vaidyas to hone their knowledge and skills, inter-college competitions are always encouraged. There were five categories: Naipunya: Ayurvedic essay competition followed by power point presentation.

Yoga Competition: Students of ayurved performed yogasana, pranayam, etc.

Shlok Smrut: Rending of shlokas.

Ayurchef: Healthy and delicious dishes were prepared by 15 teams of Ayurved students. The delicacies were then judged by experts.

Dhanvantari Stavan: Singing of 'Dhanvantari Stavan'. 15 teams participated in this event.

Lensman Azad Shrivastav moved about and captured the mood and the enthusiasm of the budding ayurvedacharyas at the 'Ayur Manthan 2014,'yesterday.

Ready to serve: A student team gets ready to serve the delicacies.

Students performing yogic exercises.

A participating team demonstrates the preparation of one of their delicacies to a group of visitors.

A student extracts juice from a pumpkin.

Steaming, spicy and delicious aluwadis, anybody?

Mouthwatering: A student team gets ready to serve delicious parathas.

One of the teams preparing vegetable soup during the competition.

A team preparing sweets and delicacies like modak with ayurvedic ingredients.

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

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

C-41044 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days.

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

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, Piedade Fernandes Aster Nuella, have changed my name to Aster Glory Dsouza Vide Maha. Govt. Gazette No. U69267 dated February 20th26th, 2014.

C-41483 I, Shantarao Daniel Devarala, have changed my name to Shantraj Daniel Devral Vide Deed Poll Affidavit dated 24th March, 2014.

C-41484 I, Radhika Vilas Sathaye, have changed my name to Radhika Sathaye Sethi Vide Maha. Govt.

Gazette No. U-73263 dated 1903-2014.

C-41485 I, Amrutlal G. Jain, have changed my name as Amritlal G. Jain residing at Gold Field Building, 10th Floor, Room No. 104, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, Kala Kila, Mumbai400 017 as per Affidavit dated 22-03-2014.

C-41486 I have changed my name from Aaisha Bano Mohammed Arshad to Aaisha Bano Mohammed Arshad Qazi as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X37099.

C-41487 I have changed my name from Moizbhai Abbasbhai Bohra to Moiz Abbas Patanwala and resident of 2, Ali Chamber, Datta Mandir Road, M.B Estate, Virar (W)-401305 as per affidavit dated 18/3/2014.

C-41488 I have changed my name from Ladhaben Bhanji Patel to Ladhiben Bhanji Patel (according deedpoll Affidavit dated;24/3/2014).

C-41489 I have changed my minors son name from Mohammed Abbas Munawarali Khoja to Mohammed Abbas Munawarali Merchant as per. Affidavit dated 21st March, 2014.

C-41490 I have changed my name from Saana to Sana Ashfaq Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 20/03/2014.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Meena Devi Sher Singh to Meena Basant Singh Khanka as per Affidavit dated 20/03/2014.

C-41492 I have changed my name from Yuvaraj Daulatrao Sonawane to Yuwaraj Daulatrao Sonawane as per Affidavit dated 20/03/2014.

C-41493 I have changed my name from Shwetabahen Sanjay Kedar to Shweta Sanjay Kedar as per Affidavit dated 06/03/2014.

C-41494 I have changed my name from Yasmeen Bano to Yasmeen Kaleem as per Affidavit dated 06/02/2014.

C-41495 I have changed my name from Swapnil Madhukar Sove to Savita Yuwaraj Sonawane as per Affidavit dated 20/03/2014.

C-41496 I have changed my name from Prescilla Mary Mascarenhas to Prescilla Mascarenhas as per Affidavit dated 20/03/2014.

C-41497 I have changed my name Mansoor Taherbhai Chikkiwala to Mansoor Taher Trawadi through Affidavit dated 28th Jan. 2014.

C-41498 I have changed my name Taherbhai Mansoorali Chikkiwala to Taher Mansoorali Trawadi through Affidavit dated 28 Jan 2014.

C-41499 I have changed my name Salmaben Taherbhai Chikkiwala to Salma Taher Trawadi through Affidavit dated 28th Jan. 2014.

C-41500 I have changed my name from Shahjadi Mohamed Hanif, to ‘Shahjadi Mohamed Hanif Mizi’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 25/03/2014.

C-41501 I have changed my name from Yatin Shivaji Patil, to ‘Yatinn Shivaji Patil’ as per as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 40766) Dated: 10/10/2013.

C-41502 I have changed my name from Nilufer Merwan Irani, to Nilufer Gaurav Irani Shekhawat as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U- 65643) Dated: 06/02/2014.

C-41503 I have changed my name from Jagdishkumar Ramvallabh Kanodia, to ‘Jagdishprasad Ramvallabh Kanodia’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 25/03/2014.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Azruddin Liyakat Shaikh, to ‘Mr. Azaruddin Liyakat Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/2014.

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I have changed my name from Elizabeth Jesuraj Chettiyar, to ‘Elizabeth Jesuraj Chettiar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/02/2014.

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I have changed my name from “Suhas Ashok Zagde” to “Suhas Ashok Zagade” as per Affidavit dated 25th March, 2014.

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I Stanis Luis D’souza and also Stanis Louis D’souza have changed my name to Stany Lewis D’souza as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 21/03/14.

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I have changed my name from Mrs. Sukhsana Liyakat Shaikh, to ‘Mrs. Ruksana Liyakat Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/2014.

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I have changed my name from Jesuraj Michal Chettiyar, to ‘Jesuraj Michal Chettiar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/02/2014.

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I have changed my name Saroj Dinesh Singh to Saroja Zambu Singh as per Affidavit No – 947461 dated 25 March 2014.

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I Ms. Kiranbala Vanravandas Parekh have changed my name to Mrs. Kiran Yogesh Doshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 22/03/14.

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I have changed my name from Sumitra Bhopalsingh Shekhawat to ‘Soumya Bhupendra Rathore’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-56297) Dated: 12/12/2013.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Adil Abdul Rahim Patel, to ‘Adil Abdul Rahim Patel’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 25/03/2014.

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I have changed my name from Sachin Ravindra Mulge, to ‘Kashinath Ravindra Mulge’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-41352) Dated: 17/10/2013.

C-41510 I have changed my name from Sneha Amarnath Shukla, to ‘Sneha Shukla Tripathi’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-71448) Dated: 06/03/2014.

C-41511 I have changed my name from Chhatmal Udai Chand Bothra, to ‘Chhatra Singh Udai Chand Jain’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U- 69069) Dated: 20/02/2014.

C-41512 I have changed my name from Dosani Farida Abdul Gaffar, to ‘Merchant Farida Abdul Gaffar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/2014.

C-41513 I have changed my name from Dosani Abdul Gaffar, to ‘Merchant Abdul Gaffar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/2014.

C-41514 I have changed my name from Makwana Ruksana Gulam Rasul, to ‘Malik Ruksana Ali’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 19/03/2014.

C-41515 I have changed my name from Ansari Mohd Ubaidullah, to ‘Ansari Obaid Abdul Kabir’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 15/03/2014.

C-41516 I have changed my name from Ansari Fatima Begum Mohd Ubaidullah, to ‘Ansari Fatima Begum Obaid’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 15/03/2014.

C-41517 I have changed my name from Ismatun Bibi Moin Ahmed Shah, to ‘Kismatun Bibi Moin Ahmed Shah’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 15/03/2014.

I have changed my name from Ansari Mohd Hamidullah Mohd Ubaidullah, to ‘Ansari Hamidullah Obaid’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 15/03/2014.

C-41524 I have changed my name from Sunayana Ramesh Vaigankar, to ‘Bhavika Bhushan Mandavkar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-7508) Dated: 13/07/2006.

C-41525 I have changed my name from Anwar Husein Sharif Husein, to ‘Anwar Husain Sharif Husain Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/03/2014.

C-41526 I have changed my name from “Bharatkumar” to “Bharat Ratanchand” as per Affidavit dated 01st February, 2014.

C-41527 I have changed my name from “Pinkykumari Sardarmal” to “Pinky Bharat Jain” as per Affidavit dated 01st February, 2014.

C-41528 I have changed my name from “Jigneshbhai Kishorbhai Salla” to “Jignesh Kishor Salla” as per Affidavit dated 01st February, 2014.

C-41529 I have changed my name from “Anilkumar Hasmukh Dhakan” to “Anil Hasmukh Dhakan” as per Affidavit dated 24th March, 2014.

C-41530 I have changed my name from “Bibijahira Murtajsab Nasbi” to “Zahara Mehboob Saudagar’ as per Affidavit dated 18th March, 2014.

C-41531 I have changed my name from “Mahaboob Soudagar” to “Mehboob Saudagar” as per Affidavit dated 18th March, 2014.

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I have changed my name from Soniya Salim Sayyed, to ‘Swaima Tahir Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-17148) Dated: 11/07/2013.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Rashid Rukhmuddin, to ‘Shaikh Abdul Rashid Rukhmuddin’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/2014.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Alam, to ‘Mohammad Alam Shah’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/08/2013.

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I have changed my name from Anthony Louis Chettiyar, to ‘Anthony Louis Chettiar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/02/2014.

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I have changed my name from “Rajendra Babulal Vaikharia” to “Rajendra Babulal Vakharia” as per Affidavit dated 25th March, 2014.

C-41533 I have changed my name from “Sofiya Alwin Maredia” to “Sofiya Saiyad Maredia” as per Affidavit dated 25th March, 2014.

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I have changed my name from Himalaya Kamleshkumar Gajjar to Himalaya Kamlesh Gajjar as per Affidavit No KL977071, dated 24/03/2014.

C-41537 I have changed my name from Kamlesh Kumar Ishwarlal Gajjar to Kamlesh Ishwarlal Gajjar as per Affidavit No - KT 800971, Dated 24/03/2014.

C-41538 I have changed my name from Parveen Asif Khan to Parveen Mukhtar Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit.

C-41539 I have changed my name from Mohd. Sameer Mahmed Arif Shaikh to Sameer Mohammed Arif Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41540 I have changed my name from Sajjad Husain Akbarali Mahuwalla to Sajjad Akbarali Mahuvawala as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41541 I have changed my name from Soni Narendrabhai Laxmilal to Soni Narendra Laxmilal as per Affidavit.

C-41542 I have changed my name from Soni Narendrakumar Laxmilal to Soni Narendra Laxmilal as per Affidavit.

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I Chakrapani Phoolchandra Tiwari have changed my name to Ajay Phoolchandra Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14.

C-41553 I Mehrunnisa Abdul Gaffar / Meharunissa Abdul Gaffar have changed my name to Mehrunnisa Shakeel Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14.

C-41554 I Ms. Manisha Kumari Bajoria have changed my name to Mrs. Manisha Dhandharia as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41555 I Miss. Rajlakshami Sinha Roy have changed my name to Miss. Rajlakshmi Sinha Roy as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41556 I Mr. Chetan Kumar Vasa have changed my name to Mr. Chetan Vasa as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41557 I Mrs. Jayanti Sinha Roy have changed my name to Mrs. Kanan Sinha Roy as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

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I have changed my name from Soni Leela Narendra to Soni Liladevi Narendra as per Affidavit.

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I Chhaya Rasikbhai Mehata have changed my name to Pinaal Nilesh Jasani as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

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I have changed my name from Soni Lila Narendra to Soni Liladevi Narendra as per Affidavit.

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I Mr. Pravinchandra Modi have changed my name to Mr. Pravin Modi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14.

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I have changed my name from Mandawat Mahendrakumar Mithalal to Mandawat Mahendra Mithalal as per Affidavit.

C-41546 I have changed my name from Lodaya Jitendra Tokershi to Lodaya Jitendrakumar Tokershi as per Affidavit.

C-41547 I have changed my name from Abdullah Mohammed Zubair to Abdullah Mohammed Zubair Siddiqui as per Affidavit dated 25/03/2014.

C-41548 I have changed my name from Keegan Kimsen Pinto to Keegan Alwyn Nazareth as per Maha. Govt. Gazette (U-21965).

C-41549 I have changed my name from Rohan Randal Rodrigues to Rohan Victor Rodrigues as per Affidavit date 18th March 2014.

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I Geethadevi Sheenappa Suwarna have changed my name to Mrs. Geeta Devendra Kanchan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41561 I Ramesh Dinanath Kavalekar have changed my name to Ramesh Dinanath Kawlekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 21/03/14.

C-41562 I Viraj Rajesh Panchashra have changed my name to Viraj Rajesh Panchasara as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 22/03/14.

C-41563 I Bhavesh Kumar Jayantilal Bhatt have changed my name to Bhavesh Jayantilal Bhatt as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 22/03/14.

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014

Staff on poll duty: Govt’s electronic bridge SETU closed till elections

6,000 workers will abandon desks and move out on election duty

Applicants will now have to travel all the way from Bhayandar to Thane for documents

By Khushboo Panjabi

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ver 6,000 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employees have been assigned election duty, owing to which various departments of the civic body will face a tough time.

The property tax department will fail to complete their target of Rs.4,400 crore for property tax collection, falling short of Rs.1,400 crore.

Of the 670 officials in the department, 350 have been put on election duty.

An official from the Assessor & Collector department said, “More than half of the officials from the Assessment & Collection department have been given election duty. The possibility of completing the target is less as inspectors and clerks cannot process the property tax collections along with

The data states that 230 of the 375 tax inspectors and 120 of the 288 clerks in the octroi and property tax departments have been given election duty. However, the 6,000 odd workers working for the elections have to report to the election commission, prepare the electoral rolls and distribute photo ID cards of the voters. Almost 75,000 government workers have been assigned for election duty at the 10,500 polling booths in the city. the elections”.

Officials of the water department are also involved in election work but the chief engineer of hydraulics department, Ramesh Bamble, has requested the state government to relieve the 250 water department officials.

The administration has been constantly writing to the state election department, requesting exemption from providing its staff for auxillary work, as this work keeps them diverted from performing their primary du-

ties of providing basic civic services to the citizens.

The civic body has now demanded compensation for its rented vehicles and properties from the state election department. Section 61 of the Representation of the People Act of 1950 and 1951 states that compensation must be given to the civic body, in lieu of the services and assets provided to the government. The BMC has thus demanded the same with regard to the previous elections. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

BEST bus rams into electricity pole at Mankhurd

By A Staff Reporter

as Suresh Ahire, the bus driver, Nandkumar Pawar, hree people including the the conductor, and Lata Nair, conductor and driver of a an on-board passenger. All Brihanmumbai Electricity injured were rushed to Supply and Transport (BEST) Shatabdi Hospital. Officials bus were injured as the bus said that they were disdashed an electricity pole at charged from the hospital Mankhurd on Tuesday early after treatment. in the morning. BEST officials Bus number 505 was travsaid that the accident was elling from Bandra to CBD caused due to misleading sig- Belapur when it ramed into nals by a tempo driver. an electricity supply pole.

The injured were identified However, BEST officials al-

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leged that a tempo driver who was trying to overtake the BEST bus, gave misleading signals to the bus driver due to which the accident occured.

BEST officials said, “The three people injured in the accident are released from the hospital after medical treatment. The windshield and few glasses of the bus were damaged after the accident”.

Dada J.P. Vaswani in Mumbai

By A Staff Reporter

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n opportunity to receive his words of wisdom at his 'Ruh-Rihan' in Sindhi in K.C. College, Churchgate, Mumbai on Wednesday, March 26 from 6 pm onwards!

All are cordially invited to join in and spread the word for maximum aspirants to benefit from the Master's Gracious Darshan & Discourse! The function will feature the formal inauguration of the renovated Sadhu Vaswani Centre, Colaba on the important occasion of the milestone of completing 62 years.

It was started by Brother Khubchand Shivdasani at Koliwada on April 10, 1952 with the blessings of Sadhu Vaswani. It is the oldest Sadhu Vaswani Centre out-

side of Pune.

Since then, the Mumbai branch has grown in leaps and bounds under the able leadership of veterans like Sister Devi Maya Ramchand, Dadi Ruki & Brothers - Bhagwan Tolani, Santu Kirpalani, Lachmandas Punjabi, Nand Gidwani, Gobind Kirpalani, Dayal Punjabi and many others, who dedicated their lives to the noble cause of spreading the Master’s message of peace and love.

The Mumbai Mission has grown into six satsangs now held regularly: 1) Navi Mumbai: Fridays, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm at Sadhu Vaswani International School, Plot 4, Sector 15, Off Palm Beach Road, Behind Bhumiraj Complex, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai.

2) Colaba: Daily, 6.30 to 7.30 pm at 13/14, Gitanjali,

By Suresh Golani

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onsidered to be an “electronic bridge” between the common man and government agencies to procure various documents, the only SETU office in Bhayandar has been closed till elections.

Reason: Most of the staff has been deputed on election duty. A display board to this effect has been installed outside the SETU office situated in the ground floor of the Community Hall building in Bhayandar (west).

The E-governance of the ambitious SETU project ensures that people will have access to various documents or certification needed from the government either at the click of a button on a personal computer, or personal delivery of documents at the SETU office within 15 days.

All that is required is to submit the hard copy at the collection window along with the required documentation, following which the applicants are informed of the status online as well as via

NOBODY SPARED Even emergency wings like Fire Brigade, Health are not excluded from poll duty

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Dada JP Vaswani Behind Radio Club, Colaba 3) Bandra: Weekdays, 6.30 to 7.30 pm and Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 1 pm at 101/102, Sharan, 27th Road, Bandra West.

4) Andheri: Monthly, every 25th of the month, 5 to 6 pm at Lokhandwala Complex.

5) Sion: Monthly, last Sunday of the month, 5 to 6 pm at Sant Beriwala Temple, near Guru Kripa Restaurant, Sion East.

6) Ulhasnagar: Monday– Saturday 6.30 pm and Sunday 8.30 am, at Ganga Darshan, 1st Floor, 485/1, Nehru Chowk, Ulhasnagar.

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part from picking up staffers from routine departments of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), the district administration has also roped in a significant number of employees from the emergency wings including the Fire Brigade, Health and Water Supply departments for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Ironically staffers with physical disabilities have also not been spared from poll-related duty, informed a senior municipal official who also claimed that the MBMC has already dashed-off a letter to the State Election department requesting them not to depute staffers from emergency wings that could adversely affect dayto-day essential services.

This SETU centre, which is supposed to provide copies of all government documents and certificates is now closed, thanks to the elections.

SMS services on their mobile phones.

However, applicants approaching the SETU office in Bhayandar for various documents including caste certificates, domicile

certificates, senior citizen card, income certificates, non-creamy layer certificates are just being handed over the application forms and directed to approach the head office in Thane.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I Prem Kumar have changed my name to Prem Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41565 I Kamabhai Karsanbhai Patel have changed my name to Kamrajbhai Karsanbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41566 I Ambalal Bechra Bhai Gothi have changed my name to Ambavi Bhachu Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41567 I Bechra Bhai Devraj Patel have changed my name to Bhachu Devraj Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41568 I Sidhant Sasi Indraj Marwadi Have Changed My Name To Sidhant Indraj Marwadi As Per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/03/14.

C-41569 I Khan Shaika Khatun Atiullah have changed my name to Khan Shaika Imdadullah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41570 I Ku. Jagriti Devraj Jain have changed my name to Jagruti Bharatkumar Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41571 I Shobhanaben Rasik Chudasama have changed my name to Shobhana Rasik Chudasama as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41572 I Indu Ben Ramesh Gohil have changed my name to Indu Ramesh Gohil as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41573 I Mohamed Israrul Haq have changed my name to Israrulhak Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41574 I Rahis Khan have changed my name to Rais Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41575 I Santosh Shekhar Shetty have changed my name to Sameer Khwaja Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41576 I Kumari Nutanbala Nandlal Bavisi have changed my name to Roopa Sanjay Modi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/03/14.

C-41577 I Ashitchandra Mulchand Shah have changed my name to Ashit Mulchand Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41578 I Ashitkumar Mulchand Shah have changed my name to Ashit Mulchand Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41579 I Kajalben Shanubhai Shah have changed my name to Kajal Ashit Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-41580 I Patel Pravinabahen Dayalbhai have changed my name to Patel Pravina Bharat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my old name Shakera Bano Mohd. Ayub to new name Shakira Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 14.03.2014.

C-41582

I have changed my name from Mo Ubaidullah Mo Yusuf Pathan to Mohammad Ubaidullah Mohammad Yusuf Pathan as per Affidavit.

C-41600

I have changed my old name Sajida Bano Mohd. Ayyub Ansari to new name Sajida Mohd. Ayub Ansari as per Affidavit dated 24.03.2014.

C-41583

I have changed my name from Yogeshkumar Vishwanath Dubey to Yogesh Vishwanath Dubey as per Affidavit.

C-41601

I have changed my name from Jaishree Joshi to Jayshree Joshi as per Affidavit.

C-41584

I have changed my name from Kamalkumar Yogesh Dubey to Kamal Yogesh Dubey as per Affidavit.

C-41602

I have changed my name from Mr. Amin Mohamed Yaqub to Mr.Mohammed Amin Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 25/03/2014.

C-41585

I have changed my name from Mr. Naseem Banoo Ashfak Kadari to Mr.Naseem Bano Ashfak Kadari as per Affidavit dated 25/03/2014.

C-41603

I have changed my name from Mrs. Faimida Amin to Mrs. Fahmida Mohammed Amin Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 25/3/2014.

C-41586

I have changed my name from Mr.Jabid Husan to Mr.Javed Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 25/3/2014.

C-41604

I have changed my name from Husain Bano Syed Ibne Ali to Husain Bano Ibne Ali Sayyad as per Affidavit.

C-41587 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammad Yaqub to Mr. Yaqoob Khan as per Affidavit.

C-41588 I have changed my name from Sonal Ramesh Kumar Chandan to Sonal Amit Doshi as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-41589 I have changed my name from Channawar Chandrakala Shanmukhaiah to Chandrakala Shanmukhaiah as per Affidavit.

C-41590 I have changed my name from Shaffiuddin Siraj Shaikh to Shafiquddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41591 I have changed my name from Mukhtiyar Shaikh to Bakhtiyar Alam Khalid Alam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41592 I have changed my name from Afaan Alam Shaikh to Affan Alam Khalid Alam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41593 I have changed my name from Vivek Shukl to Vivek Shukla as per Affidavit.

C-41594 I have changed my name from Menzar Husain Aashique Ali to Manzar Husain Aashique Ali Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-41595 I have changed my name from Asif Abdul Subhan Shaikh to Aasif Iqbal Abdul Subhan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41596 I have changed my name from Adnan Ahd Bilal Ahd Sardar to Adnan Bilal Momin as per Affidavit.

C-41597 I have changed my name from Akbar Ahmad to Akbar Ali Mohammad Kasim Ansari As per Affidavit.

C-41598 I have changed my name from Jahangir Ahmed to Jahangir Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41599

I have changed my name from Mr. Zafirul Hasan to Mr. Zafirul Hasan Khan as per Affidavit.

C-41605 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohd Iqbal Abdul Qadar Rangari to Mr. Iqbal Abdul Qadar Rangari as per Affidavit.

C-41606 I have changed my name from Miss. Roohi Iqbal to Miss. Ruhi Iqbal Rangari as per Affidavit.

C-41607 I have changed my name from Mr. Shahnawaz Mumtaz Ahmed Khan to Mr. Shanawaz Mumtaz Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit.

C-41608 We Badruddin Sharafaly Chitalwala & Sakina Badruddin Chitalwala, have change our daughter name from Sameena Badruddin Chitalwala to Fatema Badruddin Chitalwala as per Affidavit.

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 I have changed my name from Dileep Jain to Dilipkumar Jain as per Affidavit.

C-41617 I have changed my name from Sonjoykumar Das to Sanjay Das as per Affidavit.

C-41618 I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Suryaprakash Pande to Naresh Suryaprakash Pandey as per Affidavit.

C-41619 I have changed my name from Abdul Ahidgafar Ansari to Abdul Hai Abdul Gafoor Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-41620 I have changed my name from Farheen Bano Abdul Hai Ansari to Farheen Rehman Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41621 I have changed my name from Geethakumari Krishnasadanam to Geetha Johnson Dcruz as per Affidavit.

C-41622 I have changed my name from Saramma Prasad Cherian to Saramma Prasad Thadathil as per Affidavit.

C-41623 I have changed my name from Amisha Patole to Amisha Ashokkumar Munjpara as per Affidavit.

C-41624 I have changed my name from Radhamma Punnackal Chandrasekhara to Radha Rajendran Nair as per Affidavit.

C-41625 I have changed my name from Rughi Rajendran Nair to Ruhi Rajendran Nair as per Affidavit.

C-41626 I have changed my name from Vasudeo Pinanmal Makhjani to Vashdev Pinanmal Makhijani as per Affidavit.

C-41627

I have changed my name from Jaya Mary Pokkan Parettiparambil to Jaya Francis Komaroth as per Affidavit.

C-41610

I have changed my name from Umeshkumar Brijlal Gupta to Umesh Brijlal Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-41628

I have changed my name from Thomas Francis Kamaroth to Francis Thomas Komaroth as per Affidavit.

C-41611

I have changed my name from Prakash Jain to Prakash Chandmal Jain Madrecha as per Affidavit.

C-41629

We Mufaddal Ismail Kothari & Sakina Mufaddal Kothari have change our son name from Erahim Mufaddal Kothari to Ebrahim Mufaddal Kothari as per Affidavit.

C-41612

I have changed my name from Kamla Prakash Jain to Kamla Prakash Jain Madrecha as per Affidavit.

C-41630

I, Prakash Mulji Gajra (Father) have changed my daughter's name from Zeel Prakash Gajara to Zeel Prakash Gajra as per Affidavit.

C-41613

I have changed my name from Bodhwani Hiro to Bodwani Hiro as per Affidavit.

C-41631 I have changed my name from Bodwani Hiranand to Bodwani Hiro as per Affidavit.

C-41632

I have changed my name from K. Nagabhushan to Nagabhushan Suryanarayan Kamuju as per Affidavit.

C-41614

I have changed my name from Chitra Vashdev Nihalani to Simran Ravi Sadhwani as per Affidavit.

C-41633

I have changed my name from Menon Anjaly Chandrasekharan to Anjali Chandrasekharan Menon As per Affidavit.

C-41615

I have changed my name from Rajput Parmjeet Baldeo to Rajput Paramjeetkaur Baldevsingh as per Affidavit.

C-41634

I have changed my name from Randhir Kumar Tharad to Randhir Tharad as per Affidavit.

C-41616

I have changed my name from Rajput Baldeo to Rajput Baldevsingh as per Affidavit.

C-41635

We Mr. Chawda Yogesh Khushal & Mrs. Chawda Manisha Yogesh have changed our son name from Chawda Moulik Yogesh to Chawda Maulik Yogesh as per Affidavit dated: 25-03-2014.

C-41636 I have changed my name from Mastan Khan to Mastan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41637 I have changed my name from Zainabi Mastan Khan to Zainabi Mastan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41638 I have changed my name from Faridabi Jumma Abdulla Sharfuddin to Farida Shahjahan Kashmiri as per Affidavit.

C-41639

I have changed my name from Jignesh Kumar Pathak to Jignesh Kumar as per Affidavit.

C-41654 I have changed my name from Dhanpatraj Rangrajji Jain to Dhanpat Rangrajji Jain as per Affidavit.

C-41655 I have changed my name from Dhiraj Damji Ravaria to Dhiraj Damji Patel as per Affidavit.

C-41656 I have changed my name from Damji Kana Ravaria to Damji Kana Patel as per Affidavit.

C-41657 I have changed my name from Daiben Damji Ravaria to Dai Damji Patel as per Affidavit.

C-41658

I have changed my name from Abdul Aziz Shaikh to Aziz Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41640

I have changed my name from Veeramani Kollabathula to Mani Chitrapu as per Affidavit.

C-41659

I have changed my name from Nazir Shaikh to Mohammad Nazir Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41641

I have changed my name from Sarat Babu Chitrapu to Sarathbabu Chitrapu as per Affidavit.

C-41660

I have changed my name from Mohammed Aamir Nisar Shaikh To Aamir Nisar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41642

I have changed my name from Princy Sudha to Sudha Chinnathambi Fernando as per Affidavit.

C-41661

I have changed my name from Basantram Vaswani to Laxmandas Basantram Vaswani as per Affidavit.

C-41643

I have changed my name from Meenakshi Shiva Poojari to Meenakshi Shiva Poojary as per Affidavit.

C-41662

I have changed my name from Aaisha Shakeel Ahmed Momin to Aayesha Muzammil Patel as per Affidavit.

C-41644

I have changed my name from Rameshlal Aildas Merani to Ramesh Aildas Merani as per Affidavit.

C-41663

I have changed my name from Manpalsingh to Monpal Singh Anand as per Affidavit.

C-41645

I have changed my name from Nielufar Abdul Samad Bahadur to Nilofer Abdul Qaiyyum Siddiqui as per Affidavit.

C-41664

I have changed my name from Nahi Parveen to Nahid Asif Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41646 I have changed my name from Lalita Dattatraya Shirwadkar to Shubhangi Pandurang Vengurlekar as per Affidavit.

C-41647 I have changed my name from Kalyana Nirnjana Madhavi to Niranjana Madhavi Sundaram as per Affidavit.

C-41648 I have changed my name from Miss.Rashida Imam Saab to Miss.Rashida Imam Saab Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-41649 I have changed my name from Rashid Ibrahim Khan to Ibrar Ibrahim Khan as per Affidavit.

C-41650 I have changed my name from Lahanubai Hariba Lamkhade to Vimal Shankar Varal as per Affidavit dated 24.03.2014.

C-41651 I have changed my name from Neenu Indersain Goyal to Ninu Indersain Goyal as per Affidavit.

C-41652 I have changed my name from Bhende Sunanda Janardan to Shaikh Zubeda Mohammod Yusuf as per Affidavit.

C-41653

I have changed my name from Kumar Rattan Vinay to Vinay Mururilal Rattan as per Affidavit.

C-41665 I have changed my name from Mrs. Miti Mishra to Miss. Miti Jha as per Affidavit.

C-41666 We, Mr. Dinesh Devraj Sanghvi and Mrs. Vanita Dinesh Sanghvi have changed our child’s name from Reaansh Dinesh Sanghvi to Rishi Dinesh Sanghvi Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41667 I have changed my name from Khushboo Susheel Patwari to Khushboo Ruia as per Affidavit C-41668 I have change my name from Dipikaben Manubhai Ka Patel to Dipti Alkesh Patel as per Affidavit.

C-41669 I have changed my name from Sonali Khanna Menon to Sonali Khanna as per Affidavit.

C-41670 I have changed my name from Shabih Fatma Zia Husain Hashmi to Shabeeh Fatima Nisar Husain Kazmi as per Affidavit.

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Mega gold haul at international airport

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Customs, DRI officers seize gold ornaments worth Rs.4.5 crore in four separate cases

lowing a tip-off while in the other case, seven Mauritian nationals were held with the our cases of gold smug- yellow metal. gling with a collective The Mauritians, including seizure worth Rs.4.5 two women were held after crore were detected at the they disembarked from the Mumbai international airport Thai Airways TG 317 flight in one single night. In two of from Bangkok with 37 crude the cases, the gold was clev- gold bangles and five crude erly hidden inside the air- gold 'kadas' weighing 4,950 craft’s toilet which the grams and worth Rs.1.36 customs sleuths detected fol- crore. The accused, who

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were booked under relevant sections of the Customs Act, have been identified as Bibi Nasima, Bibi Nasreen, Bava Saib Imran, Mohannadi Husna Bano, Allam Sassam and Pherrenge Sahim.

In the next two bizarre cases, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs searched Jet Airways flight 9W537 coming from Dubai

and found three kilograms of gold bars worth Rs.82.43 lakh. “The gold was kept inside a hidden cavity behind the mirror of the toilet of the economy class,” said an officer.

The next search was carried out by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) following tip-off about the gold hidden in the Jet Airways flight 9W543 coming from

Dubai. Sleuths found the same amount of gold hidden in the same fashion inside the toilet.

In the last case, sleuths held an Indian passenger, Vinay Kumar Balkrishnan who had landed by Air India flight AI984 from Dubai and had evaded the immigration and customs checks and directly headed towards the international transit lounge

meant for 'international to domestic passengers' by “hoodwinking” the Air India staff.

“He was handing over the gold to another domestic passenger who was heading to Delhi, who too has been arrested,” another officer said. Seven kilograms of plain gold jewellery worth Rs. 1.92 crore were found on his person.

Six arrested for molesting girl in a car Shakti Mills convicts to move HC

By Neel Shah

car was still being driven, said police sources from Bhandup he Mumbai police on police station.

Monday arrested six peoThe arrested accused are ple for molesting a 19-year- identified as Vijay Doshilkar old girl who was on her way (25), Anantha Wagh (25), to meet her relative in Aniket Ghadge (25), Santosh Bhandup.

Ghadge (25), Hemant Mane The incident took place on (27) and Ravi Sonar (29). ExSunday, when the girl, a resi- cept Doshilkar, who resides dent of Bhandup, was in Bhandup, all the accused dragged inside a Travera car are residents of Kalva. while she was walking. Inside The accused stopped the the car were six people, who car near Pen outside Mumbai took the girl out of the city and assuming that the girl limits. The six people mo- had fallen asleep, the six dislested her in turns while the embarked the car to have

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snacks at a dhaba (roadside hotel).

With this opportunity, the girl escaped from the car. She came across a woman on the road, to whom she narrated the entire incident. The woman took the girl to Pen police station, who then conveyed it to the Bhandup police station. On Monday, a case was registered against six people under relevant sections of IPC. All the accused are remanded to police custody till April 1. neel.shah@afternoondc.in Manoj Singh

A major fire and an explosion in a chemical factory in Ambernath resulted in the death of two persons, while seven others suffered severe burn injuries, at 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

challenging enhanced charge Defence lawyer argues that the inclusion of section 376(e) is not applicable against the three common convicts in the two rape cases

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he Sessions Court which is yet to give the quantum of sentence to the four convicted persons in the 2013 photojournalist gang rape case, adjourned the matter till Wednesday after the defence lawyers informed the court that they are moving the Bombay High Court challenging the recent inclusion of section 376 (e) against three common convicts for repeat offences.

The Sessions Court, on Monday, had agreed to include section 376 (e) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) which attracts punishment of life imprisonment till death or the death penalty, on the convicted persons based on an application filed by Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam last Friday.

During the hearing, defence lawyer Advocate Prakash Salsingikar informed Principal Sessions Judge Shalini Phansalkar Joshi that he would be filing an application in the High Court challenging the new

charges. The three accused, who were found guilty in the gang rape of a telephone operator July 31, were awarded life sentence till death, but they have denied the charges. Vijay Jadhav (20), Kasim Hafiz Sheikh alias Kasim Bengali (20) and Salim Ansari (27) were also found guilty in the gang rape of a woman photojournalist in the Shakti Mills premises on August 22, last year.

SPP Nikam said that in view of their repeat offences in the two cases, they could be tried under the enhanced charges. Nikam also examined the investigation officer

in the telephone operator case and a police constable to prove the charges of repeat offence on Tuesday.

Speaking to the ADC, defence lawyer advocate R.G. Gadgil said, “We are filing the appeal in the High Court on Wednesday morning and we will surely mention this on Wednesday itself challenging the inclusion of section 376 (e) on the convicted persons. This is not applicable in this case.”

It will be recalled that on Monday, the three common convicts while pleading not guilty had refused to sign the copy of the charge document, stating that they were yet to go through the judgement in the telephone operator's case. Also, during the proceedings, the court had rejected the defence plea to stay the trial when defence lawyers had said that they want to move the HC, challenging the order to frame additional charges based on the application filed by Nikam. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Dy.Ch.E./SWM/2089/PI dtd. 24-03-2014 e-Bid No. 7100028472

CORRIGENDUM The Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai (M.C.G.M.) invites on line Bids for “Purchase of Compactor for Transport of MSW in MCGM limit with 7 Years Comprehensive Contract-48 nos.”

The Bid end date & time: 25-03-2014 upto 04.00 p.m. is extended to 03-04-2014 upto 04.00 p.m.

The intending bidders shall visit the municipal website at http://portal.mcgm.gov.in for further details of the tender.

The bid document will not be issued or received by post.

Sd/Dy. Chief Engineer (Solid Waste Management) Planning PRO/1613/ADV/2014/Corri.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Israr Ansari to Israr Ahmed Ansari as per Gazette U – 55657.

C-41672 I have changed my name from Ishaque Ali Yavar Ali Ali to Ishaq Ali Motebar Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-41673 I have changed my name from Mohammed Akil Dawood Shaikh to Mohammed Aquil Dawood Shaikh as Per Affidavit .

C-41674 I have changed my name from Pankaj Kumar Bachubhai Doshi to Pankaj Bachubhai Doshi as Per Affidavit.

C-41675 I have changed my name from Md Yasin to Mohammed Yasin as per Affidavit.

C-41676 I have changed my name from Shanker to Shankar Kumar as per Affidavit.

C-41677 I have changed my name from Sunita Ramchandra Manjrekar to Lata Ramchandra Manjrekar as per Affidavit.

C-41678 I have changed my name from Padma to Padmavathi as per Affidavit.

C-41679 I have changed my name from R Kumar Iyer to R Kumar as per Affidavit.

C-41680 I have changed my name from Deepa Baliram Mhaskar to Deepika Baliram Mhaskar as per Affidavit.

C-41681 I have changed my name from Seema Balu Bhogale to Seema Balu Bhogle as per Affidavit.

C-41682 I have changed name from Balu Ganpati Bhogale to Balu Ganpati Bhogle as per Affidavit.

C-41683 I have changed my name from Razak Ismalanu Memon to Abdul Razzak Lagda as per Affidavit .

C-41684 I have changed my name from Mohd Samir to Mohd Sameer Abdul Razzak Lagda as per Affidavit.

C-41685 I have changed my name from Shaileshkumar Kantilal Gopani to Shailesh Kantilal Gopani as per Affidavit.

C-41686 I have changed my name from Tanaji Laxman Kamble To Tanaji Laxman Dudhgaonkar as per Affidavit.

C-41687 I have changed my name from Sandip Deshmukh to Sandeep Lahu Deshmukh as per Affidavit.

C-41688 I have changed my name from Abbasali Abdulla to Abbasali Abdulla Ismail Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Lahuba Deshmukh to Lahu Deshmukh as per Affidavit.

C-41690 I have changed my name from Rehamatben Rahim Maredia to Rehmat Rahim Maredia as per Affidavit.

C-41691 I have changed my name from Upadhyay Surendrakumar to Surendra Deviprasad Upadhyay as per Affidavit.

C-41692 We have changed our minor child name from Abheeshu Ravikumar Budha to Abheeshu Ravikumar Buddha as per Affidavit.

C-41693 I have changed my name from Bhushanlal Ticku to Bhushanlal Tikoo as per Affidavit.

C-41694 I have changed my name from Bhaskaran Sibi Soman to Sibi Soman Bhaskaran as per Affidavit.

C-41695 I have changed my name from Anjana Amritlal Parekh to Anjanaben Arvind Purohit as per Affidavit.

C-41696 I have changed my name from Ruchi Kailash Kakani to Ruchi Ashish Maheshwari as per Affidavit.

C-41697 I have changed my name from Arati Shyamsunder Phanse to Reena Rajesh Kapoor as per Affidavit.

C-41698 I have changed my name from Joseph Robert Rodrigues to Salim Robert Khan as per Govt Gazette No.U31579.

C-41699 I have changed my name from Sanjay Gulab Kanojiya to Sanjay Gulab Kanojia as per Affidavit dated:25/03/2014.

C-41700 I have changed my name from Shivraj Kailas Kudale to Manish Kailas Kudale as per Affidavit dated: 25/03/2014.

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NOTICE is hereby given that 1) Shri Balmukund Narsu Shinde 2) Smt. Suhasini Balmukund Shinde have agreed to sell us, the residential room situated at Room No-1, Muttaya Chawl, Pratap Nagar, P.N Rd, Bhandup, Mumbai - 78 admeasuring about 11x16 sq.ft free from all encumbrances. Any person claiming an interest in the said property or any part thereof by way of will sale, gift, lease, inheritance, exchange mortgage, charge, lien, trust, possession, easement, attachment, or demand of any nature whatsoever in respect of the said property, is hereby required to make the same known in writing along with the documentary proof thereof, to the undersigned within fourteen days from the date of publication hereof, failing which the negotiations shall be completed, without any reference to such claims and the claims if any, shall be deemed to have been given up or waived. .

Sd/Advocate Vikramjit Jiyalal Kori Room no- 10, Uttam Niwas, Pratap Nagar, Nr. Prasad Cable Link, Bhandup (W), Mum-78 Cell : 9987654100 / 7738899200

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HJS seeks ban on ‘Ragini MMS 2’, threatens stir

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he Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) has demanded a ban on the movie 'Ragini MMS 2' as well as deportation of actor Sunny Leone from India in its memorandum submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

The organisation has also threatened to agitate in front of movie halls which screen the film, if it was not banned.

In order to press the demand to stop the movie from being exhibited, the HJS said that is 'educating' movie theatre owners, to stop the movie from being screened.

Calling 'Ragini MMS 2' "an assault on Bharatiya culture, dignity and Hindu deities" in its memorandum to the CFBC, the HJS said the movie begins with the chanting of the 'Shree Hanuman Chalisa'

which is sacred to Hindus and held the CFBC responsible for 'increase in communal and social tension'.

"Notorious pornstar Sunny Leone plays a lead role in the film. By making use of Shri Hanuman, a deity known to have control over his organs and whose character was ideal, religious sentiments of Hindus have been hurt to a great extent," the HJS memorandum said. "Therefore, HJS has demanded that the movie should be immediately banned and pornstar Sunny Leone, who is leading the young generation of Bharat to carnal desires should be deported from Bharat," the memorandum said.

"Presently, morality in society has reached its nadir. Offences such as rapes, atrocities on women and molestation of women are on the increase every day.

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Continued from pg 1 « The nullah water that used to flow down to the creek cannot now join with it, thus posing an immense hazard to the surrounding area during the monsoon.Thuis is in addition to the health issues caused by diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid and asthma among the local populace, especially children.

When ADC spoke to Ram Kadam, Asst. Engineer (Bldg & Factory dept.) of M-East ward, he said, “We take action on illegal slums by demolishing them. But if we demolish these huts in the morning, by evening they are rebuilt again. We have informed Shivaji Nagar police to book these local land mafia under the Zopadapatti Dada Act. But police seldom take action. When we demand police protection during our demolition drives in the area, Shivaji Nagar police is unable to provide it to us.”

Not surprisingly, disgruntled locals have another version. One of them, Salim Khan, laments, “We have complained verbally and in writing repeatedly to M-East ward officials but in vain.

Many anti-social elements like tadipars, (externees) and those listed in attempt to murder cases thrive in the area and grab land illegally to construct these unauthorized shanties. When we complain to M-East ward officials, they only take action against poor slum dwellers and contract laborers constructing these shanties, instead of catching land sharks.”

Locals also allege that the personal assistants of some corporators of the region are also involved in land grabbing and illegal construction of shanties. The corporators

themselves turn a blind eye to this activity of their socalled assistants. And then there are the electricity mafias who run riot in these slum pockets and who provide illegal connections to these unauthorized shanties.

When contacted in the matter, senior police inspector Radheshyam Agarwal of Shivaji Nagar police station said, “We give police protection to BMC demolition squads every time they ask for it. However, within 10-15 days after a demolition drive, the shanties are erected once again. When BMC approaches us again, we inspect the illegal sites, carry out panchnamas and tell them to file FIRs against known land mafias.

But BMC officials develop cold feet as they do not want to get into the wrong books of these mafias. We ourselves can’t file an FIR against anyone. Only the BMC can tell us about the illegal shanties as they have special teams to inspect such constructions.

Most of these officials are hand-in-glove with local land mafias as they receive a cut from each and every illegal shanty. Without the BMC’s knowledge, not a single unauthorized construction can occur in Mumbai slums.”

Speaking about the health of slum children in these localities, Dr Etheshan Shaikh, director of S N Hospital in Govandi, states, “As children play around in the dirt and filth covered soil of the nullah level with the garbage dump, they are infected with diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid and asthma.”

Garbage vehicles, instead of dumping their loads in the the dumping ground, also drop garbage in the nullah .

This should stop, declared yet another local resident.

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fter having fired a salvo at NCP chief Sharad Pawar, BJP candidate from Mumbai North-East Lok Sabha constituency, Dr Kirit Somaiya yesterday filed yet another complaint of violation of model code of conduct against NCP leaders for what he called attempts to urge voters to vote twice. The senior BJP leader lodged a complaint with Election Commission of India against legislative assembly speaker

Dilip Walse-Patil, sitting NCP MP Sanjay D. Patil and NCP MLA Dilip Mohite Patil for their controversial remarks made during their meeting held on March 21 at Ghatkopar. The leaders, he argued had clearly asked voters to vote twice.

Somaiya in his complaint with the EC has stated that NCP MLA Dilip Mohite-Patil had appealed to the people to vote at Maval in Pune district and also come back to Mumbai and vote for the NCP candidate. The BJP leader

demanded that the EC investigate the cases of alleged attempts at election rigging, plans for massive bogus voting by NCP, derecognition of NCP, action against the NCP leaders and investigation and action over why the police, local election officers did not take timely action.

On March 24, the BJP leader had lodged a complaint against NCP president Sharad Pawar for asking the Mathadi workers to vote twice. The EC has given Pawar time till March 26 to respond to its notice.

Ashok Chavan to fight LS elections from Nanded

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the name of former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. Prior ith barely a few hours to that, his wife Ameeta and left for the closing of Minister of State for Higher nomination filing, the Con- and Technical Education D.P. gress party which was strug- Sawant have filed their nomgling to finalise its candidate ination papers from Nanded in Nanded Lok Sabha con- yesterday. stituency finally announced There was an intense spec-

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nding speculations about his possible candidature as an independent after being denied Congress ticket for Pune Lok Sabha seat, sitting MP Suresh Kalmadi, under cloud for his alleged involvement in the CWG scam, on Tuesday announced his 'unconditional support' to official party candidate Vishwajeet Kadam.

"It gives me immense pleasure to announce my support to Congress candi-

with parties which opposed renaming of Marathwada University? These people epublican Party of India (Athavale) go along with par(A) has joined hands ties which have the likes of with BJP-led 'Mahayuti' (the Arun Shourie, who insulted five-party opposition al- Ambedkar in his book," liance in Maharashtra) Kawade had said. based on the common miniTo this, Athavale said, "I mum programme and has have formed an alliance with not adopted their principles them on the common miniand ideologies, its chief mum programme like inflaRamdas Athavale told PTI. tion, corruption, Athavale, who forged an unemployment and atrocialliance with the Shiv Sena- ties against Dalits."

BJP in May 2011 to combat "I have not adopted their inflation and corruption, ideologies and principles," was severely castigated by the Dalit leader clarified.

People's Republican Party Athavale, during an inter(PRP) leader Jogendra action with PTI journalists Kawade for going along with on Monday, also said that he the saffron outfits. would mount pressure to get "How can people who call more seats during the state themselves followers of Assembly elections later this Babasaheb Ambedkar go year.

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in the CWG case, said he arrived at the decision to support Kadam after discussions he had with his supporters and various social groups in the best interest of development of Pune. Listing his achievements and work done as MP for Pune, Kalmadi, who doubled as a controversial sports administrator, said, "I have an emotional attachment with Pune and I always strove to keep the city's name high. I am indebted to Pune and will always remain available to people in future."

"We should have got 2-3 seats to contest the Lok Sabha polls. However, we had to agree on one seat. We are not satisfied with one seat," he said.

The RPI would strongly press for more seats for the state Assembly elections, he stated.

"We should get 15 per cent share in functioning of the state government. We will also demand four MLC seats--two seats each from Shiv Sena-BJP quota," he said.

Pitching for an alliance of other Dalit factions, Athavale said, "I am for the unification of Dalit outfits. I am also ready to work as a party worker. Other leaders can be at the helm of affairs of the unified outfit."

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ulation about Ameeta Chavan's candidature yesterday.

However, the disagreements among the Congress leaders have delayed the formal announcement in this muchhyped constituency.

Sources have claimed that Ashok Chavan's insistence for nomination from his hometown Nanded had created a precarious situation before the party high command. Chavan apparently had made it clear that either he or his wife, Ameeta, should be considered. After the governor refused permission to the CBI to prosecute Chavan for his involvement in the Adarsh case, it appeared that he was on the comeback trail.

It may be recalled that Ashok Chavan had to quit as Maharashtra chief minister after his name figured in the Adarsh Housing Society scam in 2010. Now all eyes are on Congress big bosses for their early morning announcement regarding the same.

Kalmadi announces ‘support’ to Cong Pune LS poll nominee date Kadam in the best interest of Pune's future development," Kalmadi said.

Kalmadi, who had publicly expressed his displeasure for being denied ticket for himself or his wife Meera, fuelling speculations of his entering the fray as an independent to checkmate official Congress candidate, said, "It was imperative for me to take a stand as MP elected many times from Pune."

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“The unforgivable crime is soft hitting.

Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Punished for opposing Narendra Modi?

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JP senior leader Jaswant Singh was one of those who had expressed his disapproval when the election of Narendra Modi as the chairman of the Lok Sabha poll campaign committee took place in Goa. It was apparent to the BJP leadership that he was against any top power being given to Modi.

L.K. Advani sulked and never went to that meeting. Advani was a senior leader and Modi went to him and pacified him. What was clear to Modi was that Jaswant Singh could be a source of trouble for him. From that day on Jaswant was a marked man and was not in the favoured list of Modi.

And thanks to his anti-Modi stance, Jaswant Singh was not allowed to contest from Barmer. That hurt Jaswant Singh and he said that even a peon would not be treated like that. Jaswant Singh was humiliated and ‘dishonoured’. He declared that BJP president Rajnath Singh and Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje had plotted against him and gave him a ticket from a constituency which he disapproved. He stated there was a conspiracy against him.

What becomes apparent is that Rajnath Singh has done exactly what Modi wanted.

Narendra Modi evidently does not want Jaswant Singh in his cabinet. Jaswant has held top positions in the cabinet, has excellent record for party work but he committed the unpardonable error of opposing Modi’s choice as prime minister.

Jaswant Singh is not the one to take ‘a dishonour lying down’. He quickly went to the election office and filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha seat from Barmer as an independent.

What has become clear is that any leader in BJP who opposed the sole leadership of Narendra Modi will be inviting trouble for himself. Sushma Swaraj was the one who criticised Rajnath Singh when Jaswant Singh was denied a ticket but now she has taken back her words and accepted the party decision.

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ARNATAKA has a history of voting against the national mood. So, if the dominant swing countrywide is in favour of Narendra Modi and the BJP, the Congress can hope to do well in this southern state. That is, if its internal squabbles don’t overwhelm the party and sabotage its prospects.

The Congress grapevine is buzzing with speculation about possible backstabbing by a section of the state unit opposed to chief minister Siddaramaiah. Party circles fear that this section may secretly work to defeat nominees close to the CM in a bid to cripple him.

A poor tally is bound to reflect negatively on him and can be used by his detractors within to mount pressure for his removal.

Remember that Siddaramaiah is not a born Congressman. He spent most of his political career opposing the party as a prominent Janata Dal (S) leader. He crossed over to the Congress only in 2006 after he was expelled from the JD (S) following differences with Deve Gowda. And in just seven years, he jumped over the heads of senior Congressmen to become chief minister after the party’s spectacular victory in the 2013 assembly polls. No wonder there’s heartburning in the Congress.

Interestingly, the man on the street knows only too well the internal politics of the Congress. Ground reports from Bengaluru suggest that popular opinion puts the Congress at third place, after JD (S). The BJP will be the largest party, according to these reports. Will Karnataka rewrite its election history this time?

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HE Congress is in a real fix over naming a candidate to fight Narendra Modi in Varanasi. Apparently, none of its UP leaders want to contest what they feel is a losing election. The high command has tapped several Brahmin bigwigs in its ranks including late veteran Kamlapati Tripathi’s grandson Rajeshpati Tripathi and its 2004 Lok Sabha election victor Rajesh Mishra. Both are said to have refused.

It even requested its MLA from Kolasla in the Varanasi district, Ajay Rai. He is a bhumi-

har Brahmin and one of the few Congress nominees who bucked the SP wave in the 2012 assembly polls to get elected. But Rai too is believed to have declined to try his luck against the BJP’s PM nominee.

Although senior leaders like Digvijay Singh and Anand Sharma are believed to have offered to fight Modi, the party is not keen on outsiders. It feels a local leader will at least make it a contest instead of a walkover.

Faced with the reluctance of its UP leadership, the party is now veering around to the idea of backing a joint candidate with SP and

AVING achieved a human birth one must obtain freedom from the circle of birth and death by utilising the birth well.

Adopt such a master That a master again you do not need to seek.

Dwell in such a state That a dwelling again you do not have to make Undertake such a contemplation That contemplation again You do not have to undertake.”

Kabir says “The saints’ physical form is the mirror of the Formless One. They are a form of the Eternal Being and are the proper object to contemplation. True contemplation is that of the Master’s form, real worship is the worship of His holy feet, true name is that which the Master gives you and true love is the ultimate truth. When the mind and soul are withdrawn to the eye centre with the help of repetition and held there with the aid of contemplation, the devotee comes in contact of the Shabd. The Divine melody of the word Shabd constantly resounds at the eye centre.”

He hears the Shabd in its enchanting melody and is gradually absorbed in it. Once he comes in direct contact with the sound current it draws him towards itself and takes him upwards into the higher realm of spiritual regions, to his real home. This melody in

ister in the Vasundhara Raje government in Jaipur and appoint you governor, Jaswant was told, according to a BJP source. And if circumstances permit, we’ll field you for vice president in 2017. Jaswant Singh had contested and lost the VP poll in the 2012 to UPA nominee Hamid Ansari.

Apparently, Jaswant Singh did not bite the bait. Somehow, he felt insulted and humiliated. He kept repeating to Rudy that he wanted to contest from Barmer and this would be his last election. Now that he has chosen to go against the party decision and fight as an independent candidate, BJP circles are wondering how his father’s show of defiance will affect Manvendra’s prospects in the BJP. Raje has a long standing animosity with father and son and Manvendra’s friends fear that she will use this episode to spike him.

Relying on star power

M POWER TALK Arati R. Jerath BSP. Could it be Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Kejriwal? Officially, the Congress has said no.

But insiders say the issue is open.

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JP circles are genuinely puzzled by senior leader Jaswant Singh’s insistence on contesting from Barmer in Rajasthan. Barmer was his son Manvendra’s seat. He himself never represented the constituency in Parliament although born in Jasol village in the Barmer district. Jaswant Singh’s constituency has been Jodhpur, from where he won three times in the 1990s. He shifted to Darjeeling in 2009.

According to party circles, Rajnath Singh sent confidante Rajiv Pratap Rudy to meet Jaswant Singh with an offer most people thought the veteran leader could not refuse.

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its full splendor can be heard only when one goes within. The Master connects the initiate to the Shabd at the time of initiation and the devotee starts hearing it after a little practice.

“The Master is the ultimate manifestation of power on the physical plane and he alone has the competence to put others on the path to realisation of Shabd. The soul merging into the Shabd becomes Shabd, the drop becomes the ocean.”

MATTER & SPIRIT In the physical, astral and causal worlds nothing can happen without a motive and therefore every cause has an effect for the actions done with motives. This sequence of cause and effect which keeps the soul within the perimeter of the worlds of mind and matter is known as the law of karma. Every action is a bond, a chain that keeps getting longer.

“Man himself entwines the rope of karma which becomes a noose around his neck” The motive force behind all karmas is the mind, the body is the instrument that enacts or executes what the mind dictates, therefore as a result of these actions the mind keeps coming back to this world again and again in different bodies and circumstances. Soul knotted to the mind has to follow. Depending on the intensity of the negative deeds he is

ANY eyebrows were raised when the BJP nominated Hema Malini to contest the Mathura seat. Bollywood star, South Indian belle and now Mumbaikar Hema Malini from western UP? That too from a Jat dominated area where she will take on Ajit Singh’s son and Charan Singh’s grandson Jayant Chaudhry?

It seems Hema Malini was a compromise choice to stop Rajnath Singh from foisting his co-brother Arun Singh as a candidate from Mathura. Arun Singh has been a BJP worker for a long time but he is a Thakur and many questioned Rajnath’s choice of a Thakur for a Jat-dominated seat. Rajnath’s argument was that since RLD has fielded a Jat, the BJP would net in the three lakh Thakur vote in the area by putting up a Thakur.

The argument didn’t cut much ice with the rest of the party, or with the RSS. Hema Malini came in at that point. It was pointed out that she is married to a Jat (Dharmendra) and has been performing Ras Leela ballets with her troupe in the area for years. Apparently, she and her troupe are regular performers around Janamashtami and Holi in Vrindavan. It remains to be seen whether star power can overcome the hard realities of caste identities in UP.

sent to different regions of suffering in this physical world. Karmas not accounted for in this birth will be carried forward to the next birth and therefore even if a person has not reaped any fresh Karma in this birth he will still have to have another birth for the remainder of his Karma from his past. That is how vastly accumulated karma is.

Kabir says, “the soul is thus born again and again as various species, in the immobile and the mobile.

Among the worms and moths many births have I had, in many forms I have raveled.

Since the day thou subjected me, Lord, to visitations to the womb, in many a home have I made my sojourn.

It is when you are born human that you have the chance to meet the Lord. The devotee has to reailise that fate, Karma or his destiny has to be undergone. He is born with his destiny and there is no escape from it. The feelings of elation or resentment while going through their Karmic bonds further the Karma. Attachment and hate, friendship and enmity, pride and resentment are strong feelings that form grooves on the mind and in course of time become the cause of further effects. There are three ways to escape the effects of Karma and that is acceptance, surrender and Shabd practice.

The only way to live is to attain equanimity at all times both through hardships and happiness. It is also important to be rid of the I-ness, the feeling that one is responsible for the actions.”

— Kabir

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Pawar’s ‘foot in the mouth’ remark SHARAD Pawar has put his foot in his mouth with his comment inciting voters to vote twice on different dates erasing the ink marks, which has created a stir as far as the coming Parliamentary elections are concerned. He later retracted his remarks saying it was a joke but everybody knows that such things to happen in Indian democracy where voters are used as puppets by politicians. Politicians are “a bunch of jokers” themselves and reforms are the need of the hour to cleanse Indian politics where corruption and malpractices have become a rule rather than an exception.

Senior leader like Sharad Pawar should have avoided making such a statement in the twilight of his career and should apologise to the

SAY SORRY! Sharad Pawar should have avoided making such a statement in the twilight of his career and should apologise to the nation for his silly remark.

To fight Parliamentary elections.

When will the poor get a voice, even ARVIND Kejriwal's yet to be if it be wee as a thread? launched vigorous anti-Modi cam- What matters to them is a little paign in Varanasi may prove to be bread.

— Rajendra K. Aneja, Dubai counter-productive. His over-enthusiasm in painting NaMo as the villain may draw a large section of the secular votes to his side that would have otherwise been the THE fast growing dissidence within Congress franchise. This way, Kejri- the Party over the acrobatic exercise wal will only succeed in causing a of ticket distribution is the warning signal for the Saffron Party. If unchecked, it can seriously damage its prospects during the run up to the Lok Sabha polls of 2014. The electorate would be naturally asking itself a question—“Can we entrust the reins of power of the largest democracy in the world to a bunch of power hungry people? What is the guarantee that, if voted to power, the Party would not split over the issue of portfolio allocation, thereby thrusting a mid-term poll on the country which it can ill afford to hold?”

Kejri should be cautious

Dissidence will harm BJP

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivli

SOFTEN OFFENSIVE: By attacking NaMo vehemently, Kejriwal may divide proCongress votes, thus giving the BJP an easier chance to sail to a big poll win.

nation for his silly remarks. Voters have a final say in a democracy and people should come out in great numbers to vote for candidates who are honest, educated and able to serve the nation for the coming five years.

People found indulging in bogus voting should be severely punished with a jail term so that it acts as a lesson for other people of their tribe and politicians too should be made accountable and punished if they incite voters to indulge in malpractices. The majority of voter population is fairly young this time and I am sure people would cast their franchise appropriately for an effective government at the Centre in the days to come.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

he learned the real value of the hitand-run game of cricket. Once while strolling across to the office via Cross Maidan and Azad Maidan from his Colaba residence in Mumbai he noticed that people were glued to their transistor radios and guessed that it had to be a sporting event. He made it a point OF to ask the sports editor LETTER THE DAY about it. K.N. Prabhu reminded him of the Test match being played in the city. Seeing the great response to the game, he asked the editorial to bring out a cricket issue exclusively for the readers of 'The Illustrated Weekly'. Prabhu plunged into action, and with the help of B.B. Mama got the issue ready. The story goes that a housewife heard about this and went out one afternoon to look for the special issue on the stands. Spotting it, she asked the news vendor for two copies, which got the vendor curious. She replied: “One copy is for my first son and the second one is for the second son. I don’t want them to fight.” The issue cost Rs.2 and was a runaway suc-

The traffic authority of the highcess. It shows how Khushwant Singh always did the spadework way should learn a lesson from this gruelling accident and arrange to and felt the pulse of the people.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada immediately stipulate stringent rules for such extraordinarily heavy transport, indicating the speed limit with prominent and frequent disTIME and again we come across tinctly visible signages to maintain train accidents in the main lines desired traffic discipline and preand now accidents are taking place vent such critically fatal accident in the local train tracks as well. Tit- and thereby saving precious lives.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai wala train accident saw the loss of life of a young student. Parents lose their son or the only earning member of the family due to the carelessness of the Railway authorities. ALLOW me to share with my ADC Apart from major accidents even readers, some Facebook movie stone hits are common and over names. here goes... and above rape and murders are Jab we chat also taking place in the local trains. Hum aapke hai mutual friend This is causing concern and unless Kabhie relationship, kabhie single and until Railways beef up security Maine poke kyun kiya? measures such mishaps are likely to Mujhse chatting karoge? happen causing death of the pas- Mere brother ki profile sengers or serious injuries or losing Home alone their limbs in the process. Railways' Status of the year negligence is the root cause of all Deewar (wall) these major accidents and people Share khan are scared to travel by trains. Apart Kaho na yaar hai.

— Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra from death, 23 passengers sustained injuries while three of them succumbed to serious injuries in the accident. My husband was hit by stones while travelling by train MUMBAI city has more than 21 lakh on the Mumbai-Delhi route. Thus vehicles and more than half are railway safety is not ensured despite two-wheeler which are controlled by nearly 3,500 traffic cops. There increase in ticket rates.

— Jayanthy S. Maniam, Sanpada are only 225 cameras to watch the roads.

Last year 9,200 offences were caught via the CCTV cameras and APROPOS 'Death toll in tanker ex- this year till today 1,200 cases have plosion rises to 10' (ADC, Mar.24), it already being registered for rash is indeed hugely agonising and driving, driving without helmet and dreadful to read about this devas- those jumping the signals. tating accident caused by reckless As per traffic rules, the penalty of driving of such a huge oil tanker Rs.100 fine for offences under seccarrying 35,000 litres of pricey fuel tion 239 and 129 of the Motor Vehi(petrol), which turned turtle for cle Act and Rs.500 for driving over-speeding. It has claimed ten recklessly under Section 184 of the lives inclusive of the tanker driver same Act is the cheapest in the and the cleaner. Two children were whole world. I strongly feel that rescued fortunately from the jaws of looking at the increased in offences death by a selfless courageous po- the fine amount must be hiked five liceman who incurred severe hand times so that a motorist thinks injury himself during his rescue act, twice before committing the ofwho should be treated by the police fence and there must be good surforce with the best medical care so veillance system like in foreign that he may lead a normal life for countries for greater vigilance.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai such a rare heroic and humane act.

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Khushwant was courageous

FOLLOWING the sad demise of Khushwant Singh, we have lost an author of great insight and perception. With his spiky writings, he uncovered the numerous sharp division in the pro-Congress idiosyncrasies in the Indian politivotes, thereby paving the way for a cal and social system. He wrote exlandslide victory to the BJP's PM-in- tremely uncomplicated prose, in waiting candidate. The sooner Ke- an-easy-to-read style, but made jriwal realises this folly, the better strong points, which appealed to a for him and his party, the AAP, extensive range of readers across diwhich even otherwise has been verse educational levels.

He was also a courageous man. widely perceived as a pseudo-front He supported Indira Gandhi’s for the Congress-led UPA. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz Emergency in 1975, since he thought it would perk up the country. Nevertheless, he returned the honours given to him by the govIndia is in the throes of another ernment, when Mrs. Gandhi authoelection rised the military operation in the It will cost another USD five billion Golden Temple in 1984.

So much money During his editorship of the ‘IllusEnroute, how many will make trated Weekly of India’, the sales of illicit honey the magazine whizzed to an unsurThe poor man stays where he was passed high. Yet, he was not bitter For rest, he will never pause when he had to leave abruptly. May He puts up with hunger, and is almighty God rest the noble soul in houseless eternal peace and give fortitude to He cannot even complain of his family members to sustain this sickness irreparable loss. So Sat Sri Akaal, The middle classes are embittered Kushwantji!

— K.V. Raman, Malad They pay taxes, but benefits are frittered

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ADC's interaction with its readers through a whole page of 'Letters' is unparalleled and shows the importance it gives to feedbacks and comments on societal problems.

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Here is wishing ADC many more years of useful service to the society.

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letters for the newspaper. Since all my letters were published, I made it a daily habit of writing letters to the paper. Today, 29 years later, I write letters on various topics and am not at all afraid of writing against our corrupt MLAs, politicians, Prime Minister or police.

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niversary. May the 29th year of its publication be as prosperous and glamorous as the years before. My wife Shirley D’Cruz, daughter Sweta D’Cruz and myself are avid readers of the newspaper. We have grown up with it. Please restart the recipes page that was being published on Thursdays, as I love cooking.

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Nandgaonkar seeks Antulay’s blessings for Lok Sabha polls

After 11 years, delayed SCLR project cost zooms from Rs.150 crore to Rs.450 crore

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umbaikars will have to wait for some more time to travel by the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) – India's first double decker flyover – which was expected to be opened by mid-April this year, as an RTI reply from Mumbai Metropolitan and Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has revealed that the project will be delayed due to the incomplete work near the Amar Mahal flyover.

The east-west corridor is expected to reduce travel time by 60 to 90 minutes from the Western and Eastern Express Highways. The MMRDA had set a deadline of March 31 to open the flyover for traffic.

Commuters can take the Vakola junction road to reach the upper level of the doubledecker flyover to reach the EEH directly with the help of Amar Mahal Junction flyover.

They will take the lower level of the flyover and turn right to reach Kurla station and turn left to reach the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. SCLR is considered to be the most delayed project as it has taken more than 11 years for the work to be completed since it started in the year 2003.

However, based on a RTI filed by activist Anil Galgali

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NS' South Mumbai constituency nominee Bala Nandgaonkar on Tuesday met veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister A.R. Antulay to seek his support for the Lok Sabha elections.

Nandgaonkar's meeting comes in the backdrop of Antulay backing a Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) candidate from Raigad parliamentary constituency after being upset over Con-

A bird’s-eye view of the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road. on the status of the project, the MMRDA replied that the cost of the project has risen from Rs.150 crore in 2003 to Rs.450 crore till now.

“The SCLR work is divided in three parts: the 1st part from Mithi River to Ghazinagar, Kurla (W) is completed, 2nd part from Ghazinagar, Kurla (W) to Rahul Nagar, Tilak Nagar is expected to be completed this month end and 3rd part is Rahul Nagar, Tilak Nagar to Eastern Express Highway via Amar Mahal flyover. MMRDA's Executive Engineer M.A. Wani in his reply on March 24, 2014 said that the construction of structural steel members which is a S shaped curve is

still remaining. The reply also stated that the MMRDA adopted steel structure works instead of concrete which is approved by executive committee of MMRDA in its meeting held on January 11, 2012.

Amar Mahal flyover length is 1,096 metres and width is 17 metres. Steel girder length is 92 metres and width is 8.5 metres which is S shaped and its actual cost is 59.51 crore and increases upto 76.41 crore and work completion limit is March 31, 2014,” Galgali said.

On the issue related to the increase in the project cost, Executive engineer M. Narkar informed Galgali that Sanc-

tacruz Chembur Link Road works is supposed to complete by this month end and its revised cost is Rs.454 crore. “MMRDA released Rs.63 crore to M/s. Patel Engineering Ltd. and Rs.322 crore to M/s. Gamon Engineering Ltd. MMRDA also released the centage charges to MSRDC at 2.6 per cent and 40 crore to Railway department.

Around 3,500 hutments are affected under the project which were rehabilitated by MMRDA and also 350 flats of MHADA are rehabilitated after the order of Bombay High Court,” Narkar said in the reply.

gress swapping the seat with the NCP. "I met Antulayji. I sought his blessings for the election. He said his blessings are always there with me," Nandgonkar told PTI. The MNS leader was accompanied by party colleague and MLA Nitin Sardesai and PWP leader Jayant Patil.

Nandgaonkar is pitted against Congress' Milind Deora, Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant and Aam Admi Party's Meera Sanyal.

SSC student run over by a local train in Vasai

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15-year-old SSC student was run over by a local train near Vasai Road railway station on Tuesday morning.

A resident of Gavrai Pada in Vasai (east), Damini Dashrath Yadav (15) was a student of Sant Leela Shah School. On her way to appear for her papers at the examination centre in the New

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English School situated in Vasai (W), she met with the accident at around 8.15 am.

According to the railway police personnel, Damini was crossing the tracks when a local train hit her. She sustained severe head and other injuries and died on the spot. The body has been sent for post-mortem and a case of accident has been registered in this context.

Actress Nanda’s body being taken for cremation at Oshiwara.

By Chaitanya Padukone

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e are all still in a state of shocked disbelief, because except for some minor ailments, my sister-in-law legendary actress Nandaji was otherwise quite fit and fine. Recently, she visited our new house and blessed our family. Just two days ago on Sunday, we spoke to her where she invited all of us to her house this Monday for the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padva. In fact, we had specially brought prasad and a saffron shawl for Nanda-ji, when we went to Shirdi last Thursday. She was a staunch

devotee of the revered Sai Baba. We were to hand over the prasad and shawl to her this Monday. But as destiny willed it, the same holy shawl was draped around her ‘lifeless’ body, as she passed away. Born in 1941, Nanda-ji was only 73 years of age,” disclosed eminent danseuse-actress Jayshree T. (Talpade) as tears welled in her eyes.

“Call it a divine coincidence, that I made my screen-debut with a western dance number in ‘Abhilasha’ (1968), in which Nanda-ji played the lead heroine. She proved a lucky mascot for me as my film career took off

from there. Little did I realize then, that eventually, that I would be marrying Nandaji’s eminent film-maker brother Jaiprakash Karnataki which in turn would make her my sister-in-law. Having done some five films with her as a co-star, I found her to be grace and humility personified, besides being a fabulous actress. We will all miss her as a lovable caring human being. Thankfully, her retro movies and evergreen songs will keep her fond memories always alive,” says Jayshree.

Nanda’s five evergreen songs: Allah Tero Naam (Hum Dono) Ek Pyar Ka Naghma Hai (Shor) Nana Karte Pyar Tumhi (Jab Jab Phool Khile) Gulabi Aankhen (The Train with Rajesh Khanna) Likkha Hai Teri Aankhon Mein (Teen Deviyan)

last rites of KEM’s Dr. Rege

By A Staff Reporter It was friends and colleagues who bid adieu to Dr. Jayant Rege, the doctor from BMC run KEM hospital who suffered from a heart attack in a local train near Mahalaxmi station and was declared dead on arrival at BMC run Nair hospital on March 7 because till date there were no claimants for the body. Even the man who claimed to be Dr Rege's distant uncle but did not have any documents to prove it and was also hesitant to give an affidavit saying he was related to Dr Rege, did not turn up. The final rites were performed by Parag Chavan, a close friend of the deceased doctor, who has known him for the last five to six years.

Speaking about their friendship, Parag who is a resident of Parel said, “I met Dr. Rege at the KEM OPD around six years ago. He was a very gentle and caring doctor and was handling patients with

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Nanda-ji was only 73: Jayshree T. Friends, colleagues perform

Friends, colleagues and students of Dr. Jayant Shantaram Rege, professor at KEM Hospital, who died on March 7 without any relative to do his last rights, was cremated by them at Shivaji Park yesterday. patience. From there on, we became friends. We used to hang out together after duty hours and share a cup of tea.

We used to meet up for lunch too. It was great having a friend like him. I will miss him.” A group of around 50 people had gathered for the final rites. It was his friends and colleagues from KEM hospital. “We wanted to give our friend an honourable

farewell and there was not a single person from his family present at the crematorium.

So we requested the police to give us permission to conduct the rites as per Hindu tradition. We are not interested in his property or bank balance. We don't even know whether he has a will. All we know is that he was one of us.

He was our friend,” said Parag.

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CSR is considered as philanthropy, but that’s not all, an organisation can accomplish growth with a responsible CSR programme

orporate social responsibility (CSR) also called corporate scruples, corporate citizenship, social functioning, or sustainable responsible business/responsible business across the sphere is a form of corporate self-regulation incorporated into a business model.

Simply put, CSR is about incorporating economic, environmental and social aims within a company’s operations and development. An organisation can accomplish sustainable growth, if CSR becomes a fundamental part of its business process.

Business companies worldwide, have recognized, that it is essential to imbibe in their core strategic vision, the concept of not just financial returns, but the important ingredient of social returns. Incorporating social returns is increasingly becoming the most sought after strategy for sustaining competitive advantage.

Organisations increasingly realize the importance of sustainability in their business operations and in their long term strategies. CSR professionals, world over, understand how to approach business problems and seek solutions that draw from different disciplines within the organisation.

compulsory for Indian companies to deliberately spend 2% of their profits on CSR activities. This has given a new boost to the field of Corporate Social Responsibility. The new law mandates corporations with net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, income of Rs 1,000 crore or more, net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during any financial year to establish a CSR committee of the board, consisting of three or more directors, of which at least one director shall be an independent director.

Within private and government sectors, new employment opportunities are increasing. Professionals are taught to translate corporate strategies into their CSR activities.

The chances of making a career will be sought after and CSR/sustainability, coordinators, directors and managers will become the new buzzword in the world of hiring consultants. In India, these activities are managed by different qualified managers who are not specialists in the field. There is a clear requirement for professionals who appreciate the dynamics of government functioning, flagship curriculum, economy models and social condition. Accepting government functioning is particularly significant.

Companies need to work with

The Companies Act, 2013 makes it

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« STUDY IN INDIA Suchitra Surve

Director, Growth Centre, is a Post Graduate in Business Administration and has specialised in HR, and also holds a Post Graduation Diploma in Career Counselling

OPTIONS IN LAW

I am a Commerce graduate (B.Com.) and have also completed my LLB (Bachelor of Law). Kindly suggest different courses as further qualification for a great career.

Also suggest suitable jobs matching my qualifications.

— Shalaka Dahake

There are a number of Post-Graduate Diploma courses like: Human Rights Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Rights Law, Child Rights Law and so on as well as Masters Degree In Law Of Financial Services & Capital Markets, LLM and so on. Take up a course in the area of your interest and your willingness to work in the same front. Depending on the area that you chose, job profiles will open up accordingly.

Could you please let us know what needs to be done for Sound Engineering and Automobile Engineering? My brother has appeared for SSC and is likely to score approximately 60 per cent.

— Siddhant P. Swamy

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Career options in Corporate Social Responsibility Continued from pg 13 « the government in many key areas which link health and education, even if they want to, they cannot just go to a slum and start some initiative. Mandatory corporate social responsibility is likely to enhance the demand for professionals by 50 per cent in the upcoming years and the industry is likely to see at least 50,000 more job opportunities in this sector.

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR A CSR PROFESSIONAL

This is hard to elucidate due to the various roles and range of disciplines involved. Though the major skills necessary for a successful CSR Professional are: Business skills which include building insight, communication skills, decision making, commercial consciousness, IT, innovation, strategic awareness, leadership, handling complexity and problem solving. People skills like flexibility and understanding, developing others, determining without power, open mind, honesty, political consciousness, selfdevelopment and learning, building partnerships, team spirit and questioning, business as usual.

Technical skills include technical knowhow, understanding impacts, stakeholder dialogue, internal consultancy, selling the business case, accepting human rights and understanding property.

are accountable for determining and formulating strategies which strengthen a company’s CSR aims. They carry out research, come up with ideas, develop policies, create comprehensive plans, build relationships with partner organisations, and then apply and synchronize a range of actions and initiatives, which are intended to have a positive contact on local communities.

A corporate social responsibility manager tends to engage prospects of marketing and promotion. Indeed, in this line of work, one can perform as an internal and external spokesperson for company’s CSR policies and projects. People are also accountable for creating awareness of company’s promise to CSR and generating publicity around your organization’s endeavors. Finally, corporate social responsibility managers are also liable for enrolling, handling and training junior staff members.

ment provided by different Institutes and universities may be the right choice for a career in CSR.

SALARY & BENEFITS

Starting salaries depend on principal qualifications, skills and experience.

Entry-level CSR officers tend to earn about Rs 5 lakh per annum, while a mid level professional with a few years’ of experience can earn around Rs 15 lakh per annum. Senior corporate social responsibility managers can get annual salaries anywhere between Rs 40-60 lakh. It can go upto Rs 1 crore for CEOs. CSR teams tend to be quite small, so if you work hard and have plenty of aspirations, you can progress quickly.

ELIGIBILITY

To enter into this profession, you will require an undergraduate degree in any discipline. However, studying an applicable subject, such as sociology, economics, international development, international studies, human rights, modern languages, marketing, PR, business studies, may boost your prospects of securing an entry-level position. Different types of course are available at Masters Level and as part of MBA courses. Specialized courses like Master of Social Works JOB DESCRIPTION (MSW) MBA in rural development and Corporate social responsibility managers Post Graduate Diploma in rural develop-

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjiv Marwah The author is the Director of ERA Business School (EBS), Delhi’s Industry anchored BSchool (Emerging Management AICTE-CII Survey 2013). He can be reached at director@ebsmail.in

Want to study Genetics in the US

Currently I am studying International Relations at the undergraduate level ALISHA and want to get my Masters in the US. MASHRUWALA How do I apply? is a Partner at — Umang OnCourse and a Most American Universities offer a two Harvard graduate, year MA in International Relations. As and is also a an international student applying to a college in the US, you will be required to Psychology major with submit proof of a Bachelors degree, trana minor in Economics scripts, two letters of recommendation from faculty members, proof of proficiency in English (TOEFL or IELTS), a statement of purpose (explaining why you are choosing this program, your experience in the field and your future goals) and your GRE scores. Some documented international experience can be helpful to strengthen your application. Please note that application deadlines are usually eight to ten months before the program begins. Depending on your scores, here are some colleges you can considerGeorgetown University, Columbia University, UCLA, University of Michigan, know as much about you as possible both in a professional and personal setand UC Berkeley to name a few. ting. Therefore, it is always better to choose the person who knows you best I want to apply for an MBA. Can you please advise who I should get my rec- and with whom you have had more of a daily working relationship. Such recomommendation letter from? Should I mendations are usually backed up with take it from my immediate supervisor who is a manager in the firm I work for examples and tend to provide a much greater insight into an applicant. So, I or the head of the firm?

— Sanya would choose whomever you have That is a great question! One of the worked with closely on a daily basis and biggest misconceptions in the MBA who knows you better. Clients also serve process is that the job title of the recom- as great recommenders assuming you mender strengthens the application. The have built a strong professional relation purpose of the entire application process with a client over a considerable period is for the admissions committee to get to of time.

I am interested in studying Bio Tech or Genetics in the US at an Ivy League University or in the UK. How can I go about applying for this?

— Richa

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For studying Sound Engineering your brother can take up B.Sc. [Physics or Electronics] or take up a Diploma or a Degree course in Electronics/ Digital Electronics/Telecommunication/ Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering post wherein he can study Sound Engineering.

For studying Automobile Engineering your brother can either take up a Diploma in automobile after his 10th or 12th. He can also take up a Degree in the same field after 12th once he clears the entrance exams or after completing his Diploma.

I am a commerce student. I have taken SP subject and want to pursue B.Sc. IT further.

Can I do so?

— Nirav Jagad Yes, Mathematics is a compulsory subject at the HSC level to pursue B.Sc. [IT/Computer Science] from the University of Mumbai.

If you have any queries for this column, contact us on education@afternoondc.in

The Ivy League admissions process is designed to be holistic, considering all aspects of the students strengths both in terms of academics and extracurricular activities and finding out a 'stand out factor'. Ivy League Universities follow the same admission pattern as other American colleges, apart from a high SAT score, exceptional recommendation letters, and exemplary grades during high school, it is essential to possess a unique set of accomplishments within your application. Experience in the field you are interested in studying also boosts your chances of admission. Remember, admission rates are about 6-10% at Ivy League Universities, making it extremely competitive. In terms of the United Kingdom, your school grades and experience in the field are stressed on to the maximum when evaluating your application.

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An enriching visit for US based students!

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ahatma Education Society’s Pillai Group of Institutions welcomed a group of 22 management students pursuing the Trans-Global Executive MBA Programme (T-GEMBA) from Saint Mary's School of Economics and Business Administration, California, USA for a six-day cross cultural business studies program at Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus, Panvel from March 17 to 22.

This year the TGEMBA group has partnered with the Pillai Institute of Management Studies & Research and has undertaken three projects in Mumbai as a part of the SOSERVMAN (Social Service Management) Programme viz. Balprafulta, Creative Handicrafts and Mahatma Night Degree College. They made a study of operational issues, gift-giving and financing issues, logistics questions and strategic issues affecting these organisations. During this visit, the US students were given a tour of some slum areas where they interacted with the families living there. They also visited some orphanages and organisations run for the welfare of disadvantaged women. Subsequent to their study, the students will provide a free of cost recommendatory Project report and presentation to these organisations on the specific areas investigated.

This week-long visit also included company visits and lectures at top ranking companies like Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Reserve Bank of India and National Stock Exchange Limited to get an understanding of the best practices followed by global Indian companies. The students spent a day at Pillai Institute for a lecture series on Entrepreneurship and Turnaround Strategies by top business leaders. In the evening a grand cultural programme was put up by the students of the Pillai group to showcase the rich culture of India.

Mahatma Education Society, who is an ardent believer of global student exchange programs, observed that it was a matter of pride that Saint Mary’s continue to choose the Pillai Institute to partner them for this important project as a part of their Global EMBA programme.

Dr. Daphne Pillai who spearheads the collaboration said that this partnership with Saint Mary’s has grown over the years and it is Business and Economics was established in wonderful to work jointly on such projects 2006 and they have hosted groups of Pillai which are in line with the social service students who visit the US every year to learn objectives of Mahatma Education Society. about American business culture and strate- She added that the visit to the slum areas and gy. The Pillai Institute has also hosted groups the various activities conducted for the US of management students from Saint Mary’s group will assist the students in their overall understanding of India. for the last four years.

Dr. Vijayaragavan, Director, Pillai Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai, CEO of Dr. Vasudevan Pillai and Dr. Daphne Pillai, the founders of the Pillai Group of Institutions, have made pioneering efforts in creating strong global collaborative links with various institutions in Asia and the US. The collaboration with Saint Mary’s College of

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Institute of Management Studies & Research observed that this exchange program with a social service perspective was enriching for both the institutions and is a wonderful opportunity for the students to use their field of expertise to come up with strong and practical project recommendations that can help these NGO’s to perform better.

Prof. Celina Joy, co-ordinator of the programme mentioned that the entire visit was scheduled to comprehensively cover the various aspects of living in Mumbai and the company visits and lecture series were designed to cover real life experiences and innovative entrepreneurial practices which helped the foreign students to absorb and learn divergent leadership perspectives.

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his is one classy and expensive place. Salt Water Cafe at Bandra has a wonderful selection of pastas, soups, risottos, mains, burgers, eggs, sandwiches, salads, appetizers and of course drinks and dessert! This is one of those places you should visit when you want to dress up and celebrate a birthday

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ome lipstick applied, a tinge of fairness cream, well-groomed long hair and is that it? Are these the only essential aspects for one to be called beautiful or to make your presence felt in happening parties or a small gathering of friends? To some extent I feel they are but along with it internal beauty forms a vital part for an attractive outlook. Beauty is not just about moving a pencil around your face or hiding age marks with loads of cosmetic creams.

However, with a physical appearance there is a lot to be considered for a beautiful face.

Beauty should not be recognised from the face but from the heart

instead. Bringing beauty in the four chambers of our heart will eventually light up our face with a glow and simplicity that no 'beauty tool' can bring. Beauty does not mean a mask to be worn and a fake smile to be plastered between your two lips on your face. It is to reflect the 'real smile' that exists despite worldly sorrow and pains.

Look, I am not an old monk who aims to bring down the fashion industry but it’s just that I aim to link internal beauty to the external display making it more real and appealing.

The face though may be fashioned and beautified with the best kinds of parlour tools, it would never be able to get that unbeatable charisma which can only provided by internal beauty.

or maybe even the end of your exams! Things to try include – the Seared Bassa, Seared Chicken legs, Baked Vegetable Lasagna or the Grilled Peppercorn Chicken. This place tends to get noisy and full pretty fast so make sure you book a table in advance. Their complimentary bread basket is quite delicious too. Damages would be around Rs.1,500 per head inclusive of taxes and drinks!

martwatches were never attractive. The road to success is to make them both functional and fashionable - something of utility, and tempting to wear. This year Pebble managed to present a great-looking wristwatch with an excellent configuration. The new Pebble Steel channels the styling of a classic men's watch while also adding a number of new optimised apps to the mix. A new Mercedes one was particularly interesting. It provides stats like your current mileage, how much fuel is in your tank, and your current tyre pressure, whether you're near the car or not. While driving, you can set the app to deliver vibration alerts to your wrist for different events,

like if traffic is getting heavy ahead. You can also configure Pebble's three buttons for quick actions performed through the phone and over the car's dash system. It’s water resistant (safe in the shower or poolside). A slightly new magnetic connector for charging and an added three-color LED for showing charge status round out the new features. Most smartwatch displays shut off to conserve energy.

The Pebble’s 'e-paper' blackand-white screen stays active all the time. A side button adds backlighting at night, or you can shake your wrist to light up the screen.

The drawback - it only holds eight apps at a time and is priced at $249. (chandraguptaa@hotmail.com)

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Sinhal Classes is expanding its training for IIT education to a wider range of students across Mumbai, soon. To kick start this initiative, Sinhal Classes has announced a “Meet the Sinhal IIT faculty' seminar cum scholarship test for the students to enroll themselves and avail this never before opportunity in Mumbai. To participate, Students can register themselves by calling on 7666 93 00 66 or by visiting the nearest Sinhal IIT Centre and get a scholarship, for the two year coaching.

“We are giving scholarships to the students who will excel in the Test,” says Sudhanshu Sinhal, Managing Director, Sinhal Classes.

“There will be a scholarship of Rs 10,000 for every student who passes the test. Basically, each student who will qualify for the scholarship will have something to take home,” explained Sinhal. Seminar cum Scholarship Test is scheduled for four consecutive Sundays starting from March 23 at various centers.

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Flexibility and space can increase productivity

“Ultimately your success depends on the results you can deliver,” informs Meherzad Nevil Wadia, fitness therapist and lifestyle consultant

am grateful to those who have helped me come into this field with special mention of my trainer Navroz Dapotawalla, Mickey Mehta, Talwalkars, and my parents. This is a very unconventional field and my parents were very supportive. I have done my B Com, PGDBA, Diploma in Labour Law and Welfare. I am certified in fitness, yoga massage and spa therapy. I worked for sometime in the corporate world but I did not feel satisfied. Now that I am a fitness trainer I enjoy tremendous job satisfaction. Why waste time in a job that you do not enjoy? One should always choose a career that gives you job satisfaction. It also feels good that I am contributing to the health and well-being of people.

I opted for this career to explore the industry with a strong belief that health is the biggest asset on which the success of life depends. Exercising used to be my hobby and I have won several body building competitions. Therefore I decided to convert my hobby into my profession and I am glad I made this decision.

The best thing I like about this profession is that every day is a new day. I do not get bored and it does not get monotonous.

Every client is different and every day we face new challenges. I interact with different people, different body types and different mindsets. Each day brings new inspirations and new challenges. Every day has its own lessons to teach and offers fresh insights into the profession.

I have studied various subjects like graduation and law and there was always a career in the corporate sector to fall back on in case my present career did not take off.

One should always complete your basic education as an unconventional career like fitness needs time and patience to pick up. However I have been extremely fortunate that my career has brought me tremendous success. Also the education does not get wasted. It helps you think better and make better decisions. With my training and education I can mange my business better and also have an option of being the manager of a gym, club and hotel. Therefore my corporate education opens new vistas for my career and helps me to be a better person and manager.

As a fitness trainer it is important that I myself be fit and be a shining example to my clients. Therefore I

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train for about one hour almost every day with one day as a rest day. I am extremely particular about my fitness routine, diet and hygiene. I have to set an example to my students if I expect them to follow my instructions and fitness routine.

As a fitness therapist and lifestyle consultant for individuals and corporate clients, my job profile includes training and grooming employees on various aspects of fitness. I measure their Body Mass Index (BMI); help boost their fitness levels, strength, flexibility and endurance. I have to demonstrate the correct way to exercise, the right techniques, postures, monitor the client’s progress and adapt their programme and mindset as they progress on their journey of fitness.

I have invested in different types of props which help to conduct floor exercises and I have also started investing gradually with an eye on opening my own gym. Besides monetary terms, I have also invested my patience, hard work, education and have harvested the goodwill of my clients.

A trained fresher in this field can earn about Rs.10,000 a month. As a personal trainer there is no limit; it all depends on your reputation and the results you deliver. You can be called a professional once you have a certificate in fitness. However the certificate in hand is not enough. You have to put your education and training to practice. You have to perform on the gym floor and generate results for the clients. That is what makes you a professional. According to me – more than being a professionally certified fitness trainer it is important to concentrate on perfection, practical experience and delivering results for your clients in terms of toned bodies, weight loss, etc.

As a certified and trained fitness professional, the amount of fees you can demand depend on your level of education and the results you can deliver.

Ultimately your success depends on the results you can deliver. You also need to be a good motivator and perhaps a charismatic person to inspire your clients. As a personal fitness trainer you also enjoy flexibility and can determine your own working hours. You are not bound to a ‘nine to five’ job. The biggest benefit of being a fitness instructor is the positive impact you have on peoples’ lives. It gives me immense joy to see the transformation in my clients’ bodies.

The main challenge is to build your own clientele. It takes time and you have to keep yourself motivated and have tremendous patience.

For the future, I hope to set up a functional workout studio with spa therapies in different cities. The fitness industry is growing and there are many opportunities and tremendous scope for a good career in this field.

As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

New age employers are realising that offering options like work from home can help both employees and the company, says Sharvani Sachidanand, Director & Co-Founder at annecto Rewards & Retail, a specialized agency that offers solutions in rewarding employees

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nita is a sharp editor and is considered one of the backbones of her book publishing company’s editorial team. She is a mother of a two year old baby. If the flexibility of working hours and liberal options like work from home work that she enjoys are not made available, Anita might have had to consider quitting her job for a few years. Her publishing house realized they cannot and would not do without her and have allowed her some priveliges. She works from home for three days and reports to office only two days a week, besides attending meetings and client briefings. Consequently both the editorial team and Anita’s home are able to function efficiently.

Until a few years back, such scenarios could not have been imagined. However, today, Internet and mobile phone connectivity, and easy availability of laptops and computers have made this feasible.

New age employers are realizing that office discipline rules can be re-framed to suit the needs and requirements of the present. The crux is to make sure good employees are comfortable and their productivity is kept high through such initiatives.

For working mothers in nuclear families who do not have any help to look after their babies, this flexibility of work comes as a big boon. It helps them invest in their careers as well as their families without any conflict. However, work from home is not an incentive that is needed just by working mothers. A lot of other employees in several situations may need it. A man or a woman may need it to look after an ailing relative at home or when recovering from an illness themselves.

An employee who is recovering from an ailment such as a leg fracture cannot travel to office every day. However, he or she doesn’t need to take leave for several weeks, waiting for the plaster to be taken off. In such cases as well, the option of working from home can come in handy.

Several employers are stepping out of strait jacketed systems to improve the conditions of their employees and promote retention and recognition. Many have realized that making the system flexible actually increases productivity and promotes loyalty among employees.

It’s however very important that an organization uses its discretion when extending this privilege to the deserving. It should be clear that working from home cannot become a rule rather than an exception. Yet, in select cases it can be extended to

employees who genuinely deserve it. It’s an added responsibility on the employee to deliver on the trust and liberty that the company provides them with. Self discipline and ethics play a very critical role here. Over the past decade, several new avenues of work have emerged in the Indian economy. A lot of them are new radical ideas that do not need to conform to the existing attitudes and systems. While traditional companies have been slow in reacting to the changing needs of the day, newer firms and employers have often shown the way.

Internet and connectivity has also revolutionized the workspace. You do not need to be in office to respond to an email or prepare a PPT presentation. Additionally, when you are connected on a telecom network, you can be available anytime anywhere on phone. Working from home in such a situation becomes as good as working at office.

More and more companies today are waking up to the need of keeping their employees happy. A content workforce is not only loyal to the company but is also more productive.

If pay packages are not drastically different, a number of professionals prefer to settle for companies which have a good work culture, employee friendly policies and offer them chances to grow.

After all who doesn’t want a peaceful work life where work related challenges are plenty and your employer also knows how to take care of you.

Even small gestures of goodwill and concern on a superior’s part can go a long way in buying loyalty from the employee. No wonder, in an age where attrition rates are rising and people are in constant search for greener pastures, more and more companies are devising their policies to better suit the convenience of their employers.

The concept of paternity leaves for new fathers is one such incentive. Till a few years back, a 90 day maternity leave was all a woman turned mother would get. Many women had to sacrifice their careers to take care of their children. This was also a loss of talent for the companies. Today, the new breed of HR policy makers are offering flexible options like a few days work-from-home set up for mothers, some offer crèche or baby-sitting services for their mother employees.

Employees, particularly good ones are an asset.

They should be treated as human resource and not as any other replaceable part. So, are you taking care of your employees?

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‘Einstein on Road’ visits Ryan school « HAPPENING SHAPPENING

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yan Global School, a leading International School, played host to the very popular 'Einstein on Road'.

Ryan Global School was the venue for a unique demonstration by Prof. David Kurten, a man popularly known as Einstein on Road.

Prof. David is a man, who has undertaken the burden of making science interesting and memorable for students. At Ryan Global School, he brought chemistry alive. During his demo he touched upon ‘The magic of Polymers’ with addition polymers such as the structure and manufacture of

poly (ethene) and PVC. It includes some interesting demonstrations using super-absorbent polymers and instasnow.

‘The colour of fire’ covering flame tests and their use in identification of metal ions was demonstrated.

Speaking on the occasion, Madam Grace Pinto, Managing Director, Ryan International Group of Institutions, said, “We believe that education, while imparting knowledge, should also be fun and Prof. David brought it to life for our students. At Ryan Group it is our endeavour to enable students to experience the best global trends in education. The Lord has been extremely helpful in our journey to date.”

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A sub-editor’s job is to make the copy clear, correct, compact and consistent within a given deadline. A sub-editor instils a sense of flow and style into the text keeping in mind the readership of the said newspaper or publication, says Nivedita Dargalkar

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The job of a sub-editor also involves tasks like news design (arranging material on a newspaper page keeping in mind editorial and graphical guidelines) and pagination (dividing content into distinct pages). For this it is imperative that a sub-editor has sound knowledge of computer applications like QuarkXPress.

NATURE OF THE JOB

A sub-editor’s job ranges from omitting unnecessary chunks of information from the copy to checking for any typos – errors like spelling, grammar and punctuation. The sub-editor is also responsible for enhancing the copy by giving catchy and apt headlines, subheadlines and photo captions. A sub-editor has to check whether the reporter/writer has included all the 5Ws and an H in the copy i.e.Who, when, where, when, why and how and call him/her to clarify if any factual data is missing.

Sub-editors may even shorten a given copy in order to fit the length limits. Sub-editors also have to co-ordinate with the photo-desk of the newspaper to get the right picture for the copy they are editing and have to ensure that the concerned photographer is acknowledged with photo-credits. If a picture is not available with the photo-desk, they have to ensure that an apt

All these tasks need to be accomplished within the deadlines demarcated for each story.

Adherence to deadlines is taken very seriously. Remember as a subeditor, you would be editing several stories simultaneously and a good sub-editor is the one who not only edits the story crisply but edits it within the limited time frame.

Thus, you have to be a multi-tasker and learn to focus on the job at hand.

SKILLS AND TRAINING

and appropriate picture is sourced from the photo library.

Every newspaper/publication has its own style sheet and it is the job of the sub-editor to ensure that the copy adheres to the prescribed code of conduct.

The sub-editor also ensures that all concerned parties and authorities in a said story are represented fairly and that any possible legal problems or libel are duly

addressed on the editing desk itself. For this, the sub-editor may even have to cross-check with the reporter or the copy-editor.

Remember the golden rule of editing: ‘Double-checking today is ten times better than a corrigendum tomorrow’.

As a sub-editor if you have to edit a developing story, then it is your responsibility (along with the reporter) to keep a tab on the facts

and figures that could change between the time the article is submitted to you for editing by the reporter and the time when you finally put in your copy after editing. This is true in cases of train accidents or bomb-blasts when the number of injured, dead keeps increasing constantly.

Sub-editors also have to proofread copies to ensure that they are clean of any errors.

There is no separate three-year course in newspaper editing.

Mostly sub-editing is taught as a subject in a college journalism course. However, the best training in sub-editing that you can get is by experience. The more copies you edit, the more skilled you’ll become. It is often advisable to start from a small publication where pressures are relatively less.

Besides having an excellent command over the language in which you are sub-editing, sub-editors need to have vast general knowledge of what is happening around the world, an eye for detail and A distinctpersonal style that would set the copies edited by them apart from others. Remember it is always sub-editors who make or break a copy.

DISCOVER THE ‘LITTLE SCIENTIST’ IN YOUR CHILD W

ho isn't fascinated by flying? Why not raise your child's curiosity by giving them a chance to join an aeromodelling workshop! Aero-Modelling is usually considered the art of flying prototypes. This hobby has fascinated amateurs and professionals.

Karjat based residential school IFFS is promoting ‘Little Scientist’ a project that will encompass many activities like making of Monorail, Tricopter, Parachute, etc. at the India First Foundation School (IFFS) which pledges the philosophy of ‘Education beyond Books’. The two-day workshop will be hosted on 5th & 6th April at IFFS Campus, Karjat.

Govind Bhanushali, a trustee and one of the founder members of IFFS said, “The ‘Little Scientist’ is a project initiated by IFFS. It is a perfect companion in providing hands-on experience to the students. The IFFS batch of 8th & 9th Std will be exposed to Air Plane making under proper guidance. This project will help the students get the best education.

We aim to go beyond conventional education and develop students into well rounded individuals.”

IFFS intends to popularize aero-modelling to raise the curiosity levels of a child and get them to know about the physics behind flying machines and make them competent in the field by applying their minds and using their creativity. IFFS has invited students

from various schools of Mumbai & Pune for a free, residential workshop on Aero Modelling, on 5th and 6th April, from 9:30am to 6:00pm. Schools from Mumbai can nominate two students from their school for the workshop. Day One of the workshop will see

students making a six inch sized prototype of the Aero L-39 Albatros which was selected as the standard jet trainer in 1972 for the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries. This will be a card board plane with rubber power.

The team will also demonstrate two more air-

planes which students will be able to carry home. On Day Two, there will be workshop on making a 3 ft big RC Plane under the guidance of Vijayraj Malhotra. The students can interact with the team of scientists to clear their doubts and for career guidance in the fields of Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.

Participation is free including food and stay at the residential school. Vijayraj Malhotra chased his dream of building the perfect flying prototype from a tender age of 14. He was exposed to the art at Jamnabai Narsee school, Vile Parle and managed to learn and imbibe the basics. He is an enterprising professional with a BE and MBA degree, and is an aero-modelling trainer having years of experience in the field. Vijayraj has embarked upon his dream of teaching young minds the art of making, flying and displaying aeroplanes.

Ben Nikaido, an Aerospace Scientist from (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) “NASA Ames Research Center,” USA visited India on account of ‘Global Village Project’ hosted by the school on 14th Feb where ‘Little Scientist’ was flagged off. For free registration please contact the direct link and register for this event on the website www.iffschool.in/aero or contact +91-9892530303 or -jaya@iffschool.in

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« ADMISSION ALERTS INTEL INDIA EMBEDDED CHALLENGE 2014

Intel India announced the commencement of the Intel India Embedded Challenge (IEC) 2014, an embedded design contest for students, interested individuals & entrepreneurs from all over India.

This contest has been put forward to inspire the vast technically savvy community in India to design and develop novel embedded applications based on Embedded Intel Architecture Processors in areas such as Consumer Electronics, Digital Security Surveillance, Medical, Storage & others.

Segregated into three broad sections – Internet of Things and Devices, Smart Solutions for Social Sector and Wearable Computing, the contest will provide a platform for participants to showcase their work on a global scale. The program was announced by Ms. Kumud Srinivasan, President Intel India and Prof. P.P Chakraborty, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, at an event at IIT Kharagpur campus.

The Intel India Embedded Challenge 2014 has two main categories: 1. Student Category: Students studying in technical institutions, management institutions, degree, diploma colleges across India can participate in this category. Students can participate as individuals or in a team not exceeding 3 members.

2. Professional Category: Working professionals, faculty members, research associates, project associates, technology enthusiasts, independent / freelance consultants, technology solutions providers, entrepreneurs from across India can participate in this category as individuals or in a team not exceeding 3 members.

Participants will be tasked with development of prototypes using Embedded Intel Architecture based processors such as Intel Atom processors and Intel Galileo Development Boards. The finalists will showcase successful models to an eminent jury panel consisting of technology leaders, senior academicians, venture capitalists and government representatives in December 2014.

Winners will get an opportunity to participate in regional and global innovation and entrepreneurship programs of Intel or collaborators of Intel.

More Details and Registration of the contest are available on the website: https://iec2014.intel.com

FIITJEE LOOKING FOR SCIENCE MARVELS IN MAHARASHTRA

FIITJEE, a national institute for IIT-JEE training announced the Maharashtra Science Talent Search Exam (MSTSE) 2014 for Class VIII, IX and X students aspiring for a seat in IITs and NITs. The MSTSE will be conducted on March 30 (Sunday) in Maharashtra at as many as 27 centres, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Latur, Lonavala, Kolhapur, Solapur. To support these talented minds, FIITJEE will also help them financially by waiving-off the tuition fee.

FIITJEE aims to help these serious JEE aspirants realise their dreams through this examination and based on their performance, it will help them know their chances of success in securing a seat in the IITs through the Rank Potential Index obtained in MSTSE. A total of 1050 students (350 each for Class VIII, IX and X) – out of these 350 students in each class, 250 for FIITJEE Centres in Greater Mumbai (Andheri, Chembur, Dadar, Kandivali, Navi Mumbai, Sion, Thane, Jalgaon, Kalyan, Tarapur (Boisar) will be selected through MSTSE-2014 exam and 20 per cent of these seats will be reserved for students studying in Marathi medium schools. There is no fee for appearing in MSTSE. The Test Paper will be in English as well as in Marathi language.

Students can opt for the paper in the language of his/her choice.

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CMR University to offer courses in Cloud & Analytics CMR University to offer new under-grad and post-grad courses in Cloud Computing, Business Analytics and IT Applications in Finance/Management curricula through collaboration

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MR University of Bangalore, India, is collaborating with IBM to offer undergraduate and graduate level program curricula focused on Cloud Computing, Business Analytics and IT Applications in Finance/ Management, to provide students with the needed skills for jobs in these fields.

According to the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM) HR survey, recruiters are looking for a skill base trained in mobility, social media, cloud and big data. The top 5 tech skills in demand are: data scientists, cloud/virtualization, mobile apps, platform engineering and user experience demand. According to NASSCOM, recruitment based on pure technical skills has reduced drastically from 85 per cent in the period from 20002006 to 65 per cent in the period from 2006-2011. Other criteria included 22 per cent for domain skills and the balance for soft skills. However, from 2011 onwards, hiring based on technical skills was down to 40 per cent, with domain skills getting equal importance at 40 per cent and soft skills forming the rest at 20 per cent.

As part of IBM's Innovation Centre for Education Program,

IBM will provide CMR University the design and delivery of innovative curricula integrated with a Learning Management System from IBM’s business partner.

Degrees will be awarded by the University. The agreement includes curriculum consultancy with IBM and co-development of course ware (on current technologies like Cloud /Business Analytics/ Mainframe/Infrastructure/ Open Source/Telecom & IT Applications in Management).

The students will be able to access online course material, discussion forums and other online collaborative functionalities including their project work. IBM will also provide Train-the-Teacher workshops to the faculty, along with webinars and seminars by connecting industry subject matter experts.

IBM will help present realworld application scenarios as project definitions, which describe a typical large application problem in a domain (such as Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Retail or Healthcare). The assets include data schematics which describe the underlying data structures and the module description which are complet-

ed in teams of three to four students for each project.

The overall categories covered in the program include Management, Finance and Information Technology and will become available during the Academic Year 2014-15, commencing July/August 2014.

IBM will provide CMRU with curricula materials, case study projects as well as IBM experts as guest lecturers. This partnership will impact nearly 4,000 students every year (from year four onwards) “We are glad that CMR University has become the first private university in India to enter into this collaborative initiative with IBM for offering various under graduate (UG)/post graduate(PG) programs in Management, Finance, IT and non-engineering areas, which will augment finishing school efforts of the industry by preparing them better for future employability, said the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Anand K. Joshi, CMR University. "The availability of job-ready graduates will also help fill the gap within the IT Industry, especially in the areas of cloud computing and analytics, The CMR University and IBM developed curricula helps ensure that the UG/PG gradu-

ated students are provided with industry-ready talents and managerial resources when they join an organization upon graduating."

The programs that will be offered for the Academic year 2014-15 include: MBA, MSc-IT, BCA (Information Systems Management), B.Com. (Hons.), Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS in Commerce, IT & Management), and other courses to be offered in a phased manner are B.Tech.

(CSE/IT), M.Tech. (CSE/IT), Integrated B.Tech.(CSE/IT) + MBA, MCA, to name a few.

“There is a strong demand for skilled technology and trained management professionals. The IBM Innovation Center for Education initiative will equip the students, at CMR University, to adapt to the dynamics in the industry and drive technology and business innovation. Cloud and Analytics courses will provide deep theoretical knowledge in students, coupled with broad-based industry alignment, interaction, talent discoverability as well as excellence in their professional practice,” said Subram Natarajan, Executive - STG Technical Sales, IBM India South Asia.

Students can also choose to minor or specialize in the following areas like Business Analytics & Optimization, Cloud Computing & Vitualization, Enterprise Computing (Mainframe Technology), IT Infrastructure Management, Infrastructure Systems Management (ISM) and Project Management, Enterprise Mobility and Social Technologies, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) / Financial Technology (BFSI+IT), Open Source Computing, Telecom Informatics, etc.

Study a course in Packaging!

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he Indian Institute of Packaging, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Packaging, announced 19 June as the date for the entrance exam for its full time PG Diploma in Packaging.

Eligiblity for the entrance exam: Graduate in Science (12+3 years degree – entire 5 years in science only), with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology (any one as main subject) or Agriculture/ Food Science or Engineering or Technology with minimum second class.

Syllabus for the PG Diploma in Packaging covers subjects such as: 1. Semester I: Mathematics I, Chemistry and Physics, Electrical Technology, Applied Mechanics I, Mechanical

Technology, Engineering Mechanisms, Packaging Technology, etc.

2. Semester II: Economics, Industrial Electronics, Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, Package Printing Technology, Machine Drawing, etc.

3.Semester III: Product Management, Financial Management, Principles of Management and Entrepreneurship, Communication Skills, etc.

4. Semester IV: Industrial Training and Project Work.

Application form, Prospectus and Syllabus can be obtained from 10th April, by paying Rs. 500/- in cash or DD in favor of ‘Indian Institute of Packaging’ payable at Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai or Hyderabad. The

application needs to be submitted on or before 12th June, along with attested copies of mark sheets and other credentials.

“The curriculum is so designed that successful candidates will be equipped in all major facets of packaging activities and will be easily employable in a packaging manufacturing, packaging machinery

manufacturing or user industries like food, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and others,” says Prof. Saha In 2013, there was an increase of 40 per cent in applications of IIP's entrance exam.

Prof Saha added, “We are in a world where the consumer is king. Hence, there is a growing demand for professionals in the field of packaging who are able to get the consumers eyeballs by innovative and sustainable packaging.”

In addition to the end user industry, there are over 7,000 pure organized industrial units and nearly 450,000 small industries in India who use or produce packaging materials and require qualified technical personnel.

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Cherish your Imagination

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Insha Hamid, Standard 4 School: D.Y. Patil International

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Ragini MMS 2 released recently amid a whole lot of speculation on the content and of course due to its lead actress Sunny Leone.

We asked youngsters whether they'd seen the movie, what they thought of it and whether they plan to catch this erotic horror flick in the near future!

I have not seen this movie and definitely don't plan to watch it! I can imagine what the producers had in mind to rope in audiences when they cast Sunny Leone in this movie. I really like the song 'Baby doll' but that can't be the only factor for watching a movie!

I'm not a big fan of horror either and I don't see myself stepping out to watch one!

Albana Khatri, Consultant From what I've heard about this movie, it's more erotic than anything else. Sunny Leone flouncing around in half clad clothes is really not something I'd find interesting! Firstly I don't really think Sunny can act, since I've seen her acting skills in her debut! The boys have been raving about this movie, and I can imagine why! I don't like horror movies, so that just sums it all up. I have zero motivation to catch this flick.

Divya Saha, Adventure Tourism You know for some reason I do want to catch this flick. I mean I know what to expect and everything, but it's making me all the more curious to really see what the final product will be like. I might just be laughing all through this one. I do like horror and I think Sunny should be given a chance to display her acting prowess! Come on guys don't be so tough on her!

Srilakshmi Kurup, Philisophy Learner

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HOW HORRIFIED ARE YOU?

very night I think about what I can write? Writing is something that I love, it’s not only my hobby but my passion. And so here is a thought that I would like to share with you all. And I hope in the end you too will be inspired.

Do you know where writers get their passion from? Do you know how they get inspired to write books? Do you know how they write amazing, and extraordinary books? I kept thinking about this the whole night and here are the answers that I found. Writers get their passion from their daily lives. From a wooden spoon to a massive, gigantic cupboard.

Now you will think, ‘How can a spoon give us passion?’ But using one’s creativity, experience and knowledge can make us write an end number of things.

It’s not a pen or pencil if that’s what you are thinking, it’s your creativity.

Creativity to imagine, to dream and write them down on a paper. It’s your imagination that will make you think about things that you never thought about.

Like I was saying, anything can inspire you. Be it a broom stick or a bed sheet.

Well I know you must be laughing and so let’s try this, for instance, Emma opened her closet. She gasped. Inside it she saw that the clothes from the closet were walking out! Seeing it she gasped a sigh of relief.

Now imagine what must have happened, what did she manage to get. And you will wonder about your imagination and creativity. Write about what you imagined at first when you read about Emma. Well let your mind flow in the direction it wants to. At times we might not be aware but we might have the best imaginative power. A power that can make us think, that can make us write.

We all know our stories, we just need to pen them down on paper. Stories can be anything - fantasy, drama, mystery, thriller, comedy or tragedy.

Everyone is a writer. We just need to unleash the potential inside us. Write about things that confuse you, make you

happy, make you sad, and inspire you and much more.

Well just look around for things that encourage you or inspire you that have made a difference in your life.

Life is a story in itself. It’s a story with every chapter adding flavours to your life. Whatever it is towards the end it makes life beautiful.

Not only that just like a food is tasty

when some outside ingredients are added in the same way a beautiful story at times can be written by going on a journey somewhere outside one’s own life.

A thought made me imagine about a writer’s passion and I ended up writing this article. Truly, imagination is a gift for a writer and to everyone you just need to flow and use it in the right direction.

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Radhakrishnan’s solo show at Art Musings

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.S. Radhakrishnan is a well-known sculptor.

The artist has made some new sculptures. Five life-dust sculptures depict Maiya as a physical manifes-

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A journey of self-discovery through serigraphy Francis H D’Sa spoke exclusively to serigraphist Mildred Castellino about her latest exhibition on overcoming pain and depression through art

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Arkay | ADC tation of Musui's conscience (Maiya) placed on Musui's head in various postures.

Through these works Radhakrishnan makes a statement about the mysterious existence of the human conscience and its burdening effect on the actions of human beings. Radhakrishnan uses this personal dilemma as a new theme.

The titled sculpture 'Terrayffy' is complete with nuanced meanings. Musui, as an air-broused presence at the top of a vertical column, sur-

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veys all that is going on around him. He was at once the state and the presence of the soul.

The sculptor brings in a double metaphor here, one critical and other benevolent. While making Musui an agent of intensive gaze, Radhakrishnan counterbalances it with the benevolent presence. Musui is rooted (as the world Terra sug-

gests) and at the same time like a drone, he rises up to survey his surroundings.

A selection of bronze heads represent Musui's subtle experiments with his hair which form into a character similar to Maiya. This group depicts Musui's effort to become Maiya and to explore his feminine side.

lack and White thoughts’ an exhibition of serigraphic prints, etchings and drawings in pen and ink, are about a work in progress , about her life, her conquering of pain through art and final triumph.

An alumni of Sir JJ School of Arts with an MFA in Printmaking and Painting, Castellino has exhibited internationally and some of her prints are truly masterly, especially in thought. She has blatantly used the zipper, puppet gadgetry, embryo, the pupil, that is eye-catching and meaningful. Use of the staccato line and form is good, specially in the ‘embryo’ series, with

11th Lane Kamatipura by Sudharak Olwe fine understanding of depth.

In a talk with ADC yesterday, she said, “My works revolve around my personal life and journey as a human person, an artist and also as a young lwoman moving out into society, moving out of the securities of my home and family to build a life of my own. I am faced with numerous challenges and obstacles and this is my time

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udharak Olwe is an enterprising, imaginative photographer. He has done photography in newspapers and periodicals and on his own. Evidently he is concerned about people; how they ar emade, what makes them go, what are their trials by tribulations. He appears to be more concerned about

that section which is poor and helpless and which has to do inhuman things to stay alive. He has been touched by the plight of sex workers in brothels in places Kamathipura in Mumbai. He has taken hundreds of pictures of their painful, of their inhuman treatment – like they were dirty-scum of the earth.

He has seen it all. He has gone to their areas, caught in his camera gruesome, monstrous happenings there. The women are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and friends and neighbours. They have heads, faces and eyes and minds...

The exhibition is on at Jehangir Art Gallery till 26th.

Arunanshu Choudhary at Tao Art Gallery A

rtist Arunanshu Choudhury paintings will be on at Tao art gallery till March 27. The exhibition is open on Sunday.

'The tree from my backyard' is about packaging of all culture and tradition as a byproduct of the present day global market scenario. The artist's creation is the new

which appears with a contemporary label. The small works which have been titled 'Handmade', Camouflage', 'Desi', 'Foreign made' depict the intersection of diversity in many ways. And in ancient images, the sequence of images in works like 'Welcome carpet', Tale of a city', 'Photos from family albums'. 'A tree

from my backyard' are seem to appear.

Born in 1969, Arunanshu studied painting from M.S. University, Vadodara. His works have appeared in shows in the United States in New York, San Francisco, USA Artcore Art Gallery.

Contact at: 809742958.

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ntering Now' a solo art show by Rachna Joshniwal will go on at the Bajaj Art Gallery till March 29. Entering Now is Rachna's first solo show. The artist employs the intervining emotional threats of merging, separating and connecting with the self and other. Through art work, she finds a new language – a new way of relating while taking a radical steps towards change.

During the exhibition, Rachna along with veteran artist Surendra Rao and visiting Belgian artist Kite Vandenberghe work together at the gallery – making art, swapping techniques, and sharing thejoy of creative process. They welcome anyone interested to join them in this collaborative artistic space.

After 29, the show continues online at www.artistreeig till April 14 from March 14.

to embrace them all and move on.“The play of a common zipper which is part of a woman's daily wardrobe represents this security as it is closed and as it opens up slowly, represents the unknown which is vast and scary at times. It also trying to represent and reveal things that are hidden, which were hidden deep inside of me. Most of the works are representational

with a play of realism.”

Each work of art has a maximum of six additions and four artist proofs executed slowly over a period of two years, printed recently in February, 2014. She has also created two portfolios of 11 prints and 12 prints, each with a mix of each phase.

The exhibits are for viewing and sale till March 30, between 11 am and 7 pm

Rachna Joshniwal at Bajaj Art Gallery

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TOP VIEW I am amused to read in some sections of the media that it is the ‘hope’ of a stable government that is bringing in investments and driving up the capital market and the value of the rupee.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on DCB Bank CMP: Rs. 59

Nifty At New High

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (March 26, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Tuesday (March 25, 2014) a net 6.25 points (0.09%) and closed at the 6589 point level.

The market opened down with a gap at the 6550 points level. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6544 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 2.55 p.m.

It then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 6595 points level at 3.03 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 51 points. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 30 were gainers, while 20 were losers. Substantial buying was seen in power, capital goods, consumer durables and realty stocks,while selling was seen in oil & gas, IT, technology and healthcare..

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

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6338 points level. The next support is at the 6136 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6621 points level.

The next resistance is at the 6693 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6577 (This is the level TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: where the trend is likely to change Volume: during intra-day).

Volume (Qty shares) increased 18.25%. This change is Support (1) = 6558. substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors.

Support (2) = 6526.

Resistance (1) = 6609.

Market Breadth: Resistance (2) = 6627.

Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 685 were gainers, 835 were losers OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: and 63 remained unchanged.

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a sec ond cons ecutive but small white body candle on Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the over-bought substantially higher volumes. This is positive.

Further, the index is above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Moreover, the velocity slow D line (positive if it continues). parameters too indi cate s trength. All these indicate a RSI Indicator: positive bias and the possi bili ty of a fur ther up move unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions The RSI is above the 60 level and is now turned flat but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the (positive if it rises).

6500 point’s level.

MACD Indicator: Work with strict stop losses on all positions The MACD is above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

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

The ADX is rising while the Market Index is flat. No signal here.

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6528) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 6500) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 6378) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 6022) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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

Target Rs. 76

Post successful consolidation under the current management, DCB is well poised to improve its earnings profile. With improving cost/income ratio and manageable credit costs due to strategic focus on secured segments, bank is likely to deliver earnings CAGR of 25.2% during FY13-16E. We believe, DCB is a potential re-rating candidate with normalized RoE at ~14% and RoA at 1.1-1.2% during FY15/16E. Bank is well capitalized and has stable management to implement bank's medium term strategy. We value the bank at 1.3x FY16E ABV, arriving at TP of Rs.76 (29% potential upside), initiating coverage with BUY. Investment rationale Opex improvement is on track; cost/income ratio is moving in the right direction. DCB's operating expense has been on the higher side vis-à-vis its peers due to larger presence in the Urban/Metro markets, while throughput/ branch has been on the lower side. We like the management's focus on cost rationalization by enhancing the productivity of the existing branches, cutting down on branch sizes, closing down ineffective branches and adding new branches in tier-II to VI cities.

Asset quality to remain healthy even in the prevailing stressed environment; high PCR to cushion its future earnings. Gross NPA touched ~9.0% during FY09/10 due to sharp rise in fresh slippage (~7.5% in FY09).

As a result, large provisions had to made on these portfolios (credit costs: 367bps in FY09; 347bps in FY10). Bank has de-risked its portfolio by allowing its unsecured PL and CV/CE segments to run-off.

Attractive valuations; Initiate with BUY with TP of Rs.76: DCB's return profile has seen improvement largely driven by better operating efficiencies, healthy margins and lower credit costs. We expect earnings to grow 25.2% CAGR during FY13-16E on back of operating leverage (C/I ratio at 56%), strong loan growth (24% CAGR) along with healthy NIM (3.3-3.4%). At CMP, stock is trading at reasonable valuation (1.0x FY16E ABV) with comfortable asset quality (stressed assets at only 1.2%). Its RoA and RoE are expected to come at 1.1-1.2% and ~14% during FY15/16E, making it a potential re-rating candidate. We initiate coverage with a BUY rating with TP of Rs.76 (1.3x FY16E ABV).

Centrum calls a ‘Buy’ on MRPL CMP: Rs. 43

Target Rs. 60

We initiate coverage on MRPL, a standalone refiner, with a BUY rating and a PT of Rs60 (~38% upside). A credible turnaround candidate, we are optimistic on it due to (1) Channel checks revealing stabilization of power plant and hence imminent commissioning of phase-III in 1-2 months; (2) Strong business outlook despite building in conservative Gross Refining Margin (GRM) leading to a modest positive turnaround in earnings from FY15E; and (3) Negligible impact of Export Parity Pricing (EPP), if implemented. The stock adequately factors in the continuing delay in capacity expansion and consequent low GRM. Benefits of Phase-III to gain traction from 2HFY15E: Phase III expansion is set for commissioning by Q1FY15 with stabilization of CPP - as corroborated by channel checks; however, we have conservatively built-in benefits to accrue from 2HFY15 and expect a significant jump in GRM led by (1) high yield products; (2) lower fuel loss; (3) full benefits of lower freight costs from FY16E due to Single Point Mooring and (4) tax benefits.

Intrinsically strong despite lower GRMs built-in: We have built-in a modest GRM of USD4.2/6 per bbl in FY15E/FY16E against the preceding 5-year average GRM of USD5/bbl (without Phase-III expansion benefits). We derive GRMs using historical linear relationship between crude and product prices; estimates are conservative to factor in risk of global product imbalances.

Although incremental supply of Gasoline and Naphtha is expected to contribute 50% of the overall product surplus in CY13-18, MRPL with 9% exposure to export markets in these products will be relatively insulated.

Robust financials make MRPL a strong investment case: A 55% CAGR in EBITDA earnings and 105% CAGR in EBIT earnings over FY13-16E coupled with RoE of 17% in FY16E, turning free cash flow positive over FY15/FY16E and current valuations at Mean-SD across matrix on FY16E, make MRPL a compelling investment bet. We emphasise that for such a turnaround case, only FY16 would represent a return to stable earnings, and demonstrate that even modestly better GRMs, realistic for MRPL, can lead to material positive earnings surprises.

Valuation and Key risks: We initiate coverage with a BUY rating and a PT of Rs60 which is derived as the average value using DCF and fair multiple assigned to EV/EBITDA, EPS and BV. MRPL in FY16E would trade at trough valuations and valuations at 20% discount to global peers, caps the downside. Key risks are (1) Lower GRMs; (2) Delay in commissioning of phase III and (3) Skewed product mix. The stock has limited coverage on the street.

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Will RBI Cut Rates In April 1 Policy?

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Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma is hopeful that RBI will cut interest rates to boost growth, taking into account declining inflation. However, Ratings agency Icra expects Governor Raghuram Rajan to hold the key rates

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ommerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma is hopeful the Reserve Bank of India will cut interest rates to boost growth, taking into account declining inflation. "We hope that they will factor this in," Sharma told PTI when asked whether the RBI would reduce interest rates in view of softening inflation.

The RBI's next Monetary Policy Statement is scheduled on April 1.

The central bank increased a key interest rate to 8% from 7.75% at its previous monetary policy review on January 28. The annual rate of inflation, based on the monthly wholesale price index, stood at 4.68% in February, slipping below 5% for the first time in nine months as onion and potato prices eased.

Retail inflation was at a 25-month low of 8.1% in February. The country's economic growth slipped to a decade-low of 4.5% in 2012-13 and is estimated at 4.9% in the current financial year. This is low compared with the past when the Indian economy used to grow by 9% or more.

India Inc has been demanding a rate cut to spur investment and promote growth. On whether the RBI could go ahead with its policy initiatives without seeking the consent of the Election Commission as the model code of conduct is in force, Sharma said: "RBI is very much in

Select Bankers Met Ahead Of Policy The Reserve Bank yesterday met a select group of public sector and foreign banks ahead of the forthcoming bi-monthly policy meet early next week.

The central bank usually holds the customary pre-policy discussions ahead of every monetary policy meeting with all public, private and foreign bankers, but this time around only a few bankers attended the meeting. its right. Government has to continue functioning." "We respect the model code but this is not the part of the original constitutional mandate," he added.

The model code of conduct, which came into force on March 5, prohibits the government from taking any action that could have a bearing on the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start on April 7 and conclude with the counting of votes on May 16.

However, ratings agency Icra yesterday said it expects Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan to hold the key rates on April 1, as inflation has shown considerable signs of cooling and is sniffing at the desired

levels now. "Consumer inflation eased to 8.1% in February, close to the target of 8% for the end of this calendar year as suggested by the Urjit Patel committee...Therefore, we expect a status quo on the policy rate in the upcoming policy review," it said in a note.

Icra said the unseasonal rains and hailstorms witnessed early March, which may put pressure on the inflation front, will not immediately have a bearing on the monetary policy. Additionally, there are also fears about a poor monsoon which can have a negative impact on the inflation trajectory, the agency said.

"At this stage, these concerns may be premature to necessitate a monetary response and instead warrant action from various levels of government in terms of preparedness to deal with the eventuality of an unfavourable monsoon," it said.

Rajan, who took charge last September, raised the rates at his first policy announcement, rightly foreseeing a pressure on the inflation front and increased it again--the third time since he took charge--in January when the market was expecting a pause. It can be noted that even though the RBI has not formally adopted inflation targeting, it has gone public on targeting consumer price inflation down to 8% by January 2015 and further down to 6% by January 2016, as per the recommendations of the Patel committee.

Sebi Allows 100 Alternative Funds To Operate In India

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arket regulator Sebi has allowed as many as 100 entities to set up AIFs - newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds - in less than two years. The 100 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) have been registered with Sebi since July 2012. Out of this, around 11 entities got market regulator's approval to operate in the country so far this year, 67 in 2013 and the remaining 22 in 2011.

The AIFs that have registered with Sebi included Religare Credit Investment Trust, Indian National gems Fund and Milestone Alterna-

tive Asset Fund. The regulator had notified in May 2012, the guidelines for this new class of market intermediaries. AIFs are basically funds established or incorporated in India for the purpose of pooling in capital from Indian and foreign investors for investing as per a pre-decided policy. In August last year, Sebi decided that the promoters of listed companies can offload 10% of their equity to AIFs such as such as SME Funds, Infrastructure Funds, PE funds and Venture Capital Funds registered with it so as to meet the norm of having a minimum of 25% public holding.

Under Sebi guidelines, AIFs can operate broadly in three categories.

The Sebi rules apply to all AIFs, including those operating as private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds, among others. The Category-I AIFs are those funds that get incentives from the government, Sebi or other regulators and include Social Venture Funds, Infrastructure Funds, Venture Capital Funds and SME Funds. The Category-III AIFs are those trading with a view to making short-term returns and it includes hedge funds, among others. The Category-II AIFs can invest anywhere in any combination but are prohibited from raising debt, except for meeting their day-to-day operational requirements.

68% Of Counterfeit Goods Seized In US Come From China

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hina is the primary source for counterfeit and pirated goods seized in the US, according to an official report that puts India at a distant third. In 2013, Chinese counterfeit and pirated goods seized in the US accounted for a total value of $1.1 billion, representing 68% of all such goods seizures by the Customs and Border Protection, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Monday in its

annual report.

China was closely followed by counterfeit and pirated goods from Hong Kong, which accounted for 25% of the total goods seized. Hong Kong, a former British colony is now a special administrative region of China. China and Hong Kong was followed by India at a distant third position, accounting for 3% of the total goods seized, the report said.

The number of intellectual property rights seizures increased nearly seven% from 22,848 in fiscal 2012 to

24,361 in fiscal 2013.

The manufacturer's suggested retail price of seized goods increased from $1.26 billion in FY 2012 to $1.74 billion in FY 2013. The report averaged slightly over 66 seizures per day, with an average MSRP of each seizure being slightly more than $71,500. "Together with our IPR partners, CBP continues to guard the nation's borders against counterfeit products," said Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R Gil Kerlikowske.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Shares Of RIL, ONGC Tank On EC Deferring Gas Price Hike

Shares of gas producers fell on the bourses yesterday led by Reliance Industries, which closed lower by 2.87% after the Election Commission asked the government to defer the gas price hike until after the general elections.

During the day, shares of Reliance Industries fell as much as 3.53% to an intra-day low of Rs 872.60 on the BSE and the scrip of ONGC declined 4.54% to an intra-day low of Rs 306.60 on the BSE.

TCS Wins Multi-Million Dollar Deal From GDF Suez

IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services has won a multi-million dollar multiyear contract from energy sector major GDF Suez to standardise CRM and billing applications across France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the company said yesterday. The deal is Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) first major contract in France, post its acquisition of Alti SA in 2013.

Power Grid Acquires Unchahar Transmission System Project

Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation has acquired Unchahar Transmission Limited from another public sector firm REC for building the transmission system for the Unchahar thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

"Power Grid Corporation has acquired Unchahar Transmission Limited, the Special Purpose Vehicle to establish the transmission system for Unchahar thermal power station on build, own, operate and maintain basis from REC Transmission Projects Company Limited," the state-run firm said in a stock exchange filing.

Simhadri To Generate 14,720 Mn Units Power This Year

The Simhadri power station of the NTPC here is expected to generate about 14,720 million units this year, surpassing the last year generation of 12,663 million units, according to a senior company official. Simhadri station stands first among all NTPC coal stations in auxiliary power consumption (APC) and lowest trip/1000 hours of operation per unit, Group General Manager A K Samanth told reporters.

Dena Bank To Raise `66 Cr Through Preferential Placement

Dena Bank will raise equity capital of Rs 366 cr through preferential placement of equity shares to state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India and General Insurance Corporation (GIC) of India. According to a Bank release, Dena Bank got shareholders' approval in EGM recently to raise equity capital of Rs 282 crore from LIC and Rs 84 crore from GIC to meet Basel III norms. After this issue, Government of India holding in the bank will be at 58.01%.

Dalmia Cement's Capacity To Rise To 20 Mtpa After JAL Deal

Dalmia Cement (Bharat)'s capacity will go up to 20 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) following its acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' (JAL) 74% stake in a joint venture with SAIL for an enterprise value of Rs 1,150 crore. DCBL Board has approved acquisition of 74% stake in Bokaro Jaypee Cement Limited (BoJCL), a 74:26 joint venture between JAL and Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

CCI Orders Fresh Probe Against Coal India

The Competition Commission has ordered a fresh probe into allegations that state-run Coal India and one of its subsidiaries abused their dominant position in the market for production and supply of coal. The latest probe has come on a complaint filed by GHCL Ltd which has alleged that the coal miner and its subsidiary, Western Coalfields, had slapped unfair conditions in fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with the power producers for supply of non-coking coal.

Sebi Slaps Fine On 21 Entities For Fraudulent Trade

In one of the largest penalties imposed by Sebi in recent times, market watchdog yesterday slapped a total fine of Rs 42.50 crore on 21 entities, including companies and brokers, for manipulative share trading on the listing day of Bharatiya Global Infomedia Ltd (BGIL). A Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) probe has found that the 21 entities which were connected to each other and/or BGIL had traded fictitiously in the scrip of the firm without the intention of change of beneficial ownership. The entities had executed structured, synchronised and circular trades among each other.

GE Aviation Ties Up With AAI

Global aircraft engine supplier GE Aviation yesterday said it is collaborating with national airports operator AAI to improve airspace efficiency in Bangalore, Mangalore and Guwahati airports The collaboration comes through a US Trade and Development Agency grant, under which GE Aviation and the government-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) will work together to deploy the efficient procedures at Bangalore, Mangalore and Guwahati airports to improve airspace efficiency, a release said here. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Business Desk with inputs from PTI

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PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his daughter’s boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. HBO, 9 p.m .

DEVON KE DEV… MAHADEV

SOAPS & SERIALS

Rishi Agastya announces that Yudhishthi will release Nahush from the curse, but until tell then he will have to live in Mrityu Lok. Meanwhile, Indra is doing Taap for Mahadev but Mahadev forgives him and asks him to be back as Devraaj. Gandharvraj appears in Indra Lok anf informs Indra that Pushadant is missing Where is Pushpadant and will Mahadev be able to help him out? Life Ok, 8 p.m.

BOSTON LEGAL

Denny is arrested for solicitation – reminiscent of the Larry Craig scandal – and Alan defends him, with Carl Sack and Paul Lewiston keeping a close eye on the proceedings. Star Wor ld, 9 p.m .

BANI — ISHQ DA KALMA

In tonight’s episode we will see, Parmeet asks the one man to find out if any dead body was found around the river. Color s, 10.30 p.m.

BEAR GRYLLS: ESCAPE FROM HELL

BEAR GRYLLS: ESCAPE FROM HELL aims to bring to life real survival accounts of ordinary people with the world’s best survivalist experiencing some of the highs and lows that they had to go through. It sees Bear Grylls move on in his survivalist role, into the role of story teller – where he helps our audience experience, understand and appreciate just how incredible some human survival stories really are. The stories featured will be some of the world’s most extreme survival stories. Bear’s job is to own these stories and to bring the human emotion and personal perspective of how these incredible people felt. Discovery, 9 p.m.

THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN

Academy Award winning actor and space enthusiast Morgan Freeman executive produces, hosts and narrates this exploration of the greatest mysteries of the universe in this episode. Watch this fascinating series as it explores the mystery about our uni-

Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Life Ok, 8 p.m. verse. Di scover y Sci en ce, 7 p.m.

BE THE CREATURE

The best way to understand a creature is to BE THE CREATURE; follow the Kratt Brothers on Animal Planet’s BE THE CREATURES as they throw themselves into the wild lifestyles of animals to discover what it’s like to live with animals around the globe.

Animal Plan et, 9 p.m.

EK NANAD KI KHUSHIYON KI CHAABI - MERI BHABHI

Zor thinks of calling up Kamini and apologising to her for the rude behaviour he calls up Kamini but in Kamini house there is haldi rasm going on and all the guest and people are putting haldi on Kunals face. and Kaminis phone rings but puru picks up the call and zor says that he wanted to speak to Kamini about the rude behavior and he is very happy that she has withdrawn her condition of Dhruv but puru somehow manages the situation and says that now they should forget everything and wait for the Baarat. Star Pl us, 8 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS

Los Angeles street racer Dominic Toretto falls under the suspicion of the LAPD as a string of high-speed electronics truck robberies rocks the area. Brian O’Connor, an officer of the LAPD, joins the ranks of Toretto’s highly skilled racing crew undercover to convict Toretto. However, O’Connor finds himself both enamored with this new world and in love with Toretto’s sister, Mia. As a rival racing crew gains strength, O’Connor must decide where his loyalties really lie. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

POLICEWALA GUNDA

Venkatarathnam Naidu (PawanKalyan), son of Suhasini and step son of Nagineedu calls himself as Gabbar Singh after liking the character from Sholay. He turns as a cop and gets posted to his hometown Kondaveedu. Siddhappa Naidu (Abhimanyu Singh) is a local goon in the village who aspires to turn politician and finally it leads to the rivalry between the two. Meanwhile, the cop sees a village girl Bhagyalakshmi (ShrutiHaasan) and falls for her.

Siddappa will put on his efforts and turns Ajay, Gabbar Singh step bother his side. How does Gabbar Singh solve all the issues and fights with Siddhappa is crux of the story. Max, 9 p.m .

BANDIT QUEEN

The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. During five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like a modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press. Although the press tended to make her the optimal hero with blue eyes, dark hair, being tall and beautiful she was in reality an average Indian which makes it hard for the movie to fulfill the expectations of the audience and tell the truth at the same time. Later in her life,She entered into the politics and was assassinated in 2001. Filmy, 9 p.m.

DHAMAAL

Dhamaal is about four friends; Boman Contractor, who lives a wealthy lifestyle with his eccentric dad, Nari, who loves his antique car more than his son, and asks his son to leave when he damages the car; dim-witted Manav, his elder brother Adi; and Roy, a trickster who wears a magnetized belt buckle. All four are afflicted by the get-rich-quick virus. Their fortunes take a turn after they accidentally bump into an underworld don Bose whilst he is about to die, who tells them about a hidden treasure in Goa including 10crore rupees. The group race towards Goa in Nari’s stolen car, little knowing that their plans will soon be foiled, albeit hilariously, by Police Inspector Kabir Nayak), who wants the money at any cost. After a lot of drama, the four friends end up arguing and decide “finder’s keepers”. Zee Cinema, 8.30 p.m.

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THE FRIGHTENERS

After a car accident in which his wife, Debra, was killed and he was injured, Frank Bannister develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts. After losing his wife, he then gave up his job as an architect, letting his unfinished “dream house” sit incomplete for years, and put these skills to use by befriending a few ghosts and getting them to haunt houses in the area to drum up work for his ghostbusting business; Then Frank proceeds to “exorcise” the houses for a fee. But when he discovers that an entity resembling the Grim Reaper is killing people, marking numbers on their forehead beforehand, Frank tries to help the people whom the Reaper is after! Zee Studi o, 8.20 p.m.

AZAAD DESH KE GULAM

Bharti Bhandari lives a wealthy life-style with her mom, Sharda, and dad, Ashok. She studies in law college, where she is in love with fellow-collegian, Vijay Srivastav. Another collegian, Vicky, who is also smitten with Bharti, tells her that Ashok has made millions not by a legitimate business but by smuggling, kidnapping, selling children and young women. Bharti is shocked, she confronts her father, but he denies everything. Satisfied that her dad would not lie to her, she goes for a trip to Goa along with Vijay and that’s where she actually sees her dad, who is supposed to be in London, U.K., smuggling some children abroad a yacht. Bharti and Vijay find out that Ashok has vital documents that will lead to India being taken over by a foreign power, and they decide to put a stop to this. Before they could do anything, Vijay is killed. When Bharti confronts her parents, resulting in arguments, which lead to a physical struggle, resulting in the death of Sharda, and Bharti shooting... CVO, 9 p.m.

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Best of Savdhaan India Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Best of Savadhaan India The Adventures of Hatim Kaisa Yeh Iahq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Ek Boond Ishq Tumhari Paakhi Welcome 2: Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki Savdhaan India

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

SAB TV

Taarak FIR Pritam Pyare Aur Woh Taarak Mehta Ka… Pritam Pyare Aur Who Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls III The Killing New Girl Two and A Half Men Boston Legal The Killing Koffee with Karan New Girl Two and A Half Men Boston Legal Once U0pon A Time The Killing

ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV

CID Crime Patrol Main Naa Bhoolungi Ek Nayi Pehchaan Desh Ki Beti Nandini Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara Maharana Pratap Bade Achhe Lagte Hai Crime Patrol

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane...

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 Space Month 4.00 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman 4.50 Dark Matters 5.40 How It’s Made 6.00 The Gadget Show 7.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Space Month 10.00 Frontline Battle Machines with Mike Brewer 11.00 The Gadget Show

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Modern Marvels 3.00 Ancient Aliens 4.00 Baggage Battles

Bani – Ishq da Kalma, Colors, 10.30 p.m. Bade Achhe Lagte Hai, Sony TV, 10.30 p.m.

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Rangrasiya Beintehaa Madhubala Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki Bani – Ishq da Kalma Beintehaa Comedy Nights with Kapil Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Beintehaa Rangrasiya Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 2.30 Firangi Bahu 3.00 Mulzim: Film.

Jeetendra, Hema Malini 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Jljhi Niyati 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti…

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

11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

9.30 10.00

10.30 11.00

Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Saregamapa Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Soon Me Hya Gharachi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Tu Tithe Mee Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta Asmita Shri Va Sau Pakke Shejari Julun Yeti Reshimgathi Honar Soon Mee Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

WTR Extreme Animals Planet Wild Wildest Africa Bad Dog AP Safari Killing for a Living WTR Be The Creature Extreme Animals Planet Wild River Monsters

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Man Vs Wild 4.00 Last Man Standing 5.00 Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell 6.00 Mad Mike and Mark 7.00 Food Factory 7.30 American Digger 8.00 Earth Flight 9.00 Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell

DDI (Main Channel)

News in Marathi Ruchira Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala Mazi Maye Bhetilagi Jiva Sansar Maza Vegala News in JMarathi Vikas Sarthi Amhi Karbharin Patla Tar Ghya Krishi Darshan’ Amachi Mati Amachi Manse Bollywood Calling Saraswatichandra Yahan Ke Hum Sikander Pavitra Bandhan-Do Dilon Ka

9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Hum Grihdaah Tulsi More Angna Buniyaad RAM LAKHAN : Film Part II. Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff Samachar News Sports News War and Peace Samachar News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar Metro Scan Business Wrap

India On 4 Wheels Ice Road Truckers Counting Cars Baggage Battles Superhuman Dynamo: Magician Impossible 10.00P awn Stars 10.30 Baggage Battles 11.00 Surviving Evil

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Expedition Wild Cosmos Mumbai Mega Flood World’s Weirdest Street Genius Brain Games Inside IPL Customs Street Genius Trapped in Kedarnath Taboo

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 ICC World T20 14 h/ls Ind vs Pak 3.20 ICC World T20 14 h/ls Sri L v Nether 4.00 ICC World T20 h/ls: WI vs India 5.00 ICC World T20 14 h/ls WI vs Ban 6.00 ICC World T20 14 h/ls Eng vs NZ 7.30 Jai Ho 8.00 ICc World T20 14 h/ls WI vs India 9.00 ICC World T20 14 h/ls Ind vs Pak 11.00 Star Power

P.M 12.30 2.30 4.30 7.00 9.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 10.00 P.M. 1.10 2.45 5.20 6.50 9.00 10.40

Ram Lakhan, DDI, 11 p.m.

7.00 Samachar 7.30 News 8.00 News Night 8.15 Samachar 8.30 News Night.

10.00Charcha Mein 10.30Raat Saddhe Dus 11.00 Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 Pak Tour of WI 13 h/ls3rd ODI 4.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 1st Test Day 1 6.00 Cricket Classics 7.00 Great Centuries: Faf du Plessis 7.30 Eng Tour of WI 14 h/ls 8.30 Aus Tour of SA 14 h/ls: 3rd T20 9.30 Ind Tour of SA 13 h/ls 11.30 Great Centuries: Shaun M, Steven Smith

STARMOVIES

Chinese Zodiac The Pacifier 2 Fast 2 Furious The Big Boss The Fast and The Furious Six Days Seven Nights The Big Boss Six Days Seven Nights

HBO

Shaolin Soccer Watchmen The Dictator 10,000 BC Priest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

A.M. 7.50 Hannah Montana: The Movie 9.45 Tron: Legacy

P.M. 2.00 4.05 6.10 9.00 A.M. 9.50 11.50 P.M. 2.20 4.55 8.00 10.55 A.M. 8.35 11.40

Astro Forecast

Nation E Paper

ZEE STUDIO

Casper John Carter Pirate Radio The Frighteners The Village

Cassandra’s Dream

PIX

The Tuxedo Return To The Blue Lagoon Mission : Impossible 3 2012

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.00 R21 Science Vience 2.30 Tom and Jerry in a Nutcracker Tale 3.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 4.00 The Regular show 4.30 Adventure Time 5.00 Ben 10 Omniverse 5.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 9.00 Ben 10 Alien Force 10.00 Beyblade Metal Fury 10.30 Johnny Test 11.00 Tom and Jerry Kids Show A.M. 8.00 Arnab Aur Jadui Locket 9.30 Tom and Jerry Kids Show 10.00 Roll No 21 11.00 Bas Karo Henry P.M. 12.30 3.30 5.00 6.00 8.30 9.30 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Kid Krrish Raju Dholakpurwala Special Dholakpurwala Times Special Maharaj ki Jai Special Chatur Chetan Takeshi’s Castle MAD Thomas and Friends Chatur Chetan Chhota Bheem Mr Bean Obachama Kun

Wild Things Mission Impossible 3

STAR GOLD

Nagina Chhote Sarkar Meri Taaqat Mera Faisla Gangaajal Chamatkar Heyy Babyy

The Village, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Meri Jung One Man Army: Rahul Dev 5.30 Kya Super Kool Hai Hum: Ritesh Deshmukh 9.00 Polcie Wala Gunda A.M. 7.00 Dhada 10.30 Student of the Year: Varun Dhawan P.M 2.30 5.30 8.30 A.M. 11.30 P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30

STAR SPORTS4

P.M. 1.00 Barclays Premier League 13/14 3.00 Lifa Bbva 13/14 3.30 Superstar BPL h/ls 4.00 Lifa Bbva 13/14 6.00 The Football Review 6.30 World Sports Awards 8.30 Superstar BPL H/ls 9.00 Barclays Premier League 13/14 11.00 Football Today

TEN CRICKET

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30

4.30 5.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00

Prizes

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 1.00 3.00 5.45 8.20 10.30 A.M. 10.20

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.10 4.35 5.00 5.05 5.30 5.55 6.15 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30

10.00 You Have Been Warned 11.00 Human Body: Pushing The Limits

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 3.00 House of Cards 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 4.30 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 7.00 House of Cards 8.00 Funniest Home Videos 8.30 Cougar Town 9.00 American Idol 10.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 11.00 House of Cards P.M. 2.00 5.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

LISTING

Quotes

ZEE CINEMA

Tu Chor Main Sipahi: Akshay Aakhri Raasta: Amitabh B Dhamaal: Sanjay Dutt Khilona Bana Khalinayak: Vijay Chavan

CVO

Guru Bhai: Darshan Undhar Ka Sindur: Jeetendra Azaad Desh Ke Gulam: Jackie Waqt Ki Deewar: Jeetendra

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Meet Mere Man Ke: Firoz Khan 2.30 Bewafaa: Anil Kapoor 6.00 Ab Tak Chappan: Nana Patekar 9.00 Bandit Queen: Seema Biswas A.M. 9.00 Kahani Ek Chor Ki: Jeetendra P.M 1.10 4.50 9.00 A.M. 7.40 11.40

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B4U

Dhadkan : Akshay Kumar Pratigyabaddh: Mithun Local Dada: Riyaz Khan

Mother India: Nargis Dutt Chance Pe Dance: Shahid K

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Baalak Palak: Subodh Bhave 4.30 Nishani Dava Anghtha: Ashok Saraf 7.00 De Dhakka: Shivaji Satam 9.30 MIFTA Singapore 2012: Event

Gangaajal, Star Gold, 10.55 p.m.

10.30 Mr Bean 11.00 Chhota Bheem P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

DISNEY CHANNEL

Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Art Attack Doraemon Gravity Falls Phineas and Ferb Vicky Aur Veetal Ishaan Best of Luck Nikki The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir 10.00 Best of Luck Nikki 10.30 The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir A.M. 8.00 Doraemon 9.00 Jack and the Never Land Pirates 9.30 Doraemon 10.30 Sofia the First 11.00 Doraemon P.M. 2.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 A.M. 8.30 9.00 9.30

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Iron Man Armored Adventures Motorcity American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk and the…

Big Bad Beetleborgs Rekkit The Rabbit Space Goofs American Dragon Jake Long

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TOWN & ABOUT

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Team spirit POLO

panach e was in the air as Rinaa Shah and her team played an exhibition match at the ARC Challenge Cup at the racecourse. Chief guests Raj Kundra and Harman Baweja were there as were Amruta Patki, Hemangi Parte, Bunty Walia, Shamita Shetty, Vikram Bawa, Milan Luthria, Mustafa and Rukshana Eisa, Tanaz Doshi, Amy Billimoria, Sheena Sippy and Raj Shroff of the Amateur Riders’ Club. And it was time to live it up with Mumm champagne and Royal Salute.

HEMANGI PARTE, RINAA SHAH & AMRUTA PATKI

Store and more

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ

Teeth beat

SMILING

SHAMITA SHETTY

Marcellus Baptista

colour AQUATIC s, seashells, sand, candles

sweetly was Jacqueline Fernandez who was there to launch Smile Bar, a first-of-its-kind lounge-style cosmetic teeth whitening facility in Bandra. Farraz Patel, MD, Smile Labs Cosmetic Pvt. Ltd. and Rukshana Eisa were there to welcome guests like Queenie Singh, Rouble Nagi, Madhoo Shah, Rhea Pillai and Laila Khan. And you heard that this lab delivers whiter teeth in just 15 minutes while you sink into one of the futuristic pod chairs, sit back and enjoy the music.

MAHEKA MIRPURI, KARISMA KAPOOR & GAUTAM GHANASINGH

and orchids caught your eye at the launch of the Jewels of the Caribbean collection

by Maheka Mirpuri at the new Ghanasingh Be True store. Looking lovely was Karisma Kapoor in an emerald and diamond encrusted earring teamed with an indigo long dress.

Madhur Bhandarkar, Krishika Lulla, Tara Sharma, Rukshana and Mustafa Eisa, Zeba Kohli, Kintu Bajaj and Mona Narang were there. And the cheer was on with rosé and martinis.

Inner view

champagne THE cheer was on as Kavita Singh and daughter Nandini launched Kavita Singh Interiors in Bandra.

Rekha did the inaugural honours. Also making their presence felt was Rhea and Sonam Kapoor with mum Sunita, Sangita Jindal, Harsh Goenka, Waheeda Rehman with daughter Kashvi, Gulu Mirchandani, Gauri Pahoomul, Aishwarya Nair, Bina Choksi, Divya Mafatlal, Sabira Merchant, Bina Choksi, Amrita Grewal and Monica Vaziralli among others.

NISHA JAMVWAL, ANIL DHARKER AND KIM SHARMA

Spanish high

reign in Spain was felt at Zoya that unveiled THE its newest collection called Espana at the splendid soiree hosted by Nisha Jamvwal. Flamenco

dance and the sound of the Spanish guitar enraptured you with Spanish Ambassador Gustavo De Aristegui and wife Nadia in the house. Also present were guests like Kim Sharma, Uma and Gerson da Cunha, Anil Dharker, Farah Sanjana, Rashmi Mansukhani, Ritu Pahwa, Pompy Shridhar and Ravi Mullick.

SONAM KAPOOR & NANDINI SINGH

KAVITA SINGH & REKHA

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GIGANTIKA CROSSWORD

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ACROSS:

1.Group of sheep (5) 4.Sword (6) 7.Hebrew minor prophet (7) 11.Up-front (4) 16.Monetary support in a divorce (7) 17.Ideas (7) 18.A failure (7) 19.Cunning actions (6) 20.Pull along heavily (6) 21.Newly married woman (5) 22.Boxer Mike (5) 24.A circle (6) 25.Hebrew month (4) 26.Old saying (4) 27.Start (5) 31.Joyous (5) 33.Clipped (5) 40.Valuable timber tree (8) 41.Backbone (8)

CROSSWORD NO 184 Nita Jaggi 42.Twain character (6) 45.Israeli desert (5) 46.Snob (6) 47.Pear-shaped fruit (6) 48.Nonbeliever (5) 50.Indian grammarian (6) 51.Centre of attention (8) 52.Putting to death (8) 55.Stop (5) 56.Accomplishments (5) 62.Fake (5) 63.Small hill (5) 65.Provender (4) 67.Stores (7) 71.Head of Tata Sons (5) 72.Blush (5) 73.Penitent (6) 74.Snag (6) 76.Harder to swallow (7) 77.Sudden desire (7) 78.Film material (7) 79.Palm fruit (4) 80.Mithibai or Jai Hind (7) 81.Lizards, scientifically (6) 82.Tilt (5)

DOWN:

1.Gratifying to the ego (10)

2.Judgments (8) 3.Severe blow (8) 4.Sun beams (4) 5.Style(7) 6.Indian monkey (8) 8.Meddler (8) 9.Beginning (7) 10. ‘Emma’ author (6) 12.Toxic compound (9,7) 13.Hindu ritual ‘namakaran’ (6) 14.Vegetable stock (5) 15.Liquor store objects (7) 23.Drug causing a birth defect (9)

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28.Land bordering the sea (5) 29.Annoy (3) 30.Whim (7) 32.Original model (9) 34.U-shape charm (9) 35.Summary (4,3,5,2,2) 36.Liquid (7) 37.Dodge (7) 38.Dear (7) 39.Fine fellow (7) 43.Lost it (7) 44.Obligated (9) 49.Hangs around (5)

SEND YOUR ANSWER IN GIVEN FORMAT ACROSS 1. V I X E N 4. B R A I S E 7. C A R R I E R .........

DOWN 1. V A M P 2. X A N T H U R A 3. N O V E M B E R ............. ..

53.Essential feature (3) 54.Feeling of affection (10) 57.Anguish (7) 58.American teal (8) 59.Red shade (8) 60.Attacker (8) 61.Italian dish (8)

64.Unbiased (7) 66.Arrogance (7) 68.Tightened (6) 69.Feature in classical architecture (6) 70.Snares (5) 75.West Indian cricketer Brian——- (4)

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 183)

ACROSS: 1.Shore 4.Beater 7.Spreads 11.Ages 16.Caspian 17.Elderly 18.Epsilon 19.Leaves 20.Morgan 21.Aware 22.Davis 24.Rolling 25.Elms 26.Right 27.Teach 31.Satan 33.About 40.Transfer 41.Unwanted 42.Comedy 45.Zombi 46.Tickle 47.Smudge 48.Later 50.Rotate 51.Coverall 52.Interpol 55.Worse 56.Sever 62.Betty 63.Spain 65.Axle 67.Cackler 71.Basil 72.Avoid 73.Unrest 74.Purana 76.Nominee 77.Inquire 78.Azimuth 79.Sped 80.Staddle 81.Fennel 82.Trees DOWN: 1.Secularism 2.Obstacle 3.Epidemic 4.Buns 5.Acetone 6.Endogamy 8.Physalia 9.Eyewash 10.Duster 12.Geneva Convention 13.Scouse 14.Crank 15.Bladder 23.Sgraffito 28.Crawl 29.Gun 30.Gruyere 32.Atrocious 34.Breadline 35.Dramatis Personae 36. Anxiety 37.Builder 38.Animals 39.Poultry 43.Czarina 44.Sentience 49.Parks 53.Pot 54. Encroaches 57.

Ptolemy 58.Windmill 59.Exercise 60.Acquaint 61.Pleasure 64.Proceed 66.Eastern 68.Obsess 69.Garnet 70.Burqa 75.Wail.

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TIGER BUD BLAKE

TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Capricorn 10th Phalgun Krishna Paksha Uttarashada Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. Orange 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Financially a prosperous year lies ahead for you. A setting up of an independent venture for the employed is sure to prove successful. A major expense could crop up in the form of general ill health in the family. However, the situation will improve soon. Youngsters setting out on their own are likely to meet many interesting people. A strong romantic attachment this year proves exciting.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy, long-lived, with well-proportioned body, charming and graceful appearance. Will be refined, soft spoken and respectful. Will be responsible and settle down in a career early in life. Success and happiness is assured.

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You can expand work and take risk in new ventures for success is assured. Do not discuss future plans because you don’t know who your rivals are at this stage. The employed will be given a special task that requires them to be stationed in another city for period of one to three months. You could mistake friendship for a love interest and land yourself in trouble.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): This is a good time to establish contact with old friends and business associates. If you have been facing any problems in your personal life, find time to get family members together and sort out the differences that have been the cause of unpleasantness at home. Taking some time off in the evening with friends could be a good way of taking your mind off domestic hassles.

Things will sort themselves out soon.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You have hectic schedule at work and you are able to successfully accomplish all that you had planned for the day. Be more assertive in your approach to people. Do not be apprehensive of what others will think of you. Work output will speak for itself.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Monetary position is comfortable. You receive good news about a new project or a journey. Attend to details of an important project personally to avoid any snags later. You may be given an unusual opportunity through the goodwill and loyalty of a friend. You could misjudge a person who genuinely cares about you. Be the first to accept your oversight before you lose a good friend.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You can look forward to an opportunity to make sudden profit. A lucrative deal comes your way just by being at the right place at the right time.

Your regular help may not turn up today throwing you completely out of gear. Try to make the best of the present circumstances.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Pace of work is going to be fast. Opportunities that you have been waiting for in your line of training will be offered to you on terms you cannot refuse. You are quite excited to start the new assignment, which is somewhat challenging. The successful completion of this will bring bonus rewards. In matters of love and romance it is time for you to make the first move if you really want to be with the person you admire.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): All that you do today regarding work and career is going to work out in your favor soon. Those looking for a new opening will receive a good offer today. Try not to be impatient or critical of your beloved who is also having a difficult day otherwise too.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will now receive news of a good compensation in the form of promotion, increase in income and sincere respect from others.

Business folk will expand their enterprise upon receiving a large contract from an overseas organization. There could be some news of a legacy or inheritance coming your way.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You may not like the environment at work right now, where you feel constricted. Do not go for a tempting change as things may not work out the way expected. Your career growth could get affected. Being gullible and trusting, you could get taken in by a person whose intentions are not that sincere.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are assured of gains through speculative trading. Study the market trends and gainfully employ your skill to earn good profits. Reach out show how much you care to those that love you. An opportunity to spend a relaxed evening will prove rejuvenating.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You may want to take a risk in completely new enterprise and may even succeed in your gambit. Follow your instinct for you are certain to do well.

An unexpected monetary gain is foreseen.

You may receive a large signing amount for a new project. At a formal function you may get some honor. Romance brings someone new into your life Look forward to an exciting and novel evening which is very different to anything you may have experienced.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You may have accepted extra responsibilities that are now interfering in your routine work.

There is no harm in getting out of this mess by accepting your mistake and withdrawing. You will make plans for a journey on work. This will be a profitable and an exciting experience.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4926 ACROSS: 1 Ex-Indian all rounder ___ Prabhakar (5) 6 Former India wicket-keeper Ajay ____ (5) 9 Burnt sugar flavouring (7) 10 Political group (5) 11 Animated, not dead (5) 12 Edward, affectionately (5) 13 Nuclear restraint accord (7) 15 British Empire Medal (3) 17 Wooden barrels (4) 18 Convert into plain language (6) 19 Scheme of decoration (5) 20 Money maker (6) 22 A movement upward (4) 24 Boy's name (3) 25 Examines and corrects (7) 26 Played with a wind instrument (5) 27 Pluck the strings idly (5) 28 Waterfall slide (5) 29 Authorization (7) 30 Customary (5) 31 Bhubaneshwar lingo (5)

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SUDOKU 2112 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:

DOWN: 2 A type of flowering shrub (6) 3 Groups of eight (6) 4 Songbird (3) 5 Place of safety (5) 6 More prepared to start any particular 19 Maths system (7) 23 Military guard (6) activity (7) 21 Major arteries (6) 25 Tears or wrenches forcibly (5) 7 A friend or a comrade in arms (4) 22 Wealthier or better off than most? 26 American cat (4) 8 Increased speed of revolution (6) (6) 28 Central Technical Operations (3) 12 ___ off : make or become gradually SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD less? (5) ACROSS: 1 Paisa, 6 Jerks, 9 Laid low, 10 Sprig, 11 Deary, 12 Sighs, 13 Breezes, 13 Idiot box in the house? (2,3) 15 Elk, 17 Yens, 18 Vulcan, 19 Mewer, 20 Afraid, 22 Glue, 24 Woe, 25 Russell, 26 14 Rage, rant and rave? (5) CD ROM, 27 Claus, 28 David, 29 Feather, 30 Swift, 31 Spear.

15 Mr. Becker, the tennis superstar? DOWN: 2 Aspire, 3 Slices, 4 Aag, 5 Addis, 6 Jodhpur, 7 Ewes, 8 Kerala, 12 Sered, (5) 13 Bylaw, 14 Enure, 15 Ecole, 16 Kneel, 18 Velum, 19 Mindset, 21 Follow, 22 16 Inhabitants of ancient Media? (5) Gsharp, 23 Ultima, 25 Routs, 26 Cuff, 28 Des. 18 With a cupola (5)

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1931 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

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: M equals G

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

V Z R K C C I E I O J V K C

X I Q C M Y R H O I S V I C

J V I U

B I O V K B Y

L O Q M V J I C Q C M J V I U

D H C E Q C D I F J V K J

K O I

K O I

X I U H C F K O I

F H Z X J

O Q M V J .

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only.

Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.

Today’s ratings: 25 average; 27 good; 30 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: action, antic, AVOCATION, cant, coat, coin, coon, coot, icon, taco, tonic, vacant, vacation, vocation.

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Srinivasan must step down as BCCI chief: SC

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EW DELHI: Coming down heavily on BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court asked him to step down for a free and fair probe in the betting and spot fixing scandal involving his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and some cricketers, failing which it would pass an order.

After going through the contents of a report filed in a sealed cover by apex court-appointed probe panel into the scandal, a bench headed

by Justice A K Patnaik said there are "very very serious" allegations made in the report and unless the BCCI President steps down, no fair probe can be conducted.

"In our opinion, Srinivasan has to step down if proper probe is to be done in the case," the bench said.

"We don't like to damage people's reputation but unless the BCCI President steps down, no fair investigation can be down. Why is he sticking to the chair. It is nauseating," the bench said.

"If you would not step down, we will pass the verdict," an enraged bench said. It said that the contents of the report, which also raised suspicion on the role of six India-capped players in IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, cannot be revealed in open court and asked BCCI counsel to go through

The credibility of the BCCI has reached rock bottom. I hope the other members of the Board try and clean the mess they are in. N. Srinivasan must resign immediately. If he doesn't and the Supreme Court is forced to make that decision, it would be the most shameful thing that ever happened to BCCI. This will help rebuild the image of the Board. I don’t feel others along with him should step down.

DILIP VENGSARKAR

certain paragraphs of it.

"See and go through the report to get to know the seriousness of the allegations but not as an advocate of Srinivasan or BCCI," the bench said.

It said that the gist of the report is such that the allegations have to be probed and asked the BCCI counsel to take instructions. It posted the case for hearing on March 27. During the hearing, BCCI pleaded before the court not to disclose the contents and names of players mentioned in the report.

Srinivasan had stepped aside in June 2013 after Meiyappan's name had cropped up in the fixing scandal, which had to led to ban on paceman S Sreesanth and his two other Rajasthan Royals colleagues.

In his absence, former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya discharged the duties of the President. However, at the BCCI AGM in September 2013, Srinivasan was re-elected as President. Supreme Court had appointed a three-member probe panel, led by retired judge Justice Mukul Mudgal to investigate into the fixing saga. The Apex court-appointed panel had replaced BCCI's own two-man probe panel, which had exonerated Meiyappan of any wrongdoing and its verdict was challenged in the courts.

Everyone has supported N Srinivasan in the BCCI and they are all to blame. I don’t think there will be a cascading effect on Indian cricket and the running of the BCCI. Now there is no question of him morally stepping down, the Supreme Court has clearly told him to resign or they will do it in 48 hours. Bihar Cricket Association's role was very important, if they hadn’t taken a stand, we would’nt have witnessed this day. Many other people like Ajay Shirke and Sanjay Jagdale resigned in the face of it, they morally quit as they felt it was wrong.

SHISHIR HATTANGADI

SUPREME COURT OBSERVATIONS In our opinion, Srinivasan has to step down if a proper probe is to be done in the case.

We don't like to damage people's reputation but unless the BCCI President steps down, no fair investigation can be down. Why is he sticking to the chair. It is nauseating.

If you would not step down, we will pass the verdict.

See and go through the report to get to know the seriousness of the allegations but not as an advocate of Srinivasan or BCCI. - SC to BCCI counsel C.A. Sundaram

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EW DELHI: Pressure mounted on N Srinivasan to quit as BCCI chief with three Vice Presidents joining former cricketers and administrators in asking him to respect the Supreme Court observation that he should step down for a fair probe into the IPL fixing scandal.

After going through the contents of a report filed in a sealed cover by apex court-appointed probe panel into the scandal, a bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik said there are "very very serious" allegations made in the report and unless the BCCI President steps down, no fair probe can be conducted.

The beleaguered Srinivasan now appeared isolated even within the Board as three of the five vice-presidents -- Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Sawant and Chitrak Mitra -- asking him to abide by what the Supreme Court observation.

"SC has given the order, nobody can challenge it. We have to accept it. Since the SC has given an order, there is no question of going back on it or giving an opinion on that. It has to be carried out in total and

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It was a strictly personal decision that I took because that time I felt uncomfortable with what was happening and therefore I decided to quit.

Srinivasan for whatever reason decided not to resign. So it's now coming to the state where the Supreme Court had to come down heavily on the Board.

Personally to me this is a very sad thing because we all have been members of that august body. It is sad to see that BCCI has landed in such a situation.

— Former BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke

should step down within these two days," Sawant said.

"If there is a vacancy (in the post of BCCI president), the GBM of the BCCI will decide (who will occupy the vacant chair)," he added. VicePresident from East Zone, Chitrak Mitra said that a full-fledged president will take over after Srinivasan steps down. "The SC verdict said Srinivasan should step down for a proper investigation (into IPL fixing scandal). If he does not stepped down, the SC will pass an order to that effect on March 27. That's all about it," Mitra said.

"Since the term of South Zone (for BCCI presidency) is going on, most probably Shivlal will become the president. Last time also when BCCI will have to follow whatever Srinivasan could not attend the the Apex Court has given," Yadav, a BCCI meeting due to his father's device-president representing South mise, Shivlal presided over it," Mitra Zone, said. said.

Asked if he was willing to do the fore the matter comes up before the "This time, it will not be an acting duty, he said, "Absolutely, I am apex court. president. Jagmohan Dalmiya was ready to accept any responsibility "Supreme Court is the highest au- made acting president because at given to me." Another Vice-Presi- thority. It the SC has said (Srini- that time Srinivasan only stepped dent Ravi Sawant, who is represent- vasan must step down), nothing can aside not stepped down. It's differing West Zone, asked Srinivasan to be done. If the Supreme Court has ent this time, Srinivasan has been resign within the next two days, be- said he should resign, then he told to step down."

In the interest of the game, one should step aside and let the enquiry go on. As a lover of the game, he should step down. He should respect the law and he should honour what Supreme Court has suggested. Let's see how it goes.

MOHINDER AMARNATH BCCI touches lowest low-thx SC' nudge 'Srini must step dn' & out of all matters crkting!What happens2all his cronies in bcci & icc?!Hail SC!

BISHEN SINGH BEDI VIA TWITTER

We have to abide by what the Supreme Court said. If the court feels that he should step down for a fair probe into the scandal, I think it's reasonable. But if the other version is true (court's observation that why is he (Srinivasan) sticking to the chair?

It is nauseating), it is serious. The general body has to fill up the vacancy as per the constitution of the Board.

RAVI SAVANT VP, BCCI

SRINI SHOULD BE SHUNTED No question of OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL: MODI removing Dhoni from

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EW DELHI: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi hailed the Supreme Court's observation that N Srinivasan should step down as BCCI chief for a fair probe into the IPL fixing scandal, and said the Tamil Nadu strongman should now be shown the door from the Board once and for all.

"Kudos to the Honourable Supreme Court for taking the most decisive action to say global cricket.

Finally they have shown the door to Srini," Modi wrote on his twitter page.

"Hope my colleagues in Bcci will now once and forever get rid of this M------ from Chennai who had cemented himself in all governing bodies," he wrote.

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"very very serious" allegations made in the report and unless the BCCI president steps down, no fair probe can be conducted.

Modi, a vocal critic of Srivasan, said the main task before cricket administrators now is to cleanse the game in the wake of the IPL spotfixing scandal. He said all those connected with India Cements, Srinivasan's company, should be disassociated with the game of cricket.

"Big task ahead to win back the hearts and faith of the fans. Second step to rid everyone connected to India Cements from cricket," Modi said.

"We had lost a few battles along the way. But winning the war against fixing is the only way forward.

Waiting for Dusshera to happen early this year after the Modern day Ravan is gone ??," he concluded.

Raina's credentials as T20 batsman unquestionable: Sourav Ganguly M

IRPUR: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Suresh Raina's ability as a T20 batsman is "unquestionable" and his success in the ongoing World T20 will give him confidence to get ready for "bigger battles" ahead.

Raina's sequence of scores, including the two warm-up games, are 41, 54, 35 not out and 1 not out and he had credited Ganguly for giving him tips which proved to be invaluable in his recent success. "I never had any doubts about Suresh's talent and ability. He has always been a class act in shortest format. He is a dangerous T20 batsman and a big threat for any opposition team. I am certainly hopeful that his current form in ICC World T20 will translate into something bigger and better in the coming days," Ganguly said.

"There will be tougher battles ahead (England tour in July-September, Australia tour and World Cup) and I would ideally want to him get success in those battles," he said.

Asked about the kind of technical inputs he has given to Raina, Ganguly said, "Yes, I have had interactions with Suresh but what I told him is a very personal thing between two individuals and not for media consumption. He is a colleague and it is my duty to help him if he ever needs any. I am always there to help anyone who needs my advice and I don't believe in making a hue and cry about it.â&#x20AC;?

For someone, who had been a mentor to Yuvraj Singh during the early part of his career, Ganguly said people should not read too much into the left-handed batsman's indifferent form at the moment. "It's only two matches that Yuvraj has not got runs. We should not make a big fuss about it. He is a human being and can go through a tough phase. He has the talent to overcome this. Show me one sportsman who has played at the top level for 14, 15 or 16 years and never had a slump in form? This is bound to happen as that's how the nature of sport is," said Ganguly.

captaincy, says Kapil

Marlon Samuels is stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the T20 World Cup.

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UALA LUMPUR: Calling Mahendra Singh Dhoni one of the best finishers in limited-overs game, cricket legend Kapil Dev backed the Indian captain to continue leading the team in all three formats and said there should not be any question about his replacement.

The 55-year-old Kapil, who is here as one of the ambassadors for the 15th Laureus World Sports Awards, said Dhoni is the ideal man to lead the team in upcoming Test series and defend the crown when the 2015 ODI World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand.

"If Dhoni is fit enough there should be no doubt because he is one of the finest batsmen we have and coming in at number 6-7 and averaging more than 50, why should we have any doubts. Somebody who has won us the World Cup, the T20 World Cup... Why do we even talk about it and bring doubts in people's mind," Kapil said.

Though the team has posted two convincing wins in the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh,

Dhoni's captaincy was under the scanner not long ago, after series loses in South Africa and New Zealand.

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell had suggested that Virat Kohli be given the Test captaincy.

Asked about that option, Kapil said Kohli should not be rushed into a skipper's role.

"The only thing is when you have such a senior captain it will only lead to confusion in the team if you make Kohli captain and Dhoni playing under him. It's not fair. He will get his chance why should we push him, when the time comes he will be there. Dhoni is a mature captain so let him do the job, the day he retires then management will see."

When asked about England batsman Kevin Pietersen's sudden retirement from international cricket, Kapil said nobody is above the team. "He was also given opportunity. He is a talented and strong player, but it is up to the individual to manage himself within the team. You can't be above the team, you have to be a part of the team," Kapil said.

THE ONLY PARSI TO BE IN PAKISTAN TEST SQUAD PASSES AWAY

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ARACHI: Rusi Dinshaw, the only Parsi to have ever been selected in a Pakistan Test squad, has passed away quietly and his death in tragic circumstances has brought into sharp focus the failure of the PCB to look after its former players.

Dinshaw, an 86 year-old man in need of proper care and support, was suffering from schizophrenia.

He breathed his last here on Monday. Dinshaw a stylish lefthanded batsman and left arm spinner who was a member of the Pakistan Test squad that first toured India in 1952-53 was reduced to

begging at the Karachi Parsi Institute and at some traffic signals in the city before his death.

"It is very sad to hear about the plight of Rusi Dinshaw because while he may not have actually played a Test match but he had the honour of being in Pakistan's first Test squad and is an important part of Pakistan cricket's history," former Test captain Aamir Sohail said. Relatives of Dinshaw said that in the 60s he had began to show signs of depression and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and the electric shock treatment

prevalent in those days broke his spirit. "He used to come to the Karachi Parsi Institute ground every day and ask people for money and just shuffle around asking visitors for five and ten rupees. I have seen his prime and it is a tragedy that no one from Pakistan cricket including, the Board, ever bothered to provide him any medical care or financial support," the head curator at the KPI for last many decades, Hussain said.

Dinshaw, who came to Pakistan after partition, has the honor of scoring a double hundred in the Ruby Shield schools tournament in Kolkata

and also in 1946 he led Karachi University to victory against Bombay University to win the Maharaja Kumar of Kutch/Bihar Trophy.

"He later represented Sindh and Karachi and was a good batsman. I was pretty close to him and over the years seeing his plight it really hurt me," Pakistan's former Test captain, Hanif Muhammad said.

Hanif and Dinshaw toured India together in 1952-53. "I remember when we were introduced to the then Indian President, Dr Rajendra Prasad he specially asked about the young Parsi batsman," Hanif said.

Sohail said that people like Dinshaw were heroes for Pakistan cricket and it was unfortunate the PCB or government never bothered to pay due respect to such figures.

Former test leg-spinner, Abdul Qadir noted that Dinshaw was not the first Pakistani player who had got such treatment. "It is sad to hear about the circumstances in which Rusi Dinshaw lived but I recall how our former Test bowler Mahmood Hussain also spent his final days when he didn't even have proper slippers and no one bothered to support him," Qadir said.

ISL AND I LEAGUE NEED TO CO-EXIST: CHETTRI

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UMBAI: With whispers that the Indian Soccer League will see shape as soon as July or August and with 30 bids received so far for the eight cities in the fray, Indian football's 'leadman' Sunil Chettri believes that for football to be successful in the country, the I League and the proposed Indian Soccer League needs to work in tandem with each other.

The 29-year-old Bengaluru FC striker said there was no point in having two leagues at the same time but axing the I League was something which can never happen. Speaking at an event at Smaaash, he said, “I hope its impact is positive. It has been here for many years and I League is here to stay. It's the right kind of mix that the I League and the ISL has to co-exist. You can't have two different leagues going on at the same time, it can never happen for Indian football. There has to be a right way for merging one end to another and now everything is positive. There will be many franchises coming in and we have won the bid for the 2017 World Cup, so everything is going well for Indian football.”

He further added that despite a new league entering the arena,

talk about the technical aspect, it will be great for us to gain the experience. What is important is the level of football, the standard of coaching which will help football grow. Its obvious they wouldn't be playing the same way they used to but it will be important as they would share their experience which will be huge for us.

But more importantly it will be about coaching,” he said.

While most of the players are bound with contracts with their respective I League teams, many of the teams appear to be reluctant in releasing most of them as they find it unviable to set them free in lieu of the hectic I League season. This was something which Chettri too, threw light Sunil Chhetri with Henderson Dias, winner of the Harley-Davidson bike at SMAAASH on. While stating that he was exin Mumbai on Tuesday. cited about the league, he along with many are yet to know how he didn't expect that this move SHALL GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH the league will affect their would make the seven-year old I FOREIGN PLAYERS IN THE chances to play in it. “I am very League redundant due to lack of LEAGUE much excited. I don't know the spectator interest as witnessed Despite most of the foreign dynamics yet. I don't know if in its earlier editions. buys which are slated to be a part Bengaluru FC is going to buy a “This year has changed it. We of the auction list during the In- franchise and I don't know what at Bengaluru FC are just six dian Soccer League being past my future is going to be since I months old and we get jam- their prime and retired to boot, have a three year contract with packed houses. Last night I was Chettri said that there was vital Bengaluru FC. I hope all the isin Lajong, there were 20,000 experience for the players to gain. sues are sorted out. The tournapeople over there. If we talk He added that more than players ment is going to happen and I about Mohun Bagan and East it was an opportunity for Indian wish them all them luck. I don't Bengal, there are 100,000 people coaches to get vital inputs from know whether the Jindals have watching,” said Chettri. their foreign counterparts. “If we bought a franchise.”

Murli Subramaniam bags top honours

Serena breezes, Sharapova battles M at Miami tennis

MIAMI: World number one Serena Williams breezed into the quarter-finals of the WTA and ATP Miami Masters on Monday while Russian fourth seed Maria Sharapova battled through three sets to advance.

Top-seeded defending champion Williams routed US qualifier Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-1 in 78 minutes to book a last-eight matchup with German fifth seed Angelique Kerber.

Sharapova rallied to defeat Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 after two hours and four minutes while Kerber took six minutes longer to eliminate Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 64, 1-6, 6-3. Williams smashed 17 winners to only 11 unforced errors and denied her compatriot on all six of her break-point chances to book her 13th quarter-final in 14 Miami appearances. "It was a much tougher match than the scoreline showed," Williams said. "Coco has such an amazing serve, so every time I was returning I was like, 'Hopefully I can touch the ball.'

But it was really good for me to win this match." Williams owns a 3-1 career edge over Kerber, whose lone win came two years ago on Cincinnati hardcourts.

"Angelique is really good and moves really, really well," Williams said. "I feel better than I did in my first few matches, though, so I hope I can keep going forward."

UMBAI: Top seed Murli Subramaniam of JVPG claimed the top honours when his opponent second seed Vilas Kuvale of MIG Club retired. Murli led 21-7, 17-9 when Vilas called it quits in the men’s 45+ singles final of the 22nd G.D. Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, sponsored

by Birla Sunlife Insurance and jointly organised by Badminton 45 and Bombay Gymkhana.

In the men’s 45+ doubles final, the top-seeded Bombay Gym pair of Ayaz Billawala and Shailesh Daga tamed Dinesh Golbare from Willingdon Sports Club and Rajesh Jadhav from Bombay Gym 21-5, 21-10.

Meanwhile, the men’s doubles (combined 80+ age) title was won by second-seeded duo of Sachin Bharati and Vilas Kuvale who beat Ajay Shrivastav and Upendra Fadnis 21-17, 21-16.

Billawala and Daga were presented with the K.L. Bubna Trophy and prize money of Rs 4,000 each, while Golbare and Jadhav took home a purse of Rs 2,000 each. The winners of men’s doubles (combined 100+) Bharati and Kuvale got the Dhume Trophy and a cheque of Rs 4,000 each and the runners-up Shrivastav and Fadnis received an award of Rs 2,000 each.

Results – Men’s singles 45+ (finals): 1-Murli Subramaniam (JVPG) beat 2Vilas Kuvale (MIG) 21-7, 17-9 (retired).

Men’s doubles 45+ (finals): 1-Ayaz Billawala/Shailesh Daga (BG) beat Dinesh Golbare (WSC)/Rajesh Jadhav (BG) 21-5, 21-10. Semi-finals: 1-Ayaz Billawala/Shailesh Daga (BG) beat Sanjay Dhakite/Vijay Mhatre (JNPT) 2110, 21-10; Dinesh Golbare (WSC)/Rajesh Jadhav (BG) beat

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Smith help Windies hammer Bang

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IRPUR: Defending champions West Indies kept their hopes alive of a semi-final berth with a resounding 73run thrashing of hosts Bangladesh in a Group 2 Super 10 match of the ICC World Twenty20 here today.

Dwayne Smith with a well-made 72 was the Man of the Match as champs Windies packed too many guns and runs for the hosts. Chasing a target of 172, Bangladesh’s inept batting performance once again brought about their downfall as they bundled out out for a paltry 98 in 19.1 overs.

The margin of victory also ensured that West Indies improved their net runrate radically having lost to India in their opening league game with two balls to spare. Leg-spinner Samuel Badree had impressive figures of four for 15 which had more to do with ineptitude of the Bangladeshi batsmen to perform on big stage rather than the venom in his deliveries. Left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie also chipped in with three wickets for 17.

The writing was on the wall once Bangladesh lost their first first three wickets, including two of their senior players, Tamim Iqbal (5) and Shakib al Hasan (0) within the first four overs.

Tamim was out when Dwayne Bravo took a low catch at mid-off and Shakib misjudged an incutter from Santokie only to find the stumps rattled. In between, Anamul Haque Bijoy (10), who had started with two boundaries was stumped by Denesh Ramdin off Santokie’s bowling.

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (22) in company of Mominul Haque (17) tried to resurrect the innings. Momin hit a couple of boundaries including a cheeky scoop over the keeper’s head but then flashed at a rising delivery which Marlon Samuels failed to catch at deep third man.

Brief Scores: West Indies 171 for seven in 20 overs (Dwayne Smith 72, Chris Gayle 48; Al-Amin Hossain 3/21) Bangladesh 98 all out in 19.1 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 22, Mashrafe Mortaza 19; Samuel Badree 4/15, Krishmar Santokie 3/17).

Sachin Bharati and Vilas Kuvale who finished as winners of the doubles event.

Revandkar’s innings grounds Ghatkopar Jets

MUMBAI: A fine all-round show by Ankit Revandkar and his 96 runs partnership with Manish Rao for the third wicket saw Bandra Heroes ground Ghatkopar Jets by eight wickets in the Tata MovusMitsui Shoji T-20 League, played at Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground here today.

Ankit bagged three wickets for 23 runs as the Ghatkopar side scored 127 for 8. Needing 128 to win, Bandra Heroes was in for a shock as they lost two quick

Prashant Mukherjee (JNPT)/Vilas Kuvale (MbPT) 21-16, 15-21, 21-11.

Men’s doubles - combined 80+ (finals): 2-Sachin Bharati/Vilas Kuvale beat Ajay Shrivastav/Upendra Fadnis 21-17, 21-16. Semi-finals: Ajay Shrivastav/ Upendra Fadnis beat K. Roy/Rajat Moitra 21-11, 20-22, 2111; 2-Sachin Bharati/Vilas Kuvale beat Manish Hadkar/Sanjeev Mahajan

wickets. But Manish Rao was joined by Ankit and the duo plundered the Ghatkopar attack to take their side home without being separated in 16.2 overs.

With this win Bandra Heroes joined Ghatkopar Jets with three wins apiece to be at the second spot in the league. Mumbai Police City Riders, despite their unexpected loss to the bottomplaced Taxing Tigers (Shivaji Park) in the morning, continue to head the table.

21-17, 21-4. Men’s doubles combined 100+ (finals): 1-Ajit Nayar/Milind Ghate beat 2-Sanjay Sharma/Sanjeev Mahajan 21-11, 2220. Semi-finals: 1-Ajit Nayar/Milind Ghate beat Rajat Moitra/Shaukat Noormohammad 16-21, 23-21, 21-15; 2-Sanjay Sharma/ Sanjeev Mahajan beat Prashant Mukherjee/Suresh Mirgul 21-9, 21-13.

Anand maintains lead after drawing with Mamedyarov

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HANTY MANSISYK (Russia): Former World champion Viswanathan Anand remained on course for a rematch with Magnus Carlsen of Norway after securing an easy draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the 10th round of the Candidates Chess tournament here.

It turned out to be another good day for Anand as main contemporaries Levon Aronian of Armenia and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia failed to bridge the gap and the Indian ace continues to be in front with a full point lead.

Aronian could not use his white pieces to much use against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and had to settle for a draw while Kramnik’s poor run continued when he failed to spot a tactical stroke that led to a quick loss against compatriot Peter Svidler. The other game of the day between Russians Dmitry Andreikin and Sergey Karjakin also ended in a draw. With just four rounds to come, Anand is sitting pretty training his sights for the next world championship match on 6.5 points.

Aronian remains the nearest contender on 5.5 points followed by Mamedyarov.

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