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Lack of co-ordination between agencies sees accused being termed as ‘untraceable’ even as he is well behind bars in Thane Jail

By Philip Varghese

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Minutes after the confusion regarding Siraj Sheikh’s whereabouts, Swati Sathe, DIG (Prisons) spoke to journalists, confirming that he was in Thane jail.

Dreaded Phase Pardhis are back Six members of gang that performs bizarre final rites over victims they kill during burglaries are arrested by Malad police

By Zuber Ansari

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he Malad police have arrested six Phase Pardhi gang members, known in

Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra as the ‘chaddi baniyan’ gang, on Thursday morning. All the six accused were caught red-handed

The assortment of sharp weapons, ropes, lemons and other items allegedly used for ‘black magic’ rituals being displayed by Malad police.

from Navjivan Building at Gosarwadi in Malad (West) while they were in the midst of a robbery.

Interestingly, the gang had brought along a lorry for ferrying the loot, but their plan was foiled after a police source heard of it and alerted the cops.

Members of the Phase Pardhi gang usually wear underpants and banians (because of which they are referred to as the chaddi baniyan gang) while committing a theft, and are known to attack and wound or kill victims who resist their robbery attempt. After the killing, they are known to perform the final Continued on pg 8 «

n what can be termed as a major goof-up between the Maharashtra police and the jail authorities, confusion prevailed in the Sessions Court on Monday, which is hearing the Mumbai photojournalist gang rape case, after it was informed that the one of the accused Siraj Rehman Sheikh has gone ‘missing’.

The entire drama began after the accused in the gangrape case were brought to the court for hearing after the judge had issued production warrant for Sheikh directing the Thane jail officials to produce him on Thursday.

This issue cropped up just

one week after Indian Mujahideen operative and accused in the 2008 serial bomb blast case in Gujarat, Afzal Continued on pg 8 «

SSC countdown see pg 12

SevenHills comes down at last

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Agrees to 20 per cent reservation of ICU beds and free medicines for civic patients

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By Vishnudas Sheshrao

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fter three years of court battles and pressure tactics, the SevenHills Hospital, a luxury facility in the western suburbs, ‘unconditionally’ withdrew two petitions and agreed to abide by all conditions, including providing free medicines to civic patients and maintaining 20 per cent reservation for them in its ICU. SevenHills Hospital authorities will be visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which has been pending since the last three years owing to a dispute over free medicines to all civic patients.

The then President, Pratibha Patil, was invited for the inaugura-

tion by the hospital authorities as part of the pressure tactic employed against civic officials.

In early 2002, the BMC planned to make super-specialty hospital in the suburbs, but as it did not have sufficient funds, it settled for a public private partnership (PPP), and in 2005, signed an agreement with

“They have withdrawn the case, agreeing to our conditions. Soon the MoU would be signed. People of Mumbai will get better medical facilities here.”

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As part of the agreement, the civic body gave away a 17 acre plot of prime land close to the international airport on lease for 60 years, however with some conditions. The SevenHills authorities agreed to all conditions except one – that meant giving 20 per cent of beds to patients referred by civic body in its ICU and to give them medicines at the rates charged by civic hospitals.

The SevenHills Hospital authorities refused to allocate the 20 per cent beds as they were reluctant to place poor patients in beds beside the rich ones who would be paying Rs.50,000 per day. Instead, it offered to provide a separate floor for poor patients.

There were a couple of high power meetings, but no agreement was reached. The civic body then sent a notice to the hospital in 2011 to vacate the plot owned by it, which was challenged in court by SevenHills.

(SevenHills Healthcare Private Ltd's advocate Lara Jesani told the court that she had been instructed

by Shankar Krishnamurthy, general manager (corporate communications) to withdraw the petitions.)

Mayor Sunil Prabhu said, “They have withdrawn the case, agreeing to our conditions. Soon the MoU would be signed. People of Mumbai will get better medical facilities here.” Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar “All’s well that ends well.”

Bogus doctors thrive in YOU MIGHT BE AT Govandi-Mankhurd area RISK OF CVD!

By Shwetha Kannan

ward, it has been stated that there are several unregistered nursing n a letter sent to the BMC by the homes in the Govandi-Mankhurd medical officer of health of M East areas of M East ward. The letter has a list of names of 22 unregistered nursing homes and around 40 suspected bogus doctors. This issue was brought up by corporator Reshma R. Nevrekar in the recently held health committee meeting.

Vikas Sabnis “There have been several complaints about these bogus doctors and unregistered nursing homes.

This is a serious issue and needs to be tackled with severity. Strict action should be taken against such nursing homes and doctors. There are twenty two unregistered nursing homes and around forty suspected bogus doctors in the areas of Govandi and Mankhurd”, said Nevrekar who is also a member of the BMC health committee.

Reshma also said that when informed about this issue, the BMC refused to act in this matter as it falls outside the jurisdiction of its powers.

“The BMC in response to this complaint said that they have no A tainted sacked minister control over this matter and that

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they can’t take any action against these unregistered nursing homes and bogus doctors. Then who is responsible for doing the needful?” questioned Nevrekar.

When contacted, Dr. Arun Bamne, Executive Health Officer said, “First of all, the responsibility of taking actions against bogus doctors is with the police and not with the public health department.

Secondly, my staff is visiting these nursing homes and checking the certificates and degrees of the doctors. If any degree is found to be suspicious, then we send a copy of the degree to the concerned council for verification. And if the council denies having the doctor registered with them, then we inform the concerned police station who then do the needful.”

With regard to the presence of bogus doctors and unregistered nursing homes in GovandiMankhurd areas, a complaint has been registered with the Shivaji Nagar Police Station, informed Nevrekar.

By A Staff Reporter

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he Saffolalife Study 2013, which was conducted across 12 cities for three years covering people in the age group of 30 to 100, regarding risk factors precipitating heart disease, revealed that more than 70 per cent of 1.86 lakh urban Indian respondents are at a risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Among the 29,017 Mumbaikars who were a part of this study, 72 per cent had a high risk of contracting CVD, 51 per cent had low levels of the heart protective HDL and 44 per cent reported that they consume preserved or processed foods at least twice a week.

According to Dr. Akshay Mehta, Senior Cardiologist, Asian Heart Hospital, a sedentary lifestyle, stressful work conditions and a compromised diet are the leading factors in precipitating heart disease which have affected the heart health of people in the 30 to 44 age group.

Niti Desai, an independent

health, wellness and fitness professional said, “Our diets have undergone major changes depending on convenience. A preference for processed and preserved food and fried food has gone up noticeably. A high dependence on the same and a menu devoid of vegetables, fruits and whole grains will only make people more vulnerable to CVD.”

shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

If the kitchen is off the proper place, some member or the other is always found to be suffering from severe digestive disorder.

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

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SPECIAL REPORT

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MEET THE POSSIBLES!

The following are the officers in the line-up to succeed to key posts in the Mumbai police.

Mumbai police commissioner ADGP (Highway Safety) Vijay Kamble:

Amidst the talk of government taking back the recently restored powers of the Director General of Police (DGP) to transfer the lower-rung police officers, the prolonged delay in the appointment of the new Mumbai police chief has, perhaps, temporarily postponed the overall transfers of the top brass of city as well as the state police force. ADC looks into possible appointments of officer to be appointed to significant posts in the city. This is based on the reliable sources in Mantralaya who declare that Mumbai’s new police chief will be appointed after the Navratri festival which concludes around mid-October.

Joint Director (CBI, Hyderabad) V V Lakshmi Narayan:

problems in the upcoming 2014 Spl IG (VIP Security) Parambr elections.

Singh:

An officer of the 1980 batch, the same batch as the current city’s commissioner Satyapal Singh. The latter’s promotion is already due and if Kamble is appointed now, he would serve the city for more than 18 months, as there will be no other retirements at DG level in the state up to 2015.

ADGP (Establishment) Satish Mathur:

Recently, the officer handed over charge to DIG H Venkatesh, after his repatriation to his cadre state of Maharashtra. An officer of impeccable record, he is very close to state DGP Sanjeev Dayal. The latter has recommended his name for the JCP (Crime) Mumbai. Narayan has been the part of cases looking into major scams of India like the Satyam scam and the probe into Jagan Reddy, to name a few. He takes keen interest in all investigations.

ADGP (ATS) Rakesh Maria:

sioner in 2011. The city has a larger minority population than Mumbai.

ADGP (Prisons) Meeran Borwankar:

An officer of the 1981 batch, he is at present the most likely officer to be appointed as the city police chief.

Apart from his exemplary skills during his stints in the city at different designations, the main criteria would be tenure. If made commissioner, he would certainly remain in the post for more than 24 months.

ADGP (Thane CP) K P Raghuvanshi: The latter is of 1980 batch, senior to Maria, and has twice headed the state ATS, where he detected several significant blast cases. Unfortunately for Raghuvanshi, he is mired in the controversy over alleged wrongful arrests in the blast case. This might prove to be the biggest hurdle for him, as the ruling Congress-NCP alliance in the state would certainly consider the 2014 elections and wish to avoid the ire of the minority group. However, Raghuvanshi enjoys the strong support of Congress ministers, which became apparent when he was posted as Thane commis-

A straight forward officer, Kamlakar earned his reputation while he was posted as DCP (Crime) in mid 2000.

Though he didn’t have as spectacular stints in comparison with Deven Bharti and Parambir Singh, he became known for his creative techniques in solving cases. However, the officer landed in controversy for his alleged role in the Hasina Parker extortion case after which he was shifted from crime branch.

The latter is from the 1981 batch.

Ironically, Mathur is younger than Maria, hence he will retire later. He Often referred to as a hands on force became an IPS officer at the age of 21. in the police department, he is regarded as fit for the position of crime branch chief. He had shown his skills by doing exemplary work as DCP (Crime) in Mumbai. In the Spl IG (Law and Order) Deven 1990s, he was instrumental in curbBharti: ing Mumbai’s underworld and the organized extortion syndicates. He was one of the few officers in the Mumbai police department who had raided the gangster-turnedpolitician Arun Gawli’s headquarters at Dagdi Chawl and also survived the political fall-out.

Addl CP (Crime) Niket Kaushik:

Joint Commissioner of Police

Spl IG (Nashik Range) Dhananjay Kamlakar:

An officer of the 1981 batch, Borwankar could be the first lady officer to serve as police chief of Mumbai city. During her posting as joint commissioner (Crime) in Mumbai, she vehemently acted against the organized crime syndicate of Mumbai’s underworld. A section of IPS officers think that Borwankar would not be appointed as Mumbai’s commissioner due to her rigid attitude towards taking orders from senior IPS officers as well as the ministers in power. This would create

The latter is considered as perfect for JCP (Crime), as it was during his stint as Addl CP (crime) that the post got real importance in Mumbai. Otherwise it was considered an administrative posting, which looked after the transfers of middle ranking officer in the crime branch. Bharti, during his stint as Addl CP (Crime), carried out various successful operations and detected several high profile cases.

An officer of impeccable record, Kaushik is the man with less words and more action. In his earlier stint as Addl CP (ACB), Kaushik trapped several government officers for accepting bribes. His style of working has been appreciated by all middle level rank officers of the crime branch. He is referred to as the silent weapon who strikes when needed.

He never interferes in the working of middle level officers and gives carteblanche powers to them during probes. At the same time, he takes strict action against officers involved in wrongdoings, for which he is often regarded as a man who can change the face of Mumbai’s crime branch.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Hamid Hasan Ismail Mahimtulla, to ‘Hamid Hasan Ismail Mahimtule’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-36684) Dated: 24/03/2011.

C-17593 I have changed my name from Rahila Hamid Hasan Mahimtulla, to ‘Rahila Hamid Hasan Mahimtule’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-36685) Dated: 24/03/2011.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Gitaben Devshankar Mehta to Geeta Rohit Pandya as per Affidavit.

C-17576 I have changed my name from Alamnisa Shabbir Ahmed to Alamnisa Shabbir Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-17577 I have changed my name from Fesal Athaniya to Faisal Athania as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-17578 I have changed my name from Mr. Devendra Pratap Singh to Mr. Devendra Jaybahadur Singh as per Affidavit dated 13th April, 2013.

C-17579 I, Syed Habeeb, have changed my name to Sayyed Habeeb Vide Deed Poll Affidavit dated 25th September, 2013.

C-17580 I have changed my name from Furqan Mohd. Anis to Furqan Anis Qureshi as per Affidavit dated 25/9/2013.

C-17581 I Zeno Sebestain Dsouza have changed my name to Zeno Isaac Dsouza as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 25/09/13.

C-17582 I Kaji Sajidkhan Nawabkhan have changed my name to Sajid Nawab Khan as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 25/09/13.

C-17583

I Hanumanta Narshppa Eligar have changed my name to Mogalappa Narshppa Eligar as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 25/09/13.

C-17585 I Shreekrishan Shyamsunder Khedwal have changed my name to Krishankumar Shyamsunder Khedwal as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No U-29674 dated: 22/08/13.

C-17586 I, Ruchesh Ghanshyam Dnyanmathe, have changed my name to Ruchesh Ghansham Dnyanmothe as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated 26/09/13.

C-17587 I, Meenakshi Ghanshyam Dnyanmathe, have changed my name to Meenakshi Ghansham Dnyanmothe as per deed poll Affidavit dated 26/09/2013.

C-17588 I have changed my name from Kather Ali Shaif Basha, to ‘Kadar Ali Saheb Basha’ as per Affidavit Dated: 26/09/2013.

C-17589 I have changed my name from Kather Basha Badrunnisa, to ‘Badrunnisa Kadarbasha Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 26/09/2013.

C-17590 I have changed my name from Chourasiya Amresh Shiv Kumar Prasad, to ‘Amresh Kumar Shiv Karan Chaurasiya’ as per Affidavit Dated: 26/09/2013.

C-17591 I have changed my name from Chanda Jangbahadur Tripathi, to ‘Chanda Satishchandra Pandey’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-34380) Dated: 12/09/2013.

C-17592

I have changed my name from Champaben Kishor Patel to Champaben Kishor Anawadia as per Affidavit.

C-17609

I have changed my name from Hasmukhlal Jagshi Dedhiya to Hasmukhlal Jagshi Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17626

I have changed my name from Mohammed Tanvir Shaikh to Tanvir Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17643

I have changed my name from Kunjalben Kishorbhai to Kunjal Kishor Anawadia as per Affidavit.

C-17610

I have changed my name from Kanta Hasmukhlal Dedhiya to Kanta Hasmukhlal Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17627

I have changed my name from Salma Mahabub Shaikh to Salmanaaz Mehboobali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17644

I have changed my name from Vandana Chhabria to Sneha Bharat Karnik as per Affidavit.

C-17628

I have changed my name from Mahabub Mohammed Bashir Shaikh to Mehboob Ali Mohammed Bashir Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17645

I have changed my name from Kishorbhai to Kishor Anawadia as per Affidavit.

C-17611

I have changed my name from Rajesh Ramlal Gupta to Rajesh Kumar Ramlal Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-17629

I have changed my name from Mina Shailesh Nagaria to Meena Shailesh Nagaria as per Affidavit.

C-17613

I have changed my name from Musavvir Abdul Gafur Kungle to Musavir Abdul Gafur Kungle as per Affidavit.

C-17630

I have changed my name from Kishanlal Dharamchand Jain to Kishan Dharamchand Jain as per Affidavit.

C-17614

I have changed my name from Lalwani Sweety Gurmukh to Kanak Amit Gurnani as per Affidavit.

C-17631

I have changed my name from Rekha Nareshkumar Shah to Rekha Naresh Shah as per Affidavit dated : 23.09.2013.

C-17597

I have changed my name from Meena Babulal Jain to Rekha Kishan Jain as per Affidavit.

C-17615

I have changed my name from Arvindbhai Keshavlal Karia to Arvind Keshavlal Karia as per Affidavit.

C-17632

I have changed my name from Rukhsana Abdul Samad to Rukhsana Salim Nadkar as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-17598

I have changed my name from Mansukh Kanji Shah to Mansukh Kanji Satra as per Affidavit.

C-17616

I have changed my name from Asif Adam Karodia to Asif Adam Kharodiya as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-17599

I have changed my name from Trupthi Janardhan Suvarna to Trupti Janardhan Suvarna as per Affidavit.

C-17617

I have changed my name from Sushma Rajesh Pagare to Sushma Mustafa Zaveri as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-17600

We Mansukh Kanji Satra & Mrs. Chandrika Mansukh Satra have changed our child’s name from Urvashi Mansukh Shah to Urvashi Mansukh Satra as per Affidavit.

C-17618

I have changed my name from Tabassum Mohamed Tayyab, to ‘Tabassum Mohammed Tayyab Alyani’ as per Affidavit Dated: 25/09/2013.

C-17596

I Antonyamma have changed my name to Anthonyamma Appau Chetty as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 25/09/13.

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I have changed my name from Champaben Kishorbhai to Champaben Kishor Anawadia as per Affidavit.

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I, Hamid Hasan Mahimtule have changed my Daughter’s name from Ayira Hamid Hasan Mahimtulla, to ‘Inshirah Hamid Hasan Mahimtule’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-36686) Dated: 24/03/2011.

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

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I have changed my name from Naresh Ramesh Kawa to Yash Ramesh Kavi as per Affidavit dated: 25.09.2013.

C-17601 I have changed my name from Aisha Abbas Shaikh to Ayesha Abbas Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17602 I have changed my name from Vijaya Ananda Handa to Vijay Anand Moolya as per Affidavit.

C-17603 I have changed my name from Bhavnaben Ambalal Vyas to Bhavana Nimesh Shah as per Affidavit.

C-17604 I have changed my name from Sonia Seth to Kanishka Suraj Datwani as per Affidavit.

C-17605 I have changed my name from Harshada Uttamchandra Kapasi to Harsha Naresh Doshi as per Affidavit.

C-17606 I have changed my name from Pratik Kishor Patel to Pratik Kishor Anawadia as per Affidavit.

C-17607 I have changed my name from Kishor Nanji Patel to Kishor Nanji Anawadia as per Affidavit.

C-17608

I have changed my name from Vijaykumar Jayantilal Sanghavi to Vijay Jayantilal Sanghavi as per Affidavit.

C-17619 I have changed my name from Rhynston Manuel Gomes to Rhynson Johnny Gomes as per Affidavit.

C-17620

I have changed my name from Aasmani Mohammed Arif Shaikh to Aasmabi Arif Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17633 I have changed my name from Shardaben Ramjibhai Dhokiya to Sharda Bhavesh Chawda as per Affidavit.

C-17634 I have changed my name from Chawda Bhagvanji Parsutam to Chawda Bhagwanji Purshottam as per Affidavit.

C-17635 I have changed my name from Mufaiz Musaddique Falke to Mufez Musaddique Falke as per Affidavit.

C-17636 I have changed my name from Ms. Jalajakumary Ammukutty to Mrs. Jalaja Radhakrishnan Menon as per Affidavit.

C-17637

I have changed my name from John Joseph Gomes to Johnny Manuel Gomes as per Affidavit.

C-17621

I have changed my name from Ms. Sarita Kamalakar Nagarsekar to Mrs. Ashwini Arun Kamate as per Affidavit.

C-17638

I have changed my name from Priya Hahmukhbhai Dedhiya to Priya Hamukhlal Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17622

I have changed my name from Ms. Geeta Shriniwas Depolkar to Mrs. Pradnya Prakash Vaze as per Affidavit.

C-17639

I have changed my name from Hasmukhbhai Jagshi Dedhiya to Hasmukhlal Jagshi Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17623

I have changed my name from Narendrakumar Umedmal Jain to Narendra Umedmal Jain as per Affidavit.

C-17640

I have changed my name from Kanta Hasmukhbhai Dedhiya to Kanta Hasmukhlal Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17624

I have changed my name from Sneha Chandulal Shah to Sneha Chandulal Jakharia as per Affidavit.

C-17641

I have changed my name from Kala Hasmukhlal Dedhiya to Kala Hasmukhlal Dedhia as per Affidavit.

C-17625

I have changed my name from Jamila Hasanbhai Memon to Jamila Bano Mohamed Iqbal Kheradia as per Affidavit.

C-17642

I have changed my name from Batul Abbas Rangwalla to Batul Abbas Rangwala as per Affidavit.

C-17646 I have changed my name from Abbas Mohammed Husain Rangwalla to Abbas Mohammed Husain Rangwala as per Affidavit.

C-17647 I have changed my name from Sangeeta Sanjaykumar Patel to Sangeetaben Sanjaykumar Patel as per Affidavit.

C-17648 I have changed my name from Yagnesh Vasant Save to Yadnesh Vasant Save as per Affidavit.

C-17649 I have changed my name from Hasmukhrai Bhupatrai Mehta to Hasmukh Bhupatrai Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-17650 I have changed my name from Bhurani Alihussein Vohra to Burhani Alihusain Vohra as per Affidavit.

C-17651 I have changed my name from Vinayak Kondya Gorvala to Vinayak Kondya Gorwala as per Affidavit.

C-17652 I have changed my name from Mohhamad Rafiq Bhatkar to Mohhamad Ali Bhatkar as per Affidavit.

C-17653 I have changed my name from Arbaaz Rafiq Bhatkar to Arbaaz Mohhamad Bhatkar as per Affidavit.

C-17654 I have changed my name from Varghese Joseph Gee to Geevarghese as per Affidavit.

C-17655 I have changed my name from Peanamma Varghese to Thankachy as per Affidavit.

C-17656 I have changed my name from Rajni Balkrishna Kadge to Darshana Dayanand Manjrekar as per Affidavit.

C-17657 I have changed my name from Wahid Hamid Qureshi to Abdul Wahid Hamid Qureshi as per Affidavit.

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Supreme Court upholds Bombay High Court’s decision on VAT

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he Supreme Court has upheld the decision by the Bombay High Court accepting the state government's decision to charge builders a 5 per cent Value Added Tax on buildings that were under construction from June 20, 2006 to March 31, 2010.

Builders had challenged the state's decision on the grounds that it discriminated between buildings built before and after 2010. As per the state's composition scheme, developers of buildings under construction from 2006 to 2010 should pay VAT at 5 per cent of the Works Contract, which includes the cost of construction and excludes the land value, the amount paid to the subcontractor, service charges, etc. But for buildings under construction from April 2010, builders have to pay VAT of only 1 per cent of the total agreement value.

According to Sunil Mantri, Vice President, Naredco & CMD Mantri Realty, imposing 5 per cent VAT under Section 42(3) of MVAT on flat purchasers from June 20, 2006 to Mar 2010 would impact consumers who bought flats during this period, as most of the apartments under construction during that period have been handed over to customers.

“We respect the Supreme Court’s verdict, but as the fine print of the

OPTION-1: As per Rule 58 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, the sales price may be determined after deducting from the agreement value; the value of land, labour, charges for planning, designing, architect’s fees, hire charges of machinery etc. The tax is computed on the value arrived as above. The tax computed as above is reduced after considering the tax paid on the purchases of building material (i.e. input tax credit). The tax which can come down to 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent of the sale value, so determined is required to be finally paid.

State leads in implementing e-Governance services

By Prashant Hamine

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aharashtra is the leading state in implementing eGovernance services and the service delivery has now more or less stabilized, stated Director, e-Governance, department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) Gaurav Dwivedi.

Addressing a consultation workshop on e-Governance jointly held by central and state government in partnership with NASSCOM and state IT department here yesterday, the national director stated that once the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill is passed in the Parliament, it will become mandatory for all the state governments to deliver all their services electronically in the next five years.

Speaking about the future plans he said that a software called Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer (eTaal) links services offered by different state governments and agencies and measures all transactions taking place.

Dwivedi disclosed that till now 1,400 services from the central and state governments are connected to e-Taal and more than 90 crore

transactions have taken place since January 1 this year. He added that the focus is now on providing services through mobile devices and reducing the digital divide.

Under the single window concept plan national e-Governance Plan (NeGP), one can access most public services close home at an affordable cost. Minister for Revenue, Balasaheb Thorat stated that the state government should try its best to take benefit of the central schemes and funds in the field of IT to benefit more and more people. Minister of State for General Administration, Fauzia Khan stated that each department must deliberate on its individual e-Governance requirements to move in a swift time bound manner to ascertain if speedier and citizen centric facilities are reaching out to the people.

OPTION-2: Rule 58 also provides for the standard deduction at 30 pc. The deduction towards the land value is taken from the total agreement value; the sales price is computed by further taking standard deductions (@ 30 per cent) as provided in the table. The tax is computed after applying the schedule rate of tax on the sales price so arrived. The tax computed as above is reduced after considering the tax paid on the purchases of bldg material (i.e. input tax credit). The tax so determined is required to be finally paid. “Since various deductions are available on the sale value including Land cost MVAT is 1 to 2 pc of the flat cost that is substantially lower as compare to 5 pc under Section 42(3). However the dept has to accept this and pass on the benefits to the public,” feels Mantri.

“However, the govt can also propose an Amnesty scheme whereby the consumer pays 1 pc of the flat cost which is the VAT rate on flats purchased after April 1, 2010,” he added.

judgment is not yet available, we will study the same. However, it will be very difficult for builders to recover the VAT amount from the customers and this will lead to numerous disputes between developers and customers,” he added.

As per experts, there are two alternate valuation rules available under Rule 58 of MVAT.

French Ensemble to perform in Pune

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Bharatanatyam performance by a French Ensemble comprising classical dancers Armelle, Josiane, Jyotika and Pauline Jessminda from France, all disciples of Dr. Sucheta Chapekar, a renowned exponent, scholar and Guru of Bharatanatyam, and a Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee of the ‘Nritya Ganga’ dance academy will perform at the two-day dance festival ‘Parikramaa’ to be held in Pune on September 28 and 29.

The festival will include performances by world-renowned Dr. Sucheta Chapekar senior dancers; presentations by young talented dancers and a and tomorrow from all over India symposium on current important and abroad. It also generates new thought processes by way of symart-related issues.

“The aim of this festival is to posium, which is an enriching spread awareness of all classical group discussion, with experts dance forms and music, its rele- from the dance and music fields. vance in today’s time, and of It takes into its periphery not only course, entertaining the rasikas! the musicians, dancers and schol‘Parikramaa’ is a dance festival ars, but also the rasikas”, says orwhich brings together veteran ganiser of the festival Dr. Sucheta dancers and musicians of today Chapekar.

Special art exhibition at Worli

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moderate to severe.

Art Trisomy 21 2013 is the secrt Trisomy 21 opened today at ond edition of exhibits of art by Gallery Art and Soul in Worli, the differently abled, each piece and will be open for visitors till soulfully distinct, resonating with loveliness, and eloquent with simOctober 3.

Trisomy 21 or Down Syndrome ple emotions.

This year the Sadhana School, is a chromosomal condition associated with intellectual disabil- Om Creations Trust and Shraddha ity. The degree of intellectual have joined hands to put up this disability varies from mild to amazing collection.

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he Altina Essay contest 2013 which opened on September 15 and closes on October 31 is inviting essays of 800 to 1,000 words on the topic, ‘A Business idea that can change my life’.

The jury will comprise Clifton Desilva, Director of Altina Securities Pvt Ltd and management guru Walter Viera, Ex-Chairman, International Council of Management Consulting Institution USA and Asia Pacific.

There are three cash prizes of Rs.12,500, Rs.7,500 and Rs.5,000, as well as other prizes for the winners.

“As a part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), every year we conduct as essay contest on subjects pertaining to entrepreneurship with a view to identify and subsequently mentor the selected participants, who are then provided with training which includes mentoring sessions, leadership sessions, communication sessions, and an industrial tour,” said Desilva.

The essays should be sent either by post or email with recent photographs to the following address: Altina Securities Pvt Ltd, 303, Anand House, 13th Road, Off Linking Road, Khar (W) Mumbai – 400052 E-mail info@altinasecurities.com Tel Nos: 022-66942416/17/18.

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Senate members submit a memorandum to seek the norms before considering the hike Vishwanath Salian | ADC

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Yuva Sena senators protesting outside Ambedkar Bhavan where the fee hike meeting was conducted, yesterday. courses from the current Rs. 3, 000 to Rs. 9,000 to cover the rise in teachers’ salaries and also for the unaided divisions in aided colleges.

A meeting was held by the varsity and the fee hike committee in June where a new resolution was passed stating that the fees can be hiked

Continued from pg 1 « Usmani, escaped from the Mumbai Court, causing a large-scale manhunt.

The young photojournalist was gangraped by the five accused when she had gone on an assignment to the deserted Shakti Mills compound in central Mumbai on August 22 with a male colleague. The accused had tied up the victim’s male companion with belts before raping her.

Last week, the Mumbai Police had filed a chargesheet against the five accused in the gangrape case and said that they were confident of seeking ‘maximum’ punishment for the guilty, based on the strong evidence it has against them.

However, during the hearing on Thursday, when Principal Judge Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi asked as to why Sheikh was not produced along with three other accused, Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali and Salim Ansari, SpeContinued from pg 1 « rites over the dead body using a lemon, knife, sword and some items used for black magic rituals, while praying.

According to Assistant Police Inspector (API) Navnath Sonawane of the Malad police station, “The arrested accused have been identified as Dashrath Shinde (35), Dilip Shinde (31), Ambadas Shinde (54), Santosh Shinde (27), Laxman Ghatak (47) and Sunil Shinde (75).

It is suspected that other gang members may also be present in the city.”

“This gang has been active in the Malad area in the past. This time, they were going to target a posh locality, but one of our sources saw them and alerted us. We rushed to the spot at around 4 am and arrested the gang members in a quick move before they could retaliate or attack us,” added Sonawane.

“During interrogation, they admitted to having committed other burglaries, and we have recovered knives, ropes, items they use for black magic, swords and many sharp weapons. On Thursday, we produced them before the court which remanded them to police custody for four days. Investigations

CONFUSION! cial Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam informed the court Sheikh was ‘untraceable’.

“The jail authorities have informed that the accused was with Mumbai Crime branch, and the Crime Branch is saying that he is in Thane jail,” Nikam said.

The confusion ended only after the Swati Sathe, DIG (Prisons) confirmed that he was in Thane jail. The DIG (Prisons) said that there was some confusion when he had to be taken from the Thane jail to the Mumbai court for the hearing in the case.

Reacting to this confusion, the court summoned Thane jail Superintendent on Friday for an explanation and adjourned the case.

Additional Director General (Prisons) Meeran Borwankar has denied that

cording to the recent pay commission and the college should pay the complete sports, cultural and accreditation fees to the varsity. It is the responsibility of the college to provide teachers for paper assessment, paper setting and moderation. Only colleges providing all the above mentioned facilities to their students should be considered for a fee hike.

When the ADC spoke to Dilip Karande, Member of the Fees Hike Committee, Senator, and Management Council Member, he said, “MU should concentrate on the need to provide quality education, rather than increasing the fees.”

Dr. Naresh Chandra, Pro ViceChancellor, MU, when asked about the issue, said, “We have received a memorandum from the senate members. The fee hike committee will go through the given norms and conditions thoroughly and then take a decision over hiking the fees of the degree college courses.” yatin.ingle@afternoondc.in

Sheikh was untraceable. “He is very much in the Thane jail. I spoke to the head of the Thane prison. I don't know what caused this confusion,” Borwankar said.

U.T. Pawar, Superintendent of Thane prison said, “I have called my officials and I am checking on what administrative reason was the accused was not produced before the court.”

Meanwhile, during the hearing, advocate Moin Khan, defence lawyer for the four accused, complained to the court that he had been receiving threats from various people to drop the case. “I have informed the court that when I was going to the police station to meet the accused, I was stopped on the way and I was threatened to withdraw from this case or I would face severe consequences,” Khan said. The fifth accused in the case is a juvenile and is presently in the custody of the Juvenile Court. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

Dreaded Phase Pardhis are back Vishwanath Salian | ADC

umbai University’s steps to increase the fees of degree college courses has met with opposition from senate members of the varsity. Considering the sudden hike in fees to be unfair to students, the members have opposed the hike and submitted a memorandum to the varsity to consider the important norms and conditions before allowing colleges to hike their fees for various courses.

Around 250 protesters of the Yuva Sena protested the fee hike outside Ambedkar Bhavan in the Kalina campus of MU, where the fee hike meeting was being held.

The decision to hike the fees has been on since 2007-08. In September 2012, the fee review committee of MU had submitted its proposal to the university after discussing the revision in several meetings. The committee has proposed a hike in tuition fees for unaided colleges in the regular BA, BCom and BSc

and claimed by colleges depending on the facilities and infrastructure provided by the institution.

Pradeep Sawant, member of the Fee Hike Committee and Senate Member says, “The sudden hike in fees will be unfair to students. MU has suddenly given colleges the authority to increase their fees – something which needs the approval of the varsity. Colleges can put forth several unnecessary needs and hike the fees which the students will have to bear. To avoid such issues, we senators have submitted a memorandum to the MU for a consideration of the fee hike. The varsity should keep a detailed check of the given norms and conditions and only then consider approving the hike.”

According to the memorandum submitted by the senators, as per the Maharashtra Universities Act 1994, a professor in a college should be an approved professor by the government. The non-teaching staff of the college should be paid ac-

Six members of the murderous gang in custody of the Malad police. are on,” revealed Sonawane.

It may be recalled that in 1997, members of the Phase Pardhi gang killed two police constables in Malad who had confronted them near a housing society they had just robbed. The constables were attacked with sharp weapons and died on the spot. Later, in 2005, this gang also attacked an Assistant Police Inspector (API) when he tried to stop

them while they were committing a robbery at the Usha Nalanda Housing Society in Evershine Nagar, Malad (West).

Last year in August, 12 robbers suspected to be from the Phase Pardhi tribe, broke into two locked flats owned by retired IAS officers in Versova and decamped with booty worth several lakhs.

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This tiny tot was among 2,000 people from the Vartak Nagar-Juhu Galli area in Andheri who held a morcha outside the BMC K West ward office to demand for water, yesterday. said from the past years they were getting water with low pressure and on many occasion ‘muddy’ water has created severe health conditions

Principal and Chairman arrested Took 26 lakh from staff members on the pretext of making them school’s permanent employees

in his family. “Many times we had served verbal complaints to the BMC officers but they had not taken seriously, fed up with repeated complaint we

he Vidarbha region, which was hit by rains, will get a hike in the compensation package for farmers from Rs. 2,000 crore to Rs. 5,000 crore,” said Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, at the Mathadi Melawa in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), where he attended a function to commemorate the 80th birth anniversary of late leader Annasaheb Patil, on Wednesday.

“MHADA and CIDCO should make sure that the constructed homes are of

reasonable size. Extremely small homes are not preferred by buyers. While considering the issue of floor space index, the needs of Mathadis will also be taken into consideration,” said Pawar.

“The government will safeguard the interests of the farmers. While implementing the food security scheme, we will ensure that farmers get the right price for their produce and at the same time, the needy will be provided food at a subsidised rate,” he added. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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on April 2012 without being absorbed as a permanent staffer, Vishwas asked that his money be returned. Shinde returned an amount of Rs.25,000 on December 24, 2012, but in January 2013, Shinde and Azmi told him that his money could not be returned and then began avoiding him. During this period, Vishwas learned about 7 other employees who had paid the two around Rs.25 lakh and finally approached the cops.

“We have arrested Shinde and Azmi under sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC and they have been remanded to police custody till September 30 by the court,” said senior PI SS Rajput of the Mankhurd police station.

“The inaction of BMC is biased. New buildings in these areas are getting adequate water supply, but local residents of these areas who have

been staying here prior to 1995 are denied drinking water. We shall continue the agitation till the residents get their rightful due,” Jadhav said.

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organized a morcha.”

The demonstration lasted for over two hours, a delegation submitted a memorandum to ward officials.

Farmers to get their rights, says Dy CM

By Tariq Khan he Mankhurd police on Wednesday arrested the president and the founder chairman of a local government-aided Bal Vikas High School for allegedly duping eight of its staff members of a total sum of Rs.26.14 lakh by promising to make them permanent employees. The arrests were made on the basis of a cheating complaint filed by one of the employees, Vishwas Shiudkar (38).

In his statement to the police, Vishwas said he had first applied for the position of a teacher on August 5, 2009 and was called for an interview five days later when he met the institute’s president Raghunath Shinde.

“Shinde quoted an amount of Rs.5 lakh for offering me the job. When I said I could not generate more than Rs.2 lakh, he agreed to reduce the sum and I gave him the first instalment of Rs. 50,000 the next day at Geeta Bhavan Hotel in Chembur. I was also introduced to Imran Yusuf Azmi, the chairman of the school. I then went to my native place and took a loan of Rs.1.35 lakh from relatives and gave Rs.1 lakh to Shinde in two separate instalments over the next 22 days. I then began working from September 2009 during which I gave an additional Rs.34,000 to Azmi,” he said in his statement.

When he was abruptly fired

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espite repeated applications, over 2,000 residents of Vartak Nagar, Juhu Galli, Gilbert Hill, Janata Colony, Kapaswadi, Ganesh Nagar, Juhu Gaothan, Juhu Koliwada, Junaid Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Amboli, Moragao and Ruia Park in Andheri held a demonstration at the BMC K Ward office at Andheri (West) to protest against the acute shortage of drinking water, on Thursday.

Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protestors were accompanied by local MLA Ashok Jadhav among others.Over 1,00,000 people in the area are living either without water or with muddy water. This morcha was a wake-up call warned Jadhav, adding that this was a necessity and that if people could not get it legally, they would take it illegally.

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“Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.”

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OING through my clippings I came across a fascinating story that calls for explanation from the Indian National Congress. The story appeared in The Hindu (Nov. 31, 2012) and it said that the Congress has decided to revive a newspaper run by Associated Journals Ltd. The name of the paper?

National Herald. Of course, the paper was originally started by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. It was edited by Mr. Chalapati Rao, then one of the most distinguished journalists in India. Jawaharlal Nehru, needless to say, contributed a great deal to it and it used to be said that there were times when Nehru himself wrote some editorials.

Understandably it was read pretty widely in Congress circles and, naturally, in official circles as well, as the paper supposedly reflected Congress thinking on any subject under the sun. Financially it was not paying right from the beginning, if rumours are true. But it had a status – a status, of course, not that, for example, of Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Statesman or The Times of India, or even of the Bombay Chronicle, but as a true spokesmedia of the Congress. It did not, however, last long and people forgot all about it.

M.C. (Chalapati Rao, as he was known) also passed away not long after the paper was closed down.

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mind of India’s youth, consistent to the ideal of a democratic and secular society and provides for application of its profits or income in pursuit thereof.” This writer has no interest as to who owns Young Indian, but, as one very much conscience of growing media, I must admit that in the last three years I have not seen a single copy of the journal, not even at shops selling newspapers. It would appear that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi hold 76 per cent stake in the new venture and Congress Treasurer Motilal Vohra is chairmancum-Manaigng Director of Associated Journals. The name Young Indian sounds attractive, but what is it: a daily, a weekly, a monthly, a tabloid or just an idea?

Media Centre in New Delhi. According to Tewari “the regional and vernacular print sector has seen growth in tandem with increasing literacy levels and advertisers are keen to leverage these markets.” Tewari is further quoted as saying that the print industry would be “able to weather the shifting sands of technology at least in the Indian context.” I presume that Tewari knows what he is talking about and it is heartening to know that those 3,000 out of jobs are slowly being rehabilitated.

Communication hub

Meanwhile I see that the government has set up a National Media Centre in New Delhi, “expected to act as an interface between the government and the people.” The Centre was CCORDING to opinion polls coninaugurated by none less than the Prime Minducted by the media and private orister himself who has been quoted as saying ganizations, the Bharatiya Janata Party that “it would act as a communication hub (BJP) will win all the four states where asand a single-window facility to fulfil the needs sembly elections are scheduled to be held and requirements of the media fraternity”. in the next two months. All of them point The Media Centre is supposedly on par with to the anti-incumbent factor which will similar institutions in Washington, Tokyo and have a big impact on the voters. elsewhere. The speeches made by the celebriIn Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is ties reveal the kind of mindset our Congress known for non-governance and her comleaders have. Thus Dr. Manmohan Singh plete lack of action with regard to lack of asked the media to exercise caution to ensure basic amenities. It is also a fact that largethat a “spirit of inquiry” does not “morph into M.V. Kamath scale corruption in the UPA administration a campaign of calumnity.” Incidentally he is likely to influence voters. The BJP has a There are reports that many small newspa- should have made that remark to his fellow big chance in Delhi state. Even the new The Hindu quoted Congress Party General pers are closing down and unemployment is Congressmen, Mahesh Tewari and Digvijay Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to fare bet- Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi as saying that growing in the journalism world. This needs Singh, whose remarks on Narendra Modi do ter than the Congress. his party “has done its duty in supporting the looking into. But it is a pity that National Her- not bear repetition.

The misdeeds and the corrupt practices Associated Journals Ltd. to help initiate a ald itself has not resurrected in its original Sonia Gandhi in her address said she welof the UPA government is also likely to process to bring the newspaper back to name and form. In its time it commanded a comed “the watchdog role of media and wellmake an impact on the choice of voters in health in compliance with the laws of the great deal of respect. If I remember alright, I founded and well-intentioned criticism” and other states as well. In the state assembly land.” He also acknowledged that this sup- learnt about the closing down of many Indian hoped that the new media centre “would act elections it is possible that local issues will port is extended by the Congress “in the form papers in the columns of a leading Indian as a bridge between the government, the figures less than those of the Centre. of interest-free loans from which no com- paper a few years ago. Yes, it was Sainath, media and the people” considering that the In Madhya Pradesh the BJP is likely to mercial profit has accrued to the Indian Na- writing in The Hindu who reported that an people “have a right to know their legal and make capital out of the corrupt practices of tional Congress.” The loan, apparently, was to “estimated 3,000 journalists had lost their other entitlements.” One understands that the Congress at the Centre and continue in the tune of Rs.90 crore, in compliance both jobs post-2008”. Commenting on that, the Media Centre had been conceptualised as power. with the IT Act as well as the Representation Sandeep Bhushan writing also in The Hindu long ago as 21 years but now that it is ready In Rajasthan, it is likely the ‘Maharani’ of People Act.” Dwivedi was quoted as saying: (January 21, 2013) had said that “the dis- one hopes that it would serve everybody aswill have a big say. The recent rape case in “There are strict accounting rules about in- membering of the reporter has strengthened sociated with the media and the spread of which a minister is involved will figure a lot flows but there is nothing on how to spend it.” the hands of the editor, and, by implication, news. Acknowledging the role of the media in the state elections.

Sonia Gandhi said that “it makes the political According to the story, a journal entitled the promoter.”

The Congress cannot be unaware of the Young Indian had been formed “through the Now I learn from The Sentinel (August 25) establishment uncomfortable” which was the changing development in the states where purchase of Associated Journals on Novem- of Guwahati that the print media in India is reason, one supposes, the Media Centre was elections are to be held late in November. ber 23, 2010 and registered under Section 25 bucking the trend and is set to grow. The set up. At least now we know how to get inThe leaders of the party have already stated of the Companies Act which is, according to comment is attributed to Information & formation of all sorts from one single window. saying that only local issues will decide the documents filed by the Registrar of Compa- Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, ad- Congrats, Mr. Prime Minister. At least there is nies,” engaged in activities to inculcate in the dressing the inauguration of the National something now that we can praise you for. outcome of the polls.

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UPA’s Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has stated that the assembly polls “are not a referendum on the Centre”. The Congress seems to be reconciled to the possibility of losing assembly elections, but it refuses to admit that the elections are a clear referendum on what has been happening at the Centre.

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‘I have no weapon but non-violence’

low no other gospel than the gospel of selfsacrifice which precedes every battle.

Whether you belong to the school of vio I have no secret methods. I know no diplotruth which is Truth itself, otherwise lence or non-violence, you will still have to macy save that of truth. I have no weapon known as Non-violence. Finite human go through the fire of sacrifice and of disbut non-violence. I may be unconsciously being shall never know in its fullness Truth cipline.97 led astray for a while, but not for all time. and love which is in itself infinite. But we I want to declare to the world, although I do know enough for our guidance. We shall have forfeited the regard of many friends My life has been an open book. I have no err, and sometimes grievously, in our apsecrets and I encourage no secrets. in the West - and I must bow my head low; plication. But man is a self-governing but even for their friendship or love, I must Guidance being, and self-government necessarily innot suppress the voice of conscience, - the cludes the power as much to commit erpromptings of my inner basic nature I claim to have no infallible guidance or inrors as to set them right as often as they are spiration. So far as my experience goes, the today. There is something within me immade. claim to infallibility on the part of a human pelling me to cry out my agony. I have being would be untenable, seeing that in- I deny being a visionary. I do not accept the known humanity. I have studied somespiration too can come only to one who is thing of psychology. Such a man knows exclaim of saintliness. I am of the earth, free from the action of opposites, and it actly what it is. I do not mind how you earthly . . . I am prone to as many weakness will be difficult to judge on a given occadescribe it. That voice within tells me, "You sion whether the claim to freedom from have to stand against the whole world alpairs of opposites is justified. The claim to though you may have to stand alone. You infallibility would thus always be a most have to stare in the face the whole world as you are. But I have seen the world. I dangerous claim to make. This, however, although the world may look at you with have lived in the world with my eyes open. does not leave us without any guidance blood-shot eyes. Do not fear. Trust the litI have gone through the most fiery ordeals whatsoever. The sum-total of the experitle voice residing within your heart." It that have fallen to the lot of man. I have ence of the world is available to us and says: "Forsake friends, wife and all; but tesgone through this descipline. would be for all time to come. tify to that for which you have lived and for which you have to die."

Moreover, there are not many fundamental Self-sacrifice — Mahatma Gandhi truths, but there is only one fundamental I am asking my countrymen in India to fol-

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Advani should not hesitate to quit BJP WHAT an amusing sight it was to see the BJP’s PM-in-waiting, NaMo, touching the feet of the party patriarch, Advani, in Bhopal and the latter, turning his face away from the former like the sage Vishwamitra did to the enticing Apsara, Menaka. It was clear as a crystal that the ‘Bhishma Pitamaha’ of the Lotus party was forced to share the dais with the party’s election trump card and to keep on claiming that all is well within the party is the most hypocritical statement of the century.

One wonders how such a glaringly sidelined senior leader can give ‘margadarshan’ to his partymen, including NaMo? Anyone in Advani’s position would have called it a day by now and floated his own outfit like so many have done before him — Moopanaar a few years back and C.Rajagopalachari, the first Governor General of free India, long ago. There is nothing left for him in his party anymore and if he values his self-respect, he needs to dissociate himself

Life ban on Lalit Modi NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that Lalit Modi committed financial irregularities and crossed the line of powers bestowed on him by the BCCI etc, what irks is the fact that the BCCI committee that banned Modi for life was headed by a person whose own credibility is a question mark. Srinivasan has no right morally or otherwise to pass judgments. And the persons in that

WHY NOT MOVE ON? It is strange that L.K. Advani, who has been sidelined by his own party, still continues to hang on with the BJP and also guiding them on political issues. from tbe party which he groomed along with the great Atalji.

— Dr. V. Subramanian, Thane

AT last, after a decade’s deep slumber, BJP has woken up to its senses! Stating Narendra Modi’s years or more shows that those who govern us do sometimes have the will to act, but more often than not only to protect their own interests.

The Supreme Court has corrected an anomaly in the law when it held that there was no reason why elected representative should be protected from disqualification on pending appeal when they are convicted for offences specified in the Representation of the People’s Act. Instead of recognising this and using it as an opportunity to weed out criminal elements, the government has chosen to legislate to overturn the order. The only people who will gain from this move are those not merely accused but convicted of serious offences. Everybody else, and our democracy, will be a loser.

committee who voted against Modi are the same officials who were part of the IPL Governing council reporting to Modi. How come no other official has been held responsible? At least, Modi made such a wonderful product (IPL) and made tons of money for the BCCI. I am not saying he should not be tried for irregularities though. Srinivasan formed a committee to give a clean chit to his son-in-law in the IPL fiasco. The police have given a report otherwise. Now he has ensured that all the committee members vote for a life ban on Modi. Why do they even try to do the job of the police?

— Chandrakant Kotian, Vikhroli

Democracy will be the loser THE proposed government ordinance to neutralise the Supreme Court order mandating instant disqualification of MPs and members of state legislatures convicted for offence carrying a sentence of two

Nene certainly did what every Mumbaikar should have done to conserve these precious mangroves to save the city from the fury of the nature. The 26/7, 2005 cloudburst will ever remain in the minds of the citizens of this metropolis while the whole city was floating post a cloudburst and having 900 mm of rains in less than 24 hours. The mangroves are one of the natural elements which allow easy drainage and at the same time holds the soil erosion during the rains. I sincerely salute this NGO to have succeeded in this venture.

— V.V. Narayan, Thane

THE Congress, day by day is becoming increasingly outrageous in that they have the audacity to approve an ‘Ordinance’ in a great hurry quashing the SC Order ‘dissaw it. But one person who wasn’t too happy after seeing the trailer. It was none other than Priyanka Chopra. She approached Hrithik and made him understand that there is need for changes in some scenes otherwise the result of the film will not be good. Hrithik thought she was joking.

Later when he saw the trailer again he was convinced about Priyanka’s reaction and without wasting any time sat at the editing table and made the necessary changes.

— K.V. Raman, Malad

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

Priyanka’s intelligent stroke

PRIYANKA CHOPRA needs to be commended for her professional— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai ism. Infact, she is a thorough professional. She cannot digest any unsuccessful run of her films and she takes the failures seriously. If I AM somehow feeling that the Lok any of her film doesn’t fare well at Sabha elections are fast approach- the box office she makes sure that ing; may be in the form of a mid- her next film runs successfully and term polls. The way this UPA II govt. works hard for it.

After making the trailer of the is embarking upon releasing a series of “welfare” measures, the D-Day movie, ‘Krishh 3’, Hrithik was waitmay be nearer than thought. The ing for the reaction from those who reasons are not far to seek: 1) Fast tracking of the food security bill; 2) Direct credits to the bank accounts of the have-nots; 3) Sanctioning of the rise in DA for the govt employees; 4) Declaration to set up the next AS reported in the ADC (Diary) of Pay Commission; 5) Enacting a Sep 20 (‘She was always larger number of friendly laws for Hindu than life’), the doyen of Carnatic women; 6) Nullifying the apex court music, Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbuverdict in the tainted netas case; 7) lakshmi’s statue was indeed inPossibility of bringing in a totally stalled at the Sri pro-minority communal violence Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Bill, and so on. Who knows, many Sangeetha Sabha and unveiled more may be in the offing. So, for on Saturday by West Bengal Govthe time being, it is just wait and ernor, M.K. Narayanan. A portrait watch. gallery covering her life’s achievements and meetings with — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz great statesmen and international celebrities was also opened alongside and Fellowships were awarded to 15 young ‘NGO submits contempt complaint artistes to pursue their careers against Thane police’ (ADC, Sep 25), in music. indicates in graphic details by ADC with a panoramic pic, The most outstanding trait in OF how this NGO undertook LETTER her singing was that it was alTHE DAY an extraordinarily bold ways impeccably ‘sruti suddha’ step to file a complaint in the HC and without any ostentations. against these rogues. Dayanand

Welfare measures for votes

ABSURD! Lalit Modi may be guilty of the charges against him, but allowing the tainted BCCI chief N. Srinivasan to head the panel which passed judgement on Modi is ridiculous.

elevation as prospective future PM as a victory to BJP will be a wrong estimate. It would be much fairer to state that a resourceful Modi could establish his top position in the party strictly on his merits and terms. Modi is controversial, dictatorial, and a strong champion of Hidutwa, Neverthe-

less, he remains the blue-eyed boy of vibrant Gujarat since a decade.

Modi has no dynastic credentials to brag nor has any intellectual accolades to justify his worth to this top national position. Still, over the years he has become virtually a messiah of the masses!

Amidst a lot of tumult and controversy over his selection, ultimately Modi ruled the roost! Now, BJP needs him, not the other way round! Needless to say, with an ineffectual and morally compromising government and an uninspiring leader, Modi is the safest bet for the nation.

As long as Modi can justify his end, the nation won’t be much bothered about his means!

Protecting our wildlife IT is quite disturbing to learn from a recent news item that illegal poaching at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. The antlers belong to a spotted deer found outside the National Park which exposes the great danger to the wildlife in the park and it certainly proves that there is no proper security in the park. It is also clear proof of the failure of the present security system in the park.

It is alos possible that small scale poaching and hunting takes place in the area. The unregulated flow of

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qualifying’ the MPs and MLAs ’convicted’ in a court of law for two years from attending the Parliament/Assembly without any regard to ‘further appeals’ by the convicted. The Congress is clueless to attend to issues like corruption and inflation et al and solve the problems of the tax-paying people and proper governance is their last priority. On the contrary, providing ‘umbrella’ to the convicted politicians is on the top-priority. The public are eager to know the stand of BJP,in particular, that of Shri. Modi who seems the likely PM candidate going by the mood of the Nation and also due to the fact that there seems to be ‘none’ from the Congress or any other party who could match even half of Modi, not only in allIndia popularity but also in the leadership skills to rule this nation. The Congress is not larger than the nation and, therefore, cannot take so easily to protect the whole lot of convicts when the SC has given an unambiguous directive. Modi also should make his stand crystal clear on the ‘Ordinance’ and the ‘hurry’ that is being shown by the Congress.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

tourists has also spoilt the tranquility of the park. I appreciate the NGO, PAWS for taking up the security issue with the park’s authorities.

The forest authorities should crack down on poachers and stop all illegal activities happening in the park premises.

— Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel

Malad road traffic woes MALWANI area of Malad West is very populated and people use autorickshaws, buses etc. to reach railway station. They travel via Marve Road and SV Road to reach the station. However, the roads are choked with traffic in the morning and it takes three hours to reach the station. At the junction, traffic police gives more importance to clearing traffic at SV Road and not Marve Road.

Traffic police should clear the traffic on both roads as common people travel for work and become late for office. They face salary cuts because they are late for office. I request RTO and traffic police to address this problem as soon as possible.

— Manmohan Gupta, Malad

An ode to Carnatic music

Commendable NGO sting

She lived upto the ripe age of 88 and had given performances all over the world including one at the United Nations. She had acted in a few films too, the most memorable among them being ‘Meera’ in which she sang all those touching ‘bhajans’. Her Venkatesa Suprabhatam starts the day for almost all south Indians early in the morning. One also remembers that she was teamed with another great vocalist of her days, G.N. Balasubramanian, (GNB), in the film ‘Sakuntala’, Kalidasa’s famous classic. MS was associated with the Sabha for more than 50 years and it was only fitting that her statue was installed in its premises to perpetuate her memory.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

LARGER THAN LIFE: M.S.Subbulakshmi lived upto the ripe age of 88 and gave performances all over the world, including one at the United Nations.

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TRIGONOMETRY

∴ √3 = AB 1.5

The word trigonometry is derived from three Greek words – ‘Tri’ means three, ‘gona’ means sides, ‘metron’ means measures. Thus trigonometry means the study of relation between sides and angles of a triangle.

It is that branch of mathematics which combines Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry. It has great importance in the field of navigation, aerospace, engineering and other fields of science.

Ex. 3.1(1) In the figure, ∆ZXY is a right angled triangle and ∠ZXY = 900. Write all the trigonometric ratios of ∠Y and ∠Z. Solution: Trigonometric ratios of ∠Y sin Y = Opposite side = ZX Hypotenuse ZY cos Y = Adjacent side = XY Hypotenuse ZY tan Y = Opposite side = ZX Adjacent side XY cot Y = Adjacent side = XY Opposite side ZX sec Y = Hypotenuse = ZY Adjacent side XY cosec Y = Hypotenuse = ZY Opposite side ZX Trigonometric ratios of ∠Z sin Z = XY cos Z = ZY cot Z = ZX sec Z = XY

ZX ZY ZY ZX

∴ AB = √3 x 1.5 ∴ AB = 1.5√3 Ans. The height of the wall is 1.5√3 m.

Problem Set 3 (page 186) (3) If cosec A = 3 √2

find sin A.

Solution: sin A = 1 (cosec A)

Susan John Holy Name High School, Fort tan Z

= XY ZX cosec Z = ZY XY

Table of the values of trigonometric ratios:

GENERAL MATHS 4 Let us define few terms: a) Line of vision – If the observer is at ‘A’ and is looking at ‘B’ then the line AB is called the line of vision.

A

B Line of vision

cosec A = 3 √2 ∴

sin A = 1 x √2 3

∴

sin A = √2 3

Ans. sin A = √2 3 (8) A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower of height 50 m. From the top of the tower, the angle of depression an observer makes with the car is 450. What is the distance of that car from the tower?

b) Angle of Elevation – If A and B are two points such that ‘B’ is at higher level than ‘A’ and AC is the horizontal line through ‘A’ then ∠CAB is the angle of elevation of ‘B’.

Solution: AB represents the tower of height 50 m.

C is the position of the car. ∠ACB = ∠DAC = 450 …(Alternate angles) tan ∠ACB = tan 450 = AB BC tan 450 = 1 i.e when you look up it is an angle of elevation.

Activity: How to prepare the table of trigonometric ratios of angles 00, 300, 450, 600, 900. (Refer to text book page 74)

c) Angle of Depression – If A and B are points such that ‘A’ is at higher level than ‘B’ and AM is the horizontal line through A, then ∠MAB is called the angle of depression of B.

∴ BC = 50

Multiple Choice Questions (For Internal Evaluation)

1. Is (sin θ)2 = sin2θ? a) Yes b) No c) NA

Solution: 2 (√2)2 – 1 = 2(2) – 1 =4–1=3

2. sin θ = cos 450. What is the value of θ?

300 b) 450 c)600

Ex. 3.2 (2) Show that LHS = RHS in each of the following: (iv) sin 900 = 2 cos 450 x sin 450

Application of Trigonometric Ratios – An important practical application of trigonometric ratios is to estimate the height of a tower, building, tree, or distance of a ship from the lighthouse etc., without actual measurements.

We follow some conventions. The tower, tree, etc. are considered to be perpendicular to the ground level. The distance between the top and the bottom of a tree, tower etc. is considered as height.

∴ 50 = 1 BC

Ans. The distance of the car from the tower is 50 m.

Ex. 3.2 (1) Find the value of each of the following: (iii) 2 sec2 450 – cosec2 900

Solution: LHS = sin 900 = 1 RHS = 2 cos 450 x sin 450 = 2 x 1/√2 x 1/√2 =2 x 1 = 1 2 ∴ LHS = RHS ∴ sin 900 = 2 cos 450 x sin 450

∴ AB = 1 BC

3. The values of which of the following are equal? a) cos 00 & tan 300 b) sec 450 & cosec 600 c) sin 600 & cos 300 i.e when you look down it is an angle of depression.

Ex. 3 .3(2) A ladder is placed against a wall such that it just reaches the top of the wall. The foot of the ladder is 1.5 m away from the wall and the ladder is inclined at an angle of 600 with the ground. Find the height of the wall.

Solution: In the figure, AB represents the wall and AC the ladder.

BC = 1.5 m, ∠C = 600, AB =? tan ∠ACB = tan 600 = AB BC

1 √3 4. If sin = ___ and cos = ___ , what is the value of tan?

2 2 a)

1 ___

2

b)

√3 ___ 4

c)

4

___

√3

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A honeymoon doesn’t necessarily need to be about pricey hotel rooms and expensive destinations. Priyanka Singh & Dev Goswami tell you about some of the best budget honeymoon destinations

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hile we can’t take marital advice from American designer Diane von Fürstenberg considering her first attempt at marriage didn’t exactly have a ‘happily ever after’ (whose does?!), but she was definitely right about honeymoon, when she said, “Go to a place where you’re not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.” There is so much pressure to have fun on your honeymoon and more than that, finding the answer to the make it or break it question — where do we go?

It is always better to choose a destination that’s not hard on your pocket, so that you don’t have to worry about the additional taxes that the sprawling hotel is going to levy when you check out. Pick a place that is within your budget to truly enjoy your honeymoon. In order to get you started, here is a list of honeymoon destinations that won’t break your bank account. We also spoke to Thomas Cook India’s chief operating officer, Rajeev Kale, to get his picks which are based on consumers’ preferences observed by Thomas Cook India. Read on to find out more about these destinations, how to get there, and how much they will cost you if you book right about now. continued on pg 14 «

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Bhutan Bhutan, or the Land of Thunder Dragon, has several award winning boutique hotels and lodges that provide understated luxury in some of the most remote places on the planet.

Misty mornings and crisp days with panoramic views and roaring log fires, provide the perfect setting for a romantic getaway. You can choose to add a little luxury for a few days at the end of your trip or opt for a five star retreat with your own villa, private spa and personal butler service. But, if you aren’t up for shelling out too much, then there are several budget hotels that you can choose from.

Book now: You will first have to make your way to Kolkata from where Drukair operates flights to Paro in Bhutan. However, the tickets can be a bit expensive and range upwards of `10,000 per person. You can also get a flight to Bagdogra (`4,000 onwards) and make your way to Phuentsholing, which is five hours away by road and is an entry point into Bhutan.

Indian nationals have a visa-on-arrival facility.

nilgiris The most attractive and exquisite destination in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Niligiris are home to some of the most exotic flora and fauna and creates the perfect ambience for a honeymoon. The district has dense forests, rushing streams, undulating emerald green plains, breathtaking view of valleys and glades laced with an adventure angle of safaris, Coracle rides, forest trekking and accommodation in a tree house. If you are fond of trekking, then there are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000m in the western section of the state. Hotel rooms are in the range of `2,500-`5,000 per night.

Book now: To reach the Nilgiris, you’ll first have to make your way to Coimbatore by either air or rail. Train journey, though very cheap (`1,400 per person), will take more than 30 hours. If you book right now, you can get air tickets in the range of `4-4,500 for the month of December. From Coimbatore, you’ll need to make your way by road to Ooty, which is around 90km and then board the famous mountain train to reach the Nilgiris.

>> Darjeeling (left), Kerala (below left) and Bhutan (below), all of them fall under the top eight budget honeymoon destinations that you can go to

>> Laze around together on the beaches of the Andaman Islands (extreme top) or soak in nature’s glory at Munnar (above) — all of it without burning a hole in your pocket

options for one to indulge in. From expensive options to reasonable ones, you can choose from a variety of accommodations according to your budget. Your stay in Goa can be as andaman islands cheap as `1,000, or even less than that, but Island camping, trekking and water sports you’ll need to be willing to explore a little to such as snorkelling, diving and wind surfing find cheap places to stay. are much in demand with new-age Indian Book now: If you’re going to choose Goa as couples on their honeymoon. And Andaman is your honeymoon destination then you should the place to be if you are looking for a either go now or next year, because with honeymoon that has a good mix of activities to November-December being peak season, your do and equal amount of tranquility. A cluster of honeymoon won’t be ‘budget’ anymore. You 572 islands, at Andamans, you can also spend can go to Goa by road, rail or air. Air fares for your time enjoying great surroundings and January next year are around `2,600. By rail, spectacular views of the endless sea, deep you’ll be spending around `1,000 per person forests and magnificent hills. Just relaxing and bus tickets usually start from `650 together on the silver beaches is a great way to per person. enjoy sunsets and gaze at the stars at night. If you have a tight budget, then you can skip the Kerala adventure sports as they will make your expenses pretty high. Hotel rooms will cost A combination of the cool Green Velvet Tea around `6-8,000 per night.

Estates and the warm, tropical backwaters of Book now: The Andaman Islands are only Vembanad Lake along with indulging in connected to mainland India by air (unless, private pool villas, lagoon villas and cosy you want to go to Chennai or Kolkata and take houseboats make Kumarakom, Alleppey and a ship from there). Air fares for the month of Munnar extremely popular romantic December are currently in the range of `9- destinations in Kerala. While pool and lagoon 10,000 per person. If you want to travel by ship villas will obviously be out of most of our (they sail only four times in a month), the budgets, houseboats are relatively cheaper. tickets start from `5,000 per person from either Because of the vast diversity of the state, it is very easy to find a honeymoon package that Kolkata or Chennai. seems friendly to your bank account. You can book rooms in the range of `3-7,000. goa Book now: Flight tickets to Cochin for the An obvious destination on this list, but there’s month of December currently start at around no way you can talk about budget honeymoon `4,000 per person. Train, which will take you 24 destinations and not include Goa. In fact, Goa hours, will cost around `1,500 per person. tops the list of romantic beach spots to From Cochin, you can hire a car to Munnar, vacation to in the country. There are a variety of Alleppey and other such destinations.

darjeeling West Bengal’s Himalayan town, Darjeeling is quite famous amongst honeymooners. The surroundings are beautiful and peaceful.

Natural beauty in the backdrop of picturesque tea plantations makes Darjeeling an ideal destination for celebrating marriage.

Surrounded by the Kanchenjunga range, tourists can also visit the famous plantation areas of the tea garden. Accommodation is not a problem as one can choose from plenty of hotels in Darjeeling that offer a comfortable yet affordable stay. Rooms in Darjeeling range between `3-7,000 per night.

Book now: To reach Darjeeling by air, you’ll have to switch planes at Kolkata and reach Bagdogra, from where you can take a bus or cab to Darjeeling. The fares for a complete journey, from Mumbai to Bagdogra including the change, are in the range of `4-6,000 for December. Trains are an option too, but the travel time will be more than two days and so, it might not be the perfect honeymoon plan that you might have dreamt of.

shimla The stunning views of the surrounding area and serene atmosphere make Shimla one of the most famous destinations for a mountain getaway. Also known as the ‘Abode of Gods’,

Shimla has been attracting a lot of honeymooning couples. When on a trip to Shimla, the verdant valleys, wooded mountains and fascinating Buddhist monasteries are some of the must-see attractions. A honeymoon here becomes even more pleasant because there are plenty of accommodation options available and from reasonably priced lodges to luxury hotels, you can choose one that suits your budget. Starting range for a room will be around `3,000.

Book now: To reach Shimla, you will need to reach either Chandigarh or Delhi, with air fares for the cities starting at `4,500. Trains will cost you around `1,400 per person. To reach Shimla, you can then take a bus or taxi that are frequently available from either of the cities.

Kullu manali Also known as the ‘Switzerland of India’, Kullu Manali is one of the must-visit evergreen tourism destinations in India. The cool climate, landscape beauty and snow-laden views offer a heavenly experience to newlywed couples. Be it the exceptionally beautiful Rohtang pass, the temples of Vashisth, Hidimba or the beautiful Tibetan styled monasteries, a honeymoon in Manali is sure to leave tourists with some sweet memories of their visit. The availability of luxurious and budget hotels in Manali ensures that it does not create a hole in a honeymooner’s pocket.

Hotel stay starts at `4,000 for a night.

Book now: To reach Kullu Manali, you’ll have to do the same travel as you would for Shimla.

You can reach the destination by road from Delhi and Chandigarh.

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier >> See pictures ranging from nature and portraits to abstracts at the photography exhibition

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« WORKSHOP MASTERCLASS FOR CHILDREN AT LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN little chefs Head over to Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ) with your children next weekend for a great class, dedicated to cooking for children. Taking inspiration from the Junior Masterchef show, with tiny chefs whipping up exotic dishes, the restaurant is hosting an afternoon of dessert making for children aged 6 to 12-years-old.

From Belgian Chocolate Brownies to Fruit Frangipane Tarts and Belgian Chocolate Tarts, your children will learn how to make a range of desserts and get to take them home at the end of the day.

The workshop is being organised by ACCESSED, a company that aims to provide people in the city with unique experiences. Children will also be served a snack and a beverage at the event.

Aditi Khandelwal and Surekha Rao, co-founders and directors of ACCESSED, tell us, “At ACCESSED, we want to provide experiences for all age groups. After organising various events for adults, we wanted to do something for the kids as well. With children attending various classes through the week, we thought that a baking class would be different and exciting.” Registration is open this week, so call and register before it fills up! cost `900 When October 5, from 4-6 pm Where Le Pain Quotidien, Dhanraj Mahal, CSM Road, Apollo Bunder, Colaba contact 9920636903

« EXHIBITION EXPLORE, ENHANCE AND ENRICH

Culture E through pictures

Priyanka Singh tells you more about Navi Mumbai’s photo exhibition, Explore, Enhance and Enrich xplore, Enhance and Enrich is an all-inall photography exhibition in Navi Mumbai. It will be set up at Urban Haat in CBD Belapur and will be a one-stopshop for all your photographical needs. You’ll find almost 200 works of photography by 50 photographers from all over India on display.

The event has been conceptualised and organised by the artists of Art Desh - The Studio, an art gallery that promotes emerging contemporary artists and the same team that brought the art event The Navi Mumbai Art Festival 2013 at the start of this year. The highlights of the exhibition include antique camera exhibition, 20ft huge art installation on vintage camera, photography exhibitions, archive exhibitions, screening of short films and documentary films, competitions, workshops, live portfolios and calendar photoshoot.

A spokesperson of the exhibition says, “The passionate team of Art Desh — Gautam Patole, Daxa Khandwala, Rupali Madan, Nazneen Shaikh, Kushag Patel, Shiresh and Varsha Karrale, Suprabha Raorane and Yash Kohli — firmly believe that Navi Mumbai is blessed with natural beauty, flora and fauna and is the world’s largest satellite city, but has so far not been exposed to larger cultural events like its twin city Mumbai. The team is all set to roll another megaevent in the form of photo-fest after the successful Navi Mumbai Art festival that saw 50,000 footfalls in five days in January 2013.”

When October 1 to 7 Where www.NMphotofest.com for venue details contact 23692860/ 9833325360

« SHOW CRICKET VS. THE WORLD AndreW ZAltZmAn’s cult shoW noW in mumbAi Pitch: Mumbai. Batsman: Audience. Umpire: Andrew. Bowler: Bowled out! Starting from the coming Thursday, Canvas Laugh Factory brings to Mumbai the widely celebrated cult cricket-themed show with renowned British comedian, author and award-winning political satirist Andrew Zaltzman. Addressing modern India’s greatest existential question, “which would you miss more were it to end — cricket, or the world?” Zaltzman will apply his comic touch to address issues ranging from 20-20 to global economics. Tom Course, CEO of Canvas Laugh Factory, says, “Cricket is almost like a religion in India and I’m sure Andy’s take on the funny side will be a hit with audiences. Having said that, we know just one show with Andy Zaltzman is not enough, so we brought five shows of Cricket vs. The World to Canvas Laugh Factory.” tickets `750.

When October 3 to 6, from 8.30pm onwards Where Canvas Laugh Factory, Palladium, Lower Parel (W) contact www.bookmyshow.com

>> Cricket funnyman Andrew Zaltzman’s show is worth heading to

« EVENT AN EVENING WITH IMRAN YUSUF imrAn Yusuf comes to indiA >> Catch comedian Imran Yusuf fresh off his UK tour at The Comedy Store

International comedy heavyweight Imran Yusuf is back in India with his show An Evening with Imran Yusuf. The widely acclaimed stand up artist will have you clutching your sides with laughter as he seamlessly switches between different styles, delivering a mix of light-hearted satire, with hard-hitting commentary on contemporary issues. Imran is returning to India after an extremely successfully UK tour which earned him a lot of accolades.

CEO of The Comedy Store, Don Ward says, “When we first came to India back in June 2010, we were known to all and sundry as the only venue in the country consistently bringing three renowned international acts down every week for over two years. Three years later, we are restarting the tradition since this is our USP. Imran just completed his incredibly successful UK tour. The last time he was here performing for us, the Indian audiences loved him. Since then, we have received frequent requests to bring him back.” While tomorrow Imran will be performing his solo show, the day after he will collaborate with Varun Thakur and Sorabh Pant to present Comedy Store’s Best in Stand-up Comedy. Tickets are priced at `750 and are available on www.bookmyshow.com as well as at the venue.

When September 28 & 29, from 8.30pm onwards Where The Comedy Store, blueFROG, Lower Parel contact 39895050

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WEEKEND PLANNER

Shop

Bespoke brand Rozina has introduced a collection for the Indian trousseau that is made specially for those who are particular about their look. The sarees, lehengas, churidar-kurtas and gowns are created only on an order basis, for those who love exclusivity. Fashion designer Rozina Vishram tells us, “The process at Rozina is akin to designing your dream trousseau from scratch. It starts off with a one-on-one consultation process, where we understand your body type and wardrobe needs and accordingly select fabrics, colours, cuts, embroideries and styles. It is essential for us that our customers are completely satisfied with the choices for their special days.” She believes that women have a unique sense of style and so, consults with every client before designing the products. With every minute detail taken care of, you’re not going to be disappointed heading down here for your trousseau needs. Book an appointment to get a taste of luxury.

When Ongoing Where Rozina, 77A, Hill Road, Bandra (W) contact 26424163/ 26412187

navraTri collecTion by karishMa JaMWal

Before you start your festive shopping for the season, think about heading over and checking out the Navratri collection by Karishma Jamwal. The collection has been designed to appeal to the younger generation as well as the mature . You’ll find bold prints and attractive designs that are perfect for this season’s celebrations. Karishma tells us, “This collection is a seamless blend of the bold and the beautiful, with graphics that stand out yet mingle with smudged water colour paints.” The collection is aptly titled, Between Smudged Lines.

When Ongoing Where Lotus Sutr by Karishma Jamwal, Wadala contact 9820545671

a neW board gaMe for your children

Looking for a new board game to play? ToyKraft has introduced Safarikiki (`399), a fun, actionpacked game with realistic animal sounds.

Dr. Shyam Makhija, director, ToyKraft Pvt. Ltd., says, “Safarikiki teaches children to be alert. Apart from serving as a stress buster, it is a fun way learn how to distinguish between voices of different animals and birds.”

Where www.toy-kraft.com

Exhibition

docTors of soul

prabhakar kolTe's solo shoW aT gallery 7

Acclaimed artist Prabhakar Kolte is back in Mumbai and you shouldn’t miss out on his solo exhibition at the recently re-opened Gallery 7. One of the country’s most influential abstractionists, his work is drawn from a reservoir of images that fill his inner world, which find their source in a world of shapes and colour. He tells us, “My paintings are just paintings. Free standing. They are what they are. It is nature that has brought me to this understanding.” His collection called Deconstruction, will be shown at the newly opened gallery, which is the brainchild of husband-wife duo Arun and Chandra Sachdev.

When Up to October 3 Where GALLERY 7, G3, Oricon House, 12/14 Rampart Row, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda, contact 22183996/ www.gallery7.com

The Cancer Patient’s Aid Association (CPAA) is holding a unique concert where doctors will come together to raise funds for the aid of cancer patients. The live concert is a part of CPAA’s Rose Day initiative and apart from doctors, it will also feature the music band Victor & The Crowns.

Speaking about the upcoming concert, Joan Shenoy, chairperson of Rose Day, tells us, “While doctors do excel at their medical practice and specialisation, they are human beings with a bigger view of life. They have interests and passions. Doctors of Soul will give them the opportunity to share and showcase their musical talent for a worthy cause.” Tickets and donor cards are available at St. Andrews Auditorium and start from `500.

When October 1, from 7.30pm onwards Where St. Andrews Auditorium, St. Dominic Road, Bandra (W) contact 24940091/92

fashion aT divalicious

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luxury Trousseau’s aT rozina

>> The Navratri collection by Karishma Jamwal has eye-catching prints and designs

Looking for a place where you can find every single luxurious label you’ve ever dreamt of possessing all under one roof? Head to DIVAlicious, an exhibition that is a one-stop-shop for fashionistas and shopaholics alike. Showcasing over 55 designers from around the world, the exhibition includes jewellery, home décor, gifting, wedding specialists and apparel in a special festive theme. Vanita M. Bhatia, founder and managing director of DIVAlicious, says, “I have always had a flair for fashion and been inclined towards the fashion industry. I am happy that my creative brand is now well established and is an event that is looked forward to in India and abroad.” The exhibition will introduce Middle Eastern designers for the first time as well as house Swati Agarwal Couture.

When October 3, from 10am-8pm Where Blue Sea, Abdul Gafar Khan Road, Worli

Workshop lecTure on The iMporTance of vegeTarianisM

This coming Thursday and Friday, the Vegetarian Society is organising a series of lectures. On Thursday, Swami Tejomayanandaji of Chinmaya Mission will speak on the spiritual significance of vegetarianism while on Friday, Gauranga Das Prabhuji of ISKCON, Chowpatty will speak on curing the cancer of mind. The joint treasurer of Vegetarian Society, Pankaj P Shah tells us, “The Vegetarian Society has been arranging this lecture series for the past four years to promote reverence for life and to respect all types of life.”

When October 3 and 4, from 6pm onwards Where Rama Watumull Auditorium, K.C. College, Dinshaw Wacha Road, Churchgate contact 22813211

Tackle day-To-day sTress

The Yoga Institute is organising a unique satsang workshop called Tension vs Relaxation. The free workshop will cover topics related to tackling everyday stress and maintaining your mental peace of mind. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra and Hansaji Jayadeva and will be followed by an interactive session with yoga teachers. Dr. Jayadeva says, “In today’s world of strife and stress, tension is a disease and relaxation is the cure. Simple yoga can help to tackle the stress and tension.”

When September 29, from 9.30-10.30am Where The Yoga Institute, Prabhat Colony, Yogendra Marg, Santacruz (E) contact 26110506

Food

iTalian vacaTion aT foodhall

Foodhall at Palladium is hosting an Italian food festival. Pasta is synonymous with Italian cuisine in India. But, people are aware of only two to three varieties.

However, as part of this festival, Foodhall has a range of pastas available such as orzo, orecchiette, lasagna sheets, cannelloni, gnocchi, squid ink pasta, truffle pasta, porcini mushroom pasta and wheat germ pastas. A spokesperson of Foodhall says, “At Foodhall, our constant endeavour is to help customers explore different cuisines. Customers can now savour Olive Oil and Lemon Tea cakes, Panacotta and traditional Italian style cheesecake. We are also conducting sampling activities at the store. This festival promises to take you for an Italian vacation.”

When Up to September 30 Where 3rd Floor, Palladium Mall, Lower Parel (W) contact 30264567

Music + arT fundraiser

The Tea STorieS aT Jehangir arT gallery

Have you ever thought of what it would be like to capture India’s tea culture in an art form? Artist Arpan Patel did and has found inspiration to build his first solo exhibition around it. He has worked on images, associations and symbols that make his exhibit, The Tea Stories, something that tells us more about chai culture in our country. Dr. Mridul Bhasin, art critic and social activist says, “Arpan Patel’s sculptural furniture is inspired by the tea culture of our country. As the kettle is the most prominent tool of tea service, he has looked closely at it and its interaction with tables, chairs and other objects that are related to tea drinking.”

When Up to September 30 Where Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Colaba contact 22843989

Bonobo.Bar.Love.Food takes a step forward along with The Smile Project for the upliftment of the underprivileged by raising funds for an organisation called Jal Jyoti, which aims at providing light to underprivileged households, using the simple and effective ‘Bottled Lights’. They have already successfully installed over 100 bottle lights in slums in Mumbai and aspire to do the same in other such households. Co-owner of Bonobo.Bar.Love.Food, Anup Gandhi, says, “The thought behind this event was to raise awareness about a great social cause at our venue, which has always been associated with entertainment and the arts.” Entry is priced at `200.

When September 29, from 6pm onwards Where 2nd Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, Off Linking Road, Bandra (W) contact 3093203

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New lauNches: fiNd out what’s just out

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

« store reviews: sidewalks of the world & Nail bar

Exclusive quirkiness From super cute porcelain figurines to a vintage typewriter that still works, Sidewalks of the World in Bandra has home décor items that will make you go wow! Dev Goswami tells you more

AdidAs originAls lAunChes hidden heel

Looking for sports shoes that have a trendy hint of style? Adidas Originals is what you should think of investing in as the brand has introduced a new collection all set to redefine street fashion. The Hidden Heel range of footwear, designed specially for women, is a great way to showcase your style and look a step above the rest, literally.

PriCe `6,599 AvAilAble At Adidas Originals’ stores across the city

Celio*’s Winter ’13 ColleCtion

International French menswear brand, Celio*, has introduced its Winter ’13 collection with three themes: Urban, Free and Smart. Their Urban collection has subtle English styles perfect for any day of the week, in warm tones and woollen fabrics.

Free is based on classic designs and includes cargo trousers and muted tones and printed tees. Smart is formal wear with elegant, minimalist styles based around black and grey, given a twist with block colours and hints of blue, purple and mauve. We love the crisp shirts and trendy jackets in particular.

PriCe `699 onwards AvAilAble At Celio outlets across the city

Madhurjya Saikia | HRM

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ocated just ahead of Mt. Carmel Church, Sidewalks of the World surprised me at first glance. For some reason, I was expecting a small and slightly boring home décor store, but this is anything but that! Firstly, the store is huge, with an upper level as well as a basement. Once you enter, you are immediately transported into a chic, fashionably done up space.

While the store is vast, what will catch your attention fast are the porcelain figurines that depict people doing various tasks. This range of figures is Sidewalk of the World’s star attraction and they know that, for you’ll find a lot, and we mean a lot of these figurines.

From the ground floor and lower level to the upper level, you’ll find these cute, handcrafted figures everywhere. The prices vary — they start at `4,000 for a figure of a boy walking and go up to over a lakh for more intricate figures such as a horsedrawn carriage.

Another thing that stands out here is their love for vintage items. They have antique crank telephones (`24,990) that still work, an old wall clock (`3,990) with a decidedly old school charm. Best of all was the bookcase (`79,990) — I loved it because it had patches of peeling paint as well as unpolished wood to give it an authentic, distressed look. If beauty lies in imperfections, this bookcase is the perfect example of that.

It is not only the past era that their products have taken inspiration from. We also noticed a dining/conference table (around `1 lakh) that was made of aluminum. Inspect further and you’ll notice that it looks a lot like the wing of a plane. I also loved a set of miniature guitars (`2,490) that would make a great gifting option for a music lover.

All of their products are imported from Europe and exclusivity is something they guarantee. Each product is available in just two pieces. However, it is not just imported items that they have here. Their range of cushion covers are designed in-house, taking inspiration from the collection of products they stock. This level also had a working typewriter (`44,990) and a lamp made of an

Where Chapel Road, Opposite Starbucks, Near Mt. Carmel Church, Bandra (W) ContACt www.facebook.com/sidealks oftheworld

>> Sidewalks of the World is a massive home décor store with a lot of quirky items on display. We particularly liked the vintage phone, wall mirror and cushions that they stock (above)

actual, life-sized tuba!

Sidewalks of the World is a must-visit.

They truly have unique products on offer with new ones coming in every 15-30 days.

Nail bail N ail Bar (a part of Juice salon) has launched two new luxury treatments in the manicure and pedicure category — The Exfoliating Manicure/ Pedicure and De-tan Manicure/ Pedicure. I visited their Santacruz branch to try the former treatment.

After reaching the salon, you’ll notice that this outlet has a very ‘manly’ décor, with adornments such as bike shaped mirrors, moustaches and wooden yachts dominating the ceiling and brown walls. This outlet was previously just for men, but has recently become unisex.

Coming back to my treatment, the Exfoliating Manicure/ Pedicure is specially created with sugar crystals that dissolve easily in water, vitamin E and A, that exfoliate

They are priced a little on the high side, but we guarantee you won’t regret swiping your card here.

Nail Bar has introduced two new manicure and pedicure treatments. Priyanka Singh visits and gives you her verdict

tough calluses, dry and rough skin, leaving your hands and feet soft. I was attended by Phiphi (manicurist) and Ashok (pedicurist) — don’t forget to ask for them when you visit for this treatment as they are really good at what they do. After shaping and buffing my nails, Avopex cuticle cream was dabbed on and my hands and my feet were soaked in warm water. After the regular manicure and pedicure process, my hands (up to my elbows) and feet (up to my knees) were rubbed with exfoliating crystals and massaged thoroughly. The massage on my

Where Shop 7, King Acres, Opposite Poddar School, Santacruz (W) ContACt 65938464

feet hit the right pressure points and made me a very happy woman by the end of it. The entire treatment lasted 50 minutes.

All Juice and Nail Bar outlets use the brand OPI for nail products. When it came to painting my nails, four coats were used — one base coat, two nail polish coats and then a top coat. They told me that the nail polish was dry when I was leaving, but the moment I got into the train, it smudged. This was the only let down of this treatment. I’d suggest that you sit in the salon and let your nails dry for a good 20 minutes at least before stepping out. While the treatment is expensive (`750 for manicure and `800 for pedicure), I think you can treat yourself once in a while just for the brilliant massage.

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THE COLOUR OF MONEY Rhea Dhanbhoora’s night at newly opened nightclub Alibii was a haze of light and colour — and it wasn’t the alcohol talking.

She tells you more about the swanky new club

Where 41/44, Mon Repos, Ground Floor, Minoo Desai Marg, near Radio Club, Colaba Meal for two `3,000 Alcohol served Yes (pint of beer `289 onwards) Contact 9819300772

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ntimidating bouncers line the sides of a red carpet entrance, flanked by vases billowing water-vapour smoke into an inky sky framed by The Gateway of India — Alibii is cushioned in the lap of luxurious South Mumbai. If you walk in and out through the night, you’ll see high-fliers and socialites checking their blow-dries and adjusting their sequined skirts in the long mirrors lining the lobby, while they precariously clink up the steps in skyrocketing heels to enter the 4,000 square foot club.

The rupee has fallen and with it, clubbing has taken a swing from yuppie teens to overdressed adults. We’re still searching for the middle ground, but until then, here’s where to spend your weekend. It’s where the rich feel richer and the poor like paupers, but it’s not as snooty as we expected it to be… a plus point.

The club is a far cry from the more humble Prive that existed in its place, which saw a tooyoung crowd on most nights. When we visited, they were celebrating Magnum Night where Moët and Chandon champagne bottles were topped with contraptions that spun gold flashing light across the room. The centre is adorned with a chandelier and the dance floor embellished with a DJ stand with flashing crystal tubes dangling around it.

Sit down in a private booth, comfortable, but with slightly cheesy themes inspired by

the seven sins: greed, pride, indulge, chill, vanity, lust and passion. The VIP cage rooms have the comfiest sofa’s you will ever sit on, but unless you’re VIP, you’re going to have to elbow past flashy shirts and colourful dresses — the club gets pretty full around 11pm.

Before hitting the dance floor, try some of the cocktails at Alibii, priced at `660. Try the lemon tinged Pink Lady, coconut rum infused Malibu Drive and fruity Copacapana. The best drink of the night was the Soco Sour, with Southern Comfort, peach liqueur and sweet and sour mix. The mocktails (`270) are alright, the Dark & Stormy was like an overpriced Kala Khatta and Litchi Blast was run-off-the-mill.

If you reach early, are lucky enough to have a private booth or find space to eat, try the Paneer Tikka (`475). The Asparagus Emmental

>> The private booths (left) are set up according to different themes such as Pride (top right). The dancefloor (bottom right) is adorned with flashing, colourful crystal tubes while the long bar (inset) is stocked with pricey liquor Phyllo Rolls (`475) came highly recommended and looked appetising, but the phyllo pastry was chewy and the emmental lackluster. The Lemon Coriander Marinated Chicken Skewers with Spicy Peanut Sauce (`575) were delicious, but you can’t miss their Boston Bay Prawns (`575). The crunchy tailed prawns will leave you licking your lips.

Service is better than most clubs and if you ignore the usual suspects, the crowd isn’t so

bad either. If clubbing is your thing, it’s a great place to be; but you’ll have to get past bouncers, reserved tables and `3,000 per couple entry charge first. You’ll also have to shield your eyes from bright neons, poppy pinks, glitter heels and extreme bling — there were times when I wished I had sunglasses to shield my eyes from the glare of opulence. But, at no point will you feel like you don’t belong, because once you’re in — you’re really in.

Fun Food

Where T-34, 3rd Floor, R City Mall, Ghatkopar Meal for two `1,500 Alcohol served Yes (pint of beer `195 onwards) Contact 66401860

Mamagato’s new branch in Ghatkopar delivers on the fun ambience and funky décor.

Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you what to expect when it comes to the fare

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>> Mamagato has funky, colourful walls (left). Try the Spiced Asian BBQ Chicken (top) and Khaosuey (bottom) .

he first thing you’ll notice about Mamagato is how bright it is. Unlike most Pan-Asian restaurants, the ‘Fun Asian Eating’ restaurant is colourful with a yellow tiger motif and paintings on the walls.

The restaurant also has a long bar and semi-private areas enclosed by white wheels and flanked by origami art flowers.

The seats, attractive pillows (they sell the pillowcases, in case you’re interested!) and wide tables prepare you for the long haul.

First up were pretty looking Vegetable Basil Cups (`220), but they lacked flavour, apart from the sudden, sharp hits of bird’s eye chili. The Indonesian Grilled Chicken (`325) on the other hand was much better.

The Mix Vegetable Tempura (`275) again, was a good dish with a mix of carrot, broccoli and sweet potato. The spicy Teriyaki Meal in a Bowl Chicken (`535) heated things up a bit again, quite literally, while the Chicken Shcezwan + Bamboo Shoot (`345) is also a good option. The Chicken Hakka Noodles (`215) are just okay, while the

Spiced Asian BBQ Chicken (`325) was not too spectacular. While most of the other dishes on the menu were just so-so, the Soggy Basil Fried Rice Chicken (`475) was spectacular. Soft hints of basil melded together with flavourful rice and little bits of chicken — we suggest sticking to this for your mains.

Dessert was a Caramel Sponge Cake (`190). The caramel was sweet and the toffee sauce was delicious, but don’t order it if you don’t have a big sweet tooth. They also serve cocktails on the weekends and we recommend you try the Zombie (`350) — a delightful mix of dark rum, white rum and pineapple juice.

All in all, Mamagato is a nice place. The décor is wonderful, seats are comfortable and service is pretty friendly. Drinks are so good, we’ll consider sitting by the bar itself next time around. The menu does have some stand out dishes, but many are typical Asian dishes packaged really, really well. A fun evening is guaranteed here.

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A SLICE OF OUR PAST Filmmaker Shyam Benegal is currently directing a unique, 10-part mini-series which showcases how the Indian constitution was framed. Rohit Pramar talks to the veteran director to find out more about the project >> Shyam Benegal spent almost a year and a half just researching for the show, which he hopes will air next year

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he Delhi connection of the Constitution of India — that was argued, articulated and drafted in the nation’s capital — is well-known. The Constitution and the story of how it was drafted, has now shifted to Mumbai for a cinematic avatar.

For over a month now, Studio No. 5 at Film City in Goregaon, has become the Central Hall of the Parliament House, where the constitution drafting committee had its debates between 1946 and 1949. The studio has housed a replica of the Central Hall of that period and over 150 actors have gathered there to tell the story of the making of the Indian Constitution for a 10-part mini-series called Samvidhaan, directed by auteur Shyam Benegal and produced by the Rajya Sabha. We caught up with the veteran filmmaker to talk about the series…

What made you agree to the project?

There was no question of agreement as I wanted to do it. I was a member of Rajya Sabha for six years. We have such a fine constitution. The Constituent Assembly of India, which consisted of about 154 people, sat for two years, eleven months and seventeen days to draft the Constitution. However, the present generation isn’t aware of the various parameters of this marvelous constitution. So, it’s our effort to tell the story of how our founding fathers and mothers fought against all odds to give a democratic shape. It’s very important for the people of India.

Did you have to research a lot for the show?

Yes, it took almost a year and a half to do the research for the show and to get the details right. However, the set was made in just a month.

How has been the experience shooting for it so far?

We started shooting on August 15 and so far it’s been enjoyable. We will complete the shoot by the end of November and hopefully it will air next year. I felt it was a good idea to turn this into a series.

Do you think it will create awareness among the audience?

Certainly, that’s why we are making it!

The show is a dramatisation and fictionalisation without losing the facts. The thought behind the project was to make it as entertaining as it will obviously be educative.

Do you think it will attract the young audience?

It depends on how creative we make it without losing facts or telling lies. We have done our best to do justice to it while also maintaining its historic authenticity and flavour. *The show will star actors like Sachin Khedekar, Dalip Tahil Ramani, Atul Tiwari, Rajendra Gupta, K K Raina, Rajit Kapur, Harish Patel, Anjan Srivastava, Mohit Chauhan, Utkarsh Majumdar, Divya Datta, Ila Arun, Rajeshwari Sachdev and Kennith Desai among others.

>> Think that your baggage is safe once you check it in? It’s not!

Signed, sealed & manhandled Want to know what really happens to your bags when you wave them goodbye at the airport? Here’s an eye-opening report

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eading global travel search site Skyscanner interviewed a baggage handler at a major international airport who revealed the truth about your suitcase at airports. And, it doesn’t have a happy ending.

What’s the most common cause of lost baggage?

When people check in their bags at the last minute or when people transfer between flights.

How often do things get stolen from bags?

I have only experienced this once.

We see quite a lot of professional football teams going through the airport for international Champions League and Europa League football matches and once the guys who loaded the bags into the plane got hold of a captain’s arm band of a famous club. Apart from that, I have never experienced any other instances.

What is the worst thing about being a baggage handler?

The worse thing is loading planes in high temperatures during summer. Because of the tarmac it feels like 50°C, but we still have to work.

What’s the best thing?

The contact you have with the other staff. At the airport where I work there are a lot of young students, which makes it great fun. Furthermore, it is a good

opportunity to look at the ladies, especially during summer!

The most satisfactory part of the job however is making sure that you make the turnaround. I also enjoy working with sophisticated technology, like the aeroplane itself. Baggage handlers love planes.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen someone trying to transport on a plane?

The strangest thing was probably a walking stick with a dagger hidden in it. After it was inspected by customs, it was allowed on the plane (in the hold).

Sometimes it looks like bags get rough treatment — do handlers ever break stuff on purpose?

Yes, sometimes we make a game out of it. In the hold of the plane we throw the suitcases to each other as hard as we can. We don’t want to break the bags or cases, but it is not exactly beneficial to the bag.

What tips would you give to travellers to avoid their bags getting lost or damaged?

Get a hard shell suitcase with wheels. Don’t use luggage without wheels as it tends to be weaker and vulnerable. Second of all, don’t make your bag too heavy. If a bag is too heavy, the handles will easily break. And last but not least, ‘seal’ your suitcase with a layer of film.

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

In 1974, Marty Bronson builds the Sunny Vista Motel in Los Angeles, California, with the intention of raising his son Skeeter and his daughter Wendy in the place where he works. However he is not a good businessman and the hotel goes bankruptcy. Marty is forced to sell his motel to Barry Nottingham that promises to hire Skeeter in a general manager position when he grown up. Years later, Barry builds a new hotel; forgets his promise to Marty; and Skeeter Bronson is only the handyman of his hotel. The general manager is the arrogant Kendall, who is engaged with the shallow Barry’s daughter Violet Nottingham. When the Webster Elementary School where Wendy is the principal will be closed to be demolished, she needs to travel to Arizona for a job interview.

Wendy asks her friend Jill, who is teacher in the same school, to watch her son Patrick and her daughter Bobbi during the day and Skeeter to watch them during the night. Skeeter meets the estranged kids with his best friend Mickey and. H BO, 9 p.m.

SOAPS & SERIALS

CID

At a time, when a serial bids adieu within months of its launch, we can very well say that CID could successful complete 1000 episodes. CID has always come up with innovative ideas when it comes to keeping audiences glued to their shows with interesting new cases. It is the only crime friction show which has been running since 16 years of time period and has managed to win the hearts of millions every time by its power pack episodes. The 1000 episode will also not disappoint its viewers; it is known the episode will have CID investigating on a dangerous island where their life would be on stake. Sony T V, 10 p.m.

Radha gets to know that Jigar wants to divorce Rashi. Now, what will she do ? What will Gopi do after knowing that Radha was beind all this fiasco ? Star Plus, 7 p.m .

BALIKA VADHU

In tonight’s episode we will see that, Jagya goes to Mangalore to rescue Ganga from jail and tries to find out the truth. Amidst all the chaos and confusion, Jagya and Ganga get married. Further, Jagya and Sanchi’s family get a shock after hearing this news. Colors, 8 p.m.

BREAKING BAD

With blood on their hands, the Walter, Jesse, and Mike partnership must first decide what to do about Todd. After that’s settled, Walter is ready to cook again, but Jesse and Mike have another idea. Skyler spends some time with her daughter and with Marie, and Walter’s invitation that Jesse stay for dinner adds to Skyler’s misery. Hank and his team put nearly round-the-clock surveillance on Mike, and a meth producer in Phoenix has a plan. Star World, 11 p.m.

RIVER MONSTERS

Join Jeremy Wade in RIVER MONSTERS as he uncovers the world’s largest, strangest and most dangerous fish. Ani mal Planet, 8 p.m.

SCIENCE IMPOSSIBLE

SCIENCE IMPOSSIBLE explores four different strange cases, relying on the aid of leading doctors and physicists, groundbreaking imaging techniques and observable experiments to dissect, analyze and decode the mysteries behind these unique phenomena. With the advent of modern science and new tech-

HOT SHOTS PART DEUX

CID, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

nologies these “super humans” are not only being explained – but providing new breakthroughs and answers to far greater medical and scientific mysteries. Histor y, 9 p.m .

MAN VS WILD

Plunge into more extreme adventures with Bear Grylls in MAN VS. WILD only on the Discovery Channel. In each episode, Grylls is left stranded in a region and uses his efforts to survive and find a way back to civilization. Using his specialist survival techniques, he attempts to navigate his way through these environments and make it out alive. Along the way, he braves the biting cold, treks through desolate deserts, encounters dangerous predators and for food he has to make do with whatever he can catch or find – dead or alive! D iscovery, 11 p.m.

WEAPON MASTERS

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

D iscovery Science, 10 p.m .

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who also likes to be in on the action. Basically, it’s a send-up of all the big shootem-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies. Starring Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino. Star Movi es, 9 p.m.

PATAAL BHAIRAVI

This mythological/fantasy film is based on the great story of the Ramayam. The story begins with Ramu who falls in love with the Rajkumari from Ujjain Indumati. Furthermore, the both of them want to get married but of course we have the peasant marrying the princess issue arising and Ramu seeks the help of Mantrik to grant him luxuries. Ramu eventually discovers that Mantriks intentions are not well so Ramu pleases the Pataal Bhairavi goddess and she grants him his luxuries. The story takes another turn and we have the Evil mantrik kidnapping the rajkumari and off course Ramu and Hamuman team up to rescue her. Filmy, 9 p.m.

INTOLERABLE CRUELTY

Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything—and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he’s reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, bore-

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ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 Pretty Little Liars 3.00 The Elien Degreneres Show 4.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 Pretty Little Liars 7.00 Elien Degreneres Show 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 Lost 10.00 Pretty Little Liars 11.00 Rookie Blue P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

BIG CBS LOVE

Game 90210 Game Entertainment Tonight Dexter Game Rules of Engagement 90210 Entertainment Tonight Rules of Engagement Game 90210 Dexter Game

SONY TV

ZEE TV

Hot Shots Part Deux, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

dom has set in and he’s looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. Zee Studi o, 8.20 p.m.

SPIDERMAN

Based on Marvel Comics’ superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can’t confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is “miserable” is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn’t going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... Pix, 9 p.m.

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Aankh Micholi Pavitra Rishta Qubool Hai DID Super Moms Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi Pavitra Rishta Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Jodha Akbar Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se Pavitra Rishta.

Qubool Hai Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi Punarvivaah Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Savdhaan India

Kangann 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati

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

SAB TV

Taarak Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta Ka… Jeanie Aur Juhu Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Ek Muthi Aasman 3.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi

DDI (Main Channel)

6.00 6.30 6.55 7.00 7.15 7.35 8.00

The Amazing Spiez Transformers Prime Kids vs Film Wild Kratts Amazing Spiez 1001 Nights Sally Bollywood Adventures of Tintin Transformers Prime Kids vs Film Wild Kratts 1001 Nights

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.50 5.15 6.00 7.00 8.00

Monsters Inside Me Tech Toys 360 How Do They Do It Food Detectives How It’s Made Weaponology Mythbusters How It’s Made

SCIENCE

News in Marathi Jini Ani Mini Sukh Pahata Lochani Mazi Maye Kalpataru News in Marathi Een Meen Teen Pimpal Pan Suvarnakshan Krishi Varta Swastha Bharat Vandu Ganesha-Ganpati Aarti News in Marathi Dial 100 Mohini News

MOVIE CHANNELS

STARMOVIES

P.M. 12.35 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2.46 Men in Black II 4.40 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 7.05 The Darkest Hour 9.00 Hot Shots! Part Deux 10.50 Kung Fu Hustle A.M. 7.40 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 10.11 The Front Row with Anupama Chopra P.M. 12.20 2.10 4.10 5.40 6.40 8.30

HBO

Contagion Ocean’s Thirteen Young Adult Serangoon Road Sucker Punch Beyonce : Life Is But A Dream 10.00 Bedtime Stories 11.40 The Hangover Part II A.M. 8.00 Superstar 9.20 Puss In Boots 10.50 Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream

ZEE STUDIO

Crazy Ones, Star World, 10 p.m.

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Ek Boond Do Dil…Ek Jaan Savitri Savdhaan India

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Mrs Pamni Pyarelal Bani: Ishq Da Kalma Hai Comedy Nights with Kapil Balika Vadhu Bani…

Mrs Pammi Pyarelal Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu…

Madhubala Bigg Boss Saath 7 Uttaran Bani…

Balika Vadhu….

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 2.30 Haunted Nights 3.00 Dharma: Film. Navin Nishchol 6.00 Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage 6.30 Jhilmil Sitaron ka Aangan Hoga 7.00 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.30 Best of Haunted Nights 8.00 Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga.

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Haunted Nights-

Balika Vadhu, Colors, 8 p.m.

2.30 Tuze Maze Jamena 3.00 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 3.30 Radha Hi Bawri 4.00 Pakke Shejari 5.00 Tu tithe Mee 5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 6.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Mala Saasu Havi 9.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 9.30 Pakke Shejari 10.30 Radha Hi Bawari 11.00 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 1.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30

River Monsters Animal Planet’s A to Z The Big Scheme Wild Recon Wild Asia Ultimate Killers Up Close and Dangerous 8.00 River Monsters 9.00 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warrior 10.00 Animal Planet’s A To Z: Tiger-Spy In The Jungle P.M. 2.00 3.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00

DISCOVERY

Car Vs Wild Machines of Malice Wild Asia Dual Survival How Do They Do It Destroyed In Seconds Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 10.00 Car vs Wild 11.00 Man vs Wild

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.35 5.00 5.05 5.30

DISCOVERY KIDS

P.M. 1.00 3.00 4.30 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

STAR WORLD

P.M. 1.30 CID 4.30 Crime Patrol Dastak 8.00 Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Ke Khiladi 8.30 Kaun Banega Crorepati 10.00 CID 11.00 Crime Patrol

EK THI DAAYAN

EkThiDaayan revolves around the character Bobo (EmraanHashmi), an India’s leading magician. But unknown to even his girlfriend Tamara, Bobo’s life is falling apart. His constant hallucinations leave him with no option but to seek psychiatric help.Going through regression hypnosis, a terrifying story about his childhood surfaces involving a sinister power called Daayan who has not only destroyed his family but also promised to return to haunt Bobo.He chooses to ignore it and move on with his life.

Just when his career and love life is at full throttle, enters the irresistible Lisa Dutt.Bobo is convinced that she is the daayan.

But is she, really? Or is he just losing his mind? Max, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

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

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Mahabharat P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

SAATH NIBHANA SAATHIYA

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Samachar.

News Sports News PSBT Samachar The News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar Metro Scan Business Wrap.

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00

10.00 10.30 11.30

Food Tech Ben Earl: Crime Full Metal Jousting Ancient Aliens Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Inside Guinness World Records History Untamed: Elephant King Science Impossible: Body Suspension Pawn Stars Duck Dynasty Ancient Aliens

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

The Mahakumbh Mela Emergency Room Taboo Animals Behaving Badly Megacities Caught in the Act Most Amazing Moments Customs Taboo Cold Blood Taboo

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STAR CRICKET

P.M. 2.00 Champions League Twenty20 13 h/ls 3.00 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013 h/ls 3.30 Aus Tour of Eng h/ls 4.00 Champions League Twenty20 13 h/ls 5.00 Champions Trophy h/ls 6.00 Champions League Twenty20 13 h/ls 7.00 Cricket Extra 7.50 Champions League Twenty20 2013 11.00 Cricket Extra

ESPN

Samachar Pavitra Bandhan Ek Kiran Roshni Ki Saraswatichandra OH MY GOD: Film.

Akshay Kumar, Presh Rawal

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

9.00 Science Impossible 10.00 Weaponology 11.00 Monsters Inside Me

OH MY GOD, DDI, 10 p.m.

7.00Samachar 7.30Focus 8.00News Night 8.15Samachar 8.30News Night 10.00 Aamne Samne 10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus 11.00 Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 Asia Cup Men’s Hockey 13 h/ls 2.30 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 3.30 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 13/14 h/ls Delhi vs India Blue 4.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls India vs WI 5.30 Champions League Twenty20 11 h/ls 7.00 Premier League World 8.00 Liga Bbva 2013/14 9.00 Pak Tour of India 12/13 3rd ODI 9.30 Superstar Football 10.00 Champions League Twenty30 13

P.M. 1.00 Starship Troopers 2: Hero Of The Federation 2.50 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 5.00 Hostel 6.50 Loins of Punjab Presents 8.20 Intolerable Cruelty 10.30 Arachnophobia A.M. 10.30 Hostel

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Chaar Din Ki Chandni: Tusshar K 4.00 Insaniyat: Sunny Deol 8.00 Shaapit: Aditya Narayan 11.00 Ek Din Achanak: Rohit Roy A.M 8.00 Farz: Jeetendra, Babita

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 12.00 Aaitya Gharat Gharoba: Sachin, Supriya 3.00 Superstar: Siddharth Jadhav 6.00 Zapatlela: Mahesh Kothare 9.00 Ajay Atul Live

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 12.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.30 8.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 P.M. 1.00 3.30 5.00 6.30

Oggy Ki Shaadi The Regular Show Adventure Time Ben 10 Oggy and the Cockroaches Bas Karo Henry Ben 10 Omniverse Johnny Test Max Steel Oggy Ki Shaadi

POGO

Chhota Bheem Marathon Science Vience Special Chhota Bheem Marathon Mighty Raju: Battery Low

PIX

P.M. 1.19 The Hobbit-An Unexpected Journey 4.48 Species III 6.57 Mean Girls 9.00 Spiderman 11.35 Lake Placid 3 A.M. 7.05 House on Haunted Hill 9.05 Mean Girls 11.06 Shrek The Third P.M. 2.50 5.40 9.00 A.M. 8.55 11.45

STAR GOLD

Action Replay Dulha Mil Gaya Badal

Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Ghar Ho To Aisa

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Sanam Bewafa: Salman Khan 6.00 Veerana: Hemant Birje 8.00 Ek Thi Daayan: Emran Hashmi A.M. 7.00 Jamai Raja: Anil Kapoor 10.30 Murder 2: Emran Hashmi

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 3.00 Mera Badla-Revenge: Venkatesh 6.00 Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge: Salman Khan 9.00 Mard: Amitabh B A.M. 10.30 Mera Kroodh: Ravi Teja

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Qurbani: Feroz Khan 5.30 Nigahen: Sunny Deol 9.00 Paappi Devataa: Jeetendra, Madhuri A.M. 10.25 Gunda Gardi: Dharmendra, Raj Babbar

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Pyari Behna: Mithun Chakraborty 3.00 Sultaan: Mithun Chakraborty 6.00 Waqt Ki Deewar: Sanjiv Kumar 9.00 Pataal Bhairavi: Jeetendra, Jaya P A.M. 9.00 Filhaal: Tabu, Sushmita Sen

All programmes on this page are as per the official schedules of the various channels. Afternoon is not responsible for any last minute changes.

Spiderman, Pix, 9 p.m.

Ek Thi Daayan, Max, 8 p.m.

8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

Hagemaru Chhota Bheem Pokemon Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD

Chhota Bheem Soori Poori MAD Dhoomketu Ka Dhamaka Special 11.00 Half Chaadi Special P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 10.00

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Hamtaro Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki Disney Q S2 Shake It Up Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Disney Q

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Splatalot Randy Cunningham Iron Man AA Spiderman Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk VR Troopers

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TOP VIEW NSEL was not a regulated entity and violated conditions from day one.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Emkay calls a ‘Hold’ on Yes Bank CMP: Rs. 314

Markets Directionless

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (September 27, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Thursday (September 26, 2013) a net 8.40 points (0.14%) and closed at the 5882 point level.

The market opened flat at the 5872 points level. It then turned into a range bound movement until 9.42 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 5864 points level at 9.46 a.m. It then bounced back into the green and turned into a range bound movement until 2.12 p.m. The index then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 5917 points level at 2.37 p.m. It then declined sharply to close the day on a flat note. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 54 points level.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 12.08%. This change is moderate and indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 711 were gainers, 605 were losers and 71 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level and is now turned flat (positive if it rises).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here.

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

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 5910) Negative.

Is above its 15-day average (at 5869) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 5687) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5841) Positive.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6223 points level.

The next resistance is at the 6334 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 = 5888 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 5858.

Support (2) = 5834.

Resistance (1) = 5912.

Resistance (2) = 5942.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a third consecutive doji pattern. This indicates that the i ndecisi veness amongst investors continue s. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market.

The index is still below the 5 days moving average which is declining. This is negative. However, the 15 days moving average has crossed above the 200 days moving average. Further, the index is above the 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages, while the 15 and 25 days movi ng averages are rising. Both these indicate a positive bias. The velocity parameters continue to remain neutrally trended. Incidentally, the index is near its 200 days average which is at the 58 41 points level. This could be a strong suppor t level and there is a possibility that the index c ould reverse from there. However, if it decli nes below it, than it would indicate a change in the primary trend and a fur ther decline could be expected. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 200-day average.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5692 points level.

The next support is at the 5561 points level.

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Target Rs. 460

Margins expected to moderate: 64% of the term deposit having a maturity period of 16 months, where cost have increased by 100 -125 bps - Overall cost expected to increase by 60 bps during the full year. As increase in cost of funding; bank has increased its base rate by 25bps in August’13 which will result in 17-18bps rise in yields on advances (as 85% -90% book is floating in nature) which will lead to stable margins in Q2FY14. However, complete pass on of rising cost of funds would be challenge as growth may be impacted negatively. Hence, we believe margins may moderate going ahead from the current 3% levels.

Capital constraint for growth: Management has lowered its customer asset growth guidance to 18% - 20% from the earlier 20% - 22% due to lower tier1 capital. Precarious capital position (9% tier 1 capital) coupled with stringent measures by RBI (in terms of liquidity) makes it imperative for the bank to raise capital to augment growth.

Starring on MTM losse‘s: With the hardening of yield in recent past, we expect AFS book will result in MTM losses. In the last 4-5 quarters, bank was managing its cost to income ratio with high fee based income and treasury income. However, with the moderation of fee based income couple with expected treasury loss will lead in increase in cost to income ratio.

Asset quality expected to remain stable: Management has guided that asset quality expected to remain stable during FY14. However, we have factored rise in credit cost by 40bps in FY14 due to continued slowdown in economy.

Valuation and View: Earnings & valuation are expected to remain under pressure due to moderation in margins, expected increase in operating /average assets and expected losses in AFS book. We are not factoring any capital infusion (given lower valuations) into our numbers for now and believe that the customer assets growth at 20% would fall in line with the RoEs. Stock has underperformed its peers in recent past and currently trades at 1.7x/1.4x FY14/15E ABV respectively. We retain HOLD rating with a target price of Rs 460.

Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Hindustan Zinc CMP: Rs. 133

Target Rs. 145

Metal price correction along with sharp rupee appreciation is negative - earnings and valuation cut: Indian Rupee had depreciated c.25% vs. US Dollar from mid-June to August end, but it has appreciated over 11% over last two weeks or so. This along with some correction in LME metal prices has led to sharp correction in benchmark Indian prices. This month MCX zinc, lead and silver prices have corrected by 5.8%, 10.7% and 7.9% respectively.

We have cut our metal price assumptions and increased our exchange rate assumption which has led marginal cut of c.1% in our earnings estimates. We have also cut our valuation multiple from 5.5x to 5x to account for reversal in metal prices, emerging industry headwinds and lower probability of OFS going through this fiscal.

Government stake sale in HZL through OFS may take longer than expected - Investors advised caution: As per last month media reports, legal hurdles were reduced for sale of Government’s residual stake in Hindustan Zinc (29.5%) post favourable opinion from attorney general.

Our understanding is that, stake sale may take longer than expected unless mines ministry changes official stance of change in Mines Act. Change in Mines Act requires parliament approval and potentially become a major roadblock, given this would be difficult in run up of parliamentary elections in next 6-7 months. Recent stock rerating has the potential open offer at high price for investors as one of the key triggers. Any disappointing news on this front can risk sell-off in the stock.

China Beige Book shows slowdown - despite HSBC PMI showing improvement this week, we think Official PMI Data due in sometime can surprise on negative side: China’s economy slowed in Q3CY13 as growth in manufacturing and transportation weakened in contrast with official signs of an expansion pickup, a private survey showed. Increases in business-investment and real estate revenue also slowed, while service industries picked up, as per the survey from New York based China Beige Book International yesterday. The report is based on responses from 2,000 people from Aug. 12 to Sept. 4 as well as 32 in-depth interviews conducted later in September. The quarterly report, which began last year and is modeled on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Beige Book business survey, diverges from government figures showing faster factory output gains in July and August.

We cut our valuation multiple to 5x (vs. 5.5x earlier) FY14e EV/ EBITDA to account for sharp correction in benchmark global and Indian metal prices, likelihood of softening of macro data from EU, US and China and lower probability of OFS going through this fiscal. Our fair value estimate is cut to Rs 145/share.

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CDSL Enables Delivery Instructions Through SMS

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new system called the ‘TRUST’ facility that enables investors to confirm necessary instructions for delivery from his demat account, from anywhere in the world reducing cost to the investor as also doing away with the need to visit the DP office to obtain and lodge delivery instruction slips, was launched yesterday b the CDSL. “This is another step in the direction of promoting investor protection as it will rule out the possibility of any misuse of the delivery instructions,” said Rajeev Agarwal, Whole Time Member, SEBI at the launch of TRUST. TRUST stands for -TRansactions Using Secured Texting, which enables investors to give SMS confirmation of delivery instructions submitted by their brokers.

Presently, due to the short period of time available to submit delivery instructions in a T+2 settlement, many investors sign blank slips,

which could result in misuse. CDSL has, therefore, introduced TRUST. CDSL is promoted by BSE and by pre-eminent entities from the banking pantheon in India. CDSL’s enduring focus on delivering quality services and innovative products has propelled it on a high-growth path in recent years. Since the financial services industry has become increasingly IT-reliant, cutting-edge technology is at the heart of CDSL’s strategic vision.

According to P.S.Reddy, MD & CEO, CDSL “The mobile revolution has touched every sphere of our lives and the TRUST facility has leveraged mobile technology to enable investors to submit instructions using SMS. This obviates the need of the investor visit the DP to submit delivery instructions, thus resulting in saving on cost and time for the DP and investor.”

Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE was also of a similar view and said “After experiencing the facility of trading using a mobile, investors expect a similar facility to settle their trades. CDSL’s TRUST fa-

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irAsia India yesterday announced that the airline has been granted the no objection certificate by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and will begin the process of obtaining an Air Operating Permit and prepare to kick-start its operations. AirAsia had submitted a request to start a joint venture to begin AirAsia India earlier this year, partnering Tata Sons Limited and Arun Bathia of Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd., and was granted a formal approval by the

Foreign Investment Promotion Board (“FIPB”) of India two months later in April.

Says Mittu Chandilya, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia India; “We are very thankful to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for granting the no objection certificate to us so quickly. This is the fastest an NOC has been granted and with this, we will focus on obtaining the Air Operating Permit. We will continue with our preparations and get ourselves ready for take-off once the Air Operating Permit is acquired and we look forward towards being one

“This is another step in the direction of promoting investor protection as it will rule out the possibility of any misuse of the delivery instructions.”

— Rajeev Agarwal, Whole Time Member, SEBI

cility will now enable them to do so seamlessly in a secure environment.”

Presently, CDSL’s services are delivered by 580 Depository Participants to 85.50 lakh depository accountholders from over 10,000 sites across India, in respect of the securities of 11,800 Issuer companies.

of the dynamic contributors to the development of the Indian aviation industry.”

The company is confident that it will be able to replicate the success of its counterparts in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia; and enabling people to fly affordably through superior operational performance by emphasizing a focused and disciplined cost structure will tremendously benefit the Indian consumer. The airline currently has a fleet of three Airbus A320 aircraft and over 200 staff at the moment.

Whirlpool Targets 15% Growth This Festive Season worth Rs 2880/- can be won.

According to Shantanu Das Gupta, Vice President, Corporate Afhirlpool of India, a subsidiary fairs & Strategy, Whirlpool of India, “ of the Whirlpool Corporation, We are aiming for a growth of ~15% manufacturer and marketer of and sales turnover of Rs 850 major home appliances, has an- Crore during this period, and are nounced its launch of an innovative confident of getting there. We are range of products across categories extremely delighted to bring (Refrigerators, Washing Machines, “Whirlpool Makes You Look Good” Air Conditioners, Microwave Oven) consumer offer this Diwali. Our and unveiled an exciting Diwali new range of products are specially promotional offer “Whirlpool designed to give our consumers Makes You Look Good” across best-in-class products and the gifts we are offering are premium , India.

Commencing today, the com- from reputed brands, and very pany plans to offer an assured fashionable… “ Whirlpool has also unveiled its gift this festive season. On purchase of any Whirlpool Appliance, a con- new range of products which insumer is eligible for a Revlon cludes ‘French Door Bottom Mount gift hamper worth Rs 1080/-. In refrigerator’, a high capacity ultra addition, the consumer will also modern refrigerator. It has added be entitled to a scratch card through products in the Cooking category which a Philips Hair Dryer worth with the launch of its premium Rs 725/- or an Arrow gift hamper Gusto GT 290 Convection Mi-

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Fin Min Approves Rs 5,500 Crore To Pay Fertiliser Subsidy Finance ministry has agreed for Rs 5,500 crore against Rs 12,000 crore sought by the Department of Fertilisers under a special banking arrangement (SBA) to pay part of the subsidy bill to the industry which is facing a liquidity crunch.

“We have got approval of Rs 5,500 crore under the SBA as of now and we have taken up the matter for remaining amount with the finance ministry,” a senior official in the Fertiliser Ministry told PTI.

Citizen Launches Promaster Collection

AirAsia Gets NOC; Readies For Take-Off

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crowave Oven from Europe as well as a popular range of ovens in attractive designs with pre-programmed recipes in pocket friendly prices.

In Air Conditioners, Fantasia is the latest range of Split Air Conditioners with Whirlpool’s 6th Sense Inverter Technology can dynamically adjust the cooling of the AC accurately ensuring that you never feel too hot or too cold.

The company has also introduced new products in the fully automatic front loading and top loading washing machines.

The Diwali promotion will be supported by a multi-media campaign including above-theline advertising and a host of below the line activities. The total advertising and marketing spend earmarked for the Diwali promotion this year is approximately Rs. 20 crores.

Citizen yesterday launched the fastest satellite synchronized watch in the world, the Eco-Drive Satellite Wave – Air and Eco-Drive Altichron. “In this fast-changing world, time is always a constraint, especially if it’s about innovation and technological advances. Citizen’s Eco-Drive Satellite Wave – AIR, the fastest satellite synchronized watch in the world, is not only superior in design and state-of-the-art technology but also highly desirable.

The Eco-Drive ALTICHRON extends the model’s legendary altimeter performance and elevates the multi-functionality even higher. Both the watches have enhanced performance with newer technologies and provocative design”, said Katsusuke Tokura Managing Director, Citizen Watches (India).

Asia New Favourite For Indian Travellers

Asian destinations like Singapore, Dubai and Thailand are fast emerging as the favourite destinations for Indian travellers, pushing the US, Australia and Mauritius to the back-burner as expenses are spiralling with fall in rupee’s exchange value, says a survey. “Singapore, Dubai and Thailand are replacing the US, Australia and Mauritius as top three choices due to rising costs,” an ICICI-Lombard survey said here yesterday.

ICICI’ Qatar Branch Upgraded

Private sector lender ICICI Bank yesterday said the scope of activities it can carry out from its Qatar branch has expanded after the local regulator upgraded its licence. Under the new norms, it can now accept deposits and provide credit to business customers as per the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority rules, ICICI said in a statement issued from Doha.

— Business Desk with inputs from PTI

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Akshay plays

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Akshay Kumar is one of the big draw stars and films sell on his name and now he has also founded two production companies, one with Ashwini Yardi and the second one with editor journalist of STARDUST magazine, Ashwin Varde, and ‘BOSS’ is their first collaboration together. A few journalists met Akshay in a five-star hotel to know more about his forthcoming film.

Some excerpts from his chat with Sandeep Hattangadi

Shamelessly yours - it’s Ranbir again

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ike his legendary grand-uncle Shammi Kapoor, known for playing rebellious title-roles in yesteryear movies like Junglee, Budtameez, Jaanwar and Bluff-Master, star-actor Ranbir Kapoor seems to be hurtling on the same track. Only recently, the junior Kapoor’s racy dance number Budtameez Dil was among the season’s top chartbusters.

Now Ranbir has let his hair down with his latest movie Besharam, directed by Abhinav Kashyap (the mega-hit Dabangg director). This action-comedy movie has already created history of sorts since it has Ranbir’s real-life star parents Neetu and Rishi Kapoor as his co-stars pitted against him. Besides, the vivacious Indo-Australian danseuse-actress Pallavi Sharda plays his screen sweet-heart.

Way back in his debut-film

Chandan’s schizophrenic act in Prague Chandan Roy Sanyal is one of the new breed of talented actors who graduated from theater to films and made a mark for himself in films like Kaminey and the recently released thriller D-Day which garnered a lot of appreciation for Sanyal. Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to Chandan about his film

Finally Prague is releasing.

Yes. The censors found some dialogues a bit offensive and objected but now we have toned down the offensive part and the film has been cleared by the Censor’s Revising Committee.

I lost weight and tried for the bedraggled look which generally insomniacs have.

How was director Ashish Shukla like?

He gave me an open What is the film about? hand and allowed me It is about an architect played by me to portray the character who has to go to Prague to complete the way I visualised it. his final project.

What next?

What is your character like?

I have a good role in Subhash I play an insomniac, schizophrenic ar- Ghai’s Kanchi where I will play a chitect who has a girlfriend played by singing dancing commercial charElena Kazan. acter and Abbas Tryewala’s Mango where again I have an How did you prepare for the edgy character to play. role?

Saawariya, the suave Kapoor had indulged in an act of besharmi when he drops his bathing towel in a song sequence. Enthuses Ranbir, “Out here in Besharam, I play this streetsmart dude who is on the run and being chased by my parents who play police-officers. My character Babli has no hang-ups getting insulted, because in any case, he is not craving for respect. All the time he is listening to his heart and does what he feels is right. Ever since I had watched Dabangg I felt I should be working with its director Abhinav and finally my wish was fulfilled”.

Wasn’t the Barfi actor jittery working with his iconic parents whilst shooting? Wearing a mock frown he reacts, “Not really. It was more of a fun and frolic scenario.

Call it mutual motivation as we inspired each other. You must check out my Mom who plays this crafty, corrupt cop - she’s incredibly hilarious. Both my parents are passionate, spontaneous seasoned actors - it’s a huge honour sharing screen-space with them”.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 Reportedly you don’t have a regular hero type of role in ‘Boss’?

Yes. Because it is a remake of a Malayalam film and that film didn’t have a regular commercial film hero type of a character who woos the heroine singing songs and romancing her. I don’t have a leading lady opposite me.

What is the story of the film like?

It’s basically a story about a father and his two sons played by me and Shiv Pandit. Mithun Chakravarthy plays the father. Danny Denzongpa is the villain in the film. My brother played by Shiv falls in love with Aditi Rao Hydari and then follows a fight between two families with most of the fights picturised on me.

Will they be the usual cable fights?

No. The public is too tired seeing such fights. We have 12 sequences which have hand to hand bouts with realistic fights. The public will be thrilled to see such action.

How was it shooting like with veterans like Mithun and Danny?

They are so much easygoing and fun loving and look younger than even people in their thirties. In fact Dannysaab has the energy and looks of a 25-yearold. I remember when I was new to the industry I had bought his office and it proved very lucky to me.

From your films, it seems you have a father fixation.

Yes. I was very close and really admired my father Hari Om Bhatia who is responsible for my success and in Hindi films they generally glorify mothers and sing songs on mothers but fathers are just a part of the furniture. So I tried to make father oriented films like Jaanwaar, Ek Rishta, Waqt, etc.

You are mentoring Shiv Pandit?

Yes. I liked his work in Shaitaan and he reminded me of myself when I was entering the industry and have signed him for a three-film deal.

What next?

I have a film called Holiday coming up and another film with Neeraj Pandey.

Akshay is surely the ‘Boss’ of Hindi films!

International Children’s Film Festival from Nov 14

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he 18th International Children’s Film Festival (ICFFI), popularly known as ‘The Golden Elephant’, will be held here from November 14-20. The festival will present four competitive sections and the best film would bag the Golden Elephant trophy and Rs.2 lakh in cash.

The second best feature will bag the Golden Elephant Plaque with Rs.1 lakh in cash.

Filmmaker Amole Gupte, who is the Chairman of the Children’s Film Society, said, “We have received an overwhelming response this year and we aim to make the festival bigger and better than ever before”.

“We have got over 845 entries from more than 70 countries. We have also received films from 20 countries like Austria, Chile, Cuba, Lebanon, Ghana that were not represented in the 17th ICFFI. The number of entries for the section ‘Little Directors’ which will feature films made by children is over 100”, the Stanley Ka Dabba director added.

The seven-day event will also focus on children with special needs through its Open Forum, where filmmakers will interact with activists, educators and parents.

Films representing children with special needs will also be screened.

A Master-Class Workshop on ‘how to market Indian children’s films internationally’ will be organised in collaboration with Cine-Kid, Amsterdam, the world’s most popular children’s film market. ICFFI will also bring in the best of Czech children’s cinema in the Country Focus section.

“Directors are now willing to experiment”

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T Delhi Heights Pappu Can’t Dance Saala Ek Chaalis Ki Last

he beautiful Neha Dhupia has proved her versatility as an actress in the Hindi film industry with critically acclaimed films like , , Local, Phas Gaya Re Obama etc. And with her balancing act of style and substance, the former beauty queen has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood.

In the recent past, her conviction and belief in particular roles and films won her accolades while some did not.

Neha says, “I never take credit if a film does well (at the box office), and never go into depression if any of my films do badly. I have nothing to do with my films being hits or flops. Apart from the script and director, box office success is also a matter of fate”. Does that mean she is happy with the progress of her acting career so far? I will always be happy. No one is going to take that away from me”, she insists. “Am I satisfied? Not really! I have come a long way, but I think I have a longer way to go. So I am going to hang in there and continue doing good work”.

Neha Dhupia is glad that the portrayal of women on the big screen is changing from the homely and simple character to a bolder and stronger one. “It is a great thing that filmmakers have started looking at women characters with a different perspective”, Neha said. She further adds, “It is nice to see that we have some breakthrough directors who are willing to experiment.”

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power to, first, get the Federation of Film Societies to enter their film, and then, to park themselves in Los Angeles and lobby for a nomination.

It is actually a small miracle that Lagaan managed to get a nomination—films from Iran, Nepal, Bhutan have been nominated in the past, and it is shameful that the largest film producing country in the world (and we never let anyone forget it) only had Mother India and Salaam Bombay competing for the Oscar statuette in all these years that we have been making films.

Actually, it is only now that ‘Bollywood’ is making some kind of dent in the international marDeepa Gahlot ket—though still confined to the South Asian population, and not Reiterating some points made ‘crossed over’ fully. So the over the years: In the last few years, notoriously insular and a media frenzy has accompanied arrogant Hollywood has the selection of India’s official even started looking entry, and still, we just never man- towards India.

Suddenly over age to send the right film. We have world class films coming out of the last few other states but an Adoor years, the large Gopalakrishnan, Buddadeb Das- Asian populagupta, Girish Kasaravalli and tion in the US Jahnu Barua simply don’t have the (and UK) has he way people are going on and on about the Oscar entry—and this time the war is being fought on social media— you’d think that just sending a film for consideration in the Best Foreign Film Category means that India has already won!

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spent enough money on Bollywood films for them to be taken seriously, and with Hollywood studios and distribution companies wanting to get into India, Lagaan happened to be in the right place at the right time. Monsoon Wedding’s success in the global market was also an indication of India inching forward, but the selectors did not think it fit to enter this film for the Oscars.

But if India was playing to win, would they even send duds like Indian, Jeans and Eklavya?

The process of selection that insists on the films being entered by their producers (Dor which had a universal yet Indian subject and fine

aesthetic quality was not entered for consideration) and a Film Federation of India (FFI) jury choosing the entry is faulty. Many regional filmmakers are not even aware of when the entry forms are distributed, and directors have no say in the matter.

A panel of advisors should be picked from each region, who will recommend films for a final selection by a central committee, and at least five best films from all regions should be seen before the selection is made. For a foreign audience, all Indian films have to be seen with subtitles, so it does not matter which language it is in, but the dominance of popular films sweeps aside true merit. We think foreigners like song-and-dance or colourful costumes, when their criterion may be something else altogether!

The people behind The Lunchbox, behaving like sore losers, could hardly guarantee an Oscar for India. It is a remarkable film by Indian standards, but some of the entries from other countries are spectacular. If the time is right, The Good Road can return with the coveted statuette, if not, Bollywood should be content with its 100 crore hits.

BOLLY BRIEFS Ash may comeback opposite AB Jr.

After much speculation about actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan‘s comeback to the silver screen, it has now been revealed that the light-eyed actress will be making a comeback in a film titled Happy Anniversary, in which she will be paired opposite her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

Sources claim that the film, which is produced by Gaurang Doshi, will be directed by adman Prahlad Kakkar and will be based on the anatomy of a marriage. Doshi confirmed the news and added that Aishwarya and Abhishek are ideal for the roles as they are married to each other in real life too.

Doshi also added that Happy Anniversary will be made on a budget of Rs. 65 crore and will go on floors early next year.

After Twitter, Anil to join Facebook?

Actor Anil Kapoor had recently revealed that he had joined the social microblogging site Twitter at the insistence of his daughter Sonam Kapoor, who is known to be quite active on social networking sites.

Now, it seems that Sonam is also planning to persuade her doting dad to join Facebook.

Sonam feels that now since her father is venturing into television with 24, he should join Facebook so that he can interact with more fans. In 24, Anil will be seen essaying the role of counter-terrorism operative Jai Singh Rathod and buzz has it that Sonam might be seen in the second season of the series.

Kalki Koechlin: ‘I am not going to be Anurag Kashyap’s spokesperson’ Subhash Ghai denies “To those asking about AK’s twitday ago, we had reported signing Sushant Singh ter account I’m not going to be that acclaimed A his spokesperson. He needed to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had cut off from the net, respect his deleted his Twitter account as he Rajput and Sonakshi Deepika’s love for filter coffee privacy pls.” was reportedly disappointed that The Lunchbox did not make it to the Oscars race.

Recently, Anurag’s wife and actress Kalki Koechlin, who is miffed with the enquiries about her hubby’s decision, tweeted,

Kalki was in the news recently when her ‘It’s Your Fault’ video, which took digs at society and public figures on some controversial comments about rape and sexual abuse, went viral.

FIR against Ram Leela for inciting communal violence ilmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is baffled, amused F and exasperated by the court order from Jaipur based on a complaint by a lawyer that Ram Leela hurts religious sentiments and incites enmity between different groups of people on the grounds of religion.

The lawyer came to the above conclusion on the basis of the Ram Leela trailer. However, the complainant seems to have read wrong signals in the film’s trailer.

Says a source close to SLB, “How can Ram Leela incite enmity on the grounds of religion, when everyone in the film, belongs to the same religious community? Both Ranveer and Deepika are Hindus in Ram Leela and so are all the other characters. There is no character, major or minor, belonging to any other community in Ram Leela.”

Incensed by what is seen as an attempt to provoke legal action against major films on the eve of their release, SLB’s team now intends to take stern action against the complainant who has apparently made a false and malicious allegation against Ram Leela.

Says a source from SLB’s team, “It has now become the norm to harass filmmakers, producers and writers just weeks before a film’s release.

There should be a rule that no cases can be filed against a film just before its release. This would spare filmmakers a lot of nuisance.”

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day ago, there had been reports that Subhash Ghai has signed up Sushant Singh Rajput and Sonakshi Sinha to star in his next film, which would be made after Kaanchi. However, it now seems that the reports are false and Ghai issued a statement about it recently.

In his statement, the Showman said, “It is not true that we have signed Sushant Singh Rajput with Sonakshi Sinha as per today’s reports in the papers. We wonder who spreads these rumours! We always announce a project when it is completely sealed and signed by all parties concerned.”

Sushant will be next seen opposite Katrina Kaif in Abhishek Kapoor‘s Fitoor, whereas Sonakshi will be next seen in Bullett Raja.

Deepika Padukone, who’s become the most successful Bollywood actress of today with her back to back blockbusters, has a new love brewing.

Reportedly, Deepika is very fond of filter coffe made at home and loves sipping it especially in the morning. Insiders claim that DeePee, who hails from Bangalore, sources the best filter coffee from her hometown, which has the perfect texture and fragrance.

It is an art to make filter coffee in the perfect way and the actress has personally trained her staff to make it in a certain manner. Her coffee has become so popular, that her friends and people who work with her never leave a chance to meet the actress at her home over a cup of coffee.

Irrfan to play a Sikh in Qissa

Talented actor Irrfan Khan, who was last seen playing a middle-aged Catholic man named Saajan Fernandes in The Lunchbox, will be next seen in Qissa, a film based on the IndiaPakistan partition, and buzz has it that Khan will play a Sikh for the very first

time in the film.

Confirming the news, Khan said that playing a Sikh was quite difficult for him as he has never spoken Punjabi in his life. He added that maintaining the look was also a tough task for him as he was not used to wearing a turban and it was quite difficult for him to wear it all day for the shoot.

In the film, Khan will play the role of a Sikh who desires a son and hence, brings up his fourth daughter as a boy.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 629

ENIGMA CODE 629

ACROSS: 3 They take orders in their vocation (7) 8 Equip the Spanish supergiant (5) 9 Writer of early scriptures with a priest (5) 10 Increase the rate (10) 11 The association of Friar Tuck with Robin? (11) 13 Nobody can get up the street with such music (6) 16 Plump sprite turning up before retiring (6) 22 Clippers of the line? (7,4) 24 I oscillate when changing places (10) 25 Guard low-lying area by church (5) 26 Smooth iron bird? (5) 27 Hereabouts the sod is turned in church (7) DOWN: 1 Exploits a rodent's potential (6,2) 2 Rural site of the Taj Mahal before rain storm (8) 3 Back first flutter (5,3) 4 Bearing flowers for stylish British weaver (2,5) 5 Stiff and formal to be precise (7) 6 Stationer's dog (6) 7 Make light of something but ring back twice (4-4) 12 Whoever hid my weeder? (3) 14 Olive possibly dismissed when gas is not used (3-5) 15 Little fellow in a brief tantrum (3) 17 Striking on Sunday in large amounts (8) 18 Sole assistance for those

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

The Clue: Discount

B B

B

B B

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE RANKLE, ALKANE, ALKENE, KENNEL, KERNEL, KRAKEN, RANKER

B B B

MATH PYRAMID 629 travelling in the Arctic (8) 19 Inarticulate singer likely to get his voice back (8) 20 Writer who may pass a remark in

the middle ! (7) 21 Sit amid long grass when located elsewhere (2-5) 23 A nose for giving warning (6)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Steams, 3 Wildlife, 8 Estaminet, 10 Pique, 12 Tax-free, 13 Lithely, 14 Disbeliever, 17 Restatement, 19 Grimace, 21 Topless, 22 Eaten, 23 Initiator, 24 Starters, 25 Stormy.

DOWN: 1 Steatite, 2 Memorises, 4 Intelligentsia, 5 Depot, 6 Evelyn, 7 Inveterate liar, 9 Taxidermist, 11 Queer street, 15 View-point, 16 Go astray, 18 Agrees, 20 Annat.

QUICK CROSS 629

ACROSS: 1 ___ the course (4) 5 "California, ___ I come . . . " (4) 6 Cheese treats (5) 7 Luxury auto (5) 8 Ski wear (5) 9 Or ___, unspecific threat (4) 10 Bambi, and kin (4)

HIDATO 629

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

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Sanctuary (7) 2 Archer William and son (5) 3 Painting, sculpture, etc. (4) 4 "Owner of a Lonely Heart" group (3) 6 Archie's friend from Riverdale (5) 7 Cameo, e.g. (4) 8 "Early to ___ ..." (3)

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 629

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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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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Gemini Kalashtami Ardhra Mithun (Gemini) K.Ch. Black 3

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: The completion and success of a certain task will bring in substantial monetary gains. You will be able to pay back loan, though in installments.

You will achieve success in new business interests that others may consider to be risky.

The married will have differences with their spouse over their children’s education or interests. Those in love will have a minor tiff with their sweetheart.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good looking, prominent nose and Charming eyes. Will be healthy and long-lived. Will be responsible, witty, intelligent, critical but helpful. After a good education, career in research, shipping, communications or industry is indicated. Success and gains are indicated perhaps, away from place of birth.

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): Don’t worry if you face criticism and censure on way to success .You will have to go all out to make a good impression on someone who matters to you. There will be obstacles along the way but you will be able to achieve what you want. There could be some expenses on a forthcoming function at home. Aloofness in your attitude could be interpreted as disapproval by you.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You can look forward to opportunities to expand your activities in new areas of work. Plans for travel may undergo some last minute changes.

You will have to extend your travel plan to new areas, which were not on your itinerary earlier. There could be a chance meeting with a person you are romantically drawn to.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A profitable phase lies ahead. You are required to put in your best efforts to remain in the forefront in your work and business. Developing an interest that is close to your heart brings like mined people into your circle of friends which is fulfilling and stimulating.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Business activities will prosper and you may think in terms of expansion or diversification. You may be inspired to increase your knowledge by joining a short course or attending a workshop. The employed looking for better job opportunities will come across a very good offer. If you are unsure about making commitment in a relationship right now do not get pressurized into making one impulsively.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Catching up with your appointments and also meeting deadlines will keep you busy. Some paperwork may also need your attention. A day you will remember. Excitement, adventure and new contacts fill the day with activity you can enjoy. The evening is brilliant socially.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Uncertainties regarding the future could be upsetting at times. Do not try to seek answers for you may not be very happy with the answers. If you have been having problems in a personal relationship, you may seriously consider a period of separation.

Seek proper help or advice.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will have an unexpected windfall. Remember to put the money in savings rather than spend it on pleasure as you are going to require the money for a contingency later. Matters at home need your attention perhaps a family member wants your help. Take care of your own health.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Money required to start a new business will come through a financial institution or a close friend. Work connected with overseas trade will prove more beneficial. Those linked with exports/imports, travel and tourism, the hotel industry, advertising, and news media will make rapid progress.

Things that you do or say will go a long way in cementing your love relationship. Your mate will appreciate your efforts. Make the most of the good times ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You must be quick to take the initiative to clinch a deal even with some compromises.

Financial gains are indicated for you today. News of a promotion or transfer to an important office is likely. This is seen as good for you especially to widen your horizons.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Boredom or stagnation where work is concerned is overpowering. This may be upsetting especially since you like things new and challenging. You will have to focus on work if you wish to meet deadlines. Try to reorganize yourself and try a new approach. To maintain peace at home avoid any arguments which can lead to conflict and end in a quarrel.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You will capably handle a tricky meeting and sign a fresh deal on good terms. Hard work has been your plus point but it should not result in over strain affecting your efficiency at work. Find time to relax.

Some of you are likely to travel on workcum-pleasure.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will have a busy satisfying day at work, when profits will accrue and new assignments are also likely. Wait for a more favorable time before you launch your expansion plans. It seems there will be several changes within your work. The evening is spent with your friends and beloved.

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COFFEEBREAK

QUICK CROSSWORD 4776

ACROSS: 1 Calcutta coin (5) 6 Squeeze (5) 9 Common analgesic (7) 10 Encroach (5) 11 English river (5) 12 Dirt-court game (5) 13 Made from detachable pieces (7) 15 A mineral spring resort (3) 17 A colourful precious stone (4) 18 Joked (6) 19 Become liable (5) 20 Sharp spines (6) 22 Certain, 100% (4) 24 Solo of "Star Wars" (3) 25 Modernised (7) 26 Mohinder Amarnath's petname?

(5) 27 Audibly (5) 28 Entertainment unit - the idiot box (2,3) 29 Position away from the wind (7) 30 Sulphide in oil of garlic (5) 31 Peered, was nosey (5)

DOWN: 2 Clear (6) 3 Large amount of verbal abuse (6) 4 Sixth sense, in short (3) 5 King of Hollywood (5) 6 A large jug (7) 7 Concerning, in legal terms - "rein" anagram? (2,2) 8 Savoury appetiser (6) 12 Notice of an intended marriage (5) 13 The entrance to a cave, for example (5) 14 Writer Runyon (5) 15 Corpulent, porter (5) 16 Increased or supplemented, in a way? (5)

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SUDOKU 1962 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: S equals G

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

18 Be nervous; jittery (5) 19 Heathen, heretic or immoral (7) 21 Hebrew liturgical prayer (6) 22 Tray (6)

23 Fly-by-night flight? (6) 25 Paceman ____ Yadav (5) 26 Seventh month of the year (4) 28 Telegu Desam Party, acronym (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 3 Epics, 8 Quark, 10 Ition, 11 Idi, 12 Malta, 13 Freeman, 15 Rioja, 18 Von, 19 Nudged, 21 Betimes, 22 Hold, 23 Seal, 24 Turkeys, 26 Lamarr, 29 LLM, 31 Appui, 32 Leopard, 34 Rohit, 35 Tup, 36 Iliad, 37 Logic, 38 Leapt.

DOWN: 1 Quirt, 2 Grieved, 4 Plan, 5 Citrus, 6 Staid, 7 Kopje, 9 Ade, 12 Manipur, 14 Mot, 16 Ogres, 17 Adele, 19 Necklet, 20 Phyla, 21 Blimp, 23 Symptom, 24 Triode, 25 ELO, 27 Apply, 28 Aural, 30 Orpin, 32 Limp, 33 Aug.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1781 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

I Z N R L X P J P I F R K K

X T

Q X S I P P I F

R V U Z X Q X L S

P F V I L B K B S J

G Q B L S

R K K

M B Q

Q F R T B L T

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION : Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.

Afternoon WORD MINE

X

M

C

I

A

A

I

O

T

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: 04 average; 05 good; 06 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: destroy, DESTROYER, dryer, dyer, eyed, oyster, reedy, retry, rosy, seedy, sorry, storey, story, terry, toyed, tyre, yore.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

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By Dinesh Sharma

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AIPUR: Jolted by the loss to Rajasthan Royals in their opening match before the second tie was washed out, IPL winners Mumbai Indians would be eager to stamp their authority in a do-or-die battle against Highveld Lions in their Group A game of the Champions League here today.

Like Mumbai, the Lions have also lost one match while another got abandoned. Both the teams have just two points from as many outings and in order to keep their chances alive in the tournament, would need to win today's game.

The star-studded Mumbai outfit could not have hoped for a worse start. They looked a bit rusty while facing the Royals and since then they had little chance to iron out their flaws. Veteran Sachin Tendulkar, playing his last tournament for the Mumbai Indians, showed some spark with a 15-run cameo against the Royals, which included three fours.

Rasool takes fivefor but West Indies ‘A’ hold edge

Mumbai Indians Sachin Tendulkar with other team mates during a practice session ahead of their CLT20 match against Highveld Lions, in Jaipur on Thursday.

But come today, Mumbai would need more than that from the star batsman. Skipper Rohit Sharma continued to show good form while Kieron Pollard was also impressive with a 36ball 47 down the order. Besides these two, the likes of Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Kartik and Ambati Rayudu have the ability to give any opponent a run for its money.

Mumbai's bowling department, in the absence of matchwinning pacer Lasith Malinga, failed to take off against Rajasthan. Pacer Mitchell Johnson, who is expected to fill Malinga's role, went wicketless, while Nathan Coulter-Nile also could not make any impression. India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh looked off-colour, too.

But if the bowlers are able to fire in unison they could easily prove to be more than a handful for the Lions who were seen struggling against leg-spinner Pravin Tambe, whose brilliant four for 15 paved the way for Rajasthan's victory Wednesday night.

I knew stump to stump bowling would get me wickets: Tambe J

MYSORE: Promising all-rounder Parveez Rasool impressed with a five-wicket haul but West Indies 'A' held the edge as they made inroads into the India 'A' batting line-up after being all out for 429 in the first unofficial Test here.

At stumps on the second day of the match, India 'A' were in a spot of bother at 124 for three, with skipper Chesteshwar Pujara back in the pavilion. The hosts were trailing the Kirk Edwards-led side by 305 runs with seven wickets in hand.

Manpreet Juneja was unbeaten on 47 off 77 balls while Harshad Khadiwale was batting on five. Opener Lokesh Rahul made 46 off 100 balls at the Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground. Earlier, Jammu and Kahsmir cricketer Rasool emerged as star of the day by taking five wickets for 116 runs in 45 overs.

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AIPUR: Veteran leg-spinner Pravin Tambe, whose superb effort of four for 15 was instrumental in Rajasthan Royals' 30-run win over Highveld Lions, said he used variations and concentrated on bowling wicket to wicket. "It is always pleasing when your team wins. I am happy we did so. Though it is a kind of wicket which suits the pacers but I knew the variations and stump to stump bowling would get wickets," said the 41-year-old spinner.

"I used variations in pace while keeping that line and got the wickets. Variations are very important in this type of cricket," he added.

Asked whether he hoped to play for Mumbai at the age of 41, Tambe said, "I don't think about my age but only about my game.

Even Rajasthan Royals have picked me because of my game and did not look at my age. My job is to perform and I don't think about other things."

Tambe, who was just another club cricketer plying his trade in Mumbai Maidans before last edition of IPL, ran through the Lions' middle-order with his fast legbreaks and the bowler felt all the four wickets were important. "I feel all of them were equally important. I like pitches where the ball skids as it helps me bowl my flippers. If there is turn on offer then I am fine with it as that will also help bowl leg breaks.

I know my role in this team and I know where to bowl," he said.

SEHWAG SIZZLES IN SHORT BURST BUT DELHI LOSE TO INDIA BLUE INDORE: Virender Sehwag struck a fluent half-century in the first outing of his comeback bid into the national side but that was not good enough to prevent a formidable Delhi side from losing by 18 runs to India Blue in the opening game of NKP Salve Challenger Series here.

Playing without skipper Yuvraj Singh, who skipped the tie due to a stiff back, India Blue scored 270 for six in 50 overs courtesy a 73-ball-91

by Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar. In reply, Sehwag, who came in at number four, batted in his customary style, smashing his way to 58 off only 39 balls with the help of nine boundaries and a six but Delhi could manage only 252 in 47.5 overs.

Tambe cleaned up Hardus Viljoen (24) and rival captain Alviro Peterson (40) with fastish deliveries, he mixed it up cleverly getting Jean Symes with one flighted outside off-stump and Sohail Tanvir with a fullish delivery that found plumb in-front.

Asked if he knew that he would be included in the playing XI, Tambe said everyone needed to ready all the time to take the field.

"I knew our squad is small now and everybody has to be ready all the time. I, too, was ready and knew I may get a chance. I don't think much about life but just want to continue playing," he concluded.

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IN BRIEF India U-16 rout Lebanon 4-1 in AFC Qualifiers

KUWAIT CIT Y: India colts produced a clinical performance to rout Lebanon 4-1 in their second encounter of the U-16 AFC Qualifiers at the Sabah Al-Salem Stadium here.

Nuruddin (9th minute), Jayananda Singh (43rd), Anirudh Thapa (61st) and Bedashwor Singh (65th) scored for India, while Lebanon could find a solitary goal through Ali Kharoubi in the 58th minute, on Wednesday.

Represented by All India Football Federation's Regional Academy boys, India now have four points from two matches and are placed second in their group. The U-16 boys got off to a sensational start when midfielder Nuruddin blasted a longranger from 30 yards in the 9th minute which was beyond Lebanese goalkeeper Mohamad Taha's diving effort. Just before the half time, Jayananda doubled India's lead against a more physical Lebanese side when he tapped Jerry Lalrinzuala's header into the net, going into the break on a high.

Swimmer Pansare’s dope ban period reduced to one year

NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel has reduced the ban period of swimmer Jyotsna Pansare from two years to one in the first decision concerning the 11 Indian athletes who tested positive for prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine just before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. An anti-doping disciplinary panel of NADA had handed two- year bans to 11 athletes in November last year after their urine sample taken during various events returned positive for methyhexaneamine. All of them had appealed individually to the Anti Doping Appeal Panel and decision concerning 19year-old Pansare was the first one decided by the NADAP.

IPL-style wrestling league put off yet again

NEW DELHI: The rising graph of the country's grapplers seems to be having no positive impact on the proposed Indian Wrestling League (IWL) as it has been postponed once again due to mild response from prospective franchises. IWL, a tournament on the lines of popular cricket extravaganza Indian Premier League (IPL), was announced after impressive showing by Indian grapplers at the 2012 Olympics and was initially scheduled for January-February this year. It was later postponed to November and now the wait is going to get longer. "There is no possibility of having the proposed league this year. We want to hold it on a very big platform including participation from worldclass wrestlers and more prize money. This requires huge investments and we are still working towards it," IWL commissioner and chairman G S Mander told PTI.

Gujrathi, Sethuraman in line for medal

KOCAELI, TURKEY: Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and S P Sethuraman placed themselves for a medal contention as they defeated Jorge Cori of Peru and Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus respectively in the 12th and penultimate round of World Juniors Chess Championship here. The victories took Gujrathi and Sethuraman to nine points out of a possible 12 and at least one of them looked poised to get a medal. Yu Yangyi of China almost assured himself of the gold medal by beating Samvel Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia. The Chinese top seed took his tally to a whopping 10.5 points and a draw as white against Gujrathi in the last round will assure him of the title.

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Astonishing, splendid triumph of Native Knight

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Owned by Begum Shaherbanoo and trained by Narendra Lagad, the Knight collects top-class trophies and cups in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcultta and Pune

By Timur

beautiful partnership with jockey Dashrath Singh who even year old Native rode him in four out of his Knight is a Braveheart eight wins. In his last two and has become a leg- Group one wins as a 7yr old, end! He is undoubtedly the Native Knight and Dashrath best loved and most famous pulverized the opposition and stayer in the country. He has romped home. On 8th sept he earned the love and respect of won the prestigious President one and all by fearlessly tak- of India Gold Cup without the ing on and comprehensively whip having to be used even beating Classic winning once, he effortlessly sailed past champions from all over India formidable opponents including the champion Tintinabuwho are almost half his age.

He started his racing career lation winner of the Invitation in the 2009 where he finished Cup and Hyd St Leger.

Native Knight is a very a very good 3rd in his very first race, the Pune Derby. In human like and intelligent his classic year 2010 as a horse. Begum Shaherbanoo maiden, he consistently ran a talks to him every day and close and gallant 3rd behind treats him like a pet. She says champions Jacqueline and he is very gentle and she calls Becket in The 2000 Guineas, him her sweet son. She has The Indian Derby and The In- made plans after his retirement to shift him to her vitation Cup. Native Knight being led in after its win in the President of India Gold Cup Native Knight has struck a house in Pune where she will by owner Begum Shaherbanoo Lagad and trained by Narendra Lagad. build him a very beautiful stable in her garden! When she comes to the stable and he sees her, he is excited and jumps with joy.

Shaherbanoo, wife of trainer Narendra Lagad is a turf celebrity in Western India. She is a big help to Narendra Lagad and keeps all information in her computer.

With the way he trained and kept Native Knight in top condition, Narendra has added one more feather to his bright cap. He has become a champion trainer more than once. Not all trainers can get a 7-year-old to win the President of India Gold Cup. 7-year-old Native Knight has established a record and won class I trophy races at race cen110: Owner Begum Shaherbanoo with the President of India Gold Cup along with the Hyderabad Race Club tres across the country. committee members. At extreme left is trainer Narendra Lagad.

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Native Knight has won the following 8 races as a five, six and seven year old 1) C.N. WADIA GOLD TROPHY Group 2400 mts in 2011 Mumbai

2) THE SOUTHERN COMMAND GOLD TROPHY 1600 mts in 2011 Pune

The wonder horse 7-year-old Native Knight.

3) THE BYCULLA GOLD TROPHY 2800 mts in 2012 Mumbai 4) THE ECLIPSE STAKES OF INDIA 2000 mts in 2012 Mumbai

5) THE SURESH MAHINDRA GOLD TROPHY 3200 mts in 2012 Pune

6) THE BYCULLA GOLD TROPHY 2800 mts again in 2013 Mumbai

7) THE STAYERS CUP 3000 mts in 2013 Calcutta

8) THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA GOLD CUP 2400 mts in 2013 Hyderabad

The Knight is fond of owner Begum Shaherbanoo who treats it as a pet.

MYSORE RACES TODAY

WATCH CHRISTOPHER AND NARENDRA TOO

By Shalivahana

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YSORE: There are nine races today and the first starts at 1 p.m. Watch Christopher today. He seems to be on some good moods today. And Suraj Narredu is there. Suraj Narredu: To follow him or to avoid him is the question.

ACCEPTORS AND SELECTIONS 1. The Lokapavani Plate Div. II 1200 M 1 P.M. Win: Mystic Lavenders, Queens Cruise 2. The Lokapavani Plate Div. I1200 M 1.30 P.M. Win: Enduring Speed, Star of Desire

3. The Triveni Plate Div.II 1400 M 2 P.M. Win: Bounty Hunter, Blues and Royals 4. The Justice P. Medapa

Memorial Trophy 1600 M 2.30 P.M. Win: Zagato, Adriphos

5. The Alekona Cup 1100 M 3 P.M. Win: Kingpin, Mountain Train

6. The Margrove Estate Trophy Div.I 1400 M 3.30 P.M. Win: Firelight, Altira 7. The Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club Mysore 2000 Guineas 2013 1600 M 4 P.M. Win: Jersey Shore, Turf Striker 8. The Margrove Estate Trophy - Div. II 1400 M 4.30 P.M. Win: Knowledge, Hard to Pin Down 9. The Triveni Plate Div. I 1400 M 5 P.M. Win: Blue Star, Alpine Shine

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IN BRIEF HDFC Bank clinches three titles

MUMBAI: HDFC Bank hogged the limelight winning three titles in the Standard Chartered Soccer Championship – 2013 hosted by at the Phoenix Market City Mall, Kurla. The HDFC women’s team set the ball rolling when they blanked Standard Chartered Bank 3-0 to lift the Ladies Cup. Rufina Mascarenhas scored twice and Sonal Amin one to help HDFC emerge victors. Later in the men’s competition, HDFC ‘B’ team emulated their women, by outplaying Vodafone winning by an emphatic 5-0 margin to clinch the Elite Cup and then the HDFC ‘A’ side scored a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Cap Gemini to bag the Super Cup. Results – Ladies Cup: HDFC Bank 3 (Rufina Mascarenhas 2, Sonal Amin) beat Standard Chartered Bank 0. Super Cup: HDFC Bank ‘A’ 3 (Pratik Nerkar 2, Rosevelt Mathias) beat Cap Gemini 2 (Sunil Pendiwali 2); Elite Cup: HDFC Bank ‘B’ 5 (Rishi Pillai 2, Nelson Cardoz, Denis Menezes, Jayesh Naik) beat Vodafone 0; Champions Cup: Eclerx 3 (Madan Takalikar 2, Vivian Fernandes) beat Asian Paints 2 (Nikhil Shetty 2); Salver: DHL 5 (Vaibhav Tandel 3, Kunal Masurkar 1, Srirang Sarunkar 1) beat Kotak Securities 1 (Haresh Patel); Bowl: Travelex 2 (Bradley Bush, Ajay Singh) beat Bloomberg 1 (Sumit Agarwal).

Entries invited for Holy Cross soccer

MUMBAI: The Holy Cross Recreation Centre, Kurla will be conducting an Inter-Parish 9-aside football tournament, to be played at the Holy Cross Church ground, Kurla, from October 20 to December 10. The tournament, to be held under the auspices of the MDFA and will be restricted to 24 teams.

The event will be conducted on a knock-out basis. The last date for entries is September 29. Attractive cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners, runners-up, to the team winning the ‘Fair Play’ award and also several individual prizes.

Contact: Brian Nunes –9768960382.

RONALDO PENALTY HANDS REAL CONTROVERSIAL WIN M SPORTS

ADRID: A dubious injury time Cristiano Ronaldo penalty was enough to move Real Madrid back to within two points of league leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 win away to Elche.

However, the hosts were left furious with referee Cesar Muniz Fernandez as after failing to show Sergio Ramos a second yellow card for a clear bodycheck on Coro in the first-half, he pointed to the spot in the fourth minute of added time when Pepe fell to the ground under pressure from Carlos Sanchez.

Ronaldo had put the visitors ahead from a free-kick early in the second-half, but Richmond Boakye thought he had rescued a point when he headed home in the 91st minute before the late drama. And Real boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted that he was far from satisfied with a lacklustre display from his side.

"I am not happy, we need to play differently," he told a press conference. "We didn't control the game in the second-half after Ronaldo's goal and it is obvious that I am not happy with the game. The result doesn't suffice, we need to play better. They played well. They were compact and they deserved to equalise because they finished the game very well."

Trevor D’Souza nets hat-trick

MUMBAI: St. Vincent Palotti ‘B’, Marol warded off a spirited challenge from Mother of God ‘B’, Naigaon by pulling off a 3-2 margin of victory in a pulsating first round match of the 26th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana (WCG) annual Inter-Parish Rink Football Tournament, played under floodlights at the WCG tennis courts. The architect of the Marol team’s victory was their nippy striker Trevor D’Souza. The opportunistic D’Souza was in his elements and scored all the three goals to complete a fine hat-trick. The Naigaon side reduced the margin through Sean Fu and Jason Rodrigues. Later in the evening St. Anthony ‘B’, Malvani struck prime form as they romped to a facile 3-0 win over beat Good Shepherd ‘B’, Andheri. Jason Dias found the target twice and Noel D’Souza struck the other goal for the victors.

Results: St. Sebastian, Chembur 3 (Jovito Dmello, Russell D’Souza, Oscar Nunes) beat Our Lady of Health ‘C’, Versova 2 (Steven Rebeiro, Brent Fernandes).

Duruello beat Lawrence

MUMBAI: In a fine display of stick work, the under 16 girls from Duruello Convent, Bandra trounced St. Lawrence, Borivali 3-1 during the MSSA-Mumbai Indians annual inter school hockey tournament held at the MHA Stadium, Churchgate on Thursday.

Payal Sawant scored a brace for the Bandra side with Vishaka Dhuri chipping in with one while Chaitrali Gawde scored the lone goal for St. Lawrence.

RESULTS: Girls 16: Duruello Convent (Bandra) (3) (Payal Sawant 2, Vishaka Dhuri 1) Beat St. Lawrence (Borivali) (1) (Chaitrali Gawde 1). Girls 16: Carmel of St. Joseph (Malad) (3) (Gurleen Birdi 2, Chryshelle Fernandes 1) Beat St. Joseph Convent (Bandra) (0).

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo vies with Elche's Argentinian defender Damian Suarez during the Spanish league football match against Elche at the Manuel Martines Valero Stadium in Elche.

India thrash Korea 6-1, seal spot in Johor Cup final J

OHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA: India thrashed Korea 6-1 in their penultimate round-robin match to virtually seal their place in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament.

The Indian colts scored three goal each in either half at the Taman Daya Hockey stadium to continue their unbeaten run in the six-nation tournament. It was India's fourth win on the trot in the tournament, having defeated England (2-1), Argentina (3-2) and Pakistan (4-0) in their previous matches.

For India, Amit Rohidas (7th minute), Satbir Singh (9th), Talwinder Singh (31st) netted three goals in the first half, while Amon Mirash Tikey (57th), Ramadeep

took India just seven minutes to open the scoring through dragflicker Rohidas who converted a penalty corner with precision that Korean goalkeeper Lee Se Young had no answer.

India doubled their lead two minutes later through a field goal from Satbir after he was set up by Harjeet Singh. Talwinder made it 3-0 for the Indians four minutes from half time through another the league standings and will play field strike. The Koreans, howhosts and second-placed ever, managed to pull one back Malaysia in their last round-robin three minutes later when You Seung Ju scored from a penalty match on Saturday.

Against Korea, the Indians corner. India slowed down the came up with a commanding pace after the lemon break and performance and dominated the conceded a few penalty corners share of exchanges in the first half but the Koreans failed to utilise with a comfortable 3-0 lead. It the scoring chances.

Singh (62nd) and vice-captain Affan Yusof (65th) score three more on the other side of the break.

Korea's lone goal came from the stick of You Seung Ju in the 34th minute. With 12 points in their kitty, India are at the top of

JOHOR CUP

Salary only hindrance in Walsh’s appointment N

EW DELHI: Salary remains the only stumbling block in Terry Walsh's likely appointment as new foreign coach of Indian men's hockey team as the Australian is demanding a hefty pay cheque, according to sources in the Sports Authority India.

Former Australia coach, Walsh's name has emerged as the frontrunner for Michael Nobbs' successor from the six applications received by the Hockey India. According to sources, presently negotiations are on between Walsh

and SAI on the double Olympian's salary and an official announcement on this front is expected in a week's time. It has been learnt that Walsh is demanding a heftier pay cheque, somewhere in the range of Australian dollar 14,00015,000 per month, for accepting the high-profile job. Nobbs was receiving a monthly salary of Australian dollar 11,000 (approximately Rs 75 lakh) at the time of his resignation.

SAI pays the salaries of all foreign coaches and it is bargaining

hard with the 60-year-old, who also coached the Netherlands men's team. SAI will forward the name of the selected candidate to the Sports Ministry for its final approval. Nobbs resigned from his position on health grounds (acute hypertension) in July this year and the post has been lying vacant since then. Hockey India shortlisted four foreign candidates out of the six applications received. Walsh was one of the three Australians in fray apart from two Dutchmen.

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Elche had also started the brighter side and Real had goalkeeper Diego Lopez to thank for preventing his side from falling behind for the fourth time in six league matches this season.

David Lomban was first to be denied by Lopez as he parried the defender's header from Eduardo Albacar's cross before Carles Gil's low drive was also smothered by the keeper. Javi Marquez also fired wastefully over as the hosts continued to press and they were rightfully infuriated when Fernandez awarded a foul when Ramos chopped down Coro but didn't show the Spanish international the 18th red card of his career.

Madrid started the second period with more purpose and were rewarded just six minutes after the restart when Ronaldo's freekick bounced just in front of Manu Herrera and he could only help it on its way into the net.

Having gone in front though, Madrid took their foot off the gas and were finally punished in stoppage time when Elche produced their best move of the match to equalise. A long ball from Herrera was headed into the path of Fidel and his cross was expertly nodded home at the near post by Boakye.

Indian eves lose to Korea in Asia Cup semis, WC dream ends

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian eves hopes of earning a berth in next year's World Cup came down crashing after they lost 1-2 to defending champions Korea in the semi-final of the eighth women's Asia Cup hockey tournament here.

The Koreans scored two early goals through Cheon Seul Ki (2nd minute) and Cheon Eun Bi Min (9th) to stun the Indians. India tried hard to make a comeback in the second half and pulled through Ritu Rani's goal in the 41st minute, but the Koreans did just enough to hold on to their slender lead. The Indians, who needed to win the Asia Cup to qualify for next year's World Cup to be held at The Hague, Netherlands, will now play China in the bronze medal play-off match today.

Korea will play Japan, who defeated China 4-1 in the other semifinal, in the summit clash. Starting as favourites, the Koreans, who had scored 31 goals in their three group matches, went on the offensive from the onset and shocked India by pumping in two goals through penalty corners in the first 10 minutes.

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| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013